Abstract: The present invention relates to a straight edge device for use in conjunction with power tools such as radial saws, or table saws. The present invention is used for cutting an uneven edge of a board. The straight edge device includes a one piece board having a protuberance projecting from its lower surface that engages a groove of the table saw. The board is placed on the upper surface of the one piece board with the uneven edge hanging over the edges of the one piece board. As the straight edge device is pushed or pulled through the groove of the table saw, the cutting blade straights the uneven edge of the board.

Abstract: A miter saw is provided with a base unit on which target material is placed, a table unit rotatably provided on the base unit, a swing unit for swinging up and down above the table unit, and a cutting unit provided on the swing unit and having a flat motor provided with a rotor having an output shaft and a coil disc provided with a plurality of coil pieces arranged in the circumferential direction about the output shaft when seen in the direction of the axis of the output shaft and a stator having a magnet arranged such that magnetic flux passes through the coil disc in the direction of the axis of the output shaft, and a rotating blade rotation shaft on which a rotating blade can be mounted and positioned substantially parallel to the direction of the axis of the output shaft of the flat motor, and a power transfer unit that transfers the power of the flat motor to the rotating blade.

Abstract: The invention relates to a paper punch (10), comprising a base part (12), which has a positioning surface (40) on the bottom side thereof for positioning the same on a table top, comprising at least two punching tools (26) that are displaceably supported with respect to the bottom part (12) and provided for punching holes into documents, and further comprising a hand-held lever (22) for applying pressure on the punching tools (26), the lever being supported about a pivot axis (20) in a limited pivoting manner by way of a front region (14) of the bottom part (12) having a contact surface (28) for the documents, and the free end (24) thereof extending at a distance from the base part (12) in the direction of a rear side (16) of the base part (12).

Abstract: [Issue] A chamfering method is provided that can be conducted even in small worksite space without using grinding members and without requiring a cleaning process after a chamfering process. [Resolution Means] A brittle material substrate chamfering method according to the present invention includes steps of drawing a scribing line, and heating and/or cooling a part in proximity to the scribing line. The scribing line is drawn on a part of a surface of a brittle material substrate that extends along the edge of the brittle material substrate and has a width not more than 50% of the thickness of the brittle material substrate starting from the edge of the brittle material substrate whereby forming a crack inclined from the surface of the substrate toward a side end surface of the substrate. A part in proximity to the scribing line is heated and/or cooled so that a corner part of the edge of said brittle material substrate is cut out whereby chamfering said brittle material substrate.

Abstract: A die grooving tool for insertion into a pipe having a first die body and a second die body mounted upon a first end of the first die body. Each of the first die body and a second die body have a plurality of openings thereon for receiving a plurality of cutting wheels mounted therein. The first die body is configured to rotate at least partially in a clockwise direction and the second die body is configured to rotate at least partially in a counter clockwise direction, so that the cutting wheels of the first die body and the second die body create a double helix groove on an interior of the pipe, whereby the double helix groove intersects at an intersection point every 360 degrees along an entire length of the pipe.

Abstract: A harp support assembly is provided for supporting a portion of a harp. The harp support assembly includes a rod, a base assembly and a harp support member. The rod has a first and a second end. The base assembly is positioned near the first end of the rod, The base assembly has a plurality of legs spread apart and positioned on a surface. The harp support member is positioned near the second end of the rod. The harp support member has at least one support arm providing a harp receiving space to receive the harp.

Abstract: A musical instrument stand is disclosed that includes at least, a pair of legs pivotally secured to a support portion and disposed within a leg retention channel of the support portion when the support portion is in a closed position, and extracted from the leg retention channel when the support portion is in an open position. Preferably, the support portion includes at least a position stop that limits the extent that each the open and closed positions of the support portion may attain. The musical instrument stand further preferably includes an over center latch assembly interposed between and communicating with the pair of legs, the over center latch maintains a predetermined separation between said first and second legs when the over center latch assembly is in a locked position, and nests within the pair of legs when the pair of legs are disposed within a leg retention channel.

Abstract: A high hat cymbal has a magnetic clutch that engages the top cymbal and allows it to be controlled by a standard high hat foot pedal. When the drummer's foot is removed from the high hat foot pedal, the magnetic clutch strikes a mechanical arm, which causes the magnetic clutch to disengage without any action, required on the part of the drummer. The top cymbal can be re-engaged by the magnetic clutch so that the high hat foot pedal can now be operated again, simply by depressing the high hat foot pedal. A trip bar may be provided to provide for automatic disengagement of the clutch mechanism.

Abstract: A tool is provided for assisting in teaching music to a player of a steel pan/drum. The tool comprises a substantially circular base divided into twelve radial sectors, a central sector, and three concentric, radially spaced rings, thereby having 37 elements. Each element bears an indicium representative of a unitary, distinct note name in a range of three consecutive octaves plus a first note in a fourth consecutive octave. Each ring is arranged in so that a counter-clockwise-adjacent note name is separated by an interval of a fifth and a clockwise-adjacent note name is separated by an interval of a fourth.

Abstract: A Controlled Unaided Surge and Purge (CUSPS) suppressor for firearms uses the blast and plume characteristics inherent to the ballistic discharge process to develop a new two-step controlled surge and purge system centered around advanced mixer-ejector concepts. The blast surge noise is reduced by controlling the flow expansion, and the flash effects are reduced by controlling inflow and outflow gas purges. In the preferred embodiment, suppressor vent holes are convergently contoured to better reduce the blast surge. Preferably a two-stage supersonic mixer/ejector system, in combination with adjacent vent holes in the suppressor housing and a divergent entrance nozzle, is used to control or eliminate the external Mach disk, while rapidly mixing and diluting the propellant with purged gases. A diffuser downstream of the mixer/ejector system further increases ejector performance and pumping. The pumped gases are used to self-clean and cool the CUSPS suppressor.

Abstract: The present invention is a firearm cartridge feeding system to automatically feed firearm cartridges in a successive order one diameter of a firearm cartridge at a time, to the chamber of a bolt action, semi-automatic, or fully automatic firearm until all firearm cartridges in the system are expended. The firearm cartridges are stored in a tight spiral channel side by side to maximize the use of the peripheral space surrounding the area of a magazine well or feed point of a firearm. The housing or body of the firearm feeding system consists of a multiple segment body or housing. The housing contains a spiral channel, clutch mechanism pocket and a spring drive compartment which supports the storage of firearm cartridges and the arrangement of a drive system for feeding the firearm cartridges to the feed lips.

Abstract: The present invention is a firearm cartridge feeding system to automatically feed firearm cartridges in a successive order one diameter of a firearm cartridge at a time, to the chamber of a bolt action, semi-automatic, or fully automatic firearm until all firearm cartridges in the system are expended. The firearm cartridges are stored in a tight spiral channel side by side to maximize the use of the peripheral space surrounding the area of a magazine well or feed point of a firearm. The housing or body of the firearm feeding system consists of a multiple segment body or housing. The housing contains a spiral channel, clutch mechanism pocket and a spring drive compartment which supports the storage of firearm cartridges and the arrangement of a drive system for feeding the firearm cartridges to the feed lips.

Abstract: A catch device for collecting ejected cartridges and other spent brass from an automatic fire machine gun or the like mounted on a platform includes: (a) a frame portion including an open mouthed, rigid bag frame, and a latch assembly on the bag frame; and (b) a catch bag portion including a collection bag with a hollow interior, a zipper, or a bottom flap with hook and loop strip, closing a bottom slot of the collection bag, at least one attachment mechanism at the top of the collection bag, and at least one flexible cross member extending across the collection bag interior, the catch bag portion being attachable to the frame portion by the attachment mechanism. This simplified abstract is not intended to limit, and should not be interpreted as limiting, the scope of the claims.

Abstract: The armor system according to the present invention also exploits synergistic multi-layering to provide different properties as a function of depth within a sandwich panel. Various embodiments of the invention include a combination of composite sandwich topology concepts with hard, strong materials to provide structures that (i) efficiently support static and fatigue loads, (ii) mitigate the blast pressure transmitted to a system that they protect, (iii) provides very effective resistance to projectile penetration, and (iv) minimizes shock (stress wave) propagation within the multi-layered armor sandwich structure. By using small pieces of highly constrained ceramic, the concept has significant multi-hit potential.

Abstract: A ballistic strike plate assembly comprises a first plate formed from aluminum alloy and having a first surface and a second surface. A titanium plate is has a first surface and a second surface. A sheet of ballistic gap foam is adhered to the first surface of the first plate and the first surface of the titanium plate. A multilayer ballistic fabric plate is adhered to the second surface of the titanium plate. A first sheet of ballistic wrap is disposed over the multilayer ballistic fabric plate, and has edges extending beyond edges of the multilayer ballistic fabric plate that are folded over the edges of the multilayer ballistic fabric plate. A second smaller sheet of ballistic wrap is adhered to the portion of the second surface of the first plate not covered by the folded over edges of the first sheet of ballistic wrap.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a reciprocating compressor with a rotary valve comprises a cylinder block with plural cylinder bore, a drive shaft which is supported and permitted to rotate in relation to the cylinder block, a piston which is housed in the cylinder bore and allowed to reciprocate therein, a power transmitting unit which connects the piston and drive shaft, a rear housing wherein an intake chamber and exhaust chamber are formed, and a rotary valve which rotates with the drive shaft and is installed in the inner surface of a coupling hole formed in the cylinder block and permitted to slide and rotate therein. In the inner circumference of the cylinder block, connection holes are respectively connected to the cylinder bore. A bypass unit is included between the coupling hole and rotary valve and bypasses the refrigerant remaining in the connection hole of one cylinder bore during the compressive stroke of the piston, then discharges it through the connection hole of another cylinder bore.

Abstract: The invention relates to a clamping device for a rod which moves in an axial translatory or rotating manner. Said clamping device comprises a housing, a clamping sleeve which is axially fixed therein, a tensioning piston which can be displaced in the housing embodied as a cylinder, and a spring device for pre-tensioning the piston in the direction of the clamping sleeve in the locking state. Said spring device includes at least one helical plate spring which, in the event of a fracture, maintains the holding force and the dynamic course of the same. In one embodiment, the at least one helical plate spring is coaxially arranged in relation to the rod. In another embodiment, a plurality of helical plate springs are arranged on the circumference of the rod such that they are parallel with the axis thereof, for distribution of a pre-tensioning force acting on the spring device.

Abstract: A shoe 5 includes a spherical portion 5A in sliding contact with a sliding surface 4a that is a hemispherical concave portion of a piston 4, an end surface portion 5B in sliding contact with a swash plate 3, and a circular cylindrical portion 5C formed between the spherical portion 5A and the end surface portion 5B. A plurality of linear oil grooves 5F are formed in the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 5C. A lubricant oil separated from a refrigerant is held in each of the oil grooves 5F of the cylindrical portion 5C of the shoe 5 when a swash plate compressor 1 is in a non-operating state. When the swash plate compressor 1 is started, the lubricant oil in the oil grooves 5F is fed to the spherical portion 5A and the end surface portion 5B which are sliding portions. The shoe 5 having excellent lubricity in comparison with a conventional case can be thereby provided.

Abstract: A priming piston reciprocating pump 10 has piston guide 14 which encircles piston 16 and is provided a bearing member 22 in the inner diameter of the upper end of the guide 14. The bearing 22 is formed of 25% carbon-filled PTFE and may be fitted without tools into the aforementioned ID. Such a bearing 22 allows a negligible clearance to be utilized between the bearing 22 and the piston 16.

Abstract: A piston and method is provided that inhibits the potential catastrophic damage to an internal combustion engine, thereby reducing the risk of costly damage to the engine. The piston includes a piston body having an upper combustion surface separated from an internal cooling chamber by a wall. The a pocket extends into the upper combustion surface to a closed bottom surface of the wall. A tubular member is disposed in the pocket. The tubular member extends upwardly from the upper surface. Should a valve head drop from its normal operating position, the valve head impacts the tubular member and forms a blow-by through passage extending from the upper combustion surface into the cooling chamber.

Abstract: A process of steam separation using a separation membrane in a separation vessel where the separation membrane separates the vessel into an intake chamber and a recovery chamber. The separation membrane comprises at least one porous support; and a cross-linked hydrophilic polymer membrane material with an inorganic particulate material or a precursor to an inorganic particulate material. The membrane material is applied to the porous support. The process comprises supplying steam to be purified to the intake chamber of the vessel, the pressure in the intake chamber being greater than the pressure in the recovery chamber; and recovering the purified steam from the recovery chamber of the vessel.

Abstract: A spray dryer absorber (8) is operative for removing gaseous pollutants from a hot process gas and comprises a spray dryer chamber (12) and a plurality of dispersers (14, 16, 18, 20) mounted at a roof (22) of the spray dryer chamber (12), each such disperser (14, 16, 18, 20) being operative for dispersing a portion of the hot process gas around a respective atomizer (24). Said plurality of dispersers (14, 16, 18, 20) comprises a central disperser (20), which is located at the centre (C) of the roof (22) of the spray dryer chamber (12), and at least 3 peripheral dispersers (14, 16, 18) surrounding the central disperser (20), each of said peripheral dispersers (14, 16, 18) being located at substantially the same distance (D) from the periphery (P) of the spray dryer chamber (12).

Abstract: The invention is a ceramic tube made of two parts. A first part of the tube is made of a sensitive material for facilitating oxygen separation in the membrane. The second part is made of a different material that does not react with CO2 and/or H2O. Accordingly, by means of this Invention, there is provided a ceramic tube that is stabilized and does not deteriorate upon exposure to CO2 and/or H2O at temperatures below the operating temperatures.

Abstract: The present invention relates to articles for extracting a component from a fluid stream, the article including a body portion having a plurality of bores extending therethrough, the bores facilitating the flow of the fluid stream through the body portion in use, wherein the body portion is formed from a mixture of a binder and at least one component selected from the group consisting of carbon fibres, carbon nanotubes and mixtures thereof. The present invention also relates to a method of forming such articles and methods and systems including same.

Abstract: An air eliminator including a housing having first and second portions, the housing defining: a chamber, an inlet in fluid communication with the chamber; an outlet in fluid communication with the chamber; and an axis extending from the first portion to the second portion, a float assembly connected to the first portion of the chamber for releasing air from the chamber, and degassing disks stacked within the chamber along an axis, wherein each disk includes a plurality of rings such that the degassing disks cause micro gas pockets in water passing through the chamber to combine into relatively large and buoyant air pockets that collect and pass along the axis to the float assembly for release.

Abstract: To include an absorber (1006) that brings CO2 absorbent that absorbs CO2 contained in flue gas (1002) into contact with the flue gas to remove CO2 from the flue gas, a regenerator (1008) that strips CO2 from CO2 absorbent (rich solution), which is fed from the absorber through a first feed line L1 and has absorbed CO2, to regenerate CO2 absorbent, thereby acquiring regenerated CO2 absorbent (lean solution) (1009), falling film reboilers (1101-1 and 1101-2) that draw off CO2 absorbent (amine solution) (1033) from near the bottom of the regenerator and reheats regenerated CO2 absorbent via steam (1031), a first liquid-vapor separator (1103) that separates the CO2 absorbent reheated by the falling film reboilers into regenerated CO2 absorbent in which CO2 has been removed and vapor containing CO2, and a second feed line L2 for supplying the separated regenerated CO2 absorbent to the absorber.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention generally provide a containment system having integrated bubble tight-dampers. In another embodiment, the containment system includes an integral auto-scan mechanism disposed in the housing of the containment system so that a filter element, disposed in the housing, may be leak tested without accessing the interior of the housing. In yet another embodiment, a method for testing a filter disposed in a containment system includes challenging an upstream side of a filter element disposed in a housing of the containment system with a test aerosol, and automatically moving a probe disposed within the housing to obtain samples for leak testing.

Abstract: A beverage dispensing assembly which has one or more urns to which a manual, post-mix valve is engaged, on front walls thereof. The urn or urns do not contain fluid, rather, at least, a pair of fluid lines carrying pressurized fluid to the post-mix valve, which may be a “T” valve. The two fluid lines carry fluid from a first and a second fluid source, typically pressurized, which sources are remote from the urn or urns. The urns have walls defining an interior volume. The interior volume is adapted to receive lines carrying a pressurized concentrate and a pressurized base fluid, such as water. The lines are adapted to be contained at least partly within the inner volume of the urn or urns of the urn assembly and engage a near end of the post-mix “T” valve where the post-mix “T” valve engages the front wall of the urn. If the assembly is comprised of more than one urn, it may include a base, designed to hold the urns in side-by-side alignment.

Abstract: A multiple brewing and dispensing decanter being separated, internally, into a pair or more of a plurality of compartments, so that beverage can be dispensed from one compartment, while freshly brewing beverage may be deposited into an adjacent compartment. The compartmentalized decanter incorporates an access inlet through or proximate top wall, to allow deposit of a freshly brewed beverage therein, and each compartment, proximate its bottom wall, has a spigot to provide for dispensing of the contained brewed beverage.

Abstract: Devices for the preparation of a liquid food or beverage. One device includes a housing, pump, pump support for securing the pump to the housing, a rigid duct that is connected by an elastic sealing member to the housing and to an inlet or outlet of the pump. The pump support includes an elastic support member for resiliently supporting the pump chamber in the housing. Another device includes a pre-suction chamber connected to a liquid inlet of a pump and being designed to intermittently provide liquid to said liquid inlet. A further device includes a connector of at least one elastic sealing member designed to absorb vibrations from a pump of the device and to enable a relative movement of a duct and a liquid inlet or outlet of the pump.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a grilling device with automatic rotation function, comprising a base seat and a grilling pan unit rotatably disposed on the base seat; wherein said grilling pan has a pivot rotatably pivoted on the base seat. The grilling device as presented further comprises a control unit, a motor connected to the control unit and a transmission unit connected between the motor and the pivot, said motor and said transmission unit are installed on the base seat. Because the control unit, motor and transmission unit are cooperated with each other to form an automatic mechanism, so the rotation of the grilling pan unit can be controlled automatically, the operation is simpler and more convenient, the rotational angle and the rotational time of the grilling pan unit can be precisely controlled.

Abstract: [Object] An object of the present invention is to provide an extremely practical and innovative food product heat treatment method capable of performing the same heat cooking and heat sterilization as that of the conventional technique while enhancing economy and productivity in comparison with the conventional technique. [Means of Achievement] The food product heat treatment method is characterized in comprising placing a food product (2) in a hermetically sealed vessel (1) in which a prescribed vapor pressure is maintained or can be maintained; injecting a heating liquid heated by a heating source (8) to 100° C.

Abstract: An apparatus for cooking ground beef hamburgers by reflecting and trapping thermal energy and simultaneous accelerated bun cooking. The apparatus comprised of a plate that is hinged to the sidewall of the griddle for the simultaneous cooking of both sides of ground beef and buns on both sides. Once meat is placed in a first cooking area, the plates on the hinge are rotated down and come to rest on the meat, applying slight pressure to the meat. Plates are attached to the side wall and to the rear wall. Modified plates are used to facilitate the rotation of a large wire frame that contains a metal chain mail fabric into a second cooking area. When buns are placed in the second cooking area, the chain mail frame is brought down onto the outer sides of the buns, putting weight on the buns and accelerating their cooking time.

Abstract: The invention relates to a press (1) with gripper rails (3) for grasping and relocating workpieces onto a work table (5), the gripper rails (3) being movable in a horizontal plane and vertically by a transfer device (2). The gripper rails (3) are connected to the respective parts (50, 51) of the transfer device (2) by means of gripper rail couplings (14), a locking mechanism (17) with a tie rod (18) being provided, which locks or frees the gripper rail coupling (14). To actuate the locking mechanism (17), an actuating element (19) is provided which displaces the tie rod (18) between a holding position and a releasing position and which can be actuated by the gripper rail coupling (14) being lowered or raised. Furthermore, the locking mechanism (17) has a spring element (34) which holds the tie rod (18) in the holding position.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus for recording an image on a recording medium includes a perforation blade controlling unit for controlling perforation processing on the recording medium on the basis of perforation processing information included in the printing information, a perforation processing unit for perforating the recording medium on the basis of an instruction of the perforation blade controlling unit, and a perforation lateral moving unit for moving the perforation processing unit in a direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the recording medium on the basis of an instruction of the perforation blade controlling unit. An image recording apparatus having a perforation processing device that can control ON/OFF of vertical perforation processing and can further control a vertical perforation processing position in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the recording medium on the basis of an instruction from a higher-level device is provided.

Abstract: A non-apertured media embossing template (24) is formed from a non-apertured die (20). Media embossing template (24) has a raised perimeter (32) and a recessed embosser (34). The raised perimeter (32) is a two-dimensional embossing perimeter integrally formed with a face of non-apertured die (20). Raised perimeter (32) can be used to emboss and/or cut a media (26), based upon the amount of force (28) applied to press media (26) onto non-apertured die (20). Recessed embosser (34) has an embossing pattern that can be used to further emboss media (26), providing either a uniform pattern for embossment on media (26), or further detail associated with raised perimeter (32).

Abstract: A gravure printing method is provided that includes: patterning a substrate to form a printing substrate having a recess portion and a convex portion; forming a first self-assembled monolayer on the surface of the recess portion; forming a second self-assembled monolayer on the surface of the convex portion; filling ink into the recess portion; and transferring the ink filled in the recess portion to a printing object substrate, wherein the first and second self-assembled monolayers respectively formed on the surfaces of the recess portion and the convex portion have different surface energies.

Abstract: A printing surface includes a substrate having latching electrodes on a first surface, a spacer layer on the first surface of the substrate, the spacer layer patterned to form wells such that the latching electrodes reside in the wells, a deformable membrane, the membrane having conductive regions, on the spacer layer to enclose the wells, each enclosed well and its associated region of the membrane forming a pixel membrane, and actuation circuitry to actuate the electrodes to cause selected ones of the pixel membranes to remain in a deflected state when the pixel membranes receive an impulse to return to an undeflected state.

Abstract: A device for use in a printing unit of a printing machine, with that printing unit comprising at least one roller of an inking unit or of a dampening unit of the printing unit and with at least one traverse drive for generating an axial traversing stroke of the roller, and also with at least one drive for the moving of the roller in a rotary manner. A magnetic coupling, which is comprised of an inner rotor and an outer rotor, is arranged between the roller and the drive. In order to compensate for the traversing stroke of the roller, the inner rotor and the outer rotor are movable relative to each other in the direction of the axis of rotation of the roller.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sheet (30) conveying device (D1, D2) comprising a transport roll (56, 58) for conveying a flat substrate (18, 30), said transport roll having a transport surface (82, 102) which comes into contact with the flat substrate and has a plurality of recesses (84, 104), and a vacuum device (64) for creating a depression in the plurality of recesses. The device also comprises a device (120) for cleaning the transport surface (82, 102). The invention is applicable to devices for ejecting sheets from printing presses.

Abstract: An electrical voltage supply device for machines processing printing material includes at least one drive motor for the transport of printing material and at least one further electrical consumer. A control unit is provided which, when the supply voltage drops below a minimum acceptable supply voltage of the machine processing printing material, switches of electrical consumers which are not required for the transport of printing material and supplies the drive motor for the transport of printing material from energy stored in the moving masses of the machine processing printing material.

Abstract: A platen support mechanism that movably supports a platen unit to which a platen is attached has a platen positioning mechanism that positions the platen unit in a specific posture at four locations, bosses that protrude from both sides at the front in the front-back direction of the printer, and shaft ends that protrude from both sides at the back in the front-back direction of the printer. The platen unit is thereby positioned in a specific posture at the closed position regardless of play in the platen support mechanism. As a result, the platen is positioned to the printing position in a specific posture with a constant gap to the nozzle surface of the print head.

Abstract: A multilayer composite film for sublimation type dye transfer imaging includes a polyester base layer and an adhesive layer onto which an ink layer of the sublimation dye can be placed. The adhesive layer includes an acrylic resin, an epoxy resin monomer and a crosslinking agent. The components of the adhesive layer preferably are water soluble or water dispersible.

Abstract: An electronic component deactivation device including an electric match having a pair of electrical leads with a bridge wire coupled therebetween and a pyrotechnic layer of material contacting the bridge wire. A destructive charge is positioned in overlying relationship to the pyrotechnic layer, adjacent the bridge wire with at least a portion of the destructive charge contacting the bridge wire. The destructive charge and electric match are mounted in a housing with the pair of electrical leads extending externally of the housing for connection to an external circuit. The housing is constructed so as to mount the destructive charge and electric match on a circuit board or the like.

Abstract: Disclosed and claimed are pellets for a shotgun shell which are covered with a light transmissive coating that contains pigments which photo-luminesce visible light, of selectable wavelength (color), in response to excitation by long wave ultra-violent light (“black light”). The trajectory of such pellets during flight is able to be visualized and captured on camera during night, indoors or under shooting conditions where ambient light is low. When lodged in a target the visibility of the pellets can be enhanced by illumination by black light, thereby facilitating the task of locating shot pellets, for removal from the target, scoring or other purposes. By assigning several shooters shotgun shells having pellets which photo-luminesce a color which is distinctive to each, one is also able, by visual inspection of the pellets lodged in a target, to determine which of said shooters struck a target and other information relating to the accuracy of each shooter's efforts.

Abstract: The invention relates to an action device (1) designed for graduated explosive effect, especially intended to form part of a shell body (2) for firing from a gun barrel, which action device comprises at least two action parts (4, 5, 6) comprising fuel (10) and oxidizer (14), and an activation device (3) for activating the action parts (4, 5, 6), which activation device (3) comprises a detonator (23). The invention is characterized in that the fuel (10) and the oxidizer (14) of the action parts are stored separately up to activation of the action device (1), and in that the detonator (23) and the action parts (4, 5, 6) are designed for the initiation of one or more action parts (4, 5, 6), depending on the grade of explosive effect which is to be obtained. The invention also relates to a process for the said action advice (1).

Abstract: A multi-piece projectile for a small arms cartridge includes a metal cup that has a bore, a plastic sheath having a through hole and a high-density core. The cup is a cylindrical metal structure having a bore. The sheath is a cylindrical end and a conical end and a through hole. The core is a cylindrical structure having conical end and a blunt end. The projectile is assembled by placing the core in the through hole of the sheath and then pressing the sheath into the bore of the cup. The assembled projectile is attached to the cartridge by crimping the cup to the orifice in the end of the cartridge casing after it is filled with the propellant. When the projectile is fired all of the components remain coupled together but break apart upon impact with a target. Because the core has a higher mass than the other components the components separate very easily, the majority of the kinetic energy remains in the core.

Abstract: The invention relates to a traction vehicle (21) for semi-trailers (3), preferably for loading and unloading the semi-trailers (3) onto and off of a freight train (18), in particular, as part of the rolling highway, wherein the freight train (18) comprises several freight cars coupled to one another, in particular low-floor railcars (10), and a continuous driving lane in the longitudinal direction (20) of the train for moving the semi-trailers (3) on the freight train (18), wherein the traction vehicle (21) is unmanned and self-propelled, as well as a tractor-trailer unit (30) formed from the traction vehicle (21) and a semi-trailer (3), a method for transferring semi-trailers (3) from the railway (12) to the roadway and vice versa, as well as a freight transfer terminal thereto, and a method for transferring semi-trailers (3) from the railway (12) to the roadway and vice versa and for transporting the semi-trailers (3) on the railway (12).

Abstract: The Application discloses People & Cargo Transit Systems & Vehicles (PCTSV), using Narrow Vehicles (NV), which can have the form of a Bus, Train, Tram, Maglev, Mono-Rail or even Car or Truck. A prefered version of which is Single Seat Wide or below 70 cm wide, preferably a Bus type to need no Rail, using Dedicated Narrow Lanes adjacent to Curbside of existing intra-city streets or limits of inter-city roads. Said NV and Lane have Anti-Roll Over Means to stablize such a narrow vehicle, which also eliminate NV Swaying even when NV is a Bus or Car with has no inherent Sway Limiting. Being Ultra Narrow with No Sway and Running at Curbside results in Negligible or No Blocking of other vehicles by NV.Said Lane/Tack, Anti-Sway & Anti-Roll Structures all Allow being Run Over by other Traffic and have structures not to be damaged, thus can be crossed over at Crossroads and other entrances and exits along said Lane.

Abstract: A gasket for a railroad car manway nozzle and cover includes an inner leg portion and an outer leg portion joined by a generally planar annular body portion defining an upper annular cover sealing surface and a lower annular nozzle body sealing surface. Concentric annular chevrons are formed on the upper and lower annular sealing surfaces. In one form, the chevrons have a uniform height relative to the upper and lower sealing surfaces. In a modified form, the height of the chevrons varies relative to the surfaces from which they extend. The height of the chevrons is a minimum where the gasket is radially aligned with cover clamping bolts and a maximum at radial locations midway between clamping bolts. A tab depending from the outer leg portion provides visual verification of the presence of the gasket.