11th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150068841 | Vertical Support Member for a Suspended Scaffold Assembly, Kit for Mounting a Suspended Scaffold Assembly, Suspended Scaffold Assembly and Method for Mounting the Same - A suspended scaffold assembly for mounting a scaffold. The suspended scaffold assembly comprises a plurality of horizontally-spaced-apart vertical support members comprising a suspension cable with at least one coupling ring secured thereto and at least one horizontal member. Each one of the at least one horizontal member is removably connectable to a respective one of the at least one coupling ring of two spaced-apart ones of the plurality of vertical support members. A vertical support member for a suspended scaffold assembly, a kit for mounting a suspended scaffold assembly and a method for mounting same are also provided. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068842 | ADJUSTABLE LADDERS, LADDER COMPONENTS AND RELATED METHODS - Ladders, ladder components, adjustment mechanisms and related methods are provided herein. In one embodiment, a ladder may include an adjustment mechanism for adjusting, for example, a leveler, a stabilizer, or any two relatively displaceable components of the ladder. The adjustment mechanism may include an actuating mechanism having a first structure and a second structure slidably disposed adjacent the first structure, the second structure having a plurality of engagement surfaces. A body is coupled with the first structure. At least two engagement pins are slidably displaceable relative to the body, wherein the plurality of engagement surfaces and the at least two engagement pins are arranged such that only a single engagement pin of the at least two engagement pins is in abutting engagement with an engagement surface of the plurality of engagement surfaces at one time. At least one biasing member is configured to bias the at least two engagement pins towards engagement with the engagement surfaces. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068843 | Self-Help Oil Changing Apparatus - A self-help oil changing apparatus includes a nozzle having an outer tube in which an oil suction tube and an oil filling tube are received. Each of the oil suction tube and the oil filling tube has an end extending out of an insertion end of the outer tube. A clean oil tank and a dirty oil tank are respectively in communication with the other ends of the oil filling tube and the oil suction tube. An oil pressure control module includes a dirty oil pump and a clean oil pump. The dirty oil pump is connected to the oil suction tube and is in communication with the dirty oil tank. The clean oil pump is in communication with the oil filling tube and the clean oil tank. A control unit is electrically connected to and controls operations of the dirty oil pump and the clean oil pump. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068844 | SYSTEM & METHOD - A system for re-lubricating a machine element, which comprises an analysis device arranged to determine which part of a lubricant that is being used to lubricate the machine element has been depleted and to generate a signal indicative thereof. A lubrication element is arranged to automatically re-lubricate the machine element only with the part of the lubricant that has been depleted in response to the signal. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068845 | DIRECT DRIVE ROTATION DEVICE FOR PASSIVELY MOVING FLUID - The device is configured for moving a fluid within a gearbox. In one illustrative embodiment, the device includes a base portion coupled to a rotatable member within the gearbox. An inlet portion of the device is configured to draw the fluid from a reservoir portion of the gearbox. The device is configured to utilize a centrifugal force for moving the fluid from the inlet portion toward the base portion along an interior surface of a conical portion. In another illustrative embodiment, the device includes a conical portion having an external threaded portion configured to capture a fluid during a rotation of the device. In such an embodiment, the threaded portion is configured to utilize a centrifugal force for moving the fluid captured by the threaded portion along an exterior surface of the conical portion. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068846 | COMBINED STAIRWAY AND LIFT INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING SAID STAIRWAY INTO SAID LIFT - A stairway ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150068847 | Safety Device for a Stair Lift - A device for conveying a person from a first to a second level, in particular a stair lift, comprising a rail ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150068848 | ELEVATOR PASSENGER INTERFACE INCLUDING IMAGES FOR REQUESTING ADDITIONAL SPACE ALLOCATION - An exemplary elevator destination entry system includes a passenger interface device that presents a visual representation of at least one item that will accompany a passenger on an elevator car. The passenger interface allows the passenger to select the visual representation. A controller is configured to receive indications of passenger requests for elevator service and an indication from the passenger interface device regarding a selected visual representation. The controller determines an amount of space within an elevator car required to accommodate the item based on predetermined space information corresponding to the selected visual representation. The controller assigns a car to a passenger request based on a determination that the assigned car will have adequate space to accommodate the passenger and the item. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068849 | METHOD FOR HANDLING ERRONEOUS CALLS IN AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM - Method for handling erroneous calls in an elevator system, which comprises at least one elevator, call-giving devices for registering calls on the floor levels and/or in the elevator car, and also a control system that responds to the aforementioned calls one or more calls given by a passenger are registered, it is assessed on the basis of at least one criterion whether some call is erroneous, and at least one corrective action is performed for removing a call, or for rectifying the call data of a call, if the call is ascertained to be erroneous on the basis of the aforementioned criterion. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068850 | POSITION AND LOAD MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR AN ELEVATOR - The invention relates to a position and load measurement system for an elevator which system is going to be installed in an elevator car to obtain car position data and car load data, which position and load measurement system comprises at least one sensor mounted in the elevator car. The position and load measurement system comprises:
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20150068851 | ELECTRONIC STROKE SENSOR FOR AIR DISC BRAKE WITH INSPECTION PORT - A brake actuator assembly for an air disk brake includes an actuator housing having a pushrod that is extensible from the actuator housing. A lever arm is disposed inside a caliper housing. The lever arm is actuated by the pushrod for transferring motion from the actuator to a brake pad. A sensor element is disposed between the actuator housing and the caliper housing with the sensor element being sealably engaged to the actuator housing providing an air tight enclosure between the caliper housing and the actuator. An inspection port is disposed in the sensor element providing access to receive a visual sensor and a pressure sensor for identifying a condition of the brake actuator and for identifying a condition of the air tight enclosure. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068852 | Wear Adjustment Device of a Disc Brake and Corresponding Disc Brake - A wear adjustment device is provided for the adjusting friction surface wear on a brake pad and a brake disc of a disc brake having a brake application device, preferably with a rotary lever. The wear adjustment device can be coupled on the drive side to the brake application device, and on the output side to a spindle unit. A respective rolling body arrangement is axially arranged on both sides of a drive element, one of which is designed as a roller bearing and one is designed as a ball ramp coupling. A central shaft is coupled to the ball ramp coupling and has an output interface for coupling to the spindle unit. A radial freewheel is coupled to the ball ramp coupling by an overload spring unit and to the central shaft. A directionally-dependent torque device is provided, along with a housing in which the drive element, the rolling body arrangements, the overload spring unit, the radial freewheel, the central shaft and the directionally-dependent torque unit are arranged. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068853 | VEHICLE DISC BRAKE - According to one embodiment, a vehicle disc brake includes a caliper body, pistons and a pair of friction pads. The caliper body has a pair of operation arms and a bridge portion. Each operation arm has a cylinder bore and a pair of pad guide grooves. The pistons are each inserted into the corresponding cylinder bore. Each friction pad has a lining and a back plate. Each friction pad further includes a pair of lug pieces and a projection. The lug pieces are accommodated in the pad guide grooves so that the friction pads are movable in an axial direction of a disc rotor. The projection is provided so as to be positioned inside an opening portion of the piston with a gap from an inner circumferential surface thereof. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068854 | Brake System with Linking Effect - A brake system with linking effect includes rear-wheel and front-wheel brake devices. The rear-wheel brake device includes a first rotating member, a first shifting member allocated in the first rotating member, and a first drawing member encircling the first rotating member at a first connecting radius. The rear-wheel brake device is drawn by the first drawing member and rotated from a first initial position. The front-wheel brake device includes a second rotating member, a second shifting member allocated in the second rotating member, and a second drawing member encircling the second rotating member at a second connecting radius. The front-wheel brake device is drawn by the first drawing member to rotate from a second initial position to perform a braking operation. The first and second shifting members are configured, to allow the first shifting member to draw the rear-wheel brake device to synchronously brake the front and rear wheels. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068855 | DUST COVER - A dust cover comprising a bellows tube portion with a plurality of main valleys being of a concave shape opening towards an outer periphery of the tube portion and arranged in a linked manner. Each of the main valleys includes a pair of slope wall portions that slope to opposite axial outsides while going to an outer peripheral side, and the slope wall portion has a slope angle at its outer peripheral portion smaller than a slope angle at its inner peripheral portion. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068856 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING CLUTCHES IN A MULTI-FUNCTION TORQUE CONVERTER - A method of controlling a multi-function torque converter including a cover, an impeller shell, a turbine shell, a first pressure chamber at least partially formed by the turbine shell and the cover; a second pressure chamber at least partially formed by the impeller and turbine shells, and a third pressure chamber at least partially formed by the impeller shell and the cover, an impeller clutch including a portion of the impeller shell, and a turbine clutch including a portion of the turbine shell, the method including: pressurizing the first pressure chamber to substantially a first fluid pressure level or to a second fluid pressure level greater than the first level; pressurizing the second pressure chamber to a third fluid pressure level greater than the first and second levels; passively draining the third pressure chamber to be substantially at the first level; and connecting the impeller shell to the cover. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068857 | BEARING-LESS TORQUE CONVERTER - A torque converter, including: a cover; an impeller shell; a turbine shell; a turbine clutch formed by the turbine and impeller shells; and a stator formed of a single piece of material and including a protrusion extending in an axial direction and having a radial surface. In a drive mode : the cover transmits torque to the impeller shell; the turbine clutch is open; the radial surface forms an entirety of a portion of the stator closest, in the axial direction from the stator toward the turbine shell, to the turbine shell; and the radial surface is free of contact with the turbine shell. In a coast mode for the torque converter, at least a portion of the radial surface is in contact with the turbine shell or is separated from the turbine shell by a layer of fluid in contact with the radial surface and the turbine shell. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068858 | Overrunning Clutches - In at least one illustrative embodiment, a clutch may comprise an outer race, an inner race, and an engagement assembly disposed in a space located radially between the outer and inner races. The engagement assembly may comprise a plurality of locking members and a biasing shoe frictionally engaged with one of the outer race and the inner race. The locking members may be configured to move with the biasing shoe within the space between an unlocked position, in which the locking members are free to move relative to the outer race and to the inner race, and a locked position, in which the locking members are wedged between the outer and inner races to couple the outer and inner races for rotation together. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068859 | ROLLER-TYPE ONE-WAY CLUTCH - In a roller type one-way clutch comprising: an outer race; an inner race that is apart from the outer race on an inner diameter side in a radial direction and concentrically arranged to allow its relative rotation; a plurality of rollers that are arranged between the outer race and the inner race and transmit a torque between the outer race and the inner race; and a plurality of block bearings that are arranged between the rollers and between the outer race and the inner race, the roller type one-way clutch is characterized in that a curvature in a circumferential direction of a bearing surface of the block bearing facing an outer peripheral surface of the inner race is higher than a curvature in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface of the inner race. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068860 | DRY DOUBLE CLUTCH - The present invention relates to a dry double clutch. A damper flywheel ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150068861 | ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A FRICTION CLUTCH - An adjustment device ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150068862 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH DEVICE - An electromagnetic clutch device includes: a meshing member; an electromagnetic coil; an armature; a cylindrical cam member; and a locking portion. The cam member is provided with a plurality of locked portions to be locked by the locking portion at different axial positions, such that the plurality of locked portions is formed adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction; the cam member rotates only by a first predetermined angle due to an axial movement of the armature from a first position to a second position, and the cam member further rotates only by a second predetermined angle due to a movement of the armature from the second position to the first position; and when locking of the locking portion is shifted from one of the plurality of locked portions to another locked portion circumferentially adjacent thereto so that the locking portion locks the another locked portion at a different axial position, the second meshing portion is meshed with the first meshing portion. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068863 | SECURITY APPARATUS FOR AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE - A method and associated security apparatus for providing security to an automatic teller machine (ATM) having a cash capture device in a presenter area of the ATM. The cash capture device is detected by a proximity detector in the security apparatus in the ATM. A detecting signal is generated by the proximity detector in response to the cash capture device being detected. The detecting signal is received by control circuitry in the security apparatus and in response, the control circuitry causes a dispensing shutter of the ATM to remain in an open position. Each proximity detector is electrically connected to the control circuitry. The dispensing shutter in the open position is configured, in an absence of the cash capture device in the ATM, to dispense paper currency processed and stored in the presenter area of the ATM. security apparatus includes the proximity detector and the control circuitry. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068864 | Duo spiral escalator with curved return - This invention describes the design of a carrier system for people or goods that provides a continuous path of travel of a duo spiral escalator ascending and descending around a cylindrical tower with all stairway treads remaining upright and in continuous operation. At the bottom level and at the top level of the spiral escalator the treads follow a curved path from one side of the tower to the other as they travel along two half circle tracks. At the end of the first half circle in the center of the tower, each tread is lifted from its tracks, rotated 180 degrees, and placed back down on the tracks at the beginning of the second half circle. This invention permits continuous transportation of the riders ascending and descending to a plurality of floors of varying ceiling heights. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068865 | Image Forming Apparatus - Aspects of the disclosure provide an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus has a first conveying path and a second conveying path which joins the first conveying path. The image forming apparatus includes an actuator configured to be pivoted by a recording sheet conveyed through the first conveying path. The image forming apparatus further includes ribs disposed adjacent to the actuator in an axial direction of the actuator. The image forming apparatus has a first recess which faces at least one of the ribs and is recessed in a direction opposite to the conveying direction. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068866 | CONVEYOR EMPLOYING A VACUUM - A sorting conveyor employs suction to stabilize products on a conveyor belt. The sorting conveyor comprises a conveyor belt including a plurality of embedded rollers for moving conveyed objects relative to the conveyor belt. A vacuum chamber below the conveyor belt houses activators for the rollers and selectively creates a vacuum zone above the conveyor belt for pulling objects on the conveyor belt. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068867 | GLASS SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND GLASS SHEET CONVEYING METHOD - Provided is a glass sheet conveying apparatus, which is configured to convey a glass sheet (G) in a state of being placed on a plurality of conveying belts ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150068868 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING TRAYS WITH ROD-SHAPED SMOKERS' ARTICLES - An apparatus for filling trays with rod-shaped smokers articles comprises a station for filling the trays, a conveying apparatus for directing the smokers' articles in bulk to the filling station, a first conveyor assembly for directing the empty trays in succession to the filling station, and a second conveyor assembly for removing the full trays in succession from the filling station; the conveying apparatus has an outlet in communication with the filling station, and the apparatus comprises a delivery device for delivering the smokers' articles, in communication with the outlet and insertable into each tray to be filled, and a movement device for reciprocally moving the delivery device and each tray while the tray is being filled. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068869 | Device and method for conveying lumpy products - The invention creates a single-track or multiple-track device and a corresponding method for conveying lumpy products in such a way that the products are separated from a product stream on each of the tracks and are subsequently conveyed further spaced apart uniformly and/or in groups. For this purpose, arrangements for supplying the products as a single-row product stream are provided in each track as well as arrangements for discharging the separated products distanced from one another in a row, wherein the products are transferred from the supplying arrangements to the discharging arrangements. Arrangements for conveying the products are provided in each track in the area of the transfer from the supplying arrangements to the discharging arrangements and have driver arrangements, which are mounted so as to be pivotable in a controlled manner in the conveying direction of the products and which intervene between two successive products in the supplied product stream in such a way that said arrangements guide the products during the transfer from the supplying arrangements to the discharging arrangements in such a way that the products are separated from the product stream and are conveyed further at uniform distances from one another and/or in groups, and are discharged, in a controlled manner in each case. The multiple-track conveying device additionally comprises arrangements for controlling the conveying devices in the tracks, such that the product streams on the tracks are synchronized with one another in such a way that a product on a track, following the separation from the respective product stream, is substantially aligned with the products on individual selected other tracks or all of the other tracks, such that the products on the tracks in question are arranged side by side substantially in a row in a direction perpendicular or at an incline to the conveying direction of the products. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068870 | Device and Method for Horizontal Movement of Layers of Articles Between Adjacent Conveyor Modules - The invention concerns a method for horizontal movement ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150068871 | ZONE CONTROLLER AND CONVEYOR DEVICE - An object of the invention is to provide a zone controller and a conveyor device which facilitate identification of a defective part when a defect occurs in a distributed control type conveyor device. There is provided a zone controller ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150068872 | RESCUE AUGER - A rescue auger has a transport tube that is approximately five feet long with a spout having an angled portion that is disposed on top of the transport tube to direct grain out from the transport tube. An auger is located within the transport tube to direct grain up and out towards the spout when rotated. An electric drill is used to operate the rescue auger by attaching the drill to a triangle shank on an exposed portion of the auger shank. An intake guard surrounds a lower portion of the transport tube and has a diameter a little larger than the diameter of the transport tube. A handle is located on a portion of the spout and allows a user to position and hold the rescue auger during use. The rescue auger is used in conjunction with a rescue tube which is first placed around the trapped victim. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068873 | CONVEYOR ROLLER WITH INTEGRAL CLUTCH - A material handling system have the ability for the rollers to slip relative to the drive system, such as a roller bed conveyor used an accumulator conveyor system. The rollers include a slip assembly with a clutch surface, wherein the tube of the roller is configured to act as a heat sink. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068874 | HYGIENIC DRUM MOTOR - The invention relates to a drum motor optimized for the hygienic requirements in the food industry; in particular the drum motor is used for driving conveyor belts. One embodiment of the invention discloses a drum motor comprising a drum shell accommodating a geared rim secured to the drum shell, a first inner end cap attached to the geared rim, a second inner end cap attached to a locking flange having an expanding element adapted to secure the second inner end cap to the drum shell when attaching the second inner end cap to the locking flange. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068875 | TRANSFER SYSTEM AND MATERIAL-HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SUCH TRANSFER SYSTEM - A material-handling system and method includes at least one first processing station, each having an input and an output. A linear transfer system made up of a plurality of transfer units that travel in unison in a linear motion past the input and output of the first processing station(s) either receives articles from the output and discharges articles to the input or transfers articles between the first processing station and a second processing station. A control sequences articles between the transfer units and the first input and output or between the first processing station and a second processing station in a manner that enhances operation of the processing station(s). | 2015-03-12 |
20150068876 | COMBINATION SWITCH - In a combination switch, cams having concave and convex surfaces are provided on an opposing surface of a disk-shaped opposing wall that faces a fog switch knob in the axial direction in the inside of a fixed knob. An elastic contact mechanism is provided at a part of the fog switch knob that faces the fixed knob to come into elastic contact with the concave and convex surfaces to hold an operation position of the fog switch knob. The inside of the elastic contact mechanism is filled with grease. The opposing surface of the fixed knob and the concave and convex surfaces and the outer peripheral surfaces of the cams are formed in a minor surface state with a surface roughness lower than the surface roughness of the other general parts. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068877 | ARRANGEMENT OF VACUUM SWITCHING TUBES IN A LOAD TRANSFER SWITCH - Arrangement of vacuum switching tubes ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150068878 | CLICK MODULE AND OPERATION SWITCH - A click module which gives a feeling of click when an operation knob which is tiltably and pivotally supported on a casing of an operation switch is tiltably operated has a click face on which a crest portion or a valley portion is formed, a click element which slides on the click face, and a resilient member which biases the click element to a click face side. The click module is detachably mounted on the casing. The click element and the click face slide relative to each other in an interlocking manner with a tilting operation of the operation knob. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068879 | M-BLADE ACTUATED SWITCH ASSEMBLY - A switch assembly includes an M-blade snap spring, an actuation arm, and a switch. The M-blade snap spring exhibits snap-action movement between a first actuator position and a second actuator position. The switch is responsive to the snap-action movement of the M-blade to move between a first switch position and a second switch position. The actuation arm is configured to selectively cause the M-blade snap spring to move, via snap-action, between the first actuator position and the second actuator position, which in turn causes the switch to move between the first switch position and the second switch position, respectively. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068880 | OPERATING DEVICE - An operating device includes a push operation mechanism including an operating portion to be push-operated, a tactile presenting means that drives the operating portion, a detecting portion for detecting movement of the operating portion, and a drive control unit that drives the driving portion by a drive control signal and a main vibration pulse signal output after outputting the drive control signal, the drive control signal being generated based on a start pulse signal and a pre-vibration pulse signal. The drive control unit sets a mask time to invalidate a detection signal of the detecting portion in a certain period when the drive control signal is output and switches from the output of the drive control signal to the output of the main vibration pulse signal based on a detection signal of the detecting portion after an elapse of the mask time. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068881 | TWO-POLE CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH TRIP BAR APPARATUS AND METHODS - A two-pole circuit breaker has an internal rotating trip bar that causes a second pole to trip (i.e., interrupt power) in response to a first pole tripping. A first pole may trip when the two-pole circuit breaker senses an electrical fault in the first pole. The tripping of the second pole in response to the first pole tripping may be referred to as common tripping. The trip bar may be connected to a tripping mechanism in each pole and may have interface features that result in less force required to trip the second pole, greater trip bar design tolerances, and/or ultimately more reliable common tripping. Methods of assembling a two-pole circuit breaker are also provided, as are other aspects. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068882 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A capacitive touch panel includes a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate, and an isolation layer. First and second sensing electrode serials are disposed on surfaces of the first and second transparent substrates, respectively. The first sensing electrode serials are formed by cascading first sensing electrodes. A first hollow region is formed between two adjacent first sensing electrodes. A first compensating electrode is formed in the first hollow region on the surface of the first transparent substrate. The second sensing electrode serials are formed by cascading second sensing electrodes. A second hollow region is formed between two adjacent second sensing electrodes. A second compensating electrode is formed in the second hollow region on the surface of the second transparent substrate. The isolation layer is disposed between the first and second transparent substrates. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068883 | TOUCH PANEL AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF - A touch panel includes a plurality of first electrodes arranged along a first direction and parallel to each other, wherein each first electrode includes a plurality of first electrode blocks and a plurality of first connection traces. A plurality of second electrodes arranged along a second direction and parallel to each other, wherein each second electrode includes a plurality of second electrode blocks and a plurality of second connection traces. And a plurality of insulating blocks, wherein each insulating block includes a main portion and at ;east one extending portion, the main portion is disposed between each first connection trace and each second connection trace, the extending portion extends from the main portion to the space between the first electrode block and the second electrode block. The present invention further provides a method for forming the touch panel mentioned above. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068884 | CONDUCTIVE SHEET AND CONDUCTIVE SHEET FOR TOUCH PANEL - A conductive sheet, method for using conductive sheet and touch panel, having a base substance and conductive parts formed on one of the principal surfaces of the base substance. The conductive parts respectively extend in primary directions, and have two or more conductive patterns made from metal wires arranged in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. The conductive pattern is constituted by serially connecting two or more large gratings in the first direction, and each of the large gratings is constituted by combining two or more small gratings. Around the edges of the large grating, non-connective patterns are formed from metal wires which are not connected with the large gratings. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068885 | SILICON REFINING EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR REFINING SILICON - In this method for refining silicon by vacuum melting, the falling of impurity condensate from an impurity trap located above a crucible and contamination of the molten silicon are prevented. A crucible for housing molten silicon, and a heating means for heating the crucible are located inside a treatment chamber equipped with a vacuum pump; further provided are: an impurity trap having an impurity condensation unit for cooling and condensing the vapor of impurities evaporating from the liquid surface of the molten silicon; and a contamination prevention device for preventing contamination of the molten silicon, having an impurity catch unit for catching impurities when impurities trapped by the impurity trap fall. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068886 | WATER DISTILLING APPARATUS USING SATURATED AIR CURRENTS AND METHODS FOR MAXIMISING THE PERFORMANCE THEREOF - One of these distilling apparatus ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150068887 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a magnetoresistive element includes intermittently exposing a surface of a base substrate to sputter particles from a sputter target, and thereby forming a thin film on the base substrate. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068888 | METHODS AND APPARATUS OF ELECTROCHEMICAL PRODUCTION OF CARBON MONOXIDE, AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to an electrolytic process, methods and apparatus for the preparation of carbon monoxide and in particular to electrolysis of molten carbonates to yield carbon monoxide which may be used for chemical storage of electrical energy and further as chemical feedstock for other organic products. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068889 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN GASES - The embodiments herein provide a HHO generating system and method for generating hydrogen, oxygen and methane. The system adopts electrolysis process to generate a HHO gas from a water-electrolyte solution. The system comprises a reaction tank filled with the water-electrolyte solution, a plurality of disks stacked one above another, a plurality of frames connecting to the disks and an external power supply. The disks comprise a plurality of negatively charged cathode disks and a plurality of positively charged anode disks. The plurality of frames comprises a plurality of conductive frames and a plurality of support frames configured to hold the disks. An electric current is supplied to the conducting frames so as to electrically charge the disks that react with the water-electrolyte solution to produce the HHO gas. The disks are copper-nickel alloy disks in a ratio of 70:30. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068890 | SUBSTRATE PLATING JIG AND PLATING DEVICE USING SAME - A plating jig and a plating device used for plating treatment of a substrate. The plating jig includes a mechanism rotatably driving a substrate holder, and detachably mounted on a plating bath integrally with a support portion. The plating jig includes the support portion which is formed in an engageable manner with a side wall of the plating bath, and the substrate holder which is vertically rotatably mounted on the support portion. The plating jig further includes a rotary mechanism for the substrate holder. The plating device utilizes the plating jig. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068891 | Electrochemical Sensor - An electrochemical sensor comprising a probe immersible in a measured medium and having at least two electrodes of a first electrically conductive material and at least one probe body of a second, electrically non-conductive material. The electrodes are at least partially embedded in the probe body and insulated from one another by the probe body, wherein the at least two electrodes are embodied of at least one conductive material and the probe body of at least one electrically insulating ceramic, wherein the electrodes are embodied of thin, measuring active layers of a conductive material and sit in an end face of the probe body of a ceramic material, and wherein the electrodes are electrically contacted via connection elements extending through the probe body. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068892 | BIOSENSOR, BIOSENSOR CHIP AND BIOSENSOR DEVICE - A biosensor includes a working electrode | 2015-03-12 |
20150068893 | BIOSENSOR TEST STRIP FOR BIOSENSOR TEST DEVICE - A biosensor test device of this disclosure includes a biosensor test strip and biosensor monitor connecting with the biosensor test strip. The biosensor test strip includes a base layer and at least one test section. The test section includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first track, a second track, a first contact pad, a second contact pad and a reaction zone formed on a base layer. The first track is electrically connected to both the first electrode and the first contact pad. The second track is electrically connected to both the second electrode and the second contact pad. The reaction zone is coated with reagents which contact at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068894 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF ANALYTES - Devices, systems, and methods for detecting molecules of interest within a collected sample are described herein. In certain embodiments, self-contained sample analysis systems are disclosed, which include a reusable reader component, a disposable cartridge component, and a disposable sample collection component. In some embodiments, the reader component communicates with a remote computing device for the digital transmission of test protocols and test results. In various disclosed embodiments, the systems, components, and methods are configured to identify the presence, absence, and/or quantity of particular nucleic acids, proteins, or other analytes of interest, for example, in order to test for the presence of one or more pathogens or contaminants in a sample. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068895 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE FREE CHLORIDE CONTENT OF A WATER - An amperometric sensor circuit for measuring chlorine concentration in water. The circuit includes first and second working electrodes coated with a hydrophilic membrane. A power supply and biasing circuit is configured to deliver a generally constant voltage between the first working electrode and a reference electrode and to generally deliver a constant current between the second working electrode and a counter electrode. A measurement circuit measures the current between the counter electrode and the first working electrode. A processing circuit is provided for determining the chlorine concentration based on the current measured by the measurement circuit. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068896 | SENSOR CONTROL DEVICE - A gas sensor control device ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150068897 | CAPACITIVE SENSING DEVICE INCORPORATING A METAL STRIP ON A TRANSPARENT GUARD - A human-machine interface device is provided having a transparent area for viewing a display screen and an access area including at least one metal connector connected to at least two planes arranged above the display screen, the planes including an electrode plane made of a transparent resistive conductive material, the plane located in the transparent area, a conductor plane made of a transparent resistive conductive material used as an active guard for the electrode plane, the active guard located in the transparent area and extending into the access area. The present device includes at least one guard strip, for reducing the resistance of the guard, the guard strip being arranged within the access area and connected to the active guard and to the metal connector, the latter being connected to the electrode plane such that the conductor plane and the electrode plane are at substantially the same potential. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068898 | Measuring Membrane for an Optochamical or Amperometric Sensor - A measuring membrane for an optochemical or amperometric sensor for determining or monitoring an analyte located in a medium, comprising a substrate material and a sensor element, which has at least one functional layer with a sensor-specific substance. The sensor element is embedded completely in a matrix, and the matrix is composed of a material, which at least in a portion facing the medium and adjoining the sensor element is permeable for the analyte. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068899 | CELL WITH REUSABLE AND DISPOSABLE ASSEMBLIES FOR SIMULTANEOUS ELECTROCHEMICAL AND EPR MEASUREMENTS - A cell and method for simultaneous electrochemical and EPR measurements, including a disposable assembly, allows for a single device to produce data for both electroanalysis and EPR spectroscopy by generating a Redox reaction to form free radicals. The cell includes first and second hollow tubes, with the second tube being removably insertable into the first hollow tube. The interior of the first tube contains an insulating material, an electro-conductive material, and a wire connector extending from the electro-conductive material and out the first tube. The interior of the second tube contains an electrolytic solution, an analyte, a working electrode, and insulating material surrounding the working electrode. The second tube is inserted into the first tube and a reference electrode is placed into the second tube. The cell is placed within an EPR spectrometer. A potential is applied to the reference electrode to generate the Redox reaction of the analyte. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068900 | CARBON NANTUBE SENSOR - The present invention provides a remote monitoring system for monitoring the operation of a fluid treatment system and/or the qualities, characteristics, properties, etc., of the fluid being processed or treated by the fluid treatment system. The present invention also relates to carbon nanotube sensors. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068901 | Nanofluidic Device for Charge Analysis of Straightened Molecules - This disclosure provides, among other things, a nanofluidic device sensing device is provided. In certain embodiments, the device contains: a) a channel comprising a floor and a ceiling, b) an array of charge sensors in the floor and/or ceiling of the channel, arranged along the longitudinal axis of the channel; c) a capture area in the floor and/or ceiling of the channel at the entrance end of the channel; and d) a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first and second electrodes are positioned to provide an electrophoretic force along the longitudinal axis of the channel. Other embodiments, e.g., methods, are also described. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068902 | NANO-FLUIDIC FIELD EFFECTIVE DEVICE TO CONTROL DNA TRANSPORT THROUGH THE SAME - The present invention provides a nano-fluidic field effective device. The device includes a channel having a first side and a second side, a first set of electrodes adjacent to the first side, a second set of electrodes adjacent to the second side, a control unit for applying electric potentials to the electrodes and a fluid within the channel containing a charge molecule. The first set of electrodes is disposed such that application of electric potentials produces a spatially varying electric field that confines a charged molecule within a predetermined area of said channel. The second set of electrodes is disposed such that application of electric potentials relative to the electric potentials applied to the first set of electrodes creates an electric field that confines the charged molecule to an area away from the second side of the channel. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068903 | DROPLET OPERATIONS DEVICE - The invention provides droplet actuators with droplet operations surfaces for manipulating droplets, e.g., by conducting droplet operations. The droplet operations surfaces are typically exposed to a droplet operations gap. One or more regions of a droplet operation surface may include patterned topographic features. The invention also provides a droplet actuator in which one or both gap-facing droplet operations surfaces is formed using a removable film. The removable film may, in various embodiments, also include other components ordinarily associated with the droplet actuator substrate, such as the dielectric layer and the electrodes. Further, the invention provides droplet actuator devices and methods for coupling and/or sealing substrates of a droplet actuator, such as techniques for self-aligning assembly of droplet actuator substrates. The invention provides droplet actuators and methods of disassembling the droplet actuator in order to provide access for cleaning and/or recycling of droplet actuator surfaces. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068904 | MUTANT LYSENIN PORES - The invention relates to mutant forms of lysenin. The invention also relates to analyte characterisation using lysenin. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068905 | ELECTROCOMPOSITE COATINGS FOR HARD CHROME REPLACEMENT - The invention provides a method and system for electrolytically coating an article. The method includes providing an article to be coated and disposing the article in an electrolytic cell. The cell includes an anode, a cathode in operable communication with the article, and an electrolyte bath. During electrolysis, the electrolyte bath comprises cobalt ions, phosphorous acid, and tribological particles selected from the group consisting of refractory materials, solid lubricants and mixtures thereof dispersed therein. The method further includes applying steady direct electric current through the anode, the electrolyte bath and the cathode to coat the article with cobalt, phosphorous and the tribological particles. An improved composition of matter is also provided that may be used as a coating, or the composition may be electroformed on a mandrel to form an article made from the composition of matter. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068906 | PHOTOCATALYST - The present invention relates to a photocatalyst and a method of manufacturing a photocatalyst. More specifically, the present invention relates to a high surface area TiO 2 photocatalyst formed by electrolytic discharge oxidation (EDO) of a substrate comprising titanium. A flexible high surface area photocatalyst architecture comprising a compliant, cohesive, well-adhered and highly porous surface layer of the anatase phase of titanium dioxide is provided. The highly porous surface layer of the anatase phase of titanium dioxide is formed in a single step by the electrolytic oxidation of a titanium surface on a permeable, flexible, and electrically conductive substrate sponge structure. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068907 | LAMINATE, CONDUCTIVE PATTERN, ELECTRIC CIRCUIT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a laminate, such as a conductive pattern, having an excellent adhesion at the interfaces between a layer that serves as a support and a conductive layer containing a conductive material and between the conductive layer and a plating layer. The present invention provides a laminate at least including a support layer (I), a conductive layer (II) having an oxidized surface, and a plating layer (III) formed on the oxidized surface of the conductive layer (II); the present invention also provides a conductive pattern and electric circuit each including such a laminate. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068908 | GALVANIC BATH FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC DEPOSITION OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A galvanic bath for the electrolytic deposition of a composite material based on gold, copper and cadmium, including gold, copper and cadmium as cyanide, has a pH higher than 7, and further includes carbon nanotubes, and does not contain any surfactant used to disperse the carbon nanotubes. A method for the galvanic deposition of a composite material on a substrate, includes the steps of preparing such a bath and ultrasound treatment of the bath, and does not include any step of thermal pre-treatment of the bath. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068909 | METHOD FOR PREPARING LOW-MELTING-POINT PLATING SOLUTION FOR ALUMINUM ELECTROPLATING, PLATING SOLUTION FOR ALUMINUM ELECTROPLATING, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALUMINUM FOIL, AND METHOD FOR LOWERING MELTING POINT OF PLATING SOLUTION FOR ALUMINUM ELECTROPLATING - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for preparing a plating solution for aluminum electroplating useful for the production of a high-ductility, high-purity aluminum foil at a high film formation rate, etc., which is an easy-to-handle plating solution that does not solidify and allows for an electroplating treatment even at 25° C. The present invention as a means for achieving the object is characterized in that in a preparation of a plating solution containing at least (1) a dialkyl sulfone, (2) an aluminum halide, and (3) a nitrogen-containing compound, the blending proportions of the dialkyl sulfone, the aluminum halide, and the nitrogen-containing compound are such that per 10 mol of the dialkyl sulfone, the aluminum halide is 3.5+n to 4.2+n mol, and the nitrogen-containing compound is n mol (wherein n is 0.001 to 2.0 mol). In addition, a plating solution for aluminum electroplating prepared by the method of the present invention allows for an electroplating treatment with high aluminum deposition efficiency relative to the current flow, and is thus advantageous in that electricity usage can be reduced, resulting in excellent economic efficiency. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068910 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANODIZING INNER SURFACE OF TUBE - Provided is an apparatus for anodizing an internal surface of a tube including an electrolyte container storing an electrolyte solution, a first solution conduit connected with the electrolyte container to receive the electrolyte solution, a first jig configured to fix one end of a targeted tube to a downstream end of the first solution conduit, a second solution conduit in which the other end of the targeted tube is connected to an upstream end to discharge the electrolyte solution flowing into the targeted tube, a second jig configured to fix the other end of the targeted tube to an upstream end of the second solution conduit, and a cathode rod inserted from the second jig and extended to the first jig through the inner portion of the targeted tube, in which, while the electrolyte solution passes through the inner portion of the targeted tube, a cathode is applied to the cathode rod and an anode is applied to the targeted tube to perform an anodizing process. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068911 | COPPER PLATING APPARATUS, COPPER PLATING METHOD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A copper plating apparatus according to an embodiment includes a plating tank configured to have a copper member and a plating member being disposed in an interior of the plating tank, a blocking film configured to partition the interior of the plating tank into an anode chamber where the copper member is to be disposed and a cathode chamber where the plating member is to be disposed, the blocking film being configured to transmit copper ions and not transmit an additive agent, a supply unit configured to supply the additive agent to the anode chamber, and a power supply configured to apply a voltage between the copper member and the plating member. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068912 | COPPER FOIL STRUCTURE HAVING BLACKENED ULTRA-THIN FOIL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A copper foil structure having blackened ultra-thin copper foil of the instant disclosure includes a carrier foil, a blackened layer, a release layer, and an ultra-thin copper foil. The carrier foil includes a matte surface and a shiny surface wherein the blackened layer is disposed thereon. The release layer is disposed on the blackened layer formed with one selected from the group: copper, cobalt, nickel, and manganese while the release layer is formed with one selected from the group: molybdenum, nickel, chromium, and potassium. Successively, the ultra-thin copper foil is disposed on the release layer. Laser drilling can apply to the blackened ultra-thin copper foil on the inner layers of a high density multi-layer printed wiring board, thus eliminating the traditional blackening or browning chemical process. The blackened ultra-thin copper foil in combination with a polyimide thin (PI) or other substrate materials displays desirable appearance. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068913 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ELECTROLYTIC PROCESSES - A method and apparatus for economically, reliably and efficiently controlling electrolytic processes by measuring the conductivity of the product of the electrolysis, and having the process terminate when a specified conductivity value is reached, that value corresponding to a desired pH and/or ORP value. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068914 | Chlorine Detection and pH Sensing Methods and Apparatus - A method of measuring the level of chlorine in a salt water solution and the pH of that solution comprises measuring the UV absorption of a first sample of the first solution to generate a first absorption value, subjecting the solution to electrolysis to generate a catholyte, measuring the UV absorption of the catholyte to generate a second absorption value, and then determining the level of chlorine in the solution and the pH of the solution using the first and second absorption values. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068915 | PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR LIGHT-DRIVEN PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN WITH A PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - The invention relates to a photoelectrochemical cell | 2015-03-12 |
20150068916 | CATALYST FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DECHLORINATION OF HYDROCARBONS - The catalyst for electrochemical dechlorination of hydrocarbons, such as chlorobenzenes, is a d-block transition metal supported by rice husk ash (RHA), preferably rice husk ash-supported platinum or titanium. The catalysts are prepared from rice husk ash by the sol-gel method. In order to dechlorinate chlorinated organic compounds, such as 1,4-dichlorobenzene, 1,2-dichlorobenzene, 1,3-dichlorobenzene, and 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene, a capillary microreactor is at least partially filled with the d-block transition metal supported by rice husk ash catalyst, a buffer solution having a pH preferably between 7 and 10, and the chlorinated organic compound. An electrical potential of approximately 3 kV is then applied across the capillary microreactor to initiate the dechlorination reaction. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068917 | ELECTROLYTIC WATER SPLITTING USING A CARBON-SUPPORTED MNOX-COMPOSITE - The present invention relates to the electrolytic splitting of water using a carbon-supported manganese oxide (MnO | 2015-03-12 |
20150068918 | WAFER CONTACTING DEVICE, AND ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL ETCHING OF A WAFER - A wafer contacting device may include: a receiving region configured to receive a wafer; and an elastically deformable carrier disposed in the receiving region and including an electrically conductive surface region. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068919 | CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEM - An impressed current cathodic protection system for a target structure susceptible to corrosion (such as of steel or cast iron) which comprises an inert mixed metal oxide anode surrounded by a tightly packed conductive zone connected to a power supply source and having an input/output regulator to control the flow of current to the target structure. The present invention relates to device and method to provide personal and/or medical details of one or more individuals in the event of an emergency. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068920 | FILL SUFFICIENCY METHOD AND SYSTEM - Described and illustrated herein are one exemplary method and a measurement system having a meter and a test strip. The test strip has a first working electrode, reference electrode and second working electrode. In this method, acceptable fill data from known first current and known second current are used to predict an estimated second current at proximate the second time period (for a given batch of test strips) during the test sequence. The estimated second current at proximate the second time interval is then compared with a measured actual second current at proximate the second time interval during an actual test to determine if the measured actual second current is substantially equal to or within an acceptable percent deviation from the estimated second current so as to determine sufficient volume of a physiological fluid sample in the test strip. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068921 | METHOD OF MONITORING CORROSION POTENTIAL OF ENGINEERING ALLOYS IN AQUEOUS SYSTEMS - An apparatus and method for measuring and monitoring the corrosion potential of engineering alloys used in aqueous systems is disclosed and claimed. The method is applicable for a variety of alloys including, but not limited to, copper-based, iron-based, nickel-based, other metallic-based alloys, and their combinations. The corrosion potential is typically determined by measuring a voltage between a specific material in the described oxidation-reduction potential measuring device and a reference electrode. Corrosion potentials for specific materials of construction may be used for diagnostic or control purposes. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068922 | ANOMALOUS SIGNAL ERROR TRAP FOR AN ANALYTE MEASUREMENT DETERMINED FROM A SPECIFIED SAMPLING TIME DERIVED FROM A SENSED PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE SAMPLE CONTAINING THE ANALYTE - Various embodiments for a method that allow for a more accurate analyte concentration with a biosensor by determining at least one physical characteristic of the sample and determining whether at least one output transient signal of the biosensor is erroneous by monitoring the biosensor and flagging an error if the signal outputs of the biosensor do not meet certain criteria. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068923 | BIOSENSOR MONITORS, TEST STRIPS AND ACTIVATION MECHANISMS AND METHODS THEREOF - The disclosure is directed to biosensor monitors, test strips and activation mechanisms and methods thereof. The biosensor monitor is for verifying a test strip to be used with the biosensor monitor. The monitor includes verification components located within the monitor and accessible to a test strip to be inserted into the biosensor monitor. The verification components interact with verification portions of the test strip to allow the biosensor monitor to verify the test strip before the biosensor monitor tests biological material on the test strip. A test strip and methods are also described. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068924 | BLOOD GLUCOSE MEASUREMENT MODULE, SMART PHONE COMBINABLE WITH THE BLOOD GLUCOSE MEASUREMENT MODULE, AND BLOOD GLUCOSE MEASUREMENT METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a blood glucose measurement module, a smart phone combinable with the blood glucose measurement module, and a blood glucose measurement method using the same. The blood glucose measurement module includes a body, a strip reception slit, and a plug. The body includes a blood glucose measurement unit for measuring a blood glucose level of blood absorbed into a test strip and a CPU for calculating and transmitting the results of the measurement of the blood glucose level. The strip reception slit is formed in a part of the body, and receives the test strip. The plug is formed on one end surface of the body, and is easily fitted into the socket of a smart phone. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068925 | High Throughput Screen - The present invention relates to a structure comprising a biological membrane and a porous or perforated substrate, a biological membrane, a substrate, a high throughput screen, methods for production of the structure membrane and substrate, and a method for screening a large number of test compounds in a short period. More particularly it relates to a structure comprising a biological membrane adhered to a porous or perforated substrate, a biological membrane capable of adhering with high resistance seals to a substrate such as perforated glass and the ability to form sheets having predominantly an ion channel or transporter of interest, a high throughput screen for determining the effect of test compounds on ion channel or transporter activity, methods for manufacture of the structure, membrane and substrate, and a method for monitoring ion channel or transporter activity in a membrane. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068926 | ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE HEMATOCRIT AND HBA1C BIOSENSOR COMPRISING SAMPLE PLATE AND SAMPLE APPARATUS - A sampling plate ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150068927 | METHOD FOR MAKING A READY-TO-USE CATHETER ASSEMBLY AND READY-TO-USE-CATHETER ASSEMBLY - A method of making a ready-to-use catheter assembly and a ready-to-use catheter are provided, which avoids any degradation of the catheter during sterilization. The method comprises: placing a catheter with a hydrophilic coating and a wetting fluid in a catheter package made of low moisture transmission material while the package is in a first condition wherein an insertable length of the hydrophilic coating of the catheter is not in contact with the wetting fluid, sterilizing the catheter package with the catheter and the wetting fluid by radiation sterilization while the catheter package is kept in a condition in which the insertable length is not in contact with the wetting fluid, transferring the catheter package with the catheter and the wetting fluid into a second condition, bringing the wetting fluid into contact with at least the insertable length and activating the insertable length via gravity and/or via inertia. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068928 | NASAL CANULA COVER - A protective cover for a nasal cannula completely encloses the two prongs of the nasal cannula when properly installed. This protective cover will keep the nasal cannula from contacting potentially unclean surfaces when the nasal cannula is not in use. An optional UV light may be present in the protective cover to provide UV cleaning of the nasal cannula prongs when the cover is closed. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068929 | Mobile Grooming Apparatus - The invention comprises a compact barber shop structure concealed within a trunk on castors being of sufficient height and size to allow for movement thru various building-code compliant doorways. Upon opening, the barbershop contains the necessary utilities for a maximum of two (2) service providers to perform barber related tasks including haircuts, hot towel shaves, facials, etc. The exterior of structure takes on the appearance of a steamer trunk orientated vertically and is finished with wood trim, metal corner guards, and high impact textiles. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068930 | Blister Cards Promoting Intuitive Dosing - A blister card with a back side and a front side opposite the back side. The front side has a plurality of blisters and each blister contains a unit dose and each unit dose contains an active. Each blister card contains from about 12 hours to about 24 hours of unit doses according to the dosage instructions. The actives can be the same or different. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068931 | CIGARETTE PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a (cigarette) package consisting of an outer package ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150068932 | GOLF BAG WITH A CRADLE FOR A MOBILE DEVICE - Provided is a golf bag including a mobile device cradle. The golf bag is equipped with a device cradle which secures a mobile device capable of videotaping, and a fixed plate the first part of which is attached to the golf bag and the second part on which the device cradle is fixed to expose the above-mentioned device cradle outside of the golf bag, so that a mobile device capable of videotaping can be cradled. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068933 | ACCESSORY BAG WITH SELECTIVELY DEPLOYABLE STORAGE COMPARTMENT - A storage case is provided that is equipped with a primary storage compartment and a temporary storage compartment. The temporary storage compartment is deployed when a cover or panel portion of the storage is opened. The temporary storage compartment is formed by at least a portion of the cover or panel portion and the connection members between the primary storage compartment and the cover portion. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068934 | COMPOSITE PROTECTIVE CASE FOR PHONES, OTHER PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND OTHER APPARATUS - A composite case for an electronic device is provided. The composite case includes: a resilient portion dimensioned to cover two end portions of the electronic device and less than half of a back portion of the electronic device; and a rigid portion dimensioned to fit with the resilient portion, the rigid portion dimensioned to provide a cover for at least part of the back portion of the electronic device. A method of protecting an electronic device is provided. The method includes: attaching a rigid material to a resilient material; dimensioning both the rigid material and the resilient material to contain an electronic device; configuring the rigid material, but not the resilient material, to cover most or all of a back portion of the electronic device; and providing an opening to allow a screen portion of the electronic device to be accessed through the opening in the rigid and resilient material. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068935 | PROTECTIVE CASE WITH INTERNAL SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A protective case for a mobile electronic device can include a sliding back portion that permits quick and easy installation and removal of the mobile device. The protective case can include a chassis that resists bending or flexing during an impact event, thereby reducing stresses imparted to components of the mobile device housed in the protective case during the impact event. The protective case can include surface coverings to absorb and dissipate impact energy resulting from the impact event, thereby reducing impact forces transmitted to the mobile device. The protective case can include an internal suspension system configured to protect the electronic device from drop-induced damage and to preserve the resale value of an electronic device by minimizing cosmetic damage to external surfaces of the electronic device while housed in the case. In some examples, the protective case can be waterproof. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068936 | Tool Holder and the Method of making Thereof - A tool holder includes a foldable plastic sheet being folded and configured to include a hanging end and a holding end. The hanging end and the holding end integrally form a one piece structure. The holding end having a first edge, a second edge, a first lateral edge, and a second lateral edge, with the first and second edges and the first and second lateral edges delimiting a circumferential periphery of a receiving space in which the first and second edges are opposite each other and the first and second lateral edges are opposite each other and respectively extend from two lateral sides of the first edge to two lateral sides of the second edge. A joint edge is distal the first lateral edge extending therefrom and adhered to the second lateral edge. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068937 | MILLING CUTTER BOX - A milling cutter box includes a housing and a retaining member. The housing includes a box body and a box cover configured to couple with the box body. The retaining member is configured to couple with a milling cutter. The retaining member is rotatably coupled to the box body and received in the box body. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068938 | Methods of Manufacturing Paint Roller Covers From a Tubular Fabric Sleeve - A method of manufacturing paint roller covers is disclosed in which the paint roller covers are manufactured from a seamless segment of tubular paint roller cover fabric that is placed onto a cylindrical forming tube having a segment of bonding material temporarily secured on its outer surface under the segment of tubular paint roller cover fabric. The cylindrical forming tube is placed on a heated mandrel to apply heat thereto to cause the bonding material to bond to the interior of the segment of tubular paint roller cover fabric. The cylindrical forming tube is removed from the mandrel and cooled, and the segment of tubular paint roller cover fabric becomes secured to the bonding material to produce a semi-rigid paint roller cover segment. The semi-rigid paint roller cover segment may be finished into paint roller covers by cutting it into appropriately sized segments, combing and shearing the pile fabric to a desired length, beveling the edges of the paint roller covers, and vacuuming stray fibers from the paint roller covers. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068939 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL ENCLOSURE SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL PROBES AND METHOD OF USE - A multifunctional enclosure for medical probes and particularly an elongated probe member such as endoscope probe is described. The multifunctional enclosure provides an elongated sleeve that is configured to extend over a medical probe for the purpose of protecting the probe during transport and/or sterilization. An elongated sleeve may also provide a reservoir for pre-treating the medical probe with fluids or gels and may also provide a reservoir for quickly treating a medical probe with disinfectant or cleaning solution following a procedure. A multifunctional enclosure may comprise an handle housing that is configured to enclose at least a portion of a medical probe handle. An elongated sleeve may be detachable from a handle housing portion of a multifunctional enclosure and a liner may installed inside of the elongated sleeve. | 2015-03-12 |
20150068940 | Packaging For Medical Devices - An envelope for housing a medical device includes a body including first and second panels connected to one another along an edge thereof to define an interior space sized and shaped to house a medical device sealed within a packet and a first opening arrangement including a perforation extending about the body along the first and second panels to define a break portion breakable from a remaining portion of the body to open the envelope along with a second opening arrangement including a tab extending from a portion of the body such that pulling the tab in a direction away from the body tears a portion of the perforation extending along the first panel to open the envelope. | 2015-03-12 |