Patents Issued in February 27, 2003
  • Publication number: 20030037661
    Abstract: A instrument pedal has a plate adapted to be inclined and pivotally connected to the base and having a recessed area, an auxiliary plate with a pattern formed on a face of the auxiliary plate and being securely yet detachably received in the recessed area; a stop engaging the first connecting flange of the auxiliary plate to secure the auxiliary plate in the recessed area and a pressing plate provided to engage the second connecting flange of the auxiliary plate to secure the auxiliary plate in the recessed area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Wu-Hong Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20030037662
    Abstract: A securing device for a cymbal stand has a first clamping plate and a second clamping plate complimentarily corresponding to the first clamping plate. The first and second clamping plates are pivotally connected to each other at one end and are able to firmly engage with each other at the other end by a securing device such that the adjustment to the adjusting device allows the adjustment between the first and second clamping plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Wu-Hong Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20030037663
    Abstract: A tool for use with a guitar for establishing a proper degree of pre-tightening slack in each of a plurality of guitar strings attached to respective head and rear locations of the guitar and prior to final tightening and wrapping of the strings. A substantially planar and elongate extending body includes a lower end having first and second locating feet extending from the body for locating the tool in substantially upwardly extending fashion relative to a selected one of the frets of the guitar neck. The tool also includes an upper end having a plurality of individually stepped shoulders corresponding to each of the plurality of guitar strings to be installed. A removal portion is integrally defined in the body and is adapted to remove pegs installed at the rear location of the guitar. Tuning spindles are located on a head of the guitar and each further includes a locking nut portion rotatably associated with an upwardly extending pintle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Richard Hugh Hamilton
  • Publication number: 20030037664
    Abstract: An interactive dynamic musical composition real time music presentation video game system uses individually composed musical compositions stored as building blocks. The building blocks are structured as nodes of a sequential state machine. Transitions between states are defined based on exit point of current state and entrance point into the new state. Game-related parameters can trigger transition from one compositional building block to another. For example, an interactivity variable can keep track of the current state of the video game or some aspect of it. In one example, an adrenaline counter gauging excitement based on the number of game objectives that have been accomplished can be used to control transitions between more relaxed musical states to more exciting and energetic musical states. Transitions can be handled by cross-fading between one music compositional component to another, or by providing transitional compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Claude Comair, Rory Johnston, Lawrence Schwedler, James Phillipsen
  • Publication number: 20030037665
    Abstract: A device and a method of adjusting a trajectory of a projectile in flight includes increasing projectile drag to effect a downrange correction and altering the yaw of repose to effect a cross range correction. A method of a vernier correction to the trajectory is included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: United Defense, L.P.
    Inventors: John G. Rupert, Jeff Siewart
  • Publication number: 20030037666
    Abstract: A semi-automatic firing and disconnecting device for a non-hammer fired machine. A first trigger member coupled to the weapon's firing pin and a second trigger member adapted for engagement by a user of the weapon move relative to one another from a first position, in which the trigger members are operably connected to one another, to a second position, in which the trigger members are not operably connected to one another, and back to the first position as a result of firing the weapon. The configuration of the second trigger member, upon the trigger members' returning to the first position from the second position, is altered so that the trigger members are not enabled to fire unless and until the user releases and reengages the second trigger member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 1998
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: TIMOTHY S. BERO
  • Publication number: 20030037667
    Abstract: Vacuum brake booster with mechanical emergency braking aid A vacuum brake booster (10) is described, comprising a vacuum chamber (16) and a working chamber (18) separated from each other by a movable wall (14). The vacuum brake booster (10) includes an emergency braking aid comprising a permanent magnet (38), which is disposed in the control valve housing (22), and an armature (36A) which cooperates with the permanent magnet (38) and in the event of emergency braking is drawn into abutment with the permanent magnet (38), with the result that a control valve (20) is held open for the supply of atmospheric pressure or above-atmospheric pressure to the working chamber (18). The permanent magnet (38) and the armature (36A) form a two-component magnetic module (36A, 38), of which a first component is rigidly coupled to an actuating piston (28) of the brake booster (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Peter Schluter
  • Publication number: 20030037668
    Abstract: An under body hydraulic cylinder is disclosed having a poppet relief valve disposed through a piston. As the piston is moved by oil pressure towards the stuffing box, the poppet relief valve engages a stroke stop mounted on a stuffing box surrounding the piston rod. As the poppet engages the stroke stop, the poppet is opened to allow oil to bypass the piston. The cylinder stroke is determined by the length of the stroke stop mounted on the stuffing box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Alan Nastasi
  • Publication number: 20030037669
    Abstract: A hydraulic cylinder includes piston and plunger assemblies fitted together with a retention ring. This design allows finish-machined pistons to be assembled without welding of semi-finished machine components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Arnold Alcorn
  • Publication number: 20030037670
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide the pistons of internal combustion engines with profiled ring grooves in a simple manner. To this end, the profile is produced by laser beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Wolfgang Issler
  • Publication number: 20030037671
    Abstract: A steel monobloc piston for diesel engines is formed with a relatively short piston skirt whose lower edge resides below the axis of the pin bores of the piston, but located at or above a lowest tangent point of the pin bores. The piston body preferably has a closed oil cooling gallery and the skirt is preferably joined at its upper end to an outer wall of the piston in which a plurality of ring grooves are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiluo Zhu, Randall R. Gaiser
  • Publication number: 20030037672
    Abstract: Temperature swing adsorption of contaminants such as water and air from a gas stream such as air is conducted using adsorbent packed in tube side passages of a tube and shell heat exchanger adsorber. After a period of adsorption heating fluid is passed through the shell side passage of the adsorber during regeneration and upon exiting from the adsorber is recycled via a heater back into the shell side of the adsorber. During a cooling phase of the regeneration, a cooling fluid is passed through the shell side passage of the adsorber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Shivaji Sircar
  • Publication number: 20030037673
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating air with an iodinated resin to remove contaminants contained in the air. The iodinated resin is an iodinated anion exchange resin. The present invention also relates a system for treating air. The system comprises a means for providing an air path for air to move through, and an iodinated resin disposed in the air path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Pierre Jean Messier
  • Publication number: 20030037674
    Abstract: An exhaust aftertreatment filter is provided with localized and efficient heating for regeneration. Electrical and/or thermal conductors are wound with filter media sheets into a filter roll and/or conductors are provided at axial ends of the filter roll and/or microwave radiation is used for localized hot zone heating. Regeneration is provided at lateral slices of the filter roll lying in a plane extending transversely and radially relative to the filter roll axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Mark C. Allie, Barry M. Verdegan, Murray R. Schukar, William C. Haberkamp, C. Raymond Cheng, Matthew P. Henrichsen
  • Publication number: 20030037675
    Abstract: Filter arrangements include a barrier media in the form of fluted media treated with a deposit of fine fibers. The media is particularly advantageous in high temperature (greater than 140 to 240° F.) systems. Such systems may include engine systems, gas turbine systems, and fuel cell systems. Filter arrangements may take the form of media packs having a circular cross-section or a racetrack shaped cross-section, or media packs formed in a panel configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Gary R. Gillingham, Mark A. Gogins, Thomas M. Weik
  • Publication number: 20030037676
    Abstract: An air filter assembly includes a filter media that is electrostatically charged. The filter media has a first porosity at the inlet side and a second porosity at the outlet side. An electrostatic charge preferably is maintained across the entire filter media to enhance the particle gathering qualities of the media. In one example, multiple layers of filter materials having different porosities are used. In another example, a single filter material having a progressively decreasing porosity is used. One example includes a conductive filter layer that serves as one of the electrodes for the electrostatic field generating portion of the assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Kevin Bryant Dunshee
  • Publication number: 20030037677
    Abstract: An effective desiccant for use in a package which has a material including at least in part solid particles of one or more materials, at least one of such materials having an average particle size range 0.001 to 0.1 micrometers to provide a high rate of water absorption and to provide an equilibrium minimum humidity level lower than a humidity level to which a highly moisture sensitive electronic device is sensitive within a sealed enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Michael L. Boroson, Jeffrey P. Serbicki, Peter G. Bessey, Glen C. Irvin, Lawrence A. Rowley, Cheryl J. Kaminsky
  • Publication number: 20030037678
    Abstract: A wet exhaust processing system including an exhaust separator having a lower water containing portion and a wet exhaust inlet and a separated exhaust outlet above the water. An overflow pipe controls the upper lever of the water in the separator and a pump connected to the lower portion pumps the water therefrom to a filtering device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Bobby J. Payne, Timothy Cleveland
  • Publication number: 20030037679
    Abstract: A rotary compressor system having a driven rotary compressor unit (10, 11), a separator vessel (13) receiving compressed gas and entrained liquid from said compressor (10) for collecting the liquid therein and for returning the liquid to a lower pressure zone of the compressor (10) and a moisture absorber (22) receiving compressed gas flow leaving a separation zone of the separator vessel (13) and passing the compressed gas flow relative to a flow of said liquid such that moisture in the compressed gas flow is transferred to said liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Anthony John Kitchener
  • Publication number: 20030037680
    Abstract: Electric coffee maker includes a housing (1) comprising a base (5) on which rests a support (3) for an infusion receptacle (5), an upright (4) secured to the base (2) enclosing an infusion group and carrying at its upper region an infusion head (6) overlying the support, and a water reservoir (7) formed by a tubular body comprising a base (8) and a sidewall (9) and adapted to supply the infusion group. The water reservoir (7) is pivotally mounted on the base about a vertical axis (X-X′) to occupy at least one closed position and at least one extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Jacky Rolland
  • Publication number: 20030037681
    Abstract: The present invention comprises an improved device and method for automated cooking foods with a liquid such as water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Liang Zhu, Richard Bryan Sagar
  • Publication number: 20030037682
    Abstract: The invention involves an improved cooking system of the type having a cooking vessel with watertight lower portion of a concave interior, having side walls generally upwardly extending from a bottom. The improvement is the addition of an annular, substantially hemi-toroidal insert. The insert is dimensioned to engage an inner surface of the side walls thereby removably supporting the insert within the cooking vessel remote from the bottom. There is a central opening in the middle of the insert, above the bottom of the vessel, whereby the bottom of the vessel may be accessed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: DuWayne M. Dzbinski
  • Publication number: 20030037683
    Abstract: The baking device produces endless strips of baked goods from pourable baking dough. A cylindrical baking ring of metal is disposed to rotate about its central axis, while it is supported outside its center. The baking ring has one or more endless baking surfaces on which the strips are produced. A stationary depositing device deposits baking mass onto the rotating baking surface before the baking surface travels into a baking zone. A stationary receiving device removes the at least partially baked strips from the baking ring for further processing. A stationary electrical induction coil is disposed in the baking zone. The induction coil is arranged adjacent the baking ring so that the ring, as it moves through the magnetic field of the coil, is heated by induction for generating heat with which the strips are baked from below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Franz Haas, Johann Haas, Erich Koletnik
  • Publication number: 20030037684
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for making flours having a high food safety level comprising the grinding of grains previously cleaned and moistened, characterized in that, prior to or simultaneously with said grinding, said grains are brought into contact with ozone produced from a carrier gas, preferably in a quantity of between 0.5 and 20 expressed in grams of ozone per kilo of grains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Yvin, Alain Bailli, Jean-Marie Joubert, Olivier Bertaud
  • Publication number: 20030037685
    Abstract: A food processor (1) with two bowls (20, 21), which are of different constructions and each comprise a bottom wall (22, 31) and a tubular inner portion (28, 34) rising from the bottom wall (22, 31) into the bowl interior, comprises two transmission pieces (60, 61) which are preferably of different constructions and by means of which the formation of an inadmissible combination of a bowl (20, 21) and a tool (42, 45, 46), which can be introduced into the bowl (20, 21) and is associated with one of the bowls (20, 21), can be prevented in a simple manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventor: Johann Unteregger
  • Publication number: 20030037686
    Abstract: A liquid pressure transfer printing method for a steering wheel rim of an automobile, using a transfer printing sheet having different patterns or brightness at the left and right sides thereof, is achieved by preparing a transfer printing sheet for a front surface where patterns having a predetermined shape are arranged at all positions corresponding to transfer printing positions on the front surface of the core of the steering wheel rim by using computer graphics so that the patterns can be concurrently transfer-printed at the transfer printing positions, preparing transfer printing sheets for part of a rear surface where patterns of a predetermined shape are independently arranged to correspond to positions of the patterns of a predetermined shape of the transfer printing sheet for the front surface by using computer graphics so that transfer printing can be performed without interference on the rear surface of the core of the steering wheel rim where a steering column attachment portion protrudes, perfor
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Youn-Soo Cho
  • Publication number: 20030037687
    Abstract: The invention concerns an endless sleeve comprising at least a substantially cylindrical support and whereof the outer surface is coated with at least a layer of bonding and permanently adhesive material. Said sleeve is designed to be mounted on a support cylinder, while its outer surface enables printing plates to be removably fixed by adhesion. The invention is applicable for flexographic printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Laurent Aubanel
  • Publication number: 20030037688
    Abstract: A method for holding a sheet material wound around a circumferential surface of a rotating drum and an image recording apparatus are provided. When at least one of a leading edge and a trailing edge of the sheet material, which is fed in a direction tangential to the rotating drum, is nipped between the circumferential surface of the rotating drum and chucks, nipping by the chucks is sequentially effected from one axial-direction end of the rotating drum to the other axial-direction end of the rotating drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi Fukui
  • Publication number: 20030037689
    Abstract: Determining and correcting registration errors, which are caused by the rotational speed of a print cylinder changing because of a sheet passing between the print cylinder and a sheet transport conveyor belt. At least one first registration mark is applied onto the conveyor belt prior to a sheet being transported thereby, and at least one second registration mark is applied onto the conveyor belt after the transported sheet. By the detection of the first registration mark and the second registration mark, a calculation of a timing number between the detection of the first registration mark and the second registration mark can be made. The calculated timing number is compared to a target value to determine any error due to change in angular velocity of the print cylinder due to engagement with the sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Ingo Klaus Michael Dreher, Heiko Hunold, Patrick Metzler, Stefan Schrader
  • Publication number: 20030037690
    Abstract: A process and printing machine for determining registration errors and correcting therefore. At least one first registration mark is applied onto a conveyor belt for transporting a sheet, and at least one second registration mark is applied onto the sheet adjacent to the first registration mark. The first registration mark and the second registration mark are detected, the distance between the first registration mark and the second registration mark is calculated, and the difference between the calculated distance and a distance without different speeds of the conveyor belt and the sheet (a target value) is calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Ingo Klaus Michael Dreher, Heiko Hunold, Patrick Metzler, Stefan Schrader
  • Publication number: 20030037691
    Abstract: A munition incorporating a fuze mechanism adapted to prevent momentary disarming of the mechanism once same is placed in an armed state. The fuze mechanism incorporates a fuze housing having a slide member movable slidably longitudinally between an unarmed position and an armed position. In an unarmed position, a firing pin tip of an arming screw engages a lock post disposed within an opening in the slide member to hold the slide member in the unarmed position. When the arming screw is unscrewed during airborne deployment of the munition, the firing pin tip is withdrawn from the lock post. This enables a spring to urge the slide member into a laterally extended position. As the slide member moves into its laterally extended position, the lock post drops partially out of the slide member into abutting engagement with a bottom cover of the fuze mechanism, thus preventing the slide member from moving back towards its unarmed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Michael F. Steele, William Marc Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20030037692
    Abstract: A chemical reaction between molten aluminum and an oxygen carrier such as water to do useful work is disclosed, and in particular two chemical methods to obtain aluminum in its molten state. One is to detonate a HE/Al mixture with surplus Al in stoichiometry, and the other is to use an oxidizer/Al mixture with surplus Al in stoichiometry. Additionally, there is a physical method of shocking and heating Al using high temperature reaction products. The produced Al in its liquid form is forced to react with an oxygen carrying liquid (e.g. water), giving off heat and releasing hydrogen gas or other gaseous material. A water solution of some oxygen-rich chemicals (e.g. ammonium nitrate) can be advantageously used in place of water. A shaped charge is also disclosed having a liner that contains aluminum, propelled by a high explosive such as RDX or its mixture with aluminum powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Liqing Liu
  • Publication number: 20030037693
    Abstract: A method of producing a liner for a shaped charge comprising mixing a composition of powdered metal with plasticizers and binders to form a paste. The paste is then particulated and injected into an injection mold. The paste is molded into a molded liner shape and then chemically treated to remove plasticizers and binders from the molded liner shape. After being removed from the injection mold the molded liner shape is sintered inside of a furnace. The powdered metal composition can be comprised of a mixture of from 60% to 97% by weight of powdered heavy metal and from 40% to 3% by weight of cobalt, or the powdered metal composition can be comprised of a mixture of from 60% to 97% by weight of powdered heavy metal and from 40% to 3% of copper, the preferred heavy metal being tungsten.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Clarence W. Wendt, David Betancourt, John D. Loehr, James W. Reese
  • Publication number: 20030037694
    Abstract: A track working machine includes a track-bound machine frame and a working unit mounted on the machine frame. A track lifting unit is vertically adjustably mounted on the machine frame and includes a tool frame, lifting drives connecting the tool frame for vertical adjustment to the machine frame, and flanged rollers for supporting the tool frame on each rail of the track. Two pairs of lifting rollers are mounted on the tool frame in the region of each rail, and spaced apart in longitudinal direction. Each pair has a transverse adjustment drive for squeezing the lifting rollers together transversely to the longitudinal direction, and a vertical adjustment drive for independent vertical adjustment of the lifting rollers relative to the tool frame. Distancing of the lifting rollers of each pair is coupled to automatic actuation of the associated adjustment drive for lowering the lifting rollers relative to the tool frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: FRANZ PLASSER BAHNBAUMASCHINEN- INDUSTRIEGESELLSCHAFT M.B.H.
    Inventors: Josef Theurer, Manfred Brunninger
  • Publication number: 20030037695
    Abstract: A track bed rehabilitating machine comprises a machine frame supported on a track by undercarriages for movement along the track in an operating direction. The machine frame comprises a first machine frame part, a second machine frame part and a third machine frame part. A first coupling links the second machine frame part to the first machine frame part, a second coupling links the third machine frame part to the second machine frame part, and one of the undercarriages is arranged adjacent the first coupling. Two crawler tractors are spaced from each other in a direction extending transversely to the machine frame and connected to the second machine frame part, and drives connect the crawler tractors to the second machine frame part for vertically adjusting the crawler tractors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: Franz Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen- Industriegesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventors: Josef Theurer, Herbert Worgotter
  • Publication number: 20030037696
    Abstract: A swing motion rail road freight car truck is provided that does not have lateral underslung cross bracing in the nature of a transom, a frame brace, or lateral rods. The truck has a truck bolster and a pair of side frames, the truck bolster being mounted transversely relative to the side frames. The side frames have spring seats for the groups of springs. The springs seats may be on rockers, or may be rigidly mounted in the side frames. Friction dampers are provided in inboard and outboard pairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: National Steel Car Ltd.
    Inventor: James W. Forbes
  • Publication number: 20030037697
    Abstract: A polishing fluid for polishing a metal includes, submicron particles, water, and a nonoxidizing reagent for removal of the metal, the nonoxidizing reagent being a hard base anion species of a Lewis base having a chemical bonding affinity for the metal to deter formation of a passivation oxide on the metal, which hard base anion is present in a concentration that maximizes removal of the metal in the absence of the passivation oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Jinru Bian
  • Publication number: 20030037698
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to surface covering building materials for roofs, sidewalls and other exterior surfaces exposed to the weather such as, but not limited to, asphaltic and non-asphaltic roofing materials, wherein said surface covering building materials exhibit long-term resistance to microbial growth-induced staining. The surface covering building materials include a component having antimicrobial potential which consists essentially of (a) a copper component or a tin component and (b) a barium metaborate monohydrate component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: Elk Corporation of Dallas
    Inventors: Matti Kiik, Michael L. Bryson, Casimir Paul Weaver, Robert Eugene Pine
  • Publication number: 20030037699
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ink composition for ink jet recording, which can produce high-quality prints and has excellent ejection stability, and to provide an ink set using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Masahiro Yatake
  • Publication number: 20030037700
    Abstract: A highly bleed-alleviating ink composition including at least one colorant, an aqueous media, a linear diol, and a humectant. The main feature of the ink composition is the addition of the linear diol. When the ink composition is applied in ink-jet printing, not only is the bleeding between black ink and color ink alleviated, but also water-fastness and printing quality are improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Yi-Jing Leu, In-Shan Sir, Chia-Hsin Chien, Yu-Chang Shen, Yu-Ting Lin
  • Publication number: 20030037701
    Abstract: Compounds of the Formula (I): 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: wyeth
    Inventors: Richard E. Mewshaw, Rulin Zhao
  • Publication number: 20030037702
    Abstract: We describe a system of electronically active inks which may include electronically addressable contrast media, conductors, insulators, resistors, semiconductive materials, magnetic materials, spin materials, piezoelectric materials, optoelectronic, thermoelectric or radio frequency materials. We further describe a printing system capable of laying down said materials in a definite pattern. Such a system may be used for instance to: print a flat panel display complete with onboard drive logic; print a working logic circuit onto any of a large class of substrates; print an electrostatic or piezoelectric motor with onboard logic and feedback or print a working radio transmitter or receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: E Ink Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph M. Jacobson
  • Publication number: 20030037703
    Abstract: A cellulose ester film is disclosed which comprises a polyhydric alcohol ester, which is an ester of one or more kinds of monocarboxylic acids with an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol, wherein the cellulose ester film has a water vapor transmission rate of from 20 to 260 g/m2·24 hours measured under conditions of 25° C. and 90% RH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Koichi Saito
  • Publication number: 20030037704
    Abstract: Sulfur, useable in as an additive to asphalt in the preparation of asphalt binders can be plasticized by addition of carbon and further treated with amyl acetate. This plasticized sulfur can be formed into solid particles and then added to asphalt as either a minority or majority component to create desired paving binder compositions. The solid plasticized sulfur has non-sick non-flow properties within a wide range of ambient temperatures, and it can be stored solid for subsequent use in paving applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: William R. Bailey, Norm D. Pugh
  • Publication number: 20030037705
    Abstract: A titanium dioxide powder/iron oxide mixed oxide which is prepared from FeCl3 and TiCl4 using a pyrogenic, especially a flame hydrolytic method. A further possibility is to coat pyrogenically, especially flame hydrolytically prepared titanium dioxide with iron oxide in aqueous dispersion. Both of these titanium dioxide powders which contain iron oxide may be used as a UV absorber in sunscreens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: Dehussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Werner Hartmann, Dieter Kerner
  • Publication number: 20030037706
    Abstract: A silica having a high degree of dispersibility and a low dust concentration contains at least two silica fractions that differ by at least 10% in at least one value of BET or CTAB surface area or DBP absorption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: DE GUSSA AG
    Inventors: Stefan Uhrlandt, Ralf Schmoll, Anke Blume, Detlef Luginsland
  • Publication number: 20030037707
    Abstract: Concrete comprising water and cement in which the aggregates of sand and stones wholly or partially are substituted by crushed glass, the substantial part of the sand fraction being substituted either by glass of a grain size of 0-5 mm, by a non alkali reactive mineral with said grain size, or by a combination of said two types of fractions. The substantial part of the stone fraction is substituted by glass of a grain size 5-20 mm. The concrete also comprises silica dust, flyash or finely crushed slag if the finest fraction of glass (0-5 mm) is present in significant amounts in the concrete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Lasse Sunde
  • Publication number: 20030037708
    Abstract: Cementitious compositions, which may make use of waste glass, comprise glass material, alkali metal aluminate and a cement. Also provided are cementitious binders and solidifiable cementitious compositions (such as mortars and concretes) incorporating the cementitious compositions. The cementitious composition is mixed with water to form the cementitious binder, and aggregate is added to the cementitious binder to form the solidifiable cementitious compositions. Solidifiable cementitious compositions formed from the cementitious compositions have superior early and long-term strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: Zstone Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Tarig M. Monawar
  • Publication number: 20030037709
    Abstract: A multiple purpose table having at least one fixed or moveable work surface, support walls and frame, and an adjustable arm for supporting a video display, which can retract into a protective storage well beneath one or more of said work surfaces. The adjustable arm is attached to the support walls below a work surface at a first end. A second end of the adjustable arm is attachable to the display. A display storage position of the multiple purpose table includes placing the adjustable arm second end and display below the work surface. A display access position of the multiple purpose table includes moving any work surface covering the storage position and raising the display, supported by the adjustable arm, into the user determined viewing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Frank Kolavo
  • Publication number: 20030037710
    Abstract: A pallet for use in loading, storage and transportation of shock sensitive equipment with the pallet including an upper member supported in a spaced condition from a lower member to form pockets for fork lifts or the like with the upper member isolated from the lower member by a set of elastomer mounts that react to external compressive forces thereon by internal shearing resistance rather than compression resistance with the edge of support member spaced laterally from the edges the lower member to inhibit the upper members from contacting each other when one pallets are positioned adjacent to each other and are subject to shock or vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Robert James Monson, Trevor J. McCollough