02nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100005658 | VENOUS VALVE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD WITH SINUS POCKET - A venous valve with a frame and valve leaflets that provide a sinus pocket. The venous valve provides for unidirectional flow of a liquid through the valve. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005659 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MICROMECHANICAL PART - The invention relates to a method of manufacturing ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100005660 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUSPENSION SUPPORT DEVICES - A method of manufacturing suspension devices comprising the steps of:
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20100005661 | POST-TENSION STRAND REPAIR METHOD AND APPARATUS - Embodiments include but are not limited to apparatuses and systems for post-tension strand repair. A post-tension strand repair apparatus may include two or more guiding legs, each guiding leg including a strand guide configured to engage a strand end, wherein the two or more guiding legs are coupled to allow the strand guides to be drawn toward each other and thus urge the strand ends toward each other. Other embodiments may be described. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005662 | Method of manufacturing hydrodynamic bearing - Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a hydrodynamic bearing in which a metal bearing made of sintered metal powder is internally subjected to chemical etching, to form hydrodynamic pressure grooves thereon, thus assuring a high-precision and reliable hydrodynamic bearing. The method includes: compressing metal powder that is a raw material of the bearing in a press unit, and sintering the compressed metal powder at a predetermined temperature, thus preparing a sintered bearing; removing foreign substances adhering to the sintered bearing through a deburring process, and pressing the sintered bearing into a desired shape; forming a hydrodynamic groove, configured to generate hydrodynamic pressure, on an internal surface of the shaped bearing using chemical etching; and conducting a post treatment of cleaning the bearing including the hydrodynamic grooves thereon and drying the bearing. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005663 | Process and device for setting up and controlling a hydraulic chucking of one or a plurality of bolts - A method of establishing and checking the axial preload in a tightening portion ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100005664 | Blade Subassemblies for Shaving Razors - A subassembly for a shaving razor that includes a plurality of elongated metal blades that are secured to each other as an integral unit. The plural blades have cutting edges defining a shaving surface, and are secured to each other by weld connections at their respective longitudinal ends. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005665 | Craft knife with automatic light - A craft knife has an automatic light and is constructed of two electrically conductive cylindrical handle parts insulated from each other by a dielectric possessing on one end a clear blade/tool clamping collet with the capacity to transmit light from its base or threaded end, to its spherical end and thus illuminate the blade, blade tip and work area. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005666 | CHAIN LINK SHARPENING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Embodiments provide various components of a chain saw, including saw chain elements, sprockets, and other fixtures, that may facilitate sharpening of cutter links during operation. In various embodiments, the components may increase stability during sharpening, provide nose mounted sharpening fixtures, and/or facilitate the resizing and/or reshaping of a sharpening element. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005667 | Illuminating Utensil - A utensil that emits light from a handle portion thereof for a limited period of time. The handle portion may be in the form of a chemiluminescent light stick. A head portion of the utensil has a hollow interior proximal end adjacent to a solid distal end. The hollow interior is sized to receive the light stick, with the hollow interior having at least one burr to provide a frictional fit and to hold the received light stick therein. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005668 | UTILITY CHAIN CUTTER - Embodiments provide various saw chain links which may be combined to form a utility saw chain. In various other embodiments, cutting system fixtures are disclosed which may facilitate the cutting of pipes and other materials from an axis point. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005669 | Razor Handle - A razor handle includes an at least partially hollow elongated structure and an at least partially hollow sleeve. The elongated structure has an interior surface and an exterior surface, a first opening at a proximate end, and a second opening along a length of the elongated structure. The sleeve has an interior surface and an exterior surface with a protrusion. The protrusion is adapted to extend through the second opening to the exterior surface of the elongated structure forming a gripping member. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005670 | POSITIONING DEVICE USED IN ANTENNA TESTING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF ACCURATELY POSITIONING A TESTING ANTENNA - A positioning device, used in antenna's testing system, includes a crane, a fastening device, a testing antenna and a laser generator. The crane includes a gearing with a sliding shoe thereon. The fastening device is fixed on the sliding shoe of the crane. The testing antenna is fixed in font of the fastening device. The laser generator is fastened on the fastening device and located on a level different from the testing antenna. The laser generator sends out laser for defining the position of the testing antenna. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005671 | DUAL-GLOBE LEVEL - The dual-globe level comprises at least one indicator located on a body. The body defines front and rear faces, a pair of opposing ends, and at least one longitudinal surface. The at least one indicator comprises an inner vessel located within an outer vessel, and more preferably, a substantially spherical inner globe located within an outer globe and buoyantly supported within the outer globe. The inner globe, viewable through the outer globe and defining an equator around its outer periphery, is buoyantly biased within to maintain the equator in a substantially horizontal position. The equator is in operable registry relation with a first indicia to indicate a position of the at least one longitudinal surface of the body in relation to a surface or line in question located adjacent thereto. The inner globe also includes a polar marking concentrically centered within the outer periphery of the upper hemisphere defined by the equator, with the marking in operable registry relation with the first indicia to indicate a position of the rear face of the body in relation to a surface in question located adjacent thereto. In other embodiments, marking is in operable registry relation with a second indicia to indicate a position of the front face of the body in relation to the surface in question located adjacent thereto. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005672 | CONSTRUCTION LAYOUT TOOL - A layout tool is provided for anchoring a layout line, such as a chalk line, in relation to a piece of construction material. The tool ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100005673 | Connection device for articulated arm measuring machines - The present invention concerns a connection device for use in an articulated apparatus comprising two or more tandemly arranged interconnected movable segments, for limiting rotation between two adjoining segments connected by a joint having a single axis of rotation, comprising: | 2010-01-14 |
20100005674 | INJECTION MOLDING FIXING FOR FEELERS - The invention relates to a feeler ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100005675 | BABY SCALES - Baby scales include a housing, a weighing tray, a measuring device and a display. The weighing tray is disposed on the housing and configured to hold a baby. The measuring device is configured to support the weighing tray and to determine a weight of the baby. The measuring device includes at least one of an electric length measuring device configured to measure a length of the baby and an attachment mechanism configured to attach the electric length measuring device. The display is configured to show the determined weight of the baby. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005676 | INSIDE DIAMETER MEASURING TOOL - An inside diameter measuring tool includes: a main body; an axially moving spindle having a male screw to be screwed to the main body; a plurality of contact pieces provided on the main body, the measuring pieces moving in a direction substantially orthogonal to the axial direction of the spindle; and a conical member interposed between the contact pieces and the spindle, the conical member advancing and retracting the contact pieces in the direction substantially orthogonal to the axial direction of the spindle. The lead of the male screw of the spindle is 1.0 mm or more and the cone angle of the conical member is less than 53 degrees. Preferably, the lead of the male screw is 2.0 mm and the cone angle of the conical member is approximately 28 degrees. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005677 | MEASURING DEVICE FOR LACROSSE HEADS AND RELATED METHOD - A device and method to measure the dimensions of the lacrosse head to determine compliance with NCAA lacrosse rules. The device includes a longitudinal member having a terminal end adapted to engage a lacrosse head, and at least one cross bar joined with and generally transverse to the longitudinal bar at one or more preselected distances from the terminal end. The cross bar can be configured to measure the width or other dimension of the lacrosse head at the preselected distances. The cross bar can include movable arms that extend and collapse relative to the longitudinal bar to alter the overall dimensions of the device and make it generally easier to transport by users. The method includes using the device to determine whether a head complies with dimensional specifications. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005678 | EXHAUST AIR DRYER WITH A HEAT EXCHANGER - An exhaust air dryer includes a process airflow entering from outside as supply air, which removes moisture from laundry introduced in a treatment compartment and which emerges to the outside as exhaust air through an air outlet, a heat exchanger between the treatment compartment and the air outlet, seen in the airflow direction, which removes heat from the process airflow, while forming condensate, a dispersal device arranged downstream of the treatment compartment in the airflow direction and in front of the air outlet, which adds at least part of the formed condensate to the exhaust air, and a hydrophilic body belonging to the dispersal device, which projects into the process airflow and is impinged upon by condensate. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005679 | DEVICE FOR DRYING LAUNDRY BY MEANS OF A CURRENT OF AIR - Device for drying laundry by means of a current of air comprises a drum to accommodate the laundry and a ducting system to direct said current of air. The ducting system has a section arranged downstream of the drum, in which the current of air is directed downwards and in which is arranged a filter to capture lint from the current of air. A scraper is assigned to the filter, in order to scrape off the lint. The receptacle has a handle and two interlinked shell elements which can be separated from each other, and which define a storage volume to accommodate the scraped-off lint. According to the invention, lint thus scraped off can be removed from the device and disposed of, without the user needing to come into direct contact with the lint. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005680 | DUCTLESS DRYER - A ductless dryer includes a sealing unit for preventing a leakage of lint through a gap of a filter installation portion. The sealing unit includes a sealing protrusion formed at the filter, a sealing recess disposed at a filter installation duct of the circulation duct for inserting the sealing protrusion thereinto, and a sealing member inserted into the sealing recess and contacting the sealing protrusion. Accordingly, the ductless dryer according to the present invention can prevent the leakage of lint through a gap of a filter installation portion and the malfunction of the ductless dryer by leaked lint, thereby enhancing reliability of the dryer. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005681 | MULTIPLE LAUNDRY TREATING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a multiple laundry treating machine. The multiple laundry treating machine includes a body ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100005682 | DRYING APPARATUS - A former unit ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100005683 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A SPRAY DRYER APPARATUS BY REGULATING AN INLET AIR FLOW RATE, AND A SPRAY DRYER APPARATUS - A method of controlling a spray dryer apparatus having a spray dryer chamber ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100005684 | Structure of front foot portion of shoe sole - There is provided a structure of a sole which may suppress excessive bending, thereby improving the running efficiency, by reinforcing the front foot portion of a sole having a reduced weight. The disclosure is directed to a shoe sole, including a mid sole | 2010-01-14 |
20100005685 | SOLE CONSTRUCTION FOR ENERGY AND REBOUND - A sole construction for supporting at least a portion of a human foot and for providing energy storage and return is provided. The sole construction includes a generally horizontal layer of stretchable material, at least one chamber positioned adjacent a first side of the layer, and at least one actuator positioned adjacent a second side of the layer vertically aligned with a corresponding chamber. Each actuator has a footprint size smaller than that of the corresponding chamber, and is sized and arranged to provide individual support to the bones of the human foot. The support structure when compressed causes the actuator to push against the layer and move the layer at least partially into the corresponding chamber. In one embodiment, dual action energy storage and rebound is provided by using a plurality of actuators that move both upwardly and downwardly into corresponding chambers. In another embodiment, lateral stability is improved by using tapered actuators having a convex shape to accommodate the natural rolling movement of the foot. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005686 | FOOTWEAR, CLOTHING AND OTHER APPAREL WITH INTERCHANGEABLE TOE AND HEEL MEMBERS OR OTHER ORNAMENTS AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - This invention relates, for example, to interchangeable items of design on footwear, and particularly sneakers, which are securely fastened to the sneaker with interlocking tongue-and-groove mechanisms or other fasteners, utilizing a positive snap-on placement or similar fixation. The present invention further comprises, for example, an online availability of selection and ordering of selectable ornamentation from a menu of colors, configurations and the like. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005687 | Shoe sole with forced ventilation - This invention relates to a shoe sole with forced ventilation that incorporates an electrically-powered fan that creates a depression to bring the air contained in the upper inside the sole, and convey the same air into a duct that ejects it outside through a suitable vent hole obtained in lateral position on the sole. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005688 | METHOD FOR CLEANING, CLEARING, AND/OR TREATING AN ELONGATE PATH - The invention relates to a method for cleaning, clearing, and/or treating an elongate, particularly rectilinear paved path, especially a taxiway and/or take-off runway and/or landing runway of an airfield, said path being used in the longitudinal direction in successive, irregular intervals by starting or landing aircraft. In said method, cleaning or clearing movements in at least one segment of the path are carried out in cycles, at a defined operational width and at an oblique or right angle relative to the longitudinal direction of the path, by two or more identical, successive cleaning or clearing runs and/or movements of at least one clearing apparatus. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005689 | HEAVY DUTY EXCAVATOR BUCKET - A heavy duty excavator bucket is constructed with an exoskeletal structure comprising coupled cast components including a lip member, opposed wing members, junction members locatable between floor and side walls and side and rear walls and a cap rail structure extending between opposed wing members about the upper periphery of the bucket to form an integral structure. Steel plate floor, side wall and rear wall members extend between adjacent exoskeletal regions. The bucket may include a cast arch member extending between opposed wing members and a cast reinforcing member extending between opposed junction members adjacent said rear wall. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005690 | Advertising sign - A system displays information. The system has at least two panels. There may be three or four panels, but two panels are the most space efficient and easily constructed. The at least two panels each have a top edge and a bottom edge. The bottom edge of each panel forms at least two contact points for supporting the system. A support element is supported by at least one of the at least two panels. It is preferred that the support element is secured to both panels. The support element supports an elongate element, with a first portion of the elongate element extending above the top edge of the at least two panels and a second portion of the elongate element extending below the top edge of the at least two panels. A frequency stabilizing element is attached to the second portion of the elongate element. A display device is attached to the first portion of the elongate element. The support element supports the elongate element so as to allow the elongate element with the display device thereon to swing freely. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005691 | IDENTIFICATION ATTACHMENTS FOR COMPRESSION TOOLS - An identification attachment is provided for a compression tool of the character having a pair of jawarms pivotally mounted between a pair of side plates by pivot pins having outer ends including pin retainers for maintaining the jawarms and side plates in assembled relationship. The jawarms have opposite sides, inner and outer edges and front and rear ends, respectively forwardly and rearwardly of the side plates, and the identification attachment is removably mountable on the tool independent of any mounting openings for the attachment extending through the jawarms. The attachment may, for example, interengage with opposite sides of a jawarm or be captured on the tool by the pin retainers or the side plates. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005692 | RE-ATTACHABLE CONTAINER IDENTIFIERS - This invention is a product for identifying wine transferred into glasses from a wine bottle by using removable labels that are packaged along with the wine bottle's labels. The invention allows one to identify the wine once it is poured into a glass and/or distinguish among multiple wine glasses into which the same wine is poured. Several embodiments of the invention are particularly suited to the practice of wine tasting, where it is important to identify the wine poured into a glass as well as distinguish between the glasses of different tasters. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005693 | Linen identification tags and system - A Linen Identification Tag System for temporarily identifying linens can be used with sheets, towels, napkins, etc. Each linen identification tag comprises an attachment element and an identification element. The attachment element can be any appropriate type of mechanical or magnetic clip, and the identification element can be almost anything. It can hang from the clip or be adhered thereto. It can be soft as an embroidered applique or hard as a metal token. The system can be used by families or other groups traveling on vacation or can be used by clubs, companies, hotels, or others. The sets of Linen ID Tags can share a common theme. Using this identification system ensures that the same person uses the same linens over and over again so that germs are not shared between persons. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005694 | Apparel Attachable Detachable Display Frame - A garment display frame that provides apparel with at least one display frame releasably incorporated into said apparel where the apparel has a part of a mating pair of fasteners and the display frame has the other part. The display frame has a border mounted to the edge of the display frame with a plastic transparent or translucent receptacle bound thereby having a pocket so that the user can insert a visual display of their choosing therein. Also, the apparel display frame has a receptacle that can be incorporated into any garment so that a user can selectively insert any picture, image, message, graphic or artwork as desired. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005695 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND SPRING STRUCTURE THEREOF - A spring structure of the invention is provided, including a main body having a top portion and two lateral portions extending from the top portion, a plurality of tabs protruding inward from the lateral portions to engage the main body to the device, and a spring extending from the top portion with a curved shape. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005696 | Vertical Foregrip Leg Extender - Devices, and methods of extending legs from vertical fore grip handles on firearms, such as rifles, to different height positions. The vertical fore grip can include expandable bipod legs. The legs can be individually extended to different lengths by moving telescoping rod members in leg housings from retracted positions to extended positions. A lever switch can allow for the legs to be locked into the different extended positions, and depressing the switch can allow for the legs to go back to the retracted positions. Anti-rotation pins and slots can prevent the telescoping members from rotating relative to the legs. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005697 | CONNECTING PIECES FOR WEAPON RAILS - A connecting piece couplable to a rail of a weapon is described. An example connecting pieces includes a first retaining element including a first receiving region configured to engage a corresponding first counterface of the rail. The example connecting piece also includes a second retaining element including a second receiving region configured to engage a corresponding second counterface of the rail. In addition, the example connecting piece includes a guide slot running diagonally to a longitudinal direction of the rail via which the first retaining element and the second retaining elements are coupled. When one of the two retaining elements is displaced in the longitudinal direction of the rail, at least one of the first retaining element or the second retaining element moves obliquely relative to the other of the first retaining element or the second retaining element following the orientation of the guide slot to move the connecting piece between a working position in which the first receiving region is engaged with the corresponding first counterface and the second receiving region is engaged with the second counterface to a release position in which both the first receiving region and the second receiving region are no engaged with the corresponding first counterface and the second counterface, respectively. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005698 | Device for Releasing Gas Trapped in Fish - A device for venting gases from the swim bladder of fish is provided. The device includes a puncturing member that can be extended, locked in the extended position and retracted into a case. Gases are vented from the case through the puncturing member. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005699 | Strike indicator for automatic fishing device - A strike indicator for a fishing device is provided. The signaling mechanism of the strike indicator is activated by a trigger. Either the trigger or the signaling mechanism is attached to a rotating component of the fishing device. An optional location beacon or fish attractor light may be incorporated into the signaling mechanism. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005700 | ROBOTIC FISHING LURE - A remote radio controlled robotic fishing lure device replicates bait animals in size, shape, movement and sound. A remote control signals a radio receiver inside the lure to activate a simple magnetic actuator to activate simulated bait animal extremity movement and/or sound. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005701 | FISHING POLE HOLDER - A fishing pole holder can be inserted into the ground into a variety of types of dirt, soil and sand, can receive and maintain the handle of a fishing pole, and be removed from the ground and easily transported when not in use. The fishing pole holder includes a first end having a receiving cavity configured to receive the stock of a fishing pole, and a second end having a plurality of teeth for insertion into the ground, so as to securely anchor the second end into the ground. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005702 | Bait Sinker for Trolling Fishing - A device used to sink bait from a vessel during trolling fishing, includes a body formed by a vertical arm and a horizontal arm that are attached to the gunwale of the boat. Two pulleys are attached independently to the horizontal arm and can rotate independently of one another, each pulley being provided with a securing wire. One wire is used to secure a heavy body and the other wire is used to secure a small sheave joined to a clip which ensures that the bait remains attached to the fishing line while being lowered and raised to the desired depth. The small sheave is inserted onto the heavy body securing wire. The fishing line and bait are lowered by rotating the pulley joined to the small sheave and clip that holds the fishing line steady and, in this way, the corresponding wire is cast from the device. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005703 | Fishhook - An improved fishhook for use with live bait fish in fishing operations. The fishhook comprises a unique angular configuration designed to prolong the life of live bait fish, as well as to provide for a more natural and lifelike bait presentation, to attract game fish thereto. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005704 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SECURING A BAIT FISH TO A FISH HOOK - An improved self-engaging bait fish rig and assembly device which does not require the use of any sort of tool or device to engage the fish is disclosed. The rig is made of pliable metal prongs which have sufficient strength to hold a bait fish once engaged. The prongs are formed in a bent fashion with acute angles turned inward and upward towards the center of the rig. The rig attaches to the hook by way of rubber o-ring, which allows for movement of the rig along the hook. The prongs of the rig are spring-biased, thereby resetting the spring action to the closed position while in use. Such spring closure is reinforced by a rubber o-ring that encircles both prongs allowing for flexibility in stretching the prongs apart for insertion into the body or eyes of the fish. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005705 | Stripping basket for fly fishing - An improved stripping basket for fly fishing is disclosed. The stripping basket is easily compacted for stowing while on board a boat, or for packing the stripping basket in a suitcase for travel to a fishing destination. The basket comprises multiple removable line separators and drainage holes in a base plate. The base plate folds towards the front wall of the stripping basket. The front wall has multiple slits that correspond to the arrangement of the line separators. With the line separators still attached to the base plate, the stripping basket can be quickly unfolded for use. This is convenient when on board a boat, awaiting a turn to fish. For longer term storage, such when packing in a suitcase for travel, the line separators can be removed for maximum portability. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005706 | FUEL COMPOSITION WITH ENHANCED LOW TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES - Disclosed herein is a fuel oil composition comprising a renewable fuel or a blend of petroleum based fuels with renewable fuels, also containing an additives composition to enhance the base and combined fuel's resistance to forming insoluble particulates upon storage at diminished operating temperatures. Further described is the additive package used to inhibit particulate formation. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005707 | LOW-SOOT DIESEL FUELS COMPRISING A FUEL ADDITIVE, USE THEREOF AND THE USE OF THE FUEL ADDITIVE FOR PRODUCING LOW-SOOT DIESEL FUELS - The invention relates to a low-soot diesel fuel comprising a fuel additive, to the uses thereof and to the use of the fuel additive for producing low-soot diesel fuels. The diesel fuels are mineral-based, optionally with additions of FAME or XTL diesel fuels, which are formulated with polyoxaalkanes of the general formula (I): | 2010-01-14 |
20100005708 | PREPARATION OF FATTY ACID ESTERS OF GLYCEROL FORMAL AND ITS USE AS BIOFUEL - This invention describes the preparation of fatty acid esters of glycerol formal either by a triglyceride transesterification process or, alternatively, by an esterification process of fatty acids previously obtained from the hydrolysis of triglycerides (fat splitting), with glycerol formal in the presence of an acid or basic catalyst. Also the invention describes the use of these fatty acid esters of glycerol formal prepared by said process as biofuel. In an embodiment, such biofuel is used in the preparation of other biofuels by its mixture with a product selected from a group formed by: glycerol formal, biodiesel, petrol-derived diesel, and mixtures thereof. The biofuels thus obtained are characterised to allow the complete incorporation of the glycerol obtained in the current biodiesel production process in a biodiesel fuel. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005709 | PRODUCTION OF ALCOHOL BLEND USABLE IN FLEXIBLE FUEL VEHICLES VIA FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS FIELD OF THE INVENTION - Alternative fuel compositions, blends of the alternative fuel compositions and gasoline, and methods for their preparation and use are disclosed. The alternative fuel compositions ideally include ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, and one or more of sec-butanol and t-butanol, and ideally include no more than 3% methanol, and no more than 15% C | 2010-01-14 |
20100005710 | Upgrading Carbonaceous Materials - Disclosed are methods for upgrading carbonaceous materials. Also disclosed are apparatuses for upgrading carbonaceous materials. Also disclosed are systems for upgrading carbonaceous materials. Also disclosed are upgraded carbonaceous materials. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005711 | Lighted Algae Cultivation Systems - Embodiments of the present invention relate to algae cultivation systems that include light sources and related methods. In an embodiment, the invention includes an algae cultivation system including a tank configured to hold a liquid medium and a rotor disposed within the tank. The rotor can be configured to be rotated while disposed within the tank. The system can also include a light source coupled to the rotor such that the light source rotates within the tank when the rotor rotates within the tank. Other embodiments are also described herein. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005712 | Cover element for greenhouses or the like - A cover element for greenhouses or the like is formed as a panel-like element that includes a first substantially transparent layer having alternate strips with optical means for deviating and concentrating light that are alternated with optically neutral strips, and a second partially opaque layer having optically neutral and substantially transparent strips that are alternated with opaque strips and that include a photovoltaic element. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005713 | Pest repelling tree collar devise for keeping pests away from trees & plants - A device is described for repelling pests from fruit and other trees as well as certain plants. The device consists of an adjustable collar that is strapped tight around the tree trunk, tree branches or plant stem. The collar consists of a liquid absorbing foam strip and a tying mechanism such as a pipe clamp, or Velcro strap. To be most effective, the foam strip should completely surround the tree trunk or plant stem so as to not allow any way of passage for ants and other tree-crawling pests to make it through the repelling barrier without having to crawl over it. A repellant or insecticide is poured on top of the collar's foam strip. Thus a repelling barrier is created that crawling pests will not cross or that causes a repelling aroma to engulf the tree or plant and which repels flying insects. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005714 | PLANT SUPPORT POLE AND METHOD OF USE - An apparatus for supporting plants growing from the ground includes an elongated rigid pole with a plurality of axially-spaced apertures along much of the pole. Flexible cord ties are threaded in a spiral fashion through at least three apertures in the long wall of the elongated pole, and knots at the ends are tied around plant stems or branches thereby preventing disengagement from the holes and simultaneously supporting the plant. One end of the elongated pole is cut at an angle to the axis to form a point. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005715 | ADJUSTABLE GARDEN STAKE - A stake for insertion in soil to support an item such as a plant. The stake includes primary and secondary telescoping shafts and a foot adjustably secured to the primary shaft. The primary shaft has an upper end and a lower end. The lower end is configured for insertion into the soil at a first location. The foot has a supporting protrusion for insertion into the soil at a second location removed from the first location. Retractable ties are disposed within the secondary shaft and may be extended to support a plant. An adjustable collar may provide an anchor point for additional support. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005716 | Portable Apparatus for Promoting and Containing Plant Growth - An irrigation distribution and reservoir product and method ecosystem employing a substantially continuous panel on the soil surface on which ornamental landscape plantings is placed or produced, the panel having a primary, lateral water distribution structure which distributes water from a water charging inlet through the lateral area to the panel periphery, where it is restrained, the primary water distribution structure being such that when filled with water or completely submerged in water air is trapped by the gaps and spaces of the material for ornamental landscape plant usage. According to another aspect of the same invention, an apparatus and method for supplying irrigation water to the root zone of one or more plants in a container. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005717 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POTTING PLANTS - Embodiments of a system and method for potting plants are disclosed. The system can include a drain shield, a filling material, and a liner for placing between the filling material and a growing medium. In particular embodiments, the filling material comprises expanded polystyrene spheres. The liner is a porous material allowing passage of fluids and preventing passage of substantial amounts of growing medium. The drain shield can include a top wall, at least two supports, at least two bottom walls, and a bottom member having a plurality of openings. The drain shield may include adhesive strips for securing the drain shield to a bottom wall of the container. Also disclosed are embodiments of a method for potting a plant in a container having at least one drain hole in a bottom wall of the container. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005718 | Method of Producing a Horticultural Display - A method of producing a horticultural display containing more than one variety of the same or different species of plant is disclosed. The plants are produced from unrooted cuttings that are rooted in a single growth cell and cultivated in a single container so that the final product includes more than one plant species or more than one plant variety or both. A plant growth cell having rooting media and more than one plant cutting from more than one plant species or plant variety or both rooted therein is also disclosed. Further, a horticultural display having more than one plant of more than one plant species or plant variety or both initially rooted together from unrooted plant cuttings in a single growth cell is disclosed. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005719 | FOAM HYDROPONIC MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A method of creating a hydroponic growing medium. The method includes retrieving polyurethane constituents and mixing the polyurethane constituents in a shear spray mix, creating a resultant foam. Thereafter the resultant foam is placed in a form to cure and a forced heated air is convected in a post-processing step, whereby the hot air convected upon the resultant foam causes additional cracks throughout cell walls within the resultant foam. These fissure cracks allow for a wicking action to occur in the foam, making the material suitable for a hydroponic growing medium. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005720 | GASIFIER - A method of constructing an inner thermal lining or jacket of a jacketed gasifer having an outer shell with an opening allowing access to an interior of the gasifer includes inserting jacket wall segments ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100005721 | PROCESS FOR THE REMOVAL OF ACIDIC CONTAMINANTS FROM A NATURAL GAS STREAM - Acidic contaminants are removed from a natural gas stream comprising hydrocarbons and acidic contaminants in a process comprising the steps of:
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20100005722 | SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING CARBON DIOXIDE IN FLUE GAS - A system for collecting carbon dioxide in flue gas includes a stack that discharges flue gas discharged from an industrial facility to outside, a blower that is installed at the downstream side of the stack and draws the flue gas therein, a carbon-dioxide collecting device that collects carbon dioxide in the flue gas drawn in by the blower, and a gas flow sensor arranged near an exit side within the stack. A drawing amount of the flue gas by the blower to the carbon-dioxide collecting device is increased until an flow rate of the flue gas from the stack becomes zero in the gas flow sensor, and when the discharged amount of flue gas from the stack becomes zero, drawing in any more than that amount is stopped, and the carbon dioxide in the flue gas is collected while the flue gas is drawn in by a substantially constant amount. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005723 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND TEST RELEASE DEVICE FOR AN OVERHEAD DOOR - An overhead door control system includes an input shaft drivably connected to an overhead door axle and a load brake shaft drivably connected to the input shaft. The control system includes a load brake which releases the load brake shaft in response to rotation of the input shaft. The load brake engages the load brake shaft in response to the rotation of the input shaft being driven to zero. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005724 | Method and Apparatus for a Movable Barrier Operator Having a Motor and a Reduction Mechanism Disposed Parallel to and Laterally Thereof - A movable barrier operator ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100005725 | Window regulator and attaching method of lift arm and equalizer arm of window regulator - A window regulator has a separation inhibiting portion that inhibits separation of first and second arm portions forming an equalizer arm, which is formed of a hole formed to penetrate through the second arm portion and a rising wall portion (convex portion) formed in the first arm portion, a part of which protruding to an outside from the hole of the second arm portion when inserted into a hole of the lift arm and the hole of the second arm portion is caulked so as to come into contact with a rim of the hole of the second arm portion, and a rotation inhibiting portion that inhibits relative rotations of the first and second arm portions, which is formed of a hole (concave portion) formed in the first arm portion and a notch portion caulked so as to engage with the hole of the second arm portion. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005726 | Sliding Glass Door Panel - The present disclosure relates to a door panel for use with a preexisting sliding-type patio door. The door panel comprises an outer frame, an inner frame member, an upper panel and a connection between the outer frame and the preexisting sliding-type patio door. The connection between the outer frame and the preexisting sliding-type patio door may comprise one or more fasteners, a hinge mechanism, or a tongue-groove mating between the fame and the bottom track of the sliding-type patio door. The outer frame has a top, a bottom opposite and spaced apart from the top, a left side between the top and the bottom and a right side opposite and space-apart from the left side. The inner frame member is connected between the left and right outer frame sides at a location spaced apart from the bottom. The upper panel is disposed within the outer frame between the top and the inner frame member. This upper panel may be made of a transparent-material. The door panel may also preferably include a pet door installed within the opening formed between the inner frame member and the bottom of the outer frame. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005727 | METHOD OF FORMING STRUCTURED ABRASIVE ARTICLE - A method of forming a coated abrasive article includes providing a composite binder and abrasive grains on a backing. The composite binder includes at least 5 wt % of a particulate filler having an average particle size of less than 100 nm. The method also includes curing the composite binder. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005728 | METHOD FOR MAKING COMPOSITE ABRASIVE COMPACTS - The present invention relates to polycrystalline ultra hard material cutting elements, and more particularly to a method of forming a polycrystalline ultra hard material cutting element with a thicker ultra hard layer than cutting elements formed by prior art methods. In an exemplary embodiment, such a method includes pre-sintering the ultra hard material powder to form an ultra hard material layer that is partially or fully densified prior to HPHT sintering, so that the ultra hard layer is pre-shrunk. This pre-sintering in an exemplary embodiment is achieved by means of a spark plasma process, or in another exemplary embodiment by a microwave sintering process. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005729 | PULSED ELECTRICAL FIELD ASSISTED OR SPARK PLASMA SINTERED POLYCRYSTALLINE ULTRA HARD MATERIAL AND THERMALLY STABLE ULTRA HARD MATERIAL CUTTING ELEMENTS AND COMPACTS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - The present invention relates to ultra-hard cutting elements, and in particular cutting elements or compacts formed by a pulsed electrical field assisted HPHT sintering process or a spark plasma HPHT sintering process. In an embodiment, a method of forming a polycrystalline ultra-hard material includes providing a mixture of ultra-hard particles, placing the mixture of ultra-hard particles into an enclosure, placing the enclosure into a press cell assembly having a heater, applying a repeated high-energy pulse of direct current to the heater to heat the ultra-hard particles, and pressing the enclosure at sufficient pressure to form a polycrystalline ultra-hard material. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005730 | Building energy storage and conversion apparatus - A building energy storage and conversion apparatus includes at least a control unit, an electric power conversion unit, an energy conversion unit and a thermoelectric conversion unit to regulate energy sources of the electric power conversion unit. The energy conversion unit generates cold/heat energy which is stored through a heat storage equipment (for cold/heat energy). The cold/heat energy can be released when needed. When the cold/heat energy is in a surplus state, it can be converted to electric power through the thermoelectric conversion unit or stored in the form of electric power. Thus energy resources can be converted and utilized in an optimal fashion to achieve energy self-sufficiency of a building. Moreover, energy exchange with other buildings in the neighborhood can be done to balance demand and supply. In the event of energy shortage, the needed electric power is obtained from a public power supply system to establish a regional energy exchange mechanism to save energy and achieve flexible use of energy resources inside and outside the building. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005731 | Tower and wind turbine supporting structures and method for mounting the latter - A tower and wind turbine supporting structure which at least partially envelops the tower. The tower is of uniform cross sectional configuration throughout and has a plurality of outriggers. The outriggers are connected with the tower after the wind turbines and their supporting structure have been positioned at the base of the tower, raised to their point of attachment and secured in place. Individual foundation members for each vertical tower member and for each outrigger are in the form of micro piles. Another aspect of the method of the invention involves providing a tower of uniform cross section, positioning wind turbines and their supporting structures sequentially at the base of the tower, raising them and mounting them on the tower sequentially, and thereafter providing a plurality of outriggers and their foundations and attaching them to the tower. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005732 | BUILDING ROOF STRUCTURE HAVING A ROUND CORNER - A roof structure may be made with one or more sandwich panels having a round corner and installed with a drainage slope (e.g., 5-10 degree) to facilitate removal of liquid (e.g., water, rain, snow, sleet, etc.) from the roof structure. The round corner may have any desired curvature and/or angle for establishing a drainage area. A bonding material may be used to secure and/or seal the underlying interface of the round corner. The roof structure may be secured to an exterior wall by the bonding material. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005733 | Fractionable Cement Veneer - A breakable veneer for simulating the appearance of stone, tile, concrete, etc., is disclosed. The veneer may be made by producing a mold of a desired texture, filling the mold with a mixture including portland-type cement, resin, and colorant. The veneer may be made to have an average thickness between about 1/16 and ¼ inches in a sheet form, and may have a peel coat applied to the finished surface. When produced, the veneer is flexible, being able to conform to various surfaces and applied to various surfaces using any of various adhesives, and able to be transported is a finished form to an installation site. The veneer may be scored and then broken or fractured along the scoring lines to create simulated broken stone, ceramic tiles, cut stone, etc. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005734 | TELESCOPING MAST - An extendible mast includes at least three columns having a plurality of column sections that telescopically nest one inside another. A base plate is connected to each column, and each of a plurality of brackets is also connected to each column. The plurality of brackets are positioned along the length of the mast when extended. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005735 | TELESCOPING SHORING POST WITH GROSS ADJUSTMENT CAPACITY - A telescoping shoring post having an inner tube having a plurality of projections spaced longitudinally thereon, longitudinally adjacent projections forming a groove there between to create a plurality of grooves on the inner tube; a hollow outer tube, the outer tube dimensions to allow the inner tube to slide therein; a load plate, the load plate having a collar adapted to affix the load plate to the outer tube and tongues projecting from the load plate, the tongues adapted to project over a hollow portion of the outer tube when the load plate is affixed to the outer tube, wherein the inner tube can slide within the outer tube to a gross adjustment extension length and wherein the tongues on the load plate are adapted to engage the grooves on the inner tube. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005736 | METHOD OF CONCRETE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND ADJUSTABLE BRACE SYSTEM THEREFOR - A method of constructing a concrete structure and an adjustable brace system therefor includes a plurality of adjustable brace assemblies capable of providing structural support for construction of a floor structure above and for an uncured concrete wall in the concrete forms. The adjustable brace system comprises an elongated first support, an elongated second support, and a cap. The first and second supports have dimensions to allow the first support to slidably engage at least a portion the second support. A plurality of apertures are positioned in the first and second supports to enable the apertures in the first support to align with the apertures in the second support, and fasteners are secured through aligned apertures to provide for adjustability of the adjustable brace system. The cap is capable of supporting a steel truss in position for a floor structure above. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005737 | BUCKLING RESTRAINED BRACE - A buckling restrained brace includes an axial member and a restraining unit. The axial member extends along an axial direction, and has two coupling sections for connecting respectively to two connecting plates of a framework of a building, and a middle section connected between the coupling sections. Each coupling section has a supplying plate portion coplanar with an elongated plate body of the middle section, and a contacting plate portion extending perpendicularly from the supporting plate portion. An outer end of the supplying plate portion of each coupling section has a groove formed therethrough along a transverse direction of the axial member, extending along the axial direction, and permitting a respective one of the connecting plates to engage fittingly therewith and contact the corresponding contacting plate portion. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005738 | Structural system with high absorption capacity to impactive and impulsive loads - A structural system that is capable of absorbing high impactive and impulsive loads comprises of the following elements:
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20100005739 | NON-MAGENTIC ACCESS FLOOR SYSTEM FOR USE IN ELECTRONIC IMAGING ROOMS - An access system is provided that employs a floor panel and pedestal assembly designed to provide a non-magnetic environment with no metal on metal contact making the system particularly suited for EMI machine room use. The access floor eliminates the difficulty in calibrating the EMI machine due to minute movement in the access floor panels that arises from metal on metal contact. Moreover, the system ensures that the floor panels themselves contain no metallic parts thereby eliminating the static white pixel noise associated with the more powerful magnets now used in the current generation of EMI machines. Thus a considerably more versatile access floor is provided that can support the need of the current generation of EMI machines to be movement free and to not generate static interference in their visual output. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005740 | Lightweight Interior Sidewall and Method for Fabricating the Same - A lightweight interior sidewall and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The lightweight interior sidewall is formed by a plurality of adjacent slabs. A method for fabricating the slabs includes forming a concrete block made of cement, fine sand, bamboo-shaped short fibers and a lightweight aggregate material, cutting the block to form multiple slabs, and grinding a central region of two sides of each slab to form a longitudinal groove therein. The method for fabricating the lightweight interior sidewall includes disposing multiple slabs adjacent to each other, securing each slab between a reverse U-shaped clamp on the ceiling and a support element on the floor, and filling a cement mortar into the longitudinal grooves to bind the slabs together. The lightweight and robust sidewall can be thereby formed in an efficient manner. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005741 | Moulding for building exterior and machine for cutting same - Moulding is formed by first making a longitudinally extending cut in the bottom wall of a conventional eavestrough in order to separate the eavestrough into two segments. The inner portion of the bottom wall is then attached to the exterior wall of a building beneath its eaves or elsewhere such that the back wall of the eavestrough projects outwardly. The front wall of the eavestrough is then hung from the projecting back wall so that it extends downwardly and inwardly toward the exterior wall of the building. The eavestrough is cut by means of a machine having a guide plate and a pair of cutting wheels. The guide plate has an opening of a shape similar to that of the cross-section of the eavestrough but slightly larger so that as the eavestrough is fed through the opening it is guided by the guide plate. The cutting wheels are positioned such that after the eavestrough exits from the opening, its bottom wall passes between the wheels where it is cut. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005742 | JOINING DEVICE FOR HYBRID WIND TURBINE TOWERS - A joining device ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100005743 | Flexible Cement Veneer - A surface veneer for simulating the appearance of stone, tile, concrete, leather, wood, stucco, etc. is disclosed. The veneer may be made by producing a mold of a desired texture, filling the mold with a mixture including portland-type cement, resin, and colorant, with the mixture being impregnated with a support mesh. The veneer may be made to have an average thickness between about 1/16 and ¼ inches in a sheet form. When produced, the veneer is flexible, being able to conform to various surfaces and applied to various surfaces using any of various adhesives, and able to be transported is a finished form to an installation site. The veneer may also be finished prior to installation with a wide range of surface finishes and textures. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005744 | Forms structure, panel support member, panel support member for internal corner, panel support member for external corner and construction method of forms - A forms structure, a panel support member, a panel support member for internal corner, a panel support member for external corner, and a construction method of forms capable of realizing such features as enhancing safety in transportation work and assembling work through reduction in the number of components and compact unitization, eliminating lack of experience and shortening the assembling work by eliminating the fastening work by form tie or the boring work of a forms panel, preventing a crack in a concrete wall from expanding by narrowing the interval between induction joints, and concealing a P cone removing hole remaining due to the induction joint. The forms structure comprises forms panels | 2010-01-14 |
20100005745 | ROOFING SHINGLE WITH POLYMER FILM BACKING - A roofing shingle is a composite sheet which includes a roofing substrate having a front side and a back side. An asphalt material impregnates the substrate and coats at least the front side of the substrate. A polymer film is attached to the back side of the substrate and forms a back surface of the roofing shingle. The polymer film was applied to the substrate in the form of a film. The roofing shingle does not include backdust on the back surface. The composite sheet is formed into the size and shape of the roofing shingle. A method of manufacturing roofing shingles includes continuously supplying a roofing substrate having a front side and a back side. An asphalt material is applied to the substrate so that it impregnates the substrate and coats at least the front side of the substrate. A composite sheet is produced by providing a polymer film and attaching the polymer film to the back side of the substrate in a manner that avoids applying backdust to the substrate so that the polymer film forms a back surface of the composite sheet. The composite sheet is cut into roofing shingles while maintaining the back surface free of backdust. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005746 | Insulating prefab wall structure - The present invention describes a prefab wall structure which provides a reduced thermal conductivity. More particularly, the prefac wall structure comprises a stud assembly made of at least two studs secured one to the other through a contact surface lateral to said stud. This reduces the conductivity of the temperature exchange throughout the wall. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005747 | SEISMIC CLIP FOR GRID TEE CONTROL JOINT - A clip for bridging a longitudinal gap between a pair of grid tee lengths, the clip having a cruciform shape in plan view formed by a set of four integral arms, one pair of the arms extending along a first line in opposite directions from a center of the clip, and another pair of arms extending along a line perpendicular to said first line in opposite directions from the center of the clip, said arms when oriented for installation having an inverted U-shape cross-section proportioned to fit over a respective one of four intersecting lengths of grid tees having an inverted T-shape with a reinforcing hollow bulb at its upper edge, at least one of said arms having a longitudinally extending fastener receiving slot and other of said arms having locations for receiving respective fasteners, said slot and receiving locations each being arranged to receive a fastener and allow the fastener to be anchored into the bulb of an associated tee, said slot being arranged to allow its respective grid tee length to telescope within the associated arm. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005748 | Deck Covering - Provided is a system and method for protecting and restoring a surface by applying thereto a preformed polymer based film and securing the film to the surface. Particular application is found where the surface is a deck surface. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005749 | STEEL BUILDING FRAME SYSTEM - A frame assembly for a wide span steel building is disclosed. The assembly employs columns and rafters formed from two pieces of webbed channel stock that are joined together at their webs. A pre-drilled haunch plate connects the column and rafter. A brace formed from two lengths of channel stock joined together at their webs extends at an angle between the columns and rafters and each respective end of the brace is connected to the respective column and rafter via a brace plate. The brace provides increased strength in the frame assembly and enables the construction of wide span steel building from channel stock. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005750 | Frame Device for Use in Bulding-in a Balcony - A frame device adapted to be mounted between a balcony slab and a roof slab ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100005751 | SUBSTRUCTURE FOR A CONSTRUCTION THAT IS SELF-SUPPORTING WITHOUT THE SUBSTRUCTURE AND USE OF THE SUBSTRUCTURE - Substructure for a construction that is self-supporting without the substructure and use of the substructure. The invention relates to a substructure for a construction that is self-supporting without the substructure, which construction has at least one carrying component accommodating at least one force, wherein the substructure can be arranged relative to the construction in such a way that it is located at least partly in direct proximity to the at least one carrying component, accommodating at least one force, of the construction. The invention also relates to the use of the substructure as an underpinning structure or as a reinforcement for the construction. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005752 | Space Frame Connector - A space frame connector is provided for attaching an oblique strut tube to an axial chord of a space frame. The space frame connector includes a collar adapted to fit over an axial chord. The collar is equipped with one or more attachment flanges. The space frame connector also includes a strut tube having an extrusion flange formed in at least one of its ends. The extrusion flange is made up of two parallel leaves that define a slot between them. The slot is sized and shaped to fit over an attachment flange on the collar that is positioned over the axial chord. The extrusion flange can be formed using simple press and punch tools. Space frames used to support solar energy collector arrays can be assembled in the field, including formation of the extrusion flanges on the oblique strut tubes, or multiple strut tubes can be attached to axial chords and compactly packed and transported to the field for use in constructing space frames, for example for supporting large parabolic trough solar collectors. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005753 | Composition and method for installing a simulated natural surface - A method of producing a simulated natural surface, such as stone, tile, brick or wood planking uses all environmentally friendly components. First, a water-based polymer liquid is applied to the existing surface using a roller. Next, a self-leveling mixture of water, polymer, cement and sand is applied with minimal trowelling in order to spread the mixture evenly over the surface. The applied mixture settles in a self-leveling manner. When partially cured, a desired grout pattern is scored in the applied cementous mixture to create the desired pattern (i.e., brick, stone, tile, wood planking). Next, the entire surface is painted with a prime coat of an acrylic paint including the scored grout lines. Once the prime coat dries, shading containing an organic oxide pigment is applied using a sponge. Alternatively, a marble appearance is created by applying drops of ink or other liquid pigment to the self-leveling cementous layer while still wet, which allows the drops to bleed and create a natural marble veining appearance. Lastly, a water-based glaze is applied over the entire surface as a sealer. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005754 | Seismic Isolation to Protect Buildings - If a concrete slab is poured with a very smooth upper surface and coated with a grease of low viscosity, it can serve as the base of a thick reinforced concrete slab, which if made an integral part of a building built above it, will protect that building against sideways forces that are the main source of destruction during an earthquake. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005755 | INSULATION BATT HAVING INTEGRAL BAFFLE VENT - A method for insulating and ventilating a space between rafters for supporting a roof includes, an elongated insulation mat having an integral baffle, at least one channel on a roof facing side of the baffle for passage of ventilating air, and at least one vapor permeable membrane covering at least a portion of the insulation mat facing the channel, wherein each vapor permeable membrane transmits water vapor emanating from the insulation mat. | 2010-01-14 |
20100005756 | Wall Anchor - A device (H) to be mounted to a friable wall (W) comprises a body ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100005757 | SNAP TOGETHER FLOOR STRUCTURE - A floor structure unit, comprising: a tray, a flooring material, a rubber grommet, and a rubber matrix is provided. The tray includes an upper and lower horizontal surface, at least one retaining wall, a first and a second set of contrapositive interlocking members. The flooring material is disposed on the tray upper horizontal surface such that the first set of interlocking members is substantially flush with the flooring material and the second set of interlocking members extends beyond the flooring material. The rubber matrix is disposed in the tray lower horizontal surface, and the rubber grommet is disposed about the perimeter of the at least one retaining wall. The rubber grommet and the rubber matrix are a unitary piece. Methods of manufacture and use thereof are also provided. | 2010-01-14 |