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US07799330B2	Piroplasmid vaccine The invention relates to a Piroplasmid protein or an immunogenic fragment of the protein, and to a nucleic acid encoding the Piroplasmid protein or immunogenic fragment. Furthermore, the invention relates to cDNA fragments, recombinant DNA molecules and live recombinant carriers comprising the nucleic acid. Also the invention relates to host cells comprising the cDNA fragments, recombinant DNA molecules and live recombinant carriers. Finally, the invention relates to vaccines comprising a Piroplasmid protein or an immunogenic fragment of the protein, to methods for the preparation of such vaccines, to the use of such proteins or fragments for vaccine purposes, and to diagnostic tests.
US07799329B2	Viruses for the treatment of cellular proliferative disorders Methods for treating cell proliferative disorders by administering virus to proliferating cells having an activated Ras-pathway are disclosed. The virus is administered so that it ultimately directly contacts proliferating cells having an activated Ras-pathway. Proliferative disorders include but are not limited to neoplasms. The virus is selected from modified adenovirus, modified HSV, modified vaccinia virus and modified parapoxvirus orf virus. Also disclosed are methods for treating cell proliferative disorders by further administering an immunosuppressive agent.
US07799326B2	Methods and compositions for cathespin k complex-mediated disorders Methods and compositions for the amelioration of symptoms mediated by the collagenolytic activity of cathepsin K complex are provided. Methods of specifically modulating the collagenolytic activity of cathepsin K without substantial interference in other biologically-relevant activities of cathepsin K are further provided.
US07799325B2	Removal of hypertrophic scars An embodiment of the invention includes methods for the long-term augmentation and/or repair of skin defects (scars, skin laxness, skin thinning, and skin augmentation), cellulite, breast tissue, wounds and burns, urological and gastroesophageal sphincter structures, hernias, periodontal disease and disorders, tendon and ligament tears and baldness, by the injection or direct surgical placement/implantation of autologous cultured cells and/or cultured cell-produced extracellular matrix that is derived from connective tissue, dermis, fascia, lamina propria, stroma, adipose tissue, muscle, tendon, ligament or the hair follicle. The corrective application is done on tissue proximal or within the area of the defect. The method involves retrieving viable cells from the subject, a neonate or human fetus. Alternatively, the corrective application involves the cells placed in a matrix, preferably comprised of autologous extracellular matrix constituents as a three-dimensional structure or as a suspension, prior to placement into a position with respect to the subject's defect. In a further embodiment, the preferable autologous extracellular matrix constituents are collected from culture and placed in a position with respect to the subject's defect.
US07799324B2	Using undifferentiated embryonic stem cells to control the immune system This disclosure provides a system for minimizing the alloreactivity of tissue transplants. The patient is administered with undifferentiated embryonic stem cells or early progenitor cells. This induces a state of inflammatory quiescence or immune unresponsiveness, which in turn enhances engraftment of cells derived from the same stem cell line given for purposes of regenerative medicine.
US07799322B2	Use of IL-6 in liver injury The invention relates to the use of IL-6 in liver cirrhosis.
US07799317B2	Photostabilizers, UV absorbers, and methods of photostabilizing compositions Polymers containing one or more novel photoactive moieties, sunscreen compositions including a mixture of a photoactive compound and a polymer containing one or more photoactive moieties are described herein. Also disclosed are methods for stabilizing a sunscreen composition, methods of filtering out ultra-violet light from a substrate by the addition of one or more of the foregoing polymers, methods accepting the triplet excited state energy with one or more of the foregoing polymer, and methods of increasing the UV-A Protective Value are described herein.
US07799316B2	Process for manufacturing MCM-22 family molecular sieves A method of manufacturing a molecular sieve of the MCM-22 family, said method comprising the steps of (a) providing a mixture comprising at least one source of ions of tetravalent element, at least one source of alkali metal hydroxide, at least one directing-agent (R), water, and optionally at least one source of ions of trivalent element, said mixture having the following mole composition: Y:X2 =10 to infinity H2O:Y =1 to 20 OH−:Y =0.001 to 2 M+:Y =0.001 to 2 R:Y =0.001 to 0.34 wherein Y is a tetravalent element, X is a trivalent element, M is an alkali metal; (b) treating said mixture at crystallization conditions for less than 72 hr to form a treated mixture having said molecular sieve, wherein said crystallization conditions comprise a temperature in the range of from about 160° C. to about 250° C.; and (c) recovering said molecular sieve.
US07799313B2	Nanostructured titanium oxide material and its synthesis procedure Nanomaterials of the JT phase of the titanium oxide TiO2−x, where 0≦x≦1 having as a building block a crystalline structure with an orthorhombic symmetry and described by at least one of the space groups 59 Pmmn, 63 Amma, 71 Immm or 63 Bmmb. These nanomaterials are in the form of nanofibers, nanowires, nanorods, nanoscrolls and/or nanotubes. The nanomaterials are obtained from a hydrogen titanate and/or a mixed sodium and hydrogen titanate precursor compound that is isostructural to the JT crystalline structure. The titanates are the hydrogenated, the protonated, the hydrated and/or the alkalinized phases of the JT crystalline phase that are obtained from titanium compounds such as titanium oxide with an anatase crystalline structure, amorphous titanium oxide, and titanium oxide with a rutile crystalline structure, and/or directly from the rutile mineral and/or from ilmenite. The titanates are submitted to dynamic thermal treatment in an inert, oxidizing or reducing atmosphere to produce the JT phase of the TiO2−x, where 0≦x≦1 with an orthorhombic structure.
US07799312B2	Method for manufacturing high-density indium tin oxide target, methods for preparing tin oxide powder and indium oxide powder used therefor A method for manufacturing an indium tin oxide (ITO) target and methods for preparing indium oxide powder (In2O3) and tin oxide powder (SnO2). The method for manufacturing an ITO (indium tin oxide) target includes preparing an In2O3 powder having a surface area of about 10-18 m2/g and an average particle diameter of between about 40 to 80 nm; preparing a SnO2 powder having a surface area of about 8-15 m2/g and an average particle diameter of about 60-100 nm; molding a mixture of the In2O3 powder and the SnO2 powder; and sintering the mixture at atmospheric pressure under oxidation atmosphere. The ITO target is applicable for a high-quality, transparent electrode for a display, such as a liquid crystal display, electroluminescent display, or field emission display.
US07799311B2	Processes for producing synthetic pyrite Process of making high purity, synthetic FeS2, and an electrochemical battery employing such synthetic FeS2 in the positive electrode. Synthetic FeS2 may be prepared by a sulfidation process comprising reacting ferric oxide, hydrogen sulfide, and elemental sulfur at a temperature above the melting point of element sulfur. Synthetic FeS2 may also be produced by a milling process that comprises (i) milling iron powder and sulfur powder in the presence of a milling media and a processing agent to provide a homogenous powder mixture, and (ii) treating the powder mixture to form FeS2. In the milling process, the powder mixture may be treated to form FeS2 by heating the powder mixture or subjecting the powder mixture to a subsequent milling operation.
US07799309B2	Area weight uniformity flexible graphite sheet material A process for enhancing the expansion of intercalated graphite flake is presented. The process includes annealing the graphite flake at a temperature of at least about 3000° C. prior to intercalation and intercalating in the presence of a lubricious additive.
US07799308B2	Ultra-fine fibrous carbon and preparation method thereof The present invention discloses ultra-fine fibrous carbon and preparation of the same. Specifically, the present ultra-fine fibrous carbon is characterized by the graphite-like structure with the sp2 hybrid carbon content of more than 95% per total content; the (002) plane interlayer spacing (d002, d-spacing of C(002) profiles determined by X-ray diffraction method) of 0.3370˜0.3700 nm; the (002) plane stacking of more than 4 layers, namely the stacking height (Lc002) of more than 1.5 nm; fibrous carbon length per fibrous carbon width or diameter (aspect ratio) of more than 20; the average diameter of 5˜50 nm.
US07799307B2	Method of growing single-walled carbon nanotubes A method of growing single-walled carbon nanotubes. The method may include supplying at least one of an oxidant and an etchant into a vacuum chamber and supplying a source gas into the vacuum chamber to grow carbon nanotubes on a substrate in an oxidant or an etchant atmosphere. The carbon nanotubes may be grown in an H2O plasma atmosphere. The carbon nanotubes may be grown at a temperature less than 500° C.
US07799306B2	Method of purifying metallurgical silicon by directional solidification The method enables metallurgical silicon to be purified by directional solidification to obtain solar or photovoltaic grade silicon. A crystallization step uses at least one silicon seed, preference of solar grade or even microelectronic grade, having for example a purity substantially equal to or greater than a predetermined purity of the solar-grade silicon. The silicon seed which covers the bottom of the crucible can come from a previous crystallization or be formed by a silicon wafer. The use of a single-crystal or textured multi-crystal seed enables crystallographic orientation of the solar-grade silicon. An intermediate layer of solid metallurgical silicon can be arranged on the silicon seed and a metallurgical silicon feedstock is arranged on the intermediate layer.
US07799297B2	Device and method for processing combustion exhaust gas This combustion exhaust gas processing device comprises a dust collector collecting dust in combustion exhaust gas, a wet dust collector collecting water soluble components and dust in the combustion exhaust gas passed through the dust collector, and a catalyst tower decomposing and removing NOx and/or dioxins in the combustion exhaust gas passed through the wet dust collector. The device also comprises a reheater heating the combustion exhaust gas discharged from the wet dust collector at the front stage of the catalyst tower, an oxidizer adding device adding an oxidizer to the combustion exhaust gas passed through the dust collector, a solid/liquid separator separating slurry discharged from the wet dust collector into solid and liquid phases, a mercury adsorbing tower adsorbing mercury in liquid separated in the solid/liquid separator, and a heat recovering device heating the combustion exhaust gas discharged from the catalyst tower at the rear stage thereof.
US07799291B2	Apparatus for synthesis of ZnO nano-structured materials An apparatus for fabricating ZnO nanostructures includes a heating element, a horizontal reaction tube having an inlet and an outlet. The reaction tube is positioned inside the interior cavity of the heating element with the inlet disposed to introduce a carrier gas into the reaction tube. The apparatus includes a source of a carrier gas in flow communication with the inlet, a container within the reaction tube that is disposed to receive and contain source materials comprising ZnO and graphite. An array of solid substrates is located on the container above the source materials. Adjacent substrates in the array are positioned with a space in between to allow the carrier gas to impinge on the source materials in the container.
US07799290B2	Decontamination of fluids or objects contaminated with chemical or biological agents using a distributed plasma reactor A non-thermal plasma or corona discharge is generated at multiple points and distributed to decontaminate surfaces and objects contaminated with chemical or biological agents. The corona discharge can be generated using very short high voltage pulses. The pulsed corona discharge can be directed at a contaminated surface through the unbraided strands at an end of a dielectric covered conductor. Another pulsed discharge embodiment incorporates a primary coil surrounding a chamber having a void filled with a plurality of secondary coils. A silent corona discharge can be generated using a variety of different configurations of a dielectric coated electrode and a bare electrode. The silent discharge is produced at all intersections between the dielectric covered electrode and the bare electrode. In one embodiment the apparatus comprises a blanket-like structure that is useful for decontaminating surfaces or decontaminating a fluid passing between spaced-apart bare electrodes.
US07799278B2	Microfluidic system for chemical analysis A microfluidic system for performing fluid analysis is described having: (a) a submersible housing having a fluid analysis means and a power supply to provide power to said system; and (b) a substrate for receiving a fluid sample, having embedded therein a fluid sample inlet, a reagent inlet, a fluid sample outlet, and a mixing region in fluid communication with the fluid sample inlet, the reagent inlet, and the fluid sample outlet, and wherein the substrate includes a fluid drive means for moving the fluid sample through the substrate, and wherein the substrate interconnects with the housing. At least a portion of the fluid analysis means may be embedded in the substrate.
US07799276B2	Functionalized particles for composite sensors A chemical sensor having a transducer element and a layer of composite material including a polymer matrix and a solid particulate filler disposed in the polymer matrix provides chemical sensors exhibiting improved properties. In particular, the device allows polymer matrix materials to be selected based primarily on diffusion properties, strength, stability and other physical characteristics substantially independent of limitations and compromises that arise when attempting to synthesize polymers having specific types of sensory groups chemically bound to the polymer. The invention also allows greater ability to modify sensor response characteristics by appropriate modification of the particulate filler, whereby a diverse sensor array may be fabricated more easily and at a lower cost.
US07799275B2	Diagnostic test device A diagnostic test device comprises means for sampling a liquid biological sample and means for reacting the sample with at least one reagent to provide one or more visible indicia. The device also comprises an optical detector for detecting the presence of the one or more indicia. The device also comprises means for causing at least part of the optical detector to move over the one or more indicia.
US07799274B2	Device and process for the deposition of ultrafine particles from the gas phase A device for the thermal decomposition of a volatile compound, and for deposition of particles which are formed by the decomposition, includes (a) a pressure vessel, (b) at least one reaction tube located inside the pressure vessel such that, an open end of the reaction tube extends into the pressure vessel and an other end of the reaction tube is located outside the pressure vessel and is provided with a gas feed, wherein a longitudinal axis of the reaction tube is oriented in the direction of gravity and parallel to a longitudinal axis of the pressure vessel and wherein the reaction tube can be heated on a gas inlet side and cooled on a gas outlet side, wherein the pressure vessel, in its lower part, comprises a collection cone, wherein the open end of the at least one reaction tube extends into a gas space of the collection cone, wherein the collection cone is connected to an outlet lock for particles, and (c) a gas outlet unit located mainly inside the pressure vessel, the gas outlet unit comprising a gas guide, a gas inlet region, wherein the gas inlet region is in communication with the gas space of the collection cone, a filter system, and a gas outlet, which is located outside the pressure vessel.
US07799273B2	Manufacturing execution system for validation, quality and risk assessment and monitoring of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes Manufacturing execution systems relating to methods, systems, and software program for validation of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes and quality assurance process are described and disclosed herein. Consequently, the methods provide a means to perform validation on an integrated level whereby the quality control unit can ensure data and product integrity and minimize cost.
US07799261B2	Needle-to-needle electrospinning The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for coating a medical device. The method includes providing an electrospinning apparatus and simultaneously electrospinning at least one solution onto a first surface and an opposing second surface. The apparatus comprises a first spinneret and a second spinneret. An energy source is electrically coupled to the first spinneret and the second spinneret. The first spinneret and second spinneret comprise a reservoir and an orifice fluidly coupled to the reservoir. The first spinneret orifice is located substantially opposite the second spinneret orifice.
US07799260B2	Method of poling ferroelectric materials A method of poling a ferroelectric sample suitable for use in a fuel injector of an internal combustion engine, the method comprising providing a ferroelectric sample having a stack of ferroelectric layers, wherein adjacent layers are separated by internal electrodes, forming a first group and a second group of electrodes; applying a multiaxial pressure to the ferroelectric sample; and generating an electric field between the first and second group of electrodes to pole the ferroelectric sample. The multiaxial pressure is ideally applied by means of a fluid, and the fluid may be an dielectric fluid or fuel.
US07799259B2	Two-color molding method A two-color molding method with a short cycle time and a multicolor molding method including that two-color molding method, whereby, by performing an elastomer molding step using a time Z from a time t2 to t7 in the range of the time Y needed for the shaped article takeout step (A and B) and mold closing step (C) in the time t1 to t9, it becomes possible to effectively use the time of the shaped article takeout step (A and B) and mold closing step (C) which could not be utilized at all for the molding process in the past for the molding process, whereby the cycle molding time X can be shortened.
US07799258B2	Process for manufacturing a shaped part of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a shaped part of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) comprising melt processing, wherein UHMW-PE a) is annealed at a temperature between 130° C. and 136° C., preferably at about 135° C. for at least one hour, b) is converted into a shaped part at a temperature above 142° C.; and c) is cooled down to a temperature below 135° C. The invention further relates to a part like a fiber made with the process and the use of the fiber in a bio medical application.
US07799257B2	Method for furnishing a sheet edge by a strip A method to furnish the edge portion of sheet (1) with a strip, as a strip (2) of plastic material using device (3) comprising a die space (7). The edge of sheet (1) is fitted inside device (3) that feeds plastic material to die space (7) and by means of restrictive organs (8) and die surfaces, of which device the escape of heated plastic material from a die space (7) is avoided, the sheet is arranged to move in regard to the feeding (3) device, the sheet edge being inside said device, die space (7) of device (3) is heated during the process.
US07799256B2	Methods of manufacturing molds and parts Methods of manufacturing molds and parts include generating a computer representation of a master part, determining an undercut region of the master part, generating a computer representation of a core to fill the undercut region, manufacturing a master part assembly having a master part and an embedded core, manufacturing a master mold core, creating a master mold using the master part assembly, placing the master mold core in the master mold and manufacturing a prototype part.
US07799255B2	Melt spun elastic tape and process Articles such as melt spun elastic tape and heaving denier monofilament fibers are made from thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) polymers. The process to make the articles involves using a substantially horizontal cooling to cool the melt spun articles. Preferably, the cooling is accomplished by a water bath. A crosslinking agent is added to the TPU polymer melt to enhance the elastic properties of the articles.
US07799254B2	Method for the treating films A method for treating a film by providing a structure including a substrate and an array of upstanding projections each of which includes multiple contact points. The structure is pressed against the surface of a polymeric film to cause deformation or rupture of the film. The film may then be pressed to partially reseal the perforations. The structure can be produced by electroplating a mould which includes an array of elements of dimensions corresponding to the projections of the desired structure.
US07799253B2	Method of, and apparatus for, applying flowable material across a surface The invention relates to a method and a device for applying for a flowable material, especially a particulate material, in individual superimposed layers across a support (50), the flowable material being first filled from a stationary feed station (10) into a storage container (24) of an application device. In the application device (30), which travels back and forth across the support, the flowable material is distributed inside the storage container across the entire length of the device and is then metered through a slot into a metering shaft in such a manner that the filling level in the metering shaft remains constant during application of the flowable material from the metering shaft onto the support.
US07799252B2	Method for making a thermal interface material having carbon nanotube array A method for making a thermal interface material includes: providing a CNT array on a substrate; providing a first solution with organic matter and ferric ion; soaking the CNT array into the first solution for a period of time; dipping a second solution into the first solution to form a ferric salt deposit; taking out the CNT array, and then heating the CNT array in inert gas; and cooling and peeling off the CNT array from the substrate, and finally achieving a thermal interface material. The thermal interface material made by the present method has a high heat conducting efficiency.
US07799245B2	Fluorescent substance and light-emitting device using the same A method for manufacturing a fluorescent substance is provided, which includes mixing a raw material for Eu, a raw material for Si, at least one raw material powder of alkaline earth, and at least one selected from the group consisting of raw materials for La , Gd, Cs, and K to obtain a mixture of raw materials; pre-firing the mixture to obtain a baked material; mixing the baked material and firing in a reducing atmosphere consisting of a mixed gas of N2/H2 to obtain a first fired product; pulverizing the first fired product to obtain a pulverized first fired product; firing the pulverized first fired product in a reducing atmosphere consisting of N2/H2 to obtain a fluorescent substance consisting of an alkaline earth ortho-silicate; pulverizing the fluorescent substance to obtain a fluorescent particle; sieving the fluorescent particle; and providing a surface-covering material on a surface of the fluorescent particle.
US07799244B2	Fluorescent object and method for manufacturing the same An inexpensive fluorescent object is provided which may be used, for example, as a test object for color adjustment of a fluorescent endoscope system. The fluorescent object generates fluorescence while minimizing the generation of ‘noise’ at undesired wavelengths, and is made using a plastic that substantially does not deteriorate upon exposure to U.V. and visible radiation. A method of producing the fluorescent object is disclosed, namely, a plastic powder (such as PTFE) and an inorganic fluorescent powder (such as Mn-doped ZnS) are blended so as to form a mixture of these components, and the mixture is then molded by applying pressure to the mixture. An important feature of the invention is that heat is not added during any phase in the production of the fluorescent object, thereby preventing the inorganic fluorescent powder from being denatured when producing the fluorescent object.
US07799239B2	Phosphate ester treated para-type aromatic polyamide short fibers Para-type aromatic polyamide short fibers are attached with a phosphate ester alkali metal salt of an alcohol having a carbon number of 12 having a molar fraction of a monoester salt of from 45 to 70% by mol and a molar fraction of a diester salt of from 10 to 40% by mol in an amount of from 0.05 to 1.0% by weight based on the weight of the fibers, whereby such para-type aromatic polyamide short fibers excellent in spinning property are obtained that are excellent in bundling property and antistatic property, and are low in adhesion property causing less twining on rollers and less formation of scums.
US07799236B2	Gathering method and apparatus of powder separated soluble component An apparatus for collecting soluble component-removed powder that collects soluble component-removed and poorly soluble component-containing powder to recycle by removing the soluble component from the powder through filtering using a vacuum pump after mixing soluble component-removed and poorly soluble component-containing powder and a solvent dissolving the soluble component, and a method of the same.
US07799235B2	Fluid filter system and related method A system and related method for separating floating and nonfloating particulate and entrained, suspended, and/or dissolved contaminants from a fluid. The system includes a tank with a lower chamber spaced from an outlet or upper chamber by a confinement deck. The deck includes one or more sockets for receiving one or more filter units for fluid treatment. In addition, the lower chamber of the tank acts as a pretreatment sump to remove floating and nonfloating particulates, thereby reducing the load on the filter units. The filter units are configured for radial and/or upward flow of the fluid from the lower chamber. The filter units may include one or more filter media through which the fluid pass prior to exiting the tank. The filter units include a removable screening retainer for retaining the filter media and/or to screen relatively large contaminants. The filter unit may be removed for ease of tank maintenance and replacement of filter media. The system allows a method of contaminated fluid treatment under varying flow conditions by directing the fluid radially and/or upwardly through the retainer. Establishing both types of flow through the filter unit improves filtering and extends filter life without compromising desired flow through rates.
US07799226B2	Separation of no-carrier-added thallium radionuclides from no-carrier-added lead and mercury radionuclides by dialysys A process for separation of no-carrier-added thallium radionuclide from no-carrier-added lead and mercury comprising providing a solution of no-carrier-added thallium radionuclide and no-carrier-added lead and mercury to dialysis. By this method separation of 199Tl radionuclides has also been achieved in presence of macro quantity of inactive thallium, which is as high as 10 mM. The method is capable of being used in Medical industry, diagnosis of cardiac diseases by 201Tl or 199Tl and all other industries where trace amount of thallium separation is required from mercury and lead.
US07799225B1	Membrane contactor assisted water extraction system for separating hydrogen peroxide from a working solution, and method thereof The present invention relates to a membrane contactor assisted extraction system and method for extracting a single phase species from multi-phase working solutions. More specifically one preferred embodiment of the invention relates to a method and system for membrane contactor assisted water (MCAWE) extraction of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) from a working solution.
US07799222B2	Method for producing hydrogen sulphide and the use thereof, in particular, for depolluting heavy metal-containing flows The invention relates to using alcalophilic sulphate-reducing bacteria selected from at least one species of a Desulfohalobiaceae or Desulfonatronum species family or from species whose gene encoding for ribosomal PARN 16S has a homology equal to or greater than 97% with a corresponding gene of any species of the Desulfohalobiaceae or Desulfonatronum species family for producing a hydrogen sulphide substantially soluble in an aqueous medium.
US07799221B1	Combined axial piston liquid pump and energy recovery pressure exchanger A pumping machine, that can serve a system as the sole main pump for pressurizing a primary liquid flow, incorporates, in a single machine, a rotor-drum type AP (axial piston) pump and a PX (pressure exchanger) that recovers energy from a secondary liquid flow such as the brine discharge from an RO seawater desalination system, with benefits including fewer moving parts and small machine size along with lower capital and operating costs. A single rotor-drum containing the cylinders and pistons is located between two end blocks, one or both configured with manifold passageways, ports and sliding valves. A swash-plate at one end reciprocates the pistons axially when the rotor-drum is rotated. Two working chambers, primary and secondary, are formed at opposite ends of a single piston in each cylinder, thus enabling the single rotor-drum to function as a primary liquid-pressurizing axial pump (AP) with sliding valves at the primary end enabling primary liquid pumping, and as a secondary outflow-driven pressure exchanger (PX) recovering energy from pressure drop in the secondary liquid flow and thus contributing work to primary pumping, saving energy and reducing operating costs.
US07799219B2	Filter and method of making A filter, comprising: a housing defining an inner cavity; an inner sleeve disposed within the housing, the inner sleeve having portions in a spaced relationship with respect to the an interior surface of the inner cavity; a plurality of tab members extending away from the inner sleeve, the tab members being configured to be removably secured to a feature of a cap, the cap being configured to engage the housing to provide a first position and a second position with respect to the housing, wherein the first position seals the inner sleeve to the housing and a fluid filtration path from an inlet of the filter to an outlet of the filter is defined by the inner sleeve and the second position provides a fluid drain path through an opening in the cap, the fluid drain path being closed when the cap is in the first position; and a filtration media disposed within an interior area of the inner sleeve, wherein the filtration media is disposed in the fluid filtration path and fluid flow through the outlet opening must pass through the filtration media.
US07799218B2	Paint reclamation clarifier system A paint reclamation clarifier system in communication with a sump tank in a paint booth containing a carrier fluid for capturing paint droplets and a conduit for transporting the carrier fluid mixed with paint droplets to the reclamation clarifier system is presented. The clarifier system includes an influent port, a detackification agent inlet, a sludge tank in a lower portion of the clarifier for collecting the dispersed carrier liquid, where the paint droplets bond with the agent and settle to the bottom of the sludge tank, a sludge outlet, and, at least one effluent port located on or near an upper portion of a sidewall of the clarifier system permitting unsettled material to exit from the clarifier.
US07799214B2	Filtration device for surface treatment liquid A filtration device for a surface treatment liquid, in which deposited precipitates can be quickly transferred regardless of the magnitude of the diameter, material, and the like, of particles contained in a used surface treatment liquid. Further, the precipitates are not influenced by the flow caused by the transfer, so that such a situation that the deposited precipitates rise to flow into a surface treatment tank can be prevented. The filtration device for a surface treatment liquid comprises a surface treatment tank in which the surface of an object is treated by a surface treatment liquid; a pool tank connected to a pressure reduction mechanism and communicated with the surface treatment tank through interconnection control valve, in which the pool tank, when its communication with the surface treatment tank is interrupted by the closure of the interconnection control valve after the internal pressure is reduced to a predetermined level by the pressure reduction mechanism, performing in the surface treatment tank surface treatment of the object by utilizing negative pressure to collect and receive the contaminated surface treatment liquid; and a participates liquefaction tank that communicates with the lower end of the pool tank through a communication pipe provided with an open/close valve and into which the participates in the pool tank is introduced.
US07799210B2	Process for removing sulfur from naphtha A three-step process of removing sulfur from naphtha feeds. The steps include a first hydrotreating step, a mercaptan removal agent and an adsorbent containing a reactive metal on an inorganic support. Step one removes at least 95 wt. % of the sulfur compounds while preserving at least 50 wt. % of the olefins. Treatment with the mercaptan removal agent lowers the sulfur content to 30 wppm total sulfur and final naphtha product contains leas than 10 wppm total sulfur.
US07799209B2	Process for recovering power from FCC product Disclosed is a process for recovery power from an FCC product. Gaseous hydrocarbon product from an FCC reactor is heat exchanged with a heat exchange media which is delivered to an expander to generate power. Cycle oil from product fractionation may be added to the gaseous FCC product to wash away coke precursors.
US07799208B2	Hydrocracking process Methods of hydrocracking hydrocarbon streams are provided that employ substantially liquid-phase continuous hydroprocessing conditions. In one aspect, the method includes a separate hydrotreating and hydrocracking system where the hydrocracking zone is a substantially liquid-phase continuous system. In another aspect, the method includes a two-stage hydrocracking system where one or both of the hydrocracking zones is a substantially liquid-phase continuous reaction system.
US07799207B2	Process for producing tailored synthetic crude oil that optimize crude slates in target refineries The instant invention is directed to a process wherein a heavy oil feedstock upgrader alters its mode of operation of its full conversion hydroprocessing unit to create a custom tailored synthetic crude feedstock based upon data communicated from a target refinery and data communicated from the heavy oil feedstock upgrader. The data from the target refinery is data that represents refining process data and linear program modeling along with analysis by a refining planner to calculate the optimum “synthetic trim crude” that will optimize the effective use of the target refinery's capacity and equipment.
US07799206B2	Method of producing a pipelineable blend from a heavy residue of a hydroconversion process A method is disclosed for producing a stable pipelineable blend from a heavy residue of a catalytic hydroconversion process operating at high (60-80%) conversion rate by blending the heavy residue with a virgin bitumen, such as a bitumen produced from the Peace River or Cold Lake oil sand deposits in Alberta, Canada, and/or with a Wabasca virgin heavy crude oil wherein the 524° C.+ Fraction of the blend is controlled such that: 1) The blend comprises less than 40 vol % of heavy 524° C.+ components, i.e. components which boil at atmospheric pressure at a temperature above about 524 Degrees Celsius; and 2) The 524° C.+ fraction in the blend comprises less than about 80 vol % of heavy residue originating from the hydroconversion process.
US07799195B2	Neutral polysaccharide wall coating for electrophoretic separations in capillaries and microchannels The present invention describes a method of preparation of a permanent neutral wall coating made of thermally immobilized polysaccharides. The coating suppresses electroosmotic flow and adsorption on the wall under acidic, neutral, and basic conditions in capillary electrophoresis.
US07799193B2	Electrochemical sensor and method of manufacture An electrochemical sensor is provided that includes a housing having an outer wall, a plurality of longitudinal walls disposed within the outer wall, and a reference chamber housing a reference electrode. The longitudinal walls define a plurality of longitudinal chambers. Ionic communication between the target fluid and the reference electrode passes sequentially through each of longitudinal chambers from a first longitudinal chamber to the reference chamber. In this manner, the sensor provides generally a long, tortuous flow path, or salt bridge, between the target fluid and the reference electrode, resulting in a high resistance factor for the sensor.
US07799189B2	Closed end slotted carbon anodes for aluminum electrolysis cells An electrolysis cell (10) contains a number of carbon anodes (12) having top, bottom and side surfaces, operating in molten electrolyte (17) in an aluminum electrolysis cell (10), where gas bubbles (28) are generated at the anode surfaces and where alumina particles (20) are added to the top of the molten electrolyte, where the carbon anodes (12) have one inward slot (21) passing through the carbon anode (12) along the longitudinal axis 40 of the carbon anode and also passing through only one front surface (25) of the carbon anode, where the height (32) of the slot (21) is from about 45% to 80% of the anodes thickness and the slotted front surfaces (25) are disposed toward the center of the electrolysis cell so that generated gas bubbles (28) are directed to the alumina particles.
US07799185B1	Porous membrane electrochemical cell for uranium and transuranic recovery from molten salt electrolyte An improved process and device for the recovery of the minor actinides and the transuranic elements (TRU's) from a molten salt electrolyte. The process involves placing the device, an electrically non-conducting barrier between an anode salt and a cathode salt. The porous barrier allows uranium to diffuse between the anode and cathode, yet slows the diffusion of uranium ions so as to cause depletion of uranium ions in the catholyte. This allows for the eventual preferential deposition of transuranics present in spent nuclear fuel such as Np, Pu, Am, Cm. The device also comprises an uranium oxidation anode. The oxidation anode is solid uranium metal in the form of spent nuclear fuel. The spent fuel is placed in a ferric metal anode basket which serves as the electrical lead or contact between the molten electrolyte and the anodic uranium metal.
US07799179B2	Sputtering cathode and device and method for coating a substrate with several layers The invention relates to a sputtering cathode (1) for coating a substrate (6), which comprises a device (5) for generating an external magnetic field with substantially parallel magnetic field lines (8) substantially in the plane of the substrate. The invention further relates to a device and a method for coating a substrate with several layers, whereby several sputtering cathodes are disposed in a circle with their target effective areas pointing radially outward.
US07799178B2	Distillation process An improved method for efficiently adding additional heat values into a distillation process to optimize the production of distillate from water.
US07799169B2	Multi-ply paper product with moisture strike through resistance and method of making the same A paper product with absorbency and moisture strike through resistance is disclosed. More particularly, a multi-ply paper product with improved strike through resistance is disclosed, wherein at least one ply is a wetting resistant ply comprising at least one wetting resistant compound and at least one ply is an absorbent ply possessing greater absorbency than the wetting resistant ply. In addition, a two-ply paper napkin with improved moisture strike through resistance is disclosed, wherein the wetting resistant ply comprises alkyl ketene dimer and the two plies are separately microembossed, glue laminated together in a point to point configuration, and macroembossed with coin edging. Furthermore, a multi-ply paper product with improved strike through resistance is disclosed, wherein a first ply comprises at least one wetting resistant compound and a second ply possesses greater absorbency than the first ply. Methods of making paper products with absorbency and moisture strike through resistance are also described.
US07799168B2	Method of manufacturing a hygiene paper product, apparatus for such manufacture and hygiene paper product Method and apparatus for manufacturing a hygiene paper product includes: providing a continuous paper web, moving the continuous web in the direction of its longitudinal extension, applying a repetitive creative structure relative to the longitudinal extension of the web as a first pattern to the web with a first roll, applying a repetitive functional structure relative to the longitudinal extension of the web as a second pattern to the web with a second roll, while enabling the first pattern to be in register with the second pattern by concurrently controlling the repetitive surface speed of continuous web and the phasing between the first roll and the second roll.
US07799164B2	Flocked articles having noncompatible insert and porous film The present invention is directed to flocked articles comprising a metallized film and methods of manufacturing such articles.
US07799163B1	Substrate-supported aligned carbon nanotube films This invention relates to a process for preparing a substrate-supported aligned carbon nanotube film including: synthesizing a layer of aligned carbon nanotubes on the substrate capable of supporting nanotube growth, applying a layer of a second substrate to a top surface of aligned carbon nanotube layer, removing said substrate capable of supporting nanotube growth to provide an aligned carbon nanotube film supported on said second substrate.
US07799161B2	Tissue product with mixed inclination embosses An emboss pattern, tissue product and method of manufacturing tissue product having improved bulk and softness with minimal roll ridging. The pattern combines a plurality of aligned signature bosses with a grouping of signature bosses offset from the machine direction in a clockwise manner and another grouping of signature bosses being offset in a counter-clockwise manner.
US07799159B2	Device for manufacturing a reinforcement for tires The manufacturing device comprises a rotary distributor 6 in rotation about a rotation axis R, the rotary distributor comprising at least one elbowed tube 61, the elbowed tube having a corridor for receiving the wire on the radially internal side and forming output guidance on the externally radial side. The device comprises a member for conveying to the distributor comprising a tubular portion 53 substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis R, a space in the radial direction being provided between the tubular portion 53 and the elbowed tube 61. A knife 7 is disposed in the space between the rotary distributor and the conveying member. The conveying member and the distributor are coupled and both rotary, the knife 7 being mounted on a knife holder 70 for purposes of adjustment and whose rotation is locked during cutting. The rotary distributor comprises a central tube 51, and inlet orifice 52 of which is disposed substantially on the rotation axis R of the rotary distributor, the tubular portion 53 coming in line with the central tube 51.
US07799157B2	Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet and method of manufacturing the same A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 3 is formed on a release treated surface of a release liner 4, and gas from holes 40 in the release liner 4 is made to move to the outside of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 3, thus forming through holes 31 in the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 3. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 3 and a base material 2 having provided therein gas-passing channels that communicate to the outside of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet are then laminated together such that the gas-passing channels in the base material 2 and the through holes 31 in the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 3 communicate with one another, thus obtaining a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 1. According to the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 1, air entrapment and blistering can be prevented or eliminated while securing adequate adhesive strength and with no marring of the appearance.
US07799156B2	Method for manufacturing ceramic substrate and ceramic substrate When a ceramic substrate is manufactured through a constraint firing step that uses a constraining layer, the constraining layer is removed without causing significant damage to a sintered base layer or an electrode formed on the surface of the sintered base layer, and the electrode can be reliably exposed. A green stacked body having a base layer and a constraining layer disposed so as to be in contact with at least one principal surface of the base layer is formed. A fired stacked body having a sintered base layer and a green constraining layer is then obtained by firing the green stacked body to sinter the base layer. Subsequently, the constraining layer is removed from the sintered base layer by vibrating media that are disposed so as to be in contact with the constraining layer.
US07799154B2	Concrete reinforcement A method of reinforcing a concrete structure includes attaching an amount of reinforcing material onto a concrete or masonry substrate and attaching at least one cover plate on top of the reinforcing material onto the substrate.
US07799153B2	Methods and apparatuses for manufacturing medical devices Methods and apparatuses for manufacturing medical devices.
US07799148B2	Method for producing austenitic iron-carbon-manganese metal sheets, and sheets produced thereby Iron-carbon-manganese austenitic steel sheet, the chemical composition of which comprises, the contents being expressed by weight: 0.45%≦C≦0.75%; 15%≦Mn≦26%; Si≦3%; Al≦0.050%; S≦0.030%; P≦0.080%; N≦0.1%; at least one metal element chosen from vanadium, titanium, niobium, chromium and molybdenum, where 0.050%≦V≦0.50%; 0.040%≦Ti≦0.50; 0.070%≦Nb≦0.50%; 0.070%≦Cr≦2%; 0.14%≦Mo≦2%; and, optionally, one or more elements chosen from 0.0005%≦B≦0.003%; Ni≦1%; Cu≦5%, the balance of the composition consisting of iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the smelting, the amounts of said at least one metal element in the form of precipitated carbides, nitrides or carbonitrides being: 0.030%≦Vp≦0.150%; 0.030%≦Tip≦0.130%; 0.040%≦Nbp≦0.220%; 0.070%≦Crp≦0.6%; 0.14%≦Mop≦0.44%.
US07799146B2	Apparatus and method of ultrasonic cleaning and disinfection An apparatus for and method of disinfecting the interior surfaces of barrels and destroying microorganisms is disclosed. In one embodiment, an ultrasonic apparatus includes a sonotrode encased in a sheath, placed within a bunghole of a barrel. An ultrasonic generator is connected to the sonotrode. The ultrasonic apparatus also includes an ultrasonic transducer connected to the ultrasonic generator and associated with the sonotrode.
US07799143B2	Method for removing radionuclides from a radioactive material A radioactive material sequestration system may include a radionuclide containment composition dispenser and a sorption based media container. The radionuclide containment composition dispenser may be configured for holding a radionuclide containment composition and be capable of dispensing the radionuclide containment composition to remove radionuclides from a radioactive material. The radionuclide containment composition is a mixture of a clay mineral and water. The sorption based media container may be configured for holding a sorption based media; receiving dispensed radionuclide containment composition; and sequestering the radionuclides. The radioactive material sequestration system may also include a probe.
US07799137B2	Resonant frequency bottle sanitation A system and method of cleaning an enclosure of a container defined by inner walls, including providing a container, orienting the container so that the opening is lowermost and opens downwardly and generating resonant vibration in the container at a predetermined frequency and at an energy level sufficient to dislodge any loose solid particles from the inner walls of said container but not being of an energy level to impact the structural integrity of the container and maintaining the resonant vibration within the container enclosure for a sufficient time to dislodge all loose solid particles from the inner walls of said container. The system may include a resonant chamber in the form of a shroud and means to effectuate the method steps and may also include a sanitizing step in which the containers are further sanitized to render inactive any organic contaminants.
US07799136B2	Method of cleaning at least one surface of an optical device disposed in a vacuum chamber A method of cleaning at least one surface of an optical device disposed in a vacuum chamber, which is at least partially contaminated by atoms and/or ions of metalloid and/or metal introduced by a radiation source generating, such as extreme ultraviolet radiation and/or soft X-rays is described. In order to achieve a longer service life for the optical device, the method is designed such that a temperature prevailing on the surface and/or a pressure in the vacuum chamber is adjusted in such a way that the atoms and/or ions hitting the surface are removed.
US07799129B2	Lightweight structural concrete provided with various wood properties A lightweight structural concrete with screw-ability and nail-ability similar to wood is composed of a non-structural and ultra lightweight aggregate such as expanded perlite or a combination of expanded perlite and polystyrene beads of a particular size distribution and volume amount, entrained air cells of another specific size distribution and volume amount, and dense cementitious composition of a cement binder, a fine grade structural filler no larger than concrete sand grade, a pozzolan, and optional micro-fibers for reinforcement. This structural concrete matrix is optimized to hold 13 gauge T-nails and bugle head wood screws with thread ranging from 8 to 11 threads per inch and diameter of 0.10″ to 0.137″. The resulting concrete will have consistent screw-ability and nail-ability similar to that of wood.
US07799128B2	High early strength pozzolan cement blends A high early strength pozzolan cement includes larger sized pozzolan particles and smaller sized hydraulic cement particles which contain tricalcium silicate (e.g., Portland cement). Particles larger than 10 μm are predominantly (50%, 65%, 75%, 85% or 95%) pozzolan particles, and particles smaller than 10 μm are predominantly (50%, 65%, 75%, 85% or 95%) hydraulic cement particles. Excess calcium from the hydraulic cement forms calcium hydroxide available for reaction with the pozzolan particles, optionally in combination with supplemental lime. At least 30%, 40%, 45%, 55%, 65% or 75% of the pozzolan cement (combined pozzolan and hydraulic cement particles) consists of pozzolan, and less than 70%, 60%, 55%, 45%, 35% or 25% consists of hydraulic cement.
US07799127B2	High early strength engineered cementitious composites Rapid repair and retrofit of existing infrastructures demand durable high early strength materials that not only deliver sufficient strength within a few hours of placement but also significantly prolong the maintenance interval. The invention comprises a class of newly developed polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber-reinforced high early strength engineered cementitious composites (ECC) materials featuring extraordinary ductility. The tailoring of preexisting flaw size distribution through non-matrix interactive crack initiators in the composite matrix results in high tensile ductility. The resulting high early strength ECC materials are capable of delivering a compressive strength of 21 MPa (3.0 ksi) within 4 hours after placement and retaining long-term tensile strain capacity above 2%.
US07799123B2	Inkjet ink An inkjet ink is provided, which produces a print that does not stick to a print printed by a plane paper copier or a laser printer even when these prints are laid on each other with the printed surfaces thereof facing each other. The inkjet ink comprises at least a pigment and a solvent, wherein 30 to 70% by weight of the solvent is constituted by a non-polar solvent, and 20% by weight or more of the solvent is constituted by an ester solvent having an α value of 6° to 8°, preferably 7° to 8°. Preferably, the ester solvent is at least one member selected from the group consisting of isooctyl palmitate, isooctyl isopalmitate and 2-octyldodecyl pivalate.
US07799119B2	Microwave plasma exciters The invention relates to a microwave plasma exciter device which includes a waveguide (23) for concentrating the microwaves; and a plasma generator (110, 120) for forming a plasma, which are disposed in a microwave concentration zone.
US07799117B1	Gas treatment process by temperature swing adsorption A thermal sink is used to recover heat from a product gas leaving an adsorption vessel in a thermal swing adsorption process. Heat that is recovered from the product gas is used to heat a regeneration gas during the subsequent regeneration of the adsorbent material within the adsorption vessel. The step in which the regenerated bed of adsorbent material is cooled prior to returning to adsorption mode is eliminated.
US07799116B2	Evaporation valve A pneumatic circuit and other components are provided for the operation of a medical device. The pneumatic circuit provides controlled pressurized air to a medical device for use during a medical procedure.
US07799110B2	Filter apparatus especially for filtration of combustion air in internal combustion engines A filter apparatus having an element configured as a tubular filter, which is mounted in a carrier tube such that an annular space for fluid flow is formed between the outer surface of the tubular filter element and the inner surface of the carrier tube. The tubular filter is releasably mounted inside the carrier tube such that it can be pulled by one end out of the carrier tube and a second tubular filter element connected to the opposite end of the filter element being pulled out can simultaneously be pulled into the carrier tube.
US07799106B2	Gas intake zone of a gas filter housing, used as a prefilter The invention relates to a gas intake zone of a separable gas filter housing which removably accommodates a filter element. The gas intake zone is used as a prefilter and comprises a plurality of axially adjacent, axially impinged cyclone collectors that are provided with respective spin generators in the inlet zones thereof and gas-discharging immersion tubes at the discharge end within annular ducts which are located between the immersion tubes and the respectively associated outer cyclone walls while being used for pre-separating dirt particles separated in an outer radial direction in the individual cyclones by means of centrifugal forces, the immersion tubes being axially dipped into the interior of the cyclone collectors.
US07799098B2	Shading process The present invention relates to a shading process characterized by using a composition comprising a phthalocyanine to which at least one dyestuff is attached through a covalent bonding, to shading compositions, to new compounds used in these shading compositions as well as to the production of these new compounds.
US07799086B2	Modular bone implant, tools, and method Modular bone implants, means of assembly, and their method of use are presented.
US07799084B2	Modular femoral component for a total knee joint replacement for minimally invasive implantation A femoral component (100) for a total knee joint replacement has a modular structure including a number of segments (102, 112), each of the segments (102, 112) having a femoral fixation surface (104, 114) for attachment to the distal end of a femur and at least one assembly surface (108) for joining with an adjacent segment (102, 112) of the modular femoral component (100). The assembly surfaces (108) are generally planar and arranged to be oriented generally in a plane extending in a proximal-distal direction and in an anterior-posterior direction when the femoral fixation surface (104, 114) is positioned on the distal end of the femur. Although the assembly surfaces (108) are generally planar, they may be shaped or provided with complementary structures (120) to assure self-alignment when the segments (102, 112) are assembled.
US07799079B2	Vertebral fusion device and method A device for facilitating bone fusion of two vertebrae. The device is sized and shaped to at least extend between the two vertebrae to be fused, and includes an outer wall member disposed about an inner portion. A space between the outer wall member and the inner compartment is adapted to contain an osteogenic bone fusion material. The inner portion includes a compartment adapted to contain an inner fill material, such as a bone cement or an in situ curable polymer. The inner portion may operate as a structural member to maintain a desired amount of spacing between the vertebrae to be fused, and to support the spinal column prior to formation of the fused bone joint. The device is also configured to locate the osteogenic material away from the centers of the vertebrae to be fused, providing a fused joint with high bending and torsional rigidity.
US07799074B2	Rotary displacement pump with smaller radial dimensions According to the invention the rotary pump consists of an external gear (13) with internal teeth (16) in the form of a squirrel cage, and an internal gear (9), housed in an off-centre manner in the interior of said external gear (13) and fitted with external teeth (9D) intermeshing with said internal teeth (16) and consisting of a number of inferior teeth of a unit with the number of teeth of the later. The rotation means of said external teeth (13) comprise at least a bearing (11, 12) centrally laid out in a flange end (14,15) of said aforementioned external gear (13) and the aforementioned external gear (13) is at least partly dismantled in order to introduce said internal gear (9).
US07799064B2	Bifurcated stent and delivery system Systems for delivering a bifurcated stent to a bifurcation site comprise catheters and/or bifurcated stents delivered therefrom.
US07799062B2	Self-guiding threaded fastener A screw fastener for attachment to an orthopedic component such as an orthopedic plate for use in connection with fracture fixation, joint reconstruction or spinal stabilization or fusion is disclosed as having a shank with at least two different shank diameters, one in a plate engaging portion of the shank and one in the bone or other component engaging portion of the shank. At least two of the different shank diameters on the shank include threads, the threads on the two different diameter portions each having substantially the same thread height and pitch. A plate having a threaded aperture, or an adapter having a threaded aperture, is sized such that the threads of the smaller diameter shank portion engage and cooperate with the internal threads of the aperture to correctly align the screw fastener and the implant as the screw fastener is threaded through the implant. The threads on the larger diameter shank portion and the internal threads of the aperture of the implant are sized so that the threads of the larger diameter shank portion are fully engaged with the internal threads of the orthopedic implant.
US07799061B2	Orthopedic plate The present invention relates to an orthopedic plate and screw system and instruments for surgical fixation of a small bone or bones including specifically the small bones of the spine. The plate facilitates three dimensional contouring to provide for a variety of applications and to accommodate individual variation in bone shape. The plate has a modified x shape including a central trunk portion including one or more screw holes along a longitudinal axis and a set of divergent upper and an oppositely extending set of divergent lower arms, each arm including screw holes which are placed at a radially equal distance but which diverging asymmetrically from the longitudinal axis relative to its paired upper or lower mate. The screws of the system are self-starting, self-tapping screws including the option of partial or full cannulation. In a further embodiment, the plate is intended for use through the length of the spine.
US07799060B2	Multi-directional spinal stabilization systems and methods Systems and methods for multi-directional stabilization of a spinal column segment are provided. The systems include one or more motion preserving constructs that are engaged to adjacent vertebrae and extend trans-axially between the vertebrae obliquely to the central axis of the spinal column. The systems permit motion of at least a portion of a vertebral level while providing stabilization at least when tensioned. Systems that provide stabilization in compression are also contemplated.
US07799059B2	Offset orthopedic fixation device with locking mechanism The invention relates to an orthopedic fixation device with an at least partly shaft-like fixation member, a shaft-like mounting body, and a transverse support securing the fixation member and the mounting body in a position in which they are laterally offset from one another. In order to adjust the transverse support without having to change the position of the fixation member, the fixation member can be rotated about its longitudinal axis in the transverse support and can be secured in a defined angular position.
US07799058B2	Interspinous spacer A spacer for maintaining separation between adjacent spinous processes having a first and second end support, a connecting member, and a central member positioned between the first and second end supports. The spacer is adjustable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration such that when the connection member is pulled to bring the first and second end supports closer together, the central member expands into the expanded configuration to contact and support adjacent spinous processes.
US07799055B2	Minimal spacing spinal stabilization device and method Stabilization systems for stabilizing one or more vertebral levels are provided. The systems include anchors engageable to the vertebrae and at least one connecting member that includes a window to receive the anchors and mounting portions extending from opposite ends of the connecting member into the window for engagement with the anchors. The connecting member can flex in response to spinal loading to provide dynamic stabilization, although rigid engagement relationships are also contemplated.
US07799052B2	Stretch resistant embolic coil delivery system with mechanical release mechanism A medical device for placing an embolic device at a predetermined site within a vessel of the body including a delivery catheter and a flexible pusher member slidably disposed within the lumen of the catheter. An embolic device is retained within the delivery catheter by a mechanical interlocking mechanism which includes an engagement member attached to the distal end of the pusher member and extends through a retaining ring at the proximal end of the embolic device. A detachment member extends through an aperture at the distal end of the engagement member thereby locking the embolic device onto the pusher member. A kicker tongue which is formed as an extension of a portion of the wall of the pusher member extends distally from the distal end of the pusher member and is biased so as to lift the retaining ring off of the engagement member to ensure the release of the embolic device when the detachment member is withdrawn from the aperture of the engagement member.
US07799048B2	Nasal packing device A kit for packing and supporting the nasal cavities after surgical procedures performed on the nose comprising two inflatable non-elastomeric balloons (6′, 6″) and inflation means (27) arranged so that, in use, each balloon (6′, 6″) can be located in a nasal cavity and inflated.
US07799044B2	Powered surgical apparatus, method of manufacturing powered surgical apparatus, and method of using powered surgical apparatus A powered surgical apparatus can be used with a source of irrigation fluid and a source of suction. The powered surgical apparatus can include a cutting blade assembly and a handle. The handle can include an upper portion defining a distal section connectable to the cutting blade assembly and a lower portion extending downwardly from the upper portion. The handle can be connectable to the source of irrigation fluid and the source of suction. The system can also include a manually actuable input device that provides at least one signal relevant to at least one operation of the system, and a controller that receives the at least one input signal and provides an output signal to perform the at least one operation of the system.
US07799041B2	Apparatus and method for forming a hole in a hollow organ The invention relates to an apparatus and method for forming a hole in a wall of a hollow organ. The applicator includes a hole forming element for forming a hole in the wall of the organ, a positioning means for positioning the hole forming element, and a retractor element. In addition, the applicator includes a sequencing means for coordinating the relative movement of the retractor element and the hole forming element in a sequential manner to thereby carry out a procedure for forming a hole in the wall of the hollow organ. The sequencing means may further include a safety latch element operatively coupled to the retracting means and the hole forming element. The safety latch of the invention keeps prevents damage to the internal surface of the organ during the formation of the hole.
US07799038B2	Translumenal apparatus, system, and method Methods, apparatus, and systems for altering the configuration of a heart valve. Methods, apparatus, and systems include the use of a cord delivered into the heart by a delivery catheter that can be manipulated by a receiving catheter so as to improve the heart valve function.
US07799036B2	Method and apparatus for securing vertebrae A method of fixing vertebrae of a patient together at a surgical site includes the following steps: inserting a first cannula (10) into the body (130) of the patient; moving a first fastener (624) through the cannula (10) and securing the first fastener (624) through the cannula (10) and securing the first fastener (624) to a first vertebrae (601 or 1601); moving a second fastener (624) through the cannula (10) and securing the second fastener (624) to a second vertebrae (602 or 1602); moving a first fixation element (650) through the cannula (10); and fixing the first fixation element (650) to the first and second fasteners (624).
US07799035B2	Device, system and method for delivering a curable material into bone A curable material delivery cannula device is disclosed. The device includes a cannula and a hub. The cannula includes an open proximal end, a deflectable segment forming a pre-set curve, a lumen, and side orifice(s) adjacent, and proximally spaced from, the distal end and fluidly connected to the lumen. When inserted within a guide cannula, the deflectable segment straightens. When distally extended from the guide cannula, the deflectable segment reverts to the curved shape. The distal end has a blunt tip for non-traumatic interface with bodily material. During use, curable material, such as bone cement, is delivered from the side orifice(s) in a radial direction relative to the lumen.
US07799030B2	Orthopaedic plate and screw assembly Systems, devices and methods are disclosed for treating fractures and other bone maladies. The systems, devices and methods may include one or both of a stabilizing structure, such as an implant, bone plate, or other device and a fastening assembly, such as a lag screw and compression screw assembly. The stabilizing structure in some embodiments has a proximal section with a transverse aperture and a cross-section that may be shaped to more accurately conform to the anatomical shape of cortical bone and to provide additional strength and robustness in its lateral portions, preferably without requiring significant additional material. The fastening assembly may be received to slide, in a controlled way, in the transverse aperture of the stabilizing structure. In some embodiments, the engaging member and the compression member are configured so that the compression member interacts at least indirectly with the stabilizing structure and a portion of the engaging member to enable controlled movement between the first and second bone fragments. This configuration is useful for, among other things, compressing a fracture.
US07799028B2	Articulating bipolar electrosurgical instrument A bipolar electrosurgical instrument has a pair of pivotable juxtaposed jaw members and a locking mechanism operatively associated with a second of the jaw members. The locking mechanism has a first position engaged with the second jaw member for preventing movement of the second jaw member between an axially aligned orientation and at least one angled orientation, and a second position. The second position is disengaged from the second jaw member allowing for movement of the second jaw member between the axially aligned orientation and the at least one angled orientation. The instrument has an actuation mechanism operatively connected to a first of the jaw members with the actuation mechanism operable to move the first jaw member between an axially aligned first orientation and at least one angled orientation. An articulation knob is operatively associated with the locking mechanism and effectuates independent operation of the locking and actuation mechanisms.
US07799027B2	Electrosurgical instrument The invention relates to an electrosurgical instrument comprising two limbs that have an articulated connection and that can be actuated in the manner of a cutting or a clamping tool. The instrument also comprises opposing electrode parts with coagulation surfaces on distal ends of its limbs for holding a vessel or tissue and for passing a current through said vessel or tissue to cause it to coagulate. At least one electrode part has an open region that acts as a guide gap for a cutting instrument, so that the electrode part(s) is/are divided into at least two areas and the cutting instrument can be applied to the clamped vessel or tissue to execute a cutting operation. In addition, current supply devices supply the coagulation current from a high-frequency generator to the electrode parts. The improved configuration of said electrosurgical instrument allows the open region on the electrode part(s) to afford optimal guidance of a cutting instrument, whereby said open region can be easily prepared for additional cutting operations and/ or be subjected to an after-treatment. To achieve this, the two or more open regions of the electrode part(s) comprise respective opposing separation surfaces that taper in the direction of the coagulation surfaces.
US07799026B2	Compressible jaw configuration with bipolar RF output electrodes for soft tissue fusion The present disclosure relates to electrosurgical instruments for use in sealing various tissues. The instrument includes a housing having a shaft attached thereto and an end effector assembly attached to a distal end of the shaft, wherein the end effector assembly includes first and second jaw members attached thereto. The jaw members are movable relative to one another from a first position for approximating tissue to at least one additional position for grasping tissue therebetween. The jaw members have an elastomeric material disposed on an inner facing tissue contacting surface thereof with the elastomeric materials including an electrode disposed therein. The electrodes are offset a distance X relative to one another such that when the jaw members are closed about the tissue and when the electrodes are activated, electrosurgical energy flows through the tissue in a generally coplanar manner relative to the tissue contacting surfaces.
US07799019B2	Reinforced high strength microwave antenna High-strength microwave antenna assemblies and methods of use are described herein. The microwave antenna has a radiating portion connected by a feedline to a power generating source, e.g., a generator. Proximal and distal radiating portions of the antenna assembly are separated by a junction member. A reinforcing member is disposed within the junction member to increase structural rigidity.
US07799017B2	Multi-function surgical instrument tool actuator assembly A tool actuating assembly for a multi-function surgical instrument is disclosed. The tool actuating assembly of the present invention can be utilized in a variety of differently configured multi-function surgical instruments and can be embodied in various physical configurations. The tool actuating assembly of the present invention provides for more efficient use of the tools of the instrument by the surgeon who is utilizing the instrument.
US07799012B2	Magnetic breather pump and a method for treating a brain tumor using the same A magnetically controlled pump is implanted into the brain of a patient and delivers a plurality of medicating agents at a controlled rate corresponding to the specific needs of the patient. The current invention comprises a flexible double walled pouch that is formed from two layers of polymer. The pouch is alternately expanded and contracting by magnetic solenoid. When contracted, a medicating agent is pushed out of the pouch through a plurality of needles. When the pouch is expanded, surrounding cerebral fluid is drawn into the space between the double walls of the pouch from which it is drawn through a catheter to an analyzer. Cerebral fluid drawn from the patient is analyzed. The operation of the apparatus and hence the treatment is remotely controlled based on these measurements and displayed through an external controller.
US07799011B2	Catheter system and method for delivery of therapeutic compounds to cardiac tissue This is a method and an apparatus for the treatment or introduction of contrast fluids into tissue, particularly cardiac tissue. The apparatus includes a catheter having an elongated flexible body and a tissue infusion apparatus including a hollow infusion needle configured to secure the needle into the tissue when the needle is at least partially inserted into the tissue to help prevent inadvertent removal of the needle from the tissue. This permits the selected treatment or contrast fluid to be confined to a specific site. The catheter may also include a visualization assembly including a transducer at the distal end of the body.
US07799004B2	Negative pressure wound treatment apparatus and infection identification system and method A vacuum assisted wound closure device having a means for identifying infectious agents within a wound site. The vacuum assisted wound closure device includes a screen for placement within a wound site, a sealing means for covering the wound site, and a vacuum source in fluid communication with the screen. A canister may be disposed between the screen and vacuum source, such that fluids or other exudates that may be drawn from the wound during application of negative pressure by the vacuum source are collected in the canister for later disposal. A sensing device, which may be a gas chromatograph, sensor array, or other similar device capable of optically sensing the presence of a bacterial agent or other form of infection being drawn from the wound site, is disposed within the screen or interposed between the screen and the vacuum source.
US07799001B2	Catheter securement device A catheter securement device holds a medical article such as a catheter hub or a connector fitting in position upon the body of a patient and at least inhibits longitudinal movement of the medical article. The securement device includes a retainer and at least one anchor pad. The retainer forms a central channel into which at least a portion of the medical article is inserted. The retainer includes at least one abutment that can abut against a contact point or surface on the medical article. The abutment, in conjunction with a second abutment and/or a tapering shape of the central channel, inhibits motion of the medical article in proximal and distal directions through the central channel. For this purpose, the abutment surface(s) can lie either within or outside the channel.
US07798998B2	Elastically deformable surgical access device A surgical access device is provided having a surgical access port. The surgical access port has an elongated body with opposed proximal and distal end portions, and defines a longitudinal axis. The body has a central lumen extending therethrough and includes a resilient bulb portion formed between the proximal and distal end portions of the body. The resilient bulb portion is adapted and configured to transition, through engagement with an insertion device, between a first condition in which the bulb portion has a first diameter and a first length and a second condition in which the bulb portion has a second diameter and a second length for insertion and removal through a patient's abdominal wall, and to be retained in place therethrough. The second diameter is less than the first diameter, and the second length is greater than the first length.
US07798995B2	Adjustable tip needle apparatus The invention in at least one embodiment includes a device having a hub, a housing, a cannula, and a needle where the relative positions of the hub and the housing controls the relative positions of the cannula and the needle. In at least one embodiment, the housing includes a pathway in which a pin on the hub travels through to allow for selection of the insertion depth of the needle relative to the cannula.
US07798989B2	Needleless syringe provided with a damping injector receptacle The invention relates to needleless syringe for injecting an active liquid principle. The inventive syringe comprises a container (3) closed by a movable shutter and containing the injectable liquid. Said container is initially insulated from an injector-receptacle provided with a cylinder bore (10) in which a downstream shutter is arranged and which comprises at least one protuberance reducing the section with respect to the upstream opening of the bore. The aim of said invention is to damp and prevent the downstream shutter bounce when it is disposed in the bore (10) of the receptacle.
US07798988B2	Implant back-injecting device The invention concerns a device for back injecting an implant (30) into the skin (22) of a subject, said device (1) include a hollow main body (10), to which a hollow needle (28) is fixed into which the implant (30) is introduced, a secondary body (12; 114) coaxially arranged inside the main body (10) and surrounding the needle (28) and a piston rod (88) able to slide coaxially inside said hollow needle (28) and whose position relative to said needle (28) remains unchanged when the back injection device (1) is pressed against the subject's skin (22) to allow the needle (28) to penetrate said subject's skin and when the secondary body (12) retracts inside the main body (10), the piston rod (88) penetrating the interior of the hollow needle (28) to hold the implant (30) at the required depth in the subject's skin (22) during withdrawal of the hollow needle (28) from the subject's skin (22), during which the secondary body (12; 114) exits the main body (10), characterized in that it includes means for the elastic return of the secondary body (12) from the main body (10).
US07798987B2	Apparatus and method for piercing skin with microprotrusions A method and device are described for applying a microprotrusion member (44) including a plurality of microprotrusions (90) to the stratum corneum with impact. The method and device are used to improve transport of an agent across the skin for agent delivery or sampling. The applicator (10, 60, 80) causes the microprotrusion member (44) to impact the stratum corneum with a certain amount of impact determined to effectively pierce the skin with the microprotrusions (90). The preferred applicator (10, 60, 80) impacts the stratum corneum with the microprotrusion member (44) with an impact of at least 0.05 joules per cm2 of the microprotrusion member (44) in 10 msec or less.
US07798982B2	Method and apparatus for generating a vibrational stimulus A vibrotactile transducer provides a point-like vibrational stimulus to the body of a user in response to an electrical input. The apparatus includes a housing held in contact with the skin and a moving mechanical contactor protruding through in an opening in said housing and preloaded into skin. The contactor is attached to a torroidal moving magnet assembly suspended by springs in a magnetic circuit assembly consisting of a housing containing a pair of electrical coils. The mass of the magnet/contactor assembly and the compliance of the spring are chosen so that the electromechanical resonance of the motional masses, when loaded by a typical skin site on the human body, are in a frequency band where the human body is most sensitive to vibrational stimuli. By varying the drive signal to the vibrotactile transducer and activating one or more transducer at specific location on the body using an appropriate choice of signal characteristics and/or modulation, different information can be provided to a user in a intuitive, body referenced manner.
US07798979B2	Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes an electrically powered drive force generator. A penetrating member is operatively coupled to the force generator. The force generator moves the member along a path out of a housing having a penetrating member exit, into the tissue site, stops in the tissue site, and withdraws out of the tissue site. An analyte detecting member is positioned to receive fluid from a wound created by the penetrating member. The detection member is configured to determine a concentration of an analyte in the fluid using a sample of less than 1 μL of the fluid.
US07798978B2	Body fluid collecting device A body fluid collecting device is used by mounting a tip with a puncture needle and a front end opening at the front end portion thereof for allowing the puncture needle to pass therethrough. The device additionally includes a device body, having a contact part for fitting skin thereto, a tip mounting part having a storage space formed therein capable of storing the tip, a pump for depressurizing the inside of the storage space, and a movable means. The movable means is capable of moving the front end portion of the tip mounting part along a longitudinal direction of the puncture needle, and within a specified range, when the storage space is depressurized by the pump under a condition in which the tip is stored in the storage space, the skin is fitted to the contact part, and the front end opening is sealed.
US07798975B2	Sensor device and method The sensor device has a housing. The housing is made of a material having a first high heat-conductivity index. A holder is attached to the housing and made of a material with a second low heat-conductivity index that is substantially lower than the first high heat conductivity index. The holder holds a peltier element and is connected to a power source so that the element has a cooled layer and a heated layer. A rotatable roller is in operative engagement with the layer so that the layer cools the roller. The roller may be rolled on the skin of the patient to determine the scope and effect of anesthetic treatment.
US07798973B2	Detection of hypovolemia using implantable medical device An implantable medical device receives a physiological signal indicative of circulatory blood volume and detects hypovolemia from that physiological signal. In one embodiment, an implantable pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) senses a PAP signal, and the implantable medical device detects hypovolemia from the PAP signal.
US07798970B2	Ultrasonic monitor for measuring blood flow and pulse rates An ultrasonic monitor implemented on a PCB includes a gel pad comprised of a gel layer and a membrane layer. Ultrasonic signals are transmitted between the ultrasonic monitor and a living subject through the gel pad. An air gap is formed in the PCB underneath transducer elements to provide for more efficient signal transmission. These features provide for a low power, low cost, more efficient ultrasonic monitor. The entire ultrasonic monitor may be encapsulated in plastic, a gel, or both to provide water resistant properties.
US07798968B2	Automatic detection system and method of spectral Doppler blood flow velocity A method and system for detecting spectral Doppler blood flow velocity are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: obtaining Doppler signals of the flow by demodulating, filtering, and analog-to-digital converting RF ultrasonic echoes; analyzing the spectrum of the Doppler signals to obtain each of the power spectral lines of the Doppler signal varying with time; determining a threshold; and determining the frequency shift parameters or the blood flow velocity corresponding to the current power spectral line based on the threshold and the current power spectral line.
US07798967B2	Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus In an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus, a plurality of sub arrays are defined on a 2D array transducer. A plurality of groups are defined for each sub array. Each group is basically composed of a plurality of transducer elements which are connected in parallel with each other. A sub array shape is variably defined for a plurality of sub arrays in accordance with the beam direction and the depth of a focal point. Further, a grouping pattern is variably defined for each sub array. The acoustic distances between the respective transducer elements and the focal point is made as equal as possible for a plurality of transducer elements forming each group, whereby a preferable beam profile can be obtained.
US07798964B2	Ultrasound diagnostic system and method for displaying doppler spectrum images of multiple sample volumes The embodiment of the present invention provides an ultrasound diagnostic system, including: an ultrasound diagnosis unit for transmitting ultrasound signals to a target object and receiving ultrasound echo signals to acquire B-mode image signals and Doppler spectrum image signals; a processor for forming at least one B-mode image based on the B-mode image signals and forming a plurality of Doppler spectrum images for a plurality of sample volumes designated on the B-mode image based on the Doppler spectrum image signals; a user input unit for allowing a user to input selection information indicating locations and sizes of the plurality of sample volumes; and an image display unit for displaying at least one B-mode image and the plurality of Doppler spectrum images.
US07798955B2	Image generating device for generating a fluorescence image Excitation light λex is two-dimensionally scanned onto the living body tissue in the form of condensed light using an x-axis scanning mirror, a y-axis scanning mirror, and a condenser lens, whereby the excitation light λex is cast onto the living body tissue. This allows fluorescence observation with a relatively low output intensity of a laser light source. Furthermore, a white light image is generated by scanning the white light in the same way, thereby enabling fluorescence observation in the same observation region and at the same timing as with normal observation. This enables fluorescence observation of a sufficient area which allows the user to distinguish living body tissues in an endoscope observation image while suppressing deterioration in the laser light source.
US07798953B1	Method and device for improving cardiac function In a method for improving cardiac performance, a compressive cardiac implant is passed through an anterior intraventricular vein of a patient's heart to a position proximate an apex or lower end of a left ventricle of the patient's heart. A distal end portion of the compressive cardiac implant is moved from the anterior intraventricular vein into the patient's left ventricle and thereafter passed through a septum of the patient's heart and into a right ventricle thereof. The distal end portion of the compressive cardiac implant is then engaged with the septum, and the compressive cardiac implant is operated to compress the apex or lower end of the patient's left ventricle so as to reduce the effective volume of the left ventricle.
US07798952B2	Axial flow blood pump An axial flow rotary blood pump including an impeller (5) adapted to be magnetically rotated within a housing by the interaction of magnets disposed on or in the impeller and stators disposed on or in the housing. The impeller includes at least one support ring (2) supporting a plurality of blades (4), and a hydrodynamic bearing (3) that operates at least axially and radially in respect of an axis of rotation of the impeller (5).
US07798951B2	Apparatus for disposal of low-level surface radioactive pollutants An apparatus for disposal of low-level surface radioactive pollutants has a container body which center has accommodating space with opening at its top. Around the accommodating space there is a layer of barrier space for holding water. At the periphery of the barrier space there is a non-barrier hollow channel for the accommodating space to connect outside. A rotating disk is located at the bottom of the accommodating space in the container body for holding and turning the low-level radioactive waste to be treated and also facilitating the worker to pass through the non-barrier hollow channel for cleaning task.
US07798950B2	Sheet finisher, image forming apparatus, and sheet processing method A folding unit folds a sheet. A pressing unit presses a folded side of the folded sheet. A driving unit causes the pressing unit to slide in a direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction. A control unit independently sets number of slides at which the pressing unit is to slide on each of a plurality of sections of the folded side depending on a distance of each of the sections from a reference position, and controls the driving unit so as to slide in each of the sections for the number of slides set for that section.
US07798949B2	Spreader roll A spreader roll has at least two partial rolls (10, 20, 30) with a composite shell (11, 21, 31) and two end part rolls (10, 30) connected together directly or by an intermediate part roll (20) so a gap (D) remains between the end surfaces of the shells (11, 21, 31) of the partial rolls (10, 20, 30). An end journal (12, 32) is connected to the outer end of the roll shell (11, 31) of each end part roll (10, 30). Each end journal is supported to frame constructions (R) by an end bearing (40, 50). The partial rolls (10, 20, 30) are connected by an intermediate journal (13, 33) rotating with the roll shells (11, 21, 31) of the partial rolls (10, 20, 30). The intermediate journal (13, 33) is supported to a fixed support beam (P) external to the spreader roll by an intermediate bearing (60, 70).
US07798939B2	Latching member for parking brake and cruise control A drive assembly for a working vehicle has an improved cruise control and parking brake engagement lever. The drive assembly includes a speed and direction control linkage operatively connecting the speed input mechanism with the transmission drive unit and a braking linkage operatively connected to the brake input mechanism for selectively slowing or stopping the movement of the drive wheel. A cruise control/parking brake engagement linkage interacts with the speed and direction control linkage and the braking linkage when the speed and direction control linkage and the braking linkage are in select conditions. The cruise control/parking brake engagement linkage has a single cruise control/parking brake operating lever that, upon actuation, locks the braking linkage in the brake engaged position to engage the parking brake feature and locks the speed and direction control linkage in a position corresponding to a desired speed to engage the cruise control feature.
US07798936B2	8-speed transmissions The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes three planetary gear sets having six torque-transmitting mechanisms, one fixed interconnection and a grounded member. The powertrain includes an engine and torque converter that is continuously connected to one of the planetary gear members and an output member that is continuously connected with another one of the planetary gear members. The six torque-transmitting mechanisms provide interconnections between various gear members, and the transmission housing, and are operated in combinations of three to establish eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio.
US07798935B2	Multi-speed transmission A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices may include clutches and brakes.
US07798931B2	Multi-speed split dual clutch transmission A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, a clutch assembly, two countershaft gearing arrangements, one planetary gear set, a plurality of interconnecting members, and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the countershaft gearing arrangements includes a plurality of co-planar gear sets. The torque transmitting devices include a combination of clutches, brakes, and synchronizers.
US07798928B2	Dual ratio belt drive system A dual ratio belt drive system comprising a clutch unit mounted directly to a driver rotating shaft, a one-way clutch mounted directly to the driver rotating shaft, a plurality of rotating accessories rotatably connected to the clutch unit and rotatably connected to the driver rotating shaft through the one-way clutch such that the accessories are driven by the clutch unit at a first speed ratio and driven directly by the driver rotating shaft through said one-way clutch at a second speed ratio, with the clutch unit operating at a predetermined value of an engine operating condition thereby defining the transition between the first and second speed ratios, and the clutch unit being engaged at engine start.
US07798924B2	Offset lacrosse head An embodiment of the present invention provides an offset lacrosse head comprising a shaft, a collar, and a head. The collar defines an opening that receives the shaft. The head has a juncture. The juncture defines a socket that receives the collar, and the socket and the shaft are non-concentric. In a further aspect of this embodiment, the shaft has a shaft axis, the opening of the collar has an opening axis, the socket of the juncture has a socket axis, and at least one of the socket axis, the opening axis, and the shaft axis is offset, when viewed from a side elevation of the lacrosse stick facing an exterior of a sidewall of the head.
US07798922B2	System and method for selectively marking objects A surface is selectively marked by using a coating containing quantum dots. When exposed to an energizing source, the quantum dots emit colored light to selectively mark the surface. In an embodiment, a green artificial turf field is marked with two sets of lines, white for football and yellow for soccer. The football lines are normally visible, but are also embedded with quantum dots that emit green light when energized. The soccer lines are normally invisible (clear), but emit yellow light when energized. The field can be used for football without energizing the quantum dots. To use the field for soccer, the field is exposed to a constant source of UVC energy. The quantum dots in the football lines emit green light when energized, causing them to become green, blending in with the normal green color of the artificial turf field. The quantum dots in the soccer lines emit yellow light when energized. Only the soccer lines are then visible, thus eliminating confusion for the players and officials.
US07798921B2	Multi-directional break-away goal A basketball rim mounting assembly permitting multi-directional deflection in response to extraordinary forces imposed on the rim has a fixed portion coupled to a back board and a movable portion fixed to a basketball rim. The fixed portion can include a back plate secured to a front face of the back board, a pair of bracket plates fixed to extend forward from the back plate, and a base plate fixed between the bracket plates. The movable portion can include a top plate overlying the base plate and a pair of side plates extending downward from the top plate outside the bracket plates. A pair of downwardly extending members is fixed to the top plate in spaced relation to each other. Tilt regulating structure is coupled between the pair of downwardly extending members and to the fixed portion for controlling the extent of deflection of the rim relative to the backboard such that the extraordinary force necessary to cause the rim to break-away from its normal position is the same in any direction.
US07798917B2	Golf club head This invention provides a golf club head having a groove formed on a face of the golf club head. Each of a pair of side surfaces of the groove has a first surface leading to the face and a second surface leading to the first surface in the depth direction of the groove. A first angle between the first surfaces of each of the pair of the side surfaces is larger than a second angle between the second surfaces of each of the pair of the side surfaces.
US07798912B2	Variable hardness hand grip The present disclosure relates to a multicompound weight balanced hand grip for an implement, like a golf club grip, that has varying hardness and specific gravities in selected sections of the grip for providing an adjustable fulcrum position for the grip.
US07798904B2	Billiard game input device, billiard game system, game input device, and computer program Provided is an input device for a billiard game comprising: a simulative ball provided as an object to be shot by a player; a link portion having a ball axis on which the simulative ball is mounted; a support portion for movably supporting the link portion; and a sensor for outputting a signal that corresponds to an operation of the link portion, wherein at least either one of rotational motion of the simulative ball around an axle of a ball axis and linear motion of the simulative ball in a predetermined range along an axial direction of the ball axis is permitted.
US07798902B2	Gaming machine with an improved touch screen assembly A gaming machine controlled by a processor in response to a wager comprises a main display, a secondary display, and a touch screen assembly overlying the secondary display. The secondary display touch screen assembly has an inner bezel frame, an insulated touch screen, a panel having an opening, and an outer bezel frame. The insulated touch screen ha an insulating material around a periphery of the touch screen. The insulated touch screen is positioned within the opening of the panel. The panel and the insulated touch screen are positioned between the inner bezel frame and the outer bezel frame.
US07798899B2	Method and apparatus for controlling the cost of playing an electronic gaming device Electronic gaming machines, such as slot machines or video poker machines are interconnected by a computer network. The behavior of each machine is controlled by configuring selected parameters such as game speed, payback percentage, or game appearance. As the machines are played, any of the selected parameters may be changed responsive to commands issued over the network. The commands are issued in response to predetermined changes in variables such as rate of play, player status, and the time of the day, week, or month. The payback percentage may be changed by implementing a new pay table at the selected machine or machines or by implementing a bonus period during which a percentage of all money played on the selected machines accrues in a bonus pool. During the bonus period, the selected machines are eligible for bonus awards that may be random or related to jackpots paid based on the pay tables in the selected machines.
US07798898B2	Game for using remainder and partial credits A game usable by a player to make use of either residual game credits or partial game credits is disclosed. New aspects of the game include a fixed wager amount that is convertible with valid voucher from other games in a casino, a fixed win amount per game win event per session (a game session is a plurality of individual game plays), and the game's ability to repeat game play without player intervention. These qualities allow a player to present otherwise unusable or uninteresting game credits to the game of the present invention and then watch as the game first determines the number of individual game plays and then plays an entire game session without any player interaction required.
US07798893B2	Full opening and reclosable explosion vent apparatus Explosion vent apparatus is provided, which includes a vent support unit defining a vent opening adapted to be aligned with an area to be protected from an overpressure condition, a vent panel movably mounted on the support unit in a normal closed position blocking the outlet and movable through a first displacement away from its closed position to a first overpressure-relieving position upon application of an overpressure of one magnitude of pressure while allowing movement of the vent panel through a second and greater displacement to a second overpressure-relieving position upon application of a higher overpressure. The vent panel does not deform or rupture upon opening, and recloses after pressure relief, either under spring pressure when opened under a lower first pressure, or by a fluid actuated reclosing mechanism upon full opening of the vent panel under a higher second pressure.
US07798892B2	Packaging method for modular power cells A method of operating a power delivery system that has at least one power cell includes directing air into the power cells to cool them, receiving the air from the cells, directing the air to a cooling system, and recirculating the cooled air to the power cells. Each cell may include an air intake, an air output, a water-cooled heat sink, and optionally a plurality of capacitor connectors and/or a circuit board. The air may be directed through the air intake to the air output so that air passes over the capacitor connectors and/or the circuit board before passing over the heat sink.
US07798886B1	Remote controlled unmanned vehicle and combination cooler A remote controlled unmanned vehicle and combination cooler which comprises a miniature automobile-like shaped body. A first compartment is in a front portion of the body to carry various items therein not requiring refrigeration. A second compartment is in a rear portion of the body to carry various articles therein requiring refrigeration. A mechanism is for propelling the body over sand and irregular terrain. Another mechanism is for controlling the propelling mechanism by a person located externally away from the body.
US07798885B2	Instant message toy phone A wireless toy phone system that may be used with toy figures, such as dolls. The system may include doll sized phones and child sized phones. The child sized phone may have a display screen and input buttons. A child can compose a message with a phone keypad on the child's phone and send the message to another child sized phone, which will display the message. The phone may also receive messages from other child sized phones. The child may also be able to send a message to a doll sized phone associated with a doll or other figure, and the doll sized phone may respond with lights or sounds or both. The child sized phone may then compose a response that is displayed on the child sized phone simulating a return message from the doll.
US07798883B2	Acrobatic rotary-wing toy helicopter A rotary-wing toy helicopter generally comprising a transverse shaft, a plane body fixedly attached to the transverse shaft and a rotor assembly rotatably attached to the transverse shaft. The rotor assembly generally comprises a primary drive connected to a drive shaft for driving at least one set of lifting blades and a secondary drive connected to the transverse shaft for driving rotation of the transverse shaft and the plane body clockwise or counter-clockwise around the axis of transverse shaft.
US07798882B2	Method of manufacturing electron emission device and electron emission device manufactured by the method Provided is a method of manufacturing an electron emission device. The method includes: forming electron emission sources including a carbon-based material; and emitting electrons from the electron emission sources in a chamber containing a gas. Accordingly, an electron emission display device employing the electron emission device can improve uniformity between pixels and increase device lifespan.
US07798881B2	Electroluminescence display and method for manufacturing the same An electroluminescence display and a manufacturing method therefore are disclosed in the present invention. The present invention combines an electroluminescence component and a passive component into a single display component for a display screen. The present invention has a simple manufacturing process, and decreases power consumption and the total size of a display screen.
US07798878B1	Personal windscreen apparatus A personal windscreen apparatus is mounted on a boater's body to protect a boater's face during boating. The apparatus has a windscreen secured to a flotation device. The flotation device is secured to a boater's body utilizing a series of straps.
US07798877B1	Symmetry surfing system A symmetry surfing system enables a surfboard with two ends both of which may be controllably switched between roles of front end and tail end, thus giving the surfboard dual-directional capabilities. A removable fin system may be disposed at the two ends so that when the surfer selectively activates the footplate of the removable fin system, one or more fins extend into the water. The removable fin system may be modular so as to facilitate interchangeability and installation processes. The system may preferably include a harness to be worn by the surfer. A winding reel is attached to the surfer preferably via such a harness worn by the surfer, and winds a centered leash that secures the surfer to the surfboard under tension. The symmetry surfing system maximizes surfboard maneuverability and surfboards' potential for aggressive trick surfing.
US07798875B1	Helical marine strut A support for a marine motor propeller shaft comprising a single leg having an upper section attached to the hull of a boat and a lower section supporting a propeller shaft. The leg has an angled helical twist near the upper section such that the propeller support is angled away from the centerline of the hull and faces the flow vector of inflowing water to the propeller. The angle of the helical twist is determined by analyzing the flow dynamics of water entering the propeller to determine peak fluid flow.
US07798873B1	Design of a flush inlet as integrated with a ship hull for waterjet propulsion The present invention's methodology for designing a fluid propulsion intake configuration of a marine vessel considers the integral geometry of the inlet together with a portion of the hull, with respect to which the inlet's entrance opening is flush. The inventive methodology typically includes definition of an inlet reference line (an “axial” description, straight and/or curved, of the inlet), cross-planes (each of which perpendicularly intersects the inlet reference line), a footprint (a planar outline of the inlet's entrance opening), an inlet shaping line (a projection of the footprint onto the hull portion), inlet flow lines (angularly spaced about the circumference of the inlet shaping line, each connecting the cross-planes), two fairing reference curves (one at the inlet's entrance opening and the other on the hull portion, thereby demarcating a fairing therebetween that is consistent with the inlet flow lines), and a lip nose (at the inlet's entrance opening).
US07798872B2	Water jet propulsion boat A water jet propulsion boat includes a fuel pump driven by an electric control unit and arranged to deliver fuel from a fuel tank to an engine via a fuel pipe, and a fuel pressure sensor arranged to detect a pressure of the fuel delivered to the engine by the fuel pump. When a magnitude of the fuel pressure detected by the fuel pressure sensor is less than a predetermined magnitude, the fuel pump is activated. On the other hand, when the magnitude of the fuel pressure detected by the fuel pressure sensor is equal to or greater than the predetermined magnitude, the fuel pump is deactivated. Also, when the fuel pressure detected by the fuel pressure sensor becomes equal to or less than an abnormal threshold value, either one or both of the fuel pump and the engine are deactivated. The water jet propulsion boat lowers power consumption, reduces battery size, extends battery life, and lowers costs.
US07798871B2	Contact and electrical connector having increased connection object removal force A contact has a coupling portion formed of a material which can be bent and unbent. The contact has a spring portion adapted to be connected to a first connection object and a connecting portion adapted to be connected to a second connection object. The spring portion and the connecting portion extend from the coupling portion. The coupling portion is bent into a shape surrounding an axis and maintained in the shape. An electrical connector may be formed by holding the contact in a housing.
US07798870B2	Male and female connection structure A male and female connection structure includes a female terminal, and a male terminal to electrically connect to the female terminal by being inserted into a connection position of the female terminal and to electrically disconnect from the female terminal by being withdrawn from the connection position. The female terminal includes a dimple to electrically connect to the male terminal, a male terminal pressing spring disposed opposite the dimple for pressing the male terminal to be inserted on the dimple against the dimple, and a press switching part for switching between a non-pressed state that the male terminal pressing spring does not press the male terminal located in the female terminal and a pressed state that the male terminal pressing spring presses the male terminal located in the female terminal by changing a shape of the male terminal pressing spring. The press switching part switches the non-pressed state to the pressed state, when the male terminal is inserted into the connection position, by using an insertion force applied when the male terminal is inserted into the female terminal, and it switches the pressed state to the non-pressed state, when the male terminal is withdrawn from the connection position, by using a withdrawal force applied when the male terminal is withdrawn from the female terminal.
US07798868B2	Electrical switching apparatus and terminal connector assembly therefor A terminal connector assembly is provided for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker. The terminal connector assembly includes an electrically conductive member having opposing connecting and terminal portions, and a housing having a divider. The connecting portion is electrically connected to a power conductor of the circuit breaker. The divider includes first and second sides and an aperture extending therebetween. A plurality of walls extend perpendicularly outwardly from the first side of the divider to form a cavity, and a plurality of projections extend outwardly from the second side of the divider to engage and align the housing and the electrically conductive member with respect to the molded casing of the circuit breaker. The connecting portion of the electrically conductive member extends through the aperture of the divider and outside of the housing. The remainder of the electrically conductive member is disposed within the cavity.
US07798866B2	Electrical plug-in connector The invention relates to an electrical plug-in connector (1) comprising a housing, a printed circuit board (6), and at least one electrical contact which is electrically connected to the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board (6) is spring-mounted.
US07798864B2	Low-profile connector for a neurostimulation lead An implantable connector, implantable lead assemblies, and implantable lead assembly kits are provided. The connector comprises an electrically insulative receptacle having a port configured for receiving an electrical lead body portion that carries an electrical terminal, and an electrical spring clip contact mounted within the receptacle. The electrical contact includes a collar and opposing lever arms. The collar is configured for being placed between an expanded state for receiving the terminal therein when the lead body portion is received within the port, and a collapsed state to firmly engage the terminal. The opposing lever arms are configured for being displaced using a tool to correspondingly place the collar between the expanded state and the collapsed state. The implantable connector can be incorporated into a lead and used to receive another lead to form the lead assembly. A tool can be provided with the connector to provide the lead assembly kit.
US07798861B2	Electrical connector with two-piece configured housing An electrical connector (100) comprises a first insulative housing (10), a second insulative housing (30) engaging with the first insulative housing (10), and a plurality of contacts. Said second insulative housing (30) has a first platform (321) and a second platform (322) arranged at different levels. Each of the contacts (20) includes a mating portion (21) supported by the first insulative housing and a tail portion (23) supported by the second insulative housing, the tail portions (23) of the contacts are spaced into two rows and located on the first and second platforms; another contact has a tail portion disposed inside the second insulative housing.
US07798860B2	Electrical connector with improved housing An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2) and at least one contact (3) received in the housing. The housing defines a receiving cavity (23) therein, at least one receiving groove (216) communicating with the receiving cavity, a recessing groove (219) recessing outwards from an inner face (2161) of the at least one receiving groove and a locking hole (218) recessing outwards from an inner face (2190) of the recessing groove. The at least one contact defines a base portion (31) received in the receiving groove and an elastic arm (32) extending from the base portion and projecting into the receiving cavity, and the base portion defines an elastic locking portion (312) passing through the recessing groove and projecting into the locking hole in an elastic deformation manner to lock with the locking hole.
US07798858B1	Chip card holder An exemplary chip card holder used in a portable electronic device for holding a chip card therein is provided. The chip card holder includes a body member and a cover, the body member has a cover accommodating chamber recessed in a bottom wall thereof. The cover accommodating chamber has at least one assembling portion. The cover is configured for holding the chip chard therewith and is accommodated in the cover accommodating chamber. The cover has at least one installing portion detachably, slidably, and rotatably mounted to the at least one assembling portion.
US07798852B2	Mezzanine-style connector with serpentine ground structure A high speed connector with reduced crosstalk utilizes individual connector support frames that are assembled together to form a block of connector units in a vertical arrangement. Each such unit supports an array of conductive terminals that are arranged in two spaced-apart rows. The rows have differential signal terminal pairs separated from each other by larger intervening ground shields that serve as ground terminals. The ground shields are arranged in alternating fashion within each row of terminals and they are closely spaced together so as to define within the rows of each connector unit, a horizontal serpentine pattern of ground shields that cooperate to act as a single “pseudo” shield within each pair of terminal rows.
US07798851B2	Connector with filter function A connector with a filter function includes a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; a plurality of first terminal lines formed on the first surface of the first substrate, each of the first terminal lines being further arranged periodically and repeatedly with a predetermined periodic unit pattern; a case connected to one side end of the first substrate; a second substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other and disposed in the case; and a plurality of second terminal lines having a periodic unit pattern, formed on the first surface of the second substrate, and electrically connected to the first terminal lines on the first substrate.
US07798849B2	Connecting assembly for an end of a coaxial cable and method of connecting a coaxial cable to a connector A connecting assembly for an end of a coaxial cable and having a first element, that is turned around a first axis in a first rotational direction to progressively tighten the first element to a connector, and a housing. The connecting assembly further has: a) an axially elongated first groove in one component; and b) an axially elongated first finger on a second component that resides within the first groove with the connecting assembly in a first state. With the connecting assembly in the first state, turning of the housing in the first rotational direction causes the first finger to cause driving of the first element with a torque up to a predetermined torque. Continued turning of the housing with a torque exceeding the predetermined torque causes reconfiguration of the connecting assembly in a manner whereby the first finger moves circumferentially out of the first groove.
US07798848B2	Inner contact supporting and biasing insulator An insulator supporting an inner contact coaxial within a connector body bore of a connector for coaxial cable with a solid outer conductor is formed as a monolithic body with an inner contact bore extending between a connector end and a cable end. The inner contact bore is dimensioned to receive the inner contact. An outer diameter of the insulator at the connector end is configured to mate with the connector body bore of the coaxial cable connector. A plurality of spring fingers extends from the cable end of the insulator. A distal end of the spring fingers each is provided with a ramp surface, whereby during connector to cable assembly, the solid outer conductor contacts the spring fingers along the ramp surface(s), deflecting the spring fingers inward to increase inward bias upon a spring basket of the inner contact.
US07798846B2	Electrical connector assembly with a jumper device An electrical connector assembly includes a cable connector having a cable therein and a jumper device retained on the cable. The jumper device includes an insulative base having a body portion mounted a jumper contact therein and a retaining portion engaging with the cable so as to keep the jumper device retaining on the cable. The jumper device is keeping retaining on the cable no matter whether the jumper device is in a work status, which is benefit for an operator to use.
US07798845B1	Safety plug assembly A safety plug assembly includes an electrical cord having a first end and a second end. The first end is electrically couplable to an electrically powered device. The second end comprises a male plug extendable into an electrical outlet. The electrical cord has a break therein to define a first section and a second section each having a free end. A first mating member and a second mating member are releasably connectable together to close an electrical circuit. Each of the free ends has one of the first and second mating members attached thereto. Each of the first and second mating members includes a male prong and a female receiver. The male prong of the first mating member is extendable in the female receiver of the second mating member and the male prong of the second mating member is extendable in the female receiver of the first mating member.
US07798842B2	Connector plug for a multi-conductor cable with tension load transferring means A connector plug is provided for a multi-conductor cable with an axial load transferring non-conducting tensile string. The connector plug includes a casing carrying a number of contact elements attached to conductors of the cable for engaging corresponding contact elements connected to a matching jack, and the tensile string is anchored relative to the casing via an annular element mounted at the end of the cable. A transverse pin is firmly attached to the tensile string of the cable and positively engages the annular element. The annular element has a rim portion with a bigger outer diameter than an outer cross sectional dimension of the cable so as to engage an internal shoulder on the casing and enable transfer of axial load from the tensile string of the cable to the casing and further to a connected matching jack via the transverse pin and the annular element.
US07798839B2	Casing mechanism and stacked circuit boards, and medical imaging apparatus and ultrasound endoscope using the same A casing mechanism according to the present invention includes a first connector fixedly mounted on a first circuit board; a second connector fixedly mounted on a second circuit board; and a stress absorbing member which absorbs stresses produced in the first connector and the second connector when the first circuit board and the second circuit board are fastened to a casing with the first connector and the second connector interconnected.
US07798838B2	Electrical plug adapter An electrical plug adapter has a plug body, female receptacles in one surface of the plug body, male prongs extending from another surface of the plug body, and a male catch mechanism associated with one of the male prongs and resiliently biased to a catch position relative to the one male prong. The male catch mechanism is configured to catch on an object in a standard electrical outlet when the male prongs are inserted into corresponding receptacles of the outlet. An actuator on the plug body is configured, when actuated, to selectively move the male catch mechanism to a release position relative to the one male prong and allow the male prongs to be removed from the corresponding receptacles. A one-way retention mechanism can be associated with one of the female receptacles and configured to permanently retain a male connector prong from a standard electrical connector plug when inserted into the female receptacles. The male prongs can be configured so as to capable of insertion into the corresponding receptacles when the male catch mechanism is in the catch position without actuating the actuator.
US07798836B2	Electric plug connector with hermaphrodite contact element An electric plug connector with hermaphrodite contact elements (100) having the following features: an electric contact element (100) of a first plug connector opens toward a second electric contact element (100) like a fork, the inner surfaces of the forks, which comprise two legs (110, 120) each, embrace at least in part one leg (120, 110) of the matching other contact element, and is characterized by the following features: one of the two legs (110) comprises a projection of convex shape (111); the other one of the two legs (120) comprises a concave recess (121); and the shape of the concave recess (121) is adapted to the convex projection (111) so that in the engaged condition of two plug connectors the convex projection (111) of the first plug connector is in positive contact, at least in part, with the concave recess (121) of the second plug connector, or vice versa.
US07798834B2	Panel-mount cable assembly with quick-lock A cable assembly (100) includes a first insulated housing (1) having at least a first mounting slot (101) and a corresponding second mounting slot (102) defined therein, a fastening member for fastening the first insulated housing and a panel together, the fastening member including a latching member (5) accommodated in the first mounting slot and anchoring plate (6) accommodated in the second mounting slot, the screw having a base portion and a shrinkable post portion integrated with the base portion, the anchoring plate defining a first through hole and a second through hole communicated with the first through hole, the post portion being larger than the second through hole and smaller than the first through hole; and the post portion of the latching member inserted into the first mounting hole and locked into the second through hole of the anchoring plate.
US07798825B1	Plug with connecting device The present invention relates to a plug with connecting device, includes a top housing, one end thereof is extended with a connecting device for being connected to a power adapter; a retaining seat; an electrode sheet base having a pivotal shaft; two copper contact rings; two electrode sheets; one bottom plastic housing engaged with the top housing; when the two electrode sheets are longitudinally rotated, the two electrode sheets are able to be pivotally moved at the outside of the bottom plastic housing and then positioned, an electrical conducting status is formed between the electrode sheets and the connecting device so as to transfer power to a power adapter.
US07798824B2	Adapter for line voltage track An adapter for an electrical line voltage track system includes a housing having a first end adapted for mounting to an electrical source or an electrical fixture, and a second end adapted for mounting to a line voltage track. The housing includes a housing cover coupled to a housing body. The housing cover is movable relative to the housing body between a closed position and an open position. A supporting sleeve is movably coupled to the housing, and a plurality of electrical contacts, including a fixed contact and a movable contact, are also coupled to the housing. The movable contact is movable, relative to the housing, between an engaged position and a disengaged position. In the engaged position, the movable contact causes electrical contact with the line voltage track. In the disengaged position, electrical contact is removed.
US07798822B2	Microelectronic contact structures Microelectronic contact structures are fabricated by separately forming, then joining together, various components thereof. Each contact structure has three components: a “post” component, a “beam” component, and a “tip” component. The resulting contact structure, mounted to an electronic component, is useful for making an electrical connection with another electronic component. The post component can be fabricated on a sacrificial substrate, joined to the electronic component and its sacrificial substrate removed. Alternatively, the post component can be formed on the electronic component. The beam and tip components can each be fabricated on a sacrificial substrate. The beam component is joined to the post component and its sacrificial substrate is removed, and the tip component is joined to the beam component and its sacrificial substrate is removed.
US07798821B2	Cable assembly with an organizer for adjusting the cable outlet A cable assembly comprises an insulative housing defining a main body portion with a front face, an upper and a lower tongue portion respectively extending forwardly from a top and bottom side of the front face, and the main body portion defining a base section and an organizer angled with the base section, and the insulative housing defined by an upper cover and a lower cover engaged with the upper cover; a printed circuit board disposed in the insulative housing and defining a mating portion extending forwardly from the front face of the insulative housing and disposed between the upper and lower tongue portion and a rear portion opposite to the mating portion thereof; and a cable terminated to the rear portion of the printed circuit board and extending out of the insulative housing along the organizer of the insulative housing.
US07798806B2	Two-piece bottom insert for a mold cavity A bottom insert for an injection mold, which insert is of a two-part configuration having a hot part which has a recess of the hot side and a cold part which has a recess of the cold side, wherein the cold part is arranged at least partially within the hot part so that the hot part at least portion-wise surrounds the cold part. The two parts of the bottom insert are preferably separable and the. hot part preferably has an opening in opposite relationship to the recess of the hot side for receiving the cold part. Further, the cold part and the hot part are desirably sealed off relative to each other, desirably by O-rings. In general, all surfaces which are provided for contact with the molding to be produced are arranged at the cold part. An insulating coating, an insulating membrane and/or a spacing element is desirably provided at the contact surface between the hot part and the cold part.
US07798804B2	Split mold insert for a molding system According to embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a split mold insert for a molding system. A first split mold insert complementary to a second split mold insert, the first and second split mold inserts configured, in use, to form a neck region of a preform capable of being blow-molded. The first split mold insert comprises a top portion and a bottom portion; the top portion for abutting, in use, a cavity plate assembly and the bottom portion being at an opposite extreme relative to the top portion; a back portion and a face portion opposite each other, extending between the top and bottom portions, the face portion defining a molding surface defining portion for forming, in use, at least a portion of the neck region of the preform; the back portion comprising a connecting interface for connecting, in use, to a slide bar.
US07798801B2	Chucking system for nano-manufacturing The present invention is directed towards a chucking system, including, inter alia, a body having a surface with a pin extending therefrom having a throughway defined therein, and a land surrounding the protrusions defining a channel between the pin and the land. In a further embodiment, the body comprises a plurality of protrusions.
US07798799B2	Measurement control method of an injection molding machine An ending target position Xes corresponding to the measurement ending position Xe, a rotation rate pattern Ar to rotate a screw 2, and a hypothetical retraction rate pattern Ab for the screw 2 to retract are set in advance, the remaining rotation rate pattern Ar to stop the screw 2 rotation at the ending target position Xes is predicated by calculation based on the screw position X detected at every specified time interval Ts at the time of measurement, based on which the screw 2 is controlled to rotate to the measurement ending position Xe, the remaining retraction rate pattern Ab to stop the screw 2 retraction at the ending target position Xe based on the screw 2 retraction rate Vd detected at every specified time interval Ts, based on which the screw 2 is controlled to retract to the measurement ending position Xe, the rotation and retraction of the screw 2 are stopped, and subsequently the screw 2 is controlled to reverse rotate by a pre-set constant amount of rotation Rc while position controlling its position to the measurement ending position Xe.
US07798797B2	Foaming die device for forming armrest A foaming die device is provided, in which can be directly placed a basic armrest unit having a shaft element and a connecting bracket rotatably secured to the shaft element. The foaming die device comprises a lower die, an upper die, and an auxiliary die element of split type to be incorporated in a working die area defined by the lower and upper dies. The auxiliary die element comprises two die pieces that can be mated together so as to be in a slidable engagement about one end portion of the shaft element. Hence, the mated two die pieces or auxiliary die element is slidable along the shaft element for its partial engagement in a through-hole of the basic armrest unit, whereupon all the basic armrest unit and auxiliary die element may be directly placed in the working die area of lower and upper dies and subjected to foaming process.
US07798796B2	Pipe extruding system with cooling plug separation The pipe molding system includes a separable cooling plug and an automatic procedure to alleviate problems associated with excess plastic continuing to extrude after a sudden shutdown of the extrusion system. The separable cooling plug and shutdown procedure includes accommodating any excess plastic in a created void between the cooling plug and the extruder. This arrangement simplifies removal of the excess plastic and reduces the time required to return the equipment to normal production. Preferably, a controller monitors operating conditions of the system and automatically releases the cooling plug based on the monitored operating conditions.
US07798795B2	Method and apparatus for forming a non-woven web by deposition of synthetic filaments A method and apparatus for depositing synthetic filaments to form a non-woven web, wherein the filaments are drawn off from a spinneret through a drawing unit in a row-shaped arrangement using a feed fluid, accelerated into a guide channel and blown out as a filament stream toward an advancing deposit belt. The filament stream is deflected immediately before it impacts upon the deposit belt unilaterally in the advancing direction of the deposit belt in such a way that the filaments impact upon the deposit belt at an angle of <90°. For this purpose, a deflecting means is mounted immediately above the deposit belt.
US07798792B2	Power transfer assembly with high efficiency pump A pump assembly includes a pump housing, a stator ring supported within the pump housing, and a pump ring also rotatably supported within the pump housing. The pump ring interfaces with the stator ring to define a plurality of variable volume pressure chambers. A cover plate covers the stator ring and pumping ring within the pump housing. The cover plate is axially displaceable relative to the pump housing and defines a wall of each of the pressure chambers. Pressure within the pressure chambers induces linear movement of the cover plate away from the stator ring and the pump ring.
US07798790B2	Vane pump using line pressure to directly regulate displacement A variable displacement vane pump includes at least two regulation chambers to provide a regulating force to the cam ring to counter the force applied to the cam ring by a regulating spring and reduce pulsation in the output working fluid from the pump. A first regulation chamber is part of the pump outlet and is in fluid communication with the outlet port of the pump via a passage which allows the pump to be fabricated from a diecast process or the like. A second regulation chamber is connected to the first chamber via an orifice which reduces the pressure of working fluid supplied from the first chamber to the second. The pump outlet need not overlie the pump outlet. Further, a pump with an inlet port with a relatively large initial cross-sectional flow area inhibits cavitation of the working fluid when the pump is operated at higher operating speeds.
US07798789B2	Reducing cylinder wear in a drug pump The present invention relates to a method and related apparatus for rotating a piston of a drug pump during the pumping stroke to reduce drug pump wear. The actuator may move a piston that pumps fluid through a pumping channel. In the present invention, the armature includes one or more openings or shapes that cause the actuator, including the armature and the piston, to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the piston during the pumping stroke. Rotation of the actuator member may help to reduce wear to the actuator member and the pump itself caused by repetitive pumping motions.
US07798786B2	Pump A manually operated pump for a bicycle comprises two cylindrical members with a first cylindrical member slidable within a second cylindrical member. One end of the first cylindrical member is provided with a fitting to receive a saddle while one end of said second cylindrical member is provided with a foot stand assembly which comprises a foldable foot stand and a retractable air hose. The pump is designed to be received in the seat post of the bicycle frame and the two cylindrical members are arranged to be releasably connected together in a closed position.
US07798783B2	Magnetically driven valveless piston pumps Valveless piston pumps are disclosed that are magnetically driven, thereby eliminating a troublesome dynamic seal used on conventional valveless piston pumps. An exemplary embodiment includes a housing defining a bore having a bore axis. A piston is situated in the bore so as to be movable in the bore in a reciprocating manner along the bore axis and in a rotational manner about the bore axis. A magnet is situated in the bore and is coupled to the piston. The magnet is engageable magnetically with a magnet-driving device configured to cause the magnet, and thus the piston, to move in the reciprocating manner and in the rotational manner. An exemplary magnet-driving device is a stator assembly.
US07798779B2	Steam turbine blade, and steam turbine and steam turbine power plant using the blade A steam turbine blade includes a blade; a shroud attached to a tip of the blade; a blade root projecting toward the radial inner circumferential side of a turbine rotor so as to be fitted into a blade groove provided in an outer circumferential portion of a turbine rotor; and a platform disposed between the blade and the blade root. The blade root is inserted into the blade groove along the axial direction of the turbine rotor. The blade, the shroud, the blade root and the platform are integrally molded. The number of the blade roots is larger than that of the blades.
US07798777B2	Engine compressor assembly and method of operating the same A compressor assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided. The compressor assembly includes a rotating impeller including an inlet, an outlet, and a body extending therebetween. The compressor assembly further includes a non-rotating impeller shroud. The body and the shroud define an impeller chamber including a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface. The radially inner surface includes an arcuate flow surface. The flow surface includes a first portion and a second portion extending downstream from the first portion. The impeller chamber includes a variable area wherein a first cross-sectional area is defined between the radially outer surface and the first portion, and a second cross-sectional area is defined downstream from the first cross-sectional area. The first cross-sectional area is greater than the second cross-sectional area. A method of operating the compressor assembly is also included.
US07798774B2	Turbine housing for a turbocharger A turbine housing (13) for a radial flow turbine, particularly a turbine used in an exhaust gas turbocharger. The housing has a general volute shape with a substantially annular part extending around the turbine axis and an inlet duct (20) extending therefrom. The inlet duct (20) has a first wall facing part of the outer surface of the annular part of the housing, a pair of spaced webs (44) extending from the outer surface of the circular part of the housing to the first wall, the webs defining a valley (45) therebetween. The arrangement renders the housing stiffer and less prone to fatigue cracking.
US07798773B2	Airfoil replacement repair A method of repairing a vane segment for a gas turbine engine includes removing an engine-run cooling baffle from the vane segment, forming a non-engine-run manufacturing detail that includes an inner platform, an outer platform, and an airfoil, attaching the engine-run cooling baffle to the non-engine-run manufacturing detail, and marking the non-engine-run manufacturing detail with a serial number associated with the vane segment from which the engine-run cooling baffle was removed.
US07798772B2	Centrifugal pump intake channel A centrifugal pump with a housing having one or more impellers having an axial or semiaxial, open or closed design disposed therein and an intake channel mounted upstream of the first impeller. A plurality of grooves that are distributed around the circumference and extend in the direction of flow are arranged within the wall area of the intake channel. In the housing wall of the intake channel there is a closed annular wall area constructed between a point of entry of the first impeller and the proximate ends of the grooves, whereby the grooves are operatively connected exclusively with the space in the intake channel.
US07798768B2	Turbine vane ID support A turbine vane ID support system usable to support the ID of a turbine vane and including a transition seal system and a turbine vane ID forward rail seal system. The transition seal system may seal the turbine vane ID support body to a transition, and the turbine vane ID forward rail seal system may seal the turbine vane ID support body to a turbine vane. Use of the transition seal system and the turbine vane ID forward rail seal system eliminates the problems inherent with conventional seals used to seal transitions directly to turbine vanes. The turbine vane ID support system may also be configured such that the turbine vane ID support system may be removed to facilitate removal of turbine vanes and blades for repair or replacement.
US07798765B2	Out-flow margin protection for a gas turbine engine A cooled turbine exhaust case assembly includes a plenum defined at least in part by a forward outer diameter flowpath ring and a turbine case, a probe positioned at a probe opening formed in the forward outer diameter flowpath ring, and an inlet opening in the turbine case for introducing cooling air to the plenum.
US07798759B2	Modular terminal for high-throughput AMHS The present invention generally comprises an apparatus for transporting containers between a first transport system and a second transport system. In one embodiment, the first transport system comprises a ceiling-based conveyor and the second transport system comprises a floor-based conveyor. The present invention may further include storage shelves, preferably substantially horizontally aligned about a common vertical plane with a section of one of the transport systems. The transport system may be located either directly above the uppermost storage shelf or beneath the lowermost storage shelf in order to add storage capacity within the fab. A vertical module transports containers between the transport systems and the at least one storage shelf.
US07798756B2	Screw with waved thread A screw with wave thread including a head, a shank extending therefrom, and a thread spirally disposed on the shank; in particular, the thread has respective first and second threaded sections. Each thread unit of the second threaded section defines a continuous wave-shaped directrix around the shank for a base. A plurality of thread segments are formed on each thread unit of the second threaded section, and each of which has an upper flank as well as a lower flank extended from the shank and disposed along the wave shape directrix to form into a wavy arrangement around shank, thereby disposing more peaks converged by the upper flank and the lower flank for increasing the drilling capability.
US07798753B2	Cargo container with peripheral wall structure reinforced by side post assemblies A cargo container having a floor and a peripheral wall structure and including a plurality of side post assemblies. Each side post assembly has a body with a vertically extending length. The body of each side post assembly is secured at the outside surface of at least one of the panels. Each side post assembly further has a reinforcement plate with oppositely facing first and second surfaces. The first surface is facially abutted to the outside surface of the at least one panel. The body of the side post at least partially overlies the reinforcement plate. A logistics slot is formed in one of the side post assemblies.
US07798752B2	Holding rack for mounting on truck tailgates A holding rack for mounting on truck tailgates is disclosed. The inventive holding rack is used with a truck bed to securely haul loads with a truck. The holding rack broadly includes a rack body for receiving the load, a hold-down mechanism that attaches to the rack body to engage the load, and a support frame. The support frame attaches to the tailgate and shiftably receives the holding rack and thereby permits placement of the rack in a stored position and in a load-supporting position where the load is secured while the tailgate is in its upright, latched position.
US07798745B2	Nozzle for a pavement reconditioning machine In one aspect of the invention, an apparatus for reconditioning a paved surface, has a vehicle adapted to traverse the paved surface. The vehicle has a manifold with a plurality of high pressure nozzles adapted to indent the paved surface. At least one nozzle is formed in a nozzle body with a distal end having a hard material with a hardness of at least 2,000 HK. The at least one nozzle is also in fluid communication with a fluid reservoir through a fluid pathway. The apparatus has a pressurizing mechanism and a heating mechanism for pressurizing and heating fluid in the fluid pathway.
US07798742B2	Security key tool for manhole access opening security device A security key tool for unlocking and locking a manhole security device that secures a manhole access opening. The security key tool includes a longitudinal body portion and a handle portion. A security key at a first end of the longitudinal portion is adapted to engage a security lock on the security device for actuating a locking mechanism on the security device to an unlocked position. A slidable member may be used to help engage the security key to the security lock or to protect the security key. A latch release tool at a second end of the longitudinal portion is adapted to release a latch on the manhole security device for actuating the locking mechanism to a locked position. Optionally, the latch release tool may be disposed on a tool head that also includes a lifting tool adapted to engage and lift the security device away from a manhole frame after the security device is unlocked.
US07798740B2	Fixing element for fixing cabinet panels to one another Fixing element for fixing a first and second panel to one another, which fixing element is provided on both sides with first and second insertion ends facing away from one another for insertion in a complementary cut-out in each panel, comprising at least a first snap-fit member on the first insertion end and at least one associated first bearing surface facing said snap-fit member for clamping the first panel between them, as well as at least a second snap-fit member on the second insertion end and at least one associated second bearing surface facing said snap-fit member for clamping the second panel between them. The bearing surfaces lie in the same plane in different positions, so that panels that have been fixed to one another with the fixing element are directly in contact with one another.
US07798736B2	Media binder arrangements The present invention is directed to articles such as media binders. In an embodiment the media binder includes spine clamps for securing physical media where the spine clamps define an interior cavity for receiving the physical media; a datum stop for aligning the physical media, the datum stop disposed proximal to one end of the spine clamp; a tension sheet for transmitting an opening force to the spine clamp, the tension sheet affixed with the spine clamp; and a cover affixed with the tension sheet, the cover configured to open such that an opening force is applied to the spine clamp when the cover is opened from a first position to a second position.
US07798734B2	Printing device A printing device, including: a mechanical energy storage mechanism for storing mechanical energy; and a mechanical energy application mechanism for carrying a sheet and/or printing on the sheet, using the mechanical energy stored.
US07798733B2	Ribbon feeder and printer Ribbon tension detecting means (20, 21), which are formed of a plate-like lever body (35) each, are located individually on the upstream side and the downstream side of a platen (7) with respect to its travel. The plate-like lever body (35) has first and second rollers (47, 48) on the upstream and downstream sides with respect to travel of a ribbon, and swings around an axis of rotation of the second roller (48), depending on a tension of the ribbon traveling guided by the rollers (47, 48). If the amount of its swing is not less than or not more than a fixed value, a ribbon feed motor (18) or a ribbon take-up motor (19) is driven. Further, the ribbon tension detecting means (20, 21) are provided with a smoothing member which touches the ink ribbon (13) to remove wrinkles from the ink ribbon (13).
US07798732B2	Printing apparatus containing a harmonization changing portion which changes feeding speed based on properties of the print receiving medium This disclosure discloses a printing apparatus comprising a feeding device that applies a driving force to feed a print-receiving medium; a print forming device that performs a print forming process on the print-receiving medium; a harmonization controlling portion that harmonizes and controlling a driving speed of the feeding device and the print forming process operation of the print forming device, based on an input of print information by using a predetermined harmonization correlation; and a harmonization changing portion that changes the harmonization correlation according to properties of the print-receiving medium or a bonding medium to be bonded thereto.
US07798731B2	Diaphragm driving device of a digital camera system using an interchangeable lens A diaphragm driving device is provided in a camera body of a digital camera to which an interchangeable lens is detachably attached, the interchangeable lens including a diaphragm mechanism having a diaphragm control bar for changing an aperture size by a rotation of the diaphragm control bar about an optical axis. The camera body includes a diaphragm-driving slide plate which engages with the diaphragm control bar when the interchangeable lens is attached to the camera body; a diaphragm drive motor which rotates in both forward and reverse directions for moving the diaphragm-driving slide plate step wise in accordance with object brightness information of an object image formed through the interchangeable lens; and a converting mechanism for converting the rotation of the diaphragm drive motor in the both directions into a force for moving the diaphragm-driving slide plate.
US07798730B2	Camera blade shutter module The present invention is a miniature camera shutter module for use in miniature camera applications. It is an object of the present invention to provide the miniature camera shutter module with solenoid controlled blades in order to alter the amount and quality of light passing through a conduit disposed on the surface of the module. In some embodiments of the present invention, the blade comprises a shutter to completely block light. In other embodiments, the blade comprises an aperture, a neutral-density filter, a monochromatic filter, and the like. In some embodiments of the present invention, the miniature camera shutter module is positioned within a more elaborate miniature camera chassis.
US07798726B2	Electrical connector with improved signal transmission means A connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a base portion (11), a first tongue portion (12) extending forwardly from the base portion and a plurality of first passageways (123), the first tongue portion is thinner than the base portion and defines a front mating face (120), an upper side face (121) and a lower side face (122) opposite to the upper side face. A number of first electrical contacts (21) are received in the first passageways respectively, the first electrical contacts each defines a first contacting portion (210), a first soldering portion (212) and a first retaining portion (211) connecting with the first contacting portion and the first soldering portion. A number of optical components (4, 5) are mounted on the first tongue portion and exposed to exterior through the front mating face.
US07798716B2	Linear device with improved leakage-preventing end-plate unit A linear device has an essentially rod-shaped functional unit and a functional unit that at least partially encompasses the rod-shaped functional unit and includes a main body and at least one end plate unit that rests with a contact surface against the main body in which a lubrication groove is provided, which is open toward the contact surface and extends at least partially in the circumference direction around the rod-shaped functional unit, and it is possible to fasten the end plate unit to the main body by only two fastening elements, and a region of the contact surface adjacent to the lubrication groove and encompassing this lubrication groove is raised in relation to the rest of the contact surface.
US07798709B2	Computed tomography unit and method for a computed tomography unit having at least one marking device for the positionally accurate marking of an intervention position by way of a laser beam on an object to be examined A computed tomography unit and a method are disclosed, for a computed tomography unit having at least one marking device for the positionally accurate marking of an intervention position by way of a laser beam on an object to be examined. The at least one marking device is assigned to a rotary frame of the computed tomography unit and is arranged directly in a recording plane of a recording system. As such, a positionally accurate marking of an intervention position with the aid of simple devices/methods is possible without a large numerical outlay, particularly even during operation of the computed tomography unit, that is say during a rotational movement of the rotary frame.
US07798708B2	X-ray device and X-ray sensitive camera for panoramic tomography and 3D shots The invention relates to an x-ray device (50) comprising an x-ray sensitive camera (55) for creating tomograms, especially panoramic tomograms. Means for creating 3D shots of a partial volume of the mandibular arch are also provided, said 3D shots being created especially by a second image receiver (5) for creating a 2D shot and means for taking a plurality of 2D shots from different directions and creating a 3D shot therefrom, preferably according to conebeam technology with the associated reconstruction algorithms. The x-ray-sensitive camera (55) comprises a first x-ray sensitive image receiver (4) for creating a tomogram, and a second x-ray sensitive image receiver (5) for creating plane shots.
US07798706B2	Temperature-indicating container A temperature-indicating container having thermal insulation and a temperature indicator in the side wall or the bottom of the container visible from outside the container. A method for making such a container is also provided.
US07798705B2	Thermoacoustic tomographic method and thermoacoustic tomograph A thermoacoustic tomographic method for imaging an object, wherein the object is thermally excited by a source and the acoustic waves from the object, which are caused by the thermal excitation, from different directions of the object are detected using at least one detector and an image of the object is reconstructed from the detected acoustic waves and the positional information, wherein the acoustic waves detected by the detector are integrated at least in one direction over a length of at least √{square root over (8)}·d, where d denotes the maximum distance from a point of the object to be imaged to the detector.
US07798702B2	Light unit display A light emitting device with a top electrode and a bottom electrode is pushed by a plug to make contacts with either an upper metal plate or a lower metal plate each serving as one of the leads for an electrode of the light emitting devices. The plug is inserted through an opening larger than the light emitting device in the metal plate not in contact with the light emitting device but serving as another lead for the light emitting device. The plug is locked in place by means of threaded screw heads, snug-fit, snap-on buttons or an elastic sleeve. Thus, the light emitting device can be easily replaced without any wire bonding. A plurality of the light unit can be sandwiched between the upper metal plate and the lower metal plate.
US07798698B2	Lighting device and display device A lighting device includes a plurality of light-transmitting guide plates 1, 2, 3 laminated in at least three layers and a plurality of light emitting elements 4, 5, 6 arranged so as to oppose to respective lateral sides of the light-transmitting guide plates 1, 2, 3 to allow luminance flux in different color with respect to each light-transmitting guide plate to be incident on the corresponding light-transmitting guide plate. Each of the light-transmitting guide plates 1, 2, 3 has a plurality of reflecting surfaces 7, 8, 9 formed on the backside of the plate to change a propagation direction of the luminance flux propagated in the each light-transmitting guide plate, allowing the luminance flux, of which propagation direction has been changed by the reflecting surfaces 7, 8, 9, to be emitted from the front side of the each light-transmitting guide plates.
US07798697B2	Backlight module and display apparatus having the same A backlight module is provided. The backlight module includes a light guide plate, an optical component, and a light source for generating light. The optical component is provided for adjusting or veering the light emitted from the light source along a direction perpendicular to the light guide plate. One end of the optical component is affixed to the light source for receiving the incident light. The other end of the optical component faces, and is separated from, the light guide plate, so as to direct the light to the light guide plate.
US07798695B2	Light emitting panel assemblies Light emitting assemblies include an optical conductor having at least one slot, cavity or hole in at least one side that defines at least one input surface for a light source having a light output distribution defined by a greater width component than height component. The optical conductor has a predetermined pattern of deformities that vary to cause a desired light output distribution to be emitted from a plurality of specific surface areas of the optical conductor.
US07798689B2	Infrared light irradiating lamp for vehicle An infrared light irradiating lamp for a vehicle includes a projection lens disposed on an optical axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; a light source bulb disposed behind a rear side focal point of the projection lens that includes a filament for emitting a light; a reflector for reflecting the light emitted from the light source bulb in a forward direction close to the optical axis; and an infrared light transmitting filter disposed between the reflector and the projection lens. The infrared light transmitting filter includes an infrared light transmitting film and a diffusing portion for diffusing a light transmitted from the reflector. The infrared light transmitting filter is movable between a transmitting position in which the infrared light transmitting film intercepts light reflected by the reflector and a retreating position in which infrared light transmitting film does not intercept the reflected light.
US07798679B2	Light emitting device and lighting device having the same A light-emitting device (10) is arranged such that (x) R1 monotonically decreasing as α1 increases, at least in a range of α1<π/3, where an intersection of a light axis Z and an emission surface of a light-emitting element (1) is a reference point; α1 is an angle between the light axis Z and a straight line that passes through the reference point and an arbitrary point on a light-incoming surface (2a), and R1 is a distance between the reference point and the arbitrary point on the light-incoming surface (2a); (y) R2 monotonically increasing as α2 increases, at least in a range of α2<π/3, where α2 is an angle between the light axis Z and a straight line that passes through the reference point and an arbitrary point on a light-outgoing surface (2b), and R2 is a distance between the reference point and the arbitrary point on the light-outgoing surface (2b); and (z) A2 scatters light without generating uneven brightness on a liquid crystal display panel and has higher scattering ability that is obtained by decreasing a reflectance caused by the Fresnel reflection, where n is a refraction index of a material forming a light flux controlling member (2), and A2=ΔR2/(R2Δα2), where ΔR2 is an increment of R2 and Δα2 is an increment of α2.
US07798663B1	Domestic device A domestic device that serves as both a night-light and an incense burner. The device has a base with a shelf circumferentially surrounding the base. The shelf includes both a number of incense stick holders and a number of incense cone supports. A light is located within the base, with the light being powered by standard household current and controlled by an on/off switch attached to the base. A conically-shaped cover is placed over the base, with the cover having a series of vent holes to allow dispersion of both light and heat from the electric light and emitted scent from any incense located on the base.
US07798655B2	Projection unit and projection type image display apparatus A projection unit 17 effectively corrects out of focus due to a temperature rise. A mirror holding mechanism of a concave mirror 25 has a mirror holder 41 and a mirror holder base 42. The concave mirror 25 is slidably housed in the mirror holder 41. A focus correction member 57, which expands by heat, is disposed between a back face of the concave mirror 25 and reference plane S formed in the mirror holder. The concave mirror 25 and the focus correction element 57 are urged to the reference plane S by a mirror retainer spring 59.
US07798650B2	Image projection device and method A device for producing a two dimensional image includes means for generating coherent light, and means for directing light received from the means for generating coherent light to a plurality of electrically addressable spatial light modulators (EASLM). The device includes means for diffracting the light, wherein the light is simultaneously diffracted by the plurality of EASLM, and means for displaying the two dimensional image. The device further includes means for directing the diffracted light to the means for displaying the two dimensional image, wherein a frame rate of each of the plurality of EASLM is greater than a frame rate of the two dimensional image produced at the means for displaying the two dimensional image.
US07798645B2	Visual and memory stimulating retina self-monitoring system A system is described for objective patient self-testing and time-based self-monitoring of retina diseases that improves quality, usability and confidence compared to currently available testing options.
US07798644B2	Lenses capable of post-fabrication power modification The present invention relates to lenses that are capable of post-fabrication power modifications. In general, the inventive lenses comprise (i) a first polymer matrix and (ii) a refraction modulating composition that is capable of stimulus-induced polymerization dispersed therein. When at least a portion of the lens is exposed to an appropriate stimulus, the refraction modulating composition forms a second polymer matrix. The amount and location of the second polymer matrix may modify a lens characteristic such as lens power by changing its refractive index and/or by altering its shape. The inventive lenses have a number of applications in the electronics and medical fields as data storage means and as medical lenses, particularly intraocular lenses, respectively.
US07798642B2	Fundus camera A fundus camera includes an optical path splitting unit arranged between a focusing unit and an imaging unit. The splitting unit has characteristics adapted to reflect light of a visible light region and to transmit near-infrared light. The splitting unit retreats from an optical path when a still fundus image is photographed. A quick-return mirror having such characteristics is used as the splitting unit. When near-infrared illumination light having a wavelength of about 850 nm is used, such light can be incident upon the imaging unit without loss of the amount of light. Visible light output from an internal fixation target is projected onto a subject's eye. A cornea diaphragm and a crystalline lens diaphragm are used for observing a fundus with invisible light. Each of the cornea diaphragm and crystalline lens diaphragm can be changed to another one having a different diameter.
US07798640B2	Ophthalmic lenses useful for the correction of presbyopia which incorporate high order aberration correction The invention provides methods for designing ophthalmic lenses, and lenses produced by this method, which lenses corrects both low order and high order wavefront aberrations of the lens wearer's eyes.
US07798639B2	Method for applying lubricious coating to a polymeric article The present invention provides a medical device, preferably an ophthalmic device, more preferably a contact lens, which comprises a lubricious coating including a capping layer of polyvinylpyrrolidone and/or at least one layer of a lubricious coating material and one layer of a polyionic material having charges opposite of the charges of the lubricious coating material. The lubricious coating on the medical device of the invention has increased lubricity, preferably characterized by an averaged CoF of about 3.0 or less, increased hydrophilicity characterized by an averaged contact angle of about 80 degree or less, and increased bacterial adhesion resistance, while maintaining the desired bulk properties such as oxygen permeability and ion permeability of lens material. Such lenses are useful as extended-wear contact lenses. In addition, the invention provides a method for making a medical device, preferably a contact lens, having a lubricious coating thereon.
US07798634B2	Recording apparatus and control method At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a recording apparatus, which includes a sensor having a plurality of light-emitting elements and a plurality of light-receiving elements. The sensor can be configured to perform a detection operation. The detection operation includes at least two of an operation for detecting an edge of a recording medium, an operation for detecting a distance between a recording head and the recording medium, an operation for detecting the density of an image formed on the recording medium, and an operation for detecting the kind of the recording medium.
US07798633B2	Ink printer using forward direction printing process A process transfers an image from an intermediate imaging member onto a sheet of recording media while preserving the ability to duplex print on the sheet. The process includes generating an image on an intermediate imaging member as the intermediate imaging member rotates in a first direction, synchronizing a sheet of recording media with the image on the intermediate member as the intermediate imaging member continues to rotate in the first direction, transferring the image from the intermediate imaging member onto the sheet of recording media as the intermediate imaging member continues to rotate in the first direction, and limiting release agent on the intermediate imaging member to a level that preserves duplex printing capability on the sheet of recording media.
US07798630B2	Ink-jet recording device and ink-jet recording method According to an ink-jet recording device and an ink-jet recording method by discharging and impacting an ink containing a charged fine particle as a small droplet due to an electrostatic force onto a recording medium and curing the ink by irradiation with an actinic energy ray immediately after the image formation by ink discharge, a fixing step by heating becomes unnecessary; a situation that the ink is volatilized by heat does not take place so that it becomes gentle against the set-up environment; and it becomes possible to realize high-speed recording with high definition and easy handling by electrostatic discharge and impacting of a small ink droplet.
US07798628B2	Liquid droplet ejection head, apparatus for ejecting liquid droplet, and method of producing liquid droplet ejection head A liquid droplet ejection head includes: a nozzle plate that has a plurality of nozzles ejecting a liquid droplet; a flow path member that includes: pressure generating chambers that communicate with the nozzles; and liquid supply paths through which liquid is supplied to the pressure generating chambers; and a damper portion that is disposed in at least one part of a region, the region being on the nozzle plate, corresponding to the liquid supply paths, the damper portion reducing a fluctuation of an ejection amount of the liquid droplets to enable stable ejection.
US07798625B2	Active ray curable ink-jet ink set, image forming method and ink-jet recording apparatus An active ray curable ink-jet ink set comprising an active ray curable yellow ink, an active ray curable cyan ink, an active ray curable black ink, and further one or more active ray curable color inks other than yellow, cyan and black, wherein each of the active ray curable inks contains a photo-polymerization initiator, a photo-polymerizable compound, a pigment, and a dispersing agent which has an amine value and an acid value, provided that the acid value is higher than the amine value, and an average particle diameter of the pigment contained in the yellow ink is larger than that of the pigment in the cyan ink and than that of the pigment in the black ink by 0.025-0.090 μm, and further the average particle diameter of the pigment contained in each of the inks of the active ray curable ink-jet ink set is 0.070-0.220 μm.
US07798624B2	Transport system for solid ink in a printer A solid ink delivery system for use with a plurality of solid ink sticks for use in solid ink printers is provided. The delivery system includes a guide for guiding the solid ink sticks in a prescribed path and a drive member for simultaneous engagement with a plurality of the solid ink sticks and extending along a portion of the prescribed path of the guide.
US07798623B2	Ink cartridge and ink-jet printer An ink cartridge has an ink tank in which the ink is stored, and a shutter mechanism which is arranged in the ink tank. The shutter mechanism includes a lever which is supported swingably and which has one end provided with a shutter and the other end provided with a float. The mass and the volume of the float are set so that the first direction, in which the lever moves by the buoyancy and the gravity generated when the entire shutter mechanism is positioned in the ink, is opposite to the second direction in which the lever moves by the buoyancy and the gravity when a part of the float protrudes from the ink liquid surface. A residual amount of an ink is indicated without being excessively affected by any disturbance such as the surface tension of the ink.
US07798617B2	Inkjet recording apparatus, manufacturing method of inkjet head, and checking method of the head An inkjet recording apparatus includes a passage unit in which individual ink passages are formed, an actuator unit fixed to the passage unit, a flat flexible substrate, and a drive signal outputting unit. The actuator unit includes individual electrodes, a common electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and individual lands. The flat flexible substrate includes output terminals connected to the respective individual lands, and a check terminal bonded to a bonding face of the actuator unit. The drive signal outputting unit outputs drive signals to be supplied to the individual electrodes via the respective output terminals. Based on a measurement result of an electrical characteristic with respect to the check terminal, it is judged whether the check terminal has been peeled off from the bonding face of the actuator unit.
US07798611B2	Circuit routing for printhead having increased corrosion resistance The present invention includes as one embodiment an ink jet printhead having a circuit with plural resistors and a power bus. The printhead includes a metal stack formed within the circuit, which is comprised of a first metal layer and a second metal layer and at least one power via. The power via is formed within the circuit as an interface between the first metal layer and the second metal layer and acts as a separation barrier between conductive portions of the resistors and the power bus.
US07798609B2	Printer formed from complementarily fitting parts A printer includes a printhead cartridge, in turn, having a printhead and ink supply for supplying ink to the printhead. The printhead includes a series of ink ejection integrated circuits (ICs) that are complementarily engaged together. Each IC includes spaced apart groups of nozzles configured to eject respective types of ink. The nozzles in each group are arranged to form staggered rows. A cradle unit complementarily engages with the printhead cartridge and has a media transport mechanism for transporting print media past the printhead. A media supply cartridge is configured to supply the media to the cradle unit.
US07798608B2	Printhead assembly incorporating a pair of aligned groups of ink holes A printhead assembly includes an elongate extrusion defining a plurality of longitudinally extending ink channels. The extrusion also defines a plurality of first groups of holes with the holes in each group extending from respective ink channels. An elongate support defines a longitudinally extending extrusion channel in which the extrusion is received. The elongate support also defines a plurality of second groups of holes aligned with the first groups. Printhead modules are engaged along the support in fluid communication with respective second groups and are configured to eject ink supplied from the channels via respective first and second groups.
US07798603B2	Printhead with high nozzle pitch tranverse to print direction An inkjet printhead with an array of nozzles for ejecting drops of printing fluid onto print media. The print media moves in a print direction relative to the printhead and the nozzles in the array are spaced apart from each other by less than 10 microns in the direction perpendicular to the print direction. With nozzles spaced less than 10 microns apart in the direction perpendicular to the print direction, the printhead has a very high ‘true’ print resolution—i.e. the high number of dots per inch is achieved by a high number of nozzles per inch.
US07798601B2	Ink jet printing apparatus and method for recovering the same An amount of deposit in an ink receiving portion can be controlled using an inexpensive configuration which does not require any complicated mechanisms or control and which avoids increasing ink consumption. An ejection control section controls ejecting of ink from a printing section into an ink receiving portion. The printing section has a first ink ejecting portion that ejects ink that accumulates easily in the ink receiving portion and a second ink ejecting portion that ejects ink that is hard to accumulate in the ink receiving portion. The ejection control section changes the landing position, in the ink receiving portion, of the ink ejected from the ink ejecting portions depending on the status of accumulation of the ink in the ink receiving portion.
US07798600B2	Method of purging a printhead using coordinated pressure device and in-line valve A method of purging ink from an inkjet printhead is provided. The printhead is in fluid communication with an ink reservoir via an ink conduit having a valve. The method comprises the steps of: (i) closing the valve; (ii) positively pressurizing the ink reservoir using a pressure device; and (iii) opening the valve for a predetermined period, thereby purging ink from the printhead and flooding an ink ejection face thereof.
US07798595B2	Substrate for ink jet printing head, ink jet printing head, ink jet printing apparatus, and method of blowing fuse element of ink jet printing head A fuse element can be reliably blown and data that corresponds to whether or not the fuse element has been blown can be stored with high reliability. A resistor element is provided in a circuit through which an electric current flows to blow the fuse element in the ink jet printing head. The resistor element adjusts the electric current so that, in the process of blowing the fuse element, the current continues to flow for a predetermined duration even after a maximum current has passed through the fuse element. The predetermined duration is longer than a period from a time point when the electric current rises to a time point when the electric current reaches the maximum current.
US07798593B2	Ink jet printing apparatus and method for controlling temperature of the same An ink jet printing apparatus and method can perform temperature control before printing so as to provide for a decrease in the temperature of a print head during printing without using any sub-heaters, to establish a favorable ejection state while preventing the head temperature from decreasing below a predetermined value. Information on scan width and dot count is acquired before the carriage starts a scan. A temperature adjustment temperature for the print head is then determined on the basis of the information acquired.
US07798585B2	Ink detecting device, image recording apparatus, ink detecting method and program recording medium A transmission/reception element transmits an ultrasound wave to an ink liquid contained in an ink tank. At this time, a near sound field of the ultrasound wave is formed within a propagating member when it propagates the ultrasound wave transmitted from the transmission/reception element to the ink liquid. The transmission/reception element receives the ultrasound wave that is transmitted, reflected on the surface of the ink liquid, and comes back. An ink remaining amount calculating unit calculates the remaining amount of the ink liquid based on an elapsed time required from the transmission until the reception.
US07798582B2	Fixing apparatus for slide rail A fixing apparatus for fixing a slide rail to a first column and a second column includes a first fixing member, a release member, and a second fixing member. The slide rail includes a flange formed perpendicularly at a first end of the slide rail. The first fixing member attached to and slid along the first end of the slide rail includes a tab. The tab and the flange sandwich the first column. The release member attached to and slid along to the slide rail includes a latching hook formed at a first end to engage with the first fixing member, a mounting tab extending from the release member adjacent to a second end, and an opening adjacent to the mounting tab. The second fixing member attached to the second end of the release member includes a fixing tab. The tab and the mounting tab sandwich the second column.
US07798574B2	Reclining apparatus A vehicle seat reclining apparatus is provided in which the strength of a connecting portion positioned directly or nearly directly below a receiving wall face of a guide portion of a fixed-side housing is higher than in a conventional reclining apparatus. A protruding guide portion is provided in a fixed-side housing used to configure a reclining apparatus. A receiving wall face that makes contact with a locking gear used to configure the reclining apparatus and which thus guides movement of the locking gear, and a top face that is continuous with that receiving wall face, are formed in the guide portion. A tapered chamfer portion is present at an edge of the receiving wall face where the receiving wall face and the top face of the guide portion intersect. A thick portion with a tapered face that corresponds to the chamfer portion is provided directly or nearly directly below a base end portion of the receiving wall face. A connecting portion that connects the guide portion with other parts of the fixed-side housing is thickened at this thick portion.
US07798572B2	Manual adjustment of a back support on a vehicle seat A manual adjustment of a back support on a vehicle seat includes a cable pulley which is selectively rotatable in a drive direction or in a driven direction oriented counter to the drive direction, and a tensile device associated with the cable pulley, which may be rolled up onto the cable pulley by rotating the cable pulley in the drive direction. The tensile device is able to be coupled to a back support of a vehicle seat such that the rotation of the cable pulley in the drive direction and/or driven direction affects an adjustment of the back support. A pretensioning acts on the cable pulley -which produces a torque of the cable pulley in the driven direction.
US07798569B2	Storage bag for stadium seats A storage and advertising bag for a seat. In one embodiment, the bag includes a top pocket that slips over the top of a seat. On the other side of the bag is a top pocket that holds advertising material, and beneath that is a storage pocket for holding personal items of a user.
US07798566B2	Molded headliner reinforcement A headliner reinforcement for ensuring the proper placement of a wire harness at a location above a headliner in a motor vehicle is provided. The headliner reinforcement includes a member having a top side and a bottom side, the bottom side being adjacent to the headliner and the top side being adjacent to a roof of the motor vehicle. The top side includes at least one clip attachment operable to accept at least one clip. In some instances, the top side can include at least two spaced apart clip attachments separated by a predetermined distance and operable to accept at least two spaced apart clips separated by the same predetermined distance on the wire harness. The predetermined distance between the spaced apart clip attachments and the spaced apart clips can be unique among other clip attachments on the motor vehicle and thereby prevent the installment of an undesirable wire harness above the headliner of the motor vehicle. In addition, the predetermined distance between the spaced apart clip attachments and the clips can be unique for the particular model of the motor vehicle, and thereby prevent the installation of a wire harness designed for a different motor vehicle model.
US07798563B2	Locator assembly In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a locating pin and a retention clip. The locating pin and the retention clip allow alignment of the front end module with the body structure and the retention clip secures the two assemblies in place which allows alignment of fastener holes. This conserves time in the assembly line and allows more accurate and rapid assembly of the front end module on the body structure reducing the time necessary for assembly.
US07798561B2	Fuel pump assembly access panel Fuel Pump Assembly Access Panel is an easily removable panel that offers access to a fuel tank and fuel pump and allows work on these components to be done from above the car or other vehicle. The preferred embodiment of Fuel Pump Assembly Access Panel is comprised of an access panel and six screw holes around the perimeter of the access panel for use with a pick-up truck. To use the preferred embodiment of Fuel Pump Assembly Access Panel, an individual would install the access panel using the appropriate number of screws. The access panel would cover an opening over the fuel tank and fuel pump area. When access to the fuel pump was required, the screws would be taken out, and the access panel would be removed. The necessary work would be performed, and the access panel would then simply be screwed back into place.
US07798560B2	Vehicle body structure A vehicle body structure having a closure frame structure and an inner fender structure. The closure frame structure has a tenon. The inner fender structure has a mortise that receives the tenon. A fastener extends through the mortise and the tenon to secure the inner fender structure to the closure frame structure.
US07798559B2	Method of transporting poultry A method for transporting poultry in a coop trailer that includes a trailer section which can carry a number of tiers of poultry cages on its bed and has a vertically oriented tarpaulin system mounted thereon. The tarpaulin system includes tarpaulins which are suspended from a cable that extends between the front and rear ends of the trailer section. The tarpaulins can rapidly and easily be drawn back and forth along the sides of the trailer section to cover and uncover the cages. When the tarpaulins are fully extended along the sides of the trailer section, the tarpaulins effectively aid in preventing the birds from being buffeted about by excessive wind as the coop trailer travels along the roads. The tarpaulins also aid in maintaining a more constant temperature within the trailer section. The tarpaulins can be quickly and easily withdrawn and rotated to lay adjacent one of the front and rear ends of the trailer section and can be secured in that position so as to allow for the loading or removal of the cages from the trailer section.
US07798557B2	Vehicle unguided four-bar rear door articulating and sliding mechanism A vehicle rear door articulating and sliding mechanism including an articulating hinge assembly having a hinge arm pivotally mounted to a vehicle C-pillar at one end thereof, and a vehicle rear door pivotally and slidably mounted to the hinge arm at an opposite end of the hinge arm. A guide track may be mounted to the rear door, and a slide block may be pivotally mounted to the hinge arm and slidably attached to the guide track. The hinge arm may be disposed at first and second angular positions relative to the guide track when the rear door is respectively disposed in closed and opened positions, and the slide block may be disposed at first and second positions along a length of the guide track when the rear door is respectively disposed in the closed and opened positions, to thus provide articulating and sliding movement of the rear door.
US07798556B2	Opening device An opening device for a flap of a vehicle, in particular for a rear flap, pivotable about a horizontal pivot axis on the upper edge of an opening in the vehicle body from a closed position into an open position having a gas-filled spring coupled to the body by the free end of its piston rod at a distance from the pivot axis and coupled to the flap by its pressure tube at a distance from the pivot axis. The gas-filled spring in the exload direction applies a force to the flap in the opening direction. Furthermore, an actuator can act on the flap in the opening direction. The actuator is an energy accumulator which, applies a force to the flap during its opening stroke from the closed position until a relaxed position of the energy accumulator is reached.
US07798550B2	Foldable feet supports for removable vehicle seats Removable vehicle seats operable for use outside of vehicles include a latching mechanism and a plurality of legs. The plurality of legs can be configured to extend when the latching mechanism is released from the vehicle and to support the removable vehicle seat when the removable vehicle seat is placed on a surface outside of the vehicle.
US07798549B2	Trunk liner method and apparatus A trunk compartment may include a trunk lining having a trunk top coat member and a trunk spacer member. The trunk coat top member may have an inner surface that may define a portion of the trunk lining and an outer surface. A trunk spacer member may be operatively connected to the trunk coat top member and the vehicle frame. The trunk coat top member and the trunk spacer member may be formed in the same mold.
US07798547B2	Portable paint booth A mobile booth system, carried by a truck or like mobile vehicle, creates a portable, temporary in situ booth or enclosure at a remote location. A pair of side by side slide assemblies are formed by respective nests of C-channels and I-beams, each assembly extending and retracting through an opening in a sidewall of the truck wherein to deploy and retract a roof section outwardly from the truck. The roof section is deployed through a dedicated opening in the sidewall, which opening may be closed by a closure panel but opened by deployment of the roof section. When deployed, an enclosure is formed by attaching a drop cloth to the roof section. The enclosure when used as a paint booth enables rapid deployment of a drop cloth about irregular or difficult surfaces to be painted, as well as to contain overspray and fumes created by the spraying operation.
US07798546B2	Material handling device with level indicator A material handling system includes a support assembly, a cup assembly comprising a cup and a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly includes a post extending from the cup, and a mounting collar movably attached to the post and adjustably attached to a support arm of the support assembly. The mounting assembly may include a level indicating element for indicating an orientation of the mounting assembly. The mounting collar is adjustable relative to the support arm to establish a first or level orientation of the mounting assembly. The level indicating element provides an indication when the mounting assembly is generally at the first or level orientation, and the mounting collar is securable relative to the support arm when the mounting assembly is in the first or level orientation.
US07798542B2	Door lock apparatus and methods A door lock apparatus and methods are provided for preventing a child, or other unauthorized person, from opening an appliance (e.g., refrigerator) or cabinet door, while not unduly reducing or impeding access thereto by an authorized person, such as an adult. In various embodiments, the door lock apparatus is configured for locking in place outwardly swinging doors disposed in a side-by-side relationship. For example, a generally “U” or “V” shaped door lock can be adapted, when in a generally inverted orientation, to be slidably and removably received within channels or recesses formed by closely adjacent elongated handles of respective side-by-side doors. In some embodiments, the door lock apparatus can include, among other things, spaced legs depending from an upper support.
US07798541B2	Lid stay A lid stay, for furniture, including a first arm (1) and a second arm (2) which are connected to each other so as to be pivotable about a swivel pin (3) between an open position and a closed position; a convex positioning contour (4) that is disposed on the first arm (1), extends around a central axis (5) located parallel to the swivel pin (3), and has the shape of a circular arc when viewed from a cross-section running perpendicular to the central axis (5); a positioning slide (8) which is movably guided along a positioning axis (9) by means of the first arm (1), is provided with a flat support area (12) facing the positioning contour (4), and is spring-biased in the direction of the positioning contour (4); and a sliding block (13), a concave first sliding surface (14) of which slidably leans on the positioning contour (4), while a flat second sliding surface (15) thereof slidably leans on the support area (12). The first sliding surface (14) extends around the central axis (5) in the shape of a circular arc and has the same curvature as the positioning contour (4).
US07798540B1	Load-floor latch A latch having a housing, handle, actuators, pawl and rotary pawl torsion spring and two actuator torsion springs. The rotary pawl torsion spring biases the pawl toward the unlatched or opened position. The handle is pivotally attached to the housing and has two paddles that engage the actuator. The actuator is slidably supported by the housing. Lifting the handle to the open position causes rotating movement of the actuator which in turn causes the pawl to rotate to the unlatched or retracted position.
US07798538B2	Electrically controllable latch mechanism A latch mechanism comprises a housing (11), a plunger (12) mounted for reciprocation in the housing, a pawl (17) mounted with the housing for movement into and out of engagement with the plunger (12) and means for moving the pawl, wherein the means for moving the pawl comprises an electrically controlled piezo ceramic actuator (30) located within the plunger (12) and the pawl (17) is provided with a part (24) projecting into the plunger (12) and arranged to be contacted by the actuator (30) in order to control operation of the mechanism.
US07798537B2	Coupling apparatus A coupling apparatus includes projections projecting axially from circumferential positions on a distal part of an annular body, each projection having an engaging hook projecting in one circumferential direction at an end part thereof. The body and the projections are formed independently of each other, and the apparatus includes a fixing structure for fixing the projections to the positions on the distal part. After inner peripheries of the projections are placed on the outer periphery of the distal part adjacent to an outward overhang, the fixing structure is detachably fixed on the outer periphery in a side of the projections axially opposing to the overhang and has an inward tapering surface fitted on an outward tapering surface of each projection to fix the projections at the predetermined positions on the outer periphery, and includes a cutout exposing the outward tapering surface of at least one projection.
US07798535B2	Pipe clamp A pipe clamp for reinforcing a welded joint between two pipes, having a plurality of circumferential clamp segments that are bolted together around the joint. One axial end of the clamp has circumferentially extended ridges that project inward and seat in corresponding circumferential grooves in a pipe on one side of the joint. The other axial end of the clamp has circumferentially spaced fingers that extend inward and fit into corresponding pockets on the other side of the weld joint. Either or both the ridges or the fingers have a taper whose cross-section reduces in an inward direction and fits in complimentary grooves or pockets on either side of the joint. The taper forces the opposite sides of the weld joint toward each other as the clamp segments are tightened together.
US07798532B2	Device for connecting parts A device for connecting parts of an exhaust gas system which comprises at least one metal tube formed from a bellows and optionally further parts disposed coaxially within and/or outside of the bellows and at least one further system part to be connected to the metal tube, are characterized in that one end of a short connecting tube is inserted positively in an end of the metal tube and the other end is inserted positively in the system part to be connected to the metal tube, and the system part is moved to the end of the metal tube facing the system part, thereby leaving an axial gap, and the system part, the connecting tube and the metal tube being connected from the outside in one working step.
US07798531B2	Electric fusion piping materials with screw pressing device An electric fusion pipe coupling is adapted for bonding with plastic pipes by electric fusion. The pipe coupling can convert the rotation of a pressing member into linear motion by threads to directly or indirectly press a heating element provided in the inner periphery of a pipe joint of the pipe coupling in order to press melting parts heated by the heating element, thereby producing pressure necessary for fusion bonding as well as eliminating an interface of impurities, thereby enhancing fusion efficiency.
US07798529B2	Seat support structure A seat support structure for restricting the movement of a seat front end and facilitate the mounting of the seat, the seat support structure including a tank cover provided for a fuel tank supported by a body frame, a flange extending to the rear of a vehicle body and provided on the rear portion of the tank cover and a fastening groove which opens upward to fasten the flange thereto, the fastening groove being provided at the front portion of a seat located to the rear of the tank cover and of the fuel tank.
US07798526B2	Steering column assembly A steering column assembly for a vehicle includes an outer jacket, an inner shaft that is received in and rotatable relative to the outer jacket, and an energy absorbing bracket. The energy absorbing bracket includes a mounting portion rigid attached to the vehicle and a body portion extending from the mounting portion. The outer jacket is rigidly attached to the body portion and the body portion is deformable to absorb energy in response to movement of the outer jacket. A tab is connected to one of the body portion and the mounting portion and abuts the outer jacket for applying a resistive force against movement of the outer jacket. The tab releases the resistive force in response to a predetermined collapsing force to allow the outer jacket to move while the body portion of the energy absorbing bracket deforms to absorb energy from the outer jacket.
US07798525B2	Collapsible steering column assembly A steering column assembly includes an upper jacket and a lower jacket partially disposed within said upper jacket. A bushing is disposed between the upper jacket and the lower jacket. The upper jacket and the lower jacket are collapsible along a longitudinal axis in response to a collision event. A first roller mechanism and a second roller mechanism are mounted to the upper jacket near a forward end and a rearward end of the bushing respectively for engaging the lower jacket in rolling engagement. The first and second roller mechanisms resist a resultant force caused by a bending moment created by a transverse load applied to a distal end of the upper jacket to minimize an increase in a sliding frictional force between the bushing and the lower jacket.
US07798516B2	Changing table A changing table that is secured to most types of conventional baby carriages. The changing table is deployed from a fixed position on the baby carriage to take into account the proper weight, size and space requirements necessary to change a small child. When the changing table is not in use, it may be retracted and ultimately stowed into the baby carriage in an unobtrusive position. In this manner, the changing table becomes a useful, mobile alternative to those people who typically must seek out a safe, clean and adequate surface to change their small children.
US07798514B2	Cambered snowboard At least one embodiment of the inventive technology relates to a snowboard having a lower surface that does not at any point along at least one specified portion thereof contact a horizontal surface underlying the snowboard when the snowboard is unweighted. Such portion(s) may be defined, at least in part, by one or more cambers. A rocker may be used to impart additional board performance benefits to a rider. Other embodiments may relate more specifically to the positioning of cambers relative to mount regions.
US07798513B1	Method and apparatus for training a person to ride a bicycle A method and apparatus for training a beginning cyclist to ride a bicycle. One embodiment includes providing a bicycle with detachable pedals and at least a portion of the crank arms, and attaching guard shields on the remaining portions of the crank arms.
US07798512B2	Bicycle A bicycle comprising a longitudinally extending frame, a front wheel disposed at the front of the frame, a rear wheel disposed at the rear thereof, and first and second auxiliary supporting devices disposed on each side of the rear wheel, each of the auxiliary supporting devices including an arm that has one end pivoted to the frame and the other end vertically movable as a free end and that can rotate independently of each other, an auxiliary wheel for assisting traveling of the bicycle pivotally supported parallel with the rear wheel, a spring for energizing the arm in a rotating direction such that the auxiliary wheel moves downward, and a disc rotor which can be locked to restrict the rotation of the arm to thereby fix the vertical movement of the auxiliary wheel when stopping at a red light.
US07798511B2	Steering system for motorcycle and motorcycle A steering system for a motorcycle includes a head pipe, a steering stem, a top bridge, a bottom bridge, a front fork, and a steering handlebar. The steering stem is supported by the head pipe. The top bridge has a center portion, a side portion extending from the center portion, and a holding portion provided at the side portion. The top bridge is supported by the steering stem at the center portion to steerably move around the head pipe. The bottom bridge is supported by the steering stem to steerably move around the head pipe. The front fork is held by the top bridge through the holding porting and is held by the bottom bridge. The top bridge has a protruding portion provided on an upper face of the top bridge and extending from the holding portion toward the center portion of the top bridge.
US07798508B2	Active stabilizer bar system for a vehicle chassis An active stabilizer bar system includes an impeller slidably encased in a housing which separates the housing into a sealed first cavity and a second cavity. On forced application of fluid through at least one of the ports, the impeller is axially moved along the housing which rotates at least one rotor with respect to the housing to vary the forces applied by the stabilizer bar on the vehicle suspension.
US07798506B2	Wheel suspension system for vehicles A wheel suspension system for a vehicle having a body supported on a set of wheels each provided with a rim and an axle generally consisting of a lower control arm pivotally connectable to a first portion of such body; an upper control arm pivotally connectable to a second portion of such body; a roller bearing having inner and outer races, disposed within such rim, coaxially relative to the rotational axis of the rim; a steering plate mounted on the outer race of the bearing, having a first portion universally connected to the lower control arm and a second portion universally connected to the upper control arm, defining a steering axis intersecting the rotational axis of the rim; and a hub member mounted on the inner race and connectable to an axle receivable through an opening provided in the steering plate.
US07798504B2	Bush bearing and rack-and-pinion type steering apparatus for automobile using the same A bush bearing includes a synthetic resin-made bush having a circumferential groove on its outer peripheral surface; an endless annular elastic member fitted in the circumferential groove of the bush; and a positioning structure for determining the position of the bush in a B direction with respect to an inner peripheral surface of a gear housing.
US07798500B2	Foldable stroller with detachable carrier A foldable stroller having a frame for supporting a child carrier, wherein the frame includes front and rear wheels, a push/pull handle with a right and left push/pull bar, right and left front and rear wheel bars, having discs, which support the front and rear wheels, respectively, a right and left carrier supporting pin, a right coupling member associated with the right front wheel bar and a left coupling member associated with the left front wheel bar. The right push/pull bar and the right supporting pin are fixed so that the right front and rear wheel bar discs can pivot about an axis that runs transverse to the front and rear wheel bars, the push/pull bars and the support pins. The left push/pull bar and the left supporting pin are fixed so that the left front and rear wheel bar discs pivot relative one another about the pivot axis.
US07798499B2	Wheeled luggage usable as a seat A wheel assembly for use on wheeled luggage usable as a seat A seat cushion is located on the upper end of the luggage. The wheel assembly includes a wheel housing having a brake shoe located within the housing. A wheel carriage is positioned within the housing. The wheel carriage rotatably supports a wheel having a rolling surface. In response to a traveler sitting on the seat cushion, the wheel carriage has means adapted to allow the wheel to move from a first position where the rolling surface of the wheel is not in contact with the brake shoe to a second position where the rolling surface of the wheel is in braking contact with the brake shoe, and to cause the wheel to move from the second position to the first position upon the traveler arising.
US07798496B2	Rotary shaft sealing assembly A rotary shaft sealing assembly in which a first fluid is partitioned from a second fluid in a housing assembly having a rotary shaft located at least partially within. In one embodiment a lip seal is lubricated and flushed with a pressure-generating seal ring preferably having an angled diverting feature. The pressure-generating seal ring and a hydrodynamic seal may be used to define a lubricant-filled region with each of the seals having hydrodynamic inlets facing the lubricant-filled region. Another aspect of the sealing assembly is having a seal to contain pressurized lubricant while withstanding high rotary speeds. Another rotary shaft sealing assembly embodiment includes a lubricant supply providing a lubricant at an elevated pressure to a region between a lip seal and a hydrodynamic seal with a flow control regulating the flow of lubricant past the lip seal. The hydrodynamic seal may include an energizer element having a modulus of elasticity greater than the modulus of elasticity of a sealing lip of the hydrodynamic seal.
US07798493B1	Board game A game for children or adults using a board and a ball provides entertainment and motor skill improvements. The board has a central depression for initially receiving the ball whereby the board is then manipulated to allow the ball to roll from the central depression to a distal groove. As the ball enters the distal groove, the board is manually “flipped” by the player to urge the ball from one end of the board to the other end where the ball is then directed by precise manual motions to reseat in the central depression. One or more individuals, each using a board and ball can play games and have contests for fun and enjoyment purposes.
US07798491B2	Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus A registration unit includes a skew correction roller pair configured to rotate a sheet conveyed from a conveyance roller pair and to correct skew of the sheet. The registration unit sheet further includes a projectable swinging guide arranged between the conveyance roller pair and the skew correction roller pair to deflect the sheet. The skew correction roller pair corrects the skew of the sheet deflected by the swinging guide.
US07798490B2	Sheet conveying apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image reading apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus, an image forming apparatus, and an image reading apparatus are capable of stably correcting the delay or the advance of a sheet even if sheet conveying rollers such as a skew feeding correction roller and the like are decentered. The delay amount or the advance amount of the sheet being conveyed is detected by a deviation amount detection unit and a control amount setting unit sets the sheet conveying speed and the correction time of a sheet conveying roller which corrects the delay or the advance of the sheet based on the delay amount or the advance amount of the sheet detected by the deviation amount detection unit. The control amount setting unit sets the sheet conveying speed and the correction time of the sheet conveying roller so that the delay or the advance of the sheet is corrected when the sheet conveying roller rotates integer multiple.
US07798489B2	Media handling system for lowering and raising stack platform responsive to moving bin between external and internal positions A media handling system for an image forming machine includes a stationary frame, a platform supporting a stack of media sheets thereon, a bin supporting the platform and in turn supported on the stationary frame for undergoing movement relative thereto between a first position in which the bin locates the platform below and aligned with a pick mechanism and movable relative to the bin toward and away from the pick mechanism and a second position in which the bin displaces the platform away from and out of alignment with the pick mechanism, and a motion transmitting assembly coupled between the stationary frame, platform and bin and operable to convert movement of the bin between first and second positions relative to the stationary frame into movement of the platform relative to the bin toward and away from the pick mechanism.
US07798483B2	Sheet feeder and image forming apparatus When a sheet reaches a sheet separator, an operation mechanism rocks a pick arm, thereby separating a paper feed roller from the sheet. At that time, a roller presses another roller and a separation pad holder through a separation roller and a sheet which is separated by the separation pad, and a pressure welding pressure between the separation roller and the separation pad is reduced. With this, the separation roller and the separation pad can be separated from each other with a small and simple mechanism, and a back tension when a sheet is fed can be reduced inexpensively.
US07798480B2	Sheet processing apparatus and sheet conveyance method A sheet processing apparatus includes a sheet stacking member for temporarily receiving a sheet conveyed thereto and stacking the sheet thereon and a conveyance unit for outputting the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking member therefrom, wherein the conveyance unit includes a sheet output face having a predetermined acute angle with respect to a sheet stacking face of the sheet stacking member and configured to output a stack of sheets by touching a back end of the stack of sheets and pushing the stack of sheets.
US07798478B2	Parallel clamp and accessories therefor An apparatus for securing a workpiece is provided. In one form, the apparatus is configured such that the clamping jaws of the apparatus lie flush against the workpiece and the pressure from the pressure application mechanism is distributed substantially equally over the surface of the workpiece in contact with the jaws of the apparatus. Additionally, the apparatus is provided with a brake mechanism which allows at least one of the clamping jaw members to be secured in a desired position on the elongated member without having to tilt the jaw member connected thereto. In another form, the apparatus may have two brake release mechanisms to account for the various positions the apparatus may be placed in with respect to a workpiece. The apparatus may also have mating structures which allow the apparatus to be connected to a work surface. In addition, the apparatus may also include a pivoting pressure application member handle to assist the user in applying or removing pressure to the workpiece.
US07798477B2	Hydraulically damped mounting device A hydraulically damped mounting device has a first anchor part; a second anchor part being a hollow sleeve containing the first anchor part, with the first anchor part extending axially of the sleeve; first and second resilient walls interconnecting the first and second anchor parts, two walls being spaced apart to define an enclosed space within the sleeve extending circumferentially around the first anchor part and axially bounded by the resilient walls. First and second deformable walls extend axially between the resilient walls at circumferentially spaced locations, so as to divide the enclosed space into first and second chambers for hydraulic fluid. A passageway interconnects the first and second chambers. The deformable walls have a flap, the movement of which is controlled by support devices so that the flap deforms to allow fluid to pass between the chambers only at or above a predetermined fluid pressure.
US07798475B2	Device, method and use for the formation of small particles The invention relates to a device for producing small particles of a certain substance. The device includes first inlet means (4) for a solution or a suspension containing the substance and second inlet means (3) for an atomizing agent. The device further includes mixing means (12) for the solution and the atomizing agent and outlet means (13) for the particles. First (9, 10) and second (14, 11) conduit means are provided from the first (4) and second (3) inlet means respectively to the mixing means (12). According to the invention the first (9, 10) and second (14, 11) conduit means meet each other at the mixing means (12) at an angle of at least 30°. The invention also relates to a corresponding method and to use of the device and the method as well as to particles obtained by the method.
US07798472B2	Load balancing hoist A load balancing hoist constructed to combine the power module and the travel module of the hoist into a single unit to substantially reduce the cost and the length of the hoist without effecting its operation and application.
US07798471B2	Direct acting single sheave active/passive heave compensator A heave compensation system provides a direct acting heave compensator that reduces stress and fatigue on a line, the system includes a single sheave system that compensates for heave as it carries a load line and moves along a curve profile of the heave compensator tangent to the point the load line comes off of a line handling system. The length of the line extending from the line handling system to the sheave remains substantially the same length during heave compensation operations, and the point where the line takes off from the line handling system is substantially the only point of changing stress on the line.
US07798469B2	Apparatus and method for lifting and aligning toilets An apparatus and method for lifting, moving, aligning and lowering a toilet. The apparatus comprises a base frame having three sides, and a lift frame pivotally attached at a first end to the base frame. The apparatus further comprises a jack device, operatively attached to the lift frame, for selectively lifting and lowering the lift frame, and an arm pivotally attached to the lift frame. In one preferred embodiment, the jack device includes a jack cylinder, a piston concentrically disposed within the jack cylinder, and a U-shaped member. In the most preferred embodiment, the U-shaped member is attached at a first point to the piston, and wherein the U-shaped member is pivotally attached to the lift frame at a second point, so that as the piston extends from the jack cylinder, the lift frame is moved. A total of three (3) pivot point sets are included in the most preferred embodiment. Left and right side alignment tubes may also be included.
US07798466B2	Ram locking blowout preventer A blowout preventer including, in certain aspects, a main body, a bonnet movably connected to the main body, the bonnet having a bonnet channel with interior threading, a ram shaft with a first portion extending through the main body and a second portion extending through the bonnet, the ram shaft having a ram shaft channel therein and an outer end, a ram connected to the ram shaft for selectively engaging a pipe, a locking assembly for selectively locking the ram shaft, the locking assembly including a torquing shaft with a portion within the ram shaft channel, the torquing shaft having an external end projecting beyond the bonnet, a locking shaft secured to the torquing shaft, the locking shaft having exterior threading for threadedly engaging the interior threading of the bonnet channel, and the locking shaft rotatable within the bonnet channel to abut the outer end of the ram shaft to releasably lock the ram shaft in position.
US07798464B2	Twist lock shipboard vibration mounting system for printers/copiers This is a mounting support that secures an electrostatic marking machine to the deck of a ship or other structure. This support provides vibration-isolating systems for shipboard mounting of these marking machines. The US Navy has imposed strict one-man, short-time requirements to mount and unmount electrostatic marking machines on a ship's deck. A key feature of the present embodiments is a double-threaded stud that lifts the machine off the floor onto the isolation mounts while securing it to the mount which is bolted to the ship's deck. The present configuration satisfies the new Navy mandate.
US07798461B2	Rotating bracket assembly for collapsible and permanent building-frame construction A rotating bracket assembly comprises first and second members, each of which defines a channel having opposing sides coupled to a common base. The first member is nested within the second member with adjacent opposing sides being hingedly coupled to one another so that the first member can freely rotate 360° relative to the second member to achieve a plurality of rotational positions. A first plurality of holes formed in the opposing sides of the first member at least partially align with a second plurality of holes formed in the opposing sides of the second member for each of the rotational positions.
US07798460B2	Apparatus to support a display device An apparatus to support a display device main body to a ceiling includes a ceiling bracket connectable with the ceiling; a connecting bracket having a swivel hinge coupled with the ceiling bracket to enable the connecting bracket to swivel in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the ceiling bracket; and a supporting bracket to elastically support the display device main body to overcome a weight of the display device main body, the supporting bracket having a tilting hinge combined tiltably with the connecting bracket. Thus, an apparatus to support a display device in which swivel, pivot and tilt movements of the display device main body supported to a ceiling can be performed conveniently and the display device main body can be tilted by a relatively small force is provided.
US07798459B2	Laser beam guard clamps A quick insert and release laser beam guard panel clamping apparatus having a base plate mountable on an optical table, a first jaw affixed to the base plate, and a spring-loaded second jaw slidably carried by the base plate to exert a clamping force. The first and second jaws each having a face acutely angled relative to the other face to form a V-shaped, open channel mouth, which enables wedge-action jaw separation by and subsequent clamping of a laser beam guard panel inserted through the open channel mouth. Preferably, the clamping apparatus also includes a support structure having an open slot aperture which is positioned over and parallel with the open channel mouth.
US07798458B2	Double mounted dual switch box bracket—stud divider A double-mounted electrical box mounting bracket for mounting to a wall stud that includes: a substantially flat center section having a top surface, a bottom surface, a pair of opposing sides and one or more center mounting holes for securing the bracket to a structure; a pair of substantially flat base plates, each having a first end and a second end, an opening having a periphery for receiving an electrical box, and a bendable member extending into the opening from the periphery; a pair of offsets connecting the opposing sides of the center section and the first ends of the base plates; and a pair of substantially flat flanged ends connected to the second sides of the base plates by a pair of flange necks, wherein the base plates are offset and recessed from the center section and flanged ends.
US07798457B2	Pivot support device and a display apparatus supported thereon A pivot support device and a display apparatus supported thereon are provided. The display apparatus includes a housing, a base plate, a support member, and a cover. The housing includes a back plate having an opening on it. The base plate is fixed within the opening. The support member has a pivot end being rotatably coupled to the base plate. The cover is disposed on the pivot end of the support member and moves in connection with the pivot end. The pivot end has a first positioning device while the cover has a second positioning device. The first positioning device engages with the second positioning device to restrict a relative rotation between the cover and the pivot end of the support member. The base plate has a first guidance member while the cover has a second guidance member, and both first and second guidance members are in an arc distribution. The second guidance member movably engages with the first guidance member, enabling the cover and the support member to produce movements relative to the base plate.
US07798454B2	Structural supports A support structure for use in tables and the like comprises a short I-beam segment having a top section, a bottom section and a center section joining the top and bottom sections. Each of the top and bottom sections has two flanges which are preferably stabilized with tension rods. In a preferred embodiment, the bottom section of the I-beam segment is bolted or otherwise secured to a base to form a strong upright support assembly. When utilized to form a trestle-like assembly, such as a table frame, two or more vertical supports are bolted to two or more stretcher bars spanning the vertical supports. In an alternative embodiment, transverse support bars are bolted or otherwise secured to the top of the stretcher bars and a tabletop surface may be secured thereto.
US07798451B2	Three-in-one door bracket A HVAC system is provided having a three in one door bracket. The door bracket is configured to mount a door on the HVAC and to secure wiring within the HVAC. Various door arrangements may be used with the exemplary door bracket and at least one wire, or a plurality of wires, may be secured in the wire retention area of the door bracket. The door bracket can mount a variety of doors, regardless of the fastener requirements because of the dual fastener areas on the bracket.
US07798449B2	Method and system for inflight refueling of unmanned aerial vehicles A system and method for refueling unmanned aerial vehicles. The system is adapted to refuel a first unmanned aerial vehicle from a second unmanned aerial vehicle and includes an arrangement for flying the first and second vehicles to proximity within a predetermined range and for connecting an umbilical from the second vehicle to the first vehicle in flight. In the illustrative embodiment, the arrangement for connecting includes a targeting system for electromagnetically detecting a refueling receptacle on the first vehicle. The targeting system includes a first coil around a refueling receptacle on the first vehicle. A seeker is disposed at a first end of said umbilical on the second vehicle. The seeker includes three detector coils adapted to detect a magnetic signal from the first coil around the receptacle on the first vehicle. The coils are mounted such that the detector coils point in different directions. The outputs of the coils are processed to determine the direction and range to the UAV from the tanker UAV.
US07798444B2	Landing gear system and load distribution In one embodiment, an aircraft comprises a plurality of hoop frame support members and a landing gear enclosure comprising a curved surface. The plurality of hoop frame support members abut against and extend over the curved surface to provide support to the landing gear enclosure. In another embodiment, loads are transferred from a landing gear strut through a strut fitting, through at least one inner surface of the landing gear enclosure, through at least one outer surface of the landing gear enclosure, and into the plurality of hoop frame support members.
US07798441B2	Structure for a wiring assembly and method suitable for forming multiple coil rows with splice free conductor A conductor assembly and method for constructing an assembly of the type which, when conducting current, generates a magnetic field or which, in the presence of a changing magnetic field, induces a voltage. In one embodiment the method includes forming a structure comprising layers of material extending along a first aperture path. The structure includes multiple concentric layer surfaces. A channel is formed in each of the layers of the material and along each of the multiple surfaces. Conductive material is positioned in each channel to provide a spiral configuration. The surfaces of multiple ones of the layers are of tubular shape. The layers of material are sequentially positioned one over another and about an axis along which first and second opposing coil end regions are formed. The layers are formed with a region of a first thickness and a shoulder region. The shoulder region is alternately formed in the sequence at one coil end region or at the other coil end region. Each shoulder region has a greater thickness than the first thickness.
US07798439B2	Fishing reel A fishing reel includes: a reel body including left and right side plates; a spool for winding a fishing line, rotatably supported between the left and right side plates; a handle for rotating the spool; a fishing line guiding device. A fishing line guiding device includes: a slider body which is mounted between the left and right side plates on a front of the spool and is reciprocated left and right by a winding operation of the handle; a swinging body including one end portion rotatably supported by the body and the other end provided with a line guide for guiding the fishing line; and a coupling portion which couples the swinging body to the slider body so that the swinging body reciprocates the line guide arcuately left and right.
US07798438B1	Mechanical jigging bait cast reel The object of this invention is to mechanically jig a fish lure with a bait casting reel without using the fishing rod to jig the lure. Normally to jig a fish lure one must move the fishing rod either vertically, horizontally, or jerk the fishing line by hand. The jigging action of this bait cast reel (how rapid and how long in distance the jig will travel) will determine the desired intensity and resonance of the rattle used in the lure to attract fish. A jigging action in this fishing reel is accomplished by simply cranking the reel crank 14 on the jig reel.
US07798436B2	Portable rotary chipper apparatus A portable chipper apparatus having a chipping disc with front and rear faces and a series of slots extending through the disc. A knife is arranged on the front face of the disc in proximate relation relative to each slot. At least two shredder/detanglers are secured to the rear face of the disc. Each shredder/detangler includes a base and at least three generally planar and substantially identical paddles arranged in spaced and generally parallel relation relative to each other. The paddles extend from the base at an angle and projects away from the rear face of the chipping disc. The paddles on each shredder/detangler have a continuous elongated linear cutting edge for impacting with and further reducing and cutting the size of the chipped material engaged by the paddles. Each shredder/detangler further includes an impeller at a distal end of the base.
US07798434B2	Multi-plate nozzle and method for dispensing random pattern of adhesive filaments A nozzle for dispensing a random pattern of liquid adhesive filaments. The nozzle may include first and second air shim plates, an adhesive shim plate and first and second separating shim plates. The first and second air shim plates each have respective pairs of air slots. Each air slot has a process air inlet and a process air outlet and the air slots of each pair converge toward one another such that the process air inlets are farther apart than the process air outlets in each pair. The adhesive shim plate includes a plurality of liquid slots each with a liquid outlet. Four process air outlets are associated with each of the liquid outlets. The process air slots are adapted to receive pressurized process air and the liquid slots are adapted to receive pressurized liquid adhesive. The pressurized process air discharges from each group of the four process air outlets and forms a zone of turbulence for moving the filament of liquid adhesive discharging from the associated liquid outlet in a random pattern.
US07798433B2	Fuel injection valve device A fuel injection valve device is capable of thinning a nozzle hole plate and improving fuel spray characteristics by a construction for reducing stress concentration that occurs at the weld part of the nozzle hole plate. The fuel injection valve device includes: a nozzle having a fuel passage inside and in which a valve seat is formed at an end; a needle valve for opening and closing the fuel passage by coming in contact with and separating from the valve seat; and an nozzle hole plate that is disposed at the tip of the nozzle and injects a fuel in the fuel passage at the time of opening the needle valve. The nozzle hole plate and the nozzle are fixed by welding in a state of forming an even gap between them.
US07798427B2	Apparatus for spraying liquids, and disposable containers and liners suitable for use therewith A spray gun (1) has a fluid reservoir (11) with a removable liner (13) received in a container (12) having a detachable lid (15). The liner (13), which may be thermo/vacuum-formed from a planar material, has a shape that corresponds to and is a close fit within the interior of the container (12) and collapses as fluid is withdrawn from within the liner (13) during operation of the spray gun (1). The lid (15) has an outlet (16) connected to an inlet on the spray gun (1) for transfer of liquid from the reservoir (11) to the spray gun (1) and the container (12) has a vent (12A) in the base end for admitting air between the container (12) and the liner (13) as liquid is withdrawn from within the liner (13).
US07798420B2	Aerosol dispensing device and method A method for delivering an aerosol, especially an aromatic aerosol, comprising the steps of contacting a capillary wick, comprising an EHD comminution site, with a liquid source, whereby at least a portion of the liquid transports to the EHD comminution site; applying a voltage to the liquid within the capillary wick at a location spaced apart from the liquid source and proximate the EHD comminution site; and applying a ground reference at a location external to the EHD comminution site, wherein at least a portion of the liquid EHD comminutes to form a spray having a generally-consistent flowrate and a device therefor.
US07798418B1	Ventilation system control A method, system, apparatus, and device to provide an effective, automatic means to effect exhaust, supply, or balanced ventilation, or a combination thereof, by automatically activating a ventilation fan for the selected operation time per cycle interval based on prior fan operation due to automatic cycle operation and user demand. In a second embodiment the ventilation fan controller automatically activates said ventilation fan in conjunction with operation of a blower of a central air conditioning system. In a third embodiment, the ventilation fan controller also automatically operates the blower for the selected operation time per blower cycle interval, including operation due to thermostat and/or humidistat demand and operates the ventilation fan in conjunction with operation of the blower and/or for the minimal time selected per interval, including operation due to user demand. Optionally, a position of an outside air intake damper is controlled in conjunction with activation of the blower.
US07798416B2	Time-varying security code for enabling authorizations and other uses of financial accounts A portable device is provided that carries account data. The account data may include a security code having a value that is time-varying. The value of the security code may be programmatically varied based on at least one of an algorithm or event. Authorization and use of the account may be sought from an authorization agent using the account data provided on the portable device.
US07798412B2	Interchangeable fob casing for RF core An apparatus for contactless transactions is disclosed. In one embodiment, a transaction fob assembly includes a standardized fob core and an outer shell adapted to secure the core within the outer shell. Various embodiments provide for the fob core to include circuitry, an antenna, a battery, a switch and a LED.
US07798409B2	Reading failure prevention in imaging readers In an imaging reader for reading a coded symbol located in a range of working distances from the reader, a solid-state imager captures light from the symbol over a field of view, and a controller automatically determines whether an image of the symbol is located entirely within the field of view of the imager, and processes the symbol only when the symbol image is located entirely within the field of view of the imager.
US07798403B2	Item carrying at least two data storage elements An item according to the invention comprises at least two data storage elements such as e.g. an RFID transponder 2 and a barcode 5, wherein the latter is non-visible for the unaided human eye and comprises coded information. The invention allows for a backup of information between the two data storage elements, in order to prevent inadvertent or malicious data loss. Further aspects of the invention are related to the interdependent or the cooperative use of both storage elements in the framework of a product security tracking and tracing scheme.
US07798395B2	Automated banking machine with improved resistance to fraud A cash dispensing automated banking machine includes a card reader associated with a card slot. An anti-fraud sensing device is able to sense ambient light or generated radiation that passes to the sensing device through the card reader slot. The installation of an unauthorized card reading device on the machine changes at least one property sensed by the sensing device. A controller in the machine receives signals from the sensing device, and determines if an unauthorized card reading device has been installed.
US07798383B2	Internal-combustion gas-powered hand tool The tool comprises a piston which can be propelled under the action of the explosion of a mixture of gas and air to drive an element, a first, gas-metering chamber, a second, gas-air mixture-preparation chamber, designed to communicate with the first chamber, and a third chamber designed to communicate with the second chamber, which is delimited by the piston and which is a throttling and propulsion chamber.The invention is ideally applicable to securing tools.
US07798381B2	Collapsible roof basket carrier A load carrying basket for attachment to a vehicle roof is movable between a deployed position and a stowed position. The stowed position facilitates entry of the vehicle into garages, parking lots and the like, having limited overhead clearance. The load carrier includes a plurality of pivotally mounted support members which are pivotally attached to an upper frame and a lower frame. At least one of the support members is a clamping member to clamp the carrier in the deployed position. Advantageously, the clamping member also clamps the load carrier in the stowed position.
US07798375B2	Pump for distributing a fluid product A pump for distributing a fluid product is provided. The pump includes: a pump body (10); a pump chamber (20); at least one first piston (72) sliding inside the pump chamber (20) for distributing the fluid product; a distribution orifice (45); an obturator (38) that can be displaced and/or deformed between a closed position of the distribution orifice (45) and an open position of the distribution orifice (45), the chamber including an inlet valve (70) separating the pump chamber (20) from a dip tube (18) extending toward a fluid product reservoir (60); and a bypass passage (74) provided between the dip tube (18) and the pump chamber (20), the bypass passage (74) being placed upstream from the inlet valve (70) and connecting the pump chamber (20) to the dip tube (18) when the pump is primed.
US07798372B2	System and method of pouring liquids from a vessel A system for pouring liquids from a vessel is provided with a mounting flange that engages an inner surface of a vessel sidewall and a spout that extends from the mounting flange. A biasing member depends from the spout to engage an outer surface of the vessel sidewall and securely engage the mounting flange with the inner surface of the vessel sidewall. Guide walls may extend up from the mounting flange on either side of the spout. A separator plate may be removably secured with the mounting flange to strain solids from the liquid being poured from the vessel. The spout, alone or in combination with the separator plate, may form a utensil support.
US07798371B2	Arcuate to linear motion translation assembly A simplified arrangement for the translation of movement as, for example, arcuate movement as from a lever into movement which is different as for example, in a linear direction with a slide element preferably comprising a piston in a piston pump. In accordance with a preferred aspect, the present invention provides a bridging element which is disposed intermediate a pivoting lever and a linearly sliding slide element with the bridging member being retained in engagement with camming surfaces having an arcuate portion at a constant distance from the pivot axis of the lever and tangentially merging into a linear portion which is parallel to a longitudinal axis along which the slide element is slidable. The bridging member is slidable relative to the camming surface with the bridging member deforming to assume the shape of the camming surface where the bridge member engages the camming surface. Movement of the lever about the pivot axis moves a first end of the bridge member in an arcuate path where it engages the arcuate portion of the camming surfaces and moves a second end of the bridging member connected to the slide element in a linear direction along the linear portion of the camming surfaces.
US07798369B2	Removable lever assembly for fluid dispenser An assembly for mounting of a lever member to a housing in which a stop member which normally limits rotation of the lever member about a fulcrum is movable to a position which permits the lever member to be disengaged from the housing and removed.
US07798368B2	Fluid dispensing device A fluid dispenser (5, 105)is disclosed having a housing (9, 109)and a pump action fluid discharge device (8, 108). The pump action fluid discharge device (8, 108) is arranged to be actuated by a pair of opposing levers (20, 21); (120, 121) which are pivotally connected to part of the housing (9, 109). When the levers (20, 21); (120, 121) are squeezed together the fluid discharge device (8, 108) is urged towards a nozzle (11, 111) causing a single dose of fluid to be dispensed from the nozzle (11, 111).
US07798365B2	Bulk transfer dispensing device and method A dispensing device and method for dispensing fluids from a flexible container is disclosed. The dispensing device includes a support and a linkage pivotally attached to the support. The dispensing device may also include a roller mechanism coupled to the linkage, wherein the roller mechanism has at least two squeeze members configured to engage a flexible container that coact with a drive roller to force the roller mechanism in a first direction to dispense fluids from a flexible container.
US07798354B2	Eating receptacle frame that incorporates a plate and cup assembly An eating receptacle frame that incorporates a plate and cup assembly which can accept large or small diameter cup sizes into the inserted cup hole. The receptacle plate and cup assembly also incorporates a middle finger hole for balance of the receptacle plate and cup assembly. The cup hole diameter can be increased by detaching a perforated section of the cup holder's outer hole diameter for a larger size cup and parallel dotted lines that can be cut out to enable stemmed glasses to be held. (2) A reusable frame with overlapping tongues or any supporting device that will hold a disposable plate. The molded plate cup assembly has a flexible hole reducer that will attach to the rim of the cup holder decreasing the diameter for the insertion of a smaller cup.
US07798351B2	Box-like container for transporting household items which also may be used to create pieces of furniture This invention relates to an over-sized box-like container adapted to carry diverse, and often collapsed or unassembled household items, including furniture, accessories and art objects suitable to fully furnish one room. More particularly, this invention relates to an over-sized box-like container of the type described where the box itself, upon being disassembled, may be used to create one or more pieces of furniture.
US07798348B2	Child-resistant closure A child-resistant closure is provided for connection to a container. The closure includes a base and a cap. The cap is secured to the base of the closure by use of a hinge.
US07798347B2	Feeding bottle A feeding bottle (10) comprises a container (16), a teat (12) and a collar (14) to screw the teat (12) onto and seal the container (16). A vent assembly (18) is mounted between the teat (12) and the container (16) and includes a vent tube (22) passing down to a position close to the base of the container (16) and having a one way valve (34) allowing air to pass into the container (16) on application of suction to the teat (12) but preventing liquid flowing into the vent tube (22), together with a valve flange (36) acting as an anti-choke member.
US07798345B2	Coupling for rail vehicles An articulated coupling for rail vehicles is composed of a fork head having two fork pieces and of a coupling link. The coupling link accommodates a spherical joint which is traversed by a pin secured in the fork head. To fasten the pin in the fork piece, there is provided a wedge which is arranged in the axial direction of the pin and has a concavely curved surface adapted to the cylindrical curvature of the surface of the pin.
US07798344B2	Tarping system An apparatus is provided for tarping a cargo loaded on a flat bed vehicle which includes a pair of ruggedly constructed double scissors linkages carried by an overhead horizontal traveling trolley and connectable at their lower ends to the tarpaulin. A vertically adjustable horizontal roller is provided, over which the tarpaulin is pulled during its installation in covering relation to the loaded cargo.
US07798339B2	Rail and slider system In general, this invention is directed to a rail and slider system having residential and commercial organizational applications. In one aspect, the system comprises at least one rail and a slider mounted on the rail for sliding movement along the rail. The rail and slider have teeth which releasably engage with one another for locking the slider at selected positions along the rail. A spring device on the slider urges the slider toward a locked position. The slider is manually movable against the urging of the spring device from its locked position to an unlocked position in which the teeth on the arms and the tracks are disengaged to permit sliding movement of the slider along the rail to a different selected position. Various items can be attached to the slider, e.g., a funnel-shaped holder and shelf bracket. In other aspects, the slider is configured for snap-mounting on the rail, and a kit is provided including at least two rails and sliders, and a template for mounting the rails on a surface such that the rails are in proper position relative to one another.
US07798338B2	Wall mounted merchandising system A merchandising system adaptable for displaying merchandise on a plurality of wall configurations including, but not limited to, varying pegboard and slatted wall configurations. The system includes one or more display modules that accept hooks for mounting displayed merchandise and one or more optional interlocking non-apertured display headers for displaying information about the mounted merchandise. The display modules and/or display headers define interlocking male and female members to connect adjacent display modules and headers. To mount the system to an adjacent wall, the system employs at least one universal mounting bracket adapted to insertedly mount to both slatted and perforated walls.
US07798337B2	Method of mounting casket portion to display A display for displaying casket portions comprises a back wall, at least one wing wall, a shelf, a casket corner section having two cut sides at substantially a right angle to one another and having a bottom, a side panel attached to one of the cut sides of the casket corner section, a bottom panel attached to the bottom of the casket corner section, and at least one dowel pin on the back wall. The casket corner section is supported on the shelf, the side panel is positioned between the wing wall and the dowel pin, and the other cut side faces the back wall. The dowel pin is spaced from the wing wall by an amount such that an outwardly facing surface of the side panel is snugged against an inwardly facing surface of the wing wall.
US07798336B2	Magnetic tool storage rack A magnetic tool storage rack includes a main rack body having a positioning wall, and a magnetic assembly. The magnetic assembly includes a fixing unit and a magnet unit. The fixing unit is installed on the positioning wall and is made from a non-magnetic material. The fixing unit defines a receiving space, and has an opening formed in one side opposite to the positioning wall and in spatial communication with the receiving space. The magnet unit includes at least two magnet components, each of which is disposed in the receiving space, has a wall contacting part that extends through the opening in the fixing unit, and is movable linearly in the receiving space in directions toward and away from the positioning wall of the main rack body to result in a variable length of the wall contacting part that extends through the opening.
US07798333B2	Systems, apparatus and methods for vacuum filtration A liquid filtering system and methods for filtering are disclosed. One embodiment of the system includes a filtering apparatus having a receiving receptacle coupled with an adapter. The adapter has an adapter port for receiving a vacuum and an interface for coupling with an output receptacle that receives filtered liquid from the filtering apparatus. The adapter is between the receiving receptacle and output receptacle when the output receptacle is coupled with the adapter interface. The system also includes a base having a substantially rigid housing containing an internal vacuum channel terminating at a base vacuum delivery port. The adapter is couplable with the base to connect the adapter port to the base vacuum delivery port.
US07798332B1	Nasal prong protector The invention consists of a prong protector for use with a nasal cannula, the nasal cannula having a body portion, a pair of nasal prongs extending from the body portion, and first and second supply tubes extending from opposite ends of the body portion. The prong protector includes a housing having an interior surface, for receiving the body portion of the nasal cannula thereon, and first and second sidewalls extending from said interior surface and a cover operatively attached to said housing for defining an open configuration and a closed configuration. The first and second sidewalls have an indented portion along a top edge for receiving the first and second supply tubes therein, such that, in use, the first and second supply tubes extend outside of said housing. The prong protector further includes restraining means for substantially preventing movement of the body portion within said housing.
US07798324B2	System and method for packaging cutting blades A flexible package for cutting blades. A flexible first layer has at least one cavity formed therein to form a base for receiving a cutting blade. A flexible second layer is arranged over the base and proximate the base. A seal is formed about the periphery of each cavity to encapsulate a cutting blade placed into the cavity, the seal being formed by applying a predetermined combination of heat and pressure to selected portions of the second layer to cause the adhesive thereon to selectively bond to the base. Movement of each encapsulated cutting blade is deterred during transport and handling by the cavity in cooperation with the seal and the second layer, the blades becoming movable within the cavity when the seal is broken.
US07798320B2	Aromatic pocket tear tape for cigarette pack A sealed pocket formed on a package overwrap, such as the overwrap around a cigarette package, is provided with an aromatic. The pocket containing the aromatic is placed proximate to a tear strip. As the tear strip is pulled along and removed from the package the pocket is opened, the aromatic is exposed to the air and an aroma is released.
US07798317B2	Reamed paper shipping and display container According to one aspect of the present invention, a container is provided for shipping a plurality of items, such as pre-wrapped reams of cut-sized paper, more particularly, a container for shipping items is provided, comprising: a base portion sized to receive a plurality of items therein; a lid portion sized to fit over the base portion, thereby enclosing the plurality of items therein; wherein at least a portion of either the base portion or the lid portion includes a break-away section for at least partially opening the container to permit removal of at least one of the plurality of items therefrom.
US07798313B2	Dynamic tension control apparatus and method for aero-mechanical conveyor A tensioning assembly for use in an aero-mechanical conveyor for moving bulk materials. The conveyor includes upper and lower housings having head and tail pulley assemblies mounted therein. The tensioning assembly includes first and second extendable tubes that define sections of inflow and outflow conveyor tubes that interconnect the upper and lower housings. An endless rope assembly is disposed within the conveyor tubes and around the head and tail pulleys. An adjustable actuator is positioned in cooperative engagement with the first and second extendable tubes. When the actuator is in a first position, the extendable tubes have a first length and when the actuator is in a second position, the extendable tubes have a second length. The actuator is configured to move between the first position and the second position in response to changes in tension within the endless rope assembly as indicated by a signal from a tension measuring device.
US07798311B2	Conveyor A conveyor (2) which has a plurality of slats (6) for transferring articles around the conveyor (2), some or all of the slats (6) having at least one visible surface (14) through which indicia is displayed.
US07798310B2	Conveyor belt cleaner including a scraper blade mounting apparatus having a biasing member A conveyor belt cleaner for scraping material from a surface comprising a mounting assembly operatively attached to a support frame, the mounting assembly comprising at least one scraper blade, a biasing member associated with each scraper blade and a scraper blade arm extending there between. The biasing member and scraper blade arm are configured such that the conveyor belt cleaner provides for full circle deflection of and a floating point of rotation for the base member, scraper blade arm, and scraper blade. The mounting assembly is further configured to enable material cleaned from the conveyor belt surface to pass freely through the mounting assembly to avoid inhibiting the operation of the conveyor belt cleaner.
US07798308B2	Package alignment system for a conveyer An assembly for rotating a selected article in a stream of like articles without rotating an adjacent article, each of the articles moving along a conveying surface of a conveyor belt with a speed of forward travel and comprising an axis which is normal to the conveying surface. The assembly comprises a mechanism for revolving the selected article around the axis without changing between the axis of the revolving selected article and the axis of the non-revolving adjacent article.
US07798293B2	Table clamp device A clamp device is provided that can prevent a table from being tilted at the time of clamping, can suppress a displacement in an axial direction at the time of clamping to a minimum, and also can be suitably used for a table unit with its table swiveling at a high speed. A table has fixedly attached thereto a braking plate swiveling with the table. A frame has fixedly attached thereto fixing plates having inner flange portions protruding to a swiveling axis side of the table with a predetermined pitch so that the inner flange portions interpose the braking plate. Moreover, a hydraulic cylinder having a clamp piston freely movable between a clamp position at which the braking plate is clamped and an unclamp position at which the clamp state is released is provided with the flame.
US07798291B2	Emergency device for installing in an elevator car of an elevator installation An emergency device for installing in an elevator car of an elevator installation, with an emergency control region, which is to be opened from the interior of the elevator car by an emergency key, wherein a key switch is arranged in the emergency control region so as to transfer the elevator installation to an emergency operation by the same emergency key. Mounted in the elevator car is a key mechanism which has a mechanical profile insert with a key slot and is designed so that through insertion of the emergency key into the key slot and turning the emergency control region is mechanically unlocked. The key switch includes an electromechanical key insert with a key slot and is so designed that through insertion of the emergency key into the key slot and turning the elevator installation can be switched over to the emergency operation.
US07798286B2	Exhaust muffler having a horizontally extending sound attenuation chamber A muffler for reducing the sounds of combustion gases exhausted from an internal combustion engine. The muffler including an elongated fluid passage extending between an inlet and an outlet such that the outlet is in fluid communication with the inlet. The inlet of the muffler being connectable with the gases exhausted from the engine and the outlet being connectable with the atmosphere. The passage having a first side region and a second side region circumferentially spaced from the first region with a fluid passage in at least one of the first and second side regions. The muffler further including a side attenuation sound chamber adjacent the at least one of the side regions wherein the chamber is circumferentially spaced from the other of the at least one side region.
US07798278B2	Remote control for shifting the gears of a snowplow truck transmission A remote control for shifting the gears of a snowplow truck automatic transmission with the remote control being positioned adjacent the remote controller for the truck's snowplow. The driver of the snowplow vehicle may steer the vehicle with his/her left hand and will have the remote controller for the truck snowplow and the remote controller for shifting the gears of the snowplow truck in his/her right hand which eliminates the need for the gear shift of the vehicle to be manually manipulated at the beginning or end of forward or rearward snowplow runs.
US07798277B2	Machine retarder A system is provided for controllably absorbing energy associated with a machine. The system may include a power source configured to provide power to a hydraulic pump, wherein the hydraulic pump is configured to provide a flow of fluid to a hydraulic dissipation circuit and to one or more implement system hydraulic cylinders, and wherein the hydraulic dissipation circuit is configured to generate a load associated with the hydraulic pump. The system may also include at least one valve configured to provide the flow of fluid to the hydraulic dissipation circuit in response to one or more control signals and a controller configured to receive an input signal from an operator actuated device, and generate the one or more control signals based on the input signal.
US07798275B2	Restraint system An arrangement for automatically supporting a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat when lateral dynamic forces are acting includes a restraint system for securing an upper body of the vehicle occupant in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle as a function of the lateral dynamics.
US07798273B2	Compact vehicle To enhance a degree of freedom in the shape and the design of a swing arm without being influenced by the variation of a part for supporting an exhaust muffler on the side of the swing arm and a part for coupling a rear cushion unit to the side of the swing arm in a compact vehicle, a cushion bracket coupled to a lower end of the rear cushion unit and a muffler bracket that supports the exhaust muffler are provided as separate elements from the swing arm and are attached to the swing arm.
US07798269B2	Motor cycle with fuel cell and stack structure of fuel cell The motorcycle is provided with a pipeline 84 for supplying at least hydrogen and oxygen. A fuel cell 12 is disposed below a seat 22 on which a driver sits. A connection port 80 between the fuel cell 12 and the pipe line 84 is disposed rearward of a foot step 82 on which the driver can set his foot. Accordingly, a space A necessary and sufficient for the foot step 82 is guaranteed, thereby improving a foot setting property at the time of traveling and a foot setting property at the time of stop.
US07798268B2	Thermotunneling devices for motorcycle cooling and power generation A system for turning waste heat from the engine of a motorcycle into useable electricity through the use of thermotunneling and thermionic devices. The system described also provides cooling for the engine and driver along with pressurized air flow for use in cooling or forced induction. This air flow can also be diverted and pushed through a pored seat to keep the rider cool and dry. The use of thermionic or thermotunneling devices can also be used to aid in the cooling of the water or engine components.
US07798265B2	Method and device for the operation of a motor vehicle For operation of a motor vehicle with at least one first drive motor, at least one electrical consumer of the first drive motor is operated in an energy-saving mode after autonomous switching-off of said first drive motor. The autonomous switching-off of the first drive motor is independent of any intentional switching-off of the first drive motor by a driver of the motor vehicle.
US07798261B1	Electrically driven track wheels for tracked vehicles An electrically driven wheel for a tracked vehicle which includes a driving track wheel with built in cogs and a brushless DC motor having a mounting shaft to connect the wheels to the tracked vehicle. The brushless DC motor is coupled within the driving track wheel to develop rotational torque for rotating the driving track wheel and includes a drum, a bank of pole assemblies connected between the drum and the stationary mounting shaft, and electrical wiring for energizing the bank of pole assemblies. In an embodiment, the brushless DC motor includes permanent magnet high multiple pole motors. The electrically driven wheels are part of a drive system for the tracked vehicle. The drive system includes a track module frame, at least two flexible tracks coupled with the electrically driven track wheels, and a controller for controlling the electrically driven track wheels in response to a driver command.
US07798256B2	Fixed cutter drill bit for abrasive applications The invention provides a fixed cutter drill bit for drilling through unconsolidated, highly abrasive formations. The bit includes a bit body having a cutting face and a side portion. The bit body comprising carbide matrix material. A plurality of blades azimuthally spaced about the cutting face and a plurality of cutters disposed along the blades. At least one gage pad is disposed along a side of the bit body and includes wear resistant gage elements formed of a material more wear resistant than the matrix material forming a portion of the gage pad. The wear resistant elements have a rounded surface and are embedded in gage pad material proximal a leading edge of the gage pad to provide a rounded wear-resistant edge or surface proximal the leading edge.
US07798255B2	Drill bits having optimized cutting element counts for reduced tracking and/or increased drilling performance A roller cone drill bit for drilling earth formation includes rows arranged on each of the cones such that, when viewed in routed profile, cutting element profiles partially overlap other cutting element profiles. The roller cone drill bit having at least a first three interior rows adjacent a gage row, each have a cutting element count selected from the group of 16, 18, 21 and 26 cutting elements.
US07798252B2	Method and apparatus for providing a continuous stroke auger boring machine An auger boring machine provides a continuous stroke drive assembly for driving a pilot tube to form an underground pilot hole used for guiding an auger in boring an underground pipe installation hole. The drive assembly preferably drives the pilot tube a distance at least the length of one of the pilot tube segments making up the pilot tube to substantially expedite the process. One embodiment includes a hydraulic piston-cylinder combination with a cylinder at least the length of the pilot tube segment. Alternately, a rack and a pinion drive mechanism may be used with a rack at least the length of the pilot tube segment or even more than twice that length to allow for a pair of pilot tube segments to be added simultaneously to the pilot tube. A lubricant feed system allows water to be pumped through passages formed in the pilot tube and steering head.
US07798249B2	Impact excavation system and method with suspension flow control A system and method for excavating a wellbore through a subterranean formation that includes a drill string having an inner passage for flowing a suspension of fluid and impactors. The drill string includes a flow control device to block flow in the drill string passage or in the annulus formed between the drill string and the wellbore inner wall from lowing into the bit when flow is reduced or stopped. The flow can take place due to fluid density differences resulting from impactors being in suspension in the fluid. The flow control device includes a selectively openable and closable valve. Valve embodiments include valves having flapper elements, a plurality of cables suspended in an annular configuration, and whisker elements.
US07798247B2	Arrangement for sucking dust A method for sucking dust in connection with a rock drilling rig, and a rock drilling rig. The rock drilling rig (1) comprises a dust collection system provided with a suction device (11) to produce suction for sucking dust from a drill hole (8) through a first suction channel (12). The rock drilling rig further comprises a second suction channel (17) allowing the suction effect of the dust collection system to be utilized for sucking dust from a location other than the drill hole, for example from the control cabin (15). Exhaust suction is controlled by means of a control unit (26, 48).
US07798246B2	Apparatus and method to control the rotation of a downhole drill bit An apparatus and method to control the rotation of a downhole drill bit are disclosed. A pair of spaced-apart measuring or survey instruments at the drill string provide data that is analyzed to determine relative rotation between the instruments so that drag affecting the drill bit may be reduced.
US07798244B2	Precision hoe opener with swing link and biasing member A precision hoe opener assembly is provided with improved accuracy of seeding as well as improved control over the opener and packer wheel assemblies. The opener assembly includes a hydraulically-driven parallel linkage assembly, a lost motion linkage, a biasing member, a ground engaging tool, and a packer wheel. The design provides improved seeding accuracy, by compensating for changes in draft force caused by changes in terrain elevation.
US07798241B2	Mechanical hitch control unit A mechanical hitch control system for a vehicle includes a draft force sensing member, a mechanical hitch control unit, a hitch valve actuator, and a cable transmitting a draft force signal to the hitch control unit. A draft cam is coupled to the draft force sensing and setting members. A position cam is coupled to the position setting member and to a hitch position sensing member. A draft pickup cam is coupled to the draft cam and pivotally mounted on the hitch position setting member. At least one of the cams is operatively engagable with the hitch valve actuator. The cams are enclosed by housing with an opening covered by a removable side plate. The cams and levers are coupled to input members which are inserted through the side plate. The assembled cams, levers and input members are then installed into the housing through the opening.
US07798240B2	Waste recovery station structure for beach cleaner and beach cleaner structure To provide a waste recovery station for a beach cleaner which is less liable to be bulky after being divided and can facilitate installing work, and which can easily load and unload a beach cleaner and a waste recovery station on and from a trailer. A waste recovery station includes a pair of left and right grounded members, guide members formed like a mountain as viewed from the side and attached to the grounded members, and bar-like connecting members integrally connecting the grounded members. The waste recovery station can recover the waste collected by the beach cleaner towed by the towing vehicle to run on the sand area by allowing the beach cleaner to ride on the waste recovery station. The waste recovery station includes a connecting pipe which removably connect an end of the connecting member to the grounded member.
US07798238B2	Apparatus and methods to protect connections The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for protecting tubular connections. In one aspect, an expandable tubular connection for use in a wellbore is provided. The tubular connection includes a tubular pin member. The tubular connection also includes a tubular box member having an end portion, wherein the tubular pin member is matable with the tubular box member to form the tubular connection. Additionally, the tubular connection includes a sleeve member disposed on the tubular pin member, wherein the sleeve member is configured to substantially protect the end portion of the tubular box member as the tubular connection is lowered into the wellbore. In yet a further aspect, a method for utilizing a tubular connection in a wellbore is provided.
US07798233B2	Overpressure protection device The present invention relates to overpressure protection systems and methods for use on a production system for transferring hydrocarbons from a well on the seafloor to a vessel floating on the surface of the sea. The production system includes a subsea well in fluid communication with a turret buoy through a production flowline and riser system. The turret buoy is capable of connecting to a swivel located on a floating vessel. The overpressure protection device is positioned upstream of the swivel, to prevent overpressure of the production swivel and downstream components located on the floating vessel. The device may include one or more shut down valves, one or more sensors, an actuator assembly, and a control processor.
US07798229B2	Dual flapper safety valve A valve system for use in a subterranean well, the valve having multiple closure devices, or a closure device and a device for protecting the closure device. A valve system includes a valve with a closure assembly. The closure assembly has a closure device and a protective device which alters fluid flow through a flow passage of the valve prior to closure of the closure device to thereby protect the closure device. A safety valve system includes a safety valve with a closure assembly having at least two closure devices arranged in series for controlling flow through a flow passage of the safety valve. Another safety valve system includes a safety valve assembly including multiple safety valves arranged in parallel. One portion of fluid from a fluid source flows through one of the safety valves, while another portion of fluid from the fluid source flows through another safety valve.
US07798227B2	Methods for placing multiple stage fractures in wellbores A production tubing comprising a liner is placed downhole in a wellbore. A fluid pill containing proppant is squeezed into the annulus between the formation and liner, thereby packing the proppant into the annulus, effectively isolating the annulus. The packed proppant is permeable to liquids but impermeable to fracturing proppants. After isolation of the annulus, the wellbore may be perforated using a resettable perforation assembly. Once perforating is complete, the wellbore is fractured. The presence of the packed proppant in the annulus generates resistance to the flow of fracturing fluid along the annulus, forcing the fracture to propagate down the perforation tunnels, while also allowing subsequent production fluids to be produced along the annulus.
US07798222B2	Expandable fluid cement sand control A system for preventing the migration of unconsolidated and/or loosely consolidated material into a wellbore. Such prevention is accomplished by introducing a well treatment medium comprising an expandable fluid and a bonding agent into an unconsolidated zone proximate the wellbore. The expandable fluid is allowed to expand and flow through the unconsolidated zone while the bonding agent cures, thereby forming a consolidated zone having sufficient porosity to allow fluid flow therethrough.
US07798220B2	In situ heat treatment of a tar sands formation after drive process treatment A method for treating a tar sands formation includes providing a drive fluid to a hydrocarbon containing layer of the tar sands formation to mobilize at least some hydrocarbons in the layer. At least some first hydrocarbons from the layer are produced. Heat is provided to the layer from one or more heaters located in the formation. At least some second hydrocarbons are produced from the layer of the formation. The second hydrocarbons include at least some hydrocarbons that are upgraded compared to the first hydrocarbons produced by using the drive fluid.
US07798218B2	Apparatus and a method of fragmenting hard particles A method of treating particulate hard materials driven to the surface of a well in a returning well flow in connection with a producing well or well stimulation operations in the petroleum production industry, the method including fragmentation of the hard particles by means of a crushing device, whereupon the fragmented hard particles are turned into a slurry which is then re-injected into an injection well.
US07798214B2	Subsurface formation monitoring system and method A subsurface formation monitoring system comprises a conductive piping positioned within a borehole extending into the formation, a surface installed power and communication module, a downhole installed conductive casing or tubing sub comprising sensor(s) mounted on the sub, a data communication module for wireless communication of sensor measurements to the surface module, and a battery for providing power to the data communication module and the sensor. The surface module is coupled to the conductive piping and to a grounded return electrode coupled to the formation, and comprises an alternate current generator that defines an ingoing signal path along the conductive piping and sub, the ingoing signal flowing from the surface module to the sub and transmitting power from the generator to the sub. A return signal comprising sensor measurements is transmitted through a return signal path flowing from the sub to the surface module.
US07798211B2	Passive gas separator for progressing cavity pumps An electrical submersible well pump assembly having a progressing cavity pump, a pump motor, a flex shaft connecting the pump motor to the pump, and a gas/liquid separator on the inlet to the pump. An inner and outer housing circumscribe a portion of the flex shaft, each having fluid inlets. The fluid inlets on the outer housing are above the inner housing inlets and an annulus is formed between the inner and outer housing. Wellbore fluid enters the assembly through the outer housing inlets, flows downward through the annulus, and into the inner housing inlets. Gas separates from the liquid as the fluid flows downward from the outer housing inlets to the inner housing inlets.
US07798202B2	Wide side of a funnel mold A broadside (100) for the broadside of a funnel mold for the casting of metal. Known broadsides of this kind have at least one groove-shaped cooling channel (110) in the backside (R) of the broadside. Adjacent the cooling channel (110) on the backside of the broadside, recesses (A1, . . . , A5) are provided as well as filler elements (140-1, . . . , -5) for the at least partial sealing of the recesses. In order to constructively simplify the broadside in view of the adjustment of a generally constant flow rate of a cooling medium through the cooling channel, it is proposed to design the recesses (A1, . . . , A5) in such a way, that they cross the cooling channel (110) diagonally to its longitudinal direction. Moreover, the recesses (A1, . . . , A5) are in their expansion in longitudinal direction of the cooling channel confined to a section of the cooling channel, and in this direction they have a rectangular-shaped and/or wedge-shaped cross-section, so that the depth of the cooling channel (110) in the broadside (100) in the area of the crossing recesses (A1, . . . , A5) changes step-like and/or linearly and is filled with corresponding filler elements.
US07798198B2	Weight compensation device for a lifting door A weight compensation device for a lifting door, includes a spring element and a tensile element, which can be wound onto or unwound from a winding device in such a way that the spring element achieves its greatest pre-tension when the door leaf is in the closed position and is essentially tension-free when the door leaf is in the open position. The tensile element is narrower at the end facing the winding device than at the end facing the spring element and the winding device includes a guide device, which is used to wind the tensile element in such a way that the wound layers lie adjacent to one another without making contact. To achieve this, the guide faces around the perimeter of the guide device have a continuously increasing radius in the winding direction. This enables the provision of a weight compensation device that achieves the torques required for effective weight compensation by means of a simple construction. This also relates to a lifting door that is equipped with a weight compensation device of this type.
US07798195B2	Suction unit A wafer W is supported on the rear surface side thereof by a ring frame R by means of a dicing tape T, and a protection tape H is stuck on the front surface side the wafer W. A suction unit 12 includes a table 16 having a suction face 15 in the upper face. The suction face 15 sucks the dicing tape T to hold the wafer W through performing a predetermined suction. At least in a partial area along the periphery of the suction face 15, a groove 24 is formed. By sucking through the suction face 15, the inside of the groove 24 becomes negative pressure and the dicing tape T is sunk therein.
US07798191B2	Printing arrangement having a page binding support tray Provided is a printing arrangement having a driving station operatively driving print media along a path, an adhesive application station to apply adhesive to the print media, and a printing station to print upon the print media. The printing arrangement has a page binding support tray having a tray, a vibrator and a binding press. The tray is suspended from a frame via dampers, said tray operatively receiving the print media after printing and after the adhesive has been applied. The vibrator is arranged below a corner of the tray, and the binding press is arranged on the frame over the adhesive and configured to bind the print media by applying pressure to the adhesive.
US07798190B2	Carcass reinforcement for tire intended to bear heavy loads A carcass reinforcement for a tire which is intended to bear heavy loads, comprising a composite fabric which comprises a rubber composition of reduced hysteresis and metal cables reinforcing the composition. The elastomeric matrix thereof comprises natural rubber or a synthetic polyisoprene in a majority proportion, and a reinforcing filler comprising a carbon black which meets all of the following conditions: (i) 45≦CTAB specific surface area in m2/g (in accordance with Standard ASTM D3765-80)≦70, (ii) 45≦BET specific surface area in m2/g (in accordance with Standard ASTM D4820-93)≦70, (iii) 45≦iodine adsorption index IA in mg/g (in accordance with Standard ASTM D1510-81)≦70, (iv) ratio (BET surface area/index IA)≦1.07, (v) 115≦DBP structure value in ml/100 g (in accordance with Standard ASTM D2414-93)≦170, (vi) 85 nm≦Stokes diameter dst in nm≦145, where dst is the diameter of aggregates corresponding to the maximum frequency of the Stokes diameters in a distribution of aggregates, and (vii) D50/dst≧0.0090. CTAB+0.19, where D50 is the difference, in the distribution of aggregates, between the Stokes diameters of two aggregates corresponding to one and the same frequency equal to 50% of the maximum frequency of the Stokes diameters, dst and D50 being measured by centrifugal photosedimentometry.
US07798185B2	Dispenser and method for storing and dispensing sterile food product A syringe is provided for the delivery of controlled, metered amounts of any of numerous different substances to humans or animals, such as medicaments, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food products, or to deliver materials which may react upon exposure to air, such as glue. The syringes include a body and a plunger. Means are provided in the syringe body and the plunger to effect controlled movement of the plunger into the syringe to permit delivery of a pre-determined amount of the substance contained in the syringe. A one-way valve is provided at the dispensing tip of the syringe to hermetically seal the portion of the syringe containing the substance to be dispensed.
US07798182B2	Device and method for on-demand dispensing of spoonable or drinkable food products having visual appearance of multi-components The invention relates to a dispensing system and method for on-demand dispensing of spoonable or drinkable food products in a container. Single servings or larger portions of these products can be dispensed. The system and method achieve dispensing of the product with a visual differentiation of the components in the container. The container may be translucent or transparent so that the consumer can view the visually differentiated product therein. The products form yet another embodiment of the invention.
US07798181B2	Material(s)/content(s) management method and apparatus Volumetric enclosure(s) provide methods and/or apparatus for teaching, generating and deriving supply chain efficiency improvement. Prime Manifold Enclosure(s) methods and/or apparatus provide for deriving and generating efficiency by volumetric displacement and volumetric replacement of dissimilar material(s) and volumetric displacement and volumetric replacement of material having dissimilar origin. Prime Manifold Enclosure(s) interposed for cooperative coaptation and flow path communication/continuity between gradient matrix flow paths for volumetrically displacing and volumetrically replacing of dissimilar materials, and volumetrically displacing and volumetrically replacing materials of dissimilar origin. In process flow continuity embodying volumetric displacement and replacement of distinct materials of distinct origin interposing manifolds comprising materials having rigid, and/or, semi-rigid, and/or, semi-flexible, and/or flexible characteristics are disclosed for ingressing and egressing fluent materials along gradient flow matrix patterns.
US07798177B1	Removable transition sleeve for a transition tube of a vacuum sweeper A transition sleeve is inserted into a transition tube of a vacuum system of a vacuum sweeper. The transition sleeve extends the useful life of the transition tube by sacrificially wearing instead of the transition tube. Such wear arises from abrasive grit and other materials swept up by the vacuum sweeper. The transition sleeve is desirably formed using wear-resistant materials. The transition sleeve can include a flange at one end to allow the transition sleeve to be held in the transition tube without using fasteners or bonding agents. A first portion of an interconnection structure is provided at the other end of the transition sleeve and engages with a second portion of the interconnection structure provided at a first end of an extension sleeve to connect the extension sleeve to the transition sleeve. The extension sleeve allows the transition sleeve to be used with transition tubes of varying lengths.
US07798176B2	Insulating panel for supply duct An insulating panel for a conditioned-air distribution duct, a distribution duct including at least one insulating panel, a method for manufacturing a distribution duct using at least one insulating panel, and to an instrument for cutting the panel. The insulating panel includes at least one insulating core based on mineral wool, preferably on rock wool, and possibly including an exterior layer, for example based on a thin skin of aluminum. On one exterior face a plurality of marks are provided that are straight and oblique with respect to a longitudinal direction of the panel, the marks forming two sets of opposing inclinations oriented at an angle with respect to the longitudinal direction.
US07798174B2	Electric fluid servo valve and method of making same A solenoid operated valve has a separate pressure sensing port communicating with the valve outlet port. A circuit board with a pressure transducer mounted over a sensing orifice in the board is attached to the valve body with the sensing orifice communicating with the sensing port in the valve body. The transducer thus provides a feedback signal indicative of the valve outlet pressure.
US07798168B2	Pressure-based gas delivery system and method for reducing risks associated with storage and delivery of high pressure gases Apparatus and method for dispensing a gas using a gas source coupled in selective flow relationship with a gas manifold. The gas manifold includes flow circuitry for discharging gas to a gas-using zone, and the gas source includes a pressure-regulated gas source vessel containing the gas at superatmospheric pressure. The pressure-regulated gas source vessel can be arranged with a pressure regulator at or within the vessel and a flow control valve coupled in flow relationship to the vessel, so that gas dispensed from the vessel flows through the regulator prior to flow through the flow control valve, and into the gas manifold. The apparatus and method permit an enhancement of the safety of storage and dispensing of toxic or otherwise hazardous gases used in semiconductor processes.
US07798167B2	Internal pressure controller of chamber and internal pressure subject-to-control type chamber A gas supply facility includes a plurality of pressure type flow controllers connected in parallel, and a first controller to control operation of the plurality of pressure type flow controllers so as to supply a desired gas exhausted by a vacuum pump to a chamber while controlling its flow rate, one of the pressure type flow controllers operates as a second controller to control the gas flow rate range up to 10% of the maximum flow rate supplied to the chamber, while the remaining pressure type flow controllers are made to be ones that control the rest of the gas flow rate range. Furthermore, pressure inside the chamber is controlled by installing a pressure detector in the chamber, inputting the value detected by the detector to the controller, and by adjusting a control signal to the pressure type flow controllers.
US07798161B2	Shade structures such as umbrellas This invention is concerned with shade structures, such as umbrellas, particularly large free-standing umbrellas, which have variable geometry. In preferred embodiments, the invention provides umbrellas that comprise multiple sets of ribs supporting a canopy structure and having a mechanism associated with each set of ribs for influencing the angle or elevation of the rib sets.
US07798157B2	Condensing apparatus of dish washer A condensing apparatus of a dish washer is provided. The condensing apparatus includes a blower and an air duct. The blower suctions vapor from inside a tub of the dish washer. The air duct is connected to the blower, and has a vapor passage formed therein through which the vapor flows and in which condensed water is formed. The vapor passage has a ridge formed thereon to stop the condensed water.
US07798155B2	Headwear with interwoven gripping fibers The present disclosure is generally directed to headwear and, more particularly, to headwear, including hats, visors, head wraps, head ties, bandanas and the like, that include interwoven gripping fibers, such as rubber threads or other materials having increased gripping or frictional forces beyond that of the materials from which the headwear are typically fabricated, integrated into the headwear and positioned to engage the skin and/or hair of the wearer to improve the retention of the headwear when worn during physical activities.
US07798152B1	Hookah perforator device A hookah perforating accessory for perforating hookah foil and perforating/aerating tobacco below the foil, preferably simultaneously, having a hollow housing, plurality of spikes on a spike platform, guide plate having a plurality of spike receiving apertures, and at least one and preferably a plurality of springs, disposed between the guide plate and spike platform.
US07798150B2	Pressure ulcer prosthesis and method for treating and/or preventing pressure ulcers A pressure ulcer prosthesis (10) having an elongated body (11) to support a patient's limb. The body (11) has a longitudinally extending support surface (13) that is arcuate and concave in transverse cross section. A distal end (12) having a surface (18) extends away from the surface (13) so as to diverge therefrom so that a portion of the limb adjacently surface (18) is released from pressure.
US07798149B2	Method and system for swallow control resulting in improved posture A method and system for training a patient to improve swallowing, for retraining jaw muscles and for holding or keeping the jaw in a correct bite position. All of this in-turn causing an improvement in posture. The system includes a combination of exercise and oral apparatus pieces or mouth-guards to retrain and balance the facial muscles and to develop a correct swallow. The mouth-guards of the present invention can improve biomechanical imbalance, posture and in turn athletic performance. A particular embodiment of an oral apparatus of the present invention includes top and bottom troughs for receiving top and bottom teeth into the apparatus. The troughs can be adapted to hold the upper canine teeth lower than the central and lateral incisor teeth and hold the upper teeth outside the lower teeth from the incisors to the molars. The apparatus can be pre-fabricated or custom made for a particular patient. Using heat moldable thermoplastics, some embodiments of the device can be formed in the patient's mouth after heating in hot water.
US07798148B2	Respiratory devices Described here are devices for altering the flow of air in a respiratory cavity such as the mouth and nostrils of the nose. These methods and devices may be useful for affecting a physiologic benefit in patients suffering from a variety of medical diseases, particularly those that may benefit from “pursed-lip” breathing and non-invasive ventilation, such as COPD, heart failure, sleep apnea, and other medical disorders. The devices are typically removable devices that may be placed over or in a respiratory cavity to increase resistance to airflow within the respiratory cavity. Resistance to expiration may be selectively increased relative to inspiration. Removable oral and removable nasal devices are described. Oral and nasal devices that filter inhaled airflow of debris and allergens are also provided. A nasal device that increases patency of the nares is also provided.
US07798147B2	Bronchial flow control devices with membrane seal Disclosed is a flow control device for a bronchial passageway. The device can includes a valve member that regulates fluid flow through the flow control device, a frame coupled to the valve member, and a membrane attached to the frame. At least a portion of the flow control device forms a seal with the interior wall of the bronchial passageway when the flow control device is implanted in the bronchial passageway. The membrane forms a fluid pathway from the seal into the valve member to direct fluid flowing through the bronchial passageway into the valve member.
US07798145B2	Device and process for breath-supporting respiration A respirator for breath-supporting respiration has improved sensitivity of triggering breathing support. A pre-inspiratory inspiratory gas flow is set, which flows off via the expiration valve (9). The closing pressure pv of the expiration valve is measured with a pressure sensor (11) in the process. The gas flow is increased in case of an inspiratory effort of the patient to the extent that the closing pressure pv of the expiration valve (9) is restored. Breath support is generated when the difference between the preset gas flow and the gas flow that is needed to maintain the closing pressure pv at a constant level exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
US07798143B1	Respiratory treatment device with patient reporting One aspect of the invention relates to a patient treatment system that delivers a pressurized flow of breathable gas to a patient. The system comprises a baseline module, a treatment measurement module, and a report module. The baseline module determines a baseline amount of treatment the patient should receive from the patient treatment system during a first time interval. The treatment measurement module measures an amount of treatment received by the patient during a second time interval. The report module generates a treatment report based upon the measured amount of treatment received by the patient during the second time interval and the baseline amount of treatment the patient should receive during the first time interval.
US07798141B2	Manually adjustable nasal cavity dilator An adjustable nasal cavity dilator is provided that enables a user to selectively dilate a single nasal passageway in order to achieve a desired flow of air therethrough. In an exemplary embodiment, the nasal cavity dilator comprises an elongate foundation strip and a dilation adjustment band. An adhesive material secures the nasal cavity dilator to the external tissue of a user's face, on the side of the nasal cavity, and on the adjacent cheek. A fastener secures the dilation adjustment band to maintain the force that keeps the nasal cavity in the dilated state. In another embodiment, an attachment is coupled to the foundation strip in order to slidingly engage the dilation adjustment band so that it reverses direction before the force is applied. A free end of the band is then fastened to either the foundation strip or the dilation adjustment band.
US07798140B2	Adaptive self pumping solar hot water heating system with overheat protection Solar collectors heat and self pump heat transfer fluid at reduced system pressure without mechanical intervention for heat exchange with hot water in a storage tank. Slugs of hot fluid are pumped by steam bubbles formed in solar collector tubes through an upper manifold and an exit-tube into an upper hot fluid reservoir. Hot fluid flows downward through a heat exchanger at the tank. Cold fluid returns to a lower reservoir. Vapor flows from the upper reservoir and is condensed by cooler water and walls of the lower reservoir. The cool fluid returns from the lower reservoir to a lower manifold supplying the collector tubes. Below ambient pressure is automatically established in the system. When heat build-up increases pressure in the system, fluid flows to a third closed variable volume reservoir. A float valve in the bottom of the third reservoir allows liquid to return to the system when it cools.
US07798138B2	Convection oven indirectly heated by a fuel burner A convection oven is disclosed. The convection oven includes an indirect heating chamber and a housing forming both an oven chamber and a circulation path between the oven chamber and the indirect heating chamber. An air circulator is adapted to circulate air through the circulation path. A fuel burner is adapted to generate heat, and heat from the fuel burner is transferred to the indirect heating chamber through a heat exchange interface.
US07798137B2	Compound archery bow with an adaptor device for carrying a compound archery bow An adaptor device to be mounted on an elongated portion of a compound archery bow, such as a cable guard, to permit carrying of the compound archery bow on a harness around the body of a user. The adaptor device utilizes a locking mechanism to lock the adaptor onto the compound archery bow. The adaptor device is connectable to a harness to allow the user to carry the compound archery bow by using only the harness. The locking mechanism is openable and closable to permit the user to attach the adaptor device to the compound archery bow for carrying, and to detach the adaptor device from the compound archery bow, such as when the user wishes to use the compound archery bow to shoot an arrow.
US07798136B2	Ignition coil for an internal combustion engine An ignition coil for an internal combustion engine can increase a contact area between an end of a GND line terminal and a bolt thereby to reduce the contact resistance therebetween. In the ignition coil, a GND potential is ensured by the GND line terminal that is electrically connected at one end thereof to an igniter and at the other end thereof to the internal combustion engine through a bolt inserted into a bolt insertion hole formed in a mounting flange. The GND line terminal is formed at the other end thereof with a bearing surface portion having a hole into which the bolt is inserted. At least part of an inner diameter of the hole in the bearing surface portion is smaller than an inner diameter of the bolt insertion hole.
US07798134B2	System, kit, and method for locomotive exhaust gas recirculation cooling A system, kit, and service method for exhaust gas recirculation cooling are described. In one example, a removable cooling system for an engine, the engine in a vehicle car body, the system comprising: a removable package including a first exhaust gas recirculation cooler, a second exhaust gas recirculation cooler, and a third exhaust gas recirculation cooler, the first, second, and third coolers coupled together in series, where the removable package is located at a top of the vehicle car body and where the removable package is removably coupled to the vehicle as a unit.
US07798133B2	Apparatus for improving efficiency and emissions of combustion An apparatus improves the efficiency and emissions of a combustion process by producing sufficient amounts of ozone in the air flow to the combustion chamber to enable more complete and cleaner combustion of the fuel. The apparatus may include a plurality of cell elements disposed within a housing that is in placed in the air intake to a combustion chamber such as a diesel engine. The cell elements create an electrical plasma field that produces ozone. The apparatus may also include a scrubber in the housing to cause the air flow to have a vortex action to increase the amount of ozone that flows into the combustion chamber.
US07798125B2	Method and system for closed loop combustion control of a lean-burn reciprocating engine using ionization detection A system and method for controlling knock in a lean burn internal combustion (IC) engine includes a spark plug having an electrode, and an electrical circuit configured to provide a first voltage to the electrode and detect an ion current during a thermal-ionization phase of the combustion process, and provide a second voltage to the electrode to create a spark and initiate a combustion process within a combustion chamber. The engine includes a controller configured to monitor the ion current for a knock condition that includes at least an incipient knock condition, determine a spark crank angle timing of the IC engine where the incipient knock occurs, and adjust the spark timing of the IC engine to operate at a crank angle that does not exceed a threshold level beyond an incipient knock set point.
US07798122B2	Drive-by-wire throttle control apparatus A drive-by-wire throttle control apparatus and method includes a variable resistance sensor. A contact arm can be mechanically connected between a thumb lever and a variable resistance sensor. The variable resistance sensor possesses a resistive film that includes a fixed resistor and a variable resistor configured from a carbon film. As the thumb lever rotates, the contact arm traverses the resistive film, thereby altering the resistance of the variable resistor, determining the position of the thumb lever and thereafter generating a signal based on the sensed position. The signal can be sent to an ECU (Electronic Control Unit) in the form of a varying voltage, which in turn controls the throttle of a vehicle.
US07798120B2	Variable air intake device for internal combustion engine A pair of intake collectors (1A, 1B) separated by a partition (4A) aspirates air into each cylinder of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine via branch pipes (3A-3F). A valve (8A, 8B) which shuts off the air flow between the intake collectors (1A, 1B) is fitted onto the partition (4A) via a valve frame (11) and a bearing boss (16A) provided on the valve frame (11). An edge of the partition (4A) is fitted into a groove (18) formed on the outer circumference of the valve frame (11) so as to prevent air from leaking through an engaging part between the partition (4A) and the valve frame (11) due to a Labyrinth effect. Further, an elastically connecting member (20) disposed on both sides of the bearing boss (16A) elastically connects the valve frame (11) and the groove (18), thereby preventing relative oscillation between the partition (4A) and the valve frame (11).
US07798119B2	Internal combustion water injection engine An internal combustion system and a water injection nozzle to position a water mist within an internal chamber of an internal combustion engine. In one form, the apical cone of the injection is altered with respect to the position of the piston within the interior chamber. In another form, the air fuel mixture is charged at an opposing charge to the water mist to create a water droplet gaseous fuel mixture for combustion within the anterior chamber.
US07798114B2	Valve train assembly with magnet The valve train assembly with magnet uses the magnet to collect ferrous metal particles that are in the oil prior to their arrival at the high pressure cavity of the hydraulic lash adjuster. The magnet can be positioned in the low pressure cavity of the hydraulic lash adjuster, in the bore of the hollow rocker arm shaft or in the bore of the hollow push rod.
US07798109B2	Internal combustion engine with a variable compression ratio In an internal combustion engine including a housing with cylinders arranged in the housing, a crankshaft, and pistons moveably disposed in the cylinders and operatively connected to the crankshaft, and a device for changing the compression ratio of the cylinders of the internal combustion engine, the device comprises an adjusting arrangement with an eccentric which is mounted in the housing and, by means of rotation, controls the position and the direction of movement of the adjusting arrangement, and a drive for operating the adjusting arrangement including the eccentric.
US07798108B2	Water-jacket structure for water-cooled internal combustion engine A water-jacket structure, for a water-cooled internal combustion engine, forms a cylinder block water jacket in a cylinder block so as to surround cylinder bores formed in the cylinder block to make cooling water flow through the cylinder block water jacket into a cylinder head water jacket formed in a cylinder head joined to the cylinder block. An upper connecting opening is formed in an upper part of the cylinder block water jacket so as to open into the cylinder head water jacket. In the cylinder block is formed a lower connecting passage opening into a lower part of the cylinder block water jacket, extending upward, and connecting to the cylinder head water jacket.
US07798107B2	Temperature control system for a water heater A system for detecting stacking and controlling temperature in a water heater. A controller with a connection to a temperature sensor and heating element in a water tank of the heater may be designed to limit stacking and its effects. The controller may use a sensing and calculation technique to detect the stacking. If stacking is detected, then the setpoint for the heater may be lowered so that the outlet water temperature is within a safe limit. If stacking is not detected, then the setpoint may be gradually restored to optimize water heater capacity.
US07798102B2	Growing system for aquatic animals The invention provides for an apparatus (1) for growing aquatic animals comprising at least two securing members (3, 6) adapted to be removably fixed together such that a feed substrate (7) can be reversibly sandwiched between the securing members. The invention also provides for modular assemblies of the apparatus, and further provides methods of culturing aquatic animals and methods of increasing roe content of aquatic animals.
US07798100B2	Animal hay and grain feeder An animal hay and grain feeder may be provided comprising a housing having a central axis and configured to receive feed. A feeding plate having an opening configured to allow a portion of an animal's head to penetrate the feeding plate may be configured to fit within the housing and traverse and rotate about a central axis. In addition, a locking ring may be configured to contain the feeding plate within the housing.
US07798096B2	Plasma, UV and ion/neutral assisted ALD or CVD in a batch tool A batch processing chamber includes a chamber housing, a substrate boat for containing a batch of substrates in a process region, and an excitation assembly for exciting species of a processing gas. The excitation assembly is positioned within the chamber housing and may include plasma, UV, or ion assistance.
US07798094B2	Coating installation and associated operating procedure Coating installation, specifically for painting automobile body parts, having at least two application robots (3, 5) for applying a coating means to a target, at least two handling robots (4. 6) for handling the target and two linear guides (1, 2) along which the handling robots (4. 6) and the application robots (3, 5) can be driven. It is proposed that each of the two linear guides (1, 2) carries at least one of the application robots (3, 5) and at least one of the handling robots (4. 6).
US07798090B2	Rescue and locational determination equipment A deployable signaling device and method of use thereof which includes material with detectable properties such that it can be distinguished from a background when deployed in various environments. Such detectable properties may include visible detection, detection by hyperspectral imaging sensors, radio wave detection, and/or detection other electromagnetic differentiation from the background in which the material is associated or adjacent to. In one preferred form, the selectively detectable material has an deployable shape having a plurality of directional biasing elements associated with said material.
US07798089B2	Hinged radar arch for marine vessels An arch assembly 10 for pivotably mounting on a boat 12, its method of manufacture, and deployment in use. The assembly 10 has an arch 14 with a generally inverted U-shaped configuration, a forward edge region 16 and an aft edge region 18, a laterally extending top portion 20 generally spanning the width of the boat 12 and a pair of downwardly extending leg portions 22, 24 for connection to the boat 12. Each leg portion 22, 24 has a lower basal edge 26, 28. A knuckle joint 30, 32 is provided adjacent to an edge region of the basal edge 26, 28 about which the arch assembly 10 may pivot from a secured upright position through intermediate positions 36 to an extended lower position 38 through a number (R) degrees of arcuate displacement. An anchoring subassembly 40, 41 provided adjacent to another region of the basal edge 26, 28 for releasably securing the arch assembly 10 to the boat 12. Means for influencing 42 pivotable movement 43 of the arch assembly 10 as it moves arcuately are also provided.
US07798087B2	Attachment of waterski tow bracket to towing vessel A mounting of a ski line bracket includes the attachment of a ski line bracket (1) of the type whereby the ski line can roll along a circular tube by means of a pulley, wherein attachment of the bracket uses an attachment device of the outboard engine to the transom of the boat. The attachment allows that the operating position of the bracket to be set and fixed while the bracket can be lifted with some friction. Mounting elements have flanges (4) with holes that correspond to those of the outboard engine attachment device.
US07798084B2	Sail and device for rotatably connecting a sail batten to a mast and shaping a luff of the sail In a battened sailboard sail a sail attachment device is attached to the leading edge of the sail and the sail attachment device is connected to a camber-inducer by a line that is acted on by a batten to evenly distribute the batten tension load between the sail and camber-inducer. The batten is able to move chordwise relative the camber inducer when the sail is rotating about the mast.
US07798082B2	Airbag An airbag is manufactured by sewing a base fabric woven with a first polar fiber by means of a sewing thread. The sewing thread is made up of a yarn formed from a second polar fiber such as nylon 66, and the yarn is subjected to a lubrication treatment using a lubricating agent that consists of a polar group-containing compound having an action to improve lubricity of the sewing thread or that contains mainly such a polar group-containing compound.
US07798080B2	Adjustable singulating brush assembly and method of singulating seeds An adjustable singulating brush assembly for a seed meter and method to improve seed singulation of a seed meter. The assembly includes a carrier and a brush selectively adjustably moveable with respect to the carrier. The method to improve seed singulation of a seed meter includes disposing a selectively adjustable moveable brush along a path of travel of the seed selection mechanism of the seed meter between the meter's seed reservoir and the seed discharge opening and selectively moving the adjustably moveable brush with respect to the path of travel of the seed selection mechanism such that the selected seeds meet the preselected brush position to affect removal of extra seeds from the seed selection mechanism so singular seeds are sequentially discharged through the seed discharge opening.
US07798079B2	Pressure supply assembly for an agricultural implement with dense phase product flow A system for distributing a product on an agricultural implement is provided. The system comprises a primary container having a primary container inlet and a product exit, and the primary container is configured to accommodate the product and permit the product to move through the product exit in response to fluid pressure. The system further comprises a pressure supply assembly including a pressure source that provides a pressurized fluid to the primary container through the primary container inlet. The system further comprises a delivery conduit having a first end connected to the product exit and is configured to permit the product to pass there through by dense phase flow.
US07798077B2	Freefall pyrolytic oven A pyrolysis oven configured for vertical conveyance of material for incineration. The oven makes use of gravity and multiple plates to control the movement of material through the oven chamber. The plates and oven interior are heated in a low oxygen, pressurized environment to effect the decomposition of material as it freefalls down the chamber and makes contact with heated plates. The configuration and angle of declination of plates determines the freefall rate and retention time within the incinerating environment. The decomposition produces char and gas resultants, each of which are carried off through separate exits configured in the oven. The oven may be used as part of a waste management system in connection with a thermal oxidation chamber for the treatment of volatile organic compound gases that are a by-product of the pyrolytic process.
US07798071B2	Rotary table system A rotary table system having high axial and radial run-out accuracy, high resolution, and thin and medium- or large-sized system. The rotary table system includes a guide apparatus and a rotary table mounted on the guide apparatus. The guide apparatus includes a ring-shaped integrated rail having no discontinuity in the travel direction thereof, and a plurality of guide blocks assembled to the rail from the direction of their surfaces opposing the rail. The surface of the rail opposite to the surface thereof opposing the guide blocks and the underside of the rotary table are joined together. The rail has an L-shaped cross-sectional configuration formed from a vertical portion and a horizontal portion extending from the upper end of the vertical portion in the radial direction of the rotary table. A tape scale that is detected by a detecting mechanism is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the rail.
US07798070B2	Table A top plate is supported while being greatly projected forward of leg bodies, which forms a large lower leg space under the top plate. Upper ends of left and right leg bodies (2) having, at their lower ends, base legs (2a) that are directed in a front-rear direction are connected by lateral connection rods (3) that are directed in a left-right direction and have a non-circular cross-section. Rear end sections of at least a left and right pair of top plate support bodies (4) directed in the front-rear direction are fixed to the lateral connection rods (3) so as to project forward. The lower surface of the top plate (26) is installed on the top plate support bodies (4) such that the most part of the top plate (26) is located forward of the lateral connection rods (3).
US07798065B2	Connector block with shock tube retention means and flexible and resilient closure member A connector block for retaining at least one shock tube in signal transfer relationship with a detonator. The connector block comprises a housing (2, 21) having a bore (4, 23) formed therein for receiving a detonator (6, 36) provided with a percussion-actuation end (7, 25), a shock tube retention means (8, 28) defining with the housing a slot (9, 29) for receiving therein at least one shock tube (10, 30) and holding the at least one shock tube in signal transfer relationship with the percussion-actuation end of the detonator present in the bore, the slot having an entrance (12, 32) for allowing insertion of the at least one shock tube into the slot, and a flexible and resilient closure member (11, 31) or an inflexible closure member (50) pivotable on a sprung hinge (51) extending partially or fully into the entrance. The closure member and the shock tube retention means resiliently flex to allow entry of the at least one shock tube through the entrance and into the slot, the closure member flexing through a distance at least 30% the diameter of the shock tube.
US07798064B1	Command and arm fuze assembly having small piston actuator A command to arm apparatus includes a housing having a hollow interior. A pivotally-mounted rotor is disposed in the hollow interior. The rotor has a first, safe position of rotational adjustment that prevents detonation of an explosive and a second, armed position of rotational adjustment that enables detonation of an explosive. A locking cam is pivotally mounted to the rotor and has a rotor-locking position of repose. The rotor is free to rotate from its safe position to its armed position when the locking cam is rotated out of the rotor-locking position by a piston that extends from a piston actuator. The rotor abuts a flat formed in a sidewall of the housing and can rotate no further when the device is in the armed configuration.
US07798063B2	Reducing back-reflection during ablative imaging A method includes exposing a plate on a support surface of an imager using one or more laser beams, the exposing while there is a metallic screen structure located on the support surface between the plate and the support surface such that the amount of back-reflected radiation is reduced compared to the plate being placed directly on the support structure with no screen between the plate and support surface. An apparatus includes the combination of a base material having the support surface and the metallic screen structure thereon.
US07798060B2	Modular strap dispenser with feed motor A modular strap dispenser for a strapping machine comprises includes a mount for rotatably mounting a coiled spool of strap and a feeding mechanism for drawing strap directly from the spool, feeding the strap directly to the strapping machine and retracting and tensioning the strap. The feeding mechanism is driven by a variable speed feed motor controlled by a feed motor controller. The feed motor controller is operatively connected to a strapper control system that controls both the feed motor controller and the strapping head of the strapping machine. The dispenser may include a braking system to control the rotation of the spool. The dispenser also may include an accumulator box configured to accept and store take-up strap generated during strap tensioning. The dispenser may further include a strap guide for guiding the strap from the spool to the feeding mechanism.
US07798059B2	Oven with improved stream chamber A cooking apparatus includes a rapid activation module in communication with a continuous oven. The rapid activation module includes a steam chamber having an inlet and an outlet and a plurality of steam knives disposed at select position within the steam chamber. The steam knives may be selectably adjusted to achieve and maintain a desired level of steam condensation within the steam chamber by isolating a main body of the steam chamber from air and/or vapor infiltration from an associated oven and/or the outside environment.
US07798052B2	Fluid pressure cylinder First and second cushion rings are arranged respectively on both end surfaces of a piston constituting part of a fluid pressure cylinder, through fitting grooves. The first and second cushion rings are formed with substantially hollow cylindrical shapes by press working a metal material, wherein the cushion rings effectuate a cushioning action, which decelerates the displacement speed of the piston, as a result of being displaced in the axial direction together with the piston and being received and accommodated within a recess of the head cover and a rod hole of the rod cover.
US07798045B1	Charging handle with forward assist function The present invention is an improved charging handle for a firearm. The handle is generally non-reciprocating and features a user activated forward assist. The major components are an actuator to provide charging function and upon which other components are mounted, a spring biased lever with a hook which biases downward so that the hook may interface a bolt carrier when the lever is activated, and a blade upon which handle structure is mounted. In the preferred embodiment, the handle is ambidextrous and features a spring detent to keep it in stowed position until the user desires use. The handle will only reciprocate when the lever is activated, which in turn requires intentional user action, thereby providing a relatively safer weapon to operate.
US07798044B2	Weapon system A weapon system comprising a barrel for accommodating a projectile in a breech end portion, a muzzle end portion and a breech. The weapon system further comprises means for purging the barrel comprising a coanda slot, a coanda profile provided downstream of the coanda slot, and a source of pressurized gas, a duct which connects the source of pressurized gas to the coanda slot so that pressurized gas can be selectively supplied to the coanda slot and along the coanda profile, thereby entraining air in the barrel and exhausting debris and/or fumes through the muzzle end portion after firing of a projectile, and a valve for controlling flow of gas through the duct.
US07798038B2	Reaction arm for power-driven torque intensifier A reaction arm for a power-driven torque intensifier having a housing with an axis, a torque intensifier unit and a switching device for switching the torque intensifier unit between high speed/low torque and low speed/high torque, is configured for operating the switching device so that when the reaction arm is placed in a first position, the torque intensifier unit is switched to high speed/low torque and the reaction arm is usable as a handle by an operator, and when the reaction arm is placed in a second position the torque intensifier unit is switched to low speed/high torque and the reaction arm can abut against a stationary object since the high torque can not be absorbed by the operator.
US07798033B2	Power-assisted steering having a gear mechanism A power-assisted steering system includes a gear mechanism, coupled to a steering column, with a gear and a mating gear. The two transmission gears have teeth (4, 5) via which they engage with each other, movement and power being transmitted from one gear to the other gear via effective profiles of their tooth faces (11, 12). In order to provide a gear mechanism that has an enhanced load-bearing capacity and at the same time can be manufactured in a simple and economical way, the effective profiles of the tooth faces (11, 12) of the gear and the mating gear contact over the height (h4, h5) of the teeth (4, 5).
US07798031B2	Method and device for shifting gears of an automatic transmission In a method for shifting gears of an automatic transmission, in which a shift finger can be moved by a selective actuator along a selective path into various selective positions, out of which the shift finger can be moved via a shift actuator into different shift paths and the shift finger engages a gear each when it is moved into an end region of a shift path, the selective actuator is activated for verifying the correct function of the selective actuator and its connection to the shift finger prior to each engagement of a new gear within a shift path such that by approaching the edge of the shift gear the respective shift path is detected.
US07798027B2	Power takeoff and gearbox A power takeoff and gearbox is configured for use with an associated vehicle transmission to provide rotational power to an associated auxiliary component. The power takeoff and gearbox includes a housing. An input gear set includes an input gear and a transfer gear mounted for common rotation. The input gear is driven by the associated vehicle transmission. A primary drive gear is disposed on a drive shaft. The primary drive gear is meshed with the transfer gear for rotation with the transfer gear. A planetary gear system includes a carrier, a plurality of planet gears mounted for rotation within the carrier and a sun gear disposed central to the planet gears. The carrier is connected to the primary drive shaft for rotation with the shaft and for rotation of the planet gears relative to the carrier. An output is mounted to the sun gear for providing rotational power to the associated auxiliary component. The input gear set and the output are disposed, at least in part, within the housing and the primary drive gear and the planetary gear system are disposed within the housing. A clutch can also be included mounted within the housing.
US07798026B2	Generated pointer image for an instrument cluster display An instrument cluster assembly includes a pointer assembly that generates a pointer image that moves along the scale to point to a portion of the scale that corresponds with the measured parameter. The pointer assembly projects the pointer image such that a solid pointer is not required and therefore does not obstruct any portion of the dial face. The pointer image tracks along the oval shape of the scale without the limitations imposed on a physical pointer rotated about a fixed central axis.
US07798024B2	Modular system for internal inspection of storage tanks containing liquid fuels A modular system used to visually inspect the interior of storage tanks and to simultaneously collect samples to analyze the products stored. The modular internal inspection system includes an assembly made up by a pneumatic controller (2), a pneumatic module (3), an interface module (4), a control module (5), an operation module (6), and several connection cables (7a, 7b, 7c). The system may be remotely operated and allows recording the images and the data collected during inspection. The modular internal tank inspection system is used in storage tanks (1) of any geometric configuration, normally found in industrial installations. Furthermore, because it is an intrinsically secure system, it may be used on tanks that store different types of liquid fuels, with no risk of explosion.
US07798020B2	Fast response proportional sampling system and method for exhaust gas analysis A method and apparatus for proportional sampling of particulate material present in the exhaust gas emitted from an engine, in order to measure the mass of particulate material present in the exhaust gas, utilizes a mixing chamber (18) for mixing a portion of the exhaust gas with a dilution gas. A flow control (20) controls the flow rate of the portion of the exhaust gas as a function of exhaust gas flow by activating individual ones of a parallel array of solenoid valves (30), each defining a flow restriction (34).
US07798019B2	Torque detecting apparatus, and method for assembling torque detecting apparatus A torque detecting apparatus for detecting rotational torque applied to a first and a second shafts which are coaxially connected to each other by a torsion bar by using a relative angular displacement between a cylindrical magnet fixedly fitted onto the first shaft and integrally rotating with the first shaft and yoke rings surrounding an outer circumference of the first rotating member and integrally rotating with the second shaft. A facing portion is provided between the first and second shafts, and faces each other in the axial direction by a space smaller than a space between a lower end face of the first rotating member and the upper end face of the second shaft. Positioning in the axial direction of the cylindrical magnet and the yoke rings is carried out referring position where the space of the facing surface becomes zero.
US07798016B2	Flow sensor with double obstruction The present invention refers to a flow sensor with double obstruction disclosing a simple and innovative structure, able to promote a series of advantages and new technical effects from the combination of fixed and variable obstruction elements. More particularly, the present invention comprises a front main body (12) and a main body (40) fitted to each other so to press two obstruction elements, the first one being fixed (30) and the second being variable (50), so to increase sensitivity and reduce the annoying noise, being especially useful to monitor patients for long periods.
US07798014B2	Method and apparatus for testing composite materials A test coupon has a waisted central section from which respective load introduction sections extend, each load introduction section having a pair of divergent load introduction surfaces extending from a respective curved surface of the central section. Test apparatus includes a test coupon as described above and a plurality of angled pivotable load introduction blocks such that the test coupon may self-align during application of a load.
US07798012B2	Device, method and measurement and sender unit for performing a measurement on a rotating part of rotating machinery A device and a method for performing a measurement on a rotating part (11) of rotating machinery includes a measurement device (1), which is mounted at the rotating part (11), for measuring at least one parameter of the rotating part (11), a sender (2) for receiving measuring data from the measurement means (1) and including at least one radio frequency module (22), particularly a Bluetooth® module, for the wireless transmission (8) of data based on the received measuring data, a receiver (5) including a radio frequency module, particularly a Bluetooth® module, for receiving the data transmitted from the sender (2), and a processing unit (4) connected to the receiver (5) and provided for processing measuring data contained in data received from the receiver (5). The device can be applied for particularly long term online monitoring of rotating machinery like steam turbines, gas turbines, or generators.
US07798011B2	Actuatable capacitive transducer for quantitative nanoindentation combined with transmission electron microscopy An actuatable capacitive transducer including a transducer body, a first capacitor including a displaceable electrode and electrically configured as an electrostatic actuator, and a second capacitor including a displaceable electrode and electrically configured as a capacitive displacement sensor, wherein the second capacitor comprises a multi-plate capacitor. The actuatable capacitive transducer further includes a coupling shaft configured to mechanically couple the displaceable electrode of the first capacitor to the displaceable electrode of the second capacitor to form a displaceable electrode unit which is displaceable relative to the transducer body, and an electrically-conductive indenter mechanically coupled to the coupling shaft so as to be displaceable in unison with the displaceable electrode unit.-
US07798010B2	Sensor geometry for improved package stress isolation The sensor geometry for improved package stress isolation is disclosed. A counterbore on the backing plate improves stress isolation properties of the sensor. The counterbore thins the wall of the backing plate maintaining the contact area with the package. The depth and diameter of the counterbore can be adjusted to find geometry for allowing the backing plate to absorb more package stresses. Thinning the wall of the backing plate make it less rigid and allows the backing plate to absorb more of the stresses produced at the interface with the package. The counterbore also keeps a large surface area at the bottom of the backing plate creating a strong bond with the package.
US07798003B2	Ultrasound probe arrangement The invention relates to an ultrasound probe arrangement (14, 16) for coupling ultrasonic signals toward a component (12), which is to be inspected, by using the water open jet method, with a probe (24; 124), which is placed inside a jet nozzle (26; 126) and having a multitude of ultrasonic transmitting and/or receiving elements (25; 125) and at least one liquid inlet (28; 128) as well as at least one liquid outlet (30; 130). In order to improve the flow of water inside the jet nozzle, the invention provides that: one or more preliminary or filter chambers (FK1, FK2, FK3) are situated upstream from a flow space (36, 136); each preliminary or filter chamber (FK1, FK2, FK3) comprises a dividing wall (TW1, TW2, TW3) having flow channels (SK1, SK2, SK3) running perpendicular to the direction of flow; the number of flow channels (SK1, SK2, SK3) in each dividing wall (TW1, TW2, TW3) increases in the direction of flow, and; the diameter of the flow channels (SK1, SK2, SK3) in each dividing wall (TW1, TW2, TW3) decreases in the direction of flow.
US07798002B2	Automatic ultrasonic examination device, automatic ultrasonic examination method and production method using the examination method An automatic ultrasonic examination device includes an ultrasonic test instrument, a robot arm, and a control device. The ultrasonic test instrument includes an ultrasonic probe to send ultrasonic and detecting reflected waves while being in contact with the spot-welded portion, and an ultrasonic test instrument main device connected to the ultrasonic probe to convert the reflected wave detection signals received from the ultrasonic probe into test information. The control device includes a real center location computing unit to identify a real center location of the spot-welded portion with reference to pieces of test information obtained around a preset tentative center location of the spot-welded portion, and a determination unit to check quality of the spot-welded portion with reference to test information obtained at the real center location.
US07798000B1	Non-destructive imaging, characterization or measurement of thin items using laser-generated lamb waves A laser-based ultrasonic technique for the inspection of thin plates and membranes employs an amplitude-modulated laser source to excite narrow bandwidth Lamb waves. The dominant feature in the acoustic spectrum is a sharp resonance peak that occurs at the minimum frequency of the first-order symmetric Lamb mode, where the group velocity of the Lamb wave goes to zero while the phase velocity remains finite. Experimental results with the laser source and receiver on epicenter demonstrate that the zero group velocity resonance generated with a low power modulated excitation source can be detected using an optical probe such as a Michelson interferometer coupled to a lock-in amplifier. This resonance peak is sensitive to the thickness and mechanical properties of plates and may be suitable, for example, for the measurement and mapping of nanoscale thickness variations.
US07797998B2	Accelerometer with reduced extraneous vibrations owing to improved electrode shape The invention relates to an accelerometer comprising a moving mass (5) and a fixed part (2), which uses variations in capacitance (3, 4) in order to detect the movement of the mass (5). The inventive accelerometer comprises a first series of electrodes (4) which are solidly connected to the mass (5) and which are interdigitated with a series of electrodes (3, 7) which are solidly connected to the fixed part (2). According to the invention, each moving electrode (4), together with an adjacent fixed electrode (3), forms a capacitance which varies according to the position of the moving mass (5). The accelerometer further comprises an electronic circuit which is used to detect the variation in at least one capacitance between the moving mass (5) and the fixed part (2), in the form of a moving mass displacement indicator. The invention is characterised in that one or more or the electrodes (3, 4) or the moving mass (5) and/or the fixed part (2) takes the form of a finger with a large base and a profile which narrows in the direction of the free end thereof. Moreover, the recurring return stress can be selected such that the mechanical power has an essentially zero power zone at the mechanical resonance frequency of the electrodes.
US07797997B2	Configuration and methods for manufacturing time-of-flight MEMS mass flow sensor This invention discloses a mass flow sensor manufactured by applying the micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) process to provide a new and improved mass flow sensor that is a self-calibrated in a time-of-flight manner with configuration to measure the flow velocity directly. The self-calibration of a mass flow rate sensor is achieved by providing an electric pulse to a heater in the flow and determining a temperature variations of the fluid. The method further includes a step of measuring a temperature variation by a temperature sensor disposed at a short distance from the heater. The method further includes a step of correlating the temperature variation measured at the temperature sensor with the temperature variation of the heater to determine a time delay and a corresponding flow velocity.
US07797995B2	Device for checking the tire profile depth and profile type, and the speed and ground clearance of vehicles in motion A device for detecting a profile depth and/or a profile type of a vehicle tire has a profile-measuring device, a camera system for detecting the vehicle, an evaluating unit, which couples the profile-measuring device and the camera system to one another; and further having at least one of the components: a speed-measuring device for detecting the vehicle speed; a direction of travel-measuring device for detecting the steering situation or movement direction of the vehicle, wherein the evaluating unit is designed to produce a measuring signal for the current acceleration of the vehicle and the control is designed to permit an evaluation only when the vehicle is situated in a preset frame at a relatively uniform speed; and wherein a measuring signal for the movement direction of the vehicle can be produced by the evaluating unit and the measuring signal is provided for control of the evaluation of the profile measurement and the control is designed to permit an evaluation only when the vehicle is situated in a preset frame when traveling in a straight line.
US07797994B2	Method for determining additional fuel consumption in a motor vehicle and method for displaying additional fuel consumption The invention relates to a method for determining fuel consumption in a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine and a generator which is driven by the internal combustion engine, characterized in that additional fuel consumption produced by an electric consumer which is connected to the generator is determined. In order to determine fuel consumption, at least one current value of the generator drive capacity is taken into account. The invention also relates to a method for displaying fuel consumption, characterized in that the excess fuel consumption caused by an electric consumer on board the motor vehicle is displayed in a separate manner.
US07797993B2	Intake air temperature sensor diagnostic system and method An intake air temperature (IAT) sensor diagnostic system may include an IAT determination module, a mass air flow (MAF) module, and a diagnostic module. The IAT determination module determines a measured IAT based on an IAT sensor. The MAF module determines a reference temperature based on a MAF sensor. The diagnostic module determines faults in the IAT sensor based on a comparison between the reference temperature and the measured IAT.
US07797992B2	Control apparatus for a source of rotational drive force A control apparatus for controlling a source of rotational drive force based on a target rotational speed. The control apparatus includes a target model rotational speed calculation section, an actual rotational speed detection section, and a target rotational speed adjustment section. The target model rotational speed calculation section calculates a rotational speed corresponding to a target drive force of the source as a target model rotational speed. The actual rotational speed detection section detects an actual of the source. The target rotational speed adjustment section sets the target rotational speed by correcting a value of the target model rotational speed calculated by the target model rotational speed calculation section to gradually approach the actual rotational speed detected by the actual rotational speed detection section. Accordingly, hunting of the engine during control is prevented and the deviation between the actual rotational speed and the target rotational speed is reduced or prevented.
US07797990B2	Disposable cartridge for characterizing particles suspended in a liquid A particle characterization apparatus in which particles suspended in a liquid pass through an orifice or aperture for detection and characterization of the particles utilizing impedance determination. In particular, the apparatus includes a membrane of a polymer as a base material for precision machining of a sub-millimeter orifice. Forming the orifice in a polymer membrane facilitates the construction of a single use cartridge for haematology analysis due to low material and production costs.
US07797988B2	Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry A liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry system includes a chromatographic column through which an effluent passes, wherein the effluent comprises a plurality of analytes that correspond to a plurality of chromatographic peaks and an eluent; a post-column splitter having at least two output ports through which the effluent of the column is split to at least a first portion and a second portion; a mass spectrometer configured to receive the first portion from a first of the output ports for analysis; and a tube connected to a second of the output ports configured to prevent substantial evaporation of the eluent in the second portion until undergoing mass spectrometry. The second portion has a plurality of separated analytes corresponding to at least two chromatographic peaks. A method of using the system is also disclosed.
US07797982B2	Personal breathalyzer having digital circuitry The present invention relates to a portable, personal breath tester device for testing the blood alcohol content of the user of the device. The breath tester comprises a circuit board, wherein a sensor, a liquid crystal display, and a processing unit are installed on and electrically connected to the circuit board. The processing unit receives a voltage signal from the sensor representing the blood alcohol content of the user and converts the voltage signal to a precise value that is displayed on the liquid crystal display.
US07797980B2	Method for calibrating blood analysis machines A method for calibrating machines suitable to effect an analysis of a blood sample by measuring the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and/or aggregation of the red corpuscles, wherein the measurement is effected by exploiting the optical density kinetics obtained from the measurement of the variation in the optical density of the blood sample in an interval of time, to include measuring in which, by the same machine with which the measurement of the optical density is effected on the blood sample, a measurement is effected of the optical density of two latexes, or turbidimetric samples. Each of the two latexes has a known optical density that is reproducible, measurable and different from each other. The method also calibrates in which the difference is calculated between the values of optical density of the latexes as obtained from the measurement performed by the machine and the known values of optical density, to determine at least one correction factor usable to calibrate machine.
US07797974B2	Method and device for measuring and adjusting the evenness and/or tension of a stainless steel strip or stainless steel film during cold rolling in a 4-roll stand, particularly in a 20-roll sendzimir roll stand A method and device for measuring and adjusting the evenness and/or tension of a stainless steel strip (1) during cold rolling in a 4-roll stand (2) provided with at least one control loop (4) comprising several actuators (3), resulting in more precise measurement and adjustment due to the fact that an evenness defect (10) is determined by comparing a tension vector (8) with a predefined reference curve (9), whereupon the characteristic of the evenness defect (10) along the width of the strip is broken down into proportional tension vectors (8) in an analysis building block (11) in a mathematically approximated manner and the evenness defect proportions (C1 . . . Cx) determined by real numerical values are supplied to respectively associated control modules (12a; 12b) for actuation of the respective actuator (3).
US07797969B2	Washing machine using steam and method for controlling the same A washing machine using steam and a method for controlling the same is disclosed. The washing machine with a steam generator (100) selectively supplying steam inot a drum (30) according to the present invention includes a course select part (420) for a user to select a wash course, a steam select part (430) for a user to select whether steam washing is operated and a controller (440) for controlling the steam generator (100) based on a wash course selected from the course select part (420) (an inputted wash vourse) and a signal selected from the steam select part (430). The present invention has an advantageous effect thtat convenience is improved for a user to use the washing machine using steam as well as washing performance is improved, because disadvantages due to malfunctions of a steam generator are prevented.
US07797963B2	Refrigerator with moisture adsorbing device The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a cabinet forming a fresh food storage compartment and a freezer compartment, at least one door for opening and closing the cabinet, and an adsorbing device containing a desiccant material for collecting moisture from air inside the cabinet, wherein the adsorbing device is mounted inside the cabinet.
US07797962B2	Method of operating an aircraft system The present disclosure relates to a method of operating an aircraft system, in particular for the purpose of fresh air supply, air-conditioning and pressurization of an aircraft cabin, having a first compressed air source formed by a first compressor charged with ambient air, ram air and/or precompressed air and driven by means of at least one motor and/or of at least one turbine and whose outlet is in direct or indirect communication with an aircraft cabin, said aircraft system having at least one second compressed air source whose outlet can be connected directly or indirectly to the aircraft cabin, wherein only the first compressed air source is in communication with the aircraft cabin in a first operating mode, wherein both the first and the second compressed air sources are in communication with the aircraft cabin in a second operating mode, and wherein the selection of the operating mode depends on the pressure of the ambient air such that the first operating mode is set at a high pressure of the ambient air and the second operating mode is set at a pressure of the ambient air lower in comparison.
US07797961B2	Refrigerator having improved ice-making unit configuration Provided is a refrigerator including a main body cabinet forming a storage compartment; a door operable to open and close the storage compartment; an ice tray provided in the door and capable of making ice cubes; and an ice storage container receiving the ice cubes made by the ice tray, and having an ice outlet formed in a lower part thereof and a rear wall surface forming an angle of inclination with respect to a level surface.
US07797960B2	Temperature control apparatus A temperature control apparatus for controlling the temperature of at least a temperature controlled portion of a microchip is provided. The temperature control apparatus includes a heat sink, a temperature control unit, and a surrounding unit. The temperature control unit is disposed adjacent to the heat sink. The temperature control unit includes at least one Peltier-type temperature control device that is configured to control the temperature of at least a temperature controlled portion of a microchip. The surrounding unit is disposed on the heat sink. The surrounding unit is configured to surround the at least one Peltier-type temperature control device. The surrounding unit is configured to define a closed-space together with the heat sink and the microchip. The closed-space contains the at least one Peltier-type temperature control device.
US07797957B2	Methods and apparatus for linearized temperature control of commercial refrigeration systems Methods, systems, and apparatus for linearizing control of a commercial refrigeration system. In an embodiment of the invention, a controller is configured to receive a non-linear sensed suction pressure and convert the suction pressure to a linear temperature equivalent. The linear temperature equivalent is used by the controller to achieve efficient system operation over an entire range of operating temperatures.
US07797956B2	Air conditioning apparatus A first motor-actuated expansion valve and a second motor-actuated expansion valve which are connected in parallel with each other in back-to-back connection are provided between an outdoor heat exchanger and an indoor heat exchanger. In the first motor-actuated expansion valve, at the time of non-operation and full closure, when the refrigerant pressure on the indoor heat exchanger side is higher than the refrigerant pressure on the outdoor heat exchanger side by a predetermined value or more, the full closure is released by receiving the refrigerant pressure on the indoor heat exchanger side. In the second motor-actuated expansion valve, at the time of non-operation and full closure, when the refrigerant pressure on the outdoor heat exchanger side is higher than the refrigerant pressure on the indoor heat exchanger side by a predetermined value or more, the full closure is released by receiving the refrigerant pressure on the outdoor heat exchanger side.
US07797948B2	Transition-to-turbine seal apparatus and transition-to-turbine seal junction of a gas turbine engine A transition-to-turbine seal (320) including an upstream portion (322) adapted to engage a flange (416) of a transition (400). The upstream portion (322) may be U-shaped in cross-sectional profile and include a primary wall (324) that includes a proximal section (325) and a distal section (326) relative to a hot gas path (170). The proximal section (325) includes a plurality of recesses (327) which are spaced apart and separated by intervening wall (328). In each recess (327) is provided one or more outlets (329) of cooling fluid holes (339). The outlets (329) communicate via the cooling fluid holes (339) with a supply of compressed cooling fluid, such as compressed air that is provided from the compressor. During operation the outlets (329) release this fluid into the respective recesses (327). The flow of cooling fluid provides for a more uniform cooling effect that includes impingement and convective cooling.
US07797947B2	Mounting assembly for securing an engine to an aircraft wing An engine assembly including an engine mount, the engine mount including a rigid structure including a box and a mounting system positioned between the engine and the rigid structure. This mounting system includes an aft attachment. The assembly further includes a thermal protection system for the box, including a preferably ventilated duct forming a heat barrier and extending between the box and the engine. The duct extends rearward beyond the aft engine attachment.
US07797944B2	Gas turbine engine having slim-line nacelle A nacelle assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a nacelle, a variable area fan nozzle, a sensor that detects a windmilling condition and a controller that communicates with the sensor. The variable area fan nozzle is moveable between a first position having a first discharge airflow area and a second position having a second discharge airflow area greater than the first discharge airflow area in response to detecting the windmilling condition.
US07797941B2	Gas turbine engine systems involving hydrostatic face seals Gas turbine engine systems involving hydrostatic face seals are provided. In this regard, representative compressor assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a compressor having a hydrostatic seal formed by a seal face and a seal runner.
US07797935B2	Hydraulic drive device for dump truck A hydraulic drive system is provided with a generator 8 for outputting electricity corresponding to a rotation speed of an engine 7, an electric motor 11 drivable responsive to the electricity from the generator 8, hydraulic pumps 12a, 12b drivable by the electric motor 11, truck-body elevating cylinders 6 for pivoting a truck body 5 in an up-and-down direction, and a stroke detector 14 for detecting a stroke of the control apparatus of the truck-body elevating cylinders 6, and is also provided with a controller 19 for performing control of engine rotation speed. The controller 19 includes a motor electric-power computing means 19a for determining electric power for the electric motor 11, which corresponds to the stroke detected by the stroke detector 14, and a discrimination means 19b for discriminating whether or not the electricity from the generator 8 has become greater than the thus-determined electric power for the electric motor 1.
US07797932B2	Apparatus and system for enhancing aftertreatment regeneration An apparatus and system are disclosed for enhancing aftertreatment regeneration. The system includes an internal combustion engine and an exhaust manifold directing the engine exhaust to an aftertreatment system. The system may further include an exhaust gas recycle system and a turbocharger. The system further includes a fuel injector mounted on the exhaust manifold that provides fuel to assist in regenerating an aftertreatment component. The fuel injector is mounted in an apparatus also including a flow dampener, an extender, and a residence chamber. The apparatus allows the fuel to be injected in a high temperature location where it will experience residence time at temperature, and experience shear forces passing through the turbocharger. The extender allows the fuel to be injected at a place in the exhaust manifold where recycling of injected fuel into the engine is minimized.
US07797929B2	Low temperature emission control A method of controlling an engine having a lean NOx trap in the exhaust is described. The method comprises during a first mode, at a first temperature, storing NOx at a lean condition and then purging stored NOx from the NOx trap at a rich condition without concurrently supplying oxygen to the trap during the purging and during a second mode, at a second, lower temperature, storing NOx at a lean condition and then purging stored NOx from the NOx, where an exothermic reaction is generated to temporarily raise the temperature of the trap by supplying oxygen and reductants with an overall rich mixture to the trap during the purging.
US07797928B2	Method and apparatus for purifying exhaust gases In a method for purifying exhaust gases in particular from lean-burn internal combustion engines having an exhaust-gas converter with a heat exchanger and catalysts arranged in inflow and/or outflow passages, the heat exchanger exhaust gas which flows in is heated by heat exchange with exhaust gas which flows. The incoming exhaust gas enters the inflow passages without encountering any obstacle susceptible to blockages, and flows through the inflow passages to a diversion region. Heat is fed to the exhaust gas by means of a burner. The burner is operated with fuel, air and engine exhaust gas in such a way that it supplies either an oxidizing or a reducing exhaust gas. Burner exhaust gas is admixed to the gas which emerges from the inflow passages and, together with this gas, enters the outflow passages, where nitrogen oxides are removed from it by a deNOxing catalyst present in the outflow passages.
US07797927B2	Method for control of exhaust gas purification system, and exhaust gas purification system The degree of a deterioration in catalyst is determined when the following requirements are satisfied: the operating state of an internal combustion engine (E) is in a predetermined operating state; and the temperature (T1m) of an exhaust gas, which flows into a catalyst (12), is in a second temperature range (ΔT80) in which the upper limit of the second temperature range (ΔT80) is 10% below the upper limit of a first temperature range (ΔT100) between the activation start temperature (Ta) and the activation end temperature (Tb) of the catalyst (12) before a deterioration and the lower limit of the second temperature range (ΔT80) is 10% above the lower limit of the first temperature range (ΔT100). A deterioration index temperature (Tic) is regarded as a shift level of light-off characteristics of the catalyst (12) toward the higher temperature side, and the deterioration index temperature (Tic) is added to the reference determination temperature (T0b) before the deterioration, and the sum is used as the determination temperature (T0) for exhaust gas temperature raising control. According to the above constitution, the degree of deterioration of the catalyst (12) can be estimated without using a concentration sensor for an exhaust gas component such as an NOx concentration sensor with high accuracy, and the worsening of the state of the exhaust gas is suppressed while minimizing the worsening of the fuel consumption.
US07797923B2	Control strategy for lean NOx trap regeneration A method for controlling regeneration of a lean NOx trap includes estimating an accumulated NOx in the lean NOx trap; determining whether the estimated NOx exceeds a first threshold value or a second threshold value; estimating the temperature of the lean NOx trap; determining whether the estimated temperature exceeds a threshold temperature; determining a desired air-fuel ratio for initiating a regeneration event, the desired air-fuel ratio being determined based upon the estimated NOx and the estimated temperature of the lean NOx trap; hastening the occurrence of a regeneration event when the estimated NOx exceeds the first threshold value through active control of engine operating regimes; and initiating a regeneration event when the estimated NOx exceeds the second threshold value or when the estimated temperature exceeds the threshold temperature by forcing homogenous operation of the engine at the desired air-fuel ratio.
US07797922B2	Gas turbine engine case and method of making A casing for an aircraft turbine bypass engine comprises a splitter having slots to receive and be welded to a plurality of struts extending between an outer ring and an inner hub of the casing.
US07797911B2	Sterile, pyrogen-free, polymeric film-based heating bag In one embodiment, there is provided a method for producing a sterilized and pyrogen-free bag for storing fluids. The method includes providing a bag comprised of polymeric film and heating the bag to at least approximately 253 degrees Celsius for at least approximately 30 minutes for sterilization and pyrogen removal. The polymeric film is a polymer selected from the group of poly(oxy-1,4-phenylene-oxy -1,4-phenylene-carbonyl-1,4-phenylene) (PEEK); polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE); a perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) polymer; poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-perfluoromethyl vinyl ether) (MFA); polyperfluoro(ethylene-co-propylene)(FEP); poly(ethylene-alt-chlorotrifluoroethylene) (ECTFE); poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) (ETFE); poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PDVF); tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene-co-vinylidene fluoride terpolymer (THV); poly(bisphenol A-co-4-nitrophthalic anhydride-co-1,3-phenylenediamine) (PEI); poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) (PMP); and suitable mixtures thereof.
US07797910B2	Loading apparatus A loading apparatus for loading blister cards into sleeves includes a blister card magazine for receiving a stack of blister cards and a sleeve magazine for receiving a stack of sleeves. A loading conveyor moves a lug along a path to load a blister card into a sleeve. A gate releasably retains the sleeve in a loading position as the blister card is loaded into the sleeve. The loading apparatus also includes a hopper that facilitates loading sleeves into the sleeve magazine and sensors that ensure the blister cards are properly loaded into sleeves.
US07797904B2	Two part grille with interlocking connections for assembly in doors or the like A two part grille with interlocking connections molded from opaque plastic allows one or more screens or filters supported inside the grille and provides a configuration which allows its parts to be fitted on opposite sides of an opening in a wall or a door locked together by a mortise and tenon joint so that no screws are necessary, and the two part grille further have intermediate spacers used to accommodate differing thickness of a wall or the like.
US07797899B2	Temporary floor joint filler A temporary floor joint filler may include a base member having a cross-sectional profile including a first set of opposing sides and a second set of opposing sides, a cap coupled to the base member, a first fin coupled with a first side of the second set of opposing sides of the base member, and/or a second fin coupled with a second side of the second set of opposing sides of the base member. The base member may be configured for insertion into a floor joint, the first fin and the second fin may be configured for retaining the base member in the floor joint, and the cap may be configured for covering the floor joint.
US07797893B2	Apparatus for reinforcing and firestopping around a duct extending through a structural panel An angular flange for reinforcing and firestopping in the annulus between a structural panel such as a wall, ceiling or floor and a duct extending therethrough. The prefabricated angular flange includes a first flange leg to be secured to the duct and a second flange leg with a sealing member preferably of flexibly resilient foam which could be intumescent attached to a surface of the second leg such that when the first flange leg is secured to the duct the second flange leg can be urged against the structural panel extending therearound with the sealing member positioned between the structural panel and the second flange leg and sealing the annulus.
US07797892B2	Kit for plugging a hole with a fire resistant material Methods and systems for plugging a hole are described. A plug may comprise a substantially tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end interconnected by a side wall, the side wall having an inward facing surface and an outward facing surface, at least the outward facing surface being substantially conformable, an adhesive disposed on the outward facing surface, a fire-resistant ring disposed substantially at one of the ends of the tubular member, and a thread disposed along the inward facing surface, the thread adapted to receive a cover.
US07797891B2	Compresent insulation arrangement for building openings A window frame insulation assembly and sealing arrangement, comprising an elongated, extruded block of foam material having a first or inner side and a second or outer side. A unitary air fin is co-extruded therewith. The air fin comprises an elongated flange of flexible foam material. The air fin and the elongated block define an elongated receiving-channel that is filled with a foam compression rod there between creating a seal for blocking air and moisture from a building in which said window frame assembly has been placed.
US07797889B2	Solar panel and frame and related methods In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a first rail coupled to a second rail, a third rail coupled to the second rail, and a fourth rail coupled to the first rail and the third rail. The apparatus may form a rectangular frame from the four rails. The rails may be coupled through use of corner connectors or may be mitered and coupled through use of brackets in an abutting relationship. Additionally, further rails may be added by interposing the additional rails between a pair of the first, second, third and fourth rails, to extend the frame, and such additions may involve connectors or abutting rails and brackets, for example. The rails may have support ledges. Alternatively, the rails may have slots allowing for support brackets which slide along the slots. Moreover, the rails may be anchored using roof anchoring components to various surfaces. Additionally, the rails may support photovoltaic or other solar panels, and may have caps or top brackets to maintain the position of such solar panels.In another embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes reviewing solar days of a site. The method further includes reviewing geographical features of the site. Also, the method includes estimating a guarantee of available solar energy for the site. Moreover, the method includes installing a solar system at the site.
US07797887B2	System for making a liquid-retaining wall, such as a swimming pool wall, out of prefabricated panels A system for making a liquid-retaining wall, and such a wall, such as a swimming pool wall, from prefabricated plane panels, the system comprising assembly means for assembling together two consecutive vertically-disposed panels, a low belt which supports the panels, and a high belt which is fitted to the panels, the assembly means holding together two assembled-together panels while allowing one of the panels to move angularly relative to the other about a vertical axis, and also including angle-determining means for ensuring that at least two consecutive panels are at a determined angular orientation relative to each other, and further including stiffening means for stiffening the assembled panels wherein each angle-determining means is constituted by a part presenting two arms that form a determined angle relative to each other.
US07797886B2	Seismic damper A seismic damper includes upper and lower brackets, and a link mechanism. The upper bracket is formed with an upper hole. The lower bracket is formed with lower and intermediate holes. The link mechanism includes a support link, and first, second, and third pivot joints. The support link has first and second ends, each of which is formed with a through-hole, and an intermediate portion, which is formed with a through-hole. The first pivot joint extends through the upper hole in the upper bracket and the through-hole in the first end of the support link. The second pivot joint extends through the lower hole in the lower bracket and the through-hole in the second end of the support link. The third pivot joint extends through the intermediate hole in the lower bracket and the through-hole in the intermediate portion of the support link.
US07797884B2	Flexible flashings for windows, doors, and the like A flexible flashing for sealing a window, door, or other portal against the entry of water. The flashing includes a base member with a plurality of channels that are structured to direct water therefrom, and a face plate extends from the base member and permits the flashing to be joined to a vertical wall. The face plate includes slots or corrugations which permit the flashing to be curved or flexed to correspond to a curved portion of the wall opening.
US07797883B2	Roof support apparatus for solar panels In one embodiment, the present invention includes a roof support apparatus which may be used for securing a load to a tile-covered roof. The roof support apparatus comprises a mounting plate, a first and second attachment member, an upper support member, and a load. The mounting plate engages its base with an upper surface of the roof. A track of the mounting plate extends parallel to the base and has a width less than a width of said base. The first and second attachment members are adapted to extend downward through an exposed surface of the base on both sides of the track. The upper support member is adapted to pass vertically upward through an opening in a roof covering material, such as tile, and engage a screw which may slide along the tack until the screw and the upper support member are fully engaged.
US07797881B2	Garage door control system A garage door control system for a garage door that is adapted to be lifted by a garage door opener. The system has a motion sensor or electric eye sensor located at least in part proximate the garage door, for sensing an object located on top of a vehicle approaching the garage and projecting higher than is safe to enter the garage, and a cutoff switch that at least temporarily prevents the garage door opener from opening the garage door when the sensor senses an object located on top of a vehicle approaching the garage and projecting higher than is safe to enter the garage.
US07797879B1	Termite alert that uses gravity to cause a color changing chain reaction A termite alert device for placement within an area subject to infestation by termites and the like, particularly at constructed walls, wooden floors, concrete, patios, pool deck, and other hard surfaces. The termite alert device housing includes a substantially clear viewing port beneath which is positioned a signal element which may be colored in contrast the housing interior. The signal element is supported by bait subject to ingestion by termites. As bait is consumed the element drops away in a mechanical chain reaction presenting an alerting appearance change established by a change in visualization as the element increases distance from the port. The alert device may be substantially vertical with cylindrical or other suitably-shaped bait material and signal element. Alternatively it could arch outwardly toward a side wall, with signal elements comprising a series of colored balls falling along the arch as they collapse downwardly in a mechanical chain reaction.
US07797870B2	Rifle bolt linkage mechanism A modified toggle link assembly for a lever action rifle including a modified slide channel that, in at least one embodiment, produces a shorter lever stroke and smoother lever cycle. The modified toggle link may also include a modified profile which defines a hump on an upper surface of the rearward link of the toggle link and a corresponding recess on the forward link. This hump allows for the modified geometry of the slide channel. The slide channel may be a modified straight path or a compound, or non-linear path.
US07797869B2	Multi-section display and utility stanchion A preferably weather resistant multi-section upright stanchion assembly for a construction site document storage apparatus, a real estate display sign and the like. The stanchion assembly includes a plurality of elongated substantially similar stanchion sections and a ground-engaging tip. Each stanchion section includes an elongated body having a hollow first end thereof and a second end thereof sized for slidable, releasable, lockable engagement into said first end of the next adjacent stanchion section to facilitate ease of height adjustment of the stanchion assembly. The stanchion assembly releasably connects at one end into a mating support cavity formed between the front and back panels of the inner frame of the storage apparatus. A single or two spaced upright stanchion assemblies support two horizontal spaced display panel support arms which, in turn, support a preferably multi-panel display sign. A ground-engaging tip connected at a lower end of each stanchion assembly supports the storage apparatus or display sign in an upright position.
US07797865B2	Changeable message sign structure A changeable message sign structure has a front panel assembly and rear, top, bottom and left and right end panels which define a hollow sign interior. The front panel assembly has a frame with upper, lower and left and right side frame members. At least two vertical support members are attached to the upper and lower frame members. The vertical support members each have a generally T-shaped cross-section with a rearwardly extending stem and left and right arms, each with arm flanges extending rearwardly to define securement slots between the arm flanges and the stem. At least one panel web assembly has frontwardly extending side flanges engaged within a securement slot of each of two neighbouring vertical support members. A web assembly support structure is pressed against the at least one panel web assembly and removably attached to the rearwardly extending stems of two neighbouring vertical support members. At least one changeable message electronic sign module is attached to the web assembly support structure. In another aspect, the invention relates to a method of changing a panel web assembly in the sign structure. The method has the steps of, from the interior of the sign structure, detaching the removably attached web assembly support structure from the rearwardly extending stems of two neighbouring vertical support members, removing an exposed panel web assembly from its position against the arms, positioning a panel web assembly against the arms, pressing the web assembly support structure against the positioned panel web assembly and removably attaching same to the rearwardly extending stems.
US07797864B2	Static frame retension device A modified static silkscreen frame including elongated elements on the upper surface of each frame element to mate with downwardly facing securement elements along the edge of a silkscreen panel, such that the panel may be properly tensioned and retensioned as necessary.

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