26th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130161377 | GIFT BOXING AND PACKAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A gift box for gift cards provides a presentation appearing like a gift box for other products, such as jewelry, having strength, three full dimensions, color, quality, and design options. It can receive decorations such as ribbons and bows, greeting cards such as a to/from card, and the like. The box requires no assembly of components, as it comes in a single, integrated whole, including all the parts of the box and its lid, as well as an interior panel presenting the gift, such as a gift card that operates as a debit card with a pre-loaded amount of purchasing value. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161378 | TUCK-AND-RETAIN, PRESENTATION PANEL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A gift box for gift cards provides a presentation appearing like gift boxes for other high value products, such as jewelry. With strength, durability, three full dimensions, colors, quality, and design options, it can receive decorations, ribbons, and bows, a to/from card, and the like. Requiring no assembly of components, a single, integrated box includes all parts and configures simply. An interior panel presents a gift card, a debit card pre-loaded with a purchased value. A front flap of the interior panel may tuck down into the box. Alternatively, the panel may be pushed down at the front, leaving the front flap extending straight up, holding the front of the panel downward in place while also serving as an interior, front, wall liner for the box. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161379 | LUNCH BOX - A lunch box includes a main body having a bottom portion, two side portions, a front portion and a back portion to define a receiving space, and a cover that covers upper portion of the main body extending from the back portion. Two side portions extend from bottom part of the junction of the front portion and back portion to form first shaping lines, and a retracting portion is formed between two side portions and two first shaping lines, and an expanding portion is formed at the junction of first shaping lines and the front portion. When the cover is bended down to cover the main body, the front portion is restored when the retracting portion rebounds, and the expanding portion is outwardly against the junction of the front cover and side covers to form a restricting position, so the box can be closed securely without external securing components. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161380 | Apparatus and Method for Providing Product Information - A sensor system comprises a tag. The tag comprises at least one sensor, an analog to digital converter, a passive radio-frequency chip, and a first antenna. The sensor is adapted to provide an output analogous to a change in an environment of the sensor. The sensor produces an analog output and includes output terminals. The analog to digital converter is adapted to convert an analog output of the sensor to a digital value. The analog to digital converter includes input and output terminals. The input terminals of the analog to digital converter are disposed in electrical communication with the output terminals of the sensor. The passive radio-frequency chip comprises a memory element, input terminals and output terminals. The input terminals are disposed in electrical communication with the output terminals of the analog to digital converter. The first antenna is disposed in electrical communication with the output terminals of the chip. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161381 | CONSUMER SELF-PROFILING GUI, ANALYSIS AND RAPID INFORMATION PRESENTATION TOOLS - An input and processing system allows user input information such as user affinity to efficiently determine user characteristics from content as well as novel input of commands such as copy/paste on a small mobile device screen among other computing devices. A client/server is also made more efficient due to the enhanced gathering of information. Also disclosed is a system for rapid presentation of information such as barcodes at barcode scanners. A system can request multiple barcodes, coupons or the like by detecting a signal from a scanner that information presented has been read. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161382 | RFID Digital Print/Encode - A method, system and apparatus for printing and encoding RFID products may be disclosed. The method, system, and apparatus can include a printer which can read and program an RFID device contained in a label, tag, or any other desired product, and also print onto the product without damaging the RFID device. The method, system, and apparatus can further include a quality control system. In some exemplary embodiments, the products can be arranged into sheets or rolls, and multiple products can be printed or encoded at the same time or substantially simultaneously. In some exemplary embodiments, reader and antenna configurations can allow the encoding to occur in line, so that printing, encoding, variable data imaging, and finishing can all be completed in one continuous process. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161383 | AUTO CONFIGURABLE TRANSFER AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The technology described herein is directed to a system that quickly and efficiently transmits photographs from a camera to one or more computing devices. The link for such a transmission is easily and automatically configured. Once the photographs are stored in the one or more computing devices, they can be submitted to a photograph management system that facilitates distribution of the photographs as well as collaboration with other individuals or autonomous agents for editing and re-editing of photographs. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161384 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A PLURALITY OF INTERFACED CARD PROCESSORS - An information management system includes a computer server. The computer server includes an interface module. The information management system also includes a plurality of card processors in communication with the computer server via the interface module. The computer server is configured to interface with each of the plurality of card processors via the interface module. The computer server is configured to choose one of the plurality of card processors in accordance with a unique identifier associated with a card product to process information associated with the card product. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161385 | Banking Apparatus Controlled Responsive to Data Bearing Records - A banking system is controlled responsive to data read from data bearing records. The banking system includes an automated banking machine. The machine is operable to carry out a financial transaction for a person responsive to a determination that the person is an authorized user of the machine based on correspondence between identifying data read by a reader of the machine and data store information. The machine includes a check acceptor that is operative to receive checks from authorized machine users. The check acceptor is operable to continuously move a received check along its transport path while simultaneously rotationally orienting the check into alignment with the transport path. A check determined not to have at least one property of an acceptable check is returned to the machine user. Acceptable checks are processed and stored in the machine. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161386 | ELECTRONIC MONITORING SYSTEMS, SHIPMENT CONTAINER MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MONITORING A SHIPMENT IN A CONTAINER - A shipping container has passive radio antenna element having internal and external antennas. A connector spanning the wall joins the two antennas. An internal communications device is disposed within the container and an external communications device is disposed external to the container. Another shipping container has a repeater element having internal and external antennas. A repeater unit spans the wall joining the two antennas. A communications device is disposed within the container and another communications device is disposed externally. RF signals are re-radiated by the antennas. Methodology includes inputting PF signals from a communication device disposed at a first location, receiving the signals through an antenna comprised by an antenna element, and re-radiating the signal from a second antenna comprised by the element, where the element spans the wall of a shipping container. The re-radiated signal is received by a second communications device disposed at a second location. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161387 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING PRINTED DOCUMENTS WITH INVISIBLE PRINTED CONDUCTIVE PATTERNS AS SECURITY FEATURES FOR DETECTING UNAUTHORIZED COPYING AND ALTERATIONS - Methods of generating a secured printed document on paper or other medium by printing a security layer made of a transparent conductive material over the ink/toner layer that forms the visible content of the document. The security layer is printed using a transparent conductive material such as transparent conductive toner or ink and is invisible to human eyes. In one embodiment, the transparent conductive material contains a pattern that forms a radio frequency (RF) transponder circuit which has an RF antenna and a digital memory storing security data, which can be read out and used to authenticate the document. In another embodiment, the pattern forms a memory circuit without an RF antenna. In yet another embodiment, the transparent conductive material is patterned but does not form a functional circuit, and the electrical properties of the security layer such conductivity and/or capacitance are used to authenticate the document. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161388 | FRAUD PREVENTION - A method of detecting interference with a fraud prevention transmitter on a self-service terminal is described. The method comprises: detecting presentation of a card at a card reader; attempting to detect a customer while the card is presented; and triggering an alarm event if the customer is not detected while the card is presented on a predetermined number of occasions. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161389 | RFID-Reader sowie Vorrichtung mit einem RFID-Reader - An RFID reader that is situated in a recess of an apparatus housing, such that the apparatus housing is constituted of an electrically conductive material, and such that the RFID reader is configured as an RFID reader operating according to the “EMV Contactless Protocol Specification, Version 2.1, March 2011,” such that the RFID antenna is situated in or on a plane constituted by the apparatus housing or inside the apparatus housing, such that the RFID reader has a transmitting power of more than 400 milliwatts, and that a quality factor (Q) of the RFID antenna is in a range between Q=12 and Q=20. In addition, the invention relates to an apparatus with an RFID reader of this type. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161390 | MULTI-CHIP CARD - A multi-chip card comprises a plurality of sub-cards, each sub-card including an integrated circuit chip. Each chip comprises electrical contacts, and each of the subcards may be moved to occupy an active position of the card. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161391 | METHOD FOR THE COMPENSATION OF DISTURBANCES - A method for the compensation of disturbances upon magnetic measurements on value documents, in which a sensor having several measuring tracks for generating measurement signals is employed, in which for each value document a specified number of data records is generated, the value document not being captured by at least one of the measuring tracks during the measurement, wherein from the measurement signal of the at least one measuring track there is ascertained a value for the quantity of a disturbance present in the region of the sensor during the measurement on the value document, and a compensation of the deviations of the measurement signals of the measuring tracks capturing the value document, which deviations are caused by the disturbance present during the measurement, is carried out by means of said ascertained value for the quantity of the disturbance. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161392 | AIMING METHOD FOR ROLLING SHUTTER IMAGE SENSORS - A method includes capturing an image of a target object within a field of view through an imaging lens arrangement with an imaging sensor during a frame exposure time period in rolling shutter mode. The method further includes activating an aiming light source to generate a visible aiming light pattern towards the target object during a part of the frame exposure time period and to substantially deactivate the aiming light source during the remaining part of the frame exposure time period. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161393 | Hand Held Symbology Reader Illumination Diffuser - A hand held industrial identification symbol reader projects diffuse illumination onto a region of interest to produce high contrast images of symbols. The diffuse illumination is particularly well suited for producing images of symbols that are marked directly on objects. The diffuse illumination is created through the use of an optically translucent diffuser having a generally tapered shape that distributes diffuse illumination throughout the field of view of the reader. The diffuse illumination can be supplemented with dark field illumination using selectively actuated illumination sources. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161394 | SERVER APPARATUS HAVING ONE-TIME SCAN CODE ISSUING FUNCTION, USER TERMINAL HAVING ONE-TIME SCAN CODE RECOGNIZING FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING ONE-TIME SCAN CODE - A server apparatus having a one-time scan code issuing function, a user terminal having a one-time scan code recognizing function, and a method for processing a one-time scan code are provided so as to safely and conveniently transmit one-time information used for key-exchange-scheme-based encryption, using a scan code such as a bar code and a QR code. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161395 | FOUR DIMENSIONAL (4D) COLOR BARCODE FOR HIGH CAPACITY DATA ENCODING AND DECODING - A method and program for encoding and decoding color barcodes to increase their data capacity. The encoding steps include determining a shape and a color for each data cell to encode digital data, wherein a combination of the shape and the color for the data cell is chosen from a plurality of combinations of shapes and colors in accordance with a value of the digital data to be encoded, and coloring a subset of the plurality of pixels in each data cell in accordance with the shape and the color for the data cell determined above. The decoding steps include segmenting the data cells in a color barcode, recognizing a shape formed by a subset of pixels in each data cell and the color of the shape, and obtaining digital data from a combination of the recognized shape and color in each data cell. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161396 | FOUR DIMENSIONAL (4D) COLOR BARCODE FOR HIGH CAPACITY DATA ENCODING AND DECODING - A method for encoding and decoding color barcodes to increase their data capacity. The encoding steps include determining a shape, a foreground color and a background color for each data cell, wherein a combination of the shape, foreground and background colors for the data cell is chosen from a plurality of such combinations in accordance with a value of the digital data to be encoded; and coloring some pixels in the data cell with a foreground color and other pixels with a background color, in accordance with the shape, foreground and background colors for the data cell determined above. The decoding steps include segmenting the data cells, recognizing a shape, a foreground color of the shape and a background color of the data cell, and obtaining digital data from a combination of the shape and foreground and background colors in each data cell. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161397 | IMAGING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING OR REMOVING CAPTURED AIMING PATTERN - A method for obtaining an image indicia includes performing one or more exposures of an imager to capture one or more images, and controlling active portions of an aiming pattern to inhibit capture of the aiming pattern in the one or more captured images or removing the aiming pattern from the one or more captured images. An attempted may be made to decode one or more decodable indicia utilizing the one or more captured images. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161398 | Methods and Apparatus for One-Dimensional Signal Extraction - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for extracting a one-dimensional digital signal from a two-dimensional digital image along a projection line. Disclosed embodiments provide an image memory in which is stored the digital image, a working memory, a direct memory access controller, a table memory that holds a plurality of transfer templates, and a processor. The processor selects a transfer template from the table memory responsive to an orientation of the projection line, computes a customized set of transfer parameters from the selected transfer template and parameters of the projection line, transmits the transfer parameters to the direct memory access controller, commands the direct memory access controller to transfer data from the image memory to the working memory as specified by the transfer parameters, and computes the one-dimensional digital signal using at least a portion of the data transferred by the direct memory access controller into the working memory. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161399 | IMAGING DEVICE HAVING LIGHT FIELD SENSOR - A method of imaging a target object with an imaging reader. The method includes the following: (1) detecting light from the target object through a lens arrangement with an image sensor to generate light-field data; (2) generating a stream of image data including image data representing an expected in-focus image of the target object, and (3) processing the expected in-focus image of the target object to decode a barcode on the target object. The image sensor includes an array of photosensitive elements and an array of microlenses that overlays the array of photosensitive elements located at a focus plane of the microlens. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161400 | Radio Frequency Identification Sensor Assembly - In accordance with one embodiment, an RFID sensor assembly comprises an RFID chip, an antenna, a sensor, a substrate, and a laminated layer. The RFID chip is in electrical communication with the antenna and the sensor. The RFID chip, antenna, and sensor are secured to the substrate. The laminated layer is arranged as to create a generally airtight pouch between the substrate and the laminate layer. The laminated layer is further arranged to facilitate a post manufacturing method for exposing the contents of the pouch to the environment surrounding the RFID sensor assembly. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161401 | TRANSACTION PRODUCT WITH EXPANDABLE PAGES AND THREE DIMENSIONAL VIEWING - A transaction product includes a cover, a sheet support member, a plurality of separate sheet members, and an account identifier. Each of the plurality of separate sheet members transition between folded and unfolded configurations. Each of the plurality of separate sheet members is coupled to the cover via the sheet support member. In the folded configuration, each separate sheet member is maintained within a footprint of the cover. In the unfolded configuration, each separate sheet member extends beyond the footprint of the cover. When one separate sheet member is in the unfolded configuration others of the plurality of separate sheet members are in the folded configuration and substantially hidden from view via the sheet support member. The account identifier is statically connected to one of the cover, the sheet support member, and the plurality of separate sheet members and links the transaction product to a financial account. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161402 | METHOD OF PREVENTING EXHAUST GAS FROM LEAKING OUT OF FOOD WASTE DISPOSER - A method of preventing exhaust gas from leaking out of a drying furnace is disclosed. In the method, the temperature of an exhaust passage and the temperature of a heater are measured, and turning on/off the heater is controlled in response to the measured temperatures. The present invention can be applied to all kinds of apparatuses having drying furnaces which are heated by heaters and thus generate the exhaust gas and can effectively prevent exhaust gas from leaking out of the apparatuses. Furthermore, the present invention can be more effectively applied to food waste disposers which heat food waste containing a large amount of water. In particular, the present invention is effective for circulation food waste disposers in which exhaust gas is condensed and re-supplied into a drying furnace as recirculation gas. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161403 | HVAC SYSTEM, A CONTROLLER THEREFOR AND A METHOD OF MEASURING AND MANAGING VENTILATION AIRFLOW OF AN HVAC SYSTEM - A controller, an HVAC system employing the controller and a computer programmable product to implement a method of measuring and managing ventilation airflow of an HVAC system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the controller includes: ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130161404 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HEATING WATER - It is an object of the subject matter to disclose a water heating device, comprising a vaporizer for vaporizing refrigerant and a compressor for compressing the vaporized refrigerant. The device also comprises a shell; such as a condenser and a volume reducing member positioned within the shell. The member is configured to reduce the cross section area of the volume in which water is heated in the shell. The device may also contain a refrigerant coil positioned adjacent to the volume in which water is heated in the shell; the refrigerant coil contains a refrigerant material received from the compressor, said refrigerant material heats the water in the volume in which water is heated in the shell. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161405 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A SECONDARY LIM RAIL PORTION - A support system for a linear induction motor (LIM) rail portion that comprises a plurality of support structures that are attachable at a variety of positions along a length of the LIM rail portion. Each support structure comprises a raised portion that defines a platform for receiving a selection of back-iron component thicknesses or types of the LIM rail portion, and first and second fastening flanges that extend outwardly from respective upper sides of the raised portion. The first and second fastening flanges are attachable to a top cap extrusion of the LIM rail portion. Each support structure further comprises first and second supporting flanges each extending outwardly from respective bottom sides of the raised portion for contacting a surface of the guideway to which the LIM rail portion is to be secured and adjusted for height. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161406 | SIGNAL BOND PLATE - A signal bond plate system for electrically bonding onto a railroad rail comprising: first and second conductive plates, first and second wires; and first and second conductive washers; a boltlike attachment means attaching, in order, the first conductive plate, the first conductive washer, a web of the rail, the second conductive washer, and the second conductive plate; the conductive plates each having an inside surface proximal to the web of the rail and an outside surface distal to the web of the rail; each wire having a wire first end and a wire second end; each conductive plate having a conductive plate first end and a conductive plate second end; the first wire first end is attached to the first conductive plate near the first conductive plate first end at a first attachment point; the first wire second end attached to the rail; the second wire first end attached to the second conductive plate first end at a second attachment point; the second end of the second wire attached to the rail; the first cover plate attached to the outside surface of the first conductive plate; and the second cover plate attached to an outside surface of the second conductive plate. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161407 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR NEBULISING OR ATOMISING FREE-FLOWING MEDIA - The invention relates to a device and a method for nebulizing flowable media by means of low-frequency high-energy ultrasound. According to the invention, the device comprises an ultrasound system ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130161408 | SPRAY NOZZLE, SPRAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A SPRAY NOZZLE AND A SPRAY DEVICE - A spray nozzle for two-component flue gas cleaning nozzles. The spray nozzle includes an output or mixing chamber and at least two through bores which lead to the output or mixing chamber and are each connected to a fluid line. At least one through bore is embodied in such a way that it is self-cleaning and/or a cleaning device is provided for at least one through bore. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161409 | Power Trigger Sprayer - A power trigger sprayer comprising an integrated nozzle and pump assembly. The pump may comprise one or more pistons. Each piston feeds an input port of a swirl chamber spray nozzle. The nozzle is pulsed at a high rate, producing a predetermined spray pattern. In a further embodiment, the sprayer may be configured for handheld application of liquids and may comprise a tank for holding the liquid, a power source and control actuator together with the spray pump and nozzle in a hand operable unit. The sprayer may comprise a drip guard for directing drip flow away from the trigger and hand grip portion of the sprayer. The sprayer may include a battery within the hand grip portion. The battery may be in a battery module with grip/latch tabs allowing easy removal and replacement of the battery. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161410 | WATER DISPENSER OF DRINKING FOUNTAIN - A water dispenser of a drinking fountain includes a water dispenser, an inner block and a control valve. The water dispenser has a receiving space to receive the plastic inner block made. A water channel and water inlet are recessedly formed on both ends of the inner block, wherein the water channel is corresponding to the water outlet of the water dispenser, and two engaging holes are spacedly formed on one side of the water channel and water inlet. The engaging holes are corresponding to connecting holes of the water dispenser. The major tubing inside the water dispenser is composed by plastic inner block, contact area between the water flow and the metal surface of the water dispenser is reduced so as to avoid accumulation of harmful heavy metal in the water when the water is flowing or stored, to achieve the goal of providing safe drinking water. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161411 | Soil Moisture Responsive Irrigation Flow Control Valve - A housing has at least one port for allowing entry of subterranean water into an interior of the housing when the housing is buried in soil. The housing has an inlet fitting configured to be coupled to drip tubing and an outlet for discharging water conveyed from a pressurized water source conveyed through the tubing. A valve includes a valve member that is movable to open and close a fluid communication path between the inlet fitting and the outlet. A hygroscopic member is positioned in the interior of the housing and is capable of absorbing subterranean water and expanding to move the valve member to close the fluid communication path. A spring element is positioned to bias the valve member to open the fluid communication path. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161412 | LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid jetting apparatus which includes a casing, a liquid jetting head, a carriage, a first to third pulleys, a motor connected to one of the first to third pulleys, an endless belt put around the first to third pulleys, a tension pulley which applies a tension to the endless belt, a regulating mechanism which regulates a movement of the tension pulley within a plane orthogonal to a shaft of the tension pulley such that the tension pulley becomes movable in a scanning direction, and a bias applying mechanism which applies bias to the tension pulley, in a direction of moving closer to the third pulley in the scanning direction. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161413 | SPRAYER PULSING NOZZLE FLOW CONTROL USING ROTATIONAL STEP POSITIONS - An agricultural sprayer spray head is adapted for being mounted to a spray boom together with a plurality of like, equally spaced spray heads. Each spray head includes a body containing a flow control member mounted for rotation about an axis and including a fluid control passage arrangement located for effecting an intermittent connection between a fluid inlet leading to, and an outlet leading from the body as the control member is oscillated or rotated by a powered motor so as to effect a pulsing flow through said control. passage arrangement. The powered motor operates at a speed controlled by various input parameters including vehicle speed and field and crop conditions so as to maintain a desired spray application rate. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161414 | ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR A TRANSLATING VARIABLE AREA FAN NOZZLE - A variable area fan nozzle assembly for a turbofan engine includes a nacelle having an aft edge and a translating thrust reverser sleeve with a trailing edge. The thrust reverser sleeve is movably disposed aft of the nacelle's aft edge and is movable between a forward position and an aft position. A translating fan nozzle having a forward edge is movably disposed behind the trailing edge, and is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. An upstream bypass flow exit is defined between the trailing edge and the forward edge when the fan nozzle is in the deployed position. An extendable actuation system is configured to move the fan nozzle between the stowed position and the deployed position. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161415 | BEAM FOR A CASCADE THRUST REVERSER - The present disclosure relates to a beam, in particular for a cascade thrust reverser, including a skin made of a composite material and defining a closed section, wherein said beam is filled with a core material. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161416 | Source Material Supplying Unit For Thin Film Depositing Apparatus - Disclosed is a source material supplying unit for a thin film depositing apparatus, arranged in a chamber for the thin film deposition apparatus and supplying an evaporation material to an injector for injecting the evaporation material, the source material supplying unit including: a container body which is internally formed with a storage space where the evaporation material is stored, and includes a discharging hole formed at one side thereof connected to the injector via a connection line; a transfer member which includes a piston body inserted in the storage space of the container body movably along a straight line, two or more seating members formed with a seating portion on an outer circumferential surface and arranged on an outside surface of the piston body, and at least two contact rings assembled to the seating portion of the seating member and closely contacting the inner circumferential surface of the storage space of the container body; and a pressing member which applies pressure to the transfer member so that the transfer member can move toward the discharging hole of the container body. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161417 | Push-Button For A System For Dispensing A Product Under Pressure - A push-button for a system for dispensing a product under pressure, the push-button including a body having a mounting well on a feed tube for the pressurised product and a housing in communication with the well, the housing being provided with an anvil around which a spray nozzle is mounted in such a way as to form a path for dispensing the product between the housing and a swirl array including at least two swirl chambers, each of the swirl chambers including at least one supply channel in order to provide for the setting in rotation of the product in the chamber and a channel for dispensing a flow of product set in rotation, the dispensing channels each converging from an inlet orifice towards an outlet orifice according to an angle which is arranged in order to allow for the impaction of the flows of product dispensed by the channels. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161418 | SHOWERHEAD FOR GENERATING MICRO AIR BUBBLES - A showerhead for generating micro air bubbles includes: a body including an inflow part disposed at one end thereof for supplying shower water, and a discharge part disposed at the other end thereof for discharging the shower water supplied through the inflow part; a bubble-generating part coupled to the discharge part, and including bubble-generating tubes which expand in the discharge direction of the shower water; a fluid regulator part for opening/closing a portion of the bubble-generating tubes; and a shower part disposed in front of the bubble-generating part, and including shower holes for discharging shower water. Since the bubble-generating part for generating micro air bubbles is disposed within the showerhead, shower water including micro air bubbles can be used by simply replacing a typical showerhead with the above-described showerhead. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161419 | ARRANGEMENT FOR SWITCHING NOZZLES ON THE GO FOR CONTROLLING SPRAY RATE - An agricultural sprayer includes a spray boom equipped with a plurality of spray heads, with each head having a body defining a cavity located in fluid communication with a fluid inlet and an array of four outlets leading to four nozzles respectively having different flow rates. A nozzle-select control member is mounted for rotation in the cavity and includes a fluid passage arrangement for establishing fluid connections between the inlet and different ones or combinations of the four nozzles as the control member is rotated among preselected discrete positions by an electric stepper motor, with the stepper motor being controlled in response to vehicle speed so that the spray tip capacity decreases for effecting a constant application rate as the vehicle speed decreases from a maximum permitted speed. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161420 | SHOWER HEAD HANGER - A shower head hanger includes a three-way pipe, a bracket, a face lid, and a rotation valve. The three-way pipe has a rear end which is fixed to a wall. The three-way pipe has a lower end which is connected with a shower head through a tube. The three-way pipe has a front end which is in a forked shape to receive the bracket therein. The shower head is hanged on the bracket. The face lid is located at the front end of the three-way pipe. The three-way pipe has a side wall formed with a valve hole to receive the rotation valve which is used to control communication of the rear end, the front end and the lower end. The shower head hanger of the present invention provides a multi-outflow function for the user to take a shower in a different way. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161421 | Multilayer Piezoelectric Element and Injector Using the Same - A multilayer piezoelectric element includes a plurality of piezoelectric layers and a plurality of metal layers stacked alternately. The plurality of metal layers include a plurality of low-filled metal layers having a lower filling rate of metal composing the metal layers than oppositely disposed metal layers adjacent to each other in a stacking direction. The plurality of metal layers may include a plurality of thin metal layers having a smaller thickness than oppositely disposed metal layers adjacent to each other in a stacking direction. Where the plurality of metal layers are composed mainly of an alloy, the plurality of metal layers may include a plurality of high-ratio metal layers having a higher ratio of a component constituting the alloy than oppositely disposed metal layers adjacent to each other in a stacking direction. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161422 | FLOW PATH MEMBER, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A pressure chamber in which an opening of a groove-shaped flow paths configuring a portion of a liquid flow path is formed by sealing with a film, a valve body which opens and closes a communication path communicating with the pressure chamber, and a pressure receiving member which is pressed by the film displaced to the pressure chamber side by negative pressure of the pressure chamber and is able to press the valve body in a direction where the valve body is valve opening state are included, and the valve body includes a flange section, a shaft section connected to the flange section and a seal member, and the seal member is formed in a shape of an annulus surrounding the shaft section. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161423 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An electrostatic atomization system for a vehicle includes an electrostatic atomization device that generates and emits charged micro-particle water from an emission port, a vehicle interior introduction port arranged in an instrument panel in a vehicle interior, and a communication duct that connects the emission port and the vehicle interior introduction port to emit the charged micro-particle water from the vehicle interior introduction port to the vehicle interior. The communication duct includes a first curved portion, which is arranged between the emission port and the vehicle interior introduction port and curved downward in a lower position than the vehicle interior introduction port, and a second curved portion, which is arranged between the first curved portion and the emission port and curved upward in an upper position than the first curved portion. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161424 | AUTOMATIC PAPER FEED SHREDDER - The invention discloses an automatic paper feed shredder, which comprises a paper shredding device and an openable flip cover, wherein one side of the flip cover is hinged to the paper shredding device; the flip cover is disposed above the paper shredding device by covering; a paper placing platform and a paper inlet opening are disposed on the top of the paper shredding device; and at least one transmission belt gear assembly used for sucking paper into the paper shredding device for crushing is disposed on one side or both sides of the paper inlet opening. As the contact area between the transmission belt gear assembly (assemblies) and the paper is large, the friction force between the transmission belt gear assembly (assemblies) and the paper is large as well. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161425 | AUTOMATIC PAPER FEED SHREDDER FOR IMPROVED PAPER PRESSING MECHANISM - The invention discloses an automatic paper feed shredder for an improved paper pressing mechanism, which comprises a paper shredding device, an openable flip cover and at least one elastic support, wherein one side of the flip cover is hinged to the paper shredding device; the flip cover is disposed above the paper shredding device by covering; a paper placing platform and a paper inlet opening are disposed on the top of the paper shredding device; an automatic paper winder is disposed at one side of the paper inlet opening or automatic paper winders are disposed at both sides of the paper inlet opening; a pressboard is disposed at the bottom of the flip cover; and one side of the elastic support is connected with the flip cover and the other side of the elastic support is connected with the pressboard. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161426 | Glass Vial Destructor - A machine for destructing glass medicine vials comprises a housing having a cover with glass vial input tubes mounted thereon such that the tubes pass through a top surface of the cover. Located within the housing is a motor-driven rotor on which is mounted at least one pair of generally circular disks, where the disks have insets formed therein defining a pocket for receiving a portion of a vial therein. The rotor is positioned such that a vial dropped down the vial inlet tube will come to rest on the periphery of the pair of disks with a portion of the vial still disposed in the tube. The vial will ultimately drop into their insets as the rotor turns. A tooth formed in the periphery of the insets fractures the vial and the shards fall through an open bottom of the housing. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161427 | APPARATUS FOR COMMINUTING FIBROUS MATERIALS - The present disclosure relates to a comminution apparatus including a rotational reducing unit that is rotatable about an axis of rotation. The rotational reducing unit includes a plurality of material reducing components that are mounted to a carrier. The material reducing components are rotated by the carrier in a first direction about the axis of rotation. The comminution apparatus also includes a screen at least partially surrounding the rotational reducing unit. The screen defines a plurality of sizing slots that have slot lengths and slot widths. The slots are elongated along the slot lengths such that the slot lengths are longer than the slot widths. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161428 | REDUCING COMPONENT FOR A COMMINUTION MACHINE - A reducing component is disclosed herein. The reducing component includes a block-style reducer including a height, a width and a depth. The block-style reducer includes first and second ends separated by the height, first and second sides separated by the width and front and back sides separated by the depth. The block-style reducer also includes a first reducing edge that extends across the width of the block-style reducer at a location adjacent to the first end of the block-style reducer. The reducing component also includes a blade-style reducer that projects forwardly from the block-style reducer at a location adjacent the second side of the block-style reducer. The blade-style reducer includes a second reducing edge that extends primarily along the height of the block-style reducer. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161429 | CRUSHER BUCKET | 2013-06-27 |
20130161430 | HOOK SLOT TO RETAIN A WIRE WITHIN A SPOOL - A wire spool is disclosed that includes an elongate barrel that has a first end and a second end that are separated by a wall with an inner surface and an outer surface. A key is disposed on the inner surface of the barrel, wherein a recess is created within the key. A hook slot is disposed within the outer surface of the barrel, the hook slot is located above the recess and receives a start end of a wire to provide insulation thereof. The hook slot also directs a length of wire to be wound out of the hook slot for placement against a spool flange. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161431 | Compact Machine for Unwinding Multiple Strands of Material - The present disclosure relates to machines for unwinding strands of material from wound packages. As discussed in more detail below, machines for continuously unwinding multiple strands of material from wound packages according to the present disclosure may be arranged to be relatively more compact machines, wherein open areas are more efficiently used space, leading to a smaller and more compact footprint for the machines. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161432 | CONSUMABLE ASSEMBLY WITH PAYOUT TUBE FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - A payout tube for enabling payout of a consumable filament from a consumable assembly that is configured for use with an additive manufacturing system, the payout tube comprising a tip end having an inlet opening, a base end having an outlet opening, and a tube body having an average effective outer diameter that is substantially greater than an effective inner diameter of the inlet opening. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161433 | DUAL-BEARING REEL DRAG REGULATION MECHANISM - A dual-bearing reel drag regulation mechanism includes a drag regulation lever including an attachment potion configured to pivot about a rotation axis of the spool between a free position and a maximum position, an operating portion extending from the attachment portion to a tip of the drag regulation lever, and an intermediate positioning mechanism including a positioning member. The positioning member is retractably attached to the lateral surface of the reel unit at an intermediate position between the free position and the maximum position. The positioning member is arranged to be in a protruding state or a retracting state. The intermediate positioning mechanism is configured to cause the positioning member to make contact at the intermediate position with a contact portion of the operating portion in pivoting the drag regulation lever, when the positioning member is in the protruding state. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161434 | BRUSH BRAKE DEVICE FOR A FISHING REEL - Disclosed is a fishing reel. A brake dial is provided in the side of an outer cover outside of a spool cover. An externally controllable brake device is provided between the brake dial and the spool cover such that the brake device is operated according to adjustment of the brake dial. A brush-type brake unit is fixed to the externally controllable brake device in the side of an inner surface of the spool cover so as to control the rotary force of the spool while laterally moving in response to actuation of the externally controllable brake device. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161435 | DUAL-BEARING REEL - A dual-bearing reel for forwardly releasing a fishing line includes a reel unit, a handle, a spool shaft, a spool, and a rotary operation knob. The reel unit includes a frame, a first cover, a second cover, and a shaft support part. The first cover has a recess and a circular opening formed in the recess. The shaft support part is mounted to the first cover, and is relatively rotatable to the first cover. The shaft support part is pivotable between an attachment position and a detachment position. The shaft support part has a knob portion disposed astride the opening. The spool is mounted to the spool shaft to be rotated in conjunction with rotation of the handle. The rotary operation knob is disposed concentrically to the spool shaft in a position where the knob portion is disposed axially outside and astride the rotary operation knob. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161436 | FISHING REEL - A fishing reel comprises a spool | 2013-06-27 |
20130161437 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - In a reclining sensor of a webbing take-up device, when a case turns together with a seat back that tilts towards the seat rear, rotation of a pulley is restricted by a pressing tab of an operation plate. Accordingly, when relative rotation of the pulley occurs with respect to the case, a wire is pulled out from another end of a tube, turning a sensor housing of an acceleration sensor. The wire pulled out from the other end of the tube is wound up onto a winding portion that is an outer peripheral portion of the pulley that rotates. Since the pulley that pulls the wire merely rotates about its center of rotation, the inside of the case is sufficient as long as rotation range of the pulley is secured, enabling a reduction in size of the case. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161438 | MOTORIZED HOSE REEL - Hose reel with a drum, driven in an appropriate manner by a motor, and provided with a hose through which a medium can flow, which hose is appropriately connected to a tool at one far end provided with a control to operate this tool, i.e. to start and to stop it, and whose other far end is appropriately, either directly or indirectly, connected to a supply line, characterized in that the hose reel includes a detection module, which has a detection body, a signal sensor and a processing unit. The detection body can detect every flow and/or interruption of the flow of a medium resulting from the operation of the control, and can signal or transmit this to the processing unit which can read possible flow pulses or sequences on the basis of a pulse scheme so as to create one or several control signals. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161439 | SPOOL ASSEMBLY WITH LOCKING MECHANISM FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - A spool assembly comprising a housing structure, a spool rotatably retained in an interior region of the housing structure, and a sealed sheath encasing the housing structure to define a barrier for the encased housing structure and the rotatably retained spool. The spool assembly further comprises a locking arm disposed outside of the sealed sheath and configured to operably engage the spool through the sealed sheath and through the housing structure in a manner that does not penetrate the sealed sheath, where the locking arm prevents the spool from rotating relative to the housing mechanism when operably engaged with the spool. The locking arm may disengage from the spool in a hands-free manner when the spool assembly is loaded into a bay of an additive manufacturing system. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161440 | Tensioning assembly - A tensioning assembly for applying tension to a line including a hub configured to rotate in a first direction to receive the line within the hub in the first direction, and discharge the line out of the hub in a second direction, is disclosed herein. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161441 | DRUM UNIT FOR A WELL INTERVENTION STRING - A drum unit for an intervention string for a well includes a drum with a radius for the intervention string, arranged in a structural frame and rotatable by a motor, the drum being arranged translating along a drum axis and driven by a translation motor, for controlled winding of the intervention string onto the drum relative to a first, fixed guide in the structural frame. A compensator includes a guide arch, the guide arch being displaceable in a direction orthogonal to the drum axis using a force device at the structural frame. The intervention string runs between the guide arch and the first fixed guide to or from a first end of the guide arch to the drum. The intervention string runs via a second, opposite end of the guide arch via a second, fixed guide at the structural frame, to or from the well. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161442 | SPOOL ASSEMBLY FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF - A spool assembly for use in an additive manufacturing system, comprising a spool rotatably retained in a sealed sheath in a hub-less manner, and a locking mechanism configured to operably engage with the spool to prevent the spool from rotating. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161443 | ROLL PAPER SETTING STRUCTURE - A paper roll setting structure includes a paper roll receiving section ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130161444 | HIGH EFFICIENCY HUB FOR PRESSURE JET HELICOPTERS - The various implementations of the present invention provide a high efficiency “wye” rotor hub that is introduced into the airflow of the compressed air as the compressed air is delivered to the blades of the helicopter. The hub assembly has a plurality of hollow tubes that more efficiently guide the compressed air into the hollow blades, thereby improving the efficiency and performance of the engine. The hollow rotor tube hub insert looks much like a “ram's horn” where the flow area of the compressed air entering the hollow mast from the air compressor is diverted equally into a plurality of generally circular tubes, with each tube having a substantially equal cross-sectional diameter and area and where the number of circular tubes is equal to the number of rotor blades. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161445 | LANDING GEAR WITH STEERABLE AXLE - There is described a landing gear having a bogie including a elongated beam ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130161446 | HINGING CRADLE FOR FAN COWLS SUPPORTED BY SAID COWLS IN CLOSED POSITION - The invention relates to an engine assembly for aircraft in which the coupling device comprises a fore aerodynamic structure having a cradle equipped with an aerodynamic cowling, the cradle being hinge mounted on the air intake of the engine, and the fan cowls being mounted to move on the cradle so as to be able to occupy an open position as well as a closed position in which they are supported by the air intake and by a thrust reverser. According to the invention, when the cowls are in open position, the cradle adopts a first configuration in which its aft end rests on a span of the engine mounting structure, and when the cowls are in closed position, the cradle, borne by said cowls, adopts a second configuration in which it is lacking any direct mechanical link with the other elements of the engine mounting structure. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161447 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED LAUNCH, RETRIEVAL, AND SERVICING OF A HOVERING AIRCRAFT - An aircraft capable of thrust-borne flight can be automatically retrieved, serviced, and launched using equipment suitable for a small vessel. For retrieval, the aircraft hovers over a base apparatus having one or more rails which bound a space into which the aircraft can safely descend. When the aircraft's measured position and velocity are appropriate, the aircraft descends promptly such that a spanwise component on the aircraft engages the rails. The teeth restrain the aircraft in position and orientation, while the rails bring the aircraft to rest. Articulation of the rails is used to park the aircraft in a servicing station. Connections for refueling, recharging, and/or functional checks are made in preparation for launch. Launch is effected by removing connections and restraints and articulating the rails to put the aircraft in an appropriate position and orientation. The aircraft uses its own thrust to climb out of the apparatus into free flight. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161448 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING A PASSENGER AIRCRAFT TO A CARGO AIRCRAFT - An aircraft-conversion method of converting a passenger aircraft to a cargo aircraft, includes selecting a passenger aircraft, and converting the aircraft to a cargo aircraft by changing a door of the aircraft to accommodate loading and unloading of cargo. The selecting step may involve an all-passenger aircraft, and the converting step may include removing all seats from the aircraft. A system for converting a passenger aircraft with a passenger door for passenger entry and exit to a cargo aircraft includes aircraft-door conversion structure constructed to replace the passenger door with a cargo door that allows loading and unloading of cargo on the aircraft via the cargo door. A converted cargo aircraft includes an aircraft body, and aircraft-door conversion structure constructed to replace the passenger door with a cargo door that allows loading and unloading of cargo on the aircraft via the cargo door. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161449 | LATCHING DETECTION AND INDICATION SYSTEM FOR AERIAL REFUELING COUPLINGS - Reception coupling unit of a hose and drogue device of a tanker aircraft with the probe of a receiver aircraft for in-flight refueling, including, respectively, first and second cooperating latching devices that can be positioned in one or more latching states in a refueling operation, in which the reception coupling unit includes at least a detector of the latching states and at least a first indication device and/or a second indication device for providing, respectively, to the pilot of the receiver aircraft and/or to the crew of the tanker aircraft indications that the cooperating latching devices are positioned in one or more of the latching states, the detector being operatively connected, respectively, to a first indication device and/or to a second indication device. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161450 | BOARDING AID - A computing unit allocates boarding paths, available for boarding a transport unit, in particular an aircraft, to passengers of the transport unit. An associated method allocates boarding paths, available for boarding the transport unit to passengers of the transport unit. A computer program carries out the method, and a directing system directs passengers of the transport unit along boarding paths available for boarding the transport unit. The computing unit is configured to form two or more changeable seat groups from a plurality of seats provided in the transport unit and to allocate the boarding paths, available for boarding the transport unit, to the two or more seat groups formed. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161451 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PARAGLIDERS - Apparatus and method for propelling a user wearing paragliding equipment are disclosed The apparatus includes at least one thruster for providing thrust in a predetermined direction; and an attachment element for attaching the at least one thruster to a user's body such that the thruster is secured against the front portion of the user's body. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161452 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF WOOFER FOR VEHICLE - A mounting structure of a woofer for a vehicle may include a reinforcement member combined with a panel and having a flat base surface and a stepped base surface, a first bending member disposed between the flat base surface and the stepped base surface, and the panel formed of an upper part and a lower part, a second bending member being formed between the upper part and the lower part, wherein the reinforcement member may be combined with the panel in a way that the flat base surface of the reinforcement member may be in contact with the upper part of the panel and the stepped base surface of the reinforcement member may be in contact with the lower part of the panel, and wherein the first bending member and the second bending member may be spaced apart to form a space therebetween. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161453 | GUIDING AND PROTECTING DEVICE FOR CABLE AND CONDUIT - The present invention relates to a guiding and protecting device for a cable and conduit, comprising a pair of lateral walls being connected through a bottom plate, wherein the top surface of one of the lateral walls is connected to an end of one of a lateral edges of a restrain plate integrally, the other lateral edge is downwardly extended with a bending part, a buckle mechanism is formed between the bending part and the other lateral wall; an opened top of an accommodation slot formed by the two lateral walls is sealed by the restrain plate, and the two lateral edges of the restrain plate are respectively abutted against an inner edges of a positioning blocks protrudingly formed on the top surfaces of the two lateral walls, thereby overcoming the disadvantage of the two lateral walls being inwardly retracted and deformed, meanwhile increasing the whole structural strength. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161454 | VIEWING OBJECT RETENTION DEVICE - A viewing object retention device allows a viewing object to be arranged at an optimum position and enables an angle of the object to be adjusted so as to accord with a direction of a face of a viewer. The device includes a fixed base part, an arm part one end portion of which is turnably joined to the base part, and the other end portion of which extends along an axis line from this joining point toward a space above the viewer, a viewing object retention part located at the other end portion of the arm part to retain the object and a revolving mechanism that displaces the retention part angularly to the axis line with the turning of the arm part with the joining point. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161455 | STAND FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHODS OF PROVIDING AND USING SAME - Some embodiments include a stand for an electronic device. Other embodiments of related stands and methods of providing and using the same are disclosed. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161456 | FOOT FOR MOLDED PLASTIC FURNITURE - A foot for molded plastic furniture has a pad portion made of a first plastic or thermoplastic rubber and an anchor portion made of a second harder plastic or metal. The anchor has a base with a substantially flat surface that is bonded to a substantially flat top surface of the pad. Preferably the anchor portion and pad portion are co-extruded. A projection having at least one rib extends from the base of the anchor and is inserted into a cavity in a furniture leg creating a reliable mechanical fit which resists removal of the foot from the leg. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161457 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE MOUNTING SYSTEM - A photovoltaic (“PV”) module mounting system including a standoff adapted to be secured to a support surface, the standoff having an elongate channel formed along a length thereof. A rail attachment member has a portion disposed in the channel. The rail attachment member is positionably adjustable along the length of the rail. An elongate rail is securable to the standoff by the rail attachment member. The position of the rail is adjustable along the length of the standoff and fixedly secured. The elongate rail has a slot extending along a length thereof. The slot accommodates PV panel mounting hardware therein for securing a PV panel to the rail. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161458 | DASHBOARD BRACKET FOR VEHICLE - A dashboard bracket for a vehicle includes a front panel and insertion plates located on right and left or upper and lower ends of the front panel. The bracket has a width and a height set according to a width and a height of a first accommodating recess for installation of a car audio device so that the right and left insertion plates are secured to right and left wall surfaces of the first accommodating recess or so that the upper and lower insertion plates are secured to upper and left wall surfaces of the first accommodating recess, respectively. The first accommodating recess is defined in a vehicle dashboard and has standardized width and height. The front panel has an opening and a second accommodating recess is defined by the recess defining member for accommodation of nongenuine equipment so as to be located behind the front panel opening. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161459 | Device for supporting objects - A device for supporting a bathroom object having a main element with a first end attachable to a bathroom object and a second end attachable to a supporting surface and provided with a through-going opening through which a fastener can pass to engage in the supporting surface, and an additional element having a first side provided with an adhesive layer attachable to the supporting surface and a second opposite side into which a fastening element can be screwed, so that without the additional element the second end of the main element is connected to the supporting surface by the fastener, while with the additional element, the second end is connected by the fastener to the additional element and the additional element is connected to the supporting surface by the adhesive. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161460 | Passive Suction Base - Novel tools and techniques are described for a passive suction base. In one aspect, a passive suction base can be provided on a bottom of an item for adhering the item to a flat surface. The passive suction base might comprise a central portion affixed to the bottom of the item and a perimeter portion that is not affixed to the item. A force opposing the flat surface when applied to the item causes the central portion to move away from the flat surface, while the perimeter portion remains in contact with the flat surface, thereby causing the passive suction base to adhere to the flat surface. In some aspects, when resting on the flat surface, the perimeter portion of the suction base can be substantially flat with respect to the flat surface (and not visible), so that the passive suction base may be easily moved along the flat surface. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161461 | CONNECTING STRUCTURE - A connecting structure received in a main device for connecting an auxiliary apparatus. The connecting structure includes a retracting part formed on a bottom board of the main device and close to a sidewall of the main device and a clamping part. The clamping part is pivotablly mounted on the bottom board and pivotally connected to the retracting part. The retracting part drives the clamping part to extend out of the main device via an opening defined on the sidewall for connecting the auxiliary apparatus when the auxiliary apparatus needs to be mounted on the main device. The retracting part retracts the clamping part into the main device when the auxiliary apparatus is unmounted from the main device. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161462 | MOUNTING DEVICE USING A LIFTING CLAMPING ACTION FOR INSTALLATION ON PANEL ASSEMBLY - A mounting device ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130161463 | FOLDABLE SUPPORT MECHANISM - A foldable support mechanism attachable to a wall or other fixed support, comprising a platform member movable between a substantially horizontal, deployed position and a substantially vertical, stowed position in which the platform member is adjacent to and substantially parallel to the said wall or other fixed support and in which a support surface of the platform member faces away from the said wall or other fixed support, and a support structure comprising two links, each pivotally connected to the platform member and at least one of which is pivotally connectable directly or indirectly to the said wall or other fixed support, in which the links of the said support structure each include a respective limb, the two limbs being so formed or so positioned that, in the said stowed position, at least a portion of the said limbs lies in substantially the same plane as one another, parallel to the wall or other fixed support, in which the said limbs are shaped or profiled at the regions where they meet in the stowed position. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161464 | DISPLAY SUPPORTING DEVICE - A display supporting device comprises a supporting sleeve, a pivotable head, a first fastener, a second fastener, and a third fastener. The supporting sleeve has a circular hollow cross-section and a penetrating hole on the side wall thereof The pivotable head has a head portion and a neck portion. The neck portion has two stopping sections and is adapted to rotatably couple the supporting sleeve to enable lateral angle adjustment. The first fastener is arranged in the pivotable head for coupling a display unit. The second fastener has an attaching hole correspondingly aligns the penetrating hole, enabling horizontal rotation of the pivotable head about the second fastener. The third fastener passes through the penetrating hole of the supporting sleeve and the attaching hole of the second fastener. The horizontal rotation of the pivotable head is restricted through the contact between the stopping sections thereof and the third fastener. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161465 | Support Arm Structure - An improved support arm structure comprises a base joint, a primary arm assembly, and an extension arm assembly pivotally connected to the primary arm assembly; wherein the base joint is provided for connecting the primary arm assembly to a wall bracket; a rear end of the primary arm assembly is connected to the base joint; a front end of the primary arm assembly is connected to a middle joint; a first spring is provided in the primary arm assembly; a rear end of the extension arm assembly is connected to the middle joint; a front end of the extension arm assembly is connected to a front elongated joint; a second spring is provided in the extension arm assembly; whereby the support arm structure can be adjusted to any angles according to the requirements of a user and can be operated conveniently and safely. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161466 | SUPPORT SYSTEM - A support arm system for a load such as a display device. The system includes a support arm ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130161467 | BRACKET USED TO HOLD BOARDS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ICE RINK - A bracket used to hold boards in the construction of an ice rink is disclosed. The bracket is made of steel, providing increased strength to allow for increased distance between each bracket. The bracket is easy to install and has improved retention into the soil. The bracket of the present invention has a horizontal member connected to a vertical member. The horizontal member prevents tipping in the direction of pressure exerted by the rink. The horizontal member is optionally hingedly connected to the vertical member, allowing the horizontal member to pivot to an open position, or a closed position to fold for off-season storage. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161468 | SUPPORT DEVICE FOR BRACKET AND RAIL OF SLIDE ASSEMBLY - A slide assembly includes a bracket having two support portions and a side portion which extends between the support portions. A path is defined by the side portion and the support portions. Each support portion has a protrusion extending toward the path and the protrusion has a supporting face. A rail is longitudinally connected to the path of the bracket and has two outer walls and a side wall. The outer walls are located adjacent to the support portions and the side wall extends between the outer walls and is located adjacent to the side portion. Each of outer walls has a protruding portion which has a contact face and the contact face is located corresponding to the supporting face. When the outer walls move relative to the support portions, the contact face of the protruding portion contacts the supporting face of the protrusion. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161469 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR EXPANSION CARD - A mounting apparatus includes a chassis, a mounting piece and a securing member. The chassis includes a rear plate and a side plate. The rear plate includes a supporting panel, and a positioning slot is defined in the rear plate. The side plate includes a flange. The mounting piece includes an engaging portion. The securing member includes a first securing panel rotatably attached to the supporting panel and a second securing panel. A retaining piece extends from the second securing panel in a first direction, and a positioning piece extends from the second securing panel in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The retaining piece is engaged in the positioning slot, the positioning piece is located between the flange and the rear plate, and the flange is secured to the rear plate. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161470 | Suspension Device for Containers - The suspension device is formed: by a ring incorporating two opposite radial pins and being ascendingly seated and locked against an external peripheral rib of the body of the container; and by a U-shaped handle having end portions articulated in the radial pins and being angularly displaced between inoperative and operative positions. The ring incorporates a lock means to retain the handle in the inoperative position. Each end portion of the handle has a through opening, supporting a radial pin and presenting a width, in the direction transversal to the extension of the handle, sufficient to tightly support, in said direction, the radial pin, and a length, in the longitudinal direction of the handle, sufficient to support the radial pin, both with the handle in the inoperative position, and with the handle in angular displacement from the inoperative position to the operative position. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161471 | MINI-TRUSS THIN-SHEET PANEL ASSEMBLY - A mini-truss thin-sheet panel assembly, in one embodiment, a substantially rigid thin-sheet panel assembly having a non-rigid thin-sheet component includes the thin-sheet component which has selected plan area and shape, a hacker having a plan shape and area substantially similar to the thin-sheet component, and plural riser elements of selected height and configuration each extending from the backer to distal ends connected to a reverse surface of the thin-sheet component, the riser elements being configured and disposed in an array which causes the assembly to have substantial rigidity in a selected direction in the thin-sheet component. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161472 | Telescopic Stand with Chain-type Lifting and lowering function - A telescopic stand includes an outer tube, an inner tube, a chain, a housing, a driven member, a driving member, and a safety latch. The chain is secured on the inner tube. The housing is secured on the outer tube. The driven member is rotatably mounted in the housing and has a chainwheel and a worm gear. The chainwheel has engaging teeth meshing with the chain. The driving member is rotatably mounted in the housing and has a worm meshing with the worm gear. The safety latch is mounted on the housing and is movable to lock the driven member. Thus, when the inner tube bears a heavy load, the chainwheel co-operates with the chain to withstand the larger force applied by the inner tube and will not be worn or broken due to a larger rotation force. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161473 | Maneuverable, attachable picture frame with detachable base - A maneuverable, attachable picture frame with detachable base. This device is in the form of individual parts which, upon assembly, provide for the support and display of pictures at any angle and in a plurality of orientations. The all direction maneuverable picture frame device may be affixed via an attachable base onto computer monitor sides, furniture, walls, or other surface, and in any position: horizontally, vertically, obliquely or upside-down. The picture frame device includes a top part, with a picture holder connected to a ball-joint connecter, and a detachable base with a first end configured to receive, support and secure the top part and a second end with an adhesive surface securing the picture frame in place. The picture frame device has a fully moveable joint connector offering greater number of maneuvering positions: horizontally, vertically or circular. The ball joint connector allows the picture holder to be plugged in and out of the base for easy insertion and extraction of pictures, without damaging the attachable base. Once the ball joint connector of the picture holder and the base are joined the picture frame device is complete and can remain in place while still allowing the picture holder to maneuver as needed for optimal viewing of the picture. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161474 | GROUND-ANCHORED UMBRELLA STAND - A ground-anchored umbrella stand comprises a base unit which is to be anchored in the ground and includes a soil sleeve extending into the soil. A pole mounting unit, in which the pole is inserted, is fastened to the base unit so as to be able to tilt relative to the base unit in all directions in space. An adjustment and locking mechanism between the base unit and the pole mounting unit allows tilting and aligning the pole mounting unit in all directions. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161475 | VIBRATION DAMPENING BASE ASSEMBLY FOR A GRINDING MILL - A base assembly for a grinding mill includes a first ring having a first mating surface. The base assembly includes a support frame having a second mating surface. The support frame is movably coupled to the first ring. The first mating surface and the second mating surface are in sliding engagement with one another. The base assembly includes a second ring removably coupled to the first ring. The second ring is operable to receive impact forces from grinding members which engage the second ring. The base assembly is operable to dampen vibrations resulting from the impact forces applied to the base assembly. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161476 | FIXING APPARATUS FOR FANS - A fixing apparatus includes a base, a fixing wall perpendicularly extending up from the base, and a fixing member. Two opposite slots are defined in the fixing wall. The fixing member includes a stop plate, and two arms perpendicularly extending from opposite ends of the stop plate to extend through the slots of the fixing wall. A number of poles protrude from inner surfaces of fixing wall and the stop plate, for engaging in corresponding latching holes of opposite ends of a fan. A number of protrusions spaced in a direction perpendicular to the stop plate are formed on each arm. When the fixing member is slid towards the fixing wall, two of the protrusions respectively extend through the slots and engage with a side of the fixing wall facing away from the stop plate, for sandwiching the fan between the stop plate and the fixing wall. | 2013-06-27 |