18th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100107291 | Leg Guards - A ballistic leg guard is provided and includes a pliable outer shell or housing that encompasses a inner ballistic cores which are housed or contained within an inner shell or housing. Secured to exterior portions of the ballistic leg guard are a series of attaching straps and buckles that facilitate the securement of the ballistic leg guard to the wearer lower limb. Secured to and incorporated into an upper portion of the ballistic leg guard is a tourniquet. In one design, the interior ballistic cores comprise high performance fibers such as an aramid fiber, high molecular weight polyethylene, a combination of these, or other high performance fiber types. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107292 | Headset Including a System for Securing the Visor by Microfibres - The invention relates to headsets comprising at least a supporting shell and a moving visor that can be displaced between two extreme positions. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107293 | DEVICES AND METHODS OF PROTECTING AND REINFORCING GARMENTS - A patch for reinforcing a desired area of a garment. The patch comprises a backing substrate and an adhesive layer attached to a side of the backing substrate. At least one edge of the patch is cut in a notched pattern such that the patch has a defined area less than the desired area of the garment. A method for reinforcing a desired area of a garment. A patch is provided comprising a backing substrate and an adhesive layer attached to a side of the backing substrate. The patch is cut such that the patch has a defined area less than the desired area of the garment, and is then applied to the desired area of the garment. A method for reinforcing a desired area of a garment. A patch is provided comprising a backing substrate and an adhesive layer attached to a side of the backing substrate. At least one edge of the patch is cut in a notched pattern such that the patch has a defined area less than the desired area of the garment. The cut patch is then applied to the desired area of the garment. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107294 | Protective Cover - A multilayered fabric including a first base layer | 2010-05-06 |
20100107295 | Cord holding garment - A garment, in the form of an apron, holds an electrical cord out of the way. The apron includes an elongated length of material having a front panel, a rear panel, and a neck portion adapted to fit about a person's neck and a plurality of releasable fasteners for securing the cord to the elongated length of material. The length of material is adapted to cover a person's torso. The releasable fasteners may be attached to the neck portion and to the elongated length of material. Each of the fasteners may include a strap adapted to hold the cord and hook and loop type fasteners. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107296 | SHOWER GARMENT - A garment for use in a shower is disclosed. The shower garment includes a first panel, a second panel, and a strap. The strap has a first end releasably coupled to a second end thereof and is adapted to extend around a waist of a user. The first panel and the second panel depend from the strap and substantially cover the pelvic region and the buttocks, respectively, of the user. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107297 | Garment For Training Swimmers - A training garment is provided for use by a swimmer. The garment includes a layer of material that is configured to conform to a body portion of the swimmer, and a plurality of pockets that extend from the layer of material for increasing drag on the swimmer as the body portion is moved in a preselected direction of movement. At least one of the pockets has first and second conditions. In the first condition, drag is increased by that pocket on the swimmer as the body portion moves in the preselected direction of movement. In the second condition, drag is not increased by that pocket on the swimmer as the body portion moves in the preselected direction of movement. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107298 | FASTENER - A fastener ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100107299 | PANTS GARMENT - A pants garment has a pair of thigh leg members for covering the thigh area of a wearer. A front thigh elastic band member is provided substantially at a front side of each of the thigh leg members and extends obliquely from an upper front portion to a lower front portion of each thigh leg member. A back thigh elastic band member is provided substantially at a back side of each of the thigh leg members and extends obliquely from an upper back portion to a lower back portion of each thigh leg member. The garment also has a front and back crus elastic band members extending obliquely on crus leg members, which cover the crus areas of the wearer. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107300 | ADAPTABLE COAT - An adaptable coat or coat insert with three different modes of use: the first allows the coat to be worn by a pregnant woman, the second allows the wearer of the coat to carry an infant secured to the chest, and the third allows the coat to be worn as a standard coat by a non-pregnant person. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107301 | Neck warmer - The neck warmer includes a collar fabricated from warm, soft material and having free ends provided with hook and loop fasteners to allow the collar to be fastened closely around a wearer's neck. The collar has a slight V-shape at its front. Ornamental pieces can be optionally attached to the front of the collar to create a desired fashionable effect. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107302 | Faux Camisole - The present invention shows a faux camisole that a woman may put on to cover her cleavage when a low cut clothing item is being worn. For example, if a dress has a dipping neckline in front and the woman is going to work, a faux camisole can cover her cleavage. However, on her way home, if the woman stops for an evening out, the faux camisole may be removed to reveal the cleavage. The present invention shows a faux camisole that is attached to the straps of a brassiere worn by the woman, a torso strap holds the bottom of the faux camisole in place. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107303 | Glove with stationary arrangement - A glove with stationary arrangement includes at least a glove body having a non-operatable area, a glove station having a retention surface, and a magnetic arrangement provided at the non-operatable area of the glove body in a hidden manner, wherein the magnetic arrangement is magnetically affixed at the retention surface to detachably retain the glove body thereon so as to enable the user wearing the glove body in a donning and doffing manner in a hand down position. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107304 | METHOD FOR FORMING RESIN SURFACE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ARTICLE WHICH FORMS RECESSED PORTIONS DIFFERENT IN SIZE RANDOMLY ON SURFACE THEREOF AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURED BY THE METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLOVES AND GLOVES MANUFACTURED BY THE METHOD - A method for forming a resin surface on which recessed portions different in size are formed randomly includes: forming first recessed portions by allowing all or some granular and/or powdery adhering material to adhere to a surface of an unset resin composition containing air bubbles so that at least a portion of the granular and/or powdery adhering material bites into the surface and by removing the adhering material after the resin composition is set; and forming second recessed portions smaller than the first recessed portions in size by allowing some of the air bubbles contained in the unset or set resin composition to open on the aforementioned surface of the resin composition. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107305 | PROTECTIVE EARFLAP UNIT - During use of a firefighter helmet or a similar helmet, a detachable protective earflap unit can be used to provide convenient and easy storage of personal items for the firefighter or other helmet wearer secured at the back of the helmet and below the rear brim or rear lower edge of the helmet by a utility strap securement assembly. The protective earflap unit comprises an earflap having a utility strap securement assembly that selectively may encircle and retain eyewear, an eyewear case, a utility bag, or other small personal item. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107306 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIVERTING SWEAT, LIQUID, MOISTURE, OR THE LIKE FROM AN EYE - Moisture diverters attachable to a region above the eye and below the eyebrow that prevents sweat, liquid, moisture, or the like from entering the eyes of a wearer is described. A moisture diverter may include a substrate having an inner surface facing the wearer and an outer surface facing away from the wearer. The inner surface and upper surfaces include a lower section and an upper section, the lower section of the inner surface having an attachment structure for releasably attaching the diverting apparatus to a wearer in a region above the eye and below the eyebrow of the wearer, the upper section shaped or shapeable to abut or protrude from the eyebrow region of the wearer to divert sweat, liquid, moisture, or the like away from the eye. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107307 | Hat liner - The Hat Liner is an adjustable, one-size-fits-all synthetic fabric liner to be worn beneath any hat or cap, and thus protect the hat or cap from the perspiration the hat or cap would otherwise absorb. The Hat Liner is reusable and disposable, such that the user wears it as many times as he wished, then either launder the Hat Liner in any washing machine, or simply discard the used Hat Liner and start again with a fresh one. The Hat Liner is produced in a polyester or other fabric, and is configured to cover the wearer's head in the manner of a skullcap. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107308 | CAP WITH MOVEABLE VISOR - A cap including a head attachment portion having a front section, a rear section and two side sections; a visor pivotally connected to said head attachment portion and being selectively moveable between a first position adjacent said front section and a second position; and movement limiting means, formed of a flexible material, having a first end attached to said visor and a second end attached to said head attachment portion intermediate said front and rear sections, said movement limiting means being adapted to inhibit movement of said visor beyond said second position. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107309 | Footless pantyhose undergarment with two-ply legs - A footless pantyhose undergarment includes a single ply panty portion and two two-ply leg portions. Each two-ply leg portion comprises a tubular folded segment connected to the panty. The fold line is where the leg ends. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107310 | Apparel with interchangeable facing - A waist apparel having interchangeable decorative facings constructed of a base member that is generally elongate in shape and may be used as a belt, sash, or cummerbund having removable facings with various decorative designs applied thereto. The base member and facings are removably mounted together by a hook and loop mechanism so that the user can mix and match a combination of facings that are then attached to the base member to achieve different appearances. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107311 | CLOTHES TIGHTENING DEVICE - The girdle comprises two parts or halves ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100107317 | IMPACT-PROTECTION SAFETY STRUCTURE OF HEADWEAR - An impact-protection safety structure is provided for a headwear, including an impact protector formed by a knitted resilient net lining having a suitable thickness and fixed at a suitable location on an inside surface of the headwear to serve as padding, whereby when the head of a wearer is subjected to impacts, proper buffering and protection are ensured so as to realize safety and protection against impact to the head after the headwear is worn. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107318 | PROTECTION DEVICE, SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD - A protection device, system and/or method including a protection body portion adapted to be one or both of connected to or disposed on the lower edge of a wearer's headgear. In some implementations, the protection body portion may be triangular and the connecting of the device to headgear may include a removable connective component is located at the apex of a second edge and a third edge of the protection body portion at the farthest point from the headgear. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107319 | One-Sided Transparent Film For Ski Goggles - A ski goggle having a one-sided transparent film applied to the lens and the method of using the one-sided transparent film. The one-sided transparent film comprises a transparent side, a non-transparent side, and a design, which may include, but is not limited to, a logo, slogan, advertisement, words or a statement. The one-sided transparent film is coupled to the lens of the ski goggle, wherein the transparent side faces the same direction as the interior side of the lens and the non-transparent side faces the same direction as the exterior side of the lens. This design may be distinctly viewed from the exterior side of the lens, but not from the interior side of the lens; thereby not impairing the user's vision. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107320 | System and Method for Providing a Suspended Personal Radiation Protection System - An improved personal radiation protection system that substantially contours to an operator's body is suspended from a suspension means. The garment is operable to protect the operator from radiation. The suspension means is operable to provide constant force and allows the operator to move freely in the X, Y and Z planes simultaneously, such that the protective garment, face shield, illumination means or other attachments integrated the system are substantially weightless to the operator. A face shield and arm cover can also be incorporated with the system, such that the face shield and arm cover are substantially weightless to the operator. The suspension means may be mounted to the ceiling, a vertical wall, the floor, or on a mobile platform. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107321 | Protective shoulder pads with release mechanisms - This invention concerns improved protective shoulder pads for protecting an individual wearing the protective shoulder pads against impact to the superior, anterior, posterior and/or lateral regions of the shoulder and upper arm. The improvement comprises protective shoulder pads with release mechanisms that allow the protective shoulder pads to be safely and easily removed from the individual wearing the protective shoulder pads while the individual wearing the protective shoulder pads is maintained in the supine position, thus decreasing the risk of further injuring the individual wearing the protective shoulder pads. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107322 | DEVICE FOR ATTACHING A WALL-MOUNTED OBJECT - The invention relates to a device for the attachment of a wall-mounted object, such as an item of sanitary ware and in particular a toilet bowl, to a wall (W) using at least one wall bracket ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100107323 | Device With An Electric Field Sensor, Control Circuitry, And A Solenoid - A device such as a dental cuspidor or a dental delivery unit, with an electric field sensor, control circuitry, and a solenoid. The control circuitry is in electronic communication with the electric field sensor, and the solenoid is in electronic communication with the control circuitry. The electric field sensor has capacitive sensing and is operable to detect a change in capacitance. The control circuitry is operable to receive a signal from the electric field sensor indicative of a detected change in capacitance. The control circuitry is operable to actuate the solenoid in response to receiving the signal from the electric field sensor. A method is also provided. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107324 | Water Saving Triple Flush Mechanism for a Toilet Cistern - A water flush mechanism has a plunger having a plug and a stem connected to the plug. There is a lower float located around a lower portion of the stem and a middle float located around the stem. There is an upper float located around the stem. The float is connected to an upper portion of the stem so lifting of the float causes the plunger to rise. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107325 | TOILET - A toilet includes a dehumidifier operable to draw water vapor from the air and discharge water. A tank is configured to store the water discharged from the dehumidifier. A drain valve is movable from a closed position to an open position whereby the toilet is flushed solely with the water discharged from the dehumidifier and stored in the tank. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107326 | UNIVERSAL FIT BEDPAN PAD - A bedpan pad ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100107327 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TEMPERED FLUID - The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for tempering the temperature of a liquid in a fluid conducting system. More particularly, the invention relates to tempering the temperature of water supplied to a fixture from a water heater in a fluid conducting system. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107328 | Full Bathtub Overflow Stopper and Bubble Bath Diffuser - Described is a device and method for blocking or impeding the flow of fluid through the overflow drain of a bathtub. A device may include a stopper configured to wrap around the lower/underside of a variety of shaped overflow drain cover plate(s) and be removably held in place by a suction cups attached to the bathtub wall on either side of the overflow cover plate. The device takes the form of a stopper comprised of a flexible, elongated body of cloth material configured to cover the overflow opening. The same device may also be used as a method for diffusing bubble bath as a bathtub fills with water by pouring bubble bath onto the center of the body of the device, attaching the suction cups to a variety of designed faucets and placing the flexible, elongated body into the flow of the water thereby creating a churning of the water as the bubble bath mixes with the water flowing into the bathtub. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107329 | PATIENT LIFTER - A device and associated method transfer a person having a handicap from one location to another, such as into or out of a wheelchair, bed, or bathtub. A wheeled base provides mobility to the device. A post and lifter arm support the patient during the transfer. The post is connected to a stabilization arm, which temporarily connects using a stabilization interface to a stabilization bracket. The stabilization bracket is typically attached rather permanently to a wall, ceiling, or other structural feature that provides substantial stability to the system. In various embodiments, the lifter arm may be actuated by hydraulics, the stabilization arm may be extendable, and a pair of extra wheels on the mobility base are adjustable horizontally (e.g., along one hedge of the base frame) or vertically (down to decrease the load on the casters, or up to allow the lifter to be “crabbed” sideways in confined spaces). | 2010-05-06 |
20100107330 | Infant Support Structure With A Collapsible Frame - An infant support structure with a collapsible frame is disclosed. In one embodiment, the infant support structure includes a frame with a coupling or lock mechanism that is configured to maintain the collapsible frame in a deployed or use configuration. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107331 | CRADLE ADAPTABLE TO AN AIRCRAFT SEAT | 2010-05-06 |
20100107332 | Sleeping bag with insertable pad - The invention is a sleeping bag with an insertable air pad. The sleeping bag has a pocket with a zipper. The air pad can be inserted into the pocket, and then the zipper may be closed. Matching angled geometry helps maintain the air pad in a central position. Side baffles also help maintain the air pad in a central position. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107333 | FABRIC, FUNCTIONAL MATERIAL, OR MAT - Fabric, functional material, or mat, consisting of cover layers with threads placed between as spacers, whereby the threads are attached to pairs of spacer grips, and these spacer grips are connected to an upper and a lower cover layer. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107334 | SLEEPING DEVICE WITH A HEATING OR COOLING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a sleeping device for cooling and heating including a body having a first compartment and a second compartment separated from the first compartment by a central partition, the body being opened at its front surface and its rear surface; a cooling unit mounted in the first compartment of the body; a heating unit mounted in the second compartment of the body; a leg supporting the body; a heat-retaining cover attached to an edge of a front surface of the body to reduce inflow and outflow of air; a supporter attached to the heat-retaining cover to support the heat-retaining cover; and a wheel attached to a lower end of the supporter and the leg to help the sleeping device to move. The present invention may save costs for cooling and heating by locally cooling and heating a room. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107335 | Siderail for hospital bed - A siderail assembly for a hospital bed is provided. In one embodiment the bed is a chair bed having a first deck section, a second deck section and a third deck section. The siderails are provided adjacent the third deck section. The siderails remains stationary relative to the third deck section during movement of the third deck section from a generally horizontal to a substantially vertical position. The siderails are configured to be gripped by a patient while the patient is entering and exiting the chair bed. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107336 | SHEET SET FOR A SOFA - A sofa sheet set for use with a sofa is disclosed. The sofa sheet set includes a bottom sheet that comprises a generally rectangular top portion and a peripheral side section, the side section having at a lower end thereof an embedded elastic band for capturing a plurality of sofa cushions. The sofa sheet set further includes a generally rectangular top sheet fixed at one of its long sides at a seam to one of the long sides of the bottom sheet. The top sheet is larger in length and width than the top portion of the bottom sheet. A handbag carrier is preferably included for containing and storing the bottom and top sheets in a folded configuration for convenient storage and transportation. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107337 | Bed Clothing Assembly - A bed clothing assembly for a mattress including a mattress band and a unitary sheet assembly that is removably attachable to the mattress band for attaching and changing bedding. The mattress band encircles the sidewall of the mattress, and includes upper and lower edge portions that extending inwardly and continuously around the peripheral edges of the top and bottom surfaces of the mattress, respectively, when the mattress band is installed on the mattress. The unitary sheet assembly includes a bottom sheet and top sheet connected together as one unit. A plurality of fasteners around the bottom sheet permit the detachable securment of the bottom sheet to the mattress band to facilitate placing the unitary sheet assembly on the mattress. This particular construction and arrangement is advantageous to a person that is physically disabled and permits easy changing of bedding without having to lift the mattress. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107338 | CRIB SHIELD SYSTEM AND OTHER BREATHABLE APPARATUS - An apparatus and method for making same utilizing a breathable mesh material having a reduced suffocation resistance level for infant and toddler use. The breathable mesh material includes an inner and outer fabric that includes larger openings on the front substructure than on the back substructure and a pile substructure is integrated and extends between the front and back substructures allowing air to substantially move effectively therethrough. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107339 | INTEGRATED BEDDING COVER SYSTEM AND METHOD - The embodiments described herein generally relate to a system and method for joining a detachable fabric sheet to a cover through the use of one or more corresponding fastening or temporary joining mechanisms located on the cover and fabric sheet. In an embodiment, the cover includes one or more mechanisms to align and/or secure a filling material to the cover, as well as one or more fastening or temporary joining mechanisms for attaching the detachable fabric sheet to the cover. Methods and systems are provided for detachably joining the fabric sheet to the cover, for creating a multi-layer unit of a cover and detachable sheets, as well as for aligning and securing the filler to the cover. A method is also provided for manufacturing the integrated bedding cover system. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107340 | OPERATING TABLE - In an operating table comprising a table column ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100107341 | Single Container Type for Multiple Fabric Care Products - The present invention relates to asymmetric containers for fabric care products where a single container type may be used for two or more different fabric care products. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107342 | ENDOGLUCANASES - The present invention relates to enzyme preparations consisting essentially of an enzyme which has cellulytic activity and comprises a first amino acid sequence having the following sequence | 2010-05-06 |
20100107343 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING OZONE AND CONTROLLING SUPPLY OF OZONE TO WASHING MACHINE - A system for controlling a supply of ozone to a washing machine during operation thereof. The system comprising a washing machine having an internal drum for containing laundry and a quantity of a water. An ozone generator is connected to the washing machine and the ozone generator produces and supplies the produced ozone to the washing machine for ozonating the water. At least one sensor is provided for sensing a quantity of ozone exhausting from the washing machine during operation thereof, and the at least sensor being coupled to the ozone generator for interrupting production of ozone when a quantity of ozone exhausting from the washing machine exceeds a safe level. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107344 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING FABRIC - A method and apparatus for supplying liquid mixtures on a mix-on-demand basis for consumptive use, and for maintaining the composition of such mixture on a highly accurate and stable basis. For wet-on-wet processing of fabrics, the processing solution is supplied at start-up on a mix-on-demand basis to precise specifications and is maintained at such precise specifications throughout fabric processing, which involves continuous additions of water by the incoming fabric and removal of solution by the exiting fabric. Recirculation of the solution at a high rate, together with rapid and repetitive measurements of the composition of the recirculating solution enables the solution to be precisely monitored and maintained. Periodic small additions of chemical are injected as necessary to maintain highly stable, accurately controlled process conditions. Extraordinary economies, both direct and indirect, can be realized with the new system. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107345 | POLYMER COMPOSITION COMPRISING POLYOLEFINS AND AMPHIPHILIC BLOCK COPOLYMERS AND OPTIONALLY OTHER POLYMERS AND/OR FILLERS AND METHOD FOR DYING COMPOSITIONS OF THAT TYPE OR PRINTING THEREON - Polymeric compositions comprising polyolefins, amphiphilic block copolymers composed of polyisobutene blocks and polyoxyalkylene blocks and also optionally other polymers and/or fillers. Processes for dyeing or for printing such compositions and the use of amphiphilic block copolymers as auxiliaries for dyeing and printing polyolefins. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107346 | Method of Making an Article Comprising Links - A method of making an article comprising links is disclosed. The method includes a step of generating a link pattern according to a pre-selected portion of the article. The link pattern comprises a plurality of link indicia that correspond to plurality of links. After associating each link from the plurality of links with a link indicia from the plurality of link indicia, a plurality of threads may be threaded through the plurality of links to form a link matrix. The link matrix may be associated with the pre-selected portion of an article to make an article comprising links. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107347 | FLOOR-CLEANING MACHINE - A floor-cleaning machine comprising a support frame ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100107348 | ELONGATED, U-SHAPED, BIASED CLEANING APPARATUS WITH HANDLE ALIGNED WITH CLEANING HEAD - A cleaning device includes an elongated u-shaped handle terminating with a mounting neck at a distal end. A handgrip engages the handle at the proximal end. A support strap may attached to the handgrip. A cleaning head is releasably attached to the mounting neck. The cleaning head is configured to releasably engage the mounting neck. The handle is u-shaped and resilient to generate a biasing force that facilitates use and cleaning contact. The cleaning head is opposite and in direct alignment with the handgrip, so that a user may determine the exact position of the cleaning head against the user's back by observing the position of the handgrip. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107349 | Fountain Toothbrush - A toothbrush body includes a handle connected to a head and bristles projecting from the top of the head. An open channel runs longitudinally along the body between a first open end and a second closed end such that the first open end is in communication with the second closed end through the open channel. The open channel, the first open end, and the second closed end are arranged so that a substantially downward running stream of water directed into the first open end is redirected through the channel and out of the closed second end to form a fountain. A direction of a flow of the fountain at the other of the first opening and the second opening has an upward component so that a user, i.e., holder of the toothbrush, can use the fountain for oral rinsing. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107350 | Portable rolled wiping product - A portable rolled product containing a small roll of sheets, such as tissues or wet wipes, is particularly useful for uses outside the home. The roll of sheets is contained within a flexible package, such as a plastic film wrapper, having a roll housing portion and an extended dispensing portion or channel through which the user withdraws the product. After the desired amount of the sheets is withdrawn, the extended dispensing channel can be folded back around the roll housing portion of the package for storage until further use. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107351 | Fabric Towel With Slider For Steam Appliance - A fabric towel with a slider pattern for use on a cleaning surface with at least one fastener to secure the towel to a steam frame. The fabric towel is used with a steam appliance and the slider pattern reduces friction when used on a fabric or carpeted surface yet provides a sufficient amount of towel surface to steam. In one embodiment, the fabric towel is a steam pocket including a top and bottom layer joined around its perimeter with an open side to allow for mounting on a steam frame with fasteners secured to each layer and wrapped around the back of a steam frame. The slider pattern may be a single piece or a plurality of segments secured to the towel. In another embodiment, towel is a steam pad with has at least one fastener for attachment to the steam cleaner frame. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107352 | EXTERIOR INSULATION AND FINISH SYSTEM AND METHOD AND TOOL FOR INSTALLING SAME - An exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS) is provided for use with associated insulation and substrate layers of a building. The system includes primary and secondary water resistant barriers on first and second surfaces of the associated insulation layer. The secondary water resistant barrier includes a single adhesive and sealing layer defining at least one channel and adhesively securing the second surface of the associated insulation layer to the associated substrate layer. The system is usable with a plurality of associated insulation layers disposed in abutment, the single adhesive and sealing layer defining at least one channel extending from the first insulation panel to the second insulation panel and being adapted to conduct fluid therethrough. Further, a hand tool for working the adhesive and sealing layer is provided. The hand tool includes a handle connected with a flat inflexible rectangular plate, at least one of the longer edges thereof being upwardly curved and including a plurality of spaced apart teeth. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107353 | WINDSCREEN WIPER DEVICE - A windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes opposing longitudinal grooves on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves spaced-apart longitudinal strips of the carrier element are disposed, wherein neighboring ends of the longitudinal strips are interconnected by a respective connecting piece, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating wiper arm, with the special feature that an end wall of at least one connecting piece comprises an opening, wherein a part of the wiper blade permanently extends through the opening and beyond the connecting piece, and wherein the part of the wiper blade is reinforced. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107354 | WIPER LEVER COMPRISING A WIPER ARM AND A WIPER BLADE WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE SAME IN AN ARTICULATED MANNER - A wiper lever ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100107355 | Removing Debris From Cleaning Robots - A cleaning robot system including a robot and a robot maintenance station. The robot includes a robot body, a drive system, a cleaning assembly, and a cleaning bin carried by the robot body and configured to receive debris agitated by the cleaning assembly. The robot maintenance station includes a station housing configured to receive the robot for maintenance. The station housing has an evacuation passageway exposed to a top portion of the received robot. The robot maintenance station also includes an air mover in pneumatic communication with the evacuation passageway and a collection bin carried by the station housing and in pneumatic communication with the evacuation passageway. The station housing and the robot body fluidly connect the evacuation passageway to the cleaning bin of the received robot. The air mover evacuates debris held in the robot cleaning bin to the collection bin through the evacuation passageway. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107356 | NOZZLE BRUSH ARRANGEMENTS FOR VACUUM CLEANER ASSEMBLIES - A vacuum cleaner assembly is disclosed. The vacuum cleaner assembly comprises at least one brushroll and at least one nozzle brush. The brushroll is rotatably supported about a first axis within the vacuum cleaner and is operatively connected to a motor. The nozzle brush is operatively connected to the brushroll and configured to rotate about a second axis. When the brushroll is rotated about the first axis, the nozzle brush is actuated to rotate about the second axis. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107357 | ELECTRIC VACUUM CLEANER - Provided are rotary brush unit which is disposed inside suction port portion and in which two rotary shaft bodies each having brush are disposed in series and driving motor which separately rotates each of the rotary shaft bodies. With such a configuration, since it is possible to change a self-propelling direction of the suction port portion to the left and right direction in addition to the forward direction, it is possible to remarkably reduce the effort involved in an operation of changing the direction of the suction port portion. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107358 | VACUUM CLEANER NOZZLE - A vacuum cleaner nozzle has a front edge ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100107359 | Suction nozzle assembly and vacuum cleaner having the same - A suction nozzle assembly for a vacuum cleaner is provided. The suction nozzle assembly includes a suction nozzle assembly body, a hair collecting unit that is disposed on the suction nozzle assembly body, and an elevating unit for raising and lowering the hair collecting unit, wherein if the front of the suction nozzle assembly body contacts a wall, the elevating unit raises the hair collecting unit, and if the suction nozzle assembly body is separated from the wall, the elevating unit lowers down the hair collecting unit to a previous position. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107360 | Caster assembly - A caster assembly includes a caster, a fork for supporting the caster and a connecting unit for rotationally connecting the fork to a vehicle. There is provided a braking unit for stopping the rolling of the caster. There is provided a restraining for stopping the steering of the vehicle when the rolling of the caster is stopped. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107361 | CASTOR THAT IS BRAKED AND POSITIONED SIMULTANEOUSLY - A castor includes a suspension unit, a castor body, a wheel unit, and a brake unit. The suspension unit includes an upright fixing bolt and a locking member. The wheel unit includes two rollers. The brake unit includes a positioning block, a sliding block, a biasing members, a drive member, and a braking pin. Thus, when the drive member of the brake unit is pressed, each of the rollers of the wheel unit is braked by and locked onto the castor body, and the castor body is locked onto the fixing bolt simultaneously, thereby locking the castor exactly and stably. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107362 | DOOR SAFETY MECHANISM - A door safety device, comprising: a door clasp, an anti-door-closing member, and a casing. The anti-door-closing member includes an elongated stem having opposite proximal and distal ends, wherein the proximal end comprises a raised spacer, and wherein the distal end of the elongated stem includes a stem button. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107363 | Detachable pull handle for an inflator regulator airway hose - An attachable and detachable pull handle for dissecting an airway hose used to join a buoyancy compensator and an inflator-regulator that enables a scuba diver to store the buoyancy compensator and inflator-regulator separately for easier maintenance. The pull handle allows the diver to create an airtight secure connection between the airway hose portions connected to the buoyancy compensator and inflator-regulator respectively. The secured connection is formed by providing a rotating locking mechanism that is also easily locked or unlocked by rotating the upper and lower portions of the pull handle in opposite directions. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107364 | HINGE AND COLLAPSIBLE DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME - A hinge includes a first connecting member, a second connecting member, a shaft fixed to the first connecting member, and a fastening member. The second connecting member includes a sleeve axially defining an opening in a circumference of the sleeve. A first fixing board and a second fixing board opposite to the first fixing board both perpendicularly extend from the circumference of the sleeve, and locate at opposite sides of the opening. The shaft is rotated relative to the second connecting member, with the first connecting member, and includes a fixing rod rotatably received in the sleeve. The fastening member is capable of adjustably tightening the first and second fixing boards to squeeze or expand the sleeve, and then, the sleeve is forced to adjustably clamp the fixing rod. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107365 | HINGE APPARATUS OF ENGINE HOOD FOR VEHICLE - A hinge apparatus of an engine hood for a vehicle which is provided between a hood panel and a vehicle body panel to ensure rotation of the hood panel. The hinge apparatus includes a hinge bracket mounted to a vehicle body panel, a hinge arm mounted to the hood panel and hinged to the hinge bracket by a hinge shaft and including a rail slot formed at one end thereof, a support link unit pivotally linking the hinge bracket to the hinge arm, and a return link unit pivotally linking the support link unit and the rail slot of the hinge arm so that the support link unit is selectively locked by the return link unit. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107366 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hinge assembly includes a shaft, a cam, a follower, and an resilient member. The cam, the follower, and the resilient member are mounted with the shaft in turn. One end of the cam has a first outer cam portion and a first inner cam portion. One end of the follower has a second outer cam portion and a second inner cam portion respectively engaging with the first outer and inner cam portions. The resilient member is contained in such a manner that the cam portions of the follower resist the cam portions of the cam due to the decompression of the resilient member, and when the follower is manually rotated relative to the cam about a small original angle, the follower is automatically rotated relative to the cam due to the decompression of the resilient member. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107367 | ROTARY HINGE MODULE AND FOLDER TYPE MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL HAVING THE SAME - A rotary hinge module with a hinge holder having a housing with a receiving space, a first elastic member and a cam member accommodated in the receiving space of the hinge holder, and a rotary shaft vertically movably provided in the receiving space, the rotary shaft passing through the first elastic member, the cam member, and the receiving space. The cam member and the receiving space to be rotatable, and the rotary shaft has a rotating cam which contacts and corresponds to the cam member. The rotary hinge module is applied to a folder type mobile communication terminal. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107368 | HINGE ASSEMBLY - A hinge assembly includes a base, a joint member, a pintle, and a coiling spring. The joint member is rotatably connected to the base. The pintle runs through the base and the joint member. The coiling spring has a first end and a second end. The first end is fixed relative to the base, and the second end is fixed relative to the joint member. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107369 | HINGE ASSEMBLY - A hinge assembly includes a rotatable shaft, a fixed stand and a cam rotatably connected to the rotatable shaft, a rotatable stand and a cam follower non-rotatably connected to the rotatable shaft, and an elastic member to provide an elastic force to drive the cam follower to contact the cam. One of the cam and cam follower forms a positioning protrusion, the other of the cam and cam follower defines a positioning groove to engage with the positioning protrusion. The positioning groove has a side wall including a first slanted surface and a second slanted surface connected to each other, the second slanted surface is adjacent to a bottom surface of the positioning groove. A gradient of the first slanted surface relative to the bottom surface of the positioning groove is smaller than that of the second slanted surface relative to the bottom surface of the positioning groove. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107370 | Buckle - The present invention relates to a buckle that includes a male latch having an improved shape. An object of the present invention is to provide the buckle that includes a projected part formed on a hook of the male latch, where the projected part has three projected surfaces projected from three side surfaces of the arm. The buckle comprises: the male latch including a pair of hooks each of which has three projected surfaces; and a female receptacle coupled to the male latch by holding the projected surfaces formed on the each hook of the male latch, where the male latch is inserted into the female receptacle. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107371 | STRAP ANCHORING DEVICE - A device for anchoring a strap to a structural member has a strap and a strap anchoring member fixed to the strap at a first end of the strap. The strap anchoring member has a length and a width, wherein the length is greater than the width. The strap anchoring member is folded to provide only two layers of the strap anchoring member enclosing an end region of the strap adjacent a first end of the strap. A secured portion of the strap anchoring member is proximal the first end of the strap with both layers of the strap anchoring member fixed to the strap providing a three layer structure. An unsecured portion of the strap anchoring member is distal from the first end of the strap. A second end of the strap may be fixed to an airbag used for protecting an occupant of a motor vehicle. The positioning of the airbag when it is inflated can be achieved by having the strap extend through an aperture in a structural member of a motor vehicle with the strap anchoring device located on a side of the structural member distal from the airbag. The aperture has dimensions such that the unsecured portion of the strap anchoring member engages a surface of the structural member and impairs the passage of the strap anchoring device through the aperture toward the airbag. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107372 | LOCKED BASE TRIM CLIP - A locked base trim clip is described. The trim clip may secure two or more components together, such as a blade and a panel. The trim clip may include an outer frame having a top portion and a base portion. The base portion may be capable of engagement with a first component. The trim clip may include at least one tongue that may extend outward from the top portion and may engage with a second component. The trim clip may include at least one tab extending outward from the base portion that may engage the first component. The trim clip may include at least one locking feature that may include an inner U-portion and an outer U-portion. The locking feature may increase the ratio of insertion to retention within the second component to be greater than | 2010-05-06 |
20100107373 | DEVICE FOR RELEASABLY SECURING TO A SUPPORT SURFACE - A device for releasably securing to a support surface, such as a cork board, bulletin board and/or cubicle wall is provided. The device has a body, at least one pin movably coupled to the body for securing the body to a support surface, and an actuator coupled to the body and arranged to move the pin between a first position and a second position. The body may have a cavity and the pin may be movable between a first position where the pin is recessed within the cavity and a second position where the pin protrudes out of the cavity for securing the body to a support surface. In one embodiment, the device is a clip for releasably holding an object, such as paper, to the support device. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107374 | STRETCHABLE FASTENER STRINGER AND SLIDE FASTENER - A stretchable fastener stringer for a slide fastener includes a fastener tape having a tape main portion and an element attaching portion and a continuous fastener element which is attached to the element attaching portion. The fastener tape has stretchability due to an elastic yarn being combined by weaving or knitting and the fastener element includes a coupling head, upper and lower leg portions which are extended from the coupling head and a connecting portion which connects the upper and lower leg portions, therebetween of adjacent fastener elements. In this fastener stringer, a value of a bulging ratio which is the ratio between a dimension of the coupling head in the tape longitudinal direction and a dimension of the upper and lower leg portions in the tape longitudinal direction is set to be larger than 1.80 and not larger than 2.33. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107375 | HOLDER ARRANGEMENT FOR AN AIRCRAFT OR A SPACECRAFT AND AN AIRCRAFT OR A SPACECRAFT - In a holder arrangement of an aircraft or spacecraft comprising a structural member, a holder comprising at least one lower part and at least one upper part is provided, and these are formed so as to be able to be clamped together to be attached with a non-positive fit to a fastening portion of the structural member. The fastening portion can be clamped between the lower part and the upper part. The holder arrangement is characterised by at least one fixing strip which can be connected to the fastening portion of the structural member in the longitudinal direction thereof and which comprises a fixing profile for fixing the holder to the structural member in the longitudinal direction of the structural member with a positive fit. An aircraft or spacecraft has at least one holder arrangement of this type. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107376 | PLASTIC HINGED TRIM CLIP - A plastic hinged trim clip is described. The trim clip may secure two or more components together. The trim clip may include a body and a locking feature. The body may include a first end and a second end located on either side of a fold area. The locking feature may include a first hook located on the first end, and a second hook and first opening located on the second end. The first hook may engage with the second hook and the first opening. The locking feature may engage around one of the components. Each end may include an insertion portion to engage with another component. The locking feature may also include a third hook and a second opening that may engage with one another. The locking feature may increase the ratio of insertion to retention within the components to be greater than 1:2 or 1:3. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107377 | CLAMPING DEVICE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A clamping device for clamping a portable electronic device is provided. The clamping device includes a mounting board and a clamping mechanism. The clamping mechanism includes two adjusting members, two sliding blocks, and a sliding rail. The adjusting members can adjust the positions of the sliding blocks on the sliding rail. The sliding rail is selectively attached to the mounting board, either horizontally or vertically. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107378 | Clip for Organizing Notes and Photographs - A clip dimensioned to receive notes and photographs having a first elongated member, a second elongated member having a U-shaped portion on an outer portion thereof, and an intermediate section unitarily joining the first elongated member to the second elongated member. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107379 | FASTENING SYSTEM FOR SHOES - Fastening system for shoes which are fastened by way of fastening laces. An insert opening has interengaging tabs which have end-mounted deflection elements for guiding the shoelace. The laces are organized so that no crossover or overlapping shoe laces are present in the instep and ball region of the foot. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107380 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE BETWEEN CONTAINER AND SUPPLY TUBE, CONTAINER, AND SUPPLY TUBE - A container for storing a body fluid leakage-preventing agent for a corpse includes a storage section of which the inside is filled with the body fluid leakage-preventing agent, a nozzle portion | 2010-05-06 |
20100107381 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURE OF SECURED AEROGEL COMPOSITES - Embodiments of the present invention describe secured fiber-reinforced aerogels and laminate structures formed therefrom. In one embodiment a laminate comprises at least one fiber-reinforced aerogel layer adjacent to at least one layer of fiber-containing material wherein fibers from said at least one fiber-reinforced aerogel layer are interlaced with fibers of said at least one fiber-containing material. In another embodiment a laminate comprises at least two adjacent fiber-reinforced aerogel layers wherein fibers from at least one fiber-reinforced aerogel layer are interlaced with fibers of an adjacent fiber-reinforced aerogel layer. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107382 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATING A WARP THREAD SHEET - Method and device for treating a warp thread sheet. The method includes drawing off a plurality of warp threads from a creel, winding the warp threads, after being drawn off from the creel, onto a warp beam, combining the drawn off threads to form a rope, and treating the rope with a treatment agent. The warp threads are unwound from the warp beam before the treating of the rope, and the rope is formed between the unwinding from the warp beam and the treating. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107383 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF A WARP THREAD SHEET - Device and method for treatment of a warp thread sheet and take-off frame for treatment of a warp thread sheet. The device includes a take-off frame including at least one warp beam and first and second outlets, a treatment device arranged after the take-off frame, and a warp thread pick-up device. Threads drawn off from the warp beam that are arranged next to one another transversely to their longitudinal direction are guided to the first outlet, and threads drawn off from the warp beam combined to form of a rope are guided to the second outlet. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107384 | SPREADING DEVICE FOR SPREADING OUT FIBER FILAMENT BUNDLES AND SPREADING METHOD CARRIED OUT USING THE SAME - A spreading device ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100107385 | Assembly Apparatus for Assembling and Dismantling a Turbomachine Rotor Composed of Rotor Disks - An assembly device for assembling and disassembling a rotor of a turbomachine with rotor disks that are clamped together by at least one tie rod is provided. The assembly device includes a turning block that is secured to a base and a securing device that secures the rotor against tilting. The rotor is arranged in a transversal manner in relation to a horizontal plane of the base and pivotably mounted on the turning block. The securing device is fixed to the base by several supports and the turning block is arranged inside the surface of the base that is clamped by the supports. Large forces and torque coming from the rotor that is arranged in a perpendicular manner are guided from the securing device to the base. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107386 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR - Provided is a method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor including a capacitor element, the capacitor element having an anode body with a dielectric coating film formed on a surface thereof and a solid electrolyte made of a conductive polymer. The method includes the steps of: forming the capacitor element having the anode body with the dielectric coating film formed on the surface thereof; preparing a polymerization liquid A containing one of a monomer as a precursor of the conductive polymer and an oxidant, and a silane compound; preparing a polymerization liquid B by adding the other of the monomer and the oxidant that is not contained in polymerization liquid A, to polymerization liquid A; and performing polymerization after impregnating the capacitor element with polymerization liquid B. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107387 | Bulk acoustic wave resonator, filter and duplexer and methods of making same - A resonator having a membrane formed of a piezoelectric layer sandwiched between first and second electrode is suspended above a cavity formed from the back surface of the support structure. In one embodiment, the cavity walls are substantially perpendicular to the back surface. In another embodiment, the first electrode is formed in the cavity such that it is electrically connected to an electrode on the back surface of the support structure. In yet another embodiment, the cavity is formed via an etch through via holes in the back surface of the support structure, which leads to greater flexibility in designing a method of manufacture while reducing the need for alignment relative to other designs. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107388 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE - In a method for manufacturing an electronic device, an ion implantation layer is formed at a desired depth from one principal surface of a piezoelectric single crystal substrate by implanting hydrogen ions into the piezoelectric single crystal substrate under desired conditions. The piezoelectric single crystal substrate in which the ion implantation layer has been formed is bonded to a supporting substrate, and a piezoelectric thin film is then formed by the application of heat using the ion implantation layer as a detaching interface. This heated detachment is performed at a reduced pressure less than atmospheric pressure and at a heating temperature determined in accordance with the reduced pressure. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107389 | METHOD OF FABRICATING AN ELECTRODE FOR A BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR - In one embodiment, a method of producing a resonator in thin-film technology is described. The resonator comprises a piezoelectric layer arranged at least partially between a lower electrode and an upper electrode, the resonator being formed over a substrate. The method comprises: forming the lower electrode of the resonator over the substrate; depositing and patterning an insulating layer over the substrate, the insulating layer comprising a thickness substantially equal to a thickness of the lower electrode; removing a portion of the insulating layer to partially expose a surface of the lower electrode; removing a portion of the insulating layer over the surface of the lower electrode by chemical mechanical polishing; forming the piezoelectric layer over the lower electrode; and producing the upper electrode on the piezoelectric layer. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107390 | Multilayer Piezoelectric Device and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A multilayer piezoelectric device including a body having internal electrode layers and piezoelectric ceramic layers alternately stacked. The internal electrode layers contain Cu as a major component, the piezoelectric ceramic layers contain a compound oxide represented by Pb(Ti, Zr)O | 2010-05-06 |
20100107391 | TEMPERATURE-COMPENSATED MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD OF TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION IN A MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE - A micro-electromechanical device includes a semiconductor substrate, in which a first microstructure and a second microstructure of reference are integrated. The first microstructure and the second microstructure are arranged in the substrate so as to undergo equal strains as a result of thermal expansions of the substrate. Furthermore, the first microstructure is provided with movable parts and fixed parts with respect to the substrate, while the second microstructure has a shape that is substantially symmetrical to the first microstructure but is fixed with respect to the substrate. By subtracting the changes in electrical characteristics of the second microstructure from those of the first, variations in electrical characteristics of the first microstructure caused by changes in thermal expansion or contraction can be compensated for. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107392 | VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING A HARDNESS GRADIENT VIA "A" SURFACE INTRUSIONS AND/OR PROTRUSIONS - In at least one embodiment, the present invention provides a vehicle seat assembly comprising a cushion having an “A” surface and a “B” surface, a central portion, and two bolster areas, with each bolster area being adjacent the central portion, with the cushion having a plurality of intrusions extending from the “A” surface towards the “B” surface to form a hardness gradient between at least one of the bolster areas and the central portion of between 8% to 25%. | 2010-05-06 |
20100107393 | TOOL FOR THE CONNECTION OF TUBES BY MEANS OF CONNECTION SLEEVES - A tool for the connection of tubes (T) by means of connection sleeves (C), comprising two jaws ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100107394 | VEHICLE FIXTURE WITH ALIGNMENT TARGET - A fixturing system ( | 2010-05-06 |
20100107395 | Latch and handle arrangement for a telecommunications panel - A latch and handle arrangement for a panel that provides a number of functions. The arrangement including a lever arm that functions as both a handle and a latch release in some panel and frame embodiments. The lever arm also functioning as a fastener cover in other panel and frame embodiments. | 2010-05-06 |