11th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120061352 | GAS-INSULATED SWITCHGEAR - A gas-insulated switchgear includes a fixed-side electrode having a tubular fixed-side-conducting contact and a fixed-side shield for housing the fixed-side-conducting contact, and a movable-side electrode having a movable conductor driven by a driving unit to be connected to and separated from the fixed-side-conducting contact, facing each other in a container filled with an insulating gas. The switchgear includes a fixed-side-arc shield in the form of a circular plate, which is made of an arc-resistant member and has an opening of a diameter larger than the outer diameter of the movable conductor, the opening being formed on the side of the fixed-side shield facing the movable-side electrode. The fixed-side-arc shield is formed into a thin plate so as to cause an arc current to flow outward in a radial direction during contact parting of the fixed-side-conducting contact and the movable conductor to generate magnetic flux on a surface thereof in a circumferential direction. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061353 | GAS-INSULATED VACUUM CIRCUIT BREAKER - Sealed chamber for monitoring pressure | 2012-03-15 |
20120061354 | CORED WIRE ELECTRODE - The invention relates to a tubular cored electrode for producing a high-strength fusion-welded connection and relates to a method for producing tubular cored electrodes with a diameter of less than 2 mm. In order to avoid an oxidation and water absorption of the filler flux and to retain the original thermal reaction potentials of the mineral constituents thereof, according to the invention the tubular cored electrode is characterized in that the cold formed metal tube has in the longitudinal direction a tight fusion welded connection or a weld seam, which has a smaller weld penetration than corresponds to the tube wall thickness and in this manner a spacing of the metal bond of the tube wall towards the flux core is formed. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061355 | Adapter for a Plasma Arc Torch - An apparatus and method for extending a plasma arc torch is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plasma torch adapter for relocating a mounting location of plasma torch consumables with respect to a plasma arc torch. The adapter is configured to be mounted between a plasma arc torch and the plasma torch consumables. The adapter is connectable to a consumable interface of the torch and includes a generally longitudinal body having a first end and a second end. The adapter includes a first connector at the first end of the body that is adapted to mate with the consumable interface. The adapter further includes a second connector at the second end of the body for mating with a set of plasma torch consumables, such that a second mounting location for consumables is established in a spaced relationship relative to the first connector, the mounting location adjacent the second connector. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061356 | LASER MACHINING DEVICE AND LASER MACHINING METHOD - The controllability of modified spots is improved. A laser processing apparatus | 2012-03-15 |
20120061357 | WELDING METHOD INCLUDING WELDING AS A FUNCTION OF AN ASCERTAINED WELDING DISTORTION; WELDING DEVICE INCLUDING A DETECTION UNIT FOR DETECTING A MISALIGNMENT OF THE WORKPIECES; JOINED PART - In a laser welding method for joining a first workpiece to a second workpiece, the first and the second workpieces are brought into contact with each other in a first method step, an intended welding distortion is ascertained in a second method step, and the first and the second workpieces are welded together in a third method step as a function of the welding distortion. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061358 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A STIMULATION LEAD FOR DELIVERING ELECTRICAL PULSES TO TISSUE OF A PATIENT - In one embodiment, a method of fabricating stimulation leads, the method comprises: providing a spool of polymer film; providing a plurality of payout carriers of wires; drawing the polymer film from the spool and the wires from the plurality of payout carriers over a rotating drum, wherein the drum comprises a plurality of grooves over an outer circumferential surface of the drum for directing the wires from the plurality of payout carriers, wherein a distance of each groove from an edge of the drum is varied about the circumference of the drum; bonding the wires to the polymer film while performing the drawing to form an intermediate assembly comprising the polymer film as a carrier with the bonded wires in a repeating pattern along a length of the intermediate assembly. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061359 | Method for producing coarse surface structures - A method for producing rough surface structures comprising the following step: running a laser beam along filling lines ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061360 | Method Of And System For Setting Laser Processing Conditions, Laser Processing System, Computer Program For Setting Laser Processing Conditions, Computer Readable Medium and Recording Device On Which Laser Processing Conditions Are Recorded - A method of setting processing data for a computer-assisted laser processing apparatus is disclosed, along with a system for setting a laser processing data. The method comprises a function of setting a three-dimensional profile of a object and a processing pattern as processing conditions, a function of generating processing data representing the processing conditions for the object, and a function of visually displaying a two dimensional representation of the processing data on a display screen and a function of setting a three-dimensional profile of a object and a processing pattern as processing conditions, wherein it is enabled to set the three-dimensional profile and the processing pattern while displaying the object in two dimensions on the display screen disposed within a processing zone. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061361 | METHOD OF DIVIDING WORKPIECE - A method of dividing a workpiece includes: forming a pre-machining alteration region in the inside of a region in which no device is formed; detecting the position of the pre-machining alteration region on through infrared imaging by imaging means, to thereby recognize a deviation between the pre-machining alteration region and a planned dividing line as machining position correction information; and forming a main machining alteration region by utilizing the machining position correction information, whereby the workpiece can be accurately divided along the planned dividing lines into individual devices. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061362 | Method and Apparatus For Welding With Short Clearing Prediction - A method and apparatus for providing welding-type power is disclosed and includes a short clearing prediction module that uses the second derivative with respect to time of the output voltage, or an error between a measured output voltage and an output voltage predicted using the first derivative with respect to time of the output voltage. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061363 | WELDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A welding system is provided for welding a first work piece to a second work piece at a joint having a weld face and a root face. The welding system includes a weld face sensor configured to determine first joint characteristics at the weld face; a root face sensor configured to determine second joint characteristics at the root face; a controller coupled to the weld face sensor and the root face sensor and configured to generate positioning signals based on the first joint characteristics and the second joint characteristics; and a welding gun coupled to the controller and positioned proximate to the weld face, the welding gun configured to generate a welding beam for welding the joint based on the positioning signals from the controller. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061364 | TANDEM GAS METAL ARC WELDING SYSTEM - A gas metal arc welding system that includes first and second welding torch assemblies arranged to operate in tandem. The first welding torch assembly further includes a rotable torch body; a contact tip connected to one end of the rotatable torch body, wherein the contact tip further includes an angled passage formed therethrough; a consumable wire electrode passing through the rotating torch body and exiting the contact tip through the offset exit hole; and a source of shielding gas. The second welding torch assembly further includes a non-rotatable torch body; a contact tip connected to one end of the non-rotatable torch body; a consumable wire electrode passing through the non-rotatable torch body and exiting through the contact tip; and a source of shielding gas. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061365 | Radiation heating system for vehicle - A radiation heating system for a vehicle includes a heating device and an exterior member. The heating device serves as a heat source and is for generating radiation heat to warm up an interior of the vehicle. The exterior member is disposed on a vehicle interior-side of the heating device. Given that: thermal transmittance of the exterior member is K′ [W/(m | 2012-03-15 |
20120061366 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger having at least one electrical resistance heating element, two conductors connected electrically to the electrical resistance heating element to conduct electric current through the electrical resistance heating element and thereby to heat the electrical resistance heating element, a heat-conducting element for transferring heat from the electrical resistance heating element to a fluid to be heated, an electrical insulating element insulating electrically the two conductors and the at least one electrical resistance heating element, and at least one tube. The two conductors, the electrical insulating element, and the electrical resistance heating element are arranged within a cavity bounded by the tube. The heat exchanger has an adapter plate and a tube opening, each being arranged at an opening of the adapter plate, and the at least one tube being connected fluid-tight to the adapter plate, which is connected fluid-tight to an electronics housing and/or an HVAC system housing. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061367 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING ADHESION - A system is provided for use with a rail vehicle having a wheel that travels on a rail. The system includes an air source for supplying compressed air and a heating unit fluidly coupled to the air source and configured to produce heated compressed air by heating the compressed air or heating air prior to the air being compressed by the air source, and to direct the heated compressed air onto a contact surface of the rail. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061368 | Heated Grip Easy to Mount on and to Adapt to Handlebars of Different Vehicles - A grip to be mounted at the end of a handlebar of a motorcycle, snowmobile or the like, the grip being in particular the vehicle throttle control grip mounted rotatable about the handlebar and being heated by a heating member powered by an electrical conductor connected via an end thereof to the member, the end being positioned in proximity to the grip. This end is positioned within a casing close to this latter but separated from it, the conductor being present in the casing loosely without undergoing twisting about itself. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061369 | MULTIPLE HEATER CONTROL SYSTEM WITH EXPANDABLE MODULAR FUNCTIONALITY - A multiple heater control system includes cables, connectors, and junction boxes for user-friendly daisy chain connections of heater controllers and heaters in various configurations or combinations of individually controlled heater series and/or master and slave heater series. The heater controllers include process control of AC power to the heaters and upper-limit safety shutoff that is substantially independent from the process control. The heater controllers also have variable levels of control, adjustment, display, and communications functionality in a base module that is expandable to various levels with expansion modules that are attachable to and detachable from the base module. Connector, cable, and junction configurations, adapters, and latch features enhance user friendliness. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061370 | HAIR IRON - A hair iron apparatus preferably includes an upper housing pivotally associated with a lower housing. A first heat transfer plate is associated with the upper housing and a second heat transfer plate is associated with the lower housing. A first heater is affixed to the first heat transfer plate by a first adhesive, and a second heater is affixed to the second heat transfer plate by a second adhesive. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061371 | Electrically intercoupled glove and ski pole - A system and method for actively warming outerwear of a skiier, in particular through the gloved hand of a skier. Ski racers who require a protective, lightweight and sleek glove suitable for coming into contact at high speed with the plastic gates typically used on race courses. The present invention comprises an electrically-couplable ski pole and glove/strap. In disclosed embodiments, the ski pole contains a battery power source (preferably rechargeable) which connects electrically to a heating element sewn into a mating glove, e.g., via a releasable strap integrated into the glove. The invention eliminates the bulk and weight of an in-glove chemical pack or self-contained battery heating systems, where the heat pack or power source is integrated into the glove. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061372 | IRON - The invention relates to an electrical iron. An iron comprises a sole plate ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061373 | AXIAL RESISTANCE SHEATHED HEATER - An axial resistance sheathed heater is presented. The axial resistance sheathed heater includes a retaining sheath having a first end and a second end and a resistance wire completely disposed within the retaining sheath. The heater further includes a first conductor rod partially disposed within the retaining sheath and extending beyond the first end of the retaining sheath, the first conductor rod in direct electrical communication and direct mechanical communication with the resistance wire; and a second conductor rod partially disposed within said retaining sheath and extending beyond the second end of the retaining sheath, the second conductor rod in direct electrical communication and direct mechanical communication with the resistance wire. The resistance wire, the first conductor rod and the second conductor rod comprise a circuit achieving a power to voltage rating of about 5000:24. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061374 | Heat Treatment Apparatus Emitting Flash of Light - Flash lamps connected to short-pulse circuits and flash lamps connected to long-pulse circuits are alternately arranged in a line. The duration of light emission from the flash lamps connected to the long-pulse circuits is longer than the duration of light emission from the flash lamps connected to the short-pulse circuits. A superimposing of a flash of light with a high peak intensity from the flash lamps that emit light for a short time and a flash of light with a gentle peak from the flash lamps that emit light for a long time can increase the temperature of even a deep portion of a substrate to an activation temperature or more without heating a shallow portion near the substrate surface more than necessary. This achieves the activation of deep junctions without causing substrate warpage or cracking. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061375 | SYSTEM FOR SUPPLEMENTATION OF APPLIANCE STANDBY MODE WITH INTERNAL POWER SOURCE - A system is provided for supplementing the power usage of an appliance with an internal power source, such as e.g., a battery, in order to limit the overall power consumption of the appliance while in standby mode. The system can allow for replenishing the internal power source when the appliance is not in standby mode or even when in standby mode if such will not exceed the external power source consumption limit. In the event the internal power source is not available or is reaching depletion, the system can provide for disabling electronic features of the appliance in order to maintain the external power source consumption below the desired limit. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061376 | Baby Bottle Warmer and Method of Using Same - A warmer, for a baby bottle, includes a warming chamber configured to hold the bottle and to place water received in the chamber in contact with the bottle; a heater, in thermal communication with the water, that heats the water to a temperature below its boiling point; and a water disposal system that automatically causes displacement of water relative to the bottle so as to substantially remove water from contacting the bottle, after the bottle has been warmed by the water. Other embodiments of the warmer are provided, along with related methods. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061377 | THERMAL PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH OPTIMIZED STRUCTURAL SUPPORT MECHANISM - A thermal processing apparatus is disclosed which separates the load bearing components from the thermal components, improving heating time, cooling time, thermal response, and energy efficiency. The thermal processing apparatus comprises an array of cylindrical heating elements which rest on support plates of high temperature, low density material. The support plates and heating elements are then supported by a rigid skeletal structure for load bearing support. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061378 | Food Steamer Containers with Sequential Ohmic Water Heating - A liquid heating system includes an electric current controller, a first container, and a second container. The first container includes a first liquid and a first electric heating system. The second container includes a second liquid and a second electric heating system. The electric current controller is connected to the first electric heating system and to the second electric heating system. The electric current controller is configured to automatically alternate between providing electric current to the first electric heating system and to the second electric heating system such that when the electric current controller is providing the current to the first electric heating system the electric current controller provides no electric current to the second electric heating system and when the electric current controller is providing the current to the second electric heating system the electric current controller provides no electric current to the first electric heating system. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061379 | Ceramic Monolith and an Electric Heating Device Incorporating the Said Monolith - The present invention relates to an improved electrical heating device for forced convection heating as well as for radiant heating,the device having minimum number of element supporting components and with the heating element held and supported between two parallel walls of a modified ceramic honeycomb, in such a way that the supported element is perpendicular to the direction of the air flow while being open to air flowing through the channels the heating element being also protected from direct physical contact with the metallic body of the outer shell/enclosure. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061380 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HEATING OF HYDROCARBON DEPOSITS BY RF DRIVEN COAXIAL SLEEVE - An apparatus for radiating RF energy from a well structure that provides a circuit through which RF power may be driven to heat a hydrocarbon deposit that is susceptible to RF heating. The apparatus includes a source of RF power connected at one connection to a conductive linear element, such as a well bore pipe, and at a second connection to a conductive sleeve that surrounds and extends along the linear conductive element. The sleeve extends along the linear conductive element to a location between the connection of the source of RF energy to the linear conductive element and an end of the linear conductive element where the sleeve is conductively joined near to the linear conductive element. The apparatus may include a transmission section that extends from a geologic surface to connect to a radiating apparatus according to the invention. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061381 | INDUCTION COOKING DEVICE - First material discriminating unit for comparing a magnitude of an input current to inverter circuit and a magnitude of a heating coil current to discriminate a material of cooking container between a non-magnetic body and a magnetic body; second material discriminating unit for comparing a magnitude of the heating coil current and an ON time of switching element when discriminated as the magnetic body by first material discriminating unit to discriminate the material of cooking container as magnetic SUS or iron are arranged, where control unit sets a control temperature lower when the material is discriminated as magnetic SUS by second material discriminating unit than when the material is discriminated as iron so that the temperature of cooking container can be controlled to a predetermined temperature at high accuracy even if cooking container is configured by magnetic SUS, similar to when configured by iron. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061382 | High-Efficiency Water Boiling Device - A water boiling device includes a heat tank unit received in a machine body, a high frequency induction heater, and a heat pipe unit. Heat tank unit includes first and second heating tanks in communication with each other. Outside water can flow into first and second heating tanks. The high frequency induction heater includes a heat pipe induction coil and first and second induction coils. The heat pipe unit includes first and second heating pipes. An upper section of each heating pipe is received in one of heating tanks, and a lower section of each heating pipe extends out of heating tanks and is inserted into heat pipe induction coil. The first and second heating tanks will heat up to heat the water in first and second heating tanks when a high frequency current is passed through the heat pipe induction coil and first and second induction coils. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061383 | LITZ HEATING ANTENNA - An electromagnetic heating applicator is disclosed. The applicator includes a first strand and a second strand, each of which has an insulated portion, a bare portion, and is made up of at least one wire. The first and second strands are braided, twisted, or both braided and twisted together such that the bare portion of each strand is adjacent to the insulated portion of the other strand. A system and method for heating a geological formation are also disclosed. The system includes an applicator in a bore that extends into a formation, an extraction bore connected to a pump and positioned under the first bore, and transmitting equipment connected to the applicator. The method includes the steps of providing the components of the system, connecting the applicator to RF power transmitting equipment, applying RF power to the applicator using the transmitting equipment, and pumping hydrocarbons out of the extraction bore. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061384 | MICROWAVE IRRADIATION DEVICE AND MICROWAVE IRRADIATION METHOD - A microwave irradiation device includes a chamber for accommodating an object to be processed; a plurality of magnetrons for generating microwaves and irradiating the microwaves to the object to be processed in the chamber; and a power supply unit for supplying a pulse-shaped voltage to each magnetron. The power supply unit supplies the pulse-shaped voltage to the magnetrons while preventing temporal overlap of voltage pulses of the pulse-shaped voltage supplied to the respective magnetrons with each other. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061385 | VENT ASSEMBLY FOR MICROWAVE COOKING PACKAGE - A vent assembly for a microwave cooking package is disclosed. The microwave cooking package includes a bag construction that is formed of at least one sheet of polyester film material and configured to expand from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration when the food product is heated. The vent assembly includes a first portion and a second portion of the bag construction that is configured to be folded against the first portion. The second portion includes a venting structure formed in the sheet of polyester material. An adhesive is configured to adhere the first portion to the second portion so the vent is at least partially sealed while the bag construction is in the collapsed configuration and to release the first portion from the second portion as the bag construction expands to the expanded configuration to allow the vent to at least partially open. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061386 | FOOD TRAY - A food tray is provided with an upper tray and a lower tray containing food products, in which the upper tray rests snugly in the lower tray and a lid seals the upper tray. Vent holes in the lower tray allow steam released from the food product in the lower tray to escape out of the lower tray. Each of the upper tray and lower tray may have flanges to allow the upper tray to be lifted out of the lower tray without difficulty. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061387 | CONTAINER - A container is provided, which includes a container main body having a loading space formed therein to load freight therein; a door opening/closing a freight doorway formed on one side of the container main body and including a first door of which one side is hinge-engaged with the container main body by a first hinge portion, and a second door of which one side is hinge-engaged with the other side of the first door by a second hinge portion; a slide rotation portion including a slide rail provided on the container main body, a movement member connected to the second door to slidably move along the slide rail, a link member connected to the movement member and an inner side surface of the second door to make the door rotate at 0 to 270 degrees around the first hinge portion, and a movement limit member connected between the movement member and one side of the link member to limit the movement of the link member; and a locking portion locking/unlocking the door with respect to the container main body. The capturing of freight can be originally prevented by a finished product itself without any separate locking device, and the merchantability and convenience in use can be improved through limiting of movement of a link member using the movement limit member to prevent the rattling of doors. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061388 | Pipe and Pipe Joint Covering Apparatus - A pipe covering apparatus and method associated therewith are provided. The apparatus includes a first half of the pipe covering apparatus mateable along a length with a second half of the pipe covering apparatus, wherein each of the first half and second half have a substantially rigid exterior shell and a flexible insulated liner positioned interior to the exterior shell. A plurality of male connecting elements and a plurality of female connecting elements are integral with each of the first half and second half. The plurality of male connecting elements and plurality of female connecting elements on the first half have identical positions to the plurality of male connecting elements and plurality of female connecting elements on the second half, wherein the plurality of male connecting elements on the first half engage with the plurality of female connecting elements on the second half. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061389 | REINFORCED PACKAGING CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A packaging container for displaying and/or housing products that includes a first tray that includes a chamber defined by one or more walls and at least one raised area extending around and separate from the walls of the chamber. The tray may be substantially opaque to display graphics and/or to prevent viewing of the contents and may be seamless. A cover member is attachable to the bottom of the first tray to cover the chamber and its contents. The cover member may comprise, among other things, a second tray or a blank or sheet of material. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061390 | COLLAPSIBLE FREIGHT CONTAINER - The invention relates to a collapsible freight container ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061391 | COOLING METHOD AND NINE-DOWN PACKAGING CONFIGURATION FOR ENHANCED COOLING OF PRODUCE - The invention encompasses packaging and cooling methods and systems designed to improve cooling efficiencies, reduce damage to the contents of containers, and increase product packing density. A system of the present invention incorporates baskets loaded into trays and trays loaded in preferred configurations on a pallet. The trays are loaded with baskets arranged in the tray so that ventilation slots and/or channels of the baskets are aligned with tray ventilation openings. Nine (9) trays are loaded onto a standard pallet in a 3 by 3 configuration. Additionally, the trays are arranged so that the tray ventilation openings are in alignment with ventilation openings of other trays of the same layer. This 3 by 3 layer of trays comprises a so-called “nine-down” configuration. As will be discussed below, his configuration has some surprising cooling advantageous standard packaging configurations. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061392 | CLOSURE, CONTAINING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A closure for a container has a closure body having a first cylindrical portion and a second cylindrical portion opposite the first portion. The closure also has a connector disposed in at least one of the first and second portions. The connector is adapted to connect one of a sample collection device and an applicator to the closure. A containing apparatus including the closure, a container, and optionally one of a sample collection device and an applicator is also disclosed. A method of using the containing apparatus is also disclosed. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061393 | POWER TOOL - A chain saw comprises an oil tank and an oil cap. The oil cap comprises a cap body and a valve member. The cap body may comprise a communicating path communicating an inside of the oil tank to an outside of the oil tank. The valve member may be attached to the cap body and covers the communicating path. The valve member may be a sheet-shaped portion made from elastomer. The valve member may comprise a bulging part and a projecting part. The bulging part may be curved in a dome shape. The projecting part may project from the bulging part and comprises a slit at its top portion. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061394 | EXTERNAL FITMENT WITH ANTI-FLOW BLOCKING FEATURE FOR ASEPTIC PACKAGE AND METHOD OF USE - A package, a fitment and method for dispensing a flowable material is disclosed. The package includes a hollow body formed of a flexible material and a fitment secured thereto. The fitment includes an outer gland and a plunger and overlies a frangible penetration zone in the hollow body of the package. The outer gland includes a passageway extending through it. The plunger has a cylindrical wall defining a hollow interior and a free end disposed within the passageway of the gland. The plunger is arranged to be moved along the passageway, so that its free end penetrates through the penetration zone into the interior of the package to provide an exit port for the material. The free end of the plunger also serves to hold portions of the walls of the package away from the exit port to prevent blockage thereof. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061395 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER COVER - A cover mountable over a rim of a beverage container has a closed body having an interior cavity extending from an open end at one end of the body to an opposite second end. An inner surface of the sidewall of the body defines a plurality of contact locations with the rim of a beverage container to enable a single shape and size cover to be disposed on any of a number of beverage containers having different diameter rims. The inner surface of the wall of the body may have a smooth conical shape extending from a larger diameter at the first end of the body to a smaller diameter toward the second end of the body, a plurality of incremental, concentric steps of decreasing diameter between the first and second ends of the body or a plurality of ribs, each having an inner surface which tapers from a large diameter spacing at the first end of the body from adjacent ribs to a smaller diameter spacing toward the second end of the body. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061396 | PHARMACUTICAL PRODUCT BLISTER PACK LOCKABLE WITHIN SECONDARY PACKAGING - A pharmaceutical product supply in the form of a container (e.g., secondary packaging) and a pharmaceutical product receiver (e.g., primary packaging) is disclosed. The pharmaceutical product receiver may include a plurality of pockets or receptacles, and may be disposed within the container. Pharmaceutical product may be enclosed within one or more of these receptacles. The pharmaceutical product receiver may be locked to at least some degree within the container to facilitate disposal of the pharmaceutical product supply, for instance at a time when some of the pharmaceutical product may have been removed from the pharmaceutical product receiver but prior to utilizing all of the pharmaceutical product originally provided with the pharmaceutical product receiver. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061397 | Adiabatic Tank For Metal Hydride - The invention relates to a safe hydrogen-storing tank that is easy to manufacture and enables the quick kinetic absorption of hydrogen, which reduces the variations in volume and has a low cost in terms of material and energy. The invention has the aim of providing a tank for storing hydrogen, including a hydrogen inlet ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061398 | Combined Lid and Sieve For A Shaker - The present invention is directed to a shaker having a container body, lid and sieve, with the lid and sieve detachably securable to one another, separate and apart from the lid and container body being detachably securable together. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061399 | PAINT TRAY - A paint tray has side walls with hook-shaped extensions which are engageable with a rung of a ladder to enable the paint tray to be hung therefrom. The side walls also have wall-like extensions adjacent the opposite end. The base has an extension extending between the wall-like extensions and having a reversely bent portion to form a paint reservoir when the paint tray is upright. The wall-like extensions have hook-shaped portions adjacent the upper front edge of the paint reservoir which are engageable with a rung of a ladder with the paint reservoir behind the rung when the hook-shaped extensions are engaged with a higher rung. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061400 | Paint Chip and Drip Catching Ladder Accessory - The present invention is a paint chip and drip catching ladder accessory, which is used to prevent stray paint particles from hitting the surrounding area while painting. The present invention comprises a trough and two ladder attachments. The trough is used to catch both wet paint drops and dry paint chips from hitting the ground. The trough is also used to carry the stray paint particles to a wastebasket. Each of the ladder attachments have an insert that can be pushed into the outer side of a ladder, which allows the ladder attachments to be properly positioned along the ladder. The two ladder attachments extend away from the ladder in order to support the trough from the bottom. A plurality of grooves, which is located on the two ladder attachments, allows the trough to be adequately situated on the two ladder attachments. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061401 | Hand-Held Drip-Catching Gelato Cup - One embodiment of a hand-held, drip-catching food cup having a vessel ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061402 | Metal mesh food wrap - Method and apparatus for a flexible, metal mesh food wrap made up of interlocking flexible metal rings or links which, together with the air pockets between the rings, act as an insulating layer as it is wrapped around the food item during and after the cooking process. The flexible, metal mesh is formed of individual interlocking rings being formed into a flexible sheet of metal mesh. The flexible metal mesh is wrapped around the meat item during the cooking process so that the rings and the air pockets thereinbetween act as a insulating layer to retain heat in the food item during and after the cooking process to allow the natural juices to permeate through the food item without the food item losing its heat so that heat and moisture loss are reduced in order to increase flavor and reduce shrinkage. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061403 | Cooking Utensil with V-Shaped or U-Shaped Indentation - The invention relates to a cooking utensil of which the bottom wall comprises an even upper surface and a lower surface ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061404 | FOOD STORAGE SYSTEM - A food storage system including a secondary bowl that is adapted to be positioned at least partially on and/or in a main lid. The secondary bowl is adapted to be detachable from the main lid. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061405 | REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a refrigerator in which an input member manipulated by being pushed using a user's body is disposed on a door of the refrigerator to easily open the door. Thus, convenience of use may be improved. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061406 | TANK WITH A TILTING BUCKET - The invention relates to a tank ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061407 | Colorant Container - A container suitable for holding a fluid includes a body defining an interior volume and having a torso portion having a substantially square-shaped cross section, a shoulder portion joined above the torso portion and including a plurality of shoulder walls that define a substantially square cross-section, and a base portion, which may have a substantially square or octagonal cross section. The container body may be formed with indentations at each of its four bottom corners that are shaped to give the container relief from detrimental piercing contact with the lugs that are provided in the bottom of some square retention buckets used on commercial paint shakers. The body may be made substantially or entirely of polyethylene terephthalate. The container is particularly suited for colorants and pigment dispersions for tinting coatings and for shaking colorants and pigment dispersions prior to dispensing into a tinting machine. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061408 | MENU HOLDER - An open ended container comprising a top, bottom, front, back, right, and left sides, wherein the top side is open, the bottom side is slanted downward from the back to the front side, wherein the front side includes a flat area, and a back side including an attachment means, and wherein at least one of the sides comprises openings. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061409 | DRINKING ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRAL STRAW | 2012-03-15 |
20120061410 | HOT-FILL CONTAINER PROVIDING VERTICAL, VACUUM COMPENSATION - Provided is a hot-fill container adapted to provide vertical vacuum compensation in response to negative pressure inside the container. The container comprises one or more horizontal ribs that are configured to diminish in height in response to vacuum conditions inside the container. Each rib comprises an upper wall connected to a lower wall. The upper and lower walls are inclined from a horizontal reference line and adapted to hinge with respect to each other to provide vertical vacuum compensation. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061411 | Beverage container holder for above-ground swimming pools - A cup holder for use with an above-ground swimming pool of the type having a rigid side wall. The cup holder is formed rigid plastic and includes a beverage container retainer and a pool attachment element. The beverage container retainer includes a top wall with a cup-holding aperture. Extending downward from the front of the top wall is a connecting member which connects the top wall to a horizontal cup supporting member located underneath and parallel to the horizontal top member. Extending upward from the back of the beverage container member is another vertical member connecting to the pool attachment element. The pool attachment member comprises a horizontal shelf which rests on the ledge of the side wall of the pool. At the back of the pool attachment member and extending down is a hook for attaching the cup holder to a lip of the pool's side wall's ledge. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061412 | Versatile Tamper-Evident Food Container - A tamper-evident rigid plastic food container system wherein the outer periphery of the mating surfaces of the lid and tray are permanently bonded together after the food product has been placed in the tray, a set of perforated rows at an inner periphery, the interconnect of which needs to be torn in order to open the lid. Intentional, inadvertent, or malicious ingress into the container can only be made by tearing at the perforations and thereby evidencing the potential tampering and contamination of the packaging contents. The lid and tray edges may further include mechanical interference fits, including snap-fit grips that may be of the releasably lockable kind to permit sealing, release, and re-sealing multiple times without deterioration in reliability, and which can further prevent or minimize leakage of liquid food product. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061413 | CONTAINER ASSEMBLY HAVING STACKING PROVISIONS - The invention relates to a container assembly comprising a container part with a circumferential wall and a bottom wall, and a lid part comprising a connection portion for connection to a rim of said circumferential wall and a lid which is pivotably connected to said connection portion, said connection portion comprising an upper wall provided with an access opening which can be sealed with said lid, and said connection portion is provided with stacking provisions which enclose said access opening and which are complementary with stacking provisions at the bottom of said container part. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061414 | Tape Gun Holder Device - In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a device comprising a platform and a handle end seat coupled to the platform. The handle end seat is configured to seat therein a handle end of a handle of a hand-held tape dispensing gun. The device includes a gun handle cradle coupled to the platform and spaced from the handle end seat. The gun handle cradle is configured to secure the handle of the hand-held tape dispensing gun. In operation, the device securely holds the tape dispensing gun vertically or horizontally so that the user's hands are freed to dispense various lengths of tape from the roll of tape in the gun. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061415 | SANITARY DISPENSER WITH CAPACITIVE SENSOR - A sanitary dispenser, particularly a paper or towel dispenser, contains a housing, in which a sanitary product to be dispensed and a discharge unit for the sanitary product to be dispensed can be arranged. An electric motor is provided for the discharge unit, the electric motor being activatable in a non-contact manner by a capacitive sensor from outside of the housing. The sensor capacitance of the capacitive sensor is formed by a planar electrode disposed inside the housing and by a surface of a body part and/or an object arranged outside of the housing. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061416 | Device for Dispensing Plastic Fasteners - A device for dispensing an individual plastic fastener from a supply of fastener stock includes a motor-driven head assembly adapted to receive the supply of fastener stock, sever an individual fastener from the supply and in turn eject the severed fastener. The head assembly includes a pair of needle block assemblies that retain corresponding hollow needles, each needle block assembly being shaped to define a feed channel that transitions a side rail for the fastener stock into axial alignment behind its corresponding needle. In addition, at least one needle block assembly includes a rearward shelf and a forward bowing plate. In use, the lowermost cross-links of the fastener stock fittingly align between the shelf and the bowing plate. In this manner, the lowermost cross-links are limited to distort uniformly upward within the single plane defined by the pair of feed channels, thereby optimizing feed reliability of the device. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061417 | Passive Device for Staging and Dispensing Objects - A passive chute assembly includes: a chute configured to receive objects to be dispensed, the chute having an outlet; and a passive dispensing unit attached to the chute outlet. The passive dispensing unit has a staging portion, wherein objects are captured prior to dispensing. The staging portion is movable between a staging position, in which objects may be captured within the staging portion, and a dispensing position, in which the objects may be fed gravimetrically into a receptacle positioned below the dispensing unit. The staging portion includes an adaptive opening that, when the staging portion moves to the dispensing position, opens adaptively corresponding to a diameter of the receptacle. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061418 | DELIVERY SYSTEM - A product delivery system for delivering a product from a storage area to a dispensing area, such as for use in a vending machine. The product delivery system may include a vacuum holding device, a robotic positioning system, a reel and cable system, and a controller. A feature is the provision of a picker head with a built-in vacuum generating source that may be carried by a robotically movable arm system. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061419 | Control device and container for spouting drink, and control method thereof - A container for spouting drink which contains gas, includes: a container structure including container body for containing the drink, wherein the container body has a container opening; and a control device, including: a drink-decomposed plug provided on the container opening, which is capable of being decomposed by the drink, a blocking element positioned inside the container body, for preventing the drink-decomposed plug from contacting with the drink, and a triggering element for disabling the blocking element when needed, wherein when the triggering element disables the blocking element, the drink contacts with the drink-decomposed plug and starts decomposing the drink-decomposed plug, and after the drink-decomposed plug is completely decomposed, the drink spouts out of the container body. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061420 | Compact Spray Device - A method of operating a dispensing unit includes the step of providing a power source to a dispensing unit that includes a housing having at least two aerosol containers disposed therein and an actuator arm. The dispensing unit activates in response to a minimum threshold of light being sensed by a light sensor. The method also includes the step of providing a means for selecting a sleep period interval between spray operations. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061421 | FLAVORING COMPONENT HOLDING DISPENSER FOR USE WITH CONSUMABLE BEVERAGES - A dispenser for a bottle that is adapted to contain a consumable beverage. The dispenser may be reusable to facilitate easy use and last minute selection of flavoring component for a consumable beverage. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061422 | ATTACHMENT DEVICE FOR ATTACHING A PUMP ONTO A TANK NECK - A fastener device for fastening a dispenser member on a neck of a reservoir, the device including a fastener ring. The fastener ring having reception mechanism for receiving, in stationary manner, the dispenser member; an annular plate for exerting axial pressure on the neck; and a fastener skirt that extends downwards from the plate, the skirt including a fastener mechanism for fastening around the neck. The ring is made of two different plastics materials, a substantially-hard first material and a flexible second material that is more flexible than the first material. The device also includes a hoop that, in the final assembled position, extends around the skirt of the ring with radial clamping. The flexible second material comes into contact with the hoop. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061423 | DEVICE FOR DISTRIBUTING A FLUID PRODUCT - A fluid dispenser device for mounting on a reservoir. The device has a dispenser member with a body and an actuator rod that is axially movable down and up with the body; a fastener ring for fastening the body on an opening of a reservoir; and a dispenser head mounted on the actuator rod. The dispenser head includes a connection sleeve engaged axially on the actuator rod, the head including a radial duct, an orifice formed in an outer casing that surrounds the connection sleeve, defining a substantially annular gap. The fastener ring includes an axial guide for preventing the dispenser head from turning freely, while enabling it to move axially. The dispenser head includes a guide element that co-operates with the guide, the guide element extending radially from the connection sleeve to the outer casing, in the annular the gap. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061424 | Cartridge piston - A piston for a cartridge for storing a filler material in a storage chamber of the cartridge includes a piston body which has a conveying side as well as a drive side disposed opposite the conveying side and includes a piston jacket, wherein the piston jacket is arranged around a piston axis and the piston body is surrounded by the piston jacket at the peripheral side. The piston jacket has a sealing element for forming a fluid-tight connection between the sealing element of the piston jacket and an inner wall of the storage chamber of the cartridge so that the sealing element forms a fluid-tight connection between the conveying side and the drive side in the installed state. The piston body contains a first and a second venting element by which the conveying side and the drive side can be connected to one another by a respective bore and the piston body has a venting slit which is arranged on the conveying side. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061425 | DISPENSING AND/OR DOSING SYSTEM INCLUDING AN IMPROVED THROAT PLUG ASSEMBLY - A dosing and/or dispensing system for use with a liquid container such as a bottle or the like for dosing and/or dispensing liquid contents from the bottle. The system includes an improved venting means to ensure that the liquid being dosed or dispensed properly and accurately drains. A novel throat plug assembly is provided for insertion into the throat of the bottle. The throat plug assembly is comprised entirely of a recyclable plastic material. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061426 | CONFORMAL COATING APPLICATOR AND METHOD - An applicator for dispensing a liquid conformal coating material onto a substrate. The applicator includes a body assembly with a liquid flow passage having a liquid inlet adapted to receive the coating material and a liquid outlet. A valve seat is positioned between the liquid flow passage and the liquid outlet. A valve stem is mounted in the body assembly for reciprocating movement between an open position and a closed position. The valve stem includes a first end and a second end. The first end of the valve stem engages the valve seat in the closed position to stop flow of the liquid coating material through the outlet and disengages from the valve seat in the open position to allow flow of the liquid coating material through the outlet. A valve actuating mechanism is operative to move the valve stem from the open position to the closed position and is further operative to move the valve stem from the closed position to the open position. A resilient dampening element is operatively coupled between part of the body assembly and the valve stem. The resilient dampening element provides a biasing force against the valve stem as the valve stem moves from the closed position to the open position to reduce rebounding movement of the valve stem toward the closed position. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061427 | Aid for Pulling On and Off Compression Stockings - The invention refers to an aid for pulling on and/or off stockings comprising a stocking retainer. The stocking, in particular a compression stocking, is at least temporarily during the process of putting on or off the stocking at least partially stretched over the stocking retainer. The aid for pulling on and/or off stockings comprises a pivot-mounted clamping element rotatable about a rotational axis. The clamping element comprises a clamping region for fastening the stocking put over the stocking retainer in respect to a counter pressure region of the aid for pulling on and/or off stockings. The aid for pulling on and/or off stockings comprises longitudinal rods to which the stocking retainer is attached. The clamping element is rotatable in respect to the rotational axis. The radius between the rotational axis is greater than the distance between the rotational axis and the counter pressure region of the aid for pulling on and/or off stockings so that with the clamping region of the clamping element lying against the counter pressure region a part of the stocking located in between is clamped. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061428 | Security Device for a Spare-Wheel Pick-Up System - Safety devices for vehicle tire carriers including safety features that protect against the tire being dropped upon a failure in a cable system that supports the tire in a stowed condition. In one implementation the tire carrier has a support shaft at least partially housed within a longitudinal sleeve having a window. A pivotable arm has a first feature that engages with a portion of the support shaft to limit downward movement of the support shaft within the longitudinal sleeve when the pivotable arm is in a first rotational position and upon a failure in the cable system to properly support the tire in the stowed condition. The pivotable arm may also have a second feature that engages with the longitudinal sleeve to inhibit the arm from pivoting away from the first rotational position upon a failure in the cable system to properly support the tire in the stowed condition. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061429 | BABY CARRIER HAVING MEANS FOR FACILITATING THE LIFTING OF A CHILD INTO AND OUT OF THE SAME - A baby carrier adapted for carrying a child either face-to face or in forward-facing position, comprising chest straps ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061430 | Wrist cover/support for bracelet/watch - The wrist cover/support for bracelets/watches is made of elastic fabric or comparable material. Once sewn or glued, this composition allows the invention to be placed over worn jewelry on wrist. Use of the wrist cover results in preventing jewelry loss, reduces likelihood of its damage, and also likely prevents jewelry from snagging, scratching or otherwise damaging items. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061431 | Sheet dispensing device and utility belt - The present invention provides a device for holding articles. In one embodiment, the invention may comprise a pouch for holding articles wherein the pouch may be attached to a belt, strap, or other device which may be worn. The pouch and/or belt may also be aesthetically pleasing and fashionable for use by a child or adult. The present invention further provides for a sheet dispensing device which comprises a front surface, which has a dispensing opening therein, and a rear surface. The front surface and rear surface form a compartment to store one or more sheets and may form an opening into the compartment where the sheets to be dispensed may be inserted and removed. The dispensing device may also comprise a flap which may cover the opening to the compartment and/or the sheet dispensing opening. The invention also provides for a method for assembling a sheet dispensing device. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061432 | Bullet-proof holster and ballistic pouch - The bullet resistant holster for handguns or a protective sleeve for a rifle, comprised of a compartment for holding the handgun or a tube over the muzzle of a rifle, means for securing the handgun within the compartment or straps to secure the tube over the end of a rifle, a bullet blocking material that will absorb and contain the energy of a bullet and any particles that result, by means of tension straps or sewing of the bullet blocking material into the compartment or tube, in such a way as to insure that the bullet blocking material is in tension during the process of absorbing the energy from a bullet, discharged from a handgun, with the handgun in the holster or while removing the handgun from the holster or placing the handgun back into the holster or with the tube over the end of the rifle. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061433 | Hip-Sip. A wearable stemware holder - The Hip-Sip is a wearable stemware holder designed to slip comfortably over the users clothing and provide a stable support for a variety of vessels. It is designed to hold the stemware slightly away from the body and allow the glass to gimbal in response to the users movements. The Hip-Sip is designed to slip over a belt or the top of pants. The bottom of the Hip-Sip is formed to cradle the bulb of stemware to allow the wearer to use two hands for any task at hand. The Hip-Sip is made from any suitable material such as plastic or metal and may be adorned with designs, logos or be of such quality to be functional artwork. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061434 | REAR RACK WITH ADJUSTABLE FIXATION ARMS - An adjustable fixation assembly for a luggage carrier for a wheeled vehicle comprising: a slider having a slider body adapted to receive a portion of the support tube of the luggage carrier, the slider being adapted to slide along a length of the support tube and to rotate about the support tube, the slider having an arm holder; an arm being received in the arm holder of the slider, the arm being extendable between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration with respect to the support tube, a front end of the arm being adapted to be affixed to a frame of the two-wheeled vehicle; a slider tightening assembly adapted to secure a position and orientation of the slider on the support tube; an arm tightening assembly adapted to secure an extension length of the arm in the arm holder. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061435 | Aerodynamic Bicycle Storage Pack Assembly - A bicycle storage pack assembly that compliments the aerodynamic shape of a bicycle frame and is supported only by interaction with the seat stays of the bicycle. The storage pack assembly includes a housing that defines an accessory storage cavity and a clamp body movably connected to the housing. The housing and the clamp body are each shaped to extend in a lateral direction over the seat stays to maintain the housing in abutting engagement with a seat tube of the bicycle. Preferably, the assembly includes a movable cover that is tethered to the housing. Preferably, one or more of the housing, clamp body, and cover are formed of glass filled nylon material. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061436 | VEHICLE EQUIPMENT FOR A MOBILE APPLIANCE - A vehicle equipment designed to detachably hold an electronic appliance provided with a screen and manually activatable function keys. This equipment has a cavity ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061437 | CONDIMENT HOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present disclosure describes a product holding apparatus that has a body with at least one receptacle arranged and configured for receiving a product, the body having at least two walls. The product holding apparatus further has a first extension of at least one of the walls arranged for resting upon an outer surface of top of a vehicle door and a second extension of another of the walls arranged for insertion into a slot formed within the vehicle door. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061438 | Backpack for Filter Bag Used in Combination with a Pneumatic Sander - A backpack for use in combination with a filter bag and a pneumatic sanding tool is described. The backpack comprises a backpack strap, a back panel, and an opening or a first mesh panel located in the back panel. The opening or the first mesh panel is positioned to direct exhaust air from the filter bag onto a person's back during use. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061439 | CAMERA CARRYING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - An object support apparatus for supporting an object on a person's body includes a first strap and a shoulder support fixedly coupled to the first strap. The apparatus also includes a second strap that is fixedly coupled to the shoulder support. The first strap, shoulder support, and second strap are positionable about a person's body and have a low friction surface. An end portion of one of the first and second straps is securable to an object. An adjustment mechanism of the apparatus adjustably couples the first strap and the second strap to form a loop defined by the shoulder support and portions of the first and second strap. The adjustment mechanism is configured to maintain the loop tight against the person's body. The loop is easily slidable about the person's body while tight against the person's body to position the object between an in-use position and a non-use position. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061440 | METHOD AND APARATUS FOR PRODUCING AN ELASTICALLY DEFORMABLE GLASS PLATE - The invention relates to an apparatus and to a method for the industrial production of elastically deformable large-surface-area glass plates in high quantities, comprising the following characteristics: a) a device for feeding a glass plate ( | 2012-03-15 |
20120061441 | CONVEYANCE SYSTEM THAT TRANSPORTS FABRIC - A conveyance system that transports fabric comprises a work space having a surface that the fabric can be transports across, and at least one budger that moves and/or provide force to the fabric in a servo controlled motion. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061442 | GAS-COMBUSTION COILED STRIP NAIL DRIVING DEVICE - The present invention discloses a gas-combustion coiled strip nail driving device including a housing and a nose assembly. The housing mounts therein a cylinder head, a movable sleeve, a cylinder block, and a piston assembly arranged inside the cylinder block. The cylinder head, the movable sleeve, and the cylinder block collectively define a combustion chamber. The nose assembly includes a feeding mechanism that includes a secondary cylinder. An exhaust passage is formed in the cylinder head and communicates the combustion chamber. The housing has an outside surface on which a guide tube is mounted in such a way that the guide tube vertically extends along the housing. The guide tube has an S shape terminal end in communication with the exhaust passage, and a curve that is bent in a direction toward the housing. The guide tube has an opposite end in communication with the secondary cylinder. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061443 | POWER TOOL WITH AN AUTOMATIC NAIL-FEEDING MECHANISM - An automatic nail-feeding mechanism for a power tool having a striking assembly having a striking rod movable in a linear reciprocating manner feeds a nail to be struck to a front end of the striking rod. The automatic nail-feeding mechanism has a driving part movable between a first position and a second position in a direction of a reciprocating motion of the striking rod and a nail-storing element is provided with nails arranged at a fixed pitch, the nail-storing element being fed a distance of the fixed pitch towards the striking rod when the driving part moves from the first position to the second position and then from the second position to the first position in a stroke of the reciprocating motion thereof. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061444 | LABOR-SAVING STAPLER - A labor-saving stapler of the present invention includes a base, a press arm, a transmission arm, a connection arm, a magazine, a staple pusher, a moving means, a buckling means and a switching means. The magazine is slidably disposed between the connection arm and the base. The moving means moves the magazine outwardly when the switching means is activated. As such, the magazine can be opened by operating the switching means. When the switching means includes a button or the same, users can open the magazine easily with only one hand. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061445 | PNEUMATIC TOOL HAVING A PASSAGE UNIT - A pneumatic tool includes: a body; a pneumatic driving unit disposed in the body for performing pneumatically a fastener-driving operation; a trigger valve unit disposed on the body and adapted for controlling flow of air into the pneumatic driving unit and out of the body; and a passage unit formed in the body and including an air storing chamber adapted for guiding flow of air into the trigger valve unit, a bidirectional passage for intercommunicating the trigger valve unit and the pneumatic driving unit, an exhaust passage communicated with the trigger valve unit, and an expansion passage adapted for intercommunicating the exhaust passage and the atmosphere and extending along a peripheral portion of the body as to permit flow of air from the exhaust passage into the atmosphere therethrough. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061446 | Method for Treating Tissue With an Articulated Surgical Instrument - One example of a surgical method of treating tissue within the body of a patient may include providing a surgical instrument that includes a handle; a shaft extending from the handle, an end effector connected to the shaft, where the shaft includes a lumen defined therethrough and an articulated region; and at least one feeder belt extending through the lumen of the shaft into the end effector, where the feeder belt includes at least one staple frangibly united therewith; inserting the end effector into the body of a patient; orienting the end effector relative to tissue to be treated within the body of the patient and relative to a remainder of the shaft; actuating the end effector to staple tissue; and removing the end effector from the body of the patient. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061447 | Method And Apparatus For Forming Stoma Trephines And Anastomoses - The present invention relates to a stapler apparatus, comprising a stapler having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis, the stapler further comprising a trigger, an anvil docking pin aligned substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the stapler, and a stapling means, the anvil docking pin and stapling means being at the distal end of the stapler, and a detachable anvil, comprising an anvil head and an anvil shaft, wherein the anvil shaft is adapted to receive the anvil docking pin and operation of the trigger causes the stapling means to be actuated, characterised in that the length of the anvil shaft is at least 4 cm. The present invention also relates to a method of forming an anastomosis between two surfaces using the stapler apparatus of the invention and a method of forming a stoma trephine in a subject using the stapler apparatus of the invention. The present invention further relates to the use of the stapler apparatus or anvil for a stapler apparatus in such methods and a kit of parts comprising the stapler apparatus of the invention and additional components. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061448 | SURGICAL STAPLING HEAD ASSEMBLY WITH FIRING LOCKOUT FOR A SURGICAL STAPLER - In various embodiments, a surgical stapling head is provided that may comprise a staple cartridge for supporting one or more staples, a core movable relative to the staple cartridge, at least one staple driver extending from the core, and a casing configured to at least partially hold the staple cartridge and movably receive the core and the staple driver(s). The casing may further comprise at least one retention member that is configured to move from a first position to a second position when sufficient external force is applied to the retention member, such as that provided by a shaft of a surgical stapler during insertion of the stapling head assembly into the shaft. When the retention member(s) are at the second position, the staple driver(s) may be prevented from driving staples from the staple cartridge, thereby providing a firing lockout feature to the stapling head assembly during insertion into at least a portion of a surgical stapler. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061449 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING SHAPE-MEMORY STAPLES - Some embodiments relate to a device for delivering shape-memory staples. The device comprises a grippable portion comprising a first actuator; and a delivery portion coupled to the grippable portion. The delivery portion comprises retention walls for retaining the staples within the delivery portion in an elastically deformed configuration and release apertures for releasing the staples to adopt a deployed configuration based on their shape memory. The delivery portion is configured to cause one end of each staple to protrude from the delivery portion in response to actuation of the first actuator. In some embodiments a striking mechanism is coupled to the grippable portion and configured to communicate a striking blow to the delivery portion. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061450 | Surgical Instrument - A surgical instrument is provided. The surgical instrument includes a housing. The surgical instrument includes an elongated portion extending distally from the housing and defines a longitudinal axis. An end effector operably couples to the elongated portion. A first pivoting member pivotably couples to a distal end of the elongated portion. The first pivoting member defines a first pivot axis intersecting the longitudinal axis when the first pivoting member is rotated. A distal mounting assembly pivotably couples to the first pivoting member and operably couples to the end effector. The distal mounting assembly defines a second pivot axis intersecting the first pivot axis and the longitudinal axis when the proximal mounting assembly is rotated. | 2012-03-15 |
20120061451 | QUICK-LOADING SOLDERING APPARATUS - A quick-loading soldering apparatus for soldering PCBs comprises a rotatable deck which has a plurality of angularly spaced PCB work sites. While a first PCB work site is angularly positioned for pre-loading and pre-heating PCB components at a pre-loading station, a second PCB work site is angularly positioned for soldering pre-loaded PCB components at a soldering station. Correct rotation of the deck is ensured by a sensor mounted on the deck. If the rotation angle is correct, locator pins provided externally of the deck become actionable by an operator to register the deck prior to the PCB being soldered. | 2012-03-15 |