06th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120031953 | APPARATUS FOR BUMP REFLOW AND METHODS OF FORMING BUMPS USING THE SAME - A method of forming wafer level bump includes forming at least one pre-bump on a first surface of a wafer, and performing a bump reflow process to the pre-bump while the first surface faces downward, such that a bump is formed. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031954 | Ball Mounting Apparatus and Method - A device for mounting an array of solder balls to a plurality of substrates of integrated circuits, comprising: a first plate for receiving a first substrate in a loading position; said first plate adapted to translate laterally from a substrate loading position to a flux receiving position; said first plate further adapted to rotate 180° from the substrate loading position to a such that the first plate is in a solder ball receiving position, and; mounting solder halls to the first plate. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031955 | WIRE BONDING METHOD AND CAPILLARY ENABLING HIGH-SPEED WEDGE BONDING OF WIRE BONDS - Methods and systems are described for enabling the efficient fabrication of wedge-bonding of integrated circuit systems and electronic systems. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031956 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESEALING A LOLLIPOP OR THE LIKE - A combination of food stuff and a removable wrapper provides a containment system for the confectionary item. The confectionary item is disposed on a holder formed partially into said confectionary item to permit the user to hold the confectionary item during consumption. A resealable wrapper encapsulates the confectionary item. A resealing member is removably adhered to the resealable wrapper; the resealing member having adhesive on a first side facing the resealable wrapper to define an overlapping area permitting the resealing member to be selectively removed from the resealable wrapper and replaced onto the resealable wrapper to retain the wrapper around the confectionary item or to provide a collectible item that may be removed and restuck onto another surface. A flag member is interposed between the resealing member and the resealable wrapper. The flag member projects away from the overlapping area. The flag member is provided with indicia to notify the user of the availability and use of the resealing member and/or collectible item. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031957 | VACUUM INSULATION PANEL - A vacuum insulation panel that includes a paper core made of at least one panel consisting of first and second facing sheets, made of paper, that sandwich a paper honeycomb structure. The honeycomb structure preferably includes a plurality of cells that extend from the first facing sheet to the second facing sheet. The panel also includes an outer shell that surrounds the core, wherein the outer shell is made of a material of low gas permeability and is sealed to form a substantially airtight container around the core. In preferred embodiments, an interior of said outer shell has been evacuated to a pressure of between approximately 1-10 Torr, resulting in an insulating panel that has an R-value of approximately 3. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031958 | BOX CONSTRUCTION - Box constructions suitable for packaging, storing and transporting small objects including flat rectangular objects of any size such as books, CD's, DVD's, and the like. The box construction has an outer member which surrounds an inner member. An object is packaged by attaching an object onto a surface of the inner member; positioning the inner member on the outer member; folding panel of the outer member around the object on the inner member; and attaching the panels of the outer member thus enclosing the object within the box construction. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031959 | APPARATUS FOR FASTENING AND/OR SEPARATING CONTAINER PORTIONS - An apparatus for at least partially separating at least two container portions includes first and second container portions. At least one tear line extends at least partially between the first and second portions and at least partially defines the first portion. The first portion is at least partially separable from the second portion along the tear line(s). At least one releasable adhesive spot at least partially holds the first portion down prior to the at least partial separation of the first portion from the second portion. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031960 | PARCEL BOX FOR RECEIVING AND KEEPING PARCELS IN A THEFTPROOF MANNER - A parcel box for receiving and keeping parcels in a theftproof manner has a box having a drawer which can be pulled out and pushed in, and a prevention mechanism that prevents unauthorized removal of parcel. The prevention mechanism has a placing portion on which the parcel is placed, a blocking mechanism that blocks pulling out of the drawer from the box when parcel is placed on the placing portion, and an unblocking mechanism that unblocks the parcel box drawer. The placing portion has two platforms, each having a first end and a second end situated opposite each other. The two platforms are facing each other or are placed in adjacent relation to each other, with the ends of the platforms directed to opposite sides. Each platform is pivotable about a pivot axle fixed in the drawer. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031961 | Voting Apparatus with Secure Ballot Box Assembly - A ballot box assembly includes a secure location for storing a paper ballot generated by an interactive user terminal. The assembly includes a housing, a ballot storage chamber, an aperture and a drive assembly. The housing is provided for holding the ballot generated by the interactive user terminal. The housing includes a coupling portion for removeably securing the housing to the interactive user terminal. The ballot storage chamber is disposed within the housing. The aperture is provided for receiving the ballot from the interactive user terminal when the housing is secured to the interactive user terminal. The aperture passes through the housing. The drive assembly is provided for conveying the ballot from the aperture to the inner ballot storage chamber. The drive assembly selectively blocks passage of the ballot between the aperture and the ballot storage chamber. An input device is provided for authenticating a voting session. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031962 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOCUMENT PROCESSING - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to document processing, and more particularly to systems and methods that can utilize relative positions between the content of the document and a decodable indicia affixed to the document. In one embodiment, indicia reading terminals are provided that include an imaging module for capturing a frame of image data of a document. The document can include one or more decodable indicia such as a form barcode and various content fields, which delineate particular content of the document. The form barcode can include information respecting the form design and form design data. This information can be used to process the content of the document such as by providing coordinates or similar location and positioning metrics for use in processing the content of the document. In one example, the frame of image data is analyzed to identify the form barcode, from which the relative location of the content fields can be discerned without extensive processing of the frame of image data. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031963 | MOBILE POWER SHARING - An apparatus may include a vehicle cover having a plurality of photovoltaic cells, an inverter, a vehicle battery connector, a plug, and a switch assembly configured to operatively couple the inverter selectively to one of the vehicle battery connector and the plug based, at least in part, on a charge level of the battery. Another apparatus may include a receptacle configured to receive a plug having an identification tag; an identification tag reader to obtain, from the identification tag, identification data associated with a customer of a power company providing a power distribution system; and a controller to receive the identification data and provide the identification data to an account server associated with the power company. A method may include receiving a plug including an identification tag, reading identification data, contacting an account server, and providing the identification data to the account server. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031964 | Switchgear cabinet or rack - The invention relates to a switchgear cabinet or rack comprising a mounting unit, the front of which has vertical mounting profiles that laterally delimit an installation space for installed user-side units, said profiles having fixing sections for attaching mounting sections of the installed units, and comprising components of a detection device for determining the presence of an installed unit in an installation position of the installation space. he components of the detection device have a vertical detector strip that is attached to a mounting profile and contains detector elements associated with the installed positions and arranged on or in said strip and code carriers that are provided on the installed units, the information from said carriers being transmitted for evaluation via the detector elements to a monitoring and control unit, either wirelessly or by wire. Clearly-represented user information is achieved for the switchgear cabinet using light elements mounted on or in the detector strip, said elements being associated with the installation positions and achieved by the fact that the light elements can be controlled in accordance with the information in the code carriers. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031965 | Switchgear cabinet or rack - The invention relates to a switchgear cabinet or rack comprising a mounting unit, the front of which has vertical mounting profiles that laterally delimit an installation frame for installed user-side units, the front of said profiles being provided with flat fixing sections for attaching laterally projecting mounting sections of the installed units, and comprising components of a detection device for determining the presence of an installed unit in an installation position of the installation frame. The components of the detection device have a vertical detector strip that is attached to a mounting section and contains detector elements and code carriers that are provided on the installed units. To achieve a simple assembly with a precise allocation of the components of the detection device, the mounting section has a cavity that is at least partially adapted to the cross-section of the antenna strip, is open at the front and is located laterally outside the neighboring fixing section, an abutment section that is set back in relation to the plane of the fixing section at least by the cross-sectional depth of the detector strip and an inner boundary wall that delimits the cavity on the side facing the installation space. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031966 | Card activated cash dispensing automated banking machine system and method - An automated banking machine system operates to cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records. The system is operative to read a financial card bearing account indicia with a card reader. A user is enabled to perform at least one banking operation responsive to account indicia read from the card. Such banking operations may include dispensing cash and accessing financial accounts. While a user operates the system to dispense cash or perform other banking operations, the system may further permit at least one portable wireless device to wirelessly access the system to conduct transactions. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031967 | Method of authorizing automated banking machine use responsive to user data read from data bearing records - An automated banking machine operates responsive to data read from data bearing records, such as user cards, to cause machine user authorization and financial transfers. Account data read from a user card is associated in a data store with instructions for displaying a customer interface uniquely associated with the particular bank where the user holds the account. The customer interface includes user-selectable financial transaction options. The arrangement enables the customer interface of the user's home bank, with which the user is familiar, to also be automatically displayed when the user operates automated banking machines of other banks. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031968 | Printing apparatus - A charging processing unit calculates a pre-charged amount of money based on print conditions and charges the calculated pre-charged amount of money to a card through a card reader. A job control unit starts a print job to print until a penultimate page, when pre-charging is finished. Further, when an accumulated amount of money is specified by generating image data of the final page and the accumulated amount of money is smaller than the pre-charged amount of money, the printing is stopped before the final page is printed. The charging processing unit causes an UI control unit to display a message requesting to place the card again. When the card is placed in response to the message and pieces of the card information matches each other, a refunding process is carried out. The job control unit restarts printing the final page after a refunding process. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031969 | INTEGRATION OF VERIFICATION TOKENS WITH MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Apparatuses, methods, and systems pertaining to the verification of portable consumer devices are disclosed. In one implementation, a verification token is communicatively coupled to a computer by a USB connection so as to use the computer's networking facilities. The verification token reads identification information from a user's portable consumer device (e.g., credit card) and sends the information to a validation entry over a communications network using the computer's networking facilities. The validation entity applies one or more validation tests to the information that it receives from the verification token. If a selected number of tests are passed, the validation entity sends a device verification value to the verification token, and optionally to a payment processing network. The verification token may enter the device verification value into a CVV field of a web page appearing on the computer's display, or may display the value to the user using the computer's display. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031970 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFIERS IN GAME TICKETS - Systems and methods of distributing, dispensing and validating game tickets provide for the use of radio frequency identifiers (RFIDS). Game ticket consumables may also be tracked with RFIDS. Ticket data such as game numbers, void if removed numbers, theme descriptions, place styles, price points and player account information can be stored to a memory of a game ticket, where the ticket is capable of transmitting the ticket data as an RF signal. Approaches also provide for the use of RFIDS in game sponsor/ticket printer facilities, ticket warehouse facilities and ticket destruction facilities. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031971 | STORAGE RACK WITH AUTOMATIC TAG READING DEVICE AND PRODUCT FOR PLACEMENT IN SUCH A STORAGE RACK - A product that has the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped comprises at least one metallic part with at least one narrow edge. The product further comprises an electronic tag having an antenna positioned substantially perpendicular to a narrow edge of said at least one metallic part. A paper label is positioned on at least one of the following sides of the product: (i) a side opposite to a side of the product bearing said electronic tag, and (ii) a side of the product adjacent to a side of the product bearing said electronic tag on one of its small sides. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031972 | BALLISTIC NOMOGRAPH FOR SMALL ARMS FIRE - A ballistic nomograph for determining a firing solution for small arms fire includes a first member and a second member. Alignment of first indicia on the first member with the first indicia on the second member aligns the value of a range to a target with a first environmental condition to align a first adjustment value with an indicator positioned on the first member to provide a firing solution adjustment to a user. A method of determining a firing solution for a small arm by manually manipulating a ballistic nomograph includes determining environmental conditions and aligning the value of a range to a target with a value of environmental condition. The method also includes visually identifying a firing solution adjustment value that corresponds to the particular combination of the range to the target and environmental condition, and making a firing solution adjustment based on the firing solution adjustment value. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031973 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL ARRAY CODE - The present invention relates to a two-dimensional array code. The two-dimensional array code comprises a plurality of code characters arranged into a two-dimensional array, wherein each of the code characters corresponds to a bit group representing information; and a locating mechanism, for defining size and/or direction of the two-dimensional array arranged by the code characters, wherein each of the code characters belongs to one of a plurality of character groups, characters in each of the character groups have at least a identical or similar feature, and characters belong to a same character group are mapped to a same bit group. According to the present invention, at least one of the plurality of character groups comprises two or more code characters. The present invention greatly reduces the cost for issuing a two-dimensional code, and significantly increases the user convenience. This two-dimensional array code has high compatibility for user mobile terminals. In addition, the entire system apparently improves its safety and stability, and is suitable for the present network application environment. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031974 | CODE SYMBOL READING APPARATUS - A housing is mounted on a counter on which a basket for containing a commodity to be purchased is placed and is disposed at a position where it confronts an operator. A read window confronting a read area of a code symbol attached to a commodity is disposed on the front of the housing, and an image pickup section including a CCD area sensor having, as an image pickup area, a read area of the code symbol is incorporated at the back of the read window. An LED light source irradiates illuminating light for illuminating the code symbol, which is necessary for the area CCD sensor to take an image of the code symbol. The LED light source has an optical axis nonparallel to a read optical axis of the area image pickup device and guides the illuminating light to the read area from a position above the area image pickup device. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031975 | ILLUMINATION BLOCKS FOR A GRAPHICAL CODE READER - A system for reading graphical codes includes a graphical code reader. The graphical code reader includes an imaging engine and illumination control circuitry. The imaging engine includes a light source. The system also includes an illumination block that is removably connected to the graphical code reader. The illumination block includes a supplemental light source. The illumination control circuitry is configured to activate the light source of the imaging engine and the supplemental light source. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031976 | Approach of disposing waste - This invention provides an approach of disposing waste for marking different products of waste sources with different color classification iconic codes at the time of production. The color classification iconic code contains at least one specific color used to indicate the category of the product, and this specific color has the maximum distribution area in the color classification iconic code or occupies the entire color classification iconic code. Various containers used to contain different wastes are marked with the corresponding colors that indicate product categories in the color classification iconic codes. With the approach of disposing waste in this invention, even the children at 3-5 years old and illiterates can classify the waste and discard it into the matched trash can according to the color classification iconic code. In this way, the same type of waste can be collected together conveniently for recycling. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031977 | IMAGE ENGINE WITH INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE FOR INDICIA READING TERMINAL - Embodiments of the present invention comprise an image engine constructed as an IC structure that has one or more active regions for illuminating, imaging, and decoding a decodable indicia. In one embodiment of the image engine, the IC structure can comprise an imaging region, an aiming region, and an illumination region, all disposed on a single, contiguous substrate. The resultant constructed embodiment can fit within a form factor, wherein the form factor is less than about 500 mm | 2012-02-09 |
20120031978 | Security Document and Method for the Production Thereof - The invention relates to a security document ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120031979 | RFID TAG - An RFID tag includes an RFID chip, at least one sensor chip stacked on the RFID chip and interfaced with the RFID chip through a bump interface, and a filter layer stacked on the sensor chip to filter a sensing source introduced into the sensor chip. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031980 | Privacy Protection Packet for Holding Security Devices - The present invention relates to a flexible packaging arrangement for use with security devices. The flexible packaging may include an packet or sleeve in which a plurality of overlapping perforations or cuts may be used to break or render the security device inoperable after repeated bends or application of force to the flexible package to thereby protect the privacy of the consumer and to prevent inadvertent triggering of an alarm system after a legitimate purchase of the device. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031981 | VISUAL IDENTIFICATION TAG DEACTIVATION - A device for deactivating an RFID portion on an identification tag and indicating that the RFID portion is deactivated. The present invention addresses current privacy concerns regarding potential use of RFID technology after the point of sale. The device for deactivating the RFID portion of an identification tag provides visual indication that the RFID portion is deactivated. The visual indication occurs without the use of additional equipment or electronics. The visual indication component of the present invention is easy to interpret, so that a viewer will be able to quickly determine whether the RFID portion of the identification tag has been deactivated. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031982 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TEMPERED FLUID - The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for tempering the temperature of a liquid in a fluid conducting system. More particularly, some embodiments of the invention relates to tempering the temperature of water supplied to a fixture from a water heater in a fluid conducting system. The system can include a heater for heating the fluid and a diffuser for slowing the rate at which water provided to a decontamination fixture is heated. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031983 | INDOOR UNIT OF AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS AND AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An indoor unit includes: a casing formed with a suction port and a blow-out port; a plurality of fans provided in parallel in the casing; a heat exchanger provided on the downstream side of the fans and on the upstream side of the blow-out port; a horizontal wind direction control vane provided at the blow-out port to control the horizontal direction of an airflow blown out from the blow-out port; a vertical wind direction control vane provided at the blow-out port to control the vertical direction of the airflow blown out from the blow-out port; and an infrared ray human detection sensor configured to detect the position of a person present in a room, and air volumes, the orientation of the horizontal wind direction control vane, and the orientation of the vertical wind direction control vane of the fans are each controlled according to results of detection by the infrared ray sensor. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031984 | Personalized Building Comfort Control - In exemplary implementations of this invention, control apparatus for a HVAC system provides personalized comfort control. It can adjust local conditions in different rooms within a building in order to maximize the perceived comfort of individual occupants. The control apparatus locates individuals within a building. For each individual, it senses temperature, humidity and other parameters at the individual's location, calculates a comfort metric indicative of the user's comfort, and can control the flow of chilled or heated air to the individual's location in order to adjust local conditions to maximize the individual's comfort. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031985 | FAULT TOLERANT APPLIANCE - A method for controlling an appliance includes detecting a fault state of the appliance, determining that the fault state is associated with a monitoring sensor of the appliance, and changing an operational mode of a system of the appliance associated with the monitoring sensor to a time-based operational mode. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031986 | SECONDARY HEATING SYSTEM CONTROLLER - A secondary heating-system-controller ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120031987 | PROCESS HEATER SYSTEM - A process heater system ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120031988 | LEVELING RAIL JOINTS WITH PLANE SUPPORT FOR DIFFERENT PROFILE SECTIONS - A leveling joint between connected ends of two rails of different profiles is provided with a connector/juncture bar members which is configured to fit with and engage corresponding surfaces formed on the rails when the rails are connected together. The leveling joint so formed is one with increased strength, with ease and accuracy of alignment during assembly. The leveling joint is formed of several structural members, yet functions as and affords the strength and stability of a solid, unitary assembly. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031989 | LEVELING RAIL JOINTS WITH OBLIQUE SUPPORT - A joint between connected ends of two rails of different height is provided with a connector/juncture bar member which is configured to fit with and engage corresponding surfaces formed on the rails when the rails are connected together. The joint so formed is one with increased strength, with ease and accuracy of alignment during assembly. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031990 | LEVELING RAIL JOINTS FOR RAILS OF DIFFERENT HEIGHT CHARACTERISTICS WITH PLANE SUPPORT - A leveling joint between connected ends of two rails of different height is provided with a connector/juncture bar member which is configured to fit with and engage corresponding surfaces formed on the rails when the rails are connected together. The leveling joint so formed is one with increased strength, with ease and accuracy of alignment during assembly. The leveling joint is formed of several structural members, yet functions as and affords the strength and stability of a solid, unitary assembly. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031991 | System For Fastening A Rail To A Fixed Bottom Support, And Fastener For A Rail - The invention provides a system for fastening a rail in place and a rail fastener which, while being simple to install, allow a large measure of freedom in the production of the components required and at the same time have great practical utility. To this end a system according to the invention for fastening a rail to a fixed bottom support comprises: a base plate produced from a plastics material, an intermediate layer which is arranged between the base plate and the fixed bottom support, a carrier plate which is arranged between the intermediate layer and the bottom support, a resilient member to hold down the rail which is to be fastened in place, a clamping bolt to brace the resilient member against the base plate, and a fastening member for fastening the base plate to the fixed bottom support. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031992 | RAILWAY CLIP INSULATOR WITH TWO STABLE POSITIONS FOR STANDBY, PARKED OR PRELOADED POSITION AND INSTALLED, LOADED OR FINAL POSITION - A rail seat includes a concrete rail tie; a pair of rail clip support shoulders cast in place in said rail tie each said shoulder having a rail face between its external sides; a pair of shoulder insulators each shaped to lie against the rail face of the rail shoulder; a pair of rail clips each having a base section adapted to seat within the rail clip support shoulder and a toe section adapted to seat on the rail base. The clip and toe insulator assembly is loaded on the shoulder in a vertical direction so that parts of the toe insulator seat within pockets in the shoulder that enable the clip and insulator assembly to move laterally towards the rail but not away from it and the clip base is aligned with the shoulder slot ready to enter it when the clip is moved laterally to the parked position which applies a small downward force to the clip toes and at this stage lie outside the limits of the rail base and finally the clip can be moved laterally into the installed position where the toe insulators sit on top of the rail base and securely hold it down. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031993 | CLEAN OUT SPRAY NOZZLE - A spray nozzle includes a nozzle body, the body having an inner wall and an outer wall, a first opening, a second opening, wherein the diameter of the second opening is less than the diameter of the first opening, wherein the first and second openings have threaded portions, a spray opening, the spray opening at an end of the second opening, and an inner vane, wherein the inner vane comprises threads corresponding to the threads of the second opening, a vane face, a vane protrusion, the protrusion being perpendicular to the face, wherein the face and the protrusion are on opposite sides of the vane, vane grooves emanating outwardly from the center of the vane face, wherein the vane grooves extend down a side of the vane at substantially a 45 degree angle. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031994 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR SURFACE TREATMENT BY CRYOGENIC FLUID JETS - The invention relates to working equipment, particularly for heat treatment, pickling, or the like, implementing high pressure liquid jets at cryogenic temperatures including a rotary or swinging tool ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120031995 | ACTUATOR SYSTEM FOR A MOBILE PANEL OF A NACELLE OF A TURBOJET - The invention relates to a system for actuating a plurality of actuators ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120031996 | FUEL INJECTOR HOLDER - A fuel injector for an internal combustion engine having an elongated body with a fuel inlet end and a fuel discharge end. The injector body includes an outwardly extending plate attached at a position between its ends and this plate includes at least one radially outwardly extending tab so that the cross-sectional shape of the plate is noncircular. A fuel cup receives the fuel inlet end of the fuel injector and includes a radially inwardly extending ledge at a mid position of the cavity. This ledge includes a through bore complementary in shape to the shape of the plate so that, with the fuel injector and plate aligned at a predetermined angular assembly position, the plate passes through the ledge upon insertion of the fuel injector into the cavity. Thereafter, rotation of the fuel injector and attached plate to a locking position positions the tabs above the ledge thus locking the fuel injector to the fuel cup. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031997 | ANTI-ROTATION CLIP FOR A TWIST LOCK FUEL INJECTOR - A fuel injector with an anti-rotation clip for use in conjunction with a twist lock fuel injector inserted into a receiving fuel cup. The clip includes at least one connector leg which extends at least partially over the electrical connector for the fuel injector and locks the clip against rotation relative to the fuel injector electrical connector. A protrusion on a fuel cup arm engages a notch formed in the fuel cup to lock the arm against rotation relative to the fuel cup. | 2012-02-09 |
20120031998 | FLUSHING SYSTEM - An anti-pirate system to prevent boarding of a vessel includes a number of spray devices ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120031999 | MULTIPLE FUNCTION DISPENSER - A dispenser for mixing and dispensing a liquid chemical concentrate with a dilutent from a container. The dispenser includes two slideable eductors one of which is also rotatable. Both a high and low flow rate can be obtained with simultaneous adjustment of concentration of the chemical concentrate. The dispenser has a high degree of accuracy of the amount of dilution of the chemical concentrate as well as positive positioning of the high and low flow rate. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032000 | SELF-CONTAINED HAND-HELD YOKE-CONNECTED DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A TWO-PART ADHESIVE AEROSOL - A self-contained, hand-held spray dispensing device includes an internal source of pressurized fluid that exerts a motive force on a pair of liquid ejecting elements to cause each to eject a liquid into a discharge line. The liquids remain separated until each exits its discharge port. A pressurized fluid is directed over the outlet ends of the discharge line beginning before a flow interrupter in the discharge line is opened to permit flow therethrough and ceasing after liquid flow is terminated. The pressurized fluid flow over the outlet of the discharge line aerosolizes liquids emanating from the outlet ends. The liquid ejecting element is connected to a force transmitting yoke. The yoke responds to pressurized fluid from the source to generate the motive force on the ejecting element. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032001 | GAS CUTTING TIP WITH IMPROVED FLOW PASSAGE - A tip for use in a gas cutting torch is provided that includes an outer tip portion defining a central cavity and a distal orifice and an inner tip portion disposed within the cavity of the outer tip portion. The inner tip portion defines an outer surface, a central gas passageway in communication with the distal orifice of the outer tip portion, and an least one intermediate gas passageway extending from the outer surface to the central gas passageway for a flow of at least one gas to provide improved cooling to the tip. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032002 | MIXER FOR A GAS CUTTING TORCH - A tip assembly for use in a gas cutting torch is provided that includes a tip and a mixer. The tip includes a tip central gas passageway and a distal orifice and the mixer includes a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The distal end portion of the mixer is adapted for connection to the tip and the proximal end portion of the mixer defines a connecting member that removably connects the mixer to a torch head. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032003 | DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR LIQUID MANURE SPREADER - A liquid manure spreader includes a hollow housing chamber having a generally cylindrical sidewall, a chamber bottom provided with a pattern of obround outlet openings, an array of outlet tubes connected to receive material through the obround openings and an inlet cover on the housing. The slurry distributor also includes a rotating hollow expeller member to secure and distribute slurry to the obround outlets having a central rotational axis and a plurality of outlet chambers which have cutter blades attached. A hydraulic motor is connected to rotate the expeller in the housing chamber. A cutter plate is mounted to the chamber bottom and has a pattern of obround openings matching that in the chamber bottom that cooperates with the cutter blade to prevent clogging of the outlet openings. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032004 | TRIGGER SPRAYERS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A trigger sprayer ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120032005 | AGRICULTURE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - The present invention provides a versatile agriculture applicator system which enables relatively large agricultural field application systems to both be moved over roadways and to address fields using a wide swath application. The applicator system of the invention includes a unique support carriage arrangement which is supported by orthogonally disposed sets of support wheels including selectively deployable wheels that enable the carriage to move optionally parallel to the length or width of the chassis. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032006 | PELLETIZING - A continuous length of material of non-circular cross-section is pelletized to form discrete bits, by feeding the material to a cutting wheel with shaped cutters that form non-planar bits having non-circular axial projections and that are aligned with the material. The material is fed so as to maintain a rotational orientation with respect to the cutters, and so as to avoid buckling. Multiple banks of strands of material are severed simultaneously, thereby producing high volumes of shaped bits that are useful as filling and as filter material, and as friction-enhancing additives. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032007 | METHOD OF PREPARING A LIQUID EXTRACT OF CEREAL GRAIN AND APPARATUS SUITABLE FOR USE IN SUCH METHOD - The present invention provides a continuous method of preparing a liquid extract of cereal grain by comminuting cereal grain at a rate of at least 100 kg of dry cereal grain per hour and extracting the comminuted cereal grain with a liquid, said method comprising:
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20120032008 | Systems for Isotropic Quantization Sorting of Automobile Shredder Residue to Enhance Recovery of Recyclable Resources - Systems and methods for increasing recyclable material recovery from automobile shredder residue. Embodiments include substantially isotropic quantization separation of automobile shredder residue such as a wind tunnel system and even substantially horizontal laminar air flow and can be used with or without out other traditional automobile shredder residue sorting systems perhaps creating additional recyclable quantities and even better separated results such as with zorba and zurik and the like. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032009 | SEPARATION PROCESS FOR PLASTICS MATERIALS - A materials-separation process includes a sorting operation in which plastics materials including at least first and second plastics materials are sorted from paper and metal materials so that the first plastics material may be separated from the second plastics material. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032010 | SPARE PART FOR DISC REFINERS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PAPER - A spare part for disc refiners, in particular a stator and/or rotor used in a disc refiner for the preparation of paper pulp, where the stator and/or rotor each comprise a disc-shaped metallic element with a refining blade surface having alternating blades and grooves, where the rotor is designed to be driven and rotated around its own axis of rotation which passes through the centre of the disc-shaped element so that the rotor blades perform a rotary movement in front of the stator blades with a suitable air gap in between. The spare part is characterised in that the blade surfaces have a pre-set angle greater than | 2012-02-09 |
20120032011 | Refining Surface for a Refiner - A refining surface ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120032012 | AGITATION SYSTEM FOR BLOWING WOOL MACHINE - A machine for distributing blowing wool from a bag of compressed blowing wool is provided. The machine includes a chute having an inlet end configured to receive the bag of compressed blowing wool. A shredding chamber is positioned downstream from the chute and configured to shred and pick apart the blowing wool. The shredding chamber includes a plurality of shredders configured for rotation. Each shredder includes a plurality of paddle assemblies mounted to a shredder shaft. Each paddle assembly has a plurality of paddles. The paddles have a hardness within the range of 60 A to 70 A Durometer to better grip the blowing wool for shredding and prevent jamming of the blowing wool within the shredder. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032013 | Granulator Blade - A rotary knife for a granulator having a two-piece design comprising a blade holder and a removable blade, the blade holder having a V-shaped saddle for holding the removable blade aligned. The V-shaped saddle having a flat surface for absorbing the shock of force transmitted by the blade shearing plastic and other materials for recycling and reuse. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032014 | BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR PAPER SHREDDER - A blade assembly for paper shredder consists of a first blade and a second blade combined back to back. Each blade has a circular blade flank formed by punching a thin sheet metal. The blade flank has a hole at its center and integrally extends outwards with at least two cutting edges. Each cutting edge has a base portion extended from the blade flank outwards and on the same plane as the blade flank, a surface portion bent from the base portion to the back of the blade flank and perpendicular to the blade flank, and a tip portion formed between the base portion and the surface portion. The blade flank is integrally formed with several ribs protruding towards the blade flank. A portion of the rib is formed beneath the tip to support the cutting edge and to enhance its strength. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032015 | Cushioning Element For Mill Liner - A cushioning element suitable for use in a liner assembly for a grinding mill, the liner assembly including a mounting element having a recess therein, the cushioning element being located within the recess, and a wear element operatively connected to the cushioning element, the cushioning element including a cushion body of elastomeric material including a side section and opposed end sections, a plurality of cavities within the cushion body and extending from at least one of the end sections towards the other end section. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032016 | Pretensioner, seat belt retractor, seat belt device and method for assembling pretensioner - A plurality of driving force transmitting members, a piston, a spring and a gas generator are inserted into the pipe from the end of the pipe where the gas generator is mounted. The gas generator is press-fitted in the pipe while the flat faces thereof are deformed by a pair of protrusions of the pipe. Accordingly, the gas generator is temporarily held by the protrusions of the pipe. Then, one end of the pipe is firmly pressed and the gas generator is mounted in the pipe. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032017 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A webbing take-up device comprising a take-up shaft on which webbing is taken up; a movement member that is moved at a specific occasion; a rotation member comprising a coaxially provided rotation shaft support portion and an accommodation portion formed at the periphery of the rotation shaft support portion, the take-up shaft being rotated in the take-up direction by the rotation member meshing with the movement member and being rotated during movement of the movement member; and a shaft bearing member disposed on a rotation shaft support portion side of the rotation member, the shaft bearing member comprising a main body portion, a shaft bearing wall that projects out from the main body portion towards a rotation member side and is accommodated in the accommodation portion, and a shaft bearing hole formed in the main body portion and the shaft bearing wall for supporting the rotation shaft support portion. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032018 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A webbing take-up device capable of smoothly releasing rotation locking while also stabilizing a load support direction during rotation locking. A pawl is equipped with a flat plane shaped load receiving face. The pawl is normally retained in a load receiving position but is rotationally moved when imparted with drive force of a drive mechanism section. The lock ring is equipped with a protrusion portion set with a lower rigidity than the rigidity of the pawl. The lock ring is not capable of rotating by the protrusion portion being supported by the load receiving face of the pawl, and rotation is permitted by moving the load receiving face away from the protrusion portion with rotational movement of the pawl. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032019 | ACTIVATING DEVICE FOR CORDLESS BLIND - An activating device for a cordless blind includes a driving reel, a first transmission reel rotatable by the actuation of a cord connected between the driving reel and the transmission reel, and a second transmission reel rotatable by an actuation of a constant torque spring connected between the first and second transmission reels. As a result, when the cordless blind is lowered, the driving reel can be driven to rotate by two strings, which in turn leads a rotation of the first transmission reel by the cord and a rotation of the second transmission reel by the constant torque spring. When the cordless blind is lifted, the first and second transmission reels can be driven to rotate reversely and synchronously by the rebound force of the constant torque spring, causing the driving reel to rotate reversely through the cord. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032020 | Hose hopper: a device to store hose and similar cord-like items - This invention has no mechanical parts or mechanisms but relies on gravity and elasticity to disperse the hose (or other item) in unstrained coils against the inside perimeter of a hollow truncated cone (apex down. open base up). When loading the hose into the conical container, gravity settles the loops of the coil down against the previous loop while the elasticity of the hose forces the hose against the perimeter of the cone. This natural physical process inhibits the overlapping of the loops which could otherwise result in tangling and kinks while withdrawing the hose from the container. The result is less strain on the hose and the user and no mechanical problems | 2012-02-09 |
20120032021 | ROLL MEDIUM HOLDING UNIT, ROLL SHEET FEEDER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A roll medium holding unit is disclosed that includes a core part configured to be inserted in a core pipe of a roll medium; and plural diameter-increasing members configured to be variably arranged at corresponding first positions provided along a periphery of the core part and arranged at corresponding second positions provided away from the core part. The roll medium holding unit is capable of being set in a first holding state where the diameter-increasing members arranged at an outer peripheral surface of the core part support the roll medium with the diameter-increasing members arranged at the corresponding first positions and capable of being set in a second holding state where the core part of a holding member supports the roll medium with the diameter-increasing members arranged at the corresponding second positions. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032022 | BOBBIN - A bobbin has a body and a ring. The body has a seat, a spool and a winder. The seat has a taper surface with multiple stairs. The stairs have a guiding surface, and the guiding surfaces of all of the stairs face to a same direction. The spool is formed on the top of the seat. The winder is formed on the bottom on the seat. The ring is removably mounted on the winder to form an annular gap between the seat and the ring. A secured end of thread is wound around the annular gap. A free end of thread is wound around the seat and extends curvedly over one of the stairs. Therefore, the stairs each having one guiding edge prevent the thread from being broken. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032023 | Flying vehicle retractable wing hinge and truss - A truss for a flying vehicle supports a pair of wings in a manner which facilitates pivoting of the wings between a deployed configuration and a retracted configuration. The truss includes parallel top and bottom plates with the gap therebetween. The wings have wing brackets affixed thereto with the wing brackets pivotably supported by hinge assemblies to the top plate and bottom plate of the truss. Latch assemblies can be selectively actuated to secure the wing brackets and associated wings to the truss in either the deployed configuration or the retracted configuration, so that loads between the wings and the truss are primarily carried through the latch assemblies rather than through the hinge assemblies. A hinge position on the truss and on the wing brackets is selected to maximize wing length tip to tip while minimizing an outline required for the vehicle when the wings are fully retracted. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032024 | WING-TO-BODY FAIRING WITH SPRAY-ON FOAM AND NOISE REDUCTION METHOD - A fairing includes a fairing body having a fairing interior and an interior surface and a spray-on insulation foam layer provided on the interior surface of the fairing body. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032025 | UAV RECOVERY SYSTEM - An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) recovery system comprises a base and a pneumatic capture net, including a set of upwardly extending, flexible, inflatable tubes, supported by a capture net support assembly. Drag forces are exerted on a UAV by the set of tubes when the UAV flies into them. In some examples the recovery system includes a plurality of decelerators, each decelerator having a supply of a restraint strap, connected to the pneumatic net, which can be pulled from the decelerator upon the application of a sufficient force so that movement of the pneumatic net is resistible by forces exertable by the decelerators on the pneumatic net. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032026 | WORK AREA IN AN AIRCRAFT - A work area is provided for members of a flight crew that includes, but is not limited to a central module, which borders an area adapted for being closed intended for use by crewmembers to change clothes. The central module is arranged in the tail area of the aircraft cabin, and can be used for stowing trolleys. The area is closed by lateral doors, and can be used as a passageway when the doors are open. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032027 | PASSENGER SERVICES CONDUIT - A multifunctional module is provided for a passenger services conduit in an aircraft. The multifunctional module includes, but is not limited to a first interface and at least one utility unit for providing a passenger with services. The first interface is for connecting the utility unit to the passenger utility conduit, the interface, for example, being designed as a mechanical interface. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032028 | ACTUATING MECHANISM FOR A VENT DOOR - An actuating mechanism ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120032029 | SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLE USING MAGNETIC LEVITATION - A space launch vehicle used for launching spacecraft uses a magnetic levitation system in order to reduce friction since the vehicle floats above rails. The system uses magnetic coils to propel and move the vehicle away from the quiescent point thereof. The invention facilitates the launch of a spacecraft, the time at which most fuel is required, so that the spacecraft is subsequently propelled by its own means. This method saves a large amount of fuel, which adds weight to the vehicle, such that saved weight can be used for payload. The system has the additional advantage of being reusable, as well as being modular to adapt to various types of spacecraft. Furthermore, the rocket or craft is launched at an angle of 57 degrees, dispensing with the need to change the angle of the craft from 90 to 57 degrees, as is currently the case, thus also saving fuel. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032030 | HIGH LIFT SYSTEM FOR AN AIRPLANE, AIRPLANE SYSTEM AND PROPELLER AIRPLANE HAVING A HIGH LIFT SYSTEM - A high-lift system of an aeroplane is described, including one or more high-lift flaps, an activation device with an activation function for generating adjustment commands for adjusting the adjustment state of the high-lift flaps, and a drive device coupled with the high-lift flaps, which is configured such that on the basis of activation commands the high-lift flaps are adjusted between a refracted adjustment state and an extended adjustment state. The activation function, on the basis of input values, generates adjustment commands and transmits these to the drive device for adjusting the high-lift flaps. The activation function has a function for the automatic retraction of the high-lift flap in flight, which in a flight condition in which the high-lift flap has assumed an extended adjustment state, whilst taking into account an engine thrust and a minimum flight altitude, generates an activation command, in accordance with which the high-lift flap retracts. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032031 | CONTROL SYSTEM - The invention relates to a control system and to a method of operating such a control system, particularly to a control system for pilot command inputs for a helicopter, with a mechanical input signal ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120032032 | Air-Vehicle Integrated Kinesthetic Control System - A lift platform with a kinesthetic control system that is coupled to means for altering air flow through the first and second longitudinally-spaced ducts comprising the lift platform is provided. The control system includes a control handle bar with left and right hand grips, and first and second control roll bars located on either side of the lift platform's central cowling. Forward/rearward movement of the control handle bar from a neutral position generates nose-down/nose-up pitching moments, respectively; counterclockwise/clockwise movement of the control handle bar from the neutral position generates counterclockwise rotation/clockwise rotation of the lift platform about a lift platform vertical centerline; and left movement/right movement of the control roll bars generates left roll/right roll moments about the lift platform roll axis. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032033 | Wing piercing airplane - My invention is a wing piercing airplane design based on the Catamaran (or trimaran) boat design. The concept behind the wind piercing airplane is a airfoil that consist of forward pointed triangular shaped wing on the left & right side of the fuselage, triangular shaped forward pointed vertical fins, triangular shaped forward pointed horizontal tail, triangular forward pointed wingtips to pierce the oncoming air like a Catamaran boat pierce the water as it travels forward. Essentially applying water wave piercing physics to aeronautic flight theory. The objective of the new airfoil design is to exhibit wind piercing effects in the air for reduce drag for greater fuel efficiency, lower radar cross section when radar beam hits it head on for stealth military application, flight efficiency at both low subsonic and high supersonic speed in this same fix wing plane without the need for a swing wing geometry configuration. All airfoils from small propeller airplanes to supersonic jet fighters can have this same type of wind piercing fix wing airfoil without the need for a swing wing geometry configuration. This airfoil will replace straight wing aircraft and swept wing aircraft due to that the fact that this wing piercing airfoil is flight efficient at low speeds like a straight wing airplane and flight efficient at high speeds like a swept wing airplane. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032034 | LATERAL STORAGE SPOOL FOR OVERHEAD CABLE PATHWAY - A system including an overhead cable pathway structure and a cable storage device that mounts overhead to the cable pathway structure. The cable storage device including a storage spool and a cable pathway exit having a curved surface that guides excess cable exiting from the overhead cable pathway structure to the spool. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032035 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING UTILITY LINES - An apparatus for supporting utility lines extending between a vehicle and a trailer comprises an elastically deformable rod having a first end and a second end, an attachment feature for attaching utility lines to the apparatus, and a mounting base for mounting the apparatus to a surface. The attachment feature is disposed or configured to be disposed proximate the first end of the rod. The mounting base is disposed or configured to be disposed at the second end of the rod. In another embodiment, the apparatus comprises a first portion comprising a shaft having a first and a second end, a second portion integral with the first portion comprising a spring, an attachment feature for attaching utility lines to the apparatus configured to be disposed proximate the first end of the shaft, and a mounting feature associated with the second portion for mounting the apparatus to a surface. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032036 | PIPE OR CABLE LEAD-THROUGH BLOCKS - Blocks of a cable, wire or pipe transition that may be placed together to form a structure of a number of the blocks. Each block has a generally rectangular shape and forms a part of the cable, wire or pipe transition together with at least one further block. Each block has at least one recess placed in the middle of the block. Inside the recess a number of peelable sheets are received. The sheets may be peeled off to adapt the inner diameter of the block to the outer diameter of a cable, wire or pipe to be received in the recess. Each block has elements for fastening further blocks to the block above or below the block. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032037 | Musical Instrument Stand That Is Operated Smoothly and Stably and is Adjusted Quickly - A musical instrument stand includes an upright rod, a support assembly, and a transverse rod. The support assembly includes a base unit mounted on the upright rod, a holding unit mounted on the base unit, a locking unit connected with the base unit and pressing the holding unit, and a damping member located between the base unit and the holding unit. Thus, the damping member provides a damping effect to the holding unit so that the holding unit is rotated relative to the base unit stably. In addition, the holding unit can be rotated relative to the base unit to adjust the angle of the transverse rod relative to the upright rod and can be moved in the holding unit to adjust the horizontal position of the transverse rod. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032038 | DISPLAY SUPPORT DEVICE AND DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A display support device includes a fixing base, a connecting member mounted on the fixing base, a frame connected on the connecting member, and an expanding bracket mounted on the frame. The frame includes a hold plate. The hole plate defines two first slots. The expanding bracket includes two first expanding bars and two second expanding bars. Each of the first expanding bars defines a number of through holes. Each of the second expanding bars defines two second slots. A number of first fasteners slidably extend through the first slots and the second extending bars to adjustably mount the second expanding bars to the hold plate. And a number of second fasteners slidably extend through the second slots and the through holes of the first expanding bars and are mounted to a display. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032039 | SUPPORTING BRACKET WITH POSITIONING COLUMN - A supporting bracket has a base and a positioning column. The base is mounted on a bottom bracket to form a stand. The positioning column is attached to the base and has a first positioning piece and a second positioning piece. The first positioning piece is formed on the base and has a first inclined surface and an inclined slot. The second positioning piece is mounted slidably on the first positioning piece and has a second inclined surface and a slide mounted slidably in the inclined slot. Sliding the second positioning piece on the first positioning piece changes an outer diameter of the positioning column so that the positioning column may be fitted into mounting holes of different devices such as audio speakers. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032040 | Stability Support TV Anti-Tip Device - A support device for a flat appliance is disclosed. The support device includes a mounting plate having at least one hole defined therein. The mounting plate is adapted for attachment to a side of the flat appliance with a fastener extending through the at least one hole and into at least one corresponding receiving hole in the flat appliance. The device further includes a mounting bracket that is adapted for attachment to a stand structure. The device also includes a brace disposed between the mounting plate and the mounting bracket. The at least one hole in the mounting plate is adapted for accommodating the receiving hole of a variety of different flat appliances. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032041 | SUPPORTING BRACKET WITH POSITIONING COLUMN AND TELESCOPIC POST WITH POSITIONING COLUMN - A supporting bracket has a base and a positioning column. The base is mounted on a bottom bracket to form a stand. The positioning column is attached to base and has a first positioning piece and a second positioning piece. The first positioning piece us formed on the base and has a first inclined surface and an inclined slot. The second positioning piece is mounted slidably on the first positioning piece and has a second inclined surface and a slide mounted slidably in the inclined slot. Sliding the second positioning piece on the first positioning piece changes an outer diameter of the positioning column so that the positioning column may be fitted into mounting holes of different devices such as audio speakers. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032042 | SAFETY-HARNESS ATTACHMENT - A safety-harness attachment for attaching a safety harness thereto. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032043 | ADHESIVELY MOUNTED ARTICLE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY WITH EXPOSED PULL TAB - An article support assembly includes a stretch releasable adhesive strip having an adhesive portion and a non-adhesive pull tab portion, and a unitary article support member arranged over at least a portion of the adhesive portion of the stretch releasable adhesive strip. The article support member and pull tab are configured so that when the article support member is mounted on a surface using the stretch releasable adhesive strip, the pull tab remains exposed but is visually inconspicuous. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032044 | METAL-PLASTIC HYBRID SUPPORT STRUCTURE APPLICABLE TO A DASHBOARD SUPPORT OF A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a metal-plastic hybrid support structure applicable to a dashboard support of a vehicle, wherein the hybrid support structure comprises a metal tubular body ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120032045 | Advanced standing seam roof panel bracket - An advanced standing seam roof panel bracket that provides for securing apparatus to a standing seam roof panel is disclosed. The device includes a Pressure Clamping Device that provides the means for removeably securing roofing equipment to the standing seam of the roof panel; and a Plank Support System that provides the means, in cooperation with the Pressure Clamping Device, for removeably securing and retaining a support platform that is capable of supporting a worker, tools, or other materials. In addition, this tool provides an advanced means and method for securely and removeably attaching onto a standing seam of a roof panel any safety equipment such as a lifeline or guard rails, roof installation components such as solar panels and sky lights, roofing installation tooling and scaffolding, roofing repair tooling, or any other equipment that is desired to be removeably secured to the standing seam of a roof panel. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032046 | ADJUSTING MECHANISM AND PROJECTOR HAVING THE SAME - An adjusting mechanism adapted to adjust a position of a projection unit relative to a fixing object is provided. The adjusting mechanism includes a base, a sliding plate, a first screw, and an elastic element. The base is adapted to be fixed to the fixing object. The sliding plate is slidably disposed on the base along a first axis and adapted to be fixed to the projection unit. The first screw is fixed to the sliding plate and screwed to the base, wherein the first screw drives the projection unit to move relatively to the base along the first axis when the first screw is rotated. The elastic element is compressed between the base and the sliding plate along the first axis. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032047 | Adjustable Accessory Bracket Assembly - The present general inventive concept provides an adjustable accessory bracket assembly having an adjustment mechanism to adjust one or more axes of rotation of a bracket assembly in order to adjustably position accessory devices, such as a bracket for a mirror or other accessory device. The adjustable accessory bracket assembly can include a handle member, a push rod assembly, and a mounting member such that the handle member pivots with respect to the mounting member. In some embodiments, adjustment of a single rotation axis is provided; other embodiments may be configured to simultaneously adjust multiple axes of freedom for multi-position bracket assemblies. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032048 | ADJUSTABLE AND LOCKABLE BUSHING ASSEMBLY AND COMPONENT MOUNTING ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME - An adjustable and lockable bushing assembly includes a locking plate and a bushing. The locking plate has a bushing engagement opening that is defined by a plurality of first serrations, and a boss that extends axially therefrom. The bushing engages the locking plate and includes a concentric section, an eccentric section, a lock interface section, and an opening. The opening has a fixed diameter and extends along a longitudinal axis through the bushing. The concentric section has an outer surface that has a circumference that is concentric with the longitudinal axis. The eccentric section extends from the concentric section has an outer surface that has a circumference that is eccentric with the longitudinal axis. The lock interface section extends from the concentric section and includes an outer surface defined by a plurality of second serrations that engage the first serrations. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032049 | Gate Bracket Systems and Methods - A bracket system for forming gate assemblies comprising at least two brace members that are rigidly attached to hinge assemblies. The brace members are adapted to be attached to support members to form two corners of a gate box functioning as the structural portion of the gate assembly. The hinge assemblies are adapted to be rigidly attached to a fence post to allow the gate assembly to pivot relative to the fence post. Gate assemblies of arbitrary height and width can be formed using the bracket system. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032050 | DISPLAY PANEL MOUNTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A display mounting kit, system, and method are disclosed utilizing first and second primary releasable attachment elements that are secured about the periphery of a display panel and in a substantially corresponding relationship on a mounting surface, respectively. At least one supplementary fastening element having two interlocking component pieces for selective engagement with each other provides secure mounting between the display panel and the mounting surface. The at least one supplementary fastening element can also be utilized as a stand-alone primary fastening element. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032051 | TUBE RESTRAINT & METHODS - Devices for restraining tubular segments and methods for storing and accessing tubular segments may include a frame arrangement that has a plurality of parallel cradles for holding tubular segments and movable restraining handles for securing the tubular segments. A spring retention assembly may also be provided that has a spring force to hold the restraining handles against the tubular segments. A vehicle can be equipped to have a device for storing and accessing tubular segments, wherein the device is movable between a storage position and an access position. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032052 | Vertical support system for musical instruments - The present invention relates generally to a vertical instrument support system for musical instruments. | 2012-02-09 |