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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7343910 | Heater fashioned from a rock A method of fashioning a heater from a rock. A first step involves providing a rock having an exterior surface. A second step involves cutting the rock into at least two segments that are capable of being reassembled to reform the rock and maintained in the reassemb... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343911 | Tile shaping bench A tile shaping bench including an elongate guide extrusion having surfaces defining a channel adapted for receiving an edge of a tile, a first surface of the channel defined by a resilient surface, an elongate top extrusion positioned adjacent to the guide extension... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343912 | Conveyor oven with improved air return and method A conveyor oven in which a heated circulating air stream provides impingement air toward a conveyor, which is turned to flow horizontally along the conveyor toward an inlet and/or an outlet thereof. The conveyor oven includes a ductwork that provides a positive pres... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343913 | Parabolic trough solar collector for fluid heating and photovoltaic cells A solar concentrating collector includes corrugated board parabolic support segments with flexible strips and side tabs over the cut edge to support a laminate with reflective coated film. The reflector assembly has supporting arms and pivots about a heat absorbing ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343914 | Adaptors for inhalers to improve performance A child-sized adaptor for a DPI or MDI is provided. Also provided is a patient feedback mechanism for signaling and/or teaching proper inhaler use. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343915 | Apparatus and method for self-induced cough cardiopulmonary resuscitation A apparatus and method for self-treatment of cardiac arrhythmia by a patient, comprising a container sized to be portable by the patient and having therein a chamber containing a medicament composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier mixed with a ch... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343916 | Pulmonary therapy apparatus A pulmonary therapy system includes a chest binding apparel apparatus including a plurality of air bladders. The chest binding apparel apparatus is configured to be supported proximate the chest of a patient. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343917 | Clear cycle for ventilation device A method and apparatus are used to perform a clear cycle. The apparatus includes a flow generator in fluid communication with a patient interface via a conduit arranged in a flow path, and sensors to monitor pressures in the flow path. The method includes examining ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343918 | Breathing gas feed assembly for aircraft flight crew, and a stowage box for an emergency breathing mask A breathing gas feed assembly for the flight crew of an airplane comprises an emergency breathing mask and a stowage box for the mask. The box is adapted to receive the mask diagonally and it is closed by two doors hinged about respective hinge axes situated on two ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343919 | Surgical drape with a pouch A surgical drape having a sheet. The sheet includes a distal side and a proximal side relative to a surgical patient. The drape also includes a surgical pouch connected to the distal side of the sheet. The surgical pouch is connected to the sheet via at least two el... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343920 | Connective tissue repair system Systems, including apparatus and methods, for repairing injured connective tissue. These systems may include, among others, a surgical stapler and staples for repairing partially or completely severed tendons and/or ligaments. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343921 | Hair extension The present invention provides a hair extension apparatus and kit and method of making and using such hair extension apparatus. The hair extension apparatus include an anchor band constructed of a flexible material having a frontal outer surface, a rear inner surfac... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343922 | Wafer drying apparatus A wafer drying method includes submerging a wafer in a cleaning solution in a dry chamber. An organic liquid vapor from an organic liquid is supplied into the dry chamber at a first volumetric supply rate to form an organic liquid layer on a surface of the cleaning ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343923 | Utility hot and cold water mixing system The present invention is directed to a utility hot and cold water mixing system consisting of three components, a hot water Y-coupler with a flow control ball valve on one side, a central Y-coupler with a flow control ball valve and a cold water Y-coupler on the oth... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343924 | System for supplying halogen gas or halogen containing gas and method thereof Since the system for supplying gas comprises a storage container, a compressor which pressurizes fluorine gas in the storage container, and a pressurized storing container which presses fit and stores the fluorine gas, by supplying fluorine gas or the like to the de... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343925 | Device and method for extracting liquid samples The invention relates to a device and a method for extracting liquid samples from containers (1) and/or tubes filled with a medium (2), especially from fermenters, via a filter membrane (5) by means of a partial vacuum. Said filter membrane (... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343926 | Liquid raw material supply unit for vaporizer A liquid raw material supply unit for a vaporizer is adapted to supply a liquid raw material to the vaporizer that vaporizes the liquid raw material. The unit comprises: a manifold internally formed with a flow passage; and a plurality of fluid control valves mounte... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343927 | Blocking element, especially an explosion protection valve A closing body (3) which is mounted in a housing (2) in such a way that it can be axially displaced and can be pressed out of an opening position against a valve seat (4) into a closing position. The closing body (3) is rotationally symme... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343928 | Regulator insert with hydraulic damping in outlet A regulator insert for valves includes inflow openings and a plurality of slot-shaped outflow openings extending in the axial direction of the insert and being, via a roller membrane, closable in response to the difference in pressure across the insert under the inf... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343929 | Pressure regulator incorporating a pressure balanced moving seat An adjustable pressure control valve includes a body having an inlet port and an outlet port and a handle assembly having a threaded portion and an adjustment knob. A seat assembly disposed within the body includes a seat holder in communication with the outlet port... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343930 | Sprayer with non-faucet control A fluid delivery system including a faucet and a hand-held sprayer is disclosed. The temperature of the water provided by the faucet is controlled independent of the temperature of the water provided by the hand-held sprayer. The temperature of the water provided by... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343931 | Quick-disconnect coupler A quick-dis/connect coupler including two coupler modules, male and female. Each includes a housing. At least one includes a stopcock valve. The housing bodies are configured such that, as they are engaged/disengaged, each automatically opens/closes the other's stop... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343932 | Multiple line administration A system for connecting multiple pipe lines includes a plurality of multi-port selector valves. Each valve includes a valve body having an inlet port module that includes a body adapted to connect to a fluid source and an outlet port module having a body with at lea... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343933 | Multi-port flow selector manifold valve and manifold system A multi-port flow selector manifold valve includes a plurality of inlet ports adapted to be coupled to a fluid source, a test outlet adapted to communicate with at least one of the plurality of inlet ports, and a production outlet adapted to communicate with at leas... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343934 | Proportional pressure control valve with control port pressure stabilization A proportional pressure control valve which includes an electric first stage pilot having a single outlet port configured to provide a variable pressurized hydraulic fluid to the outlet port and at a pressure that is proportional to an electric input signal and whic... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343935 | Gas flow control flap operating mechanism In a gas flow control flap operating mechanism including a ball-head joint provided between an actuator drive and the gas flow control valve flap with a ball head which is received in a multipart ball-head socket, the parts of the ball-head socket are interconnected... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343936 | Water pipe coupling with off-centered piercing assembly for tear out disk and method of removing disk A coupling used during testing of a water line including an upstream pipe and a downstream pipe connected by the coupling. A removable barrier disk prevents water from flowing through the connected pipes until after testing, when the disk is then detached from the b... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343937 | Method of locating liner within sewer pipe A method of inserting a cured in-place pipe from a cleanout includes positioning a lining along a portion of a length of a bladder, wherein the lining is frangibly connected to the bladder, inserting the bladder through the cleanout, to a position wherein the lining... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343938 | Industrial two-layer fabric An industrial two-layer fabric comprising pairs of an upper surface side warp and a lower surface side warp arranged vertically, and warp binding yarns woven with upper surface side wefts and lower surface side wefts to form a portion of an upper surface side surfac... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343939 | Method of forming a loop in a wire A method of wire forming using a pliers having opposed faces on jaws, each with a relief between the face and a pivot point of the pliers, the reliefs forming a recess, and a link movably secured to the pivot point and carrying a post extending into the recess, the ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343940 | Wire comb A wire comb and method for assembling an organized bundle, such as a bundled cable, from a plurality of strands using the wire comb. The wire comb includes an inner component as a hub and an outer component as a collar. The hub has slots configured to accept the plu... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343941 | Method of preparing a pressurized container of pigmented paint A pressurized package contaning an initial paint formulation having a neutral or clear color is prepared by mixing a propellant and a clear non-pigmented base or a clear pigmented base or a white pigmented base in a pressurizable container. This pressurized containe... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343942 | Fuel tank filler neck and method of manufacturing same A method of forming a gas tank filler neck includes configuring at least a portion of a seamless tubular member to induce a swirl to passing fuel for venting vapors from the gas tank during fuel filling. The configuration may include deep drawing a seamless funnel m... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343943 | Medication dose underfill detection system and application in an automated syringe preparing system An automated system is provided and includes a safety and cost reducing feature that is capable of detecting whether an underfill condition exists within the product container as a unit dose of medication is delivered thereto. More specifically, the medication is ty... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343944 | High flow fuel inlet pipe An improved elongated fuel inlet pipe having an opening on one end for inserting a fuel source and a plunger valve at an opposite end for permitting fluid to flow into a tank. The pipe has a plurality of slots in a top sidewall of the pipe, a movable closure over th... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343945 | Milling system and method A milling system for milling patterns into a workpiece is disclosed. The system comprises a baseplate having an aperture and a template disposed within the aperture and positionable in a plurality of registrated orientations relative to the baseplate. The baseplate ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343946 | High speed planer head A high speed planer head. Disclosed according to one aspect of the invention is a hub and a threaded member. The hub is axially disposed for rotation about an axis, and has a pocket for receiving a first knife against a supporting wall of the pocket. The threaded me... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343947 | Retainer for a rotatable tool The cylindrical shank of a rotatable tool is retained in the cylindrical bore of a tool holder by a retainer that engages an annular groove on a portion of the shank of the tool that extends outward of the rear surface of the tool holder. The tool has an axial bore ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343948 | Pneumatic tire for two-wheeled motor vehicles A pneumatic tire for two-wheeled motor vehicles 1 comprises a belt layer 7 and a tread reinforcing layer 9 outside of a single carcass ply 6A made of organic fiber cords. The belt layer 7 is comprised of a belt ply 7A in whi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343949 | Installation for treating parts such as labels or sleeves for labeling and presentation of bottles The invention concerns an installation comprising a feeding device (100, 101, 103, 104, 1, 11, 12) unwinding the support (G) and a treating device (105, 4) for operating on the parts (P). A reading unit (102) positioned on the passage (Z) of the... | 03/18/2008 |
