Abstract: A hand-held percussive shaker assembly comprising two identical shakers capable of producing different percussive sounds and rhythms in a single assembly is disclosed. The shakers are detachably connected by an integrally formed lock assembly. The shakers may be played as a single assembly or detached and played individually. Each shaker comprises one or more bottles filled with a striker material. Each bottle isolates its striker material from the striker material in other bottles and from any other part of the shaker. The shakers may produce the same or different tones when the shaker assembly is moved.

Abstract: The present invention includes a first rotating operation unit which is arranged in one end section of an instrument main body such that a portion thereof protrudes from the top surface of the instrument main body, and switch-operated by the protruding portion being rotated by the thumb of a left hand, and a second rotating operation unit which is arranged posterior to the first rotating operation unit such that a portion thereof is exposed on a side surface side of the end section, and switch-operated by the exposed portion being rotated by a finger other than the thumb. Accordingly, when the left hand is placed on the end section, the thumb is placed corresponding to the first rotating operation unit, and the other finger is placed corresponding to the second rotating operation unit, whereby these rotating operation units can be rotated separately by only the left hand.

Abstract: A device and method for forming a tubular braid comprising a plurality of filaments. The braiding machine comprises a disc with a mandrel extending from the center in a perpendicular direction and a plurality of catch mechanisms arranged circumferentially around the edge of the disc. A plurality of filaments are temporarily affixed to the mandrel, each filament extending from the mandrel toward the edge of the disc and engaging the edge of the disc at a discrete point of engagement. The plurality of catch mechanisms are attached to actuators adapted to move the catch mechanisms in a generally radial direction relative to the edge of the disc to allow the catch mechanism to engage a subset of the filaments and move the engaged filaments beyond the circumferential edge of the disc.

Abstract: Devices and methods for forming a tubular braid comprising a plurality of filaments. The braiding machine includes a circular array of filament guiding members defining a plane; a mandrel defining an axis and adapted to carry one or more filaments extending from the mandrel to the circular array; a plurality of filaments extending from the mandrel in a radial array; a plurality of actuator mechanisms disposed operably about the disc; and a rotating mechanism adapted to rotate one or more filaments. The actuator mechanisms and rotating mechanism are configured to move each of the one or more filaments about the mandrel axis in a path comprising a series of arcs and radial movements. The braiding machine may alternately first and second annular members, a mandrel, first and second plurality of tubular wire guides, and a plurality of wires extending from the mandrel.

Abstract: A charging handle for a firearm which has a handle portion connected to a pull rod member. A bore hole collects exhaust gasses passing over the top of the rod member and directs the gasses to vent tunnel (s) which extend perpendicular to the rod member. In the preferred embodiment, a deflecting surface is used to further direct the exhaust gasses to the bore hole. Further embodiments provide seals to protect the user from any exhaust gas which has not been vented.

Abstract: An accessory to improve handling and transportability of a belt-fed firearm attaches to an upper surface of the firearm and provides at least two protrusions extending outward or upward therefrom, the protrusions sized and positioned to engage a portion of the ammunition belt between two rounds of ammunition and to prevent the belt from sliding across the upper surface of the firearm.

Abstract: An explosive mitigation apparatus for use in mitigating the effect of an explosive event, the apparatus comprises blast detection means which is capable of detecting an approaching shock wave or electromagnetic wave, caused by the explosion of an explosive device or other ordnance and which produces an output signal indicative of an explosive event, a countermeasure device comprising a shaped explosive charge and a load in which the explosive charge, when detonated, causes the load to be ejected from the device as a high velocity jet at least partially in a direction towards the approaching fireball, blastwave(s) and/or fragments, and an initiator which causes the detonation of the countermeasure in response to the output signal from the blast detection means, the apparatus can be used to protect a vehicle or other object, or as a protective barrier around an explosive device that is being disarmed.

Abstract: An armour mounting systems comprising a flexible bracket (1) for attaching armour to a vehicle, the flexible bracket (1) comprising an elongate member (6) connected between a vehicle and an attached armour elements (4). The elongate member is resilient enough to support the attached armour elements and return the armour elements to their normal resting position following disturbance. The armour mounting system is beneficial in reducing damage to attached armour during manoeuvre.

Abstract: In a recoil-spring device (100) in a handgun equipped with a breech and a recoil spring (110) in the form of a spiral spring, whose rear end abuts a rear stop member (123) on a recoil spring rod (120) and whose front end is mounted for movement along the recoil-spring rod (120) with contraction of the recoil spring (110), support in an uncomplicated recoil-spring eyelet is achieved in that the front end of the recoil spring (110) abuts, at least indirectly, a rear contact surface (132) of a contact element (131) that is mounted for movement along said contact-spring rod (120), while the front contact surface (133) is in contact with an internal surface of the breech of the handgun.

Abstract: A cylinder head for a compressor includes a closure device that can be adjusted between an unactuated position (off-load) in which the compressor delivers air and an actuated position (off-load) in which the compressor is running in an idle mode, a pneumatic control device having a control cylinder and a control piston that can be moved in the control cylinder, a spring device that prestresses the closure device into the unactuated position (on-load), and a driver configured to couple the control piston to the closure device. The closure device closes a compressed air passage in the unactuated position (on-load) and clears the compressed air passage in the actuated position (off-load), and the driver is permanently connected to the closure device and can be driven by the control piston.

Abstract: A fluid-driven motor has a manifold with an arcuate seal including first and second valve openings and a sealing surface. A cylinder pivotally mounted on the manifold has a facing surface cooperating with the arcuate seal. The arcuate seal and the facing surface define a position-responsive valve configuration such that, when the cylinder assumes a neutral position, an aperture of the facing surface faces the sealing surface, and when the cylinder is angularly displaced in either direction, the aperture overlaps one or other of the valve openings, thereby connecting to the correspond fluid flow channel in the manifold. A pressure compensation volume underlies the sealing surface and receives fluid pressure from the fluid flow channels through valves, or from the internal volume of the cylinder, so that a pressure within the pressure compensation volume approaches a value no less than a current pressure within the internal volume.

Abstract: A device for axially displacing a shaft in a vehicle transmission is provided, in particular a vehicle transmission of a commercial vehicle. In the device, forces are exerted on the shaft of the vehicle transmission in an axial direction via a fork. The device includes a piston, which is movable in the axial direction, in a piston housing. The piston is mounted on an inner guide, wherein an end of the inner guide projects out of the piston housing on one side and, there, is connected to an fixed with respect to a housing of the vehicle transmission.

Abstract: A cup seal includes a base portion disposed on a cylinder bore opening portion side of a seal groove, an inner circumferential lip portion extended from an inner circumferential side of the base portion toward a cylinder bore bottom portion and having an inner circumferential surface slidably abutting against an outer circumferential surface of a piston (plunger), and an outer circumferential lip portion extended from an outer circumferential side of the base portion toward the cylinder bore bottom portion and having an outer circumferential surface abutting against a seal groove bottom surface. The cup seal also includes an abutment surface and contact pressure adjustment surface.

Abstract: A compressor includes a housing; a compressor liner positioned within the housing and at least partially defining a first cylinder with an inlet and an outlet; a piston positioned within the first cylinder and configured to compress air flowing into the first cylinder through the inlet; a cylinder head at least partially defining the first cylinder; and a sealing assembly for sealing an interface between the compressor liner and the cylinder head. The sealing assembly includes a ring seal at an interface between the cylinder head and the compressor liner; a vent port on an opposite side of the ring seal from the first cylinder; and a vent tube extending between the vent port and the inlet such that air leaking through the ring seal from the first cylinder flows through the vent port, through the vent tube, and into the inlet.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for simultaneously producing a first piston part and a second piston part via a forging device may include an upper die, at least one intermediate die, and a lower die. A first billet may be placed between the upper die and the intermediate die, and a second billet may be placed between the intermediate die and the lower die. The upper die and the lower die may be configured to be moved toward each other, whereby the first piston part is forged from the first billet and the second piston part is forged at the same time from the second billet. The upper die and the lower die may then be configured to be moved apart, and the piston parts may be removed.

Abstract: A defect-free hydrogen separation membrane includes a metal thin membrane. The metal thin membrane includes a first metal layer composed of palladium on a porous support without substantial penetration into surface pores of the porous support and a second metal layer on the first metal layer. The second metal layer is a product of palladium deposition and closes defects being open on the surface of the first metal layer.

Abstract: Systems and processes for reducing the energy requirements of an ammonia recovery stripper in a chilled ammonia-based CO2 removal system. The systems and processes include a nanofiltration or reverse osmosis unit for physically separating the washed liquid from a wash vessel configured to receive an ammonia slip feed stream from the main absorber of the chilled ammonia-based CO2 removal system and provide first and second feed streams. Relative to the washed liquid from the wash vessel, the first feed stream has a decreased ammonia molarity whereas the second feed stream has an increased ammonia molarity. The second feed stream is then fed to the ammonia recovery stripper, which reduces steam consumption. The reduced steam consumption translates to significant energy savings, among numerous other advantages. Additionally, the systems and process provide a reduction of equipment sizes related to the stripper unit as may be desired in some applications.

Abstract: A scrubber removes matter (e.g., particulate, gaseous, or liquid) from a gas stream in order to recover the matter and/or to clean the gas. In particular aspects, the scrubber contains multiple venturis that may provide additional flexibility and increased efficiency. The invention also pertains to related methods.

Abstract: A device and method for cleaning baghouse filters using a shock wave vortex is disclosed. In one embodiment, high pressure fluid enters the housing of the device through an inlet tube in axial alignment with a resonance chamber within the housing. The high pressure fluid enters and exits a resonance chamber causing a collision with the fluid from the inlet tube to generate a shock wave. The shock wave is directed downward by the housing through the lower opening of the housing and towards a baghouse filter as a ring-shaped shock wave vortex. The ring-shaped shock wave vortex concentrates cleaning energy along the side material of the baghouse filter.

Abstract: This invention relates to a portable odor scrubber system that is inserted into a sewer manhole or lift station where vaporous odors are prone to escape into the external environment. The invention controls such odors which may be caused by hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, mercaptan and other vapors which smell bad and can pose a severe health hazard. The invention has an automatic gas sensor trigger mechanism to control a fan to pull the noxious fumes through a series of scrubbers and to discharge treated air into the environment. Scrubber units may be easily replaced as well as designated to treat different environmental conditions. The invention can also store and transmit gas data information to an offsite location to monitor conditions where the portable odor scrubber system is located.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying apparatus for a diesel engine includes a diesel particulate filter (DPF) in an exhaust system in the diesel engine. The exhaust gas purifying apparatus is constructed to execute regeneration of the DPF by raising a temperature of the DPF in a case where a predetermined DPF regeneration condition is fulfilled, interrupt the regeneration of the DPF, execute idling stop, automatically restart the diesel engine and then restart the regeneration of the DPF, and when shifting to the idling operation is carried out during regeneration of the DPF, delay execution of the idling stop until a temperature of the DPF at a time at which t20he idling stop is started becomes not less than a temperature of the DPF at a time at which shifting to an idling operation is carried out even in a case where the predetermined idling stop condition is fulfilled.

Abstract: An infusion assembly, wherein a piston is positioned facing an open end of a cup, and is movable along a first axis to insert a container of powdered material into the cup; the container having been arrested, in use, by a gripper-type stop device in a position coaxial with the first axis and inside a through channel interposed between the piston and the cup; the gripper-type stop device being movable with and by the piston to perform a work movement towards the cup; and the cup having a second axis, and being mounted to oscillate, about a third axis perpendicular to the first axis, between a normal unloading position, in which the open end of the cup faces downwards, and a work position, in which the second axis is coaxial with the first axis.

Abstract: The technology disclosed herein relates to intelligent home/residential cooking appliances and interactive content that is interpretable to send instructions to such intelligent cooking appliances, as well as associated systems and/or methods for generating and/or processing the same. In certain instances, an intelligent home/residential appliance may receive and/or display the content for a user and, at appropriate times, possibly prompt a user to take actions or automatically take appropriate actions for the user. Such activities advantageously may prompt a user in some examples to more actively participate in, and/or interact with, a cooking show or program. A user therefore may be more immersed in a cooking experience and feel more comfortable trying out new recipes, given the expectation that the cooking appliance itself may help to resolve problems as they arise and/or suggest solutions to detected abnormalities.

Abstract: An oven may include a cooking chamber, a user interface, and a cooking controller. The cooking chamber may be configured to receive a food product. The user interface may be configured to display information associated with processes employed for cooking the food product. The cooking controller may be operably coupled to the user interface to direct presentation of cooking parameter entry pages to enable an operator to define cooking parameters for cooking the food product in the cooking chamber. The cooking controller may include processing circuitry configured to enable an operator to make cooking parameter entries in a series of entry pages rendered at the user interface. Each of the entry pages presented may include a selection indicator ribbon displaying graphical elements corresponding to each cooking parameter entered via previous entry pages.

Abstract: The present application in particular is directed to a household appliance adapted for treating objects in a primary treatment process. For providing easy disinfection of process media and functional subunits of the household appliance, it is proposed that the household appliance comprises at least one plasma generator adapted to impinge in a secondary treatment process a disinfecting and/or odour reducing plasma at at least one functional subunit of the appliance.

Abstract: A food brining apparatus is described that consists of a vessel for containing the brining solution and foodstuff, a series of paired inwardly extending tabs against which a foodstuff submergence retention means is vertically positioned to retain the foodstuff entirely submerged in the brining solution to counteract any foodstuff buoyancy, and a snap fit lid to maintain the interior environment of the brining solution separate from the external environment during the brining process. The foodstuff submergence retention means takes the form of a plate, a bar, a bar with perpendicularly extending arms, or a basket that are engaged with the paired inwardly extending tabs to maintain the foodstuffs submerged in the brining solution.

Abstract: A tool for use in marking a golf ball includes a body having a curved portion configured to receive a golf ball and extend along a portion of an outer surface of the golf ball. The body includes at least one track extending along the curved portion. Each track includes an aperture adapted to receive a writing instrument to permit marking of the golf ball through the aperture.

Abstract: A stamping system includes a jig having a plurality of first alignment features spaced about the jig, and a stamping block including at least one second alignment feature. The second alignment feature is selectively engageable with individual ones of the plurality of first alignment features and is provided to align the stamping block with respect to the jig such that a uniform pattern of stamps can be formed on a work surface by moving the stamping block from one first alignment feature to another.

Abstract: A digital flexography system includes an imaging member with a charge generating layer formed from an array of addressable pixels and a charge transport layer thereon. Ink is delivered to the imaging member using a simple rough donor roll, rather than an anilox roll. Instead of controlling the amount of ink delivered using the anilox roll, the amount of ink is controlled by the pixels on the imaging member.

Abstract: A stamping system with a pivoting stamping jig for guiding stamps to a work surface. In one construction, a stamping jig includes a body and a pivot member. The body defines an opening and includes an outer portion having a plurality of alignment features. The pivot member is movably received within the opening and is engageable with the work surface such that the body is movable with respect to the pivot member while the pivot member remains substantially stationary with respect to the work surface. In another construction, a stamping system includes a jig defining a plurality of first alignment features and a pivot guide including a second alignment feature that is selectively engageable with individual ones of the plurality of first alignment features. The pivot guide includes a base and a rotatable portion that includes the second alignment feature.

Abstract: An interchangeable stamping die for releasable securement to a stamp mount used in a stamping process. The interchangeable stamping die includes an ink receiving printing layer having an image surface and an opposed second surface. The interchangeable stamping die also includes a foam layer having a first surface and an opposed second surface that is attached to the second surface of the printing layer. A cling layer has a first surface and an opposed cling surface, and the first surface of the cling layer is attached to the first surface of the foam layer. The cling surface is releasably securable to the stamp mount to secure the stamping die to the stamp mount.

Abstract: Ammunition which includes a bullet having an effective caliber that is larger than its nominal caliber, comprised of a bullet body with a longitudinal cavity in the forward end, and one or more bores extending from the cavity to bore openings on the exterior of the bullet. In use, target media is gathered in the cavity and ejected under force through the bore openings, increasing the damage done by the bullet. Optional embodiments include filled, irritant payload, and jacketed embodiments.

Abstract: A jacketed bullet comprising a dense core of a first material substantially surrounded by and bonded to a jacket of a second material, wherein the thickness of the jacket varies.

Abstract: A tower ride is disclosed with suspended cars mounted on rails that forms track that is a complete double helix path for the car without having to turn the car or switch tracks. The car is suspended from a four truss track, riding on the two bottom rails for stability. Another embodiment is a roller coaster track mounted on a tower.

Abstract: A rail guided vehicle provided with a lateral pair of adjustable rollers in height is allowed to travel along travelling rails provided with a lateral pair of guide parts having long and short two vertically protruding lengths. Positions of the adjustable rollers in height may be changed such that both rollers are in an intermediate position or one is in an advanced position and the other is in a retracted position. One travelling rail branches into a first branching side and a branching/merging side, and the branching/merging side merges with a straight-travelling side of another travelling rail. When the rail guided vehicle travels on the one travelling rail toward the first branching side and travels straight on the other travelling rail, the height adjustable roller on the side opposite the branching/merging side takes the advanced position, and when travels on the branching/merging side, the rollers take the intermediate position.

Abstract: A railway vehicular power converter adapted to be fixed beneath a floor of a railway vehicle has a power conversion unit, a housing, and a plurality of L-shaped securing members provided at upper end parts of an outer surface of the housing for fixing beneath the floor of the railway vehicle. The plurality of securing members is reinforced by reinforcing members provided inside the housing and attached behind the surface of the housing where the securing members are disposed. Each of the reinforcing members has a C-channel having a length substantially the same as a length of the housing in a shorter direction thereof, and has two edges in the shorter direction bent at least once.

Abstract: A traction/pitching control assembly for attachment to a body portion of a monorail bogie. The monorail bogie is operative for supporting a monorail car over a monorail track that has a running surface and two side surfaces. The assembly comprises a first traction link, a second traction link and a linking member that has a first end portion and a second end portion. The first traction link is attached to the first end portion of the linking member, and the second traction link is attached to the second end portion of the linking member. The assembly further comprises a third traction link and a cross link. The cross link joins the third traction link to the first traction link and the linking member. The first traction link and the second traction link are attached to one of the body portion of the monorail bogie and the monorail car, and the linking member is connected to the other one of the body portion of the monorail bogie and the monorail car.

Abstract: To provide a water/oil repellent agent and a water/oil repellent composition which are capable of imparting sufficient water/oil repellency to the surface of an article and which have low environmental impact. One comprising a reaction product obtained by reacting a fluorinated alcohol or amine having a polyfluoroalkyl moiety having at most 6 carbon atoms with a polyisocyanate compound, which is, when applied to an article, capable of imparting sufficient water/oil repellency, while presenting little environmental impact. When applied to an article, the water/oil repellent composition of the present invention is capable of imparting a high quality water/oil repellency to the article.

Abstract: Composite panels may be prepared using a moisture resistance additive having a formulation that includes a triglyceride having a saponification value of at least 150 and an iodine value of at least 35. The additive may be used in the form of a water emulsion. The water emulsion may be prepared by dispersing the components of the additive formulation under conditions sufficient to at least partially saponify the triglyceride. The moisture resistance additive can impart resistance to moisture absorption and thickness swelling to composite panels prepared therewith.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a white inorganic coating composition, and a device employing a coating made of the composition. The white inorganic coating composition includes a first inorganic material with a refractive index of less than 1.6, a second inorganic material with a refractive index of more than 2.3, and an inorganic blue pigment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a ceramic glaze composition characterized in that it comprises, in percentage by weight in relation to the total weight of the composition: a) from 50 to 90% by weight of a product, which in turn comprises from 10 to 90% by weight of a compound with photocatalytic properties, and from 10 to 90% by weight of at least one natural and/or synthetic material selected from a group of substances with feldspar of feldspathoid structure; b) from 5 to 50% by weight of at least one fluxing additive; and c) from 0.5 to 20% by weight of sodium tripolyphosphate. It will be also an object of this invention the method for preparing said ceramic glaze, as well as its application in ceramic pieces capable of reducing NOxs existing in the air.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an electroconductive thick film paste composition comprising Ag and a Pb-free bismuth-tellurium-oxide both dispersed in an organic medium. The present invention is further directed to an electrode formed from the paste composition and a semiconductor device and, in particular, a solar cell comprising such an electrode. The present invention is also directed to the bismuth-tellurium oxide that is a component of thick film pastes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for the hydrophobization, preferably the mass hydrophobization, of inorganic building materials, in particular substantially non-siliceous building materials containing inorganic alkali metals and/or alkaline earth metals, comprising at least one water-soluble amino- and alkyl-functional co-condensate siloxane and a bis(alkoxysilyl)amine, as well as to the hydrolysis products thereof, to a method for producing said composition, and also to the use of the composition for mass-hydrophobization, preferably of gypsum.

Abstract: An additive for producing positive active compositions for lead accumulators based on finely divided 4-basic lead sulphate having an average particle size of less than about 3 ?m and also finely divided silica, where the additive additionally contains red lead (2PbO.PbO2), is described. The finely divided silica prevents, in particular, agglomeration of the particles of the 4-basic lead sulphate, while the red lead leads to an optimized distribution of all constituents of the additive in the battery paste. The use of red lead also gives a cost advantage. Despite the replacement of part of the 4-basic lead sulphate by red lead, the properties achieved in the later use in battery operation are no worse. Thus, the batteries display, for example, improved charging behaviour and a higher high-current discharging stability.

Abstract: A method of making Portland cement, white cement, calcium aluminates, calcium aluminum silicates and similar oxides using solid state combustion synthesis is described. The method uses less energy and produces lower CO2 emissions than conventional processes. The method uses green fuels like biomass and lignin and eliminates most of the coal used in traditional cement production. A batch reactor and a semi-continuous reactor that can be used for the combustion synthesis are also described.

Abstract: A process and system for manufacturing gypsum wallboard that aerates, conditions, and cools a portion of the stucco used in the manufacturing process. This conditioning of the stucco reduces the amount of water needed to manufacture the gypsum wallboard which in turn reduces the amount of energy and cost needed to manufacture the wallboard. The stucco may also be pretreated with water. This process may be carried out using a conveyor that agitates a moving bed of stucco while the top surface of the bed is subject to a low pressure water spray.

Abstract: A new water-based inorganic binder composition includes inorganic binder, cellulose ether and microcrystalline cellulose. A new additive for water-based inorganic binder compositions includes cellulose ether and microcrystalline cellulose. A method for improving the properties of water-based inorganic binder compositions includes blending a combination of cellulose ether and microcrystalline cellulose in the water-based binder composition.

Abstract: In the treatment method for converting chlorine-containing waste into raw material for cement, fly ash and desalinated dust are treated, harmful substances such as selenium or heavy metals are removed from the chlorine-containing waste which is the fly ash or desalinated dust by a polymer flocculant or a chelating agent, or by a reducing agent, a polymer flocculant, and electrolytic treatment, and solid components that are generated during the treatment is used as the raw material for cement.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a medical tray system for attachment to a side rail of a surgical table which enables fine control and placement of the medical tray relative to the patient. The pivotal medical tray comprises a base and a shaft having a first end and a second end. The first end of the shaft is joined to the base. A bracket comprising atop edge joined to a bottom section. The shaft extends upwardly and is fastened to the bottom section of the bracket proximate the second end of the shaft, defining a pivot point. The bracket further comprises an arcuate slot in the bottom section. The shaft further comprises a guide extending through said arcuate slot. A tray assembly is joined to the top edge of the bracket such that the bracket and the tray assembly cooperatively and selectively rotate about a pivot axis.

Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter is directed towards impact resistant structures. The structures comprise a support truss having at least two side frames, each comprising at least two vertical members connected at the upper end thereof with a horizontal member. The support truss further comprises a rear frame comprising at least one vertical frame post extending above a height of the vertical members. The structures also have a load-bearing assembly comprising at least one vertical load-bearing post spaced apart from the frame post, at least one horizontal load-bearing beam extending at least between the at least one vertical load-bearing post and said frame post; and at least two inclined load-bearing beams substantially extending from the at least one horizontal load-bearing beam to the at least two side frames.