| 42nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
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| 20120261386 | Non-Contact Rail Heater With Insulating Skirt - A track rail heating assembly that is adapted to position a heater element in spaced relation proximate to a surface of a track rail of a railroad. The assembly includes at least one heating element, and a housing that is operable to at least partially surround the heating element while positioning the heating element near to track rail. The hood positions the heating element relative to the rail section such that a gap exists between the heating element and the rail section. As the heating element does not contact the rail, the heating element cannot form an electrical by-pass for signals passing through the rail section. The assembly further incorporates a flexible barrier that at least partially isolates a side surface of the track rail from ambient conditions to reduce heat loss. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261387 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING WELDED HELICAL- SEAM TUBES HAVING OPTIMIZED TUBE GEOMETRY - In a method for producing welded helical seam tubes having optimized tube geometry a metal strip is helically formed into an open seam tube by means of a forming unit and the converging strip edges are welded together, wherein an actual diameter determined on the welded tube is compared with a specific target diameter and a possible deviation lying outside a tolerance threshold is used to correct the actual tube diameter, wherein the strip edges are completely welded in a two stage step, including tack welding as a first step immediately after the shaping to form an open seam tube and thereafter final welding as a second step. The tube diameter is measured after the complete shaping to form an open seam tube and before the final welding. For this purpose, the diameter measuring device is arranged in such a way that either the completely shaped open seam tube or the only tack-welded tube is measured. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261388 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR POWER COMMUTATION IN WELDING TORCHES - A welding torch includes an electrical commutation device configured to receive welding power. The electrical commutation device is also configured to transfer the welding power between a welding power input and welding wire before the welding wire passes through a guide device that directs the welding wire out of the welding torch. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261389 | HYBRID WELDING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WELDING - A hybrid welding apparatus, and a system and method for welding at least two adjacent components having a large gap of approximately 3.0 millimeters that results in a full-penetration weld is provided. The welding system includes a hybrid welder having a defocused laser beam, an electric arc welder, and at least one bridge piece adjacent to one or more of the at least two adjacent components. The defocused laser beam and the electric arc welder are arranged and disposed to direct energy onto the at least two adjacent components to create a common molten pool operable to provide a full penetration weld to bridge the gap at a high constant weld speed, thereby joining the two adjacent components with a weld. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261390 | High Performance Induction Plasma Torch - An induction plasma torch comprises a tubular torch body, a plasma confinement tube disposed in the tubular torch body coaxial therewith, a gas distributor head disposed at one end of the plasma confinement tube and structured to supply at least one gaseous substance into the plasma confinement tube; an inductive coupling member for applying energy to the gaseous substance to produce and sustain plasma in the plasma confinement tube, and a capacitive shield including a film of conductive material applied to the outer surface of the plasma confinement tube or the inner surface of the tubular torch body. The film of conductive material is segmented into axial strips interconnected at one end. The film of conductive material has a thickness smaller than a skin-depth calculated for a frequency of a current supplied to the inductive coupling member and an electrical conductivity of the conductive material of the film. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261391 | ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMA METHOD FOR PRODUCING SURFACE-MODIFIED PARTICLES AND COATINGS - Disclosed is a method for producing surface-modified particles in atmospheric pressure plasma, and a method for producing a coating with particles dispersed therein using an atmospheric pressure plasma. The plasma is produced by a discharge between electrodes in a process gas. In both methods one of the electrodes is a sputter electrode, which sputters the particles due to the discharge. Also disclosed are methods for producing composite material, with which surface-modified particles are built in a matrix, and to said composite materials. Also disclosed are plasma nozzles and devices containing said nozzles for producing surface-modified particles and coatings with the particles dispersed therein. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261392 | METHOD FOR STARTING A MULTI-GAS PLASMA ARC TORCH - A method of starting a multi-gas plasma arc torch for cutting a workpiece is provided that includes directing a pre-flow gas within the plasma arc torch and switching the pre-flow gas to a plasma gas before a pilot arc is transferred to the workpiece. The plasma gas is supplied initially at a first gas pressure when the pre-flow gas is switched to the plasma gas. The gas pressure is switched to a second gas pressure that is different than the first gas pressure after the pilot arc is transferred. The method provides a smooth transition from the pre-flow gas to the plasma gas and reduces the time delay in replacing the pre-flow gas with the plasma gas in the plasma arc torch, thereby improving cut or marking quality. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261393 | MODULAR SYSTEM FOR SURFACE WELDING INNER SURFACES OF WORKPIECES, COMPRISING A LASER BEAM AND MULTIPLE MODULES - The invention relates to a modular system for overlay welding at inwardly disposed surfaces of workpieces using a laser beam. In this respect, a coating can be formed on inwardly disposed surfaces using a powdery welding material. It is the object of the invention to provide possibilities for the overlay welding or for the coating of inwardly disposed surfaces of workpieces with a variable immersion depth, increased flexibility and independence of direction in the processing. A feed for powdery welding material, a feed for protective gas and a feed for a coolant are present on a system in accordance with the invention. The system is formed with a coupling module for the laser beam, at least one beam guiding module for the laser beam and a processing module, which can be connected to one another. A collimated laser beam is directed via the coupling module through the beam guiding modules) onto an optical element focusing the laser beam on the surface of a workpiece to be processed. A nozzle having a discharge opening for the laser beam and the protective gas as well as a passage having a discharge opening for powdery welding material are present at the processing module. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261394 | Method and Apparatus for Forming an Anilox Roll - The invention relates to a method and apparatus for forming an anilox roll. The method includes supplying a cylinder of the anilox roll that has an outer surface to be tooled, supplying at least a laser source and laser engraving the outer surface of the anilox roll with a laser spot that is formed by a laser source for obtaining a tooled anilox roll, and applying an optical guide in the light path of the laser for enabling the laser spot to move reciprocally on the outer surface to be tooled. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261395 | ANNEALING APPARATUS USING TWO WAVELENGTHS OF CONTINUOUS WAVE LASER RADIATION - A thermal processing apparatus and method in which a first laser source, for example, a CO | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261396 | FLUID LEVEL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for measuring a fluid level in a tank containing a fluid for a transportable temperature controlled space. The method includes providing a temperature control system for the transportable temperature controlled space, providing a fluid level sensor for sensing a fluid level in the tank, generating fluid level signals with the fluid level sensor indicative of the fluid level in the tank, providing a fluid level algorithm for receiving the fluid level signals from the fluid level sensor and computing the fluid level in the tank, and inhibiting nondeterministic fluid level signals from being introduced to the fluid level algorithm. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261397 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEATING A VEHICLE BATTERY - A method and system for heating a vehicle battery, such as the type used for vehicle propulsion in a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV). Depending on the battery chemistry involved, such batteries may not perform well in extremely cold environments. For instance, a lithium-ion battery can exhibit a high internal resistance when the battery is extremely cold, which in turn can negatively affect the available power or other capabilities of the battery. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method and system take advantage of the high internal resistance in a cold vehicle battery by purposely cycling electrical current in and/or out of the battery so that heat is created. This heat warms up the vehicle battery and thereby improves its overall performance and capabilities. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261398 | VEHICLE HEATER CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle heater control apparatus variably contras electric power to be supplied to a heater with an inexpensive configuration and simple control. The vehicle heater control apparatus is provided in a vehicle including an engine control system, the engine control system including: an intake air temperature sensor for detecting an intake air temperature; and a speed sensor for detecting a traveling state of the vehicle, the engine control system using the intake air temperature and the traveling state to control drive of the engine, and the vehicle heater control apparatus includes a heater control portion for variably controlling electric power to be supplied to a warmer provided to a heated part of the vehicle based on the intake air temperature and the traveling state. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261399 | FLUID CONDITIONING DEVICE - A heating element includes a plurality of folded surfaces which can be resistively heating using electrical current. The heating element can advantageously function both as a heating source and a heat transfer device, as the need for separate fins or other heat dissipation members is eliminated. In some embodiments, the heating element can be included in a fluid heating system. The fluid heating system can include a fluid transfer device configured to deliver a volume or ambient air or other fluid through the heating element. As air moves past the heated folded surface of the heating element, it is heated. Heated air can then be discharged to one or more desired locations. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261400 | HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HEATING SUBSTRATE BY IRRADIATION THEREOF WITH LIGHT - A semiconductor wafer preheated to a preheating temperature is irradiated with light from flash lamps. With the light emission from the flash lamps, a surface temperature of the semiconductor wafer is maintained at a recovery temperature during a period of 10 to 100 milliseconds to induce recovery of defects created in silicon crystals. Then, with subsequent flashing light emission from the flash lamps, the surface temperature of the semiconductor wafer will reach a processing temperature to induce activation of impurities. Increasing the surface temperature of the semiconductor wafer once to the recovery temperature and then, with the flashing light emission, to the processing temperature will also prevent cracking of the semiconductor wafer. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261401 | CYCLINDRICAL CAVITY FOR HOUSEHOLD OVENS - This disclosure consists of a cylindrical cavity making up the interior of gas or electric ovens for domestic use allowing the ovens that use this cylindrical cavity to optimize heat energy transmitted by convection allowing them to heat up more quickly and in less time than square section ovens, saving up to 29% of the energy consumed during the cooking process. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261402 | Apparatus for Remotely Measuring Surface Temperature Using Embedded Components - In one embodiment, a temperature sensing apparatus includes a temperature sensor disposed in a structure at a first depth from a first surface of the structure. A heat flux sensor is also disposed in the structure at substantially the same depth as the first depth. A measurement circuit is coupled to the temperature sensor and the heat flux sensor. The measurement circuit calculates a surface temperature of the first surface based on a temperature of the temperature sensor and a heat flow of the heat flux sensor. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261403 | Electric Heating Device - The invention relates to a heating device comprising at least one tube housing in which at least one PTC heating element is arranged, and heat exchangers which are secured on the tube housing. According to the invention, it is provided that the heat exchangers are secured on the tube housing by stamping. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261404 | HEATING ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a heating element, including a transparent substrate, an adhesive agent layer provided on at least one side of the transparent substrate, a conductive heat emitting line provided on the adhesive agent layer, a coating film capsulating the conductive heat emitting line and an upper side of the adhesive agent layer not covered by the heat emitting line, a bus bar electrically connected to the conductive heat emitting line, and a power part connected to the bus bar, and a manufacturing method thereof. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261405 | INDUCTION HEATING APPARATUS AND INDUCTION HEATING COOKER PROVIDED WITH SAME - An induction heating apparatus according to the present invention includes: an inverter circuit which outputs an AC signal through ON and OFF operations of a plurality of switching devices; a control portion which drives and controls the plurality of switching devices; and a plurality of resonant circuits which includes respective resonant capacitors and respective heating coils for inductively heating an object to be heated; wherein the switching devices are driven and controlled, by using, as an operating range, a frequency range higher than a highest resonance frequency, or a frequency range lower than lowest resonance frequency, out of respective resonance frequencies of the plurality of resonant circuits, and the respective heating coils in the plurality of resonant circuits are combined to form at least a single induction heating source. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261406 | MICROWAVE-RADIOMETRY-DETECTOR AND HEAT-TREATMENT DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH A DETECTOR - The present invention relates to a Microwave-Radiometry-Detector for measuring the core temperature of a piece of protein containing substance, such as meat. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261407 | Sea-land shipping comtainer slideout conversion system - A sea-land shipping container slideout conversion system, where the slideout unit generally has a floor, three walls and a roof. The slideout is mounted on a pair of vertically parallel slidable elevation members, which are slidably attached to two parallel horizontal sliding rails. The side of the container is cut out for the slideout and a ridged steel frame is welded into the cut-out. The slide rails slide in four spaced-apart roller box units that are mounted under the container between the container floor joists. The slideout unit is balanced and raised on the elevation members and slid inside of the container on the slidable rails. A plurality of seals are added to the slideout unit to seal the slideout unit to the container, both when the slideout unit is retracted and extended. When slid out of the container and lowered the slideout is locked in place outside of the container, so the floor of the slideout unit is level with the floor of the container and effectively sealed with the container. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261408 | INSULATED BEVERAGE HOLDER - A thermally insulating beverage holder that is easily customizable to include graphics, text, and/or photographs. The beverage holder comprises a lid, a base, a spine piece, and sleeve. The lid and base elements may be removably joined by the spine piece which holds the two elements in place and provides the proper spacing. The ends of the sleeve may be inserted into slots on either side of the spine piece with the lid and base fitting over the top and bottom edges of the sleeve, respectively. When the lid, base, spine piece, and sleeve are assembled, they define an interior cavity where a beverage container may be inserted. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261409 | COMBINED METAL COVER AND ANTI-CRUSH HOLE SUPPORT - A housings for electronic devices is constructed from a plastic half and a metallic half and provided with a substantially crush-proof mounting foot. The mounting foot is made crush proof/crush resistant by a metallic insert into a plastic outer cylinder or collar. The metallic half and metallic insert are formed at the same time by stamping. The metallic insert is inserted as part of the housing assembly process and does not require a separate manual insertion. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261410 | COMBINABLE CONTAINER - A container comprising a side wall, an upper edge and a base defining a first interior at least one opening in the side wall for receiving at least one additional container therein, the opening configured for seating the at least one additional container. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261411 | SECONDARY PACKAGING SYSTEM FOR PRE-PACKAGED PRODUCTS - A liner system for use with a carton of pre-packaged products to protect the carton from moisture may include a substantially continuous liner including a bottom panel and side and end wall panels extending upward from the bottom panel and defining an open top and the liner may be adapted for positioning in the carton prior to placement of the pre-packaged products and may include positioning features configured to maintain a position of the pre-packaged products. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261412 | Ice Bin Container System and Method - A container may be configured to fit inside a receptacle to facilitate maintenance. The container may be dishwasher safe or disposable and may include a drain mechanism that feeds into a drain of the receptacle. One or more dimensions of the container may be adjusted to fit the receptacle. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261413 | PACKAGING UNIT COMPRISING A PACKAGING POUCH AND OUTER PACKAGING - In a packaging unit with a packaging pouch and with a substantially dimensionally stable outer packaging, the outer packaging) is tubular with a tube axis and is configured with open ends and the ends, in the viewing direction of the tube axis in a first position, form a polygon with at least two sides enclosing an angle a<180° and lying mirror-symmetrically with respect to a plane of symmetry and, in a second position, form a polygon with at least one side lying perpendicular to the plane of symmetry, wherein a straight fold edge runs in the first position between the corner points of the sides of the two ends lying mirror-symmetrically with respect to the plane of symmetry, and, in the second position, the sides of the two ends lying mirror-symmetrically with respect to the plane of symmetry form an angle a=180°, wherein the outer packaging can be brought from the first position into the second position by pressing in the straight fold edge(s), and wherein at least two curved fold edges run in the first and second position between the two ends in such a way that, in the second position, the outer face(s) of the outer packaging extending between the side(s) of the two ends lying perpendicular to the plane of symmetry is/are concavely curved. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261414 | ABOVE GROUND FLUID STORAGE SYSTEM - An above ground liquid storage system includes a substantially impermeable liner bounding an interior for receiving a liquid. A plurality of supporting structures and a base support the liner and the liquid when the liquid is received in the interior. The liner extends from the base over a top end of the plurality of supporting structures and descends to the ground to form a cavity under the plurality of supporting structures. A temperature controller in communication with the cavity controls a temperature of the cavity to control the temperature of liquid in the interior. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261415 | COLD BOX DESIGN PROVIDING SECONDARY CONTAINMENT - The present invention relates to cryogenic fluids. In another aspect, the present invention relates to additional protection of an apparatus containing equipment capable of operating at cryogenic temperatures and containing cryogenic materials. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261416 | CONTAINER CAP - A container cap includes: a first cap body formed with at least one first perforation and sealedly connectable to an opening of a container; a second cap body rotatably mounted on the first cap body and formed with at least one second perforation; and a sealing member positioned between the first and second cap bodies and formed with third perforations. The number of the third perforations is equal to the number of the first perforations. The third perforations are aligned with the first perforations of the first cap body respectively. The first and second cap bodies can be relatively rotated to unseal or seal the container for a user to select a desired mode for drinking a beverage contained in the container. For example, a user can directly drink a hot beverage with his/her mouth or insert a straw into the container to drink a cold beverage. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261417 | CUP LID - A liquid container includes a brim forming a mouth opening into a product receiving chamber formed in a cup. A lid is coupled to the rim to close the mouth of the cup. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261418 | CHILD RESISTANT CONTAINER - A container and method of opening a container are provided. The container includes a dispensing cartridge defining a storage cavity with an access opening. A blocking member is transitionable from a blocked state to an unblocked state relative to the access opening. The blocking member covers a greater portion of the access opening in the blocked state than in the unblocked state. The outer shell includes a piercing mechanism configured to transition the blocking member from the blocked state to the unblocked state. The method includes using the piercing mechanism to transition the blocking member from the blocked state to the unblocked state. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261419 | STRUCTURE FOR A STORAGE UNIT - A structure for substantially sealing a storage unit, wherein the structure includes an elastically stretchable flange cooperable with a lip provided on a rim of the storage unit, wherein the flange is elastically urged to seal against the lip of the storage unit. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261420 | IMPACT RESISTANT CLOSURE - A closure including a top panel and a transition section extending from a peripheral edge of the top panel is provided. The closure includes a skirt extending from a peripheral edge of the transition section such that the skirt extends away from the top panel. The skirt includes a plurality of projections extending outwardly and away from an outer surface of the transition section. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261421 | METHOD OF MAKING A CONTAINER HAVING A TETHERED CLOSURE - A method of making a plastic container that has a tethered closure using an extrusion blow molding process includes steps of extruding a parison, capturing the parison within a mold and inflating the parison against the mold to form a container blank having a container portion, a closure portion and a tether portion for connecting the container portion to the closure portion. The tether portion, which is preferably elongated and string like, may be formed out of flash material that is created during the molding process. The resulting container is relatively inexpensive to manufacture and facilitates the plastic recycling process. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261422 | DISPOSABLE LINER FOR A COOLER - A liner for use with a cooler. is disclosed. In one embodiment, the liner has a body forming a containment space. An opening is connected to the containment space, wherein the opening comprises two pairs of opposed sides with adjacent sides connected together by corners, the opening thereby forming either a rectangular or square shape. Further, at least one of the corners has an extended portion extending outwardly from the respective sides associated with the corner. In some embodiments, two or more of the corners has an extended portion extending outwardly from the respective sides associated with the corner. In other embodiments, the liner has a straight edge where none of the corners have an extended portion extending outwardly from the respective sides associated with the corners. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261423 | Trash receptacle with trash bag dispenser system - A trash bag receptacle with trash bag dispenser system has an open top, a bottom floor, and a front wall. The front wall of the container has a slotted opening which extends from the bottom floor upwards along substantially the entire length of the front wall. A channel member with an open top and bottom extends inward into the container, enclosing the slotted opening within the container. A base section supporting the container has an interior space in which a roll of trash bags is rotatably mounted. A single trash bag from the roll is threaded from the interior space and through the channel. The trash bag exits from the open top of the channel where its perforation is separated from the roll of trash bags. The adjacent, next trash bag on the roll remains in the channel member. A new, clean trash bag is thus easily accessible to the user by simply pulling the next trash bag which is exposed through the open top of the channel member. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261424 | MAGNETIC SAFETY FEATURE FOR COOKWARE AND COOKING STOVES - Methods and devices for securing an item of cookware to the burner of a stove top by use of magnetism. The magnet(s) may be permanent magnets or electromagnets. The cookware may comprise a permanent magnet disposed on or in the base of the cookware. The burner comprises a magnetic material such as steel or iron. The magnetic material may be in the grate of the cook top, in the electric coil of an electric burner, in the surface of a smooth-top stove top, or any other component of the cook top which is in close proximity to the bottom of the cookware when it is placed on the cooking surface. When the cookware is placed on the stove top, the magnetic field of the permanent magnet creates a force on the magnetic material biasing the cookware against the stove top and securing the cookware to the cook top. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261425 | FLUID FLOW CONTROL COCK FITTED WITH A LEVER HAVING SEVERAL STABLE POSITIONS - The disclosure relates to a valve with a pivoting lever. This lever pivots around a pivot point and can move between at least three stable positions. In the rest position, this lever is fixed and solidly connected to the body of the valve, and there is zero fluid flow in the internal fluid passage. In the intermediary released position, the axis of the lever is disposed at a positive, non-zero angle in relation to the axis of the lever in the rest position, the lever being now disconnected from the body, but the fluid flow remains zero. In the active position, the axis of the lever is disposed at a positive non-zero angle in relation to the axis of the lever in the intermediary released position, this lever being disconnected from the body, and with fluid now flowing thorough the internal fluid passage at a non-zero rate. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261426 | Universal Food Holding Cabinet with Buttoned-in Escutcheons - Escutcheons for a temperature-controlled food holding cabinet are removable and field replaceable by the use of interlocking keys and keyholes that hold the escutcheon in place and align the escutcheon to electrical connectors. The escutcheons are provided with illuminated user interfaces. A key formed on either the escutcheon or chassis of the cabinet, engages a corresponding keyhole formed on either the cabinet chassis or the escutcheon. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261427 | Insulated Container with Debossed Overwrap - An insulated container including a base container having a side wall that defines an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume and an overwrap positioned over the side wall, the overwrap including bosses extending inward toward the base container, wherein the bosses are configured as indicia. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261428 | Blow Mold Tool with Retractable Base Portion - Blow molding tools and a method of blow molding which provide that the tool have a retractable push up section in the base which allows for the article molded by the tool to have a recessed base internal to an otherwise hollow structure. As the push up is moveable, adjustment of the push up portion can be performed during an automated blow molding operation so as to allow release of the blow molded article. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261429 | Medical Bag - A medical bag is described that has a carrying configuration and a dispensing configuration and comprises a handle for carrying the bag and a space within the bag for accommodating a tapered storage drawer, the space tapering from a wide end to a narrow end and the drawer being of a corresponding shape to the space. When the bag is carried by the handle in the carrying configuration, the bottom surface of the space slopes down towards the narrow end so that gravity acts to force the drawer towards the narrow end of the space; however, because of its size, the drawer cannot pass through the narrow end of the space, thereby retaining the tapered storage drawer within the space. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261430 | THERMOPLASTIC CONTAINER IN PARTICULAR A BOTTLE HAVING A PARTIALLY PRISMATIC TRIANGULAR BODY - Thermoplastic container ( | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261431 | Pressurized drinking container - Pressurized medical Cup Device comprises a plastic cup containing liquid while a piston making more inside pressure on the liquid to have it go up through the straw. This method is offering a lot of help for the people who are suffering from a difficulty in sucking any kind of liquid because of disability problem, mouth surgery, tooth extraction or an king of problem that interfere with sucking liquid. Unfortunately, many patients suffer from ailments or disabilities that prevent them from drinking, even through a straw. As such, the patients, along with their care providers, can never be sure if the medicine was fully consumed or just ran down the patient's face. These same problems exist when trying to drink ordinary liquids such as water, juice, or the like as part of regular nourishment. Accordingly, there exists a need for a means by which individuals that have great difficulty when drinking from a straw can be afforded the ability to do so in an effort to address the concerns as described above. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261432 | CARTONS FOR DISPERSING SYSTEMS - A carton for containing and dispensing a plurality of products is disclosed that comprises: a plurality of panels that define an internal volume; a trap door defined in at least one panel of the plurality of panels and separable from the panel along at least one weakened line to form an opening in the panel; and an insert strip positioned in the internal volume at least partially over the trap door. The insert strip retains the plurality of products within the internal volume of the carton after the trap door is separated from the panel. The products may then be dispensed through the opening by at least partially removing the insert strip from the internal volume. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261433 | TWO-PIECE HELICAL FEEDER TUBE FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH PILLS - One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a pill delivery apparatus. The method includes providing an inner core having an outer surface and providing an outer sleeve comprising an opening defined therethrough, the outer sleeve having an inner surface. Further, the method includes defining a passageway on the outer surface of the inner core such that positioning the outer sleeve over the inner core defines a delivery chute for delivering a plurality of pills between the passageway and the inner surface of the outer sleeve. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261434 | Money Item Dispensing Apparatus - The application relates to money item dispensing apparatus having a money item acceptor and a hopper arrangement. The application further relates to money item dispensing apparatus having sorting means operable to selectively direct a money item to one of a first money item store and a second money item store, to money item dispensing apparatus having two hopper arrangements, to a money item acceptor having a self-clearing mechanism, to a money item conveyor, to a method of purging the money items in a money item dispensing apparatus, to money item dispensing apparatus having means for ejecting a money item from a receptacle through an outlet via a first path to a return tray and via a second path into a cashbox, to a method of filling a money item dispensing apparatus and filling apparatus for filling a money item dispensing apparatus. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261435 | PORTABLE CONTAINERS FOR ZIP TIES - A container for carrying and dispensing at least one zip tie includes a housing having an outer wall and opposing upper and lower walls defining a substantially hollow interior. An inner wall is formed inside the housing to divide the housing interior into an inner cavity and an outer cavity, and the inner wall has at least one slot formed therein to define a passage between the inner cavity and the outer cavity. A flexible orifice is provided in the upper and lower walls. Another embodiment provides a container for zip ties that also includes a housing having an outer wall and opposing upper and lower walls defining a substantially hollow interior. A dispensing slot formed in the outer wall, and a friction fit passage formed on the outer wall adjacent to the dispensing slot. Yet another embodiment provides a container that combines the features of the first two embodiments. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261436 | APPARATUSES FOR DISPENSING A PAPER PRODUCT AND ANOTHER ITEM - An apparatus for dispensing a paper product and another item comprises a body defining a slot therein. The slot is configured to receive a bar therethrough. The body comprises a back and an adjustment assembly. A portion of the adjustment assembly is positioned within the slot and is biased away from the back. The body comprises a top comprising a tab extending therefrom. The tab is configured to engage a portion of a container configured to receive one or more of the items. The apparatus comprises a paper product hanger extending from the body. The paper product hanger is configured to receive a paper product. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261437 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF PHASE SEPARATION IN STORAGE TANKS - The present disclosure relates to a fuel delivery system and method for preventing and detecting phase separation in fuel storage tanks. Before phase separation occurs, the fuel delivery system may automatically warn a gas station operator to take preventative action. After phase separation occurs, the fuel delivery system may automatically shut down and warn the gas station operator to take corrective action. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261438 | TRIGGER SPRAYER VALVES - A trigger sprayer having a valve body configured to accept a discharge valve for a pre-compression configuration or a valve and plug combination for a non-pre-compression configuration where the discharge valve may include a frame and valve which may be bi-injected or assembled to provide a pre-compression valve for the trigger sprayer. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261439 | Non-Flammable Plastic Aerosol - Described is a plastic aerosol device having a vapor tap valve orifice and an aqueous product composition containing a non-flammable hydrofluorocarbon propellant and a flammable alcohol solvent. The composition can additionally contain a alcohol co-solvent such as triethylene glycol and a quaternary antibacterial agent. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261440 | HELIXED ORIFICE ADJUSTABLE FEED ROLL - Example embodiments are directed towards systems and methods for dispensing feed. In one example embodiment, the system may include a feed cup configured to receive feed and a feed roll having helical flutes. In an example embodiment, the feed roll is configured to be disposed in different positions to adjust a size of an orifice within the feed cup, wherein a flow of dispensing feed is adjusted based on the positioning of the feed roll and an angle of the helical flutes. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261441 | FLUID DOSE-MEASURING DEVICE - A fluid dose-measuring device adapted to be releasably received in a dispensing apparatus having an electromagnetic coil includes a housing with an outlet passage and a connector part defining an inlet passage, the housing forming an internal chamber which is in fluid communication with the inlet passage and the outlet passage, and the connector part being connectable to a fluid container; a piston moveably arranged in the chamber of the housing for reciprocating motion between a closed position in which a flow from the inlet passage to the outlet passage is prevented and an open position in which a flow from the inlet passage to the outlet passage is allowed, the piston comprising a ferromagnetic actuation part for electromagnetic actuation of the piston by the electromagnetic coil, where the actuation part is arranged in an outer body. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261442 | Liquid Food Dispenser System and Method - A system and method for dispensing fluids is introduced. A preferred embodiment comprises a sealed tank, a bag containing fluid inside the sealed tank, an outlet for dispensing the liquid in the bag, and a pressure generating device to create pressure in the sealed tank. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261443 | Lariat for Water Bottle - A product including an adjustable cord for hands-free portability of a water container, such as a personal drinking water bottle. Also, methods of making and using the product are provided. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261444 | Arrangement of Power Tool and Carrying System - In an arrangement of a power tool and a carrying system, the carrying system has a support strap and a releasable fastening device for attaching the power tool to the support strap. The carrying system has an actuating device that actuates the releasable fastening device from a fastening position into a release position. The fastening device has a pivotable hook that in the fastening position is hooked to an eye and secures the power tool on the carrying system. When the carrying system is arranged on a user and the power tool is secured on the carrying system and the fastening device is actuated from the fastening position into the release position, the hook is pivoted such that the eye slides out of the hook because of the weight of the power tool. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261445 | Backpack - A backpack including a pack portion having a top, a bottom, a front, a rear and two sides. A strap arrangement can also be included for carrying the pack portion as a backpack. The strap arrangement can have a pair of carrying straps. Each carrying strap can be secured to the pack portion at about the bottom and extend upwardly along respective sides of the pack portion, and redirected at about the top of said respective sides to extend around to the rear of the pack portion, and being redirected at about the top of the rear to extend downwardly for securement at about the bottom of the pack portion at the rear. The strap arrangement can redirect forces to support a load in the pack portion from the sides of the pack portion. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261446 | SHOULDER STRAP AND NECK STRAP COMPRISED OF AN OBLONG SHAPED PAD AND A STRAP - A shoulder strap that has a strap member and a pad member and the pad member has a front side and a back side. The oblong shoulder pad shape allows for contour at the shoulder and neck putting the load to the left and right of the shoulder and reducing the pressure on the vertebra and cervical thoracic spinal nerves of the wearer's neck. The front side of the pad member has Non-Slip Traction Nibs (NSTNs) molded in a pattern so the traction nibs are facing outward from the surface at the outer shoulder. The back side of the pad member has a smooth or non-skid abrasive surface with inward X perspiration grooves (2-IPG) at a section by the side of the neck. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261447 | GOLF EQUIPMENT HOLDER FOR CART - A golf equipment holder for attachment to a golf cart. The holder has a golf rack with an elongated top bracket having apertures disposed along its length and a plurality of small holes. The golf rack further includes an elongated bottom bracket having apertures disposed along its length. Down tubes are disposed between the top and bottom bracket apertures. The down tubes are configured to receive the shafts of golf clubs while the small holes are configured to receive golf tees. The down tubes include bumpers for protecting the golf clubs during transit and drain plugs for draining water. The golf equipment holder beneficially also includes a putter holder, a golf bag holder, and a golf shoe cleaner. The golf equipment holder pivot mounts on a golf cart to provide better access to the golf equipment. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261448 | License plate mounting apparatus - The invention is an automobile license plate mounting apparatus adapted to be coupled to or incorporated into a vehicle visor. A substantially rectangular, planar member is provided with securing means extending upwardly from the bottom and side edges of the front surface of said planar member. The securing member includes a contiguous flange extending from the edges of said planar member and a clamping panel disposed perpendicular to said contiguous flange and parallel to the front surface of said planar member to maintain the license plate adjacent the front surface of the planar panel. First and second securing members are affixed to the rear surface of the rectangular panel to secure the license plate holder to a vehicle visor. The securing members are obliquely positioned with respect to each other to horizontally position the license plate holder. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261449 | ARTICLE CARRIERS - A rack for carrying skis and snowboards on top of a vehicle includes a pair of clamp devices equipped for mounting on a pair of crossbars. Each clamp device has a collapsible position which reduces its forward facing profile when not being used to carry cargo items. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261450 | Attachment for a toolbox - An attachment for a tool box comprising: a base section and a removable rack section, the base section comprises at least one horizontal support and at least one vertical support attached to the at least one horizontal support, the at least one vertical support has a receiving aperture sized to receive a bottom section of the rack section, located at terminal ends of each horizontal support are attachment tangs that include an attachment aperture, the removable rack section comprises of two pieces, a stem section and a prong section comprising a horizontal bar with retaining projections at teach end of the horizontal bar. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261451 | Collapsible Storage Container for a Bed of a Truck - In an embodiment, a collapsible storage container for a bed of a pickup truck includes a set of panels, a connection system, and an attachment system. The set of panels are configured to form an enclosed area in a bed of a pickup truck. The set of panels are movable into a collapsed state and an uncollapsed state. In the collapsed state, the set of panels allow for substantially all of the bed of the pickup truck to be used. In the uncollapsed state, the set of panels form an enclosed area. The connection system connects the set of panels together such that the panels are movable into a collapsed state and an uncollapsed state. The attachment system is configured to connect the set of panels to the bed of the pickup truck. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261452 | COLLAPSIBLE AUTOMOBILE STORAGE CONTAINER - In an embodiment, a collapsible storage container for a bed of a pickup truck includes a set of panels, a connection system, and an attachment system. The set of panels are configured to form an enclosed area in a bed of a pickup truck. The set of panels are movable into a collapsed state and an uncollapsed state. In the collapsed state, the set of panels allow for substantially all of the bed of the pickup truck to be used. In the uncollapsed state, the set of panels form an enclosed area. The connection system connects the set of panels together such that the panels are movable into a collapsed state and an uncollapsed state. The attachment system is configured to connect the set of panels to the bed of the pickup truck. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261453 | LASER SCRIBE PROCESSING METHOD - A laser scribe processing method of forming a crack that runs along a scribe direction of a processing target substance uses a light source that emits a laser beam, and an optical system for irradiation that leads the laser beam onto the processing target substance, the method including: an emission step of emitting a laser beam from the light source; a splitting step of splitting the laser beam into an ordinary light component and an extraordinary light component having different travel directions; a light converging step of converging the ordinary light component and the extraordinary light component to form multiple pairs of beam spots; and an irradiation step of intermittently irradiating with the laser beam having multiple pairs of beam spots in a scribe direction of the processing target substance. For splitting the ordinary light component and the extraordinary light component in the splitting step, a birefringent prism disposed in the optical system for irradiation may be used. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261454 | WIRE TRANSPORTING SYSTEM - In a wire-processing machine, a belt-drive feeds a wire to a first swivel-arm with a first gripper. To feed the leading wire-end to processing stations, the first swivel-arm is set in a swiveling motion and/or in a linear motion. To feed the trailing wire-end to processing stations, the second swivel-arm is set in a swiveling motion and/or in a linear motion. After processing of the leading wire-end, by means of the belt-drive the desired cut-off length of wire is advanced and, by means of a transporting system, is transported further. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261455 | Vacuum drive assembly - A drive assembly ( | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261456 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INSERTING A FASTENER - The present invention provides a hand-held device for the insertion of fasteners into the ground for the purpose of anchoring sheet-like materials such as geotechnical mats for soil stabilization, and also for securing netting to prevent crop wastage. The device includes an anti-jamming mechanism that lessens the frequency of fastener jamming thereby increasing the work efficiency of an operator and saving wastage of fasteners. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261457 | FRICTION STIR WELDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A friction stir welding apparatus includes: a thermocouple and a temperature measurement device which are configured to detect a temperature of the temperature measurement point; a temperature monitor configured to calculate an estimated temperature of the welding tool from the detected temperature of the temperature measurement point, based on a predefined correlation between a temperature of the welding tool and a temperature of the backing member; and a controller configured to perform a predetermined procedure based on the estimated temperature of the welding tool so as to prevent overheating of the welding tool. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261458 | PROCESS FOR MAPPING FORMIC ACID DISTRIBUTION - A transfer process for bonding a solderable device to a solderable first substrate having a first oxidized surface comprises placing the solderable device proximate to the first substrate in a reducing chamber, where the first surface cannot be visually observed. We place a second substrate having a second oxidized surface in the chamber in a way to visually observe the second surface. Selecting the first substrate and the second substrate so that the reduction of the second surface correlates with the reduction of the first surface provides an indication of the degree of reduction of the first surface. Introducing a reducing agent into the chamber under reducing conditions reduces the surfaces which we track by irradiating and observing the second surface; evaluate any change in the second surface during irradiation and correlate the change with first surface reduction. When sufficiently reduced, we solder the first substrate to the device. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261459 | LASER METALWORKING USING REACTIVE GAS - A method of metalworking a substrate ( | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261460 | FILE FOLDER - A file folder has a faceplate, at least a snap-type combined plate and snap holes. The snap-type combined plate is snapped securely onto a local position of the faceplate. The snap-type combined plate has a first and a second snapping plate and coupling portion. The first and second abutting surfaces are formed separately on the first and second snapping plates for abutting onto two side surfaces of the faceplate. The first and second snapping plates are aligned correspondingly. The coupling portion allows secure coupling of the first and second snapping plates. Of which, the faceplate and snap-type combined plate are made of different materials. On the whole, the file folder of the present invention provides a protective effect, extends the service life and improves the assembly or recycling efficiency with better industrial benefits and applicability. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261461 | MULTI-UP BUSINESS ENVELOPE FOR DIGITAL PRINTING - Two sheets of 20# paper of 21″×10⅛″ sheet size are laminated together using pattern printed adhesive and silicon sites to create a sheet of multi-up #10 envelopes. Each envelope is separated by a perforation in the sheet and includes edges that are square folded to eliminate image deletions as the envelopes travel through a printer. Three kiss slits are located at the bottom of each envelope to allow air to escape and prevent wrinkling as they are conveyed through a printer. The flaps for each of the envelopes are included in the sheet which are to be folded over and sealed using a peel and seal adhesive strip, which keeps the strip moisture free and the flap opened to eliminate issues of sealing in the printer. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261462 | Reusable Transport Packaging - Transportation packaging may be used to ship or transport a product, such as an electronic device. The transportation packaging may be reused subsequent to the transport of the product by removing a shape defined by a pattern included on the transportation packaging, assembling or altering a portion of the removed pattern, and engaging the assembled pattern with the product. In a particular embodiment, the assembled pattern may provide a usability surface for at least one peripheral device to be used with the electronic device. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261463 | STRENGTHENING INSERT FOR A BOX - The invention concerns a strengthening mechanism for use within a corrugated structure. More specifically, the invention provides a corrugated insert that is inserted into a corrugated box. Such insert improves the compression strength of the corrugated box. This is particularly important when such corrugated box has one or more boxes stacked thereon. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261464 | PAPER CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - The present invention provides a paper container and a method of making the same. The method comprises the steps of preparing a mold; sending paper into the mold; injecting plastic material after closing the mold; and opening the mold to acquire a paper container. Thereby, the plastic material can be connected between two distal ends of the paper. So the connection part of the paper is smooth and flat without any bumps, and the paper container has a good waterproof structure. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261465 | Technical Support Systems and Methods - Exemplary technical support systems and methods are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes a media content access device obtaining technical support request information from a user, encoding data representative of the technical support request information into a barcode, and providing the barcode for display on a display screen associated with the media content access device. The exemplary method may additionally or alternatively include a mobile device capturing an image of the displayed barcode and transmitting data representative of the image to a technical support subsystem. The exemplary method may additionally or alternatively include a technical support subsystem receiving data representative of the image of the barcode, decoding the barcode code to obtain the technical support request information, and performing one or more technical support operations in response to the technical support request information. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261466 | METHOD OF AUTHORIZING AUTOMATED BANKING MACHINE USE RESPONSIVE TO USER DATA READ FROM DATA BEARING RECORDS - An automated banking machine operates responsive to data read from data bearing records, such as user cards, to cause machine user authorization and financial transfers. Account data read from a user card is associated in a data store with instructions for displaying a customer interface uniquely associated with the particular bank where the user holds the account. The customer interface includes user-selectable financial transaction options. The arrangement enables the customer interface of the user's home bank, with which the user is familiar, to also be automatically displayed when the user operates automated banking machines of other banks. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261467 | METHOD OF AUTHORIZING AUTOMATED BANKING MACHINE USE RESPONSIVE TO USER DATA READ FROM DATA BEARING RECORDS - An automated banking machine operates responsive to data read from data bearing records, such as user cards, to cause machine user authorization and financial transfers. Account data read from a user card is associated in a data store with instructions for displaying a customer interface uniquely associated with the particular bank where the user holds the account. The customer interface includes user-selectable financial transaction options. The arrangement enables the customer interface of the user's home bank, with which the user is familiar, to also be automatically displayed when the user operates automated banking machines of other banks. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261468 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VERIFICATION OF AGE OR OTHER ATTRIBUTES IN AN ALCOHOL SERVING ENVIRONMENT - The present invention generally relates to an age, identity and other attribute verification system. Specifically, this invention relates to a system and method for providing a verification system and method for use, primarily, at locations and venues serving alcoholic beverages. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261469 | CONTAMINATION CONTROL FOR LIQUID HANDLING - A structure ( | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261470 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE PROTECTION OF VOTING OPTIONS FOR REMOTE VOTING - The method uses a computer voting selection application suitable for execution in a remote environment by a remote user for obtaining in a local site a marked ballot from the voting selections made by the remote user. It includes generating using a remote voting computer an element representing in a machine readable format an information of the voting selections made by the remote user, recording this machine readable element in a first physical support, and sending this first physical support through a physical delivery channel to the local site where the machine readable element from the physical support is read using a reading device, and the voting selections made by the remote user are retrieved using a retrieving computer. A record representing the remote user voting selections retrieved is then obtained and processed by an electronic counting device that counts voting selections from images obtained from the obtained record. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261471 | Systems and methods for decoding card swipe signals - A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to enable an individual to complete a financial transaction by swiping a magnetic stripe card through a card reader connected to a mobile device. The size of the card reader is miniaturized to be portable for connection with the mobile device. The card reader is configured to reliably read data encoded in a magnetic strip of the card with minimum error in a single swipe and provide a signal that corresponds to the data read to the mobile device, which then decodes the incoming signal from the card reader and acts as a point-of-sale device to complete the financial transaction. Such an approach enables a person to become either a micro-merchant (payee) or a buyer/customer (payer) without having to purchase expensive card reader devices or software. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261472 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS FOR A CAMERA-BASED CODE READER - An illumination apparatus ( | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261473 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR OVERHEAD SCANNING OF IMAGES IN A MANUAL DISTRIBUTION ENVIRONMENT - This disclosure defines systems, methods and apparatus for scanning in a distribution environment. In one aspect a method is disclosed for expanding a field of view of a camera. The method may include moving a mirror according to a determined pattern of movement and speed and capturing a series of images with a camera while the mirror is moving such that the field of view defining images captured by the camera changes based on the position of the mirror. The method may further include using image data from the series of images to process information located on a target item being imaged. In another aspect, an apparatus is disclosed including a selectively movable mirror positioned relative to an image capture device. A controller is configured to capture an image while the mirror is moving. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261474 | OPTICAL-INFORMATION-READING APPARATUS - An optical-information-reading apparatus includes an imaging optical system having a varifocal lens that adjusts a focal position, a solid-state image sensing device that images a code symbol, a ranging laser that measures a distance to the code symbol, and a decoder that calculates the distance to the code symbol using the ranging laser. The apparatus controls the varifocal lens based on calculated distance information. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261475 | Barcode scanner - An assembly to deliver packaging film, having a barcode, to a packaging machine ( | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261476 | WIRELESSLY DETECTABLE TAMPER EVIDENT SEAL - A wirelessly detectable tamper-evident seal ( | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261477 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BREAKAWAY RFID TAGS - A breakaway RFID tag is configured such that it comprises part of a Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCB). Thus, the breakaway RFID tag can be used to track the PCB as it migrates through a manufacturing process. In one embodiment, the RFID tag can be assembled first and then used to track the PCB as it is populated with components and installed into larger assemblies and ultimately into the end device. Once the PCB is installed into a larger assembly or the end device, the breakaway RFID tag is configured such that it can be broken off and attached to the outside of the larger assembly or end device. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261478 | RFID TAG - An RFID tag is characterized by including a loop feeding element formed on a base material; an IC chip that is electrically connected to the loop feeding element and that is laid on the base material; and an artificial medium that includes a dielectric layer having a first surface and a second surface, a first conductive layer laid over the first surface, and a second conductive layer laid over the second surface and on which the base material is stacked, wherein the first surface is placed closer to the loop feeding element than the second surface; and, when viewed from a stack direction in which the loop feeding element is stacked on the artificial medium, the loop feeding element is placed so as to enclose a part of an edge portion of the first conductive layer of the artificial medium. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261479 | METHOD FOR MEMORY MAPPING IN A COMPOSITE RFID TAG FACILITY - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a method of memory mapping disparate memories on a composite radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, where the RFID tag includes a plurality of individual RFID devices each having a memory store with a physical memory address range and mounted to a common substrate, where at least one of the individual RFID devices comprises memory configuration information, and where a memory addressing facility maps the physical memory address ranges of each of the individual RFID devices to a single logical addressing space and presents the address space as a single memory, where the memory addressing facility is included on a computing facility separate from the composite RFID tag. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261480 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM - A temperature control system includes a plurality of temperature sensors, a main controller, a plurality of power supply controllers, and a plurality of cooling devices. The temperature sensors measure current temperature of different monitored areas. The main controller compares the current temperature of the monitored areas with a predetermined temperature stored in the main controller. The power supply controller is selectably turned on or off according to the comparison to activate or deactivate the corresponding cooling devices under the control of the power supply controller. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261481 | Self-Adjusting Thermostat for Floor Warming Control Systems and Other Applications - A method of controlling the temperature of an environment, including the steps of providing a thermostat and receiving a signal from an occupancy sensor indicating whether an area has been occupied for each discrete time period of a 24 hour time period, assigning a first point value to each discrete time period where occupancy has been sensed, and repeating the steps for the next two 24 hour periods, and averaging the point values for each discrete time period in the first, second, and third 24 hour periods, to obtain an average point value, and sending a first signal to a heating device adapted for heating a second area to provide a temperature-related setting for a given discrete time period when the average point value for that discrete time period is above a threshold point value. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261482 | TRACK FOR A TRACK BOUND VEHICLE - A track for track bound vehicles, in particular for light rail vehicles. Includes a support element for supporting an electric conductor arrangement, which is adapted to produce an alternating electromagnetic field and—thereby—to transfer electromagnetic energy vehicle on the track. The support element confines spaces for receiving lines and/or wires of the conductor arrangement. An electrically conductive shield for shielding the alternating electromagnetic field extends along a plane below the spaces. A housing for receiving a power supply device for supplying electric power to the conductor arrangement is also provided. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261483 | Mixed Fluid Delivery System - An apparatus and method for operating and calibrating a paint mixture delivery system includes a positive displacement fluid cylinder and a linear transducer that monitors operation of the positive displacement fluid cylinder. A controller is connected to a servo drive whose operation manipulates the performance of the positive displacement fluid cylinder. Operation of the fluid delivery system is controlled such that the ratio of paint or resin to catalyst or hardener can be accurately controlled and calibration of the discrete fluid flow sensors can be quickly and conveniently calibrated to assure delivery of the respective fluids are the desired mixture ratio. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261484 | FRAGRANCE DIFFUSION SYSTEM - A system for fragrancing air includes an adjustable fan that is used to generate an air flow to push atomized fragrance oil from an output orifice of the system. The fragrance in the air is generated from atomized fragrance oil, where liquid fragrance oil can be stored in a cartridge bottle assembly and then atomized with compressed air in a collector assembly in the system. When the system is mounted on a wall or ceiling, the adjustable fan can be used to direct the fragrance downward at any number of angles from the system. The system can be programmed to adjust a fan speed and various settings of the fragrance delivery. | 2012-10-18 |
| 20120261485 | SPRAY NOZZLE - A spray nozzle is attached onto a faucet. The spray nozzle has a discharge opening defined therein. Water is permitted to flow into the spray nozzle. The water is rotated in a vortex inside the spray nozzle. The rotating water is discharged through the discharge opening. The rotating water is flash evaporated into a mist. | 2012-10-18 |
