52nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090313736 | Varying thickness Helmet for reduced weight and increased protection - A helmet in which the material thickness is optimized to utilize multiple defeat mechanisms against a range of threats and to provide varying levels of protection in different areas based on the expected distribution and orientation of threats. Threat types as well as likely threat locations are both used to determine optimal material types and thickness at different points on the helmet to provide the user with the greatest overall level of personal protection possible with a helmet of a given maximum weight. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313737 | Batter's finger-worn variable-density control-pad - A baseball batter's improved grip enhancing Pow'rPad™ device providing therapeutic vibration sting-absorption, which in critically configured for use upon one's upper/batting-hand, while primarily employing the forefinger but optionally including the adjacent middle-finger for positioning stability. The user's two fingers are fully inserted (with or without a conventional batting-glove) through a pair of intimately fitting spaced apart holes provided into a resiliently flexile preferably frothed-neoprene roll-stock material, clad on both sides with reinforcing nylon/stretch-fabric. An integral bolster cushion portion is arranged distally opposite the finger-holes, formed via a circular-wrap of the pad material around an extruded-core of resilient material. This constitutes the primary performance enhancing feature, whereby both ‘advanced bat positioning’, and advantageous ‘rebound-effect’ is provided; —enabling the batter to hit a ball further with greater control. The insert-cushion can be selectively changed, thereby offering variable compliance characteristics according to individual user preference; thus encouraging a more aggressive bat-swing action by dispelling any subconscious trepidation over dreaded debilitating hand-injury shock-trauma. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313738 | Game thumb-protective device that fits over a thumb for protection and comfort while using a video game controller device - A hollow cylindrical shaped thumb brace consisting of a back and a palm which are made from flexible materials so that the invention can be repeatedly bent to move with the thumb for flexibility, without fracturing. The thumb brace has a curved diameter at one end and an opening at another end to form a sleeve encasing to allow a thumb to be inserted for thumb support and protection while using video game controller devices. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313739 | Sleeve holder - A sleeve holder for maintaining a garment sleeve in a rolled or gathered condition on the wearer's forearm above the wrist, is disclosed. The sleeve holding device comprises an elongated body of a truncated cone shape having opposite ends. The narrower end includes an elastic core located within its interior defined by a cover. The elastic core has a relaxed length and a relatively longer stretched length in response to an applied tensile force. The opposite end of the sleeve holding device is wider in circumference than the elastic core, creating a pocket where the sleeve of the garment is held. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313740 | Camouflage U.S. Marine Corps combat utility uniform: pattern, fabric, and design - A camouflage system to be used for both military uniforms and equipment. The system includes specialized means of printing the camouflage system unto fabric. The system can also be used for civilian applications, particularly with sportsman hunters. The system provides camouflage in both the human visible light range and the infrared. The system depends on the use of a macro-pattern resulting from a repeat of a micro-pattern. When applied to fabric, a polyamide-cotton fiber blend has a macro pattern resulting from a repeat of a micro pattern printed on at least one surface. The coloring system used comprises at least four colorings from dyes that in combination produce a percent reflectance value comparable to the negative space of the surroundings near the camouflaged subject. The system functions by a macro pattern being disruptive of the shape of the subject and a micro pattern comprising sharp edge units of a size capable of blending the subject into the background. The relative lightness values and percentages of total pattern are sufficient to produce a percent reflectance of acceptable colors, wet or dry in terms of lightness values compared to current military four-color camouflage. On fabric, the results are achieved by printing A macro pattern that disrupts the sensed shape and a micro pattern with a repeat size that produces the macro pattern. The reflectance of the material is comparable to the negative space surrounding a subject so the subject does not appear too dark or too light (out of place). The variation in the lightness between wet and dry is not greater than 17-28%, achieved during the printing process. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313741 | Pajama suit for autistic children - Wearing apparel which helps to manage autistic children by preventing them from removing the wearing apparel once they are placed in the wearing apparel. The wearing apparel is made from a soft cotton material and has an opening through which the wearing apparel is placed onto or removed from the child. The opening is the only way the wearing apparel can be donned or removed. A closure mechanism allows the opening to be open for passage of the child into or out of the wearing apparel when in the open configuration and to close the opening to prevent the passage of the child into or out of the wearing apparel when in the closed configuration. The closure is located where the child cannot reach it once the wearing apparel is donned whereby once the child is dressed, the child cannot disrobe. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313742 | GOLF GLOVE HAVING PERFORATIONS - A golf glove is provided having inelastic material that defines a plurality of perforations having a diameter of less than about 2 mm spaced substantially throughout both a palmar side and a dorsal side of the glove. The perforations enhance dissipation of heat and moisture out of the glove. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313743 | Pants with saggy pants control system - According to an exemplary embodiment, an article of clothing comprising pants having a waistband and at least one front pocket is provided. The article of clothing includes a saggy pants control system having a pocket handle affixed and concealed within a respective one pocket. The pocket handle is configured for grasping discreetly by the wearer to prevent the pants from falling down, pull the pants up or pull the pants down. In another embodiment, the saggy pants control system includes a waistband handle in lieu of a pocket handle. The saggy pants control system may include a combination of one or more pocket handles and one or more waistband handles. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313744 | ELONGATE DECORATIVE ELEMENT - A decorative element ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090313745 | Face Shield for Safety Helmet - Disclosed is a face protector ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090313746 | Safety goggles structure - The present invention discloses a safety goggles structure having a frame connecting portion, a frame latch portion, two frame snap-in portions, a lens connecting portion, a lens latch portion, two lens snap-in portions and two elastic buckles to mount a lens onto a frame for achieving the effect of securely connecting the frame and the lens or improving their connecting stability. With an upper guide channel slantingly and concavely disposed on the frame and a lower guide channel vertically up-and-down and concavely disposed on the frame, gases and liquids can pass through without producing fogs and accumulating liquid on the lens, and foreign substances cannot enter into the safety goggles easily to cause any safety issue. With the design of an upper gutter on the frame, liquid splashed onto the safety goggles can flow along either side of the upper gutter to prevent liquid accumulation or leaking. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313747 | SUBMARINE ESCAPE SUITS - The submarine escape suit has a hood ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090313748 | INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR MULTICHANNEL MONITORING AND COMMUNICATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RESCUE TEAMS - The present invention consists of an integrated monitoring and multichannel communication system for the management of rescue teams, especially those fighting forest fires, comprising a suit ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090313749 | E.Z. lift - The E-Z Lift is designed to provide consumers a convenient, hands free method of lifting and lowering the toilet seat. Manufactured of heavy duty injection molded plastic, sleek stainless steel, or fancy polished wooden material. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313750 | FLUSH TOILET - A flush toilet device has a toilet body having a bowl section, rim water discharge opening, a jet water discharge opening, and a discharge water trap conduit. A pressurizing pump is provided for pressurizing flush water contained in a cistern to supply it to the jet water discharge opening. A pump controller regulates the operation and rotation speed of the pressurizing pump to regulate the flow speed and flow rate of flush water discharged from the jet water discharge opening so that flush water at a first flow rate for generating a siphon effect is discharged and then at a second flow rate is discharged at the end of the siphon effect generated by the first flow rate. The second flow rate having a flow speed that can carry away human wastes and causes the siphon effect to continue by closing the cross section of any portion of the discharge water trap conduit. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313751 | Thermal Spa Cover - A thermal spa cover assembly [ | 2009-12-24 |
20090313752 | DRYING DEVICE AND SANITARY WASHING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A drying device in accordance with the invention is characterized by including: an air blowing portion for blowing pressurized air so as to dry a surface to be dried by a jet of pressurized air whose abutment area to the surface to be dried is narrower than the surface to be dried; and a moving unit for moving the air blowing portion while the jet is being blown such that the jet blown from the air blowing portion sequentially sweeps a substantially entire surface of the surface to be dried, wherein the moving unit includes a first moving device for moving the air blowing portion in a state in which a blowing direction of the jet is being maintained so as to form a predetermined angle with respect to a moving direction of the air blowing portion and a second moving device for moving the air blowing portion in a direction different from that of the moving direction. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313753 | TOILET ASSIST FOR THE DISABLED - A hydraulically or pneumatically powered toilet assist lift device for use by disabled persons is described that includes a frame having a forward end and a rearward end for placement around a toilet commode, the frame having a lower frame portion for attachment to the floor surface that supports the commode and an upper frame portion hingedly attached to the lower frame portion at the forward end thereof, a toilet seat attached to the upper frame portion, and a pair of hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders interconnecting the upper frame portion with the lower frame portion at the rearward end thereof whereby operation the cylinders rotates the upper frame portion between a lowered position and a raised position. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313754 | Evacuation Sheet - The present invention relates to a device for evacuating a person lying on a mattress, comprising a central portion having two opposite long sides and two opposite short sides, which sides substantially correspond to those of a mattress with which the device is used, said device comprising wrapping means for wrapping the mattress and a person lying thereon, said wrapping means comprising an at least partially flexible wrapping element having two projecting parts which each extend from underneath a respective long side of the mattress in the wrapping position, and fastening means for fastening the two projecting parts together when forming the envelope, wherein said at least one flexible wrapping element of the device according to the invention comprises a first wrapping sheet on a first long side of the central portion. The invention further relates to a method for evacuating a person lying on a mattress by means of such a device. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313755 | MESH CRIB BUMPER AND ENCLOSURE - A mesh crib bumper enclosure having four connected vertical mesh fabric panel sections installed in a crib by suspending it from the top and bottom corners and securing it to the crib's four corner posts, the same way ropes are suspended in a boxing ring. The mesh crib bumper enclosure's four mesh fabric panels are stretched tightly between the four corner posts using a locking fastening means. The mesh fabric panels allow air to circulate through the crib, preventing the baby's exhaled carbon dioxide from building up in the crib cavity and the possibility of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Each of the taut mesh fabric panels acts a trampoline surface preventing a baby from impacting the crib's balusters or getting lodged between the crib's vertical balusters and rails. Each of the mesh crib bumper enclosure's four corners receives vertical support members for vertical compression structural integrity. The mesh crib bumper enclosure's top and bottom seam edges on the head and foot sections and/or side sections receives horizontal support members for horizontal compression structural integrity. Each of the mesh crib bumper enclosure's bottom four corners uses tie string fasteners for securing the mesh crib bumper enclosure to the bottom crib rails, keeping the bottom edges of the mesh crib bumper enclosure in continual contact with the top surface of the mattress. Another embodiment of the mesh crib bumper enclosure, uses a mesh panel base attached to the four bottom edges of the mesh crib bumper enclosure. Another embodiment of the mesh crib bumper enclosure, uses a mesh panel base attached to the four bottom edges of the mesh crib bumper enclosure and a mesh panel sealable top for sealing off the top section and preventing insects and animals from entering the mesh crib bumper enclosure. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313756 | APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING THE CHANGING OF A BABY'S SOILED SANITARY WEAR - An apparatus for facilitating the changing of a baby's soiled sanitary wear comprising a lamina ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090313757 | HARNESS SYSTEM FOR MATTRESSES - A harness system ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090313758 | HOSPITAL BED - A hospital bed is disclosed. The bed includes at least one tiltable deck section, and a linkage assembly configured to facilitate tilting of the at least one deck section. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313759 | A Rescuing and Carrying Device - A rescuing and carrying device comprises a supporting portion ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090313760 | Pregnancy Support Cushion - A support cushion for supporting a person (e.g. a pregnant woman) lying on their side includes a first cushion part configured to support the person's back, a second cushion part spaced-apart from the first cushion part and configured to support the front of the person's abdomen and/or the person's legs, and a connecting part that connects the first cushion part to the second cushion part, the connecting part configured to extend under the person's side. The first and second cushion parts may be elongate and generally in the form of cylinders, and the connecting part may be in the form of a flexible cushioned panel. The second cushion part may support a pregnant woman's swollen abdomen and may extend between, and support, her legs. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313761 | Method and Device for Maintaining a Side Sleeping Position - A method and device for developing a positional orientation sleep aspect (POSA) to enhance individual awareness of sleeping position to enable the individual located on a bed of fixed width to assume at least one preselected side-sleeping orientation on either a left or right side. The method utilizes a pillow combination having a full transverse span shorter than the fixed width of the bed and including first and second elongate pillows tethered together in parallel orientation by an intermediate member for providing concurrent support at front and back sides of the individual. Specific steps of the invention include:
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20090313762 | Bumper pads for the prevention of chewing crib rails by small children - A cloth pad ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090313763 | BED SYSTEM HAVING INFLATABLE MATTRESS AND FRAME - The present invention relates to a bed system that inflatably frames an inflatable mattress, to provide improved firmness, privacy, storage and bed-linen retention. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313764 | FOAMS FORMULATED WITH RUBBER COMPOSITION BASED SPRINGS - The present invention relates to springs made from compositions comprising rubber, foam formulated therewith and resulting bedding products such as foam mattress or toppers as well as other cushioning elements in a bedding or a seating product. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313765 | LETHAL OR NON-LETHAL SELF-DEFENSE BLADED TOOL - A self defense tool comprising a generally S-shaped tool having at one end thereof a ring portion for finger placement. The handle portion is used for holding the S-shaped tool and the handle portion is located between the ring portion and a blade portion. The blade portion has a tip portion at an opposite end of the S-shaped tool, which is used to apply pressure to specific areas of a person's body. The blade portion further comprises an inside curve portion near said handle portion for trapping and hooking capabilities. The tool can be in a solid form or in a foldable version such as a folding knife. Additional embodiments include LED strobe and/or steady-on lights and shock voltage capabilities and an automatic blade release trigger and locking mechanism. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313766 | Tumble Dryer Bleach and Fabric Treatment - The invention relates to a treatment article and a method for treating a fabric by delivering one or more powdered benefit agents to a fabric in a tumble dryer and thus providing at least one fabric benefit such as sanitization and/or disinfection, whitening and/or stain removal to the fabric during the tumble drying process. The treatment article functions to dispense at least one powdered benefit agent to the fabric by means of a diffusing membrane having an average pore diameter such that the tumbling and/or heating action provided during the tumble drying process results in the delivery of an oxidant material in the form of a powdered benefit agent to the initially damp or wet fabric to provide at least one primary fabric benefit to the treated fabric. Optionally, a second and/or third benefit agent may additionally be included in the treatment article for simultaneous delivery of one or more additional fabric benefits. The invention also relates to a treatment kit employing a treatment article with instructions for the effective delivery of one or more fabric benefits to a fabric during a tumble drying process. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313767 | Cordless Battery Operated Handheld Steamer and Methods of Operation - A cordless handheld steamer comprising an interior chamber containing a steam generation unit and a water reservoir. The water reservoir generally encompasses the steam generation unit and the steam generation unit contains a heating element. A precise temperature control unit monitors the heating element's temperature to maintain an optimum steam producing temperature without overheating. The heating element is powered only by an on-board battery pack. A user determined amount of water is pumped from the water reservoir to the flash boiler chamber where the water is converted to steam and the steam travels through a plenum to a target area. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313768 | COMPOSITION AND SYSTEM FOR HAIR COLORING AND COLOR RETENTION - A composition and system for use in coloring hair and improving color retention properties in colored hair. The composition of the present invention preferably includes hair dye and a copolymer of isobutylmethacrylate and silicone grafted acrylate in isoparaffin, whereby these components are combined in an aqueous based, or alternatively, a nonaqueous based solution. The system includes the step of applying the hair coloring solution to the hair. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313769 | METHOD OF DYEING AND LIGHTENING KERATIN MATERIALS IN THE PRESENCE OF A REDUCING AGENT COMPRISING A FLUORESCENT DISULPHIDE DYE - The invention relates to a dyeing composition comprising a fluorescent disulphide dye and to a method of dyeing keratin materials, with a lightening effect, that employs said composition. It likewise relates to new fluorescent disulphide dyes and to their uses in the lightening of keratin materials. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313770 | Gangway Latch - A crew transfer system for transferring personnel from a vessel to a stationary platform, such as an oil rig, is disclosed. In the illustrative embodiment, the system includes a ramp that is coupled to the vessel and an interface that is attached to the stationary platform. The ramp is coupled to the vessel in such a way as to permit one translational and three rotational degrees of freedom at the vessel-end of the ramp. The ramp is coupled to the interface in such a way as to permit no translational and at least one rotational degree-of-freedom at the rig-end of the ramp with respect to the interface. The interface is rotatably coupled to the stationary platform in such a way as to permit a rotation of the interface about the yaw axis. Permitted rotation of the interface enables a range of acceptable angles of orientation between the vessel and the platform. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313771 | TILT-LIFT METHOD FOR ERECTING A BRIDGE - One bridge pier, two bridge girders and two supporting rods are manufactured in an approximately vertical position. The supporting rods are connected to the top of the pier and to the bridge girders. The bridge girders are brought into the horizontal final position by raising the end points of the bridge girders, which end points are located beside the pier. Finally, the end points ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090313772 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING PEROXYGEN AND SURFACTANT COMPOUNDS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - The present invention relates generally to an additive composition for dissolving hydrocarbons. The composition includes a peroxygen compound and surfactant compounds. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313773 | Electric Toothbrush - An electric toothbrush in which the brushing head moves in an elliptical motion such that, on the brushing stroke, the bristles are proximate the teeth, and in the recovery portion of the cycle the bristles are pulled away from the teeth. A position sensitive switch automatically switches from a forward to a reverse operation of the electric motor, depending on the positioning of the toothbrush in a user's hand, allowing the user to brush both the upper and lower teeth using a stroke carrying the bristles from the gum line to the ends of the teeth, as is recommended by dental professionals, without having to move the toothbrush from hand to hand or manually move the switch from the forward to the reverse positions. A bridge pad engages the face of the teeth, maintaining a proper distance between the teeth and bristles during the elliptical rotation of the brush head. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313774 | Powered Toothbrush With Rotating Sections - The head of a toothbrush includes a first tuft block having bristles and a second tuft block having bristles. The first and second tuft blocks are mounted for counter-rotational or counter-rotational oscillating movement in a direction parallel to the outer surface of the head. The toothbrush head also includes a third section having bristles extending outwardly from the head to provide an extended field of bristles to support an elongated ribbon of toothpaste and for enhanced cleaning. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313775 | GRAINS-REMOVING DEVICE FOR A LAUTER TUN - The invention relates to a grains-removing device for a lauter tun on which at least one grains-removing member is provided which can be adjusted between a raised neutral position and a lowered grains-removing position, wherein the spent grains can be conveyed out of the lauter tun by rotationally driving the grains-removing member arranged in the grains-removing position, and wherein on the grains-removing device, at least one position sensor ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090313776 | SUBSTRATE CLEANING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a substrate cleaning apparatus capable of efficiently removing extraneous matters attached on a periphery of the substrate with a brush. The substrate cleaning apparatus includes a spin chuck to rotatably hold a wafer a motor to rotate the wafer held by the spin chuck, a cleaning liquid supplying device to supply cleaning liquid to the wafer held by the spin chuck, and a cleaning device including a brush, a rotating device and a pressing device. The brush includes a periphery cleaning part in contact with a periphery of the wafer during cleaning. The rotating device rotates the brush, and the pressing device pushes the brush to the wafer. The periphery cleaning part includes a changing part. The property of the changing part is changed along a diameter of the periphery cleaning part to distribute cleaning performance. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313777 | Oral Care Implement Having Tissue Cleaning Elements With Directional Cleaning - An oral care implement or toothbrush | 2009-12-24 |
20090313778 | Toothbrush With Visual and/or Other Sensory Effects - Toothbrushes comprising components with light transmitting and structural characteristics provide enhanced visual and other sensory effects. The components in combination are generally chemically compatible and function to provide areas of varying visibility of features and optionally varying scent release. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313779 | TOOTHBRUSH - A toothbrush with a cleaning zone with bristles, and with a deformable element by which the cleaning zone can be adapted to the shape of the tooth surface by the cleaning force, where the deformable element comprises flexible wings tapering in a wedge shape toward the cleaning zone and with guide elements between them, at least one of the wings and/or guide element is made of a compressible elastic material. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313780 | ADJUSTABLE SWIVELING T-HANDLE - A hand tool with a handle that is configurable for free rotation or adjustable to multiple locking rotation positions. The handle includes a cylindrical bore and a faceted bore, each of which is configured to separately receive a faceted stem on a shaft of the tool. The cylindrical bore permits free rotation of the handle about the shaft. The faceted bore permits selectively adjustable locking rotation of the handle about the shaft. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313781 | SPRING-LOADED BLADED HAND TOOL - A force reducing bladed hand tool designed to allow the tool's blade to rotate so that the working edge of the blade is continuously aligned for optimal cutting or scraping with each arm movement. In the first embodiment, the hand tool is a knife with a hollow handle with a longitudinally aligned tension spring located therein. Mounted on the distal end of the handle is a connector with a downward extending spline attached thereto. Pivotally attached to the spline is an elongated blade with a cutting edge. The proximal end of the blade is attached to a coupler which connects at an opposite end to the spring bias the blade inward through the connector and towards the handle. During assembly, a pivot pin is extended through the bore in the spline and a complimentary bore formed on the blade. The pivot pin and the lower slot on the connector enables the distal end of the blade to pivot upward when excessive pressure is exerted on the handle by the user's hand. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313782 | WINDSHIELD WIPER - A windshield wiper has a rubber blade, an inner frame being mounted on the rubber blade, an beam being mounted on the inner frame, multiple clips being mounted respectively through the beam, multiple spoilers being mounted on the beam, two end caps being mounted respectively around the ends of the inner frame, the beam and the spoiler and a connector assembly being mounted securely on the beam and between two adjacent spoilers. The inner frame holds the rubber blade firmly. The clips hold the beam stably on the inner frame. Therefore, the rubber blade is connected firmly with other components of the windshield wiper, will not deform or deteriorate easily and has improved lifespan. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313783 | VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum cleaner is disclosed, and this cleaner maintains sucking power at a high level while it resists lowering the suction force although it sucks dust. The vacuum cleaner includes a cylindrical dust collecting case which takes air in sucked by an electric air blower and including dust. The case includes a suction port through which the air including dust flows into the case along a tangent line, and a dust collector communicates with the port. A dust filter in the case is placed in an air-duct through which the case communicates with the electric air blower. This structure allows whirling airflow in the case to whirl continuously in the case, so that dust can be removed from the filter even if the dust attaches to the filter. As a result, sucking airflow can be always secured. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313784 | Sweeping the nation - On an “upright” vacuum cleaner, instead of a single handle, two handles. When in use, the handles are positioned horizontally level with one another, either side of a line running from front to rear of the vacuum cleaner. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313785 | VACUUM CLEANER WITH ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS - Vacuum cleaner including a container ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090313786 | SURFACE TREATING HEAD ASSEMBLY - A surface treating head assembly includes a housing having a fluid outlet. A sealing connection is provided between the outlet and a flexible hose, which may be located on the main body of a surface-treating appliance such as a vacuum cleaner. The housing is arranged to move pivotably with respect to the hose, and the head assembly further includes a locating mechanism arranged to inhibit rotation of the hose as the housing pivots. The provision of a sealing connection that is inhibited from rotating permits the surface treating head to be widely maneuverable while having a sound fluid flow path. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313787 | Castor that is braked solidly and stably without producing vibration - A castor includes a castor body, two rollers rotatably mounted on the castor body and each having an annular toothed locking section, a locking member movably mounted on the castor body and having two locking flanges each having a toothed engaging portion, and a brake handle pivotally mounted on the castor body to drive the toothed engaging portion of each of the locking flanges of the locking member to engage the toothed locking section of the respective roller. Thus, when the brake handle is pressed to stop rotation of the rollers, the resting face of the pivot base abuts the support rib of the castor body so that the brake handle is operated smoothly and stably without producing vibration during operation of the brake handle, thereby enhancing the braking effect of the castor. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313788 | INTEGRATED SEALED AND LUBE FREE PIVOT SYSTEM - A pivot assembly for securing a pair of mounting lugs and stabilizing a machine member has an axis member having a first end member and a second end member. An opening is formed in both the first and second end members. A pair of expansion sleeves is provided wherein one of the pair of expansion sleeves is positioned over each of the first end and second end members. A pair of locking devices is provided wherein one locking device is inserted into the opening formed in each of the first and second end members of the axis member. The locking devices engage the pair of expansion sleeves causing the expansion sleeves to expand to secure the axis member in a pair of mounting lugs. A chamber member is formed around a central area of the axis member. At least one lubricant chamber member is formed between the central area of the axis member and the chamber member. A pair of friction seal members is provided wherein one friction seal member is attached on each end of the axis member and to the chamber member to form an annular sealing around the axis member and the chamber member to prevent a lubricant in the lubricant chamber member from leaking. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313789 | FURNITURE HINGE HAVING A DAMPING DEVICE - A furniture hinge has a door stop part, which includes an insertion cup and is attached on a furniture door, at least one pivoting arm that is connected to a furniture body being supported on the door stop part. A damping device including at least one damping cylinder engages in the door stop part. Each damping cylinder is disposed at least partially in a bore of the furniture door. The cylinder axis of the damping cylinder extends substantially perpendicularly to the door plane. The damping cylinder is moved during the pivoting thereof into the locking position of the furniture door by the pivoting arm. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313790 | Hinge with electrical wiring - A geared full surface mounted continuous hinge with a hole in a thrust bearing supporting the hinge, said hole adapted to accommodate a flexible tube containing electrical wiring and thereby facilitate the passage of electric current from a frame to appliances in a door connected to the frame using the hinge. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313791 | MOBILE POWER GENERATOR APPARATUS - Mobile power generator apparatus includes: upper and lower pivoting links vertically pivotably connected at their one end portions to a frame; and a handle mounted to the frame for pulling the generator apparatus and connected at its proximal end portion to other end portions of the links. The handle is expandable, in a direction where a grip moves away from the links, in interlocked relation to upward pivotal movement of the links responsive to a pulling force, and is collapsable, in a direction where the grip moves toward the links, in interlocked relation to downward pivotal movement of the links responsive to a pushing force. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313792 | Clamping collar having a die-stamped fastening stud - The collar is made from a metal strip formed into a loop, and has a fastening stud and an ear that project radially. The ear is provided with an aperture into which a free end portion of the stud can be inserted for the purposes of fastening and of tightening the collar. The collar further has engagement surfaces for engaging with a tightening tool, which surfaces project radially and are situated respectively behind the ear and behind the stud. The stud and the engagement surface that is situated behind the stud are formed in a common projection and have side cheeks that are raised relative to the plane of the strip, and that are common to them. The ear is also formed by a projection. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313793 | Zipper head - A zipper head includes a puller, a hook, a pulling piece, an elastic piece and a cap. The puller forms guiding grooves therein, and a top of the puller has a through hole communicating with the guiding grooves. The hook is disposed on the top of the puller, and the hook has a hook portion extending into the through hole of the puller. The pulling piece has a positioning portion at its end, and the positioning portion is disposed under the hook. The cap covers the top of the hook. The elastic piece has a fixing end fixed in the cap, and the elastic piece abuts upon the hook. Therefore, the zipper head is beneficial for the productions and replacements of the pulling pieces that are manufactured in small quantity, and the zipper head can be assembled by mechanical or manual methods. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313794 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING DISTRIBUTED BUOYANCY MODULES ON A RIGID PIPELINE - An apparatus and method for mounting a buoyancy module onto a rigid pipe having a clamp means. In one embodiment the clamp means includes pads for clamping onto the outer surface or coating of the rigid pip, the pads having a teeth or serrations formed thereon for gripping the outer surface of the pipe. In a second embodiment, the clamp means comprises one or more coil springs formed from a resilient material adapted to be wound around the outer circumference of the pipe. The method for mounting a buoyancy module onto a rigid pipe comprises the steps of reducing the outer diameter of the pipe at a location of the pipe to which a buoyancy module is to be attached and subsequently mounting a buoyancy module at such location. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313795 | Reclosable locking tape - A reclosable locking tape for releasably attaching a fabric add-on to a foundation includes: (a) a substantially planar tape base to which is affixed at least one male locking portion that is generally mushroom-shaped and includes a stem affixed to a cap; and (b) at least one female locking portion affixed to the tape base, the female locking portion including two same-sized hook members on opposite sides of a male portion-sized space in the female portion. Also included are a reclosable rib and groove tape assembly that includes: (a) a fabric add-on including at least one longitudinally extending rib or groove on a substantially planar and flexible portion backing; and (b) a separate foundation attachment portion including at least one rib or groove on a substantially planar portion backing, the rib or groove of the foundation attachment portion corresponding to the rib or groove of the add-on attachment portion, and a related method. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313796 | METHOD FOR THE CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF A MULTIAXIAL CONTEXTURE WEB - A method for producing a multidirectional contexture made of fibers, in particular carbon fibers, in which a unidirectional contexture web is wound at an angle about a plate to form a coil, wherein the plate is provided with a device for compensating friction, and the coil is pulled off from the plate. In order to provide improved pulling of the fibers off a plate a cascade guide is being used, which is disposed at the end of the plate and which comprises a laterally extended wedge. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313797 | Mounting apparatus and method for accurately positioning and aligning a leadless semiconductor chip on an associated header - There is disclosed a method and apparatus for mounting a leadless semiconductor chip on a header. The semiconductor chip has contacts on a surface and the chip is of a specified geometric shape. The header has a contact surface for receiving the chip with the contact surface of the header containing header contact pins, which pins have to contact the contacts on the semiconductor chip. The header has a guide pin extending from the contact surface and there is a guide plate which has an aperture adapted to be placed over the guide pin, the guide plate further has a chip accommodating aperture of the same geometric shape as the chip. The guide plate, when placed over the guide pin enables the chip to be placed in the chip accommodating aperture so that the contacts of the header pin are properly and accurately aligned with respect to the contacts on the semiconductor chip. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313798 | RUGGED PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS AND METHODS OF FABRICATING SAME - Processes of fabricating an actuator comprises bonding an unpolled element to a substrate and thereafter poling the bonded element for providing the element with an electro-active response property. In differing modes of the process, the unpolled element can comprise one or more of (for example) a piezoelectric material (e.g., lead zirconate titanate); a piezorestrictive material; and/or a ferroelectric material. Actuators fabricated by the processes are also described. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313799 | SLEEVE PULLER - a sleeve puller for pulling out a sleeve inserted in a panel, the sleeve having an inner wall that defines a hole, the sleeve puller including: a sleeve-engaging rod having a distal end and integrally including a sleeve-engaging portion, a screw rod continuous with the sleeve-engaging portion, and a wrenching portion continuous with the screw rod and opposite from the sleeve-engaging portion across the screw rod, the sleeve-engaging portion having a screw thread therein and having a tapered shape having a diameter smaller toward the distal end of the sleeve-engaging rod; a nut support including a slidable surface, a nut supporting surface opposite from the slidable surface, and a through hole extending throughout the nut support from the slidable surface to the nut supporting surface so as to allow the screw rod of the sleeve-engaging rod to be inserted therethrough; and a nut. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313800 | Apparatus, system, and method for installing clamps - An apparatus, system, and method is provided for installing clamps. The system comprises pliers and an awl. The pliers have a pair of bifurcated jaws, each jaw generally narrow and of substantially equal width and thickness. A first jaw is pivotally mounted in relation to a second jaw such that spaces between furcations of the jaws substantially align as the jaws open and close. The distance between the jaws is adjustable, and the jaws can be releasably locked in position. The clamp is placed around a structure and an elongated shaft of the awl is passed through holes in ears of the clamp. The jaws compress the ears. The shaft is bracketed by the furcations of the jaws. The awl is removed, and a fastener inserted through the holes in the ears and secured to the clamp. At least five clamps can be secured together using just one bolt. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313801 | Oral Care Implement and Method of Decorating - An oral care implement comprises a head and a body provided with a three-dimensional surface feature on the body that is generally undecorated. A cover is applied to the body and includes a decoration that is associated with the three-dimensional surface feature, such that the body, with the cover applied, appears to have a decorated three-dimensional surface feature. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313802 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FITTING GRIPS - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for fitting grips to hand-held equipment, such as sporting equipment, for example cricket bats, by sliding a grip over the hand-held equipment. The apparatus comprises means that carries a tubular grip over a handle. The carrying means is adapted to fit between the handle and the grip to reduce friction between the handle and grip and thereby enable the grip to slide over the handle. The method of the present invention involves positioning the carrying means inside a grip, sliding the carrying means over the handle to slide the grip over the handle and removing the carrying means from between the grip and the handle. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313803 | Method for making a press-in connection between a joining element and a workpiece, press-in connection, and joining element - In order to form a reliable, process-safe pressout- and twist-safe press-in connection between a joining element and a workpiece, the joining element is pressed with a shank region into a hole in the workpiece, with shank material of the shank region being pressed into a reception space between the shank region and the hole margin for this purpose, so as to make a frictional connection, without a positive form-lock connection which acts in the axial direction being made. As a result, it becomes possible to have a pressout-safe press-in connection without deformation of the hole, along with a level metal sheet underside, and without the formation of a fastening collar. The press-in connection is suitable particularly in the case of a combination of a low-strength joining element with a higher-strength metal sheet. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313804 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING CAPTIVE SCREW - A method for assembling captive screw includes the steps of providing an annular base and positioning an annular washer on a top of the annular base; providing a screw, a coil spring, and a sleeve; downward passing the screw through the coil spring and a top opening of the sleeve; and threading a threaded section of the screw through the annular washer, so that the annular washer is fitted around a shank of the screw to locate below the top opening of the sleeve and above the threaded section of the screw. An inner circumferential edge of the annular washer is not worn away by the threaded section of the screw threaded therethrough, enabling the annular washer to keep a small inner diameter for tightly fitting around the shank of the screw and ensuring reliable assembling of the sleeve to the screw. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313805 | Two-Piece Compactor Wheel Tip - A compactor tip assembly for a landfill or soil compactor comprises a base and a tip that are formed from dissimilar materials. The tip may be formed from high carbon steel for wear resistance, while the base may be formed from low carbon steel for easy welding. The compactor tip assembly is attached to the compactor wheel by welding the base to the wheel. The tip and the base each have ground engaging surfaces which may be complementary to one another. A hollow pocket may be formed through the base and in the tip. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313806 | GOLF CLUB GROOVE CONFIGURATION - The present invention is directed to a golf club head, and a method of making the golf club head, with an improved striking surface. The grooves are formed in the strike surface with tight tolerances. The grooves may contain a plurality of portions, including a radiused or angled portion, a portion having substantially parallel walls, and a portion having a v-shape. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313807 | Cooktop Replacement - This invention allows people to upgrade cooking top of an existing electronic kitchen range to easy to clean, energy efficient glass, ceramic, or stainless steel flat cooktop, while keeping most other features of the old range. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313808 | ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER AND FABRICATION METHOD OF ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCING APPARATUS - A groove is formed on a handling member, on a face to be fixed to an element, the groove making up a portion of a channel that externally communicates in the state of being fixed to the element. In the fixing process of the substrate and then handling member, the handling member is fixed so that the edge direction of the vibrating membrane supporting portion and the edge direction of the groove of the handling member intersect. Thus, the probability that a membrane will break during handling or processing of the substrate is reduced, and the handling member can be quickly removed from the substrate. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313809 | ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER AND FABRICATION METHOD OF ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCING APPARATUS - A handling member is prepared that provides a channel that can withstand subsequent back face processing as to a substrate having elements made up of a substrate and a membrane, and the handling member is fixed to the substrate so that at least a portion within the elements are supported by the handling member. This provides a manufacturing method wherein the physical strength of an element at the time of manufacturing an electromechanical transducing apparatus is strengthened, and the handling member is easily detached in a short time after processing of the element. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313810 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COIL ASSEMBLY OF STATOR OF ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - The method is for manufacturing a coil assembly of a stator of an electric rotating machine constituted by a plurality of interlaced coil wires each including a plurality of in-slot portions and a plurality of turn portions each of which connects adjacent two of the in-slot portions. The method includes a setting step of setting coil wires such that they are located on a circle and extend in parallel, and a plurality of shaping steps performed repeatedly for interlacing the coil wires into a doughnut shape. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313811 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD - In a manufacturing process of a head slider according to one embodiment, a flare point height of a main pole is estimated according to the following procedure. Magnetic field intensity is measured by a sensor, and a maximum point of the magnetic field is assumed as a center of the main pole. The measurement is moved from the center point along a Z direction, such that a measurement value corresponds to a reference value. An attenuation rate (a gradient) of a measurement value of magnetic field intensity to displacement in the Z direction of the measurement point is calculated and normalized with the measurement value, and plotted with respect to the measurement value itself. The gradient is compared to a gradient in a database of samples being separately prepared, each sample having known flare point height, allowing an estimation of the flare point height of the said sample from the comparison. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313812 | Method for making electrical windings for electrical apparatus and transformers and winding obtained by said method - This invention relates to a method of manufacturing electrical windings for electrical apparatus and transformers. This method comprises the following steps: manufacturing a metal mandrel defining the internal shape of the winding; installation of an internal insulation and support; installation of side rings; pouring impregnation compound on horizontally turning mandrel for obtaining a thin layer on the operational area of the mandrel and side surface of the side rings; optionally curing this layer; fixation of the first end wire using one of side rings; manufacturing winding with simultaneous pouring of compound onto the mandrel; possibly introducing intermediate insulation and/or reinforcing layers of preimpregnated reinforced plastics; optionally inserting premade sleeves around section of the winding; fixation of the second end wire using one of side rings; possibly introducing external insulation or reinforcing layers of preimpregnated reinforced plastics; possibly manufacturing secondary windings on top of the wound winding; curing the winding; extraction of the cured winding or a set of cured windings from the mandrel. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313813 | Method for Producing Functional Membrane - A method is provided for producing a functional membrane having a structure in which pores of a porous substrate are filled with a functional polymer, the method having improved productivity and improving the stability of performance. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313814 | METHOD OF PRODUCING NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - A main object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing a nonaqueous secondary battery which can produce a nonaqueous secondary battery while restraining the formation of oxide film on the anode layer surface. To attain the object, the present invention provides a method of producing a nonaqueous secondary battery comprising steps of: an anode layer forming step of forming an anode layer of metal thin film on an anode current collector; an oxide film removing step of removing an oxide film formed on the anode layer surface; a drying step of drying the anode layer, from which the oxide film is removed, under an inert gas atmosphere; a cooling step of cooling the dried anode layer under an inert gas atmosphere; a transfer step of transferring the cooled anode layer to an assembling area: and an assembling step of assembling a nonaqueous secondary battery under an inert gas atmosphere by using the anode layer transferred to the assembling area. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313815 | ELEMENT MOUNTING APPARATUS - An element mounting apparatus includes a movable arm, an electromagnet, a first controller and a glue dispenser. The glue dispenser includes a plate body and a second controller. The plate body includes an inner space containing glue, a through hole defined therein, and a plurality of spaced glue outlets formed in the first surface and communicating with the inner space. The second end of the electromagnet engages the through hole to attract the magnetic element on the first surface of the plate body with the glue outlets surrounding, and repelling the magnetic element to the retainer. The second controller ejects glue out of the inner space of the plate body via the glue outlets, thereby adhesively mounting the magnetic element to the retainer. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313816 | DEVICE FOR ASSEMBLING COMPONENTS HAVING METAL BONDING PADS - A device for assembling components having metal bonding pads includes plates that can move relative to each other, bearing metal components respectively and leaving between them a flat chamber surrounding the components when the latter are in contact with each other. The flat chambers can be saturated with deoxidizing gaseous fluid. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313817 | SENSOR MODULE - A sensor module. One embodiment provides a cap whose perimeter defines a rim. A first semiconductor chip is attached to the cap. The first semiconductor chip includes first connection elements. The rim and the first connection elements define a common plane. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313818 | Application Tool For Coaxial Cable Compression Connectors - A tool for installing compression connectors of various sizes and types on the end of a coaxial cable has a base mounting a pair of movable anvils for engaging two different lengths of connectors. The base further incorporates a fixed anvil for engaging a third length of connector. The movable anvils define an aperture which is shaped to permit easy entry and exit of a cable while still applying a suitable retention force to an inserted cable. A connector seating holder is formed in the front of the tool. A slidably mounted plunger cooperates with the anvils to compress a connector. The plunger has a push head and a slide rod. A lock nut is threaded on the push head and is engageable with the slide rod to prevent rotation of the push head. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313819 | Methods for Manufacturing a Panel of Electronic Component Protection Devices - Devices capable of protecting electronic components during the occurrence of a disturbance event using printed circuit board manufacturing techniques. A three (3) layer structure is formed comprising a polymer-based formulation sandwiched between two electrode layers. The devices can be manufactured in panel form providing high quantities of devices which can be removed from the panel and applied directly to the component to be protected. Desired patterns can be formed on either one of the electrode layers by photo-etch techniques thereby providing a process that can be tailored to a large number of applications. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313820 | Crimping Tool Connector Locator - Disclosed herein is a hydraulic tool working head guide. The hydraulic tool working head guide includes a main section having a general plate shape. The main section is adapted to be connected to an exterior surface of a hydraulic tool working head. The main section includes a slot having an open end at an edge of the main section and a closed end at a middle portion of the main section. The slot extends through a thickness of the main section. The closed end is adapted to be aligned with a receiving area of the hydraulic tool working head. The slot is adapted to substantially center a connector and/or a conductor in the receiving area. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313821 | Method of manufacturing an inflator - At the time of manufacturing an inflator, a blocking body is first disposed at an opening so as to allow the interior and the exterior of a housing to communicate with each other. The blocking body is abutted against a peripheral edge of the opening so as to ensure sealability between the blocking body and the peripheral edge of the opening. A filling nozzle injecting a pressurized gas is then pressed against a periphery of an inlet port of the blocking body, and the pressurized gas is injected from the filling nozzle so as to fill the pressurized gas into the housing through a filling channel. Subsequently, to block the filling channel, the blocking body is energized with a resistance-welding current to resistance-weld an inner peripheral portion of the filling channel. At the same time, the blocking body is fixed to the peripheral edge of the opening by resistance-welding so as to maintain sealability, thereby manufacturing the inflator. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313822 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CORRECTING TWIST ANGLE IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE BLADE - The present invention includes a method of repairing a twist angle of a turbine blade, which method includes restraining a root of the blade, induction heating one or more portions of the blade, and applying an angular load to a tip of the blade. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313823 | IMPARTING DEEP COMPRESSIVE RESIDUAL STRESSES INTO A GAS TURBINE ENGINE AIRFOIL PERIPHERAL REPAIR WELDMENT - A gas turbine engine airfoil is repaired by machining away airfoil material along at least a portion of at least one of leading and trailing edges and a radially outer tip forming at least one cut-back area and forming a weldment by welding successive beads of welding material into the cut-back area. Desired finished dimensions of the repaired airfoil are obtained by machining away some of the weld bead material in the weldment and then deep compressive residual stresses are imparted in a pre-stressed region extending into and encompassing the weldment and a portion of the airfoil adjacent the weldment. The compressive residual stresses may be are imparted after either rough machining or final finishing thereafter of the weldment. The cut-back area may extend up to about 90% of the airfoil's span and have a maximum cut-back depth up to about 0.22 inches. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313824 | METHOD OF MAKING A FAN BLADE - A method of making a fan blade includes: a) providing a blade body having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and a peripheral wall interconnecting the top and bottom surfaces; b) drilling a blind hole in the blade body that extends from one side of the peripheral wall of the blade body and between the top and bottom surfaces of the blade body; and c) inserting a reinforcing rib into the blind hole. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313825 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE EXHAUST COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SAME - A gas turbine exhaust component, such as an exhaust nozzle, is provided that includes circumferential ribs arranged along a longitudinal axis. Longitudinal strakes are supported by the circumferential ribs and arranged about the longitudinal axis. Fastening elements are used to secure the longitudinal strakes to one another to provide a desired exhaust component contour. In one example, fastening elements are used to secure the longitudinal strakes to the circumferential ribs using a bracket. The longitudinal strakes are preformed into the desired exhaust component contour, using low cost forming methods. The longitudinal strakes are formed to fit the circumferential ribs and provide the desired exhaust component contour. The longitudinal strakes are secured to one another to maintain the desired exhaust component contour. The longitudinal strakes may be provided by a low cost steel, in one example. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313826 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - The method of manufacturing a piezoelectric actuator includes the steps of: carrying out a first heat treatment of a diaphragm of stainless steel containing iron, chromium and aluminum, in a gas containing oxygen, so as to form an aluminum oxide film on a first surface of the diaphragm and form a chromium oxide film between the aluminum oxide film and the first surface of the diaphragm; forming a lower electrode on the aluminum oxide film; forming a piezoelectric body on a surface of the lower electrode reverse to a surface of the lower electrode on which the chromium oxide film and the aluminum oxide film are formed; forming an upper electrode on a surface of the piezoelectric body reverse to a surface of the piezoelectric body on which the lower electrode is formed; and calcining the piezoelectric body by carrying out a second heat treatment of the diaphragm with which the piezoelectric body is provided. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313827 | METHOD AND A TOOL FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT RADIATOR - A method and a tool for manufacturing heat radiators are used to assemble a plurality of radiating fins to a heat transferring base. The method includes the steps of putting the radiating fins on the heat transferring base, putting blades between the radiating fins from at least one side of the heat transferring base, and pressing the blades to deform the heat transferring base to make the heat transferring base tightly fitted with the radiating fins. The tool includes a group of cutters and a pressing part. The cutter has blades having edges and pressing portions opposite to the edges. When the radiating fins are connected to the heat transferring base, the cutter may move between the radiating fins in a direction parallel to the heat transferring base. The pressing part is used for pressing the pressing portion to make the edges deform the heat transferring base, which forces the heat transferring base to be tightly fitted with the radiating fins. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313828 | Method For Manufacturing Evaporator For Loop Heat Pipe System - Provided is a method of manufacturing an evaporator for a loop heat pipe system including a condenser, a vapor transport line, and a liquid transport line, and more particularly, to a method of manufacturing an evaporator for a loop heat pipe system which provides a simple manufacturing process capable of improving a contact state between a sintered wick and a heating plate. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313829 | MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER FABRICATED BY WIRE ELECTRO-DISCHARGE MACHINING - The present invention provides panels for a microchannel heat exchanger core wherein the panels may have greater than about 36 fins per inch of the panel. The microchannels of the panels may have an aspect ratio of at least about 10. Panels are also provided having microchannels and fins on one side of the panel or on opposite sides of the panel. Methods are also provided for machining the panels of the present invention. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313830 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND PLANT FOR MANUFACTURING SHELL STRUCTURES - According to the invention, a shell handling carriage ( | 2009-12-24 |
20090313831 | HAND-HELD CIRCULAR SAW, IN PARTICULAR PLUNGE-CUT SAW - A power saw including a body housing enclosing a motor, a saw blade operatively coupled to the motor, and a cutting head at least partially covering the saw blade, wherein the cutting head is rotatable relative to the body housing and is configured to be set relative to the body housing in at least two different fixed positions. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313832 | Skinning Knife - A skinning knife, comprising a handle, a slitting blade disposed at a forward portion of the handle and having an upwardly- and forwardly-directed cutting edge, a first spreading member disposed at the forward most position of the knife so as to spread apart two portions of animal hide or other material that have been separated by the slitting blade as the knife is thrust forwardly, and a retractable punch blade disposed in the handle beneath slitting blade for opening a hole in the hide when the knife is thrust forwardly, the first spreading member having a slot therein for receiving the punch blade. A punch blade actuation mechanism is provided for selectively moving the punch blade forwardly and rearwardly through the slot in the first spreading member. Preferably, the skinning knife also comprises a second spreading member disposed below and forward of the first spreading member for facilitating entry into a small slit. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313833 | MATERIAL TRIMMER WITH ILLUMINATED CUT LINE INDICATOR - A material trimmer for trimming sheet material having a blade slidingly engageable with the sheet material along a cut line and a cut line projector operable to create a cut line indicator indicative of the approximate location of the cut line. The projector provides for a ready and correct orientation of the sheet material within the material trimmer. The projector includes a light bar mounted to the base of the material trimmer. When activated, the light bar creates an illuminated cut line indicator that is projected onto the material being cut. The illuminated cut line indicator illustrates location where the material trimmer will trim the material placed on the base of the material trimmer. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313834 | SELF-CONTAINED VACUUM SAW - A portable cutting apparatus. The apparatus includes a motor and a cutting blade driven by the motor. A protective housing encloses at least a portion of the cutting blade. A vacuum impeller is disposed in a vacuum housing to generate airflow to move dust and debris created by the cutting blade into a removable vacuum bag. At least one vacuum tube directs the airflow from the protective housing to the vacuum housing. The motor operates both the cutting blade and the vacuum impeller. A bellows interconnects the protective housing and a lower platform. The lower platform pivots relative to the cutting blade about a pivot axis that is outwardly spaced from and parallel to a cutting plane defined by the cutting blade. | 2009-12-24 |
20090313835 | HAND-HELD RATCHET TOOL FOR MOVING A PAIR OF JAW MEMBERS TOWARD AND AWAY FROM EACH OTHER - A hand-held ratchet tool has first and second elongated handles with free first ends and second ends pivotally coupled together. A first jaw member is pivotally mounted on the second end of the first handle. An elongate linkage has a first end pivotally mounted on the second end of the second handle and a second end pivotally connected with a second jaw member on the first jaw member. The second jaw member includes a plurality of ratchet teeth. A pawl is pivotally mounted on the second end of the second handle along with the elongate linkage. The pawl has first and second sets of ratchet teeth alternatively engageable with the second jaw member teeth by means of a pivotally mounted spring member and a rotatable actuator with cams that can be rotated into over center positions with respect to the spring member and held there by the spring member and a stop engaged by the actuator. | 2009-12-24 |