31st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090188014 | Matrix Free Non-Woven Layer of Polypyridazle Short Fiber - Provided are non-woven constructions and fabrics comprising polypyridazole short fiber; said short fiber characterized by an average filament tenacity of at least 15 grams per denier (gpd); an average filament modulus of at least 500 gpd; an average filament density of at least 1.6 g/cc; an average filament length of 30 to 100 mm; and an average filament denier per filament (dpf) of 0.1 to 10; wherein the construction is substantially free of matrix. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188015 | FLIP-TO-WEAR EYE SHIELD - At least certain embodiments describe an apparatus comprising a flip-to-wear eye shield designed for compact storage and ease of use, the eye shield dispensed in a compact, easy-to-assemble configuration, the eye shield including a protective lens and a frame coupled with the protective lens by one or more hinges, the one or more hinges configured to allow the protective lens to pivot with respect to the frame from a first substantially flat position to a second position assembled and ready for use. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188016 | Single / multiple use liquid resistant protector - The present invention relates generally to a non-permanent liquid resistant protector. More particularly the invention relates to single/multiple use non-permanent liquid resistant protector. The invention also relates to a bib protector and liner. The invention further encompasses a liquid resistant protector liner that can be temporarily attached and detached to another material via at least one securing or fastening means. Also disclosed is a bib liner that is either washable and reusable or disposable. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188017 | SENSOR EQUIPPED FLAME RETARDANT CLOTHING - A fire-fighter turnout coat having an outer flame retardant shell with exterior and interior sides, the shell layer having a dual layer of first and second materials woven together in a manner which allows the formation of void spaces between the first and second materials when the turnout coat is exposed to increasing heat, the first material generally having a polyparaphenylene isophthalamide meta-aramid polymer and the second material generally having a para-aramid polymer; a second inner thermal insulating layer having an interior side and comprising a woven or nonwoven material; a moisture barrier layer positioned between the outer shell and the inner insulating layer; and a thermal detector system having a first heat sensor positioned on the shell exterior side, the first sensor having a thermistor and a thermocouple, a second heat sensor positioned on the thermal layer interior side and having a thermistor, a first display positioned adjacent the first sensor on the shell layer exterior side, a second display positioned remotely from the first sensor on the shell layer exterior side, and a power supply, wherein the first and second sensors and the first and second displays are electrically interconnected with the power supply to communicate temperature change by light emission from the first and second displays, wherein the electrical interconnection is conductive textile ribbon. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188018 | Hygienic mitt and method of manufacture - A disposable hygienic mitt that is selectively detachable from other mitts, preferably held in a dispensable roll or stack. The mitt has a rectangular body formed of at least an outer absorbent layer and an inner substantially liquid-repellant layer, and has a thumb portion thereof that is integral with the body and selectively individually articulable therefrom with a thumb passage therein. The inner layer forming a substantially liquid-tight interior of the mitt such that a hand selectively fits within the interior and the thumb of the hand fits within the thumb passage. The thumb portion preferably articulates from the body from the thumb being inserted into the thumb passage. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188019 | Polymer Bonded Fibrous Coating on Dipped Rubber Articles Skin Contacting External Surface - A latex glove article with a fibrous coating bonded to the skin-contacting surface. Long length soft moisture absorbing fibers are attached to latex layer of a glove with a thin layer of polymeric latex adhesive forming a fibrous lining. The long length fibers have a length ranging from 4 to 100 times the thickness of the polymeric latex adhesive layer and therefore extend or project from the polymeric latex adhesive coating. The fibers penetrate the polymeric latex adhesive layer at one end or both end of the fiber to a depth of about 60% to about 100% of the adhesive thickness, leaving a substantial portion of the fiber available for soft contact with skin and sweat absorption. Due to the substantial thickness of the fibrous lining, an air gap is created between skin and the impervious latex layer establishing continual evaporation of absorbed sweat and evaporative cooling. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188020 | SOCK WITH DECORATIVE PORTION - The sock may include a sock portion and a decorative portion. The decorative portion may be attached to the sock portion with an attachment mechanism. The decorative portion may be fur, synthetic fur, fabric or other materials. The decorative portion may include an opening and a closure for the opening. The closure may be a lace, such as, ribbon, cord, fabric, leather or other material. The closure may also be button and loop, snaps, hook and loop closure, hook and eye, or other closure. The decorative portion may be folded over the top of the shoe. In one embodiment, the sock portion may be removably attached to the decorative portion, with an attachment mechanism. The attachment mechanism may be snaps, hook and loop closure, or other attachment mechanism. In one embodiment, the lace may include a decorative item. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188022 | HOCKEY HELMET WITH AN OUTER SHELL MADE OF TWO DIFFERENT MATERIALS - The present invention covers a hockey helmet for receiving a head of a player. The helmet comprises an outer shell made of first and second materials having respective first and second flexibilities. The outer shell comprises a front portion for at least partially facing the crown region of the head, a top portion for at least partially facing the top region of the head, a back portion for at least partially facing the back region of the head, an occipital portion for at least partially facing the occipital region of the head, and left and right portions for at least partially facing the left and right side regions of the head, the left and right portions comprising respective left and right projections that extend downwardly in front of the respective left and right ears and left and right sections located above and behind the respective left and right ears wherein one of the occipital portion, left and right projections and left and right sections is made of the second material and wherein the second flexibility is greater from the first flexibility. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188023 | Air Vent Eyeglasses Construction - This invention discloses sports eyeglasses containing an inner removable sealing member, commonly referred to as eye cup, where the inner removable sealing member contains overlapping profile where the overlapping profile acts as attachment means to attach the inner removable sealing member to the main eyeglasses frame. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188024 | FLAME RESISTANT SPUN STAPLE YARNS MADE FROM BLENDS OF FIBERS DERIVED FROM DIAMINO DIPHENYL SULFONE, LOW THERMAL SHRINKAGE FIBERS, FLAME RESISTANT FIBERS, AND ANTITSTATIC FIBERS AND FABRICS AND GARMENTS MADE THEREFROM AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - The invention concerns a flame-resistant spun staple yarns and fabrics and garments comprising these yarns and methods of making the same. The yarns have 50 to 75 parts by weight of a polymeric staple fiber containing a polymer or copolymer derived from a monomer selected from the group consisting of 4,4′diaminodiphenyl sulfone, 3,3′diaminodiphenyl sulfone, and mixtures thereof; 2 to 15 parts by weight of a fiber having low thermal shrinkage; 1 to 5 parts by weight of an antistatic fiber; and the remainder being flame resistant fibers having a limiting oxygen index of 21 or greater, based on 100 total parts by weight of the polymeric fiber, the low thermal shrinkage fiber, the antistatic fiber, and the flame resistant fibers in the yarn. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188025 | Portable Toilet - The present invention comprises a portable toilet with modules that permit simultaneous use by more than one individual. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188026 | TOILET SEAT COVER HAVING AIR TREATMENT SYSTEM - A toilet seat cover for a toilet having an internal compartment located within the toilet seat cover and an inlet aperture located in a bottom surface of the toilet seat cover. A filtration component is accommodated within the internal compartment and an air moving device for drawing in air from the toilet into the internal compartment and directing the air through the filtration component such that as the air passes through the filtration component, any noxious air, fumes and toilet odors in the air are removed prior to the treated air being discharge, from a discharge outlet of the toilet seat cover, into the surrounding environment. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188027 | VENTILATING AND AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An ventilating and air conditioning apparatus includes a circulating fan for sucking air from a sucking port open to a first indoor space and blowing the air through a blowout port into the first indoor space, a ventilating fan for sucking air from an exhausting port open to a second indoor space and evacuating the air to the outdoors for ventilation, and a refrigerant circuit formed of a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, a first heat exchanger for exchanging heat of air blown into the first indoor space by the circulating fan with the refrigerant, an expanding mechanism for expanding the refrigerant, and a second heat exchanger for exchanging heat of air blown into the second indoor space by the ventilating fan with the refrigerant. The compressor, first heat exchanger, expanding mechanism, and second heat exchanger are coupled together with pipes for the refrigerant to circulate therethrough in this order. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188028 | Auxiliary descending device for a toilet seat - An auxiliary descending device for a toilet seat comprises a base disposed on the top of a toilet seat and including a cushion for covering the base. The base also includes a through hole vertically formed at the central portion thereof for communicating with a central opening of the toilet seat so that the front end of the cushion may axially connect with the base by way of a coupling structure. Two supports for user's holding by hands are secured on two sides of the base respectively, and the free ends thereof are coupled onto the rear periphery of the cushion, between the base and the cushion are mounted suffering elements so as to have expandable positioning between the rear ends of the cushion and the base and to control the supports to swing upwardly and then to be positioned, thereby having comfortness while in use. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188029 | OPENING DEVICE - An opening device has a drive motor with a motor shaft, an output axle for pivotably driving a member between a first position and a second position and a gear train connecting the motor shaft to the output axle. A gear case houses the gear train. The gear train has an output gear arranged to drive the output axle and the output axle is slidably received in a hole in the output gear. Thus the output axle can be assembled to the output gear or be disassembled from the output gear without disassembling the gear case. The gear case has at least one moveable baffle plate arranged to prevent the output axle from accidentally separating from the output gear once assembled. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188030 | Lift apparatus for toilet seat - Lift apparatus for toilet seat consists of a stand that can be fixed onto the top of toilet, a set of leverage levers and a J-shaped hook. Lift apparatus for toilet seat is installed on the top of a toilet for lifting toilet seat. Man can step on lever to elevate toilet seat when he urinates to prevent toilet seat from getting wet. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188031 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING JET AIRCRAFT OPERATING EFFICIENCY - A disposal system is provided. In an embodiment, by way of example, the disposal system can include a first tank adapted to be at least partially filled with waste fluid. The disposal system can also include a waste processing device adapted to receive waste fluid and adjust one or more properties of the waste fluid. Additionally, the waste disposal system can include a jet engine comprising a first chamber adapted to contain a fluid undergoing compression. The jet engine can be in fluid communication with the waste processing device to receive the waste fluid from the waste processing device. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188032 | TILTING-BOWL TOILET - Tilting Bowl Toilet comprises a frame, a toilet basin, and a tilting bowl. The tilting bowl is supported below the toilet basin to receive and hold water/waste delivered from the toilet basin. The tilting bowl tilts to discharge its content to drainage. The tilting bowl at standby is sustained to stay in a horizontal position by a sustaining turning moment about its support axis. When water is added, the turning moment produced by the tilting bowl with its content becomes larger than the sustaining turning moment, and the tilting bowl moves to a tilted position to discharge its content. As the tilting bowl tilts, the sustaining turning moment is simultaneously reduced to accelerate bowl tilting for efficient discharge of waste to sewage. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188033 | PORTABLE BABY SANITIZER WITH AIR PUMP - A portable baby sanitizer with air pump device is provided which allows a user to activate a pressurizable chamber, that will dispense a multiplicity of liquid streams onto, and in order to cleanse, a baby's bottom. The sanitizer device includes the pressurizable chamber which has an air pump and an air release valve. The chamber is in direct fluid flow communication with a seat. The seat contains a liquid holding reservoir which dispenses a liquid spray, when the air release valve is engaged, through a plurality of discharge holes that are disposed along the inner rim of the seat. The sanitizer device can be used in conjunction with an independently transportable stand or in conjunction with a standard toilet. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188034 | Integrated Hot Tub, Spa, or Pool and Frame and Method of Inground Installation - An assembly of in-ground tub with an attached frame is provided, and a method of installing the same. The tub is mounted within the frame. A lower surface of the tub, which may be inclined relative to the bottom surface of the frame, is retained above such bottom surface so that the bottom surface of the frame can remain horizontal while the lower surface of the tub is inclined. The tub and attached frame are installed by digging a hole in the ground, inserting the tub with attached frame into the hole, pouring a first layer of concrete into the hole, at least partially filling the hole with dirt, and optionally pouring a second layer of concrete to support decking near an entrance to the tub. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188035 | SHOWER TRAY ACCESS RAMP - A shower tray access ramp comprises a ramp part and a transition part selectively attachable to the ramp part. The ramp part has a first edge for connection to a shower tray, a second edge which is opposite the first edge and which is engagable with the transition part, and a ramp portion intermediate the first and second edges. The second edge includes a flange which is spaced from an upper ramp surface of the ramp portion and which is fastenable to a ramp supporting surface. The transition part has a first transition edge which is seatable on the flange of the ramp part, a second transition edge which is opposite the first transition edge and which tapers to or substantially to a point to provide a transition from the ramp supporting surface onto the access ramp, and a transition ramp portion intermediate the first and second transition edges. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188036 | CONTROLLED MOTION BED-FRAME POSITIONING ASSEMBLY - Our invention is related to a pop-up bed frame. Aspects of our invention include a bed-frame positioning assembly for raising and lowering an upper frame in a controlled manner. A bed-frame positioning assembly generally includes a set of scissor arms that is operatively coupled to a biasing member. Force exerted on the set of scissor arms by the biasing member either opens or closes the set of scissor arms, thereby either raising or lowering an upper frame coupled thereto. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188037 | Convertible furniture - The convertible furniture includes an elongate central bench section. A subframe is provided having an elongate planar member with load-bearing upright support members supporting arm rests or back rests extending upward at opposite ends of the elongate planar member. The central bench section is disposed atop the upright support members. Two lateral extension sections are pivotally attached to opposite edges of the bench section so that the lateral extension sections independently swing out from the central bench section to define a bed frame. Each of the lateral extension sections includes extendable support legs, which provide stability to the respective lateral extension section when extended to the bed frame configuration. Removable mattresses are provided for each section of the furniture. The mattresses are stored on the subframe and hidden from view when the extension sections are retracted. Placing a mattress on the bench section converts the bench to a chaise. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188038 | STORABLE DUAL ACTION HYDRAULIC LIFTING DEVICE - A storable dual action hydraulic device has a base unit from which floor supports extend, and a series of arms that articulate relative to the base unit to lift and re-orient a lifting device. The base unit houses an on-board power supply and control systems for hydraulic cylinders. A first arm and associated hydraulic cylinder extend from the base, and a second arm and associated hydraulic cylinder extend from the extreme end of the first arm opposite the base unit. At the extreme end of the second arm opposite the first arm, a mechanism is disposed for connecting to a lifting device capable of lifting subjects such as immobile persons. The device is equipped with weight measuring equipment, a retractable handle for maneuvering the device, a hinge member from which the lifting device motorized control for the lifting device and a controller for articulating the arms of the device. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188039 | Play yard - A play yard includes a first frame unit and a bassinet-supporting second frame unit. The first frame unit includes a plurality of spaced-apart upright rods, a plurality of corner couplers that are provided respectively on the upright rods, and a plurality of side rods, each interconnecting a pair of the corner couplers. The second frame unit includes a plurality of connecting rods, each having a supporting segment and a pair of bent end segments that are connected respectively to longitudinally opposite ends of the supporting segment, and that are connected movably and respectively to a pair of the corner couplers, such that each of the connecting rods is selectively positioned relative to the first frame unit at a lower position and a higher position located above the lower position. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188040 | Security structure of a baby mesh bed to prevent accident folding - A baby mesh bed includes a joint mechanism, two connecting rods pivoted on the joint mechanism, fixing bars to fix the connecting rods in the in-use position, and a security structure provided on the joint mechanism to prevent the risk of the baby bed folding accidentally when the baby bed is being used; the security structure includes an elastic protecting band, and two fastening rings, which securely join two ends of the elastic protecting band to the connecting rods respectively; the elastic protecting band will make the connecting rods pivot upwards and closer to each other if the fixing bars fail to fix the connecting rods properly; therefore, the users can easily know if the baby mesh bed hasn't been fixed in the expanded configuration properly. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188041 | INFLATABLE BED ADAPTED FOR USE WITH A SOFA - An inflatable bed is adapted for use with a sofa, and includes an upper inflatable pad unit disposed on and connected to a lower inflatable pad body, and having a bridging unit that is misaligned from the lower inflatable pad body in a vertical direction and that has a bottom surface adapted to face a seat surface of the sofa when the bridging unit is disposed on the seat surface of the sofa. Two auxiliary inflatable pad bodies are attached respectively on opposite lateral ends of the bridging unit of the upper inflatable pad unit. Each auxiliary inflatable pad body is adapted to fill a space between the bridging unit of the upper inflatable pad unit and a corresponding arm of the sofa when the bridging unit of the upper inflatable pad unit is disposed on the seat surface of the sofa. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188042 | HOSPITAL BED - A patient support incorporates a lying surface and at least one siderail on at least one side of the support. The siderails are operable between a raised position, an intermediate position, and a lowered position. When unlocked and urged from the raised position to the intermediate position, a latching mechanism automatically locks the siderails in the intermediate position. When urged from the lowered position to the raised position, the locking mechanism permits the siderails to pass through the intermediate position without locking, and to subsequently lock at the raised position. In the intermediate position, the siderails may define a gap through which a patient can ingress or egress the bed. In the raised and intermediate positions, the siderails may define gaps between each other and/or between the siderails and a headboard and footboard, that are sufficiently small to prevent accidental egress, and sufficiently large to prevent pinching and entrapment. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188043 | Graduated Set of Pillows - A graduated set of pillows includes a plurality of three or more pillows. Each pillow is configured for a particular range of human physiological development and has a plurality of critical dimensions targeting proper postural support of persons in such range. For each critical dimension, a first pillow has a minimum dimension and a last pillow has a maximum dimension. The other pillows in the set have distinct dimensions that form graduated increments in the critical dimension over the set from the minimum dimension to the maximum dimension. Specific magnitudes of these critical dimensions may depend on the height, weight, head circumference, length of vertebral column, or neck circumference of an average person within a particular age range, for example. By providing such a graduated transition in each critical dimension, the set of pillows provides proper postural support for the gradually changing anatomical characteristics of developing persons. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188044 | Pal O's - An inter-active pillow for children comprised of three fabric pieces sewn together to form the body of the pillow and a pocket in back. A pillow insert with fabric casing and polyester fiberfill to be inserted inside the pillow. Additionally, four pieces of Velcro will be sewn to the front of the pillow to accommodate one pair of eyes, one nose, and one mouth. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188045 | Under-thigh support - A self-inflatable under-thigh support used in combination with a car seat for use by a driver of a vehicle in order to shorten brake-activation reaction time and reduce pressure on the lower side of the thigh for improving blood circulation. The under-thigh support is made in the form of an elongated body of a triangular cross-section that consists of an air-proof inner casing made from a non-stretchable flexible material and a squeezable foam plastic that fills the interior of the casing. The casing is provided with a valve that can be opened for squeezing the pad to a compressed state and then closed for preserving the pad in a compressed state convenient for storage and transportation. For use of the pad, the valve is opened, the squeezed foam plastic is expanded, and then the valve is closed, whereby the pad is maintained in a predetermined shape and with a predetermined rigidity. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188046 | Sleeping Infant Positioning Device - A sleeping infant positioning device that will hold an infant in the recommended back-lying position while in a crib or other flat surface. The device includes a pad that has an attached fabric and strap safety restraint, into which the infant is placed. The restraint is designed to fit over roughly the area where a pair of diapers would fit over the infant, with the restraint also including a pair of leg holes to allow insertion of the legs of the infant. A pouch is located on the pad behind where the infant's head is placed, allowing placement of a pillow if desired. An adjustable blanket can also be clipped to the pad, allowing the blanket to be placed over the infant if necessary. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188047 | Body support system for a variety of purposes - The invention is a bodily support system comprised of three dimensional forms designed to place the human body in various positions in order to facilitate a number of physical activities. The forms | 2009-07-30 |
20090188048 | SUPPORT SURFACE ASSEMBLY FOR A SLEEPING PERSON - A support surface assembly for a sleeping person that comprises a rigid frame with an upper edge for supporting an air-permeable layer and an air-permeable layer that is fixedly joined to the upper edge in a desired tension, such that the upper edge is entirely covered by the outer perimeter of the air-permeable layer. The air-permeable layer comprises a lattice grid structure such as a mesh material, a netting or a web-like material. The outer perimeter of the air-permeable layer is joined to the frame at the side wall or at the bottom wall of the frame. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188049 | Modular Tool System - A modular tool system includes a plate for carrying a tool, a top plate coupled to an upper side of the tool-carrying plate, and a base plate coupled to a lower side of the tool-carrying plate. A pair of locking members is disposed at two opposite ends of the tool-carrying plate. Each lock member is rotatably mounted in an opening of the tool-carrying plate, and has an axis of rotation perpendicular the tool-carrying plate. Each locking member has a keyway facing the upper side for receiving and locking a corresponding key of the top plate, and a key facing the lower side for inserting and locking in a corresponding keyway of the base plate. Turning of the keys of the top plate relative to the keyways of the tool-carrying plate locks the top plate and the tool-carrying plate together, and further turning of the keys of the top plate turns the keys of the tool-carrying plate relative to the keyways of the base plate and locks the tool-carrying plate and the base plate together. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188050 | MULTITOOL INCISING ATTACHMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS - A multi-tool attachment having a configuration that is well-suited for incising material and performing various operations where two incising members are positioned on a main portion of the tool and the cutting-edge surfaces are in close engagement with one another at an interface point where the two blades meet in forceful engagement with one another. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188051 | Multi-purpose hand held tool - A multi-purpose hand held tool is provided which allows an individual to perform several tasks and reduces the need for additional tools. Specifically, the tool includes a hammer and a claw with an extension providing additional leverage to the claw for prying objects apart and for pulling nails. Additionally, the hand held tool provides a ring and catches useful for pulling fence wiring such as barbed wire during the installation of a fence. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188052 | MULTIPURPOSE TOOL - A multipurpose tool comprising a main body and having at least one substantially planar member extending from the main body, at least one curved member extending from the main body, and at least one serrated member extending from the main body. The tool may also have at least one base extending from the main body. The tool may also have one or more handles extending from the main body. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188053 | SAFE TOOL ASSEMBLY - A safe tool assembly comprises an assembly part including a body, on the two ends of which is disposed at least one connecting tab having tools attached thereon, provided at least two through apertures at the side surfaces thereof individually and each having two small-diametered insertion bores fixed on the two sides thereof, wherein the two insertion bores are opposite to each other, and between each of the insertion bores and each of the through apertures is provided a stopping rim; two protective covers assembled to the two sides of the assembly part and including at least one pillar affixed therein, at the front end of which is mounted a locking tab having recesses secured therein, and including two gaps arranged on the two sidewalls thereof, hence by engaging the locking tabs with the stopping rims, the protective covers may be opened and stored stably, operating the desired tool safely. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188054 | Aqueous polymer dispersions containing alkenyl succinic acid anhydrides, methods for the production thereof, and use of the same - Aqueous alkenylsuccinic anhydride-containing polymer dispersions which are obtainable by miniemulsion polymerization of hydrophobic monoethylenically unsaturated monomers in the presence of alkenylsuccinic anhydrides, processes for the preparation of such polymer dispersions by polymerizing hydrophobic monomers by a miniemulsion polymerization method in the presence of at least one alkenylsuccinic anhydride and, if appropriate, an alkyldiketene, and use of the resulting aqueous alkenylsuccinic anhydride-containing polymer dispersions as engine and surface sizes for paper and for imparting water repellency to leather, natural and/or synthetic fibers and textiles. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188055 | SULFONATED ESTOLIDES AND OTHER DERIVATIVES OF FATTY ACIDS, METHODS OF MAKING THEM, AND COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES EMPLOYING THEM - Sulfo-estolides and methods of making them are described. Useful methods include acid side bleaching, partial hydrogenation of the fatty acid, pretreatment of the fatty acid to provide color inhibition, acid side hydrolysis of the sulfo-estolides, or conversion of SHP to an essentially fully hydrolyzed product (HSHP) or a partially hydrolyzed product (PHSHP). Detergent formulations, such as laundry detergents, softeners, and other materials, containing any of these materials are disclosed. Laundry methods employing these formulations are also disclosed. These formulations are useful as laundry detergents and can be biodegradable, heavy duty liquids, 2× or 3× and up to 6× concentrates, low foaming, and/or effective in a high efficiency washing machine. Methods for laundering fabrics with the compositions are also disclosed. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188056 | Method of manufacturing an ice skate - A method of manufacturing an ice skate for enclosing a human foot when in use, the foot having a heel, an ankle with a medial malleolus and a lateral malleolus, a plantar surface, medial and lateral sides and toes. The method comprises (a) providing a sheet of thermoformable material; (b) thermoforming the sheet of thermoformable material to form an outer shell comprising (i) a heel portion for receiving the heel of the foot; (ii) an ankle portion for receiving the ankle; (iii) medial and lateral side portions for facing the medial and lateral sides of the foot respectively, the medial and lateral side portions extending forwardly from the heel portion and the ankle portion, one of the medial and lateral side portions comprising a skirt portion being integrally formed therewith; (c) folding the skirt portion to form a sole having an upper surface for facing the plantar surface of the foot and a bottom surface; and (d) mounting an ice skate blade holder to the bottom surface of the sole. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188057 | TOOTHBRUSH DEVICE - A toothbrush device including a brush member and a grip. The brush member includes an electric terminal accommodation chamber and an electric terminal plate accommodated in the electric terminal accommodation chamber. The electric terminal plate includes a contact, which comes into contact with a contact portion of a coupler shaft of the grip through a window providing communication with a receptacle of the brush member. The brush member includes a holding portion supporting the coupler shaft. The receptacle includes a fastener mount portion and an engaging piece which cooperates with the fastener mount portion to hold the coupler shaft therebetween. The engaging piece and the contact portion are arranged at the same side of the axis of the coupler shaft. The fastener mount portion is arranged opposite the contact portion with respect to the axis of the coupler shaft. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188058 | ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH - An electric toothbrush is provided, the electric toothbrush having a housing, with a drive that is elastically mounted on the housing by means of a spring device and can be moved in an oscillatory fashion in at least one plane of motion, and with a transmission element that is connected to the drive and serves for transmitting the driving motion to a brush head. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188059 | Pig with an Improved Seal Effect - A pig for conveying a working medium inside a feed line comprises a pig body which can be driven inside the feed line by a pushing medium and which has on one front side a projection with a free front surface. The pig also contains at least one first and one second circumferential sealing element arranged on the pig body which are made of elastomeric material and which are at a distance from each other in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the pig body and which run coaxial to the longitudinal axis of the pig body. The sealing elements can be pressed against the inner wall of the feed line, in that the working medium or the pushing medium bears against a contact surface of the respective sealing element. The contact surface of the sealing element neighboring the front side with the projection is smaller than the contact surface of the other sealing element. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188060 | Disposable bath puff - A bath puff having a source of soap embedded therein. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188061 | HEATED FOOD PREPARATION SURFACE CLEANING SYSTEM - A system for cleaning a hot food preparation surface is provided. According to an embodiment, the system includes a cleaning tool including a handle and a detachable base. In one embodiment the handle and detachable base comprise a polymeric material, where the melting point of the polymeric material in the handle is lower than the melting point of the polymeric material in the base. According to another embodiment, the system includes a scrubbing pad support member that is configured to engage and secure a scrubbing pad and connect the scrubbing pad to a handle or a base of a cleaning tool. In some embodiments, the handle of the tool is constructed to be reused numerous times whereas the detachable accessories, e.g., the scrubbing pad support member and/or a scrubbing pad, are constructed to be disposable. A method of molding the scrubbing pad support member is also provided. A method of cleaning is also provided wherein the cleaning tool is used with liquid or solid cleaners to clean a hot food preparation surface. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188062 | HAIR BRUSH WITH RETRACTABLE BRISTLES - A hair brush includes a brush head and a bristle/handle assembly. The head includes a cylindrical barrel with a plurality of apertures in it, and the bristle/handle assembly includes a handle and a bristle tree assembly. The bristle tree assembly includes a central bristle rod, a plurality of bristles radially extending from the rod, and a connecting rod extending between the bristle rod and the handle. The bristle rod is positioned within the barrel, and the bristles extend through the barrel apertures in an extended position. The brush head and the bristle/handle assembly are not attached to each other, and instead they slide longitudinally relative to each other. When the handle and the barrel are slid apart from each other, the bristle rod travels with the handle to retract the bristles to a retracted positioned further within the barrel. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188063 | Toothbrush with Recesses - The toothbrush body according to the invention has on its top side a hand-supporting section with at least one longitudinal support strip which extends along the longitudinal axis of a handle part and next to which is located at least one recess which extends laterally from the top side to a bottom side. The recesses can take the form of holes located between two longitudinal support strips or of open lateral recesses formed in the broad sides of the toothbrush body. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188064 | Food Waste Disposer Scouring Scrub Device - A scrub device having a central core and multiple flexible strands of a polymeric material can be placed into a food waste disposer, which is then turned on, and the low mass and low inertia of the scrub device permits a spinning motion to promote frictional cleaning by the flexible strands. Multiple geometries of the scrub devices provide for different cleaning motions. The material of both the central core and flexible strands can be ground or can be retained during operation of the disposer while preventing disposer damage permitting the scrub device to be permanently left in the disposer. Holding and extraction tools are provided for manual cleaning motion or removal of the scrub devices. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188065 | Multiple shape changing roller unit - A “multiple shape changing roller unit” that is disposable, very inexpensive, can be adjusted to various shapes in one geometric plane, comprising a slotted hole patterned frame and a roller cover & rod assembly, that can partially or fully surround and act on the entire surface area of multisided objects comprising bars, posts, poles, shafts, spindles, railings, supports, and columns, but not limiting to the aforementioned group of multisided objects, while the operator is positioned on only one side of said multisided objects for purposes comprising painting, staining, dusting, polishing, striping, sanding, cleaning, wiping off or applying chemicals (liquid and powder). | 2009-07-30 |
20090188066 | WALL SCRAPER - A scraper, such as a wall scraper using a standard replaceable blade, is provided with an adjustable scraper head for changing the attack angle of the blade to suit the user and/or the job. Embodiments include a scraper having an elongated handle and a scraper head for fixedly holding a blade, the scraper head being pivotably mounted to an end of the handle for positioning the scraper head at a selected angle to the handle. A lock, engageable with the handle and the scraper head, fixes the scraper head at the selected angle. The lock has a knob for gripping the scraper, and the handle has a rear grip, thus allowing the user greater control of the scraper. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188067 | ATTACHMENT FOR A CLEANING APPLIANCE - An attachment for a cleaning appliance includes a head including a suction opening and a neck including an intermediate portion and an end portion for connection to the mouth of a wand or hose having a longitudinal axis. The attachment also includes a first rotatable connection located between the end portion and the intermediate portion having a first axis of rotation and a second rotatable connection located between the head and the intermediate portion having a second axis of rotation. Each rotatable connection allows relative movement of the end portion with respect to the head. The first axis of rotation is inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the end portion. By providing such an attachment for a cleaning appliance, the head of the attachment can be moved into a variety of useful positions to allow easier cleaning of walls and high-level horizontal surfaces. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188068 | Articulation between a wiper lever and a wiper lever support, and also a wiper arm comprising such an articulation - In an articulated connection between a wiper lever and a wiper lever support which can be fixed to a wiper shaft, comprising articulation parts on the wiper lever and on the wiper lever support, a hinge pin on a first articulation part and at least one mounting opening on a second articulation part for receiving the hinge pin, the mounting opening is open at the side in an edge region in order to allow the second articulation part to be pushed radially onto the mounting pin, and specifically in an axis direction running radially with respect to the axis of the mounting opening, said axis direction being oriented transversely to the longitudinal extent of the wiper lever. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188069 | CONNECTING ELEMENT - The invention relates to a connecting element ( | 2009-07-30 |
20090188070 | DUSTPAN - A dustpan ( | 2009-07-30 |
20090188071 | Floor washing-drying machine - Floor washing-drying machine comprising brush means ( | 2009-07-30 |
20090188072 | Vacuum hose storage system - A vacuum hose storage system includes a housing which is mounted in a storage area of a dwelling or vehicle and connected to a vacuum source. A length of flexible, expandable cleaning hose is mounted in a looped fashion about a plurality of spaced rollers rotatably mounted within the housing. A handle is attached to one end of the hose and is seated in a cradle formed in the housing when the hose is in a fully retracted position within the housing. The cradle is mounted in the housing and receives the open end of the hose when not in use and enables other vacuum tubes in the structure to be operational without shutting off the vacuum to the stored hose. An ON/OFF switch is located in the cradle for controlling the vacuum source and is actuated when the handle is placed in or removed from the cradle. The hose has an internal helical spring which biases the hose toward a retracted position about the spaced rollers within the housing. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188073 | VACUUM HOSE STORAGE SYSTEM - A vacuum hose storage system includes a housing which is mounted in a storage area of a dwelling or vehicle and connected to a vacuum source. A length of flexible, expandable cleaning hose is mounted in a looped fashion about a plurality of spaced rollers rotatably mounted within the housing. A handle is attached to one end of the hose and is seated in a cradle formed in the housing when the hose is in a fully retracted position within the housing. The cradle is mounted in the housing and receives the open end of the hose when not in use and enables other vacuum tubes in the structure to be operational without shutting off the vacuum to the stored hose. An ON/OFF switch is located in the cradle for controlling the vacuum source and is actuated when the handle is placed in or removed from the cradle. The hose has an internal helical spring which biases the hose toward a retracted position about the spaced rollers within the housing. In an alternate embodiment, the hose is slidably extendable from within a rigid serpentine tubing mounting within the housing. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188074 | SUCTION NOZZLE AND VACUUM CLEANER HAVING THE SAME - A suction nozzle of a vacuum cleaner includes a suction nozzle body which includes a suction port adapted to draw in contaminants on a surface, and a contaminant attachment unit formed in the suction nozzle body. The contaminant attachment unit is adapted to attach contaminants thereto. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188075 | Shoe Support Terminal Connection for Inverted Balance - In a block and tackle window balance, the balance shoe holds and upwardly biases the terminal connector in a mounted position. A biasing element of the shoe maintains the terminal connector in a pocket of the shoe during operation of the balance. The terminal connector is prevented from laterally exiting the pocket in the mounted position by a widened portion on the terminal connector and a locating surface extending from the shoe toward the pocket. Manually pressing down on the biasing element or the terminal connector itself to lower the terminal connector in the pocket until the widened portion clears the locating surface allows lateral removal of the terminal connector from the pocket. During operation of the balance, however, the terminal connector does not experience a sufficient downward force to overcome the upward bias such that the widened portion never clears the locating surface. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188076 | Block for Window Block and Tackle Sash Balance - A block shaped to fit onto an end of a block and tackle window balance containment tube which controls excessive airflow into and out of the jamb channel of the window frame to assist with the insulating function of the window frame and to substantially prohibit the accumulation of dirt and dust within the balance containment tube. The block is secured to the end of the balance containment tube by a rigid or semi-rigid retainer. The block itself may consist of either a pliable or rigid material. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188077 | HINGE - A hinge includes a hinge assembly and a damper assembly. The damper assembly includes a stationary housing defining a cavity. A damper body rotatablely installed in the cavity has a head protruding to form a cylindrical guiding portion and a pushing portion defining two side ends apart from each other. At least one of the side ends has a step-shaped profile to make the width of the pushing portion between the side ends nonuniform, and rotatable sheets and stationary sheets are received in the cavity and alternately disposed on the guiding portion and the pushing portion. The stationary sheets are fixed to the stationary housing. Each of the rotatable sheets protrudes inwardly to form a retaining portion. The side ends of the pushing portion alternately contact the retaining portions and contact the retaining portions at intervals when the elastic force of the hinge assembly is released to drive the damper body rotating. Damper resin is filled between the adjacent stationary sheets and rotatable sheets. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188078 | Hinge apparatus for cover of image forming apparatus - A hinge apparatus for a cover of an image forming apparatus has a hinge body with supporting brackets, movably inserted into a coupling hole positioned in a main body of the image forming apparatus, a hinge cam connected to the cover and pivotably connected to the supporting brackets, and a pressure device disposed at the hinge body to press the hinge cam. Accordingly, the hinge apparatus can be implemented with a simple and easy assembly operation, since it is not a complicated structural connection among the component parts of the hinge apparatus. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188079 | MECHANISM FOR OPENING AND CLOSING AN APPLIANCE - The invention relates to a mechanism ( | 2009-07-30 |
20090188080 | HINGE - A hinge includes a hinge assembly and a damper assembly. The damper assembly includes a stationary housing defining a cavity. A damper body rotatablely installed in the cavity has a head protruding to form a cylindrical guiding portion and a pushing portion defining two side ends apart from each other. The side ends are unparallel and at least one of the side ends is inclined relative to the axis direction of the damper body to make the width of the pushing portion between the side ends be changed gradually, and rotatable sheets and stationary sheets are received in the cavity and alternately disposed on the guiding portion and the pushing portion. The stationary sheets are respectively fixed to the stationary housing. Each rotatable sheet protrudes inwardly to form a retaining portion. The side ends of the pushing portion alternately contact the retaining portions and contact the retaining portions one by one when the elastic force of the hinge assembly is released to drive the damper body rotating. Damper resin is filled between the adjacent stationary sheets and rotatable sheets. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188081 | FOUR-BAR LINKAGE HINGE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE HOOD - A four-bar linkage hinge having a restraining catch arranged to prevent the hinge from opening and translating rearward when said hinge is subjected to an external force causing a transverse deflection of its linkage. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188082 | Adjustable glass hinge - An adjustable glass hinge mainly includes a fastening assembly fastened to a door frame and a clipping plate assembly to clip a glass panel. The fastening assembly includes a fastening seat, two bucking elements disposed from one side in the fastening seat and coupled respectively with an elastic element, a pintle running through another side of the fastening seat and a seat board fastened to the fastening seat. The clipping plate assembly has a first clip plate and a second clip plate that are coupled together, two pads held on an inner side of the first and second clip plates and a clipping blade to hold and confine two directing members. Alignment of the glass panel can be accomplished quickly. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188083 | HANDLE FOR POWER TOOL - A handle housing for a handle for a power tool, the handle housing having a first housing part; and a second housing part adapted to be mounted to the first housing part and subjected to a bending stress when mounted to said first housing part, the said first and second housing parts defining a chamber for accommodating one or more components of the power tool. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188084 | APPARATUS FOR ATTACHING BOUTONNIERES - The present invention relates to an apparatus for attaching boutonnieres. In one embodiment, the present invention is an apparatus for attaching a boutonniere including a first device, the first device including a first support structure, a first securing mechanism attached to the first support structure, and a base connected to the first support structure for securing the boutonniere. The present invention also includes a second device, the second device including a second support structure, and a second securing mechanism attached to the second support structure. The second securing mechanism cooperates with the first securing mechanism to secure the first support structure and the second support structure to a piece of material. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188085 | Hose Clamp - A hose clamp for securing a hose to a component includes a first band of uniform thickness that extends angularly about an axis and includes an engagement surface, and a second band having the uniform thickness and formed in one piece with the first band, extending angularly about the axis, offset axially from the first band, and including a latch surface engageable with the engagement surface, the clamp having an open state in which the first band and the second band are elastically urged angularly about the axis toward contact with the hose, said engagement maintaining an elastically resilient load between the first band and the second band. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188086 | CLIP - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a clip including: a flange and a leg. The leg includes: a pillar portion that vertically extends from the flange; a tip portion provided at a distal end in an axial direction; a rib that outwardly extends from the pillar portion to be connected to the flange and the tip portion; and an elastic engagement piece that extends from a distal end of the rib in a circumferential direction. The elastic engagement piece includes: a rigid portion that is connected to the rib and that is connected to the flange and the tip portion; and a deformable portion that is extended from the rigid portion and that is disconnected from the flange and the tip portion. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188087 | CLAMP ASSEMBLY - A clamp assembly selectively grips material. The clamp assembly includes a housing, a gripping assembly and means for connecting the clamp assembly to an object. The housing has a first end, a second end, a first portion and a second portion. The first and second portions cooperate to define a material receiving slot. The first portion of the housing has an angular disposed channel and an angular disposed recessed portion. The second portion of the housing has a gripping surface. The gripping assembly is slidably disposed within the channel such that the recessed portion cooperates with the channel to define a travel path so that the gripping assembly can be selectively movable between a biased first position and a second position. In the biased first position, the gripping assembly extends into the material receiving slot. In the second position the gripping assembly is withdrawn from the material receiving slot. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188088 | FASTENING MEANS - A fastening means is provided for fastening an expansion tank for cooling water of an automobile to a holder. The fastening means includes, but is not limited to a first insertion edge and a second insertion edge, and the second insertion edge is disposed substantially parallel to the first insertion edge, and at a distance there from which is selected in such a manner that a fastening rib may be inserted between the insertion edges. The fastening means further includes, but not limited to a first retaining edge and a second retaining edge for delimiting a pivoting movement of the fastening rib. The second retaining edge is disposed substantially parallel to the first retaining edge and at a distance there from which is selected in such a manner that the fastening rib is pivotable from an insertion position in which the fastening rib is disposed between the insertion edges, into a retaining position in which the fastening rib is disposed between the retaining edges. Since the container may be connected to the holder through a simple insertion and pivoting movement, mounting of the container with the holder is more secure and more rapid. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188089 | Metal Coffin with Wooden Structure and the Method of Producing the same - The present invention provides a coffin, in particular a metal coffin with wooden structure. According to the present invention, a metal coffin has a coffin body ( | 2009-07-30 |
20090188090 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING TEXTILES, NONWOVEN SUBSTANCES, SPUNBOND FABRICS, PAPER MATERIALS, AND/OR PERFORATED FILMS - The invention relates to an apparatus for producing textiles, nonwoven substances, spun-bonded fabrics or paper materials ( | 2009-07-30 |
20090188091 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYMERIC FIBER INSULATION BATTS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATIONS - Method for producing Fiber insulation batts suitable for building thermal insulating applications are made using polymer fibers such as PET. A mixture of staple fibers and binder fibers are used to make the batt. The batt has a bulk density of 6-14 kg/m | 2009-07-30 |
20090188092 | Jewelry Mandrel and Method of Using the Same - A jewelry mandrel having a tapered shaft with an axial groove in the surface of the shaft. The axial groove is capable of accepting one end of a metal wire at a pre-selected location and the depth and width of the groove are sized, such that the metal wire is not generally displaced axially from the pre-selected location as the wire is wound around the perimeter of a cross-section of the shaft. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188093 | Method for Machining with a Continuous Tool Rotation Tool Turret - A continuous tool rotation tool turret is comprised of a turret head, a plurality of spindles and a motor. The spindles are attached to the turret head. Each spindle is adapted to secure and rotate a cutting tool. The motor simultaneously rotates each spindle. The spindles rotate at an operational speed while the turret head is being indexed. A bevel gear operationally connected to the motor simultaneously rotates a bevel gear attached to each spindle. Air pressure separates the turret head from its rest surface during indexing. The turret head rotates around a manifold which supplies coolant and pressurized air to the turret head. Optionally, a mating wedge and wedge receptacle attached to the turret head and its housing provide for more precise indexing of the turret head. The continuous tool rotation minimizes the time needed to index the turret from one position to another. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188094 | System and Method for Manufacturing a Medical Instrument - A system for manufacturing a forceps is disclosed. The system includes a forceps having first and second opposing jaw members. A compression mechanism is coupled to the pair of opposing jaw members and configured to provide and maintain a compression force between the opposing jaw members. The system also includes a load cell configured to measure an initial compression force between the opposing jaw members and a controller coupled to the load cell and configured to adjust the compression force based on a comparison between the initial compression force and a predetermined range. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188095 | Device for pulling out a terminal clamp - The invention relates to a device for pulling out a terminal clamp with a fastening section for fastening the device to the terminal clamp and a grip section. The fastening section and the grip section are connected by a pivotable connection. A second fastening device for detachable fastening of the grip section to the terminal clamp is provided on this grip section. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188096 | BOARD REMOVAL APPARATUS FOR A PALLET AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A board removal apparatus for a wooden pallet includes a frame, and a carriage carried by the frame. The carriage includes a pair of spaced apart tables with a fixed gap therebetween. The carriage is movable between a pallet receiving position and a board removal position. The pallet includes spaced apart stringers and boards on top and bottom surfaces thereof. The pallet is positioned on the carriage when in the pallet receiving position so that a board to be removed overlies the fixed gap. A board removal assembly is carried by the frame and includes a push rod and a board removal foot pad pivotally coupled thereto. The push rod and the board removal foot pad are inserted between adjacent stringers when the carriage is in the board removal position. The board removal foot pad overlies at least a portion of the board to be removed and overlies at least a portion of the fixed gap between the pair of spaced apart tables. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188097 | METHOD OF LAYERED FABRICATION - A method of creating a complex three-dimensional object by assembling a plurality of prefabricated elements in a predetermined arrangement and coupling the elements together into an integral three-dimensional object is disclosed. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188098 | Multimen brachytherapy balloon catheter - The disclosure describes a device for asymmetrical irradiation of a body cavity or site, such as after removal of tissue, e.g. biopsy or lumpectomy. The device includes an elongated tubular shaft having an inner lumen and a tubular wall with a plurality of lumens extending within the wall which are configured for receiving a radiation source. The distal portion of the tubular shaft is cut into a plurality of longitudinally separated wall segments with a lumen extending within at least one of the wall segments. A support member is positioned within the separated wall segments to support and position the wall segments in a desired configuration for brachytherapy. An expandable member such as an inflatable balloon is mounted on the distal shaft portion about the separated wall segments wall which when inflated secures the distal shaft portion within a desired intracorporeal site for brachytherapy treatment. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188099 | PRE-NESTING OF THE ACTIVE AREA ON PLATES TO REDUCE THICKNESS VARIATION - A method for preparing a bipolar plate assembly for a fuel cell stack is provided. The method first includes the steps of providing a first unipolar plate having a first active area with a plurality of channels formed on a first inner surface thereof, and a second unipolar plate having a second active area with a plurality of lands formed on a second inner surface thereof. The first unipolar plate and the second unipolar plate are aligned to dispose the first active area adjacent the second active area. A first pressure is then applied to the first and second active areas to pre-nest the first active area and the second active area. The perimeters of the first and second unipolar plates are then joined. A clamping fixture and associated method for assembling the bipolar plate assembly is also provided. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188100 | CHASSIS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - A load-bearing chassis for a motor vehicle includes a three-dimensional structure formed by a sheet of material including a plurality of bend lines. Each bend line has adjacent strap-defining structures defining a bending strap with a longitudinal strap axis oriented and positioned to extend across the bend line. Preferably the bend lines are configured and positioned to form a load-bearing chassis member when the sheet of material is bent along the bend lines. The bend lines defining geometrical features of the chassis. A method of forming the chassis is also disclosed. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188101 | A Method and Apparatus For Joining Metal Using Self-Piercing Rivets With Preheating - A method for joining elements together, the method comprising the steps of: positioning the elements relative to one another; enhancing the formability of at least a portion of at least one of the elements using a laser; and joining the elements together using a mechanical fastening method. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188102 | AUTOMATED SOLAR CELL ELECTRICAL CONNECTION APPARATUS - The present invention generally relates to an automated solar cell electrical connection device that is positioned within an automated solar cell fabrication system. The automated solar cell electrical connection device includes a module and process for automatically attaching a junction box to a composite solar cell structure during the fabrication of a completed solar cell device. The automated solar cell electrical connection module may include a composite solar cell structure conveyor for positioning the composite solar cell structure, an adhesive dispense module for applying adhesive to the junction box, a flux dispenser for applying flux to electrical connection tabs in the junction box, a vision system for locating features on the composite solar cell structure, a robot for positioning the junction box onto the composite solar cell structure, a heating element to make electrical connections between the junction box and the solar cell device, a potting material dispensing assembly for dispensing potting material into the junction box, and a system controller for controlling the functions of the module. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188103 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MOVING A SUBSTRATE CARRIER - Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for electronic device manufacturing. The invention includes removing a first substrate carrier and a second substrate carrier from a moving conveyor using an end effector assembly and concurrently transferring the first and second substrate carriers from the moving conveyor to a support location via the end effector assembly. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188104 | Method of Manufacturing a Coil Inductor - A method of manufacturing a coil inductor and a coil inductor are provided are provided. A plurality of conductive bottom structures are formed to be lying on a first dielectric layer. A plurality pairs of conductive side structures are then formed, wherein each pair of the conductive side structure stand on top surface of a first end and a second end of each conductive bottom structure respectively; a second dielectric layer is formed on the first dielectric layer, coating the bottom and side structures; and a plurality of conductive top structures are formed to be lying on the second dielectric layer, wherein each conductive top structure electrically connects each pair of the conductive side structures, wherein the conductive bottom structures, the conductive side structures and the conductive top structures together form a conductive coil structure. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188105 | SLIM BATTERY PACKAGING METHOD - The present invention discloses a slim battery packaging method, which comprising steps: preparing at least one slim battery and an electronic substrate to be connected to the slim battery, wherein the slim battery and the electronic substrate respectively have electric-connection terminals corresponding to each other; joining the electric-connection terminals of the slim battery and the electronic substrate with a conductive adhesive; applying a thermosetting temperature to the electric-connection terminals with a hot-press device to transfer the thermosetting temperature to the conductive adhesive and cure the conductive adhesive; and providing a cooling device in the preceding step to inhibit the conduction of the thermosetting temperature to a non-electric-connection terminal area of the slim battery for maintaining the performance of the slim battery. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188106 | Delatching of Transceiver Module from Transceiver Module Cage - Designs of a delatching tool for removing pluggable transceiver modules from transceiver module cages and pluggable transceiver module designs having latching mechanisms associated with the delatching tool. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188107 | Modular assembly - A modular assembly comprises a fixing seat formed with a slot for receiving a positioning member of a moving seat, and a plurality of fastening elements for pressing the positioning member against an inner wall of the slot so that the moving seat is positioned in the fixing seat. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188108 | METHOD FOR ATTACHING A FLEXIBLE STRUCTURE TO A DEVICE AND A DEVICE HAVING A FLEXIBLE STRUCTURE - Techniques for producing a flexible structure attached to a device. One embodiment includes the steps of providing a first substrate, providing a second substrate with a releasably attached flexible structure, providing a bonding layer on at least one of the first substrate and the flexible structure, adjoining the first and second substrate such that the flexible structure is attached at the first substrate by means of the bonding layer, and detaching the second substrate in such a way that the flexible structure remains on the first substrate. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188109 | Friction stir welded bladder fuel tank - A method of fabricating a rolling bladder propellant tank assembly includes providing a pair of half-domes comprising a nanophase metallic material and a bladder formed of a ductile metallic material. A bladder support ring extends from at least one of the pair of half-domes. The pair of half-domes are positioned together to form a cavity therein with a portion of the bladder trapped between the pair of half-domes adjacent to the bladder support ring, wherein the bladder is positioned within the cavity. A seal is formed between the pair of half-domes and the bladder by friction stir welding. A friction stir welding pin used to form the seal is aligned with the bladder support ring during the friction stir welding operation. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188110 | MICRO HEAT PIPE WITH POLIGONAL CROSS-SECTION MANUFACTURED VIA EXTRUSION OR DRAWING - A method for fabricating a metal micro heat pipe with a polygonal cross-section to allow working fluid to flow by capillary force generated at edges of the polygonal of the micro heat pipe. The polygonal cross-section is formed of a single metal layer via a single drawing process. The micro heat pipe is formed of a single metal plate. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188111 | Heat exchanger - A heat exchange tube is formed by using a sheet member not clad with a brazing material layer, with bonding regions at which ends of the sheet member are overlapped and brazed by using a brazing material. This structure reduces the extent to which the brazing material becomes dispersed while the heat exchange tube is brazed and the likelihood of dissolution due to erosion, which makes it possible to assure the desired product quality, such as corrosion resistance, even when a tube material with a smaller wall thickness is used. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188112 | SHAVING RAZOR WITH MODULAR BLADE PAIRS - A shaving razor cartridge having a platform with a front edge and a back edge and a pair of opposing side edges; and a plurality of main blades, each having a shaving edge, attached to the platform in a stacked fashion such that the shaving edge of each of the main blades faces the front edge of the platform. The main blades are arranged in a plurality of modular pairs, each modular pair having a rigid spacer separating the blades, and each modular pair of blades is separately attached to the platform. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188113 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CUTTING TUBES - An apparatus, system, and method for cutting tubes has a scarf cut made in a direction transverse to a cut-off direction. The scarf cut passes through a thickness of a tube wall and forms an opening that receives a tip of a cut-off blade. The cut-off blade has cutting edges with an angle that engage ends of the opening such that a slug is forced upward and outward relative to the tubes. The scarf blade, the cut-off blade, and a clamping jaw may be moved in a coordinated manner by separate drivers operated under control of an electronic controller. | 2009-07-30 |
20090188114 | Cutting device and cutting method - A cutting device capable of heating a blade uniformly and to an appropriate temperature and capable of cutting a member with small cutting resistance at a low angle (acute angle) is provided. Electricity is passed through a metallic thin blade to cause the blade to self-heat, and this enables the blade to cut an unvulcanized rubber member with small resistance and with restricted deformation of the member. The thin blade is durable because of its strip shaped shape and can be uniformly heated because it self-heats by an electric current. | 2009-07-30 |