03rd week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220018085 | Perimeter Drain - The present disclosure provides a water drainage system comprising: a plurality of lengths of drain pipe comprising a channel and a vertical wall, wherein (i) the vertical wall comprises one or more standoffs extending horizontally from the vertical wall and (ii) wherein the drain pipe comprises a top edge and a bottom edge, each of the top and bottom edges being bifurcated by a v-shaped notch. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018086 | Handheld Excavator - The present invention relates to a handheld excavator. The handheld excavator is used for excavating small areas and spaces that are unreachable with a standard excavator. The handheld excavator does not have an operator's seat and can have a four-legged stand, a wheeled stand, or a wall-mounted attachment. The excavator has a 180 degree rotational platform positioned on the stand, a boom extending from the platform, an arm attached to a first end of the boom, and a bucket. The linear and rotational movements of the excavator are controlled by a detachable control panel for remotely operating the handheld excavator. The handheld excavator is powered through built-in batteries and has a hydraulic mechanism for driving the movements. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018087 | WORKING MACHINE - A working machine includes a rear machine body on which an operator's seat is mounted, a front machine body to which a working tool is attached, a center shaft having a first axis extending in a fore-and-aft direction, a first supporting part supporting the center shaft rotatably relative to the rear machine body around the first axis, a coupling shaft having a second axis extending in a vertical direction and connected to the front machine body, and a second supporting part supporting the center shaft rotatably relative to the coupling shaft relative to the second axis. The first supporting part includes a first spherical plain bearing, and the first spherical plain bearing includes a first inner wheel including a convex curved sliding surface and provided on an outer circumferential surface of the center shaft, and a first outer wheel including a concave curved sliding surface and provided on the rear machine body. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018088 | Reversible Bucket Coupler for Excavator Buckets and Method of Use - The present invention provides a reversible bucket coupler device and method of use for reversing the orientation of a bucket used with an excavator so that the teeth of the bucket is facing away from the cab of the excavator and method of use. The reversed orientation of the bucket using the reversible bucket coupler device provides an operator of an excavator the ability to complete tasks in a more efficient, clean and safe manner, as well as providing much needed flexibility in the way excavation projects can be performed. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018089 | WORKING MACHINE - A working machine includes a machine body, a traveling device travelably supporting the machine body, a hydraulic driving device to hydraulically drive the traveling device, a floor frame supported on the machine body via a mounting member, a pedal operable to brake the traveling device, the inching valve to change a flow rate of hydraulic fluid supplied to the hydraulic driving device according to operation of the pedal, and a cable operably connecting the pedal to the inching valve. The pedal and the inching valve are attached to the floor frame. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018090 | QUICK-CHANGE SYSTEM FOR CHANGING ATTACHMENTS ON A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A quick-change system for changing attachments on a construction machine includes a quick changer mounted to rotate in a drive housing of a rotary device and rotatable relative to drive housing by a rotary drive, and a rotary joint arranged in the drive housing with a stator and a rotor rotatable within stator to supply a working fluid to the quick changer. In order to permit simple and stable fastening of the rotary joint, the stator of the rotary joint arranged within a through-opening of the drive housing is radially supported against the drive housing above an upper end surface and beneath the upper end surface of a drive wheel of the rotary drive arranged in the drive housing. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018091 | LAND PLANE ATTACHMENT WITH MECHANICAL RIPPER - A land plane with a ripper, including a plane portion including at least two cutter bars and a ripper mechanism having a ripper bar assembly having ripper teeth that are shiftable between a downwardly extended orientation in which the ripper teeth are biased to extend downwardly beyond the at least two cutter bars thereby facilitating ground engaging contact of the ripper teeth and a retracted orientation in which the ripper teeth are above the at least two cutter bars. The ripper mechanism further includes a latching mechanism and a reset bar extending outwardly away from the plane portion and coupled to the latching mechanism. The reset bar is shiftable between a first position wherein the ripper teeth are secured in the retracted orientation by the latching mechanism and a second position wherein the ripper teeth are biased toward the extended position by the latching mechanism. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018092 | SWIVELING WORK MACHINE - A swiveling work machine includes a swivel base, a prime mover provided on the swivel base, a work device provided on the swivel base, and a support mechanism to support a fuel cylinder storing fuel for the prime mover. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018093 | TRACTOR CAB OPERATOR PLATFORM - A tractor cab operator platform includes a composite floor holding a heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit, a plurality of blowers, and a plurality of openings for air filters. The composite floor may have a plurality of airflow passages between the plurality of air filters, the plurality of blowers and the heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit. An operator seat may be removably mounted on a seat pan over the heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018094 | WORKING MACHINE - The working machine includes a traveling device, a traveling motor, a hydraulic pump including a swashplate, a prime mover to drive the hydraulic pump, a first servo-cylinder to set an angle of the swashplate, a charge pump to supply pilot fluid to the first servo-cylinder, a switching valve shiftable between a traveling position to supply the pilot fluid from the charge pump to the first servo-cylinder and a neutral position to stop the pilot fluid supply to the first servo-cylinder, a switching operation member operable to select either a traveling mode or a neutral mode, and a controller to shift the switching valve between the traveling position and the neutral position. The controller holds the switching valve at the neutral position after the switching operation member is operated to select the traveling mode until a rotation speed of the prime mover becomes not less than a first predetermined rotation speed. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018095 | SAFETY DEVICE AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A safety device includes a contour sensor which acquires contour data representing a contour of a landform around a hydraulic excavator; a determination part which determines, based on the contour data, whether the landform satisfies an execution criterion of executing a turning-over prevention control for preventing the hydraulic excavator from being turned over to a slope extending in a specific direction therearound; and a lowering control part which lowers a leading end of a working device to the slope when the determination part determines that the execution criterion is satisfied. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018096 | SHOVEL AND CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM - A shovel includes a lower traveling structure, an upper swing structure, a non-volatile storage device, an information obtaining device that obtains information related to construction, and a controller that controls a sound output device. The controller is configured to determine a dangerous situation based on information obtained by the information obtaining device. The shovel may be configured to display information on a display device related to the dangerous situation determined to occur. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018097 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND WORK MACHINE - An information processing apparatus includes an information acquiring unit configured to acquire, from a work machine including a work attachment, information relating to the work machine of when the work machine is in operation, the information being information for which a user who is predetermined and who is related to the work machine has indicated an intention to provide; and an incentive granting unit configured to perform a process of granting an incentive to the user, in response to determining that the information acquired by the information acquiring unit satisfies an evaluation condition that is predetermined. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018098 | CALIBRATION WORK SUPPORT SYSTEM - A calibration work support system includes an input device for inputting machine information including machine rank data on a hydraulic excavator and specification data on a front work implement, a display controller that generates a target posture image that is an image of the case in which the front work implement that takes target measurement posture is viewed with a point-of-view position and a line-of-sight direction of an operator M on the basis of the machine information input from the input device and target posture data defined in advance as the target measurement posture of the front work implement when an inertial measurement device is calibrated, and an HMD that displays the target posture image generated in the display controller. The HMD executes displaying in such a manner that the target posture image is superimposed on the actual front work implement viewed with the point-of-view position and the line-of-sight direction of the operator M. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018099 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR MEASURING SADDLE LINKAGE POSITION OF A MOTOR GRADER - Graders and methods of operation thereof are disclosed herein. A grader includes a chassis, a saddle linkage, and a motion measurement system. The saddle linkage is supported for movement relative to the chassis and includes a mount movably coupled to the chassis, first and second arms each movably coupled to the mount, and a crossbar movably coupled to each of the first and second arms. The mount has a lock pin aperture, each of the first and second arms has a locking hole, and the crossbar has a plurality of locking holes. The lock pin aperture may be aligned with one locking hole of the first arm, the second arm, or the crossbar to position the saddle linkage in use of the grader. The motion measurement system is coupled to the saddle linkage and configured to measure movement or position of one or more components of the grader in use thereof. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018100 | ANTI-WASTE SANITARY SYSTEM - This invention is part of the domestic systems that help to make the use of water that is commonly used via various utilities, more economical and ecological. In particular, the invention relates to a system suitable for being inserted in the bathroom to avoid wasting water. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018101 | REMOTE-OPERATED FLUSHING SYSTEM - Example aspects of a remote-operated flushing system and a method of operating a flushing system are disclosed. The remote-operated flushing system can comprise a fluid routing assembly comprising a valve, the valve configurable in an open configuration, wherein fluid is permitted to flow through the fluid routing assembly, and a closed configuration, wherein the fluid is prohibited from flowing through the fluid routing assembly; a control device configured to actuate the valve between the open configuration and closed configuration; a remote operation device wirelessly connected to the control device and configured to remotely operate the control device to control the actuation of the valve between the open configuration and closed configuration; and a sensor configured to detect a fluid property of the fluid within the fluid routing assembly, wherein the control device is configured to wirelessly send a signal representative of the fluid property detected by the sensor. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018102 | FIRE HYDRANT WITH SOLAR-POWERED HEATING - A fire hydrant assembly and fire hydrant system are disclosed. The fire hydrant assembly includes a fire hydrant, a water pipe, a thermal insulating liner, and a power source. The water pipe is operably connected to the fire hydrant. The thermal insulating liner at least partially wrapped around the water pipe. The power source is coupled to the fire hydrant and electrically connected to the thermal insulating liner. The fire hydrant system may further include a hydrant connection valve disposed under a ground surface and connected to the water pipe. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018103 | Hand Washing Station - A water dispenser assembly for a hand washing station includes a water heater having a water tank and a heating element configured to heat water contained in the water tank, the water tank having an inlet conduit connected to a water source and an outlet conduit, a water outlet connected to the outlet conduit and configured to receive water from the water heater through the outlet conduit, and a valve in fluid communication with the water heater and configured to selectively permit the water to be forced from the water tank and through the water outlet to dispense the water. The hand washing station may include a computer device configured for controlling components of the station. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018104 | TOILET SEAT COVER FOR AUTOMATIC CLEANING - A toilet seat cover is configured to fit over a corresponding toilet seat, forming an air tight seal around the toilet seat at a lower edge of the toilet seat cover when the toilet seat cover is in a lowered position. The toilet seat cover provides a seat channel in the underside of the toilet seat cover in which the seat resides when the toilet seat cover is lowered. There is a gap between the toilet seat and the underside of the toilet seat cover in the seat channel to allow air to flow between the seat and the underside of the toilet seat cover. The toilet seat cover includes a fluid channel and a plurality of nozzles along the fluid channel which spray the toilet seat with a cleaning or sanitizing fluid when the toilet seat cover is in the lowered position. After stopping the spraying of sanitizing fluid, the toilet is flushed using suction, lowering the air pressure under the toilet seat cover. Holes in the toilet seat cover into the seat channel direct the flow of air over the surface of the toilet seat to dry the toilet seat. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018105 | AUTOMATIC DISINFECTION OF THE SPRAY NOZZLE OF A BIDET/TOILET COMBINATION - The invention relates to a bidet/toilet combination ( | 2022-01-20 |
20220018106 | ODOR REMOVAL SYSTEM FOR A TOILET - An odor removal system disposed on a toilet, including an exhaust fan removably disposed on and within at least a portion of a bowl of the toilet to move an odor therethrough in response to a rotation of the exhaust fan, a ventilation assembly circumferentially disposed around the bowl of the toilet and connected to a first side of the exhaust fan to receive the odor from the bowl therein, and an exhaust outlet assembly connected to a second side of the exhaust fan to receive the odor extracted from the ventilation assembly by the exhaust fan and expel the odor to an outdoor environment. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018109 | Nested Infiltration Surfaces, Treatment Media, and Distribution Media - Nested bands of treatment media and distribution media in an infiltration area are described. These nested bands may be positioned to promote water flow to and through the infiltration area. The nested bands may be linear or non-linear and may be vertically elongated such that they have installation depths deeper than conventional infiltration areas. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018110 | Bioretentional System and Method of Construction Thereof - A bioretention system includes a number of connected wall portions defining an enclosure. Each wall portion includes a pair of spaced supports that support one or more panels that are interlocked with the pair of supports via mating interlocking features. Where a wall portion includes an upper panel atop of a lower panel, a lower edge of the upper panel and a top edge of the lower panel are in contact with each other to form the wall portion. The supports are then connected in spaced relation on the transverse axis by internal bars or beams which provide support for the wall portions without the need for external soil reinforcement. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018111 | PARTICLE SEPARATOR - An apparatus and methods for the separation of macroscopic solid body particles (SBPs) from a fluid stream contained in a conduit, such as a hose or pipe. The method involves utilizing a particle separator having a fluid inlet port connected to a fluid inlet conduit and a fluid outlet port connected to a fluid outlet conduit to change the direction (and optionally the velocity) of the fluid stream within a lumen of an enclosed vessel component of the particle separator sufficiently to permit SBPs to fall by gravity (and/or to descend due to inertia) into a removable receptacle within a bottom portion of the vessel component while directing the flow of cleansed fluid to the fluid outlet port of the particle separator. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018112 | MODULAR BUILDING SYSTEMS - A building module for use in construction of a building comprising a deck oriented in a horizontal plane and a plurality of hollow structural members extending downwardly from around a periphery of the deck. A method of constructing a building comprising placing a plurality of modules according to a floor plan to form a story of the building, pouring flowable medium that sets to a become a solid structural material into the hollow structural members of the plurality of modules to form structural columns, pouring flowable medium that sets to a become a solid structural material onto the decks of the plurality of modules for form structural slabs, and allowing the structural columns and structural slabs to set to complete the story of the building. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018113 | PREFABRICATED MOVABLE PHOTOSENSITIVELY ADJUSTABLE SOLAR BIONIC LANDSCAPE PAVILION CAPABLE OF BEING DISASSEMBLED AND CONSTRUCTED QUICKLY - The disclosure relates to a prefabricated movable photosensitively adjustable solar bionic landscape pavilion capable of being disassembled and constructed quickly. The landscape pavilion comprises a support structure, a ceiling, a movable platform, a linkage system, a lighting system, and an energy system. The support structure is arranged at the center of the movable platforms and forms large-area shelter space with the ceiling. The ceiling may rotate around the support structure in the height direction of the support structure, so as to be unfolded or folded. The movable platform is a base of the landscape pavilion, undertakes the support structure and the ceiling above the movable platform, and meanwhile, provides fixing space for the linkage system, the lighting system, and the energy system. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018114 | PORTABLE FACILITY PROVIDED WITH NATURAL ENERGY POWER GENERATION UNIT - Provided is a portable facility ( | 2022-01-20 |
20220018115 | BUILDING BLOCKS CONTAINING PLANT FIBERS, CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM USING SAME, AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION USING SAME - A building block comprises a rigid housing defining a chamber and plant fibers contained within the chamber. A construction system comprises a plurality of such building blocks, selectively stackable to form a wall. A method of construction comprises obtaining a plurality of such building blocks, inserting plant fibers into the chamber, and stacking the plurality of building blocks to form one or more walls. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018116 | FACADE SUPPORT SYSTEM - A veneer tie for use in a wall to join an inner wall member and an outer wall member of the wall. The outer wall member is formed from successive courses of masonry units with a mortar-filled bed joint between each two adjacent courses. The veneer tie has an installation axis that extends generally perpendicular to the outer wall member when the veneer tie is being used to join the inner wall member to the outer wall member. The veneer tie includes an attachment portion to be attached to a wall anchor used to secure the veneer tie to the inner wall member. An insertion portion of the veneer tie is coupled to the attachment portion that is to be disposed in the bed joint. The insertion portion includes a first recess and a second recess. The first recess is disposed at a first location on the insertion portion and the second recess disposed at a second location on the insertion portion. The first and second locations are spaced apart from one another in a direction parallel to the installation axis of the veneer tie. The first and second recesses receive a reinforcement member of a wall reinforcement. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018117 | JIMMY TWIST WRENCH WITH SHAFT AND HANDLE APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF USING SAME - The present invention relates to an adjustable wrench with shaft and turn handle apparatus and a method of using same. The invention encompasses a Jimmy Twist which is an inventive apparatus comprising an adjustable wrench at one end of a shaft, a turn handle at the opposite end, and a method of using same. The turn handle, stop, eyelet, and wrench are all adjustable, while the turn handle is capable of rotating the attached shaft. The tool can be used to screw a rod, such as, a threaded iron rod, into its desired location, such as, into a coupler. The inventive Jimmy Twist allows the easy screwing of a DBS (Dowel Bar Substitute) into a coupler. The Jimmy Twist is very quick and easy to use, and is lightweight. The Jimmy Twist also has at least one eyelet to stabilize the rod that is being screwed. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018118 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSULATING AN INTERMODAL CONTAINER - An intermodal container includes a base, a roof, walls extending between the base and the roof, at least one of the walls having a corrugated surface. An insulation for the intermodal container includes a plurality of insulation units, each of the insulation units having a corrugated surface complementary to the corrugated surface of the intermodal container. Frist one of the insulating units has insulating material having a cross-section with a first face and an opposite second face, the first face including a longitudinally extending planar first central section and first and second longitudinally extending planar slanted sections on opposite sides of the first central section. The first and second slanted sections extend obliquely from the first central section toward the second face. A segmented support element is embedded in the insulation unit. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018119 | VENTED INSULATION UNIT AND SYSTEM - A wall insulation system includes a plurality of insulation elements extending along a longitudinal direction. First insulation elements include a first portion proximate a second portion, the first portion having a width greater than the second portion, the first portion having a first face, the first face having grooves formed into the first face. The grooves extend obliquely to the longitudinal direction. A longitudinally extending mounting member is embedded in the first insulating element. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018120 | SOUND INSULATION SHEET MEMBER AND SOUND INSULATION STRUCTURE USING SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a sound insulating sheet member that has high sound-insulating performance which exceeds mass law while being relatively light weight, that is highly flexible in design, excellent in versatility, and easy to manufacture so that productivity and economic efficiency can be improved, and a sound insulating structural body or the like using the same. The object thereof is achieved by using a sound insulating sheet member comprising at least a sheet having rubber elasticity and a plurality of resonant portions, wherein the resonant portions are provided in contact with a sheet surface of the sheet, each of the resonant portions including a base part and a weight part, and the weight part being supported by the base part and having a larger mass than the base part. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018121 | PANEL, SYSTEM, AND USE FOR CONCEALING SOUND ABSORBING SURFACE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING OF THE SAME - A panel with one or more perforations, having a front surface, wherein the contrast Cm between the front surface and the one or more perforations is less than 0.3, a sound absorbing system including a panel and a masking layer, wherein the masking layer is air permeable, and the use of the panel or the sound absorbing system. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018122 | PRIVACY MODULE - This invention relates to privacy screens, specifically, portable privacy screens with an integrated vertical height measuring tool. A portable lightweight privacy screen that can be conveniently carried and assembled and disassembled. The privacy module has one ruled segmented crown and one ruled segmented base which are identical and interchangeable with each other. They are each considered a single unit that is detachably connected together by a plurality of tubular couplers and bungee cord. The privacy module also has a plurality of ruled segmented supporting poles which are identical and interchangeable with each other. Each is considered a single unit that is detachably connected together by a plurality of tubular couplers and bungee cord. The present invention provides the collapsibility aspect by attaching bungee cord at two points on each of the separate units, giving the user the quick ease of assembling and disassembling of the structure. Further intent of the present invention is to increase the privacy area for the user, by providing a plurality of walls. The design of the present invention to provide privacy on a plurality of sides is also facilitated by an easily detachable fabric cover, interlaced with elastic from end to end, on top and bottom, which attaches and secures the fabric cover at a plurality of points by an elastic loop on the ends of the ruled segmented crown and ruled segmented base. The present invention also provides the option of attaching a plurality of privacy module together. The present invention also presents an integrated means of measuring a person's standing height by adding graduating marks to the segmented supporting poles, as well as to the segmented crown and the segmented base. Height indicator marks are placed on top of the ruled segmented crown in conjunction with the ruled segmented supporting poles, to align them with the vertically placed ruled auxiliary arm, for height extensions above 6-feet. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018123 | Modular Partition System - The invention generally pertains to a modular partition system. By way of one example, the modular partition system is constructed of a number of modular partition segments having an adjustable pole support member, a plurality of lightweight, compressible foam blocks configured to be attached to and removed from the adjustable pole support member and a plurality of foam block covers sized to be securely affixed to the front and back of a compressible foam block to provide strength and structural support to each compressible foam block of the modular partition. Using a combination of multiple sized modular partition segments, a larger size room may be partitioned to create a relative soundproof barrier between the newly created adjacent rooms. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018124 | SUN TRACKING SUN SHADE - A sun shade includes a cover that is extendable and retractable, a guide rail assembly that is engageable with the cover and defines a first path of movement via a first movable engagement point between the cover and the guide rail assembly, and a support bracket that is engageable with the guide rail assembly and arranged at a lower position relative to the cover. The support bracket defines a second path of movement for the guide rail assembly with the cover via a second movable engagement point between the guide rail assembly and the support bracket. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018125 | FRAMED LAMINATED FIBERGLASS PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - The present disclosure relates generally to fiberglass panels, for example, suitable for acoustic ceiling surfaces. The present disclosure relates more particularly to an acoustic panel having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a perimeter edge. The acoustic panel includes a layered fiberglass panel body including a core fiberglass layer and a high density fiberglass layer secured to a lower face of the core fiberglass layer. The high density fiberglass layer has a higher density than the core fiberglass layer. The layered fiberglass panel body includes an outward projection at the perimeter edge of the acoustic panel that is formed by the high density fiberglass layer and a portion of the core fiberglass layer. A supporting perimeter frame extends around the outer edge of the core fiberglass layer, and the outward projection of the layered fiberglass panel body extends outward beneath the supporting perimeter frame. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018126 | Removable panel for suspended ceiling and suspended ceiling integrating such a removable panel - A removable panel includes a fixed section, an opening section able to be reversibly nested in the fixed section, at least one sling fastened to the fixed section at a first end and reversibly fastened to the opening section at a second end. The removable panel also includes at least one attachment means making it possible to maintain the opening section engaged in the fixed section. Each attachment means including a central portion in pivot connections with the opening section, the central portion having at an upper end an attachment portion intended for coming into contact with the fixed section, and at a lower end a manipulation portion. A suspended ceiling is also provided and includes an assembly of modular panels at least one of which is the removable panel. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018127 | MULTI-LEVEL CARRIER FOR CEILING PANELS AND CEILING PANEL SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates generally to ceiling panel carriers, for example, suitable for forming a ceiling surface by supporting a plurality of ceiling panels. The present disclosure relates more particularly to a carrier configured to mount ceiling panels at varying heights. The carrier includes an elongate support structure extending in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of attachment projections positioned along the length of the carrier. Each of the attachment projections extends down from the support structure and is configured to hold a ceiling panel. The attachment projections include a first group with a body and an upper hanger that has a first upper flange extending from the body in the longitudinal direction. The attachment projections also include a second group with a body and a lower hanger that has a first lower flange extending from the body in the longitudinal direction. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018128 | BUILDING PANEL WITH SECTIONS - A building panel with a high degree of isotropy with regard to the load bearing capacity and flexural strength. The building panel includes a first section and a second section, each section including at least one layer, each of the at least one layer having fibers, whereby the fibers are distributed substantially homogeneously throughout each layer, substantially parallel to the main surfaces of the panel and oriented predominantly in the same direction and the sections are firmly joined in transverse direction, and the first section is thinner than the second section. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018129 | SANDWICH PANEL AND BUILDING MODULE - A building module which is a sandwich panel comprising a first region which provides part of the roof structure of a building, a second region which provides part of the wall structure of the building, and a third region which provides part of the floor structure of the building. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018130 | METHOD OF PRODUCING PRECAST BUILDING PRODUCTS - An aspect concerns a method ( | 2022-01-20 |
20220018131 | ADJUSTABLE HEADER - An adjustable header assembly includes a first piece of material and a second piece of material and at least one bracket. The first piece of material has a fixed length and the second piece of material has an adjustable length. In operation, the length of the second piece of material is adjusted until the second piece of material is proximate wall studs. The second piece of material is then coupled to the studs and the at least one bracket is coupled to the first and second pieces of material. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018132 | JOINT ASSEMBLY FOR TRUSS BOTTOM PLATE, TRUSS OF ESCALATOR OR PASSENGER CONVEYOR - A joint assembly for a truss bottom plate, the truss bottom plate includes a first bottom plate and a second bottom plate adjacent to each other, and a gap exists at an adjacent position between the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate; the joint assembly includes a first barrier plate and a second barrier plate; the first barrier plate is connected with the first bottom plate; the second barrier plate is connected with the second bottom plate; a part of the first barrier plate is arranged to overlap a part of the second barrier plate and cover the gap. A truss of an escalator or a passenger conveyor, the truss of the escalator or the passenger conveyor includes the joint assembly as described above. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018133 | SLEEVE FOR CONNECTING STEEL BAR - The present invention relates to a sleeve for connecting a steel bar, wherein a body prevents generation of tolerance at the circumferential surface of at least one of an upper steel bar and a lower steel bar through a tolerance generation preventing unit, the body allowing the upper steel bar to be inserted from one side thereof in an axial direction and the lower steel bar to be inserted from the other side thereof in the axial direction. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018134 | COATED ROOFING GRANULES, ROOFING MATERIALS MADE THEREFROM AND METHODS OF PREPARING COATED ROOFING GRANULES - This invention relates to coated roofing granules, roofing materials made therefrom, and methods of preparing such coated roofing granules. By coating roofing granules with an aqueous coating that includes water, a silicon-containing oligomer or polymer, and an acrylic resin, coated roofing granules can be prepared that exhibit reduced staining as compared to traditional roofing granules that are treated with petroleum oil. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018135 | ICE MELTING ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure provides a heating device for the removal and/or prevention of ice masses or snow. The heating device can include a heating cable formed in a pattern of loops, arcs, or other shapes. Power can be applied to the heating cable and, when placed on top of an ice mass or within a concrete or asphalt surface, the heating device can melt the ice mass or snow. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018136 | Panel - The invention relates to a panel, in particular a floor panel or a wall panel configured for forming a floor or wall covering, the panel comprising at least one core layer, the core layer comprising at least one pair of opposite side edges which are provided with complementary coupling parts configured for interconnecting adjacent panels, the core layer comprising an upper core surface and a bottom core surface, and at least one ceramic tile, the ceramic tile comprising an upper surface and a bottom surface and the panel further comprising at least one further layer. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018137 | DRY-CAST LIGHTWEIGHT VENEER BLOCK, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - Described are dry cast lightweight veneer blocks and a system and method of installing lightweight veneer blocks. The courses can be assembled without mortar between the courses. As an example, sides of the veneer blocks have areas that recede from an imaginary plane between adjacent veneer blocks to give a deep texturing and a shadow effect between veneer blocks. The installation system and method include a substrate, an air barrier applied to the substrate, a plurality of veneer blocks, and an adhesive applied between the plurality of veneer blocks and the air barrier. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018138 | MINERAL WOOL BOARD WITH FILLERS - A method for manufacturing a mineral wool board, comprising the following steps: providing mineral wool fibers having a fiber length of 50 to 800 μm; providing a binder comprising a mixture of liquid resin and mineral fillers having an average grain size d | 2022-01-20 |
20220018139 | PANEL - The invention relates to a panel, in particular a floor panel or a wall panel configured for forming a floor or wall covering, the panel comprising at least one core layer, the core layer comprising at least one pair of opposite side edges which are provided with complementary coupling parts configured for interconnecting adjacent panels, the core layer comprising an upper core surface and a bottom core surface, and at least one ceramic tile, the ceramic tile comprising an upper surface and a bottom surface and the panel further comprising at least one further layer. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018140 | Decorative Panel, and Decorative Floor Covering Consisting of Said Panels - In the field of decorative floor coverings, decorative panels are known having a MDF (Medium Density Board) or HDF (High Density Board) based core layer on top of which a decorative substrate is attached to provide the panels a desired appearance. The invention relates to a panel, in particular a decorative panel, a floor panel, a ceiling panel or a wall panel. The invention also relates to a floor covering consisting of a plurality of mutually coupled panels. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018141 | SCAFFOLD AND BRACES CAGE - An apparatus comprising a base, a first orthogonal portion and a second orthogonal portion. The first orthogonal portion may (i) be connected to a first side of the base near a first edge of the base and (ii) have a rectangular shape. The second orthogonal portion may (i) be connected to an interior of the base and (ii) have a rectangular shape. The first orthogonal portion and the second orthogonal portion may be positioned to secure a plurality of braces. The second orthogonal portion is positioned to secure a plurality of scaffolds. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018142 | CANTILEVER PLATFORM BOARD ASSEMBLY - The disclosure relates to a platform board assembly defining a front, a rear, and two sides and having: a plank having a free end towards the front and a fixed end towards the rear; a T-plate having a bottom extension and a top extension, wherein the bottom extension of the T-plate is connected to the fixed end of the plank; a vertical support member wherein the vertical support member is connected to the top extension of the T-plate; at least one ratchet stop mounted on a first side of the platform board assembly, wherein the ratchet stop is includes: a spool; a ratchet wheel rotatable about the spool; and a pawl configured to engage and disengage with the ratchet wheel; and a flexible connector engaged with the spool. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018143 | Retractable Mezzanine Walkway - It is an object of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure to provide a retractable mezzanine walkway, which when used in conjunction with high-density mobile shelving systems, expands and rolls out, creating an aisle for which employees can walk down. The retractable mezzanine walkway includes pairs of mobile shelving units configured to sit on top of parallel tracks. The retractable mezzanine walkway is configured to roll out between a pair of mobile shelving units when the pair of mobile shelving units is moved apart, such that an aisle is created, and configured to store inside the pair of mobile shelving units when the pair of mobile shelving units are moved together. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018144 | SCAFFOLD ANTI-FALLING DEVICE - A scaffold anti-falling device including a base body. A mounting shaft and a limiting block are fixed in the base body, and an anti-falling retaining arm is movably installed on the mounting shaft. A tail end of the anti-falling retaining arm corresponds to the limiting block, and the anti-falling retaining arm is limited by the limiting block when the anti-falling retaining arm is placed flat. A counterweight block is installed on the tail end of the anti-falling retaining arm, and the counterweight block drives to the anti-falling retaining arm to swing upward to reset. A trigger swing arm is movably installed in the base body, and the trigger swing arm is placed under the anti-falling retaining arm and forms an angle with the anti-falling retaining arm. The scaffold anti-falling device is simple in structure and convenient in installation and can effectively prevent a scaffold from falling accidentally. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018145 | FORMWORK SYSTEM, COMPRISING A FORM LINING, ON THE REAR SIDE OF WHICH AT LEAST ONE MOLDING ELEMENT IS ATTACHED - The present invention relates to a formwork system ( | 2022-01-20 |
20220018146 | Collapsible Guardrail - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods involving collapsible guardrails. An example system includes a top rail, a mid rail, an enclosure, and at least two posts. Each post includes an upper primary member, a lower primary member, an upper secondary member, and a lower secondary member. The upper primary member and the lower primary member are slidably coupled to at least one slot in the mid rail. The upper secondary member is rotatably coupled to the upper primary member and the lower secondary member is rotatably coupled to the lower primary member. The upper primary member is further coupled to the top rail and the lower primary member is coupled to the enclosure. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018147 | HUNTING OR OBSERVATION BLIND - An elevated hunting or observation blind enclosure formed by interconnected outer walls. A door is pivotally mounted to one of the outer walls to span substantially span from the top to the bottom of the one outer wall. The door is hinged at its top edge to swing out from a vertical closed position to an open position permitting unobstructed entrance and exit by a user. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018148 | DEBRIS BARRIER FOR SWIMMING POOL CIRCULATION SYSTEM - A portable barrier apparatus for preventing leaves and debris from entering a pool filtration system and may include a front panel; a first angled panel connected to the front panel; a second angled panel opposing the first angled panel and connected to the front panel; and a top panel connected to the front panel, the first angled panel and the second angled panel, extending beyond the first angled panel and the second angled panel. The barrier allows for water to be filtered through the underside of the barrier and keeps debris from entering the pool filtration system. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018149 | Electric pool-cleaning robot - An electric pool-cleaning robot, including a housing, a first filtering mechanism and a rotating wheel. One end of the housing is provided with a first water inlet, and the other end of the housing is provided with a first water outlet. The first filtering mechanism is arranged in the housing. The water enters the housing through the first water inlet, and then flows toward the first filtering mechanism to be filtered. The filtered water flows out of the housing through the first water outlet. The rotating wheel is arranged on the housing, and is capable of rotating to drive the housing to move. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018150 | Crypt System - Embodiments relate to a crypt system having a frame used as a skeleton structure upon which a façade is secured. The frame includes vertical and horizontal supports, each equipped with a mechanical interconnecting arrangement that allows the frame to be assembled easily and with close tolerances. The interconnecting arrangement also provides the structural stability and integrity desired for a mausoleum or columbarium, even when the system is free-standing. Each horizontal support has a fluid channel that collects fluid (e.g., gas and/or liquid) and directs it to the vertical support in connection with the horizontal support. Each vertical support has a fluid channel to direct the gas up to a conduit that leads to outside the building that houses the crypt system. The vertical fluid channel also directs liquid down to a drain that captures the liquid. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018151 | ROOF TENT CLOSURE MECHANISM - A roof tent closure system designed to facilitate the opening and closing of tent equipment. Both halves of the roof box—front and rear—are equipped with two profiles along the edge and perimeter: the front profile and the rear profile. The front profile is fitted with a locking groove. In turn, the rear profile is fitted with an inward-facing oblique skirt. This oblique skirt, under pressure, slots into the locking groove. A push button is located on the rear profile. Pressing the push button releases the oblique skirt from the locking groove, thereby opening the roof tent. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018152 | Instant Canopy Frame with Built-in Hubs for an Assortment of Attachments - A novel canopy frame hub, or bracket, that features insert openings on all four sides to receive attachment pegs of outdoor accessories, such as flags, banners, awnings, racks, garbage bags, drink holders, tables, shelves, gutters, and tents. The frame hub encompass a leg of a traditional canopy frame and may be adjusted vertically to a desired height by sliding the bracket along the frame leg. The hub may then be fixated at the desired height via the twisting of a fixed screw inserted through an opening in one side of the hub. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018153 | ELEVATED FLOORING SYSTEM FOR CLEARSPAN TENT - An elevated flooring system is operable to support a flooring panel. The elevated flooring system includes a beam configured to support the flooring panel. Aspects of the flooring system also include a saddle with a base surface and a prong. The beam is engaged with and vertically supported by the base surface of the saddle. The beam is configured to support the flooring panel and defines an aperture configured to receive the prong. Aspects of the beam includes a tent attachment assembly and a beam wall defining an aperture and opposite wall surfaces. The tent attachment assembly is configured for attachment to the tent and includes a base, a boss plate, and a threaded fastener. The fastener extends at least partly through the apertures of the base, boss plate and beam wall and is threaded into the boss plate. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018154 | DUAL POSITION FOOT-OPERATED DOOR OPENER - The present invention discloses a foot operated door opener adapted to allow a user to open a door without requiring the use of a hand. The opener comprises a foot support member extending from the base member. The base member configured to be attachable to a bottom surface of a door comprises a plurality of fastener apertures through which screws or similar attachment means may be passed to secure door opener to a door. The foot support member comprises a first portion extending horizontally from the base member, a first arc portion extends outwardly and diverges upwards from the first portion and a second arc portion extends outwardly and diverges downwards from the first portion. The foot support member is configured to be engaged by the user's foot and allows application of force to open the door. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018155 | ELECTROMECHANICAL HANDLE LOCKING CAM LATCH WITH KEYED MECHANICAL OVERRIDE - A panel-mounted latch module includes a cable extending from a housing of the latch module to deliver either power or signals either to or from the latch module. A rotatable member is rotatably connected to the housing. A pawl is mounted to the rotatable member and is moveable between a locked position to prevent access to the secured area and an unlocked position to permit access to the secured area. A sleeve is fixed to the housing and at least partially surrounds the rotatable member, such that the rotatable member rotates with respect to the sleeve. A fastener is configured to be mounted to the sleeve for attaching the latch module to the panel. A washer is positioned between the fastener and the panel. The washer has a channel through which the cable passes so as to either limit or prevent the fastener from compressing the cable. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018156 | RACK-AND-PINION HANDLE SYSTEM - A sliding door system includes a stationary door frame, a sliding door panel installed in the stationary door frame and movable between a closed and open position, and a handle assembly coupled to the sliding door panel. The handle assembly includes a rack housing installed within a vertical stile of the sliding door panel, a rack positioned within the rack housing and movable between stowed and extended positions, and a handle operatively coupled to a pinion engageable with the rack, the handle being pivotable about a pivot axis between first and second positions. Rotating the handle from the first position to the second position causes the pinion to move the rack to the extended position and into engagement with the stationary door frame, whereby the sliding door frame is forced away from the stationary door frame from the closed position to the open position. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018157 | DATA KEY AND METHOD OF USING SAME - Some of the inventive concepts described herein include a data key having a computer readable medium containing information indicative of a bitting pattern for a master key. The bitting pattern on the data key may be downloadable to a key cutting device to cut a duplicate key that has the same bitting pattern as the master key. In addition, a method of creating a data key is also provided herein. The method includes identifying a type of key; identifying a bitting pattern; and storing the type of key blank required and bitting pattern to be cut in the key blank on a computer readable medium. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018158 | SAFETY LOCK DEVICE - The present invention discloses a safety lock device including a first lock body and a second lock body. The first lock body is provided with a movable member, a first action member and a second action member. The second action member and the first action member are operated sequentially to enable the movable member to act to unlock. The first action member or the second action member is operated individually that cannot achieve the unlocking. The unlocking of the safety lock device is completed only by fitting the two moving members with each other, thereby solving the problems of the easy unlocking by children and the potential safety hazards. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018159 | DISPENSER LATCHING SYSTEM - A dispenser comprising a body with a front side and a back side with the front side movably attached to the back side by a hinge, wherein the hinge includes pin receiving openings and the hinge is configured to move the front side between an open position and a closed position; and a locking device including pins and a pin housing for each of the pins and being configured to allow respective movement of the pins between a first pin position and a second pin position; and a dispenser key configured to magnetically move the pins from the first pin position to the second pin position to allow the front side to move from the closed position to the open position. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018160 | LOCKING DOOR HANDLE FOR SINGLE-USER WASHROOM AND LATCH THEREFOR - Aspects relate to a door device configured to open, close, lock, and unlock a door in a hands-free nature, designed to allow a user to enter and leave a single-user restroom without needing to touch the door handle and/or lock with their hand. The door device includes a latch which interfaces with a strike plate, the latch shaped with two angled surfaces which allow a door to be opened and closed. The door device also includes an interior handle extending outward from an interior side of the door, the interior handle able to lock the door by abutting the latch to fix the latch in place, the interior handle designed to lock the door with a linear directional movement and to unlock the door with an opposite linear directional movement. The door device further includes a back cover extending outwardly from an exterior side of the door, the back cover including a status indicator which provides an indication of whether the door is in a locked state. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018161 | MULTIFUNCTION HUB CORE FOR MORTISE LOCK AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A multifunction hub core for a mortise lock comprises a mortise lock body having a deadbolt operable by a first control member on the outside of a door and a second control member on the inside of the door, and a deadbolt arm with slots for receiving a hub core. The deadbolt arm is rotatable inside the mortise lock body to move the deadbolt between retracted and projected positions. The hub core disposed in the deadbolt arm comprises projections allowing it to fit in the deadbolt arm slots in one of two positions. The first position allows the second control member to move the deadbolt between retracted and projected positions and is known as the standard function. The second position allows the second control member to retract the deadbolt from a projected position, but cannot project the deadbolt from a retracted position, and is known as the classroom function. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018162 | UNIVERSAL DOGGING AND ELECTRONIC LATCH RETRACTION - A dogging mechanism for an exit device may include a progressive latching arrangement to allow for dogging at a plurality of positions of a push bar. An electronic latch retraction device may include a camming arrangement configured to provide mechanical advantage when retracting a push bar of an exit device. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018163 | LOCKING AND UNLOCKING TOOL BOXES AND TOOL CABINETS - A tool box or tool cabinet (hereafter: “tool box”) is provided with a locking mechanism having a locked condition in which it prevents access to tools within the tool box, and an unlocked condition in which it allows access to tools within the tool box. An electric motor has a rotor, and is provided with a microprocessor and control circuit, coupled to the motor for controlling it. The microprocessor is adapted to receive Bluetooth signals when paired to a user's portable Bluetooth-enabled mobile device, The microprocessor and control circuit are effective, when the user's portable Bluetooth-enabled mobile device is sufficiently close to the control circuit to be detected, to energise the motor to rotate the rotor in a first sense, effective to disable the locking mechanism to allow access to the tools. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018164 | Law Enforcement Restraint Device - A law enforcement restraint device consisting of an implement handle and hollow shaft containing two or more collapsed, deployable, and detachable locking cuffs. The shaft is long enough for a law enforcement officer to safely apply the restraint device to a violent, mentally ill, or non-compliant detainee. A handle trigger allows for the exposure of an uncollapsed open locking cuff at the end of the shaft, ready for deployment to the detainee. Another trigger within the cuff automatically causes the locking of the detachable cuff about the limb of the detainee once the trigger is depressed by contact with the detainee limb. A flexible cable attached to the first locked cuff causes the exposure of a second locking cuff to the deployable position at the end of the shaft when the shaft is pulled away from the detainee. Following the deployment of two cuffs to two limbs of the detainee, pulling the shaft away from the detainee shortens the distance between the cuffs and further restrains the detainee. Pulling the shaft away from the detainee further releases the end of the cable from the handle and shaft. A key is used to release the clamp that tightens the cable and to release the cuffs from the locked position. Following the release of the detainee, the locking cuffs can be collapsed and reloaded along with the connecting cable into the shaft of the device for repeated use. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018165 | DOOR HANDLE APPARATUS - A door handle apparatus includes a frame member, a handle body, and a retainer. The frame member is configured to be assembled on a door outer panel that forms an outer surface of a vehicle door. The handle body is configured to be mounted on the frame member via a first arm portion and a second arm portion. The handle body is configured to be rotatable relative to the frame member at the first arm portion. The retainer is mounted on the frame member and moveable between an assembly ready position and an assembly completion position. When the retainer is in the assembly ready position, the handle body is moveable within the frame member. When the retainer is in the assembly completion position, the retainer maintains the second arm portion of the handle body in cooperation with a door opening member mounted on the frame member. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018166 | Vehicle and Vehicle Tailgate Locking Device - A vehicle tailgate locking device including an external door handle switch configured to be turned on and off in response to operation of an external door handle, a latch assembly including a latch member configured to engage or disengage a striker by rotation, a pawl member configured to restrain or release the latch member, and a latch motor configured to rotate the pawl member to release the latch member, and a controller configured to control power to be supplied to the latch motor in response to the external door handle switch being turned on, to stop the power supplied to the latch motor in response to either the external door handle switch being turned off after the external door handle switch is turned on or an elapse of a preset time. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018167 | HANDLE FOR A VEHICLE DOOR - A handle for a vehicle door that includes a grip member, a primary actuation mechanism, and a secondary actuation mechanism. The grip member is movable between a flush position, an active position range, and an opening position. The grip member includes a grip return device configured to drive the grip member toward the flush position. The primary actuation mechanism is moveable between a primary activating position range and a primary rest position. The secondary actuation mechanism is moveable between a secondary activating position range and a secondary rest position. The secondary actuation mechanism is configured to bring the primary actuation mechanism to the primary rest position after a predetermined time period after reaching a predetermined activating position in the primary activation position range. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018168 | VEHICULAR DOOR HANDLE WITH MANUAL OVERRIDE STOP - A vehicular exterior door handle assembly includes a base portion and a handle portion. A bellcrank link pivotally connects the swing end of the handle portion to a bellcrank. An actuator engages a portion of a crank to impart pivotal movement of the crank to cause the crank to pivot relative to the base portion and move the handle portion from a recessed position toward a deployed position. When the handle portion is at the recessed position, the base end of the handle portion is manually movable inward to cause the swing end of the handle portion to move outward from the base portion to move the handle portion towards a manually deployed position without operation of the motor. A crank locking mechanism that limits pivotal movement of the crank when the handle portion is in the manually deployed position. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018169 | LOCKING SYSTEM FOR A SECURE SAFE - A locking system for securing, within a rectangular frame aperture of a safe, a hinged door having a perimeter and an external side and an internal side and occupying a first vertical plane, the door being configured for suspension on hinges. The locking system comprises a key axle, a disc, a plate. When the key axle is rotated the disc is caused to rotate and the plate slides horizontally to extend a distal end of the plate towards beyond the door perimeter. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018170 | DEFENSE MOBILE DEVICE HAVING A RELEASE SYSTEM FOR SHELTER-IN-PLACE SITUATIONS - A defense mobile device for securing a door during shelter-in-place situations. The device includes wheels rendering it mobile and stops that, when activated, hold the device stationary. A panel has a ballistic core that resists bullets, a front face, an opening, and a cover positioned over the opening to overlay and enclose a door knob protruding through the opening. The front face forms, or has affixed to it, a writing surface. The panel pivots between a plurality of angled positions to facilitate writing and an upright position flat against the door. A locking rod, rotatably connected to the panel, pushes and pulls the panel between its angled positions and its upright position. A portal defined by a ballistic door viewer or viewport is located in the panel and permits viewing or observing through the panel. A release system is configured to deactivate the stop and enable the device to move. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018171 | SHOWER DOOR HINGE ASSEMBLY - A hinge assembly includes a first hinged body, a pivot pin assembly, and a second hinged body. The first hinged body includes a channel. The pivot pin assembly includes a pin body configured to slideably engage the channel. The pivot pin assembly may be translated within the channel and adjustably secured along the channel. The pin body includes a downwardly extending pin. The second hinged body comprises a pin aperture configured to cooperatively receive the pin. The first hinged body and the second hinged body are configured to hingedly pivot along a hinge axis defined by the pin when the pin is received in the pin aperture. The pin body may include a pin body aperture configured to receive an alignment fastener such that the pin body may be tilt adjusted relative to the first hinged body. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018172 | GATE SUPPORTIVE, SIGNAL TRANSMITTING HINGE - A hinge has a first component that pivotally supports a second component of the hinge. The first hinge component carries an energy harvesting switch having a movable operator such as a spring-projected plunger that is positioned to be depressed or otherwise moved by the second hinge component in response to relative pivotal movement of the first and second hinge components. If a gate is fastened to the second hinge component, at least some of the weight of the gate is transferred from the second hinge component to the first hinge component. When the gate is pivoted away from a closed orientation toward an open orientation, the second hinge component moves the operator of the energy harvesting switch thereby causing the energy harvesting switch to emit a radio frequency signal. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018173 | WINDOW REGULATOR - A window regulator includes a guide rail, a carrier plate, and a raising/lowering means to raise/lower the carrier plate along the guide rail. The carrier plate includes a front surface sliding member configured to slide on a front surface of a flange portion of the guide rail and a back surface sliding member configured to slide on a back surface of the flange portion. The back surface sliding member includes a contact portion coming into contact with the back surface and a base portion that presses the contact portion against the back surface by a restoring force of elastic deformation. The contact portion extends toward the back surface and is elastically deformed and bent on the end side to allow the flange portion to enter from a lateral side in an extending direction thereof when assembling the carrier plate to the guide rail. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018174 | FURNITURE HINGE FOR UPWARD-OPENING CABINET DOORS - The present invention determines the final opening position of the furniture door in the upward direction by means of the furniture hinge comprising an opening angle adjustment thereon. Said furniture hinge comprises a housing; a hinge arm connected axially to the furniture door from its one end and to said housing from the other end by means of a first rotating pin; a power unit that is connected axially between a lever arm and a third rotating pin and that comprises at least one spring forming a force on the hinge arm; a movement arm that is connected axially to said hinge arm from its one end and connected axially to said lever arm from the other end and that ensures the force transmission between said force unit and hinge arm; and an opening angle adjustment that allows for determining the final opening position of the furniture door in the upward direction, has an adjustment element in an axially rotatable and a damper thereon and comprises a body that may move linearly by means of the axial rotation of said adjustment element. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018175 | FIRE PROTECTION FASTENING DEVICE FOR FASTENING A DOOR ACTUATOR - A fire protection fastening device for fastening a door actuator, includes a frame with a back side, which is to be oriented to a mounting surface, in particular to a door, casing or wall, wherein a mounting axis is defined vertically to the back side. The frame is formed for arrangement between a door actuator and the mounting surface or is an integral component of the door actuator ( | 2022-01-20 |
20220018176 | A FURNITURE HINGE WITH DAMPING ADJUSTMENT - The present invention relates to a furniture hinge that is suited for changing damping course of the furniture door in the closing direction. The inventive furniture hinge comprises; a housing; a hinge arm that is connected to the furniture door from the one end and connected to said housing in an axially rotatable manner from the other end by means of a first rotating pin; a power unit having at least one spring that creates force on said hinge arm, and that is connected between a lever arm that is capable of accommodating a power adjustment thereon and a third rotating pin in an axially rotatable manner; a movement arm that is connected to said hinge arm from one end in an axially rotatable manner, that is connected to said lever arm from the other end in an axially rotatable manner, and that enables the power transmission between said power unit and hinge arm; a damping element located on said lever arm for damping the furniture door that is being closed over the furniture body; and a damping adjustment on said lever arm for the purpose of changing the position of a cylinder belonging to the damping element with respect to the lever arm. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018177 | Door Rail System - An improved door rail system for holding a panel, such as a glass panel, is presented. The door rail system includes a core rail and clamping rails having a wedging geometry so that when the clamping rails are actuated with respect to the core rail, clamping force is applied to the glass panel to secure the panel within the core rail. The improved door rail system accommodates panels of varying thickness, features the use of modular side covers and incorporates a door to door jamb adjustment device allowing for angular adjustments. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018178 | INSULATING GLASS UNIT WITH DESICCANT MATERIAL, AND/OR ASSOCIATED METHODS - Certain example embodiments relate to an insulating glass (IG) unit. A spacer system is interposed between first and second substrates. The spacer system helps to maintain the first and second substrates in substantially parallel spaced apart relation to one another, and to define a cavity between the first and second substrates. A desiccant material is located in a body of the spacer system, with the desiccant material comprising a desiccant matrix and a molecular sieve replacement material formed for adsorption at a relative humidity of 10-20%. The molecular sieve replacement material may be a salt or other material (such as, for example, MgCl | 2022-01-20 |
20220018179 | DYNAMIC SHADE WITH REACTIVE GAS COMPATIBLE DESICCANT, AND/OR ASSOCIATED METHODS - Certain example embodiments relate to electric, potentially-driven shades usable with insulating glass (IG) units, IG units including such shades, and/or associated methods. In such a unit, a dynamic shade is located between the substrates defining the IG unit, and is movable between retracted and extended positions. The dynamic shade includes on-glass layers including a transparent conductor and an insulator or dielectric film, as well as a shutter. The shutter includes a resilient polymer-based layer and layers on opposing surfaces thereof. A first voltage is applied to the transparent conductors to cause the shutter to extend to a closed position. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018180 | MULTI-SEGMENT RETRACTABLE CURTAIN WITH UNIVERSAL CONNECTOR - A multi-curtain assembly has curtain segments of a retractable curtain, the curtain segments having leading edges affixed to a bottom bar and extending between opened and closed positions by winding on and unwinding from a barrel assembly, each curtain segment being optionally connectable to the other curtain segment adjacent thereto by a fastener at respective adjacent edges of each curtain segment during unwinding. The multi-curtain assembly includes: a motor driving the barrel assembly of a first curtain segment, adjacent and further curtain segments meeting one another at an interface angle; and at least one curtain driving interface that passes along a rotational barrel driving force from the barrel assembly of the first one of the plurality of curtain segments. The driving interface being an interface for angle of 90 degrees, of less than 90 degrees, or greater than 90 degrees, or an interface for barrel assemblies at different heights. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018181 | CONTROL CIRCUITRY FOR DYNAMIC SHADE WITH ELECTROSTATIC HOLDING, AND/OR ASSOCIATED METHODS - Certain example embodiments relate to circuitry for controlling dynamic shades and/or associated methods. An insulating glass (IG) unit includes a spacer system helping to maintain first and second substrates in substantially parallel spaced apart relation to one another and to define a gap therebetween. The shade is interposed between the first and second substrates. It includes a first conductive layer provided on the interior major surface of the first substrate; and a shutter including at least one polymer substrate, first and second conductive coatings, and first and second dielectric layers. The at least one polymer substrate is extendible to a shutter closed position and retractable to a shutter open position. A control circuit includes a boosting transformer (e.g., a flyback transformer) coupled to a power source and the shade, with the boosting transformer being controllable to produce a voltage for charging the shade and to discharge accumulated shade capacitance. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018182 | ROLL-UP COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS AND RELATED METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES - The present disclosure describes roll-up coverings of custom length and/or width for architectural openings, and a method of assembling the same. The custom covering includes at least one outer elongate tape, at least one inner elongate tape, and a plurality of slats. The tapes preferably have lengths along central longitudinal axis extending between first ends and second ends of the tapes that are selected to correspond to the custom length of the covering. The slats are preferably transverse to, spaced apart along, and coupled to the tapes at any desired location along the tape lengths to achieve desired spacings of the slats, thereby providing a subassembly of custom length. The slats may have lengths extending between first ends and second ends of the slats, orthogonal to the central axis of the tapes, and selected to provide a custom width of the subassembly. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018183 | Assembly for use in a window covering, window covering provided with such an assembly, method for assembling such a window covering and fastening element described as part of the assembly - The invention relates to an assembly of a tilt control cord ( | 2022-01-20 |
20220018184 | MOTORIZED DYNAMIC SHADE WITH ELECTROSTATIC HOLDING, AND/OR ASSOCIATED METHODS - Certain example embodiments relate to a motor-driven dynamic shade provided in an insulating glass (IG) unit, and/or associated methods. A spacer system helps maintain first and second substrates in substantially parallel spaced apart relation to one another and defines a gap therebetween. A shade and a motor are provided in the gap. The motor, provided close to a first peripheral edge of the IG unit, is dynamically controllable to cause the shade to extend towards a second peripheral edge of the IG unit opposite the first peripheral edge and to cause the shade to retract from the second peripheral edge towards the first peripheral edge. The shade may be electrostatically couplable to one of the first and second substrates when the shade is extended via complementary electrostatic connection areas provided to the shade and the one of the first and second substrates | 2022-01-20 |
20220018185 | ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR AND BLACKOUT DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH AN ACTUATOR - An electromechanical actuator includes a housing, an electronic control unit and a switching device. The switching device includes a first member which is attached to a wall of the housing by removable attachment elements and arranged opposite an opening of the wall, and a second member which is movable relative to the first member. The electronic control unit includes a switch and a printed circuit board. The switch is actuated by the second member through the opening provided in the wall and is assembled on the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board includes an electrical connection device arranged opposite the opening of the wall. Moreover, the electrical connection device is accessible through the opening, after the first and second members are withdrawn from the wall, by removing the removable attachment elements. | 2022-01-20 |
20220018186 | FRAME COMPRISING PROFILE CONNECTORS WITH A ROTATIONAL JOINT - The present invention relates to a frame for an insect protection device for use with a building opening, comprising
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