33rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120204303 | AUTOMATIC SHADING GOGGLES - Provided is automatic shading goggles in that a welding helmet is manufactured in a goggle shape, so that the size thereof is compact and the weight thereof is light and a shading degree of a LCD lens can be selectively adjusted in any one mode of a welding mode for shielding a harmful light generated during welding operation and a security mode for shielding a visible ray, so that it can reduce a burden of the weight applied to a worker, block a strong light during welding operation, and easily distinguish the surrounding objects, when the welding operation is not performed. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204304 | WRIST PROTECTOR FOR A SPORT GLOVE - Described are wrist protectors for a sport glove comprising a bending element configured to bend during bending of the wrist. The bending element may be further configured so that the length of the bending element changes during bending of the wrist, wherein a change of the length of the bending element leads to an elastic restoring force. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204305 | COMBINATION BIB AND BAG GARMENT PROTECTOR - A disposable combination bib and bag garment protector having straps configured to secure around a neck of a person, a first bag or a material collection bag located on a first side and a second bag or a material stowage bag located on a second side. The bib and bag garment includes the first side that is worn by a person to shield food and/or oral contents released by that person from garments occupying the upper torso and to collect any food and/or oral contents sliding off the first side into the material collection bag. Upon being removed from the person, rolled to a point of closure of the material collection bag, the material stowage bag is exposed and opened to create a stowage space suitable for receiving used diapers or other trash item for convenient disposal. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204306 | SWIM MEET KIT CONTAINING AN INK BODY MARKER, A MARK REMOVER AND A SWIM CAP THAT IS IMPRINTED ON ITS INSIDE WITH SWIM MEET/EVENT/HEAT/LANE - A swimming competition kit that includes a swimming/bathing cap whose inside surface is imprinted with indicia in the form of swimming competition words or abbreviations of such words, namely, “meet, event, heat, lane” with a sufficient space to the right of each indicia for the cap wearer to write in information pertaining to the indicia. The information may be the name of the swimming meet, name of the event, heat number and lane number. Other items of the kit may be an ink body marker and a remover of the mark left by the ink body marker. All may be sealed in a common package. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204307 | INTERACTIVE POINT OF PURCHASE SYSTEM - The system includes a garment having a series of electronic components affixed to a new or existing panel of said garment, which garment includes a flexible video display screen mounted on a portion of the garment outer surface and may contain a series of video cameras, communication systems, audio and video input and output devices, computer chips and transmission devices. A power generation system affixed to the garment or garment panel supplies the energy for its display. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204308 | FASTENER CLOSURE FOR SHIRTS AND BLOUSES - A button placket fastener closure directed to garments, such as shirts or blouses. The fastener closure uses alternating and opposing buttons to fully secure each side of the button placket, such that the button placket does not gap to reveal the skin or undergarments of the garment wearer. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204309 | HUNTING COLLAR - An article of clothing for use in an outdoor activity includes a base that is manufactured from a flexible material and presented in a safety orange color. An aperture is substantially centrally disposed within the base. In a first preferred embodiment, the base is substantially circular in shape. In a second preferred embodiment, the base is substantially rectangular in shape. In highly preferred embodiments, the base includes between 400 and 450 square inches of material to comply with various state and federal hunter safety requirements. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204310 | Reconfigurable Garment Definition and Production Method - Computer-aided design and manufacture software and hardware automate garment and fashion definition and production. Configurable garment includes ornamental element, pattern display, and personal identifier and wireless sensor electronics. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204311 | GARMENT FOR TUBING MANAGEMENT - A garment having a tubing management system incorporated therein is provided. The tubing management system includes at least one conduit and a coupling system for the conduit. The coupling system has at least one coupling point, which is located, for example, at the neck opening of the garment. The coupling system defines a path for the conduit, i.e., there is more than one attachment point, therefore the path of the conduit may be controlled. In this configuration, the conduit moves with the user and, as such, there is a reduced chance that the user's movements, even while asleep, will cause the facemask to be pulled from its proper position. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204312 | Novelty shirt - A novelty shirt with a chest section and long sleeves. The long sleeves in a first position extend downwardly adjacent the sides of the shirt and have shoulder and cuff portions spaced from each other along the vertical axes with elbow portions therebetween. Upper and lower, complementary mouth patterns are then provided on the outsides of the sleeves. The patterns on the downwardly extending sleeves face outwardly and it is not readily apparent that they are part of any overall design. However, when the sleeves are crossed laterally in front of the chest section of the shirt with the elbow portions adjacent one another, the complementary upper and lower mouth patterns on the sleeves then reveal the overall mouth design formed by them. Thereafter, the sleeves can be manipulated to separate the elbow portions to simulate the opening of the mouth. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204313 | Integrated Garment System - A modular garment system includes an attachment system for attaching multiple garments together. In one embodiment, the garment system includes an upper body garment that is attachable to a lower body garment. The upper body garment includes a plurality of connectors that are aligned with a plurality of retaining members on the lower body garment. The retaining members on the lower body garment, for instance, may be placed on top of existing belt loops. The retaining members may include a flap, while the connectors may have a loop-like structure. In order to connect the upper body garment to the lower body garment, the flap may be inserted into the loop-like structure and secured to the lower body garment. The upper body garment can also include a draw cord that can be used to further secure the upper body garment against the lower body garment. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204314 | GARMENT HAVING SLEEVES - An article of clothing includes long sleeves, for dressing the upper body of a baby or child. The article of clothing includes at least a front and back portion, shoulder portions connected to the front and back portions, and sleeves connected to the shoulder portions. Each of the sleeves includes a zipper portion extending along the sleeve and terminating at a distal end of the sleeve. The sleeve can be opened along the entire length of the zipper portion all the way to the shoulder portion, so that a person's arm can be maneuvered past the shoulder portion and into the sleeve portion with ease and facility. When the child's or baby's arm is completely inserted through the shoulder portion, the zipper member can be operated so that the sleeve is closed, thereby securing the baby's or child's arm in the sleeve. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204315 | PIECE OF CLOTHING HAVING VENTILATION OPENINGS - The invention relates to a piece of clothing, particularly a jacket for sporting activities. The piece of clothing ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120204316 | Medical Garments and their Use - Medical garments with features for improving patient privacy during a medical examination or treatment are provided. Garments of the invention also enable ease of access by a treatment provider. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204317 | DIGNITY HOSPITAL GOWN - A hospital gown including separable portions is provided. The hospital gown includes a one piece back panel, a two piece front panel, and left and right shoulder panels which cooperatively define a neck opening and left and right arm openings. The hospital gown includes an apron adapted to extend over at least a portion of the two piece front panel. The apron includes a left edge and a right edge detachably connected to the back panel or to the front panel. The shoulder panels include a plurality of fasteners to detachably connect the shoulder panels to the two piece front panel. The two piece front panel includes a right panel and a left panel and a telemetry pocket included thereon. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204318 | Personal apparel garment particularly for health conscious three-finger-glove hand cover prophylactics - The design is a combination of left and/or right three-finger-gloves integrated with various attachment garments. The gloves help guard against unwanted hand contact with foreign surfaces while the attachment garment provides various utility and fashion functions. The size and shape of the hand covers are specifically designed to enable the wearer to easily slip into and remove. The glove design prevents moisture intrusion while providing a non-slip grip surface and the added dexterity of a three-finger hand cover. The preferred embodiment includes connecting the hand covers together by way of an over-the-shoulder strap garment worn on the outside of normal apparel. The materials used for construction can vary depending on user preference including cloth, leather, man-made fabrics, or bonded fibers such as paper or felt. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204319 | Sports glove with gripping power - A sports glove that increases grip strength to enhance an athlete's performance in any sport. The increase in grip strength generated by the Vpower sports glove of the invention is brought about by sewing the index finger and middle finger together and the ring finger and pinky finger together so that the pairs of fingers act as one finger. The Vpower glove forces the wearer to use the power of two fingers on every grip and immediately increases the gripping strength of the wearer without any additional effort and this increase in grip strength is permanent. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204320 | Form-Fitting Articles And Method For Customizing Articles To Be Form-Fitted - Customized, form-fitting athletic articles with a heat moldable material that a wearer may heat to soften after purchase to conform the heat moldable material so the contours of the wearer's body may provide many advantages for consumers, such as increased comfort, performance, or safety. The heat moldable material may be incorporated into an athletic glove. The heat moldable material may be reusable in that it may be reheated and remolded multiple times so that the article may be re-customized or re-fitted as needed. The article may also include a temperature sensitive indicator that indicates when the heat moldable material has been softened. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204321 | ANTI-ROLL GLOVES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Gloves and methods of manufacturing gloves that provide structural support elements to prevent or minimize glove roll, and that alternatively or in addition provide protection against blunt force to the back of the hand, including methods of manufacture, specifically including molding or screening the structural support elements and/or protective cushions to the back of the hand side of the glove. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204322 | HIGHLY FUNCTIONAL POLYETHYLENE FIBERS, WOVEN OR KNIT FABRIC, AND CUT-RESISTANT GLOVE - The present invention provides a polyethylene fiber which can attain a high dye exhaustion rate, which indicates deep color, and which is excellent in dyeability and color fastness; a woven or knit textile that uses the polyethylene fiber, and that is excellent in cut-resistance and heat-retaining property, and a glove thereof. A polyethylene fiber of the present invention is characterized by having an intrinsic viscosity [η] of 0.8 dL/g or more and less than 5 dL/g; being composed of a repeating unit substantially derived from ethylene; having pores being formed from a surface of the fiber to an inside of the fiber; having an average diameter of the pores of ranging from 3 nm to 1 μm when the diameter is measured, by each pore being approximated by a column, at a contact angle of 140 degrees, in a mercury intrusion method; a porosity of the pores of ranging from 1.5% to 20% 1; or a thermal conductivity in a fiber axis direction at a temperature of 300 K of ranging from 6 W/mK to 50 W/mK. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204323 | HOOD AND SCARF COMBINATION - A hood and scarf combination is disclosed. A hood portion includes fasteners. A scarf portion includes one or more sets of fasteners disposed on the scarf portion to receive the hood fasteners along various positions along the scarf portion. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204324 | Novel garment for recreational, medical, and fire applications - The invention incorporates a legging and a sock into one clothing article. The fabrics and sock legging attachment mechanisms can be varied for specialized uses ranging from fire-safety clothing to medical patient wear to recreational uses. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204326 | PROTECTIVE GEAR - A protective head gear for a user having an outer panel, an inner panel, a retention pleat on the inner panel, a respirator, and an indexed fastener. The outer panel is disposed relative to the inner panel to provide efficacious spatial separation therebetween. The fastener is formed to adjustably and releasably secure at least a portion of the inner panel to the user. An indexing element is attached to the fastener, and is formed of material substantially tactilely different from the fastener, the outer panel, or the inner panel, to permit the user to unambiguously locate the point of fastening. The outer panel, inner panel, and respirator, can be composed of fabrics having one or more layer, and one layer can have a repellent characteristic different from another (e.g., hydrophobic vs. hydrophilic). | 2012-08-16 |
20120204327 | HELMET DESIGN UTILIZING NANOCOMPOSITES - Disclosed herein is a composite structure for deflecting and spreading kinetic energy transmission after various types of impacts utilizing nanocomposites. The structure has a first composite layer including a discrete reinforcement and a continuous binder. The first composite layer is an outside layer that comes in contact with an object. The structure has at least one subsequent composite layer that is adjacent to the preceding layer and includes a discrete reinforcement and a continuous binder. The discrete reinforcement is made of particles and can have varying sizes and materials. In one embodiment, the particles in layer reinforcements have a progressively smaller size than preceding layers. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204328 | Protective Headpiece - The present disclosure relates to a protective headpiece for an athlete of a game using a projectile to protect at least a portion of the brow, temple and jaw of the athlete's head against impacts by the projectile. The protective head piece is releasably securable to the athlete's head and includes a mask portion comprising an impact resistant material. The mask portion includes a brow portion adapted to substantially shield the athlete's brow area and having opposed sides. A temple portion is positioned at each side of the brow portion and adapted to substantially shield the athlete's temple areas. The mask portion also includes a jaw portion extending from each of the temple portions and adapted to substantially shield at least the athlete's lower jaw. The jaw portion includes a front portion which defines an opening sized to permit frontal viewing of the athlete's mouth. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204329 | HELMET DESIGNS UTILIZING FLUID-FILLED CONTAINERS - Disclosed herein is a helmet structure for reducing kinetic energy transmission. The helmet has a first layer configured as an outside layer that serves as first contact with a source of kinetic energy and a second layer having a substance that changes state to transfer kinetic energy laterally with respect to the skull. The substance has a threshold shear yield point wherein upon contact with kinetic energy, if the threshold shear yield point of the second layer is met, the layer will at least partially liquefy to yield a liquid and flow to internal or external chambers. In one embodiment, the helmet structure is reset after contact with kinetic energy. The substance in the helmet changes state such that the substance returns to its original state prior to contact with kinetic energy and the substance returns to its original location within the helmet structure. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204330 | HELMET STRAP | 2012-08-16 |
20120204331 | Ballistic and Impact Protective System for Military Helmet Assembly - A helmet assembly includes a face shield and a single, center top mounting arrangement that operatively connects a center top location of the face shield to a center front mount on the helmet. The face shield can be raised and lowered about a pivot axis provided in the mounting arrangement between a tilted up, non-use position and a lowered, deployed position. The mounting arrangement can include a detent and two recesses, wherein the detent engages a first recess at a slightly forwardly displaced position to allow ventilation between the helmet and mandible and the face shield and a second recess at the tilted up, non-use position. The recess and detent engagement can be overcome by easy manual force acting on the face shield to reposition the face shield. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204332 | BASEBALL PRACTICE HELMET - A baseball training helmet having a helmet portion for protecting a player during practice and an integral face portion that extends away from the helmet portion to form a front aperture that provides a restricted field of view for a player wearing the training helmet. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204333 | Pressure equalizing valve - Equalizing valve ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120204334 | Disposable Toilet De-Clogging Stick That Disinfects, Cleans & Deodorizes - The disclosed toilet de clogging instrument is an embodiment of a flushable toilet stick | 2012-08-16 |
20120204335 | PORTABLE SELF-ATTACHED SANITARY COVER FOR TOILET SEATS - A portable self-attached sanitary cover for toilet seats is a flexible and annular pad and has an outer edge section, an inner edge section, a seat recess, a weighted section, an excreting hole and a folding gap. The seat recess is formed between the outer edge section and the inner edge section. The weighted section is mounted securely on the outer edge section. The excreting hole is formed through the portable self-attached sanitary cover and is surrounded by the inner edge section. The folding gap is formed in the portable self-attached sanitary cover. Because the portable self-attached sanitary cover has the weighted section, the outer edge section is capable of drooping to tightly abut an outer rim of a toilet seat. Accordingly, the portable self-attached sanitary cover is securely positioned on the toilet seat. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204336 | SLIP-IN TYPE SANITARY COVER FOR TOILET SEATS - A slip-in type sanitary cover for toilet seats is a bag and has a bag opening, two side edges, a closed side, a bag space and an excreting hole. The side edges are respectively located at two opposite sides of the slip-in type sanitary cover. The closed side is opposite to the bag opening. The bag space is formed in the slip-in type sanitary cover. The excreting hole is formed through a central section of the slip-in type sanitary cover. Because the sanitary cover is bag-shaped, the sanitary cover can easily enclose a toilet seat. As long as the user's butt sits on the sanitary cover, the sanitary cover is tightened. Accordingly, the sanitary cover is easily and securely positioned on the toilet seat. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204337 | MACERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A macerating apparatus for a toilet in which the problem of jamming the macerator at startup is solved by rapidly detecting the flushing of the toilet and accelerating the macerator before motion-jamming solid objects in the effluent from the toilet can reach the macerator. The macerating apparatus may be comprised of a macerating cutter operatively connected to a motor, and a sensor in communication with the motor. The sensor may detect the flow of effluent from the toilet toward the macerator, the flow of makeup water from the supply tank into the toilet, or the mechanical action of the mechanism used to flush the toilet. The apparatus may include an intake basket having an asymmetric inlet tube and containing the macerating cutter, wherein the asymmetry of the inlet tube provides additional operating clearance between a cutting blade of the macerating cutter and the intake basket. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204338 | MACERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A macerating apparatus for a toilet in which the problem of jamming the macerator at startup is solved by rapidly detecting the flushing of the toilet and accelerating the macerator before motion-jamming solid objects in the effluent from the toilet can reach the macerator. The macerating apparatus may be comprised of a macerating cutter operatively connected to a motor, and a sensor in communication with the motor. The sensor may detect the flow of effluent from the toilet toward the macerator, the flow of makeup water from the supply tank into the toilet, or the mechanical action of the mechanism used to flush the toilet. The apparatus may include an intake basket having an asymmetric inlet tube and containing the macerating cutter, wherein the asymmetry of the inlet tube provides additional operating clearance between a cutting blade of the macerating cutter and the intake basket. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204339 | POOL CLOSURE SYSTEM - An inflatable pillow for a pool closure system including a first side surface, forming a substantially vertical plane, a first riser surface, the first riser surface substantially vertically oriented, a top surface, the top surface having a first edge and a second edge, wherein the side surface is connected to the top surface at the first edge, wherein the first riser surface is connected to the top surface at the second edge, the second edge extending substantially horizontally, and wherein the top surface is curved such that the first edge resembles an arc extending both vertically and horizontally. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204340 | PORTABLE TUB - A portable shower tub provides an upright enclosure to allow a person to bathe without a fixed tub. The portable shower tub may be a collapsible design formed of telescoping slats concentrically arranged to form substantially a semi-cone. The slats may be configured to interlock with a watertight seal, or a liner may be suspended from the rim to hold water. A liner may be formed of an antimicrobial substance and/or treated with a mold inhibitor to promote sanitary use. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204341 | Pedicure chair with built-in sterilizing machine placement - A sterilizing machine of any appropriate type enclosed within a pull-out drawer positioned in a pedicure salon chair forward of its water basin and below its footrest in the occupation of dead space characterizing prior art pedicure chair base designs. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204342 | SELF-CLEANING DRAIN FOR FOOD PREPARATION APPARATUS - A drain system for a food preparation machine includes a preparation area drain tray; a rinsing station including a water source; a water collection tray disposed below the rinsing station so as to collect water supplied from the water source; and, a passage from the rinsing station to the preparation area drain tray directing water to flush the preparation area drain tray with water supplied from the water source. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204343 | SINK WITH SLIDING INTERCHANGEABLE FOOD PREPARATION ACCESSORIES - A sink with a back upper tier accessory rail located along the top of the back wall; a front upper tier accessory rail located along the top of the front wall; a back lower tier accessory rail located on the back wall, where the back lower tier accessory rail is lower than the back upper tier accessory rail; a front lower tier accessory rail located on the front wall, where the front lower tier accessory rail is lower than the front upper tier accessory rail; and at least one upper accessory sized to rest on the upper tier accessory rails such that the accessory may slide along the upper tier accessory rails. The sink may further comprise at least one lower accessory sized to rest on the lower tier accessory rails such that the accessory may slide along the lower tier accessory rails. The accessories may include: a cutting board; a platform holding a bowl or colander; a drain rack; a condiment pallet; a cutting board with an induction cook top resting atop the cutting board; or any combination thereof. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204344 | SANITARY FITTING HAVING A COVERING ELEMENT FOR PROTECTING A CONTROL CARTRIDGE - The sanitary fitting has a control cartridge which is arranged in an end region of a fitting housing and defines a longitudinal axis (A). The control cartridge and an end, on this side, of the fitting housing are covered by a fitting cap. The fitting cap has a through-passage, through which an actuating shaft of the control cartridge is connected to an actuating lever which is arranged outside the fitting cap, said actuating shaft being pivotable about a pivot axis (B) that runs at right angles to the longitudinal axis (A). A deformable, annular covering element according to the invention is fastened by way of a first rim, facing the control cartridge, to a supporting ring arranged on the control cartridge, and engages in a sealing manner by way of a second rim around the actuating shaft or a connecting element seated thereon. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204345 | Device for Concealing a Plate Associated with Overflow Plumbing - An overflow plate concealing device for bathtubs that is associated with a plate of an overflow system of the bathtub. This aspect of the invention allows the overflow plate to be concealed to allow the user to alter the aesthetic appearance of their bathtub or repair the same. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204346 | Modular metamorphosis: parsimonious pedestal-platform furniture system.TM., (alternatively called the modular metamorphosis 3-P system.TM. or the modular metamorphasis base-pair furniture system.TM.) - The invention is an interlocking, modular system utilizing reconfiguration and repositioning of two basic elements which together comprise the basic “Modular Metamorphosis Base-Pair Unit™.” The basic “base-pair” unit is composed of one horizontal support platform and one vertical support pedestal whose design enables repositioning the elements of the Base-Pair Unit™ into multiple functional units (furniture and storage) as well as aesthetic (design or decorative) entities, in a parsimonious and space-saving fashion. Accessory elements that further extend, subdivide, enhance, or embellish the invention may be stored within the integrally configured and interchangeable storage units contained in the hollowed out base-pair elements. The interlock assembly system is accomplished without tools and predicated on the inherent complimentarily of the architectural design of the base-pair elements, as the invention does not use legs. The invention enables space transformation from eating to study to sleep to play space by reconfiguring the base-pair elements to form different types of furniture that address the needs of the moment. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204347 | REVERSIBLE PLATFORM AND CRIB THEREWITH - A reversible platform and a crib therewith are disclosed. The reversible platform includes a pivotally-engaging mechanism and a bracket. The pivotally-engaging mechanism is disposed on a crib frame. The bracket is connected to the crib frame through the pivotally-engaging mechanism. The bracket has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The bracket is capable of being rotated to be disposed selectively with the first side or the second side facing upward for providing application space. Thereby, the invention can provide two application platforms with one occupied space of the crib frame, so as to solve the issue in the prior art that additional accessories provided for a conventional crib is provided for multiple functions occupy more space and the operation therefor is usually inconvenient to users. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204348 | Sleeping Bag Bed Covering - Disclosed is a novelty bed covering that provides a sleeping bag environment attachable to a standard bed, comprising an upper and lower sleeping bag shell, zip fastener closure between shells and an attached bed securement sheet. A first and second strip of zip fasteners provides removable securement of the top shell to the lower shell, wherein the lower shell is securely attached to the bed. Two strips of zip fasteners allow egress and ingress from either side of the bag, while back to back zipper clasps allow the bottom of the bag to be opened if desired. A fitted sheet attaches to the lower shell and fits snugly against the bed to ensure the lower shell is secured in a static position. Over the fitted sheet is provided a decorative skirt, which covers the sheet engagement with the bed and adds a decorative appeal. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204349 | Sleeping pad with pillow formed by bending and temporarily fixing - A rectangular sleeping pad includes a plurality of projections on one end; a plurality of through holes each correspondingly adjacent to the projection; a plurality of tongues each correspondingly distal the through hole; and a plurality of units each having a first slot at one side of the tongue and a second slot at the other side of the tongue, whereby partially pulling out the tongues will leave a plurality of spaces, and bending one end of the sleeping pad to insert the projections into the spaces, and inserting the tongues through the through holes will temporarily form a pillow. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204350 | INFLATABLE FOAM PILLOW AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides for an inflatable foam pillow having a support layer. More particularly, the present disclosure provides for an inflatable foam pillow comprising a support layer, a shell, and a housing layer attached to the shell which surrounds the support layer and secures the support layer against a side wall of the shell. In some embodiments, the shell may be an inflatable bladder. In some embodiments, the pillow may further include a valve or pump for inflating, holding or releasing the air from the pillow. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204351 | X-RAYABLE PATIENT POSITIONING PLATE - In an X-rayable patient positioning plate with an outer shell, enclosing a hollow space filled with filler material, the shell consists of a tub-like upper part ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120204352 | Stall knife - A stall knife is disclosed which may be affixed to a stall fork and used as necessary to cut twine, packaging, or similar materials. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204353 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL FOLDING KNIFE - A multi-functional folding knife has a handle and a blade. The blade is rotatably connected to the handle and has a cutting segment, a screwdriver head, a rope recess, a peak segment and an engaging mouth. The cutting segment is formed on a bottom of the blade and has a straight edge and a saw-tooth edge. The screwdriver head is formed on and protrudes from a top of the blade and is slotted and flat in shape. The rope recess is obliquely formed in the top of the blade adjacent to the screwdriver head and has a severing edge. The peak segment is formed on and protrudes from the top of the blade near the middle and adjacent to the rope recess. The engaging mouth is formed downwardly in the top of the blade between the peak segment and a rear end of the blade and has an engaging hook. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204354 | COMBAT/SURVIVAL KNIFE WITH EJECTABLE, SELF-CONTAINED GEAR COMPARTMENT - A fixed blade knife that is intended for survival or tactical use is provided with a removable, ejectable, self contained compartment for the storage and carriage of survival and/or tactical gear within the handle of the knife. A self contained, removable compartment is superior to a separate butt cap for the handle as a butt cap requires the use of two functioning hands for removal, is not as fast as an ejectable compartment and can be lost rendering the handle useless for the storage and carriage of gear. The self contained compartment eliminates the necessity for a butt-cap, can be ejected quickly with a single digit that may or not be otherwise useless due to injury or environmental conditions. The compartment also serves to contain the gear there-in separate from the knife handle to prevent loss and allow use of said gear by a second individual while the knife itself may be in use by the primary user. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204355 | MACHINE CLEANING METHOD - A dishwashing or textile washing method for dispensing a cleaning-agent into a dishwasher or textile washer comprises: (1) providing a cleaning-agent presentation form comprising (a) a preparation B comprising at least one bleach activator; and (b) a preparation D comprising at least one bleaching agent, in a multi-chambered cartridge; (2) dispensing sub-quantity b of B such that the quantity of B remaining is at least two times the sub-quantity b dispensed; and (3) dispensing a sub-quantity d of D such that the quantity of D remaining is at least two times the sub-quantity d dispensed. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204356 | MACHINE CLEANING METHOD - An automatic dishwashing or automatic textile washing method includes the step of dispensing a cleaning-agent presentation form into the interior of an automatic dishwasher or textile washing machine from a cartridge located in the interior of the automatic dishwasher or textile washing machine. The cleaning-agent presentation form includes a liquid cleaning-agent preparation A having a pH (10% solution in H | 2012-08-16 |
20120204357 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING A HYDROPHOBIC DYE, A PARTICULAR ORGANIC AND/OR MINERAL ALKALINE AGENT, A PARTICULAR COMPOUND (I) AND A PARTICULAR ORGANIC COMPOUND (II), AND DYEING USE THEREOF - Composition comprising a hydrophobic dye, a particular organic and/or mineral alkaline agent, a particular compound (I) and a particular organic compound (II), and dyeing use thereof. The present invention relates to a dye composition comprising one or more hydrophobic direct dyes with a log P of greater than or equal to 2, one or more organic alkaline agents, and/or one or more mineral alkaline agents chosen from carbonates, hydrogen carbonates, sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide, and mixtures thereof, one or more compounds (I) comprising in their structure a sequence: | 2012-08-16 |
20120204358 | COLOURING COMPOSITION - The present invention is related to an aqueous oxidative colouring composition for keratin fibres especially human hair. The inventors of the present invention have surprisingly found out that a composition comprising at least one oxidative dye precursor and optionally at least one coupling agent and at least one dipeptide colours hair excellently homogeneously especially hair with various level of damages and improves hair shine, combability and manageability and especially hair coloured with such composition has less flyaways. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204359 | Article of Footwear with Interchangeable Bootie - An article of footwear can receive a bootie. The article can include an upper to receive the bootie. Ball control elements may be provided on the bootie and the ball control elements can extend through the upper. The ball control elements can be configured to aid kicking or to interact with various surfaces. The upper can receive different booties having different ball control elements. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204360 | Loading Ramp and Trailer - An apparatus that includes a mainframe, first and second adjustment disks, an L-arm, and a drive is provided. The mainframe can associate with a hitch of a vehicle, and the first and second adjustment disks can be connected to respective first and second sides of the mainframe. The L-arm can connect to each of the first and second adjustment disks at a plurality of affixation points, and the drive can be braced between the mainframe and the L-arm so as to be capable of supporting the L-arm in a first position. Dimensions of the vehicle can effect at which affixation point in the plurality of affixation points that the L-arm connects to the first and second adjustment disks. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204361 | RAMP FOR A MOVABLE PASSENGER BRIDGE FOR A SHIP - Ramp for a movable passenger bridge, which passenger bridge includes movable sections, arranged to be adapted to an opening in the hull of a ship, which sections are arranged so that passengers can walk from one section into an adjacent section and to a finishing section arranged to be connected to an opening in the hull of the ship, wherein the ramp is arranged at the finishing section and projects from the finishing section into the ship when docked with the ship. The ramp includes two or more parallel footpaths for passengers, in that each footpath includes a plate which is foldable so that it can be folded out and folded up, in that each plate is essentially horizontal in its folded out state and essentially vertical in its folded up state, whereby each plate in its folded up state forms a wall for blocking of the footpath in question. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204362 | ARTICULATING CAGE - An articulating cage configured to raise and lower with respect to a fixed structure. The articulating cage comprises support structures affixed to the fixed structure and that include one or more springs. The articulating cage includes lifting arms that are pivotally connected to the support structures at one end and to a cage portion at the other end. A load chain connects to the springs at one end and to the lifting arm at the other near to the location where the lifting arm connects to the cage portion. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204363 | Length Changeable Ship Ramp - The invention relates to a device ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120204364 | MOVABLE PASSENGER BRIDGE FOR A SHIP - A movable passenger bridge for embarking and disembarking a ship includes sections, each pair of adjacent sections connected at respective ends by shorter transfer sections, arranged so that passengers can walk from section to section. The sections and the transfer sections are supported by a framework of steel beams. The sections are displaceably arranged relative to the framework, forming an angle relative to the horizontal plane, accommodating a height difference between first and second ports. The framework is supported by wheel arrangements that abut against a quay. An entry module by the first port, on the one hand is connectable to a first of the sections, on the other hand is connected to the transfer section which is located closest to and lying in the same vertical plane as the entry module, whereby a connection can be established from the entry module directly into the second transfer section. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204365 | Electric Toothbrush And Toothbrush Head - A toothbrush head of an electric toothbrush, the toothbrush extending longitudinally and having a hand part, the toothbrush head including a drive rocker, a brush-head carrier coupled to the drive rocker, a main bristle carrier and an additional bristle carrier, both carriers bearing a bristle arrangement and moveably attached to the brush-head carrier and driven in oscillation by the drive rocker, and a drive-coupler affixed to at least one of the bristle carriers and coupled to the drive rocker. The head can include two separately mounted bristle carriers, supporting bristle arrangements, which are driven about different movement axes by the drive rocker to enhance the cleaning action of the toothbrush. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204366 | MECHANICAL SWEEPER - The present invention generally pertains to a mechanical sweeper. The mechanical sweeper comprises a pickup broom for lifting debris toward a first belt conveyor. The sweeper further comprises a second deployable conveyor assembly mounted on a turntable and adapted for conveying the debris from the first conveyor to an auxiliary vehicle such as a dump truck. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204367 | VACUUM CLEANER BRUSHROLL - A shaft driven vacuum cleaner brushroll that can be mounted in the nozzle of the vacuum cleaner and directly connected to a shaft of the cleaner's motor drive shaft system. The brushroll features a two-piece drive assembly that simplifies its manufacture and can be engaged on a wood spindle to effectively transmit torque from the vacuum cleaner drive to the brushroll. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204368 | FLOW CONTROLLED SWITCHING VALVE - A flow path switching valve is disclosed that can be operated remotely simply by turning flow on and off. A mid portion of the body has at least one passage therein leading from a central axial bore to one or more external ports each having a tractor nozzle. The valve outlet connects the axial bore to a cleaning nozzle. A poppet member is received in the central axial bore. In a first position, the poppet member directs fluid flow through the outlet to the cleaning nozzle connected to the outlet. The poppet member, when in a second position, closes the central axial bore through the outlet end of the valve body and permits fluid flow through the tractor nozzles. Selection of the different flow paths is made by simply reducing flow through the valve below a predetermined fluid flow threshold and then increasing the flow rate above the threshold. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204369 | MASSAGE BRUSH AND HANDLE FOR MASSAGE BRUSH - A massage brush ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120204370 | TOOTHBRUSH WITH MOVABLE HEAD PORTION - A toothbrush includes a handle, a head and a movable portion affixed to the head. In one embodiment, the head includes an upper surface and a lower surface opposite said upper surface. A recess extends into the upper surface and includes a floor, and a pair of walls extending upwardly from the floor to the upper surface. A central support may be suspended above the floor by a pair of arms that extend from opposite ends of the central support and into notches in the opposing sidewalls of the recess. A portion of the arms may be affixed in the respective notches, and a portion of the arms may be spaced from the walls of the notches to enable the arms to twist within the notches, and this enable movement of the central support. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204371 | TOOTHBRUSH WITH BRISTLES OF NON CIRCULAR TIPS - A toothbrush having a handle with a longitudinal axis, a toothbrush head, constructed and arranged to hold bristles and a plurality of bristles, whereby said bristles are formed in a non-circular configuration whereby the non circular configuration is on at least one of a distal end, a portion including the distal end or the entire bristle. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204372 | Hand Held Personal Cleaning Device - A hand-held personal cleaning device is provided for allowing users with limited upper body mobility to clean hard to reach areas after using the restroom. The device comprises a handle having a grip, a working end having a grasping means, and a rigid curved tube secured therebetween. A first button disposed on the inside of the handle grip allows a user to open and close the grasping means located at the working end. The grasping means is used to retain and release a tissue loofah. A second button is located on the underside of the handle and may be used to disburse liquid from a reservoir within the handle onto the tissue loofah. A user may then maneuver the device and use the loofah to wipe his or her hard to reach areas. The loofah may then be disposed of by depressing the trigger button again, releasing the loofah for disposal down a drain or in a waste basket. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204373 | Snow booger remover - The finished version of the snow booger removal tool for vehicles originated through experimentation with a wide variety of materials and sizes, over a period of two years. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204374 | VEHICLE WINDSHIELD CLEANING SYSTEM - Apparatus for providing a heated cleaning fluid to a vehicle surface having an inlet port for receiving an amount of fluid; a housing bounding a reservoir in fluid communication with the inlet port; and an outlet port in fluid communication with the reservoir for dispensing an amount of heated fluid. A heater element heats fluid that passes from the inlet to the outlet port through the reservoir. A heat exchanger in thermal contact with the heater element for conveying heat to the fluid within the reservoir has a strut that divides fluid entering the housing through the inlet port into two flow paths and elongated fins that extend outwardly from the strut at transverse angles that bound fluid flow channels for fluid moving through said reservoir. A control circuit energizes the heater element with a voltage to heat the heating element. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204375 | STEAM CLEANER INCLUDING A QUICK RELEASE COUPLING FOR A CLEANING TOOL - A steam cleaner that includes a cleaning tool having a first cleaning surface configured to contact the surface being cleaned and a second cleaning surface configured to contact the surface being cleaned. The steam cleaner further includes a coupling operable to removably couple the cleaning tool and a conduit. The coupling includes a locking member movable from an engaged position to a disengaged position. The cleaning tool is coupled to the conduit for movement with the conduit when the locking member is in the engaged position and the cleaning tool is removable from the conduit when the locking member is in the disengaged position. The coupling further includes an actuator manually movable from a locked position to an unlocked position to move the locking member from the engaged position to the disengaged position, and a biasing member that biases the actuator toward the locked position. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204376 | SURFACE CLEANER INCLUDING A CLEANING PAD - A steam surface cleaner operable to clean a surface, and the steam surface cleaner includes a supply tank configured to retain a cleaning fluid, a base including a dispensing nozzle in fluid communication with the supply tank to dispense the cleaning fluid from the supply tank and onto the surface, a handle configured to move the base along the surface, a heater operable to heat the cleaning fluid to generate steam such that the cleaning fluid dispensed from the dispensing nozzle includes steam, and a cleaning pad coupled to the base for movement with the base and such that the cleaning pad is configured to directly contact the surface. The cleaning pad includes an aperture that allows the cleaning fluid to flow from the dispensing nozzle, through the aperture, and onto the surface. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204377 | ACCESSORY TOOL FOR A VACUUM CLEANER - An accessory tool can include a recovery tank assembly for removing fluid and dirt from a surface to be cleaned and store the recovered fluid and dirt. The accessory tool can be used in connection with a vacuum cleaner including an extraction cleaner. The accessory tool can include a housing assembly having a suction outlet opening adapted to be connected to a vacuum hose in fluid communication with the suction source of the vacuum cleaner and a recovery tank can be in fluid communication with the suction nozzle to store liquid drawn in through the suction nozzle. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204378 | UPRIGHT VACUUM CLEANER - Several embodiments of an upright surface cleaning apparatus are disclosed. The surface cleaning apparatus has a first cyclonic cleaning stage and comprises a surface cleaning head having a dirty fluid inlet. A fluid flow path extends from the dirty fluid inlet to a clean air outlet of the upright surface cleaning apparatus. A support member is mounted to the surface cleaning head. A mounting member mounted to the support member. At least one of a first cleaning stage of the upright surface cleaning apparatus and a suction motor is mounted directly or indirectly to the mounting member. A suction motor is provided in the fluid flow path. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204379 | NOZZLE-BASED AEROSOL CLEANER FOR OPTICAL CONNECTORS - A system for cleaning internal optical components of a fiber optic connector includes a source of cleaning medium such as compressed air connected to a cleaning tip. The cleaning tip has a body and a tongue that is configured to be inserted into the end of the fiber optic connector. Nozzles are formed on the tongue. The tongue may have features to open shutters and/or other protective features in the connector that normally protect the internal optical components. When the tongue is inserted into the end of the connector, the nozzles are positioned adjacent optical components to be cleaned and compressed air is delivered through the nozzles to clean the components. Backwash can be exhausted around the tongue or through the tongue to eject contaminants from the fiber optic connector. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204380 | TORQUE-ADJUSTABLE HINGE - A hinge includes a pivot shaft defining a friction surface and a positioning surface on the periphery thereof in such a manner that the radius between the center of axis of the pivot shaft and the friction surface is greater than the radius between the center of axis of the pivot shaft and the positioning surface, an upright bearing portion extended from one side of the base portion, a circularly curved constraint portion, an elastic buffer portion connected between the upright bearing portion and the circularly curved constraint portion, an opening defined between the free end of the circularly curved constraint portion and the base portion remote from the upright bearing portion and a flexible space defined between the elastic buffer portion and the friction surface for absorbing stress generated upon displacement of the circularly curved constraint portion due to rotation of the pivot shaft relative to the knuckle. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204381 | TIGHTENING SYSTEM FOR AN ORTHOPEDIC ARTICLE - A tightening system and method for operating the same in an article for a wearer includes first and second members arranged for being connected at first ends, and separated by a distance at second ends. A tension element connects the first and second members. A tensioning mechanism is mounted on the first member and coupled to the tension element. The tensioning mechanism includes a housing and a retractable and extendable line arranged to be extended from the housing and automatically retract to the housing upon release of the line to permit one-way incremental winding of the tension element to thereby draw the first and second members closer to one another by reducing the distance therebetween. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204382 | Rope Fixer Allowing Easy Adjustment of a Rope - A rope fixer includes first and second ends spaced along a longitudinal axis and an outer periphery extending between the first and second ends. The rope fixer further includes first, second, and third through-holes extending through the outer periphery and spaced from each other along the longitudinal axis. Each of the first, second, and third through-holes includes first and second openings spaced in a circumferential direction surrounding the longitudinal axis. The rope fixer frictionally retains a section of a rope that extends through the first, second, and third through-holes. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204383 | METHOD OF MAKING A MECHANICAL FASTENING STRIP AND RETICULATED MECHANICAL FASTENING STRIP THEREFROM - A method of making a mechanical fastening strip and a reticulated mechanical fastening strip are disclosed. The method includes providing a backing having upstanding posts; providing interrupted slits through the backing, the interrupted slits being interrupted by at least one intact bridging region; spreading the slit backing to provide multiple strands separated from each other between at least some of the bridging regions to provide at least one opening; and fixing the multiple strands of the backing in a spread configuration. The reticulated mechanical fastening strip includes multiple strands of a backing attached to each other at bridging regions in the backing and separated from each other between the bridging regions to provide openings. Upstanding posts on each of the multiple strands have bases attached to the backing, and each of the multiple strands has a width that is greater than that of the bases of its attached upstanding posts. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204384 | Slider for Slide Fastener - A slider of the invention has a slider body and a tab, and first and second tab attachment posts of the slider body rotatably retain an attachment shaft portion of the tab. Further, a cover body covering at least the first and second tab attachment posts is fixed to an upper blade of the slider body. In accordance with this, since the slider has a good touch feeling and an improved outer appearance, it is possible to construct a slide fastener which is excellent in quality. Further, in the case that the slider has a stop mechanism, the stop mechanism can be protected by the cover body, and it is accordingly possible to prevent a trouble in the stop mechanism. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204385 | FASTENING STRAP AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A fastening strap and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The fastening strap includes a first band and a second band. The first band has a first surface and a second surface. The first surface has a plurality of hooks of special configuration. The second band has a third surface and a fourth surface. The third surface is directly adhered to the second surface of the first band, and the fourth surface has a plurality of loops for being mechanically latched by the hooks on the first surface. The second surface and/or the third surface is printed with at least one pattern. After the first band and the second band are adhered together, the pattern can be seen from the first surface of the first band. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204386 | FLANGE CLEAT AND METHOD - A flange cleat comprising a body having a first flange receiving portion and an immediately adjacent second flange receiving portion, a third flange receiving portion cooperatively disposed on the body opposite from the first flange receiving portion and the second flange receiving portion, the body having an elongate portion that extends from the third flange receiving portion, a flexible tab projecting from the elongate portion whereby the flexible tab can be depressed during installation, and the body being resiliently expandable during installation. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204387 | WOVEN FABRIC WITH SHAPE MEMORY ELEMENT STRANDS - The disclosure relates to a woven fabric for use in an implantable medical device. The woven fabric comprises shape memory element strands woven with textile strands. At least one of the shape memory element strands has at least one float of at least five textile strands between binding points. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204388 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATING REED, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND RADIO TIMEPIECE - A method of manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrating reed includes an electrode mark group detecting process of detecting a wafer side mark group and an electrode mask side mark group, and an electrode mask placing process of placing the electrode film mask on the wafer while aligning the wafer side mark group and the electrode mask side mark group, wherein the wafer side mark group and the electrode mask side mark group are constituted by marks having sizes different from each other, the smallest wafer side mark and the electrode mask side mark are used for the alignment of the mutual marks, respectively, and the wafer side mark and the electrode mask side mark except for the smallest wafer side mark and the electrode mask side mark are used in the electrode mark group detecting process. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204389 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor includes steps (a) to (e). The steps (a) and (b) provide anode and cathode terminals to an insulating base respectively. The step (c) mounts a capacitor element on the insulating base. The step (d) coats the capacitor element with enclosure resin. The step (e) separates a first region of the insulating base to which the anode and cathode terminals are provided and on which the capacitor element is mounted from a second region of the insulating base which is different from the first region. The step (a) includes a step (a1) forming a first through hole in the insulating base, and a step (a2) plating an inner surface of the first through hole. The step (b) includes a step (b1) forming a second through hole in the insulating base, and a step (b2) plating an inner surface of the second through hole. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204390 | Burnishing tool and method for burnishing - A burnishing tool and method for providing a surface treatment along the surface of a work piece, the burnishing tool having a tool head comprising a bearing for supporting a rolling element and an encasement for supporting the bearing. The bearing is formed from a self-lubricating polymer such as, but not limited to, polytetrafluoroethylene based resin, ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene based resin. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204391 | VALVE SEAT REMOVAL SOCKET - An apparatus for removing a valve seat may comprise a body, a socket, and a plurality of slots. The body may have a first end, a second end, and outer side surfaces disposed between the first end and the second end, in which at least a portion of the body fits against at least a portion of an interior portion of the valve seat. The socket may be at the first end of the body. The plurality of slots may be situated on the outer side surfaces of the body, and may run to the second end of the body. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204392 | SPRING ATTACHMENT TOOL FOR AIR BRAKE SHOES - A tool for attaching and disengaging a return spring in a truck brake assembly comprises a handle, a shaft, and an arm with a hook and a smaller reverse hook. The hook provides leverage around the spring retainer and the reverse hook engages the spring end to move it into place. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204393 | INTERCHANGING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A BRAKE PISTON COMPRESSOR - A brake piston compressor is provided. The brake piston compressor includes: two blocks; a forcing screw configured to engage the blocks to selectively bring the blocks closer together or farther apart from each other depending upon which way the forcing screw is turned; two pads each pad configured to be slidably engaged with at least one block; and a locking mechanism configured to engage and disengage to lock one of the pads to one of the blocks when the locking mechanism is engaged. A method of operating a brake piston compressor is provided. The method includes: sliding a pad into a channel in a block; locking the pad to the block; and turning a forcing screw to move the pad and block with respect to a second pad and block. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204394 | Hand Tool for Removing a Fly-Screen from a Window Frame - The present disclosure relates to a hand tool for removing a fly-screen from a window frame. The hand tool has a longitudinal axis and comprises a handle portion and a blade portion extending from one end of the handle portion. The blade portion defines at an end distal to the one end of the handle portion, a hook portion for insertion between the fly-screen and the window frame to enable the fly-screen to be removed from the window frame in use. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204395 | METHOD OF INSPECTING AND/OR REPAIRING A COMPONENT AND A DEVICE FOR INSPECTING AND/OR REPAIRING A COMPONENT - A method of inspecting a component in an assembled gas turbine engine includes inserting a boroscope and a conduit through an aperture in a casing of the engine. The conduit has an applicator tip. The boroscope and conduit are directed to the component to be inspected. A dye penetrant is supplied through the conduit to the applicator tip. The applicator tip is arranged to contact the surface of the component and dye penetrant is supplied onto the surface of the component from the applicator tip such that the dye penetrant enters any defects in the surface of the component. The applicator tip includes a porous and malleable member. Light is directed onto the component and the surface of the component is viewed through the boroscope to determine if any defects are present in the surface of the component. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204396 | METHOD OF BENDING SHEET METAL - A method of bending sheet metal uses a test work piece of the same thickness and material as a finished piece. The test piece is bent into an angled form having an interior angle of any size. The interior angle is measured as are the height of each exterior edge above its opposite leg and the height of the apex of the angled form. Using these measurements, the interior radius of the angled form can be calculated as can the inner and outer lengths of the legs. Using these values the depth of a neutral line, which will have the same length in a work piece whether bent or not, can be determined. Once the depth of the neutral line has been calculated, a bend deduction for the final work piece may be determined and thus the required starting length is determined for any desired interior angle or leg lengths. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204397 | Drinking Assistant - A drinking assistant to be used on a beverage can. The drinking assistant includes a cover portion coupled to the top of the beverage can and a skirt portion coupled to the outer surface of the cylindrical body of the drinking container. The cover portion and the skirt portion form a lid structure. The cover portion can have a recess portion having an edge substantially aligned with the edge of an opening on the top of the beverage can. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204398 | Shroud Retaining Pin Extraction Systems and Methods - The present application provides an extraction system for removing a retaining pin from a turbine engine. The extraction system may include a pin extraction fixture and a drill such that the pin extraction fixture positions the drill about the retaining pin. The pin extraction fixture may include a collet and one or more expanders positioned thereabout. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204399 | METHOD OF REMOVING PANELS - A method of removing a wall assembly may comprise removing a first panel from the wall assembly to thereby exposing a space between a backside of a second panel and an outer surface of a support member. The second panel may be secured to the support member by a fastening member. The method may further comprise introducing a tool into the space and releasing the second panel from engagement with the support member using the tool. The second panel may be removed in a manner that it is in condition for reuse in the construction of another wall assembly. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204400 | System and method for replacing rechargeable batteries - A system and method for replacing rechargeable batteries is disclosed. The method comprises providing a battery recharging device having at least two battery recharging locations including at least one open/unoccupied battery recharging location. The rechargeable battery is secured from removal from the battery recharging location until such time as a second rechargeable battery is inserted into a second unoccupied battery recharging location. | 2012-08-16 |
20120204401 | METHOD FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF A SEAL INTO PLUG CONNECTOR PART - The invention relates to a method for inserting insert parts in an injection moulding die, characterized by the following process steps: Providing the insert parts, receiving the insert parts during the opening process of the injection mould die by means of a suitable device, such as a lever ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120204402 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURE OF COVERED STENTS - The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120204403 | ELEVATOR GAP BLOCKING DEVICE - Devices and methods for blocking a gap between an elevator cab and a landing platform to prevent objects falling into the elevator shaft when the cab is adjacent the landing platform and any doors therebetween are open. A plurality of bristles is attached to the cab substantially adjacent the floor or sides of the cab and extending substantially perpendicular to the exterior of the cab to impede passage of objects through the gap. The device comprises a plurality of bristles attached to a frame and optionally secured to the frame by a bristle assembly. The device includes means for fastening to the elevator cab so that the bristles are adjacent and substantially planar to the floor or sides of the cab. The devices and methods thus provide easier retrieval of items dropped over the gap and provide a visual cue to deter disposal of detritus or debris through the gap. | 2012-08-16 |