12th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140076841 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OXYGEN INGRESS IN CAP CLOSURE - A system and method for controlling oxygen ingress in cap closures is disclosed. According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a cap and a cap liner. The cap liner includes a first diffusive layer and a semi-diffusive layer. A first side of the semi-diffusive layer is adjacent to the first diffusive layer, where the semi-diffusive layer has a lower oxygen transmission rate than that of the first diffusive layer. The cap liner further includes a second diffusive layer, where a first side of the second diffusive layer is adjacent to a second side of the semi-diffusive layer, and the semi-diffusive layer has a lower oxygen transmission rate than that of the second diffusive layer. The oxygen transmission rate of the cap liner is controlled by varying a thickness of the semi-diffusive layer. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076842 | DRY ETCHING METHOD AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A dry etching method of etching a conductive material layered on a dielectric material, comprising: using a mixed gas including a halogen gas and an oxygen gas as an etching gas, a mixing ratio of the oxygen gas in the mixed gas being equal to or greater than 30% and equal to or less than 60%; setting a gas pressure in a chamber at a time of supplying the mixed gas into the chamber and generating plasma, within a range equal to or greater than 1 Pa and less than 5 Pa; and applying a bias voltage of frequency equal to or greater than 800 kHz and less than 4 MHz as a bias voltage to an etched material in which the conductive material is layered on the dielectric material, and performing etching, wherein the dielectric material is a ferroelectric material and the conductive material is a noble metal material. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076843 | METHOD OF FABRICATING IN-PLANE SWITCHING (IPS) SCREEN ELECTRODE - A method of fabricating an In-Plane Switching (IPS) screen electrode is disclosed. In the method, a first ITO layer is etched, and the etched first ITO layer is annealed. Subsequently, a second ITO layer is etched, and the etched first ITO layer and the etched second ITO layer are concurrently annealed. With this method, the etched first ITO layer is annealed after the first ITO layer is etched, subsequent etching of the second ITO layer will have no influence upon the annealed first ITO layer, thus making it possible to ensure the line widths of the two ITO layers and a spacing between the respective ITO layers to thereby effectively avoid the problem of a short circuit due to a too small spacing between the respective ITO layers. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076844 | Method for Making a Biocompatible Hermetic Housing Including Hermetic Electrical Feedthroughs - A method for fabricating a biocompatible hermetic housing including electrical feedthroughs, the method comprises providing a ceramic sheet having an upper surface and a lower surface, forming at least one via hole in said ceramic sheet extending from said upper surface to said lower surface, inserting a conductive thick film paste into said via hole, laminating the ceramic sheet with paste filled via hole between an upper ceramic sheet and a lower ceramic sheet to foam a laminated ceramic substrate, firing the laminated ceramic substrate to a temperature to sinter the laminated ceramic substrate and cause the paste filled via hole to form metalized via and cause the laminated ceramic substrate to form a hermetic seal around said metalized via, and removing the upper ceramic sheet and the lower ceramic sheet material from the fired laminated ceramic substrate to expose an upper and a lower surface of the metalized via. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076845 | CONTACT STRUCTURE FOR A TUNABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL DEVICE - A tunable liquid crystal optical device defining an optical aperture and having a layered structure. The device includes a film electrode formed on a surface of a first substrate and covered by a second substrate, and a contact structure filling a volume within the layered structure and contacting the film electrode. The contact structure is located outside of the optical aperture and provides an electrical connection surface much larger than a thickness of the film electrode, such that reliable electrical connections may be made to the electrode, particularly in the context of wafer scale manufacturing of such a device. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076846 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ULTRA THIN WAFER BACKSIDE PROCESSING - A method and apparatus for ultra thin wafer backside processing are disclosed. The apparatus includes an outer ring holding a high temperature grinding and/or dicing tape to form a support structure. An ultra thin wafer or diced wafer is adhered to the tape within the ring for wafer backside processing. The wafer backside processing includes ion implantation, annealing, etching, sputtering and evaporation while the wafer is in the support structure. Alternative uses of the support structure are also disclosed including the fabrication of dies having metalized side walls. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076847 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING A METAL PATTERN USING THE SAME - A method of forming a metal pattern is disclosed. In the method, a metal layer is formed on a base substrate. A photoresist composition is coated on the metal layer to form a coating layer. The photoresist composition includes a binder resin, a photo-sensitizer, a mercaptopropionic acid compound and a solvent. The coating layer is exposed to a light. The coating layer is partially removed to form a photoresist pattern. The metal layer is patterned by using the photoresist pattern as a mask. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076848 | PLASMA ETCHING METHOD AND PLASMA ETCHING APPARATUS - A plasma etching method deposits a silicon-containing deposit by a plasma processing using a Si-containing gas on an object to be processed that includes a film to be processed, an organic film formed in a plurality of narrow linear portions on the film to be processed, and a rigid film that covers both the film to be processed which is exposed between the linear portions and the linear portions. In the plasma etching method, each of the plurality of narrow linear portions of the organic film and the film to be processed between the linear portions are exposed by etching the silicon-containing deposit by plasma of CF-based gas and CHF-based gas after the silicon-containing deposit is deposited. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076849 | ETCHING APPARATUS AND ETCHING METHOD - An etching apparatus includes: a chamber configured to accommodate a substrate to be processed having an etching target film; a gas exhaust mechanism configured to exhaust an inside of the chamber; an etching gas supply mechanism configured to supply an etching gas into the chamber; and a gas cluster generation mechanism configured to generate a gas cluster in the chamber by spraying a cluster gas into the chamber, wherein a gas produced by a reaction when the etching target film is etched with the etching gas is discharged from the chamber by the gas cluster generated by the gas cluster generation mechanism. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076850 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A GAS MIXTURE TO A PAIR OF PROCESS CHAMBERS - A method and apparatus for supplying a gas mixture to a load lock chamber is described. In one embodiment, the apparatus supplies a gas mixture to a pair of process chambers, comprising a first ozone generator to provide a first gas mixture to a first process chamber, a second ozone generator to provide a second gas mixture to a second process chamber, a first gas source coupled to the first ozone generator via a first mass flow controller and a first gas line, and coupled to the second ozone generator via a second mass flow controller and a second gas line, and a second gas source coupled to the first ozone generator via a third mass flow controller and a third gas line and coupled to the second ozone generator via fourth mass flow controller and a fourth gas line. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076851 | ELECTROMAGNETIC OPERATING DEVICE - An electromagnet mechanism is coaxially disposed with a vacuum interrupter that is disposed in a circuit breaker, and has a movable core and a fixed core facing each other and an electromagnetic coil that makes the movable core and the fixed core separate or come into contact in response to electromagnetic force. A driving rod which is movably disposed in the axial direction of the electromagnet mechanism is coupled to the movable core, and in which one side is coupled to the circuit breaker and the other side passes through an opening side end plate of the electromagnet mechanism to be extended outward from the opening side end plate of the electromagnet mechanism. An indication unit is disposed on the opening side end plate of the electromagnet mechanism, and indicates a state of the circuit breaker in conjunction with the movement of the driving rod. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076852 | Electrical Contacts, Manufacturing Methods Thereof, Electrodes, Vacuum Interrupters, and Electric Power Switches - Provided an electrical contact is cheap, excellent workability and lasts the effect of chopping current reduction. An electrical contact comprising a Cu matrix, and compounds Cu and low melting point metal which are dispersed in the Cu matrix, wherein a vapor pressure of the low melting point metal is more than 10 | 2014-03-20 |
20140076853 | Telescoping Current Path Structure For Dual Tank Dead Tank Circuit Breaker With Parallel Resistor Assembly - Current path structure provides a current path between an interrupter assembly and a resistor assembly of a dead tank circuit breaker and includes an electrically conductive fixed support having first and second ends. The first end is fixed to one of the interrupter assembly or the resistor assembly. A substantially hollow, electrically conductive conductor has first and second ends, with a connector at the first end thereof. The connector is removably connected to the other of the interrupter assembly or the resistor assembly. Coupling structure removably couples the conductor with the fixed support such that when coupled, the current path structure is in an operative position electrically connecting the interrupter assembly with the resistor assembly, and when decoupled, the fixed support can be moved into telescoping relation within the conductor defining a collapsed position of the current path structure. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076854 | Gas Circuit Breaker - A gas circuit breaker that includes a fixed contact, a moving contact to contact or separate from the fixed contact, an enclosed container containing the fixed contact and moving contact and filled with insulating gas, and an operating device to drive the moving contact. The operating device contains an elastic piece for a drive source, and a control mechanism to hold and release the elastic piece, and a link mechanism to transmit the drive force from the elastic piece to the moving contact. The elastic piece contains an opening spring and a closing spring. The opening spring is mounted between the link mechanism and the control mechanism with the operating axis oriented horizontally. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076855 | DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINES - In a data collection system for electric discharge machines, multiple electric discharge machines are connected with a computer over a data transmission path. Information on machining conditions of an electric discharge machine is stored in a storage unit of the electric discharge machine, and information sent from the electric discharge machine after completion of machining is collected by the computer. By minimizing monitoring information that is temporarily stored in the storage unit, various kinds of monitoring information can be stored without being affected by a network environment. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076856 | WIRE ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINE HAVING SHAFT FEED CONTROL SYSTEM DISCRIMINATING FUNCTION - When machining of a workpiece is started in a wire electric discharge machine, before a voltage is applied between a wire electrode and the workpiece (a machining gap), practicable shaft feed control systems are discriminated on the basis of machining conditions set in advance. According to the discrimination, running into an inability state of continuity of machining and an accuracy failure after machining are prevented beforehand. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076857 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN AIRFOIL - A system for manufacturing an airfoil includes a laser beam and a first fluid column surrounding the laser beam to create a confined laser beam directed at the airfoil. A gas flowing inside the airfoil disrupts the first fluid column inside the airfoil. A method for manufacturing an airfoil includes confining a laser beam inside a first fluid column to create a confined laser beam and directing the confined laser beam at a surface of the airfoil. The method further includes creating a hole through the surface of the airfoil with the confined laser beam, flowing a gas inside the airfoil, and disrupting the first fluid column with the gas flowing inside the airfoil. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076858 | CO2 GLOBULAR TRANSFER - The invention described herein generally pertains to a system and method for generating a negative polarity welding output current waveform to control a welding process. An electric arc welding system generates an electric welding waveform with portions in a negative polarity. A cycle of the electric welding waveform includes a background current phase, a short clearing ramp phase after the background current phase, a peak current phase, and a tail-out current phase of the electric welding waveform, wherein the peak current phase provides a negative peak current level, the tail-out current phase provides a monotonically increasing tail-out current level toward the positive background current level, and the short clearing ramp phase provides a decreasing current level in a positive polarity of current for the electric welding waveform. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076859 | METHOD OF RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING ALUMINUM ALLOY WORKPIECES - A method of resistance spot welding aluminum alloy workpieces together includes several steps. In one step a welding electrode is provided. The welding electrode has a weld face. In another step, the weld face of the welding electrode is shaped to have a desired radius of curvature. The shaped weld face is then textured to a desired surface roughness, and resistance spot welding using the welding electrode is performed to the aluminum alloy workpieces. In yet another step, the weld face is dressed to an extent sufficient to remove contamination build-up that may have accumulated on the weld face from the aluminum alloy workpieces. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076860 | Sensing Apparatus for Resistance Welding and Related Method - A sensing system measures the voltages between the electrodes of a resistance welding apparatus. The resistance welding apparatus has a pair of welding electrodes configured to come into electrical contact to effect a weld, a weld controller and a controller rectifier. The sensing system includes a voltmeter for measuring a voltage between the pair of electrodes and a sensor for sending a signal to initiate welding to the weld controller based on the measured voltage between the pair of welding electrodes. Related methods are also described. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076861 | ATMOSPHERIC-PRESSURE PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A plasma processing apparatus including powered electrodes having elongated planar surfaces; grounded electrodes having elongated planar surfaces parallel to and coextensive with the elongated surfaces of the powered electrodes, and spaced-apart a chosen distance therefrom, forming plasma regions, is described. RF power is provided to the at least one powered electrode, both powered and grounded electrodes may be cooled, and a plasma gas is flowed through the plasma regions at atmospheric pressure; whereby a plasma is formed in the plasma regions. The material to be processed may be moved into close proximity to the exit of the plasma gas from the plasma regions perpendicular to the gas flow, and perpendicular to the elongated electrode dimensions, whereby excited species generated in the plasma exit the plasma regions and impinge unimpeded onto the material. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076862 | WELD BANK DATA STRUCTURES FOR WELDING APPLICATIONS - A data structure for weld programs associates configuration data for a welding system with a plurality of weld programs and weld sequence data. The data structure allows the welding system to be configured for a particular part, operator, or stage in a welding process, and to be easily reconfigured when the part, operator, or stage changes, providing improved efficiency and flexibility in operation. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076863 | PULSE WIDTH CONTROLLER - A pulse width controller for a thermal processing system is disclosed. Pulsed electromagnetic radiation is directed through a rotatable wave plate to a polarizing beam splitter, which reflects and transmits according to the phase angle of the wave plate. Radiation transmitted by the polarizing beam splitter is directed into an optical circuit that returns the radiation to the polarizing beam splitter after a transit time. A second rotatable wave plate is positioned in the optical circuit. The polarizing beam splitter reflects and transmits the returned radiation according to the phase angle of the second rotatable wave plate. A second pulse width controller may be nested in the optical circuit, and any number of pulse width controllers may be nested. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076864 | BOROSCOPE AND A METHOD OF LASER PROCESSING A COMPONENT WITHIN AN ASSEMBLED APPARATUS USING A BOROSCOPE - A boroscope includes a working head having first and second ends. A first optical fibre extends through the boroscope to a position between the first and second ends. A second optical fibre extends through the boroscope to the second end of the working head. A laser optical fibre extends through the boroscope. At least one lens is arranged between the first end and the second end of the working head and a mirror is gimballed to the second end of the working head. The laser optical fibre directs laser light transmitted through the laser optical fibre onto the lens and then onto the mirror. A first LED is arranged at a position between the first end and the second end of the working head and a second LED is arranged at the second end of the working head and an actuator devices adjust the position of the mirror. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076865 | LASER WELDING METHOD - A laser welding method includes emitting two laser beams along a weld line from an upper surface side of a workpiece, the two laser beams being transmitted through different optical fibers and having in-focus spot diameters of 0.3 mm or larger; emitting the laser beams such that a leading laser beam of the two laser beams and a trailing laser beam of the two laser beams are each inclined toward a direction in which welding proceeds at an incident angle with respect to a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the workpiece, the leading laser beam being ahead of the trailing laser beam on the upper surface of the workpiece in the direction in which welding proceeds, the trailing laser beam being behind the leading laser beam; and setting the incident angle of the leading laser beam to be larger than the incident angle of the trailing laser beam. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076866 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR JOINING COMPONENTS BY MEANS OF ENERGY BEAM WELDING - The invention relates to a method for joining a first component ( | 2014-03-20 |
20140076867 | BEAM SHAPERS, ANNEALING SYSTEMS EMPLOYING THE SAME, METHODS OF HEAT TREATING SUBSTRATES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A treatment system comprises an energy source that generates a energy beam that is emitted along an energy beam pathway. A beam section shaper is positioned along the energy beam pathway that receives an incident energy beam and modifies a section shape thereof to output a shape-modified energy beam. A beam intensity shaper is positioned along the energy beam pathway that receives an incident energy beam having a first intensity profile and outputs an intensity-modified energy beam having a second intensity profile, wherein the first intensity profile has a relative maximum average intensity at a center region thereof and wherein the second intensity profile has a relative minimum average intensity at a center region thereof. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076868 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN AIRFOIL - A system for manufacturing an airfoil includes a laser beam and a first fluid column surrounding the laser beam to create a confined laser beam directed at the airfoil. A liquid flowing inside the airfoil disrupts the first fluid column inside the airfoil. A method for manufacturing an airfoil includes confining a laser beam inside a first fluid column to create a confined laser beam and directing the confined laser beam at a surface of the airfoil. The method further includes creating a hole through the surface of the airfoil with the confined laser beam, flowing a liquid inside the airfoil, and disrupting the first fluid column with the liquid flowing inside the airfoil. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076869 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS - A laser processing apparatus includes a laser generator for generating laser beams, a diffraction optic element for dividing the laser beam generated by the laser generator into a plurality of sub-laser beams, and a beam number controller for controlling the number of the plurality of sub-laser beams. Accordingly, the diffractive optic element that splits a laser beam generated by the laser beam generator into a plurality of sub-laser beams and the beam number controller that controls the number of sub-laser beams are provided so that the processing speed of a processing target can be improved and, at the same time, the number of laser beams can be promptly controlled, thereby promptly forming various patterns of the processing target. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076870 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND LASER PROCESSING METHOD | 2014-03-20 |
20140076871 | WAVEFORM COMPENSATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECONDARY WELD COMPONENT RESPONSE - A method includes receiving data corresponding to a weld waveform that is generated during a welding operation and determining, based on the received data corresponding to the weld waveform, an overshoot voltage for the welding operation that exceeds an expected voltage level. The method further includes receiving data corresponding to a measured stud voltage and calculating, based on the overshoot voltage and the measured stud voltage, a stud voltage for the welding operation. The method also includes controlling at least one parameter of the welding operation based on the stud voltage for the welding operation. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076872 | WELD CABLE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER MODULE - The present invention is directed to a system and method of remotely controlling a welding machine with command signals transmitted to the welding power source across a weld cable connecting the power source to a remote device, such a wire feeder. A transmitter transmits the control commands containing desired welding operational parameters to a receiver disposed in the power source across a weld cable also designed to carry welding power from the power source to the wire feeder. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076873 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WELDER - A system for controlling a welder supports remote operation of the welder by either a hand or a foot of the user. The controls of the system share components such that the user can readily change from hand control of the welder to foot control of the welder and vice versa. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076874 | JUMP LINER FOR PUSH-PULL MIG TORCH - A jump liner for a push-pull MIG welding torch includes an elongated tubular body having front and back ends. The tubular body is made of a flexible plastic material. A front adapter is disposed at the front end of the tubular body. The front adapter is fittable in a retaining head of the torch. A back adapter is disposed at the back end of the tubular body. The back adapter is fittable in a gooseneck or body block of the welding torch. The front adapter provides sealing between the jump liner and the retaining head to prevent back flow leakage of shielding gas, and the front adapter prevents deformation of the tubular body at elevated temperatures. The back adapter provides sealing between the jump liner and the gooseneck or body block. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076875 | Method and System for Heating Auxiliary Battery of Vehicle - A vehicle includes an auxiliary battery and one or more accessory loads. An accessory load command is modulated such that the auxiliary battery outputs a discharge current to an accessory load. The discharge current has, in addition to a current component for driving the accessory load, an alternating current (AC) component to cause a temperature of the auxiliary battery to increase. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076876 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A HYBRID DRIVE - The invention relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle with a hybrid drive ( | 2014-03-20 |
20140076877 | HEATING APPARATUS, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND HEATING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC BLANKET/CARPET - A heating apparatus for electric blankets/carpets comprising: a heating element; an adhesive tape material integrally combined and wrapping the heating element; a metal conductor connected to two opposing ends of each of the heating element and the adhesive tape material in a series-parallel manner; and a lead connecting the metal conductor and a power source terminal, wherein a space is defined between the adjacent heating elements. The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a heating apparatus for electric blankets/carpets, comprising the steps of: (a) using a heating element; (b) causing an adhesive tape material to be integrally combined and to wrap the heating element therein; (c) causing a metal conductor to connect to two opposing ends of each of the heating element and the adhesive tape material in a series-parallel manner; and (d) causing a lead to connect the metal conductor and a power source terminal. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076878 | HEATER AND IMAGE HEATING DEVICE MOUNTED WITH HEATER - A heater of the present invention includes jointed heat generating resistors having a positive temperature characteristic of resistance and provided between a first conductive element and a second conductive element on a substrate in a longitudinal direction of the substrate, and a plurality of heating blocks provided in the longitudinal direction, each of which is a set of the first conductive element, the second conductive element, and the heat generating resistor, and power supplied to at least one of the plurality of heating blocks can be controlled independent of other heating blocks. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076879 | LIGHTER - A lighter, including: a casing, a turnable cap, a circuit board, a transformer, a power supply, switches, circuits, a power socket, an ignition chamber, and a pair of discharging needles. The circuit board is arranged inside the casing, and the discharging needles are disposed on the top of the ignition chamber. The circuits are disposed on the circuit board and include an oscillating circuit, a DC boost converter circuit, a lighting circuit, and a counterfeit money detector circuit. An ignition switch and a toggle switch are disposed on one side of the casing. The bottom of the casing is provided with a lighting lamp and a counterfeit money detector lamp. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076880 | Method for Producing a Metal Container - A method for producing a metal container includes providing first and second metals. The first metal has a first melting point, and the second metal has a second melting point higher than the first melting point. The first metal is adapted to form an engagement portion. The second metal is in the form of a container having a bottom plate. The first metal has first and second faces. The bottom plate has an outer face. The method further includes positioning the first metal on the bottom plate and heating the first and second metals until the first metal turns into a semi-molten state. The method further includes rotating and compressing a mold onto the first face in order to distribute the semi-molten first metal along the outer face to form the engagement portion. The method further includes removing the mold and engaging a heating member with the engagement portion. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076881 | HOT PLATE AND HOB COMPRISING A CORRESPONDING HOT PLATE - A hot plate includes a base plate having an underside. A coating has at least two metallic layers and at least two dielectric layers and is formed on the underside of the base plate in such a way that a reflectivity of the hot plate is lower than 15% in a wavelength range between 380 nm and 780 nm. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076882 | DUAL-CHANNEL DEICING SYSTEM FOR A ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT - A dual primary deicing system for a rotary-wing aircraft, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an electrothermal heating element system; and a controller in communication with said electrothermal heating element, said controller communicating a heating cycle to said electrothermal heating element system, said heating cycle defining a first electric pulse train associated with a main rotor blade assembly. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076883 | Apparatus and method for per-operative modification of medical device stiffness - An apparatus for per-operative modification of a medical device stiffness comprising a body having at least two ends, an element attached to first end of said body providing heat and mechanical treatment and adapted to abut and deform at least one portion of the medical device, a second end, opposite to said first end of said body, adapted to be grasped, a means of connecting to a power source located anywhere between said ends of said body, whereby the apparatus provides a means to enable per-operative adjustment to the stiffness of a medical device. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076884 | HEATER WITH ENERGY-SAVING OPERATIONS AND METHOD RELATED THERETO - A heater includes a heating unit that supports at least a high-power state, a low-power state and a stand-by state. A control circuitry of the heater implements a state machine to control the heating unit, with respective states in the state machine corresponding to power states in the heating unit. The transition from a first state to a second state in the state machine is determined by a comparison between a measured ambient temperature with a predetermined threshold temperature for transitioning from the first state to the second state. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076885 | Adaptive Temperature Controller - The adaptive temperature controller system includes a device for measuring resistance, an electrically-conductive material, a power supply, and a device for controlling power. In operation, the controller determines the resistance of material at one or more temperatures and therefore determines the resistance of the material through a range of operating temperature. Based on such determination so long as voltage and power are known, the resistance of the material, and therefore its temperature, are known. As a result the voltage or power may be instantly varied to produce near infinite control over material temperature. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076886 | INDUCTION HOB - An induction hob ( | 2014-03-20 |
20140076887 | Induction Heated Hair Styling Appliances And The Heating Unit Therefor - The present invention provides an induction heating unit for heating up a hair styling appliance. The induction heating unit comprises a container defining a well that is surrounded by an induction coil winding, a controller electrically connected to the induction coil winding to operationally control a heating power; and a sensor plug disposed at the bottom on the well, the sensor plug adapted for coupling with a sensor socket on the hair styling appliance to detect at least temperature of the hair styling appliance through a temperature sensor, wherein the controller operationally controls a heating power based at least on the temperature detected through the temperature sensor. A method of heating up a hair styling appliance is also provided. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076888 | Device For Curing Alignment Film And Method Using The Same - There is provided a device for curing an alignment film comprising a microwave heating chamber ( | 2014-03-20 |
20140076889 | CONTAINER WITH SIDEWALL AND CLOSURE - A container is provided. The container includes a sidewall, a bottom closure, and a chime. The chime is coupled to a first end of the sidewall by adhesive. The bottom closure is coupled to a second end of the sidewall by adhesive. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076890 | Decorative Paper Plate Storage Units - Paper plates currently have no designated storage space built into any kitchen, craft, or workroom. The Plate-let gives decorative storage solutions for disposable dinnerware. This solution will give convenient storage solutions without having to create an additional space in existing cabinets and drawers. The design and multiple abilities give the Plate-let flexible usage possibilities. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076891 | FASTENING SYSTEM FOR MODULAR CONTAINERS - A fastening system for use with a modular panel assembly having at least two panels includes one or more securing apertures formed through a first panel and one or more engaging projections provided on a second panel, each one of the engaging projections being sized and positioned to be engageable with a corresponding one of the securing apertures on the first panel. Panels for use in forming a modular panel assembly, modular containers, and methods of constructing modular containers are provided. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076892 | Air Relief Valve Structure of Pressure Cooker - In an air relief valve structure of a pressure cooker, the pressure cooker includes a cooker body and a lid. The lid has a containing trough and an air relief valve. The air relief valve includes a middle column, an airtight column, an elastic element and a gravity valve. The middle column has a containing space and air relief and through holes formed on an outer wall of the middle column and interconnected with the containing space. In the containing space, an airtight column is installed. An end column is defined at an end of the airtight column and is disposed adjacent to an inner wall of the middle column, and the end column has a diameter equal to the diameter of the middle column. The air relief hole allows food material to be discharged easily to reduce pressure and enhance the overall safety of the pressure cooker. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076893 | CONTAINER WITH TRAPEZOID-SHAPED LONGITUDINAL SIDE AND RELATED METHODS - A container may include a body portion having opposing open and closed ends, and a trapezoid-shaped longitudinal side extending laterally between the open and closed ends. The open end may include a latch portion extending laterally and being opposite to the trapezoid-shaped longitudinal side. The container may also include a handle coupled to the open end, and switchingly coupled to the latch portion. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076894 | AIRTIGHT COVER - An airtight cover aims to cover an opening edge of a container and includes an upper rigid lid and an airtight flexible plate located below the upper rigid lid. The airtight flexible plate includes a sealing rim in contact with the opening edge and a central portion and a peripheral portion located respectively on an inner side and an outer side of the sealing rim. The sealing rim and upper rigid lid are interposed by a gap. When the airtight flexible plate contacts with the opening edge through the sealing rim to make the central portion continuously move downward, the peripheral portion is forced to warp upward, and the upper rigid lid presses the peripheral portion to bend downward. Hence the contact area between the sealing rim and opening edge increases, which can securely seal the container to meet requirements of usage. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076895 | Fluid Collection Security Device - A fluid collection security device for storing, securing and collecting fluids from a receptacle. The receptacle comprises a reservoir in its interior, a cover defining a siphon opening for accessing fluid within the receptacle, a trough or plate defining one or more drain openings for pouring fluid into the receptacle. The drain openings are designed so that siphon tubes and other fluid removal or theft devices cannot penetrate them. The device further includes a locking arrangement that only allows secured access to the siphon opening to remove fluid from the receptacle. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076896 | STOPPING DEVICE AND CONTAINER COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE - A stopping device for a container, comprising a circular stopper for closing the neck of the container, and a cap comprising a synthetic material that covers the neck and the stopper positioned in the neck, the cap comprising a cover and a ring for surrounding the stopper and the neck, the ring having a minimum inner diameter larger than the maximum diameter of the stopper, the ring and the cover being produced as a single component and connected by breakable bridges distributed over a circumference of the ring with an inner diameter that is larger than or equal to the maximum diameter of the stopper, and first locking tabs formed on the inside of the ring facing windows that are radially open towards the outside, and second locking tabs facing a closed part, each second tab formed between two first tabs, facing a strip of material separating windows. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076897 | COVER RELEASE MECHANISMS FOR ENCLOSURES - An enclosure system that can include an enclosure cover comprising a receiving feature. The enclosure system can also include an enclosure body mechanically coupled to the enclosure cover. The enclosure system can further include a cover release mechanism mechanically coupled to the enclosure body and disposed at least in part, within the receiving feature, where the cover release mechanism is movable between a first position and a second position. The enclosure cover and the enclosure body can be mechanically coupled to each other when the cover released mechanism is in the first position. The enclosure cover and the enclosure body can be, at least in part, separated from each other when the cover release mechanism moves to the second position from the first position. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076898 | SEALING DISC COMPRISING A TAB - The invention relates to a sealing disc for a container closure used for a container having a mouth delimited by a circumferential edge. The sealing disc is composed of a plurality of layers with an edge. Before the container is opened for the first time, at least one group of layers tightly closes the mouth of said container. One of the layers is a metallic layer that can be heated by induction. The other layers are non-metallic and unable to be directly heated by induction. The group of layers can be sealed, using a sealing layer, on the circumferential edge of the mouth. One of the layers is composed of a thermally insulating material. The sealing disc has at least one grip tab. The grip tab is formed from just one or more of the layers of the layer group. The surfaces of the layers that form said grip tab project beyond the edge of the metallic, induction-heatable layer of the group for the length of the surface of the grip tab. Said grip tab is formed only from the layer composed of thermally insulating material, or from said layer and one or more of the other non-metallic layers that are unable to be directly heated by induction. The grip tab is doubled over on the uppermost layer of the sealing disc. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076899 | LID AND CONTAINER ASSEMBLY - A thermoplastic container assembly includes an improved means of attachment between lid, base and container which meets paint industry drop test standards and includes tamper evidence, a transparent lid and improved means to prevent leakage between the base, lid and container. The container includes an upper extending tubular wall element extending from the perimeter of a bottom wall to an upper rim, the upper rim including an annular inward facing cavity formed by a reduced thickness area, which includes an annular inward facing upper bead positioned above the inward facing cavity. A base includes an annular portion having an outwardly directed resilient exterior annular wall which engages the inward facing cavity of the rim of the tubular element in snap fit engagement. A lid includes a plurality of spaced apart resilient flange/protrusion elements extending outwardly from a bottom portion of an annular portion of the lid; the flanges/protrusion elements being snap-fit engageable within an upward facing annular groove of the base. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076900 | USER-FRIENDLY, CHILD-RESISTANT CONTAINER - A container assembly that includes a container having a container top and a container floor, a lid affixed to said container top by a hinge, the lid being adapted to move between an open position and a closed position, an internal fastener being (1) attached to the inside of the container, (2) not accessible from the outside of the container when the lid is in its closed position, and (3) adapted to maintain the lid in its closed or locked position, an access hole in the container floor, a lever positioned within the container and above the access hole, and a tool adapted to be inserted into the access hole to activate the lever to release the internal fastening mechanism. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076901 | FASTENING DEVICES FOR EXPLOSION-PROOF ENCLOSURES - A fastening device for fastening a cover to a body of an explosion-proof enclosure can include a bracket having a back side mechanically coupled to a bottom side at a first angle and to a top side at a second angle, where the top side includes an engagement portion, where the first angle is substantially parallel to an under side of the body flange, and where the second angle is substantially parallel to a top side of the cover flange. The fastening device can also include a cam fixedly coupled to an outer surface of the cover flange and hingedly coupled to the engagement portion. The fastening device can further include a lever fixedly coupled to the cam and having a closed position and an open position. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076902 | Antistatic Compositions Comprising A Thermoplastic Polyester And A Mixture Of Antistatic Additives - The invention relates to compositions comprising certain thermoplastic polyesters, and antistatic additives, the compositions being in the form of masterbatches, or compounds, and their use for producing antistatic polyester single and multilayer films sheets boards and articles made of antistatic compounds. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076903 | DIVIDED WOODEN TANK - A wooden water tank for a building has a wooden tank wall, a tank bottom and a wooden dividing wall across the tank defining at least two water compartments. There are attachments between the foregoing parts, and leak preventing connections between parts. Each wall is a sequential series of staves or boards secured together for leak prevention. The staves of the circumferential tank wall extend vertically. The staves of the dividing wall extend horizontally. The staves are all pressed together so that neighboring staves are sealed to each other preventing leakage through the walls. There are hoops and hoop segments around the circumferential wall, and connections to the hoops press the staves of the circumferential wall toward each other for sealing. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076904 | LID LOCKING SYSTEM AND COOKING APPARATUS HAVING LID LOCK - A cooking apparatus includes a cooking chamber for receiving a. cooking medium, a lid configured to cover the cooking chamber, and a lid locking system. The lid locking system includes a pressure lock pin coupled to a movable diaphragm, an electronic lock pin coupled to the lid, and a latch. The latch includes a pressure lock pin aperture formed therein to accommodate the pressure lock pin, and an electronic lock pin aperture formed therein to accommodate the electronic lock pin. The pressure lock pin engages the latch in response to pressure in the cooking chamber exceeding a predetermined threshold, and the electronic lock pin engages the latch in response to a lock signal from a controller. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076905 | Pressed Paperboard Servingware with Improved Rigidity and Rim Stiffness - Products and methods of increasing the Rigidity and Rim Stiffness of disposable containers are provided. The containers have an outer flange portion extending outwardly with a brim portion sloping downwardly defining a declivity angle α with respect to a horizontal generally parallel to the bottom portion and generally include an outward turn at the periphery of the container. A preferred method of improving rigidity includes press-forming: (i) a brim transition portion adjoining the downwardly sloping brim portion of the container and (ii) an outwardly extending annular evert portion adjoining the brim transition portion extending outwardly at an eversion angle β of at least about 25 degrees with respect to the downwardly sloping brim portion of the flange. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076906 | CUP - A cup including a main body is provided. The main body has a bottom, an outer side surface and an inner side surface. The outer side surface is smooth and arcuate. The inner side surface has plural protruding portions extending longitudinally and arranged on the inner side surface annularly. The inner side surface has plural concave portions extending longitudinally. Each of the concave portions is formed between two protruding portions. The inner side surface is arranged with at least one reinforcing rib integrally protruding thereon and extending radially. The reinforcing rib divides at least parts of the protruding and concave portions into two material-reduced areas. Whereby, the usage of material of the main body can be reduced, and the reinforcing rib provides excellent structural strength of the main body. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076907 | PROTECTIVE SPOUT COVER WITH FOOD REGULATING VALVE - Provided herein are protective spout covers adapted to couple to the universal dispensing spout of a food pouch, such as a baby food pouch. The disclosed protective spout covers may be formed from a flexible elastomer and may be configured to grip the spout securely via one or more gripping lips adapted to engage a corresponding groove on the universal spout. When so coupled, the protective spout cover may cushion the spout to protect the user's mouth and lips from injury. The protective spout cover also may include a food regulating valve that may be configured to control the flow of food from the pouch, for instance, to prevent accidental spills. Some embodiments also may include a cap member to keep the protective spout cover clean when not in use and a gripping ring to facilitate use of the cap. In various embodiments, the protective spout cover has a size and durometer sufficient to prevent the device from being a choking hazard. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076908 | TRAVEL CONTAINER HAVING DRINKING ORIFICE AND VENT APERTURE - A container is provided with a lid having a push-button trigger mechanism that operates both a drink seal for a drinking opening and a vent seal for a vent opening. The trigger translates in a straight line transverse to a longitudinal axis of the container body during the entire movement of the trigger to define a straight-line actuation stroke. The vent opening is initially opened during a first portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger, and the drink opening is initially opened during a second portion of the actuation stroke of the trigger. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076909 | Painter's Pal - The Painters Pal is a lightweight, portable platform that can be adjusted to a pitched roof, thus allowing it to keep your required painting, but not limited to, equipment level. This allows you to have your hands free for work and safety. The elevation bar and foot, which are detachable, are what allows you to adjust the Painters Pal up and down to achieve the correct pitch; when detached, the Painters Pal can be used on any level surface, creating duality. This tool was designed to assist, but not limited to, a painter. The Painters Pal was designed with three separate compartments so a, but not limited to, one gallon paint can, brush, scraper, rag and even a soft drink can may be transported. With the carrying handle, it can be transported from place to place with no trouble, even up and down a ladder. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076910 | Carrier Devices And Carrier Systems For Carrying And Transporting Containers - A carrier device for containers, the carrier device has a body that includes a planar bottommost surface and at least one opening. The opening in the body is configured to receive at least one container at a time. Moreover, the opening has an inside periphery configured to receive containers having different outer periphery configurations. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076911 | Releasable connection between a handle and a pan, and a pan with said connection - A releasable connection between a pan and a handle comprises a bracket, which is provided with a hole ( | 2014-03-20 |
20140076912 | TIP RESISTANT REFUSE TOTE - A refuse container having a system of weights and ballasts to prevent tipping and maintain a closed position of the container's lid following emptying of the refuse container. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076913 | HIGH SPEED BOLT DISPENSER - A method and a system for dispensing bolts are provided. The system includes a dispensing cartridge including a dispensing tube and a dispensing section. The dispensing tube includes a first end, a second end, and a passage provided between the first end and the second end. The passage is configured to store a plurality of bolts to be supplied to the dispensing tube through the first end such that the bolts are moved through the passage. The dispensing section is located near the second end of the dispensing tube and is configured to dispense the bolts one at a time from the second end. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076914 | PAPER EJECTOR UNIT AND PRINTER - A paper ejector unit which transports paper printed by a printing mechanism of a printer along a transport path, includes a paper accumulator provided ahead of an end-of-transport path on a downstream side in a transport direction of the paper, the paper accumulator accumulating the paper ejected from the end, a door which opens and closes between a closed condition in which the paper accumulator is separated from an outside and an open condition in which the paper accumulator communicates with the outside, and a door opening and closing controller which maintains the door in the closed condition with no reception of input of an opening operation signal which opens the door, and changes the door from the closed condition to the open condition with reception of the input of the opening operation signal. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076915 | DISPENSER - A dispenser box having a modified rectangular shape with leaf-shaped end walls and partly curved main walls that may form symmetrically or non-symmetrically configured halves of the dispenser box. The first main wall has a substantially flat surface extending from a first side edge of the dispenser box and changing into a curved surface when moving in a direction from the first side edge towards a second side edge of the dispenser box. The second main wall has a corresponding substantially flat surface at the second side edge, which changes into a curved surface when moving in a direction towards the first side edge. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076916 | Toilet Paper Styled Wet Wipe Cartridge and Dispenser - A two-roll toilet paper dispenser promotes sanitary cleanliness in private and public restrooms by dispensing both dry toilet paper and wet toilet paper-style wipes. A wet wipe cartridge fits in one of the two chambers of a conventional commercial two-roll toilet paper dispenser to convert the two-roll toilet paper dispenser into a wet and dry toilet paper dispenser. The wet and dry toilet paper dispenser offers both the cleaning agent of the wet wipe and the comforting feeling of a dry wipe. The wet wipe cartridge is preferably retrofit for a two-roll toilet paper dispenser that is already in place. The wet wipe cartridge is sealed when not in use to prevent the wet wipes from drying out. A sealable opening on the cartridge allows access to wet wipes while keeping the cartridge sealed when not in use. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076917 | PAPER PRODUCT DISPENSER AND RELATED METHODS - A dispenser of paper products has a plurality of walls defining an interior of the dispenser, with the interior being configured to store the paper products. Two dispensing mouths are located at oppositely disposed ones of the walls, and are configured to provide access to the paper products in the interior. The dispenser also includes a biasing member and a pair of support elements. The support elements are configured to support the products there against, and the biasing member urges each support element toward one of the dispensing mouths. The dispenser has a geometric center defined by the distance between the dispensing mouths, and each support element is configured to move outwardly toward and inwardly away from one of the dispensing mouths. At least one of the support elements is free to travel inwardly to reach at least the geometric center. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076918 | METHODS OF PROVIDING PACKAGES OF WET WIPES WITH IMPROVED WETNESS GRADIENTS AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCT - A method for improving the wetness gradient of a plurality of packages containing stacks of wet wipes, and the associated container, are disclosed. The method may include the steps of providing a plurality of packages of wet wipes, disposing the primary packages in the interior space of a container bearing an indicium that is easily legible when the container is upside-down, inverting the container and thereby the packages to the upside-down orientation, and shipping the container in the upside-down position. The associated product may be the container bearing the indicium and containing the packages of wet wipes. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076919 | CUP RACK - A cup rack includes an upright cup body for receiving multiple cups in a stack, and a base for supporting the storage cups in the upright cup body and defining an access port for finger access to pick up the cups individually. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076920 | DIRECTIONAL OBJECT DISPENSER - A device for dispensing directional objects is comprised of: a case for housing the objects in a horizontal direction; a shutter covering the case and capable of leaving a window; a pivot pivotally supporting the case to allow the case to swing around the pivot; a conveyor including a plurality of slots respectively holding the objects in the horizontal direction and being disposed to receive the objects dropped through the window into the slots; a guide including a bottom end and a slit opened upward to receive the objects dropped from the conveyor and gravitationally feed the objects toward the bottom; and a dropper coupled with the bottom end of the guide, where the objects are dispensed with the tip ends thereof directed downward. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076921 | DISPENSING ASSEMBLY AND DISPENSING DEVICE IN VENDING MACHINE - A dispensing assembly for a vending machine includes a rigid coil carrying goods, a motor and shaft, and an adjusting member. The adjusting member is mounted on the rotating shaft of the motor and carries the rigid coil. With the motor stopped, the adjusting member is rotatable by hand in the normal direction of rotation by virtue of a pair of spring-crushed and opposing teeth sets. The release of the adjusting member allows the teeth sets to mesh together again at a new desired starting position, to take up wear and accumulated errors in the starting position of the rigid coil. A dispensing device is further disclosed with the dispensing assembly. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076922 | Product Dispensing System with Increased Container and Dispenser Openings - A product dispensing system including a dispenser frame having a front end longitudinally opposed from a rear end, the frame including an upper support deck extending between the front and rear ends, the upper support deck defining a dispenser opening having a first longitudinal length, and a lower support deck positioned below the upper support deck, the lower support deck defining a product display area, a container positioned on the upper support deck, wherein the container defines a container opening having a second longitudinal length, the container opening being aligned with the dispenser opening, and a plurality of products initially housed in the container, wherein the products are configured to roll about a rolling axis and have a greatest transverse dimension perpendicular to the rolling axis, wherein the first and second longitudinal lengths are substantially greater than the greatest transverse dimension. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076923 | ADHESIVE DISPENSING DEVICE HAVING OPTIMIZED RESERVOIR AND CAPACITIVE LEVEL SENSOR - An adhesive dispensing device includes a heater unit for melting adhesive, a fill system communicating with a receiving space for feeding the heater unit, and a reservoir for receiving melted adhesive from the heater unit. The dispensing device also includes a capacitive level sensor located along a sidewall of the receiving space such that the level of adhesive in the receiving space can be detected by sensing the difference in dielectric capacitance where the adhesive is located compared to where air acts as the dielectric. The size of the driven electrode produces a broader sensing window capable of generating multiple control signals corresponding to different fill levels of adhesive. The receiving space and reservoir are minimized in size so that adhesive is not held at elevated temperatures long enough to char or degrade. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076924 | Dispenser For A Foaming Liquid Composition With Improved Foam Recovery Feature - Disclosed is a foaming pump mechanism for dispensing a foamable or foaming liquid composition, as well as dispensers for delivery of a foaming or foamable liquid composition therefrom which is operable by a non-contact interaction with the user. The foaming pump mechanism includes an improved foam recovery means. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076925 | Beer Bong - A beer bong comprising a mannequin torso, a hose, a funnel, and a valve. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076926 | SOFT-SIDED CONTAINER FOR FLUIDS - A soft-sided container for containing a fluid, which includes a first end, a second end and at least one elongated side wall extending between the first end and the second end. The container further includes a primary outlet for being selectively opened by a user to permit the fluid to be dispensed from the container and a secondary outlet that is selectively opened by a user to permit the fluid to be dispensed from the container. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076927 | Bag In Box Packaging - An outer box for a bag in box packaging includes a plurality of walls and an articulatable portion. The articulatable portion is hingedly coupled to each of the dispensing wall, the first sidewall and the second sidewall. The articulatable portion also includes a front portion, a first side webbing and a second side webbing. Inward rotation of the front portion causes the first and second panels of each of the first and second side webbing to rotate about a respective one of the central folds thereof. An outer surface of each of the first and second panels face each other, with the articulated portion overlying a portion of the first panel of each of the first side webbing and second side webbing. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076928 | MATERIAL COMPOSITION, LAMINATE TUBE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a material composition comprising: a High Density Polyethylene; Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol; and at least one compatibilizer; wherein the material composition comprises flake-shaped particles. The present disclosure further relates to a laminate tube comprising: a body portion; a neck portion; and a tube shoulder; wherein the tube shoulder is made up of a material composition comprising: a High Density Polyethylene; Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol; and at least one compatibilizer; wherein the material composition comprises flake-shaped particles. The present disclosure also relates to a tube shoulder made up of a material composition comprising: a High Density Polyethylene; Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol; and at least one compatibilizer; wherein the material composition comprises flake-shaped particles. The present disclosure further relates to a process for preparing a material composition comprising: compounding a High Density Polyethylene, Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol, and at least one compatibilizer in a twin screw extruder to obtain the material composition; wherein the material composition comprises flake-shaped particles. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076929 | Beverage Dispensing System with a Head Capable of Dispensing Plural Different Beverages - A beverage dispensing system includes a base to which a dispensing head is removably attached without additional fasteners. Beverage-forming liquids are supplied through a plurality of separate conduits in the base. Each base conduit has a normally closed valve that normally blocks fluid flow. The dispensing head has at least one passageway that receives liquid from an associated one of the base conduits. A projection associated with each dispensing head passageway opens the associated conduit valve to allow fluid flow from the base to the head. Dispensing valves in the dispensing head regulate the dispensing of the beverage. By selectively opening the dispensing valves, a plurality of beverages are formed from combinations of one or more liquids. A dispensing head includes an inlet opening and an outlet opening at each end of a passage extending through a body, the inlet opening having a smaller cross-sectional area than the outlet opening. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076930 | Mixing and Dispensing Device - A device for dispensing a mixture of at least two fluids is disclosed. The device has a plurality of cartridges that each contain a fluid. A flow channel communicates with each cartridge. A valve adjusts a mass flow rate of the fluid drawn from the corresponding cartridge. A manifold has a mixing chamber and a plurality of inlets that each communicate with one of the flow channels. The manifold has a spring and a seal that covers the inlets. A piston is between the seal and the spring. The spring is moveable between an extended position that positions the seal to substantially and simultaneously close the inlets from the flow channels and a compressed position that positions the seal to substantially and simultaneously open the inlets to the flow channels. A dispensing pump communicates with the manifold and draws fluid from each of the cartridges. A nozzle dispenses the mixture. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076931 | FLUID DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH NOZZLE HEATER - A fluid dispensing system includes a first fluid supply device for supplying a first fluid, a second fluid supply device for supplying a second fluid, a first heater for heating the first fluid to a first predetermined temperature and a second heater for heating the second fluid to a second predetermined temperature. The dispensing system further includes a nozzle for dispensing the first fluid and the second fluid, the nozzle dispensing the first fluid and the second fluid in intimate contact with one another, the first and second fluids being dispensed at a dispensing temperature, and a nozzle heater, the nozzle heater maintaining the nozzle at a third predetermined temperature independent of the first and/or second predetermined temperatures. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076932 | Anti-Refill Dispensing Fitment for a Container - An anti-refill product includes a container including a neck with an interior surface, an anti-refill dispensing fitment positioned in the neck of the container, and including at least one ceramic or glass component, and a bonding material between the container and the component that non-removably secures the fitment to the container and thereby renders the product tamper-evident. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076933 | Tamper-Evident Anti-Refill Dispensing Fitment for a Container - An anti-refill product includes a container including a neck with a neck finish, a fitment received in the neck, and a radially expandable element detachably coupled to the fitment. The radially expandable element is disposed to engage a detent in the neck and detach from the fitment when the fitment is removed from the neck, such that the radially expandable element falls into the body and expands, preventing removal into and through the neck. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076934 | Fitment for a Container - A product includes a container including a neck, and a fitment having a portion coupled to the neck of the container via an interference fit. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076935 | PUMP SAFETY DEVICE FOR VARIOUS CONTAINERS - Disclosed is a pump safety device for various containers which makes it possible to freely adjust a discharge amount of contents from a container and to securely fix a pump in such as way to install an adjusting member and a safety pin at a pump for various containers which are used to contain cosmetics, shampoo and kitchen rinses. The pump safety device for various containers comprises a female screw part which is provided at an inner side of the cap; and an adjusting member which is engaged to the female screw part of the cap and is installed at the top of the cap and is capable of adjusting upward or downward. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076936 | DISPENSING DEVICE FOR FLOWABLE MATERIALS - A dispensing device dispenses flowable materials from cartridges, whereby the dispensing device comprises a base body, a connecting element for a gas cartridge on the base body, a valve element for controlling a gas flow from the gas cartridge, and a gas-permeable channel connecting the connecting element to the valve element. At least one evaporation container is arranged in the gas-permeable channel such that the gas flow from the gas cartridge is guided through the evaporation container, at least over regions thereof. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076937 | ADJUSTABLE DISPENSING CAP - Embodiments of the present invention provide dispensing caps, containers, and methods for quickly and easily dispensing liquids of varying viscosities at different flow rates. In one embodiment, an adjustable dispensing cap is provided that permits a user to rotate a first member to select an appropriately sized pour hole and achieve a desired flow rate for the particular liquid to be dispensed. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076938 | PORTABLE FLUID CONTAINER ASSEMBLY, FLUID CONNECTOR AND ATTACHMENT - An attachment for communication of fluid from a fluid source. The attachment may include at least one fluid passage permitting fluid flow through the body of the attachment, and at least one valve engaging portion in the body. The valve engaging portion may be configured to open a valve of the fluid source when the attachment is attached to the fluid source or when the attachment is moved towards the fluid source. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076939 | BAMBOO CLOTHES HANGER - The present invention provides a garment hanger comprising a hook attached to a central region of a support arm structure wherein the support arm is a section of bamboo having a first end and a second end and further comprising a bend where in the bend has a predetermined radius. | 2014-03-20 |
20140076940 | Ultralight Hydration Pack - This application describes a hydration pack suitable for use while engaging in a prolonged physical activity such as running. The hydration pack is configured to be worn on the upper leg of a user and includes an adjustable-height hydration vessel receptacle. | 2014-03-20 |