Abstract: A method and kit for providing a cap panel and accessories for a casket comprises a panel of flexible plastic or board that is covered in a removable fabric. The lid of the casket where the cap panel will be displayed is measured using an included measuring device, and the panel is cut to adjust the panel size after removing the decorative fabric. After adjusting the size of the panel, the panel is re-covered in the fabric by attaching the fabric at the backside of the panel. Thereafter, the panel is inserted onto the casket lid by tucking the cap panel with a provided device into a framing area situated about the central area on the lid. The cap panel may be stored in a frame or packaging pending need for use on a casket. The framed or packaged cap panel combined with a pillow cover and drape provides a pre-need package for uniquely meeting the specific interests of a person while providing for flexibility of casket selection at the time of need.

Abstract: A decorative carapace for a burial vault including a carapace having a top surface and a substrate having a decorative graphic, the substrate being attached to the top surface of the carapace.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for producing a nonwoven web formed at least partly with hydrophilic elementary fibers which consist in: producing by carding a textile layer (10) which is then compressed and moistened; subjecting it to a bonding treatment using water jets acting at least against one of its surfaces; and transferring said bonded layer to a unit (32, 33) to be dewatered and dried. Said method is characterised in that, after the bonding treatment (20) with water jets and before drying and delivery, the pre-bonded and moistened layer is transferred to a supplementary unit (28) to be treated by the action of one or several series of water jets, said unit comprising a mobile suction surface in the form of a drum covered with an open-work structure (30) consisting of a wire-mesh fabric, comprising successive raised and recessed zones.

Abstract: The invention is a mill rod puller which removes mill rods from hammermills or similar devices through the use of a reciprocating hydraulic action. The rod puller includes a support frame and a rod extension that attaches to an end of the rods of the hammermill. The rod extension has a number of attachment points for attaching the rod extension to a reciprocating force generator. The reciprocating force generator then moves away from the hammermill, and pulls the rod extension with it, and also pulls the rod to which the rod extension is attached, in increments.

Abstract: A method of making a flush mountable ceramic sink characterized by having a mouth opening into a planar flange surrounded by an outer rim, the method comprising the steps of: (a) producing a green sink having a base with a mouth surrounded by a lip opposite the base, the lip being surrounded by an outer rim; (b) drying the green sink; (d) firing the green sink; (e) allowing to cool; (g) grinding the lip of the sink flat to form a ground planar flange; (h) grinding away the outer rim at an angle to the planar flange, so that the outer rim tapers from the flange inwards towards the bottom of the sink; (i) applying a post grinding glaze at least to the flange, and (j) firing the post-grinding glaze.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method and programmable apparatus for the assembly of body components to an automotive body that has undergone a progressive series of framing and welding steps so as to produce a structurally rigid body frame, termed a body-in-white. More specifically, this invention relates to creating a new net locating scheme (X-Y-Z coordinate system) for a body-in-white to direct associated tooling to create net attachment features on said rigid body frame with respect to said new net locating scheme so that components may be attached to said automotive body at a net location eliminating the need for any slip plane attachment techniques.

Abstract: A cup dispenser includes a blow-molded plastic storage tube and a blow-molded plastic cup pushing member or follower positioned within the tube. The pushing member is optionally spring-biased toward an open first end of the tube away from a closed, second end of the tube. A resilient diaphragm is positioned over the open end of the cup storage tube or another suitable cup retainer is employed for releasably retaining a telescopically interfitted stack of cups in the storage tube. An annular collar is arranged coaxial with and fitted to the storage tube in the region of the open end. The cup storage tube and the cup pushing member are preferably blow-molded together in a single operation as a one-piece construction. The cup pushing member is separated from the cup storage tube for use.

Abstract: A device and process for vertically extracting diffusers from a wastewater treatment tank where the diffusers are attached to a device having a lifting point and a pivot extraction point. The device and diffusers are lifted from the bottom of the tank until there is a clearance between the diffusers and the bottom of the tank, and then a pulling member attached to the pivot extraction point is pulled to pivot the device and the diffusers to align the diffusers with the hole. The diffusers and the device can then be extracted vertically through the hole.

Abstract: An improved truck bed toolbox lid and a method of producing the same. The truck bed toolbox lid includes an outer metallic sheet layer comprising a generally rectangular top sheet member, a longitudinal front edge member, two lateral edge members and a longitudinal rear edge member. A metallic liner sheet member is disposed inside the top sheet member in edge contact abutment with beveled inside edges of the front and rear longitudinal edge members and the lateral edge members to create an internal cavity in which the liner is by stitch welding. One or more injection ports are provided through the liner sheet member through which a self-expanding and self-curing, relatively high-density, foam is injected. The stitch welded edge contacts leave non-welded, gas permeable junctions along the wedged cavity periphery at a funneled apex of the edge contacted boundary which facilitate expansion of the foam toward the outermost edges of the cavity.

Abstract: A method is provided for producing a sheathed penetrator having a steel sheath and a heavy-metal core with a smooth surface. The method includes heating the steel sheath to a temperature between 70 and 350° C.; inserting the heavy-metal core into the heated steel sheath; and allowing the steel sheath to cool down. An inside diameter of the steel sheath and an outside diameter of the heavy-metal core are such that an interference fit exists between the steel sheath and the heavy-metal core after the steel sheath has cooled down.

Abstract: A system and method for disassembling and assembling a product. The system includes a production facility for assembling a product, a processing facility for disassembling a used product and offering the unit or parts of the used product for assembling the product after the unit and parts are processed, and a commonly-used processing facility for practicing mutually reversible steps between the process of assembling the product and the process of disassembling the used product and offering the unit and parts for assembling the product and/or for practicing steps which are identical for the assembling and disassembling processes. The method includes the steps of performing an assembling process, performing a disassembling process, and performing in a commonly-used processing facility mutually reversible steps between the assembling and disassembling process and/or performing steps which are identical for the assembling and disassembling processes.

Abstract: In manufacturing a multilayered gas sensor element which includes a sensor cell for measuring a specific gas concentration in a measured gas, a main body portion including a plurality of laminated ceramic substrates, and a plate heater portion generating heat in response to supply of electric power, which are integrally laminated in a predetermined order, a multilayered body of green sheets forming the main body portion and the heater portion is sintered into a multilayered gas sensor element, and then at least both side surfaces of the multilayered gas sensor element extending in a longitudinal direction are processed by grinding, so as to remove surface defects.

Abstract: A method of making a compound magnet that comprises a plurality of regions at least some of which have different magnetization directions. The method comprises assembling a plurality of sections of magnetizable material having a preferred direction of magnetization into a block, each section corresponding to a region or a part of a region, and the preferred magnetization direction of each section being aligned with the desired magnetization direction of its corresponding region. The sections in the assembled block are magnetized to form the compound magnet.

Abstract: Multiple thin films of spin-valve GMR sensor are formed in a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape by laminating an antiferromagnetic layer, a pinned magnetic layer, a nonmagnetic conductive layer, a free magnetic layer and a nonmagnetic protective layer on a lower insulated gap layer. The amount of etching of the lower insulated gap layer produced in the process of patterning the spin-valve giant magnetoresistive layers into the multiple thin films of spin-valve GMR sensor is 10 nm or less. Further, the angle &thgr; which the tangent line of each side face of the multiple thin films to the middle line of the free magnetic layer in its thickness direction forms with respect to the middle line of the free magnetic layer becomes 45 degrees or more. This structure makes it possible to provide such a spin-valve giant magnetoresistive head that it meets the requirements for securing constant breakdown voltage and preventing instability of MR output voltage waveform.

Abstract: There is provided a magnetic head formed with a pair of magnetic core halves fitted to abut on each other having a nonmagnetic gap therebetween and having a slide contact plane for slide contact with a magnetic recording medium on which an end face of the nonmagnetic gap and the magnetic core halves. In the magnetic head, a nonmagnetic portion formed by filling a glass material is provided at an end portion of the slide contact plane outer than the end face of the magnetic core halves on the slide contact plane. The inventive magnetic head realizes less volume of magnetic body while solving problems in mechanical strength of the magnetic head or in compatibility to a conventional head. Accordingly, a magnetic head with excellent head performance without decreasing productivity can be obtained.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a push-button switch member (1), by utilizing light energy with out any loss for back-lightening on a display section, capable of realizing the back-lightening to the display section with even luminance while suppressing power consumption and having high visibility and thin thickness, the push-button switch member comprising a key-top portion (3) and a cover base member provided with the key top portion at a predetermined portion thereof and adapted to be mounted to the circuit board (5), the key-top portion (3) being provided with a display section (2) displaying a switching function and an area emitter (4) integrally formed with the display section, wherein the area emitter member (4) is provided with a light emitting layer (13) disposed between a base electrode (14), and a transparent electrode (10) disposed so as to oppose to the base electrode (14) and the transparent electrode (10) arranged to be contacted to the display section (2) is formed of a transparent conductive polyme

Abstract: A cable-processing device includes a first drive for swiveling movement and a second drive for linear movement of a swivel-arm. The swivel-arm is held on a bracket for rotation about an axle with a spring force acting counterclockwise on the swivel-arm. A gripper on the end of the swivel-arm holds a cable-end between first and second gripper-jaws. The jaws are arranged rotatably on an axle and are opened and closed by means of gears. To reduce the swivel-arm mass to be moved, the actuator for the gears is arranged on the swivel-arm.

Abstract: The invention provides an optical device having an optical element, a substrate, and a flexible member. A first portion of the flexible member is disposed so as to be spaced from the substrate, a second portion surrounding the first portion is adhered to the substrate, and a closed space is defined between the first portion and the substrate. The optical element is mounted on the substrate within the closed space.

Abstract: Provided are a molding method for encapsulating in a substantially simultaneous manner wafer level packages (WLPs) arranged on opposite sides of a PCB module and a mold suitable for practicing the molding method. A PCB module is secured between an upper mold and a lower mold that cooperate to form a single mold. The upper mold includes an upper cavity for receiving an upper WLP and an upper gate through which an epoxy molding compound (EMC) may be forced into the upper cavity. The lower mold includes a lower cavity for receiving a lower WLP and a lower gate through which EMC may be forced into the lower cavity. The EMC may enter the gates through a single inlet formed between upper and lower inlet forming blocks, thereby encapsulating both the upper and lower sides of the PCB module substantially simultaneously, thereby improving productivity.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor mounting board includes providing a base member and linear conductive members formed of metallic wires. The conductive members are constructed so that they extend linearly between a semiconductor element-mounting face and a circuit board-mounting face of a base member, and are integrally molded within the base member. For this purpose, a resin material for forming the base member is injected into a mold wherein the conductive members are linearly arranged beforehand.

Abstract: A component built-in module including a core layer formed of an electric insulating material, and an electric insulating layer and a plurality of wiring patterns, which are formed on at least one surface of the core layer. The electric insulating material of the core layer is formed of a mixture including at least an inorganic filler and a thermosetting resin. At least one or more of active components and/or passive components are contained in an internal portion of the core layer. The core layer has a plurality of wiring patterns and a plurality of inner vias formed of a conductive resin. The electric insulating material formed of the mixture including at least an inorganic filler and a thermosetting resin of the core layer has a modulus of elasticity at room temperature in the range from 0.6 GPa to 10 GPa. Thus, it is possible to provide a thermal conductive component built-in module capable of filling the inorganic filler with high density; burying the active component such as a semiconductor etc.

Abstract: A connector device is shaped or formed to include bendable flaps for securing one or more conductors when the flaps are crimped. Typically, the connector device includes a base having an external surface that is eventually affixed to a complementary shaped surface. Accordingly, a conductor can be attached to the complementary shaped surface. For example, one or more conductors can be crimped via the connector device, which is thereafter attached to a complementary surface.

Abstract: In a wire press-contact method, press-contact terminals 100 are set in terminal fitting groove portions 4 provided in a receiving jig 1, each of which permits the entire longitudinal length of the press-contact terminal 100 to be fitted thereinto, in a fitted state. After set therein, a wire 103 is placed correspondingly to a position located above a press-contact blade 102 of each of the press-contact terminals 100. Thereafter, the wire 103 is press-fitted into a corresponding one of the press-contact blades 102 by driving a press-contact head 7, which is enabled to be ascendably and descendably driven, in such a way as to ascend and descend.

Abstract: A structure for transmitting the power of a motorcycle engine includes an intermediate shaft arranged between a crankshaft and an input shaft of a transmission, and a method for making the structure. The structure and the method have the objective of shortening the distances between these three shafts, improving workability of assembling, and providing freedom of setting a speed reduction ratio. An intermediate shaft driven gear and an intermediate shaft driving gear having a diameter smaller than the intermediate shaft driven gear and are mounted in two steps, with the former overlaid on the latter, on an end of the intermediate shaft projecting outside a right case. Similarly, the intermediate shaft driven gear is engaged with a primary gear of the crankshaft, and the intermediate shaft driving gear is engaged with a primary driven gear of the input shaft at a location outside the right case.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a stator or rotor component (8) for a gas turbine in which at least one wall element (3) is joined together with at least one ring element (9). The edges of the wall element (3) are laser-welded firmly on the ring element (9) from an opposite side, in the radial direction, of the ring element in relation to the wall element in such a way that the joined-together portions of the wall element and the ring element form a T-shaped joint.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of forming serpentine heat exchanger coils from spine fin tubing involves applying spine fins to a tube while simultaneously forming the tube into a serpentine shape. The bending and fin wrapping occurs while a feed roll continues paying out the tube without interruption. Multiple bends can be made simultaneously.

Abstract: An elbow rotator apparatus for rotating an integrally formed section of an elbow workpiece includes a pair of gripping arms which are selectively positionable in a first position displaced from the elbow workpiece, and a second position in which the gripping arms are in contact with the integral section of the elbow workpiece. A rotary actuator is operatively connected to the gripping arms to selectively rotate the gripping arms by a predetermined amount when the gripping arms are in the second position.

Abstract: An elastic roller casing is replaced on a roller core by first removing the casing and a portion of a fastening layer, thereby reducing at least part of the fastening layer in thickness, centering a new casing on the core over the partly removed fastening layer, and then filling any remaining intermediate space between the partly removed fastening layer and the casing with a material to connect the casing to the partly removed fastening layer.

Abstract: A wheel bearing device is provided to prevent loosening of a hub ring and an outer joint ring that are fitted together. An irregular portion treated with hardening is formed on a fit face of the hub ring on an inside periphery of which the outer joint member is fitted. A low hardness portion of the outer joint member formed with hardness lower than that of the irregular portion is expanded in diameter to make it bite into the irregular portion. In this way the hub ring and the outer joint ring are unitized together.

Abstract: A nail clipper, of which a fixed body is operated with a lever, is folded by a board spring, and unfolding angle between the fixing body and the lever is maintained in certain angle, so that the fingernail can be cut safely, at the same time, when the present invention is not used, a putting green is renewed by a cover board, which eliminates the angle, covering the said lever that maintains the angle by board spring.

Abstract: A safety razor provided with an elongate handle and first and second blade supports at opposite ends of the handle, one of the blade supports being substantially smaller than the other blade support to allows shaving patterns of small contours into a beard. In one embodiment, one of the blade supports is provided with a slide mechanism for moving relative to the handle between idle and operative positions.

Abstract: A folding knife includes a handle and a blade pivotally coupled to the handle. A safety has a locked position configured to lock the blade into a closed position. The safety has an o-ring configured to maintain the safety in the locked position such that the safety is protected against unintended movement out of the locked position.

Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle having a first casing and a second casing, a blade holder slidably received in the handle, a blade mounted on the blade holder, means for driving the blade holder moving, and a lock device pivoted on the first casing of the handle to be turned between an unlock position and a lock position. The lock device is fastened on the first casing having a base member positioned at an exterior side of the first casing and a rotatable member positioned at an interior side thereof. The rotatable member has two ribs projected radially to pass through a through hole with two gaps on first casing. Such that the first casing and second casing can be assembled and disassembled by turning the lock device.

Abstract: A pair of scissors including a pair of scissor pieces, each having a handle and a blade, and a pin, which connects the two scissor pieces so that they may be opened and closed. The cutting edges of the two blades intersect each other at an intersecting point that moves along a predetermined movement path when the two blades are opened and closed. A cap accommodates the two blades. The cap includes an engaging slit detachably engaged with at least the pin to keep the two blades accommodated in the cap. A slit is formed in the cap. The slit is located at a portion of the cap, which accommodates the two blades, corresponding to the movement path. The scissors improves safety regardless of whether or not the scissors are being used.

Abstract: A blade clamping device for jig saws includes a drive shaft with a holder connected to a lower end of the drive shaft. A recess is defined in an outer surface of the holder for receiving a blade which includes two flat opposite surfaces. A C-shaped clamping member is pivotally connected to the holder by a pin wherein an angle larger than 90 degrees is clamped between an axis of the pin and a plane of the recess. A gap is defined between a pressing member that extends from an inside of the clamping member and the recess. The gap varies when the clamping member is pivoted at different positions so that a blade of different thickness can be clamped.

Abstract: An improved serrated cutting blade is characterized by the shape and positioning of the sharpened teeth ofthe cutting edge. In preferred embodiments the blade may be used in combination with a handle or holder such as that typically referred to as a utility knife or box cutter.

Abstract: A hand-held band saw is provided for one-hand operation. The band saw has a frame and a handle extending from a longitudinal edge of the frame at an acute angle and opposite an edge containing a throat for receiving the work piece. The orientation of the handle centers the mass of the saw below the hand and positions the cutting section of the blade in a vertical plane so it will engage a work piece at a preferred angle selected by the user.

Abstract: Directional acoustic measurements made in the borehole are used for imaging a near-borehole geological formation structure and determination of its orientation. Four-component cross-dipole data set measured in a deviated borehole in combination with the directionality of the compressional waves in the dipole data give the orientation of bed boundaries crossing the borehole. The low-frequency content (2˜3 kHz) of the data allows for imaging the radial extent of the formation structure up to 15 m, greatly enhancing the penetration depth as compared to that obtained using conventional monopole compressional-wave data. A combination monopole/dipole arrangement of sources and receivers may also be used for imaging of bed boundaries.

Abstract: An angle indicator with a bubble level is provided to adjust a ladder to a predetermined position.

Abstract: A strut for a geometric modeling includes a shaft section having a first end and a second end, a first node connector element, a second node connector element, a first flexible section coupling the first node connector element and the first end, and a second flexible section coupling the second node connector element and the second end.

Abstract: Ensuring that the correct wheel bearing is installed in the wheel assembly of an aircraft. A plastic mold is designed to hold only one size of wheel bearing. The mold is labeled with the wheel bearing serial number and the corresponding aircraft model number. Because only one size of wheel bearing fits properly in the mold, it facilitates identification and use of the correct size wheel bearing in the aircraft wheel assembly. The mold can be used to ship wheel bearings to air carriers and to store wheel bearings before installation into aircraft wheel assemblies. The mold also offers protection for the wheel bearing from contamination or damage.

Abstract: A personal dryer capable of expelling temperatured air uniformly throughout the dryer and/or different temperatured air at different regions of the dryer, so as to provide a user with the option of drying their entire body with a more desirable uniformly temperatured air and/or drying different bodily regions with different or varied, user-selectable temperatured air, and wherein such a personal dryer is capable of being pre-programmed to enable a user to dry his/her body in a user-specified regimen or manner.

Abstract: A hairdryer having a body with a handle portion and a head portion is provided. The handle portion has an ergonomically shape and a control interface. The head portion has an inlet end defining an air inlet and an outlet end defining an air outlet. The head portion also has a blower for drawing air into the inlet, to direct the fluid air through the head portion, and force the fluid air out the outlet. The head portion also has one or more primary heaters for heating the fluid air as it passes through the head portion and one or more secondary heaters for selectively providing radiant energy to the fluid air as it exits the head portion.

Abstract: A web positioning device includes one or more ports positioned in or adjacent at least one platen of a gap drying system, wherein upon generation of a vacuum force through each port, movement of a web of material conveyed through the gap drying system is arrested by drawing a first face of the web of material into contact with a portion of the web positioning device immediately surrounding each port. A method for controlling movement of a portion of a web of material using the web positioning device is also presented.

Abstract: Treatment apparatus and a process for thermal desorption of hydrocarbon contaminants from excavated soil provides efficient contaminant removal by handling the soil in a thermally conductive treatment vessel that fits within an insulated treatment chamber. The soil is treated in this chamber with fresh air that is dried and electrically heated prior to contacting the treatment vessel. The dry air passes through the soil and the air mixed with contaminants is withdrawn from the chamber through piping in the treatment vessel. Excavating the soil directly into the treatment vessel allows the treated soil to be returned to the final disposition site in the same vessel, minimizing soil handling.

Abstract: A delivery system and method for vaporizing and delivery of vaporized solid and liquid precursor materials at sub-atmospheric pressures between a heatable vaporization vessel and a processing tool. The system includes a pressure regulator internally positioned within the vaporization vessel and in fluid communication with a downstream mass flow controller to maintain a consistent flow of vaporized source material. The system further comprises introducing a carrier/diluent gas for diluting the vaporized source material before entry into the processing tool. A venturi is positioned directly upstream of the processing tool and provides for mixing of the carrier gas with the vaporized source material while providing the negative pressure required to open the gas pressure regulator within the vaporization vessel.

Abstract: A product dispenser and carrier (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510) for attachment to a surface such as a dryer fin includes a plate member (11, 111, 211, 311, 411, 511) and a product carrier (21, 121, 221, 321, 421, 521). The plate member (11, 111, 211, 311, 411, 511) attaches to the surface and the product carrier (21, 121, 221, 321, 421, 521) releasably attaches to the plate member (11, 111, 211, 311, 411, 511). Product (31, 131, 431, 531) is operatively connected to the product carrier (21, 121, 221, 321, 421, 521).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for feeding a drying gas to a mixing granulator comprising a mixing chamber and a rotating agitator (3), on which mixer blades (4) are arranged in a radial position with respect to a drive shaft (5). The feeder line (6) for the drying gas is disposed inside the drive shaft (5) of the agitator (3). An exit line (7) is respectively connected in the region of each mixer blade (4), said line terminating in at least one outlet (8) arranged underneath and, in the direction of rotation, behind the mixer blades (s). The outlet (8) extends advantageously in at least partial manner along the mixer blades (4), embodied in the form of a slit or in a flat manner in the form of a porous element.

Abstract: A restriction sensor system for identifying the existence of blockages in exhaust conduits of clothes dryers. The restriction sensor system may include a pressure sensing device having a body configured to be coupled to an exhaust conduit of a clothes dryer. The pressure sensing device may be capable of determining changes in air pressure in the exhaust conduit. Once the air pressure present in the exhaust conduit exceeds a threshold air pressure, the pressure sensing device may send a signal to an indicator to generate an alarm, which may be a visual alarm or audible alarm, or both.

Abstract: An entrance sealing assembly for a hinged door of a laundry dryer provides a complete sealing of all gaps between the essential components of the entrance sealing assembly. The laundry dryer includes a door frame, the door frame being provided with a door glass; a frame cover having a frame cover panel in which an entrance hole is formed for receiving the door frame, the frame cover panel having an inner end surface; a front support, coupled with the frame cover, for supporting a drum, the front support having an inner end surface; and a unified sealing member having first and second ends, disposed between the frame cover and the front support, the second end of the unified sealing member providing for contact with the door glass when the hinged door is closed.