| 08th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
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| 20090047809 | Electrical connector having stiffener fastened by groups of one-step screw post and mating sleeve - One-step screws ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047810 | CLAMPING CONNECTOR FOR A CONDUCTOR RAIL - The invention pertains to a conductor rail ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047811 | Electrical connector assembly - An electrical connector assembly ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047812 | ATTACHING STRUCTURE OF CONNECTOR - An attaching structure of a connector for attaching a connector to an attached portion, includes: a holding unit which holds the connector at an attaching position by sliding the connector in a direction of intersecting with a superimposing direction of the connector and the attached portion to superimpose the connector on the attached portion; and a pair of holes provided at the connector and the attached portion for passing a screw member by being communicated with each other when the connector is disposed at the attaching position. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047813 | Electrical card connector - An electrical card connector includes: a plastic base having one row of first terminals and a first slot; and an upper cover, which has a top surface and covers over the plastic base. A partition baffle is disposed below the top surface of the upper cover. Each side of the partition baffle is formed with a side portion. A first inserting port is formed below the partition baffle. A second inserting port is defined and enclosed by the partition baffle, the two side portions and the top surface of the upper cover. When a first card is inserted into the first slot from the first inserting port, connection points of the first card are electrically connected to the first terminals. When a second card is slantingly inserted from the second inserting port, connection points of the second card are lowered and thus electrically connected to the first terminals. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047814 | Busbar Connection System - A busbar connection system includes at least two pluggable connectors spaced apart from each other a predetermined distance. Each of the pluggable connectors has an opening for receiving a conductor. At least one contact member for contacting the conductor is provided inside each of the openings. The contact member is rotatable about an axis in a direction transverse to a mating direction of the conductors. At least one urging member engages the contact member and biases the contact member in the direction transverse to the mating direction of the conductors. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047815 | CONTACT PIN ASSEMBLY FOR A HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION - There is disclosed a contact pin assembly for a high voltage electrical connection, the contact pin assembly comprising: an electrically-conductive outer member which is supportable from a support member, the outer member having a bore extending therethrough, the bore defining a smooth inner face of the outer member and being divergent towards opposite ends of the outer member; a contact pin, ends of which are arranged to be connected directly or indirectly to cables, the contact pin extending through the bore and having a profiled portion which defines a smooth outer face of the contact pin and which is divergent towards opposite ends of the contact pin, the contact pin being concentric with the bore; an electrically-conductive layer provided adjacent the inner face, the electrically-conductive layer being in electrical communication with the outer member and conforming with the profile of the inner face; an annular space between the profiled portion and the electrically-conductive layer; electrical insulation surrounding the pin to provide a seal around the pin and filling the annular space; and sealing between the insulation and the ends of the outer member. There is also disclosed a method of manufacturing such a contact pin assembly. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047816 | Electric plug connector with hermaphrodite contact element - An electric plug connector with hermaphrodite contact elements ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047817 | Electrical contact having asymmetric dual-contact-engaging-arm - A contact ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047818 | Plug Locking Assembly - A plug locking assembly comprises at least one plug holder comprising opposing top and bottom arms, said top and bottom arms extending tranversely from a wall and defining open spaces therebetween, said open spaces for receiving and holding plugs. The plug holders are typically positioned adjacently to one another or in tandem and the configuration of the opposing top and bottom arms allows for side installation of plugs. The plug locking assembly may further comprise a cover overlying the plug holders. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047819 | Socket connector having elastic mechanism - An electrical connector includes a frame ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047820 | Socket connector having lever-engaging member - An electrical connector includes a frame ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047821 | Electrical connector - An electrical connector comprises a locking device, comprising a long sheet body, a pair of locking portions, a tail portion, a fixing portion and an operating portion. The locking portions stretch respectively from both sides of the long sheet body and have locking hooks at each end. The tail portion and the fixing portion stretch out from the middle of the rear edge of the long sheet body, and the operating portion stretches out from the middle of the front edge. The fixing portion is in a U-shape to buckle the locking device to the electrical connector. The tail portion and the fixing portion can keep the locking device in locking state, and by pressing the operating portion to keep the locking device in releasing state. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047822 | Push lock connector - A plug connector ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047823 | Electrical connector - An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047824 | Connector Alignment System - A connector alignment apparatus includes a first connector. A first proximity sensor element is operable to sense when a second connector is positioned proximate to the first connector. An indicator is coupled to the first proximity sensor element and operable to provide an indication in response to the second connector being positioned proximate to the first connector. The indicator may provide a visual indication of the direction to move the second connector in such that the second connector is proximate to and aligned with the first connector. Once proximate and aligned, the second connector may be mated with the first connector. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047825 | Cable connector assembly with protective stiffener - A cable connector assembly ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047826 | PORTABLE SURGE PROTECTED POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A portable surge protected remote power distribution system for delivering electrical power to an area of a venue comprises a moveable cart assembly and a surge protector mounted on the cart assembly. The surge protector has a first electrical cord adapted to be electrically connected to a source of electrical energy at the venue. At least one retractable houses a second electrical cord, and the reel is mounted on the cart assembly. Each second cord has a predetermined length, and one end of each second cord is adapted to extend to a point in the venue at a predetermined distance from said cart assembly substantially equal to the predetermined length of each second cord. A second end of each second cord is electrically connected to the surge protector. At least one power strip is removably mounted on the cart assembly, and one end of each second cord of the self retractable reel is electrically connected to a power strip, each power strip having a socket adapted to electrically connect with an electrically powered device. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047827 | Socket assembly - A socket assembly includes a socket body, a connecting line and an electrical connector. The socket body comprises a panel and at least one socket unit. The socket body is provided with a receiving trough. One end of the connecting line extends into the inside of the socket body. The electrical connector is connected to the other end of the connecting line. The connecting line and the electrical connector are stored in the receiving trough or extend beyond the receiving trough selectively. Via the above arrangement, the socket assembly of the present invention can provide a connecting line and an electrical connector to facilitate the user to quickly connect electronic products. Further, when the connecting line and the electrical connector are not in use, they can be stored in the socket body and thus may not cause clutter and disturbance. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047828 | CABLE JUNCTION BOX WITH PROVISION FOR SERVICE LOOPS - A cable junction box has a curved shape to at least part of its enclosure allowing for coiling of extra cable length into a desired service loop within the enclosure. The cable junction box has a cover with a mud ring integrated with a wall plate bracket to allow for interfacing with a wall and has a cable input to receive cabling into the enclosure. Attachment plates are located on the periphery of the enclosure to be selectively used to attach the cable junction box to a mounting bracket coupled to a wall stud. The attachment plates allow for flexibility in positioning of the cable junction box to be attached to the wall stud. The enclosure has connection locations for the front cover and other connection locations for the cable inlet to allow for further flexibility in positioning of the front cover and the cable inlet. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047829 | UNSHIELDED RJ STYLE CONNECTOR TO ELIMINATE CABLE ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE EVENTS - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes at least one signal contact, a housing, and a discharge circuit arrangement. The housing defines a receptacle configured to receive a part of a cable assembly. The signal contact is disposed within the receptacle, and is configured to contact a first contact of the cable assembly when the cable assembly is received in the receptacle such that a signal may pass between the at least one signal contact and the first contact. The discharge circuit arrangement is at least partially disposed on the housing, and includes at least one discharge conductor that contacts the first contact and discharges an electrical charge associated with the first contact through a discharge circuit before the first contact contacts the signal contact. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047830 | Electrical card connector assembly - An electrical card connector assembly ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047831 | DISCHARGE LAMP SOCKET - A socket includes a housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion attachable to the first housing portion to cover the first housing portion, a starter transformer and accommodated inside the housing, a central terminal coupled to the starter transformer and disposed inside the housing such that, when the discharge lamp is attached to the socket, a central electrode of the discharge lamp contacts the central terminal. The first housing portion has a base, and a first wall portion extending from the base in a direction in which the discharge lamp is attached to the socket. The second housing portion has a second wall portion which, when the first and second housing portions are attached together, overlaps with the first wall portion such that the first and second wall portions surround the central terminal on an inner side of a peripheral edge of the base. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047832 | Low profile electrical connector - An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing and a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a mating portion, and the mating portion defines a plurality of receiving slots, an inserting slot communicating with the plurality of receiving slots and a pair of guiding posts respectively and symmetrically disposed at two sides of the inserting slot. The pair of guiding posts locating within the spectrum of the height of the inserting slot. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047833 | Electrical connector - An electrical connector for connecting an FPC includes an insulating housing having a receiving space, a plurality of contacts received in the insulating housing and an actuator retained on two ends of said insulating housing. Each contact includes a pivot arm engaging with said actuator and frontwardly extending into said receiving space. Said pivot arm defines a first engaging notch and a protrusion on a bottom edge thereof. The actuator has a rotatable cam portion rotatablely engaged with said first engaging notch. Said protrusion is formed on a frontal tip end of said pivot arm and extends much lower than said rotatable cam portion in a vertical direction, which prevents the FPC from contacting with said rotatable portion firstly during the process of the insertion. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047834 | Stacked card connector - A stacked card connector ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047835 | CARD CONNECTOR BASE AND CARD CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A card connector base is mounted on a printed circuit board and has a metal-inserted housing, a pair of hooking assemblies and a card tray. The metal-inserted housing has a metal substrate and an insulative body. The insulative body is mounted securely on the metal substrate by an insert-molding process. The hook assemblies are mounted on the metal-inserted housing. The card tray is detachably mounted slidably in the metal-inserted housing. Because the metal substrate formed from the sheet-metal is thin and has fine structure strength such as tensile strength and compressive strength, the metal-inserted housing with the metal substrate is more compact and more structurally strong when compare to conventional insulative housings. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047836 | CONNECTOR - The invention has an object to provide a connector | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047837 | Multiple Slot Terminal - The present invention is directed to a dual terminal having first contact portion with an aperture formed through the first contact portion. A second contact portion, similar to the first contact portion and also has an aperture formed through the second contact portion and is arranged so that the aperture of the first contact portion and the aperture of the second contact portion are aligned. The dual terminal also has a circuit connector portion that is disposed between the first contact portion and the second contact portion and facilitates the electrical connection to the first contact portion and the second contract portion. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047838 | APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRICAL POWER AND/OR COMMUNICATION SIGNALS - In one embodiment, an electrical power distribution apparatus is disclosed which includes a track made up of a plurality of track sections connected together by/to joints and end sections. The track sections are each provided with a slot with which a power point connector may be engaged at any point by inserting a contact member of the connector through the slot at a chosen point and then rotating the connector by 90 degrees to bring the contact member into engagement with electrical conductors of the track. The apparatus may comprise a further conduit containing conductors used to distribute communication signals. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047839 | Compatible electrical connector - An electrical connector ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047840 | Power connector with sealed inner base member - A power connector ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047841 | Digital multimeter having sealed input jack detection arrangement - A multimeter for testing a plurality of electrical parameters comprises a case having a plurality of test lead jacks. Each of the test lead jacks includes a unitary conductive socket. Preferably, the sockets are made of metal such as brass. A circuit board located in the case has jack conductors in electrical communication with each of the sockets. A jack detection arrangement is adapted to automatically determine whether a plug is inserted into a respective one of the sockets based on a change in electrical characteristics. For example, the jack detection arrangement may include a photonic emitter and a photonic detector situated such that a beam path therebetween is interrupted by insertion of a plug. The case may further have a rotary selector knob for selecting a multimeter function. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047842 | Power connector with two housing parts mounted to each other for holding contact terminals therein - A power connector ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047843 | Spiral Contactor - [Object] To provide a spiral contactor that has a spiral-shaped elastic arm having a stable elastic function and less unevenness, and is easy to manufacture. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047844 | Electrical connector with contact terminals isolated from each other within the housing - An electrical connector ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047845 | Lay-in lug nut plate retainer - A lay-in lug has two spaced apart and substantially parallel lug walls. A nut plate is supported between the first lug wall and the second lug wall. A plate retainer exerts force on a lug wall and restricts the plate from moving in a direction substantially parallel to the first and second lug walls. The plate retainer has a flexible retaining base and a pair of retaining legs extending from the retaining base. Snap protrusions extend from each of the retaining legs and are formed to interlock with a portion of the wall of the lay-in lug and restrict movement the nut plate. The plate retainer either snaps around the edge of the lug wall or along the wall's length. It may also clip around the nut plate and prevents its movement in a direction along the inner surfaces of the lug walls. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047846 | Battery connector with a block portion defined a curved surface - A battery connector comprising: an insulative housing; a plurality of passageways defined in the insulative housing; a plurality of contacts received in the passageways; each contact including a retention section, an engaging section bending and extending from an end of the retention section, and a resilient section extending from the other end of the retention portion with a contact portion defined thereon, the contact portion having a block portion; wherein the cross section of the block portion showing cambered and extending against the contact portion. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047847 | Marine vessel propulsion drive module - A drop in-module consisting of a mass produced engine coupled to a drive system by use of a common mid-section mounting platform. The module provides a single assembly that can be easily installed and removed from a vessel. The drive system is based on motors using a vertical crankshaft orientation joined to a 90 degree gearbox with a forward-neutral-reverse transmission. A speed sensitive clutch arrangement separates the engine from the gearbox. The heat created by the air cooled versions of these engines can be vented into the propeller wash through a passage formed in the mounting plate. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047848 | Control device for sailboats - A control device for boats, particularly sailboats, includes a control member, which regulates the operating conditions of an operating unit such as a motor, and which can be moved along a predetermined path and for a predetermined range between two extreme stop positions. The device is configured to be coupled to a linkage or tie rod system and/or displacement and/or position electric/electronic sensors, such that a movement of the control member causes a corresponding movement of a member regulating the operating unit. The control member includes a handle extension movable between an actuating operative position, in which the handle extension is deployed, and a non-operative position, in which the extension is laid down and/or withdrawn to reduce overall dimensions. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047849 | Marine engine exhaust system with cooling arrangement - A marine engine exhaust system is provided. The system includes a first and second manifold. A first conduit is in fluid communication with the first manifold so that a first gas is transferred into a first gas passageway of the first conduit. The first conduit has a first cooling fluid passageway. A second conduit is in fluid communication with the second manifold so that a second gas exiting the second manifold is transferred into a second gas passageway of the second conduit. The second conduit has a second cooling fluid passageway. Cooling fluid is transferred through the first cooling fluid passageway so as to have a direction of flow through the first conduit opposite to the direction of flow of the first gas through the first gas passageway of the first conduit. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047850 | PERSONAL VISIBILITY MARKER - A personal visibility mark may increase the visibility of a person in the water to operators of watercraft or the like and may be used in combination with a personal floatation device. The personal visibility mark may include a housing including at least one intake opening. The housing may be removeably coupled to a personal floatation device or may be an integral component of the personal floatation device. A pump may be disposed within the housing and may be fluidly coupled to the intake opening and at least one nozzle for expelling a stream of water from the nozzle to increase the visibility of a user. The stream of water may include an interrupted stream. The interrupted stream may be provided by modulating the power to the pump and/or providing a self-resonating nozzle. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047851 | Pyrithione biocides enhanced by silver, copper, or zinc ions - The present invention is directed to an antimicrobial composition, comprising pyrithione or a pyrithione complex; and a zinc or copper or silver source selected from the group consisting of zinc or copper or silver salts, oxides, hydroxides, sulfates, chlorides, metals, and combinations thereof; wherein the weight ratio of the zinc or copper or silver source to the pyrithione or the pyrithione complex is in the range from about 1:300 to about 50:1, and wherein the antimicrobial composition has an enhanced biocidal effect against a variety of free-living microorganisms or biofilms. Also disclosed is a method of inhibiting the growth of free-living microorganisms or biofilm utilizing the above antimicrobial composition, as well as use of such antimicrobial compositions in various products including fuels, fluids, lubricants, coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, soaps, cosmetics, plastic or woven or non-woven fibers, pharmaceuticals, and as preservatives for the above products. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047852 | Expandable resol-type resin molding material and phenolic resin foam - The object of the present invention is to provide an expandable or foamable resol-type phenolic resin forming material that gives a phenolic resin foamed material or article which is excellent in strength and improved in brittleness and which has a high pH as compared with conventional materials or articles and has an excellent anti-corrosion property against a contact member, and a phenolic resin foamed material or article having the above properties, obtained by foaming the same, which are a foamable resol type phenolic resin forming material comprising a liquid resol type phenolic resin, a blowing agent, a foam stabilizer, an additive and an acid curing agent, said blowing agent comprising an organic non-reactive blowing agent and said additive comprising a nitrogen-containing bridged cyclic compound, and a phenolic resin foamed material or article obtained by foaming this forming material. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047853 | Laminate structure with an interlayer - A laminate structure ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047854 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PRODUCT PART BY USING A COMPOSITE FIBRE SHEET AND APPLYING PLASTIC TO THIS SHEET - In a process of manufacturing a product part ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047855 | STRETCHABLE ELASTIC NONWOVEN LAMINATES - There is provided an elastic nonwoven laminate. The elastic layer is laminated along at least one face to an extensible nonwoven web via strand spacer elements that extend in a first direction of the nonwoven web providing for a strengthening effect in the first direction. The elastic layer is attached to the extensible nonwoven web without any significant bonding of the extensible nonwoven web to the elastic layer between the spacer elements wherein the elastic nonwoven laminate is easily extensible in a second direction without activation. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047856 | Area bonded nonwoven fabric from single polymer system - A nonwoven fabric is provided having a plurality of semi-crystalline filaments that are thermally bonded to each other and are formed of the same polymer and exhibit substantially the same melting temperature. The fabric is produced by melt spinning an amorphous crystallizable polymer to form two components having different levels of crystallinity. During spinning, a first component of the polymer is exposed to conditions that result in stress-induced crystallization such that the first polymer component is in a semi-crystalline state and serves as the matrix or strength component of the fabric. The second polymer component is not subjected to stress induced crystallization and thus remains in a substantially amorphous state which bonds well at relatively low temperatures. In a bonding step, the fabric is heated to soften and fuse the binder component. Under these conditions, the binder component undergoes thermal crystallization so that in the final product, both polymer components are semi-crystalline. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047857 | STAPLE FIBERS AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING SAME - Improved staple fibers and processes for producing them are provided. The processes are particularly useful for forming staple fibers from poly(trimethylene terephthalate), especially carpet staple fibers. The processes include prewetting undrawn yarns and drawing the fibers under wet and warm conditions, thermo-fixing the texture, and drying at relatively low temperatures. Fibers produced according to the processes disclosed herein have improved properties and reduced brittleness as compared to fibers prepared using conventional processes. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047858 | LAMINATE SHEET - A laminate sheet that can be easily produced together with improving the heat resistance and the water absorbency. Provided is a laminate sheet prepared by laminating plural sheet materials by a resin composition, wherein the resin composition is comprised of an aromatic polyamide resin and an epoxy group-containing phenoxy resin having an epoxy group in the molecule, and the resin composition is a polyamide resin composition that contains 30 to 50% by mass of the epoxy group-containing phenoxy resin. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047859 | Method of Fabricating Flexible Display Device - A method of fabricating a flexible display device, the method including applying an adhesive layer including polyimide on a carrier substrate, laminating a flexible substrate on the adhesive layer, and separating the carrier substrate from the flexible substrate by irradiating a laser beam or light onto the adhesive layer. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047860 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal panel is disclosed. A mixture of liquid crystal and a solidifying material is dropped on a first substrate. A second substrate is provided such that the mixture is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The solidifying material is solidified to connect the first and second substrates. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047861 | REMOTE CONTROLLED TOY HELICOPTER - A remote-controlled toy helicopter comprises a body; a motor in the helicopter, a battery for powering the motor, and a receiver for communicating signals between the motor and a separate remote controller. A main rotor with blades is driven by a rotor shaft and causing a first lift force developed by the main rotor when the helicopter is airborne. A system permits movement of the helicopter on the ground, and these can be wheels. The helicopter travels on a floor or ground surface when the main rotor develops a second degree of lift force. The helicopter includes a system to effect motion in a horizontal dimension thereby to direct the desired direction. The control includes an actuator for engaging with an assembly depending from the rotor, the inter-engagement of the actuator and assembly effecting a change in the angle of incidence of at least the one blade of the rotor. The system includes a rotor, preferably complemented with a stabilizer rotor. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047862 | FLYING OBJECT WITH TANDEM ROTORS - A flying object with tandem rotors, in particular a helicopter, has a main rotor and a tandem rotor each with propeller blades which are driven by a rotor shaft and which is hinge-mounted to this rotor shaft. The angle between the surface of rotation of the main rotor and the rotor shaft may vary. A swinging manner on an oscillatory shaft is essentially transverse to the rotor shaft of the main rotor and is directed transversally to the longitudinal axis of the vanes. The main rotor and the tandem rotor each have an auxiliary rotor connected respectively to the main rotor and tandem rotor by a mechanical link. The swinging motions of the auxiliary rotor controls the angle of incidence (A) of at least one of the propeller blades of the main rotor and tandem rotor. There is an acute angle of displacement when viewing the propeller blades relative to the vanes in a direction perpendicular to their respective rotational planes. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047863 | Illuminated Toy Building Structures - The present device is an illuminated building block device that mimics the look of a laser. The building block includes a non-opaque body comprising at least two mechanical connectors. At least two electrically independent conductors each traverse the body from each connector to each other connector. At least one LED is electrically connected to at least two of the electrical conductors. With at least two building blocks mechanically connected, a power source may be applied to one of the connectors of one of the building blocks to illuminate each LED. Preferably, the body of the building block is generally transparent and is capable of transmitting light from a colored LED to a connected block, thus mimicking the look of a laser. The invention also comprises a set of building blocks that permits light from an LED to pass from one connected block to an adjacent connected block. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047864 | VALVED LONG FLOATING TOY BALLOON - Toy balloons that have an internal surface coated with a barrier coating include a one-way valve. The one-way valve incorporates an inlet stem that is surrounded by an expandable elastomeric collar. The coating solution is an aqueous solution having a low concentration of polyvinyl alcohol and a carbohydrate. A minimal amount of coating composition is used. This allows preassembly and precoating of toy balloons with one-way valves that can be stored for up to one year without drying out. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047865 | Composite Game System - A composite game system is provided, in which a controller is common to a game apparatus and a remote-controlled toy, and the remote-controlled toy may easily perform an operation comparable to that of a simulated remote-controlled toy displayed in the game apparatus. Successive commands generated in a game play are stored in first command storage means | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047866 | Convertible apparel top with swivel straps - The present invention is directed to a convertible apparel top such as a brassiere, tank top, or dress having two straps attached to the garment on at least one end of the strap with a swivel mechanism such as a means for attaching so that the garment may be converted from a garment with straps to a strapless garment and vice versa. In one embodiment, the ends of the straps not attached with a swivel mechanism may be removably attached to the garment to facilitate the conversion, and may be configured to attach both to the garment and to each other for multiple looks and configurations such as strapless, parallel straps, crisscross straps, and a halter without the risk of losing the straps. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047867 | Garment Supporting Apparatus - Garment supporting apparatus for using with a breast-covering garment, comprising a flexible strap and a decorative attachment member. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047868 | Suspension-styled brassiere primarily for minimization of intra-breast wrinkling - A brassiere for minimizing the effects of wrinkling in the decolletage of a wearer's body, the brassier having two cups for the wearer's breasts and a central space therebetween, having a pouch wovenly positioned in the central space, the pouch having a suspension-styled stitching assembly for articulating the cups and hence the women's breasts in a structural and weight supported manner such that when the wearer is in a supine position the breasts are disinclined to sag; an aperture for receiving one or more articles; and a rear aperture such that the rear aperture leaves skin in the decolletage open for contact with said one or more articles. The articles are selected from the group consisting of a wickable stuffing material, foam material, memory-styled foam material, medicament, transdermal patch, and a squeezable tubular assembly. Additional suspension-styled stitching is shown in a plurality of different regions sufficient to assist the wearer's body in the opening of anterior muscles of the chest, minimizing spinal compression, relieving overstretching and/or spasmodic conditions of the mid and upper back muscles, and reductioin in overtightening of the pectoralis muscles. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047869 | Precision Machining Method - A precision machining method enabling grinding with high accuracy is provided. The method includes a first step of producing an intermediate ground workpiece by roughly grinding a workpiece (a) with a diamond grinding wheel (b), and a second step of producing a final ground workpiece by grinding the intermediate ground workpiece with a grinding wheel for CMG. In the first step, feed of the rotator ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047870 | Reverse Shallow Trench Isolation Process - A method of polishing a substrate surface containing silicon nitride and silicon oxide or silicon dioxide, comprising movably contacting the surface with a polishing pad and having a polishing composition disposed between the polishing pad and the surface, said polishing composition comprising 1) hydrous ceria abrasive; 2) polyvinylpyridine, vinyl pyridine copolymers, or both, and 3) water, wherein at 2 psi downpressure the silicon nitride removal rate is at least 500 angstroms per minute and the selectivity of silicon nitride to silicon oxide is at least 30. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047871 | Interpenetrating network for chemical mechanical polishing - Chemical mechanical polishing pads are provided, wherein the chemical mechanical polishing pads have a polishing layer comprising an interpenetrating network including a continous non-fugitive phase and a substaintially co-continuous fugitive phase. Also provided are methods of making the chemical mechanical polishing pads and for using them to polish substrates. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047872 | POLISHING PAD - To provide a polishing pad which is insusceptible to clogging of groove with abrasive particles and grinding dusts during polishing, and leads to little decrease in polishing rate even after long-term continuous use. A polishing pad of the present invention has a polishing layer formed of polyurethane resin foam having fine-cells, and asperity structure formed in a polishing surface of the polishing layer, and is featured in that the polyurethane resin foam is a reaction cured product between isocyanate-terminated prepolymer containing high-molecular-weight polyol component and isocyanate component, and a chain extender, and contains a silicon-based surfactant having combustion residue of not less than 8 wt %. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047873 | SUBSTRATE RETAINER - A retainer is used with an apparatus for polishing a substrate. The substrate has upper and lower surfaces and a lateral, substantially circular, perimeter. The apparatus has a polishing pad with an upper polishing surface for contacting and polishing the lower face of the substrate. The retainer has an inward facing retaining face for engaging and retaining the substrate against lateral movement during polishing of the substrate. The retaining face engages a substrate perimeter at more than substantially a single discrete circumferential location along the perimeter. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047874 | Lens surface cutting apparatus and lens surface cutting method for spectacle lens, and spectacle lens - A lens surface cutting method for a spectacle lens includes the steps of calculating the mean curvature of a lens surface ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047875 | COOLANT NOZZLE POSITIONING FOR MACHINING WORK-PIECES - A method of determining a position of a coolant nozzle relative to a rotating grinding wheel removing material from a work-piece and an apparatus for practicing the method are disclosed. The method includes the step of disposing a coolant nozzle having a base and a distal end for adjustable movement relative to the grinding wheel and the work-piece. The distal end of the coolant nozzle can be moved in a first plane normal to an axis of the grinding wheel along a first arcuate path centered on a pivot axis at the base. The distal end can also be moved by moving the pivot axis in the first plane along an orbit centered on the grinding wheel axis. The method also includes the step of selecting a position of the distal end along the first arcuate path. The method also includes the step of projecting a second arcuate path in the first plane centered on the grinding wheel axis and having a radius extending to the position of the distal end along the first arcuate path. The method also includes the step of generating a third arcuate path in the first plane corresponding to a location of the work-piece that would be contacted first by the distal end during movement along the second arcuate path. The method also includes the step of limiting movement of the distal end along the second arcuate path by an intersection between the second arcuate path and the third arcuate path. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047876 | Chemical mechanical polishing pad with controlled wetting - Chemical mechanical polishing pads are provided, wherein the chemical mechanical polishing pads have a polishing layer comprising a polishing texture that exhibits a dimensionless roughness, R, is between 0.01 and 0.75. Also provided are methods of making the chemical mechanical polishing pads and for using them to polish substrates. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047877 | LAYERED-FILAMENT LATTICE FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING - The polishing pad ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047878 | Shot-blasting Machine - A loader arrangement | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047879 | LOW LOAD SWINGING MECHANISM FOR A SANDER - The invention relates to a low load swinging mechanism for a sander. The sander includes a roller unit that has a positioning base provided with two sliding rails for contacting with a connecting member of a sliding base. The sliding rail has an arc surface and the connecting member possesses a corner groove recessed with a certain angle, so that the surface of the corner groove is to contact linearly with the arc surface of the sliding rail to reduce a great abrasion resistance as the sliding base is reciprocating on the positioning base, for upgrading grinding precision. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047880 | GRINDING MACHINE - A grinding machine enabling the easy maintenance and inspections of mechanisms arranged therein, an increase in visibility when the states of a workpiece and a grinding wheel are confirmed, and the easy loading/unloading of the workpiece and the easy replacement of the grinding wheel. The grinding machine comprises a workpiece supporting/driving device, a wheel work head, a wheel head feeder, a coolant supply unit, a cover covering internal devices such as the workpiece supporting/driving device, the wheel work head, the wheel head feeder, and the coolant supply unit, and an open/close door formed at a part of the working space side upper surface of the cover and allowing at least the loading/unloading of the workpiece and the replacement of the grinding wheel. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047881 | COMBINATORIAL PROCESSING INCLUDING ROTATION AND MOVEMENT WITHIN A REGION - Combinatorial processing including rotation and movement within a region is described, including defining multiple regions of at least one substrate, processing the multiple regions of the at least one substrate in a combinatorial manner, rotating a head in one of the multiple regions to perform the processing, and repositioning the head relative to the one of the multiple regions while rotating the head during the processing. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047882 | Sanding Tool - A sanding tool for sanding corners. This tool includes an elongated V-shaped member structured to uniformly contact adjacent corner positions; a sandpaper securing device configured to secure the sandpaper thereon. The device includes: a pair of threaded elongated members; a pair of adjustment mechanisms, having: a clamping member sized to be substantially parallel with the elongated V-shaped member, a first bracing member; and a securing bolt in the form of wing nuts; and a user interface system, configured to enable a user to operate the sanding tool. The user interface further includes: a pair of bracing members inserted into the elongated V-shaped member; a coupling mechanism, in the form of a plate having a socket thereon; a gripping member in the form of a handle, configured to enable a user to grasp the sanding tool. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047883 | Interconnected-multi-element-lattice polishing pad - The polishing pad ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047884 | CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING PAD STRUCTURE MINIMIZING TRAPPED AIR AND POLISHING FLUID INTRUSION - A polishing pad is attachable to a platen to minimize trapped air and polishing fluid intrusion. The pad comprises a polishing layer having a polishing surface on a first end of the pad and a polishing layer peripheral edge extending away from the polishing surface; a gas impermeable attaching layer defines an attachment surface for securing the pad to the platen at an opposed second end of the pad, the attaching layer having an attaching layer peripheral edge extending away from the attachment surface, wherein a peripheral edge of the pad extends from the polishing surface to the attaching surface formed of the peripheral edges of each pad layer; and a plurality of openings extending through the attaching layer. During pad attachment, trapped air flows through the attaching layer openings and out of the peripheral edge of the pad at a position spaced from the attaching layer peripheral edge. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047885 | SMOKING RAIL FEED MEANS AND METHOD OF ACCURATELY FEEDING THE SAME - A smoking rail feed means as well as a method of accurately positioning a smoking rail in sausage loops or in loops of other products suspended from a hanger, and having, for improved insertion of the smoking rail into the loops, a smoking rail support, on which the smoking rail rests, at least partially, and oriented in the direction of the hanger. The smoking rail support is adapted to be displaced such that the smoking rail is transferred substantially in the longitudinal direction from the smoking rail feed means to a pick-up area of the hanger, in which the loops are arranged for being picked up. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047886 | Cutlet cutter - A cutlet cutter cradles a slab of foodstock in a shallow bed within a horizontal surface along which the blade of a fillet knife can be moved. The slab of foodstock is secured and flattened from above by a presser, on which downward pressure is applied by a handle. Moving the knife along the horizontal surface causes the foodstock slab to be cross-sectionally cut into two fillets of consistent and uniform thickness. The presser keeps the operator's hand away from the knife's cutting edge, while the guide pins prevent the blade from slipping out of the horizontal surface. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047887 | Vacuum operated coin sorting assembly - A coin sorting assembly is provided herein which includes a coin sorter having a sorter inlet for receiving coins; a vacuum source; and, a coin separator including a chamber having a coin inlet, a coin outlet for delivering coins to the sorter inlet, and a suction passageway connected to the vacuum source. The coin sorting assembly of the invention is advantageously used to collect and load scattered coins or heaps of coins into a coin sorter for sorting and counting. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047888 | COIN DEPOSITING AND DISPENSING MACHINE - A compact coin depositing and dispensing machine is provided with a cyclic conveying device. The conveying device conveys, one by one, coins, accepted in a coin acceptance port, in a depositing and conveying direction, and conveys, one by one, coins, to be ejected to a coin ejection port, in a dispensing and conveying direction reverse the depositing and conveying direction. A plurality of accommodating and ejecting units are disposed along the conveying device. Because each accommodating and ejecting unit outputs and inputs coins to and from the conveying device through the same coin outlet/inlet, a depositing and conveying path and a dispensing and conveying path of the conveying device can be arranged as a common path. Each accommodating and ejecting unit accommodates coins in a non-aligned state and ejects accommodated coins one by one to the conveying device. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047889 | Method and apparatus for offsorting coins in a coin handling machine - A two disk coin handling machine and method for offsorting with a feeding disk ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047890 | Vent Member - A vent member ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047891 | VENTILATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A VENTILATION DEVICE - A ventilation device, in particular for motor vehicles; wherein the ventilation device has, at a determinable point of the ventilation device, an area that, when subjected to a specified load, changes its shape in a manner predetermined by a structure of the ventilation device in the area; and a deformation energy caused by the load being absorbed during the change of shape. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047892 | Ventilation means with orientation and flow rate adjustment obtained by rotating a profiled body - The invention concerns a swivel joint ventilation flap comprising an air stream duct ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047893 | Building Plenum - A building plenum is provided. The building plenum may include an assembly or housing and multiple building utility and safety infrastructures (such as fire, lighting, ventilation, and other building infrastructure). The building plenum may be constructed at a manufacturing facility for subsequent installation in a building. In this way, the building infrastructure may be quickly and efficiently installed in the building, such as by mounting the building plenum on a ceiling as part of a ceiling cover, ceiling tile, or the like. The building plenum may have different configurations (including different building utility and safety infrastructures), different lengths and widths, and different cover appearances (or other ornamentation). | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047894 | PRESSURE CONTROL WITH COARSE AND FINE ADJUSTMENT - A pressurization control system configured to regulate air pressure within a space includes a first damper fluidly coupled to an air supply, the first damper configured to control delivery of an air flow, and a second damper having an operating range, the second damper fluidly coupled to the air supply and the first damper, the second damper configured to supplement delivery of the air flow. The pressurization control system further includes a room controller configured to provide a control signal to the first and second dampers, wherein the control signal drives the first damper to direct the air flow towards the operating range, and wherein the control signal drives the second damper to direct the air flow towards a set point. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047895 | Protective Construction Ventilation Register - One possible embodiment of the invention could be a protective construction ventilation register and a methodology of operating same. One possible version of the register could comprise of a framework having a peripheral flange attached to an overlying flange, the peripheral flange further defining an air passage; a grid work attached to the overlying flange and located within at least a portion of the air passage; a set of two flexible flaps overlaying the grid work, each flap having an attached edge securing the flap to the overlying flange and unattached edge; a set of deflectors located under grid work that directs the forced air from the underneath the grid work towards unattached edges; wherein the flaps can move from a first closed position covering the grid work to a second open position that has an angle that is less then perpendicular to the plane of the overlying flange. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047896 | Ventilation device for enabling a gas transfer via a wall of a housing - The invention relates to a covering placed against the housing wall by means of a self-adhesive coating applied to the underside of the covering and covers the recess provided in the housing wall. An inner opening passing through to the inside of the housing is provided in the recess. A gas-permeable, however fluid-impermeable, diaphragm is glued over the inner opening. The adhesive coating applied to the underside of the covering is discontinuous in the area of the inner opening in order not to close the pores of the diaphragm. The outer opening is situated so that it is laterally offset from the inner opening, and is made in the covering while being completely delimited thereby. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047897 | Jamming Device For Mobile Communication - The invention refers to a method for a screening device and a screening device ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047898 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION RELAY APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION RELAY METHOD - A communication relay method and others are disclosed in which even when the channel quality varies, the communication data from MS can be relayed without degrading the throughput of the communication system. In this method, the channel quality between RS and BS is estimated (ST | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047899 | System for information contextual distribution simultaneously in a public and individual mode - The inventive information distributing system ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047900 | Repeater system with transparent antenna integrated into a glass pane - The invention relates to a repeater system ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047901 | Apparatus and method for cooperative relay in a wireless communication system based on relay stations - An apparatus and method for cooperative relay in a multiple-antenna wireless communication system based on relay stations (RSs) are provided. The apparatus includes a serial/parallel converter for dividing data into N number of streams, a channel estimator for calculating a first transmission rate at which a RS performing the cooperative relay can perform decoding and a second transmission rate at which all relay stations performing the cooperative relay can commonly perform decoding, and determining transmission rates for each of the N-number streams, and an adaptive modulation and coding (AMC) unit for encoding and modulating the N-number streams according to their respective transmission rates. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047902 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMIT POWER CALIBRATION IN A FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXED WIRELESS SYSTEM - The present disclosure describes a method and apparatus for transmit power calibration in a frequency division multiplexed wireless system ( | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047903 | AUTOMATIC RESOURCE AVAILABILITY USING BLUETOOTH - A method, apparatus, and system for automatically sharing data resources between Bluetooth devices. A Bluetooth device is paired with a “trusted” Bluetooth device. When paired devices are found, the Bluetooth device automatically allows the other device to present a virtual representation of data that is shared. The shared data can be selectively downloaded for use by the other device as long as the devices are in proximity. In an alternate embodiment, the devices may share pairing information with a network, so that the same shared resource can be made available at a large number of access points but specifically only for one paired, trusted device. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047904 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION OF MULTIPROCESSOR SYSTEM - A multiprocessor system used in a car, home, or office environment includes multiple processors that run different real-time applications. A dynamic configuration system runs on the multiple processors and includes a device manager, configuration manager, and data manager. The device manager automatically detects and adds new devices to the multiprocessor system, and the configuration manager automatically reconfigures which processors run the real-time applications. The data manager identifies the type of data generated by the new devices and identifies which devices in the multiprocessor system are able to process the data. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047905 | STEREO BLUETOOTH HEADSET - A stereo bluetooth headset including a bluetooth transceiver, at least one inter-speaker, a microphone and an audio output port is provided. The bluetooth transceiver is used for transceiving signals with an electronic device in a wireless mode. The inter-speaker is electrically connected to the bluetooth transceiver for broadcasting audio signals received from the electronic device. The microphone is electrically connected to the bluetooth transceiver. The audio output port is electrically connected to the bluetooth transceiver and suitable for connecting to an audio input port of an outer-speaker through a connecting cable, so as to transmit stereo audio signals received from the electronic device to the outer-speaker through the connecting cable for broadcasting. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047906 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MICROWAVE DETECTION - Disclosed are a method and system for triggering a wireless device to perform sensing of wireless spectrum to detect microwave signal interference in a wireless medium. The wireless device transmits one or more packets and checks the status of transmission for each packet. Based on the status of transmission of the packet, counters are updated. Symbols are generated to correspond to an ON/OFF pattern of an interference signal, when the counters exceed a pre-defined threshold value. A plurality of symbols corresponding to transmission of one or more packets forms a sequence. The sequence is compared with a pre-defined pattern. The occurrence of a match between the sequence and the pre-defined pattern signifies presence of a periodic interference signal. Sensing of wireless spectrum is then triggered to detect microwave signal interference. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047907 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - To adjust reception sensitivity suitable for avoiding cross-interference with another wireless communication system with an easy method. In order to achieve the above object, a control station that controls wireless communication of a dependent station determines whether or not a beacon received by the dependent station includes a beacon transmitted by a wireless terminal that is operated in asynchronization with the control station, and continues to transmit an instruction to lower the reception sensitivity of the dependent station to the dependent station until the beacon received by the dependent station does not include a beacon transmitted by the asynchronous wireless terminal. | 2009-02-19 |
| 20090047908 | DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ESTABLISHING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION LINK - Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of wireless communication. A method of establishing a communication link between wireless video communication modules may include, for example, establishing a wireless communication link between first and second wireless video communication modules over an uncoordinated communication channel. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2009-02-19 |
