Abstract: A suspension damper system is provided. The damper system includes a damper with a damper rod, a portion of which extends from the proximal end of the damper. The damper rod includes a bore and an electrode disposed within the bore. A fastener for securing the damper rod to a vehicle is also provided. The fastener is disposed over the damper rod and includes a circumferential groove. An electrical connector which includes an electrically conducting terminal is connected to the electrode. The connector includes a lock which mates with the groove in the fastener and includes a ground terminal which is connected to the damper rod.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture for a coaxial cable connector that allows variable wire termination orientations are disclosed. A connector housing is used to install the embodiments upon a mating connector, with a cable housing providing contact for a coax cable. A core member provides connection for an inner conductor, and a cap is used to seal the connector, once the cable is installed within the cable housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is provided having a header connector and a receptacle connector matable with one another. An array of signal contacts are secured to the header connector and arranged in differential contact pairs. The differential contact pairs are configured to carry differential signal pairs. An array of L-shaped ground shields are secured to the header connector. Optionally, a second side may be added to the L-shape to form a C-shaped ground shield. Each ground shield is arranged to partially surround and isolate a corresponding differential contact pair from adjacent differential contact pairs. The receptacle contact includes a mating face having an array of contact receiving holes and ground shield receiving notches. The contact receiving holes are arranged in differential hole pairs corresponding to, and matable with, the differential contact pairs. The ground shield receiving notches are configured to be matable with the ground shields.

Abstract: A system for implanting a medical electrical lead includes an elongated lead body and a relatively non-compliant lead extension joined to a proximal end of the proximal portion of the lead body. The lead body includes a plurality of connector rings positioned about a proximal portion of the lead body. The lead extension includes a plurality of temporary contact surfaces and a plurality of conductors wherein each conductor joins a temporary contact surface to a corresponding connector ring.

Abstract: Electrical apparatus comprising a base which can accommodate a constituent member, and which can be fitted to a holding rail, in particular a top hat-type rail, via a locking device with two opposite fastening catches (30), one of which is joined to a slide (31).

Abstract: An inexpensive switch connecting structure is provided capable of avoiding abnormal wear-off or deformation of a contact spring of a supporting plate even if a movement in a basic shape is placed in a timepiece case having a shape different from the movement and a push button is repeatedly used. The switch connecting structure includes a supporting plate attached to cap a movement of a timepiece and provided with a contact spring having a contact portion at a tip brought into contact with a switch contact portion of a circuit board, and a switch regulating plate provided with a switch spring on an outer periphery corresponding to said contact spring and covering at least part of said supporting plate, wherein said switch spring is flexed by operation of an externally operated component attached to a timepiece case, thereby bringing the contact portion of the contact spring of said supporting plate into contact with the switch contact portion of said circuit board.

Abstract: A joint connector has wire holders (15a, 15b, 15c) that project in a wire draw-out direction from wire draw-out portions (14b) of housings (12a, 12b, 12c) where wires (W) connected with terminal fittings (20) are drawn out. The wires (W) are held tightly between the inner surfaces of the opposite wire holding portions (15a, 15b, 15c). Holding projections (16) project from the inner surfaces of the wire holding portions (15a, 15b, 15c) toward the opposite surfaces, so that the wires (W) can be so held as not to come out while being partly squeezed.

Abstract: Wire bondable connectors assembly 10 is provided, including a lead element 12 have a lead portion 14 and a carrier strip portion 16, a first coining area 20 and a second coining area 22 formed in the lead element 12, and a connector housing 18 molded to the lead portion 14, including a fence element 24 surrounding the first coining area 20. In this fashion, the carrier strip portion 16 may be separated from the lead portion 14 in the location of the second coining area 22 while leaving the lead portion 14 secure within the connector housing 18.

Abstract: An amphibian bridge-forming and ferrying vehicle has a self-propelled main floating body having a main deck and two foldable lateral floating bodies having a lateral deck, respectively. Two foldable, hydraulically liftable and lowerable folding ramps with a ramp base and a ramp tip are provided. The folding ramps are connected to the lateral floating bodies. The ramp tips rest against the topside of the ramp bases, respectively, when the folding ramps are in a folded position. The main deck, the lateral decks, and the folding ramps together form a continuous roadway.

Abstract: A water jet propulsion type outboard motor (1) which includes: a power source (2); a driving system; a housing (3); a curved tubular duct member (5); guide blades (22); and an impeller (14). The duct member (5) is fixed to the housing (3) on which the power source (2) is mounted, and having a suction port (9a) and a discharge port (11a). The guide blades (22) are provided within the duct member in the vicinity of the discharge port (11a) of the duct member (5). The impeller (14) is rotated by the driving system for transmitting a driving power of the power source (2), and has a spiral blade (20) with outer peripheral edge thereof close to an inner peripheral face of the duct member (5), and outer peripheral distal end portion thereof extending toward the suction port (9a).

Abstract: An engine dewatering system. The system includes a two-stroke engine having a crankshaft and a housing disposed about the crankshaft. The housing includes a drainage opening and a valve disposed in the drainage opening. The valve can be moved between an open position to permit drainage of water that may accumulate within the engine and a closed position that allows operation of the two-stroke engine. Additionally, the system includes valves coupled to vents for operating fluids, such as fuel and oil.

Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust system for watercraft, having an exhaust pipe which leads from an engine system to an exhaust gas outlet, wherein a through-flow means for degrading the energy of seawater gushing through the exhaust gas outlet into said exhaust pipe is provided in the section of said exhaust pipe preceding the exhaust gas outlet, and that at least one settling basin is provided in the area of said means for degrading the energy of seawater, or upstream thereof in the direction of exhaust gas flow, and a drainage conduit leads from the deepest point of the settling basin into the surroundings of the vessel.

Abstract: The invention is an inflatable children's pool with a centrally located safety seat accommodating a seated infant which may be filled with water or sand to permit a child to safely play at home or at the beach without constant and immediate supervision. The device also includes a detachable shade to shield the seated infant from harmful exposure to the sun.

Abstract: A kickboard having a rigid base of generally thin, rectangular, shape. At least one shallow cutout or depression is formed in the top surface of the base, the depression extending rearwardly from near the front edge of the base and being at least wide enough and long enough to receive a swimmer's arm when the swimmer grips the front edge of the base with his hand. A layer of cushioning material can be provided in the depression to cushion the arm of the swimmer while gripping the board by the front edge. The front edge of the board is rounded and at least partly cushioned as well. A groove is provided in the bottom surface of the base positioned to receive the finger-tips of the swimmer while gripping the front edge. A second groove can be provided in the top surface of the base, just behind the finger-tip groove, for receiving a portion of the palm of the swimmer's hand while gripping the front edge.

Abstract: A water sports device for supporting a seated human rider while the rider and the device are towed behind a powered water craft, the device including an elongated board having a front end and a back end to which is secured a seat for supporting the buttocks of the rider in a position spaced from and roughly centered above the back one-third of the board, a binding for securing the feet of the rider over the top of the board secured to the board, an elongated hydrofoil extends downward from the board and a planing blade secured to the hydrofoil spaced from the board, so as to be generally parallel to the board so that the planing blade provides essentially no lift when the board is horizontal. The improvement resides in enabling the rider of a personal sit down hydrofoil to adjust the binding to accommodate his/her leg length and increase the amount of control the rider has when mounted to the ski.

Abstract: A carpet which is suitable for use in a vehicular passageway, includes a backing fabric that is woven by using the multi-filament yams for the warps and wefts. A binding resin is applied to the filaments which compose the weft. The filaments which make up the weft are partially fixed to one another through the binding resin. The warp and the weft are partially fixed through the binding resin sticking on the filament of the weft before the tufting process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the modification of surface properties of particulate, linear, sheet-like, or three-dimensional structures using alkoxylated polyvinylamines. The invention further relates to novel alkoxylated polyvinylamines, and also to a process for their preparation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pre-moistened wipe for treating a surface, said pre-moistened wipe comprising: (a) a substrate; wherein said substrate is substantially free of a binder or latex material and said; and (b) a composition applied to said substrate, said composition having (i) a pH of about 7 or less and comprising (ii) at least about one surfactant; and (iii) a polymeric biguanide.

Abstract: A carpet backing prepared from a polyurethane forming composition which comprises:

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cleaning tool whose structure comprises a substrate to at least one side of which fibers have been fixed by flocking, said fibers covering at least part of said side and carrying droplets of binder mainly at their free end. Characteristically, said binder is filled in its bulk with abrasive particles and said fibers are present on at least part of said side at a density greater than 1000 fibers/cm2. The present invention further relates to a process for the manufacture of said tool.

Abstract: A method of forming durable nonwoven fabrics by hydroentanglement includes providing a precursor web comprising a blend of matrix fibers, lyocell fibers, and fusible binder fibers. The precursor web is subjected to hydroentanglement on a three-dimensional image transfer device to create a patterned and imaged fabric. Fabrics formed in accordance with the present invention exhibit significant improvements in strength while remaining drapeable and are capable of withstanding multiple laundry washing with nominal shrinkage.

Abstract: A method and lamp produced by using this method for evenly disbursing mercury and other lamp compounds throughout the entire length of assembled fluorescent lamps by uniformly and thoroughly heating each lamp's sealed chamber containing these materials to a temperature high enough to vaporize the mercury therein.

Abstract: Methods for sealing and fabricating a cap in an FED which is able to seal a cap in a vacuum space comprise: a step of fabricating a cap on which sealant is applied; a step of locating the cap with the sealant on a substrate of a panel on which a hole is formed in a vacuum chamber; a step of hardening the sealant by irradiating laser onto the sealant, in order to prevent oxygen from inducing into the panel, and to prevent electrodes formed on the panel from being contaminated.

Abstract: Twirling confetti includes a plurality of devices, each said device comprising a thin flat member having a first side edge, a second side edge, a longitudinal center line extending between the edges, a first end and a second end. The member is configured so that the cross-sectional area of the member decreases from the second end towards the first end. An elongated rib extends between the ends to one side of the center line. A weight is connected to the flat member adjacent to the first end.

Abstract: An object display method and apparatus is disclosed which can easily display changeover of an entity, and an amusement apparatus is disclosed which can display a simulated burst having reality and punch. The method and apparatus first displays only one of the objects and hides other objects from the field of view. Then, the method and apparatus displays the previously hidden objects and at the same time hides the previously displayed object.

Abstract: The combination of the following items can make my doll/dolls new, loveable and attractive.

Abstract: A face with glowing eyes returns stare or blinks at onlookers. At least the head of a being or creature is provided on a backing with a pair of LEDs positioned in empty sockets or under evil brows. The base of each LED rests against or is placed adjacent to the front of the backing, while electrical leads on the other side secure the LEDs in place. The approach to prop construction described may also be employed for less sinister purposes.

Abstract: An attachment structure for motor and a racing vehicle toy, wherein a motor can easily be attached thereto and removed therefrom, are provided. The attachment structure for motor for toy, for setting a motor in a motor containing part provided in a base body, comprises a motor holding plate capable of turning on a predetermined rotational shaft line attached to the base body. The motor holding plate is capable of taking up an open position for opening the motor containing part and a close position for closing the motor containing part by the turn. The motor holding plate holds a body part of the motor set in the motor containing part at the close position. The motor holding plate comprises an engaging portion capable of engaging with an engage portion provided on the base body with elasticity of the engaging portion or the engage portion when the motor holding plate is at the close position.

Abstract: A toy includes a housing, a plurality of buttons arranged to initiate playback of a tune or other sounds, a transparent enclosure containing a plurality of balls, an agitator extending into the enclosure, a motor mounted within the housing for causing the agitator to oscillate and propel balls that encounter the agitator against the walls of the enclosure, a sound generator and speaker, and control circuitry for causing the sound generator to play selected sounds upon pressing of one of the buttons, and for intermittently activating the agitator during playback of the sounds. The housing of the toy may be arranged to resemble a piano, and the buttons may be configured to resemble keys of the piano.

Abstract: The present invention provides a suspension for a toy and a vehicle toy, which can properly ground right and left wheels.

Abstract: A multi-purpose projecting device for propelling and disseminating, generally vertically, paper disks, confetti, or fluid contained in a cartridge. Contents of the cartridge as well as the outside surface of the launching tube may be covered with a fluorescent material. The launching tube may serve as a flagpole to supplement its primary function at large social gatherings such as sporting or music events, wedding ceremonies, holiday celebrations, etc. The device consists of a two-part cylindrical launching apparatus and a cylindrical cartridge that may hold paper disks, confetti, fluid, or other soft materials such as fiber, string, fabric, etc. The upper section of the launching tube folds back, into which the cartridge can then be inserted. The lower section of the launching tube consists of a spring, a plunger, a spring, a string, and a trigger. After the cartridge is loaded, a string connecting to the plunger is pulled, contracting the spring and setting the trigger ready for launching.

Abstract: A garment is formed as a brassiere by exchangeably combining at least a part of a right bust cup, a left bust cup, a right belt portion, a left belt portion, a front portion and a midriff band with the provision of at least one fastener, thereby designs of these garments maybe changed for satisfying an individual taste and repairs done easily for keeping long life, enhancing enjoyment of many variations.

Abstract: A method and system is disclosed for reducing slurry usage in a chemical mechanical polishing operation utilizing at least one polishing pad thereof. Slurry can be intermittently supplied to a chemical mechanical polishing device. The slurry is generally flushed so that a portion of said slurry is trapped in a plurality of pores of at least one polishing pad associated with said chemical mechanical polishing device, wherein only a minimum amount of said slurry necessary is utilized to perform said chemical mechanical polishing operation, thereby reducing slurry usage and maintaining a consistent level of slurry removal rate performance and a decrease in particle defects thereof. The present invention thus discloses a method and system for intermittently delivering slurry to a chemical mechanical polishing device in a manner that significantly conserves slurry usage.

Abstract: A polishing pad assembly for use in a chemical-mechanical polishing apparatus comprises a polishing pad having at least a first aperture therethrough and a platen for supporting the polishing pad having a second aperture therethrough at least a portion of which is larger than the first aperture. A substantially transparent plug includes at least a first section having a first dimension for positioning substantially within the first aperture and at least a second section having a second dimension larger than the first dimension for positioning substantially within the second aperture. The optical plug is made of a polymeric material which may be press-fit through the platen into polishing pad.

Abstract: A grinding or polishing machine or device having a grinding or polishing disc for grinding or polishing a work piece for the condition of the work piece placed against the lower surface of the grinding or polishing disc. The grinding or polishing disc has a plurality of slots extending therethrough to allow visual inspection of the work piece during the grinding or polishing operation.

Abstract: Machines with solution dispensers and methods of using such machines for chemical-mechanical planarization and/or electrochemical—mechanical planarization/deposition of microelectronic workpieces. One embodiment of such a machine includes a table having a support surface, a processing pad on the support surface, and a carrier assembly having a head configured to hold a microelectronic workpiece. The carrier assembly can further include a drive assembly that manipulates the head. The machine can also include a solution dispenser separate from the head. The solution dispenser can include a support extending over the pad and a fluid discharge unit or distributor carried by the support. The fluid discharge unit is configured to discharge a planarizing solution onto a plurality of separate locations across the pad.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for grinding at least the running surface of a rail (1), especially of a railway rail, by producing a relative movement between a grinding wheel (12) having a profile that mates the profile of the running surface, and a rail (1) in the longitudinal direction thereof. The aim of the invention is to avoid an overheating when large amounts of material are removed. To this end, the axis (21) of the grinding wheel (12) includes, with a plane (22) that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the rail (1), an angle a that deviates from 0°.

Abstract: An efficient method of cleaning various workpieces is the so-called wet blasting, by which the workpieces are exposed to a spraying of water with a content of hard macro particles. Optimally, this blasting medium should be recirculated, but this implies noticeable problems with respect to separation of cleaned-off dirt and worn-down blasting particles. The invention provides for a system for processing units enabling these problems to be overcome in a relatively simple manner for achieving a high efficiency and low costs of the combined system.

Abstract: An apparatus for performing semiconductor planarizing operations is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a carrier assembly for maintaining a workpiece therein in a face up orientation. A roller assembly includes a first cylindrical roller and a cylindrical second roller, the first and second rollers being linked to one another through a pair of arms. Each of the first and second rollers may be independently positioned with respect to a horizontal plane, the horizontal plane being substantially parallel to a top surface of the workpiece.

Abstract: A polishing tool is used for polishing a workpiece in a state such that the workpiece is pressed against and brought into sliding contact with the polishing tool. The polishing tool is formed of thermoplastic resin having an average glass transition temperature (Tg) ranging from 270 K to 400 K. The thermoplastic resin includes a first phase having a low glass transition temperature (Tg) of 320 K or lower within a range of from 10 weight % to 90 weight %, and a second phase having a high glass transition temperature (Tg) of 320 K or higher within a range of from 90 weight % to 10 weight %.

Abstract: A highly accurate, long-life grindstone for shaping a gear and a method of fabricating the grindstone, without depending on the accuracy of form of a base metal and without using a special grinding machine or a special lapping machine, are disclosed. A super-abrasive layer (29) of a predetermined thickness is fixedly attached on the outer periphery of a body portion (24) of the base metal (23) formed in a cylinder solid. The super-abrasive layer (29) is metal-bonded, and has the outer periphery thereof formed with a toothed portion (31) in the shape of the teeth of an external gear by electric discharge machining.

Abstract: A chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) apparatus includes a polishing pad, a platen, and a cleaning apparatus which provides a cleaning fluid for cleaning the polishing head. The cleaning apparatus includes a shaft located outside a periphery of the polishing pad, and an arm mounted to the shaft and extending over the polishing pad such that a bottom surface of the arm confronts the polishing surface of the polishing pad. Further, a cleaning fluid path is defined in the arm along a length of the arm, and first drop holes are defined in the arm which are fluidly connected to the cleaning fluid path and which drop cleaning fluid onto the polishing surface of the polishing pad.

Abstract: An abrasive drum, suitable for polishing or sanding a workpiece, that incorporates an internal expansion member, configured so that when a belt of abrasive material fitted to the exterior cylindrical surface so that a loop of the band is disposed around the internal expansion member, expansion of the member tensions the abrasive band against the surface of the drum. The invention includes the abrasive drum, a sander or polisher that incorporates the abrasive drum, and a method of using the drum of the invention to grind, shape, polish, or sand a workpiece.

Abstract: A random orbital sander including a housing, a motor having a vertical axis in the housing, a pad coupled to the motor, a face on the pad extending substantially perpendicularly to the vertical axis, a shroud surrounding the pad, an opening in the shroud, and a dust discharge tube having an inner end in communication with the opening and an outer end on the dust discharge tube end extending at an acute angle to the face of the pad. An orbital sander wherein the pad is supported from the sander housing by columnar units located on opposite sides of the motor. A bore in the motor shaft conducts compressed air through the chamber housing the bearings which support the spindle which mounts the pad.

Abstract: This apparatus includes a unit for adhering an elastic seal to a lens holder, a unit for causing the lens holder, to which the elastic seal is adhered, to hold a lens, a pivotal arm, an arm driving unit for pivoting the pivotal arm, a clamp unit attached to the pivotal arm to be vertically movable to hold the lens holder, and a clamp driving unit for vertically moving the clamp unit. The pivotal arm is pivoted to sequentially adhere the elastic seal to the lens holder and hold the lens by the lens holder.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a contamination prevention system and method of use having a contamination prevention shield that cooperates with a high pressure rinse apparatus to prevent contamination of particles within a CMP apparatus. The contamination prevention shield has a cleaning cup, two vertical side shields, a front vertical shield, and a floor that cooperate to prevent leakage of fluid splattered during a high pressure rinse of the CMP apparatus and an interior portion of a CMP apparatus housing; and a high pressure rinse apparatus connected to the contamination prevention shield having a conduit with at least one nozzle for dispensing cleaning fluid during a high pressure rinse cycle. Additionally, a plurality of contamination prevention shields may be used in combination with the high pressure rinse apparatus to further prevent contamination of an interior portion of the housing and the CMP apparatus.

Abstract: The invention provides a backing for an abrasive article comprising a sheet-like polymeric substrate having a first major surface including a pattern of non-abrasive raised areas and depressed areas and an opposite second major surface including a plurality of shaped engaging elements that are one part of a two-part mechanical engagement system. An abrasive product is provided by coating at least the raised areas of the backing with an abrasive coating.

Abstract: The present invention are powered devices for removing scales from fish. A scaling element consisting of three or more blunt edged radial arms are provided with a shaft. The shaft is secured to, or configured to be retained by, a battery powered portable drive. The drive imparts a rotation motion to the scaling element which is pressed to the skin of a fish in operation. The drive may be a portable battery powered consumer drill. The blunt edges provide safety from accidental contact with the user. The invention provides a low cost and safe method of scaling fish.

Abstract: A spray booth comprises a housing having a ceiling and a set of walls that each have a bottom end and a top end, with the walls and the ceiling defining an interior. An air intake is disposed in the ceiling, and an exhaust outlet is disposed near the bottom end of one the walls. A circulation system is used to introduce air into the interior through the intake and to exhaust air through the outlet. Further, the air intake is configured to produce a airflow gradient within the interior such that the flow rate decreases in a direction toward the outlet and such that the airflow through the interior is in a generally downward direction.

Abstract: An inside/outside air switching device for a vehicle is constructed of an integrated case and a rotary door. The case has an inside port and an outside port, and a plate rib protrudes inside the case from a portion between the inside port and the outside port. The rotary door has seal members protruding toward outside from a body plate of the rotary door. A clearance is provided between a wall surface of the case and a protrusion top end of the plate rib, so that the seal members of the rotary door can be displaced from a side of the inside port to a side of the outside port through the clearance when the rotary door is assembled from the inside port into the integrated case.