12th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090071909 | Washbox - Exemplary systems and methods relating to washboxes are described. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071910 | LIQUID TREATMENT APPARATUS AND LIQUID TREATMENT METHOD - A liquid treatment apparatus and a liquid treatment method are provided. The liquid treatment apparatus includes a nozzle configured to cause cavitation bubbles to be generated in liquid to be treated, and a discharger which generates discharge plasma in a region where the cavitation bubbles are generated. The liquid treatment method includes causing the cavitation bubbles to be generated in the liquid to be treated, and generating discharge plasma in the region where the cavitation bubbles are generated. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071911 | Safety Vent Structure for Extracorporeal Circuit - A vent assembly is described for use in an extracorporeal fluid unit. A vent structure adjacent to a micro-porous membrane forms the assembly. The vent structure is porous, but expands when the vent structure becomes wet, thereby closing off the pores and inhibiting (e.g., preventing) fluid from flowing through the vent structure. The vent structure also protects the membrane from becoming wet, such as from condensation. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071912 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING LINT - [PROBLEMS] To provide a device and a method for automatically removing lint without requiring special skill and labor by improving a lint removal technique in a continuous washing machine. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] An opening ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090071913 | Device and method for the cleaning of lubricant and a lubricant circuit - A cleaning device for cleaning lubricating oil which circulates in a lubricating oil circuit has an intake to be connected with the lubricating oil circuit, through which a part quantity of the lubricating oil circulating in the lubricating oil circuit is to be fed to the cleaning and a return to be connected with the lubricating oil circuit for the returning of the cleaned lubricating oil into the lubricating oil circuit. The device includes a closed cleaning circuit in which the intake terminates, a feed device for the circulating a mixture of a circulating oil contained in the cleaning circuit and the lubricating oil to be cleaned fed to the cleaning circuit through the intake, and at least one cross-flow filter arranged downstream of the feed device seen in the feed direction, which is provided with at least one filter membrane past which flows the mixture of circulating oil and lubricating oil to be cleaned, wherein a part of the mixture flows through the filter membrane into a filtrate chamber connected with the return. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071914 | Underdrain for a filter system for filtering water or wastewater and a method of washing the filter system - An apparatus for filtering water and/or wastewater including at least one underdrain lateral. The underdrain lateral is configured to receive a liquid during a filtration cycle and directs a washing fluid through a filter bed of one or more layers of filter media during a washing cycle. The filter can take any form including but not limited to an upflow clarifier, an upflow filter, a downflow clarifier, a downflow filter and a bi-flow filter. The filter media may be supported by one or more layers of gravel. Alternatively, a porous plate can be attached to the underdrain lateral in place of the gravel layers. The washing cycle can be a liquid only wash, a gas only wash, a combined liquid and gas wash or a combination of any of the aforementioned wash cycles. Preferably, the underdrain lateral includes a primary gas chamber and a secondary gas chamber where the secondary gas chamber serves to equalize pressure differences that may occur during the initial distribution due to velocity head changes and friction effects. Preferably, the underdrain lateral includes a plurality of chambers directing a washing fluid into the filter bed during a washing cycle where at least one of the plurality of chambers directs a liquid and a gas simultaneously into the filter bed and at least one other chamber of the plurality of chamber directs only one of a liquid and a gas into the filter bed at the same time as that the combination of liquid and gas is directed into the filter bed. Preferably, the height of evacuation openings formed in at least one wall common to a gas wash chamber and at least one adjacent chamber are varied to compensate for velocity head or friction loss. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071915 | Tire support stand - The tire support stand is designed to support an array of tires in substantially upright positions for convenient display or processing. The stand includes a T-shaped base. A post extends upwardly and angularly from the base. Tire tread-engaging members are disposed on the base. A tire-engaging member is disposed at the upper end of the post. Brace support members are attached to the base and post to ensure stability. A handle is provided on the post to enhance portability. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071916 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A FLIP RAIL IN A RACK MOUNT - Apparatus and method for a flip rail in a rack mount are disclosed herein. A flip rail apparatus for allowing full width electronic equipment to be slide mounted in a rack mount case includes a rack mount frame coupled to a rack mount case. The rack mount frame is configured to hold standard rack mountable electronic equipment. The frame has a first front vertical rail and a second front vertical rail. The first vertical flip rail is attached to the first vertical rail and the second vertical flip rail is attached to the second vertical rail. The first and second vertical flip rails selectively rotate outward away from the electronic equipment in order to allow electronic equipment to be removed. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071917 | Apparatus for storing sandals and other loose items - An apparatus for storing and displaying footwear including, without limitation, flip-flops and thong-type sandals, as well as other loose items, is provided. An elongate central body, such as a length of ribbon or other similar structure, has a number of upwardly facing hooks—typically combined in pairs—arrayed along the length of the central body. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071918 | VERTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER CARRIER - A vertical semiconductor wafer carrier comprises a circular base, a first wafer support rod mounted at a first position proximate a perimeter of the circular base, a second wafer support rod mounted at a second position proximate the perimeter of the circular base, wherein an angle θ | 2009-03-19 |
20090071919 | Portable Storage Apparatus for Removable Fences - A safe and secure storage apparatus for removable fence sections when the fence is not being used. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071920 | WINE-BARREL WINE RACK SYSTEM - A storage system for wine bottles is provided that includes at least a portion of a wine barrel. A front head plate of the barrel is provided with multiple openings that are sized to receive the wine bottles to be stored. Support members of various designs are associated with each opening to extend lengthwise through the barrel interior to hold one or more wine bottles. The storage system may be provided in a variety of sizes that include full, half, and third-barrel sizes. A climate control system may be associated with embodiments of the storage system. The storage system may be provided with one barrel or a plurality of barrels arranged in various stacked configurations. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071921 | Combination wine rack and pot holder - The combination wine rack and pot holder is a hanging support for storing wine bottles and cooking pots and pans. The combination wine rack and pot holder includes a wooden frame having a substantially rectangular shape. Rings or other anchors are attached to opposite ends of the frame so that chains or other flexible members can be attached thereto by hooks for suspending the frame from a ceiling. Substantially arcuate metal bands extend below both opposite ends and the middle of the rectangular frame. A plurality of elongate, spaced apart rails are attached to the outer surface of the bands and extend in the longitudinal direction, forming an arcuate cradle to support wine bottles. A plurality of thin, flexible laths extend transversely through aligned holes in the rails to provide lateral support between the rails. Hooks are attached to the sides of the rectangular frame for suspending pots and pans. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071922 | Collapsible freestanding body armor support stand - A collapsible, freestanding body armor support stand includes a main member having a plurality of telescoping sections that are shiftably interconnected and positionable between retracted and extended configurations. The support stand also includes a plurality of support bars that are pivotally mounted to the main member. The plurality of base members are shiftable between a stowed configuration, wherein the plurality of support members are substantially parallel to the main support member, and a deployed configuration, wherein the plurality of base members support the main support member upon a generally horizontal surface selectively shiftable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The hanging bars are designed to support, in the deployed configuration, body armor weighing up to 50 lbs or more. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071923 | COMBINATION STORAGE RACK - A combination storage rack includes a rack, which has transverse sliding rails symmetrically disposed therein at two sides and arranged in pairs at different elevations, and storage boxes slidably insertable into the rack at different elevations for storing things, each storage box having a top box frame that is a hard rectangular open frame supportable on one pair of transverse sliding rails in the rack and a flexible box body fastened to the top box frame for holding things. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071924 | Mounting Bracket For Container Of Sheet Products - A mounting bracket for a container includes a skeletal frame work of wires forming a structure configured to removably receive the container, the structure having a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall, a second end wall, and a bottom wall; a first mounting means in physical communication with at least one of the first side wall or the second side wall; and a second mounting means in physical communication with at least one of the first end wall or the second end wall, wherein the first side wall and the second side wall are generally perpendicular to the first end wall and the second end wall. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071925 | TWO PIECE NESTABLE BOTTLE - A two section water bottle designed so that bottom sections stack within one another and top sections stack within one another. The stacked top sections are stackable in an inverted position on the top of the stacked bottom sections for further saving in storage space. The bottom section has a truncated frusto-concial side wall and the top section is dome shaped. The interior cavities of the top and bottom sections, and their respective bottom and top openings are sufficiently large to permit hand washing and effective machine washing. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071926 | DRINKING CONTAINER, VENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a drinking apparatus including a vent system that removably connects to a drinking container The vent system is used to create a variety of leak resistant drinking containers, such as toddler drinking cups, baby bottles, and other drinking containers. The vent system includes a substantially rigid disc portion and base portion, the base portion including base air vent channels merging into an integral one-way valve. The vent system provides passage for air from the exterior of the bottle to the interior of the bottle, but it does not allow liquid to exit the bottle via the vent system. An optional anti-bubble tube may be used with the vent system to provide for air entering the inverted container to reach an air pocket formed in the bottom portion of the container. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071927 | Tamper evident closure - A tamper evident closure with a tear-off, tamper-evident web between a ring affixed to a package and a lid for the package. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071928 | Leakage-Proof Bottle Cap - A leakage-proof bottle cap comprises a plug pipe has a threaded hole in the interior and has a plurality of outlet holes in the bottom wall. The outlet holes interconnect with a threaded hole. A plug rod has a thread, whereby the plug rod can be screwed into the threaded hole of the plug pipe. The plug rod has a central hole and has a prop ring along the upper side thereof. The prop ring has a plurality of slots. The cover has a threaded hole on the inner wall thereof, whereby the cover can be screwed into the thread of the mouth. A plurality of insert elements is formed along the inner wall above the threaded hole, and the insert elements can engage with the slots of the plug rod, whereby rotating the cover can drive the plug rod to enter the plug pipe and seal the outlet holes. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071929 | Bottle closure - Closure means for providing a resealable closure for a bottle containing champagne, sparkling wines, or the like comprises a stopper for insertion into the neck of a bottle to close it; and retainer means secured to the neck of the bottle to be closed. The retainer means is pivotable between an open position in which the it does not engage the stopper and an operative position in which the retainer positively engages with the stopper so as to retain the stopper in the neck of the bottle. The stopper is preferably provided with engagement means such as a groove on at least one surface thereof external to the closed bottle. The retainer means in its operative position positively engages with the engagement means of the stopper so as resist movement of the retainer means relative to the stopper away from the operative position. The stopper, the retainer means or both are resilient so that it is necessary to deform the stopper, the retainer means or both in order to bring the retainer means into the operative position. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071930 | Sealing structure for high-pressure container - In a multilayer pressure container constructed by covering a thin wall container made of synthetic resin or the like with a resin-impregnated fiber-reinforced layer and subsequently curing the impregnating resin, the present invention provides a sealing structure for a high-pressure container which allows sealing measures to be phased in during assembly before curing. The sealing structure for a high-pressure container | 2009-03-19 |
20090071931 | INTERCONNECT SUPPORTED FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY, PREFORM AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - A fuel cell assembly includes at least one fuel cell including at least two electrodes and an electrolyte. An interconnect structure includes at least one flow channel initially defined by a removable sacrificial material. A method of forming the fuel cell assembly includes the steps of providing the interconnect structure having at least one flow channel, depositing the sacrificial material into the flow channel, depositing an electrode or an electrode/electrolyte material upon the interconnect structure and the sacrificial material, and processing the fuel cell so as to remove the sacrificial material. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071932 | ETCHING PROCESSES USED IN MEMS PRODUCTION - The efficiency of an etching process may be increased in various ways, and the cost of an etching process may be decreased. Unused etchant may be isolated and recirculated during the etching process. Etching byproducts may be collected and removed from the etching system during the etching process. Components of the etchant may be isolated and used to general additional etchant. Either or both of the etchant or the layers being etched may also be optimized for a particular etching process. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071933 | ETCHING PROCESSES USED IN MEMS PRODUCTION - The efficiency of an etching process may be increased in various ways, and the cost of an etching process may be decreased. Unused etchant may be isolated and recirculated during the etching process. Etching byproducts may be collected and removed from the etching system during the etching process. Components of the etchant may be isolated and used to general additional etchant. Either or both of the etchant or the layers being etched may also be optimized for a particular etching process. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071934 | Crystalline aluminum oxide layers having increased energy band gap, charge trap layer devices including crystalline aluminum oxide layers, and methods of manufacturing the same - Crystalline aluminum oxide layers having increased energy band gap, charge trap memory devices including crystalline aluminum oxide layers and methods of manufacturing the same are provided. A method of forming an aluminum oxide layer having an increased energy band gap includes forming an amorphous aluminum oxide layer on a lower film, introducing hydrogen (H) or hydroxyl group (OH) into the amorphous aluminum oxide layer, and crystallizing the amorphous aluminum oxide layer including the H or OH. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071935 | PATTERNED MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a patterned magnetic recording medium which has an extremely planarized surface and a method of manufacturing the same. The medium includes a patterned magnetic layer including a plurality of magnetic columns that are arranged with a predetermined pitch therebetween; a substrate that supports the patterned magnetic layer; and a boundary layer, which is filled in gaps between the magnetic columns of the patterned magnetic layer. Thus, an air bearing due to stable airflow is created over the magnetic layer, and magnetic recording/reproduction are easily achieved at ultrahigh density. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071936 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INKJET PRINTHEAD AND INKJET PRINTHEAD MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing an inkjet printhead using a channel forming material, in which a glue layer to enhance an adhesive force between a substrate and a channel forming layer is not required. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071937 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLUID EJECTING HEAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A method for manufacturing a fluid ejecting head that includes a nozzle formation process in which a nozzle is formed in a nozzle substrate. The nozzle has a first concave portion and a smaller, corresponding second concave portion. The fluid ejecting head is assembled by combining the nozzle substrate, a cavity substrate, and an electrode substrate. As part of the method of manufacturing, an oxide-film etching process is performed in such a manner that a sidewall portion of a concave formed in an oxide film on the surface of a nozzle substrate has an inclined portion that has an angle of inclination that is obtained through isotropic etching and further that the depth-directional distance of the inclined portion is set at a value that is larger than that of the depth-directional distance of the oxide film that is etched in a subsequent oxide-film etching process. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071938 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING - A method for processing a substrate in a plasma processing chamber is provided. The substrate is disposed above a chuck and surrounded by an edge ring. The edge ring is electrically isolated from the chuck. The method includes providing first RF power to the chuck. The method also includes providing an edge ring RF voltage control arrangement. The edge ring RF voltage control arrangement is coupled to the edge ring to provide second RF power to the edge ring resulting in the edge ring having an edge ring potential. The method further includes generating a plasma within the plasma processing chamber to process the substrate. The substrate is being processed while the edge ring RF voltage control arrangement is configured to cause the edge ring potential to be substantially equal to a DC potential of the substrate while processing the substrate. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071939 | MODIFICATION OF POLYMER SURFACE WITH SHIELDED PLASMA - Methods and systems for modifying a surface of a polymer with a shielded plasma are provided. The surface may be modified to create a surface with increased crosslinking and/or a particular mechanical property, such as a coefficient of friction. A shielding arrangement is used to modify the plasma to which the polymer surface is exposed, thereby providing a surface with the desired mechanical properties. In one aspect, a single source that provides multiple species of plasma particles is advantageously used instead of having to switch or move in multiple sources. The extent of crosslinking is evaluated using a surface force microscope to determine a frictional property that is correlated to the crosslinking, e.g., via calibrated values determined from reference surfaces. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071940 | MULTI-SPEED SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - After a development liquid on a substrate is washed away with a rinse liquid, the rotational speed of the substrate is reduced, so that a liquid layer of the rinse liquid is formed over a top surface of the substrate. Thereafter, the rotational speed of the substrate is increased. The increase in the rotational speed of the substrate causes a centrifugal force to be slightly greater than tension, thereby causing the liquid layer to be held on the substrate with the thickness thereof in its peripheral portion increased and the thickness thereof at the center thereof decreased. Then, gas is discharged toward the center of the liquid layer from a gas supply nozzle, so that a hole is formed at the center of the liquid layer. This causes tension that is balanced with a centrifugal force exerted on the peripheral portion of the liquid layer to disappear. Furthermore, the rotational speed of the substrate is further increased while the gas is discharged. Thus, the liquid layer moves outward from the substrate. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071941 | Method for laser etching and/or laser embossing and powder coating a substrate - A method for finishing a substrate including transferring an image onto the substrate and powder coating the substrate. Embodiments provide methods for producing simulated wood grain finishes on engineered wood products such as medium density fiberboard. Logos, graphics, text, and the like may be embossed and/or etched onto the substrate using a laser. In alternative embodiments, the substrate may comprise a solid polymer. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071942 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF WELDING WITH ELECTRICAL STICKOUT - A method of welding includes continuously passing a MIG electrode through a welding tip and nozzle of a welding gun, where a stickout distance of the MIG electrode is maintained in the range of about 1¼ to about 2 inches during welding. Further, a length of the nozzle of the welding gun is such that a distance between the end of the nozzle of the end of the electrode is about ¼ inch to about ¾ inch. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071943 | UNIVERSAL WELD GUN CONFIGURATION - A weld gun in which the first weld arm is fixedly but removably connected to the weld gun body and the second weld arm includes a first arm segment, pivotally mounted at one end thereof on the gun body and pivotally connected at another end thereof to the gun actuator, and a second arm segment fixedly but removably connected atone end thereof to an intermediate portion of the first arm segment. Conversion of the gun from an X axis configuration to a Y axis configuration is achieved by removing the second arm segment from the first arm segment, removing the first weld arm from the body, rotating the second arm segment and the first weld arm through 90°, attaching the first arm to the first arm segment, and connecting the second arm segment to the body. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071944 | TORCH SPACING APPARATUS - A torch spacing apparatus for a plasma or flame cutting machine includes a gantry that is guided to travel in an X axis. Mounted to the gantry is at least one carriage that is/are guided to travel in a Y axis. Mounted to each carriage are selected tooling having at least two cutting torches mounted thereon with an active cutting tool in an active cutting position. The carriage is mounted to enable tooling substitution whereby the torch spacing apparatus includes a substitution mechanism which is operatively attached to the carriage and tooling such that the said substitution mechanism is adapted to allow the position of a cutting torch or active cutting torch to be substituted with another cutting torch currently in the active position to space the torches accordingly by rotating the cutting tools about a Z axis. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071945 | BONDING DEVICE - A bonding device includes a bonding head including a bonding tool for sucking and holding an electronic component, and a laser heater for heating the electronic component by irradiating laser light on the electronic component held by the bonding tool from an inside of the bonding head, the laser heater including a collective unit for condensing laser light emitted from a light source. A focusing point of the laser light condensed by the collective unit is formed inside the bonding head. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071946 | Laser processing machines - A laser processing machine is provided which has a machine frame and a laser generator fastened to the machine frame. The laser generator is movable relative to the machine frame. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071947 | LASER BEAM MACHINE - There is disclosed a laser beam machine including: a light source that emits a laser beam; an aperture in a flat plate shape and arranged in a manner crossing an optical axis direction of a laser beam from the light source, and having an opening to pass a laser beam from the light source therethrough; a focusing portion that is arranged at a side opposite to the light source with respect to the aperture, and focuses a laser beam that has passed through the opening of the aperture and irradiates the laser beam onto a workpiece, wherein the focusing portion imparts astigmatism to a laser beam that has passed through the opening of the aperture, a first focal line and a second focal line of the focusing portion are produced by the astigmatism, the first focal line is formed by focusing of a laser beam distributed in a first direction crossing the optical axis direction, the second focal line is formed by focusing of a laser beam distributed in a second direction crossing the optical axis direction and the first direction, and positions of the first focal line and the second focal line are different in the optical axis direction. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071948 | LASER BEAM PROCESSING APPARATUS - This laser beam processing apparatus includes a fiber laser oscillator, a laser beam branching unit, a laser beam injecting unit, a fiber transmission system, a laser beam irradiating unit, and a processing table. Based on a fiber laser beam, which is oscillation-outputted from the fiber laser oscillator, the laser beam branching unit executes simultaneous multi-branching from the fiber laser beam into a plurality of branched laser beams. The laser beam injecting unit injects the branched laser beams respectively into optical fibers for transmission and the laser beam irradiating units condense and apply the branched laser beams from the optical fibers for transmission respectively to processing points. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071949 | USER INTERFACE FOR WELDING POWER SUPPLY - A welding power supply includes a user interface that allows the operator to adjust one or more welding parameters comprising a welding sequence for a welding process. The user interface may include a display, which may be a graphical display depicting the welding sequence and the one or more welding parameters. The user interface may further dynamically depict a pictograph, icon or other graphical image showing how changes to the one or more welding parameters will affect the welding process, which in an exemplary manner may be the welding bead profile and/or the welding arc profile. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071950 | BREADMAKER WITH A HIDDEN HEATING TUBE - The present invention relates to a breadmaker, in which the heating element is shieldingly protected in the shell body without being exposed outside so as to prevent people's hand from touching and being hurt by the heating element, more important, it is able to avoid getting flour falling onto the heating element and being baked excessively to stick on the heating element which may lead to a fire, thus the breadmaker of the present invention is more safely to operate and conforms to the requirements of European safety standards. The breadmaker comprises a shielding member for the heating element, and the shielding member is disposed between the heating element and the upper opening of the bread vessel, the downward projection of the shielding member can completely cover the contour of the heating element so as to completely shield the heating element from the above. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071951 | Temperature Control Apparatus for Heater-Equipped Sensor - When power begins to be supplied to a heater, open loop control is selected as the power supply control method to supply a predetermined power to the heater. After that, the control method is switched to feedback control to set the power to be supplied to the heater based on the difference between the target temperature and the actual temperature of the sensor chip if a predetermined period of time in which the difference between the target temperature and the actual temperature is expected to fall within a predetermined reference difference has passed since power began to be supplied to the heater. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071952 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND HEATING SYSTEM - A device that warms a surface of a living body required to be warmed at an appropriate timing at any place indoors and outdoors or the sea without causing low temperature burns. A sheet having a heat generating function including a circuit capable of receiving electric power without contact over a sheet containing plastic or a fibrous body, a heat generating circuit, and a circuit that controls the temperature of the heat generating circuit is manufactured. The user with the sheet transmits the radio signal from the transmission device outdoors or indoors to heat the heat generating circuit on the sheet and the heat can be conducted to the skin of the user. Temperature can be automatically adjusted by the circuit for controlling the temperature of the heat generating circuit. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071953 | INDUCTION HEATING ELEMENT MADE OF GLASSY CARBON, HEATING DEVICE AND HEATER - A glass-like carbon induction heating element having high heating efficiency and a heating apparatus are provided. A glass-like carbon induction heating element, which inductively generates heat by electromagnetic induction, has an infrared radiation characteristic that a ratio (E | 2009-03-19 |
20090071954 | Induction Tempering Method, Induction Tempering Apparatus, and Induction Tempered Product - An induction tempering method allowing the tempering condition to be determined readily and the quality of a workpiece stabilized includes a heating temperature control step, and a heating time control step. The heating temperature control step includes a heating temperature control related temperature measurement step, a heating temperature adjustment step, and a heating step. The heating time control step includes a heating time control related temperature measurement step, a heating time adjustment step, and a heating end step. At the heating time adjustment step, a tempering time t to determine the timing in ending heating of the workpiece is calculated based on the following equation (A). | 2009-03-19 |
20090071955 | Modular Tank with Cooperating Formations on End Walls - A tank assembly suitable for use in the transport of liquids, the tank assembly including at least two tank sections which are adapted to be fitted together in an assembled position. Each tank section includes an end wall, the end walls being adjacent one another when the tank sections are in the assembled position. The end walls have cooperating formations thereon which are adapted to cooperate with one another so as to limit relative movement between the tank sections at least in one direction when in the assembled position. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071956 | Knockdown Container - A knockdown container includes a base and a plurality of barrel members, which combine to each other installed on the base, each barrel member including a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion connecting to the first connecting portion of another barrel member. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071957 | Safety Box - A safety box includes a rectangular main frame, a front frame, a rear frame and four side bars connected between the front and rear frames. The front frame includes four hollow front bars and each front bar includes a first slot, the rear frame includes four hollow rear bars and each rear bar includes a second slot so that side panels can be inserted into the first and second slots. A front panel is connected to the front frame and a rear panel is connected to the rear frame. A pivotal column is pivotably connected to the front frame. Eight corners are connected to corners of the front frame and the rear frame so as to hide the bolts. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071958 | Embedded paint can lid removal device - This invention is a device built under the rim of a paint can (paint pail, etc.) to allow the paint can's (paint pail, etc.) lid to be removed without requiring an extra utility. There have been many complaints by individuals that use paint cans (paint pails, etc.) that find themselves in situations where they can not open the can because they don't have a paint can opener, or something to pry the lid open. This device was invented with the intent to remedy this problem. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071959 | BIN - A bin, suitable for the retention of rubbish, said bin comprising a container, a lid which is moveable between an open position in which rubbish may be received into the container, and a closed position in which access to the container is at least partially restricted. A lid actuating device for moving the lid between the open position and closed positions. The lid actuating device including an actuator mechanism and a lever mechanism including at least one tensile member which can be tensioned by actuation of the actuator mechanism to cause movement of the lid towards the open position. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071960 | PACKAGE - In the invention, to solve the problem of easily opening a package to be opened by peeling a lid member off from a container, the package | 2009-03-19 |
20090071961 | NECK CLOSURE COMPRISING A HERMETICALLY SEALED NECK AND ASSOCIATED COVER CAP FOR INITIAL OPENING - The neck closure has a wedge-shaped hollow neck with lips formed on the front wedge edge by converging wedge surfaces, the lips being connected to form a one-piece closed lip by a thin section, and having a cover cap that can be placed over the neck. When the cover cap is in place, the front region of the wedge-shaped neck is held in a position that has been rotated through at least 5 DEG in a clockwise direction, viewed from above, in relation to its normal unstressed position, as a result of the inner moulding of the cover cap. When the cover cap is rotated anti-clockwise, from this closed position, force is only applied to the front wedge edge region of the neck by pressure surfaces projecting from the inner face of the cover cap at diametrically opposed points on said front wedge edge region. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071962 | Twist tops - In another aspect the invention is a (drink bottle or container) closure assembly as a unit having
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20090071963 | TRASH CONTAINER - A trash containing device having a sealing lid that is automatically opened for use and an apparatus and method of mounting thereof that facilitates easy convenient access thereto for use. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071964 | Caddycan household trash storage & removal system - A trash can for easy removal and carrying of a full trash bag consisting of two parts the first part being the “can part” having a unique design and shape as to accommodate the insertion of the “caddy part” of the present invention. The second part being the “trash bag caddy” part consisting of a rectangular bottom having two elongated handles hinged to opposite sides and running adjacent to the sides of the “can part” from the bottom to the top at which point handle grips are attached by means of a hinge pin. Allowing for easy removal and carrying of a full bag of trash. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071965 | Pressure container and method of producing the same - A pressure container has an inner shell with a pair of fittings and a reinforcement layer formed around the inner shell, and is configured so that a reinforcement member is attachable to the pair of fittings in a process of forming the reinforcement layer and a functional component which performs a predetermined function is also attachable to the fittings. This can allow the reinforcement member to prevent expanding deformation of the pressure container in production of the pressure container, and can ensure effective use of openings after removal of the reinforcement member. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071966 | Container for refrigerated goods - The invention relates to a container for refrigerated goods. The container includes a body part and a front part coupled to the body part. The front part is formed by a pair of side pieces and at least one central piece extending to and connected to the side pieces. The central piece has a constant cross-sectional shape. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071967 | One-time-use insulating container - A disposable insulating container is disclosed in which a container body and a container bottom face are formed in a body and in which folds in the vertical direction are formed in a body on the outside surface of the container body in a tapered disposable container whose upper side is wide and lower side is narrow. When a beverage, such as hot coffee, is placed in the container, direct conduction of heat to the hand that holds the container is shielded, so that the hot beverage can be safely and simply drunk without a separate member. Also, there is an insulation effect for preventing the discharge of the temperature of the beverage in the container to the outside, so that the temperature and taste of the beverage can be maintained for a long time. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071968 | Container - One embodiment of the container assembly of this invention includes an insulated container and at least one storage container disposable in the insulated container. The storage container can be maintained in the insulated container so that a space in the bottom of the insulated container is formed and which accommodates ice. The ice may be contacting or proximate the bottom of the storage container to maintain food present in the storage container at a desired temperature range. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071969 | Beverage cup with storage bin and bottle opener - The present invention discloses and claims a multifunctional beverage cup that can be used to contain and dispense beverages and to store small items. The cup of the present invention comprises a cup body, a lid means and a storage bin which engages a recess in the cup body. The lid means comprises a hinged port cover, which both covers the drinking port in the lid means and comprises a bottle opening means. The cup body comprises a recess in its exterior surface which acts as a storage compartment when the storage bin is engaged to the recess. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071970 | Beverage container - A beverage container or drinking vessel that can be easily held by a person without the need to grip the container comprising a body member having a circumferential sidewall and a base with a substantially flat bottom surface. The beverage container comprises first and second handle members. The first handle member protrudes from the sidewall and is adapted to engage with a first portion of a user's hand. The second handle member that is spaced apart from the first handle member and also protrudes from the sidewall is adapted to engage with a second portion the user's hand. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071971 | SECURE MEDICATION DISPENSATION MECHANISM - The invention provides a mechanism for dispensing items such as medication. The mechanism includes a carousel assembly, housing a plurality of storage compartments, which sits within a tray base. The tray base only allows one compartment to be opened at a time. The carousel assembly is associated with a motor which rotates the carousel assembly so that a requested storage compartment is accessible by a user. After the user has retrieved the item or items from the storage compartment, a trigger mechanism signals the motor to rotate the carousel assembly to automatically close the storage compartment so that others can not access the contents and to secure the contents. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071972 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING EXCHANGE OF MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTS - A method and apparatus for providing an exchange of multimedia products between a plurality of users is disclosed. For example, a user has a multimedia product to be given up in exchange for either another product desired or exchangeable denomination of value, including cash and/or value points, which may be used in exchange to acquire said multimedia product desired. The method includes collating each user's exchange criteria into a data system, matching a user willing to part with a multimedia product with another user desiring said multimedia product in said data system; collecting said multimedia product desired from said willing user; and dispensing said multimedia product desired to said desiring user. A mutual exchange between 2 matched users is also possible. Kiosks housing a jukebox-like apparatus for depositing and retrieving the products which are in operative control by a data system implemented over the Internet are also disclosed. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071973 | WORK PIECE PRESENTMENT - An apparatus and associated method are provided for an automated presentment assembly that sequentially feeds fasteners to an outlet and an escapement apparatus comprising a chuck that has a transport feature for selectively removing a fastener from the outlet and transporting the fastener to a tool station, the chuck being moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein at the first position the transport feature is operably aligned with the outlet and at the second position the transport feature is displaced both linearly and rotationally from the first position. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071974 | LIQUID DELIVERY METHOD AND APPARATUS - [Object] To provide a liquid delivery method and apparatus which can suppress generation of turbulent flows and air bubbles, can prevent the liquid from flowing unintentionally from a suction port to a discharge port, can avoid generation of chips, are hard to damage, and can satisfactorily deliver the liquid. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071975 | DOOR HANDLE DISPENSER FOR SANITIZING LIQUIDS - A door handle and liquid dispensing apparatus includes a housing configured to attach to an associated door and a porous material. The housing at least partially defines a reservoir configured to hold a liquid for cleaning a person's hand when the person opens the associated door. The porous material is disposed in and extends from the reservoir. A portion of the porous material is disposed adjacent a location typically touched by the person's hand when opening the associate door. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071976 | Coupling arragement, coupling devices and use of coupling device - The present invention concerns a coupling arrangement for coupling a withdrawal arrangement ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090071977 | Apparatus for extracting the contents from a refill pouch - An apparatus for extracting the contents from a refill pouch comprises a holding member for holding the pouch with its extraction port located downward, and a pump attached to the extraction port of the pouch. The pump has a pump body defining a housing space having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, an inlet-side valve which communicates with the extraction port to open and close the inlet opening so that the contents can be introduced into the housing space from the pouch, and an outlet-side valve to open and close the outlet opening so that the contents in the housing space can be discharged through a nozzle that communicates with the outlet-side valve. In one embodiment, the pump has two spindles disposed in laterally spaced-apart relation at opposite sides of the pump body and that are manually movable towards each other in a sidewise direction of the pump body to pressurize the housing space so that the contents can be extracted through the nozzle. In another embodiment, the pump wall portion is constituted by a resiliently compressible, restorable and flexible material so that the contents in the housing space can be extracted through the nozzle by manually squeezing the pump wall portion thereby pressurizing the housing space. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071978 | DISPLAY CARD WITH VISCOUS MATERIAL DISPENSER AND METHOD - an article of manufacture for dispensing a viscous material, comprising; a display card comprising at least one first crease at least partially along an axis of the card; and a viscous material dispenser, comprising a container suspended from the display card along the at least one first crease to permit folding the card at the crease to compress the container to express material from the container through a container tip. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071979 | PACKET FOR VISCOUS MATERIAL, KIT AND METHOD - A packet comprises at least two opposing sidewalls comprising a more rigid flat and a film pouch; and an expressing-shaped first closure end and a second closure end; the sidewalls and closure ends defining an enclosure; wherein at least the more rigid flat comprises a rigid material that can be folded or rolled to compress the enclosure to express a content through the expressing shaped closure end. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071980 | Light-Emitting Beverage Dispenser - The present disclosure relates to a beverage dispenser having a container that has a cavity and a pouring spout. The beverage dispenser also includes a handle connectedly engaged with the container and a switching element disposed in the handle. The switching element selectively activates a light source and the light source selectively illuminates a field of view that is anterior the pouring spout. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071981 | System and Method for Dispensing of Viscous Food Product - A system and method that portably stores, refrigerates, and dispenses a viscous, semi-solid food product. Cannoli cream is held in an open-top hopper with a lower outlet tube that is removably received inside an insulated and cooled portion of the dispenser housing through a door with an opening for the lower outlet tube. A horizontal dispensing nozzle is attached to the lower outlet tube from outside the door. The hopper is positioned under a piston assembly that moves a piston plate through the top of the hopper with a screw-jack. The piston assembly functions to pump cannoli cream from the hopper through the dispenser nozzle. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071982 | DISPENSING PUMP FOR PRODUCT STORAGE AND DISPENSING CONTAINER AND CONTAINER PROVIDED WITH SUCH A PUMP - A pump is arranged to be mounted on a product storage and dispensing container. It includes a variable-volume pumping chamber and a dip tube having a first end able to be inserted inside the container where it picks up product and a product-dispensing second end at the exit from the pumping chamber. The dip tube can be produced by extrusion and typically has two valves and at least one elastically deformable portion running between the valves. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071983 | FLUID DISPENSER - In the present invention we replace a standard dip tube in a fluid dispenser with a hollow fibre membrane that passes liquid in preference to gas. Under the influence of a pressure differential, any liquid in contact with any portion of the hollow fibre membrane passes through the wall of the membrane and travels internally along the length of the membrane to a dispenser head. The fluid dispenser is thereby capable of operating in substantially any orientation and is effective to dispense substantially its entire contents. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071984 | Metering Device with a Rotary Block - A device for metering product, includes a stationary stand, at least one block ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090071985 | DISPENSER - The present invention provides a dispenser, which includes a container ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090071986 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A VISCID MATERIAL - A device for dispensing a viscid material includes a supporting body constructed by a carriage. A ball screw is installed within the supporting body. A rod piston is mounted on one end of the ball screw. A transmission module is mounted on a nut of the ball screw. The transmission module is engaged with an actuator controlled by a control circuit device. The control circuit device, which includes a switch and a circuit board, etc, controls the positive and negative rotations and the stop operation of the actuator. A trigger is set up on one side of the supporting body. When the trigger is pressed, the actuator is driven to rotate in the positive direction to drive the ball screw to move forwardly in a stable way. While the trigger is released, a sensor is activated to drive the actuator to rotate in the negative direction. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071987 | Retainer for sleeve for recharging a cleaning, sanitizing or disinfectant fluid spray system - A recharge sleeve for use with a spray dispenser device, made of a matrix comprising an absorptive material that has been impregnated with a chemical composition that becomes dissolved in solution when contacted with a diluent fluid such as water. The recharge sleeve is formed in an elongated shape with a center opening parallel to the long edges of the sleeve for mounting on the diptube of the spray dispenser device. A conically shaped retainer formed of rigid plastic is attached or provided for attachment to the lower end of the diptube for stabilizing the diptube and retaining the recharge sleeve clear of the bottom of the retainer after the sleeve has been applied to the diptube. The knife-shaped point of the lower end of the retainer facilitates the insertion of the diptube into the recharge sleeve and the square-cut shoulder at the upper end of the retainer helps retain the recharge sleeve onto the diptube. The conically shaped retainer helps in preventing the user's hand from touching the recharge sleeve, including when the diptube is inserted into the container body of the spray dispenser device filled with water. When the cap of the spray dispenser device is sealed and the spray dispenser device is shaken, the fluid penetrates into the matrix material, and the chemical composition becomes dissolved in solution, thereby creating a cleaning, sanitizing, or disinfectant solution that will remain stable and fully active in use. The void within the conically shaped retainer tapers in diameter size from the larger inside diameter of the opening on the upper end of the retainer to the smaller inside diameter of the opening on the lower end of the retainer. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071988 | Syrup Dispenser Having Pivotal Dispenser Cap and Methods - The present invention relates to a cap for a dispenser and a dispenser for a food product that can flow at room temperature such as syrup, honey, chocolate sauce, butterscotch sauce, cream and the like. The dispenser features a dispenser cap removably connected to a container. The dispenser cap has a first piece and a second piece. The first piece compliments to the second piece so that the two pieces fit together but may also be easily separated for cleaning. The present invention includes methods of assembling and disassembling the cap. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071989 | Apparatus and methods for automatic shoe cover stripping - Protective shoe covers have been widely used in health care setting and some industry environment that require clean room condition. To strip off the disposed shoe covers in a hand-free and automated fashion is very desirable to the users, which provide physical convenience, time saving and economic merits. This disclosed invention provides methods and an automatic system for stripping of disposable shoe cover from user's foot/feet that includes the electromechanical complex, a micro control unit and its embedded software programs, control algorithm to guide the execution of the stripping functions in automated and hand-free fashion. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071990 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ATTACHING A CONTAINER TO A HARNESS - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for attaching a container to a harness. The apparatus includes a harness having a mounting panel and at least one shoulder strap attached to the mounting panel. A substantially planar flange has a first end which is wider than a second end such that a first side and a second side of the flange taper as they approach the second end. A recess includes a pocket having an opening that receives the flange. The opening in the pocket is larger than the second end of the flange to facilitate receiving the flange within the pocket. The opening in the pocket and the first end of the flange are about the same size which restricts the lateral movement of the flange in the recess. First and second connecting member attach the mounting panel to the container. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071991 | STORAGE UNIT FOR TRUCK BEDS - A storage unit is anchored in a truck bed with an attachment system incorporating side modules forming a track for easy pull-out and yet security when moved to a storage position within the truck bed. The storage unit and/or the side modules have recesses and components shaped for function and utility, as well as security and yet easy access. For example, the side modules can include a stationary light, a pull-out spot light, an electrical plug, a storage recess with a lockable cover, and/or a tool-holding recess. The storage unit includes functionally-shaped walls, pull-out containers and drawers, repositionable dividers for the storage recess, a lockable cover, handles to facilitate carriage, wheels for rolling transport, walls with external cable anchors for tying down items, and/or an air deflector/spoiler. The side modules can be releasable for use as a suitcase-like separate unit. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071992 | Adjustable accessory mount - In accordance with one embodiment, an adjustable accessory mount mechanism uses two arms, a mount, and two attachment connections to the support structure. The arms are pivotably connected at the mount itself and at their attachments to the support structure. This arrangement produces an adjustable triangulated mechanism with the mount at one vertex and the existing support structure as one side of the triangle. The mount can be perpendicular or parallel to the support structure. The arms may be curved or otherwise shaped to avoid other objects. The accessory mount both spreads the load on the support structure and provides an inherently strong triangulated structure for mounting the object or accessory. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071993 | Cargo Rack Assemblies and Vehicles Having Cargo Rack Assemblies - A cargo rack assembly is provided for a vehicle. The cargo rack assembly defines an inner region and includes a restraint assembly disposed at least partially within the inner region. The restraint assembly includes a belt and a carrier. The belt extends between a first end portion and a second end portion. The second end portion of the belt is attached to the carrier. The carrier is configured to facilitate selective dispensation of the first end portion of the belt between a stored position in which the first end portion is adjacent to the cargo rack assembly, and an extended position in which the first end portion is spaced from the cargo rack assembly. A vehicle including a cargo rack assembly is also provided. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071994 | Apparatus and method for separating a stack of sheets from a pile of sheets - Apparatus for separating a stack of sheets from a pile of sheet material that is arranged so that tear paths of a plurality of sheets form a tear surface includes a first clamp for clamping the pile at a first side of the tear surface and a second clamp for clamping the pile at a second side of the tear surface. At least the first clamp includes a sustaining member having at least one sustaining point for supporting the pile, and an upper member having at least one contact point for contacting the pile. Rotation of the first clamp relative to the second clamp brings about the separation of a stack of sheets from the pile of sheet material by breaking the tear paths present in the tear surface. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071995 | SCRIBING AND BREAKING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM THEREFOR - A separation apparatus comprising a first and a second scribing means for scribing front and rear surfaces of a first mother substrate made of a brittle material along first predetermined scribing lines previously provided on the front and rear surfaces of the first mother substrate, the first and second scribing means being opposed to each other on an upper side and a lower side, and a holding and transferring means for holding and transferring the first mother substrate so that the first predetermined scribing lines of the first mother substrate are located between the first and second scribing means. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071996 | TAPE FEEDER - In a tape feeder to feed electronic parts with a carrier tape, a lower support member | 2009-03-19 |
20090071997 | PRINT MEDIA LOADING MECHANISM HAVING DISPLACEABLE ENDLESS BELTS - A print media loading mechanism for a modular printer assembly is disclosed. A pair of opposed endless belts is provided. Each belt passes around a pair of rollers. Opposed roller pairs are slidably received by sliders attached to a frame of the printer assembly. A pair of arms is attached to each opposed roller pair, the pair of arms having a common pivot point. A traversing mechanism connects to each pair of arms at the common pivot point. A drive assembly, including at least one worm screw and motor which rotates the worm screw, is also provided. The worm screw interacts with the traversing mechanism in order to move the traversing mechanisms apart and closer together respectively. This in turn moves the opposed endless belts apart and closer together respectively. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071998 | DRIVING MACHINE - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a driving device including: a driver bit for striking a fastener loaded in a launching section; a driver for driving the fastener from the launching section by reciprocating the driver bit; triggering means pullable to control the driver; and locking means that locks the pulling operation of the triggering means when being set to a lock position and that releases the locking state when being set to a release position, wherein the locking means includes release means to operate the locking means toward the release position when the triggering means is pulled and returning means to return the locking means toward the lock position when the pulling is released. | 2009-03-19 |
20090071999 | GAS COMBUSTION TYPE DRIVING TOOL - By moving a movable sleeve | 2009-03-19 |
20090072000 | DRIVING MACHINE - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a driving machine including: a driver blade for striking a fastener; and a nose portion having formed therein an injection passage which slidably guides the driver blade, and into which the fastener is fed to be injected therefrom, wherein an injection hole from which the fastener is injected is specified at a leading end in an injecting direction of the injection passage, wherein the injection hole being defined by a first guide portion and a second guide portion which is movable relative to the first guide portion so as to change a cross section, perpendicular to the injecting direction, of the injection hole, and wherein a disposing means is provided to dispose the second guide portion at a plurality of positions relative to the first guide portion. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072001 | Nail Pusher Locating Device for Magazine Assembly - A nail pusher locating device for a magazine assembly has a nail pusher slidingly disposed in the magazine assembly; and a first elastic element between the magazine assembly and the nail pusher for driving the nail pusher to move toward a top end of the magazine assembly. The nail pusher has at least one bended-shaped guiding groove. The guiding groove has an entrance, an exit, and a capturing notch, opening to the top end, and a ridge protruding from an inner sidewall thereof, opposite to the capturing notch. The nail pusher further has a guiding flange slantwise extending to the entrance. The magazine assembly has a sway arm pivotally disposed at a tail end thereof, which has at least one guiding pole corresponding to the guiding flange. In addition, a second elastic element is provided between the tail end and the sway arm. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072002 | DRIVING MACHINE - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a driving machine including: a driver blade for striking a fastener formed into an U-shape; a nose in which a launching passage is formed; and a magazine for feeding the fastener into the launching passage, wherein the magazine has a feeder for urging the multiple fasteners toward the launching passage, and the feeder has first and second convex sections each making contact with and urging respective needle of the U-shaped fastener; the nose has a blade guide for slidably guiding the driver blade; and the blade guide has first and concave sections for accommodating the first and second convex sections, the first and second concave sections being disposed alternately in the sliding direction of the driver blade. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072003 | STAPLER - In order to provide a stapler in which a large volume of paper can be fastened together with a small magnitude of force in a stable fashion, there is provided a stapler | 2009-03-19 |
20090072004 | POWERED INSULATED STAPLE GUN - A device for applying insulated fasteners to a substrate is disclosed. The device comprises a housing that includes a fastener recess and an ejection recess, and the fastener recess is configured to accommodate insulated fasteners. The device further comprises a powered actuator that includes an ejection member that moves over a range of positions. The ejection member permits one of the insulated fasteners to enter the ejection recess in a retracted position, and the ejection member forces the one of the insulated fasteners to leave the ejection recess in an extended position. A power connector operatively connects the powered actuator to a power source to provide power to move the ejection member. A manual actuator is operatively disposed between the power source and the powered actuator to selectively provide power from the power source to the powered actuator. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072005 | ENHANCED PNEUMATIC TOOL ACTUATION DEVICE - The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tool actuation device comprising a housing configured to be attached to a pneumatic tool, a piston slidably moveable within a drive chamber formed within the housing and an air inlet chamber formed within housing and configured to accept a pressurized gas and direct it to the drive chamber. The piston further comprises an O-ring disposed in an annular groove formed in the piston and forming a seal between the piston and the drive chamber. The housing is removably attached to an opening near a trigger valve pin. The air inlet chamber is operably connected to a hose through which a pressurized gas travels and enters the housing to move the piston. The movement of the piston directly actuates the trigger valve pin located in the pneumatic tool. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072006 | Surgical Stapler With Splaying Mechanism - One example of a surgical stapler may include a pusher, at least one generally planar staple, where the pusher holds at least one staple, and a splay arm that includes spaced-apart splay fingers extending generally distally, where at least one splay finger includes a splay tip extending therefrom, and where relative motion of said pusher and said splay fingers causes said at least one said splay tip to engage and then splay at least one said staple. Another example of a surgical stapler may include a plurality of staples positioned out of contact with one another; a pusher that engages each staple; and at least one splay tip, each splay tip configured to contact a distal surface of the distalmost staple. Another example of a surgical stapler may include a plurality of staples, a pusher that holds the staples, the pusher having a longitudinal axis and being slidable longitudinally both proximally and distally substantially along that longitudinal axis, where the pusher is substantially constrained against motion away from the longitudinal axis; and a splay arm movable in a direction away from the longitudinal axis, from a position in which the splay arm contacts one staple to a position in which the splay arm no longer contacts that staple. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072007 | Friction Stir Welding Tool And Friction Stir Welding Method - A friction stir welding tool | 2009-03-19 |
20090072008 | SECONDARY BATTERY PROTECTING MODULE AND LEAD MOUNTING METHOD - In a lead mounting method of mounting, onto a principal surface of a printed board, a lead to be connected to a terminal, a flat lead is prepared which lead has a mounted part to be disposed on the principal surface of the printed board and a connected part to be connected to the terminal. The flat lead is bent into an L shape so that the mounted part and the connected part are perpendicular to each other to obtain an L-shaped lead. The mounted part of the L-shaped lead is connected and fixed onto the principal surface of the printed board by soldering. | 2009-03-19 |