Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a unitary, net-shape molded dielectric ceramic body having first and second cavities molded into at least one side to divide the ceramic body into a plurality of ceramic layers disposed generally parallel to the top. The first cavities alternate with the second cavities in the ceramic body. Each of the ceramic layers except an uppermost and a lowermost of the ceramic layers is joined at one edge to one ceramic layer adjacent thereto by a first ceramic bridge and at the same or a different edge to another ceramic layer adjacent thereto by a second ceramic bridge. The first and second cavities are filled with one or more materials to form first and second electrically conductive electrode layers, respectively, each electrode layer being bonded to the ceramic layers adjacent thereto.

Abstract: A gas control valve in a water heater is provided for improving the ease of assembling, minimizing the size and the cost, and decreasing the limitation of layout design.

Abstract: A water heater is arranged with the hot water storage chamber R1 at the top and the combustion chamber R2 at the bottom within the body 11 which is a container. The combustion chamber R2 is equipped with the air supply inlet 13a, and the flame arrester 27 is provided at the air supply inlet 13a. Within the combustion chamber R2, the main burner 22 and the pilot burner 25 are provided, the changing state of flame of the pilot burner 25 is detected by the thermocouple 26, and a controller 41 closes an electromagnetic valve for opening and closing the main gas passage, stops the combustion of the main burner 22 as well, and rings the alarm 44. In an alternate embodiment, a sensor burner 60 is used as a safety device to detect a state of flame of the sensor burner and to shut off fuel to the main gas burner.

Abstract: An electronic quick change cartridge for a welding helmet. The cartridge base is formed of an optically dense polycarbonate or like material that acts as a passive filter to provide eye protection during the welding process. A port in the base receives a variable density LCD cell and a cavity formed in the base receives the electronics for driving the cell. Optical masks prevent light leakage through any interfaces of the structure. When low light levels are present, the welder views a work piece through an essentially transparent or slightly opaque LCD cell. When an arc is struck, the LCD cell darkens to a shade corresponding to the shade of the surrounding polycarbonate material. The welder then can view the work piece through the LCD cell and all the optically unobstructed portions of the polycarbonate base surrounding the LCD cell thereby to have an expanded viewing area during the actual welding operation.

Abstract: A main burner 22, a pilot burner 25, and a lead-in pipe 29 supplying combustion exhaust to the pilot burner 25 are arranged in a combustion chamber R2. A flame arrester 27 with small holes 27a is provided at a bottom plate 13. Furthermore, a primary thermocouple 26 detecting the flame state of the pilot burner 25 and a secondary thermocouple 28 detecting the temperature in the combustion chamber R2 are connected in series but with opposite polarities. When the flame arrester 27 clogs up with fine particles, the pilot burner 25, which sucks in combustion exhaust, performs abnormal combustion before the main burner 22, which is detected by the primary thermocouple 26 and the secondary thermocouple 28, whereupon the combustion with the main burner 22 is stopped. Thus, incomplete combustion due to blocking of the air supply path can be prevented.

Abstract: An improved safety shoe for protecting a person's foot from harmful injury including a high impact resistant outer shell, an inner dense foam insert, a solid toe cap, a heel cup, an inner sole, an outer sole and a moisture dissipating material surrounding the dense foam insert. The outer shell includes a series of flexible interlocking sliding bands arranged surrounding the foot and folding under the foot between the outer sole and the inner sole. Entrance to the boot is by means of a rear opening having a flush mounted buckle for closing the boot around the foot.

Abstract: A dental apparatus having a disposable nozzle tip (11) for a three-way syringe device (12) for spraying air or water. The nozzle tip (11) comprises an assembly of two coaxial tubes (20, 21) which can be readily attached/detached from the syringe device (12), such attachment can be effected directly or via an adaptor (26) which allows the nozzle tip (11) to be connected to a number of different devices. The nozzle tip (11) is constructed from a plastics material which facilitates disposability.

Abstract: A surveillance tag applicator for applying tags to articles such as box blanks, blister cards, or containers at very high rates of speed up to and greater than 1000 tags per minute. The applicator comprises a plurality of tags attached to a web fed to a rotating drum having a plurality of slots, a compression roller for pressing each of the tags into one of the plurality of slots, an ejector arm for ejecting each tag from the slots onto a selected location of an article passing by the drum, a stripper to remove the web from the tags, and a winder assembly for rewinding the web devoid of tags. A first servo motor drives the rotating drum and a second servo motor drives the ejector arm. A controller provides the timing and control for the servo motors and operation of the tag applicator.

Abstract: A straw application machine for automatically applying drinking straws, wrapped in protective cover, to beverage containers at very high speeds. The machine comprises a guide roller which presses each straw of a web of parallel straws into a slotted straw drum. A blade cutting drum separates the straws as it rotates in close association and synchronization with the slotted straw drum. A strip of sticky tape runs along the back of the web of parallel straws and a protective cover is removed from the tape exposing an adhesive prior to passing underneath the right side of the guide roller. After the straws are cut from the web, an ejector bar applies each straw to a beverage package where it is retained by the adhesive tape or glue. Multiple servo motors control the operating speed of the machine. Alternate embodiments for the slotted straw drum include a drum center having rubber ends with slots for holding a larger straw, and a drum center having end plates with inserts for holding straws.

Abstract: The present invention provides a circuit board, which can reduce a conduction loss and generate no trouble in electric/electronic apparatuses in the case of being mounted to electric/electronic apparatuses adapting a high frequency current. A circuit board 1 is formed a manner that a copper foil layer 2 and a copper layer 3 are laminated on a base material 5 made of polytetrafluoroethylene so as to form a predetermined circuit, and further, a tin plating layer 4 is laminated on these copper layers.

Abstract: A double pole, manual reset switch that is sealed from its application environment. The switch comprises a shell and a base assembly including an actuator, terminals and blade/contacts. After the switch actuator is depressed to a “make” position, it must be manually lifted back to a “break” position. The switch has an epoxy seal along the bottom between the shell and base, heat shrink material around an opening where wires pass through, and an O-ring on the actuator for sealing the top of the switch. The components of the switch are easily assembled in the base prior to insertion of the base assembly into the shell. The wires extend from the switch adjacent to each other at an end, and in an alternate embodiment of the switch, the wires extend in pairs from a rear side of the switch.

Abstract: The invention provides a fryer wherein the tasks of supplying and disposing oil are both simple and safe. An oil supply pipe (41) branches off from an oil pipe (34) between an oil tank (31) and an oil pump (33) of a fryer (1), and an oil supply valve (42) is provided at that connection portion for switching the intake route of the oil pump (33) between the oil tank (31) and the oil supply pipe (41). An oil disposal pipe (44) branches off from the oil pipe (34) between the oil pump (33) and an oil vat (11), and an oil disposal valve (45) is provided at that connection portion for switching the outflow route of the oil pump (33) between the oil vat (11) and the oil disposal pipe (44). Then, the valves are operated with an oil supply valve lever (43) and an oil disposal valve lever (46), and driving the oil pump (33), the tasks of supplying and discarding oil are carried out automatically.

Abstract: A sealed, pushbutton, single pole, normally closed switch for soldering to a printed circuit board. The switch operates by pushing an actuator that compresses a spring and breaks continuity between two terminals by moving a spring contact, disposed in the head of the actuator, away from the terminals. An O-ring is provided in an annular groove around a shaft of the actuator for sealing the switch between the actuator and a cover without significantly changing the actuator force, and the bottom of the switch has an epoxy seal. The method of assembling the sealed switch components is simple and low cost.

Abstract: A packaging case for a folded shirt is in the form of a bag with top and bottom walls and a rigid reinforcement between the wall to prevent crushing of the shirt collar. The reinforcement may be stepped so that there is greater protection for the collar end of the bag. The reinforcement may be defined by stepped rigid side walls of the bag. The shirt may be folded around a frame within the bag and this may comprise top and bottom panels linked by a hinge joint which is curved to avoid creasing of the shirt. The bag has an opening closed by a lid or flap.

Abstract: A switchlock assembly with snap-in cam for mounting in a panel from the front with the panel cutout being smaller than the cam radius. The switchlock assembly comprises a switch base, a shell, a plug operable by a key, the cam and a latch clip. The latch clip prevents the plug from being removed from the shell. The latch clip also secures the cam within the plug and prevents the cam from being removed, but does not prevent the cam from rotating when a key is inserted into the plug of the switchlock assembly and turned. Switch tumblers and tumbler splines enable a key to be pulled out in a designated position, but not to allow the key to be pulled out 180 degrees from the designated key pull position.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to achieve an improvement in the operating reliability of a cooking controller and to extend its lifetime. A cooking controller (18) is provided within a casing (21), and an insulating material (22) for blocking out the heat emitted from an oil vat (3) is provided on the wall of the casing (21) on the side of the oil vat (3). A top opening (23) and a bottom opening (24) are provided in the top wall and bottom wall of the casing (21), and a cooling fan (25) is provided at an intermediate position within an air circulation route (29) from the bottom opening (24) to the top opening (23). The cooling fan (25) is operated and the generated flow of the air passing between the openings cools and insulates the heat emitted from the oil vat (3) towards the cooking controller (18). Thus, temperature increases within the cooking controller (18) can be inhibited, and operational reliability and the lifespan of the cooking controller (18) can be increased.

Abstract: To put mass production of a sprocket with dog gear by forging to practical use, a worked product is manufactured by a first step of forming by hot forging means a primary workpiece having a shape comprising the sprocket and the dog gear adjacent to each other; a second step of forming a secondary workpiece having accuracy increased by setting the primary workpiece in a cold forging apparatus; and a third step of forming by cutting means a cut-in groove of a fixed depth perpendicularly to an axial direction in a boundary between a dog gear and a sprocket of the secondary workpiece.

Abstract: A foot floor cleaning device with a scrubbing portion thereof is disclosed. The system is comprised of a slipper that the user wears on the feet while cleaning the floor. The bottom of the slipper device has a section at the heel and/or toe that is of an abrasive, scrubbing material which is attached to or attached over a section of absorbent material. This invention allows the user to scrub scuff marks and particles off the floor and dry the floor without bending to use the hands.

Abstract: A coaxial cable connector for mounting to an end portion of a coaxial cable (20) including a braided conductor (7) and a laminate foil (6) provided inside the braided conductor (7) and having a center conductor. The coaxial cable connector comprises a cylindrical connector main body (30) inserted between the braided conductor (7) and the laminate foil (6), a connective cylinder (2) rotatably supported to a proximal portion of the connector main body (30) so as to be engaged with an outer conductor of a mating connector to be connected, and a clamp ring (3) for fixedly fastening an insertion member (11) of the connector main body (30) after being inserted into the coaxial cable (20). The cylindrical connector main body (30) may also be inserted between the braided conductor (7) and a protective coating (8) portion provided outside the braided conductor (7). Further, the connector main body (30) may comprise slots (41) at the insertion distal portion (11a).