38th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100237060 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A HEATING ELEMENT WITH TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE CONDUCTIVE LAYER - Methods and system for controlling a heater conductor in a heating element including a sensor conductor separated from the heater conductor by an NTC layer. The heating element is coupled to a control circuit and the flow of electricity from a direct current source through the circuit is controlled such that a change of the resistance of the NTC layer is indicative of the temperature of the heater conductor. This resistance is detected based on a time or amplitude analysis and based thereon, a heating mode of the heater conductor is controlled. In a variation, the circuit is operated in a two-period measurement mode wherein the energy transferred through the NTC layer in one period is equal and opposite to the energy transferred through the NTC layer in the other period. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237061 | HELIX HEATED HOSE - The helix heated hoses | 2010-09-23 |
20100237062 | HEATER WITH SAFETY MECHANISMS - An indoor or outdoor heater with a safety bar, a tiltable heater head, a power controlling and power limiting device serving as safety mechanisms. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237063 | RETICULATE HEATER FOR STEERING WHEEL - A reticulate heater for a steering wheel exhibits flexibility, elasticity and waterproofness. The reticulate heater comprises a reticulate heat generating element ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100237064 | ELECTROMAGNETIC MODULE OF ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF - An electromagnetic module applied in an electronic apparatus having a circuit board is disclosed. The electromagnetic module includes a plate disposed on the circuit board, and an inductor coil assembly. The inductor coil assembly includes a magnetic core assembly, a first insulation layer and a coil, which are stacked on the plate in order. The inductor coil assembly is electrically connected to the circuit board for generating the electromagnetic induction, thereby the eddy current is generated to produce heat when a pot disposed on the electronic apparatus. In addition, a process for manufacturing an electromagnetic module, applied in an electronic apparatus is disclosed. The process includes the following steps: (a) providing a plate, (b) attaching a magnetic core assembly to the plate, (c) correspondingly disposing a first insulation layer on the magnetic core assembly, and (d) correspondingly disposing a coil on the first insulation layer. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237065 | HEATING DEVICE - A heating device includes a first induction coil, a second induction coil, a control panel, a power supply unit and a controlling unit. The control panel issues an adjusting signal. The power supply unit provides a first power and a second power to the first induction coil and the second induction coil, respectively. The controlling unit generates a control signal to the power supply unit according to the adjusting signal, thereby controlling the first power and the second power. Electrical energy is transmitted to the first induction coil and the second induction coil and the frequency difference between the first power and the second power is greater than 15 kHz or smaller than 1 kHz during a first time interval under control of the controlling unit. No electrical energy is transmitted to one of the first induction coil and the second induction coil during a second time interval under control of the controlling unit. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237066 | COMB-LIKE SLIT LAMINATED YOKE FOR A TRAVELLING-MAGNETIC-FIELD INDUCTOR FOR REHEATING METAL STRIP - Yoke formed by a stack of magnetic laminations | 2010-09-23 |
20100237067 | MICROWAVE HEATING DEVICE - A microwave heating device comprises a cavity arranged to receive a load to be heated and a feeding structure for feeding microwaves in the cavity. The feeding structure comprises a transmission line for transmitting microwave energy generated by a microwave source and a resonator arranged at the junction between the transmission line and the cavity for operating as a feeding port of the cavity. The dielectric constant of the material constituting the interior of the resonator and the dimensions of the resonator are selected such that a resonance condition is established in the resonator for the microwaves generated by the source and impedance matching is established between the transmission line, the resonator and the cavity. In addition, the present invention provides a microwave heating device comprising a plurality of feeding ports with reduced crosstalk. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237068 | Container With In-Molded Exposed Panel - A container has a base bottom and a base side wall extending up from and circumferentially around a perimeter of the base bottom. The base side wall terminates at an upper end with a top opening at the upper end into an interior of the container. The base side wall is formed in part by a molded plastic skeleton and in part by at least a wall section of a pre-formed panel structure in-molded with and carried by the skeleton. The wall section is joined to the skeleton along perimeter edges of the panel structure. Portions of both an inner surface and an outer surface of the wall section are exposed and not covered by the skeleton. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237069 | MULTI-LAYER CONTAINER - One embodiment of the present invention provides a partly-biodegradable system, which comprises a non-biodegradable portion and a biodegradable portion wherein the non-biodegradable portion is easily separated from the biodegradable portion for disposal of the system. In certain embodiments, the system further comprises a cover layer of non-biodegradable film which adheres to the first non-biodegradable portion to form a sealed compartment for food or drink reservation. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237070 | STORAGE CONTAINER - A storage container for storing food items includes a base providing a storage cavity accessible by an opening and a detachable lid for covering the opening and enclosing the storage cavity. The lid may include a one-way valve to facilitate evacuation of the storage cavity after the lid has been attached. To provide a substantially air tight seal between the base and lid, a sealing member is included. The sealing member can be comprised of any suitable resilient material such as a thermoplastic elastomer. The sealing member can be integrally bonded to either the base or the lid by, for example, an overmolding process or a co-extrusion process. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237071 | VACUUM COVER - Disclosed herein is a vacuum cover, which is coupled to an object to define storage space isolated from the exterior, and moves in a direction that reduces the volume of the storage space due to its elasticity, thus discharging air from the storage space, therefore improving sealing ability and preventing food stored in the storage space from contacting the air. The vacuum cover is made of elastomer, such as silicone rubber, and integrally has a member for air-tightly contacting an object or a valve for supplying or exhausting the air. The vacuum cover includes an elastic body, which isolates storage space from an exterior and is deformed so that air is exhausted from or supplied to the storage space, and a valve provided at a predetermined position on the body to discharge and/or supply the air from and/or to the storage space. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237072 | CLOSURE OF VESSEL - Disclosed is a closure of a vessel that is prevented from being arbitrarily opened. The closure of a vessel comprises: an inner closure mounted to a vessel inlet of a vessel; an outer closure disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the inner closure so as to perform an idle rotation with respect to the inner closure; a rotation force transmitting portion formed between the inner closure and the outer closure for transmitting a rotation force of the outer closure in an opening direction to the inner closure only when the outer closure is downwardly pressed by force more than a predetermined force; and a protection plate supported by a spacer that maintains a gap between the inner closure and the outer closure by being disposed therebetween, and detachably installed to the outer closure with constituting a part of an upper surface of the outer closure, for allowing the outer closure to perform only an idle rotation with respect to the inner closure in an opening direction, and for transmitting a rotation force of the outer closure to the inner closure when the protection plate is detached from the outer closure and the outer closure is downwardly moved by a force more than a predetermined force from the rotation force transmitting portion. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237073 | SELF-OPENING CLOSURE WITH AIR INLET CHANNEL FOR COMPOSITE PACKAGING OR FOR CONTAINER NECKS TO BE SEALED WITH FOIL MATERIAL - The self-opening closure consists of a pouring spout ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100237074 | RECEPTACLE WITH MOTION DAMPER - A receptacle having one or more lids can be provided one or more dampers configured to slow the movement of the lids from their open position toward its closed position. The lids of the receptacle can have a shape which facilitates dampening of the movement of the lids from an open position to a closed position. The lids and lid portion can have walls which are juxtaposed relative one another in a close relationship such that air briefly retained within the body when the lids are moved from an open position to a closed position. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237075 | SHEET-MATERIAL PIERCER FOR A CONTAINER CLOSURE - A sheet-material piercer ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100237076 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR A LID - A locking device for a lid used with a transporting container that comprises a first half-shell, a second half-shell, and a pivoting bracket proximate the first half-shell and the second half-shell. The locking device further comprises a hinge-joint that includes a first hinge-joint portion at which the first half-shell is attached and a second hinge-joint portion at which the second half-shell is attached, where the second hinge-joint portion is retaining the pivoting bracket at the second half-shell. The locking device also comprises a locking spring that is arranged at the first hinge-joint portion and that co-operates with a first bracket arm of the pivoting bracket, the first bracket arm being arranged opposite to a second bracket arm retained by the second hinge-joint portion. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237077 | COVERS FOR WINEGLASSES OR LIKE CONTAINERS - Cover means ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100237078 | Travel Beverage Container - A beverage container comprises a body for containing a liquid, and a cover assembly for permitting drinking of liquids while preventing accidental spillage of same. The cover assembly includes an open state to permit liquid to be poured from the body and a closed state to prevent liquid from being poured from the body. The beverage container permits drinking from all sides of its top and further enables state change (from open to closed) while holding the container with a single hand. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237079 | CONTAINER AND DIVIDER THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a divider device for use with a container having at least one opening, each such opening having an associated cap. The divider device includes a dividing wall for releasable sealing engagement with an interior wall of the container and for dividing the container into two separate compartments, a first compartment above the dividing wall and a second compartment below the dividing wall. The divider further includes an operable portion coupled to the dividing wall for moving the dividing wall between a sealed position, separating the first and second compartments, and an unsealed position, defining a flow passage permitting flow communication between the first and second compartments. The operable portion including means for engaging a closure member, so as to close said operable portion. The divider device is removably couplable to the container when at least partly disposed inside the container. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237080 | PLASTIC FUEL TANK - The invention relates to a plastic fuel tank ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100237081 | INNER SHELL FOR A PRESSURE VESSEL - Disclosed is a vessel including an outer shell and an inner shell, the inner shell having spaced apart concave recesses formed therein to facilitate a thermal expansion and contraction of the inner shell to militate against failure thereof. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237082 | Gel cushion mat - The invention is a pad having a layer of resilient gel disposed on a layer of foam. The gel layer is preferably a silicone gel or other resilient gel such as a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), SEBS or SEPS and the foam layer is preferably EVA foam. A soft rubber could also be used. The gel layer of the pad may have geometric cutouts such as pleats, grooves, flutings, corrugations, serrated shape, or any combination. The geometric cutouts may have a round, square, trapezoidal, triangular, rectangular, rectangular with rounded corners, half round shape or any combination. The geometric cutouts may also be hollow to further reduce gel material. The shape of the gel layer may be different or independent of the shape of any serrations or geometric cutouts on the foam layer. The pad may be flat or may be formed into a sleeve, a holder for beverage containers, a support pad, or a seat cushions. Many other uses and shapes are conceivable. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237083 | Multi-Functional Base for a Plastic, Wide-Mouth, Blow-Molded Container - A container can have a body with an integrally formed base attached to the body. The base includes a concave annular wall extending from the container sidewall to a standing surface, and an inner wall extending from the standing surface to a substantially flat inner annular wall. The inner annular wall is recessed in the base and is substantially perpendicular to the container sidewall. The inner annular wall includes a centrally located dimple. The dimple includes a plurality of spaced apart and radially extending indented ribs. One or more of the ribs extend radially into a brace that tapers to meet the inner annular wall. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237084 | Rolling Transport Container - A rolling container for transporting items comprising: a storage compartment having an opening and one or more rolling mechanisms; said opening large enough to be lowered over the item to be transported; said storage compartment large enough to contain the item to be transported; said rolling mechanisms attached to the exterior of the storage compartment at a location adjacent to said opening such that after the item to be transported is enclosed within said storage compartment, the container can be shifted approximately ninety degrees from a position of resting on the item to be transported (opening down) to a position of resting on said rolling mechanisms (rolling mechanisms down). A method for loading an item to be transported into a rolling transport container comprising the following steps: lowering the opening of the container over the item to be transported until the item is substantially contained within the storage compartment; shifting the loaded container approximately ninety degrees until the item to be transported is resting on the rolling mechanisms. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237085 | Splashguard for High Flow Vacuum Bubbler Vessel - The present invention is a container having a diptube inlet, at least one baffle disc positioned between the outlet of the diptube and the outlet of the container to provide a narrow annular space between the baffle disc and the sidewall of the container to prevent liquid droplets from entering the outlet to the container and the inner surface of the container sidewall and an annular, radially inward projecting deflector ledge on the sidewall, proximate the baffle disc. The present invention is also a process of delivering a chemical precursor from a container having the above structure. Liquid and vapor delivery are both contemplated. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237086 | ERGONOMIC CONTAINER - A container has a side wall defining therein a hollow space, a bottom connected to the side wall, a top opposite the bottom, and a handle. The side wall has an exterior surface. The top connects to the side wall and has a dispensing orifice. The handle has a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and the first end is connected to the exterior surface of the side wall. When the container is completely filled to form a filled container, the filled container has a center of gravity. A line drawn from the first end to the center of gravity and a line drawn from the second end to the center of gravity form therebetween a handle angle of from about 80° to about 150°. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237087 | Operative-Functional improvement of liquid pouring - This invention consists of an innovation in the means of holding and pouring liquid. This mechanically engineered invention is applied to manually operated containers that can hold a variety of hot or cold liquids. The main advantage lies in the fact that the user avoids any kind of wrist turning or elbow or arm lifting when pouring liquids with minimum manual effort required. This improvement does not only apply to people in good health but also to those who may suffer from some kind of motion disability. Basically, this concept proposes another way of pouring liquids improving ergonomic, operative and functional aspects. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237088 | Container for Food Products - Various packages for food products are provided herein. In one embodiment, a food package comprises a rectangular substantially planar rigid bottom wall; two slanted side/side walls extending angularly upwardly from the bottom wall, and a rectangular opening opposite the bottom wall, the opening larger in area than the rectangular rigid bottom wall. A top side wall and a bottom side wall extend upwardly from the bottom wall; and a flexible film extends over the opening and seals the opening. The side walls are configured to engage and hold the food product, each side wall being angularly ramped and extending downward and inward toward the bottom wall, and having at least one well which extends downwardly from the angularly upward extending side wall. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237089 | Medicine Packing Device - There is provided a medicine packing device, which prevents a free end of a bottom plate of a tablet dispensing measure from tilting due to its own weight. A bottom plate | 2010-09-23 |
20100237090 | PACIFIER DISPENSER AND METHOD - A pacifier dispenser for pacifiers has a nipple portion, a flange portion, and a handle. The dispenser includes a body portion of sufficient size to hold a plurality of pacifiers. A longitudinal nipple slot is adapted and constructed to hold the nipple portions of pacifiers in the holder. A main chamber is adapted and constructed to retain the flange portion of the pacifier, and a longitudinal slot adapted and constructed to allow the handles of the pacifiers to extend outside of the dispenser. A user grasps the handle portion of a pacifier in the dispenser to remove the pacifier therefrom. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237091 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN A VENDING MACHINE - During operation of a vending machine, an image is obtained of an area of interest in the vending machine. As a product selected by a customer moves toward a product retrieval location, images of the area of interest are obtained and transmitted to the data base. Images in the data base are compared to determine whether or not the selected product has moved to the area of interest. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237092 | Partition Plate For Use In V-Measure Of Medicine Packing Device - There is provided a partition plate for use in a V-shaped measure of a medicine packing device, which allows a medicine remaining in the V-shaped measure to be easily cleaned and is smoothly reciprocated in the V-shaped measure. The partition plate | 2010-09-23 |
20100237093 | TIME DELAY PRODUCT PUSHING SYSTEM - A system for controlled advancement of product. Systems of this invention includes a pushing system having a track, a pusher, and an optional resistance mechanism. The resistance mechanism couples to the track and the pusher, controlling forward movement of the pusher along the track and thereby controlling the speed at which product is advanced for access by the consumer. Certain embodiments of the invention include additional mechanisms to further limit the forward progression of the pusher along the track, such as a stop mechanism or an indexing mechanism. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237094 | PLUNGER APPARATUS FOR EMPTYING A CARTRIDGE USING PAINT STIR STICK - A cartridge including a plunger apparatus and methods for emptying the contents within a cartridge using the plunger apparatus (e.g., using a paint stir stick to empty the contents). | 2010-09-23 |
20100237095 | PNEUMATIC COMPONENT FOR THE CONTROLLED MICRO-DIFFUSION OF GAS - A pneumatic component for the controlled micro-diffusion of gas, intended to be fastened to a pressurized gas reservoir having an aerosol valve. The pneumatic component includes a hollow body whose inner portion has at least one upper chamber enclosed by a leaktight, moving shutter, and a fastening system designed to cooperate in a leaktight manner with the upper part of the container. At least one lower chamber of the pneumatic component is formed, once the component has been fastened to the container, between the shutter and the upper part of the container. The shutter bears against the valve, and a lateral orifice in communication with the lower chamber is designed to expel gases from the container to the outside of the pneumatic component. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237096 | WIRELESSLY-POWERED DISPENSER SYSTEM - A wirelessly-powered dispenser system includes a power receiver that is configured to receive a wireless power signal sent from a remotely-located power transmission module. The received wireless power signal is used by the dispenser to power a controller and pump to enable the automatic output of material, such as soap, provided by a replaceable refill container. As such, the dispenser can be installed in a wide range of locations where wired power is unavailable and without the need of battery replacement. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237097 | POSITIVE AIR SHUT OFF DEVICE FOR BAG-IN-BOX PUMP - The present invention provides a device for turning off a pump. In operation, when the device is activated there is vacuum pressure in a syrup chamber. A diaphragm acting in response to the vacuum causes a piston assembly in the syrup chamber to move in the one direction (e.g. right), thus compressing a W-shaped spring in the air chamber. As the piston assembly moves, a spring holder of the W-shaped spring also moves to the one direction. As the W-shaped spring is compressed over and passed the most compressed position, the W-shaped spring moves a valve assembly in the air chamber to an opposite direction (e.g. left) and blocks a hole in a spool that otherwise allows air to pass through the air chamber to activate the pump. When the air is stopped, this turns off the pump. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237098 | Personal protection device - A pocket-sized self-defense spray device is capable of dispensing a chemical irritant to cause temporary breathing difficulty and a burning sensation in the eyes of the target without any permanent damage. The device comprises a casing, a nozzle, and a multi-position trigger. The trigger is slidably mounted in the casing to be moveable from a safe position to an active position. The casing may contain a battery-powered light that is switched on to illuminate the target when the trigger is in the active position. The trigger button in the second position may then be depressed into an engaged position that causes chemical irritant to be discharged from a removable canister with a poppet valve into a nozzle chamber, and out the nozzle exit at a target. The casing includes an ergonomic finger grip that serves to prevent inadvertent discharge at the user, and ease of aiming at the target. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237099 | Beverage Dispensing System - The present application describes a product dispenser. The product dispenser may include at least one macro-ingredient source, at least one micro-ingredient source positioned about the dispenser, a diluent source, a dispensing valve, a number of pumps or metering devices, and a user interface. The user interface receives a request for a product type and instructs the pumps or metering devices to dispense a predetermined type and ratio of macro-ingredients, micro-ingredients, and diluent to the dispensing valve for a predetermined flow rate. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237100 | BEVERAGE STORAGE AND DISPENSING SYSTEM - A beverage storage and dispensing system has a carrier designed for housing a beverage contained in a bulk container. The carrier fits in a temperature controlled box having a self-contained cooling system for maintaining the temperature in the box within a desired temperature range. A dispenser is associated with the box and adapted for communicating from the exterior of the box to the interior of the box for selectively connecting the bulk container to the dispenser system. A gas charge unit is housed in the carrier for gas charging the bulk container while it is in the box. An electrical charge system is housed with the condenser and compressor for charging a battery for operating the compressor system. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237101 | Cleaning Mechanism of build-up for the dispenser - In dispensing the high viscosity fluids, there used to be a inconvenience, due to the build-up growth around the throat of the container during it's usage. The upright piece(s) build in (or attached on) the closure of present invention separates out the build-up from the container throat by turning/twisting the closure. It fresh opens the throat. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237102 | FLUID DISPENSER DEVICE - The invention relates to a fluid product dispensing device comprising: a fluid product dispensing member ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100237103 | PERSONAL DEFENSE SPRAY DEVICE - A self defense spray device comprising a spray unit having a spray canister with an irritant spray, a nozzle operable to release the irritant spray, and a first connector attached to the spray canister. The device further includes a holder having a second connector adapted to releasably engage the first connector to releasably connect the spray unit to the holder, and a safety mechanism that prevents the nozzle from releasing the spray when the spray unit is connected to the holder, thus disarming the device. Once the spray unit is removed from the holder, the safety no longer blocks the nozzle thus arming the device. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237104 | Cove Base Nozzle for Dispensing Applications - A nozzle is disclosed for dispensing viscous material comprising a plurality of dispensing tubes having dispensing tips and a single input cavity adapted to accept the viscous material. In an embodiment, at least one of the dispensing tips is manufactured closed and can be opened at the user's discretion. In a further embodiment, the nozzle has a flange at the input tube end, and the flange holds the nozzle between a dispensing tool end-stop and a material container, such as the tip of a tube of adhesive or sealant. In an embodiment, the dispensing tubes are at an angle to the centerline of the material dispenser. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237105 | Viscous Material Dispenser - A material dispenser for receiving a material container and for dispensing material from the container is disclosed. The material dispenser includes a frame having a body, depending handle and an elongate cradle that extend forward from the body for retaining a material container. The material dispenser includes a trigger actuated plunger mechanism that is operative to push a piston in the material container to dispense material from the container. The material container is held in the material dispenser by a rear receptacle, a distal receptacle and is supported by the cradle. The dispenser includes a no-drool actuator lever that is operatively positioned forward of the trigger so that the operator may activate the actuator lever with the same hand that is being used to hold the dispenser. When the actuator lever is activated it relieves pressure on the plunger to thereby stop material from oozing unintentionally from the container. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237106 | PRESSURIZED PACK FOR VISCOUS MATERIALS - The invention relates to a dispenser for dispensing an adhesive or sealant from a vessel, in particular from a pressurized vessel, via a valve. For this purpose, the dispenser is equipped with a lever with a grip region for actuating the valve. The dispenser also has an attachment, on which the lever is fitted in a pivotable manner, and an actuator with a supporting region for the lever. The actuator is configured such that it can be rotated relative to the attachment, and the supporting region is therefore variable, in order to change the effective lever path for the actuation of the valve, for activating or deactivating the dispenser or for varying the volume flow as product is dispensed. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237107 | POURING DEVICE WITH DEFORMABLE SPOUT - A pouring device includes a container, a stiffening member with first and second stiffening portions having respective terminating ends spaced from each other. The first and second stiffening portions are coupled to the container with a deformable region of the container being positioned between the terminating ends of the first and second stiffening portions. The deformable region can be more resilient than the stiffening member to form a pour spout at least in part from the deformable region upon application of a force to the container toward opposing sides of the deformable region. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237108 | Spray Device - A spraying device | 2010-09-23 |
20100237109 | GARMENT HANGER WTIH LOWER NECK STRADDLE SIZER - In a combination of an intimate apparel hanger and an indicator for displaying garment-related information, the indicator is mounted to a lower neck region of the hanger where the hanger hook intersects the hanger body. The hanger has a flange, having a sloped surface and an undersurface. The indicator has a resilient tab disposed in a wall of the indicator body. The resilient tab is outwardly displaced by the sloped surface to expand the top opening of the indicator to allow the indicator to pass over the flange. The undersurface of the flange retains the indicator at the lower neck region after the indicator passes over the flange. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237110 | MODULAR BACKPACK SYSTEM - A modular backpack system may be provided. The modular backpack system includes a first back panel, a second back panel configured to be removably attached to the first back panel, the second back panel including a first surface such that the first surface of the second back panel is wider than the first back panel, and an adjustable attachment system connected to the first surface of the second back panel including a plurality of attachment rails disposed along at least a portion of the vertical length of the second back panel in a substantially parallel configuration. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237111 | Backpack with collapsible stretcher and collapsible wheel assembly - A backpack employs a collapsible stretcher and a collapsible wheel assembly. The backpack may be transformed from a compact mode suitable for portability of the backpack to an extended mode wherein the stretcher is extended. A pair of wheels are inflated so that the wheels at one end contact the terrain and at the other end the stretcher is engaged to the backpack to provide for an efficient transport of an injured individual placed in the stretcher. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237112 | Harness Fastener System for Child Carrier Device - A harness fastener system for a child carrier device comprises a first plug, and a buckle including a front surface and a release button. The first plug is movable along a first direction substantially parallel with the front surface for engaging with the buckle, and the release button is movable along a second direction substantially parallel with the front surface for pushing the first plug out of the buckle. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237113 | MONEY BELT - A money belt is disclosed herein. The money belt includes an ankle/foot band sized to be attached to an ankle and a money carrying mechanism that is attached to the ankle/foot band and adapted to carry and secure money, e.g., paper money, or other objects. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237114 | DEVICE SUPPORT - A support system for devices having a back plate, and a support arm connected to the back plate, the support arm having a plate section with a device connection, the support arm configured to be jointed from the back plate, the back plate and the support arm in conjunction configured to hold a device in any one of a plurality of positions, wherein the support system is configured to be worn by an individual. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237115 | DIABETIC DISPENSER - A dispenser bracelet wearable on the wrist or arm and for carrying a consumable product for the treatment of the symptoms of hypoglycemia of a diabetic user, the dispenser bracelet comprising: a bracelet body ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100237116 | VERSATILE LEG FOR A ROOF RACK - The invention relates to a leg for a roof rack, the leg being adapted to be attachable to a plurality of different mounting systems by which to attach the leg to a vehicle. The invention also relates to different mounting systems for attaching to the leg for attaching the roof rack leg to a mount on the vehicle. In addition, the invention relates to a permanent pad mount for attaching to a vehicle and for use with the leg of the invention and, preferably, with one of the mounting systems of the invention to attach a roof rack to the vehicle. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237117 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING CARGO ON A MOTORCYCLE - An apparatus for transporting cargo on a motorcycle comprises a first rack having a width of about the width of a seat of a motorcycle. The first rack has a first plurality of attachment structures fixedly attached thereto. A second rack has a base with a second plurality of attachment structures fixedly attached to a bottom of the base configured for engaging with and being secured to the first plurality of attachment structures. The second rack is positioned on top of the first rack when secured thereto and includes a pair of upwardly extending elongate members fixedly coupled to the base and angled toward the rear of the motorcycle. The elongate members are each provided with a transversely extending receiving member and a centrally located receiving bracket attached proximate a rearward side of the base, thus forming a three-point attachment structure for attaching an accessory to a motorcycle. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237118 | BICYCLE HYDRATION BOTTLE SYSTEM - A bottle holder for a bicycle including a frame attachable to a seat post assembly is described herein. The seat post assembly possesses a seat post extending at least partially in a vertical direction from the bicycle along a seat post axis such that the seat post axis extending concentrically along the length of the seat post. A first cage and a second cage are attached to the frame wherein each of the cages is adapted to retain a bottle. Each bottle possesses a top end and a bottom end wherein, when retained in either of the cages, the top end of the bottles are above the bottom end of the bottles, respectively, and the top ends of the bottles are closer to the seat post axis than the bottom end of the bottles such that a bottle axis that extends substantially centrically through the top and bottom ends of each bottle is at an angle of least seven degrees relative to the vertical direction. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237119 | Bicycle Child Seat Mounting Assembly - The invention relates to a mounting assembly for mounting a child seat on a bicycle. The mounting assembly comprises a support member and clamping means for attaching the support member to a head portion of a bicycle frame. The support member is provided with one or more assembly means, which is adapted to cooperate with assembly means provided on the child seat. The support member has a bearing portion for engaging an upper side of a substantially horizontal cross bar of the bicycle frame. The clamping means comprise a first clamping member for engaging a head post of the frame and a second clamping member for engaging a diagonal bracing bar of the frame. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237120 | COUPLING DEVICE RELEASABLY ATTACHING ACCESSORIES TO A BICYCLE - A coupling device for releasably attaching accessories to a bicycle, with a coupling part which is fastened or can be fastened to the accessory and has a retaining section which can be coupled on by being pushed in, and with a coupling unit designed for receiving the retaining section, is permanently integrated on the bicycle or is fastened to the bicycle by a connection element and has a receiving section for pushing in the retaining section. Various optional and uniform coupling options are obtained by coupling units, each identical, being permanently integrated at a plurality of points on the bicycle, or by provision of differently designed connectors with which separate coupling units can be equipped and can be attached to different points on the bicycle, and by the coupling parts configured so that they are attached or can be attached to various types of accessories. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237121 | SCARF, GLOVE AND HAT SET FOLDABLE INTO A POCKET ON THE SCARF - An article of apparel is convertible into a travel pillow and includes an elongated scarf having opposite end regions, a pair of open pockets at the end regions, and a pair of gloves receivable in one of the pockets when not worn on a wearer's hands. A hat is optionally receivable in the one pocket when not worn on the wearer's head. The scarf is foldable onto itself by being folded or rolled from the other of the pockets towards the one pocket to form folded scarf portions. The folded scarf portions are receivable in the one pocket, together with the gloves and optionally the hat, for joint compact storage, or for use as a travel pillow in which the folded scarf portions, the gloves, and optionally the hat, stuff and plump the pillow. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237122 | BACKPACK - A backpack assembly including a bag portion having at least one pouch and a harness assembly coupled to the bag portion for securing the bag portion to a user. The harness assembly includes first and second shoulder strap assemblies extending from the bag portion at a spaced distance apart from one another sufficient to align each first and second strap assembly with a respective shoulder region of a user. The back portion of the bag portion is configured to define a concave planar surface for confirming to a user's back. The bag portion has a width greater than that of it's length such that when the bag portion is fitted to the back of a user the bag portion is entirely disposed on a upper back portion of a user. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237123 | CONVEYER OF HONEYCOMB FORMED ARTICLE AND CONVEYING METHOD THEREOF - There is disclosed a conveyer and a conveying method that enable conveying a lengthy honeycomb formed article extruded at a high speed with a simple apparatus without causing cracks and deformation. The conveyer of a honeycomb formed article includes a plurality of lengthy cradles | 2010-09-23 |
20100237124 | ELECTRIC DRIVING MACHINE - A controller | 2010-09-23 |
20100237125 | Nail Gun and Safety Device of the Same - A nail gun includes a housing, a safety device, a gun barrel, a supporting part, a block, a nosepiece, a linkage, a contacting part, a protrusion, a front linking part, a rear linking part and an arm. The safety device is arranged on the housing. The gun barrel is located at the front end of the housing. The supporting part is arranged inside the housing and has an elastic element. The block is disposed on the gun barrel. The nosepiece and the linkage are slidably arranged on the gun barrel. The contacting part is located at the front end of the nosepiece. The protrusion is applied to against the block. The front linking part is located at the rear end of the nosepiece. The rear linking part detachably connects the front linking part. The arm is located at the rear end of the linkage and against the elastic element. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237126 | DRIVE TOOL - A drive tool includes an ejector, a press member, a press detection switch, an operation member, an operation detection switch, a control unit, an operation state detector, and a report unit. The control unit makes the ejector carry out ejection of a fastening tool when the press detection switch and the operation detection switch are turned on. The operation state detector detects a case where the drive tool comes into one of a plurality of kinds of preset operation states which include at least one operation state other than a state of a battery. Report patterns different for each of the plurality of kinds of operation states are set in the report unit. When one of the operation states is detected by the operation state detector, the report unit reports the detection using the report pattern set corresponding to the detected operation state. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237127 | OSCILLATION REDUCING SUSPENSION DEVICE FOR A FAN MOTOR OF A COMBUSTION-POWERED TOOL - An oscillation reducing suspension device for a fan motor of a combustion-powered tool includes a rigid axial-play setting unit mounted on an upper major surface of a cylinder head, and having upper and lower limit defining members that are spaced apart from each other by an axial play route, a suspending mount configured to keep the fan motor oriented in a rotary axis, and having a lug which extends radially into the axial play route to divide the axial play route into proximate and distal regions, and an elastomeric damper unit having upper and lower damping members respectively disposed in the distal and proximate regions. By virtue of the rigid mount supporting the fan motor, and the resilient damper unit coupling the mount and the cylinder head, the fan motor is firmly secured to the cylinder head, and axial oscillation of the fan motor is reduced. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237128 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING A SHAPE MEMORY ARTICLE TO A SURGICAL SITE - The invention pertains to a method and apparatus for delivering an article formed of a shape memory alloy to a surgical implantation site. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237129 | End-To-End Anastomosis Instrument and Method for Performing Same - A surgical instrument for performing an end-to-end anastomosis of first and second luminal structures includes a housing having an actuator attached thereto and a selectively removable loading unit attached to a distal end of the housing which supports any array of surgical fasteners at a distal end thereof. The surgical fasteners are simultaneously deformable upon activation of the actuator such that a distal end of each surgical fastener secures each end of each luminal structure to complete the end-to-end anastomosis wherein the resulting eversion is exterior to the luminal structures. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237130 | Surgical Instrument with Replaceable Loading Unit - A surgical stapling device has an elongated body and a removable loading unit and a securing structure for securing the loading unit onto the elongated body. A guiding ramp guides the movement of the loading unit as it is mounted onto the loading portion. The locking structure has a first position for locking movement of the loading unit and enabling firing rod to engage the loading unit. The locking unit has a second position for allowing the loading unit to be disengaged and removed from the device. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237131 | SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUS - A surgical stapling device particularly suited for endoscopic procedures is described. The device includes a handle assembly and an elongated body extending distally from the handle assembly. The distal end of the elongated body is adapted to engage a disposable loading unit. A control rod having a proximal end operatively connected to the handle assembly includes a distal end extending through the elongated body. A control rod locking member is provided to prevent movement of the control rod until the disposable loading unit is fully secured to the elongated body of the stapling device. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237132 | CIRCULAR SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT WITH ANVIL LOCKING SYSTEM - Circular stapling instruments for cutting and applying one or more surgical staples to tissue are disclosed. The instruments include various forms of anvil locking systems designed to selectively prevent the anvil from moving axially relative to the stapling head of the stapling instrument. One embodiment employs an elongated gear rack that is selectively engagable with locking gears to prevent axial motion of the elongated gear rack and an adjustment shaft used to axially position the anvil. Other embodiments employ a gear assembly that cooperates with the elongated gear rack. A locking member is movably supported by a handle assembly that houses the gear assembly and elongated gear rack. The locking member is configured for selective meshing engagement with the gear assembly to ultimately prevent axial movement of the gear rack and adjustment shaft. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237133 | KNIFE/FIRING ROD CONNECTION FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A surgical instrument including a frame, an elongate portion, a firing rod and an end effector is disclosed. The elongate portion extends distally from the frame and defines a longitudinal axis. The firing rod is disposed at least partially with the elongate portion and is proximally and distally translatable with respect to the elongate portion. The end effector includes a knife and is disposed at a distal portion of the elongate portion. Distal movement of the firing rod causes a distal end of the firing rod to link with the knife. Proximal movement of the firing rod moves the linked knife proximally to a first predetermined position. The knife is unlinked from the firing rod when the firing rod has been translated proximally to a second predetermined position. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237134 | Repair process for coated articles - A process for repairing a damaged portion of a thermal barrier coating on a turbine engine component includes sintering a mixture comprising particles of a bond coat and particles of a brazing alloy to form a composite preform; depositing a thermal barrier coating on the composite preform; contacting the composite preform with the deposited thermal barrier coating with an uncoated surface of the damaged portion of the turbine engine component; and heating the composite preform with the deposited thermal barrier coating to a temperature effective to form a brazed joint between the composite preform and the uncoated surface of the damaged portion of the turbine engine component. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237135 | Methods For Making An Attack Tool - In one aspect of the invention, an attack tool is disclosed which has a wear-resistant base suitable for attachment to a driving mechanism, a first cemented metal carbide segment brazed to the base at a first interface, and a second metal carbide segment brazed to the first carbide segment at a second interface opposite the base. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237136 | GOLF CLUB HOZEL BRAZING - A method of applying brazing to the task of attaching a golf club head to a hozel is presented. Brazing is preferable over gluing because of its improves strength characteristics, and preferable to welding because their is no risk of deforming the head or hozel because of high welding temperatures, and there is no welding bead to grind down. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237137 | Pizza Carton With Curved Top - A carton for holding a food product. The carton has a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. The front and back panels each have a curved edge at an end of the carton. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237138 | CARTON WITH REINFORCED TOP PANEL - A carton for containing a plurality of containers. The carton comprises a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises a bottom panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a top panel foldably connected to the first side panel, a second side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and a reinforcement panel foldably connected to the second side panel. The reinforcement panel is in face-to-face contact with the top panel. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237139 | Apparatus Pertaining to a Single-Piece Blank and a Corresponding Clamshell-Style Carton - A single-piece blank forms a clamshell-style carton. This single-piece blank includes a plurality of fold lines. These fold lines are oriented and positioned such that folding the single-piece blank along the plurality of fold lines forms this clamshell-style carton. The resultant carton will tend to have a first compartment and a second compartment. Both compartments comprise corresponding storage areas of approximately equal size and both also share a particular fold line that also serves as a hinged edge. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237140 | TWO PIECE PACKAGE ASSEMBLY - A package ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100237141 | CONTAINER AND CLOSURE DEVICE EMPLOYABLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH SAID CONTAINER - A container is realisable by folding a laminar element ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100237142 | PAPER CONTAINER - Provided is a paper container including four body portion panels ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100237143 | FLEXIBLE MAILBOX POST ASSEMBLY - A mailbox post assembly includes a lower post having an upper surface, and an upper post having a lower surface. A flexible member is securably interposed between the upper surface of the lower post and lower surface of the upper post. The flexible member is configured to allow the upper post to flex relative to the lower post. Preferably, the flexible member is part of a flex assembly further including a lower post mounting bracket, an upper post mounting bracket, and a shear washer. The flex assembly is preferably covered with a snow and ice shield. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237144 | Mail Box - A mailbox for holding mail may include a housing to house the mail and a stand to support the housing. The housing may include a security shelf to prevent access to a bottom portion of the housing. The housing may include a lower door and the lower door may be pivotable to access the bottom portion of the housing. The lower door may include a lock, and the housing may include a fixed wall to prevent access to the housing. The housing may include a flap to cooperate with the fixed wall, and the security shelf may include a horizontal section. The security shelf may include an inclined section, and the mailbox may include a light. The light may be powered by solar, and the light may be powered by landscaping power. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237145 | TRANSACTION RECORDAL SYSTEM - A system for recording a transaction relating to a security document, the security document having disposed thereon or therein coded data including a number of coded data portions. Each coded data portion is indicative of at least an identity of the security document. The system includes a computer system that receives indicating data from a sensing device, in response to sensing of the coded data. The computer system determines the identity of the security document and the transaction and uses this to update transaction data indicative of the identity of the security document and the transaction. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237146 | CARD AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention provides a method for performing card authentication of a bank card. The method comprises reading a first liquid encoded number (LEN | 2010-09-23 |
20100237147 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE CADENCE OF AN AUTOMATIC WEAPON - The aim of the invention is to devise an inexpensive method and device that allows predefined target tolerances of an automatic weapon ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100237148 | Controlling Connectivity of a Wireless Smart Card Reader - A system includes a wireless-enabled smart card reader able to be connected concurrently to at least two devices and a mobile device able to be connected wireles sly to the smart card reader and to control connections of the smart card reader. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237149 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPENSATING FOR FIXED PATTERN NOISE - This disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for estimating and, at least partially, compensating for fixed pattern noise (FPN) in an image sensor. In one configuration, an estimate of the FPN of an image sensor may be obtained by capturing a dark image (either a linear or an area image, depending on the sensor type) using a first exposure time, an illuminated image may be captured using a second exposure time, the second exposure time is greater than the first exposure time, and the dark image may be subtracted from the illuminated image to compensate, at least partially, for FPN. Certain configurations may utilize virtual scan lines. Two or more dark images may also be utilized to estimate FPN in an image sensor. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237150 | POINT-OF-TRANSACTION WORKSTATION FOR ELECTRO-OPTICALLY READING ONE-DIMENSIONAL AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL INDICIA BY IMAGE CAPTURE - A solid-state imager is mounted at a point-of-transaction workstation for capturing images of one- and two-dimensional indicia and is operated at high speed to resist image blurring due to relative movement between the target and the imager. Dedicated hardware assistance and computation resources are allocated to decode multiple, continuous and simultaneous video streams from multiple imagers at the workstation. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237151 | SELECTION SYSTEMS - A token comprising 1) a zone (Z | 2010-09-23 |
20100237152 | WIRELESS IC DEVICE - An article package formed from, for example, an aluminum-evaporated laminated film includes a cut-out section, which has no aluminum-evaporated layer, in an edge. An electromagnetic-coupling module is disposed in the cut-out section. A wireless IC device is constituted by the electromagnetic-coupling module and an aluminum-evaporated layer of the package. A magnetic-field antenna of the electromagnetic-coupling module is coupled to the aluminum-evaporated layer of the package. The whole of the article package acts as a radiator of the antenna. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237153 | Transaction Card Package Assembly Having Enhanced Security - A transaction card package assembly comprising a transaction card connected to a first panel via a releasable interface, wherein the first panel is affixed to a second panel such that upon releasing the interface, the first panel remains affixed to the second panel and the transaction card is released from the package assembly. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237154 | SHOWER ARRANGEMENT - A shower arrangement ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100237155 | AIRCRAFT CABIN TEMPERATURE SENSOR FILTER - A method and apparatus are provided for detecting a temperature of a cabin within an airplane. The method includes the steps of providing a temperature sensor, enclosing the temperature sensor within an enclosure, coupling an inlet of the enclosure to the cabin of the airplane and an outlet to an air conditioning air return of the airplane and disposing a filter over the inlet. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237156 | Heating system and method using a fireplace - A heating system and method includes a water circulation system for heating the interior of a building. The system further includes a boiler for storing and alternatively heating the water, and a fireplace jacket positioned in a fireplace of the building. The fireplace jacket includes a serpentine shaped length of pipe for circulating water. Fireplace jacket inlet and outlet ports communicate with the boiler for circulating the water in a closed system. A heating system control system manages the circulation of the water in the circulation system. The control system includes a safety unit having a thermometer, and the control system automatically circulates the water when the water is heated to a specified temperature. The control system automatically switches between using fossil fuel to heat the water in the boiler and using the fireplace jacket to heat the water in the boiler. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237157 | Ground heating flooring with internal heating conduction structure - A ground heating flooring with internal heat conduction structure includes a flooring body, a plurality of heat conduction mediums, a heating pipe, an upper locking member and a lower locking member. Each of the heat conduction mediums, provided within the flooring body, one end of which contacts with the heating pipe such that a heat within the heating pipe is conducted directly and distributed rapidly all around the flooring. The upper locking member, provided at a side of the flooring body, defines an upper protruding supporting cavity. The lower locking member, provided at an opposite side of the flooring body, defines a lower concaved supporting cavity. When an upper locking member of a flooring is engaged with a lower locking member of an adjacent flooring, the upper supporting cavity is fitted into the lower supporting cavity for forming an accommodating chamber to receive the heating pipe therein. | 2010-09-23 |
20100237158 | PRECAST CONCRETE COMPONENT MATERIAL MIXTURE AND METHOD OF PRECASTING - A precast concrete component material mixture and method of precasting, which is used to manufacture sleepers for transportation tracks, and related precast concrete components, are provided. The precast concrete component material mixture include: 891 to 963 kg/m | 2010-09-23 |
20100237159 | Nozzle assembly for liquid dispenser - A nozzle assembly for a liquid dispenser includes an outlet member that defines a liquid supply conduit and a nozzle that includes an exit orifice, wherein the nozzle is disposed over an end of the outlet member. A liquid compression path is defined by the nozzle and the outlet member, wherein the liquid compression path includes a liquid compression chamber that supplies liquid from the liquid supply conduit to the exit orifice. The nozzle is adjustable between a first spray position for projecting a liquid spray having a first average droplet size and a second spray position for projecting a liquid spray having a first average droplet size. In the first spray position the liquid compression chamber has a first volume and in the second spray position the liquid compression chamber has a second volume. Preferably, the liquid spray is formed without a swirl chamber. | 2010-09-23 |