| 47th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
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| 20100293791 | UTILITY KNIFE WITH FUNCTION HOOK CARABINEER - The present invention generally relates to a knife with a hook portion. In one aspect, a utility knife is provided. The utility knife includes a handle having a first end with an opening and a second end with a hook portion. The utility knife further includes a blade and a blade holder disposed in the handle. The blade holder is configured to hold the blade, wherein the blade holder is movable relative to the handle between an extended position where a cutting edge of the blade extends through the opening of the handle and a retracted position where the cutting edge of the blade is disposed in the handle. In another aspect, a method of operating a utility knife is provided. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293792 | Ergonomic Shears - Ergonomic shears according to the present disclosure provides variations in finger relief and thumb alignment to accommodate variations in human physiology and an aligning finger handle that aligns the users fingers into a minimum stress position relative to each other and to the thumb. The thumb apparatus provides three degrees of adjustability to optimize the ergonomics and enable the shears to be used in conventional alignment for cutting away from the user and alternate alignment for cutting toward the user. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293793 | Packaging scissors - Scissors for cutting thermoformed plastic packages, or similar packages, have lever members including a handle portion, a offset portion and a cutting portion. The cutting potion includes cooperating blades of approximately 2.5 inches, with one of the blades having a pointed tip for piercing the packaging material. The offset portion keeps the user's hand at least 1.5 to 2 inches above a cutting plane, such that the cut material, which has sharp edges, does not scratch or cut the user's hand. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293794 | GARDEN SCISSORS - A garden scissors comprises a first handle and a second handle respectively having a first blade and a second blade at front ends thereof, wherein the first blade has a positioning slot; a torsion spring arranged between the first handle and the first blade with one end thereof fixedly installed in the first handle and another end thereof passing through the positioning slot and the second blade and fixedly installed in the second handle; a pin track formed on the second handle; a rotary switch device connecting with the second handle; a pin block passing through the second handle to connect with the rotary switch device and driven by the rotary switch device to move in the pin track; and a screw passing through the second handle, the second blade, the first blade, the torsion spring and the first handle to connect with a nut to form a garden scissors. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293795 | BRUSH CUTTER - A brush cutter is provided with fixing pieces projecting outward and opposing each other substantially at a middle position of a slit stretching between both ends of a clamp member. Accordingly, an outer pipe is clamped in the middle of an attachment housing and apart from an axial center of the outer pipe, so that a size of the attachment housing in an axial direction can be reduced and stress concentration on the outer pipe can be avoided. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293796 | SAFETY CUTTING BLADES AND KNIVES - Safety cutting blades and utility knives having such blades are presented. Safety cutting blades include safety features that protect users from contacting a cutting edge. Preferred blades comprise a stem and a cross bar that orthogonally intersects with the stem. One or more cutting edges can be disposed within a notch made into an edge of the blade. Safety features can include safety guards located at one or more ends of the cross bar where the safety guards cooperate with the stem of the blade to form the notches. The notches can be sized and dimensioned to reduce a risk of a body part from contacting a cutting edge. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293797 | Chainsaw tensioning device - A chainsaw has a cam lever and cam assembly that can be used to adjust the tension of a guide bar in the chainsaw. Once the tension of the guide bar has been lessened, the guide bar can be moved back and forth by using a chain-tightening knob and tightening mechanism. The movement of the guide bar causes the chain to tighten or loosen on the guide bar. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293799 | Foot Type and Plantar Pressure Measuring Device - The present invention is an improved foot type and plantar pressure measuring structure which is comprised of a meshed pad, a semi-transparent thin film, a color pad, and a pad with resilient protrusions. These four layers are stacked in the order described. When a patient stands still on top of the structure for a few seconds and then steps off, the patient's foot type and plantar pressure is shown by color pattern displayed. Colored areas generated come from the direct stick-on contact between the thin film and the color pad with the interaction with the pad with resilient protrusions. The location of contact color, size of contact color and tone of contact color displayed from this device can be used to determine foot type and plantar pressure distribution. This invention provides a low cost and easy to operate system without the need of any paper, ink, or electricity for the measurement of foot type and plantar pressure distribution. Results can be obtained by visual inspection, and this information can be used for the review and design or fabrication of orthotics like shoes, insoles, or similar devices for the patient to use. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293800 | ROUNDNESS MEASURING APPARATUS - A roundness measuring apparatus includes a stylus stocker and a controller. The stylus stocker stores plural types of styli prepared corresponding to shapes of measurement sites of a measurement target object. The stylus stocker can store styli in such a manner that each stylus can be held thereon and taken out thereof. The stylus stocker is provided outside a measurement region, which is determined on the basis of the operation range of a turntable and a detector driving mechanism. The detector driving mechanism can move the detector to the outside of the measurement region. When a measurement command is given, the controller carries out roundness measurement of the object while controlling the turntable and the detector driving mechanism. When a stylus replacement command is given, the controller carries out stylus replacement operation between a detector main unit and the stylus stocker while controlling the detector driving mechanism. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293801 | LAYERED BEAM MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A new and improved tape rule that increases stiffness and standout length over standard tape rules is disclosed. The tape rule includes a primary rule and a secondary rule, the secondary rule providing increased strength. This invention can provide a variety of benefits, including increased blade flexibility while performing short extension related tasks, increased standout and reduced sag while performing tasks requiring longer extensions, reduced size and weight for tasks requiring the longest extensions and adds the ability to utilize alternate measurement methods or units and built in computational references. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293802 | Multiple Display Electronic Caliper - In addition to other aspects disclosed, a caliper is configured to measure at least one physical dimension. The caliper has a display configured to present a first representation and a second representation of a measurement provided by the caliper. The format of the first representation is different from the format of the second representation, and the first representation is approximately simultaneously displayed with the second representation. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293803 | DETECTION DEVICE FOR DETECTING DISTANCE BETWEEN CENTERS OF TWO THROUGH HOLES - A detection device for detecting a distance between centers of two through holes includes a support member, a base member, and a measurement member. The base member and the measurement member are set on opposite ends of the support member. The base member is operable to enter one of the through holes. A distance between a center of the base member and a center of the measurement member is equal to a normal distance between centers of the two through holes. If an actual distance between the centers of the two through holes meets a determined specification, the measurement member will enter the other through hole. If the actual distance between the centers of the two through holes does not meet the determined specification, the measurement member cannot enter the other through hole. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293804 | DRYER HAVING HEAT PUMP AND FAN - A dryer having a drying chamber for items to be dried; a process air guide; a fan to deliver an air stream in the process air guide; and a heat pump that has a heat sink and a heat source; wherein the heat sink and the heat source are arranged in the process air guide; and wherein the fan has double pipes. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293805 | NAIL GEL SOLIDIFICATION APPARATUS - The present invention discloses a nail gel solidification apparatus including a housing, a control circuit board, a plurality of reflecting lamp holders, a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) elements and a power supply module. By replacing the traditional lamp with the LED elements of the reflecting lamp holders, the invention provides longer using life and lower power consumption and reduces the solidification time for nail gels. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293806 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRYING A ROTATING SUBSTRATE - A system of drying a surface of a substrate is provided. The system includes a rotary support for supporting a substrate; and an assembly comprising a first dispenser, a second dispenser, and a third dispenser, the assembly positioned above the surface of the substrate, the second and third dispensers positioned on the assembly adjacent to and in contact with one another and spaced from the first dispenser, the second dispenser having an opening that is larger than an opening of the third dispenser, and the second dispenser being located between the first and third dispensers; and means for translating the assembly generally parallel to the surface of the substrate. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293807 | VERTICAL PATCH DRYING - Apparatus is provided, including one or more drug patches ( | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293808 | METHOD FOR DRYING SLUDGE - A method for drying sludge comprising the following steps: (a) Dry dehydrated sludge to obtain a carrier for drying sludge ( | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293809 | SOLID FABRIC CONDITIONING COMPOSITIONS AND TREATMENT IN A DRYER - A fabric treatment composition is provided. The fabric treatment composition includes a fabric treatment agent and a carrier component for containing the fabric treatment agent in a solid form during operation conditions in a dryer. The fabric treatment composition is constructed for transferring the composition to wet fabric as a result of solubilizing the fabric treatment composition by contacting the fabric treatment composition with the wet fabric during a drying operation in a dryer. A method for treating fabric is provided. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293810 | Apparatus and Method for Drying a Substrate - A method for drying a work piece is provided. The method includes raising a plurality of submerged workpieces supported on a first transition arm partially above a fluid/air interface and capturing the plurality of partially submerged workpieces during the raising by a second transition arm located above the fluid/air interface. A system for drying a workpiece is also included. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293811 | MIDSOLE FOR A RUNNING SHOE - A midsole for a running shoe is described, which shoe comprises a rear foot area ( | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293812 | NOVEL METHOD - A method for treating an item which, in use, is subjected to flexing, to reduce its susceptibility to water penetration over time during use, said method comprising forming a water repellent coating or surface modification on the surface of the item by ionisation or activation technology. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293813 | Article Of Footwear With Multiple Cleat Sizes - An article of footwear including different cleat sizes is disclosed. The article of footwear includes cleats of a first size along the medial side of the outsole and cleats of a second size along the lateral side of the outsole. The cleats also include spherical indentations along their tips. The outsole also includes an internal structural plate with notches associated with the cleats. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293814 | ARTICLES PREPARED USING RECYCLED MATERIALS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF - The present invention is directed to articles of manufacture having at least a portion prepared using recycled material, including but not limited recycled rubber or other polymeric materials. The articles may incorporate the recycled materials in a granulated form. In specific embodiments, the article comprises an article of footwear (i.e., a shoe). Particularly, all or part of the shoe sole may be formed using the granulated material, the granules specifically being joined together using a binder material, such as a polyurethane, preferably a moisture cure, single component polyurethane binder. The invention further provides methods of preparing articles formed of granulated materials. The inventive methods are characterized by their excellent economic benefits, ease of use, and environmental benefits. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293815 | MIDFOOT INSERT CONSTRUCTION - An article of footwear is provided and includes an outsole structure having a forefoot portion, a heel portion, and a midfoot portion disposed between the forefoot portion and the heel portion. The midfoot portion includes a series of ribs cooperating to define a series of pockets disposed between the forefoot portion and the heel portion. The plurality of pockets include a smaller volume proximate to a longitudinal axis extending through a center of the outsole structure and a greater volume proximate to an outboard, lateral edge and an outboard, medial edge of the article of footwear. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293816 | SOLE FOR A SHOE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A RUNNING SHOE - A shoe sole ( | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293817 | SOFT STEP TOP LIFT FOR SHOES AND METHOD THEREOF - A soft top lift member for a shoe heel wherein the top lift member is made by mixing a filler carbon material with a thermoplastic elastomer to form a filled elastomer. The filled elastomer is then formed into a top lift member for a shoe heel by using an injection molding process. The top lift member is then attached to a shoe heel. The thermoplastic elastomer can be a relatively soft thermoplastic polyurethane material and the carbon material can be a carbon powder. The filler or carbon powder is provided to enhance abrasion resistance properties. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293818 | Carbide Studs for Stability and Motive Traction of Footwear - The present invention provides a traction device for a terrain engaging element. The traction device defines a stud having a head portion and a shank portion extending from the head portion and adapted to be secured into the terrain engaging element. A plurality of carbide pellets are bonded together on and to surfaces of the head. The carbide pellets are provided in multiple layers extending across the head surface. The carbide pellets are provided in a stacked relationship to each other so that during use the carbide pellets are capable of being individually dislodged to reveal a carbide pellet of an underlying layer. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293819 | ROTARY UNDERCUTTER FOR RAIL LINE MAINTENANCE - A railroad ballast removal system capable of removing ballast material from below a rail line. The railroad ballast removal system includes at least one rotary cutting wheel having a plurality of individually replaceable cutting attachments positioned about a perimeter of the rotary cutting wheel. Each rotary cutting wheel is attached to an articulated arm capable of adjusting the position of the rotary cutting wheel along varying axis. The articulated arm is mounted to a support structure capable of transporting the rotary cutting wheel to a portion of railway requiring maintenance of the ballast material. The railroad ballast removal system is able to operate at a spot location or in a continuous manner down a length of railroad track. The ability to manipulate the rotary cutting wheel along the various axis allows the rotary cutting wheel to be used for ballast removal in locations wherein adjacent railways limit cutting access. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293820 | Method for Configuring a Shellfish Dredge - A method for configuring a shellfish dredge is described. In an embodiment of the invention, a bag on a shellfish dredge has a front side and a back side and is attached to a tow. The front side of the bag has a pair of end peaks, one or more central peaks and an open area for catching shellfish. The end peaks are attached to the tow and the central peaks are attached to vertical chains connected to the tow. The bag is of a depth to catch and contain shellfish. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293821 | Layered Assembly - A layered assembly is provided including a base layer and a top layer. A pouch area is located between the base layer and the top layer and is created by affixing the base layer to the top layer. An opening is provided within a perimeter of the base layer to provide access to the pouch area through the base layer. An item can be loaded into the pouch area. Once the layered assembly is affixed to a substrate, the opening of the base layer is sealed off from access. A peel-away portion is located within a perimeter of the top layer such that removal of a portion of the top layer along the peel-away portion provides access to the pouch area through the top layer. Removal of the peel-away portion reveals the item that is secured within the layered assembly. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293822 | Biblical Greeting Cards - The present invention relates generally to sending greeting cards and more particularly to greeting cards with references to religious verse that is to be looked up by the card's recipient. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293823 | POSTCARD - A postcard includes: a front postcard panel having first and second surfaces, the first surface having a stamp, address, and message-writing regions; and a rear postcard panel attached to the second surface of the front postcard panel and including at least one stand cutout that is releasably adhered to the second surface of the front postcard panel and that is detachable from the remainder of the rear postcard panel and the second surface of the front postcard panel. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293824 | Film plate for an airbag cover - A film plate for an airbag cover is provided. The film plate is pre-formed by deep-drawing or embossing and is directly without reinforcing elements attachable to the airbag cover by mechanical connecting elements. The airbag cover has at the location of the film plate at least a partial support for the film plate and the film plate has an embossed structure on its lower side, which is visible on the upper side. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293825 | ADAPTER WITH AT LEAST ONE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An adapter ( | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293826 | Medallion Display Apparatus for Motorcycles - A display apparatus for a medallion in the form of a motorcycle engine timing cover with an integral recess for receiving and retaining the medallion for display on the motorcycle. In the preferred embodiment, the apparatus comprises a round timing cover member of the same general size and configuration as the stock timing cover for the motorcycle engine to be modified, and includes a plurality of screw holes arrayed around the periphery of the timing cover to correspond to the original screw holes in the engine. A center aperture in the timing cover member enables access to a medallion retained in the cover from the back side of the cover, when the cover is not installed on the motorcycle. The integral recess in the cover preferably comprises a shallow counterbore in the center of the front surface of the timing cover, coaxial with the center aperture. The recess may be defined by a circumferential ridge on the front surface of the cover, or as a counterbore into the front surface of the cover. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293827 | INSTRUMENT-DISPLAY WITH A TRANSPARENT APPLIQUE OVER A DISPLAY - The present invention relates to a vehicle-display with a carrier-layer. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293828 | Free standing modular display - At least two upright subassemblies, each with a base, radial positioning members; an outer tubular member, an inner tubular member slidably received in the outer tubular member; a plunger for selective engagement with aperture(s) in the outer tubular member, upper and lower horizontal bars secured to the radial positioning members, and a flexible display secured to each set of upper and lower horizontal bars, the radial positioning members for selective positioning between selected convex, concave, in-line and right angle positions. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293829 | LABEL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE - A label assembly comprising a plurality of labels on a carrier sheet wherein the carrier sheet has a bisector line and a perimeter line as follows:
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| 20100293830 | Shotgun drum magazine - A magazine for shotgun shells for use with a shotgun including an open frame housing having a generally flat front and a generally flat rear portion connected and separated by spacers. The flat front and flat rear portions each include an annular groove, the annular groove forming an annular path along which the shells travel. A rotatably mounted cog wheel for carrying the shells along the annular path and a coil spring for rotating the cog wheel such that shells can be manually loaded into the magazine against a force generated against the spring and automatically dispensed by the spring. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293831 | USE OF LIGHT FOR GUIDING AQUATIC ANIMALS - The present invention relates to device and method for guiding or herding aquatic animals, where a light source is used to herd and direct the animals into an enclosure. Light source ( | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293832 | FISHING LURE - A fishing lure ( | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293833 | Fishing lure - The invention claims a novel fishing lure comprising a segmented portion wherein the segmented portion is rigid. The invention also claims a novel wing feature comprising a rotating wing bar, a blade and a wing lock. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293834 | FISH LURE BREAK AWAY SYSTEM - A fish lure break away system, having a lure attachment member, a hook section with at least one elongated shank, an eyelet, an eyelet guide, and a least one curved bend terminating in a tip section. The eyelet defines an eyelet gap having a predetermined width. In one embodiment the lure attachment member has a predetermined breaking strength in combination with a selected thickness and flexibility such that the lure attachment member can be squeezed through the eyelet gap and thereby attached to the eyelet. The lure attachment member may be of strength less than that of fishing line so as to break if snagged to release and avoid loss of a lure. The hook section has an inwardly projecting member which may be maneuvered to close or minimize the eyelet gap to retain the lure attachment member. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293835 | REVERSIBLY DISENGAGING SLIDABLE STRIKE INDICATOR, POSITIONING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USING SAME - Particular aspects provide novel strike indicators and line-stop members that are attachable to fishing lines, and that are reversibly disengagable therefrom and thereafter slidably along the line. Particular embodiments comprise: a buoyant main body having an axial channel with corresponding end surface openings; a retention member seat in the main body surface; and at least one line retention member receivable and retainable by the seat, and operative with the seat to retain a line passing therebetween at two points. The retention member is displaceable from the seat by sufficient line tension, thereby disengaging the slidable strike indicator. Particular embodiments comprise at least one line-stop member attachable at a user-selectable line position, and operative to attach, or delimit a slidable range of a disengaged slidable strike indicator. Novel methods for fishing, with a slidable reversibly detachable indicator, at a depth greater than the length of a fishing rod are presented. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293836 | Magnetic slip bobber - The present invention is directed to a magnetic slip bobber used for connecting and disconnecting a slip bobber to a location on a fishing line. The magnetic slip bobber of the present invention includes a slip bobber selectively connected to a fishing line, where the fishing line extends through the slip bobber. The invention also includes a magnet connected to the slip bobber. An aperture is formed as part of the magnet, and the fishing line is operable for extending through the aperture formed as part of the magnet. A line-stop is mounted to the fishing line operable for being selectively connected to the magnet such that when the fishing line is cast into a body of water, the slip bobber moves along the fishing line until the line-stop contacts the magnet, thereby maintaining a predetermined depth of a hook attached to the fishing line. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293837 | Engine fuels from coal and biomass volatile matter - Apparatus and a process are described for compressing superheated steam into porous coal chunks in a chamber, and, after a time interval, expanding this steam out of the chamber, and repeating this steam cycle of compression followed by expansion. Thusly heated by the steam, volatile matter separates from the solid coke portion of the coal and separate volatile matter and coke products can be produced from coal or biomass fuels. These volatile matter liquids and tars can be used as fuel components in slurry fuels, for internal combustion engines used in our surface transportation industries. These solid coke products can be used as boiler fuel in steam electric plants. In this way our large domestic reserves of coal can be used as a fuel source, not only for electric power generation, but also for our surface transportation needs. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293838 | LIQUID FUEL FROM AQUATIC BIOMASS - A process is disclosed for converting aquatic biomass to a bio-oil. The process comprises mixing the aquatic biomass with a particulate catalytic material; subjecting the aquatic biomass to a catalytic cracking reaction to form a reaction mixture comprising a bio-oil; and isolating the bio-oil from the reaction mixture. Preferably the process is integrated with a plant for producing aquatic biomass, so that heat and CO | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293839 | PROCESS FOR MAKING BIO-OILS AND FRESH WATER FROM AQUATIC BIOMASS - A reactive distillation process is disclosed for converting aquatic biomass to a bio-oil. In the process a slurry of aquatic biomass is contacted with a particulate inorganic material. The mixture is heated to or above its boiling point. During the heating step biomass is converted to bio-oil. In a preferred embodiment water vapors emanating from the slurry are collected and condensed. The fresh water obtained may be used for irrigation, in human domestic uses, and for human consumption. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293840 | BIODIESEL SYNTHESIS - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for reacting a natural oil with a short chain alcohol in the presence of alkaline catalyst, in which a mixture of natural oil, short chain alcohol and alkaline catalyst is fed in one direction along a pipe reactor under transitional or turbulent conditions, so that the reactants are mixed in a direction normal to the flow direction to a greater degree than in a direction parallel to the flow direction or so that the reactants are mixed in a direction normal to the flow direction, such that the time taken for 90% of the elements of fluid to pass through the reactor is within 20% of the mean residence time of reactant in the reactor. There is also provided a ship, comprising means for storing a raw material used in the synthesis of biodiesel, a plant for the synthesis of biodiesel and means for storing the biodiesel synthesised. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293841 | Nitrated non-cyclic N-Alkane scaffolds with differentiated-mean combustive equivalencies as high energy density fuel improvers - A non-ring, non-alkene, nitrated n-alkane base scaffold combined with at least one trioxynitrate provides a differentiated-mean combustive performance in a stabilized and sufficiently polar molecule as to be miscible, and thus serve as a high-energy-density component of a fuel additive that, when mixed with existing fuels at appropriate dilution ratios, will impart equivalent combustive efficiency to that of standardized, petroleum distillate, gasoline and diesel in various blends including aviation fuel and heating oil over the full-temperature-range of use; and a specific embodiment of this non-ring, non-alkene nitrated n-alkane base scaffold is described which, when blended with a petroleum diesel, biodiesel, or combination of B-20 standard biodiesel (80% diesel, 20% biodiesel) wherein the additive comprises less than 5% of the total mix, produces at least a 10% or greater combustive energy density as compared to the base fuel. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293842 | PRODUCTION OF ADDITIVE MIXTURES - The invention relates to a method for producing additive mixtures for fuel oils by mixing at least two additive components in a dynamic mixer or a lamination mixer. The invention further relates to additive mixtures obtained by said method and fuel oil compositions containing said additive mixtures. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293843 | METHOD OF PREPARING ALCOHOL ESTERS FROM TRIGLYCERIDES AND ALCOHOLS USING HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS BASED ON A HYBRID SOLID WITH AN ORGANIC-INORGANIC MIXED MATRIX - A method of preparing a composition of alcohol esters of linear monocarboxylic acids with 6 to 26 carbon atoms from a vegetable or animal oil, neutral or acid, virgin or recycled, with monoalcohols having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst based on a hybrid solid with an organic-inorganic mixed matrix, allows to directly produce, in one or more stages, an ester that can be used as fuel and a pure glycerin. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293844 | Additives for Diesel Engines - The present invention relates to the use of at least 120 ppm of a nitrogen-containing detergent as a diesel fuel additive to improve the performance of a diesel engine having a high pressure fuel system. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293845 | Methods and Systems for Producing Synthetic Fuel - Methods and systems for producing a synthetic fuel are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods and systems include the following: thermally reforming methane and carbon dioxide to generate a syngas including a first quantity of carbon monoxide and a first quantity of hydrogen; oxidizing the quantity of first carbon monoxide with a metal to produce metal oxide and carbon thereby separating oxygen from the carbon monoxide; gasifying the carbon using steam to produce a second quantity of carbon monoxide and a second quantity of hydrogen; reacting the metal oxide with methane to produce metal oxide, carbon dioxide, and a third quantity of hydrogen; and synthesizing the first quantity of carbon monoxide, the first quantity of hydrogen, the second quantity of hydrogen, and the third quantity of hydrogen to form the synthetic fuel. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293846 | SUPER COMPACTION OF BIOMASS AND OTHER CARBON-CONTAINING MATERIALS TO HIGH ENERGY CONTENT FUELS - A super compactor receives a carbon-containing material and delivers a brick suitable as fuel for power generation. A compaction chamber receives the carbon-containing material and has at least one ram reciprocating along a travel path and exerting a predetermined amount of pressure on the carbon-containing material. The compaction chamber also has an end effector plate or a movable slide gate against which the carbon-containing material is compressed, promoting the removal of moisture from the carbon-containing material, and one or more dewatering apertures or a membrane permitting moisture to pass through but blocking the carbon-containing material. A collector captures the moisture that passes through the dewatering apertures or membrane. A power unit provides power to the at least one ram. A heated extrusion chamber receives the carbon-containing material from the compaction chamber and heats and compacts the carbon-containing material to bind the carbon-containing material into the form of a brick. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293847 | Engine fuels from coal volatile matter - Apparatus and a process are described for compressing superheated steam into porous coal chunks in a chamber, and, after a time interval, expanding this steam out of the chamber, and repeating this steam cycle of compression followed by expansion. Thusly heated by the steam, volatile matter separates from the solid coke portion of the coal and separate volatile matter and coke products can be produced from coal or biomass fuels. These volatile matter liquids and tars can be used as fuel components in slurry fuels, for internal combustion engines used in our surface transportation industries. These solid coke products can be used as boiler fuel in steam electric plants. In this way our large domestic reserves of coal can be used as a fuel source, not only for electric power generation, but also for our surface transportation needs. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293848 | GRASS PROTECTION MAT - The present invention provides a grass protection mat which can be used for protection of grass in a golf course, a grass field, and a park lawn, or be used for growth of the grass. The grass protection mat includes a body member constituting grass penetrating spaces, protruding pillars formed at upper portion of the body member, lug members formed at lower portion of the body member, and an outer frame provided at outer wall of the body member. The grass protection mat further includes sinking prevention means provided across the grass penetrating spaces formed at the lower portion of the mat, elastically deformable sinking prevention means, mat sliding prevention means provided to the sinking prevention means, and sliding prevention means. The invention may obtain improve effects that the grass protection mat prevents the mat from sinking into a ground after construction of the mat on the ground, enhances sinking prevention effect by elastically deforming the sinking prevention means, while preventing the mat sinking, restrains the mat from slipping through the mat sliding prevention means provided to the sinking prevention means under or after construction of the mat, and effectively prevents from sliding on the mat during passage of the mat. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293849 | REINFORCING SLOPE PLANTING STRUCTURE - A reinforcing slope planting structure includes a plurality of vegetation bags filled with stuffing and a plurality of fasteners. The vegetation bags are ventilative and pervious to water, and provided with plant seeds. The vegetation bags are laid on a slope. The fasteners penetrate into the vegetation bags for securing the vegetation bags to the slope so as become an integral whole. A reinforcing layer is provided between the vegetation bags and the slope. With the reinforcing layer between the vegetation bags which are filled with the stuffing and the plant seeds or paved with sod and the slope, the present invention provides a green layer for plant growing, firming and protecting the slope as well as greening and beautifying the slope. The present invention also provides a green ecology to improve the air and to absorb heat and noise. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293850 | System and Method for Propagation of Plant Cuttings, Seeds, and Tissue Culture Plantlets - Systems and devices are provided for the handling and transport of plants, cuttings, tissue-cultured plantlets, and/or seeds. Said system comprising a prop-string having one or more prop-tubes affixed thereto and in alignment with the cells of a transplant liner tray. Plant, cuttings, tissue-cultured plantlets, or seeds are positioned within the prop-tubes for transport. Upon transplanting, the prop-tube with the plant, cutting, tissue-cultured plantlet, or seeds therein are positioned within transplant liner tray cells. The prop-tubes will not interfere with rooting or growth of the plant and can be biodegradable or an inert material. Said system facilitates the simultaneous transplant of multiple plants, cuttings, tissue-cultured plantlets, or seeds. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293851 | METHOD OF CONTAINING A FLORAL GROUPING OR POTTED PLANT - A method of containing a floral grouping or potted plant in a sleeve is disclosed. The sleeve has first and second panels, and at least a portion of at least one of the first and second panels is constructed of at least two layers of material. At least a portion of the at least two layers of material may be connected. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293852 | COLLAPSIBLE DEVICE FOR PLANT TRANSPORT AND STORAGE - The plant transport and storage device is useful for moving and storing a plurality of plants. The device is capable of rapid and assembly and collapse. The device has a base support member, a base beam, a vertical support, and a plant support. Optionally, the device includes a lift and selective height adjustment. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293853 | Method and system for wasteless processing and complete utilization of municipal and domestic wastes - Proposed are a system and method for wasteless pyrolytic processing and complete utilization of municipal and domestic wastes. The wastes are sequentially passed through units of sorting, grinding, drying, accumulating, and sending to a pyrolysis reactor for pyrolytic treatment. The syngas produced in the pyrolysis is passed through dry cleaning, dust catching, a first wet cleaning with water, a second wet cleaning with alkali, and a floatation unit for separation of water which is purified to an extent sufficient for technical use. The purified syngas is also passed through an absorber and is then used as a working medium for a power generation unit such as a gas turbine co-generator that generates electricity. Solid products of the pyrolysis reaction, such as coke, are returned to the reactor for afterburning, and the heat of the reaction can be utilized in a dryer, or the like. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293854 | Configurations And Methods For Fuel Gas Treatment With Total Sulfur Removal And Olefin Saturation - Refinery off gases are treated in a plant in two processing steps, wherein the off gases are first scrubbed in a wash column using lean oils for removal of heavy mercaptans and C5+ hydrocarbons, and wherein a hydrotreater is then used for saturating olefinic hydrocarbons and reducing sulfurous compounds. Most preferably, lean recycle oil is used for temperature control of the hydrotreater reactor(s) in configurations where the lean oil from a hydrotreater reactor outlet separator is mixed with the reactor feed to so cool the hydrotreater reactor via evaporation. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293855 | GATE SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC LOCKING AND UNLOCKING FEATURE - A controlled gate system is comprised of a barrier arm which is pivotally connected to a first fixed support. A motion detector is secured to a second fixed support spaced a predetermined distance from the first fixed support and in alignment therewith to create a restricted passageway with the barrier arm normally resting in an obstructing position within the passageway. The barrier arm is arrested at the obstructing position by a solenoid actuated latch which is disengaged by the motion detector. The arc of displacement of the barrier arm is also restricted to permit passage through the passageway in a single direction. Under certain conditions a controller will permit the barrier arm to be disengaged to permit passage in the passageway in opposed directions. The motion detector of the preferred embodiment is constituted by a further barrier arm. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293856 | Door Actuator with an Actuator Unit - The present invention relates to a door operator ( | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293857 | DUAL CHANNEL CABLE DRIVE WINDOW LIFT SYSTEM - A dual channel window lift assembly is provided, the assembly having: a door bracket; a pair of guide rails each being rotationally mounted to the door bracket for rotational movement in a predetermined range; and a cable assembly secured to the door bracket wherein at least one cable of the cable assembly is not received within a conduit and the at least one cable is secured to as least one pulley rotationally mounted to the one of the pair of guide rails and the at least one cable remains on the at least one pulley as the pair of guide rail each rotate within the predetermined range. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293858 | SINGLE CHANNEL CABLE DRIVE WINDOW LIFT SYSTEM - A single channel window lift assembly for a vehicle is provided, the window lift assembly having: a door bracket; a single guide rail rotationally mounted to the door bracket for rotational movement in a predetermined range; and a cable assembly secured to the single guide rail wherein at least one cable of the cable assembly is not received within a conduit and the at least one cable is secured to as least one pulley rotationally mounted to the single guide rail and the at least one cable remains on the at least one pulley as the single guide rail rotates within the predetermined range. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293859 | Self-Propelled Forward Movement Mechanism of Movable Body, Sliding Door, and Spacer Device - A catcher ( | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293860 | Hand-pulling drive mechanism for an industrial door - A hand-pulling drive mechanism for an industrial door is installed on a motor end cover of the motor. The mechanism includes a hand drive device to operate manually and a shaft connected with the hand drive device. The mechanism farther includes a gear pair to change an engagement state and a disengagement state, a rotation propelling device connected with the shaft, and an eccentric pulling device including a shaft pin placed on the shaft and a torsion jacket pivotally connected to the shaft and rotated relative to the shaft pin. The gear pair includes a drive gear sleeved on the shaft for switching between the two states, and a follower gear secured to a motor shaft. The rotation propelling device is moveably connected with the drive gear. The torsion jacket and the drive gear jointly move to pull the torsion jacket through eccentric rotation of the shaft pin when the shaft is rotated, so that the drive gear moves in an axial direction and the follower drive engages with and disengages from the drive gear. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293861 | BABY GATE - A baby gate assembly which opens automatically only when detecting a designated person, by IR detection, RFID tagging or voice recognition. One or more IR detectors are mounted on a telescopic mast, enabling designation by height selection and the sensed signal compared with a datum or another IR facing in an opposite direct to provide signal operating reversible stepping motor to unlatch the gate. The control circuitry maintains the gate unlatched for sufficient time for the designated person to push open and walk through the gate in a hands free operation. A pedal release mechanism is also enabling unlatching during a power cut. The automatic and pedal unlatching mechanisms are linked for lost motion permitting independent operation. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293862 | Cap Mounting Structure - A cap mounting structure has an engagement hole formed in a peripheral edge part of an opening in an interior member; a protruding part is formed on a cap; an engagement part engaging with the engagement hole is formed by expanding an intermediate portion in the protrusion direction of the protruding part; the length in the expansion direction of the engagement part is set so as to be longer than the length of the engagement hole; the engagement part is inserted through the engagement hole while at least one of the engagement hole and the engagement part is elastically deformed, and the engagement part is engaged with the engagement hole by the elastic restoration of the elastically deformed part(s), whereby the cap is made in a temporarily held state in which the cap is held by the interior member; and from the temporarily held state, the cap is oscillated so as to be opened and closed. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293863 | EXTRUDED VEHICLE DOOR SASH - A vehicle door sash having a uniform cross-sectional shape is provided, including an enclosed section on a vehicle inner side, and an outer extending wall which extends from the enclosed section toward the vehicle outer side, the enclosed section provided with inner and outer walls, with respect to a vehicle width direction, a body-side wall, and an adjacent-to-glass wall that is adjacent to a window glass of the vehicle door. A weather strip is abutted against the body-side of the outer extending wall, and a glass runner is abutted against the window side of the outer extending wall. The body-side wall of the enclosed section is straight in cross section. A thickness of at least one of the inner and outer walls of the enclosed section is greater than a thickness of each of the body-side wall and the adjacent-to-glass wall. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293864 | ATTACHMENT METHOD FOR WINDOW LIFT SYSTEM - A method for attaching a window lift system to a vehicle is provided, the method including the step of rotationally mounting at least one guide rail to a bracket, wherein the at least one guide rail is capable of rotating in at least one plane within a predetermined range wherein rotation of the at least one guide rail in the predetermined range maintains a cable of the window lift system under tension without a spring loaded conduit such that the cable does not become disengaged from at least one pulley rotatably mounted to the guide rail. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293865 | METHOD OF PRODUCING POLISHING SHEET - A polishing sheet, having polishing particles fixed to a base sheet in a single-layer formation by an adhesive agent so as to be mutually separated in the direction of their plane and having cutting edges exposed and arranged to be coplanar, is produced by forming on a provisional base sheet a film of a provisional adhesive agent of a thickness smaller than the average diameter of the polishing particles, dispersing the polishing particles onto the film of the provisional adhesive agent so as to contact the provisional base sheet, pressing the base sheet covered with the adhesive agent onto the polishing particles with the adhesive agent facing towards the polishing particles, hardening the pressed adhesive agent, and removing the provisional base sheet and the film of the provisional adhesive agent. The polishing particles are charged in a same polarity when dispersed. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293866 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RAPID DEPLOYMENT OF SNOW SHELTERS - A device and method for rapid deployment of snow shelters are disclosed forthwith. The device includes an elongated sleeve with an open end and a closed end with an optional weight compartment preferably disposed of at the closed end. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293867 | CONSTRUCTION MADE OF INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a construction made of individual components which consist at least partially of wood-concrete composite elements ( | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293868 | MODULAR AND PORTABLE TARGET RANGE SHELTER - The invention is a portable and modular shelter that are assembled and erected to serve as a background or expendable facade for range targets used in live ammunition target practice and combat exercises. The panels of the modular and portable shelter are ballistically designed to let rounds of ammunition pass through with as little damage to the panels as possible. Additionally, the panels do not cause the ballistic projectiles passing through to scatter, splashback, or ricochet. The modular and portable shelters have no lasting environmental impact if erected temporarily. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293869 | Modular Building System - The present invention relates to the field of modular building systems. Embodiments of the invention include, a modular building system comprising planar sheets of material and moment connections, which are combined with tool-less or limited tool assembly mechanisms and can be used, for example, as spatial partitions, platforms, structural supports, or supports for articles. Specific embodiments of the invention provide structures having a seemingly homogenous, flowing ribbon structure. One embodiment of the invention provides an exhibition support system comprising: (a) at least two planar support members comprising: (i) a top panel with a top planar surface; (ii) a parallel bottom panel with a bottom planar surface; and (iii) multiple walls disposed lengthwise between the panels; wherein the panels and walls define interior hollow cells with inner surfaces and a selected inner cell height and inner cell width; and (b) at least one moment connection with two elongated members: (i) disposed at an angle of orientation relative to one another; and (ii) having a height or width to allow for a pressure fit within one of the cells along the inner cell height or width of the planar member when inserted therein; whereby structural support for the system is internal and is provided lengthwise within the planar support members at the inner surfaces of the cell that interfaces with the elongated members when inserted therein. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293870 | System Of Direct Fusible Anchoring For A Support Post Of A Security Barrier Or Parapet In Rigid Ground - The present invention relates to a device for the anchoring in rigid ground such as decks or floors made of concrete, asphalt, rock etc., for support posts for safety barriers and parapets, by means of bolts partly embedded in the ground and fixed to same by chemical or mechanical means, whose emergent part successively traverses the anchor plate of the post of the barrier, one or more washers and closure nuts which are what fix the bolt to the anchor plate. The washers present the capacity to behave as fusible elements which, in the event of a vertical load due to traction greater than a defined value, are deformed and traversed by the closure nut which, once released from the washer, traverses the corresponding hole of the anchor plate, which is of a size greater than that of the closure nut, with the union between the plate and bolt thus becoming decoupled. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293871 | Elongated Edging Assembly - An elongated edging assembly for holding landscaping and/or paving materials and the like in place in a predetermined location. The assembly may be made up of first and second elongated edger members which each include an elongated upright material retaining plate and a connector located adjacent an end of the corresponding member. The connectors desirably include respective mating interengageable components located on the plates near the ends thereof. The components are configured and adapted to cooperate to interconnect the members and maintain the ends of the respective plates in substantial abutting relationship with the plates in substantial alignment. The members may ideally be arranged as a neat packet of related objects including a pair of elongated members configured, arranged, aligned and joined together so as to present a single elongated construct having an open interior. At least one accessory item for said members is arranged within the open interior. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293872 | FLOORING PANELS AND CONNECTORS - A structural sandwich plate member particularly adapted for use as a floor panel comprises a structural sandwich panel ( | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293873 | FRICTIONAL DAMPER FOR DAMPING MOVEMENT OF STRUCTURES - The invention is a damper and a method for protecting buildings and similar structural systems from dynamic loading such as loading caused by earthquakes, strong winds or machine vibrations. More specifically, the damper is made from structural members being interconnected in frictional or visco-elastically dampened rotational joints. Due to the dampening of the joints, relative movement between the structural elements is dampened. In particular, the damper is useful for base isolation, e.g., in order to allow a building or a machine to move in a dampened movement relative to its foundation or in order to allow a cable stay of a cable stay bridge to move in a dampened movement relative to its fixation point on the bridge. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293874 | SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING A PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE TO A SURFACE - A system for removably and adjustably mounting a device on an object is provided. The system for removably and adjustably mounting a device on an object, according to the present invention, includes an apparatus and method useful for removably and adjustably mounting one or more photovoltaic modules on an object such as a pole or roof, and includes one or more triple track rails. Also included are one or more connector brackets that are demountably attachable to the one or more triple track rails and to the object. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293875 | Stairway for Use on Building Sites - The invention is a portable, modular stairway unit for use on a building site during construction of a multistorey building, the stairway unit including: a stair run section with a plurality of rise-separated stair treads, the stair run section having an upper and a lower end; an upper landing connected to the stair run section at, or at a distance from, the upper end of the stair run section; a lower landing connected to the stair run section at, or at a distance from, the lower end of the stair run section; wherein each of the landings have portions that extend laterally beyond a width of the stair run section, the landings being devised to extend inwardly into respective upper and lower storey levels of the building when the stairway unit is situated adjacent to a face of the building; and anchoring means arranged to removeably secure the landings, in use, at the upper and lower storey levels thereby to provide a double-cantilevered mounting of the stair run section extending between the two building storey levels. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293876 | Multi-Dimensional Door Frame - This invention provides a type of door frame totally different from those in current use and characterized in the novel design and construction thereof by having an interior space for redimensioning it to any measurement within the range for cutting between the vertical inner jamb and the vertical outer moving jamb, by making a single cut and reassembling the outer moving jamb in order to obtain a new measurement for the door. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293877 | Safety Surfacing Tile - One embodiment of a safety surfacing tile comprises a top surface; a plurality of series of first members supporting the top surface and extending continuously across a transverse length of the safety surfacing tile; a plurality of series of second members supporting the top surface and extending continuously across a length of the safety surfacing tile perpendicular to the transverse length; and a grid of voids formed by the intersecting first and second members on an underside of the top surface, wherein the grid of voids absorbs impact energy from an object impacting the top surface. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293878 | FLOOR ASSEMBLY AS WELL AS A SECTION SUITABLE FOR SUCH A FLOOR ASSEMBLY - A floor assembly comprising at least one plate, at least one girder connected to said plate, which girder is provided with at least one passage extending transversely to the girder and which supports at least one removable panel. The floor assembly further comprises at least one section supported by at least one girder, which section extends in a direction transversely to the girder. Said section comprises a separating segment and first and second supports located on either side of said separating segment, wherein said first and said second support are located at different heights relative to an upper side of the separating segment. The first support supports the panel, whilst the second support supports a stonelike floor. The second support is located near a bottom side of the separating segment remote from the upper side. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293879 | MECHANICAL LOCKING OF FLOOR PANELS WITH VERTICAL SNAP FOLDING AND AN INSTALLATION METHOD TO CONNECT SUCH PANELS - Floor panels ( | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293880 | MAST ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a mast arrangement having at least two single masts and at least one beam connecting the single masts, wherein at least one shear connector provided with anchor pins engaging the anchor pins in the an exterior side of the beam and/or the single mast to connect the beam to one of the single masts. Said mast arrangement is easily statically calculated, so that it can be designed appropriately for the load at a low cost. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293881 | COMPOSITE FRAME FOR INSERTION IN A BUILDING APERTURE - A composite frame ( | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293882 | PRESSURE PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR CURTAIN WALL PANELS - The pressure plate assembly is used for securing curtain wall panels. The pressure plate assembly includes an elongated base member and an elongated stiffening member. At least a portion of the interior main face of the stiffening member is removably engagable against a corresponding mating surface on the exterior main face of the base member. The stiffening member is made of a material having a mechanical stress resistance higher than that of the material of the base member. At least one longitudinally-extending thermal insulation chamber is provided within a space located between the interior main face of the base member and the interior main face of the stiffening member. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293883 | CAST-IN INSERT - An insert for embedment in a concrete component during casting, having a tubular cavity for receiving a threaded anchorage member, the tubular cavity having an opening arranged to face outward of the concrete component when cast for insertion of the threaded anchorage member, wherein the insert is externally tapered such that, when the insert is embedded in the concrete component and the anchorage member is threadedly engaged within the tubular cavity, axial loading applied to the anchorage member in a sense to withdraw the anchorage member from the insert causes reactional force from the surrounding concrete to be applied to the insert in a direction radially inwardly of the insert, and wherein the insert is formed of deformable plastic material such that said reactional force in turn causes the insert to exert force radially inwardly upon the anchorage member. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293884 | CONNECTING ELEMENT FOR PANELS - A connecting element for panels comprises at least one plate ( | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293885 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A BUILDING USING CORNER PANELS - A method for constructing a building comprises the steps of: preparing a base ( | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293886 | Device for bridging a difference in height between two floor surfaces - A device for bridging a difference in height between two floor surfaces ( | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293887 | FORMWORK CLAMP - A formwork clamp comprising: a lower elongate support member having a head portion and a tail portion, the head portion adapted for attachment to a lower portion of formwork, an upper elongate support member having a head portion and a tail portion, the lower elongate support member and the upper elongate support member being attached relative to each other and movable relative to each other between a collapsed position where the lower elongate member is more towards or against the upper elongate member, and an extended use position where the head portion of the upper elongate member is spaced away from the lower elongate member, a mounting member attached to or forming part of the head portion of the upper elongate support member, the mounting member being attachable to an upper portion of the formwork, the upper elongate support member being adjustable in length, and anchor means to enable the formwork clamp to be anchored to the ground. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293888 | VERTICAL DEFLECTION EXTENSION END MEMBER - A wall structure has a telescoping portion and a stationary portion. An overlapping section of the telescoping portion has a recess to allow dry wall to be fastened to the stationary portion at the overlapping section without being attached to the telescoping portion. The fastener pierces through the drywall and a sidewall of the stationary portion. However, a tip of the fastener does not engage a sidewall of the telescoping portion. Rather, the tip of the fastener stops within the recess of the telescoping portion. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293889 | Alternative I-Stud - An i-stud having a web and flanges comprising oriented strand board (OSB) and a method of assembling a wall utilizing the same, wherein the flanges are unitary and non-laminated. The method of assembling a wall may utilize a wall system comprising upper and lower frame members or may utilize existing structural members. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293890 | Stack-Top Dunnage - The stack-top dunnage can have a sheet having two opposite end sections and a center section therebetween; each end section being successively folded thus forming a thicker ledge portion. The stack-top protector can be placed on top of a stack and the ledges thence receive tie bands that tie the stack to a pallet for shipping. | 2010-11-25 |
| 20100293891 | Device for Overpacking at Least One Object into a Batch - The invention relates to a device for overpacking at least one object using at least one blank of an appropriate material such as carton in order to form a batch. The device of the invention includes at least one carousel including at least one receptacle, and at least three work stations distributed about the carousel, the three stations including a work station with a distribution mechanism for distributing at least one blank of material to the at least one receptacle, a work station with a loading mechanism for loading the at least one object into the receptacle, and a work station with an unloading mechanism for unloading at least one assembled batch, wherein a mechanism for folding and/or closing the blank in order to form the overpacking are also provided. | 2010-11-25 |
