04th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150020283 | HELMETS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RIFLE BULLETS - A helmet shell is formed having an outer section of fibrous layers, a middle section of fibrous layers and an inner section of fibrous layers. The outer section layers contain high tenacity abrasive fibers in a resin matrix. The middle section layers contain high strength polyolefin fibers and are in the form of woven or knitted fabrics with a resin matrix. The inner section layers contain high strength polyolefin fibers and are in the form of non-woven fabrics with a resin matrix. The helmet is lightweight and resists penetration of rifle bullets. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020284 | PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR USE WITH A GLOVE - A protective device has a thumb connector and an index finger connector with a protective member extending therebetween. The protective device is designed to protect the thumb webbing region surface of a liquid proof heat resistant glove or mitten as a spit from a rotisserie oven is drawn atop the protective device. The device may be adjustably connected to the glove or mitten. The protective member may have a generally corrugated shape permitting the spit to transition easily atop it. Further, a living hinge may be provided as part of the protective member allowing it to be formed into a V-shaped channel. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020285 | WEARABLE MAKEUP SHIELDING APPARATUS - A wearable shielding apparatus for protecting a wearer's clothing or body from spills and stray propellants while cosmetics are applied. The wearable shielding apparatus comprises a substantially rectangular bib structure, two flaps defined by a “U” shaped cutout opening in the top of the bib structure, a retaining hook in the bottom of the “U” shaped cutout opening and a front pocket. The flaps each include a weighted portion and are adapted to be draped over a user's shoulders while the bottom of the “U” shaped cutout opening comfortably engages the front of a wearer's neck. The front pocket is adapted to hold cosmetic application tools such as brushes when the wearable shielding apparatus is in use. When not in use, the retaining hook allows the wearable shielding apparatus to be hung on a wall hook or other mounting structure for storage. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020286 | Garment Waist Assembly - A garment is disclosed having multiple wearing options. The garment includes a waistband that defines inner openings and outer openings in the front of the waistband assembly on opposing sides of the front centerline of the garment providing access to the drawstring channel from the inner side and the outer side of the waist assembly, respectively. The drawstring optionally passes through the pair of inner openings or the outer openings to tie in the front of the garment. In this manner, the waist assembly that provides multiple wearing options, including with the drawstring exposed, with the drawstring hidden, and waistband flipped with drawstring and indicia exposed. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020287 | Functional Underwear - The present invention provides one kind of functional underwear, which is principally designed one pair of waist belts in the upper part of the dorsal side of the trouser body to shrink the abdomen for bodyshaping effect when the pair of waist belts is buckled up in the front abdomen. A pair of reinforcement strips is embedded in the dorsal side of the trouser body relative to both sides of the spine for supporting the spine to prevent from deformation, and at least one plush sheet is supplemented in the area between the pair of reinforcement strips. The usage of plush sheets assists attachment of one or more electrode pads, so that electrode pads are just affixed to specific parts of the human body, and coordinate with output pulses of a physical therapy machine to stimulate specific acupuncture points for promoting the physiological function. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020288 | Clothing Configurations With Multiple Reclosable Access Regions - An article of clothing is provided having a plurality of accesses for accessing, when the clothing is worn by a wearer, the area below the clothing without removing the clothing. In one example, the article of clothing is an upper-body garment with two arm accesses, an anterior torso access, and two side torso accesses. In another example, the article of clothing is a lower-body garment with two leg accesses, two knee accesses, and two hip accesses. In one example, each access is opened or closed by an incremental fastening device such as a one-way or two-way zipper. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020289 | BREAST CANCER RECOVERY GARMENT - The breast-cancer recovery system comprises a breast cancer recovery garment, an organizational subsystem and a needs kit. The breast cancer recovery garment comprises a body portion defining an opening, positioned, configured and dimensioned to allow the performance of a breast cancer treatment procedure and a closure device suitable for closing the opening when a procedure is not being performed. The body portion of the garment defines the elongated pocket proximate the bottom edge, extending along the bottom edge and defines slits in at least one of the sleeves. The body portion of the recovery garment comprises of a warm material and/or of decorative pattern. The organizational subsystem comprises a frame configured to support a plurality of color-coded files, and marked with identification tabs which relate to breast cancer patient needs, and customized medical information. A breast cancer patient needs kit comprises a basket-like container, a canvas tote bag, a canvas tote bag with a zipper closure, or a basket and clear wrap around it, at least one drug and/or medication and at least one edible item. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020290 | SHIRT COLLAR STABILIZER - A shirt-collar stabilizer may include a collar stand surround, a first collar insert rotatably coupled to a first end of the collar stand surround, and a second collar insert rotatably coupled to a second end of the collar stand surround. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020291 | Glove or sock having openings for jewelry, nails, and other uses - A glove or sock to be worn by a person and having opening(s) for jewelry or to show a person's nails. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020292 | Headgear having insulated ventilation channels and perspiration and moisture drainage channel - This headgear having insulated ventilation channels and perspiration and moisture drainage channel consists of top insulated ventilation channels | 2015-01-22 |
20150020293 | Head and Neck Support Device - A head and neck support device for an occupant of a vehicle with a shoulder harness over the shoulders of the occupant and a helmet on a head of the occupant. The head and neck support device having a yoke, a tether, and at least one sleeve member, which has a cavity defined therethrough. The tether is configured to slide through the sleeve member cavity for a defined distance, which allows the occupant a greater range of side-to-side rotary head mobility. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020294 | FLEXIBLE HELMET LINER - The present invention relates generally to a helmet safety liner. More particularly, the invention encompasses a liquid-gel impact reaction liner for a motorcycle helmet. The present invention is also directed to a novel liquid-gel impact reaction liner for a half-shell motorcycle helmet. The inventive helmet could also have at least one cushion or intermediate layer which could be secured by one or more securing means. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020295 | HEAD GUARD - A protective hat is provided. The protective hat can have triangular multi-layered sidewalls that are sewn to collectively form a dome. The triangular multi-layered sidewalls have a fabric layer and a side padding layer. The side padding layer can be a rate dependent padding material | 2015-01-22 |
20150020296 | Bullet Resistant Abdominal Binder - The present invention relates to abdominal binders and is particularly directed to the bullet resistant construction. Durable inner and outer semi elastic single panels will house the Spectra Shield or similar type soft armor fabric. A feature of this invention is to have the soft armour fabric run as almost as long and wide as the binder itself thus making the it bullet resistant to most handgun bullets because the Spectra Shield will be layered. An abdominal binder so formed works such that a bullet striking the binder causes the layered material to flex thereby dissipating the force of the bullet. Because Spectra Shield soft armor fabric is very lightweight and very thin, my invention will not sacrifice the desired comfort or the toning and support functions that are needed in an abdominal binder. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020297 | Flush toilet with built-in unclogging system and related methods - In general, a flush toilet with a built-in clog removal system is described. In one embodiment, the disclosed toilet is defined by: a bowl connected to an drain pipe; at least one one-way valve positioned pipe; and a pump in fluid communication with the pipe so that (a) initiating the pump to force the piston downward or upward causes fluid-flow in the pipe so that the one-way valve closes or opens as a result of pressure or a vacuum against debris clogging the drain. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020299 | SMART TOILET WITH MULTI SENSING ELECTRIC FIELDS - A smart toilet with multi sensing fields comprises a toilet body, two or more proximity capacitive sensing electric field means and a flushing control unit. A toilet body, comprising a bowl face which forms a bowl area, and a and a cavity arranged inside the toilet body. The two or more proximity capacitive sensing electric field means, which are arranged in the cavity; an proximity capacitive sensing electric field is formed around the proximity capacitive sensing electric field means; said proximity capacitive sensing electric field means individually generate proximity capacitive sensing information according to a change of the electric field energy caused by the proximity capacitive sensing electric field corresponding to a sensed object. The flushing control unit, which receives the proximity capacitive sensing information, and controls the bowl area flushing according to one or more logic operation results in the received proximity capacitive sensing information. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020300 | DUAL FLUSH DEVICE - The devices and methods described, provide for a dual flush device with a handle sleeve with a rotation stop and a lift arm extending through the handle sleeve with a rotation limiting tab on the lift arm to engage the rotation stop to enable the lift arm to rotate in a first direction through a first arc and to rotate in a second direction through a second arc where the first arc is smaller than the second arc. A dual flush device with a lift arm added to conventional toilet will enable the toilet to perform two different flush actions, a small partial flush for liquid waste, and a second, full flush for solid waste. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020301 | TOILET PAN BODY AND ITS METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A ceramic toilet pan having a raised rear portion to which a hinge tube may be accurately located and fixed in position for example by adhesive using a jig despite variations in pan body size due to ceramic firing, a water pump and air pump being provided for flushing the toilet pan when a seat and lid are in a closed position. The seat and lid are rotationally mounted to the pan by a horizontal hinge pin located in the hinge tube and a latch member is provided for latching the lid and seat closed. A cistern is also provided having an overflow weir. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020302 | SHOWER ARM FOR SHOWER WC - The invention relates to a shower arm for a shower WC or a bidet comprising a spherical swirl chamber for generating swirl in the shower jet and a corresponding shower device and a corresponding shower WC. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020303 | WATER DISCHARGE DEVICE - A water discharge device generates a large air bubble having a cross sectional area larger than a channel sectional area of a jetting port when the inside of a water storage chamber is viewed from the jetting port. The water discharge device intermittently forms the large air bubble to change a flow speed of a jet flow. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020304 | Hot Tub Cover - A cover for a hot tub comprises at least one deck that includes a rigid frame surrounded by a foam material covered on a top side and at side edges thereof with a layer of plywood coated with an elastomeric paint. A bottom side of each deck is covered with a first water impervious web. A skirt made from a second water impervious web is fixed proximate to at least one of the side edges of each deck and extends down to cover at least a portion of a peripheral wall of the hot tub when the cover is fixed over the hot tub. In one embodiment, a plurality of foam beams, each mutually separated and including a plurality of notches, convey heat from the hot tub through the deck to melt snow or ice formed on the top side of each deck. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020305 | WALL-ENTRY BATHTUB - A wall-entry bathtub includes a basin, a shell defining an entryway to allow access into the basin, and an entry wall movable between a lowered position and a raised position, wherein the entry wall is substantially clear of the entryway in the lowered position and at least partially blocks the entryway in the raised position. The bathtub also includes first and second entry wall position sensors configured to sense the position of the entry wall and a controller in electronic communication with the first and second entry wall position sensors, wherein the controller is configured to control components of the bathtub based at least in part on the position of the entry wall. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020306 | INFLATABLE SPA - An inflatable spa having improved strength includes a water cavity that receives massaging air bubbles and/or jetted water. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020307 | TRI-FOLD SOFA - A convertible sofa and sofa frame deployable between a sofa orientation and a bed orientation. The frame has a base frame with a seat extension frame comprising a seat frame and a mid-frame pivotally secured to the base frame. Cushioning is on one side of the base frame. A seat back frame is pivotally secured to the base frame, the second cushioning on what is a back side when in the sofa orientation. Removable seat back cushions engage the front side of the seat back frame in the sofa orientation. In the bed orientation, the seat frame is extended, the seat back portion is pivoted horizontally, and the removable seat back cushions are located on the mid-frame between the seat frame and the seat back frame. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020308 | INFANT ACCESSORY WITH VIBRATION SYSTEM - An apparatus has an accessory for a child. The accessory has at least one structural element. A vibration element is secured to the at least one structural element. A controller is in communication with the vibration element for controlling the vibration element. A power source for powering at least one of the controller and the vibration element in included. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020309 | SLEEPING BAG WITH INTEGRATED INFLATABLE GROUND MAT - This disclosure relates to a novel system, device, and method for providing a sleeping bag with an integrated ground mat that provides thermal comfort by effectively retaining heat and is lightweight, compact, and easily packed for transport or storage. The sleeping bag with integrated air mattress allows the user to bring only one item that doubles as a sleeping bag and a ground mat. Additionally, the integrated ground mat remains positioned under the user while the user is sleeping. The sleeping bag may have an integrated ground mat, an inner shell, an outer shell, insulation between the inner and outer shells, an upper portion and a lower portion forming a sleeping cavity, an opening for access into the sleeping cavity, a draft tube, and a means for opening and closing the sleeping bag opening. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020310 | Windproof beach blankets and towels - A windproof beach blanket provides built-in weights at the corners and in the centers of the long edge seams. The weights are secured in pockets in the edges and corners of the blanket | 2015-01-22 |
20150020311 | Fitted Sheet - A fitted sheet that is particularly well suited for use on a small mattress such as a child's sleeping mattress has elastic on some, but less than all, of its bottom surface periphery. The portion without elastic is wider than the portion with elastic, and defines a pocket part. A first end of the mattress is inserted into the pocket part. The pocket part holds the mattress securely while the elasticized portion is stretched and slipped over the remainder of the mattress. The pocket part not only allows for easier insertion of the mattress into that part, but also serves as a visual index that allows the user to easily identify which part of the sheet goes on which part of the mattress. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020312 | Cradle type hospital bed - A cradle type bed for immobile patients, comprising a bed frame supporting a curved center portion being able to be tilted around the longitudinal axis of a supine patient and its center of gravity in order to relief constant pressure points between the skin and a mattress. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020313 | COUCH WITH PATIENT-INCLINING DEVICE - A couch with a patient-inclining device ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150020314 | PORTABLE HEAD SUPPORT DEVICE - The portable head support device of the present invention provides comfortable support for a user's head while the user is in a sitting potion. The pillow or cushion has a v-shape on the top where a user's chin can rest so that the head cannot fall forward or sideways but will stay in a comfortable and upright position. The pillow is held in place by hook and loop fasteners located on the pillow and, for instance, on straps extending from behind the user's back and over the shoulders or wraparound supports wrapped around standard seat belts. The head support can be used in child car seats to keep a child's head in a safe and stable position while they sleep. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020315 | PAD STRUCTURE - A pad structure contains a pad unit having a lateral gap formed along a peripheral side thereof. The pad unit has a first pad body and a second pad body which are at least partially spaced apart from each other by the lateral gap. The pad unit is used as a pillow and has two pad bodies for increasing support capability. In addition, the lateral gap between the two pad bodies can absorb a part of deformation. In other words, the two pad bodies flexibly expend and retract in the lateral gap so as to prevent the pad unit from depression and deformation and to well support a user's head. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020316 | CUSHION STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION - One exemplary aspect of the present disclosure relates to, among other things, a tunable cushion including a core made of a polymer material, and at least one topper layer adjacent the core, which is also made of a polymer material. Further, the core and the at least one topper layer provide a cushion assembly having a support factor of less than or equal to 4 with an Indentation Load Deflection (ILD) determined using a 4 inch batt sample of the cushion assembly. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020317 | WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a washing machine and a control method thereof. The control method includes sensing a first unbalance amount of a drum in which laundry is received while rotating the drum at a first rotational velocity, sensing a second unbalance amount of the drum while accelerating the drum to a second rotational velocity, when the first unbalance amount is allowed, and accelerating the drum to a target rotational velocity, when the second unbalance amount is allowed. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020318 | WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR THE SAME - The present invention relates to a washing machine having a shortened washing time and a method of controlling the washing machine. A method of controlling a washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a water supply step of supplying washing water into a tub; a steam step of spraying steam into a drum disposed in the tub; and a centrifugal washing step of circulating the washing water in the tub and of rotating the drum such that laundry attachs to the drum. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020319 | WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A washing machine which improves performance of balancers, and a control method thereof. The washing machine includes a drum accommodating laundry and rotated by rotary force transmitted from a drive source, balancer housings mounted on the drum, each of the balancer housings including a disc-shaped channel formed therein, balancing modules movably disposed in the channels of the balancer housings, vibration sensors to sense unbalance applied to the drum during rotation of the drum, position sensors to sense the positions of the balancing modules, and a controller controlling movement of the balancing modules to positions to compensate for the unbalance sensed by the vibration sensors. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020320 | Bleaching/Highlighting Composition Containing Calcium Salts - The present invention relates to bleaching composition for keratin fibres, especially human hair, comprising at least one compound with bleaching and/or highlighting effect and a calcium salt. Further object of the present invention is the use of at least one calcium salt in a bleaching and/or highlighting composition for keratin fibres, especially for human hair, comprising at least one compound with bleaching and/or highlighting effect for preventing temperature increase going above 40° C., preferably above 45° C. and more preferably above 50° C. in a period of at least 60 min after mixing water free bleaching and/or highlighting composition and oxidizing lotion. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020321 | Lace Tag For Footwear - An article for mounting on a lace of an article of footwear is provided. The article may include a first wall disposed in a first plane and a second wall extending from the first wall in a second plane, wherein the second plane is different than the first plane. In addition, the article may include a third wall extending from the first wall in a third plane, wherein the third plane is different than the first plane. Further, the article may include at least a first side wall extending between the first wall, the second wall, and the third wall, the first side wall having a substantially T-shaped slot configured to receive a lace of an article of footwear. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020322 | Swimming Pool Cleaner - A swimming pool cleaner including a body having a debris inlet and a debris outlet and defining an elongate slotted cavity pivotably holding proximal ends of flap members forming a segmented skirt which forms with the pool surface a plenum from which water and debris are drawn into the inlet. The slotted cavity is configured for strain-free insertion of the flap-member proximal ends into the cavity. A removable nozzle within the debris inlet and retaining the flap-member proximal ends in the cavity. A method for inlet to control debris-laden water flow. The cleaner further including a tool-free nozzle-mounting structure at the debris inlet removably retaining the nozzle within the debris inlet and a tool-free wheel-mounting assembly. a plurality of removable nozzles are interchangeably secured within the debris inlet, each nozzle having a flow opening sized differently from flow opening(s) of the other nozzle(s) to control debris-laden water flow. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020323 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEETH CLEANING - Embodiments are described wherein a system for brushing the teeth of a person comprises a master input device; a flexible teeth tray configured to at least partially encapsulate one or more of the teeth in a flexible substrate material, the flexible teeth tray comprising one or more vibratory transducers removably coupled to one or more brushing panels; and a controller operatively coupled to the master input device and the one or more vibratory transducers; wherein subject to an input from the master input device, the controller is configured to cause reciprocating brushing motion of the one or more brushing panels against a surface of the one or more encapsulated teeth, to clean the one or more teeth. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020324 | Oral Hygiene Implement - The present disclosure is concerned with an oral hygiene implement having a neck section extending along a longitudinal direction and having a neck section housing surrounding a neck section cavity, a head section having a through hole therein extending through the head section along a through hole direction having an angle with respect to the longitudinal direction and having a head section housing surrounding the through hole, wherein the through hole defines a first and a second opening in the head section housing, and wherein a cap element separately made from the head section housing is connected with the head section housing to essentially cover the first opening and a carrier element separately made from the head section housing is arranged to cover the second opening. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020325 | Replacement Head for An Oral Care Implement, And Oral Care Implement And Method Of Utilizing The Same - A replacement head for an oral care implement, such as a powered toothbrush, wherein the replacement head utilizes a specially designed structure for coupling the replacement head to an oral care implement body. In one embodiment, the invention can be a replacement head comprising: a head having a plurality of tooth cleaning elements mounted thereto; a tubular sleeve comprising a cavity for receiving a stem of the body, a proximal edge defining an opening into the cavity, and a distal end to which the head is coupled, the tubular sleeve comprising a locking tab for engaging an undercut surface of a locking section of a boss. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020326 | COMPACT AUTONOMOUS COVERAGE ROBOT - An autonomous coverage robot includes a chassis having forward and rearward portions and a drive system carried by the chassis. The forward portion of the chassis defines a substantially rectangular shape. The robot includes a cleaning assembly mounted on the forward portion of the chassis and a bin disposed adjacent the cleaning assembly and configured to receive debris agitated by the cleaning assembly. A bin cover is pivotally attached to a lower portion of the chassis and configured to rotate between a first, closed position providing closure of an opening defined by the bin and a second, open position providing access to the bin opening. The robot includes a body attached to the chassis and a handle disposed on an upper portion of the body. A bin cover release is actuatable from substantially near the handle. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020327 | BAND-SAW CLEANING MECHANISM FOR BAND SAW MACHINE - A band-saw cleaning mechanism includes a cleaning unit having a steel brush, a first motor having a driving shaft, and a linking rod connected between the steel brush the driving shaft; a torque sensor mounted to the driving shaft for sensing the torque of the driving shaft and for emitting a sensing signal; a regulation unit having a second motor and a regulation screw having two ends connected with the second motor and the linking rod, respectively; and the control unit connected with the torque sensor and the second motor for controllably making the second motor regulate the regulation screw for prolongation according to the sensing signal. While the regulation screw is prolonged, the linking rod can be pushed to change the contact distance between the steel brush and the band saw for proper contact therebetween. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020328 | APPLICATOR FOR APPLYING A COATING MATERIAL TO A SUBSTRATE - An exemplary coating applicator is provided for evenly applying a material having an aggregate to a substrate. The exemplary applicator provides for a generally even distribution of the material and the aggregate the coating material to the surface such as a wall or a floor where it is desirable to have a finished, textured surface and a material having an evenly distributed aggregate. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020329 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS - A surface cleaning apparatus includes a housing with an on-board reactive oxygen species generator which produces reactive oxygen species in situ from fluid stored within an on-board supply tank of the surface cleaning apparatus, and further delivers the generated reactive oxygen species to a cleaning pad attached to the housing of the surface cleaning apparatus. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020330 | STRIP-FORM WC CLEANING PRODUCT - A strip-form toilet cleaning product comprising a width (B), a height (H) and a thickness (S), wherein the ratio between width (B), height (H) and thickness (S) is between 1:1:0.01 and 1:0.1:0.2, a first extruded phase and at least one second extruded phase, wherein at least the contour of a contact surface ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150020331 | POLE CLEANING APPARATUS - A pole cleaning apparatus comprises an elongate handle portion engaged with a cleaning head. In certain embodiments, the cleaning head has a width shaped as a partial-tubular member and an opening extending along the longitudinal axis through which a pole is passed to engage the cleaning head with the pole to be cleaned. The cleaning head may include an inner arcuate surface configured to at least partially surround the pole. The apparatus also includes a mounting assembly designed to pivotably engage the cleaning head to the handle portion such that the handle portion is pivotable with respect to the cleaning head in at least one plane containing the longitudinal axis. Optionally, the apparatus may include a cleaning pad selectively engageable with the cleaning head. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020332 | Molded Cosmetic Applicators And Mold Therefor - A molded cosmetic applicator head having a core that supports an array of semi-conical bristles arranged in rows and columns, such that the surfaces of the bristles assume certain orientations, and wherein at least some of the bristles have at one or more prominent depressions and/or prominent protrusions located on a curved surface. A mold for an injection molded applicator head is also described. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020333 | ORAL CARE SYSTEM, KIT AND METHOD - An oral care system comprising an oral care implement and dispenser containing a fluid detachably coupled to the oral care implement. In one embodiment, the dispenser includes a reservoir containing a fluid and an actuator for dispensing the fluid from the dispenser; and the dispenser is alterable between: (i) a storage state in which the dispenser is detachably coupled to the oral care implement and a mechanical interference between a portion of the actuator and a portion of the oral care implement prohibits actuation of the actuator; and (ii) an application state in which a user can actuate the actuator to dispense the fluid from the dispenser. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020334 | Oral Care Instrument - An oral hygiene implement is described herein. The oral hygiene implement has a handle; a head, and a neck disposed between the handle and the head. The head has a plurality of contact elements. A sealing element is positioned between the handle and the neck. The sealing element is translucent. An indication element is positioned between the adjacent the sealing element. A light emitting source provides electromagnetic energy to the indication element, and the electromagnetic energy passes through the sealing element. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020335 | Wash Cloth with Pouch - A cleaning apparatus capable of holding soap or other cleansers is described. The apparatus includes a washcloth for scrubbing and abrasion and a pouch or pocket made of relatively more permeable material for holding soap. The soap is held on both sides by relatively more permeable fabric and is not obscured by the more permeable material of typical washcloths, and yet the apparatus includes a washcloth for comfortable bathing. The pouch may include a closure for retaining the soap. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020336 | Scrubbing Bead Chain Device - My invention the metal scrubbing bead chain, a device, that relate to an earlier invention, associated to a bead chain, of the type shown in U.S. Pat. No. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020337 | BUILT-IN WIPER SYSTEM FOR SINGLE AND MULTIPLE PLANAR SURFACES - A set of wiper blade assemblies built into a fixed frame and along the edge of a movable planar surface whereby the opening and closing of a movable panel engages both the wipers to wipe two parallel planar surfaces. The fixed wiper mounted to the frame squeegees water and particles away when the movable plane or door is slid opened or closed. Simultaneously, the movable panel with a mounted wiper serves to wipe the other parallel planar surface. Another embodiment has more than two wiper assemblies mounted along the edge of two or more planar surfaces and a fixed wiper across the frame whereby moving any of the movable plane engages all the wipers to wipe water and particles away from the planar surfaces. Another embodiment has one fixed wiper assembly mounted from the top to the bottom of the frame whereby moving a single plane engages the wiper to wipe the surface of the single panel. An alternative embodiment has all the wiper assemblies fixed into the frame and engage the wipers when the movable panels are slid opened or closed. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020338 | WINDSCREEN WIPER DEVICE - A windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material having one groove, in which groove a longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed. Free ends of the wiper blade are connected to a respective connecting piece. The wiper blade is provided with a spoiler and at least one connecting piece having an internal reinforcement rib connecting lateral sides of the connecting piece. The spoiler is removed along a portion of the length of the wiper blade at a free end of the wiper blade facing the connecting piece. In the mounted position the internal transverse reinforcement rib; abuts the spoiler. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020339 | WIPER FOR VEHICLE - A wiper for a vehicle is provided with: an arm-side connection section; a blade-side connection section; support shafts which protrude from side walls of the blade-side connection section; and shaft support recesses which are provided in the arm-side connection section. When a wiper blade is located in a mounting-dismounting enabled region, the mounting-dismounting openings and the small-diameter sections of the support shafts match with each other, and the support shafts and the shaft support recesses can be mounted to and dismounted from each other. When the wiper blade is located in a mounting-dismounting disabled region, the mounting-dismounting openings and the small-diameter sections do not match with each other, and the support shafts and the shaft support recesses cannot be mounted to and dismounted from each other. A shape retaining section is located between the pair of the shaft support recesses. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020340 | Universal Wiper Blade Cover - Disclosed is an improved windshield wiper blade cover adapted to install onto existing wiper blades on a vehicle to increase visibility for a driver of the vehicle. The wiper blade cover of the present invention includes an elongated cover member with two terminal ends that secure a wiper blade therebetween and a recessed channel adapted to receive the wiper blade therein. The wiper blade cover further includes a blade member disposed along a bottom portion of the cover member, wherein the blade member has a flat, smooth edge constructed to remove or control the flow of liquid on a windshield surface. The wiper cover of the present invention may be used regularly to replace dull or worn existing wiper blades or in inclement weather to improve visibility while driving. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020341 | Windshield Wiper Blade - A windshield wiper blade includes a main cover having a plurality of positioning portions. A fixing seat engages with each positioning portion. Each fixing seat includes a cover pivotal portion and a frame pivotal portion. A plurality of auxiliary covers is respectively mounted to two ends of the main cover. Each auxiliary cover is pivotably connected to one of the cover pivotal portions. A frame is pivotably connected to the frame pivotal portion of each fixing seat and includes at least one claw. A soft rubber strip engages with the at least one claw of each frame. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020342 | COMBINATION OF WRINGING MECHANISM AND CONTAINER - In combination a wringing mechanism and a container, the container including at least one side wall which encloses a containing space from a container bottom up to a peripheral edge formation, and the wringing mechanism including a body, and a basket for receiving mop material to be wrung out, and at least one moveable press member which is moveable in the basket by a transmission, upon movement of a wringing lever handle downwardly towards a front of the container to squeeze the mop material, and the wringing mechanism being supported on the peripheral edge formation of the container by a hook formation provided by the wringer mechanism body, with at least the basket depending into the containing space, and the wringing mechanism further including a pair of side wall support formations each of which co-operates with a corresponding formation of the container side wall interiorly of the containing space to support the container side wall during wringing, and there being a plurality of releasable attachment devices releasably to attach the wringing mechanism to the container. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020343 | Cleaning Apparatus - A cleaning apparatus for a ceiling transport vehicle is provided which can be advantageously installed in a clean room. A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a ceiling transport vehicle includes an air blower for blowing air to the ceiling transport vehicle when the ceiling transport vehicle, which can travel along a travel rail provided on a ceiling side in a clean room, is stationary in a closed off space which is closed off from exterior space. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020344 | VACUUM CLEANER WITH FLUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A vacuum cleaner is provided with a dispensing system for applying a treating agent stored on the vacuum cleaner to the surface to be cleaned. The dispensing system can include at least one container for storing a supply of liquid treating agent and a dispenser for dispensing the liquid treating agent to the surface to be cleaned. The dispenser can include a porous a diffusion media that is configured to diffuse the treating agent through the dispenser and onto the surface to be cleaned. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020345 | Wearer Comfort Backpack Vacuum - A backpack vacuum has a body made up of an upper cannister and a lower motor compartment. The vacuum body is supported on a wearer's back by a harness. A vacuum motor draws air from an opening in the upper cannister through a primary air flow path out an exhaust outlet from the lower motor compartment. An adjustable air flow opening in the cannister sidewalls creates a secondary air flow path through the vacuum body which creates a cooling air region adjacent the wearer's back in use. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020346 | FLOOR CLEANING MACHINE - A floor cleaning machine for cleaning a surface includes a body having a suction nozzle thereon, a handle pivotably coupled to the body and having a motor housing portion, and a suction motor assembly operable to draw fluid and dirt from the surface through the suction nozzle. The floor cleaning machine also includes a recovery tank coupled to the handle in fluid communication with the suction motor assembly to receive and store fluid and dirt drawn through the suction nozzle and an expandable hose fluidly communicating the recovery tank and the suction nozzle. The hose is in one of a retracted configuration and an expanded configuration when the handle is pivoted to a substantially upright position, and the other when pivoted to a reclined position. The hose at least partially wraps around the motor housing portion when in the expanded configuration. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020347 | FLOOR CLEANING MACHINE - A floor cleaning machine for cleaning a floor surface includes a recovery tank having an inlet conduit and a flow divider. The flow divider includes a divider inlet in downstream fluid communication with the inlet conduit. The flow divider divides the flow into at least two separate flow paths. Each separate flow path includes a first flow path portion for directing the flow in a first direction away from the divider inlet, a second flow path portion directing the flow in a second flow direction that is substantially different from the first flow direction, and a flow redirector portion for redirecting the flow from the first flow direction to the second flow direction. The recovery tank also includes a tank body in downstream fluid communication with the flow divider. The tank body collects dirty fluid from the floor surface. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020348 | VACUUM CLEANER FILTER ASSEMBLY AND VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum cleaner filter assembly having at least one dust collecting chamber adapted to be coupled to a cyclonic dust separation unit, and a filter unit attached to and extending from the dust collecting chamber. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020349 | DOOR HINGE OF VEHICLE - A door hinge of a vehicle can reduce a closing speed by generating rotational resistance only when strongly closing a door or a trunk at a predetermined speed or more. The door hinge of a vehicle may include: a door bracket coupled to a door and rotatably coupled to one side of a vehicle body bracket coupled to a vehicle body; a pawl lever pivotably assembled to the door bracket and rotating when a door closes over a predetermined speed; an anti-rotation ring pivotably assembled to the vehicle body bracket and combined with the pawl lever to operate together when the door closes over a predetermined speed; and a friction member disposed inside the anti-rotation ring and generating rotational resistance when the anti-rotation ring pivots. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020350 | DOOR ACTUATOR - A power boost assembly is disclosed that can be used with a door actuator, such as a door closer. The power boost assembly is structured to store an energy during a first movement of a door and release the stored energy during a second movement of the door. In one form the power boost assembly can be structured as a module that can be added to an existing door and door closer installation. In one form the power boost assembly is used to increase a closing force imparted to a door to ensure a latching event. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020351 | HINGE STRUCTURE - A hinge structure includes a first shaft, a second shaft, a pivot base and a position-limiting mechanism. The first and second shafts are pivoted on the pivot base. The position-limiting mechanism includes a first position-limiting portion, a second position-limiting portion and a position-limiting component. The first position-limiting portion is fixed to the first shaft. The second position-limiting portion is fixed to the second shaft. The position-limiting component is slidably disposed on the pivot base and has first and second ends opposite to each other. When the position-limiting component moves to a first position, the first end and the first position-limiting portion interfere with each other to stop the first shaft and the pivot base from rotating relatively. When the position-limiting component moves to a second position, the second end and the second position-limiting portion interfere with each other to stop the second shaft and the pivot base from rotating relatively. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020352 | SPRINGLESS DOUBLE ENDED ELASTIC FABRIC TENSIONER - A springless, double ended elastic fabric tensioner including at least two gripping members, each having a first jaw and a second jaw biased together at a first pivot point and a second pivot point wherein the first and second pivot points are set apart from each other. A compression activation site is positioned in between the first and second pivot points for activating the first and second jaws from a closed position to an open position. The fabric tensioner further includes a tensioning elastomeric member having a first end and second end and providing sufficient tension between the gripping members whereby each gripping member removably engages either the first or second ends of the elastomeric member. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020353 | GRILLE SECURING DEVICE - The present disclosure is directed to devices for securing grilles or decorative architectural elements. The present disclosure is also directed to devices that secure a grille to a frame such as a suspended or dropped ceiling grid system. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020354 | Themed Cemetery Systems and Methods - An improved cemetery experience whereby the cemetery and accompanying facilities may celebrate and demonstrate the passion and hobbies of the deceased individual, such as a love of sports. The contemplated themed cemetery may be a stand-alone cemetery that celebrates a common passion of a plurality of individuals, yet still maintains the traditional burial and memorialization process. The themed cemetery memorializes a specific event or a loved location and provides enjoyment to individuals having a common interest with an opportunity for burial and/or memorial with a common theme. The themed cemetery comprises a visual and physical replica of a venue, such as a sporting facility, e.g., the Los Angeles Sports Arena, the Los Angeles Coliseum, Angel Stadium, Wimbledon, and the like. The themed cemetery is configured to providing space for the deceased while also providing income and revenue by way of advertising for the cemetery operator. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020355 | REMOVABLE CUSTOMIZABLE CASKET PANEL - Caskets, cap panel assemblies for a casket, and methods for manufacturing cap panel assemblies are described. A casket may include a casket shell, at least one casket cap pivotally mounted on the casket shell, and a cap panel assembly mounted in the at least one casket cap. The cap panel assembly may include a cap panel, a puffing member attached to each edge of the cap panel, a cap panel insert positioned in-line with the cap panel, and a plurality of resilient members positioned on a front face of the cap panel insert. The plurality of resilient members may be tensioned, for example, to hold keepsakes, memorabilia, or other types of objects on or in the cap panel insert. The cap panel insert can include a mounting bracket or a screw and wire assembly for mounting the cap panel insert on a wall. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020356 | PROCESS OF SETTING STONE IN JEWELLERY BY USING COMPUTER AIDED NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED SYSTEM - A process of setting stone in jewellery by using computer aided numerically controlled (CNC) system. Precious metal is cut and bent around stone using CNC machine. The process exploits capability of CNC machine by achieving gradual and consistent bending which results in minimum residual stress in precious metal and eliminates possibility of damage to stone. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020357 | TOOL SET AND DISASSEMBLING TOOL THEREOF - A tool set includes a disassembling tool and an elastic pin having a disassembly end and disposed through first and second parts. The disassembling tool includes a T-shaped rod and a sleeve member having top and bottom ends. The T-shaped rod penetrates the sleeve member and has first and second screw-rod portions and a handle portion. The first screw-rod portion is screwed into a connecting thread in the disassembly end for fixing the elastic pin to the first screw-rod portion. When the sleeve member is pressed to make the bottom end abut against the first and second parts, the handle portion is rotated in a spiral direction of the connecting thread opposite to that of a guiding thread in the top end to make the second screw-rod portion unscrewed from the sleeve member along the guiding thread for rotating the elastic pin out of the first and second parts. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020358 | MOTOR VEHICLE PANEL BLANKING METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a method of motor vehicle sheet blanking and a system of the same, wherein the blanking method comprises: firstly, nesting for motor vehicle sheet material, and cutting it into group sheets with a shape and size confirmed by the multi length of the sheet; next, designing a backing die depending on scraps to be cut from the group sheet, and hollowing in areas corresponding to blanking openings in the backing die, in which the dimensions of the blanking openings are greater than that of the actual scraps to be cut; then, placing a group sheet onto the backing die; laser cutting the group sheet based on the shape of motor vehicle sheet, the cut scraps dropping through the blanking openings in the backing die onto a scrap conveyor belt underneath; stacking the cut sheets. The present invention can effectively process scraps cut from sheets and improve the blanking efficiency. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020359 | ARROW QUIVER ASSEMBLY AND FRAME - A frame is provided, and a quiver assembly is attached to the frame. The frame, preferably made from aluminum, is manufactured by using an axis of extrusion that is perpendicular to the primary axis of the quiver assembly. A top portion of the quiver assembly provides blade covers with foam inserts to store, for example, expandable broadheads. The blade covers are non-circular in shape, so that broadheads can be rotated approximately ninety degrees to a secure position. The quiver also utilizes a set screw that allows a the hunter to adjust the camming force required for loading and unloading the quiver from the bow. The quiver assembly utilizes rubber posts that allow for a quiet operation, as well as a secure means of locking the quiver assembly to a bow. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020360 | METHOD OF REMOVING A BUSHING FROM A MACHINE COMPONENT - A method of removing a bushing secured within a blind hole defined in a machine component is disclosed. The method includes inserting a cylindrical portion of a tool at least partly in an opening adjacent to the blind hole. The method includes positioning an elongate member of the tool that extends from the cylindrical portion co-axially with the blind hole. The elongate member includes four corner portions disposed at an end distal to the cylindrical portion and defines an effective diameter of the elongate member less than a diameter of the blind hole. The method includes driving the block member towards the machine component to insert the elongate member into the blind hole, separating the bushing into at least four parts via the corner portions, removing the elongate member from the blind hole, and removing the parts from the blind hole. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020361 | Apparatus and Method for Product Display - An apparatus and method to retain a product support, displaying the product in a container, in adjustment panels mounted to a frame. Each adjustment panel may mount to the frame at a particular inclination angle, and include a number of serpentine slots for engaging a number of support pins extending from sides of the product support. Each serpentine slot in the number of serpentine slots may include a notch at each end, and at each direction change, of the serpentine slot. Each notch in a particular serpentine slot may be a different distance from a top edge of its respective adjustment panel. A first product support may be retained in a notch such that a top edge of a first container with a first depth on a first product support is substantially level with a top edge of a second container of a second depth on a second product support. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020362 | Method For Displaying Advertising Devices - A method allowing easy erection and removal of advertising devices such as flags, banners or similar message conveying means. System consists of a sleeve or receiving apparatus to accept adaptor which is attached to said advertising device. Receiver may be used inground or above ground. A driving rod to mechanically insert sleeve into ground. A threaded extraction device. A cap to protect sleeve from external contaminants such as precipitation or grass clippings. A base to which receiver attaches for above ground applications. An adaptor attached to advertising device which inserts into receiving sleeve secured by natural forces with no mechanical means allowing for freedom of motion and rotation up to 360 degrees without constraint. An extension to elevate advertising devices overcoming obstacles such as flowerbeds, hedges, fences or grow. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020363 | Apparatus and Method for Insertion of Gaskets - Gasket insertion apparatuses with bendable arms that provide quick, safe and efficient alignment and installation of gaskets between opposing flanges of a flange assembly. Methods to install gaskets between opposing flanges by aligning gaskets within a flange assembly using alignment arms of an insertion apparatus. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020364 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AND PROVIDING LITHOGRAPHY ON METAL CLOSURES - The present invention relates generally to manufacturing metallic closures from a continuous coil of a pre-coated sheet metal material. More specifically, the present invention relates to manufacturing closures adapted for interconnection to a threaded neck of a container using a continuous coil of pre-coated aluminum sheet material. In one embodiment, marketing indicia or product information may be applied to the closures after formation of the closures. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020365 | METHOD FOR SETTING POSITIONS OF MANIPULATING ARMS ON A FRAME - The invention concerns a method for setting a position of manipulating arms on a supporting frame and a supporting frame ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150020366 | Device For Filtration With A Set Of Least One Filter Cassette - The invention concerns a filtration device comprising a manifold providing fluid connection and mechanical connection comprising a clamping plate movably mounted relative to the manifold and adapted to compress at least one cassette against the manifold, means for driving and guiding the clamping plate comprising a rod extending between the manifold and the plate, an actuator provided with a body and a member moveable relative to the body, which member is adapted to move through a predetermined travel between an extended position and a retracted position, the body being carried by the manifold, and the member carrying the rod and driving the plate via the rod to a clamped position in which the member is in an intermediate retracted position in which it has moved through a shorter travel than the predetermined travel relative to its extended position. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020367 | AIR FLOW MEASURING DEVICE - An air flow measuring device is adapted to be attached to a duct. The device includes a first housing, a second housing, and a flow sensor. The first housing defines a bypass flow passage which takes in a part of air flowing in the duct, and includes a hollow part and a recess. The bypass flow passage is formed in the hollow part. The recess is formed on an upper side of the hollow part in a vertical direction of the device, and at the recess, an outer surface of the first housing is recessed inward of the first housing. The second housing is formed through secondary formation with the first housing as a primary formed part. The first housing is held on a lower side of the second housing in the vertical direction. The flow sensor is disposed in the bypass flow passage. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020368 | Swimming Pool Cleaner - A swimming pool cleaner including a body having a debris inlet and a debris outlet and defining an elongate slotted cavity pivotably holding proximal ends of flap members forming a segmented skirt which forms with the pool surface a plenum from which water and debris are drawn into the inlet. The slotted cavity is configured for strain-free insertion of the flap-member proximal ends into the cavity. A removable nozzle within the debris inlet and retaining the flap-member proximal ends in the cavity. A method for inlet to control debris-laden water flow. The cleaner further including a tool-free nozzle-mounting structure at the debris inlet removably retaining the nozzle within the debris inlet and a tool-free wheel-mounting assembly. a plurality of removable nozzles are interchangeably secured within the debris inlet, each nozzle having a flow opening sized differently from flow opening(s) of the other nozzle(s) to control debris-laden water flow. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020369 | METHOD AND FIXTURE FOR ATTACHING A SANDING DISC TO A HAND SANDER - A hand sander and sanding disc fixture for attaching a sanding disc to a hand sander includes a table having a top with a sander storage station and an application station thereon. The storage station has a holder capable of holding a hand sander having a sander pad on the top of the table. The application station has at least two datum pegs extending from the top of the table that are capable of passing through two corresponding datum holes in the sanding disc. The at least two datum pegs having datum surfaces configured to be received in datum notches in an outer diameter of the sander pad. The datum pegs are capable of aligning the sander pad with the sanding disc when the sander pad is pressed against an attaching side of the sanding disc. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020370 | Device for Mounting Dealer Tags - An apparatus for removably attaching dealer tags to various vehicles, comprising two or more mounting devices, each comprising a center portion with a mounting hole for mounting the device on the vehicle's tag or license mounting structure using a screw or bolt or similar mounting means. At one end of the device is a mounting post supported by a mounting post support with a ridge, protrusion, or indentation on two opposing sides. The mounting post support is flexibly attached to the center portion, and can be bent around and removably attached to the center portion by means of inserting the ridge or protrusions into corresponding holes or slots in the sides of the center portion. The other end of the device comprises a flexible arm or structure with a hole adapted to fit over the mounting post. The user causes the mounting post to be attached to the center portion, inserts the mounting post through a corresponding hole in the driver tag, then bends the flexible arm around to fit the snap-lock hole over the mounting post and hold the driver tag in place. Removal is accomplished by reversing these steps. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020371 | COUPLING WITH TONGUE AND GROOVE - A method of coupling first and second pipe elements in end-to-end facing relationship includes obtaining a coupling, the coupling including an annular gasket, at least one segment, and a fastener, each segment being approximately semi-circular and including at least two ends, each end including at least one of a tongue and a groove, each tongue protruding circumferentially from at least one end, each groove defined circumferentially in at least one end; slipping the coupling onto the first pipe element beyond any groove proximate the end of the first pipe element; aligning the second pipe element in end-to-end facing relationship with the first pipe element; slipping the coupling onto the second pipe element such that the segments of the coupling straddle the ends of the first and second pipe elements; and engaging each fastener to deform each segment into contact with the outer surfaces of the first and second pipe elements. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020372 | Positioning Workpieces by Clamping Devices - Methods, devices, and systems for positioning workpieces for processing. In one aspect, a clamping device includes two clamping elements and a servo drive provided for the clamping elements. The servo drive is operable to first move at least one of the clamping elements toward the other of the clamping elements such that the clamping elements are transferred into a clamping start position in which the clamping elements are positioned on opposite sides of a workpiece arranged therebetween and in which the clamping elements do not apply a force to the workpiece or apply a force to the workpiece that is smaller than a clamping force, and subsequently urge the clamping elements toward one another from the clamping start position to an operational state, in which the clamping elements apply the clamping force to the workpiece. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020373 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CONTINUOUS SUCKER ROD - A method for manufacturing a continuous sucker rod coil, wherein the method includes the step of selecting a plurality of input coils, each input coil having the same uniform hardness, and each input coil having two free ends. The method further includes the step of fusing adjacent free ends of adjacent input coils together to form one continuous length of rod, the fusing creating fused areas and a heat-affected zone at each fused area. The method also includes the step of treating each of the heat-affected zones to alleviate irregularities induced during fusing. Additionally, the method includes the step of winding the continuous length of rod into a finished coil. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020374 | Automatic Assembling System and Method - An automatic assembling system, comprising: a robot performing an operation of inserting a first member into a second member; a force sensor for detecting an insertion force exerted on the first member by the robot; and a controller for controlling the insertion force with a closed-loop feedback control according to a difference between the insertion force detected by the force sensor and a predetermined insertion force, so that the insertion force is less than the predetermined insertion force to protect the first member and/or the second member from damage due to an overlarge insertion force. The present invention also is directed to a method for automatically assembling a product. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020375 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BAND-SHAPED STATOR CORE SHEETS AND DIE APPARATUS USED THEREFOR - Provided are a method for manufacturing band-shaped stator core sheets, capable of efficiently separating the band-shaped stator core sheets having engaged magnetic pole pieces, and a die apparatus used therefor. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020376 | Apparatus and Method for Winding an Electric-Motor Laminated Core with a Magnet Coil - An apparatus is provided for winding a laminated core with a magnet coil for an electric motor in which a conductive, insulated coil wire is wound into one or multiple pole tip grooves of a winding surface of the laminated core. The apparatus comprises a holding device, a counter holding device, and one or multiple clamping elements. The holding device is configured to fix the laminated core to be wound during a winding process. The one or multiple clamping elements are configured to fix an insulating paper to one of the one or multiple pole tip grooves. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020377 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS RELATING TO FINDABLE BALLS - Golf balls for use with a system for finding golf balls and methods for making such golf balls. In the case of one exemplary golf ball, the ball includes a shell, a core material and a tag having a diode which is coupled to an antenna which has at least a portion formed from an elastic conductive material, such as an elastic conductive ink. The core material may include a void for receiving at least part of the diode. Other golf balls are described and methods for making balls are also described. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020378 | Method for Manufacturing Laminated Coil Devices - A method of manufacturing a laminated coil device includes conductors for forming coils and insulation stacking for forming laminated bodies, and further includes the steps of: (A) manufacturing ceramic insulating thin sheets; (B) forming ceramic insulating thin sheets with conductive through-holes; (C) manufacturing coil thin sheets with coil conductors so as to embed the coil conductors inside the ceramic insulating thin sheets; (D) orderly stacking and cutting ceramic insulating thin sheets and coil thin sheets with coil conductors into unit sizes in order to obtain laminated bodies; (E) heating the laminated bodies in order to remove the binder, and then sintering the laminated bodies; (F) coating the conductive paste on the two ends of the laminated bodies so as to fen external electrodes. Thus, the present invention is to provide a manufacturing method of producing a laminated coil power device with low direct current resistance, no delamination, no air space, and no lamination cracking. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020379 | PROCESS TO INHIBIT SLIDER CONTAMINATION DURING PROCESSING - Methods for forming a slider for a disc drive. One method includes forming a plurality of sliders on a wafer, applying a self-assembled monolayer coating on the plurality of sliders, and cutting the plurality of sliders into a plurality of individual sliders. Another method includes forming a plurality of sliders on a wafer, applying a low surface energy coating on the plurality of sliders, and cutting the plurality of sliders into a plurality of individual sliders. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020380 | STACKING APPARATUS AND METHOD - There is provided a stacking apparatus including: a pickup unit including a plurality of suction units that pass a first position, a second position, a third position, and a fourth position, which are disposed at equal intervals in a first direction around a circumference, in order; and a driving unit that moves the respective suction units of the plurality of suction units in order to the first position, the second position, the third position, and the fourth position and also causes up-down movement of the respective suction units. The driving unit moves up and down the suction units to pick up a first electrode sheet, a separator, and a second electrode sheet at the first position, the second position, and the third position and to stack a separate at the fourth position, moves up and down at the fourth position to stack the second electrode sheet, moves up and down at the second position to pick up a separator and to stack a separator at the fourth position, and moves up and down at the fourth position to stack a first electrode sheet. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020381 | Magnetic Installation and Retrieval Tool for Fluid Lift Plungers - A plunger installation and retrieval tool incorporates a magnet which magnetically supports a fluid lift plunger during insertion into or retrieval from a lubricator on a natural gas wellhead. The magnet is housed in a magnet holder suspended from an elongate hanger member the upper end of which is connected to a hanger support. An actuating rod slidably extends through the hanger support and through bores in the magnet and magnet holder, such that a downward force applied to the actuating rod will cause the lower end of the actuating rod to project below the magnet and break its magnetic bond with the plunger, thus releasing the plunger from the tool. The tool may be provided with a cylindrical skirt fitting closely around the upper end of the plunger to prevent laterally loading that could break the magnetic bond during plunger insertion and retrieval. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020382 | APPARATUS FOR INTERCHANGING WELDING TIPS OF SPOT WELDING GUN - The present invention relates to an apparatus for interchanging welding tips of a spot welding gun. According to the present invention, an apparatus for interchanging welding tips of a spot welding gun comprises: a post frame provided with a connection plate on a top surface; a tip-removal means coupled at a predetermined position on one side surface of the post frame; and a tip-setting means coupled to a top surface of the connection plate. | 2015-01-22 |
20150020383 | DISASSEMBLY TOOL FOR MEMORY CARD - A disassembly tool for disengaging hooks of a number of memory slots from a number of memory cards includes a base plate, and two pivot arms. The pivot arms are pivotably connected to opposite ends of the base plate. An abutting portion is formed on an end of each pivot arm away from the base plate. When disengaging the hooks, the abutting portions abut the hooks and the base plate is manipulated down, the pivot arms are rotated to make the hooks rotate away from the memory cards. | 2015-01-22 |