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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7343709 | Line recoil device A spring loaded line recoil device which automatically rewinds the line which secures the release clip on a telescoping outrigger when the telescoping outrigger pole is collapsed. Balanced spring assemblies automatically recoil the fishing line on outrigger release ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343710 | Method and apparatus for controlling pests A method of controlling pests, such as insects, by trapping and/or killing them wherein at least part of a pest to be trapped or killed is exposed to a composition comprising particles containing or consisting of at least one magnetic material. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343711 | Adjustable door assembly for a walk-in environmentally conditioned room A preferred embodiment adjustable door includes a bracket having a front and sides defining a cavity, and one of the sides includes a retaining member. A tapping plate fits within the cavity and is operatively connected to the adjustable door with the bracket. The t... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343712 | Wooden member support retrofit system and method A wooden member support retrofit system includes a wooden member support having a support base and a wooden member supported by the wooden member. The system also includes a shim disposed in a space formed between the base and the wooden member due to relative movem... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343713 | Hinged support column A height adjustable jack piling assembly has a piling with a top and a bottom. A hinge axis is disposed on the top and a bearing plate is disposed at the bottom. A height adjustment mechanism extends upwardly from the bearing plate and through the piling to raise th... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343714 | Door light A door light is disclosed including an insert having a substantially planar top surface defining a plane. A raised or projecting portion, at least partially surrounded by the planar surface, includes at least two features extending above the plane of the planar surf... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343715 | Sound-proof wall made of FRP, and method of producing the same A sound-proof wall made of FRP in the form of a sound-proof wall panel that includes a core and skin members made of FRP positioned on both sides of the core and whose weight per nit area is within the range of 10-60 kg/m2; and a method of producing the s... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343716 | Polymeric foam scrim sheathings A sheathing adapted to be fastened to at least one wall supporting structure comprises at least two layers. The first layer comprises a polymeric foam layer. The second layer comprises a polymeric scrim and is located adjacent to the first layer. The second layer re... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343717 | Floor panel having tongue and groove coupling edges Hard panels formed from a wood-based material and having a decorative layer for floor coverings are provided, at least on two opposite edges, with coupling devices made in one piece with the panels wherein similar panels may be coupled together to form a floor cover... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343718 | Method for making multiple-part concrete pole This invention relates to pole structures used for supporting transmission and distribution lines, lighting and communications systems, highway signs, traffic signals, and the like. More specifically, this invention relates to a new and useful design of a multi-sect... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343719 | Automated food processing system and method An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343720 | Capping device with quick release mechanism and methods of releasing and re-connecting A capping device fits caps onto containers by applying an axial force to the caps as they are threaded onto the containers. The capping device utilizes a spindle rotatable about an operational axis for imparting rotation to a capper unit. A connector coupled to the ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343721 | PRO4406 polypeptide The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343722 | Unwrapping stretch film from a palletized load An apparatus for unwrapping stretch film from a palletized load. The unwrapping apparatus can also include a spooler unit for collecting the film after the film has been cut by the cutting unit. The spooler unit can include a roller guide having two roller members w... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343723 | Method and apparatus for pre-tearing strings of air-filled packing materials and the like Method and apparatus which facilitate the tearing of packing materials and the like into desired lengths by pre-tearing them along the rows of perforations which are provided for that purpose. In the disclosed embodiments, a packing material having inflated chambers... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343724 | Semi-automated custom capsule dispensing and assembly machine and method An apparatus is used to dispense radiopharmaceuticals from a sealed source vial into capsules. The apparatus is particularly well suited for volatile radiopharmaceuticals such as radioiodine. This apparatus shields the operator from the radiopharmaceutical and also ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343725 | Cutting attachment for vehicle A debris cutting system for attachment to a vehicle. The system includes a nose shaped projection that extends horizontally in the forward direction from the forward moving end of the vehicle. The projection includes a front blade mount subsystem, a pair of rear bla... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343726 | Harvesting machine with a discharge assembly A harvesting machine with a discharge assembly for the transfer of harvested crop to a transport vehicle includes an actuator that is adapted to move the discharge assembly about a horizontal axis, thereby adjusting the height of the outlet end of the discharge asse... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343727 | Lawn mower exhaust air return A lawn mower has a machine body, a grass bag detachably attached to the machine body for collecting therein grass clippings, a driving power source mounted on the machine body, a cutter blade driven by the driving power source for rotation to cut grass, and a cutter... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343728 | Chain tool A tool for aiding master link removal from a chain. The master link includes two pins and a clip with two ends extending from one pin to the other. The chain includes plates, pins, and rollers. The chain has a longitudinal direction along the length of the chain. Th... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343729 | Simulated chains with flexible sections Methods and apparatus are provided for cost effectively forming jewelry chains that simulate the appearance of particular types of conventional chain using substantially rigid sections. The rigid sections are interconnected by conventionally formed flexible sections... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343730 | Investment cast, stainless steel chain link and casting process therefor An investment cast, stainless steel chain link is provided for chains used in water and wastewater treatment. The chain link comprises a pair of spaced apart, elongated sidebars having forward ends and rearward ends. The forward ends are spread apart and are provide... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343731 | Skate truck for cable guide A skate truck for interposition between two mutually facing parts of a flexible cable guide is composed of plural skate units interconnected to one another by interconnecting members that allow both vertical articulation and lateral movement of the skate units relat... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343732 | Rocket engine chamber with layered internal wall channels A combustion chamber/supersonic nozzle assembly is cooled by an array of coolant channels in the wall of the assembly with coolant being fed to the assembly at the throat plane between the subsonic (convergent) and supersonic (divergent) sections. A minor portion of... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343733 | System and method for monitoring the efficiency of a catalyst treating engine exhaust A method for monitoring the efficiency of a catalyst includes providing an oxygen sensor between an engine and the catalyst to generate an output signal indicative of oxygen content. The output signal is sampled to provide a first value indicative of the oxygen cont... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343734 | Method for adjusting a defined oxygen concentration by means of binary lambda regulation in order to diagnose an exhaust gas catalyst The invention relates to a method for diagnosing a regulated exhaust gas catalyst, according to which regulating the catalyst results in control cycles, catalyst diagnosis being performed at a predetermined oxygen concentration per control cycle. A fuel mixture can ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343735 | Apparatus and method for regenerating an exhaust gas aftertreatment component of an internal combustion engine A system is provided for regenerating an exhaust gas aftertreatment component of an internal combustion engine. The system is operable to determine an output torque of the engine, and to supply a single quantity of fuel to the engine after combustion of a main quant... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343736 | Flexible exhaust emission aftertreatment system for compression cycle diesel engines An apparatus for the reduction of nitric oxides (NOx) and particulate matter of exhaust emissions from a diesel engine having an electronic control module. The apparatus includes a first treatment device for reducing particulate matter and a second treatment device ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343737 | System for purging sulfate from a NOx trap In the system of the invention, the NOx trap (1) is associated with catalyst-forming means (2) integrated in an exhaust line (3) of a vehicle engine (4), and the engine is associated with a common manifold or “rail” fuel feeder (7,... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343738 | Regeneration of diesel particulate filter An engine controller (20) controls regeneration of a diesel particulate filter (11) deployed along an exhaust passage (3) of a vehicle diesel engine (9). Regeneration terminates in response to a terminating request based on running condit... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343739 | Method for supplying bearing components of a hydrodynamic clutch with lubricant and corresponding hydrodynamic clutch A method for the supplying bearing elements in a hydrodynamic coupling: The coupling includes a primary wheel and a secondary wheel, which together form a working area capable of being filled with operating fluid. An operating fluid system having a direct circulatio... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343740 | Orifice element with integrated filter, slow return valve, and hydraulic drive unit A filter-integrated orifice element is provided which can reduce manufacturing costs and assembling costs in a hydraulic circuit for which size reduction is desirable. A filter-integrated orifice element is obtained by integrating a filter for removing an obstacle w... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343741 | Vehicle master cylinder A master cylinder (1) having a bore (3) fitted with at least one piston (4, 5) and at least one seal (19, 20, 21, 22). The seal (19, 20, 21, 22) is partially stiffened by a reinforcement member (25). In order to retain the p... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343742 | Exhaust turbocharger An exhaust turbocharger with a housing, a compressor arranged in a compressor space and an exhaust turbine is arranged in a turbine space, whereby an exhaust line from the turbine outlet is connected to a low-pressure side of the compressor space via an exhaust reci... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343743 | Exhaust-gas return system for an internal-combustion machine and method of returning exhaust gas An exhaust gas return system for an internal-combustion machine which comprises a low-pressure supply line extending from an inlet From the compressor. a high-pressure supply line extends to the internal-combustion machine. From the internal-combustion machine a hig... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343744 | Method and system for controlling a reheat turbine-generator A method for controlling a turbine-generator including: detecting a power-load unbalance between a turbine and a generator; measuring the duration of a power-load unbalance; measuring the rate of loss of an electrical load; and regulating steam flow through the turb... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343745 | Gas turbine combustor and operating method thereof A gas turbine combustor has a combustion chamber into which fuel and air are supplied, wherein the fuel and the air are supplied into said combustion chamber as a plurality of coaxial jets. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343746 | Method of chilling inlet air for gas turbines A method for cooling inlet air to a gas turbine is provided. For example, a method is described including passing inlet air through a cooling coil that includes an opening for receiving the inlet air and that is operably connected to a gas turbine power plant. The g... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343747 | Metal-organic framework materials for gaseous hydrocarbon storage The present invention relates to a method of storing a liquefied gas in a container containing a metal-organic framework material, the container filled with such a gas, a process for filling container and the use of the container to release the gas. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343748 | Device for rapidly chilling articles in a refrigerator A device for rapidly chilling containers in a refrigerator includes a base portion, an outer body portion and a carriage. The outer body portion includes an outer shell defining a central cavity. The carriage is rotatably supported in the central cavity and spaced f... | 03/18/2008 |
