46th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120284993 | Screwless Sash Lock for Metal and Plastic Window Sashes and the Like - A lock adapted for attachment to a sash window/door without screws comprises: a shaft with a cam secured thereon is rotatably secured to a housing, with the cam disposed within a housing cavity and rotatable therefrom out of an opening, into an extended position. The housing may be a single integrally formed wall that preferably has a flat bottom surface. A first attachment leg protrudes out from the housing cavity to extend beyond the bottom surface, with a foot thereon extending beyond a first end of the housing. A second attachment leg protrudes out the housing cavity second end, with a foot thereon oriented toward the housing first end, and a locking tab extends from the housing bottom surface. Installation of the screwless sash lock is by receiving the first foot, second foot, and locking tab within correspondingly positioned openings in the window/door rail, through sequenced rotational and sliding motion. | 2012-11-15 |
20120284994 | Piping Joint Assembly System and Method with Sealing Ring Stabilizer - A pipe fitting and associated piping joint assembly package allow re-use and repair of push-fit, formed piping elements without damage to the fitting or valve elements or the pipe, and without coining, gluing or threaded engagement of parts. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a pipe fitting having first and second radial housing elements for receiving one or more sealing members and a fastening ring, respectively. In one embodiment, the present invention further includes a sealing member stabilizer element, a housing divider element and a snap ring support member cooperatively engageable so as to facilitate the secure retention and optional removal of an inserted piping element. | 2012-11-15 |
20120284995 | CAPTIVE SCREW DEVICE AND METHOD - A press for securing a captive screw assembly within a hole in a panel cover. The press is supported from the panel cover as it is operated and includes a tool for extracting the captive screw assembly from the panel cover hole when the captive screw assembly is no longer functional. The extraction tool engages a bottom end of the captive screw and severs the flare on the ferrule of the captive screw assembly that anchors the assembly to the hole in the panel cover. A captive screw assembly is also described that has a knurled end that anchors the captive screw assembly to a hole in the panel cover. | 2012-11-15 |
20120284996 | Fusible Link - A fusible link is described comprising a first member selectively coupled to a second member via a connection member. The connection member is retained by way of first and second stop members that are defined in the second member and bear against the connection member and the first member. | 2012-11-15 |
20120284997 | TOOL AND METHOD FOR HANDLING A PART - A tool and method for handling a part within an electrical power transmission system is disclosed, the part having a flange with a hole through the flange. A first jaw and a second jaw are connected to pivot relative to one another and have respective ends that converge upon closure, for example to hold the flange between the respective ends. The first jaw may have a tooth extended at the respective end of the first jaw for fitting within the hole in the flange to hold the flange between the respective ends when the tool is in a closed position. The tool may be a hot stick adapter, or may include a hot stick made at least in part of dielectric material. An actuator may be connected to operate one or both of the first jaw and the second jaw from a user end of the hot stick. | 2012-11-15 |
20120284998 | Tube fitting assembly - A tube fitting for sealing an end of a tube uses a notch formed in the exterior surface of the tube as a sealing seat. An internally threaded body is configured to receive an externally threaded end of a nut, while the body and the nut are mounted in a surrounding relationship to the tube end. A ferrule mounted between the nut and the tube is forced to plastically deform and move into the notch to thereby seal the tube end. | 2012-11-15 |
20120284999 | Method for Mounting a Ranging Arm on a Body of a Longwall Shearer Loader - The method for mounting a ranging arm on a body of a longwall shearer loader characterised by the fact that the shearer's ranging arm ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285000 | METHOD_OF_PRODUCING_A_VEHICLE_HEAT-INSULATING_WALL_AND_VEHICLE_HEAT-INSULA- TING_WALL.pdf - A method of producing a vehicle's heat-insulating wall is disclosed. The vehicle's interior lining is distinguished by structure comprising an outer wall, made from steel or aluminum, layer of a rigid grid having substantially uniform pattern of openings, made for instance from an expanded metal mounted over a plurality of supports spaced across the inner surface of the outer wall, layer of self-rising heat-insulating foam deposited between the inner surface of the outer wall and the rigid grid, and a decorative layer, preferably a polyurea resin. The provided grid is sufficiently rigid for withstanding without damage forces applied to it in the process of leveling excess of the deposited foam material having solidified after it had risen up through the openings of the grid. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285001 | MODULAR CLAMPING SYSTEM - A clamping system includes a housing, a clamping lever pivotally coupled relative to the housing, a clamping arm pivotally coupled relative to the housing and the clamping lever, and an expandable link coupled to the clamping arm. The clamping lever and the clamping arm are rotatable from an open position to a closed position. A method of mounting a device on a substrate using the clamping system is also provided. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285002 | Bone Plate Manufacturing Method - The invention discloses a bone plate manufacturing method comprising an image acquisition step, an image reconstruction step, a comparison step, a data retrieval step, a model designing step and a bone plate manufacturing step. The image acquisition step acquires an original 3D craniofacial image. The image reconstruction step uses an image processing system to perform image reconstruction of the original 3D craniofacial image to obtain a reconstructed 3D craniofacial image, wherein the image processing system comprises a plurality of mechanical data. The comparison step compares the original 3D craniofacial image with the reconstructed 3D craniofacial image and defines the image difference therebetween as a defected portion. The data retrieval step retrieves a portion of the mechanical data and defines a mechanical compensation area on the reconstructed 3D craniofacial image. The model designing step designs a bone plate mold. The bone plate manufacturing step manufactures a bone plate. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285003 | Heat Conducting Mounting Structure, Method and Radio Base Station Housing Arrangement for Mounting Electronic Modules - Heat conducting mounting structure for mounting of electronic modules, comprising first surface area that is adapted to face a second surface area of the electronic module; cavity means embedded at a distance from the first surface area; said cavity means is adapted to receive a cooling means; attachment means at the first surface area adapted for attaching the electronic module; and wherein the attachment means is adapted for a transfer of the heat energy from the electronic module to the mounting structure. Further a method for mounting the electronic module on the heat conducting mounting comprising the step of adjoining an attachment means with a fixing means and the fixing means with the electronic module to obtain at least one immediate connection pressure area between the first surface area of a wall and the second surface area of the electronic module. Also a radio base station housing arrangement is provided. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285004 | ROTOR AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A rotor includes a rotor core fixedly attached to a rotational shaft and having a plurality of hole portions arranged in the circumferential direction, a magnet inserted into a plurality of hole portions each, and a filling portion injected into the hole portion. The filling portion is injected into the hole portion from a gate facing a central part in the width direction of the magnet in the opening of the hole portion. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285005 | FORMING APPARATUS - In a forming apparatus, inner frames are arranged in a forming roll stand so as to move up and down. Mechanical structures of convexo-concave engagement are provided on opposed faces between respective roll chocks and yokes and the inner frames. After connection with a pressing device is released, the roll chocks and yokes are guided utilizing the moving-downward motion of the inner frames, and a stack body is formed in series so as to be withdrawn from the roll stand. The stack body is disassembled utilizing the moving-upward motion of the inner frames, and the roll chocks and yokes can be guided to the desired positions inside the stand and locked. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285006 | ANCHOR POSITIONING EQUIPMENT IN THE PREFABRICATION OF PANELS OF REINFORCED CEMENT MORTAR - Anchor positioning equipment for pre-fabricating panels of reinforced cement mortar ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285007 | PRODUCTION SYSTEM GENERAL-PURPOSE CELL AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM USING THE SAME - In a production system general-purpose cell for general-purpose use in processing and transportation of a received workpiece in a production system of processing and delivering the workpiece, the production system general-purpose cell includes a base unit having a planar shape of quadrangle and supporting at least a robot for use in transportation of the workpiece such that the robot is movable on the planar area of quadrangle, a parts supply unit for supplying parts of the workpiece to the robot supported by the base unit, and a processing area extending outside the base unit. The robot supported by the base unit having a motion range set in a range from inside to outside the base unit in a form including at least part of the processing area. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285008 | SKIN MATERIAL OF VEHICLE INTERIOR EQUIPMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A manufacturing method for a skin material of a vehicle interior equipment includes exposing a conductive wire material by removing a main fiber material from a first fabric material formed of the conductive wire material and the main fiber material that is weaker than the conductive wire material and electrically connecting a conductive member, which is used to supply electric power to the conductive wire material, to the exposed portion of the conductive wire material. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285009 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A printed circuit board (“PCB”) includes a first pattern structure, a second pattern structure, a third pattern structure, and a fourth pattern structure. The first pattern structure includes a first ground pattern. The second pattern structure includes a first line pattern overlapping the first ground pattern and a second ground pattern electrically insulated from the first line pattern. The third pattern structure includes a third ground pattern overlapping the first line pattern and a second line pattern overlapping the second ground pattern. The fourth pattern structure includes a fourth ground pattern overlapping the second line pattern. Therefore, the PCB may decrease noise. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285010 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLUID GUIDED SELF-ASSEMBLY OF MICROCOMPONENTS - A method and apparatus is provided for self-assembly of micro-components such as microchips onto a carrier substrate, provided with assembly locations for the components. The components are supplied to the carrier by a liquid flow, while a template substrate is arranged facing the carrier. The template is a substrate provided with openings aligned to the assembly locations. The carrier and template are submerged into a tank filled with the liquid, while the liquid flow is supplied to the template side together with the components, so that the components are guided towards the openings by the flow of liquid. Once a component is trapped into an opening of the template, substantially no further liquid flow through the opening is possible, so that following components are guided towards the remaining openings, thereby establishing a fast and reliable self-assembly process. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285011 | Embedded components in interposer board for improving power gain (distribution) and power loss (dissipation) in interconnect configuration - Embedding a power modification component such as a capacitance inside of an adaptor board located to extend over and beyond the vias of the main circuit board so that a portion of the interposer board containing the embedded capacitance is located beyond where the vias or blinds are located. This permits that via to conduct through the opening. In this way, the capacitance and the resistance will have a closer contact point to the electrical component. A resistance can also be embedded in an opening in the adaptor board and be vertically aligned within the opening to make contact with a pad on top of the adaptor board and a pad at the bottom of the adaptor board so that electricity conducts through the embedded component. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285012 | COMPONENT MOUNTING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE CONVEYANCE METHOD IN COMPONENT MOUNTING APPARATUS - An object of the invention is to provide a component mounting apparatus which includes a plurality of substrate conveying lanes and which efficiently controls the order of carrying in of substrates, thereby capable of improving productivity, and also is to provide a substrate conveyance method in the component mounting apparatus. In a configuration which includes: component supplying units ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285013 | Electronic Component-Embedded Board and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A method of manufacturing an electronic component-embedded board is provided which is capable of suppressing warpage without requiring complicated processes at low cost and which offers high productivity and economic efficiency. A worksheet includes insulating layers on one surface of an approximately rectangular substrate, and an electronic component and a plate-like frame member (member) embedded inside the insulating layer, wherein the plate-like frame member satisfying the relationship represented by the following formula (1): | 2012-11-15 |
20120285014 | METHOD OF RECYCLING HERMETICALLY ENCAPSULATED ALTERNATIVE COMPRESSORS OF REFRIGERATORS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM POWER RATING AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - Method of recycling hermetically encapsulated alternative compressor units used in household refrigerators and an apparatus for implementing the method. The method includes precise cutting of the envelope of the compressor unit using a cutting device. After the compressor unit has been solidly mounted on a rotatable plate with its axle in vertical position, the base portion of the envelope is titled over at least 90° in such a manner that the oil emulsion and the ozone-damaging gases CFC and HCFC can be drained from the base portion, and can be collected completely and eliminated in a manner that does not damage the environment. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285015 | RETAINER ASSEMBLING APPARATUS AND RETAINER ASSEMBLING METHOD - This invention provides a retainer assembling apparatus which assembles a retainer to a valve stem via a cotter which engage with an engaging groove formed on the valve stem. The cotter comprises a pair of cotter segments. The apparatus includes a cylindrical body, a holding portion which holds the retainer contacting a lower end of the cylindrical body, a push-up shaft which pushes up the pair of cotter segments into the cylindrical body, and an axial body which is arranged in the cylindrical body to be coaxial with the push-up shaft and to be coaxially movable. The cylindrical body includes a tapered inner circumferential portion on an inner circumferential wall lower portion thereof. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285016 | Stereolithographic Rocket Motor Manufacturing Method - A hybrid rocket motor is manufactured by photopolymerizing the solid fuel grain in a stereolithography method, wherein fuel grains in a plastic matrix are deposited in layers for building a solid fuel rocket body in three dimensions for improved performance and for a compact design, | 2012-11-15 |
20120285017 | MULTILAYER MICROFLUIDIC PROBE HEAD AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREOF - A microfluidic probe head includes a first layer, a second layer, and a first tubing port extending from an upper face of the first layer. The first layer has a first via, enabling fluid communication between the first port and a lower face of the first layer. The second layer includes a first aperture on a face, and a first microchannel enabling fluid communication between an upper face of the second layer, facing the lower face of the first layer, and the first aperture. The head enables fluid communication between the first via and the first microchannel. At least a portion of the first microchannel is a groove open on the upper face of the second layer, closed by a portion of a lower face of a layer of the head. The probe head further comprises a second tubing port, a second via, a second aperture and a second microchannel. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285018 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ROLLER - A workpiece is fixed by a retracting mechanical chuck mounted on a spindle head of a five-axis control machining center. The apparent outer diameter of the workpiece is increased by a jig. Clamp surfaces of the jaws and a support surface of the jig are formed on the machining center. A cutting tool is mounted on a spindle by an automatic tool exchanger. The workpiece is rotated about an axis to grind an end surface of the workpiece to approximately a predetermined target shape, which is a spherical surface. A grinder is then mounted on the spindle by the automatic tool exchanger, and the grinder is set relative to the workpiece by five-axis control such that the inclination angle, the offset amount, etc. satisfy a predetermined relationship according to the desired grinding. The grinder is then fed in the Z-axis direction to form the spherical surface by grinding. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285019 | METHODS FOR MAKING LAYERED DENTAL APPLIANCES - Method for making a layered dental restoration, the method includes providing a solid structure (e.g., a die or a dental core, such as a fully sintered ceramic dental core) having a desired outer shape, and applying a first slurry to the solid structure to form a first free form layer on the solid structure. The method further include solidifying the first free form layer on the solid structure, and machining the solidified first free form layer to a desired shape to form a first article comprising the solid structure and a first shaped layer. The method can further include applying, solidifying, and machining a second layer in a similar way to form a second article comprising the solid structure, the first shaped layer, and a second shaped layer. The free form layers need not be exposed to a high temperature prior to being machined. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285020 | Edge Wrapping of cover sheet for panel - A process and apparatus for simultaneously securing opposite parallel edge flaps of a flexible cover sheet to opposite parallel edge faces of a wall panel. A pair of wiping devices move downwardly and wipe the edge flap against the edge faces and transversely tension the cover sheet. Top sweep devices move down into holding contact with the cover sheet adjacent the parallel edge faces to maintain the transverse tension in the sheet. The edge flaps are then deflected and adhesive applied to the edge faces and back surfaces of the edge flaps. The wiping devices then again wipe the flaps downward into pressed contact with the edge faces to create an adhesive securement therewith. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285021 | NON-ELECTRIC NOSE HAIR CLIPPER - A non-electric nose hair clipper comprises a first cutting member comprising a first handle part for grip, a circular cutting ring part formed at one end portion of the first handle part and a first coupling part formed at the other end portion of the handle part opposite the cutting ring part; and a second cutting member comprising a second handle part for grip, a cutting plate part formed at one end portion of the second handle part and a second coupling part formed at the other end portion of the second handle part opposite the cutting plate part, wherein the first coupling part of the first cutting member and the second coupling part of the second cutting member are joined to each other by welding, and the circular cutting ring part and cutting plate part are formed such that they meet inclined relative to each other with a predetermined angle defined between them as seen in a lateral sectional view, and the cutting plate part is formed such that its thickness becomes smaller in the direction away from the second coupling part as seen in a lateral sectional view, and wherein the cutting plate part is of circular arc shape on the whole as seen in a front view since bottom of its inner surface is linearly formed, and therefore, when the cutting plate part is inserted in the cutting ring part, a space is formed between the bottom of the cutting plate part and the cutting ring part. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285022 | RECIPROCATION DRIVING DEVICE FOR A HAIR CLIPPER BLADE ASSEMBLY - A reciprocation driving device is adapted to be mounted in a housing of a hair clipper for reciprocating a moving blade of a blade assembly, and includes a stator unit and a rotor unit. The stator unit has a tubular shaft to permit a spindle of the rotor unit to be rotatably mounted therein by virtue of a pair of bearings, a bracing member disposed to be engaged with the housing, and a coil winding assembly disposed on the tubular shaft. The rotor unit has a carrier member extending radially and outwardly from a spindle end of the spindle to carry a permanently magnetic member so as to generate a torque as a result of electromagnetic forces acting between the rotor and stator units. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285023 | Guarded Surgical Knife Handle - A guarded surgical knife handle includes a handle portion with a blade holder, a chamber within the handle portion, and a slot. The guarded surgical knife handle also includes a guard having an open distal end slidably mounted within the handle portion that can slide longitudinally between an unguarded position and a guarded position. The guard is sized to surround the blade in the guarded position. The guarded surgical knife handle also includes a latch that latches the guard when the guard is slid into the guarded position and a first button that disengages the latch. The guarded surgical knife handle includes a bias member that forces the guard in a proximal direction to an unguarded position when the latch is disengaged along with a second button extending through the slot used to slide the guard in a distal direction into the guarded position. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285024 | Photogrammetry System and Method for Determining Relative Motion Between Two Bodies - A photogrammetry system and method provide for determining the relative position between two objects. The system utilizes one or more imaging devices, such as high speed cameras, that are mounted on a first body, and three or more photogrammetry targets of a known location on a second body. The system and method can be utilized with cameras having fish-eye, hyperbolic, omnidirectional, or other lenses. The system and method do not require overlapping fields-of-view if two or more cameras are utilized. The system and method derive relative orientation by equally weighting information from an arbitrary number of heterogeneous cameras, all with non-overlapping fields-of-view. Furthermore, the system can make the measurements with arbitrary wide-angle lenses on the cameras. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285025 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, MEASUREMENT METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In a band in which a plurality of members are connected to one another through joints serving as connection axes parallel to one another, an inter-panel angle indicating an angle between the members adjacent to each other through the joint is adjusted. Each joint is provided with an angular sensor for detecting the inter-panel angle. Based on the detected inter-panel angle, the peripheral shape indicating a shape of at least a part of a periphery of the object to be measured, on which the band is mounted, is measured. The present technology, for example, is useful for an abdominal girth measurement apparatus. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285026 | APPARATUS FOR MARKING GUIDELINE FOR TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE - The device relates to a device for marking, during nighttime riding through a transport vehicle such as bicycles, two-wheeled vehicles, electric wheelchairs, etc., a rider's temporary dedicated road lines by laser-emitting means mounted at the rear side of the transport vehicle, thereby ensuring the safety of the rider of the transport vehicle. The device includes: laser-emitting modules adapted to form luminous lines spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance on the road beside or behind the transport vehicle; a power supply module adapted to supply power to the laser-emitting modules; an external housing adapted to accommodate the laser-emitting modules thereinto; and a fixing module adapted to fix the external housing to the transport vehicle. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285027 | ELECTRONIC LEVEL - Provided is an electronic level capable of accurately measuring a height difference between two points even when a waving method of finding and determining as a measured height a minimum value of read heights while rocking a leveling rod back and forth is used. An electronic level includes leveling rod reading-in means (S | 2012-11-15 |
20120285028 | TOOL SYSTEM FOR LAYOUT OF A PITCH - An apparatus and method for a tool to mark a pitch or a cut line for treads and risers of a stairway, is disclosed herein. The tool includes a first member for marking a rise dimension; a second member for marking a run dimension, and a guide member for acting as a guide against a work piece, all coupled together using adjustable fasteners. The rise dimension and the run dimension are perpendicular to each other, thereby creating a pitch for stair cutouts on a stringer work piece or a pitch for a rafter rake. Individually, the first and second member are selectively adjustable with respect to the guide member to provide a wide range of rise and run dimensions, respectively, The first, second, and guide members can be loosened and repositioned to compactly stow as a composite shape for easy storage and transport. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285029 | TOOL FOR DRAWING - The present invention relates to a tool for drawing which is capable of providing convenient painting representation of drawing such as a sketch, a study, cartoon, an independent drawing, and the like. The tool for drawing includes: a linear body; and a back-sight means which is formed in at least one point of the body and is perpendicular to the body. The tool for drawing greatly helps a user to sight a representation object of drawing precisely since the tool for drawing can be used as a reference to sight the representation to keep the tool for drawing always perpendicular to a direction at which eyes of the user points. In addition, the tool for drawing of the present invention has another advantage in that it can sight length, angle an so on of the representation object even more precisely and has a wide use for home life, construction and so on. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285030 | ILLUMINATED TAPE MEASURE - A tape measure includes a housing having an opening and a measuring tape retractably carried within the housing and extendable via the opening. A locking mechanism is provided for maintaining the measuring tape in an extended position relative to the housing and the locking mechanism includes a lock actuator that is mounted to the housing. An illumination device is incorporated into the lock actuator. The illumination device includes a light emitting diode (LED) wherein the light emitting diode may be arranged on the locking mechanism to illuminate the measuring tape in an area adjacent to the opening and a user activatable switch for causing power to be selectively provided to the LED wherein the user activatable switch is mounted to an exterior surface of the lock actuator. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285031 | MEASURING DEVICE FOR A TELESCOPIC HANDLING ARM - A measuring device for a telescopic handling arm, in which the telescopic handling arm includes at least two elements ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285032 | PIVOTALLY-DEPLOYABLE WORK SURFACE FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A work surface device for a domestic household appliance and a household appliance having a work surface. The work surface device includes a housing having a cavity accessible by an opening formed in a sidewall of the housing, and a pivotally-deployable work surface supported by the housing at a pivot point, wherein the pivotally-deployable work surface is movable about the pivot point from a stored position within the cavity to a deployed position outside of the housing, and wherein the pivotally-deployable work surface has a planar upper support surface. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285033 | HAND DRYER WITH ANNULAR AIR EXHAUST - A hand dryer with annular air exhaust includes a casing and an air supply device located in the casing. The casing has a coupling portion and an air exhaust portion connected to the coupling portion. The air exhaust portion has two extension sections extended from the coupling portion and a connection section connected to the two extension sections to form an annular hand drying passage. The air exhaust portion includes a plurality of first nozzles and a plurality of second nozzles corresponding to the hand drying passage which has a first opening and a second opening at two ends. The air supply device has an airflow guiding duct to direct air to the air exhaust portion. The first and second nozzles exhaust the air towards the hand drying passage to form annular air exhaust, and thus hand drying angles are increased to dry hands faster. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285034 | DRYER COMPONENT - A dryer component for a bidet includes a drying member ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285035 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOAD SIZE IN A CLOTHES DRYER USING AN INFRARED SENSOR - A method for controlling the operation of a clothes dryer by determining a load size estimation based on at least one of a temperature variation of the laundry load and a delay time wherein the delay time is a time it takes for the temperature variation to satisfy a predetermined threshold. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285036 | ELECTRODE DRYER AND METHOD FOR DRYING ELECTRODE - An electrode dryer includes a drying furnace; and
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20120285037 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS ACCORDING TO TARGET RELATIVE HUMIDITY - A control method of a laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed. The control method of a laundry treatment apparatus includes a humidity measuring step of measuring a relative humidity of an accommodating space accommodating laundry, a target humidity setting step of setting a target relative humidity based on the relative humidity measured in the humidity measuring step, to dry the laundry, and a heated air supplying step of supplying heated air to the accommodating space based on the target relative humidity. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285038 | DEVICE AND METHODS FOR RAPID DRYING OF POROUS MATERIALS - An apparatus and method for quickly drying porous materials. A sealable chamber is connected to a cold trap which is connected to a vacuum pump. A sample is placed inside the sealable chamber. The vacuum pump is turned on and air is evacuated through the cold trap to the vacuum pump. An infrared lamp may be used to heat the chamber and sample therein directly or heated air may be allowed to enter the sealable chamber. Air may be drawn directly from the sealable chamber to the vacuum pump bypassing the cold trap. Various parameters may be used to determine if the drying process is complete, including the degree of vacuum achieved in the chamber. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285039 | FOOTWEAR - A shoe that includes a shoe sole having a medial side and a lateral side, a top insole surface for placement of the foot sole and toes thereon and a bottom outsole surface. The shoe sole has a plurality of toe extensions projecting below the toes. Each toe extension is configured to support and retain at least one toe. Preferably there are five toe extensions, one for each toe. A shoe upper overlays the arch region, is attached to the lateral side and the medial side of the shoe sole and extends toward the toes. The upper is joined to the insole of each toe extension to partially encircle the toe(s) supported and retained on such toe extension, and leaving at least the front region of all the toes exposed. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285040 | SPRING SHOE SOLE DEVICE - A shoe sole device comprises two cantilever springs that are each comprised of a top member, a bottom member, and a fulcrum where the top member and bottom member are joined. One cantilever spring is positioned within a user's forefoot area, the other cantilever spring is positioned within the user's heel area, and the fulcrums of both cantilever springs are positioned within the user's midfoot area. The shoe sole device may further include a spring dampening system that includes cushion components positioned in-between the top member and the bottom member of one or both cantilever springs. The cantilever springs may also be adjoined at the fulcrums. The top members of one or both cantilever springs may include at least one rib structure for mechanical support. The shoe sole device may be a removable and replaceable shoe sole insert or insole, or it may be positioned within a shoe's midsole. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285041 | Modular Shoe System - The systems and methods described herein are directed to a modular shoe system that can include an internal support structure. Additionally, the internal support structure can include support features that can at least assist in providing different levels of support, compression, and/or comfort along various areas of the internal support structure. Furthermore, the internal support structure can have customized configurations and characteristics of support features in order to generally improve the fit and feel of the modular shoe system for a user. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285042 | Article of Footwear with an Intermediate Sized Outsole - An article of footwear may include an upper with a first size and an outsole with a second size that is different from the first size. A midsole of the article of footwear may be configured with an upper portion that fits the first size of the upper and a lower portion that fits the second size of the outsole. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285043 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR HAVING A FLAT KNIT UPPER CONSTRUCTION OR OTHER UPPER CONSTRUCTION - Flat knitting allows production of textile structures (e.g., for use in footwear uppers) of a final desired shape such that textile cutting steps can be avoided. Flat knitted elements also can be formed directly in desired three dimensional shapes, which can help avoid the need to use additional support structures (e.g., in footwear construction). By selectively placing multiple different yarns and/or stitch patterns at multiple different locations in the overall structure during the knitting process, flat knitted products may have multiple different physical properties (e.g., different stretchability, different moisture management capabilities, etc.) at multiple different locations or zones within a single, unitary construction (e.g., different properties at different zones or locations within a single footwear structure). Additionally, flat knitting can be used to produce pockets, tunnels, or other layered structures in the final product. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285044 | GOLF SHOE OUTSOLE - The golf shoe outsole of the invention comprises a generally flexible forward section and a generally hard heel section, each section having a plurality of pod sections molded thereupon, preferably there are eight separate pod sections, each having at least one cleat attached thereto. Each pod section has an outer edge or perimeter that is flared quite significantly to provide a greater degree of flexibility and traction with turf, and therefore greater stability and balance to the user. The outsole has a 0.375 width to length ratio at the metatarsal area of the outsole and a pod vertical height of at least 9.1 mm and a flare angle of at least 52° from vertical on the outer edges of the pods. The pods are relatively hard with a minimum Shore A hardness of 95 and extend a minimum of 6.3 mm from the bottom surface of the outsole. The forward portion of the outsole is made from a relatively flexible thermoplastic polyurethane having a hardness between 75 to 85 Shore A. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285045 | REMOVABLE CLEAT PROTECTOR FOR CLEATED CYCLING SHOES - A removable cleat protector for a cycling shoe having a cleat with particular size and shape attached thereto. The cleat protector including: a contoured base; and a plurality of wall sections extending upwardly from a perimeter of the contoured base, the wall sections having a catch portion sized and shaped to snap into and contact with one end of the cleat, and a cavity portion sized and shaped to securely contact with another end of the cleat. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285046 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED CUSTOMIZABLE, EMBELLISHED FOOTWEAR - The footwear preferably comprises a sandal or a flip flop and the eyelet may be located anywhere on the footwear, preferably on a strap. In some exemplary embodiments, an embellishment extends over one or more straps of the footwear without being coupled at the eyelet. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285047 | Lighted Footwear - Lighted footwear has a light disposed at a top portion of an upper of the footwear. The light is disposed to shine downward, ahead of a toe of the footwear. In one embodiment, lighted wading boots have one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs), emitting light of one or more frequencies, colors or intensities. The LED(s) are disposed in a waterproof light housing molded into a top portion of the upper of the wading boot. The LED(s) are disposed to shine downward, ahead of a toe of the boot. A waterproof battery compartment is molded into the top portion of the upper of the wading boot. A battery therein is operatively coupled to power the LED(s). A switch is disposed in a waterproof switch housing molded into a top portion of the upper of the wading boot to operatively coupled the battery and the LED(s) to control LED operation. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285048 | BREATHING SHOE - A sole assembly of a shoe includes an outsole ( | 2012-11-15 |
20120285049 | HYDRAULIC BUCKET APPARATUS - A hydraulic clamshell bucket apparatus employs a frame that includes an upper lifting member that enables the frame to be lifted with a crane or other lifting device. First and second hydraulically powered jaws and jaw pivots are provided on the frame. First and second hydraulic cylinders pivot on the frame above the jaw pivots, each cylinder connected to the frame at an upper cylinder pivot. Each cylinder pivotally attaches to a jaw at a lower cylinder pivot. Each jaw has a concave surface. First and second digging implements are attached to the jaws. Each digging implement has a concave portion. Each digging implement is wider than the jaw to which it is attached so that each implement extends laterally away from the jaw to which it is attached. A pair of side panels is attached to each digging implement at positions spaced away from the jaws. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285050 | Quick-Connect Plow Hitch - The front mounting assembly has a vehicle-mounted frame and a plow-mounted frame that are drawn together by a lift actuator such as a hydraulic cylinder, and brought into registry by guides. When the frames are aligned, slides are advanced from one frame into slide receivers affixed to the other frame and secured thereto by pins. The guides include a pair of guide tabs, which protrude from the plow-mounted frame to guidably engage and subsequently cradle a horizontal lower bar on the vehicle-mounted frame, and a pair of angled upper guides on the plow-mounted frame, which engage a pair of vertical plates on the vehicle-mounted frame to help center the plow-mounted frame as it is pulled into position. For plows having a side wing, a rear mounting assembly engages and lifts a mounting block attached to the wing into a base member to which it is pinned. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285051 | Environmental Remediation System - An apparatus, system and method for remediation of contamination in aquatic environments. The apparatus comprises: a vessel including an opening, and an uptake line or pump coupled to the vessel and configured to transport the contained and suspended materials from an interior of the vessel to an exterior of the vessel. The opening is facing a bottom of a body of water, and the vessel is in direct physical contact with the bottom of the body of water. The vessel has been configured to contain and suspend materials inside the vessel. The uptake line or pump housing includes an attachment selected from the group consisting of an impeller, e.g. an air and/or water cannon, a pump, and a sliding collar. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285052 | GROMMETLESS MULTI-LAYERED INDUSTRIAL ID TAG - The present invention is directed to a grommetless multi-layered industrial identification tag secured to equipment whereby the tag conveys data associated with the securing equipment, the tag including a laminate assembly including a raised data field; an assembly bed supporting said laminate assembly; a peripheral disc in communication with said assembly bed and encircling said laminate assembly; a conduit section extending through said assembly bed and presenting a grommetless entry portal, said conduit section being adapted for receipt of an anchor therethrough for securing said tag to the equipment; and said raised data field having a plurality of data identifiers providing operational data about the equipment. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285053 | Method and apparatus to attend in the distant future a prescheduled appointment - A method to remind an individual of an appointment scheduled in advance for the distant future requires that an oversized calendar be provided with a plurality of overlain separable discardable sheets each depicting a month of the year, that the calendar be mounted on a vertically oriented surface in a high traffic area, that during a current month an appointment be scheduled in advance for a date in a month in the distant future, that a sleeve be manually mounted in the calendar on the date in the distant future, that information concerning the appointment be manually integrated in the sleeve, that at least one of the separable discardable sheets be removed to expose the month in the distant future, and that the information concerning the appointment be viewed. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285054 | FOAM GREETING CARD MASK - Three-dimensional lightweight foam greeting cards are described herein having a foam body with a perimeter wall that extends between two spaced apart parallel pieces of planar sheet material such as heavy gauge paper, cardboard, or other such material. The greeting cards have a partially hollowed foam body or one or more cavities in the foam body concealed in the front and back by the planar sheet material which may be pre-cut in the shape of the foam body are decorated consistent with the design of the foam body. The cavities in the foam body may contain various electronic components that enable the greeting card to produce sound, record and playback a personalized message, trigger light activation, trigger the movement of moveable parts, display digital video, photographs or slideshows, or a combination thereof. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285055 | REDUCED PROFILE GIFT CARD HOLDER - A gift card holder includes pop-up elements, a pocket for storing a gift card, and a tear away panel for holding a gift card prior to purchase. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285056 | System and Method for Maintaining Animal Ear Tags - A system and method for maintaining animal ear tags are disclosed. Said system comprising an animal ear tag. Said animal ear tag comprises a body, a control chemical, one or more identifiers, and an ear attachment assembly. Said ear attachment assembly is capable of attaching to an ear of an animal. Said body and said ear attachment assembly are one-piece. Said method comprising attaching one or more identifiers to an animal ear tag having a body and an ear attachment assembly, and attaching said ear attachment assembly to an ear of an animal. Said body and said ear attachment assembly are one-piece. A portion of said animal ear tag comprises a control chemical capable of protecting said animal. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285057 | APPARATUS FOR HOUSING ARTIFICIAL FEATURES, A MAGNETIZED ARTIFICIAL FEATURE MADE FROM ELASTOMERIC GEL, AND IMPROVED INTERNAL MAGNETS FOR USE IN ARTIFICIAL FEATURES - Disclosed is an enclosure for artificial features such as artificial fish and artificial plants. The enclosure has one or more walls and is configured to house a liquid therein. One or more electromagnets are provided to generate a magnetic field within the enclosure. A controller controls electric currents that generate magnetic fields from the one or more electromagnets. The controller is configured to selectively reverse the magnetic polarity of at least one of the one or more electromagnets. Also disclosed is an artificial feature such as an artificial fish or artificial plant with a body made of elastomeric gel. The artificial feature may include multiple permanent magnets housed in a body where the permanent magnets are aligned based on an orientation of a north pole and south pole of each permanent magnet. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285058 | PRINTABLE WRISTBAND FORM - A printable wristband form includes a plurality of wristbands cut into a multi-layer sheet of the form. Each wristband includes a release tab formed at an end thereof. A release liner is disposed between layers of the sheet in a single region defined by the release tabs. The form preferably includes adult sized wristbands and infant sized wristbands arranged on the same sheet for use in hospital maternity settings. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285059 | TALKING BALLOON - A talking balloon that may be easily attached to a toy or other display item to provide the toy with the appearance of saying customized words and thoughts. The talking balloon includes a board, a wire attached to the board, a fastener mechanism secured to the wire, the fastener mechanism is adapted to be secured to a toy. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285060 | PICTURE FRAMES - This invention is directed to picture frames. More particularly, this invention is directed to one or more picture frames with flexible borders that can be coupled together in a variety of configurations. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285061 | Touch screen tablet / Ipad mat frame - The Tablet Gallery Frame is a A multi-purpose, front-loading Matt frame mounted on a special sturdy Frame with unique system that allows to easily slide—receive any digital tablet on their Horizontal receptacle that contains the necessary openings to provide Power and to turn On/Off of the Tablet device/Ipad, to be display at the wall for a swing open/close, front loading, mostly used to show the Photography in Motion as a Gallery Frame, in either landscape or portrait mode. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285062 | RECOIL REDUCTION AND SIGHTING-IN SYSTEM FOR A FIREARM - A recoil reduction system for sighting-in a firearm is disclosed. The system includes an attachment member configured and arranged to attach to a surface or object, such as a shooting bench, tree stand or a tree. A strap having a first end and a second end is included. The first end of the strap is connected to the attachment member. A sling is formed on the second end of the strap. The sling has a loop configured and arranged to receive the buttstock of a rifle. A stand having a rigid plate configured and arranged to support a bipod of a rifle may also be included. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285063 | Firearm safety device and method of using same - A firearm safety device for use with a handgun equipped with a blowback mechanism for automatic operation, comprising a barrel end piece adapted for insertion into or around an end of a barrel of the handgun and a substantially non-stretchable cable attached at a first cable end to a first side of the barrel end piece, is disclosed. According to the preferred embodiment, when the cable is wrapped around a rearward portion of the handgun and a second cable end is secured to a second side of the barrel end piece, the cable is placed under tension, and the tension on the cable pulls the handgun's barrel into a safe position. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285064 | FIREARM ASSEMBLY - A firearm system includes a foregrip removably mountable to a firearm, the foregrip having a programmable button controlling at least one of an accessory of the firearm and a component of the foregrip. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285065 | SHOTGUN MOUNTING SYSTEM - A shotgun mounting system includes a shotgun having a receiver provided with a firing chamber adapted to receive and eject shotgun cartridges therefrom, a shell mounted on and at least partially covering the receiver and a rail arrangement located on the shell and adapted to mount a shotgun accessory to the shell in an adjustable position on the rail arrangement. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285066 | SINGLE SHOTGUN SHELL MOUNTING DEVICE - A shotgun mountable shell holder is provided for holding a single shotgun shell therein. The shell holder includes a rigid body having an external mounting surface provided with a track slidably mounted and frictionally retained on a rail arrangement having at least one rail attached externally of a shotgun. The rigid body also includes an internal shell receiving and engaging structure sized and shaped to slidably receive and frictionally retain the single shotgun shell therein. The track and the rail have mating dovetail-shaped cross sections. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285067 | UNIVERSAL RAIL MOUNTING SYSTEM - A mounting system enables modular accessories to be fastened to any flat surface. Multiple, parallel accessory rails are mounted in parallel to provide a mounting system over substantially all of the area of a flat surface. The rails are spaced apart by channels to allow inverted rails to be inserted between and fastened to the parallel rails to expand the mounting capabilities of the mounting system. Removable attachment devices are engagable with the channels and the rails of the enclosure to expand the interconnection capabilities of the enclosure. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285068 | RIFLE SUPPORT - The present invention relates to a telescoping leg for a firearm such as a rifle. The leg includes a pair of telescopically slidable elongated members. The first member is configured to be fixed to the stock of a rifle. The second member is telescopically slidable relative to the first member between a retracted position and an extended position. The leg also includes a biasing means to bias the second member towards the extended position and a damper means for damping the movement of the second member between the retracted and extended positions. In one form, one of the first member and the second member is a casing having an inner surface defining in part a gas chamber, the other one of the first member and the second member is a piston received at least partially in the casing for reciprocation along an axis between the retracted and extended positions. The biasing means includes a compressible gas contained in the chamber that yieldably biases the piston towards the extended position. The present invention is advantageous in that when fixed to the butt of the stock of a rifle the leg provides a means of supporting at least part of the weight of the rifle, in particular the weight of the butt and the stock of the rifle, on a surface. The invention is particularly suitable for use with a rifle to which a bipod is mounted towards the front of the stock of the rifle. The invention enables a user to provide stable and controlled changes to the elevation of the rifle on a target and to maintain the elevation of the rifle for an extended period of time while reducing the burden on the user to support the weight of the rifle. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285069 | TUBE-TYPE FISHING LURE - A tube-type fishing lure comprises a head portion, body portion, and tail portion having respective inner surfaces that define corresponding sections of a hollow channel which extends longitudinally through the lure. The channel is configured for water to flow through the lure by entering through the head portion, passing through the body portion, and exiting through the tail portion. The head section of the channel narrows or tapers from a diameter defined at a leading edge of the head portion to a narrower width corresponding to a diameter of the body section of the channel. When the lure is pulled, twitched, and/or retrieved (e.g., reeled in) when on a fishing line, the head portion leads, and water flows through the lure in a direction opposite to the direction in which the lure travels. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285070 | Demagnetically activated ice fishing indicator apparatus - A demagnetically activated ice fishing indicator apparatus consisting of a magnet affixed to an elongated spindle found within elongated housing above and below which housing are bushings affixable thereto for receipt of the spindle threadably affixed to a spindle top component atop one bushing and to a spool with fishing line just below the other bushing, and; a cover unit with a center hole for receipt of the housing when the cover unit is resting on ice above an ice hole, and; equipped with a semi-metallic flag unit attached to a spring attached via a springclip to an upper portion of the housing such that when a fish bites bait at the end of the fishing line causing the spool, spindle and attached magnet to rotate; the flag unit previously adherent to the housing in view of alignment with the magnet, springs upwardly as the magnet is rotated out of alignment therewith. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285071 | FISHING TOOL OF THE HOOK-TYPE - A fish lure is provided with one or more fishing hook(s) and an attachment for a fishing line, the fishing hook(s) being arranged in a body and being connected to an actuator, a hook-shaped end portion of the fishing hook(s) being arranged to be moved between a first position, substantially enveloped in the body, and a second position, projecting from the body. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285072 | Two in one, vibrating metal jig fishing lure (a.k.a. "Sonic Kandlefish"). - All traditional metal jigs (aka “jigging spoons”) have their lines attached to a metal insert positioned in the nose portion. The invention is a first time radical industry departure by including two primary dynamic functional attachment points in a single metal jig. It is a “2 in 1” hybrid lure with combined blade bait and metal jig actions. The invention is easily converted to a multiplicity of lure actions simply by changing its line and hook attachments from the nose insert to the dorsal insert positioned at its critical balance point on the top of its back. The resultant unmatched hydrosonic vibration, versatility and life-like natural appearance enable the invention to be effectively fished in all fresh and salt waters, worldwide. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285073 | FISH ATTRACTORS - Fish attractors including a leading end, a trailing end opposite the leading end, a body extending between the leading end and the trailing end, and a fin projecting from the body proximate the trailing end. In some examples the body has a black exterior color. In certain examples the body is composed of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. In some examples the body includes a major face that defines a surface topography that interacts with water flowing past the first major face. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285074 | COMPOSITE FISHING LINE - The present invention discloses a composite fishing line manufactured by entangling eight bundles of fibers selected from two different types of fibers, one being a high molecular-weight polyethylene fiber and the other being a high molecular-weight expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) fiber, such that the composite fishing line has the properties of both high molecular-weight polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) fibers and polyamide fibers to improve the strength, wear-resistance, cross-sectional roundness, and water resistance of the high-performance fishing line and achieve the effect of reducing the diameter of the fishing line. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285075 | MOUSETRAP WITH DISPOSABLE, HERMETICALLY SEALING CARTRIDGE AND INTERNAL HIGH-VOLTAGE KILLING MECHANISM - A hermetically sealing, enclosure-type mousetrap is provided having a reusable housing and a disposable cartridge that contains an internal high voltage killing mechanism. Upon entry of a mouse into the cartridge through a rodent access opening, the opening is closed and the mouse is killed using the high voltage mechanism. Closure of the door hermetically seals the cartridge with the dead mouse inside, after which the cartridge can be disposed of without any contact between the user and the carcass along with any parasites and pathogens associated therewith. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285076 | BED BUG ATTRACTANTS AND METHODS FOR TRAPPING BED BUGS - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for attracting bed bugs with novel attractants and new and improved methods to enable their use to attract, monitor or trap bed bugs for surveying, monitoring, mitigation and management purposes. Known mammal pheromones were discovered to be useful as bed bug kairomone attractants. A method of delivering non-volatile attractants by using the attractive heat source to heat and volatilize the attractants was discovered to be the optimal method to disseminate the kairomones. A new method of generating low levels of carbon dioxide is disclosed, and the combination of kairomones, carbon dioxide and heat is shown to attract bed bugs. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285077 | Process of Producing Oil from Algae Using Biological Rupturing - A process for production of biofuels from algae can include cultivating an oil-producing algae, extracting the algal oil, and converting the algal oil to form biodiesel. Extracting the algal oil from the oil-producing algae can include biologically rupturing cell wall and oil vesicles of the oil-producing algae using at least one enzyme such as a cellulose or glycoproteinase, a structured enzyme system such as a cellulosome, a virus, or combination of these materials. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285078 | SYNERGISTIC BIOFUEL BLENDS AND RELATED METHODS - The invention provides synergistic biofuel blends comprising a petroleum distillate and two or more fatty acid alkyl ester-containing biofuels. Methods for making synergistic biofuel blends are also provided. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285079 | PROCESS FOR STABILIZING FAST PYROLYSIS OIL, AND STABILIZED FAST PYROLYSIS OIL - A process for stabilizing pyrolysis oil includes hydrogenating fast pyrolysis oil with hydrogen reactant in the presence of ruthenium metal catalyst at a temperature of at least about 70° C. and at a pressure of at least about 600 psig to form a hydrogenated fast pyrolysis oil exhibiting an increase in viscosity of less than 10% after accelerated stability testing at 80° C. for 24 hours. The resulting hydrogenated fast pyrolysis oil can be characterized as stabilized to viscosity increase, and can be provided as a bio fuel oil. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285080 | HIGH-CARBON BIOGENIC REAGENTS AND USES THEREOF - This invention provides processes and systems for converting biomass into high-carbon biogenic reagents that are suitable for a variety of commercial applications. High carbon biogenic reagents are also provided. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285081 | ORGANIC FUEL BRICK - Ecologically friendly organically composed fuel products are presented whose composition includes, but is not limited to, ingredients: 58 to 60 percent decomposed straw, 38 percent horse or cow manure, two percent hay mixture from various blends used as feed, and two percent straw dust. The above ingredients are subjected to a number of processing steps with the end product being a hydraulically compressed fuel product, such as a brick, block, briquette, blank, pellet, etc., dried to a less than 10 percent moisture content. Eco-friendly organic fuel products may be created from other ingredients than those described herein could undergo the disclosed process to produce other types of fuel items, both organic and inorganic, with the ingredients comprising wood chips, other kinds of animal manure, and wood chips. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285082 | Pellets and Processes Therefor - A pellet binder is described comprising silicate 60-97 by wt %, catalyst 3-40 by wt %, and the balance as water. The catalyst comprises glycol at 10-40 wt %, sulphonate at 10-20 wt % and sulphate 5-10 wt %. Such a pellet binder can be used in various processes for producing commercially useful pellets. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285083 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING GAS HYDRATE PELLET - Provided is a process and an apparatus for producing at low cost gas hydrate pellets having an excellent storability. A gas hydrate generated from a raw-material gas and raw-material water is dewatered and simultaneously molded into pellets with compression-molding means under conditions suitable for generating the gas hydrate while the gas hydrate is generated from the raw-material gas and the raw-material water that exist among particles of the gas hydrate. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285084 | Vertical garden assembly - A vertical garden assembly has a frame, multiple pot mounts and a circulating irrigation device. The frame has multiple lateral rods and multiple longitudinal rods arranged in a crisscross pattern to define multiple hanging segments on the lateral rods. Each lateral rod is inclined to a horizontal line to define a high end and a low end. The pot mounts are mounted on the hanging segments. The circulating irrigation device is connected to the pot mounts and has a duct assembly, a reservoir and a pump. The duct assembly has multiple lateral ducts and longitudinal ducts communicating with each other. The lateral ducts are connected to the hollow pot mounts. The reservoir is mounted at a position below the low ends of the lateral rods and is connected with the duct assembly. The pump is mounted between and connected with the duct assembly and the reservoir. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285085 | MODULAR GARDENING SYSTEM - A system for modular gardening including a water module having a reservoir coupled to an aperture such that water in the reservoir flows out the water module via the aperture. The system also including a plant module having a housing having an aperture arranged to transfer water with another module and further having an open region on a top surface of the housing, a first conduit within the housing coupling the aperture and a regulator, a second conduit coupled to the regulator, the second conduit providing water to one or more water absorbent layers arranged atop the second conduit, and plant life at least partially embedded in at least one of the one or more water absorbent layers and receiving light through the open region. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285086 | COLLISION MONITORING SYSTEM - Disclosed is an improved system and method for sensing both hard and soft obstructions for a movable panel such as a sunroof. A dual detection scheme is employing that includes an optical sensing as the primary means and electronic sensing of motor current as a secondary means. The secondary means utilizes system empirical precharacterization, fast processing algorithms, motor parameter monitoring including both current sensing and sensorless electronic motor current commutation pulse sensing, and controller memory, to adaptively modify electronic obstacle detection thresholds in real time without the use of templates and cycle averaging techniques. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285087 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HATCH ARRANGEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - Described herein is a method for operating a hatch arrangement of a motor vehicle wherein a motor vehicle lock is controlled by means of a control arrangement in a relatch routine in such a way that a renewed latch state (a relatch state) is avoided or cancelled within a predetermined relatch time interval after the releasing process, and wherein in a relatch monitoring process the control arrangement monitors whether a relatch indication, in particular a relatch state, occurs within the predetermined relatch time interval after the releasing process and only then is the relatch routine triggered. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285088 | SAFETY SYSTEM FOR A DOOR OPENER - A noxious gas detector is provided that is installed internally within at least one of a motor configured to move a door of an enclosure between an open position and a closed position or a control panel for operating the motor. The detector is in communication with a circuit of at least one of the motor or the control panel. The detector is configured to detect noxious gas within the enclosure. The detector is configured to send a signal to the circuit to move the door into the open position when a predetermined level of noxious gas is exceeded. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285089 | REFRIGERATED DISPLAY CASE DOOR WITH TRANSPARENT LCD PANEL - A door assembly that includes a single glass unit having at least first, second and third panels, a front surface, a rear surface, and an outside edge. At least one of the first, second or third panels is a transparent LCD panel on which media can be displayed. The single glass unit also includes a frame that at least partially surrounds the outside edge of the single glass unit, and electronic components in electrical communication with the LCD panel. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285090 | METHOD OF STOWING AND DEPLOYING WALL PANELS - A method of moving panels from a stowed position to a deployed position includes supporting a first panel on a cam, rotating the cam in a first direction and lowering the first panel which separates the first panel from the cam and supports the first panel on a flexible lift member. Supporting a second panel on a support rack, biasing the second panel into engagement with the cam, rotating the cam in the first direction to transfer the second panel from the support rack to the cam. Further rotating the cam in the first direction, lowering the second panel to transfer the second panel from the cam to the first panel, so that the flexible lift member bears the weight of the first and second panels through the connection between the first panel and the flexible lift member. Fixing the first and second panels through a tongue and groove engagement. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285091 | Jalousie Window - A jalousie window in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a jalousie window insert having parallel side rails and a plurality of window louvers extending between the side rails for simultaneous rotation around parallel horizontal axes, a window frame including a frame head, a frame sill, and a pair of spaced frame jambs interconnected with the frame head and the frame sill in a rectangular frame geometry. The window also includes a head adapter having an outer portion secured to the frame head, a sill adapter having an outer portion secured to the frame sill, and a pair of opposed jamb adapters including outer portions respectively secured to the frame jambs and inner portions having legs that receive outer edges of the side rails so that the side rails conceal the jamb adapters and to secure the jalousie window insert within the window frame. | 2012-11-15 |
20120285092 | TRANSVERSELY-SLIDE DOOR CONTROLLING MECHANISM - A longitudinal-slide door controlling mechanism is provided to improve door controlling for large vehicles, such as buses. The door controlling mechanism is designed to longitudinal-slide to save space-occupied by the door and enhance safety. The mechanism includes a track, a slider group, a flexible transmission group, and a drive element. The flexible transmission group is used to drive the slider group to move along the track. And the track is attached to the bus body. Therefore the bus door is driven to longitudinal-slide along the bus body. The space-occupied caused by the conventional rotary door is saved. Also, the passerby struck by the door during opening would be eliminated. | 2012-11-15 |