51st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090307816 | Eye protectors - An eye protector ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090307817 | Eye protectors - An eye protector ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090307818 | Eye protectors - A protective helmet ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090307819 | Sports Wrist Band - A sports wrist band is worn on a bare or gloved hand to increase the gripping force of the hand as well as the frictional force of friction with hand-held sporting goods such as a golf club and a baseball bat, thereby contributing to the improvement of sports performance. The sports wrist band includes a wrist band having a length wound at least one turn around the wrist, and including pieces of wrist velcro attached at a predetermined position so as to press and fix the wrist in a state of being wound around the wrist, and a hand band extending from the wrist band, turning around a knife hand portion, and wrapping up a palm portion contacting sporting goods so as to press the palm portion. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307820 | CUSHION PAD AND GLOVE THEREOF - The cushion pad according to the present invention contains a ciliated member and a base member, both made of a flexible plastic material and having a same planar shape. The ciliated member has a large number of hollow protrusions on a front side. The base member is attached to a back side of the ciliated member by high-frequency fusing their circumferences together to form a rim belt with two openings. A pressure release valve is plugged in one opening, and a one-way valve and a pumping device is plugged in the other opening. When air is pumped into a closed space among the ciliated member, the base member, and the rim belt by the pumping device, the cushion pad could offer significantly superior shock absorption. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307821 | Hand Protection Structure - A hand protection structure is provided. The hand protection structure includes a fixing unit, a plurality of finger protection units, a plurality of fingertip members, and a plurality of backbone members. The finger protection units are configured of flat strip shapes. Each of finger protection units has one fingertip member assembled at a distal end thereof, and a fastening piece is configured at the end thereof of the finger protection unit for mounting the finger protection unit to the fixing unit. The hand protection structure can be assembled in a glove. When a hand of the user is impacted by external forces, the finger protection units relieve the external impact to protect the fingers from injury. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307822 | Protective garment for use by a firefighter or other emergency worker and including a belt tunnel - A protective garment ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090307823 | Garment | 2009-12-17 |
20090307824 | GLOVE, IN PARTICULAR FOR BICYCLING - Gloves, in particular cycling gloves, are being furnished which allow an efficient circulation of air in the interior of the glove in the area of the palm and largely prevent the development of sweat on the user's hand. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307825 | STERILE GLOVE WITH TOUCHLESS DONNING - A sterile glove includes a cuff that has an inside surface and an outside surface. The cuff is folded over at a fold when the glove is packaged and when it is initially removed from the package. The glove further includes a hand and finger portion. The glove further includes a detachable tab that is coupled to the cuff and includes a free end. The detachable tab is adapted to facilitate a donning of the glove before being detached. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307826 | Mounting system for accessories on a safety helmet - Embodiments of a fixture secured, securable to, or integral with the outer shell of a helmet of the type that has a bulge or protrusion on a side thereof to facilitate convenient positional adjustment, attachment and removal of multiple accessories include a fixture for securely receiving an accessory, wherein the fixture comprises a rail for slidably and adjustable receiving a plurality of accessories thereon. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307827 | Sensor Device and Helmet Incorporating Same - An impact sensor comprises a support | 2009-12-17 |
20090307828 | Goggle with a Built-in Camera - The present invention relates to ski goggles with a digital camera. The ski goggle, camera, digital storage, control devices and the battery units are an integral part of the goggle. The camera and its accessories are imbedded into the goggle such that there is minimal deviation of the shape of the ski goggle from conventional ski goggles. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307829 | COMPLIANT IMPACT PROTECTION PAD - A hip protector pad absorbs impact energy at a vulnerable area of a greater trochanter of an adult human hip. The pad has a continuous sheet of flexible honeycomb material having faces covered with a cover material and a layer of compliant and resilient foam on an inner side and an outer side of the honeycomb material. The pad is flexible to conform to a shape of the hip area. The cover material reduces a penetration of the foam into cells of the honeycomb material when subjected to impact. The pad is effective to reduce an impact of a fall of an adult human on the vulnerable area to be below an average adult human hip fracture impact level. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307830 | Head and Neck Restraint System and Device - A head and neck restraint device controls the motion of the head and forces exerted upon the neck of a seated occupant in a decelerating vehicle. A body defines a collar, right and left legs and right and left wings. The collar is tethered to the helmet. Each leg has belt interaction surfaces that provide a friction action on the shoulder straps. Left and right extensions or wings residing under the shoulder strap rearward of the legs provide a restriction of rotation of the body and thus a binding action on the shoulder straps. A cantilever action is induced in generally forward impact by the tethers pulling on the collar of the body and the binding action on the shoulder straps reducing the forward motion of the body. The present restraint device does not attach to the structure of the vehicle, allows travel thereof with respect to the seated occupant, yet controls the motion of the occupant's head in order to substantially reduce neck loads on the occupant. Moreover present restraint device is not in contact with the occupant during normal operation and thus does not induce discomfort or fatigue. Under general forward impact conditions, the occupant's head motion is controlled with respect to the torso, yet the device will restrictively move with the driver's head and torso along shoulder straps of a seat harness of the vehicle. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307831 | Odor-free toilet - An odor extracting system for a toilet bowl of a toilet pedestal, coupleable to a water supply via a flush conduit leading to flush outlets under a rim of the bowl; the bowl being coupleable to a sewage pipe via a U shaped trap; the odor extracting system comprising: an air bypass extending substantially through the pedestal, the air bypass for bypassing the U shaped trap, that is coupled to air intake ports around the toilet bowl, and to the sewage pipe downstream of the U shaped trap; an air pump for pumping air and vapors out of toilet bowl to sewage pipe via the air bypass, and a light weight air valve upstream of the air pump, the air valve to seal the air bypass when said pump is not in use to prevent escape of smells from the sewage pipe to the toilet bowl; said system further comprising a sealing lid coupled to the toilet pedestal, allowing access to the air valve and air pump, whilst preventing escape of odors from the bypass. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307832 | LAVATORY ACCESSORY - Lavatory support accessory comprising a structure to support the user of a lavatory, the accessory having a back piece to support the lavatory lid in the raised position, characterized in that the back piece has a resilient flange or fold to produce interference with the opening movement of the lid in such a way that said flange or fold must be deformed for the lid to make contact with the back piece. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307833 | TOILET TANK VALVE STRUCTURE - A toilet tank valve structure comprises a knob unit, a rotatable shaft unit, a pole unit, a whole discharge pull wire, a partial discharge pull wire, a whole discharge assembly, a partial discharge assembly, and a water seal; the knob unit comprising a partial discharge knob and a whole discharge knob; the rotatable shaft unit comprising a shaft core and a shaft sleeve; the pole unit comprising a partial discharge pole and a whole discharge pole; the whole discharge knob being secured to an outer end of the shaft sleeve, an inner end of the shaft sleeve being secured to a first end of the whole discharge pole, a second end of the whole discharge pole being connected to the whole discharge pull wire to link the whole discharge assembly and the water seal; the partial discharge knob being secured to an outer end of the shaft core, the shaft core being inserted into the shaft sleeve, an inner end of the shaft core being secured to a first end of the partial discharge pole, a second end of the partial discharge pole being connected to the partial discharge pull wire to link the partial discharge assembly and the water seal. This structure is convenient for installation and operation. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307834 | Spa covering device - A spa covering device is provided. Such spa covering device includes a substantially hollow self-supporting covering member for covering at least one of a tub portion of a spa tub, a deck portion of such spa tub and a combination thereof. The covering member is manufactured from a first predetermined material and has a first predetermined size and a first predetermined shape. An access mechanism is operably disposed on a first predetermined portion of the covering member at a predetermined location thereon for enabling a user to at least one of enter such spa tub, exit such spa tub, and a combination thereof after the covering member has been placed at least one of on and over such spa tub. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307835 | BATH | 2009-12-17 |
20090307836 | SHOWER HEAD - A showerhead contains a chamber in connection with a connecting nozzle, said chamber from which the water is discharged from plurality of nipples formed on a membrane formed out of elastomeric material. The nipples feature a duct for the shower water. The nipples penetrate through openings of a perforated disc through the openings slightly larger than the outside diameter of the nipple. By shifting the perforated disc in a plane parallel to the membrane featuring the nipples, the direction of the nipple and thus the direction of the water jets discharged from the nipples will be changed. This adjustment can occur in two directions that are perpendicular to one another. The membrane is preferably approximately plane in shape, so that a front surface of the showerhead is likewise plane in shape. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307837 | Odorless drain assembly - An “odorless drain assembly” comprises an outer cylinder ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090307838 | STACKABLE BED PLATFORM - A stackable bed platform includes a primary sleep surface and a secondary sleep surface. The primary sleep surface includes a first bunk rail having a top edge formed by a first side wall, connected to a first end bunk rail having a top edge formed by a first end wall, connected to a second side bunk rail having a top edge formed by a second side wall, connected to a second end bunk rail having a top edge formed by a second end wall. The primary sleep surface also has a first supportive surface connected to the first side wall, the second side wall, the first end wall, and the second end wall. The secondary sleep surface includes a second supportive surface opposing the first supportive surface that is connected to the first side wall, the second side wall, the first end wall, and the second end wall. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307839 | PATIENT TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR USE IN STEREOTACTIC RADIATION THERAPY - A patient transfer system including a patient support panel, a first base member mounted on a first support structure, e.g., a gurney, and a second base member mounted on a second support structure, e.g., a patient treatment table. The patient support panel has a pair of longitudinally extending side rails. Each base member has at least one clamp arranged to engage a rail of the patient support panel to hold it in place thereon. The clamps are releasable to enable the patient support panel to be slid off of one base member and onto the other base member. If the support structures are spaced apart at least one bridging member is provided to bridge the gap therebetween and allow the patient support member to be slid thereacross. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307840 | HOIST DEVICE WITH SLING ATTACHMENT DETECTIOIN - A hoist device for lifting persons, said hoist device comprising holding means ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090307841 | SYSTEM FOR TURNING A PATIENT - Apparatus for turning a patient including a mobile support ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090307842 | Easy to assemble bed base, two-component connector & kit - A bed base and bed base kit includes four side members, each being symmetrical about its longitudinal axis. The side members are assembled into a rectangular structure with the members positioned to stand vertically upright on their edges. Opposed side members are of the same length and are connected at adjacent ends by a two-component connector. A first component of the connector is attached to the opposed ends of each one of a first pair of opposing side members and a second component is attached to the opposed ends of each one a second pair of opposing side members. The second components are offset from the longitudinal axis of the one side member to which they re attached. Thus, when the side members are assembled to form the rectangular structure, the respective edges of the side members are substantially flush with each other. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307843 | ITEM SUPPORT APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR BEDSIDE - An item support apparatus, such as an overbed table, for example, includes a support surface assembly, a base assembly, and a vertical column coupled to each of the support surface and base assemblies. A side assembly is coupled to the base assembly and configured to remain stationary while the support surface assembly moves upwardly and downwardly relative to the base assembly. The overbed table may further include a hand sanitizer container coupled with the support surface assembly and configured to receive a removable hand sanitizer container unit. The base assembly may include weight-activated casters. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307844 | Transport Apparatus - An apparatus comprises a frame and a transport assembly supporting the frame. The transport assembly is configured to selectively move relative to the frame between a transport position and a brake position. A portion of the frame frictionally engages a portion of the transport assembly in the brake position to affect a brake application that resists the transportation of the frame. The portion of the frame is disengaged from the portion of the transport assembly in the transport position to allow for transportation of the frame. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307845 | Shoulder surgery attachment for a surgical table - A shoulder surgery attachment for a surgical table having an articulated leg section with accessory attachment rails on opposite sides. An upright chair back assembly is supported at its base or bottom end thereof for attachment to the accessory attachment rails and the chair back assembly includes a headrest assembly positioned above a back support. The headrest assembly includes a removable neck support and a head fixation assembly. The headrest assembly is adjustably moveable up and down the chair back assembly. The neck support is positioned below the head fixation assembly and protrudes from the front of the headrest assembly for engagement with the back of the patient's neck. The head fixation assembly includes a forward protruding U-shaped forehead clamp having two distal rearwardly extending free ends that are adjustably secured to the headrest assembly whereby the head clamp may be adjusted for engaging the forehead of the patient to clamp the patient's head against the headrest assembly. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307846 | CONTOUR SHAPED SUPPORT PILLOW - A contour shaped support pillow is provided including a trough located at an upper center of a front surface of the pillow, side support areas on the front surface at sides of the trough, and first and second neck support areas above and below the trough. A substantially flat back surface adjoins the front surface at an outer rear edge. A parting line is on the front surface following the outer rear edge and terminates on each side of the first neck support area at the outer rear edge. An edge region is between the parting line and the outer rear edge. The trough, the side support areas, and the first and second neck support areas within the parting line form a concave surface. A top of the front surface between the parting line and the outer rear edge of the back surface has a concave shape. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307847 | Multi-function Tool - A multi-function tool has a shank body including a first end, a second end and a plurality of positioning grooves formed between the first and second ends thereof. A pry bar includes a connected section and a working section extending from a side of the connected section for pulling nails. A through-hole pierces the connected section for slidably receiving the shank body, with a second receptacle piercing the connected section and in communication with the through-hole. A clutch is disposed in the second receptacle for alternatively engaging with a selected one of the positioning grooves. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307848 | Multi-function Tool - A multi-function tool comprises a shank body including a plurality of located grooves aligned thereon longitudinally; a pry bar including a first section, a second section extending from the first section for prying, a first receptacle longitudinally piercing the first section for slidably mounted on the shank body and two second receptacles transversely piercing the first section and in communication with the first receptacle; two clutches respectively disposed in the second receptacles for alternatively engaging with a selective one of the located grooves; and a foot hold disposed onto the bottom of the first receptacle; wherein the second end of the shank body is inserted through the first receptacle of the pry bar and installed to the foot hold, with the foot hold being able to rotate relative to the shank body. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307849 | MULTI-DRUM WASHER/DRYER - A multi-drum washing/drying machine includes a main rotating housing supported within a cabinet. The housing supports multiple drums that are rotatable independent of the rotating housing. The rotating housing rotates about a main axis to increment each of the drums through a washing station and a drying station to provide washing of multiple different loads of laundry with only one initial loading operation. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307850 | Determination of the water storage capacity of textiles in a washing machine, and corresponding washing machine - A method for determining the water storage capacity of textiles, wherein the rinsing phase has at least one rinsing sequence which follows a drying sequence. The method is characterized in that a first water absorption is measured during the wetting phase and a second water absorption is measured during at least one of the rinsing sequences, in that the two water absorption measurements are compared with one another and the water storage capacity of the textiles is defined using the comparison. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307851 | WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine and a method of controlling a washing machine are provided. The washing machine may include a drum in which laundry is provided and is rotated. The drum may operate at a first speed such that part of the laundry tumbles within the drum and another part of the laundry adheres to the drum. An unbalance amount or a first speed operation time of the drum, which is detected when the drum operates at the first speed, may be determined. When an abnormality occurs, rotation of the drum may stop or decelerate. Accordingly, at the time of a dehydration cycle, stability of the washing machine and laundry balancing can be ensured. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307852 | PROCESS OF PREPARING A GARMENT INFUSING COLOR ENERGY AND CRYSTAL POWER - The present invention relates to a process of preparing a garment, including: (i) selecting a suitable natural fiber/yarn/fabric, (ii) infusing color energy by dyeing the natural fiber/yarn/fabric using natural dyes, (iii) infusing the crystals power in the fabric, (iv) treating the garment with a natural antimicrobial so as to obtain the desired fabric with infused color energy and crystal power. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307853 | PROTABLE DOCKING STATION - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for providing a portable docking station function for transferring items. The portable docking station may be suitably sized for the application of interest; however, for the preferred embodiment the portable docking station is about the size of a typical parking space. Embodiments of the invention include devices comprising a ramp with an automatic lowering system, lifting system and electronic modules for performing a variety of functions. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307854 | POOL CLEANING ROBOT - A suction-powered pool cleaning robot is provided, comprising a fluid outlet, configured for connection to a suction hose, and a fluid inlet, with a fluid path therebetween, a turbine, which may be any suitable device is configured to extract energy, such as in the form of rotational motion, from a fluid flow, at least partially disposed within the fluid path so as to extract energy from flow of fluid therethrough, and an electrical control system configured to regulate at least some of the operations of the robot, the control system comprising an electrical generator for providing power to the control system and configured to be driven by the turbine, and an electronic controller configured for the regulation. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307855 | Structure of wringable mop - A wringable mop includes a transmission unit mounted with a driven cap at the bottom side of an actuating sleeve that is rotatable and axially movable relative to the handle unit, a cleaning body connected between the handle unit and the driven cap, and a positioning unit controlling rotation and axial movement of the actuating sleeve relative to the handle unit. When the positioning unit controls one-way rotation of the actuating sleeve relative to the handle unit, the handle unit and the actuating sleeve are rotated relative to each other to cause rotation of the driven cap relative to the handle unit, and therefore the cleaning body is twisted. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307856 | ROTATABLY DRIVEN MOPPING DEVICE - A mopping device includes a mopping head having at least one of a mopping cloth, a mopping cover, a mopping bundle, and a mopping pad. The mopping device further includes a handle and a multi-turn actuator. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307857 | Device for a Pig - A device for a pig ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090307858 | CLEANING MITT - A cleaning mitt with an opening for insertion of the user's hand, a section for the palm and fingers of the user, and at least three thumb holes which allow the mitt to be rotated 360 degrees on the user's hand to expose different surface areas without removing the mitt. The cleaning mitt is constructed from a unitary omnidirectional tubular piece of material. The material has a smooth surface and an opposing fabric looped surface. When formed, the cleaning mitt of the present invention has the smooth surface on the interior and the fabric looped surface on the exterior to facilitate the collection of dust and dirt. The cleaning mitt is reversible so it may be used with either side turned out and on either hand. All of the surface area of the mitt may be utilized by the user to collect dust and dirt by rotating the cleaning mitt sequentially and placing a thumb into another one of the thumb holes. This process is repeated until all of surface area has been used for cleaning. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307859 | ELECTRONIC TOOTHBRUSH INCORPORATING DIGITAL TRAINING AID - An electric toothbrush and method of use for improving the oral health habits of a child. The toothbrush incorporates a digital training aid that includes a display screen and microprocessor which generates pictorial images on the screen. The microprocessor is programmed to record the actual frequency and duration of brushing over at least a twenty four hour period and to compare the actual figures with pre-programmed desired runtimes and frequencies. The microprocessor changes the images displayed on the screen to reflect the relationship between the actual times and desired times. The microprocessor includes gaming programs that are only accessible should the minimum desired frequency and time of brushing be met. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307860 | CLEANING ELEMENT AND CLEANING TOOL - It is an object of the present invention to provide effective technique for a higher cleaning effect and higher operability of a cleaning element. Representative cleaning element includes a fusion bonded part having a curved portion to project to the holding space. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307861 | WIPER FOR AN AUTOMOBILE REARVIEW MIRROR - A wiper for an automobile rearview mirror includes a motor installed on a rear surface of the rearview mirror with a driving gear. A supporting shaft is fixed on the rear surface of the mirror base, having a driven gear for engaging with female threads of the driving gear and having male threads engaging with a movable base that has a magnet to rest on the rear surface of the mirror base. Installed on the mirror is a wiper fitted with a magnet for mutually attracting with the magnet of the movable base. When the motor is turned on, its driving gear will drive the supporting shaft to spin to enable the movable base to move along the supporting shaft. The wiper is attracted by the magnet of the movable base to move to and from the mirror, effectively wiping off the water on the mirror to keep it clear. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307862 | WINDSCREEN WIPER DEVICE - A windscreen wiper device comprising a carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating arm, wherein the oscillating arm is pivotally connected to the connecting device about a pivot axis near one end, with the interposition of a joint part, with the special feature that the connecting device and the joint part are provided with mutually cooperating pivot means for pivotally connecting the joint part to the connecting device, the joint part having an at least substantially U-shaped cross-section at wherein the joint part comprises a recess in the base of the U-shaped cross-section for snappingly connecting the oscillating arm to the joint part. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307863 | HANDHELD CLEANING APPLIANCE - A handheld cleaning appliance includes a dirty air inlet, a clean air outlet and separating apparatus for separating dirt and dust from an airflow in an airflow path leading from the air inlet to the air outlet. The separating apparatus includes a cyclonic separator having at least one cyclone and a collector having a wall and a base member, the base member being held in a closed position by a catch and being pivotably connected to the wall. The appliance further includes a main body which incorporates an actuator for operating the catch. The actuator has a slidably mounted rod which is movable between an inoperative position and an actuating position in which the rod contacts part of the catch so as to allow the collector to be opened for emptying purposes. This arrangement allows the catch to be released without the user actually touching the collector. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307864 | HANDHELD CLEANING APPLIANCE - A handheld cleaning appliance includes a dirty air inlet, a clean air outlet and separating apparatus for separating dirt and dust from an airflow in an airflow path leading from the air inlet to the air outlet. The cyclonic separator is arranged in a generally upright orientation. A base surface of the main body and a base surface of the cyclonic separator together form a base surface of the appliance for supporting the appliance on a surface. By providing a base surface of the appliance which is made up of the base surface of the main body and the base surface of the cyclonic separator, the appliance is provided with a substantial base surface on which the appliance can be stably and reliably supported. This is also achieved without substantially increasing the size of the appliance as a whole. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307865 | Portable Cleaning System - A portable vacuum cleaning system includes a portable vacuum unit for cleaning debris. The vacuum unit is powered by a self-contained first battery and may be carried with a strap in backpack-fashion. The system also includes a cart defining a receptacle for receiving the vacuum unit. The vacuum unit may be used when supported by the cart or when carried by an operator. A second battery is supported by the cart and electrically connectable to the vacuum unit for charging the first battery when the vacuum unit is supported by the cart. Further, when disposed in the cart, the vacuum unit is disposed at an angle of about 45 degrees allowing for ease of movement of the cart. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307866 | Shop Vacuum Cleaner with Cyclonic Separator - A shop vacuum cleaner has a series of dust separation stages, with the large majority of the dust being preseparated in a cyclonic separator and deposited into a first drum or barrel. The remaining dust that is carried in the air stream is filtered out in a pre-filter in a second vacuum cleaner drum. A final filter cartridge is fitted onto the intake of the vacuum head. The vacuum cleaner machine exhausts clean, filtered air into the ambient. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307867 | CLEANER HEAD ASSEMBLY FOR A VACUUM CLEANER - A cleaner head assembly for a vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner head body pivotably attachable to a main body of a vacuum cleaner and a brush housing pivotably mounted on the cleaner head body, the brush housing having a suction opening, a brush bar mounted therein and a resilient member provided to bias the brush housing in a pivoting direction so as to urge a rear portion of the brush housing in an upward direction with respect to the cleaner head body. This configuration allows the brush housing to be doubly articulated with respect to the main body of the vacuum cleaner as it is biased by the resilient member in the pivoting direction such that the rear portion of the brush housing is urged in an upward direction with respect to the cleaner head body and the suction opening remains in a horizontal plane. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307868 | CLEANING ASSEMBLY FOR A SURFACE OF A ROLLER - A cleaning assembly for a surface of a roller has a dry-ice container, a connector and an injector. The dry-ice container contains CO | 2009-12-17 |
20090307869 | CLOSING AND OPENING DEVICE OF THE SNAP TYPE FOR A MOVEABLE PART OF A PIECE OF FURNITURE - A magnetic fitted ratchet device assembled in rapid, safe and cost-effective manner. Advantageously, the device according to the invention is provided with suitable elastic protrusions and corresponding slots, provided on the surface of some of its components having a tubular shape, preferably cylindrical, which allow its rapid and safe assembly. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307870 | Advertising housing for mass transit - Advertising is mounted for viewing in a rigid hollow housing that surrounds or otherwise encompasses a handle strap that at its upper end is attached to an overhead bar or rail on a bus, train or the like, and that has a lower end which is passed down through the middle of the housing so as to project a lower handle-end of the strap from the bottom of the housing. A hand-hold of toroidal or other shape, may be inserted at, or mounted to, the handle-end of the strap. The hand-hold may be sized to keep the housing from falling off the end of the strap. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307871 | HINGE STRUCTURE HAVING A KNUCKLE WITH ANTI-UNFOLDING PROPERTY - A hinge structure includes a shaft extending into a knuckle. The knuckle, when stretched-out, includes a knuckle body having a right portion and a left portion for coupling with the right portion. The knuckle body has a protrusion member projecting outwardly from the right portion with a neck section proximate to the right portion and a head section. The head section has a width greater than a width of the neck section. The knuckle body further has a recess member extending inwardly from the left portion with a narrow section proximate to the left portion and a large section. The large section has a width greater than a width of the narrow section. The width of the head section is greater than the width of the narrow section while the width of the neck section is smaller than the width of the narrow section in order to extend therethrough. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307872 | PIVOT STRUCTURE - A pivot structure is used to pivotally connect a first object to a second object includes a pivot hole and a pivot portion. The pivot hole is disposed at the second object, while the pivot portion is disposed at the first object. The pivot portion has a discontinuous ring with an outside diameter lager than an aperture of the pivot hole. The discontinuous ring can be squeezed to be deformed and be inserted into the pivot hole, such that the discontinuous ring tightly bears against the pivot hole to maintain an included angle between the first object and the second object at any time, thereby a user can steplessly adjust the included angle of the two objects. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307873 | Hinge assembly with an oil-retaining collar - A hinge assembly with an oil-retaining collar has a barrel, a pintle assembly mounted in the barrel and an oil-retaining collar mounted around the barrel and is filled with lubricant to allow the pintle assembly to rotate smoothly. The oil-retaining collar prevents the lubricant from flowing out of the barrel and prevents a plastic housing of an electronic device from being corroded and electronics from malfunctioning. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307874 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE DOORS - Hinge assembly for vehicle doors that comprises two hinge bodies articulately connected, the articulated connection consisting of at least two articulating formations spaced apart along the axis of rotation of the hinge assembly, each of which consists of a male element situated on a hinge body that can be coupled by moving it in the direction of the axis of rotation of the hinge onto a complementary female element that is situated on the other hinge body, the hinge assembly also comprising a safety element disposed so as to rotate around an axis that is solidly joined to one of the hinge bodies and that can move between at least a release position, wherein it is possible to decouple the male and female elements, and a second position wherein it is inserted between the two aforementioned articulating formations and prevents said male and female elements from becoming decoupled. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307875 | Auxiliary handle - It is an object of the invention to provide a technique for a reduction of vibration of an auxiliary handle for a hand-held power tool. The object can be achieved by a representative auxiliary handle. The auxiliary handle includes a ring-like mounting part, a pair of bases, a rod-like grip, one or arms and an elastic region. The bases are formed on a free end of the mounting part. The bases of the mounting part and extending end portions of the arms are arranged parallel to the longitudinal direction of the grip. The bases of the mounting part and the extending end portions of the arms are clamped by a bolt and a nut such that the mounting part holds the power tool body. The elastic region is provided in at least one of the mounting part, the bases and the extending end portions of the arms. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307876 | ELEVATOR LOAD BEARING TERMINATION ASSEMBLY - A socket device ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090307877 | Coupling Device and Method for Enabling Simultaneous Lifting of Two Containers - A coupling device and method for enabling simultaneous lifting of two containers ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090307878 | PERSONAL GEAR ATTACHMENT SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - An apparatus and method for attaching gear pieces to a webbed panel such as, for example, the Pouch Attachment Ladder System (PALS). Using the apparatus and method described herein, a gear piece can be attached to an application member configured for easy attachment to an interface member, the interface member preferably having been previously attached to a webbed panel. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307879 | FASTENERS, COVER SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS - Fasteners, cover systems, and related methods are provided. A fastener for fastening an item in place on an object can include a bottom member having a first cross-sectional shape and a top member having a second cross-sectional shape that is securable to the bottom member. The top member can be rotatable relative to the bottom member once the top member is secured to the bottom member. The fastener can also include a securement device for fastening the bottom member to an object. The fasteners can be part of a cover system that also includes a cover. The cover system can be used in conjunction with a window, such as a boat hatch. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307880 | SubZip - The SubZip is a waterproof submersible zipper with Vacuum Fit Technology. The Submersible Zipper is designed for watersports apparel and gear [ | 2009-12-17 |
20090307881 | CLIP - A clip for holding a first article in contact with a second article, comprising a first portion for insertion into a groove in the first article and a second portion abutting against the second article, the first portion extending substantially at right angles to the second portion. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307882 | CAP CLIP - A cap clip for fastening caps together is realized employing pressure type pincer snaps, allowing complex geometrical shapes to be formed while reducing the use of fasteners. In one embodiment, the cap clip includes a generally triangular base and three pincer snaps formed integrally with the base along the outer perimeter. Preferably, each pincer snap is comprised of a pair of convex walls and a shared clasping section lying along a radius of curvature path that are co-centric. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307883 | FASTENING ELEMENT TO BE FASTENED IN A HOLE - A holding element for fastening in a hole of a carrier part has a central shaft extending along a longitudinal axis, a supporting part fastened to the far end of the shaft and projecting laterally, and at least one arm, a fastening end of which is fastened movable to the shaft. The arm extends transverse to the longitudinal axis and for some distance from the shaft and in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis is supportable on the supporting part and in the opposite direction is supportable on a guide part fastened to the front end of the shaft. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307884 | Resonator system with a plurality of individual mechanically coupled resonators and method of making same - A method of fabricating a MEMS piezoelectric resonator system includes forming a stack of layers on a substrate, the stack comprising at least one piezoelectric material layer spaced from the substrate by a sacrificial layer, patterning the stack to form a plurality of edge coupled resonators, and removing at least a portion of the sacrificial layer to suspend the resonators relative to the substrate. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307885 | PIEZOELECTRIC FILM POLING METHOD AND PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A piezoelectric film poling method in which, with respect to an unpoled piezoelectric film formed on a substrate by a vapor phase growth method and having a Curie point Tc not higher than 300° C., an electric field greater than a coercive electric field of the film is applied in a predetermined direction under a temperature condition not higher than 0° C. to orient spontaneous polarization of the film in the predetermined direction. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307886 | Method and Device for Processing Crankshaft and Burnishing Roller for Crankshaft - A pair of burnishing rollers formed in a roughly disk shape are linearly disposed oppositely to each other on both sides of the shaft part of a crankshaft. The crankshaft is rotated about its axis by the rotatingly driving action of a rotating driving source (M). The pair of burnishing rollers are displaced in a direction apart from each other while the shaft part of the crankshaft is held by the outer peripheral surfaces of the pair of burnishing rollers to apply a rolling to the crankshaft. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307887 | ASSEMBLY TOOL FOR MODULAR IMPLANTS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An assembly tool for assembly of a first component of a prosthesis to a second component of the prosthesis for use in joint arthroplasty is provided. The tool includes a first member operably associated with the first component and a second member. The second member is operably associated with the second component. At least one of the first member and the second member are adapted to provide for the assembly of the first component of the prosthesis to the second component of the prosthesis. The second member is operably associated with the first member for relative motion between the first member and the second member for assembly of the first component of the prosthesis to the second component. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307888 | JIG FOR DRIVING CLOSING CAP FOR BOLT INSTALLATION HOLE - Provided is a driving jig for a closing cap which makes it possible to drive a closing cap straight into a bolt installation hole ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090307889 | Uncoiling Device - An uncoiling device having an uncoiler for uncoiling a strip is described. The uncoiler is arranged downstream from a thickness measuring device which measures the thickness of the unwound strip. Said thickness measuring device is arranged downstream from a straightening device which straightens the unwound strip. Said straightening device is arranged downstream from a machining device which further machines the straightened strip. The thickness of the trip is transmitted to a control device which controls the straightening machine and/or the machining device in accordance with the measured thickness of the strip. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307890 | REPLACEMENT OF AIR CLEANER COVER - A cleaner cover replacing method includes the steps of detaching a first cleaner cover from a cleaner case; placing an attachment into fitted engagement with claw hooking parts of the cleaner case, placing a second cleaner cover on the cleaner case, and causing a bolt to pass through a bolt hole of the second cleaner cover and to threadedly engage with a nut part of the attachment. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307891 | Method and apparatus for remotely inspecting and/or treating welds, pipes, vessels and/or other components used in reactor coolant systems or other process applications - A tool is disclosed for remotely inspecting and/or treating welds, pipes, vessels and/or other components used in reactor coolant systems or other process applications to, among other things, mitigate stress corrosion cracking in the welds, pipes, vessels and/or other components. The tool is placed at the entrance to a pipe or vessel and walks into the pipe or vessel to a pre-selected weld, pipe or vessel location or other component. Upon reaching the pre-selected weld, pipe or vessel location or other component, the tool anchors itself, then advances an end effector to inspect and/or treat the pre-selected weld, pipe or vessel location or other component. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307892 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING BRAKE, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING BRAKE - A brake includes an annular boot which can be expanded and contracted according to movements of a piston and is assembled to an opening part of a cylinder and to an annular groove on an outer peripheral face of the piston. The boot is assembled by: engaging one end of the boot with the opening part of the cylinder in a state where the piston is contained in the cylinder; moving the piston so that at least a part of the piston is withdrawn from the cylinder and that the other end of the boot is pressed by a pressing face of the piston; and fitting the other end of the boot into the annular groove of the piston, while a movable range of the other end of the boot is restricted by an expanding allowance of the boot whose one end is engaged with the opening part of the cylinder. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307893 | Surgical Tools Facilitating Increased Accuracy, Speed and Simplicity in Performing Joint Arthroplasty - Disclosed herein are tools for repairing articular surfaces repair materials and for repairing an articular surface. The surgical tools are designed to be customizable or highly selectable by patient to increase the speed, accuracy and simplicity of performing total or partial arthroplasty. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307894 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WATER-PROOF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method being applied to manufacture a water-proof electronic device ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090307895 | Electrochemical Apparatus With Barrier Layer Protected Substrate - The present invention relates to apparatus, compositions and methods of fabricating high performance thin-film batteries on metallic substrates, polymeric substrates, or doped or undoped silicon substrates by fabricating an appropriate barrier layer composed, for example, of barrier sublayers between the substrate and the battery part of the present invention thereby separating these two parts chemically during the entire battery fabrication process as well as during any operation and storage of the electrochemical apparatus during its entire lifetime. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention thin-film batteries fabricated onto a thin, flexible stainless steel foil substrate using an appropriate barrier layer that is composed of barrier sublayers have uncompromised electrochemical performance compared to thin-film batteries fabricated onto ceramic substrates when using a 700° C. post-deposition anneal process for a LiCoO | 2009-12-17 |
20090307896 | Electrochemical Apparatus With Barrier Layer Protected Substrate - The present invention relates to apparatus, compositions and methods of fabricating high performance thin-film batteries on metallic substrates, polymeric substrates, or doped or undoped silicon substrates by fabricating an appropriate barrier layer composed, for example, of barrier sublayers between the substrate and the battery part of the present invention thereby separating these two parts chemically during the entire battery fabrication process as well as during any operation and storage of the electrochemical apparatus during its entire lifetime. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention thin-film batteries fabricated onto a thin, flexible stainless steel foil substrate using an appropriate barrier layer that is composed of barrier sublayers have uncompromised electrochemical performance compared to thin-film batteries fabricated onto ceramic substrates when using a 700° C. post-deposition anneal process for a LiCoO | 2009-12-17 |
20090307897 | ASSEMBLY APPARATUS FOR ATTACHING DECORATIVE PIECES - A assembly apparatus for attaching decorative pieces to electronic devices includes a seat, a first cover, a second cover, and a transmitting member. The seat includes a disengaging portion and an attaching portion. The disengaging portion has a recess, a protrusion and at least one positioning column in the recess. The attaching portion defines a receiving room for receiving a shell. The first cover is detachable mounted on the disengaging portion and defines at least one first through hole. The second cover is detachable mounted on the attaching portion and defines a second through hole. The transmitting member includes a latching portion. The latching portion is inserted in the first through hole to attract a decorative piece, and is inserted in the second through hole to release the decorative piece on the shell. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307898 | Hairpin Expander Machine for Manufacturing Tube and Fin Heat Exchangers with Reduced Tube Diameter - An improved hairpin expander machine equipped with a closed-loop-controlled hydraulically positioned bolster plate and a heat exchanger-holding fixture characterized by a full-length, continuous front plate, back plate, and side rails. The hairpin expander includes a novel heat exchanger bottom end plate clamping mechanism as part of the fixture. These features enable the hairpin expander to provide larger expansion ratios and exert greater forces with tighter control, which is required for producing heat exchangers with reduced diameter hairpin tubes according to a preferred embodiment of the invention. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307899 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING CONDUCTIVE BALLS - A method of mounting conductive balls comprises a step of setting, on a substrate, a mask that includes a plurality of apertures for disposing conductive balls on the substrate and a filling step. The filling step includes using a head that moves along a surface of the mask, holding a group of conductive balls in an area that is part of the surface of the mask, and moving the area so that parts of a path taken by the area overlap. By limiting the area where filling is carried out and moving the conductive balls while gathering the conductive balls in this area, it is possible to prevent losses for the conductive balls, to increase the filling efficiency, and to suppress the number of unfilled apertures. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307900 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING CONDUCTIVE BALLS - A conductive ball mounting method for mounting conductive balls on a mount using an arraying mask, in which the mount includes mounting positions formed in a predetermined pattern, and the arraying mask is provided above the mount and includes through holes provided in positions corresponding to the mounting positions. The method includes providing a ball suction unit for sucking solder balls, the ball suction unit including a ball holding member capable of holding the conductive balls, sucking up the conductive balls below the ball suction unit, holding the conductive balls on a lower surface of the ball holding member while sucking up the conductive balls, and after the holding the conductive balls, falling the conductive balls held by the ball holding member to the mount. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307901 | TERMINATING SYSTEMS AND TOOLS FOR WALL JACKS - Tools and methods for engaging a variety of blades with a variety of wall jacks. A tool includes a platform for supporting a wall jack; and a blade for engaging a wire with the wall jack while the wall jack is being supported. The platform may be adjustable. The tool may further include a blade holder configured to hold at least one of a plurality of blade types. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307902 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING CONDUCTIVE PASTE ONTO ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An apparatus and a method for applying a conductive paste, for forming electrodes, onto an electronic component, such as a micro chip device. The apparatus includes a first jig unit provided with paste holes, which are filled with the conductive paste; and a second jig unit being movable and provided with extruding pins, which are inserted into the paste holes of the first jig unit, for allowing the conductive paste to be applied onto the electronic component. The conductive paste is applied onto the electronic component, while the electronic component is loaded onto or unloaded from the first jig unit. The apparatus and the method allow the conductive paste for forming electrodes to be precisely applied onto the electronic component, easily adjust the amount of the applied conductive paste, prevent the spreading of the conductive paste or the incorrect application of the conductive paste, allow jig units, for applying the conductive paste onto the electronic component, to be used for a long time without replacement or washing, cause the reduction of the maintenance costs of the apparatus, and facilitate the formation of electrodes having various shapes on the electronic component. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307903 | Terminating Systems And Tools For Wall Jacks - Tools and methods for engaging a variety of blades with a variety of wall jacks are provided. A tool includes a platform for supporting a wall jack; and a blade for engaging a wire with the wall jack while the wall jack is being supported. The platform may be adjustable. The tool may further include a blade holder configured to hold at least one of a plurality of blade types. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307904 | Contact Element, Contact Unit, Method for Producing a Contact Unit, and Method for Placing into Operation for Fine-Pitch Parts - A contact element for producing an electric contact has a laser cut conducting plate, with the contour of the laser cut conducting plate including at least two tips, which are embodied as contact tips for a contact pad of a part, connected to each other by a separating area, such that a one-piece semi-finished part is embodied. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307905 | DROPLET DISCHARGING HEAD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND DROPLET DISCHARGING DEVICE - A droplet discharging head comprises a pressure chamber in which fluid is filled through a channel, and a nozzle that is connected to the pressure chamber and which discharges the fluid as a droplet. After the droplet discharging head is assembled, at least the wall surfaces contacting the fluid are coated with a carbonized silicon film. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307906 | METHOD OF PRODUCING COMPONENTS FOR CONTROLLING A FLUID FLOW AND COMPONENTS PRODUCED BY THIS METHOD - A method for producing a micromechanical component for controlling a fluid flow and a component produced according to this method are described. The method for producing a micromechanical component for controlling a fluid flow includes: producing an oscillatory diaphragm on a surface of a substrate by forming an underlying cavity from the same side of the surface, covering the substrate with an intermediate layer, patterning the intermediate layer, and covering the intermediate layer with a covering layer sealing the micromechanical component. It is characterized by the fact that the intermediate layer is patterned in such a way that a sealing element of a fluid valve forms on the diaphragm, which element seals and/or surrounds a valve opening formed in the covering layer. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307907 | Method for Producing a Heat Exchanger - Method for producing a heat exchanger with the following steps: a) hot dip refining a steel sheet to form a corrosion-protection layer ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090307908 | RAZOR - A shaving aid member pivots in a predetermined range from an initial position to a pivot position with respect to a razor head against elastic force of leaf springs. In the shaving aid member, a mounting portion of a base member is aligned with the razor head and two arm portions of the base member are invisible from the front side of the razor head. This reduces the space occupied by the arm portions outside the outer peripheral portion of the razor head. As a result, in a razor with a shaving aid, comfort in use is enhanced. Further, the razor is compact-sized since the surface area of the front side of the portion outlined by the razor head and the shaving aid member is decreased. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307909 | INNER BLADE FOR ELECTRIC SHAVER - In an inner blade ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090307910 | Conduit Saw - A method and apparatus for cutting conduit. The apparatus preferably comprises a motor operated cutting blade which is slideable relative to a fixture for holding the conduit. The fixture is preferably spring loaded and preferably sufficiently grips the conduit so that only one hand is needed to operate the saw and cut the conduit. Alternatively the conduit may be held by one hand while the saw is operated by the other hand. The saw is preferably cordless. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307911 | Cutting Tool - A cutting tool including a housing provided with a compartment having an opening, a carrier disposed in the compartment and displaceable between extended and retracted positions, a spring for biasing the carrier in the retracted position, a mechanism for displacing the carrier in the extended position, a mechanism for releasably retaining the carrier in the extended position, and the carrier having a nesting surface for a blade whereby a blade nested thereon will project through the compartment opening when the carrier is in the extended position and will be disposed within such compartment when the carrier is in the retracted position. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307912 | Folding Ladle Device - The folding ladle's primary function is similar to many other ladles found in the market today and known in the prior art, it can be used to scoop a standard size portion of liquid or powered solids from one container to another. The primary innovation of the invention is the flexible bowl, which allows the large scooping bowl of the ladle to fold in half for more compact storage. Once folded the ladle will hold this smaller position indefinitely until it is snapped back to its open position. This is achieved through the special shape of the ladle's bowl. When snapped into the closed position the size of the tool is greatly reduced in size and it fits more easily into drawers for storage. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307913 | CONCRETE PANEL REFERENCE POINT MARKING SYSTEM - A concrete panel pre-pour marking system in the form of a portable stand that includes a central reference pointer at the bottom end of the stand that is used as a starting point. The upper end of the stand has a computer processor, keypad, display screen and a device for reading pre-saved construction drawings for the panels to be formed. Key points for locating panel corners, arches, lift inserts, reveals, openings, and other required features are identified with a projection of laser beam(s) to the specific point on the surface upon which the forms are to be laid out and the concrete to be poured. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307914 | SIGHTING SYSTEM AND RANGE FINDER FOR AN ARCHERY BOW - A sighting system for use on an archery bow includes a sighting pin defining a front focus point and a plurality of contact knocks coupled to the bow string. An archer adjusts the distance of a shot by positioning a reference feature relative to a contact knock while placing the sighting pin on a target. A range finder for determining a distance to the target includes a sighting pin having a focus point and first and second yardage bars on opposite sides of the sighting pin. The first and second yardage bars are configured to be located relative to known features of the target at certain distances from the target. | 2009-12-17 |
20090307915 | Differential Calibration - A method of calibrating a measurement probe ( | 2009-12-17 |