47th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130306724 | ELECTRONIC CORRECTION OF VOTER-MARKED PAPER BALLOT - Methods, systems, and devices are described for electronically correcting votes made on voter-marked paper ballots. An optical scan system may image a paper ballot and allow vote modification by the voter following the imaging. Such a modification may be necessary, for example, if a voter has improperly voted (e.g., voted for two candidates for one office), if a definitive determination of the intention to cast a vote cannot be made (e.g., partially filed-in bubble associated with a candidate, erasure, stray marks), if a write-in candidate is included on the ballot, or if a voter has changed their mind or otherwise wishes to cast a different vote than initially indicated. After correction, the corrected ballot may be re-imaged. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306725 | NEAR FIELD MAGNETIC COUPLING ANTENNA AND RFID READER HAVING THE SAME - A near field magnetic coupling antenna may include a plurality of annularly arranged radiators and an annular conductive portion. The annular conductive portion may include a plurality of conductive segments. A first gap may be formed between any two adjacent radiators. Each conductive segment may partially overlap two adjacent radiators and any two adjacent conductive segments may be separated by a second gap. Two adjacent radiators may be associated with a feed point and a ground point, respectively, and the feed point and the ground point may be disposed in the proximity of the first gap. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306726 | PORTABLE POWER BANK WITH CARD READING FUNCTION - A portable power bank with card reading function includes a battery unit, a charging unit, a control unit, a voltage converting unit, a first card reading unit, and a connection interface unit. The battery unit is coupled with the charging unit and the voltage converting unit. The control unit is coupled with the charging unit, the voltage converting unit and the first card reading unit. The connection interface unit is coupled with the voltage converting unit and the control unit. The first card reading unit is configured for a first removable electronic card to insert thereinto. An electronic device is removably connected to the connection interface unit. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306727 | OPTICAL SCANNER WITH TOP DOWN READER - A data reading system including one or more imagers, the data reading system having a lower main housing structure with a horizontal surface, across which items to be read are passed, and an upper reader module, such as pole-mounted top down reader (TDR) including an imager configured to provide a top down viewing angle from above the horizontal surface of the item in a read region. In one configuration, the pole-mounted upper reader module includes a one-piece post housing section mounted to the main housing structure and extending therefrom and containing imaging electronics and optics of the upper reader. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306728 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO READ MACHINE-READABLE SYMBOLS - Systems and methods of reading machine-readable symbols are provided. A method of reading a machine-readable symbol includes emitting by a first source outgoing electromagnetic energy comprising wavelengths in a first portion of the electromagnetic spectrum towards a target comprising the machine-readable symbol. Incoming electromagnetic energy comprising wavelengths in a second portion of the electromagnetic spectrum reflected or emitted by the machine-readable symbol are discerned by a global shutter sensor after transmission through at least a first portion of a color filter array having a plurality of portions. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306729 | DEVICE FOR READING BARCODES - An image capture device for capturing an image of a test tube rack comprising a plurality of test tubes each having an individual barcode thereon, the image capture device comprising: an enclosure comprising a transparent window which, in use, is adjacent the test tube rack to be imaged; at least one camera mounted within the enclosure to capture an image through the window; a plurality of light sources mounted within the enclosure to illuminate the window and at least one light blocking element arranged to at least partially block light radiating from at least one of the plurality of light sources, wherein the plurality of light sources and the at least one light blocking element are arranged within the enclosure to provide generally uniform illumination across the whole window and to reduce unwanted reflections. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306730 | Laser Scanning Code Symbol Reading System Providing Improved Control Over the Length and Intensity Characteristics of a Laser Scan Line Projected Therefrom Using Laser Source Blanking Control - Method of and system for reading bar code symbols using a hand-supportable laser scanning bar code symbol reading system supporting an improved level control over the length and intensity characteristics of laser scan lines projected onto scanned objects, at any instant in time, in a manner dependent the detected location, distance or range of the scanned object in the scanning field of the system during system operation. The system includes a laser scanning module that projects the laser scanning beam through a light transmission window, and across a laser scanning field in which an object is located, while the laser scanning beam is blanked out during the laser scanning cycle according to a laser source blanking function that is determined by the estimated distance, or data representative thereof. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306731 | INDICIA READING TERMINAL OPERABLE FOR DATA INPUT ON TWO SIDES - Embodiments of an indicia reading terminal have a housing on which is disposed input/output devices on opposing sides of the housing The terminals are configured in one example to distinguish between the input/output devices, to activate one of the input/output devices for use by an end user, and to deactivate another of the input/output devices. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306732 | METHOD FOR LOCATING AN OPTICAL IDENTIFICATION ON A LABORATORY ANALYSIS CUVETTE - A method for locating an optical identification on a cuvette includes providing a cuvette comprising an axial locating bar with a fixed bar width with a fixed geometric relationship with an identification. A laboratory analyzer is provided comprising a cuvette chamber, a cuvette rotating device, and a digital camera with an axial resolution of more than 10 lines. The digital camera is associated with the cuvette chamber. At least four respective non-adjacent lines of the digital camera are read in. The identification is searched for. If at least three mutually successive read-in lines comprising approximately axially in-line reflection signals of the axial locating bar with the fixed bar width are registered, the cuvette is rotated by an angle corresponding to the fixed geometric relationship so that identification is aligned with the digital camera. The identification is read in by reading out a plurality of adjacent lines of the digital camera. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306733 | READER, READING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a reader includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire an image containing a code; a detecting unit configured to detect a plurality of local regions containing parts of the code from the image; an integrating unit configured to integrate the local regions to obtain an integrated region; and a reading unit configured to read the code on the integrated region. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306734 | LASER SCANNING CODE SYMBOL READING SYSTEM EMPLOYING MULTI-CHANNEL SCAN DATA SIGNAL PROCESSING WITH SYNCHRONIZED DIGITAL GAIN CONTROL (SDGC) FOR FULL RANGE SCANNING - A laser scanning code symbol reading system includes an analog scan data signal processor for producing digital data signals, wherein during each scanning cycle, a light collection and photo-detection module generates an analog scan data signal corresponding to a laser scanned code symbol, a multi-channel parallel scan data signal processor/digitizer processes the analog scan data signal along multiple cascaded multi-stage signal processing channels, to generate digital data signals corresponding thereto, while a synchronized digital gain control module automatically processes the digital data signals in response to start of scan (SOS) signals generated by a SOS detector. Each signal processing channel supports different stages of amplification and filtering using a different set of band-pass filtering and gain parameters in each channel, to produce multiple digital first derivative data signals, and/or multiple digital scan data intensity data signals, having different signal amplitudes and dynamic range characteristics for use in decode processing. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306735 | OPTICAL SLOT SCANNER HAVING COAXIAL ILLUMINATON - An optical slot scanner ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130306736 | ENCODED INFORMATION READING TERMINAL CONFIGURED TO PRE-PROCESS IMAGES - An encoded information reading (EIR) terminal can comprise a microprocessor, a memory, and an EIR device including a two-dimensional imager. The EIR device can be configured to output raw message data containing an encoded message and/or outputting a decoded message corresponding to an encoded message. The EIR terminal can be configured, responsive to acquiring an image containing decodable indicia, to pre-process the acquired image and transmit the pre-processed image to an external decoding computer for decoding the decodable indicia. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306737 | Optically Readable Identification Security Tag or Stamp - The invention relates to a security tag made unique by randomly distributing a mixture of large numbers of multicolored small objects, such as two colored glass balls, into a regular geometric array or pattern onto a substrate and encapsulating those objects. The objects in the regular array on the substrate will create a unique, non-reproducible pattern. The data, saved to a secure database, can be processed and calculated quantities can be derived from the field of binary data, which can be affixed to the document or manufactured part that the stamp is affixed to. The regular array can be read out by scanner, quantities calculated, and compared to the values printed on the part or document. Additionally, the regular array can be read out by optical scanner and parts or all of the data compared to the data stored in the secure database. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306738 | EVENT BADGE AND HOLDER THEREFOR - A badge holder comprises an illumination device, a badge, a memory, and a controller. The controller receives environmental conditions sensed by a sensor and, in response, actuates the illumination device. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306739 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE - A radio frequency identification (RFID) device includes a metallic antenna plate, a first metallic tube, and a second metallic tube. The metallic antenna plate has a positioning portion and defines a central axis, a first hole, and a second hole. The positioning portion is formed in the path of the central axis and surrounds the second hole. The first and second metallic tubes are disposed on the metallic antenna plate. The first and second metallic tubes each has one end disposed on the positioning portion. The first and second metallic tubes extend across the first and second holes, respectively and are welded to the metallic antenna plate. The portion of the second metallic tube that extends across the second hole is approximately perpendicular to the portion of the first metallic tube that extends across the first hole. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306740 | MINIATURIZED UHF RFID TAG FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - This invention relates to a novel architecture of a passive RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) tag which is highly miniature in size, capable of metal mounting and suitable for global operation in the entire UHF band (860 MHz to 960 MHz) without necessity of territory specific optimization of the antenna design layout. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306741 | WIRELESS TAG - A wireless tag includes: an antenna; an integrated circuit configured to be electrically connected to the antenna; a package configured to integrally subject the antenna and the integrated circuit to packaging; and a boundary portion configured to be located between a first portion including the integrated circuit in the package and a second portion not including the integrated circuit, wherein the boundary portion is configured so as to be more easily torn apart than a portion other than the boundary portion in the package. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306742 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING INDIVIDUALLY CODED READ PATTERNS - A device for producing individually coded read patterns, especially resonators for use in RFID chips. The device includes a structuring apparatus for producing a basic pattern with at least one group of individual patters on a carrier substrate, and a processing apparatus for forming at least one individually coded read pattern at a time with read elements from a subset of a total set of the individual patters of each group. The invention also relates to a corresponding method and a read structure, produced according to the described method and/or the described device. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306743 | ANTENNA FOR DIPOLE-TYPE IC TAG, ANTENNA ROLL, AND USAGE METHOD FOR IC TAG - To provide an antenna for dipole-type IC tag, which can conform to various IC chip specifications and communication frequencies in a wide area without causing an increase in the size of antenna, while advantageously suppressing a decrease in a communication distance caused by a defect part in an antenna pattern, in an antenna for dipole-type IC tag, an antenna radiation part is configured by extending an antenna wire in a radiation part extending direction, while repeatedly forming a pair of branch paths that branches in a direction intersecting with the radiation part extending direction, and a connection path which connects the pair of branch paths. The connection path is configured to extend in the radiation part extending direction from a junction of a pair of branch paths to a branch point of a next pair of branch paths. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306744 | Acousto-Magnetic Anti-Theft Label with a High Coercivity Bias and Method of Manufacture - A high coercivity bias piece for making acousto-magnetic labels is made of an alloy strip with 10-14% weight percent Mn, less than 7% weight percent of one or more other transitional metals, with the balance Fe, after cold rolling to final gage, going through a final aging heat treatment at below 590 C, longer than 5 minutes. The strip thickness is 0.065-0.18 mm with coercivity measured by direct current method being 56-90 Oe. The method of making the high coercivity bias piece is to cold roll the strip to 0.07-0.15 mm with aging temperature at 450-570 C, for 0.5-20 hours to form a magnetic strip with coercivity of 60-85 Oe, followed by cutting the strip to required size. This high coercivity bias piece is manufactured without expensive Co and Ni materials, showing that a low cost Fe-(10-14% weight percent Mn) based alloy can be used to make high coercivity bias. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306745 | WATER HEATER - A water heater includes a hot water tank | 2013-11-21 |
20130306746 | Retrofit Flap Damper Assembly System for Cone Type Damper Variable Air Volume Boxes - A retrofitting flap damper assembly system for cone type damper variable air volume (VAV) boxes includes specifically modified mounting hardware to secure a flap damper assembly inside an existing cone type damper VAV box. A flap damper having a housing with a front opening and a rear opening is secured between an existing cone type damper VAV inlet and at least one back plate. A plurality of bolts secure the flap damper in place using back plate and the VAV box housing. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306747 | RAILWAY RAIL FASTENING CLIP AND INSULATOR - In a railway rail fastening clip | 2013-11-21 |
20130306748 | FLUID JET RECEPTACLE WITH ROTATABLE INLET FEED COMPONENT AND RELATED FLUID JET CUTTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A jet receiving receptacle is provided which is coupleable to a high pressure fluid jet system opposite a nozzle thereof to receive a fluid jet discharged from the nozzle after it acts on a workpiece. The jet receiving receptacle may include an inlet feed component having a tapered inlet that defines a jet receiving surface about a central axis to receive the fluid jet and direct the fluid jet downstream and toward the central axis. The jet receiving receptacle may further include a drive mechanism adapted to rotate the inlet feed component about the central axis such that impact of the fluid jet with the inlet feed component is distributed around the jet receiving surface. The drive mechanism may rotate the inlet feed component continuously or intermittently. Fluid jet cutting systems incorporating a jet receiving receptacle and related methods are also provided. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306749 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING IRRIGATION DATA - Methods and systems control an irrigation system that includes an irrigation controller, a valve actuator, and at least one irrigation sensor connected by a communication circuit. A sensor charging pulse having a temporal duration less than a solenoid actuation time threshold for a solenoid is provided over the communication circuit. The sensor charging pulse charges a charge storage device in at least one irrigation sensor. A series of addressing pulses is also generated over the communication circuit, which indicate a device identifier of at least one irrigation sensor. The series of addressing pulses activate at least one irrigation sensor having the device identifier indicated by the series of addressing pulses such that the activated irrigation sensor provides a sensor signal indicative of an irrigation condition to the irrigation controller via the communication network. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306750 | System and Method for Internal Cooling of a Fuel Injector - A fuel injector includes an injector body forming an actuator portion. An actuator bore is formed in the actuator portion and is at least partially defined by an inner surface and by an end surface. An actuator disposed in the actuator bore and has an outer surface such that a flow channel can be defined between the inner surface of the actuator bore and the outer surface of the actuator. A cooling flow passage is formed in the injector body, in fluid communication with the actuator bore, and is adapted to supply cooling fluid to the actuator bore. A drain passage is formed in the injector body, in fluid communication with the actuator bore. An internal cooling fluid flow path extends from the cooling flow passage, through the flow channel, and from the flow channel through the drain passage. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306751 | CLIP-ON DEVICE FOR REPELLING GNATS - The clip-on device for repelling gnats is easily attached to a belt or the like. The device includes a container for housing an absorbent material therein. The absorbent material is infused with a formulation that will emit a scent that repels gnats. The formulation is non-toxic to humans. The container includes a closable opening for inserting the absorbent material therein. Vents are provided in the top of the container to emitting the scented flow via non-motorized, natural convection. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306752 | VAPORIZER DEVICE OF MULTI-FRAGRANCE VOLATILE SUBSTANCES - A vaporizer device of the type which is connected to the electric mains by a plug ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130306753 | EMANATOR ELEMENT FOR VOLATILE LIQUIDS AND DEVICES INCORPORATING SAME - An assembly for evaporation and dispensing of a volatile liquid. The assembly includes an emanator element and a body member. The emanator element has an open structure with a high surface area and is made of a material that is able to absorb and evaporate volatile liquids. The body member includes a tubular portion which has an interior wall for receiving the emanator element, the latter possibly being therein spaced from the interior wall to allow air flow therethrough. A reservoir of volatile liquid and a wicking member are also provided with the wicking element extending from the emanator element into the volatile liquid. The assembly is further associated with an air moving component for directing air flow though the tubular portion and around and through the open structure of the emanator element, thus carrying evaporated liquid volatiles out of the body member. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306754 | SPRAYING APPARATUS AND SPRAY MIXING APPARATUS - A spraying apparatus that is particularly suited to spraying of suspensions, for example liquid suspended fertilizers. The apparatus includes a tank with an arrangement configured to create fluid circulation within the tank, thereby reducing settling of solids out of suspension. The apparatus also creates a mixing flow in a region below an opening, such that particulates can be introduced through the opening into the mixing flow. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306755 | Linked Ring Petal Actuation for Variable Area Fan Nozzle - A variable area fan nozzles comprising an array of rigid petals hinged to a lip area at the downstream end of a thrust reverser sleeve (or half-sleeve). In one embodiment, the actuation system comprises a rotatable ring segment, a drive system for rotating the ring segment, a plurality of cams attached or integrally formed with the ring segment, a plurality of cam followers, and a plurality of petal linkages which operatively couple the petals to the cam followers. This actuation system controls the deflection of the petals, thereby controlling the amount of opening and the rate at which the fan nozzle throat area changes. Each cam may have forward- and rearward-facing camming surfaces that interact with the cam followers to force the petals to pivot outward or inward respectively. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306756 | SMART SOLENOID COMPOUND GUN DRIVER AND AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION METHOD - A device for calibrating a spray gun and an associated method are provided. The spray gun has a nozzle that is opened and closed by moving an internal needle out of and into sealing engagement with the nozzle. A virtual position of the needle is tracked and recorded by the control system. The control system is recalibrated when the virtual position and the actual position of the needle do not correspond. The device includes a sensor structured to detect characteristics of the current used to power the solenoid, and to identify an anomaly in solenoid current characteristics associated with an actuator member seating against said solenoid. During calibration, the solenoid is placed in a calibration configuration and the identifiable anomaly is detected. When the identifiable anomaly is detected, the spray gun is returned to an initial configuration and the virtual needle position is reset. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306757 | HEAD FOR DISPENSING A FLUID PRODUCT - A fluid dispenser device comprising a pre-compression pump ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130306758 | PRECURSOR DISTRIBUTION FEATURES FOR IMPROVED DEPOSITION UNIFORMITY - Showerheads are described including a first plurality of apertures configured to receive a first fluid that may be distributed to a processing region of a semiconductor substrate processing chamber. The first plurality of apertures may include a first set of apertures and a second set of apertures, and the first set of apertures may have an aperture diameter that is greater than the aperture diameter of the second set of apertures. The showerheads may also have a second plurality of apertures configured to receive a second fluid to be distributed to the processing region of the substrate processing chamber. The showerhead may be configured to maintain the first and second fluids fluidly isolated prior to their distribution to the processing region. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306759 | METHOD FOR FORMULATING LARGE DIAMETER SYNTHETIC MEMBRANE VESICLES - The present invention generally relates to the field of pharmaceutical sciences. More specifically, the present invention includes apparatus and devices for the preparation of pharmaceutical formulations containing large diameter synthetic membrane vesicles, such as multivesicular liposomes, methods for preparing such formulations, and the use of specific formulations for therapeutic treatment of subjects in need thereof. Formation and use of the pharmaceutical formulations containing large diameter synthetic membrane vesicles produced by using the apparatus and devices for therapeutic treatment of subjects in need thereof is also contemplated. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306760 | Air Nozzle - This invention relates to an air nozzle, comprising a flange intended for the attachment to a vehicle body opening, and comprising at least one air guiding element via which air flowing through the air nozzle can be deflected. Furthermore, at least two, in particular three, pivot stubs ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130306761 | WASHING APPARATUS WITH ADJUSTABLE WATER SPRAYING HEAD - A washing apparatus with an adjustable water spraying head includes a water inlet tube, a water guiding tube and a water spraying head. A second connecting base of the water guiding tube engages with a first connecting base of the water inlet tube. A plurality of first positioning holes that are against a first positioning unit of the water inlet tube are circularly formed at the engaging side. The water spraying head is plugged into a water outlet end of the water guiding tube, and a second positioning unit is located at outer periphery of a connecting tube. The second positioning unit is against a second spring and wedged in a second positioning hole of the water guiding tube. According to the structure stated above, the adjustment of the water spraying head is more convenient without frequently moving the water inlet tube, which causes water randomly spraying. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306762 | FUEL INJECTION VALVE - A fuel injector for fuel-injection systems of internal combustion engines includes an electromagnetic actuating element having a solenoid coil, a fixed core, an outer magnetic circuit component, and a movable armature for actuating a valve-closure element, which cooperates with a valve-seat surface provided on a valve-seat element. The injector is characterized by its extremely small outer dimensions. The flexibility in the installation of fuel injectors of varying valve lengths, which is made possible very simply due to the special modular design, is significantly increased in this manner. An optimized dimensioning of the electromagnetic circuit allows for a DFR (dynamic flow range) greater than 17, the DFR being defined as the quotient of q | 2013-11-21 |
20130306763 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONVERSION OF BIOHAZARD TO MUNICIPAL WASTE - A system for shredding medical waste, the system comprising a medical waste treating chamber ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130306764 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING MINERAL IMPURITIES FROM CALCIUM CARBONATE-CONTAINING ROCKS BY X-RAY SORTING - The present invention relates to a method for separating mineral impurities from calcium carbonate-containing rocks by comminuting the calcium carbonate-containing rocks to a particle size in the range of from 1 mm to 250 mm, separating the calcium carbonate particles by means of a dual energy X-ray transmission sorting device. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306765 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING MINERAL IMPURITIES FROM CALCIUM CARBONATE-CONTAINING ROCKS BY X-RAY SORTING - The present invention relates to a method for separating mineral impurities from calcium carbonate-containing rocks by comminuting the calcium carbonate-containing rocks to a particle size in the range of from 1 mm to 250 mm, separating the calcium carbonate particles by means of a dual energy X-ray transmission sorting device. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306766 | SHREDDER WITH MEDIA DETECTOR - A shredder includes a housing having an opening for the insertion of media to be shredded. A cutting assembly for the shredding of media is disposed in the housing. A media detector including an infrared emitter and an infrared sensor is disposed about the opening for the detection of the presence of media to be shredded in the opening. A controller is disposed in the housing and is in responsive communication with the media detector for controlling the operation of the cutting assembly. The controller is programmed with a dynamic media detection threshold that is at least in part passed upon an emission sensed value and a background sensed value. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306767 | PRE-GRINDER OR PRE-SHREDDER - A pre-grinder or pre-shredder apparatus, essentially made up of at least one drive unit ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130306768 | Blade Element - A blade element ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130306769 | Refiner and Blade Element - A refiner comprises at least one first refining surface ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130306770 | Refiner and Blade Element - A refiner ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130306771 | MULTIPLE TOOL ATTACHMENT SYSTEM - A multiple tool attachment system is adapted to be attached to demolition equipment. The system includes a universal body attached to the demolition equipment. A series of tools is independently attachable to the universal body. The universal body includes a guide slot extending longitudinally along the universal body. Each tool generally includes a pair of pivotable jaws adapted to be pivotably attached to the universal body with at least one linkage extending from the universal body and attachable to each jaw of the tool. A slide member is received within the guide slot, with each linkage attached to the slide member, and a piston cylinder arrangement is attached to the universal body and coupled to the slide member for moving the slide member and the jaws. The multiple tool attachment system is provided with quick change features and is designed to optimize the cutting characteristics throughout the movement cycle. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306772 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYDRAULIC ROLLING MILL CAPSULES FOR ROD-LIKE BODIES - In order to facilitate side extraction of the roller holder cartridge ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130306773 | TUBE MILL - A tube mill has a body arranged for rotation about an axis of rotation. Material to be ground can be introduced into the body for comminution. The tube mill has an electric motor for rotationally driving the body. The electric motor has a rotor arranged around the body and connected to the body for rotation therewith and has a stator arranged stationarily around the rotor. The tube mill has a concrete element running around at least half the circumference of the stator yoke which is connected to the concrete element in such a way that forces acting on the stator yoke are transferred to the concrete element. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306774 | Rotary cutting die for making pattern paper strips for a paper shredder - The rotary cutting die of a paper shredder for making pattern paper strips has built-in trapezoid pattern or rectangular pattern cutting blades. It can cut a piece of paper into trapezoid or rectangular paper strips. These trapezoid and rectangular paper strips can be folded to make double-wing pouches to be articulated each other to make toys. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306775 | STUMP GRINDER CUTTING SYSTEM - Embodiments provide a cutting system for the stump grinder including a cutting assembly configured to be coupled to a wheel on the stump grinder. The cutting assembly may include a mounting block and a cutting block. The mounting block may be disposed in a pocket of the wheel that extends inward from a circumferential outer edge of the wheel. The cutting block may be coupled to the mounting block. The cutting block may have a continuous cutting edge that extends from a first side of the wheel to a second side of the wheel around a circumferential outer edge of the wheel. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306776 | String-Guiding Structure for a Curtain-Reeling Device - A string-guiding structure for a curtain-reeling device substantially has a string-guiding frame mounted at an entrance of a string-guiding wheel assembly to limit the string extended from the curtain-reeling device inside the string-guiding frame and to be wound on the string-guiding wheel assembly when the string is released or collected. Therefore, the string-guiding frame depresses the oscillation and swing of the string during operation to avoid the string being jammed in the gaps of the string-guiding wheel assembly. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306777 | SPOOL BRAKE DEVICE FOR DUAL-BEARING REEL AND A DUAL-BEARING REEL - A spool brake device for a dual-bearing reel is provided. The spool brake device is configured to apply a braking force to a spool. The brake device includes a conductor, a magnet, and a braking force adjusting unit. The magnet is configured to move along an axial direction of a spool shaft of the spool with respect to the reel unit and face the conductor in a radial direction relative to the axis of the spool shaft. The braking force adjusting unit is configured to adjust the braking force which is applied to the spool by a magnetic force acting on the conductor when the conductor is rotated, in such a way to change magnetic fluxes acting on the conductor by changing an axially facing range between the conductor and the magnet according to the movement of the magnet along the axial direction relative to the reel unit. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306778 | FASTENING AIDS, METHOD OF FASTENING REEL, AND REEL ASSEMBLY - There is provided a fastening aid to be used in the case of incorporating a reel, equipped with a reel hub having recording tape wound around its outer peripheral surface, into a drive device and using screws to fasten the reel hub to a rotating member of the drive device, the fastening aid including: a main body portion; guide tube portions that are disposed projecting from a lower surface of the main body portion in such a way as to be coaxial with plural guide hole portions formed in the main body portion and to guide the screws to screw hole portions formed in the reel hub; and fitting portions that are formed on lower end portions of the guide tube portions and are fitted together with fitting counterpart portions formed around the screw hole portions on an upper surface side of the reel hub. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306779 | Retractable Pulling Button with a Chest Card Base - A retractable pulling button with a chest card base, wherein the retractable pulling button may include a chest card base body, a resetting device and a button body. The chest card base body may include a chest card identifying device, and can be internally provided with a cavity, and the cavity may be internally provided with a rotary shaft. The data of departments and positions of individuals can be placed on the chest card. The data may be presented so as to be convenient to identify by others. Additionally, access cards, job cards or keys and the like may be hung on the chest card using the retractable pulling button. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306780 | GUIDED CABLE STORAGE ASSEMBLY WITH SWITCHBACKS - A cable handling assembly is adapted to store and pay-out a telecommunications cable. The assembly includes first and second sets of pulleys, a housing, and a cable route. The first and second sets of pulleys are spaced from each other by a take-up distance that decreases upon the cable being paid-out. The housing supports the pulleys and also guides the pulleys as the take-up distance changes. The cable route is routed between the first and second sets of pulleys. A stack of pulley sets may be formed and may include at least one intermediate pulley set positioned between the first and second pulley sets. The cable route is routed between adjacent pulley sets of the stack of pulley sets. A route length decreases as the take-up distance decreases. A rack unit for organizing a plurality of telecommunications cables in a telecommunications rack may include a plurality of the cable handling assemblies. At least one of the cable handling assemblies may include a retraction apparatus that further adapts the at least one cable handling assembly to retract the corresponding telecommunications cable. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306781 | Dual electric cord reels with an open-slotted mutual middle wheel or a fenestrated mutual middle wheel - When one wants to store an electric cord he/she first has to start to store electric cord either from plug end or socket end. And when he/she wants to use electric cord he/she has to unwind electric cord all the way to expose both plug end and socket end for use. Dual electric cord reels with an open-slotted mutual middle wheel or a fenestrated mutual middle wheel can store the plug side of electric cord in one side of its reel and socket side at the other side of its reel with both plug end and socket end exposed outside. Therefore one can unwind plug end and socket end of electric cord simultaneously to the length he/she needs for use and does not have to unwind whole electric cord for use. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306782 | Electric cord storage reel with a central open-end roller which has an inner opening connecting to the storage reel - Electric cord storage reel with a central open-end roller which has an inner opening can store about two foot long of electric cord in open-end roller. Therefore one does not have to un-wind the whole length of electric cord to expose both plug end and socket end for usage because the end which is stored inside open-end roller can be removed any time from its opening to expose both plug end and socket end for usage. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306783 | Filament Winding Apparatus - A filament winding apparatus in which a fiber bundle easily passes through a fiber supplying guide. The filament winding apparatus winds a fiber bundle around a liner, and includes a plurality of fiber supplying guides each supplying a fiber bundle to the liner. Each of the fiber supplying guides includes a bottom portion that guides a wide surface of the fiber bundle, side portions respectively disposed along both sides of the bottom portion, and an opening portion formed between the side portions. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306784 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a plurality of roll-type medium loading unit that are positioned so that a roll-type medium can be loaded therein from a front of the recording apparatus; a transportation unit that transports the medium which has been fed from the roll-type medium loading unit in the downstream direction; and a recording unit that performs recording on the transported medium, wherein the roll-type medium loading unit includes a first roll-type medium loading unit that is disposed at a position above the recording unit and a second roll-type medium loading unit that is disposed at a position below the recording unit. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306785 | AUTOMATED SHEET PRODUCT DISPENSER - A dispensing mechanism for a sheet product dispenser includes a chassis, a roller positioned within and coupled to the chassis, and a spring configured to bias the roller into contact with a sheet product. Another dispensing mechanism for a sheet product dispenser includes a chassis, a roller positioned within the chassis, a pair of plugs, and a pair of springs. The roller is coupled to the chassis via the plugs, and the springs are configured to bias the roller into contact with a sheet product. Still another dispensing mechanism for a sheet product dispenser includes a chassis, a first roller positioned within and coupled to the chassis, a second roller positioned within and coupled to the chassis, and a spring configured to bias the first roller toward the second roller and into contact with a sheet product. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306786 | AUTOMATED SHEET PRODUCT DISPENSER - A roller for a sheet product dispenser includes a roller shaft, a roller frame molded onto the roller shaft, and a plurality of flexible rubber portions overmolded onto the roller frame and spaced along a length of the roller frame. The rubber portions are configured to contact a sheet product for dispensing from the sheet product dispenser. A dispensing mechanism for a sheet product dispenser includes a chassis and a roller positioned within and coupled to the chassis. The roller includes a roller shaft, a roller frame molded onto the roller shaft, and a plurality of flexible rubber portions overmolded onto the roller frame and spaced along a length of the roller frame. The rubber portions are configured to contact a sheet product for dispensing from the sheet product dispenser. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306787 | AUTOMATIC ATTITUDE CONTROL OF ROTARY WING AIRCRAFTS - A method and device for precise control of and controller design for aircrafts consisting of at least one spinning part and at least one non spinning part is provided. The required torques for control of the spinning parts and for the non-spinning parts are continuously and individually calculated. All torques are combined to get the correct torque for the complete aircraft. Doing this, it's possible to continuously apply the correct torque, both correctly distributed among the roll and pitch axes (correct angle), and correct magnitude. The result is a decoupling of the roll and pitch axes, simplifying controller design to a design of two single input single output controllers, one for each axe. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306788 | UNMANNED AIR SYSTEM (UAS) - An unmanned air system and method with blown flaps are presented. Air is guided to a fuel cell carried by the unmanned air system. The fuel cell is ventilated by the guided air such that the air is heated by the fuel cell to provide heated air. The heated air is routed from the fuel cell to one or more high lift devices on a lift device of the unmanned air system to provide routed air. The routed air is blown across the high lift devices. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306789 | FOLDING CONFIGURATION FOR AIR VEHICLE - An air vehicle, as well as a method for folding an air vehicle for storage, may include a fuselage and a wing connected to the fuselage. The wing may include two ends positioned opposite from each other, and the wing may be substantially perpendicular to the fuselage. At least one of the ends may define a space therebetween the fuselage and the wing. The space may be sized to receive a potion of the wing when the wing is wrapped around the fuselage. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306790 | HYBRID POWER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A hybrid power distribution system for an aircraft generates hydraulic power from one of a plurality of power sources based on which power source provides energy most efficiently. Power sources includes an electric power distribution bus that distributes electrical energy onboard the aircraft, a pneumatic distribution channel that distributes pneumatic energy onboard the aircraft, and mechanical power provided by one or more engines associated with the aircraft. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306791 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED LAUNCH, RETRIEVAL, AND SERVICING OF A HOVERING AIRCRAFT - Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus configured to automatically retrieve, service, and launch an aircraft. For retrieval, the aircraft drops a weighted cable, and pulls it at low relative speed into a broad aperture of the apparatus. In certain instances, the cable is dragged along guiding surfaces of the apparatus into and through a slot until its free end is captured. The aircraft becomes anchored to the apparatus, and is pulled downward by the cable into a receptacle. Guiding surfaces of the receptacle adjust the position and orientation of a probe on the aircraft, directing the probe to mate with a docking fixture of the apparatus. Once mated, the aircraft is automatically shut down and serviced. When desired, the aircraft is automatically started and tested in preparation for launch, and then released into free flight. A full ground-handling cycle is thus accomplished with a simple, economical apparatus. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306792 | AIRCRAFT GROUND MAINTENANCE TETHER ASSEMBLY - A ground maintenance assembly for in aircraft generally including a support member provided with a longitudinal bore and a rigid post portion, a first inner member provided with a longitudinal bore disposed in and secured in such support member and a second inner member provided with a longitudinal recess adapted to receive a pitot tube of such aircraft. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306793 | Fuselage Segment For A Fuselage Of An Aircraft, Aircraft Fuselage and Aircraft - A fuselage segment for an aircraft fuselage includes a wall with a closed cross section, a first cabin floor, a second cabin floor, and a cargo hold floor. The first cabin floor, the second cabin floor, and the cargo hold floor are vertically spaced apart from each other and connected to the wall. A first passenger region is arranged above the first cabin floor, a second passenger region is arranged above the second cabin floor, and a cargo region is arranged above the cargo hold floor. The cargo region is dimensioned in such a manner that for at least four passenger seats a maximum of 1 m | 2013-11-21 |
20130306794 | AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY - An aircraft structural assembly includes an area element which has a core and an outer layer. A first surface of the area element is convexly curved, at least in certain sections, relative to an imaginary central area of the area element extending through the core of the area element. By contrast, a second surface of the area element located opposite the first surface is oriented, at least in certain sections, parallel to the imaginary central area of the area element extending through the core of the area element. The area element is configured in the form of a floor panel of a floor system. The first or the second surface of the area element is designed to form a walkable floor surface of the floor system in the state of the aircraft structural assembly when mounted in an aircraft. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306795 | AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE FRAME ELEMENT - The subject of the invention is an aircraft fuselage frame element ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130306796 | OUTER FUEL TANK ACCESS COVER, WING AND AIRCRAFT DESCRIPTION - The present invention describes an outer fuel access tank cover (FTAC) of an aircraft, a wing comprising such outer FTAC of an aircraft and an aircraft. The invention belongs to the field of “designing auxiliary pieces in the wing of aircrafts to control the risk of gases from an explosion occurred in the FTAC entering the fuel tank”. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306797 | HYDROGEN TANK FOR H2-INJECTION - To save weight and to enhance safety, a hydrogen tank for supplying an engine with hydrogen is attached externally to an aircraft. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306798 | DEBRIS REMOVAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A debris removal management system and a method of removing space debris. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a frame, (2) a plurality of net sections coupled to the frame and (3) a plurality of microvehicles, coupled to the plurality of net sections, configured to employ propulsion units therein to be ejected relative to the frame to deploy the plurality of net sections, the plurality of net sections cooperating to form a net configured to capture space debris. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306799 | SPACE DEBRIS REMOVAL USING UPPER ATMOSPHERE - The systems and methods of the invention modulate atmospheric gases to temporarily increase the amount of atmospheric particles in the path of the debris, in order to decelerate the debris and accelerate natural orbital decay to the point of atmospheric re-entry. In one aspect of the invention, clearing the space debris includes propelling a plume of atmospheric gases substantially orthogonal to the path of the debris such that the debris collides with the gaseous plume as it passes through the plume. Increased atmospheric drag from the gaseous particles of the plume in the path of the debris obstructs a forward propagation of the debris and gradually decelerates the debris, leading eventually to atmospheric recapture. Embodiments of the invention can be employed in any number of applications, including without limitation, clearing debris in the low-earth orbit (LEO) which is particularly susceptible to debris build-up, de-orbiting non-refuse payloads front orbits, and clearing debris from geosynchronous orbits. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306800 | FLIGHT GUIDANCE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a flight guidance system for the flight support of a aircraft ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130306801 | ARTICULABLE ROTATIONAL COUPLING FOR AN AIRCRAFT - An airfoil surface control system includes a movable surface. An actuator is coupled to the surface. The airfoil surface control system includes a motor. A torque tube assembly operatively couples the motor and actuator and includes first and second shafts coupled by a universal joint. The universal joint is configured to provide a first maximum angle between the first and second shafts. A stop is configured to provide a second maximum angle between the first and second shafts that is less than the first maximum angle. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306802 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VERTICAL SHORT TAKEOFF AND LANDING - Methods and apparatus for vertical or short takeoff and landing. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises two or more counter driven rings with one or more airfoils attached. In one variant, there is an upper ring and a lower ring, each with multiple airfoils attached. In one variant, lift is generated largely via ambient air currents, allowing for long term on-station operation of the device. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306803 | AIRCRAFT GENERATING A LIFT FROM AN INTERIOR THEREOF - The invention discloses an aircraft generating a larger lift from its interior. The fluid channel inside the aircraft communicates with the engine and the ports on the upper surface of the outer shell. With the powerful suction of the engine, the fluid on the upper surface of the outer shell is quickly sucked into the fluid channel via respective ports under conditions of long path, large area, high speed and low air pressure, which results in large lift from the interior of the aircraft. In the course of generating the lift, the fluid resistances of the fluid wall and the fluid hole are sucked into the fluid channel through the ports at the front and the surrounding area of the aircraft, then high-speed fluid is emitted from the rear port. This approach contributes greatly to the transformation of the existing aircraft. The unified big wing significantly improves the lift, the speed and the carrying capacity of the existing aircraft with lowered energy consumption. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306804 | PIPE MAT AND METHOD FOR USING SAME FOR COLLECTING FLUIDS DRAINING FROM DRILL PIPE - A pipe mat is provided for use with a tubing tray for receiving, organizing and storing drill pipe tripped out of a drill string on a drilling rig, the pipe mat having a plurality of substantially parallel and spaced-apart support rails to form a plurality of drain channels disposed between adjacent pair of support rails, a plurality of substantially parallel and spaced-apart nub rails disposed on the plurality of support rails, the nub rails substantially orthogonal to the support rails thereby form a lattice structure having openings disposed between the nub rails that are in communication with the drain channels, and a plurality of spaced-apart pipe nubs extending upwardly from the nub rails, which are configured to hold a drill pipe in place when an end of the drill pipe is placed onto one of the pipe nubs. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306805 | BAG HANGER - [Problem] To provide a bag hanger capable of stably and reliably securing a bag without stressing the handle of the bag. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306806 | ADJUSTABLE ASSEMBLY FOR PROVIDING ALL-TERRAIN SUPPORT TO TABLES AND OTHER STRUCTURES - An adjustable assembly with at least a pair of adjustable legs is used to stabilize a support element on a wide range of terrains. Each of the adjustable legs is engaged with a leg exchange bracket | 2013-11-21 |
20130306807 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A support structure includes a base, a pair of stands, a top hinge, and a pair of holding arms. The stands are rotatably connected to one end of the base to support the base. The top hinge is rotatably connected to the other end of the base opposite to the stands. The rotation plane of the top hinge is perpendicular to the rotation plane of the stands. The holding arms are rotatably connected to the top hinge for holding an object at any desired angle. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306808 | SUPPORTING FRAME - A supporting frame comprises four transversal supporting tubes, each of the transversal supporting tubes having two hollow ends; each two adjacent inner faces of each transversal supporting tube being formed with a screw hole; four longitudinal supporting tubes, each upper end of the longitudinal supporting tubes being a hollow end; moreover, each two adjacent inner faces of each longitudinal supporting tube being formed with respective screw holes; and a plurality of three-way internal connecting units; each three-way internal connecting unit having three inserting ends; each inserting end of the three-way internal connecting unit can be inserted into the hollow ends of the transversal supporting tube and the longitudinal supporting tube; thus by the longitudinal supporting tubes, the four transversal supporting tubes can be assembled as a rectangular upper frame and the four longitudinal supporting tubes being assembled as legs of the upper frame. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306809 | Strap Attachment to More Easily Right Walking Cane - A strap that can retrofitted to a walking cane that will prevent the cane from falling flat on the floor. The strap uses two cane elevating towers to that are securely attached to the strap that will prevent the cane from resting flat on the floor. These towers will create a fulcrum on the opposite end of the cane that allows a user to step on the fulcrum and right the cane. The strap is attached to the cane by using a double sided tape on the back side of the strap along with a set of self engaging members on the two halves of the strap. A standard snap fastener can serve as this set of self engaging members. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306810 | SUPPORTED ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURE - A supported architectural structure is presented. A plurality of primary supports configured to couple with one or more architectural structures. A plurality of flexible fins, where at least one of the plurality of flexible fins includes an inner edge and an outer edge, where the inner edge includes a plurality of attachment points. A plurality of secondary supports configured to couple with the plurality of primary supports, where at least one of the secondary supports includes a plurality of fin slots configured to couple with the plurality of attachment points. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306811 | DEVICE ATTACHMENT MEMBER - A device attachment member used for a manufacture work machine equipped with: a device necessary for performing a manufacture work; a main frame on which the device is to be installed; and a controller configured to control the device, the device attachment member including a main body to be attached to the device, wherein the device attachment member includes an identification-information recording medium in which is recorded identification information, the device being identified by the controller based on the identification information, the identification-information recording medium being incorporated in the main body. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306812 | DISPLAY DEVICE - The invention relates to a display device for securing containers that include spray heads comprising a spout and a body. The device comprises a laminar element and a projection including securing elements that form a closed loop, said loop forming a space that is occupied by the spout-shaped part of the spray head of the container. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306813 | TECHNIQUES FOR MOUNTING BRACKETS TO GLASS SUBSTRATES FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS - Certain example embodiments relate to techniques for bonding automotive brackets for sensors, rear view mirrors, and/or other components to an interior surface of the glass. The adhesive films of certain example embodiments may be film-based adhesives that may be die-cut and pre-applied to the brackets or components. They may have a good initial adhesion or green strength immediately upon contact with the glass. In certain example instances, the films may be applied and successfully bond to the glass at near ambient temperature conditions to a strength level adequate to meet operational specifications for the component in under 72 hours. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306814 | PORTABLE EQUIPMENT SYSTEM MOUNT - A mounting system having a base plate, multiple mounting apertures adapted to releasably hold a man-portable equipment item, and non-invasive fasteners for attaching to a structure without damaging the structure. The non-invasive fasteners can include adhesive bonded fasteners which couple to a structure without damaging the structure and permit attachment and removal of the mounting system. The base plate and mounting apertures are designed to minimize mounting footprint and orient the man-portable equipment item in relation to a user structure or aperture such as a turret, egress point, portal, or other structure which requires a user to pass through a structure and have immediate access to the man-portable equipment item. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306815 | CAP FOR STORING CLEANING TOOLS - The present disclosure relates to a cap susceptible to being attached to the shafts or handles of conventional cleaning tools such as brooms, brushes, mops, etc., and in particular for any tool having a shaft or handle which facilitates its handling and allows the easy, quick and convenient securing thereof to a surface such as the inside of a cupboard or the like, by virtue of the fact that it comprises a magnet whereby it can be secured to a metal object or to another complementary magnet in the location where the cleaning tool is to be stored. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306816 | MOUNT BRACKET SYSTEM - A mount bracket system ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130306817 | TELESCOPING ASSEMBLY FOR A CPU HOLDER - A telescoping assembly for use with a CPU holder including a mounting track with mounting holes for securing the mounting track to the underside of a generally horizontal surface such as a desk; runners disposed in the mounting track; a telescoping track, adapted for insertion into the mounting track and to engage with the runners therein; a pivoting member, adapted for engagement with the telescoping track and to engage with a CPU holder, the pivoting member comprising a track engagement member and a CPU holder engagement member being joined for 360° rotation about a vertical axis therethrough; and wherein the telescoping track is adapted for translation along the mounting track from a retracted position to an extended position, and when the telescoping track is in the extended position a CPU retained in the CPU holder is positioned past the edge of the generally horizontal surface. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306818 | DETACHABLE LIFTING MODULE - A detachable lifting module includes a fixing support, a sliding unit, a mounting unit, and at least one fastening element. The fixing support has a first track defining a first space and a second track defining a second space. The sliding unit includes a first sliding element detachably disposed on the first track and a second sliding element detachably disposed on the second track. The first sliding element has a first pressing portion received in the first space, and the second sliding element has a second pressing portion received in the second space. The fastening element is capable of connecting the first and second sliding elements. The first and second pressing portions are respectively received by the first and the second spaces and respectively engaging the first and second tracks to lock the sliding unit by adjusting the fastening element. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306819 | BRACKET ACCOMMODATION STRUCTURE - Provided is a bracket accommodation structure which prevents damage to a fixing screw with a simple structure. The bracket accommodation structure comprises a device ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130306820 | Support Apparatus for Display Devices and Other Objects - A support apparatus includes an arm assembly attached to a support assembly such that the arm assembly is positionable adjacent to an article of furniture such as a desk or work surface. A mounting device is attached to the arm assembly that is sized and configured to retain a display device. A vertically adjustable attachment mechanism attaches a first end of the counterbalance mechanism to the arm assembly or support assembly. The vertically adjustable attachment mechanism is sized and configured such that a vertical position of the first end of the counterbalance mechanism is adjustable via movement of at least one component of the vertically adjustable attachment mechanism. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306821 | Accessory holder system and related method - An accessory holder system and related method are disclosed. The invention features an accessory holder system for holding accessory items comprising at least one base plate comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, and a sidewall portion, a rubber band secured to the at least one base plate adapted to removably hold at least one accessory item inserted between the base plate and the rubber band, and attaching means for attaching the base plate to an object. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306822 | DISPLAY SYSTEM - In an example embodiment, a system of lifting, lowering and rotating a display may include a housing, a rotator, and a hoist. The rotator may be configured to selectively rotate the housing such that a display functionally coupled to the housing is rotated. The rotator may include an anchor and a rotating portion. The anchor may be configured to be attached to an elevated surface. The rotating portion may be configured to be functionally coupled to the housing, and configured to rotate relative to the anchor. The hoist may include a member and a hoist motor. The hoist motor may be configured to selectively rotate the member such that a cable functionally coupled to the member is wound about the member when the member is rotated in a first direction, and the cable is unwound from the member when the member is rotated in a second direction. | 2013-11-21 |
20130306823 | MULTIFUNCTION BAG HANGING DEVICE - A device is selectably movable between a “clasp” configuration and a “hanger” configuration. The device has a device body, a first spring biased hinge at a first end of the device body and a second spring biased hinge at a second end of the device body, a clip hingedly connected to the first end of the body, and a hook hingedly connected to the second end of the body. The hinges bias the device to a closed position clasp configuration and the clip and the hook are swingable against spring bias to an open position hanger configuration. The device has physical stops to limit angular motion of both clip and hook to less than 90 degrees each. | 2013-11-21 |