03rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090014441 | Microwave plasma cooking - A method of cooking a food item is disclosed. The food item is placed in a microwave cavity and exposed to a microwave generated plasma. In such fashion, the food item is cooked very quickly while maintaining flavor, texture, appearance, smell, and taste. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014442 | MAGNETRON DRIVING POWER SOURCE - A magnetron driving power source can detect the abnormal condition during no-load running with low cost and space saving. The magnetron driving power source includes a high voltage transformer ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090014443 | CONTAINER AND SYSTEM FOR COOKING FOODS - A microwavable cooking container assembly has a bottom wall and a top rim spaced apart by a sidewalls. The container also has a notch, a gate with a steam aperture and a projection for mating within the notch. A film cover is attached to the top rim over the gate and has a fill aperture in communication with the container. The gate is moveable between a blocking position and a fill position for passing cooking ingredients through the fill aperture past the gate into the container. In another embodiment, a lid mates with the top rim and has a handle for gripping and a sealing rib for mating with the ledge seat on the top rim. The lid has a steam aperture for controllably releasing stem to create a pressure cooking environment within the container for cooking food in a microwave. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014444 | Collapsible basket - A collapsible basket has a base, two end frames, two side-frames and multiple dowel pins. A size of the collapsible basket can be reduced by folding the frames toward the base. Moreover, the end frames and the side-frames can are attached to the base making the collapsible basket easy to assemble and collapse. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014445 | Collapsible plastic container - Disclosed is a collapsible, portable container having a roof, a base, two foldable end walls and two removable side walls. The end walls and side walls of the container are load bearing elements having a twinned wall structure made of rotomolded plastic. The container is collapsed by removing the side walls and inwardly folding the end walls to draw the roof closer to the base. The load bearing capacity of the end walls and the side walls can be increased by arched indentations formed within the twinned wall structure. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014446 | PRESSURE TOP FOR BEVERAGE-CONTAINING VESSELS AND METHOD FOR ITS OPERATION - This invention relates to a pressure top ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090014447 | Latching Assembly for a Pressurized Tank Cover - An assembly for covering an opening formed in a pressurized tank of an agricultural vehicle includes a cover having a first compression surface and a second compression surface. A hinge assembly is included that has a hinge arm rotatably coupled to the tank intermediate its ends. The hinge assembly further includes a hinge link rotatably coupled to the hinge arm at one end and rotatably coupled to the first compression surface at the other. A latch assembly is provided that has a latch arm rotatably coupled to the tank intermediate its ends. The latch assembly further includes a latch link rotatably coupled to the latch arm at one end and releasably engaging the second compression surface at the other. Accordingly, rotating the hinge and latch arms results in a first and second pressure engaging the cover along the first and second compression surfaces to secure the cover to the tank. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014448 | CAN COMPRISING A FOIL SEAL - A can includes a membrane seal ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090014449 | Multi-Compartment Storage and Mixing Vessel - The present invention provides a multi-compartment storage and mixing container that allows for separately storing two or more components and for mixing the components in the same container when desired by the user. The container comprises an outer container and an inner assembly including a plunger assembly that comprises a stem and a plurality of spaced apart partitions mounted perpendicularly thereon. The inner assembly is transformable from a first storage position, where two or more separated sealed compartments defined within the container volume, to a second mixing position, where there is free communication between all portions within the container volume. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014450 | SNUFF-BOX LID - The present invention relates to a snuff-box lid comprising a bottom lid ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090014451 | Sealing System for a Removable Internal Wall within a Vessel - A vessel system comprising a vessel. The vessel system further comprises at least one internal wall located within the vessel. The vessel system further comprises at least one inflatable seal allowing to create a seal between an outer periphery of the internal wall and an internal cavity wall of the vessel. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014452 | STORAGE TANK - A storage tank including an outer tank, one or more inner tanks arranged inside the outer tank, and supply and discharge lines in the inner tank(s) is disclosed. The, or at least one of the, inner tanks is comprised at least in part of a carbon fiber and/or a carbon fiber reinforced material and/or is reinforced with a carbon fiber and/or a carbon fiber reinforced material. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014453 | COLLAR FOR MOUNTING A PROTECTIVE CAP AND ASSEMBLY FOR STORAGE AND DELIVERY OF A GAS COMPRISING SUCH A COLLAR - Collar for mounting a valve protection bonnet or cap on a fluid cylinder, characterized in that it comprises a first mounting portion provided with first fixing elements ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090014454 | Detachable handle for liquid container - An apparatus for providing a detachable handle for a container, such as a liquid container. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a lower ring for slidably engaging a circular body of the container. An arm is pivotally connected to the ring via a hinge such that a C-shaped engagement member on the free end of the arm may engage a necked portion of the container via a snap-fit arrangement. A handhold is formed in the arm for allowing a user to easily pour or transport the container with only one hand. The apparatus is detachable from the container and is reusable on other containers. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014455 | Reclosable food package - The invention relates to a reclosable package | 2009-01-15 |
20090014456 | CONTAINER CLOSURE WITH DEFORMABLE REGION IN SKIRT TO ALLOW PIVOTING - A closure for a container is provided. The container may have a base and a peripheral wall. The peripheral wall may have a rim forming an upper margin of the peripheral wall and surrounding the opening of the container. The rim may have an external protrusion formed integrally with the rim and surrounding the rim. The closure may have an overlying closure portion adapted to overlie the opening of the container when the closure is mounted on the container. A skirt may be formed integrally with the overlying closure portion to surround the rim when the closure is mounted to the container. The skirt may include a first portion that is positionable adjacent to and to surround an external upper end of the rim, and may include a second portion that is connected to the first portion via a connection. The second portion may extend downwardly from the first portion to surround the rim below its upper end when the closure is mounted on the container. The second portion may include a first ledge which is designed for an interlocking engagement with the external protrusion of the rim. A deformable region may be provided in the second portion such that the deformable region may be deformed to facilitate pivoting of the second portion with respect to the first portion to disengage the first ledge from the external protrusion of the rim. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014457 | HERMETIC CONTAINER SYSTEM - A container system includes a receptacle configured to hold wipes that has an open first end and a closed second end. The receptacle is formed of a metal material. The container system also includes a closure having a base portion and a cover portion. The closure is formed of a plastic material. The base portion is coupled to the open first end of the receptacle. The cover portion is selectively movable relative the base portion between an open position and a closed position. A first hermetic seal is provided between the cover portion and the base portion and a second hermetic seal is provided between the receptacle and the closure. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014458 | POINT-OF-CARE MEDICATION DISPENSING - A medication dispenser is provided, comprising a securable container configured to store one or more doses of one or more medications and an access device configured to selectably permit access to the one or more doses. The medication dispenser further comprises an electronic interface configured to acquire user input from a user, and a processor configured to compare the user input to a database, to select, responsive to the comparing, an appropriate dose from the one or more doses, and to permit access through the access device to the appropriate dose. A method for dispensing medication is provided, comprising the steps of locating a medication dispenser at a point-of-care, acquiring user input from a user at the point-of-care, comparing the user input to a database, selecting, responsive to the comparing, an appropriate dose from the one or more doses, and permitting access through the access device to the appropriate dose. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014459 | Wet tissues dispenser - A dispenser ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090014460 | MOBILE SELF-CONTAINED POWER VENDING STATION AND METHOD - A system for charging a power source of an electronic device includes a mobile self-contained power vending station that includes a central processor, a payment processing device, a DC power source, a DC to AC power inverter, and an AC outlet. The central processor, after detecting a valid payment from the payment processing device activates the DC to AC power Inverter thereby providing electricity to the power source of the electronic device via the AC outlet. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014461 | Pharmaceutical Product Cassette, Pharmaceutical Product Dispensing Apparatus And Pharmaceutical Product Dispensing System - A sliding surface having a gentle slope for carrying pharmaceutical products such as infusion bottles ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090014462 | NEEDLE DISPENSER SYSTEM AND HAND TOOL FOR SAME - A needle dispensing system including a pen-type hypodermic syringe having a threaded end that is suitable for mating with a needle assembly having a threaded portion that is complementary to the threaded end of the syringe and located within a closed pod. A hand tool is provided for controlling the pod that includes a collet sized so as to releasably grip a portion of the closed pod for opening. The hand tool also includes a radiused guard that helps to prevent inadvertent needle sticks during use, and a biased release button the actuation of which causes the opened pod to be released from the collet. A hand tool is also provided for controlling a container holding a disposable needle assembly that includes a housing that supports a collet that is sized so as to releasably grip a portion of the container for opening, and a biased release button the actuation of which causes the opened pod to be released from the collet. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014463 | Dispensing package and fitment - A dispensing package includes a container having a cylindrical neck finish with an open end and at least one internal bead spaced from the open end. A dispensing fitment has a conical inner portion and an outer portion with spaced external beads received by snap fit over the internal bead so that the dispensing fitment is spaced from the open end of the neck finish. The dispensing fitment preferably has an annular V-shaped cross section opening toward the open end of the neck finish, with an outer leg forming the outer portion of the fitment and an inner leg forming the inner portion of the fitment. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014464 | Clean in Place System for Beverage Dispensers - A flush system for a dispenser nozzle may include a flush diverter and a carrier. The flush diverter may include a dispense position and a flush position. The carrier maneuvers the flush diverter to either the dispense position or the flush position with respect to the beverage dispenser nozzle. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014465 | DOSING AND DISPENSING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a dosing and dispensing device ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090014466 | Method and apparatus for advertising adjacent to a beverage dispenser to facilitate advertising income device placement in high traffic venues - An apparatus and method for advertising adjacent to a beverage dispenser to reduce the cost of placing and maintaining a beverage dispenser in a retail outlet. A beverage dispenser, and most preferably a beverage dispenser that is specially equipped to display advertisements for at least one of the beverages being dispensed, is placed in a retail outlet. The advertisements are displayed over a period of time and preferably the amount of beverage dispensed during that time period is tracked and recorded. The amount of beverage dispensed can then be used to calculate an advertising fee to be paid by the beverage producer. The advertising fee is used to offset the purchase or lease price of the beverage dispenser, and is most preferably paid directly to the preferred provider of the beverage dispenser. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014467 | Liquid dispensing system with enhanced mixing - A dispense apparatus and system for dispensing suspensions or emulsions. The system ensures uniformity of distribution of the dispersed phase within the continuous-phase liquid by moving the fluid through the dispense cartridge, such as with a continuous or pulsating flow. In one embodiment, peristaltic pumps are positioned upstream and downstream of the dispense cartridge, in fluid communication with and forming a single loop with a fluid source. Circulation between the fluid source and the dispense cartridge is maintained. In a second embodiment, a pump circulates fluid into and out of the dispense cartridge and is also in fluid communication with a fluid source such as with a pinch valve to allow proper filling of the dispense cartridge from the fluid source. In a third embodiment, a reversing pump is placed between the dispense cartridge and fluid source to continually or continuously pump fluid into and out of the dispense cartridge. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014468 | FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fluid delivery system is operative to deliver a high viscosity and/or a highly abrasive fluid at a preselected pressure. The system does not incorporate any pressure regulator disposed in contact with the pressurized fluid. The system includes a fluid supply which retains and dispenses a fluid, a source of compressed gas, a fluid delivery line, and a ratio pump which is in fluid communication with the fluid supply, the source of compressed gas and the fluid delivery line. The ratio pump is operable, when energized by a compressed gas, to pump fluid from the fluid supply through the fluid delivery line at a high pressure which is proportional to the pressure of the compressed gas supplied to the pump. The system includes a pressure transducer disposed so as to sense the pressure of the fluid in the fluid delivery line and supply a control signal corresponding to that measured pressure. The control signal is supplied to a load controller which in turn regulates the source of compressed gas in response to the measured pressure in the fluid delivery line so that the pressure of the compressed gas delivered from the source is proportional to the pressure of the fluid in the fluid delivery line. In this manner, a feedback loop is established which maintains the pressure of the fluid in the fluid delivery line at a preselected level. Also disclosed are methods for the use of the system. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014469 | CONTROLLED LIQUID SUPPLY SYSTEM - A system for delivering liquids at a designated temperature and a designated flow rate comprises an interface, a control unit, and at least two supply lines comprising controlled valves, servo actuators, temperature sensors, and flow rate sensors; the two supply lines feeding into a receiving line having a dual outlet valve, a servo actuator, a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of liquid flowing through the dual outlet valve, and a flow rate sensor for measuring the rate of flow through the dual outlet valve. The control unit sends signals to the valve actuators to regulate the flow of liquid through the valves in order to achieve the designated temperature and the designated flow rate at a primary outlet. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014470 | Liquid dispensing device - A liquid dispensing device includes a resilient receptacle for receiving a liquid and attached to a cover device and having a bellows-shape for providing a resilience to the resilient receptacle and for forcing the liquid out of the resilient receptacle and into the cover device by the resilience of the receptacle, and a controlling device for controlling the liquid to flow out of the cover device, the liquid may flow out of the receptacle by the resilience of the receptacle for allowing the liquid dispensing device to be erectly disposed on the table without being disposed up side down and without being mounted onto the supporting wall, and for allowing the receptacle to be changed with new ones. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014471 | Liquid dispensing device - A liquid dispensing device includes a resilient receptacle for receiving a liquid and attached to a cover device and having an accordion structure for providing a resilience to the receptacle and for forcing the liquid out of the receptacle, and a controlling device for controlling the liquid to flow out of the cover device, the receptacle includes two or more folds each having an upper peripheral wall inclined downwardly and outwardly, and a lower peripheral wall inclined downwardly and inwardly and more inclined relative to the upper peripheral wall, for allowing the peripheral walls of the folds to be folded toward each other to a compact folding structure. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014472 | Hot lather dispenser - A device for holding containers and warming their contents. The containers are removably attached to the cover of the device by a neck which accommodates a dispenser pump. The containers hold substances such as creams, pastes, gels, lotions and the like especially, shaving cream liquid solution. The temperature of the device can be preset or adjustable. Timers can select the time of day to begin and end the heat cycle. Visual and/or audio indicators can be activated to indicate the substances are at the desired temperature. The device cover may include a scupper ledge contain any spillage from the dispenser pump. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014473 | Tube-Dispenser - In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a tube-dispenser comprising: a piston, deployed inside the tube of the dispenser, for pushing the substance stored inside the dispenser towards the outlet of the dispenser; and a no-return mechanism for preventing the piston from falling back. According to one embodiment of the invention, the no-return mechanism is entirely deployed inside the tube. In one embodiment of the invention, the no-return mechanism comprises: a ribbed surface deployed along the interior wall of the tube; and at least one dowel attached to the piston correspondingly to the ribbed surface. In one embodiment of the invention, the ribbed surface comprises cogs. Preferably the cogs are of sawtooth form. The ribbed surface may also be a track along the tube, thereby enabling utilizing more dispensed substance than in the case where the ribbed surface is on the entire wall. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014474 | Through-Pump Liquid Drain-Back System for a Dispensing Package - Provided is a liquid dispensing package for a container adapted to contain a liquid that includes a hand operated pump assembly coupled to an actuator, a liquid distribution subsystem in fluid communication with a discharge tube from the pump assembly, wherein downward motion of the actuator, provided by a user, causes liquid to travel through the discharge tube to the actuator top surface, and a through-pump liquid drain-back subsystem that permits drain-back of liquid from the top surface of the actuator when the actuator is in a rest position. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014475 | WRISTBAND-MOUNTED DISPENSER FOR LIQUIDS AND POWDERS WITH AN IMPROVED DISPENSING MECHANISM - An apparatus for dispensing material includes: a chamber for the material, the chamber sealed by a flexible seal; a nozzle coupled to the chamber and residing at a front end; and a pump, the pump comprising: a piston that moves in a tube, and an activator. When a user presses the activator, the piston moves toward or away from the front end, and a portion of the material is emitted onto the user's palm or fingers. The pump emits the portion of the material regardless of a direction of gravitational pull. In one embodiment, the piston emits the material by directly contacting the material in the chamber. In another embodiment, air is allowed into the chamber through a weep hole, which resides between the piston and the material. The air is used to expel the material through the one-way valve. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014476 | DISPENSER FOR LIQUID - The invention is a dispenser for a liquid. The dispenser comprises a container containing the liquid and a pump affixed to the container for moving the liquid from the inside to the outside of the container. The dispenser is characterized by the three dimensional shape of the container in which the relationship between the surface area of its base to its height is such that, the dispenser will not move or topple over when the pump is actuated. An additional characterizing feature is a portion of the surface area of the container, which is located below the outlet of the pump. This portion is shaped such that a receiving means for the liquid can be placed upon the portion and will remain in position when the pump is actuated to dispense the liquid onto its surface. These characterizing features allow the liquid to be dispensed using one hand only providing a dispenser for liquid which combines the features of simplicity, ease, and low cost of manufacture with efficiency and ease of operation, sterility, and accurate provision of the liquid with no spillage or wastage. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014477 | Pressure module for dispensing chemical solutions - A module for dispensing chemical solutions includes an incoming chemical feed line disposed in permissive mechanical communication with a dispensing module and an external reservoir, wherein the incoming chemical feed line is configured to supply the module with a chemical solution. The module further includes an outgoing chemical flow line disposed in mechanical communication therewith, such that the outgoing chemical feed line is configured to dispense the chemical solution. Additionally, a pressurized cylinder is disposed in fluid communication with both the incoming chemical feed line and the outgoing chemical feed line. The module further includes a pressure gauge disposed in fluid communication with the pressurized cylinder and a transport device having one or more of a standing element and a moving element, wherein the transport device is configured to support the weight of the pressurized cylinder and allow portable movement of the module. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014478 | Tube/Straw Holder for Containers - A tube/straw holder/storage apparatus to be used with pressurized aerosol cans or other containers using straws or tubes. The tube/straw holder/storage apparatus consists of a hollow elongated compartment closed on one end and open on the other, with the open end having friction tabs formed so that the open end of elongated compartment is substantially closed off by the friction tabs. The purpose of these friction tabs being to snuggly hold in place tubes/straws when inserted into the elongated compartment for storage, after use. The tube/straw holder/storage apparatus attaches to cans or containers using two methods. First, an integral “C”-shaped pressure/friction clamp formed approximately perpendicular to the elongated cross section of the elongated storage compartment is used to fit around the sidewall of the cans/containers. Second, tabs formed integrally onto the sidewall of the elongated compartment will allow for elastic bands to be attached to the elongated compartment and stretch around cans or containers for added security. In an alternate embodiment, the tube/straw holder/storage apparatus will not have the “C”-shaped pressure/friction clamp and attaches to cans or containers using only the elastic bands attached to the elongated compartment's integral tabs and stretching around cans or containers. In all embodiments, the elongated compartment is attached to cans/containers in a manner making the elongated compartment substantially adjacent and parallel to cans/containers with the closed end positioned towards the bottom of cans/containers. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014479 | Child resistant closure for a tap - The present invention provides a tap assembly including: (1) a first wall defining a valve chamber having a top surface and a pair of opposed tracks extending axially along an inner surface of the wall, and a fluid outlet; (2) a tap handle mounted to the top surface for rotational movement of the tap handle with respect to the wall, the tap handle having a second wall defining an annular chamber supporting a set of threads; and (3) a generally tubular valve member having a first end and an opposed second end, the first end having a pair of lugs circumferentially spaced from one another, the lugs being positioned within the threads, the second end of the valve member extending into the valve chamber, the valve member is responsive to movement of the tap handle to move from a first position where the fluid outlet is sealed by the second end of the valve member to a second position where the fluid outlet is not sealed by the second end of the valve member and fluid is allowed to flow through the fluid outlet. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014480 | Stopper for the neck of a fluid product reservoir - A stopper ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090014481 | Airtight sealing of nozzle - Devices and methods for reliably and reusably creating an airtight seal on a tapered nozzle attached to a container of air-curable material. The device is a unitary expandable tube with an open end and a closed end filled with putty-like material. In one embodiment the device is placed over the nozzle, the device and nozzle are pushed together until the open end of the device flares around the outside diameter of the nozzle, and the nozzle tip displaces some the putty-like material thereby expanding the closed end of the tube to accommodate the displaced material. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014482 | Feeder Element for Metal Casting - The present invention discloses a feeder element for use in metal casting, said feeder element comprising: (i) a first end for mounting on a mould pattern; (ii) an opposite second end for receiving a feeder sleeve,—and (iii) a bore between—the first and second ends defined by a stepped sidewall; said feeder element being compressible in use whereby to reduce the distance between the first and second ends, wherein the stepped sidewall has a first sidewall region defining the second end of the element and a mounting surface ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090014483 | Hands-free lifting and carrying apparatus - A hands-free rescue/carrying apparatus includes at least one body-worn garment having a front facing side and a rear facing side, and at least one adjustable lift mechanism attached to the at least one body-worn garment. The at least one lift mechanism is attachable to an article to be supported and is designed to provide a substantial mechanical advantage as to the weight of the article, when employed. Advantageously, the garment having the at least one lift mechanism permits selective dynamic lift capability of the article to which it is attached and secured in a substantially hands-free manner. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014484 | Holster for Small Arms - A holster for retaining a pistol has a frame configured to receive a pistol, with a first pistol retention facility on the frame. The first pistol retention facility has a secure condition and a release condition, and operates operable to prevent extraction of a pistol from the holster when in the secure condition, and to enable extraction of the pistol when in the release condition. The first pistol retention facility includes a first actuator operable in response to deliberate user force to set the first pistol retention facility in the release condition. The holster has a second pistol retention facility on the frame, and having a secure condition and a release condition, and operable to prevent extraction of a pistol from the holster when in the secure condition, and to enable extraction of the pistol when in the release condition. The second pistol retention facility includes a second actuator operable in response to deliberate user force to set the second pistol retention facility in the release condition. The actuators may be adjacent to each other to enable simultaneous actuation, and operation of one actuator may operate the other. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014485 | CARRIER DEVICE HAVING ADJUSTABLE STRAP AND THE USAGE THEREOF - The present invention provides a carrier device having an adjustable strap comprising a carrier body, at least one strap and a reel device is provided. At least one strap movably disposed on one side of the carrier body. The reel device disposed at one side of the carrier body, the reel device having at least one spool, at least one retractable wire and a latch. The retractable wire is coiled on the spool and the latch is disposed on the reel device and releasably limits a relative movement between the retractable wire and the spool which allows an user to quickly and easily adjust the length of the strap to the desired length. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014486 | Golf bag motorcycle transport system - A golf bag system is provided for transporting a golf bag on a motorcycle, the system including an apparatus and method wherein a first bag side and a second bag side are utilized such that the first bag side is mounted on an opposing side of the motorcycle to the second bag side. When the golf bag is to be utilized to play golf, the golf bag system provides for the operative attachment of the first bag side to the second bag side to become an integral or combined golf bag. The respective golf bag sides include a framework and are mounted rearward of the first rider position on the motorcycle, and may be supported in part by foot pegs that would otherwise be utilized by a passenger on the motorcycle. There are cross supports and other means to attach the respective bag sides to and around the motorcycle and/or to each other for a balanced and comfortable operation of the motorcycle during the transport of the golf bag system. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014487 | ADJUSTABLE HOLDING APPARATUS - An adjustable holding apparatus is provided, including a base unit, a clapping unit, and at least two stopping units. The base unit includes a surface on which the electronic device can be placed. The clapping unit is partially embedded in the base unit, and can move in the direction parallel to the surface of the base unit. The clapping unit includes a clapping part. The clapping part is located on one side of the clapping unit vertically. The stopping units are located at the lower part of the base unit with a distance separating the two stopping units. Each stopping unit includes a stopping part located at the upper part of stopping unit, and is off-center. The clapping part of the clapping unit and the stopping parts of the stopping units are located on the opposite sides of the surface of the base unit to form a three-point clapping on the device placed on the surface. The clapping units and the stopping units can be adjusted to accommodate a wide range of objects. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014488 | Vehicle hitch assembly for suspension support of an accessory - A vehicle hitch assembly for suspension support of an accessory from the rear of a vehicle having a rear bumper and a trailer hitch receiver positioned under the bumper. The hitch assembly includes a horizontally extending rigid trailer hitch receiver insert for insertion and retention in the vehicle trailer hitch receiver, and a rigid support arm having one end adjustably and detachably securable to the vehicle rear bumper and another end thereof rigidly and adjustably securable to the trailer hitch receiver insert. An accessory support is then secured to the vehicle hitch assembly for supporting a load off of the rear of the vehicle. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014489 | Car top carrier - The invention provides improvements for an enclosed carrier configured for mounting on top of a car. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014490 | Bulletproof Backpack - A bulletproof backpack includes a skin that forms a pocket, a pair of shoulder straps coupled to the skin, a water-resistant bulletproof-panel pocket located on an interior surface of the skin, the bulletproof-panel pocket being suitable for holding a bulletproof panel of sufficient size and in a position to protect a wearer of the backpack from a bullet, and a removable bulletproof panel within the pocket. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014491 | Packet structure, such as for a film strip - The packet structure includes an envelope structure and a tear structure therein. The tear structure provides for tearing of a specific section of the envelope structure to gain access to a film strip which is stored within an internal cavity in the envelope structure. The tear structure has a reduced resistance to tearing relative to an adjoining portion of the envelope structure. The reduced resistance to tearing directs the tearing of the envelope structure to a specific section thereof. The tear structure may alternatively have a pull-string attached within the envelope structure and extending through an aperture therein to a location outside of the envelope structure. The location of the aperture and attachment of the pull-string within the envelope structure directs the tearing of the envelope structure to a specific section thereof. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014492 | Device for the separative machining of components made from brittle material - Device for severing components made from brittle material, for example, glass, ceramics, glass ceramics, by producing a thermally-induced stress fracture on component in a separation zone includes a laser for directing a laser beam onto component to be machined so that component partly transmits laser beam with partial absorption at least twice simultaneously or serially along separation zone at the same point or closely spaced points. Device includes a bearing surface on which component being machined is received, and device for subjecting component to mechanical stresses for promoting thermally induced stress fracture. Bearing surface has at least two bearing surface sections movable relative to each other between a first position and a second position, and component, in the first position, being supported in a manner substantially free from mechanical stresses, and, in a second position, component being subjected to mechanical stresses for promoting the thermally induced stress fracture. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014493 | WINDOW COMPONENT STOCK TRANSFERRING - An apparatus for automatic feeding of elongated sheet stock from a stamping station into a roll forming station in a window component production line includes a transfer mechanism, a feed mechanism and a controller. The transfer mechanism is between the stamping station and the roll forming station. The feed mechanism is positioned at an entrance to the roll forming station. The controller is in communication with the stamping station, the transfer mechanism and the feed mechanism. The controller is programmed to engage stock material that extends from the stamping station with the transfer mechanism, transfer the stock material paid out by the stamping station to the feed mechanism, and drive the feed mechanism to feed the elongated sheet stock into the roll forming station. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014494 | Combustion-operated setting tool - A combustion-operated setting tool ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090014495 | NOSE ASSEMBLY FOR A FLOOR NAIL GUN - A nose assembly for a floor nail gun includes: a base having a bottom end that has a base contact surface; a nose plate having an abutting end defining a nose abutting surface, and a contact end having first and second nose contact surfaces; and an urging mechanism interconnecting the base and the nose plate. The nose plate is movable relative to the base from a first position, in which one of the first and second nose contact surfaces abuts against the base contact surface, to an intermediary position, in which the contact end of the nose plate is spaced apart from the bottom end of the base, and is further movable relative to the base from the intermediary position to a second position, in which the other of the first and second nose contact surfaces abuts against the base contact surface. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014496 | STAPLE STORAGE CASSETTE AND CASSETTE TYPE STAPLER - A staple storage cassette, comprising a staple assembly slidably installed on a cassette rail member across a pair of guide rails vertically formed parallel with each other, a feeder slidably brought into contact with the rear end part of the staple assembly, and a cassette cover member forming a passage in which staples and the feeder are inserted. A stopper is installed and a blade guide hole is formed at the front end part of the cassette cover member, and engagement recessed parts engaged with the elastically engaged claw pieces of the feeder in one direction are continuously formed in the inner surface of the cassette cover member in the longitudinal direction so that the feeder can be moved in the forward direction only. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014497 | APPARATUS FOR WELDING UPPER AND LOWER PLATES OF METAL SEPARATING PLATE OF FUEL CELL - Provided is an apparatus for welding upper and lower plates of a metal separating plate of a fuel cell which can simplify the welding of a separating plate, improve welding and watertight performance, and prevent the thermal deformation of a separating plate. The apparatus includes a supporting unit which is disposed below a main body and on which the metal separating plate is safely seated; a friction stir unit which faces the supporting unit, and welds the metal separating plate using a friction stir welding method; and a temperature control unit which is disposed either at the friction stir unit or at the supporting unit, measures a temperature of at least a portion of the metal separating plate during the welding, and controls an operation of the friction stir unit so that the temperature of the metal separating plate can be maintained within a predetermined range. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014498 | COMPRESSION BONDING DEVICE - A compression bonding device capable of packaging electric components on both sides of a substrate is provided. A compression bonding device includes first and second pressing rubbers. Electric components can be simultaneously packaged on the front face and the rear face of a substrate by sandwiching the substrate between the first and second pressing rubbers. The electric components are not subjected to a force for horizontally moving them because the first and second pressing rubbers are prevented from horizontal extension by a first dam member. Thus, the electric components are connected to the substrate without misalignment, thereby obtaining a highly reliable electric device. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014499 | AUTOMATED PREFORM ATTACH FOR VACUUM PACKAGING - Systems and methods for automatically attaching preforms to substrates. An example system includes a nest, a first component that places a substrate into the nest, a second component that places a preform on the substrate in the nest, a tacking device that tacks the preform to the substrate, a plurality of sensors that sense operational states of the components and the tacking device, and a controller that automatically controls operations of the components and the tacking device based on the sensed operational states. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014500 | Weight Balancer and Pipe Joining Method - The present invention relates to a weight balancer ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090014501 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PLACING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING METHOD - Regarding electronic component mounting in which an electronic component having plural solder bumps for external connection on its lower surface is mounted on a board, in an electronic component mounting operation of previously measuring the height position of solder paste on the board on which the solder paste has been printed, and mounting the electronic component on the board on which the solder paste has been printed by a loading head, whether the transfer of the solder paste to the solder bumps is necessary or not is judged on the basis of the measurement result of the height of the solder paste. In case that it is judged that the transfer is necessary, the transfer of the solder paste is executed, and thereafter the electronic component is mounted on the board. Hereby, it is possible to prevent the poor joint in case that a thin-sized semiconductor package which causes easily warp deformation is mounted on the board by solder-joint. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014502 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLACING CONDUCTIVE BALLS - An improved placing method and placing apparatus are provided for placing conductive balls in a predetermined pattern onto a base unit. In the placing method for placing balls having conductivity in a predetermined pattern onto one surface of the base unit, an arrangement member has one surface, another surface opposite to the one surface of the arrangement member and positioning openings, wherein the positioning openings are arranged corresponding to the pattern such that the openings are through from the one surface to the another surfaces of the arrangement member so that the balls are inserted therein. The another surface of the arrangement member is positioned opposite to the one surface of the base unit. The arrangement member has two or more line members of which the core axes are substantially aligned. The transfer device is arranged in a manner that the line members are substantially in a horizontal position to contact with the balls supplied to one surface of the arrangement member, and then the transfer device is horizontally moved with respect to the one surface of the arrangement member. Then, the balls are placed on the one surface of the base unit through the positioning openings. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014503 | Reflow apparatuses and methods for reflow - There are provided reflow apparatuses and a methods therefor. In some embodiments, a reflow apparatus includes a first heating unit capable of heating a solder on a substrate up to just below before a melting point of the solder at ambient pressure such that the solder on the substrate is melted and electronic components mounted on the substrate are then soldered to the substrate; and a second heating unit connected to the first heating unit, the second heating unit capable of heating the solder on the substrate heated in the first heating unit through at least a portion of a solder melting temperature range in a vacuum state. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014504 | Method of Supplying Paste Solder Material and Metal Mask Therefor - When different paste solder materials are printed to circuit patterns on a substrate, a plurality of metal masks corresponding to kinds of solder materials are used so as to perform printing in a manner corresponding to each of the solder materials, so that the particular solder materials are supplied to particular components in the same flat surface. One of the metal mask is provided with a depression so that the mask does not contact the solder material which has already been printed, and the metal mask is further provided with another depression to reduce an amount of the solder material supplied. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014505 | BRAZE MATERIALS AND PROCESSES THEREFOR - Braze materials and processes for using braze materials, such as for use in the manufacturing, coating, repair, and build-up of superalloy components. The braze material contains a plurality of first particles of a metallic material having a melting point, and a plurality of second particles comprising at least one nonmetallic material chosen from the group consisting of oxides, carbides, and nitrides of at least one metal. The nonmetallic material is more susceptible to heating by microwave radiation than the metallic material of the first particles, and the nonmetallic material is present in the braze material in an amount sufficient to enable the first particles to completely melt when the first and second particles are subjected to heating by microwave radiation. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014506 | Method for making paperboard for food container - A method for making a paperboard includes a first process and a second process, wherein the first process includes steps of making a coating liquid by mixing bio-degradable liquid and primer, arranging the coating liquid in a container, sending the coating liquid to a roller unit by rollers and transporting the coating liquid to a printing unit by the roller unit. The second process includes steps of pre-heating the paperboard and eliminating static electricity from the paperboard, coating the coating liquid on the paperboard by the printing unit, one of rollers of the printing unit coating one or two sides of the paperboard with the coating liquid, pressing the paperboard to a desired shape and drying the paperboard. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014507 | CONTAINER AND BLANK FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A container ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090014508 | BEVERAGE CARTON WITH STRAP TYPE CARRYING HANDLE - In a carton for beverage containers having a series of main panels ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090014509 | SAFE "T" BOX - A security mailbox system known as “Safe “T” Box” that comprises of: | 2009-01-15 |
20090014510 | RETAIL CASH DRAWER CHANGE HELPER WITH ERROR CORRECTION ENHANCEMENTS - A cash register including a cash drawer having currency compartments, each currency compartment including a currency signaling device for signaling to the cash register a quantity of currency in the respective currency compartment; and at least one display for indicating a quantity of currency to be dispensed from each currency compartment. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014511 | Reader Device, Information Providing System, and Provided Information Acquisition Method - To improve convenience of a data carrier system, a cellular phone ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090014512 | Electronic tagging system for tagging a plurality of luggage items transported through a transportation system, using electronic-ink display tags for displaying real-time information regarding said luggage items, and remotely programmable by activator modules installed throughout said transportion system - An electronic tagging system for tagging a plurality of luggage items transported through a transportation system. The system includes a plurality of electronic-ink display labels coupled to a plurality of luggage items. Each electronic-ink display label displays graphical indicia representative of information relating to the status of the luggage item within the transportation system. One or more activation modules are provided throughout the transportation system for transmitting electromagnetic data signals to electronic-ink display labels and providing instructions to updateable electronic-ink display labels employed in the determination of graphic indicia to be displayed on electronic-ink display labels. Each electronic-ink display label employs an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The electronic-ink display label includes an integrated circuit structure having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor in communication with storage element. A signal receiving structure receives electromagnetic signals from the activation module, using the antenna structure. The electronic-ink display label displays graphical indicia representing information which changes as the associated luggage item moves through the transportation system. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014513 | METHOD OF RECORDING TRANSACTION RELATING TO PACKAGED PRODUCT - A method of recording a transaction relating to an item, said item comprising a product contained in a package, said package having an interface surface containing information relating to the item, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data indicative of an identity of the item and of coordinates of a plurality of locations of the interface surface, the method including the steps of: marking the interface surface using an optically imaging pen having a marking nib; sensing at least some of the coded data in the vicinity of the pen; generating indicating data using at least some of the sensed coded data, said indicating data comprising data regarding the identity of the item and positions of the pen relative to the interface surface; and transmitting the indicating data to a computer system. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014514 | Image Data Recording Method, Method of Recording Finished Work by Image Data, Image Data Recording Apparatus, and Finished Work Recording System Using Image Data - There is provided a method of recording an image by causing a subject to truly coincide with data relating to the subject. In a finished work recording method using image data by obtaining a product to be recorded and work contents to the product to be recorded as a work recording image, RFID tags | 2009-01-15 |
20090014515 | METHOD OF FACILITATING INTERACTION BETWEEN USER AND PACKAGED PRODUCT - A method of facilitating an interaction between a user and an item, said item comprising a product contained in a package, said package having an interface surface containing information relating to the item, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data indicative of an identity of the item and of coordinates of a plurality of locations of the interface surface, the method including the steps of: receiving, in a computer system, indicating data from a sensing device regarding the identity of the item and at least one position of the sensing device relative to the interface surface, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the interface surface, sensing at least some of the coded data in the vicinity of the sensing device and generating the indicating data using at least some of the sensed coded data; and facilitating, in the computer system and with reference to the indicating data, the interaction between the user and the item. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014516 | AUTOMATIC GUIDANCE OF VISITOR IN NEW FACILITY THROUGH ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM INTEGRATION WITH LCD DISPLAY - An automatic guidance system and method directs a person in a defined area. An access control device includes a selectively encoded readable element. An access control device reader is adapted to read the element of the access control device and selectively deny or allow a user access to a predetermined location. A communication device included in the access control device reader directs the user to the predetermined location. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014517 | Electronic-ink based label system employing a plurality of remote activator modules in communication with a plurality of remotely-updateable electronic-ink display labels each assigned unique encryption keys for allowing only a subset of said labels to receive a broadcasted message from a common encrypted message broadcast signal - An electronic-ink labeling system for displaying graphical indicia within the space of a physical environment. The system includes a plurality of remote activator modules installed within the space of the physical environment, and a plurality of remotely-updateable electronic-ink labels installed within the space of the physical environment. Each remote activator module sends and transmits electromagnetic signals within the space of the physical environment. Each electronic-ink label employs an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The device includes an integrated circuit structure having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor in electrical communication with the addressable display assembly and an antenna structure. A signal transmitting structure transmits signals from the antenna structure to the remote activator module. A signal receiving structure receives electromagnetic signals from the remote activator module, using the antenna structure. An on-board battery power structure, operably connected to the integrated circuit structure, supplies electrical power to the integrated circuit structure. Each electronic-ink label is assigned a unique encryption key so that when a common encrypted message broadcast is transmitted as an electromagnetic signal to the electronic-ink labels, only a subset of the electronic-ink labels, assigned unique encryption keys, are allowed to receive the broadcasted messages. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014518 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUNTING SURGICAL IMPLEMENTS - Surgical sponges and other articles are provided with machine-readable information which provides a serial number or other unique identification of the sponge. In addition, the machine-readable information will provide the type of article and/or a characteristic visual motif associated with the article. That way, by scanning the machine-readable information from the sponges or other articles prior to a procedure, the computer or other digital processor can determine which articles may be missing after the procedure and alert the surgical team as to the type and/or characteristic visual motif of the missing article. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014519 | SMART CARD SET PROTOCOL OPTIMIZATION - A method of facilitating communications between a computer device and a smart card reader having an associated smart card, the computer device including a smart card resource manager and a smart card reader service, the smart card reader service acting as a relay for commands between the smart card resource manager and the smart card reader, the method comprising: receiving from the smart card resource manager a first command for setting a protocol for communications with the smart card; and responding, prior to receiving a reply from the smart card to the first command, to the smart card resource manager with a message indicating that the smart card has successfully received the first command. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014520 | Radio Frequency Identification System and Data Reading Method - A system and method for reading an RFID data tag comprising a plurality of diffractive elements being indicative of machine-readable data carried by the tag are provided. The diffractive elements have such shape that the dimension of the diffractive elements along one axis is substantially different than the dimension of the elements along the perpendicular axis. Each diffractive element is oriented in a direction other than the direction of its neighboring elements. The system comprises a transmitting antenna configured for emitting an RF radiation signal at a predetermined polarization towards the tag; and a receiving antenna configured for collecting re-radiated RF radiation produced by the tag in response to the RF radiation signal at a polarization orthogonal to the polarization of the transmitting antenna and generating electromagnetic signals indicative of the data carried by the tag. The system also includes an interrogator unit configured for generating the transmitted RF radiation signal and processing the electromagnetic signals produced by the receiving antenna for determining the data carried by the tag. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014521 | CARD READER - A card reader that can enhance the efficiency of the application system is embedded in the application system. The application system has an external memory drive. The card reader includes at least one memory card connector, a flash memory, and a control unit. The memory card connector is used for being plugged with a memory card. The flash memory is driven and integrated by the external memory drive. The control unit is electrically connected with the memory card connector and the flash memory and is used for transmitting data between the memory card and the flash memory and the application system via the control unit. Thereby, the flash memory can be used as an extended memory of the application system. The total memory of the application system increases, and the efficiency of the application system is enhanced. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014522 | ENABLING HOLOGRAPHIC MEDIA BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY WITH DUAL-USE MEDIA CARD CONNECTOR - A holographic read only memory card which can be coupled to and read by a card reader to which electronic read only memory cards can also be coupled to and read by the card reader is disclosed. The holographic read only memory card comprises: a housing having a compartment for receiving a holographic storage medium; a holographic storage medium having stored thereon holographic data; and optionally a an electronics panel member having an electronic memory component which can be read by the card reader when the holographic read only memory card is coupled to the electronic card reader. The housing comprises one or more card locating members to thereby repeatedly position the holographic read only memory card each time the holographic read only memory card is coupled to the electronic card reader so that the holographic data can be read. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014523 | Digital imaging-based system having intelligent data communication interface to a host system - A digital imaging-based system for reading code symbols affixed to objects, including an imaging-based code symbol reading subsystem for capturing and processing digital images of code symbols affixed to objects, and reading said code symbols and producing symbol character data representative of read code symbols. A data transmission subsystem, operably coupled to the imaging-based code symbol reading subsystem, communicates such symbol character data to the communication interface of a host system over a communication link therebetween. The data transmission subsystem implements a plurality of different communication interfaces, and thus is capable of interfacing to a variety of different host devices in an automatic and error free manner with minimal human involvement, thus providing significant advantages over the prior art code symbol reading systems and devices. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014524 | WIRELESS TRANSMITTER PEN - The present invention relates to a pen for sensing coded data on a page. The coded data is printed on the page as a collection of tags using invisible ink. The pen includes an elongate housing defining an internal space. An ink marking implement is movably mounted within the space and includes an ink marking nib to mark the page with ink. A sensor is mounted within the space and is configured to sense the coded data. A transmitter is mounted within the space and is configured wirelessly to communicate data sensed by the sensor to a printer. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014525 | MACHINE-READABLE SYMBOL READER AND METHOD EMPLOYING AN ULTRACOMPACT LIGHT CONCENTRATOR WITH ADAPTIVE FIELD OF VIEW - An optoelectronic reader for reading machine-readable symbol such as barcode symbols employs a detection sub-system having an RX concentrator. The detection subsystem may include an N-tuple RX concentrator. The RX concentrator may define an optical path for light to illuminate the machine-readable symbol. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014526 | SCANNING DEVICE FOR SCANNING INTERFACE SURFACE OF PRODUCT ITEM - A scanning device is provided which has a beam emitter for emitting a beam, a deflector for deflecting the beam to generate a raster scan pattern over a scanning patch on a product item, a sensor for receiving a reflected beam from the scanning patch and sensing from the reflected beam data encoded by coded tags printed on an interface surface of the product item, and a processor for determining a description of the interface surface and at least one region of interface surface. The data encoded by each tag includes an identity of the product item, an identity of the interface surface and the position of the respective tag on the interface surface. The processor determines the description from the sensed interface surface identity and determined the region from the determined description and at least one of the position of the sensed tag and a position of the scanning patch relative to the interface surface. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014527 | ASK-026 - The invention concerns a method for connecting an electronic chip ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090014528 | Remotely-alterable radio-frequency (RF) powered electronic display label employing an electronic ink layer integrated within a stacked-layer architecture - A remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display label employing an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The display label includes an integrated circuit layer having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor in electrical communication with the addressable display assembly and a data antenna layer. A signal transmitting layer transmits signals from the data antenna layer to a remote activator module. A signal receiving layer receives electromagnetic signals from the remote activator module, using the data antenna layer. A power antenna layer, operably connected to a power converter, supplies electrical power the integrated circuit layer, for converting received RF-power signals into electrical power signals and storing electrical charge for solely powering the programmed processor to process instructions and data to determine the graphical indicia to be displayed by the addressable display assembly and activate the addressable display assembly to display the determined graphical indicia. The data antenna layer, power antenna layer, integrated circuit layer, signal transmitting layer, and signal receiving layer are arranged and stacked together behind and within the spatial extent of the addressable display assembly so as to form the remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display label having a stacked-layer construction. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014529 | Remotely-alterable wireless electronic dislay device employing an electronic ink layer integrated within a stacked-layer architecture, including an activation grid matrix layer and transmitting and receiving antenna layers - A remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display device employing an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The device includes an integrated circuit layer having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor in electrical communication with the addressable display assembly and an antenna structure. A signal transmitting layer transmits signals from the antenna structure to the remote activator module. A signal receiving layer receives electromagnetic signals from the remote activator module, using the antenna structure. An on-board battery power layer, operably connected to the integrated circuit layer, supplies electrical power the integrated circuit layer, which is responsive to electromagnetic signals received from the remote activator module by the antenna layer and the signal receiving layer. The addressable display assembly is responsive to output signals generated by the programmed processor, to display the determined graphical indicia. The antenna layer, integrated circuit layer, signal transmitting layer, signal receiving layer, on-board battery power layer are arranged and stacked together behind and within the spatial extent of the addressable display assembly so as to form the remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display device having a stacked-layer construction. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014530 | Electronic-ink based display device employing an electronic-ink layer integrated within a stacked architecture - An electronic-ink based display device employing an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The device includes an integrated circuit structure having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor in electrical communication with the addressable display assembly and an antenna structure. A signal transmitting structure transmits signals from the antenna structure to a remote transceiver module. A signal receiving structure receives electromagnetic signals from the remote activator module, using the antenna structure. An on-board battery power structure, operably connected to the integrated circuit structure, supplies electrical power the integrated circuit structure, which is responsive to electromagnetic signals received from the remote transceiver module by the antenna structure and the signal receiving structure. The addressable display assembly is responsive to output signals generated by the programmed processor, to display the determined graphical indicia. The antenna structure, integrated circuit structure, signal transmitting structure, signal receiving structure, on-board battery power structure are arranged and stacked together behind and within the spatial extent of the addressable display assembly so as to form the remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display device having a stacked construction. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014531 | Remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display device employing an electronic-ink layer integrated within a stacked architecture - A remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display device employing an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The device includes an integrated circuit structure having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor in electrical communication with the addressable display assembly and an antenna structure. A signal transmitting structure transmits signals from the antenna structure to the remote activator module. A signal receiving structure receives electromagnetic signals from the remote activator module, using the antenna structure. An on-board battery power structure, operably connected to the integrated circuit structure, supplies electrical power the integrated circuit structure, which is responsive to electromagnetic signals received from the remote activator module by the antenna structure and the signal receiving structure. The addressable display assembly is responsive to output signals generated by the programmed processor, to display the determined graphical indicia. The antenna structure, integrated circuit structure, signal transmitting structure, signal receiving structure, on-board battery power structure are arranged and stacked together behind and within the spatial extent of the addressable display assembly so as to form the remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display device having a stacked construction. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014532 | Electronic-ink based display system employing a plurality of RF-based activator modules in wireless communication with a plurality of remotely-updateable electronic display devices, each employing an electronic ink layer integrated within a stacked architecture - An electronic-ink based display system for displaying graphical indicia within the space of a physical environment. The system includes a plurality of RF-based activator modules installed within the space of the physical environment, and a plurality of remotely-updateable electronic display devices installed within the space of the physical environment. Each RF-based activator module sends and transmits electromagnetic signals within the space of the physical environment. Each remotely-updated electronic display device employs an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The device includes an integrated circuit structure having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor in electrical communication with the addressable display assembly and an antenna structure. A signal transmitting structure transmits signals from the antenna structure to the remote activator module. A signal receiving structure receives electromagnetic signals from the remote activator module, using the antenna structure. An on-board battery power structure, operably connected to the integrated circuit structure, supplies electrical power the integrated circuit structure. The antenna structure, integrated circuit structure, signal transmitting structure, signal receiving structure, on-board battery power structure are arranged and stacked together behind and within the spatial extent of the addressable display assembly so as to form the remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display device having a stacked construction. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014533 | Remotely-alterable electronic display device employing an electronic-ink layer integrated within a stacked-layer architecture - A remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display device employing an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The device includes an integrated circuit layer having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor in electrical communication with the addressable display assembly and an antenna structure. A signal transmitting layer transmits signals from the antenna structure to the remote activator module. A signal receiving layer receives electromagnetic signals from the remote activator module, using the antenna structure. An on-board battery power layer, operably connected to the integrated circuit layer, supplies electrical power the integrated circuit layer, which is responsive to electromagnetic signals received from the remote activator module by the antenna layer and the signal receiving layer. The addressable display assembly is responsive to output signals generated by the programmed processor, to display the determined graphical indicia. The antenna layer, integrated circuit layer, signal transmitting layer, signal receiving layer, on-board battery power layer are arranged and stacked together behind and within the spatial extent of the addressable display assembly so as to form the remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display device having a stacked-layer construction. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014534 | Remotely-alterable flexible electronic display device employing an electronic-ink layer integrated within a stacked-layer architecture - A remotely-alterable flexible electronic-ink based display device employing a flexible addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The device includes a flexible integrated circuit layer having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor in electrical communication with the addressable display assembly and a flexible antenna structure. A flexible signal transmitting layer transmits signals from the flexible antenna structure to a remote activator module. A flexible signal receiving layer receives electromagnetic signals from the remote activator module, using the antenna structure. A flexible on-board battery power layer, operably connected to the flexible integrated circuit layer, supplies electrical power the integrated circuit layer, which is responsive to electromagnetic signals received from the remote activator module by the antenna layer and the signal receiving layer. The addressable display assembly is responsive to output signals generated by the programmed processor, to display the determined graphical indicia. The flexible antenna layer, flexible integrated circuit layer, flexible signal transmitting layer, flexible signal receiving layer, and flexible on-board battery power layer are arranged and stacked together behind and within the spatial extent of the flexible addressable display assembly so as to form the remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display device having a flexible stacked-layer construction. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014535 | Remotely-alterable electronic display label employing an electronic ink layer integrated within a stacked-layer architecture employing an antenna layer and an integrated circuit layer supporting an on-board battery power component, and a programmed processor for determining graphical indicia to be displayed by said electronic ink layer in response to electromagnetic signals received from said antenna - A remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display device employing an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The device includes an integrated circuit layer having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor in electrical communication with the addressable display assembly and an antenna structure. A signal transmitting layer transmits signals from the antenna structure to the remote activator module. A signal receiving layer receives electromagnetic signals from the remote activator module, using the antenna structure. An on-board battery power layer, operably connected to the integrated circuit layer, supplies electrical power the integrated circuit layer, which is responsive to electromagnetic signals received from the remote activator module by the antenna layer and the signal receiving layer. The addressable display assembly is responsive to output signals generated by the programmed processor, to display the determined graphical indicia. The antenna layer, integrated circuit layer, signal transmitting layer, signal receiving layer, on-board battery power layer are arranged and stacked together behind and within the spatial extent of the addressable display assembly so as to form the remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display device having a stacked-layer construction. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014536 | Consumer product package bearing a remotely-alterable Radio-Frequency (RF) powered eletronic display label employing an electronic ink layer integrated within a stacked-layer architecture - A consumer product package bearing a remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display label employing an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The display label includes an integrated circuit layer having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor in electrical communication with the addressable display assembly and a data antenna layer. A signal transmitting layer transmits signals from the data antenna layer to a remote activator module. A signal receiving layer receives electromagnetic signals from the remote activator module, using the data antenna layer. A power antenna layer, operably connected to a power converter, supplies electrical power the integrated circuit layer, for converting received RF-power signals into electrical power signals and storing electrical charge for powering the programmed processor to process instructions and data to determine the graphical indicia to be displayed by the addressable display assembly and activate the addressable display assembly to display the determined graphical indicia. The data antenna layer, power antenna layer, integrated circuit layer, signal transmitting layer, and signal receiving layer are arranged and stacked together behind and within the spatial extent of the addressable display assembly so as to form the remotely-alterable electronic-ink based display label having a stacked-layer construction. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014537 | Electronic shipping container labeling system for labeling a plurality of shipping containers transported through a shipping system, using electronic-ink shipping labels displaying information regarding said shipping containers, and remotely updated by one or more activator modules - An electronic shipping container labeling system for labeling a plurality of shipping containers transported through a shipping system. The system includes a plurality of electronic-ink shipping labels affixed to a plurality of shipping containers. Each electronic-ink shipping label displays graphical indicia representative of information relating to the status of the shipping container within the shipping system. One or more activation modules are provided throughout the shipping system for transmitting electromagnetic data signals to electronic-ink shipping labels and providing instructions to updateable electronic-ink shipping labels employed in the determination of graphic indicia to be displayed on electronic-ink shipping labels. Each electronic-ink shipping label employs an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The electronic-ink shipping label includes an integrated circuit structure having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor in communication with storage element. A signal receiving structure receives electromagnetic signals from the activation module, using the antenna structure. The electronic-ink shipping label displays graphical indicia representing information relating to the shipping container and/or its contents. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014538 | Electronic monetary instrument employing an electronic-ink layer for visually displaying the monetary value thereof in a particular currency - An electronic monetary instrument including an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The electronic monetary instrument includes an integrated circuit structure having a storage element for storing a unique encrypted serial number uniquely identifying the electronic monetary instrument and other information representing its monetary value in a particular currency, as well as for storing instructions, programs and data. The integrated circuit structure also includes a programmed processor in communication with storage element. A signal receiving structure receives electromagnetic signals from an activation module, using the antenna structure. The monetary instrument displays graphical indicia representing at least the monetary value of the electronic monetary instrument in a particular currency. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014539 | Electronic-ink based information organizing device employing an activator module mounted beneath the surface of an electronic-ink display structure - An electronic-ink based information organizing device employing an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The device includes an integrated circuit structure having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, data, including information and graphical input data provided by a user by way of an activator module. The integrated circuit structure also includes a programmed processor in communication with the storage element. The activator module is mounted beneath the surface of the addressable display assembly to (i) determine graphical indicia to be selected and/or displayed on the addressable display assembly, (ii) allow graphical indicia being displayed on the addressable display assembly, to be modified in real-time by a user of the device, and (iii) allow graphical indicia to be displayed on the addressable display assembly while graphical input data is being provided to the programmed processor by said activator module, so that the user is enabled to write and/or draw on the surface of the addressable display assembly while graphical indicia is being displayed thereon. | 2009-01-15 |
20090014540 | Electronic-ink based writing/drawing and display device employing and activator module mounted beneath the surface of an electronic-ink display structure - An electronic-ink based writing/drawing and display device employing an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The device includes an integrated circuit structure having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, including graphical input data provided by an activator module. The integrated circuit structure also includes a programmed processor in communication with the storage element. The activator module is mounted beneath the surface of the addressable display assembly to (i) determine graphical indicia to be selected and/or displayed on the addressable display assembly, (ii) allow graphical indicia being displayed on the addressable display assembly, to be modified in real-time by a user of the device, and (iii) allow graphical indicia to be displayed on the addressable display assembly while graphical input data is being provided to the programmed processor by said activator module, so that the user is enabled to write and/or draw on the surface of the addressable display assembly while graphical indicia is being displayed thereon. | 2009-01-15 |