Abstract: Guiding and cutting apparatus for use in a paper converting and sheet inserting apparatus. Guiding apparatus includes first and second rollers for engaging lateral edges of a web and a driving apparatus configured to permit the rollers to rotate at different surface speeds relative to one another. Cutting apparatus includes an angled blade for transversely cutting each side-by-side portion of a slit web into discrete sheets. Two side-by-side sheets are cut from respective web portions separately in time. Method, blade apparatus, web brake and slitter apparatus are disclosed.

Abstract: A table saw guard assembly for guarding a blade on a table saw is provided. The table saw guard assembly includes a support structure and a hood assembly including at least one of a front curtain, first side curtain, second side curtain and top curtain, wherein each of said curtains are independently moveable and/or removable from the hood assembly. Furthermore, a table saw guard assembly is provided including a quick release mechanism for connecting the hood assembly to the support structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a miter saw which includes a turntable, an elongate coupling mechanism pivotally mounted with respect to the turntable about a bevel axis to adjust to a bevel angle and a saw unit pivotally connected to the elongate coupling mechanism for movement between a non-cutting position and a cutting position. An angle enlarging mechanism is disposed between the turntable and the elongate coupling mechanism which is used for conveniently reading the bevel angle.

Abstract: A slide circular saw comprises a base, a saw blade rotatably driven by a motor, and a main body including the saw blade. The slide circular saw is configured to be capable of automatically changing a cutting depth between in a vertical cut and a bevel cut operations. A chamfered part where a lower limit position setting bolt abuts in a vertical cut operation and a peripheral surface part where the lower limit position abuts in a bevel cut operation are provided at a rod of the slide circular saw. The peripheral surface part has a lower limit position of the saw blade being higher than that of the chamfered part. Position of the rod can be switched between a first position where the chamfered part abuts the lower limit position setting bolt when the main body is in a vertical cut position and a second position where the peripheral surface part abuts the lower limit position setting bolt when the main body is in a bevel cut position.

Abstract: A blade guard is configured to surround a rotatable cutting blade. The blade guard includes an arcuate body mounted to surround a portion of an outer circumferential edge of the cutting blade, wherein the arcuate body is fixed with respect to the rotatable blade. A plenum is disposed upon the body and configured to provide fluid communication between a cutting zone within the body and a suction source. An aperture is defined in the body proximate the cutting blade, the aperture disposed proximate a location where the cutting blade exits a workpiece being cut.

Abstract: A paper punch includes a base with two support units and each support unit has lower first holes and higher second holes. A main arm has two extensions and each extension has two lugs. Each lug includes an elongate slot defined therethrough. The main arm is pivotably connected to the higher second holes. Two assistance arms are located between the main arm and the two support units, the two assistance arms are pivotably connected to the lower first holes. Each assistance arm includes two legs and each leg has a protrusion which is movably engaged with the elongate slot corresponding thereto. Two punch head are movably connected to the two support units and can be pushed to punch paper sheets by the assistance arms. The protrusions of the assistance arms move along the elongate slots in the main arm and the punch heads are lowered by the assistance arms.

Abstract: A microtome is described, having a cassette changing apparatus that comprises a stationary guide bar. The latter guides a second slider that is a guide for the first slider. The first and the second slider are coupled to one another in such a way that a movement of the second slider along the stationary guide bar operates a movement of the first slider along with the second slider and additionally relative to the second slider.

Abstract: A knife connector includes a base, a cover, a clamping device and a connecting stub. The base has a holding side, a knife-holding end, a connecting end opposite to the knife-holding end and a holding cavity. The holding cavity is defined in the holding side and has an opening defined in the knife-holding end. The cover is pivotally connected to the base to close the holding cavity. The clamping device is mounted on the base and holding the cover on the base to close the holding cavity. The connecting stub is mounted on the connecting end of the base and has a non-circular cross section and an engaging recess defined around the connecting stub. Accordingly, the knife connector can detachably and changeably connect a blade body to a handle to fit with different kinds of cutting tools.

Abstract: A saw chain for a chain saw is disclosed. Embodiments include a drive link that may be used in a saw chain, wherein the drive link includes a tail and a concavity that complements a depth gauge of a trailing cutting link, reducing and/or minimizing the drive link's protrusion into a gullet space of the cutting link. Embodiments of the invention may help improve cutting performance and further help reduce kickback potential.

Abstract: The invention concerns a pair of saw blades, including a first blade (1) and a second blade (2), which are arranged to rotate around the same rotational axis in opposite directions. Each of the blades (1, 2) has its own blade body (3, 4) and peripheral cutting elements (5, 6), wherein the blade body (3) of the first blade (1) has a front side, which is turned towards a back side of the blade body (4) of the second saw blade (2), and wherein the cutting elements (5, 6) form overhangs (9, 10) protruding from said front or back side.

Abstract: A cutting tool includes a cutting insert. The insert includes a top side including a plurality of cutting edges, the cutting edges being arranged one after another in a longitudinally direction of the insert and extending substantially perpendicularly to a longitudinal, vertical axial plane of the insert. The insert includes a side wall extending downwardly relative to a plane of the top side of the insert, the side wall including a side supporting surface. The cutting tool includes a toolholder. The toolholder includes a side abutment surface against which the side supporting surface of the insert is adapted to be supported. A clamp is provided for clamping the side supporting surface of the insert against the side abutment surface of the toolholder.

Abstract: There is an instrument pick configured to selectably couple to a metal surface of an instrument, according to one embodiment of the invention. The instrumental pick includes a base member having an interior cavity and a magnet disposed within the interior cavity of the base member. The base member of the instrumental pick also includes a plurality of apertures configured to dispose a portion of the magnet.

Abstract: Combination drumstick for producing a tambourine sound from a plurality of jingle pairs loosely mounted within discrete apertures dispose along and through the combination drumstick. The weight of the combination drumstick is centered in the axis of the combination drumstick for balance and the stick portion is formed from a polymeric material for durability to permit one-handed combination drumming and tambourine sound production.

Abstract: A music reproducing system includes a musical instrument for reproducing a music tune on the basis of the MIDI music data, a sound reproducer for reproducing a music tune and/or narration from audio data codes and a server computer for distributing programs, MIDI files and audio files to the musical instrument and sound reproducer, and a program contains plural music tunes and narration; while a program is being reproduced in collaboration between the musical instrument and the sound reproducer, the audio data codes are converted to an audio signal expressing the narration through the sound reproducer, and the music tunes are reproduced on the basis of the MIDI files through the musical instrument; and the duration data codes of audio file are supplied to the musical instrument so as to make the musical instrument and the sound reproducer synchronized with each other.

Abstract: A firearm barrel assembly having a gun barrel with a muzzle opening on a distal end, a shroud coaxially surrounding at least a portion of the barrel, the shroud having a distal portion extending beyond the muzzle opening defining a shroud front region having a distal end portion, a proximal portion extending proximally from the muzzle opening defining an annular region between the barrel and shroud, the shroud front region and annular region in fluid communication with substantially no obstruction between the shroud front region and the annular region, and a front wall disposed at the distal end portion of the shroud. The wall has an opening to allow passage of a projectile fired from the firearm.

Abstract: Of the type comprising a firing mechanism, a barrel (1), a chamber, characterised in that it comprises an over-moulded or over-injected noise dampener (3) on the mentioned barrel (1) so that the barrel (1) and damper (3) form a single part.

Abstract: An axial piston fluid engine having single-acting cylinders incorporating swivel-joint attachment of the cylinders to rotary control valves wherein straight-line piston movement is established for the elimination of side forces on the pistons. The pistons and the control valves are operatively connected to a common wobble drive member and arranged in geometry of lever positions to coactively time the drive fluid into and out of the cylinders intermittently.

Abstract: A process and sensor device are disclosed that employ metal ?-diketonate polymers to selectively capture gas-phase explosives and weaponized chemical agents in a sampling area or volume. The metal ?-diketonate polymers can be applied to surfaces in various analytical formats for detection of: improvised explosive devices, unexploded ordinance, munitions hidden in cargo holds, explosives, and chemical weapons in public areas.

Abstract: A filter material for removing toxins and/or environmental contaminants from a body of gas, comprising bentonite disposed within a support arranged so as to allow contact between the body of gas and the bentonite.

Abstract: A thin film composite membrane comprises a core layer and a sheath UV-crosslinked polymer layer. The thin film composite membrane is produced by the co-extrusion of two polymer solutions. The core layer and the sheath layer can be separately optimized. The sheath layer may be UV-crosslinked to provide stability and selectivity at the desired operating temperature of the composite membrane.

Abstract: An air filter arrangement comprises an air channel, a first air filter mounted in the air channel, which first air filter comprises a filter frame provided with at least one passage, and a filter body comprising electrostatically chargeable fibres attached to the filter frame. The filter body extends from the filter frame to a position located at a distance from and downstream the filter frame. The air filter arrangement comprises a second air filter comprising a filter cloth which, in a mounted state, is adapted to extend across the air channel such that it is flown through by air flowing in a substantial longitudinal direction in the air channel, and that the second air filter is mounted in the air channel in a position located downstream the first air filter with respect to the flow direction of the air through the air channel.

Abstract: A damper arrangement is described which provides for selective separation of the insulator compartments from the main body of a wet electrostatic precipitator (WESP), permitting maintenance to be performed on the insulator in the compartment while process gas continues to flow through the WESP.

Abstract: To improve anti-corrosion property in a wet-type electric dust collector while ensuring discharge function. A coating layer of thermoplastic resin is provided to an entire surface of a needle-type rigid discharge electrode including a support pipe and a discharge needle of an electric dust collector for removing a corrosive mist in an exhaust gas. Then, the coating layer on a tip surface of the discharge needle is coarsely polished and removed to expose a coarse discharge edge surface.

Abstract: A filter, in particular for compressed gas systems, includes a filter top part having at least one inlet channel and at least one outlet channel and a filter bottom part having a filter element, wherein the filter top part has a pressure-resistant housing and an insert which is suited in an optimal manner to the course of the inlet and outlet channels.

Abstract: The vending machine including a housing (3) provided with an openable wall (8). In said housing devices for the preparation of at least one beverage are arranged. At least some of said devices are supported by a supporting structure (11), which is pivotally arranged in said housing. Access to said devices through said openable wall is facilitated by pivoting said supporting structure around a pivoting axis (A-A).

Abstract: A hot drinks machine is provided that is configured to perform a cleaning program and a descaling program, both of which require the use of a service function object. The hot drinks machine is formed with a holder for the service function object.

Abstract: A device for aerating wine in a bottle has an elongated, upright conduit with one end region immersed in the wine, and an opposite end region exposed to the atmosphere. A rotary shaft is located within, and extends along, the conduit. A wine blade is mounted on the shaft for drawing the wine as a wine flow into the one end region in an upward direction toward the opposite end region of the conduit upon rotation of the shaft. An air blade is preferably mounted on the shaft for causing the air to move as an air stream into the opposite end region in a downward direction toward the one end region of the conduit upon rotation of the shaft. A drive rotates the shaft, the wine blades and the air blades to propel the wine flow and the air stream against each other in a mutually countercurrent relationship and to commingle the wine flow and the air stream inside the bottle.

Abstract: A food melter 2 has an upper food container 4 and a lower water container 6. The food container 4 is a removable attachable lid for the water container 6. The water container 6 is a thermal insulator. The food melter 2 is configured such that, in use, hot water is poured into the water container 6, the food container 4 is connected to the water container 6, food is placed into the food container 4 and heat from the hot water is transferred through the food container 4 to melt the food.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an automatic continuous dough frying unit for making deep-fried pastries having mechanisms for dispensing, transferring, turning and outputting the dough to be fried.

Abstract: A conveyor oven defines a heated cavity having an inlet opening and an outlet opening. A conveyor within the cavity extends between the openings. A cover plate is coupled to the oven to at least partially define one of the openings. The cover plate includes at least one air intake hole and at least one air return hole in fluid communication with one another through the first cover plate. Heated air in the cavity enters the cover plate through the at least one air intake hole adjacent the opening and exits the cover plate through the at least one air return hole at a location within the cavity that is spaced from the opening, thereby redirecting heated air that would otherwise escape the cavity from the opening back into the cavity.

Abstract: A treatment device for treating food products with conditioned air comprises a housing which delimits a treatment space and is provided with an entry and an exit, at least one conveying device for conveying the products from the entry throughout the treatment space to the exit, the conveying device between the entry and the exit following a conveying path with several windings which are situated one above the other, air-circulation device for circulating conditioned air throughout the treatment space via a hollow drum. According to a first aspect, air-conditioning device are provided upstream of the air-circulation device for conditioning the air. According to a second aspect, at least one winding of the conveying path near the entry has a pitch which is different to the pitch of the downstream windings.

Abstract: An automatic juicer turns and pushes an upward facing juicing cone into a fruit for releasing and collecting juice. The juicer includes a base containing a clutch and gearing assembly connected to a motor. A center column assembly rotates and advances the juicing cone. The juicing cone, strainer, and a bowl release and catch the juice. The center column includes an outer column fixed to the base, a rotating drive shaft driven by the motor but not advancing vertically, and a driven shaft which rotates with the drive shaft and advances and retreats vertically. The bowl is fixed to the base. The strainer advances vertically with juicing cone but does not rotate. The juicing cone is attached to the driven shaft and rotates and advances vertically, thereby releasing juice from the fruit. Knife edges on the bottom of the juicing cone scrape pulp from the strainer to prevent clogging.

Abstract: An automatic juicer turns and pushes an upward facing juicing cone into a fruit for releasing and collecting juice. The juicer includes a base containing a motor, gear and shaft assembly which rises as a unit with the juicing cone. A fixed guide extends upward from the base and inner and outer shafts reside inside the fixed guide and are driven by the motor and gear assembly to rotate and advance the juicing cone into the fruit. The juicing cone, strainer and a bowl release and catch the juice. The outer shaft includes threads to vertically advance and retreat the outer and inner shafts when the outer shaft turns. The inner shaft rises with the outer shaft and lifts and rotates the juicing cone, thereby releasing juice from the fruit. The bowl is fixed to the base.

Abstract: An automatic juicer turns and pushes an upward facing juicing cone into a fruit for releasing juice. The juicer includes a base containing a motor, gear and shaft assembly. A fixed guide extends upward from the base and inner and outer shafts reside inside the fixed guide and are driven by the motor and gear assembly to rotate and advance the juicing cone into the fruit. The inner shaft includes threads to vertically advance and retreat a shaft nut and the outer shaft rotates with the inner shaft, but is lifted by the shaft nut when the inner shaft turns. The juicing cone releases the juice and a stationary bowl catches the juice.

Abstract: An automatic juicer turns and pushes an upward facing juicing cone into a fruit for releasing and collecting juice. The juicer includes a base containing a motor, gear and shaft assembly which rises as a unit with the juicing cone. A fixed guide extends upward from the base and inner and outer shafts reside inside the fixed guide and are driven by the motor and gear assembly to rotate and advance the juicing cone into the fruit. The juicing cone, strainer and a bowl release and catch the juice. The outer shaft includes threads to vertically advance and retreat the outer and inner shafts when the outer shaft turns. The inner shaft rises with the outer shaft and lifts and rotates the juicing cone, thereby releasing juice from the fruit. The bowl is fixed to the base.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for compressing empty containers, in particular of beverage bottles or beverage cans made out of plastic, in particular out of polyethylene terephthalate PET, or tin plate. The apparatus according to the present invention has a cutting and pressing unit as well as means for driving and for controlling the cutting and pressing unit, wherein the cutting and pressing unit contains at least two cooperating, oppositely rotating rollers disposed at a distance relative to each other with respect to their rotation axes, wherein each roller has several disks in each case disposed towards each other with an axial distance (free space). According to a special further development it is proposed that at least in the operating region of the two rollers there are disposed axially next to each other a first working region for a compressing of containers made out of plastic and a second working region for a compressing of containers made out of metal.

Abstract: A system and method of printing an image on corrugated material may include receiving a digital representation of an image. A print target may be printed on a first corrugated material with respect to a print location. It may be determined whether an error distance between the print target and a die cut target is less than a threshold. The print location may be automatically adjusted based on the error distance. The image may be printed on a second corrugated material based on the adjusted print location.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for evaluating control marks on printing materials by an optical sensor connected to a computer, which interprets overshooting of a predefined intensity threshold as it registers the printing material being a line of a printed control mark. The apparatus is distinguished by the fact that the control mark is registered by a color measuring instrument and that the intensity threshold of the optical sensor is calculated by the computer in dependence on the measured color value registered by the color measuring instrument.

Abstract: An electrophoresis process is used to form a more efficient and controllable triggering mechanism for solid explosives ignited through the application of electromagnetic energy. Electrophoresis is used to overcome the Van der Waals forces that hold the nanostructures together to disperse and align the nanostructures to the field lines of an applied electric field in-situ in the explosive or ex-situ in a pre-preg layer (or layers) that is then introduced to the explosive. The in-situ process requires fewer steps but is more constrained in the trigger structures that can be formed and care must be taken not to detonate the explosive during the electrophoresis process. The ex-situ process requires additional steps but provides greater flexibility to create trigger structures and the electrophoresis process is performed on a lower viscosity non-explosive material.

Abstract: A smart fuze system includes a radome used to hold a replaceable smart fuze module in place. An internally-threaded collar screws onto threads on the main body of the smart fuze system. Pressure from the radome presses the smart fuze module against electrical connections in the main body. The smart fuze module may thereby be held in place without potting material, allowing different types of fuzes to be swapped into place. The different types of fuzes may include a type that communicates height of burst (HOB) information a type that communicates telemetry, and a type that communicates both HOB and telemetry information.

Abstract: A hand grenade simulator includes a hand grenade simulator housing configured to simulate the appearance of a hand grenade. The hand grenade simulator also includes a trigger mechanism coupled to the hand grenade simulator housing. The hand grenade simulator further includes a timer coupled to the trigger mechanism. The hand grenade simulator additionally includes at least one transmitter coupled to the timer. The transmitter is operable to transmit the first signal simulating a hand grenade blast pattern a first amount of time after activation of the trigger mechanism.

Abstract: A paintball has one or more dimples or depressions formed on the outer surface of the paintball. In some embodiments, the depressions can have a uniform or non-uniform shape and be spaced equally about the circumference of the paintball. In some embodiments, each depression may provide increased lift and/or fragility to the paintball.

Abstract: A device includes a fixed portion permanently integrated in a platform, a mobile portion connected to the fixed portion so as to be capable of displacement between stowed and expanded configurations, and elements for driving the mobile portion. In order to improve the device safety, including in particularly dangerous cases such as the drift of the railway vehicle along the platform, the mobile portion is provided with telemeters for constant time measuring of the horizontal distance between them and the vehicle, while control members connected to the telemeters process the measurements from the telemeters in order to provide real-time driving-elements actuation signals according to the measurements so that, in the expanded configuration, the horizontal distance between the free end of the mobile part and the access threshold (8A) of the parked vehicle is lower than a predetermined value independently from the relative position of the platform and the parked vehicle.

Abstract: Storage and retrieval machine with a chassis (9) for supporting a mast (10), comprising at least one carriage (1) including guide elements (2, 2?), at least one drive element (3) assigned to the carriage (1) and including a drive motor (5), and with at least one rail (4) assigned to the carriage (1), wherein at least a partial area, seen in the installation orientation, directly above the rail (4) is free of guide elements (2, 2?).

Abstract: The present invention provides an ink for inkjet printing, comprising an aqueous vehicle, a pigment colorant and an effective amount of 3-butoxypropylamine as a bleed control agent. The ink exhibits reduced intercolor bleed when printed, for example, on plain paper.

Abstract: An acellular matrix glue and a method of making is disclosed. Specifically, an acellular matrix glue that is useful in preparing a reinforced acellular matrix for medical applications including tissue engineering and hernia repair.

Abstract: A method of using at least one leguminous starch derivative having a predetermined molecular mass in weight and a predetermined sol/gel transition temperature for preparing a composition for laying paper or flat carton. The leguminous starch derivative and laying compositions prepared from the same, in particular with high dried materials are also disclosed.

Abstract: A novel carbon-modified titanium dioxide film (CMF-TiO2) and a method for producing same by a CVD method at atmospheric pressure. The precursor compounds used in this context for the titanium dioxide and the carbon component are titanium-organic compounds and unsaturated aromatic hydrocarbons. Thermal treatment at about 250° C. to about 600° C., preferable at about 250° C. to about 300° C. forms a CMF-TiO2, the carbon content of which is about 0.2% to about 10.0% by weight, preferably about 0.2% to about 6.0% by weight and particularly preferably about 0.2% to about 2.5% by weight. A CMF-TiO2 film is characterised by high catalytic activity in the degradation of air and water pollutants with visible light and light absorption in the range from 400 nm to 700 nm, as well as by 1) a quasi-Fermi level of the electrons of ?0.5 V at pH 7 (relative to NHE) and/or by 2) C1s bonding energies of 284.8, 286.3 and 288.8 eV; and/or by 3) an isotropic electronic spin resonance (ESR) signal at a g-value of 1.900 to 2.005.

Abstract: The hard coat layer-forming composition of this invention includes (A) composite oxide fine particles with a mean particle diameter of 1 to 200 nm, containing titanium, tin and optionally silicon, and with a rutile-type crystal structure, (B) an organosilicon compound represented by the formula R1aR2bSi(OR3)4?(a+b) and/or a hydrolyzate thereof, and (C) a cyanamide derivative compound. A hard coat layer formed from the composition not only is excellent in transparency, scratch resistance, adhesion property, weathering resistance, impact resistance, etc. but also can enjoy no coloration or little coloration, particularly in bluing or yellowing, upon exposure to or irradiation with ultraviolet rays, even if an antireflection film is provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a metal pigment composition which can be used in an aqueous coating and shows excellent storage stability of a coating agent, and which is reduced in the deterioration of glossiness, hiding power, flip-flop property and the like when formed into a coating film. Specifically disclosed is a metal pigment composition which is treated with at least one amine salt of a heteropoly acid. The heteroatom constituting the heteropoly acid is at least one element selected from the elements belonging to Groups III, IV and V. The polyatom constituting the heteropoly acid is a transition metal. The amount of the amine salt of the heteropoly acid is preferably 0.01 to 10 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of a metal pigment. The metal pigment is preferably an aluminum flake.