Paint can sealer
OF THE DRAWINGS In the drawings which illustrate the embodiment of the invention: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the top of the preferred embodiment of the invention; FIG. 2 is a sectional view of t... Read More
Inventors: Kral, Dean C.;, Assignee: |
Vial having resealable membrane assembly activated by a medical delivery device
A resealable assembly for a vial or bottle is provided for resealable fluid access to and from the interior of the vial or bottle. The assembly establishes a resealable fluid path between a medical de... Read More
Inventors: Grimard, Jean Pierre;, Assignee: Becton Dickinson France S.A. (LePont de Claix, FR) |
Device for protecting wine against excessive exposure to air
Having described my invention, I claim: 1. A device for protecting wine being aged in a wooden container comprising: a closure adapted to cover an opening in the container; a fill duct extending throu... Read More
Inventors: Engebreth, Roald N.;, Assignee: |
Flow regulating device
I claim: 1. An apparatus for regulating the flow through an aperture of a subject fluid comprising a first immiscible fluid and a second immiscible fluid, the first fluid having a specific gravity whi... Read More
Inventors: Delwiche, John L.;, Assignee: |
Method for making fermented beverages
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of trap devices now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved yeast trap device. As such, the general purp... Read More
Inventors: Forino, Vincent;, Assignee: |
Chambered bottle cap
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT In FIGS. 1-3 there is shown a bottle 10 having a cap 14 according to the invention. The cap comprises a tubular outer housing member 16, see also FIGS. 4 and 9, having an ... Read More
Inventors: Martus, Don;, Assignee: |
Housing with finger grooves to facilitate lifting of the same
Therefore, the object of this invention is to provide a housing having opposite side walls formed with thumb and finger grooves to facilitate firm and stable handling of the housing. Accordingly, the ... Read More
Inventors: Chien, Cheng-Chuan;, Assignee: |
Node device used in network system for performing packet communications, network system using the same, and communication method used in the system
In a conventional multihop network system, a node device relays a packet output from, e.g., a terminal equipment to be transmitted to another terminal equipment, but no arrangement for performing a co... Read More
Inventors: Yamamoto, Mitsuru;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Device and method for handling, assembling and transmission of data packets
OF THE INVENTION The device D for handling data packets as described herein as well as the device DU for assembling and transmitting data packets as described herein are used in set-top boxes wherein... Read More
Inventors: Crivellari, Paolo; DeFoort, Frank Cyriel Michel;, Assignee: Alcatel (Paris, FR) |
Network server having dynamic load balancing of messages in both inbound and outbound directions
OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT In FIG. 1 a network switch 10 for a local area network 11 is coupled to a plurality of workstations 12'-12.sup.n for transmitting/receiving data packets or frames to be tran... Read More
Inventors: Basilico, Albert Richard;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Digital switch
The cell switch fabric is primarily responsible for transferring cells between the input modules and output modules in accordance with the internal tag attached to each cell. Other possible functions ... Read More
Inventors: Tout, Arthur James Viggo; Johnson, Stephen Mark;, Assignee: Madge Networks Limited (Buckinghamshire, GB) |
Reliable and flexible multicast mechanism for ATM networks
OF THE INVENTION FIG. 1 illustrates a switch 10 for achieving reliable and flexible multicast functionality for an Asynchronous Transfer Mode ("ATM") network. The switch 10 has a plurality of input p... Read More
Inventors: Hunt, Douglas H.; Nair, Raj Krishnan;, Assignee: Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. (Richardson, TX); Fujitsu Limited (Kawasaki, JP) |
Data transmission system and interface module and priority generation means included therein
An object of the invention is to provide a data transmission system of the above type but which does not incorporate the above drawbacks, i.e. to provide a data transmission system where the mentioned... Read More
Inventors: Van Kersen, Gijsbert C.; Johann, Charles F. M.;, Assignee: Alcatel N.V. (Amsterdam, NL) |
Connection apparatus which facilitates conflict-free interfacing between host apparatuses and one or more peripherals
It is an object of the invention to provide an interface apparatus in a system such that a plurality of hosts share a peripheral apparatus, wherein even if one host reserves the peripheral apparatus, ... Read More
Inventors: Takayama, Makoto;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Architecture to support a single system image across multiple network access servers
What is claimed is: 1. A system for routing communications between a plurality of telephone lines and a remote host, comprising: a communication channel coupled to the remote host: a plurality of line... Read More
Inventors: Chau, Wing Cheong; Leu, Darren; Liu, Tze-jian; Nilakantan, Chandy; Pao, Jeffrey Kaiping; Sun, Tsyr-Shya Joe; Tai, Wayming Daniel; Wang, Xiaohu;, Assignee: 3Com Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Optical network unit implemented with low-cost line interface cards
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide low-cost implementation of subscriber optical networks of the FTTC and FTTB topologies with a variety of drop lines which meet varied subs... Read More
Inventors: Yamazaki, Shuntaro;, Assignee: NEC Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Data link module for time division multiplexing control systems
It is therefore the principal object of the present invention to provide a data link module for use in a time division multiplexing control system which overcomes the various disadvantages of the know... Read More
Inventors: Riley, Robert E.;, Assignee: |
System and method for plane selection
Therefore, a need has arisen for a system and method for data plane selection that allows switching between redundant data planes without the loss of any data. In accordance with the present invention... Read More
Inventors: Humphrey, Russell L.; Garcia, Jose A.; Vo, Long V.;, Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P. (Plano, TX) |
Method and apparatus for forwarding packets from a plurality of contending queues to an output
A method and apparatus for forwarding packets from contending queues to an output having a finite bandwidth involve prioritizing the contending queues, allocating shares of the output bandwidth to the... Read More
Inventors: Aatresh, Deepak J.;, Assignee: Cabletron Systems, Inc. (Rochester, NH) |
Packet switching system and network interface having a switching device
Therefore, it is an object of the invention to provide in a packet switching system a main memory controller for a switching device that operates according to the main-memory principle. The object of ... Read More
Inventors: Reumerman, Hans-Jurgen; Van Wageningen, Andries;, Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation (New York, NY) |
Method for dynamic routing of communication messages
What is claimed is: 1. In a communication system having a controller, a plurality of site nodes linked by a plurality of LAN bridges, each site node having a plurality of controlled devices for select... Read More
Inventors: Grube, Gary W.; Sasuta, Michael D.; Furtaw, Robert William;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Method and system for distributed control in wireless cellular and personal communication systems
The present invention comprises a system and methods for distributed control in wireless cellular and personal communication systems. The system includes separate servers for performing call control a... Read More
Inventors: La Porta, Thomas F.; Ramjee, Ramachandran; Veeraraghavan, Malathi;, Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Method and apparatus for testing analogue circuits
The object of the present invention is to overcome the problems discussed above. The present invention provides a method of testing an analogue circuit comprising an analysis cycle wherein a set of st... Read More
Inventors: McKeon, Alice; Wakeling, Antony;, Assignee: Schlumberger Technologies Limited (Farnborough, GB) |
Test generation using signal flow graphs
Briefly described, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for testing analog and mixed analog and digital circuits in which test waveforms are generated by backtracing the analog circ... Read More
Inventors: Ramadoss, Rajesh; Bushnell, Michael L.;, Assignee: Rutgers University (Piscataway, NJ) |
Generating tests for an extended finite state machine using different coverage levels for different submodels
With the foregoing background in mind, it is an object of the invention to provide a test generator that generates test suites for a system in variable levels of test coverage. It is also an object to... Read More
Inventors: Tremblay, Sylvia C.; Kita, Ronald A.;, Assignee: Teradyne, Inc. (Boston, MA) |
Magnetic rotary head recorder with automatic tape loading and unloading
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide an improved tape loading and unloading device for a cassette-type magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus which permits a cassette to ... Read More
Inventors: Kamimura, Tomohisa; Suzuki, Makoto;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JA) |
Head tracking control system for a helical scan VTR
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide an apparatus for reproducing information signals recorded in successive parallel tracks on a record medium with an improved tracking control s... Read More
Inventors: Sakamoto, Hitoshi;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Method and apparatus for controlling the stepping feed of an information medium
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for controlling the stepping feed of an information medium on which recording tracks are formed by stripes which run diagonally or vertical... Read More
Inventors: Osada, Noboru; Kanamori, Akira; Kimura, Takashi; Moroto, Seiro; Horie, Hideo; Yoshizoe, Teruhide;, Assignee: Fujitsu Limited (Kawasaki, JP) |
Position control apparatus for controlling positions of rotary heads with respect to a recording medium
Accordingly, it is a general object of the present invention to provide a novel and useful position control apparatus for controlling positions of rotary heads with respect to a recording medium, in w... Read More
Inventors: Sato, Fumiaki;, Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (JP) |
Tape loading apparatus for use in a recording and/or reproducing apparatus of the rotating head kind
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a tape loading apparatus in which the level relationships between a pair of tape guide blocks and a pair of ring gears are kept constan... Read More
Inventors: Shimizu, Osamu;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
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