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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7401685 | Elevator testing system The invention concerns a method and a system for ensuring the operation of the safety circuit of an elevator or escalator, said safety circuit containing safety contacts (10, 12, 14) connected in series with a contactor (16). In the method, the largest... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401686 | Device in a vehicle brake arrangement A device in a vehicle brake arrangement for determining the applied brake force comprises an enclosed elastically deformable medium (20), on which the reaction force from the brake force is to act. An axially movable push rod (22) is in contact with th... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401687 | Dual clutch engine coupling damper A dual clutch engine coupling damper includes a slipping ECCC clutch in series with a plurality of damper springs, and a bypass clutch in parallel with the damper springs. The ECCC is adapted for use when the vehicle engine is running and the bypass clutch is adapte... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401688 | Torque converter A torque converter 1 with a lock-up device 4 is provided to improve damping performance while suppressing an increase in the axial dimension. A torus 3 of the torque converter 1 includes an impeller 10, a turbine 11 and stat... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401689 | Hydraulic system providing pressure and volume flows in a double-clutch transmission A hydraulic system for providing pressure and volume flows in a double-clutch transmission. A first clutch and a second clutch are preceded by at least one changeover valve which, in a first state, guides lubricating flow to the first clutch and cooling flow to the ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401690 | Damped clutch plate system and method The invention seeks to minimize the vibration and noise in a clutch plate system, by damping either or both the clutch plate and pressure plate with the use of various engineered viscoelastic materials. A clutch plate assembly is provided, comprising a plate body ha... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401691 | Conveyer apparatus having footsteps A mountainous or valley-shaped curved part 13 is provided in a part of a footstep guide rail 3 for guiding a movement of footstep rollers 5 linked by a footstep chain 7, the part being positioned in the vicinity of a drive sprocket 9 | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401692 | Device for restraining the rise of a step roller of an escalator A device for restraining the rise of a step roller of an escalator prevents the step roller from colliding with rails of a track in turn around areas at the top and bottom of the escalator. The device comprises: a supplementary roller, which is disposed between an o... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401693 | Moving flange fastening for passenger conveyors A passenger conveyor including an endless conveyor band having a plurality of tread elements connected to and driven by a drive chain at each lateral edge thereof and a moving flange moving in use together with the conveyor band. The moving flange includes a plurali... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401694 | Dough ball loading system A loading system for loading dough balls onto a moving upper surface of a conveyor belt includes a transport mechanism arranged to receive dough balls in a sequential stream and to deliver the dough balls to the moving conveyor belt at a speed equal to a speed of th... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401695 | Component control device, systems, and methods The invention relates to apparatus, systems, and related methods for slowing the speed of components in transport systems. The apparatus includes a component track extending between input and output ends and sized for receiving the components, a speed control device... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401696 | Flexible transfer installation and foodstuff transfer system provided with the flexible transfer installation The present invention is featured in that a plurality of transfer pieces composing a transfer conveyer are connected to be able to be piled vertically spirally, the transfer pieces having pairs of spacer members each of which is formed to have an inside-part and an ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401697 | Soap wrappers A bar of soap having, wrapped laterally of the bar, around at least a longitudinal extent of the bar, a stiffening member comprising a stiff sheet material having at least respective outer surfaces thereof each provided by a plastics material. At least a portion of ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401698 | Latch for tool accessory case A preferred embodiment of the present invention is directed to a tool accessory case having first and second housing members pivotally connected to each other along a hinge portion and forming a tool holding cavity. A latch is connected to the first housing member a... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401699 | Combined toothbrush and toothpaste storage device A device for storing upon a wall support surface a quantity of toothbrushes and tube of toothpaste. The storage device is comprised of a toothbrush container or receptacle having a plurality of individual cavities located at a front sidewall thereof, each cavity hou... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401700 | Tool accessory case index The present invention is directed to a tool accessory case having a first and a second housing member pivotally connected to each other along a hinge portion and forming a tool holding cavity. The tool accessory case also has at least one index configured for receiv... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401701 | Multi-compartment package attachment apparatus and method A multi-compartment package attachment apparatus and method for coupling a plurality of items with a package, for example a food package. Printed items such as marketing materials or promotional flyers may be inserted into a first compartment while condiments, napki... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401702 | Child-resistant blister package A package includes a blank having a face panel and a back panel. The face panel includes apertures and face tabs. The back panel includes gates that correspond with apertures, and tab strips that overlap the gates and are adjoined to back tabs. A blister pack is sea... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401703 | Surgical kit with accessory item container A surgical kit, for example a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy kit, includes a tray having a plurality of recesses formed therein for receiving surgical implements. A substantially rigid accessory item container is received in a container recess defined in the tr... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401704 | Conveyor apparatus A conveyor apparatus for conveying solid material in a process vessel includes, a first baffle set comprising a plurality of inclined baffles located above the eductors and arranged to restrict upward flow of solids in the direction of movement of the solids. A seco... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401705 | Organizer system and vertical upright with rollers An adjustable organizer system has a horizontal top rail with an upward facing top side. At least one vertical upright support has one or more contact surfaces carried on an upper end of the upright support. Each of the contact surfaces has at least a downward facin... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401706 | Closure and package having child-resistant and non-child-resistant modes of operation A closure having child-resistant and non-child-resistant modes of operation includes a plastic inner shell having a skirt with at least one internal thread, an external bead on the skirt and a circumferential array of teeth on the bead. A plastic outer shell has a s... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401707 | Child-resistant closure having a non-child-resistant mode of operation A closure includes an outer plastic shell having a base wall, a peripheral skirt with a central axis, a circumferential array of lugs on an underside of the base wall, and a pair of axially spaced internal beads on the skirt spaced from the base wall. An inner plast... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401708 | Waste container with removable inner container A waste container includes an outer container and an inner container removably mounted in the outer container. The inner container includes a body and two handles. The body of the inner container includes a peripheral wall delimiting an opening. The peripheral wall ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401709 | Container storage and dispensing apparatus with adjustable container position An adjustable positioning apparatus for positioning containers on a shelf tray assembly of a vertically accumulating storage and retrieval apparatus has a container abutting portion and engagement structure for securing the container abutting portion on a portion of... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401710 | Vending machine dispensing system A dispensing system for a vending machine includes a vend motor, a cradle, a load bar and a push arm. Upon selection of a particular product, the vend motor rotates the cradle, causing the product to emerge from the vending machine. The cradle is designed to accommo... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401711 | Carton having improved opening features A blank capable of being formed into a carton for enclosing a plurality of containers that includes a first side panel, a top panel, a second side panel, a bottom panel, an adhesive flap, at least one first end flap extending along a first marginal area of the blank... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401712 | Smart fuel cell cartridge Described herein is a portable storage device that stores a hydrogen fuel source. The storage device includes a bladder that contains the hydrogen fuel source and conforms to the volume of the hydrogen fuel source. A housing provides mechanical protection for the bl... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401713 | Pack containing medicament and dispensing device A pack containing medicament, the pack including a base having first and second opposing faces, at least one recess being formed in the first face, a foil secured to the first face so as to form with the at least one recess a sealed compartment for housing medicamen... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401714 | Container with pump for discharging bubbles A pump for discharging bubbles is provided on a neck portion of a container body. The pump for discharging bubbles comprises a cylinder for liquid in which a first piston slides, a cylinder for air in which a second piston slides, a pump head on which a nozzle is pr... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401715 | Rotatable strap assembly for a load carrier A rotatable strap arrangement for a load carrier of a transporting vehicle. The load carrier includes an elongate tray with a rotation mechanism coupled thereto, the rotation mechanism permitting rotation relative to the elongate tray. The rotatable strap arrangemen... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401716 | Adjustable shelf system An adjustable shelf system includes a shelf capable of being moved from a first position slidably mounted within a first pair of track members to a second position slidably mounted within a second pair of track members without being completely removed from said firs... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401717 | Automatic lifting mechanism for motorcycle saddle An automatic lifting mechanism for motorcycle saddle mainly includes a first and a second supporting arm respectively fixed to a saddle and a body of a motorcycle, at least one spiral spring having two sideward extended terminal ends separately pressed against the t... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401718 | Arrangement for axial feed of a supply hose The arrangement is for the axial driving of a supply hose (11) for pressure medium or application medium in the form of fluid, gaseous or solid, granule-formed or powder-formed, material. The supply hose (11) is connected to a displaceable cartridge ( | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401719 | Staple-driving gun with safety protection A staple-driving gun includes a gun body having a hollow housing configured with first and second air chambers separated by a partition, and a staple-discharging member mounted on the housing. A piston unit includes an operating member connected fixedly to a sleeve ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401720 | Dual surgical stapler A dual staple disposable surgical gun, wherein the gun fires two staples in a staggered formation simultaneously to close an incision in the skin to prevent the skin overlapping. The dual staple disposable surgical gun comprises a frame structure, adapted to be held... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401721 | Surgical stapling instruments including a cartridge having multiple staple sizes A surgical stapling apparatus includes a staple cartridge and an anvil member. The staple cartridge includes a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed in rows of retention slots. The staple cartridge may have an annular or linear configuration of retention slots. T... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401722 | Circular surgical stapler with a detachable anvil The present invention relates to a circular stapler used for an operation of cutting off and suturing a jejunum, where a structure of the circular stapler is improved to facilitate manipulation thereof and to enhance the potential for success of the operation. The c... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401723 | Advanced friction stir welding tools A friction stir welding tool includes an integral shank-pin unit and a shoulder attached to the shank-pin unit. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401724 | Brazing flux for dry application A flux based on alkali fluoroaluminate is described which is highly suitable for dry application (“dry fluxing”). This is a flux which is free of fine-grained fraction, which is defined by a range of grain-size distribution. ... | 07/22/2008 |
