47th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100294794 | SOLIDS INJECTION PROCESS FOR ADDING PREDETERMINED AMOUNTS OF SOLIDS - A method is disclosed for controlling or monitoring the injection of one or more solids in a system, process, unit or apparatus by mathematically modeling the independent injection of the solids to maintain a determined or pre-determined ratio, percentage, fraction or relative amounts of total solids injected. The model uses historical process data, current process data and/or data from an external source to adjust set points in the master controller to maintain a predetermined amount of solids to be injected within a given period of time. In accordance with the process of the invention, new set-points are generated in the master controller using variables other than a unit or system response variable as input into the model. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294795 | ONE-PIECE VENTED PISTON - A vented piston ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294796 | PYRAMID SHAPED NEEDLE POINT - A hollow needle comprising a shaft having a distal portion suitable for passing through an elastomer closure of a container, said shaft extending in a longitudinal direction and having a central longitudinal axis, and having an internal longitudinal conduit therein for the flow of liquid and one or more orifices communicating between the conduit and the exterior of the needle, the distal portion of the shaft being provided with a pointed end that has a profile comprising a cutting edge in the form of two part cutting edges converging in the longitudinal direction to meet at the needle point, each part cutting edge extending in a straight line in a widthways direction across a plane including the central longitudinal axis, on both widthways sides of the cutting edge the pointed end having a profile which is a non-cutting surface, wherein the pointed end of the needle tapers from an outer surface of said distal portion toward the point of the needle, and the distance, measured in a further plane defined by said two part cutting edges between the outermost ends of said part cutting edges, is smaller than the largest outer dimension of said distal portion, measured perpendicular to said central axis in said further plane. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294797 | BEVERAGE MACHINES, SUBSYSTEMS THEREOF AND CORRESPONDING METHODS - A mix-in-the-cup automated beverage dispensing machine includes a powder dispensing system with a rotary support structure bringing each powder container to a common dispensing location in turn. The machine also provides a water heater with a thermal conduction block and a method for heating water based on pre-calculation of the required heating profile. Also provided is a fresh milk dispensing system which maintains a fully cooled flow path from the container to the cup while ensuring that all components contacting the milk are disposable single-use components. Additional features discussed relate to a mixer unit cleaned by spinning within the cup, a structurally simple cup conveyance arrangement, and an cup elevator with geometrical locking. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294798 | GAS CARTRIDGE ADAPTER FOR FIXING THE SAME TO A TRANSMISSION AND COMBUSTION CHAMBER FILLING MEMBER OF A GAS FIXING DEVICE AND FOR DISCONNECTING THE SAME FROM THE MEMBER - The adapter comprises a central tubular body extending on one side with an abutment and fixing base on the cartridge and, on the other side, with two fixing legs on an intermediary nose piece of the transmission and filling member able to be hinged for ensuring the fixing operation, disconnecting and ejecting wings being additionally provided. The disconnecting and ejecting wings are arranged for opening the fixing legs before driving them into translation. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294799 | DISPENSING DEVICE - Disclosed is a dispensing device for dispensing liquid from a container having a top, a side wall and a bottom, comprising a sleeve which can be inserted into the top in a sealing manner and into which a rising pipe opens via an inflow opening, a piston which is movable in the sleeve and can be moved between a closed position, in which the inflow opening is closed off by the piston, and an opened position, in which the inflow opening is connected to an outlet opening via a cavity of the piston. The outlet opening opens into an outlet channel of an extension arm which protrudes laterally from the sleeve and the output of which is coupled to a dispensing valve which can be activated by means of an actuating member in order to allow, in the opened position, liquid to be dispensed. The extension arm with the dispensing valve is, in the closed position, completely recessed within an outwardly open recess between the top and an outer edge of the container and can be transferred by way of a movement of the piston into a dispensing position in which a dispensing opening protrudes outwards beyond the outer edge of the container. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294800 | PORTABLE ELECTRICAL LIQUID DISPENSING APPARATUS - A portable electrical liquid dispensing apparatus includes a housing, a power supply detachably connected with the housing, a driving unit accommodated in the housing and electrically connected with the power supply, a liquid dispensing unit accommodated in the housing and coupled to the driving unit, a first dispensing pipe having a first entry end and a first exhaust end connected with the liquid dispensing unit, and a second dispensing pipe having a second entry end connected with the liquid dispensing unit and a second exhaust end. When the electrical liquid dispensing apparatus is used, the liquid dispensing unit can be driven by the driving unit to dispense the fuel from a fuel tank into an agricultural machine through the first dispensing pipe and the second dispensing pipe, thereby enhancing the efficiency and convenience of refueling operation. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294801 | Reusable, Pressurize-able, and Flexible Dispenser Pack for Heating or Cooling Liquids or Food - A reusable, pressurize-able, foldable and flexible dispenser pack for hot or cold liquids or food is described as consisting an insulation jacket, an enclosed chemical bladder and an innermost product bladder. The chemical bladder contains exothermic material when activated would produce heat and pressure. The chemical and product bladders are formed to be easily accessible to the insides of the bladders for refilling chemicals and products, respectively. When used specifically for heating water, the dispenser pack can be fitted with a shower head for showering; or a coffee/espresso filter bead for making fresh brewed coffee or espresso. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294802 | SACHET WITH A CURSOR PROVIDED WITH A JUTTING-OUT ELEMENT AND CORRESPONDING CURSOR - The invention notably relates to a sachet comprising a body, the inner space of which is notably delimited by two sheets ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294803 | MACHINE FOR THE SUPPLY OF THE TOOTHPASTE BY WAY OF SPREADING THE SAME ON A TOOTHBRUSH - The invention relates to the supply machine ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294804 | WATER DISPENSER DEVICE AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES - A device receives water from a source ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294805 | DISPENSER FOR DISPENSING LIQUID OR PASTY MATERIALS - The invention relates to a dispenser ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294806 | Door Handle and Antibacterial Dispenser - A door-handle apparatus includes a handle assembly that can be used to move a door. A reservoir for holding a sanitizing agent may be positioned within a cavity defined by the handle assembly. A sanitizing agent dispenser is coupled to the handle assembly and is in communication with the reservoir. The sanitizing agent dispenser may be positioned so that it releases the sanitizing agent in a direction away from the handle assembly. The reservoir may be removable from the handle assembly. An opening in the handle assembly may provide access to the reservoir. The handle assembly may be attached to a support plate that is secured to a door. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294807 | FLUID-DISPENSER - The invention concerns a fluid product dispensing device including a reservoir containing fluid and a dispenser head provided with a dispenser orifice. The dispenser head is displaceable relative to the reservoir to dispense fluid through the dispenser orifice. The dispenser head is displaced relative to the reservoir by a lateral actuator mechanism that include a manual actuator element mounted to pivot about the dispenser head. The manual actuator element co-operates with the reservoir or with an element secured thereto. The lateral actuator element further includes an actuator member which is pivotally mounted inside the manual actuator element. The actuator member co-operates with the reservoir or with an element secured thereto, so as to displace said reservoir relative to the dispenser head, while the manual actuator element is being actuated by the user. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294808 | FOLLOWER PACKING UNIT FOR GREASE GUNS AND THE LIKE - An improved follower packing unit for a grease gun is disclosed. The unit includes a hollow annular body of elastomeric material having a front wall, an annular side wall and a rear wall defining a cavity in the body. Rigid front and back structural supports rigidly support the front and rear walls of the elastomeric seal. The elastomeric seal and the front and back structural supports are fastened together to prevent separation and to form a unitary follower structure movable as a unit on a follower rod. The annular side wall of the elastomeric seal is resiliently deformable under pressure in a radial direction for sealing tightly against an interior surface of the barrel of the grease gun or against the interior surface of a tubular cartridge loaded in the barrel of the gun. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294809 | REFILL PACK FOR A PERSONAL USE DEVICE - The present invention relates to a personal use device, preferably a toothbrush, a shaving device, or a hair removal device. The invention relates to a refill pack for such a personal use device, having a supply container ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294810 | LIQUID MATERIAL DISCHARGE DEVICE AND LIQUID MATERIAL DISCHARGE METHOD - [Object] To provide a liquid material discharge device and method capable of causing a liquid droplet to be satisfactorily discharged to fly out even under a condition where discharge of a small amount of liquid material is required. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294811 | MICRO DROPLET OPERATION DEVICE AND REACTION PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME - Micro droplets are accurately placed in a reaction well. The reaction well ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294812 | INTERNAL CONTAINER BORE MOUNT FITMENT - In an embodiment of the invention there is provided a membrane fitment designed and sized to be inserted into the orifice defined by a container. Retention structure on the fitment cooperates with complimentary structure on the internal wall of the container orifice to secure the fitment within the orifice such that the combination forms an excellent primary seal. Tamper evidence is offered by the normal requirement for initial membrane removal. Novel designs for the membrane, its associated pull ring, and the frangible removal structure are taught in various embodiments. The novel designs may promote facile initial removal suitable for a child. In addition, the novel designs avoid the potential hazards presented by prior art membranes. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294813 | DEVICE HAVING A TACTILE EFFECT - A packaging and applicator device, including a first part; and a second part that is suitable for turning relative to the first about an axis of rotation; one of the parts including a resiliently deformable tab that is made in the thickness of a tubular skirt of the corresponding part, and the other part including a portion in relief, the tab and the portion in relief being arranged to co-operate in such a manner that turning the second part relative to the first causes the tab to pass over the portion in relief by bending, with a component of the bending being parallel to the axis of rotation, such passage over the portion in relief being accompanied by the production of a tactile sensation that is suitable for being felt by the user. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294814 | METHOD FOR CREATING GARMENT CUFFS WITH STRETCH AND RECOVERY CHARACTERISTICS - A method for creating garment cuffs includes applying a high-polymer heat-sealable material on a cuff area of the fabric used for the garment. The heat-sealable material and the fabric underneath are then cut with an ultrasonic cutter to form the cuff and concurrently finish the lower edges of the cuff. The heat-sealable material has properties that allow it to stretch from an equilibrium point in response to tension applied on the material, and recover back towards the equilibrium point in response to release of the tension on the material. Reinforcing the cuff area with the heat-sealable material allows the cuff area to maintain its stretch and recovery properties even after the fabric has degraded after extended use and washing of the fabric. Furthermore, the ultrasonic cutting causes some of the heat-sealable film to melt into the cut edges of the fabric at the cuff to create substantially sealed edges at the cuff. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294815 | EXPANDABLE TRAVEL HANGER - An expandable travel hanger includes an adjustable triangular shaped frame, which can go from a compacted state for storage in a suitcase to an extended state to hang clothes therefrom. A hooked movable suspension component is located at an apex of the adjustable triangular frame, which can go from a compacted state for storage in the suitcase to an extended state for use to engage with a pole in a clothes closet. A pair of release buttons, wherein each the release button is located on each said curved tubular end support, so that when the release buttons are manually pressed, said adjustable triangular shaped frame will automatically go from the compacted state to the extended state. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294816 | Belt Mounted Beverage Container Holder - Disclosed is a waist- or belt-mounted beverage container holder. A belt clip attaches to the user's waist or belt. A soft-sided, collapsible pouch has sides, one closed end and one open end, forming a cavity sized and shaped to accommodate a beverage container such as a can or bottle inserted into said cavity. The pouch has a mounting stud fixed to it. A beverage container is placed into the pouch, and the mounting stud is slid into a channel on the belt clip, so that the beverage container is suspended from the user's body. When desired, the beverage container (in the pouch) is lifted up, sliding the mounting stud out of the belt clip, and the beverage is consumed as desired. Reversing the process permits the user to suspend the beverage container from his or her body, leaving both hands free. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294817 | PVC PRIMER AND GLUE CAN CADDY - The present invention is a PVC primer and glue can caddy for carrying and keeping together a can of PVC primer and a can of glue. The caddy has a horizontal base with two circular shaped indentures to accommodate the cans, a vertical stand with a handle and two slit shaped apertures. The caddy also has a strap with a hook portion and a loop portion that is slid through the slit apertures forming a closed loop attachment for the cans while placed in the circular indentures and a recessed screw is also provided for attaching the horizontal base to the vertical stand. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294818 | HOLDER FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A method is provided for mounting a mobile communications device ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294819 | Trailer hitch accessory mounting receiver - An accessory mounting receiver for trailer hitches is provided which includes a trailer hitch insert tube having lateral side walls. The side walls include cooperating aligned apertures for pinned connection to a trailer hitch receiver. An accessory mounting bar has proximal and a distal ends. An accessory receiver box is connected to the distal end of the mounting bar. The accessory receiver box has four side walls. At least two of the side walls each have cooperating diametrically opposed apertures for pinned connection to an accessory insert tube. A collar plate is connected to the proximal end of the mounting bar. The plate is slidably clearance fit for horizontal and vertical rotation of the accessory receiver about the trailer hitch insert tube. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294820 | Carrier system - A carrier system for use with a body armor garment that distributes the shoulder loads produced by equipment carried or worn by military or law enforcement personnel, away from the user's shoulders and comfortably to the hips. Heavy shoulder loads, which typically cause chronic back pain and can lead to compression of the spine, are significantly mitigated. The carrier system has a vertical back support and a belt for securing the device around the waist of the user. In addition to alleviating shoulder fatigue and spine compression, the device is light, comfortable, durable, adjustable and easy to maintain. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294821 | WELDING/CUTTING TORCH SYSTEM HOLSTER - A holster for carrying a welding/cutting torch system comprising two bottles, an igniter, a torch and respective interconnecting hoses between respective valves for the two bottles and the torch, the holster having a main panel serving as a back panel of the holster and two separate bottle pouches attached to a front side of the main panel. Each bottle pouch has an open top sized and configured to slide and store therein respective welding/cutting bottles leaving an upper portion of the bottles extending above the open top. An igniter pouch and torch pouch are included which are sized and configured to slide and store therein the corresponding igniter and torch. The holster is strapped to a user's thigh and may also be secured using straps from the main panel to a user's waist belt or draped around a shoulder. A pouch is also provided for storing the system hoses. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294822 | BELT ATTACHMENT DEVICE - Presented is a belt attachment on which may be mounted accessories that would normally be mounted in the waist belt. These can include hand cuffs, hand tools, radio, handgun holster, taser, meters, flashlights, and other items. The belt attachment has a passage for the waist belt, and a passage for attachment of the accessories, with the two passages perpendicular to each other. The belt attachment aids in minimizing wear of a user's shirt by moving belt mounted accessories away from the user's belt. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294823 | WIRE FEED DRIVE ASSEMBLY - A wire feed station of a wire processing system draws a supply of wire into the system. The wire feed station includes first and second feed wheels that create a nip to pull the wire through the feed station. A drive assembly is coupled to the first and second feed wheels to cause rotation of the feed wheels. The drive assembly includes first and second drive shafts that are coupled to the first and second feed wheels through a pair of flexible couplings. The flexible couplings allow the first and second feed wheels to move relative to each other to adjust the feed nip. The flexible couplings allow a single drive motor to rotate the first and second feed wheels through a pair of drive shafts without the use of a complex belt or gear assembly. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294824 | HAND-HELD TOOL, FASTENER RESIDUAL QUANTITY DETECTING MECHANISM, FASTENER RESIDUAL QUANTITY DETECTING METHOD, AND POWER SAVING METHOD - A hand-held tool, in which multiple fasteners are successively fed, is provided with: an ejection detecting portion for detecting an ejection of the fasteners; and a control portion for switching from a power saving wait mode of small power consumption to an active mode capable of executing normal processing when the ejection detecting portion detects the ejection of the fasteners, and for switching from the active mode to the wait mode when the normal processing is ended. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294825 | Steerable surgical stapler - Embodiments include a surgical device and a method. An embodiment of the surgical instrument includes at least one grasping jaw, the at least one grasping jaw being adapted to deliver surgical staples by a force generated from a force generator mechanism that is contained within the at least one grasping jaw or is in a proximity to the at least one grasping jaw. Another embodiment includes at least one grasping jaw, at least one delivery mechanism adapted to deliver surgical fasteners, the delivery mechanism being located in a proximity to or contained within the at least one grasping jaw, the surgical fasteners containing at least one shape-transforming material, at least one sensor, at least one chemical tissue sealant and at least one cutter. A method includes: grasping a body organ/tissue with at least one grasping jaw, adjusting a configuration of the grasping in response to a signal or a datum or an image, and releasing a surgical staple/fastener in response to the signal, datum or image. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294826 | Gentle touch surgical stapler - Embodiments include a surgical device and a method. An embodiment of the surgical instrument includes at least one grasping jaw, the at least one grasping jaw being adapted to deliver surgical staples by a force generated from a force generator mechanism that is contained within the at least one grasping jaw or is in a proximity to the at least one grasping jaw. Another embodiment includes at least one grasping jaw, at least one actuation mechanism adapted to deliver surgical fasteners, the actuation mechanism being located in a proximity to or contained within the at least one grasping jaw, the surgical fasteners containing at least one shape-transforming material, at least one sensor, at least one chemical tissue sealant and at least one cutter. A method includes: grasping a body organ/tissue with at least one grasping jaw, adjusting a configuration of the grasping in response to a signal or a datum or an image, and releasing a surgical staple/fastener in response to the signal, datum or image. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294827 | Maneuverable surgical stapler - Embodiments include a surgical device and a method. An embodiment of the surgical instrument includes at least one grasping jaw, the at least one grasping jaw being adapted to deliver surgical staples by a force generated from a force generator mechanism that is contained within the at least one grasping jaw or is in a proximity to the at least one grasping jaw. Another embodiment includes at least one grasping jaw, at least one delivery mechanism adapted to deliver surgical fasteners, the delivery mechanism being located in a proximity to or contained within the at least one grasping jaw, the surgical fasteners containing at least one shape-transforming material, at least one sensor, at least one chemical tissue sealant and at least one cutter. A method includes: grasping a body tissue with at least one grasping jaw, adjusting a configuration of the grasping in response to a signal or a datum or an image, and releasing a surgical staple/fastener in response to the signal, datum or image. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294828 | RECOGNITION OF INTERCHANGEABLE COMPONENT OF A DEVICE - A device and a method are provided for determining a characteristic of an interchangeable component of a surgical instrument. An electrically conductive material having a measurable strength measurable by a hall effect sensor is coupled to the component. In another embodiment, a plurality of conductive materials are arranged to form a binary code representing a corresponding of the interchangeable component. The number and/or strength of the magnets measurable by the sensors may be dynamically altered such that the status of the surgical instrument is determinable. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294829 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CONTROL UNIT AND SENSOR TRANSPONDERS - A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a control unit and a staple cartridge including a transponder. The control unit is configured to transmit a first wireless signal to the transponder and to receive a second wireless signal from the transponder to determine one of a first electronic state and a second electronic state of the transponder based on the second wireless signal. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294830 | FOLDER - The present invention provides a folder, including at least a folder body, at least a first partition board with a clamp, and a locator. The folder body is provided with a front panel, rear panel, bottom plate, side plate, inner space and locator. The first partition board with clamp is arranged within the inner space to divide the inner space into at least two spaces and arranged at intervals to define an accommodating interlayer. The accommodating interlayer is provided with a limiting portion with an access opening. The bottom of the accommodating interlayer is closed. The bottom of the inner space of the folder body is positioned via a locator. The first partition board along with the clamp can be used for reclaiming and separation, thus realizing multi-functional applicability. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294831 | CARTONS, TO METHODS OF CONSTRUCTING THE SAME AND TO CARTON BLANKS THEREFOR - A carton comprising an inner layer ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294832 | Method and Apparatus for Accessing Electronic Data Via a Familiar Printed Medium - The disclosed methods and apparatus relate generally to the electronics media industry, such as cable television (CATV), home shopping services, on-line computer services and computer memory applications. These methods and apparatus allow a user to access and make use of electronic media input and output devices by reference to and/or utilization of standard printed matter, such as magazines, textbooks, or any other printed matter such as articles of clothing that can be correlated to electronic media. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294833 | METHOD OF GAINING ACCESS TO GOODS OR SERVICES - A method of gaining access to goods or services includes the steps of: writing a signature within a verification zone of an encoded base using an optically imaging pen having a marking nib; optically reading a sequence of absolute locations corresponding to the signature from the encoded base; and checking if the locations are within a region registered as belonging to an authorized user. Access to the goods or services is granted if the location is within the region belonging to the authorized user and the sequence of locations corresponds to a previously registered signature of the authorized user, otherwise access is denied. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294834 | AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE USING BANKNOTE PACKAGES PACKED IN ADVANCE - An automatic teller machine comprises a plurality of banknote boxes ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294835 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING SERVICES USING REUSABLE BEARER TAGS - An approach is provided for managing one or more services corresponding to a reusable prepaid bearer tag (e.g., near field communication (NFC) tag, radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, contactless card, or barcode). A request to manage a service is initiated by reading service information from a reusable prepaid bearer tag corresponding to the one or more services. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294836 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A LIGHTWEIGHT NORTH-FINDER - Systems and methods for a lightweight north-finder. A method of using a north-finder includes a tube configured to fire munitions secured to a base in preparation of firing operations. A north-finder coupled to a tube in order to determine an azimuth and elevation. The north-finder is rotated ninety degrees about an axis parallel to the tube in order to confirm the determined azimuth and elevation. The determined azimuth and elevation is displayed to a user. A system of using a north-finder includes a tube configured to fire munitions secured to a base. A north-finder mount coupled to the tube having a north-finder is configured to determine an azimuth and elevation. The north-finder includes a ring laser gyro, an accelerometer, and an inertial measurement unit, wherein, when the north-finder is rotated ninety degrees about an axis parallel to the tube, azimuth and elevation values are confirmed. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294837 | VOLUME HOLOGRAM RESIN COMPOSITION, SURFACE RELIEF HOLOGRAM RESIN COMPOSITION, AND HOLOGRAM LAYER, HOLOGRAM TRANSFER FOIL AND BRITTLE HOLOGRAM LABEL USING THE SAME - The major object of the invention is to provide a volume-type hologram resin composition and a surface relief-type hologram resin composition having a high effect of preventing forgery and excellent in foil cutting, as well as a hologram layer and a hologram transfer foil using thereof. To achieve the object, there is provided a volume-type hologram resin composition having at least one kind of photopolymerizable compound, a photopolymerization initiator and fine particles, wherein the fine particles show magnetic resonance. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294838 | METHOD OF REDUCING NOISE IN AN OPTICALLY READ IMAGE USING AN OPTICAL COLLECTION DEVICE - A system and method of reading an indicia and rejecting ambient light is disclosed. An imaging signal and an ambient signal are received by the system where the imaging signal corresponds to indicia information and a first portion of the ambient light, and the ambient signal corresponds to a second portion of the ambient light. The imaging signal and the ambient signal are mathematically manipulated to subtract the contribution of the first portion of the ambient light from the imaging signal. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294839 | OPTICAL CODE SCANNER WITH AUTOMATIC FOCUSING - A code scanner, which illuminates a scanned code from a distance, includes a liquid lens which focuses the reflected image of the code on an image sensor. The scanner includes a range detector, preferably laser-based, which determines the distance to the scanned code, and the liquid lens is controlled to focus at the detected distance. A source of illumination is uncontrolled to maintain its intensity substantially constant, regardless of the distance of the scanned code. This can be achieved by controlling the intensity of illumination (directly), or the dispersal angle of illumination in relationship to the distance. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294840 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE IDENTIFIERS ASSOCIATION - A method and system for managing a physical object is provided. The system includes a RFID module for reading RFID tag information from a RFID tag in a RFID tag reading area, a handheld terminal being operable as a stand-alone device, a docking station for operably coupling the handheld terminal to the RFID module, and a storage for holding a physical object having the barcode and the RFID tag to locate the physical object in the barcode reading area and the RFID tag reading area. The method uses a system having a RFID module, a handheld terminal having a barcode scanner and being operable as a stand-alone device, a docking station for operably coupling the handheld device to the RFID module, and a storage for holding the physical object having a barcode and a RFID tag, the handheld device driving the RFID module via the docking station. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294841 | Device and Method for Identifying an Object - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294842 | MEMORY DEVICE - A memory unit generates a corresponding output signal bearing data in response to an input signal. The memory unit includes a series of circuit stages configured to be triggered by the input signal at a first stage of the series, thereby causing a sequential triggering of stages along the series to a last stage to generate the output signal. The data is represented in time durations taken for each stage in the series to trigger a subsequent stage. In at least one embodiment, the data-bearing output signal is a temporally-encoded reflection of interrogation radiation received from an interrogation device. Each stage is configured to produce a detectable fluctuation in the output signal upon triggering of the stage such that the data in the output signal is represented by the time between fluctuations produced by each stage triggering a subsequent stage in the series. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294843 | CHIP CARD WITH CONTACT AND CONTACTLESS MODES AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - Provided are a chip card and a method for operating the same, in which the chip card operates in a contact mode for processing contact-type data or a contactless mode for processing contactless-type data, according to priority information for contact-type data and contactless-type data, when data to be processed in a second mode is received while the chip card is operating in a first mode. Accordingly, when the chip card is operating in a first mode for processing first data, the chip card may ignore second data, to be processed in a second mode, that is received when a priority of the first data is higher than a priority of the second data. Alternatively, if the priority of the second data is higher than the priority of the first data, the chip card may switch operating modes. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294844 | Identification features - Methods for providing pharmaceutical compositions and objects with identification regions and identification features which are difficult to detect. Microlithography, nanolithography, and stamping methods are used. The identification features can be positive protrusions or negative indentations with respect to the surface. The identification regions can comprise bar codes and holograms. DPN printing or other lithographies such as electron beam lithography, optical lithography, or nanoimprint lithography can be used to prepare stamps, which are then used to prepare the identification features. Redundant patterns can be formed. The invention is useful for counterfeit prevention. An apparatus for stamping the identification features is also described. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294845 | WIRING CONNECTOR HOUSING - A wiring connector housing including a housing body having first and second ends and at least one interference tab extending outwardly from the second end is provided. The wiring connector housing further comprises spaced apart channels located through the housing body extending from the first end to the second end with the first end of the channels each configured to receive a quick connector therein. Each of the second ends of the spaced apart channels being located to register with and receive corresponding quick connect terminals therein. The at least one interference tab is configured to contact an isolation ridge of an electrical relay and thereby prevent the second ends of the spaced apart channels from being improperly registered with the corresponding quick connect terminals. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294846 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WARMING THE FLOOR OF A TRAILER - A transportation trailer having a moving floor including a plurality of reciprocating slats for loading/unloading materials into the trailer. The trailer includes a system for warming the moving floor when the materials transported in the trailer freeze on the slats in cold weather. Using the pre-existing hollow structure of the slats, a stream of hot fluid or a hot fluid pipe is run inside the slats for thawing the frozen materials for unloading the trailer. The hot fluid may be provided from a hot fluid source on board of the trailer, for thawing the frozen materials while the trailer is on its way to the unloading site, or may be provided separately at the unloading site. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294847 | PREFABRICATED MODULE FOR A RAILWAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THIS MODULE - Prefabricated module for manufacturing a railway which comprises (i) a railway bed element ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294848 | Hybrid wheel and hybrid roadway - The invention is a hybrid wheel apparatus with a hybrid roadway apparatus that greatly reduces the energy lost due to rolling resistance where operation is on the hybrid roadway, but the system is configured to allow operation on conventional roads as needed. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294849 | Air Control And Aromatherapy Module - An air control and aromatherapy module for a jetted tub comprising an air control member having a body portion defining an intake opening, a scent container defining a scent opening, and a housing having a body portion. The scent container is positioned within the body portion of the air control member. The air control member and the scent container are at least partially disposed within the body portion of the housing. The air control member and the housing define a central passageway and the scent opening of the scent container is in fluid communication with the central passageway. A method of providing aromatherapy to a jetted tub is also disclosed. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294850 | DISPENSING APPARATUS - Dispensing apparatus ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294851 | SPRAY NOZZLE FOR LOW CLEARANCE SPRAYING - A spray nozzle includes an orifice disposed on a substantially planar discharge surface. An impingement surface is disposed opposite the orifice, the impingement surface forming an angle with a centerline of the orifice. A deflection ridge bridges a gap between the impingement surface and the discharge surface. Adjacent the deflection ridge is a further trough which extends into the impingement surface. The nozzle includes a fluid fitting adapted for providing a pressurized fluid to the orifice. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294852 | Methods of Dispensing Two or More Volatile Materials - A method of dispensing two or more volatile materials includes the step of providing a volatile material dispenser having at least one diffusion element and adapted to accommodate two or more containers having volatile materials therein, wherein each of the volatile materials is subjected to a diffusion element. The method further includes the steps of emitting a first of the volatile materials at a first intensity level for a first period of time between about 30 minutes and about 2 hours and emitting a second of the volatile materials at a second intensity level for a second period of time following the first period of time. The second period of time is between about 5 minutes and about 30 minutes and the second intensity level is greater than the first intensity level. The method still further includes the step of repeating the step of emitting the first volatile material. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294853 | Multi-Layer Piezoelectric Element, Ejection Device Having the Element, and Fuel Ejection System - Provided is a multi-layer piezoelectric element in which the amount of the positional displacement can be suppressed even when continuous driving is performed for a long time under high electrical field and high pressure, and which may have a good durability. The laminated piezoelectric element comprises a stacked body in which piezoelectric layers and metal layers are stacked alternately one on another. The metal layers comprise internal electrodes and a low-rigidity metal layer which has rigidity lower than those of the piezoelectric layer and the internal electrode. The low-rigidity metal layer comprises a plurality of metal parts isolated from each other via voids, and a covering layer which covers at least a part of the metal parts. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294854 | Sprinkler Housing Having A Side Inlet To Reduce Stress Concentrations Thereat - A sprinkler housing having a side inlet with improved strength and durability is disclosed. The housing includes an inlet opening having a shape configured to position regions of peak stress concentration on the housing side walls, upon the sprinkler housing being filled with a pressurized fluid, circumferentially spaced from the upper and lower central points of the inlet opening to provide a more robust sprinkler housing. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294855 | PAINT SPRAYER WITH FRAME STEP - This invention allows a painter to use a sprayer | 2010-11-25 |
20100294856 | CONNECTION OF A SPRAY HEAD TO A ROBOT ARM - In an automatic spraying device for coating liquids, which can be attached to a robot for spray-coating objects, the longitudinal axis of the spray nozzle defines a straight center line of the device. The flange surface of a device flange extends transversally to the device center line and can be attached to a robot flange. A tube connection device on the rear side of the spray device is designed in such a manner that all tubes which are necessary for supplying the spray device with liquid or gaseous fluids extend parallel to the device center line from the rear side of the spray device towards the rear into the robot flange. The spray device is preferably constructed in a modular manner. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294857 | ARRANGEMENT FOR VENTILATING SHOWER STREAMS - In order to ventilate shower streams exiting from a hand-held shower, the invention proposes disposing a ventilation device not in the hand-held shower itself, but in the shower hose ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294858 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MIXING REACTOR FEED - Methods and systems for a feed injector are provided. The feed injector includes a first annular channel defined in the feed injector. The first annular channel includes a first end, an arcuate portion and a second end. The arcuate portion is between the first and second ends, and the first annular channel is oriented substantially concentrically about a longitudinal axis of the feed injector. The arcuate portion is oriented to discharge a fluid flowing through the first annular channel radially outward with respect to the longitudinal axis. The feed injector also includes a second annular channel including a first end, an arcuate portion, and a second end, wherein the arcuate portion is between the first and second ends. The second annular channel circumscribes the first annular channel, and the second annular channel first end is positioned radially outward and downstream from the first annular channel first end. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294859 | Gardening Sprinkler Having Angle Adjustable Function - A gardening sprinkler includes a water inlet member having a water inlet channel, a water outlet member pivotally mounted on the water inlet member and having a water outlet channel connected to the water inlet channel of the water inlet member and a spraying head pivotally mounted on the water outlet member and having a plurality of spraying holes each connected to the water outlet channel of the water outlet member. Thus, the water outlet member is rotated relative to the water inlet member, and the spraying head is swiveled relative to the water outlet member so that the spraying head is pivoted relative to the water inlet member in a two-dimensional manner. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294860 | Flexible Shower Head with Temperature Sensors - A flexible shower head includes a water flowing means comprising an end coupling having inner threads; and a flexible, hollow head comprising an outer threaded annular extension adapted to threadedly secure to the inner threads for connecting the head and the water flowing means together, a plurality of holes, and at least one temperature sensor disposed on an outer surface. The extension is formed of metal. The head is spherical. The holes are arranged concentrically. The water flowing means may be replaced with a shower hose. The water flowing means may be replaced with a faucet. The water flowing means implemented as a fixed overhead shower water flowing means. The invention has benefits including durable, easy cleaning of mineral deposit, uniform spray, and water saving. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294861 | Water Delivery Apparatus with Multi-Channel Hose - A hot and cold water delivery apparatus comprising a multi-channel hose ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294862 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE VALVE STROKE - The invention relates to a method for adjusting the valve stroke or a closing duration of a solenoid valve for actuating a fuel injector. First, the screwing of a magnet adapter nut in a first screwing course on an injector body is effected until a target stroke for the valve stroke is attained at a first torque. Upon attainment of the target stroke at the first torque, a further rotation takes place, at a differential torque. Next, the magnet adapter nut is unscrewed until a torque is reliably undershot. After that, rescrewing of the magnet adapter nut takes place in a second screwing course until the target stroke is attained at a second torque. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294863 | Method for Manufacturing Fine Mineral Powder Products - Method for manufacturing fine mineral powders using systems, consisting of one or more air classifier, dust separators like cyclones and/or filters, at least one ventilator as well as these instruments connecting tubes or pipes for the transport of air. The invention is characterised by keeping the relative humidity of the classifier air in the air classifier in a range between 15% to 35%. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294864 | REFINER STATOR PLATE HAVING AN OUTER ROW OF TEETH SLANTED TO DEFLECT PULP AND METHOD FOR PULP DEFLECTION DURING REFINING - A method of refining celluosic fiber material between opposing discs in a refiner including: feeding the fiber material to between the discs; rotating at least one of the discs to propel the fiber material radially outward and between the discs; refining the refining material by passing the material through rows of intermeshing teeth on the opposing discs; and deflecting the refining material as the material flows through an outer row of teeth on one of discs, wherein the teeth in the outer row have a leading sidewall angled to deflect pulp material moving radially between the teeth. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294865 | HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION SYSTEM - A system for destroying a memory device (e.g., a hard drive) having data stored thereon. The system has a grind chamber with a rotatable grind wheel positioned therein. A pressure arm presses the memory device against the grind wheel as the grind wheel rotates. The rotating grind wheel grinds the memory device into particles from which the data stored on the memory device cannot be recovered. The particles are collected in a receptacle adjacent the grind wheel. The system may include a plurality of guides configured to maintain the memory device in a substantially stationary position relative to the pressure arm as the grind wheel grinds the memory device into particles. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294866 | FOOD WASTE DISPOSER AND THREADED MOUNT SYSTEM - A food waste disposer and mount system has a threaded sink flange and a food waste disposer. The threaded sink flange has a tubular body portion and a flange portion extending radially outwardly from a top of the tubular body portion. The tubular body portion has a threaded portion. The food waste disposer has an upper food conveying section that includes a housing having an upper, annular portion having a threaded portion. The upper, annular portion of the housing of the upper food conveying section is threaded to the threaded portion of the tubular body portion of the threaded sink flange when the threaded sink flange is disposed in a draining opening of a sink to mount the food waste disposer to the sink. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294867 | Platform for a portable vacuum and shredder apparatus - A platform for securing a portable vacuum and shredder apparatus has brackets for attaching a shredder onto the platform . A vacuum tube for the ingress of matter to be shredded. An ingress opening for the shredded matter. A closed area , or bag for collecting the shredded material. An air exhaust fitted with a filter system or device allowing for air exhaust while the shredded material is retained in the closed collecting area, or bag. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294868 | CHIPPER DRUM WITH INTEGRAL BLOWER - The chipper drum of the present disclosure is configured to maximize its cutting width while decreasing its overall size. In particular, the chipper drum of the present disclosure includes air deflectors recessed on the ends of the drum that are configured to generate the air flow necessary to blow chips out of the chipper. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294869 | WOOD CHIPPER FEED ROLLER - A feed system that is configured to more effectively grab and pull brush and tree materials into a chipper is provided. The system of the present disclosure is configured such that a large, heavy tree trunk can be continuously pulled into the chipper. The system includes two feed rollers one above the other in an offset arrangement. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294870 | Paper Shredder Blade with a Reinforced Structure - The invention relates to the technical field of paper shredder, in particular to a paper shredder blade with a reinforced structure, which comprises a cutter body in the shape of a sheet, a mounting hole is arranged on the cutter body, a bent cutter tip is shaped on the cutter body, and a cutter tip reinforcing part is shaped on the cutter tip; the invention can improve the non-deformability of the cutter tip by using the bent cutter tip and shaping the cutter tip reinforcing part on the cutter tip so as to shred relatively thick paper or a plurality of papers, thereby saving the production cost greatly. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294871 | METHOD TO LAY A PIPELINE IN CIRCLES ON THE WATER IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE - The invention relates to a method and means to wind a pipeline in a spiral and thus prepare for storage or for transport to another location, while this pipeline is floating in circles next to each other (as a large spiral) in the water. The considered method only contains the part of laying the pipeline in a spiral in such a way that the spiralling is reproducible and the spiral keeps its round form during its the floating lifetime. After the spiral is unwound the pipeline will come back in its original form. The spiralling starts from a straight stretch of pipeline that will be wound around a central point where anchor lines and centre lines are part of the construction to produce the first winding. When the first winding is prepared it will be kept in place by only centre lines ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294872 | WATER HOSE WINDING DEVICE - The present invention provides a water hose winding device. The winding device main body includes a water hose winding rack, a water inlet adapter, a water hose exit guide hole, a driving motor, and a gearing component. The water outlet end of the water hose is configured with a wireless winding control mechanism, which includes a radio signal transmitter and a control switch. The winding device main body is configured with a radio signal receiver to receive the wireless control signal transmitted by the radio signal transmitter, and the driving end radio signal receiver is electrically connected to the driving motor. When the driving end radio signal receiver receives the wireless control signal, it can start or shut off the driving motor. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294873 | WINDING SYSTEM FOR USE IN PLASTIC FILMS PRODUCTION LINES, IN PARTICULAR EXTENSIBLE PLASTIC FILMS, AND METHODS FOR WINDING PLASTIC FILM REELS - A winding system for use in plastic films production lines comprising a plurality of winders ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294874 | WINDING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FIXING BUNDLE OR COIL IN THE WINDING DEVICE - The invention relates to a winding device 10, in particular, a hot-rolled strip winding device, for winding, in particular, a hot-rolled strip 11 after rolling into bundles or coils 12, having a driven winding unit 13 for winding, in particular, the hot-rolled strip 11 and having means for fixing the bundles or coils 12, wherein said means comprises at least one unit 14 for producing a welded connection 16. The invention proposes that said unit 14 for producing a welded connection 16 be configured for producing a welded connection 16 connecting the last bundle or coil winding to the next to the last bundle or coil winding. The invention further relates to a method for fixing the bundles or coils 12 in a winding device 10, in particular, a hot-rolled strip winding device, for winding, in particular, a hot-rolled strip 11 after rolling into the bundles or coils 12, wherein the winding of, in particular, the hot-rolled strip 11 is carried out by means of a driven winding unit 13, and the fixing of the bundles or coils 12 is carried out by producing at least one welded connection 16. The invention proposes that the fixing of the bundles or coils 12 be carried out by producing a welded connection connecting the last bundle or coil winding to the next to the last bundle or coil winding. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294875 | Winding device and method for tearing off web material by planetary-roller - A winding device with a planetary-roller tear-off mechanism is disclosed, comprising a first winding roller which is driven to rotate in a predetermined direction and a plurality of core support plates that are arranged at a predetermined distance below the first winding roller, wherein an interval between the core support plates and the first winding roller is defined as a curved channel. A web material is conveyed through the curved channel to a winding zone to be wound as a roll. The planetary-roller tear-off mechanism includes a plurality of rotary arms and a plurality of planetary rollers. Each rotary arm is set at a predetermined location below the first winding roller, and having a driving end and a free end. Each planetary roller is rotatable, and mounted to the free end of the respective rotary arm. When the free end of the rotary arm is driven to rotate to a position facing a circumferential surface of the first winding roller, the web material is subjected to a drag force acting thereon to break the web material. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294876 | STRETCH FILM WINDER - Several small diameter short width rolls ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294877 | VTOL lifting body flying automobile - This apparatus is a new VTOL roadable aircraft having fore and aft sections joined by a seating midsection; with compact inlets built into its fuselage, also pairs of flight stabilizing surfaces and tail fins; the fuselage structure being a Lifting Body that provides aerodynamic lift during both forward flight and vertical descent; provided with intake chambers containing propelling surfaces rotating on longitudinal axis in opposite senses, and external pairs of swiveled nozzles producing thrust vectoring; these nozzles using conventional devices and having spins directed by original controls of corresponding identical movement directions; with standard automobile equipment integrated with the vehicle compact design and dimensions, making it compatible for road transport and enabling direct transitions to flight mode; and safe landing systems for emergencies are provided with half the technology being off the shelf devices as those in use by NASA and the US Airforce. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294878 | FLYING BODY - A flying body is provided with: an air blower including an upper blower equipped with rotating blades for pumping air in an axial flow direction and a lower blower equipped with rotating blades for pumping the air pumped from the upper blower in a centrifugal direction, with the upper blower and the lower blower disposed on the same axis and rotating in the opposite directions to each other; and a fixed wing having at least an inner surface formed in a skirt shape to provide a circular conical surface, and mounted concentrically with the air blower. The lower blower is mounted below an inner top face of the fixed wing such that the air pumped and sent in the centrifugal direction strikes the circular conical surface (T) of the fixed wing. The top portion of the fixed wing has no opening except for a passage through which an axial flow is pumped from the upper blower to the lower blower. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294879 | WING ASSEMBLY AND APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING FLYING OBJECT USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a wing assembly including a wing movably accommodated in a launch tube, and a buffer unit detachably mounted to the wing to come in contact with the launch tube and configured to be separated from the wing after the wing comes out of an inner space of the launch tube, and an apparatus for launching a flying object having the same. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294880 | ENGINE-PROPELLER DRIVE SYSTEM - Engine-propeller driving system comprising a device to transmit the power generated by an engine ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294881 | Electrolysis system - The invention relates to an electrolysis system. Said system can be utilized in a nuclear fusion process, on roof of a ferromagnetic aircraft in preferred embodiment. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294882 | AIRCRAFT LEADING EDGE - An aircraft leading edge, such as, for example, an air intake ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294883 | AERODYNAMIC SEAL FOR REDUCTION OF NOISE GENERATED ON AIRCRAFT CONTROL SURFACES - Flap side edge noise mechanisms have been addressed in a large number of studies during the last decades. A specific vortex system emanates from the flap side edge due to the static pressure difference between the upper and lower flap surfaces. Such pressure difference leads to a merging between the two vortex systems that are generated on the upper and lower edges of the flap side contour. The present invention intends to show the application of a perforated blade seal ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294884 | ATTACHMENT ARRANGEMENT FOR A CARGO COMPARTMENT FLOOR OF AN AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT WITH AN ATTACHMENT ARRANGEMENT OF THIS TYPE - The present invention provides an aircraft floor of an aircraft consisting of a number of base plates and a number of longitudinal supports and provides an aircraft with a floor of this type. The aircraft floor has transverse joints for partitioning the floor into a plurality of segments transversely to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft, the respective segment consisting of a number of longitudinal support elements, partitioned by the transverse joints, of the longitudinal supports and of a number of base plate elements partitioned by the transverse joints, of the base plates and the segments being coupled together such that they have exclusively a translatory degree of freedom with respect to one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294885 | STORAGE BOX FOR A RESPIRATORY MASK TO BE WORN BY CREWMEMBERS OF AN AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to a storage box ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294886 | SEAT DEVICE, PARTICULARLY AIRPLANE SEAT DEVICE - A seat device, in particular an aircraft seat device, with a bearing unit and with a seat unit which is mounted movably by means of the bearing unit, with a locking unit for locking the seat unit in at least one position, and with an overload protection unit which permits movement of the seat unit in the event of an overload. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294887 | PRESSURISED AIRCRAFT DOOR EQUIPPED WITH A VENT FLAP - The invention relates to a pressurised aircraft door that minimises risk of ingress of precipitation inside the aircraft, while maintaining venting of the aircraft before unlocking the door. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294888 | AIRCRAFT OPENING PANEL, ESPECIALLY AN AIRPLANE CABIN DOOR | 2010-11-25 |
20100294889 | DEVICE FOR JOINING TORSION BOXES OF AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to a device ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100294890 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REDUCING THE INDUCED SPEEDS IN VORTICES IN THE WAKE OF AN AIRCRAFT - A method and a device for creating a continuous protected space along the path of an aircraft, in which protected space a maximum induced speed Vtc in a vortex of radius Rtc in the wake of an aircraft is decreased by increasing the radius Rtc. The method includes a preliminary step of identifying changes in the aerodynamic configurations of the aircraft liable to initiate disruptions in the wake that will have the effect of increasing the radius Rtc, —for each change in configuration determining beforehand the characteristics of propagation of the wake disturbances in the vortex, —carrying out, along the course of the aircraft, at least two configuration changes separated by a distance such that spaces, in which the effects of the wake disturbances resulting from each of the configuration changes propagated for a predetermined length of time, forms a substantially continuous protected space. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294891 | WINGTIP EXTENSION FOR REDUCTION OF VORTEX DRAG IN AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to a wingtip extension comprising a leading edge and a trailing edge, which wingtip extension is affixable to an outer end of a wing, wherein the leading edge, at least in some sections, is essentially straight, and the straight section of the leading edge comprises a leading-edge sweep angle that exceeds the leading-edge sweep angle of the wing, and the local depth of the wingtip extension gradually decreases between a connecting region for connection to the wing and the outer end of the wingtip extension. By means of a wingtip extension according to the invention, in a delta wing a vortex burst region is positioned just behind the wingtip, as a result of which vortex burst region the cores of wingtip vortices burst and eventually become unstable, so that as a result of this the wake vortices of the aircraft can be reduced. The invention furthermore relates to a wing, comprising wingtip extensions according to the invention, as well as to an aircraft comprising such a wing. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294892 | DEVICE FOR REDUCING THE AERODYNAMIC DRAG OF A LEADING SURFACE OF AN AIRCRAFT - A device for reducing the aerodynamic drag of a leading surface of an aircraft includes at least one air permeable structure disposed in an area of the leading surface and a suction device configured to interact with the at least one air permeable structure. | 2010-11-25 |
20100294893 | AERODYNAMIC COMPONENT WITH A DEFORMABLE OUTER SHELL - The invention relates to an aerodynamic component, in particular a wing, a landing flap, a pitch elevator, a yaw rudder, a fin or tail. The aerodynamic component comprises an outer shell and at least one supporting element supporting said outer shell. A drive unit rotates the supporting element. A supporting region is created between the supporting element and the outer shell. The supporting region transfers deformation forces from the drive unit via the supporting element to the outer shell. The supporting element is designed and configured for changing the distance of the supporting region from a longitudinal plane of the aerodynamic component with a rotation of the supporting element. The outer shell comprises an elastic deformation region. The elastic deformation region is elastically deformed by the deformation forces with a rotation of the supporting element. | 2010-11-25 |