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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7478759 | Method and system for presence detection of wireless antennae An antenna, a wireless communication system, and a method for enabling presence detection of antennae are provided. The antenna includes a memory device that stores specifications of the antenna. These specifications are acquired by a wireless device in the wireless... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478760 | Humidity control method and apparatus for use in an enclosed assembly A humidity control method and apparatus that can be utilized to provide humidity control within an enclosed assembly such as a disc drive. The apparatus includes a container that is at least partially formed of a material through which water vapor can freely move. T... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478761 | Self-contained ventilation flow control system A preassembled flow control unit includes a plenum, a flow controller mounted to the plenum, and a flow control sensor mounted to the plenum. An isolation valve selectively blocks the flow of air between the plenum and the flow controller. An optional thermal coil i... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478762 | Thermal by-pass valve A thermal by-pass valve for fluids includes a sleeve having an inlet opening, and two outlet openings. One of the outlet openings functions as a by-pass opening. A bi-metallic metal coil is enclosed within the sleeve. The coil has one end securely attached to a cap,... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478763 | Spray coating device for spraying coating material, in particular coating powder A spray apparatus for coating material, in particular for coating powders, contains a spray outlet spraying the coating material, a shaping air outlet in the form of a plurality of holes shaping the spray jet and an ambient-air passage radially configured between th... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478764 | Fluidic oscillator for thick/three-dimensional spray applications An improved fluidic insert, that operates on a pressurized liquid flowing through the insert to generate a jet of liquid that flows from said insert and into the surrounding gaseous environment to form a spray of liquid droplets, includes: (a) a member having top, f... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478765 | Spray apparatus Spray apparatus of the kind having a liquid feed line connecting a supply of spray liquid and at least one spray nozzle, a return line from the spray nozzle to the supply and a pump for moving spray liquid from the supply to the at least one spray nozzle and for ret... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478766 | Portable sprayer with connector mounting beams A portable, battery-powered sprayer for dispensing two liquid products at the same time. A reservoir cartridge having two liquid chambers is removably installable in a reciprocating bay in the housing. First and second mating pairs of fluid connectors each have a co... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478767 | Apparatus for regulating fluid flow through a spray nozzle An apparatus for regulating fluid flow through a spray nozzle comprising a circular chamber (1) defined by spaced apart end walls, a peripheral side wall (3), a central axis, and a first inlet at or near the peripheral side wall (3) to allow a f... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478768 | Utility hand-piece with integrated fluid channel A utility hand-piece is adapted for being worn on a hand of a user. The hand-piece includes a body portion adapted for covering at least a portion of the hand, and incorporating at least one fluid channel. A fluid inlet is formed with the body portion and communicat... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478769 | Method and apparatus for cooling electronic components A spray cooling system includes a spray delivery device and a cooling liquid delivered to the spray delivery device. The spray delivery device includes one or more inlet apertures and one or more corresponding outlet apertures, at least one pair of inlet aperture an... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478770 | Mechanical granulation process The present invention relates to a mechanical process for granulating and cold manufacturing of spherical particles of aluminum and transformation of turnings, chips “UBC” utility beverage cans and aluminum cans into finished products intended for the use into a... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478771 | Methods for recrushing rocks and removing fines therefrom Crushed rock is produced by passing rocks through an early stage rock crusher. Crushed rocks that exit the early stage rock crusher are passed across a sizing device. Rocks failing to pass completely through the sizing device are recrushed in a later-stage rock crus... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478772 | Crushing and grinding device, a soybean milk maker including said device and a method for making soybean milk The present application discloses a recirculating crushing and grinding device for crushing and grinding liquid-like materials or materials that contain liquid, said device comprises a motor, a hopper, a crushing and grinding part and a material recirculating part. ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478773 | Tooth refiner plates having V-shaped teeth and refining method A refiner plate including a generally planar surface having annular rows of teeth arranged concentrically on the plate, and at least one of said rows includes teeth including a leading edge corner angle of less than 90 degrees. These teeth may include a leading side... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478774 | Spinning reel A spinning reel includes a body, which has two sliding plates coupled to two opposite lateral sides of the base thereof, a spool holder, which has a U-shaped frame pivotally mounted in the base of the body and a spool pivotally coupled to the U-shaped frame, a spool... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478775 | Gimbal assembly strain relief A gimbal assembly strain relief may be used to provide management of the power cord of a power tool. The power cord extends through the gimbal assembly to permit rotation of the tool about first and second axes while providing strain relief. ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478776 | Rotatable retracting apparatus A retracting tether apparatus is disclosed comprising a retractor housing having a locking post on its outside surface. The apparatus also includes an attachment mechanism, such as a belt clip, for attaching to a body and a retaining section, the attachment mechanis... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478777 | Apparatus for producing a stator with grooves to receive a stator winding, such as a stator of a ring generator for a wind power installation An apparatus produces a stator in which grooves are provided at the inner or outer periphery in mutually spaced relationship to receive a stator winding. The stator thus produced may be used in a ring generator for a wind power installation. In order to provide a st... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478778 | Rocket engine having guide vanes in the nozzle of the engine A rocket engine having guide vanes in the engine nozzle the guide vanes (2) being mounted for turning at or near the rearmost ends of fixed vanes (1) being parallel to the axis of the nozzle and protruding into the combustion chamber of the engine. The... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478779 | Device and method for sealing and lighting a balloon An apparatus for sealing and illuminating a balloon includes a housing for sealing insertion into a neck of a balloon. A flow path within the housing conducts an inflation gas from an inlet to an outlet of the housing, and a flow control system disposed in the flow ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478780 | Methods for manufacturing composite aircraft, parts and a family of composite aircraft The invention relates to systems and methods for manufacturing composite parts for aircraft. In one innovative aspect, a system and method for adjusting a location of a center of gravity of an aircraft relative to a center of lift of a wing of the aircraft is disclo... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478781 | Joint cover in aircraft A joint cover in an aircraft has a clamp section and a cover section for covering a joint. The clamp section is used to mount the cover section over the joint. The joint cover conceals the joint and secures the joint from intrusion of foreign objects. One example pr... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478782 | System and method incorporating adaptive and reconfigurable cells A system and method by which specialized components (tenants) are mounted to an assembly comprising a plurality of modular units. Each modular unit has one or more interface connecting locations for one or more of a power connection, a thermal connection and data ba... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478783 | Frame mounted hose clamp A hose clamp retainer assembly for an implement includes a retainer welded to the implement and having an apertured wall leading into a cavity. A bolt having a headed end is slidably received within through the apertured wall for support within the cavity. A hose cl... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478784 | Mechanism for enabling a single hand adjusting a viewing angle of flat display The present invention is to provide a mechanism comprising a sliding assembly having a portion mounted in a fixed assembly and adapted to move a predetermined distance defined by the fixed assembly, wherein the sliding assembly has another portion for connecting wit... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478785 | Vertically stabilized adjustable shelf bracket assembly A vertically stabilized shelf bracket assembly having at least two support strips on which a plurality of shelf brackets are mounted. A cover is provided that aesthetically enhances the shelf bracket assembly and stabilizes it at the same time. In one embodiment, th... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478786 | Mechanical arm with spring counterbalance A mechanical support arm for holding lamps, flat screen monitors or other equipment which comprises a base member and two links joined by pivoting joints and held in position by friction in the joints. The amount of friction required to hold the equipment in positio... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478787 | Paired main tee clip A clip for accurately and quickly suspending pairs of spaced parallel grid main tees from superadjacent structural channels. The clip works with a separate drop clip that hooks over and depends from the structural channel. The paired main tee clip has a central body... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478788 | Display device having an adjustable supporting unit A display device includes a supporting unit having a coupling seat mounted fixedly on a rear surface of a display unit, two first supporting rods connected pivotally and respectively to opposite lateral sides of the seat, and two second supporting rods connected piv... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478789 | Pivoting mechanism for stand and electronic apparatus A pivoting mechanism for a stand which is supported for pivotal motion on a rear face of an apparatus body, which includes a body side secured member secured to the apparatus body, a pair of stand side secured members secured to the stand, a pair of pivot shafts con... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478790 | Apparatus for supporting compressor A support apparatus comprises: a first support member connected to the compressor; a second support member disposed at a predetermined interval from the first support member and fixed to a base; a spring disposed between the first support member and the second suppo... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478791 | Flexible mold comprising cured polymerizable resin composition The present invention relates to methods of making a flexible mold from a polymerizable resin composition, the flexible mold, the polymerizable resin composition, as well as methods of using the flexible mold. ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478792 | Microvalve having magnetic wax plug and flux control method using magnetic wax Provided is a microvalve having a magnetic wax plug which includes a micro fluidic structure having an inlet portion and an outlet portion, a magnetic wax plug provided at a predetermined section where the inlet portion and the outlet portion meet, existing in a sol... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478793 | Filler spout with opening servo-controlled by a pilot valve A filler spout comprising a tubular body having a transverse partition pierced by an opening forming a valve seat which is associated with a main valve member that is connected to a piston extending in a pilot cavity connected to an exhaust orifice and to a pilot du... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478794 | Apparatus and methods for gripping an elongated item In some embodiments, apparatus for releasably gripping at least one elongated item and being used in pulling the elongated item(s) through at least one space includes a body and a plurality of gripping members associated with the body. The gripping members are movea... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478795 | Marine winch with winch-line engaging roller A manual marine barge winch includes a housing, a winch-line holding drum mounted for rotation on the housing, a winch-line coupled to the drum and adapted to be wound onto and off of the holding drum to tension and pay out the winch, a drum drive for rotating the d... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478796 | Guardrail support members A support member for supporting a guardrail with respect to a support post is provided. The support member comprises a body including a first portion adapted to engage a mounting area of a support post and a second portion adapted to engage a mounting area of a guar... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478797 | Molded decorative fence panel The opposite plastic walls 20a and 20b can be made from a polymeric resin material such as thermoplastic or thermoset resin, and/or can be made from olefins, styrenes, nylons, or mixtures of these polymeric families. In one aspect, the op... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478798 | Connection system between electrically welded panels and supporting poles particularly for enclosures The present finding relates to a system for fixing panels consisting of are welded bars to support poles, particularly but not exclusively for fencings, wherein into said poles there is obtained at least one thorough hole (20) comprising a screw (15) h... | 01/20/2009 |
