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20140143025 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE WHEN PURCHASING A PRODUCT OR SERVICE - A system is provided for use by managers, employees, and customers to analyze the experience of customers involving the purchase of products/services at a facility to determine individual employee performance, team performance, and corporate performance. The system includes a database populated with facility information, employee information, product information, and transactional information. A processor is connected to the database to access sales information regarding the products/services sold, product information identifying products/services available for purchase, customer feedback information regarding commercial transactions, employee information regarding the identity and performance of each employee over a period of time, and facility information regarding an identity of the facility and customer satisfaction toward the facility. The processor executes computer-executable instructions for presenting to a unit level or corporate manager an integrated interactive display that provides a facility performance interface, an employee evaluation interface, a customer management interface, and a priority list interface. | 05-22-2014 |
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20140120050 | ANTI-DRANDRUFF HAIR CARE PRODUCTS WITH SELECTIVE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS AND A CATIONIC KERATIN - Hair treatment agents include selected cationic alkyloligoglucosides, alkyloligoglucosides, selected ester oils, and quaternary ammonium compounds as care-providing substances. | 05-01-2014 |
20140121174 | ANTI-DANDRUFF HAIR CARE PRODUCTS WITH SELECTIVE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS AND A CATIONIC KERATIN - Hair treatment agents include selected cationic alkyloligoglucosides and selected polyglycerol esters as care-providing substances. | 05-01-2014 |
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20140196740 | HAIR CARE PRODUCTS WITH ENHANCED CARE PERFORMANCE - The present invention describes compositions for the treatment of keratinic fibers, in particular human hair, that significantly improve the conditioning properties and also the shine and feel of keratinic fibers, in particular human hair, as compared with prior-art compositions. The compositions according to the invention include as essential ingredients cationic ammonium compounds, amidoamines, ester oils, cationic polymers and sugar surfactants. | 07-17-2014 |
20140251364 | HAIR-CARE PRODUCT COMPRISING SELECTED CATIONIC ALKYL-OLIGOGLUCOSIDES AND CATIONIC SILICONES - Hair-care products include selected cationic alkyl-oligoglucosides and cationic silicones, and specifically hair-care products that include an active ingredient complex including, as essential active ingredients, cationic alkyloligoglucosides and at least one cationic silicone having at least three terminal aminofunctional groups. | 09-11-2014 |
20140261515 | HAIR-CARE AGENTS HAVING POLYQUATERNIUM-71 AND CATIONIC SILICONES - A hair-treatment agent includes an active-ingredient complex including polyquaternium-71 and at least one cationic silicone having at least three terminal amino-functional groups as essential constituents. | 09-18-2014 |
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20150174052 | HAIR CARE PRODUCTS WITH ENHANCED CARE PERFORMANCE - Compositions for treating keratin fibers, in particular human hair, that significantly improving the conditioning properties, shine, and haptics include as essential ingredients cationic ammonia compounds, amidoamines, ester oils, cationic polymers, a selected amodimethicone, and sugar surfactants. | 06-25-2015 |
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20150272860 | HAIR CARE PRODUCTS WITH SELECTED AMINO ACIDS AND/OR SELECTED OLIGOPEPTIDES AND/OR SELECTED CATIONIC PROTEIN HYDROLYZATES AND SILICONES CONTAINING SUGAR STRUCTURES - Hair treatment agents include selected amino acids and/or selected oligopeptides and/or selected cationic protein hydrolysates and silicones that include sugar structures. | 10-01-2015 |
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20090322119 | Adaptive Sealing Device for Vehicle Door - A sealing device is provided for a vehicle having a door movable between a closed and an opened position. The door defines a fishmouth aperture. A striker pin is configured to enter the fishmouth aperture when the door closes and exit the fishmouth aperture when the door opens. The sealing device is configured to at least partially seal the fishmouth aperture while allowing the striker pin to enter and exit the fishmouth aperture. | 12-31-2009 |
20110203336 | Electronic Unlatch System for Vehicle Door - A vehicle door having an electronic unlatch system and a method of operation. The door includes an electronic key cylinder mounted to the door and includes a slot that receives a key; a switch engaging the key cylinder to detect when a key has been turned in the cylinder; and a door latch mounted to the door to selectively unlatch the door, with the door latch receiving a signal from the switch to unlatch the door. The door also includes a backup power supply mounted in the door and supplying electrical power to the door latch and switch, with the backup power supply receiving power from a vehicle electrical system to recharge the backup power supply. | 08-25-2011 |
20110304165 | Door Rod and Clip Assembly - A door rod and clip assembly for use with a door inner panel of a vehicle door comprising a lock rod and a rod clip. The rod has a first portion attached to a latch assembly and a second portion including a finger pull. The clip is formed of an elastomeric material and includes a retention member that secures the rod clip to the door inner panel, a base portion mounted adjacent to the door inner panel, a pair of support arms extending from the base and defining a receiving slot, and flexible ribs extending from the support arms to define a flexibility slot aligned with the receiving slot. The ribs include corresponding rod retention cutouts that retain the lock rod in a predetermined orientation, whereby the predetermined orientation of the lock rod positions the lock rod for assembly of an interior door trim panel. | 12-15-2011 |
20120272776 | VEHICLE DOOR CABLE ABUTMENT - A cable fitting includes a hollow cylinder sized to receive a portion of a sheath therein; and a lever including a blade supported on the cylinder; a pivot about which the blade pivots; an engagement member secured to the blade and spaced from the pivot in a first direction; and a tab secured to the blade and including a surface spaced from the pivot in a second direction opposite the first direction and on which force can be applied to elastically pivot the engagement member away from an engaged position. | 11-01-2012 |
20130263517 | VEHICLE DOOR MANUAL LOCK ASSEMBLY - A door of a vehicle having a door inner panel, a door latch assembly mounted to the inner panel adjacent to a fish mouth opening, with the latch assembly having a lock lever; and a door trim panel mounted on the inner panel including a lock hole on a surface of the trim panel. A manual lock assembly has a mounting bracket, a button cap, a main shaft and a cam. The mounting bracket is mounted to the door trim panel. The button cap telescopically slides in the bracket and has an end extending through the lock hole. The main shaft slides in the bracket, engages with the button cap and extends into contact with the cam. The cam engages the lock lever to cause locking of the latch assembly when the button cap is pushed. | 10-10-2013 |
20140299045 | STATUS INDICATOR SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE DOOR LOCK - A status indicator system for a vehicle door lock includes a housing defining a cavity therein. The system also includes a cable translatable along a horizontal axis between a first position wherein the lock has an unlocked status, and a second position wherein the lock has a locked status. Further, the system includes a clevis attached to the cable and translatable within the cavity along the horizontal axis as the cable translates between the first and second positions. The system includes an indicator button operatively connected to and translatable within the cavity along a vertical axis perpendicular to the horizontal axis between an unlocked position wherein the indicator button protrudes from the housing when the cable is disposed in the first position, and a locked position wherein the indicator button is recessed into the cavity when the cable is disposed in the second position. | 10-09-2014 |
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20100086347 | Ball Joint and Sealing Collar for Such a Ball Joint - A ball joint includes a housing, a ball stud, a ball head, and a sealing collar which rests against the housing and the ball stud, in order to seal between the same, the sealing collar having an additional sealing section that is integrally formed therewith and additionally seals between the housing and the ball head. | 04-08-2010 |
20110020056 | Sealing Assembly of a Ball Joint and Ball Joint - A sealing assembly of a ball joint, in particular for a vehicle, comprises a retaining ring which includes a ring axis and a radial ring flange having a flange upper side and an opposed flange lower side, and a sealing element which rests against the flange upper side and against the flange lower side and is exclusively connected to the retaining ring with an interlocking fit, the interlocking fit being configured such that the retaining ring and the sealing element are fixed to each other free of play in the axial and in the radial direction, and the flange upper side having an exposed contact surface for a sealing bellows. | 01-27-2011 |
20120170969 | Ball Joint - The invention relates to a ball joint, including a joint housing having a recess, a ball stud having a ball head, a sealing bellows having a sealing seat on the housing side and a sealing seat on the stud side in the form of a bellows mouth which is adapted to be brought into contact with the ball stud, a bellows body of the sealing bellows extending between the sealing seat on the housing side and the bellows mouth, and further including a joint socket, the ball head being accommodated for swiveling motion within the joint socket, and the joint socket being inserted in the recess of the joint housing. | 07-05-2012 |
20140312573 | Sealing Assembly Of A Ball Joint And Ball Joint - A sealing assembly of a ball joint, in particular for a vehicle, comprises a retaining ring which includes a ring axis and a radial ring flange having a flange upper side and an opposed flange lower side, and a sealing element which rests against the flange upper side and against the flange lower side and is exclusively connected to the retaining ring with an interlocking fit, the interlocking fit being configured such that the retaining ring and the sealing element are fixed to each other free of play in the axial and in the radial direction, and the flange upper side having an exposed contact surface for a sealing bellows. | 10-23-2014 |
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20090276966 | Washing machine with hollow agitators - A washing machine includes a horizontally rotatable drum having a drum shell. Hollow agitators are disposed on the inside of the drum and have a base as part of the drum shell and at least one inlet opening to allow lye into the hollow space. Outlet openings are located on a top region of each agitator for allowing lye to pour out upon rotation to an elevated position. A fixed barrier located in the hollow space of each agitator serves to divide the space to define a chamber such that upon rotation from a lowest position, the chamber fills with lye, and upon further rotation the lye flows out of the outlet openings. | 11-12-2009 |
20100147340 | AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED WASHING MACHINE - An automatically controlled washing machine having a detergent dispensing unit that is arranged in an upper machine space of the washing machine. A drawer is arranged in the detergent dispensing unit and accessible from the front panel of the washing machine. The drawer has at least one chamber for hand-metered addition of washing powder or washing liquid. At least one storage unit in the upper machine space stores liquid or gel-like washing aid. A receptacle unit of the storage unit receives a transportable storage container that contains the liquid or gel-like washing aid and a metering unit automatically meters the liquid or gel-like washing aid. The metering unit is connected to the receptacle unit by a fluid connection and has an outlet opening that opens into a stationary chamber of the detergent dispensing unit. | 06-17-2010 |
20100287711 | LAUNDRY CARE APPLIANCE, AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION OF SUCH A LAUNDRY CARE APPLIANCE - A laundry care device, wherein an operating program is selectively stored in a memory unit, wherein the operating program has operating program parameters, and wherein specific operating values of the operating program parameters are assigned to the stored operating program. The laundry care device includes a user setting element to set an adjustable variable and a control unit to automatically change at least one of the operating program parameters so as to match it to the adjustable variable set by the user setting element. The adjustable variable is an end result to be achieved with the execution of a selected operating program and at least one operating value is automatically altered as a function of the end result. | 11-18-2010 |
20110132041 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A TUB WITH A FLUID GUIDE - A household appliance includes a housing having a door formed in a front panel thereof for accessing an interior of the housing, a tub disposed inside the housing, and a rotatable drum within the tub and having an axis of rotation, the rotatable drum for receiving laundry through the door. The tub includes a tub body, a heater pocket integrally formed in a lower portion of the tub body, the heater pocket forming a cavity in fluid communication with the drum, the heater pocket for at least partially surrounding a heating element for heating a fluid in the tub, and a fluid guide on an interior surface of the tub, the fluid guide one of guiding the fluid from the tub body into the heater pocket and disrupting a fluid ring formed in the tub body during rotation of the rotatable drum. | 06-09-2011 |