| 47th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
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| 20090282595 | Antiballistic Garment - An antiballistic garment for protecting a user's torso and shoulders comprises a front portion releasably coupled to a back portion, the front and back portion both include soft armor, the back portion includes shoulder and side panels which include soft armor, the front and back portion have provisions for hard armor plates. The antiballistic garment has a quick release mechanism adapted to rapidly separate the front portion from the back portion. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282596 | BALLISTIC RESISTANT BODY ARMOR ARTICLES - The present invention relates to body armor articles for resisting ballistic objects. The articles comprise woven fabric layers and sheet layers. The woven fabric layers are made from yarns having a tenacity of at least 7.3 grams per dtex and a modulus of at least 100 grams per dtex. The sheet layers comprise nonwoven random oriented fibrous sheets, each of the sheet layers comprising a uniform mixture of 3 to 60 weight percent polymeric binder and 40 to 97 weight percent non-fibrillated fibers. The woven fabric layers and the sheet layers are stacked together comprising a first core section which includes at least two repeating units of, in order, at least one of the woven fabric layers then at least one of the sheet layers. The sheet layers comprise 0.5 to 30 wt % of the total weight of the article. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282597 | Protective device against biting of arthropods - A new protective device for use against biting of mosquitoes and other arthropods and in particular, a material which can be used in the manufacture of regular clothing or specialty clothing to protect an individual from bites from mosquitoes and other arthropods. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282598 | CONVERTIBLE GARMENT - The invention is directed to a single length of cloth that is adapted to be worn as a garment in a wide range of fashion styles. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282599 | SWADDLING BLANKETS - A swaddling device can comprise a tapered, seamless infant swaddling blanket with a first opening and a second opening. The swaddling blanket can be pulled on over the head of the infant, and restrict the infant's arms from moving, flopping, and/or rotating. The swaddling blanket can allow a caretaker to easily slide a lower portion of the material up towards the infant's stomach in order to change the infant's diaper without having to completely remove the swaddling blanket. The swaddling blanket can further include a seam or seams to inhibit slippage. The swaddling blanket can be comprised of fire-resistant material. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282600 | MULTI-POCKET SYSTEM FOR PANTS - A multi-pocket assembly attachable to a garment and more particularly to a multipocket system for pants that allows easy access even when a user is in a seated position. One embodiment provides has a first pocket structure having an interior access opening with means for closing the top and at least one vertical side. Additional pockets can be added on top of the first pocket. Additional features that can be added to the invention include reflective tape, securable flaps, zippers, pleats, and the like. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282601 | Garments Comprising a Flexible High Thermal Performance Outer Shell Fabric of Polybenzimidazole and Polypyridobisimidazole Fibers - This invention concerns a flame-resistant garment having an outer shell fabric comprising 5 to 50 parts by weight of a polypyridobisimidazole fiber having an inherent viscosity of greater than 20 dl/g and 50 to 95 parts by weight of polybenzimidazole fiber. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282602 | WATERPROOF BREATHABLE FISHING WADER - An improved fishing wader uses light weight nylon faced laminate material and taped unsewn sonic welds to achieve a durable, light weight, comfortable wader. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282603 | Leakproof Tops For Nursing Mothers - Disclosed herein is a nursing garment comprising a leak proof layer made of a polyurethane coated fabric, an absorbent layer beneath the leak proof layer, and an inner fabric layer of a cotton fabric beneath the absorbent layer. The leak proof layer, the absorbent layer, and the inner fabric layer are stitched together. The leak proof layer prevents leakage of fluid to a surface of a wearer's outer garment. The absorbent layer is a layer of sponge or wood pulp. The absorbent layer absorbs fluid leaked from the wearer, prevents staining of the outer portion of the outer garment, and prevents discomfort caused by the leaked breast milk spreading over the wearer's body. The nursing garment is worn beneath the wearer's outer garment, constructed on upper section of the wearer's outer garment, or forms an attachable element that can be fixed onto the inner surface of the wearer's outer garment. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282604 | Apparel With Raised Course Crease - An article of apparel may include a textile element that defines a crease. The textile element may be knitted to have a first course and a second course that are adjacent to each other in some areas of the textile element and spaced from each other by a raised course in other areas of the textile element. The crease extends along the third course and has a length that is substantially equal to a length of the third course. In manufacturing the textile element, the raised course may be formed between portions of the first course and the second course through a knitting process, such as a flat knitting process. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282605 | Glove with Flow-Through Pocket for Ventilation - A glove having a heat insulating barrier is disclosed. The heat insulating barrier is removably inserted into a zippered pocket or a weblike pouch, the pocket or pouch being positioned proximate the back of a user's hand. The heat insulating barrier acts to selectively reduce heat conduction from the back side of the hand, thereby allowing the user's hand or hands to remain warm in cold environments. The ability to stack a varying number of heat insulating layers in the pouch or pocket further allows the user to selectively control the warmth of the hand as the ambient temperature fluctuates during use. The zippered pocket or weblike pouch can have first and second opening to permit increased cooling through the back portion of the glove. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282606 | MULTI-MATERIAL GLOVE - A multi-material glove providing warmth and improved grip while not having a significant negative impact on the dexterity of the use is disclosed. The multi-material glove includes a first material constituting the index finger, thumb finger and area between the index finger and thumb finger, a second material constituting the back hand side of the glove, including the pinky finger, ring finger and middle finger, and a third material constituting the palm of the glove, including the pinky finger, ring finger and middle finger. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282607 | Socks - The present invention provides a comfortable sock free from tightness in a sole portion. A sock is constructed so that a bottom extension portion | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282608 | Removable-replaceable-chaneable wearable style and or design - One embodiment of a body material designated as a stripe or design ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282609 | BASEBALL CATCHER'S EQUIPMENT - A baseball catcher's equipment includes a baseball catcher's uniform sized to be worn by a child, a chest guard, and a shin guard. The baseball catcher's uniform includes a baseball catcher's uniform shirt and a baseball catcher's uniform pants. The baseball catcher's uniform, the chest guard, and the shin guard include corresponding hook-and-loop fastener pads configured to removably secure the chest guard and the shin guard to the baseball catcher's uniform. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282610 | TOILET CONTROLS - Controls for use in association with a toilet conserve water by allowing the amount of water utilized for each flush to be varied. The controls conserve water by minimizing the amount of water lost in the event of either a minor leak or a major leak. The controls may include a magnet to raise a float connected with a water float control valve. The controls may include water level sensor apparatus. The controls may include a force transmission assembly which effects operation of water inlet and outlet valves under the influence of force transmitted from a handle of a toilet. A separate body of water may be maintained in a container in the tank. A pump may be connected in fluid communication with the container and operated under the influence of force transmitted from the handle. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282611 | Cover for the lying surface of a piece of furniture - A piece of seating furniture which is able to be converted into a bed is provided with a frame ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282612 | Baby shower hammock - This invention is a baby shower hammock which is designed to safely carry an infant or young baby in the shower. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282613 | Bi-material slat cap - This invention relates to a springer slat suspension device formed by a cap having an upper section which comprises at least one housing for accepting the end of a slat, a lower section provided with means of anchoring the said cap on a springer frame and an intermediate section comprising suspension elements linking the lower section with the upper section, the intermediate section being essentially made of a first material of the flexible type, whereas the lower section is made of a second material of the rigid type. This invention is characterized in that the intermediate section and the lower section are made in one single piece by moulding. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282614 | Patient positioning support structure - A patient support system includes independently adjustable end columns supporting a centrally hinged, jointed or breaking patient support structure. At least one column includes a powered rotation assembly. The patient support includes at least two sections. A coordinated drive system provides for both upwardly and downwardly breaking or jointed orientations of the two sections in various inclined and tilted positions. Cable, cantilevered and pull-rod systems are included. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282615 | DEVICE FOR FURNITURE - Device for furniture, preferably to provide better access to the area under the furniture, for example in relation to cleaning, which furniture includes an upper part ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282616 | High/low bed - A bed is described having a support member for supporting an individual thereon; a base member configured to support the support member above a surface; a primary height adjusting mechanism operable to adjust the height of the support member with respect to the base member. The primary height adjusting mechanism includes an arrangement of a plurality of link arms drivably coupled to one or more actuators which raises the support frame member. During raising of the support frame member from its lowermost position to its fully raised position there is an initial lifting stage when the lifting force applied by the associated actuator to the arrangement of link arms acts at a shorter distance from a fulcrum of the arrangement of link arms to the support frame and therefore with a greater moment of force than during a later stage of lifting movement. A secondary height adjusting mechanism is operable to adjust the height of the base member with respect to the surface. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282617 | VALVE FOR A BLADDER - A valve for an inflatable bladder. The valve includes a body ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282618 | Scrapbooker's Impact Tool - A scrapbooker's impact tool is provided. The tool is configured to store energy in a controlled manner until it is released by the user. The released energy is useful for punching and riveting operations. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282619 | Multi-Function Package Opener - A package opener ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282620 | Hand-tool attachment for making relief cuts in lay-down materials - A simple, durable, safe and effective hand-tool attachment is provided for making relief cuts in lay-down materials such as asphalt shingles, carpet, linoleum, and tile. The hand-tool attachment has an attachment-box with two thumb set-screws and a free-floating clamping-plate for securing various pre-existing, flat-shaped hand-tools such as roofing shovels, potato forks and floor scrapers; and, attached thereto is an angled knife-blade, supported by a skid plate, extending from the attachment-box. The relief cuts create smaller, workable portions of the lay-down material for easier removal and clean-up using common techniques. The hand-tool attachment may be made of any material that may provides the strength and cutting ability for attaching to a hand-tool and making relief cuts. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282621 | Web Sealing Device - An apparatus for treating a travelling web of material in a predetermined gaseous atmosphere comprising a chamber ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282622 | Keratin Dyeing Compounds, Keratin Dyeing Compositions Containing Said Compounds, and Use Thereof - Compositions for the oxidative dyeing of keratin fibers, comprising a medium suitable for dyeing and at least one 3-substituted pyrazole keratin dyeing compound and derivatives thereof. A method for oxidative dyeing of keratin fibers, comprising applying such compositions in the presence of an oxidizing agent, for a period sufficient to develop the desired coloration. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282623 | Dyeing composition comprising ammonium chloride, method of colouring keratin fibers, and device - The present invention provides a dyeing composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, one or more oxidation dyes, aqueous ammonia, ammonium chloride and one or more additives selected from ceramides, silicas, ascorbic acid and/or its salts, fatty acids and/or salts thereof, alkanolamines and/or salts thereof, crosslinked homopolymers of acrylic acid, copolymers of dialkyldiallylammonium chloride and acrylic acid, and particular cationic polymers, or mixtures thereof. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282624 | Composition comprising a hydrophobic dye and an alkylene carbonate or a lactone and dyeing of keratinous fibres - A subject-matter of the present invention is compositions of use in the dyeing of human keratinous fibres, comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one dye having a hydrophobic nature and at least one compound chosen from those of following formula (I): | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282625 | Method and Apparatus for Bridge Construction - The present invention is directed to an apparatus for use in constructing a bridge comprised of a superstructure and a substructure that supports the superstructure and is comprised of foundations and piers. In one embodiment, the apparatus is comprised of a truss structure, a trolley that is supported by the truss structure and used to move materials used to build the bridge along at least a portion of the truss, a support structure for supporting the truss structure, and rotatable lead that can receive a substructure related element from the trolley and be used to rotate the element to a desired position to further the construction of the bridge. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282626 | Method of launching bridge spans in bridge construction - A method for spans launched, as self-supporting bridge beams, approximately horizontally from support structure to successive support structure without significant temporary false work or scaffolding between permanent support structures. Bridge spans assembled atop previously constructed roadbed are launched individually onto supporting structures or columns spaced at span widths beyond said roadbed. 3 individual spans are placed or assembled with a longitudinal girder into a unit atop the roadbed surface, the assembly becoming a launching truss. Load moving air cushion pallets are placed upon the roadbed beneath and before the 3 spans. The launching truss moves forward one span length beyond the roadbed end placing one span and assembled girder in cantilever. That span is disconnected from the truss and emplaced upon supporting structures, at eventual roadbed level, beyond the previously constructed roadbed. Repeated, the process completes the bridge. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282627 | Method and appartus for operation of pool cleaner with integral chlorine generator - An automated self-propelled pool cleaner having a housing, a water pump for moving water through the housing, drive means for moving the pool cleaner over the surface of the salt water pool to be cleaned, and an integral electrochemical chlorine generator mounted in the housing, includes a processor/controller that is programmed to activate the chlorine generator, the pump and drive means in predetermined operational sequences that minimize wear and tear on the water pump and drive means, while at the same time distribute and maintain a safe level of sanitizing chlorine in the pool, to thereby obviate the need for an in-line chlorinator or other chemical additive treatments; an optional automated sensor device can be provided to activate a secondary maintenance program which enables the pool cleaner to operate over prolonged periods of time as the sole means for filtering and sanitizing the pool water. An electrochemical cell manual mounting system permits the cell to be secured in place for operation and manually removed for maintenance, repair or replacement by the user without special tools or training. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282628 | TOOTHBRUSHES - Toothbrush heads, e.g., for power toothbrushes, are provided. An embodiment of the toothbrush heads include a support structure, a plurality of upstanding accurate members extending upward from a surface of the support structure forming an open center area, a second cleaning element disposed within the open center area and plurality of bristle tufts extending from the support structure and at least partially surrounding at least one of the plurality of arcuate segments | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282629 | PRODUCE BIN SCRUBBER AND RELATED METHODS - A produce bin washer for washing produce bins of an open-box type may include a housing and a conveyor for advancing a plurality of empty produce bins along a path of travel through the housing. The produce bin washer may include at least one scrubbing brush within the housing adjacent the conveyor and along the path of travel. The produce bin washer may also include a positioner within the housing for sequentially lifting and rotating each empty produce bin form the conveyor onto the at least one scrubbing brush to scrub the interior, and returning the empty produce bin to the conveyor. A sprayer may be within the housing for spraying a cleaning solution onto the empty produce bins, and a collector may also be within the housing for collecting sprayed cleaning solution. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282630 | Truck terminal snow screed plow - A snow remover for the roofs of trucks and tractor trailers in which a structure of two vertical supports and a cross piece spanning them in supporting a plow rests upon a connected base plate provided with pairs of pockets on each side of the structure to allow for its lifting by a pair of forklifts operating in tandem and moving to a truck terminal access lane when snow build up removal is warranted, and thereafter moved into storage, in which the snow plow is in the configuration of an elongated-V from side-to-side angled forwardly toward the vehicles to meet substantially one-half way between the two vertical supports. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282631 | Boiler cleaning apparatus and method - The boiler cleaning apparatus and method provides for cleaning the exterior surfaces of a heat exchanger. The apparatus includes tools for temporarily spreading and holding open a tube bank to form and gain access to tube lanes. Once access to a lane is attained, a nozzle assembly having an outlet for blowing high velocity cleaning fluid is selected from a group of nozzle assemblies. The selected nozzle assembly will have an outlet for blowing fluid in a direction that effectively cleans the tubes adjacent the opened lane. After the tubes are cleaned the tool for holding the lane opened is removed and the process is repeated for another lane. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282632 | Window cleaning device for out of reach windows - The present invention discloses a device for cleaning an out of reach window of a structure, which window might be otherwise difficult to reach without utilizing a ladder, said apparatus comprises: a) a receptacle for holding a spray bottle containing window cleaning fluid; b) an armature to which can be attached a cable enabling the user to pull the cable thereby compressing the handle of the spray bottle and spraying cleaning fluid onto the window; c) a device for holding paper towels, fabric or other material for cleaning and drying the window; d) a receptacle for receiving a fixed or extending pole, enabling the user to extend the device above his head and clean windows which are otherwise out of reach. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282633 | SWIMMING POOL AND DECK BRUSH - A transversely elongated mounting bar curved rearwardly from a centerline and mounting longitudinally projecting bristles on the front side thereof to terminate in free ends deposed in a working plane. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282634 | Adjustable angle cleaning brush head - Adjustable angle cleaning brush comprised of a handle and rotatably attached first longitudinal brush head and a second longitudinal brush head that are side by side and parallel to each other in one configuration and rotate out to a T position with respect to the handle in a second configuration. One end of each brush head is fixedly attached to a pinion gear within the handle. The pinion gears engage a centrally located rack so that when a user pushes up on an actuation button attached to the rack, the brushes rotate out into a T position. They are held in a T position by a spring biased post. The user can press on the post to return the brush heads to the side by side position. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282635 | Adjustable spatula for forming a smoothly arcuate concave contour in a viscous material and a smoothly arcuate convex contour in the viscous material, independently of each other, with a certainty that the contour of the viscous material is consistent, and with using only one hand - An adjustable spatula for forming a smoothly arcuate concave contour in a viscous material and a smoothly arcuate convex contour in the viscous material, independently of each other, with a certainty that the contour of the viscous material is consistent, and with using only one hand. The adjustable spatula includes a blade, a handle, and an apparatus. The handle extends from the blade and is gripped by a user. The apparatus bends the blade to form the blade into a smoothly arcuate convex contour to form the smoothly arcuate concave contour in the viscous material and bends the blade to form the blade into a smoothly arcuate concave contour to form the smoothly arcuate convex contour in the viscous material, independently of each other, without a need for the user to have to manually bend the blade, with the certainty that the contour of the viscous material is consistent, and with using only the one hand. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282636 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACTUATING A DRIVE UNIT OF A WIPER SYSTEM - The invention relates to a device and a method for actuating a wiper system. The device comprises a drive unit ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282637 | DEVICE FOR DETACHABLY LINKING A WIPER BLADE WITH A WIPER ARM - A device is proposed which is used to detachably connect a wiper blade ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282638 | WINDSCREEN WIPER DEVICE - A windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes opposing longitudinal grooves on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves spaced-apart longitudinal strips of the carrier element are disposed, wherein neighboring ends of said longitudinal strips are interconnected by a respective connecting piece, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating wiper arm, as well as a spoiler, a special feature of which is that the spoiler as a separate constructional element is detachably connected to the wiper blade. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282639 | CLEANING APPLIANCE - A handheld cleaning appliance includes a dirty air inlet, a clean air outlet and separating apparatus for separating dirt and dust from an airflow in an airflow path leading from the air inlet to the air outlet. The appliance also includes a body housing a fan and motor for drawing air into the appliance via the dirty air inlet. The separator includes at least one cyclone. The separator and the body are releasably connected together around a chamber in the airflow path which is formed partly by the body and partly by the separator, the chamber housing a filter which is located upstream of the fan and motor and downstream of the cyclone. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282640 | VACUUM CLEANER HAVING DETACHABLE BLOWER AND RELATED LOCKING ASSEMBLY - A vacuum cleaner includes a dirt tank, a tank cover mounted on the dirt tank, and a blower detachably mounted on the tank cover and including a main body. The blower forms a single handle which is located on a top face of the main body. Thus, the vacuum cleaner can be easily lifted up by one single hand of an operator due to the single handle located on a top face of the main body of the blower. A locking assembly for a vacuum cleaner including a tank cover and a blower detachably engaged with the tank cover is arranged between the tank cover and the blower. The locking assembly includes a latch, a resilient member and a locking shoulder, the resilient member being connected between the blower and the latch, the latch being pivotally mounted at the blower and engageable with the locking shoulder. Therefore, the blower is easily and reliably attached with or detached from the tank cover via the locking assembly which includes the latch and the locking shoulder simply latching with or detaching from each other. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282641 | FILTERING MEANS AND FLOOR-SWEEPING MACHINE PROVIDED WITH SUCH MEANS - Filtering means for filtering out impurities contained in an air stream, and comprising an inner filter plate or sieve, an outer frame that houses said filter plate thereinside, a structure for retaining said filter plate and conveying the shaking motion, a support socle applied on to said structure, a rotary electric motor, whose rotor is provided with one or more unbalanced masses, and which is fixedly mounted on said socle. The invention is based on the fact that said electric motor is operated in an intermittent manner, preferably with a direct-current, substantially square-wave supply voltage according to an ON-OFF cycling pattern, so as to generate a very broad spectrum of shaking frequencies that proves more effective in enabling the filter plate to be freed from the impurities being retained thereupon. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282642 | Autonomous blower for debris herding - An autonomous blower is described that utilizes GPS signals for blowing ground debris from a clearable area to a target area. A controller coordinates motors that propel and steer the autonomous blower. A database created in a teaching mode defines clearable, target, and no-trespassing areas with respect to GPS coordinates. An algorithm in the controller computes a serpentine trajectory for the autonomous blower so that it traverses the clearable area while transporting ground debris to the target area. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282643 | Vacuum Cleaner with Removable Handle - A cleaning apparatus includes a base. A bracket is attached to the base. Wheels are rotatably attached to the base for wheeling the base across a floor. A cleaning attachment is configured to be attached to the base and moved against the floor to clean the floor as the base is wheeled across the floor. The base is manually pushed by a handle to wheel the base across the floor. The handle is configured to be removably attached to the base by being hooked onto the bracket and then pivoted relative to the bracket into an installed position. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282644 | Cleaning device using an air gun - An accessory for use with an air gun to effect particulate pick-up on a surface comprising a flexible member having one end fitted about the end of the air gun and with the other end having a substantially larger opening. The air gun is operated and the second opening is kept close to the surface to be cleaned such that particulate matter is forced upwardly into the flexible member from where it may subsequently be discharged. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282645 | HINGE WITH MULTIPLE STRENGTH-ENHANCED RESILIENT FLAT WASHERS - A hinge has a stationary leaf, multiple resilient flat washers and a pintle. The stationary leaf has a sleeve. The resilient flat washers are mounted in the sleeve and each resilient flat washer has a ring and a key wing. The ring has a receiving recess formed in a first surface and a mounting rib formed in a second surface. The receiving recess of each resilient flat washer engages the mounting rib of a corresponding resilient flat washer. With the engagements of the receiving recesses and the mounting ribs, the resilient flat washers are connected to each other to enhance the strength of the resilient flat washers. Therefore, the resilient flat washers are strong enough to bear the abrasion for long term use. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282646 | SELF-DRIVEN ARTICULATION FOR AN ARTICULATED ASSEMBLY SUCH AS A SATELLITE SOLAR PANEL - The invention relates to a frictionless self-driven articulation designed to be mounted between two neighboring elements (E | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282647 | HINGE ASSEMBLY AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL HAVING THE SAME - A hinge assembly and a mobile communication terminal equipped with the hinge assembly are disclosed. The hinge assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can include: a housing; a fixing cam, which is coupled to the housing and has a cam head and a ramp; a shaft, which is coupled to the fixing cam such that the shaft and the fixing cam can rotate; a torsion spring, which is coupled to the fixing cam on one end and the shaft on the other end; a sliding cam, which is coupled to the shaft, such that the sliding cam is allowed to slide over the shaft along the axial direction, and has a protrusion facing the ramp; and a compression spring, which is interposed between the sliding cam and the shaft such that the sliding cam is compressed toward the fixing cam. By using a cam structure, the present invention can selectively control the rotation of the hinge assembly. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282648 | TRUNK HINGE APPARATUS HAVING POP-UP FUNCTION - A trunk hinge apparatus having a pop-up function includes a hinge bracket mounted to an inner panel, a trunk hinge arm hinged to the hinge bracket, an elastic spring secured to the hinge bracket, a pop-up lever hinged at a first end thereof to the hinge bracket, and elastically biased at a second end thereof by the elastic spring, and a pressure unit mounted to the trunk hinge arm to come into close contact with the pop-up lever. When the spring moves the pop-up lever, the additional arm slides along the pop-up lever, moving the trunk hinge arm. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282649 | Hinge - A hinge has a pintle, a stationary leaf, a first limiting washer, a first positioning washer and a second positioning washer. The stationary leaf is mounted rotatably around the pintle. The first limiting washer is mounted securely on the pintle adjacent to the stationary leaf and has a limit. The first positioning washer is mounted around the pintle, is connected securely to the stationary leaf and has a protrusion and a detent. The protrusion corresponds to and selectively abuts the limit of the first limiting washer. The second positioning washer is mounted securely on the pintle and has a detent being selectively attached to the detent of the first positioning washer. The rotating angle of the pintle relative to the stationary leaf is limited by the limit of the first limiting washer abutting the protrusion of the first positioning washer. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282650 | HINGE APPARATUS FOR PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A hinge apparatus for a portable communication device having a body, a folder, and a rotary hinge module mounted between the body and the folder. The hinge apparatus includes at least one gear hinge part for opening and closing the body and the folder on a first hinge axis. The hinge apparatus also includes a hinge connection part for coupling the at least one gear hinge part to the rotary hinge module. The rotary hinge module allows for rotation of the folder about a second hinge axis perpendicular to the first hinge axis. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282651 | Door handle for elbow or arm operation - A door handle is capable of rotating along its longitudinal axis from a first stop to a second stop with a person's elbow or arm pushing force. At the second stop, the door handle provides an accessible elbow/arm landing area so that the person can continuously exert elbow/arm pushing force on the door handle in the direction of about 45 degree apart from the door surface, and thus generate a torque for opening the door without using a hand. There is a self closing means for self returning the door handle from second stop to first stop upon releasing elbow/arm pushing force. The door handle is normally retained at first stop by a biases spring force. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282652 | CHILD SAFE DOOR KNOB - Child safe door knob having an inner knob that can freely rotate without opening the door. The inner knob adapted to be rotably and slidably mounted to an inner side of a door. The outer door knob being connected to a first end of a spindle, wherein said spindle being connected to a latch and a lock mechanism. The second end of said spindle not being engaged with the inner door knob under the normal conditions. The inner door knob becomes engaged with the spindle when aligned with the spindle and pushed in. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282653 | CORD LOCK - A cord lock is disclosed having a front base, an insertion slot in the bottom side of a back sloping wall of the front base for the insertion of a fabric belt or rope, a rear locating block, two connection arms bilaterally connected between the front base and the rear locating block, an opening defined between the front base and the rear locating block in communication with the insertion slot, a transverse hanging block connected between the connection arms for the hanging of the fabric belt or rope that is inserted through the insertion slot, a bottom receiving open chamber defined in the bottom side of the rear locating block, and a through hole vertically cut through the rear locating block in communication with the bottom receiving open chamber for the passing of an end of the fabric belt or rope that is inserted through the insertion slot and hung on the transverse hanging block for enabling the end of the fabric belt or rope to be positioned in the bottom receiving open chamber with a locating member or a knot. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282654 | Fastener Products and Related Methods - Fastener products and related methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the fastener products include an elongate strap defining an aperture and a row of projections extending from the elongate strap. A portion of the elongate strap including one or more of the projections can be passed through the aperture to retain the fastener product in a fastened state. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282655 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR ATTACHING A THREADED FASTENER TO A SLOTTED SURFACE - A connector assembly for installation to a surface having a slot pattern. The connector assembly includes a base shell and a clasp shell. The clasp shell movable relative to the base shell between an open position and a closed position, and one of the base shell and the clasp shell includes a threaded insert spaced from an end of the connector. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282656 | Fabric and bed-sheet anchor - The fabric and bed sheet anchor secures the top-sheet to the bottom sheet by use of a two-part clasp, a frame and a plug. The frame is placed on the perpendicular end at the foot of the bed, behind and parallel to the bottom fitted sheet. The plug is placed in alignment with the frame, on the outside of the top sheet, sandwiching both layers of sheet when the plug forces the fabric through an opening in the frame, cinching top and bottom sheet together. The anchoring of the flat sheet prevents it from crawling or bunching, relieves the sleeper from tightness across the toes, and allows for excess sheet at the top where the sleeper needs it. If desired, the bed sheet anchors' unique design allows simultaneous anchoring of both a blanket and the sheets via a second plug into second and larger opening of the same frame. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282657 | Casket With Combination Shelf, Drawer, And/Or Alcove Memorialization Feature - A casket comprises a shell, a cap closable on the shell, and a dish assembly mounted to an underside of the cap. The dish assembly comprises a cap panel, and either a) an alcove structure formed in the cap panel and adapted to receive an ornament for display when the cap is open, a shelf mounted to the cap panel which projects forwardly and is adapted to support an ornament for display when the cap is open, and a drawer assembly mounted to the cap panel for display and storage of items of memorialization of a deceased, or b) an alcove structure and a shelf, or c) an alcove structure and a drawer assembly, or d) a shelf and a drawer assembly. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282658 | Casket With Hidden Hinge Providing Position Adjustment Of Cap On Shell - A casket comprises a shell, a lid closable on the shell, and a hinge mounting the lid to the shell. The hinge comprises a first hinge leaf attached to the shell, a second hinge leaf attached to the lid, a first link having a first end pivoted to the first hinge leaf, a second link having a first end fixed to the second hinge leaf, and the first and second links having respective second ends selectably fixable to one another at a plurality of positions along a length of the second link. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282659 | CORPSE-TREATMENT COMPOSITION AND CORPSE-TREATMENT METHOD - The purpose of this invention is to provide a comprehensively excellent composition to prevent bodily fluids leakage from a corpse and the treatment method to prevent bodily fluids. The composition can be stored for a long time in spite of using superabsorbent polymer. The composition can be easily injected in a corpse with gas pressure when applied. The composition turns jellied instantly when it contacts to bodily fluids and can prevent bodily fluids leakage certainly. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282660 | MULTILAYER NONWOVEN FABRIC AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A multilayer nonwoven fabric comprises a first fiber layer and a second fiber layer laminated and arranged on a first surface of the first fiber layer, wherein a plurality of groove portions is formed along a prescribed direction in a shape depressed in a thickness direction of the multilayer nonwoven fabric and a plurality of raised ridge portions are formed adjacent to the plurality of groove portions in a shape projected in the thickness direction and in which the basis weight is greater than the basis weight in regions A constituting the bottoms of the groove portions | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282661 | STRIP BUNDLES - A machine for creating a bundle of creased strips of material and handles for use with bundles of creased strips and other applications. Also contemplated are bundles of strips with or without handles for various applications. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282662 | CAVITATION REACTOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING HEAT - A cavitation reactor of low mass is disclosed capable of generating more heat than is input. The cavitation reactor may be formed of a variety of fabrication techniques, include techniques used to form semiconductor devices. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282663 | Furniture Assembly - A furniture assembly kit including at least a first support structure, a plurality of furniture components, each component including a base structure having a component width dimension and a component length dimension, a sub-structure supported by the support structure and having a substantially flat support surface defined by a circumferential edge including first and second lateral edges, the sub-structure forming a lip member along at least portions of the first and second lateral edges, the lip member having a distal upper edge, the space adjacent the support surface and between the lip members being a furniture receiving space and wherein different subsets of the plurality of components can optionally be positioned with the base structures supported by the support surface and with the base structures of the component subsets substantially covering the sub-structure support surface, each different subset including at least two of the plurality of components where at least one of the furniture components includes a storage unit that defines a storage space where the storage space resides at least in part above the furniture receiving space when the storage unit is supported on the support surface. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282664 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING A FLIGHT COMPONENT AND PATCH THEREFOR - The invention relates to a method for repairing an aircraft component ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282665 | Fluidtight Slide Fastener - A fluidtight slide fastener comprising a pair of tapes both delimited by two opposite long edges and by two opposite short edges, each tape comprising a textile material strip coated with a fluid barrier material layer at least at the opposite faces thereof, the strip remaining uncoated at at least one of said short edges of each tape, each tape being equipped with a set of aligned teeth on at least a portion of one of said long sides thereof, the aligned teeth of said sets facing each other and being associated with opposite opening and closing stops, and a slider slidable between said closing stop and said opening stop for engaging in a fluidtight way or disengaging said aligned teeth respectively, wherein the fastener further comprises a coating formed on each tape at said at least one of said uncoated short edges for covering the textile material strip in a fluidtight way at said at least one of said uncoated short edges. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282666 | LOW-PROFILE TOOL-LESS BOARD EXTRACTION DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED MOUNTING, FOR CLOSE PROXIMITY APPLICATIONS - A board extraction device with integrated mounting includes a base portion configured to be disposed on an opening of a circuit board, a rivet extending from a surface of the base portion and configured to pass through the opening, a handle flexibly connected to the base portion, and a pin flexibly connected to the base portion. The rivet has a hole extending therethrough. The pin engages the hole so as to fix the base portion to the circuit board | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282667 | Method for Installing a Built-In Device on a Unit Niche and Adjusting Tool - A built-in device, in particular a kitchen device, is provided and includes a front side and a unit wall comprising a unit front surface. Said method consists of the following steps: at least one adjusting device is secured to the built-in device in such a manner that an adjusting edge of the adjusting device protrudes over the front side of the device, the built-in device is inserted into the furniture niche until the adjusting edge is aligned with the front surface of the unit, the built-in device is secured to the unit niche. The invention also relates to an adjusting tool which is adapted, particularly, for carrying out said inventive method. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282668 | Method and device for assemblying torsion box structures for an aircraft - The method basically consists of mounting the spars ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282669 | Method And Apparatus For Reducing Stress During Stent Manufacture - The invention relates to a method and apparatus of reducing stress during stent manufacture. Particularly, the invention is directed to a method and apparatus for expanding a stent using primarily radial loads thereby reducing the stresses that are generated due to the axial loads applied during loading of the stent onto a mandrel or other expansion device. The method of the invention provides for the stepwise expansion of shape memory stents, while reducing the overall stresses that the stent encounters, and thereby improving manufacturing yields due to fractured struts during expansion. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282670 | GOLF CLUB GROOVE CONFIGURATION - The present invention is directed to a golf club head with an improved striking surface. The grooves are machined into the strike surface with tight tolerances using a profiled cutter. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282671 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FABRIC STRAIN SENSORS - A fabric strain sensor ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282672 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BIPOLAR BATTERY WITH A GASKET - A gasket is for use in a starved electrolyte bipolar battery. The gasket may be made from a hydrophobic material in the shape of a frame to prevent the creation of an electrolyte path between adjacent cells when mounted in a battery. The frame may be designed to at least partially encompass a biplate when mounted in a bipolar battery, and include a device or way to permit gas passage through the gasket. The gasket may be made from a material with deformable properties to provide a sealing to a biplate and/or endplate when mounted in a bipolar battery, whereby an outer pressure tight seal of the battery may be obtained. A starved bipolar battery and a method for manufacturing a starved bipolar battery are also disclosed. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282673 | Device for locking lens - A lens-fastening apparatus for assembling a voice coil motor of a camera module is provided. The voice coil motor has a lens holder. The lens-fastening apparatus includes a guiding plate; a rotation stopping jig having a central and a lateral portions, disposed on the guiding plate, and fit with the lens holder for stopping a rotation of the lens holder; a focusing ring for rotating the lens; a first pressing device pressing the central portion of the rotation stopping jig to fasten the rotation stopping jig on the guiding plate; and a second pressing device pressing the lateral portion of the rotation stopping jig. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282674 | ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE AND PROCESS THEREOF AND CIRCUIT BOARD STRUCTURE - An electrical interconnecting structure suitable for a circuit board is provided. The electrical interconnecting structure includes a core, an ultra fine pattern, and a patterned conductive layer. The core has a surface, and the ultra fine pattern is inlaid in the surface of the core. The patterned conductive layer is disposed on the surface of the core and is partially connected to the ultra fine pattern. Since the ultra fine pattern of the electrical interconnecting structure is inlaid in the surface of the core and is partially connected to the patterned conductive layer located on the surface of the core. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282675 | METHOD OF MAKING TITANIUM-BASED AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE VALVES USING A POWDER METALLURGY PROCESS - An automotive engine valve stem, engine valve and method of producing both. The valve includes a head and a stem joined to the head. Lightweight, high-temperature materials, such as titanium-based materials may be used to make up at least a the majority of the valve. These materials are combined with fabrication techniques that may vary between the head and the stem, where at least a part of the valve is made by dynamic magnetic compaction. While a majority of the stem may be made from a titanium-based powder material, its tip may be made of a high strength hardened material, such as a steel alloy. The valve head may be made by single press and sintering, double press and sintering, forging and machining, forging and sintering, and dynamic magnetic compaction and sintering. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282676 | LARGE DISPLACEMENT ENGINE - An engine block with a plurality of relatively large piston bores is provided. The engine block is adapted for use of relatively large bore pistons, and preferably duel connecting rod pistons. Configured in this manner the engine block has a relatively large displacement and is especially suited for use with low btu fuels, and more particularly hydrogen. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282677 | COMPRESSOR STATOR CHORD RESTORATION REPAIR METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method for defining an airfoil with a radiused shape edge includes joining a filler material to the airfoil such that the filler material defines excess material that extends beyond an operational condition edge location of the edge of the airfoil, placing the airfoil within a barrel, providing an abrasive finishing media in the barrel with the airfoil, rotating the barrel to produce relative motion between the abrasive finishing media and the airfoil. Contact between the abrasive finishing material and the airfoil facilitates removing the excess material that extended beyond the operational condition edge location of the edge of the airfoil. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282678 | Methods of Maintaining Turbine Discs to Avert Critical Bucket Attachment Dovetail Cracks - Methods of to maintaining turbine discs prone to cracks in bucket attachment dovetails are disclosed. In one embodiment, wherein a turbine disc comprises a plurality of bucket attachment dovetail regions, one or more of the bucket attachment dovetail regions comprises a cooling slot, and each cooling slot comprises edges and adjacent surfaces, a method comprises inspecting the one or more of the bucket attachment dovetail regions comprising a cooling slot to confirm that each bucket attachment dovetail region meets predetermined minimum standards. The method further comprises blending the edges of the at least one of the cooling slots. The method further comprises polishing the edges of the at least one of the cooling slots. The method further comprises peening the edges of the at least one of the cooling slots. The method further comprises coating the edges and adjacent surfaces of at least one of the cooling slots. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282679 | CENTERING A PART INSIDE A SHAFT - A device for centering a tube inside a hollow shaft, the device comprising deformable means interposed between the tube and the hollow shaft and including bearing members for bearing against the inside surface of the shaft and suitable for being spaced away from the inside surface of the shaft in order to enable them to be moved inside the shaft, the deformable means being made of a shape-memory material suitable for deforming to press the bearing members against the inside surface of the shaft or to space them away therefrom on being subjected to a predetermined temperature. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282680 | Method for the fabrication of integrally bladed rotors - With the fabrication of integrally bladed rotors or stators (blisks) for gas-turbine engines, where the space confined by the pressure and suction side as well as the annulus surface is shaped by cutting and machining from the solid material, starting at the periphery of a ring or disk, a stiffness-optimized pre-machining contour is cut out in a cutting process at a certain distance from the pressure and suction side along straight control surfaces at a cutting angle varying in correspondence with the blade twist and along a conical surface extending at a certain distance from the annulus surface as well as along transition surfaces between the conical and the control surfaces, and subsequently finish machined by finish milling to produce the final contour of the blade, annulus and transition surfaces. The method reduces tool wear and is cost-effective. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282681 | VALVE UNIT, MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE VALVE UNIT - Provided are a valve unit, a microfluidic device including the same, and a method of fabricating the valve unit. The method includes: forming a lower substrate including a channel including a first region and a second region which is deeper than the first region and is adjacent to one side of the first region; forming an upper substrate comprising a valve material chamber which extends only partially through the upper substrate; filling the valve material chamber with a valve material and curing the valve material in the valve material chamber; attaching a surface of the upper substrate in which the valve material chamber is formed to a surface of the lower substrate in which the channel is formed, so that the valve material chamber overlaps an overlapped portion of the first region, and does not overlap a non-overlapped portion of the first region; melting the valve material accommodated in the valve material chamber to flow the valve material into the non-overlapped portion of the first region; and curing the valve material flowed into the non-overlapped portion to close the first region. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282682 | External stroke/flow setting method for fuel injectors - A method for externally adjusting the axial length of a solenoid actuated fuel injector includes the step of externally forming a helical scribe mark in a housing component, thereby changing the axial length of the injector. By adjusting the length of the helical scribe mark and the depth of the scribe mark, and by measuring the stroke or the flow rate of the injector, the stroke or the flow rate of injector may be set precisely. The external adjustment of the length of the housing component may be made in cartridge form as well as in final assembly form of the fuel injector complementing the manufacturing process versatility. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282683 | Method for Making Positioning Structures of a Bicycle Hub - A method for making positioning structures of a bicycle hub comprises the steps of: A. bicycle hub clamping step; B. bicycle hub press forming step; and C. bicycle hub loading step. By such arrangements, the positioning structures of the bicycle hub can be obtained by the quick press forming without affecting the structure strength. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282684 | Decorative bead and other ornamental objects and their method and tools of manufacture - The present invention in one embodiment is a bead formed from bottle caps of a beverage container. In another embodiment of the invention, pieces of jewelry or other ornamental objects are formed from bottle caps of beverage containers. In yet another embodiment of the invention, pieces of jewelry or other ornamental objects are formed from the metal of cookie tins, candy tins, mint tins or similar metal containers. After appropriate preparation, a bottle cap or piece of metal from a tin is placed in a press tool having a punch member forming tool and cutting die that cooperatively interact to reform the bottle cap or metal from a tin, and in some cases punch out a piece of the bottle cap or metal from a tin. This produces, in several embodiments, a component that will be joined with one or more other similar components to form the bead or ornamental object of desire. In other embodiments, the reformed bottle cap or piece punched out of the bottle cap or tin is the desired ornamental object itself. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282685 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A PIECE OF JEWELRY - Disclosed is a method for producing a piece of jewelry. In said method, several glass particles are permanently joined together, at least some of said glass particles previously being provided with a coating in at least some areas. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282686 | Self-contained accordian shutter system - A method for manufacturing protective shutters is provided. The method may include: shaping metal to form shutter components, the shutter components comprising at least a top guide piece and a bottom guide piece, a plurality of shutter blades, and side supports; cutting the shutter components to predetermined dimensions; drilling screw holes into the shutter components at predetermined locations; providing a plurality of guide wheels for guiding the shutter blades along a hollow portion in the top guide piece; providing a plurality of protruding pieces for protruding from joints where two shutter blades attach and for guiding the shutter blades along the top and bottom guide pieces; and providing mounting hardware for attaching the protective shutters to a fixed structure and for attaching the shutter components together. The shutter components, guide wheels, protruding pieces, and mounting hardware are for being packaged together for delivery to a recipient. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282687 | LINE-TYPE GRASS CUTTING HEAD WHICH CAN BE ALTERNATIVELY USED ON MACHINES WITH LEFT OR RIGHT ROTATION - The head comprises a housing ( | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282688 | SHAPE MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EYEGLASS ELEMENT - A shape measuring apparatus for eyeglass element is configured to three-dimensionally measures an inner circumferential contour shape of an eyeglass element. The apparatus includes a holder which holds the eyeglass element; a measuring element which traces a shape of the eyeglass element; a driver for the measuring element; a position detector which detects a position of the measuring element; an arithmetic controller which processes positional data on the measuring element and controls the driver to slide the measuring element, a moving amount detector which detects a moving amount of the measuring element per unit time when the measuring element moves towards the measuring element; and a movement controller which controls the measuring element to move at a desirable speed which corresponds to the moving amount per unit time detected by the moving amount detector. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282689 | Digital displacement measuring instrument - A digital displacement measuring instrument detects a displacement of a spindle by an encoder and then displays the displacement on a digital display unit. With an imaginary base line centered along an axial direction of an outer circumference of a sleeve, a millimeter graduation for displaying the displacement of the spindle in millimeters is provided on one side, and the inch graduation for displaying the displacement of the spindle is provided on the other side. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282690 | Hair Dryer - A hair dryer is disclosed. The hair dryer includes a main body which accommodates a fan, a motor and a heater, a handle which extends downward from the main body and is provided with a button, and a nozzle which is coupled to the main body and contains water or hair tonic. The nozzle includes a body, a receiving part, and a containing part. The containing part includes a container which contains water or hair tonic, and a cover which is made of a porous metal material and formed at the container by insert injection molding. Accordingly, when the hair dryer is used, water or hair tonic is ejected and supplied to the hair, thereby protecting the hair. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282691 | ADJUSTABLE PORTABLE HANDS FREE BLOW DRYER - A portable hair drying device includes a housing. At least one first aperture is disposed at a first predetermined location in such housing for receiving a flow of air there through. At least one second aperture is disposed at a second predetermined location in such housing for exhausting air there through. An elongated support is operably connected at a first end thereof to such housing for supporting such housing. A securing mechanism is operably connected to a second end of such elongated support member for securing such device to a predetermined structure. An air communication mechanism is disposed in such housing for communicating air into such housing via such at least one first aperture and out of such housing via such at least one second aperture such that a user may use a flow of such air exiting such at least one second aperture to blow dry such user's hair. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282692 | EXPANDABLE/COLLAPSIBLE ENCLOSURE FOR A CLOTHES REFRESHER - An expandable and collapsible enclosure is provided for a garment refreshing appliance. The appliance has at least either a top or a bottom rigid housing structure. The enclosure comprises a wall structure extending substantially an entire height of the enclosure. The wall structure is made of a flexible material. An opening is provided in the wall structure through which garments can be introduced into or removed from the enclosure. A zipper is attached at the opening to selectively open and close the opening. A snap attachment mechanism is located at either or both of the top and a bottom of the wall structure for securing the wall structure to the top and/or bottom rigid housing structures. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282693 | SHAVER CLEANER AND SHAVER SYSTEM - DC 5V shared with a shaver is inputted into a step-up circuit of a cleaner from a terminal of an AC adapter. When an oscillation circuit turns on/off an FET, the voltage is stepped up by using a choke coil, and the charge is accumulated in a capacitor. By using DC 24V of the stet-up result outputted from the capacitor, an electromagnetic induction heating circuit allows an FET to turn on/off the current flowing through a coil, the blade edge of the shaver is induction-heated. In this case, by applying a trigger pulse of the oscillation circuit through an inverter to the FET, the duty factor of the step-up circuit is high, and that of the electromagnetic induction heating circuit is low. | 2009-11-19 |
| 20090282694 | METHOD FOR TREATING FABRICS - A method of treating wet or dry fabrics in a dryer having a drum capable of tumbling, a liquid delivery system, an air inlet, an air current provider, an air outlet having a lint screen and optionally a venting system, the method comprising the steps of: | 2009-11-19 |
