| 11th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
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| 20130061762 | Beverage Preparation Machines - A beverage preparation machine of the type which uses pre-packed cartridges of beverage ingredients. The cartridges may be designed so that air becomes entrained so as to produce a desired foam or crema. Air inlets are provided in an outlet nozzle to allow air to enter the beverage preparation machine and so be available for entrainment. Advantageously, the air inlets extend through the sides of the nozzle in an elevated position at a widened portion of the nozzle. This reduces the flow of beverage into and through the air inlets, aiding cleanliness. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061763 | REMOTE CONTROLLED FOOD PROCESSOR - An apparatus ( | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061764 | Coffee Holder and Coffee Maker Combination for Tamping Coffee - A coffee maker and coffee holder cooperate to tamp coffee in the coffee holder. The coffee holder may include a top tamping spring, a bottom tamping spring, or a top or bottom passage allowing entry of a tamper into the coffee holder. The coffee maker includes an actuator above or below the coffee holder, or a fixed tamper attached to a ceiling or platform of the coffee maker. The coffee holder may be inserted between the ceiling and platform, or into a moving drawer of the coffee maker. The actuator may be a solenoid actuator or a hydraulic actuator actuated by water pressure of heated water used for brewing. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061765 | Automated Temperature Control System for Solid-Fueled Grills or Ovens - An automated temperature control system for a barbecue grill or other structure comprises an automated damper assembly coupled to a vent of said grill, which damper assembly opens and closes selectively to adjust the flow passage area of the grill's vent. The system further comprises an operating area temperature probe for communicating the temperature of the operating area of the grill to the automated damper assembly, such that the automated damper assembly may maintain a user-specified target operating temperature by way of affecting combustion rates within the grill. A remote control may also be provided to allow the user to input a desired temperature for the system to obtain and/or to change temperature information for the grill or other structure. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061766 | SCREEN PRINTING MACHINE - An improved screen printing machine is provided. The main body portion and the support table portion of the printer main body are constructed independently of each other, and the main body portion is supported by the support table portion so as to be movable forward. A feed screw is axially immovably and rotatably held by the main body portion so as to be parallel to the front and rear direction, and the feed screw is engaged with the nut provided on the support table portion. An operator rotates the handle attached to the feed screw to move the main body portion forward with respect to the support table portion so that the main body portion is drawn from the support table portion. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061767 | PRINT - Certain examples of printers and methods of printing may involve determining colorant amounts of image regions within a print image. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061768 | INK FILM THICKNESS DISTRIBUTION CORRECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS - An ink film thickness distribution correction method in an ink supply apparatus including an ink fountain storing an ink, a plurality of ink fountain keys, an ink fountain roller to which the ink is supplied from the ink fountain, an ink ductor roller to which the ink is transferred from the ink fountain roller, and an ink roller group including at least one ink form roller to which the ink transferred to the ink ductor roller is supplied. A throw-off operation of the ink form roller positioned at the end of the ink roller group is performed during test printing or final printing. An ink film thickness distribution correction apparatus is also disclosed. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061769 | INK FILM THICKNESS DISTRIBUTION FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An ink film thickness distribution forming method in an ink supply apparatus including an ink fountain. A plurality of ink fountain keys are arranged in the ink fountain. Ink is supplied to an ink fountain roller in accordance with the opening ratios of the plurality of ink fountain keys. Ink is transferred to an ink ductor roller from the ink fountain roller. Ink from the ink doctor roller is transferred to an ink roller group including at least one ink form roller. A throw-off operation of the ink form roller positioned at an end of the ink roller group is performed after the end of a print job. The ink roller group is divided into a plurality of roller subgroups after the end of the print job. The ink in at least one of roller subgroups is removed. An ink film thickness distribution forming apparatus is also disclosed. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061770 | DIGITAL SHEET-FED PRINTING METHOD - A digital sheet-fed printing method includes providing one cycle of printing to print on a series of sheets of paper whose number is equal to the least common multiple of respective numbers of allocated positions; producing a reference signal on the basis of which an image in each color is printed on the sheet of paper; detecting with an image detection sensor means a mutual out of register between images in different colors printed on each sheet of paper in the series, furnishing the printing control means with a detection signal for each sheet of paper from the image detection sensor, and correcting the timing at which each image is printed on each sheet of paper in one cycle of printing so that timings to print the images in different colors on each sheet of paper coincide with one another; and printing images in the different colors. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061771 | ACTIVE WAVESHAPER FOR DEEP PENETRATING OIL-FIELD CHARGES - A shaped charge having a liner, a shaped charge case, high explosive between the ilner and the case, and an active wave shaping element that is made of an energetic material that reacts at a rate different from the high explosive. The wave shaping element is disposed in the high explosive between an apex of the liner and base of the shaped charge case. Example materials of the wave shaping element include HMX, RDX, PBX types, PETN, HNS, TATB, and combinations thereof. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061772 | OVERHEAD HOIST TRANSPORT SYSTEM - An overhead wafer transport system includes an over head transportation (OHT) rail and at least one shuttle. The OHT rail includes a main track and two lateral tracks, each having a hollow transverse cross-section, each lateral track being in corresponding connection with the main track through the two sides thereof, constituting an approximate tri-directional branch form. The shuttle has a track-interface assembly and a docking unit, the track-interface assembly being adapted to travel along the OHT rail. The track-interface assembly being arranged at the junction of the two lateral tracks and the main track, wherein the track-interface assembly is adapted to selectively travel along at least one of the main track and the lateral tracks. Therefore, the overhead wafer transport system can be applied to a clean room with higher transfer efficiency and clean room space utilization. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061773 | MODIFIED PIGMENTS - Modified pigments including an organic group containing a 5-membered heteroaromatic ring, as well as related compositions, articles, and methods, are disclosed. The diazonium salts containing a 5-membered heteroaromat is ring exhibit enhanced activity in modifying pigments, thereby resulting in modified pigments with a higher treatment level and improved dispersibility in an ink composition. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061774 | COATINGS CONTAINING NANOCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, PROCESSES FOR PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF - This invention relates to coatings for wood and improvement in the surface properties of cured coatings of the invention. The invention further relates to a method for improving at least one property such as mechanical, optical or a combination thereof and to a process for preparing a nanocrystalline cellulose-containing hydrodispersible, hydrosoluble and hydrophobic wood coating. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061775 | HIGH TEMPERATURE BOND COATING WITH INCREASED OXIDATION RESISTANCE - A bond coating having high corrosion and oxidation resistance and good compatibility with a thermal barrier coating is disclosed. The bond coating may be an optimized NiCrAlY material with additional materials that eliminates the presence of beta phase for oxidation by replacing the beta phase with a gamma/gamma prime system. The bond coating may also decrease the presence of phases that are detrimental to the mechanical and oxidation properties of the system, such as the sigma and BCC chromium phases. The bond coating may also have a gamma/gamma prime transition temperature that is about 400 degrees Celsius higher than conventional bond coatings, which enables local stresses to be reduced. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061776 | Incinerator Fly Ash Geopolymer and Method - A geopolymer concrete formed by mixing about 3% to about 43% by weight incinerator fly ash, about 3% to about 35% by weight coal fly ash, about 7% to about 38% by weight alkaline activator liquid, and about 31% to about 70% by weight aggregate. The incinerator fly ash may be derived from a solid waste incinerator facility. The alkaline activator liquid may include a sodium hydroxide solution and sodium silicate. The aggregate may include a fine aggregate, such as sand, and a coarse aggregate, such as gravel. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061777 | System and Method for the Production of Gypsum Board Using Starch Pellets - The present invention relates to a system and method for the production of gypsum board using starch pellets. In accordance with the present disclosure, the starch necessary for board formation is provided in the form of starch pellets. These pellets are mixed with a gypsum slurry in a mixer. The pellets are initially insoluble and do not dissolve. However, during subsequent drying stages, the pellets become soluble and dissolve into the gypsum phase. This both provides the desired starch component and also results in the formation of voids within the set gypsum. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061778 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR A LIGHTWEIGHT CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL USING ASBESTOS WASTE - The present invention relates to a production method for a lightweight construction material using asbestos waste, and more specifically to a production method for a lightweight construction material using asbestos waste in which the production takes place with the addition of loess, silicon carbide, a zeolite and half silty clay to asbestos waste, and relates to a lightweight construction material produced thereby. By adding silicon carbide, loess, a zeolite and half silty clay to asbestos waste, the present invention has the advantageous effect that construction materials can be made lighter in weight without the asbestos component being detected, and an environmentally friendly lightweight construction material can be produced which has outstanding strength, thermal insulation properties, forming properties, water-absorbing power and water-retaining ability. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061779 | Settable Compositions Comprising Unexpanded Perlite and Methods of Cementing in Subterranean Formations - An embodiment of the present invention comprises a method of cementing comprising: placing a settable composition into a well bore, the settable composition comprising unexpanded perlite, cement kiln dust, and water; and allowing the settable composition to set. Another embodiment of the present invention comprises a method of cementing comprising: placing a settable composition into a well bore, the settable composition comprising ground unexpanded perlite, Portland cement interground with pumicite, and water; and allowing the settable composition to set. Yet another embodiment of the present invention comprises a settable composition comprising: ground unexpanded perlite; cement kiln dust; and water. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061780 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A COMPOSITE MATERIAL FROM WASTE AND RESULTING MATERIAL - A method for preparing a composite material from a waste appearing as sludge is provided. The method comprises a step consisting in putting said waste appearing as sludge in contact with a dry cement mixture. Also provided are the thereby obtained composite material and the use of such a method for treating and/or inertizing wastes and notably industrial and/or radioactive wastes. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061781 | Personal Support and Transport System - An ergonomic support system that comprises a tray type support surface, in conjunction with a system of extendable support arms, designed to afford the user maximum functional capability in an ergonomic setting. The system may comprise a portable embodiment, or may also comprise a stationary mounted embodiment which may be located within an office apparatus such as a desk, or within a vehicle such as an automobile, a train, a boat or an airplane. The stationary mounted embodiments may additionally comprise components with retractable capabilities for ease of use and stowage and pivotable with respect to the support arm so that the same surface of the tray that faces upwardly during use that may become soiled also faces outwardly when the tray table is stowed in the seatback. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061782 | Tilting Tabletop Mechanism - An article of furniture has been developed having a tilting tabletop mechanism, which securely maintains a tabletop in either a generally horizontal or generally vertical position while permitting a user to tilt the tabletop easily. The article of furniture includes a first component, a second component, a first member, a second member, a first lock element, and a second lock element. The second component is pivotally coupled to the first component. The first and second members are connectable to a first secured component. The first secured component is one of the first and second components. The first lock element is mounted to engage the first member when the first component is in a first position relative to the second component. The second lock element is mounted to engage the second member when the first component is in a second position relative to the second component. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061783 | GROMMET ASSEMBLY FOR WORK SURFACES - A work surface includes a grommet and door assembly that provides for routing of utility lines through an opening in the work surface. The door pivots in first and second opposite directions about first and second axes, respectively, to first and second open positions. Magnetic connectors retain the door during pivoting about the first and second axes, and also retain the door in a closed position. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061784 | Pallet Support - When a pallet is in use, goods to be shipped are generally mounted on the top surface. A pallet support formed from a polymer, preferable a fiber reinforced biopolymer, fits on the open end of the pallet, and adds great strength thereto, while still permitting a loaded pallet to be used in a standard fashion. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061785 | Bedding Mounting System for a Safe - An application for a safe or strong box attachment mechanism that attaches to a bed system includes a barbed plate that has barbs. The barbed plate readily inserts between a box spring and a mattress, but due to the barbs, is difficult to remove without lifting the mattress from the box spring making it at least difficult to remove by, for example, children in the home. In some embodiments, the safe (or strong box) has a revolving door that, when a proper code/combination/biometric is provided, rotatably opens to expose the contents. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061786 | TUYERE STOCK ARRANGEMENT OF A BLAST FURNACE - Tuyere stock arrangement of a blast furnace including a tuyere body configured for installation in a shaft furnace wall, the tuyere body including a front face facing an interior of the shaft furnace and an opposite rear face, a tuyere channel extending from the rear face to the front face the tuyere stock arrangement further including a blowpipe connected between the rear face of the tuyere body and a hot blast air supply system, the blowpipe having a front portion connecting to the tuyere body and an opposite rear portion connecting to the hot blast air supply system where a fuel injection lance is provided for feeding fuel into the shaft furnace and a gas injection lance is provided for feeding an oxidizing gas to the shaft furnace, the fuel injection lance being arranged through the tuyere body and according to an important aspect of the invention, the gas injection lance is arranged in the rear portion of the blowpipe, the gas injection lance being arranged in such a way as to feed the oxidizing gas into a central portion of a stream of hot blast air fed through the blowpipe. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061787 | BIOMASS PULVERIZING APPARATUS AND BIOMASS/COAL MIXED-COMBUSTION SYSTEM - A biomass pulverizing apparatus includes a pulverizing apparatus body having a feedstock supply pipe, a pulverizing table for placing the supplied biomass feedstock thereon, a drive section for rotationally driving the pulverizing table, a pulverizing roller for pulverizing the biomass feedstock by a pressing force, and a blower unit for forming an upward flow upward from below on the outer peripheral side of the pulverizing table so as to jet conveying gas, and the pulverizing apparatus further includes an erected weir that is provided around the pulverizing table, and a first extending weir that extends from the pulverizing apparatus body side at lower portions of the pulverizing rollers and is formed with a plurality of slits that forms a predetermined gap with the upper surface of the erected weir. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061788 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING CEMENT AND CEMENT DERIVED THEREFROM - Integrated cement production systems and methods implementing the systems are disclosed, where the integrated cement production systems include a burnable fuel supply subsystem, a cement raw material supply subsystem, a kiln subsystem and a cement clinker composition storage subsystem. The burnable fuel supply subsystem is adapted to receive one or a plurality of used and/or unused healthcare materials. The burnable fuel supply subsystem can feed the materials directly into the kiln subsystem, can convert the materials into different form and feed the different form to the kiln subsystem or feed a combination of the materials, different forms and optionally conventional fuels to the kiln subsystem. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061789 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING PRODUCT FLOW TO AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT - An agricultural implement system is provided including a fluid conduit configured to provide product to a ground engaging tool. The ground engaging tool is configured to deposit the product into soil. The agricultural implement system also includes an air source fluidly coupled to the fluid conduit, and configured to provide an air flow through the fluid conduit in a downstream direction toward the ground engaging tool. The agricultural implement system further includes a product delivery system fluidly coupled to the fluid conduit, and configured to transfer the product into the air flow. In addition, the agricultural implement system includes a product flow measurement system configured to determine a mass flow rate of the product based on a pressure drop between an upstream portion of the fluid conduit and a downstream portion of the fluid conduit, a flow rate of the air flow, and a velocity of the air flow. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061790 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRODUCT FLOW TO AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT - An agricultural implement system is provided including a fluid conduit configured to provide product to a ground engaging tool. The agricultural implement system also includes an air source fluidly coupled to the fluid conduit, and configured to provide an air flow through the fluid conduit in a downstream direction toward the ground engaging tool. The agricultural implement system further includes a product delivery system fluidly coupled to the fluid conduit, and configured to transfer the product into the air flow. In addition, the agricultural implement system includes a product flow control system configured to determine a mass flow rate of the product based on a pressure drop through the fluid conduit, and to adjust product transfer into the air flow based on the determined mass flow rate of the product. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061791 | AERODYNAMIC LIFT DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Embodiments of the present invention feature a device having aerodynamic lift surfaces that is capable of rotation about a stayed mast. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061792 | MOORING DEVICE - A portable water level-responsive mooring device has a mooring strap with a ring capable of engaging the mooring device around a dock piling. The mooring strap has a suitable length of cord having a clip or ring on each end capable of releasably attaching to a fender, spacing tubes, and rollers. The spacing tubes and rollers have an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of the spacing tubes and an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the cord. The cord is positioned within an arrangement of the spacing tubes and rollers, the length of cord being sufficient to wrap around a dock piling. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061793 | UNDERWATER DIVER GLIDER - An underwater diver glider includes: a body having a nose and a tail, opposed left and right sides, and spaced-apart upper and lower walls, the body including: an interior space defined between the upper and lower walls that is configured to contain a gas vessel therein; an air chamber defined in an upper portion of the body beneath the upper wall; and an outlet positioned in the body near the tail and below the upper wall, in communication with the air chamber; a pair of wings extending from left and right sides of the body, respectively; and a handle extending axially aft from the body. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061794 | Small Craft Locking Device - A small craft locking device comprising two rings, one being smaller than the other, each ring connecting to an eye at their midpoint, a rigid hook ending with an eye on a long end of said hook and a padded piece on a short end of said hook, the eye of the hook connecting to the eye of the smaller ring, and the eye of the larger ring being connected to the hall hook at the first bend in the hook relative to its long end by a flexible piece. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061795 | Mooring/Shipping Cover - A boat cover for a boat includes a cover section that is sized to cover the deck from bow to stern and extending over the rub rail, and a shipping section attached to the cover section and sized to cover the hull from below the rub rail toward the chine. The shipping section is removable from the cover section. The boat cover eliminates waste as a shipping cover and is usable by the boat owner as a daily or long term storage, mooring and trailering cover. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061796 | Modular Vessel - Modular vessel ( | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061797 | Flagpole System Providing Half-Mast Display Mode - A flag mounting system provides a compact flagpole that may be mounted on a vertical surface or the like. A sliding tubular sleeve on the flagpole supports the flag and in a half-mast position exposes a distal end of the flagpole which is painted black. When the sliding tubular sleeve is extended to a full extension position, this black portion is covered. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061798 | Discrete Tunable Sensing Elements and Compositions for Measuring And Reporting Status and/or Product Performance - Discrete sensing elements are described that can be integrated into dental hygiene products and can provide rapid and direct feedback to a user as to oral environmental status and as to the performance of the intended oral care product. Selectively tuned elements can both sense and report relevant information including usage time, adequacy of performance during use, training for better usage, and/or the physical or biological status as can be measured by direct oral contact. Sensing and reporting mechanisms can be tuned for increased or decreased sensitivities. Sensing elements can comprise one or more discrete optical changes, structural changes, or other physical changes to the dental hygiene product as a means of alerting a user of a stimulus. Use of optical reference colors provides a high level of accuracy and objectivity as to the status of a sensing event. Enabling delivery and application compositions and methods are described. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061799 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF GROUP 13 NITRIDE CRYSTAL - A method of manufacturing a group | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061800 | HIGH HEAT-RESISTANT MEMBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, GRAPHITE CRUCIBLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINGLE CRYSTAL INGOT - A high heat-resistant member includes a graphite substrate including isotropic graphite and a carbide coating film including a carbide, such as tantalum carbide, and covering a surface of the graphite substrate, the carbide coating film having a randomly oriented isotropic grain structure in which crystallites having a size indexed by a full width at half maximum of a diffraction peak of an X-ray diffraction spectrum of not more than 0.2° from (111) planes are accumulated at substantially random. The orientation of the carbide coating film is determined by whether degree of orientation (F) in any Miller plane calculated based on an XRD spectrum using the Lotgering method is within a range from −0.2 to 0.2. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061801 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL - Provided is a method for manufacturing a silicon carbide crystal, including the steps of: placing a seed substrate and a source material for the silicon carbide crystal within a growth container; and growing the silicon carbide crystal with a diameter of more than 4 inches on a surface of the seed substrate by a sublimation method, in the step of growing, a pressure within the growth container being changed from a predetermined pressure, at a predetermined change rate. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061802 | PAINT MIST COLLECTING DEVICE AND PAINT BOOTH USING THE SAME - A paint mist collecting device for collecting a mist of paint particles produced when a paint is sprayed onto a workpiece within a paint booth includes a tubular duct having one end adapted to be connected to an outlet of the paint booth from which air containing the paint mist and a cleaning air are allowed to flow out, and a swirl-generating guide fin unit disposed inside the tubular duct and configured to force axial flows of the paint-mist-containing air and the cleaning liquid into a rotational movement to thereby generate a helical vortex as the paint-mist-containing air and the cleaning liquid flow downward along the tubular duct. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061803 | Roll-To-Roll PVD System and Method to Manufacture Group IBIIIAVIA Photovoltaics - The present inventions provide method and apparatus that employ constituents from one or more constituent supply source or sources to form one or more films of a precursor layer formed on a surface of a continuous flexible workpiece. Of particular significance is the implementation of PVD systems that operate upon a horizontally disposed portion of a continuous flexible workpiece and a vertically disposed portion of a continuous flexible workpiece, preferably in conjunction with a short free-span zone of the portion of a continuous flexible workpiece. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061804 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber; process areas each of which supplies a reaction gas; a turntable that rotates to cause a substrate to pass through the process areas; a gas nozzle provided in one of the process areas; a separating area that supplies a separation gas to separate atmospheres of the process areas; and a cover part configured to cover the gas nozzle and cause the reaction gas supplied from the gas nozzle to remain around the gas nozzle. The cover part includes an upstream side wall, a downstream side wall, and an upper wall. The cover part also includes a guide surface configured to guide the separation gas to flow over a lower part of the upstream side wall to a space above the upper wall. The distance between the gas nozzle and the upstream side wall is greater than or equal to | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061805 | EPITAXIAL WAFER SUSCEPTOR AND SUPPORTIVE AND ROTATIONAL CONNECTION APPARATUS MATCHING THE SUSCEPTOR - Disclosed is an epitaxial wafer susceptor and a supportive and rotational connection apparatus matching the susceptor used for an MOCVD reaction chamber. The susceptor comprises a top surface and a susceptor rotating shaft protruding downward. A vertical driving shaft is coupled to the susceptor. The driving shaft comprises a counter bore inside an upper end of the driving shaft. At least a part of the susceptor rotating shaft is inserted into the counter bore if the susceptor is loaded. The susceptor is positioned and supported in the reaction chamber via coupling and connection between a contact surface of the susceptor rotating shaft and a corresponding contact surface of the counter bore. The susceptor is driven to rotate by the driving shaft if the driving shaft rotates. Reactant gases are introduced into the reaction chamber for an epitaxial reaction or a film deposition on the epitaxial wafers placed on the susceptor. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061806 | SENSOR ARRAY FOR LOCATING AN OBJECT IN SPACE - The present invention is a detection device, system and/or method for locating the position of at least an object present in space, such as the position of a teat of an animal. The device may include an array of sensors. Each sensor in the array may incorporate a transmitter-receiver pair. The transmitter and receiver within each pair may be disposed at an angle, to detect an object in space, through the use of signals. Embodiments of the present invention may include one or more detection devices and may be utilized to detect one or more objects present invention space. The device of the present invention may be used in a system for milking dairy animals. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061807 | GRIPPER, A MILKING ROBOT AND A MILKING ARRANGEMENT - A milking arrangement in includes a milking robot with a gripper ( | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061808 | PET COOLING BED - A thermodynamic pet cooling station that uses conductive properties to transfer cold temperatures from a cooling element contained within an insulated base to the surface of a platform tile, creating an efficiently cooled area where an animal my rest when he/she is subjected to dangerously hot weather. The pet cooling station is thermodynamically cooled using three integral components: a molded insulated base, structural platform tiles made from a conductive metal comprised of a planar surface with temperature-transfer cases affixed to their underside, and cooling pods, that can be pre-frozen and are reusable, containing a non-toxic liquid that is housed in either a similar conductive metal or a durable membrane that will hold its shape and efficiently transfer the frozen temperature to the temperature-transfer cases allowing thermodynamics to follow the specific pathway of interconnected metal and move the cold temperature up and across the structural platform planar surface in an efficient manner. Once the frozen cooling pods are inserted into the temperature-transfer cases, and the structural tiles are lowered into the insulated base, the unit creates several hours of an efficiently cooled surface for the animal to enjoy without any human intervention. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061809 | Apparatus for Gravity Fed Animal Feeder - An apparatus for gravity fed animal feeder forms from a mold that combines a storage compartment that protects feed. The feed is entered into the storage compartment through a top opening. The storage compartment is connected with a food trough that allows feed to refill once the feed is removed. An upper attachment and a lower attachment attach the storage compartment with existing tree of pole. An upper mounting bracket in the upper attachment is larger than a lower mounting bracket in the lower attachment allowing the feed to easily flow towards a side opening of the storage compartment. Attaching straps are connected to the upper mounting bracket and to the lower mounting bracket by strap connecters. A lid is attached around the top opening and secured to the storage compartment by a locking mechanism. The apparatus can be placed at ground level or at an elevated level. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061810 | Bird Feeder - A bird feeder includes a fine-mesh inner container positioned in a course-mesh outer container. One or more features within the inner container urge the inner container outwardly against the outer container. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061811 | FOLDABLE POULTRY BROOD BOX - A foldable poultry brood box having a folding bottom, folding endwalls, and folding sidewalls provides a sheltered environment for the maturation of a brood of young poultry. Preferably, after the brood box is deployed, a floor overlay insert is placed and retained within the brood box to overlay, bridge over, and cover substantial portions of two floor free edges. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061812 | Specimen Alignment and Head Holding System for Imaging Machines - A laboratory specimen, such as a mouse or rat, can be accurately and repeatedly imaged in an imaging machine, such as an MRI machine, when securely positioned on a specimen support bed. The support bed includes contours and accessories for centering a specimen on the support bed. One or more bite bars coact with a head clamp to accurately fix a specimen's head in the same position time after time. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061813 | PET GROOMING DEVICE - A grooming device is provided, including a brush base including a plurality of bristles disposed about a periphery of the base and at least one base latch for securing a biased platform such that the platform reciprocates relative to the base. The biased platform has at least one platform latch for securing the biased platform to the brush base by interconnecting the brush base latch with the biased platform latch, the at least one platform latch accommodating the reciprocating action. The platform is configured for accommodating at least one wipe for applying a solution to a target substrate. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061814 | ANIMAL COLLAR - A pet safety collar especially for cats includes an elongate resilient flexible cord element formed into a coil having a plurality of randomly over-lapping turns, the ends of the element being free. In use, the coils can be opened to allow the collar to be fitted around the neck of an animal, whereupon the collar recovers its shape. In the event that the collar becomes trapped, the coil expands allowing the animal to be freed. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061815 | Interactive pet product with squeaker - A multipurpose durable pet toy including an interactive treat dispensing portion along with a squeaker or noise toy portion, and also serving as a chew toy, and fetch toy involving pets and for play involving pets and people, useful for entertaining the pet while stimulating the mind and rewarding with treats. The toy includes at least two joined but isolated chambers, which may be of shapes including but not limited to: a hollow spherical, cube, cuboid, or cylinder, or any hollow polygonic shape. At least one chamber includes a soundhole/aperture for squeaker or noise maker placement, that is attached to but isolated from at least one second chamber. The second chamber includes at least one aperture for treat insertion and dispensing. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061816 | Leak-Proof Pet Exercise Device and Method for Making the Same - A leak-proof pet exercise device and method for making the same is provided. The device comprises outer and inner shells spaced apart to form a retaining chamber therebetween. The outer shell includes external and internal surfaces including at least one first aperture defined therein. The inner shell includes external and internal surfaces including at least one second aperture defined therein. The internal surface of the inner shell defines an interior compartment for the animal. The outer shell includes a first wall extending around the periphery of the at least one first aperture and from the internal surface of the outer shell toward the external surface of the inner shell. At least a portion of the first wall is spaced a distance from the external surface of the inner shell. The inner shell does not include a wall extending around the periphery of the at least one second aperture. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061817 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERRING NUISANCE ANIMALS - A life like three-dimensional version of a predatory animal, used to scare off nuisance animals, is disclosed. A three-dimensional animal unit is mounted to a mounting unit which allows for installation in any type of pervious or non-pervious surface. A joint mounting system penetrates through a body cavity of the animal unit which allows for the animal unit to move with minimal air breezes, mimicking real life movement. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061818 | Head gate for a livestock squeeze chute - A livestock squeeze chute having a head gate assembly at the head end thereof with the head gate assembly including first and second head gates which dwell in a plane which is approximately at a 30-degree angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the squeeze chute. Power cylinders pivotally move the head gates between open and closed positions. Although power cylinders are preferred, the head gates could be manually moved between their open and closed positions. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061819 | ANIMAL RESTRAINING DEVICE - An animal restraining device can have an adjustable length to facilitate wedging the device securely between two walls or other structures to restrain an animal. The animal restraining device can include a first mechanism to adjust the length of the device and a second mechanism to further adjust the length of the device. In some embodiments, the first mechanism can perform large adjustments and the second mechanism can perform small adjustments. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061820 | MOVABLE TARGET FOR TRAINING AND PROVING WITH MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS - A movable target for training and proving with multiple applications comprising a movable target which can be moved at multiple speeds, and in multiple directions, and for multiple distances to simulate the natural movements of actual moving objects. Said movable target control and operation may be accomplished through a control interface, including but not limited to a remote transmitter or a control panel. Said target movements may be controlled by activating or creating programmed runs or by manual operation. Said user interface may be used to manually control said movable target behavior. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061821 | COMBUSTION APPARATUS - An exhaust channel of a combustion apparatus is defined by an upper sloping plate and a lower sloping plate. The lower sloping plate contains a rising part and a lower sloping wall. A water droplet baffle plate is positioned across an interspace from the rising part. The interspace is brought into fluid communication with the exhaust channel through an upper surface opening while being brought into fluid communication with a bottom of a heat exchange chamber through a communication opening. A collision wall part of the water droplet baffle plate is disposed in close proximity to a lowest fine tube so as to oppose against a combustion exhaust flow. Water droplets adhere onto the collision wall part. Water droplets failing to adhere to the collision wall part fall through the upper surface opening positioned over an upper end of the collision wall part. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061822 | Engine Enhancement Method and System - The present invention provides an engine enhancement system and method which utilises hydrogen as a combustion catalyst within an internal combustion engine, the hydrogen preferably being obtained and/or replenished from a supply of HHO gas fed to combustion chambers of the engine, and being located at interstitial sites in the walls of the combustion chambers. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061823 | ENGINE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING MULTIPLE BORE CENTER PITCH DIMENSIONS - An engine assembly includes an engine block defining a first cylinder bore, a second cylinder bore directly adjacent to the first cylinder bore and a third cylinder bore directly adjacent to the second cylinder bore. The engine block defines a first distance from a diametrical center of the first cylinder bore to a diametrical center of the second cylinder bore and defines a second distance from the diametrical center of the second cylinder bore to a diametrical center of the third cylinder bore. The first distance is different than the second distance. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061824 | ASSEMBLY OF A VALVE OPERATING SYSTEM INCORPORATING A CAM SUMMATION MECHANISM - A method is disclosed for assembling a valve operating system for opening and closing a poppet valve mounted on an engine cylinder head. The valve operating system comprises a camshaft | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061825 | INTAKE MANIFOLD OF COMBURENT AIR FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EQUIPPED WITH EGR - An intake manifold ( | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061826 | STIRLING ENGINE GAS LUBRICATION STRUCTURE - In a case of performing a static pressure gas lubrication by a stirling engine provided with a pair of cylinders of a high-temperature-side cylinder | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061827 | CYLINDER HEAD SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - A cylinder head system for an internal combustion engine includes a cylinder head defining an annular port therein having a central longitudinal axis, and a valve seat insert disposed within the port. The valve seat insert includes an outer annular surface configured for abutting the cylinder head and a detection surface concentric with and spaced apart from the outer annular surface. The detection surface has a protrusion thereon extending radially toward the central longitudinal axis. The cylinder head system also includes a valve insertable into the port and configured for translating along the axis during operation of the engine. A method of forming the cylinder head system includes inserting the valve seat insert into the port. After inserting, the method includes removing the protrusion to thereby form an indicator face. After removing, the method includes disposing the valve within the port to thereby form the cylinder head system. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061828 | Rotary Engine - A rotary engine is provided. The engine has a main body that fits within a housing to form an annular chamber. A piston moves within the annular chamber along an annular path. A door assembly operates to block and unblock the annular chamber, opening to unblock the chamber as the piston approaches the door and closes to block the chamber after the piston has travelled past the door. A temporary combustion chamber is formed between the closed door and the piston as the piston moves away from the door. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061829 | FIXED CHAIN TYPE ENGINE BRAKING DEVICE - A fixed chain engine braking device includes a brake box, a driving mechanism and a braking mechanism. One upright blind hole and one horizontal blind hole are placed in the brake box, and the upright blind hole intersects the horizontal blind hole orthogonally. The driving mechanism includes a rolling ball and/or a driving piston placed in the horizontal blind hole, the braking mechanism includes a braking plunger placed in the upright blind hole. A fluid passage is placed in the brake box, and the fluid passage is communicated with the entry of the horizontal blind hole. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061830 | PRESSURE OPERATED MECHANICAL FLOW CONTROL VALVE FOR GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION PUMP - A flow control valve ( | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061831 | EGR FLOW MEASUREMENT - A system and method for measuring an EGR flow rate for an engine having an EGR valve with a selectable EGR valve position and a venturi sensor situated to take a differential pressure measurement relative to recirculated exhaust gas includes determining an EGR valve effective area based on the EGR valve position, determining a weighting factor based on the effective area, calculating a first EGR flow estimate based on the effective area, and calculating a second EGR flow estimate based on the differential pressure measurement of the venturi sensor. A final EGR flow rate is determined based on the weighting factor, the first EGR flow estimate, and the second EGR flow estimate. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061832 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A combustion engine, in particular that of a motor vehicle, includes a ventilation device for feeding gases of a crankcase of the combustion engine enclosing at least one crankshaft to an air feed of the combustion engine, wherein the air feed feeds an airflow rate to the combustion engine. An adapter device may fluidically connect a full load path of the ventilation device to a full load line of the ventilation device and a part load path of the ventilation device to a part load line of the ventilation device. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061833 | GENSET ENGINE USING AN ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM INTEGRATING AN ALCOHOL SENSOR - A genset system that includes a genset assembly, an electronic fuel injection (EFI) system and an alcohol sensor and a method of controlling air-to-fuel ratio using the genset system are described. The genset assembly includes a genset engine that (1) is capable of running on at least one of gasoline and alcohol, (2) is an air-cooled engine, and (3) operates at a rich air-to-fuel ratio (AFR). The EFI system includes an electronic control unit that is configured to determine a requested AFR based on the data from the alcohol sensor and the data from the air flow sensor, and based on the determined requested relative AFR, the electronic control unit is configured to actuate the fuel injector such that the fuel in an amount sufficient for obtaining an air/fuel mixture that is at the determined requested relative AFR is injected into the intake system. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061834 | SPARK IGNITION ENGINE - A spark ignition engine capable of fixing an ignition coil case even in a small engine includes an intake manifold | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061835 | Two-Stroke Engine and a Method for the Operation thereof - A two-stroke engine has a cylinder wherein a piston is journalled for reciprocating movement. The piston delimits a combustion chamber configured in the cylinder. The engine has an outlet from the combustion chamber and a transfer channel which opens at an inlet opening into the crankcase and at a transfer window in the combustion chamber. The piston drives a crankshaft via a connecting rod. The crankshaft is rotatably journalled in the crankcase. At least one control element for the inlet opening is connected to the crankshaft so as to rotate therewith. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061836 | Dual stirrup crossbow - The present invention pertains to the field of archery devices, specifically to devices known as crossbows. Historically. crossbows have had a single foot stirrup, centered at the front end of the crossbow, to assist the user in the cocking procedure. Though functional, a single stirrup does not allow the user to naturally center the crossbow with his body while cocking the crossbow, which may cause miss-alignment of the bow string, as well as possible loss of balance and fatigue. By placing a stirrup on both sides of the barrel of the crossbow, the user may use his left foot, right foot, or both feet to cock the crossbow, and the crossbow is automatically centered to the users body. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061837 | CROSSBOW RISER - Provided is a crossbow riser that may comprise a plurality of cells defined by walls. The walls may consist essentially of a material wherein the yield tensile strength at 0.2% strain is greater than 780 MPa, and either the specific strength is greater than 200 kN·m/kg, or the density is less than 6.0 g/cc. The cells may collectively define a first volume. The walls may collectively define a second volume. The ratio of the first volume to the second volume may be greater than 1.5. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061838 | ROLLER CABLE GUARD - In certain embodiments, an archery bow comprises an archery bow body defining opposing limb tips having rotational elements and a bowstring extending between the limb tips. At least one cable portion extends between the limb tips. A cable guard extends from the archery body bow body and a pair of pulleys are rotationally mounted to the cable guard wherein the pair of pulleys retain the at least one cable between them and are vertically offset from each other. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061839 | PROJECTILE-LAUNCHING IMPLEMENT HAVING MULTI-STAGE DRAW - A bow includes an upper limb and a lower limb. A restraint system stores energy in the upper limb and the lower limb via drawing a tensioning cable to a charged position. A bow string releases the energy stored in the upper limb and the lower limb by the restraint system when the bow string is drawn to a ready position. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061840 | System for Loading a Paintball - The plural option loading system for a pneumatic gun. The pneumatic gun has a receiver with the first and second loading port disposed to permit loading either by gravity or forced loading such as from a magazine. The barrel can be locked to the receiver to permit loading through only one of the two ports depending on the orientation in which it is locked to the receiver and permits selective loading through only a selected port at any time. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061841 | SAW WIRE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GROUP III NITRIDE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a group III nitride crystal substrate slices a group III nitride crystal body with a saw wire which includes a steel wire having a carbon concentration of 0.90-0.95 mass %, a silicon concentration of 0.12-0.32 mass %, a manganese concentration of 0.40-0.90 mass %, a phosphorus concentration of 0.025 mass % or less, a sulfur concentration of 0.025 mass % or less, and a copper concentration of 0.20 mass % or less, and has a diameter of not less than 0.07 mm and less than 0.16 mm, a tensile strength at break of higher than 4200 N/mm | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061842 | SINGLE-LAYERED WINDING OF SAWING WIRE WITH FIXEDLY BONDED ABRASIVE GRAIN FOR WIRE SAWS FOR SLICING WAFERS FROM A WORKPIECE - Wire spools used for multiple wire saws for slicing one or more wafers from a workpiece composed of semiconductor material using a wire web including parallel wire sections coated with bonded abrasive grain. The wire spools include a first wire spool configured as a dispensing spool and a second wire spool configured as a receiver spool. A sawing wire coated with bonded abrasive grain runs from the first wire spool via at least one deflection roll to the wire web and from the wire web via at least one deflection roll to the second wire spool. The sawing wire enters into guide grooves of the deflection rolls at an alignment angle α | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061843 | RETRACTABLE VENTILATION SYSTEM - A retractable ventilation system for a household appliance includes a lifting motor for moving the ventilation system in two opposing directions, and a switch controlling movement of the lifting motor. A first actuation of the switch moves the ventilation system in a first (or preferred) of the two directions, and a second actuation of the switch moves the ventilation system in a second direction opposing the first direction. Furthermore, a household appliance includes an extractor hood, a cooking appliance or a combination thereof, and at least one of the proposed retractable ventilation systems. A method for operating the retractable ventilation system is also described. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061844 | SURFACE MOUNT IGNITER ASSEMBLY - A cooktop surface is a high dielectric strength surface in which an opening is provided to receive a burner assembly. A surface mount igniter assembly extends through the same opening and terminates adjacent a perimeter of the burner assembly. The surface mount igniter assembly includes an electrode having a first end extending through the burner opening, an intermediate portion received in a ceramic insulator, and a terminal, second end disposed adjacent the burner perimeter. The ceramic insulator preferably has an opening edge slot to facilitate receipt of the electrode therein, and the ceramic insulator faces the dielectric cooktop surface to fully insulate around the electrode. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061845 | Radiant energy driven orientation system - An autonomous passive solar tracker having a thermal actuator that is connected through a cable and pulley and drum to a spring. The drum and spring are mounted on a cross beam of the tracker frame. The cable is attached on one end to the actuator push rod. It then threads through the pulley and wraps around the drum. The spring biases the tracker to pivot towards one direction, and the actuator when heated and extended forces the tracker to pivot in the opposite direction. The tracker is oriented so that the spring has a bias to pivot the tracker to the east, and the outward force of the actuator rod against the cable causes the actuator to pivot to the west. One may take advantage of this tracking by attaching a solar collector to the frame of the tracker. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061846 | SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTOR AND THERMAL STORAGE DEVICE - A solar energy collector and thermal storage device for placement in a building's exterior architectural opening is provided, having an insulating cavity including a first lite on the device exterior side and a second lite spaced inwardly therefrom, defining a depth of the insulating cavity, and being substantially filled with an insulating gas. A provided thermal storage cavity includes the second lite and a third lite spaced inwardly therefrom, defining a depth of the thermal storage cavity which is at least the same size as the insulating cavity depth, and is substantially filled with a thermal storage medium, which is a hydrogel adhering to the second lite and the third lite and having cohesion characteristics such that it is self supporting and maintains its shape within the thermal storage cavity. A low-emissivity coating disposed on the insulating cavity side of the second lite inhibits exterior thermal radiation transfer. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061847 | Geosolar Temperature Control Construction and Method Thereof - A structure and method of controlling building temperature are provided utilizing both solar and geo-exchange means. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061848 | Coffee Treatment Method - A process is provided for obtaining a precipitate rich in mannose-oligosaccharides (MOS) from coffee. The process includes the steps of: (i) providing a MOS-containing hydrolysate derived from a coffee extraction residue material, (ii) contacting the MOS-containing hydrolysate with an organic solvent to form a suspension, and (iii) recovering a precipitate. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061849 | INHALATION SYSTEMS, BREATHING APPARATUSES, AND METHODS - Examples of the invention include inhalation systems, breathing apparatuses, and methods for administering a solution by inhalation to a patient. Example breathing apparatuses described herein may be configured to minimize loss of the solution to the environment. Additionally or instead, example breathing apparatuses may be configured to recirculate exhaled solution to increase an amount of the solution available to a patient while minimizing exhausted solution. In some examples, breathing apparatuses may deliver nebulized platelet rich plasma (“PRP”). | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061850 | INHALER 624 - The present invention relates to an Breath actuated inhaler (BAI) actuator, comprising: a loading element capable of being loaded with an actuation force, a breath actuated trigger mechanism arranged to counteract the actuation force of the loading element, and to fire the actuator by releasing the actuation force of the loading element in response to an inhalation breath, and actuation locking means moveable between a locked position wherein it relieves the actuation force from the trigger mechanism setting the trigger mechanism in a neutral position, and an armed position wherein the trigger mechanism is set in an armed position. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061851 | DELIVERY DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS - A dose delivery device with a mouthpiece having an inlet, an outlet, and an air path extending between the inlet and the outlet. A dose chamber having an opening may hold a dose, e.g., for inhalation by a user. A disc element may be arranged to move between a closed position in which the disc element closes the opening of the dose chamber, and an open position in which the disc opens the dose chamber to permit introduction of the dose into the air path of the device. Movement of the disc element from the closed position to the open position may be in a direction away from the dose chamber (e.g., a puller may engage the disc element and pull the element away from the chamber) and may leave a substantial portion of the dose in the dose chamber. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061852 | VALVE AND METHOD TO RELIEVE GASEOUS PRESSURE AND ARRANGEMENT FOR VENTILATING LUNGS - A valve is provided for relieving a gaseous pressure of a branching unit in flow communication with lungs of a subject. The valve comprises an inlet port in flow communication with the branching unit, an outlet port configured to release pressure by discharging a gas flow from the inlet port, and a valve seat in flow communication with the inlet port. The valve further comprises a valve member configured to close a gas discharge between the inlet port and the outlet port when forced against the valve seat, and to facilitate gas discharge between the inlet port and the outlet port when not forced against the valve seat. The valve further comprises a closing spring configured to direct a predetermined closing force to the valve member and an actuator configured to increase and decrease the closing force directed to the valve member. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061853 | ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE STABILIZER APPARATUS AND METHOD - A neonatal endotracheal tube stabilizer has a tube cradle, a tube fixation element attached to said tube cradle and a stabilization bar having a plurality of engagement elements. The stabilization bar extends on either side of the tube cradle to engage two cheek pads. The cheek pads each have a releasable engagement interface dimensioned to engage the engagement elements of the stabilization rod in at least one engaged position. When so engaged, the cradle firmly holds the endotracheal tube in a position selected by a health care provider. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061854 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A SURGICAL AIRWAY - An apparatus for maintaining a surgical airway and method for the same includes an elongated body insertable orally into a patient. The elongated body defines leading and trailing ends. A passageway is defined through the leading and trailing ends, such that surgical equipment may be insertable through the opening of the elongated body. A securing member may be connected to the trailing end that can hold the elongated body in a position such that an airway remains open to treat the patient, while supporting oxygen flow to the patient. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061855 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHODS OF DELIVERING THE MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device and methods of delivery of the medical device within a patient's body are disclosed by the present invention. The medical device includes a first elongate member, a second elongate member and a coupling member. The coupling member is configured to be coupled to and extend between the first elongate member and the second elongate member to couple the first elongate member to the second elongate member when the medical device is in a first configuration. The coupling member is configured to be decoupled from at least one of the first elongate member and the second elongate member when the medical device is in a second configuration. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061856 | THERAPEUTIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING SPINAL SUPPORT - A therapeutic device is configured to be worn by a user for providing spinal support to the user's body. The therapeutic device has a first support section and a second support section that connects to the first support section. The first support section is configured to comfortably engage and support the neck of the user's body. The second support section is configured to comfortably engage and support the lower back of the user's body while the first support section engages and supports the neck of the user's body to provide maximum support for an entire spinal region of the user's body with a level of comfort while maintaining a full range of motion for the user's spine. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061857 | SURGICAL RETAINING CLAMP AND METHODS OF USE - A clamp for securing a surgical instrument or tubing to surgical drapes is provided. The clamp may be attached to surgical drapes and include a retaining member for engaging the cable of a surgical instrument or tubing. The clamp secures the surgical instrument or tubing to the surgical drapes so as to prevent the surgical instrument or tubing from falling outside the sterile field while allowing for convenient repositioning of the surgical instrument when desired. The clamp may also include an attachment member to minimize the risk of tearing of the surgical drapes when the clamp is attached thereto. Additionally, the clamp may include a gripping member that allows the user to operate the clamp while using surgical gloves. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061858 | UNDERGARMENT APPARATUS FOR GROIN COMFROT AND RELIEF - This application describes an apparatus providing groin relief, which comprises, an undergarment which comprises a brief portion having an opening to allow male groin anatomy to extend through, and a boxer portion. The brief portion is inserted into the boxer portion so that the outer edges of the brief portion and the inner edges of the boxer portion are aligned, the brief portion is generally elastic, and an edge along the opening of the brief portion comprises elastic trim. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061859 | ORAL TOBACCO PRODUCT HAVING A HYDRATED MEMBRANE COATING AND A HIGH SURFACE AREA - Provided is a moist smokeless tobacco product including a hydrated membrane coating and a portion of tobacco material. Preferably, the tobacco material is pre-portioned and formed to include at least one dimple and/or at least one hole through the tobacco material so as to increase the surface area of the tobacco product. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061860 | AEROSOL-FORMING MATERIAL FOR A HOOKAH - The invention relates to an aerosol-forming material for a hookah, which comprises a first substance and at least one second substance which is held by the first substance and which is at least partly released following activation of the aerosol-forming material, wherein the first substance comprises pores for receiving the second substance and the second substance is a fluid. Provision is made for the first substance, based on the weight thereof, to comprise at least 65 wt % of clinoptilolite. | 2013-03-14 |
| 20130061861 | SIMULATED CIGARETTE - A simulated cigarette which has a reservoir of an inhalable composition and an outlet valve to control the outlet flow. The outlet end is provided with a deformable material to provide a more realistic feel and optionally to allow the user to vary the flow characteristics in the manner of a real cigarette. The outlet end can also be provided with a chemical heater. The simulated cigarette is wrapped in a paper or paper-like wrap to provide a more realistic feel. | 2013-03-14 |
