11th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120061452 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENSURING CONCENTRIC WELD DEPOSITION OF MATERIAL ON A PIPE INTERIOR - A welding jig for ensuring concentricity of an interior surface of a pipe with a circular outer periphery of a bolting flange thereon, comprising (i) a frame member; (ii) two spaced-apart rollers positioned at one end of said frame member, each adapted to remain in contacting engagement during welding with said circular outer periphery of said bolting flange; and (iii) a chill block, having a convexly-curved outer surface of a curvature corresponding to a desired inner diameter of said pipe, adapted to be positioned proximate said interior surface of said pipe. The rollers permit translational movement of the chill block about a center point of said pipe flange when the welding jig is placed on the pipe flange, to permit uniform diametrical deposition of weld material on said inner diameter of said pipe flange. A method of making a pipe is further disclosed and claimed. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061453 | Method for Producing Tailor-Made Sheet Strips - A method for producing tailor-made sheet metal strips, in particular steel strips, in which at least two sheet metal strips of different material quality and/or sheet metal thickness are welded to one another along the longitudinal edge in a continuous process. In order for the sheet metal strips produced by such a method to exhibit a relatively high level of weld seam strength, uncoated sheet metal strips are used in accordance with the invention as sheet metal strips to be welded. The tailor-made sheet metal strip formed of the uncoated sheet metal strips as a result of welding is then coated. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061454 | EXOTHERMIC MIXTURE - An exothermic reaction mixture for joining metallic components includes at least one transition metal oxide and, as fuel, a mixture of aluminium and calcium suicide, wherein the molar ratio of aluminium to calcium suicide is from 16:1 to 0.25:1. Methods of preparing the exothermic reaction mixtures and for using them in welding applications are also described. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061455 | ENVELOPES/BOXES WITH MULTIPLE SEALING & REOPENING FUNCTIONS - An enclosure, such as, an envelope or a box is formed with a main body having an opening receiving objects, documents, etc., and a flap arranged to close and seal said opening. Advantageously, the flap includes a plurality of rectangular strips having an adhesive on the side. The flap can be sequentially opened and closed by attaching each of the strips permanently to a receiving area on the main body and then separating the flap from the secured strip. A release sheet may be used to cover the adhesive side. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061456 | CARTON WITH IMPROVED STRENGTH SIDEWALL PANELS - A carton formed from a blank of foldable corrugated sheet material having two pairs of upstanding generally parallel sidewall panels and a pair of first flaps hingedly foldably connected to the upper and lower edges of each sidewall panel along a fold line, the flaps configured to form a panel for covering the bottom and top of the carton when the carton is assembled and wherein cuts for support tabs are made into the corrugated material along the fold lines such that when the cover-forming flaps are folded 90 degrees to form the bottom cover of the carton, the support tabs remain oriented in the planes of the sidewall panels. The carton may further comprise cuts for corner support tabs made into the corrugated material at each of the locations where the fold lines overlap adjacent sidewall panels, such that when the cover-forming flaps are folded 90 degrees to form the bottom or top cover of the carton, the corner support tabs remain oriented in the planes of the sidewall panels. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061457 | Carton With Angled Corner Panels - A carton formed from a blank of foldable sheet material having two pairs of upstanding generally parallel sidewall panels and two upstanding diagonal corner panels. The corner panels are hingedly foldably connected to the sidewall panels intermediate and adjoining the sidewall panels. One pair of sidewall panels is attached to shaped flaps, which have one edge that abuts and rests against an adjoining sidewall panel and another edge that abuts and rests against an adjoining diagonal corner wall panel. The other pair of sidewall panels are hingedly foldably connected to cover forming flaps at their upper and lower edges to form the bottom and top panels of the carton. A reinforcing filler of styrofoam or other filler material may be used to support the bottom and top panels of the carton and diagonal corner wall panels. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061458 | Managing Mobile Device Interactions Using Barcodes - A system allows a connecting a mobile device with a barcode scanner to a stationary device by scanning a barcode displayed on a display of the stationary device. The system allows connecting only one mobile device to the stationary device at any given time and allows connecting the mobile device to only one stationary device at any given time. Once connected to the stationary device, the mobile device may be used to scan additional printed barcodes and barcodes displayed by the stationary device or elsewhere, sending data corresponding to the scanned barcodes to the stationary device as if the data were entered by an input device of the stationary device. The barcode scanning functionality may also allow other ways of controlling the mobile device, including performing speed dialing, call transfer, or other telephone functionality based on barcode scanning Encryption and other similar techniques may be employed for additional security. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061459 | Memory Cards Including a Standard Security Function - A memory card of one published standard, such as the Multi-Media Card (MMC) or Secure Digital Card (SD), is modified to include the function of a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) according to another published standard. The controller of the memory card communicates between electrical contacts on the outside of the card and both the memory and the SIM. In one specific form, the memory card has the physical configuration of the current Plug-in SIM card with a few external contacts added to accommodate the memory controller and data memory. In another specific form, the memory card has the physical configuration of the current SD card, including external contacts. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061460 | BARCODE INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM | 2012-03-15 |
20120061461 | METHOD FOR CERTIFYING AND SUBSEQUENTLY AUTHENTICATING ORIGINAL, PAPER OR DIGITAL DOCUMENTS FOR EVIDENCES - The present invention relates to a method for certifying and subsequently authenticating original physical or digital documents. The concept of the evidence lies in the dual nature of a physical information item and a digital information item, one being the reference for the other that cannot lie amended at the risk of the evidence being lost. For a physical original document associated with a bubble seal there is a corresponding time-and-date-stamped, proprietary paperless reference counterpart. For a time-and-date-stamped, proprietary digital original document there is a corresponding reference counterpart in the form of a bubble seal. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061462 | AUDIO JACK ENABLED SYNTHETIC BARCODE MODULE - A coupon management system includes a synthetic barcode module. The synthetic barcode module comprises light management components and a controller. The light management components include an LED operating as both an optical receiver and an optical emitter The controller interfaces with a compatible electronic device such as a cell phone via an analog audio interface, receives analog audio signals corresponding to coupon barcodes, produces timing data for managing optical output, determines if the received light pulses correspond to scanner output, and using the timing data outputs driver signals to cause the light management module to emit light pulses that emulate light reflected from a scanned barcode to communicate the coupon barcode optically. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061463 | USE OF GAMMA HARDENED RFID TAGS IN PHARMACEUTICAL DEVICES - A system and method for utilizing RFID tags in environments where radiation is used is disclosed. RFID tags are secured to various components of a pharmaceutical system, thereby enabling the customer to download pertinent information about the component, such as lot number, date of manufacturer, test parameters, etc. The tags can be applied to the component immediately after manufacture and can be subjected to the sterilization process without risk of data loss or corruption. The memory device within the tag utilizes a technology that does not rely upon charge storage as its mechanism to store information. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061464 | OVERAGE SERVICE INVOLVING OVERAGE MAGNETIC STRIPE - In general terms, embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatuses for providing an overage service involving an overage magnetic stripe. For example, in some embodiments, a method is provided that includes: (a) receiving transaction information associated with a transaction, where the transaction involves a transaction machine and an account, and where the account is associated with a credit/debit card; (b) determining, based at least partially on the transaction information, that the account will incur an overage as a result of the transaction; (c) receiving overage swipe information indicating that an overage magnetic stripe of the credit/debit card was swiped at the transaction machine; and (d) authorizing the transaction based at least partially on receiving the overage swipe information. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061465 | NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM USING THE SAME AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD THEREOF - A near field communication (NFC) device, an authentication system using the NFC device and an authentication method thereof are provided. The NFC device includes a RFID tag, a loop antenna, a flexible fabric packaging material and an EMI shielding material. The device can be easily adhered to objects including most handsets for mobile phone services. By adopting the authentication system and the authentication method, the device can be paired with a typical mobile phone and used to authenticate the user, thereby enabling mobile payment and mobile banking activities using mobile phones. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061466 | Switching Between Internal and External Antennas - The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for switching between internal and external antennas. In some implementations, a system includes an antenna, a connector, and a housing. The antenna is configured to communicate wirelessly transactions with transaction terminals. The connector is connected to the antenna and configured to connect a transaction card to the antenna in response to at least insertion in the housing. The housing enclosing at least a portion of the antenna and at least a portion of the connector and including one or more elements that form an opening for receiving the transaction card. In addition, the housing is substantially rectangular and includes a first portion with a first thickness and a second portion with a second thickness different from the first thickness and at least the thickness of the transaction card. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061467 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS USING A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An apparatus for effecting commercial transactions with a server using a transaction card via a communication device is provided. The apparatus includes a transaction device coupled with the communication device for capturing information from the transaction card and a controller for converting the captured card information into an encrypted audio signal and for transmitting the audio signal to the communication device. The communication device delivers the audio signal to the server for processing the commercial transaction. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061468 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSACTIONAL BALLOT PROCESSING, AND BALLOT AUDITING - A voting unit and a ballot transaction processing system for processing a voting session. The voting unit includes an optical ballot scanner and a printer that is capable of printing a non-human readable barcode on ballots that are fed into the voting unit. The ballots are filled out (or cast) by the voter before being inserted into the voting unit. The voter can confirm the voting unit's interpretations of his/her selections on the scanned ballot via a display and confirm that the interpretations are correct via an input section on the voting unit. The ballot transaction processing system is also capable of generating, assigning and communicating to a plurality of voting units a set of unique transaction codes. In so doing, the ballot transaction processing system maintains voter secrecy, prevents ballot stuffing and provides a one-to-one correspondence between images of optically scanned ballots and the ballots themselves. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061469 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC WRITING INSTRUMENT, METHOD FOR DETERMINING BIT SEQUENCE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: an image acquisition unit that acquires a repeated image read from a medium having the repeated image printed thereon, the repeated image being formed by repeatedly arranging an image representing a specific bit sequence; an information acquisition unit that acquires plural state information pieces respectively indicating reading states of plural images included in the repeated image acquired by the image acquisition unit; a detection unit that detects plural bit sequences respectively from the plural images included in the repeated image acquired by the image acquisition unit; and a determination unit that determines the specific bit sequence on the basis of the plural bit sequences detected by the detection unit and the plural state information pieces acquired by the information acquisition unit. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061470 | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION USING POLYMERIC LIQUID CRYSTAL MATERIAL MARKINGS - The present invention relates to a marking of polymeric liquid crystal material having determined optical characteristics allowing its authentication and reading by a machine and its authentication by the human eye. The marking is applied onto an item, good or article by a variable information printing process. The marking is in the form of indicia representing a unique code which allows for an easy authentication by the human eye and a secure tracking and tracing of the marked item, good or article throughout is life cycle. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061471 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR NANO IMPRINTING - A method for creating a highly accurate nanostructure is provided, the method includes: (i) creating a highly accurate nanostructure prototype, wherein the highly accurate nanostructure prototype, when illuminated with a predefined illumination, provides a unique optical pattern; (ii) creating at least one highly accurate nanostructure mold from the highly accurate nanostructure prototype, wherein each highly accurate nanostructure mold enables a creation of a highly accurate nanostructure that is substantially similar to the highly accurate nanostructure prototype and which, when illuminated with the predefined illumination, provides the unique optical pattern; and (iii) molding the highly accurate nanostructure using the highly accurate nanostructure mold, wherein the highly accurate nanostructure, when illuminated with the predefined illumination, provides the unique optical pattern. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061472 | Card Carrier Having Extended Transaction Card - A transaction card carrier is disclosed. The transaction card carrier may include a transaction card having substantially the same width as the transaction card carrier. The transaction card may also be secured on the transaction card carrier such that at least one scan bar positioned on the back surface of the transaction card is visible and accessible without manipulating the transaction card carrier. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061473 | Method of Manufacturing a Radio Frequency Identification Device - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an antenna for a radio frequency (RFID) tag. A web of material is provided to at least one cutting station in which a first pattern is generated in the web of material. A further cutting may occur to create additional modifications in order to provide a microchip attachment location and to selectively tune an antenna for a particular end use application. The cutting may be performed by a laser, die cutting, stamping or combinations thereof. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061474 | MEMORY CARD PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A memory card package structure includes a substrate having an antenna module; a first and second magnetic waveguiding layers respectively disposed on an upper surface and a lower surface of the substrate; a chip disposed on the first magnetic waveguiding layer and electrically connected with the substrate; and an encapsulation body encapsulating the chip, the first magnetic waveguiding layer and the upper surface of the substrate. A method for fabricating the memory card package structure is also provided. By directly disposing magnetic waveguiding material in the package structure, the thickness of the package structure is retained and yet the signal of an antenna module in the memory card package structure can be directed out along a horizontal direction, thereby extending the signal transmission distance. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061475 | Method for Providing Inductively Coupled Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Transponder, and RFID Transponder - A radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder for use in an RFID arrangement with inductive coupling, where interaction of a transmitting and receiving coil with a ferrite component is provided for guiding the magnetic flux. Here, the ferrite component for guiding the magnetic flux includes a composite material comprising a plastic and ferrite powder, where the plastic is furnished in a laser-patternable manner, such that the transmitting and receiving coil is formed by at least one conductor track and then precontoured by laser processing metalized in or on a surface of the component. Such an RFID transponder is robust, easy and simple to produce. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061476 | Microcircuit Card Including a Luminous Means - The microcircuit card ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061477 | Systems and Methods to Selectively Connect Antennas to Receive and Backscatter Radio Frequency Signals - Systems and methods to selectively attach and control antennas via diodes and current sources. In one embodiment, a system includes: an RFID reader having a plurality of reader antennas of different polarizations to transmit radio frequency signals; and at least one RFID tag. The RFID tag includes: a plurality of tag antennas of different polarizations; a plurality of diodes coupled to the plurality of tag antennas respectively; a receiver coupled to the plurality of diodes to receive the radio frequency signals from the tag antennas when the diodes are forward biased; and a set of one or more current controllers coupled to the plurality of diodes. In a receiving mode the controllers selectively forward bias the diodes to receive the signals from the RFID reader. In a transmitting mode the controllers selectively change the state of the tag antennas to transmit data via backscattering the radio frequency signals. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061478 | Creation of Customized Transactional Cards - Methods, systems, and products create credit cards, debit cards, and other transactional cards. An image is received and provided on a transactional card. Account information is retrieved and associated with the transactional card. A machine-readable element is also provided on the transactional card and includes the account information. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061479 | CODING PATTERN COMPRISING ORIENTATION CODES - A substrate having a coding pattern disposed on a surface thereof. The coding pattern has target elements defining cells, and a set of data elements contained in each cell encoding tag data. The tag data of each cell encodes first and second orthogonal registration symbols. The first and second orthogonal registration symbols together identify an orientation of a layout of the tag data with respect to the target grid. The first registration symbol identifies a first direction component of the orientation, and the second registration symbol identifies a second direction component of the orientation. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061480 | PORTABLE INFORMATION DISPLAY DOCKABLE TO A BASE THERMOSTAT - A thermostat system is provided that comprises a base thermostat for providing basic thermostat control and a portable information display (PID) unit, or dockable display, that provides an improved user interface. The PID unit can be docked to the base thermostat by being releasably mounted on top of a front portion of the base thermostat. The base thermostat provides control of an environmental control system, allowing the regulation of the temperature in a building. The PID unit may be used when it is mounted to the base thermostat or un-mounted from the base thermostat. The PID unit provides an improved user interface and experience over the base thermostat. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061481 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING REVERSE HEATING AND METHOD OF REVERSE HEATING - A method of reverse heating using intermittent temperature zones at normal pressure, including: 1) introducing hydrothermal water or steam to a heating coil inside intermittent temperature zones of cabinets of a heating device via a duct along a first direction; 2) introducing combusted high temperature flue gas to a hydrothermal radiation coil inside the cabinets of the heating device via a gas duct along a second direction which is a reverse direction of the first direction; and 3) at normal pressure, heating the hydrothermal water or steam by the flue gas and a heat transfer medium inside the cabinets of the heating device. A heating device for use in the method is also provided. The method and device feature high thermal efficiency at low cost. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061482 | ICE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An ice detection system, in particular to a system for detecting icing conditions and a system for detecting the presence of ice formed on a structure, and the methods for doing the same. Two heaters of the ice protection system (experiencing substantially the same environmental conditions) are driven to different temperatures (the first greater than or equal to 0° C., and the second less than 0° C.). The difference in the powers required to drive the two heaters indicates the prevailing environmental conditions. A heater of the ice protection system is driven and the rate of change of surface temperature is measured over several periods. A substantial deviation from a rate of change of surface temperature, which indicates the presence of ice on the surface of the structure, is detected. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061483 | COLD AND HOT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED CONTROL PART - Disclosed herein is a hot/cold water supply system with an improved control part. Cold water that has remained in a pipe is re-circulated through a circulating water pipe and is re-supplied into and heated by a boiler rather than being discharged out of a faucet, and the temperature of the water is adjusted in a thermo-and-geared valve to a temperature preset by a user so that water with a low temperature deviation can be supplied to the user. Further, an excessive load is prevented from being applied to the thermo-and-geared valve. Water of different temperatures preset by users can be supplied to corresponding control zones. A sudden deviation in temperature can be prevented when the boiler re-ignites. When the temperature of water reaches a preset temperature, a control panel indicates it to the user on a display and/or by providing a sound, thus making it more convenient to use. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061484 | TOY TRACK SET - A toy track set includes a vehicle path defined by a track and a gap disposed between a first gap end and a second gap end. The toy track also includes a carriage assembly configured to carry a toy vehicle across the gap such that the toy vehicle travels from the first gap end to the second gap end on the carriage assembly, the carriage assembly being moved from the first gap end to the second gap end by an assembly having an arm rotatable about an axis of rotation and that rotates through an angle equal to or greater than 360 degrees as it carries the toy vehicle from the first gap end to the second gap end. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061485 | Ultrasonic Waterjet Apparatus - An ultrasonic waterjet apparatus has a mobile generator module and a high-pressure water hose for delivering high-pressure water from the mobile generator module to a hand-held gun with a trigger and an ultrasonic nozzle. An ultrasonic generator transmits high-frequency electrical pulses to a piezoelectric or magnetostrictive transducer which vibrates to modulate a high-pressure waterjet flowing through the nozzle. The waterjet exiting the ultrasonic nozzle is pulsed into mini slugs of water. The ultrasonic waterjet apparatus may be used to cut and de-burr materials, to clean and de-coat surfaces, and to break rocks. The ultrasonic waterjet apparatus performs these tasks with much greater efficiency than conventional continuous-flow waterjet systems because of the repetitive waterhammer effect. A nozzle with multiple exit orifices or a rotating nozzle may be provided in lieu of a nozzle with a single exit orifice to render cleaning and de-coating large surfaces more efficient. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061486 | REMOTELY DEPLOYABLE VAPOR DELIVERY DEVICE - A remotely deployable vapor delivery device is described that is conveniently and effectively deployed in a hard-to-reach location. The device is approximately spherical in shape, and includes an integrated reservoir containing the desired vapor producing substance, an evaporative surface and means for continuous flow of the vapor producing substance from the integrated reservoir to the evaporative surface which provides an approximately constant vapor delivery rate. The advantages of the embodiments include a device that can be conveniently tossed or rolled, is compact in size, provides a maximal amount of stored vapor producing substance, has an efficient usage rate of the stored vapor producing substance and provides a long operating lifetime. Other advantages of the embodiments described include hands-free activation, self-righting after deployment, tamper resistance, non-energized operation, a modest number of low cost parts that are readily manufactured and assembled, and easy retrieval. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061487 | Pheromone Dispersing Clothing Apparatus - The present invention is a pheromone dispersing clothing apparatus with a body pheromone activating panel adapted to receive pheromone from a pheromone supply reservoir and a concealed compartment adapted to receive a detachable pheromone supply reservoir. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061488 | Hands-Free Directable Low-Pressure Air Source and Method for Cosmetology Use - Disclosed is a low-pressure air source that provides directional control over a low-pressure airflow. The air source is specifically adapted for use in the application of artificial eyelash extensions to a person's individual eyelashes. An air pump provides low pressure air to an airflow nozzle mounted on the finger of the user. A foot control operates the air pump. The finger nozzle allows the user to direct the airflow without having to grasp the nozzle with the fingers. This allows the user's hands to be free to perform other manual manipulations during the process of adhering artificial lash extensions to a person's individual natural eyelashes. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061489 | Sprinkler With Variable Arc and Flow Rate - A variable arc sprinkler may be set to numerous positions along a continuum to adjust the arcuate span of the sprinkler. The sprinkler includes a nozzle body and a valve sleeve that helically engage each other to define an arcuate slot that may be adjusted at the top of the sprinkler to a desired arcuate span. The sprinkler may include a flow rate adjustment device that may be adjusted by actuation or rotation of an outer wall portion of the sprinkler. Rotation of the outer wall portion may cause a throttle control member to move axially to or away from an inlet, or may cause one or more restrictor elements to open or close, to control the flow rate of the sprinkler. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061490 | HAND HELD SPRAY VALVE - A hand held spray valve assembly includes a trigger upon which a linear force is applied to cause the assembly to switch from the normally closed condition to the open condition. The trigger includes a slider element having a tapered end which is in contact with and opposes a complimentarily tapered end of a moveable piston. By applying a force on the trigger, the tapered end of the slider element moves linearly over the tapered end of the piston and creates a force upon the piston. The force on the piston causes the piston to move to a position where a sealing element in the assembly does not obstruct a waterway channel through which water under pressure can flow from an inlet, through the waterway channel and out a spray face of the assembly. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061491 | STATOR ASSEMBLY AND FUEL INJECTOR USING SAME - A fuel injector for a common rail fuel system includes a common rail inlet port fluidly connected to a high pressure common rail, and a cooling inlet fluidly connected to an output from a lower pressure fuel transfer pump. The cooling fluid circulates internally through the fuel injector to cool a single pole solenoid via both internal and peripheral cooling passages. In order to accommodate a small spatial envelope while providing superior performance, a thin insulating layer may separate the solenoid coil winding from an inner pole piece, and small flux gap clearances may permit a flux carrying portion of the injector body to be a portion of the single pole solenoid assembly. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061492 | WATER SPRAY STRUCTURE - A water spray structure includes an outer housing, an inner sleeve, a mesh member, a spray member and an end cap. The inner sleeve is located in the outer housing. A gap is defined between an outer wall of the inner sleeve and an inner wall of the outer housing. The inner sleeve has apertures thereon. The spray member is located in the inner sleeve and has a plurality of through holes around a circumferential portion thereof. Each of the through holes has a large upper part and a small lower part. The spray member has stop pieces under the through holes. The stop pieces are disposed in a tangent direction. A mixing chamber is defined between a lower end of the spray member and a lower portion of the inner sleeve. The spray member has the plurality of through holes disposed around the circumferential portion of the spray member, the inlets and the transversal inlets to separate water to flow in the through holes. The stop pieces are disposed under the through holes to disperse the water in a spiral form. The tapered through holes form a negative pressure in the spray member for mixing with the air so as to form oxygenated mist. The water stream becomes comfortable. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061493 | Removable Spray head - A removable spray head contains an upper cover including a top and a bottom faces, and an outer peripheral side between the top and the bottom faces, the top face including a retaining portion with an inlet, the bottom face including a distributing room, the outer peripheral side including plural holes not corresponding to the distributing room and the inlet and two stop grooves, each having a first pad, and the outer peripheral side also including a rib; a lower cover including plural spouts, an extending fence having a large-diameter stopping wall, a small-diameter pressing wall, an avoiding wall, and plural bores; a plurality of screws inserted through the bores of the extending fence to screw with the holes so that the upper and the lower covers are screwed together; a connector including an intake arranged therein and locked on the retaining portion of the upper cover. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061494 | Fuel Injector Sans Support/Stem - A fuel nozzle is provided. The fuel nozzle includes a heat shield, a fuel tube and a plurality of support members. The support members are radially interposed between the heat shield and the fuel tube. The support members are preferably cylindrical tubes, thus creating voids or pockets between the heat shield and the fuel tube. The cylindrical tubes are connected to one another at a first end are free at an opposed end. As such, the tubes can move or slide relative to one another. Further, the tubes preferably only contact one another with at most line contacts. The fuel nozzle may also include a tip portion that includes a tip heat shield that extends radially outward from the primary heat shield. The tip heat shield defines a cavity that connects with the central cavity of the heat shield. The fuel tube extends through the tip heat shield. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061495 | Method and Apparatus for Processing an Ore Feed - A sizing roller screen apparatus and method for processing an ore feed that includes sized and oversize ore portions and is received at an inlet are disclosed. The apparatus includes a roller screen having a plurality of adjacent screening rollers with interstices therebetween for permitting passage of the sized ore portions, the adjacent screening rollers being rotatable to cause a first sized ore portion to pass through the interstices as while the ore feed is transported along the roller screen. The apparatus also includes a sizing roller disposed generally above an opposing one of the adjacent screening rollers, the sizing roller being rotatable to fragment at least some of the oversize ore portions passing between the sizing roller and the opposing screening roller to produce a second sized ore portion, the second sized ore portion being sized for passage between the interstices. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061496 | DOUBLE COURSE VANE WHEEL - A double course vane assembly for use in connection with the milling bowl of a pulverizer/classifier. The two courses are either attached to the outer peripheral edge of the milling bowl so as to rotate with the bowl or are attached to the pulverizer/classifier wall so as to remain stationary. In both embodiments, the vane courses are concentric with one another. The vanes in the first course are angled in one sense and the vanes of the second course are angled in the opposite sense. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061497 | IMPACTOR RING FOR UPDRAFT CLASSIFIERS - An annular impactor structure for use in crusher/classifiers of the updraft type. An annular structure comprising a plurality of radially inwardly projecting, essentially vertical impactor plates of high-hardness material is located immediately above a vane structure such that entrained particulate matter from a milling bowl impacts one or both of the impactor plate surfaces. The impactor plates as well as the backer structures between the impactor plates are covered with coin-shaped protrusions. The impactor plate structure can be used in combination with a single or double course vane structure. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061498 | DEVICE FOR COMMINUTION OF FEED MATERIAL - A device for comminuting feed material is provided that has a housing including longitudinal walls and transverse walls for accommodating a rotor that rotates about a longitudinal axis. The rotor is equipped about its circumference with processing tools, and has, on its faces, an annular disk, each of which is concentric to the longitudinal axis. Within the housing, at least one screen path extends over a part of the circumference of the rotor, each screen path running at a slight radial distance from the annular disks while forming a seal gap. The feed material is supplied to the rotor through a feed shaft and is directed out of the device via a material discharge extending downstream of the screen path. In order to return material that emerges through the seal gap to the remaining material flow annular disks are each arranged with an axial clearance A from the transverse walls. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061499 | ANTI-SPIN SYSTEM FOR THE HEAD OF A CONE CRUSHER - The anti-spin system is applied to a cone crusher having a structure ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061500 | Internal Cutter on Submersed Mixer - A mixing system for a fluid tank is described, the system having a drive motor, an impeller, a shroud enclosing the impeller and a cutter mounted on the shroud to cut solids. The shroud is open at inlet and discharge ends for drawing in and discharging fluid from the tank. A recess is provided on the internal surface of the shroud, wherein the cutter is adjustably positioned within the recess. The cutter is detachable from the recess to allow replacement. In use, homogeneity is maintained in a slurry contained within the tank by submerging the impeller such that the cutter cooperates with the impeller to cut solids within the slurry, drawing tank contents into the impeller at the inlet, cutting material between the cutter and blade, and then discharging the material. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061501 | CHEEK PLATE EQUIPPED WITH WEDGE WIRE SCREEN - Disclosed is a cheek plate which has high-efficiency, stable liquid draining performance, and achieves optimum draining performance with respect to raw material. The cheek plate ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061502 | LIMITING MECHANISM FOR LIFTING AND LOWERING BLIND - The present invention relates to a limiting mechanism for lifting and lowering a blind. The limiting mechanism includes a carrier; a resilient unit movably disposed at an end of the carrier; a recoiling roller movably disposed in the carrier and positioned proximate to the resilient unit; and a tractional unit movably disposed in the carrier and driven by the recoiling roller. The limiting mechanism is integrated into a blind body when in use, so as for a shade to be lifted or lowered when an external force is exerted thereon by a user, wherein the lifting or lowering of the shade is effectuated by the resilient unit, the recoiling roller, and the tractional unit in conjunction with the external force exerted by the user, so as to dispense with a tractional cord and enhance ease of use and use safety. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061503 | CORD DISPENSING APPARATUS - A cord dispensing apparatus configured to dispense a length of cord including an L-shaped housing. The apparatus includes a first spool and a second spool disposed within a pair of guide channels within the housing. At least one of the first spool and the second spool includes a central shaft and a free spinning exterior surface, wherein the exterior surface of one of the spools is configured to freely rotate. The apparatus includes a bias member coupled to the first spool and positioned and oriented such that the bias member resists displacement of the first spool in the direction of the second spool. The apparatus includes a cord wound between both the first spool and the second spool, wherein a head of the cord extends outside of the housing. The apparatus includes a mounting structure coupled to the housing and configured to mount the housing to a surface. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061504 | TRANSPORTING AND INSTALLING FLEXIBLE PIPE - A method and apparatus are disclosed for transporting and/or unloading and/or installing a flexible pipe. The apparatus comprises at least one support member for supporting a reel member carrying a wound flexible pipe and a plurality of reel rim guide elements for locating the reel member at a desired location with respect to the support member. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061505 | WING TIP DOCKING SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT - A system and method for docking various types of aircraft is disclosed. An aerodynamic lifting structure docking mechanism for docking two or more aircraft is provided comprising an aerodynamic lifting structure. The aerodynamic lifting structure includes a first and second airflow adjustment mechanism. The aerodynamic lifting structure further includes a first hard docking mechanism, and a second hard docking mechanism, and still further includes a soft docking mechanism. The first and second airflow adjustment mechanisms are configured to substantially remove any aerodynamic lifting structure vortices around each of the aerodynamic lifting structure tip areas. The soft docking mechanism is configured to soft dock a first aerodynamic lifting structure with a second aerodynamic lifting structure. The first hard docking mechanism is configured to hard dock with the second hard docking mechanism, thereby temporarily attaching the first aerodynamic lifting structure with the second aerodynamic lifting structure. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061506 | WING TIP DOCKING SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT - A system and method for docking various types of aircraft is disclosed. An aerodynamic lifting structure docking mechanism for docking two or more aircraft is provided comprising an aerodynamic lifting structure. The aerodynamic lifting structure includes a first and second airflow adjustment mechanism. The aerodynamic lifting structure further includes a first hard docking mechanism, and a second hard docking mechanism, and still further includes a soft docking mechanism. The first and second airflow adjustment mechanisms are configured to substantially remove any aerodynamic lifting structure vortices around each of the aerodynamic lifting structure tip areas. The soft docking mechanism is configured to soft dock a first aerodynamic lifting structure with a second aerodynamic lifting structure. The first hard docking mechanism is configured to hard dock with the second hard docking mechanism, thereby temporarily attaching the first aerodynamic lifting structure with the second aerodynamic lifting structure. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061507 | METHOD FOR RELEASING AN UNMANNED MISSILE FROM A CARRIER AIRCRAFT - Unmanned missile and method for releasing the unmanned missile from a carrier aircraft, in which the missile has an autonomous flight control device that acts on control devices of the missile. The method includes adjusting vertical rudders and elevators of the missile into a neutral position in which a respective rudder angle is 0°, separating electrical and mechanical connections between the missile and the carrier aircraft, and detecting, via sensors of the missile, that the separating has occurred. The method also includes activating the autonomous flight control device and automatically controlling the missile with the flight control device and the control devices based upon correction flight condition variables caused by a prevailing downwash between the missile and the carrier aircraft, and automatically controlling the missile with the flight control device and the control devices based on data stored in at least one storage device on the missile. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061508 | DEVICE FOR FIRING WEAPONS FROM AN ARMED DRONE - The present invention relates to the field of unmanned air vehicles, more commonly designated drone. More specifically, the invention applies to an armed drone system ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061509 | Co-Rotating Stacked Rotor Disks for Improved Hover Performance - The system of the present application represents a rotor hub for a rotorcraft and a rotorcraft incorporating the rotor hub. The rotor hub is represented as having multiple rotor disk assemblies, each rotor disk assembly rotating in the same direction about the same mast axis of rotation. In the preferred embodiment, each rotor disk assembly has three rotor blades. The upper rotor disc assembly and the lower rotor disk assembly are separated by approximately 2.5% of the rotor disk diameter, at least to take advantage of “wake contraction”. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061510 | Aircraft Engine Exhaust Nozzle System for Jet Noise Reduction - The aircraft exhaust engine nozzle system includes a fan nozzle to receive a fan flow from a fan disposed adjacent to an engine disposed above an airframe surface of the aircraft, a core nozzle disposed within the fan nozzle and receiving an engine core flow, and a pylon structure connected to the core nozzle and structurally attached with the airframe surface to secure the engine to the aircraft. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061511 | CARGO HOLD FLOOR AND AIRCRAFT HAVING A CARGO HOLD FLOOR - A cargo hold floor of an upper and/or a lower deck of an aircraft having a plane of symmetry which divides the cargo hold floor into a first half and a second half is disclosed, said cargo hold floor comprising locking gaps which each encompass all the locking elements located substantially on one level in the longitudinal direction (x direction) of the aircraft, in particular longitudinal locking elements for securing standardised cargo containers, in particular pallets and/or containers, in the longitudinal direction (x direction) of the aircraft whereby all the longitudinal locking elements of at least one locking gap are arranged in only one of the halves. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061512 | Splice Joints for Composite Aircraft Fuselages and Other Structures - Structures and methods for joining composite fuselage sections and other panel assemblies together are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a shell structure configured in accordance with the present invention includes a first panel portion positioned adjacent to a second panel portion. The first panel portion can include a first stiffener attached to a first composite skin, and the second panel portion can include a second stiffener attached to a second composite skin. The shell structure can further include a fitting extending across a first edge region of the first panel portion and a second edge region of the second panel portion. A first end portion of the fitting can be attached to the first stiffener and the first composite skin, and a second end portion of the fitting can be attached to a second stiffener and a second composite skin, to join the first panel portion to the second panel portion. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061513 | AIRCRAFT INCLUDING FLOOR SUPPORT CROSS-MEMBERS WITH BEARINGS INCLUDING A FLEXIBLE MATERIAL CONNECTING THE CROSS-MEMBER TO THE SUPPORT - An aircraft including: at least one floor cross-member; at least one support carrying the cross-member; and at least one bearing including at least one flexible material and connecting the cross-member to the support. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061514 | PASSENGER SEAT DEVICE COMPRISING A COVERING UNIT - A passenger seat device, in particular an airplane passenger seat device, which comprises a support assembly of stretched fabric for holding a stretched fabric element, the support assembly of stretched fabric comprising a frame unit. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061515 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURING PANEL FOR THE TRAILING EDGE OF AN AIRCRAFT ELEMENT - The invention relates to a composite structuring panel ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061516 | CURVED PNEUMATIC SUPPORT - The invention relates to a curved pneumatic support comprising an inflatable sleeve which has a web that traverses said sleeve along its length under operating pressure, said web comprising in turn a pressure member and a tension member. The curvature of the support is predefined by the application and is generated as a function of the model of the sleeve and the web. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061517 | AIRCRAFT - An aircraft capable of hovering, and having a fuselage in turn having a nose, a tail portion at the opposite end to the nose, and a cabin interposed between the nose and the tail portion; the cabin has a loading opening at the opposite end to the nose, and a first wall movable between a closed position engaging at least one portion of the loading opening, and an open position allowing free access to the portion of the loading opening; and, working from the tail portion towards the nose, the first wall in the open position extends on the opposite side of a first edge of the loading opening with respect to a second edge, opposite the first edge, of the loading opening. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061518 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR QUICKLY RELEASING A DOME IN A DOMED SATELLITE ANTENNA - An apparatus and method for quickly releasing, without using any tools, the dome from the base of a domed satellite antenna system. An actuator moves in each of a number of quick-release fasteners around the dome to an unlocked position. The dome is lifted to reveal the operational components, the revealed components can then be changed (e.g., by setting switches to receive different satellites), and then the dome is replaced over the base. Each actuator is moved to the locked position to re-attach the dome to the base. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061519 | AERIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM - An aerial delivery system is configured to allow delivery of one or more releasable items after the system is extracted from an aircraft. One or more linear guidance devices and releasable securing mechanisms allow the aerial delivery system to deploy one or more releasable items at an appropriate time. The one or more releasable items may be deployed simultaneously, or in a staged or staggered fashion. Through use of drag or lift-producing devices, the system may be recovered and reused. The attitude and/or azimuth orientation of the system may be varied prior to, during, and/or after release of a releasable item. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061520 | LOW SHOCK FRANGIBLE JOINT - A frangible joint structure includes shock attenuation features formed as an integral part of the joint structure. Shock attenuation is achieved through use of, for example, slots or grooves that are machined directly, or otherwise formed integrally, into the frangible joint structure. Adequate shock attenuation is achieved solely by the features machined or otherwise formed in the frangible joint together with the typical assembly of the frangible joint into various structures (e.g., as a payload separator for rockets, missiles, satellites, etc.), without the need for additional hardware components and thus without the need for assembly of the frangible joint shock attenuation device. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061521 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING AIRPLANES - An airplane transfer system for transferring an airplane comprising an airplane control component. The system comprises: a transfer module comprising at least one motor and adapted to transfer an airplane; and a controller coupled to the transfer module and configured to: i) receive a at least one transfer signal that is responsive to one or more commands provided via the airplane control component; and ii) control the transfer module in response to the transfer signal, wherein the commands are a priori capable of controlling the airplane or components thereof. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061522 | Wavy airfoil - This invention uses a novel shape of airfoil to achieve an improved lift to drag ratio and to improve performance at higher angles of attack. The airfoil has a three dimensional wave pattern that modifies the shape of a traditional airfoil to coordinate the airflow through channels on both the top and bottom sides. The uniquely shaped airfoil of this invention could have many uses including a wind turbine blade. This invention not only provides for a more efficient device by improving the effective angle of attack and lift/drag ratio, but also provides for a quiet airflow thus greatly reducing nuisance noise over conventional devices. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061523 | SLATS WITH A FLEXIBLE TRAILING EDGE - Embodiments of the invention relate to an aerodynamic body with an extension in the spanwise direction, wing chord direction and wing thickness direction for coupling to a wing of an aircraft. This aerodynamic body can here be used for a leading edge flap or slat of an aircraft wing. To improve the flow characteristics, the rear side of the aerodynamic body is provided with a skin section that can be molded between a convex curvature and concave curvature. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061524 | AEROFOIL COMPRISING A HIGH LIFT FLAP - A wing is provided, including a high-lift flap arranged on the wing such that it is movable by means of at least two adjustment mechanisms arranged side-by-side in the spanwise direction of the wing and adjustable by means of a drive device. Each adjustment mechanism includes a first adjustment lever, articulated on a main wing surface via a first pivotal articulation, with the formation of a first rotation axis; a second adjustment lever, articulated on the high-lift flap via a second pivotal articulation, with the formation of a second rotation axis; and a central articulation, linking together the first and the second adjustment levers, with the formation of a third rotation axis. An intermediate articulated part is arranged on at least one of the adjustment mechanisms for coupling the first adjustment lever and the main wing surface, or for coupling the second adjustment lever and the high-lift flap. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061525 | Blended Cutout Flap for Reduction of Jet-Flap Interaction Noise - An aircraft system includes a wing and a trailing edge device coupled to the wing. The trailing edge device is movable relative to the wing, and includes a leading edge and a trailing edge having a center flap portion and a plurality of outer edge portions integrally combined with the center flap portion such that the center flap portion is shorter in width than that of outer edge portions. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061526 | Rotor Blade Spacing for Vibration Attenuation - A rotor system for a rotorcraft, the rotor system is a rotor hub having six rotor blades attached to a rotor mast via a rotor yoke assembly. Each rotor blade is angularly spaced in 30° and 90° alternating angular increment about a mast axis of rotation. Such rotor blades spacing reduces the vibration that is translated into the rotorcraft through the rotor mast. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061527 | SUSPENSION ELEMENT OF A TRAILING CABLE ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to trailing cable assembly including a hollow-profile rail that is open over a longitudinal gap and a plurality of suspension elements, which can be moved along the rail and to which an electrical power line may be fastened. In order to create such an assembly in which the suspension elements can be easily mounted and replaced, the suspension elements include support parts that can be introduced into a hollow space of the rail from the outside by way of the longitudinal gap to be in a mounting position, and the support part can be moved out of the mounting position and into a operating position in which it bridges the longitudinal gap of the rail. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061528 | Method and apparatus for gripping a tubular - A gripping apparatus for engaging a tubular. In one embodiment, the gripping apparatus comprises a collet structure adapted to receive the end of a tubular therein. A barrel is moveably engaged with the collet structure and is moveable from an open position to a made-up position. The collet structure comprises a substantially cylindrical top section and a bottom section that is divided into a plurality of elongate blades each having a gripping structure formed at an unsupported end thereof. In the made-up position, a flared bottom section of the barrel engages and compresses the respective gripping structures, flexing the blades inwardly and causing engagement of the gripping structures with the sidewall of the tubular. In one embodiment, the barrel is slidably engaged with the collet. In an alternative embodiment, the barrel takes the form of a nut that is threadably engaged with the collet. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061529 | CLIP BRACKET - A mounting system for securing a conduit to a structural object, the system including a first bracket element with a bendable configuration to produce an L-shaped first end portion and having a mounting tongue extending from a base leg, a second bracket element having a central bracket portion and a second end portion with a bendable configuration to form an L-shaped second end, a panel strap securable to the central portion and shaped to lockingly receive at least one clip for securing the conduit to the structural object, the mounting tongue being selectively joinable to at least one of the central portion and the panel strap to secure the first bracket element to the second bracket element. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061530 | PANEL POSITIONING MECHANISM AND DISPLAY DEVICE WITH DIFFERENT POSITIONING MODES - A panel positioning mechanism includes a supporting component, and a slot is formed on a side of the supporting component. The panel positioning mechanism further includes a loading component disposed on a side of the supporting component, a rotational spring set connected to the supporting component and the loading component, a fixing component set for fixing the supporting component, the loading component, and the rotational spring set, a contacting component connected to the loading component and disposed inside the slot in a slidable manner so as to constrain rotation of the loading component within a first range, and a releasing component passing through the loading component and fixed on the contacting component for driving a contacting portion of the contacting component to separate from the slot on the supporting component, so that the loading component can rotate outside the first range. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061531 | Holding Structure for an Electronic Device - A holding structure for an electronic device contains a vertically moving desk and a heat-venting holder, wherein the moving desk includes a plate member, and the plate member includes a stopping unit fixed on a rear side thereof and a locking mechanism disposed on a front side thereof; the heat-venting holder is putted on the plate member, and a rear side of the heat-venting holder is retained by the stopping unit, a front side of the heat-venting holder is retained by the locking mechanism so that the heat-venting holder is positioned securely. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061532 | ISLAND LEG - A combination wood and metal island leg is disclosed having at least one wood leg element and at least one metal leg element. The wood and metal leg elements are adapted for a vertical coupling to form a combination wood and metal island leg. In one embodiment, a modular leg mount assembly includes a first wood turning, a metal turning, a second wood turning, and a metal foot. The first wood turning, the metal turning, the second wood turning, and the metal foot are adapted for a vertical coupling to form a combination wood and metal leg. In one embodiment, an island table includes a platform and a multiplicity of combination wood and metal island legs mounted to an underside of the platform to provide structural support to the platform and maintain the platform securely at a predetermined height. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061533 | MULTI-LAYER HOLD DOWN ASSEMBLY - A low profile hold down assembly is mounted to the exterior surface of a sidewall of a trailer. The hold down assembly includes a cover member formed from the same material from which the sidewall of the trailer is formed and therefore is aesthetically desirable. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061534 | QUICK FASTENING DEVICE - The invention relates to a quick fastening device for fastening a guide rail ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061535 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CORNER FIXING BRACKET AND A CORNER FIXING BRACKET - A method for manufacturing a corner fixing bracket has: a formation process of a tabular fixing bracket body which bends a generally central part to a predetermined angle; a formation process of plural pin-shaped nails which form plural pin-shaped nails by punching, in both ends parts except a central part of a fixing bracket body formed by said formation process of a fixing bracket body; and a bending process which bends a generally central part at 45 degrees or 90 degrees, after said formation process of plural pin-shaped nails. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061536 | Mounting Assembly For Rack Equipment - A mounting assembly for mounting a piece of equipment, such as a power distribution unit to a rack. The mounting assembly includes a mounting bracket attached to the rack, a mounting plate attached to the equipment and a hinge assembly connecting the mounting plate to the first end of the mounting bracket while an attachment mechanism connects the mounting plate to the mounting bracket. A method of accessing the interior of the rack is also disclosed. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061537 | BOARD MOUNT - A board mount which can be utilized to position a board relative to a building element. In various embodiments, the board mount can include a holder for receiving at least a portion of a drywall board and, in addition, a flexible member which can be inserted intermediate first and second building elements to retain the board holder relative to one of the first and second building elements. The flexible member can be configured to be deflected, or flexed, between a first configuration and a second configuration when the flexible member is positioned intermediate the building elements. In use, the flexible member can hold the board mount in place while a laborer inserts the drywall board into the board holder. In such circumstances, an additional laborer may not be required to hold the drywall board in position as it is fastened, or otherwise secured, to the frame of the building. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061538 | FACE PLATE ALIGNMENT SYSTEM - A face plate alignment mounting system is provided and includes a lateral adjustment means that engages a face plate and a drawer front panel, a first nut fastener, and an adjustable fastener. The first nut fastener preferably includes a head portion that is affixed to a front surface of a drawer front panel and a shaft slidably engaged with a first bore of the drawer front panel. The first nut fastener shaft defines an opening with internal threads. The adjustable fastener has external threads engaged with the internal threads of the first nut fastener shaft opening. The adjustable fastener includes a first means for adjusting the adjustable fastener in a frontward direction and a rearward direction to suitably adjust the distance between the face plate and the drawer front panel, which is preferably accessible at the rear surface of the drawer front panel. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061539 | Assembly for Attaching a Flexible or Rigid Canvas to a Rigid Frame - An assembly for attaching a flexible or rigid canvas ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061540 | Quick-Release Hunting Hook - A hunting hook may include a first bend having a front end and a back end located at a top portion of the hunting hook; an elongated member extending downwardly from the back end of the first bend away from the top portion of the hunting hook; a hook shank extending downwardly from the front end of the first bend away from the top portion of the hunting hook, the hook shank being angled toward the elongated member; and a second bend having a front end that extends radially away in a clockwise direction from the hook shank, the second bend front end being angled toward the first bend, wherein the elongated member extends downwardly beyond the second bend away from the top portion of the hunting hook. A hunting hook system for hanging hunting equipment and a method of hanging hunting equipment are also disclosed. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061541 | Hanging structure - A hanging structure includes a back bezel recessed with a bezel recess, a first hanging member, and a second hanging member. The first hanging member movably arranged in the bezel recess includes an ear-shaped hanging part which is axially recessed with an accommodating hole with a first guiding path at side face. The first guiding path includes an axial segment and two positioning notches obliquely extending from the axial segment. The second hanging member movably arranged in the accommodating hole includes a main body and a mushroom-shaped hanging part. The main body, at its surface, includes a guiding protrusion which is movably arranged in the first guiding path of the first hanging member. The mushroom-shaped hanging part selectively extends out of the accommodating hole depending on which positioning notch the guiding protrusion moves into. Therefore, the hanging structure has various hanging modes to be selected. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061542 | SECURE COMPUTER TABLET ENCLOSURE - A secure computer tablet enclosure in accordance with the present invention includes a back plate and a front frame. In their assembly, the front frame is affixed to the back plate using tamper-proof connectors to securely hold the computer tablet between them. This assembly is then engaged to an orienting mechanism that is affixed to a mount. More specifically, the orienting mechanism itself includes, in combination, a turning device for turning the computer tablet through a turning angle (α), a tilting device for tilting the computer tablet through a tilting angle (β), and a rotation device for rotating the computer tablet through a rotation angle (θ). Movements through the respective angles α, β and θ can be accomplished separately and simultaneously. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061543 | ADJUSTABLE FLAT-PANEL DISPLAY MOUNT - An adjustable flat-panel display mount is described. The display mount includes a mounting plate for mounting with a surface, such as a wall. A front mount is included. The front mount is formed to attach with a television display and affix the television display with the display mount. A swing out apparatus is pivotally connected between the mounting plate and the front mount. The swing out apparatus includes a set of bars that, together with the mounting plate and front mount, form a four-bar linkage. The swing out apparatus is formed to swing the front mount between a retracted position and an extended position, such that motion from the retracted to extended position moves the front mount, and attached television display, out and down. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061544 | Ratcheted Lift Mechanism - The present invention is related generally to hoists, and more particularly to a hoist system for safely raising, storing, and lowering loads. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061545 | PROTECTIVE COVER/SLEEVE FOR FURNITURE LEGS AND/OR FEET - A furniture leg/foot protective cover/sleeve is provided for placing on and/or around furniture legs/feet. The protective cover/sleeve can include a base for engaging a supporting surface, or in an alternative embodiment can be open at the base end. The cover/sleeve is flexibly shaped and preferably extends from a bottom edge of the cover/sleeve closest to the support surface to a top open edge defining an interior cavity for receiving the furniture leg/foot therein and substantially covers the furniture foot/leg. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061546 | Mouse Platform with Warning Track - A mouse pad, keyboard tray, or other surface for use with a computer pointing device, the surface of the mouse pad, keyboard tray, or other surface including a raised bump, barrier, or warning structure about a central area to allow the user to know that the perimeter or edge of the mouse pad or surface is near. The bump, barrier, or warning structure may be located at the perimeter of the surface or displaced from the perimeter allowing the mouse or other pointing device to run over the raised bump, barrier, or warning structure and still be supported by the surface on both sides of the bump, barrier, or warning structure. The bump, barrier, or warning structure also prevents the mouse or computer pointing device from sliding off of the surface when the keyboard tray is at an angle of up to 15 degrees with respect to the ground. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061547 | SEAT SLIDE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes: a lower rail that is fixed on a vehicle floor and extends in a front-rear direction of the vehicle; and an upper rail that is fixed to a seat and is movably supported on the lower rail in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, wherein the lower rail has a lower rail hook part extending in a width direction of the vehicle, wherein the upper rail has: a pair of rolling members arranged in the front-rear direction of the upper rail; and a shoe, which has a sliding contact part that slidingly contacts a lower surface of the lower rail hook part, wherein the lower rail has a curvature part that is convex downwards as viewed from the width direction, and wherein the shoe is arranged at an outer side of the pair of rolling members in the front-rear direction. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061548 | SEAT SLIDE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes: a lower rail that is fixed on a vehicle floor; and an upper rail that is fixed to a seat and is movably supported on the lower rail in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, wherein the lower rail has a lower rail hook part, wherein the upper rail has an upper rail hook part, wherein the upper rail hook part is to be engaged with the lower rail hook part in the upper and width directions, wherein the lower rail has a curvature part that is downwards convex as viewed from the width direction of the vehicle, and wherein the lower end of the lower rail hook part at the curvature part has a notch part, in which the downward extending amount is reduced compared to the other part of the lower rail hook part. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061549 | Hands-Free Support for Mobile Electronic Devices - An apparatus used to provide hands-free support for mobile electronic devices, which utilizes a platform, adjustable straps, and a harness, to allow the user to optimize the viewing angle of the supported mobile electronic device without the discomfort and inconvenience of holding the mobile electronic device in their hand. In addition, support bars and stabilizers on the ends of the support bars can be implemented to further improve comfort to the user and stability of the hands-free support during use. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061550 | Wall hanger assembly including security feature and installment aid - An improved hanger for mounting mirrors and pictures mounted in frames, and in particular, heavy mirrors and heavy pictures mounted in frames, the improved hanger having a top end and a bottom end, the top end having a groove disposed parallelledly to the wall on which the mirror or picture mounted in a frame is to be hung, the groove having a flared opening and parallel side walls terminating in a flat bottom wall having arcuate edges where the bottom wall intersects the side walls of the improved hanger, the improved hanger having at least one diagonal aperture there through for the receipt of a fastening means and one or more horizontal countersunk apertures for receipt of a fastening means. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061551 | SLIDE RAIL ASSEMBLY - A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail slidably received in the first rail, a mounting bracket fixed to the second rail, a positioning member movably mounted to the mounting bracket, and a releasing member slidably mounted to the second rail. The first rail includes a holding portion. The positioning member engages with the holding portion to prevent the second rail from sliding into or out of the first rail. By sliding the releasing member, the releasing member drives the positioning member to disengage from the holding portion of the first rail, thereby enabling the second rail to slide into or out of the first rail. | 2012-03-15 |