08th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150048089 | Container Lid with Plastic Ring and Method of Manufacture - A container lid is provided having a paperboard dome-shaped central cover portion, a generally flat and horizontal peripheral lid rim extending outwardly around at least part of the cover portion, and a plastic ring circumscribing at least part of the lid rim. The plastic ring includes a horizontal flange and a skirt depending downwardly therefrom. The plastic ring's flange may be semi-permanently attached to the lid rim and may be optionally secured thereto by an adhesive, a polymeric film or a heat seal coating. The plastic ring may be injection molded directly onto the lid rim. A bond formed between the plastic ring's flange and the lid rim may be adapted to be broken by a user such that the plastic ring can be separated from the lid rim upon disposal thereby allowing the paperboard portions of the lid to be discarded separately from the plastic ring. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048090 | PACKAGING BODY, AND PACKAGING BODY PACKAGE - A packaging body is configured having a main body which is made of a sheet member and which comprises an internally formed accommodation space communicating with an opening, and a lid, which can open and close the opening. In this packaging body, wet sheets accommodated in the accommodation space can be removed through the opening. The main body is formed extending in a first direction. Furthermore, the main body has a suspension hole which is for holding the main body and is formed in a region at one end in the first direction. The lid has a base portion adhered to the main body, and an opening and closing portion configured so as to connect with the base portion and be peelable relative to the main body. The main body comprises a fixing region where the base portion is fixed, a peeling region where the opening and closing portion is adhered through an adhesive, and an opening forming region where an opening is arranged surrounded entirely by the fixing region and the peeling region. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048091 | DISHWASHER BASKET WITH ADJUSTABLE TRAY - A dishwasher basket having a container, an interior frame, at least one height adjustable rack, a lid and a connection assembly that hingedly couples the container, the interior frame and the lid together. The height adjustable rack may be fastened and moved vertically via a tray securing assembly to vary a volume of an upper compartment and a lower compartment. The lid may have at least one slot for securely holding a portion of a nipple or pacifier, at least one of which slots may be spaced to receive the nipple while the lid remains in a closed position. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048092 | HOUSING FOR REFUSE AND/OR RECYCLING RECEPTACLES - A Housing for Refuse and/or Recycling Receptacles includes a Pre-Scored Cardboard Planar Member. The planar member is scored to facilitate the easy and accurate folding of the planar member into the housing. The Housing is roughly analogous to a basketball hoop assembly and is placed over a refuse or recycling receptacle. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048093 | DISPOSABLE BUCKET LINER - The disclosure provides apparatus and methods of use pertaining to disposable bucket liners for storing solid or liquid content. One embodiment provides a flexible bag configured to conform to an interior of a common painting bucket and overlap an open top end of the bucket so as to provide stability for the bag and protection for the bucket. The bag includes a reusable closing member that allows the bag to be removed from the bucket and stored to facilitate repeated use before disposal. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048094 | BLANKET INSTALLATION METHOD AND BLANKET UNIT - A blanket installation method includes: a transporting step of transporting a blanket unit ( | 2015-02-19 |
20150048095 | COMPRESSED GAS STORAGE SYSTEMS - A pressure vessel is disclosed. The pressure vessel includes a continuous liner of corrugated material including a plurality of alternating main sections and intermediate sections. The main sections have a first diameter and the intermediate sections have a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. The pressure vessel also includes at least one reinforcing layer applied to an exterior of the continuous liner. The pressure vessel can be packaged in containers for modular use, with one or more containers being shaped to receive a portion of the reinforced continuous liner folded along one or more of the intermediate sections. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048096 | BOX FOR KEEPING FOOD AND DRINK TEMPERATURE - Chilled food, frozen food at low temperatures that retain food quality outside of the source of cold, and retaining hot food in the Wonder Boxes—preserving food in the Wonder Boxes after their removal from the source of heat. All of this, using appropriate Wonder Boxes with two panels or more, with water or another substance in between. The idea underlying the development of the Wonder Boxes is to allow students, who take sandwiches prepared in the morning and eaten at lunchtime, proper preservation. Another example is in the purchase of frozen or chilled food at the market and bringing it to the refrigerator at home only several hours later. Purchasing hot food, bringing it home and eating it hot. Prevents reheating. In our modern world, we do not enable manufacturers and distributors to transport chilled or frozen food without proper refrigeration. Anyone who does so, is immediately subject to shipment disqualification. We enable students and consumers the ability to do so because there is nothing to protect them except for ice boxes and thermoses which, due to their size and weight, are not very popular—justifiably so. In addition, an ice box is not suitable for a small helping or a single box of food. Wonder Boxes aim to solve these problems because they are light, small, appropriate for food and drink, and easy to operate. In order to retain the quality of food which being left outside a source of cold or heat, Chilled food, frozen food or hot food preserved in boxes after their removal from the source of heat, using appropriate boxes with two panels or more, with water or another substance in between. The idea is to allow students, who take sandwiches prepared in the morning and eaten at lunchtime, proper preservation. Another example is in the purchase of frozen or chilled food at the market and bringing it to the refrigerator at home only several hours later. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048097 | STORAGE CONTAINER LINING AND INSULATION SYSTEM - A modular lining and insulation system includes a number of horizontal insulation panels and a number of vertical insulation panels each having male tabs and/or corresponding female channels for interconnecting the panels. The modular lining and insulation system can easily be modified to accommodate any size, shape, and dimension of industrial storage container and any number of industrial or similar storage containers. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048098 | BEVERAGE DISPENSING AND PRESSURIZER SYSTEM - An apparatus comprises an inflatable object adapted to be inserted into a beverage container, and a mechanism adapted to inject air into the inflatable object in response to a decrease in pressure within the beverage container. The beverage container may hold a carbonated beverage, for example. In one embodiment, the mechanism is adapted to maintain an equilibrium between a first partial pressure within the carbonated beverage and a second partial pressure of an air pocket within the beverage container. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a cap adapted to fit onto the beverage container, wherein the inflatable object is coupled to the cap. The cap may comprise a tube connecting the cap and the inflatable object, wherein the tube comprises a channel adapted to transmit air to the inflatable object. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048099 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER HOLDER - A number of variations may include a beverage container holder having an inner bottom face constructed and arranged to support beverage container, an upper trim portion space the distance from the inner bottom face, wherein the upper trim portion is constructed arrange to engage a sidewall of the beverage container, the upper trim portion having an upper surface spaced a distance from the inner bottom face of a distance of at least 95 mm. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048100 | METHOD OF USING A MEDICATION REMINDER AND COMPLIANCE SYSTEM INCLUDING AN ELECTRONIC PILL BOX - A medication reminder and compliance system including a pill box, a pill box and electronic device; or a pill box, electronic device and remote server. The pill box includes several detachable dosettes, each divided into several chambers having a door. A two-color LED is disposed beneath each chamber and is activated when a specific reminder time is reached. The LED initially illuminates the associated chamber with a green light but changes to a flashing red light if the door is not opened within a preset time. A switch engaged with the door deactivates the LED when the door is opened. The electronic device communicates with the pill box and alerts the patient when it is time to take medication. A remote server which communicates with both the pill box and electronic device can be programmed to control the reminder schedule and monitor the patient's compliance with a prescribed medication regimen. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048101 | DISPENSING DEVICE - Embodiments generally relate to a pill box adapted for dispensing medication. In one embodiment, the pill box includes a base member, a carousel coupled to the base member and configured to rotate about the base member, one or more compartments, each compartment formed within the carousel and configured to store a single dose of medication with a lid configured to enclose the base and the carousel. The pill box ratchet advancement mechanism includes a resilient member and a stop member configured to facilitate motion of the carousel in a first direction and to restrict motion in a second direction, and a locking component configured to permit a pre-determined displacement of the carousel in the first direction and to limit further displacement in the first direction by locking the carousel. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048102 | ELECTRONIC PILL BOX AND MEDICATION REMINDER AND COMPLIANCE SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAME - A medication reminder and compliance system including a pill box, a pill box and electronic device; or a pill box, electronic device and remote server. The pill box includes several detachable dosettes, each divided into several chambers having a door. A two-color LED is disposed beneath each chamber and is activated when a specific reminder time is reached. The LED initially illuminates the associated chamber with a green light but changes to a flashing red light if the door is not opened within a preset time. A switch engaged with the door deactivates the LED when the door is opened. The electronic device communicates with the pill box and alerts the patient when it is time to take medication. A remote server which communicates with both the pill box and electronic device can be programmed to control the reminder schedule and monitor the patient's compliance with a prescribed medication regimen. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048103 | Prophylactic Kit Apparatus - A prophylactic kit apparatus configured to be used with only a single patient includes a plurality of sealed modules and a housing configured to contain those sealed modules such that only one of the plurality of sealed modules can be removed from the housing at a time. Each of the plurality of sealed modules contains at least one prophylactic agent to be used in service of the patient. These sealed modules are to be used in a particular order and the housing is further configured to facilitate the removal of the sealed modules in only that particular order. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048104 | TABLETOP NAPKIN DISPENSER - A napkin assembly including an open ended chute for storing a stack of napkins therein and an openable and closeable front member relative to the open end of the chute is disclosed. The chute is made of first to fourth sidewall members and a rear member that are separately injection molded pieces that include a clip structure to allow the pieces to be clipped together to form the chute. Opposed ones of the sidewall members are identical pieces allowing them to be interchanged with one another during manufacture while still allowing the sidewall members to clip together to form the chute. The front member includes a transparent window to allow a depth of the stack to be viewed from the outside to check a product low condition. The front member includes locking tabs to lock it in a closed position relative to the chute. The tabs may be flexed through openings in the chute from the outside into a lock release position. The chute includes blocking members to prevent over inward deflection of the locking tabs. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048105 | CONTAINER OF WIPES WITH DISPENSING NOZZLE - Referring to FIG. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048106 | FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL DISPENSER - A novel sheet material dispenser package includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a collapsible top wall, a collapsible bottom wall, a first hinge feature, and a second hinge feature. A first side region of the first sidewall is coupled to a first region of the second sidewall via the first hinge feature and a second side region of the first sidewall is coupled to a second side region of the second sidewall via the second hinge feature. The top wall includes a first region coupled to the first sidewall and a second region coupled to the second sidewall. The bottom wall includes a first region coupled to the first sidewall and a second region coupled to the second sidewall. In a particular embodiment, the sheet material dispenser is a collapsible tissue dispenser adapted to sit in a cup holder when in a non-collapsed state and in a pocket when in a collapsed state. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048107 | Sanitized vending machine having cup shielding mechanism - A sanitized vending machine includes product and cup dispensing mechanisms and an actuation mechanism. The product dispensing mechanism, holding product items, rotates through a product dispensing cycle to dispense them. The cup dispensing mechanism, holding a stack of cups, rotates through a cup dispensing cycle to dispense an empty cup to an intermediate location in a drop chute spaced above a final discharge location. Dispensing cycles occur in a predetermined sequence enabling the dispensed product items to be received in a previously dispensed empty cup. A cup shielding mechanism is actuated, in response to an access door being pivoted from a closed to open position, to translate from a retracted to extended position wherein any person reaching past the open access door into the machine is obstructed from being able to reach the empty cup at the intermediate location where the cup will receive product items during the next actuation cycle. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048108 | Cutlery Dispenser and Methods of Use - A stack of disposable cutlery. The stack can include a plurality of disposable cutlery utensils disposed adjacent one another to provide a stack of the cutlery utensils. At least one elongated retaining mechanism can be adhered to the stack. The at least one elongated retaining mechanism can include at least one tail freely protruding beyond the stack. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048109 | Dosing Device Overcoming Change In Viscidity Of Detergent And Method For Controlling Same - A delivery device for delivering a detergent independently of a change in a viscidity of a detergent and a method of controlling the same are provided. The delivery device includes a detergent storage; a pump configured to inject the detergent into the detergent storage; a motor configured to drive the pump; a delivery container communicated with the detergent storage via a first one-way valve; a dissolving container communicated with the delivery container via a second one-way valve, the first and second one-way valves having opposite liquid conducting directions; a piston disposed in the delivery container; a crank-connecting rod mechanism constituted by the delivery container, the piston, a piston rod and a crankshaft; a contact switch; a cam disposed on a main journal of the crankshaft, a point of an outer contour of the cam triggering the contact switch to turn on and off once when the crankshaft makes one revolution. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048110 | Coconut Valve - A resealable spigot for a coconut that provides easy access by consumers to the sterile coconut water within a coconut. The spigot is comprised of a grommet positioned within a coconut tooled cavity, a sleeve positioned with said grommet and a plunger positioned within said sleeve with the plunger selectively movable to breech the coconut's seed-case cavity providing access to the sterile coconut water therein. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048111 | Tap For A Flexible Package Having A Dosing Dispenser - A tap for a flexible package having a dosing dispenser. The tap can be coupled to a spout of a flexible bag (such as the type that is provided for bag in box packaging). The tap permits the application of metered doses from the flexible bag. As the flexible bag is emptied, the flexible bag collapses, as the dosing dispenser generally prohibits the passage of air back into the flexible bag when the flowable material is emptied therefrom. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048112 | TAMPER EVIDENT POUCH AND DISPENSING FITMENT - A tamper-evident pouch includes a pouch-like container with a dispensing fitment having a fitment body and a cap bonded to the pouch to form a closed container. At least one tamper-evident tab extends from an upper extent of the pouch and is bonded to the cap. The tab has a tear point allowing the tab to tear in this area when the cap is opened. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048113 | TWO-PIECE CHILD-RESISTANT DISPENSING CLOSURE - A child resistant dispensing closure for dispensing a product from a container has a cap base and a cap that can be secured to a container. The cap base has a locking tab that engages a locking lug on a container, to prevent removal of the cap base from the container. To seal a pour spout on the cap base, a cap is removably secured to the cap base. A child resistant mechanism prevents accidental removal of the cap from the cap base. The child resistant mechanism may include a child resistant stop tab on the cap that selectively engages a child resistant stop lug located on either the container or the cap base. Alternatively, the child resistant mechanism may include a latch hook on the cap base that selectively engages a stepped locking shoulder on the cap skirt. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048114 | ONE-PIECE SQUEEZE-TO-DOSE DISPENSING CLOSURE - A dispensing closure for dispensing a flowable product from a container has a main body portion, a sealed lid portion, and a hinged closure tab held closed by a child-resistant latch. The main body is securable to a container by a lower skirt portion and includes an interior measuring reservoir. The dispensing closure receives a dip tube extending to the bottom of a container, and upon squeezing the container directs product from the dip tube through an entrance conduit into the dispensing closure. When pressure is released, product flows back into the container through the conduit leaving behind a measured dose within the measuring reservoir. A shroud depending from the lid portion prevents product from being squeezed directly from the entrance conduit out of the exit orifice. A child resistant actuator limits unintended opening of the hinged closure tab. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048115 | CAULKING GUN HAVING CHANGEABLE CARTRIDGE - A caulking gun includes a housing having a channel opened upwardly, a supporting bracket engageable into the channel of the housing and having an opening for detachably attaching a cartridge member, and a latch device having a latch member slidably attached to the housing and movable relative to the housing for selectively engaging with the supporting bracket and for preventing the supporting bracket and the cartridge member from being disengaged from the housing. The latch member includes two anchors engageable into the channel of the housing for engaging with the supporting bracket and for preventing the supporting bracket and the cartridge member from being disengaged from the housing. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048116 | WATER SERVER - A water dispenser is provided which allows air in a warm water tank to be discharged through a tank connecting line when introducing drinking water into the empty warm water tank. The water dispenser includes a check valve ( | 2015-02-19 |
20150048117 | BEVERAGE DISPENSING AND PRESSURIZER SYSTEM - An apparatus comprises an inflatable object adapted to be inserted into a beverage container, and a mechanism adapted to inject air into the inflatable object in response to a decrease in pressure within the beverage container. The beverage container may hold a carbonated beverage, for example. In one embodiment, the mechanism is adapted to maintain an equilibrium between a first partial pressure within the carbonated beverage and a second partial pressure of an air pocket within the beverage container. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a cap adapted to fit onto the beverage container, wherein the inflatable object is coupled to the cap. The cap may comprise a tube connecting the cap and the inflatable object, wherein the tube comprises a channel adapted to transmit air to the inflatable object. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048118 | COOLER WITH RESERVOIR - The present invention discloses a reservoir which can be used on its own or inside of an insulated cooler to dispense liquids. The reservoir generally comprises a lid for retention of liquid and at least one opening in one vertical wall which is used to connect to a conduit which connects to a horizontally, non-gravity mounted coupling. The coupling connects to another conduit which connects to a spigot. The reservoir has a flat bottom surface, which allows for it to stand alone, outside of the insulated cooler if desired. The reservoir may also be placed inside the insulated cooler and in that case, the conduit connected to the spigot threads through one of the insulated cooler's walls to connect to the spigot to allow the flow of liquid to the exterior of the cooler. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048119 | MICROFLUIDIC DISPENSER, CARTRIDGE AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE - A dispenser for dispensing a fluid is presented. The dispenser comprises a compressible elastomeric fluid conduit having a first end and a second end for flowing the fluid from the first end to the second end, a first check valve and a second check valve distanced in the conduit for forming a fluid chamber, and an actor for compressing the fluid chamber for dispensing a portion of the fluid. At least the second check valve is a duckbill valve. The second check valve is located at the second end of the conduit. The second check valve has sealing lips that extend beyond the second end of the conduit. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048120 | LIQUID MATERIAL DISCHARGE MECHANISM AND LIQUID MATERIAL DISCHARGE DEVICE - The present invention provides a discharge mechanism has a drive unit that moves a rod reciprocally, and a discharge unit including a liquid chamber allowing the rod to pass therein and a valve seat communicated with a nozzle, the nozzle discharging a liquid mixed with solid particles with an operation of moving the valve seat and a tip of the rod relatively away from each other. The discharge unit includes an inflow path through which the liquid mixed with the solid particles flows into the liquid chamber, and an outflow path through which the liquid mixed with the solid particles in the liquid chamber flows out. The inflow path and the outflow path are connected in a V-shape, the liquid chamber is disposed in a valley portion of the V-shape, and the valve seat is disposed at a lower end of the V-shape. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048121 | NOZZLE TIP WITH SLIT VALVE FOR FLUID DISPENSER - An outlet valve assembly for fluid dispenser includes an outlet nipple having a proximal end for fluidically coupling to a pump and a distal end and defining a flow conduit. An outlet nozzle comprises a sleeve and an inward annular protrusion cooperating to define a counterbore coaxially receiving at least a portion of the outlet nipple. A resilient valve member within the counterbore includes a valve head portion and a peripheral valve portion around the valve head portion. The peripheral valve portion is retained between the annular protrusion and the distal end. A vent-resisting member integrally formed within the conduit includes a perforated baffle adjacent a first side, upstream of the valve head portion. The baffle is positioned close to the first side of the valve head portion to resist inward opening of the orifice during operation to prevent inward venting of ambient air during a dispensing operation. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048122 | ONE-PIECE SELF-LEVELING MEASURED DOSE DISPENSING CLOSURE - A single dose dispensing closure has a main body with an upper skirt portion for measuring and dispensing a predetermined dose of a flowable product from a container. A bottom wall, a rearwardly angled wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, and an interior surface of the upper skirt together define a measuring reservoir. A port allows a product to flow from a container into the main body. A lid is movable to a closed position in which the lid portion and the main body define a filling chamber. A hinged closure tab seals an exit orifice on the front of the lid portion. When the exit orifice is closed, a user inverts the dispensing closure and container to substantially fill the filling chamber. When the dispensing closure is righted, a predetermined dose of the flowable product is retained in the reservoir, ready to be dispensed through the exit orifice. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048123 | LIQUID DISPENSNIG APPARATUS - A gravity oriented liquid dispenser includes a container that defines a chamber to contain a liquid. The container has a top including a liquid discharge mouth fluidly coupled to the chamber. The container is arranged about an axis that extends from the top to the bottom of the container. An air vent tube extends through the chamber from a first orifice in communication with the atmosphere at the top of the container to a second orifice near the bottom of the container in communication with the chamber. The first orifice is located between the liquid discharge mouth and one side of the container, and the air vent tube, including the first and second orifices, is located between the axis and the one side of the container and is convex along the axis toward the one side of the container from the first orifice to the second orifice. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048124 | Container Closure For Vented Pouring Through An Elongate Aperture - A closure (20, 20A) is provided for a container that has an opening to the container interior wherein contents may be stored. The closure (20, 20A) includes the following: (A) a closure body (30, 30A) defining (i) a pour aperture (50) that can communicate with the container opening and that can accommodate pouring out of the contents through the pour aperture (50), and (ii) at least one vent aperture (60) that can communicate with the container opening and that can accommodate the in-venting of ambient atmosphere through the vent aperture (60) into the container, and (B) a lid (32, 32A) for closing the closure (20, 20A). The pour aperture (50) has an elongate configuration oriented along a central axis line (A) that bisects the pour aperture (50) and closure body (30). | 2015-02-19 |
20150048125 | DEVICE TO ASSIST PARAPLEGICS WITH GETTING DRESSED - The Device to Assist Paraplegics with Getting Dressed is designed to lift a person that has a spinal cord injury or minimal use of their legs above the seat of a wheel chair, or a toilet seat, allowing easy slipping on or off of the pants. The device may be wall mounted wall adjacent to a seating fixture. The device may be mounted on a “free standing” frame, which may have wheels to make it easy to move around and may easily fold up for storage. To use the device a person will, with their arms out to their sides horizontally, put the armpit rest under their arm pit area. On reaching down towards the pants, the armpit rest will turn from horizontal to a vertical position, lifting them up enough to slip the pants on or off. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048126 | ADJUSTABLE STRAP FOR BEVERAGE CONTAINER - The ladder lock allows the strap to be adjusted to the users length, allowing the user to place the bottle at a position comfortable to them. The strap is generally worn over the shoulder and across the body. The split metal rings allow the user to select the neoprene O-ring that fits the beverage bottle of their choosing. The user may attach the strap to a variety of available metal or plastic beverage containers using the split metal rings only or by attaching mini carabiners, snap link or spring link to the metal O-rings. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048127 | Ergonomic Ladder Rack - Embodiments of the Ergonomic Ladder Rack are comprised of two or more fixed cross-members, one or more inner axis rods, one or more stops, two or more ladder support arms, one or more fluid or gas filled dampers, two or more ladder hooks, two or more ladder stop/securing arms, one or more connecting tubes, and a handle assembly. The cross-members are spaced on the vehicle in such a way as to traverse much of the length of the vehicle. The inner axis rod is placed perpendicular through apertures formed by the fixed cross-members. The connecting tubes extend between each fixed cross-member allow each ladder support arms to rotate in combination with the others. The handle assembly is comprised of a handle, a pair of support braces, a handle axis tube, a bat wing bracket, a rear bushing, a front bushing, and a securing bolt. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048128 | Dump Truck Tailgate Debris Bin - A tailgate debris catching assembly for a vehicle is presented herein. Particularly, the assembly includes at least one, but in some cases, a plurality of at least two, vehicle attachment assemblies securely attached to the vehicle, for example, on the sides of the vehicle at or near the rear. A debris receptacle or bin including an open top portion and an inner receiving area is connected to or otherwise attached to the vehicle attachment assemblies and positioned in a manner to receive and at least temporarily retain debris fallen from the vehicle and through the open top portion of the debris receptacle. Accordingly, the debris receptacle may include at least one, but in some cases, a plurality of at least two, receptacle attachment members, which are capable of being securely and removably attached to the correspondingly structured and disposed vehicle attachment assemblies. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048129 | MODULAR TRUCK BED STORAGE SYSTEM - A modular truck bed storage system is disclosed which may be readily assembled and unassembled in a bed of a truck. An example of the truck bed storage system includes a removable end panel, and a lid assembly forming a compartment in the truck bed. The lid assembly has a top portion connected to a frame to operate between an open position and a closed position. The frame is configured for securement to at least one sidewall of a truck bed. Another example includes side panels and a floor plate. Another example includes multiple end panels and a sectioned lid, enabling sub-compartments within the compartment. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048130 | Height Adjustable Tower with Integrated Cargo Rack Aparatus for Wakeboard Boats - The present invention provides an improved height adjustable tower with integrated cargo rack apparatus for wakeboard boats. The inventive apparatus enables the adjustability of the height of the cargo rack/bimini which is accomplished by lowering or raising the lower tower legs with an actuator after releasing a locking mechanism. The apparatus also includes a displacement mechanism which allows the cargo rack to be simultaneously translated and rotated. The benefit to the user is the ability to control the amount of shade/sun for the people in the general cockpit area. It also allows a user to achieve a higher walk-through height for ease of maneuvering in the boat and provides easy access to items stored on top of the cargo rack. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048131 | Configurable And Portable Device For Holding Accessories On Motor Vehicle Dashboards - A device for holding accessories such as a tablet computer, smartphone, navigation device or similar accessories to the dashboard or center console of a motor vehicle. The mount is secured to the dashboard or console with one or more upper adjustable strap(s) and hook(s) to the defroster vent or other attachment point on the dashboard or on the windshield and one or more strap(s) and hook(s) to anchor points under the dashboard or center console. The adjustable straps provide for stability, portability, and flexible positioning. A break-away component in the top strap or straps provides for safety if the device is impacted. A removable cradle is attached to the mount with an attachment device or pedestal. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048132 | Custom Color Matched Transponder Receptacle - In accordance with one embodiment, a receptacle for a mobile transponder device that will allow the transponder to be mounted inside a vehicle and conceal the transponder while permitting it to continue communication with toll receivers. An additional object is to provide a protective case for a mobile transponder device in which the leather on the onside of the case will be an exact match to the leather in a given vehicle preventing it from standing out for being incongruous with the rest of the vehicle's interior design. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048133 | ARMORED BACK-PACK - A shielded backpack for personal protection is presented. The shielded backpack includes a main bag forming a body of the backpack which further includes a front panel and a rear panel. The front and rear panels are attached to each other forming the side walls of the perimeter. The main bag also includes vertical positioning straps on the rear panel that extend from the top of the main bag towards the bottom of the main bag for being arranged on a user's back. The rear panel may also include a pocket configured to receive a rigid ballistic panel. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048134 | SUPPORT VEST - A support vest configured to conform to a wearer's natural movements, allowing forces to be applied to selected areas, and permitting varying attachment points for a supported load. The support vest has a waistband, ventral and dorsal spar systems extending upward therefrom, the ventral and dorsal spar systems attached to a ventral and dorsal plate, respectively and connected to one another via should straps. Pivot systems are provided at the superior and inferior ends of the spar systems. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048135 | CENTRE-FED ROLL DISPENSER - A dispenser includes a cylindrical housing defining an interior volume containing a roll of centre-fed web material. The dispenser also includes a dome part attached to a top of the housing. The dome part includes a dispenser opening through which the web material is fed and a handle opening for receipt of a user's finger for carrying the dispenser. The dispenser has a position in which a base of the dispenser is releasably secured to a horizontal surface so that a central longitudinal axis of the cylindrical volume defined by the dispenser housing extends normally to the table surface. A sticky pad for releasably securing the base of the dispenser to the table surface is provided. The dispensing opening is offset from the central longitudinal axis. An arrangement of restriction and guide blades is provided that interfere with the sheet material as it is being dispensed. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048136 | ADHESIVE TAPE CUTTING DEVICE - A portable adhesive tape cutting device includes a main body, a cutting unit fixedly on the main body, a handle pivotally connected to two side walls of the main body, and a cover pivotally connected to the handle. The present invention can be used quickly and conveniently for cutting a desired length of adhesive tape. The portable adhesive tape cutting device is provided with the handle for the user to change the position of the portable adhesive tape cutting device conveniently. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048137 | POST-PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a post-processing device including a stapling unit that performs stapling on a sheet bundle with a driving force caused by a rotation of a motor, a power supply unit that supplies power only to the motor, a sheet bundle detector that detects presence or absence of the sheet bundle which is inserted into the stapling unit, and a stapling time storage unit that stores an execution time of one session of the stapling, wherein the power supply unit initiates power supply to the motor based on a detection result of the sheet bundle detector and stops supplying the power to the motor after an elapse of a predetermined time which is stored in the stapling time storage unit. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048138 | STAPLE GUN AUTOMATICALLY APPLICABLE TO STAPLES OF MULTIPLE SORTS - A staple gun includes: a casing having a front blocking surface; a magazine disposed in the casing; and a staple delivery element and a resilient element disposed at the magazine. The magazine includes at least a staple cutting portion each having a top surface, a front end surface, and a guiding surface connected between the top surface and the front end surface. The front end surface and the guiding surface face the front blocking surface. A clearance for passing staples is disposed between the front end surface and the front blocking surface. The staple delivery element pushes staples in the magazine in a staple delivering direction. The resilient element enables staples to push the front end surface and the guiding surface of the staple cutting portion of the magazine, such that the magazine moves relative to the casing in a clearance adjustment direction opposite to the staple delivering direction. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048139 | CHIP ASSEMBLY FOR REUSABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - A chip assembly for use in a surgical stapler is provided. The chip assembly includes a housing assembly and a plug assembly. The housing assembly includes a base member, seal member, and a circuit board assembly. The base member defines a cavity for receipt of the circuit board assembly and the seal member is configured to be received about an open end of the base member. The plug assembly is configured to selectively engage the open end of the base member. The plug assembly includes a plug member and first and second contact members extending from the plug member. The first and second contact members are configured to be received within the cavity defined by the base member and engage the circuit board assembly when the plug assembly engages the housing assembly. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048140 | CHIP ASSEMBLY FOR REUSABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - A surgical instrument system is disclosed, the system including a first component and a second component, the first component being a reload assembly and the second component being selected from a group consisting of a handle assembly and an adapter assembly, the surgical instrument system including at least one chip assembly having a housing assembly on the first component, the housing assembly containing a chip, and a plug assembly on the second component, the chip having data for, and being configured to, prevent use of the reload assembly if the reload assembly is unauthorized. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048141 | ENDOLUMINAL STAPLER WITH ROTATING WHEEL CAM FOR MULTI-STAPLE FIRING - A surgical stapler has a body, a shaft assembly extending distally from the body, and an end effector coupled with a distal end of the shaft assembly. The end effector has a stapling head assembly, an anvil, and a vacuum port. The vacuum port is operable to draw tissue between the stapling head assembly and the anvil. The anvil is operable to move toward and away from the stapling head assembly to thereby capture the tissue drawn between the stapling head assembly and the anvil. The stapling head assembly comprises a plurality of wheel assemblies and staple cartridges. At least one wheel assembly is operable to rotate to thereby move the anvil toward and away from the body. The remaining wheel assemblies are operable to rotate to thereby drive staples through the captured tissue. The body includes user input features operable to drive the wheel assemblies. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048142 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH CLIPS HAVING TRANSECTING BLADES - A transecting fastener is operable to cut and secure tissue. The transecting fastener comprises a plurality of legs configured to grip tissue. The transecting fastener further comprises a crown portion and at least one blade. The crown portion joins the plurality of legs and is malleable. The at least one blade is positioned on each of the plurality of legs. The at least one blade is operable to cut tissue. A fastener deploying instrument may be used to deploy the transecting fastener. The fastener deploying instrument may deploy the fasteners in parallel pairs, in an end to end manner. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048143 | SURGICAL STAPLER WITH ROLLING ANVIL - An apparatus comprises a shaft and an end effector. The end effector is positioned at the distal end of the shaft and is operable to form a fastener assembly to secure tissue. The end effector includes first and second fastener assembly forming features. The first fastener assembly forming feature is rotatable relative to the shaft. The fastener assembly is formed by first and second fastener assembly members. The first fastener assembly member comprises a buttress strip received by the first fastener assembly forming feature. The second fastener assembly member comprises either a wire with protruding portions or a fastener strip with integral protruding fasteners. The buttress strip receives the protruding portions or protruding fasteners to secure tissue between the buttress strip and the wire or fastener strip. The end effector may transect layers of tissue and fasten the layers of tissue together on each side of the transection. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048144 | FLEXIBLE SHAFT EXTENDER AND METHOD OF USING SAME - An extender for use in an electro-mechanical surgical system includes a surgical attachment that may be detachably coupled to an electro-mechanical driver device via a flexible shaft. The extender is a substantially rigid extender that includes a proximal end that may be detachably coupled to a distal end of the flexible shaft. The extender also includes a distal end that may be detachably coupled to the surgical attachment. The extender also includes at least one rotatable drive shaft configured to engage and be secured with a respective rotatable drive shaft of the flexible shaft such that rotation of the respective rotatable drive shaft of the flexible shaft by the electro-mechanical driver device causes the at least one rotatable drive shaft of the extender to rotate, thereby rotating a complementary connector of the surgical attachment so as to operate the surgical attachment. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048145 | CONTROLLING THE MELT FRONT OF THIN FILM APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods for bonding include selectively heating an initial location of a sample to melt a bonding layer at an interface between a first layer and a second layer of the sample. The heating is propagated in a direction away from the initial location such that a melt front of the bonding layer is translated across the interface to provide a void free bond between the first layer and the second layer. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048146 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING WELDED TUBES FROM STEEL - In a method for producing welded pipes from steel, in which strips or metal sheets are formed into a pipe provided with a longitudinal or helical slot and the abutting edges of the slotted pipe are welded together, the process parameters for production of the pipes are specified on the basis of previously ascertained material properties and geometry of the strips or metal sheets. Before the forming process, the strip or metal sheet is subjected to an nondestructive, continuous or discontinuous test for inhomogeneities over the length and width, an integral characteristic value for the material property of the strip or metal sheet is formed from the measured values, a measure of the homogeneity of the material properties relating to the length and width of the strip or metal sheet is derived from the variance in the measured values for the various measurement points and, in the event of deviations in the measured values exceeding previously specified limit values, the process parameters are reset and/or the strip or metal sheet is subjected to a homogenisation process prior to the forming process. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048147 | LASER LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LASER LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - The present invention is a laser light source device having: a silicon substrate having a first flat surface and a second flat surface which is formed at a position lower than the first flat surface by a level difference in the thickness direction; a first junction having a microbump structure comprising Au formed on the first flat surface; a second junction having a microbump structure comprising Au formed on the second flat surface; a first optical element and a second optical element for emitting laser light, which are joined to the first junction by a surface activation technique; a reflective member for reflecting the laser light from the first optical element toward a multiplexer, the reflective member being joined to the second junction by the abovementioned technique; and a multiplexer for directly receiving the laser light from the second optical element and multiplexing the laser light from the first optical element and the laser light from the second optical element, the multiplexer being joined to the second junction by the abovementioned technique; a configuration being adopted whereby the distance between the first optical element and the reflective member is different from the distance between the second optical element and the multiplexer, and the length of the optical path from the first optical element to the multiplexer is equal to the length of the optical path from the second optical element to the multiplexer. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048148 | Electromagnetic Field Assisted Self-Assembly With Formation Of Electrical Contacts - A method and apparatus for self-assembling a part on a substrate are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method includes placing a substrate having a first binding site capable of generating a first magnetic field and having a first shaped surface with a first droplet conformably disposed thereon into a first fluid; placing a part having a second binding site capable of generating a second magnetic field and having a second shaped surface with a second droplet conformably disposed on the second shaped surface into the first fluid; and attracting the part towards the first binding site such that an equilibrium is formed between an attractive force and a repulsive force such that the part is free to rotate about the first binding site to minimize the repulsive force when the first and second shaped surfaces rotate into an alignment causing the part to aligned with the first binding site. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048149 | CONTAINER WITH END SEALING FLAPS - The present invention is directed to a container comprises a bottom wall, opposite sidewalls, and opposite end walls all of which foldably joined to one another to form an interior space to receive products therein. A respective first and second top wall panels is foldably joined to respective longitudinal edges of the opposite sidewalls. A first pair of end sealing flaps each of which is foldably joined to respective lateral edge of the first top wall panel. A second pair of end sealing flaps each of which is foldably joined to respective lateral edge of the second top wall panel and wherein the first and second top wall panels is capable of being partially overlapped to cover the interior space without each of the respective end sealing flaps being substantially overlapped with one another when the container is enclosed with the product. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048150 | TRAY FOR SUPPORTING CONTAINERS AND A BLANK FOR MAKING THE SAME - A blank for forming a tray includes a bottom panel, end panels, and side panels. A first divider panel assembly is defined within the bottom panel and an end panel. The first divider panel assembly includes an upper panel defined within the end panel and an inner panel defined within the bottom panel. The upper panel is configured to be at an angle to the bottom panel, and the inner panel is configured to be at an angle to the end panel in an erected configuration. A second divider panel assembly is defined within the bottom panel and a side panel. The second divider panel assembly includes an upper panel defined within the side panel and an inner panel is defined within the bottom panel. The panels of the second divider panel assembly are configured similarly to the panels of the first divider panel assembly in the erected configuration. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048151 | Tamper Resistant Carton - Disclosed is a tear-resistant folding carton comprising a paperboard unit, the unit comprising a paperboard layer, an upper film layer laminated to an upper side of the paperboard layer and a lower film layer laminated to a lower side of the paperboard layer, the carton comprising joining areas in which one portion of the unit overlaps and is joined to a second portion of the unit. Also disclosed is a method of making such a carton. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048152 | PACKAGING CONSTRUCTION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAID PACKAGING CONSTRUCTION - A packaging construction being formed by multi-layer board material includes a middle layer, a first outer layer attached to the middle layer and a second outer layer attached to the middle layer. The packaging construction defines a bottom side, a top side, and a plurality of side panels joining the bottom side and the top side so as to form a closed structure. At least one edge is defined between adjacent side panels. The packaging construction is arranged so that the second outer layer has a lower bending stiffness according to ISO 5628 than the first outer layer such that the board is outwardly bendable only in a direction towards which the second layer faces, and in that the packaging construction is formed with at least one side panel being curved and/or at least one edge being rounded. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048153 | THERMOPLASTIC CONTAINERS WITH IMPROVED AESTHETICS - A thermoplastic material and an additive that has a relatively low surface tension, allows for blow molding processing conditions that provides containers with a smooth exterior surfaces to enhance aesthetics. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048154 | DETECTING WATER INTRUSION IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A device includes a device casing and a water-soluble circuit located within the device casing. An identification code is encoded on the circuit. The identification code is associated with the device. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048155 | TOUCH POSITIONING METHOD UTILIZING OPTICAL IDENTIFICATION (OID) TECHNOLOGY, OID POSITIONING SYSTEM AND OID READER - A touch positioning method is adapted for use on a touch surface of optical identification (OID) technology. The touch surface has thereon multiple positioning marks which define multiple touch areas, and multiple identification patterns, each of which is disposed within a respective touch area and is indicative of a location of the respective touch area. The touch positioning method includes steps of capturing an image of at least one of the touch areas of the touch surface, determining, from among said at least one of the touch areas, a located touch area in which a center point of the image is located, and analyzing the identification pattern which is disposed within the located touch area, so as to obtain the location of the located touch area. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048156 | Method of Generating a Random Marker - There is disclosed by the present invention a method of generating a marker to distinguish between genuine and counterfeit goods by applying to surfaces of items, articles, goods, vehicles, fabrics and/or premises, the method includes: applying at least one coding to the surface, where the coding is applied randomly such that the coding provides a unique pattern when subjected to a particular type of stimulus. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048157 | MANUAL, A METHOD, APPARATUS AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONFIGURING A FREQUENCY CONVERTER - A manual is disclosed for a frequency converter and a method, apparatus and a computer program product are disclosed for configuring a frequency converter. The manual can include a data storage storing operational configuration information of the frequency converter; wherein the configuration information is encoded to the data storage to be wirelessly readable from the data storage. The configuration information is obtained from the manual by wireless reading, and installed to the frequency converter by transmitting the obtained configuration information over a wireless connection. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048158 | BARCODE DETECTING AND MARKING DEVICE - A barcode detecting and marking device can include a base, a transmission mechanism mounted on the base, a marking mechanism mounted on the base, a code reader adjacent to the transmission mechanism, and a controlling platform adjacent to the base. The transmission mechanism can include a supporting assembly mounted on the base, and a transmission assembly coupled to the supporting assembly. The transmission assembly can include a feeding tray coupled to the supporting assembly, a rolling tray coupler to the supporting assembly, and a first driver coupled to the supporting assembly and the rolling tray. The first driver rotates the rolling tray. The marking mechanism can include a driving member mounted on the base, and an execution member. The controlling platform can be electrically coupled to the transmission mechanism and the code reader. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048159 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING AN ACCOUNT - An account is managed using information read from a dual frequency transponder. Information stored on the dual frequency transponder can be read by a NFC-enabled device and by a UHF RFID reader. The information links, corresponds, or otherwise provides access to account information stored at a remote server. For example, a NFC-enabled device can read the information from the dual frequency transponder and use that information to enable instant and on-the-spot recharging of a toll account. In addition, a UHF RFID toll reader can scan information from the dual frequency transponder and use that information to debit toll charges from the correct toll account. The dual frequency transponder can be embedded in a license plate and read using a reader placed in the road. Additionally, the transponder can be configured to function at the correct frequency only when a valid vehicle registration sticker is applied to the license plate. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048160 | Apparatus For Drying and Sanitizing Hands - An apparatus for sanitizing hands ( | 2015-02-19 |
20150048161 | AUTOMATIC SENSING METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INVENTORY CONTROL - The present disclosure is generally directed to methods of tracking stocked inventory, such as products or other items stocked on a store shelf or other storage space. The disclosure is also directed to devices and systems that may be utilized to carry out such methods. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048162 | Network Inclusion of a Networked Light Bulb - A unique identifier may be stored in an RFID chip, a bar code, or other methods of passive storage associated with the networked light bulb. The unique identifier may be accessed while the light bulb is unpowered and before the light bulb is put into service. Information is stored in a database that identifies an association between the unique identifier and a particular network. If the light bulb is put into service, the light bulb may send the unique identifier over the network. A device may receive the unique identifier and query the database for information related to the unique identifier. If the unique identifier is associated with the particular network that the light bulb is connected to, the light bulb may be added as an authorized node on the particular network. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048163 | ANTENNA CIRCUIT - An antenna circuit has a substrate, an antenna coil on only one side of the substrate, and a low-profile crossover element on the same side of the substrate and which bridges at least one turn of the antenna coil to electrically interconnect an inner end portion and an outer end portion of the antenna coil. The crossover element includes an electrically insulative layer on or adjacent to the turn of the antenna coil, a first electrically conductive layer above the electrically insulative layer, and a second electrically conductive layer which is above the first electrically conductive layer and which is of a different electrically conductive material. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048164 | IMAGING SCANNER HAVING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Method and apparatus of reading the screen of a mobile computing device. The apparatus is an imaging scanner that includes a NFC device having a NFC antenna. The imaging scanner also includes an illumination system operative to illuminate a target object with illumination light. Under a first condition that no NFC signal from the mobile computing device is received by the NFC device, the illumination system is configured to generate a first illumination light with a first intensity. Under a second condition that the NFC signal from the mobile computing device is received by the NFC device, the illumination system is configured to generate a second illumination light with a second intensity. The second intensity is less than the first intensity. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048165 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF MINIMIZING SPECULAR REFLECTIONS IN IMAGING FIELD OF VIEW OF WORKSTATION THAT READS TARGETS BY IMAGE CAPTURE - A workstation electro-optically reads targets by image capture, and includes a housing, a generally planar window, an imaging module, and a generally planar fold mirror between the window and the module. The module has an illuminating light assembly for directing illumination light along an illumination path through the window at a target for return therefrom during reading, and an image sensing assembly for detecting return illumination light through the window along an imaging path over an imaging field of view during reading. The fold mirror folds the illumination and the imaging paths. The fold mirror and the window lie in planes that are substantially parallel to each other to prevent reflections of the illumination light off of the fold mirror and the window from entering the imaging field of view as virtual images that degrade target detection by the image sensing assembly. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048166 | BARCODE-READING APPLICATION FOR A MOBILE DEVICE WITH A HIGH RESOLUTION COLOR CAMERA - This patent specification describes an attachment for a mobile device. The attachment may have an attachment feature designed to be attached to a mobile device such as a smartphone, tablet, or smartphone/tablet with a camera. The attachment may also include an optics system and/or an illumination system that cooperates with the camera to facilitate the capture of decodable barcodes. The illumination system may include a targeting illumination system that facilitates proper positioning of the article and/or an exposure illumination system that helps illuminate the article during capture. The optics system may include a lens that modifies the depth of field and/or the size of the field of view of the camera, an aperture that helps define the field of view, a filter that prevents light of undesired wavelengths from reaching the camera, and/or a mirror that redirects the camera's optical pathway. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048167 | BARCODE-READING CAPABILITIES OF A PORTABLE, HAND-HELD COMPUTING DEVICE THAT COMPRISES A CAMERA - This patent specification describes an attachment for a mobile device. The attachment may have an attachment feature designed to be attached to a mobile device such as a smartphone, tablet, or smartphone/tablet with a camera. The attachment may also include an optics system and/or an illumination system that cooperates with the camera to facilitate the capture of decodable barcodes. The illumination system may include a targeting illumination system that facilitates proper positioning of the article and/or an exposure illumination system that helps illuminate the article during capture. The optics system may include a lens that modifies the depth of field and/or the size of the field of view of the camera, an aperture that helps define the field of view, a filter that prevents light of undesired wavelengths from reaching the camera, and/or a mirror that redirects the camera's optical pathway. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048168 | LASER SCANNING SYSTEM EMPLOYING AN OPTICS MODULE CAPABLE OF FORMING A LASER BEAM HAVING AN EXTENDED DEPTH OF FOCUS (DOF) OVER THE LASER SCANNING FIELD - A laser scanning system having a laser scanning field, and a laser beam optics module with an optical axis and including: an aperture stop disposed after a laser source for shaping the laser beam to a predetermined beam diameter; a collimating lens for collimating the laser beam produced from the aperture stop; an apodization element having a first and second optical surfaces for extending the depth of focus of the laser beam from the collimating lens; and a negative bi-prism, disposed after the apodization element, along the optical axis, to transform the energy distribution of the laser beam and cause the laser beam to converge to substantially a single beam spot along the far-field portion of the laser scanning field, and extend the depth of focus of the laser beam along the far-field portion of the laser scanning field. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048169 | CARRIER ELEMENT WITH A QR CODE - A carrier element with a QR code, including a decorative area having a decorative design with an inner area ( | 2015-02-19 |
20150048170 | RFID Labels with Digitally Printed Indicia for Matching Merchandise Appearance Characteristics - RFID labels blend with a branding color, a branding pattern or a branding color and pattern of an item of merchandise or packaging to which it is attached in order to provide inventory control and security functions, which are digitally printed onto a label substrate having an RFID inlay. When desired, the printed label has UV ink dots applied in a useful orientation and can provide a glowing code attribute to the label. Defined label shaping can be provided by digital cutting. Digital adhesive application can be included on the label substrate, which can be combined with digital cutting to provide for self-adhesion of the label, and the digital cutting and digital adhesive placement can be arranged so as to include dry tab characteristics to the label. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048171 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing system, an information processing method for use with the system, an information providing system, and information providing method for use with the system, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method for use with the apparatus, a doll, an object, a program storage medium, and a program for authenticating users reliably are provided. A user acquires beforehand a doll called Pochara the Good Friend incorporating an IC chip that stores a user ID for authenticating the user. When the user mounts the doll on a platform connected to a personal computer, the user ID is read from the IC chip by a reader housed in the platform and transmitted over the Internet to a Pochara service server. The server has a Pochara database holding personal information about users of the service. The transmitted user ID is checked against the personal information in the database for authentication. This invention applies advantageously to servers offering services through networks. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048172 | INSULATING ANTI-CORROSIVE RAIL CLAMP INTEGRALLY MADE OF POLYMERIC COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a rail clamp for fastening rail equipment, said rail clamp being integrally composed of a polymeric composition produced by pultrusion or molding, vacuum molding or compression molding. It has high mechanical strength. It is anticorrosive and insulating and is preferably composed of a resin and reinforcing fibers and/or a thermoplastic. It is advantageously formed as a one piece structure. The rail clamp is especially used to fasten rails to base slabs and has economic advantages compared to the rail clamps known in the art, which are made of steel coated with rubber. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048173 | METHOD OF PROCESSING AT LEAST ONE OBJECT IN IMAGE IN COMPUTING DEVICE, AND COMPUTING DEVICE - A method of processing at least one object in an image in a computing device and the computing device is provided. The method includes detecting at least one smell signal associated with at least one object in the image and performing processing by associating the detected at least one smell signal with the corresponding at least one object in the image. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048174 | Sprinkler Arc Adjustment Mechanism - The present invention is directed to a rotor or sprinkler that allows its watering arc to be rotated, increased, or decreased by user-rotation of the sprinkler's rotating nozzle base. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048175 | LIQUID EJECTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF LIQUID EJECTION - The liquid ejecting device uses pressurized gas to eject liquid as a spray of fine particles and is provided with internal gas-flow passageway to supply pressurized gas, and a nozzle section with a slit-shaped liquid ejecting opening to discharge liquid. The nozzle section is near the end of the an elongated main unit of the liquid ejecting device, and gas jet openings to discharge pressurized gas are established between inclined nozzle surfaces and sidewalls of the main unit. The liquid ejecting opening is connected with liquid-flow passageway and the gas jet openings are connected with the gas-flow passageway. Viewed in cross-section, the inclined nozzle surfaces are formed such that their extensions intersect above the liquid ejecting opening on a line extending from the liquid ejecting opening, and pressurized gas is discharged as jets along the inclined nozzle surfaces to intersect in a manner that sandwiches the liquid in between and breaks-up the liquid-flow to produce a spray of fine particles. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048176 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MISTS AND FOAMS - An apparatus for generating a mist and/or foam is provided. The apparatus comprises at least one first fluid supply passage having an inlet in fluid communication with a first fluid supply and a first fluid outlet; at least one second fluid supply passage having an inlet in fluid communication with to second fluid supply and a second fluid outlet; and a nozzle in fluid communication with the first and second fluid outlets, the nozzle having a nozzle inlet, a nozzle outlet, and nozzle throat intermediate the nozzle inlet and the nozzle outlet, the nozzle throat having a cross sectional area which is less than that of both the nozzle inlet and the nozzle outlet; and wherein the second fluid outlet includes it porous member through which the second fluid must flow. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048177 | EXHAUST NOZZLE AND METHOD FOR CHANGING EXHAUST FLOW PATH - Provided is an exhaust nozzle and a method for changing an exhaust flowpath, whereby noise can be reduced by using a simple and light-weight mechanism without increasing the complexity and size of the structure of the exhaust nozzle, and furthermore, the efficiency during cruising at supersonic speeds can be improved. The rear end side of main nozzle pieces | 2015-02-19 |
20150048178 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND ARTICLES TO PROVIDE OLFACTORY SENSATIONS - A system to provide scents includes a scent receiver to replaceable receive scent carriers that carry scent media, a scent actuator operable to controllable release scent, and a configurable circulation subsystem. Peltier devices may used to induce active heating and active cooling of scent media according to defined scent sequence information or scent tracks. The system is also operable to collect air, including scents, from an ambient environment, and temporarily retaining such for sampling by a user. Scent tracks may be defined and shared amongst users and other entities. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048179 | PROTECTIVE LAWN SPRINKLER APPARATUS - A protective lawn sprinkler apparatus may include an anchor device made from a rock type material, having a top side, a bottom side, an inner rim, an outer edge and an inner edge defining an opening. A pipe sleeve made from a polymer material may be positioned inside the inner edge of the anchor device formed to fit around a sprinkler. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048180 | Flashlight and defensive spray apparatus - A flashlight and defensive spray apparatus, such as a flashlight and pepper spray combination apparatus, includes activation buttons for both the flashlight and the defensive spray component in close proximity to one another so as to facilitate activation of both components by a single thumb or finger of the operator, which may be desirable in emergency situations. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048181 | Dual Shower Head Assembly - Because the height of humans will vary it is important to be able to adjust the height of the showerhead. At times it may also be useful to be able to have two people shower at the same time and be able to adjust the distance between the two showerhead to accommodate the distance between two people. It may also be useful for the showerhead to be portable and easily attached and reattached to the water supply for the shower. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048182 | DOUBLE SWIRL CHAMBER SWIRLERS - A swirler for swirling fluid in a nozzle has a swirler body. The swirler body defines an inlet end, an outlet end opposed to the inlet end, and a circumferential periphery. The circumferential periphery extends axially from the inlet end to the outlet end. The outlet end defines a first swirl chamber. The inlet end defines a second swirl chamber. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048183 | SWIRLER ELEMENTS FOR NOZZLES - A swirl element for swirling fluid in a nozzle has a swirler body. The swirler body defines a feed channel including an axially oriented channel surface and a swirl chamber in fluid communication with the feed channel. The swirl chamber defines a radially oriented swirler surface substantially normal to the channel surface. The swirl chamber and the axially oriented channel are in fluid communication through a tangential slot for imparting swirl on fluids passing from the feed channel into the swirl chamber. The tangential slot includes a smoothly rounded surface transitioning from the channel surface to the swirler surface for providing a smooth, substantially separation free transition in fluid flow from the channel into the swirl chamber. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048184 | SHOWER HEAD - A spray head ( | 2015-02-19 |
20150048185 | Valve Assembly For An Injection Valve And Injection Valve - A valve assembly for an injection valve includes a valve body having a cavity with a fluid inlet portion and a fluid outlet portion; a hollow valve needle axially movable in the cavity between open and closed positions to control fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion, wherein fluid can flow from the fluid inlet portion into the hollow valve needle; and an actuator assembly that actuates the valve needle and includes an axially movable armature. The valve needle includes first orifice(s) between the armature and the fluid outlet portion and second orifice(s) located adjacent or upstream of the armature. The first and second orifices allow fluid flow between the hollow valve needle and the cavity. A first gap defined between the valve needle and the armature allows fluid flow from the hollow valve needle via the second orifice into the first gap and further into the cavity. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048186 | WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A COLLAPSIBLE WHEEL - A wheel assembly includes a collapsible wheel and an airless flexible tire mounted on the wheel. The wheel includes a central portion and a plurality of circumferentially spaced mounting elements attached to the central portion. Each of the mounting elements is movable between a retracted position and an extended position, and may be pivotally attached to the central portion of the wheel and configured to pivot between the retracted position and the extended position. The tire may be positioned on the wheel when one or more of the mounting elements is in the retracted position, and the one or more mounting elements are moved to the extended position wherein the mounting elements engage and support the tire. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048187 | Slag Breaker - A device for the mechanical processing of slags by impact elements within a processing chamber includes a housing having a filling opening and a discharge opening in which at least one rotor with impact elements rotating about an axle is placed. The slags pass through the rotor on the way from the filling opening to the discharge opening and the rotor is configured in such a way that it has a processing density of at least 90% of the slags of a slag flow that has been fed. | 2015-02-19 |
20150048188 | PTO DRIVEN CHIPPER SYSTEM - A wood chipping system including a vehicle having an engine and a power take off attached to and selectively powered by the engine. A hydraulic pump is positioned on the vehicle and is driven by the power take off. The system can include a towable support having a chipper mounted thereon, the chipper having a chipper drum driven by a hydraulic motor, the hydraulic motor driving a hydraulic pump that drives a feed roll system of the chipper. The system can include a brake valve associated with the main motor to stop rotation of the chipper drum. | 2015-02-19 |