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A gas turbine engine including a gas exhaust duct assembly which comprises an annular shroud forming at least a section of an inner wall of a gas exhaust duct, a plurality of strut members radially projecting from the shroud, and a plurality of insert members. The strut members are disposed in a circumferentially, substantially equally spaced-apart relationship, and extend in a substantially axial direction. The insert members each define a circumferential section of an outer wall of the gas exhaust duct and are positioned in a space between adjacent strut members, and are secured to same. The gas exhaust duct is thereby defined between inner surfaces of the insert members and the outer surface of the shroud, and is circumferentially divided by the respective strut members, for directing exhaust gases rearwardly in an axial direction, meanwhile surrounding flow passages are defined by outer surfaces of the insert members and the strut members in combination, for directing surrounding air flows rearwardly in an axial, radial and inward direction.

A cosmetic dispensing device with a reservoir to hold a supply of a cosmetic or pharmaceutical preparation. The preparation can be extruded from the reservoir to the surface of the device. The device further has a stimulator built-in. This stimulator supplies light, vibration, or electricity or any combination thereof to the user as the preparation is applied to the skin.

A shaving assembly for simultaneously applying a shaving preparation and removing hair in a single step includes a base having an upper end, a lower end and a hollow space between the upper and lower ends, whereby the hollow space defines an opening at the upper end of the base. The shaving assembly includes a receiver for a razor, such as a cartridge receiver for a razor blade cartridge, that is connected with the base and that is disposed at the opening at the upper end of the base. The cartridge receiver has a perimeter and the opening at the upper end of the base completely surrounds the perimeter of the cartridge receiver. The hollow space of the base is adapted for containing a shaving preparation, such as a soap cake, a liquid soap, shaving cream or a body wash and may be combined with skin beneficial ingredients and / or scent. In one embodiment, the body of the shaving assembly includes an adjusting element so that an adequate supply of the shaving preparation may be supplied completely around the perimeter of the cartridge receiver. In other embodiments, the shaving assembly includes a resilient element for urging the shaving preparation toward the upper end of the body. The cartridge receiver may also be movable for changing the position of the razor blade relative to the shaving preparation. The shaving assembly may also include a razor embedded in a mass of shaving preparation so that the cutting blades of the razor lie in substantially the same plane as the top surface of the shaving preparation.

A shaving assembly operable in dry shaving environments and wet shaving environments is provided that includes a razor assembly and a shaving preparation cake. The razor assembly, which includes a razor cartridge attached to a handle, is operable in dry shaving environments and wet shaving environments. The shaving preparation cake includes an upper surface, a lower surface, one or more side surfaces extending between the upper surface and the lower surface, and an axial bore extending between the upper surface and the lower surface. The shaving preparation cake is operable in a wet shaving environment, and is selectively attachable to the razor assembly for wet shaving environment applications. When the shaving preparation cake is attached to the razor assembly, the razor cartridge is disposed within the axial bore of the shaving preparation cake. The shaving preparation cake is selectively detachable from the razor assembly to facilitate use of the razor assembly in dry shaving environment applications.

An applicator includes a handle and an applicator head coupled to the handle. The applicator head includes at least one helical applicator surface, the at least one helical applicator surface disposed about a hollow space, and a plurality of projections attached only to a section of the at least one helical applicator surface facing the hollow space. The plurality of projections depend into the hollow space.

A method facilitates assembling a gas turbine engine. The method comprises providing an engine frame including an integrally formed outer band, an inner band, and a plurality of circumferentially-spaced apart struts extending radially therebetween, and providing at least one fairing that is formed as an integral single piece casting and includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall connected at a leading edge and a trailing edge such that at least one cooling chamber is defined therebetween. The method also comprises coupling the at least one fairing around at least one strut such that the strut extends through the fairing at least one cooling chamber and such that during the coupling process the fairing is only transitioned axially around the strut rather being slid radially along the strut.

A biometrics authentication system utilizes information of the palm of the hand of a body to perform individual authentication. A processing unit obtains an image of the palm of the hand of the same body a plurality of times from an image capture unit, judges the degrees of similarity among the characteristic data sets of the plurality of images of the palm of the hand, and registers a plurality of characteristic data sets with a high degree of similarity in a storage unit. And the shape of the hand in the image is checked from the outlines in the image of the palm of the hand, so it is possible to rapidly judge whether image capture has been successful and extract characteristic data, and registration processing can be executed in a short length of time.

A full width array printhead is provided having a continuous maintainable printhead surface and method of forming the same. The printhead includes a substrate and an array of die modules mounted thereon with a front face of each die module exposed. A hardened fill material surrounds the array of die modules to define a continuous surface coplanar with the front face of the array of die modules.

According to one aspect of the invention, a remanufacturing method of a liquid container forms an inlet in a downstream wall surface of a second chamber, which defines part of a bottom face of the liquid container. In the state of closing a liquid feeder and opening an air open structure, the remanufacturing method injects a liquid through the inlet to fill the second chamber with the liquid. In the state of opening the liquid feeder and closing the air open structure, the remanufacturing method injects the liquid through the inlet to fill a space from the second chamber to the liquid feeder with the liquid. The remanufacturing process seals the inlet after completion of the injection of the liquid. This arrangement enables the liquid to be efficiently refilled into the liquid container without damaging the functions of the liquid container.

A USB portable disk-pen includes a USB plug that is inserted to a computer at an upper pen shaft, and is joined as one body with a sheath. A printed circuit board is connected with one end of the sheath, penetrated into the sheath, and positioned along with the sheath in the upper pen shaft. The upper pen shaft is relative lighter in weight for not containing a refill, and is therefore steadier and less likely to wobble when being inserted to a computer, thereby preventing poor contact quality of the USB plug.

A process for manufacturing a membrane of nozzles of a spray device, comprising the steps of laying a substrate, forming a membrane layer on the substrate, forming a plurality of nozzles in the membrane layer, forming a plurality of supply channels in the substrate, each supply channel being substantially aligned in a vertical direction to a respective nozzle of the plurality of nozzles and in direct communication with the respective nozzle.

A throttle body fuel injection system and method that is arranged to easily replace four-barrel carburetors includes a throttle body assembly with four main bores, each with a throttle plate and an associated fuel injector. Each injector feeds fuel into a circular fuel distribution ring via a fuel injection conduit, which introduces pressurized fuel into the air stream. The fuel distribution rings and bores have profiles that avoid constrictions for to prevent low pressure zones according to the Venturi effect. Fuel is injected through downward-facing outlets at or near the bottom end of the rings. The fuel injection rings are two-piece, each formed of an insert pressed into an outer housing. The insert includes axial grooves intervaled about its exterior circumference of insert that are joined by a circumferential groove formed about the insert. The grooves are in fluid communication with a conduit that supplies fuel from a fuel injector.

A method for manufacturing a fluid ejection device, comprising the steps of: providing a first semiconductor body having a membrane layer and a piezoelectric actuator which extends over the membrane layer; forming a cavity underneath the membrane layer to form a suspended membrane; providing a second semiconductor body; making, in the second semiconductor body, an inlet through hole configured to form a supply channel of the fluid ejection device; providing a third semiconductor body; forming a recess in the third semiconductor body; forming an outlet channel through the third semiconductor body to form an ejection nozzle of the fluid ejection device; coupling the first semiconductor body with the third semiconductor body and the first semiconductor body with the second semiconductor body in such a way that the piezoelectric actuator is completely housed in the first recess, and the second recess forms an internal chamber of the fluid ejection device.

A handheld shower assembly is provided. The handheld shower assembly includes a water conduit, a handle, and a showerhead. The water conduit is adapted to attach to the showerhead at one end and to a water source extending from a wall of a shower stall at another end to receive water flow. The handle includes a first portion and a second portion adapted to accept the water conduit within an interior portion of the handle. The first portion is adjustably coupled to the second portion. This allows the first portion to telescope with respect to the second portion, thereby the first portion extends from a first retracted position to a second extended position. The showerhead is coupled to the water conduit and the handle. The showerhead may receive the water flow from the water conduit as well as expelling the water flow.

The present invention provides a light-shielding image-carrying substrate including a substrate and a light-shielding image formed on at least part of at least one face of the substrate, wherein the light-shielding image includes at least two layers, and at least one of the at least two layers is a light-absorbing layer containing shape-anisotropic fine metal particles, and at least one layer of the at least two layers is a reflected light-absorbing layer.

A method of manufacturing an ink jet head includes the following steps, wherein the ink jet head is provided with a plurality of pressure chambers arranged continuously, ink feed means for feeding ink into these pressure chambers, and ink ejecting means for ejecting ink from each pressure chamber via a nozzle, so as to feed and eject ink by a change in volume of each pressure chamber. First, a first metallic film is formed on both surfaces of at least one wall composing the pressure chamber perpendicular to an arranging direction of the plurality of pressure chambers, wherein the at least one wall is one wall of a piezoelectric element deformed when a voltage is impressed. Then, the first metallic film formed on one of the both surfaces of at lest one wall is removed to form an exposed surface of the wall of the piezoelectric element. Thereafter, a second metallic film is formed on the exposed surface, whereby metallic films, thicknesses of which are different from each other, are formed on the both surfaces of at least one wall of the piezoelectric element.

The invention is directed to provide a method for producing an ink jet recording head, which is free from the problems produced by an inexpensive system, and excellent in discharge stability. The present invention provides a method for producing an ink jet recording head equipped with an ink discharge port from which the ink is discharged, ink discharge port face on which the ink discharge port is set and discharge energy generating element which generates energy necessary to discharge the ink, and is finished water-repellent in such a way to make the ink discharge port face hydrophilic partly around the ink discharge port, comprising the following steps, a step which forms the photosensitive water-repellent processing layer in the ink discharge port face, a step which irradiates light onto the water-repellent forming region and hydrophilic forming region in the water-repellent processing layer, to cure the layer, a step which irradiates light selectively onto the hydrophilic forming region to reduce water repellency of the water-repellent processing layer and to impart hydrophilicity to the hydrophilic forming region, and a step which forms an opening, which constitutes part of the ink discharge port, in the water-repellent processing layer.

In a multi-tip stylus pen for a touch-screen device includes an elongated body member which may be capped with a hollow cap member. The hollow cap member has a first stylus tip member disposed at one of the cap ends without an opening. The first stylus tip member includes a first rounded tip of a material and shape suitable for contact with the touch-screen. The elongated body member has a second stylus tip member disposed at a first end. The second stylus tip member comprises a second stylus tip having a second rounded tip of a material and shape suitable for contact with the touch-screen. A third stylus tip member may be disposed at a second end of the body member. The third stylus tip comprises a third rounded tip of a material and shape suitable for contact with the touch-screen.

An inkjet recording head includes a two-dimensional array of a pressure chambers and corresponding array of piezoelectric elements each for applying a pressure wave to ink in a corresponding pressure chamber. In fabrication, a piezoelectric plate temporarily bonded onto a substrate is subjected to sandblasting to form the plurality of piezoelectric elements After the piezoelectric elements are bonded as a unit onto a diaphragm which constitutes part of the walls of the pressure chambers, the substrate is removed. Dummy patterns equalize the degree of side etching among the piezoelectric elements.

An integrated cleaning system including a casing for storing a cleaning agent, a pump sprayer seated in said casing for dispensing the cleaning agent to a desired surface, a towel for cleaning the desired surface, and a towel stowing mechanism to extend the towel between a first extended position for use and a second stored position for storing the towel in the casing. The towel stowing mechanism may be rotated to stow the towel in the second position. In another embodiment the towel stowing means, when initiated by a user, automatically retracts the towel into the second position.

An inkjet nozzle chamber is configured to hold ink and a second fluid with a lower thermal conductivity. At least part of the actuator is positioned at the interface between the ink and the second fluid. By insulating at least some of the actuator from the printhead substrate, more heat is directed into the ink that is ejected from the nozzle. If the actuator is a thermal or thermal bend, the insulating fluid allows the resistive elements to heat more quickly and use less power. This reduces the overall power consumption of the printhead.

According to the present invention, a method for manufacturing a liquid discharge head includes the steps of: forming a solid layer for forming a flow path on a substrate on which an energy generating element is arranged to generate energy that is used to discharge liquid; forming, on the substrate where the solid layer is mounted, a coating layer for coating the solid layer; forming a discharge port used to discharge a liquid, through a photolithographic process, in the coating layer deposited on the solid layer; and removing the solid layer to form a flow path that communicates with the energy element and the discharge port, whereby a material used for the coating layer contains a cationically polymerizable chemical compound, cationic photopolymerization initiator and an inhibitor of cationic photopolymerization, and whereby a material of the solid layer that forms a boundary with a portion where the discharge port of the coating layer are formed contains a copolymer of methacrylic acid and methacrylate ester.

Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems, methods, and apparatus for providing a multi-fuel hybrid rocket motor. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for producing a multi-fuel hybrid motor. The method can include forming a body, where the body includes one or more intake ports; one or more exit nozzles; one or more channels connecting the one or more intake ports with the one or more exit nozzles; and a plurality of cavities comprising segment walls in communication with the one or more channels. The method also includes depositing a propellant fuel within the plurality of cavities, wherein at least a portion of the propellant fuel is exposed to the one or more channels and wherein the propellant fuel has a higher burn consumption rate than the segment walls.

An applicator for cosmetic material such as mascara, including an applicator head for transporting and applying the cosmetic material, a handle, a stem bearing the applicator head and received in and guided by the handle so as to be longitudinally reciprocable relative thereto, and actuating mechanism carried by the handle for moving the stem longitudinally back and forth relative to the handle. The actuating mechanism may have a rotary drive, a cam member rotated by the drive, and a cam follower slidingly engaging the cam member and connected to the stem, the cam member and cam follower being mutually shaped to cause the stem to reciprocate longitudinally as the drive rotates the cam member. Alternatively the actuating mechanism may be an inertial drive including a weight connected to the stem and disposed between compressible coil springs, or a solenoid. The handle may be a cap for a cosmetic container, the cap and container together constituting a dispenser for the cosmetic. The applicator head may be a brush mounted on the stem, or a flexible helical member with opposite ends respectively secured to the tip of the stem and to the handle so as to contract and extend axially as the stem moves back and forth.

A hybrid rocket motor is manufactured by photopolymerizing the solid fuel grain in a stereolithography method, wherein fuel grains in a plastic matrix are deposited in layers for building a solid fuel rocket body in three dimensions for improved performance and for a compact design,

A retractable blade utility knife includes a knife housing, a blade, a pencil housing, a pencil sharpening slot, and a rear cover. The knife may further include a rope-cutting recess and a cutting surface in a lower end and a sawing surface in an upper end of the blade. The pencil housing forms in a lower rear part of the knife housing to keep hold of a pencil. The pencil sharpening slot is connected to a conical bore and a pencil chips storage room. The rope-cutting recess facilitates rope cutting by the blade. The blade carrier carries the blade and slides along a longitudinal axis of a knife groove formed in one side of the knife housing. The rear cover of the knife includes a pencil inlet hole and a rear cover fixed switch. The rear cover is detachably coupled to a rear portion of the knife housing via the rear cover fixed switch. The rear cover includes a pencil chip storage space and a pencil chip outlet.

A handheld shower assembly is provided. The handheld shower assembly includes a water conduit, a handle, and a showerhead. The water conduit is adapted to attach to the showerhead at one end and to a water source extending from a wall of a shower stall at another end to receive water flow. The handle includes a first portion and a second portion adapted to accept the water conduit within an interior portion of the handle. The first portion is adjustably coupled to the second portion. This allows the first portion to telescope with respect to the second portion, thereby the first portion extends from a first retracted position to a second extended position. The showerhead is coupled to the water conduit and the handle. The showerhead may receive the water flow from the water conduit as well as expelling the water flow.