26th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140173899 | GAS TURBINE ROTOR ASSEMBLY METHODS - Method of assembling a rotor assembly of a gas turbine engine having a plurality of components. The method comprises in one aspect calculating the bending forces due to the mass distribution along the rotor. In another aspect, an optimization routine iterates different rotor arrangements, comparing the calculated bending moments to determine a set of component positions that minimizes the bending forces. In another aspect, mass corrections are optimized to balance the rotor assembly. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173900 | RUN-FLAT TIRE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING THE SAME ON FOUR-WHEELED VEHICLE - A nm-fiat tire | 2014-06-26 |
20140173901 | DISK AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING BASE MATERIAL FOR DISK, AND DISK ROLL - The present invention relates to a process for producing a base material for disks of disk rolls, in which the disk roll contains a rotating shaft and a plurality of the disks fitted on the rotating shaft by insertion whereby the outer peripheral surface of the disks serves as a conveying surface, in which the process contains molding a slurry raw material containing inorganic fibers, an inorganic filler having an aspect ratio of from 1 to 25 and an inorganic binder into a plate shape; and drying the molded plate. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173902 | DEVICE AND METHODS FOR REMOVING EARRINGS - Devices and related methods to remove stud-type earrings. The removal devices include tips that easily interface with the earring post and backer to facilitate removal. The tips are coupled to a structure with a spring characteristic. Simple squeezing of the structure actuates the tips to separate the backer from the post. The spring characteristic is biased to keep the tips spaced apart, or open, in the absence of a squeezing force. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173903 | Prefabricated Structural Concrete Beam and Methods for Use - A structural beam, and methods for use, comprising a prefabricated structural concrete portion and a poured-in-place structural concrete portion, wherein said poured-in-place portion comprises at least ten percent of the total weight of said structural beam. Reinforcing extends from the prefabricated portion to the poured-in-place portion. In a preferred embodiment, the structural beam is an “inverted-T” beam, and the prefabricated structural concrete portion comprises the lower corbel portion of the beam, and the poured-in-place portion comprises an upper stem portion of the beam. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173904 | HAIR TRIMMER WITH CUTTING GUIDE - A hair cutting device ( | 2014-06-26 |
20140173905 | FINGERTIP SHAVING DEVICE - A fingertip mountable shaving device is characterized by a flexible and breathable substrate layer comprising of a first shaving surface, and a second adhesive surface opposite to said first shaving surface. The first shaving surface includes a plurality of rubber strips along the vertical peripheral edge and a plurality of blade assemblies affixed at predetermined locations. Said blade assemblies comprise of a vertical stack of a plurality of rotary blades of different diameters alternately interspaced by spacers and having a hemi-spherical protective cap with a vertical stem, on the top. The second adhesive surface is coated with an adhesive suitable for temporarily mounting the device on a fingertip and is covered with a releasably connected protective peel off layer. The device can safely and closely shave hair from the face and other difficult to reach body surfaces, such as within the ear or nostrils. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173906 | CABLE STRIPPING DEVICE - A cable stripping device includes a main body, a slide block, and a motion member. The main body includes a top plate and a front plate. The front plate defines a first through slot. The slide block is located in the main body and slidable relative to the top plate. A slanting abutting wall is formed on the slide block. The motion member is located in the main body. The motion member defines a through hole. A slanting connection wall is formed on the motion member. A blade is attached to the motion member and located in the through hole. When a cable extends through the first through slot and the through hole below the blade, the slide block is slid forward, the abutting wall pushes the connection wall, the motion member moves down, thereby allowing the blade to cut the cable. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173907 | PIPE CUTTER - A power tool includes a housing assembly, a motor, a pipe holder, and a knife pivotally coupled to the pipe holder at a pivot point for movement relative to the pipe holder. The knife is operable to pivot through an angle toward the pipe holder during a cutting motion and is operable to pivot through the angle away from the pipe holder during a return motion. The power tool also includes a drive mechanism having a first gear coupled to the motor and a second gear coupled to the knife. The power tool further includes a release mechanism coupled to the drive mechanism. The release mechanism is operable to selectively disconnect the second gear from the knife so that movement of the motor is not transmitted to the knife and the knife is movable through the angle away from the pipe holder. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173908 | UTILITY KNIFE WITH BLADE WIPER - A utility knife includes a handle, a blade holder assembly, a pair of resilient blade wiper members, and a spreader. The blade holder assembly is constructed and arranged to hold a blade at a position of use wherein the blade projects through an opening at a front end of the handle. The pair of resilient blade wiper members are biased towards one another and constructed and arranged to remove debris from side surfaces of the blade, which debris would otherwise be brought into an interior space of the handle when the blade is retracted into the front end of the handle through the opening. The spreader is constructed and arranged to spread the resilient blade wiper members apart to facilitate removal of the blade from the handle when the blade is in a blade change position. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173909 | ALL-IN-ONE MULTIPURPOSE EATING UTENSIL ADAPTED TO BE SEPARATED INTO PIECES - An all-in-one multipurpose eating utensil can be used for consuming food. Specifically, a dual-purpose spoon with fork-like functions, dual-purpose chopsticks with knife-like functions, and/or a toothpick are combined into one single device or apparatus. By fusing these detachable utensils into a single unit, users only need to transport and supply one multipurpose eating utensil to provide all the utensils necessary to freely enjoy a meal. This all-in-one eating utensil enables efficient production and convenience of use by allowing users to dine with spoon with fork-functions and chopsticks with knife-like functions. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173910 | FOLDING TOOL ASSEMBLY - A folding knife includes a handle assembly, a blade, and a secondary tool. The blade is pivotally connected to the handle assembly and is configured to pivot from a closed position to an opened position. The secondary tool is pivotally connected to the handle assembly and is configured to pivot from a closed position to an opened position. The secondary tool includes a locking member that traps the blade in the closed position when the secondary tool is in the opened position but allows the blade to pivot to the opened position when the secondary tool is in the closed position. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173911 | OUT OF FRONT KNIFE WITH ASSISTED OPENING MECHANISM - An out of front knife with an assisted opening mechanism has a handle, a blade mounted in the handle, a thumb stud that drives the blade, and an extending assembly that assists with extending the blade out of the handle. With two sliders and two springs of the extending assembly, only when the blade is intentionally pushed to move a preset distance and overcome a preset resistance, one of the springs pulls and assists the blade of the out of front knife to extend out of the handle. Therefore, the out of front knife with the assisted opening mechanism is used safely. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173912 | POCKET CUTTER - The present invention generally relates to a pocket cutter. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to a pocket cutter apparatus with a retractable blade. Embodiments of the pocket cutter apparatus are further comprised of a thumb slider switch. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173913 | GARDEN SHEARS - A gardening shears comprises a first blade ( | 2014-06-26 |
20140173914 | CUTTER - A cutter includes a main body and a cutting unit. The main body is lengthwise defined to have a dispensing section, a holding section and a storage section in sequence. The holding section is gradually contracted toward two ends and defined to be a stop portion, and the storage section is bored with a through hole. The cutting section has one side formed with a pointed end and another side provided with a cutting edge. The main body is integrally covered on the cutting unit, leaving the pointed end and the cutting edge exposed and letting the pointed end located at a central upper edge of the dispensing section. By so designing, the cutter of this invention can easily cut off and remove various kinds of packaging members, able to elevate efficiency of removing packaging members from a packing box and integral in functional design. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173915 | Safety Envelope Opener with Anti-Skip Feature - An envelope opener features a through slot defining a channel that is closed on three sides around an axis of the slot. A blade projects into the channel from a first closed side thereof to an opposing second closed side thereof, and lies in plane spaced from the closed third side of the channel that lies opposite the mouth. The third side of the channel is angled relative to blade, and the cutting edge slopes away from the first closed side of the channel toward the second closed side, whereby the cutting edge is closer to both the second and third sides of the channel at one end thereof than the other. At the other end, a radiused corner is provided between the third side of the channel and an exterior of the tool. A metal insert lines one or more sides of the channel for an improved wear life. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173916 | WORKPIECE GUARD AND BLADE GUARD FOR BAND SAW - A hand-held band saw having a deck defining a front and a rear, and an opening in the front defining a cut zone. The band saw also includes a first wheel supported by a first deck portion, a second wheel supported by a second deck portion, a motor operably coupled to the first wheel, a single handle providing a single grip for a user to hold the band saw with only one hand, and a continuous blade having a cutting edge. The continuous blade includes a first portion positioned in the cut zone for performing a cutting operation and a second portion positioned outside of the cut zone. A blade guard is positioned proximate the cutting edge of the second portion of the continuous blade to substantially provide a barrier between the cutting edge and an exterior of the band saw. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173917 | PORTABLE HAND-HELD POWER TOOL - A portable hand held power tool ( | 2014-06-26 |
20140173918 | Machine Tool Separating Device - A machine tool separating device, in particular on a handheld machine tool separating device, includes at least one cutting strand and at least one guide unit, which form a self-contained system. The guide unit comprises at least one main guide unit element and/or at least one cutting strand holding unit, wherein at least the main guide unit element and/or the cutting strand holding unit has at least two guide surfaces, which have different alignments in relation to one another and which, when mounted, are provided to guide the cutting strand. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173919 | Reciprocating Saw with Reinforced Offset Saw Blade Holder - An improved offset saw blade mounting assembly for use on a reciprocating power saw tool includes a shim member that is used to fill a central slot of the tool drive shaft. The shim member fills the slot and serves to reinforce the drive shaft and thereby reduce the likelihood of the drive shaft failing. The shim member may be a separate piece, or formed as part of a separate tubular insert, or integrally formed with the mounting block of the offset mounting assembly. A finger guard is also provided that substantially closes off any opening which may occur between the mounting assembly and the power tool. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173920 | Angular encoder and drive system with an angular encoder - The invention relates to an angular encoder ( | 2014-06-26 |
20140173921 | ROTATION LASER - A rotation laser, in particular for surveying tasks, includes a remote control unit. The rotation laser has at least one operating mode necessary for measurement operation that is configured to be controlled exclusively by the remote control unit. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173922 | LASER POSITIONER FOR PUNCHING MACHINES - Laser positioner for punching machines made up of two laser emitters ( | 2014-06-26 |
20140173923 | Frame with Integrated Surface Attachment for Drywall and Drywall-Like Surfaces - A frame and a device for mounting a plurality of frames in a grid. The frame has an axial first mounting member and a second mounting member, the first mounting member having a generally flat portion exposed to and generally flush with a perimeter surface of the frame. The alignment device has a cross-shaped body having a pair of horizontal members and a pair of vertical members intersecting at a common point, the horizontal and vertical members having interior surfaces defining four quadrants, the alignment device further comprising a level attached to the cross-shaped body and a magnet mounted in a recess in one of the horizontal members or vertical members. The alignment device used to position and mount the frame. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173924 | SOFT COLLISION GRATING SCALE AND MEASURING METHOD THEREOF - A soft collision grating scale and measuring method thereof comprises a fixed scale, a sliding auxiliary scale slidably disposed relative to the fixed scale, and a moving pin sliding relative to the sliding auxiliary scale. The moving pin and the sliding auxiliary scale move synchronically. A buffering mechanism is disposed on the moving pin. When the moving pin sliding relative to the sliding auxiliary scale cooperates with a buffering force of the buffering mechanism, a collision between the moving pin and stopping faces of an inspected target is automatically offset to attain a soft collision effect, which prevents the moving pin from breaking to keep an normal measurement operation and increases the precision of measurement by the fact that the sliding auxiliary scale does not rebound and an offset distance caused by reversely moving the moving pin relative to the sliding auxiliary scale can be computed. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173925 | ARC-CUTTING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF USE - An apparatus and method for efficient cutting and shaping of radiused cuts in materials. The apparatus provides a lower pivot shaft base secured to a cutting table and an upper pivot bushing secured to a workpiece. The lower pivot shaft base and upper pivot are shaped and sized to mate with one another, thus fixing the position of the workpiece while allowing rotation about a common axis. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173926 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING OXIDE FROM A SENSOR CLIP ASSEMBLY - According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for removing oxide includes placing a sensor chip assembly having an oxide layer formed on a portion thereof within an enclosed and controlled environment. The portion of the sensor chip assembly is exposed to a reactive gas and a UV light to result in a substantial removal of the oxide layer formed on the portion of the sensor chip assembly. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173927 | FOLDER TYPE UV CURING MACHINE FOR NAILS - Provided is a folder type UV curing machine for nails, which includes a lower member on which a curing target is placed, and an upper member coupled to the lower member by means of a hinge based on a shaft to be rotatable within a predetermined angle based on the shaft, the upper member having a lighting unit for emitting ultraviolet rays toward the lower member. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173928 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRYING WORKPIECES - The present invention relates to a method and a device for drying, in particular for drying painted workpieces ( | 2014-06-26 |
20140173929 | Method for Cooling and Increasing Yield of a Torrefied Product - The invention relates to a method and a system for cooling torrefied material, including, applying water to the torrefied material to quench-cool the material and thereafter further cooling the torrefied material and at least part of the torrefaction gases released from the material in a common cooling device, such that components of the torrefaction gases condenses on the torrefied material within the common cooling device. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173930 | DRYING HOLDER FOR SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLAR CELL - A drying holder holds a solar cell in an upright state, and is used in an electrode drying process. The drying holder is provided with a base part on which the solar cell is placed, and a support part that is disposed on the base part, and forms a support slot that is capable of accommodating the solar cell. Vents are formed on the base part and/or the support part. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173931 | ADJUSTABLE SPRING DEVICE F0R WALKING AND RUNNING - An adjustable spring device for walking and running is attachable to the user's footwear. The device includes —an upper sole coupled to the footwear, —a lower elastic sole, and —a support bracket configured as a curvilined confined band that includes a flat top fastened to the upper sole, and a concaved bottom fastened to the lower sole. The lower sole is furnished with a plurality of slots, preferably straight-lined, and aligned at a predetermined angle, cut from the periphery towards the longitudinal axis of lower sole and ending at predetermined points thereof. The slots are preferably so arranged that, if the predetermined points are linked by four straight lines extending therethrough, the four lines will form a rhomb-shaped figure having two vertexes positioned at the front and the rear ends of the lower sole. Means for variable adjustment of the support bracket are provided, creating comfortable energy exchange conditions. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173932 | Woven Footwear Upper With Lockout - Aspects of the present invention relate to a shoe upper that is formed as a substantially planar woven article with varied functional zones and lockout strands integrated therein. The lockout strands may be integrally incorporated with the woven shoe upper to provide functional characteristics that differ from those characteristics provided by the woven upper. The lockout strands may be effective for transferring a load of a securing mechanism through the woven upper while allowing the woven upper to have a desired degree of elasticity, supper, and/or comfort. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173933 | Woven Footwear Upper With A Lockout Assembly - Aspects of the present invention relate to a shoe upper that is formed as a substantially planar article with varied functional zones and integrated lockout assemblies included therein. The lockout assemblies may be inserted into a cavity formed in a multi-layer woven article allowing for a filler material, such as spacer mesh, to be included in the cavity and providing a material through which one or more lockout strands extend. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173934 | Woven Planar Footwear Upper - Aspects of the present invention relate to a shoe upper that is formed as a substantially planar article with varied functional zones integrated therein. The varied functional zones may be strategically positioned zones having varied degrees of stretch. Additionally, it is contemplated that the functional zones may provide dimensional variation (e.g., thickness) and/or permeability (e.g., breathability) characteristics. The substantially planar upper may then be formed into a three-dimensional upper having a volume that may be occupied by a wearer's foot. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173935 | UPPER FOR SHOES WITH PERFORATED SOLE TO BE MOUNTED ON VENTILATED OR PERSPIRATING BOTTOMS - An upper for shoes provided with a monolithic structure complete with a sole obtained from molding rubber or thermoplastic materials, characterized in that said sole is provided with one or more through openings. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173936 | Color Change System for An Article of Footwear With A Color Change Portion - A color change system for an article with a color change portion and a method of changing color is disclosed. The article includes at least one color change portion capable of changing colors. The color change portion can change colors according to one or more performance parameters. The color change system can include a computer or a mobile device. The article can be connected to the computer or the mobile device and the color change portion can be controlled using the computer or mobile device. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173937 | Article Of Footwear With Fluid-Filled Chamber Lacking An Inflation Channel And Method For Making The Same - An article of footwear is provided having a pressurized fluid-filled chamber in the sole structure having a continuous perimeter weld and lacking an inflation channel. The chamber may be formed from opposing polymer sheets, a continuous perimeter weld lacking a weld channel bonding the sheets and forming an interior void between the sheets, and a fluid disposed within the interior void exerting outward pressure on the sheets. A method for making the chamber can include placing a pair of polymer sheets in an opposing arrangement, pressing opposing perimeter weld portions of the sheets against each other to form an airtight seal along a perimeter region of an interior void, supplying a flow of pressurized air between the opposing sheets into the interior void, and, while maintaining a desired fluid pressure, welding the perimeter weld portions of the sheets to each other. A high-frequency welder for forming chamber is also provided. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173938 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH A HARNESS AND FLUID-FILLED CHAMBER ARRANGEMENT - An article of footwear is disclosed having a structural harness and impact-attenuating structure arrangement that includes a fluid-filled chamber. The article includes an upper, a sole secured to the upper having an impact-attenuating structure including a fluid-filled chamber and a structural harness. The structural harness may extend between the upper and fluid-filled chamber in a tensile arrangement that biases the fluid-filled chamber toward the upper and compresses the chamber. The structural harness may include a first layer, a thread layer bonded to the first layer and a second layer bonded to the thread layer on an opposite side of the thread layer. The thread layer may include threads configured to transmit tensile forces and restrict stretch in a longitudinal direction of the threads. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173939 | Article of Footwear for Snowboarding - An article of footwear for use in sporting activities such as snowboarding is disclosed. The article of footwear can include a flex notch and a coupled lace loop design. The article can further include an internal harness to enhance stability of the foot. The article can also include a threading layer configured to strengthen the upper and a corresponding connecting layer to bond the threading layer to the upper and to provide protection to other areas of the upper. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173940 | HEEL-SUSPENDING PROTECTIVE BOOT - A protective boot adapted to be worn by individuals when lying in a reclining position. The boot has leg and forefoot portions that provide foot and lower leg support for a wearer while suspending the wearer's heel. The boot may include low-friction materials at an exterior surface of its leg and forefoot portions and at a continuous rim separating the exterior surface from an interior surface of the body, in which case the boot also preferably includes a system for adjustably closing an anterior opening in the forefoot portion by drawing lateral regions of the forefoot portion inward and together. The boot may additionally or alternatively include an L-shaped backplate having portions located at the leg and forefoot portions of the body and adapted to inhibit buckling of the boot within the leg and forefoot portions. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173941 | FOOTWEAR WITH EXPANDABLE ENTRY AND EXIT FEATURE - Footwear includes a shaft and a shell connected to the shaft. The shaft includes an expandable portion adapted to expand to facilitate ease of entry and exit of a heel of a foot into and out of the shell. The expandable portion is surrounded by a material forming the shaft. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173942 | Light-Emitting Shoe - The present invention relates to a light-emitting shoe, more particularly to a shoe with a built-in decorative light-emitting module. The light-emitting shoe comprises a sole and a light-emitting module disposed inside the sole, wherein the light-emitting module comprises a light-emitting controller and a plurality of light-emitting bodies electrically connected with the light-emitting controller, the light-emitting controller is disposed in the sole, the plurality of light-emitting bodies are disposed at the edge of the sole, a light-permeable cover is further arranged at the edge of the sole and is corresponding to the light-emitting ends of the light-emitting bodies, the light-permeable cover is a prism with at least one irregular side face, lights emitted by the light-emitting bodies are refracted by the prism and then scattered out, and the refracted lights form irregular light spots on an irradiation surface, thus improving the light efficiency of the light-emitting shoe of the present invention. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173943 | Article of Footwear for Soccer - An article of footwear has a sole including a toe portion and a heel portion, a toe bumper disposed on the toe portion, the toe bumper being configured to contact a ball, and a heel bumper disposed on the heel portion, the heel bumper being configured to contact the ball, wherein at least one of the toe bumper and the heel bumper has an asymmetric shape. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173944 | FASTENER FOR CHILDRENS FOOTWEAR - A fastening system for a shoe for a child includes a tongue and at least a pair of fastening arms. The tongue includes one or more features of a selected character. Each of the pair of fastening arms is configured as an appendage of the selected character and is attached to the tongue. Each fastening arm is adapted to extend though a corresponding eyelet in a body portion of the shoe and to be fastened in a manner such that the fastening arms appear to be embracing the tongue. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173945 | FOOTBED AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A footbed has a rigid shell and a soft body. The rigid shell has a shell body and a supporting portion. The shell body has a rear portion, a middle portion, and a front portion that are connected sequentially. The supporting portion protrudes from the rim of the rear portion. Each portion has an inner face and an outer face opposite to the inner face. The soft body has a top face and a bottom face opposite to the top face, and the bottom face is laminated with each inner face of each portion. Hardness of the rigid shell is higher than hardness of the soft body, and the rigid shell and the soft body are integrally formed by heating a fabric of vertical fibers. A method for making the footbed is also provided. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173946 | ZERO-TURN UTILITY VEHICLE - A zero-turn utility vehicle includes a frame, a pair of drive wheels disposed proximate to the front end of the frame, a rear wheel disposed proximate to the rear end of the frame, a prime mover supported by the frame above the drive wheels, the prime mover configured to power the drive wheels, a seat supported by the central structure, the seat disposed between the prime mover and the rear end, the seat configured to support a user facing towards the front end in a normal operating position, a pair of footrests located on opposite sides of the seat, a tool attachment coupled to the frame and powered by the prime mover, and user controls configured to operate the drive wheels, wherein each of the drive wheels may be operated independently with the user controls. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173947 | BUCKET FOR ATTACHMENT TO A MACHINE - Machines are often used to collect and transport materials in a work environment. One of the more common methods of collecting and transporting materials is with a fork having tines. Another common instrument attached to a machine for collecting and transporting materials is a bucket. The present disclosure describes a bucket that engages the tines of a fork, and therefore can be used with a machine that already has a fork attached. The present disclosure also engages with tines of multiple lengths, meaning that the same bucket will engage with forks from different machines. The bucket has first and second side members; a collecting member extending between the first and second side members; and an engagement portion having an engagement surface and a pocket. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173948 | EXCAVATING TOOTH WEAR INDICATOR AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an excavating tooth for construction machinery and a method for replacing an excavating tooth of construction machinery. The excavating tooth is provided with a working end and a mountable end. The mountable end defines a means for receiving an adaptor mounted on a work tool. The working end defines a bore. A wear indicator is located within the bore and provided with a length that is less than an unworn length of the working end and a color that visibly contrasts with a color of the working end. As the excavating tooth is worn down during use, the wear indicator becomes visible to provide a visual indication of the need to replace the excavating tooth. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173949 | GROUND ENGAGING WEAR MEMBER AND MEANS OF MECHANICAL ATTACHMENT - A wear member assembly has a wear member, a wear member receiver with at least first and second contact portions and at least one aperture to receive at least one wear member locating member of the wear member. An attachment mechanism, releasably attaches the wear member to the receiver has at least one moveable attachment member and at least one respective fastening means. Actuation of each of the fastening means moves the associated attachment member to apply a retaining force to one of the contact portions of the receiver and causes the respective wear member locating member to apply a retaining force to the other of the contact portions of the receiver. At least one of the receiver first and second contact portions has a sloped or tapered face, and the corresponding wear member locating member or attachment member has a slope or taper, such that contact between the wear member locating member slope/taper or attachment member slope/taper and a corresponding one of the wear member receiver sloped/tapered contact portions causes the wear member to positively locate to the receiver when the releasable fastening means is actuated thereby releasably retaining the wear member to the outer surface of the earth moving apparatus member. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173950 | MEDAL-MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A medal-mounting support bar assembly is especially constructed for mounting miniature military-type medals and consists of a rigid mounting bar and a pivotably attached, resiliently deformable clamping piece, securable in closed relationship to one another by detent coupling structure formed on the mounting bar and clamping piece at one end of the assembly. Jog elements adjacent the opposite ends of the clamping piece offset the arcuate central position thereof toward the mounting bar, thereby increasing the gripping force generated and reducing the length of the gaps that would otherwise be present, so as to better secure the endmost medals against inadvertent lateral displacement. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173951 | LUGGAGE TAG - A luggage tag which can be easily operated for attachment of the luggage tag to a luggage is provided. A luggage tag includes a surface sheet and a peel-off sheet, and a customer's copy is provided on one end portion of the surface sheet via a separation slit. A peel-off region is provided on one end portion of the peel-off sheet via a peel-off slit. When winding the luggage tag on a handle of a luggage in a loop fashion, an attaching portion to be adhered to the peel-off sheet is covered with the peel-off region, and the customer's copy is adhered to the peel-off region. A folding line is provided on the peel-off region, and when the peel-off region is folded along the folding line, an adhesive layer of the customer's copy is exposed outside. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173952 | OFFICE STATUS NOTIFIER - An office status notifier that may be placed at an employee's work station to let co-workers know where the employee is when they are not at their desk. The notifier may include a plurality of pre-printed (or user defined) cards that may rotate about one or more card holders. The card holders may be suspended from a base by a cross-member supported by legs. The notifier may be designed with an attachment mechanism to affix the notifier to a piece of office equipment, such as a top portion of a computer monitor. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173953 | LIGHTED SIGN - A lighted sign comprising one or more sign sections, wherein each of the one or more sign sections comprises a front surface a rear surface, one of operatively integrated and coupled to the front surface, one or more bores extending from the front surface to the rear surface, and a light source positioned to project light through at least a portion of the at least one side surface. Furthermore, the one or more bores comprise at least one side surface. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173954 | PLASTIC FILM WITH CONCEALED TEARABLE STRIP - Disclosed is a plastic film with concealed tearable strip, which includes a film body; at least one first tearable strip having two sides respectively forming first and second joint sections; and at least one second tearable strip having two sides respectively forming a third joint section and an internal tear line. The first and second tearable strips each have one side connected to the film body. The first joint section has two sides each forming a tear line. The third joint section has one side forming at least one tear line. The third joint section and the internal tear line have inside faces respectively coupled to the first and second joint sections, whereby the first and second tearable strips are respectively located at outside and inside of the film body and the second tearable strip is concealed at the inside of the film body. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173955 | Magnetic Blocks with Images Thereon, Systems and Methods of Making the Same - Magnetic blocks have images disposed thereon. Specifically, a block made from a rigid material includes an image over at least a portion of a first surface and a magnet on at least a portion of a second surface of the block. The block is disposed within a frame or board having a metallic and/or magnetic surface thereon and/or is provided on a metallic and/or magnetized surface. A plurality of blocks having images thereon are disposed together in a tiled arrangement, either in the frame, board or otherwise on the metallic and/or magnetic surface. Moreover, a system comprises the magnetic blocks having images thereon and a frame, board and/or metallic and/or magnetic surface. Methods of making and using the same are further provided. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173956 | SIGNAGE SYSTEMS - A system for supporting one or more contiguous overhead signs or portions thereof. The system includes a plurality of sign support members, and a plurality of connectors for coupling adjacent support members along a common longitudinal axis. At least one connector is slidably receivable by the adjacent support members in corresponding channels thereon. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173957 | LABLE CLIP FOR DIVIDERS IN INDUSTRIAL BINS - The present invention provides a label clip for use with a bin divider, having a first major face and a second label bearing face. Typically, the first major face and the second label bearing face are angled from one another by an angle of approximately 0-60° and preferably by about 20°. The faces are connected to a divider of a bin system by an extension leg and a retaining leg and preferably an insertion leg. One or more reinforcing sections may link the extension leg and label face. The clip may also optionally include one or more gripping sections protruding from the extension leg toward the major face. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173958 | Adhesive Frame - An adhesive frame includes a clear flexible sheet member with an optional printed ink layer disposed on a border of a first side of the clear flexible sheet member. A semi-permanent adhesive layer is disposed on a second side of the clear flexible sheet member at the border of the clear flexible sheet member. No adhesive is disposed in the middle of the adhesive frame, either through using a patterned adhesive or through use of a liner. Such adhesive frames allow for quick and easy mounting of visual media on nearly any surface. Media can be quickly removed and replaced from underneath the adhesive frame because of the lack of adhesive in the middle portion of the adhesive frame. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173959 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING A GUN AND/OR BULLET WITHIN ONE'S VICINITY VIA AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A projectile is presented including a casing, a propellant, and a primer configured to ignite the propellant. The projectile also includes an electronic beacon incorporated within the casing of the projectile, the electronic beacon configured to emit at least one signal to be received by at least one electronic device located within a pre-established vicinity of the projectile. The electronic device provides a notification indicating proximity of the projectile. The electronic beacon may be a radio transceiver operating at, at least one of a plurality of frequencies. The electronic device may be a mobile device. The notification is a visual notification or an audible notification or a combination thereof. The notification may indicate a safe condition or a danger condition based on an identifier of the electronic beacon. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173960 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING A GUN AND/OR BULLET WITHIN ONE'S VICINITY VIA AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONNECTING TO A SOCIAL NETWORK - A loaded weapon notification system is presented including a weapon having a frame, a barrel connected to the frame, and a magazine mechanically cooperating with the frame and at least one projectile configured to be stored within the magazine of the weapon. The loaded weapon notification system further includes an electronic beacon non-removably incorporated within the weapon and/or the projectile, the electronic beacon configured to emit at least one signal to be received by at least one electronic device located within a predetermined range of the weapon and/or projectile. The electronic device provides a notification indicating the weapon and/or projectile to be within the predetermined range, the notification subsequently transmitted to at least one social network of a subject associated with the electronic device. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173961 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE USE OF FIREARMS - According to certain aspects, a system for controlling use of firearms can include location circuitry and communications circuitry. The location circuitry may be configured to determine a location of a firearm. The communications circuitry may be configured to communicate information relating to the location of the firearm to a remote server, wherein the remote server can include information relating to one or more locations at which the firearm should be disabled. The communications circuitry may also be configured to determine whether the location of the firearm is a location at which the firearm should be disabled. The communications circuitry may further be configured to, in response to determining that the location of the firearm is a location at which the firearm should be disabled, disable the firearm from operating. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173962 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE USE OF FIREARMS - According to certain aspects, a system for controlling use of firearms can include a circuitry coupled to a firearm and in communication with a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit. The circuitry may be configured to: determine, using the GPS unit, coordinates of a current location of the firearm; transmit the coordinates of the current location of the firearm to a remote server, wherein the remote server comprises a database including a plurality of coordinates associated with a plurality of locations at which the firearm should be enabled or disabled; receive from the remote server information relating to whether the firearm should be disabled at the coordinates of the current location of the firearm; and in response to determining that the firearm should be disabled based on the information from the remote server, initiate disabling of the firearm. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173963 | FIREARM RECOIL MODIFYING DEVICE - A firearm recoil modifying device includes a cylindrical body having a rearward end, a forward end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. An adapter having a central aperture aligned with the longitudinal axis is coupled to the rearward end of the cylindrical body. An end cap is coupled to the forward end of the cylindrical body, and includes a central aperture aligned with the central aperture of the adapter along the longitudinal axis. A piston is carried within the interior volume of the cylindrical body for reciprocal movement between a rearward position and a forward position. The piston includes a central aperture aligned with the central apertures of the adapter and the end cap, along the longitudinal axis. A biasing member biases the piston into the rearward position. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173964 | WEAPON FIRING SIMULATOR - A bullet-free training magazine designed to simulate real firing sounds and sights. The magazine is part of a magazine assembly which includes a magazine adaptor, a push to fire (PTF) trigger shaped to fit over a regular weapon trigger and to a fire flashlight. The PTF trigger and the fire flashlight are connected physically to the adaptor through two separate electrical cables. The magazine and the adaptor are coupled electrically through matching electrical interfaces and are designed for combined insertion into the magazine housing of a weapon. The magazine adaptor includes a first section adapted to attach to a magazine insertion member and including an adaptor electrical interface, a second section with two electrical sockets connected to the electrical cables, and a mounting adaptor member for mounting the magazine adaptor to fit into the magazine housing and into a firing chamber of the weapon. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173965 | Patridge sights and related methods - Disclosed is an improved open sight that may be operated as a Patridge sight and point-on-point sight. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173966 | ELASMOBRANCH-REPELLING MAGNETS AND METHODS OF USE - Devices and methods are disclosed for repelling elasmobranchs with high-pull-force magnets, including devices and methods for reducing by-catch in commercial fisheries and protecting humans from attacks by elasmobranchs. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173967 | ROD BODY FOR FISHING ROD AND FISHING ROD PROVIDED THEREWITH - A main body layer | 2014-06-26 |
20140173968 | Fishing lure - A fishing lure generally including a weighted body portion surrounding the front half of the shank of a hook, a relatively flat spoon portion extending rearward from a lower surface of the body portion, an artificial worm holding barb on the rear end of the body and a feather holding rim just forward of the worm holding barb. The configuration of the body tends to keep the spoon below the hook as the bait is pulled through the water. The hooked portion and the point of the hook extend upward perpendicularly above the surface of the spoon. The weight distribution and general shape of the lure prevents spinning but encourages a more natural and fish attracting side to side motion of the lure while being pulled through the water. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173969 | TRAP FOR RODENTS - 1. A trap for rodents, including in particular rats, said trap comprising: a housing; and a trapping chamber in which a passage extends from the side(s) of the housing. The trap further comprises two electric poles, of which the one electric pole is disposed outside the trapping chamber and a reservoir. The trap is moreover configured with a transport mechanism for the transport of the trapping chamber with rodent between a lower position in which the rodent is able to run into the trapping chamber and an upper position in which the trapping chamber is able to discharge a destroyed rodent into the reservoir. The trapping chamber and the electric poles comprise means to the effect that the electric poles can be caused to be situated close to each other within the trapping chamber. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173970 | Pest Extermination Blanket - A pest extermination apparatus including a blanket and a cooling agent, such as solid state carbon dioxide positioned within the blanket. The pest extermination apparatus may also include top surface is made of insulated material, such as foam or plastic and a reflective cover positioned on the top surface. The pest extermination apparatus may further include a bottom surface having at least one channel wherein the cooling agent is positioned within the at least one channel. The at least one channel has a plurality of holes on a bottom portion thereof for allowing the cooling agent to pass through the bottom portion. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173971 | METHODS TO DELIVER AND MAINTAIN VOLATILE COMPOUNDS - Methods to create and maintain pre-designed geometrically shaped volumes of an effective dynamic mixture of volatile compounds encompassing an object of protection for very long times, up to one or more years, for control of pests and pest-borne diseases in open outdoor environments of importance to humans, animals and plants. The methods include using a plurality of passive flow control nozzles containing mass-regulating barriers with retaining fixtures, strategically positioned and uniquely oriented, connected to volatile compound-storing structures with replenishing connectors, for delivering controlled release of volatile compounds using individual passive flow control nozzles that dispense volatile compounds at continuous, predetermined, substantially constant and sustainable release rates over extended periods of time, appurtenances to protect the mass-regulating barriers while in operation, and sensors to monitor the biologically active threshold and the concentrations of volatile compound within the pre-designed geometrically shaped volumes of volatile compounds. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173972 | LIQUID FUEL COMPOSITIONS - A liquid fuel composition containing
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20140173973 | LIQUID FUEL COMPOSITIONS - A liquid fuel composition containing
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20140173974 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING BIODIESEL - A method for producing biodiesel includes feeding methanol into a tank and heating methanol to a temperature above a critical temperature of methanol to obtain a supercritical methanol. A reactive matrix is fed into the tank. The reactive matrix includes acetic acid and a material oil. A molar ratio of acetic acid to the material oil is in a range from 1:1 to 5:1. A molar ratio of methanol to the material oil is in a range from 20:1 to 90:1. A supercritical carbon dioxide is fed into the tank. A total pressure of the supercritical methanol and the supercritical carbon dioxide is higher than 10 MPa. The supercritical methanol, the material oil, acetic acid, and the supercritical carbon dioxide react with each other in the tank at 240-500° C. and 8.1-50 MPa for 0.1-1.5 hours to obtain biodiesel. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173975 | BIOFUELS VIA HYDROGENOLYSIS-CONDENSATION - A method comprises providing a carbohydrate; reacting the carbohydrate with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenolysis catalyst to produce reaction products comprising an alcohol, a polyol, and a higher polyol; recycling the higher polyol through the hydrogenolysis reaction to produce reaction products comprising an alcohol and a polyol and a higher polyol; processing at least a portion of the reaction products to form a fuel blend. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173976 | PELLETS AND BRIQUETS FROM COMPACTED BIOMASS - Certain disclosed pellets, briquettes, and other compacted products contain multiple components and have a composition tailored to meet specific requirements for a given application. Frequently, at least one of the components is a biomass component. The compacted biomass products can be used in various applications including power generation, animal bedding, and waste absorbent. One particular embodiment involves using compacted body or mass as a fuel supplement or fuel replacement for coal or other fossil fuel(s) in co-firing power plants. Other specific applications include bedding for various animals including fowl, horses, and rabbits. Another application comprises pelletized absorbents such as cat litter for absorbing liquid and/or solid waste products. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173977 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE SUBSTRATE FOR THE GROWING OF CHAMPIGNONS AND OTHER CULTIVATED MUSHROOMS - The aim of the invention is to create a fundamentally new method of the substrate production, which would include the following: the processing of the parent materials, containing lignocellulose (for example, straw), by applying the methods of the primary processing (for example, steam explosion) in order to decompose the said parent material into the lower-level components; possible removal of the carbohydrates of the group C | 2014-06-26 |
20140173978 | GRASS PROTECTION MAT - The present invention relates to a grass protection mat which can be used in golf courses, grass fields, lawns and the like to protect grass while enduring pressure from being stepped on by people and loads from objects. The grass protection mat comprises: networked main body portions ( | 2014-06-26 |
20140173979 | METHOD OF COATING SEED - A method of coating seeds is provided using observations of coating and coated seeds to modify the coating of yet-to-be coated seeds. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173980 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INDUCING PREFERENTIAL ROOT TROPISM - Disclosed are methods and devices that can improve water usage by plants and grasses by, for example, inducing preferential root tropism and assisting in redistributing water within the soil. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173981 | AGRICULTURAL COVERING MATERIAL - The purpose of the present invention is to provide an agricultural covering material which has a high light transmittance so that it accelerates the growth of crops and has visual confirmation properties to the inside thereof for cultivators, which has a good growth acceleration effect due to heat retention of soil temperature, can suppress ingress of excess amounts of rainwater, has excellent evenness such as a low unevenness in strength and effective prevention of harmful insects which will fly and gather, and which has proper air-permeability. The agricultural covering material of the present invention includes a nonwoven fabric laminate having (i) a light transmittance of 80% or more, (ii) an air-permeability of 50 to 400 cm | 2014-06-26 |
20140173982 | COMBINATIONAL PLANT POT - A combinational plant pot has a base panel and multiple side panels. The side panels are perpendicularly mounted around the base panel. Each side panel has multiple buckling seats separately disposed along a first side edge of the side panel, and multiple resilient buckling plates separately disposed along a second side edge of the side panel and respectively mounted through and engaging the buckling seats of an adjacent side panel. The combinational plant pot can be disassembled when for sale or when not in use. The base panel and the side panels that are disassembled can be stacked to reduce space that the combinational plant pot occupies for the convenience of transportation and storage. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173983 | GASIFICATION SYSTEM - A coal gasification system includes a coal gasifier that allows, for example, coal, as carbonaceous solid fuel, to react in the furnace with a gasifying agent (for example, air or oxygen) to generate combustible gas from the coal, a pulverized coal supply device (solid fuel supply means) that pulverizes the coal into a fine powder form and charges the coal into the coal gasifier, and an ash supply device (ash supply means) that charges ash of the coal (pulverized coal) to an inside of the coal gasifier. The ash supply device is configured to recharge slag that is generated when the pulverized coal is gasified in the coal gasifier and is discharged, into the coal gasifier as the ash. The slag is melted in a combustor to be molten slag, and adheres to an inner wall of the combustor to function as a refractory material. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173984 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING A DRIVE UNIT, ESPECIALLY OF A WINDOW LIFTER, COMPRISING A ROTATING DRIVE MOTOR - An anti-trap protection unit for an electric window lifter of a vehicle or generally to efficiently limit excess forces of an adjusting element that can be driven by means of a drive unit is provided. For this purpose, a compensation trajectory of the drive unit is determined independent of the temperature, and a variable threshold function which is dependent on the temperature is determined as a function of the drive trajectory or the drive time, the threshold function approaching a defined threshold value asymptotically, and the drive force especially in the form of a measured speed of a drive motor being continuously determined and being monitored in accordance with the determined threshold function. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173985 | EMERGENCY VEHICLE WINDOW OPENER - An emergency vehicle window opener that includes a power window switch that controls an electrical motor to open and to close a window of a vehicle, a retractable handle that is extended to manually open and close the window of the vehicle, a first pinion gear connected to the retractable handle, a second pinion gear that is engaged with the first pinion gear, an electrical magnet, an electrical switch, an actuator having a controller that receives an emergency signal and controls the electrical switch based on the emergency signal, a coupling part, a coupling button, and a coupling spring. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173986 | APRARATUS FOR OPERATING A DOOR OR HATCH ON A VEHICLE - Apparatus for operating a door or hatch on a vehicle, wherein the apparatus has a sensor unit in order to allow detection of an object in at least one detection area which joins the motor vehicle, with the result that the detection can he used to activate the operation of the moving portion, wherein the sensor unit is in the form of a coaxial cable, wherein a conductor of the coaxial cable which is in the form of a metal, core is used as an active screen. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173987 | Classic Step Store Gate - I designed the “Classic Step Store Gate”, It does not use a pivot post. Classic, Step Store Gate uses my special hinge made by modifying a strap hinge. “Classic” is different in design; “Classic” has a rounded firm handrail across the top, and can help prevent a fall at the steps. It is used at steps going up or down. The opening end of the gate is lifted to open toward steps or into the room. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173988 | System For Opening And Closing A Flap - A system for opening and closing a motor vehicle, the flap is swivalably mounted along one of its edge areas at a stationary structural component part about a horizontal swiveling axis. A first drive device and a second drive device act in parallel to more like flap from a closed position into an open position. The first drive device is a non-self-locking drive device, and the second drive device comprises a cylinder filled with a fluid under pressure. An interior of the second drive device is divided by a piston into a first work chamber and a second work chamber, wherein a piston rod of the piston is guided outward through the first work chamber. A valve arrangement in the piston closes a flow connection between the first work chamber and the second work chamber in a stationary operating state of the flap. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173989 | SLIDING DOOR - A sliding door includes a door body, a slider member, a rail, a rotating unit, a sliding unit, and a driving unit. The door body opens or closes an opening part of a vehicle body. The slider member is fixed to an inner side of the vehicle body adjacent to the opening part. The rail is slidably disposed on the slider member. The rotating unit has one side rotatably connected to the rail and the other side rotatably connected to a door to rotate the door body with respect to the rail. The sliding unit slides the rail with respect to the slider member. The driving unit is disposed at the rail and drives the sliding unit and the rotating unit. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173990 | SLIDING DOOR STOPPER SYSTEM - A sliding door assembly for use with a tub or shower enclosure, said assembly comprising | 2014-06-26 |
20140173991 | SLIDING DOOR WITH RAMP - A sliding door includes slidable panel. A first weather stripping member is secured to a portion of the slidable panel. A header and a sill each include a track having a length defining a longitudinal axis. At least one of the tracks includes a first ramp and a second ramp spaced from the first ramp along the longitudinal axis. The slidable panel moves along the longitudinal axis from an open position to a closed position. The slidable panel is moved from a lowered position to a raised position on both the first ramp and second ramp as the slidable panel is moved to the closed position. The weather stripping member is engaged against one of either the header or sill when the slidable panel is in the raised and closed position. The weather stripping is disengaged from the header or sill when the slidable panel is the lowered and open position. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173992 | SILL AND OPENING-LEAF ASSEMBLY FOR A DOOR THAT ESSENTIALLY IS FLUID-TIGHT TO A LIQUID OR GASEOUS FLUID AND IS INTENDED TO SEAL AN OPENING SEPARATING TWO SPACES IN A BUILDING OR MONUMENT - The subject of the present disclosure is a sill and opening leaf assembly for a door that is fluid-tight to a liquid or gaseous fluid and intended to seal an opening separating two spaces in a building, wherein one of the edge faces or lower edge face of the opening leaf is situated, when mounted, facing a floor surface, and a sill able to provide fluid-tightness, of the bottom part of the door concerned between the lower edge face and the floor surface. The sill includes at least one flat and elongate gasket element, of the tongue type, fixed via one of its longitudinal sides to the lower edge face and a sealing and travel groove made in the floor surface across the opening concerned and intended to house the gasket element able to collaborate in travel with one of the longitudinal edges of the groove. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173993 | GASKET STRING, IN PARTICULAR FOR SEALING A DOOR JAMB AGAINST A VEHICLE DOOR - A gasket string, in particular for sealing a door jamb against a vehicle door, has a fixing portion, preferably comprising a first elastomeric material, which together with a further portion, which optionally comprises a second elastomeric material softer than the first elastomeric material, forms a tubular seal, the tube wall of which has openings arranged at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the string. The openings are arranged such that in the installed position the openings are concealed by a circumferentially formed angled portion of the tube wall of the gasket string. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173994 | SINGLE FORCE STRUT FOR DUAL SIDED CARGO BOX - Method and arrangement for providing and controlling operation of a dual sided opening roof mount cargo box for a carrying vehicle. A dual sided opening roof mount cargo box is provided and which has a lid portion releasably hinge-connected at two lateral sides to a bottom portion of the cargo box for alternate pivotation at each of the two lateral sides between open and closed configurations. The bottom portion is adapted to be mounted to a carrying vehicle and the lid portion is manufactured from a semi-flexible material sufficiently pliable to permit two opposite end regions thereof to be at different relative distances from the bottom portion of the cargo box during transition between the open and closed configurations. A pair of spring-biased struts are also provided, each operatively interposed between the lid portion and the bottom portion of the cargo box, and one each of the pair of spring-biased struts being located at the two opposite end regions of the cargo box. An expansively directed force is imposed on the lid portion, utilizing the pair of spring-biased struts, across a substantial entirety of travel of the lid portion during operator induced movement from the closed configuration to the open configuration and thereby assisting the operator to smoothly open the cargo box. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173995 | METHODS OF MAKING A DRILLING TOOL WITH LOW FRICTION COATINGS TO REDUCE BALLING AND FRICTION - Provided are methods to make a drilling tool with low friction coatings to reduce balling and friction. In one form, the method includes providing one or more drilling tool components with specified locations for fitting cutters, inserts, bearings, rollers, additional non-coated components, or combinations thereof; cleaning the one or more drilling tool components; applying masking for fitting cutters, inserts, bearings, rollers, additional non-coated components or combinations thereof; applying a multi-layer low friction coating to the cleaned specified locations; removing the masking from the cleaned and coated specified locations of the one or more drilling components; inserting cutters and inserts and assembling moving parts to the cleaned and coated specified locations of the one or more drilling tool components; and assembling the one or more drilling tool components to form a drilling tool. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173996 | Sulfur Containing Alpha-Alumina Coated Cutting Tool - Cutting tool insert has a substrate and a coating of one or more refractory layers of which at least one layer is an α-Al | 2014-06-26 |
20140173997 | Photovoltaic Systems, Methods for Installing Photovoltaic Systems, and Kits for Installing Photovoltaic Systems - The present invention relates particularly to photovoltaic systems for use in photovoltaically generating electrical energy. One aspect of the invention is a photovoltaic roofing system disposed on a roof deck, including a plurality of photovoltaic elements contiguously disposed on the roof deck arranged in at least two horizontal rows, defining a photovoltaic area; a plurality of roofing elements disposed adjacent the contiguously-disposed photovoltaic elements, along their side edges; side flashing disposed along the side edges of the contiguously-disposed photovoltaic elements, the side flashing having a flange facing away from the photovoltaic area at least partially disposed between a roofing element and the roof deck, and a structure at least partially disposed on the surface of the photovoltaic element or at least partially disposed between a photovoltaic element and the roof deck. | 2014-06-26 |
20140173998 | MODULAR TRADE SHOW BOOTH - A modular trade show booth includes a plurality of frame structures connected to form a floor support frame, a first wall support frame and a second wall support frame. A floor panel disposed on the floor support frame. A first wall panel disposed on the first wall support frame, and second wall panel disposed on the second wall support frame. A panel hanger may be attached to the wall panel to facilitate hanging the wall panel on the first wall support frame. | 2014-06-26 |