| 09th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
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| 20110049770 | Method for Manufacturing a Composite and a Wind Turbine Blade - A method for manufacturing a composite is provided. A first fibre mat is laid onto an inner surface of a mould. Suction is applied between the inner surface of the mould and the first fibre mat. A second fibre mat is laid over the first fibre mat, wherein the second fibre mat is covered with a vacuum bag. Vacuum is introduced between the vacuum bag and the mould and resin is injected under vacuum between the vacuum bag and the mould. After the resin is set, the mould will be removed. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049771 | Single Sided Shuttle-Type Blow Molding Method - A single-sided shuttle-type blow molding apparatus having an extruder for substantially continuously extruding a thermoplastic material in tubular form at a moldable temperature downwardly along a vertical axis. The apparatus includes a mold having a set of mold parts adapted to open and close relative to each other to define, when closed, a mold cavity. A shuttle having the mold mounted thereon is arranged to move along a closed path from a first position wherein the mold engages, when open, a finite length of the thermoplastic tube, to a second position away from the first position. The apparatus further includes a blow head adapted to blow the finite length of the thermoplastic tube to form the container as the mold moves from the first position to the second position of the closed path. The apparatus includes no more than one mold. A method is also described. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049772 | Movable sweat hearth for metal melting furnace - Exemplary embodiments provide a movable sweat hearth for use with a metal melting furnace having a wall provided with a metal-loading entrance. The sweat hearth includes a hearth body movable relative to the furnace into and out of contact with the wall of the furnace at the entrance. The body has exterior walls enclosing a hollow interior except at a furnace-engagable side wall of the hearth body provided with an opening communicating with the interior. The interior has a floor adapted to support a charge of scrap metal, and the opening is positioned relative to the floor to allow molten metal to drain from the interior through the opening. The floor is arranged at an angle to horizontal to slope in a downward direction towards the opening when the container is moved into sealing engagement with the wall of the furnace with the opening aligned with the furnace entrance. Other exemplary embodiments relate to a combination of a movable sweat hearth as described above and a metal melting furnace having a front wall provided with a furnace entrance. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049773 | HEAT RETENTION TUNNEL FOR PROCESSING COILS OF HOT ROLLED BAR AND ROD PRODUCTS - A heat retention tunnel is disclosed for processing vertically disposed coils of a hot rolled product being transported along a path. The tunnel comprises walls extending along the sides of the path, and a roof overlying the path. Heat reflective panels line interior surfaces of the walls at locations facing the coils being transported along the path. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049774 | SHOCK ABSORBER HAVING COMPRESSIBLE FLUID - A shock absorber for a vehicle, having a bellows piston, bellows, and a fluid as the damping medium. The shock absorber has a first partition wall, which is situated on the bellows piston, and is implemented to separate a volume area of the bellows piston from a volume area of the bellows. The first partition wall has a first opening, which is implemented to limit a fluid flow between the volume area of the bellows piston and the volume area of the bellows. The shock absorber further has a sprung mass, which is situated inside the shock absorber to influence the fluid flow inside the shock absorber. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049775 | Boat shock absorption system - A Boat Shock Absorption System for absorbing the shock caused by waves and wakes of other boats is shown. The invention is comprised of a lower portion that includes springs and plates. In the preferred embodiment, this lower portion is attached to an upper portion containing a cooler retaining ring. A cooler can be inserted into the cooler retaining ring and used as a seat for passengers. Additionally, the lower portion of the System can be attached underneath any platform that is stood on or sat on by passengers or operators of the boat. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049776 | FREQUENCY TUNED DAMPER - The present disclosure relates to a frequency tuned damper having a vibration body in the form of a casing. The casing has first and second parts which partly enclose a connector part which extends through a connector opening in the casing, such that it can be attached to a surface, the vibrations of which is to be dampened. The casing and the connector part are interconnected by means of a resilient member in the casing interior. The first casing part is a can portion | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049777 | Belleville Spring Guide System - Apparatus and method are provided for decreasing frictional effects in stacks of Belleville springs and limiting deflection of the springs. In one embodiment, carriers for springs overlap and minimize the effects of lateral forces that are developed as springs in a stack are loaded. Carriers may be used on mandrel guides, in cylindrical guides or without a guide. In other embodiments, maximum load and defection of springs may be provided by the spring carriers. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049778 | FLEXIBLE FIXTURE SYSTEM FOR MACHINING OPERATIONS - A flexible fixture system for a CNC machine is coupled to a base fixture. The flexible fixture includes quick connects that connect with the base fixture in order to allow hydraulic fluid, air, and water to be communicated from the base fixture to the flexible fixture system. The flexible fixture system includes features operable to hold a workpiece within the CNC machine. The flexible fixture system is modular and may be swapped out for a different flexible fixture in order to allow other operations to be performed on the workpiece. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049779 | SUBSTRATE CARRIER DESIGN FOR IMPROVED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE UNIFORMITY - Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatus for supporting substrates during processing. One embodiment of the present invention provides a substrate carrier comprising a body configured to provide structure support to one or more substrates. One or more pockets are formed in the body from a top surface. Each pocket is configured to retain one substrate by contacting only a portion of a back side of the substrate. Each pocket has a bottom surface and sidewalls surrounding the bottom surface. The sidewalls define an opening larger than a surface area of the substrate so that at least a majority portion of a bevel edge of the substrate is not in contact with the sidewalls. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049780 | Portable Cradle Device - A portable cradle device is provided and includes a cradle top section and a cradle bottom section, wherein the cradle top section includes a top portion base structure having a first component support structure and a second component support structure, and the cradle bottom section includes a cradle support structure extending downward from the cradle top portion, wherein a portion of the cradle top section is sized relative to the cradle bottom section to form a cradle lip such that when the portable cradle device is associated with a utility bucket, the cradle lip rests on the edge of the utility bucket cavity. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049781 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INLINE CUTTING AND STACKING OF SHEETS FOR FORMATION OF BOOKS - This invention provides a system and method for aligning, feeding, trimming, slitting, rotating, cross-slitting and stacking sheets, each containing one or more discrete page images thereon that allows for greater automation of the overall process so that reduced or no manual intervention is required to generate completed book stacks or “blocks” from a stream or stack of printed sheets. Sheets are fed downstream on a feed surface, trimmed at a first, upstream trimming station to remove margin edges and optionally separate the sheets relative to the discrete page images. The sheets are then rotated 90 degrees and fed to a second, downstream trimming station that trims the right-angle edges and optionally separates the sheets into a final group of full-bleed pages, removing margins and gutter strips. The sheets are feed to a stacking assembly to be tacked in page order and any rejected, defective sheets or stacks are removed from the order. Trimming stations can be automatically adjusted to accommodate different numbers and sizes of pages in sheets. The stacking assembly can include a right-angle merge assembly that can include a plurality of decks, served by divert gates to handle a large number of separated pages to-be-stacked. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049782 | Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus - The sheet feeding device includes a straight sheet feeding passage, and plural sheet feeding sections. Each sheet feeding section includes a container containing a stack of sheets; a driving rotor; a first driven rotor contacting the driving rotor to form a first nip; a feeding member feeding the sheet from the container toward the first nip; and a second driven rotor contacting the driving rotor or the first driven rotor to form a second nip at the junction of the sheet feeding section and the sheet feeding passage. Only the sheet feeding section on the extreme upstream side has a curved guide instead of the second driven rotor to directly feed the sheet to the second nip of the adjacent sheet feeding section so that the sheet at the curved guide has greater curvature radius than the sheet fed from the other sheet feeding sections toward the second nip thereof. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049783 | Sheet Feeding Device and Imaging Apparatus Employing Sheet Feeding Device - A sheet feeding device includes a sheet feed tray, a chute having first and second guides, first and second rollers arranged on the first guide, first and second contact members protruded from the second guide and urged to contact the first and second rollers, respectively, and a sheet sensor arranged between the first roller and the second roller. A controller controls a motor to rotate the first and second rollers in a first direction in which the sheet is fed from the second roller to the first roller when the controller receives a signal from the sensor, and controls the motor to stop the rotation of the first and second rollers when the signal from the sensor is terminated, and then rotate the first and second rollers in a second direction in which the sheet is fed from the first roller to the second roller. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049784 | SHEET BUFFERING SYSTEM - A combined sheet inverting and buffering system and method including a sheet drive for transporting sheets into a sheet collecting area. The sheet drive is selectively operable to transport the sheets in a first and second direction along a processing path. A holding device can hold a plurality of sheets. The sheet drive and holding device cooperate to compile the plurality of sheets into a stack wherein the sheets overlie each other in a shingled manner. A take away drive is in operative communication with the sheets for individually unloading the sheets from the sheet collecting area. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049785 | PAPER TRAY OF PRINTER - A paper tray of printer is provided, which includes a paper tray body, a slide shaft, a first pick arm, a second pick arm and a paper width guide. The first pick arm is fixed on the slide shaft, and the second pick arm is slidely disposed on the slide shaft. The paper width guide is disposed on the paper tray body and is connected to the second pick arm through a linkage device to drive the second pick arm, so that a position of the second pick arm varies along with a position of the paper width guide. Accordingly, an interval between the first pick arm and the second pick arm can be varied along with a size of a paper, so as to avoid paper skew when the paper is fed. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049786 | MEDIA SEPARATING APPARATUS OF AUTOMATIC MEDIA DISPENSER - The present invention relates to a media separating device of an automatic media dispenser. In the present invention, a pick-up bracket | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049787 | DRIVE ROLL / IDLER ROLL NIP RELEASE MECHANISM - A drive roll/idler roll nip release mechanism utilizes the motor used for the drive nip, coupled with one-way clutches, to power the nip release as a sheet is handed off to a downstream nip. A drive shaft is coupled to a first one-way clutch in one direction and an idler cam shaft is coupled to a second one-way clutch in the opposite direction. This allows the idler cam shaft to be driven only when the motor is reversed, and the drive shaft to be driven only when the motor is moving forward. The one-way clutch on the drive shaft allows the drive wheels to freewheel when the motor is reversed in order to engage the nip release. Thus, the nip release is activated while the drive nip continues to rotate in the direction of sheet motion. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049788 | PAPER SHEET HANDLING MACHINE - A paper sheet handling machine includes: a storage unit | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049789 | DRIVING FORCE TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND DRIVING FORCE TRANSMITTING MECHANISM - A driving force transmitting device comprising: an output shaft which can output a rotating force, and a casing which supports the output shaft so that a leading tip part of the output shaft can expose the outside, wherein the output shaft is provided on the casing so that the tip end surface thereof is flash with or substantially flash with an outer surface of the casing or the tip end surface thereof is recessed interior of the outer surface, and wherein the tip end surface thereof is provided with an engaging part which is insertable/removable to/from an engaged part provided on a driven member. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049790 | Sheet collecting apparatus and image formation system provided with the apparatus - In the invention, to construct, in a simplified structure, a compact sheet collecting apparatus that enables sheets successively carried out of a sheet discharge outlet to be reliably collated and collected in the order of pages, a carry-in guide member is disposed between the sheet discharge outlet and sheet collecting means, and is comprised of a pivot point, a slide-contact guide surface that swings on the pivot point corresponding to a load amount of the sheet collecting means to guide a sheet front end fed from the sheet discharge outlet onto the uppermost sheet, and a sheet pressing portion that is continued to the slide-contact guide surface and that presses the uppermost sheet on the sheet collecting means. Concurrently therewith, the pivot point, slide-contact guide surface and sheet pressing portion are arranged in this order in the sheet discharge direction from the sheet discharge outlet. Then, a stopper means for regulating a front end position of a sheet to be loaded on the sheet collecting means regulates a front end position of the sheet so that a contact point, where the front end of the sheet fed from the sheet discharge outlet first comes into contact with the slide-contact guide surface, is positioned on the downstream side in the sheet discharge direction from a rear end of the sheet loaded on the sheet collecting means. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049791 | Image Recording Apparatus - An apparatus is provided that may offer functionalities including printing, scanning and/or copying. The apparatus may include a manual sheet feeding tray disposed at the rear of the apparatus. The height of the sheet feeding tray might not exceed a height of the apparatus, allowing use of the apparatus in spaces having smaller depths. The apparatus may include a sheet guide configured to move in conjunction with the movement of the tray. In some arrangements, a surface of the sheet feeding tray may differ in height between lateral edges of the tray and a central portion. This difference may cause a sheet to be curved in a lateral direction, rendering the sheet more inflexible in a longitudinal direction. According to other aspects, a depressed portion of the tray may match a protrusion extending from the guide in shape such that the two portions may mate in a retracted position. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049792 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus and an image forming apparatus are provided. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049793 | EDGE SENSOR GAIN CALIBRATION FOR PRINTMAKING DEVICES - According to aspects illustrated herein, there is provided a method, a system, and a printmaking device for calibrating sensors. The method begins by transporting a media sheet along a media path, the sheet having a lead edge, a trail edge and a measurement edge. Next, the method halts the forward motion of the sheet after the lead edge of the sheet passes a fixed reference. After that, the method moves the sheet laterally relative to the media path across the at least one edge sensor using a sheet actuator. Then, the method records an actual position of the sheet actuator and an output of at least one edge sensor. Finally, the method calculates a calibration factor based on the actual position of the sheet actuator and the output of the at least one edge sensor. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049794 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a sheet conveying apparatus and an image forming apparatus capable of preventing occurrence of skew feeding when correcting sheet lateral deviation. A pair of lateral-shift correcting rollers | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049795 | Image Forming Apparatus and Belt Unit - An image forming apparatus and a belt unit are provided. The image forming apparatus or the belt unit includes: an endless belt; a driving roller; a driven roller; a tension generating member which generates a tension at the belt; a displacement member which is provided to be displaced in a displacement direction parallel to the axial direction of the driven roller together with the belt when the belt is moved in a moving direction along the displacement direction; and an axial force converting unit which converts a force of displacing the displacement member into a force which is directed in a direction intersecting the displacement direction and causes the tension generated at the belt to change such that a ratio of a tension generated on a trailing side in the moving direction of the belt to a tension generated on a leading side in the moving direction is decreased. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049796 | PAPER SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE - A paper sheet processing apparatus that can detect in an inexpensive way that a bill housing part is full with bills. The paper sheet processing apparatus includes: a bill housing part that houses a bill in a stacked manner; a placing plate arranged in the bill housing part and moves as a bill is stacked and housed; a magnetic body magnetized and disposed on the placing plate; a magnetic sensor that detects an amount of magnetism from the magnetic body; and a control part that determines whether the amount of magnetism detected by the magnetic sensor is greater than or equal to a threshold value. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049797 | SHEET STACKING APPARATUS - A banknote stacking apparatus includes a banknote stacking plate | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049798 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH CASSETTE CONFIGURED TO STORE VARIOUS SIZES OF SHEETS - An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a sheet including: a housing; a cassette detachably accommodated in the housing and configured to store the sheet; a feeding unit configured to feed the sheet; and an image forming unit configured to form the image on the sheet fed by the feeding unit, wherein the cassette includes: a first wall along the trailing edge, a second wall along the leading edge, a first bottom plate extending from the first wall toward the second wall, a second bottom plate extending from the second wall toward the first wall, and a connecting member configured to set a first state where the first and second bottom plates are connected and a second state where the first and second bottom plates are disconnected, and the first and second bottom plates in the second state are independently withdrawable from the housing. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049799 | SHEET THICKNESS MEASUREMENT - A method of measuring a thickness of a sheet being conveyed on a transport path includes rotating a substantially cylindrical reference surface disposed in the transport path and engaging a probe with the reference surface to determine a runout value for each of a set of positions along a circumference of the reference surface. The method further includes conveying the sheet on the transport path so that the sheet contacts the reference surface at one position of the set, engaging the probe with the sheet at the one position to determine a measured sheet thickness value, and adjusting the measured sheet thickness value based on the runout value for the one position to obtain an actual sheet thickness value. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049800 | VARIABLE FORCE NIP ASSEMBLY - An apparatus and method for transporting substrate media including a nip assembly having a drive wheel operably connected to a drive mechanism for rotating the drive wheel, and an idler member disposed adjacent the drive wheel. The idler wheel and drive wheel forming a nip. The drive wheel and idler wheel are displaceable from each other to form a nip gap therebetween. A nip force generator is operably connected to the nip assembly. The nip force generator develops a first nip force upon entry of the substrate media into the nip and formation of the nip gap and develops a second nip force subsequent to the first nip force. The second nip force is greater than the first nip force. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049801 | SUBSTRATE MEDIA TRANSPORT SYSTEM WITH SPACED NIP - An apparatus and method for transporting substrate of media including a nip assembly having a drive wheel operably connected to a drive mechanism for rotating the drive wheel and an idler wheel disposed adjacent the drive wheel. The drive wheel and idler wheel forming a nip therebetween. The drive wheel and idler wheel being displaced from each other forming a nip gap, wherein the nip gap is present absent the presence of the substrate media in the nip. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049802 | GAME APPARATUS - An apparatus for playing a game comprising a playing surface having a first area and a second area, a projectile, and at least two propulsion devices. First and second sets of playing pieces are provided, each playing piece having a lower peg portion, and a substrate overlaying and spaced above the playing surface and extending across both the first and second areas of the playing surface. In a game, the playing pieces are located on the substrate above the first area of the playing surface, with their peg portions extending below the substrate, and each propulsion device is capable of propelling the projectile such that the projectile can impact with a peg portion of a playing piece and thereby dislodge the playing piece. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049803 | Pattern recognition and duplication process and game - A target pattern recognition and matching game using a game box, game slats, and a target pattern. A user is provided with multiple game slats and a game box. There is a predetermined target pattern which a user then tries to match by adding or removing game slats from the game box. The pattern may have multiple rows and columns and be matched by the display in display box of the game slats having the same number of rows and columns. Typically, the front of the game box will be transparent and the rear of the game box will be a predetermined color and then may appear on the target pattern and on portions on the game slats used to play the game. The rules of the game and the apparatus of the game may be adjusted to provide a very simply played game for young children or people who have mental impairments to much more complex patterns to provide a much more challenging game for advanced players. It may be played electronically on a computer or using a game program. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049804 | Alteration on chess facilitating stacking - This invention is an alteration on the ancient game of chess and allows for the stacking of various pieces upon each other. This stacking of pieces upon each other enables the combined pieces (called a stack) to move as a cohesive whole with either the combined movements of the contributing pieces or else in some augmented fashion. Enhanced game rules control the more complicated piece interactions. Some of the pieces have two parallel flat faces to facilitate stacking. Some of these pieces may be of different thicknesses so as to facilitate easy recognition of the type of piece. Some of the pieces may have markings upon the top and/or the sides so as to facilitate easy recognition of the type of piece. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049805 | Dice Game and Apparatus - A table for playing a betting game, the table having a playing surface, the surface having a curved portion, two semi-circular areas extending from each end of the curved portion, the semi-circles arcing to complete the circumference of the surface, and a straight portion linking the bases of the two semi-circular shapes. Also described is a method of playing a game comprising (a) throwing a pair of dice once and (b) placing a wager on the outcome of the throw, as well as a method of marking betting areas that obviates the need for the use of colored betting chips. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049807 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AN INTERACTIVE WORD GAME OF SKILL - The present invention provides a game, methods, apparatus, and systems for playing the game. The game includes a plurality of playing pieces arranged in fixed locations, the playing pieces each including a plurality of game indicia; a control for selecting game indicia from among the plurality of game indicia on one or more of the playing pieces; and a visual cue for indicating capture of one or more playing pieces. Numerous additional and alternative aspects are disclosed. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049808 | DART BOARD APPARATUS - This is a game combining darts, a game board, a non-standard dartboard, and non-standard cards to simulate a football game. The dartboard includes a center scoring region at the center of the dartboard, concentric rings of varying radii surrounding the center scoring region, and multiple scoring regions within each ring labeled with either a yardage target label or an alphabetic label describing a state of play. The cards include starting yard line cards, yard line cards, red zone cards, interception or fumble cards, and penalty cards. The yard line cards indicate on one side of each card a yard range on a simulated football field corresponding to a player's position on this field and on an opposite side of each card a plurality of yardage targets to be achieved by the player by means of darts thrown at the dart board. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049809 | Hydrodynamic Circumferential Seal System for Large Translations - A circumferential seal system for sealing a high pressure region from a low pressure region separated by a runner with an outer circumferential surface and a seal ring disposed about the outer circumferential surface is described. The seal system includes a plurality of groove sets separately disposed along the outer circumferential surface. Each groove set further includes at least two grooves. At least one groove within each groove set exerts a lifting force via a fluid from the high pressure region onto the seal ring as the runner translates with respect to the seal ring along an axis substantially perpendicular to the rotation of the runner. The continuous feed of fluid onto the seal ring ensures a thin film between the seal ring and the runner regardless of their relative arrangement during axial excursions of the runner resulting from conditions within a turbine engine. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049810 | Brush Seal With Stress And Deflection Accommodating Membrane - A brush seal usable in high temperature sealing applications having brush bristles and a sealing membrane of stress and deflection accommodating construction capable of longitudinal extensibility. Sealing membrane has one portion slidably overlapped with another portion. In one embodiment, membrane is folded over itself providing slidable overlapping in one direction and is formed of overlapping membrane sheets providing slidable overlapping in another direction. In another embodiment, membrane has spaced apart deformation regions providing longitudinal extensibility in accommodating stress and/or deflection. Membrane can be made of metallic foil having a thickness no greater than brush bristle width or diameter and is embeddable in bristles of the brush seal. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049811 | Liquid-operated cylinder - A piston seal ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049812 | Seal System Between Transition Duct Exit Section and Turbine Inlet in a Gas Turbine Engine - A seal apparatus in a gas turbine engine between a transition duct and a vane structure in a first row vane assembly. The seal apparatus includes a transition seal structure associated with the transition duct and a vane seal structure associated with the vane structure. The transition seal structure includes a transition base portion that defines a first axially facing surface, a first transition lip member extending axially from the first axially facing surface, and a second transition lip member radially spaced from the first transition lip member and extending axially from the first axially facing surface. The vane seal structure includes a vane base portion that defines a second axially facing surface, a first vane lip member extending axially from the second axially facing surface, and a second vane lip member radially spaced from the first vane lip member and extending axially from the second axially facing surface. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049813 | GASKET FOR EXHAUST PIPE OF VEHICLE - A gasket for an exhaust pipe of a vehicle which is formed by overlapping a plurality of plates having a center hole in common, may include the plate having, in the cross section thereof, a bead plane formed along a circumference of the center hole of the plate, a bead slope portion extending from the bead plane and bent against a bead slop portion of an adjacent plate, and a plate portion extending from the bead slope portion outward the center hole, wherein the bead plane overlaps the bead plane of the adjacent plate. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049814 | SEALING STRUCTURE USING A LIQUID GASKET - A sealing structure using a liquid gasket, having a liquid gasket interposed in the form of a thin film between mating surfaces of a first member and a second member, thereby preventing the movement of oil via the mating surfaces, the sealing structure, includes at oil-side end portions of the mating surfaces, a gasket lump portion that is formed of an excess of the thin-film liquid gasket squeezed out from the mating surfaces, and an oil-shielding portion that covers a boundary portion where the gasket lump portion and the first member come into contact, thereby preventing a flow of the oil from directly striking the boundary portion, and is provided on an oil-flow upstream side from the boundary portion. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049815 | Low Load Offset Seal - A seal is provided for insertion in a bore in an outer member and engaging an inner member received in the bore. The seal includes an outer annular insert having a first diameter and an inner annular insert having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. An elastomeric body includes an outer portion over-molded on the outer annular insert and an inner seal over-molded on the inner annular insert and including an intermediate web extending between the outer portion and the inner portion. The web extends both axially and radially relative to a center axis of the outer annular insert. The inner seal includes an inboard sealing surface and the outer portion including an outboard sealing surface. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049816 | Quick connecting device structure - A quick connecting device structure comprises a shaft body defined by a proper-length external ring guiding section with two restricting surfaces for the abutment of front and rear movement rings to clamp a spring element there-between. The shaft body also includes a storing socket with an external assembly portion at one end, and an extensible bore drilled at the other end for the accommodation of a steel ball. A cylindrical sleeve has an end defined by an internal stepwise abutment ringed surface and a coupling cavity, and the other end having first and second annular insert grooves. A stop collar fitted to the coupling cavity provides another abutment ringed surface. The two abutment ringed surfaces can bi-directionally press at the front or rear movement ring with the spring element respectively, forming a two-way pressing-and-bouncing operation. Thus, a driver shank can be easily slid in/out for quick installment or replacement thereof. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049817 | Tool holder - The tool holder for a hammer drill has an external cover and an axially movable actuation sleeve for unlocking an inserted tool. The end area of the actuation sleeve on the tool side overlaps an end area of the cover on the machine side. A plastic coating made of an elastic material is spray-coated onto the end area of the actuation sleeve on the tool side and/or onto the end area of the cover on the machine side. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049818 | ACTIVE ROLL STABILIZATION ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE SUSPENSION PROVIDED THEREWITH - The invention relates to an ARS (active roll stabilization) assembly ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049819 | LEVEL CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING A LEVEL CONTROL STYSTEM - A method for controlling or regulating a level control system for a motor vehicle including a compressed air source, at least one air spring, a switchable directional control valve associated with the air spring and a master line connecting the compressed air source to the switchable directional control valve. The switchable directional control valve blocking the master line in a normal state thereof and connecting the master line through for filling the air spring in a switching state thereof. The master line is filled with compressed air before filling the air spring until the air pressure in the master line is at least equally as high as a predetermined threshold value, and only thereafter is the switchable directional control valve transferred into the switching state for filling the air spring. A level control system for a motor vehicle is also provided. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049820 | Carpet slider for baby strollers - A Carpet slider for baby strollers has a flexible mat on top of which a stroller is placed. A pair of straps curl up the front and the back of the mat. The straps are configured so that, depending upon the way a particular stroller is built, they are joined, from back to front, either on the outside or the inside of the frame holding the wheels so that they are securedly held in place and cannot slide off. A pair of rigid member for anchoring the straps and give structural integrity. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049821 | Multiple-position heel piece with easy engagement/release for Ski-touring bindings - Heel piece for ski-touring bindings, comprising a base piece ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049822 | Plumber's unibody creeper - A creeper device is provided in a unibody platform to provide highly maneuverable support for a person in a generally horizontal position with either a rigid one piece platform or alternatively, with a two piece foldable hinged construction for convenient transport and storage. The unibody creeper comprises a bottom side having wheels or casters mounted thereon and a top side which may include a foam pad or cushion to support the user comfortably. The wheels are attached to the underside of the support platform and allow the device to be readily moved and maneuvered by the user. The wheels are affixed and positioned such that the head end of the creeper is cantilever supported beyond the forward most wheels to enable a person to enter the opening of a sink type cabinet door and navigate above the raised toe kickboard and cabinet floor while the creeper wheels remain on the floor outside of the cabinet. The wheel attaching means further include provisions to adjust the height of the platform to accommodate varying cabinet toe kickboard heights. The unibody platform head end supports the person's head and upper torso while working within the confined cabinet space. The unibody platform head end further comprises two substantially semi-circle cutouts provided within the cantilevered portion of the platform such that the device can be moved or placed into cabinets exhibiting a smaller entry port than the full width of the device. These semi-circle cutouts also facilitate improved range of motion of the person's arms and shoulders while remaining supported by the head end to prevent head and back strain. The unibody creeper device may further comprise a drawer for storing easily accessible tools, a carrying handle and a lighting lamp on the head end. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049823 | DEVICE FOR MOVING LARGE CONTAINERS - Devices and methods of using such devices to move containers are disclosed herein. A device may include a first piece with a wheel adjacent one end and a second piece attached to the first piece at a pivotal connection. The second piece may include a lift portion on one side of the pivotal connection and a handle on an opposite side of the pivotal connection. The handle may be adapted to be pivoted about an axis of the pivotal connection to cause the lift portion to lift a portion of the container. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049824 | ROLLING CONTAINER ASSEMBLY WITH ADJUSTABLE STORAGE UNITS - An apparatus for transporting articles between working locations. The apparatus includes wheels mounted towards the bottom of the apparatus for rotation about an axis to provide rolling support for the apparatus and a manually engageable pulling handle. The pulling handle and the ground engaging wheels are arranged to enable a user to manually pull the pulling handle generally rearwardly so as to tilt the apparatus rearwardly to a tilted rolling movement position, thereby enabling the user to roll the apparatus to a desired location by pushing or pulling the pulling handle in a desired direction. The apparatus also includes a frame and at least one or more mount structures adjustably connected to the frame. The apparatus further includes a plurality of containers connected to the mount structures, where at least one of the containers are of a different configuration from another one of the containers. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049825 | LAWN AND GARDEN CART WITH PIVOTABLE TOW BAR AND CONTAINER - A towable cart. At least one axle is coupled to a frame. A bottom of a container is also attached to the frame. Each of a pair of wheels are rotatably attached to the axle. A tow bar has first and second ends, the first end of the tow bar being pivotably coupled to one of the frame and the axle. An arm has first and second opposing ends, the first end of the arm being attached to the container and the second end of the arm being selectably secured to the tow bar. The container is fixed in a loading condition when the arm is secured to the tow bar, the container and the frame further being pivotable to an unloading condition when the arm is not secured to the tow bar. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049826 | Skateboard Bubble Pipe - A novelty skateboard includes features common in skateboards and further includes an air passage and a cup for producing bubbles. The skateboard includes a deck, two trucks, and four wheels. The deck is made from cross laminated layers of a wood material. The air passage is formed lengthwise through one or more of the layers in the center of the deck and reaches from one end of the deck to an opposite end of the deck, and may be formed by a hollow rectangular insert laminated into the deck. One of the trucks includes a bypass reaching from a base plate of the truck to the cup. The bypass may pass through a hollow kingpin of the truck, or through the hanger of the truck. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049827 | CARRIAGE GRAVITY CENTER GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY VEHICLE - It is a carriage frame ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049828 | WHEELCHAIR CONVERTED VEHICLE HAVING INDEPENDENT REAR SUSPENSION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A wheelchair conversion vehicle and a method of manufacturing a wheelchair conversion vehicle include replacing the OEM trailing arm with a trailing arm substitute and substantially reproducing the movement of the rear wheel OEM spindle along first or second arc paths between an upper limit and a lower limit. The upper limit is a distance above the OEM ride height and the lower limit is a distance below the OEM ride height. The conversion vehicle and method of manufacturing further include installing a wheelchair access system to provide wheelchair access to the wheelchair conversion vehicle. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049829 | Suspension Strut and Thrust Bearing Device - Suspension thrust bearing device ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049830 | Cycle propelling mechanism - A cycle propelling mechanism includes a rail disposed on a cycle frame, two cranks rotatably coupled to the cycle frame with a main drive shaft, two levers each include one end pivotally coupled to the crank and the other end slidably coupled to the rail for allowing the levers to be moved cyclically relative to the cycle frame, and two foot pedals pivotally attached to the levers for being stepped and operated by user's feet and for allowing the cranks and the lever to be rotated relative to the cycle frame in an elliptical moving stroke and for allowing the foot pedals to be stepped and moved for a longer stepping or moving stroke by the user, and for effectively exercising the more or bigger muscle groups of the user, and for applying bigger power to the cycle propelling mechanism. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049831 | Belt Drive System - A self aligning belt drive system comprises a belt drive having a plurality of longitudinally spaced inner lobes each having an alignment groove. The system further comprises at least one pulley comprising a frame configured to rotate about a rotation axis and having a circular outer rim. A plurality of circumferential teeth extend radially and axially of the rim with each tooth being configured to be received between adjacent inner lugs of the drive belt. An alignment flange extends radially between circumferential teeth. The alignment flange is configured to be received in the alignment groove and the alignment flange extends no further radially from the rotational axis than the circumferential teeth. The circumferential teeth, the alignment flange and the alignment groove are configured so that with the alignment flange received in the alignment groove, the drive belt rides on the circumferential teeth. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049832 | BICYCLE FRAME WITH IMPROVED WELD JOINT - A bicycle frame comprising a first tubular member having a first interface portion, and a second tubular member having a second interface portion engaged with the first interface portion to create a joint. The joint includes a peripheral channel having a depth that is greater than a wall thickness of the first tubular member, and a weld is positioned in the peripheral channel. To enhance the transition from the first main portion to the second main portion, the second tubular member can include a fillet surface between the second main portion and the second interface portion. The fillet surface is contoured to provide a smooth transition between the top tube and the head tube. An outer surface of the first interface portion can be offset from an outer surface of the first main portion to thereby create a shoulder. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049833 | Bicycle suspension system - In a preferred embodiment, an ultra-light weight suspension fork for bicycles that provides smooth action of the suspension system that hitherto has been unachievable. This fork assembly contains a telescoping mechanism located in the head tube of the bicycle that uses linear roller bearings to reduce stiction and prevent torsional losses, but limits weight by only using two such bearings. Side-to-side load is eliminated by the use of two longitudinal members in close proximity to the inner tube of this telescoping mechanism. The telescoping mechanism is coupled to the wheel via an arched single-sided fork crown designed to maintain torsional and braking stiffness. The arched crown contains arches in two dimensions. The fork crown is coupled to the wheel via a shaped fork tube whose wall is thickened while the outside diameter is reduced so that the connection point to the axle mechanism has the same outside diameter as the fork tube thereby enabling significant strengthening of the assembly. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049834 | CORROSION RESISTANT BUSHING - A method of forming a corrosion resistant bushing includes bonding a sliding layer to a first surface of a load bearing substrate to form a laminate sheet and cutting a blank from the laminate sheet. The laminate sheet includes an exposed surface corresponding to a second surface of the load bearing substrate. The blank includes cut edges having a load bearing substrate portion. The method further includes forming a semi-finished bushing from the blank, and applying a corrosion resistant coating to the exposed surface and the load bearing substrate portion of the cut edges to form the corrosion resistant bushing. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049835 | CUSTOM DECORATIVE COVERING FOR BICYCLES AND THE LIKE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF THE COVERING - A custom-cut decorative covering, and method of its manufacture, is disclosed, the covering designed to substantially cover at least a frame of a bicycle or similar device without a need for user cutting and/or trimming of the covering. The covering of the invention can be quickly applied and quickly removed and/or replaced, and thoroughly covers portions of the bike so as to make them appear painted. The method for manufacturing the covering includes receiving make and model information and covering-material selection information, converting make and model information into surface-covering information, which information is then sent to a CNC cutting machine, and feeding selected covering material into the CNC machine to be cut in accordance with the surface-covering information. Surface-covering information can be provided by table look-up, CAD/CAM modeling, surface scanning, or hand-measuring of real bicycle parts. In exemplary embodiments, the covering has an adhesive inner surface. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049836 | Adjustable Trailer Coupling System - Towing adjustment and coupling techniques may include a retentive lateral trailer adjustment device of a trailer ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049837 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER THE WEIGHT OF A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH AN AIR-RIDE SUSPENSION EXCEEDS PREDETERMINED ROADWAY WEIGHT LIMITATIONS - A system and method for determining whether a vehicle and its axles exceed predetermined roadway weight limitations. Air fittings are installed in the air-ride systems of the vehicle. Air pressure readings taken using a hand held gauge are compared to maximum pressure values marked on the vehicle. If the air pressure exceeds the values, weight may be redistributed, if possible, until measured pressure is equal to or less than the maximum pressure values. The method allows an operator to quickly confirm that the total weight and axle weight does not exceed legal limits without the use of truck scales. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049838 | TRAILER MOUNTED CRASH ATTENUATOR - A trailer-mounted crash impact attenuator is disclosed for attachment to a host vehicle, which comprises an anti-rotational attachment system having an internal support tube and a plurality of external support tubes. The internal support tube has a connector on a front end thereof for attachment to a suitable receptacle on the host vehicle, and the plurality of external support tubes each have an anti-rotation support pad on a front end thereof. At least one of the internal support tube and the plurality of external support tubes is comprised of a telescoping construction. A backup frame is disposed on a rear end of the attachment system, and a crash attenuator unit is disposed on an axle and pair of wheels for mobility. When the crash attenuator is impacted by an errant vehicle, the anti-rotational attachment system is actuated to prevent the trailer mounted crash impact attenuator from rotating relative to the host vehicle. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049839 | GARBAGE CAN CART - A garbage can cart having a rectangular platform base and back, front and side walls in which one or more garbage cans may be placed for storage and transport for disposal. The platform base is supported by a pair of wheels at the rear and a U-bar below the front of the base. A handle bar protrudes upward from the rear wall and curves rearward past the wheels for manually moving the cart. A tow adapter comprising a pair of straps is connected to the rear wall below the handle, the straps extending to distal tow block(s) that may be placed in the trunk of a vehicle and secured therein by closing the trunk. Pulling the tow straps tilts the cart backward about its wheels and lifts the U-bar support from the ground until the handle abuts the tow straps, thereby allowing towing of the cart behind the vehicle. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049840 | Drawbar Bore Adapter - In an example embodiment a drawbar pin bore adapter includes a bushing sized to fit within a drawbar pin bore of a first size and a retainer to secure the bushing to the drawbar. The bushing may include a primary portion having an outer diameter configured for insertion into the drawbar pin bore, an inner diameter configured to receive a drawbar pin of a second diameter; and an extension portion configured to protrude from the drawbar bore and engage the retainer to secure at least a portion of the bushing within the drawbar pin bore. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049841 | FIELD LITTER CARRIER - A field stretcher carrier with a structure formed by a front frame section and a rear frame section that are coupled together. The attachment systems that allow a stretcher to be secured to the structure favorably include at least one pair of clamps at the ends of each frame section. The clamps are fitted to a rigid cross bar and can slide up and down the axis of the cross bar toward and away from each other. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049842 | Safety buckle structure of baby stroller - This invention relates to a safety buckle structure of baby stroller which shows a collapsible stand provided between rear wheels thereof, a main rod being provided at the central portion of a main joint of the collapsible stand, two upper rods being pivoted at the top end of the main rod and to the corresponding rear wheel rods at the other ends thereof, two lower rods being pivoted at the bottom end of the main rod and to the corresponding rear wheel rods at the other ends, a buckling means being pivoted at the pivot of the bottom end of the main rod and the lower rods, the main rod and lower rods are inserted and fixed in the buckling means. Thus, the front and rear wheel rods can be moved closely to the center to shrink the volume thereof as small as possible for facilitating assembly, storage or transportation. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049843 | Easy Access Collapsible Cart - A wheeled cart is easily disassembled and folded into a compact carrying case. A rectangular base receives four poles at its corners. Cross bars across the top of the poles each carry a pair of top and bottom panels which form the sides of the cart. Each of the bottom panels is preferably hinged to the bottom of its respective stationary top panel so that the bottom panel may be hinged upwardly to gain access to the bottom of the cart. A top most horizontal lid is detachably affixed to the poles at each of their top ends, said base, sides and lid defining a substantially enclosed volume for containing transported articles. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049844 | Skeleton length adjustment structure of grip for baby stroller - This invention relates to a skeleton length adjustment structure of grip for baby stroller in which several adjusting holes are provided at each end of the skeleton body, each grip sleeve being provided with an adjustment interlocking knobs which can be arrested in anyone adjusting hole. Each adjustment interlocking knob has a press portion extending out of the grip sleeve and an interlocking portion for being arrested in anyone adjusting hole. A fixing seat is provided at one side of the interlocking portion, and an elastic element generating a force for urging the fixing seat and the adjustment interlocking knob outwardly is provided therebetween. Thus, adjustment of the grip sleeves inserted on the desired position on the skeleton body becomes easier and firmer by the design of disposing the interlocking portion of each adjustment interlocking knob within the fixing seat and of providing an elastic element therebetween. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049845 | ROOF AIR BAG MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A roof air bag mounting structure includes a frame having a plurality of vertically open spaces therein and bolt holes at opposite ends thereof and air bag cushions provided respectively inside the spaces of the frame. A door allowing the air bag cushion to deploy is provided at the bottom of the frame, and the top surface of the frame is closed to support a deploying force of the air bag cushion. The roof air bag mounting structure can be easily assembled and reduced in weight. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049846 | Airbag, in Particular for a Motor Vehicle - An airbag for a motor vehicle, comprises a support structure that can be displaced from a storage position to a restraint position, and a covering which surrounds a restraint volume of the airbag formed by the support structure in its restraint position. At least one connecting element, which extends inside the restraint volume, connects together the hollow bodies of the support structure and/or the surface areas of the covering. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049847 | KNEE-PROTECTING AIRBAG APPARATUS - The knee-protecting airbag apparatus includes an airbag folded and housed in a lower area inside the column cover. The airbag pushes and opens a door section on the column cover upon deployment. When the door section is thus opened, a door of the door section blocks off an allowance gap formed between an outer circumference of the column cover subjected to position adjustment and a lower area of a peripheral region of an installation opening on a dashboard for installing the column cover by locating a rear edge region of the door to abut on a rear side of the dashboard or the lower area of the peripheral region of the installation opening on the rear side of the dashboard. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049848 | INTEGRATED AIRBAG CLOSING AND INFLATOR MOUNTING MEMBERS FOR INFLATABLE AIRBAG ASSEMBLIES - Inflatable airbag cushions are filled with inflation gas by inflators. The inflators can be coupled in fluid communication with the airbag and are typically mounted within a vehicle structure by a coupling and closing member. The coupling and closing member can be an elongated piece of a flexible material that wraps around an inflator attachment feature on the airbag. The coupling and closing member can also have structures for fixedly attaching the member to a vehicle structure. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049849 | PASSENGER SEAT AIR-BAG MODULE - A passenger seat air-bag module, may include a cushion plate on which an air-bag cushion is provided, the cushion plate mounted to a vehicle body, an inflator unit secured to the cushion plate and providing gas pressure to the air-bag cushion, and a seat cover secured at a first side thereof to the inflator unit and the cushion plate and secured at a second side thereof to the cushion plate to cover an outer portion of the air-bag cushion. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049850 | AIR BAG DEVICE - To prevent positional deviation in a folded back portion of a deployment restriction sheet reliably, an air bag device includes an air bag | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049851 | GAS GENERATING SYSTEM - A gas generating system includes a first enclosure containing a gas, and a second enclosure having a gas generant material contained therein. The second enclosure is operatively coupled to the first enclosure so as to enable fluid communication between the first enclosure and the second enclosure. After activation of the gas generating system, the gas in the first enclosure passes through the second enclosure prior to exiting the system. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049852 | Airbag - An occupant side-impact protection apparatus for a motor vehicle comprising an inflatable cushion stored in a folded configuration and an inflator configured to provide gas to inflate the cushion. The cushion is configured to inflate to protect the occupant of a vehicle. The side-impact protection apparatus further includes a tether to provide tension to tailor the deployment trajectory of the cushion. The tether is coupled to the cushion at a first coupling location and a second coupling location and the distance along the tether from the first coupling location to the second coupling location is less than the distance along the cushion from the first coupling location to the second coupling location. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049853 | SAFETY SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - The subject of the invention is a safety system for vehicles making possible, that in case of tipping over or tilting of vehicles, the system senses the substantial shift of the vehicle from the basic position, puts back the vehicle automatically to its original position, or from a horizontal position into a partially standing position, ensuring that passengers stuck into the vehicle can be freed. The safety system for vehicles according to the invention consists of a sensor unit monitoring the position of the vehicle and a lifting unit ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049854 | ASSEMBLY FOR MOUNTING A STEERING WHEEL ON THE STEERING COLUMN OF AN AUTOMOBILE - An assembly for mounting a steering wheel on the steering column of an automobile, the assembly including first flutes formed at the steering wheel and adapted to be fitted into second flutes extending along the steering column and a fastening screw adapted for engagement through the steering wheel and for interaction with a tapping formed axially at the end of the steering column. Once inserted through the steering wheel, the fastening screw can be screwed into the tapping if and only if the first flutes and the second flutes are at least partially engaged. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049855 | VEHICLE FRAME STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING SAME - A vehicle frame structure includes a central frame member, extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction at a central portion of a body frame. The central frame member includes a front end joined to a second front cross pipe, and a rear end joined to a second lower crossmember behind the second front cross pipe. When viewed from the side, the central frame member extends in a substantially straight line along with the left and right front reinforcing pipes. The front end portion of the central frame member is joined to the second front cross pipe at a position inwardly of a joint between the left front reinforcing pipe and the second front cross pipe, and inwardly of a joint between the right front reinforcing pipe and the second front cross pipe. Such frame structure lowers level of a center of gravity of the vehicle, and enhances rigidity. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049856 | Carrier for transporting ski equipment - A device for transporting ski equipment such as a single set of skis and poles. The device includes a receiving member that receives the ski tails. The receiving member includes at least one wheel. The receiving member also preferably includes a pair of holes to receive the respective tips of a pair of ski poles. An elastic cord threads around the receiving member and across the bindings of the skis, holding the skis and poles together. A handle attached to the elastic cord provides a grip to pull the carrier and equipment. When not in use the elastic cord can be tucked into the receiving member. The carrier can be small enough to fit into an equipment bag or a locker. The carrier is designed to roll on hard surfaces and also has a curved underside to help it glide across snow. Skis and poles can stay strapped into the carrier and fit into car-top ski racks that are designed to hold skis that are arranged bottom-to-bottom. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049857 | Ski Pole and Map Apparatus - According to one embodiment, a ski pole comprises a first pole end, a second pole end opposite the first pole end, and a shaft connecting the first and second pole ends. A map comprises a first map end and a second map end opposite the first map end. A container is coupled to the shaft of the ski pole. The first map end of the map is coupled to an inside portion of the container. The container is configured to contain the map. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049858 | Mud Flap - Mud flap having a plurality of laterally spaced, vertically extending vanes defining a plurality of vertically extending channels on the front side of the flap for directing water and debris from a wheel in a downward direction toward the roadway and not to the rear or sides of the flap, and vertically extending slotted openings in the channels of a size permitting air to pass through the openings to the rear of the flap and preventing water and debris from doing so. In some embodiments, vertically extending deflectors are positioned to the rear of the slotted openings for directing any water and debris passing through the openings in a downward direction toward the roadway. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049859 | SELF-SUPPORTING BOOK - A book has a front cover having a first edge which is unconnected, and an opposing second edge which is connected to a spine. A back cover has a first edge which is connected to the spine and an opposing second edge which is connected to flexible joint or fold-line. The book has a third cover having a first edge which is connected to flexible joint and an opposing second edge which is connected to binding which contains pages and a stabilizing sheet. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049860 | ASSEMBLY OF A BOOKSTAND AND A BOOK - A bookstand-book assembly comprises a book having a hard cover, the hard cover defined by a base panel and first and second panels, wherein the first and second panels extend from the base panel to serve as front and rear book covers, wherein the base panel serves to cover and protect the binding of the book wherein the base panel has an opening, and a support releasably seated in the opening and engaged to a portion of the base panel adjacent to the opening so that when released from the opening the support serves as a book stand to secure a predetermined angle between the base panel and a flat area serving as a desk top. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049861 | MOUNTABLE COUPON CARD ASSEMBLY - A coupon card assembly for attaching to a support structure is disclosed. The assembly includes a hinge partially cut through first and second layers of material and a liner to define a first and second card portion movable about a pivot axis. The first card portion includes a score line disposed along a width and cut through the first layer of material to define a segment of the first layer of material removable from the first card portion to expose one of a first and second layer of adhesive remaining on the first card portion for attaching the first card portion to the support structure. The score line is spaced from the pivot axis with at least a portion of the hinge continuing to include both of the first and second layers of material such that the hinge remains functional after removing the segment. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049862 | OPTICALLY VARIABLE SECURITY DEVICE, AND ARTICLE EMPLOYING SAME AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING THE AUTHENTICITY OF AN ARTICLE - A security device and method are provided for verifying the authenticity of articles, tracking articles, detecting the diversion of articles, and detecting the production of unauthorized articles. The security device includes a substrate and an optically variable security code. The security device may further include a machine-readable representation of the security code. The security device may still further include a unique serial number, which may be machine-readable. The substrate may be an article or, alternatively, the security device may be affixed to an article. An article including at least one of the security devices is also disclosed. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049863 | HARD COAT AND IMAGE RECEIVING LAYER STRUCTURES FOR INDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS - The invention provides hard coat and image receiving layer structures and related methods used in ID document production. These structures and methods provide ID documents that offer hard protection in areas where needed (e.g., in optical windows for machine readable data), and also provide image receiving layers for later printing of variable data, such as personalization information of the bearer. Implementations of the structure provide an effective interface between hard coat and image receiving layers that provides enhanced durability in manufacture and field use. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049864 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SECURITY ELEMENTS BY THE INDIVIDUALIZATION OF VOLUME HOLOGRAMS AND SECURITY ELEMENTS PRODUCED THEREWITH - When coating a document surface ( | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049865 | Security Document Comprising a Security Feature Having a Layer with Particles - A security document comprising a printed security feature having a tactile feel, said security feature comprising a printed layer with particles protruding at least 10 μm therefrom in an amount of at least 3 particles per mm | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049866 | FLUID PATH CONNECTORS AND CONTAINER SPIKES FOR FLUID DELIVERY - A fluid connector includes an extending section including a spiked end to pierce the container port. The extending section includes at least one air conduit and at least one fluid conduit therethrough. The extending section further includes a first abutment member and second abutment member. The first abutment member is adapted to abut a first or air side of the container port upon piercing of the container port. The second abutment member is spaced from the first abutment member and is adapted to abut a second or fluid sided of the container port. The fluid connector can further include grasping members extending from the extending section to facilitate rotation of the extending section relative to the container port during piercing thereof. The fluid connector can also include a check valve in fluid connection with the air line. In several embodiments, the check valve is positioned within the extending section. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049867 | PIPE HOLDER - Pipe holders retain a first pipe and a second pipe having a connector cable extending through the second pipe. The pipe holder has a first retaining section that detachably holds and fixes the first pipe and a second retaining section that detachably holds and fixes the second pipe. A second retaining chamber is surrounded by an internal surface of the second retaining section. A guide section communicatively connects the second retaining chamber to outside of the pipe holder, wherein the first retaining section, the second retaining section and the guide section are made of metal, and the connector cable that extends through second pipe and has at least one end to be connected to an electronic musical instrument is guided through the guide section to the outside. A coupling section couples the first retaining section and the second retaining section, wherein the guide section is formed in the coupling section. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049868 | CLAMPS FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENT STAND - A clamp for a musical instrument stand is equipped with a pipe retaining section having a metal base section formed with an abutting surface having a cylindrical inner peripheral surface, and a metal fastening section formed with a fastening surface having a cylindrical inner peripheral surface that is opposite to the abutting surface of the base section, wherein the abutting surface and the fastening surface hold an outer peripheral surface of a pipe from one side and another side to retain the pipe, and the clamp comprises a pipe sleeve in a semi-cylindrical shape that is made of a resin material, and has an outer peripheral surface to be abutted to the abutting surface or the fastening surface so as to be mounted on the abutting surface or the fastening surface; and a recessed section that is provided in a concave shape in a portion of at least one surface among an outer peripheral surface of the pipe sleeve, the abutting surface and the fastening surface, wherein a predetermined space surrounded by the recessed section and a surface opposite to the recessed section is formed between the abutting surface and the outer peripheral surface of the pipe sleeve opposite to the abutting surface or between the fastening surface and the outer peripheral surface of the pipe sleeve opposite to the fastening surface. | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049869 | SPHERICAL ANNULAR SEAL MEMBER, EXHAUST PIPE JOINT DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SPHERICAL ANNULAR SEAL MEMBER - A spherical annular seal member | 2011-03-03 |
| 20110049870 | ROTARY JOINT - A rotary joint having a stationary section ( | 2011-03-03 |
