| 14th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
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| 20130081490 | LINEAR TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY HAVING LUBRICANT RECOVERY MODULE - A linear transmission assembly having a lubricant recovery module is composed of a movable member having a chamber; a first oil wick inserted into the movable member and the chamber and having a first oil-absorbable portion and a first oil-dischargeable portion; an oil tank mounted to the movable member and having an oil room for storage of lubricating oil; a second oil wick mounted to the oil tank and having a second oil-absorbable portion and a second oil-dischargeable portion, the former of which extends into the oil room for contact with the lubricating oil and the latter of which reaches the chamber; and a third oil wick having a third oil-absorbable portion and a third oil-dischargeable portion, the former of which reaches the chamber and the latter of which does not contact the lubricating oil. Thus, the lubricating can be prevented from overspill and staining the linear transmission device. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081491 | DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, MOTORCYCLE, AND START CONTROL METHOD - In a dual clutch transmission, a transmission control unit operates at vehicle start such that a clutch engaged is changed from a second clutch, which is on a high speed gear stage side, to a first clutch, which is on a low speed gear stage side, resulting in a torque transmission path being changed. At this time, torque capacities of the first and second clutches change so that thermal loads on the first and second clutches are equal or approximately equal according to a clutch rotational speed difference that is a rotational speed difference between the driving side and the driven side in the first clutch. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081492 | MULTI-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A multi-clutch transmission for a motor vehicle is provided where a central synchronizing unit includes an axially movable synchronizing member that is arranged on and rotationally locked with a countershaft. In actuated states of the central synchronizing unit, the synchronizing member is displaced axially into engagement with mating portions of two gearwheels that are rotatably arranged on the countershaft. The synchronizing member includes an internal and an external cortical friction surface that axially overlap each other, and the mating portions on the two of the gearwheels are mating conical surfaces. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081493 | METHOD OF REDUCING THE EFFECT OF PREHEAT TIME VARIATION DURING SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATION - A system for and method of reducing the effects of preheat period variation in shape memory alloy actuation, include sensing the removal of motion delay due to slack, backlash, and/or compliance in the actuator and drive-train of the system, and determining actuator activation, as a result thereof. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081494 | BREAKING DEVICE FOR A CHAIN OF A SCREEN SUCH AS A WINDOW COVERING - The invention relates to a breaking device for a chain ( | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081495 | GEARBOX WITH MULTI-FUNCTION QUILL - A gearbox comprises a multi-function quill. The quill is provided for loading a bearing and limiting brake-releasing movement of a piston of a brake release. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081496 | WAVE GEAR DEVICE HAVING THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTACTING INVOLUTE POSITIVE DEFLECTION TOOTH PROFILE - In a wave gear device, an involute tooth profile with the low pressure angle α (<20°) is employed as a basic tooth profile of external teeth of a flexible external gear. In the principal section of the external teeth, the tooth depth thereof satisfies 2κ | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081497 | MOTION TRANSMISSION MODULE WITH A COOLING DEVICE - A motion transmission module with a cooling device is aimed at solving the disadvantage of the conventional motion transmission module that the cooling structure of the conventional motion transmission module would increase the length or outer diameter of the nut. The nut is formed with a flat surface for mounting the cooling device, so that the length of the nut won't be increased. Furthermore, the cooling device also serves as a positioning block to fix the return member, it doesn't increase the outer diameter of the nut. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081498 | Flywheel Hybrid System - A kinetic energy recovery system for a belt driven accessory system comprising a kinetic energy storage device, a driver having a driver output, a transmission having a gear ratio connected to the driver output, a belt driven accessory system connected to the transmission through a first clutch, the kinetic energy storage device connected to the belt driven accessory system through a second clutch, and the kinetic energy storage device and the transmission connectable through the first clutch and second clutch. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081499 | TROCHOID DRIVE SYSTEM - A trochoid propulsion system includes steels provided at three points of the outer edge of an outer wheel part that turns around a driving shaft; and a steering link part that co-rotates with the action part and is movable horizontally on a turning plane. The steering link part includes a liner slider including a guide member attached to a vertical steering shaft that rotates each wheel so that the length direction is in a radial direction of the steering shaft and a moving member that slides on the guide member. In a state where a center of rotation of the steering link part coincides with the driving shaft of the outer wheel part, a rotating shaft provided corresponding to the steering shaft is attached rotatably to the corresponding moving member at a position separated from the steering shaft by a predetermined distance. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081500 | SPEED CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR A SELF-PROPELLED WALK-BEHIND LAWN MOWER - A speed control mechanism for controlling selective engagement of the self-propelled transmission assembly for a walk-behind lawn mower is provided. The speed control mechanism is also configured to control the relative output speed of the transmission assembly. The speed control mechanism includes a speed engagement assembly and a speed adjustment assembly, wherein the speed engagement assembly includes a pair of rotatable levers for causing the transmission assembly to actuate between a disengaged position and an engaged position and the speed adjustment assembly includes a rotatable knob for causing the relative output speed of the transmission assembly to the wheels of the lawn mower to increase or decrease. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081501 | Shifter Assembly For Providing Mechanical And Electronic Actuation To A Transmission Of A Vehicle And A Method of Operating The Shifter Assembly - A shifter assembly for providing mechanical and electronic actuation to a transmission and a method of operating the same is disclosed. A shift lever is pivotable about a first axis in a first mode for providing mechanical actuation, and a second mode for providing electronic actuation to the transmission. An arm is pivotable about the first axis concurrently with the shift lever in at least the first mode. The arm includes a first and second engagement surface. The shifter assembly includes a cam pivotable about a second axis between a first and second position. The first engagement surface urges the cam to move between the first and second positions as the shift lever pivots in the first mode. The second engagement surface abuts the cam as the shift lever pivots in the second mode such that the arm pivots about the first axis while the cam remains stationary. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081502 | ROBOT WITH REDUCER - A robot includes a base seat, a first arm fixed to the base seat, a second arm rotatably connected to the first arm, an output shaft rotatably connected to a distal end of the second arm, a first driving member, and a first transmission mechanism. The first transmission mechanism includes a first transmission belt and a reducer. The first driving member is located at one end of the first arm adjacent to the base seat, the reducer is located at the other end of the first arm away from the base seat, and connected to the second arm, the first driving member is capable of driving the reducer via the first transmission belt. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081503 | ROBOT ARM ASSEMBLY - A robot arm assembly includes a first arm, a second arm and a third arm. The first arm includes a main body, a pivotal portion perpendicularly connected to the main body, a first transmission mechanism and a first reducer. The second arm includes a fixing portion, a second transmission mechanism, a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion extending from opposite ends of the fixing portion. The first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are connected to opposite ends of the pivotal portion, the second transmission mechanism is connected to the first transmission mechanism. The third arm includes an output flange, a second reducer connected to the output flange and a transmission bevel gear. The transmission bevel gear is fixed to the input end and engages with the second transmission mechanism. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081504 | Multi-Directionally Adjustable Control Pods - A position-adjustable, dual-pod control system for a machine, such as a backhoe loader is disclosed. The system includes a horizontal cross beam connected to a pair of brackets. The pair of brackets are mounted to the machine by way of a pair of bearings that enables pivotal movement of the cross beam in the fore and aft directions while the cross beam is positioned perpendicularly to the fore and aft direction or the fore-aft centerline of the machine. The bottom end of each pod arm is pivotally coupled to the brackets thereby enabling the pod arms to be pivoted towards or away from the centerline. Each bracket includes a through hole that accommodates a bearing that is mounted to the machine, such as to the floor of the machine. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081505 | BICYCLE SHIFTER - A bicycle shifter is provided with a shifter housing, a winding member and an indicator unit. The winding member is movably coupled to the shifter housing. The indicator unit includes an indicating member and an adjustment member. The indicating member is operatively and adjustably connected to the winding member. The adjustment member adjusts a position of the indicating member relative to the winding member. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081506 | BICYCLE CONTROL DEVICE - A bicycle control device is provided with a bracket, a first lever and a second lever. The first lever is pivotally mounted to the bracket member on a first pivot axle for pivotal movement about a first pivot axis defined by the first pivot axle. The second lever is pivotally mounted to the bracket member on a second pivot axle for pivotal movement about a second pivot axis defined by the second pivot axle. The second pivot axle is disposed inside the first pivot axle. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081507 | BICYCLE OPERATING DEVICE - A bicycle operating device is provided with a position maintaining arrangement that selectively maintains a movable member in any one of a plurality of holding positions relative to a fixed member. The moving arrangement selectively moves the movable member in a first moving direction from a current holding position to another one of the plurality of holding positions. The first operating member moves in a first operating direction from a rest position to a first end position, and moves in a second operating direction from the rest position to a second end position. The movable member is moved by a different number of the holding positions in the first moving direction when the first operating member moves from the rest position to the first end position as compared to when the first operating member moves from the rest position to the second end position. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081508 | BICYCLE CONTROL CABLE - A bicycle control cable is provided with a central wire and a radial protrusion. The central wire includes at least one metallic strand defining a radially outermost surface of the central wire. The radial protrusion extends along the radially outermost surface in a direction intersecting with a center longitudinal axis of the central wire. The radial protrusion reduces a sliding resistance of the central wire. The central wire and the radial protrusion are configured and arranged to slidably move in an axial direction with respect to the center longitudinal axis of the central wire within an outer case to operate a bicycle component. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081509 | BICYCLE CONTROL CABLE - A bicycle control cable is provided with a central wire, an outer case and a radial protrusion. The central wire includes at least one metallic strand defining a radially outermost surface of the central wire. The outer case surrounds at least a portion of an axial length of the central wire. The outer case has a radially innermost surface. The radial protrusion spirally extends along one of either the radially outermost surface of the central wire or the radially innermost surface of the outer case in a direction intersecting with a center longitudinal axis of the bicycle control cable. The radial protrusion reduces a sliding resistance of the central wire relative to the outer case. The central wire is configured and arranged to slidably move in an axial direction with respect to the center longitudinal axis of the bicycle control cable within the outer case to operate a bicycle component, | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081510 | CAM DEVICE - A cam device includes a first member including a plurality of cam followers arranged in a row direction and a second member including a rotatable cam with an engaging groove, on an outer circumferential surface thereof, to be engaged with the cam followers, the second member moving relatively with respect to the first member in the row direction by rotating the cam and making the plurality of the cam followers engage successively in the engaging groove, wherein the second member includes a gear that rotates the cam by engaging with the cam, and second teeth that mesh with first teeth of the gear are provided on the outer circumferential surface of the cam. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081511 | TORQUE FLUCTUATION ABSORBER - A torque fluctuation absorber includes a drive plate configured to rotate integrally with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, a center plate, a side plate, an elastic member for absorbing torque fluctuations, and a block member configured to be engaged with the drive plate and attached to the side plate, wherein the side plate includes plural accommodation portions accommodating the elastic member, and at least one of a recessed portion and a first window portion which are provided at a position corresponding to a position of the block member, and the block member is attached to a portion of the side plate between adjacent accommodation portions in a circumferential direction of the side plate. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081512 | TORQUE FLUCTUATION ABSORBER - A torque fluctuation absorber includes a center plate rotatably arranged, a side plate arranged coaxially with and rotatably relative to the center plate, an elastic member accommodated in a space surrounded by the side plate and absorbing torque fluctuations generated between the side plate and the center plate, a cover member separating the space and an outside space from each other by covering a clearance between the center plate and the side plate, and a vent portion arranged inwardly in a radial direction of the side plate relative to the cover member and providing a ventilation between the space and the outside space. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081513 | Reversible Gearbox Having User Selectable Inputs for Operation of an Output in Opposing Directions - A reversible gearbox features a first input gear mounted on for rotation about a first axis and a second input gear mounted for rotation about a second axis parallel to the first axis in a counter-rotational relationship with the first input gear. The input gears are arranged for selective coupling of either one thereof to a drive source rotatable in a predetermined direction, whereby at least one output gear is arranged within the gear train for driven rotation of the output gear in opposite directions depending on which of the first and second input gears is driven in the predetermined direction by the drive source. Accordingly, a unidirectional drive source can be used to drive the gearbox output in either direction by selecting from different input connections. The gearbox may be employed for an agricultural auger to be driven by the power take-off of a tractor. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081514 | ENGINE STARTER - In the engine starter related to the present invention, a torsional angle θ | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081515 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING METAL COPPER FROM COATED COPPER WIRES - [Object] A technique is provided which selectively recovers a useful substance from waste including a chlorine-containing synthetic resin and metal copper in a mixed state. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081516 | Direct Production of Iron Slabs and Nuggets From Ore Without Pelletizing or Briquetting - Metallic iron is produced from a composition formed from a mixture of iron ore particles and particles of a reductant made of a biomass material, a coal or coke in a particulate form together with a flux and is processed in a loose, un-agglomerated non-pelletized, non-briquetted form in a reducing furnace to produce metallic iron directly from the ore. An excess of biomass or coal or coke reductant can be used to provide CO and H that can be recovered as a synthetic gas and converted to electrical or other energy. Metallic iron nuggets or slabs can be produced from manganiferous ores or concentrates. Manganese can be caused to enter the nugget or slab or the slag by adjusting the furnace temperature. Titaniferous ores or concentrates can be used to produce metallic iron slabs or nuggets and a titanium-rich slag. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081517 | Multi-head Ratchet Sleeve Spanner - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a multi-socket ratchet wrench. The multi-socket ratchet wrench includes a handle, at least one ring-shaped ratchet wheel assembly, and at least one multi-socket assembly. The ring-shaped ratchet wheel assembly is coupled to the handle. The multi-socket assembly comprises at least two sockets integrated together. The sockets are rotatably connected to an inner side of the ring-shaped ratchet wheel. The multi-socket ratchet wrench according to embodiments of the present invention combines multiple sockets and ratchet wheels together thus have the functions of both multiple sockets and ratchet wheels. The advantages include compact in structure, and flexible and convenient to use. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081518 | EXTRACTION DEVICE AND METHOD - A stuck drill bit having a KCS shank can be removed using an article with a body structure. The body structure has an opening that fits onto the shank, and an inward-facing surface around the opening is at least partially complementary to the surface of the shank. The surfaces engage sufficiently that rotary manual force is transferred from the inward-facing surface to the surface of the shank. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081519 | Phillips line jipper - Disclosed is an open-end line socket tool that can be used to tighten or loosen a hexagonal line nut in a hydraulic line fitting. The tool body includes sidewalls defining a hexagonal outer cross section perpendicular to its length and an open interior volume extending the length of the tool body and through a sidewall thereof. The open interior volume includes (i) a hexagonal recess at one end of the tool body, the hexagonal recess being sized and shaped to receive a hexagonal line nut, and (ii) a channel adjacent the hexagonal recess and extending to an opposing end of the tool body, the channel being sized and shaped to accommodate a hydraulic line passing from the open interior volume to an exterior of the tool body. The tool body sidewalls include an interior sidewall shoulder defining a contraction in the open interior volume from the hexagonal recess to the channel. Two opposing flexible sidewalls of the tool body are capable of tightening when the tool is used with a wrench to tighten or loosen a hexagonal line nut, thereby improving the connection thereto. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081520 | CONNECTOR TOOL - A tool for a connector that comprises a main body that has first and second opposite ends. The first end is configured to receive a torque device and has a substantially circular cross-sectional shape. The second end is configured to grasp a connector and has a substantially semi-circular cross-sectional shape, thereby defining an open side of the second end. The second end has at least one engagement member for engaging the connector. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081521 | CLOSE FITTING STRUCTURE OF SLEEVE TOOL - A close fitting structure of a sleeve tool is provided. A through-hole is formed to penetrate a sidewall of the sleeve tool. The close fitting structure includes a body. Sharp engaging teeth are disposed at a front end of the body. The close fitting structure is received in the through-hole of the sleeve tool and adapted to move forward and backward spirally. The close fitting structure is inserted deep into the sleeve tool, such that the sharp engaging teeth disposed at the front end of the body and a nut mesh in a close-fitting manner. Accordingly, the close fitting structure enables the sleeve tool and the nut to mesh efficiently and to be loosened and tightened easily and in a slide-free manner. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081522 | PROTECTIVE GEAR SOCKET ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A protective gear socket assembly includes a gear socket and an insert positioned in the gear socket. The gear socket includes a plurality of teeth projecting radially outward from a perimeter of the gear socket and a u-shaped channel formed through a thickness of the gear socket, a contact surface extending radially outward from an upper edge of the u-shaped channel of the gear socket, and at least one mounting hole formed in the contact surface. The insert includes a u-shaped channel formed through a thickness of the insert, a mating surface extending radially outward from a lower edge of the u-shaped channel of the insert, and at least one mounting post extending from the mating surface. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081523 | MANIPULATION TOOL FOR BELLOWS - A manipulation tool for bellows. The manipulation tool includes a first set of grip members having a first upper grip member and a first lower grip member, and a second set of grip members having a second upper grip member and a second lower grip member. A first arm assembly is connected to the first set of grip members for moving the first upper grip member with respect to the first lower grip member along a width of the bellows. A second arm assembly is connected to the second set of grip members for move the second upper grip member with respect to the second lower grip member along the width of the bellows. Further, an operating mechanism is associated with the first arm assembly and the second arm assembly for moving the first arm assembly with respect to the second arm assembly along a length of the bellows. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081524 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LENS MOLDING CORE - A method for manufacturing a lens molding core includes the following steps. First, a blade is provided. Then, the blade is driven by a first driver to a number of cutting points in this order from the peripheral to the center of a molding surface of the lens molding core facing the blade at a fixed pitch, according to manufacturing parameters of the lens molding core. Wherein d is larger than or equal to the precision value of the first driver, and is less than or equal to about 3 micrometers, Finally, the lens molding core is driven by a second driver to move toward the blade along a central axis of the molding surface and spin about the central axis at each cutting point until the blade cuts into the molding surface a desired depth, according to the manufacturing parameters of the lens molding core. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081525 | Lockout Forward Flip Lever for Power Saw - A saw assembly includes a housing, a drive member, a motor, a switch, a trigger, a lockout lever, and a stop structure. The housing defines an interior space, and the housing has a forward housing portion defining a forward housing opening and a rearward housing portion defining a rearward housing opening. The drive member extends through the forward housing opening, and the drive member is configured to be moved in a repeating pattern. The motor is positioned in the interior space and is configured to move the drive member in the repeating pattern. The switch is positioned in the interior space and has an actuator movable between an actuated position and a deactuated position. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081526 | PIVOTING SAW SYSTEM - A portable table saw in one embodiment includes a base, a first support post and a second support post, each of the first and second support post extending upwardly to a location higher than the base, at least one support rail having a first end portion supported by the first support post and a second end portion supported by the second support post, a saw movably mounted to the at least one support rail at a location between the first end portion and the second end portion, the saw positioned above the base and movable along the at least one support rail, and a first pivot mechanism configured to pivot the saw with respect to the base. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081527 | PUNCHING DEVICE - A punching device includes a base, a linkage assembly, a carrying assembly, a punch and a pressure arm. The linkage assembly includes a pair of linkage members, a rotating member, a first connecting rod, a second connecting rod and a third connecting rod. The rotating member is rotatably mounted on the supporting member, the pair of linkage members is movably mounted on the rotating member, the first, the second and the third connecting rods connects in turn. The carrying assembly is rotatably connected to the third connecting rod and movably supported by the loading member. The punch is mounted on an end of the rotating member. The pressure arm is rotatably connected to the supporting member and the pair of linkage members to drives the carrying assembly to position a workpiece and the punch to punch the workpiece. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081528 | Power Saw Miter Cutting Guide - A cutting guide includes a first guide structure having a base, a first saw support, and a second saw support. The first saw support is attached to said base and defines a first saw contact surface. The second saw support is attached to said base and defines a second saw contact surface that is spaced apart from said first saw contact surface so as to define an elongated cutting slot therebetween. The elongate cutting slot defines (i) a first slot portion, (ii) a second slot portion that is contiguous with said first slot portion, and (iii) a third slot portion that is contiguous with said second slot portion. The second slot portion is interposed between said first slot portion and said third slot portion. The base defines a first workpiece passage and a second workpiece passage that are spaced apart from each other to define a workpiece space therebetween. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081529 | Power Saw Crown Molding Cutting Guide - A cutting guide includes a first guide structure and a second guide structure. The first guide structure includes (i) a first base, (ii) a first saw support attached to the first base and defining a first saw contact surface, and (iii) a second saw support attached to the first base and defining a second saw contact surface that is spaced apart from the first saw contact surface so as to define a first elongated cutting slot therebetween. The second guide structure includes (i) a second base, (ii) a third saw support attached to the second base and defining a third saw contact surface, and (iii) a fourth saw support attached to the second base and defining a fourth saw contact surface that is spaced apart from the third saw contact surface so as to define a second elongated cutting slot therebetween. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081530 | GUITAR PICK STORAGE ELEMENT - There is an instrument pick capable of strumming and/or picking strings of a guitar, the instrument pick configured to store digital data within a storage element, according to one embodiment of the invention. The instrument pick includes a body having a storage element disclosed therewith. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081531 | MUSICAL PERFORMANCE TRAINING DEVICE, MUSICAL PERFORMANCE TRAINING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In the present invention, a CPU acquires an achievement level based on the difficulty level of a song by evaluating the playing skills of the user based on a comparison of a plurality musical notation data expressing each note composing the song and music playing data generated in response to the song being played and inputted by the user; updates state variables (achievement level rank “achieve” and achievement level rank change “change”) in a value function table “value” based on the acquired achievement level; and gives advice of a type specified by the most effective (maximum value) advice type “action” retrieved from the value function table “value” [achieve][change][action] based on the updated state variables to the user playing and inputting the song. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081532 | HAMMER DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT - A hammer device for an electronic keyboard instrument, enabling prevention of grease or the like from adhering to an actuator portion during mounting of the hammer, to thereby enable speedy hammer mounting work and improve the work efficiency. The hammer device includes a hammer support and hammers arranged side by side in a left-right direction and each pivotally supported by the hammer support to pivotally move in accordance with depression of an associated key. When mounting the hammer to the hammer support, before a shaft hole is engaged with a fulcrum shaft portion, left and right protrusions of the hammer are brought into abutment with respective left and right stopper walls provided close to the respective left and right ends of the fulcrum shaft portion, to thereby prevent the actuator portion from being brought into contact with the fulcrum shaft portion. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081533 | Gunner Accessory Package - A protected firing platform protection system protects personnel from contact with the protected firing platform. In an embodiment, the protected firing platform protection system is adapted for use with a protected firing platform of a military vehicle. The protected firing platform protection system includes a protective padding attached to the protected firing platform. The protective padding includes an energy mitigation padding. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081534 | Gunner Accessory Package - A protected firing platform protection system protects personnel from contact with the protected firing platform. In an embodiment, the protected firing platform protection system is adapted for use with a protected firing platform of a military vehicle. The protected firing platform protection system includes a blanket. The blanket has a carrier and a protective insert. The carrier has an interior. The protective insert is disposed in the interior. The blanket is attached to the protected firing platform. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081535 | PISTON-CHAMBER HYDRO-GRAVITY ENGINE - A piston-chamber hydro-gravity engine capable of converting the stagnant volume of the liquid matter of sea, lake, pond or artificially made hydro container, to a moving volume of liquid matter that flows back upon itself and in meanwhile exploits this motion as a working agent to produce mechanical kinetic power, capable of being used for mechanical production of kinetic work for hydro-electricity generation, or to be used multi-purposely for other energy needs that demand mechanical kinetic force sufficient to solve energy production problems worldwide forever beneficial to the economy and, friendly to the environment, consisting of particular accessories of mechanisms embodied in a single system of mutual successive co-operation by exploiting gravity, that is the hydro-container ( | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081536 | PUMP PISTON ASSEMBLY WITH ACOUSTIC DAMPENING DEVICE - A pump piston assembly has a pump cylinder, at least one hollow piston slidably mounted for reciprocating motion in the pump cylinder, the piston having an inner surface of a first diameter and an outer surface of a second diameter, and a liner sleeve of a different material from the piston mounted on the inner or outer surface of the piston with a close or friction fit to the diameter of the piston surface on which it is mounted. The liner sleeve is of an acoustic dampening material which has a lower acoustic frequency than the piston material and is configured to absorb harmonic acoustic vibrations resulting from reciprocation of the piston in the cylinder. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081537 | HOLLOW FIBER APPARATUS AND USE THEREOF FOR FLUIDS SEPARATIONS AND HEAT AND MASS TRANSFERS - A hollow fiber fluid separation device includes a hollow fiber cartridge, comprising a plurality of hollow fiber membranes arranged around a central tubular core, a first tubesheet and a second tubesheet encapsulating respective distal ends of the hollow fiber bundle. The tubesheets have boreholes in fluid communication with bores of the hollow fiber membrane. In at least one of the tubesheets, the boreholes are formed radially and are in communication with the central tubular core. The hollow fiber fluid separation device can be utilized in liquid separation applications such as ultrafiltration and in gas separation processes such as air separation. The design disclosed herein is light weight and compact and is particularly advantageous at high operating temperatures when the pressure of the feed fluid introduced into the bores of hollow fibers is higher than the pressure on the shell side of the device. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081538 | MIST/MOISTURE REMOVAL USING FIXED BED TRICKLE COLUMNS - A moisture removal system for removing water moisture from an air stream and an associated method are provided. The moisture removal system includes one or more packed beds that include a water-entry surface at which liquid water is received and an air-entry surface that is located substantially opposite the water-entry surface and at which the air stream is received. The air stream passes through the one or more packed beds in a direction substantially counter-current to the passage of the liquid water and the liquid water and the air stream contact one another in the one or more packed beds resulting in the removal of at least a portion of the water moisture from the air stream. The moisture removal system can be located upstream of and be operably connected to the inlet of a gas turbine system to which the air stream is delivered from the moisture removal system. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081539 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PURIFYING GASES - The present invention relates to methods and systems for purifying gases, such as for example semiconductor process gases. The invention more particularly relates to fluid purification methods and systems having improved heat transfer capabilities and controls such that the purified fluid produced from the process contains reduced impurity levels and/or exhibits more uniform concentrations within the final product. In another aspect of the invention, the activation time for adsorbent beds used in such processes and systems can be reduced. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081540 | LOW-COST METHOD FOR FABRICATING PALLADIUM AND PALLADIUM-ALLOY THIN FILMS ON POROUS SUPPORTS - A process for forming a palladium or palladium alloy membrane on a ceramic surface by forming a pre-colloid mixture comprising a powder palladium source, carrier fluid, dispersant and a pore former and a binder. Ultrasonically agitating the precolloid mixture and applying to a substrate with an ultrasonic nozzle and heat curing the coating form a palladium-based membrane. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081541 | AIR FRESHENING NETWORK - An air freshening network in a home or office environment is more energy efficient and intelligent than conventional devices. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081542 | SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING CONTAMINANTS FROM REACHING A GAS PURIFIER - The present invention is directed to the prevention of an exothermic reaction in the gas purifier of an ultra-high purity gas system. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081543 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM - A diesel particulate defuser (“DPD”) is connected to an exhaust pipe of a diesel engine, an exhaust gas temperature during automatic regeneration of the DPD is detected, and the difference between the detected exhaust gas temperature and a target regeneration temperature is determined. In a case where an exhaust pipe injection amount is PID controlled based on this difference, when an exhaust brake valve is closed during traveling automatic regeneration, the exhaust pipe injection is stopped and calculation of an integral control term by the PID control is continued as long as the exhaust valve brake valve is closed, and when the exhaust brake valve is opened, the integral control term that has been continuously calculated is taken as an initial operation amount. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081544 | SOYBEAN MILK MACHINE OF RAPID PULPING - A self-cooked soybean milk machine comprises a base ( | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081545 | Milk Frother - A milk frother has a base and a removable stainless steel jug. The contents of the jug may be aerated with a magnetic frothing disc. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081546 | SMOKING APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING PORKHIDE DOG CHEWS - The present invention provides a method and apparatus of processing porkhide dog chews. The method includes the step of first subjecting pigskin rawhide to defatting and depilation treatment. Then the rawhide is split to obtain a first, a second, a third and a fourth layer of rawhide material. The rawhide material undergoes defatting, rinsing, and sun-drying to produce a finished hide product. The hide product is smoked to achieve objectives of dying and flavoring to result in a finished porkhide dog chew product. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081547 | SQUEEZE-TYPE JUICE EXTRACTOR - A squeeze-type juice extractor includes a base, a squeeze assembly installed on the base, and a feed assembly locked on the squeeze assembly. A drive member is disposed inside the base, a drive shaft is disposed at a top of the base. The drive member drives the drive shaft to rotate. The squeeze assembly includes a glass body, a mesh barrel fixedly installed in the glass body, and a screw rod located in the mesh barrel and connected to the drive shaft. A squeeze space is formed between the mesh barrel and the screw rod. An annular juice collection groove is formed at a bottom of the glass body and in communication with a juice outlet disposed on the glass body. An annular residue collection groove is formed at a bottom of the mesh barrel and in communication with a residue discharge passage disposed on the glass body. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081548 | WASTE COMPACTOR - The invention is generally applicable to a waste compactor. More specifically, the invention is applicable to a waste compactor including a monitoring system which enables an operator to view the interior or exterior of one or more portions of the waste compactor. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081549 | KEYLESS INKING METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS WITH CHAMBER BLADE SYSTEM SPANNING ANILOX ROLL AND FORM ROLL FOR DIGITAL OFFSET PRINTING - A variable lithographic inking system includes a chamber blade system configured to supply ink to an anilox member of an inking system. The inking system includes a soft ink transfer roll and a hard form roll. Ink is transferred from the anilox roll to the form roll by way of the transfer roll, and from the form roll to a reimageable surface layer of an imaging member of a variable data lithographic system. An ink layer free of ink history is uniformly applied onto a surface of the form roll, and subsequently transferred to the reimageable surface layer while avoiding or substantially eliminating image ghosting related to inking non-uniformities. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081550 | MINIATURE SAFE AND ARM (S&A) MECHANISMS FOR FUZING OF GRAVITY DROPPED SMALL WEAPONS - A device for enabling safe/arm functionality in a gravity dropped weapon detachably connected to an airframe where the device includes: an elastic element disposed in a shell of the weapon; a releasable connection between the weapon and the airframe to release one or more of a stored and generated energy in the elastic element; and a piezoelectric member connected to one end of the elastic member for converting the one or more of the stored and generated energy to an electrical energy. The releasable connection can include: a link having a movable connection for movement of the link relative to the shell between a first position constraining the elastic element from movement and a second position releasing the elastic member to generate the electrical energy; and a lanyard for tethering the link to the airframe such that the link is moved to the second position upon the weapon being released from the airframe. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081551 | SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING A PART - A system for providing stability to a carriage along a curved portion of a rail. The system includes a support rail having a bend. The bend includes a support surface. The carriage is configured to engage the support surface so as to stabilize the carriage as the carriage is moved through the curved portion of the rail. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081552 | Device and Method for Cleaning Model Train Track - A model train track rail cleaning device includes a base, a cleaning pad mounted to the bottom of the base and a grip body coupled with the top of the base. The cleaning pad has a set of grooves positioned parallel to one another and spaced to receive track rails when the pad is in a first orientation. The cleaning pad also has a second set of grooves positioned parallel to one another and perpendicular to the first set. The second set of grooves is spaced to receive track rails when the pad is in a second orientation. Preferably, the first set of grooves is spaced to receive the rails on model track of a first size and the second set of grooves is spaced to receive the rails on model track of a second size. The cleaning device is pushed and pulled across the rails to clean them. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081553 | METHOD OF PREPARING AQUEOUS PIGMENT DISPERSIONS - A process for preparing an aqueous pigment dispersion is provided in which a pigment, a coating agent, a grinding agent and a vehicle are subjected to grinding, followed by removal of the grinding agent and the vehicle to form a press cake, and dispersing the press cake to form a pigment dispersion. Also disclosed is an ink-jet ink containing an aqueous vehicle and the aqueous pigment dispersion thus made. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081554 | DISTRIBUTION OF STARCH IN COMPOSITION OF BUILDING PRODUCTS - Building panels such as ceiling tiles have compositions including starch as a binder and a coagulant for the starch. The building panels also can include a fibrous material and a filler. In one aspect, the starch is coagulated by the coagulant resulting in the starch being distributed substantially uniformly through a thickness of the building panels, whereby certain physical properties of the building panels and a wet-felting process for manufacturing the building panels are improved. The coagulant can comprise at least one aluminum salt. In the wet-felting process for manufacturing the ceiling tiles, a slurry comprising an aqueous dispersion of at least one fibrous material, at least one filler material, at least starch as a binder and a coagulant for the starch is delivered onto a foraminous wire frame. The slurry is dewatered to form a basemat and the basemat is dried to remove any residual moisture. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081555 | TRANSPARENT SUPER HYDROPHOBIC COATING - Disclosed herein is a composition comprising hydrophobically modified aluminum oxide particles; a hydrophobizing agent; a siloxane solvent and a hydrocarbon solvent. The composition can further comprise a propellant. The composition, when applied to an automotive surface and the solvents are allowed to evaporate, yields a transparent coating which is super hydrophobic. Also described herein is a method of making the composition. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081556 | METAL COMPOUND COATED PARTICULATE MINERAL MATERIALS, METHODS OF MAKING THEM AND USES THEREOF - Particulate mineral materials comprising at least one coating comprising at least one metal compound are disclosed. In one embodiment, the at least one metal compound is a metal silicate compound. In another embodiment, the at least one metal compound is a metal oxide compound. In one embodiment, the particulate mineral material is perlite. In another embodiment, the particulate mineral material is perlite microspheres. In a further embodiment, the particulate mineral material is diatomite. Methods of making particulate mineral materials coated with at least one metal compound are also disclosed. In one embodiment, the at least one metal compound may be injected into a perlite expander to form a metal compound coated perlite material. In another embodiment, the at least one metal compound may be applied through a low temperature coating process to the at least one particulate mineral material. Uses for metal compound coated particulate mineral materials are also disclosed. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081557 | ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - Disclosed are a system, a method and/or composition of environment friendly composite construction material. In one aspect, a method includes providing a mixture of a pozzolanic material and/or a kaolin clay with an activator solution to form an alumino-silicate cementitious material through a resulting geo-polymerization process. The alumino-silicate cementitious material is in the form of a paste. The method also includes processing the alumino-silicate cementitious material to transform the alumino-silicate cementitious material that is in the form of the paste to a form of a powder of the alumino-silicate cementitious material. The method further includes mixing the alumino-silicate cementitious material which is in the form of the powder with water to control a workability of the alumino-silicate cementitious material. Furthermore the method includes combining a mixture of the alumino-silicate cementitious material and water with a coarse aggregate, a fine aggregate and/or a plasticizer to form a composite construction material. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081558 | WATER RETENTION AGENT FOR CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITIONS AND CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SAME - A water retention agent for a cementitious composition, characterized in that it takes the form of a liquid aqueous suspension of at least one polysaccharide at a mass concentration of between 15 and 30% in an aqueous solution of a strong base salt, excluding ammonium salts, with an anionic strength of between 1.25 mol/L and 15 mol/L, having a pH greater than 9 and containing an attapulgite in micronized form and at least one non-phyllitic mineral powder, referred to hereafter as filler, which is chemically inert in the aqueous suspension and which has a grain size of between 0.1 and 100 micrometres, the aqueous suspension being stable at least in a temperature range of between 5° C. and 30° C. The water retention agent is suitable for increasing both the viscosity and the water retention capacity of cementitious compositions without affecting the spreading ability thereof. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081559 | BILATERAL ROTATION APPARATUS AND FURNITURE INCLUDING THE SAME - A bilateral rotation apparatus including a support member, a first connecting rod hingedly connected to one side of the support member in a longitudinal direction to be rotated along a locus of an arc, a second connecting rod hingedly connected to an opposite side of the support member in the longitudinal direction to be rotated along a locus of an arc, and connecting members disposed on an upper side of the support member is provided. The bilateral rotation apparatus is provided to a panel of furniture to open a wiring cap for wiring operation independently in one direction or in an opposite direction, thereby eliminating restriction on a wiring direction. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081560 | TABLE WITH MOLDED PLASTIC TABLE TOP - A table may include a molded plastic table top with an upper surface, a lower surface and a hollow interior portion disposed between the upper surface and the lower surface. The upper surface, lower surface and hollow interior portion of the table top may be integrally formed during the molding process as part of a unitary, one-piece construction. The table may also include a side rail of a frame connected to the lower surface of the table top and a plurality of depressions disposed between the side rail and the upper surface of the table top. The plurality of depressions may be integrally formed in the lower surface of the table top during the molding process as part of the unitary, one-piece construction. The plurality of depressions may be sized and configured to support the portion of the table top disposed above the side rail of the frame. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081561 | UNIT OF A MEDIA DEPOSITORY - A unit of a media depository is described. The unit comprises: a body adapted to be supported by at least one support member of the depository in a working position and further adapted to be slidably moveable on the at least one supporting member between the working position and a pivot position; a first hinge member adapted to be movably mounted on the at least one support member; and, a second hinge member attached to or integral with the body. When the body is moved from the working position to the pivot position, the first and second hinge members engage such that the first hinge member is forced by the second hinge member to move with the body to the pivot position at which the first and second hinge members form a pivoting mechanism by which the body is pivotally attached to the at least one support member. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081562 | SEWING MACHINE - A sewing machine includes an image capturing portion configured to capture an image of a sewing object, a setting acquisition portion configured to acquire individual settings relating to a layout relationship between two patterns, a first image data acquisition portion configured to acquire first image data, a second image data acquiring portion configured to acquire second image data in a case where there is a non-continuous adjacent pattern in a position adjacent to a reference pattern, a third image data acquisition portion configured to acquire third image data, a fourth image data acquisition portion configured to acquire fourth image data in a case where the continuous pattern is also a non-continuous adjacent pattern, a first layout determination portion configured to determine a first layout, a second layout determination portion configured to determine a second layout, and a sewing data correction portion configured to correct sewing data. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081563 | TWO-NEEDLE SEWING MACHINE AND TWO-NEEDLE SEWING MACHINE STITCH FORMING METHOD - Disclosed is a two-needle sewing machine that improves strength in a convex curve part by bringing a pair of stitches close together when sewing an item. A two-needle sewing machine includes a bed part; a column part; an arm part; a needle shaft that is disposed on the leading part of the arm part; two sewing needles that are attached to the needle shaft; two horizontal hooks that catch the respective needle thread loops of the two sewing needles; and a conveyor member that conveys a material to be sewn in a direction approximately orthogonal to the bed part. On the two-needle sewing machine, the sewing needle, which is positioned in a location distant from the column part, is disposed closer to the conveyance side of the material to be sewn than the sewing needle that is positioned in a location closer to the column part. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081564 | DEPLOYMENT AND RECOVERY VESSEL FOR AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE FOR SEISMIC SURVEY - Method and vessel for performing marine acoustic survey of a subsurface. The vessel includes a launching module configured to deploy an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) underwater; a recovery module configured to recover the AUV; a homing device mounted on the recovery module and configured to guide the AUV to the recovery module; and a management module connecting the launching module to the recovery module and configured to transport the AUV. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081565 | TRIMARAN HAVING A PIVOTABLE OUTRIGGER - To a watercraft which includes a main hull and at least one outrigger which is fastened in a height-adjustable manner to the main hull. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081566 | Intelligent temperature indicator label and method - A release of the frozen solvent trapped inside a solidified gel occurs when the temperature increases, followed by a dissolving of a reactive substance present in a membrane that is located in direct physical contact with the gel, resulting in the reabsorption of the reactive substance dissolved in the solvent into the solid gel layer within a constant time. In this manner, the components generating color change come together within the solid gel layer initiating a reaction to change the color of the indicator layer. Thus, the increase in temperature above a melting point of the solid gel layer is enough to activate the intelligent label with an irreversible color change. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081567 | Roadside Motor Vehicle Emergency Marker with Information Display - The present invention is a roadside motor vehicle emergency marker. The marker includes an attachment member, a base, marker body, and a message sleeve. The attachment member positions the marker on a motor vehicle component. The base, projects the reflective marker body beyond the motor vehicle to alert passersby. The reflective marker body includes a sleeve and reservoir to contain, display, and protect information pertinent to the motor vehicle's condition. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081568 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE PRINTED WIRING BOARD, APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING WIRING BOARD, AND APPLYING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes: a device configured to partially provide a second conductor layer on a surface of a first conductor layer; a device configured to partially provide a first insulating layer on the surface of the first conductor layer; a device configured to integrate the first conductor layer, the second conductor layer, the first insulating layer, and a third conductor layer, in a state in which the second conductor layer and the first insulating layer provided on the surface of the first conductor layer are covered with the third conductor layer from a side opposite the first conductor layer; a device configured to form a conductor pattern by partially removing at least one of the first conductor layer and the third conductor layer in a structure obtained by the integrating; and a device configured to cover both sides of the structure. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081569 | VEHICLE TIRE COATING APPARATUS - A tire coating apparatus for applying fluid to vehicle tires in a vehicle washing system, includes a pair of mechanical applicators, which each have at least one coating applicator disposed thereon for contacting the vehicle tires to apply the fluid. One mechanical applicator is intended to engage the tires on a right side of a vehicle while the other mechanical applicator is intended to engage the tires on a left side of the vehicle. The mechanical applicators also include a guide portion for guiding the vehicle wheel when a patron had elected not to have a coating fluid applied to the vehicle wheels. The mechanical applicators are rotatable between an initial position where the coating applicators are in a non-coating position to a second position where the coating applicators are intended to contact a vehicle tire. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081570 | MICRO BALLPOINT PEN AND PRINTING APPARATUS - Provided are a micro ballpoint pen enabling to print directly straight, oblique, curved, dashed, broken and wavy lines and a printing apparatus including the same. The micro ballpoint pen may include a tip body including a caulking portion, at least one inner protrusion, and at least one expansible or shrinkable elastic portion, a ball provided between the caulking portion and the inner protrusion, the ball contacting and rolling on a target printing object to eject ink onto the target printing object, a supporting bar pressing the ball toward the caulking portion to form an ink outflowing channel between the caulking portion and the ball, and a control part expanding or shrinking the elastic portion to control the ink outflowing channel. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081571 | ORGANIC VAPOR JET PRINTING SYSTEM - An organic vapor jet printing system includes a pump for increasing the pressure of an organic flux. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081572 | DETECTING PLATFORM FOR HOLDING A TINY INSECT - A detecting platform for holding a tiny insect includes a main body forming a containing space, which passes through the main body and is surrounded by side walls of the main body. A first side wall and a second side wall of the side walls are opposite to each other, and the area of the second side wall is smaller than that of the first side wall. The main body forms a first opening and a second opening passing through the first side wall and the second side wall respectively for the tiny insects entering and leaving the containing space. A bottom plate covers a first through surface of the containing space to form a bottom surface and a detecting area is configured thereon to holding the tiny insects. Accordingly, the tiny insects can stay on the detecting area so as to detect the characteristics of the tiny insects expediently. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081573 | SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING TINY INSECTS - A system for classifying tiny insects includes a cultivation tank, a detecting container, a detector, a gathering device, and a control unit. The cultivation tank is connected to the detecting container, so that the hatched tiny insects can enter the detecting area of the detecting container from the cultivation tank. The detector is used for detecting the characteristics of the tiny insects in the detecting area, and then the control unit controls the switching unit of the gathering device to switch the gathering containers for gathering the tiny insects according to the detecting results. The system of the present invention is capable of automatically classifying the tiny insects and then gathering them to different gathering containers according to their characteristics, so as to decrease the man power and time necessary for factitious classification. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081574 | FEEDING DISHES AND METHODS FOR FEEDING A SUBJECT - Feeding dishes and methods of feeding a subject are provided. One aspect of the invention provides a feeding dish including: a freezable dish adapted to receive food and a base adapted to receive the freezable dish. Another aspect of the invention provides a method for feeding a subject. The method includes: providing a feeding dish including a freezable dish adapted to receive food and a base adapted to receive the freezable dish, cooling the freezable dish, placing the food in the freezable dish, and placing the freezable dish in the base. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081575 | Livestock Confinement Pen With Wall Panel Having Divided Opening - A wall panel for a livestock confinement pen made of a hollow plastic twin sheet thermoformed body with a grid divider received in an opening of the body between the two sides of the body. One side has flanges by the opening to receive a cover cut from the other side over the opening. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081576 | Methods of preventing the transmission of communicable diseases in livestock - A composition that includes ethylhexyl sulfate or a salt thereof, an alkylbenzenesulfonic acid or a salt thereof, and a carrier. The composition can be used for killing or inhibiting a microorganism or pathogen (e.g., bacteria, gram-negative bacteria, gram-positive bacteria, enteric bacteria, virus, fungus, mold, mildew or powdery mildew), located on a topical surface of an animal, located on a surface of an object that will contact a topical surface of an animal, or a combination thereof, wherein the microorganism or pathogen is associated with the transmission of communicable diseases. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081577 | MUSICAL SCRATCHING TOY FOR HOUSEHOLD PETS - A musical scratching toy for pets is disclosed. The shape and decorative surfaces of the toy are designed to resemble a musical instrument or music-making device. Scratching elements are positioned on the toy, and are made from materials that are designed to encourage scratching behavior from pets. Electronic sensors are positioned underneath the scratching elements and are designed to detect scratching behavior. When an animal scratches the scratching surface of the toy, the sensors trigger pre-recorded, electronic musical output. In some embodiments, the toy includes a controller configured to select any number of styles of musical output. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081578 | Electrified Bird Deterrent Device with Treads - An animal deterrent device includes an elongated carrier having a conductive trace. The carrier can further include a bottom surface with a tread pattern having a pattern of grooves. The conductive trace can be coupled to the carrier by a fastener that extends from the conductive trace to the pattern of grooves, which can prevent water from contacting the fastener and shorting the conductive trace. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081579 | WASTE BAG RETENTION DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A retention device comprises a fabric strip and a retention mechanism. The retention device has a first end and a second end. The retention mechanism includes a loop member attached to the fabric strip at one or more of the first end and the second end. A locking mechanism is slidably coupled to the loop member and adapted to tighten the loop member. A waste bag carrying system comprises a retention device and a pet leash having a lead portion and a handle portion. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081580 | GRIP FOR GRASPING WITH ONE HAND AND A LEASH DEVICE WITH SUCH A GRIP | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081581 | BURNER CONTROL - A fuel-fired water heater is shut down when a predicted steady state combustion chamber temperature is below a known threshold. The predicted steady state temperature is based on combustion chamber temperatures during heat up of the burner and appliance | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081582 | NON-METALLIC HUMIDIFICATION COMPONENT - An apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes: a humidification component configured for holding a water volume, the humidification component comprised entirely of a non-metallic material. The non-metallic material conducts heat to the water volume, the heat being received from a heating element. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081583 | REGULATABLE COOLANT PUMP HAVING INTEGRATED PRESSURE CHAMBER - A regulatable coolant pump of an internal combustion engine having a pump housing in which a pump shaft with an associated impeller is rotatably mounted. The impeller conveys a coolant via an intake connection into a pressure channel of the coolant pump, a volume flow of the coolant pump being adjustable by a guide plate that externally surrounds the impeller at least in some regions and is displaceable by a pressure medium. The guide plate is connected in rotationally fixed fashion to the impeller and is continuously axially displaceable between two end positions and guided with a cylindrical bushing, with play at both sides, in an annular groove of the impeller or of an insert enclosed by the impeller. The guide plate, the pump shaft, the insert part, and/or the impeller together delimit a pressure chamber that is charged by the pressure medium in order to displace the guide plate. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081584 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine can include a first ignition plug disposed on the inner side of a range surrounded by a plurality of intake valves and a plurality of exhaust valves with a cylinder head viewed in parallel to a cylinder axial line and standing uprightly along the cylinder axial line. A second ignition plug is inclined with respect to the cylinder axial line on the outer side of the range. The second ignition plug is disposed on the opposite side to a valve driving mechanism with respect to the cylinder axial line on the outer side of the range. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081585 | ROTOR FOR A CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER AND CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081586 | Variable Valve System - A variable valve system, may include a variable valve apparatus that controls opening/closing timing of an exhaust valve and an intake valve of an engine, and an oil supply device that supplies the variable valve apparatus with a pressured oil, wherein the exhaust valve and the intake valve may be opened/closed by rotation of a camshaft, and the oil supply device engaged with the camshaft may be operated by the rotation of the camshaft. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081587 | Harmonic Drive Camshaft Phaser with a Harmonic Drive Ring to Prevent Ball Cage Deflection - A camshaft phaser includes a housing. A harmonic gear drive unit is disposed within the housing and includes a circular spline and a dynamic spline, a flexspline disposed within the circular spline and the dynamic spline, a wave generator disposed within the flexspline, and a rotational actuator connectable to the wave generator. A wave generator bearing includes an inner race with an inner race axial end, an outer race, a plurality of balls between the inner and outer races, and a ball cage. The ball cage includes an annular section disposed axial from the balls proximal to the inner race axial end and a plurality of ball separators such that consecutive balls are separated by one of the ball separators. A rigid support ring extends axially beyond the inner race axial end toward the annular section to limit axial distortion of the annular section. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081588 | ENGINE STARTER - An engine starter apparatus having a clutch assembly and a ring gear or pulley. The clutch assembly has a plate structure, a drive hub and a clutch element for selectively coupling the drive hub to the plate structure. The ring gear or pulley is coupled to the plate structure. | 2013-04-04 |
| 20130081589 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ENGINE BLOCK - A method for manufacturing an engine block includes removing material from the top deck of the engine block surrounding a first opening to create a first recessed area, positioning a first insert within the first recessed area, removing material from the top deck of the engine block surrounding a second opening to create a second recessed area that at least partially overlaps the first recessed area, and positioning a second insert within the second recessed area. | 2013-04-04 |
