40th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110240646 | ARRAY OF PACKAGES SEALED WITH A TAPE HAVING A LINE OF WEAKNESS - An array of packages, wherein each package in the array has at least two opposable shortened or “shied” flaps that are sealed with tape. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240647 | CONTAINER WITH FOIL SEAL - A container includes a housing and a cover which may be wholly or partially removed to open the container. A foil seal is used to seal the joint between the housing and the cover. The foil seal is internal to the container. The foil seal separates during opening of the cover, respective parts of the foil seal remaining with the housing and the cover. The foil seal may be a metal or metal-containing foil, for example being an aluminum, steel, or titanium foil, or a metalized plastic foil. A cutter, such as a serrated edge, may be positioned to facilitate cutting of the foil seal during cover opening. The container may be part of a seeker assembly with the housing being a seeker housing, and the cover being a removable or hinged cover that protects an optical seeker during some portions of flight, such as during launch of a spacecraft. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240648 | Spin Lock Container Having an Inner Seal - A spin lock container comprising a container member having a bottom, an upper annular rim and a substantially continuous side wall extending from the bottom and terminating at the rim, the bottom and side wall defining a first member cavity, the rim including a first member skirt having a plurality of first threads, the plurality of first threads having substantially equidistant engagement points; and a closure member having a peripheral sealing portion, the sealing portion including a sealing liner and a skirt having a plurality of second threads adapted and positioned to cooperate with the first threads, wherein sealable engagement of the container member and closure member is effectuated when the first and second threads are fully aligned. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240649 | CAP FOR USE IN FLUID PRESSURE DEVICE AND FIXING METHOD THEREFOR - A pair of penetrating holes are formed along a longitudinal direction in the interior of a cylinder body that constitutes a fluid pressure cylinder. One end of the pair of penetrating holes is sealed by a pair of caps formed in plate-like shapes. The caps, for example, are formed by press molding a plate body made up from a metal material such as aluminum or the like. Outer edge portions of the caps include bent portions, which are inclined at a predetermined angle in a radial outward direction. In addition, the caps are installed by means of the bent portions biting into inner circumferential surfaces of the penetrating holes. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240650 | PACKAGE HAVING SHORTENED FLAPS SEALED WITH A TAPE HAVING A LINE OF WEAKNESS - A package having shied flaps, wherein at least two of its flaps are sealed with a tape; the tape comprises two or more lateral adhesive strips and a non-adhesive area having a line of weakness positioned there between. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240651 | RECEPTACLE AND WASTE BAG - The present invention relates to a receptacle ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110240652 | WAVE PREVENTING FLEXIBLE TANK FOR LIQUIDS - The present invention is a flexible tank ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110240653 | CONTAINER HAVING SEALABLE DISCRETE COMPARTMENTS - A container having a bottom section having a plurality of discrete compartments which may be sealed to prevent spilling or intermixing of contents including liquids in the compartments, sealing is accomplished by a lid having ribs, each of which is dimensioned to fit within the top portion of a compartment. A rib of resilient material surrounds each rib and is compressed when the lid is affixed to the bottom section. The lid carries a locking mechanism which when in the close position urges the central part of the lid toward the bottom section. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240654 | RECEPTACLE FOR SPENT SMOKING MATERIAL - A receptacle for spent smoking material has a modular construction and can include a base, a lid, a neck, and a head. The base and the lid define a chamber for containing the spent smoking material. The lid can be removably connected to the base through the rotative engagement of corresponding lugs on the base and the lid. The neck can be assembled to the lid using a one-way connector mechanism. The head can be assembled to the neck using a one-way connector mechanism. The head portion has an orifice therein for receiving spent smoking materials, which can be directed through the neck to the chamber. A bucket can be provided in the chamber to receive the spent smoking materials. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240655 | TEMPERATURE REGULATING DEVICE FOR A PRESSURE VESSEL - A pressure vessel is disclosed, the pressure vessel having an outer shell, an inner shell, and a temperature regulating device, the temperature regulating device adapted to regulate the temperature of a fluid stored in the inner shell during operation of the pressure vessel and to minimize curing time during manufacture of the pressure vessel. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240656 | Heated Container - A temperature changing container includes a plurality of walls joined to form an enclosure which seals contents of the enclosure within the walls. One of the walls includes a depression extending into the enclosure. Upon activation, chemicals at least partially disposed within the depression change temperature. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240657 | CRATE - A crate comprises a bottom and two respective pairwise opposing side walls and end walls, wherein at least one end wall comprises a thinned portion, and wherein the thinned portion is adapted to allow the user to cut the end wall for providing an inspection opening. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240658 | CONTAINER WITH INTERLOCKING CONFIGURATION - A container, in a preferred form, includes a support member having a support surface, a first side that extends away from the support member and defines a first foot that is adjacent the support surface and that has a first face, and a second side that extends away from the support member and defines a second foot that is adjacent the support surface and that has a second face. When the first foot abuts the second foot, the first face and second face interlock to inhibit relative movement between the first foot and the second foot. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240659 | CRATE - A crate comprises a bottom and two respective pairwise opposing side walls and end walls, wherein the bottom is arch-shaped curving towards the interior of the crate, such that a space between a lower surface of the bottom and a plane defined by a lower end of the crate is provided. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240660 | CRATE - A crate comprises a bottom and two respective pairwise opposing side walls and end walls, wherein each side wall comprises a smooth inner surface being shaped in a convex form towards the outside of the crate, thereby providing an inner surface for accommodating products having rounded surface portions and avoiding damage of the products. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240661 | STRUCTURE OF A PLASTIC CONTAINER HAVING A FLANGE, MOULD THEREOF AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A structure of a plastic container having a hollow flange, a mould thereof and a method for manufacturing the same are provided in the present invention. The mould of the plastic container includes a first mould plate and a second plate. The first mould plate has a mould cavity, and the second mould plate has a mould insert. The mould cavity and the mould insert are combined to form a body-forming space and a flange-forming space. The flange-forming space surrounds an end surface of the body-forming space. The mould can feed air into a flange-forming space by an air-supplying pipe and a material-overflowing space during the injection molding of the mould, thereby forming a finished product of the plastic container having a hollow-shaped flange. The structure of the plastic container includes a body and a flange having a closed hollow portion. The plastic container has a better structure strength. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240662 | COVER WITH ELASTIC PORTION FOR BAR-TYPE PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - Provided is a bar-type portable terminal device cover having an elastic portion, which is capable of achieving, due to the provision of an elastic portion, convenient detachability of the cover while providing a streamlined configuration to allow complete protective surrounding of device corners by corner portions of the cover to thereby exclude the formation of cut grooves responsible for contamination risk, and which is also capable of significantly improving quality of the product due to having improved device protective performance and elegant external appearance. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240663 | SILICA CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method for producing a silica container having a rotational symmetry is provided. The method includes, forming a preliminarily molded article by feeding a powdered substrate's raw material to an inner wall of an outer frame having aspiration holes with rotating the frame, and forming a silica substrate. The preliminarily molded article is aspirated from an outer peripheral side with controlling a humidity inside the outer frame by ventilating gases present in the outer frame with charging from inside the preliminarily molded article a gas mixture comprised of an O2 gas and an inert gas and made below a prescribed dew-point temperature by dehumidification, and at the same time heated from inside the preliminarily molded article by a discharge-heat melting method with carbon electrodes, thereby making an outer peripheral part of the preliminarily molded article to a sintered body while an inner peripheral part to a fused glass body. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240664 | Ice Guard III - The Ice Guard III is a solid diaphragm and clip, injection molded into one piece. The material used is polystyrene; an FDA approved material for use in contact with food or beverage. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240665 | Support structure for stabilizing a container - A structure for stabilizing a container includes a base having at least one dimension greater than a horizontal dimension of the container. A generally vertical member extends from the base in contact with the container. An adjustable securing member engages the generally vertical member and the container, and maintains contact between the container and the generally vertical member to secure the container above the base, such that the base retains the container in a generally upright orientation. The container is thereby prevented from spilling and/or falling when unintentionally provided with a lateral force or placed at an angle with respect to a generally horizontal surface. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240666 | LID SLIDING INTO BEVERAGE CUP - This invention presents a new form and method of use for disposable lids. The new lid slides into the cup, relying on the pressure between the outer wall of the lid and the inner wall of the cup for liquid-tight sealing. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240667 | MODULAR DISPLAY RACK - A modular display rack and, more specifically, a display rack having a plurality of cylindrical bins oriented horizontally and stacked vertically. The cylindrical bins consist of a transparent half-pipe bottom with vertical dividers attached to two circular end caps. The circular end caps provide a hinge for a rotatable door and snap-to-fit features that allow the stacking of the bins vertically. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240668 | OPENING AND CLOSING APPARATUS - The opening and closing apparatus includes a lower unit case, an upper unit case, a hinge, a lower guide member, an upper guide member and an opening/closing linking unit. The upper unit case is configured to open and close with respect to the lower unit case. The lower guide member is disposed in the lower unit case, and the upper guide member is disposed in the upper unit case. The opening/closing linking unit includes a first rotating member, a second rotating member and a linking portion. As the upper unit case is closed, the opening/closing linking unit moves from the base end side toward the distal end side along the upper guide member and the lower guide member. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240669 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING PROTECTIVE HAND COVERS - A protective hand cover dispenser is placed and secured on the inside of a fuel tank cap door and provides disposable protective hand covers worn while refueling an automobile. The use of the protective hand covers prevents gasoline from adhering to an operator's hands and can also prevent the spread of germs. The protective hand cover dispenser holds a roll of protective hand covers that are easily accessible by a person refueling an automobile. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240670 | Disposable Bathroom Hand Towels - A disposable hand towel system for a residential bathroom that improves sanitation and hygiene between users. A modular housing dispenses disposable hand towels as an alternative to traditional hand towels or shower towels used to clean and dry hands prior to leaving a bathroom setting. Rather than reusing a single towel placed in a bathroom or water closet, a set of thick, disposable cloth hand towels are provided. A wall-mounted or counter top dispensing container houses the disposable towels and dispenses a single towel at a time. A plurality of holes in the container allow for wall-mounting. Alternatively, a series of suction cups or a high-friction lower surface keeps the container stationary on a counter top. The towels themselves are a thick, soft cloth large enough to effectively dry a user's hands and face without getting saturated, while still thin enough to be disposable after one use. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240671 | DISCHARGING MATERIAL FROM HOPPERS AND THE LIKE - An apparatus to effect optimum delivery of dry bulk material from a hopper includes a device to provide vibratory stimulus to the hopper. The device for providing vibratory stimulus includes a device to identify the resonant frequency of the hopper and its contents at any time and to automatically continuously vary the frequency of the vibratory stimulus to maintain this frequency at, or close to, the resonant frequency of the hopper and its contents. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240672 | CHEMICAL SUPPLY SYSTEM - This invention provides a chemical supply system for supplying chemical solution from a chemical tank. The chemical supply system includes a chemical supply pump, a pressure adjuster configured to suction the chemical solution into the pump chamber by setting the pressure of working gas to a suction pressure, a switching controller configured to switch the suction-side opening-closing valve to the open state for starting to fill the pump chamber with the chemical solution, a pressure detector configured to detect at least one of a gas pressure in a space connected to the working chamber and a gas pressure in the working chamber when the suction-side opening-closing valve is switched to the open state and starts an inflow of the chemical solution to the pump chamber, and a suction controller configured to control the suction pressure applied to the working chamber by the pressure adjuster, based on a detection result of the pressure detector. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240673 | COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MAKING - A blow molded collapsible container includes a main body portion having a sidewall that defines an interior space that has a volume. The container further has a neck portion that is unitary with the sidewall. The neck portion has an opening defined therein that is in communication with the interior space. The main body portion includes opposing sides, with each of the opposing sides having an outwardly extending crease defined in a central portion thereof. The main body portion is constructed and arranged to collapse by folding along the outwardly extending creases when the volume of the interior space is reduced. The collapsible container is shaped in a manner that facilitates fabrication using an extrusion blow molding process. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240674 | QUANTITATIVE DROPPER STRUCTURE - A quantitative dropper structure includes a resilient bottle body, a nozzle detachably sealingly connected to a bottle opening of the bottle body, and a transfer mechanism having a flow path formed of a first transfer pipe, a remaining liquid reservoir and a second transfer pipe. The nozzle has a dispensing orifice and a bottom wall formed with a perforation. The first transfer pipe has a first end communicating with the remaining liquid reservoir and a second end downward extending near to a bottom section of the bottle body. The second transfer pipe has a front end passing through the perforation to communicate with the liquid reservoir and a rear end communicating with the remaining liquid reservoir. When compressed, the liquid flows in the flow path into the liquid reservoir. After a predetermined volume of liquid is contained in the liquid reservoir, the liquid is quantitatively dispensed from the dispensing orifice. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240675 | Defensive spray container holster - The invention is a defensive retainer bottle combination. The bottle contains a defensive spray that immediately immobilizes a person when sprayed upon at the upper extremities of the person. The retainer is made of molded plastic and has upper and lower plates with upturned lips to retain a bottle placed there between. The retainer further has upper and lower springy retainer clips that assure a sure retention of the bottle within the retainer until an emergency requires the use of the bottle whereby a hard pull on the bottle by a hand will dislodge the bottle and make it ready for use. Once the bottle is filled with a defensive fluid. The bottle is inserted into the retainer with a top screw cap first and is then securely caught between the retention clips. The top of the screw cap has an aperture or hole therein into which a nipple penetrates to leak-proof retain the liquid in the bottle. The nipple is part of a rubber plug that is screwed into the top of the retainer. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240676 | Defensive spray container - The disclosure is directed to a defensive spray container. It includes a standard plastic material bottle which can be squeezed to expel a fluid contained in the bottle. The fluid is of such a nature to immediately disabled a person against whom the fluid is directed. The bottle has a screw cap on top of its neck. The screw cap supports an aspirator tube within the bottle. The aspirator tube is open at the top of the screw cap. The opening of the aspirator tube is sealed by way of a knock-off cap which has on its interior bottom a cone-shaped nipple which sealingly engages the opening in the aspirator tube. When a defensive need arises, the holder of the defensive spray container merely has to dislodge the knock-off cap to open the opening in said aspirator tube and a forceful squeeze of the bottle will forcefully eject the disabling fluid from the bottle. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240677 | Airless double-piston double-action pump and cosmetics bottle dispensing device - An airless double-piston double-action pump device comprises a pump assembly, and bottle assembly comprising a volume adjustment piston therein retained by a plug. A nozzle head/valve spool combination is driven from a first to a second position, where the spool openings are exposed beyond a valve seat piston to a cosmetic substance. Continued movement to a third position, ending the down stroke, causes the combination to shrink the reservoir volume and force substance up the spool/nozzle conduit for delivery. During spring-biased nozzle head/spool upstroke, vacuum pressure causes quantities of substance to be drawn upward from the bottle to refill the reservoir, and which also correspondingly causes the bottle piston to adjust vertically. A loose friction fit between the bottle piston and bottle ensures that the bottle piston is static during down strokes, but may be overcome by the vacuum during the spring-biased up stroke. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240678 | Liquid or gel dispensing system - A dispenser for flowable materials has a storage area has a top and a bottom and sides defining a volume within the dispenser. The top of the dispenser has a manually useable pump attached thereto. The pump has an access tube extending from the pump into the volume within the dispenser, the access tube passing from the top towards the bottom of the dispenser within the volume. The bottom of the dispenser comprising two parts:
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20110240679 | SECURING COLLAR AND DISPENSER COMPRISING SUCH A COLLAR - A fastener ring for mounting a dispenser member, such as a pump or a valve, on a neck of a reservoir so as to constitute a fluid dispenser, the ring having a reception device suitable for receiving, in stationary manner, the dispenser member; and a fastener suitable for coming into engagement with the neck. A rupture device is provided between the reception device and the fastener so as to separate the reception device from the fastener, in such a manner as to be able to remove the dispenser member from the reservoir. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240680 | Stationary stem pump - A pump assembly for dispensing flowable materials including a piston chamber-forming member providing an annular chamber about a center post and an annular piston-forming member reciprocally slidable in the annular chamber to dispense flowable material outwardly annularly about the center post. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240681 | Low Cost Trigger Sprayer - A trigger sprayer has a housing, a piston bore within the housing, and a piston reciprocally mounted within the piston bore. The housing further includes a flow passage through which liquid passes from a passage inlet to a passage outlet. An actuator is operable to reciprocate the piston within the piston bore between a vacuum stroke creating reduced pressure in the piston bore and a compression stroke creating increased pressure in the piston bore. A valve assembly within the flow passage controls the flow of liquid through the flow passage upon operation of the actuator. The valve assembly further comprises a check valve and a priming valve. The sprayer has a closure for mounting the sprayer to a container. The valve seat for the check valve is in a component formed separately from and operatively connected to the housing. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240682 | SEALING STRUCTURE FOR AEROSOL CONTAINER, AEROSOL CONTAINER AND AEROSOL CONTAINER MANUFACTURING METHOD - To provide a sealing structure which seals a container body and an aerosol valve without providing a seal member between them, an aerosol container equipped with the sealing structure, and a method for manufacturing the aerosol container, | 2011-10-06 |
20110240683 | SPRAY CAP - The invention relates to a spray cap for placement on top of an aerosol container of the type that has a spray valve disposed at the top of the container and a valve stem extending upwardly therefrom for actuating the valve. The spray cap comprises a cap body with a spray nozzle and a tubular member defining a spray channel arranged within the cap body. The spray channel on one end is in communication with the spray nozzle. The tubular member has a first portion which is hingedly attached to the cap body in a region adjacent the spray nozzle. The tubular member furthermore has a second portion which is angular with the first portion and which, when the spray cap is mounted on a container, extends concentrically with the valve stem of the container and is connected therewith. The cap further comprises an actuating member connected to the tubular member, such that when the actuating member is operated, the tubular member is hinged downward and the second portion of the tubular member forces down the valve stem thereby opening the valve of the container. The tubular member, in the first portion thereof, comprises at least one flexible section which is more flexible than the remainder of the tubular member, which results in that the deformation of the tubular member is easier causing the second portion of the tubular member is easier maintained in line with the valve stem. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240684 | Beverage Dispensing Spigot - The beverage dispensing spigot comprises a rigid first conduit that communicates with the interior of the container, pipe, or manifold to which the spigot is attached. The first conduit communicates with a flexible second conduit internal to the body of the spigot. The flow of liquid through the flexible second conduit is regulated by the position of two opposing flanges, one of which is attached to the rigid body of the spigot and the other to a moveable actuator lever. The actuator lever is biased to a closed position by an elastomeric closure, and can be pushed to the open position by a user pushing on the portion of the lever that extends below the spigot. When a user pushes a cup or personal beverage container against the actuator lever, the moveable flange separates from the fixed flange, allowing the flexible second conduit to open and liquid to flow into a rigid third conduit that smoothes and straightens the flow and directs it into the cup or personal beverage container. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240685 | FUEL DISPENSER INCLUDING HOSE MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT - A hose management arrangement for use with a fuel dispenser having a fuel hose and a fuel nozzle, including a first coupler with a first portion and a second portion, the first coupler being fixed to the fuel hose by the first portion such that a first portion of the fuel hose extends from the first portion of the first coupler to a first end of the fuel hose and a second portion of the fuel hose extends from the first portion of the first coupler to a second end of the fuel hose, and an elongated resilient member including a first end fixed to the first coupler and a second end fixed adjacent the second end of the fuel hose, wherein the second portion of the first coupler slidably receives the second portion of the fuel hose. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240686 | REUSABLE SEALING APPARATUS FOR CONTAINERS OF EXTRACTABLE MATERIAL - A reusable sealing apparatus for use with a container of an extractable material, the container including a nozzle. The apparatus may include a first sealing member, a second sealing member and a body member including a cavity configured to fit over a portion of a distal end of a nozzle, the body member positioned between the first sealing member and the second sealing member. The apparatus may further include a core member including an insertion tip and an elongate portion, wherein the elongate portion may extend through the body member and at least one of the first sealing member and second sealing member. The first sealing member, the body member and the second sealing member together may substantially seal a nozzle. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240687 | INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS HAVING EDGE-GATED RUNNERLESS NOZZLE AND RELATED METHOD OF TIP REMOVAL - A nozzle body defines an upstream channel. A downstream bracing portion has a lateral bore. A nozzle tip extends laterally through the lateral bore of the bracing portion and has a sealing surface for engaging a gate component that defines a mold gate. The runnerless nozzle further includes a securing component inserted into the bracing portion to hold the nozzle tip against the bracing portion. The bracing portion or the securing component defines a lateral channel in communication with the upstream channel for delivering molding material to the nozzle tip. The nozzle tip can be removed by removing the securing component. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240688 | IMMERSION NOZZLE - It is intended to uniform and straighten a molten steel stream flowing out of a discharge port of an immersion nozzle, and thus suppress mold powder entrapment in the vicinity of the immersion nozzle. The immersion nozzle comprises a tubular-shaped straight nozzle body formed to extend in a vertical longitudinal direction and adapted to allow molten steel from a molten-steel inlet provided at an upper end thereof to pass downwardly therethrough, and a pair of discharge ports provided in a lower portion of the straight nozzle body in bilaterally symmetrical relation and adapted to discharge the molten steel from a lateral surface of the straight nozzle body in a lateral direction. An inner surface of each of the discharge ports has, at least in part or in its entirety, a shape defined by a curved line along which an inner bore of the discharge port in a longitudinal cross-section of the immersion nozzle passing through respective centers of the immersion nozzle and the discharge port is gradually reduced in diameter in a direction from a start position to an end of the discharge port, wherein the curved line is represented by a diameter in the longitudinal cross-section of the immersion nozzle. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240689 | TUNDISH IMPACT PAD - An impact pad, for use in a T-shaped tundish, comprises a base having an impact surface and an outer side wall extending upwardly therefrom and defining an interior space having an upper opening for receiving a stream of molten metal, the interior space being divided into two regions by a separating wall provided with at least one passageway for the molten metal stream. The separating wall is at least three times higher than the outer side wall and is inclined with respect to the vertical. This impact pad increases the homogeneity of the molten steel cast from the different outlets of the T-shaped tundish and provides equal or relatively similar residence times of the molten steel discharged through the different outlets of the tundish. This impact pad also permits a fast transition of the steel quality at ladle change while retaining the advantages of conventional impact pads. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240690 | DRAWSTRING RESTRINGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for restringing a drawstring through a drawstring reception channel includes a semi-flexible elongated main body and a drawstring coupling structure. The coupling structure is located at a trailing end of the main body so that a drawstring can be pulled through the drawstring reception channel behind the apparatus. The coupling structure has a first slotted opening, a second slotted opening behind the first slotted opening, and a third opening between the first and second slotted openings. The third opening has a round shape with a diameter substantially the same as a width of the first and second slotted openings. A drawstring can be coupled to the coupling structure by passing the leading tip end of the drawstring through the first slotted opening and either the second slotted opening or the third round opening depending on whether the leading tip end has a protective plastic covering. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240691 | Stuffers for purses, boots, and the like - A stuffer for clothing articles such as purses and boots is disclosed. One embodiment is a purse stuffer comprised of a single sheet of an elegant, quilted fabric folded and stitched together to form an elegant product. The embodiment has a pocket that accommodates a satchel containing an aromatic filling. The embodiment may be manufactured in several sizes to accommodate different size purses; however, each size may be configured so that it works over a range of purse sizes. In an alternate embodiment, two sheets of quilted fabric are folded and stitched together to form an elegant boot stuffer. Two boot stuffers are used for stuffing a pair of boots. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240692 | SURVIVAL BACKPACK THAT CONVERTS TO A PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE - Luggage, such as suitcases and backpacks, converts into personal flotation devices by incorporating flotation elements into their structure. Backpacks can also be converted to rescue harnesses by the incorporation of a reinforcing strap and rescue ring. Significantly, such multi-purpose items of luggage offer users access to safety devices unavailable to users of ordinary luggage, enabling such users to have access to lifesaving equipment without requiring the user to carry a dedicated PFD or rescue harness. In one embodiment a backpack includes an emergency lower opening that can be used to remove heavy items while the user is still wearing the backpack, to increase the buoyancy of the survival backpack by eliminating ballast. In another embodiment, a backpack includes a peripheral zipper that separates the backpack into first and second portions, one portion to be worn over the chest and the other portion to be worn over the back. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240693 | BABY CARRIER WITH TIE STRAPS - An infant carrying apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a main panel having an upper end portion, a lower end portion and a pair of opposing side portions. A pair of shoulder straps are connected to the main panel adjacent the upper end portion at a respective side portion and a pair of waist straps are connected to the main panel adjacent the lower end portion at a respective side portion. A pair of loops are also connected to the main panel at respective side portions thereof. The shoulder straps may be wrapped around a wearer's body and fed through the loops to secure the carrier to the wearer, and to define adjustable leg hole openings for the child's leg. The shoulder straps, main panel, and waist straps minimize the risk of the child falling out of the carrier through the leg openings. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240694 | PRESSURE WASHER TOOL BELT - A pressure washer tool belt is disclosed. The tool belt has a length of material, the length of material has a first end and a second end. The tool belt also has a fastening means. The fastening means is attached to the first and second end. The tool belt further has a receiving clip which is attached to the belt, the receiving clip is configured to receive a pressure washer clip. The pressure washer clip is attached to a pressure washer. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240695 | Illuminated Vehicle Article Carrier - A vehicle article carrier system for use on an outer body surface of a vehicle, where the system may make use of a light emitting diode (LED) and a pair of support rails assemblies secured parallel to one another along a major longitudinal axis of the vehicle. At least one of the support rail assemblies may have a light pipe in optical communication with the LED. The light pipe may operate to radiate light generated by the LED outwardly from the support rail assembly along the length of the light pipe to thus illuminate a portion of the vehicle. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240696 | ROOF RACK BOWS WITH MECHANISM FOR AUTOMATIC EXTENSION AND RETRACTION - A roof rack assembly includes first and second roof rails spaced from one another, each roof rail having a respective deployable roof rack bow and a respective drive mechanism operatively connected to the roof rack bow that causes the roof rack bow to extend in length by a predetermined amount when pivoted from a stowed position to a deployed position and retract in length by the predetermined amount when pivoted from the deployed position to the retracted position. The predetermined amount that the bows extend when pivoted is sufficient to cause the respective roof rack bows to span from the first roof rail to the second roof rail when in the deployed position. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240697 | Travel utility tray - A travel utility tray for use in a vehicle is provided including a box having a rectangular base, a back side, a front side and two ends. Attached to the box is a tray-holder hanger having two parallel hanger portions and a cross-member holding the parallel hanger portions together. Each hanger portion has an upper curved end that is sized to hang over an interior portion of a vehicle, and a lower tray-holder end. Cup holder rings are attached to the back side of the box. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240698 | Motorcycle Windshield Bag - The present invention is a vehicle accessory and specifically a removable bag that can be securely fastened to a windshield frame of a motorcycle. The motorcycle windshield bag further includes a back wall, having at least four holes positioned approximately in each corner of the bag and a metal grommet; two side walls; a top portion having a flap; and a front wall defined by a curved surface having a first part and a second part of equal elevation relative to an indented portion, wherein the indented portion provides a space that conforms to a motorcycle handlebar clamp while still maximizing internal bag space. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240699 | STICK ATTACHMENT FOR AN ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE - The present invention relates to an attachment device to disperse spider webbing in the path of an all terrain vehicle (ATV) comprising: a bracket assembly, where said bracket assembly includes a top bracket and a bottom bracket; a plurality of bolts, where said plurality of bolts provide a means for attaching the bracket assembly to the ATV; a stick, where the stick includes a mounting screw at one end thereof; and an insert on the top bracket, where the insert receives the mounting screw to mount the stick to the top bracket. The stick may include a rubber tip at the opposite end of the stick. In one exemplary embodiment, the stick includes a series of lights along the length thereof and a power connection. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240700 | Bicycle Carrier - A lightweight bicycle carrier that is easily adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of sizes and shapes of bicycles and other equipment. The bicycle carrier of the present invention is easily assembled and installed onto the hitch receiver of a vehicle. The bicycle carrier can also be partially disassembled to allow access into the rear of the vehicle without interfering with the vehicle tailgate. The bicycle carrier includes adjustable angular support arms to support bicycles during transport. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240701 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED ACCESSORY FIXTURE AND METHOD OF MOUNTING VEHICLE-MOUNTED ACCESSORY WITH THE FIXTURE - A vehicle-mounted accessory fixture is disclosed which mounts, at a predetermined position on a vehicle exterior, a vehicle-mounted accessory which is to be connected by a cable or the like to a vehicle-mounted electronic device installed in an interior of the vehicle. The fixture includes a bracket on which the vehicle-mounted accessory is mounted, the bracket having two ends, and a bolt which fixes the bracket to the vehicle exterior. The bracket has at one end a mounting portion on which the vehicle-mounted accessory is mounted and at the other end a through hole through which the bolt is inserted, and the bolt has a through hole which is formed so as to axially extend and which has such an inner diameter that the cable is loosely inserted through the through hole of the bolt. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240702 | READY-WRITE SAFETY GLASSES SYSTEM - A safety goggle writing utensil holder comprising a pair of safety goggles; and a writing utensil holder. The writing utensil holder is integral with the pair of safety goggles such that a writing utensil is removably-secured via the writing utensil holder. Further, the writing utensil holder is horizontally-oriented on the pair of safety goggles. The safety goggles are used for light construction tasks, optionally having ventilated frames for heavy construction and fixed, soft frame welding goggles. The writing utensil holder comprises a deformable spring-loaded clip having at least one tension fit or at least one contour-molded fitting. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240703 | HYDRATION SYSTEM - The present teachings provide hydration systems. Generally, the hydration systems include a storage area, a handle connected to the storage area, and a hydration apparatus contained in a region of the storage area. The hydration apparatus includes a hydration reservoir, a lid having at least one drink opening and a closure for the hydration reservoir, and a tube extending from the lid through the handle and towards the mouth of the user. The hydration system provides enhanced benefits of hydration in a discreet manner without requiring that the user sacrifice freedom or mobility. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240704 | LANDING NET HOLSTER - The present invention provides a stabilized belt mounted fish landing net holster for anglers. The holster includes a belt-mounted base to which a cylindrical sleeve, which holds the handle of a landing net, is mounted in a vertical plane when the holster is worn on the belt of an angler or mounted to other gear such as back packs. The holster keeps the landing net secure, out of the way while fishing or walking and is easily withdrawn for use. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240705 | ERGONOMIC ROTATABLE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE THEREOF TO CARRY AND STORE EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - An ergonomic rotatable apparatus for carrying, storing and accessing accessories and field gear comprising a layered belt rail system and field gear pockets supported thereon. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240706 | WEB DIVERTING APPARATUS - A web diverting apparatus capable of diverting a web to one of two or more downstream web paths and a method for managing a web is provided. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240707 | ARRANGEMENT FOR DRIVING A FLAT SUBSTRATE IN A PACKAGING PRODUCTION MACHINE - An arrangement ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110240708 | GAS COMBUSTION TYPE FASTENER DRIVING MACHINE - In a gas combustion type fastener driving machine, a fuel gas and air are stirred by a fan within a combustion chamber, a stirred air-fuel gas mixture is burned by an ignition spark, and a striking piston is actuated by a combustion pressure to drive a fastening member. The machine is provided with a fan motor ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110240709 | Driving Tool - A driving tool includes a housing, a magazine, a cylinder head, a push lever, a cylinder, a combustion chamber frame, a piston, an injection part, and a fastener feeding unit. The housing has one end portion and another end portion. The magazine is connected to the housing and accommodating a fastener. The cylinder head is disposed at the one end portion. The push lever is movable relative to the housing upon pressure contacting a workpiece in a moving direction. The cylinder is fixed to the housing. The combustion chamber frame is movable in the housing in accordance with the push lever and selectively defining a combustion chamber in cooperation with the cylinder. The piston is slidably reciprocally movable relative to the cylinder and displaced upon expansion of air/fuel mixture in the combustion chamber. The injection part is connected to the another end portion of the housing and having an injection passage in communication with the magazine. The fastener feeding unit feeding the fastener to the injection passage in accordance with the movement of the push lever. The push lever includes a first guiding part configured to be slidably engaged with the fastener feeding unit. The fastener feeding unit is movable between an initial position and a feed position positioned downstream of the initial position in a feeding direction in which the fastener is fed. The fastener feeding unit slidably moves from the initial position to the feeding position with respect to the first guiding part for feeding the fastener downstream in the feeding direction in accordance with the movement of the push lever upon pressing the workpiece. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240710 | NAIL GUN CAPABLE OF PREVENTING ITS TRIGGER FROM BEING PULLED IN NAIL-EMPTY CONDITION - A nail gun includes a rotatable shaft which can lock a switch of a trigger of the nail gun in a nail-empty condition. The rotatable shaft has a locking portion and a driven portion extending partly into a nail magazine, such that when a nail pushing member disposed in the nail magazine reaches a predetermined position, the nail pushing member pushes the driven portion to make the rotatable shaft rotate about an axis perpendicular to a marching direction of the nails loaded in the nail magazine. As a result, the locking portion of the rotatable shaft in an initial position and spaced away from the switch will move to a locking position to be engaged with the switch. Therefore, the nail gun can shoot nails continuously until there is totally no nail in the nail gun and the nail gun is locked. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240711 | Surgical Stapling Apparatus With Locking Mechanism - The present disclosure provides for a loading unit for use with and/or supportable on a distal end of a surgical stapling apparatus. The loading unit includes a housing portion including a distal end and a proximal end, a drive assembly slidably supported within the housing portion of the loading unit, and a locking mechanism pivotally supported on the housing portion of the loading unit, the locking mechanism having a first position wherein the locking mechanism engages a portion of the drive assembly and maintains the position, preferably the axial position, of the drive assembly relative to the housing portion of the loading unit, and the locking mechanism having a second position wherein the locking mechanism disengages the drive assembly and enables the drive assembly to move relative to the housing portion. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240712 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A surgical instrument is provided. The surgical instrument includes a housing. The surgical instrument includes an elongated portion extending distally from the housing and defines a longitudinal axis. An end effector operably couples to the elongated portion. A first pivoting member pivotably couples to a distal end of the elongated portion. The first pivoting member defines a first pivot axis intersecting the longitudinal axis when the first pivoting member is rotated. A distal mounting assembly pivotably couples to the first pivoting member and operably couples to the end effector. The distal mounting assembly defines a second pivot axis intersecting the first pivot axis and the longitudinal axis when the proximal mounting assembly is rotated. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240713 | Grasping Jaw Mechanism - A surgical device is disclosed which includes a handle assembly, an elongated member and a disposable loading unit. The handle assembly includes a mode selection mechanism configured to alternate the surgical device between a first grasping mode of operation and a second clamping mode of operation. The handle assembly includes a rotation control member and an articulation lever. The rotation control member is configured to facilitate rotation of the elongated member with respect to the handle assembly. The articulation lever is configured to facilitate articulation of the tool assembly about an axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of elongated member. In one embodiment, the tool assembly includes a cartridge assembly having a plurality of staples and an anvil assembly configured to clamp and staple tissue in the second clamping mode of operation of the device. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240714 | SURGICAL DEVICE HAVING A ROTATABLE JAW PORTION - A surgical device is provided that includes a jaw portion, having a first jaw in opposed correspondence with a second jaw, the second jaw including a surgical member. The surgical device may include a shaft portion coupled to a proximal end of the jaw portion and at least one motor configured to rotate the jaw portion relative to the shaft portion, to move the jaw portion relative to the shaft portion, move the first jaw relative to the second jaw and move the surgical member within the second jaw. The surgical member may be prevented from moving within the second jaw unless the first jaw is in a closed position relative to the second jaw. Advantageously, the surgical member may be, e.g., a cutting element and/or a stapling element, disposed within one of the jaws. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240715 | WELDING PROCESS AND CORROSION-RESISTANT FILLER ALLOY AND CONSUMABLES THEREFOR - A nickel-based alloy and welding processes and consumables that use the alloy as a weld filler metal to fabricate, weld overlay, and repair components, including components of nuclear power plant reactors that contact the hot coolant water of the reactor. The nickel-based alloy consists of, by weight, 26 to about 30% chromium, 2 to about 4% iron, 2 to about 4% manganese, 2 to about 3% niobium, 1 to about 3% molybdenum, not more than 0.6% titanium, not more than 0.03% carbon, not more than 0.05% nitrogen, not more than 0.6% aluminum, not more than 0.5% silicon, not more than 0.01% copper, not more than 0.02% phosphorus, not more than 0.01% sulfur, with the balance nickel and incidental impurities. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240716 | METHODS FOR REWORK OF A SOLDER - Methods for reworking a solder containing one or more joined members are described herein. Such methods can include applying a disintegrating agent to a solder containing a solder material, disintegrating the solder material to form a disintegrated solder material, and removing the disintegrated solder material from the solder. Such methods can also include applying a disintegrating agent containing bismuth to a solder containing a solder material, and heating the solder to liquefy the disintegrating agent. Such methods can also include applying a disintegrating agent containing a bismuth alloy to a solder having a solder material that contains metal nanoparticles, and heating the solder to liquefy the bismuth alloy. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240717 | COMPONENT MOUNTING METHOD AND DEVICE MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME - The present invention provides technology for mounting components with simple processing and with comparatively high dimensional precision. Welding sections ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110240718 | UNIVERSAL RADIO FREQUENCY SHIELD REMOVAL - Apparatus and methods for removing components soldered to a printed circuit board (PCB). Embodiments presented generally include a contact plate having a component specific platform offset from the contact plate body. The offset platform may be substantially identical in size and shape as the component to be removed. Accordingly, contact between a heated platform and component may allow for conductive heating to occur based on contact with the component. Thus, forced air or convective heating of the component does not occur such that solder joint defects in adjacent components may be prevented. A vacuum retention port may be provided at an interface of the platform and component when in contact. The vacuum retention port may allow the freed component to be removed from the PCB using vacuum to hold the freed component to the platform. Also, apparatus for automation of a process according to the forgoing are presented. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240719 | METHOD OF REMOVING PART HAVING ELECTRODE ON THE BOTTOM - In the initial state, a part having a bottom electrode such as a BGA is attached to a substrate. A heat transfer material such as low melting point solder is allowed to fill a gap between the substrate and the part having the bottom electrode, and the heat transfer material and the BGA serving as the bottom electrode are heated. The heat transfer material and the BGA are melted by the heating so that the part having the bottom electrode is removed from the substrate. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240720 | REPAIR APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND HEAT-TRANSFER CAP - A repair apparatus is provided which is configured to melt a solder section of an electronic component to remove the electronic component from a printed wiring board. The repair apparatus includes a light source configured to irradiate light, and a heat-transfer cap including a light-receiving section and a heat-transfer section. The heat-transfer section is configured to contact the electronic component, and transfer a heat generated from the light in the light-receiving section to the electronic component. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240721 | MICROWAVE-ACTIVATABLE ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS FOR PRODUCING FOLDING-CARTON BLANKS - Described is the use of a microwave-activatable adhesive composition for producing folding-carton blanks for the microwave-activated production of folding cartons. The adhesive composition preferably at less than or equal to 25° C. has an Ig G′ value of greater than or equal to 6 and at greater than or equal to 120° C. has an Ig G′ value of less than or equal to 4, and comprises at least one polymer having a glass transition temperature of greater than 30° C., the folding-carton blanks with adhesive composition applied thereto being blocking-resistant at 25° C. prior to microwave activation. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240722 | Food Item Placement and Containment System - Methods and apparatus may permit the placement and containment of food items ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110240723 | Double Postcard and Intermediate Form For Same - An intermediate form is designed for folding to a double postcard mailer that has dimensions and sealing features that meet U.S. Postal Service standards for postcard sealing and postal rates. The intermediate form includes a single ply of stock having a first face and a second face, a first and a second end edge, and a first and a second side edge. The first and the second side edges are disposed in a substantially perpendicular orientation to the first and the second end edges. The single ply includes a fold line extending at a substantially transverse orientation to and between the first and the second side edges. The fold line is disposed to define a first panel and a second panel in the single ply. The first panel and/or the second panel has/have postcard dimensions. A first application of adhesive is disposed adjacent to the fold line and substantially near a center point along the fold line that is disposed substantially equidistant from the first and the second side edges. The first application of adhesive is disposed closer to the center point than to the first side edge and/or the second side edge. A second application of adhesive may be disposed adjacent to at least the first or the second end edge and extend along at least a portion of the end edge. The first and the second applications of adhesive help to secure the intermediate form when the form folds to the double postcard. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240724 | COLLAPSIBLE STORAGE SEAT BOX - A collapsible storage seat box includes a folding collapsible box body formed of a soft box body cloth and multiple hard boards wrapped in the soft box body cloth, folding partition boards set in the box body to divide the holding space of the box body into multiple storage chambers, reinforcing bars vertically insertable into the folding box body and securable to each corner in the box body by, for example, hook and loop materials, and a cover member hinged to the box body and attached with a pad for sitting when closed on the box body and supported on the reinforcing bars. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240725 | Carton With Reinforced Handle - A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton has panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carton. The panels comprise a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. At least two end flaps are respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, wherein the end flaps are overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton. The carton includes a handle in the closed end of the carton for grasping and carrying the carton. At least one end flap of the at least two end flaps comprises a main panel for closing the closed end of the carton and an extension panel foldably attached to the main panel. The extension panel is positioned above the handle to reinforce the carton. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240726 | Cup made of paper material and method for the production of a cup made of paper material - A cup made of a paper material and having a fillable interior formed by a conical tubular wall and a bottom wall is provided. The bottom wall is joined at a bottom end of the interior to a peripheral edge frame of the tubular wall in a substantially liquid-tight manner. The tubular wall has a peripheral deforming entity around at least part of a perimeter, which peripheral deforming entity is reinforced in order to avoid deformation of the paper cup. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240727 | Box with removable top - A box blank comprises serially attached top, bottom, first side, and second side panels, each having two side edges, with a side flap attached to each side edge. A first tear line extends across the top panel and side flaps attached thereto. A second tear line extends across the top or first side panel, and side flaps attached thereto. The panels and flaps are foldable to form a box with bottom formed from the bottom panel, top formed from the top panel, first side formed from the first side panel, second side formed from the second side panel, third and fourth sides formed from the side flaps. The side flaps are sized so that the third and fourth sides are partially open. The tear lines are positioned so that a top portion of the box is removable by separating it along the tear lines. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240728 | PORTABLE COMPUTING SYSTEM AND PORTABLE COMPUTER FOR USE WITH SAME - A computing system comprising a pocket personal computer and a reader are disclosed. The pocket PC is pocket-sized and comprises flash memory, and optionally a processor and a GPS chip. The reader includes a monitor, a keyboard with docking port and an optional processor and at least one input/output USB connector. A user cannot interact with the pocket PC without the reader. The reader is a non-functioning “shell” without the pocket PC, however, when they are connected the system becomes a fully functional personal computer. To log on, a user provides security information, for example, a password or biometrics, such as fingerprints. The credit card size and capabilities of the pocket PC allows a user to easily carry virtually their entire computer in a pocket for use anywhere there is a reader. In addition, the pocket PC provides security against unauthorized use, even if lost or stolen. A password or fingerprints are required to access to the device, the circuit board may be coated with a protective coating and the system may include an RFID tag and RFID reader. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240729 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR GENERATING MEDICATION LABELS - An apparatus is provided that includes a processor configured to at least perform or cause the apparatus to at least perform a number of functions. The functions include storing an order log for a fill order specifying a medication in a receptacle including an affixed label having a printed pattern of machine-readable dots or markings. The functions also include receiving a digitized signature, initials or marking handwritten on the label and captured by a digital pen based on the pattern printed on the label. The digital pen is registered to a user, and the signature/initials/marking reflects verification by the user that the medication in the receptacle is correct. Recording the events or activities also includes authenticating the user as having authority to verify the fill order based on the registration of the digital pen to the user, and when authenticated, recording the digitized signature/initials/marking in the order log. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240730 | Soil Sample Tracking System and Method - A system and method for performing soil analysis is disclosed. The method comprises generating a plurality of soil sample containers each having a unique identifier associated therewith. Pulling at least one soil sample from a field and placing the at least one soil sample in a respective one of the plurality of soil sample containers. Scanning the unique identifier associated with the soil sample container containing the at least one soil sample with a remote terminal. Obtaining a geographic coordinate reading associated with a location in the field from where the soil sample is obtained and associating the soil sample with the unique identifier and the geographic coordinate reading. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240731 | ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL SYSTEM, METHOD OF SYNCHRONIZING ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL TAG WITH PRODUCT, AND METHOD OF UPDATING PRODUCT INFORMATION OF THE SAME - The electronic shelf label system includes a management server unit storing product information regarding a product, a gateway unit including a plurality of gateways receiving a message containing the product information from the management server unit, and a plurality of electronic shelf label tag units communicating with the gateways, respectively, the plurality of electronic shelf label tag units each including a plurality of electronic shelf label tags receiving the product information from the gateway and displaying the received product information. The management server unit includes a database storing tag information regarding the electronic shelf label tags and product information displayed on the electronic shelf label tags such that the tag information and the product information are linked together. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240732 | TAMPERPROOF GENUINENESS ID DEVICE WITH SELF-DESTRUCT PROTECTION FUNCTION AND A METHOD THEREOF - A tamperproof genuineness ID device with self-destruct protection function and a method thereof, which identifies whether merchandises are genuine or fake by reading, identifying and encrypting genuineness ID information in a genuineness ID medium. The tamperproof genuineness ID device includes a working part with self-destruct protection function and a detecting work part for identifying a product to be detected, wherein the product to be detected is airtight sealed or fixed with the tamperproof genuineness ID device together. The method includes several steps: setting the genuineness ID medium in a coordinate working state with the tamperproof genuineness ID device; identifying information in the genuineness ID medium by the detecting work part of the tamperproof genuineness ID device, then encrypting and calculating to obtain a native genuineness ID code; and outputting a detecting result. The tamperproof genuineness ID device makes genuineness ID detection for merchandise easier and more reliable. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240733 | OPTICALLY IMAGING PEN CONFIGURED FOR CALCULATING ACCURATE NIB POSITIONS - An optically imaging pen for interacting with a printed substrate. The pen includes: a nib for interacting with the printed substrate; an image sensor for imaging an area of the printed substrate to provide image data; a processor configured for: (i) identifying target elements in the image data and inferring a perspective transform due to a tilt of the pen; (ii) acquiring and decoding coded data contained in the image data; (iii) calculating a nib position using a tag location, the perspective transform and a known geometry of pen optics; and (iv) generating digital ink based on the nib position. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240734 | BANKNOTE DEPOSIT TRANSACTION APPARATUS AND BANKNOTE DEPOSIT TRANSACTION METHOD - A banknote deposit transaction apparatus ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110240735 | Banking system controlled responsive to data bearing records - An automated banking machine operates responsive to data bearing records to carry out financial transactions. The machine includes a card reader that operates to read data from user cards that corresponds to financial accounts. The machine also includes a display, at least one manual input device, a cash dispenser, and a machine computer that operates to cause financial transactions to be carried out on financial accounts that correspond to data read from cards. The machine computer is also operative to cause digital information to be sent from the machine to a machine user's remote system address. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240736 | Web Service for Enabling Network Access to Hardware Peripherals - The present specification discloses methods and systems to enable a peripheral device, which otherwise lacks intrinsic networking capabilities, to be accessible over a network once attached to a local multi-function device, such as computers, laptops, printers, copiers, or other computing devices. An enabling application executing on the multi-function device includes a first layer that communicates with the local peripheral device using a driver specific to the peripheral device, a second layer that abstracts a subset of functions from the first layer and exposes the subset of functions to a third layer, and the third layer which communicates over the network with a client and provides the client access to the subset of functions through standardized calls. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240737 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PROTECTION MECHANISM THEREOF - An electronic device includes a protection mechanism, a first circuit board having a first electronic loop, and a second circuit board having a second electronic loop. The protection mechanism is disposed between the first circuit board and the second circuit board, and includes a frame and a first flexible board. The first flexible board includes a first connector, and a first wire mesh used for forming a third electronic loop. When trace breaking occurs to any one, any two, or all of the electronic loops, the first, the second, and the third electronic loops are forced to break, thereby protecting data saved in the electronic device from being read inappropriately, so as to avoid data to be stolen. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240738 | CARD PROCESSING DEVICE AND A CARD PROCESSING SYSTEM - To provide a card processing device that can accurately determine whether or not a normal card is inserted at a card insertion slot. A card processing device is equipped with a width-detecting mechanism that detects the width of a card inserted at a card insertion slot and outputs a width detection signal, a thickness-detecting mechanism that detects the thickness of the card inserted at the card insertion slot and outputs a thickness detection signal, an AND circuit to which the width-detecting mechanism and the thickness-detecting mechanism are connected and which outputs a card detection signal when the width detection signal and the thickness detection signal are input, and a computation circuit that outputs control signals to implement predetermined controls based on the card detection signal input from the AND circuit. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240739 | AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROTECTING MANUFACTURED GOODS - The present invention is related to a method for the authentication of an article comprising the steps of generating identification data about an article, geometrical coding the identification data to form one geometric coding, incorporating the geometrical coding into a random pattern to forman authentication pattern, and embedding physically the authentication pattern onto the surface of the article to create a specific roughness. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240740 | IMAGING TERMINAL, IMAGING SENSOR TO DETERMINE DOCUMENT ORIENTATION BASED ON BAR CODE ORIENTATION AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME - Embodiments of an image reader and/or methods of operating an image reader can capture an image, identify a bar code or IBI form within the captured image, and, store or display the captured image responsive to the an orientation of the bar code. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240741 | DOCUMENT DECODING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED DECODING PERFORMANCE OF INDICIA READING TERMINAL - Embodiments of the present invention comprise an indicia reading terminal including operatively configured to interact with a storage module to store data, including location data, of a decodable indicia found in a captured document image. In one embodiment, the indicia reading terminal can be provided with one or more pre-stored information about the decodable indicia and/or the document. In another embodiment the indicia reading terminal can be provided with instructions and similarly operatively configured components that can identify information about the decodable indicia, store such information in a table, and utilize the tabulated data to process captured image data of subsequent documents. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240742 | SYSTEM OPERATIVE FOR PROCESSING FRAME HAVING REPRESENTATION OF SUBSTRATE - A system having an image sensor array can be provided for use in locating and decoding a bar code symbol represented within a frame of image data. An image sensor array can be incorporated in a terminal having a hand held housing. A terminal can be operative to capture a frame and locate a feature of a document represented within the frame, the document of a type having a bar code symbol at a predetermined location. The system can determine a location of a bar code symbol representation within an image representation. For determining a location of the bar code symbol representation in an image representation, the system can be operative to utilize pre-stored information respecting the document and the determined location of the document feature representation, the pre-stored information indicating a location of the bar code symbol in a document of the document type subject to image capture. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240743 | SYSTEM FOR IMAGING AND DECODING CODED DATA PATTERN USING REDUNDANTLY-ENCODED ORIENTATION - A system includes a substrate having a coded data pattern disposed on a surface thereof. The coded data pattern encodes a plurality of Reed-Solomon symbols defining tag data and an orientation of a layout of the tag data. An optically imaging sensing device configured for imaging part of the coded data pattern; determining the orientation of the layout of the tag data; and decoding the tag data contained in the imaged part of the coded data pattern. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240744 | ANTENNA SUBSTRATE AND RFID TAG - An antenna substrate is provided with a conductor layer, a soft magnetic layer, a patch layer, and a dielectric layer. The soft magnetic layer is disposed on the conductor layer. The patch layer includes a plurality of electromagnetic band gap electrodes which are two-dimensionally arranged on the soft magnetic layer. The dielectric layer is disposed on the patch layer. | 2011-10-06 |
20110240745 | MAGNETIC EMISSIVE USE OF PRELOADED SECRET-KEY ENCRYPTED USE-ONCE PAYMENT CARD ACCOUNT NUMBERS - A thin-client access card has a card body with partial or fully emissive magnetic data tracks. An emissive element is disposed in the card body under the location of the legacy magnetic data tracks. An electronic signal conditioner converts audio signals from a mobile device into magnetic data applied to the emissive element. A swipe sensor detects when the thin-client access card is being swiped by a legacy card reader, and triggers an output of magnetic data from the emissive element while proximal to the POS reader head. A cable attaches the thin-client access card as a peripheral to the mobile device with an audio output jack. | 2011-10-06 |