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20090047425 | Calcium Enriched Refractory Material by the Addition of Calcium Carbonate - The composition applied to the refractory structure has a magnesia-based refractory material, calcium carbonate and a binder. After application of the refractory material to a refractory structure and upon application of heat to the applied refractory material a matrix is formed which protects against penetration of the slag into the refractory material. The resulting refractory material has improved hot strength, slag resistance and durability. | 02-19-2009 |
20090057964 | Rotary lance - A process and apparatus for feeding an additive to a molten metal in a vessel to achieve a uniform dispersion of the additive are provided. In one example, the outlet of the lance is positioned below the surface of the molten metal. The lance is moved with a reciprocating motion, so that the outlet of the lance moves below the surface of the molten metal. The additive is dispensed through the outlet of the lance along a path traversed by the outlet in the molten metal while the lance reciprocates. | 03-05-2009 |
20090311553 | STRAND CLADDING OF CALCIUM WIRE - A cored reactive metal wire is formed by gathering at least three strands of continuously fed elongated reactive metal wires into a bundle and aligning the bundle of wires with a continuously fed sheet of metal sheath. The bundle of wires is then compacted into a generally cylindrical shape and clad with the sheet of metal sheath whereby the compacted bundle of reactive metal wires form a core of the cored wire in which the core has a substantially larger diameter than each of the strands of continuously fed elongated reactive metal wires. | 12-17-2009 |
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20140021663 | LANCE FOR WIRE FEEDING - A lance for feeding an additive wire into a quantity of molten metal below the surface of the molten metal. The lance has an inlet end which receives additive wire and an outlet end which dispenses the additive wire. The lance has an exterior sleeve of cardboard which has an inner surface. A portion of the inner surface of the exterior sleeve contacts an interior sleeve made of a refractory material. At the inlet end of the lance is a cardboard inlet outer sleeve and a cardboard inlet inner sleeve inside of the outer sleeve. The lance can have a coupling for fitting to a wire feeding apparatus. | 01-23-2014 |
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20110206808 | Non-dairy, non-soy whippable food product and method of making - A whippable food product and a method of making the same are disclosed. The finished product is packaged by an aseptic packaging process. It is shelf-stable (ingredients do not degrade or segregate during storage) at ambient temperatures for an extended period of time, and it whips stiff to form a uniform creamy topping in a short period of time. The product is free of dairy and animal products/by-products, thus suitable for vegan, kosher, or vegetarian consumption. Also, the product does not contain soy products and/or questionable ingredients such as processed oils or chemical additives, etc. | 08-25-2011 |
20110281011 | NON-DAIRY, NON-SOY WHIPPABLE FOOD PRODUCT WITH FRUIT JUICE AND METHOD OF MAKING - A whippable food product and a method of making the same are disclosed. The finished product is packaged by an aseptic packaging process. It is shelf-stable (ingredients do not degrade or segregate during storage) at ambient temperatures for an extended period of time, and it whips stiff to form a uniform creamy topping in a short period of time. The product is free of dairy and animal products/by-products, thus suitable for vegan, kosher, or vegetarian consumption. Also, the product does not contain soy products and/or questionable ingredients such as processed oils or chemical additives, etc. Fruit juice or another acidulant is added to the product for extending the whipping potential of the food product and adding fruit flavoring. | 11-17-2011 |
20130101703 | Non-dairy, non-soy whippable food product and method of making - A whippable food product and a method of making the same are disclosed. The finished product is packaged by an aseptic packaging process. It is shelf-stable (ingredients do not degrade or segregate during storage) at ambient temperatures for an extended period of time, and it whips stiff to form a uniform creamy topping in a short period of time. The product is free of dairy and animal products/by-products, thus suitable for vegan, kosher, or vegetarian consumption. Also, the product does not contain soy products and/or questionable ingredients such as processed oils or chemical additives, etc. | 04-25-2013 |
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20120211565 | USER-ADAPTIVE PRESENTATION SCANNER - A system for collecting data is provided that includes a presentation scanning apparatus comprising a first presentation scan window formed into a housing. A first laser source within the housing is operable to emit a first beam through the first presentation scan window along a first axis and illuminate a target comprising an encoded symbol character. A first scanning mirror is disposed intermediate the first laser source and the first presentation scan window. The first scanning mirror is operable to deflect the first beam emitted from the first laser source so that the first beam scans across the presentation scan window according to a baseline scan pattern. | 08-23-2012 |
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20120318868 | BAR CODE SYMBOL READING SYSTEM EMPLOYING AN EXTREMELY ELONGATED LASER SCANNING BEAM CAPABLE OF READING POOR AND DAMAGED QUALITY BAR CODE SYMBOLS WITH IMPROVED LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE - A laser scanning bar code symbol reading system for scanning and reading poor quality or damaged bar code symbols. The system includes a housing having a light transmission window; an extremely-elongated laser beam production module for producing an extremely-elongated laser beam having (i) a direction of propagation extending along a z reference direction, (ii) a height dimension being indicated by the y reference direction, and (iii) a width dimension being indicated by the x reference direction, where x, y and z directions are orthogonal to each other. Each extremely-elongated laser beam is characterized by an elongation ratio (ER) that is defined as Y/X>4.5 for any point within the working range of the laser scanning bar code symbol reading system, extending along the z direction; where (i) Y indicates the beam height of the extremely-elongated laser beam measured in the Y reference direction, and X indicates the beam width of the extremely-elongated laser beam measured in the X reference direction, and (iii) the beam height (Y) and the laser beam width (X) are measured at 1/e | 12-20-2012 |
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20150040378 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LASER SCANNERS - A method for manufacturing laser scanners is provided. Laser scanners are configured to drive their light-deflecting assemblies at a fixed drive frequency. By selecting for inclusion in the laser scanners only those light-deflecting assemblies that have resonant oscillation frequencies falling within a specified range, operation of the laser scanners remains within engineering tolerances even through extreme environmental changes. Moreover, the method results in laser scanner having greater unit-to-unit consistency during operation even in extreme environments. | 02-12-2015 |
20150193645 | INDICIA-READER HAVING UNITARY-CONSTRUCTION - A hand-held indicia-reading device includes a housing and a cable having a unitary-construction. The indicia-reader has a head portion with an indicia-reading system including a printed circuit board. The entire handle portion of the reader is typically over-molded onto a host-connector cable. The host-connector cable includes a circuit board connector on one end and a connector for connecting to a host at an opposite end extending from a base portion of the handle. | 07-09-2015 |
20150278570 | HAND-MOUNTED INDICIA-READING DEVICE WITH FINGER MOTION TRIGGERING - A wearable indicia reader is worn on the back of a user's hand such that the act of pointing the user's index finger is sufficient to align the indicia reader and trigger the indicia-reading process. Triggering is achieved by sensing the user's finger in an image or by breaking a light path in a photogate. | 10-01-2015 |