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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7530239 | Method of drawing a glass clad multi core lead telluride wire The present invention provides a method of drawing nanowires, comprising sealing off one end of a glass tube such that the tube has an open end and a closed end, introducing a nanowire material inside the glass tube and evacuating the tube by attaching the open end ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530240 | Method for producing high-silicate inorganic fibers of rocks The present inventions relate to the means of production of high-silicate inorganic fibers of natural acidic rock minerals and also to products manufactured of said fibers, namely: continuous, staple fibers and scaly particles. In each variant of the M dacite or rhy... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530241 | Method for knitting denim A method for knitting denim comprising: dyeing yarn with a dyestuff to obtain dyed-yarn; knitting the dyed-yarn into a foundation layer and front layer to compose the denim, wherein the front layer is tensely tautened in intermittence with a tensile force greater th... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530242 | Method for transferring portions of knitting produced by a group of needles to another group of needles of a bed, in circular hosiery knitting machines with two beds or the like A method for transferring a portion of knitting produced by a group of needles to another group of needles of a bed in circular hosiery knitting machines with two beds comprising a step, performed by engagement elements arranged in a first sector of the second bed, ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530243 | Drum type washing machine having vibration detection A drum type washing machine includes a housing; a rotary drum having a substantially horizontal or slanted rotational axis; a water tub, suspended in the housing, for accommodating therein the rotary drum; a controller for controlling an operation of the washing mac... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530244 | Drum type washing machine A drum type washing machine includes a housing; a water tub unit accommodated in the housing; a vibration damper, a lower portion thereof being fixed at a base portion of the housing; and a displacement detecting unit for detecting displacement of the water tub unit... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530245 | Door lock A door lock includes outer assemblies, latch assemblies and inner assemblies. The inner assemblies has a turning switch, fixing bolts, an interior rose and a detent device that includes an inner plate, a stop plate, a stop seat, a rotating spring, a retaining spring... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530246 | Wafer-type tumbler cylinder and key A wafer-type tumbler cylinder comprises a sleeve, a cylinder, some wafers and some springs. A shaft of the cylinder includes a first and a second semicircular columnar body. The first semicircular columnar body includes a front flange, a rear drive section and a U-s... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530247 | Device for hydroforming metal elements A hydroforming device includes a top die and a bottom die, set between which is a metal element to be formed and which are pressed against one another during a hydroforming process. A relative movement of the two dies between the open condition and the closed condit... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530248 | Plug for use in piercing mill A plug has a tip end portion, a taper portion, and a middle portion. The surface of the tip end portion is a spherical surface whose radius of curvature is R1 and length is L1 that is shorter than R1. The outer diameter of the taper portion on t... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530249 | Method utilizing power adjusted sweep device A computer controlled roll-forming apparatus is adapted to provide a repeating pattern of different longitudinal shapes to a continuous beam “on the fly” during the roll-forming process. A sweep station on the apparatus includes a primary bending roller tangenti... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530250 | Method for straightening a metal strip and straightening machine The invention relates to a method for straightening a metal strip (1) which is guided in the direction of transportation (R) through a straightening machine (2) and is straightened. In the straightening device (2), the metal strip (1) is ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530251 | Annular component fabricating method, die for use in such fabricating method and annular component fabricated thereby A method of fabricating an annular component part is disclosed wherein press forming is carried out to prepare an annular body having a cylindrical wall, having a root portion and a distal end, and an annular flange portion. The fabricating method comprises expandin... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530252 | Method and apparatus for working tube After insertion of a mandrel (23) into a blank tube (20) in the form of an electric welded tube, a parallel swaging operation is carried out by moving a cylindrical die (24) to cause the end of the blank tube (20) to contact tightly with ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530253 | Prosthetic valve crimping device An improved crimping mechanism well-suited for use with stented prosthetic heart valves. The crimping mechanism includes a plurality of jaws configured for linear non-rotational movement toward a central axis. A rotational plate is formed with a plurality of spiral ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530254 | Bending device for bending in a locking plate of a rotor of a turbine The invention relates to a bending device for bending in a locking plate of a rotor of a turbine, by means of which a reliable fastening of the locking plate is carried out. The bending device comprises a mounting which has two sections, the first section of which i... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530255 | Devices, systems and methods for testing of gas detectors A testing module for use with a gas detector, includes a plurality of gas inlets and outlets, each outlet being in fluid connection with one of the inlets. Each of the outlets is adapted to mate with and form a fluid connection with one of the inlets of a second lik... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530256 | Calibration of sheet velocity measurement from encoded idler rolls A system and method are provided to calibrate a sheet velocity measurement derived from a drive nip system incorporating idler encoders. Testing has found that the velocity from an idler encoder system is subject to systematic errors, for example, errors that occur ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530257 | Phased micro analyzer VIII A micro fluid analyzer that may be highly sensitive, fast and very compact. The analyzer may use sufficiently low power per analysis to be easily implemented with an equivalently small battery pack or other portable power source. There may be energy conservation fea... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530258 | Method for the preparation of samples for an analyzer and sample preparation station therefor A method is provided for the preparation of samples for an analyzer, and a sample preparation station therefor, which allows injection of even relatively large liquid volumes through a packing in an automated manner in order to enrich the packing of the substances o... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530259 | On-chip temperature controlled liquid chromatography methods and devices An apparatus for liquid chromatography comprises a liquid chromatography separation column on a substrate, wherein the separation column is coupled to a heater on the substrate. A chip-based temperature controlled liquid chromatography device comprises a substrate, ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530260 | Surge detection in a gas turbine engine A method for detecting a surge condition during operation of a gas turbine engine includes detecting a change of pressure differential between fuel flows in a fuel system of the engine during engine operation. ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530261 | Fourier-based misfire detection strategy A computer implemented system for engine misfire detection employs a crankshaft-originated speed signal that includes normal variability due to target wheel tooth error and the like. A Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) is performed on the speed signal to convert it i... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530262 | Method for determining an actuating pressure in an actuating cylinder A method for determining an actuating pressure of an operating element (1), for example in a motor vehicle, where the element is displaced as a result of the application of the actuating pressure. The actuating pressure of the operating element is determined ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530263 | Vehicle parasitic loss and drive line efficiency test fixture and method A testing apparatus that is used for measuring a vehicle's parasitic loss and overall, loaded efficiency utilizes an external electric drive motor, as an input, connected to the engine crankshaft of the vehicle and dynamometers connected to each driving wheel hub, t... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530264 | Test apparatus for accelerated wheel and suspension component structural durability A test apparatus for testing a suspension element for a vehicle, including a wheel test spindle and a road simulation drum that is rotated by a motor is disclosed. The suspension element comprises a wheel and a tire. The wheel test spindle may be supported on a carr... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530265 | Method and apparatus for elemental analysis of a fluid downhole The present invention provides a method and apparatus for performing elemental analysis of a formation fluid downhole. The present invention provides elemental analysis of a formation fluid downhole using breakdown spectroscopy. In one aspect of the invention, a met... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530266 | Acoustic profiler for wind, temperature, and turbulence Characterizing atmospheric conditions is accomplished by measuring at least one varying spectral characteristic of sound at a plurality of intervals from a sound source with the point of measurement and the sound source in relative motion and separated by altitude. ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530267 | Flow rate measuring apparatus A measuring passage includes: an inflow aperture opening onto a vicinity of an end portion of a surface of a main body portion that is perpendicular to a direction of flow of a main flow of a measured fluid so as to be facing upstream; and an outflow aperture openin... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530268 | Device for determining and/or monitoring at least one physical or chemical process variable of a medium in a container An apparatus for determining and/or monitoring at least one physical or chemical, process variable of a medium and includes at least one mechanically oscillatable unit and at least one driving/receiving unit. The mechanically oscillatable unit includes a tube and an... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530269 | Fuel level sensor A fuel level sensor for sensing and monitoring the level of remaining fluid in a container such as a fuel tank for a motorized vehicle is disclosed. The fuel level sensor incorporates an improved float and pivot arm member attached to a hub that rotates about a pivo... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530270 | Inspection method and inspection apparatus of reinforced concrete pipe Deterioration of reinforced concrete pipes is checked and the deterioration progress level is classified. Based on the inspection result, a portion to be inspected in detail in an inspection area is selected. With respect to the selected portion to be inspected in d... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530271 | Method and apparatus for coupling ultrasound between an integral ultrasonic transducer assembly and an object A method and apparatus are disclosed for coupling ultrasound between an ultrasonic transducer and an object. A scanning element is attached to an ultrasonic transducer to form an integral transducer assembly in which an ultrasound emitting surface of the ultrasonic ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530272 | Multiple frequency ultrasound apparatus The invention disclosed that the multiple frequency ultrasound apparatus using unique transducer will contain many actuations module, a coupled circuit and a transducer. Each actuation module can separately output the signal of the different frequency, the coupled c... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530273 | Modular fiber optic sensor A modular fiber optic sensor that uses a light source to transmits light through at least one optical fiber to a sensor support. The sensor support is releasably attached to the optical fiber(s) allowing the use of both a single and multiple fibers. Diaphragms are e... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530274 | Apparatus for providing an output proportional to pressure divided by temperature (P/T) A circuit produces an output that is proportional to the molar density of gas in a chamber. The circuit employs an operational amplifier which measures the temperature using a RTD or other element that changes resistance with temperature. The RTD is placed such that... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530275 | Pressure sensor set in an opening of a wall The invention refers to a pressure sensor comprising a membrane which separates a measuring device receiving the deformation of the membrane caused by pressure from the pressurised pressure space. The pressure sensor is formed by a basic body. The pressure se... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530276 | Semiconductor pressure sensor and manufacturing method thereof This invention aims to realize reduction in size without impairing measurement accuracy or connection reliability in a semiconductor pressure sensor in which a glass substrate is adhered to a rear-surface side of a pressure-sensitive chip in which piezoresistive pre... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530277 | Measuring apparatus A measuring apparatus has a display unit that can be favorably viewed when a measured object is clamped by a clamp-type sensor regardless of the orientation and position of the measured object. The measuring apparatus includes a first main unit on which the clamp-ty... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530278 | Fluid flow blender and methods A flow blender device that includes a plurality of input flow conduits and a single output flow conduit. A variable sized orifice is positioned along at least one of the conduits for metering and controlling fluid flowing through the flow blender device. The variabl... | 05/12/2009 |
