| 14th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
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| 20100084414 | INSERT AND PACKAGE FORMED OF AN INSERT IN A SLEEVE - The disclosure relates to an insert adapted to be slidably received in a sleeve. The insert comprises a base portion, a first flap portion adapted to be refolded about a first fold line, a second flap portion adapted to be refolded about a second fold line, wherein the second fold line extends essentially in parallel with the first fold line, and wherein the first flap portion is refolded in relation to the base portion such that it extends backwardly over a first surface of the base portion, and the second flap portion is refolded in relation to the base portion such that it extends backwardly over a second surface, opposite the first surface, of the base portion. The disclosure also relates to a sleeve adapted to slidably receive such an insert and the thus formed package. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084415 | Storage Container Holder - A holder for to hold storage container(s) therein is disclosed. Each storage container has a lid with locking tabs or locking extension that hook underneath a protrusion around and near the top edge of the container to lock the lid to the container. The holder has a top with two downwardly extending sides with L-shaped extensions furthest from the top that create a ledge. The holder is attached to a surface. One or more containers with a lid locked thereto using the locking tabs or locking extensions are inserted into the holder and the underside of the locking tabs or locking extensions sit on the L-shaped extensions to support the container within the holder. There may be an interference fit between the container(s) with locked lid and the two downwardly extending sides that helps retain the container(s) within the holder and guarantees that two of the locking tabs are held in their locked position. A holder may have a rear overhang which only permits container(s) to be inserted into and removed from one end of the holder, otherwise they can be inserted into and removed from both ends. In alternative embodiments of the container(s) and holder there is a locking means that will not permit container(s) to be inserted into or removed from the holder until the locking means is deactivated; and a holder may hold one, two or more storage containers. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084416 | Gardening refuse container - An improved gardening waste receptacle has an open top and presents an opening with square corners. The receptacle opening has an arced strip along one side of the rim on the interior for retaining scooped material, and a non-deformable strip extending along the same side of the rim on the exterior, and extending along the adjacent sides of the rim of the receptacle to prevent the opening from deforming when heated and put under pressure. Two handle means are disposed on the side of the receptacle opposite the strips; one handle, a recessed handle disposed into the lower portion of the wall of the receptacle, and another handle extending outward from the top of the wall. The outward extending handle presents a dowel that turns in position for ease of lifting and carrying. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084417 | MOUNTING GUARD RING - A mounting guard ring for a sealing ring with at least one sealing lip, surrounding a sleeve-shaped protective ring with a supporting surface for the sealing lip disposed at the outer periphery and a holding device shaped as a grip, the protective ring being provided in at least one peripheral region with a first predetermined breaking site and being capable of being severed along the first predetermined breaking site by pulling on the holding device, the protective ring being closed off in sealing manner by a disk-shaped lid. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084418 | CUTLERY UTENSIL DISPENSER - A cutlery utensil dispenser having at least one utensil compartment and a dispensing mechanism is disclosed. Each utensil compartment is so dimensioned and configured to house a stack of utensils. The dispensing mechanism includes a drive member in operable communication with at least one driven member, each driven member being associated with a respective one of the compartments. Actuation of the drive member causes simultaneous actuation of each driven member that causes a utensil to be dispensed from each compartment in repeatable succession one at a time. Also disclosed is a cutlery utensil dispenser having an electric motor in operable communication with the dispensing mechanism, and a controller in operable communication with the motor. The controller includes a processing circuit responsive to computer executable instructions which when executed on the processing circuit facilitates dispensing of a utensil from the utensil compartment by operation of the motor on command. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084419 | REFILLABLE SINGLE-HAND DISPENSER FOR TABLETS - The present invention relates to a dispenser, particularly a refillable single-hand dispenser, having a sleeve ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084420 | Device for dispensing granular products - Dispensers for successive release of tablet-like or pill-like products, such as for instance sweets, sweeteners, medication, lozenges and so on are already known. A drawback of the known dispenser is that only tablet products of the same shape can be successively dispensed. The invention relates to an improved device for dispensing such products. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084421 | VENDING MACHINE USER INTERFACE GUIDE; ELECTRONIC COIN RETURN; AND HINGED DELIVERY BIN - A system and method for directing a consumer through a vending machine transaction. The system and method include a UI guide comprising visual cues to direct a consumer to insert a minimum amount of money, make a production selection and confirm the product selection. The system and method provide for the consumer to cancel the transaction and request that return of inserted coins. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084422 | Sport Nutritional Supplement Dispenser - A nutritional supplement dispenser for attachment to a bicycle frame or to a runner's belt has a hollow case with an openable top for placing tablets in the case and an inclined bottom tending to urge tablets forward under the influence of gravity. A dispenser located at a low point of the case dispenses a single tablet into an athlete's hand when manually depressed. VELCRO® brand fastener-equipped straps attach the case to the top tube and down tube of a bicycle or to a belt worn by a runner. Magnetically biased and spring biased dispensing mechanisms are described. A push-button dispensing mechanism is described. Bicycle-frame-conforming aerodynamic wings and a holster are described. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084423 | Dental flosser dispenser apparatus - A dispenser includes a base and a storage sleeve which contains a quantity of dental flossers. The dental flossers are maintained without any mutual entanglement. The base includes a dispenser slot, an operating arm and an operating button. Pressing the operating button causes the operating arm to engage a single dental flosser and push the single dental flosser through the dispensing slot. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084424 | CONTAINER WITH PIVOTING COVER - Disclosed is a package for storing a product, such as smokeless tobacco, which includes, inter alia, a container that has opposing upper and lower surfaces, and a container sidewall that extends between the upper and lower surfaces to define an interior for storing a plurality of products. The upper surface of the container has an apex intermediate a first region and a second region and the container sidewall defines an opening sized and configured to release at least one of the products. The package also includes an outer cover having an upper section and a cover sidewall depending from the upper section. The outer cover is configured to retain the container and selectively seal the opening. The container pivots about the apex to transition between open and closed positions. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084425 | BAG CONSTRUCTION WITH FLAT BOTTOM HAVING REMOVABLE LAYER - A bag construction filled with dispersible material. The bag construction has first and second panel sections, first and second side gusset sections and a bottom gusset panel section. The various panel sections are fastened together to form a generally rectangle shape with a flat bottom. The bottom gusset panel section has one or more distribution apertures in it. A removable panel layer is provided for covering the one or more apertures. When the removable panel layer is removed, the bag can be held so that the dispersible material disperses through the apertures as appropriate. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084426 | Portable self-serve beer vending station - The portable self-serve beer vending station has a hollow base in which at least two beer kegs are stored. A shelf of the unit is disposed above the base, two or more beer taps being disposed above the shelf to service each keg. A manifold tube extends from the kegs to the beer taps. Money machines, one on each side of the station, accept cash, credit, or debit. The money machine control wires are connected to control valves connected between the manifold outlets and the taps. Each money machine provides a touch screen selection menu or pushbuttons from which patrons can select either a pitcher or mug of beer at a set price. The station may be cylindrical, hexagonal, rectangular, semicircular, or the like. A surround shelf is provided for filling pitchers or mugs. An upper shelf is provided for holding fresh pitchers or mugs. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084427 | Folding Tube - The present invention is a dispensing tube made from a single machining process, which utilizes novel tooling to create interlocking components directly on the existing surface of a toothpaste tube. In other embodiments, various interlocking and clip-on components may be utilized to create a dispensing tube that more efficiently extracts a viscous substance as the tube empties. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084428 | Controlled Collapse Bottle - This invention is a squeeze bottle that forces all of the liquid toward the nozzle and then collapses in a controlled way to hold the liquid compressed toward the nozzle. Air is not allowed to enter the bottle to contact the liquid at all. The invention is comprised of a cap and a bottle. The cap has a nozzle with a one-way valve that lets the liquid out but no air in. The bottle is molded with variations in the thickness of the walls of the bottle. These variations cause the bottle to collapse in a controlled way so that the liquid is held against the cap at all times. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084429 | SEALANT APPLYING APPARATUS FOR PRINT HEAD - A sealant applying apparatus for dispensing sealant onto a nozzle plate of a print head is provided. The nozzle plate includes a plurality of arrays of nozzles. Each array of nozzles of the plurality of arrays of nozzles has a predefined perimetric profile of a nozzle orifice. The sealant applying apparatus includes a barrel and a sealant tip. The barrel is configured to enclose the sealant therein. The sealant tip extends from an end of the barrel and comprises a plurality of sealant outlets. Each sealant outlet is configured to dispense sealant onto an array of nozzles. Further, each sealant outlet is configured such that at least one of a height of each sealant outlet and a perimeter of an exit of each sealant outlet depends upon a predefined perimetric profile of a nozzle orifice of the array of nozzles. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084430 | Spray Bottle with Refill Cartridge - Refill assemblies are described herein that include: a bottle defining an internal reservoir and an opening which communicates with the reservoir; and a refill cartridge operatively coupled with the bottle, the refill cartridge including: a cartridge body defining a cartridge reservoir having a concentrated chemical agent stored therein, a refill pouch having a concentrated chemical agent stored therein or a combination thereof; and a release mechanism cooperatively engaged to the cartridge body that facilitates the flow of the chemical agent from the cartridge reservoir into the reservoir of the bottle. Refill assemblies are also disclosed that include: a spray bottle and/or containment vessel; a refill cartridge cooperatively engaged to the spray bottle and/or containment vessel and including a cartridge body defining a cartridge reservoir having a concentrated chemical agent stored therein; and a release mechanism cooperatively engaged to the cartridge body and selectively movable from a sealing position to a dispensing position relative thereto, the movement of the release mechanism from the sealing position to the dispensing position facilitating the flow of the chemical agent from the cartridge reservoir. Some refill assemblies also include: a bottle having an internal reservoir; and a refill cartridge operatively coupled to the bottle and at least partially residing within the reservoir thereof. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084431 | Self-Heating Material Dispenser - A dispensing unit, which utilizes a chemical reaction or phase transition to soften a material into a flowable state, is described. The material comprises an adhesive, sealant or caulk. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084432 | Fluid dispenser for personal use - Personal dispensers include a refill unit and a refill casing. The refill unit is a collapsible container that is associated with pump mechanisms for dispensing fluid from within the collapsible container. The refill casing retains and protects the refill unit, and includes a pump lock that is manipulated to selectively cover a pump opening in the refill casing. When the pump lock covers the pump opening, the pump mechanisms cannot be manipulated, and when the pump lock does not cover the pump opening, the pump mechanisms can be manipulated to dispense product. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084433 | Discharge device - A discharge device for media has a housing ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084434 | AEROSOL REACH EXTENDING HANDLE - An apparatus for extending the reach of a dispenser is disclosed. The apparatus is configured to secure a dispenser so that an activation mechanism of the apparatus causes a release mechanism of the dispenser to trigger. When the release mechanism of the dispenser is triggered, content contained in the dispenser is released from the dispenser and through an opening of the apparatus. The activation mechanism is positioned on the apparatus to extend the normal reach of the dispenser. Therefore, a user can easily apply body products to hard-to-reach areas of the body. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084435 | TAPPING APPARATUS WITH PRESSURE CONTROL MEANS - A tapping apparatus ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084436 | RE-SEALABLE SPIGOT FOR A COLLAPSIBLE BEVERAGE CONTAINER - A re-sealable spigot includes a cylindrical structure configured to be attached to a liquid receptacle, wherein said cylindrical structure further comprises a stem, having an upper portion and a base portion, and a top in a coaxial arrangement with said upper portion of said stem, and a cap having a hollow receiving portion shaped as a multi-sided geometrical element, wherein said cap seals said cylindrical structure. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084437 | Dispensing Assembly with a Controlled Gas Environment - Techniques for dispensing fusible material onto a surface, wherein the fusible material is in molten form, are provided. In accordance with aspects of the invention, a dispensing assembly dispenses the fusible material and a gas environment surrounding a portion of a seal structure of the dispensing assembly is controlled to regulate an oxidation rate of the fusible material. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084438 | Dispensing Assembly with an Injector Controlled Gas Environment - An apparatus for dispensing fusible material onto a surface, wherein the fusible material is in molten form, is provided. The apparatus comprises a dispensing assembly comprising a seal structure. The seal structure controls dispensing of the fusible material. One or more gas injectors are coupled to the dispensing assembly. Each of the one or more gas injectors is adapted to inject at least one gas to the dispensing assembly for controlling a gas environment surrounding at least a portion of the seal structure. An oxidation rate of the fusible material is controlled as a function of at least one characteristic of the at least one gas. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084439 | MELT SUPPLY PIPE FOR ALUMINUM DIE CASTING - There is provided a melt supply pipe comprising a melt supply pipe body composed of an inner ceramic pipe and an outer steel pipe, the outer steel pipe having a Ni alloy layer formed over the inner circumferential surface, and TiC particles attached to the surface of the Ni alloy layer, wherein grooves are formed at both ends of the melt supply pipe body, each groove forming an annular space overlapping the boundary between the outer circumferential surface of the inner ceramic pipe and the inner circumferential surface of the outer steel pipe, and a fibrous sheet of an inorganic material is inserted into each of the annular grooves such that the sheet extends over the entire circumference of the groove. The melt supply pipe is strong to mechanical impact owing to the use of the steel pipe in combination with the ceramic pipe and can prevent intrusion of an aluminum melt despite the difference in thermal expansion between the steel pipe and the ceramic pipe. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084440 | TENSOR ROD - The present invention relates generally to an apparatus for degassing, submerging, agitating and pumping molten metal. More particularly, the present invention relates to a mechanical apparatus for moving or pumping molten metal such as aluminum, zinc or magnesium. Specifically, the present invention is related to a drive for such an apparatus in which a motor is positioned above a molten metal bath and rotates a vertical shaft. The lower end of the shaft drives an impeller or a rotor to impart motion to the molten metal. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084441 | REFRACTORY MATERIAL FOR NOZZLE FOR USE IN CONTINUOUS CASTING, AND CONTINUOUS CASTING NOZZLE - In a insert-type continuous casting nozzle comprising a highly functional layer formed to have a high corrosion resistance, a high anti-attachment capability, etc., and provided to define an inner bore thereof, the present invention is directed to providing a refractory material (mortar) for an intermediate layer of the continuous casting nozzle, which has a property capable of fixing an inner bore-side layer to an outer periphery-side layer (a nozzle body) of the continuous casting nozzle, while preventing the occurrence of expansion splitting in the outer periphery-side layer due to a difference in thermal expansion between the inner bore-side and outer periphery-side layers, and a continuous casting nozzle using the refractory material for the intermediate layer. The refractory material for the intermediate layer contains a hollow refractory aggregate in an amount of 10 to 75 volume %, wherein a ratio of an average radius R of each particle of the aggregate to an average wall thickness t of the particle satisfies the following relation: R/t≧10. This refractory material is disposed between an inner bore-side layer ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084442 | GARMENT HANGER HAVING SINGLE HANDED LOCKING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR - A garment hanger has a pair of clamping members. Each clamping member comprises a pair of planer end sections and a central curved section attached to the pair of planer end members. The pair of end sections of a first clamping member will touch a corresponding pair of end sections of a second clamping member and the central curved section of the first and second clamping members form an elongated oval when the pair of clamping members is placed together in a closed position. A locking device is attached to the central curved section of the first and second clamping members. The locking device secures the pair of clamping members together. When pressure is applied to the locking device, the locking device forces opens and separates the pair of clamping members. A hook assembly is attached to the locking device. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084443 | REUSABLE SHOPPING BAG SYSTEM - An expandable shopping bag system is provided with a pouch capable of unfolding to a shopping bag. The first pair of opposing sides and the bottom of the shopping bag have a first set of expansion panels, allowing the bag to expand and provide additional volume. A shopping bag kit is provided with an outer bag and a plurality of inner bags, wherein the inner bags are collapsible for storage within the outer bag when not in use. The inner bags form a coordinated design when the plurality of inner bags are placed adjacent to one another. An expandable shopping bag system is provided with a bag having a bottom with a fastener. A first and second pair of opposing sides extend from the bottom to form a storage compartment. The bottom folds about the sides creating a packet. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084444 | Lightweight Sitting Stretcher - A portable stretcher is provided so that two persons can manually transport an injured person in a seated position. The stretcher is made of a harness where the injured person can sit upon and two carrying straps for the two people transporting the injured person. The harness includes means for securing the injured person so that he cannot slip from the harness during the transport and further hurt himself. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084445 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING A CHILD - Methods and an apparatus allow a child to be securely carried on a adult's shoulder's while allowing the adult substantial freedom of movement and free use of hands and arms. An embodiment comprises two ankle cuffs, each securely holding one of the child's ankles and a torso strap connected thereto for securing the child's ankles to the torso of the wearer. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084446 | MOTORCYCLE HELMET SECUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS OF AFFIXMENT AND USAGE THEREOF - A motorcycle helmet securement system ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084447 | CAR TOP CARRIER - A car top carrier incorporating improved dual-functioning hinge/latch mechanisms connected by a drive bar that translates pivotal rotation to open and close the carrier. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084448 | LINKAGE DEVICES FOR CONNECTING VEHICLE RACK SUPPORT MEMBERS TO VEHICLES - Linkage devices for connecting vehicle rack support members to preexisting attachment points on vehicle upper surfaces are disclosed. The linkage devices may include a body, a resilient pad, and an anchoring member. The body may include an interface, configured to engage and retain the support member, and a substantially hollow lower portion having a lower edge that defines a circumference of an opening. The resilient pad may be disposed on the lower edge and extend around at least a first substantial portion of the circumference of the opening. The opening may extend through the resilient pad and into the substantially hollow lower portion. The anchoring member may be configured to extend through the substantially hollow lower portion and through the opening, engage the attachment point, and selectively urge the body against the resilient pad and the upper surface of the vehicle. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084449 | Maximum Security/Maximum Versatility Ball Mount Assembly - A vehicle ball mount assembly includes a shank, an upper platform attached to the shank, and a lower platform attached to the shank and spaced from the upper platform. The lower platform extends beyond the upper platform. A first tow ball extends from the upper platform and a second tow ball extends from the lower platform. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084450 | TAPE DISPENSER - A tape dispenser is adapted to dispense lengths of adhesive tape from a roll of adhesive tape wound upon a cylindrical tape core. The tape dispenser comprises a first sidewall and a second sidewall generally parallel to the first sidewall. Each sidewall has a hub structure, a tape retaining tab, and a foot portion located between the hub structure and the tab. The tape core is rotatably supported on the hub structures of the first and second sidewalls. A tape guide portion interconnects the first and second sidewalls. A cutter is located at a forward end of the tape guide portion. A roller is rotatably supported between the sidewall front portions. The roller is beneath the tape guide portion and adjacent the cutter. The tape dispenser is configured to allow a user to only use one hand to hold the tape dispenser and dispense a length of tape on an associated substrate. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084451 | Tapered guide bushing for reciprocating driver and tool incorporating same - A guide bushing for a reciprocating nailer includes a body having a cylindrical portion and a tapered portion. An aperture extends through the body for receiving a driving rod. The tapered portion of the guide bushing extends from the nailer and is configured to fit into tight spaces, such as corners and along the tongues or grooves of, for instance, tongue and groove flooring, to fully support a nailer as it is driven into the tight space. The guide bushing can be a multiple part or multiple stage bushing for more flexibility and utility. The aperture through the center of the bushing can also be stepped to cooperate with a stepped driving rod for closer holding of narrower nails. A boot can be placed at the tip of the guide bushing to provide a cushion and further retention of a nail held by the nailer. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084452 | COMBINATION OF STRIKE ROD AND BARREL FOR NAIL GUNS - A nail gun includes a body having a nose connected thereto and a path is defined in the nose. A magazine is engaged with an opening defined through a wall of the nose so as to provide nails into the path. Each nail includes a head and a shank. A plurality of grooves are defined axially in an inner periphery of the path. A strike rod is movably received in the path and has ridges extending radially from an outer periphery of the strike rod. The ridges are slidably engaged with the grooves in the path. A diameter of a circle formed by outer surfaces of the ridges is not less than an outer diameter of the head of the nail, so that when the strike rod hits the head of the nail and head of the nail is not deformed. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084453 | Circular stapler - A circular stapler facilitate performing end to end anastomosis; further an occasional prompt with sound effect warning timely firing the stapler bolts. A circular stapler includes a bolting machine ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084454 | FRICTION PLUG WELDING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Friction plug welding methods and systems plug a hole extending through a component part from front and back faces thereof. A sacrificial plate having an opening therethrough may be positioned against the back face of the component part with assistance from a restraint part (which is also preferably provided with a space of sufficient dept to receive a terminal end of the male plug) so that the opening is coaxially aligned with the hole to be plugged. Upon advancing a male plug of a plug rod into the hole under friction plug welding conditions, a friction weld region will therefore be formed between the male plug and defining surfaces of both the hole extending through the component part and the opening extending through the sacrificial plate. The plug rod may include an annular shoulder flange which defines a plane parallel to the front face of the component part so that flash flow from the friction welding will be displaced laterally of the hole. The male plug may be frustroconically shaped. An annular arcuate surface may also be provided which joins the male plug to the shoulder flange. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084455 | SOLDERING IRON DEVICE, SOLDERING IRON CONTROL MODULE AND SOLDERING CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A soldering iron control module applied to a soldering iron and a soldering iron stand is provided. The soldering iron stand accommodates the soldering iron which has a soldering iron bit. The soldering iron control module includes a sensing unit and a soldering iron control system. The sensing unit provides a sensing signal indicating whether the soldering iron is accommodated in the soldering iron stand. The soldering iron control system includes a tin supply unit and a control unit. The control unit determines whether the soldering iron has been accommodated in the soldering iron stand for a first time period according to the sensing signal. When the control unit determines that the soldering iron has been accommodated in the soldering iron stand for the first time period, the tin supply unit provides the tin to the soldering iron bit and the power of the soldering iron is turned off. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084456 | CLINCHING METHOD AND TOOL FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A clinching method includes establishing a first layer on a second layer. The first layer has an aperture formed therein and is thinner than the second layer. A rotating punch is engaged with the second layer through the aperture in the first layer, thereby generating frictional heat and softening the second layer. The rotating punch is configured with at least a first diameter, a shoulder, and a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter. The rotating punch is pressed into the softened second layer, thereby causing at least some of the second layer to: back extrude through an annulus defined by the aperture in the first layer and at least one of the diameters of the punch; contact the shoulder of the rotating punch; and extend onto a surface of the first layer adjacent the aperture. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084457 | Surfboard wax bar and apparatus for protecting same - A surfboard wax bar rectangularly geometric in shape having a plurality of transverse creases or beveled break lines allowing a user to selectively separate a portion of the surfboard wax bar as desired, the surfboard wax bar encapsulated in a protective covering, the protective covering having a plurality of preformed embossed tear lines cooperative and aligned with the transverse creases or beveled break lines of said surfboard wax bar to allow the selective separation of a portion of the surfboard wax bar and associated wrapping, yet not disturb the remaining wrapping and the remaining portion of the surfboard wax bar, the surfboard wax bar and wrapping or portions thereof being stored in a container, the outer surface of which is reflective to the sun, and which is insulated from the heat of the ambient weather so as to prevent deterioration of the surfboard wax bar or any remnants thereof, and also protection from debris such as sand. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084458 | Retail produce box and method for selling a variety of produce therein - There is provided an improved retail produce box, preferably for fresh potatoes. Each box comprises a bottom wall, four side walls with beveled corners where adjacent side walls meet, said bottom wall and side walls defining a substantially rectangular box interior. That interior is covered by a lid made from folded over extensions of two opposed side walls with one of said lid extensions at least partially overlapping the other lid extension to minimize light penetration into the box interior and allow for some settlement of contents after filling. The bottom wall may have a plurality of apertures for visual inspection of the contents and facilitating air circulation within. Preferably, the overlapping lid extension includes a hinged and tabbed section that can be flipped open for visually inspecting the box contents and lowered back down after. A plurality of such boxes, in various produce quantities, may be boxed together for shipping in a master container. A method for selling varying produce in the same box entails inserting a divider into that box to form chambers into which different varieties of potatoes, or potatoes along with other produce like onions, may be packaged. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084459 | MATERIALS FOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONTAINER WITH INTEGRATED DIVIDER AND RESULTING CONTAINER - In accordance with the invention, a method of manufacturing containers such as shipping, display and display ready packaging, for example, and resulting containers and associated preassemblies and blanks are provided, which, when utilized, result in preassemblies that are more easily, reliably and quickly assembled into fully assembled containers. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084460 | CARDBOARD BOX, WITH A REMOVABLE PART HAVING A MIRRORED SURFACE - A box formed from a single cardboard piece, having a breakable knurling bounding a portion removable from the box and having a mirrored surface. The box can be used to contain plasters or pharmaceutical or cosmetic products applicable to the face of a user who is able to use said mirrored portion extracted from the box to clearly view that point of the face on which the plasters or products are to be applied by the user. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084461 | Automated banking machine controlled responsive to data bearing records with currency tracking - An automated banking machine ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084462 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION AT POINT OF SALE - A method for verifying the identity of an individual at a selected location, such as a point of sale (POS), includes storing a photograph of the individual with an associated verifier, such as the individual's verified name, at a remote service provider. A request for a photograph of the individual having the associated verifier is transmitted from the selected location to the remote service provider via a secure data communication network. In response to the request, the service provider matches the verifier with the verifier stored in the database and transmits the photograph associated therewith back to the selected location via the network. The individual's photograph is displayed at the selected location and used by a merchant or the like to verify the identity of the individual. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084463 | RFID ENABLED DYNAMIC OBJECT VERIFICATION WITH GTIN DECODED FROM EPC - Electronic Product Codes (EPCs) can be read from RFID labels and tags to verify shipments. The EPCs are decoded to Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs), which are then matched to GTINs of products on a shipping list. If all of the decoded GTINs match and there are no GTINs in the shipment list that are left unmatched, then shipment verification is successful. If some of the decoded GTINs fail to match, the verification process fails with extra, unexpected products. If some of the GTINs in the shipping list are left unmatched, the verification process fails with the missing products. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084464 | Miniature Transponder and Identification System Including Said Transponder and a Suitable Reader - The transponder contains a winding of conductive wire coiled on a generally cylindrical ferrite bar and connected to an integrated circuit of identification by radiofrequency waves. The winding is made of a single layer of non-contiguous turns, formed with an uninsulated wire, and the integrated circuit is set up to operate at a frequency higher than 10 MHz and is directly attached to the ferrite bar, for example, on a flat part formed at the end of the bar, so as not to exceed the cylindrical volume determined by the bar and the winding. The reader contains a transmitting antenna formed by a flat winding and a receiving antenna with at least two wire assemblies disposed in flat spirals, each assembly containing two flat spirals wound in opposite directions. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084465 | CONTACTLESS MANAGEMENT BETWEEN A SMART CARD AND MOBILE TERMINAL - Certain existing commands, such as USAT/SAT/CAT commands, are modified to allow management of various types of contactless applications to be performed. Such commands are exchanged via a communication bus between a secure element and a contactless function (CLF) module to support a contactless service. The secure element may be a type of smart card and the external device may be an access gateway for transportation, a point-of-sale (PoS) terminal, or some other application for the user. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084466 | METHOD OF FORMING AN AUTO-CALIBRATION CIRCUIT OR LABEL - A method of forming and using an auto-calibration circuit or label on a test sensor includes providing a label or circuit. The label or circuit includes a first layer, a second layer and a lamination portion. The second layer is located between the first layer and the lamination portion. The first layer includes polymeric material. The second layer includes conductive material. The label or circuit is applied to the test sensor via the lamination portion. After applying the label or circuit to the test sensor, portions of the second layer are ablated using a laser to form an auto-calibration pattern on the label or circuit. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084467 | RFID Tag and Driving Method Thereof - The wireless tag includes a circuit which receives an AC signal from the outside and detects an envelope, a detection circuit which detects the level of electric power supplied from the outside and outputs a potential corresponding to the detected electric power, a protection circuit which changes an impedance of a circuit receiving the electric power in accordance with the electric power output from the detection circuit, a selection circuit portion which selects whether the electric power output from the detection circuit is input to the protection circuit. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084468 | METHOD OF IMAGING CODING PATTERN COMPRISING COLUMNS AND ROWS OF COORDINATE DATA - A method of imaging a coding pattern disposed on a surface of a substrate. The method comprises the steps of: (a) operatively positioning an optical reader relative to the surface and capturing an image of a portion of the coding pattern, said coding pattern comprising: (b) sampling and decoding x-coordinate data and y-coordinate data within the imaged portion; and (c) determining a position of the reader. All the x-coordinate data is represented in a column of an imaged tag and all the y-coordinate data is represented in a row of the imaged tag. The column and the row each have a width v. The imaged portion has a diameter of at least (l+v)√2 and less than (2l)√2. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084469 | MULTI-MODAL ONE-DIMENSIONAL BARCODES - Techniques for creating a multi-modal one-dimensional (1D) barcode are provided. The techniques include obtaining N one-dimensional (1D) barcode images, wherein N 1D barcode images comprise two or more 1D barcode images, placing the N 1D barcode images with a horizontal displacement of 1/N barcode units, and combining the N 1D barcode images with the displacement to create a multi-modal 1D barcode. Techniques for decoding a multi-modal barcode are also provided herein. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084470 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL BARCODE LOCALIZATION FOR CAMERA BASED DEVICES - Described is a technology in which a two-dimensional barcode symbol (e.g., a QR Code®) is located within an image by looking for angular signatures that indicate a high density of generally vertical and/or horizontal angles. An image is divided into blocks of pixels. Angles are associated with each pixel, forming an angular signature for the block based on how many pixels are associated with each angle. The angular signatures indicate which blocks have pixels associated with mostly generally vertical and/or horizontal angles. A region with the largest number of blocks having such angular signatures is determined, and a bounding box for the barcode symbol grown from that region block by evaluating nearby blocks to find the outermost blocks that contain the barcode symbol. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084471 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING IMAGE DATA REPRESENTING BAR CODES - A device for processing image data relating to bar codes is described. In one embodiment a bar code verification device is provided having an ergonomic form factor characterized by a domed hand held trigger and a viewing window. The verification device may be disposed in a network that includes a host processor system and other bar code reading devices which may include other bar code verification devices. Processing circuitry for processing image signals corresponding to printed bar codes may be partially disposed within the hand held verification device and partially disposed within a host processor system spaced apart from and associated with the hand held verification device. The hand held verification device may be in wireless communication with the host processor system to which it is associated. The bar code verification system may include signal enhancement modules which interpolate constructed pixel values from actual pixel values and which correct for signal degradation resulting from high frequency spatial sampling. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084472 | METHOD OF DISTINGUISHING FIRST CODING PATTERN FROM SECOND CODING PATTERN - A method of imaging either a first coding pattern or a second coding pattern disposed on a surface. The method comprises the steps of: (a) operatively positioning an optical reader relative to the surface; (b) capturing an image of a portion of the first or second coding pattern; (c) sampling and decoding a registration symbol contained in the imaged portion; (d) determining an identifier of the first or second coding pattern, the identifier indicating a number of cells contained in a tag; (e) determining whether the optical reader is positioned relative to the first coding pattern or the second coding pattern; (f) using the indicated number of cells to sample and decode tag data. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084473 | Radio Frequency Identification Tag for the Metal Product with High Thermal Resistance and the Fabricating Method Thereof - The present invention relates to a radio frequency identification tag having high thermal resistance for metal products and method of manufacturing thereof. The radio frequency identification tag according to the present invention comprises a printed circuit board made of epoxy glass; an antenna pattern and a transponder chip disposed on the upper surface of the printed circuit board; a first thermal resistant ink layer coated on the antenna pattern on the printed circuit board; a metal shielding layer attached to a lower surface of the printed circuit board; a second thermal resistant ink layer coated on the lower surface of the metal shielding layer; and an adhesive layer applied to the second thermal resistant ink layer, wherein a transponder chip protection layer made of thermal resistant is formed on the transponder chip. The radio frequency identification tag according to the present invention, has the advantages of preventing damage to a transponder chip and an antenna pattern even at high temperature environment, being capable of rapidly dissipating heat accumulated in the transponder chip, and being capable of remarkably reducing the likelihood of a transponder chip or an antenna pattern being damaged during the manufacturing process. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084474 | DOCUMENT FOR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DOCUMENT FOR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION - A document for personal identification, having a chip module including the following components: a chip and a leadframe, wherein the chip is connected to the leadframe, an outer cover, wherein the outer cover is connected to a transponder substrate. A first component of the chip module is connected to the outer cover and a second component of the chip module is connected to the transponder substrate in such a way that, in the case of separation of outer cover and transponder substrate, the first component of the chip module is separated from the second component of the chip module. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084475 | Semiconductor Device - The semiconductor device includes an antenna | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084476 | MULTIPLE FUNCTION PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Portable electronic devices include a unitary package including first and second opposing faces. A first flat panel display is provided on the first face. A user input device also is provided on the unitary package. A processor is provided in the unitary package that is configured to control the first and second flat panel displays, in response to the user input device. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084477 | CODING PATTERN COMPRISING REGISTRATION SYMBOLS FOR IDENTIFYING THE CODING PATTERN - A substrate having a first coding pattern disposed on a surface thereof. The first coding pattern comprises: a plurality of target elements defining a target grid, the target grid comprising a plurality of cells, wherein neighboring cells share target elements; a plurality of data elements contained in each cell; and a plurality of tags. Each tag is defined by a first set of contiguous cells. Each tag comprises respective tag data encoded by a respective set of the data elements. Each cell comprises one or more registration symbols encoded by a respective set of said data elements. Each of the registration symbols identifies the cell as being contained in the first set, and thereby contained in the first coding pattern. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084478 | CODING PATTERN COMPRISING COLUMNS AND ROWS OF COORDINATE DATA - A substrate having a coding pattern disposed on a surface thereof. The coding pattern comprises a plurality of contiguous square tags of length l, each tag comprising x-coordinate data and y-coordinate data. A plurality of data elements are contained in each tag. The x-coordinate data is represented by a respective set of data elements and the y-coordinate data is represented by a respective set of data elements. All the x-coordinate data is represented in a column of the tag parallel with a y-axis, and all the y-coordinate data is represented in a row of the tag parallel with an x-axis. The column and the row each have a width v, such that any square portion of the coding pattern having a length (l+v) is guaranteed to contain the x-coordinate data and the y-coordinate data for a tag irrespective of whether a whole tag is contained in that portion. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084479 | POSITION-CODING PATTERN HAVING TAG COORDINATES ENCODED BY BIT-SHIFTED SUBSEQUENCES OF CYCLIC POSITION CODE - A substrate having a position-coding pattern disposed on a surface thereof. The position-coding pattern comprises a plurality of tags. Each tag encodes a w-bit subsequence of a cyclic code sequence. The w-bit subsequence maps to a corresponding coordinate codeword for the tag. Adjacent tags contain a w-bit subsequence shifted by one bit relative to each other in the cyclic code sequence. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084480 | POSITION-CODING PATTERN HAVING TAG COORDINATES ENCODED BY SUCCESSIVE SUBSEQUENCES OF CYCLIC POSITION CODE - A substrate having a position-coding pattern disposed on a surface thereof. The position-coding pattern comprises a plurality of tags, each tag encoding a w-bit subsequence of a cyclic code sequence having a length n and a dimension k. The w-bit subsequence maps to a corresponding coordinate codeword for the tag. Adjacent tags contain successive w-bit subsequences in the cyclic code sequence and n>w>k. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084481 | CODING PATTERN HAVING MERGED DATA SYMBOLS - A substrate having a coding pattern disposed on a surface thereof. The coding pattern comprises a plurality of merged data symbols, each merged data symbol being represented by a plurality of data elements disposed on the surface. Each merged data symbol encodes a first individual data symbol and a second individual data symbol. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084482 | THERMOSTAT - A thermostat includes an improved user interface, including automatic scheduling, remote control, system failure warning messages, and Energy Star compliance messages. Diagnostics can be provided without additional communication links to the thermostat. A sub-base accepts multiple thermostats and uses color coded terminals to ease installation. Glow-in-the dark features reduce power needs. In one embodiment, thermostats are coupled to AC power sources and communicate using wireless communications to control an HVAC system. A dampered system can be effected through a thermostat that communicates directly with zoned dampers. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084483 | System and Method for Controlling Temperature and Humidity of a Controlled Space - A system for controlling temperature and humidity of a controlled space includes a supply air path for supplying an outside air stream to the controlled space; an exhaust air path for conveying an exhaust air stream from the controlled space; a total energy recovery device in contact with the outside air stream and the exhaust air stream; a dehumidification wheel in contact with two spaced portions of the outside air stream; and a cooler in contact with the outside air stream between the two spaced portions. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084484 | INTEGRATED, ESSENTIAL-OIL ATOMIZER - An atomizer provides a control of duty cycle or a motor driving a diaphragm pump. By providing precise, high-speed flow through an eductor nozzle, improved atomization occurs. However, to control the total volume of atomized liquid discharged, the delay time between operational time periods may also be controlled. Thus, a very effective atomizer provides economical use of essential oils by control duty cycle. Precision modeling provides highly integrated subsystems providing superior performance and reliability. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084485 | QUENCHED SOLIDS APPLICATOR - A quenched solids applicator includes a solids hopper for containing solids to be applied onto a foliage field or other field surface. A solids exhaust conduit terminates in an exhaust nozzle with a solids power source urging the solids from the hopper into the solids exhaust conduit and out through the exit nozzle. A liquid reservoir contains a liquid such as an aqueous based solution. The liquid exhaust conduit is also provided with a liquid pump metering liquid from the liquid reservoir to the liquid exhaust conduit having a liquid outlet in proximity to the exit nozzle to exhaust a confluent stream of quenched solids on an upward stream trajectory relative to the exit nozzle. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084486 | HAND STERILIZER GEL DISPENSER WITH LCD MEDIA DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a hand sterilizer dispenser having a display screen which can be uploaded with advertisements and wanted information. This hand sterilizer automatically operates when a hand moves toward a sensor without an additional operation. This sterilizer has a gel type detergent, so drying apparatus process is not needed and has a conventional simple cleaning and sterilizing function. The hand sterilizer having a display device of a compact size performs a display of products, reducing in energy waste, and providing a hand sterilizing function and image of a product for a short time without noise and vibrations. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084487 | Switchable spray head - The spray head has a housing-mounted inflow passage for feed water, and a central first outflow passage. A second and a third outflow passage are offset in the circumferential direction with respect to an axis of rotation. Each of the outflow passages is connected to a corresponding water outlet for producing different spray jets. A control element having a connecting channel is disposed in the interior of the spray head and is rotatable about the axis of rotation by the actuating element. The actuating element can execute a lifting movement. In the starting position of the actuating element, the connecting channel exclusively connects the inflow passage to the first outflow passage. In the lifting position of the actuating element, the inflow passage is connected either to the second or the third outflow passage as a function of the actuating element and the associated rotational position of the control element. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084488 | ALTERNATING CURRENT POWERED DELIVERY SYSTEM - An air treatment device having a piezoelectric actuator powered by a transformer. The transformer has dual inputs comprising oppositely wound coils and input power signals 180 degrees out of phase. This arrangement provides a stronger drive signal to the actuator. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084489 | Cooling Feature for fuel injector and fuel system using same - A thermal load control assembly for a fuel injector includes a rail inlet port, a cooling inlet port and a fuel drain port. A leakage path channels leaked fuel originating from the rail inlet port to the fuel drain port. A cooling path channels fuel originating from the cooling inlet port to the fuel drain port. A fuel system using a thermal load control assembly includes a single fuel tank that supplies fuel to the rail inlet port and the cooling inlet port of a plurality of fuel injectors and collect fuel from the fuel drain port of the plurality of fuel injectors. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084490 | Premixed Direct Injection Nozzle - An injection nozzle having a main body portion with an outer peripheral wall is disclosed. The nozzle includes a plurality of fuel/air mixing tubes disposed within the main body portion and a fuel flow passage fluidly connected to the plurality of fuel/air mixing tubes. Fuel and air are partially premixed inside the plurality of the tubes. A second body portion, having an outer peripheral wall extending between a first end and an opposite second end, is connected to the main body portion. The partially premixed fuel and air mixture from the first body portion gets further mixed inside the second body portion. The second body portion converges from the first end toward said second end. The second body portion also includes cooling passages that extend along all the walls around the second body to provide thermal damage resistance for occasional flame flash back into the second body. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084491 | IRRIGATION DEVICE - A device for irrigating soil or other substrates is provided. The device is at least in part biodegradable, minimising its impact on the environment and also provides focused irrigation towards desired areas. The device includes a connector end for connection with a liquid supply, and a biodegradable body adapted to receive liquid from the connector end, wherein the outer surface of the body is substantially water resistant with the exception of one or more feeder areas. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084492 | Spray attachment with a separable holding part and spray head - The spray attachment has a holding part with a water guide that can be connected to a feed water pipe, and a spray head with an external housing. Said spray head and the holding part are fastened separably to each other by means of a coupling. Furthermore, the spray head can have switching options for producing different spray jets, and an illuminating means. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084493 | Modular coatings sprayer - A modular coatings sprayer includes a valve housing in which there is defined a nozzle orifice and a valve-shaft bore opposite the nozzle orifice. A housing side wall extends between the orifice and bore and defines an internal fluid passage. The side wall includes an opening through which pressurized fluid is introduced into the fluid passage. A valve including a valve shaft with opposed back and nozzle-closing ends is sealably supported within the bore such that (i) the nozzle-closing end is situated within the housing and the back end is situated external to the housing and (ii) the valve shaft can axially reciprocated between a first position in which the nozzle-closing end does not seal the nozzle orifice and a nozzle-closing position in which the nozzle-closing end seals the nozzle orifice such that pressurized fluid within the fluid passage is prevented from exiting through the nozzle orifice. The valve housing is configured for selective cooperative coupling to a valve-actuating assembly having a body and a lever mounted for pivotable movement relative to the body. The lever selectively engages a portion of the valve shaft external to the valve housing such that (i) when the lever is pivoted in a first direction, the valve shaft is axially displaced in order to open the nozzle orifice and (ii) when the lever is pivoted in a second direction, the valve shaft is axially displaced toward the nozzle-closing position. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084494 | Resonant Supersonic Gas Valve and Nozzle - A high speed valve has a conductive flyer plate responsive to eddy currents induced by an adjacent coil. The eddy currents generate a repulsive force which opens the valve, and a low-mass flyer plate and spring combined with a resonant plate and spring combination provide a fast opening and closing time for the valve. A nozzle structure directs a supersonic flow of gas into a rectangular array of high-density gas suitable for interaction with a laser beam transverse to the rectangular array of jets for the production of wakefield interaction, leading to very high-energy electrons from the gas jet. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084495 | Device for Destroying Sheet Material - The invention provides a device for destroying sheet material, comprising shredding means ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084496 | SHREDDER WITH THICKNESS DETECTOR - A shredder includes a thickness detector device having a contact portion in a throat of a housing. The contact portion is movable by a thickness between opposing major surfaces of at least one article being received by the throat. The thickness detector device includes a detectable portion movable by the contact portion, and a detector for detecting at least one position of the detectable portion that includes a position when the detectable portion has been moved by the contact portion by an amount that correlates to a predetermined maximum thickness. A controller is coupled to the thickness detector, is operable to prevent a motor from driving cutter elements in a shredding direction responsive to the detector detecting that the detectable portion has been moved by the amount that correlates to the predetermined maximum thickness, and is configured to vary the predetermined maximum thickness based on receiving an input parameter. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084497 | Grating for mincer - The present invention relates to a grating for a mincer comprising a plurality of extrusion holes for forming a stream of minced meat intended for preparing portions of minced meat, especially shaped portions such as minced meat steaks, and a device for producing portions of minced meat, comprising a mincer equipped with such a grating. The grating ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084498 | CUTTER DEVICE FOR A CRUSHING MACHINE - A cutter device for a crushing machine includes a rotary cutter base body and plural cutters. The rotary cutter base body is formed integral and has an outer peripheral side axially and equidistantly formed with plural annular ribs respectively provided with plural flat cut surfaces. Each flat cut surface is formed integral with a protruding fixing base with a fixing hole for locking each cutter on the fixing base. Each cutter body is formed with a cutting side disposed with at least four arcuate cutting edges extending toward the center to form a bulging portion, with the cross section of the cutter side formed with a double-curved surface for thickening the cutter to prolong its service life. The fixing bases are formed integrally with the rotary cutter base body to increase their strength. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084499 | DRAG ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR DUAL-BEARING REEL - The drag adjusting device is provided with a pin member | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084500 | CORD REEL - A reel with a rotatable spool. The reel includes a motor coupled to a drive shaft and configured to rotate the drive shaft in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction. A drive assembly is disposed on the drive shaft and rotation of the drive shaft in the first direction moves the drive assembly along the drive shaft and into engagement with the spool. Rotation of the drive shaft in the second direction moves the drive assembly along the drive shaft and out of engagement with the spool. When the drive assembly is engaged with the spool, the drive assembly rotates the spool in a windup direction. When the drive assembly is out of engagement with the spool, the spool may be rotated manually in an unwind direction without encountering resistance from the motor. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084501 | ROLLER DICE DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INSULATOR COIL AND WINDING APPARATUS - A roller dice device includes a pair of rolling rollers respectively including circumferential rolling grooves formed at outer circumferential surfaces thereof, a supporting portion rotatably supporting the pair of rolling rollers respectively around roller axes extending in parallel with each other, a spaced portion configured by a rolling portion, through which a rolling material moves, and formed by the circumferential rolling grooves facing each other, and a restricting portion formed at the outer circumferential surfaces of the pair of the rolling rollers and restricting displacement of the pair of rolling rollers relative to each other in the axial direction of the roller axes. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084502 | ENDLESS BELT WITH SLITS FOR BELT-TYPE BAND SHEET COILING TENSION APPLYING APPARATUS - A number of closely notched slits | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084503 | Rewinding toilet paper spindle - A toilet paper spindle which is simple and effective at rewinding the amount of toilet paper and restricting the amount dispensed is disclosed and described. The toilet paper spindle can include a central spindle, an outer sleeve, and a rotation biasing member. The central spindle can include engagement ends which prevent or minimize movement of the central spindle with respect to the mounted spindle holder. The outer sleeve can be oriented concentrically about the central spindle and can minimize or prevent relative movement of a standard toilet paper roll mounted thereon. The rotation biasing member can be oriented inside the outer sleeve to allow axial rotation along a common axis between the outer sleeve and the central spindle during removal of toilet paper from the toilet paper roll. The biasing member also acts such that the outer sleeve returns to a biased position after removal of the toilet paper is complete effectively rewinding the roll. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084504 | Flexible conduit dispensing device - Coiled cross-linked plastic conduits such as PEX water tubing commonly used by plumping contractors may be effectively unwound and strung at a construction site using a unique conduit dispensing device of this invention. The dispensing device includes a container for housing the coiled PEX conduit and a reel for unwinding the coiled PEX conduit from the container. The dispensing device may be equipped with a suspending mount which when mounted at a dispensing position allows a single worker to more effectively install the conduit at the work site. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084505 | MULTI-STAGE HYPER-VELOCITY KINETIC ENERGY MISSILE - A multi-stage hyper-velocity kinetic energy missile (HVKEM) uses a ‘missile in a missile’ architecture in which the HVKEM includes a 1 | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084506 | AIRCRAFT RUDDER AUTHORITY CONTROL SYSTEM - A system that acts on a rudder (L) having its stop parts commanded or moved by an actuator (A) is described. The rudder system comprises a reversible mechanical system with movable stop parts working based on control/command signals, having stop parts (M, M′) inside of the field of movement of the actuator (A), interfering in the movement of said actuator; the mentioned control signals are based on informations of the aircraft such as traction of the engines or other signal from each engine (pressure, temperature or axis rotation speed); flight speed (“airspeed”); altitude; skidding angle; aircraft on the ground. The system limits the deflection of the rudder in flight with symmetrical traction, enough for normal maneuvers, and it allows total authority of the rudder (L), allowing a larger movement (larger deflection angle) just when necessary, in other words, when there is a traction asymmetry between the engines and, for aircrafts having wheels mechanically connected to the pedals and rudder, when they are maneuvering on the ground during taxi operations. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084507 | REMOVABLE AIR INTAKE STRUCTURE FOR TURBOJET ENGINE NACELLE - The present invention relates to a nacelle ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084508 | HIGH-LIFT DEVICE, WING, AND NOISE REDUCTION STRUCTURE FOR HIGH-LIFT DEVICE - The present invention provides high-lift devices, wings, and noise reduction structures for the high-lift devices capable of suppressing the occurrence of aerodynamic noise while restricting an increase in airframe weight. A high-lift device includes: a slat main body ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084509 | Aerodynamically-Assisted Landing Gear - Apparatus and methods provide for the use of a lift-producing body with a landing gear assembly in order to provide a lifting force during landing gear operations that reduces the load on the landing gear actuator. According to embodiments, the lift-producing body may be configured for attachment to the landing gear assembly. The lift-producing body may be reconfigured while the landing gear assembly is being retracted or deployed in order to maximize the aerodynamic lift created by the lift-producing body or to minimize the drag induced by the lift-producing body. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084510 | AIRCRAFT COMPRISING A FUSELAGE WITH A FLOOR EXTENDING IN THE LONGITUDINAL PLANE OF THE FUSELAGE - An aircraft including a fuselage that includes a floor extending in the longitudinal plane of the fuselage and separating a first space from a second space accommodated in the fuselage. The first space includes a fuselage portion having a length essentially equal to the width of the floor along the fuselage cross-section, and the distance between the fuselage portion and the floor is essentially constant along the width. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084511 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND AIRCRAFT FOR ILLUMINATING IN-FLIGHT OPERATIONS - An device, method, and aircraft are provided for illuminating an in-flight operation, the device, method, and aircraft generating an electromagnetic radiation within the far-violet and ultraviolet spectrum, and thus being imperceptible to the naked eye, compatible with night vision equipment, and undetectable by night vision equipment. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084512 | Luno Geo Wind Mill - Super strong, super long tensile structures, connected to the anchor(s) on the Moon, ‘suspend’ in the Earth's atmosphere assemblies of wind energy catching devices (like turbines) positioned about 10-20 kilometers above the Earth's surface. The wind is actually an airflow generated by the Earth's rotation. The caught energy is converted to electricity and transmitted to Earth. A flat keel, attached to each assembly of turbines, stabilizes the assembly in the direction of the wind. The entire apparatus is stationary relative to the Moon and rotates around the Earth together with the Moon. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100084513 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECTING UNMANNED VEHICLES - A method of remotely controlling an aerial vehicle within an environment, including providing a control station in communication with the aerial vehicle, providing a map of the environment, receiving target world coordinates for the aerial vehicle within the environment, determining a desired velocity vector to direct the aerial vehicle to the target world coordinates at a speed proportional to the distance between the aerial vehicle and the target world coordinates, and directing the aerial vehicle along the desired velocity vector until the aerial vehicle reaches the target world coordinates. | 2010-04-08 |
