12th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120067910 | Straw assembly - The soft elastic material which forms the basis of the invention enable a person to use the Straw Assembly as a universal cover which can cover most size cups, bowls, and bottles. The opening on the upper portion of the half sphere design allows a straw to be placed through the opening to reach the beverage for consumption. The lower opening allows the elastic cover to fit around the beverage receptor. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067911 | Detachable basket with vacuum attachments - A detachable basket is quickly fastened to a substantially flat surface of a watercraft such as a board. The detachable basket includes at least one quick fastener that includes a flexible skirt defining a vacuum chamber. A fluid evacuator is arranged as part of the vacuum chamber and allows fluid to be dispelled from within the vacuum chamber to create a negative pressure within the vacuum chamber. The vacuum chamber partially collapses to create a seal between the quick fastener and the flat surface of the watercraft. The fluid evacuator may be opened to allow atmospheric pressure to enter the vacuum chamber to quickly disengage the flexible skirt from the flat surface. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067912 | KEY LOCATOR WITH A CONTAINER - Provided is a key locator comprising a) a bent rod-shaped first member having opposing first and second end portions and b) a second member that selectively retains keys. The first member incorporates a bent interior region between the end portions. The end portions are not urged against each other and allow the bent interior region to hang from or clasp to an edge. The first end portion substantially permanently and flexibly engages with the second member. In one embodiment, the second end portion is substantially rigidly affixed to the key locator such that container movement necessarily causes key locator movement. In another embodiment, the container is rotatably mounted to the second end portion and comprises a hinge that attaches a first face to the container. The first face moves between an open configuration that exposes an interior portion of the container and a closed configuration that seals the interior portion. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067913 | LID LOCKING DEVICE - A container transport device is disclosed capable of being used to secure a container and transport it. The container transport device can include a handle for carrying. Straps are provided in the container transport device. In one form the handle can be used to discourage movement of the straps. In some forms the straps can be wrapped from top to bottom of a container, while in other forms straps can be wrapped around a side of the container. In some forms the straps can be ratcheted. Feet capable of providing a friction based interaction between a surface of the container and the container transport device are included. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067914 | SELF CENTERING HINGE DESIGN FOR CONCENTRIC SEALING OF AN ENCLOSURE - A waterproof, clam-shell style enclosure including a first cover, a second cover that is hingedly coupled to the first cover to pivot about an axis of rotation between an open state and a closed state defining an enclosed interior region of the enclosure, a seal positioned to limit or prevent the passage of fluid into the enclosed interior region of the enclosure, and a hinge that is configured to accommodate translation of the second cover with respect to the first cover in two different, perpendicular directions upon pivoting the second cover to a closed state to achieve uniform compression of the seal along its circumference. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067915 | CLOSURE WITH MEANS FOR RETAINING THE LID IN AN OPEN POSITION - A closure having a base and a lid is provided. The lid is movable between a closed and an open position. The closure comprises retaining means for stably retaining the lid in the open position. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067916 | COMESTIBLE DISPENSING PACKAGE - A package for product pieces includes a housing having a plurality of walls forming an interior adapter to hold a plurality of product pieces. The housing has a dispensing opening in communication with the interior. A resilient member is disposed in the housing interior and is adapted to urge the product pieces toward the dispensing opening. The housing has an aperture formed in one of the plurality of walls disposed adjacent the dispensing opening to permit the product piece to be engaged and moved out of the interior through the dispensing opening. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067917 | LOSS PREVENTION MERCHANDISER - A merchandise dispensing apparatus for providing theft deterrence includes a housing defining an interior space adapted to hold a plurality of associated products. A vending door is mounted to the housing for selectively allowing access to the interior space. A bar is provided on which the associated products are supported, the bar extending in the interior space of the housing. An advancing assembly is disposed in the housing for urging product supported on the bar in a direction towards the vending door. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067918 | DISPENSER ARRANGEMENT FOR INTERFOLDED NAPKINS - A dispenser arrangement for interfolded napkins, the dispenser including a container having a bottom wall and side walls surrounding the bottom wall and extending from the bottom wall in a direction generally perpendicular thereto and defining a dispensing opening opposite the bottom wall. The bottom wall includes a supporting surface for supporting a rectangular stack of interfolded napkins. At least one weight is placed in the container, the weight having a projected surface on the bottom wall which is less than or equal to one third of the stack supporting surface. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067919 | TAMPER PROOF TOOTHPICK AND MINT DISPENSER - Combination toothpick/mint dispensers are rendered tamper proof by incorporating irreversible fasteners for joining the two halves of the housing to one another. Any tampering with the dispenser, for example opening the dispenser to substitute its contents with unauthorized items, necessarily results in an alteration of the appearance of the housing so as to alert the user that the dispenser may have been tampered with. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067920 | Dispenser for Liquids - Relatively small, fixed-volumes of liquid are measured and dispensed from a bulk container by empirically determining the liquid surface height and opening a dispensing valve for a time period that is calculated using a volume of liquid specified to be dispensed and the empirically-determined liquid surface height. The liquid surface height in the container is determined empirically for subsequent volumes of liquid that are dispensed. Dispensing accuracy is maintained whether the container is full or nearly empty. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067921 | LIQUID DISPENSER - A system, apparatus and methods for dispensing liquids is disclosed. The dispenser device and system may comprise an on-board ice and cup storage unit. The device and system may include a stand with a drip basin; a rack accommodating a cup holder and an inverted container holder/fitting for holding multiple containers, such as 2 liter bottles, with dispensing valves; and an ice bin located within the rack, which may comprise partially contoured sides around each container and around the cup holder. Dispensing valves may be lever-actuated, simulating a soda fountain delivery system. The device and system may be disassembled and nested for easy transport or storage. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067922 | CLOSURE - A closure comprises a base and a lid. The base comprises a spout portion. The lid comprises a cover portion and a ring portion securable around the spout portion. The cover portion of the lid is hingedly connected to the ring portion and is moveable between a closed position and an open position, in which the spout portion is substantially unobstructed by the cover portion. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067923 | METHOD OF PRODUCING FOAMED CLEANSERT WITH SUSPENDED PARTICLES THEREIN AND A DISPENSER THEREFORE - One aspect of the invention is a foaming component for use in association with a foam dispenser. The foaming component includes an air sparging element, a mixing chamber, and an air chamber. The mixing chamber is on one side of the air sparging element and it defines a portion of the mixing chamber. The air chamber is on the other side of the air sparging element and it defines a portion of the air chamber. The air chamber has an air inlet. The mixing chamber has a liquid inlet and an outlet, and the outlet is down stream of the inlet. The foaming component also forms part of a new foam dispenser. The foaming component and the foam dispenser are for use in the production of foam with a plurality of particles suspended therein. Another aspect of the invention is a dispenser with a foaming component therein. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067924 | AIRLESS PUMP DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH MULTI-LOBE RING SEAL - Method and apparatus for dispensing a fluid using a dispensing container employing an airless pump, which may employ abstract or non-cylindrical shapes. The airless pump uses a chamber enclosing a fluid with a piston comprising a surface of the chamber. The chamber has an interior volume with a substantially uniform cross section along a height of the chamber, to which the piston is conformed allowing the piston to transverse the height of the chamber. The gaps between the piston and the interior of the chamber are sealed with a multi-lobe ring seal. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067925 | Fragrance Product, Dispenser, and Dispenser Assembly - A fragrance product is disclosed including a container containing liquid fragrance and a dispenser assembly for dispensing the liquid fragrance including a transport assembly and a tube connected to the transport assembly and extending into the liquid fragrance. The tube and the liquid fragrance each have a refractive index, and the difference between the refractive index of the tube and the liquid fragrance is not greater than about 0.04. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067926 | CONTAINER FOR EYE DROPS - Provided are a flexible and restorable container main body ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120067927 | SLIDE VALVE FOR DRY GOODS - A slide valve assembly is provided for selectively dispensing dry goods from a hopper. The slide valve assembly is readily attached and detached from the hopper and is readily disassembled and reassembled to facilitate cleaning and/or servicing. Preferably, the slide valve assembly includes a panel secured to spaced support rails, a movable valve panel for opening and closing of the dispensing portion of the hopper, and a collar retainer for releasable attachment to the dispensing portion of a hopper. The slide valve assembly may be attached, detached, assembled, and disassembled substantially without the use of tools or separate fasteners, to minimize the risk of creating a contamination hazard for the goods dispensed from the hopper, while still allowing for secure attachment to the hopper. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067928 | DISCHARGER FOR DISCHARGING BULK MATERIAL THROUGH AN OPENING - A discharge valve assembly is provided for discharging bulk material from a container having an opening formed in the lower portion thereof. The discharge valve assembly includes a discharge valve that is movable between opened and closed positions and typically disposed adjacent the opening in the container. An actuating assembly is operatively connected to the discharge valve for moving the discharge valve between open and close positions. The discharge valve includes a pair of generally flat surfaces that form at least a part of an upper portion of the discharge valve. The generally flat surfaces of the discharge valve taper generally inwardly and upwardly. Further, the pair of generally flat surfaces extend upwardly and inwardly and wherein there is formed about a top of the discharge valve a horizontal edge that extends horizontally across the discharge valve and above a substantial portion of the pair of generally flat surfaces. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067929 | GARMENT HANGER WITH REUSABLE LOWER NECK SIZER - In a combination of a garment hanger and a reusable indicator for displaying garment-related information, the indicator can be attached to and removed from a lower neck region of the hanger where a hanger post intersects the hanger body. The hanger includes an indicator retaining member for providing indicator retaining interference with the indicator to retain the indicator at the lower neck region. The hanger further includes structure for providing pivots upon which the indicator can be flexed to remove the indicator from the hanger. The indicator can include a discontinuity for admitting a hanger hook and assisting deformation of the indicator. The indicator can be deformed along the discontinuity to remove the indicator from the hanger. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067930 | Combination Backpack and Seating Apparatus - A combination backpack and seating apparatus. The present invention comprises a seat member having a top wall, at least one side wall, a front wall, and a rear wall defining a seat volume. A back support is rotatably connected proximal to the rear wall of the member and is rotatable between an angled position that is inclined relative to the sitting surface and a horizontal position substantially adjacent to the sitting surface. The invention comprises a foldable support assembly that is configurable to a generally planar folded state and an expanded state, wherein in the folded state the support assembly is rotatable between a first position that is generally parallel to the sitting surface. The invention further comprises an enclosure detachably connected to the back support. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067931 | APPARATUS FOR CARRYING A POWER TOOL - A carrying apparatus for a power tool can comprise a first power tool connector attachable to a power tool, a retraction device attached to the first power tool connector, a strap with a first end and a second end, a strap connector attached to the second end of the strap; and a second power tool connector attachable to the power tool. The latching device can be capable of latching to the strap connector, and the strap can be secured to the retraction device at the first end, and can be extendable from and retractable to the retraction device. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067932 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CARRYING LOADS - System and method for carrying loads by a user are disclosed. According to embodiments of this invention a load is carried attached to the back of the user and concurrently vertically supported to the ground on supporting means. The system comprising means that allow vertical free movements of the load with respect to the user's back within a defined range so that the load substantially carried by the supporting means while providing stable attachment of the load to the user's back in two other linear axes of freedom and in all three circular axes of freedom. The supporting means includes means to adjust the support according to the user's height and to the grounds bumpiness. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067933 | Cargo Rack Assembly for Wakeboard Boats - A cargo rack apparatus for removable attachment removably attachment to the vertical supports of a boat tower. The boat tower including at least one port vertical support and at least one starboard vertical support, each vertical support including an upper end and a lower end, the apparatus including a cargo rack member providing storage. The boat tower also including a plurality of connectors releasably suspending cargo rack member within the vertical supports of the boat tower, wherein the cargo rack member is removably and pivotally attached to each port and starboard vertical supports at a location between the upper and lower ends thereof, and wherein the cargo rack member can tilt down within the said vertical supports of the boat tower for access to stored equipment. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067934 | NAILING GUN - A nailing gun includes a swing arm having a first end pivoted to a frame, and a second end movable between a first position proximate to a flywheel to drive a hammer rod to hit a nail, and a second position distal from the flywheel. A spring plate has a spring end portion resiliently supporting the second end of the swing arm. The stop member limits the spring end portion and the second end of the swing arm from moving relative to the frame. When a safety member is subjected to an external pressure, the stop member permits the second end of the swing arm to move together with the spring end portion to the first position. The spring end portion can stably retain the second end of the swing arm at the second position in case of no external pressure. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067935 | PNEUMATIC NAILING MACHINE WITH A WINDING AIR CHANNEL FOR EXHAUST - A pneumatic nailing machine includes a striking cylinder accommodated in a main housing to permit a piston and driver assembly to be moved for driving a nail when compressed air is supplied into the cylinder. A valve member is movable relative to the cylinder between an air-supplying position and an air-exhausting position. A winding air channel has an intake port disposed downstream of a head valve zone, an outflow port angularly displaced from the intake port, and a channel body which extends radially from the intake port, axially into a mounting shell mounted on the main housing, and circumferentially toward the outflow port. Compressed air exhausted from the cylinder can expand in the air channel and the flow rate of the compressed air is reduced so as to efficiently attenuate noise. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067936 | Interlocking Buttress Material Retention System - A surgical stapler is provided having a pair of jaws including a staple containing cartridge and an anvil. Buttress material is releasable affixed to the staple containing cartridge and the anvil. One of the jaws includes a pair of longitudinal projections at a first end of the jaw and configured to frictionally engage corresponding slots in a first end the buttress material. One of the jaws includes a post at a second end of the jaw. The buttress material includes a hole in a second end of the buttress material for receipt of the post. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067937 | INTERNAL GASTRIC BANDER FOR OBESITY - A non-surgical gastric bander device and process is described. The non-surgical gastric bander device includes a staple device, an elongated articulated shaft, an operations handle and a cable connecting the operations handle to the staple device. The staple device includes a housing having an interior housing channel for receiving a slidable tube. The slidable tube includes at least one suction port, a constriction band surrounding the exterior surface of the slidable tube and a plurality of staples removably positioned adjacent the exterior surface of the slidable tube and held in place by the constriction band. The gastric bander device further includes an elongated, articulated shaft connecting the staple device to an operations handle. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067938 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOADING SOLDER BALLS - A solder ball loading apparatus for loading solder balls onto pads of a printed wiring board includes a holding device for holding a printed wiring board having pads and holding a ball array mask having openings that correspond to the pads, one or more cylinder members is positioned over the holding device such that an opening portion of the cylinder member faces the holding device, the cylinder member gathering solder balls on the surface of the ball array mask under the cylinder member by suctioning air through the opening portion. A conveyor mechanism for moving the ball array mask and the printed wiring board relative to the cylinder member such that solder balls gathered under the opening portion of the cylinder member can be loaded onto the pads of the board through the openings of the mask held by the holding device. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067939 | BRAZING FORMULATION AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A braze formulation includes a novel promoter and a metal filler. The promoter includes a blend of potassium tetrafluoroaluminate and potassium tetrafluoroborate. The braze may be used for repairing cracks in a substrate. The braze has a low melt point, removes oxides from within cracks and has improved penetration into cracks for repair. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067940 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT STRUCTURES SUITABLE FOR USE ON WAFER TRANSLATORS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Electrical contact structures suitable for use on the wafer-side of wafer translators are produced using the programmable features of a wire-bonding machine and further using subsequent steps including but not limited to, masking, etching, grinding, and annealing. In one aspect, multiple electronic flame-off (EFO) operations are performed to produce both a free-air ball at one end of a wire for ball bonding, and to produce a region of modified grain structure in the wire at a predetermined distance from the free-air ball. The grain structure modification obtained by EFO operations affects the tail termination operation of the wire bonding machine thereby controlling, at least in part, the contact structure height and tip shape. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067941 | TUNER STRUCTURE SOLDERING METHOD FOR IMPROVING VOLTAGE DIFFERENCE - A tuner structure soldering method for improving voltage difference, comprising the following steps: preparing the tuner structure, wherein the tuner structure comprises a frame and a communication connector with a fitting portion preinstalled on the frame; putting a tin ring around the fitting portion; | 2012-03-22 |
20120067942 | BOOK WITH AN ELASTIC STRAP BAND - The present invention relates to a cover which comprises a front cover portion ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120067943 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA TRANSFER THROUGH ANIMATED BARCODES - A system and method are provided for transferring data to a mobile device through animated barcodes. The mobile device scans, with a barcode reader, at least a first barcode and then scans at least a second barcode, whereby the barcodes are shown on a display. The display is in an open-loop relationship with the mobile device. The mobile device decodes the at least first and second barcodes to extract a first data portion and an associated first sequence identification, and a second data portion and an associated second sequence identification. The mobile device combines the first and second data portions according to the associated sequence identifications. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067944 | BARCODE RENDERING DEVICE - In one embodiment, a barcode rendering device includes a communication interface, a reflective display, and a detector. The communication interface is configured to receive barcode data corresponding to a barcode in one of a plurality of barcode symbologies. The reflective display is configured to legitimately display barcodes in any of the plurality of barcode symbologies. The detector is configured to detect illumination emitted by a barcode scanner and incident on the reflective display. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067945 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NETWORK CONFIGURATION - Network and device configuration systems and methods are described. In an embodiment, a first user interface configured to receive from a user configuration information regarding a first network provided. Program code stored in computer accessible memory is configured to generate a barcode that includes information related to the first network configuration information, wherein the barcode can be scanned by a device having a barcode scanner and a network interface to configure the network interface to access the first network. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067946 | Telescoping/Retractable Automated Transaction Module - The transaction center of the current Automated Teller Machines where a customer completes a variety of financial transactions is a fixed component of a much lager device. This is the same situation at businesses that uses air pressure to transport capsules between customers at drive up stations and the interior of the business to complete various transactions. Since these units in both cases are physically stationary and are normally accessed by person in vehicle and by pedestrians, customers are required to position as best they can their vehicles and themselves as close to these stations as possible to ease their uses of these machines. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067947 | IC CARD, MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD IN IC CARD - According to one embodiment, an IC card includes a communication module, a first command processing module, a determining module, a second command processing module, a response processing module. The first command processing module performs a process corresponding to a first command received from the external device. The determining module determines whether a second command is contained in a data portion of the first command. The second command processing module performs a process corresponding to the second command if the determining module determines that the second command is contained in the data portion of the first command. The response processing module sets a processing result of the second command executed by the second command processing module in the data portion of the response indicating a processing result of the first command executed by the first command processing module and transmit the same to the external device. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067948 | STORED VALUE CARD TRANSACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A gift card processing system which includes a database storing interval information representing a required interval between transactions using the gift card. The database also stores data representing the maximum amount of each transaction. The gift card processing system is part of a network that includes POS terminals at merchant locations, where the gift card may be presented. A card ID is read from the card at a POS terminal and used to access the interval data and the maximum transaction amount data. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067949 | INTELLIGENT CREDIT CARD SYSTEM - A new credit card system which enables improved reading and other operations. Reading can be done in the short edge of the credit card thereby shortening the aspect ratio and size of the card reader. The reader can be electrical, reading information via contacts, or can be optical readers. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067950 | Self Service Coin Redemption Card Printer-Dispenser - A method of transferring funds to a personalized portable storage medium using a kiosk includes the acts of receiving funds comprising a batch of loose mixed coins in a coin receiving area of the kiosk, processing the coins in a coin processing module, determining a total value of the funds using a controller, displaying the total value of the funds to a user of the kiosk, and permitting the user to select a desired graphic from amongst a plurality of available graphic selections using a user input device. The method also includes the acts of printing the user-selected graphic on a portable storage medium print area, the portable storage medium bearing data to which a value relating to the total value is associated, and dispensing the portable storage medium bearing the user-selected graphic to the user, the portable storage medium having a value relating to the total value. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067951 | Management and Weapon Operation System for Support to Military Management Processes - A management and weapon operation system for support to military management processes, which has interfaces to at least one sensor and at least one effector. The system can be controlled via a graphic control interface 2 that can be displayed on at least one display device for mutual communication between a user and the system. For simple configuration of the system and for reuse of individual applications, the graphic control interface 2 is broken down into individual fragments 8. These are integrated in a desktop manager 4, which carries out the process control for the management and weapon operation system. The fragments 8 have a standard desktop interface 10 for integration. The fragments 8 furthermore have a user interface 12 for communication via an intermediate application 22 with the sensors and/or effectors. The invention also relates to a method for configuration of a management and weapon operation system. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067952 | Code Quality Evaluating Apparatus - Quality of a code provided in a test piece of a work is evaluated, using a sample processing function of a marker that gives the code to the work to present suggestion for setting of a processing condition to a user. Images picked up by a bar code reader are taken in to create a list of readable codes from these picked-up images, and images of these readable codes are displayed in a list. Tuning processing is performed to all the listed-up codes. In this tuning processing, the reading is tried while changing brightness, and a barometer of readability (easiness of decoding) in each of the reading trials is found to calculate a score indicating a level of reading stability based on a value of integral of this barometer, and this score is displayed as a numeric value and in a graph. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067953 | PACKAGING MATERIAL COMPRISING MAGNETISABLE PORTIONS - A packaging material comprises a plurality of magnetisable portions thereon, the magnetisable portions comprising at least one spot per package to be formed from the packaging laminate. The packaging material further comprises at least one preparation feature for enhancing finishing of packages, wherein the at least one preparation feature is aligned with a magnetic field mark in the at least one magnetisable portion. Methods for writing and reading, respectively, a magnetic mark on a packaging material are also disclosed. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067954 | SENSORS, SCANNERS, AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY TAGGING CONTENT - A content tagging and management capability is provided for enabling automatic tagging of content and management of tagged content. A sensor is configured for supporting automatic content tagging of content captured by a content capture device. The sensor may be configured for storing object data associated with an object, where at least a portion of the object data is stored securely, and communicating at least a portion of the object data toward the content capture device contemporaneous with a content capture operation by the content capture device. A sensor scanner is configured for supporting automatic content tagging of content where a sensor is used in conjunction with a content capture device. The sensor scanner may include a processor configured for storing object data associated with an object having a sensor associated therewith, and initiating propagation of the object data toward the sensor for storage by the sensor when permission to interface with the sensor is verified. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067955 | MACHINE-READABLE SYMBOLS - A variety of forms of machine-readable symbols are disclosed, as well as methods and systems of constructing machine-readable symbols, methods and systems of acquiring machine-readable symbols, and methods and systems of decoding machine-readable symbols. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067956 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR READING OPTICAL CODES ON REFLECTIVE SURFACES WHILE MINIMIZING FLICKER PERCEPTION OF PULSED ILLUMINATION - Methods and systems are disclosed for improved operation of readers of optical codes presented on electronic display screens or other highly reflective surfaces. Certain configurations include controlling image exposure and illumination pulse timing so as to avoid or minimize the perception of flicker of the pulsed illumination by a user or bystander while implementing methods for reading optical codes presented on electronic display screens or other highly reflective surfaces. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067957 | Illumination Setting Support Apparatus Of Optical Information Reading Apparatus - There is provided an illumination setting support apparatus that enables a user to easily set an optimal lighting pattern while visually checking. A schematic diagram of the illumination unit is displayed in the setting screen, so that clicking on a desired area inside this schematic diagram allows the arbitrary area to be selected from eight areas in the circumferential row of the “outermost circumference” of the external illumination unit. Lighting pattern information is transmitted to a bar code reader and is transferred to the external illumination unit. Imaging is performed while executing illumination control in accordance with the lighting pattern to thereby immediately display a live image on a PC. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067958 | MACHINE-READABLE SYMBOLS - A variety of forms of machine-readable symbols are disclosed, as well as methods and systems of constructing machine-readable symbols, methods and systems of acquiring machine-readable symbols, and methods and systems of decoding machine-readable symbols. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067959 | MACHINE-READABLE SYMBOLS - A variety of forms of machine-readable symbols are disclosed, as well as methods and systems of constructing machine-readable symbols, methods and systems of acquiring machine-readable symbols, and methods and systems of decoding machine-readable symbols. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067960 | MACHINE-READABLE SYMBOLS - A variety of forms of machine-readable symbols are disclosed, as well as methods and systems of constructing machine-readable symbols, methods and systems of acquiring machine-readable symbols, and methods and systems of decoding machine-readable symbols. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067961 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION CIRCUITRY INTO FLEXIBLE CIRCUITS - Systems and methods for integrating RFID circuitry into flexible circuits are provided. An RFID integrated circuit can be embedded within a dielectric layer of a flexible circuit or between a dielectric layer and a conductive layer of the flexible circuit. Additionally or alternatively, an RFID antenna may be integrated into a conductive layer of the flexible circuit. Alternatively, both the integrated circuit and antenna of RFID circuitry may be provided off of the flexible circuit but an RFID connector coupling the integrated circuit and antenna may be integrated into the flexible circuit. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067962 | FOLDED SHEET ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A folded sheet article comprising a sheet material having a first set of folds defining segments of the sheet material and an electrically conductive pattern on a segment of the sheet material that does not extend across a fold in an unfolded state. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067963 | Apparatus and Process Including Radio Frequency Identification Devices - Disclosed are RFID tags and methods of the manufacture thereof. RFID tags may generally include a backing substrate, a covering substrate, a RFID device positioned therebetween and indelible identification indicia defined on the backing substrate and/or the cover substrate. Methods of manufacture may include molding the substrate(s) with indelible identification indicia, positioning the RFID device between two substrates, orienting the indicia the indicia outwardly away from the RFID device and adhering the substrates so as to secure the RFID device therebetween. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067964 | APPARATUS FOR SECURE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS - An electronic transaction card communicates with an add-on slot of an intelligent electronic device. The add-on slot may be a memory card slot. The intelligent electronic device may be a mobile phone or other device with or without network connectivity. The electronic transaction card may have magnetic field producing circuitry compatible with magnetic card readers, smartcard circuitry, other point-of-sale interfaces, or any combination thereof. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067965 | CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODULAR HEATING, VENTILATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS - Embodiments of a modular air conditioning (AC) unit include a base unit, a blower mounted to the base unit, and at least one heat exchanger module assembled to the base unit and communicatively coupled to the blower to form a modular AC circuit. The modular AC unit also includes a controller communicatively coupled to at least one component of the modular AC circuit and adapted to independently control operation of each of the components of the modular AC circuit. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067966 | TIRE TREAD RAILROAD TIE - Re-cycled tire treads are laminated into stacks and attached to a reinforcement element which has a first portion which provides increased compressive strength and a second portion which provides increased torsional and bending strength. Several embodiments with reinforcing elements ranging from T-bars, to I-beams to box beams, with variations including corrugated flanges. Pre-drilled holes can be provided in the flanges to facilitate insertion of the spikes. While steel-belted tires are preferred for use in creating stacks, provisions are made to ensure electrical isolation of the two rails to permit transmission of data thereby. The railroad tie can have electronic signaling hardware built-in by placing sensors and related circuitry between adjacent plies in a laminated stack. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067967 | FLUID APPLICATOR AND METHOD - A fluid applicator includes, a tubular configured to transport a fluid therethrough, and a rotatable member in operable communication with the tubular such that fluid transported through the tubular is deposited at the rotatable member near a rotational center of the rotatable member. The rotatable member is configured to produce sufficient centrifugal forces on the fluid through rotation thereof to urge the fluid radially outwardly from the rotatable member to coat an inside of an earth formation borehole tool. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067968 | METHOD AND MEANS FOR THE PREPARATION OF SOLUTIONS FROM DRY CHEMICALS - An apparatus for preparing a chemical solution includes a lower housing and an upper housing. The lower housing has a base, an upper plate having a central opening, and a side wall. A grid mounted on the upper plate covers the opening. A wall within the lower housing divides the interior of the lower housing into a central inner chamber and an annular outer chamber; this wall extends into an upper portion of the lower housing. One portion of the wall has a reduced height to permit fluid flow from the inner chamber to the outer chamber. A nozzle is mounted in the inner chamber for discharging fluid into the inner chamber, and causes local elevation of a portion of the fluid surface above the grid. The nozzle may be an eductor creating a venturi effect to draw fluid into the eductor. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067969 | Method and apparatus for irrigation water acidification delivery - An apparatus for acidifying and applying irrigation water to a field of ground to be irrigated comprising a fixed or traveling conveyance structure with a water delivery system associated with a plurality of independently operable sprinkler assemblies associated with mixing valves, the water delivery system, and a sulfurous acid manifold to mix acidified water with the water delivered to the sprinkler assemblies to distribute co-mixed acidified water over the ground. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067970 | Air freshener - An air freshener ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120067971 | SHOWERHEAD FOR FILM DEPOSITING VACUUM EQUIPMENT - A showerhead for film-depositing vacuum equipment having an effect shortening the length of injection tubes for a reactive gas is presented. The injection tubes extend from the bottom of a reactive gas showerhead module, and two different kinds of reactive gases are mixed with an injection support gas within a reactive showerhead module so as to inject the mixed gas. The showerhead for film-depositing vacuum equipment includes the reactive gas showerhead module above a cooling jacket and a purge gas showerhead module above the reactive gas showerhead module. The injection tubes of the reactive gas showerhead module pass through the cooling jacket disposed below the reactive gas showerhead module, and the injection tubes of the purge gas showerhead module pass through the reactive gas showerhead module disposed below the purge gas showerhead module, thereby enabling the purge gas to flow into a purge gas redistribution space defined above the cooling jacket. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067972 | SPRAYING UNIT - A spraying unit has a drive engine for driving a blower, has a blow pipe through which an air flow is conveyed by the blower, and has a spraying agent tank which is arranged on a backpack of the spraying unit. A nozzle is provided which is connected via the spraying agent line to the spraying agent tank and which supplies spraying agent to the air flow. To obtain the same spraying agent discharge in almost any position of the blow pipe, it is provided that a pressure regulator is arranged in the spraying agent line upstream of the nozzle. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067973 | Aerial Delivery System - This disclosure is directed to apparatuses, systems, and methods associated with the aerial delivery of materials in a manner that is inexpensive, accurate, efficient, and effective. More specifically this disclosure teaches deploying an aerial delivery container holding some material from an aircraft and releasing the material from the aerial delivery container, all in a controlled manner, while the aerial delivery container is airborne. With reference to the exemplary embodiments, the apparatuses, systems and methods of the present disclosure are taught within the context of releasing a firefighting suppressant over a fire. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067974 | CAP FOR A DISPLAY - The invention relates to a plug for a display stand for produce, suitable for spraying drops of fluid onto the produce, the plug being suitable for being placed in a section member of such a display stand, and including:
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20120067975 | THRUST REVERSING DEVICE - The invention relates to a thrust reversing device ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120067976 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE TRAJECTORY OF A JET-PROPELLED MOBILE - The system of the present disclosure includes at least one flow deflector located outside the nozzle of the mobile and hinged on the rear bottom of the latter, and angular orientation means for the deflector by rotation about the longitudinal axis of the nozzle. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067977 | COSMETIC AIRBRUSH SYSTEM - A self-contained portable liquid cosmetic delivery system for both color makeup and skin care applications is provided. The system includes a spray nozzle assembly having both a liquid path and air path communicates with the housing containing a peristaltic and diaphragm pumping systems. A removable cartridge assembly that allows for very quick changing of cosmetic, while also including a cartridge housing that not only configured to enable the use of a peristaltic pump and diaphragm pump to selectively dispense liquid cosmetic contained in the cartridge housing, it can be manufactured at a reduced cost thus making the same easily cleanable and essentially disposable. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067978 | FAUCET MOUNT ASSEMBLY - A faucet includes a faucet mount assembly for mounting the faucet to a surface and for communicating and mixing hot and cold water to a user. The faucet mount assembly generally includes a mounting plate, a fluid tube, and one or more valve housings. The valve housings are coupled to the mounting plate and are configured to receive valve components for selectively allowing water to flow through the valve housings. The fluid tube is disposed in fluid communication with outlets of the valve housings and is configured to transfer water from the valve housings to a spout for delivery to a user. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067979 | MICROBUBBLE-GENERATING SHOWER - A micro-bubble generating shower includes a shower body, which has defined therein a passage, through which tap water flows. A shower head is integrally provided in the upper portion of the shower body, and has a receptacle, which is connected to the passage. A bubble nozzle is coupled to the shower head, and generates micro-bubbles by converting dissolved oxygen contained in the tap water into ultra-micro-bubbles having a size on the micrometer scale. A discharge nozzle discharges the tap water that contains the micro-bubbles, which are generated by the bubble nozzle, under a predetermined pressure. The shower enhances the effects of purifying and sterilizing the tap water using the micro-bubbles, thereby eliminating skin bacilli. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067980 | NOZZLE UNIT FOR APPLYING DAMPING MATERIAL, AND DAMPING MATERIAL APPLICATION APPARATUS - A nozzle unit for applying damping material onto a work piece includes a nozzle that has a slit-like discharge port and that discharges the damping material from the discharge port; a motor that is fixed to the nozzle; and a slit width changing device that changes the slit width of the discharge port using rotation of the motor. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067981 | Precision Ground Armature Assembly For Solenoid Actuator And Fuel Injector Using Same - A solenoid actuator includes a hard guide piece and a soft flux piece. The hard guide piece has a stop surface ground to create a final air gap distance between the soft flux piece and a stator assembly when the stop surface on the guide piece is in contact with the stator assembly. The final air gap is set by grinding the stop surface on the guide piece so that the distance between the stop surface on the guide piece and a top surface on the soft flux piece along an axis of the guide bore is equal to the final air gap. The step of grinding the armature assembly may be done after attaching the guide piece and the flux piece together. In an exemplary embodiment, the step of grinding the stop surface and associated guide surface(s) are performed in a single chucking. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067982 | FUEL INJECTOR - A fuel injector that includes a sliding armature, decoupled armature, or flying armature movable between a pintle stop and a housing stop. Flying armatures are generally used to increase the total force applied to the pintle stop for lifting the pintle off a nozzle seat to open the fuel injector. When the fuel injector is turned off, a housing stop is arranged to absorb kinetic energy present in the flying armature so that the kinetic energy is not imparted to the nozzle seat. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067983 | USE OF AN ALTITUDE-COMPENSATING NOZZLE - The invention relates to the use of one or more nozzles, known as “altitude-compensating” nozzles in the aerospace industry, as outlet nozzles of a feed device for industrial gases to a container during the melting and/or metallurgical treatment of metals. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067984 | DUAL-CHAMBER CYLINDER-PISTON UNIT FOR THE LYOPHILISATION, STORAGE, RECONSTITUTION AND APPLICATION OF INJECTION SOLUTIONS FOR AN INJECTOR, AND METHOD FOR FILLING THE CYLINDER-PISTON UNIT - A cylinder/piston unit ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120067985 | Conveyor and Spreader - A particulate material conveyor uses an endless loop that has a feed path arranged near a bottom of a load of material to be fed and a return path arranged above the feed path and within the load where the return path is protected by a cover. Material can flow under the cover onto the feed path without filling the return path under the cover. A spinner can be combined with a conveyor to form a spreader, and the conveyor and the spinner can be driven by a single motor through reduction drives. The spreader components are mounted on a sprocket drive shaft to pivot between deployed and stowed positions. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067986 | ELECTROSTATICALLY ATOMIZING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrostatically atomizing device in this invention comprises thermoelectric elements being different in type from each other and an emitter electrode being configured to cause the electrostatically atomization. The emitter electrode is provided with a mounting member for mounting the thermoelectric elements different in type from each other. The mounting member is provided with the electrical conductive path between the thermoelectric elements. Consequently, it is possible to achieve the downsizing of the device and the saving energy of the device while keeping the cooling performance of creating the condensation water on the emitter electrode. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067987 | PROCESS FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF BIOMASS WITH A COOLANT SOLID - This invention relates to a process for heat treatment of a solid, with a coolant solid, in which a stage for mixing the solid with the pre-heated coolant solid is carried out, with the coolant solid being a solid hydrocarbon. The solid hydrocarbon is ground, before the mixing stage with the solid, to obtain a solid hydrocarbon powder with a grain size of between 20 μm and 300 μm. The solid is ground, before the mixing stage with the coolant solid, to obtain solid pellets with a thickness of between 1 mm and 30 mm, a width of between 1 mm and 40 mm, and a length of between 1 mm and 100 mm. The mixing is carried out at a temperature of between 80° C. and 700° C. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067988 | SCISSOR TYPE HAMMER MILL - A scissor type hammer mill, mainly includes an inlet ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120067989 | ROLLER PRESS, PARTICULARLY FOR INTERPARTICLE COMMINUTION - In order to create a roller press, particularly for comminuting a bed of material, the roller press having two rollers separated from each other by a roller nip and using hydraulic cylinders to press the one roller against the oppositely situated roller over the material situated in the roller nip, the stress on the surface of the rollers to be reduced and their service life to be increased, it is proposed according to the invention that both rollers are designed as loose rollers that are displaceable transversely relative to the roller nip, the bearing housings of the rollers being supported on side parts of the machine frame by hydraulic cylinders that apply the roller compaction pressure. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067990 | Grinding type vertical grain milling machine - A grinding type vertical grain milling machine is capable of shortening a dimension of a machine body in the vertical direction and removing bran by evenly suctioning an entire bran removing chamber. The grinding type vertical grain milling machine includes a bran removing metallic mesh cylinder with a main shaft, an integral grinding type grain milling roll body, a bran removing chamber, and a bran discharge pipe that discharges bran to the outside of the machine. A fan-pulley is provided between the bran removing chamber and the bran discharge pipe. The fan-pulley rotationally drives the main shaft to which the grinding type grain milling roll is axially attached and generates a bran removing wind to convey bran produced by the grain milling action of the grinding type grain milling roll from the bran removing chamber toward the bran discharge pipe. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067991 | Integral blender - An integral blender includes a hollow shell having a horizontal conical plate integrally formed in the interior to divide the interior of the hollow shell into a container portion and a base portion. The conical plate has a through hole. The base portion is employed to accommodate a transmitting mechanism provided with a shaft extending out of the through hole to be fixedly connected with a cutter in the container. The shaft is closely wrapped with a waterproof annular seal having the bottom combined together with the conical plate. Therefore, with the container portion and the base portion integrally formed together, manufacturing cost can be lowered and convenience in practice can be advanced. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067992 | Casting Post - This invention provides a means to utilize the spring capability of the rod to launch a fishing lure. We provide an area on the bail of the reel, the Casting Post, to locate the lure on the closed bail when bending the rod into a position to launch the lure. The lure is launched by releasing the bail to the open position. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067993 | DUAL-BEARING REEL CLUTCH CONTROL DEVICE - A dual-bearing reel clutch control device includes a tubular clutch cam, a clutch yoke, and a coupling yoke. The tubular clutch cam is configured to be rotated between a coupled position and a decoupled position in conjunction with movement of the clutch operating member between the first position and the second position. The clutch yoke is engaged with the clutch mechanism. The coupling member is configured to couple the tubular clutch cam and the clutch operating member, and configured to rotate the tubular clutch cam between the coupled position and the decoupled position The clutch return mechanism is coupled with the tubular clutch cam and the coupling member. The clutch return member includes a rotation member attached to a rotation shaft of the handle, a clutch return member, and a toggle spring member configured to urge the clutch return member towards either the engaged position or the disengaged position. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067994 | WEBBING RETRACTOR - In a webbing retractor, the center of a rack and rack-teeth in an axial direction of a pinion is placed on the opposite side of a leg plate side with respect to the central axis of a cylinder. The piston is acted upon by a tilting-force toward the leg plate side from the pinion. A stop portion of an upper stay is placed on another leg plate side of the leg plate. Even when the piston is acted upon by the tilting force toward the leg plate side from the pinion, the stop portion can stop the movement of the leg plate toward the other leg plate side, and tilting of the piston and the cylinder toward the leg plate side can be suppressed. Moreover, the need to increase the strength of a frame and so forth can be eliminated, so the webbing retractor can be made compact and lightweight. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067995 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TENSIONING A PRINTING FORM - A method and apparatus of securing and tensioning a printing form in an apparatus having a rotatable drum includes securing a first portion of the printing form to a first means for receiving that is coupled to a surface of the drum, and securing a second portion of the printing form to a second means for receiving that is disposed on a rotatable member that extends over a portion of the drum. The rotatable member is rotated so that the circumferential distance between the first receiving means and the second receiving means is about the same as a length of the printing form. A rotary torque means is coupled to the rotatable member to apply a substantially constant torque on the member and tension the printing form about the surface of the drum. The rotary torque means adjusts torque on the member which adjusts tension on the printing form. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067996 | Method And Device For Installing Synthetic Turf - A method and device for installing synthetic turf uses a motorized turf rollout vehicle and a frame removably carried by the vehicle, the frame holding a roll of synthetic turf on a spindle at a first, forward end thereof. The roll and spindle are held in an orientation that is transverse to the first forward direction, and have a transverse dimension that extends beyond that of the vehicle. As the vehicle moves forward in the first direction, the vehicle engages and pulls the roll of turf, and the vehicle also moves on top of the just-unrolled portion of the turf. This accurately and efficiently places the turf on and over the base, in a desired position. Because the vehicle moves on top of the just unrolled section of turf, the present invention eliminates direct contact with, and disruption to, the underlying prepared base. This method and device reduces the time and cost associated with locating a roll of synthetic turf over a base during the installation of an athletic field, compared to prior installation methods. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067997 | Optical Fiber Spool Inspection System - Methods and systems for inspecting a bare optical fiber spool are disclosed. The system inspects the bare optical fiber spool prior to optical fiber winding and determines whether the bare optical fiber spool is acceptable for the winding. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067998 | TOILET PAPER ROLL HOLDER CAPACITY EXTENDER - Several embodiments of an apparatus for increasing the roll diameter capacity of a toilet paper roll holder are disclosed. One of the embodiments uses elongate extenders which are adhesively attached to the inside surfaces of a conventional roll holder. Another embodiment uses simple links which are attached by pins to the existing spindle receptacles in the roll holder. The links may be substantially permanently attached to the ends of a telescopic spindle. | 2012-03-22 |
20120067999 | TAPE REEL AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - A tape reel includes a first flange, a cylindrical body, and a second flange formed separately. The first flange, the cylindrical body, and second flanges are joined with inner surfaces of the first and second flanges contacting the cylindrical body. Joining pins are erected on the inner surface of the first flange. The cylindrical body includes an outer wall, bosses with through-holes for the joining pins fixed to the inside of the outer wall, and an inner wall positioned inside and following the outer wall. The second flange has an opening formed in the center and a protrusion at an opening edge protruding toward the center and including through-holes through which the joining pins are inserted. Plural positioning pins that contact an outer surface of the inner wall in a state where the cylindrical body is contacted to position the cylindrical body are formed on the first and/or second flange. | 2012-03-22 |
20120068000 | INTERCEPTION SYSTEM THAT EMPLOYS MINIATURE KILL VEHICLES - There is provided an interception system that employs miniature kill vehicles. According to certain embodiments of the invention, a small kill-vehicle (KV) accommodated within an interceptor missile together with additional at least one KV, each KV is equipped with an image acquisition sensor operable in the visible or near IR range, and adapted to be launched from the interceptor missile during exo-atmospheric flight and utilizing said sensor for tracking and homing at least one Re-entry Vehicle (RV) of a Ballistic Missile (BM). | 2012-03-22 |
20120068001 | MULTI-WAVELENGTH HIGH OUTPUT LASER SOURCE ASSEMBLY WITH PRECISION OUTPUT BEAM - A laser source assembly ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120068002 | GUIDED MISSILE - A missile ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120068003 | WIRELESS SENSOR FOR AN AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM - A method is provided for wirelessly monitoring an aircraft propulsion system having a plurality of rotor blades, at least some of which rotor blades have an internal compartment. The method includes: providing a primary transducer having a primary coil, and one or more secondary transducers, each secondary transducer having a secondary coil connected to a sensor, wherein the secondary transducers are respectively disposed within the internal compartments; wirelessly powering the secondary transducers using a magnetic field generated by the primary transducer; monitoring at least one operational parameter from within each internal compartment using a respective sensor; and transmitting output signals from the secondary transducers to the primary transducer through the magnetic field, wherein the output signals are indicative of the monitored parameters. | 2012-03-22 |
20120068004 | Auto-hover and auto-pilot helicopter - A helicopter gyroscope mounted on the moving swash plate rather than in or on the body of the helicopter will improve the helicopters hovering capability and auto-pilot performance. | 2012-03-22 |
20120068005 | HELICOPTER ROTOR CONTROL SYSTEM WITH INDIVIDUAL BLADE CONTROL - A method of controlling rotor pitch in a helicopter comprising the steps of: generating at least one blade dynamics signal representing at least one dynamic force acting on at least one of a rotor blade rotating assembly and a helicopter non-rotating assembly, the rotor blade rotating assembly including a plurality of rotor blades and a pitch actuator for each rotor blade; extracting information representing the at least one dynamic force; generating a dynamic force compensation output representing a compensation for at least a portion of the at least one dynamic force; receiving flight control signals directing flight of the helicopter from flight controls of the helicopter; generating from the flight control signals and the dynamic force compensation output a compensated pitch control signal for each blade of the rotor blade rotating assembly, and providing a compensated pitch control signal to compensate for a portion of the at least one dynamic force. | 2012-03-22 |
20120068006 | Autogyro Plane - An autogyro plane ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120068007 | ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT PROVIDED WITH PROPULSION MEANS, AND A METHOD APPLIED BY SAID AIRCRAFT - An aircraft ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120068008 | Aircraft Provided With A Fuel Cell System - According to the invention, a rear portion ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120068009 | SUBMERSIBLE TRANSPORT AND LAUNCH CANISTER - Embodiments of a submersible transport and launch canister are provided for use by a diver in the deployment of an airborne object. In one embodiment, the submersible transport and launch canister includes a pressure vessel having an open end portion and a storage cavity configured to receive the airborne object therein. A diver-actuated cap is movable between an open position and a closed position in which the diver-actuated cap sealingly engages the open end portion. A propellant device is fluidly coupled to the storage cavity and is configured to propel the airborne object from the storage cavity and through the open end portion when the propellant device is actuated by the diver. | 2012-03-22 |