03rd week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160015150 | COSMETIC FORMULATION DISPENSING HEAD FOR A PERSONAL CARE APPLIANCE - A cosmetic formulation applicator is provided for applying cosmetic formulation to a user's skin. The cosmetic formulation applicator includes a reservoir that contains a cosmetic formulation, a brush head base, a plurality of bristles, and one or more dispenser nozzles. The brush head base is attached to the reservoir on a first side of the brush head base and the plurality of bristles extend from a second side of the brush head base. The one or more dispenser nozzles are configured to permit passage of the cosmetic formulation from the reservoir through the brush head base to the plurality of bristles. The cosmetic formulation applicator includes a plunger that is configured to force cosmetic formulation from the reservoir to the plurality of bristles via the plurality of dispenser nozzles. The plunger can be driven to control flow of the cosmetic formulation through the plurality of dispenser nozzles. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015151 | Wiper for a Cosmetic Product Container, Container Comprising such a Wiper and Applicator Assembly Comprising such a Container - A wiper for a cosmetic product container, the container comprising a body forming a cavity which is intended to receive the cosmetic product, the wiper comprising: a first part, referred to as the fixing part, which can be fixed to said body, and a second, flexible part, which is designed to extend within the cavity, from a shoulder of said body. The flexible part being further designed so as to prevent the cosmetic product from coming into contact with the shoulder, the flexible part being integral with the fixing part or attached to the fixing part. A container comprises such a wiper and an applicator assembly comprises such a container. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015152 | MAKEUP SUPPORT DEVICE, MAKEUP SUPPORT METHOD, AND MAKEUP SUPPORT PROGRAM - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a makeup support device capable of appropriately supporting the application of makeup even for users who have insufficient makeup skills. The makeup support device ( | 2016-01-21 |
20160015153 | CLEANING HAIR TRIMMINGS AFTER CUTTING A PERSON`S HAIR - Methods and products for cleaning hair trimmings after cutting a person's hair. One of the methods includes applying a microfiber swab to one of the person's ears to remove the loose hair trimmings resulting from cutting the person's hair. Another one of the methods includes attaching a microfiber neck strip to the person's neck prior to cutting the person's hair. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015154 | USE OF ADHESIVE PATCH AND TENSION STRAP TO REDUCE WRINKLES IN SKIN - A wrinkle reducing pad is used to reduce wrinkles by applying tension to skin on a portion of the user's body, such as the face. An adhesive layer on the back of the wrinkle reducing pad is adhered to the skin, extending from a first point on the user's cheek, to a second point of the user's neck. A tension strap that is attached to one end of the adhesive pad is pulled to exert tension that tightly stretches the user's skin toward the neck. The tension strap is then removably secured to the outer surface of the adhesive pad while maintaining the tension for a desired period of time. Since the adhesive pad adheres to the skin on the neck between the two points, it prevents wrinkles from forming there as a result of the tension applied by the tension strap. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015155 | Multi-purpose Convertible Backpack System - Flipper Bag - A multi-purpose backpack style bag also referred a Flipper bag herein that can be used as a backpack, a handbag, or a shoulder bag. Moreover, the Flipper bag can also be converted from the backpack mode into a handbag without removing the contents of the handbag. The Flipper bag is made of two components, the top flipper body that is reversible, and the bottom handbag body. The bottom handbag body can be independently used as a handbag or a shoulder bag. When the top flipper body is combined with the bottom handbag body, it can be used as a backpack style bag. Moreover, when user is carrying the Flipper bag as a backpack and need to convert it into a handbag, the user can either remove the top flipper body to use it as a standalone handbag; or the user can fold down the top flipper body over the bottom handbag body so it cover the bottom handbag body and close the flipper cover at the bottom to use it as a different design handbag. Also, the flipper is reversible so the user can reverse the flipper and combine it with the bottom handbag body to convert the backpack style bag into a different design or with different material for different outside looks. Overall, the Flipper bag can be converted into two different designs for backpack style bag, and 3 different designs for handbag or shoulder bag use. While travelling, one complete Flipper bag can be used as a backpack, handbag, or shoulder bag with different design options offered by the reversible top flipper body. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015156 | Carry Strap - A carrying apparatus operable to be worn over the shoulder and around the torso of a user wherein the carrying apparatus includes a plurality of pockets operable to receive and retain an item therein. The carrying apparatus includes a first strap portion and a second strap portion being rectangular in shape each having a first end and a second end. Fasteners are secured to each first end and second end of the first strap portion and the second strap portion so as to facilitate the mateable coupling thereof. A third strap portion including one pocket is provided and is configured to operably couple intermediate the first strap portion and second strap portion so as to increase and/or specialize the capacity and capability of the carrying apparatus. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015157 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ARRANGEMENT OF SURVIVAL MATERIALS - A survival kit to include a specially designed and arranged backpack with emergency contents is disclosed. The backpack is configured with a plurality of compartments wherein a hydration bladder having a tube for accessing water therein is provided in the first compartment. Importantly, the kit has a pair of goggles and a plurality of breathing masks particularly useful for urban disasters such as an earthquake or a terrorist attack. Similarly, work gloves are included to assist in rescue and recovery operations. Additional items configured to the kit are a lightweight, fire resistant, tube tent being devoid of tent poles and emergency drinking water germicidal tablets, just to name a few. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015158 | Backpack that Converts to a Sleeping Mat - A travel backpack comprises a main portion defining a main chamber for storing items, a mat portion, and a main pad. The main pad is supported by the main portion and the mat portion such that the main pad extends through at least a portion of the main portion and through the mat portion. The travel backpack is arranged in a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the mat portion is folded and secured to the main portion to facilitate carrying of the travel backpack. In the second configuration, the mat portion is unfolded to allow the travel backpack to be used as a sleep surface, where the main pad extends along the length of the sleep surface when the travel backpack is in the second configuration. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015159 | CIGAR HOLDER AND METHOD - A cigar holder includes a first member having a retainer secured to a first base for extending about a cigar. The first base includes a magnet. A second member includes a clip secured to a second base for fastening to a hat. The second base includes a metallic member. Magnetic coupling between the first and second base members allows relative rotation therebetween to position the cigar at a desired orientation. The retainer and first base member may be integrally molded from plastic material. The clip and second base member may be integrally molded from plastic material. The retainer encircles the cigar through an angular arc of at least 200 degrees. A method of supporting a cigar from a user's hat includes releasably securing the retainer about the cigar, coupling the clip around a portion of the user's hat, and positioning the first base proximate to the second base. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015160 | GRIPPING ACCESSORY FOR HANDHELD DEVICES - An accessory for a device defines a generally arcuate shape in plan view, and has a flat surface configured for attachment to the device. The flat surface is in an X-Y plane, and is configured for attachment to the device. In a plan view when viewed from the Z direction, the main body defines a shape including two arms. Each of the arms is generally elongate and defines a longitudinal direction in the X-Y plane. The longitudinal direction of the first arm is generally transverse to the longitudinal direction of the second arm. The arms are connected to one another at an elbow, where the elbow and the arms cooperate to define a smooth, rounded, inner concave curve. The accessory is generally shaped and dimensioned for at least two of a user's fingers to be placed interior to the inner, concave curve, to apply a holding force to the device. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015161 | CHILD TOOTHBRUSH - A child toothbrush may include a hollow tube. The hollow tube may include a first end. The first end may be open to allow a finger to enter the tube. The hollow tube may also include an outer surface and a first material. The first material may be flexible. The hollow tube may additionally include a second material. The second material may be less flexible than the first material. The child toothbrush may also include a plurality of protrusions distributed on the outer surface. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015162 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BRISTLE ARRANGEMENTS, AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING BRISTLE ARRANGEMENTS - A method and device for manufacturing bristle arrangements for brushes. The brush is populated with a carrier pad, and to enable simplification of the manufacture of bristle arrangements for brushes, the bristle bundles which are conveyed by a gas or air stream through the conveying device to the bundle-retaining plate, when being conveyed through the conveying device are electrostatically discharged, such that they are more easily conveyed through the conveying device, and in that they reduce the complexity in the fastening of bristle bundles in a carrier pad without anchoring, since the carrier pad on the rear side has material protrusions which are fused and thereafter interference-fitted in a bundle-fastening plane, in order for bristle bundles which have been incorporated into the perforations of the carrier pad to be connected in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner to the carrier pad in a simple manner. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015163 | ORAL-CARE IMPLEMENT HAVING COLOR-COMMUNICATIVE ELEMENT - An oral-care implement comprises a mounting surface having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a plurality of filaments outwardly extending from the mounting surface in at least one direction not parallel to either one of the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis, each filament having a free end terminating with a tip. At least some of the filaments possess at least one functional characteristic selected from the group consisting of filament's structure, composition, cross-sectional shape, tip geometry, and any combination thereof. A plurality of filament tips comprises a working surface that includes at least a first color and a second color different from the first color. The at least first color forms at least one scaled-up image graphically replicating the at least one functional characteristic, thereby visually communicating to a consumer that the oral-care implement includes filaments having certain functional characteristic(s)—and that the oral-care implement possesses superior efficacy attributable to said filaments. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015164 | DRY BRUSH ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OPERATING DRY BRUSH ASSEMBLY FOR CLEANING SOLAR PANEL MODULES - A solar panel cleaning brush assembly including a trolley frame having parallel first and second side frame members. A first guide member is connected to the first side frame member. A second guide member is connected to the second side frame member. A first belt rotatably disposed about a perimeter of the first guide member directly contacts a first array edge of a solar panel array. A second belt rotatably disposed about a perimeter of the second guide member directly contacts a second array edge of the solar panel array. At least one brush set is connected to the trolley frame, the at least one brush set having multiple fixed, non-rotating brushes each frictionally contacting and spanning across a module face of individual ones of multiple solar panel modules defining a solar panel array. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015165 | Oral Hygiene Device - An oral hygiene device that includes, among other things, a brush, a flosser, a pick and a tongue scraper. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015166 | ICE SCRAPER/BRUSH WITH COVER - An ice scraper blade and/or brush mounted to a handle which has an anatomically designed grip. Attached to the handle is a cover to protect the user's hand from snow, ice, water, and cold. The cover has a sleeve with a first side made of waterproof fabric and a second side which is insulated with a suitable thermo-insulating fabric. In a first position of the cover, the first side of the sleeve is exposed to the outside for protecting the user's hand against the elements. In a second position of the cover, the sleeve is reversed so that the first side of the sleeve is on the inside, for enclosing ice, water and snow that may be adhered to the ice scraper blade and/or brush. The cover is also provided with a fastening arrangement that is placed at the second end of the sleeve, which prevents entering of snow and ice into the cover in the first position, and which contains the ice, water and snow inside the cover in the second position. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015167 | MOBILE COMPUTER WORKSTATION - A mobile computer workstation is disclosed and generally includes a base assembly, a power supply, a column assembly, a tray assembly, a monitor support assembly and a tray controller. The power supply can be housed in the base assembly. The column assembly is linearly extensible and extends upward from the base assembly. The column assembly can carry the tray assembly and monitor support assembly. The workstation can be optionally configured with a variety of storage solutions for any of a number of work environments and tasks. The tray assembly can house a computer that is integrated into the workstation. The tray controller provides a measure of security for the workstation by allowing access to the workstation and control over its features only by authorized users. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015168 | ROTATABLE STAND - A rotatable stand comprising a front body and a rear body. The front body has a containment slot, a connecting portion and a stopping portion, the rear body has an engaging portion, a positioning column and a hollow portion. The stopping portion of the front body further has a first positioning slot and a second positioning slot. By engaging the connecting portion of the front body and the engaging portion of the rear body, the positioning column of the rear body is capable of being rotated between the first positioning slot and the second positioning slot. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015169 | MUSIC STAND EXTENSION PANEL - A music stand extension panel for placement onto a music stand, comprising a main support plate having a width of at least approximately 35 inches, and a support ledge, wherein the main support plate and support ledge form a rigid construction. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015170 | TRAY TABLE APPARATUS - A tray table apparatus including a tray table and a tray table support assembly coupled to the tray table. The tray table and the tray table support assembly are configured to transition between a stowed position and a deployed position. The tray table support assembly includes: a support shelf; a support arm having a first end pivotably coupled to the support shelf so as to be pivotable about a first pivot axis and a second end, the tray table pivotably coupled to the second end of the support arm so as to be pivotable about a tray table pivot axis; and an adjustable pivot stop positioned to limit pivot movement of the support arm about the first pivot axis in the deployed position, such that a selected adjustment position of the adjustable pivot stop determines an angle of inclination formed between the support arm and the support shelf. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015171 | Detachable utility holder for table umbrella - Described is a device that can be used to hold a plurality of items such as plates, bowls and glasses on a patio table. The device is attached to the pole of the table umbrella and can be attached or detached in seconds without the use of any tools. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015172 | COLLAPSIBLE SHELVES - A collapsible shelving unit includes a front frame and a rear frame. A pair of opposed side walls are each hingeably connected to the front frame and to the rear frame. A plurality of shelves supported between the side walls. The side walls may each include a plurality of side panels hingeably connected to one another. The plurality of side panels may be capable of pivoting inward such that the side walls move inward toward one another as the shelving unit is being collapsed. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015173 | Composite Shelf - A composite shelf includes a plurality of connecting units, a plurality of supporting units mounted between the connecting units, and a plurality of upright posts connected with the connecting units. Each of the connecting units includes a connector provided with a plurality of slots to allow insertion of the supporting units. The connector of each of the connecting units is provided with a plurality of positioning grooves. Each of the connecting units further includes a plurality of positioning bars mounted in the positioning grooves of the connector and two positioning sleeves mounted on the connector and abutting the positioning bars. Thus, the supporting units are positioned by the positioning bars and locked by the positioning sleeves so that the supporting units are locked by and will not be detached from the connecting units. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015174 | KIT FOR ASSEMBLING A SHELF UNIT - A shelf unit having at least one metal shelf having at least one through hole, at least one upright made of plastic and comprising at least one male connecting end and at least one female connecting end, coupling with the male connecting end, and at least one plastic insert exhibiting at least one through hole provided with means for engagement with the upright, the first and second parts of the upright can be slipped into the hole of the insert from opposite sides thereof so as to connect them to each other, the insert interlocking in one end of the shelf in which the hole in the insert is aligned with the hole in the shelf and the engagement means can be tightly fastened between the female connecting end and the male connecting end when the first and second parts of the upright are connected to each other. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015175 | MULTIPLE-LAYER SHELF ASSEMBLY - A multiple-layer shelf assembly includes a plurality of shelves. At least one support member and multiple engaging members are connected to each other to support the shelves. The at least one support member has at least one ridge and notches are defined in the at least one ridge. Each of the engaging members is a bent tubular member. The at least one support member extends through the engaging members and the engaging members are engaged with the notches of the at least one support member. The shelves are supported on the engaging members. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015176 | Adjustable Shelf Support System for Medicine Cabinet - An adjustable locking shelf support system for use in a medicine cabinet or other cabinet. The adjustable shelf support members have set-off lugs which are inserted and locked into slots in a recessed race located in the vertical walls of the cabinet. The front portion of the adjustable locking shelf support member protrudes into the cabinet toward the front has a channel that, together with the cooperating adjustable locking shelf support member located on the opposite side vertical wall of the cabinet, accepts a shelf made of glass or other material. The adjustable shelf support members can be removed and replaced throughout the cabinet in other slots evenly spaced in a vertical orientation in the recessed race of the vertical walls of the cabinet. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015177 | PORTABLE ANIMAL TRAINING TABLE INTERLOCKABLE WITH LIKE TABLES - A table configured to aid in the training of animals. The table can include legs that can be in multiple positions, one of which allows the legs to be stored. Multiple of such tables and/or table tops can be stacked atop each other to alter the height of the table top and still be laterally stable between the tables and/or table tops. The tables can also include projections and recesses that enable lateral interlocking of the tables to form a larger table top surface. Each table can be designed to be lightweight, portable, rigid, and stable for use as an animal training aid. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015178 | SPRAY FOR KITCHENS AND RESTROOMS - A method for temporarily protecting a hard surface by selecting a surface, applying a dose of liquid solution on the selected surface, waiting for the dose of liquid solution to solidify into a sheet, and removing the sheet from the surface. At least one dose of liquid solution is stored in a solid form in a container, and the sheet of solidified material can be removed by peeling. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015179 | Chair - A chair comprises a backrest, a seat, a supporting structure for supporting the backrest and the seat, and a base support. The supporting structure, the seat and the backrest are each pivotably mounted to permit the supporting structure, the seat and the backrest to each tilt over a predetermined range. This allows the chair to move into and out of a reclined position. The seat is free to pivot over its predetermined range relative to the supporting structure independently of a tilt of the supporting structure. The pivoting backrest and the pivoting seat are intended to encourage dynamic sitting. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015180 | Sports Field Bench Seating Assembly - A seating assembly for attachment to a plank configured sports field bench, the plank having a front end, a width, a thickness, an upper surface, and a lower surface, the seating assembly including a cushion having front and rear ends, having an upper surface, and having a lower surface adapted for downward placement upon the plank's upper surface; a first pocket fixedly attached to the cushion's front end, the first pocket being adapted for, upon the cushion's placement upon the plank's upper surface, suspending downwardly from the plank's front end; and a cord matrix and hook combination connected operatively to the cushion, the combination being adapted for, upon the downward placement of the cushion upon the plank's upper surface, resisting movements of the cushion and the first pocket with respect to the plank. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015181 | Cot - A cot is provided that has a frame having a shape of a continuous loop. The frame bounds an interior area of the loop and the interior area is covered by a fabric covering. The frame includes an outer perimeter. At least two legs are mounted to the frame and each leg includes a foot portion. The at least two legs are positioned to support the frame above a horizontal floor surface with the foot portions of each leg in contact with the floor surface. Also, each leg extends outwardly and downwardly from the frame such that the foot portions are positioned outwardly of the outer perimeter of the frame in both vertical and horizontal directions. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015182 | Spinal Alignment Pillow - A pillow includes a torso cushion tapering from a top end to a bottom end. A torso support surface extends from the top end to the bottom end of the torso cushion. A back surface joins to the bottom end of the torso cushion at a first elevation angle between the back surface and the support surface. A head cushion attaches to the top end of the torso cushion. The head cushion includes a back surface joined to the back surface of the torso cushion, a first angled surface joined to the back surface of the head cushion at a second elevation angle, and a second angled surface joined to the back surface of the head cushion at a third elevation angle. The first angled surface and the second angled surface join to one another along a crest extending from the top end of said torso cushion. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015183 | BED WITH AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTABLE PROPERTIES - A bed arrangement including adaptive properties is disclosed. The bed arrangement includes a mattress including at least one zone including independently adjustable firmness and/or height, a drive unit arranged to adjust the firmness and/or height of the at least one zone and at least one sensor. The sensor(s) is adapted to measure a physical parameter which is relatable to a lying position used by a user. Further, a control unit is arranged to determine, based on input from the sensor(s), the present lying position of a user. The lying position is determinable to be one of a set of at least two predefined lying positions. Further, the control unit controls the drive unit to adjust the firmness and/or height of the zone(s) to preset firmness/height value(s) corresponding to the determined lying position. Hereby, an automatic adaption of the bed properties to various lying positions is obtained. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015184 | AUTOMATIC SENSING AND ADJUSTMENT OF A BED SYSTEM - An air mattress adjustment method includes adjusting the air mattress to a received user pressure setting, learning a level of pressure in the air mattress at a first plurality of times with respect to the user pressure setting, monitoring the level of pressure in the air mattress at a second plurality of times, determining that the pressure of the air mattress at one of the second plurality of times is out of range, and based on the determining, adjusting the pressure of the air mattress. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015185 | MATTRESS WITH CUSTOMIZED DENSITY - An exemplary aspect of the present disclosure relates to a mattress and a method for manufacturing a mattress. The method includes, among other things, providing a batt of polymer fibers with a reduced dimension, forming a topper layer of polymer fibers having a lower surface corresponding to the reduced dimension in the batt, and arranging the topper layer relative to the batt such that the lower surface of the topper layer mates with the reduced dimension in the batt. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015186 | Convertible Bed Frame and Convertible Cover - A bed frame and cover that is capably joinable to another bed frame and cover and capably disjoinable from another bed frame and cover and of which comprises a mattress supporting plate which is capable of moving vertically within the cover. The cover is a unified structure of walls and a roof with pivotally connected doors that capably form an enclosure around the plate or of which are stowable on the roof. The entire cover is capable of 360 degree bi-directional rotation around the entire plate as well as vertical movement. A capably pivotable mattress attachment is stowable under the plate or extends to form a contiguous mattress surface of which is supported by rods that connect to another bed frame and cover. The bed frame and cover is capable of a multitude of configurations dependent on bed frame, mattress attachment and the cover's optional positioning. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015187 | Child Carrier - A child carrier having a waist belt, an upper torso support, a hammock coupled to the waist belt and to the upper torso support, and a thigh support strap extending to each side of the hammock. Each thigh support strap has an inward end portion proximate to the hammock and an outward end portion configured for selective coupling to the upper torso support in multiple positions. When the thigh support straps are coupled to the upper torso support, the hammock and the thigh support straps form a seat to support a child in an ergonomic spread-squat position in inward and outward facing orientations. The shape of the seat adjusts depending on the positions in which the outward end portions of the thigh support straps are coupled to the upper torso support. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015188 | Anti-Theft Ring Assembly and Method of Using the Same - An anti-theft assembly for deterring theft of a ring is provided. The anti-theft assembly includes a base that can be used to support an electronic article surveillance marker; a product engagement member including a support member that supports the ring during use and a locking member that secures the support member to the base; and an attachment member for securing the ring to the support member. In one embodiment, the support member and the locking member are a single, unitary member. In another embodiment, the support member and the locking member are separate members. Once assembled, upon applying a twisting force to the ring the engagement member rotates within the opening so that the attachment member is not broken. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015189 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR SAMPLES OF LEATHER, FABRIC AND THE LIKE - A display device for samples of leather, fabric and the like, comprising a fixed support structure including a lower base, a central column extending upwardly from said lower base and a plurality of circular horizontal shelves fixed with respect to said central column and spaced apart in the vertical direction, a plurality of cylindrical arrays supported by said base and by said shelves, each array being rotatable about said central column independently of the other arrays, wherein each array comprises at least two display elements having the shape of a cylindrical sector, each display element comprising a pack of card-shaped samples arranged vertically and oriented in a radial direction with respect to said central column. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015190 | GARMENT RACK - Garment rack and garment transport system. A collapsible and mobile garment rack is disclosed that can be easily and efficiently erected and collapsed by a single user. The erected garment rack can be used to hang garments across a hanger pole and display shoes on an elevated shoe rack. The garment rack is self containing and collapses easily and efficiently into a tray and cover board. The garment rack is easily maneuvered while erected or collapsed on a set of casters located at the bottom of the garment rack. Additionally, the garment rack can be used as part of a clothing transport system which comprises a clothing transport bag that attaches to the top of the cover board while the garment rack is collapsed. This way, the garments and garment rack can be transported as one unit. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015191 | CONNECTION ASSEMBLY - A connection assembly | 2016-01-21 |
20160015192 | HOUSEHOLD TEXTILE WITH EFFECT OF EXPELLING BEDBUG AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a household textile with effect of expelling bedbug, medicaments for expelling bedbug containing various extracts of natural plant are prepared, and textile shell fabric is passed through the medicaments for expelling bedbug at a certain speed with oven drying under certain temperature subsequently. The textile of the present invention can expel bedbug rapidly with characteristics of safety, environmental protection, and washing resistance, and the processing technology thereof is simple, and suitable for large-scale production. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015193 | PILLOW PROTECTOR - A pillow cover is provided that includes a first panel and a second panel perimetrically joined with the first panel such that inner surfaces of the first and second panels define a cavity having a void volume. The first and second panels are each made from a first material. An opening extends through the inner surface of the first panel and an outer surface of the first panel. The pillow cover includes a patch covering the opening. The patch is made from a second material that is different than the first material. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015194 | HANGING CONDIMENT CUP WITH LID - A hanging condiment cup with at least one integral clip and a removable lid that attaches to a food container. The condiment cup has a convex end and a concave end, with the convex end having a radius that matches the food container it attaches to. The condiment cup also has a backslant that matches the slant of the food container to bring the center of gravity of the condiment cup closer to the center of the food container for increased stability. The condiment cup and lid are designed to be stacked and are made from biodegradable or other plastic material that is refrigerator, heat and/or microwave safe. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015195 | Straw Guide Container that Holds Dry Ice - A onetime and disposable use straw guide container that holds dry ice. The container uses a locking mechanism that uses a locking mechanism that uses a double lock to ensure that once the locking mechanism is locked it will not be unlocked or inadvertently opened, thereby ensuring that the straw guide container is a onetime use and disposable item that is safe for human use. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015196 | CUP WITH TOY DECORATION - The utility model discloses not only a visual aesthetic of cup, but also a more interesting cup for attracting consumers' attention and vision. a cup with toy decoration comprises a transparent outer cup comprising a first opening on top; an inner cup arranged inside the outer cup, wherein the inner cup is provided with a second opening on top and a connecting part disposed around cup mouth; an inner wall of the connecting part is connected with an outer wall of the outer cup; a containing space disposed between the inner cup and the outer cup; and a toy disposed in the containing space and connected with the outer cup in the bottom. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015197 | CONTAINERS WITH REMOVABLE APPLIQUES - In an example embodiment, there is disclosed herein a sleeve that has a peel-off appliqué or label that includes desired graphics that can be combined with a drink cup or container. The label or appliqué or “collectable” acts as a “mini-poster” that is removable and repositionable. The label may have graphics of sports starts or other things such as musical performers, super heroes, etc. Particular embodiments include interior die cut images within the main graphic as “collectibles within a collectible.” In another example embodiment, a container appliqué is applied to the container | 2016-01-21 |
20160015198 | CAN TYPE CONTAINER CHANGEABLE TO TYPE OF CUP OR GLASS - A can type container, changeable to a type of cup or glass, is described and includes: a containing body having a first fastening portion formed on the upper end periphery thereof and a shape of a cone having an outer diameter gradually increased toward the lower end portion thereof; a sealing member adapted to close the lower end periphery of the containing body; a lower cap fastened to the lower end periphery of the containing body in the state where the lower end periphery of the containing body is sealed by the sealing member and having a support member inserted thereinto; and the support member having a corresponding fastening portion to the first fastening portion of the containing body formed at the center thereof in such a manner as to be coupled to the first fastening portion and a base adapted to serve as a support stand. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015199 | Beverage Lid Cover for Enhancing Aroma - A lid for a beverage cup includes a mouth opening, an aroma opening, and a concentrator member. The mouth opening is positioned closer to a rim of the lid than the aroma opening. An area of the aroma opening is greater than an area of the mouth opening. The concentrator member surrounds the aroma opening and extends from a plane formed by the aroma opening to a height above the aroma opening. A cross sectional area of the concentrator decreases in a direction from a base to an upper end of the concentrator, creating a concentration of beverage aromas in the space surrounding a user's nose. The concentrator channels a concentrated amount of aroma to the nose, providing an enhanced drinking and tasting experience. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015200 | Tea bag squeezing device - The tea bag squeezing device includes a planar body having opposed upper and lower surfaces and being symmetrically bisected by at least one joint. The joint(s) preferably extends across a symmetrical axis of the planar body such that the planar body may be selectively folded about the joint. A central aperture is further formed through the planar body and the joint. The central aperture is sized and contoured to receive a string of a tea bag such that, in use, the tea bag may be pulled by the string to be positioned adjacent the lower surface of the planar body. When folded, the tea bag is sandwiched inside the folded planar body such that excess liquid may be squeezed from the tea bag when lateral pressure is applied by the user's fingers to the opposed upper surfaces of the planar body. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015201 | DECORATIVE TREE BRANCH EXTENSIONS - A decorative branch extension comprising an elongate stem which supports decorations along the length of the stem and further comprising a flexible circular ring at the end of the stem having an open section of arc to receive the center pole or trunk of a tree. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015202 | FOLDABLE HANDLE FOR A COOK-POT - A foldable handle for a cook-pot including a bracket attached to the cook-pot, a handle member, a lock member and a bracing link member. The handle member has an upper end portion pivotally connected to the bracket, and opposed first and second sidewalls, each with an upper opening located in the upper end portion of the handle member and a lower opening located in a lower end portion of the handle member. The handle member has a guide channel with a lock member slidably disposed therein for movement between the upper and lower end portions of the handle member. First and second resiliently flexible members each having a projection for removably fitting within corresponding upper and lower openings of the first and second sidewalls. The link member has a first end rotatable retained by the bracket, and a second end rotatably attached to the lock member. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015203 | Slow Cooker Accessory - The disclosed invention is directed to a slow cooker accessory comprised of a receptacle configured to fit within existing slow cooker vessels, wherein the receptacle has a walled body with a plurality of openings, an open end with a rim, and handles that engage the slow cooker vessel. The disclosed cooking accessory enables a method of separating food into desired configurations for the duration of the cooking time. The invention also enables food to be easily removed from cooking liquids, juices, and fats at any time during the cooking process. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015204 | Apparatus and Method for Cold Brewing Coffee - An apparatus for cold brewing coffee includes a filter insert, a filter frame receiving the filter insert therein and a barrel receiving the filter frame and the filter insert, wherein the filter insert has a stainless steel mesh cylindrical side wall and a stainless steel mesh flat bottom perpendicular to the side wall. The filter frame has a perforated cylindrical side wall and a perforated flat bottom, wherein the perforated cylindrical side wall is arranged coaxially with the stainless steel mesh cylindrical side wall of the filter insert. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015205 | BEVERAGE BREWING SYSTEM - A beverage cartridge system is adapted to brew a beverage through a brewer having a holder adapted to receive the cartridge system. The holder may have a deep well with one or more needles therewithin to pierce through the bottom of the cartridge system when inserted into the well. The cartridge system may include a short cup and a tall cup, where the tall cup is taller than the short cup to pack more beverage grind. The cartridge system may include a filter within an outer cup. The bottom of the filter may be deep enough to be juxtaposed to the bottom of the cup. The filter may be formed from a material that is substantially resistant to piercing by the needle within the holder such that when the outlet needle pierces through the bottom of the cup, the outlet needle raises the filter at a point of contact, and the filter substantially resists the outlet needle from piercing through the filter during a brewing process. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015206 | DEVICE FOR FROTHING A LIQUID | 2016-01-21 |
20160015207 | Method for Manufacturing Exothermic CeramicS for Microwave Oven and Exothermic Ceramics for Microwaves - Disclosed are a method for manufacturing exothermic ceramics for a microwave oven and exothermic ceramics for microwaves. In particular, provided is a method for manufacturing exothermic ceramics for a microwave oven, in which the exothermic ceramics are formed by mixing a ceramic body, such as clay, plastic clay or soil, with an exothermic element prepared by combining at least one selected from silicon carbide, carbon ferrite and iron oxide, which are exothermic components. Accordingly, the exothermic ceramics of the present invention can minimize a sense of difference between the exothermic element and the ceramic body component, which is raw material for ceramics, thereby being capable of emitting high-temperature heat in a short time by means of microwaves as well as maintaining stability in the shape. Furthermore, due to integral forming, the exothermic ceramics have an enhanced elegant design. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015208 | COOKWARE INCLUDING LID HAVING HANDLE WITH UTENSIL REST - Cookware includes a lid having a handle with a utensil rest, and which is less messy than known devices. Utensil rest includes a utensil handle securing element which holds a utensil handle, and utensil rest likewise includes a utensil resting portion on which utensil handle and working end of the utensil may lie in a rest position. Utensil handle securing element may include a slot, which may extend lengthwise along the lid handle. Lid handle may include an upwardly extending region and an inwardly extending portion extending toward the center of the lid. The utensil rest portion may include a utensil handle rest element on a free end of inwardly extending portion, and a utensil working end rest element as well as a utensil handle securing element on upwardly extending region of utensil handle. Utensil rest may be used for spoons, forks, and knives of a variety of shapes. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015209 | CONTAINER AGITATOR AND WARMER - A warming device that heats and agitates a container. The warming device has a housing having an enclosed chamber and a concentric warming chamber adapted to receive a first fluid. A concentric basket is provided that is adapted to fit within the warming chamber. The concentric basket secures the container partially submerged within the first fluid. At least one heating element is provided to heat the first fluid in the warming chamber to warm an exterior surface of the container. A motor is provided to agitate and warm a second fluid in the container by rotating the concentric basket at a predetermined rate. A control panel provides various signal instructions to the heating element and the motor. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015210 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRAWING CAKES - The present invention is more particularly concerned with a liquid dispensing device which is connected to a means for capturing a design and then dispensing the liquid on to a cooking surface to form a foodstuff of said design and a means to control the flowrate of the batter and location of the batter dispenser and the batter deposit to result in a desired shape and size of the foodstuff. In preferred embodiments, the apparatus is used in connection with pancake batter to make pancakes (griddlecakes) in any design that the user would desire. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015211 | OUTDOOR COOKING GRILL ASSEMBLY - An outdoor grill assembly with a cooking grate therein. The cooking grate can be a one-piece structure but is preferably a two-piece structure wherein the upper piece comprises longitudinally extending food support ribs having hollow interiors. The ribs will be positioned over and cover open areas in the lower structure so that combustion gases flowing through the open areas of the lower structure will flow into the hollow interiors of the food support ribs. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015212 | Grill Device - A grill device includes a coupling mechanism having first and second ratchet teeth that cooperate to permit movement of an upper grill unit in a first direction for uncovering a lower grill unit, and to resist movement of the upper grill unit relative to the lower grill unit in a second direction opposite to the first direction. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015213 | DEEP FRYER WITH AUTOMATIC BATTER FILTRATION - The deep fryer has a frying basin having four lateral walls and a bottom wall having at least one drain, the four lateral walls being arranged in a rectangular cross-section configuration, and the bottom wall has a funnel shape to entrain oil contained therein to the at least one drain during oil drainage; an oil line leading from a drain to an oil recirculation aperture leading back into the frying basin; a filter and a recirculation pump provided within the oil line in a manner for the pump to be operable to pump the drained oil across the filter and to the recirculation aperture. The action of the pump cooperates with the shape of the bottom wall of the frying basin to clean the bottom wall of the frying basin from batter crumbs and to entrain the batter crumbs to the filter when required. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015214 | A GRINDING UNIT, A CARTRIDGE FOR THE GRINDING UNIT AND USE OF SAME FOR GRINDING COFFEE BEANS - A grinding unit having a ring burr and a frustoconical burr that together delimit a grinding gap therebetween. A first angle between a first subset of curved teeth of the frustoconical burr and the first curved teeth of the ring burr provides a grinding gap having an angle smaller than a second angle between a second subset of curved teeth of the frustoconical burr and the first curved teeth of the ring burr. A geometrical outline taken through the cusps of the second curved teeth at the top end face of the frustoconical burr opposite the base is a square or rectangle. This grinding unit produces a ground product, such as ground coffee beans, with fewer turns than known grinding units and with less effort. The properties and qualities of the resulting ground products are superior to those obtained with conventional grinding units because flavour and aroma are retained. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015215 | Coffee Beans Grinder - A coffee beans grinder includes a main body, a dispensing component, a blade unit for grinding coffee beans having a first blade element and a second blade element facing the first blade element, and a dispensing element provided in the dispensing component for feeding coffee beans to a grinding space defined between the first blade element and the second blade element. The first blade element is provided in the main body, and the second blade element is provided in the dispensing component. The dispensing component is removably attached to the main body with a manually-operable engagement element. The second blade element faces the first blade element to define the grinding space therebetween with the dispensing component being attached to the main body with the manually-operable engagement element. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015216 | DEVICE FOR USE IN A BLENDER - A device for use in a blender comprises a rotatably arranged tool ( | 2016-01-21 |
20160015217 | BLENDER JAR, BLENDER BASE UNIT AND BLENDER - A blender jar for a household type blender. The blender includes a jar and a blender blade assembly provided rotatably around a rotary axis at a bottom of the blender jar. The rotary axis is tilted from a normal axis of a working surface used for operating the blender jar thereon in ordinary use, and the bottom of the blender jar at which the blender blade assembly is positioned has a flat surface configuration. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015218 | SHEAR BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR A BLENDER - A blender system with a shearing blade assembly is shown and described. The blender system may include a container and a shear blending assembly attached thereto. The shear blending assembly may include a cutting blade, a shearing blade, a shear mechanism, and bearings operably coupled with a blending base. The shearing blade may force foodstuff through apertures of the shearing mechanism. The foodstuff may be drawn through a cut path of the cutting blade. The cutting blade may cut the foodstuff. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015219 | FOOD DISPENSING DEVICE - A food dispensing device or system which dispenses food extracted from pre-packaged food containers is described. One or more food extraction mechanisms retrieve food from storage containers. The food can be packaged and dispensed to a user for subsequent preparation. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015220 | COMBINATION FOOD AND BEVERAGE CARRIER - A combination food and beverage carrier, and method of manufacturing and assembling the carrier, is disclosed. The combination food and beverage carrier includes a sleeve and a food carrier connected to the sleeve. The sleeve has a tapered configuration. The food carrier has a plurality of sides and a base connected to one of the sides and having at least one tab that engages with a corresponding aperture in another one of the sides. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015221 | ADJUSTABLE RACK SYSTEM - An adjustable rack system that is adjustable in length as well as in width. The adjustable rack system may be used to vertically stack and display or store pies or other food or non-food items. The adjustable rack system comprises at least to support members that may be positioned parallel to each other. Each support member comprise a pair of top sliding rails, a pair of bottom sliding rails, and a pair of vertical supports, each vertical support used to couple one of the top sliding rails to a corresponding bottom rail. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015222 | Shower Bottle Holder - An inexpensive and simple to manufacture holder for inverted bottles or containers of different sizes, shapes, and materials is described. The holder comprises a housing, a base, and at least one aperture. The housing includes an opening at the top adapted in size to receive and support the container in a stable position. The housing also includes a bottom that connects to a base which rests on a surface and supports the housing. The apertures are located on or near the bottom of the housing to allow water to drain from the housing when the apparatus is resting on the surface of, for example, a shower or bathtub. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015223 | SHOWER ENCLOSURE DESIGN AND ASSEMBLY METHODS USING PREFABRICATED SHOWER BENCHES - Methods and apparatus for creating a shower or bath enclosure, in which, given a predetermined area in which to create the shower or bath, a given prefabricated water proof bath or shower floor module is too small to occupy the entire available enclosure space. The apparatus includes the use of one or more additional enclosure components, such as one or more shower benches, to occupy a space between an edge or edges of the floor module and the exterior boundary(ies) of the enclosure space. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015224 | Scrubbing Device - A scrubbing device simplifies the task of cleaning a person's body. The device includes a housing unit. The housing unit includes a main housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending between the top wall and the bottom wall. The top wall has an opening positioned therein defining a compartment extending downwardly into the top wall. The compartment stores soap therein. A handle is provided having a first end and a second end. The first end of the handle is coupled to the housing unit. A brush is coupled to and extends downwardly from the bottom wall of the main housing. A plurality of holes is positioned in the bottom wall between the compartment and the brush wherein the holes are configured to dispense the soap from the compartment outwardly to the brush. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015225 | ABSORBENT SHEET PRODUCTS STRIP HAVING LIMITED LIQUID STRIKE-THROUGH PROPERTY - An absorbent sheet products strip, the strip including a continuous succession of individual absorbent sheets separated from each other by tear lines. The absorbent sheets are made of at least two plies bonded together by bonding points or lines or curves forming pattern units. Multiple pattern units are distributed all over a surface of the individual absorbent sheets such that the pattern units of one individual absorbent sheet does not superpose with other pattern units of a determined number of successive individual absorbent sheets in the strip when said successive individual absorbent sheets are disposed on each other. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015226 | TOILET SEAT COVER WITH AN EASILY ASSEMBLED AND DETACHED CHILD SEAT - A toilet seat cover with an easily assembled and detached child seat includes an upper lid, a parent seat and a child seat. Two fixing shafts are respectively sleeved on two parent shaft sleeves. Two pins of two supports and the two fixing shafts are radially held with each other. Each of the two fixing shafts is axially inserted by a cylindrical shaft post. Two elastic c-shaped rings are respectively disposed at two ends of a child shaft sleeve and radially sleeved on the shaft post. At least one end of the child shaft sleeve disposes a central shaft which is radially inserted into a directional slot. When the child seat is not needed, the shaft post can be removed from the fixing shaft to attain a toilet seat cover with a common appearance. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015227 | PORTABLE SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS - A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a main body housing a suction motor, and a cyclone bin assembly. The cyclone bin assembly comprises a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber. At least a portion of the dirt collection chamber may extend under at least a portion of the suction motor. The suction motor may be oriented at an angle to a vertical axis and a horizontal axis. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015228 | PORTABLE SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS - A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a main body housing a suction motor, and a cyclone bin assembly. The suction motor is oriented at an angle to a vertical axis and a horizontal axis. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015229 | PORTABLE SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS - A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a main body housing a suction motor, and a cyclone bin assembly removably mounted to the main body. The actuator for unlocking the cyclone bin assembly is provided on the cyclone bin assembly. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015230 | PORTABLE SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS - A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a main body housing a suction motor, and a cyclone bin assembly removably mounted to the main body. The cyclone bin assembly may be partially or wholly nested in the body when the cyclone bin assembly is mounted to the body. The cyclone bin assembly may be removably mounted to a lower surface of the main body. The cyclone bin assembly may be removably mounted as a sealed unit. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015231 | CONSTRUCTION DUST AND DEBRIS COLLECTING ATTACHMENT DEVICE FOR A VACUUM - A construction dust and debris collecting attachment device for a vacuum may include a shell with an interior housing. The shell may have a plurality of holes. The plurality of holes may a drill and arbor port, a vacuum port, and a plurality of dilution holes. A vacuum fitting may removably attach to the vacuum port on the shell. The shell may be a half spherical shape. When producing a hole, the device may allow one person to drill the hole while controlling the dust and debris within the shell, and in turn collected into the vacuum. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015232 | SELF-PROPELLED ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is a self-propelled electronic device in which performance for running over a level difference of a floor surface of a room is improved. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015233 | ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANER HAVING A ROTATING BRUSH ROLLER AND CLEANING METHOD FOR A BRUSH ROLLER OF A ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANER - A robot vacuum cleaner includes a housing and a brush roller disposed at a bottom of the housing. The brush roller is configured to be rotatable about a horizontal axle. A blade is disposed above the brush roller in stationary relation with respect to the housing. The horizontal axle is adjustable in height relative to the housing. The brush roller is spaced away from the blade in a lower position and is in engagement with the blade in an upper position. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015234 | EFFICIENT SURFACE TREATING MACHINE - A machine for treating a surface lying in an XY plane. The machine includes a body, a body plate, a cleaning plate, a drive assembly and an attachment assembly. The cleaning plate is located between the body plate and the XY plane. The drive assembly is connected to the cleaning plate to drive the cleaning plate with a cleaning vibration in an oscillating pattern parallel to the XY plane. The attachment assembly flexibly attaches the cleaning plate to the body plate to permit the cleaning plate to vibrate relative to the body plate and to isolate the cleaning vibration from the body. A connector is attached to the body for connecting to a member, such as a handle, to move the machine in the XY plane. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015235 | MAINTENANCE ITEM AND A CLEANING DEVICE INCLUDING SUCH A MAINTENANCE ITEM - The present disclosure provides a maintenance item for cleaning a floor surface, the item comprising a front portion and a rear portion in line with each other and having respective top and bottom faces, said bottom faces defining a “cleaning” surface, the front portion includes, projecting from its bottom face, microfibers and scraping fibers of linear density greater than 1 dtex, and the rear portion includes, projecting from its bottom face, microfibers, and possibly also scraping fibers of linear density greater than 1 dtex, the mean linear density T1 (dtex) of the microfibers and of the scraping fibers on said bottom face of the front portion being greater than or equal to 0.5 dtex, and the mean linear density T2 (dtex) of the microfibers, and optionally of the scraping fibers, on said bottom face of the rear portion being less than or equal to 2 dtex, and in that the mean linear density T1 (dtex) is different from the mean linear density T2 (dtex). | 2016-01-21 |
20160015236 | MOP AND MOP HEAD ATTACHMENT - A pad mop with a mop handle, a mop head and a mop pad. The mop head or a mop head attachment includes a cleaning material holder for holding cleaning material dispensed around the mop head. The mop head attachment includes a casing open at both ends and configured to fit around the mop head and pad. Alternatively the mop head attachment includes a flat casing with a hole in the middle to slip over a mop handle and/or a U-joint and attach to the top of the mop head. The cleaning material holder can be formed as a recess in a bumper extending from the casing. A roll of cleaning material with perforations dividing the material into individual sheets includes slits for engaging posts or one or more elongate teeth on one or more opposing sides of the casing. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015237 | VALVE BODY OF A DOSING DEVICE - The object of this invention is a valve body of a cleaning appliance, specifically a dosing device, whose valve body can open and close the inlet and outlet pipes of the dosing chamber of said dosing device, to release a correct amount of detergent for soaking a cleaning cloth. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015238 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISHWASHER - A method of controlling a dishwasher including washing dishes using washing water in which a detergent is dissolved, draining the washing water in which the detergent is dissolved, first rinsing the dishes using washing water in which no detergent is dissolved, and second rinsing the dishes using washing water in which a descaling agent is dissolved. The dishwasher includes a tub which accommodates the dishes, and a sump which receives the washing water supplied into the tub, and the descaling agent is input during a process of supplying the washing water from the outside of the tub to the sump. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015239 | DISHWASHER WITH FILTER ASSEMBLY - A dishwasher with a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, a liquid spraying system, a liquid recirculation system defining a recirculation flow path, and a liquid filtering system. The liquid filtering system includes a filter disposed in the recirculation flow path to filter the liquid. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015240 | DISHWASHER - A dishwasher includes: a tub which defines a space in which dishes are washed; a sump which accommodates washing water to be supplied into the tub; and a descaling solution supply device which supplies a descaling solution to the sump, in which the descaling solution supply device includes: a main flow path which guides washing water to be supplied to the sump; a solution accommodating unit which accommodates a descaling agent and has a solution outlet through which washing water, in which the descaling agent is dissolved, is discharged to the main flow path; a solution discharge valve which opens and closes the solution outlet; and a branch flow path which branches off from the main flow path, supplies the washing water into the solution accommodating unit, and has an atmosphere communicating port that communicates with the atmosphere. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015241 | DISHWASHER - A dishwasher includes a cabinet having a tub, a pump and at least one spray arm. The at least one spray arm has a flow path guide and first and second flow channels separated from each other. The flow path guide has a first opening to allow wash water to flow to the first flow channel and a second opening to allow wash water to flow to the second flow channel. A valve is coupled to the flow path guide and is configured to open or close one of the first opening and the second opening. The valve includes a rotatable float. The rotatable float closes the first opening while opening the second opening at a first point in time, and the rotatable float rotates to open the second opening while closing the second opening at a second point in time. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015242 | DISHWASHER - A dishwasher includes a cabinet, a tub providing a washing space, a sump located below the tub and providing a space in which the washing water is stored, racks provided inside the tub and providing a space in which washing targets are received, spray arms for spraying the washing water to the racks, a pump for supplying the washing water stored in the sump to the spray arms, and at least two insulating units for connecting the pump with the sump to allow the pump to be spaced apart from a bottom of the cabinet at a predetermined distance and attenuating transfer of vibration generated in the pump to the sump. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015243 | DISHWASHER DETERGENT DISPENSER - A dispenser for a dishwasher having a wash tub includes a fluid reservoir to hold a treating chemistry, a lid operatively mounted to the fluid reservoir, and configured to move between an open position and a closed position, and a hydraulic actuator fluidly coupled to a fluid source and configured to initiate movement of the lid between its dosed and the open positions in response to fluid pressure applied to the actuator by the fluid source. The dispenser is configured to be mounted at more than one location in the wash tub. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015244 | DUST SUCTION DEVICE - A dust suction device includes: a housing having a plurality of inlets for the inflow of impurities formed thereon and an inner region of which is independently divided; and resilient actuating members, provided inside the inlets, for opening or closing the inlets by pressure applied from the outside. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015245 | ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY DEVICE - An endoscopic surgery device that can easily acquire an image desired by a surgeon, and that has high operability. The endoscopic surgery device includes: an outer tube body that penetrates through a body wall to be inserted into a body cavity; an endoscope insertion path that is provided inside the outer tube body; a treatment tool insertion path that is provided inside the outer tube body; an endoscope drive unit that has a non-operating area where an endoscope insertion part inserted into the endoscope insertion path is not moved, and an operating area where the endoscope insertion part is moved; a position sensor that detects a movement amount of treatment tool insertion part with respect to the outer tube body; and a control unit that controls the endoscope drive unit in accordance with the movement amount of the treatment tool insertion part, detected by the position sensor. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015246 | VISUALISING A 3D DENTAL RESTORATION ON A 2D IMAGE - A method for visualizing a 3D dental restoration on a 2D image of the mouth of a patient, the method including obtaining a 3D dental model of at least a part of the patient's oral cavity, designing the 3D dental restoration, obtaining the 2D image of the mouth of the patient, estimating a virtual camera comprising at least one virtual camera property corresponding to at least one physical camera property of the physical camera used to obtain the 2D image, viewing the 3D dental restoration using the virtual camera, determining the visible area of the 3D dental restoration, which is not overlapped by surrounding anatomic features when viewed with the virtual camera, imaging the visible area of the 3D dental restoration with the 2D image. This provides an image which with high accuracy gives the dentist and the patient a visual presentation of the final result of a dental treatment. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015247 | Method And Apparatus For Examining The Light And/Or Image Transmission Properties Of An Endoscopic Or Exoscopic System - A method for examining the light and/or image transmission properties of an endoscopic or exoscopic system having the components endoscope or exoscope, light carrier, light source and camera, wherein at least the endoscope or exoscope is taken from a first supply quantity of endoscopes or exoscopes and/or at least the light carrier is taken from a second supply quantity of light carriers, wherein the endoscope or exoscope is provided with an identifier and/or the light carrier is provided with an identifier, wherein the identifier or the identifiers contain/s identification data that individualizes the respective endoscope or exoscope and/or the respective light carrier, wherein the components are connected to each other so as to be ready for operation in the form of a current component combination. The method comprises the steps of: capturing the identification data of the endoscope or exoscope and/or the light carrier, capturing at least one transmission parameter of the current component combination, storing the identification data and the captured at least one transmission parameter. Also described is an apparatus for carrying out the method. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015248 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESSLY SYNCHRONIZING IMAGE SHUTTER OF IMAGE SENSOR AND LIGHT SOURCE - A method and apparatus for wirelessly synchronizing operation of an image sensor of an endoscopic video camera unit having a wireless transmitter with operation of a portable endoscopic light source unit includes transmitting a message packet with a target camera shutter period, light source target phase/trigger time/OFF time and light source target ON time to the light source unit. The light source unit controls the start time and the ON time for light output by a light source. The video camera unit includes a light detector for detecting the actual light source start time and duration of light output to provide closed-loop feedback. A camera controller ensures synchronization between the shutter period of the image sensor and actual operation of the light source based on the actual phase and actual ON time sensed by the light detector and the previously communicated target phase/trigger time/OFF time and target ON time. | 2016-01-21 |
20160015249 | ACTUATING MEMBER AND MEDICAL DEVICE - An actuating member for making a flexible elongate member for medical use perform a predetermined action. The actuating member includes a push/pull member, an operating member, and a cam member. The push/pull member includes a first moving portion and a second moving portion, which are movable relative to each other. The push/pull member is pushed/pulled in conjunction with a movement of the first moving portion and the second moving portion. The operating member is rotatable about an axis in a direction intersecting an axial direction of the elongate member. The cam member moves the first moving portion and the second moving portion in conjunction with rotation of the operating member. The push/pull member makes the elongate member perform at least one of (i) an advance/retraction action and (ii) a bending action by transmitting the movement of the first moving portion and the second moving portion to the elongate member. | 2016-01-21 |