43rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130277901 | AIRCRAFT SYSTEM COMPONENT CARRIER SYSTEM AND MOUNTING METHOD - An aircraft system component carrier system includes at least one aircraft system component carrier module, at least one aircraft system component that is fastened via an aircraft system component holder to the aircraft system component carrier module, and an aircraft structural element of a fuselage upper shell, to which element the aircraft system component carrier module is fastened via a structural holder in such a way that the aircraft system component carrier module, the aircraft system component and the aircraft structural element form an assembly group that is capable of being handled independently. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277902 | Worktable Assembly With A Magnetic Workpiece Support - A worktable assembly adapted to be disposed with a workpiece thereon includes a table top with a magnetically attractive top surface, and a workpiece support which includes a plurality of magnetic support pads disposed on the top surface and magnetically attracted to the top surface. The magnetic support pads have upward support surfaces extending along a horizontal plane for contacting the workpiece. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277903 | Precision Vise Jaw Plates - A vise jaw plate includes a plurality of equally sized holes arranged in a pattern and extending through a front side of the vise jaw plate which cooperate with dowel pins and work holders to position and support a work piece. Horizontally spaced mounting bores are arranged for cooperative alignment with vise jaw mounting holes to permit the attachment of the vise jaw plate to the vise jaw. The mounting bores include a first frustoconical portion, a second frustoconical portion and a straight bore portion joining the confronting narrow ends of the first and second frustoconcial portions. The mounting bores and the vise jaw mounting holes have offset center-lines that become coaxially aligned during attachment of the vise jaw plate to the vise jaw causing the vise jaw plate to become fully seated against a deck surface of the vise. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277904 | Adjustable Angle Workpiece Positioning Disc - An adjustable angle workpiece positioning disc includes a partial quarter section defining confronting and intersecting surfaces that form an orthogonal angle therebetween. A central through hole located at the center of the disc. Disc coordinate axes originated at the center of the central through hole. Pluralities of angle through holes are arrayed about the central through hole. The disc is mountable to the plate by doweling the central through hole with a dowel pin receiving hole and by doweling one angle through hole with a dowel pin receiving hole in accordance with a desired revolved angle between the disc coordinate axes and the plate coordinate axes. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277905 | Extension Table Assembly for Power Tools - An extension table assembly for a power tool having a working surface for supporting a piece of material to be modified, and a working area where the power tool can modify a piece of material. The extension table assembly comprising a frame portion, at least one arm portion, a drive system, and a measurement system. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277906 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A THREAD STITCHING MACHINE - A method for operating a thread stitching machine for processing printed sheets to form book blocks includes providing at least one sewing station with an active connection to at least one stitching saddle and providing the at least one stitching saddle with an active connection to at least one transporting system. The printed sheets are supplied to the at least one stitching saddle, using the at least one transporting system, in at least one of a substantially vertical and a substantially horizontal plane relative to the at least one stitching saddle. At least the printed sheets in the substantially vertical plane are supplied directly onto the at least one stitching saddle or to a region of the at least one stitching saddle. The printed sheets are supplied to the at least one sewing station resting astride the at least one stitching saddle. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277907 | FEED ASSEMBLY AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING FEED ASSEMBLY - A feed assembly configured to feed a sheet, including: a feed roller configured to convey the sheet; a support element configured to rotatably and detachably support the feed roller; a base including a guide surface configured to guide the sheet; a frictional element configured to generate a frictional force on the sheet guided by the guide surface; and an elastic member provided between the frictional element and the base; wherein a recess is defined in the guide surface to accommodate the frictional element; and the elastic member causes the frictional element to project from the guide surface when the feed roller is detached from the support element. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277908 | MEDIUM RECEIVING DEVICE AND RECORDING DEVICE - A medium receiving device includes a support shaft that extends in a width direction of the sheet that intersects with an ejection direction of the sheet at a position spaced from the apparatus body, a locking member that is fixedly provided at a position which is lower than the apparatus body in the gravity direction and on the side of the apparatus body with respect to the support shaft and extends in the width direction of the sheet, and a medium holding member that is hung between the support shaft and the locking member so as to form a receiving surface for the sheet which falls thereon and is capable of holding the sheet on the receiving surface, wherein the support shaft moves between a first position and a second position with rotative displacement about a rotation shaft that extends in the width direction of the sheet. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277909 | POSITION DETECTION DEVICE FOR DETECTING SHEET POSITION, CONVEYANCE DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE - A threshold for detecting a position of a lateral edge of a sheet is more accurately determined, whereby the accuracy of detection of the lateral edge position of the sheet is improved. A line sensor includes a plurality of element blocks. Each element block includes a plurality of pixels. The threshold for detecting the lateral edge position is determined based on a light level and a dark level of signals output from an element block that is actually used to detect the lateral edge position of the sheet. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277910 | APPARATUS FOR STACKING SHEET MATERIAL - The sheet compartments of a stacking wheel of a stacking device, as used in sheet goods processing devices, in particular in banknote processing machines and automated money deposit and/or withdrawal machines, have a wavy contour. The braking effect on the banknotes fed into the sheet compartments is thereby increased, so that the banknotes can be fed into the sheet compartments at increased speed without being damaged. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277911 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING PLAYING CARDS - A method of delivering cards from a card housing unit during a card game including automatically detecting, using one or more processors, at least one of a card being held within an opening in the card housing unit for a period of time longer than a predetermined period of time or an attempt to manually draw a card from the opening after the card game ends, and based on the automatic detection, controlling, using one or more processors, operation of a lock member to restrict movement of the card relative to the opening in the card housing unit. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277912 | Interactive Board Game - An interactive board game with a mystical appearance is disclosed and a method of playing the same. The interactive board game includes a game board with an internal mechanism, a plurality of position indicating markers for moving along a three dimensional path, a plurality of randomly selectable instruction cards, and a plurality of randomly selectable indicia. Players accumulate weapons, charms, and points throughout the game while attempting to slay a dragon. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277913 | GAME COMBINING CHECKERS, CHESS AND DICE - A board game may be played on a board or with an electronic version thereof, that combines chess, checkers and dice to create an original game that is more dynamic than checkers, easier to learn and play than chess, and has an element of randomness that makes it hard to know who will win until the final roll of the dice. The game of the present invention simplifies play by combining classic elements. The roll of the dice determines what kind of move can be made, but the player can choose any of his/her pieces to move. Whoever captures the king wins, or, in an alternative embodiment, whoever has the last remaining piece(s) wins. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277914 | Intellectual Game Model - Present invention provides an intellectual game model which includes a base with several grooves, level selector and 7 chain hexagonal bricks. There are 8 hexagon docks with numbers, and player is capable of selecting the level of difficulty of the game by moving level selector. There is also a hexagonal stud which is for increasing the difficulty of the game. Player uses 7 chain hexagonal bricks with different shapes to complete the shape which is built by empty grooves. The game inspires player's intelligence and is suitable for beginner or the one who want to challenge difficult levels of the game. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277915 | System and Method for Playing Trading Card Game - The following invention is a method and system for producing and using a trading card game that facilitates the learning of foreign languages. The cards comprise a bifold design that allows the display of the pronunciation, symbolic representation, and meaning of a foreign language character on a trading card. The card comprises a challenge element that permits the rules of the game to change depending on whether the user of the game correctly responds to the challenge element. Each card also comprises a unique identifying element that allows interface between the card game and a handheld electronic device. This allows high replay value for the trading card game while also enhancing the educational benefit of the game. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277916 | Seal Member Having Excellent Wear Resistance, and Seal Structure Using Same - A seal member which is used in a seal part comprising a molded rubber article produced by vulcanizing a rubber composition comprising, a hydrogenated nitrile rubber (A), carbon black (B), and carbon black (C) and/or carbon fiber (D), wherein carbon black (B) has a DBP oil absorption of 250 to 450 mL/100 g, carbon black (C) has a DBP oil absorption of 200 mL/100 g or less, and carbon fiber (D) has an average fiber length of 0.05 to 2 mm and an average fiber diameter of 5 to 30 μm; and wherein, based on 100 parts by mass of the hydrogenated nitrile rubber (A), the amount of carbon black (B) is 5 to 15 parts by mass, the total amount of carbon black (C) and/or carbon fiber (D) is 3 to 35 parts by mass, and the total content of the fillers is 40 parts by mass or less. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277917 | Shaft Seal Assembly - An illustrative embodiment of a multi-shaft seal assembly generally includes a first seal, a second seal, and a collar. In the illustrative embodiment the collar may be integrally formed with a portion of the first seal, and may serve to axially space the second seal from the first seal. The second seal may be formed with a cutaway therein to ensure proper clearance between the second seal and one of the shafts. Other embodiments of the multi-shaft seal assembly use a collar formed with the equipment housing or second seal. Still other embodiments include additional seals for additional shafts. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277918 | High Temperature Device Shaft Brush Seal Assembly, Brush Seal, And Mounting Arrangement - A shaft seal assembly externally mounted to a high temperature device, such as a gas or steam turbine, having a plurality of rotary shaft sealing brush seals that includes at least one brush seal of wear-compensating construction that possesses a suitably high linear coefficient of expansion so it viscoelestically creeps over time compensating for brush seal wear. In one embodiment, a brush seal closest to the device is formed of an electrically conductive material that electrically grounds a rotary shaft of the device during shaft rotation and at least one other brush seal is formed of filaments of polymeric material, such as heat stabilized nylon, of wear compensating construction. In one preferred embodiment, the filaments of the inner brush seal are made of a self-lubricating metallic or bearing material and at least one other brush seal is formed of an intumescing material that can be of polymeric composition. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277919 | SEAL DEVICE - A sealing device includes: a sealing ring ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130277920 | WATERPROOF PLUG - A waterproof plug includes a cylindrical resin member and a sealing section configured to include an outer circumference section which is provided on an outer face of the resin member and an inner circumference section which is provided on an inner face of the resin member. The outer circumference section intimately contacts to an inner wall face of a cavity of a connector housing, and the inner circumference section intimately contacts to an outer circumference face of an electric wire. An outer circumference face of the resin member is brought into contact with an inner wall face of an electric wire through hole of the connector housing. The resin member has a plurality of protruded claw sections protruding toward the inner circumference section side along a circumference direction of the resin member. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277921 | CUP HOLDING ASSEMBLY FOR A FOOD MIXING MACHINE - A food mixing machine ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130277922 | Chuck For Reciprocating Surgical Instrument - Devices are described relating to the retaining of surgical tools within the chuck of a reciprocating surgical instrument, such as a reciprocating saw. A securing chuck is disclosed for securing a surgical tool to a reciprocating surgical instrument that comprises a shaft and a securing member. The shaft defines an axis and has a cylindrical bore extending along the axis. The bore is shaped to receive a substantially rounded tool shank. A pair of transverse slots extends into the shaft along a plane passing through the axis for receiving a substantially flattened tool shank. The transverse slots intersect with the cylindrical bore. The securing member is carried by the shaft and is radially movable relative to the bore both inwardly and outwardly to secure the surgical tool in the chuck. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277923 | POWER TOOL WITH AUTOMATIC CHUCK - A power tool having a tool portion, a chuck and a lock. The tool portion has a housing, a motor, and a spindle driven by the motor. The chuck has a body coupled to the spindle for rotation therewith, and a sleeve rotatably disposed about the body. The lock has a first lock structure pivotally coupled to the housing about a pivot axis, and a second lock structure. The first lock structure has a first locking feature. The second lock structure has a second locking feature and is coupled to the sleeve for rotation therewith. Pivoting the first lock structure into a first pivot position positions the first locking feature in a rotational path of the second locking feature. Engagement of the first and second locking features inhibits rotation of the sleeve so that rotation of the spindle will cause corresponding rotation of the body relative to the sleeve. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277924 | BRAKING MECHANISM FOR ROLLER SKATES - A roller skate device, including: at least one skate wheel. A cradle including a control wire. And a lever system coupled to the control wire, the lever system including at least one brake wheel that applies a braking force to the at least one skate wheel based on the motion of the cradle translated through the control wire. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277925 | Wheelbarrow Sled System - An accessory is provided for a wheelbarrow. The wheelbarrow has: a wheel; a tray; a pair of handle members supporting the tray relative to the wheel and extending rearward past the tray; and a pair of legs for cooperating with the wheel to support the wheelbarrow in a parked condition. The sled has a left runner and a right runner each mounted at a first location relative to one or both of the legs and mounted at a forward location. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277926 | Board Sport Strap Assembly - A board sport strap assembly and method of training is disclosed to help a board sport rider maintain an athletic balanced position, helping to keep their feet in better contact with the sport board, providing stability and balance, enhancing and creating maneuvers, assisting movement, and improving balance and ease of learning. The assembly is made of two straps, each with a handle and a board end, the board ends of the straps being attached to the front of the board and the back of the board, respectively. The sport board rider grasps each handle, one in each hand, to assist with balance and to maintain an athletic position. The rider is able to lift on one or the other, or both, of the straps to lift, turn or otherwise move the respective ends, or both together, enabling the rider enhanced maneuverability and stability. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277927 | Sand and Water Sled - A sand and water sled includes a body member having opposed front and rear ends and a bottom extending between the front and rear ends, the body member having a rear wall extending upwardly from the bottom adjacent the rear end and opposed side walls extending upwardly from the bottom that extend between the rear wall and the front. The bottom includes an upper surface defines a container section adjacent the rear wall. A portable ice chest has a configuration removably received in the container section. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277928 | Semi-Generic Underframe Assembly for a Vehicle - A semi-generic underframe assembly configured to be mounted to an underside of a vehicle is disclosed. The underframe assembly provides preconfigured mounting locations where track systems used to replace wheels can be properly mounted. The underframe assembly comprises at least one customized adapter frame particularly configured to be mounted at specific locations on the underside of a specific model of vehicle, and at least one generic adapter frame configured to be mounted to the customized adapter frame, the at least one generic adapter frame generally comprising the preconfigured mounting locations. The underframe assembly generally allows track systems to be mounted to the vehicle while avoiding attachment at inconvenient and/or weak locations. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277929 | Systems And Methods For Steering Vehicles - In one embodiment, a vehicle comprises a body, a steerable drive wheel attached to the body, and a load platform connected to the body that is movable between a lowered position and a lifted position. A load wheel is connected to the load platform and an intermediate load wheel is connected to the vehicle and positioned between the drive wheel and the load wheel. The load wheel is configured to facilitate moving the load platform between the lowered position and the lifted position and the intermediate load wheel is configured to cooperate with the load wheel to facilitate moving the load platform between the lowered position and the lifted position. The intermediate load wheel is also configured to form a pivot about which the vehicle turns throughout a range of motion of the load platform between and including the lowered position and the lifted position. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277930 | Tablet Storage and Transportation Device - A tablet storage device includes a module on a cart frame that includes a wheeled base. A cart module defines a selectively accessible interior space having multiple storage slots within the interior space for holding tablets. In some cases a tablet storage device holds multiple tablets using two or more modules in a stacked arrangement on a wheeled base. Each module can hold a portion of the multiple tablets within storage slots within an interior space inside the module. The storage slots may have connectors for connecting to tablets, and the cart frame can have a network connection system that is adapted to provide a network connection for each tablet that is connected to one of the connectors. The cart frame may also have a power supply system for charging each tablet that is connected to one of the connectors. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277931 | STROLLER - The invention discloses a stroller for assembling with an infant safety seat having a first engaging portion. The stroller includes a second engaging portion and a covering component. The second engaging portion is for engaging with the first engaging portion; the covering component includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is for covering the second engaging portion. The second portion is surrounding the first portion, and the first portion is clamped between the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion the infant safety seat is assembled with the stroller via the first engaging portion being engaged with the second engaging portion. It is not needed to form an opening on the covering component to implement engagement between the stroller and the infant safety seat, so as to solve a problem of fingers of an infant on the stroller being clipped by the opening. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277932 | Integrated Support Structures for Mobile Medical Systems - In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a portable medical instrument system. The system includes a frame for supporting system process and user interface components. One or more support rails are interconnected with the frame to provide an accessories support system to securely receive medical accessory components. In at least one embodiment, the support rails have a configuration substantially matching a bedrail of a hospital bed. In another aspect, the support rails have a height to width ratio of about 2 to 1. In still a further aspect, the support rails have a height to width ration of 1 to 0.375. According to yet another aspect, at least one of the support rails may be molded from portions of the portable medical system itself. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277933 | Wheel Assembly for an Infant Carrier Apparatus - A wheel assembly for an infant carrier apparatus can include a shock absorber, and at least a wheel pivotally coupled with the shock absorber. The shock absorber is formed integrally in a single body comprising a cushion structure capable of elastic deformation, and a mount structure having a tubular shape adapted to assemble with a support frame of an infant carrier apparatus. Examples of the infant carrier apparatus can include an infant stroller apparatus. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277934 | BALANCE BIKE - Balance bike having a frame provided with a steering bush or holder for rotatably holding handlebars with a front wheel fork whereby one or several front wheels are connected to the front wheel fork and whereby the balance bike having two back wheels, characterised in that the frame of the balance bike having two frame parts which are directly or indirectly hinge-mounted at a distance (D) from one another to the steering bush or holder by hinges from where the frame parts extend up to a distance thereof and are each provided with a back wheel. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277935 | COMPACT STEERING MECHANISM - A compact steering mechanism for steering a vehicle having a steering input being a pinion shaft coupled to a pinion meshing with a rack, and a steering output member coupled to the rack. The pinion is positioned at a middle portion of the rack and the output member is positioned between opposing ends of a rack. The mechanism includes a compact steering housing supporting the pinion shaft and containing the rack-and-pinion. The pinion and pinion shaft have a center axis parallel to an axis of the output member. The output member, being a steering pin and rack carrier, a gear, or a flange, is coupled to left and right tie rod assemblies and wheels for steering the vehicle to improve handling. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277936 | HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE AXLE-TO-BEAM OR CROSSBRACE-TO-BEAM CONNECTION - An axle-to-beam or crossbrace-to-beam connection for a vehicle axle/suspension system includes an axle or crossbrace having at least one depression formed therein. A sleeve is formed with at least one depression and disposed about the axle or crossbrace so that the axle or crossbrace depression and the sleeve depression matingly engage one another to form a mated pair of depressions. A method of forming the axle-to-beam or crossbrace-to-beam connection includes providing an axle or crossbrace and disposing a sleeve about the axle or crossbrace. At least one mated pair of depressions is simultaneously formed in the axle or crossbrace and the sleeve. The sleeve is immovably mounted to a vehicle axle/suspension system. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277937 | SUSPENSION FOR VEHICLE - A suspension system for a vehicle includes two trailing arms and three lateral links to maintain a wheel in or nearly in a vertical position throughout a relatively large travel distance. The trailing arms can be an upper and a lower trailing arm that form a linkage to limit the caster movement of the wheel throughout the travel distance. The three lateral links form two linkages that maintain proper orientation of the wheel: a first linkage to limit the camber movement of the wheel, and a second linkage to limit the tracking, or toe, movement of the wheel. The trailing arms and lateral links provide a relatively large travel distance. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277938 | EMBARKING AND/OR DISEMBARKING EXTENSION HAVING BRAKING MEANS - The invention relates to an embarking/disembarking device ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130277939 | SKATEBOARD | 2013-10-24 |
20130277940 | PROPULSION SYSTEMS FOR MANUALLY OPERATED MOBILITY DEVICES - A propulsion system for a manually-operated mobility device includes a hand rim configured to receive a propulsion force from a user of the manually-operated mobility device, a wheel hub fixedly attached to a wheel for the manually-operated mobility device, and a planetary gear system including a sun gear, a ring gear, and one or more planetary gears disposed between the sun gear and the ring gear. The one or more planetary gears are supported by a planet carrier. One of the sun gear and the ring gear is fixedly coupled to the hand rim and the other of the sun gear and the ring gear is fixedly coupled to the wheel hub. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277941 | CYCLE - A collapsible cycle for use by a rider over a terrain surface comprises a frame having front and rear portions and a seat attached to the frame. A front wheel is rotatably attached to a steering member, the front wheel rotatable in a first plane about a primary axis, and the steering member being pivotally attached to the front frame portion for rotation about a secondary axis orthogonal to the primary axis. A user-operable steering mechanism is coupled to the steering member. A rear wheel is rotatably attached to the rear frame portion and rotatable in a third plane about a tertiary axis. A drive mechanism is operatively coupled to the front and/or rear wheel. The cycle is collapsible from an erect riding configuration to a collapsed configuration by repositioning the front and rear wheels into mutually closer proximity. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277942 | ARTICULATION AND OSCILLATION JOINT FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle comprising a front vehicle portion, a rear vehicle portion, and a pivot assembly connecting the front vehicle portion to the rear vehicle portion. The pivot assembly includes a horizontal axis pivot member and a vertical axis pivot member to allow the front vehicle portion to pivot about the rear vehicle portion about a horizontal axis and a vertical axis, respectively. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277943 | Automatic Tractor Hitch System For Trailing Implements - A hitch system for automatically hitching a tractor to a trailing implement is provided. The hitch system may allow an operator that is in a cab of the tractor to remotely connect and electrical system and/or a hydraulic system of a tractor an implement to each other and to remotely secure a hitch pin that connects a tongue of the implement to a drawbar of the tractor. The hitch system may include implement and tractor connector bank assemblies that are respectively provided on the implement and tractor. The tractor connector bank assembly may be moveable in multiple directions for allowing the tractor connector bank assembly to be remotely controlled from the cab of the tractor to align and move into engagement with the implement connector bank assembly. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277944 | ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT GOOSENECK COUPLER - A gooseneck coupler may be used on a towing vehicle to help tow certain types of towed vehicles, such as trailers. The gooseneck coupler may include a hitch ball attachment member selectively securable to a hitch ball of a towing vehicle, and a support member attached to the hitch ball attachment member, the support member including first and second ends. The gooseneck coupler may also include a trailer attachment member configured to secure a portion of a towed vehicle thereto, the trailer attachment member positionable on the support member between the first and second ends of the support member, where the support member is free of a telescoping relation with the trailer attachment member. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277945 | SWEPT TORSION HITCH TUBE - A hitch assembly is generally provided. The hitch assembly may include at least one bracket capable of being secured to a vehicle, and a torsion tube having a length and being attached to the at least one bracket. The torsion tube being curved at a substantially constant radius substantially along the length of the torsion tube. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277946 | HITCH BUSHING - A hitch apparatus has a tongue member with a weight bearing surface and an opposite free surface, and defining a bushing hole extending substantially vertically. A bushing has a cylindrical portion defining a drawpin hole with an outside diameter equal to an inside diameter of the bushing hole and a flange extending outward from one end of the cylindrical portion. The flange has a tongue surface adjacent to the cylindrical portion of the bushing, and an opposite wearing surface. The cylindrical portion of the bushing extends into the bushing hole such that the tongue surface of the flange bears against the weight bearing surface of the tongue member, and the bushing has a Rockwell Scale hardness greater than a Rockwell Scale hardness of the tongue member. Different bushings may define a variety of drawpin hole diameters to suit different drawpins. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277947 | SPLITBOARD BINDING APPARATUS - The present disclosure includes a binding apparatus for use on a splitboard. The binding apparatus may be used to change the splitboard between a snowboard for riding downhill in a ride mode and touring skis for climbing up a hill in a tour mode. The binding apparatus can include at least one board joining device. The binding apparatus can also include a binding interface configured to receive a boot and selectively attach to a ride mode interface in a snowboard configuration and to a tour mode interface in a ski configuration. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277948 | Wheel Assembly for a Foldable Child Enclosure - A foldable structure includes: an upper assembly forming an upper portion of the structure; a base assembly forming a lower portion of the structure; a centrally-located hub assembly operatively connected to the base assembly; and a post extending from each corner of the upper assembly to a corner of the base assembly. At least one rotatable wheel assembly is provided at each corner of the lower portion of the structure extending from the structure to engage a surface. Each wheel assembly includes at least one support surface adapted for supporting and guiding the wheel on a surface and at least one groove provided on opposing sides of the support surface. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277949 | SEAT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR A STROLLER - A seat adjustment mechanism for a stroller, basically include a stroller frame having a first rail strut and a second rail strut extending upward and rearward, and a seat slidably engaged with the first rail strut and the second rail strut and capable of positioning along the first rail strut and the second rail strut at a selected height. Further, a positioning mechanism is operatively mounted between the stroller frame and the seat for locking the seat at the selected height, and a one-hand release mechanism is operatively mounted on the seat for release of the seat from the selected height. The seat can he lowered to a height that a little child can sit into by herself, and lifted by an adult care-giver to a selected height for either traveling around to use as a stroller or to use as a high chair for feeding the little child. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277950 | CASE MEMBER OF AIRBAG DEVICE - A base plate portion | 2013-10-24 |
20130277951 | AIRBAG FRAME APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a frame configured for supporting a vehicle airbag device. Support assemblies are movably connected to the frame. Each support assembly includes an airbag connecting member engaging a spring member. Pressing the airbag connecting member towards the frame compresses the spring member. An electrical switch assembly is connected to the frame. The electrical switch assembly includes at least one push button electrical switch for connecting to an electrical circuit. Pressing at least one support assembly a predetermined distance lowers a portion of the at least one support assembly towards the frame for urging a vehicle airbag device capable of being connected to a connecting end of each airbag connecting member, against at least one switch in the electrical switch assembly. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277952 | AIRBAG COVER FOR VEHICLE - An airbag cover for a vehicle that includes an airbag cover body that has a tear line to allow the airbag cover body to be torn off when an airbag cushion is deployed, and a bezel ring coupled to the airbag cover body. The airbag cover includes a plurality of separating protrusions having first and second separating protrusions that are formed on the bezel ring to be spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the bezel ring and to be adjacent to each other. In addition, the separating protrusions have third and fourth separating protrusions adjacent to each other at a position facing the first and second separating protrusions. The separating protrusions include first to fourth separating protrusion insertion apertures that are formed within the airbag cover body to allow the first to fourth separating protrusions to be inserted therein. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277953 | Spider Web Clearing Device - The spider web clearing device is designed to be a cost efficient and simple means of clearing spiders and spider webs from the upcoming path of an ATV. In one embodiment, the spider web clearing device can be installed on all flat ATV surfaces and platforms on the front and center of an ATV. Another embodiment of the spider web clearing device can be installed on tubular surfaces on the front and center of an ATV. Placing the spider web clearing device on the leading, center portion of the ATV efficiently clears spiders and spider webs from the trail, lawn or road in the forward path of the ATV. The above-described embodiments of the spider web clearing device utilize the naturally-occurring tension of spider webs to clear away spiders and spider webs from the upcoming path of an ATV. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277954 | MOBILE WORK MACHINE COMPRISING A BRACING DEVICE - The invention relates to a mobile work machine, comprising a chassis ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130277955 | Tubular Beam with a Crimped Sleeve - An aluminum tubular beam is assembled to a steel box frame rail with a steel sleeve. The sleeve is connected by a crimp joint or by a hem flange to the tubular beam. The steel sleeve may be effectively welded to the steel box frame rail to which it is assembled. An adhesive may be provided between the sleeve and the beam. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277956 | ADAPTIVE SKI SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING TWO SKIS TOGETHER - An adaptive ski system can interconnect two skis together while still providing a range of motion of the skis relative to one another. The ski system includes one or two interconnection devices mounted between a pair of skis. The interconnection devices can mount in various locations on the front and/or rear of the skis in any set of mounting holes selected from a plurality of sets of mounting holes. The interconnection devices include a mounting bracket on each ski. A cross bar connects the mounting brackets, thereby interconnecting the skis, such that relative range of motion between the skis both up and down and side-to-side is possible. The interconnection devices quickly connect and disconnect from the skis. The resulting ski system enables a high degree of personal adaption for the needs individual skier. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277957 | SECURITY FEATURE - A security feature for protecting valuable documents, in particular for ensuring the authenticity of valuable documents, comprises a luminescent pigment which has a host lattice doped with a first luminophore and a second luminophore, with an excitation energy of the first luminophore being transferable to the second luminophore. However, in the case of the luminescent pigment according to the invention, the excitation energy is not transferred completely from the first luminophore to the second, but rather only partially. The incomplete transfer of the excitation energy is achieved by selecting suitable amount-of-substance fractions of the first and the second luminophores on the luminescent pigment. As a result of the incomplete transfer of the excitation energy, the luminescent light that is emitted by the luminescent pigment also has, in addition to a luminescence peak of the second luminophore, a luminescence peak of the first luminophore. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277958 | Method for the Pressing of a Press Fitting, and Pressing Tool for this Purpose - A method for the pressing of a press fitting, with a tube inserted into the press fitting, by means of a pressing tool, wherein the press fitting has an encircling bead in which an 0-sealing ring is placed, wherein the tube ends within the press fitting and a first pressing is carried out within the bead, wherein, furthermore, a further pressing is carried out on the tube-insert side of the press fitting at a distance from the bead, the further pressing leading to press fitting and tube obtaining a conicity which prevents them being pulled off and runs in the same direction. Furthermore, the invention relates to a pressing tool suitable for carrying out the method. In order to further improve a method of the type under discussion, in particular for simplifying the handling over the course of the pressing operation, and in order to improve a pressing tool of the type under discussion, in particular in terms of handling while maintaining the functional reliability of the press connection winch is to be produced, it is proposed, in terms of the method, that the head is widened axially over the course of the pressing operation by being acted upon radially from the outside. In terms of the object, it is provided that the first pressing geometry, which is assigned to the bead, leaves the bead space at least in one direction for the axial widening of the bead. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277959 | Connector - A connector for a fluid medium to be conditioned, wherein an internal pipe is provided for the fluid medium to be conditioned and at least one external pipe for a fluid conditioning medium. The internal pipe is encompassed by the external pipe and runs substantially parallel to the external pipe. At least one conducting channel is arranged between the internal pipe and the external pipe for the fluid conditioning medium or for the fluid medium to be conditioned. In one form the connector is made by injection molding. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277960 | SWAGE VISUAL INDICATOR FOR FLUID COUPLING - A swage visual indicator for a fluid coupling is disclosed and related methods. The swage visual indicator is achieved by a non-destructive visual indication of a swaging process by one or more swage apertures formed through a flange filled with an indicator material. The swage apertures communicate with swaging grooves of the fluid conveying components being joined. As the swaging process is conducted, the swaging grooves are filled with material from one of the fluid conveying components, and the indicator material within the aperture(s) is therefore displaced in a direction toward the exposed exterior surface of the flange. According to a successful swaging process, the indicator material is displaced to a degree such that the indicator material is visible by the unaided eye of an inspector. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277961 | TUBULAR THREADED JOINT HAVING IMPROVED LOW TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE - In order to provide a tubular threaded joint constituted by a pin and a box each having threads and an unthreaded metal contact portion with excellent galling resistance and gas tightness even in extremely cold environments at −60° C. to −20° C. and rust preventing properties without using a compound grease, a thermoplastic solid lubricating coating containing low friction copolymer particles made from an acrylic-silicone copolymer and preferably further containing a solid lubricant (e.g., graphite) in a thermoplastic polymer matrix (e.g., selected from polyolefin resins and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resins) is formed on the surface of the threads and unthreaded metal contact portion of a pin and/or a box. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277962 | Duct Fittings - Concepts and technologies disclosed herein for duct fittings. According to various embodiments disclosed herein, duct fittings can be formed or assembled from two or more components including a collar and a clamp. The clamp and the collar can be assembled and/or mated together to form the duct fittings. The collar can have a first annular portion to which a first layer of a multilayered duct is attached or connected. The collar also can include a second annular portion that can include splines to which a second layer of the multilayered duct is attached. The splines can accommodate or form fluid passageways. The clamp can be located on top of the second layer and can include attachment mechanisms securing the clamp to a support surface. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277963 | THREADED CONNECTION FOR DRILLING AND WORKING HYDROCARBON WELLS - A threaded connection including first and second tubular components, each including a respective male and female end, the male end includes at least one threaded zone on its external peripheral surface and ending in a terminal surface, the female end includes at least one threaded zone on its internal peripheral surface and ending in a terminal surface, the threaded zones including, over at least a portion of their length, threads each including, viewed in longitudinal section passing through the axis of the tubular component, a thread crest, a thread root, a load flank, and a stabbing flank. Profiles of the male and female load flanks, viewed in longitudinal section passing through the axis of revolution of the connection, are a continuous curve with a convex or concave form, the profile of the male flanks being complementary to that of the female flanks over at least 70% of the continuous curve. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277964 | COUPLING - A plumbing fitting for coupling a water supply line to a second plumbing fitting includes a polymeric tailpiece having one end for coupling to a conduit and an opposite end with an outwardly extending annular flange having an annular face surface. A circular recess is formed in the face surface for receiving a seal. A nut is positioned over the tailpiece and has an inwardly extending annular rim engaging a side of the flange opposite the face surface. The nut is formed of a polymeric material having internal threads and integrally includes a metal insert extending in concentric spaced relationship to the threads of the nut. The insert includes an end which is threaded and forms a lead-in thread that is coaxial with the threads of the nut. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277965 | CYLINDRICAL GASKET, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND INSERTION-TYPE EXHAUST PIPE JOINT USING THE CYLINDRICAL GASKET - In a cylindrical gasket | 2013-10-24 |
20130277966 | ADAPTOR FOR USE WITH A VALVE FITMENT FOR DISPENSING FLUIDS - This invention relates to an adaptor that is used with a valve fitment assembly used to dispense fluids or flowable materials from a container. The adaptor is utilized in conjunction with the valve fitment assembly to allow the fitment assembly to be used with a spout and valve assembly attached to a container holding fluid. This invention also relates to a process for dispensing fluid using the adapter described herein. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277967 | PIPE CLAMPING DEVICE - A pipe clamping device that clamps a first pipe and a second pipe each other. The pipe clamping device comprises an annular case with central opening into which the first pipe and the second pipe are inserted; a tightening member movable between a tightening location where the tightening member tightens outer circumferential surface of the first pipe and the second pipe and a disengagement location where the tightening member does not impose pressure on the outer circumferential surface of the first pipe and the second pipe; and a stopper restricting radial movement of the tightening member such that diameter of the tightening member at the disengagement location does not extend beyond a predetermined number, the stopper being prepared in the annular case. The present disclosure provides easy clamping of pipes since the tightening member at a disengagement location has a predetermined diameter by the stopper of the case. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277968 | Stationary Power Plant, in Particular a Gas Power Plant, for Generating Electricity - The invention concerns a stationary power plant, in particular a gas power plant, to generate electricity;
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20130277969 | Wind park control system - A wind park control system for controlling wind turbines of a wind park during a plant controller handover is provided. A plurality of plant controllers compute control values on the basis of system input data, which plant controllers are realized to operate in parallel. One of the plant controllers operates as an active plant controller for computing control values for controlling the wind turbines. One further plant controller operates as a standby plant controller. An output means continually issues control values to the wind turbines of the wind park. A handover arrangement for handing over control from the hitherto active plant controller to an operative standby plant controller is provided such that that standby plant controller then assumes the function of active plant controller. Further, a wind park, a method of controlling a wind park, and a method of performing a plant controller handover in a wind park are provided. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277970 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WIND TURBINE CONTROL - In one aspect, embodiments of a method of controlling a power rating of a wind turbine are described. One embodiment of the method comprises retrieving, by a computing device, one or more preset values from a memory, wherein the one or more preset values include at least an initial torque setpoint for a wind turbine; determining, by the computing device, an adjusted torque setpoint for the wind turbine based at least in part on one or more operating conditions received from one or more measurement devices associated with the wind turbine; and adjusting a real power output rating of the wind turbine based on the determined adjusted torque setpoint. In one aspect, the computing device can be a controller for the wind turbine. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277971 | HORIZONTAL AXIS WIND TURBINE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for operating horizontal axis wind turbine systems are disclosed. A system includes a turbine rotor and a rotor blade adapted to rotate about a horizontal axis, two vertical shafts, a plurality of gears adapted to translate a rotational motion of the turbine rotor into counter-rotating vertical rotational motions of the shafts, and two generators fixed to a tower, adapted to translate a rotational motion of the shafts into electrical power. A method of operating a horizontal axis wind turbine system includes obtaining a turbine rotor and a rotor blade adapted to rotate about a horizontal axis, obtaining two vertical shafts, obtaining a plurality of gears, and obtaining two generators fixed to a tower, translating a rotational motion of the turbine rotor into counter-rotating vertical rotational motions of the shafts using the gears, and translating a rotational motion of the shafts into electrical power using the generators. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277972 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A WIND TURBINE IN A WIND POWER PLANT - Embodiments herein control a wind turbine in a wind power plant where the wind turbine includes a wind turbine controller and at least one connected wind turbine component. Upon receiving a packet containing a “write/read” instruction, the wind turbine controller effectuates a write instruction by changing a set point associated with an attribute of a component in the wind turbine. The controller retrieves information data resulting from performing the write instruction from the component and transmits the information data to a central controller. The invention performs a fast and simple control loop by means of transmitting both the write and the read instruction within one single data packet. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277973 | METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A WIND TURBINE CONNECTED TO THE UTILITY GRID, WIND TURBINE AND WIND PARK - Methods for controlling a wind turbine connected to the utility grid by detecting status of the utility grid, and controlling one or more rotor blades and/or emitted power to the grid in returning to the operational wind turbine settings of normal grid mode, as well as wind turbines and wind parks comprising at least two wind turbines. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277974 | Brushless multiphase self-commutation control (or BMSCC) And Related Inventions - The Brushless Multiphase Self-Commutation Controller or BMSCC is an adjustable speed drive for reliable, contact-less and stable self-commutation control of electric apparatus, including electric motors and generators. BMSCC transforms multiphase electrical excitation from one frequency to variable frequency that is automatically synchronized to the movement of the electric apparatus without traditional estimation methods of commutation and frequency synthesis using derivatives of electronic, electro-mechanical, and field-oriented-control. Instead, BMSCC comprises an analog electromagnetic computer with synchronous modulation techniques to first establish magnetic energy and then dynamically share packets of magnetic energy between phase windings of a multiphase, position dependent flux, high frequency transformer by direct AC-to-AC conversion without an intermediate DC conversion stage. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277975 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING ANIMAL WASTE - A method and system of processing animal waste is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes transferring animal waste to a gasifier to burn the animal waste, circulating water through a heat exchanger in a flue stack of the gasifier to generate heated water, and pumping the heated water to either an organic Rankine cycle system to generate electricity, a radiant heater, or any combination thereof. In addition, the method includes circulating the heated water through an evaporator of the organic Rankine cycle system to vaporize a refrigerant, and circulating the vaporized refrigerant from the evaporator, through a turbine to generate the electricity. Also, the method includes using a manure spreader to feed the animal waste to the gasifier at a varying feed rate that is based on contemporaneously calculating a British thermal units (BTU) of the animal waste being fed to the gasifier. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277976 | MULTI-ROTOR GENERATOR - A generator system comprises an inner generator rotor, an outer generator rotor, and a stator. The inner rotor is mounted on the first shaft rotating at a first speed, while the outer rotor is mounted on a second shaft coaxial with the first shaft, and rotating at a second speed different from the first speed. The outer rotor is mounted coaxially with and radially outward of the inner rotor, and the stator is mounted coaxially with and radially outward of the outer rotor. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277977 | FEEDWATER HEATING HYBRID POWER GENERATION - The technology combines a secondarily-fueled boiler with a primary-fueled Rankine steam cycle combustion system in a hybrid process. Outputs from a secondarily-fueled combustion system are fed into the feedwater heater(s), deaerators, feedwater heating lines, and/or reheat lines of a primary-fueled Rankine system. The integrated steam flow eliminates or reduces one or more extractions from the steam turbine generator, thereby allowing it to generate more electrical power using the same Rankine system input energy or generate equivalent electrical power using energy inputs from multiple fuel sources. The technology can be utilized in any type and/or configuration of secondary fuel or secondarily-fueled combustion technology and/or can utilize any type of primary-fueled steam source. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277978 | Turbine Installation for Extracting Sea Wave Energy - The invention relates to a turbine installation for extracting energy from sea waves
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20130277979 | WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system for producing an output from wave energy for use on an offshore, nearshore or onshore facility includes a support structure having a columnar volume with a first opening and a second opening and a movable piston plate housed therein; and a buoyant system surrounding the support structure, wherein the buoyant system is coupled to the piston plate by a linkage system, wherein the piston plate shifts in response to an oscillation of water level causing the buoyant system to shift, wherein air flow within the columnar volume varies in response to the oscillation of water level, and wherein such oscillation is realized at a prescribed rate controlled by a variable tuning orifice. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277980 | WATER FLOW ELECTRICITY GENERATING DEVICE - A water flow electricity generating device includes: an annular stator in which a coil is provided; a permanent magnet that causes a magnetic force to act on the coil; a rotor main body that is disposed on an inner circumferential side of a stator core to support the permanent magnet; a blade support unit that is provided on a front side of the rotor main body; a rotor that includes a rotating blade projecting radially outward from the blade support unit; and water-lubricated bearings that are provided in the stator while being opposed to the rotor main body, the water-lubricated bearings supporting loads in a thrust direction and a radial direction. The blade support unit is disposed on a front side of the rotor main body, and the rotor includes a float unit that is provided on the front side of the rotor main body. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277981 | Windmill - A windmill including a set of rotating windmill blades (rotating about a substantially horizontal axis of rotation), multiple generators and a power conversion train. The power conversion train includes switching hardware. A first set generators is selectively inserted into the power conversion train under a first range of operating conditions, and a second set of generators is selectively inserted into the power conversion train under a second range of operating conditions. Also, a windmill including a set of rotating windmill blades (rotating about a substantially horizontal axis of rotation) a power conversion train. The power conversion train includes a chain drive system. The power conversion train includes a generator structured and connected to convert kinetic mechanical energy in the power conversion train into electrical energy. the chain drive system includes two sprockets and a chain that is in sprocket/chain engagement with both sprockets. The windmill preferably further includes an electrical energy storage device to store at least a portion of the electrical energy and/or an electricity delivery device to deliver at least a portion of the electrical energy to a utility grid. Preferably, the chain drive system includes adjustment means to adjust the distance between the two sprockets to thereby adjust an amount of slack in the chain. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277982 | MAGNET CONFIGURATIONS FOR MAGNETIC LEVITATION OF WIND TURBINES AND OTHER APPARATUS - A wind turbine having one or more magnets for reducing friction between the turbine support and a turbine rotor. The reduction of friction between the turbine rotor and the turbine support allows for an increase in energy production and scale of the wind turbines. The magnet configuration employs a ring of cylindrically-shaped magnets at the bottom and opposed by a corresponding number of generally rectangular-shaped magnets. Bearing magnets are also employed for axial stabilization. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277983 | WIND ENERGY INSTALLATION HAVING A SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR, AND SLOWLY ROTATING SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR - There is provided a wind power installation comprising a synchronous generator which has a generator stator and a generator rotor for producing electric energy. The wind power installation further has a fluid cooling system for cooling the generator rotor. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277984 | HYDRODYNAMIC STABILIZATION OF A FLOATING STRUCTURE - A floating platform including a plurality of pontoons providing buoyancy to the platform, and a ballast section imparting a spatial orientation to the platform. The ballast section includes a high density ballast being an aggregation of rocks, an aggregation of chunks of iron ore, or an aggregation of any other high density material. Further, the ballast section is permeable to a fluid medium in which the platform floats so as to cause a high friction between the high density ballast and the fluid medium. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277985 | DIRECT DRIVE GENERATOR - The present invention relates to a direct drive generator ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130277986 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR WITH FLUID FILM BEARING UNITS - A generator ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130277987 | ELECTRICAL ENERGY MICROGENERATOR WITH MAGNETIC COUPLING - The present invention relates to an electric energy Micro Generator, integrated by a pneumatic motor and an electric Generator coupled magnetically, where the pneumatic motor is propelled by the fluid pressure associated with: air, natural gas, bitter gas, nitrogen, etc. designed to be intrinsically safe, with an index of protection against intrusion of solid objects or dust, accidental contacts, or water IP 67, according to the International Electro technical Commission, for use in hazardous locations “where fire or explosion may exist due to flammable gases or vapors, flammable liquids, combustible dust or flammable fibers or in suspension”. “Classified as Class I, Division 1, Group A, B, C and D, according to U.S. National Electrical Code, and which has its main field of application remote installations that lack electricity, but that dispose of a pressure associated with a fluid. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277988 | TWO-WAY RELEASABLE MORTISE STRUCTURE - A mortise structure of a digital door lock is applicable to a left handed door and a right handed door. The mortise structure is an improved two-way releasable mortise structure which can unlock a latch bolt and a dead bolt by finally converting a rotary force of actuating means into a one-way rotary force even though the actuating means is rotated in an arbitrary direction. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277989 | LOCK BOLT - A security lock bolt for sealing objects against unauthorized access includes a lock bolt having two bolt locking features that cooperate with two locking features that cooperate with a locking cylinder and transparent cap member secured to the locking cylinder, respectively. The bolt locking feature cooperating with the locking cylinder secures the bolt from unauthorized separation from the locking cylinder and the locking feature that cooperates with the transparent cap is visible to an observer outside the cylinder and locks the bolt against separation from the transparent cap member. The transparent cap locking arrangement provides an indication of full locking of the lock bolt within the locking cylinder. The bolt locking feature associated with the transparent cap member is integrated with an overmolded bolt body casing. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277990 | Lifting Device - A lifting device has an elongate lifting arm provided with a suction mount enabling securing of the device to a body to be lifted. The suction mount has suction devices spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the lifting arm sufficiently for a user to grip the lifting arm in between the suction mount devices. The device extends away from the suction mount, in the longitudinal direction of the lifting arm, to a handle spaced from the suction mount, and which extends upwardly above the lifting arm on the opposite side of the lifting arm to the suction mount devices. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277991 | STEPLESS ADJUSTABLE MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOLDER - A stepless adjustable mobile electronic device holder includes a holder body configured for holding a smart phone or tablet PC, and fastening straps affixed to the back side of the holder body, each fastening strap having a buckle ring disposed at one end thereof and a hook and loop pad disposed at an opposite end thereof and insertable with the respective end through the buckle ring for joining the two ends of the respective fastening strap to secure the holder body to one or more fingers of a person. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277992 | ACCESSORY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An insert accessory for a portable electronic device that is allows for a user to hold an electronic device configured with the insert accessory using only a finger and the palm of the hand in order to free up use of user's thumb in order to interact with the portable electronic device using only one hand. The insert accessory is adhered to the back surface of a portable electronic device and has a movable finger sized tab that rotates sufficiently to allow a finger to pass through the tab and enable the user to hold the portable electronic device without the use of his or her thumb. Once so held, the user then has the freedom to operate the controls the portable electronic device with the thumb of the same hand that is holding the portable electronic device. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277993 | FOOD HANDLING DEVICE - An eating utensil design for providing comfortable control of certain food. A user of the utensil can grasp the utensil which has at least three digit elements for grasping food. An example of the three digit elements are in the form of three channeled compartments for receiving a person's digits or digits. Any three digits or digits can be used such as the thumb or the four other digits. The most common implementation includes using the thumb in one channel, and the index digit and the middle digit in two opposing channels. Thus an eating utensil is provided that allows comfortable and efficient manipulation of food while shielding the digits from sauces and that can be quickly and single-handedly grasped for use and released. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277994 | GARNISH PICK - A garnish pick for food and/or beverages is disclosed. In at least some embodiments, the garnish pick includes a plurality of appendages that form skewering shafts for skewering garnishes. In at least some embodiments, at least one appendage of the garnish pick forms a hook for securing the garnish pick to a food or beverage container. In at least some embodiments, the garnish pick and its associated appendages may be shaped to simulate the appearance of organisms or portions thereof. As one example, the garnish pick may simulate the appearance of a branch of a tree or an antler of an animal. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277995 | HAND TOOL - A hand tool including a handle and a tool head. The tool head is a V-shaped or modified V-shaped tool head. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277996 | MANHOLE TUBE HOLDER - A manhole tube holder can hold lengths of tubes secure while being extended with additional lengths of tubing. The manhole tube holder includes a clamp region that can hingedly move between open and closed positions. A locked position can cause the clamp region to secure tubing therein. A plurality of legs extends from the clamp region to rest on a rim of a manhole while tubing is extended down into the manhole. The legs can telescope to allow for easy storage and for adjusting to various sizes of manholes. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277997 | Carrier for installing and removing storage batteries from confined spaces - A storage battery carrier for safely installing and removing storage batteries from cramped confined spaces includes a coupler for rotatably coupling a pair of elongated members together, each elongated member having a substantially flat thin roughened clasping member affixed thereto for clasping the sides of storage batteries of varying widths. Both elongated members have one or more holes therein and the coupler includes a bolt that passes through the holes in the first and second elongated members. The holes are positioned with respect to the very thin flat clasping members so that by selectively passing the bolt through particular holes in the first and second elongated members, the clasping members will be positioned very close to the sides of batteries having a particular width enabling the carrier to safely install and remove batteries from cramped spaces. A simple single strap affixed to the elongated members actuates battery lifting. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277998 | Single-hand tablet computer holder - The invention is a single-hand holding device for the user to grab and hold a tablet computer. The holding device can be used in a horizontal or vertical position. The holding device can serve as a stand to set on a desk or other flat surface. The holding device has a base with a u-shaped channel to hold multiple-sized tablet computers. The base of the holding device includes four finger openings to secure fingers while hand secures the holding device. | 2013-10-24 |
20130277999 | VENTURI ASSISTED GRIPPER - A gripper system which utilizes two different suction systems is disclosed. This gripper system utilizes one suction system to pick up an item, while using the second suction system to hold the item. In some embodiments, a Venturi device based suction system is used as the first suction system to pick up the item, as this type of system is proficient at picking up items without requiring initial contact to create a seal. In some embodiments, a vacuum based system is used as the second suction system, as this type of system is able to hold items cost effectively. | 2013-10-24 |
20130278000 | DEVICE FOR SECURING TRIM TO A SEAT - A seat assembly machine includes a plurality of grippers useful for securing a piece of trim to a seat cushion. In a disclosed example, each gripper includes a plurality of prongs that are moved between neutral, closed and released positions that each facilitate a different portion of the assembly process. In one example, each gripper includes a sleeve within which the prongs are moveable so that the prongs are manipulated between the neutral, closed and released positions. A disclosed example sleeve includes an interior channel having a contour that manipulates the prongs between the different positions based on the location of the prongs within the sleeve. | 2013-10-24 |