| 07th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
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| 20090038045 | Cap assembly structure with various accessories - The present invention comprises a sliding groove on the visor and a sliding anchor block corresponding with the accessory, wherein said sliding groove, which having an inserting slot opening for sleeving the | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038046 | Water Shorts Incorporating A Stretch Textile - An article of apparel, which may be a pair of water shorts, includes a first textile and a second textile. The first textile forms a majority of an exterior surface and an opposite interior surface of the apparel, and the first textile exhibits at least thirty percent stretch prior to tensile failure. The second textile is located around a waistband portion of the apparel, and the second textile exhibits less than ten percent stretch prior to tensile failure. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038047 | SWIMSUIT HAVING COMPRESSION PANELS - A swimsuit is provided having a hip and thigh portion and a chest portion. Various compression panels may be attached to an inside surface of the hip and thigh portion as well as the chest portion for reducing muscle vibration of the chest muscle, thigh muscle and gluteal muscles. Various urethane layers may be attached external to the hip and thigh portion and the chest portion. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038048 | Contoured Swim Cap for People Having Long Hair, Braids, or Dreadlocks - A swim cap ( | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038049 | Collar Stay Device - A collar stay device includes a stay body having a tapered first end and an expandable second end. The stay body includes first and second legs, which are integrally formed at the tapered first end and diverge toward the expandable second end. At least one of the legs includes a plurality of protrusions on an outer surface of a free end thereof. When the collar stay device is inserted into a prefabricated pocket in the collar of a shirt, the expandable second end of the stay body is contracted to place tension on the pocket and prevent movement of the collar stay device in the pocket. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038050 | GLOVE WITH APPLIQUE - A glove, in particular a sports glove of driving glove, having an appliqué containing at least one noble metal on the outer side of the glove, is provided. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038051 | GLOVE - The present invention aims to provide anti-slip gloves which exhibit excellent anti-slipping effects under slippery conditions such as wet conditions caused by moisture, detergents or oils, provide an excellent durability in repeated use, keep down production costs, and can be used in various applications. The glove of the invention has an anti-slip layer comprising pulverized fragments of a foamed melamine resin, or a mixture of pulverized fragments of a foamed melamine resin and NBR particles contained in a resin or rubber formed on the surface thereof. The pulverized fragments of the foamed melamine resin are particulate subfragments obtained by pulverizing the foamed melamine resin. The foamed melamine resin has a three-dimensional lattice structure, and the pulverized fragments of the foamed melamine resin obtained by pulverizing the foam have cut limbs extending three dimensionally, which are obtained by cutting the lattice parts. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038052 | Utility glove - A utility glove having a palm side including a three dimensional molded palm portion formed of an elastomeric material with a thumb portion and at least one finger portion and a back side of the glove comprising a fabric material. The molded palm portion may have one or more of thickened areas for abrasion resistance, padded areas for comfort, flex grooves for improved movement and textured grip areas for improved grip. The molded palm portion may be formed of different elastomeric materials to take advantage of the different characteristics of the particular materials. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038053 | POLYMER LATEX COMPOUND - A polymer latex composition has an acrylonitrile component, a polychloroprene component, and a natural latex component. When these components are blended together and formed into a film, the film exhibits a resistance to ozone that is greater than a resistance to ozone of materials in which acrylonitrile is not included. Furthermore, the combination of acrylonitrile and chloroprene imparts a synergistic effect to the composition with regard to ozone resistance. The film can be formed into a glove having a resistance to ozone that is improved over the resistance to ozone of gloves not including acrylonitrile. The glove may include an antimicrobial agent. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038054 | Helmet and Method of Removing the Same - A helmet is provided which is to be worn on the head of a helmet wearer and can be removed from the head with a comparatively small force. Operation for removing the helmet, including preliminary operation for it, can be performed easily and quickly. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038055 | HEADGEAR SECUREMENT SYSTEM - Headgear of the type having an outer layer and a relatively flexible inner layer includes a belt which extends around the inner layer within the outer layer, and a tensioning device which can tension the belt causing the belt to urge the inner layer inward away from the outer layer and against the helmet wearer's head. Preferably, the tensioning device includes a chinstrap assembly releasably fastened to the front of the helmet. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038056 | ELECTRONIC MODULE ADAPTER FOR HEADGEAR - An electronic module adapter for headgear includes a housing defining a chamber. A clip is positioned on the housing and is adapted to attach the housing to the helmet or other headgear. A cap lamp mounting bracket is optionally positioned on the housing and is adapted to attach a cap lamp to the housing. Electronic circuitry is positioned within the chamber of the housing and may include a radio frequency identification tag, a global positioning system tag and/or a gas sensor. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038057 | Helmet with Improved Shield Mount and Precision Shield Control - A closed face motorcycle helmet includes a shell with an eyeport and a shield attached for hinged motion between a closed position covering and sealing the eyeport and an open position displaced above the eyeport. A hinge plate is attached to the shell on each side and includes a socket into which a hub of the shield is rotatably disposed for hinged movement of the shield. A lever assembly having a downwardly extending lever and a hub with two dowels is attached to the bottom of the hinge plate. The lever assembly is manually movable between a central home position, a forwardly rotated shield cracking position, and a rearwardly rotated shield restraining position. A motion plate is attached to a lower edge of the shield and covers the hub and dowels of the lever assembly when the shield is closed. Surfaces on the inside of the motion plate interact with the dowels of the lever assembly to provide multiple precision shield control functions. Specifically, flipping the lever forward cracks the shield slightly open to eliminate fog and flipping it rearwardly applies an additional restraining force to the shield preventing it from being blown open by aerodynamic forces, especially at high speeds. A live beam mechanism with micro detents interacts with a projection on the shield to provide fluid-like operation of the shield and the ability to position the shield at virtually any location between fully closed and fully opened. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038058 | Anti-fog breathing apparatus for the elimination of breath vapor condensation on the surfaces of protective eye lenses associated with recreational equipment. - A breathing apparatus used in conjunction with eye glasses, goggles, face masks or helmets each containing eye protection elements to restrict/eliminate the presence of breath vapor condensing on the surface of said equipment containing eye lenses while being worn primarily during sport and recreational activity. The breathing apparatus, through the containment of breath vapor at its source, moves vapor away from said eye lenses by use of a snorkel assembly containing: mouthpiece, multi-port manifold, flexible tubing terminating in dual function breath exhaust/entry sub-assembly. Device may be positioned above wearer's shoulders and secured to his/her neck by means of a tension and position-adjusting strap. Not only is this apparatus presented as an ACCESSORY to be worn along with said eye protection sports equipment but will also be INTEGRATED INTO THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE of a face mask for use in sport and recreation activities such as paintball. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038059 | GOGGLE LENS ATTACHMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A goggle is disclosed having a frame with upper and lower frame portions with the upper frame portion being substantially more rigid than the lower frame portion. A fastener secures the upper perimeter of a lens to the upper frame portion. The lower portion includes slots receiving tabs extending from opposing sides of a notch in the lens for receiving the wearer's nose. The fastener includes an elongate member insertable within a slot formed in the lens and rotatable to a crosswise position hindering removal of the elongate member from the slot. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038060 | SWIMMING GOGGLES - Swimming goggles are provided including an outer frame and an inner frame integrally formed together, lenses respectively received in the outer frame, and a strap device with a head strap. The outer frame includes a first frame unitarily formed with hard material. The first frame defines receiving slots respectively for receiving the lenses. Each receiving slot has an inner edge with a first positioning portion formed thereon. The inner frame includes a second frame formed by soft material enveloping along the first frame, and defines openings respectively corresponding to the receiving slots. The lenses form second positioning portions along rims thereof for engaging with the first positioning portions. The strap device includes base portions respectively assembled on opposite sides of the first frame for supporting and adjusting the head strap. The strap device is only assembled to the first frame of the outer frame when being assembled. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038061 | FRAME STRUCTURE OF LENSES - A frame structure for use in goggles is disclosed. The frame structure comprises a main body, which comprises a hard portion and a soft portion. The hard portion is a rigid body, while the soft portion is an elastomer. The soft and the hard portions are molded integrally, wherein the integrally molded portions define at least one receiving space and is adapted to receive at least one lens. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038062 | SWIMMING GOGGLES - Swimming goggles have a left frame and a right frame respectively receiving lenses therein, a connecting bridge between the left frame and the right frame, a head strap, and buckles for supporting the head strap. Each buckle comprises an assembling frame and a strap frame pivotably assembled to each other. The assembling frame includes a pivoting shaft, an abutting arm extending from the pivoting shaft, and a resilient arm extending from the pivoting shaft and opposite to the abutting arm. Branches respectively extend from opposite sides of the resilient arm. A first controlling arm and a second controlling arm are formed on outward sides of the assembling frame and adjacent to the branches for controlling the branches. The strap frame defines a pivoting orifice for pivoting to the pivoting shaft, and a guiding hole for guiding the head strap. The head strap is operated by a couple of fingers, making manual operation ergonomic. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038063 | NOSE STRAP JOINTING STRUCTURE FOR SWIMMING GOGGLES/MASK - A swimming goggle structure includes two eye masks and a centrally located nose strap. Each eye mask has an outer edge forming a head strap buckle to which a head strap is connected and an inner edge forming a projecting joint section. The joint section forms a recessed slot and is jointed to an end of the nose strap by insert molding so that the end of the nose strap wraps and engages the joint section of each eye mask to form a tightly connected structure. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038064 | Removable toilet seat cover scale device - A removable toilet seat cover scale device for weighing a person or an object includes, in combination, a toilet seat cover including hinges for hinged attachment to a toilet seat, a scale mechanism connected to the toilet seat cover, the scale mechanism having at least two force sensors located on a bottom of the toilet seat cover for contact with a toilet seat when the toilet seat cover is attached to a toilet seat and is in a closed position. The force sensors transmit the weight force measurements to a processor, which converts the weight force measurements to an accurate total weight measurement, and the processor transmits the accurate total weight measurement to a display. The hinged attachment includes a lock-release mechanism, the lock-release mechanism having lock and a lock-release, the lock-release mechanism having a first position, being a rest position wherein the hinge means is locked into a toilet seat element, and having a second position being an unlocked position for removal of the toilet seat cover from the toilet seat when the lock-release is activated. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038065 | Odorless and Overflow-less Toilet System - The technology described herein provides an odorless and overflow-less toilet system. The technology provides for the removal of odor at its source and aids in overflow protection. The technology provides a toilet system having a second chamber running in fluid communication with a first chamber and a second exit port to allow for the continuation of the second chamber flow to a trap assembly. The trap assembly is configured to separate exhaust odors and overflows. The trap assembly prevents sewage gasses from escaping back through the toilet. The trap assembly allows overflows to be routed back to a sewage out line. The trap assembly provides for the flow of odors from the toilet with an inline exhaust fan. The inline exhaust fan pulls odors from the toilet through the second chamber and exit port of the toilet through the trap assembly and then through the inline exhaust fan to exit. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038066 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A PORTABLE TOILET SYSTEM - Systems and methods for providing a portable toilet system. The system may include a portable toilet used in combination with a container and a privacy screen. Various components of the system may further be made of biodegradable materials to facilitate disposal of the system following use. The container of the system may be combined with a bioactive agent to disinfect microorganisms present within the system. The systems and methods of the present invention further provide a byproduct that may be used to enrich soil. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038067 | Wave generating system - An improved device for discharging water that is capable of efficiently generating an effective wave-like motion within a body of water. Wave generation devices based on water filled elongated tubular chambers having a substantially closed rear end and a substantially open front end and using compressed air to discharge water, such as the wave cannon, may experience operational inefficiencies from variations in quantities of compressed air. Reducing the quantity of compressed gas may result in ineffective waves and damage to the elongated tube as internal low pressure conditions collapse. A source of make-up fluid configured to mitigate internal low pressure conditions can enable effective wave generation with reduced quantities of compressed air. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038068 | Spa cover - A spa cover includes an internal heat insulation material having an outer covering which is impermeable to water and water vapor. It absorbs very little water significantly increasing the life of the spa cover. The outer cover is created from a poly halogenated vinyl polymer designed to significantly decrease pore size and water vapor permeability. The outer cover is also laminated from several layers of the poly halogenated vinyl polymer each having a ‘grain’. The grains are angularly offset to further reduce water vapor permeability. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038069 | HYDRO-THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE DEVICE - Method and apparatus for hydrotherapeutic stimulation having a handle with housing with exterior engagement surfaces for contacting a user's lower body. An air-water stream generator, coupled to a water inlet and an air inlet, positioned in housing and a pump means imparts an increase in pressure and flow of water within housing to outlet nozzle. An electrical source is electrically connected to the pump means within the housing. An air-water stream outlet nozzle located within the fore portion of the housing and connected to air-water stream generator for transmission of air-water stream onto user's lower body positioned fore of air-water stream outlet nozzle. Either distended portion or attachment at fore portion of housing, upon insertion in an anal or a vaginal orifice in the user fixes the position of housing in relation to user's lower body thereby allowing handle further control of air-water stream outlet nozzle and stimulation. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038070 | Shower door track - A shower door track for a shower having at least one displaceable door panel comprises a longitudinal exterior track portion having an exterior surface, an interior surface and at least one exterior connector; a longitudinal interior track portion having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a displacement channel for receiving a displacement assembly connected to the door panel and at least one interior connector; the interior connector being engageable with a corresponding one of the exterior connector to secure the exterior track portion to the interior track portion to form the shower door track. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038071 | WAVE HAMMOCK - A hanging hammock having a semi-rigid frame that provides the hammock with the shape of a wave during use. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038072 | Fire resistant corner guard - Corner guards suitable for use with a bedding assembly and providing a degree of fire resistance. The corner guards may contain fire/flame resistant (FR) polymeric reagents, flammable polymeric reagents combined with one or more FR agent or have an FR coating. Additionally, the corner guards may have effective FR properties while substantially maintaining the mechanical properties that allow the corner guard to support and protect the edges of upholstered furniture, such as a foundation or sofa. The corner guards arise, at least in part, from the realization that flare ups occurring during the test about the combustion of an FR foundation, result from high burn temperatures causing the corner guard to melt and the subsequently combustion of the melted polymeric material. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038073 | Protection for a Lifting Unit - The invention relates to a lifting unit for a patient support. Said lifting unit comprises a base plate, a motor drive, a lifting drive driven by said motor drive and received in the base plate. Said lifting drive is adapted to carry out a lifting movement and a movement in the opposite direction. A triggering element is activated when the pressure exerted by the lifting drive on the base plate falls below a defined minimum value. The movement of the lifting drive is stopped in response to the activation of the triggering element. If the patient support collides with an obstacle during lifting, the pressure exerted by the lifting drive on the base plate is reduced. The reduced pressure is detected by the triggering element and the movement of the patient support is stopped. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038074 | Hospital Bed with Double-Motor Drive - The invention provides a hospital bed with two driving motors that are used in the vertically adjustable jack in order to increase the hoisting power of the bed so as to be able to lift heavy patients. The two driving motors are mounted so as to mechanically operate in parallel. In order to obtain a symmetric load distribution among the two motors, the motors are electrically connected in series and are supplied from a joint voltage source as a serial connection. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038075 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING ELEMENTS FOR SURVIVAL - A device for providing elements of survival, including two components that attached together form a sealed compartment. One side of the compartment is substantially flat to enable the transportation of persons or materials, and has a number of handles to facilitate transportation. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038076 | FLEXIBLE LITTER - A flexible litter for emergency and non-emergency evacuations having a rectangular main section with side, head, and foot edge portions. In one embodiment, loop-shaped handgrips are attached to the head and foot edge portions and two sets of loop-shaped shoulder straps are attached to the sides of the main section. The loops of each set of shoulder straps extend away from the main section of the litter for a substantially greater distance than the loops of the handgrips and the loops of one set can be passed through a handgrip and looped over a carrier's shoulders like a backpack leaving the hands of the carrier free for other tasks. In other configurations, the loops can be placed directly over the rescuers' shoulders again leaving their hands free. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038077 | SLEEPING POSTURE SUPPORTING APPARATUS - Provided is a sleeping posture supporting apparatus for supporting and maintaining a person's entire body lying at full length (lying on one side) and increasing breathing capacity while sleeping so as to prevent the person from snoring, thus allowing the person to have a good sleep. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038078 | Pillow device - A pillow device includes a first pillow, at least a second pillow, and a pillow covering having at least a first compartment and a second compartment. Such compartments each have a first end, second end, first side, second side, front, and back and are attached to each other such that at least one of such second end of such first compartment is attached to such second side of such second compartment closely adjacent such second end thereof and such second end of such second compartment is attached to such second side of such first compartment closely adjacent such second end thereof. Such first and second compartments each have an opening disposed closely adjacent at least one of such first end and such second end for enabling a user to insert such first pillow member into such first compartment and such at least such second pillow member into such second compartment. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038079 | Baby changing station - A baby supporting device is provided which includes a frame. The frame includes a first portion for mounting onto a wall and a second portion pivotally coupled to the first portion and rotatable between a first position and a second position. A first stop member extends from the first portion, and a second stop member extends from the second portion, such that when the second stop member engages the first stop member it stops the second portion at the second position. A first surface covers at least a portion of the first portion, and a second surface covers at least a portion of the second portion. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038080 | Knockdown modular mattress - The field of the present invention pertains to knockdown mattresses. More particularly, the present invention relates to mattresses that can be assembled and disassembled by the end user. The present invention when assembled or reassembled presents a visual impression to the end user looks like a conventional “factory assembled” mattress. The invention further provides for a modular mattress assembly kit that can be shipped by express delivery services while taking up far less volume than a conventional mattress. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038081 | JACK, WINCH, AND TIRE RETRIEVAL TOOLS - A tool kit is provided to be stored in a vehicle to enable an operator in emergency situations to effect minor repairs, for example, to change a flat tire. The tool kit includes: a lug wrench, an extension, and a hook driver. The tools are used together to form three configurations. The first configuration being configured to activate a winch mechanism to raise and lower a tire mounted underneath a vehicle. The second configuration being configured to activate a portable jack. The third configuration being configured to grasp and retrieve the lowered spare tire. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038082 | Device and Method for Applying a Treatment Agent to a Surface - A device for treating a surface to give a cleaning benefit comprises one or more containers ( | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038083 | Compositions for treating fabric - Compositions for treating fabric. The compositions of the present invention may be used to improve various properties of fabrics such as the olfactory perception and/or appearance of the fabric without requiring that the fabrics be put through an entire standard laundry process. Methods of treating the fabrics are also disclosed. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038084 | Method for Controlling Operation of the Washing Machine - A washing machine that is capable of providing a stable washing mode even when a washing-related device is abnormal during a washing operation is disclosed. When a steam generation unit, which generates high-temperature steam into a drum, is abnormal, the operation of the steam generation unit is interrupted, and an operation for driving a washing heater mounted in a tub is performed, or an operation for driving a drying unit, which supplies high-temperature dry hot air into the drum, is performed. A steam substituting algorithm is provided when the steam generation unit is abnormal during the operation using the high-temperature steam. Consequently, the interruption of the washing operation due to the abnormal steam injection function is prevented, and therefore, the reliability of the product is improved while the inconvenience of use is minimized. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038085 | COMPOSITION FOR COLOURING KERATIN FIBRES - Present invention relates to a colouring composition for keratin fibres especially for hair, and, especially for brightening hair. Colouring composition of the present invention for keratin fibres especially human hair based on oxidative dye precursors and optionally comprising coupling agents and direct dyes comprises further at least one carbonate at a concentration of 0.75 to 5% by weight, at least one ubiquinone at a concentration of 0.001 to 1%, at least one aminated silicone at a concentration of to 1% by weight and at least one chelating agent at a concentration of 0.25 to 5% by weight, all concentrations are calculated to total composition and prior to mixing with a composition comprising oxidizing agent. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038086 | COLOURING COMPOSITION - The present invention is related to an aqueous colouring composition for keratin fibres especially human hair based on hair direct dyes and optionally oxidative dyes and comprising at least one arylated silicone. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038087 | COLOURING COMPOSITION - The present invention is related to an aqueous colouring composition for keratin fibres especially human hair comprising at least one oxidative dyestuff precursor and optionally at least one coupling agent and at least one arylated silicone. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038088 | RAPID DEPLOYMENT FLOATING BRIDGES - A rapidly constructed floating bridge for emergency deployment to minimize the time required to restore vehicular traffic where a structure crossing over a waterway has been rendered unusable or unsafe due to natural forces or acts of terrorism. The bridge is modular in nature and may be constructed from parts, including assemblies and/or subassemblies, that can be delivered to a staging area from which the bridge is assembled and deployed. The floating bridge can also be constructed as a temporary detour floating bridge at a location where a permanent structure is being repaired, removed or replaced by a new structure. The bridge is also a low cost option for a new location where a useful life of 25 to 30 years is required. The bridge may be continuous without a span that opens or may include one or more spans that pivot to open and provide a navigation channel, and/or the bridge may include an elevated span at a shore side to provide a navigation channel below the elevated span. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038089 | Debris Sensor for Cleaning Apparatus - A piezoelectric debris sensor and associated signal processor responsive to debris strikes enable an autonomous or non-autonomous cleaning device to detect the presence of debris and in response, to select a behavioral mode, operational condition or pattern of movement, such as spot coverage or the like. Multiple sensor channels (e.g., left and right) can be used to enable the detection or generation of differential left/right debris signals and thereby enable an autonomous device to steer in the direction of debris. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038090 | Hand-held electrical conductor cleaning apparatus - A hand-held electrical conductor cleaning apparatus including a frame having a handle section and a tube section; an abrasive member movably mounted in the tube section; a motor adapted to move the abrasive member inside the tube section; a battery connected to the motor; and a user control for actuating the motor. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038091 | Manual toothbrush with movable head - A manual toothbrush including a handle that reciprocates into and out of a channel within a head of the toothbrush. The head includes a plurality of fixed first bristles and a first movable base that has a plurality of second bristles extending outwardly therefrom. A first end of the handle is non-releasably connected to the first movable base within the channel in the head. The first movable base is mounted for arcuate movement in response to the reciprocation of the handle when the first and second bristles frictionally engage the teeth of the user. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038092 | HAND HELD SPONGE IMPLEMENT - The present invention is directed to a cleaning implement for use in household cleaning applications. In accordance with the present invention, the cleaning implement comprises a base, a handle extending from said base and a cleaning pad, which is attached to the base. The cleaning pad of the present invention contains two separate cleaning surfaces that optionally can act on two separate planes, simultaneously. In one embodiment, the cleaning pad is removable and disposable. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038093 | Waste line inspection and clean-out tool - A waste line clean-out apparatus in which a video camera is positioned proximate the outboard end of an elongated flexible coil spring assembly and is interconnected with a remotely located viewing monitor by means of various operating cables, including a fiber optic signal transmitting cable. The apparatus includes a pull cable that extends interiorly of the spring assembly for protecting the fiber optic signal transmitting cable and the various companion operating cables from undue stress during the waste line clean-out operation. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038094 | Make-up brush and method of manufacturing the same - Provided is a make-up brush including a coating section for applying liquid cosmetic on a predetermined surface, the coating section having a plurality of bristles which forms a bundle, while being spaced at a predetermined distance from each other; a heat-bonded portion formed by melting one ends of the bristles such that the ends are integrally connected to each other; a housing section having such a cross-sectional shape that the end of the coating section having the heat-bonded portion is inserted and housed; a fixing section for fixing the end of the coating section, inserted into the housing section, to the housing section such that the density of the bristles is uniform; and a rod section connected to the housing section and having such a length that a user can hold the rod section by hand. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038095 | PAINT BRUSH - A paint brush for painting trim having a handle and bristles extending outwardly from one end of the handle. The bristles are arranged in two sections which differ in length by slightly less than the thickness of the trim. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038096 | Spike/shoe cleaner - Footwear cleaning apparatus includes a receptacle well filled with a cleaning solution and a rotating brush. The rotating brush is supported by telescoping stems that extend and retract the rotating brush. In one embodiment, retracting a cover for the receptacle well activates the rotating brush, thus allowing a user to clean the sole of the footwear. In another embodiment, a sensor senses the presence of a user and automatically activates the rotating brush and telescoping stems for the apparatus to be used. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038097 | TOOTHBRUSH - A toothbrush head in which oral hygiene parts, in particular toothbrush bristles, are set in a flexible pad. Typically the pad is made of a thermoplastic elastomer or a polyurethane gel material. The pad is supported on support parts which are connected to the toothbrush handle in various ways, for example arms or a web structure. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038098 | Ambidextrous Mitten for Treating a Surface - In this ambidextrous mitt, one of the two walls (F) has over its entire outer surface means ( | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038099 | Pre-Soaped Disposable Luffah - Described is a disposable luffah. During manufacturing of the luffah, a water-soluble pouch is positioned within, or attached to, the luffah. The water-soluble pouch may contain a liquid or powered cleansing and/or moisturizing agent. During use the pouch breaks down upon contact with water such that the contained cleansing and/or moisturizing agent is released. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038100 | PRE-SOAPED, DISPOSABLE LUFFAH - Described is a luffah having of a series of ruffles wherein a substantially dry, water-soluble, cleansing and/or moisturizing agent is present on the ruffles at a center portion of the luffah. Enough cleaning agent or moisturizer is present to allow the luffah to be used at least once. A method of forming a luffah herein includes injecting a substantially wet, cleansing and/or moisturizing agent at, or near, a core of a luffah which is then compressed around the injected cleansing and/or moisturizing agent. The substantially wet, cleansing and/or moisturizing agent is then allowed to dry into a generally dry, water-soluble, cleansing and/or moisturizing agent at the core of the luffah. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038101 | SCOURING BODY - A scouring body ( | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038102 | SCOURING PRODUCTS - A hand-held scouring product is disclosed. The hand-held scouring product is hand-sized in three dimensions and, throughout. The hand-held scouring product consists essentially of abrasive material comprising non-woven, autogenously-bonded fibres. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038103 | Bath sponge - A bath sponge is formed from a foamed polyurethane to have a plurality of relatively shallow and small pores distributed over an outer surface thereof, and is provided on or between the shallow and small pores with a plurality of staggered and relatively deep and large holes resembling seawater corroded holes. Each of the relatively deep and large holes is internally provided at a bottom with a deeper and size-reduced hole, which do not extend through the bath sponge. Therefore, the bath sponge not only has an appearance like a natural sponge, but also has structural strength, breaking resistance, water absorbing ability, and softness better than both the natural sponge and other general types of bath sponge. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038104 | Bench-top chip removing vacuum hood - A bench-top chip removing vacuum hood includes a hood main body provided at a bottom with a plurality of magnets, an iron base plate, a zigzag connector having a front end screwed to a rear edge of the iron base plate and a rear end connected to a clamping plate, and a C-clamp for firmly holding the clamping plate to an edge of a bench. When the bench has an iron top, the hood main body is directly positioned on the bench and magnetically attached thereto via the magnets. When the bench has a non-iron top, the zigzag connector is extended to locate the iron base plate near a workpiece and the hood main body is magnetically attached to the iron base plate. Thus, the chip removing vacuum hood is usable on both of an iron and a non-iron bench top to suck flying chips produced during machining a workpiece. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038105 | FLOOR CLEANING MACHINE - Floor cleaning machine | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038106 | Engine blower - An engine blower includes a muffler ( | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038107 | VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum cleaner includes a housing, a carriage disposed on the housing with a plurality of wheels, and a suction opening. A suction connector is rotatably disposed at the suction opening. The suction connector is connected to an end portion of a suction hose associated with the vacuum cleaner housing. At least one of the suction opening and the suction connector is configured to enable an additional movement of the suction connector relative to the rotatable movement of the suction connector. At least one transducer is activatable by the additional movement and configured to generate electrical control signals. A control unit is configured to receive the control signals and control at least one of the plurality of wheels with a converted signal. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038108 | Hand-held high velocity air blower - The hand-held air blower has a hollow, substantially cylindrical housing with an open front end, a plurality of air intake openings, an impeller situated within the housing proximate the intake openings, a motor for driving the impeller, and battery means for powering the motor. A concentrator attachment is designed for use with the blower. The concentrator has means for removably attaching the concentrator to the open front end of the blower housing and a hollow shell. The shell includes an intake section with a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the front end of the housing and an outlet section with an outlet opening substantially smaller than the diameter of the front end of the housing. A truncated football-like shaped balancing member is provided. The balancing member has a central air flow channel. Radially directed elements mount the balancing member within the intake shell section with the balancing member spaced from the interior surface of the intake shell section so as to permit air flow therebetween. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038109 | FLOOR CARE APPARATUS WITH TELESCOPING HANDLE STALK - A floor care apparatus includes a telescoping handle stalk and a handle adjustment mechanism. The handle adjustment mechanism includes a control switch, an adjustment block, a linkage connecting the control switch and adjustment block and a locking pin for securing the handle stalk in a selected position. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038110 | Nozzle assembly of vacuum cleaner - A nozzle assembly of a vacuum cleaner is provided that includes a casing, a suction port, a drum brush, a fan, and a blocking plate. The drum brush is rotatably disposed in the casing so drum bristles hit a surface being cleaned. The fan is disposed in the casing to be rotated by air drawn in through the suction port so that the fan rotates the drum brush. The blocking plate is adjacent to the front of the fan to screen most of the fan except for a lower portion of the fan. The fan includes a circular fan body, a shaft member, and a plurality of blades. The inside edge of each of the blades is at a distance from the shaft member so that the drawn-in air passes through a space defined between the inside edge of each of the blades and the shaft member. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038111 | CLEANING APPLIANCE - A cleaning appliance includes a main body, a handle assembly and a hose. The handle assembly includes a tube and a gripping portion fixedly attached thereto. The hose has one end attached to the main body. The tube is movable relative to the main body between a stored position in which at least a part of the tube lies within the hose and an extended position in which the gripping portion can be used to manipulate the cleaning appliance in use. By providing such an arrangement, the handle assembly and the hose can be stored compactly. When the user wishes to store the cleaning appliance, the tube can be retracted inside the hose for storage. When the tube is extended, the gripping portion is at a convenient height to be manipulated by a user. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038112 | HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A CLEANING APPLIANCE - A handle assembly for a cleaning appliance includes a slidably extendible wand and a connecting portion that includes a first locking arrangement releasably securing the handle assembly to the main body of the cleaning appliance, a second locking arrangement releasably locking the wand in a pre-determined position with respect to the connecting portion and an actuator. The actuator is adapted and arranged to move the first and second locking arrangements between locked and unlocked positions. The first locking arrangement is movable independently of the actuator. This arrangement allows a single actuator to be operated by a user to unlock both the first and second locking arrangements simultaneously. However, because the first locking arrangement can move independently of the second locking arrangement, it is possible to secure the handle assembly to the main body of the cleaning appliance while keeping the wand in a locked position. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038113 | WHEEL STRUCTURE - A wheel includes a central holding member, a wheel member, a shell secured around the central holding member, a shaft partly received in the central holding member, a bearing around the shaft inside the central holding member, an upper cover tightly pressed against the bearing, a braking plate mechanism, and a pressing plate mechanism; the upper cover has a connecting extension section having first and second pivotal holes; the braking plate mechanism and the pressing plate mechanism are pivoted on the first and the second pivotal holes of the upper cover respectively; the pressing plate mechanism includes a big pressing plate, and a second pressing plate; when the big pressing plate is depressed, it will press the braking plate mechanism against the wheel member to stop the wheel member; the little pressing plate is used to move the big pressing plate away from the braking plate mechanism. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038114 | Microphone Handle Grip Structure - A microphone handle grip structure includes a handle, a grip and at least one press fixing member. The handle has a receiving space and a slot, wherein a distance between the slot and an outer edge of the handle is defined by a height. The grip is rested on the outer edge of the handle closely and has two opposite sides located on the two oblique side faces of the slot respectively. The press fixing member has a shape substantially matching that of the slot and is pressed into the slot to press the two opposite sides of the grip so that the two opposite sides of the grip are rested on the two oblique side faces of the slot respectively, and the press fixing member and the grip are fixed on the slot of the handle. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038115 | Hinge - A hinge is mounted between a cover and a base of an electronic device and has a pivoting bracket, a rotating bracket and a collar assembly. The pivoting bracket is mounted on the stationary leaf and has a tube protrudes transversely on an outside wall of the pivoting bracket. The rotating bracket is mounted around the tube and has at least one detent formed in a top surface of the rotating bracket. The collar assembly is mounted around the tube and has a positioning collar. The positioning collar has at least one protrusion selectively engaging the at least one detent. Even though the engaging surface between the at least one detent and the at least one protrusion is worn away, the interface between the brackets stays flat and the cover of the electronic device remains mounted stably on the base. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038116 | HINGE ASSEMBLY - A hinge assembly attaches a cover pivotally to a base of an electronic device and has a pivoting leaf and a stationary leaf. The pivoting leaf is mounted in the cover and has a shaft. The stationary leaf is mounted rotatably around the pivoting leaf, is mounted in the base to allow the cover to pivot relative to the base and has a barrel. The barrel is tightly mounted rotatably around the shaft and has a gudgeon and a slit. The gudgeon is formed coaxially through the barrel. The slit is formed longitudinally through the barrel and communicates with the gudgeon and allows the barrel to expand to fit the shaft. Having the barrel with the slit reduces the size of the hinge assembly so the hinge assembly allows electronic devices to be smaller and thinner. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038117 | DOOR SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR REFRIGERATOR - The present invention relates to a door supporting device for a refrigerator. The door supporting device of the present invention can adjust the height of the door. A hinge bracket of the door supporting device of the present invention includes a fixing portion fixed to a front face of the refrigerator, and a supporting portion extending forward from an upper end of the fixing portion and having a threaded hole with threads formed on an inner periphery thereof. A hinge shaft of the door supporting device has threads on an outer periphery thereof and is threadly engaged with the threaded hole so that the hinge shaft can be supported by the hinge bracket. An upper end of the hinge shaft rotatably supports the door. The height of the door can be adjusted by rotating the hinge shaft. A nut is threadly engaged with the hinge shaft below the hinge bracket. The nut prevents the hinge shaft from being rotated so that the door can be constantly maintained at a predetermined height. The door supporting device further comprises a hinge cap fitted around the upper end of the hinge shaft and inserted into a hinge hole formed in a bottom surface of the door so as to rotatably support the door. The hinge cap comprises a rearward extension and a rotation preventing projection extending downward from the extension, and the rotation preventing projection is inserted into a fixing hole of the hinge bracket so as to restrict rotation of the hinge cap. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038118 | Hinge | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038119 | FRICTION HINGE WITHOUT APPLIED GREASE - A friction hinge uses a plastic frictional member operating against a metal shaft that needs no topically applied grease, can achieve long cycle life and can be sealed against external contamination. The frictional member engages the shaft of the hinge to form a frictional engagement to permit rotation only while a torque is applied on the housing or the shaft. For this purpose the frictional member is made initially with a smaller diameter then the shaft and is then crushed or deformed as the shaft is inserted into the frictional member. Spaces are provided about the shaft to receive material as the element is being deformed. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038120 | AUXILIARY HANDLE DEVICE - An auxiliary handle device, in particular for a hand-held power tool, has an auxiliary handle and a damping unit that includes a counter-oscillation unit with at least one oscillation element. The damping unit includes at least one joint unit, via which the oscillation element is supported in an oscillating manner. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038121 | AUXILIARY HANDLE DEVICE - An auxiliary handle device, in particular for a hand-held power tool, has an auxiliary handle and a damping unit that includes at least one damping element. The damping element is designed to pivot about a pivot axis while vibrations are being damped. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038122 | COTTON STALK BARK FIBER AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING COTTON STALK BARK - Taught is a cotton stalk bark fiber. The fiber is a natural textile fiber made of cotton stalk balk. The length of the fiber is 5 mm-65 mm. The fineness thereof is 0.3-2.5 denier. The intensity thereof is 0.284-0.432 N/tex. The breaking elongation rate thereof is 3%-6%. Taught is further a method for processing cotton stalk bark fiber comprising peeling, skimming, degumming, preserving, cutting, tanning, opening, carding, baking, boxing and classifying, and packaging. The invention provides an inexpensive natural fiber having wide applications in the textile industry. The fiber has a similar performance to bast fiber, higher intensity than cotton fiber, and may be blended with other natural fiber, man-made fibers and recycled fiber to form fiber yarn for various purposes. This method changes waste into a commodity, and brings about economic and social benefits. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038123 | HOOK AND LOOP FASTENING STRAP AND ASSEMBLY - Various embodiments of the invention provide an elongated hook and loop fastening strap with a slit defined therein for securing one or more objects together. The fastening strap includes an engaging portion, which is disposed generally above the slit, and an anchor portion, which is disposed generally below the slit. The engaging portion is peeled away from a base to which the anchor portion is attached and is wrapped around the objects to be secured. The engaging portion is then threaded through the slit and engaged onto the base. The engaging shear force between the anchor portion of the strap and the base is sufficient to hold the strap to the base when the engaging portion is peeled away from the base, alleviating the need for external bonding methods for securing the strap to the base and allowing a user to secure the strap using one hand. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038124 | LOCKING CLIP FOR A BILLBOARD SIGN TENSIONING SYSTEM - A locking clip for a cable tensioning system, comprising (i) a base plate having a top surface having a gripping portion, tensioning arms extending from the top surface, a cable retaining arm and posts extending from the bottom surface, and, at least one slot in the base plate; and, (ii) a tapering top member including a cable tensioning hook with a channel and extending from the top surface, and at least one nub extending from the bottom surface to slidingly engage the slot. The clip can hold a portion of a sheet between the base plate and the top member when the top member and the base plate are in an engaged relationship. The cable tensioning arm holds the cable and allows tension to be placed on the sheet. When the clip is disengaged from the sheet it can be temporarily attached to the cable by the cable retaining arm. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038125 | Seatbelt Buckle for Use in Vehicle - A seatbelt buckle for use in vehicle comprises a base, an intermediate loop, a fixed disc, an elastic member, an upper cover, a fixed post, four movable posts, an actuation member, a biasing element and a pressing element, wherein the intermediate loop and the fixed disc are screwed onto the base, the elastic member is secured between the intermediate loop and the fixed disc, and a plurality of snap-on recesses form between the intermediate loop and the fixed disc for the insertion of engaging members of the seatbelt, the pressing element is constructed in the form of a sheet, and one end thereof extends outwardly and includes a wave-shaped abutting segment arranged thereon, thereby lowering the production cost and saving force during unbuckling the seatbelt. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038126 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE - A seat belt buckle has a frame that forms an insertion path for a buckle tongue of a seat belt. The seat belt buckle includes a locking device having a locking member for locking the buckle tongue) in the locked state. A retaining member is tensioned by a spring for securing the locking member in a locked state. An ejector for the buckle tongue is tensioned by a spring that is provided with at least one damping device to reduce the noise generated when the seat belt buckle changes from a locking state to a released state. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038127 | MESSAGE CLIP - An apparatus for displaying a message includes a body having a front surface and a rear surface with a flange extending about a periphery of the front surface forming a recessed area. A clip portion is connected to the rear surface for releasably holding the body on an item. A message portion having a display surface with a message displayed thereon is mounted on the body and received in the recessed area wherein the message is visible. The body can rotate relative to the clip portion or the message portion can rotate relative to the body to reorient the message for viewing. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038128 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF RAPIDLY TYING SHOELACES - Provided is a shoe which is tied with a piece of shoelace, in which a pair of pulling string rings are provided in both left and right upper ends of the neck of the shoe, to thereby enable a user to pull or release a pair of pulling strings hooked on the rings one time in order to put on or take off the shoe. Double instep covers of the footwear are provided, and the exposed knots of the shoelace end portions are positioned between the double instep covers, so that the knots are not exposed and the knots which are not well untied can be smoothly adjusted. Moreover, a cover-type fastening locker or protection guard which protects the protruded latch from external impact is used to solve the conventional problems, and to furthermore provide a simple shoelace tying shoe having no knots of the end of the lower portion of the shoelaces. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038129 | Device and Method for Needling a Nonwoven Web - A device for needling a nonwoven web includes several needle looms arranged in series, each with at least one needle bar, a pair of infeed rollers, and a pair of outfeed rollers. The needle looms can move along a guide in the transport direction of the nonwoven web and can be locked in place at any desired distance from each other. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038130 | Method for manufacturing a piezoelectric actuator - A method for manufacturing a piezoelectric actuator, the method comprising: co-extruding alternating strips of a high permittivity material and a low permittivity material to form a green tape comprising said alternating strips of said high permittivity material and said low permittivity material; cutting said green tape to form a plurality of sheets, each sheet comprising a high permittivity region and at least two low permittivity regions adjacent to the high permittivity region; applying at least one conductive region to each one of two or more of the sheets to overly the high permittivity region and to leave exposed at least one low permittivity region; and stacking a plurality of sheets to form an actuator stack comprising adjacent sheets, wherein the or each conductive region on each sheet is offset with respect to a conductive region on a different sheet within the actuator stack. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038131 | Method for manufacturing quartz crystal resonator, quartz crystal unit and quartz crystal oscillator - A quartz crystal unit comprises a quartz crystal tuning fork resonator capable of vibrating in a flexural mode of an inverse phase and having at least one groove having at least one stepped portion formed in at least one of opposite main surfaces of each of first and second quartz crystal tuning fork tines. An electrode is disposed on the at least one stepped portion of the at least one groove so that the electrode of the first quartz crystal tuning fork tine has an electrical polarity opposite to an electrical polarity of the electrode of the second quartz crystal tuning fork tine. The quartz crystal unit comprising the quartz crystal tuning fork resonator has a capacitance ratio r | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038132 | Suspension spring removal and installation tool - A tool for the installation and removal of suspension springs from appliances such as washing machines includes a handle having an upper end and a base end with a spring installation and removal member pivotally interconnected to the upper end and the base end capable of receiving various extension adapters for adjusting the length of the tool to fit appliances of various makes and designs. The spring installation and removal member includes a manually graspable z-shaped hand lever portion and a spring arm that are coplanar with each other whereupon the base end of the tool, or any of the extension adapters, are fitted on the circular plate of the washing machine and the spring arm is hooked on to the upper end of the suspension springs (for top loading machines) so that pushing down on the hand lever portion facilitates suspension spring removal and installation. The tool also includes a secondary spring arm used for removing and installing suspension springs from front-loading washing machines. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038133 | GUN TYPE CONTINUOUS CLIP EJECTING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a gun type continuous clip ejecting apparatus. The gun type continuous clip ejecting apparatus includes a body including bodies symmetrically combined by each other with a curved shape and a clip guide groove therein; a cover inserted into the upper front end of the body; a slider installed slidably along a guide groove formed within the body; a clip loading push rod in which protrusions are formed at an end thereof and hooked to the hook of the slider, a hook is protruded upwardly at the other end thereof and protrusions are protruded at sides thereof; a tension spring in which an end thereof is hooked the hook of the clip loading push rod and the other end thereof is pulled upwardly and fixed to the upper inside surface of the slider; a discharge push rod; a tension spring; and a trigger rotatably fixed to a bottom side of the body by a hinge shaft and including upper hooking protrusions contacted with a bottom end between both sides of the discharge push rod. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038134 | Bushing replacement kit - The bushing replacement kit includes components for reaming out a bushing passage in a mechanical structure, and for installing a new bushing in the passage. The reamer portion of the kit includes a reamer guide, which is secured precisely and immovably to the seal sleeve of the passage, the reamer having a pilot shaft that fits precisely within the guide. The guide is held in place by a guide retaining plate, which is clamped to the mechanical structure over the guide. When the reaming operation has been completed, the ream is removed and a threaded bushing installation shaft is passed through the guide and bushing passage. A new bushing is placed at the back of the passage, with a bushing installer placed in back of the bushing. A threaded fastener is installed on the installation shaft and tightened to force the new bushing into its passage. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038135 | Methods of manufacturing safety shields for medical needles and related manufacturing devices - A medical needle shield apparatus is manufactured by positioning a portion of a friction plate or clip on a medical needle and then further orienting the remaining portion so that the tolerance is optimized for resetting the clip on the medical needle. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038136 | WATER VALVE SNAP FIT RETENTION FOR A VACUUM BREAK - A method of coupling a valve assembly to a housing including the steps of orienting a channel and retaining the valve assembly. The orienting step including the orienting of the channel on the valve assembly to dual spring arms on the housing thereby directing a portion of the valve assembly to an opening in the housing. The retaining step including retaining the valve assembly to the housing by way of a biased latch. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038137 | RIVET TOOL FOR STEEL STUDS - An improved method for constructing a steel stud frame wall ( | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038138 | Protective compression and tension sleeves for threaded connections for radially expandable tubular members - A radially expandable multiple tubular member apparatus includes a first tubular member and a second tubular member engaged with the first tubular member forming a joint. A sleeve overlaps and couples the first and second tubular members at the joint. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038139 | Device and Method for Finishworking of a Forming Tool for an Auto Body Sheet Metal Part - The invention relates to a device for finishworking of a forming tool for an auto body sheet metal part in which, in a first working step for identifying a surface region of a tool surface to be remachined, a sheet metal part which has been coated with a marking paint can be formed in a pressing process by means of the tool and, using the color impression of the sheet metal part on the tool surface, the surface region which is to be remachined is acquired, and then in a second working step the surface region to be remachined can be remachined by a corresponding surface treatment. According to the invention, the device has a machining apparatus which electronically acquires the tool surface with the color impression and, depending on the intensity of the color impression, determines the location and/or dimension of the surface area to be remachined and remachines it accordingly. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038140 | Marine seismic streamer having soluble encapsulant surrounding seismic sensors therein - A seismic streamer includes a jacket covering an exterior of the streamer. At least one strength member extends along the length of the streamer and is disposed inside the jacket. At least one seismic sensor is disposed in a sensor spacer affixed to the at least one strength member. An encapsulant is disposed between the sensor and the sensor spacer. The encapsulant is a substantially solid material that is soluble upon contact with a void filling material. A void filling material is disposed in the interior of the jacket and fills substantially all void space therein. The void filling material is introduced to the interior of the jacket in liquid form and undergoing state change to substantially solid thereafter. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038141 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ANTENNA - Provided is a method for manufacturing an antenna which is minimized and used in a low frequency band. The method includes forming and preparing a radiator for an antenna, mounting the radiator inside a dam molding part including an upper dam molding part and a lower dam molding part, injecting a molding material into the dam molding part through an inlet provided at one side of the dam molding part, the molding material including a composite material with a controlled diameter and content, hardening the injected molding material, and separating the hardened molding material covering the radiator from the dam molding part. Accordingly, a miniaturized antenna can be provided, which can achieve a high integration density, prevent deformation of the radiator caused by external pressure generated in processes, and be used in a low frequency band by covering the radiator with a molding material having a high permittivity and a low-loss characteristic. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038142 | METHODS OF FORMING INDUCTORS ON INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - The claimed invention pertains to methods of forming one or more inductors on a semiconductor substrate. In one embodiment, a method of forming an array of inductor core elements on a semiconductor substrate that includes integrated circuits is disclosed. A first set of spaced apart metallic core elements are formed over the substrate. Isolation sidewalls are then formed on side surfaces of the core elements. Afterward, a second set of metallic core elements are formed over the substrate. In some embodiments, at least one core element of the second set of core elements is positioned in a space between an associated adjacent pair of core elements from the first set of core elements. The first and second sets of core elements are substantially co-planar and interleaved such that only the isolation sidewalls separate adjacent core elements. Particular embodiments involve other processing operations, such as the forming of a metal seed layer, the deposition and patterning of photoresist, the selective electroplating of different types of metal to form core elements and/or the deposition and etching away of an isolation layer to form isolation sidewalls on the core elements. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038143 | Method of manufacturing magneto-resistive device, magnetic head, head suspension assembly and magnetic disk apparatus - A method is provided for manufacturing a magneto-resistive device. The magneto-resistive device is for reducing the deterioration in the characteristics of the device due to annealing. The magneto-resistive device has a magneto-resistive layer formed on one surface side of a base, and an insulating layer formed of two layers and deposited around the magneto-resistive layer. The layer of the insulating layer closest to the base is made of a metal or semiconductor oxide. This layer extends over end faces of a plurality of layers made of different materials from one another, which make up the magneto-resistive device, and is in contact with the end faces of the plurality of layers with the same materials. | 2009-02-12 |
| 20090038144 | Method for manufacturing electrode plate for battery - A method for manufacturing an electrode plate for a battery comprises the steps of intermittently transferring a strip-shaped electrode plate material ( | 2009-02-12 |
