| 12th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
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| 20130068028 | PSEUDORANDOM BINARY SEQUENCE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IN-LINE INSPECTION TOOL - An in-line inspection tool is disclosed for inspecting the wall of a pipeline while traveling therethrough. The in-line inspection tool may include a transmitter, a signal generator, one or more receivers, and a decoder. The signal generator may generate a pseudorandom signal, generate an inspection signal, and drive the transmitter with a convolution of the pseudorandom signal and the inspection signal. The transmitter may transmit the convoluted signal to the wall of the pipeline. One or more receivers may receive from the wall of the pipeline a received signal comprising at least one of the convoluted signal and a reflection of the convoluted signal. The decoder may identify the inspection signal within the received signal by cross correlating the received signal and the pseudorandom signal. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068029 | CORROSION RESISTANT ISOLATOR ASSEMBLY FOR PROCESS DEVICES - A process device has a process seal for coupling to an industrial process. The process device includes a process device body having an isolation cavity and an isolation passageway extending from the isolation cavity to a pressure sensor. The isolation cavity and isolation passageway filled with an isolation fluid. An isolation diaphragm is positioned to isolate the isolation cavity from process fluid. The isolation diaphragm has a process fluid side and an isolation fluid side. A weld ring is positioned around a periphery of the process fluid side of the isolation diaphragm. The weld ring is formed of a first material compatible with the isolation diaphragm and a second material compatible with the process device body. A weld secures the weld ring to the process device body. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068030 | THERMAL PROTECTION ELEMENT FOR A PRESSURE SENSOR - The invention relates to a thermal protection element ( | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068031 | BOLT TENSION MONITORING SYSTEM - The bolt tension monitoring system provides remote monitoring of the tension of a bolt, thus allowing for remote monitoring of general structural health and integrity of the fastener. The bolt tension monitoring system includes a housing adapted for being retained on a head of a bolt to be monitored. The system further includes a force transducer positioned between the head of the bolt and a surface in which the bolt is fastened and measures tension between the head of the bolt and the workpiece surface. A controller circuit within the housing calculates the difference between currently measured tension between the head of the bolt and the workpiece surface and an initially measured tension. A wireless transponder mounted in the housing transmits an alert signal if the calculated difference exceeds a pre-defined threshold value. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068032 | MECHANICAL STRESS DETECTOR - A detector including: a control device configured to provide an electrical control signal in response to a mechanical stress; an emission transducer configured to convert the electrical control signal into a detection signal; a supply piezoelectric element connected electrically to the control device and configured to provide, when mechanically excited, an electrical supply energy to the control device; and a device for mechanically exciting the supply piezoelectric element using the mechanical stress. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068033 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING LOAD-BEARING CAPACITY UTILIZING A RING CELL - An annular assembly, or ring cell, is provided for testing the load bearing capacity of piles. The ring cell walls of the annular assembly can be made of stamped material. The ring cell walls can be an outer ring wall and an inner ring wall. Alternately, the ring cell walls can have a “U”-type shape cross-section including an outer ring wall, an inner ring wall, and a top wall. Fluid can be provided to the annular assembly through fluid supply lines into an expansion zone. The expansion zone can be a space having a bladder for filling with fluid. In another embodiment, the expansion zone can be a space between a filler material capable of withstanding high pressure separated with a membrane. The pressure of the fluid in the expansion zone can be monitored during testing. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068034 | MICROMATERIAL STRAIN MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR TECHINICAL FIELD - A measurement unit for tensile or compressive stress can includes a CCD camera for detecting an interference light, the interference light being formed with a measurement beam from a measured region and a reference beam from a reference mirror. A first objective lens can have the reference mirror. An image processing apparatus can measure the three-dimensional shape of the measured region from the position of the first objective lens at which the interference light provides the maximum contrast and can measure the distance between two gauge points on the basis of the three-dimensional shape. When strain is generated on a micromaterial, the strain against the measured tensile stress is measured on the basis of the tensile stress and the distance between the two gauge points. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068035 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE PHASE COMPOSITIONS OF A MULTIPHASE FLUID FLOW - Systems and methods are provided that relate to determining the phase compositions of a multiphase fluid flow in a fluid line, including determining a flow velocity parameter which is related to the flow velocity of the fluid flow in the fluid line using a flow sensor and obtaining a vibration signal from the fluid flow using a vibration sensor comprising a target disposed in the fluid flow which vibrates in response to fluid flow in the fluid line. The signal may be analysed to determine an energy parameter which is related to the energy of the vibration signal within a frequency band, and a phase composition parameter, such as a dryness parameter, relating to the phase compositions of the fluid flow is determined using the flow velocity parameter and the energy parameter. An apparatus for determining the phase compositions of a multiphase fluid flow in a fluid line is disclosed. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068036 | VORTEX FLOW METER - A vortex flow meter that senses the alternating pressure variations generated by a fixed vortex shedding generator. The alternating pressure variations of the vortices within the rows on each side of the vortex shedding generator act upon flexible elements producing forces on long columns that are transmitted to remotely located piezoelectric force sensors. The alternating forces upon the two columns are used to determine the passage of a vortex and thereby the flow. Improved output signal by minimizing loss of parasitic energy. 97% of the available signal is applied to the piezoelectric force sensors as compared to conventional 60%. Process influences such as vibration in all planes and pumping pulsations are equal and opposing and are rejected by the sensor. A capability of operating at extreme process temperatures is assured for the high temperature of the process is dissipated to the environment along the long columns. Reliability of operation is assured for the sensor has no process seals and is easily replaced by technicians, without interrupting flow or venting process. Improved process containment is realized with construction having a high safety factor and multiple stages of process containment. Wafer form reduces installation costs and an optional redundant sensor improves reliability of operation, decreases pumping losses, and only requires one K-factor. Process up-time is assured with an economical redundant sensor. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068037 | MULTI-DEGREE OF FREEDOM TRANSDUCER - A multi-degree of freedom transducer for converting manually applied forces and torques into electrical signals, and configured to be fixed to a base object. The transducer comprises a handle bar having two ends and a first longitudinal direction, and a supporting assembly suitable for fixing the two ends of the handle bar to the base object. The supporting assembly comprising a frame structure at each of the ends of the handle bar, wherein each of the frame structures comprises at least two measuring beams. At least one of the measuring beams includes a second longitudinal direction and at least one other of the measuring beams includes a third longitudinal direction Each of the at least two measuring beams comprises two strain gauges configured to sense strain in the third longitudinal direction and arranged on two different, non-parallel side surfaces of each of the at least two measuring beams. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068038 | INPUT DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED DEFORMABLE ELECTRODE STRUCTURE FOR FORCE SENSING - Devices and methods are provided that facilitate improved input device performance. The devices and methods utilize a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on a first substrate and a deformable electrode structure. The deformable electrode structure overlaps the first electrode and the second electrode to define a variable capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode that changes with the deformation of the deformable electrode structure. The deformable electrode structure comprises a spacing component configured to provide spacing between the deformable electrode structure and the first electrode and the second electrode. Finally, a transmission component is configured such that biasing the transmission component causes the deformable electrode structure to deform and change the variable capacitance. A measurement of the variable capacitance can be used to determine force information regarding the force biasing the transmission component. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068039 | SPECIMEN CONVEYANCE APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a specimen conveyance apparatus including: a main body having a plate-like shape and including a storage chamber having a recess-like shape formed thereon; a cover member covering the main body; a sealing member inserted between the main body and the cover member and blocking the storage chamber and the outside; a suction pipe installed within the main body, having a suction valve, and sucking external air; a filter installed within the main body, removing a reactive gas and particulate foreign material from air sucked through the suction pipe, and allowing an inert gas to pass therethrough toward the storage chamber; a discharge pipe installed within the main body, having a discharge valve, and discharging a gas to the outside; and a pump discharging a gas present in the storage chamber to the outside through the discharge pipe. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068040 | Rapid analyte collection and testing device - A rapid analyte collection and testing device, said device comprising a) a casing, said casing having) a first casing section, said first casing section containing an encapsulated buffer section containing a buffer, and asecond casing section, said second casing section comprising a window on a side of said second section, a complementary mechanism for attachment to said first casing section, an opening at a proximal end of said second casing section; and a non permeable platform strip positioned lengthwise within and extending beyond the second casing section. The non-permeable platform further contains a swab, said swab positioned at the distal end of said non-permeable platform strip, a lateral flow assay positioned downstream from said swab, and a tag, positioned upstream from the capture reagent site. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068041 | PIPETTING APPARATUS WITH A PIPETTING HEAD COMPRISING A MULTIPLICITY OF PIPETTING CHANNELS DISPOSED IN AN ARRANGEMENT PATTERN - A pipetting apparatus including a pipetting head with a plurality of pipetting channels disposed in an arrangement pattern. Each pipetting channel includes a plunger and a cylinder. The plurality of pipetting channels includes at least two groups of pipetting channels with different diameters including a group of larger pipetting channels and a group of smaller pipetting channels. Each of the at least two groups of pipetting channels is disposed in an arrangement pattern in the pipetting head. Larger pipette tips communicate with the group of larger pipetting channels or smaller pipette tips communicate with the group of smaller pipetting channels. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068042 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE COMPLETE UPTAKE OF LIQUIDS FROM VESSELS - A device is provided for the complete uptake of liquids from vessels using removal units having removal tips. The removal tips or the vessel bottoms are configured or arranged relative to one another such that the area of the surface of a vessel bottom on which the respective removal tip would touch down, when that removal tip is inserted into the vessel, and the end surface of the removal tip are tilted relative to each another, at least on a portion of the two surfaces. That is to say, the surfaces are not parallel there. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068043 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PREPARATION AND ANALYSIS OF DRIED SAMPLES OF A BIOLOGICAL FLUID - Described is a device for collecting a fluid sample, such as a biological fluid sample. The device includes a planar collection substrate having an absorbent material. The planar collection substrate includes an impermeable region and a sample collection region. The impermeable region is impermeable to the fluid sample and is embedded in the planar collection substrate in a spatial pattern. The sample collection region is in an area excluded from the spatial pattern and has a shape and a size defined by the spatial pattern. The sample collection region is configured to receive a known volume of the fluid sample. In an alternative form, the device includes a sample collection element disposed in an impermeable planar holder and, in another alternative form, the device includes an absorbent material disposed inside an impermeable tube wall. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068044 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING LIQUID QUANTITY IN BULK CONTAINERS - A method and apparatus for measuring the mass of liquid within collapsible, bulk fabric storage containers is provided wherein a number of pressure pads arranged in a grid pattern supports the container and undergo deflection creating an increase in the pressure of fluid within their interior which may be measured and correlated to the mass of the liquid within the container. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068045 | DYNAMIC WIND VELOCITY AND PRESSURE SIMULATOR - Various examples are provided for dynamic simulation of wind velocity and pressure. In one embodiment, among others, a dynamic wind simulator includes a fan and a fast-acting damper connected to an inlet of the fan. The fast-acting damper configured to modulate airflow provided by the fan at frequencies up to 10 Hz. In another embodiment, a system includes a fan and an air outlet path of the fan connected to a testing assembly configured to support a specimen for testing. An air inlet path of the fan includes a fast-acting damper configured to modulate airflow provided by the fan to the testing assembly at frequencies up to 10 Hz. The testing assembly may include a pressure chamber and/or a test section. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068046 | POWER TAKE-OFF CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - A clutch assembly is provided for engaging a PTO assembly with a primary drive shaft of a vehicle engine. The clutch assembly includes a synchronizing clutch for rotating an output member and a primary clutch positionable to rotationally connect the output member to the primary drive shaft. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068047 | ENERGY HARVESTING - The present application describes techniques for the harvesting of kinetic energy from the movement of people and/or vehicles. A motion converter is discussed which converts linear progression caused by traffic-related impulse forces, to be converted to rotational motion for driving the rotor of an electricity generator. An assembly for harvesting energy including the motion converter and a floor unit are also described. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068048 | DEVICE FOR PRESSING ON A RACK - A device for pressing a rack onto a pinion engaging the rack, more particularly for a steering system of a motor vehicle, comprises a pressure piece which is slidably guided in a housing and which is loaded in the direction of the rack, and an adjusting device. Devices made of metal are known from the prior art, which, however, generate excessive noise emissions during operation. Therefore, the pressure piece is made of plastic and the adjusting device is made of metal and/or plastic. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068049 | ROTATIONAL DRIVESHAFT COUPLER TO FACILITATE A PERFECT SEAL - A rotational driveshaft coupler that converts a rotating shaft motion into two orthogonal oscillations and at the opposite side of this coupler, a third oscillator converts the oscillations back to a rotational motion. At least one slip free seal can be constructed from the coupler to its housing to separate the space occupied by the output shaft from the space occupied by the input shaft. Each of the three oscillating motions can be guided by bearings, gears and tracks to reduce frictions and heat generation. Permanent magnet pairs are used to prevent bifurcation and force the output shaft to follow the rotation direction of the input shaft. Unlike in magnetic coupling, the torque transmission here is direct. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068050 | PRECISION TRANSFER EQUIPMENT - The invention includes: a base; a table supported by the base; a tubular rod connected to a side of the table via a joint; a drive mechanism that moves the rod forward and backward; and a laser interferometer that detects displacement of the table relative to the base. The joint is provided by a supplying-discharging static-pressure joint and includes: a movement surface that is connected to the table and is orthogonal to a moving direction of the table; a drive surface that is connected to the rod and faces the movement surface; and a fluid supply channel supplying fluid to a static-pressure clearance between the movement surface and the drive surface. The laser interferometer includes a laser path having an optical axis along the moving direction passing through the inside of the rod of which a pressure is reduced and the drive surface and reflect on the movement surface. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068051 | PRECISION FEEDING DEVICE AND PRECISION TRANSFER EQUIPMENT - A precision feeding device that drives a table supported by a base in a predetermined moving direction includes: a rod connected to the table; a drive mechanism that drives to move the rod forward and backward in the moving direction; and a laser interferometer that detects a displacement of the rod relative to the base. The drive mechanism includes a linear motor that symmetrically applies a drive force on the rod relative to an axis in the moving direction. A laser path of the laser interferometer passes through the rod and extends in the moving direction, so that a moving axis of the rod, a thrust axis of the drive mechanism and a detection axis of the laser interferometer are aligned. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068052 | BALL SCREW DEVICE WITH A RING TO RETAIN A DEVIATION ELEMENT FOR THE BALLS - The ball screw system comprises a screw having an external threading, a nut having an internal threading and a series of balls being engaged in said threadings to link the screw and the nut, the nut comprising ball recirculation means comprising at least one ball deflection element inserted into a through hole of the wall of the nut, from outside to inside as far as abutment means, in which the nut is equipped with a retaining ring which bears on a peripheral wall of this nut, over at least a part of its length, and which bears permanently against the bottom of at least one groove formed on an external face of said deflection element and in which the retaining ring is engaged. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068053 | ACTUATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods disclosed herein may be useful for use in a ballscrew assembly. In this regard, a ballscrew assembly is provided comprising a ballscrew having a ballscrew stop, a ballnut having a ballnut stop, wherein contact between the ballnut stop and the ballscrew stop impede rotation of the ballscrew relative to the ballnut. The ballnut stop may comprise an axial mating surface and the ballscrew stop may comprise an axial mating surface. Additionally, the ballnut may comprise threads axially spaced a first distance apart and the ballnut stop comprises a surface having length equal to the first distance. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068054 | PARALLELOGRAM BASED ACTUATING DEVICE - An actuating device includes a base link, a first link, a second link, a translating link, a shaft, and a drive. The base link includes a base plate, a first joint, and a second joint. The base plate extends between the first joint and the second joint. The first link is mounted to the first joint to allow rotation of the first link relative to the base plate at the first joint. The second link is mounted to the second joint to allow rotation of the second link relative to the base plate at the second joint. The drive includes an arc surface and is mounted to the translating link such that, when operating the actuating device, a position of the arc surface is fixed relative to the translating plate. The shaft is mounted to the arc surface to cause translation of the translating link as the shaft rotates. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068055 | KITCHEN APPLIANCE WITH A PIVOTING ARM - A kitchen appliance includes a main body, a pivoting arm, which is arranged pivotably on the main body at a bearing, and a lever device for assisting a pivoting movement of the pivoting arm. The lever device, which assists the pivoting movement of the pivoting arm on the main body of the kitchen appliance, makes it possible to provide an operation which is safe for a user, since the movement of the pivoting arm is always controlled by the lever device. Furthermore, pivoting of the pivoting arm can be provided without direct interaction of the user. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068056 | HYBRID HYDRAULIC DRIVE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE - A vehicle drivetrain has a first driver, a first clutch to selectively couple the first driver with an engine, an energy storage device coupled to the first driver, a second driver coupled to the energy storage device and connected to a driveshaft, and a second clutch that selectively couples the first and second drivers. In one embodiment, the first clutch is opened and the second clutch is closed during a vehicle operating condition requiring high torque, the first clutch is closed and the second clutch is opened during a transient vehicle operating condition, and the first clutch and the second clutch are closed during a steady-state vehicle operating condition. Additional clutches may be included to reduce energy losses or provide multiple mechanical ratios. The drivers themselves may be pumps, motors, generators, combined pump/motors, or combined motor/generators, making the invention suitable for both hydraulic implementation and electric implementation. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068057 | IDLER GEAR ASSEMBLY FOR A GENERATOR - An idler gear assembly for a generator includes a first gear configured for coupling to a second gear. The first gear includes a first shaft aligned along a first shaft axis, the first shaft having a first shoulder with a first axial face and a second shoulder with a second axial face diametrically opposed from the first axial face, diametrically opposed first and second grooves about a circumference of the first shoulder and a first set of teeth circumferentially located about the first shaft axis, the first shaft includes a first axial distance from the first axial face to the second axial face. The second gear includes a second shaft aligned along a second shaft axis, the second shaft having a diametrically opposed first and second tangs, and a second set of teeth circumferentially located about the second shaft axis, the second shaft includes a second axial distance. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068058 | BALL SCREW HOLDING SYSTEM FOR INSERT - Ball screw system comprising a screw having an external threading, a nut having an internal threading and a series of balls being engaged in the threadings to link the screw and the nut, the nut comprising ball recirculation means comprising at least one ball deflection element inserted into a through hole of the wall of the nut, from outside to inside as far as abutment means, in which the nut is equipped with a retaining means which bears on a peripheral wall of this nut, over at least a part of its length, and which bears on an external face of the deflection element, the permanent retaining means being self-held and ensuring that the deflection element is held permanently in the through hole. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068059 | NUT OF A PLANETARY ROLLER SCREW DRIVE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A NUT | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068060 | FLEXSPLINE PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE AND ROBOT ARM MECHANISM USING SAME - A flexspline protective structure includes a first rotation member, a second rotation member and a plurality of fixing members. The second rotation member is sleeved on the first rotation member. The plurality of fixing members fix the first rotation member and the second rotation member together and are capable of breaking off in the event of jamming or other mischance to enable the second rotation member to rotate freely relative to the first rotation member. The disclosure presents a robot arm mechanism equipped with the flexspline protective structure. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068061 | DIRECT ACTING EXTENSIBLE AND RETRACTABLE ARM MECHANISM, AND ROBOT ARM PROVIDED WITH DIRECT ACTING EXTENSIBLE AND RETRACTABLE ARM MECHANISM - A robot arm ( | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068062 | STEERING COLUMN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle steering column having an energy-absorbing device that includes a first element and a second element which engages the first element and moves with respect thereto during a vehicle impact to carry out mechanical deformation that absorbs energy. The first element is an elongated metal plate which extends in the longitudinal direction of the steering column and the second element has at least one guide element which is guided along the first element during a relative movement of the first and second elements and in so doing deforms the first element. The guide element is guided along an outer side of one of the longitudinal edges of the metal plate and engages therewith, which longitudinal edges extend in the longitudinal direction of the steering column. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068063 | FAUCET CONTROL HANDLE STRUCTURE - A faucet control handle structure includes a control handle and two transforming heads, wherein the control handle has two wedging ribs cross each other at the periphery of an opening of the control handle, and two transforming heads have an inserting slot on one side and a connecting surface on the other side. Two connecting slots cross with each other are recessedly formed at the connecting surface, and the connecting slots are engaged with the wedging ribs of the control handle. According to the disclosed structure, since the control handle's receiving space has detachable transforming heads, the faucet handle in the present invention can be used in different water control bases with different sizes to increase the practicability of the faucet handle, and further increase the convenience during the assembly process. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068064 | ROLLER TAPPET - A roller tappet ( | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068065 | RECESSED BELT DAMPER - A torsional vibration damper includes an inertia mass and a rotating shaft or hub with an elastomeric ring between the inertia mass and the rotating shaft or hub. A large portion of said elastomeric member is located in a channel located either in the inertia mass or in the hub. This allows one to achieve high contact pressure without creating a significant fatigue on the elastomeric member. This can be used with either a crankshaft damper or an internal or external drive shaft damper. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068066 | BICYCLE CRANK ARM AND INSERT THEREFORE - A crank arm for a bicycle may include a body extending along a body axis and having a first body end and a second body end axially spaced apart from the first body end. The insert may also include an insert provided toward the first body end. The insert may include a base portion having a radially outer surface. At least one extension may extend outwardly from the radially outer surface and may be encased within a corresponding recess in the body whereby relative planar movement between the body and the at least one extension in a first plane. The retaining portion may have a retaining portion width measured in the first direction and the retaining width may be greater than the throat width thereby inhibiting relative radial movement between the at least one extension and the recess and preventing radial extraction of the extension from the corresponding recess. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068067 | REAR-COVER FOR A TRANSMISSION AND METHOD FOR COATING THEREOF - Disclosed is a rear-cover for a transmission made of an aluminum alloy which includes a sealing contact part in contact with a sealing of a retainer that is partially subjected to an anodizing coating process to form an aluminum oxide film thereon and is directly in contact with the sealing of the retainer, and a method for preparing the transmission rear-cover. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068068 | Modulated shifting transmission with parallel power paths. - A transmission ( | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068069 | METALLURGICAL LUBRICANT POWDER AND METAL POWDER COMPOSITION - A powder metallurgy lubricant includes an aromatic carboxylic acid represented by a formula (1), | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068070 | POWERED BOTTLE OPENING DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED WRAPPER CUTTER - The present disclosure provides a bottle opening device comprising first and second receptacles to receive at least a portion of a neck of a bottle, with the first receptacle including a wrapper cutting apparatus having at least one cutting element configured to cut a sever in a wrapper on the neck of the bottle, wherein the cutting element is movable towards and away from the wrapper on the neck of the bottle, and the second receptacle including a stopper extractor apparatus configured to remove a stopper from the bottle. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068071 | ADJUSTABLE WRENCH - An adjustable wrench has a wrench body, a clamping element and a ratcheting jaw. The wrench body has a handle, a head and a thumbscrew. The head is formed on a front end of the handle and has a connecting block, a fixed jaw, a curved slot, a positioning pin, a mounting recess and a sliding slot. The clamping element is movably connected to the wrench body and has a rear end, a front end, a sliding bar and a movable jaw. The sliding bar is formed on the rear end of the clamping element, is mounted in the sliding slot and engages the thumbscrew and has multiple teeth. The ratcheting jaw is a curved block capable of sliding forward and retracting backward inside the curved slot and has a backward area, a forward area, a guide hole, an engaging surface, an abutting surface, an engaging protrusion and a spring. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068072 | DRIVE TOOL DEVICE HAVING DRIVE HANDLE - A drive tool device includes a drive shaft having a handle member, and having two stems secured together, the handle member is formed on one of the stems and includes a non-circular cross section and includes a density gradually increased from the one end portion toward the other end portion of the handle member, and includes a center of gravity located closer to the other end portion of the handle member. The drive shaft includes a narrowed neck portion and an inclined surface, and the handle member is formed and located between the narrowed neck portion and the inclined surface of the drive shaft and includes a relatively swelled or protruded or expanded structure. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068073 | FASTENER DRIVER AND EXTENSION - A fastener driver configured for use with a rotary power tool having a chuck. The fastener driver includes a drive including a shank, an elongated extension including an aperture that extends through the elongated extension, and the drive is removably coupled to the elongated extension. The fastener driver further includes a driver including an aperture that extends through the driver and a drive to engage a fastener to rotate the fastener, and the driver is removably coupled to elongated extension to allow the fastener to pass through the aperture of the driver and into the aperture of the elongated extension. The fastener driver further includes a connector that couples the driver to the drive for co-rotation without the elongated extension when the elongated extension is not utilized and the connector couples the driver, the elongated extension, and the drive for co-rotation when the elongated extension is utilized. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068074 | Screwdriver Handle with Multiple Captive Bits - A driver handle includes stored bits and passages to retain the bits during a transition from storage to use. A rod extends from the rear of each bit and an enlarged bulb is formed on the end of each rod. The passages provide passage of the bulb and a narrow slot reaching from the passage to the exterior of the driver handle allowing passage of the rod. The bits are thus movably retained in the driver handle and may be withdrawn while leaving the bulb in the handle. The bit is then moved to a shaft extending from the handle for use and the bulb slides through the passage without escaping from the driver handle preventing the bit from being separated from the driver handle and being misplaced. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068075 | Rotary Drive Design - A design for a rotary drive both for a tool and for a workpiece to be rotationally driven is proposed. This rotary drive design contains a cylindrical basic shape which deviates from a circular cylindrical shape. The contour or the cross section through this basic shape has a plurality of rounded projections and rounded recesses arranged between said projections. The projections tangentially touch a circle having a maximum radius, while the recesses, for their part, tangentially touch a circle having a minimum radius. Deviating from this cylindrical basic shape, in the regions between the projections are configured conical surfaces, which are not instrumental in the transmission of torques, but take care of centering and alignment between the tool and the workpiece. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068076 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING THE CUTTING GAP OF SLICING DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for adjusting the cutting gap in a slicing device for cutting food products, wherein the slicing device comprises a rotationally driven blade, a cutting edge, and an adjusting device, which moves the blade toward the cutting edge or away from the cutting edge perpendicularly to the cutting edge, wherein the blade is first moved by the adjusting device until the blade touches the cutting edge and then a desired distance between the blade and the cutting edge is set by the adjusting device. The invention further relates to a device for adjusting the cutting gap of a slicing device. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068077 | Sheet Lifting Device - A sheet lifting device is provided for lifting a sheet or web of material in a press. The device can include a base portion and a resilient, bendable arm extending from the base portion. The base portion can include a merge portion that connects the resilient, bendable arm to the rest of the base portion. A system is provided that includes the sheet lifting device mounted in a slot of a support frame, for example, in a blanking press. Methods of conveying a sheet or web of material using the system are also provided. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068078 | Table Saw with Reset Mechanism - A power tool in one embodiment includes a swing arm movable along a swing arm path between an upper first swing arm position and a lower second swing arm position, a latch hold mechanism movable between a first latch hold position adjacent to the swing path and a second latch hold position whereat at least a portion of the latch hold mechanism is within the swing path, an actuator configured to force the swing arm assembly away from the first swing arm position and toward the second swing arm position, a swing arm reset configured to pivot the swing arm from the second swing arm position to the first swing arm position, a latch hold reset configured to pivot the latch hold mechanism from the second latch hold position to the first latch hold position, and a control system configured to control the actuator. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068079 | DEMOLITION CUTTER - It is proposed to prevent deformation of the tips of outer side walls of insert fitting recesses provided at the distal end of a jaw, thereby improving durability of the jaw and preventing breakage of the bolts. Insert fitting recesses ( | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068080 | Cutting Tool Guide - A tool guide for guiding a cutting tool includes a cuff assembly, a first resilient clamp, and a second resilient clamp. The cuff assembly includes a body member, an arm member extending from the body member, and an opposing arm member extending from the body member. The body member, the arm member, and the opposing arm member are configured to define a workpiece channel. The first resilient clamp member is configured to extend from the arm member into the workpiece channel. The second resilient clamp member configured to extend from the opposing arm member into the workpiece channel. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068081 | TOOL FOR RE-CUTTING WIPER BLADES - A tool for re-cutting worn wiper blades ( | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068082 | Handbell and Coating Method - A protective coating is applied to a bell body composed of bronze by simply dip-coating the bell with an outer layer of zinc. The process is carried out by immersing the bell body in a hot aqueous solution containing sodium hydroxide and powdered free zinc. After the bell is removed from the coating solution it is rinsed and then polished. The coating protects the bell from environmental contaminants without changing the frequency or musical quality of the bell and therefore may be used equally with newly manufactured or refurbished bells. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068083 | Cajon with textured applications - A musical instrument comprising a cuboid-shaped housing with a resonant chamber having external striking surfaces for producing percussive sounds when struck by any portion of a person's hand, or a hard or any other suitable object, and the means for producing distinctive and varied percussive sounds upon the striking of one or more of these surfaces consisting of textured applications joined to one or more of these surfaces in attached or integrated relation. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068084 | ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - An electronic keyboard musical instrument, including: a key; a mass body driven by a depressed key for pivotally moving in a movement region between a rest position and an end position; a back check portion to back check the mass body; a position detecting portion to detect a position of the mass body; and a controller for controlling silencing of a tone, such that the currently generated tone is silenced when the mass body reaches a preset tone silencing position in its movement from the end position to the rest position, wherein the controller is configured to change the tone silencing position on the basis of respective times required for the mass body to pass through first and second sub regions of the movement region in the movement of the mass body, the second sub region being located nearer to the rest position than the first sub region. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068085 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT WITH NETWORKING CAPABILITY - Disclosed is a musical instrument with networking capability and application-driven features for expanding mobility and sharing of creations made using the instrument. In one embodiment, a musical instrument with networking capability, can include: a musical keyboard having a plurality of first keys and a plurality of second keys in a pattern that is repeatable at an octave, where the first keys are shorter and raised relative to the second keys; a touchscreen attached to the musical keyboard, where the touchscreen is movable between a flattened position and a collapsed position that is over the musical keyboard; a device connection interface configured to support a plurality of external connections; and a controller coupled to the musical keyboard, the touchscreen, and the device connection interface. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068086 | PIANO LEARNING SYSTEM FOR TABLET AND TOUCHSCREEN DEVICES - A piano learning system for a touchscreen enabled device is disclosed. The system includes a housing configured and arranged to support a touchscreen enabled device. A keyboard on the housing has a plurality of selectably lightable keys. A communication interface is configured and arranged to connect to the touchscreen enabled device. A microprocessor is electrically connected to the keyboard and communication interface. The microprocessor is configured and arranged to read the state of the lightable keys and transmit the state through the communication interface and is further configured and arranged to selectively light the lightable keys of the keyboard in response to instructions received through the communication interface. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068087 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT WITH ONE SIDED THIN FILM CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSORS - Touch sensitive musical instruments are described herein including embodiments having: one-sided capacitive touch sensors with conductive ground planes, one-sided capacitive touch sensors with air gaps, one-sided capacitive touch sensors with separating material, and/or one-sided capacitive touch sensors including a combination of conductive ground planes, air gaps, and/or separating material. Embodiments of touch sensitive musical instruments simulating string instruments such as guitars are described. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068088 | FABRIC ASSEMBLY SUITABLE FOR RESISTING BALLISTIC OBJECTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A fabric assembly particularly useful in soft body armor has two or more first sections each containing a number of fabrics made from yarns having a tenacity of at least 7.3 grams per dtex and a modulus of at least 100 grams per dtex. Each first section is comprised of connected and compacted fabric layers that are secured together by connectors having a force to break in tension not greater than 65 N. The connectors are concentrated along a series of parallel connector lines as viewed from the fabric on both outer surfaces of the first section, the connector lines being spaced from 1.8 mm to 51 mm apart defining regions between the connector lines where the fabric layers remain unconnected. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068089 | FIREARM HAVING AN INDIRECT GAS IMPINGEMENT SYSTEM - A firearm including a barrel having a breech and a muzzle defining a length of the barrel is disclosed. The firearm includes a hand guard having a first end and a second end with a front sight is attached to at least one of the barrel adjacent the muzzle and the second end of the hand guard. A housing is coupled to the front sight and defines a chamber having a piston disposed therein and movable between static and displaced positions. A receiver is coupled to the first end and a bolt carrier is disposed within the receiver and moveable between firing and rearward positions. A carrier key is attached to the bolt carrier and moves concurrently with the bolt carrier and a rod is permanently affixed to the carrier key and extends to a distal end with the piston engaging the distal end when moving to the displaced position. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068090 | HYDRAULIC DEVICE FOR HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS - A method of operating a dual acting hydraulic cylinder comprising the steps of returning a hydraulic fluid from a rod-side chamber to a piston-side chamber of the cylinder during a start phase of cylinder extraction with a speed component and increasing pressure of the fluid during end phase of cylinder extraction with a booster component and permitting the fluid to flow from the rod-side chamber to a reservoir. A hydraulic device for operating a dual acting hydraulic cylinder comprising a speed component arranged to return a hydraulic fluid from a rod-side chamber to a piston-side chamber of the cylinder at a start phase of cylinder extraction and a booster component arranged to increase the pressure of the fluid at an end phase of cylinder extraction. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068091 | HYDRAULIC PUMP/MOTOR AND METHOD OF SUPPRESSING PULSATION OF HYDRAULIC PUMP/MOTOR - A method of suppressing a pulsation of axial type hydraulic pump/motor includes performing a pressure accumulation operation in which each of ports of each of two pressure accumulation oil passages exclusively communicates with a corresponding one of communication holes and pressure inside one of the cylinder bores is accumulated in a corresponding one of the pressure accumulation oil passages through the communication hole in two levels, the communication holes being provided for each of the cylinder bores to communicate with inside of each of the cylinder bores and having opening portions sliding on the respective ports with rotation of the cylinder block to communicate with the respective ports; and performing an accumulated pressure collection operation in which the pressure accumulated in the pressure accumulation oil passage is collected in one of the cylinder bores in two levels. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068092 | Dove-Tail Clamp - A dove-tail clamp assembly configured to couple a plunger and a pony rod for operation within a fluid end. The clamp assembly using a flange portion extending from the plunger and the pony rod. A clamp within the clamp assembly engages the flanges in the plunger and the pony rod in a non-threaded relationship to permit the pony rod to induce a reciprocating movement of the plunger within the fluid end. The flange portions may be integrally coupled to the plunger and the pony rod in one embodiment. In another embodiment, the flange portions may be threadedly inserted into existing bores in the plunger and the pony rod. The clamp assembly may include a deflector and an alignment pin. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068093 | CONSTANT VELOCITY ENGINE/TECHNOLOGY - Constant velocity internal combustion engines/designs capable of converting linear motion to rotary motion or rotary motion to linear motion include a gearshaft rather than a crankshaft, at least one pair of opposed and reciprocating pistons, and the gearshaft controlling the reciprocal linear translation of the pistons. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068094 | Piston, Method of Construction, and Piston Body Portions Thereof - A method of constructing a piston, piston formed thereby, and piston body portions are provided. The method includes providing an upper crown portion at least one annular upper rib depending from the upper combustion wall to a free end having a tapered peak. The method further includes providing a lower crown portion having at least one annular lower rib extending to a free end having a tapered peak. Then, moving the upper crown portion and the lower crown portion toward one another and initiating contact between the upper crown portion and the lower crown portion at their respective tapered peaks. Then, continuing moving the upper crown and the lower crown further toward one another after making initial contact at their respective tapered peaks and forming a friction weld joint between the free ends of the at least one upper rib and the at least one lower rib free end. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068095 | PISTON HEAD WITH SEALING ARRANGEMENT - A sanitary piston head with a body, said piston head having a fluid-contact end and a drive end and comprising a resilient sealing skirt arranged to provide sealing abutment against the inner wall of a cylinder when said piston head is inserted in said cylinder, wherein the resilient sealing skirt is biased in the sealing direction by a radially biasing element. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068096 | LASER WELDED PISTON ASSEMBLY - An exemplary piston may include a piston body having radially inner and outer body mating surfaces. The piston may further include a cooling gallery ring cooperating with the piston body to form a continuous upper combustion bowl surface and a cooling gallery. The cooling gallery ring may have radially inner and outer ring mating surfaces abutted along their corresponding radially inner and outer body mating surfaces, such that the cooling gallery is substantially enclosed. The piston body and cooling gallery ring may be joined together along the radially inner and radially outer interface regions to form a generally one-piece piston assembly. The radially outer interface region may be elongated in a direction parallel to the piston axis, e.g., facilitating a laser welding joining process. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068097 | ANTI-CLOGGING FILTER SYSTEM - An anti-clogging filter system for filtering a fluid containing large particles and small particles includes an enclosure with at least one individual elongated tubular filter element in the enclosure. The individual elongated tubular filter element has an internal passage, a closed end, an open end, and a filtering material in or on the individual elongated tubular filter element. The fluid travels through the open end of the elongated tubular element and through the internal passage and through the filtering material. An anti-clogging element is positioned on or adjacent the individual elongated tubular filter element and provides a fluid curtain that preferentially directs the larger particulates to one area of the filter material allowing the remainder of the filter material to remain more efficient. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068098 | RADIOLOGICAL/BIOLOGICAL/AEROSOL REMOVAL SYSTEM - An air filter replacement system for existing buildings, vehicles, arenas, and other enclosed airspaces includes a replacement air filter for replacing a standard air filter. The replacement air filter has dimensions and air flow specifications that allow it to replace the standard air filter. The replacement air filter includes a filter material that removes radiological or biological or aerosol particles. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068099 | DIRECT REPLACEMENT AIR FILTER WITH AUTOMATIC PLEATED FILTER MEDIA ADVANCE - The invention is directed to replacement media advancing air filter in air handling units with a flow channel. The filter having a housing and an exposure slot with filter media storage area that has an unexposed pleated, folded filter media portion stored therein. The filter media portion being folded and stacked in and compactly held at least in part within the storage area. A motor is coupled to a power supply and in communication with a controller. The motor moves a movement member that moves a portion of the filter media from a stored state in the storage area into the exposure slot and is exposed to the air in the air flow channel creating an exposed portion of the filter media. The exposed portion is collected within a containment area as a further portion of media is moved into the exposure slot to replace the exposed portion therein. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068100 | METHOD AND INSTRUMENTATION FOR COMPREHENSIVE MULTIDIMENSIONAL CHROMATOGRAPHY SEPARATIONS USING A MICRO FLOW MODULATOR - The present invention refers to a modulator, to be used for comprehensive multidimensional chromatography separations to entrap and release sample solute fractions (entrapped in a capillary loop of fixed or variable volume), deriving from a capillary column with an internal diameter ranging from 0.01 mm to 0.53 mm, onto another capillary column with an internal diameter ranging from 0.01 mm to 0.53 mm. The micro-device has been integrated in a gas chromatographic system, composed of two ovens for the independent temperature control of the two columns; the micro-device is characterized, internally, by a system of channels that enable the controlled splitting of gas flow, entering the second capillary, to generate an optimum gas linear velocity and to release the pressure in excess, with the objective of attaining the maximum separation efficiency in the second column. Furthermore, the system is equipped with a second device, to divide the flow exiting the second column in two different detectors that operate at the same or at different pressures. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068101 | Sorbent Substrates for CO2 Capture and Methods for Forming the Same - Sorbent substrates for CO | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068102 | RADIOACTIVE IODINE ADSORBENT AND RADIOACTIVE IODINE REMOVAL APPARATUS - A radioactive iodine removal apparatus applying a radioactive iodine adsorbent according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an iodine filter that is provided in a chamber of a duct to which flue gas containing radioactive iodine is fed, and includes a radioactive iodine adsorbent that adsorbs radioactive iodine contained in the flue gas. The radioactive iodine adsorbent includes a carrier constituting a matrix and an impregnated substance with which the carrier is impregnated. The impregnated substance contains at least TEDA, and an impregnated amount of the TEDA is from 3.0% by mass to less than 10.0% by mass. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068103 | FILTER ELEMENT WITH A GUIDE DUCT THAT PENETRATES ITS PLEATED WALLS - A filter element for insertion into a housing of a ventilation or air-conditioning system, comprising a bellows with pleated walls and pleat tips and a front face, which can be faced towards a wall of the housing, wherein a guide duct is allocated to the front face, wherein the guide duct is formed by at least one breakthrough in the pleated walls and/or in a side strip that is hemming the front face, in view of the object to indicate a mechanical coding for a filter element which ensures a unique allocation of a filter element to a housing, wherein the filter element is provided with breakthroughs and wherein the mechanical strength of pleated walls and side strips is impaired as little as possible by the breakthroughs, characterized in that the breakthrough is provided with a reinforcing. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068104 | INTUMESCENT SEALANTS IN FILTERS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT - An equipment component system including an equipment component structure having a first unit and a second unit and an intumescent paint or sealant on said equipment component structure. The intumescent paint or sealant provides sealing or prevents warpage or deformation or separation of a equipment component or sub-component in a fire or at high temperatures. The intumescent paint can shut a gap in a fire or at high temperatures. The intumescent paint can also pen a gap in a fire or at high temperatures so that fluid flow is preferentially directed one route versus another. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068105 | MODIFIED WET SCRUBBER FOR REMOVAL OF AIRBORNE TONER - A modified wet scrubber for removing airborne toner particles including, increased recirculation pumping capacity, and controlling the operating fluid level by relating the pressure differential between the inlet and outlet air streams to proper operating fluid level. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068106 | FAN-AND-FILTER UNIT - The invention relates to a fan-and-filter unit to be mounted in the wall off a switch cabinet or housing, comprising a fan unit inserted in a fan housing, a filter mat arrangement mounted upstream of the fan unit and a fan cover immobilizing the filter mat. An embodiment advantageous for operation of the fan-and-filter unit consists in that the fan-and-filter unit has a filter mat monitoring unit which is designed to detect the service life and/or a degree of soiling of the filter mat arrangement and which comprises an insert integrated into the fan housing or the fan cover and having an illuminated display visible from the exterior of the fan cover facing away from the fan unit and being designed to display at least exceeding of a predetermined or predeterminable service life and/or a predetermined or predeterminable degree of soiling. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068107 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM - An exhaust gas purification system with which a frequency of diesel particulate filter (“DPF”) regeneration requests can be reduced during long low idle regeneration, thereby improving convenience, including a control unit that performs regeneration control on a DPF provided at an exhaust pipe of an engine. The control unit includes a particulate matter (“PM”) accumulation amount predictor for predicting the amount of PM accumulated by calculating a cumulated value of the PM in an idling state. The control unit starts calculating the cumulated value of the PM by the PM accumulation amount predictor after a first predetermined time has elapsed since a detection of the idling state. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068108 | Single and Multi-Cup Coffee Maker - A coffee maker and coffee holder cooperate to provide either single-cup or multi-cup brewing. A single-cup coffee holder in insertable into the coffee maker for preparing a single serving of coffee, and a multi-serving coffee holder is insertable into the coffee maker for preparing multiple servings of coffee. A coffee holder lid is attached to the coffee maker and is configured to close both the singe serving and multi-serving coffee holders. The holder lid is configured to either spray heated water into the coffee holders, or to inject the heated water through needles into coffee in the coffee holder. In one embodiment, the coffee is held in a filter paper package with a rim, and the rim is sandwiched between the coffee holder and the holder cover. A tamper may be included which tamps the coffee before brewing. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068109 | SINGLE SERVE BEVERAGE CAPSULE INCLUDING A MIXING CHAMBER WITH BEVERAGE MEDIA - There is provided a single serve beverage capsule. The capsule includes a capsule housing, an inlet, a mixing chamber disposed in the capsule housing in fluid communication with the inlet, an outlet reservoir disposed in the capsule housing in fluid communication with the mixing chamber, an outlet disposed in the fluid communication with the outlet reservoir, and beverage media disposed within the mixing chamber. The beverage media is substantially dissolvable in an aqueous based liquid. The inlet, the mixing chamber, outlet reservoir, and the outlet sequentially defines an unfiltered fluid path with respect to the dissolvable beverage media after having been immersed in an ambient temperature fluid. In another embodiment the mixing chamber is sized and configured to create wave-like mixing of a single serve amount of liquid. A beverage dispensing system is also provided that includes the capsule and a beverage dispenser. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068110 | BREWING APPARATUS FOR A MACHINE FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES - The brewing apparatus ( | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068111 | BREWING APPARATUS FOR A MACHINE FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES - The brewing apparatus ( | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068112 | PORTABLE ELECTRIC POTATO STRIPS BAKING DEVICE - A portable electric potato strips baking device includes a main body, a heating chamber, a cylindrical portion, a tubular heating portion and a control chamber. The heating chamber is disposed inside the main body and provides the space for the baking of potato strips. The cylindrical portion is disposed inside the heating chamber and can rotate. In use, potato strips are placed inside the cylindrical portion. The tubular heating portion is disposed on the outside of the cylindrical portion and is used to cook the potato strips placed inside the cylindrical portion. A positioning plate may be rotated to adjust the orientation of the tubular heating portion. The control chamber is disposed inside the heating chamber and has a motor, which drives the cylindrical portion and hence allows potato strips to be baked evenly. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068113 | Vertically Depressible Joint and Pressure-Cooker Provided with One Such Joint - Provided is a sealing gasket for a cooking utensil, the utensil
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| 20130068114 | Meat-Pressing Shaper - A meat-pressing shaper has a base, an intermediate plate and a top plate pivotally assembled together. The intermediate plate is conveniently detachably mounted to the base and has convex surfaces at both sides to make the meat sheet be pressed evenly in efficient way. Therefore, the treatment quality of the meat sheet is improved and utility of the meat-pressing shaper becomes convenient. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068115 | DEVICE FOR AGITATING LIQUID FOODSTUFF - The invention provides a device ( | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068116 | GRATING DISC FOR A FOOD PROCESSOR - A grating disc ( | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068117 | MODULAR STRAP FEED HEAD WITH FORMING WHEELS - A strap forming assembly for a strapping machine includes a first forming wheel having a circumferential groove formed in a rim thereof and a second forming wheel cooperating with the first forming wheel and having a mating a circumferential crown extending therefrom. The first and second forming wheels cooperate to define a forming wheel nip therebetween. The forming wheel nip is non-planar. Strapping material fed into the forming wheel nip is permanently, longitudinally deformed. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068118 | SHOE STICKER INK STAMP UNIT - An ink sticker stamp unit to be affixed to a bottom of a shoe for reproducing an imprint of a design while walking comprising a bottom stencil layer, a stencil with one or more cutouts to reproduce the design; an ink applicator layer disposed above the stencil layer for retaining and supplying ink through the stencil cutouts when walking; securing means for securing the bottom stencil layer and the ink applicator together, and affixing means for removably affixing the ink applicator layer to a bottom of the shoe. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068119 | Method and Device for Dispensing a Material into a Representation on a Surface - A device for dispensing a material into a representation on a surface, includes a storage chamber for holding a material, a charging chamber operably connected to the storage chamber, and a dispensing chamber operably connected to the charging chamber, wherein the dispensing chamber is made of a non-porous substance and includes a configuration corresponding to a representation to be dispensed on a surface. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068120 | INTEGRAL CUSHION FOR FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATES - A method of preparing a flexographic printing plate includes providing a flexographic plate having a printing layer wherein the printing layer is a top layer, a second layer wherein the second layer is a support layer, and a cushion layer wherein the cushion layer is a bottom layer; imaging a first zone on a surface of the cushion layer; and imaging a first area of a surface of the printing layer wherein the first area corresponds to the first zone. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068121 | PRINTING CYLINDER CLEANING SYSTEM - A printing cylinder cleaning cylinder in one embodiment includes a base and a module reversibly attaching to the module. The module includes a housing, a module engagement-disengagement assembly, a reciprocating wiper and brush assembly, a spray discharge assembly and a discharge assembly. The reciprocating brush and wiper assemblies produce a advantageous multi-dimensional scrubbing action. The module engagement-disengagement assembly may displace the module in to an operational position. The spray assembly may deliver cleaning fluid toward the cylinder being cleaned. The discharge assembly may convey cleaning fluid away from the module after the cleaning fluid. A control system allows for automatic or semiautomatic operation is some embodiments. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068122 | Human Identification Detection System - The invention provides a system, device and method designed to detect, alert and identify unwanted entry into areas by intruders. The invention is also designed to prevent escape from secured facilities. If escape from such a secured facility is realized, the system will identify and mark the intruder or escapee for immediate or later capture by local and or federal law enforcement authorities. The system will accomplish this by mechanical, electronic and chemical means. The system is also designed to be a territory denial system. Although the system will accomplish its means by clandestine deployment, the unseen but known presence of the device will cause a profound psychological block to any would be intruder to a given area that it is deployed in. The devices are deployed below ground just below the surface as a non-lethal landmine and subterranean several feet below ground as an anti-tunneling device. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068123 | GAS GENERATOR AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF - A gas generator includes an initiator having a case, two electrodes and a cap having a wall delimiting an aperture for insertion of the case, a part delimiting an aperture for access to the electrodes and a retaining part made of plastic material overmoulded into the aperture between the initiator, the cap and the part. The wall includes, near the aperture and the protrusion retaining the cap, a second protrusion for supporting the mould in a support direction having a component extending from the bottom toward the aperture, the second protrusion having an outer edge at least partially not covered by the part for use as a support surface in said support direction for a mould to be used for overmoulding. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068124 | Gas Actuated Retarder System for Railway Car - There is disclosed a method and a gas actuated retarder system for railway cars to control the rolling speed of a railway car along a first and second running rails of a track section. The retarder system includes a plurality of steel ties positioned substantially parallel to each other and perpendicular to the first and second running rails of a track section. A plurality of gas bladder mounts are positions between the running rails of the gas actuated retarder system. Coupled to each of the gas bladder mounts are air bladders with one air bladder on a side of the centerline of the gas actuated retarder system. Inflating and deflating the gas bladder selectively controls the amount of speed reduction of the railcar. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068125 | Horseback Riding Apparatus for Amusement Parks - A horseback riding apparatus for amusement parks includes at least one riding unit including front and rear wheels rotatable through front and rear axles and arranged to make rolling movement along a road surface, a horse-shaped body seated by a rider and a rocking mechanism for causing the horse-shaped body to make rocking movement; and a traction unit connected to the riding unit and configured to pull or push the riding unit. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068126 | Self-Steering Device for Railway Vehicle - The present invention relates to a self-steering device for a railway vehicle, which includes axles installed on a truck supporting a vehicle body of the railway vehicle, wheels, each of which is connected to the axle and has a wheel tread moving on a top surface of a rail and supporting a vertical load of the railway vehicle, and a wheel flange protruding from the wheel tread to prevent the railway vehicle from derailing and being in contact with a lateral surface of the rail during straight movement of the railway vehicle to form an interference section, and guide rollers, each of which is in rolling contact with a top surface edge or a lateral surface of the rail in front or to the rear of the wheel when the railway vehicle enters curved rails and supports a greater transverse load than the interference section. The guide rollers can be directly installed on the railway vehicle or at least one of the vehicle body, the truck, and the axle. | 2013-03-21 |
| 20130068127 | Low profile discharge gate assembly for a railroad hopper car - A low profile discharge gate assembly including a rigid frame defining a generally rectangular discharge opening and a gate slidably mounted on the frame for controlling discharge of commodity from the gate assembly. Structure carried by and extending inwardly from the frame is arranged between a lower surface on the gate and boot flanges defined by the gate assembly frame for restricting the flow of commodity from the gate assembly. A vertical distance of less than 7.5 inches separates the boot flanges from mounting flanges on the gate assembly frame whereby permitting a conventional unloading sled to fit under the gate assembly to discharge commodity therefrom. An operating shaft assembly selectively controls movement of the gate between open and closed positions. A lock assembly is also provided for inhibiting inadvertent movement of the gate from the closed position toward the open position. | 2013-03-21 |
