14th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090084726 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL DUAL FILTERING KETTLE - A multi-functional dual filtering kettle comprises a kettle body; a filter received in the kettle body; a cover covering upon an upper opening of the kettle body; an inner side of the filter having a ceramic filter unit and a compound filter unit being installed below the filter. The ceramic filter unit has the function of emitting far field infrared rays; and the compound filter unit filter has the function of removing the impurities, microorganisms, odor, and organic compounds in water. The ceramic filter unit has a plurality of biochemical ceramic balls which has the function of emitting far field infrared rays. A hollow space of the compound filter unit is filled with a filter layer, an active carbon layer, and a ceramic layer. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084727 | Band type filter - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a filter including: a belt shaped frame formed of a resin, an opening being provided inside the frame; a pair of link portions formed on the frame at both distal ends thereof to be engagable with each other; and a filtering member provided in the opening, wherein the frame is formed to have a flat plate shape or a curved shape that has a center angle equal to or less than 180 degrees in a state where the pair of link portions are not engaged, and wherein a plurality of grooves are formed on at least one surface of the frame at intervals along the longitudinal direction. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084728 | Method for Recovering Potable Water from the Exhaust of an Internal Combustion Engine - A water recovery method and apparatus which uses a desiccant, such as lithium chloride, to recover water vapor from the engine exhaust of a vehicle. The apparatus uses liquid-contactor to transfer water vapor from the vehicle exhaust to the liquid desiccant. The desiccant is then transferred to a reverse osmosis system which separates the liquid desiccant into potable water and a concentrated desiccant. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084729 | Method for purifying liquids by using ionized aeration - Method for purifying liquids or fluids to eliminate harmful admixtures and microorganisms by using aerating and incidence of electric charges, wherein purified liquid undergoes gas-dynamic dispersion with the help of blast air passed through channels sloping below an angle of 30-50° according to a level of purified liquid, at a flow velocity of blast air of 10 to 100 m/s, at channel hydraulic resistance varying between 1.5 to 10 kPa and at specific consumption of dispersed water from 0.1 to 30 kg on 1 m | 2009-04-02 |
20090084730 | Optionally Modified And Optionally Insoluble Starches For Eliminating Natural Organic Contaminants From Liquids - Modified and insoluble starches are utilized for eliminating natural organic substances/contaminants from liquids and in particular from liquids used for food applications, such as drinking water, beverages, fruit juices or syrups, as well as natural water, industrial process water, or wastewater. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084731 | BIOGENIC TEMPLATE FOR ENHANCED SORPTION OF CONTAMINANTS - A method of manufacturing a remediation material is disclosed. The method includes providing a biogentic material as a substrate, preparing the surface of the substrate for a chemical reaction, and performing template-driven surface derivitization on the surface of the substrate to provide a net positive charge on the surface of the substrate. The remediation material may be placed into contact with surface water, ground water, soil, or sediment by at least one of a permeable reactive barrier, direct well injection, or direct introduction of the remediation material into soil or sediment, to remove contaminants from the surface water, ground water, soil, or sediment. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084732 | Liquid Desiccant Device - A liquid desiccation device is disclosed. The device removes traces of water from substantially non-aqueous liquids in a simple and expedient manner. It comprises a porous container which allows water in to bind with a desiccant contained within, and contains that desiccant so that it may be removed piecemeal once the drying process is complete. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084733 | Treatment of iron contaminated liquids with an activated iron solids (AIS) process - The present invention is a method and system for treating iron-contaminated water (e.g., mine drainage) using an innovative treatment approach identified herein as the Activated Iron Solids (AIS) Process. The AIS process is capable of oxidizing and removing iron as iron oxides from iron-contaminated waters (such as, mining-related discharge, groundwater, surface water and industrial waste streams) producing a clean effluent. The AIS process is performed in a single or multiple tank system in which high concentrations of AIS are suspended through mechanical mixing to maintain a catalytic surface chemistry environment that increases iron removal thousands times faster than would naturally occur and hundreds times faster than existing arts (e.g., aerobic pond passive treatment). The AIS process can utilize inexpensive alkaline material (such as, pulverized limestone) where initial mine drainage alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO | 2009-04-02 |
20090084734 | ULTRAVIOLET WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM - An Ultraviolet-C (UVC) based portable water purification system employing a novel array of baffles increases the efficiency per unit energy of irradiating UVC light in the eradication of pathogens in the water. Closed loop feedback allows monitoring the application of UVC light power to ensure high levels of pathogen eradication. This system is capable of eradicating a wide range of waterborne bacteria, viruses, protozoa, helminthes, yeast, and mold found in natural freshwater sources worldwide. By adding pre- or post-filters, the system can remove harmful organic compounds, pesticides, inorganic compounds and heavy metals from the water. The system can also be used to eradicate pathogens in fluids other than water. As a feature of this invention, a communications systems that can reach geographically dispersed populations at low cost without the need to install costly wired communications infrastructure is combined with and powered by the water purification system. In one embodiment, a packet radio system is provided to create nodes in a wireless mesh communications system to provide voice, data, video and internet communications using an array of the water purifiers to create a wireless mesh network. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084735 | SEDIMENT REMOVAL APPARATUS - A sediment removal system and method provides a versatile and controllable device for removing sediment from water in a focused manner that avoids generating unwanted turbidity. A suction pump draws water and sediment through a suction conduit and the injection of air into the suction conduit by air nozzles enables sediment to be removed from greater depths. The inclusion of water nozzles on an inlet opening enables hardened sediment to be dislodged such that it may be drawn into the suction conduit. A GPS receiver mounted to the suction conduit enables the location of the removal process to be tracked and a knife valve prevents backflow out of the suction conduit. The capturing of solid sediment by retention containers and the capturing of water containing suspended sediment by a tank enables the sediment and water to be transported to an appropriate location for treatment or disposal. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084736 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR FILTRATION OF A DOSING FLUID IN AN EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for a filter for filtering a dosing fluid in an exhaust aftertreatment system. The filter may comprise a dosing tank configured to contain a dosing fluid, a filter media disposed within the dosing tank, and a support structure supporting the filter media to form a pathway for a flow of dosing fluid. Beneficially, the apparatus, system, and method of the present invention reduce the cost of operation and manufacture of the SCR system. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084737 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING PARTICLES WITHIN A SPECIMEN - Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus and a method for separating particles within a sample. The apparatus includes a reservoir for receiving a biological specimen therein, wherein the specimen includes a plurality of different sized particles in a liquid. At least one physical state of the specimen is capable of being controlled in order to initially separate at least a first type of particles under the influence of gravity. The apparatus also includes a rotatable disk positioned proximate to the reservoir and configured to receive the first type of particles thereon. The disk has holes defined therethrough that are configured to further separate the first type of particles based on particle size. The apparatus includes a mechanism configured to rotate the disk, and at least one collection tube positioned proximate to the disk and configured to receive at least a portion of the first type of particles passing through respective holes defined in the disk and/or around the disk in response to rotation of the disk. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084738 | Microchip and Method of Using Microchip - There are provided a microchip provided with a liquid reagent retaining portion that retains the liquid reagent, and a usage thereof, wherein the liquid reagent is sealed into the liquid reagent retaining portion by a sealant inactive to the liquid reagent, exhibiting flowability at the time of using the microchip, and the microchip further has a separating portion to separate the liquid reagent and the sealant, connected to the liquid reagent retaining portion, and the separating portion is composed of a separation tank for separating the liquid reagent and the sealant, and an accommodation tank for accommodating a separated substance, connected to the separation tank by a first flow path. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084739 | Gas cylinder containment system - A pressurized cylinder containment unit is provided. The pressurized cylinder containment unit comprises a support structure including means for receiving a shelf. The shelf receiving means is/are defined along at least a portion of a height dimension of the support structure. At least one shelf is provided for supporting the one or more pressurized cylinders. The at least one shelf is moveably positionable along the height dimension of the support structure. The at least one shelf includes mounting means for selectively mounting to the shelf receiving means of the support structure at different height elevations. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084740 | SECTIONAL RACK FOR STORAGE - A sectional rack for storage includes glass plates and straight rods to form a multilayer and hollow sectional rack. Each glass plate includes a conical base separately on upper and lower ends of edges and corners of the glass plate, and a flat bottom surface of each base includes two lateral indents, a recession between two lateral indents for clamping two transversal edge frames and the glass plates, and a hollow bolt installed into a recession between two bases for tightly fixing the two bases. The straight rod is passed into the recession of the base and screwed and fixed by a long bolt. The transversal edge frame of each glass plate stops objects from rolling and moving, so as to achieve the effects of changing the traditional way of assembling a sectional rack, enhancing the stability of the assembly, and preventing objects from falling out from the rack. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084741 | STEMWARE RACK - A rack for stemware pieces comprises a container having a top, a bottom, two sides and two ends, wherein the top, bottom, two sides and two ends define an interior space for holding the feet of a plurality of stemware pieces resting on the bottom of the container, wherein the bottom comprises a gap that permits a user to remove a stemware piece held in the container by grasping the stemware piece and pulling or pushing the stemware piece along the bottom to at least one of the ends where the stemware piece can then be removed from the container. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084742 | Retail Display Stand - A new retail display stand is particularly useful for retailing cosmetics. Product holders are mounted in interchangeable cases that are removably connected to a mounting rack. The cases are stacked on top of each other, and mounted side-by-side on the rack. Mating recesses and projections are shown on the top and bottom of each case to help prevent stacked cases from moving laterally with respect to each other. A forwardly-facing display surface on the front face of the case has a raised rim and a resiliently-mounted transparent overlay sheet that holds a thin, replaceable information sheet in position. A pull-out panel on the bottom of the cases that can be used to hold information about the products. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084743 | Storage Rack - A storage rack having one or more clamps and one or more rails. Each clamp has two or more resilient arms attached at a first end to opposite ends of a rear section, such resilient arms having free ends which permit the introduction of an object between the resilient arms. In one embodiment, each resilient arm contains at least one aperture through which a rail proceeds. For at least one aperture, the portion of the resilient arm which forms the outer edge of the forward wall of the aperture touches a first side of the rail while the portion of the resilient arm which forms the inner edge of the rear wall of the aperture touches a second side of the rail. In another embodiment, a deformable extension proceeds to the rear from the rear section of the clamp and contains at least one channel through which a rail proceeds. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084744 | Folding and wall-mountable frame such as for a drying device - A frame which can be moved between a folded-in position and a folded-out position is provided with suspension means intended for suspending the frame from a vertical element, an arm assembly comprising at least three arms and a rod assembly which cooperates with the arm assembly, which assemblies are designed such that the arms extend substantially in the same direction in the folded-in position at a relatively small distance next to one another and occupy a relatively small area in a direction transverse thereto, and in the folded-out position occupy a relatively large area in a direction transverse thereto. The suspension means cooperate with a section of the arm assembly and/or with a section of the rod assembly which is/are at the periphery of the planes defined by the assemblies. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084745 | SPACE SAVING MANUAL SHELF MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A manual open bottom shelf allocation and management system for allocating shelf space among rows of products and for moving the rows of products toward the front of the shelf includes a plurality of adjacent shelf allocating and managing units. Each unit includes a pair of side dividers extending away from a front to a backstop defining an open bottom, wherein at least one row of products may be positioned on the shelf between the side dividers and wherein the side dividers provide for substantive lateral support for the product. Each unit is manually movable between the front and the back of the shelf and is adapted to advance at least one row of products toward the front of the shelf. The side dividers of two adjacent units may be in vertical alignment with one another. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084746 | Pallet rack stopper assembly - A pallet rack stopper assembly includes a stanchion and a bracket interconnecting the stanchion to a rear load beam of a pallet rack to provide a backstop for a pallet placed on the rack. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084747 | Device for lifting and moving window frames - Provided as a hoist system for installing a plurality of panels of a panel set onto a building structure at a jobsite. The hoist system comprises a beam assembly configured to hoist the panels and sequentially offload the panels from the beam assembly onto the building structure. The beam assembly comprises an elongate hoist beam, a lifting lug, a plurality of trolleys mounted on one of the opposing ends of hoist beam, and a drive mechanism operative to reposition the lifting lug along the hoist beam such that the hoist beams maintain a substantially horizontal or level orientation. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084748 | Common pipelayer frame for multiple machine configurations - A pipelayer frame for a track-type machine having an engine compartment, a first track frame, and a second track frame is disclosed. The frame has a center frame removably attachable within the engine compartment, a first side frame removably attachable to the first track frame and to the center frame, and a second side frame removably attachable to the second track frame and to the center frame. The frame also has a spacer assembly removably attachable to the first side frame. The frame further has an adjustable assembly located between the second side frame and the center frame, the adjustable assembly being configured to adjust a distance between the second side frame and the center frame. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084749 | APPARATUS FOR HANDLING PARTS OF ANY KIND, IN PARTICULAR FOR THE LINEAR LOADING AND UNLOADING OF MACHINES - An apparatus for handling parts of any kind, in particular for the linear loading and unloading of machines, comprising a drive unit ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090084750 | DECORATING BOTTLE CAPABLE OF EXPANDING PATTERNS ON INNER BOTTLE BODY - A decorating bottle capable of expanding patterns on an inner bottle body comprises an inner bottle having a pattern at an outer surface thereof; an outer bottle at an outer side of the inner bottle; a hollow space being formed between the inner bottle and the outer bottle; the outer bottle made of transparent material or semi-transparent material so that the pattern at the outer surface of the inner bottle can be viewed from an outer side of the outer bottle; and a gel layer or a liquid layer being filled in the hollow space between the inner bottle and outer bottle. The cover with the same structure as the bottle is also included. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084751 | CLOSURE MEANS - A container comprises a neck provided with a thread arrangement on which a cap can be screwed as well as a contrast arrangement for interacting with an opening indicating device of the cap the contrast arrangement being provided along a helix arrangement of the thread arrangement; cap comprises a thread arrangement suitable for interacting with a further thread arrangement of a neck of a container, and an opening indicating device provided with a stop arrangement, the stop arrangement being provided along a helix arrangement of the thread arrangement. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084752 | HERMETIC SEALING AND ADJUSTABLE VALVE CONTROL, FLOW REGULATING, SELF VENTING, CLOSURE APPARATUS - An improved closure apparatus comprising generally of cylindrical members and varied pourable cylindrical spout apparatuses The apparatus comprises an inner sealer ring assembly with a permanent tamper evident seal which mates directly on the neck of a container, the apparatus further comprises an optional spout, funnel, top stopper plug or a multitude of novelty apparatus mechanisms The closure has, but not limited to having a two-piece configuration The pieces of the closure are affixed together to form a one-piece solid construction in its basic form The inner sealer ring assembly hermetically seals and reseals containers during primary use During primary use, the apparatus remains is attached to its mated container so there is reduced throw away and containment of residual liquids and other viscous and pourable materials, condiments and dry goods, preventing splashing and spillage The apparatus further comprises a valve control which performs as an adjustable flow control mechanism that enables atmosphere in, as product is dispensed, reducing gurgling, burping and spitting. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084753 | Process For Tooling For Manufacture Of A Composite Part Composite Stopper Obtained By Such A Process Or Such Tooling - This manufacturing process of a composite part (B), including a stamped body ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090084754 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING MICROSTRUCTURE - A method for manufacturing a microstructure includes treating a surface of the microstructure having a wall body with a liquid, supplying a material activating the surface of the liquid to the surface of the microstructure, and drying the surface of the microstructure. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084755 | METHOD FOR FORMING MICRO-VIAS ON A SUBSTRATE - A method for forming at least one micro-via on a substrate is disclosed. The method comprises drilling at least one hole in a substrate by using a first laser beam. The first laser beam has an energy distribution, which is more at edges of the first laser beam than at the center of the first laser beam. The method further comprises forming at least one blank pattern on a top surface of the substrate and around an outer periphery of the at least one hole by removing at least a portion of the substrate by using a second laser beam. At least one blank pattern of the plurality of blank pattern corresponds to pad of the at least one micro-via. Thereafter, the method comprises filling the plurality of blank patterns and the at least one micro-via with a conductive material to form at least micro-via. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084756 | Electrochemical Fabrication Method and Application for Producing Three-Dimensional Structures Having Improved Surface Finish - An electrochemical fabrication process produces three-dimensional structures (e.g. components or devices) from a plurality of layers of deposited materials wherein the formation of at least some portions of some layers are produced by operations that remove material or condition selected surfaces of a deposited material. In some embodiments, removal or conditioning operations are varied between layers or between different portions of a layer such that different surface qualities are obtained. In other embodiments varying surface quality may be obtained without varying removal or conditioning operations but instead by relying on differential interaction between removal or conditioning operations and different materials encountered by these operations. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084757 | UNIFORMITY CONTROL FOR ION BEAM ASSISTED ETCHING - An approach for providing uniformity control in an ion beam etch is described. In one embodiment, there is a method for providing uniform etching in an ion beam based etch process. In this embodiment, an ion beam is directed at a surface of a substrate. The surface of the substrate is etched with the ion beam. The etching is controlled to attain uniformity in the etch of the substrate. The control attains uniformity as a function of at least one ion beam based parameter selected from a plurality of ion beam based parameters. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084758 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHAPING GAS PROFILE NEAR BEVEL EDGE - A method for etching a bevel edge of a substrate in a processing chamber is provided. The method includes flowing an inert gas into a center region of the processing chamber defined above a center region of the substrate and flowing a mixture of an inert gas and a processing gas over an edge region of the substrate. The method further includes striking a plasma in the edge region, wherein the flow of the inert gas and the flow of the mixture maintain a mass fraction of the processing gas substantially constant. A processing chamber configured to clean a bevel edge of a substrate is also provided. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084759 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTI-PASS CORRECTION OF SUBSTRATE DEFECTS - A method and system of location specific processing on a substrate is described. The method comprises acquiring metrology data for a substrate, and computing correction data for adjusting a first region of the metrology data on the substrate. Thereafter, a first gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) for treating the high gradient regions is established, and the first GCIB is applied to the substrate according to the correction data. The method further comprises optionally acquiring second metrology data following the applying of the first GCIB, and computing second correction data for adjusting a second region of the metrology data, or the second metrology data, or both on the substrate. Thereafter, a second gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) for treating the second region is established, and the second GCIB is applied to the substrate according to the second correction data. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084760 | METHOD FOR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM SOLIDS AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a method for material removal on solid bodies, in particular for microstructuring and cutting, by means of liquid jet-guided laser etching, the removed material just as the non-reacted etching components being recycled to a high degree. In this way, silicon with high purity can be recovered either in a polycrystalline manner or be deposited epitaxially on other substrates in the same process chain. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084761 | Multi-Vacuum Contactor Control System - A control system for controlling and synchronizing a plurality of medium-voltage vacuum contactors comprises a two-level network structure. A dedicated network includes a plurality of servant control units operably coupled to the vacuum contactors and configured to ascertain a plurality of different data and conditions thereof. In addition, the dedicated network includes a master control unit in serial communication with the servant control units and configured to send and receive communications therewith. The master control unit is operably coupled to a control network including a plurality of various control devices. The master control unit is configured to send predetermined data received from the servant control units to the control network. The two-level network structure enables relatively jitter free communication on the dedicated network while not overwhelming the control network with unnecessary data. The system is further configured to diagnose and prevent a variety of different vacuum contactor failures. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084762 | Adjustable switching mechanism for series coupled vacuum interrupters - An adjustable switching mechanism for adjusting the tolerance of electrical contacts of series coupled vacuum interrupters includes a primary drawbar coupled to a secondary drawbar via a pair of coupling pull rods. The primary and secondary drawbars are adjustably attached to the coupling pull rods by a plurality of adjustable compression assemblies. The primary drawbar also includes an attachment bore having threads of one dimension to threadably receive a double-threaded part therethrough. The double-threaded part also includes an internal bore having threads of another dimension in which to receive a coupling screw. As such, the tolerance between the electrical contacts of the vacuum interrupters may be changed through adjustment of the compression assemblies and the rotation of the double-threaded part. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084763 | Production or assembly line method of spot welding - The present invention provides a production line method of resistance welding comprising the steps of contacting a metal sheet with an electrode having an initial contact surface area at a force provide a pressure to the metal sheet; applying a current though the electrode to the metal sheet; measuring dimensional changes of the electrode; correlating dimensional changes in the electrode to changes in the initial contact surface area; and adjusting the force to compensate for the changes in the initial contact surface area of the electrode to maintain pressure to the metal sheet. The force may be adjusted by stepping the force to maintain pressure to the flaying surface of the metal sheet to be welded. By maintaining the pressure at the faying surface the life cycle of the electrodes may be increased without forming discrepant welds. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084764 | Apparatus For and Method of Welding Spacer Grid - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for capturing an image of a welding spot during a welding task and determining an accurate position of the welding spot based on the captured image in order to perform an accurate welding task. A beam splitter splits a path of light reflected from a welding section of a spacer grid from a path of a laser beam generated from a laser generator. An image sensor receives light reflected from a welding spot of the spacer grid, and senses and stores an image of the spacer grid. Welding control means controls the image sensor to capture the image of the spacer grid, receives the image of the spacer grind from the image sensor, calculates an accurate position of the welding spot based on the received image, corrects position information of the welding spot based on the calculated position, and controls a servo motor so that the laser generator can accurately collimate the welding spot based on the corrected position value. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084765 | Laser machining apparatus using laser beam introduced into jet liquid column - A laser machining apparatus comprises a nozzle for ejecting a jet liquid to a workpiece and a liquid supply unit for supplying the jet liquid to the nozzle, while a laser beam is introduced into a jet liquid column ejected from the nozzle. The laser machining apparatus further comprises a laminar flow forming channel for supplying the jet liquid to the nozzle in a laminar state. The laminar flow forming channel includes a distribution channel formed by a cavity for annually distributing the jet liquid, which is supplied from the liquid supply unit, around an axis of the nozzle, an interconnecting channel disposed to be communicated with the distribution channel at the downstream side thereof in an axial direction of the nozzle and formed by an annular cavity around the axis of the nozzle to provide a narrower flow passage than the distribution channel, and a liquid reservoir chamber adjacently disposed upstream of the nozzle in the axial direction thereof and storing the jet liquid to be supplied to the nozzle. The liquid reservoir chamber has an outer peripheral edge being communicated with the interconnecting channel over an entire circumference of the annular shape thereof. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084766 | LASER CUTTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A laser cutting system and method are provided. The system ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090084767 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LASER SHOCK PEENING - A laser shock peening system including a workpiece is provided. The laser shock peening system includes a workholding fixture configured to hold the workpiece. The laser shock peening system also includes a laser source configured to emit multiple laser beam pulses on the workpiece. The laser shock peening system further includes an absorptive layer disposed on the workpiece, the absorptive layer configured to absorb the laser beam pulses from the laser source into the workpiece. The laser shock peening system also includes a transparent constraining layer disposed between the laser source and the absorptive layer. The transparent constraining layer is also configured to provide a pressure medium configured to direct multiple reflected laser generated shock waves from the workpiece back into the workpiece. The laser shock peening system also includes a transducer disposed on the workholding fixture and configured to detect multiple acoustic signals emitted from the workpiece. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084768 | PLASMA ARC POWER SUPPLY AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A plasma arc power supply with a simple structure and its control method enable shifting from a pilot arc to a main arc. A plasma arc power supply used in a plasma arc apparatus that processes a workpiece by forming a pilot arc between a main electrode and a nozzle electrode and subsequently forming a main arc between the main electrode and the workpiece includes N direct current power supply units (N≧2) having negative terminals connected to the main electrode and positive terminals to the workpiece, and a switch between the fourth power supply unit and the workpiece. The fourth power supply unit is connected to cause the nozzle electrode to have an opposite polarity to the main electrode. When the switch is open, the fourth power supply unit supplies a small current between the main electrode and the nozzle electrode while forming a pilot arc between them. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084769 | JOINING FIXTURES, METHODS FOR JOINING, AND JOINED STRUCTURES - In one embodiment, a holding fixture is disclosed for locating and stabilizing substantially identical repeated units during joining of the repeated units. In another embodiment, a method is disclosed for manufacturing a structure comprising substantially identical repeated units. In still another embodiment, a welded structure is provided comprising a plurality of welded together substantially identical repeated units. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084770 | DEVICE TO DETECT THE POSITION OF AN IRON - A device to detect an iron's position includes a constant voltage regulator, a frequency pick up unit, an integrated circuitry chip, a sensor unit and a control unit. The frequency pick up unit is connected to the constant voltage regulator. The frequency pick up unit includes a resistor connected to a capacitor to retrieve the frequency signal of the input voltage. The integrated circuitry chip includes a frequency producer connected with a frequency identifier. The sensor unit includes a metal ball disposed on an arc track to control the signal input of the frequency pick up unit. The control unit is connected to the frequency identifier. The frequency identifier triggers a signal to change the working mode of a transistor of the control unit. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084771 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL APPARATUS, PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD - Disclosed is an temperature control apparatus including: a resistance heater a resistance value of which changes dependently on a temperature thereof; a fixed resistance connected to the resistance heater in series; a signal generator to output a control signal which has two voltage levels of a first voltage and a second voltage; a switching section to flow a current through the resistance heater and the fixed resistance when the voltage level is the first voltage, and not to flow a current through the resistance heater and the fixed resistance when the voltage level is the second voltage; and a first voltage measuring instrument to measure a voltage value across the fixed resistance at the time when the current flows through the fixed resistance, wherein the signal generator controls the temperature of the resistance heater based on the measured voltage by the first voltage measuring instrument. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084772 | Heating Device for Dry Towel - A heating device for dry towel includes a cylindrical outer casing containing a chamber; a container disposed in the chamber of the outer casing for receiving storage of one piece multiple pieces of towel, one or a plurality of heating band being disposed surrounding an outer wall of the container, the heating band being electrically connected to a power cord, the power cord extending to an outer side of the outer casing; and an upper lid covering up a top of the container. The container is heated up by the heating band to rise temperature of the air inside the container closed up with the upper lid for keeping towel lukewarm to provide more convenient and comfortable use particularly in bitter cold environment. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084773 | Information communication systems between components of a hot melt adhesive material dispensing system - A hot melt adhesive material dispensing system includes a communication system for transmitting information or data between the adhesive supply unit (ASU) and one or more applicator heads, wherein the number of hard wires actually interconnecting the adhesive supply unit (ASU) and the one or more hot melt adhesive material dispensing applicator heads can be reduced by the employment of signal couplers. In addition, the number of applicator heads that can be utilized in conjunction with a particular adhesive supply unit (ASU) can be increased by incorporating the temperature controller, normally disposed upon the adhesive supply unit (ASU), upon the applicator head. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084774 | METHOD FOR JOINING DISSIMILAR MATERIALS - A method for joining dissimilar materials by superposing, one over the other, a first material and a second material having a larger intrinsic resistance than that of the first material, heating the second material and pressing the first material and the second material against each other, which comprises conducting induction heating only from the side of the first material upon heating the second material to thereby heat the second material at the portions in contact with the first material. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084775 | INDUCTIVE HEATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Apparatus and method for inductive heating wherein an internal inductive heating assembly is provided within a bore of a solid article. The heating assembly includes an interior coil inductively coupled to a portion of the article adjacent the bore to inductively heat the article. The heating assembly lacks an internal cooling mechanism and the coil thermally coupled to the adjacent article portion for transmission of heat from the coil to the article. A signal is provided to the coil to generate a magnetic flux for inductive heating of the adjacent article portion | 2009-04-02 |
20090084776 | INDUCTION DEVICE FOR A HUMIDIFIER - An induction device for a humidifier includes an backward wave oscillating circuit an emitting induction coil connected to the backward wave oscillating circuit and a control circuit composed of a rectifying filtering circuit, a transmit control circuit and a receiving induction coil and a function unit. The emitting induction coil and the receiving induction coil are positioned very near for effectively interacting to each other so that the control circuit may be activated to work by the voltage generated at two terminals of the receiving induction coil to permit the humidifier function. The function unit is a decorative element. The receiving induction coil receives the electromagnetic field generated by the emitting induction coil, so voltage can be generated at two terminals of the receiving induction coil for driving the control circuit. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084777 | COOKING DEVICE HAVING AN INDUCTION HEATING ELEMENT - An induction heater may comprise a base, a plurality of first solids of ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material and a first coil having a plurality of wire windings. The solids have a prescribed shape and are provided to have a prescribed arrangement on the base, and the first coil has a prescribed shape, and the first coil is provided over at least portions of the plurality of solids. A second coil may be provided within the first coil and spaced apart from the first coil. The second coil cross over at least portions of the plurality of first solids. A plurality of second solids of ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material may be formed parallel to each other, and contact at least one of the first solids. The induction heater may also include a plurality of third solids of ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material, a third coil having a plurality of wire windings and a fourth coil. The third solids, the third coil and the fourth coil have the same shape and arrangement as the first solids, the first coil and the second coil, respectively, and the first and third coils are separated from each other by a prescribed distance. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084778 | Microwave-refrigerator unit - Microwave-refrigerator units are disclosed. In one aspect, a microwave-refrigerator unit may include a weatherproof exterior. A microwave may be included within the weatherproof exterior. A refrigerator may also be included within the weatherproof exterior. The refrigerator may be coupled with the microwave. Other microwave-refrigerator units are also disclosed, as are methods of using microwave-refrigerator units. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084779 | Microwave water heating system - A water heating system includes a heat exchange chamber having an internal cavity and a water coil within the internal cavity of the heat exchange chamber. A magnetron generates microwave energy and is in communication with the internal cavity. A hot air control system draws the heat generated by the magnetron into the internal cavity. The hot air control system includes a valve which is selectively opened and closed to control the passage of the heat generated by the magnetron through the internal cavity. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084780 | Microwave Furnace - A system for melting a substance may be provided. The system may comprise a crucible insulated with fused silica, a microwave generator configured to supply microwaves, and at least one burner probe extending into the crucible. The at least one burner probe may comprise a wave guide. The wave guide may be configured to receive microwaves from the microwave generator and transmit the microwaves. The at least one burner probe may further comprise an absorber. The absorber may have a geometry configured to cause a minimal amount of microwave energy to be reflected back into the wave guide. In addition, the absorber may comprise a one piece cast of silicon carbide configured to dissipate heat along an exterior of the absorber. The absorber may be further configured to receive the microwaves from the wave guide and convert energy from the microwaves into the heat. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084781 | Microwave packaging for multicomponent meals - Various constructs and methods are provided for heating a plurality of different food items to their respective desired serving temperatures in a microwave oven in about the same amount of time. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084782 | Method and Apparatus for Sealing an Enclosure - An apparatus and method according to which a seal is provided between an enclosure and an enclosure cover. The enclosure cover includes an enclosure engagement surface for coupling to enclosure. The apparatus includes a gasket positioned in a gasket channel located on the enclosure engagement surface to provide a seal between the enclosure and the enclosure cover. The enclosure engagement surface also includes a flame path surface adjacent the gasket channel. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084783 | PALLET - A pallet includes a plurality of supports supporting a floor. The supports each include a plurality of columns integrally-molded with at least one runner and snap-fit to the floor. At least one wall is moveable between an upright position and a collapsed position on the floor. A hinge connecting the wall to the base includes a first axis and a second axis offset by the first axis. The hinge is locked when the wall is in the upright position to prevent rotation about the second axis but permit rotation about the first axis. A hinge assembly connects a door to the wall and includes a first hinge pin and a second hinge pin. The hinge assembly permits the door to open completely relative to the wall to a position at least substantially parallel to and adjacent the wall. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084784 | LOCKING SYSTEM FOR FOLDABLE CRATES - The present invention relates to the improvements in the locking system providing the sides of the foldable crates to be locked to each other. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084785 | Opening/closing structure for container for conveying thin plate - Provided is an opening/closing structure for a thin plate-conveying container, in which engagement recesses ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090084786 | Storage Bin and Lid Assembly - A storage bin assembly has a container base with a front, a back, a bottom, a perimeter side wall extending up from the bottom, and a storage space above the bottom within the side wall. A base lid is positioned over a top of the storage space. An access opening into the storage space is positioned near the front of the container base. A cover is selectively movable relative to the lid between a closed position closing off the access opening and two optional open positions. One of the positions is a rear position rearward of the access opening and the other of the positions is a front position forward of the access opening. Each optional open position exposes the storage space through the access opening. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084787 | Packaging Containers, Method of Producing Innertape, and Innertape for Packaging Containers - The present invention provides a packaging container in which the innertape can tightly seal an opening section provided on a top wall surface of the container from the under side, and also can easily and sharply be broken at a position near an edge portion of the opening section when the pull-tab is pealed off in association with an operation for unsealing the opening section, a method of producing the innertape for the packaging containers, and an innertape for the containers. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084788 | CORNER TRASHCAN - A trashcan can be configured to fit into the corner of a room. The trashcan can have a foot pedal that is connected to the lid of the trashcan such that a user can open and close the lid with the foot pedal. The trashcan can be configured such that the lid pivots about an axis that is generally parallel to one of the walls when the trashcan is positioned in the corner of a room. Additionally, the trashcan can include a dampening mechanism which includes two apertures having axes that are skewed relative to one another. This allows the pedal bar and associated lifting rod mechanisms to pivot about the appropriate axes to provide smooth and low friction operation. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084789 | Can opening structure of pull-top type can - To enable any one to open a pull-top type can easily by a pullout motion of a pull tab without damaging a fingertip or a nail, a can opening structure is constituted by a pressed portion ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090084790 | Locking Ring Actuator for a Pressure Retaining Closure - A pressure retaining closure assembly has a door hingedly mounted to a pipe, vessel, or hub extending therefrom with an arcuate locking ring movably retained proximate an outer perimeter surface thereof. The locking ring is suitable to contract out of a groove in an opening in the pipe, vessel, or hub extending therefrom into an unlocking position and is suitable to expand wherein an outer portion of the locking ring extends into the groove in the opening in the pipe, vessel, or hub extending therefrom into a locking orientation. A locking ring actuator is provided having cylinder with a piston therein. The piston has a rod extending axially therefrom with a portion extending beyond the cylinder. Optionally, a bracket is mounted to the portion of the piston rod extending beyond the cylinder and a bracket is mounted proximate the bottom of the cylinder. In this embodiment, a slider rod may be incorporated where the slider rod has a first end portion mounted to one of the brackets and a second end portion slidingly engaging the other bracket providing stability to the actuator assembly. A ring actuating arm may be pivotally connected to each bracket and secured proximate each end of the arcuate locking ring providing rotating engagement between the piston rod and a first point of the locking ring and rotating engagement between the cylinder and a second point of the locking ring. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084791 | Closure Having a Segmented Locking Ring - A pressure closure having a round door with an arcuate locking ring having a plurality of arcuate locking ring segments connected by at least one connecting ring movably retained therewith proximate an outer circumference of an outer surface of the door. The locking ring segments may have at least one cavity extending through the arcuate length thereof. An arcuate connecting ring extends through each cavity in the locking ring segments retaining them together to form the locking ring. Alternatively, the connecting ring connects the locking ring segments together with connecting ring retaining links cooperating with the connecting ring and locking ring segments. Optionally, the cross-sectional configuration of the connecting ring is rounded. Advantageously, the optional at least one cavity extending through the locking ring segments has an axial opening extending the arcuate length of each locking ring segment. The axial opening may have a width less than or greater than the diameter of the locking ring extending therethrough. Optionally, the locking ring segments may have protuberances and fitting recesses on adjacent circumferential ends. Furthermore, connecting ring retaining links may be placed between a plurality of adjacent locking ring segments securing the connecting ring into cavities in the locking ring segments or securing the connecting ring proximate solid locking ring segments. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084792 | Container Cap with Airtight Device - An airtight device for a container cap includes a container having a pouring portion defined therein. A filling tube is selectively inserted into the container via the pouring portion. The filling tube has an annular flange radially and outwardly extending from one end thereof. An airtight element is air-tightly mounted to the annular flange of the filling tube. A cap is mounted to the pouring portion in the container. A through hole is defined in the cap to allow the filling tube to extend through the cap during filling. A shelter mounted between the annular flange and the cap for closing the through hole in the cap after filling. The airtight device is conveniently to fill oil from the container because the operator only needs to inversely mount the filling tube such that the palms of the operator will not be soiled during mounting the filling tube. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084793 | Precast concrete meter pit and method and apparatus for making same - A precast concrete meter pit consisting of a plurality of precast concrete hollow elongated cylindrical wall sections in end to end relation to one another is fabricated by utilizing a slip form packerhead apparatus in which the wall sections are formed with an annular slip ring when concrete is injected into the slip form apparatus. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084794 | Ergonomic garbage container - A garbage container includes two shoulder-receiving recesses formed in its bottom edge. The shoulder recesses are contoured indentations formed in the container and are concavely curved and dimensioned to comfortably receive the shoulder of a worker transporting the garbage container. Each shoulder recess includes a removable and replaceable cushion pad. An adapter having two shoulder-receiving recesses is: mountable to the bottom end of a conventional garbage container to provide the conventional garbage container with such ergonomic features. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084795 | Container With Sealed Coolant Compartment - A container includes a primary compartment and a secondary compartment generally evenly opposed to and oppositely facing from the primary compartment. A lid is provided for each of the primary compartment and the secondary compartment. In use, the primary compartment is suited for storing food items and the like, and the secondary compartment is suited for storing a coolant such as an ice pack or the like. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084796 | CONTAINERS WITH INTERLOCKING COVERS - A container | 2009-04-02 |
20090084797 | MODULARIZED BAMBOO FRAME MEMBER SET - A modularized bamboo frame member set is disclosed in which bamboo poles are cut into straight bamboo strip elements and then the bamboo strip elements are processed into | 2009-04-02 |
20090084798 | COLLAPSIBLE FOOD PROTECTIVE ENCLOSURE - A collapsible enclosure for protecting food from pests and debris comprises in one configuration at least two flexible structural beams, a cover having a top portion and a bottom portion, at least one opening and at least one flap attached above the opening. The flap is substantially larger in length and width than the opening and has ballast along its base to hold it flush against the at least one opening. In another configuration the collapsible protective food enclosure comprises three or more resilient structural frame loops, a cover having at least one opening and a flap. The structural frame loops are affixed within the cover forming walls. The flap is attached above the opening and has a resilient structural frame loop affixed along its perimeter to allow the flap to fit flush against the at least one opening. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084799 | Narrow neck glass container with internal embossments and method of manufacture - A narrow neck glass container includes a container body and a container neck finish. The container neck finish has an external closure attachment diameter of not more than 36 mm, and the container body has at least one internal embossment of predetermined geometry. The at least one internal embossment preferably comprises a plurality of internal embossments in a geometric pattern. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084800 | Bulk container sweep elbow - An intermediate bulk container (IBC) for storing and offloading materials comprises a portable tank including a bottom wall having a bottom discharge outlet. A discharge assembly comprises a sweep elbow and an outlet valve. The sweep elbow has an inlet connected to the discharge outlet and an outlet connected to the outlet valve. A bottom interior surface of the sweep elbow proximate the sweep elbow outlet is substantially even with a valve opening inside the outlet valve. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084801 | CHILD-RESISTANT COMPLIANCE PILL BOTTLE - A pill bottle for housing a blister card that includes a top section, a bottom section, and a center section connected by a pair of hinges. The top section and bottom section each include one half of a child-resistant neck. One half of the neck including a member that can be rotated while being connected to a knob having a hook on a bottom surface. The other half of the neck has two stacked platforms with one of the platforms having a slot and an opening. The hook lines up with and enters the opening to lock the pill bottle closed unless the knob is pressed so the hook drops too low for the opening and then rotated so the hook can slide out of the slot. This allows the top and bottom sections to open and reveal a blister card attached to the center section of the pill bottle. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084802 | Biased Bar-B-Q lid support assembly - A biased Bar-B-Q lid support assembly including a mounting bracket, an assembly securing device and a support shaft having a first end and a second end. The support shaft may be locked in position by means of a biasing lever. The first end may be used to support a lid and the second end may have a handle or tab for adjusting the support shaft. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084803 | Cookware Handle With a Hollow Structure - A cookware handle designed to be grasped by a user's hand, consisting of a rigid structure attached to the cookware and a flexible grip surrounding the rigid structure. The rigid structure contains at least one hollow cavity positioned directly underneath the grip, facing the hand support area. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084804 | SNAP-OVER PORT CAP - A single-use, snap-over cap for use primarily in healthcare settings in order to maintain the integrity of a medication solution. The cap has a tapered cylindrical skirt, a puncture resistant lid portion, and one or more latch tabs. When placed onto a flanged injection port such as is found on a conventional fluid container, the latch tabs engage and flex about the port flange. After the cap is placed, the latch tabs engage the port flange to prevent upward axial movement relative to the port, thereby preventing removal of the cap and thus deterring unwanted or erroneous drug administrations or withdrawals. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084805 | Plastic food container with leveraged seal - A food container made of thin plastic sheet material comprises bowl and a lid, each having a peripheral sealing region with a downwardly facing channel generally shaped like an inverted “U”. The outward edges of the channels are lockingly engaged. The channels mate and engage to form a primary seal at a conical interface and a secondary seal at a rib. The rib may be on either the base, the lid, or both. Leverage provided by elastic forces in the lid's channel tightens the seals. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084806 | Artists' paint saver caps - The objective is to produce height adjustable plant & floral supports that require no fasteners, do not harm the plant, appear to be a natural part of the plant, enhance the look of the plant and/or floral arrangement and are made of a synthetic material which is resistant to weather, moisture, infestation and disease. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084807 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING THE SPEED OF DISPENSING ARTICLES FROM VENDING MACHINES - Improvements to increase the speed at which a vending machine can dispense articles are disclosed. In various embodiments, the machine defines plural first arrays of receptacles for receiving articles with the first arrays stacked so that adjacent receptacles in the first arrays form second arrays. A separate user door closes each first array of receptacles, a slot door assembly provides a plurality of receptacle doors operative to open a particular receptacle when the user door is unlocked, and a slot access mechanism provides access to a particular receptacle. The machine waits a specified time period after dispensing to detect whether a subsequent user request is received. If a subsequent user request is received, the machine moves the slot access mechanism directly to a receptacle where the articles are available. Additional improvements include procedures for avoiding problems caused by misaligned doors and procedures for providing optimal article stocking. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084808 | Hand held counting system for tablets and capsules - A curved or multisided bowl like counting device with a flat inner surface which may have raised dividers or lines such that tablets or capsules poured into said device in quantities of 10 to 15 at a time can be easily counted by visual discernment of groupings of two's, three's, four's, five's, six's, seven's or eight's. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084809 | DISPENSER AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING INDIVIDUAL GOODS, IN PARTICULAR PACKAGES CONTAINING A MEDICAMENT - Dispenser for dispensing individual goods, the dispenser comprising a containing space for holding an array of goods, a transport device for consecutively feeding a good from the array to a delivery member for dispensing one or more goods to a consumer, a reading device for reading data from a first good, a control unit connected to the reading unit for receiving data from the reading unit, the control unit being connected to a functional member and being adapted for changing the state of the functional member on the basis of the data received from the first good, characterised in that the data received from the first good includes information pertaining to one or more goods that are to be dispensed consecutively to the first good. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084810 | Mechanical gas bottle dispensing machine - An entirely mechanical gas bottle dispensing machine that allows to either only dispense by gravity a filled bottle upon insertion of a first token or dispense a filled bottle with return of an empty bottle upon insertion of a second token. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084811 | WET WIPE DISPENSER - A drive for drawing an absorbent web of dry wipes from a supply and an application applying moisture to a selected width of the webs. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084812 | Package Advancement System - Systems and methods of a package advance system for moving a package on a shelf of a vending machine which may include an end plate positioned on the shelf, a dispensing door positioned near a dispensing end of the shelf that opens to dispense the package, and a spring system affixed to the end plate that applies a force on the end plate towards the dispensing door. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084813 | SOAP DISPENSING APPARATUS FOR COUNTER-MOUNTED AUTOMATIC SOAP DISPENSOR - A soap dispensing apparatus for an automatic countertop soap dispenser, comprising a motor and a reduction gear set driven thereby, said reduction gear set with an output shaft coupled to the drive gear of a pair of soap displacing gears in mesh side by side, said soap displacing gears disposed, by precision fit, in a chamber that extends upward and downward to form an outlet passage and an inlet passage, wherein the outlet passage is connected to a countertop soap dispensing spout, and the inlet passage to a soap containing reservoir. Whereby an upward suction force induced by the rotation in mesh of the drive gear and the idler gear of said soap displacing gears is used to suck the liquid soap through the inlet passage and out of the outlet passage, thus to lift the liquid soap above countertop to achieve soap dispensing. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084814 | Closure with liner piercing movable spout - A dispensing closure system is provided for a container that has an opening wherein a membrane is interposed between the container opening and the dispensing closure system. The system includes a body for extending from the container at the opening. The system includes a movable spout that (1) has a dispensing opening at one end, (2) has a piercing edge at the other end, and (3) is mounted in the body for pivoting the movement between (a) a non-dispensing position in which the piercing edge is above the membrane to locate the spout dispensing opening at a first, non-dispensing location, and (b) a dispensing position in which (i) the piercing edge can pierce the membrane, and (ii) the spout projects outwardly from the body to locate the spout dispensing opening at a location that is further outwardly than the non-dispensing location of the spout dispensing opening. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084815 | Foil container with foil bag chambers which are arranged next to one another - A foil container ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090084816 | TWO COMPONENT METERING PUMP ASSEMBLY - A liquid metering system is disclosed for pumping two components of an adhesive into a mixer. The liquid metering system uses gear pumps of certain dimensions to pump each component into a manifold which delivers the components to a mixer where the components become an adhesive. A fixed mass flow ratio related to the size of the gear pumps is automatically established because the gear pumps are driven by the same motor at a fixed speed ratio. The self-metering system eliminates the complexity of known adhesive pumping systems. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084817 | Bar gun assembly - A bar gun assembly for receiving a multiplicity of fluid carrying tubes carrying a multiplicity of fluids, for example, flavored syrup and soda water, therein. The bar gun assembly has a handle having a handle body. The handle body is a multiplicity of ports and fluid channels therein. A supply line connector assembly engages the supply lines and the handle body. A backing plate assembly engages openings in the fluid chambers of the handle body to seal fluid therein. A nozzle assembly engages at least some of the fluid channels in the handle. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084818 | SAFETY INTERLINK ASSEMBLY OF LIQUID AGENT EJECTION DEVICE - A safety interlink assembly of a liquid agent ejection device has a receiving chamber and a seat. An elastic body with a liquid agent is installed in the receiving chamber. The seat has an impact unit limited by a safety interlink assembly with two stage movements. The safety interlink assembly has a safety key installed on the top of the receiving chamber, a slidable rod limited by the safety key and a linking rod connected to the safety interlink assembly, and a bolt. The bolt buckles the impact unit and changes a position thereof by which the slidable rod moves backwards to drive the linking rod. The stress of the spring at the back end of the impact unit pushes forwards to impact the elastic body so that the liquid agent of the elastic body is sprayed out strongly from the receiving chamber. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084819 | Spreader Apparatus, For Use With Dispensers - An apparatus for use with an edible food dispenser has a nozzle, a spreader surface associated with the nozzle, and a cap for entirely covering the nozzle. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084820 | Glove Holder - The present invention provides a golf glove holder which can be attached to a golf bag thus the glove may dry freely. The material of the glove holder may be any suitable material which is able to maintain its shape with the weight of the glove and which is able to support humidity. The glove holder may be distributed for a particular event with publicity printed on it. It may also be personalised for an individual or a company. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084821 | Convertible backpack frame - A convertible backpack frame usable in a first mode as a backpack frame and in a second mode as a chair frame, having a frame assembly that includes an upper member having a U-shaped first section with parallel sides having a V-shape bend in each side and a rearwardly extending U-shaped second section joined substantially perpendicular and proximate to the upper ends of the first section, a substantially rectangular lower member pivotably coupled to upper member along a transverse axis, and a lockable telescoping member coupled to each side of upper and lower members so as to control and maintain the orientation of the upper member with respect to the lower member so as to allow the upper and lower members to pivot from their first mode orientation as a backpack frame to their second mode orientation as a chair frame having a reclinable backrest frame. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084822 | Accessory Attachment System - An accessory system has one or more accessory elements which are removably attachable to a waist belt. A loop is fastened to the rear wall of each accessory element to define a passage between the rear wall and the loop which extends generally perpendicularly to the direction of the belt. A first part of a two-part fastener such as a snap is attached to an exterior surface of the loop. A strap is fastened to the accessory element rear wall spaced from the loop. A second part of the two-part fastener is configured to mate with the first part of the two-part fastener. The second part is fixed to the strap, so the strap is capable of passing through the loop, and around the loop to bring the first part and the second part of the fastener into engagement to retain the belt between the strap and the accessory rear wall. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084823 | FASTENING MACHINE - A fastening machine | 2009-04-02 |
20090084824 | Abutment Adjusting Device for Nail Gun - An abutment adjusting device for a nail gun has a horizontal sliding rail disposed on a bottom side of a nail cartridge of the nail gun. The sliding rail has multiple positioning grooves. An abutment having a containing groove opening upward is disposed on the sliding rail. The containing groove has two groove sidewalls, each of which has at least a vertical guiding channel for slidably disposing a sliding block in the containing groove. The sliding block has a top having at least a protruding part corresponding to the positioning grooves. A first elastic unit is disposed in the containing groove for driving the sliding block to move upward and further drive the protruding part to be engaged into the positioning grooves so as to position the abutment. Thereby, a user can press the sliding block to drive the protruding part to be disengaged from the positioning groove and to release the positioning groove, move the abutment to an appropriate position and release the sliding block to drive the protruding part to be engaged with the positioning groove and to position the abutment for another time. | 2009-04-02 |
20090084825 | Septal Stapler Apparatus - A septal stapling apparatus includes an instrument body having proximal and distal end portions. A handle at the distal end portion enables a user to hold and manipulate the instrument body. A pair of spaced apart arms are extending from the handle and include a staple arm and a tensioning arm. The body provides a trigger that moves between resting and firing positions. An actuator link moves between first and second positions, the actuator link being moved by the trigger, wherein the actuator link includes a staple moving member that is attached to the staple arm. The staple arm has a staple bank that includes multiple staples. The trigger, actuator link, staple bank, and staple moving member are configured to move a staple to a stapling position when the trigger is pulled. The staple arm and tensioning arm move together when the trigger is pulled. | 2009-04-02 |