24th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120145643 | High Efficiency Water-Softening Process - A high-efficiency water softening process is disclosed. The softening-process is particularly effective for the treatment of water process streams containing a broad array of contaminants, such as Ca, Mg, Ba, Sr, iron, aluminum, manganese, copper, zinc, silica, TOC, oil, and grease. The softening-process includes steps of: (a) adding carbonate ions and hydroxide ions to said water process stream until the process stream pH is raised to between at or about 10.5 and at or about 14.0; (b) optionally adding a coagulation aid so as to facilitate the creation of separated solids comprising a substantial portion of the contaminants; (c) optionally adding a polyelectrolyte so as to facilitate the creation of separated solids comprising a substantial portion of the contaminants; and (d) phase-separating the separated solids so as to remove the contaminants and produce a highly purified water process stream. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145644 | CONCENTRATION OF SUSPENSIONS - The present invention relates to a process of concentrating an aqueous suspension of solid particles comprising the steps of adding at least one organic polymeric flocculant to the suspension thereby forming flocculated solids in which the flocculated solids are allowed form a layer of solids and thereby forming a more concentrated suspension in which the process comprises the addition of an effective amount of an agent that is selected from the group consisting of free radical agents, oxidising agents, enzymes and radiation, in which the agent is applied to the suspension prior to or substantially simultaneously with adding the organic polymeric flocculant and/or the organic polymeric flocculant is added to the suspension in a vessel and the agent is applied to the suspension in the same vessel. The process is particularly suitable for solids liquid separation in which the flocculated solids are allowed to settle by sedimentation in a gravity thickener. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145645 | CLARIFICATION OF HYDROCARBONS AND SUSPENDED MATTER FROM AN AQUEOUS MEDIUM - A method for removing components from an aqueous medium is described. The method includes dispensing a formulation comprising one or more of zinc chloride, calcium chloride, zirconium acetate and zirconium oxychloride to an aqueous medium. The method includes allowing the formation of floccules in the aqueous medium, wherein the floccules contain the component to be removed. The method includes separating the floccules from the aqueous medium to remove the component. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145646 | Method for Removal of Iron from an Aqueous Solution - Methods are disclosed for the removal of iron from aqueous solutions. The methods involve facilitating formation of an iron salt precipitate by introducing a source of anions to the solution and adjusting the pH of the solution through the addition of one or more acids, separating the iron salt precipitate from the aqueous solution, and removing residual anions in the aqueous solution. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145647 | ELECTROCOAGULATION SYSTEM - An electrocoagulation system including a dosing unit, a mixing unit and a buffer tank is provided. The dosing unit receives a fluid from an external source and injects an electrochemically generated coagulant into the fluid using one or more pairs of electrodes. The mixing unit mixes the coagulant with the fluid and is separate from the dosing unit. The buffer tank holds the fluid until particles contained in the fluid grow to a predetermined size. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145648 | Treatment System and Method for Degrading Chlorinated DNAPL - A treatment system for degrading chlorinated dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs) is disclosed. The treatment system comprises a solvent system and hydrophobic zero valent irons distributed in the solvent system. In addition, the method of remediation of groundwater is also disclosed by using the treatment system. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145649 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AFFECTING A CHEMICAL OR MECHANICAL PROPERTY OF A TARGET SITE - A method for ultraviolet (UV) liquid disinfection is provided. The method includes flowing liquid to be disinfected through a dielectric conduit and disinfecting the liquid by directing UV-radiation into the liquid within the conduit such that the liquid to be disinfected serves as a flowing liquid wave guide for the UV-radiation using total internal reflection. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145650 | NANO-FILTER AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME, AND METHOD OF FILTRATION - The disclosure relates generally to nano-filters and methods of forming same, and methods of filtration. The nano-filter includes a substrate and at least one nanowire structure located between an inlet and an outlet. The nanowire structure may include a plurality of vertically stacked horizontal nanowires. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145651 | Microfiltration devices - A method of treating a hollow fiber membrane microfiltration filter having an influent side and an effluent side to improve performance of the filter is disclosed. The method entails sealing imperfections in surfaces of the filter by flushing the filter with a liquid aqueous suspension of particulates. Filter cartridge devices also are disclosed. The devices may include a bactericidal chamber. A radial flow filter may be included in the devices. The filter cartridges may include a drain tube positioned within the filter for removing of effluent generated by the filter. A plurality of filter cartridges may be-positioned-on the drain tube. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145652 | Method of Separating a Selected Component from a Multiple Component Material - A separator system operable to use centrifugation to fractionate a multiple component material, such as a suspension including blood, comprises a buoy. The buoy can be carried in a separation container and has a tuned density that is configured to reach an equilibrium position in the multiple component material. A guide surface is carried on a buoy upper surface and is inclined to an accumulation position near a buoy perimeter. The buoy suspension fractionation system can be used in a method of isolating a fraction from a suspension, and in a method for re-suspending particulates for withdrawal. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145653 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPERATING A FEED MATERIAL CONTAINING IMMISCIBLE PHASES OF DIFFERENT DENSITIES - An apparatus and method for separating a feed such as bitumen froth feed are provided. The apparatus comprises a vessel having a top, side walls, and a base. An inlet delivers feed to the vessel interior whereby settling of the feed establishes a heavier phase zone in the vicinity of the base and a lighter phase zone above an interface with the heavier phase zone. The height/diameter ratio of the vessel, the dimensions and position of the inlet and the fluid properties of the feed are selected to allow a feed velocity of the feed discharging from the inlet into the interior to dissipate in the lighter phase zone as the discharged feed entrains lighter phases above the interface and spreads across the vessel interior such that the lighter phases of the feed separate up to an overflow outlet and the heavier phases separate down to an underflow outlet. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145654 | Customizable Mounting System for Furniture - This disclosure relates to pieces of furniture for housing electronic devices and that give the appearance of being permanently built into a wall. The pieces of furniture comprise panels which can easily be removed and which house and hide wires of electronic devices, giving the appearance that the wires are housed beyond the wall. Additionally, the pieces of furniture are designed to have electronic devices mounted thereon with little mounting (i.e., studs are unnecessary) or no mounting to secure the piece of furniture onto the wall. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145655 | SEISMICALLY HARDENED TWO-POST ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT RACK - A two-post mounting rack includes a frame bottom, a frame top, a pair of frame uprights interconnected between the frame bottom and the frame top, and a base assembly for supporting the frame bottom on a surface. One or more of the frame bottom, the frame top, the pair of frame uprights, and the base assembly are seismically hardened. Each frame upright has a closed cross-sectional shape. Each frame upright includes a flange with apertures adapted to provide a mounting location for cable management projections. The base assembly includes two separate end gusset members. Each end gusset member includes two corner gussets. Each corner gusset includes a floor plate and a riser plate. The two corner gussets in each end gusset member are connected by a bridge member. The frame top includes an upper cross-member and two lateral reinforcement plates. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145656 | RACK ASSEMBLY FOR DISPLAYING CURTAIN - The rack assembly contains a number of vertical rail members and each rail member contains two or more column elements, a number of connection elements, and a number of fastening elements. Each column element has a number of connection grooves and sliding grooves. The connection elements are positioned between and connected to two adjacent column elements. Two vertically adjacent connection elements are locked together by a fastening element. The rack assembly allows a number of stretching members movably configured. Each stretching member contains a number of wheel elements and at least an elastic hook element. The wheel elements are embedded into the sliding grooves of a column element and the stretching members as such could slide along the column element to various positions and, by connecting the elastic hook elements to a curtain's various spots, the curtain is stretched from multiple directions. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145657 | RAIL ATTACHMENT FOR A DRIVE-IN STORAGE RACK - A drive-in rail attachment or arm attaches left and right side drive-in rails to left and right side uprights in a drive-in storage rack. The left and right side rail arms may each be formed from a flat plate having an upright section, a sidewall section and a rail section. The upright section may be bent about a first axis to an orientation substantially perpendicular to the sidewall section and the rail section bent about a second axis to an orientation substantially perpendicular to the sidewall section. First and second pairs of holes may be provided in the upright section, with the first pair of holes optionally offset from the second pair of holes. Drive-in rails can be attached to the storage rack without the need for welded components. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145658 | MERCHANDISING SYSTEM - A merchandising system includes an elongated mounting member selectively securable to an associated shelf. A cooperating member is received on the mounting member, wherein the cooperating member extends rearwardly over the associated shelf. The cooperating member includes an elongated body. An engaging element is mounted to the elongated body and is movable in relation thereto. The engaging element selectively contacts the mounting member in order to selectively secure the cooperating member to the mounting member. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145659 | Horizontal Storage System - An overhead rack system is provided that may be mounted to the ceiling of a structure such as a garage for storing items in an organized manner off the floor. Overhead rack system is designed to make use of a garage's previously unused ceiling space, allowing home owners to store their items overhead and out of the way. The system is ideally configured for storing large or heavy items that otherwise can quickly fill a garage's available floor space. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145660 | ARCH ROD SYSTEMS - An arch curtain rod apparatus for supporting a curtain or drapery in a curved shaped window archway comprising: a flexible rod, a center attacher, a first mounting end, and a second mounting end. The flexible rod is bendable so as to conform to the shape of the curved shaped window archway. The center attacher serves to attach the flexible rod to an apex of the curved shaped window archway and the flexible rod comprises a first mounting end and a second mounting end which serve to provide attachment points for the flexible rod to the two sides of the curved shaped window archway. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145661 | SHELVING END BRACKETS WITH INTERCHANGEABLE PIECES FOR SUPPORTING HANG RODS OF DIFFERENT SIZES - According to various aspects of the present disclosure, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of systems and methods for supporting hang rods and shelves from support surfaces, such as the walls of a closet or cabinet. In an exemplary embodiment, a system generally includes a pair of end brackets and a plurality of different pairs of interchangeable pieces configured to be selectively coupled to the pair of end brackets. Each pair of interchangeable pieces when selectively coupled to the end brackets, respectively, is operable for supporting a different hang rod from the support surface when the end brackets are coupled to the support surface. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145662 | CHANGEABLE PANEL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A CHANGEABLE PANEL - A panel attachment arrangement for attaching a panel | 2012-06-14 |
20120145663 | Roll-out shelving storage rack system - A roll-out shelving storage rack system includes a frame coupled with a shelf member. The shelf member includes a base support, a shelf support tray, a shelf, and a driver. The base support mounts to the frame, and the shelf support tray engages the base support and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The shelf engages the shelf support tray and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The driver is coupled to the base support and the shelf. Activation of the driver moves the shelf from its retracted position to its extended position. Further, when the shelf reaches its fully extended position, the shelf support tray moves from its retracted position to its extended position. The extension of the shelf support tray substantially and completely extends the shelf outside of the frame. The roll-out shelving storage rack system includes a drive system that controls the driver. The roll-out shelving storage rack system may also include a second shelf member. In a two or more shelf member configuration, the drive system may include a safety interlock feature that prevents extension of one or more shelf members during the extension of another shelf member. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145664 | Redundant Hoist Rope System - An apparatus capable of supporting a portion of the weight of a load being transferred by a lifting device in the event of a complete failure of one of the hoisting ropes is disclosed. The apparatus includes a support structure attached atop a beam of the lifting device, and a support bar pivotally attached to the support structure. The support structure includes a stop portion that is in contact with the beam and has an upper surface opposed to an undersurface of the support bar. A hoist system is also disclosed. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145665 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board includes forming a through hole | 2012-06-14 |
20120145666 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER WIRING SUBSTRATE - In order to provide a method of manufacturing a multilayer wiring substrate, a base member having a copper foil separably laminated thereon is prepared, and a solder resist layer is formed on the copper foil. Openings are formed in the solder resist layer, and a metal conductor portion is formed in each of the openings. By means of sputtering, a dissimilar metal layer is formed over the surface of the metal conductor portion and the entire surface of the solder resist layer. Copper electroplating is performed so as to form connection terminals and a conductor layer on the dissimilar metal layer. After a build-up step, the base material is removed, whereby the copper foil is exposed, and the exposed copper foil and the metal conductor portion are removed through etching, whereby the surfaces of the external connection terminals are exposed from the openings. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145667 | Process for Fabricating an Acoustic Wave Resonator Comprising a Suspended Membrane - A process for fabricating an acoustic wave resonator comprising a suspended membrane comprising a piezoelectric material layer, comprises the following steps: production of a first stack comprising at least one layer of first piezoelectric material on the surface of a first substrate; production of a second stack comprising at least one second substrate; production of at least one non-bonding initiating zone by deposition or creation of particles of controlled sizes leaving the surface of one of said stacks endowed locally with projecting nanostructures before a subsequent bonding step; direct bonding of said two stacks creating a blister between the stacks, due to the presence of the non-bonding initiating zone; and, thinning of the first stack to eliminate at least the first substrate. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145668 | FORMING SLOPED RESIST, VIA, AND METAL CONDUCTOR STRUCTURES USING BANDED RETICLE STRUCTURES - A technique generating sloping resist profiles based on an exposure process uses a reticle having structures surrounded with first and second contrasting interleaved bands below the resolution limit of the stepper used to expose the resist. Exemplary embodiments include a reticle having interleaved, non-overlapping transparent and opaque bands surrounding a transparent feature with an innermost one of the opaque bands bordering the structure, such as a via opening or a metal conductors pattern, resulting in the patterned photoresist having sloped or tapered sides with consistent reproducibility. The slope in the photoresist is then transferred to the underlying layer during an etch using the tapered photoresist as a mask. Alternatively, the sloped resist can have a negative slope angle for patterning metal conductors using a metal lift-off technique. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145669 | PROCESS FOR MAKING RELIEF PRINTING PLATE AND RINSING LIQUID FOR MAKING RELIEF PRINTING PLATE - Provided is a process for making a relief printing plate in which a residue on the plate that is generated during engraving can be easily removed and a rinsing liquid for making a relief printing plate that is suitably used for the process for making a relief printing plate. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145670 | METHOD FOR ETCHING A MATERIAL IN THE PRESENCE OF A GAS - The invention relates to a method for etching a structure ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145671 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention provides a plasma processing apparatus which reduces damage from plasma generated in a discharge vessel and lengthen the replacement cycle of the discharge vessel. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145672 | PROCESS FOR SELECTIVELY REMOVING NITRIDE FROM SUBSTRATES - A method of selectively removing silicon nitride from a substrate comprises providing a substrate having silicon nitride on a surface thereof; and dispensing phosphoric acid and sulfuric acid onto the surface of the substrate as a mixed acid liquid stream at a temperature greater than about 150° C. In this method, water is added to a liquid solution of the mixed acid liquid stream as or after the liquid solution of the mixed acid liquid stream passes through a nozzle. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145673 | DIELECTRIC PLASMA CHAMBER APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH EXTERIOR ELECTRODES - A dielectric barrier discharge plasma generator includes a dielectric chamber. The chamber contains or incorporates a solid surface that is to be treated with non-thermal plasma. The chamber can be substantially sealed and confine an atmosphere therein. An atmosphere control system is provided for controlling the atmosphere within the chamber. At least one or two electrodes are located outside of the chamber. When actuated by an appropriate source of plasma generating electrical power the electrodes cause the generation of a solid surface modifying non-thermal plasma in a plasma zone within the chamber. A transport system is provided for moving the electrode and the chamber relative to one another. A plasma zone is confined within the chamber adjacent to the electrodes, and remains substantially stationary relative to the electrodes. The chamber carries the solid surface through the plasma zone. The solid surface remains substantially stationary relative to the chamber. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145674 | Device for detecting vacuum loss in a vacuum breaking apparatus and vacuum breaking apparatus comprising one such device - A device for detecting vacuum loss in a vacuum breaking apparatus that includes an enclosure having a first part at least partially of insulating material, closed at its opposite ends by end-plates, and housing fixed and mobile electrodes. A second part of the enclosure is insulating material at least partially around the first part, this second part is an over-molding of electrically grounded conductive shielding at least a part of its outer surface. This first strip of over-molding faces both the first part and one of the electrodes, thereby providing two capacitances in series, namely, a vacuum capacitance between the electrode and the inner surface of the first part, and a solid capacitance between the inner surface of the first part and the first strip, and means for measuring change of current value in the first strip, which corresponds to a vacuum loss inside a vacuum breaking apparatus. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145675 | SINGLE DIRECT CURRENT ARC CHAMBER, AND BI-DIRECTIONAL DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - A single direct current arc chamber includes a ferromagnetic base having first and opposite second ends, a first ferromagnetic side member disposed from the first end, a second ferromagnetic side member disposed from the opposite second end, a third ferromagnetic member disposed from the ferromagnetic base intermediate the ferromagnetic side members, a first permanent magnet having a first magnetic polarity disposed on the first ferromagnetic side member and facing the third ferromagnetic member, and a second permanent magnet having the first magnetic polarity disposed on the second ferromagnetic side member and facing the third ferromagnetic member. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145676 | Metal Ablation in Supersonic Expansion Gas Coupled to an Ion Mass Filter - A novel combined rectilinear ion trap mass spectrometer (RIT-MS)-coupled to expansion nozzle instrument and its application to preparative materials to create novel materials and material surfaces is described herein. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145677 | RESISTANCE WELDING SYSTEM - A resistance welding system includes a plurality of first electrodes, and a second electrode which is provided facing the plurality of first electrodes and which is electrically connected to a welding power source. The welding system welds a plurality of weld members sandwiched between the plurality of first electrodes and the second electrode by resistance welding. A current feed roller which is electrically connected to the welding power source and which rotates while successively contacting the plurality of first electrodes for successively feeding current to the plurality of first electrodes and a pressing device which is designed to move in the rolling direction together with the current feed roller and presses the current feed roller so as to successively apply welding pressure to the plurality of weld members W are included in the resistance welding system. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145678 | Method for Producing a Hole - There are a multiplicity of methods of making through-holes. In particular in the production of a multiplicity of film-cooling holes, as in gas turbine blades or combustion chamber elements, small time advantages are also important when making a hole. The method according to the invention, to make the hole close to the final contour in each case in sections in a top and a bottom region in order to then produce the final contour with other laser parameters, achieves time advantages. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145679 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - In a plasma processing apparatus, a first electrode is attached to a grounded evacuable processing chamber via an insulating material or a space and a second electrode disposed in parallel with the first electrode spaced apart therefrom in the processing chamber, the second electrode supporting a target substrate to face the first electrode. A first radio frequency power supply unit applies a first radio frequency power of a first frequency to the second electrode, and a second radio frequency power supply unit applies a second radio frequency power of a second frequency lower than the first frequency to the second electrode. Further, a processing gas supply unit supplies a processing gas to a processing space formed by the first and the second electrode and a sidewall of the processing chamber. Moreover, an inductor electrically is connected between the first electrode and a ground potential. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145680 | Method and plasma arc torch system for marking and cutting workpieces with the same set of consumables - A plasma arc torch both cutting and marking of metal workpieces includes a plasma nozzle having a plasma nozzle orifice through which an electric arc from an electrode and a stream of plasma gas are emitted toward a workpiece, and a liquid-injection shield cup that injects liquid tangentially inwardly to the arc and stream of plasma gas. A power supply is operable to selectively deliver electrical power to the electrode at either a low power level suitable for marking of a workpiece or a high power level suitable for workpiece cutting. The torch may be selectively operated to mark at the low power level, with a plasma marking gas being delivered to the plasma gas passage, or to cut at the high power level, with a plasma cutting gas being delivered to the plasma gas passage, and liquid being delivered to the liquid injection passage for both cutting and marking. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145681 | PLASMA TORCH AND PLASMA-ARC WELDING METHOD - A plasma torch | 2012-06-14 |
20120145682 | GRIPPER DEVICE FOR LASER WELDING AND VISION INSPECTION - A gripper device for laser welding and vision inspection is provided which includes a frame unit releasably mounted on a front end of an arm of a robot and a clamping unit mounted on the frame unit. Additionally, embodied in this single gripper device is a laser-vision exchange (first) module, a laser-vision sharing (second) module and a laser-vision target (third) module all embodied in a single gripper device to irradiate laser beam for welding a welding object and obtain a vision source of an inspection object. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145683 | LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM AND OVERLAY WELDING METHOD - A laser processing system includes a laser processing head, a powder supply device, and a controller. The powder supply device supplies powder to the laser processing head. The laser processing head includes: a laser emission unit which irradiates a workpiece with laser light; and a powder supply unit which receives the powder supplied from a powder supply device to the laser processing head, and can supply the powder to a laser spot on the workpiece. The powder supply unit includes: a powder discharge unit which can discharge the powder toward the laser spot on the workpiece; and a powder-supply control mechanism which controls the amount of the powder to be supplied to the powder discharge unit, by distributing to the powder discharge unit at least a part of a flow of the powder supplied from the powder supply device. The controller controls the distributing by the powder-supply control mechanism. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145684 | METHOD OF THERMAL PROCESSING STRUCTURES FORMED ON A SUBSTRATE - Methods used to perform an annealing process on desired regions of a substrate are disclosed. In one embodiment, an amount of energy is delivered to the surface of the substrate to preferentially melt certain desired regions of the substrate to remove unwanted damage created from prior processing steps (e.g., crystal damage from implant processes), more evenly distribute dopants in various regions of the substrate, and/or activate various regions of the substrate. The preferential melting processes will allow more uniform distribution of the dopants in the melted region, due to the increased diffusion rate and solubility of the dopant atoms in the molten region of the substrate. The creation of a melted region thus allows: 1) the dopant atoms to redistribute more uniformly, 2) defects created in prior processing steps to be removed, and 3) regions that have hyper-abrupt dopant concentrations to be formed. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145685 | POLYGONAL LASER SCANNER AND IMAGING SYSTEM FOR COATING REMOVAL - A system for removing a coating from a surface is provided. This system includes a laser scanner, wherein the laser scanner further includes at least one laser source, wherein the at least one laser source is operative to generate at least one laser beam, and wherein the laser beam is directed onto a work surface by the laser scanner; and a controller for operating the laser scanner. The controller further includes an imaging device for imaging the work surface; a lighting device for illuminating the work surface and overwhelming light generated by the interaction of the laser beam with the work surface; and a processor for processing information collected by the imaging device and adjusting the power output of the at least one laser source, if and when desirable or necessary. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145686 | On-The-Fly Manipulation Of Spot Size And Cutting Speed For Real-Time Control Of Trench Depth And Width In Laser Operations - Systems and methods cut trenches of multiple widths in a material using a single pass of a laser beam. A first series of laser pulses cut a work surface of the material at a first cutting speed using a first spot size. In a transition region from a first trench width to a second trench width, a second series of laser pulses sequentially change spot sizes while gradually changing from the first cutting speed to a second cutting speed. Then, a third series of laser pulses continue to cut the work surface at the second cutting speed using a second spot size. The method provides for increased depth control in the transition region. A system uses a selectively adjustable optical component in the laser beam path to rapidly change spot size by adjusting a position of a focal plane with respect to the work surface. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145687 | Apparatus and method for operating a laser materials processing and measurement device - An apparatus for operating a laser materials processing and measurement device with a controllable laser for generating a laser beam and beam control means for adjusting the focus zone of a controlled portion of the laser beam in three spatial directions comprises an interface for operating a bidirectional data transfer link with the laser and the beam control means, and user control means for inputting and displaying control commands or control command sequences and for monitoring and/or controlling operation and/or the operating state of the device. So that all the components of the apparatus may also be tested with regard to all functionalities, if the laser materials processing and measurement device is not operationally ready and/or not connected to the interface, according to the invention the apparatus comprises simulation means for simulating operation of the device and/or of the user control means. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145688 | System and method for monitoring and recording welder information - A weld monitoring and recording system and method monitors an ongoing welding operation and compares the welding current, the welding voltage, pre-heat/inter-pass temperature or other parameters from a previously qualified weld that are stored within a programmable device or computer. If the monitored parameters vary from the qualified parameters, then the weld is automatically interrupted until the operating parameters once again match the stored qualified parameters. A recorder can record different values related to the ongoing welding operation in order to provide documentation about the weld that can be viewed, printed, or downloaded. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145689 | MANUAL WELDING APPARATUS HAVING AN AUTOMATIC WIRE RETRACT METHOD - A method providing a manual welding apparatus configured to supply a welding wire to a welding gun. The welding gun has a trigger and an opening where the welding wire extends when the trigger is activated. The method also has a computer with a user interface that includes an automatic wire retract program. The program monitors the welding gun and determines when the trigger is disabled. The program indicates when a first condition is satisfied and retracts the welding wire so the welding wire does not extend from the opening of the welding gun. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145690 | ARC WELDING METHOD AND ARC WELDING APPARATUS - An arc welding method comprising the steps of accelerating a feeding speed of a welding wire to cause shorting between the welding wire and a base metal when a welding end signal is input during a period of arcing, retracting the welding wire backward thereafter until a wire retracting speed reaches a predetermined rate, controlling the wire retracting speed constant at this speed for a predetermined duration of time, then stopping the backward retraction of the welding wire, and then terminating a welding power output after supplying a predetermined amount of welding current for a predetermined duration of time starting from a time when opening of the shorting occurs during the backward retraction of the welding wire. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145691 | ARC WELDING METHOD AND ARC WELDING APPARATUS - An arc welding method of the present invention controls a short-circuit current increasing gradient (di/dt), an inflection point at which the short-circuit current increasing gradient (di/dt) changes, the current in a peak period and in a base period, and the time of the peak period in accordance with a difference between a set voltage and an output voltage. This allows the output voltage to be matched with the set voltage, and stabilizes the arc. Thereby, a stable arc welding method can be implemented, even as a method for outputting a welding current based on a welding voltage. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145692 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION HEATING TYPE FIXING UNIT - An image forming apparatus including a magnetic flux generating device, a fixing unit configured to heat in accordance with the magnetic flux from the magnetic flux generating device, the fixing unit having a heating element including a magnetic material, a current detection unit configure to detect a value of a current supplied to the magnetic flux generating device, a temperature sensor configure to detect a temperature of the heating element, and an abnormal status detecting unit configured to detect an abnormal status of the current based on a result of comparison between the value of the current detected by the current detection unit and a threshold is provided. The abnormal status detecting unit is configured to vary the threshold based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145693 | HYBRID HEATING APPARATUS - A heating apparatus can be a dual heating power source or a hybrid heater. For example, the heating apparatus can include a fuel delivery system for combusting a gas fuel and a separate electronic heater. Other types of heating sources or methods can also be used to provide the heating apparatus with more than one heating source and/or heating method. The heating apparatus can also include one or more air flow channel to facilitate efficient heating of air flow through the heating apparatus. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145694 | Heated Earmuff With Improved Frame and Heating Element - The earmuff of the present invention comprises in combination: an adjustable temperature switch, location of a power supply such as a battery inside the earmuff housing, a top frame enhanced to provide a “head gripping” feature, earmuff pads constructed to conform to the ears that are not flat but have some concavity to assist in wearer's comfort and use when moving around. The inner muff is constructed of a soft-foam and further includes a slot that enables the concurrent use of ear phones. The heating element is a plate designed to conserve battery current with adjustable temperature and a circuit design focused on conserving battery current. The plastic frame provides a head gripping feature designed to eliminate unnecessary weight and to maximize air flow that will prevent sweat and moisture buildup around the ears. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145695 | MULTI-LAYER CERAMIC HEATER AND/OR IGNITER AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A multi-layer rod shaped ceramic igniter includes an elongated tapered electrode having a central core of resistant material and two annular segments. One of the segments in on one side of the core and the other on an opposite side and connected to two slightly converging facets extending along the core. The multi-layered rod shaped ceramic igniters disclosed herein may be manufactured by slip-casting, injection molding or extruding a green annular body and removing material from opposite sides of the green body to form two almost parallel but slightly converging facets that extend over the heater igniter between the back surface and the tip of the igniter. After removing material between the annular segments the igniter is air dried and then heated in a vacuum at atmospheric pressure to approximately 900° C. in order to burn off the organic binder. The ceramic is then held in an inert atmosphere and heated to a temperature of 1600° C. and under an isotatic pressure of greater than 10 mega pascales for sintering the layer into a unitary monolithic structure. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145696 | OVEN APPLIANCE CLEANING SYSTEM USING HEAT AND STEAM CYCLE - A system for cleaning the interior surface of an oven appliance using heat and steam cycles is provided. More particularly, the present invention uses a heat cycle to break down water insoluble food residues into soluble materials that are then cleaned by a steam cycle. Following the steam cycle, the remaining food residues can be removed from the interior surface of the oven appliance. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145697 | HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS - A heat treatment apparatus is configured to include: a treatment chamber for accommodating therein a wafer; a substrate supporting unit for horizontally supporting the wafer in the treatment chamber; and a lamp unit provided above the treatment chamber. The lamp unit includes: a base member; a plurality of lamps provided on the lower surface of the base member whose front ends face downwardly; a plurality of ring-shaped reflectors concentrically provided on the lower surface of the base member to protrude downward; and a cooling head for supplying a cooling medium into the reflectors. At least some of the lamps are arranged along the reflectors, and cooling medium channels, each inner space of which is formed as a ring-shaped space, are respectively provided within the reflectors in the extending directions of the reflectors. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145698 | KETTLE | 2012-06-14 |
20120145699 | Heat Lamp - A heating device of a portable nature is disclosed. The heating device of a portable nature includes a heating element, a hinged coupled to the heating element, and an arm coupled to the hinge. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145700 | ELECTRICAL HEATING WIRE CONTAINING CARBON FIBER - An electrical heating wire containing carbon fiber includes a heating unit and an insulation sleeve cladding on the heating unit. The heating unit is a carbon fiber bundle constituted by plural carbon fiber yarns or a structure formed by wrapping, weaving or twining the carbon fiber bundle with at least one element among a glass fiber bundle, a rock fiber bundle, a ceramic fiber bundle and a DuPont Kevlar® are fiber bundle (aromatic polyamide fiber bundle). The carbon fiber yarn can be a structure with metal particles on the surface, a dual-layered structure with a metal layer or a graphite layer on the surface, or a porous structure. Accordingly, by the present invention, the thermal conductivity can be increased, the resistance can be reduced, the thermal diffusion coefficient can be increased, the weight can be reduced and the hygroscopicity can be improved, thus providing a better efficiency of electrical heating. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145701 | ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE HEATER AND HEATER ASSEMBLIES - Electrical resistance heater and heater assemblies are described. According to one embodiment, the heater comprises a sinusoidal heating element that provides substantially constant heating. According to another embodiment, the heater comprises a heating element and one or more press-fit coupled electrical adapters. Methods and systems are also disclosed. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145702 | SMART HEATING BLANKET - A heating blanket may include a conductor for receiving electrical current and generating a magnetic field in response to the electrical current. A plurality of sleeve segments may be mounted on the conductor in end-to-end relation to one another. Each one of the sleeve segments may be formed of magnetic material having a Curie temperature. The sleeve segments may be inductively heated in response to the magnetic field. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145703 | Curing Composites Out-Of-Autoclave Using Induction Heating with Smart Susceptors - A composite part is cured out-of-autoclave using an inductively heated, stand-alone tooling. The part in placed on a tool and is covered by a heating blanket. One side of the part is heated by inductive coil circuits in the tool, and the other side of the part is heated by inductive coil circuits in the blanket. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145704 | ONE-PIECE PACKAGING COMPRISING A CONTAINER AND A CLOSURE - The present invention concerns a packaging comprising a container with a container body ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145705 | Separable Beverage Containers - Separable beverage containers comprising a mating side, body, lid, handle, that can be joined together to form the appearance of a larger beverage container. Each separable container can be used individually to store or serve hot or cold beverages and can be adapted for use with coffee, tea, or any other brewed beverage. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145706 | GUSSETED FLEXIBLE PACKAGE WITH ENLARGED MOUTH - A package formed of a flexible material for holding a product, e.g., whole bean coffee, is disclosed. The package includes a front panel, a rear panel, a first side gusset and a second side gusset. The front panel has a pair of sides as does the rear panel. The first side gusset connects one side of the front and rear panels together. The second side gusset connects the other side of the front and rear panels together. One of the gussets includes plural fold edges forming at least four gusset panels, while the other of the gussets includes plural fold edges forming at least two gusset panels. The panels and the gussets are arranged to be initially secured together, e.g., by a peelable seal line, to form an enlarged mouth to provide ready access to the product in the package. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145707 | FOLDING BOX - The invention relates to a folding box ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145708 | Foldable Storage Case - A foldable storage case comprises a one-piece1 waterproof container. The container comprises a body, a bottom, and a cover, where the body, the bottom, and the cover form an interior space therebetween. The body comprises a plurality of body panels, the bottom comprises a plurality of bottom panels, and the cover comprises a plurality of cover panels. A plurality of removable fasteners is used to fasten together the body panels and the bottom panels. Further, each cover panel includes a projection adapted to be received by a receiving area of at least one of the body panels. When the cover is folded such that two or more projections are disposed adjacent each other within the receiving area, the projections and the receiving area interfere with each other, detachably securing the cover panels in place. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145709 | Collapsing Garbage Can - A collapsing garbage can is shown as a feeder for garbage bags. A five sided design is taught where top and bottom punch out sections secure the top section relative to the bottom section. Top sections of the can to be made of absorbent or recyclable materials such as paper and cardboard while the base is made of a water resistant material so it may be used on a variety of surfaces. The sides of the top and bottom section flex so that it may fold flat and be expanded. The top section may be collapsed down inside the bottom section to reach a bag in the bottom section so when the top section is raised; the bag comes up with the top section. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145710 | CONTAINERS FOR HOLDING MATERIALS - A liquid container comprises a liquid holding bag, a drain-back pour spout in fluid communication with the liquid holding bag, and a skeleton shell for supporting the liquid holding bag, the skeleton shell formed of a low-embodied energy material, such as a molded fiber or pulp-formed material. The liquid container can be configured for holding and dispensing a detergent. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145711 | Container for Handheld Device for Dispensing Fluids - A container for use with a handheld fluid dispenser is provided. The container may include a front wall facing a first direction, a back wall facing in a second, opposite, direction, and at least one side wall interconnecting the front and back walls. A lower wall may be arranged above a lower portion of a handheld fluid dispenser in which the container is mounted. An upper wall may be arranged below an upper portion of the handheld fluid dispenser. The upper wall may interconnect the front wall, back wall, and at least one side wall of the container. An opening extends through the upper wall and permitting access to contents that are held in the container. The opening extends through the upper wall at a location that is nearer the back wall than the front wall of the container. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145712 | CONTAINER LID HAVING A PRESSURE EQUALIZING DEVICE - The invention relates to a lid ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145713 | LOCKABLE CAP - A lockable cap assembly including a handle having at least one protrusion, and a flip cap defining an internal chamber surrounded by a flip cap edge. The flip cap including at least one locking groove configured to engage the at least one protrusion, and an engagement surface. The lockable cap also including a collar having a release mechanism for engaging with the engagement surface. The flip cap being moveable between an open configuration in which a portion of the flip cap edge is not in contact with a surface of the collar and a closed configuration in which the flip cap edge is in full contact with the collar. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145714 | Cartridge Shipping Aid - A cartridge shipping aid is provided to retain staples within staple pockets of a staple cartridge during shipment. The cartridge shipping aid includes a base and a longitudinal rib extending perpendicularly from an underside of the base and indiscernible into a knife slot formed in a staple cartridge. One or more perpendicular keys are formed along a lower edge of the longitudinally extending rib for engagement with an underside surface of the staple cartridge. The cartridge shipping aid may additionally include sidewalls projecting perpendicularly from outer edges of the base. Projections are formed on one end of the base for engagement with associate detents formed on the staple cartridge. Grasping structure is formed adjacent one end of the base and longitudinal rib. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145715 | TEMPORARY SEALED DOUBLE-DOOR JUNCTION DEVICE - A temporary sealed double-door junction device, for temporarily communicating a controlled-environment chamber with a controlled-environment removable container having a flexible wall, includes a female flange normally blocked by a female door, forming an assembly for the chamber, and a male flange normally blocked by a male door, forming an assembly for the container, wherein the male flange is to be sealingly coupled to the female flange, and the male door is to be sealingly coupled to the female door and to pass through the female flange. A shaft passes through the male door at a central portion thereof, wherein, on the side of the surface to be joined with the female door, an impeller having at least two blades is mounted by rigid attachment onto the shaft, and on the side of the opposite surface, a crank having at least two arms is mounted by rigid attachment onto the shaft. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145716 | PACK FOR HEATING AND COOLING - A thermal pack holding a pair of mixable components, one of which is flowable, to produce a desired exothermic or endothermic reaction is disclosed. The pack is formed of a flexible sheet having two compartments, one for each of the components, separated by a frangible barrier arranged to be broken to enable the components to mix. In one embodiment the pack includes a pair of pull tabs to enable the user to break the frangible barrier. In another embodiment the pack is folded, with the compartments juxtaposed with respect to each other, whereupon the application of pressure to the pack causes the flowable material to apply pressure to the frangible barrier to cause it to rupture. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145717 | Integral Storage Apparatus for multiple distinct fluids - An integral storage apparatus for containing multiple distinct fluids is disclosed. The integral storage apparatus comprises an outer spherical structure having a plurality of vents, a plurality of spherical layers inside the outer spherical structure, a plurality of tubings designed to insert into the plurality of vents and a capping vent capped onto each of the plurality of tubings. The plurality of vents is protruded from the outer spherical structure. The plurality of spherical layers has a concentric arrangement inside the outer spherical structure. The plurality of spherical layers includes at least one opening for receiving the plurality of tubings. The plurality of tubings is radially arranged on the outer spherical structure. The integral storage apparatus is adaptable to store multiple liquids thereby providing iterations of multiple fragrances stored within to a user at the same time; or a convenient container for the user and his or her guests to sample spirits, wines, liquors; or a convenient container for the user to store liquids used for consuming and cooking food such as olive oils, truffle oils, flavoring syrups, juices, and other refreshments. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145718 | APPARATUS AND KIT FOR CONTAINING SPORTS EQUIPMENT - An apparatus for containing sports equipment includes: a wall defining an enclosure and a closeable opening in the enclosure, the wall being see-through at the closeable opening; and divider members configurable to an expanded configuration defining compartments within the enclosure and configurable to a substantially planar collapsed configuration, each compartment being dimensioned for receiving sports equipment, the divider members being removably insertable into the enclosure when in the expanded configuration and in the collapsed configuration. The sports equipment includes soccer balls or other types of balls, marker cones, a first aid kit, cooler for ice and pinnies. A lower section of the apparatus has a see-through front cover and a drain. An upper section may be watertight. The apparatus may include a rigid cylindrical compartment for containing marker cones. A kit may include the apparatus and sports equipment contained within the apparatus. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145719 | Foot Pedal for Automated Dump Station - A foot pedal mechanism for an automated dump station includes a safety release functionality so that when the foot pedal is secured in a closed position and excessive force is applied to the foot pedal, the foot pedal and the locking mechanisms are not damaged. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145720 | COOLER FOR A GAME HEAD - The present invention generally relates to a cooler for transferring a game head. In one aspect, a game head transfer device is provided. The device includes a body having an opening on an upper portion that is configured to receive a game head into the body, wherein a first portion and a second portion of the game head extend from the opening of the body when the body is in an opened position and a closed position. The device further includes one or more flap members configured to narrow the opening of the body between the first portion and the second portion of the game head. The game head transfer device also includes one or more closing members configured to narrow the opening of the body adjacent a side of the first portion and a side of the second portion of the game head that extend from the opening. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145721 | Coating Compositions and Articles Coated Therewith - The present invention relates to a binder useful in coating end uses. The binder preferably includes an aqueous polymer dispersion and a vinyl polymer. The binder is useful in packaging coatings, including coatings for use on food or beverage cans, or a portion thereof. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145722 | Fluid Enclosure Apparatus - An enclosure and method that includes a plurality of surrounding sidewalls that are each about a longitudinal axis forming a plurality of longitudinal axes that are substantially each co-axially positioned to one another for the plurality of surrounding sidewalls. Each surrounding sidewall including a first end portion and a second end portion with the longitudinal axis spanning therebetween, each surrounding sidewall also having an interior portion and an exterior portion. Further included in the enclosure is an attachment element disposed within each said interior portion that is operational to attach the surrounding sidewalls to one another such that each longitudinal axis is substantially co-axial resulting in two oppositely disposed sidewall free end portions. Also included in the enclosure is a pair of arcuate covers, wherein each cover is adjacent to each sidewall free end portion, wherein the covers are arced inwardly toward the interior portion. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145723 | ENCLOSURE WITH MOUNTING MEMBER - An enclosure includes an enclosure body and a mounting member. The enclosure body includes a bottom panel. The mounting member includes a mounting protrusion and a securing element. The securing element secures the mounting protrusion to an inner side of the bottom panel. The mounting protrusion includes a mounting portion and a stopper portion extending from the mounting portion. A cross section of the mounting portion is less than a cross section of the bottom panel taken along a plane parallel to the bottom panel. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145724 | VACUUM CONTAINER - A vacuum container which has a seal member in fitting faces of the vacuum container to be divided into half, has a labyrinth forming device inside the vacuum container in the fitting faces, and a labyrinth forming device has a concave member in which a concave portion is formed, a convex member which has a convex portion arranged to have a slight gap between the inner surface of the concave portion, and a vertically moving mechanism which operates the convex member in a direction close to the concave member. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145725 | METHOD OF PREPARING CONDUCTIVE RIBS ON A CHASSIS, THE CHASSIS WITH CONDUCTIVE RIBS, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AN ELECTRIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A method of preparing conductive ribs on a chassis includes steps as follows. A plastic case is provided with at least one elastic rib integrally formed thereon. Then, a conductive film is formed to overlay on both an inner surface of the plastic case and the surfaces of the elastic rib. A chassis with conductive ribs and a method of assembling an electric device including the same are also provided in the invention. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145726 | Liquid Container Having Bottom Spout - A liquid container beneficially configured for use with a water bottle cage attached to a frame member of a bicycle for use by the bicyclist when riding the bicycle. The liquid container has a container body, a cap removably attached to the upper end of the container body to close the inlet opening which is utilized to fill the liquid container with liquid and a spout located in the bottom wall of the container to allow the bicyclist to drink from the container in a more ergonomic manner than existing water bottles. In one embodiment, the spout includes a nozzle removably attached to a discharge tube integral with the bottom wall to allow the user to select the type of nozzle. In another embodiment, a storage container for storing items and/or a gel dispenser for dispensing an energy gel are utilized at the upper end to close the inlet opening. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145727 | Cover - A cover includes an aperture for a straw, so that the cover can be used with a liquid beverage. The cover is elastically stretchable, and has a central body portion and an outer periphery. The cover can be stretched over an opening of a container so that the central portion covers the opening of the container while the periphery grips the outer side walls of the container. The aperture preferably is in a closed or nearly closed condition, such that insertion of a straw therethrough opens the aperture which then elastically retains the straw in an inserted position and provides a seal. This permits a user to consume the beverage, while still having the beverage protected against contamination or adulteration by drugs, dirt, dust, biologic matter, and the like. The cover is convenient, inexpensive yet effective, and readily portable. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145728 | Lid Adapter - Embodiments of the invention provide an adapter suitable for use with cups and lids. In some embodiments, the adapter is designed so that a single lid with a predetermined diameter fits, by way of the adapter, with paper cups of different diameters. In some embodiments, an adapter including an inner diameter that corresponds to the upper diameter of the paper cup cooperates with the upper portion of the cup. The adapter also includes an outer diameter that corresponds to the predetermined diameter of the lid to ensure a secure fit between that particular sized cup and the plastic lid having a predetermined diameter. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145729 | Priming Cap, Infusion System, and Method for Priming an Infusion System - Disclosed are a priming cap for an infusion system and a method for priming. The priming cap comprises a body member with a first end and a second end and having a wall with an inner and outer surface, the body member defining a first cavity, wherein the priming cap comprises a venting member allowing passage of air from the first cavity through the venting member and limiting passage of liquid from the first cavity through the venting member. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145730 | ATTACHABLE, REPLACEABLE SKID PAD FOR RECEPTACLE - Systems, methods, and devices that facilitate producing and using an attachable, replaceable skid pad on a receptacle are presented. A skid pad can be created using a desired material(s), wherein the skid pad can be desirably shaped to conform with a bottom edge of a receptacle so that the skid pad can be desirably attached to the bottom edge of the receptacle and so that the outer surface of the skid pad can be desirably used to pull or drag the receptacle across a wide variety of surfaces, including soft or malleable surfaces. The skid pad can be attached to the receptacle using screws to attach it to, using a desired adhesive to attach it to, or by being snapped onto, a bottom region of the receptacle. The skid pad is removable from the receptacle when desired (e.g., when worn) and can be replaced with another skid pad. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145731 | THERMAL PROTECTIVE SLEEVE FOR A DRINKING CUP - An improved thermal protective sleeve is disclosed. The inventive sleeve is for use with drink cups including disposable drink cups for holding hot liquids. The inventive sleeve may be used in the conventional manner of thermal sleeves or it may be manipulated into a handle. The handle allows a user to hold a cup containing hot liquid in a manner that protects the user's hand in a situation where the liquid is so hot that holding the cup normally would be uncomfortable or dangerous. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145732 | INSULATION SLEEVE FOR A HEATED BEVERAGE CUP - An insulation sleeve for a heated beverage cup. The sleeve is formed from spathes of a raw husk material, such as corn husk. The spathes are attached such that end portions of the spathes overlap to form a generally circular form sized to fit about and vertically support a typical frustoconical beverage cup. The sleeve may be further formed to have a generally frustoconical shape to fit the corresponding frustoconical shape of the beverage cup. The spathes may be dampened to assist in forming the sleeve into the circular or frustoconical shape. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145733 | PACKAGE WITH HANDLE - A package comprising a package body. The package body comprises a polymeric shell defining at least one side and a package volume is disclosed. The polymeric shell comprises a polymeric film having a thickness between at least about 0.6 mils and about 4 mils. The package contains product, the product having a weight of between 2 and 20 pounds. The package body comprises a handle joined to the side, the handle comprising polymeric film and an elongated grip portion having an elongated grip portion width and an elongated grip portion length. The elongated grip terminates at and gradually widens into two end portions, each of the end portions having an end portion width which is greater than the elongated grip portion width. The end portions are each adhered to the polymeric shell on the side; and wherein the package has a Handle Ratio (Side Area to Handle Area) of at least about 5. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145734 | SCREW DRIVE FOR DISPENSING CUTLERY AND RELATED METHODS - A dispenser for dispensing cutlery may include a housing configured to contain a plurality of utensils for dispensing, a dispensing mechanism that includes at least one threaded separating member configured to be driven and separate a utensil from a stack of utensils, and at least one drive mechanism configured to drive the at least one threaded separating member. The dispenser may further include a receptacle configured to receive the utensil separated from the stack of utensils. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145735 | BELT DRIVE FOR DISPENSING CUTLERY AND RELATED METHODS - A dispenser for dispensing cutlery may include a housing configured to contain a plurality of utensils for dispensing, a dispensing mechanism that includes at least one belt configured to be driven and separate a utensil from a stack of utensils, and at least one drive mechanism configured to drive the at least one belt. The dispenser may further include a receptacle configured to receive the utensil separated from the stack of utensils. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145736 | DISPENSING MECHANISM FOR UTENSIL DISPENSER AND RELATED METHODS - A dispenser for dispensing cutlery may include a housing configured to contain a plurality of utensils for dispensing, a dispensing mechanism comprising at least one pair of indexing members configured to separate a utensil from a stack of utensils, and a receptacle configured to receive the utensil separated from the stack of utensils. A dispensing mechanism may alternatively include a plurality of linked members configured to separate a utensil from a stack of utensils. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145737 | WIPES DISPENSER - Wipe dispensers are provided wherein particular wipe-gripping and wipe-ripping structures are provided to overcome problems encountered with the prior art. Particularly, gripping and ripping structures are provided to prevent the removal of more than one wipe at a time from a dispenser and to prevent a following wipe from falling back into the interior of a container when separated from a lead wipe being removed from the container. In particular embodiments, structures are provided to avoid pinching an individual's finger when feeding a wipe up through the gripping and ripping structures. In yet other particular embodiments, a boss is provided to prevent wipes from bunching up during the dispensing thereof. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145738 | DISPENSING CONTAINER FOR WIPES WITH KNEE SUPPORTS - The invention relates to a dispensing container for wipes comprising: A dispensing container ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145739 | PACKAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An apparatus is provided for delivering single-dose packages sequentially from a substantially continuous strip having a first dispensing end and a second end. The strip includes a cover layer attached to a base layer to define a plurality of blisters therebetween that have one or more medications therein. The blisters are aligned in single file generally along the longitudinal axis between the first and second ends and/or otherwise arranged in single-dose packages adjacent one another, e.g., at least some of the single-dose packages including a plurality of blisters having different types of medications therein. A first single-dose package at the first dispensing end may be separable from a second adjacent single-dose package such that individual single-dose packages may be removed successively from the first dispensing end. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145740 | Child-Resistant Pill Dispenser - Currently, pharmaceutical tablets are distributed in bottles that must be opened and closed; the pill-dispenser presented here aims to simplify the process for taking pills by releasing a tablet at the click of a button. Additional features of the dispenser are child-resistant capabilities, which may be considered a distinct claim, and use of click-pen mechanisms; furthermore, it can be used as a conventional open/close medication bottle, but doing so will disable its dispensing function. The purpose of this document is to lawfully protect future work on the design, development, and production of this device. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145741 | DISK TRANSFERRING DEVICE AND DISK DISPENSING DEVICE - A disk transferring device transferring disks delivered one by one from an disk reception opening to an disk ejection opening includes: a disk guide path having left and right guide surfaces that guide a peripheral surface of each of the disks and front and back guide surfaces that guide an front surface and a back surface of the disk, the disk guide path extending from the disk reception opening toward the disk ejection opening; and a plurality of disk pushers protruding into the disk guide path and pushing the disks by making a rotational movement about a plurality of rotational axis lines approximately at a right angle with respect to the front and back guide surfaces. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145742 | GAS GENERATION DISPENSER METHOD FOR ON-DEMAND FLUID DELIVERY - A method of dispensing a fluid comprising generating a gas from a liquid, directing the gas to an expandable gas chamber to expand a volume of the expandable gas chamber, reducing a volume of a fluid chamber in response to expansion of the expandable gas chamber to dispense an amount of the fluid from the fluid chamber, and removing the gas from the expandable gas chamber to collapse the expandable gas chamber. | 2012-06-14 |