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|37th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 17
|Patent application number
|Process for the Cutting of Thermoplastic Polymers Downstream of a Water-Ring Die - Process for the production of substantially cylindrical pellets of vinyl-aromatic (co)polymers, leaving a water-ring extrusion die, wherein the extrusion is effected so that the length/diameter ratio of the pellet ranges from 1.3 to 2 and the diameter of the (base) ranges from 2 to 3.2 mm, with a flow-rate of the polymer, per hole of the die, ranging from 4 to 20 kg/h.
|Method and Apparatus for Producing a Seal Including a Portion Having a Wall of Variable Thickness - The method makes it possible to produce a seal (
|Continuous molding method of composite material having stepwise sectional thickness - There is provided a continuous molding method capable of varying a thickness of a prepreg molded article.
|COMPOSITE FIBER FILTER COMPRISING NAN0-MATERIALS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing a composite fiber filter having high efficiency and high functionality, the method comprising: melt-spinning microfiber yarns on a forming rod, which is made of a conductive material, grounded at one end thereof and rotatably driven, using a melt-spinning device, to form on the forming layer a microfiber layer consisting of the microfiber yarns; and electrospinning on the microfiber layer an electrospinnable polymer solution having a given dielectric constant, using an electrospinning device, so as to form on the microfiber layer a nanofiber layers consisting of nanofiber yarns, wherein the microfiber yarns of the microfiber layer and the nanofiber yarns of the nanofiber layer contain silver nanoparticles so as to have an antibacterial function.
|Curved extrusions and method of forming the same - A curved extrusion includes a body that has indefinite length and a cross-section, and that is formed to contour and at least one channel cut into the cross-section that is filled with deposited material such that said cross-section of said body is restored. By cutting the channels into the cross-section of the extrusion, the extrusion may be easily formed onto a contoured tool to be curved with lower forming and residual stresses and distortion. By filling the channels with deposited material, the original cross-section and strength of the extrusion can be restored. By adding a transverse stiffener, the strength of the original extrusion may not only be restored but also further improved. By depositing material to create structural features the cross-section of the extrusion may be locally changed. The method for forming curved extrusions of the present invention may be used, for example, to produce T-chords of an aircraft.
|Absorbent core for disposable absorbent article - A method of making an absorbent core for use in an absorbent article. The method comprising the steps of:
|Golf ball manufacturing method - The invention provides a method of manufacturing golf balls having a core and at least one cover layer which involves injecting a molten cover resin material around a core so as to form a cover layer. The cover resin material is a single resin composition made up of (A) a thermoplastic polyurethane, (B) a polyisocyanate compound and (C) a thermoplastic elastomer other than the thermoplastic polyurethane in a weight ratio (A):(B):(C)=100:{2-50}:{0-50}, and is injected with from 10 to 99% of the total number of isocyanate groups in component B remaining in an unreacted state within the cover resin material. The method of the invention provides a high manufacturability and a good amenability to mass production, and the manufactured golf balls thus obtained have a high rebound and excellent scuff resistance.
|METHOD OF RECYCLING FIBERGLASS REINFORCED PLASTICS - A method of recycling fiberglass reinforced plastics. The steps include grinding used fiber reinforced plastic material such as scraps with a grinder into a predetermined length to form a grinded reinforced plastic material. The grinded reinforced material is then mixed with a mixing agent to form a composite material that is heated in order to cure the composite material to form a panel.
|SPREADER BOX APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FORMING BI-LAMINAR PAINTBALL SHELL MATERIAL AND PAINTBALLS FOR USE WITH PAINTBALL GUN - A spreader box and method form a bi-laminar paintball shell material. Walls of a box body define a reservoir containing, and an aperture dispensing, a first gel. Walls of a gate body define a reservoir containing, and an aperture dispensing, a second gel. Within the box, the first gel is kept separate from the second gel. The box body aperture dispenses the first gel as a continuous first layer. The gate body aperture dispenses the second gel as a continuous second layer that is adjacent and juxtaposed with the first layer, such that the first gel bonds with the second gel to form the bi-laminar paintball shell material. A paintball, containing a fill material, has a frangible bi-laminar shell including an exterior shell that completely surrounds and contains an interior shell. The paintball is adapted to withstand the normal range of forces sustained in being fired from a paintball gun.
|RELEASE SURFACES, PARTICULARLY FOR USE IN NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY - The addition of thin coatings (less than and approaching monomolecular coatings) of persistent release materials comprising preferred compounds of the formula:
|METHOD FOR FORMING AND SELLING CANDLES - A method and apparatus ("utility") for quickly and conveniently melting and blending candle materials to form a candle is provided. The utility utilizes a heated inclined surface on which the candle materials may be placed to melt. The melted candle materials may be directed into a candle mold. The utility includes a drip spout for directing the candle materials into a candle mold. A method for providing consumers with the opportunity to make individualized candles is also provided. The method includes enticing consumers to make their own candles, as well as providing an apparatus and/or materials to make candles. The apparatus and candle materials may be purchased and/or rented by consumers.
|APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOLDING POLYMER PARTS BY DISPLACEMNT INJECTION MOLDING - A displacement-injection molding system utilizes a plasticizing vessel with cylindrical heat transfer cores extending into the cavity of the plasticizing vessel to efficiently heat polymer granules to their injection temperature and a variable volume mold utilizing back pressure to maintain the injected polymer under pressure. A plunger for ejecting polymer from the plasticizing vessel incorporates openings for receiving the cylindrical cores. The plasticizing vessel is preferably sized to receive at least two shot sizes of polymer material to permit continuous heating of the granules of plastic material between shots as additional granules are added to replace the ejected material.
|Production Method for Sole Plate - Disclosed is a sole plate production method, which comprises the steps of heating a sole-plate substrate material made of thermoplastic resin, pressing the heated substrate material relative to a foot sole of a human to prepare a sole-plate substrate (
|SCREW DESIGN AND METHOD FOR METAL INJECTION MOLDING - A screw and method for processing metal, metallic alloys, and metal matrix composites in a plastic injection molding machine is disclosed. The screw includes shank with a screw shaft extending from the shank. The screw shaft includes a rear portion proximate to the shank, a middle portion proximate the rear portion, and a front portion proximate the middle portion. Flights extend from the rear portion of the screw shaft for advancing material through the plastic injection molding machine into the middle portion of the screw shaft. Flights may optionally be included in the front portion of the screw.
|Stereolithographic Apparatus - An improved stereolithography apparatus for forming three-dimensional objects using multiple chambered resin vats and a quick disconnect mounting system to permit concurrent use of multiple photopolymer build materials and easy change over of resin vats is disclosed. The apparatus permits easy change over from multiple chambered vat use to single chamber vat use and vice versa or change over between multiple chambered vats.
|Micro/Nano-Pattern Film Contact Transfer Process - A micro/nano-pattern film contact transfer process is described, comprising: providing a mold, wherein an imprinting pattern is set in a first surface of the mold; forming a release layer on the first surface of the mold and a transfer material layer on the release layer; providing a substrate; placing the mold on a first surface of the substrate, wherein the first surface of the mold is opposite to the first surface of the substrate; applying a pre-pressed force on the substrate from a second surface opposite to the first surface of the substrate; providing a heating source to heat the transfer material layer to produce an adhesion effect between a portion of the transfer material layer contacting with the first surface of the substrate and the substrate; and removing the mold, wherein the contacting portion of the transfer material layer is transferred onto the first surface of the substrate.
|Tissue scaffold having aligned fibrils, apparatus and method for producing the same, and artificial tissue and methods of use thereof - A tubular tissue scaffold is described which comprises a tube having a wall, wherein the wall includes biopolymer fibrils that are aligned in a helical pattern around the longitudinal axis of the tube where the pitch of the helical pattern changes with the radial position in the tube wall. The scaffold is capable of directing the morphological pattern of attached and growing cells to form a helical pattern around the tube walls. Additionally, an apparatus for producing such a tubular tissue scaffold is disclosed, the apparatus comprising a biopolymer gel dispersion feed pump that is operably connected to a tube-forming device having an exit port, where the tube-forming device is capable of producing a tube from the gel dispersion while providing an angular shear force across the wall of the tube, and a liquid bath located to receive the tubular tissue scaffold from the tube-forming device. A method for producing the tubular tissue scaffolds is also disclosed. Also, artificial tissue comprising living cells attached to a tubular tissue scaffold as described herein is disclosed. Methods for using the artificial tissue are also disclosed.
|Welding Method by Means of Electromagnetic Radiation - Two shaped articles A and B which are not directly weldable to one another can be welded to one another with the aid of a film C if the material of the first surface of this film is compatible with the material of the shaped article A and the material of the second surface of this film is compatible with the material of the shaped article B and if either the film C or a surface region in contact therewith absorbs electromagnetic radiation. The welding is carried out by brining the first surface of the film C into contact with the shaped article A and the second surface of the film C into contact with the shaped article B and inputting electromagnetic radiation.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ELECTRICAL FIELD ASSISTED IMPRINTING - A method and apparatus for performing nanoimprint lithography. When an electric field is applied between the mold and the substrate, various forces can be generated among molds, substrates, and resists. The electrostatic force between the mold and the substrate can serve as an imprinting pressure to press the structured mold into the conformable resist. In addition, the electric field induces additional wetting forces (electrowetting or dielectrophoresis) in a liquid resist, which can assist the flow and filling of the liquid resist into fine structures.
|MOLD CONSTRUCTION FOR A PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SHAPED CONTAINERS - A molding unit (
|Device for Suspending a Unit Such that Vibrations are Damped - The invention relates to a device for suspending a unit, especially a hydraulic unit of an electronically traction-controlled brake system of a motor vehicle. The unit is suspended in a receptacle provided on the vehicle such that vibrations are damped. Hydraulic units of vehicle brake systems are usually equipped with an electric motor for driving pumps located in the hydraulic unit. The brake pressure in the wheel brakes can be modulated via the pumps. The pump drive can cause mechanical and hydraulic vibrations in the unit which can result in unwanted operational noise in case said vibrations are transmitted to the vehicle body without being damped. The improved device is manually preloaded due to limited space for using tools. A clamping mechanism is guided in an axially movable manner on an armature which is fixed to the hydraulic unit and which can be moved from a basic position into a clamping position. The clamping mechanism is interlocked with the armature in both positions.
|Magnetic Clamp - A magnetic clamp (
|SUCTION PLATE AND CRADLE FOR AN AUTOMOBILE HAVING THE SAME - A suction plate and a cradle for an automobile having the same, the suction plate including a housing provided with a boss protruding in one direction, the boss having a through hole formed to pass through a side thereof; a suction member installed at a lower portion of the housing to be moved relative to the housing, the suction member having a central shaft inserted in the boss, the central shaft having a central hole formed thereon to pass through a side thereof; an elastic member provided in an upper portion of the central shaft to provide elastic force in a direction in which the suction member and the housing go away from each other; and an operating lever provided in the housing rotatably within a certain angular range to adjust relative movement of the housing and the suction member.
|CLAMPING FIXTURE - A clamping fixture (
|Xy Guide Table - Provided is an XY guide table in which rigidity of portions thereof where ball rolling surfaces are formed is enhanced to thereby eliminate clearances between balls and ball rolling grooves making it possible to guide an upper plate in an X-direction and Y-direction with respect to a lower plate without involving any rattling, and which can be formed in a very thin shape. The XY guide table includes the lower plate, an intermediate plate, and the upper plate assembled with each other through intermediation of the balls. Each of the lower plate and the upper plate has a pair of rail bodies of a substantially rectangular sectional configuration and a storage groove sandwiched between the rail bodies, and is formed in a substantially channel-like configuration. The ball rolling groove is formed in a side surface of each rail body facing the storage groove. The plates are stacked together, with the storage grooves being opposed and orthogonal to each other. The intermediate plate is formed in a substantially rectangular configuration, and has the lower half thereof loosely fitted into the storage groove of the lower plate and the upper half thereof loosely fitted into the storage groove of the upper plate.
|Universal locking mechanism for a clamp - A manual locking clamp is disclosed. The manual locking clamp includes a base and a handle pivotally connected to the base. The manual locking clamp also includes a locking lever connected to the handle. The locking lever including a first locking orifice and a second locking orifice along with a fulcrum orifice and a pivot orifice. The locking lever is capable of being used on any known manual clamp, including pull action clamps, hold down action clamps, straight line action clamps, and any other known manual action clamps.
|Device for applying pressure to a workpiece - In a device for applying pressure to a workpiece comprising a contacting element for a workpiece, a holding device and a bearing device by means of which the contacting element is retained on the holding device, wherein the bearing device comprises a holding head and a holding head seating space, and wherein the holding head seating space has a bearing portion for the holding head, it is provided that the bearing device comprises a bearing shell which is a part separate from the holding head and the holding head seating space, and that the bearing is fixed on the holding head seating space and forms the bearing portion.
|Flexible jaw vise accessory for irregular objects - A vise jaw accessory that attaches to a conventional vise having a unique means of mounting above the vise, using a set of accessory jaw brackets, front and rear, with special mounting provisions for each, capable of supporting and positioning a set of accessory jaws that hold and stabilize a wide variety of irregularly shaped objects by means of opposing arrays of spring-loaded pins capable of individual deflection. The jaws are designed to be interchangeable to accommodate work types ranging from delicate to heavy-duty, as well as flat faces or other jaw face types.
|Ejection tray, sheet supply and ejection device, image forming apparatus, and information display device - An ejection tray includes a container that contains a plurality of stacked recording sheets printed by a printing unit of an image forming apparatus, a movable cover mounted on the container, and a sorting member that sorts out a desired recording sheet from the recording sheets stacked in the container. The desired recording sheet sorted out in the container is allowed to be taken out when the cover is opened.
|Ejection tray, sheet supply and ejection device, image forming apapratus, and information display device - An ejection tray includes a container that contains a plurality of stacked recording sheets printed by a printing unit of an image forming apparatus, a movable cover mounted on the container, and a sorting member that sorts out a desired recording sheet from the recording sheets stacked in the container. The desired recording sheet sorted out in the container is allowed to be taken out when the cover is opened.
|SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus of the invention includes a folding mechanism that includes paired folding rollers, presses a sheet to a nip portion of the paired folding rollers from a direction orthogonal to a transport direction, and folds the sheet by rotating the paired folding rollers. Further, there are provided a drive motor capable of making positive rotation and reverse rotation, a variable speed mechanism to convert a rotation force of the drive motor into a rotation output in a single direction and with a low speed or a high speed by changing a rotation direction of the drive motor, a transmission mechanism to transmit the rotation output in the single direction to the paired folding rollers, and a control unit to control the rotation direction of the drive motor and to change the rotation speed of the paired folding rollers.
|TURN-BAR DOCUMENT HANDLING APPARATUS FOR UTILIZATION WITH A LAZY-PORTRAIT DOCUMENT PRINTING SYSTEM - For use with lazy-portrait narrow-end to narrow-end (LPEE) formatted document pages printed on a continuous web of material, a system and method for assembling correctly page-sequenced document sets that utilizes a slitter for separating the LPEE formatted document pages into two separate streams of continuous sheets, a turn-bar assembly positioned to flip only one of the continuous sheet streams, a cutter that produces separates pages from both the flipped stream of sheets and non-flipped stream of sheets, a collator for collating all of the separate pages into the correctly page-sequenced document sets, and a controller for tracking the LPEE formatted document pages and overseeing the assembly of the correctly page-sequenced document sets.
|Method and Apparatus for Proof Sheet Removal - An apparatus for the removal of proof sheets from a sheet-processing machine has at least one sheet catcher provided with a gripper device. The gripper draws the sheet out of the stacking region. A lower sheet catcher is first moved into the stacking region above the sheet stack. Following a deposition of at least one proof sheet, the sheet is gripped with the gripper device, and following sheets are held back with an upper sheet catcher. Then the proof sheet is drawn out of the stacking region by moving the lower sheet catcher and the gripper device back.
|Sheet conveying device, sheet processing apparatus, and image forming apparatus - A sheet conveying device in which at least a sheet is guided and conveyed by a guiding member includes a discharging roller that conveys the sheet, a first guiding member and a second guiding member that are arranged along an outer periphery of the discharging roller, and a supporting shaft that rotatably supports both the first guiding member and the second guiding member. When the first guiding member is located at a first position in which a path between the first guiding member and the discharging roller is closed, the sheet is guided to a shift conveying path, and when the first guiding member is located at a second position in which the path is opened, the sheet is guided to a folding processing tray.
|METHOD OF CONTROLLING ENVIRONMENT WITHIN MEDIA FEED STACK - A method maintains an environment within an interior of a sheet feeder during dead-cycling of an image forming device to which the sheet feeder is operatively connected. The method jets pulses of air into the interior of the sheet feeder that houses two or more pieces of media therein while the image forming device is dead-cycling. By the method, the attractive forces between two pieces of adjacent media. In a stack are reduced or minimized, and feeding of multiple sheets can be reduced or eliminated.
|KICKER - Various embodiments and methods relating to a kicker are disclosed.
|Image Forming Apparatus and Sheet Feeding Apparatus - An apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a sheet housing unit which houses a recording sheet and which includes an opening portion formed on an upper end side thereof; a cover member configured to open and close the opening portion; a feed roller which feeds the recording sheet housed in the sheet housing unit; a push member provided in the sheet housing unit configured to push the recording sheet housed in the sheet housing unit toward the feed roller while moving between a distal position spaced apart from the feed roller and a proximal position closer to the feed roller than the distal position; a force application mechanism which provides a push force to the push member; and a cooperation mechanism which displaces the push member from the proximal position to the distal position cooperatively with the cover member being opened.
|Card Holder for a Credential Production Device - A credential production device is provided. The credential production device includes a card holder. The card holder includes a housing having a base and a card press. The card press is configured to apply a load to a top card of a stack of cards supported above the base. The load includes a perpendicular load component oriented perpendicularly to the base and having a magnitude that increases as a thickness of the stack of cards decreases.
|Substrate Feeding in a Credential Production Device - A method of feeding substrates in a credential production device is provided. A substrate transport has first and second feed rollers displaced along a substrate feed path. A substrate holder containing at least a first substrate engages the first feed roller and a second substrate lies on the first substrate. The first feed roller driven such that the first substrate is fed out of the substrate holder in a forward direction along the substrate feed path. Movement of the second substrate is restricted in the forward direction along the substrate feed path using the first feed roller after the first substrate separates from the first feed roller. The first substrate is fed along the substrate feed path using the second feed roller.
|APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING A STACK OF SHEETS - A plasterboard wedge has an acute edge that is sufficiently thin to be inserted between the edges of consecutive plasterboard sheets arranged in a stack. The wedge is then pressed into the stack to form a gap on both lateral sides of the wedge into which the forks of a fork-lift can be inserted. The fork-lift can then lift the desired number of plasterboard sheets off the stack onto a vehicle. A tip of one of the fork-lift forks is used to press the wedge into the stack, and is located in a horizontal groove in the blunt face to prevent relative vertical slipping.
|Novel finisher compiler tray - This is a compiler tray with a Velcro® surfaced back guide enabled to be used with Birds Beak Edge Curl Suppressors to minimize up curl and down curl of sheets fed into the tray and improve Stapled Set Registration. The Velcro® is either fixed to the back guide or adjustably positioned on the back guide. The Velcro® is placed on the back guide in such a manner that the ribs and grooves of the Velcro® are at an angle significantly not parallel to the plane of the lead edge of paper sheets fed into the compiling tray.
|SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus has: a plurality of conveying paths which convey sheets; and front and back aligning members which perform width alignment in the direction which crosses the sheet conveying direction of the sheets conveyed from the conveying paths. Standby positions when the front and back aligning members approach side edges of the sheets from the standby positions and perform the width alignment of the sheets at the width aligning position are made different every sheet on the basis of discharge position information of the sheets to the plurality of conveying paths.
|IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - [Object] To provide an image forming apparatus and image forming method that can prevent a decrease in image quality by preventing a step-out of a driving source, which occurs because a load of a feeding device is applied when a medium is transported for image formation.
|SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The sheet conveying apparatus includes a first member configured to convey a sheet along a predetermined conveying path while holding the sheet, a second member configured to convey a sheet along the predetermined conveying path while holding the sheet, and a changing unit configured to change a first state in which the first member and the second member convey the same sheet along the predetermined conveying path and a second state in which the first member and the second member convey different sheets in the predetermined conveying path according to a length of a sheet along the predetermined conveying path.
|Cue ball table game - A table game comprising a flat surfaced table, a free standing upsettable penalty tower, seven holes spaced away from sides of the flat surface, seven cue balls, one of which is a premium ball, and an individual cue ball return channel, sound deadening pad, ball drop slot, and scoring box, each corresponding to a given hole.
|Nerve challenge - This is a game designed to challenge one's mental capacity and endurance providing an avenue for one to participate on a one-on-one competition in the area of mental observation and patience, while producing the effect that you are conquering 'mind over matter' by placing the disc into the opponent's cup. Nerve Challenge provides many times over the challenge of winning superiority over an inanimate object without any technical or philosophical expertise and many hours of fun for the people who have and can share the fun with their friends by placing all their discs into their opponent's cup before the timer runs out; and, if they feel they are excellent at their game, they can challenge the possibility of finding out their limits in their dexterity and mental capacity for having patience by racing against time.
|Carromboard With A Grainy Playing Surface And A Resilient Border Rail - A new and improved carromboard utilizing a grainy playing surface, a resilient border rail, and game pieces with a plurality of convex projections on their underside. This new version of the carromboard is lighter, more durable, easier and more cost effective to manufacture. The design reduces the coefficient of friction and eliminates afore used powders, thereby improving the game.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRACKING AND DISPLAYING OUTCOMES OF A LIVE CRAPS GAME - A system and method for recording and displaying craps game data is disclosed. A display positioned proximate to a craps table displays craps game data which can be manually input or acquired automatically. Manually inputting craps game data is facilitated by a remote control device in communication with the display. A scanner, camera or other image capturing means can be used to acquire dice roll outcomes which are then automatically transmitted to the display. Various displayed craps game data, including a roll history and a clock, allow players to observe whether a craps table is hot or cold. System memory permits best rolls of the day, week, month, year or all time to be displayed as well.
|Gaming Method And Gaming Machine Accepting Side Bet - A playing method of a card game comprising the steps of: (a) dealing a predetermined number of cards to a player as player's cards and dealing a predetermined number of cards to a banker as banker's cards; (b) placing a side BET different from a normal BET; (c) dividing the predetermined number of the player's cards and the predetermined number of the banker's cards into two sets of cards respectively; (d) determining winning or losing of a game by comparing hands of the player's cards divided into two sets with hands of the banker's cards divided into two sets; (e) selecting cards out of the predetermined number of the player's cards, when determining that the game results in a tie or a loss of the player in the step (d) and the side BET is placed in the step (b); and (f) offering a payout based on a hand of the player's cards selected in the step (d) and the inputted side BET.
|Gaming method and gaming machine accepting side bet - A playing method of a card game according to the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) dealing a predetermined number of cards to a player as player's cards and dealing a predetermined number of cards to a banker as banker's cards; (b) placing a side BET different from a normal BET; (c) determining a result of a normal game by comparing a hand of the player's cards with a hand of the banker's cards; (d) dealing a predetermined number of additional cards to the player aside from the player's cards, on condition that the side BET is placed, when the normal game results in a loss of the player; (e) determining a result of an additional game by using at least the player's cards and the additional cards.
|Gaming method and gaming machine accepting side bet - A playing method of a card game according to the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) dealing a predetermined number of cards to a player as player's cards and dealing a predetermined number of cards to a banker as banker's cards; (b) placing a side BET different from a normal BET; (c) dividing the predetermined number of the player's cards and the predetermined number of the banker's cards into two sets of cards, respectively; (d) determining winning or losing of a game by comparing hands of the player's cards divided into two sets with hands of the banker's cards divided into two sets; (e) determining whether or not the side BET is placed; and (f) executing a special game, when determining that the game has resulted in a tie in the step (d) and that the side BET is placed.
|Gaming Method And Gaming Machine Accepting Side Bet - A playing method of a card game according to the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) dealing a predetermined number of cards to a player as player's cards and dealing a predetermined number of cards to a banker as banker's cards; (b) placing a side BET different from a normal BET; (c) dividing the predetermined number of the player's cards and the predetermined number of the banker's cards into two sets of cards, respectively; (d) determining winning or losing of a game by comparing hands of the player's cards divided into two sets with hands of the banker's cards divided into two sets; (e) dealing additional cards to the player and the banker, when determining that the game results in a tie or losing of the player in the step (d) and that the side BET is placed in the step (b); (f) dividing the player's cards and the banker's cards into three sets of cards, respectively, both the player's cards and the banker's cards including the additional cards dealt in the step (e); and (g) determining winning or losing of a game by comparing hands of the player's cards divided into three sets with hands of the banker's cards divided into three sets.
|Gaming devices and methods of playing card games with indicator of cards played from previous hands - Gaming devices and methods of playing games wherein an indication of the cards which have already been discarded or dealt is displayed for a player to view prior to making a decision. One embodiment is directed to a gaming device comprising a video display which is designed for the play of Blackjack. Other embodiments are directed to table versions of the present invention wherein physical playing cards are actually dealt to one or more players. At the conclusion of each hand, an indication of the cards dealt is displayed for viewing by all of the players.
|Card game and method with available multi-wagering - Card game and method using a standard deck, and is played by a dealer and at least one player. Each hand includes dealing face-down three cards to the dealer, dealing face-down two cards to each player, permitting each player to view only a first dealt card, and requiring each player to make a decision about selection of a playing card after viewing the first dealt card which could be to stay with the first card which would thus constitute the player's playing card or to pass the first card and view the second card which would then constitute the player's playing card. Thereafter, all of the dealer's cards are uncovered and one of the dealer's cards is selected as the dealer's playing card, the assigned card being the one having the best value to achieve an objective of the game and method. Each player's playing card is revealed and compared to the dealer's playing card. A winner of the hand is determined based on the comparison.
|Speed fit brush seal - A seal assembly includes a component of a gas turbine engine having a circumferential surface, a first knife edge seal, a second knife edge seal, and a brush seal assembly. The first knife edge seal and the second knife edge seal extend radially from the circumferential surface of the component and form a gap at the circumferential surface of the component between the first knife edge seal and the second knife edge seal. The brush seal assembly is positioned within the gap between the first knife edge seal and the second knife edge seal and is attached to the circumferential surface of the component.
|Method for reducing extrusion of sealing elements - A sealing element includes an elastomeric matrix; a plurality of incorporants embedded in the matrix.
|Coaxial Multi-Shaft Assemblies - A concentric multi-shaft assembly (
|Arrangement of a Shaft With a Mechanical Face Seal Mounted Thereon - An arrangement of a shaft with a slip-ring seal mounted thereon is disclosed. The slip-ring seal (
|SHAFT INTERFACE DEBRIS SEAL - A sealing assembly is provided for sealing an interface between two shafts, including a primary and secondary seal and a rotatable shaft sleeve having inner and outer sleeves forming a sealing cavity therebetween, and enclosing one of the seals. The secondary seal contacts the outer sleeve, and the primary seal contacts the inner sleeve, with the secondary seal circumscribing part of the primary seal. The seals each have a pair of sealing lips forming a sealing cavity therebetween, with one pair of sealing lips being sufficiently shaped to contact the inner sleeve, and the other pair of sealing lips being sufficiently shaped to contact the outer sleeve. A fluid fills the sealing cavities to provide a barrier to debris. The seals are bonded to a seal arm positioned adjacent the housing in contact therewith. The secondary seal is positioned between the sleeve and housing, and circumscribing the interface.
|Wide Range Temperature and Pressure Hydraulic Cylinder Sealing System - A seal system for a reciprocating cylinder includes a buffer seal, a rod seal, and a wiper seal. The buffer seal includes a dynamic seal lip and a static lip extending from a hinge portion. The hinge portion of the static lip allows fluid to escape past the outer diameter of the seal when the rod is retracted thereby releasing any pressure build-up between the rod seal and buffer seal. The axial face portion of the dynamic seal lip includes axially extending notches therein. The notches prevent the buffer seal from sticking to the axial wall of the groove and provide a consistent path for the fluid to energize the annular groove between the static and dynamic lips during the extension phase which is necessary for the function of the seal. The back-up ring is an integrated part of the buffer seal, used to provide superior extrusion resistance. The rod seal includes an annular seal body having a dynamic seal lip angularly extending radially inwardly and axially from the seal body, and a static lip angularly extending radially outwardly and axially from the seal body. An axial face portion of the dynamic seal lip and the static lip each include radially extending notches therein. The notches prevent the seal from sticking to the axial walls of the groove the rod seal is installed in and provides a consistent path for the fluid to energize the annular groove created by the static and dynamic lip during the extension phase. The back-up ring is an integrated part of the rod seal, used to provide superior extrusion resistance.
|DYNAMIC SHAFT SEAL AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION THEREOF - A shaft seal for forming a dynamic seal along an axially extending annular running surface and method of installation thereof is provided. The shaft seal has a mounting portion configured to be connected to a stationary housing and a seal lip having an annular sealing surface extending between an oil side end and an air side end of the seal lip. The sealing surface is configured to extend axially along a shaft running surface. An annular bridge portion connects the seal lip to the mounting portion. A plurality of webs extend generally radially between the bridge portion and the mounting portion to prevent the seal lip from being inadvertently unfolded during installation or while in use. An annulus can be used to install the shaft seal into a housing and about a shaft without the need for secondary operations.
|METAL GASKET - A metal gasket includes embossments that exhibit essentially full functional recovery and full retained internal stress at temperatures up to about 1000° F. which is made from sheet material that is cold rolled and whose embossments are work hardened without any post embossment heat treating that would act to harden the material. This material may also receive a precipitation hardening heat treatment prior to being embossed. The gasket materials include alloys having greater than about 18% Ni, greater than about 14% Cr, from about 0.1 to 10% of at least one of Mo, Ti, V, Al, Co, Nb, Ta or Cu and the balance Fe with incidental impurities, which are cold rolled without any post embossment heat treating that would act to harden the material.
|Sealing Structure of Casing - A sealing structure of a casing includes a housing having a flow path, a case having a flow path communicating with the flow path when combined with the housing, a tubular knock pin provided to fit to both of the housing and the case and surround the flow path in a joint portion between the housing and the case, and an FIPG holding portion provided on an outer circumferential side of the knock pin.
|Electroactive Polymer Compressed Gasket for Electromagnetic Shielding - A gasket for shielding a seam between two surfaces includes a resilient member, a first electrode, a second electrode and a conductive layer. The resilient member has a first side and an opposite second side. The first electrode is disposed on the first side of the resilient member. The second electrode is disposed on the second side of the resilient member. The conductive layer envelops at least a portion of the resilient member, the first electrode and the second electrode. The resilient member includes a material that is compressed when a first potential is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode and that is decompressed when a second potential, different from the first potential, is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode.
|Self-tightening drill chuck - A drill chuck has a chuck body, a jaw holder element rotatable on the body and formed with a plurality of angularly spaced guides, and a sleeve element surrounding the holder element and body. Jaws in the guides can be shifted in the guides forward and together on rotation of the holder element in a tightening direction relative to the body and oppositely on rotation of the holder element relative to the body in an opposite loosening direction. Interengaging formations on the sleeve element and on the body limit relative angular movement of the sleeve element on the body between a pair of angularly offset end positions. An annular array of teeth rotationally fixed to the sleeve element can be engaged by a pawl angularly fixed on the holder element. A release ring rotatable the body rearward of the sleeve is rotationally coupled to one of the elements.
|Bit mounting devices - A bit mounting device includes a holder that may be mounted to a spindle of the power tool or may be a part of the spindle. A bit push member is disposed within a bit receiving hole that is formed in the holder for receiving a tool bit. The movement of the operation member is transmitted to the bit push member via a transmission mechanism, so that the tool bit is pushed in a removing direction from the bit receiving hole by the bit push member.
|Implement Clamping System, a Base Jaw and Top Jaw for It - A base jaw and a top jaw of an implement clamping system, which can be plugged into each other and which comprise engaging surfaces configured together into cuneal manner and limiting the depth of penetration between the two jaws. The wedge angle is at least 85° or more, but at most 140°, thereby substantially avoiding jamming the engaging surfaces while nevertheless the top jaws are held in place in all directions by the base jaws.
|Clamping Device - The invention relates to a tensioning device, especially for machine tools, in which a deforming tensioning element acts on a clamping part with a clamping force which results from the deformation in order to fix or release a fixing element.
|Vehicle Chassis - A vehicle chassis comprises a spring support for supporting a bodywork spring that is braced between two spring plates, and a vibration damper which is provided with a piston rod and a damper pipe and in which an area of the piston rod and/or the damper pipe is arranged inside the bodywork spring. At least one spring plate can be axially displaced by means of a drive unit encompassing a driving mechanism and a gear mechanism. The objective is to operate the vehicle chassis such that the energy consumption is low. In particular, the objective is not to use any energy to retain the adjustable spring plate in the mounted position when the vehicle chassis is in the neutral position. This objective is achieved by providing at least one energy store which is effective between the vehicle body and the spring plate and absorbs the weight of the vehicle.
|Active air suspension for mobile liquid tanks - Apparatus, systems and methods for the stabilization of a mobile liquid tank during transportation of a liquid. Sensors feed information regarding the status and position of a liquid retained therein to a control unit which calculates expected movement of the liquid, and controls a set of pneumatic valves to adjust airsprings of a pneumatic suspension as to minimize undesirable movement of the liquid.
|Convertible Cycling Apparatus - Cycling apparatus (
|SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING A SCREEN - A display system and computer-readable medium are disclosed. The display system includes a base, a screen movably coupled to the base, and a control unit coupled to the screen. The control unit adjusts the screen to a position based on at least one condition. The at least one condition can be an attribute such as a height or an eye position. According to the system disclosed herein, the display system increases the convenience of a user by automatically adjusting the screen to an optimal position for the user. As a result, improved readability of the screen is achieved while simplifying the use of the display system.
|Shopping cart and collapsible compartment thereof - The invention concerns a collapsible compartment of a shopping cart comprising a seat panel for closing leg holes avoiding small objects or groceries to fall out. The panel has a rear edge having a tube-shaped portion hingely connected to the swinging rear wall of the compartment. The panel may be urged in an up or down position thanks to a cam element positioned longitudinally on the tube-shaped portion so as to face a vertical wire of the swinging rear wall of the collapsible compartment acting as a spring. The cam is also positioned radially on the tube-shaped portion so as to strike the vertical wire when the seat panel is pivoted from either the down position to the up position or the up position to the down position. The invention is also directed to a shopping cart including the same collapsible compartment.
|Spray paint assistant - The Spray Paint Assistant is a cart that can be used to transport and utilize conventional spray-painting equipment and attachments. One embodiment of the invention utilizes a cart having a guide handle and wheels, a utility tray on the cart, a rod on a pivot connected to a support pole, a rod handle connected to the rod, a holder for a pumping unit or a compressor, a rod extension, and a nozzle holder with a clip to hold a spray nozzle. Other embodiments have holes imbedded into the cart, compartments protruding from the cart or clips attached to the cart for holding different style rollers, nozzles or guns. To use the preferred embodiment of The Spray Paint Assistant, a user would attach all spray-painting components to the cart and position the cart at the work site using the guide handle. The rod handle can be used to manipulate the rod and nozzle holder once the spray nozzle is connected to the nozzle holder by the clip. The rod extension can be inserted into the rod if additional length is necessary for a painting job. The painter can move the cart via the handle as the painting project progresses.
|Skateboard Deck and Method of Making Same - A high-strength skateboard deck includes an elongated body having opposite ends, opposite sides, an upper side and a lower side, the lower side including a plurality of embossments therein, improving the strength in the skateboard deck, reducing fatigue in the skateboard deck, and reducing the coefficient of friction of the lower side of the skateboard deck.
|Wheelchair seat back with two-point mounting hardware - Wheelchair seat back mounting hardware permits the seat back to be mounted on various wheelchairs. The mounting hardware may be in the form of two-point mounting hardware that connects the seat back to the wheelchair and permits the seat back height to be adjusted independently of the mounting hardware location on the wheelchair.
|Method and Device for Pedalling - A pedalling method and device for a user in standing position. The device includes a drive shaft whereof the rotation about its axis is coupled with the rotation of two right and left pedals. The pedals are mutually assembled via a plurality of cranks, connecting rods, and pivots such that: the pedals can travel freely along a circular path, for a constant rotational speed of the shaft, the speeds of the pedals are recurrent at equal time intervals but out of phase, minimal at lower dead center, maximal at upper dead center, and when the pedals are simultaneously at a common height lower than that of the center of the trajectory, the speeds of the pedals are equal. The vertical oscillation of the center of gravity of a user in standing position is reduced compared to a conventional pedal assembly.
|TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE WITH REAR SUSPENSION - A two-wheeled vehicle, in particular a bicycle, with a rear suspension that includes a front chassis supporting a bottom bracket wheel, and a rear oscillating assembly supporting a rear drive wheel. The rear oscillating assembly is attached to the front chassis by a shock-absorber system, a top pivoting link with two pivot points at top and bottom, and a bottom pivoting link with two pivot points at rear and front. The top and bottom pivot points connect the top pivoting link to the front chassis and to the rear oscillating assembly respectively. The rear and front pivot points connect the bottom pivoting link to the front chassis and to the rear oscillating assembly respectively. Thus, during the compression of the shock-absorber system, the top pivoting link oscillates in relation to the chassis, and about an axis that is perpendicular to the chain line.
|Tractor Adapted to Be Connected to a Semi-Trailer - A tractor adapted to be connected to a semi-trailer is provided and includes a chassis having at the rear end portion a fifth wheel and behind that a pick up ramp arranged to guide the trailer in position so that a king pin on the trailer can enter an opening in the fifth wheel when the tractor is driven in reverse towards the trailer. The pick up ramp is moveable by power means between an upper tilted pick up position and a lower storage and driving position in which the ramp rests on beams of the chassis.
|Trailer Reversal Self-Correcting Assembly - A trailer reversal self-correcting assembly (
|TRAILER HITCH ALIGNMENT ASSEMBLY KIT - A kit for a trailer hitch alignment assembly is disclosed. The assembly elements may include a base assembly and a wing assembly having pivotal elements for guiding the trailer hitch connection process. The assembly elements may also include a trailer tongue element, protective covers, a container and instructions on assembly and use.
|Pull Cart - A pull cart comprising a frame (H,
|Airbag protection flap - An airbag assembly comprising an airbag cushion, a deployment flap and an extension flap attached to the deployment flap, is disclosed. The deployment flap is configured to protect the airbag cushion as it deploys from the module housing. The extension flap is configured to position the airbag cushion during deployment. In some embodiments, the airbag assembly may also include a cinch tube arrangement.
|Knee airbag device, and method of fitting steering column provided with knee air bag device to vehicle - In a steering column provided with a knee airbag device to a vehicle, an airbag module, which is integrally provided on an airbag door formed separately from a column lower cover, is fitted to a column tube after a steering column body is assembled, and before a steering lock is fitted to the column tube. Then, after the airbag module is fitted to the column tube, a steering column sub-assembly, which is formed by fitting at least the steering lock to the column tube, is fitted to an instrument panel provided in a vehicle at a predetermined position. After the steering column sub-assembly is fitted to the instrument panel, the column lower cover and a column upper cover, which cover a rear end portion of the steering column, are fitted to the steering column.
|Knee airbag - An airbag for restraining a knee area of a vehicle occupant is formed by folding and joining the edges of a single-piece blank. The blank includes an airbag portion for inflation during deployment and at least one restraining strap portion joined to the airbag portion. The at least one restraining strap portion includes at least one additional part of the airbag that is defined as a restraining strap.
|Steering column device with knee airbag device - A steering column device with a knee airbag device includes a steering column provided with a telescopic mechanism; a column cover that covers the rear end portion of the steering column; an airbag module, provided inside the column cover, which includes a gas generation device that generates gas, and a knee airbag that is inflated and deployed by the gas; an airbag door that is provided in the column cover, and that is opened when the airbag door receives the inflation pressure of the knee airbag; a collision prediction device that predicts that a vehicle will have a collision with a collision object; and a control device that operates the telescopic mechanism so that each of the column cover and the airbag module is moved rearward to a predetermined position, when the collision prediction device predicts that the vehicle will have a collision with the collision object.
|Air bag module with diffuser - An apparatus (
|Airbag module with deployment control flap - An airbag module includes a bag wrap, a retainer, an airbag, and an inflator to inflate the airbag. The airbag includes at least one vent hole, and a deployment control flap to change trajectory of the airbag such that the airbag will deploy upwards and laterally to left and right sides. The deployment control flap is fixed at both ends to the retainer, airbag, or bag wrap.
|Firing Agent for Gas Generating Device - A firing agent which is used in a gas generating device of a vehicle occupant protection device together with a non-azide gas generating agent, for firing the non-azide gas generating agent, wherein the firing agent contains a fuel and an oxidizing agent and is configured to burn at a combustion speed higher than that of the non-azide gas generating agent; a method for using the firing agent; and a gas generating device of a vehicle occupant protection device using the firing agent.
|Micro-gas generation - A gas generant composition used in pressure activated restraint system devices such as micro-gas generator applications such as seat belt pretensioners is provided. The gas generant composition includes a potassium perchlorate gas generant additive in addition to a non-azide nitrogen-containing gas generating fuel, a metal ammine nitrate oxidizer, and a metal oxide burn rate enhancing and slag formation additive. The gas generant composition desirably has improved ignitability as compared to a similar composition without the potassium perchlorate gas generant additive. The gas generant composition also desirably produces or results in effluents having either or both reduced carbon monoxide and NO
|Gas Generator - A gas generator including an approximately cylindrical housing including an ignition chamber, first and second combustion chambers, and first and second discharge paths. The ignition chamber, disposed in a base portion of the housing, includes an igniter and an enhancer agent. The first and second combustion chambers, disposed respectively in first and second cylindrical portions of the housing, each contains gas generating agent. The first and second discharge paths are disposed respectively on front end sides of the first and second cylindrical portions of the housing and enable gases generated in the first and second combustion chambers to be discharged from the housing therethrough. The inner diameters of the first and second combustion chambers are regulated to differ from each other. Thereby, outputs in respective gas output portions can be made to differ, while size increase and slower start-up of gas output in each gas output portion are prevented.
|Airbag fold bracket - An airbag system in a motor vehicle including one or more inflatable airbags and at least one airbag fold bracket configured to indicate the location of at least one airbag fold of the inflatable airbag. The airbag fold bracket may also be configured to maintain the position and shape of the airbag fold of the inflatable airbag while in the undeployed state. Furthermore, the airbag fold bracket may be configured to adjust and tune the deployment of the inflatable airbag.
|Roll-over protective system for motor vehicles with a collapsible roll bar - A roll-over protective system for motor vehicles, with roll-over bars arranged at the vehicle's seats, each one being accommodated in a support fixed to the vehicle, and in the normal condition being held by a holding device in a lower, descended position of rest, and able to be brought into a raised, supporting position by releasing of the holding device under sensor control, wherein each roll-over bar has two legs, each of them pivoted at a spacing in the transverse axis of the vehicle with one end in bearings in the support fixed to the vehicle and able to fold down toward each other with their free end, and being interlocked in the raised condition. In order to hinder a digging in of the roll-over bar in soft ground, at least one of the two legs of the bar has a flattening in the region of the free end. In order to enable a locking of the legs of the bar in intermediate positions as well, the mutual interlocking of the two raised legs of the bar is such that a locking can be activated not only in the end position, but also in intermediate positions.
|TRAILER STABILIZING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - An apparatus for stabilizing a stationary trailer with an adjustable length leg member. The apparatus comprises a ground engaging base plate which is attached to the end of the adjustable length leg member and has attachment means for one or more stabilizing members. The first end of the stabilizing member attaches to the ground engaging base plate and the second end of the stabilizing member attaches to an attachment member depending from the trailer. The attachment member is adapted to slidably receive the second end of the stabilizing member and comprises locking means for engaging the stabilizing member and locking the stabilizing member with respect to the attachment member.
|Vehicle Attachment for Folding a Ground Cover - A ground cover removal attachment for a vehicle such as a quad bike, for moving a sheet ground cover while on the ground, in an orchard for example, comprises an arm (
|Steering column assembly having a stopping member for preventing rotation of a tilt mechanism - A steering column assembly and method of preventing rotation of a tilt mechanism relative to a steering column during application of a predetermined force is disclosed. The tilt mechanism is coupled to the steering column and includes a tilt head pivotable about a tilt axis with a lever and a moveable shoe pivotally mounted to the tilt head respectively. The moveable shoe pivots between an engaged position for preventing rotation of the tilt head and a disengaged position for allowing rotation of the tilt head. A stopping member is coupled to at least one of the lever and the tilt head for deforming at least one of the tilt and the lever to maintain the moveable shoe in the engaged position and to prevent the tilt head from pivoting about the tilt axis upon a predetermined force applied to the steering column.
|Collapsible steering column assembly - An adjustable steering column assembly for a vehicle preferably has a bracket for rigid attachment to the vehicle with a first slot defining a longitudinal adjustment path of the assembly. A steering shaft is journaled to a jacket of the assembly for rotation about an axis. A shuttle attaches rigidly to the jacket and adjustably to the bracket for telescoping and tilt adjustment of the assembly. The shuttle has a second slot that defines a collapse path with said second slot preferably having a first portion restraining said steering shaft in a normal state and a second portion that allows said steering shaft to move through said collapse path when in a collapsed state. A pin extends through said first and second slots for coupling said shuttle to said bracket.
|MATERIAL HANDLING APPARATUS AND SUPPORT THEREFOR - A material handling apparatus having a support portion is disclosed. The support portion includes a beam, a wheel disposed on one side of the beam, and a wheel bracket disposed on an opposing side of the beam. The wheel bracket has two legs and a yoke, and is disposed with the legs against the beam to define a gap between the beam and the yoke. The beam and wheel bracket each include a defined pattern of three sets of identically arranged holes, a first set arranged on a square pattern, a second set arranged on rectangular non-square pattern, and a third set arranged on a rectangular pattern similar to that of the second set but oriented ninety degrees to the second set. The wheel bracket is disposed having its defined pattern of holes aligned with the defined pattern of holes in the beam. The wheel, beam and wheel bracket are attached by fasteners passing through one set of holes and traversing the gap.
|Book cover for protecting and handle-carrying books - Applicant/inventor clearly discovered that book covers could be in a novel and unobvious way, used to carry the book within the book cover if there was included—a carrying handle as a component/feature of the new form of book-carrier-cover. Such book-carrier-cover may be configured so that the means for carrying was a removeably attachable at least one handle system which handle system was removeably attachable to a chosen section of the book cover and which handle system when attached is hideable within or upon the book cover. A plurality of books could be carried that way (1—maybe 3 or 4 depending on the book size) if each book had on such a book-carrier-cover.
|CHILDREN'S BOOK MOBILE - A children's mobile presents a book to a child. The mobile holds the book open and turns the pages at a predetermined time, and may also present an audio recording of the book to the child along with the book so as to 'read' the book to the child.


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When Fistful of Frags will be downloadable via Steam???
researching.. The name is Gabriel. Astrological sign is Aries. Loves Nature and all the Living creatures. Kind of a gentleman.
When Fistful of Frags will be downloadable via Steam???
Does anyone know if this mod will be free or will it cost?
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Man in Colonie shootout with police dies
Jubrey, 21, was shot in head after firing on police Wednesday in Colonie
Updated 10:33 pm, Friday, July 22, 2011
COLONIE -- Agostino Jubrey, the 21-year-old man who was shot in the head by police after he opened fire on officers, died Friday afternoon at Albany Medical Center.
Colonie Police Lt. Robert Winn said Jubrey died at 3:45 p.m.
Jubrey fired at a Colonie Police officer and a Columbia County Sheriff's deputy from the driveway of his 2 Leach Ave. home just before 7 p.m. Wednesday. Police were called to the scene to question Jubrey about a hit-and-run accident in Kinderhook earlier in the day. Hours before the shooting, Jubrey had stopped to visit friends at an alleged clandestine drug lab in Austerlitz.
Police said Jubrey had just shot his stepfather, Randall Booth, in the hand before officers arrived. As police pulled up to the scene, Jubrey fired two shots at sheriff's Deputy Toby VanAlstyne's patrol car. Jubrey got into his car and continued to fire at police while attempting to back down the driveway, police said.
Colonie Officer Dan Belles returned fire, striking Jubrey in the head once. Colonie Police Chief Steven Heider said 13 shots were fired between Jubrey and Belles, a 5 1/2-year veteran of the police force.
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Winn said Belles will remain on paid leave for at least the next few days. Winn said he informed Belles about Jubrey's death Friday evening.
"He's handling it about as well as you could expect someone to," Winn said.
Investigators said Jubrey was a convicted felon who had three guns illegally in his possession.
The police began searching for Jubrey after he allegedly struck 60-year-old Alfred P. Austin of Kinderhook while Austin was riding on his motorcycle on Route 9. Jubrey then fled the scene, stopping by the camp where friends were manufacturing Ecstasy, police said. Someone then spotted Jubrey driving erratically after he left the camp, took down his license plate and reported it to police, who matched the description of the car to the one that left the scene of the hit and run.
Albany County District Attorney David Soares said charges were not going to be pressed against Jubrey unless he regained consciousness.
Winn said that, other than Jubrey's death, there was no new information to report about the incident Friday, but that an investigation continues.


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Story highlights
- Devastated Novak Djokovic pulls out of hometown Serbia Open after grandfather's death
- Reigning champ admits he is too emotionally drained to compete in family-run event
- Serbia Open "most cherished" title after launch by Djokovic family in 2009
- Emerges fresh from brutal defeat to Rafael Nadal at Monte Carlo Masters last week
Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the hometown tennis tournament run by his family, following the devastating death of his grandfather.
The world No. 1 said he was too emotionally drained to defend his Serbia Open title next week after losing his grandfather Vladimir last Thursday.
The 24-year-old, who has won two out of the three tournaments held in Belgrade, made the difficult decision not to defend his title after consulting with family.
"I will take some time, try to restore my emotional energy," he said.
"This is certainly one of the toughest decisions in my career, but it is impossible for me to play in the next few days and to think about tennis, when there are some other things in my head."
The clay-court tournament, to be held from April 30 to May 6, was founded by Djokovic's family in 2009.
They purchased the ATP Tour license from the Dutch Open and worked hard to gain government support for the country's first professional tennis tournament, which is run by Djokovic's uncle Goran.
Novak won the Belgrade event in its opening year and says on his website it is the most cherished title in a stellar career that now includes five grand slam wins.
He will take a breather from competing for the first time since hearing the news of his grandfather's death, having suffered a brutal straight-sets defeat to Rafael Nadal in the final of the Monte Carlo Masters on Sunday.
The Spaniard claimed his eighth straight title at the tournament, ending a run of seven defeats in finals to the man who replaced him at the top of the world rankings, including January's record-breaking six-hour epic at the Australian Open.
Djokovic is expected to defend his title at the Madrid Open next month ahead of the second grand slam of the season in Paris.


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West Virginia's state Democratic Party announced Monday that three top party officials — Sen. Joe Manchin, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, and Rep. Nick Rahall — will not attend the Democratic National Convention in September, where, as of now, Barack Obama is to be nominated as the party's candidate. The message sent by more than 40% of West Virginia's Democrats who voted for a convicted felon sitting in jail rather than vote for Obama in the Presidential primary, clearly carried more weight than the "loyalty oaths" rammed through at the recent party convention by Obama party hacks.
Tomblin's campaign spokesman issued a blunt explanation: "Governor Tomblin had made the decision to not attend the Democratic National Convention. As he has said he has serious problems with both Governor Romney and President Obama. The governor feels that his time is best spent working in West Virginia to move our state forward instead of attending a four-day political rally in North Carolina."
Senator Manchin said he intends "to spend this fall focused on the people of West Virginia, whether that's representing them in my official U.S. Senate duties or here at home, where I can hear about their concerns and ideas to solve the problems of this great nation," according to his spokesman.
Both of those officials have refused to endorse Obama's reelection campaign. Representative Rahall still says he does, but his spokesman told West Virginia's Daily Mail that "coming on the heels of Labor Day, Congressman Rahall prefers to spend that time in West Virginia with his constituents."
Meanwhile, just over the border in Pennsylvania, where Obama ran unopposed in the April primary, "Politics PA," reported on Monday after analyzing those ballots, that in 27 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, over 30% of the Democrats who turned out to vote in the primary refused to vote for Obama, and left the Presidential line blank. In six counties, Obama abstentionism was over 40%—similar to the massive anti-Obama votes of West Virginia, Arkansas, and Kentucky. Obama ultimately finished with 616,000 votes overall in his uncontested primary—nearly 100,000 votes less than were cast in the contested Democratic primary for state attorney general.
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Polish newsreel item.
Title reads: "Biuletyn Odbudowy Stolicy".
British intellectuals visit building site in Warsaw, on way home from Wroclaw Congress, Poland.
M/S reconstruction of building damaged in World War 2. M/S conveyor machine moving blocks of stone. C/U bricklayers at work. M/S reconstructed buildings. C/U bricklayer at work. M/S men mixing cement, pan up to men on reconstruction of buildings. C/U welder at work. Various shots building being constructed. Elevated shot engine pulling away wagons full of rubble. Various shots cranes at work clearing devastated square. M/S cranes clearing rubble. Elevated shot trucks on railway taking away rubble. C/U man using theodolite.
M/S intellectuals looking at reconstruction work. C/U three of them pointing to things of interest. M/S intellectuals walking over temporary bridge, reconstruction work goes on all around them. M/S intellectuals walking through reconstructed area. C/U intellectuals stripping off clothing to join in the building work, pan to them shovelling rubble onto conveyor belts. Various shot shovelling rubble away. C/U woman intellectual shovelling rubble away. C/U man stripped to waist clearing rubble. C/U man smiling, he wipes forehead. C/U woman's bare feet and shovel. Shovel clearing rubble, pan to woman's face. M/S intellectuals shovelling rubble into conveyor belt. Panning shot over area showing conveyor belt tipping rubble into trucks on railway line. C/U rubble going into truck. C/U three intellectuals, including one black man, helping push truck away. M/S pushing truck away.
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- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 1948
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- 64824
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- Available on request
- Film ID:
- 2226.22
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- Black & White
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- 00:02:22:00
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Along with the SPY, the Q's have fallen to support following the breakdown from the intraday bearish pennant pattern. Quick traders might chose to cover some short exposure & possibly even reverse long for a quick bounce while typical swing traders need not be overly concerned as the US indices are likely to continue lower in the coming days.
As an active trader, I just covered all of my index short & took a long position as both a hedge to my individual short positions as well as an attempt to trade a quick bounce (long TQQQ, stops just below the recent lows, target around the middle of those intraday pennants). Regardless of whether on not this bounce trade plays out, I will close it before the end of the day and most likely reposition short heading into the weekend.


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OTTAWA, Dec 16, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Consumer-facing regulated postage stamp rates will not increase in January 2016.
Increases previously announced in July 2015 will not proceed pending a Government of Canada review of Canada Post, as outlined in the mandate letter for the Minister of Public Services and Procurement. As a result, the current rates for Domestic Lettermail, U.S. and International Letter-post items (letters, cards and postcards destined for the United States and other international destinations) and Domestic Registered Mail will remain in effect for 2016.
PermanentTM stamps for Domestic Lettermail items weighing 30 grams or less will remain at the current rate of $0.85 when purchased in a booklet, coil or pane. The price of a single stamp will remain $1.00.
The regulated postage stamp rates impacted by this decision are largely geared to consumers because they apply to regular letters, cards and postcards. Non-regulated rates for items like parcels, direct mail and large-volume mailings of letters will continue to see competitive rate changes take effect in early 2016.
Canada Post estimates the average Canadian household purchases approximately two postage stamps per month while the typical small business purchases fewer than 250 postage stamps per year.
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5th Street Complete Street Pilot Project Temporary changes are coming to the burberry factory sale 5th Street and Fitzgerald Avenue intersection, helping preview how a proposed new design will affect traffic patterns.
The "pop up intersection" is part of the City of Courtenay's planning process for the . The temporary installation will use paint, temporary curb and flexible posts to replicate potential permanent changes to the intersection at a relatively low cost. The pop up intersection will be installed starting April 18, and will remain in place for up to six months. Find out more December 2016 Design Option Update At the December 5, 2016 Council meeting, Courtenay City Council was presented the results of recent public consultation on the 5th Street Complete Streets Pilot Project, along with several design options for 5th Street. Council voted to select "Option 4 (raised)" Option 4 (raised) Diagram [PDF 1.1 MB] Two vehicle travel lanes Parking on both sides with alternating raingarden Bike lanes physically separated from vehicle traffic, same elevation as sidewalk parking provided between Fitzgerald and Harmston, and alternating parking and raingardens throughout the remainder of the corridor. Plans are now underway discount burberry polos for the detailed design phase. About the Complete Streets Pilot Project "A Complete Street is designed for all ages, abilities, and modes of travel. On Complete Streets, safe and comfortable access for pedestrians, bicycles, transit users and the mobility impaired is not an afterthought, but an integral planning feature." Complete Streets for Canada The will include burberry bags outlet a substantial overhaul of above ground and below ground infrastructure on 5th Street between Fitzgerald and Menzies Avenues. Once completed, the project will significantly improve walking and cycling routes, a key factor in encouraging alternate modes of transport in the city. Along with new trees and other landscaping, other proposed improvements include innovative stormwater management through the installation of rain gardens throughout the corridor.
100 percent of eligible project costs will be covered through the federal Gas Tax Fund, under the Strategic Priorities Fund Local Roads, Bridges and Active Transportation category. Frequently Asked Questions 5th Street Complete Streets Pilot ProjectPublic information sessions and surveys seeking feedback on options for the 5th Street Complete Streets Pilot Project were offered in both the spring and fall of 2016. February 12, 2016: Federal Gas Tax Fund Contribution for "Complete Streets" burberry private sale Pilot Project [PDF 234 KB].


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Challenger Learning Center hosts the "Biggest Event for the Smallest Science," a program about nano science, April 1 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. There will be free hot dogs. For more information contact Kathy East at 283-2000 or email@example.com.
The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association offers Marine Safety Instructor Training at Alaska Vocational Technical Center in Seward, April 5 to 11. This is an intensive program designed to train individuals to effectively teach cold-water survival procedures, marine safety equipment and onboard safety drills. Cost is $495 for AMSEA members, $550.00 for nonmembers. Pre-registration required. A limited number of course participant stipends for travel costs are available for individuals in a position to provide safety training to commercial fishermen. For more information go to www.amsea.org or call Mary or Rick at 907-747-3287.
The Kenai Peninsula League of Women Voters will meet March 11 at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna at noon. The monthly speaker will be Gary Knopp, chair of the Health Care Task Force and Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly member. Mr. Knopp will discuss the task force's progress. The public is invited.
Kenai Totem Tracers Genealogical Society meets March 9, at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the Kenai United Methodist Church. Billie Shackleton will talk about her parents' experiences in the Philippine internment camp during World War II.
The Kenai Peninsula/Kenaitze Indian Tribe CASA Program offers free training for adults interested in becoming a court appointed special advocate (CASA). Volunteers advocate for abused and neglected children involved in court proceedings so that each child finds a safe, permanent home. Training begins April 14 in Kenai. For more information, contact Cym Miller at 283-3633 ext. 290, or visit www.alaskacasa.org.
The Challenger Learning Center of Alaska is hosting a spring-break aviation camp, Challengers ACE Academy, for students in grades 8-11. The camp will have an orientation flight and include hands-on experience with Medallion flight simulator, wing design, forces of flight, weather and other aviation topics. CLCA is an approved vendor for Connections and IDEA. This camp will satisfy many of the requirements for aviation related badges for Boy and Girl Scouts. ACE runs Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and costs $275. Participants should bring their own lunch. The Challenger center is located at 9711 Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai. Additional off-site field trips will be announced. For more information or registration, contact Spring E. Larrow at email@example.com. For questions about the program, contact Kathy East at kathy.east@akchallenger.
"Miss Dee Dee's Class:" Art for Kids activities for elementary school youth are scheduled for spring break. Monday and Tuesday, March 14 and 15, will feature paper mache classes (cost $40), Thursday, March 17 will feature a clay class and Friday, March 18 will be cartoon fun (cost $20 each). All classes are from noon to 2 p.m. at the Kenai Fine Arts Center. Minimum five kids, maximum 10. To enroll, contact Dee Dee at firstname.lastname@example.com, or call 394-3603. There is a discount if you register before March 9.
The Keen Eye Peninsula birder group meets March 20, at Marlow's On The Kenai. Hosts are Ken and Judy Marlow. There will be a short business meeting, then a discussion of hints, techniques and adventures from the amateur bird photographers. For more information call Linda Story at 262-9031.
Kenai Peninsula Soccer Club hold tryouts March 25 and 26 at Kenai Central High School. Visit www.kpsc.us for times.
There will be a joint Ash Wednesday service at Kenai United Methodist Church on March 9, at 7 p.m. United Methodist pastors Marti Slater of Kenai, Richard Whetsell of Soldotna and Laura Skiba of Nikiski will be leading the service. Holy Communion will be offered and those who wish can receive the marking of ashes. The United Methodist Church is on the Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai across from Wells Fargo Bank.
The Wednesday Soldotna Creek Market is back! The market will run for 11 consecutive Wednesdays, June 1 through Aug. 10. Vendor spaces will cost from $15-$30 per Wednesday. Vendor spaces must be reserved in advance. Call Rae at 262-2729 for more information and to reserve a space.
The local chapter of the MOMS Club, an international non-profit support organization for at-home mothers, hosts an open house March 21 at 10 a.m. in Soldotna. Join them for a craft with the kids and learn more about the MOMS Club. Refreshments will be provided. Contact Connie at 262-6712 or Michelle at 394-7527 for location. Their website is www.momsclubkenaipen.weebly.com.
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By Paul Clennam
Manchester City could receive a triple injury boost ahead of their Champions League last-16 clash with Barcelona, Goal has learned.
|Manchester City are 9/1 with PaddyPower to beat Norwich 3-0
Aguero returned to first-team training on Wednesday despite manager Manuel Pellegrini warning that the Argentina striker could be out for around a month with the hamstring injury he picked up in the 5-1 win against Tottenham at the end of January.
Nasri also trained without a protective leg brace which was protecting the knee injury he sustained against Newcastle on January 12. The former Arsenal man had returned to training well ahead of schedule on January 28, and has been using the brace and heavy strapping to aid his recovery.
He will resume full first-team training in 10 days' time and although the first leg against Barca at the Etihad Stadium could come too soon, he should be back in contention for the return at Camp Nou on March 12.
Fernandinho is also in light training after picking up a thigh injury, and City are hopeful the Brazilian will be training with the rest of the squad by next week.
The former Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder tweeted on Thursday that he expects to be back in action in 15 days' time.


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And the first Caturday of the new year brings us our first Cat Café World Tour stop, in Shanghai. This one's called "Cat Life," and I will good and goll-darned if I can find ANYTHING about this place online. We know it exists because of…the video. But deets are très hard to come by. If you find out anything (Andrew Y., this means you) put 'em in the comments and I will update. Otherwise, glow and flow with this video!
[Maybe I'd better check it out NO MAYBE I BETTER NOT.]
(Boing Boing!)
The post on Guremike's site says "気をつけろ!!妖怪そばすすりがやってくるぞ…!!!" So we cranked up Google Translate and got "Be careful! ! Specter buckwheat sipping is coming …! ! !" Spectre? Like the new 007 movie? Works for me.
[Got it picked out here n' everything. Warm up me bottle and scoot a chair on over. I'm not goin' anywhere.]
Wildfire! That's what Jack and Annie are up against when they are whisked away to the land of Australia. And they're not alone! Jack and Annie must help a baby kangaroo and a koala escape from a fire-filled forest. Will they be able to rescue the animals in time? [*Note: Title available on Amazon, if your 'Roo is interested. -Ed.]
(Arbroath. This hour's regularly scheduled TGIF! returns next Friday, same Bat-time, etc.)
[Guess no one else is gonna shovel the driveway, so it's up to me! But this is giving me a killer brain freeze. Man, it's only January 1st, too.]
It is for THIS Puppeh. Now let's go chase some of those pesky little Sand Crabs! (Imgur/Reddit.)
Couldn't round up an actual monkeh for this video, so this kitteh is gonna have to do. Absolutely bananas, if ya ask me.
"Hi there, I was cutting a pear for breakfast when I saw this face on a slice," says Carrie M. "A friend said I should send this your way, so I am! I posted it on FB saying it was a perfect (pear-fect?) moment reflecting on 2015 and looking ahead to the New Year. 😊"
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