| 05th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
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| 20120024836 | HEATING APPARATUS - A heating apparatus includes a oven. The oven includes a box, a motor, a fan chamber, an air duct and a heater. The box defines a cavity. The motor includes a fan. The motor is attached to the box. The fan chamber is fixed in the cavity and defines a inlet and a outlet. The air duct includes a first air hole and a second air hole. The first air hole communicates with the outlet, and the second air hole communicates with the cavity. The heater is received in the air duct. The motor drives the fan to absorb air from the inlet of the fan chamber and blow the air into the air duct. The air is heated by the heater and flows from the second air hole. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024837 | SCENT WARMERS HAVING NON-INCANDESCENT HEATING AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS - A scent warmer has a base structure including a lower portion and a scented material-holding portion. The lower portion may include at least one sidewall and be at least substantially hollow. An electrical heat source and a filamentless electrical light source may be disposed in the base structure lower portion. The scent warmer may include a power supply input element for providing electrical power to the electrical heat source and the filamentless electrical light source. Methods of the invention may include methods of warming a scented material and methods of forming a scent warmer. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024838 | BATTERY HEATING CIRCUITS AND METHODS BASED ON BATTERY DISCHARGING USING RESONANCE COMPONENTS IN SERIES - According to certain embodiments, a battery heating circuit is provided, comprising a switch unit | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024839 | HIGH FREQUENCY INDUCTION HEATING TREATMENT EQUIPMENT AND METHOD AND INDUCTION HEATED AND THUS TREATED PRODUCT - To provide a heat treatment providing a product with quality as desired, high frequency induction heating treatment equipment capable of temperature control to provide such heat treatment includes temperature controlling means for adjusting in temperature an object to be treated, and quenching means for determining when the object heated should be cooled. The temperature controlling means includes heating means, temperature measuring means involved in temperature control, and temperature adjusting means. The quenching means includes temperature measuring means involved in quenching, and heat treatment adjusting means. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024840 | Temperature sensor and induction heating cooker having the same - An induction heating cooker including a temperature sensor disposed between a plurality of working coils which are uniformly disposed below a cooking table and a heat transfer member to transfer heat from the working coils adjacent to the temperature sensor to the temperature sensor, thereby improving productivity and space utilization. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024841 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLED AGING OF ELECTRICAL WINDINGS - The present invention provides system for testing an electrical winding element that is usually a stator bar or a stator winding. The stator bar is attached to a short circuit conductive element to form a closed short circuit of a single turn that acts as a primary circuit. The closed short circuit is connected to a step-up transformer that will act as a secondary circuit and which has at least two turns. The step-up transformer uses a controlled variable voltage source that charges the closed short circuit. Charging the closed short circuit creates a current in the stator bar inner conductive element, causing heat on the stator bar by induction. The system of the present invention is suitable for an accelerated thermal aging test that simulates closely how heat is created by induction on stator bars of electric machines. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024842 | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR AN INDUCTION COOKER, METHOD FOR OPERATING THE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT AND INDUCTION COOKER - A circuit arrangement for an induction cooking device and an induction cooking device with a circuit of this kind, wherein the circuit includes a resonant circuit with at least one induction coil for the inductive heating of an induction cooking dish and at least one capacitor, as well as a variable circuit element for the variation of the inductivity and/or the capacity of the resonant circuit. The variable circuit element in preference is a choke controllable with direct current and the switching circuit in preference is operated with a constant frequency. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024843 | THERMAL TREATMENT OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS - A method of treating a carbonaceous material is disclosed. The method includes heating the carbonaceous material in a reactor with microwave energy, at a pressure less than about 5 atmospheres, to generate a mixture comprising char, oil and gas. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024844 | DEVICE AND IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF FOR REPAIRING DAMAGE IN A COOKING APPLIANCE - A cooking appliance such as a microwave oven is provided with a sacrificial region for repairing damage caused by arcing and related failure modes. The sacrificial region incorporates a component that, when damaged, is removable from the cooking appliance for replacement by another component of similar construction. In one implementation, a sacrificial component is utilized in a microwave oven with a heated cavity subject to microwave radiation from a magnetron. The sacrificial component in this example includes an aperture that communicates with an opening in the cavity, and through which the radiation impinges into the heated cavity. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024845 | EXOTHERMIC ENAMEL GLAZE, AND EXOTHERMIC CONTAINER COATED WITH SAME - The present invention relates to a heating vessel used in a microwave oven for cooking a food using a magnetron. In the heating vessel that is heated by absorbing some of a high frequency generated from the magnetron so that a food in the cooking room of the microwave oven can be cooked by a high frequency, the heating enamel glaze is fabricated, the fabricated heating enamel glaze is coated on the vessel made of metal material for enamel (a steel plate, aluminum, or stainless for low carbon enamel), dried, and then subjected to glassification plasticity and cooled, thus producing the heating enamel vessel for a microwave oven. Accordingly, the heating enamel vessel can withstand temperature higher than the existing heating vessel product (silicon rubber+ferrite) and can have high heating performance. In a method of fabricating the heating enamel glaze, ferrite (MnZn series, MgCuZn series, NiZn series) having high transmittance and metal soft magnetic material (Fe—Si series, Fe—Si—Al series, Fe—Si—B series Fe—Si—B—Co series, Fe—Ni series, etc.) alloy powder are mixed and added to a glaze (glassy frit) commercially used for enamel processing. Accordingly, the heating enamel glaze having a heating characteristic in which a microwave oven absorbs a microwave (2.45 GHz) and converts it into heat energy is fabricated. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024846 | FOLDING BOX - The invention relates to a folding box ( | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024847 | WATER STORAGE ASSEMBLY - A water storage assembly is disclosed including a flexible bladder having a water storage cavity, a water inlet in fluid communication with said cavity, a water outlet in fluid communication with said cavity, and a rigid frame adapted to support said bladder wherein said bladder wherein said bladder is secured to said rigid frame and said bladder is adapted to expand and contract upon flow of said water into and out of said cavity. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024848 | Container, in particular an ampoule - A container, in particular an ampoule, has at least one layer of plastic material and a discharge chamber ( | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024849 | REFUELING DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A REFUELING DEVICE - A refueling device ( | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024850 | Zipper configuration and embodiments thereof - A zipper traverses five (5) or seven (7) edges of a container (bag, box, or case), forming a two-sided “lid”, providing visibility and access through two (2) sides simultaneously. Zipper is applied to the edges of the storage area and the “lid” of any container (bag, box, or case) with gusseted corners forming a storage area of any depth or dimension. The zipper extends from the rear corner of one side to the rear corner of the alternate side by traversing along the edges of the first side, and turning perpendicularly or diagonally at the gusseted corners, or near the corners, continuing across the bottom of the second side, forming the second side of the lid. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024851 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING A WALL OF A TRANSPORT CONTAINER AND TRANSPORT CONTAINER THEREWITH - An apparatus ( | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024852 | Water Hose Cooler - This invention provides an easy to use device used to store a hose compatible with a standard garden hose faucet connection upon an insulated drink cooler. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024853 | FUEL TANK VALVE DEVICE AND FUEL TANK VENTILATION DEVICE - A fuel tank valve device equipped with a casing, and a valve mechanism. The valve mechanism has a first valve unit having a first valve connecting hole, and a second valve unit that opens and closes the first valve connecting hole. The first valve unit completely closes the valve flow path by moving by the force in the valve closing direction when the pressure of the second communication path exceeds a preset first pressure value. In a state when the first valve unit is closing the valve flow path, when the pressure of the second communication path exceeds a preset second pressure value that is greater than the first pressure value, the second valve unit receives the pressure from the first valve connecting hole and moves to open the first valve connecting hole, communicating with the valve flow path. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024854 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER CLOSURE - A beverage container closure or lid that is adapted for closing an open end of a beverage container. The lid is selectively couplable to the beverage container and includes a selectively openable stopper that when closed, creates a fluid-tight seal between the beverage container and the environment. The stopper may be selectively opened by a user when the user presses a button disposed on a side of the beverage container closure. The stopper is subsequently automatically closed when the user releases the button. Thus, a user may open and close the beverage container closure using a single hand without the need to remove the beverage container closure from the beverage container. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024855 | VESSELS WITH AIR-TIGHT LID SYSTEMS - An exemplary embodiment of a vessel-lid combination includes a glass, ceramic or metal vessel having an open top surrounded by a peripheral edge, a lid fabricated of a plastic material, and a seal structure integrated with the lid to form a unitary structure. The lid is configured to attach to the open top by means of a latch or set of latches integrated with the lid, and the seal structure is configured to provide an air-tight seal between the lid and the peripheral edge of the vessel when the lid is attached to the vessel. In one exemplary embodiment, the vessel is a container fabricated of a glass suitable for baking or oven heating applications. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024856 | AIR-TIGHT CERAMIC OR GLASS VESSELS AND LID SYSTEMS - An exemplary embodiment of a vessel-lid combination includes a ceramic or glass vessel having an open top surrounded by a peripheral edge, a lid fabricated of a plastic material, and a seal structure. The lid is configured to attach to the open top by means of a latch or set of latches integrated with the lid, and the seal structure is configured to provide an air-tight seal between the lid and the peripheral edge of the vessel when the lid is attached to the vessel. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024857 | ROLLER SHUTTER TYPE STORAGE CONTAINER - A roller shutter type storage container includes a container body, a roller shutter accommodating portion, a pair of guide grooves, and a roller shutter. Each of the guide grooves extends linearly in an opening formed in the container body and is curved in the roller shutter accommodating portion. The roller shutter is configured by connecting a plurality of slats each having shafts formed at two ends of the slat with respect to the widthwise direction in a bendable manner. As the two shafts of each of the slats slide in the corresponding guide grooves, the roller shutter slides between an open position for opening the opening and a close position for closing the opening. Each one of the shafts is spaced from a vertical wall surface of the corresponding one of the guide grooves. A projection formed of soft material projects outward from each shaft of each slat in the widthwise direction and contacts the corresponding vertical wall surface in an elastically deformed state. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024858 | VENTED FLEXIBLE FITMENT - A fitment is provided that includes a body, a cap and a membrane. The body has a first end and a second end. The body further has a body passage that extends between the first end and the second end. The cap has a first end and a second end. The cap has a cap bore that extends in the first end of the cap. The cap is configured to selectively plug the body passage proximate the second end of the body. The membrane is in the second end of the cap. The membrane is configured to allow two-way venting through the body passage of the body when the cap is plugging the body passage. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024859 | CONTAINER - The embodiments herein describe a container constructed in a preformed manner, such that no assembly of the container is required before use. The container includes a lid portion that is coupled to the base portion through a hinged connection such that the entire container is singularly constructed from a single piece of material. A nested configuration is achieved such that the base and lid portions are shaped to receive the corresponding base and lid portions of a second container. Such nested configuration allows for multiple containers to be stored in a nested stack, thereby minimizing storage space. The container can be fabricated from various types of re-used material along the lines of molded fiber. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024860 | WASTEBASKET - A wastebasket designed to work in combination with a trash bag insert, the wastebasket having one or more openings or slots on one or more of its sidewalls, the openings extending from the upper rim of the wastebasket to a point near the bottom of the wastebasket, so as to allow for an inward and outward motion of the sidewall sections so as to allow overstuffing of the trash bag while allowing the overstuffed bag to readily be removed from the wastebasket and/or the insertion of a trash bag whose opening circumference is smaller than the upper rim circumference of the wastebasket, whereby the trash bag is secured to the rim of the wastebasket. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024861 | BEFORE-USE MIXING CONTAINER - The present invention provides a before-use mixing container in which it is possible to easily perform a mixing operation for two types of medicinal solutions and it is not until a mixing operation is performed that a medicinal solution is extracted for use from inside a container. The before-use mixing container includes an adapter | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024862 | BEFORE-USE MIXING CONTAINER - The present invention provides a before-use mixing container in which it is possible to perform a mixing operation for two types of medicinal solutions in its container independently of an uncovering operation for a cap or the like. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024863 | Multiple compartment container - A multiple compartment container having a plurality of independent double compartment containers within a container. Each double compartment container have an outer larger compartment fully enclosing an inner smaller compartment with each adjacent compartment having an independent open end located opposite each other to allow free accessibility to the compartment. Each open end accommodates a closure device to close the compartments. This prevents the contents of one compartment from mixing with the contents of the other compartment. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024864 | CONTAINER ASSEMBLY - A container assembly ( | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024865 | SPRINGFORM PAN - A springform pan for baking pastries, in particular cake, comprises a bottom, a rim which is connectable to the bottom and comprises a first rim portion, a second rim portion and a third rim portion as well as a closure which is provided at the third rim portion for opening and closing the springform pan, with the first rim portion and the second rim portion being pivotably connected to each other. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024866 | PRESSURE VESSEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a toroidal pressure vessel having extremely high pressure resistance. Laminating latitudinal reinforcing fiber layers ( | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024867 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ACOUSTIC TREATMENT OF SAMPLES FOR HEATING AND COOLING - Methods and systems relate to enhancing heat transfer between a vessel wall and a sample or coupling medium during focused acoustic processing. The vessel containing the sample may include a heat exchanger on an inner surface and/or an outer surface of the vessel that can have any suitable shape or dimension that increases the surface area of the vessel wall. In some embodiments, heat exchanger features may disrupt a boundary layer of a liquid sample at the vessel wall during focused acoustic processing. Accordingly, the temperature of the liquid sample can be appropriately controlled. In some cases, heating and/or cooling of the liquid sample may be performed efficiently. In an embodiment, a liquid sample may be heated at a rate of at least about 25 degrees C. per ml per minute. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024868 | FUEL TANK - A fuel tank has a cavity ( | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024869 | PRESSURIZED, GUSSETED PACKAGE, PACKAGED PRODUCTS, AND RELATED METHODS - Described are packages and packaged food and non-food products, wherein the packages include a sealed end with a non-square geometry, including gusseted packages prepared from flexible film materials that can be pressurized and that can be useful to contain food (e.g., dough) and non-food items. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024870 | Container Bottom and Methods - Substantially triangular shaped container bottoms include a bottom wall with a concave surface. The container bottom can be used with a container body having an interior chamber for receiving at least one article. Exemplary embodiments include a container bottom attached to a container body wherein the container bottom includes a central surface area that is inwardly concave towards an interior chamber of the container body. Methods of loading a plurality of articles in a container are also provided. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024871 | Cup Lid Having A Perimeter Portion Adapted To Cause Liquid To Drain Toward A Central Portion Of The Lid - A lid for a drinking cup may include a rim portion and a raised cover portion. The rim portion may be adapted to matingly engage an upper peripheral edge of the drinking cup so as to selectively maintain the lid in a covering relationship on the cup. The raised cover portion may extend from the rim portion, and have a perimeter adapted to impede spillage of liquid over a peripheral edge of the lid. Liquid spilled or released on the cover portion or perimeter portion may drain away from the periphery of the cover portion and into the drinking opening or a recess in the cover portion that is adapted to receive a reclosable tab. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024872 | PAINT CAN EXTENDER - This invention relates to a device having a generally cylindrical main body defining an inner channel extending therethrough, a first connection member proximate one end of the device and a second connection member proximate the first connection member. The connection members are formed as annularly cantilevered snap-fit connectors, with each connection member sized to fit a particular opening in a container. Once engaged with the container, the contents may be poured through the inner channel and out through a pour spout formed distally from the connection members. An annular ring is disposed between each connection member and thereby defines an upper shoulder on the first connection member and a lower shoulder on the second connection member. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024873 | ANTI-SPLASH DEVICE CONFIGURED FOR REMOVABLE PLACEMENT WITHIN A CUP INTERIOR - An anti-splash device for use in a cup or other container can help prevent or minimize sloshing, splashing and other undesirable movement of fluids. In some embodiments, the device includes a main body portion having a plurality of openings. The device can also include one or more features that are configured to engage an interior wall of the cup or other container. In other embodiments, the anti-splash device can attach to the brim of a cup or to a lid. In other embodiments, an anti-splash device, a cup lid or any other components related to a beverage or food container comprises one or more finger guides that provide targeted points of contact when manipulating such a device. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024874 | DEVICE HAVING A HANDGRIP FOR TRANSPORTING CONTAINERS - The device ( | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024875 | Insulating cup sleeve - An insulating cup sleeve with a non-woven polyester fabric panel, a thin polyethylene foam panel and a panel retaining loop portion. The fabric panel and the foam panel overlap each other. The fabric panel and the foam panel are wrapped into a circular configuration to form a sleeve. The fabric panel and the foam panel are sewn together by standard sewing means to form the sleeve. The loop portion is sewn in a vertical orientation to the outside of the sleeve. The sleeve is capable of being folded by a user allowing one end of the folded sleeve to be slipped into the loop portion. A preferred embodiment includes the sleeve can be washed by standard means and re-used. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024876 | SEALED ENCLOSURE AND SYSTEM - A sealing system having a grommet configured to be disposed within a grommet cap, the grommet cap configured to be disposed in an aperture formed between an enclosure top having a first tongue, and an enclosure base having a second tongue, and wherein the grommet cap is configured to cover a portion of the grommet, and wherein said grommet cap comprises two walls configured to form a channel, said channel configured to receive said first and second tongues. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024877 | Container with an integral lid retained onto the top of the sidewall of the container by a living hinge, the container used to retain liquids - A container used to retain liquids in manner which enables the liquid within the container to be consumed by a person holding the container in the person's hand and drinking the liquid when the lid is in either the open or closed condition. In the closed condition, a straw is inserted through an opening in the lid. The container has the unique features of having a self-sealing lid which is retained on the container through a living hinge. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024878 | LIDS FOR SECURING ITEMS IN CONTAINERS - Various embodiments for a lid for a container are provided. In one embodiment, a lid has a rectangular top with a circular opening, as well as a plurality of protruding flaps extending outward from a side of the rectangular top. The plurality of protruding flaps are sized to be received by corresponding connectors on a container. The lid also has a tubular receptacle affixed to the circular opening, which has a curvature and extends upward and outward from the rectangular top. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024879 | HOUSING ASSEMBLY - A housing assembly includes a receptacle having a bottom, a front wall, a rear wall, and two side walls. The rear wall has a larger height than the front wall and the side walls decrease in height from the rear wall toward the front wall. The receptacle is configured to receive at least one connection element for connecting at least one electrical cable and has at least one opening for the at least one electrical cable. A lid is configured to close the receptacle. The lid is pivotably disposable on the receptacle with a pivot axis adjoining the rear wall of the receptacle. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024880 | Container Apparatus with Single-Pill Dispensing and Related Methods - Aspects of the disclosure are implemented using a variety of systems and methods involving pill-filtering article that is located and secured inside a pill container. Using one such system, an assembly of articles distributes one pill at a time in the form of a single-pill dispensing apparatus that includes a pill-storage container and such a pill-filtering article. The pill-storage container has an inner wall, an upper portion with a rim region at which a cap may be secured to the pill-storage container, and a lower portion configured for containing pills. The pill-filtering article is configured with a size and a shape that facilitates securing the article inside the pill-storage container near the inner wall, above the lower portion, and below the upper rim region, and also configured with a plurality of channel-defining regions including a first channel-defining region through which one-pill at a time passes and including a second channel-defining region through which one pill at a time passes. Each of the plurality of channel-defining regions region is respectively configured and arranged to facilitate a modification that results in formation of an aperture near a boundary of the channel-defining region for passing one pill at a time, and to pass pills that are of different types in terms of at least one of size and shape. In this regard, when only one of the plurality of channel-defining regions is modified, the pill-filtering article permits only one pill at a time to pass, through the aperture ensuing from the modification, from the lower portion of the container to the upper portion of the container. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024881 | Smoking Article Dispenser - A smoking article dispenser ( | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024882 | Smoking Article Dispenser - A dispenser comprises a housing defining a chamber to receive a charge of smoking articles coupled by a belt and such that the longitudinal axis of each smoking article extends between first and second ends of die housing. The dispenser includes a mechanism to advance the belt in a lateral direction so as to move a smoking article of the belt into alignment with an aperture in said first end of the housing. The mechanism is also operable to push said aligned smoking article from the belt and eject it in a longitudinal direction from the housing through said aperture. A belt for use in such a dispense!, and a method of filling such a dispenser. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024883 | SMALL ANIMAL TREAT DISPENSER - A treat dispenser for a pet animal enclosure, the treat dispenser allowing a user to selectively release a treat into the enclosure without having to open the enclosure. The treat dispenser may include a top with an opening into which a user may place a treat for the pet animal. The treat dispenser may include a user actuated mechanism to release a treat into a tube extending from the top to a bottom, the bottom including an opening to deliver the treat to the pet animal within the enclosure. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024884 | Dispensers and Dispensing Systems for Bags - A dispenser for bags is disclosed. The dispenser is capable of storing a roll of bags and dispensing individual bags therefrom. In addition, a dispensing system for use in dispensing individual bags from a wound roll of continuously and detachably connected bags is disclosed. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024885 | Sled driven queued item dispenser - A machine particularly adapted for dispensing light items packaged in pliable pouches or packets having a machine graspable crowned carrier. The items are propelled in a queue through a tubular cartridge along a track having a ratcheting mechanism to be individually dispensed. A motorized reciprocation bolt engages the mechanism at the back of the cartridge. Multiple cartridges can be grouped together in an expandable array using an interlocking bar and T system to form a removable magazine. Each cartridge can be selectively addressed and activated by its dedicated motorized bolt. In a preferred embodiment of the ratcheting mechanism, the heads of the package carriers are held within a C-shaped track and propelled by the alternating back-and forth motion of a crenelated drive rack successively pushing a sled at the rear of the package queue. A self-engaging brake impedes backward movements of the sled and packages during a return stroke of the drive rack. A coupler is provided for conveniently transferring a batch of products temporarily mounted on a storage and transportation rail directly onto the ratcheting mechanism from the back of a vending machine. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024886 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIQUID MEASURING DISPENSER - It is provided a dispensing device for a fluid container, which includes a container cap, a switching nozzle, a securing mechanism and a dispensing compartment. The container cap has apertures, and the switching nozzle has a closing state and an opening state, wherein in the closing state the switching nozzle hermetically sealing the apertures. An oval skirt is attached to the switching nozzle embracing the container cap, having protrusions for fixing the skirt to the container cap. Pressing the skirt releases the fixing and allows switching to an opening state. The dispensing compartment includes an annular portion, a setting mechanism, and a cover mechanism. The setting mechanism determines the limited volume of the dispensing compartment and secures the limited volume from undesired variation. The annular portion has a plurality of clefts and an associated plurality of quantity markings. The setting mechanism encompasses the annular portion and has setting bumps bulging proximate to the annular portion, and barrel apertures. Upon mating the setting bumps with a cleft, a marking associated with the certain t structural deviation is exposed though the apertures. The cover mechanism complements enclosing of the limited volume of the dispensing compartment, and has child-proof closing mechanism. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024887 | Liquid Butter Dispenser - Consistent volumes of viscous fluids are dispensed from a container configured to have a fixed volume, positive displacement pump assembly that receives and dispenses fixed volumes of the viscous liquids. Gravity causes viscous liquid in a container to fall through openings in a check valve. Pressure on the check valve by a user causes the valve to close. Additional pressure from the user drives the pump assembly downwardly to dispense captured liquid. The dispensed volume is controllable by controlling the displacement of an actuating lever Dispensing covers over the discharge holes prevent liquids from leaking out of the container. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024888 | CLEANING OF SYSTEM FOR DISPENSING OF LIQUID DROPLETS - There is provided a method of cleaning a dispensing assembly for small liquid droplets less than 50 μl and even as low as 10 nl. A purging step with pressurised gas followed by a cleaning step using a suitable cleaning liquid is carried out a number of times. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024889 | Polypharmacy Co-Packaged Medication Dosing Unit Including Communication System Therefor - A custom medication dosing unit is disclosed. The custom medication dosing unit includes a housing having a shell element provided with a bottom surface and a circumferential edge extending from the bottom surface and a portion defining an opening for accommodating a medication. A first closure element provided with a circumferential edge is placed on the circumferential edge of the shell element in an adhering and closing manner. A medication is disposed within the opening defined between the shell element and the first closure element. A circuit module is associated within the first closure element. A system includes the custom medication dosing unit operative to communicate with a local node. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing the custom medication dosing unit. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024890 | MOBILE SANITIZING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPENSING SANITIZER SOLUTION - A mobile sanitizing device may include a sanitizer solution dispenser module, a motorized wheel assembly, and a controller module. The sanitizer solution dispenser module may be operable to dispense the sanitizer solution. The motorized wheel includes at least one wheel and is coupled to the sanitizer solution dispenser module. The controller module includes a microcontroller and a memory, and is programmed to log a sanitization record into a sanitization history of at least one user, compare the sanitization history of the user with a sanitization standard, and control the motorized wheel assembly to cause the mobile sanitizing device to approach the user to dispense sanitizing solution to the user when the sanitization history does not meet the sanitization standard. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024891 | DISPENSING DEVICE FOR EDIBLE GOODS AND/OR NOVELTIES - A dispensing device may include a main body including a wall having a dispensing mouth defined in the wall; a storage portion, wherein the storage portion is retained by the main body; and a conveyance path providing communication between the storage portion and the dispensing mouth. In addition, the dispensing device may include a conveyor disposed in the conveyance path; a drive motor mechanically coupled to the conveyor; and a sensor, wherein the sensor is directly or indirectly electrically coupled to the drive motor and the sensor is in optical communication with the environment proximate to the dispensing mouth. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024892 | FUEL OR DEF DISPENSER HAVING FLUID TEMPERATURE CONDITIONING AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A fluid dispenser comprising a housing in which fluid flow control components are located and a fluid conduit completing a fluid flow path between a fluid storage tank and a nozzle coupled to the housing. The fluid dispenser further comprises a control system, at least one controllable valve in and a fluid flow meter located along the fluid flow path. The fluid dispenser further comprises a fluid temperature conditioning subsystem located along the fluid flow path upstream of the flow meter. The control system is selectively operates the fluid temperature conditioning subsystem upon detection of a predetermined temperature. At least one controllable recirculation valve may also be provided, and the control system may selectively actuate the controllable recirculation valve such that the fluid flows back to the fluid storage tank. A method of measuring the flow rate of a fluid in the fluid dispenser is also disclosed. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024893 | DISPENSING DEVICE FOR EDIBLE GOODS AND/OR NOVELTIES - A dispensing device may include a main body including a wall having a dispensing mouth defined in the wall; a storage portion, wherein the storage portion is retained by the main body; and a conveyance path providing communication between the storage portion and the dispensing mouth. In addition, the dispensing device may include a conveyor disposed in the conveyance path; a drive motor mechanically coupled to the conveyor; and a sensor, wherein the sensor is directly or indirectly electrically coupled to the drive motor and the sensor is in optical communication with the environment proximate to the dispensing mouth. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024894 | Dispenser - A dispenser includes a housing having sides, a top end, and a bottom end. A portion between the top end and the bottom end extends outwardly from an axis of the housing. A bore extends through the housing, which is adapted to receive a container. The container is adapted to dispense a volatile material through a first aperture of the housing. Fluid is dispensed from the container through the first aperture in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of the housing, wherein one face of the sides is shaped to appear like a naturally occurring object. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024895 | MOBILE FOAM DISPENSER - A foam dispenser assembly may include a base portion, a flexible-walled vessels for A and B components that may include walls that define a volume and an opening, an insert within the volume to separate the walls and maintain the opening unobstructed when the volume is under a negative pressure, and a dry disconnect coupling connected to the opening. A head portion that may be connected to the base portion and associated with the flexible-walled vessels may include a tank and a nozzle assembly that mixes the A and B components and dispenses a foam product generated thereby. The tank is preferably disposed adjacent to the nozzle assembly and in communication with one of the flexible-walled vessels and the nozzle assembly. The tank may include a warming assembly. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024896 | BEVERAGE CONTAINMENT AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT - Concepts and technologies are described herein for beverage containment and thermal maintenance. Functionality can be provided for configuring a cooler to support insertion and containment of a bladder for containing a liquid such as a beverage. The cooler may be used to maintain desired thermal characteristics of the liquid. A tap on the bladder may extend to the outside of the cooler through an adjustable tap port within a wall of the cooler. An opening within the port may be adjustable in size and shape to support the insertion and securing of various sized taps. A reusable bladder may be refilled and the bladder membrane may be replaced while reusing the tap mechanism. Removing the tap may also support inserting a commercially filled second bladder into the bladder while allowing the second bladder's tap to extend through the tap hole within the first bladder. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024897 | CONTAINERS FOR HOLDING MATERIALS - The invention provides for containers that can be formed from a liquid-holding vessel, a closure, and a skeleton. The liquid-holding vessel can comprise a flexible polymer or plastic material for preventing contact between a liquid stored in or dispensed from the container and the skeleton. The liquid-holding vessel and the closure may be formed from a minimal amount of polymer or plastic. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024898 | CONTAINER - A container to receive liquid fuel is provided. The container includes a major sub-chamber to receive the fuel, and a measuring chamber that would typically receive an oil to be mixed with the fuel. A throat joins the sub-chambers to enable mixing of the fuel. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024899 | FLUID MATERIAL DISPENSING HEAD - A fluid dispenser head for mounting on a fluid reservoir so as to constitute a dispenser, the head comprising:
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| 20120024900 | MOUNTING MEDIA DEVICE - A mounting media device for application of mounting media to a specimen positioned on a slide before placement of a cover slip. The mounting media device includes an enclosure element, a foot pedal element, and a syringe element. The enclosure element further includes an air compressor component and a dispenser component positioned within the enclosure element. The air compressor component provides air at a specified pressure to the dispenser component. The foot pedal element is triggered to dispense air at a specified pressure from the dispenser component into the syringe element thereby releasing the mounting media from the syringe element onto the specimen positioned on the slide before placement of a cover slip. The foot pedal element may also be depressed so that a user may manually control the release of air from the dispenser component to the syringe element. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024901 | Adapter for a dispenser - An adapter includes a base having an aperture extending therethrough. A wall extends upwardly from the base, wherein first and second opposing ridges are disposed on an external surface of the wall adjacent a lower end thereof and first and second opposing elongate ribs are disposed adjacent the first and second ridges, respectively. A plurality of outwardly protruding stop members are disposed on the external surface of the wall above the first and second ridges and elongate ribs. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024902 | Shroud for a dispenser - A shroud includes a body portion having an opening adapted to receive one of at least two different containers. An upper portion of the body portion is adapted to interact with one of the at least two different containers. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024903 | Multiple beverage dispenser with spigot - A multiple option beverage dispenser, having a spigot, for gravitationally dispensing a liquid beverage from standard recyclable plastic bottle containers, having standard screwed necks, available commercially. The instant invention called “Multiple Beverage Dispenser with Spigot” is a two piece device, preferably injection molded of preferred plastic construction, for economy of production. The heart of the instant inventions' design comprises a multi-tiered female threaded bottle receiver, a fluid chamber, and a tubular discharge end having a standard male threaded coupling and seal, and a manually operated spigot having a standard female threaded coupling for assembly to said male threaded coupling. The instant invention is designed as companion equipment when installed into a wide variety of commercially produced host ice cooler/chests having dispensing spigots, or that spigots may be added (retro-fitted), providing a unique scope of utility, size, durability, and appearance. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024904 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A LIQUID-TO-PASTY PRODUCT USING A METERING PUMP HAVING A LOW DEAD VOLUME - A device for dispensing a liquid-to-pasty product to be placed at the open end of a rigid container and consisting of a manual metering pump for dispensing a predetermined amount of the product to be dispensed, includes a base member to be placed on the container, a push button provided with a dispensing spout capable of acting, when pumped, against an intermediate bellows comprising an opening/closing device provided at the upper end of the bellows, characterized in that the push button is combined with a cylindrical chamber directed towards the inside of the bellows and extending inside the bellows so as to form a dead volume with a predetermined value inside same and to accordingly reduce the available air volume, thereby improving the compression rate when pumped. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024905 | SINGLE-USE APPLICATOR - The single-use applicator used for discharging a filling substance and comprising a substance receiving chamber provided with an outlet is characterized in that the receiving chamber comprises an outwardly curved wall and an opposite wall which is provided with a surrounding web which engages into the cavity of the curved wall on the edge thereof, and that the curved wall is shaped such that it can be smoothly pressed onto the web and the interposed area of the opposite wall. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024906 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF POLYETHYLENE AND POLYPROPYLENE - A system for introducing an inhibitor into a fluid to be treated, the system having at least one high shear mixing device comprising a rotor and a stator separated by a shear gap, wherein the at least one high shear mixing device is configured to subject a mixture of the inhibitor and the fluid to a shear rate of greater than about 20,000 s | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024907 | PUMP DISPENSERS - A pump dispenser in which the associated container interior reduces its volume progressively as product is dispensed to avoid air contact with the product. An air trap member having a downwardly-convex dish form is provided below a floor of the associated dispenser module around an inlet to guide any such air away from the inlet. A peripheral portion forms a retaining lip for flexible wiping contact with the container wall interior, allowing air passage on assembly of the dispenser. A central tubular formation of the trap member separates the trapped air from the inlet and can be used to plug the trap member into the inlet. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024908 | DEVICE TO ALLOW FOR CLEANING ACCESS IN SEMI-SOLID METERING MACHINES - The invention is directed to semi-solid food product metering devices that typically have two counter rotating feed rollers with ends to entrain the semi-solid food product and has an at least one actuating device. The two feed rollers have two roller end plates at each end of the feed rollers, one being at a distal end of the rollers and the other at a proximal end of the rollers relative to the at least one actuating device with an at least one support bar. The feed rollers make a positive seal with the end plates. The semi-solid food product metering device of the invention has an open position and an operating position where the at least one support bar supports the two roller end plates in position while in the operating position and operating the semi-solid food product metering device, and allowing for lateral movement of the end plates away from the ends of the feed rollers to allow access to the gap between the feed roller ends and the roller end plates in the open position. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024909 | DISPENSER - A dispenser includes a hollow containment body ( | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024910 | PUSH PUMP DEVICE - A pump type dispenser that is able to suction a maximum amount of product that is held within a container. In order to achieve this result, the pump type dispenser utilizes a suction mouth portion that is positioned along a bottom portion of the container. The pump type dispenser may also utilize a plurality of straw type extensions to reach a plurality of locations along the bottom portion of the container in order to suction a maximum amount of product that is held within the container. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024911 | DISPENSING DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A LIQUID GAS FORMULATION IN A METERED MANNER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE DISPENSING DEVICE - The invention relates to a device for dispensing a liquid gas formulation in a metered manner, wherein the device is particularly suited for use as an injection system in nail driving devices and comprises a pressure-stable container having a flanged rim, to which a valve cover containing a dispensing valve is tightly fastened. The container is equipped with two separated chambers, one of which receives the liquid gas formulation and communicates with the dispensing valve and the other of which contains a driving medium under over-pressure. A piston, which can be moved in a sealing manner and which divides the container into the two chambers, is provided in the container. The driving medium is compressed air in combination with a small amount of liquid gas formulation. The flanged rim of the container is designed as an inner flanging. The piston is equipped with a one-way valve arrangement, which allows liquid gas formulation to overflow from the chamber containing the liquid gas formulation into the chamber containing the driving medium. The dispensing device is particularly inexpensive to design and can be cheaply produced and filled in a very simple manner. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024912 | DEFORMABLE SMALL PACKAGING STRUCTURE - A deformable small packaging structure for free-flowing products has a valve-like closure ( | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024913 | SELF-CLOSING VALVE - The invention relates to a self-closing valve for dispensing a free-flowing product. The valve has a valve membrane with an opening for dispensing and an encircling edge at the outer perimeter, wherein the valve membrane is able to switch between a closed mode, a dispensing mode, and a back suction mode due to pressure differences produced. There is also a stopper on which the valve membrane lies in the closed mode and in the back suction mode so that the dispensing opening is closed, and from which it is lifted in the dispensing mode. The valve includes a stop ring, on which the encircling edge of the valve membrane lies as a seal during the closed mode and from which it is lifted in the back suction mode, and a lateral channel that extends axially, wherein at least parts of the encircling edge are opposite the valve membrane, and the encircling edge is movable axially on the lateral channel to switch to back suction mode, in which a gap is created between the encircling edge and the lateral channel. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024914 | Packaging for an article to be worn - A hanger for storing and/or displaying an article to be worn, such as an article of clothing. The hanger may be adapted to be joined to a fastener on the article of clothing. A method for displaying an article to be worn may include providing an article having a fastener, providing a hanger having a complementary fastener, and joining the article to the hanger by the fastener. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024915 | GOLF BALL CARRIER WITH GOLF BALL RELEASE TAB - A ball carrier having a hollow tubular support member for holding a plurality of balls stacked axially therein and a ball release tab configured to release one ball at a time from an open end of the hollow tubular support member. The ball release tab may have a first stopper portion, a second stopper portion, and a manipulation portion. The ball release tab may be biased in a first position in which the first stopper portion impedes exit of the balls and may be actuated via the manipulation portion to a second position in which the first portion is rotated away from the balls and the second stopper portion impedes exit of the balls. When the ball release tab moves from the second position to the first position, the second stopper portion rotates away from the balls, allowing the ball resting on the second stopper portion to drop out of the ball carrier, while the first stopper portion rotates back toward the balls, impeding the next ball from dropping out of the ball carrier. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024916 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING A HELMET - An apparatus and system are disclosed for transporting a helmet, the apparatus includes a pouch having four three-sided panels. Each three-sided panel is coupled to two adjacent three-sided panels along a first side and a second side of the three-sided panel to define a hemisphere shaped helmet receiving space in the pouch. A third side of each three-sided panel defines a rim of the pouch. The rim is positioned opposite an apex of the pouch and the apex of the pouch comprises a point at which a vertex of each of the four three-sided panels meet. Each of the four three-sided panels is made of a resiliently deformable material to adjust one of a size and a shape of the helmet receiving space. A harness is coupled to the pouch to facilitate transportation of the pouch. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024917 | TABLET ACCESSORY SYSTEM - A tablet computer accessory system for holding a tablet computer includes a base; a plurality of holding straps extending from the base, the plurality of straps each forming a loop, each loop oriented on a corner of the tablet computer; a lanyard interconnected with the base; a handle interconnected with the base; a hanging strap interconnected with a carabineer, the hanging strap attached to the base; and a leg strap interconnected with the base. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024918 | HOLDER FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A holder for portable electronic devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, the holder may include a base configured to sit on a working surface and a securement device configured to releasably secure the portable electronic device. In some embodiments, the holder may include a rotation member coupled to and between the securement device and the base to allow the securement device to rotate in one or more directions relative to the base. In some embodiments, the holder includes a sleeve and is configured to secure the portable electronic device to a forearm of a user. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024919 | Position Marker Holder - A position marker holder is disclosed that is configured to be secured to a powered golf cart, push golf cart, pull golf cart and/or golf tee holder. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024920 | DEVICE FOR DETACHABLY ATTACHING A HOLDER FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A device for detachably attaching a holder for an electronic device to at least one support of a headrest of a vehicle-mounted seat. The device includes a first attachment part and a second attachment part to be detachably connected thereto, one of the first and the second attachment parts being connectable to the holder. The device includes connecting means connected to the first and the second attachment part for detachably connecting the first attachment part to the second attachment part. In an interconnected position, a receiving opening is formed between the first and the second attachment parts for attaching the device to the support of the headrest via the opening. The device includes at least one operating element connected to the connecting means for moving the connecting means to a release position to release the connection between the first attachment part and the second attachment part. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024921 | CARGO CLOSURE TIE-DOWN AND METHOD FOR TYING-DOWN A CARGO CLOSURE OF A VEHICLE - A method and a device for tying-down a cargo closure hinged to a body of a vehicle and having a hinged edge and a locking edge. A first portion of a strap is attached to the vehicle body and a second portion of the strap is attached to the hinged edge. The strap is tightened, in particular from outside the cargo area and outside the cargo closure, to hold down the cargo closure. A hook, in particular an S-hook, may be used for attaching the first portion of the strap to the vehicle body and a flat hook may be used for attaching the second portion of the strap to the hinged edge. A cam lock, ratchet tightening mechanism or other device disposed on the strap is used to tighten the strap. The cargo closure may be a trunk lid, a tail gate, a door or doors. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024922 | ROOF RACK ASSEMBLY WITH TRANSLATION OF PIVOTABLE ROOF RACK BOW - A roof rack assembly includes a first roof rail and a second roof rail spaced a first distance from one another on the vehicle roof. The first roof rail has a first slot extending partially along the length of the first roof rail. A first bow member is connected at a first pivot member to the first roof rail at the first slot. A first linkage member has a first portion connected at a second pivot member to the first bow member and a second portion connected at a third pivot member to the first roof rail. The first linkage member pulls the first pivot member toward the third pivot member so the first bow member translates in the first slot as the first bow member is pivoted away from the first rail. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024923 | TELESCOPIC BICYCLE CARRIER - A telescopic bicycle carrier installed on a vehicle so as to be able to load a bicycle outside the vehicle, may include a guide rail located inside a bumper of the vehicle and fixed to an end of a body of the vehicle, a guide frame slidably installed on the guide rail along a lengthwise direction of the vehicle, a pair of expansion brackets installed on lateral sides of the guide frame and slidable toward or away from each other with respect to the guide frame in a widthwise direction of the vehicle through the guide frame, bicycle wheel fixtures pivotally installed on the pair of expansion brackets to fix wheels of the loaded bicycle, and bicycle body fixtures pivotally installed on the pair of expansion brackets to fix a body of the loaded bicycle, wherein the pair of expansion brackets may be received inside the bumper along with the guide frame in a retracted state where the expansion brackets slide toward each other into the guide frame, and may be extracted from the bumper along with the guide frame if necessary. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024924 | Carrier system having a front and back part and means for fastening to a human torso - The invention relates to a carrier system having a front part and a back part and means for fastening to a human torso. The carrier system also has a hip belt which can be connected to the back part via at least one support. It is provided that at least a part of the means for fastening to a human torso has first fastening means and the back part has second fastening means, the first and the second fastening means together forming a fastening device with fastening loops and receptacles. The receptacles are provided with slots. The fastening loops can be inserted into or passed through the receptacles. Furthermore, an elongate fixing element is provided which can be passed through those ends of the fastening loops which have been inserted into the receptacles. The slot, the fastening loops and the elongate fixing element are designed such that the fastening loops, after the elongate fixing element has been passed through, can no longer pass out through the slot. The elongate fixing element has an operating element for pulling the fixing element out of the fastening loops. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024925 | Device for holding used dog waste bags - A device for holding used dog waste bags includes first and second ends that are connected by an intermediate section of reduced thickness. The first end includes a bag retainer in the form of an enlarged projection, the projection including a pair of bisecting linear slots. The slots are immediately defined by a plurality of flexible triangular fingers that frictionally engage used dog waste bags that are partially inserted through the linear slots. The second end is in the form of an enlarged ring shaped to define a circular opening. By wrapping the intermediate section around a leash and fittingly inserting the projection through the opening, the device forms a closed loop in securement around the leash. With the device clipped to the leash, used dog waste bags can be removably secured to the bag retainer to enable a dog walker to transport the used bags in a hands-free manner. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024926 | Ergonomic Backpack - An embodiment of the present invention provides a backpack for wearing on a back of a user. The backpack includes at least one cargo compartment, two straps, and a frame. The cargo compartment is wider at a top end of the cargo compartment than at the bottom end. The frame has a first portion located adjacent to one side of the user's spine and a second portion located adjacent to the other side of the user's spine. The first and second portions are shaped to be complementary to the user's spine. Also, massaging beads are located in the frame and massage muscles on each side of the user's spine. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024927 | Utility Belt for Carrying Tools - A utility belt for carrying tools comprises an elongated band for wrapping around a waist of a user and a tool holder capable of holding a tool in an upright vertical position. The tool holder comprises a plate, a first ring and a second ring. The plate has a proximal end portion, an intermediate portion, and a distal end portion. The proximal end portion of the plate is coupled to the elongated band. The first ring is coupled to the intermediate portion of the plate and extending transversely therefrom. The second ring is coupled to the distal end portion of the plate and extending transversely therefrom. The tool comprises a cartridge receiving body and a handle portion. The cartridge receiving body passes through the first ring with the handle portion resting on the first ring, and only the nozzle passes through the second ring. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024928 | CLEAVING METHOD FOR A GLASS FILM - Provided is a cleaving method for a glass film (G) including: cleaving, during conveyance of the glass film (G) in a predetermined direction, the glass film (G) continuously along a preset cleaving line ( | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024929 | MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR A GLASS FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A GLASS FILM - A manufacturing apparatus prevents small defects from being formed in a surface of a glass film ribbon to the extent possible when the glass film ribbon is transported toward a downstream side while curved. The apparatus includes a direction converting device for converting a traveling direction of the glass film ribbon, which is drawn downward vertically from a forming device, from a vertical direction to a horizontal direction by transporting the glass film ribbon toward a downstream side while curved in a longitudinal direction of the glass film ribbon. The direction converting device includes a curve-supporting unit for supporting the glass film ribbon curved in the longitudinal direction. The curve-supporting unit includes two lines of end portion supporting parts for supporting widthwise end regions of the glass film ribbon without supporting a widthwise central region of the glass film ribbon. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024930 | POWERED STAPLER AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - A powered stapler ( | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024931 | SADDLE STAPLER - A addle stapler contains a base including a bottom abutting section formed on a bottom end thereof, a top arm section bently extending from one end of the bottom abutting section, a support section obliquely extending upward from another end of the bottom abutting section; a filling mechanism fixed on an edge of the top arm section of the base to receive at least one type of and one staple, and the staple being forced by pressing the filling mechanism so that it is pushed outward from an outlet of the filling mechanism; a quick removing disassembly mounted on the support section of the base, and including a horizontal slot and at least one positioning projection; a ruler including a scale defined thereon, the scale includes a number of standard scale codes of papers, and the ruler also including at least one orifice. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024932 | TOOL - A tool for applying retaining elements in the form of a pins made from a shape memory effect material to a workpiece includes a body having a discharge passage for the pins, and application means in the form of a solenoid for ejecting pins from the discharge passage. Pins for application are accommodated in a magazine which has a region maintained at lower than ambient temperature by cooling elements. At the cold temperature, the pins are generally straight. Upon heating after application to the workpiece, the pins assume a second memorised configuration in which they are retained within the workpiece. The tool includes a display screen for displaying a count of pins discharged by the solenoid and the temperature maintained by the cooling elements. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024933 | Surgical Stapling Apparatus With Powered Retraction - A surgical stapling apparatus comprises a handle assembly, an actuation shaft having a connector, and a retraction mechanism positioned within the handle assembly. The retraction mechanism includes a motor coupled to a transmission shaft, a first gear rotatably mounted on the transmission shaft, the first gear configured to engage a second gear, a clutch operatively attached to the second gear, a main shaft rotatably connected to the clutch, and a pulley coupled to the main shaft, the pulley being operatively attached to the connector. The connector and the pulley may be attached via a cable. The retraction mechanism may include a spring motor for maintaining the cable in tension. The spring motor may have a spring element wrapped around and interconnecting at least two arbors. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024934 | TRANSWALL VISUALIZATION ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL CIRCULAR STAPLERS - A surgical instrument is disclosed. Various embodiments include an elongated shaft that defines a central axis and has a distal end portion that is configured to operably support a circular staple cartridge therein. At least one detection member may be operably supported within the elongated shaft. Each detection member may have a distal portion that is radially deployable away from the central axis upon application of a deployment motion thereto. The distal end portions may have a bumper or light mounted thereto. | 2012-02-02 |
| 20120024935 | TISSUE ACQUISITION ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICES - A surgical instrument that includes an elongated shaft that defines defining a central axis. The elongated shaft may have a distal end portion that is configured to operably support a circular staple cartridge therein. A tissue acquisition shaft may be axially movable within the elongated shaft such that a distal end portion of the tissue acquisition shaft may be distally advanced beyond the distal end portion of the elongated shaft. At least one tissue acquisition member may be pivotally attached to the distal end portion of the tissue acquisition shaft such that at least one tissue acquisition member is selectively pivotable about a corresponding acquisition axis that is substantially parallel to the central axis from a retracted position to deployed positions upon application of a deployment motion thereto. Various embodiments include an annular cutting member that is supported by the distal end of the elongated shaft for selective axial travel relative thereto. | 2012-02-02 |
