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20140196248 | DEBRIS COLLECTION DEVICE FOR BAGLESS VACUUM CLEANERS - A debris collection device is provided with a controlled tension apparatus for controllable release of accumulated debris from a collective debris release outlet. | 07-17-2014 |
20140196250 | VACUUM SUCTION BASE DEVICE WITH SWIVEL COUPLING - The principles and embodiments of the presently claimed invention relate to steerable, light-weight, low-profile suction bases for upright cleaning apparatuses that utilize a smaller suction base body to reduce weight and bulk, while still providing sufficient room for an internally mounted brush roll motor and controller PCB, plus additional mechanical and electrical components in the suction base. | 07-17-2014 |
20150101145 | VACUUM AXLE WITH A MOTOR EMBEDDED THEREIN AND WHEELS - A vacuum cleaner including a base including a motor assembly and a wheel, wherein the wheel rotates around the motor assembly about an axis of rotation, the wheel extends radially outward from the motor assembly, and a portion of the motor assembly intersects a plane defined by the wheel perpendicular to the axis of rotation. | 04-16-2015 |
20150196180 | EFFICIENT LIGHTWEIGHT VACUUM - A vacuum cleaner including a base having an agitator housing including an air outlet. The base further includes a volute including a volute air inlet disposed substantially parallel to the agitator housing and a volute air outlet disposed substantially orthogonal to the agitator housing. An air duct connects the volute air inlet and the air outlet of the agitator housing and the air outlet of the agitator housing and the volute air outlet are substantially collinear. | 07-16-2015 |
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20130111694 | LIGHTWEIGHT VACUUM CLEANER - A base plate for a vacuum cleaner is described. In some embodiments, the base plate includes a first portion adapted to support a motor, a second portion including a beater bar housing, wherein the base bottom includes magnesium and is of unitary construction. | 05-09-2013 |
20130111695 | EFFICIENT LIGHTWEIGHT VACUUM - A vacuum cleaner base having a volute air outlet and a beater bar housing that are substantially collinear is described. In some embodiments, the beater bar housing includes an air outlet, the volute includes a volute air inlet disposed parallel to the beater bar housing, and a volute air outlet disposed orthogonal to the beater bar housing, and an air duct connecting the volute air inlet and the air outlet of the beater bar housing; wherein the air outlet of the beater bar housing and the volute air outlet are substantially collinear. Additionally a vacuum cleaner comprising a unibody mount bracket is described. In some embodiments, the unibody mount bracket includes one or more handle receptacles, a dirty air outlet configured to receive a dirty air conduit, and a pivot joint disposed adjacent the dirty air outlet, wherein the pivot joint is configured to receive a bag mounting member. | 05-09-2013 |
20130111696 | DISPOSABLE BAG AND A DISPOSABLE BAG MOUNT BRACKET FOR AN UPRIGHT VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum cleaner with bag mount and disposable bag is described. In some embodiments, the vacuum bag may include a semi-permeable dirt bag having a top edge, a generally flat collar having a top edge, and a first opening in the collar configured to accept a dirty air nozzle, where the top edge of the vacuum bag does not extend beyond the top edge of the collar. In some embodiments, the vacuum cleaner may include a dirty air nozzle, a vacuum bag having a substantially rigid collar including a dirty air opening, and at least one void used for alignment of the collar; a mounting member releasably connected to the vacuum cleaner and movable between a loading position and a fully closed position, and a latch to releasably retain a top edge of the collar to keep the mounting member in the fully closed position. | 05-09-2013 |
20130111698 | VACUUM AXLE WITH A MOTOR EMBEDDED THEREIN AND WHEELS - A vacuum cleaner base housing including a motor including a shaft and a wheel mount, wherein the motor is housed within the wheel mount described. In some embodiments, the cleaner base housing includes a first wheel mount including a substantially circular outer surface. In some embodiments, the cleaner base housing includes a second wheel mount including a substantially circular outer surface. In some embodiments, the cleaner base housing the first wheel mount and the second wheel mount are co-axial. | 05-09-2013 |
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20130246118 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR A MARKET PLATFORM - Some examples provide systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products for providing a market platform. The market platform may operate to inform buyers and suppliers, to allow buyers and suppliers to select products and contracting parameters to meet their needs, to allow buyers and suppliers to commit to supply agreements, and to enforce those supply agreements. These examples may provide such an integrated system by receiving buyer spend data, receiving contract offers from one or more suppliers based on the spend data, allowing the buyer to select one or more of the contract offers, and monitoring spend data to ensure compliance with the selected contract offer. The system may include dynamic pricing models, altering the price of the purchased products based on compliance with the selected contract offer. The system may also allow for various contracting models for managing the pricing of products based on the contractual terms agreed to by the buyer and supplier. | 09-19-2013 |
20130246127 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR A PRICING UTILITY - Some examples provide systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products for providing a market platform. The market platform may operate to inform buyers and suppliers, to allow buyers and suppliers to select products and contracting parameters to meet their needs, to allow buyers and suppliers to commit to supply agreements, and to enforce those supply agreements. The system may include a pricing utility for establishing one or more pricing models from a set of contract parameters. The pricing models may be used in conjunction with a set of product price information to generate pricing responses to requests for pricing created by buyers. | 09-19-2013 |
20130246237 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PURCHASE PLANNING - Some examples provide systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products for providing a market platform. The market platform may operate to inform buyers and suppliers, to allow buyers and suppliers to select products and contracting parameters to meet their needs, to allow buyers and suppliers to commit to supply agreements, and to enforce those supply agreements. These examples may provide such an integrated system by receiving buyer spend data, receiving contract offers from one or more suppliers based on the spend data, allowing the buyer to select one or more of the contract offers, and monitoring spend data to ensure compliance with the selected contract offer. The system may include dynamic pricing models, altering the price of the purchased products based on compliance with the selected contract offer. The system may also allow for various contracting models for managing the pricing of products based on the contractual terms agreed to by the buyer and supplier. | 09-19-2013 |
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20080286660 | DAMASCENE RETICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method for manufacturing an optical projection reticle employs a damascene process. First feature recesses are etched into a projection reticle mask plate which is transmissive or transparent. Then feature recesses are tilled with a radiation transmissivity modifying material comprising a partially transmissive material and/or a radiation absorber for absorbing actinic radiation. Sacrificial materials may be added to the recess temporarily prior to filling the recess to provide gaps juxtaposed with the material filling the recess. Thereafter, the sacrificial materials are removed. Then the projection mask is planarized leaving feature recesses filled with transmissivity modifying material, and any gaps desired. The projection mask is planarized while retained in a fixture holding it in place during polishing with a polishing tool and a slurry. | 11-20-2008 |
20110239169 | EMF CORRECTION MODEL CALIBRATION USING ASYMMETRY FACTOR DATA OBTAINED FROM AERIAL IMAGES OR A PATTERNED LAYER - A computer-implemented method is provided for generating an electromagnetic field (EMF) correction boundary layer (BL) model corresponding to a mask, which can include using a computer to perform a method, in which asymmetry factor data is determined from aerial image measurements of a plurality of different gratings representative of features provided on a mask, wherein the aerial image measurements having been made at a plurality of different focus settings. The method may also include determining boundary layer (BL) model parameters of an EMF correction BL model corresponding to the mask by fitting to the asymmetry factor measurements. Alternatively, the asymmetry factor data can be determined from measurements of line widths of photoresist patterns, wherein the photoresist patterns correspond to images cast by a plurality of gratings at a plurality of different defocus distances, and the gratings can be representative of features of a mask. | 09-29-2011 |
20120040277 | DAMASCENE RETICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A reticle carrier for a polishing tool capable of accommodating a reticle includes a base plate with an obverse and reverse surfaces, a retaining ring secured to the obverse surface of the base plate forming a recess defined by the obverse surface of the rigid base plate and internal edges of the retaining ring. A reticle pad supports a reticle in the recess. The base plate and the reticle pad having an array of matching, aligned passageway holes therethrough for exhaustion of air from space between the base plate and a the reticle and for supply of air to that space so a vacuum can retain a the reticle in place on the reticle carrier under vacuum conditions and application of air under pressure can eject a reticle from the reticle carrier. | 02-16-2012 |
20130130162 | Reticle Carrier - A reticle carrier for a polishing tool capable of accommodating a reticle includes a base plate with an obverse and reverse surfaces, a retaining ring secured to the obverse surface of the base plate forming a recess defined by the obverse surface of the rigid base plate and internal edges of the retaining ring. A reticle pad supports a reticle in the recess. The base plate and the reticle pad having an array of matching, aligned passageway holes therethrough for exhaustion of air from space between the base plate and a the reticle and for supply of air to that space so a vacuum can retain a the reticle in place on the reticle carrier under vacuum conditions and application of air under pressure can eject a reticle from the reticle carrier. | 05-23-2013 |
20140297223 | METHOD FOR USING OPTICAL METROLOGY TO MONITOR CRITICAL DIMENSION UNIFORMITY - Various embodiments provide systems, computer program products and computer implemented methods. In some embodiments, the system includes a method of determining a characteristic of an optical mask. The method including: generating a first set of electromagnetic field (EMF) simulation data about the optical mask, using a first set of simulation criteria; determining a first correlation between optical metrology data about the optical mask and the first set of EMF simulation data; and determining the characteristic of the optical mask based upon the first correlation between the optical metrology data and the first set of EMF simulation data. | 10-02-2014 |
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20120307467 | Oxygen-Barrier Packaged Surface Mount Device - An electrical component includes a plurality of core devices arranged within a housing so as to be electrically isolated from one another. For each of the plurality of core devices, a first contact pad and a second contact pad is formed on an outside surface of the housing. The first and second contact pads are electrically connected to a respective core device of the plurality of core devices. | 12-06-2012 |
20130286700 | Zero-Standby Current Switch for Control of a Power Converter - A controller circuit for activating and deactivating an electrical power converter that provides power to a device includes power input terminals on a primary side, and power output terminals on a secondary side, which are configured to provide power to the device. The controller circuit includes a detection circuit configured to determine whether the device is connected and, if connected, causes power to be routed to the electrical power converter to activate the electrical power converter. When the device is not detected, the electrical power converter is deactivated until the device is reconnected. | 10-31-2013 |
20130286701 | Zero-Standby Current Switch for Control of a Power Converter - A controller circuit for activating and deactivating an electrical power converter that provides power to a device includes power input terminals on a primary side, and power output terminals on a secondary side, which are configured to provide power to the device. The controller circuit includes a detection circuit configured to determine whether the device is connected and, if connected, causes power to be routed to the electrical power converter to activate the electrical power converter. When the device is not detected, the electrical power converter is deactivated until the device is reconnected. | 10-31-2013 |