32nd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140216876 | LUGGAGE ASSEMBLY CONVERTIBLE TO MOBILE CLOSET - A luggage assembly is provided wherein a main case body has formed thereon a main externally accessed clothing pocket associated with said main case body, a base connected to the main case body by a plurality of telescoping stand rods wherein said luggage assembly is constructed and arranged in a first configuration as a suitcase and a second configuration as a traveling closet. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216878 | NON-CONTACT POWER FEEDING APPARATUS USING CONDUCTIVE FLUID - Disclosed is a non-contact power feeding apparatus using a conductive fluid, through which an electric railroad vehicle or a trolleybus receives required power from a contact wire in a non-contact state by using the conductive fluid. The non-contact power feeding apparatus according to the present invention includes: a fluid injection hole defined in a vehicle to inject the conductive fluid toward the contact wire; a conductive fluid container for supplying the conductive fluid that is injected through the fluid injection hole; a pressing pump for injecting the conductive fluid within the conductive fluid container through the fluid injection hole; and a current collection terminal disposed on a side of the fluid injection hole to receive the power from the contact wire in a non-contact manner by using the conductive fluid as a medium. According to the present invention, since the conductive fluid is injected toward the contact wire through the fluid injection hole to feed the power in a non-contact manner, wear-out of the power feeding apparatus and the contact wire does not occur and thus costs for maintenance and repair can be reduced. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216879 | TORQUE CONVERTER WITH CENTRIFUGAL PENDULUM ABSORBER - A torque converter includes a cover, a piston plate, a first damper, a pendulum plate, and a drive plate. The cover forms at least a portion of a housing for the torque converter. The piston plate includes a friction surface for clutching engagement with the cover. The first damper includes a first elastic member and a first flange drivingly engaged with the first elastic member. The pendulum plate is axially disposed between the piston plate and the first flange and includes first slots arranged for supporting a pendulum mass. The drive plate includes a first portion fixed to the piston plate and an axial tab extending through the pendulum plate to engage the first flange. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216880 | TORQUE CONVERTER WITH DEFLECTABLE SEAL - A torque converter assembly comprises: a cover for driving engagement with a prime mover; a piston plate including an annular surface for engaging a clutch; and, a sealing plate comprising a substantially radial wall arranged between the cover and the piston plate and disposed radially inward of the annular surface, wherein: in a lockup mode for the torque converter, the sealing plate blocks fluid flow between the cover and the piston plate; and, in a release mode for the torque converter, the sealing plate is deflectable to enable a fluid flow between the cover and the piston plate via a pathway between the cover and the sealing plate. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216881 | CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT AND ACTUATION METHOD - A clutch arrangement ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140216882 | ROTATION TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A rotation transmission device is provided which includes a two-way clutch and an electromagnetic clutch for engaging and disengaging the two-way clutch and which can be easily assembled without the need for a shim to prevent movements of the clutches. The two-way clutch ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140216883 | Axle Assembly Having a Moveable Clutch Collar - An axle assembly having a clutch collar. The clutch collar is moveable between a first position in which the clutch collar couples the spider housing to the hub and a second position in which the clutch collar decouples the spider housing from the hub. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216884 | DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR A CLUTCH UNIT AND REMOVABLE TRANSIMISSION EQUIPPED WITH SAID ASSEMBLY - A drive assembly having an actuating piston for generating a thrust for engagement of a clutch unit. The assembly also has a bearing for transferring the engagement thrust and a pusher for discharging the engagement thrust onto the clutch unit. The actuating piston, the bearing and the pusher are assembled in succession on a transmission shaft carrying the clutch unit. A chamber is provided for supplying a fluid under pressure for generating a disengagement thrust acting on the actuating piston. At least one preloaded spring is provided that acts on the actuating piston so as to push it towards the clutch unit. The bearing for transferring the thrust is mounted with play directly on the transmission shaft. The pusher being disk-shaped and comprising a first face in lateral contact with the bearing and a second face in lateral contact with the clutch unit. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216885 | PARK BRAKE ACTUATOR - A park-brake actuator includes a cam including first serrations and an open-ended slot, a piston including second serrations displaceable relative to the cam in response to variable pressure applied to the piston, a spring, and a rod including a pin urged by the spring toward the slot and contact with the first and second serrations, the pin moved by piston displacement from the slot, onto one of the first serrations to a flat-tow position. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216886 | Under Counter Utensil Chute With Hanger Bracket - A chute for mounting on an elevated surface having a passageway extending from a first end to a second end, the first end having a flange for supporting the chute on an elevated surface, and engaging an edge of the elevated surface, to support the chute. The passageway has a slope such that soiled eating utensils placed within the chute will pass through the passageway and out the second end of the chute into a waiting receptacle such as a tub or bin to receive soiled utensils to be washed. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216887 | DROP CHUTE ASSEMBLY FOR PAPER HANDLING SYSTEM - A paper transport system includes a first conveyor, a second conveyor, and a drop chute assembly. The first conveyor has a belt for transporting paper disposed at a first elevation. The second conveyor has a belt for transporting paper disposed at a second elevation that is different from the first elevation. The drop chute assembly is positioned between the first conveyor and the second conveyor. The drop chute assembly is configured to receive paper from the first conveyor and output the paper to the second conveyor. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216888 | BANKNOTE PROCESSING DEVICE - A banknote processing device that stacks banknotes in a banknote storage section even when a jam occurs. The device has an insertion aperture, a verification section, the storage section and a controller. The aperture separates and feeds inserted banknotes. The verification section verifies the banknotes fed from the aperture. The banknotes are stacked in the storage section. The controller controls conveyance of the banknotes conveyed from the aperture to the verification section such that, depending on verification results, the banknotes are conveyed directly to the storage section. When a jam occurs during conveyance of the banknotes, the controller stops the separation and feeding of the banknotes from the aperture, and controls conveyance such that banknotes for which the storage section has been set as a conveyance destination by the verification section are conveyed directly to the storage section and banknotes for which no conveyance destination has been set are ejected. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216889 | DEVICE FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF COINS - A device for the acceptance of coins which allows the acceptance of individual coins as well as the acceptance of various coins for further processing of the coins, whereby the device includes a laterally moveable holding fixture. The holding fixture has both a side with a coin insertion slot, and a receptacle area for the reception of a plurality of coins. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216890 | GATE MECHANISM - Disclosed is a gate mechanism ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140216891 | POWERED CURB RAMP TUGGER LIFT - A number of variations may include a vehicle for transporting or moving a load including a frame and may include a telescopic beam, a drive wheel and a support wheel, an arm connected to the drive wheel, and a conveyor having a first end and a second end wherein the first end is connected to the arm and the second end is connected to the support wheel. The telescopic beam may elongate and contract to reposition the position of the drive wheel in relation to the support wheel and thereby change the configuration of the vehicle and correspondingly the position of the conveyor. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216892 | MATERIAL TRANSFER DEVICE - A material transfer device is configured for transferring a number of molding assemblies. The material transfer device includes a controlling box and a transfer mechanism. The transfer mechanism includes a receiving chamber, a driving device, and a supporting structure. The receiving chamber is fixedly positioned on the controlling box. The driving device is positioned on a side surface of the receiving chamber. The supporting structure includes a holder and a supporting plate. The holder is positioned on the driving device, and configured to hold the molding assemblies. The supporting plate is positioned on the holder. The driving device drives the supporting structure to move, relative to the receiving chamber. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216893 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING THE PRESENCE OF SPECIFIED CHARACTERISTICS OF A CONTAINER PRODUCT AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SAID METHOD - Method for establishing the presence of specified characteristics of a container product ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140216894 | WEIGHING SYSTEM USING A CONVEYOR BELT WITH LOAD CELLS - A conveyor belt module, a conveyor belt, a weighing system, and a method for weighing articles conveyed on a conveyor belt. A conveyor belt includes an array of load cells embedded in belt modules to measure forces normal to the belt's conveying surface. The measurements are transmitted from the belt to a remote controller as part of a vision system that identifies individual articles conveyed on the belt and pressing down on underlying load cells. The vision system determines which load cells underlie the individual articles and combines their measurements to compute the weights of the articles on the fly. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216895 | MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a material distribution system and method thereof, comprising first, second and third conveyors, first, second, third and fourth material distribution paths, first and second material distribution rockers, and a movable material-distributing guide plate. Material conveyed on the second conveyor is delivered to the first or second material distribution rocker by switching the movable material-distributing guide plate, material conveyed on the first or second conveyor is delivered to the first or second material distribution path by switching the first material distribution rocker, and material conveyed on the second or third conveyor is delivered to the third or fourth material distribution path by switching the second material distribution rocker. Uniform distribution or non-uniform distribution of material conveyed on three routes of conveyors to four routes of material distribution paths may be achieved by material distribution facilitated by one movable material-distributing guide plate and two material distribution rockers. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216896 | DYNAMIC BUFFER FOR A CONTINUOUS ENVELOPE STUFFING SYSTEM - A dynamic buffer suitable for supplying piles from a cutting station to a continuous stuffing system has two storage levels, upper and lower, each having parking cells arranged in series for receiving, retaining and dispensing the piles. Each cell comprises two consecutive roller-counter-roller pairs, spaced by a distance smaller than a longitudinal extension of the piles, motorized in synchrony, suitable for adheringly gripping and drawing a pile; sensor means designed to detect whether each parking cell is free or occupied by a pile. Electronic managing and command means receives signals provided by the sensor means and pilots the flow of piles in inlet to the storage levels, transfers the piles to successive cells and enables outlet of the piles from the storage level, the electronic means acting in phase relation with the cutting station and the stuffing system, such that the supply of the piles thereto has a cadence proportional to the operating velocity thereof. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216897 | EXTENDABLE CONVEYOR ASSEMBLY WITH THE SEAL - A conveyor assembly ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140216898 | PLATE MEMBER CONVEYING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONVEYING PLATE MEMBER - The present invention provides a plate member conveying apparatus configured such that an occupied area is small, and a plate member is unlikely to be damaged. A plate member conveying apparatus according to the present invention includes a feed device having a conveying portion and a pressurizing portion. The conveying portion includes a belt configured to contact one of surfaces of a plate member in a vertical state to feed the plate member in a conveying direction. The pressurizing portion applies pressure of a fluid to the other surface of the plate member in the vertical state in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the plate member to press the plate member toward the belt. Then, the plate member in the vertical state is conveyed while being held by sandwiching the plate member between the belt of the conveying portion and the fluid of the pressurizing portion. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216899 | CONVEYANCE DEVICE - The conveyance rollers are arranged at a predetermined roller pitch in the conveyance direction and arranged in rows so as to be capable of supporting at least the side ends of an object being conveyed. The conveyance rollers are formed along the conveyance direction by a repetition unit composed of the drive rollers and the free rollers. The roller pitch of the conveyance rollers is set based on the dimension of the object, and the smaller of distances from respective ends in the conveyance direction of the object to the position of the center of gravity of the object. The arrangement ratio of the drive rollers in the conveyance rollers is set based on the smaller of the distances from the respective ends in the conveyance direction of the object to the position of the center of gravity of the object, and the roller pitch. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216900 | SELF-SUPPORTING CONVEYOR BELT - A self-supporting platform is formed of a plurality of hingedly connected modules. Adjacent modules may bend inwards against each other but resist flexing in the opposite direction. Each module includes a slotted module connector extending below the module body. The slotted module connector engages a peg to allow one-way bending of the modules relative to each other. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216901 | CONVEYING CHAIN - A conveying chain comprises a plurality of chain sets connected together, each chain set comprises a chain bush, inner plates and outer plates respectively disposed on both sides of the chain bush, and a pin member penetrating the chain bush and connecting the inner and the outer plates, wherein a plurality of openings are defined at intervals on a circumference of the chain bush. A through hole is communicated with an outside via the openings, so that dust or exterior impurities accumulated between the chain bush and the pin member can be outwardly discharged through the openings to prevent the accumulation of the dust or impurities from having an adverse influence on the transmission of the chain and to increase the smoothness of the chain operation and the use duration efficiently. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216902 | TAP CHANGER - In an end-side tap changing mechanism group of a plurality of tap changing mechanism groups that is located at an end of a rotation shaft, input connection points between a plurality of fixed contact connection members and a plurality of input conductors, respectively, are located closer in a shaft direction of the rotation shaft to a center line of entire the plurality of tap changing mechanism groups than a center line of the end-side tap changing mechanism group, and an output connection point between a stator connection member and an output conductor is located closer in the shaft direction of the rotation shaft to the center line of entire the plurality of tap changing mechanism groups than the center line of the end-side tap changing mechanism group. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216903 | Switches and Switch Mounting Structures - An electronic device has circuitry mounted within an electronic device housing. The electronic device housing may have housing walls such as metal sidewalls. Openings are formed in an electronic device housing wall to accommodate buttons. A button may have a switch with a switch housing mounted to the housing wall. A movable button member that extends from the switch housing may protrude through a housing opening. Switch terminals are coupled to signal lines on structures such as flexible printed circuits. The switch terminals may be formed from portions of elongated switch leads supported by support structure that are mounted to the housing wall or may be formed on an inner surface of the switch housing. Support structures may be molded into engagement with features on a housing wall or may be mounted to a housing wall using a fastener such as a screw. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216904 | FALLING-OFF STRUCTURE OF OPERATIONAL SWITCH FOR VEHICLE - A switch body portion attached to a center console includes a dial switch. The switch body portion is held on the side of the enter console for attachment through engaging of front engagement portions and a rear engagement portion. When an external force having a specified magnitude or greater acts on the dial switch from the rear, the engaging of the front engagement portions is released, so that the switch body portion falls off downward, rotating around the rear engagement portion. Accordingly, an impact which may occur when some object hits against the dial switch projecting upward from an upper face of the center console from the rear can be properly absorbed. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216905 | KEYCAP STRUCTURE - A keycap structure includes a reinforcement element and a keycap body. The reinforcement element includes two long segments and two short segments. The keycap body includes plural fixing parts and two protruding parts. The plural fixing parts are used for fixing two ends of each long segment of the reinforcement element. The two protruding parts are used for pushing the two short segments of the reinforcement element, so that the reinforcement element is subjected to deformation. Consequently, the reinforcement element generates a reacting force to push against the bilateral sides of the keycap body. Under this circumstance, the top surface of the keycap body is formed as a downwardly-concave arc-shaped surface, so that the shape of the keycap structure is effectively corrected. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216906 | KEY STRUCTURE - A key structure including a bottom portion, a keycap, an elastic element and a positioning unit is provided. The keycap includes a plurality of fixing portions. The elastic element is configured between the bottom portion and the keycap. The positioning unit is fixed on the bottom portion and is assembled with the fixing portions. The keycap moves relative to the bottom portion via the positioning unit. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216907 | KEYBOARD DEVICE - A keyboard device is located in an accommodating space of a housing having first openings and a second opening. The keyboard device includes a flexible body and a transparent liquid. The flexible body is located in the accommodating space, and includes a main body, first pressing portions, patterns, and a second pressing portion. The first pressing portions are respectively located in the first openings. The patterns are located on the main body or the first pressing portions and are respectively exposed through the first openings. The second pressing portion is located in the second opening. The main body, and the first and second pressing portions have an enclosure space therein. The transparent liquid is located in the enclosure space. When the second pressing portion is pressed, the first pressing portions expand to protrude from the first openings, such that the patterns are enlarged. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216908 | KEYBOARD ASSEMBLY - A keyboard assembly includes a keyboard unit, a securing bracket, and an outer panel. The keyboard unit includes a base panel and a number of keys mounted on the base panel. The securing bracket defines a number of receiving holes receiving the keys. The outer panel includes a transmission portion and a light shield layer attached on the transmission portion. The transmission portion defines a number of light holes also receiving the keys. The light shield layer is used for reflecting light from the transmission to emit into the light holes, thereby lighting the keys. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216909 | MECHANICAL VIBRATION SWITCH - A mechanical vibration switch having a magnet connected to a bar that rotates about an axis, an inertial mass connected to the bar, a magnetic material part disposed in a predetermined spaced apart relation from the magnet, a spring, a stop, and an electrical relay mechanically actuated by the bar. The magnetic material part is adjusted parallel to the magnet such that the magnetic force varies approximately linearly with the common surface area S between the face of the magnet and the face of the magnetic material part. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216910 | PUSH SWITCH - In an initial state where a push rod is pressed down, a base of a movable contact point board supporting a movable contact point makes contact with inclined protruding portions of a moving block by a second spring to be inclined. When the movable contact point makes contact with a fixed contact point following the projecting of the push rod, the base makes contact with stoppers. Thereafter, since the moving block alone rises, the movable contact point board rotates following the end edges of the stoppers according to release of the pressing by the protruding portion. Thereby the movable contact point largely slides and is displaced to the fixed contact point. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216911 | EMERGENCY STOP DEVICE ADAPTABLE FOR A MAN-MACHINE DIALOG SYSTEM - An emergency stop device including a body, a control button that is translatably movable along a control axis, at least one set of electric contacts that are normally closed and which include a mobile electric contact and a stationary electric contact, a flexible blade having a first free end and a second free end, and an actuation push member that can be translatably actuated, by the control button, between a rest position and an actuated position, and which is configured to engage with the flexible blade. The flexible blade includes a bearing area for the actuation push member, and the flexible blade is shaped to rigidify the bearing area. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216912 | MULTI DIRECTION SWITCH HAVING DETECTING MECHANISM - A multi direction switch ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140216913 | INERTIA SWITCH - An inertia switch includes a stack of a base plate and a base cover. The base plate provided inside a liquid storage chamber and a sensing chamber communicating with a liquid storage chamber. The liquid storage chamber contains working fluid, and the sensing chamber equipped with a sensing electrode extending to and connected to an external equipment that tend to interact with the inertia switch. The electricity-conductive liquid is utilized as a medium for inertia detection. Furthermore, by the width, depth and angle of the flow channel design, when the liquid material flows into the sensing chamber through the channel after a time delay, a sensing signal is obtained by the sensing electrodes through a change of a resistance value or a capacitance value to actuate the switch. The inertia switch has a simple structure and is low cost. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216914 | Capacitive Sensor Packaging - An apparatus comprises a fingerprint sensor having a set of capacitive elements configured for capacitively coupling to a user fingerprint. The fingerprint sensor may be disposed under a control button or display element of an electronic device, for example one or more of a control button and a display component. A responsive element is responsive to proximity of the user fingerprint, for example one or both of a first circuit responsive to motion of the control button, and a second circuit responsive to a coupling between the fingerprint and a surface of the display element. The fingerprint sensor is disposed closer to the fingerprint than the responsive element. The control button or display component may include an anisotropic dielectric material, for example sapphire. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216915 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING A CONTAMINANT FROM A SOLVENT SEPARATION PROCESS - The invention is a process and apparatus for removing a contaminant from an aromatic selective solvent. A feed stream comprising an aromatic hydrocarbon and a non-aromatic hydrocarbon is contacted with the aromatic selective solvent in an extractive distillation zone to produce a raffinate stream comprising the non-aromatic hydrocarbon, and a rich solvent stream comprising the aromatic hydrocarbon and the solvent. The rich solvent stream is separated in a second distillation zone to produce an extract stream comprising the aromatic hydrocarbon, and a lean solvent stream comprising the contaminant and the aromatic selective solvent. At least a portion of the lean solvent stream is washed with a non-aromatic hydrocarbon to produce a clean solvent stream, at least a portion of which is passed to at least one of the extractive distillation zone and the second distillation zone. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216916 | MEMBRANE DISTILLATION DEVICE - The invention relates to a membrane distillation device, comprising at least one condensation/evaporation stage, which comprises at least one condensation unit and at least one evaporation unit and to which vapor is fed and through which a liquid to be concentrated flows, wherein each condensation unit comprises a first vapor chamber that is bounded at least partially by a condensation wall and to which the fed vapor is supplied and each evaporation unit comprises a second vapor chamber that is bounded at least partially by a vapor-permeable, liquid-tight membrane wall, and in each condensation/evaporation stage at least one flow channel is provided, which is formed between such a condensation unit and such an evaporator unit adjacent to said condensation unit and which conducts the liquid to be concentrated, and thus the liquid to be concentrated is heated by means of the condensation wall, and vapor arising from the liquid to be concentrated enters the second vapor chamber through the membrane wall. At least one condensation/evaporation stage is expanded by an integrated apparatus for preheating the liquid to be concentrated, which apparatus comprises at least one additional vapor chamber, to which the vapor fed to the condensation/evaporation stage is supplied and in which the vapor is condensed, whereby the liquid to be concentrated is preheated. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216917 | Magnetically Susceptible Particles and Apparatuses for Mixing the Same - The present invention includes a magnetically susceptible polymer component, a method of making the same, and apparatuses and systems for mixing, separating or localizing a magnetically susceptible polymer compound in a reaction. The magnetically susceptible polymer component includes a polymer and a magnetically susceptible particle of a predetermined size, which yields a component having a much-improved magnetic reactivity due to the increase in magnetic material by mass percentage. The apparatuses and systems of the present invention employ controllable magnetic fields distributable in perpendicular directions in order to precisely control the orientation, position and relative motion of any magnetically susceptible components within a reaction vessel. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216918 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING GOLD/TITANIUM DIOXIDE CORE-SHELL STRUCTURED PHOTOCATALYST AND APPLICATION THEREOF TO PHOTOCATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - This invention discloses a method for fabricating a gold/titanium dioxide core-shell structured photocatalyst and the application thereof to photocatalytic decomposition of organic compounds under ultraviolet irradiation. The method comprises steps: fabricating a solution of gold ions; fabricating gold/titanium dioxide core-shell structured nanoparticles; and crystallizing the gold/titanium dioxide core-shell structured nanoparticles, wherein gold and titanium dioxide are mixed by a weight ratio of 0.005 to 0.03. The gold/titanium dioxide core-shell structured photocatalyst can effectively decompose organic compounds and dyes under ultraviolet irradiation. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216919 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING GRAPHENE USING A PLURALITY OF LIGHT SOURCES - A method of fabricating graphene using a plurality of light sources, and an apparatus for fabricating graphene are provided. The apparatus for fabricating graphene includes a first light source configured to irradiate a graphite oxide layer on a substrate, a second light source configured to further irradiate the irradiated graphite oxide layer, and a control unit configured to control an order of irradiation from the first light source and the second light source. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216920 | Method of Producing Nanoparticles - A method is provided of producing nanoparticles in the size range 1 nm to 1000 nm through the synthesis of one or more precursor fluids. The method includes providing a fluid medium comprising at least one precursor fluid and generating an electrical spark within said fluid medium to cause pyrolysis of said at least one precursor fluid in a relatively hot plasma zone to produce at least one radical species. Nanoparticles are formed by nucleation in the fluid medium in a cooler reaction zone about the plasma zone, where the radical species acts as a reactant or catalytic agent in the synthesis of material composing the nanoparticles. The spark is created by an electrical discharge having a frequency between 0.01 Hz and 1 kHz, and a total energy between 0.01 J and 10 J. The nanoparticles may comprise silicon, or compounds or alloys of silicon, and are typically useful in electronic and electrical applications. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216921 | METHOD OF FORMING A TARGET FOR DEPOSITION OF DOPED DIELECTRIC FILMS BY SPUTTERING - A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a selection is made for a first major constituent, a second major constituent and a minor constituent for forming a desired material. The method can include mixing the first major constituent, the second major constituent and the minor constituent in a single mixing step to provide a mixture of constituents. The method can include drying the mixture of constituents to provide a dried mixture of constituents and calcining the dried mixture of constituents to provide a calcinated mixture of constituents. The method can include processing the calcinated mixture of constituents to provide a powder of constituents. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216922 | RF DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH DUAL MATCHING NETWORKS WITH CAPACITIVE TUNING AND POWER SWITCHING - Apparatus and method for delivering power to a substrate processing chamber may include a target and a substrate support pedestal disposed in the chamber, a pedestal impedance match device coupled between the substrate support pedestal and ground, wherein the pedestal impedance match device is configured to adjust a bias voltage on the substrate support pedestal, a target impedance match device coupled between the target and ground, wherein the target impedance match device is configured to adjust a bias voltage on the target, a switch electrically coupled to the pedestal impedance match device and the target impedance match device, a first RF power source coupled to the switch, wherein the switch is configured to direct high frequency voltage from the first RF power source to either the target or the substrate support pedestal, and a second RF power source coupled to the substrate support pedestal. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216923 | PVD RF DC OPEN/CLOSED LOOP SELECTABLE MAGNETRON - Methods and apparatus for a magnetron assembly are provided herein. In some embodiments, a magnetron assembly includes a first plate having a first central axis, the first plate rotatable about the first central axis, a first open loop magnetic pole coupled to the first plate, a second plate having a second central axis, the second plate rotatable about the second central axis, and a second open loop magnetic pole coupled the second plate, wherein the first open loop magnetic pole and the second open loop magnetic pole form a closed loop magnetic pole when the first and second open loop magnetic poles are aligned. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216924 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING A TRANSPARENT BODY FOR USE IN A TOUCH PANEL - A process for manufacturing a transparent body for use in a touch panel is provided. The process includes: The process includes depositing a first transparent layer stack over a substrate with a first silicon-containing dielectric film, a second silicon-containing dielectric film, and a third silicon-containing dielectric film. The first and the third silicon-containing dielectric films have a low refractive index and the second silicon-containing dielectric film has a high refractive index. The process further includes depositing a transparent conductive film in a manner such that the first transparent layer stack and the transparent conductive film are disposed over the substrate in this order. At least one of the first silicon-containing dielectric film, the second silicon-containing dielectric film, the silicon-containing third dielectric film, or the transparent conductive film is deposited by sputtering from a target. Further thereto, a deposition apparatus ( | 2014-08-07 |
20140216925 | Single Target Sputtering of Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide Selenide, CZT(S, Se) - A method of forming a CZT(S,Se) thin film from a quaternary target involves sputtering a quaternary target onto a substrate, wherein the quaternary target comprises (a) copper, (b) zinc, (c) tin, and (d) selenium and/or sulfur, wherein each component (a) through (d) is present in the quaternary target within ±50% of a 2:1:1:4 molar ratio, respectively, thereby forming a CZT(S,Se) thin film on the substrate, wherein the CZT(S,Se) thin film has a kesterite crystalline phase and a band gap of about 1.0 to 1.5 eV. In an embodiment, a ternary target is employed. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216926 | ELECTROLYSIS WATER-MAKING APPARATUS - The electrolysis water-making apparatus (A) which is an apparatus for making electrolysis water (W | 2014-08-07 |
20140216927 | ACIDIC COMPONENT GENERATOR - An acidic component generator includes a discharge electrode and a voltage supply. The voltage supply is configured to apply a high frequency voltage to the discharge electrode to discharge electricity, thereby generating an acidic component. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216928 | THIN-FILM FORMATION SPUTTERING DEVICE - A thin-film formation sputtering device capable of forming a high-quality thin film at high rates is provided. A sputtering device includes a target holder provided in a vacuum container, a substrate holder facing the target holder, a means for introducing a plasma generation gas into the vacuum container, a means for generating an electric field for sputtering in a region including a surface of a target, an antenna placement room provided between inner and outer surfaces of a wall of the vacuum container as well as separated from an inner space of the vacuum container by a dielectric window, and a radio-frequency antenna, which is provided in the antenna placement room, for generating a radio-frequency induction electric field in the region including the surface of the target held by the target holder. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216929 | DOPED ZINC TARGET - The present invention generally relates to a sputtering target comprised of zinc and a dopant. Zinc is utilized for metal oxide semiconductor materials, such as IGZO, zinc oxide and zinc oxynitride. The zinc may be delivered by sputtering a zinc target in a desired atmosphere. If a pure zinc sputtering target is used, a stable film cannot be produced unless mobility is sacrificed to below 10 cm | 2014-08-07 |
20140216930 | Underfill Recognition Biosensor - A biosensor with an underfill recognition system assesses whether to analyze a sample for one or more analytes in response to the volume of the sample. The underfill recognition system applies polling and test excitation signals to the sample. The polling signals generate one or more polling output signals, which maybe used to detect when a sample is present and to determine whether the sample has sufficient volume for analysis. The test excitation signal generates one or more test output signals, which may be used to determine one or more analyte concentrations in the sample. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216931 | Electron-Conducting Crosslinked Polyaniline-Based Redox Hydrogel, and Method of Making - A polymer matrix that may coated on an electrode is created by co-crosslinking (1) an adduct of a polyaniline formed by templated oxidative polymerization on a polymer acid; (2) a water-soluble crosslinker; and (3) a redox enzyme. The polymer matrix may be hydrated, and the absorbed water may make it permeable to, for example, glucose. The polyaniline may be polyaniline itself or a substituted polyaniline; the water-soluble crosslinker may be poly(ethylene glycol)diglycidyl ether, and the redox enzyme may be glucose oxidase. The polymer matrix may be produced by co-crosslinking (1) an adduct of an electrically conductive polymer and a polymer acid; (2) a water-soluble crosslinker; and (3) a redox enzyme in a single step at an about neutral pH, curing by drying. After hydration, the crosslinked polymer matrix may form a 3-dimensional glucose-permeable bioelectrocatalyst, catalyzing the electrooxidation of glucose. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216932 | Droplet Actuator with Improved Top Substrate - The invention provides a droplet actuator. The droplet actuator may include a base substrate and a top substrate separated to form a gap. The base substrate may include electrodes configured for conducting droplet operations in the gap; and the top substrate may include a glass substrate portion coupled to a non-glass portion, where the non-glass portion may include one or more openings establishing a fluid path extending from an exterior of the droplet actuator and into the gap. The invention also provides related methods of manufacturing the droplet actuator, methods of using the droplet actuator, and methods of loading the droplet actuator. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216933 | HIGH CONTRAST SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO DEVICE COMPONENTS - Provided are device components, devices and methods characterized by a high contrast signal to noise ratio (CNR). | 2014-08-07 |
20140216934 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DESALINATION FOR OIL RECOVERY - Electrically-driven separation systems and methods for use in oil recovery. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216935 | Dielectrophoretic Tweezers as a Platform for Molecular Force Spectroscopy in a Highly Parallel Format - Provided herein are methods of performing force spectroscopy, the methods comprising the steps of providing dielectrophoretic tweezers having at least one set of macroscopic electrodes, at least one of the electrodes having a microfabricated dielectric structure comprising a microwell; depositing force probes on a surface; binding the force probes to molecules on the surface; and applying voltage across set of macroscopic electrodes to thereby manipulate the molecules. Also provided are novel apparatus for performing force spectroscopy, the apparatus comprising dielectrophoretic tweezers having at least one set of macroscopic electrodes, at least one of the electrodes having a microfabricated dielectric structure comprising a microwell. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216936 | Devices, Systems And Methods For Treatment Of Water With Electromagnetic Fields - Electromagnetic water treatment devices for applying electromagnetic fields to liquids, such as water are disclosed. The water treatment devices may include a water-immersible probe configured to generate electromagnetic output fields effective to remove scale, prevent the growth of scale and/or eliminate microbes in a water supply system. Systems and methods for treating water using the disclosed devices are also provided. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216937 | Method and Apparatus for Treating Fluid Columns - Methods and apparatuses are disclosed including a method of neutralizing charges of solid contaminants and weakening cell walls and membranes of biological contaminants in a fluid, comprising the steps of: establishing a flow of a fluid through a fluid treatment chamber surrounded by a sidewall of a fluid treatment vessel shaped as a conduit having a fluid input port, and a fluid output port, the sidewall constructed of a shielding material; and energizing a coil of at least one antenna within the fluid treatment chamber with at least one electrical energizing unit to produce pulsed radiation within the fluid treatment chamber to treat the flow of the fluid therein, wherein the sidewall of the fluid treatment vessel establishes a chamber having a capacity to restrict propagation of the pulsed radiation out of the fluid treatment vessel. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216938 | MICRO-CHEMICAL MIXING - A device comprising, a substrate having a droplet thereover, and an electrical source coupleable to the substrate. The electrical source is configured to apply a voltage between the substrate and the droplet using an electrode. The electrode has a first portion and a second portion non-symmetric to the first portion, the first and second portions defined by a plane located normal to a longitudinal axis and through a midpoint of a length of the electrode. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216939 | LAMINATING MAGNETIC CORES FOR ON-CHIP MAGNETIC DEVICES - A laminating structure includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, a first spacer disposed between the first and second magnetic layers and a second spacer disposed on the second magnetic layer. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216940 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR UNIFORMLY METALLIZATION ON SUBSTRATES - An apparatus for substrate metallization from electrolyte is provided. The apparatus comprises: an immersion cell containing metal salt electrolyte; at least one electrode connecting to at least one power supply; an electrically conductive substrate holder holding at least one substrate to expose a conductive side of the substrate to face the at least one electrode; an oscillating actuator for oscillating the substrate holder with an amplitude and a frequency; at least one ultrasonic device with an operating frequency and an intensity, disposed in the metallization apparatus; at least one ultrasonic power generator connecting to the ultrasonic device; at least one inlet for metal slat electrolyte feeding; and at least one outlet for metal salt electrolyte draining. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216941 | Method of Electrochemically Fabricating Multilayer Structures Having Improved Interlayer Adhesion - Multi-layer microscale or mesoscale structures are fabricated with adhered layers (e.g. layers that are bonded together upon deposition of successive layers to previous layers) and are then subjected to a heat treatment operation that enhances the interlayer adhesion significantly. The heat treatment operation is believed to result in diffusion of material across the layer boundaries and associated enhancement in adhesion (i.e. diffusion bonding). Interlayer adhesion and maybe intra-layer cohesion may be enhanced by heat treating in the presence of a reducing atmosphere that may help remove weaker oxides from surfaces or even from internal portions of layers. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216942 | Carbon-Metal Thermal Management Substrates - A method of manufacturing a thermal management hybrid article includes electroplating a copper layer on a graphitic layer, adhering the copper-plated graphitic layer to a plate of aluminum with a nano-copper paste to form a substrate, heating the substrate in a forming gas at a temperature less than 500° C. to melt to recrystallize the nano-copper paste, and cooling the substrate after the heating. A method of manufacturing a thermal management hybrid article includes electroplating a copper layer on a graphitic layer, electroplating copper on a plate of aluminum, and soldering the copper-plated layer on the graphitic layer to the copper-plated plate of aluminum. A method of manufacturing a thermal management hybrid article also includes electroplating a copper layer on a graphitic layer and immersing the copper-plated graphitic layer in molten aluminum to cast the an aluminum layer on the copper layer. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216943 | LAMINATING MAGNETIC CORES FOR ON-CHIP MAGNETIC DEVICES - A laminating structure includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, a first spacer disposed between the first and second magnetic layers and a second spacer disposed on the second magnetic layer. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216944 | GRAPHITE OXIDE AND/OR GRAPHENE PREPARATION METHOD - A graphite oxide or graphene preparation method includes providing a plasma electrolytic apparatus, where an electrolytic solution is provided and a graphite electrode is configured as a cathode of the plasma electrolytic apparatus; and providing a cathodic current so as to initiate a plasma electrolytic process at the graphite cathode to obtain graphite oxide or graphene. The graphite oxide can be synthesized through plasma electrolytic processing at relatively low temperature under atmospheric pressure within a very short period of time, without the need for concentrated acids or strong oxidizing agents. The present invention may prepare graphite oxide with plasma electrolytic process directly from graphite, without requiring any prior purification. This plasma electrolytic process of the present invention is quite promising and provided with advantages such as low cost, simple setup, high efficiency, and environmental friendliness. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216945 | PASSIVE WATER HEATER ANODE ROD DEPLETION SENSOR ALGORITHM - The present subject matter relates to methodologies and algorithms for providing anode rod depletion detection and warnings thereof to consumers. Consumers general are not concerned with monitoring consumption of protective anode rods incorporated within water heaters, The present subject matter provides automatic monitoring of anode rod depletion and provides the consumer with notification of rod depletion beyond a predetermined amount by one or more of optical, audible, or electronic devices. Aspects of the algorithm include handling of start-up conditions, service board replacement conditions, and properly defining the anode rod depletion threshold. Additional algorithm aspects include considerations for taking into consideration power outage conditions and accurately estimating galvanic current. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216946 | FLUID TREATMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Methods and systems for treatment of wastewater. In some embodiments, the system may comprise one or more modules such as an electrochemical module, an electrocoagulation module, a flotation module, an evaporation module, and an ultrafiltration module. One or more detection modules may also be provided to analyze the concentration of one or more wastewater components in the wastewater. Data from such modules may be used to adjust one or more operational parameters or conditions in the treatment system. The system may also comprise one or more features designed to minimize adverse effects on the environment, such as avoiding adding chemicals to the stream, extracting salt or other chemicals for re-use, and/or use of carbon dioxide gas from on-site combustion processes. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216947 | ELECTRODE ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE ELECTRODE ARRANGEMENT - An electrode array for the cyclic reduction and oxidation of a redox species in an electrolyte, wherein both electrodes are disposed on an insulating substrate and connected to a counter electrode for the application of a voltage, comprising: 1) a control electrode for reacting the redox species for cyclic electron transport between the electrodes: and b) a collector electrode disposed opposite the control electrode, wherein a layer structure composed of a second insulator and a charge transfer mediator disposed thereon is additionally disposed on the side of the collector electrode located opposite the insulating substrate for reacting the redox species Two methods for operating the electrode array are disclosed. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216948 | HEMATOCRIT CORRECTED GLUCOSE MEASUREMENTS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL TEST STRIP USING TIME DIFFERENTIAL OF THE SIGNALS - Various embodiments that allow for determination of hematocrit by a time differential between the input and output signals such that a glucose measurement for a blood sample can be corrected by the measured hematocrit of the blood sample. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216949 | Mediator-Stabilized Reagent Compositions for Use in Biosensor Electrodes - The claimed subject matter relates to the stabilization of 1,2-quinone mediators, especially those containing 1,10-phenanthroline quinone (PQ) and more especially transition metal complexes of PQ, in the presence of enzymes when contained in dry reagent layers for biosensor electrodes, through the use of various metal salts, particularly those of lithium. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216950 | ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR MODIFIED ELECTRODE AND ITS PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION - The invention discloses an erythropoietin receptor modified electrode, which is a glassy carbon electrode with erythropoietin receptor as recognition element fixed onto the electrode surface via ZnO sol-gel. The modified electrode can be prepared easily, and its performance is stable. After 50-day storage in the dark at 4° C., its response current remained approximately 77% of the original value. An electrochemical biosensor using this modified electrode as working electrode, a platinum electrode as counter electrode, a saturated calomel electrode as reference electrode, and 2 mmol/L K | 2014-08-07 |
20140216951 | Modular Analyte Measurement System with Extendable Strip Port - A modular analyte measurement system having a removable strip port module. In one embodiment, the analyte measurement system includes: an analyte meter; a removable strip port module; and a connector linking the removable strip port module to the analyte meter. The analyte meter includes: a meter housing; a receptacle formed in the meter housing; a processing circuit disposed within the housing; and an input interface within the receptacle and electrically coupled to the processing circuit. The removable strip port module includes: a module housing sized to at least partially fit within the receptacle of the analyte meter; an analyte test strip port disposed within the module housing to receive an analyte test strip via an aperture formed in the module housing; and an output interface coupled to the analyte test strip port. The connector links the output interface with the input interface. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216952 | WATERPROOF HERMETICALLY-SEALED ELECTRONIC PRODUCT PROTECTION DEVICE - A waterproof hermetically-sealed electronic product protection device includes a body and at least a covering element. The body has a receiving space and at least an opening in communication with the receiving space. The body has a positioning section at the periphery of the at least an opening. The at least a covering element has a protective portion and an engaging portion circumferentially disposed at the periphery of the protective portion. The engaging portion is engaged with the positioning section of the body, such that the at least a covering element covers the at least an opening, and the receiving space is airtight. Hence, not only is the engaging portion engaged with and fixed to the positioning section, but the receiving space is also waterproof and airtight to thereby provide electronic product protection and enable users to operate an electronic product with the protective portion directly. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216953 | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR PORTABLE ELETRONIC DEVICE - A protective cover for a portable electronic device includes a main body and a plurality of cushioning structures. The main body is configured to receive the portable electronic device. Each cushioning structure includes an elastic body protruding from the main body and a clearance defined between the main body and the elastic body. The elastic body is deformed toward the clearance when the elastic body is impacted. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216954 | CASE FOR ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - Some embodiments include a case for an electrical device. The case includes a support assembly configured to be removably coupled to the electrical device. The case also includes a first portion coupled to at least a portion of the support assembly. The case further includes a second portion coupled to the first portion at a first hinge. The case also includes a third portion hingedly coupled to the second portion. The case further includes a fourth portion hingedly coupled to the third portion. The fourth portion includes a hand support assembly at an inner surface of the fourth portion. The hand support assembly includes a perimeter frame, an inner frame, and a channel between the perimeter frame and the inner frame. Other embodiments are provided. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216955 | PACKAGED READY-TO-USE PRODUCT AND METHOD - A vapor hydrated packaged catheter assembly and method of manufacturing and distributing same includes a gas impermeable package housing a catheter within a catheter-receiving cavity. The catheter assembly has a hydrophilic coating applied to at least a portion of the outer surface of a catheter tube or shaft which may be surrounded by a sleeve to provide a no-touch, sure grip feature. The catheter assembly is disposed within the catheter receiving cavity of the package together with a limited amount of a vapor donating liquid provided as a source of vapor to activate the hydrophilic coating. The amount of vapor donating liquid is less than the amount that would otherwise be sufficient to cause a spill hazard. It may be loose liquid as a desired percentage of the volume of a tube-receiving portion of the catheter receiving cavity of the package, or it may be contained in a liquid sequestering element. The activation of at least some of the hydrophilic coating occurs solely by reason of exposure of the outer surface of the catheter to a vapor produced by the vapor donating liquid. The distribution of the catheter following manufacture is delayed for a time sufficient to permit the vapor to complete hydration of the entire hydrophilic coating on the surface. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216956 | SEGMENTED PORTABLE HUMIDITY CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN ENCLOSED VOLUME STORAGE DEVICE - A device for controlling a relative humidity level in an enclosed volume storage device includes a plurality of container segments each including two side walls with internal edges joined at an interior edge of the container segment, an outer wall extending between external edges of the two side walls, a base wall extending between bottom edges of each of the two side walls and the outer wall of the container segment, and a permeable top wall. The container segments are configured in a first instance to be compactly adjacently positioned so that each side wall of a container segment abuts another side wall of another container segment and the segments are radially arrayed around a central axis of the device. A binding element is applied to maintain the segments in this position. The binding element is removable to allow the segments to be individually distributed within the storage device. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216957 | Pinkie Closet - A pinkie closet assembly may enclose a suspended plunger, a suspended toilet bowl brush, and may incorporate a shelf on which cleaning supplies and related items can be stored. A suspension mechanism holds the handle of the plunger, thus suspending the bell in mid-air. Similarly, a suspension mechanism, hanging hook, or similar device can be used to suspend a toilet brush. A removable drip tray is provided under the suspended tool(s) to catch any water that drips therefrom. A disposable absorbent pad may be adapted to fit within the tray. A door is provided so that the closet can be closed, concealing the items therein; and the entire assembly then adds to the appearance of the bathroom rather than detracting from it. A top exterior surface of the pinkie closet provides a convenient shelf to hold items for display, reading materials, etc. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216958 | OXYGEN-IMPEREABLE, FILLABLE CLOSURE WITH A PUSH BUTTON FOR TRIGGERING - A fillable closure is used to initiate emptying of a separately fillable capsule moulded into this closure. The capsule is made oxygen-impermeable on the inside or outside with a vapour-deposited layer of silicon dioxide or metal. The volume of the capsule can be reduced through pressurisation from the top, through deformation of its side walls, for cutting or rupturing a sealing foil. The capsule has an asymmetric push button with a pusher surface, a deformable front and side wall and a stable rear wall. The upper end of the rear wall forms a stationary edge, on which the pusher surface can be pivoted downward through deformation of the front and side wall. On the bottom of the pusher surface, a triangle-shaped blade is formed, which ends in a tip, and its triangle edge forming a cutting edge for piercing and cutting the sealing foil on the bottom of the capsule. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216959 | Beverage Container Device - A beverage holding device comprising a container and a removably engageable lid. The container includes a partition extending between opposing sides of the sidewall of the container to define a plurality of separated cavities. The partition includes an edge surface forming an interior seal against a lower surface of the lid upon an engagement of the lid with the container for maintaining the plurality of cavities fluidly separated. A plurality of apertures in offset elevated positions above an upper surface of the lid are provided, with each communicating with a respective one of the plurality of cavities. The elevated and offset apertures provide a respective relief area to accommodate a projecting nose of a user during an engagement of the user's mouth with a respective aperture while tipping the container. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216960 | Package of Treatment Material Heated by Microwave - An apparatus for treatment of a body part such as the hair of a user which includes a treatment material such as coconut oil contained as a single portion within a closed and sealed flexible pouch formed of a flexible laminated plastic material which is foil free so that it can be heated in a microwave oven to warm the treatment material to a required temperature. The pouch includes printed instruction material comprising instructions to warm the material in a microwave oven, to knead the product when heated within the closed pouch and to re-heat in stages to the required temperature and to form an opening in the pouch and apply the warmed treatment material. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216961 | Electronic Cigarette Case - An electronic cigarette case includes a box body, a box cover hinged to the box body and an opening and closing mechanism. The opening and closing mechanism includes a spring piece built in the box body and an arc-shaped bulge formed on the box cover. The arc-shaped bulge clamped between the spring piece and inner wall of the box body and slidingly contact with the spring piece. When the box cover rotates a first predetermined angle relative to the box body, the spring piece drives the bulge to slide relative to the spring piece until the box cover is fully open. When the box cover rotates a second predetermined angle relative to the box body, the spring piece drives the arc-shaped bulge to slide relative to the spring piece until the box cover is fully closed. Thus, it is convenient to open or close the electronic cigarette case which has a simplified structure. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216962 | LOOP CLIPS FOR GOLF BAGS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF BAGS - Embodiments of a loop clip used with a golf bag and methods to manufacture a golf bag are generally described herein. Other embodiments of the loop clip may be described and claimed. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216963 | Sterile Electronics Bag and Sterile Closure Mechanism - A sterile bag for containing non-sterile objects includes: a body; a sealed first end; a second end forming a cuff and an opening to an internal portion of the bag when in a first position; a visible demarcation located circumferentially along the cuff dividing the bag into two sides; a closure mechanism located along the cuff on the proximal side of the visible demarcation such that when the second end is in a second position there is no cuff and the closure mechanism can be used to seal the bag with the visible demarcation sealed within the bag. In use, a first user with scrubbed hands may touch the bag only on one side of the visible demarcation and a second user with non-scrubbed hands may touch the bag only on the other side of the visible demarcation. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216964 | CARTRIDGE SHIPPING AID - A cartridge shipping aid is provided to retain staples within staple pockets of a staple cartridge during shipment. The cartridge shipping aid includes a base and a longitudinal rib extending perpendicularly from an underside of the base and indiscernible into a knife slot formed in a staple cartridge. One or more perpendicular keys are formed along a lower edge of the longitudinally extending rib for engagement with an underside surface of the staple cartridge. The cartridge shipping aid may additionally include sidewalls projecting perpendicularly from outer edges of the base. Projections are formed on one end of the base for engagement with associate detents formed on the staple cartridge. Grasping structure is formed adjacent one end of the base and longitudinal rib. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216965 | Electrode Pad Packaging Systems And Methods - An electrode pad packaging system including an electrode pouch, an electrode pad (e.g., a defibrillation electrode pad) and a sacrificial source of moisture is disclosed. The electrode pad and the sacrificial source of moisture are each disposed at least partially within the electrode pouch. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216966 | ADJUSTABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT STRINGER WITH PEGS, TRAY SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF STERILIZATION - An adjustable stringer configured to string the ring handles of one or more surgical instruments, the stringer including two or more rod sections, wherein each rod section is configured to be inserted in one ring handle of the one or more surgical instruments, two or more angle sections, each angle section configured having one or more slidable connector sections, each slidable connector section configured to extend and retract along at least one of the two or more rod sections, and two or more releasable connectors, each releasable connector positioned between two of the two or more angle sections. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216967 | CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF SUPPORTED CONTENTS - A container for transporting an item is provided having an outer case member and a pair of partition members. The container is erectable from a collapsed configuration, in which the container is substantially flat, to an erected configuration in which the partition members form a support structure within an interior cavity of the outer case member to support a portion of the item to be transported. Methods of packaging and transporting an item in a container are also provided. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216968 | DISPOSABLE RIGID CONTAINER FOR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS - A single use rigid package containing pharmaceutical compositions which protects tablets, capsules, soft shell pills against hard transporting conditions and undesired rupture. The package comprises at least four sections made from a single sheet foldable into a folded configuration. At least two sections are carrier sections pivotally connected to each other and each comprising cavities for housing pharmaceutical compositions. Two sections are end sections not comprising cavities, the end sections being foldable to adjacent and at least partly covering the carrier sections when the sheet is folded so as to protect the carrier sections. The package allows for personal transportation, e.g. in a pocket, and it is easy and convenient to open for people of all levels of ability and dexterity. Its design allows for transport as standard mail withstanding temperature fluctuation, vibrations and shocks, mechanical pressure and variation in atmospheric pressure which may occur during transport. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216969 | EDG1 EASY OPEN EDGE - The invention provides solutions to the problem connected with the difficulties encountered, when trying to open flexible packages, whether they are simple plastic bags with a regular opening mouth, or whether the bags comprise zipper closure strips. Similar solutions can be used with zipper closure strips by themselves, solutions are Also provided to facilitate in the opening of blister packages and the like. Furthermore, similar solutions are proposed for packages containing food items such as cheese slices and the like. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216970 | I-BEAM STAND ALONE PACKAGE - The present invention generally relates to a package which allows a product to be displayed and retains structural integrity so that it can stand independently on a shelf or reside in a low sidewall display tray. In one embodiment, the package of the present invention can stand alone independently on an integrated cardboard base. In another embodiment, the package of the present invention can use the integrated cardboard base in conjunction with a low profile display tray. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216971 | LOW PROFILE PROTECTIVE COVER CONFIGURABLE AS A STAND - A protective cover having a front cover, a rear cover including a middle rear cover, an exterior rear cover, and a folding portion that connects the middle rear cover to the exterior rear cover, an articulable back that connects the rear cover to the front cover, a holding sheet that is attached to an inner surface of the exterior rear cover and is not attached to the middle rear cover, the holding sheet having bands located at corners of the holding sheet, the bands configured to be attached to corners of an electronic device for securing the electronic device to the protective cover, and an anti-slip pad attached to an inner surface of the front cover. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216972 | CUP MADE OF A PAPER MATERIAL - A cup made of paper material having a fillable interior is provided. The cup is formed by a conical sleeve and a bottom. The bottom is attached to the sleeve at the lower end of the interior with a bottom skirt in an essentially liquid-tight way. The sleeve and/or the bottom in the area of the bottom skirt and/or the bottom skirt itself includes, at least in one area along the periphery, an outwardly projecting widening. A lower edge of the widening forms a standing surface for the cup. The widening can form a structure for holding another cup of the same type, which structure can act together with a similar cup during stacking. The cup can include a heat-insulting outer sleeve. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216973 | PROTECTIVE CASE HAVING ELASTICALLY DEFORMABLE AIR CHAMBERS FOR IMPACT REDUCTION - The present invention is to provide a. protective case having elastically deformable air chambers for impact reduction, which is made of an elastically deformable material and includes at least four lateral walls and at least four outer curved walls each connecting adjacent lateral wails, such that the outer curved wails and the lateral walls jointly form and enclose a receiving space. When a portable electronic device is received in the receiving space, the inner sides of the lateral walls lie against the four lateral sides of the periphery of the portable electronic device respectively. Meanwhile, the outer curved walls correspond in position to the four corners of the portable electronic device respectively, but the inner sides of the outer curved walls are not in contact with the portable electronic device, so as to form the air chambers between the outer curved walls and the portable electronic device respectively. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216974 | ROTOR WIPE - One or more techniques, systems, or both are disclosed for an automotive container comprising a water dispersible, pre-moistened wiping product for an associated rotor. The wiping product may comprise a flexible substrate carrying a cleaning composition wherein the cleaning composition may comprise 1) about 70% to about 90% water; 2) about 1% to about 10% corrosion inhibitor; and 3) about 10% to about 25% surfactant. A single wiping product may be in the automotive container for single use application and may then be discarded with the automotive container through ordinary disposal means. A single use lubricating product may be carried in a separate pocket or container for use after the wiping product. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216975 | Multi-Compartment Tray-Less Package With a Rigid Frame - A tray-less multi-compartment plastic flexible package has two outermost films comprising crystallizable polymer, at least two products, and at least one internal film comprising crystallizable polymer. The internal film is interposed between the two products and the outermost films. A peripheral circumferential continuous seal seals the two outermost films and the internal film together in a sealing area and delimits two sealed compartments each enclosing one of the at least two products. The crystallizable polymer is at least partially crystallized in the sealing area. | 2014-08-07 |
20140216976 | COVERS AND MOUNTS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A cover is provided for installing at least partly around an electronic device. And, a module is provided for releasably coupling to the cover. The module includes a compartment for storing desired items within the module when the module is coupled to the cover. An insert is associated with the cover for use in releasably coupling the module to the cover. In particular, the insert includes arms that extend through a back portion of the cover for use in releasably coupling the module to the cover. In some aspects, a mounting unit is also provided for supporting the cover and the electronic device in a desired position (e.g., on a bike, in a vehicle, on a boats, on a belt strap, on a backpack strap, etc.). | 2014-08-07 |