| 17th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
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| 20130098859 | CRANE FOR HANDLING OF WIND TURBINE GENERATOR COMPONENTS AND METHOD OF HOISTING OF SUCH A CRANE - A crane capable of handling of major components during installation or servicing of wind turbines, comprises a main body ( | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098860 | Lift Crane with Moveable Counterweight - A lift crane includes a carbody; moveable ground engaging members mounted on the carbody allowing the crane to move over the ground; a rotating bed rotatably connected to the carbody about an axis of rotation; a boom pivotally mounted about a boom hinge point on the front portion of the rotating bed and including a hoist line for handling a load; a counterweight support beam coupled to the rotating bed; and a moveable counterweight unit comprising a counterweight tray suspended beneath the counterweight support beam wherein the counterweight tray is operable to move toward and away from the boom during a pick, move, and set operation by moving relative to the counterweight support beam. The crane has at least two set-up configurations: in a first set-up configuration the crane comprises a live mast, and in a second set-up configuration the crane comprises a lattice mast. The crane is configured such that the counterweight unit is never supported by the ground other than indirectly by the moveable ground engaging members on the carbody throughout a pick, move, and set operation. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098861 | FLUID CONTAINMENT SYTEM WITH NIPPLE ADAPTER - A container attachment for selectively permitting and prohibiting the flow of fluid from a contained volume. The container attachment has an attachment housing configured for attachment to the container. The container attachment also has a nipple and a substantially rigid port access assembly securable to the housing. A one-way flow control mechanism is retained interiorly of the nipple to prevent backflow of fluid into the container. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098862 | Multi-Function of Intelligence Milk Bottle Design - This invention offers a multi-function of intelligence milk bottle design. The technique of it is that a bottle body composed of tooth screw, outer main body, nipple, and bottle body; said tooth screw and outer main body forms a space and the space contains a Intelligence Temperature Controller. This invention of Intelligence Temperature Controller can control the liquid temperature and show the temperature on screen; this milk bottle can also connect with electricity to regulate the heating time and temperature; in addition, this milk bottle can have heating disinfection device to turn on the bottle cover and heat up or cleanse the nipple. In addition, this invention can have health, safety, heat proof, better quality, heat preservation, etc. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098863 | Bottle Registration Feature - A fitment has an axis and a registration feature. The fitment is sealed within a bottle neck in a position in which the registration feature has a predetermined orientation to the bottle neck rotationally about the axis. Preferably, the fitment has a screw thread defining a limit of rotation for a bottle cap to be screwed onto the fitment. The registration feature has a predetermined orientation to the screw thread rotationally about the axis, whereby the limit of rotation also has a predetermined orientation to the bottle neck rotationally about the axis. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098864 | RE-CLOSABLE CONTAINER FOR FLUID PRODUCTS, PARTICULARLY FOR MEDICAL, PHARMACEUTICAL AND COSMETIC PRODUCTS - The re-closable container ( | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098865 | ANGLE CONTROL OF MULTI-CAVITY MOLDED COMPONENTS FOR MEMS AND NEMS GROUP ASSEMBLY - A method of making a mold includes forming spaced mold cavities in a mold body. The mold cavities include geometrically similar portions, but have respective depths below an initial reference surface that vary as a function of position along a particular direction. The mold cavities can be formed using anisotropic etching of preferred crystal directions in single crystal materials such as silicon. A portion of the mold material adjacent the initial reference surface is removed to expose a new reference surface at a tilt angle with respect to the initial reference surface. The modified mold cavities have their respective axes at a new desired tilt angle relative to the new reference surface. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098866 | ROTARY NANOTUBE BEARING STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AND USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a rotary device includes a multiwall nanotube that extends substantially perpendicularly from a substrate. A rotor may be coupled to an outer wall of the multiwall nanotube, be spaced apart from the substrate, and be free to rotate around an elongate axis of the multiwall nanotube. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098867 | Method for Selective Metallization on a Ceramic Substrate - A method of selective metallization on a ceramic substrate includes selectively forming an active brazing material on a predetermined area of a surface of a ceramic substrate, attaching the metal layer to the ceramic substrate with the active brazing material, performing a brazing process on the active brazing material, forming an etching stop layer on the metal layer and performing an etching process, and removing the etching stop layer. The method can be applied to a severe environment, and the conchoidal fracture between the ceramic substrate and the metal layer can also be avoided. The present invention not only simplifies the process but also improves the product yield. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098868 | DRY ETCHING METHOD FOR METAL FILM - A method for performing dry etching on a metal film containing Pt via a mask layer includes performing dry etching on the metal film by generating a plasma of an etching gas including a gaseous mixture of H | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098869 | Method for Forming Minute Pattern and Method for Forming Minute Pattern Mask - A method for forming a minute pattern mask includes forming an etching target layer on a substrate. A convex pattern including a plurality of convex parts is formed on the etching target layer. A resin composition is coated on the convex pattern to form a resin layer including a first region neighboring the convex part and a second region positioned between the neighboring convex parts. The resin layer is ashed or etched to form the plurality of first resin patterns. The plurality of first resin patterns is processed to form a minute pattern mask including a plurality of second resin patterns. The etching target layer is etched using the plurality of second resin patterns as an etch mask to form a minute pattern. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098870 | METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN - A method for forming a pattern includes providing a composition to form a resist underlayer film on a surface of a substrate to be processed. The composition contains a calixarene based compound having a group represented by a following formula (i) bound to at least a part of an aromatic ring or at least a part of a heteroaromatic ring of the calixarene based compound. The resist underlayer film on the surface of the substrate is treated with heat or an acid. A resist pattern is formed on a surface of the resist underlayer film. The resist underlayer film and the substrate are etched using the resist pattern as a mask to form the pattern on the substrate. The dry-etched resist underlayer film is removed from the substrate with a basic solution. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098871 | Internal Split Faraday Shield for an Inductively Coupled Plasma Source - An inductively coupled plasma source for a focused charged particle beam system includes a conductive shield within the plasma chamber in order to reduce capacitative coupling to the plasma. The internal conductive shield is maintained at substantially the same potential as the plasma source by a biasing electrode or by the plasma. The internal shield allows for a wider variety of cooling methods on the exterior of the plasma chamber. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098872 | SWITCHED ELECTRON BEAM PLASMA SOURCE ARRAY FOR UNIFORM PLASMA PRODUCTION - An array of electron beam sources surrounding a processing region of a plasma reactor is periodically switched to change electron beam propagation direction and remove or reduce non-uniformities. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098873 | OVERHEAD ELECTRON BEAM SOURCE FOR PLASMA ION GENERATION IN A WORKPIECE PROCESSING REGION - A plasma reactor has a main chamber for processing a workpiece in a processing region bounded between an overhead ceiling and a workpiece support surface, the reactor having an overhead electron beam source that produces an electron beam flowing into the processing region through the ceiling of the main chamber. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098874 | SWITCH HAVING TWO SETS OF CONTACT ELEMENTS - An exemplary medium or high voltage switch has a first set of contact elements and a second set of contact elements. Each contact element includes an insulating carrier carrying conducting elements. In the closed state of the switch, the conducting elements align to form one or more current paths between terminals of the switch along an axial direction. For opening the switch, the contact elements are mutually displaced by means of one or two drives along a direction perpendicular to the axial direction. The switching arrangement is arranged in a fluid-tight housing in a gas of elevated pressure or in a liquid. The switch has a high voltage withstand capability and fast switching times. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098875 | GAS CIRCUIT BREAKER - A gas circuit breaker includes movable and fixed electrode parts arranged to face each other in an engaging/separating manner in a container filled with an insulating gas, an operating mechanism attached to a partition of the container and configured to output an operating force to the movable electrode part, an operating rod attached to the movable electrode part, a first link rotatably attached to the operating rod, a lever rotatably attached to the first link, a support bearing fixed to the partition of the container via an insulating spacer, a second link rotatably attached to the lever and also rotatably attached to the support bearing, a seal bearing connected through the partition of the container, a seal rod rotatably attached to the center of the lever and slidably supported to the seal bearing, and a third link rotatably attached to the seal rod and also attached to the operating mechanism. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098876 | LASER MACHINING APPARATUS - A laser machining apparatus is provided with: a workpiece support unit; a machining head; and a machining head moving unit. The workpiece support unit includes: an end support part that supports a width end of a workpiece; and an inside support part that supports an inside portion of the workpiece in a width direction. The end support part is movable in a longitudinal direction independently from the inside support part in response to a movement of the machining head. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098877 | AUTOMATIC WIRE TAIL ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR WIRE BONDERS - A capillary is utilized to form the wedge wire bond comprised in a wire interconnection. A wire holding device is located above a wire clamp and the capillary to secure the wire while the wire clamp is open and not clamping onto the wire. The wire clamp and the capillary may be lifted relative to the wire in a direction away from the wedge wire bond and towards the wire holding device so as to pay out a length of wire from the capillary. At a predetermined height of the capillary, the wire clamp is closed to clamp onto the wire, and thereafter, the capillary and wire clamp may be moved further away from the wedge wire bond to cause the wire to break away from the wedge wire bond and to form the wire tail with a desired length extending from the capillary. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098878 | Hybrid Arc/Laser-Welding Method For Aluminized Steel Parts Using Gammagenic Elements And A Gas Containing Less Than 10% Of Nitrogen Or Oxygen - The invention relates to a hybrid laser/arc-welding method using an electric arc and a laser beam that are combined together within a single welding melt to which molten metal is supplied by melting a filler wire, wherein the welding melt is provided on at least one steel part including an aluminum surface coating, and a protective gas is used, characterized in that the filler wire contains at least 3 wt % of one or more gammagenic elements, in particular the gammagenic elements selected from C, Mn, Ni and N, and the protective gas consists of helium and/or argon with the addition of at least 10 vol % of nitrogen or oxygen. The method of the invention is particularly suitable for welding end-welded flanks used in the field of manufacturing automobiles or for tube welding. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098879 | Method and Apparatus for Microplasma Spray Coating a Portion of a Turbine Vane in a Gas Turbine Engine - A method and apparatus for microplasma spray coating a portion of a turbine vane without masking any portions thereof. The apparatus includes a microplasma gun with an anode, cathode, and an arc generator for generating an electric arc between the anode and cathode. An arc gas emitter injects gas through the electric arc. The electric arc is operable for ionizing the gas to create a plasma gas stream. A powder injector injects powdered material into a plasma stream. A localized area of the turbine vane is coated with the powdered material without having to mask the turbine vane. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098880 | INJECTOR FOR PLASMA SPRAY TORCHES - A liquid-in-gas injector tube in which the diameter of the inner liquid-bearing tube within the gas-transmitting tube is reduced adjacent the outlet end of the injector. Clogging may be further reduced by adding vanes to the outer surface of the inner liquid-bearing tube within the gas-transmitting tube to impart swirling or otherwise focus the flow of gas at the exit of the injector tube. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098881 | ARC EVAPORATION SOURCE HAVING FAST FILM-FORMING SPEED, COATING FILM MANUFACTURING METHOD AND FILM FORMATION APPARATUS USING THE ARC EVAPORATION SOURCE - An arc evaporation source having fast film-forming speed includes: at least one circumference magnet surrounding the circumference of a target, wherein the magnetization direction of the magnet runs orthogonal to the target surface; a non-ring shaped first permanent magnet on the target's rear surface side has a polarity in the same direction as the circumference magnet, and is arranged so that its magnetization direction runs orthogonal to the target's surface; a non-ring shaped second permanent magnet arranged either on the rear surface side of the first permanent magnet or between the first permanent magnet and the target, so as to leave a gap from the first permanent magnet, has a polarity in the same direction as the circumference magnet, and is arranged so that its magnetization direction runs orthogonal to the surface of the target; and a magnetic body between the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098882 | ELECTRON BEAM PLASMA SOURCE WITH SEGMENTED BEAM DUMP FOR UNIFORM PLASMA GENERATION - A plasma reactor that generates plasma in a workpiece processing chamber by an electron beam, has an electron beam source and segmented beam dump that is profiled to promote uniformity in the electron beam-produced plasma. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098883 | ELECTRON BEAM PLASMA SOURCE WITH PROFILED MAGNET SHIELD FOR UNIFORM PLASMA GENERATION - A plasma reactor employs an e-beam source to generate plasma, and the e-beam source has a configurable magnetic shield. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098884 | Portable Autonomous Material Processing System - A portable plasma arc torch system can be used for processing materials. The system includes a replaceable or rechargeable power source and replaceable or rechargeable gas source. A controller communicates with at least one of the power source or the gas source. A plasma delivery device received via the controller current from the power source and gas from the gas source to generate a plasma arc at an output of the plasma delivery device. The plasma arc can be used to process materials such as metallic workpieces. The plasma arc torch can include a wearable portable assembly which includes the replaceable or rechargeable power and gas source. A plasma delivery device receives current from the power source in the assembly and gas from the gas source in the assembly to generate a plasma arc. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098885 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAD SUSPENSION HAVING LOAD BEAM AND FLEXURE ALIGNED WITH LOAD BEAM AND REFERENCE PIN BLOCK USED FOR THE METHOD - A method manufactures a head suspension by laser-welding the flexure to the load beam at a first welding spot so that a tongue is pressed against a convex portion under predetermined load. The method includes step of forming, before joining the flexure and load beam together, at least one positioning reference hole in each of the flexure and load beam within a circular range that is defined around the first welding spot with a radius equal to a distance between the first welding spot and the projection, laying the flexure and load beam one on another, inserting reference pin into the reference holes, and laser-welding the flexure and load beam to each other at the first welding spot. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098886 | REMOTE WELDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of a pendant associated with a multi-process welding power supply that allows a user to switch processes and reverse an output polarity while located remotely from a power supply unit are provided. Certain embodiments include a pendant with a wire spool and wire feeder drive circuitry that is configured to activate spooling during MIG welding. Control circuitry that may include processing circuitry and memory is provided. The control system may disable redundant controls on the power supply unit user interface when the power supply unit is connected to the pendant via a supply cable. Additionally, the control system may set the process, set the polarity, enable or disable a wire feed, and enable or disable gas flow according to inputs received via a user interface on either the power supply unit or the pendant. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098887 | PORTABLE HEAT WELDING MACHINE - A relatively small and lightweight portable plastic welding machine is suitable for use on a table top. The welding machine has stationary and traveling modes for welding one or more sheets of flexible plastic material. A single motor is provided for driving rotation of pinch rollers adjacent a welding tip and rotation of a drive wheel to cause travel of the machine. A clutch provides the ability to easily switch between the stationary and traveling modes. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098888 | METHOD FOR HEAT-TREATING WAFER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SILICON WAFER, SILICON WAFER, AND HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS - The present invention is a method for heat-treating a wafer, the method by which heat treatment at a predetermined temperature with rapid rise and fall of temperature is performed by performing heating by a heating source in a state in which a principal surface (a first principal surface) of a wafer is supported by a supporting member, the method in which heat treatment is performed with control of the heating source being performed in such a way that the temperature of the first principal surface supported by the supporting member becomes 1 to 25° C. higher than the temperature of a principal surface (a second principal surface) opposite to the first principal surface of the wafer. As a result, a method for heat-treating a wafer, the method that can reliably suppress a slip dislocation generated from a wafer supporting position when heat treatment is performed on a silicon wafer, is provided. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098889 | Freeze prevention mobile equipment system - A transportable heating assembly for converting a fluid bearing structure on a vehicle into a heatable fluid bearing structure is provided with a relay system for receiving power and distributing electrical currents, a power system for supplying power to the relay system, and at least one heating cable for receiving electrical currents distributed from the relay system. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098890 | Capacitive sensing system configured for using heating element as antenna electrode - A capacitive sensing system for a heating element comprises a capacitive detector connectable to the heating element and a common mode choke for connecting the heating element with a heating current supply. The detector drives an alternating current into the heating element and produces an output depending on the capacitive load, which the alternating current is subject to. Depending on the object sensed, the load varies in a range between a minimum and a maximum value. The choke represents an inductive load in parallel of the capacitive load. The capacitive load and the inductive load contribute to a complex impedance dominated by the inductive load. A compensation capacitor arranged parallel to the choke represents an additional capacitive load also contributing to the complex impedance. The compensation capacitor is dimensioned such that the sum of additional capacitive load and maximum value amounts to at least 50% of the inductive load. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098891 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HEATING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - The invention provides a method and a device for heating an electronic component and an electronic apparatus using the method/device. A heater is disposed at the electronic component. The heating method includes following steps: driving the heater according to a duty ratio by using electrical energy of a power module. If the output voltage of the power module is greater than a first threshold, set the duty ratio as a first ratio. If the output voltage of the power module is less than a second threshold, set the duty ratio as a second ratio. If the output voltage of the power module is between the first threshold and the second threshold, adjust the duty ratio so that the difference between the output voltage of the power module and the second threshold is positively proportional to the duty ratio. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098892 | Electric Steamer and Control Method Thereof - An electric steamer includes a cover ( | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098893 | Portable liquid warmer - An apparatus for warming consumable liquids and for controllably maintaining the elevated temperature of the liquid that includes a housing having an upper portion, a tapered lower portion and a side wall defining a tapered receiving chamber for receiving the container containing the consumable liquid. Disposed within the housing in close proximity to the tapered receiving chamber is an electric heater for heating the receiving chamber. Operably associated with the electric heater is a controller that includes an electrical circuit for energizing the electric heater and for controllably maintaining the electric heater at a selected one of a plurality of elevated temperatures. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098894 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL ELECTRIC POWER OF COIL WHICH PERFORMS INDUCTION HEATING IN IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is a method of controlling electric power of a coil which performs induction heating in an imaging apparatus. The method includes: detecting an input current of the coil; detecting a resonant current of the coil; calculating a difference between the detected resonant current and the detected input current; and controlling electric power supplied to the coil based on the difference. These operations are repeatedly performed whenever the detected input current is changed. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098895 | THERMAL ARRAY SYSTEM - A thermal array system is provided. The thermal array system having each thermal element connected between a first power node and a second power node of the plurality of power nodes and each thermal element being connected in electrical series with an addressable switch configured to activate and deactivate the thermal element. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098896 | Heater Rod Comprising a Casing in Which at Least One Electrical Resistance Heating Element is Mounted - A heater rod has a casing in which at least one electrical resistance heating element is mounted, an internai insulator being placed in the casing to ensure thermal conduction and electrical insulation between the resistance element and the casing, the resistance element being formed from at least one heating wire having a helical geometry and the internai insulator being based on boron nitride. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098897 | Multi-curved Continuous Type Metal PTC Rapid Electric Heater - A multi-curved continuous type metal PTC rapid electric heater for used in the electric heating field comprises at least one electric heating device that has a metal PTC pipe that is enclosed by an electric heating pipe body. Two ends of an electric heating pipe body have a wiring terminal installed and a plurality heat radiating fans installed outside. The electric heating pipe body comprises at least four straight pipes and at least three C-shape pipes. Both ends of the C-shape pipe are connected to a straight pipe, which forms a curved electric heating pipe part. A multi-curved continuous type metal PTC rapid electric heater comprises at least two curved electric heating pipe parts in which the lower ends of neighboring straight pipes of two curved electric heating pipe parts are connected via a C-shape pipe. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098898 | Combined Metal PTC Rapid Electric Heater - A combined metal PTC rapid electric heater for use in the electric heating field composes at least one electric heating device. The electric heating device composes a metal PTC tube which is covered by an electric heating tube body. The electric heating tube body composes two straight tubes and one C-shape tube. At one end of a straight tube is a wiring terminal and at another end of that is connected to a C-shape tube. Two straight tubes are connected together by using a C-shape tube. Thus, in this design only one combined metal PTC rapid electric heater is needed for area requiring two common electric heaters. Furthermore, this design can simplify wiring layout during installation since two wiring terminals are located in the same side. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098899 | METHOD FOR ELECTRIC RESISTANCE WELDED STEEL TUBE - A method for manufacturing an electric resistance welded steel tube including: forming a steel tube material into an almost cylindrical open pipe, the steel tube material being a steel sheet wherein Ti and N satisfy (N/14)<(Ti/47.9); forming an electric resistance welded steel tube by bonding ends of the open pipe to each other by induction resistance welding with heat input controlled so that the bond width is 30 to 65 μm; heating the electric resistance welded steel tube to a temperature equal to or higher than the Ac | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098900 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus includes a coil for generating a magnetic flux by a current flowing therethrough; an image heating member having an electroconductive layer in which an eddy current is produced by the magnetic flux by which heat is generated, the image heating member being effective to heat an image on a recording material; an electroconductive magnetic flux adjusting member movable from a first position and a second position to decrease the eddy current produced in the image heating member by the magnetic flux; a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of image heating member; electric power control means for control electric power supplied to the coil on the basis of an output of the temperature sensor, wherein the electric power control means changes an electric power condition to be supplied to the coil before start of the movement from the first position to the second position of magnetic flux adjusting member. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098901 | INDUCTION COOKING HOB WITH ILLUMINATION EQUIPMENT - The present invention relates to an induction cooking hob with illuminating equipment. The induction cooking hob includes a panel ( | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098902 | WOK SUPPORT FOR AN INDUCTION HOB - The present invention relates to a wok support ( | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098903 | COOKING DEVICE - One subject of the invention is a cooking device comprising internal elements including at least one heating means, control and/or monitoring means and at least one light-emitting device, said internal elements being covered with at least one glass or glass-ceramic plate colored using vanadium oxide, at least one light-emitting device not being of red color seen through said plate, said plate intrinsically having a light transmission ranging from 2.3% to 40% and an optical transmission of at least 0.6% for at least one wavelength within the region ranging from 420 to 480 nm, said cooking device being such that at least one masking means intended to mask at least one part of said internal elements is placed on top of, underneath or within said plate. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098904 | HEATING SYSTEM UTILIZING MICROWAVE - This present invention provides a heating system utilizing microwave energy for an improved manufacture of high quality fibers such as carbon fiber and graphitic fiber while simultaneously simplifying construction and meeting a demand for saving electric energy. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098905 | THREE-PIECE CAN - A can model is provided for processed or non processed foods, for use by food companies or others. The model includes a three-piece can, which has a conical shape with a top and a bottom having different diameters, but within limits not to compromise rolling on flat surfaces and guides, minimizing friction between the external part of the cylindrical body with the finish or artwork while rolling. The can may also be stacked, since it is provided with different diameter top and bottom, which fit in each other when stacked. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098906 | Portable Reservoir Frame - A portable reservoir frame having a number of interlocking panels secured by a plurality of interleaved knuckle members is provided. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098907 | PACKING MECHANISM - A packing mechanism includes a plurality of first connecting members connecting end to end to form a polygon; and a plurality of sidewalls mounted on the first connecting members. Each first connecting member includes a main body, and a fixing portion mounted on an end of the main body. The main body defines at least two latching portions and at least one connecting portion. Each sidewall includes a base body and at least one positioning portion formed at an end of the base body, and the positioning portion latches with the connecting portion of the corresponding first connecting member. The fixing portion engages with one of the latching portions of an adjacent first connecting member; such that a volume of the packing mechanism is adjustable by engaging the fixing portion with another one of the latching portions of the adjacent first connecting members. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098908 | VERSATILE PARTITIONED CONTAINER RELATED APPLICATIONS - A versatile, small-mouthed container is readily disassemblable and reassemblable to provide direct access to its internal cavity. Portions are mutually sealingly connectable by an annular coupling ring with two sets of threads, one each respectively to mate with threads on an upper and a lower cylindrical container portion. More than two cylindrical portions and more than one coupling ring can allow assemblage of larger containers and of containers of reconfigurable capacity. Some coupling rings provide for fluid communication between adjacent body portions and others provide a degree of blockage. Inserting or removing a partitioning disk into the ring can change a ring's degree of blockage. Various partitioning disks are provided with different degrees and types of blockage, when not deployed, the disks can be retained at the base of the container. Recessed latches prevent inadvertent opening at specific coupling interfaces. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098909 | Modular Folding Stand - A folding apparatus for storing articles for display, the apparatus comprising a board of multiwall structure of polypropylene material comprising two parallel vertical folds dividing said first sheet into a back-plane part, a left side part and a right side part. The side parts being foldable by 180 degrees with respect to the back-plane. The back-plane part comprises a plurality of horizontal slots, and the side parts comprising a plurality of holes corresponding to the plurality of slots. A plurality of rods is insertable through corresponding holes in the side parts. A plurality of shelves also comprising multiwall structure of polypropylene material where each shelf rests on one of said plurality of rods and its flap inserted in a corresponding slot. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098910 | PORTABLE STORAGE RESERVOIR AND CONNECTOR - A portable reservoir has a fence that encloses an area of a support surface and a liner that rest on the support surface, and extends across the area and up the inside of the fence. The fence is made up of a number of fence sections that are connected together by interleaving connectors with pins. The liner has clips that hook over the top of the fence sections to support the vertical part of the liner. A stile provides access to the inside of the reservoir. The reservoir can have a large capacity and can be used for storing liquids used in hydraulic fracturing. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098911 | PORTABLE STORAGE RESERVOIR AND CONNECTOR - A portable reservoir has a fence that encloses an area of a support surface and a liner that rest on the support surface, and extends across the area and up the inside of the fence. The fence is made up of a number of fence sections that are connected together by interleaving connectors with pins. The liner has clips that hook over the top of the fence sections to support the vertical part of the liner. A stile provides access to the inside of the reservoir. The reservoir can have a large capacity and can be used for storing liquids used in hydraulic fracturing. The fence sections each have a plate that overlaps an adjacent fence section to prevent pinching and puncture of the liner. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098912 | Overpressure Security Vent and Exhaust Device for a Container - A vent and exhaust device for a container within which an overpressure of gas can be created during use, such as a battery for a vehicle. The device having a hollow body, suited to being arranged on an opening of such container with internal cavity, closed but communicating with the outside and with a passage connected to the inside of the container from which the gas that forms in the latter can pass to escape to the outside of the aforesaid body. There being placed on such passage a filter element permeable to such gas. Such filter element is subject to pressure placed in such cavity and suited to pushing it in the position of interception of the passage, but allowing the momentary opening of the latter for a venting of the gas when the pressure exceeds a predetermined value. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098913 | RECEPTACLE WITH LOW FRICTION AND LOW NOISE MOTION DAMPER FOR LID - A receptacle having a lid can be provided with a pair of dampers configured to slow the movement of the lid from its open position toward its closed position. The dampers can be provided at opposite ends of a pedal connected to the receptacle body at opposite lateral positions relative to a side of the receptacle body. In some embodiments, the damper is configured to be high endurance and low noise. For example, the damper may comprise lubricants, such as a graphite powder. The damper may also comprise a mechanism, such as foam infused with graphite powder, to disperse the lubricant over time. The damper may also employ surface features or noise dampening features in its housings to prevent or reduce noise. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098914 | CONTAINER - The container ( | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098915 | BOWL WITH LID - A food storage container includes a bowl that connects to a lid in a closed position. Upon movement of the bowl and lid into the closed position, an audible sound or signal is generated as well as visual and tactile indications. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098916 | CONTAINER WITH ALIGNMENT FEATURE AND CARRY TRAY TRANSPORT SYSTEM THEREFORE - A container with an alignment feature and a carry tray disclosed. The container has an upper edge and a lower edge and a rim at the upper edge of the container, a bottom collar including a container base at the lower edge of body, and a container alignment feature with a central hub and two or more arms extending outwardly with a decreasing cross sectional area. An optional drainage cross in the container base and one or more tag insertion locators may also be included. Generally, the container alignment feature includes two arms and the central hub has a height greater than the arm height and an arm width that decreases as each arm approaches the periphery of the container. Also included is a carry tray with pockets including a rear wall, a base, a base alignment feature having a central hub and arms extending outwardly. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098917 | FUEL TANK FOR VEHICLE - A fuel tank which has partition walls capable of flowing fuel into a fuel suction port more easily at the time of the acceleration/deceleration of a vehicle is provided. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098918 | Small-scale metal tanks for high pressure storage of fluids - Small scale metal tanks for high-pressure storage of fluids having tank factors of more than 5000 meters and volumes of ten cubic inches or less featuring arrays of interconnected internal chambers having at least inner walls thinner than gage limitations allow. The chambers may be arranged as multiple internal independent vessels. Walls of chambers that are also portions of external tank walls may be arcuate on the internal and/or external surfaces, including domed. The tanks may be shaped adaptively and/or conformally to an application, including, for example, having one or more flat outer walls and/or having an annular shape. The tanks may have dual-purpose inlet/outlet conduits of may have separate inlet and outlet conduits. The tanks are made by fusion bonding etched metal foil layers patterned from slices of a CAD model of the tank. The fusion bonded foil stack may be further machined. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098919 | PRESSURE TANK - Subject of the invention is pressure tank, especially three-bottoms tank, creating beneficially toroidal tank, comprising connected bottoms, equipped with connector pipes for installation, brackets for fastening the tank and cover, type plate, equipment equipment cover, inner bottom, inner shell, divider and is characterized by that the outer, upper bottom ( | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098920 | Nestable Cookware Assemblies - A nested cookware assembly deploys at least one cookware vessel having a pair of opposing handles, each handle disposed proximate to the rim of the cookware vessel and being adapted with a stair like upper surface to receive in a mating orientation a complementary stair like lower surface on the opposing handles of either a similar cookware vessel or a lid particularly fitted to the lid of a cookware vessel. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098921 | Slow Cooker and Locking Assembly - The present invention relates to cooking utensils. The present invention provides a slow cooker and a locking assembly that have simple and practical structure, easy to clean and can engage the lid with the liner container for preventing spillage of cooking content such as soup. The structure comprises a container, a lid and a locking assembly. The locking assembly retains the lid on the opening of the container. The container has a rim projecting outside at the opening. The locking assembly comprises a connector disposed on the lid for engaging the lid with the opening of the container, and locking end components provided at ends of the connector for engaging with the rim of the liner container. Using the locking assembly to retain the lid in sealing engagement with the opening of the container, the slow cooker can effectively engage the lid with the container. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098922 | Portable Slow Cooker - A new portable slow cooker capable of engaging a lid and a liner container can is provided to prevent the soup from spilling out. The structure of the present invention comprises a cooking body, a liner container, a lid and a handle, wherein the liner container is disposed within the cooking body, and the lid is disposed on the opening of the liner container. The handle is spanned over the lid and has, lower ends in vertically slidable cooperation with handle boxes disposed at aside surface of the cooking body. The handle is locked by the handle boxes when slides to an lowest position, so as to press the lid to form a sealing engagement with the liner container. As long as the handle is pushed to the lowest position, being locked, the lid and the liner. container can be engaged to prevent the soup from spilling out. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098923 | Cup and Plate Combination Dish - The cup and plate combination dish is an apparatus which allows a user to carry both a beverage and a food item with only one hand, freeing the other hand to perform other actions. The apparatus comprises a cup, a plate, a handle, and a straw hole. The cup stores the beverage for consumption by the user, and the plate allows the user to store the food item on the apparatus. The plate snaps onto the cup, making the apparatus one complete item while still allowing the cup and plate to be separated. The handle extends off one side of the cup, allowing the user to carry the apparatus. The handle also serves to provide the user access to the beverage stored within the cup. The straw hole traverses through the handle and side of the cup and the user inserts a straw through the handle and into the cup. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098924 | Magnetic Dish Sets - Magnetic dish sets are disclosed herein. Magnetic dish sets can include a dish body having a bottom area releasably attachable to a base. Magnetic dish sets can also include a dish having a body with means for releasably attaching a lid both on the top and the bottom of the body. The removable base and lid comprise magnets configured to create a retaining force with a mat having ferromagnetic inserts. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098925 | Can End Having An Annular Rib - A can end includes an annular rib that may be inclines. Some embodiments of the bead form a teardrop shape. The bead of other embodiments are open. A combination beverage can end and can body, and the tooling and method for forming the can end are provided. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098926 | CAN MANUFACTURE - A method and apparatus are disclosed which are suitable for use in the manufacture of two-piece metal containers. In particular, a press is disclosed which makes cup sections from metal sheet using a combination of drawing and stretching operations. The cups resulting from the press have the advantage of having a base thickness that is thinner relative to the ingoing gauge of the metal sheet. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098927 | CAN MANUFACTURE - A method and apparatus are disclosed which are suitable for use in the manufacture of two-piece metal containers. In particular, a way of making cups from metal sheet is disclosed using a combination of stretching and drawing operations. The resulting cups have the advantage of having a base thickness that is thinner relative to the ingoing gauge of the metal sheet. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098928 | APPLICATION OF DESIGNS TO PORTION OF FOOD CONTAINER - The present disclosure describes a process for applying a design to a sheet metal for use in a portion of a container, for example a cap or an end of a food container. Embodiments provide for applying a multi-color design in a single printing step to a sheet of metal to create a printed metal sheet that can then be rolled into a printed coil or cut to length. The printed metal sheet can then be cut pressed into can ends or caps. The ends or caps with the multi-color design can then be used to manufacture containers, such as a beverage container. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098929 | Portable Reservoir Frame - A portable reservoir frame composed of interlocking panels secured by a series of flanges having holes and pegs. An inner liner to hold liquid inside the reservoir frame is presented. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098930 | Protective Guard - The inventive subject matter disclosing a protective guard which prevents injuries from the perimeter of items which have been exposed to extreme and/or heat temperatures. The protective guard comprising of an elastomeric pliable material which is resistant to said extreme and/or high temperatures. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098931 | LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS CARGO HOLD PARTITION STRUCTURE AND PARTITION SHEET - A barrier sheet for an LNG cargo tank includes a first barrier sheet so as to form a secondary barrier of the cargo tank and a second barrier sheet attached on the first barrier sheet. Each of the first and second sheets includes first and second metal layers and a glass cloth layer interposed between the first and second layers and bonded to the first and second metal layers. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098932 | DEVICE FOR ATTACHING TO A BABY BOTTLE FOR HOLDING THE BOTTLE - The present invention relates to a device for adding a pair of opposing handles removably to a baby bottle, comprising two D rings or other handles attached to a removable band. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098933 | FOOD CONTAINER ASSEMBLY - A container assembly provides for a receptacle having and opened end and a collar that is releasably secured to the opened end and that permits access to contents in the receptacle. The container assemble further provides for a lid that is securable to the receptacle and to the collar. The container assembly provides for a receptacle having an opened end and a collar that is releasably connected to the opened end and lid. The container assembly also provides for a hinged connection between the collar and the lid that permits the lid to rotate and pivot relative to the collar and to attach to the receptacle or the collar. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098934 | RESEALABLE MOISTURE TIGHT CONTAINER ASSEMBLY FOR STRIPS AND THE LIKE HAVING A LIP SNAP SEAL - A substantially moisture tight container and lid assembly for storing and packaging moisture-sensitive items comprising an assembly with a container and a lid, the lid is attached by a hinge to an upper housing portion of the container, the lid includes a lip seal member that depends downwardly from the lid, the lip seal member is configured to abut at least a portion of the interior side of the container when the lid is in the closed position resulting in a substantially moisture tight seal between the lid and the lid, and the container assembly further comprising a base portion and an upper housing portion, the upper housing portion is capable of being snap-fit into the base portion by employing a lip seal mechanism to form a substantially moisture-tight seal. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098935 | Ammunition Magazine Holder - A system and apparatus for storing ammunition comprises a hard-bodied capsule for ejectably retaining an ammunition magazine in a substantially water-resistant compartment thereof. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098936 | REFRIGERATING CABINET FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISPENSING TENNIS BALLS - The invention relates to a refrigerating cabinet ( | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098937 | DISPENSER HAVING A DUAL LEVER MECHANISM - A tablet dispenser having a lower housing ( | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098938 | WIPES DISPENSER - A wipes dispenser for wet wipes comprises a cabinet with an exterior structure enveloping an interior space and with a roll back door providing access to the interior space by rolling between an opened position and a closed position. A wipes container within the cabinet houses a wipes bin in the interior space in the cabinet. A mounting structure is formed on the exterior structure of the cabinet. A mounting support is attached for affixing the mounting structure to a support surface. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098939 | CARTRIDGE AND METERING DEVICE FOR FLUID-TESTING STRIPS - A cartridge for holding and ejecting fluid test strips and a test-strip metering device for use with such a cartridge. The cartridge holds the test strips in a sheet-like configuration. The metering device is able to extract test strips from the cartridge in response to an actuation of a single user-interface element. The metering device may test the fluids as each is extracted. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098940 | AUTOMATED FLUID DISPENSING SYSTEM - A system and method for automated dispensing of a fluid. The system and method includes accounting for ambient light proximate a dispensing location and generating a reference voltage in response to the ambient light. A second voltage is generating in response to a reflected signal from the location. Dispensing occurs if the difference between the reference voltage and the second voltage is greater than a predetermined amount. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098941 | PROPRIETARY DISPENSING CONTAINER SYSTEM - A proprietary dispensing container system provides a base configured for use with compatible dispensing containers having a dispensing nozzle that when actuated dispenses liquid material, such as soap, therefrom. The dispensing containers include concentric alignment ribs configured to be received within corresponding concentric base channels disposed in a support platform to prevent unauthorized dispensers from being inserted therein. The dispensing containers also include indicators that are placed in an arrangement to identify attribute data relating to the dispensing containers and their contents, which is read by sensors in the support platform for presentation on a display. The support platform is suspended from the base by springs and moves as the dispensing nozzle is actuated to dispense material therefrom. A switch monitors the movement of the support platform and updates a count value that identifies the number of uses of the dispensing containers, which is presented on the display. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098942 | COMBINED MIXING AND DISCHARGING DEVICE - The invention provides a discharging device ( | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098943 | PUMP DISPENSER WITH AN INCLINED NOZZLE - A pump dispenser for dispensing a liquid product from a container includes an inlet valving arrangement, a plunger and piston arrangement, an outlet valving arrangement and a dispensing nozzle. The dispensing nozzle is a snap-together combination of a unitary, molded plastic nozzle body and a unitary, molded plastic outlet member. The nozzle body defines an exit passageway for the liquid product being dispensed from the container. The outlet member includes an outlet opening and a weir which is positioned between the outlet opening and the exit passageway. Use of the weir affects the exit velocity of the product being dispensed and also provides a barrier so as to prevent remainder or residual product from seeping into or around the outlet opening where it might coagulate. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098944 | Container Assembly With Dual Means of Dispensing Fluids - The inventive concept discloses a container assembly for dispensing consumer-useable fluids, comprising 1) a bottle-type container having a neck with an opening and an open bottom portion, 2) a finger-operated pump head apparatus attachable to the neck, 3) a dip tube, and 4) a removable cup-like structure attachable to the bottom portion of the container. The bottom structure of the bottle consists of an integral means for readily attaching or detaching the cup-like structure. Thus, the removable cup-like structure allows a consumer access to the last remnants of fluids such as lotions, shampoos, etc., that may be entrapped after the dip tube has lost its effectiveness at siphoning the fluid content upward toward the pump head. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098945 | METERING AND DISPENSING CLOSURE - A metering and dispensing closure for a container. A rotor and a movable member rotate in conjunction with a cap member to afford accurate measuring of a powder material and dispensing of it. The rotor, the movable member, and the container cap afford a consistent measuring of the powder material, as well as provide a variety of drive members which can be utilized with the dispensing closure. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098946 | Beverage Dispensing Apparatus Comprising Self-Regulated Flow Control Means - Beverage dispensing apparatus comprising a self-regulating flow rate control means ( | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098947 | Fluid Dispensing Assembly - A fluid dispensing valve assembly comprises a housing, a lever, a resilient member, and a seal. The housing defines a fluid dispensing port and a vent opening. The fluid dispensing valve can be operated with a single hand to dispense liquid from a container. Further, upon release of the lever, the fluid dispensing valve automatically returns to a sealed configuration, thereby preventing fluid from leaking out of the container. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098948 | CONTAINER HAVING A HANDLE ASSEMBLY - A container includes a body, a panel, and a handle assembly. The body defines a closed volume of the container and further includes at least two opposing walls having a width and longitudinally extending between a first end and a second end of the body. The panel includes an inner surface, a width and a length, and a securing means which fixedly secures the panel to the body. The handle assembly is at least partially disposed within a space created between the panel and the body, the handle assembly having a dispensing aperture, and the handle assembly being slidable within the space. A method of forming a container and a method of dispensing a container are also discussed. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098949 | ICE CHUTE ARRANGEMENT - An ice chute arrangement that includes a fixed frame adjacent to an ice passageway. A flap is pivotal upon the frame between a first flap position and a second flap position. The flap blocks the ice passageway when the flap is in the first position, reveals the passageway when the flap is in the second position and transitions through an intermediate position. The arrangement includes a paddle pivotal upon the frame between a first position and a second position. The paddle causes the flap to pivot from the first position to the second position as the paddle pivots from the first position to the second position. The arrangement includes a first spring that biases the flap toward the first flap position while the flap is in the first flap position and biases the flap toward the second flap position while the flap is in the second flap position. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098950 | Capsule for Pouring a Powder in a Device - The present invention relates to a capsule ( | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098951 | Adult novelty beverage dispenser - The Adult Novelty Beverage Dispenser is designed for private or commercial use as a beverage dispenser. It is hung from anywhere that is higher than the dispenser handle. It is shaped like a human penis (dispenser handle) made of plastic and or rubber with an imbedded tube in the body of the dispenser handle. The container holds the beverage or liquid and functions by gravity allowing the liquid to flow into the tube and is dispensed by the handle into any container the user wishes. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098952 | SUBMERGED ENTRY NOZZLE - A pour tube for casting molten metal is adapted to reduce turbulence and mold disturbances, thereby producing a more stable, uniform outflow. The pour tube includes a bore having a body in communication with an enlarged outlet portion. Exit ports in communication with the outlet portion have an offset design in which at least one wall of the exit port is tangent to a circle having a larger radius than the body of the bore. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098953 | Glove arrangement - A glove arrangement includes at least a glove and a retaining arrangement, wherein the retaining arrangement detachably retain the glove on an environment surface so that the glove is adapted to move between an in-use position and a storing position, wherein when the glove is at the in-use position, the glove is departed from the environment surface for operation by a user, wherein at the storing position, the glove is retained on the environment surface. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098954 | Exercise pouch - An exercise pouch, comprising: a body configured to define a central pocket; at least a part of the body being composed of a deformable material such that the central pocket substantially conforms to a shape of a removable object inserted into the central pocket; and at least one magnet attached to a side of the body; wherein placement of the magnetic side of the body in contact with a metal surface enables the exercise pouch to be removably attached to the metal surface. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098955 | Resilient Arm or Leg Band with Semi-transparent Pocket and Concealed Fastenings - A fabric armband is sewn together from several pieces of fabric material with a pocket and pocket flap made of a semi-transparent mesh fabric and the remainder of the armband made from a highly resilient elastic fabric. The armband is formed as a truncated cone with open ends. The armband is ingeniously sewn so that most of the sewn edges of the various portions are secured so that they are not able to catch or rib on jewelry when being pulled on or off an arm. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098956 | BODY CONFORMABLE CONCEALED WEAPON HOLSTER - A holster or firearm anchor-designed to house a weapon or firearm, preferably a handgun. In particular, the holster is adapted to be worn by a user in a concealed fashion under various outer garments, the holster comprising components that are capable of conforming to various body contours and additionally being able to substantially control the vertical and horizontal motion of the firearm. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098957 | EYEGLASS AND OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS HOLDER - A holder for securing eyeglasses, sunglasses or other personal items that may be securely incorporated into an article of clothing or accessory at the time of manufacture. The holder includes a base member that can be inserted into or attached to the article of clothing or accessory. A hanger is connected to the base member and includes a loop connected to a support base. One or more openings can be provided on the base member. The support base and base member can be integrally formed. The support base can be formed from part of the article of clothing or accessory. The holder allows a wearer to insert a piece of a pair of eyeglasses, or a part of another personal item, through the loop and allows the item to assume a secure and relatively flat position. The holder may also include an RFID tag and/or a covered loop. | 2013-04-25 |
| 20130098958 | BOTTLE CARRIER - A portable bottle carrier for carrying a bottle that contains water or other drinks. Includes a hanger cap with a cord inserted through an opening hole at the top of the hanger cap. The cord is held together in a continuous loop by a connector. The cord is attached to the hanger cap which holds the bottle when attached. The size of the insertion opening of the hangercap is larger than the size of the bottle cap so the bottle can be inserted in the insertion opening at the bottom of the hangercap. The hangercap being flexible, can adapt to many different sizes of bottle caps. | 2013-04-25 |
