43rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110259149 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A CUTTING TOOL - A method of making a cutting tool comprises providing a lever with a jaw having a cutting edge and a body arranged such that the cutting edge is offset from the body; providing a rotary cutting tool with an edge profile that may be complex and/or non-planar to form a complementary edge profile geometry on the cutting edge by moving the edge profile geometry of the rotary cutting tool along the length of the cutting edge. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259150 | Disc Cutter for an Earth Boring System - In one aspect of the present invention a disc cutter for an earth boring system includes an axle and a sintered polycrystalline ceramic disc disposed about and forming a continuous perimeter around the axle. The disc cutter may be attached to a drill bit comprising a body, working face and plurality of blades. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259151 | Watchband Bottle Opener with Central Extending Projection to Receive a Bottlecap Thereunder - A bottle opening wristband, having: a pivot member; a buckle loop rotatably connected to the pivot member; a first projection extending from a center edge of the buckle loop, the projection being dimensioned to be received under an edge of a bottle cap; and a second projection positioned opposite the first projection, wherein the first and second projections are positioned on opposite sides of the pivot member. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259152 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING LIDS FROM MEDICAL SHARPS OR WASTE CONTAINERS - Apparatus are disclosed for removing a cover from a disposable sharps container. For example, a quadrilateral frame with ends and sides that slide into corner sections can be adjusted using force actuators to change the length and width of the frame, so as to apply an inwardly directed force on the container that disengages a lip of the container from an edge of the cover. Similarly, a plurality of force actuators coupled by shafts to force applicators can apply an inwardly directed force to disengage the cover from the container. In an alternative approach, claws on levers can apply a force to disengage the edge of the cover from the lip, when actuated by a prime mover or a hydraulic/pneumatic cylinder. Medical waste in the container can be dumped and sorted to recover reusable devices. The cover and container can be cleaned, sterilized, and reused. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259153 | Tool And Method For Removing And Installing A Tamper-Resistant Cap Of A Pest Control Device - A tool includes a hub, at least two opposed fingers depending from the hub, and at least two opposed skirt sections configured different from the fingers. The skirt sections depend from the hub and are disposed adjacent the fingers. The opposed skirt sections have a second transverse distance between lower edges thereof that is greater than a first transverse distance between lower edges of the opposed fingers. The fingers are resiliently moveable relative to the skirt sections. Each of the fingers is circumferentially spaced from the adjacent skirt section by a gap. At least a portion of the gap is formed in the hub. The at least two fingers and the at least two skirt sections are circularly aligned such that each of the fingers and each of the skirt sections lie on a common circle. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259154 | OPENER - Provided is a bottle opener. The bottle opener includes a handle, a body, a cap retaining portion, a force accumulation deforming portion, and a travel limiter. The handle is for a user to grasp. The body is installed on the handle. The cap retaining portion is formed on the body and contacts a side of a bottle cap. The force accumulation deforming portion is provided on the body and is elastically deformed by external pressure. The travel limiter is provided between the force accumulation deforming portion and the handle, and receives part of the force accumulation deforming portion to control a range of elastic deformation. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259155 | COMPACT ONE TOUCH PNEUMATIC WRENCH - A compact one touch pneumatic wrench includes a cylinder having an improved air passage to achieve one touch function and a housing mad of engineering plastic material. Compared to a conventional pneumatic wrench which needs one hand to hold the handle and the other hand to operate the clockwise/counterclockwise rotation of the motor, the present invention improves the air passage of the cylinder to provide a simple and convenient operation with only one hand, providing a convenient operation and enhancing the work efficiency. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259156 | TOOL AND METHOD FOR APPLYING TORQUE - The invention regards a tool ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259157 | RATCHET TOOL - A ratchet tool includes a tool head provided with a plurality of ratchet teeth on an inner peripheral surface, a drive body having an outer surrounding surface confronting the ratchet teeth, and a guiding slot for receiving first and second pawls and a biasing member to permit the pawls to be displaced between extending and retracted positions, and an actuator twistable relative to the head and having two inner boundary contours to define two recessed regions to accommodate displaceable engagements of keys of the pawls with the inner boundary contours. The pawl end is configured to extend along an entire axial length of the drive body so as to be fully engaged with the ratchet teeth in the engaging position, thereby permitting transmission of a relatively large torque during rotation of the tool head. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259158 | Dual Hex Pattern Wrench - A socket wrench incorporating both English (inch) and Metric sizes. Two conventional single-size sockets are replaced by a dual-size hex pattern socket, reducing the number of sockets likely to be needed to do a job. One hex pattern is sized to match preferably a Metric component and the other hex pattern is sized to match preferably an English component. The two different sized hex patterns are preferably offset by 30 degrees. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259159 | WRENCH WITH CLAMPING FUNCTIONS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A wrench with clamping functions is disclosed. The wrench includes a main body, a forcing jaw, a restraining jaw, and a clamping device disposed on the restraining jaw. The main body has an extending direction. The end of the forcing jaw is further from the main body than the end of the restraining jaw along the extending direction. The clamping device includes an elastic member and a block supported by the elastic member and protruded towards a forcing surface of the forcing jaw. When the block is pressed by an exterior force from a workpiece, the block can be partially pushed back into a space of the restraining jaw. On the other hand, the block returns to the origin position if the exterior force is removed, and the workpiece is clamped by the protruded block and the forcing jaw. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259160 | Tool Element - A tool element has a body and an anti-skid collar. The body has an external surface, a connecting end, an operating end, a mounting recess and multiple notches. The mounting recess is annularly formed round the external surface of the body between the ends and has a bottom face. The notches are formed on the bottom face of the mounting recess at intervals. The anti-skid collar is an annular collar, is detachably mounted around the body and has an inner surface, an outer surface, a holding face and an anti-skid face. The holding face is formed on the inner surface and is rubbed against the notches of the body to hold the anti-skid collar securely on the body. The anti-skid face is formed on the outer surface of the anti-skid collar. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259161 | Screwdriver - A screwdriver comprises a shaft, and a handle core, a handle body and an outer layer formed on the shaft by injection molding. The multilayer structure of the screwdriver prevents the impact force from being transmitted to the user's hand and causing discomfort, and can relieve the discomfort caused by the impact force applied to the screwdriver while reducing the impact force loss during impact operation. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259162 | WHEEL LATHE - There is provided a wheel lathe in which the wheelset center of wheels and a spindle center can be aligned in a simple structure without using a centering part for synchronous lowering from above, and the horizontal distance from the wheelset center is measured at the position of a point along the circumference of the wheel and away from the topmost point of the wheel, such as of a point on an external edge, by a displacement meter having a fixed height, whereby the appropriate required lifting amount (lifter-required displacement) is automatically computed and the wheels are raised to allow the spindle to be appropriately fixed on a consistent basis, the device to be simplified and otherwise improved, and significant reductions to be attained in assembly and adjustment man-hours. The wheel lathe includes a lifter control device ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259163 | CUTTER FOR A PRINTER AND METHODS OF CUTTING PAPER MEDIA IN A PRINTER - A cutter for a printer is provided, together with corresponding methods. The cutter comprises a fixed blade and a movable blade. The fixed blade is arranged on a cover bracket. The cover bracket is movable between an open and a closed position. The movable blade is arranged on a printer frame. Means are also provided for moving the movable blade from a home position into engagement with the fixed blade for cutting paper media during a cutting action. In the open position of the cover bracket the fixed blade and movable blade are separated, enabling paper jams to be cleared and paper to be loaded. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259164 | SHEAR WITH VARIABLE STROKE CUTTING - A rolling cut metal shearing apparatus is described in which the starting and, or end position of a shear blade is varied according to the width, position and thickness of material to be cut, thereby optimising the stroke of the blade for the material dimensions. This provides for shorter cutting times, reduced volumes of hydraulic fluid and increased throughput. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259165 | Saw machine riving knife adjustment mechanism - A saw machine riving knife adjustment mechanism includes a locating frame, which has a slot, a riving knife, which has a longitudinal slot with at least one notch formed along one side of the longitudinal slot, and which is detachably mounted on the locating frame, a biasing member, which is mounted on the locating frame, and a locking member, which is inserted through the longitudinal slot of the riving knife and the slot of the locating frame. The locking member is biased by the biasing member to a locking position where the locking member is engaged with the at least one notch to lock the riving knife in position. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259166 | CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool suitable for cutting a workpiece placed on a photocurable adhesive layer is provided. The cutting tool includes a main body, a cutting layer and a light emitting material. The cutting layer is disposed on a surface of the main body and is applicable in cutting the workpiece. The light emitting material is disposed inside the cutting layer or between the main body and the cutting layer. The light emitting material is suitable for emitting a light capable of curing the photocurable adhesive layer adjacent to a cutting path as the workpiece is cut by the cutting layer. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259167 | LASER ASSISTED POSITIONING MECHANISM - A laser assisted positioning mechanism includes a cover, a laser module, a lens, an adjusting device and a plurality of cell holders. The cover includes a lower cover and an upper cover, and the lower cover has a hollowing supporting rib formed in a center thereof. The laser module is disposed in the cover. The lens is disposed on the lower cover of the cover in conjunction with the laser module. The adjusting device is connected with the laser module and exposed outside the upper cover. The cell holders are disposed in the cover, respectively receiving cells, and electrically connected with the laser module. Accordingly, the laser assisted positioning mechanism can be assembled and mounted on a circular saw machine and emit laser to cut materials by aligning with a desired cut line for assisting the cutting operation. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259168 | SAW BLADE - A reciprocating saw blade for use with a reciprocating saw includes a body defining a longitudinal axis, an attachment portion configured to couple to the reciprocating saw, and a cutting portion formed on the body. The cutting portion includes a plurality of cutting teeth. Each cutting tooth includes a tip, a rake face extending from the tip generally toward the longitudinal axis and defining a gullet, and a relief surface extending from the tip. The blade also includes a plunge point formed on the body for initiating a plunge cut. The plunge point includes a leading tooth and a second tooth. The leading tooth includes a tip and a rake face extending from the tip generally toward the longitudinal axis and defining a leading gullet. The second tooth is positioned in the leading gullet adjacent the leading tooth and is generally smaller than the leading tooth and each cutting tooth. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259169 | MOVABLE PART FIRMLY EQUIPPED WITH BALANCE WEIGHT, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING BALANCE WEIGHT THEREIN - Keys of a piano are depressed against the total weight of associated action units and hammers so that balance weight pieces are embedded in the front portion of each key; since the wood bar of the key is expandable and shrinkable due to the conditions of the environment, the weight pieces are liable to come loose; the balance weight piece is formed with ridges and valleys repeated at least 7 times at fine pitches equal to or less than 2 millimeters, and the maximum diameter of the ridges is slightly longer than an inner diameter of a hole formed in the wood bar; while the balance weight piece is being pressed into the hole, the ridges make the inner surface portion elastically deformed; when the balance weight piece reaches the target position, the inner surface portion penetrates into the valleys so that the balance weight piece is lodged therein. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259170 | SOUND POST INSERTING / REMOVING TOOL - Violin Sound Post inserting tool with a handle having a spring type clamp attached at right angle. One half of the clamp has a groove or cradle into which sound post is placed. The second half is a spring plate which secures the Sound Post in the clamp. After the sound post has been introduced and firmly set inside the violin sound box the spring plate of the clamp can be deflected by pressure against the sound post, thus opening the clamp. Also the spring plate has extended lip beyond the cradle, thus with the clamp open the sprig part is made to slide along the sound post without interference from the cradle of the base plate. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259171 | STRINGED INSTRUMENT STRING ACTION ADJUSTMENT - A stringed musical instrument comprises of a headstock with tuners, a neck having a fretboard, a body having a top and back, a saddle with a bridge secured to the body and one or more strings stretched from the headstock over the neck, fretboard, and over a portion of the top of the body to contact points on the bridge saddle. The instrument is further provided with a means for adjusting the saddles up or down in any interval to change individual string action height while the saddles maintain full contact to the body of the instrument without the employment of inferior air gaps between the bottom of the string and the instrument's body. The elimination of air gaps under the instrument's saddle or bridge offer improved sonic sustain and enhanced musical tone. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259172 | TREMOLO ASSEMBLY OF STRINGED INSTRUMENT - A stringed instrument defines a hollow volume in an interior of the stringed instrument and includes at least one string. Operation of a tremolo assembly of the stringed instrument is adapted to vary tension in the string. The tremolo assembly comprises a tone block disposed within the hollow volume and operatively connected to the string. An arm extends from the tone block and is disposed within the volume of space. A handle extends from the arm and is spaced from the tone block, and a part of the handle is adapted to be displaced relative to the arm to operatively cause the tone block to correspondingly vary the tension in the string. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259173 | Hands-Free Percussion Instrument and Related Methods - Disclosed are apparatus and related methods for producing a blend of rhythm and sound. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259174 | CARRIER FOR PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS - A carrier for use by a person to carry a device extending outwardly from said person. The carrier preferably having an abdominal plate with a pair of support members extending from the abdominal plate, around the waistline of the person, continuing up the back and along the thoracic portion of the person's back, and stopping on the top portion of the trapezius muscle of the person. One or both support members may be detachable from the abdominal plate. Alternatively, one or both support members may rotate relative to the abdominal plate. Adjustment points may be placed on the support members to allow for the members to be sized appropriately for the person. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259175 | Internal Microphone Support System for Percussion Instruments - An internal support device comprising horizontal and vertical straps and a plurality of mounting devices for positioning and isolating acoustic microphones interior to a percussion instrument. The vertical straps are rubber or similar shock absorbing material, arranged in a rectangular pattern and secured at their ends to a percussion instrument shell using a series of isolating lug attachments. Horizontal straps of similar material span opposing vertical straps to form two H-shaped frames for one or a plurality of microphone stand devices. Embodiments of the stand devices include a flat plane attached between the vertical straps, a modified flat plate with an internal wire harness for suspending a microphone, and a flat plane with microphone arm extensions therefrom. An alternate embodiment of the overall device includes a motorized adjustment means and a conveyor means for positioning and refining a microphone position within the drum interior without entering the drum cavity. The disclosed invention provides for modular placement and support for different types of microphones within a percussion instrument, as well as improved microphone isolation for better sound quality in a sound studio or recording environment. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259176 | MUSICAL INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS - The invention relates to systems, methods, and apparatus for assessing a musical performance. The musical performance can include a user's performance of a musical instrument. MIDI or audio notes are input and compared to the notes of a music track. An indication is provided to assess the musical performance. The assessment can be on the basis of timing and/or pitch errors. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259177 | VARIABLE GAIN AND TIMING REFERENCE METHODS OF SEPARATING AND MIXING AUDIO TRACKS FROM ORIGINAL, MUSICAL WORKS - The teachings described herein are generally directed to a system, method, and apparatus for separating and mixing tracks within music. The system can comprise components including a processor, an input device, a database, a transformation module, an emulation recording module, an integration engine, an output module, and an output device, wherein each component is operable in itself to perform it's function in the system and operable with other system components to provide a system to a listener of music. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259178 | Machine and method for teaching music and piano - A system for teaching music with input and output devices, musical representations presented on vertically and horizontally oriented musical staffs, output responsive to selective application of input data, confirmation of propriety of input choice, and scrolling presentation of sequential musical representations constituting music. A method to develop a positive association of correct learning input to music representation presented and a negative association of improper response, to music presented in a scrolling manner along a center bar for timing visual change in musical representation upon input. Musical representations such as notes, lines and bars may be presented and the user is required to make choices through input devices to correctly identify or play the musical representation. The system and method use both visual and audio responses to input and uses color and graphical associations between the staff and notes to teach intervals and music. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259179 | Method for Recognizing Note Patterns in Pieces of Music - Method for recognizing similarly recurring patterns of notes in a piece of music containing note sequences distributed among parallel channels, the method having the steps of: a) repeatedly segmenting each channel and, for each type of segmentation, determining segments which are similar to one another and storing the latter in lists of candidate patterns with the respective entities thereof; b) calculating an intrinsic similarity value for each list; c) calculating coincidence values for each list for each channel with respect to the lists for all other channels; and d) combining the intrinsic similarity and coincidence values for each list to form a total value for each list, and using the pattern candidates in the lists with the highest total value in each channel as recognized note patterns in the channel. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259180 | Guitar Pickup Assembly - A guitar pickup assembly which would allow a guitar player to blend the sound of two or more pickups smoothly as the player desires via the use of a foot pedal. The guitar pickup assembly includes a guitar separately providing the output from a first pickup and a second pickup separately to an actuator, such as a foot pedal, wherein movement of the foot pedal from one position to another position alters the ratio of the signal from the first pickup and the second pickup. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259181 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR IGNITING EXPLOSIVES - Systems and methods are presented herein that provide for ignition of explosive devices through electric and/or electromagnetic discharge. In one embodiment, an electrostatic discharge is directionally propagated through air to conduct electric current to the explosive device. The electric current may ignite the explosive device via heat, via triggering of ignition circuitry, via induced electric current conduction to the explosive material therein and/or via direct electric conduction to the explosive material therein. Alternatively, or in addition to, electromagnetic energy may be directionally propagated to the device through a waveguide. Such electromagnetic energy may be in the microwave region and may heat and/or induce electric current in the explosive device. In either instance, the directionally propagated energy may be time varying. In one embodiment, a system is configured with a vehicle to distally position the directionally propagated energy to the explosive device such that damage caused by the device is inhibited. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259182 | Aerodynamic Rotating Launcher - A rotating launcher system includes a plurality of rocket or missile housing tubes arranged in a circular pattern within a carousel, a set of frames, a cylindrical protective skin, an aerodynamically optimized nose cone with a bore, and an optional door covering the bore, enabling rockets or missiles to exit the launcher. The rotating launcher system may also include an aerodynamically optimized tail cone with a bore, and an optional door covering the bore, enabling exhaust from the rockets or missiles to exit the launcher. The rotating launcher system also includes an integral controller for an indexing motor, and an indexing motor enabling the bores of the nose and tail cones to align with different rockets or missiles in the carousel by either rotating the nose and tail cones, or by rotating the carousel. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259183 | ELECTRO-MECHANICAL FIREARM TRIGGER MECHANISM - An electro-mechanical firearm trigger mechanism for controlling the rate of fire for a firearm in automatic firing mode. The controlling being achieved through the use of a solenoid directed by a computer processor. The computer processor being connected to multiple sensors to instruct the solenoid on a rate of fire or to disengage automatic fire if needed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259184 | Multi-structure metal matrix composite armor with integrally cast holes - A lightweight armor system according to the present invention includes one or more material layers having a fraction of void volume and at least one of those material layers having holes of various sizes and designs integrated therein. The material layers are infiltrated with liquid metal which solidifies within the materials open porosity to bind the layers together to create a coherent integral structure. The holes may be in the form of tubes which are impervious to metal infiltration and reduce the weight of the armor system while contributing to projectile deflection. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259185 | LETHAL THREAT PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A lethal threat protection system for a vehicle, each side of the vehicle having an A pillar and a B pillar and a vehicle body positioned outwardly of the A pillar and the B pillar, the vehicle including a rocker panel area below and spanning between the A and B pillars and including a roof line area above and spanning between the A and B pillars, comprises a perimeter inner layer adapted to be mounted to the vehicle body and comprising an inner monolithic ballistic metal plate having a door opening and including portions adapted to overlie the A pillar, the B pillar, the rocker panel area, and the roof line area, a perimeter outer layer removably mounted to the perimeter inner layer and comprising an outer monolithic ballistic metal plate having a door opening and including portions overlying the portions of the inner monolithic ballistic metal plate, the perimeter outer layer further comprising ballistic fiber secured to an inner surface of the outer monolithic ballistic metal plate, and an armored door mounted to the outer monolithic ballistic metal plate. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259186 | BALLISTIC COLLAR - Ballistic collar comprising a bellows shaped member ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259187 | DIGITAL HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - A method and a pressurized medium system, including: at least one actuator to generate sum forces effective on a load; a working chamber operating by displacement and located in the actuator; a charging circuit of a higher pressure, which is a source of hydraulic power; a charging circuit of a lower pressure, which is a source of hydraulic power; a control circuit, that couples the charging circuit of higher pressure and the charging circuit of lower pressure, in turn, to the working chamber; wherein the working chamber is capable of generating force components that correspond to the pressure of the charging circuit to be coupled to the working chamber, and each force component produces at least one of the sum forces either alone or in combination with the force components produced by the other working chambers of the actuator. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259188 | Axially rotating free piston - A piston slidably engaged in relation to the longitudinal axis of a shaft rotationally journaled proximate opposed ends to a housing which allows reciprocal travel of the piston within a cylinder of the housing with the external surface of the piston and the internal surface of the cylinder providing mated portions of a piston rotation generation assembly which induces rotation of the piston within the cylinder during reciprocal travel of the piston along the length of the shaft with the piston having rotationally fixed engagement with the shaft such that rotation of the piston within the cylinder generates a corresponding rotation of the shaft. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259189 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR A COMPRESSED AIR PREPARATION DEVICE OF A VEHICLE, COMPRESSED AIR PREPARATION DEVICE, VEHICLE SYSTEM, VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The invention relates to a control device ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259190 | Electrically Heated Particulate Filter Heater Insulation - A system includes a particulate matter (PM) filter that includes an upstream end for receiving exhaust gas and a downstream end. A zoned resistive heater is arranged spaced from said upstream end and includes N zones, where N is an integer greater than one, wherein each of the N zones includes M sub-zones, where M is an integer greater than or equal to one, and wherein the zoned heater includes an electrically insulating material. A control module selectively activates at least a selected one of the N zones to initiate regeneration in downstream portions of the PM filter from the one of the N zones and deactivates non-selected ones of the N zones. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259191 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PURGING UNWANTED SUBSTANCES FROM AIR - An air filter for purging unwanted substances from air, the air filter comprising: an acid-purging stage, wherein the acid-purging stage comprises an air-permeable skeleton which has an acid-neutralizing substance mounted thereto, wherein the air-permeable skeleton comprises fiberglass fibers, open cell polyurethane foam, etc. and the acid-neutralizing substance comprises sodium bicarbonate, and further wherein the sodium bicarbonate is secured to the fiberglass fibers, open cell polyurethane foam, etc. using an adhesive; and a solvent-purging stage, wherein the solvent-purging stage comprises solvent-purging granules captured between two air-permeable screens, and further wherein the solvent-purging granules comprise activated carbon granules. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259192 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING SYSTEM AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING METHOD USING THE EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING SYSTEM - An exhaust gas purifying system includes an exhaust gas purifying apparatus provided with a gas inlet side connected to an inlet pipe and a gas outlet side connected to an exhaust pipe. A holding sealing material of the exhaust gas purifying apparatus has a first side face and a second side face. The first side face is positioned on the gas outlet side and has a first slanting face formed on the first side face. The first slanting face has a first inside end point and a first outside end point. The first inside end point is positioned between the gas inlet side and the first outside end point. The first slanting face extends from the first inside end point to the first outside end point and is tilted relative to an end face of an exhaust gas treating body of the exhaust gas purifying apparatus. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259193 | METHOD FOR DELIVERING A FLUID TO A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER - A conduit may be used to deliver a pressurized fluid to a cell of a diesel particulate filter to clean the cell. The pressurized fluid may remove particulate matter from the cell. The conduit may be moved within the cell to dislodge particulate matter within the cell. The conduit may be manually or automatically inserted into the cell. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259194 | SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING CONTAMINANTS FROM REACHING A GAS PURIFIER - The present invention is directed to the prevention of an exothermic reaction in the gas purifier of an ultra-high purity gas system. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259195 | RIVER WATER UTILIZING FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION SYSTEM AND HUMIC SUBSTANCE REMOVING METHOD - A river water utilizing flue gas desulfurization system | 2011-10-27 |
20110259196 | GASEOUS EFFLUENT TREATMENT APPARATUS - The invention relates to an apparatus for the treatment of gaseous effluents, such as those originating from the production of semi-conductors involving contact with a liquid. The inventive apparatus consists of: a gas/liquid contact chamber which can receive a liquid in the lower part thereof and which is topped with a gas cover, said chamber comprising means for introducing a gas to be treated and means for releasing residual gases following treatment involving contact with the liquid; turbine-type gas/liquid contacting means comprising one or more stages which ensure improved contact between the gas and the liquid, the upper part of said means being equipped with an opening for drawing the gas situated in the gas cover above the liquid; and, preferably, means for measuring the pH of the liquid. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259197 | SYSTEM FOR GAS PURIFICATION AND RECOVERY WITH MULTIPLE SOLVENTS - In one embodiment, a gas purification system is provided. The system includes a first solvent section having a first carbon dioxide (CO | 2011-10-27 |
20110259198 | AIR-SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR BREATHING - Disclosed is a system for supplying breathing air to a work space, which adopts a triple air-supply structure including a main air-supply unit for compressing, drying and filtering air supplied from the atmosphere so that breathing air is supplied to the work space, a plant air-supply unit for supplying industrial air used in a process plant to the work space, and an emergency air-supply unit for supplying breathing air to the work space in an emergency, wherein the operation of respective air-supply units is organically controlled, thus increasing the reliability of the air supply. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259199 | Intake Air Filter for Internal Combustion Engines - The intake air filter ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259200 | DRINKS MACHINE - A drinks machine is provided that has a drinks outlet, a housing region under the drinks outlet, and a drinks vessel housed by the housing region during a filling process. The housing region is a separate part and removable from the drinks machine. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259201 | High Efficiency Heating Assembly Shut-Off Feature and Plate Heater Assemby for Coffee Maker - A high efficiency coffee maker is disclosed. An exemplary high efficiency coffee maker includes a liquid reservoir having a liquid sensor that can monitor a level of a liquid within the liquid reservoir and a heating assembly having a heating element that can transfer heat to the liquid flowing through the heating assembly from the liquid reservoir. The coffee maker also includes an electrical component in electrical communication with the liquid sensor and the heating element that can shut off the heating element in response to the liquid sensor sensing the level of the liquid within the liquid reservoir reaching a predetermined level. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259202 | DRINK DISPENSING DEVICE WITH HOLDING AND DRIP-COLLECTING SYSTEM FOR RECEPTACLES OF DIFFERENT SIZES - A drink preparing device that includes a box and a holding and drip-collecting system that comprises a holding part positionable beneath a drink outlet in order to accept a first, relatively small receptacle, and being configured and dimensioned to be moveable between a deployed holding position suitable for accepting the small receptacle and a second position in which the part is moved at least partly out of the way of the drink outlet to create an unoccupied space in which a second, larger receptacle can be positioned, in place of the first receptacle, beneath the drink outlet. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259203 | High Efficiency Multipath Heat Exchanger for Coffee Maker - A high efficiency coffee maker is disclosed. An exemplary high efficiency coffee maker includes a heating element; and a passageway operable to conduct a liquid therethrough. The passageway has at least two overlapping portions, each of the overlapping portions being in thermal contact with the heating element. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259204 | METHOD FOR APPLYING A LIQUID SEAL RUBBER TO A CAPSULE - The present invention proposes a method for providing a rubber-elastic sealing member onto a capsule ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259205 | Beverage Pod - A disposable single-cup beverage pod designed for use in single-cup brewing systems, and composed of materials that are environmentally-friendly. Current disposable single-cup beverage pods are composed of unrecyclable plastic materials, thus raising environmental concerns. Therefore there is a real need for a disposable single-cup beverage pod composed of environmentally-friendly materials and constructed with advancements that allow variations in brewing. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259206 | Pot for Evenly Brewed Tea/Coffee - A teapot/coffeepot with two chambers, a primary chamber | 2011-10-27 |
20110259207 | WATER TREATMENT UNIT FOR BEVERAGE PRODUCTION MACHINE - The invention concerns a water treatment unit comprising: —a compartment ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259208 | STEAM GENERATING DEVICE AND COOKER - A steam generating device comprising: a housing ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259209 | FILLING EXTRUDING MACHINE WITH SWITCHABLE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL FEEDER PATHS FOR MAKING THREE-LAYER FILLED FOOD PRODUCTS - A filling extruding machine for making three-layer filled food products is provided. Three independent materials, namely an outer material, an intermediate material, and an inner material, are simultaneously fed by three feeding mechanisms, respectively, and then output and clipped into three-layer filled food products. The filling extruding machine is characterized in that a central guide column, which is connected to a horizontal feeder and a vertical feeder, can have its orientation changed by 180 degrees so as to switch the feeding positions of the outer material and the intermediate material and thereby eliminate the need to change the contents of the feeders. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259210 | Liquid Extraction For Trash Compactor - Embodiments of the present relate generally to devices and methods for separating and removing liquid waste from mixed waste. One embodiment relates to a trash compactor having a suction line for removing collected liquid. A further embodiment relates to a trash compactor having a sloped platen for allowing liquid to collect for subsequent removal or drainage. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259211 | METHOD OF STAGGERING BELTS IN A ROUND BALER - An improved roll belt guide mechanism for directing movement of a plurality of side-by-side belts in a round baler wherein adjacent belts are staggered to create opening through which trash mass pass to prevent trash accumulation behind the belts. A pair of offsetting rolls is positioned between two guide rolls defining the normal belt path. The offsetting rolls are aligned on axes that are parallel to the normal guide roll axes and arranged so that one offsetting roll is positioned generally forward of the other. One or more belts are directed around the forward offset roll while the remainder of the belts is directed around the rearward offsetting roll. The alignment and separation of the offsetting rolls is configured to allow roll belts of equal lengths to be used regardless of routing around the offsetting rolls. Trash removal may be improved by the addition of an auger in the space between the offset belts to urge the trash laterally, generally along the length of the offsetting rolls. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259212 | DEVICE FOR COMPRESSING RECYCLABLE MATERIALS - A two-stroke hand operated container crusher designed for crushing various recycling materials that have deposit payments associated with them. It is a rectangular shaped box comprised of four solid sides, a base, and top, which creates a hollow chamber. This chamber houses the crusher mechanics and the containers to be crushed. A crushing head is operated manually by a handle, which forces the piston down. This downward force crushes the container housed at the base of the unit. The crushing force is amplified by the use of a fulcrum, hinge, and a pivot system. A guide groove is provided in which a pawl slides to lock the head at a first stage position to permit the lever to be retracted and re-applied to effect a second stroke of a two-stroke operating system results in dimension savings while still maintaining a required distance of crushing. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259213 | Foot Actuated Trash Door For Trash Compactor - Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to a foot actuated trash door that creates a chute for a trash compactor. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259214 | Side Wall Platen Actuator for Trash Compactor - Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to a mechanically movable wall for use in a trash compactor. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259215 | Trash Compactor Main Door Interlock - Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to door locking systems for use in connection with trash compactor systems for preventing inadvertent opening of the main door during a compaction cycle. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259216 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNMENT - An imaging system for and a method of imaging at least one workpiece alignment feature on an upper surface of a supported workpiece, the system comprising: a workpiece support which includes a support surface for supporting a workpiece; and at least one imaging unit which is disposed below the support surface of the workpiece support for imaging at least one workpiece alignment feature on the upper surface of the workpiece, wherein the at least one imaging unit comprises an infra-red illuminator which is operative to illuminate a region of a lower surface of the workpiece and a detector which is operative to capture an image of the region of the workpiece which includes at least one workpiece alignment feature on the upper surface of the workpiece. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259217 | SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - The present invention provides a screen printing apparatus and screen printing method which, in screen printing that is to be performed on the upper surface of a circuit board, and the bottom surfaces of recess openings in the upper surface, can efficiently perform a printing work while ensuring an excellent printing quality. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259218 | SCREEN PRINTING SCREEN - A screen printing screen, having:
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20110259219 | A Method of Printing - The present invention relates to a method of printing on a polymeric film using a gravure printing press, a method of making rollers for a gravure printing press and a set of gravure rollers. The invention enables standardised process colours such as, CYMK colours to be combined to from non-standardised process colours such as, secondary and tertiary colours via a select range of screen angles and screen rulings. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259220 | GRAVURE PRINTING PRESS - A gravure printing press includes a gravure plate cylinder which includes, on its circumferential surface, a plurality of recesses that form image areas upon being filled with ink, an ink supply device which supplies the ink onto the circumferential surface of the gravure plate cylinder, a first blade which comes into contact with the circumferential surface of the gravure plate cylinder at a contact angle of less than 45°, and a second blade which comes into contact with the circumferential surface of the gravure plate cylinder at a contact angle of more than 45°. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259221 | FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING METHOD AND FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a flexographic method of printing and a flexographic printing apparatus whereby the repeat length is greater than the circumference of the printing roller. This may be achieved by controlling the rotation of the printing roller as a non-printing zone of the printing roller passes a moving web such that an associated non-printed region formed on the web has a length that is greater than the non-printing zone. The rotation of the printing roller may be controlled by suspending the rotation of the printing roller or reducing the speed of rotation when the non-printing zone is in registration with the web and then increasing the speed of rotation to a predetermined printing speed as a printing zone of the printing roller comes into registration with the web. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259222 | SCREEN PRINT MASK CLEANING UNIT, SCREEN PRINTING MACHINE, AND SCREEN PRINT MASK CLEANING METHOD - There is intended provision of a screen print mask cleaning unit that enables efficient wiping of paste from a screen print mask conforming to a cavity substrate, a screen printing machine, and a screen print mask cleaning method. A rubbing area | 2011-10-27 |
20110259223 | SOFT LITHOGRAPHY DEVICE AND PROCESS - The present technology relates to a device and process for soft lithography by micro-contact printing using a flexible stamp to make a structured deposit of molecules on a substrate such as a glass plate intended for microscopic observation. It enables a simple and effective control of the application pressure of a stamp or a macro-stamp for soft lithography on the surface of a substrate and makes the automation of the soft lithography process easier by integrating the automatic stamp change into it. Micro-contact printing stamps of the invention preferably comprise a flexible stamp including a layer containing soft ferromagnetic particles. Micro-contact printing apparatuses of the invention preferably comprise a magnetic field generator capable of applying uniform pressure to contact a stamp against a substrate, and further are preferably capable of holding the stamp, contacting the stamp with an inking tank, and changing the stamp. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259224 | TABLOID PRINTING PRESS AND RETROFITTING METHOD - A 3 by 2 tabloid printing press includes a plate cylinder having a straight across lock-up and a blanket cylinder contacting the plate cylinder; a blanket cylinder printing a web; and a folder superstructure having at least one slitter for slitting the web into three ribbons and a folder for forming a tabloid newspaper from the three ribbons. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259225 | PROPELLANT CHARGE IGNITER - The invention relates to producing a propellant charge igniter tube ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259226 | PRIMING DEVICE INITIATED ELECTRICALLY FOR A PROJECTILE - A priming device for a projectile incorporating a safety and arming device as well as an electrically initiated detonator that is activated by an electronic firing module, wherein the priming device incorporates a second detonator integral with a rotor or flap of the safety and arming device, the second detonator being activated by a mobile firing pin, such firing pin being arranged opposite a first detonator so as to be projected by the gases resulting from the ignition of the latter. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259227 | CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITIONS - The invention provides a method of preparing a blast hole which method comprises the sequential steps of:
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20110259228 | CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITIONS - The invention provides a method of preparing a blast hole which method comprises the steps of:
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20110259229 | Pyrotechnic device - According to a first embodiment of the present invention there is disclosed a polytechnic device comprising an outer casing having a bore therein, a central sleeve extending from the bore into an interior of the outer casing and an insert having a burst explosive charge therein sized to be slidably received within the central sleeve. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259230 | ELECTRODE IGNITION AND CONTROL OF ELECTRICALLY IGNITABLE MATERIALS - Apparatus for providing electrically initiated and/or controlled combustion of electrically ignitable propellants is provided. In one example, the apparatus includes a volume of electrically ignitable propellant (liquid and/or gas) capable of self sustaining combustion, and electrodes operable to ignite the propellant. The apparatus may further include a power supply and controller in electrical communication with the electrodes for supplying a potential across the electrodes to initiate combustion of the propellant and/or control the rate of combustion of the propellant. Various configurations and geometries of the propellant, electrodes, and apparatus are possible. In one example, the electrodes are supplied a direct current, which causes combustion of the propellant at the positive electrode. In another example, the electrodes are supplied an alternating current, which initiates combustion of the propellant at both electrodes. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259231 | Drag Effect Trajectory Enhanced Projectile - A projectile includes a cartridge and a hollow bullet. A propellant fills the cartridge and the hollow bullet to increase the velocity of the bullet when fired. The hollow bullet has a flattened leading end and an annular ring is secured to the flattened leading end in the center of the flat region. The flattened leading end and the annular ring move a center of pressure forwardly so that a center of pressure is forward of a center of gravity of the bullet when the bullet is in flight. In a second embodiment, a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart slits is formed in a trailing end of the hollow bullet, creating a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart fins that flare radially outwardly upon impact with a soft target. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259232 | Thermoset Polymer Guide Band for Projectiles - A projectile includes a leading end formed by a tip having an ogive configuration, a trailing end formed by a frusto-conical base, and a cylindrical mid-section interconnecting the tip and the base. A first annular shoulder is formed where the tip meets the cylindrical mid-section and a second annular shoulder is formed where the mid-section meets the base. A metallic band abuts the second annular shoulder and a third annular shoulder is formed where the metallic band meets the cylindrical mid-section. A trailing end of a thermoset polymer guide band abuts the third annular shoulder and a leading end abuts the first annular shoulder. The thermoset polymer guide band conforms to the shape and size of the cylindrical mid-section. The thermoset polymer guide band may be impregnated with barrel treatment chemicals so that the barrel is cleaned and lubricated when the projectile is fired. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259233 | EXPLODING FOIL INITIATOR ACTUATED CARTRIDGE - According to one embodiment, a cartridge includes a main explosive and an exploding foil initiator housed in a case. The exploding foil initiator includes metallic strips that are operable to initiate explosion of the main explosive in response to an electrical signal. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259234 | GAS GENERATOR FOR RESTRAINING DEVICE OF VEHICLE - The present invention provides a filterless gas generator, including, a housing having closure shell, a diffuser shell including a gas discharge ports, and a flange portion, an inner tube member defining a combustion chamber in an outside thereof for accommodating a gas generating agent,
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20110259235 | CABLEWAY INSTALLATION - The invention relates to a ski lift facility including, in particular, means for guiding and driving an overhead carrying and traction cable ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110259236 | WHEEL-TYPE ULTRA HIGH SPEED RAILWAY SYSTEM - The wheel-type high-speed railway system includes rails provided on a railroad track and configured such that wheels provided in a bogie of a vehicle come into contact with them, a support provided on a tread surface of a railroad track between the rails, a repulsive Linear Synchronous Motor (LSM) provided between the bogie and the support and configured to improve traveling performance by reducing axle load in a high-speed region, first and second steel plates mounted on both sides of the support in inclined positions, and first and second attractive Dynamic Motion Control (DMC) magnets mounted on the bogie of the vehicle in inclined positions to correspond to the first and second steel plates, and configured to generate attractive force. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259237 | INKJET INK AND INKJET INK MANUFACTURING METHOD - A decolorizable inkjet ink includes a first particle that contains a color-forming compound, a color-developing agent, and a polar group-containing crystalline binder; and a second particle that contains a decoloring agent and a polar group-containing crystalline binder. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259238 | AQUEOUS PIGMENT INK - According to one embodiment, an aqueous pigment ink includes water, a pigment, and a water-soluble polymeric compound. The pigment is contained in the aqueous pigment ink in an amount of less than 5 wt %. The aqueous pigment ink has viscosities (mPa·s) measured at 25° C. using a cone-plate type viscometer and satisfying the following relationships: | 2011-10-27 |
20110259239 | Bio-based adhesive material - A bio-based adhesive and method of making the adhesive replaces or serves as additives for asphalt, sealant, and polymers such as styrene-butadiene-styrene and atactic polypropylene in the manufacture of building or paving materials. The method includes steps of forming a mixture of oil comprising fatty acids group and optionally a powdered material; maintaining the oil-to-powdered-material weight ratio in the mixture between 1 to 0.00001 and 1 to 20; heating the mixture to a reaction temperature greater than 55 degrees Centigrade; maintaining the reaction temperature until the oil is polymerized; and, injecting air into the mixture while polymerizing the oil. The adhesive of this method comprises a renewable polymer and the powdered material. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259240 | COMPOSITION CONTAINING LOW-VOC, AMINOALKYL-FUNCTIONAL SILICON COMPOUNDS FOR COATING COLORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PAPER OR FILM - The present invention relates to the use of a composition in coating agents, which is poor in volatile organic compounds (VOC) or essentially free of VOC, wherein the composition is at least partially based on one or more partially or fully hydrolyzed and optionally condensed or co-condensed aminoalkyl- and oligosilylated-aminoalkyl-, alkoxy- or hydroxy-functional silicon compounds and the alcohol is at least partially removed from the composition. The invention also relates to a composition containing aminoalkyl- or oligosilylated-aminoalkyl-, hydroxy- and optionally alkoxy-functional silicon compounds and to a method for producing such a composition. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259241 | Non-Curable Coating Composition - A non-curable coating composition which uses a modified silicone having a functional group and can effectively prevent or reduce adhesion of sticky contamination substances to the surface of a substrate is provided. The non-curable coating composition contains a carboxy-modified silicone having carboxy-containing groups at side chains, and an epoxy/oxyalkylene-modified silicone having an epoxy-containing group and an oxyethylene-containing group at side chains, in a weight ratio ranging from 1:2 to 1:30. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259242 | Additives to Prevent Degradation of Cyclic Alkene Derivatives - This disclosure relates to compositions that include (a) at least one substituted or unsubstituted cyclic alkene, and (b) an antioxidant composition including at least one compound of Formula (I): | 2011-10-27 |
20110259243 | HIGH-GLOSS MULTILAYER EFFECT PIGMENTS HAVING A NON-SILVER INTERFERENCE COLOR AND A NARROW SIZE DISTRIBUTION, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - Multilayer pearlescent pigments comprising platelet-shaped transparent substrates provided with an optically active coating, where the coating includes at least | 2011-10-27 |
20110259244 | Nanoparticulate Titanium Dioxide Particles with a Crystalline Core, a Metal-Oxide Shell and an Outer Skin Containing Organic Groups, and Method for the Manufacture Thereof - This invention refers to particles with a crystalline core of titanium dioxide that has an average diameter of ≦30 nm measured with the XRD/Scherrer method, a shell made of a metal oxide that has no photocatalytic properties and an outer skin that carries organic radicals. A suspension of these particles is conveniently prepared with a process that encompasses the following steps: The supply of a dispersion that has crystalline titanium dioxide particles having an average diameter of ≦30 nm whose surface has been modified with organic groups in solution that contains a dissolved, hydrolytically condensable compound of a metal M whose oxide should form the shell mentioned above, in which case an organic solvent or a mixture of an organic solvent and water is used as solvent, and adjusting the pH of the solution in such a way that a full deagglomeration of the nanoparticles occurs, the stirring of the dispersion in the presence of a sufficient quantity of water for the hydrolytic condensation of the dissolved, hydrolytically condensable compound of the metal M until the organic constituents with which the modified TiO | 2011-10-27 |
20110259245 | CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL BASED ON ACTIVATED FLY ASH - The disclosure concerns cost effective concrete formulations based on an alkali activated binder. The construction material of the concrete type, contains sand, fine aggregates, coarse aggregates, water and a binder comprising:
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20110259246 | HIGH EARLY STRENGTH POZZOLAN CEMENT BLENDS - A high early strength blended cement composition includes larger sized fly ash and/or natural pozzolan particles blended with smaller sized hydraulic cement particles containing tricalcium silicate and/or dicalcium silicate (e.g., Portland cement and/or ground granulated blast furnace slag). Excess calcium released from the hydraulic cement particles when mixed with water forms calcium hydroxide available for reaction with the fly ash and/or natural pozzolan. The fineness of the hydraulic cement particles is substantially greater than the fineness of the fly ash and/or natural pozzolan particles (e.g., about 1.25 to about 50 times greater). Reducing or eliminating coarse hydraulic cement particles that cannot fully hydrate but include unreacted cores reduces or eliminates wasted cement normally found in concrete. Replacing some or all of the coarse cement particles with coarse pozzolan particles provides a blended cement composition having significantly lower water demand compared to the hydraulic cement fraction by itself. | 2011-10-27 |
20110259247 | HYDRAULIC BINDER WITH A BASE OF SULFOALUMINATE CLINKER AND PORTLAND CLINKER - The present invention relates to a composition including at least a Portland clinker and a Belite-Calcium-Sulphoaluminate-Ferrite clinker (BCSAF). | 2011-10-27 |
20110259248 | SHIPPING PALLET POST REINFORCEMENT - A shipping pallet having a top deck, a bottom skid, and a plurality of posts disposed between and separating the top deck and the bottom skid such that at least one tow fork is able to be positioned between the top deck and the bottom skid. The shipping pallet also includes a plurality of collars formed as part of the top deck, and the posts are integrally formed as part of the bottom skid. Each of the plurality of posts is received into and connected to a respective one of the plurality of collars. There is also a plurality of reinforcements, and each of the reinforcements is disposed within and surrounded by a post. Each post and reinforcement is received into one of the collars, and the post is connected to the collar through a connection point, such as an adhesive joint or thermoplastic weld. | 2011-10-27 |