Abstract: A container for liquid cosmetics having an aperture controlling ring that is restricted to 360 degrees or less by a convex piece of the aperture controlling ring and a rotation prevention piece of the bottle. A through hole is provided in the aperture controlling ring to allow a user to know the quantity of liquid cosmetics adhered to a stick-shaped applicator which is fixed to a cap, due to variable indicators provided at a container body. The container also prevents volatilization of the liquid cosmetics therein.

Abstract: The invention is of an “elastic matching” method for comparing one signature against another, comprising the operations of creating a mapping between corresponding points in two signatures to be compared measured at different times after the commencement of writing the signatures which maximizes the correlation between the local spatial neighborhood of the measured points and simultaneously minimizes the curvature of the elastic spatial distortion from the mapping, providing quantitative measures of both the degree of the spatial correlations and the degree of the non-uniform spatial distortions in the mapping, thereby providing measures of the similarity between the signatures.

Abstract: A hole cutting device comprises a spike for driving through a sheet of material; at least one handle located on the spike at an end opposite to that of the tip of the spike; a first cutting member located on the spike and substantially adjacent the handle, a cutting edge of the first cutting member to be positioned substantially adjacent a first side of the sheet of material; a second cutting member located on the spike and joined with the first cutting member, a cutting edge of the second cutting member to be positioned substantially adjacent a second side of the sheet of material; and the handle moving the first cutting member toward the second cutting member to cut a hole in the sheet of material by the cutting edges.

Abstract: A golf tee system including a body section with an upper, free portion, the upper free portion having at least two bores of different depths for receiving golf tees to hold a golf ball at different heights above the ground, and/or a dished, flattened portion for holding a golf ball.

Abstract: The present invention is an expandable duct hanger comprised of two pieces, one piece having a ridge which slides into a channel in the other piece, each piece also having a prong on one end to secure and hold the duct hanger into the floor joists.

Abstract: A position, speed and displacement speed detector for a continuous reference element (2) is described that is constituted by a pair of polar search elements (1A, 1B), comprised of magnetic sheets having longitudinal teeth (10A, 10B) distributed along its face turned to the continuous reference element (2). The polar search elements further comprise a winding (3A, 3B) which, when fed with a pre-established current, generates a magnetic field. The voltage generated in that coil is a function of the permeability measured by the polar search element (1A, 1B) and, accordingly, is a function of the relative position between the teeth of the pair of polar search elements. By reading the coil voltages and through the device for identification of the direction and relative displacement speed of the teeth of the pair of polar search elements and reference element, the position, direction and displacement speed are identified.

Abstract: A container having a container portion attached to a base portion where the container has a base section and a floor section, and the base portion has a floor supporting section, at least one protruding member extending from one of the floor sections of the container portion or the floor supporting section of the base portion and at least one receptacle for receiving the protruding member in the other of the floor section and the floor supporting section. The container has side walls has a downwardly facing shoulder for engaging an abutting surface in the base portion. The container portion is preferably made of plastic and the base portion is preferably made of metal.

Abstract: Supplying a predetermined amount of electric energy to a fine metal wire 4 in a short time causes the fine metal wire 4 to melt and evaporate. Following this phenomenon, a blasting substance 10 expands in volume, so that the evaporative expansion force resulting from the melting evaporation of the fine metal wire 4 is transmitted to and blasts a to-be-blasted object 5.

Abstract: A neon light fixture system that allows for interchanging of various neon light fixtures. The neon light system comprises a neon light bulb for emitting illumination upon applying predetermined voltage, caps affixed to said light member for allowing current to flow through said light member when a predetermined voltage is applied to said cap, a transformer for applying voltage to said caps, said transformer comprising a housing, a transformer disposed in said housing, and one or more receptacles for releasably receiving said caps and causing electrical contact between said transformer and said caps, said receptacles further including holding apparatus for affixing said neon light bulb to said transformer.

Abstract: A bearing assembly for supporting a drive shaft includes a cylindrical housing, and a plurality of elastomeric bearing sections disposed within the housing. The bearing sections are bonded to the housing by first applying a pattern of alternating parallel lines of adhesive to the inner diameter of the housing, installing the bearing sections, and inflating an airbag within the housing to thereby apply a uniform radial pressure to the inside of the housing while the adhesive cures.