28th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130174411 | DISASSEMBLY METHOD AND DISASSEMBLY DEVICE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to disassembly of a display device having a panel module in which a panel is joined to a support member by joint member ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130174412 | FULL-FIELD BREAST ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND ARCHITECHTURE - A modular, flexible architecture for offering full-field breast ultrasound (FFBU) functionality and general-purpose ultrasound functionality in a single system is described. A conventional, general-purpose ultrasound system ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130174413 | ARMATURE ASSEMBLY APPARATUS - An armature assembly apparatus for assembling an armature of an electrical machine is provided. The armature assembly apparatus has an armature holding apparatus to hold a partially assembled armature such that a rotation axis of the armature is horizontal. The armature assembly apparatus has a rotating device for rotating the partially assembled armature about a rotation axis. The armature assembly apparatus also has a ring segment conveyance for conveying an armature ring segment to a mounting position relative to a free ring segment portion of the partially assembled armature. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174414 | PLANAR MAGNETIC STRUCTURE - A planar magnetic structure has an electrically insulating carrier made up of a base portion and opposed upstanding sidewalls. A plurality of planar primary windings and planar secondary windings are interstitially disposed within the carrier with planar dielectric spacers located between each adjacent pair of windings. A ferrite core envelopes the assembly to magnetically couple the windings. The carrier and windings form at least two spaces-apart sets of cooperating registration features which maintain the windings in fixed alignment with the carrier. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174415 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CONTROL INTERFACE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a control interface for motor vehicle comprising a touch pad exhibiting a front face, and a housing accommodating said touch pad, said housing exhibiting an aperture delimited by a border for access to the front face of the touch pad by a user, characterized in that: -in the course of a first step ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130174416 | Method for Manufacturing Flexible Multilayer Electrical Articles with Improved Layer Adhesion - A process for manufacturing a multilayer article, the article comprising two crosslinked semiconductive layers separated by and bonded to an insulation layer, the semiconductive layers formed from a peroxide-crosslinkable olefin elastomer and the insulation layer comprising composition comprising a silane-grafted olefinic elastomer, the process comprises the steps of: (A) injecting the silane-grafted olefinic elastomer between the two crosslinked semiconductive layers so as to have direct contact with each semiconductive layer, and (B) crosslinking the silane-grafted olefinic elastomer in the absence of a peroxide catalyst. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174417 | Interposer-on-Glass Package Structure - A method comprises providing an interposer comprising a substrate and a first through-substrate via (TSV) penetrating through the substrate, forming a first oxide layer on a surface of the interposer, bonding a glass substrate to the interposer through a fusion bonding, with the first oxide layer being between the interposer and the glass substrate and forming a second TSV in the glass substrate and electrically coupled to the first TSV. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174418 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CABLE ASSEMBLY - An object of the present invention is to provide a cable assembly manufacturing method of manufacturing a cable assembly which has the water cutoff property and of which insertion holes can be attached to small housings. A method of manufacturing a cable assembly includes: a bundling process of bundling a plurality of cables; a molding step of providing a pair of seal caps on outer peripheral surfaces of the plurality of bundled cables by way of insertion molding; an inserting step of inserting a portion of the plurality of cables between the seal caps in a water-proof tube having a stretching property; a covering step of covering the seal caps by the both ends of the water-proof tube water-tight; and a connecting step of connecting connectors to the both ends of the plurality of cables. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174419 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PISTON RING - Method for producing a piston ring provided with a butt joint, in that an annular metallic main body is provided with at least one hard layer at least in the area of the outer circumferential surface of said main body, wherein after this coating the inner circumferential surface of the piston ring is at least partially subjected to a wall-thickness-reducing material removal process. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174420 | EQUIPMENT COMPRISING A ROTATABLE CRADLE AND INTENDED FOR ENCASING THE AIRFOIL OF A TURBINE BLADE IN ORDER TO MACHINE THE ROOT - An equipment for coating an airfoil of a turbine blade of a turbine engine in a coating block, including a base on which a molding block is positioned for flow of the coating metal, the molding block including a cavity defining a reference plane on the block for positioning the block in space, wherein the base also includes a cradle supporting the blade via six bearing points defining an orientation plane representative of an angular position of the airfoil relative to a root of the blade. The cradle is rotatably movable relative to the base about an axis oriented so as to be substantially parallel to a direction of a leading edge of the blade, to enable a modification in an angle formed between the reference and orientation planes. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174421 | DIRECTLY CONNECTED HEAT EXCHANGER TUBE SECTION AND COOLANT-COOLED STRUCTURE - A method is provided for fabricating a cooling apparatus for cooling an electronics rack, which includes an air-to-liquid heat exchanger, one or more coolant-cooled structures, and a tube. The heat exchanger is associated with the electronics rack and disposed to cool air passing through the rack, includes a plurality of coolant-carrying tube sections, each tube section having a coolant inlet and outlet, one of which is coupled in fluid communication with a coolant loop to facilitate flow of coolant through the tube section. The coolant-cooled structure(s) is in thermal contact with an electronic component(s) of the rack, and facilitates transfer of heat from the component(s) to the coolant. The tube connects in fluid communication one coolant-cooled structure and the other of the coolant inlet or outlet of the one tube section, and facilitates flow of coolant directly between that coolant-carrying tube section of the heat exchanger and the coolant-cooled structure. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174422 | METHOD OF FORMING A FRONTAL TOOTHING ON AN INNER RING OF A WHEEL HUB - A method including the steps of forming an inner ring of the wheel hub, as the joining of a spindle and an insert ring fitted onto the spindle, on the side of a first end of the spindle; axially blocking the insert ring on the spindle by plastically deforming the first end of the spindle so as to form an upset collar therewith, which axially protrudes from the insert ring; and once the step of forming the upset collar has finished, frontally obtaining on the collar, on the side opposite to the insert ring, a frontal toothing by axially impressing on the collar one or more knives in sequence, carried in an axially sliding manner by a plate. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174423 | KNIFE HAVING RESILIENT ELEMENTS FOR BLADE POSITIONING - The present invention is to provide a knife including a blade and a handle, wherein the blade has a first end provided with a projection and two resilient elements, each resilient element has one end protrudingly provided with an engaging portion, and the handle has a receiving space for receiving the blade and has a first track and two second tracks provided longitudinally thereon. The projection can be movably inserted in the first track. The distance between each pair of the corresponding ends of the second tracks corresponds to the distance between the engaging portions. Thus, when the engaging portions are respectively engaged in a pair of the corresponding ends of the second tracks, the engaging portions cannot move along the second tacks, such that either the blade is completely received and positioned in the handle, or a second end of blade is extended and positioned outside the handle. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174424 | FLEX SHAFT - TOOL CONNECTION FOR POWER OPERATED ROTARY KNIFE - A flexible shaft drive transmission coupled between a drive motor and a gear train of a power operated tool. The flexible shaft drive transmission includes: an outer casing having a bushing positioned at a tool end of the casing, the bushing defining a longitudinal central opening; lubricant disposed within the outer casing; and an elongated drive transmitting shaft assembly rotatable within the outer casing including a flexible drive transmitting and a coupler fitting affixed to the tool end of the drive transmitting shaft, the coupler fitting including a cylindrical body and an enlarged head extending distally from the cylindrical body, the cylindrical body fitting within the longitudinal central opening of the bushing and the enlarged head having a diameter greater than a diameter of the longitudinal central opening of the bushing. The enlarged head defining a square drive aligned with a central longitudinal axis of the drive transmitting shaft assembly. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174425 | Cutting Device - A cutting device is disclosed. The cutting device includes a handle having an outer surface, the outer surface having a first end and a second end and defining a width. The cutting device further includes a plurality of blades coupled to the handle and extending from the first end. Each of the plurality of blades is spaced apart from another of the plurality of blades in a generally width-wise direction. The cutting device further includes a channel defined in the handle extending from the first end generally towards the second end. The channel is spaced from the neighboring blades in the generally width-wise direction and comprising a recess and an opening. The outer surface defines the opening. The channel allows movement of at least one of the plurality of blades in the generally width-wise direction with respect to another of the plurality of blades. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174426 | POWER TOOL CLAMPING DEVICE - A clamping device of a reciprocating power tool includes at least one clamping unit, which has at least one working-tool receiving element and has a variation element, disposed on the working-tool receiving element, for varying at least one parameter of the working-tool receiving element. The variation element is movably mounted on the working-tool receiving element and/or has at least two mutually differing working-tool receiving contours. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174427 | Power Tools - A power tool is provided with a perforated material remover to remove perforated material from power tool cutting implements. The power tool also includes a rip guide which has a long guide edge and two attachment points to the shoe/base of the saw. The rip guide is attached to the base/shoe via a pair of L-shaped openings that accept L-shaped support arms of the rip guide. The rip guide can also be folded for compact storage. The power tool also includes dual bevel scales for quickly and easily setting the bevel angle on the power tool. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174428 | RECIPROCATING POWER TOOL HAVING A COUNTERBALANCE DEVICE - A reciprocating power tool that includes a drive system having a first driven gear that includes a spindle counterbalance weight and a second driven gear that includes a spindle counterbalance weight. The first driven gear and the second driven gear rotate in opposite directions about an axis of rotation in response to rotation of a driving gear by a motor. The power tool further includes a spindle having a longitudinal axis and a first end that is configured to support a tool element. The spindle is coupled to one of the first driven gear and the second driven gear by a scotch yoke mechanism to reciprocate the spindle with respect to a housing of the power tool along the longitudinal axis of the spindle in response to operation of the motor. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174429 | Dual Drive Pencil Sharpener - A portable pencil sharpener is capable of being manually operable or operable to be driven by a remote torque driver. The pencil sharpener is capable of sharpening either a carpenter's pencil or a Number 2 pencil. Pencil shavings are retained in a compact housing and removed through a retractable panel. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174430 | MULTI-AXIS BOW SIGHT - A bow sight that decouples the shooter's bow cant from elevation adjustments. A segmented support assembly includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal portion is adapted to attach to the bow. The distal portion is rotatably attached to the proximal portion and adapted to rotate around a Y-axis relative to the proximal portion. A micro-adjust controls the rotational position around the Y-axis of the distal portion relative to the proximal portion. An elevation assembly is attached to the distal portion. A bezel assembly is attached to the elevation assembly. The elevation adjustment moves the bezel assembly along a substantially vertical axis while the bow is held at a bow cant greater than zero. The micro-adjust decouples the shooter's bow cant from operation of the elevation assembly. A windage assembly is optionally located between the elevation assembly and the distal portion. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174431 | PIN ARRAY ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR MULTI-AXIS BOW SIGHT - A sighting device for a bow that includes a support assembly adapted to attach to the bow. A bezel assembly is attached to the support assembly. The bezel assembly includes a micro-adjust with a lead screw located adjacent to a bezel opening. A plurality of pin carriers each include a slider selectively moveable between an engaged position coupled to the lead screw and a disengaged position. As a result, each pin carrier is adapted to be selectively and independently displaced or not displaced by rotation of the micro-adjust. A plurality of sight pins are coupled to the pin carriers. Each sight pin includes a sight point at a distal end located in the bezel opening and a proximal end coupled to one of the pin carriers. The sight points are adapted to align the bow with a target viewed through the bezel opening. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174432 | Attachment Device And Total Station - An attachment device | 2013-07-11 |
20130174433 | Clothes Treating Apparatus With Detecting Device For Insertion Of Filter - A clothes treating apparatus includes a filter insertion detecting device that detects whether a filter has been inserted in the clothes treating apparatus. The filter insertion detecting device, which is installed in a clothes drying machine or the like, may be moved in response to insertion of a filter assembly to generate a contact signal that indicates insertion of the filter assembly. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174434 | DRYING RACK FOR USE WITH A DRYER APPLIANCE - A drying rack for use in a dryer appliance is provided. The drying rack is configured for selective placement in one of several positions: resting levelly on a top surface of the dryer appliance, projecting from a wall of the dryer appliance, and/or for extending into a drying chamber defined by the dryer appliance. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174435 | NONWOVEN MATERIAL AND DRYER WITH NONWOVEN MATERIAL - A non-woven fabric includes flame retardant fibers and binding fibers mixed with the flame retardant fibers. The binding fibers set a thickness of the fabric. Application of a flame to the fabric causes the binding fibers to degrade and the flame retardant fibers to expand such that the thickness of the fabric increases, for example by a factor of two or more. The non-woven fabric can be used in a wide variety of different applications. For example, the non-woven fabric may be used to make seals of a drier, heat shields, fire barriers, and/or vents. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174436 | INDIRECTLY HEATING ROTARY DRYER - Provided is an indirectly heating rotary dryer which has achieved enhanced energy-saving performance by reducing heating tubes non-contacting with material to be dried and reducing power required for rotation even when a hold up ratio is increased. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174437 | POSITIONING DEVICE FOR A DRAIN PIPE IN A DRYING CYLINDER - A device for positioning a drain pipe ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130174438 | INFRARED DRYING SYSTEM FOR WET ORGANIC SOLIDS - A process for drying wet organic solids to below 10 percent by weight is disclosed wherein an infrared drying system having a housing, a conveyor extending through the housing, at least one infrared heater located within the housing, and a fan for moving an airflow stream through the at least one infrared heater and onto the conveyor. Another step in the process can be providing and feeding wet organic solids onto the conveyor at a metering rate. In one embodiment, the wet organic solids have a moisture content of about 80 percent by weight. Moisture is removed from the wet organic solids by exposing the wet organic solids to at least one infrared heating element within the drying system and an airflow stream that has been heated by the at least one infrared heating element. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174439 | Diffuser - A diffuser for use with a hair dryer has a body that fits over the outlet of the hair dryer. The diffuser has one or more diffusing features, namely excess mesh, a non-symmetrical rotor, a perforated plate, and diffusion projections extending toward a discharge opening of the diffuser, each projection having a bore with a side orifice for directing air output by the hair dryer radially. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174440 | METHOD OF SUPERCRITICAL POINT DRYING WITH STASIS MODE - An improved method for supercritical point drying of a treated sample immersed in an intermediate drying fluid (e.g., ethanol or acetone), by purging the intermediary fluid with transitional fluid, and then entering a “stasis mode” allowing the sample to sit in its liquid state in the transitional fluid for a predetermined amount of time to extract any residual intermediary fluid into the transitional fluid. This ensures more thorough purging of the intermediary fluid from the sample and drying chamber, ultimately yielding a much higher success rate when drying thicker samples in the dryer. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174441 | TUMBLE DRYER WITH PASSIVE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM - A tumble dryer includes a drum receiving laundry to be dried and a container accommodating an extinguishing agent, with the drum and the container being connected by a first line. A first temperature-activated valve is arranged in the first line in thermal contact with the interior of the drum and provided to close the container and to open automatically at a temperature produced by a fire. Further connected to the container is a second line which has a mouth feeding into a region of a base plate of the tumble dryer. A second temperature-activated valve is configured to close the second line in a region of the mouth and to open automatically at the temperature produced by the fire. The first and second valves are hereby positioned in such a way that either the first valve or the second valve opens automatically at the temperature produced by the fire. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174442 | HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS - An embodiment of the present invention provides a heat treatment apparatus, which can improve a thermal processing speed by increasing a transfer rate of heat energy applied to a heat treatment target using hot air and can reduce a temperature deviation in the heat treatment target. The heat treatment apparatus includes a hot air generator that generates hot air; a heat treatment furnace for performing a thermal process on a heat treatment target disposed therein using the hot air generated from the hot air generator; and a temperature radiator disposed in the heat treatment furnace to be spaced a predetermined distance apart from the heat treatment target, wherein the temperature radiator absorbs some of the hot air supplied from the hot air generator and supplies the same to the heat treatment target as radiant energy. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174443 | Heatable And Coolable Inserts For Footwear - An article of footwear may include an insert configured to receive a foot of a wearer. The insert may consist essentially of a casing configured to at least partially enclose a foot of a wearer and including a casing material and a high heat capacity material. The article of footwear may also include an outer assembly configured to receive the foot of the wearer when the foot is received within the insert. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174444 | FLEXIBLE SHOE SOLE - A sole for dance footwear such as a dance sneaker includes an outsole having forefoot, arch and heel portions and which contains openings in the forefoot and arch portions. The bottom surface of the outsole further includes a plurality of laterally extending spaced grooves. The grooves and openings provide increased flexure of the outsole from heel to toe and from side to side about a longitudinal axis of the outsole. A shank between the openings in the arch portion of the outsole supports the foot during dance movements, maintains the integrity of the shoe, and improves the aesthetics and ergonomic movement of the footwear. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174445 | INSOLE AND A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR INSOLE MANUFACTURE - A method, apparatuses and a system for manufacturing an insole, a shoe or a sole for a shoe. Foot information is determined on the shape and dimensions of a foot, and a pin matrix is formed at least partially based on the foot information. An insole or sole preform is placed on the pin matrix for shaping the insole preform, and an insole or sole is formed from the preform based on the foot information using the pin matrix. A positive and a negative pin matrix at least partially based on the foot information can be formed wherein the negative pin matrix essentially corresponds to the positive pin matrix. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174446 | FUNCTION SCREEN PRINTING ON UPPER - Described are shoes, in particular a sports shoe, wherein at least a portion of an upper of the shoe includes a first layer and a functional second layer, wherein the functional second layer is directly printed onto the first layer. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174447 | Article of Footwear with Support Assembly Having Sealed Chamber - An article of footwear is disclosed and includes an upper and a support assembly positioned beneath the upper. The support assembly may include a top member, a chamber assembly positioned beneath the top member, having a base member and a plurality of hollow support members extending upwardly from the base member. A bottom plate may be secured to a bottom surface of the chamber assembly, sealing the hollow projections and forming at least one closed chamber. An outsole may be positioned beneath the support assembly. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174448 | Footwear With Storage Compartment - Footwear comprises a base, the base comprising a sole and a heel, the heel having a thickness greater than a thickness of a forward portion of the base, the base having an upper profile shape. The footwear further comprises a foot encapsulating device connected to the base and configured to enwrap a human foot, a compartment located within the heel, the compartment having a dimension of at least one inch and a depth less than the thickness of the heel, and a compartment cover rotatably connected to the base and configured to fully cover the compartment when in a closed configuration. The compartment cover is sufficiently rigid to avoid bending when a weight of 50 pounds rests on it when in a closed configuration, and the compartment cover substantially matches the upper profile shape of the base when in a closed configuration. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174449 | LAMINATE QUARTER PANEL FOR A SKATE BOOT AND SKATE BOOT FORMED THEREWITH - A laminate skate boot having a heel portion, the skate boot comprises: A thermo-shaped laminate quarter panel, the laminate quarter panel forming, at least in part, a quarter of the skate boot. A is heel pocket in the laminate quarter panel in the heel portion of the skate boot for accommodating a heel of a wearer of the boot. A rigid element is within the laminate quarter panel shaped and dimensioned to border, at least in part, the heel pocket. Also, a laminate quarter panel for use in fabricating the skate boot, the laminate quarter panel comprising a rigid element within the laminate quarter panel shaped and dimensioned to border, at least in part, a heel pocket in a heel portion of the skate boot to be fabricated, the heel pocket for accommodating a heel of a wearer of the skate boot. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174450 | INFANT SHOE AND LAST USED FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The disclosure relates to footwear for infants and toddlers manufactured according to foot shape characteristics and walking characteristics of infants and toddlers, different from those of adults, and a last used for manufacturing the same. The footwear for infants and toddlers includes an inner space composed of a toe room in which the toe is disposed, a heel room in which the heel is disposed, and a middle room located between the toe and the heel and in which the foot sole and the foot top are disposed. In particular, since the toe room is formed higher than the toe, an infant or toddler walks while minimizing interference in toe movement. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174451 | SHOE OR BOOT WITH AN INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL DEVICE - The invention relates to a shoe having an electrical device integrated in the shoe, an operating part for manual control of the device by means of at least one operating element of the operating part, an electrical contact element which is connected to the device via an electrical conductor, a housing for the electrical contact element, a housing part of the housing which is connected securely to the shoe having a recess for receiving the contact element in the recess, the housing having a closing element which is connected securely to the housing part and covers the recess in a closed position of the closing element, the closing element having a first connection element and the housing part having a second connection element which can be connected detachably to the first connection element for fixing the closing element in the closed position. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174452 | Plow Blade Assembly - A plow blade assembly includes a moldboard adapter plate, a cover plate, and an articulating blade mounted between the moldboard adapter plate and the cover plate. The articulating blade includes a bushing assembly mounted therein, wherein the bushing assembly includes an elastomeric bushing and a non-elastomeric spacer non-centrally located in the elastomeric bushing. In one aspect, the non-elastomeric spacer is positioned adjacent a top edge of the elastomeric bushing. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174453 | WEAR ASSEMBLY - A wear assembly for use on various kinds of earth working equipment that includes a base with a supporting portion, a wear member with a cavity into which the supporting portion is received, and a lock to releasably secure the wear member to the base. The supporting portion is formed with top and bottom recesses that receive complementary projections of the wear member. These recesses and projections include aligned holes so as to receive and position the lock centrally within the wear assembly and remote from the wear surface. The lock includes a mounting component that defines a threaded opening for receiving a threaded pin that is used to releasably hold the wear member to the base. The separate mounting component can be easily manufactured and secured within the wear member for less expense and higher quality than forming the threads directly in the wear member. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174454 | Head Box Device - A head box device to be worn over the head of the user may include a first sidewall, a second sidewall which may be connected to the first sidewall, and a top wall which may be connected to the first and second sidewall. The first sidewall, second sidewall or top wall may be formed from a head box material to allow a user to see through the head box device of the present invention either partially or completely and to allow indicia to be printed on the exterior surface of the head box device. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174455 | MARKING KIT - Disclosed are systems and kits for temporarily marking a plurality of separate objects. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174456 | MAGAZINE CUTOFF - A magazine cutoff device for a firearm with a tube-type magazine, such as, e.g., semi-automatic shotgun. The cutoff device may be moveably mounted to accommodate at least two positions, on and off. The user may activate the cutoff, pull the bolt to the rear, eject a chambered shell, and lock the bolt to the rear while retaining any shells in the magazine. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174457 | FIREARM WITH DUAL CHARGING HANDLES - A firearm with dual charging handles is a rifle having a frame defining an elongated bolt passage, a bolt assembly received within the bolt passage and operable to reciprocate between a forward battery position and a rearward retracted position, a first elongated charging handle having a rear end extending rearward of the rear aperture of the frame, an intermediate portion received in the aperture, and a forward end within the bolt passage and adapted to operably contact the bolt, the frame defining an elongated slot parallel to the bolt passage and communicating therewith, and a second charging handle having a handle portion external of the bolt passage, an intermediate portion extending through the slot, and a contact element adapted to operably contact the bolt. The first charging handle may have a T shape. The second charging handle may include a dust cover overlaying the slot. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174458 | Muzzle Loading Rifle with Breech Plug Having Gas Seal Facility - A barrel for use with a muzzle loading firearm has an elongated sleeve with rifling along at least a portion of its inner surface. The sleeve has a muzzle end and a breach end. The breech end has internal threading and a smooth cylindrical section. A portion of the smooth cylindrical section is configured to deform a sealing element on a breech plug from an initial diameter to a smaller final diameter during insertion of the breech plug into the breech end of the sleeve. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174459 | Interchangeable Trigger Assembly for Firearms - An interchangeable trigger assembly for firearms, including a containment structure which can be inserted in the body of the firearm through an opening; the containment structure includes one or more triggers, one or more firing pins, a firing pin actuation mechanism, a firearm safety catch system, and a means for locking temporarily the containment structure inside the firearm body. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174460 | Firing Mechanism for a Firearm - The invention relates to a firing mechanism for a firearm, comprising a housing in which a spring-loaded firing pin is guided in a guide, which firing pin can be held in a cocked position by means of a firing pin lug which latches on a latching tab of a latching piece and lies radially on one side of the firing pin, with the firing pin being guided in the guide via at least one roller, and wherein the roller lies on that side of the firing pin that is located radially opposite to the firing pin lug. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174461 | BUTT PAD APPARATUS FOR A FIREARM - A butt pad apparatus is disclosed herein. In various aspects, the butt pad apparatus includes a plate and a recoil pad attachable to the plate such that a chamber is defined therebetween. The recoil pad with plate attached thereto may be adapted for attachment to a butt of a stock. In various aspects, the butt pad apparatus includes an insert removably receivable within the chamber, and the insert may be formed of an elastomeric material. This Abstract is presented to meet requirements of 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b) only. This Abstract is not intended to identify key elements of the apparatus and methods disclosed herein or to delineate the scope thereof. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174462 | Barrel Assembly For Firearms and Method For Manufacturing It - A barrel assembly for firearms including one or more tubes associated with a mono-block, characterized in that the mono-block has one or more cylindrical protrusions which allow the connection of one or more of the tubes and the subsequent joining thereof by welding, adhesive bonding, forcing, etcetera. The method for manufacturing the barrel assembly is characterized in that it includes the steps of: providing a mono-block which includes one or more front cylindrical protrusions, one or more partial chambers axially aligned with the protrusions, and corresponding collars for the cartridge seats, extractor seats, and closure members such as closure tenons or other members; all the members are completed with their final dimensions; performing an overall heat treatment of the mono-block and of the barrels; connecting the tubes, which constitute the barrels of the firearm, by welding, adhesive bonding, forcing, etcetera, to the protrusions. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174463 | GUN WITH INTERNALLY STORED BIPOD AND MONOPOD - A firearm stock having a bipod on the end of the fore-stock with legs that store in channels formed inside the fore-stock and which permits the canting movement of the deployed bipod with respect to the stock. The bipod legs are pulled from their stored positions to extended positions and then pivoted to their splayed and deployed positions perpendicular to the axis of the stock. The stock also pivotally and optionally carries a monopod in the underside of the butt stock for pivoting rearward to its deployed position, urged by a spring into both the deployed and stored positions. The bipod legs may telescope and are exchangeable with different types of legs; the monopod is extendable and may be stored in its extended position against the underside of the butt stock. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174464 | DIGITAL MACHINEGUN OPTIC WITH BULLET DROP COMPENSATION MOUNT - A digital machinegun optic (DMO) is discussed, which includes a digital module having a camera to obtain an image, a bullet drop compensation mount receiving the digital module in a detachable manner, and having a mounting solution, a caliber adjustment knob configured to enable a user to select a caliber that matches firearms of different calibers, and a dual bullet drop compensation wheel to allow the user to accurately hit a target by selecting a right distance to the target; a head mounted display module having a display portion to receive the image from the camera; and a control box module configured to control a display of the image on the display portion. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174465 | Auxiliary Sight Device for Shotguns - An auxiliary sight device for shotguns, for anchorage on the barrel or double barrel of the shotgun, includes at least one swivelling item ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130174466 | DECOY STAND - A decoy stand includes a tubular pole having a plurality of walls defining an outer periphery of the pole. The pole defines a longitudinal axis. The decoy stand also includes at least one slot elongated in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis and positioned in each of the walls of the tubular pole, and at least one extension arm including a first arm portion that is received through one of the slots, and a second arm portion upon which a decoy is mountable. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174467 | Automatic rod holder - The invention is an automatic rod holder with a frame and two opposed clamping jaws pivotally connected to the frame by parallel axes of rotation such that the clamping jaws exhibit a range of motion between a closed configuration and an open configuration, wherein the closed configuration has a longitudinal opening defined by opposing concave portions of the clamping jaws configured to retain a rod. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174468 | JIG BODY AND HOOK ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH SOFT PLASTICS - A jig body adapted to at least temporarily mount a soft plastic lure relative thereto, the jig body including an elongate shank, a line attachment portion relative to a first end of the elongate shank, a hook mounting means along the length of the shank, a soft plastic lure retention portion, and at least one portion of positive or negative buoyancy. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174469 | Motion Activated Non-Lethal Animal Trap - Disclosed is a non-lethal animal trap that comprises a housing, a mechanically actuated trap door, a motion sensor, and a microprocessor controlled tripping mechanism. The trap includes a pathway having a first and second entrance and a first and second trap door. The pathway includes animal bait therein, whereabove a motion sensor detects objects and motion within the pathway such that the entrances to the pathway are closed by the trap doors. The motion sensor sends signals to the microprocessor, which in turn activates an electrical latch mechanism that releases the trap door mechanism from its set position to its closed position. Once closed, each trap door includes a brace that prevents the animal from forcibly opening the door. The animal is then trapped for later disposal or relocation. A plurality of indicator lights provides notification of the device operational state, including device standby, triggered, and trapped animal notification. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174470 | Pest-Management Apparatus - Pest-management apparatuses (e.g., stations), such as, for example, that can be configured to permit a rodent to enter and retrieve a bait and/or become trapped (e.g., via adhesive or a snap-trap). | 2013-07-11 |
20130174471 | Rodent Bait Stations - Bait stations (e.g., rodent bait stations), such as those, for example, including a J-shaped or U-shaped passage (e.g., with an open first end and a closed second end). | 2013-07-11 |
20130174472 | Above-Ground Termite Station Having A Container And Method Of Mounting The Container - An above-ground termite station includes a container having a base, a side, and a lid together defining an interior space of the container. The side has at least two peripheral openings in spaced relationship with each other about a periphery of the container. Each of the peripheral openings is at least partially closed by a respective access closure that can be selectively removed to provide access to the interior space of the container through the peripheral opening. The container is mountable on an above-ground mounting surface with the base in generally opposed relationship with and abutting against the mounting surface. The lid is positionable between a closed position and an open position to permit access to the interior space of the container. A cartridge is sized and configured for insertion in and removal from the interior space of the container. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174473 | Above-Ground Termite Station - In an above-ground termite station for detecting and controlling termites above ground in an operating configuration of the termite station, a container of the termite station defines an interior space and is at least in part configured for abutting against and being mounted on an above-ground mounting surface. The container is configurable between a closed configuration and an open configuration in which the interior space of the container is accessible while the container is mounted on the mounting surface. A cartridge is sized and configured for insertion in and removal from the interior space of the container and is generally an aggregation member, a bait matrix separate from the aggregation member, and a holder at least in part holding the aggregation member and bait matrix in assembly with the holder for positioning of the cartridge relative to the interior space of the container as a single unit. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174474 | Treatment Of Carpenter Bee Infestation - Existing carpenter bee nests are treated with an insecticide gel. The insecticide gel comprises a thixotropic, injectable, non-hardening, non-volatile gel blended with a pyrethroid insecticide. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174475 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RENEWABLE FUEL USING SUPERCRITICAL FLUID - Disclosed is a method for producing a renewable fuel using a supercritical fluid. The method includes charging a supported catalyst into a continuous reactor and adding a catalyst activating material thereto to activate the supported catalyst, feeding an oil or fat, hydrogen and a supercritical fluid into the continuous reactor and allowing hydrogenation and hydrodeoxygenation reactions of the oil or fat in the supercritical fluid to proceed, and collecting a renewable fuel as the reaction product. The method enables the production of an oxygen-free renewable fuel in a higher yield at a lower hydrogen pressure and a lower reaction temperature than conventional methods for producing renewable fuels. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174476 | FUNGIBLE BIO-OIL - Fungible bio-oil compositions with enhanced processability are provided. A process to produce the fungible bio-oil composition is also provided that involves combining a biomass-derived liquid, at least one petroleum-derived composition, and, optionally, one or more additives in order to produce the fungible bio-oil composition. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174477 | MEDIUM FOR THE STABILIZATION AND UTILITY OF VOLATILE OR LIQUID HYDRIDES OF BORON - A stabilized composition containing a metal hydride of boron, including complex metal hydrides of boron, in a polyalkylsiloxane amorphous fumed silica mixture is provided. In a preferred embodiment the composition is a stabilized mixture of aluminum borohydride, polydimethylsiloxane and amorphous fumed silica. A method to prepare the stabilized mixture is also provided. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174478 | THIN WALL SAP COLLECTING DEVICE - The device is provided for collecting sap from a tapped hole of a tree. It includes a collector having a substantially frustoconical outer peripheral wall surface and an inner peripheral wall surface. The collector also has a portion that is removably insertable into the tapped hole with a frictional engagement. The material between the peripheral wall surfaces at the removably-insertable collector portion is elastically and temporality deformable in response to a peripheral pressure exerted inwardly on the outer peripheral wall surface when the removably-insertable collector portion is inserted with a forced frictional fit into the tapped hole. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174479 | Plant Growing Cage - Disclosed herein is a new tool for use in planting fruits and vegetables which under certain circumstances may increase the yield of fruit and vegetables. The tool is a structure that envelopes the plant and protects the lower portion of the plant by enclosing it in a structure that protects the plant from the elements and yet allows the plant to get the benefit of sunlight. A cage is disclosed having a lower portion enveloped in plastic or other suitable material. Certain opacities of plastics or other materials may be used according to local climate conditions and plant type. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174480 | High raised garden bed planter - A planter assembly o raise a garden bed to a height that eliminates or minimizes stoop labour is comprised of lightweight, flexible, materials with adequate tensile strength as well as a rigid element with adequate compressive strength. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174481 | SEEDLING TRAY - A seedling tray includes a top body member constructed of a rigid solid plastic material having a plurality of planting cells formed in an upper surface with each of the cells converging downwardly and inwardly to define an opening at the bottom thereof. A plurality of air chambers are formed between adjacent ones of the cells which are closed at the bottom by a bottom plate member constructed of a rigid plastic material which is fixedly attached to the body member and which has openings therein corresponding in number and alignment with the openings of the bottoms of the cells which are sealingly engaged with the openings in the bottom plate member. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174482 | PLANT POT WITH IRREGULAR BOTTOM EDGE - A pot for containing a plant such as a flower plant, having a bottom peripheral edge adapted for insertion or installation into a garden bed. In one embodiment, the pot is a normal truncated conical shape and the lower peripheral edge is irregular so as to use that bottom edge to more securely position the pot within a hole in the ground. The irregularity of the lower peripheral edge can be a plurality of teeth that bite into the ground and position the pot in the hole when the user rotates the pot while forcing it downwardly toward the ground. The bottom edge is thus used to cause the pot to settle firmly within the hole dug in the ground. In another embodiment, the pot is empty and is installed in the garden to provide decoration, by positioning the pot against the garden bed, and then pushing the pot into place. The upper rim of the pot may be decorative and may be located above the level of the ground. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174483 | PLANT ARTIFICIAL SEEDS AND METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - Composition and method for preparing artificial seeds of plantlets that can be developed into grown plants for propagation in the field are disclosed. In one embodiment, the artificial seeds are developed in degradable containers. The disclosed methods also allow for rapid propagation of in demand plants, such as sugarcane, to meet the ever increasing global demand for this plant. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174484 | SELF-WATERING FRUIT TREE CONTAINER WITH ROOT PRUNING AERATIONS APERTURES AND EXTERIOR WATER LEVEL INDICATOR - Self-watering fruit tree container comprises a container holding a living plant that is positioned above a container holding a pool of water or nutrient solution where the water may be absorbed by the living plant through a permeable bottom and/or side of the plant container. Self-watering fruit tree container allows for an airspace layer between the plant container and the water container which prevents excessive absorption of water into the plant container, thereby preventing root rot. Self-watering fruit tree container achieves this partially by special funnel shaped root-pruning aeration apertures in the bottom of the plant container that allow very small roots and root hairs to pass and grow through the bottom of the plant container and into the water reservoir below, while pruning and stopping larger roots, and also allowing for aeration of soil in the plant container. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174485 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR REFORMING A HIGH SULFUR-CONTAINING LIQUID FUEL - A reforming process and apparatus exhibiting improved catalyst longevity towards reforming a high sulfur-containing liquid fuel. The process involves contacting in a first reforming zone a first oxidant and a liquid fuel containing high molecular weight organosulfur compounds with a partial oxidation catalyst under CPDX reaction conditions to form a first reformate stream containing a mixture of unconverted and partially-converted hydrocarbons and one or more low molecular weight sulfur compounds; and then contacting in a second reforming zone the first reformate stream with steam and optionally a second oxidant in the presence of an autothermal reforming catalyst under ATR reaction conditions to form a second reformate stream containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen and one or more low molecular weight sulfur compounds. The low molecular weight sulfur compounds can be readily removed from the first and/or second reformate streams by gas phase adsorption methods. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174486 | CHEMICAL PROCESSES AND REACTORS FOR EFFICIENTLY PRODUCING HYDROGEN FUELS AND STRUCTURAL MATERIALS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Chemical processes and reactors for efficiently producing hydrogen fuels and structural materials and associated systems and methods. A representative process includes dissociating a hydrogen donor into dissociation products by adding energy to the hydrogen donor, wherein the energy includes waste heat generated by a process other than dissociating the hydrogen donor. The process can further include providing, from the dissociation products, a structural building block and/or a hydrogen-based fuel, with the structural building block based on carbon, nitrogen, boron, silicon, sulfur, and/or a transition metal. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174487 | LOCKLESS METAL FIREPROOF DOOR - A lockless metal fireproof door is pivotably mounted to an outer frame and includes two metal sheets, with a fireproof mechanism mounted in each metal sheet. A hinge is mounted to a bottom of the lockless metal fireproof door for automatically returning the lockless metal fireproof door, with a gap provided between each metal sheet and the outer frame. The lockless metal fireproof door can be moved to a position and retained in the position by the ground hinge. The lockless metal fireproof door is positioned by a weight thereof after the lockless metal fireproof door reaches the position. The lockless metal fireproof door expands in a lateral direction to tightly press against the outer frame if a side of the lockless metal fireproof door is subjected to heat. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174488 | SLIDER WINDOW ASSEMBLY - A slider window assembly for a vehicle includes a frame portion having an upper rail and a lower rail, at least one fixed window panel that is fixed relative to the frame portion, and a movable window panel that is movable along the upper and lower rails. The movable window panel is movable between a closed position and an opened position. The movable window panel may include a panel portion and a carrier element integrally formed with the panel portion, with the carrier portion slidably received in the lower rail and movable along the lower rail as the movable window panel is moved between its closed and opened positions. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174489 | VIEWING GYRO WINDOW - A viewing gyro window includes a fixing housing, an air-transmitting element, a center bracket, a first driving element having multiple first plates, a second driving element having multiple second plates, and a transparent element attached on the first driving element and the second driving element. A first tunnel and a second tunnel are defined on the center bracket, and are linked through a tube. When the first plates and the second plates are driven by air from the air-transmitting element emitted out of the first tunnel and the second tunnel via the tube, the first driving element and the second driving element rotate simultaneously. Because the transparent element is attached on the first driving element and the second driving element, simultaneous rotations of the first driving element and the second driving element increase a torque and angular velocity of the transparent element so as to accelerate its rotation speed. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174490 | HINGED LID FOR BATTERY COMPARTMENT IN A MANUALLY ROTATABLE ADJUSTMENT KNOB - A rotatable adjustment knob has a knob body mountable to an optical or electronic device for rotation about an axis extending outwardly from the device. The knob body has an opening into a battery compartment sized to receive a battery. A lid is pivotably attached to the knob body for movement between a closed position in which the lid covers the opening, and an open position in which the lid is pivoted away from the opening to provide access to the battery compartment. The lid remains attached to the knob body while in both the open and closed positions for rotation with the knob body about the axis. A resilient seal confronts the knob body and the lid while the lid is in the closed position to thereby seal the opening and the battery compartment. A latch releasably retains the lid in the closed position. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174491 | Integrally Molded Plastic Part Comprising a Door Snapping into a Closed Position Without Play - An integrally molded plastic part has a main body with an opening, and a door connected to the main body via an integral hinge and snapping into a closed position closing the opening. The door, at each of its two sides extending away from the hinge, includes a stopping surface via which the door, in its closed position, abuts against a supporting surface of the main body, and a snap-in hook protruding from the stopping surface and comprising a retaining surface which engages behind an edge of a flange confining the supporting surface. A distance between the two retaining surfaces as compared to a distance between the flanges confining the two supporting surfaces decreases with increasing distance to the hinge, whereas distances between the retaining and stopping surfaces as compared to distances between the edges of the flanges and the supporting surfaces increase with increasing distance to the hinge. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174492 | CO-EXTRUDED ROLL FORMED BRIGHT EXTRUSION WITH INTEGRAL END FORMS - A weatherstrip and associated method of forming the weatherstrip includes a body having a core formed of a first material and at least partially encapsulated in an extrusion material. A bright strip or metal show surface is integrated within the extrusion body to provide an aesthetically pleasing bright strip. The end of the bright strip is formed at an end of the weatherstrip to provide a one-piece structure. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174493 | DRESSING AND MANUFACTURE OF OUTER BLADE CUTTING WHEEL - An outer blade cutting wheel ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130174494 | CUBIC BORON NITRIDE COMPACTS - The invention is for a cubic nitride compact comprising a polycrystalline mass of cubic boron nitride particles, present in an amount of at least 70 percent by volume and a binder phase, which is metallic in character. The invention extends to a compact in which the binder phase is preferably superalloy in character. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174495 | DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURAL UNITS AND SYSTEMS - Deployable units and systems made of deployable units are described. The units have a retractable brace transitioning from a retracted condition to a deployed condition through a gravity driven movement, a latching arrangement contacting the brace and keeping the brace in position when the brace is in the deployed condition, and a guiding arrangement to guide the movement of the brace. The systems comprise plural deployable units to be arranged in a building structure, each unit to be located in a respective bay per story space of the building structure. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174496 | PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR ROOF DEVICE - A protective covering helps to prevent fastener leaks from roof installed fasteners, which are used to mount roofing systems, such as a solar panel installation system, to roofs with a mounting bracket attached to the roof. The protective covering is a portion of flat, malleable waterproof material molded to form a cover, forming a rounded or peaked triangular-shaped structure when viewed from the side. The triangular shaped structure includes a base and a hypotenuse portion where the line of the roof acts as a side which is covered by at least the hypotenuse portion. The hypotenuse portion meets the roof at an angle. The covering is adapted for insertion under portions of a roof shingle, and extends back in a slight rise (downwardly with respect to the root) to cover the fastener and L-shaped bracket, which the fastener fastens to the roof. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174497 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFORMER REPAIR - A system includes a portable transformer repair station that includes a portable building. The portable building includes a framework, a roof, and walls having a disassembled building configuration and an assembled building configuration. The portable building is configured to be transported in the disassembled building configuration. The portable building is configured to enclose a transformer repair space in the assembled building configuration. The portable transformer repair station also includes a portable floor having a disassembled floor configuration and an assembled floor configuration. The portable floor is configured to be transported in the disassembled floor configuration. The portable floor is configured to be disposed within the portable building in the assembled floor configuration. The portable transformer repair station also includes a portable oven configured to be disposed within the portable building. The portable oven is configured to remove moisture from a core and coils of a high voltage power transformer. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174498 | DECK BOARD PLACEMENT TOOL - A carpenter's deck board and fastener positioning tool has a first, proximal part which rests temporarily on the top of a joist, and a second, distal part which rests temporarily on the top of a deck board to be installed. The first, proximal part has a pair of spaced-apart, downwardly extending tabs, one for extending along each side of the joist. This way, when the tool is placed on the joist, the tabs center the tool on the joist. The second, distal part is a longitudinal, substantially flat plate extending from the first, proximal part parallel to the joist, for resting on top of the deck board to be installed when the board is resting transversely on the joist. On or in the flat plate are fastener placements for enabling or indicating the proper location of fasteners for effectively connecting the deck board to the joist. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174499 | Reinforcing Bracket for Lifting Anchors in Reinforced Concrete Walls - A reinforcing bracket has a planar central portion extending parallel to the reinforcing members with at least one central opening to receive a lifting anchor. Two V-shaped wings extend out of the plane of the central portion from the opposing ends of the central portion. Sets of aligned openings pass through these wings to receive reinforcing members. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174500 | SEISMIC RESISTANT GRID CEILING SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION - Ceiling suspension system including a plurality of rigid, elongated seismic joists interposed between opposing walls of a room, spaced selected distances apart along a horizontal support plane, and hangers suspended from the respective joists to support a grid from the respective lower ends thereof. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174501 | COMPRESSED ELASTOMER DAMPER FOR EARTHQUAKE HAZARD REDUCTION - A passive damper for earthquake hazard reduction includes an inner member received in an outer member, with an elastomeric material disposed in the gaps between the inner and outer member. The elastomeric material has at least a first and a second portion. The first portion is bonded or connected to both the inner member and outer member such that no slippage occurs between the members and the material. The second portion is not bonded or connected to at least one of the inner and outer members such that slippage may occur. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174502 | ADJUSTABLE ROOF JACK - An adjustable roof jack comprising: a flange; a first cylinder having a first cylinder top portion being at an angle between 20 and 25 degrees and a first cylinder bottom portion, fixedly connected to the flange. There may be a second cylinder having a second cylinder top portion and a second cylinder bottom portion at an angle between 65 and 70 degrees. A second cylinder bottom fold is folded over a first cylinder fold to fixedly and rotationally connect at an angle between 20 and 25 degrees. A vent cap cylinder having a vent cap cylinder top portion and a vent cap cylinder bottom portion having at least one vent cap cylinder fold is folded over a second cylinder top fold to rotationally connect the vent cap cylinder to the second cylinder; and a vent cap assembly is fixedly attached to the vent cap cylinder top portion. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174503 | COMPOSITE PANEL INCLUDING PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE WITH SUPPORT FRAME, AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A composite panel comprising an elongated concrete. A plurality of elongated pre-stressed cables pass through the slab, extending from the first end to the second end. Also provided is a support frame including an upper chord and a lower chord, the upper and lower chords generally extending in parallel relation from the first end to the second end of the slab. The upper chord is adjacent the upper side of the slab and the lower chord is adjacent the lower side. A plurality of connection studs extend transversely between the upper chord and the lower chord. A plurality of anchors extend from the support frame to the pre-stressed cables, a covered portion of the anchors being cast in the concrete and an exposed portion of the anchors maintaining the support frame in generally parallel spaced relation from the inner face of the slab. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174504 | PORTABLE BUILDING FACADE SYSTEMS - A system and method providing a facade for portable toilets and other structures includes a plurality of panels that mimic or emulate a more aesthetically pleasings structure. The facade may provide the appearance of a house or other structure to disguise the less appealing form of a portable toilet. One, two, three or more panels connect about a portable toilet structure and may partially or completely connect to the portable toilet structure itself. The facade is optionally comprised of lightweight and easily transportable material. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174505 | Interlocking Building System - An apparatus constituting the walls and frame of a building with a series of interlocking panels, preferably composed of two sheets of metal, bound together by polyurethane foam injected between them. The panels are secured to the floor via metallic columns found at each juncture between two panels. Electric assemblies and setups, as well as plumbing outlets are preinstalled within the panels, facilitating rapid installation. Windows, doors, and A/C vents are also crafted into the panels at their inception, prior to their transport to the construction site. It is the intent of the present invention to provide an avenue for affordable, durable, and efficient housing that may be constructed quickly with minimal effort in the absence of heavy machinery, and without any advanced tools. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174506 | THERMALLY INSULATIVE SPACER AND METHODS INVOLVING USE OF SAME - A spacer for use in spacing a cladding component from a building component has a support member, a base spaced apart from the support member, the base having a contact surface facing away from the support member, a web connected between the support member and the base, and a guide configured to locate the cladding component on the support member. A plurality of the spacers can be used by resiliently deforming them to accommodate and retain by restorative bias force a corresponding plurality of portions of the cladding component. Thereafter, the spacers are secured to the building component. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174507 | Flooring System - A connector includes a vertical arm. The connector further includes a spacer element having an end coupled to an end of the vertical arm. The connector further includes a riser element having an end coupled to an end of the spacer element. The riser element is longer than the vertical element. The vertical arm, the spacer element, and the riser element form a slot. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174508 | PLATFORM ASSEMBLY FOR A WIND TURBINE TOWER - A modular platform assembly for a wind turbine tower includes a core platform sub-assembly having an underlying structural support grid. A plurality of platform extension panels are disposed circumferentially around at least a portion of a perimeter of the core platform sub-assembly. Support extensions are configured on the support grid at a plurality of circumferential positions around the core platform sub-assembly, with the platform extension panels supported by the support extension. The support extensions are mountable to a wall within a wind turbine tower and are variably positional on the support grid so at to vary the effective diameter of the support grid. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174509 | PLATFORM ASSEMBLY FOR A WIND TURBINE TOWER - A modular platform assembly for a wind turbine tower includes a plurality of individual, multi-sided plate members, with each plate member connected to at least one other plate member along a common side. At least certain of the plate members have an outboard side that defines a circumferential section of the platform assembly. The connected common sides of the plate members define a structural support grid that connects to a wall within a wind turbine tower at a plurality of circumferential positions for supporting the platform assembly relative to the tower. | 2013-07-11 |
20130174510 | METHOD FOR TERMINATING AN EDGE OF A ROOF WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE - Disclosed herein is A method for terminating an edge of a roof waterproofing membrane, the method including covering a building roof with at least one first waterproofing membrane, aligning at least one stiff member along a perimeter of the building roof, covering the at least one stiff member within a second waterproofing membrane, sealing the second waterproofing membrane to the first waterproofing membrane, thereby encapsulating the stiff member, and attaching the stiff member to the structure of the building. | 2013-07-11 |