Patents Issued in December 30, 2004
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Publication number: 20040261602Abstract: The ring mute is a mute made of sound absorbent material which is attached onto and around the rim of the bell of a brass musical instrument instead of inside the bell of the brass musical instrument. The ring mute attachment method creates no apparent air blow restriction or pitch change. This is due to the bell hole of the brass musical instrument not being blocked. The ring mute, as with all mutes increases musical expressivity. The position and construction creates a smooth, rounded, smoky, musical expression for brass musical instruments.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Mark Matthew Shellhammer, Ellen Jane Shellhammer
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Publication number: 20040261603Abstract: A tunable drum is shown having a hollow drum shell, and imperforate drumheads closing the ends of said drum shell. One or more opening extend through the drum shell for acoustic venting, and valves are provided for adjusting the size of the openings to vary the amount of acoustic venting, and consequently the volume, pitch, tone, timbre and stick response of said drum. The valves may be slide valves movable, e.g., slidable or pivotable, between an open and a closed position. A preferred valve consists of a ring member positioned for rotation inside said drum and slidable endwise of the drum to cover or uncover said drum openings, or the ring member may have openings that match the drum openings and operable to cover or uncover the openings or rotation. A handle for rotation of the ring member extends outside the shell for movement by the drummer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventor: Randall L. May
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Publication number: 20040261604Abstract: A combination of a portable high-hat cymbal device and a drum including a drum cylinder terminated at least on one end by a circular rim and having a drum head stretched thereover to create a drum noise when struck by a drum stick operated by a drummer, first and second cymbals held in opposed formation near the rim of the drum and within reach of the drumsticks held in the hands of the drummer, the cymbals centrally supported on a vertical spindle attached to the drum, with the first cymbal in fixed location above the second cymbal, an abutment, supporting the second cymbal in biased contact with the first cymbal, and slidingly received on the vertical spindle, and pivotal arm, spaced apart from the spindle and operable by motion of the drummer's arm, to move the second cymbal downward on the spindle, against the bias pressure, so that, upon release by the drummer of the first means, the bias pressure moves the second cymbal abruptly upward to crash against the first cymbal to make the appropriate high-hat sType: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventor: Stacy L. McMillan
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Publication number: 20040261605Abstract: The invention provides a simple, cost effective, easy-to-install device to significantly prolong the longevity of a piano tuning, and the tuning of any unison stringed instrument. According to the invention, unison strings can be mechanically linked or coupled to align portions of their oscillatory patterns. This alignment reduces the aural perception of unison distuning. The alignment can also produce a more consistent rate of amplitude attack and amplitude decay among linked strings. The alignment can permit the use of previously unavailable multi-string pitch adjustment devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventor: M. Scott Jones
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Publication number: 20040261606Abstract: An electronic piano is controllable with a remote controller; since the remote controller is physically separated from the electronic piano, users are liable to mislay the remote controller somewhere around the electronic piano; in this situation, the user instructs the electronic piano to transmit a radio wave representative of inquiry, and the missing remote controller responds to the inquiry by transmitting a radio wave representative of annunciation; the electronic piano is equipped with antennas separated from each other on the piano cabinet, and the received power at the antennas is varied depending upon the location of the missing remote controller; the electronic piano analyzes the received power so as to notify the user of the possible location of the missing remote controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshitake Suzuki, Toshio Yamayoshi, Tadaharu Kato, Yuji Fujiwara, Tatsuya Makino
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Publication number: 20040261607Abstract: A guitar interface device for a digital guitar system is adapted to receive digital signals, convert those signals into analog signals, and output the analog signals, so that the digital guitar system may be utilized with conventional analog equipment. The interface device includes an input assembly to receive the digital signals, a processing circuit to generate the analog signals, and an output assembly to output the analog signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Henry E. Juszkiewicz, Nathan W. Yeakel
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Publication number: 20040261608Abstract: A position control system is used for controlling a fluid operated cylinder having at least one fluid chamber defined by a piston located within a housing for movement between first and second end limits of travel. The system includes at least two electrically actuated proportional flow control valves connected to each port of the cylinder for selectively and proportionally controlling fluid flow into and out of the at least one chamber. At least one pressure sensor is provided for measuring fluid pressure with respect to each chamber. At least one discreet position sensor is located adjacent a midpoint of the cylinder for sensing a discreet centered position of the piston. A controller includes a program and is operably connected for controlling actuation of the at least two valves in response to pressure measured by the at least one pressure sensor and location measured by the at least one position sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: John Bugel, Jeff Moler, Mark P. Oudshoorn
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Publication number: 20040261609Abstract: A control system of an industrial truck includes a first switch, a second switch and a hydraulic circuit. The first switch detects whether an operator sits down on a seat, and carries out a first operation based on the detecting result. The second switch detects whether a device for operating an actuator is operated, and carries out a second operation based on the detecting result. The hydraulic circuit is used for operating of the actuator. The hydraulic circuit includes: a control valve, a first circulating line, a hydraulic line and a drive lock valve. The control valve includes a spool that position is changed by the device. The first circulating line includes the control valve, through which the hydraulic fluid circulates. The hydraulic line connects the spool with the actuator, through which the hydraulic fluid passes. The drive lock valve is provided for the hydraulic line, and blocks the hydraulic line, based on the first operation and/or the second operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Takuya Nakada, Katsumi Ueda, Toru Saito
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Publication number: 20040261610Abstract: A utility vehicle or other utility device includes a hydraulic circuit that enhances operative capabilities of utility mechanisms with multiple hydraulic functionality. In some embodiments, multiple functionality can include powering of one or more hydraulic motor(s) and/or one or more hydraulic cylinder(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.Inventors: David R. Smith, Mark A. Recker
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Publication number: 20040261611Abstract: A compressor has a swash plate and shoes. Surfaces of the swash plate slides on flat surfaces of the shoes. A sliding film is formed on each of the swash plate surfaces. The sliding films are formed of a polyamide-imide resin that contains at least solid lubricant. The polyamide-amide resin has a glass transition temperature of 270° C., a tensile strength at room temperature of 200 MPa, or more imide groups than amide groups. When a base portion of the swash plate is made of an aluminum-based metal, the sliding films are formed on the base portion with middle layers made of anodized aluminum in between.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Takahiro Sugioka, Manabu Sugiura, Takahiro Hoshida, Masami Osako, Toshihisa Shimo, Hitotoshi Murase
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Publication number: 20040261612Abstract: A cast engine piston has a crown with a combustion surface and an undercrown for exposure to crankcase fluids. A plurality of pins extend from the undercrown to increase the surface area of the undercrown. The pins draw heat from the crown and dissipate the heat to the crankcase fluids. Crankcase oil may be sprayed, splashed, or misted against the pins to further increase heat dissipation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Mark W. Gillman, Rodney K. Elnick, Todd R. Ridley
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Publication number: 20040261613Abstract: A mounting arrangement for the piston of a reciprocating hermetic compressor, comprising: a cylinder (1), inside which is defined a compression chamber (C); and a piston (10) provided with a pair of radial holes (11), each lodging and retaining one end of a pin (20), to which is coupled a driving mechanism of the compressor to reciprocate the piston (10) inside the cylinder (1), said radial holes (11) being completely sealed in relation to the radial gaps (15) of the bearing surfaces (10a, 10b) of the piston (10), so that both radial gaps (15) operate as means for restraining the leakage of refrigerant gas outwardly and inwardly in relation to the compression chamber (C).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Dietmar Erich Bernhard Lilie, Fabio Henrique Klein, Fabricio Caldeira Possamai, Hugo Renato Seibel, Ivan da Costa Pereira Filho, Marcio Luiz Todescat
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Publication number: 20040261614Abstract: An engine piston-pin sliding structure includes a piston pin slidably engaged into a pin boss of an engine piston and having a base and a hard carbon coating formed on the base so as to define a sliding surface slidable over a bearing surface of the pin boss and a lubricant interposed between the sliding surface of the piston pin and the bearing surface of the pin boss. The hard carbon coating contains 25 atomic % or less of hydrogen, and the lubricant contains at least one of an ashless fatty-ester friction modifier and an ashless aliphatic-amine friction modifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Hamada, Yutaka Mabuchi, Makoto Kano, Hidenori Miyake
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Publication number: 20040261615Abstract: A forged piston for an internal combustion engine formed from an aluminum alloy containing silicon in an amount of 6 to 25 mass %, includes an oil ring groove section (12) and a skirt section (13). The ratio (A/B) of the average size (A) of eutectic silicon grains contained in the oil ring groove section to the average size (B) of eutectic silicon grains contained in the frontal end portion (18) of the skirt section is at least 1.5. The average size (A) is at least 4 &mgr;m. With the configuration such that the average size (B) is small and that the average size (A) is large, the skirt section exhibits excellent forgeability and the oil ring groove section exhibits reliable mechanical workability and improved wear resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Shigeru Yanagimoto, Masashi Fukuda, Masahiro Sato
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Publication number: 20040261616Abstract: A cross-linked, supported polybenzimidazole membrane for gas separation is prepared by layering a solution of polybenzimidazole (PBI) and &agr;,&agr;′dibromo-p-xylene onto a porous support and evaporating solvent. A supported membrane of cross-linked poly-2,2′-(m-phenylene)-5,5′-bibenzimidazole unexpectedly exhibits an enhanced gas permeability compared to the non-cross linked analog at temperatures over 265° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Betty S. Jorgensen, Jennifer S. Young, Brent F. Espinoza
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Publication number: 20040261617Abstract: Methods and systems for pressure swing absorption for hydrogen generation are presented. In one embodiment, a method includes absorbing at least one oxide of carbon with a pressure swing absorber from a steam reformation of methane. The steam reformation may occur at an ambient pressure in excess of 300 psia and at an ambient temperature in excess of 600° centigrade. The steam reformation of methane produces a stream of product gas. The steam reformation of methane is interrupted allowing the regenerating of the pressure swing absorber at an ambient pressure of less than 10 psia and at a ambient temperature sufficient to calcine the pressure swing absorber to exude carbon dioxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventor: Albert E. Stewart
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Publication number: 20040261618Abstract: Disclosed embodiments address contaminant management challenges that arise during production of desirably contaminant free product fluid in the operation of PSA equipment, and further address the more serious challenges that arise under intermittent operation of PSA equipment. One disclosed embodiment of a PSA apparatus, intended primarily for normal operating cycle speeds of at least 3 cycles per minute, includes a breather fluidly coupled to a feed end of an adsorber with a contaminant-sensitive adsorbent. The breather can be coupled to the feed end through a shutoff valve closed during production and open during shutdown. Other disclosed embodiments of the PSA apparatus used particular sealing strategies for additional sealing of the apparatus, or at least components thereof, from contaminant ingress.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicants: QuestAir Technologies Inc., The BOC Group, Inc.Inventors: Matthew L. Babicki, Bowie G. Keefer, Andrea C. Gibbs, Alberto I. laCava, Frank Fitch
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Publication number: 20040261619Abstract: When separating steam and gas from a stream containing, possibly glue-coated, fibre pulp produced by a refiner, the hot fibre pulp is directly fed from the refiner to a separation cyclone (4) placed in a drying channel (2) for drying the fibre pulp. A hot drying air flow having substantially higher temperature, about 160° C., than the fibre pulp is blown through the drying channel so that the separation cyclone is surrounded by the hot drying air flow. The light steam containing fraction separated by the separation cyclone is conducted out of the separation cyclone via an outlet conduit (9) away from the hot drying air flow, whereas the separated heavy fibre containing fraction is conducted out of the separation cyclone directly into the hot drying air flow that entrains the heady fraction to a drying plant. Energy is recovered from the light steam containing fraction and ecologically harmful substances are separated from the latter.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventor: Carl-Johan Soderberg
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Publication number: 20040261620Abstract: An apparatus and method for sterilizing airborne pathogens and reducing airborne pollutants in air for buildings, aircraft, or other structures. The apparatus is capable of high air flows and is optionally integrated with an efficient air heating/cooling system. High fields are produces by a static, preferably infrared, field combined with a high intensity microwave field. This combination allows fields to develop that are high enough in intensity to kill pathogens and dissociate contaminant molecules and other pollutants. The heat produced by the field generators is optionally used to operate an absorption chiller to cool and dehumidify, or alternatively heat, the sterilized air before it is returned to the building or structure. Also a method and apparatus for vehicle emissions control, providing significant pollutant reductions in vehicle exhaust without significantly heating the exhaust and with very low backpressures.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventor: George Thompson
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Publication number: 20040261621Abstract: A disposable assembly for filtering air drawn into an air intake and for muffling noise exiting from the air intake is provided. The assembly includes a unitary cylindrical housing having air inlet apertures at a proximal end thereof and a longitudinal filter assembly disposed therein. This filter assembly includes a hollow filter element having an air inlet side which is adjacent but spaced from the lateral enclosure of the housing and an air outlet side opposite thereto with an air impermeable silencing member disposed adjacent the air outlet side. This silencing member includes a plurality of discrete air holes therein and forms a second acoustic chamber interiorly thereof. A coupling member at the housing proximal end removably attaches the assembly to the air intake. The various chambers in the assembly as well as the silencing member and filter serve to dampen the noise.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventor: William S. Lindsay
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Publication number: 20040261622Abstract: A porous denuder system includes: a sample inlet, which is a hollow tube and has a first connecting element at its top, external end; a particle sorter comprising one or a plurality of annular sorters, the sorter located in the sample inlet and one of its ends being pushing against an inside of the top end of the sample inlet; a porous collecting element being made of a porous material; and a sampling body which is a hollow tube and has a first connecting element at its external top end for connecting to the first connecting element at the sample inlet external top end, and a stopper at its bottom end for pushing against the porous absorbing element so the porous absorbing element is placed between the particle sorter and the stopper, and the stopper has a through hole or a through tube at its center for connecting to an external part.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs, ExecutiveInventors: Tung-Sheng Shih, Chuen-Jinn Tsai, Cheng-Hsiung Huang
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Publication number: 20040261623Abstract: A cooking apparatus includes a cooking surface heated by a heating mechanism and divided into two cooking surfaces by a center seam. A mechanism for preventing grease from draining through the center seam may include either a center grease drain, a ridge along the center seam, or a seal. The cooking apparatus is folded using a hinge, along the center seam, such that the cooking surfaces are separated and disposed on external opposite and parallel sides. A control assembly, which may control the griddle surfaces separately, is removably attached to the cooking apparatus and stored at an underside thereof. The control assembly includes a cover to prevent damage to the control elements. At least one channel with a drain hole therein is disposed at each of the cooking surfaces for receiving cooking fluids, and a removable grease tray disposed beneath the drain hole collects the fluids.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Peter Huggler, David Halterman
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Publication number: 20040261624Abstract: A beverage brewer (10) with a controller (14) that automatically disables selected brewer functions unless enabled by an enablement code that enables use that is only sufficient to brew a preselected quantity of brew by mixing the brew ingredient (18) with water has a reader (54,56,58,56,59,62) for communicating with and reading the enablement code (86) from a smart card, card with magnetic strip or other data carrying medium (FIGS. 4 and 5). The enablement card when used by a delivery employee has codes for multiple customers, etc. that is used by the delivery employee to enable the brewers to brew the brew ingredient that is being delivered but no more to avoid brewing of ingredient not provided by the distributor of the brew ingredient. Alternatively, one card (52) is used for each location or each brewer and may only be used with the location or brewer that is indicated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventor: Michael W. Lassota
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Publication number: 20040261625Abstract: The significant difference that this present invention has compared to prior art is in its individual containers and compartments. These individual containers allow caregivers to differentiate between each infant's dietary constraints. It attempts to simplify the feeding process by providing a method for preparing multiple bottles mechanically. Another benefit comes from the devisee's ability to release each container from its housing so that it may be properly sanitized. The containers may also be brought home, so that parents do not have to worry about leaving formula at their day-care center, where it might be given to another infant. The container can be brought to the day-care center like a child brings his or her lunch box to school. Once there, it can be reinserted and provide a full day's nourishment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventor: Vaheed Munir Fowlkes
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Publication number: 20040261626Abstract: A self-contained refrigerator and oven, for refrigerating and cooking food in the same enclosed chamber, which can be actuated by the operator from a variety of remote locations around the world via telephone or the internet. The heating element may be a microwave unit and the refrigerating means may be a thermoelectric heat pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: TMIO, LLCInventors: David I. Mansbery, Kenneth D. Landry
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Publication number: 20040261627Abstract: A bread maker having a main body, an oven accommodated in the main body, a baking tray provided inside the oven, and a door rotatably connected to the main body to open and close the oven, the bread maker including a sealing part on an inside of the door to prevent leakage of heat from the oven, and a rib extending from the baking tray to contact the sealing part. The sealing part of the door contacts a rib formed on the baking tray when the door is closed so that the sealing part does not protrude into the oven, which prevents the sealing part from being damaged or deformed by an external force, and allows the door to be manufactured using a simple assembling process that increases productivity. The bottom of the oven includes a protuberant part that minimizes the effects of an external force.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae-Ryong Park, Yong-Hyun Kwon, Chul Kim, Tae-Uk Lee, Han-Jun Sung, Jang-Woo Lee, Dong-Bin Lim
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Publication number: 20040261628Abstract: A bread maker including a main body forming an oven compartment; upper and lower kneading drums spaced from each other in upper and lower parts inside the oven compartment to hold opposite ends of a mixing bag, respectively, and to wind opposite ends of the mixing bag is provided. Further, a pair of tray members is disposed between the upper and lower kneading drums facing each other to form a slit to pass the mixing bag therethrough. The bread maker also includes tray holder members to be combined with opposite ends of a pair of tray members; a pair of guides mounted on inner sidewalls of the oven compartment facing each other to slidably guide the tray holder members by being slidingly combined with the tray holder members; and a shock absorber between the tray holder member and the guide. Accordingly, the shock absorber between the guide and the tray holder member prevents the tray holder member from minute movement while placed in the guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Jae-ryong Park, Yong-hyun Kwon, Chul Kim, Tae-uk Lee, Han-lun Sung, Jang-woo Lee, Dong-bin Lim
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Publication number: 20040261629Abstract: This tool comprises:Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: DITO SAMAInventors: Georges Naud, Christophe Lagier, Bruno Paturel
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Publication number: 20040261630Abstract: A flipping pan having a base, a rim and a handle additionally has a lip upstanding from a limited segment of the top of the rim generally opposite the handle. The lip has an arcuate cross section extending upwardly and inwardly from the segment whereby the food stuff in the pan may be flipped against the lid by appropriate movement of the handle. A flip and drain pan has drainage perforations in the lip and in a blocking member, the blocking member being movable relative to the lip between a draining position and a blocking position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventor: Marc Leibowitz
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Publication number: 20040261631Abstract: This invention introduces a container in the form of a mug with a lid or in the form of an enclosed vessel of any size and shape for tea steeping wherein the dried tea leaves are extracted with hot water neither in contact with oxygen in the free air nor in contact with oxygen in a pocket of free air in order to maximize the preservation of the antioxidants in the aqueous tea extract to be used as a health-promoting beverage. In accordance with a special aspect of the invention, a standard method of using the novel anaerobic tea mug for preparation of tea extract to be consumed in humans and in dogs for the purpose of disease prevention is described.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventor: Sin Hang Lee
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Publication number: 20040261632Abstract: A combination oven for the preparation of food has a cooking chamber containing heating elements, a fan and an atomizer for radiant, convective or steam cooking. The humidity within the cooking chamber is controlled by a water valve and either by forcing dry air into the cooking chamber and venting the humid air or by using a pressure box. Without any moving parts, the pressure box controls air exchange of the cooking chamber according to the level of water within the pressure box and the pressure in the cooking chamber. The oven has a condensate tank to collect condensation drained from the cooking chamber. The pressure box and condensate tanks form water barriers effectively isolating the cooking chamber from the vent and drain during cooking until venting is required.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: William J Hansen, Jan Bartelick
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Publication number: 20040261633Abstract: A juicer for extracting juice from a fruit comprising a juicing element having an axis and a pivot operatively associated with and radially spaced from the juicing element axis, such that the juicing element axis is rotatable about the pivot.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: IIan Greenberg, Zion Azar, Pinchas Shalev
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Publication number: 20040261634Abstract: An apple/potato peeler. The peeler includes a base, a main frame mounted to a slightly L-shaped structure on the base, a rotatable and axially movable screw horizontally supported on a screw support member on a vertical frame member disposed at the rear of the main frame, a 3-prong fork fixed to the front end of the screw, a guide piece pivotally mounted on the vertical frame member and being releasably engageable relative to a screw channel of the screw, a resiliently movable peeling arm fore-and aft swingeable pivoted to the front part of the horizontal frame member of the main frame, a U-shaped peeling blade fixed to the upper end of the movable peeling arm by a blade positioning device, and a coring/slicing blade fixed to the front end of the horizontal frame member for cutting flesh of a vegetable fruit held by the 3-prong fork if the screw into continuous spiral slices and for coring fruit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventor: Philip Wang
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Publication number: 20040261635Abstract: The invention relates to a roller-sheller, in particular to a rubber roller-sheller (1) for shelling rice or other cereals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: BUHLER AGInventors: Frank-Otto Gorlitz, Edmund Chylinski
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Publication number: 20040261636Abstract: A stencil used for printing solder paste on a contact pad of a printed wiring board has interior surfaces that define one or more apertures through the stencil. Those interior surfaces are coated with a material, such as parylene, having a lower surface tension than the interior surfaces absent the coating. The stencil can also have one or more reverse-tapered apertures passing there through, wherein the apertures have a variable cross-section that is larger at the fill side of the stencil (i.e., where solder paste enters the apertures) than at the board side of the stencil (i.e., where the stencil contacts the contact pad of the printed wiring board). Solder paste can be printed through the aperture(s) of the stencil onto contact pads on a printed wiring board.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: Fry's Metals, Inc. d/b/a Alpha Metals, Inc.Inventors: Ian McPhee Fleck, Ron Tripp, Prashant Chouta, Scott Craig
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Publication number: 20040261637Abstract: This invention provides a method for aqueous multicolor gravure printing which can print at a high speed without color drift, which is formed of plural printing unit processes each of which comprises a printing process, a drying process and a cooling process, wherein quantity of heat supplied in the drying process in each printing unit is removed in the cooling process to render temperature of printed web uniform in front of next printing process, and an apparatus therefor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Yukio Kobayashi, Kaichiro Matsuki, Takashi Ohara, Chiyoko Matsuki
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Publication number: 20040261638Abstract: A control method for controlling a cut-off control apparatus in a printing press comprises a step of detecting an unstable factor such as a revolution number of a cylinder/a tensile value of a web in a printing press, a step for setting a stable factor such as a revolution number/a tensile value in an actual printing operation, and a control step for controlling the cut-off-control apparatus by comparing the detected unstable factor and the previously set stable factor to control a cutting position of a web in the printing press.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: Komori CorporationInventor: Hirotaka Kiyota
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Publication number: 20040261639Abstract: A process for making continuous stretchable substrate products comprising the steps of supplying a web of stretchable substrate having a first surface and a second surface, embossing at least one of the surfaces of the web substrate with an embossed image using at least one embossing roller, printing at least one of the surfaces of the web substrate with a printed image using at least one printing roller; wherein the embossed image and the printed image are disposed onto the substrate relative to each other such that a print/emboss registration is created, measuring the angular location of one embossing roller and translating that location into a digital signal, measuring the angular location of one printing roller and translating that location into a digital signal, manually zeroing the print/emboss registration; and automatically controlling the print and emboss rolls to maintain registration using a control program that comprises the steps of i) comparing the digital signal from the embossing roller and thType: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Jeffrey Moss Vaughn, Kathleen Ann Murphy Maciag, Fredrick Edward Lockwood
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Publication number: 20040261640Abstract: Lateral sealing device for doctor blade inking chambers of inking rolls for flexographic rotary printing machines, of the type comprising a rigid cassette housing a sealing element. The said sealing element is made in the form of a hollow body made from rubber or from elastomeric material having a consistency similar to that of rubber, closed on five sides and open on the side facing the end of the inking chamber, the side facing the inking roll being shaped in such a way as to have a curvature equal to that of the said roll, and provided with sides inclined in a way corresponding to the inclination of the scraper blades, an elastic element being housed inside the said hollow body and constantly pressing, with a substantially constant force, the side of the said hollow body interacting with the inking roll against the periphery of the inking roll.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Roberto Maccagni, Oscar Xerra
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Publication number: 20040261641Abstract: Variable-format web-fed offset printing machine having printing-unit cylinders comprising core cylinders to which compressed air can be applied and onto which intermediate sleeves can be pushed axially and shrunk on radially. Each intermediate sleeve includes a carrier layer whose inner face rests on the core cylinder, a compressible intermediate layer, a transition layer, and a variable-thickness bridging layer, which ends with a covering layer to which a further surface like a printing plate or a rubber blanket can be fitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: Man Roland Druckmaschinen AGInventors: Peer Dilling, Horst Dauer, Martin Weinberger
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Publication number: 20040261642Abstract: The invention concerns a device for dusting printed sheets, which is disposed between the last printing or finishing unit of a printing machine and a print delivery device, comprising one or more nozzles for blowing powder onto the sheet and a conveyor cylinder which moves the sheet to be dusted past the nozzles, wherein the conveyor cylinder is disposed directly after the printing or finishing unit such that the sheet is directly received from the printing or finishing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventor: Gunter Hess
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Publication number: 20040261643Abstract: A printing press includes a frame that supports one or more printing units. Each printing unit includes a retractable inker module cantileverly supported by the frame, an ink injection system having a pump, a sidelay registration mechanism for one or more plate cylinders of the printing unit, an extension sleeve extending a length of a plate cylinder sleeve, and an expandable layer for each blanket cylinder and plate cylinder that provides changing the inner diameter of the blanket cylinder and the plate cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: GOSS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventor: Thaddeus A. Niemiro
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Publication number: 20040261644Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of using a medical label sheet. The medical label sheet generally has a number of labels including at least one chart label, at least one adult wristband label, and at least one child wristband label. In one method, medical information regarding a patient may be printed to the various labels of the medical label sheet. After the appropriate information has been printed to the labels, the chart label(s) may be removed from the medical label sheet and applied to any appropriate surface. Likewise, the adult wristband label(s) and/or child wristband label(s) may be removed from the medical label sheet and applied to one or more appropriate wristbands. In some embodiments, the medical label sheet may be inserted into an appropriate medical chart book (e.g., a ring binder) by employing one or more holes defined in the medical label sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Thomas R. Stewart, Brian D. Moyer
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Publication number: 20040261645Abstract: This invention relates to a solid-state or integrated circuit-type igniter die (10) having a bridge (18) that is formed on a non-planar surface of a substrate (12), and which therefore has a non-planar configuration. Igniter die (10), according to this invention therefore has a three-dimensional configuration and, preferably, a configuration that can enclose a reactive material (26) therein. In a typical embodiment, the bridge (18) of an igniter element of this invention has a tubular configuration. Reactive material (26) is disposed within the interior of the tube (14) and a charge of electric current is flowed through the tube (14) from one end to the other to form a plasma that initiates the remaining reactive material (26).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventor: Bernardo Martinez-Tovar
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Publication number: 20040261646Abstract: A proximity sensor (11) is intended to initiate the warhead of a defence shell which is fired against an attacking projectile from the object to be protected in order to interfere with or even destroy the functionality of the attacker. For that purpose the proximity sensor (11) should not yet respond to the attacker which is to be defended against by the shell appearing ahead in the direction of flight thereof; rather, the proximity sensor is to respond only when the attacker to be defended against is detected ahead inclinedly at an operatively optimal distance. Such a response characteristic in the form of the wall of a hollow cone is afforded if an annular detector element (12) is arranged in the image focus plane behind a positive cylindrical lens (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Raimar Steuer, Berndt Warm
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Publication number: 20040261647Abstract: The invention relates to a travel way for a track-guided vehicle, especially a magnetic levitation railway, comprising a carrier (1) and at least one add-on piece (3) (functional element) which is fixed to the carrier (1) and is used to guide the vehicle. The inventive travel way is characterised in that the add-on piece (3) is connected to the carrier (1) in a frictionally engaged manner and means are provided, in the form of a redundancy system, for an auxiliary non-positive connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Dieter Reichel, Theo Frisch, Udo Hiller
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Publication number: 20040261648Abstract: The present invention relates to a friction drive conveyor including carriers 1, which can be propelled along a track by frictional wheels 30 fitted along the track. Each frictional wheel 30 can be driven by a brakeless motor 29. A sensor 32 senses whether each frictional wheel 30 is in contact with any one frictional surface 15 of the carriers 1. The track includes a section along which the frictional wheels 30 are supported at regular intervals equal to or slightly shorter than the total length L of the frictional surfaces 15 on each side of each carrier 1. On the basis of a signal output from each sensor 32, a controller 24 so controls the associated brakeless motor 29 as to start rotating the associated frictional wheel 30 in contact with any one frictional surface 15 when the forward next wheel 30 gets free of the frictional surfaces 15, and as to stop driving the frictional wheel 30 having got free of the frictional surfaces 15.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Shigeyoshi Nishihara, Hiroyuki Murakami, Kazuhiko Miyoshi, Susumu Morita, Toshiyuki Iba, Junji Obata
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Publication number: 20040261649Abstract: A magnetic levitated car comprising a car body that is made to float on a magnetic road laid on with a plurality of spaced apart magnets, at least one magnetic suspension stabilizer disposed spacedly at the bottom of said car body, and at least one electro-magnetic wheel provided at the bottom of said car body. The bottom portion of said magnetic suspension stabilizer has a polarity similar to that of the magnets laid on the road to provided repulsion therefore that will levitate said car body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventor: Jose L Guardo
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Publication number: 20040261650Abstract: The present invention relates to symmetrical arrangements in multi-unit articulated rail road cars. A multi-unit railroad car has an odd number of railcar units joined end to end by articulated connectors supported by railcar trucks. The railroad car has a transverse centerline. The arrangement of articulated connectors about the transverse centerline is symmetrical.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Mohamed Al-Kaabi, Jamal Hematian
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Publication number: 20040261651Abstract: An improved sideframe has a bolster opening configured to accept a variety of spring group and friction shoe assembly designs. The bolster opening is defined by a bottom section, a top compression member, and two opposing column members and has two column wear plates each secured to the opposing column members. The bottom section of the bolster opening defines a spring seat. The dimensions of the bolster opening of the sideframe allow for a variety of freight car truck suspension systems including the spring group, bolster and friction shoe used therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: ASF-KEYSTONE, INC.Inventors: Thomas R. Berg, Nathan J. Reese, Jeffrey M. Ruback