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A coated article is provided with a low-emissivity (low-E) layer stack for use in a window unit or the like. The layer stack, or coating, may permit the coated article to achieve one or more of a fairly low solar factor (SF) value, a high selectivity (Tvis / SF) value, substantially neutral color at normal and / or off-axis viewing angles, and / or low emissivity. When high selectivity values are achieved, there is provided a high ratio of visible transmission to SF, which is a desirable feature in certain example instances. In certain example embodiments, a sub-oxide layer (e.g., NiCrOx) may be used as a contact layer under an infrared (IR) reflecting layer in order to permit low SF values, high selectivity, and good coloration to be achieved.

A coated article is provided with a low-emissivity (low-E) layer stack for use in a window unit or the like. The layer stack, or coating, may permit the coated article to achieve one or more of a low solar factor (SF) value, a high selectivity (Tvis / SF) value, substantially neutral color at normal and / or off-axis viewing angles, and / or low emissivity. When high selectivity values are achieved, there is provided a high ratio of visible transmission to SF, which is a desirable feature in certain example instances. In certain example embodiments, a sub-oxide layer may be used as a contact layer under an infrared (IR) reflecting layer in order to permit low SF values, high selectivity, and good coloration to be achieved.

A two or more chambered airbag provides much improved safety and / or performance. A modified single chamber airbag can be used as the primary chamber of the two-chamber airbag. A piece of fabric of appropriate size is sewn to the inside or outside surface of the front panel of the primary chamber to create the secondary chamber. One or more apertures are opened between the primary and secondary chambers. In order for the secondary chamber to inflate properly, the tethers of the primary chamber are shortened to 50% to 80% of their original length. The size or location of the tether sewing to the inner surface of the front panel of the primary chamber is also adjusted to create a desired shape of the secondary chamber when deployed.

A two-stage trigger assembly for the M16 or AR15 weapon systems. The trigger assembly comprises a spring loaded hammer, trigger and disconnector. Calibrated springs are provided to facilitate the adjustment of the second stage trigger pull weight. No set screws adjustments are necessary and a secondary safety sear similar to the factory original fire control components has been incorporated to prevent the unintentional mechanical discharge of the firearm. Installation of the disclosed device is identical to the factory fire control group and requires no hand fitting.

A coated article is provided with a low-emissivity (low-E) layer stack for use in a window unit or the like. The layer stack, or coating, may permit the coated article to achieve one or more of a low solar factor (SF) value, a high selectivity (Tvis / SF) value, substantially neutral color at normal and / or off-axis viewing angles, and / or low emissivity. When high selectivity values are achieved, there is provided a high ratio of visible transmission to SF, which is a desirable feature in certain example instances. In certain example embodiments, asymmetric IR reflecting layer thicknesses may be used (e.g., bottom IR reflecting layer thicker than the top IR reflecting layer), and / or different contact layer for the top / bottom IR reflecting layers may be used to help achieve a combination of low SF values, high selectivity, and good coloration at normal and / or off-axis viewing angles.

A coated article is provided with a low-emissivity (low-E) layer stack for use in a window unit or the like. The layer stack, or coating, may permit the coated article to achieve one or more of a low solar factor (SF) value, a high selectivity (Tvis / SF) value, substantially neutral color at normal and / or off-axis viewing angles, and / or low emissivity. When high selectivity values are achieved, there is provided a high ratio of visible transmission to SF, which is a desirable feature in certain example instances. In certain example embodiments, a sub-oxide layer (e.g., NiCrOx) may be used as a contact layer under an infrared (IR) reflecting layer in order to permit low SF values, high selectivity, and good coloration to be achieved.

A coated article is provided with a low-emissivity (low-E) layer stack for use in a window unit or the like. The layer stack, or coating, may permit the coated article to achieve one or more of a low solar factor (SF) value, a high selectivity (Tvis / SF) value, substantially neutral color at normal and / or off-axis viewing angles, and / or low emissivity. When high selectivity values are achieved, there is provided a high ratio of visible transmission to SF, which is a desirable feature in certain example instances. In certain example embodiments, a sub-oxide layer may be used as a contact layer under an infrared (IR) reflecting layer in order to permit low SF values, high selectivity, and good coloration to be achieved.

The invention relates to a plate heat exchanger (1) having a package of heat transfer plates (2), which are provided with through inlet ports (10) forming an inlet channel (12) through the package, and between the heat transfer plates arranged sealing means, which together with the heat transfer plates in every other plate interspace delimit a first flow passage (14) for one fluid and in each of the remaining plate interspaces delimit a second flow passage (13) for a second fluid, wherein the inlet channel (12) communicates with each first flow passage (14) by way of a first inlet passage (15), and is sealed from communication with each second flow passage by the sealing means.

A coated article is provided with a low-emissivity (low-E) layer stack for use in a window unit or the like. The layer stack, or coating, may permit the coated article to achieve one or more of a low solar factor (SF) value, a high selectivity (Tvis / SF) value, substantially neutral color at normal and / or off-axis viewing angles, and / or low emissivity. When high selectivity values are achieved, there is provided a high ratio of visible transmission to SF, which is a desirable feature in certain example instances. In certain example embodiments, a sub-oxide layer (e.g., NiCrOx) may be used as a contact layer under an infrared (IR) reflecting layer in order to permit low SF values, high selectivity, and good coloration to be achieved.

A coolant additive composition comprising a sustained release component and an additive component, the additive component is effective to provide at least one benefit to a coolant when released into the coolant, the sustained release component includes a polymeric material and is effective to reduce the rate of release of the additive component into the coolant relative to an identical composition without the sustained release component.

An electronic control unit presenting: a printed circuit board, which supports an electric circuit, a plurality of electric / electronic components electrically connected to the electric circuit, and at least one connector electrically connected to the electrical circuit; a housing, which accommodates therein the printed circuit board and comprises a base which inferiorly supports the printed circuit board and a lid which superiorly closes the base; and at least one deformable, elastic, expanded blocking block, which is fixed to an internal surface of the lid near at least one electric / electronic component, presents a sufficient thickness so as to determine a vertical interference with the first electric / electronic component to be compressed between the lid and the first electric / electronic component, and presents a larger area than the first electric / electronic component to laterally encompass the first electric / electronic component.

The lubricant coalescing filter element is provided that includes a cylindrical outer screen member, at least one filter element disposed inside the cylindrical outer screen member and being coaxial with the outer screen member, and a drainage arrangement disposed between the cylindrical outer screen member and the at least one filter element to drain accumulated lubricant out of the at least one filter element.

The invention relates to a vegetation support (10) consisting of a mat of entangled organic fibers (14) which form said vegetation support (10). A substrate (20) is introduced into the hollow spaces of the mat (12) and a plant material (22) able to germinate, especially seeds, spores, sprouts or the like, is planted on an upper side (16) of the mat (12). The fibers (14) of the mat (12) are secured against detachment from the mat (12). The inventive vegetation support (10) is characterized in that the mat (12) fibers (14) are coconut fibers and that a plant-compatible binding agent (28) is used to prevent the fibers (14) from becoming detached from the mat (12). The binding agent is applied to the surfaces of at least a part of the fibers (14) and ensures that the fibers (14) of the mat (12) are at least partly glued to each other.

A sensor system is described for detecting wetting of a window includes a photodetector having multiple light-sensitive elements and a light source for emitting light to a detection region of the window in such a way that a portion of the light is reflected at the window, and another portion of the light passes through the window. The light source and the light-sensitive element are situated in such a way that a portion of the light from the light source which passes through the window is reflected at the wetting and strikes a portion of the light-sensitive elements. The light source includes a lighting element which is set up to irradiate into a transparent body. The transparent body has a surface which has defined unevennesses for the diffuse radiation of the irradiated light.

A multi-pane, multi-geometry eye-shield adapted to be installed into a frame of an eye-shield, such as a goggle for protecting user's eyes, comprising a spherical anterior outer eye-shield member, a cylindrical posterior inner eye-shield member, an irregular-shaped gasket member between the anterior and posterior eye-shield members forming a water-tight and air-tight semi-annular space therebetween. The posterior cylindrical inner eye-shield member may further be adapted for heating to reduce condensation comprising a thin-film, electrically conductive heating element, such as Indium Tin Oxide (ITO), and electrical contact members to connect the thin-film heating element to a power source.

An improved dental matrices and clamp system having a wedge, a band and a clamp that. The wedge has a head portion that is used to receive a force for insertion. The wedge has two sidewalls that taper to a point. The band is attached to the top surface of the wedge. The band of the present invention is preferably malleable at the ends, with a generally oblong shape. The band can also have a length that is less than the length of the wedge. The clamp of the present invention has two arms that are biased by a resilient member. The arms are pivotally connected near the center. At the opposite end of the clamp there can a post that extends from clamp. In an alternative embodiment of the present invention the posts can have “V” shaped slits.

The AC plasma display panel (PDP) has electrodes arranged to correspond to each discharge cell between two substrates, address electrodes for the selection of display cells are formed on one substrate, and a pair of display electrodes for display discharge are formed on the other substrate. The plasma display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposing each other; display electrodes formed along one direction on the first substrate, being parallel to one another; address electrodes formed on the second substrate along the direction intersecting the display electrodes, and being parallel to one another; barrier ribs arranged in the space between the first substrate and the second substrate to define a plurality of discharge cells; and phosphor layers formed in each of the discharge cells. Then, expanded portions are formed in the regions of the address electrodes that correspond to the outermost discharge cells adjacent to the edges of both of the substrates.

An improved drumhead comprising a substantially annular hoop having a generally planar upper member spaced apart from a generally planar lower member, a circumferential inner rim and a circumferential outer rim. Also provided is a film material or membrane for constituting a drumming surface, which extends flat across the area defined within the circumferential inner rim and the circumferential outer rim. Integrally formed with the film material or membrane of the drumming surface is an annular shoulder, which extends at its base between the planar upper and lower members in a co-planar orientation with the annular hoop. The drumhead is adaptable for use with a large variety of percussion instruments including toms, snare drums, bass drums, tambourines, congas, bongos and many other types of ethnic and other drums.

Described herein are a transient event detector comprising electrical circuitry suitable to detect a transient event, and a container having a wall with at least two electrically conductive contacts that are electrically connected to the electrical circuitry, each of the at least two electrically conductive contacts being electrically isolated from each other, and a movable electrically conductive piece that intermittently connects at least two of the at least two electrically conductive contacts when the electrically conductive piece is in motion, said movable electrically conducting piece having a mass that is low enough such that if the movable electrically conducting piece is at rest and bridges two of the at least two electrically conductive contacts no transient event is detected by the electrical circuitry, methods of use and methods of manufacture.

An assembly comprised of a brake disk with a hub. Webs which are adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction extend between and are anchored to the brake disk and are attached to the hub. At least two of the webs which are adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction are formed together in one piece, either from a bent section joining the webs or because adjacent segments having respective adjacent webs are attached. The webs absorb stresses between the brake disk and the hub.

An entertainment system includes a playing surface divided into discrete fields each having distinct indicia such as a color. The system includes a plurality of game pieces, such as letter tiles, each having an indicia corresponding to a respective field as well as having an alphanumeric or user-choice indicia. The entertainment system includes an input device for actuating a timer or processor. A display is included for displaying instructions, aesthetic elements, or even a sound emitter. A method of playing the entertainment system includes a plurality of players initially selecting a predetermined number of game pieces and then, in turn, arranging game pieces on playing surface fields having like color indicia to form words, selecting additional game pieces or taking other actions relative to game pieces, and rearranging game pieces to form other words. Electronic components are included to provide elements of chance, instructions, or aesthetic appeal.

The invention relates to a detection system for detecting electrically conductive foreign objects (F) in the area (3) between the primary winding and secondary winding of an inductive power transmission system, wherein the detection system also has at least one primary coil (LA) and at least one secondary coil (LB) which are coupled together, and that at least one primary coil (LA) and / or at least one secondary coil (LB) of the detection system is an integral part of at least one electric resonant circuit (LA-CA; LB-CB), wherein an electric source (7) energises at least one resonant circuit (LA-CA), and that a monitoring device monitors at least one electric variable on the secondary side and / or on the primary side of the detection system and effects the foreign object detection by means of the measured electric variable.

A dual-polarized microstrip patch antenna structure comprising: a dual microstrip feed line circuitry underneath a bottom dielectric substrate; a ground plane layer overlying the bottom dielectric substrate, the ground plane layer having coupling apertures etched to the ground plane layer; a middle metallized patch layer stacked over a middle dielectric substrate; a top metallized patch layer stacked underneath a top dielectric substrate; and an air layer between the middle dielectric substrate and the top dielectric substrate separating the middle metallized patch layer and the top metallized patch layer. The microstrip feed line circuitry is configured to utilize corner-feeding techniques for enabling diagonal modes of the patch layers, and the coupling apertures of the ground plane layer are provided with a non-resonant bow-tie shape for enabling aperture coupling between the microstrip feed line circuitry and the patch layers.

The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of light open porous components of metal, metal alloys, plastic or ceramic of any geometry. Here, the component is produced through casting liquid material into a casting device (01), wherein a core stack (04) is mounted, cast and removed in a casting mold (03). The core stack (04) here is designed as a regular multi-dimensional core lattice (09) with defined core lattice planes (12), where each core lattice plane (12) is constructed of individual regular core bodies (10).

A planar diaphragm loudspeaker for use in a suspended ceiling grid and related methods of manufacturing are provided. The loudspeaker includes a rectangular, planar diaphragm of polymer material sized to fill an opening of the ceiling grid. The front surface of the diaphragm defines a three-dimensional, textured pattern formed by a secondary operation, such as, etching, perforating, and adhesion of granular or fiber material. The diaphragm may include an outer region about the periphery of the diaphragm having a density of at least 5 pcf and an inner region circumscribed by the outer region, thereby providing sufficient structural stiffness to the outside perimeter of the diaphragm and eliminating the need of an outer frame. The density of the inner region is at or below about 3 pcf throughout the inner region. Also, a shroud may secured to the diaphragm, in which the shroud and the diaphragm are securable in a first orientation for flush mounting or in a second orientation for tegular-drop mounting. The loudspeaker may also include a bracket rigidly attached to the diaphragm at two spaced locations in the outer region and extending across the inner region between the spaced locations.

A gingivaformer for a dental implant, wherein the gingivaformer is manufactured from a mixture of PEEK base material with a fraction of 95 to 99% by weight and at least one dye with a fraction of 1 to 5% by weight, so that the gingivaformer is flesh-colored.