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20120103000 | DISPENSER RECESS WITH LIGHT PIPE AND REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE INCORPORATING SAME - An illuminated dispenser assembly may include a dispenser recess area defined by walls, such as a bottom wall, two side walls, a back wall and a top wall. A dispenser has an outlet extending through one of the walls of the dispenser recess area to dispense a substance from an interior area to the dispenser recess via the outlet. A lighting element is located for illuminating the dispenser recess. The lighting element includes at least one light source and at least one light pipe for transmitting light from the light source to the dispenser recess. The light source may be placed in different states and/or may illuminate with different colors depending on status, user selection, time of day, etc. | 05-03-2012 |
20120152226 | HEAT SINK FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE - A heat sink for LEDs or other electronic elements in a kitchen appliance is provided. The chassis or other heat conducting components of the appliance are used as a heat sink to conduct away heat. The LEDs or other electronic features may be connected directly to the heat sink or may be connected by e.g., a bracket. | 06-21-2012 |
20120152227 | FORCED CONVECTION COOLING OF LED LIGHTING AND ELECTRONICS IN A RANGE HOOD APPLIANCE - The use of forced convection or air currents to provide cooling of LED lighting and/or other electronics in a range hood appliance is provided. A channel provides for a flow of air over the electronics to providing cooling to the same. Various configurations are provided for causing air to flow through the channel. | 06-21-2012 |
20120152228 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE THERMAL PROTECTION OF LED LIGHT MODULES IN A RANGE HOOD APPLIANCE - A method and apparatus for the thermal protection of LED light modules in a range hood appliance is provided. If the temperature of the LED light module reaches a predetermined temperature, one or more protective actions are taken to prevent over heating the LED light module. Such protective actions can include e.g., decreasing and/or terminating the power to the LED light module, opening a damper to provide air for cooling the LED light module, and/or activating a fan to provide forced convection cooling of the LED light module. | 06-21-2012 |
20130220298 | COOKTOP APPLIANCE WITH FEATURES FOR IMPROVING ILLUMINATION - A cooktop appliance is provided with features for directing light from a light source through a cooking surface of the appliance. The light source may be positioned below the cooking surface, and the features may be positioned adjacent the cooking surface such that the features direct light from the light source through the cooking surface. As a result, the visibility of light to a user of the appliance can be improved. | 08-29-2013 |
20140133157 | LIGHTING ASSEMBLY - A lighting assembly is provided. The lighting assembly includes a bracket and a frusto-spherical housing received by the bracket and mounted for rotation relative to the bracket. By rotating the frusto-spherical housing within the bracket, light emitted by the lighting assembly can be focused or directed in a selected direction. | 05-15-2014 |
20140160730 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE - A refrigerator appliance is provided. The refrigerator appliance includes a printed circuit board positioned within a door of the refrigerator appliance above a dispenser recess of the refrigerator appliance. An orthogonal light emitting device is mounted to the printed circuit board and is configured for directing light into the dispenser recess. | 06-12-2014 |
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20080206179 | Personal Care Compositions Containing Cationic Synthetic Copolymer and a Detersive Surfactant - A personal care composition comprising:
| 08-28-2008 |
20080206355 | Composition comprising a particulate zinc material, a pyrithione or a polyvalent metal salt of a pyrithione and a synthetic cationic polymer - The present invention relates to a composition comprising a composition comprising an effective amount of a particulate zinc material; an effective amount of a surfactant including a surfactant with an anionic functional group; an effective amount of a pyrithione or a polyvalent metal salt of a pyrithione; from about 0.025% to about 5% by weight of a water soluble or dispersible, cationic, non-crosslinked, conditioning homopolymer having a cationic charge density of from about 2 meq/gm to about 10 meq/gm; and from about 20% to about 95% of an aqueous carrier, by weight of said composition | 08-28-2008 |
20080317698 | Personal Care Compositions Containing At Least Two Cationic Polymers and an Anionic Surfactant - A personal cleansing composition comprising:
| 12-25-2008 |
20090049623 | Method for Preventing Color Loss in Oxidatively Dyed Hair - A method for preventing color loss from oxidatively dyed hair comprising the steps of: a) contacting said hair with a shampoo composition, said shampoo comprising: from about 5% to about 50% of an anionic surfactant; from about 0.025% to about 5% by weight of a synthetic cationic polymer having a cationic charge density of at least about 3 meq/gm, wherein said synthetic cationic polymer form lyotropic liquid crystals upon combination with said anionic surfactant; and water; and b) rinsing said composition from said hair. An article of manufacture comprises the shampoo composition and is promoted to consumers. | 02-26-2009 |
20090053165 | Method for Treating Damaged Hair - The present invention relates to a method for treating damaged hair comprising the steps of: a) contacting the hair with a shampoo composition, the shampoo comprising: from about 5% to about 50% of an anionic surfactant; from about 0.025% to about 5% by weight of a synthetic cationic polymer having a cationic charge density from about 2 meq/gm to about 7 meq/gm, wherein the synthetic cationic polymer forms lyotropic liquid crystals upon combination with the anionic surfactant; and water; and b) rinsing the composition from the hair, where, following the treatment, silicone deposition efficiency (DE) on the hair is greater than 1. | 02-26-2009 |
20090087398 | Method for Treating Damaged Hair - The present invention relates to a method for treating damaged hair, where the hair is chemically treated, comprising the steps of: a) contacting the hair with a shampoo composition, the shampoo comprising: from about 5% to about 50% of an anionic surfactant; from about 0.025% to about 5% by weight of a synthetic cationic polymer having a cationic charge density from about 2 meq/gm to about 7 meq/gm, wherein the synthetic cationic polymer forms lyotropic liquid crystals upon combination with the anionic surfactant; and water; and b) rinsing the composition from the hair, wherein following the treatment, the surface energy of the hair is reduced, as compared to that measured prior to the treatment. | 04-02-2009 |
20110305739 | Method for Preparing a Non-Ionic Surfactant Stable Personal Care Dispersion - Disclosed herein are methods for preparing dispersions containing small diameter, liquid crystals of a high charge density cationic polymer and a detersive surfactant. Also disclosed herein are uses of these dispersions to prepare personal care products and liquid cleansing products. | 12-15-2011 |
20120276175 | Personal Cleansing Compositions with Increased Deposition of Polyacrylate Microcapsules - A personal cleansing composition that increases the deposition and retention of benefit agent containing polyacrylate microcapsules onto hair and/or skin. The personal cleansing composition is based on the combination of anionic charged polyacrylate microcapsules, cationic deposition polymers, detersive surfactant, and a carrier. | 11-01-2012 |
20120276210 | Shampoo Compositions with Increased Deposition of Polyacrylate Microcapsules - A shampoo composition that increases the deposition and retention of benefit agent containing polyacrylate microcapsules onto hair during the cleansing process. The shampoo composition is based on the combination of anionic charged polyacrylate microcapsules, cationic deposition polymers, detersive surfactant, and a carrier. | 11-01-2012 |
20120322709 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AN EFFICIENT PERFUME BLOOM - The present invention provides personal care compositions having efficient perfume blooms or bursts. The personal care compositions include shampoo and body wash compositions, and comprise perfume materials having high perceived odor intensity at low concentrations of perfume materials. | 12-20-2012 |
20140348886 | Method of Achieving Improved Product Rheology, Cosmetic Consumer Acceptance and Deposition - A method of achieving improved composition rheology, cosmetic consumer acceptance and deposition comprising applying to hair a composition comprising from about 0.01% to about 2% of a cationic polymer; from about 0.5% to 3% of an associative thickener; from about 1.0% to 10.0% of a polyol; an anti-dandruff active; a cosmetically acceptable carrier; a surfactant; wherein the composition comprises a yield consistency value of about 0.001 s to 0.9 s and having a rate index value of from about 0.01 to about 0.6 and a percentage of coacervate particles with a floc size of greater than about 20 microns is from about 1% to about 40%. | 11-27-2014 |
20150071976 | Shampoo Compositions With Increased Deposition Of Polyacrylate Microcapsules - A shampoo composition that increases the deposition and retention of benefit agent containing polyacrylate microcapsules onto hair during the cleansing process. The shampoo composition is based on the combination of anionic charged polyacrylate microcapsules, cationic deposition polymers, detersive surfactant, and a carrier. | 03-12-2015 |
20160030320 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AN EFFICIENT PERFUME BLOOM - The present invention provides personal care compositions having efficient perfume blooms or bursts. The personal care compositions include shampoo and body wash compositions, and comprise perfume materials having high perceived odor intensity at low concentrations of perfume materials. | 02-04-2016 |
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20120230696 | LED LIGHT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An LED light and communication system includes at least one optical transceiver, the optical transceiver including a light support and a processor. The light support has a plurality of light emitting diodes and at least one photodetector attached thereto, the light emitting diodes receiving power from a power source. The processor is in communication with the light emitting diodes and the at least one photodetector, the processor capable of illuminating the light emitting diodes to simultaneously create at least one first light signal, and at least one second light signal, the first light signal being observable to the unaided eyes of an individual and the second light signal not being observable to the unaided eyes of the individual. The second light signal includes at least one data packet. The at least one data packet comprises global positioning system (GPS) location information. | 09-13-2012 |
20140037295 | LED LIGHT BROAD BAND OVER POWER LINE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An LED light and communication system is in communication with a broadband over power line communications system. The LED light and communication system includes at least one optical transceiver. The optical transceiver includes a light support having a plurality of light emitting diodes and at least one photodetector attached thereto, and a processor. The processor is in communication with the light emitting diodes and the at least one photodetector. The processor is constructed and arranged to generate a communication signal. | 02-06-2014 |
20140212148 | LED LIGHT DONGLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A Universal Serial Bus (USB) dongle may include an optical transceiver having a USB interface for engagement to an electronic device such as a laptop computer or other USB-configured device. The USB dongle may include a converter or buffering, isolation, modulation or amplification circuitry. The USB dongle sends and receives data signals which may be carried upon an optical transmission as generated by an LED light source which in turn is in communication with a host device such as a network processor. The USB dongle may also include operational amplifiers (op-amps) and transistor amplifiers. | 07-31-2014 |
20150055959 | LED LIGHT BROAD BAND OVER POWER LINE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An LED light and communication system is in communication with a broadband over power line communications system. The LED light and communication system includes at least one optical transceiver. The optical transceiver includes a light support having a plurality of light emitting diodes and at least one photodetector attached thereto, and a processor. The processor is in communication with the light emitting diodes and the at least one photodetector. The processor is constructed and arranged to generate a communication signal. | 02-26-2015 |
20150086213 | LED LIGHT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An LED light and communication system includes at least one optical transceiver, the optical transceiver including a light support and a processor. The light support has a plurality of light emitting diodes and at least one photodetector attached thereto, the light emitting diodes receiving power from a power source. The processor is in communication with the light emitting diodes and the at least one photodetector, the processor capable of illuminating the light emitting diodes to simultaneously create at least one first light signal, and at least one second light signal, the first light signal being observable to the unaided eyes of an individual and the second light signal not being observable to the unaided eyes of the individual. The second light signal includes at least one data packet. The at least one data packet comprises global positioning system (GPS) location information. | 03-26-2015 |
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20120073321 | REFRIGERATOR DOOR MULLION APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A French-style refrigerator door is disclosed. The refrigerator door includes an actuator and a mullion bar rotatably mounted to the door. The mullion bar is responsive to the actuator to automatically rotate from a first position to a second position upon actuation of the actuator. | 03-29-2012 |
20120080989 | REFRIGERATOR DOOR POCKET HINGE ASSEMBLY - A refrigerator is provided with a casing in the form of a shell that defines an internal storage compartment, such as a freezer or fresh-food section. A door is configured on the casing to provide access to the storage compartment, with the door closing on front edges of the casing. A hinge assembly connects the door to the casing and includes a hinge bracket having an insert end that extends through one of the front edges, for example the top front edge, and is fixed to an internal surface of the casing. The hinge bracket has an opposite end that is rotationally connected to the door for hinged support of the door on the casing. | 04-05-2012 |
20130038193 | APPARATUS FOR RETRACTABLE RECESS TRAY - An apparatus includes an extendable tray that can be moved into a retracted position and an extended position away from a recess surface, and a cover with a surface positioned in conjunction with the extendable tray so as to bridge a gap between the recess surface and the tray when the tray is in the extended position to provide a uniform appearance. Also included is a latch apparatus that includes a latch arm that engages a stop to limit horizontal translation of the tray past an extended position, a handle that, when depressed, disengages the latch arm, enabling removal of the tray past the extended position, a pivot that provides a rotational axis by which the handle is attached to the tray, and a spring arm that controls a pivot angle of the handle, ensuring that latch arm engages the stop. A refrigerator incorporating the structures is also disclosed. | 02-14-2013 |
20130300275 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE WITH A DRAWER - A refrigerator appliance is provided. The refrigerator appliance includes a drawer received within a chilled chamber. The drawer is mounted within the chilled chamber using drawer slides. The drawer slides are positioned at a bottom of the chilled chamber and support a bottom portion of a basket mounted on the drawer. Such a configuration can increase actual and/or perceived storage space within the chilled chamber and provide other improvements. | 11-14-2013 |
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20100200269 | SEPARATOR FOR COMMUNICATION CABLE WITH SHAPED ENDS - A separator for a communication cable that comprises a body that includes at least first and second segments adapted to define a plurality of quadrants in the communication cable. The segments are substantially perpendicular to each other and define a junction point of the segments. Each of the segments includes a main portion and a terminal end remote from the junction point of the segments. Each of the terminal ends has a shape such that each of the terminal ends is wider than the main portions of the segments. At least one air pocket is defined between the terminal ends of the segments. The air pocket includes a gap sized such that the air pocket is substantially enclosed. | 08-12-2010 |
20100218973 | SEPARATOR FOR COMMUNICATION CABLE WITH GEOMETRIC FEATURES - A separator for a communication cable that has a body including at least one segment adapted to define at least first and second quadrants in the communication cable for separating wires. The at least one segment has at least one part with a first width. The at least one segment includes at least one geometric feature spaced from a terminal end of the segment. The geometric feature has a geometric shape defines a discrete portion of the segment. The geometric feature has a second width larger than the first width, whereby the difference between the first and second widths represents at least one reduced area of the body. | 09-02-2010 |
20110083878 | COMMUNICATION CABLE - The present invention relates generally to cables suitable for use in plenum applications. In particular, the present invention relates to coaxial cables suitable for use in plenum applications (which exhibit flame spread and smoke generation properties that comply with industry standards, e.g., UL 910 or NFPA 262) without compromising electrical performance. The cable has two or more layers of insulation where the inner layer is made of a material having a high melt flow index and the outer layer is made of a material having a low melt flow index. | 04-14-2011 |
20120024570 | ZERO HALOGEN CABLE - A cable that comprises a cable core that includes a plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors wherein, the insulation of at least one pair of the plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors is formed of a zero halogen material that is substantially flame retardant, and the insulation of at least another pair of the plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors is formed of a zero halogen material that is not flame retardant. | 02-02-2012 |
20120067614 | CABLE WITH A SPLIT TUBE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A cable that comprises a cable core that includes a plurality of twisted wire pairs and each wire of the pairs is insulated. A separating layer surrounds at least one pair of the plurality of twisted wire pairs. The separating layer is a tube with a longitudinal split therein. | 03-22-2012 |
20120080209 | SHIELDING FOR COMMUNICATION CABLES USING CONDUCTIVE PARTICLES - A shielding for a cable component that comprises a base material that is non-conductive and a plurality of conductive particles suspended in or disposed on an outer surface of the base material. The conductive particles are at least one of substantially the same size, the same shape, the same conductive material, different sizes, different shapes, and different conductive materials, such that selection of the conductive particles tunes the frequency bandwidth for effective shielding. | 04-05-2012 |
20120080210 | CABLE BARRIER LAYER WITH SHIELDING SEGMENTS - A cable that comprises a cable core that includes at least one conductor that is surrounded by insulation. A barrier layer substantially surrounds the conductor's insulation. The barrier layer may include a plurality of shielding segments. Each of the shielding segments extends substantially around a circumference of the barrier layer. The shielding segments may be spaced from one other to form a discontinuous shield around the conductor. | 04-05-2012 |
20120080211 | CABLE WITH BARRIER LAYER - A cable that comprises a cable core which includes a plurality of pairs of insulated conductors, a barrier layer surrounding at least one pair of the insulated conductors, and at least one shielding layer that is provided between the plurality of pairs of insulated conductors. The barrier layer may be non-conductive and the shielding layer may be conductive. | 04-05-2012 |
20120301089 | SEPARATOR FOR COMMUNICATION CABLE WITH SHAPED ENDS - A communication cable that comprises a jacket, a twisted wire group, and a single separator received in a core of the jacket. The separator includes a body that has first and second segments adapted to define quadrants in the communication cable. The first and second segments are substantially perpendicular to each other and define a junction point of the first and second segments. Each segment includes a main portion and a terminal end remote from the junction point of the segments. Each of the terminal ends has a shape such that each of the terminal ends is wider than the main portions of the segments. An air pocket is defined between the terminal ends of the first and second segments. The air pocket includes a gap sized such that the air pocket is substantially enclosed, wherein the twisted wire group is prevented from entering the air pocket. | 11-29-2012 |
20130161058 | CABLE WITH NON-FLAMMABLE BARRIER LAYER - A cable that comprises a core that has at least one conductor, a dielectric barrier layer that surrounds the core, and a conductive shield that surrounds the core. The dielectric barrier layer is formed of a substantially non-flammable material and is devoid of fluoropolymers. | 06-27-2013 |
20130161063 | CABLE COMPONENT WITH NON-FLAMMABLE MATERIAL - A cable component that comprises a main body where at least a part of the main body is formed of an insulation material, and at least one non-flammable portion is disposed in the insulation material of the main body. The non-flammable portion forms at least about 25% by volume of the cable component, is flexible, and reduces the amount of the insulation material of the main body, thereby reducing the fuel load in the cable component. | 06-27-2013 |
20130284491 | ZERO HALOGEN CABLE - A cable that comprises a cable core that includes a plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors wherein, the insulation of at least one pair of the plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors has inner and outer layers, the inner layer being formed of a zero halogen material that is not flame retardant, the outer layer being formed of a zero halogen material that is substantially flame retardant, and the insulation of at least another pair of the plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors is formed of a zero halogen material that is not flame retardant. | 10-31-2013 |
20130292155 | ZERO HALOGEN CABLE - A cable that comprises a cable core that includes a plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors wherein, the insulation of at least one pair of the plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors has inner and outer layers, the inner layer being formed of a zero halogen material that is not flame retardant, the outer layer being formed of a zero halogen material that is substantially flame retardant, and the insulation of at least another pair of the plurality of insulated pairs of twisted conductors is formed of a zero halogen material that is not flame retardant, wherein at least a portion of one of the inner layer and the outer layer is foamed. | 11-07-2013 |
20140141244 | JACKET COMPOSITION FOR RISER AND PLENUM CABLES - The present invention relates to materials for making cable jackets, particularly for riser and plenum cables. The materials provide low flammability and allow the cable to meet UL 910 or NFPA-262 or UL 1666 specifications. The composition contains polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin, a plasticizer, ammonium octamolybdate, a molybdate compound, a stabilizer, a lubricant, aluminum trihydrate, and either i) metal oxide particles, ii) a polytetrafluoroehtylene (PTFE), iii) an intumescent compound, or iv) combinations thereof. | 05-22-2014 |
20140262427 | FOAMED POLYMER SEPARATOR FOR CABLING - A cable separator comprising a preshaped article having a longitudinal length, wherein said preshaped article is substantially entirely formed of a foamed polymer material having a glass transition temperature greater than 160° C. and being halogen-free is provided. A data communications cable comprising a plurality of conductors and the cable separator of the present invention, wherein said cable separator separates the plurality of conductors is provided. A method of manufacturing a cable comprising the separator of the invention is also provided. | 09-18-2014 |
20140299352 | FOAMED POLYMER SEPARATOR FOR CABLING - A cable separator comprising a preshaped article having a longitudinal length, wherein said preshaped article is substantially entirely formed of a foamed polymer material having a glass transition temperature greater than 160° C. and being halogen-free is provided. A data communications cable comprising a plurality of conductors and the cable separator of the present invention, wherein said cable separator separates the plurality of conductors is provided. A method of manufacturing a cable comprising the separator of the invention is also provided. | 10-09-2014 |
20150129277 | DATA CABLES HAVING AN INTUMESCENT TAPE - A data cable can include a plurality of insulated conductors twisted into pairs, an intumescent tape surrounding one or more of the insulated conductors, and a jacket. Each of the plurality of insulated conductors includes a conductor and an insulation layer. Data cables being fluoropolymer-free or halogen free are also described herein. | 05-14-2015 |
20150357095 | FOAMED POLYCARBONATE SEPARATORS AND CABLES THEREOF - A cable separator includes a body, and the body includes a polycarbonate-based material that is at least a partially foamed. Cables and methods of manufacturing such cables having a separator are also provided. | 12-10-2015 |