02nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100006558 | COOKING APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF COOKING A FOOD ITEM - According to another aspect, the subject application involves an oven and a method of controlling an oven for cooking a food item. The oven includes a cooking cavity, a user interface comprising an input device to be actuated with a single actuation event by a cook to select a predetermined cooking mode for cooking the food item, a heating element operable to produce heat required to cook the food item within the cooking cavity, and a control unit. The method includes receiving a cooking signal in response to actuation of the input device with the single actuation event by the cook, and establishing a cooking parameter for the predetermined cooking mode based on the cooking signal. The cooking parameter can be specific to the food item to be cooked according to the predetermined cooking mode of the oven. The method also includes initiating the predetermined cooking mode associated with the input device, and detecting that cooking of the food item according to the predetermined cooking mode is complete. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006559 | OVEN WITH IMPROVED FUNCTIONALITY DURING GRILLING - An oven comprising a box housing with an internal cavity bounded by walls, and provided on one side with an opening closable by a movable door, at at least one of the walls there being provided a browning or grilling member comprising an electrical resistance element, and presenting a first side facing the wall and a second side, opposite the first side, facing the interior of the oven cavity in which at least one food item is positioned to be subjected to cooking and/or grilling, this latter function being obtained by activating the member. In a position corresponding with first side of the grilling member a flat element is provided presenting two opposing flat faces, a first face presenting high emissivity and the second face presenting high reflectivity or reflective power, the element being able to be moved relative to the member such that this latter can be faced by the first face or the second face, depending on the type of cooking required for the food item positioned within the oven cavity. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006560 | SUBSTRATE HEATING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE HEATING METHOD - In a substrate heating apparatus including a vacuum vessel with an interior separated by a wall body into a first space and a second space, the first space being evacuated to a vacuum by a first exhaust means and accommodating a substrate to be heated, and the second space being evacuated to a vacuum by a second exhaust means and including a heating means for heating the substrate accommodated in the substrate, the time required to evacuate the first space to a vacuum by the first exhaust means is shortened, thus improving the throughput. The wall body has a non-coating surface, which is not coated, on part of a wall body surface which faces the second space. A coating is formed on the remaining portion of the wall body surface. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006561 | Toaster Oven - A countertop toaster oven has an internal compartment heated by at least four heating elements and a door for the compartment. At least two of the heating elements are top elements, located adjacent to a ceiling of the compartment. Two of the heating elements are lower elements, located along a floor of the compartment. At least one of the elements is controllable to provide a variable wattage including one or more operational wattages that are for at least a portion of the heating cycle, intermediate between zero power and full power. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006562 | MAGNETIC ELEMENT TEMPERATURE SENSORS - Small, low-cost wireless temperature sensors ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100006563 | INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED OPERATING AND SAUCEPAN DETECTION METHOD - The invention relates to a method for operating an induction heating device, to a pot detection method for an induction heating device and to an induction heating device. The method for operating the induction heating device is characterized by determining a low point of a resonant cycle on a linking node (N | 2010-01-14 |
20100006564 | ELECTROMAGNETIC HEATING - An electromagnetic heater for heating an irregularly shaped object, including:
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20100006565 | ELECTROMAGNETIC HEATING - An electromagnetic heater for heating an irregularly shaped object, including:
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20100006566 | Microwave Heating Container - A microwave heating construct comprises a base, a wall extending upwardly around the base for defining a cavity for receiving a food item, and a microwave energy shielding element overlying a lower margin of the wall, the microwave energy shielding element having an upper edge including a substantially incurved portion. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006567 | COOKING PACKAGE - A package for heating a food product in a microwave oven. The package has a tray for holding the food product, a lid foldably connected to the tray, and a partition at least partially received in the tray. The partition separates an interior space of the tray into a first compartment and a second compartment. At least one of the lid and the partition comprises a microwave interactive material. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006568 | TANK FOR STORING A REDUCING AGENT - The invention relates to a tank for storing a reducing agent, in particular a liquid reducing agent for reducing nitrogen oxides from the waste gas of an internal combustion engine to nitrogen and water. The tank includes an external container in which an internal container is accommodated. The internal container is held in the external container in a mounting that can be axially displaced in relation to an axis of the external container. The internal container is held such that the volume in the external container is modified by displacing the internal container in the mounting. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006569 | Drawer Front Container and Associated Container Blank - A single piece blank and resulting container having an operable tray panel for easily viewing and accessing products contained within is disclosed. Specifically, the container is designed to have an operable tray panel in an upper portion of the container. The operable tray panel allows easy access to products in the container. Further, it provides better viewing of contents such that the urge to access the contents is increased via the increased visibility. The structure provides a strong and stable container that may be constructed to varying sizes and geometries. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006570 | VALVE, CONTAINER WITH VALVE AND USE OF THE VALVE - The invention relates to a valve, a container with the valve and the use of the valve. The valve, which is useful in a container to prevent an excessive pressure difference between the outside of the container and the inside of the container, comprises two blocking elements ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100006571 | LID FOR BEVERAGE CAN EXCELLENT IN PRESSURE RESISTANT STRENGTH - A lid for a beverage can excellent in pressure resistant strength in which a predetermined pressure requirement is ensured by a simple gauging down. An annular groove portion | 2010-01-14 |
20100006572 | Garbage bin lid - This invention is a garbage bin lid, comprising of a lid frame, a lid, a lid open-and-close units and a joining unit. One end of the lid and the lid frame are joined and positioned by a lid open-and-close unit that controls the opening and closing of the lid. The other end of the lid and lid frame has a joining unit in which there is a spring that can push the lid up. By pressing the lid open-and-close unit, the lid will unclip and spring up. When closing the lid, it is necessary to push the lid down to the lid open-and-close unit on the lid frame then it will clip into place and close. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006573 | Container Insert for Reducing Headspace - An insert for a container comprising an insert which is adapted to be inserted into the opening of a container, and having an aperture, projecting axially outwardly thereof, said aperture presenting an inner wall surface defining a channel through which a stream of liquid may flow, and said insert having at least one chamber which extends into the liquid product of said container when the insert is inserted into said container. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006574 | CLOSURE WITH SEALING INSERT - A closure ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100006575 | BULK CONTAINER - A waste dust containment system includes a bag and a waste-dust fill chute. The bag is formed to include an interior region for storing dust. The waste dust fill chute conveys waste dust generated in a factory into the interior region of the bag. Once filled with wasted dust, the bag is delivered to a waste-dust disposal site away from the factory. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006576 | PET ITEM STORAGE UNIT - A pet item storage unit including a body having first and second portions. The first portion includes a first storage compartment having a lid adapted to secure items inside the first storage compartment. The second portion includes a second storage compartment adapted to hold a plurality of disposable bags and includes an open slot for removal of at least one of the bags. An aperture extends completely through the pet item storage unit between the first and second portions and is adapted to receive a dog leash. A light source is disposed between the first and second portions. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006577 | RESERVE TANK - Disclosed is a reserve tank comprising a tank main body that has a plurality of chambers partitioned by partition walls, an inflow port that allows coolant to flow into the tank main body, and an outflow port that allows the coolant to flow out of the tank main body, the plurality of chambers including a first chamber and a second chamber partitioned by the partition walls, and a third chamber that accumulates the coolant that should flow from the inflow port into the first chamber, the first chamber having a first communicating portion formed to allow the coolant to flow into the second chamber, the third chamber having a second communicating portion formed to allow the accumulated coolant to flow into the first chamber, the flow rate of the coolant passing through the second communicating portion being set smaller than the flow rate of the coolant passing through the first communicating portion. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006578 | Thermal Energy Storage Container - A thermal energy storage container cover which is adapted to be detachably engaged with a base such that the container may define a cavity for food storage, a chamber for storing utensils, and/or a compartment which contains a thermal energy storage material. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006579 | System and Method for Separately Holding Consumables - A tray that may have at least one recess defining at least one consumable receiving cavity. The tray is configured to be seated generally at least partially within and/or over a opening of a main bowl with a lid placed thereover to engage the bowl and enclose the tray within the lid and the main bowl. Thermal energy storage material is preferably located in the tray. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006580 | THERMOPLASTIC CONTAINER, IN PARTICULAR A BOTTLE, HAVING A PARTIALLY PRISMATIC TRIANGULAR BODY - Thermoplastic container ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100006581 | Vessel - A vessel includes a body, an intermediate cover, and an upper cover; the intermediate cover is positioned above an upper opening of the body, and has a spout, which forms a liquid outlet of the vessel together with a corresponding spout formed on the body; the upper cover is threadedly joined in the upper end of the body to fix the intermediate cover to the body; the spout of the body has a transverse upwards-sticking first stopping portion, and the spout of the intermediate cover has a transverse downwards-sticking second stopping portion; the first and the second stopping portions are a distance from each other, and the uppermost end of the first stopping portion is higher than the lowermost end of the second stopping portion; thus, the stopping portions together make it difficult for poisonous substance to be added the contents of the body through the outlet. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006582 | CONTAINER ASSEMBLY - A container assembly includes a first container, a second container, and a connecting unit. The first container has an opening and a rim that defines the opening. The second container has a wall formed with a slit unit. The connecting unit includes an upper hook section hooked removably onto the rim of the first container, a lower hook section extended removably through the slit unit for hooking the wall of the second container onto the lower hook section, and an intermediate section interconnecting the upper hook section and the lower hook section. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006583 | PLASTIC LID FOR AN OPEN TOPPED CONTAINER - A plastic lid is provided for an open topped generally circular container having an outwardly directed lip encircling the open top of the container. The lid comprises a rim of generally annular shape to cooperate with the outwardly directed lip of the container and a squat generally cylindrical section extending from an inner periphery of the rim to a closure wall at its operatively inner end to form a plug type of closure adapted to form a seal with an inner periphery of the container. The lid has at least one locking member that is an endless locking ring connected to the rim by way of one or more integral frangible connecting elements. The locking member is adapted to operatively cooperate with the lip of the container such that fracturing of one or more of said integral frangible connecting elements occur attempted removal of the lid from the container. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006584 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING SOLID ARTICLES - An apparatus for dispensing solid articles includes a housing and at least one vacuum source. The housing defines a hopper chamber to hold the articles and a dispensing channel fluidly connected to the hopper chamber. The dispensing channel has an inlet and an outlet defining a dispensing flow path therebetween. The vacuum source is adapted to provide a vacuum pressure and induce a gas flow in the housing. The apparatus is configured to generate a forward drive gas flow from the vacuum pressure and induced gas flow, and the forward drive gas flow conveys articles through the dispensing channel along the dispensing flow path in a direction from the inlet to the outlet to dispense the articles. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006585 | Dosage dispensing and tracking container - A container for dispensing dosages of multiple medications over time. The present invention includes a container which has a plurality of compartments each configured to contain a plurality of dosages of a different medication. A rotatable lid is attached on top of the container such that an opening in the lid may be selectively positioned in fluid communication with each of the plurality of compartments. A lid position detection device is provided for identifying which of the compartments the opening is presently addressing. A programmable computing device is provided to track dosages administered from each of the plurality of compartments. A display, controlled by the programmable computing device, conveys information regarding the medication contained within a selected compartment. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006586 | DEVICE FOR RECEIVING END OF USE SPOOLS OF WIPING MATERIAL FOR A WIPING MATERIAL DISPENSING APPARATUS - A fixed enclosure partially surrounds a drum, leaving, in front, free access for transport, insertion and ejection of wipe material before and after cutting. An outer part of the enclosure constitutes a support surface for a strip of material from a service reel that is nearly used up. The enclosure has oblong openings arranged along the enclosure. Located behind the drum and enclosure, is a receptacle comprising a fixed-position component receiving the reel and a movable component that allows or prevents, depending on its position, access to the fixed component. The movable component has teeth that align with the openings. The teeth, depending on position of the movable component, rest on the strip of material obtained from the reel which itself rests on the enclosure. Depending on whether the strip of material from the reel is present or not, the movable component penetrates or does not penetrate into said enclosure. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006587 | Beverage Label System and Dispenser - A bottle label means having a hole on one side and an ID means on the other is optionally dispensed from a roll or stack by inserting the neck of the bottle into the hole whereby the removal provide another label that is ready for removal by a second bottle. Preferably, the labels are not identical so that each bottle has a unique identification on it without the need to write on the label. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006588 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING ELONGATE, COARSE BULK PRODUCTS AND FOR THEIR FURTHER TRANSPORT - A device is disclosed for discharging elongate, coarse bulk products—such as bottle preforms—from a product hopper. The device includes a product hopper with a discharge opening and a rotating disc that is configured to receive bulk products passing through the discharge opening. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006589 | Medicine Container With Single Pill Dispenser - A pill dispensing cap that secures to a conventional pill container. The pill dispensing cap has a lower cap, a pill discharge port, and a spring loaded rotatable and slidable upper cap. Pills are dispensed one at a time, and the remaining pills are isolated from external contamination. A child resistant lock prevents small children and/or mentally handicapped individuals from easily accessing medicine inside the container. The child resistant lock uses a vertically slidable upper cap that is slidably and rotatably attached to the lower cap. A child safety lock uses a key in the upper cap that must be aligned with a slot in the lower cap to allow a pill to be dispensed. When the key and slot are aligned, the upper cap is vertically compressed against the lower cap. As the upper cap moves toward the base cap, a gravity fed pill discharge port is exposed which releases a single pill. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006590 | Liquid Dispensing Applicator with Flexible Valve Member - The invention concerns a liquid dispensing applicator for a volatile liquid. The liquid dispensing applicator includes a cap member for attachment to a hollow bodied container having a reservoir for retaining a liquid. The cap member comprises a sleeve to receive and conduit liquid contained within the reservoir. The applicator further includes a valve member and a dispensing member co-operating with at least the first end of the shaft. The valve member is retained within the sleeve of the cap comprising a substantially flexible shaft having a first end projecting from said sleeve exterior. The valve member is flexibly operable against a bias at said first end to move from a first substantially closed position to a second open position to allow displacement of a quantity of liquid from within the sleeve, onto the dispensing member, for subsequent application. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006591 | Pump-Driven Fluid Sprayer and Method - A fluid delivery device including a fluid reservoir, a pump in fluid communication with the reservoir, an electric motor, a bladder in fluid communication with the pump, the bladder including at least in part, an elastic portion, a nozzle valve in fluid communication with the bladder, the nozzle being adjustable from an open mode to a closed mode, and from a closed mode to an open mode, a pressure release valve in fluid communication with the bladder and the fluid reservoir; and an electronic control unit for controlling delivery of the fluid. The invention also encompasses a method of delivering a treating fluid in a fine mist, including powering-up a fluid delivery device, comparing a signal being received from an ambient light sensor to predetermined trigger values consistent with dusk and dawn ambient light conditions, and dispensing treating fluid for a selected duration period on the basis of the signal being received from the ambient light sensor. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006592 | Method and apparatus for dosed dispensing of gasified liquid after pressure equalisation - The invention relates to a method for dosed dispensing from a container of a liquid including a substance dissolved therein, like e.g. a carbonated beverage, wherein prior to dispensing of the liquid the pressure in the container is equalized with the ambient pressure in the space in which the liquid is dispensed, said pressure being equalized by first establishing a gas connection and only then establishing a liquid connection between the container and the space in which the liquid is dispensed. In accordance with the invention the liquid is dispensed from the container via a dosing chamber, prior to transferring of the liquid to the dosing chamber the pressure in the container is equalized with the pressure in the dosing chamber, and prior to dispensing of the liquid from the dosing chamber the pressure in said chamber is equalized with the ambient pressure in the space in which the liquid is dispensed. The invention further relates to a dispensing apparatus with which this method nay be performed and to an assembly of such a dispensing apparatus and a container. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006593 | METHOD FOR METERING A FIRST AND A SECOND TREATMENT AGENT TO A RINSE CONTAINER OF A DISH WASHER - A method for dispensing a first treating agent and a second treating agent into the washing tub of a dishwasher includes providing each of first and second reservoirs with a sensor for monitoring its fill level. After a first dispensing operation, a controller compares the sensor signals and determines whether a ratio of the fill levels deviates from a ratio of the capacities of the reservoirs. The controller elects either a standard or an alternative subsequent dispensing operation based on whether the fill level ratio deviates from the capacity ratio. The controller chooses the standard subsequent dispensing operation if the fill level ratio does not deviate from the capacity ratio and chooses the alternative subsequent dispensing operation if it does. The alternative subsequent dispensing operation includes changing at least one amount dispensed by dispensing devices compared to a corresponding amount dispensed in the first dispensing operation. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006594 | METHOD OF DRAINING A FLEXIBLE CONTAINER HOLDING A VISCOUS PRODUCT - A method and kit for draining a flexible container holding a product having a viscosity of between 10 Pa·s and 200 000 Pa·s. The method includes using a flexible container ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100006595 | VACUUM SPRAY COATING OF LUBRICANT FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA - Processing equipment for manufacturing magnetic recording medium comprising a chamber, a micro-dispensing valve that can open for a minimum time of less than a few microseconds and can dispense a liquid in an amount of a micro-liter or less each time that the micro-dispensing valve is opened, wherein the liquid comprising a lubricant and a solvent different from the lubricant is dispensed through the micro-dispensing valve. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006596 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM - The object of this invention is to provide a fuel supply system capable of reducing the quantity of a fuel to be discharged from a plurality of fuel tanks connected in parallel is provided. The fuel supply system includes a plurality of the fuel tanks for storing a fuel, on-off valves provided individually for the fuel tanks, and a control unit which controls the opening and closing of the on-off valves. The control unit changes the number of the on-off valves to be simultaneously opened according to a situation. The control unit may reduce the number of the on-off valves to be simultaneously opened after a failure is detected or at the time of maintenance of the fuel supply system. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006597 | APPARATUS FOR HANDS-FREE DISPENSING OF A MEASURED QUANTITY OF MATERIAL - An apparatus for automatically dispensing a fluid includes a container adapted to carry a supply of fluid, and a valve connected to said container, wherein actuation of said valve dispenses the fluid. Also included is an apparatus position indicator proximally associated with the container and an object sensor positioned near the valve. The object sensor monitors an area below where the valve dispenses when open and upon detection of an object opens said valve. Initial positioning of the apparatus triggers the apparatus position indicator to generate an appropriate signal until said object sensor is properly positioned. Once positioned the device may be permanently secured. A control circuit within the apparatus also allows programming of lighting indicators, dispense cycle size, and dispense quantities. The control circuit also provides for overload protection, motor braking and RF shielding. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006598 | Device for a multidrink system - Device for a Multidrink System that is equipped with at least one pressurised container equipped with syrup, concentrate or compound (both fluid and a viscous product) for the production of cold and hot drinks by using at least one control which activates at least one valve of at least one container and thus injects the stated syrups, concentrates or compounds through at least one outflow mouth into hot or cold liquid (namely water) in a recipient, beaker, cup or can. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006599 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING QUANTITIES OF FLUID IN A CONTAINER - The present technology relates to a volumetric measurement device and various methods for operation of the device. The device comprises at least one accelerometer for detecting the angle of tilt/tip of a container. The device also comprises at least one fluid property processor capable of providing at least one fluidic property value of a fluid, a flow-rate processor capable of continuously calculating the present flow rate of the fluid when poured from the container, and a volume processor capable of continuously calculating the present volume of the fluid within the container. The flow-rate processor calculates the rate of flow of the fluid poured from the container based on the angle of tilt/tip of the apparatus, the at least one fluid property value, and the present volume of fluid within the container. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006600 | FLUID DISPENSER INCLUDING HYDROPHOBIC RING - Apparatus for metering and dispensing fluid includes a fluid dispensing section having an exit orifice, a fluid inlet, and a pathway extending from the fluid inlet to the exit orifice. A portion of the pathway includes a hydrophilic portion for metering a volume of the fluid when the dispensing section is upright; and a hydrophobic ring at the fluid inlet for preventing a metered volume from flowing out of the hydrophilic portion when the dispensing section is upright. The apparatus further includes a one-way valve between the exit orifice and the hydrophilic portion for allowing fluid to flow out of the hydrophilic portion and toward the exit orifice when sufficient pressure is applied to the fluid inlet. The one-way valve also prevents fluid from flowing through the exit orifice when the hydrophilic portion is being filled with fluid. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006601 | METERING DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A DOSE OF PRESSURIZED FLUID - A novel metering device ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100006602 | MACHINE FOR THE PREPARATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS - A machine for the preparation of pharmaceutical products is provided with a gripping and carrier device to transfer at least one container between a magazine and a dosage station for the preparation of a pharmaceutical product, and a box-type holding frame defining a chamber for the housing of magazine, gripping and carrier device, and dosage station; the chamber displaying an access aperture to magazine and being crossed by a sterile air flow adapted to avoid the entry of air from the external environment through aperture itself. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006603 | Wine bottle sealing and dispensing device - The wine bottle sealing and dispensing device provides for the dispensing of wine from a wine bottle, or any other liquid from a corresponding liquid container, without exposing the wine or liquid in the bottle to environmental air at any time. The device includes a housing adapted for mounting above a cork of a corked wine bottle. An upper open end of a hollow needle is mounted in the housing, the needle projecting downward from the housing and terminating in a tip adapted for insertion through the cork. A first end of a spout projects outwardly from the housing, and a second end of the spout is in fluid communication with the upper open end of the hollow needle. A cartridge of pressurized, inert gas is mounted to the housing. The cartridge is in communication with an upper end of a gas conduit, which is mounted within the hollow needle. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006604 | LOTION PUMP AND ONE-WAY VALVE INCORPORATED THEREIN - The invention provides a lotion pump which comprises: a nozzle head; a connecting/guiding member connected with the nozzle head, an upper one-way valve is provided on the connecting/guiding member or the nozzle head; a container cap, which is provided with a connecting structure for connecting to the mouth of a liquid container; a housing, which is connected at its upper end to the container cap and is provided at its lower end with a lower one-way valve; and a piston which is connected with or formed integrally with the connecting/guiding member and makes reciprocating motion in the housing, wherein the lotion pump is not provided with any metal spring. In particular, a one-way valve is provided for the lotion pump. The one-way valve includes an elastic tube and a valve seat, the valve seat is disposed on the connecting/guiding member or the nozzle head and has a closed top end and at least one opening provided on a side surface, and the elastic tube elastically covers the side surface of the valve seat and hence closes the at least one opening. The spring-less lotion pump of the invention can be recycled without a need to break them down, and is advantageous to environment protection. The one-way valve of the invention has a remarkably simplified structure, and provides good sealing and leak-proof effects. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006605 | Electric caulking gun - An electric caulking gun is provided with a clutch. The clutch is connected to a button of the electric caulking gun. When the button is free, the clutch is idle so that power cannot be transmitted from a motor to a pusher. Therefore, the pusher is idle, i.e., it cannot extrude water proofing material from a package. When the button is pressed, the clutch is active so that power can be transmitted from the motor to the pusher. Therefore, the pusher is active, i.e., it extrudes the water proofing material from the package. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006606 | PUMPING DEVICE WITH COLLAPSIBLE NOZZLE - There are provided a pumping device for dispensing the contents contained in a container body by pressing a pressurizing button. The pumping device comprises a nozzle which is pivotable by a hinge installed at the nozzle and the pressurizing button. The pressurizing button comprises: a pressing plate, a wall extended downward from the pressing plate, and a nozzle receiving groove formed on the wall and for receiving the nozzle when it is in a closed position. In accordance with the present invention, since the nozzle is foldable, the pumping device is conveniently transported and distributed, and since the nozzle is inserted into the nozzle receiving groove and is not exposed outside, the nozzle is prevented from being unintentionally in an open position by an unnecessary external force. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006607 | HANDLING APPARATUS FOR PLANT GROWTH SUBSTRATES - Described herein are several embodiments of a handling apparatus for plant growth substrates and associated methods of use. For example, in one embodiment, an apparatus for separately and automatically dispensing plant growth media includes a media guide and a media guide regulator. The media guide can define a channel through which media is movable. The media regulator can include a media penetrating member that is positionable within the channel at a first location and a media stopping member that is positionable within the channel at a second location spaced-apart from the first location. The media regulator can be operable to reciprocate between a media penetrating position in which the media penetrating member is positioned within the channel to penetrate media and a media stopping position in which the media stopping member is positioned within the channel to restrict media from movement in at least one direction along the channel. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006608 | Device for Aromatic Additions to Clothes Hangers and Towel Hooks - Containers for aromatic additions to clothes hangers and towel hooks. Perforated pocket on the hanger that is openable to insert replacement aroma pads. Perforated sides of a double walled towel hook to insert aroma pad between the walls. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006609 | Sock donning system - The sock donning system enables persons of limited mobility to don socks, stockings, and similar footwear without need for excessive bending at the waist and/or knee. The system includes a pair of identical grasping poles or extensions with remotely operable clasps at their distal ends. Triggers are located adjacent the handles to allow the user to operate the clasps. Socks or stockings are provided with two opposed loops extending from their upper edges or apertures formed near the upper edges. The user secures the clasp of each extension to one of the loops or apertures of a single lo stocking, and uses the two extensions simultaneously to pull the sock over the foot, ankle, and lower leg as applicable. The triggers are operated to open the clasps and release them from the sock, once the sock has been donned. The system may also be of assistance in removing socks. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006610 | Support legs and handles for backpacks and pack frames - Support legs and handles mounted onto a pack frame or backpack with the ability to be extended and locked so as to allow the pack to be laid on the ground, loaded, then lifted and pushed into a standing position to shoulder height and allow the user to easily and safely harness the pack to the shoulders and waist. When in the extended position the handles have become stabilizer feet for the legs. The support legs are now unlocked and retracted allowing the full weight of the pack onto the user shoulders. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006611 | SUPPORT APPARATUS - Provided are, among other things, apparatuses for supporting a video camera. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes: a harness adapted for wearing on a user's upper body, the harness including a front section which, in use, covers at least a portion of at least one of the user's chest and abdomen, and a rear section which, in use, covers at least a portion of the user's back; and a flexible rod having a proximal end secured to the rear section of the harness and a distal end that extends up above the harness when the flexible rod is unweighted. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006612 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE LOAD CARRIER - Fastening method and device for detachably fixing a load carrier to a vehicle that includes a bracket configured to be affixed to a roof of the vehicle. The bracket has at least one elongate recess or hole for detachably clamping a load carrier foot. The load carrier foot includes an axially movable hooked member or bolt with a hooked portion having an elongated shape, which is configured to be moved through the elongated recess. The hooked member is twistable in the recess to axially lock the hooked member against the bracket. The elongate recess or hole may have longitudinally elongate or arched longitudinal edges, and corresponding ledge surfaces, whereby the hooked portion of the hooked member, for example a head of the bolt, may longitudinally slide along the longitudinally elongate or arched ledge surfaces and tilt forward in the event of a sudden slowing or stopping of the vehicle, for instance, in a crash. The sliding motion is facilitated by an engagement surface of the hooked portion that is width-wise more narrow than the ledge surface is long. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006613 | CONVERTIBLE BAG - This invention relates to an article of luggage which is convertible between a backpack configuration and a handbag configuration by turning the bag inside out, article including a flexible bag having opposed, rectangular front and back panels; opposed rectangular side panels; opposed rectangular top and bottom panels; and a liner which is securable to the inside of the bag. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006614 | Hands free case for mobile personal computers - A hands free case for mobile personal computers provides a mobile worker a stable platform for laptops, Tablet PCs, Ultra Mobile PCs and accessories. One embodiment comprises a platform insert ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100006615 | Body bow rest and carrier - A bow holder and carrier provides an adjustable holster coupled to a support member which can be symmetrically aligned with the center line of the human body that partially encircles and lies against the waist of a user. The adjustable holster is adaptively configured to accommodate differently sized compound bow types by the reconfiguring of adjustable rests, stops, supports and guides mounted within the holster. A slide track assembly provides a means to frictionally insert the adjustable holster onto and to remove the holster from the support member for ease of storage. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006616 | Paintball pod harness with internal pouch - A paintball pod harness having a central body having a concealable pouch to allow for expanded capacity off of the paintball field with a compacted arrangement for play on the field. The central body supports exterior pod sleeves for carrying paintball pods and has an internal core accessible by a body opening for concealing the expanding capacity pouch. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006617 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS IN A ROTARY STAPLING MACHINE - The disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus in a rotary stapling machine ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100006618 | STAPLER - A stapler ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100006619 | Fastener Positioning Assembly for Nail Gun - A nail gun includes a fastener drive track capable of receiving fasteners having different length. A faster positioning assembly includes at least one swinging member and a stop portion. The swinging member is elastically and pivotably disposed at a side of the fastener drive track. The stop portion is formed at an end of the swinging member and received in the fastener drive track. The stop portion is configured for positioning fasteners prior to the fasteners are hit, and the stop portion retractably exits from the fastener drive track when a long fastener is received in the fastener drive track. The fastener positioning assembly enables the nail gun to drive fasteners having different length, as such, it is very convenient to use such nail gun to join different workpiece having different thickness on an object. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006620 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING VARIABLE HEIGHT SURGICAL FASTENERS - A surgical device for applying a plurality of surgical staples is provided. The device includes a staple fastening assembly attached to a surgical instrument. The staple fastening assembly includes a pair of cooperating jaws, a jaw operating mechanism, and a gap sensor. A staple magazine having a plurality of staples and an anvil member having a plurality of staple pockets are attached to the jaws. The staple magazine includes a staple crimping cam and a staple dimpling cam that are operatively coupled to the surgical instrument. The jaw operating mechanism is operatively connected to a drive assembly in the surgical instrument for moving the jaws for automatically setting a tissue gap between the cooperating jaws. The gap sensor cooperates with the jaw operating mechanism for controlling staple formation. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006621 | ULTRASONIC BONDING APPARATUS - An ultrasonic bonding apparatus for manufacturing an electronic device that includes a substrate, an electronic component, and an underfill filled between the electronic component and the substrate includes a head that includes a tool surface configured to mount the electronic component, a wiping unit configured to wipe out pre-cured underfill that has adhered to the tool surface of the head, by using a wiping member on a wiping table, an ultrasonic bonding unit configured to ultrasonically bond the electronic component with the substrate and to press the head against the wiping member on the wiping table, a detector configured to detect a first pressure applied between the wiping member on the wiping table and the tool surface when the wiping unit provides wiping, and a controller configured to control a second pressure applied by the ultrasonic bonding unit, based on a detection result by the detector. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006622 | SELF-CLAMPING FRICTION STIR WELDING DEVICE - A friction stir welding device operable to weld a joint formed between a first workpiece and a second workpiece. The friction stir welding device includes a clamping device coupled to a tool body of the welding device for movement with the tool body along the joint. The clamping device includes a first guide member and a second guide member. The first guide member includes a clamping face configured to engage the first workpiece and the second guide member includes a clamping face configured to engage the second workpiece. The clamping face of the first guide member is directly opposed to the clamping face of the second guide member to resist separation of the joint. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006623 | Non-Pull Back Pad Package with an Additional Solder Standoff - Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor package with a solder standoff on lead pads that reach to the edge of the package (non-pullback leads). It includes encapsulating a plurality of die on a lead frame strip. The lead frame strip comprises a plurality of package sites, which further comprises a plurality of lead pads and a die pad. The method also includes forming a channel between the lead pads of nearby package sites without singulating the packages. Another step in the method includes disposing solder on the lead pads, the die pad, or the lead pads and the die pads without substantially covering the channel with solder. The manufacturing method further includes singulating the packages. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006624 | SOLDERING METHOD AND SOLDERING APPARATUS - Along with miniaturization of a solder connection portion in a bump repair or a local reflow, a void generated at the time of soldering remains in a solder to remarkably reduce connection strength, and there occurs a non-connection phenomenon in which the solder connection portion and a solder paste are melted, but are not fused with each other. During melting of a solder, a target component is clamped, ultrasonic oscillation is directly applied only to the target component. Further, start of solidification of the solder connection portion is detected by change of an electric impedance of a transducer while applying the ultrasonic oscillation, and the clamp is released before a substrate is warped. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006625 | COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF FORMING SOLDER BUMP AND FLIP CHIP USING THE SAME - Provided are a composition for an anisotropic conductive adhesive, a method of forming a solder bump and a method of forming a flip chip using the same. The composition for an anisotropic conductive adhesive includes a low melting point solder particle and a thermo-curable polymer resin. The anisotropic conductive adhesive includes forming a mixture by mixing a polymer resin and a curing agent, and mixing a deforming agent, a catalyst or a reductant with the mixture. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006626 | Method for Making a Hollow Core Floor and Deck Element - A composite structural support which may be utilized as a beam or assembled with similar supports to form a building floor or a bridge deck utilizes an open core element, made preferably of suitably treated fluted paper, upper and lower thin steel skins, and a layer of concrete poured over the top skin. Modules comprising the hollow core element and the upper and lower steel skins are fabricated to lengths required for building floor and bridge spans and, when joined by welding the upper and lower skins of adjacent elements along their full lengths, provide a floor or deck structure of a large span. The open core paper elements may be alternately fabricated from single face corrugated webs or open face double wall webs that are slit to form narrow equal width strips stacked and glued face-to-face. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006627 | WELDING SYSTEM - A welding bug ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100006628 | RETAIL BOXES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RETAIL BOXES - The present disclosure is directed to a retail box and a method of making a retail box. Retail boxes in accordance with the present disclosure are manufactured beginning with paper, which is rolled on a core. Two halves of the box, or “half-boxes,” are first produced, and then brought together to form a complete box. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006629 | TWO-PIECE CONTAINER ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A container assembly is disclosed. The container assembly includes a tube portion including a plurality of sides. The container assembly further includes a base portion including a bottom panel and a plurality of flaps extending from the bottom panel. The plurality of flaps overlap a portion of the plurality of sides. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006630 | THERMAL CONTAINER - A thermal insulating liner for a container lid has a top sheet and a bottom sheet spaced by a core. The bottom sheet has an exterior metal foil layer. A side edge-to-side edge transverse cut line extends through the bottom sheet proximate each of two opposed ends of the liner. The liner has reduced thickness end margins extending between each said side edge-to-side edge transverse cut line and each of the opposed ends. A die to make the lid liner has a central well and, proximate each end of the die, an upward step to a land with an inside edge of the step having a ramp surface. A first cutting blade protrudes upwardly from the land and a second cutting blade protrudes upwardly above the land at each end of the die and above the level of the first cutting blade. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006631 | Customized user interface - An article of packaging in the form of a carton having an information-bearing insert enclosed within a substantially closed chamber defined by at least one side wall portion of the carton and a further panel facing an inner face of said at least one side wall portion, said side wall portion having a plurality of pre-cut tear lines or perforations defining an openable tab or flap for gaining access to said chamber and to the insert located therein, wherein said chamber is not accessible from a loading opening of the carton such that the chamber does not interfere with the loading of a product into the carton. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006632 | RE-FOLDABLE ONE PIECE BOX AND LID - A re-foldable, multifunctional, flat packing, quick fold erect, one piece box & lid incorporating an integral internal panel (B) or panels, in which the fold erect feature allows the base of the box to be held erected in a set up position by the folded incorporated integral internal panels whether or not the attached lid is open or closed, without the use of additional glue, adhesives, tape, clip, or other fastener. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006633 | Carton Fitments - A carton fitment ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100006634 | PAPERBOARD RECEPTACLE HAVING A LOCKING TAB - A sheet of foldable material and a receptacle assembled from the sheet of foldable material are provided. The sheet includes a pair of side wall panels and a pair of end wall panels disposed opposite to each other across a bottom panel. The sheet further comprises a pair of collapsible corner flap panels that are collapsible and foldable along a fold line. The corner flaps define a fold edge along the fold line after collapsing. A folding flap has a first end attached to the end wall panel and is folded over the corner flaps with the corner flaps disposed between the folding flap and the end wall after folding. The folding flap includes a locking tab on a portion thereof adjacent to the fold edge of at least one of the resulting corner flaps. The locking tab is insertable around the fold edge and between the corner flap and the end wall. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006635 | Carton with Spout - A carton for holding a dispensable material. The carton has a dispenser panel including a spout for dispensing the material. An outer spout panel overlaps the spout in the dispenser panel and is at least partially detachable from the dispenser panel to facilitate opening the spout. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006636 | COLLECTING CONTAINER, IN PARTICULAR FOR COLLECTING PACKAGES - There is provided a collecting container. An exemplary collecting container comprises an insertion opening on the front of the collecting container that is adapted to receive objects that are dropped in and a removal opening, inside the insertion opening. The exemplary collecting container additionally comprises a receiving device arranged to receive the objects and to convey them to a storage space in the collecting container, the receiving device being movable between at least two operating states, a first operating state in which the receiving device allows an object to be received in it, while the entrance from the receiving device to the storage space is blocked, and a second operating state in which the receiving device does not allow an object to be received in it, while the entrance from the receiving device to the storage space is open, the storage space containing a filling-level measuring means that is connected to a blocking device preventing the receiving device from being opened when a defined filling level has been reached in the storage space, the receiving device comprising a roller shutter box whose receiving area is formed by at least two side walls and a bottom. The exemplary collecting container further comprises a roller shutter that is adapted to be moved in rails on the side walls in such a way that, in a first position, the roller shutter covers the entrance from the receiving area of the roller shutter box to the storage space, while the receiving area of the roller shutter box is accessible to the user and, in a second position, the roller shutter covers the insertion opening, while the entrance from the receiving area of the roller shutter box to the storage space is open, the blocking device being configured so that it can block the movement of the roller shutter. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006637 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AT LEAST ONE OBJECT IN A PACKAGE - A method and an apparatus are proposed for detecting at least one object in a package, in which at least one object is provided with an optical code and is disposed in a package. The method includes the steps of first irradiating the code through the package by electromagnetic excitation radiation. The code on being irradiated with the electromagnetic excitation radiation emits electromagnetic radiation, which is of higher or lower energy compared to the excitation radiation. Then the electromagnetic radiation is evaluated for whether the object is located in the package. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006638 | PHOTOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present disclosure provides for a two-sided, separable photography form for printing a prefatory photograph thereto and for subsequently retaining a prefatory photograph therefrom, the form having an upper portion; a middle portion; and a lower portion, the lower portion comprising an envelope. Additionally, the present disclosure provides for a photography method including capturing a prefatory photograph with a capture device; manipulating a digital representation of the prefatory photograph; manipulating a digital representation of an ordering information template; manipulating a digital representation of at least one identification code; manipulating postage payment information; and printing at least one prefatory photograph, at least one ordering instruction template, at least one identification code, and postage payment information to a two-sided, separable photography form. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006639 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING LOYALTY PROGRAM INFORMATION ON A PHONE - A system for managing token image replacement is provided. The system includes a remote server, a token acceptance device, such as a personal computer (PC), connected to the remote server, a token, such as a phone, that can be read by the PC, and a token image server. Using application logic and rules, the remote server is able to read the token image on the token and determine if the image on the phone needs to be updated. The remote server forwards a backup token image to the PC which, in turn, writes the backup token image including transaction information to the phone. Once the backup token image is written onto the phone, subsequent interactions with the system would not initiate an update. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006640 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING MASS-FABRICATED ITEMS WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL CODES - In the processing of mass-produced items that include a three-dimensional code formed therein, a system is provided for automating certain post-manufacturing processing steps. The system includes a printing mechanism that applies ink to the three-dimensional code to form an optically-readable code; a code-reading mechanism that reads the optically readable code and transmits a signal indicative of the code to a database that may be employed for tracking the processed items; and a transport mechanism that moves the items from the printing mechanism to the code-reading mechanism. In one embodiment, the system also includes a liquid agent application mechanism that applies a liquid agent to the items after the optically-readable code is formed. The transport mechanism includes a plurality of pallets on which the items are placed for processing, and that is operable to move the pallets sequentially to the several processing mechanisms. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006641 | REAL-TIME SECURITY VERIFICATION FOR BANKING CARDS - Embodiments of the invention provide a means for verifying that a person using a bank card at a point-of-sale merchant location is in fact a person authorized to use the bank card. In one embodiment of the invention, verification may involve communicating with the mobile device 103 associated with the person authorized to use the bank card. The person authorized to use the bank card may be required to send verification data to the bank card verification system via the mobile device to confirm a purchase. The bank card verification system may not authorize the purchase if the proper verification data is not received from the mobile device. In another embodiment, the bank card verification system may be configured to determine a proximity of the mobile device to the merchant point-of-sale location to verify the purchase. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006642 | REAL-TIME SECURITY VERIFICATION FOR BANKING CARDS - Embodiments of the invention provide a means for verifying that a person using a bank card at a point-of-sale merchant location is in fact a person authorized to use the bank card. In one embodiment of the invention, verification may involve communicating with the mobile device | 2010-01-14 |
20100006643 | CASHIERS CHECK VERIFICATION SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a method and system for the verification of a cashier's check. The method and system involves a verification machine-readable code that can be verified online for authenticity and status. It can further be used to authorize payment. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006644 | Automated banking machine that operates responsive to data read from data bearing records and diagnostic method - An automated banking machine ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100006645 | Method of authorizing automated banking machine use responsive to user data read from data bearing records - An automated banking machine operates responsive to data read from data bearing records, such as user cards, to cause machine user authorization and financial transfers. The read card data can also be associated with a server address, where a record is located. The machine operates prior to a transaction to determine whether the record can be fully downloaded from the server address. Based on a successful determination, the machine can then fully download the record from the address during a transaction that needs the record. The pre-check arrangement reduces transaction time outs that may occur as a result of futile attempts by the machine to access an unavailable record during a transaction. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006646 | HOME GROCERY INVENTORY SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a system and method for maintaining household inventories of items. The invention relates to placing RFID tags to items with a shopper possessing a personal RFID reader. The reader can synchronize with a computer such as a store computer, a personal computer or the computer can be part of the reader. An internet site capable of analyzing information on the computer then can provide a wide range of products and services based on the item inventory analysis back to the computer. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006647 | SERVER SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MANAGING PRINTABLE MEDIA THAT INCLUDE ELECTRONIC TAGS - The system includes a first receiver that, when information has been printed on the medium using a printing apparatus, receives, from the printing apparatus, an electronic tag ID of an electronic tag in the printed medium and a plurality of recipient IDs specified by a user, a second receiver that, when the printed medium has been stored in a repository, receives, from the repository, an electronic tag ID of an electronic tag in the stored medium and an ID in association with the repository (hereinafter called the repository ID), and an associating unit that, when the electronic tag ID sent from the printing apparatus agrees with the electronic tag ID sent from the repository, associates a recipient ID corresponding to the repository ID sent from the repository, out of the plurality of recipient IDs sent from the printing apparatus, with the agreed electronic tag ID. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006648 | Mobile Table for Implementing Clamshell-to-Case Association - Systems and methods are provided for associating traceability codes on clamshells with unique identifiers on containers in which the empty clamshells are packed for later use. In various methods, the clamshells are marked with traceability codes and stacked together, one traceability code is read from one of the clamshells in each stack, a unique identifier is read from a container, and the stack,is placed in the container. The traceability code is stored in association with the unique identifier for later retrieval. An exemplary table for making clamshell-to-container associations comprises a scanner for reading traceability codes and rails for positioning stacks of clamshells proximate to the scanner. The table can also comprise a second scanner positioned to read unique identifiers from containers placed proximate thereto. The table can further comprise a computing system to make and store the associations. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006649 | Secure Ballot Box - A secure ballot box includes a main compartment for receiving ballots, a case including a base and a cover supported by the main compartment, and a scanner supported within the base. The cover is coupled with the base and is moveable between a closed position enclosing the scanner and an open position exposing at least a portion of the scanner. The case and scanner are removable from the main compartment for easy transport. A sensor, operable to detect the height of the ballots collected within the main compartment, is coupled with the scanner to switch the scanner to an off mode such that additional ballots will not be accepted when the height of ballots within the main compartment reaches a predetermined threshold level. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006650 | HIGH SPEED PERSONALIZATION MACHINE - The present invention concerns a high speed machine for personalizing portable objects, incorporating an integrated circuit comprising at least one memory, the machine comprising a transfer device ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100006651 | CARD READING DEVICE FOR TRANSACTION SYSTEM - A card reading device for a transaction system is configured with a first reading unit and a second reading unit respectively reading a contact card and a contactless card, converting read analog signals to digital signals with the same preset format, and then transmitting them to a transaction terminal to carry out a transaction, thereby not only allowing a user to select the use of the contact card or contactless card freely but also increasing purchasing convenience effectively. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006652 | Client Welcome Pack - This invention relates to methods and systems for business marketing and client management and in particular to, a client welcome pack which provides a complete customer relationship management/marketing system that is designed to assist a business owner in meeting the basic business objectives that need to be achieved on a daily basis to drive and grow the business. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006653 | SYSTEM COMPRISED OF A CHIP AND A SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SUCH A SYSTEM - A system comprises a chip ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100006654 | GAMING CHIP - An identification token having a label recess in at least one surface thereof, a label adhered to the token within said recess an electronic identification and data device located between said label and the surface of said token recess the improvement comprising the provision of tamper evident lines of weakness in the antenna such that any attempt to remove the antenna and electronic device is easily seen and renders the device unusable. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006655 | SUB-CARD PERSONALIZATION PROCESS USING TEMPORARY ANTENNA - A method includes providing an integrated circuit (IC) card that has a first size and is carried as part of a surrounding card. The surrounding card has a second size that is larger than the first size. The IC card includes an IC. The method further includes coupling a temporary antenna to the IC. In addition, the method includes transmitting to the IC via the temporary antenna an account number for storage in the IC. The account number is to be accessed with use of the IC card. Still further, the method includes detaching the temporary antenna from the IC, and installing the IC card in a wristwatch, wristband or bracelet to couple the IC to a second antenna included in the wristwatch, wristband or bracelet. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006656 | Magnetically Addressable Bistable Film - A magnetically addressable bistable film includes a polymeric substrate impregnated with polymeric microcapsules that contain liquid-suspended magnetically orientable or magnetophoretic material. The material is subject to reorientation either in the plane or perpendicular to the plane of the film, as well to forces of attraction, due to an external magnetic field. The two states provide sufficient difference in light reflectivity to create visible contrast by addressing the film locally, either on a pixel-by-pixel basis or by spatially patterning the driving magnetic field itself. The congregation of magnetophoretic materials in one portion of the microcapsule may also provide sufficient difference in light reflectivity to create visible contrast. | 2010-01-14 |
20100006657 | METHOD FOR CODING TWO DIMENSIONAL OPTICAL IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SAME GRAY LEVEL AND PRINTING PRODUCT THEREOF - The invention relates to a method for coding a two dimensional (2D) optical identification (OID) with the same gray level and a printing product thereof. The printing product includes a 2D-OID, which includes a positioning block and a plurality of data coding blocks. The positioning block has a plurality of specific patterns arranged as an N×M matrix, wherein the specific patterns along a first edge thereof and the specific patterns along a second edge thereof are filled. The data coding blocks are disposed around the positioning block and include the specific patterns arranged as the N×M matrix, wherein the specific pattern in a center of the data coding blocks is filled. A specific number of the remaining specific patterns in each data coding block are filled to serve as a code for representation of data. | 2010-01-14 |