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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7222490 | NMR spectrometer with refrigerator cooling An NMR spectrometer comprising an NMR magnet system (27) disposed in a helium tank of a cryostat and an NMR probe head (11) disposed in a room temperature bore of the cryostat, which contains a cooled RF resonator (9) for receiving NMR signals f... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222491 | Air conditioner and method for performing oil equalizing operation in the air conditioner An air conditioner including an outdoor unit including a first compressor and a second compressor connected in parallel to the first compressor, an outdoor unit connected in parallel to the outdoor unit, the outdoor unit including a first compressor and a second com... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222492 | Chilled water storage for milk cooling process A process for cooling liquids wherein a coolant is cooled in a chiller during off-peak electrical demand periods, then directed to a first insulated storage vessel where it is stored until off-peak electrical demand periods have ended. During peak electrical demand ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222493 | Compressor diagnostic system A system and method for diagnosing and protecting a compressor includes a sensor, logic circuitry, a motor protector and an intelligent device. The logic circuitry is associated with the sensor and the motor protector and operable to determine a trip frequency of th... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222494 | Adaptive intelligent circulation control methods and systems Adaptive intelligent circulation control methods and systems are used to help increase the comfort and/or reduce energy usage and equipment wear. In one illustrative embodiment, the circulation and/or ventilation time is adjusted based on one or more environmental c... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222495 | Motor vehicle cooling and depolluting device The invention concerns a motor vehicle cooling and depolluting device designed for conditioning said vehicle passenger compartment and for cooling its cylinder block (22). The elements of the device are connected through a main tube (25) containing an ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222496 | Heat pump type air conditioner having an improved defrosting structure and defrosting method for the same A heat pump type air conditioner having an improved defrosting structure and a defrosting method for the same. When frost is not excessively accumulated on piping of an outdoor heat exchanger, a solenoid valve is controlled such that warm refrigerant from a compress... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222497 | Ice maker having fan assembly and fan assembly control method The present invention relates to an ice maker having a fan assembly. The ice maker 30 of the present invention comprises a main body 40 and a fan assembly 60 mounted to the main body 40 by means of resilient mounting hooks. A housing 6... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222498 | Refrigerator with icemaker Refrigerator with an icemaker including a cabinet having a mullion wall for compartmentalization of a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber, a case provided to a door on the refrigerating chamber, having a cavity therein, a first duct for supplying cold air f... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222499 | Closed loop air conditioning system A closed loop air conditioning system for an aircraft includes a compressor stage including at least one power driven compressor, for compressing working fluid, a first expansion turbine over which compressed working fluid is expanded and cooled, a first heat load h... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222500 | Method and device for absorption cooling When using systems that use the principle of absorption for the production of cold there is a great delay between the starting of the installation and the production of cold. This delay is due to the necessary time for the production of vapour. According to t... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222501 | Evaporator The present invention relates to an evaporator for an air conditioner of a vehicle, and the major object of the present invention is to provide the evaporator which is capable of decreasing the whole dimension of an evaporator and enhancing a heat exchange performan... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222502 | Expansion valve The invention provides an improved structure for assembling components in an expansion valve used in air conditioners. An expansion valve body 30 has a valve chamber 35 and a passage 32 through which refrigerant from a compressor enters. The ref... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222503 | Ring with interchangeable settings and attachable charms and methods for their use An item of jewelry includes a ring having a removable setting and a charm coupled to a short chain. The removable setting is removably coupled to a post upon which the chain carrying the charm can be attached. According to the presently preferred embodiment, the pos... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222504 | Method for joining knitted fabrics A knitted fabric joining method is provided wherein at least two tubular knitted fabrics are knitted and then those tubular knitted fabrics are overlapped with and joined to each other in such a manner that a joining region of a front knitted fabric part is differen... | 05/29/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7222506 | Security check hanging lock structure A security check hanging lock structure including a lock housing, a first (private) lock mechanism, a second (common) lock mechanism, a first locking member and a second locking member. Each of the first and second locking members has a base end pivotally disposed i... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222507 | Device and method for determining parameters A system for determining quantities which influence the operating dynamics of a motor vehicle, the system containing at least two different control and/or regulating systems by which, independently of one another and independently ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222508 | Door lock unlockable two ways A door lock includes a housing suitable for secure attachment to a door, a cylinder body within the housing and selectively rotatable with respect to the housing, and a rotating member with a key receptacle selectively rotatable with respect to the cylinder body. Th... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222509 | Groove processing apparatus and groove processing method The holder member 4 is rotatably supported at the tip portion 2a of the sliding member 2 placed on the guide face 1a of the guide member 1 arranged fixedly inside the cylinder C. The holder member 4 is inclined... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222510 | Systems and methods for manufacturing a drop bar Systems and methods for using an extrusion, forging, casting and/or machining process to provide an aluminum hitch component with increased strength that eliminates encumbrances, such as rusting and fusing, associated with traditional hitch components. Accordingly, ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222511 | Process of forming bend-controlling structures in a sheet of material, the resulting sheet and die sets therefor A process of forming bend-controlling structures, such as slits, grooves or displacements (22), in a sheet of material (21, 121, 221, 321, 421, 521, 621, 721). The bend-controlling structures (22) have central portions (26) extending subs... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222512 | Method and device for bending a cylindrical tube or the like The invention concerns methods and devices for bending a cylindrical tube or the like (1) so as to obtain two consecutive sections (2, 3) of said tube forming between them a non-null angle alpha. The method is essentially characterised in that it consi... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222513 | Method of compensating anisotropy in a vibrating-bell inertial rotation sensor The method serves to compensates anisotropy in an inertial rotation sensor comprising a metallized vibrating bell (1) having a bias voltage applied thereto, the vibrating bell (1) having an edge (7) electrodes (5.1, 5.2), and the method c... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222514 | Laminate material testing methods and systems Techniques for ultrasonically evaluating damage to a laminate structure include use of a diagnostic device having at least two modes of operation including a calibration mode and a test mode with the calibration mode providing calibration parameters specific to the ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222515 | Impact test apparatus and impact test method An impact test apparatus includes a holding device for holding a test piece at an arbitrary holding force, an impact applying device for applying an impact force to the test piece held by the holding device, a force sensor for sensing the impact force applied to the... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222516 | Gas sensor, gas sensor cap, and gas sensor unit The invention presents a gas sensor low in cost and easy to form a terminal member, a gas sensor cap connected to the gas sensor for sending an output signal to an external device, and a gas sensor unit capable of holding a stable electrically connected state betwee... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222517 | Method for determining the characteristic properties of soot particles A method for determining the characteristic properties of soot particles originating from combustion processes utilizes the determination of the blackening of a filter paper. In order to allow for achieving a quick and relatively accurate determination of the partic... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222518 | Transformer monitoring system An oil-filled transformer monitoring system is provided which calculates an oil temperature of an oil-filled transformer with high precision from a current of the transformer and an ambient temperature. The oil-filled transformer monitoring system of this invention ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222519 | Soil moisture content measurement system and method The invention provides a soil moisture content measurement system comprising a porous plate arranged to support a soil sample; a hanging water tube extending downwardly from the porous plate, the tube arranged to convey liquid toward and away from the porous plate; ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222520 | Fitness for use of fiberglass insulation A method for determining the water resistance of glass fiber based insulation to wetting by water is disclosed. The method generally comprise the steps of placing a sample of insulation into contact with a source of water for a defined period of time; removing the i... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222521 | Method and apparatus for brake rotor testing A system for determining a brake rotor characteristic includes test instrumentation. The test instrumentation includes at least one pair of linear variable displacement transducers placed on opposing side surfaces of a brake rotor. The brake rotor is mounted on a mo... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222522 | Method for measuring at least one characteristic property of a pneumatic tire for a vehicle wheel A method for measuring at least one characteristic property of a pneumatic tire for a vehicle wheel includes arranging at least one array of deformable sensors along a first direction; making the tire pass at speed over the sensors along a second direction; generati... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222523 | Tire pressure sensor system with improved sensitivity and power saving A battery powered tire pressure sensor system with a high sensitivity stretch sensor assembly having a variable resistance longitudinal displacement characteristic. The stretch sensor assembly has at least two juxtaposed stretch sensors, each with a first layer bear... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222524 | Method and apparatus for determining an optimal pumping rate based on a downhole dew point pressure determination The present invention provides a down hole spectrometer for determination of dew point pressure to determine an associated optimal pumping rate during sampling to avoid precipitation of asphaltenes in a formation sample. A sample is captured at formation pressure in... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222525 | Skin and tissue simulant for munitions testing A skin and tissue simulant including a gelatin composite block and an ether based cast polyurethane sheet. The gelatin composite block acting as the tissue simulant. The sheet acting as the skin simulant, the sheet disposed over a portion of the gelatin composite bl... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222526 | Liquid measurements using capacitive monitoring An apparatus for determining the volume of liquid in a probe tip of an aspirating or dispensing probe, such as those used in a diagnostic analyzer, includes: two electrodes on opposite sides of the probe tip and the electrodes and liquid form a variable capacitor; a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222527 | Automatic level sensing device used in massage tub An automatic water level sensing device is used in a massage tub. The massage tube comprises: a plurality of water circulation devices and a switch; each water circulation device having at least one suction opening, at least one water outlet and a motor; the automat... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222528 | Fluid level sensor A fluid sensor arrangement (20) includes a sleeve (32) that is adapted to be placed within a container (24). A plurality of conductors (46, 48) and a channel member (50) within the sleeve cooperate to provide a measurement of condu... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222529 | Filling level sensor for a fuel tank of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a filling level sensor for a fuel tank with a float which is fastened to a lever arm and at least one contact which is arranged on the lever arm and is in connection with a slider track formed as a thick-film resistor. The thick-film resisto... | 05/29/2007 |
