| 01st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
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| 20120000901 | ELECTROTHERMAL TRANSDUCER, AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLLING DEVICE - The present invention relates to an electrothermal converter, which has at least one cold side and one warm side. Provision is made that all the components of the converter cope with the thermal loads appearing when the converter is operated and/or in particular maintains its mechanical stability. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000902 | Device for Regulated Water Heating Using the Energy Gained By Photovoltaic Cells - Direct current power gained by photovoltaic cells can be used for heating water in a boiler. Simple installation allows use for domestic or industrial purposes, with a minimal impact to building construction. At the time of lack of sunlight intensity, water heating is provided by gas, or other heating source, or by use of a heating coil supplied by alternating current for that heating. When sunlight intensity is high, the photovoltaic cells of the present invention can be used alone. However, the source of the direct current has to be properly dimensioned in dependence on the volume of the boiler. An output 1 kWh of the source of the direct current gained by photovoltaic cells can be used to heat water of a volume of 100 L. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000903 | SMART COOKWARE - An inductively powered cooking appliance and an associated wireless power supply for producing an electromagnetic field. The cooking appliance may include a secondary and a metal portion where the wireless power supply is capable of providing power to both. The cooking appliance may communicate with the wireless power supply to control the temperature of the metal portion and the amount of power transferred to the secondary. A smart handle connected to the secondary may be capable of performing various functions. The smart handle may also be capable of displaying and monitoring temperature. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000904 | INDUCTION HEATING COOKER - There is provided a placement position determining part that calculates a rising gradient of an output value of the infrared sensor every after passage of a first predetermined time and performs a placement position determining operation of determining that a placement position of a cooking vessel is improper when the rising gradient is smaller than a first threshold value, and the placement position determining part performs the placement position determining operation after a lapse of a second predetermined time from the start of heating, thereby accurately determining that the cooking vessel is improperly placed on a top plate and preventing overheating of the cooking vessel. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000905 | Microwavable Construct for Heating, Browning, and Crisping Rounded Food Items - A microwave energy interactive construct for heating a food item having a surface intended to be browned and/or crisped includes a flanged receiving element shaped to receive the food item. The flanged receiving element includes a plurality of hingeable flange segments, so that microwave energy interactive material disposed on the hingeable flange segments may be brought into intimate and/or proximate contact with the surface of the food item. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000906 | TRANSPORT FRAME - A transport frame for transporting material and/or piece goods. At each bottom corner of the transport frame ( | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000907 | ATTACHING STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - An attaching structure is used for assembling a first member to a second member. The attaching structure includes a latching element and the connecting assembly. The latching element is assembled to the first member. The connecting assembly includes a seat and a fastener. The seat adjustably latches to the latching element. The fastener is threaded into the first member, the second member, and matches with the seat. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000908 | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A water-proof container for holding a mobile device includes a base adapted to support a mobile device, a cover, a hinge for interconnecting the base and cover to one another, and a locking mechanism for locking the cover to the base. A groove is formed in an interior wall of the cover in circumscribing relation to the cover. A thin, transparent sheet of plastic has a bead formed in its peripheral edge and the bead is press fit into the groove so that the thin sheet of plastic closely overlies the operative face of the mobile device when the cover is latched to the base. A hollow lock housing is pivotally mounted about a pivot pin. A one hundred eighty degree (180°) rotation of the lock housing positions the opening on an opposite side of the container | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000909 | PRESSURE-COOKING UTENSIL HAVING A DUAL-PURPOSE LOCKING/UNLOCKING CONTROL MEMBER - The invention relates to a utensil for cooking food under pressure, which utensil comprises firstly a vessel and a lid and secondly a control member ( | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000910 | PULL-TAB LINER - A closure package includes a closure cap and a liner having a pull-tab. The liner is configured for use with a container having a finish or lip portion having a sealing surface at an uppermost portion thereof. The closure cap has a top wall portion and a depending skirt portion depending from the top wall portion. The top wall portion and sealing liner is adapted to coact with the container sealing surface to form a seal therebetween. The liner of the subject invention is for use with a closure package and is disposed in cap, positioned intermediate the top wall portion and the container sealing surface when the cap is positioned on the container. The liner is circular and has a central portion and a tab portion integral with the central portion, extending outwardly from a periphery thereof. The tab is folded on or above a tangent to the periphery of the liner, over the central portion into a folded position, and defines a hinge region at the juncture of the tab and above the tangential line to the liner circumference. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000911 | Container with touch control arrangement - A touch control arrangement is arranged for a container having a foldable cover being folded between an opened position and a closed position via an actuation unit. The touch control arrangement includes a power source and a touch actuator electrically linked to the power source, wherein the touch actuator is located out of the storage cavity of the container body and is arranged in such a manner that when the touch actuator is activated by a presence of a touch, the actuation unit is actuated to move the foldable cover from the closed position to the opened position. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000912 | ORGANIZER CONTAINER FOR VEHICLE TRUNK OR OTHER USE - An organizer container includes a fabric body movable into an expanded configuration, wherein the body defines a bottom and above the bottom, a parallelepiped-shaped enclosure divided into three compartments by first and second parallelepiped-shaped divider panels spaced from each other and perpendicularly oriented relative to the bottom. The container also can be moved into a first partially expanded configuration wherein only two compartments are established, with the first divider panel being held substantially flush against a first end wall of the body by a first holding mechanism. The second divider panel likewise may be moved flush against the second end wall and both divider panels can be moved together to entirely collapse the container. A stiffener can be moved within the enclosure to be sandwiched lengthwise between a divider panel and an end wall and/or between two divider panels. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000913 | Carrier for Containers - A carrier for holding a plurality of containers. The carrier comprises at least one bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and at least two side panels. The interior of the carrier is divided into a front portion and a back portion by a first and second central panel. A first divider flap is foldably attached to the first central panel and extends to the front panel to divide the front portion into at least two container-receiving spaces. A second divider flap is foldably attached to the second central panel and extends to the back panel to divide the back portion into at least two container-receiving spaces. The first central panel has features for facilitating positioning of the second divider flap relative to the second central panel. The second central panel has features for facilitating positioning of the first divider flap relative to the first central panel. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000914 | FLUID CONTROLLED CONTAINMENT BERM SYSTEM - A fluid controlled containment berm system for automatically forming a containment berm to contain hazardous liquid spills. The fluid controlled containment berm system includes a liner including a floor and a sidewall, a buoyant member attached to an upper portion of the liner, and a pair of diffuser members attached between the floor and the sidewall. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000915 | Food plate with beverage container receiving portion - A food dish includes a food-holding portion and, at one edge, a beverage receiving portion formed by a parabolic arcuate wide-mouth opening having a recess perimeter that has a depending skirt portion about its entire length, which receives a beverage container and allows a user to easily hold a beverage secured against the skirt and the food plate together in one hand, freeing the other hand for other activities. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000916 | COMPOSITE PRESSURE VESSEL AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A composite pressure vessel assembly method includes fitting an end portion of a tubular member into an annular slot formed in an end cap. Sealant may be in the annular slot. The end cap includes an annular groove in an exterior surface of the end cap body portion. A first material layer is formed on an exterior surface of the tubular member. The first material layer includes a first composite material including fibers oriented circumferentially to the tubular member. A second material layer is formed on the first material layer with a portion of the second material layer being disposed into the annular groove, and includes a second composite material including fibers oriented axially to the tubular member. A third material layer is formed adjacent the second material layer and in the annular groove, and includes a third composite material including fibers having an orientation circumferential to the tubular member. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000917 | ELLIPTICAL VARIABLE CAPACITY WINE TANK AND METHODS - A tank assembly including an upright tank, a lid, a temperature control system, and an actuator assembly. The tank includes a closed bottom end, an open top end, a tank sidewall extending between the bottom and top ends and defining a tank interior having an interior surface, and an elliptical cross-sectional shape. The lid is positionable to seal closed the tank interior. The temperature control system may be operable to control a temperature of a substance retained within the tank interior. The lid may have a peripheral surface that is configured to seal with the interior surface of the tank. The lid may also have an elliptical shape. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000918 | Temperature-stabilized storage systems configured for storage and stabilization of modular units - Apparatus for use with substantially thermally sealed storage containers are described herein. These include an apparatus comprising a stored material module, a stabilizer unit, a stored material module cap and a central stabilizer unit. The apparatus also include a transportation stabilizer unit with dimensions corresponding to a substantially thermally sealed storage container with a flexible conduit. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000919 | PACKAGE OF STACKED PAPER PRODUCTS BEARING COORDINATED IMAGES - A package of two or more stacks of paper sheet products, such as paper napkins or paper towels is disclosed. Each of the paper sheet products is printed with at least a first motif image and a second motif image. An uppermost paper sheet product of one of the stacks displays the first motif image and an uppermost paper sheet product of another of the stacks displays the second motif image. The napkins may be folded in each stack such that the exposed image of each napkin in a given stack alternates between the first motif image and the second motif image. The first and second images may be motif images that are thematically related to one another, in that both the motif images are primarily associated with the same event, holiday, season or special occasion. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000920 | Containers with Anti-Buckling Structural Features - This disclosure is generally directed toward containers with improved anti-buckling performance by incorporating one or more structural reinforcement features into the containers. The container may include a bottom wall, opposing sidewalls each including a plurality of ribs, and opposing end walls interconnecting the sidewalls. The sidewalls may include at least one reinforcement protrusion having a geometric center disposed in the upper half of the sidewall. The container may also include a non-planar top rim to redistribute top load so that the anti-buckling performance of the container can be improved. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000921 | PRESSURE RESISTANT VACUUM/LABEL PANEL - A container comprising a finish, a sidewall portion extending from the finish, a base portion extending from the sidewall portion and enclosing the sidewall portion to form a volume therein for retaining a commodity, and a plurality of horizontally disposed rib members disposed in at least one of the sidewall portion and the base portion. The plurality of horizontally disposed rib members is continuously disposed about the sidewall portion or the base portion and, in some embodiments, defines a perimeter length about 3-5% shorter than perimeter lengths of adjacent lands. The plurality of horizontally disposed rib members providing improved structural integrity such that a pre-fill size of the container is approximately equal to a post-filled, cooled size of the container. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000922 | 3D TUMBLER STRUCTURE - The present invention provides a 3D tumbler structure including an inner tumbler body, made of a transparent material, having an accommodating space therein; a metallic painting layer, coated on the outer surface of the inner tumbler body, wherein when at least one soft magnet is provided in the accommodating space, the metallic powders contained in the metallic painting layer will be attracted and gathered by the soft magnet to form patterns with 3D halo effect according to the shape of the soft magnet; and an outer tumbler body, made of a transparent material, covering on the inner tumbler body and the metallic painting layer to form a integral tumbler structure by an injection molding process for providing a 3D visual effect. Therefore, the present invention can provide enhanced texture and distinguishability for the tumbler. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000923 | RAPID-FLOW AND SMOOTH-SPOUTED CONTAINER LID | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000924 | Container with anti-buckling structural features - The invention is directed to a thermoformed, rectangular disposable storage container. The container includes a base and lid. The base includes arched front and rear walls to redistribute the pressure placed on the top of the container and to generally evenly balance the load force around the container front, rear and end walls to prevent buckling of the container front or rear walls. The container lid includes an arched front wall and rear wall which generally corresponds to the degree of arch of the front and rear walls of the base. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000925 | LID PART FOR A CONTAINER - A lid part for a container, the lid part is substantially made from a thermoplastic material and includes a connection portion for connection to a rim of a container part and a lid which is pivotably connected to the connection portion. The connection portion includes an access opening and a circumferential first flange surrounding the access opening, the lid including a circumferential lid flange extending towards the connection portion, perimeters of the lid flange and of first flange mutually adapted to allow the lid to close in a sealing manner on the first flange of the connection portion, and an area of the access opening is at least about 50 cm | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000926 | SWIVEL COMPACT CONTAINER - A swivel compact container is disclosed. The swivel compact container which has an upper casing and a lower casing hinged with each other wherein an upper side of the lower casing is open or closed by means of a rotation of the upper casing, comprises a compact fixture which is installed in the interior of the lower casing, with a rotation protrusion being protruded from both sides of the compact fixture, respectively, and is installed in the interior of the lower casing and rotates in an upward direction about the rotation protrusions; and a compact storing casing which is installed at one side of the compact fixture and is rotatable at 360° and includes a plurality of compact storing grooves at its upper and lower sides for thereby storing stuff therein, respectively. In the present invention, the compact is easy to use since a storing casing can store stuff at its upper and lower compartments and is rotatable. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000927 | MERCHANDISER - The present application and the resultant patent provide a merchandiser. The merchandiser may include an ambient compartment with at least one ambient product therein, a temperature controlled compartment with at least one temperature controlled product therein, and a rotary internal transport system within the temperature controlled compartment so as to dispense a temperature controlled product in response to an ambient product being placed therein. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000928 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING VIALS USEFUL IN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING PRESCRIPTIONS - An apparatus for dispensing open-ended objects such as pharmaceutical vials includes: a housing having an internal cavity configured to house open-ended objects, the housing including a guide and a floor; a pick-up unit mounted to the housing, the pick-up unit including an endless member and at least one pick-up member attached to the endless member; and a drive unit. The endless member engages the drive unit and the guide for movement relative thereto. As the drive unit drives the endless member, the at least one pick-up member travels on a pick-up path, at least a portion of which is within the housing. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000929 | PACKAGING FOR POWDERED BEVERAGE AND DISPENSER THEREFOR - Packaging for a powdered beverage includes a container of powdered beverage, and a dispenser secured to the container. The dispenser includes an outer dispensing member having an exit opening, and an inner dispensing member in opposed relationship with the outer dispensing member and in part defining an interior space of the container. The inner dispensing member has at least one dispensing opening. At least one of the outer dispensing member and the inner dispensing member is moveable relative to the other one of the outer dispensing member and the inner dispensing member between a blocked position and a dispensing position of the dispenser in which the at least one opening of the inner dispensing member is at least in part aligned with the exit opening of the outer member to permit powdered beverage to be dispensed from the packaging. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000930 | ACU-SPRAY AEROSOL STRAW SYSTEMS - Acu-Spray Aerosol Straw is designed to allow the contents of a pressurized container to be dispensed at virtually any angle. Acu-Spray Aerosol Straw comprises a bendable, plastic straw. A wire is molded into the sidewall of the straw or molded integral to the straw tube as supporting means. The wire may be housed in a plastic casing and then molded onto the side of the original aerosol straw. The molding together of the wire that is encased and the straw-tube effectively prevents the separation of the two components due to bending. The bendable straw in combination with the wire is bendably-manipulatable such that a propelled fluid from a pressurized container is strategically dispensed onto a user-defined location. The device may be detachable from the nozzle to prevent breakage while the can is in storage. In certain embodiments the device may comprise a non-wire version wherein the bendable straw may be a non-bendable rigid structure. The rigid straw embodiment may comprise L-shaped, C-shaped, V-shaped configurations and/or other such shapes. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000931 | MULTIPLE-METERED SELF-CLEANING DISPENSER - A method for dispensing a plurality of metered doses of a fluid, comprising: providing a fluid in a container comprising a plurality of metering chambers and a plurality of tubes connectable to and movable relative to the chambers, wherein the tubes are externally open or open to the fluid; connecting to the chambers tubes open to the fluid, thereby loading the chambers with fluid; and selectively connecting one or more externally open tubes to one or more chambers, thereby dispensing the fluid contents of the one or more chambers via an external opening. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000932 | Compact Spray Device - An automatic discharge device includes a housing having a top portion and a base portion, wherein surfaces defining a recess are provided therebetween for securely holding a container. At least one gear is disposed substantially between the recess and a rear panel of the housing. A drive motor is in association with the at least one gear. An actuator arm is also provided. Activation of the drive motor and the at least one gear provides for movement of the actuator arm between at least one of a pre-actuation position and a discharge position along a path that is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the container. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000933 | BEVERAGE MACHINE WITH DRIP TRAY DEVICE FOR RECIPIENTS OF DIFFERENT HEIGHTS - A beverage machine comprising a drip tray device that can accommodate recipients of different heights. The drip tray device is formed of a collect tank and has a first drip support grid removably mounted on the tank for holding short recipients and has a second drip support for longer recipients such as a glass. The whole device is removable for ease of emptying and rinsing. In a possible mode, the first removable grid is provided with a gutter to evacuate liquid in a main collect reservoir. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000934 | DISPENSING APPLIANCE FOR DISPENSING A BEVERAGE FROM A POWDERED BEVERAGE CONTAINER - In a dispensing appliance for dispensing a beverage from a powdered beverage container, a cartridge includes a container containing powdered beverage, and a dispenser on the container operable to dispense powdered beverage from the container. The appliance includes a mount for removably supporting the cartridge on the dispensing appliance, and a drive system configured for operative connection with the dispenser upon loading of the cartridge into the mount. The drive system is operable to operate the dispenser to release powdered beverage from the container. The beverage may be dispensed from the appliance in its powder form, or mixed with a liquid and dispensed generally in a liquid form. In a method of refilling a dispensing appliance, an empty cartridge of powdered beverage is replaced with a new, substantially full cartridge of powdered beverage with the cartridge dispenser operatively connected to the drive system of the appliance. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000935 | SELF-CONTAINED HAND HELD YOKE-CONNECTED DEVICE FOR DISPENSNG A TWO-PART ADHESIVE AEROSOL - A self-contained, hand-held spray dispensing device includes an internal source of pressurized fluid that exerts a motive force on a pair of liquid ejecting elements to cause each to eject a liquid into a discharge line. The liquids remain separated until each exits its discharge port. A pressurized fluid is directed over the outlet ends of the discharge line beginning before a flow interrupter in the discharge line is opened to permit flow therethrough and ceasing after liquid flow is terminated. The pressurized fluid flow over the outlet of the discharge line aerosolizes liquids emanating from the outlet ends. The liquid ejecting element is connected to a force transmitting yoke. The yoke responds to pressurized fluid from the source to generate the motive force on the ejecting element. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000936 | MEDICINE DISPENSER - A medicine dispenser is provided. The dispenser includes a container for holding a medicine. The container has a spout on a first end for dispensing the medicine and a first cap is selectively engageable with the spout. A second cap is selectively engageable about the first end of the container and has a first major surface longitudinally spaced-apart therefrom. The first major surface extends laterally at least partially outside of a periphery of the spout to form a base for supporting the container on a proximal surface. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000937 | SHROUD AND DISPENSING SYSTEM FOR A HANDHELD CONTAINER - A dispensing system includes a shroud having a gripping portion. An actuation area of the shroud is between about 15% to about 95% of a surface area of the gripping portion. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000938 | SHROUD AND DISPENSING SYSTEM FOR A HANDHELD COUNTAINER - A dispensing system includes a shroud for holding a container. An opening is within the shroud. An actuation portion is within a sidewall of the shroud. Between about 0% to about 25% of a length of a sidewall of the container is visible below a bottom edge of the shroud. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000939 | SHROUD AND DISPENSING SYSTEM FOR A HANDHELD COUNTAINER - A dispensing system includes a container and a shroud for holding the container. The shroud includes a gripping portion. The gripping portion includes an actuation area that is activated by a user upon exertion of an average force per finger of less than about 31 kPa. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000940 | SHROUD AND DISPENSING SYSTEM FOR A HANDHELD COUNTAINER - A dispensing system includes a manifold adapted to be fluidly coupled to a valve stem of a container. A shroud has a gripping portion and is adapted to fit within a user's hand. The gripping portion includes first and second cutout portions and at least one actuation member. A force applied to the gripping portion causes the at least one actuation member to contact the manifold to force the manifold downwardly. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000941 | MEDICINE DISPENSER - A medicine dispenser is provided. The dispenser includes a container having a spout on a first end thereof for dispensing a medicine and defining a generally elongate base on a second end thereof. The base has a width greater than a width of the spout and further defines a sidewall having a pair of opposing sidewall portions that have generally continuous biconvex cross-sections and extend from respective wide ends of the spout and the base. The dispenser is configured for dispensing medicines of a high viscosity. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000942 | LIQUID DISPENSING APPARATUS - A liquid dispensing apparatus includes a receptacle defining a chamber for containing a liquid material and having a top opening. A press mechanism includes a sealing valve disposed movably in the chamber and covering the top opening, and a press seat disposed above the sealing valve to move the sealing valve in the chamber. The sealing valve has a deformable membrane facing an interior of the chamber and adapted to press the liquid material. The press seat has a base plate, and a press rod projecting downwardly from the base plate and having a lower end connected to the deformable membrane. The deformable membrane deforms when pressed by the press rod, and produces a suction force when returning to an original shape. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000943 | LOW HEIGHT PRECOMPRESSION PUMP - A low height precompression pump having a piston with a lower outwardly flaring lip seal and an inwardly flaring lip seal rimming a central aperture of the piston, and which may include a first elastic member housed in the cylinder and a second elastic member having an upper bearing point applied directly on the plunger rod above an upper retention cover. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000944 | FAN ORIFICE DISPENSING CLOSURE - A dispensing closure for a squeeze-type container produces a fan-type spray in a low pressure environment. The dispensing closure includes a closure body having an upper deck and a skirt depending from the upper deck. The skirt is configured and arranged to attach to a product container, such as a squeeze-type container. A flow conduit extends from an interior of the closure body and through the upper deck to provide a flow path from an interior of the closure to an exterior of the closure. The flow conduit has an entrance orifice and an exit orifice. The flow conduit has an inner wall extending between the entrance orifice and the exit orifice. The flow conduit and the closure body are integrally formed. The flow conduit includes a tip portion with an exit orifice defining a shape to provide a fan-type spray in a low pressure environment. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000945 | Machine for Industrial Ironing and Drying of Clothing and Relative Ironing and Drying Method - Machine for industrial ironing and drying of clothing, for example overalls, jackets and the like, including at least three operating stations, namely a loading station, hot pressing station and discharge station in succession along a closed path. Each operating station provided with a mannequin on which a damp garment to be ironed and dried is positioned, a rotation unit to determine rotation movement of the mannequins from one to another said operating station according to a predetermined univocal work direction along the closed path, a generator to generate a superheated air stream. The machine has a first circuit to blow superheated air inside the mannequins, including a first part connected to the generator and a second part, connected to the mannequins, movable solidly with the mannequins from one to another operating station for putting into fluidic communication with inside a determinate zone of the mannequins to blow in superheated air. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000946 | WAISTPACK HAVING QUICK ACCESS/DEPOSIT HYDRATION BOTTLE - Apparatus transportable by an exercising person, for maintaining a liquid drink within one-handed reach while the person is exercising, includes a container for the liquid drink, an adjustable belt for fitting about the person's waist, a holster connected to the belt, for releasably retaining therewithin the container, and a cradling web extending between the holster and the belt, connected thereto at respective web extremities but being arcuately spaced therefrom along a middle portion of the web. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000947 | Weight Distributing Carrying Harness - A carrying harness device designed to distribute the localized weight of an object to both shoulders of a user to minimize straining, such as a when carrying a baby carrier or heavy object. The device has two encircling shoulder straps connected via fastenable back and chest straps. Attached to one of the shoulder straps is a carrying strap equipped with a plurality of reinforced grommets. A carabineer clasp may be inserted into any of the grommets depending on user height preference, and then affixed to the object to be carried. The chest and back straps are reversible to allow the user to choose the side from which the hanging strap is suspended, as well as adjustable to accommodate different sized users. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000948 | Stable Backpack - A stabilized backpack comprises a hip suspension and a shoulder suspension. The hip suspension comprises vertical support rods pivotally attached to the hip belt and pack frame to allow motion of the wearer's hips without causing varying forces on the pack. The shoulder suspension comprises pulleys and cords attaching the shoulder straps to the pack so that the motion of the wearer's shoulders does not cause varying forces on the pack. The net effect is that a person can run with the pack, with heavy load, in rough terrain, with the pack staying relatively stable. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000949 | COMBINATION GUN RACK AND GUN CASE - A case for transporting hunting equipment on an all terrain vehicle or similar vehicles is described. The case has a cover that pivots about a bottom shell and provides easy access to the hunting equipment by a hunter sitting on the seat of the all terrain vehicle. The case and a mount in the case protect hunting equipment from weather and travel over rough terrain. The case can be mounted on the left side or the right side of the all terrain vehicle or on other places on similar vehicles. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000950 | Luggage Container for Fastening to a Vehicle, in Particular to a Motorcycle - A luggage container for fastening to a vehicle, particularly to a motorcycle, including a first locking device which can adopt a release position in which the luggage container can be opened, and a locking position, in which an opening of the luggage container is locked. The luggage container has a second locking device which can adopt a locking position, in which an opening of the luggage container can be locked even if the first locking device is in its release position. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000951 | BIKE FRAME FOR A SEDAN - A bike frame for a sedan includes a horizontal main frame to be combined with a movable frame by adjusting devices that function to adjust the combined conditions between the main frame and the movable frame. The movable frame is provided with an auxiliary frame serving as a sitting means of combination of the movable frame and the rear side of a sedan. The adjusting devices are respectively disposed with a movable member to be fitted on the main frame, and formed with a receiving notch for receiving the movable frame and provided with a driving member combined with and positioned under the movable member. Further, the adjusting devices respectively have an elastic member for positioning the movable member, and a fit cover for covering all foresaid members and combined together with the main frame and the movable frame. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000952 | BIKE RACK - Apparatus for a bike rack for securing at least one bicycle are described herein. The bike rack is attachable to a vehicle receiver hitch. The bike rack includes a hub assembly, hitch insert assembly, and support wing assembly. The tub assembly includes a pair of hubs each having an arm. The hitch insert assembly includes a first end and a second end. The first end is located within the hub assembly and the second end is engageable with the receiver hitch. The hubs are rotatably adjustable about the first end of the hitch insert assembly. The support wing assembly includes a first wing engageable with the arm of the first hub and a second wing engageable with the arm of the second hub. The bike rack also includes an integral locking member and a pair of independently moveable cradles on each wing. Each cradle includes a bike support member. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000953 | BICYCLE CARRIER RACK - The bicycle carrier rack includes a main frame, a swaying frame and an adjustment device. The main frame stands vertically, combined with the swaying frame by the adjustment device. Fixed at the bottom portion of the main frame is a positioning rack to connect with a vehicle or a trailer. Two positioning holes are bored in the main frame. The swaying frame is combined with the main frame by the adjustment device, having a positioning member and a positioning projection employed to primarily position with positioning holes of the main frame. The adjustment device has a shell, and a movable element installed in the shell to co-work with the positioning member of the swaying frame. With a starting element to control the movable element, the adjustment device can work to alter the combined status of the main frame and the swaying frame, enabling the bicycle carrier rack unfolded or folded. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000954 | COLLAPSIBLE STORAGE CONTAINER - A collapsible container includes a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls. At least two of the side walls include a rigid first segment and a rigid second segment coupled to the first segment by a pivot to permit the side wall to fold so that the first segment and second segment form an acute angle or are parallel when the container is collapsed. The collapsible container can be configured in a storage configuration for containing objects or a collapsed configuration occupying less volume than the storage configuration for stowing the container. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000955 | VEHICLE TOOLHOLDER - The present disclosure provides a vehicle configured to hold a tool. The toolholder assembly includes a ring and a collar. The ring and collar are both attached to the vehicle adjacent a passenger compartment portion of the vehicle and he ring and collar are spaced apart from each other on the vehicle. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000956 | DETERMINISTIC CLEAVE OF OPTICAL FIBER - Axial tension is applied to an optical fiber that had been scored at the intended cleave location, wherein the axial tension is applied in a time-varying manner to maintain the stress intensity factor for crack on the fiber within an acceptable level to produce a stable crack growth at a reasonable rate to cleave the fiber without requiring polishing of the end surface. Careful control of the applied tension force with time acts to control the velocity of the propagating crack by maintaining substantially constant stress intensity factor. The applied axial tension force is reduced with time and/or crack growth (as crack propagates). As a result, the strain energy in the fiber material is released by formation of a single plane with an optical quality surface without requiring polishing. A substantially flat optical surface of enhanced optical quality is formed at the cleaved end of the optical fiber. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000957 | False eyelash dispenser - The invention is an apparatus that dispenses false eyelashes. The apparatus uses tape attached to the false eyelashes spun about a cylinder that the eyelashes spin off to a point at the front of the apparatus where the false eyelashes separate from the tape and the tape then rolls on to a second cylinder. In one embodiment, the apparatus's casing may be separated and the cylinders removed so new ones can be added to replace the old. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000958 | TAPE FEEDER AND CARRIER TAPE FEEDING METHOD USING SAME - To provide a tape feeder capable of reducing absorption dislocation, a tape feeder according to the present invention is a feeder feeding a carrier tape including a plurality of component storage units of a rectangular shape provided at predetermined intervals in a feed direction. The tape feeder includes a first magnet which is provided below a bottom surface of the component storage unit fed to a feed region so as to extend in the feed direction below one side of the bottom surface of the component storage unit in a width direction, and which attracts a component of the component storage unit fed to the feed region to one side of the bottom surface of the component storage unit in the width direction. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000959 | TURN DOWN APPARATUS - A turn down apparatus is disclosed for guiding a hot rolled product moving along a downwardly curved path. The apparatus comprises a stationary support structure having an open bottomed channel following the contour of the curved path. The channel has a top surface overlying the path, sides extending downwardly from the top surface, and ledges projecting inwardly from the sides. Wear resistant inserts are affixed in place in the channel. The inserts are arranged to line the top surface of the channel, with sides of the inserts overlapping the inwardly projecting ledges, and with the lengths of the inserts defining chords of the curved path. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000960 | APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING EXPLOSIVELY DRIVEN FASTENERS AND FASTENERS FOR USE THEREWITH - An improved tool for installing an explosively driven fastener as well as an improved explosively driven fastener for use therewith are disclosed. The fastener includes a nail having a head with an explosive load attached thereto in a plastic cap that includes a buffer. The tool has a plurality of concentric cylinders and springs including a muzzle for receiving the fastener head and explosive load. A spring actuated firing pin ignites the load causing it to explode and drive the nail out of the tool. According to the invention, the firing pin has a textured end which strikes the load to ignite it. The explosion also automatically resets the tool. The tool and the fastener provide many advantages over existing explosively driven fasteners and the tools used to install them. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000961 | Combustion Nailing Tool - A combustion nailing tool includes a tool body, a one-way valve, a cover disposed on the one-way valve, and a housing including a housing body and a cap. The tool body includes a combustion cylinder formed with an exhaust vent. The one-way valve is disposed on the combustion cylinder to cover an outer side of the exhaust vent, and is configured to allow exhaust gas resulting from ignition in the combustion cylinder to be vented through the exhaust vent. The cover has an open end allowing the exhaust gas to flow therethrough. The housing body defines an accommodating space for containing the combustion cylinder, and an opening in flow communication with the accommodating space and registered with the cover. The cap is mounted removably on the housing body and covers a part of the opening to thereby allow the exhaust gas to flow out of the housing. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000962 | Surgical Stapling Device With Independent Tip Rotation - A surgical stapling device is disclosed which includes a handle assembly, an endoscopic body portion and a tool assembly. The tool assembly is rotatably and pivotally supported on a distal end of the endoscopic body portion. A tool assembly rotation mechanism is provided which includes a rotation knob, a substantially rigid tube and a flexible member interconnecting the rigid tube to the tool assembly. The substantially rigid tube translates rotation of the rotation knob to rotation of the flexible member and provides a channel for passage of other components of the surgical stapling device. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000963 | Mask frame apparatus for mounting solder balls - Disclosed herein is a mask frame apparatus capable of forming a bump having a micro-pitch without performing the manufacturing and the operation controlling of a separate head apparatus and preventing the reduction of a mounting speed of solder balls due to the repetition of an operation of separately recovering the solder balls after they are mounted on a mask. A mask frame apparatus for mounting solder balls includes: an outer circumferential mask frame configured to supply solder balls and having a hollow type duct shape; and an inner mask duct having a duct shape and positioned over the inside of a circumference of the outer circumferential mask frame so as to be in communication with the outer circumferential mask frame, and including a plurality of mask openings formed in a duct shape bottom surface so that the solder balls introduced through the hollow type outer circumferential mask frame are mounted on a substrate by the flow of air. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000964 | BATTERY TAB JOINTS AND METHODS OF MAKING - A method of soldering battery cell tabs to a conductor is provided. The battery cell tab and the conductor are made of a material independently selected from aluminum, copper, or nickel-plated copper. The method include preparing an assembly of the battery cell tabs and the conductor with a first joining surface of one battery cell tab face-to-face with a first joining surface of the conductor, at least one joining surface having a layer of solder thereon; pressing the assembly so that the facing joining surfaces engage the solder, and heating the solder to a temperature above a melting temperature of the solder in the absence of a fluxing agent while limiting the displacement of the joining surfaces to a predetermined value; and holding the joining surfaces against each other and solidifying the solder to form a soldered joint between the battery cell tabs and the conductor. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000965 | CONNECTING MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONNECTING MATERIAL AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In a connecting material of the present invention, a Zn series alloy layer is formed on an outermost surface of an Al series alloy layer. In particular, in the connecting material, an | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000966 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING METALLIC CLADDING TO INTERIOR SURFACES OF PIPE ELBOWS - An apparatus for applying a helical cladding bead to the interior surface of a pipe elbow has a rotor mounted to an elbow carriage so as to be rotatable about a primary axis. The elbow carriage is longitudinally movable parallel to the rotor's rotational axis. A radially-movable elbow collar is mounted to the rotor, and has means for mounting a first end of a pipe elbow. The second end of the elbow passes through a stationary frame with centering means for keeping the elbow's curved centerline tangential to the primary axis. A weld arm, extending from a weld arm carriage into the second end of the elbow, is sinuously configured so that it will not interfere with the elbow. The weld arm is rotatable about the primary axis in coordination with the rotor. A weld head is mounted at the extending end of the weld arm so as to remain spatially fixed regardless of rotation of the weld arm. An integrated drive mechanism rotates the rotor, moves the elbow carriage longitudinally, moves the elbow cradle radially, and rotates the weld arm in synchronization with the rotor, all in a coordinated fashion such that the elbow's center of rotation orbits around the primary axis in a plane perpendicular thereto. The elbow moves through the stationary frame at an average rate equal to one weld bead width per rotation, thus resulting in the deposition of a continuous helical weld bead cladding the interior surfaces of the elbow. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000967 | LAYERED STRUCTURES WITH INTEGRAL BRAZING MATERIALS - A layered structure comprising a base structure having a major surface, and a brazing layer secured to the major surface of the base structure, where the brazing layer is applied to the major surface prior to positioning the layered structure in contact with a turbine engine component. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000968 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A PACKAGE WITH AN EASY OPEN FEATURE - An apparatus and method is provided to create a package with an easy open feature that has a fin seal spanning between opposing end seals. Flow-wrapping material utilized to form the package includes first and second opening feature portions. The first and second opening feature portions are disposed adjacent to opposing lateral edges of the flow-wrapping material. A plurality of laterally-disposed scribed lines are disposed at least partially with the first opening feature portion and a tear initiation element is disposed laterally aligned with the pluralyt of laterally-disposed scribed lines. The tear initiation element is disposed such that it is closer to the second opening feature portion than the first opening feature portion. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000969 | Polymeric Packages - This disclosure relates to a package and a method of making the package. The package comprises (a) a web material to form an enclosed package comprising a seal having two seal ends and a package side edge, and wherein the seal is a fin seal or an overlap seal; (b) a first tear initiation point located on the package side edge; and (c) a second tear initiation point, wherein the second tear initiation point is located on the seal. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000970 | GIFT WRAP WITH TAPE - The present disclosure and related inventions relate to a combination of gift wrapping paper and pre-cut pieces of adhesive tape. The gift wrap may be a single individual sheet that is wound around a tube or mandrel, otherwise known as roll wrap or it may be folded into neat, square or rectangular shapes, also known as flat wrap. Several pieces of pre-cut tape are provided on an adhesive backing sheet, from which the pre-cut tape can be easily removed. The tape may come in various shapes, sizes and colors. Alternatively, to/from stickers or adhesive seals may be provided in place of or in addition to the pre-cut strips of tape. The gift wrapping paper with tape is packaged together in shrink wrap, cellophane or other clear or transparent packaging material. The package may additionally include bows, ribbons, cards, scissors, gift wrap cutter or other gift wrap accessory. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000971 | Convertible food tray - A food tray is automatically convertible from a flat position to an erect, elevated position. The food tray is fabricated as a blank, preferably of rigid cardboard, which is appropriately folded and, with interlocking tabs, assembled to lay flat under the food, particularly a pizza pie, when the pizza remains in its flat delivery box. When the pizza is to be removed from its box, the central tray section of the convertible food tray is lifted, with the pizza thereon. This permits folded wing sections of the tray located beneath the central section to swing down to become tray leg support members. When the support members of the tray are placed on a table or similar surface, the weight of the pizza on the central section compels the support members inward, to a position perpendicular to the central section, to securely provide elevated support to the pizza on the food tray. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000972 | Flexible hinge clam shell food service container with continuous sidewall construction - There is described herein a disposable clam shell food service container having a continuous sidewall which includes a novel flex-hinge panel between the lid and bottom of the container. This construction permits the container to open easily when the lid is pushed upwardly resulting in a flat tray like configuration devoid of the typical upstanding median wall or divider and which may be used as a serving plate by the consumer. The container may be easily snapped closed and locked to allow later consumption of any uneaten food products. Several additional embodiments of the invention are also presented, all of which include a continuous sidewall which ensures that the food product will remain warm and one of several lock means to secure the container in its closed condition. A triangular form of the container is also described for serving of pizza, pies and similar shaped food products. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000973 | OCTAGON-SHAPED FOOD-TRANSPORT CONTAINER - A container is adapted to transport food or other articles. The container includes a floor, two side walls, a front end closure coupled to the side walls, and a rear end closure coupled to the side walls. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000974 | Self-powered Electronic Label - An electronic label system is provided which includes a data source having information to be displayed by an electronic label. An optical source such as an LED array broadcasts optical signals modulated with the data source data to plural electronic labels. Each electronic label has an optical receiver which receives the modulated optical signals and also receives unmodulated optical signals to supply power to an energy storage device. A mode switch switches the optical receiver between a signal reception mode and an energy storage device power-supplying mode. One or more bistable displays display the data received from the modulated optical signals. Through the use of bistable displays, the power consumption of the electronic label is greatly reduced while use of a single receiving element for receiving both the signal light and power storage light reduces the number of components needed to assemble the electronic label, thus reducing cost. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000975 | Recording the Power Distribution Hierarchy in Datacenters - A power consuming device is configured to be electrically connected to a power connection point of a power distribution system of a datacenter. The power distribution system includes a hierarchy of power supply equipment. A first label is associated with the power connection point and includes power supply information that indicates the power connection point's place in the hierarchy of power supply equipment. A second label is associated with the power consuming device and includes identification information that identifies the power consuming device. A reader is configured to read the first label to obtain the power supply information and to read the second label to obtain the identification information. An electrical connection management system is configured to receive the power supply information and the identification information obtained by the reader such that the electrical connection management system records the connection of the power consuming device to the power connection point and the power connection point's place in the hierarchy of power supply equipment. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000976 | PRODUCE WEIGHING SCALE WITH A CAMERA AND METHODS OF OPERATING A PRODUCE WEIGHING SCALE HAVING A CAMERA - A produce weighing scale is provided for a retail grocery store. The produce weighing scale comprises a base, a weighing platform disposed on the base, and a touchscreen arranged to enable a retail customer to enter produce data associated with a produce item and to view display screens which contains instructions to operate the produce weighing scale. An actuatable camera is positioned over the weighing platform and is provided for, when actuated, capturing at least a partial image of a produce item which has been placed on the weighing platform. Electronic control circuitry is arranged to (i) provide an actuation signal to actuate the camera in response to a retail customer placing a produce item on the weighing platform, and (ii) display a barcode chit on the touchscreen to allow a retail customer to self-scan the displayed barcode chit without having to print the barcode chit. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000977 | PATCH PANEL CABLE INFORMATION DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A communications system includes a plurality of patch panels, wherein each patch panel has a plurality of connector ports on a front surface thereof that are each connected to a respective communication line, and one or more optical couplers/connector ports on a rear surface thereof for linking two or more patch panels together. A cable for linking patch panels includes opposite ends and a respective connector at each end that is configured to be removably secured within a respective coupler/connector port on the rear surface. Each connector has an RFID tag attached thereto. An RF antenna is secured to each patch panel adjacent each respective coupler, and each antenna is configured to activate and read information from a cable RFID tag when a cable connector is secured within a coupler adjacent thereto. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000978 | SELF-SERVICE CHECKOUT PAY STATION LOCATED REMOTE FROM A PRODUCE WEIGHING SCALE AND METHODS OF OPERATING SUCH A SELF-SERVICE CHECKOUT PAY STATION - A self-service checkout pay station is located at a store exit section of a retail grocery store and is located remote from a produce weighing scale located in a produce section of the retail grocery store. The self-service checkout pay station comprises a communications circuit arranged to (i) communicate with a communications circuit associated with the produce weighing scale, and (ii) communicate with a communications circuit associated with a barcode gun server which is located remote from the produce weighing scale. The self-service checkout pay station further comprises an electronic processor arranged to (i) receive from the barcode gun server a barcode list in response to receiving an end of transaction signal, (ii) recognize from the barcode list at least one barcode chit which is associated with a produce item, (iii) request produce item information from the produce weighing scale based upon at least some barcode information obtained from the at least one barcode chit, and (iv) receive from the produce weighing scale an image of the produce item which was previously captured at the produce weighing scale when a retail customer placed the produce item on the produce weighing scale. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000979 | AIMING SYSTEM FOR WEAPON - An aiming system for use with a weapon is provided and may include a processor, at least one sensor in communication with the processor, and a memory in communication with the processor. The aiming system may also include a display in communication with the processor that displays a corrected-aiming point based on at least one simulated bullet trajectory and at least one simulated bullet impact location determined by the processor. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000980 | CODE READING APPARATUS AND CODE READING METHOD - A code reading apparatus includes: a photographing section configured to photograph an image; a capturing section configured to capture the photographed image; a first reading section configured to detect, from the captured image, a code symbol that represents commodity information indicating a purchase target commodity and read, from the detected code symbol, the commodity information represented by the code symbol; a second reading section configured to continue, if a part of benefit indication that represents benefit information indicating a benefit granted for purchase of the commodity is detected from the captured image, after the part of the benefit indication is detected, the detection of the benefit indication from the image captured anew by the capturing section and read the benefit information represented by the detected benefit indication; and an output section configured to output the commodity information and the benefit information. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000981 | DECODING UTILIZING IMAGE DATA - The invention relates to decoding utilizing image data. The image data can be received from a source. A processor can process the image data for decoding. A processing for decoding can be responsive to determined information. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000982 | ADAPTIVE DATA READER AND METHOD OF OPERATING - Disclosed systems and methods preferably capture one or more images of an item bearing an optical code and analyze such images to determine whether the item has a highly, or relatively highly, reflective surface or not. Based on such a determination, operating parameters of the system, such as the gain, exposure time, and amount of illumination, are preferably automatically adjusted by the system to capture a subsequent image of the item where the subsequent image has sufficient contrast to decode the optical code. The subsequent image may include a plurality of images, and different operating parameters may be used to capture several, or each, of the plurality of images based on the determination of whether the item has a highly, or relatively highly, reflective surface or not. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000983 | NOISE REMOVAL FROM COLOR BARCODE IMAGES - A method for noise removal from color barcode images includes acquiring a barcode image using a color imaging array and separating the barcode image into color channels. Weighting factors are associated with the color channels and at least one weighting factor is reduced. The weighting factors are applied to the color channels to produce a first transformed image. A portion of the first transformed image is analyzed to produce a first set of decoded data from the barcode. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000984 | DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM HAVING EIR TERMINAL INTERFACE NODE - A network accessible node that facilitates management of a fleet of portable communication devices (EIR terminal), including portable data terminals and/or barcode readers, by directing performance of software upgrade and/or configuration update actions by one or more members of the fleet of EIR terminals. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000985 | LIGHT ENABLED RFID CARD - A radio frequency identification (RFID) card having an antenna configured to transmit data wirelessly to a remote receiver and an integrated circuit configured to transmit the data through the antenna to the remote receiver. The integrated circuit includes a transmitter section and a memory section. The memory section is configured to store the data. A power generating device is configured to supply power to the integrated circuit and a light-sensitive switch is interposed between one or more portions of the RFID card. The light-sensitive switch is configured to provide electrical coupling between the one or more portions of the RFID card when light is incident on the switch. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000986 | CANISTER FOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND DEPOSITION APPARATUS USING SAME - A canister for a deposition apparatus and a deposition apparatus using the same, and more particularly, a canister for a deposition apparatus that can provide a uniform amount of source material contained in a reaction gas supplied into a deposition chamber and improve safety in the supply of the source material, and a deposition apparatus using the canister. The deposition apparatus includes a deposition chamber; a canister supplying a reaction gas into the deposition chamber; and a carrier gas supplier for supplying a carrier gas into the canister, in which the canister includes a main body, a heating unit heating the main body and a temperature measuring unit disposed under the main body. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000987 | SHALLOW FLANGEWAY RAIL SEAL - A rail seal for sealing the gap between a rail and a concrete panel in a railroad crossing so as to provide a generally even or level surface for vehicular or pedestrian traffic while still providing an appropriate rail structure for receiving and guiding the train wheels along the tracks is provided. More particularly, the upper surface of the rail seal is formed with a recessed portion or flangeway for receiving the flanged-end of a train. The flangeway or recessed portion, however, is formed so that the surface of the flangeway lies in a plane above the bottom of the rail head but below the upper surface of the rail head, thereby providing a “shallow” flangeway. The provision of a “shallow” flangeway helps to reduce the risks associated with vehicular and/or other pedestrian traffic that must access or cross the railroad tracks. Specifically, the shallow flangeway helps to prevent the heels of pedestrian shoes or the smaller width bicycle, stroller or wheelchair wheels from becoming trapped in the gaps typically associated with railroad crossing structures. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000988 | Removable Rail Seal - A rail seal for sealing the gap between a rail and the surrounding surface material in a rail crossing or track construction, wherein the rail seal is removable from the gap and can be re-installed in the gap without damaging the surrounding surface material. More particularly, the rail seal is formed with an integral hinge element that has a closed position and an open position wherein an upper portion of the rail seal is released from and extends upwardly away from a lower portion of the seal body thereby imparting additional flexibility to the seal body. To remove the rail seal from the gap adjacent the rail, the rail seal can be manipulated so as to be pulled free from the gap. In order to re-install the rail seal, the additional flexibility provided by the hinge element allows the rail seal to be manipulated and deformed as required so as to be re-installed within the open gap. The rail seal may also be formed with anchor recesses at opposed ends of the rail seal body for receiving anchoring keys which help to secure the rail seal within the gap so as to prevent longitudinal movement and shifting of the rail seal over time. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000989 | CARTRIDGE FOR SCENT DIFFUSER, SCENT DIFFUSER AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM - The invention concerns a cartridge to diffuse scents, comprising a hollow tubular body adapted to allow the internal circulation of air. In order to optimize the diffusion of the scent, the body comprises
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| 20120000990 | DIRECTLY-ACTUATED PIEZOELECTRIC FUEL INJECTOR WITH VARIABLE FLOW CONTROL - A fuel injector apparatus comprising a piezoelectric driving stack and injector assembly wherein a flow control member of the fuel injector apparatus is driven directly by the piezoelectric stack without additional amplification means or interposing elements while the flow area of the nozzle portion is variably adjustable to deliver controlled flow rates in a desired flow profile to improve engine performance and reduce emissions. The injector configuration is adapted to support required flow rates with minimal linear movement of the flow control member. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000991 | Spraying Apparatus And Agricultural Field Sprayer Having The Same - A spraying apparatus ( | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000992 | PAINT CUP STRUCTURE OF PAINTBALL GUN - An improved paint cup structure of a paintball gun designed according to the assembling of a paint cup and a paint connector of the paintball gun comprises a pair of paint cup embedding guide ribs with a guide inclination and installed at the exterior of an outlet pipe at a lower end of the paint cup, a pair of guide slots corresponding to the embedding guide ribs and formed from the top of an internal wall of the paint connector, and a pair of embedding latch slots with a guide inclination and extended laterally from the bottom of the guide slot, such that the paint cup can be mounted or removed, and the embedding guide ribs of the paint cup together with the guide slots of the paint connector and an embedding latch slot to obtain a quick and convenient assembling or disassembling and maintain a good positioning effect. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000993 | SELF-CONTAINED HAND-HELD DIRECT DRIVE DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A TWO-PART ADHESIVE AEROSOL - A self-contained, hand-held spray dispensing device includes an internal source of pressurized fluid that exerts a motive force on a pair of liquid ejecting elements to cause each to eject a liquid into a discharge line. The liquids remain separated until each exits its discharge port. A pressurized fluid is directed over the outlet ends of the discharge line beginning before a flow interrupter in the discharge line is opened to permit flow therethrough and ceasing after liquid flow is terminated. The pressurized fluid flow over the outlet of the discharge line aerosolizes liquids emanating from the outlet ends. Each liquid ejecting element takes the form of a piston disposed within a cylinder. The pistons responds to pressurized fluid imposed directly thereon from the source to generate the motive force on the ejecting element. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000994 | DEVICE FOR INJECTING FUEL - A device for injecting pressurized fuel includes an electrodynamic actuator having a movably situated coil, an outwardly opening needle which opens and closes a cross section on a valve seat, a connecting device which connects the needle to the movably situated coil, a pressure chamber which is situated at the needle upstream from the valve seat and contains pressurized fuel, a low-pressure chamber from which, fuel is dischargeable, and a gap seal which is provided at an outer peripheral region of the needle, the gap seal ( | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000995 | FUEL INJECTOR - A fuel injector, in particular for the direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of a mixture-compressing, spark-ignited internal combustion engine, includes a functional part, which has at least one nozzle body, parts of an actuator, an axially movable valve closing body, which forms a sealing seat together with a valve seat surface, as well as a hydraulic extension part, which is fixedly and tightly connected to the functional part. The extension part is an interface between a connection-side inlet stub and the functional part. At least one of the frontal contact surfaces of inlet stub, functional part, and extension part, with which these components press against one another and are fixedly connected, is designed to be convexly curved. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000996 | FUEL INJECTION VALVE AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel injection valve includes: a nozzle body provided with an injection hole at a tip portion; a needle that is located slidably in the nozzle body and includes a seat portion seated on a seat position in the nozzle body; and an air bubble generation means generating air bubbles in a fuel flowing through the nozzle body, and when a curvature radius is R, a length of a curve is L and a constant is a, an inner peripheral shape of the injection hole includes a curving part passing through a region surrounded by a clothoid curve which is expressed by R×L=a | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000997 | SEPARATION SYSTEM FOR WASTE FOUNDRY SAND BINDER USING ULTRASONIC WAVES - The present invention provides a separation system for a waste foundry sand binder using ultrasonic waves, which can minimize the number of surface treatment processes by inducing interface separation between a foundry sand and a binder, and which further optimizes the working process and reduces the recycling cost of waste foundry sand. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000998 | Low hygroscopic aripiprazole drug substance and processes for the preparation thereof - The present invention provides low hygroscopic forms of aripiprazole and processes for the preparation thereof which will not convert to a hydrate or lose their original solubility even when a medicinal preparation containing the anhydrous Aripiprazole crystals is stored for an extended period. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120000999 | Recycling Method For Electronics Scrap In Order To Obtain Reusable Materials While Avoiding The Release Of Harmful Substances - A process for industrial disposal for electro-waste. The process contains steps for separating material that are contained in such waste, for re-introducing material into a re-using process in order to save resources and to meet ecologic and economic interests. | 2012-01-05 |
| 20120001000 | Method for the Production of Water-Absorbing Polymer Particles - A process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles, comprising classification by means of a tumbler screening machine, wherein the tumbler screening machine used for classification is equipped with at least one ball knock cleaning system and entrained balls are removed outside the tumbler screening machine by means of a capture device. | 2012-01-05 |
