15th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090090713 | CONTAINER HAVING A DISPLACEABLE VALVE PORTION FOR THE CONTROLLED DISPENSING OF A SERVICE FLUID - The invention concerns a container for storing and delivering fluid to viscous products. The container comprises a container body ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090714 | Canister with Flexible Airtight Lid - A canister comprises a vessel defining a volume and an opening having a rim and a lid. The lid comprises a flexible bulb and a conformal outer edge configured to create an airtight seal with the rim to close the opening. The flexible bulb is configured to release pressure from the vessel and break the airtight seal in response to compression of the bulb. The lid can be configured to be completely contained within the rim. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090715 | Beverage container with locking tab mechanism - The invention relates to a beverage container having a tab with a permeable membrane to prevent tampering with the liquid contents of the container. The container includes a side wall, an upper rim having an inwardly directed retaining element, and a top wall extending radially inward from the rim. The top wall has a pivotable panel defined by a rupturable seam that provides a drink opening when the seam is ruptured. The tab is coupled to the top wall by a rivet and includes a body portion that supports the permeable membrane. In a closed position, the tab is oriented such that the permeable membrane is roughly 180 degrees from the panel and the yet to be formed drink opening. An operator rotates the tab 180 degrees to arrive at a use position, wherein the permeable membrane overlies the drink opening to prevent tampering. An external segment of the body portion is engaged by the retaining element to maintain the use position. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090716 | Flip-Up Pop-Top Can Lid - The present invention is a flip-up pop-tab in which a partially detachable portion of a lid of a can is separated from the can and hinged away from the opening created in the lid. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090717 | SOFTPACK - The invention relates to a softpack ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090718 | CONTAINER WITH LOCKING SYSTEM - A container includes a receptacle having walls, a floor, and an open side. The container includes first and second doors. Each of the first and second doors are pivotally attached to a respective the wall of the receptacle, and are being movable between an open position, in which a portion of the open side of the receptacle can be accessed, and a closed position, in which the first and second doors overlie the open side of the receptacle. At least one first latch unit is operatively associated with the first door and is movable between a latched position in which the first door is maintained in the closed position and an unlatched position in which the first door is movable between the open and the closed positions. At least one second latch unit is operatively associated with the second door and is movable between a latched position in which the second door is maintained in the closed position and an unlatched position in which the second door is movable between the open and the closed positions. A locking system for moving the first and second latch units between the latched and the unlatched positions includes a locking member movable between a first position in which the locking member moves the first latch unit of the first door from the latched to the unlatched position and a second position in which the locking member moves the second latch unit of the second door from the latched to the unlatched position. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090719 | LID LOCK MECHANISM - An exemplary lid lock mechanism ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090720 | Retaining cap - A cap for a disposable oil filter. The cap is comprised of a locking ridge that is molded into the inside circumference of said cap. When firmly pressed over the seamed perimeter rim on the face end of the disposable oil filter, a locking ridge securely engages into the seam line, formed by the manufactures seaming process, thus locking cap on oil filter and forming a liquid tight seal on each side of locking ridge. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090721 | Packaging System With an Overcap - A packaging system for roast and ground coffee is disclosed. The packaging system can comprise a container and an overcap. The overcap can include a gasket as an airtight seal between the overcap and the container that preserves a clicking sound upon closure by an end user and an outer portion that gives an end user a visual and touchable stimulus. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090722 | Apparatus to store hygienically and transport multiple rolls of toilet paper - A sealable container constructed of molded plastic or the like, for the storage and transport of multiple rolls of toilet paper in individual compartments, which maintains the original quality, integrity, and freshness of toilet paper by insulating it from moisture, dirt, germs, and other contaminants. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090723 | DUAL-COMPARTMENT CONTAINER - A container and container cap for storage and dispensing of moist articles and for storing at least one normally dry article. The container includes a body defining a first compartment for storage of moist articles. The cap defines a second compartment for storage of at least one normally dry article. The cap also defines an opening for dispensing moist articles from the first compartment. A lid is coupled to the cap and includes a pair of sealing flaps for selectively closing the first and second compartments. The ventilated flap for closing the second compartment includes openings for ventilating the second compartment to help dry the normally dry article. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090724 | Fuel Tank Assembly And Associated Method - A fuel tank assembly and associated method are provided which may limit the damage otherwise occasioned by the impact of a ballistic projectile. The fuel tank assembly may include a bladder defined between exterior and interior bladder walls, with the interior bladder wall defining a volume for storing fuel. The exterior bladder wall is at least as or more rigid than the interior bladder wall. The fuel tank assembly can also include connectors between the exterior and interior bladder walls to at least partially limit expansion of the bladder. The fuel tank assembly can also include an inlet opening into the bladder to permit a pressurized gas to be introduced into the bladder. The fuel tank assembly may also include a valve through the interior bladder wall into the volume for storing fuel to permit at least some of the pressurized gas to be introduced therein. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090725 | Method for Producing a Reservoir and the Thus Obtained Reservoir - The invention relates to a method for producing a reservoir, in particular a cryogenic reservoir, provided with two concentric envelops ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090726 | PRESSURE CONTAINER - A pressure vessel is configured such that a plurality of liners | 2009-04-09 |
20090090727 | CONTAINER ASSEMBLY - A container assembly for controlling rate of oxygen transfer from the atmosphere into a liquid stored in the container assembly comprising, a container ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090728 | Multi-Functional Base for a Plastic, Wide-Mouth, Blow-Molded Container - A container can have a body with an integrally formed base attached to the body. The base includes a concave annular wall extending from the container sidewall to a standing surface, and an inner wall extending from the standing surface to a substantially flat inner annular wall. The inner annular wall is recessed in the base and is substantially perpendicular to the container sidewall. The inner annular wall includes a centrally located dimple. The dimple includes a plurality of spaced apart and radially extending indented ribs. One or more of the ribs extend radially into a brace that tapers to meet the inner annular wall. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090729 | Reinforcement Wall for Containers - A container includes a plurality of frames and walls are connected to the frames so as to define a storage space therebetween. A plurality of reinforcement boards are attached to the walls and located corresponding to the frames. Rivets penetrate through the reinforcement boards, the walls and the frames. The reinforcement boards reinforce the strength of the containers while the weight of the containers is not increased too much. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090730 | Transparent, portable secure container for consumer products not legally purchased by minors - A transparent, portable secure container is configured to accommodate a standard retail package for a consumer product not legally purchased by minors. The container comprises a plurality of panels, a hinge and a lock. Some of the panels are joined to form the container, such that the container conforms to outside dimensions of the standard retail package. One of the panels is coupled to the container via the hinge to form a door. The lock secures the container by locking the door in a closed position. The panels are formed of a lightweight, durable structural material, such that the container is portable. At least one of the panels is transparent, such that the container provides an interior view when the door is in the closed position. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090731 | BARRIER AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING ENCLOSED STRUCTURES - A new and useful barrier and method for protecting enclosed structures, such as utility boxes, by preventing entry of unwanted materials and objects, such as insects, dirt, and debris, while allowing the insertion of objects used for opening and closing the cover of the enclosed structure. The barrier generally comprises a sheet made of suitable material, such as solid rubber or closed-cell sponge, which can be manipulated to an appropriate size and attached to a utility box cover, or equivalent enclosed structure. The barrier is further comprised of a slit cut through the sheet and positioned over an access hole located on the cover of the enclosed structure to which the sheet is attached. When properly attached and positioned, the barrier is substantially impermeable to undesired objects and materials while a slit in the barrier allows a tool used for opening and closing the structure's cover to pass through the barrier without compromising the barrier's impermeable character. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090732 | Insulated beverage receptacle - A collapsible insulated jacket for a beverage container is formed from the same material as that of the carton in which the beverages are sold. A plurality of insulated jackets are secured together along a perforated line. The plurality of insulated jackets can be formed as a portion of the carton or as a separate item removable secured to the carton. A layer of insulating material can be added to the material of the jacket to provide additional insulating properties for the jacket. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090733 | MEDICAL BANDAGING PRODUCT - A medical bandaging product that includes a container formed of moisture-impervious material, a medical material positioned in the container in substantially moisture-free conditions and sealed therein against entry of moisture, and a dispensing carton within which the container and medical material positioned therein is contained. The dispensing carton includes an opening in the carton through which the medical material is removed through an opening in the container, and an S-shaped sealing member carried by the carton adjacent the opening for receiving across the opening in the carton a length of the container devoid of medical material A tab bears against the length of the container devoid of medical material to form a doubled thickness of the container having a sealing fold therein to form a seal that is resistant to moisture intrusion into the container. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090734 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SINGLE OR MULTIPLE TEMPERATURE ZONE(S) IN REFRIGERATED VENDING MACHINE - An automated vending machine that can be selectively configured to include one or several temperature zones. A single refrigeration system and universal interior allows easy and economical assembly into a one, two, or three temperature zone machine. Thermal breaks and dividers are used to partition zones, when needed. The basic vending machine cabinet, dispensers, and controls are not changed between configurations. In one aspect, a universal air duct can be used for all three configurations, with minor changes. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090735 | Novel Modular Vending Machine for Packaged Goods - The Novel Modular Vending Machine for Packaged Goods allows consumers to purchase packaged goods without an attendant present. The invention uses two or more conveyor assemblies to store and transfer packaged goods and primarily uses gravity to transfer the packaged goods from the storage location to the customer. When a vend is initiated, a dispensing drum rotates and places a packaged item on a delivery system for transportation to the customer. The remaining packaged goods move into position for the next vend. When the lower conveyor assembly is empty, an upper conveyor assembly is lowered into position to transfer the remaining packaged goods to the dispensing drum. The apparatus may be configured in a system comprised of multiple modular units controlled by a single user interface. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090736 | REFILLABLE TRAVEL DISPENSER FOR WET WIPES - A dispenser configured to close and fold into a small, compact, refillable package for storing personal care products is disclosed. Specifically, the dispenser has significantly less surface area in the closed (i.e., folded) position as compared to the unfolded personal care product that is stored within the dispenser. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090737 | Combined towel and soap dispenser provided for personal hygiene - A combined towel and soap dispenser is disclosed comprising a housing having a front, back, bottom, top and sides to form an enclosure for a decorative nature. A partition is provided within the housing to form an upper interior compartment for housing liquid soap and a lower interior compartment for housing a charge of folded paper towels within the housing. A dispensing slot is provided at the bottom of the housing for dispensing the folded paper towels one at a time. In addition, a soap dispenser extents out of the front of the housing for dispensing soap from the upper interior compartment of the housing. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090738 | Real Estate Brouchure Dispenser - An exterior housing, which can be mounted directly to a real estate sign, provides an interior cavity for the storage of a supply of real estate brochures. A hand actuated wheel allows users to remove a single brochure from the holder by means of a shaft and rollers. The supply of brochures maintains contact with the rollers by means of a spring assembly. Dispensed brochures are pushed upwards and out a dispensing slot which is sized sufficiently to reduce the ability of bugs entering the cavity. The dispensing slot also keeps the elements from entering into the interior cavity and from ruining the supply brochures. The front of the housing contains a window which allows the realtor to always maintain one sheet visible to customers even when the supply of flyers is empty. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090739 | GRAVITY-FED STORAGE AND DISPENSING UNIT - A gravity-fed storage and dispensing unit featuring two sidewalls having opposed ledges which form a plurality of separated rearwardly-directed paths, a receiving bin area, and a forwardly-directed path for products to be stored and dispensed. Products placed on a loading area on the front side of the dispensing unit are pulled by gravity down the rearwardly-directed path, into a product receiving bin, and then travel together along the forwardly directed path in two rows. The products from the different rearwardly-directed paths are interspersed in the product receiving bin area. The sidewalls of the dispensing unit have bosses which receive divider rods of varying lengths so that the width of the paths can be adjusted. Multiple units may be attached to each other in an adjacent relationship. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090740 | DEVICE TO DISPENSE FLUID PRODUCTS INTO A CONTAINER AND RELATIVE METHOD | 2009-04-09 |
20090090741 | Vessel having CO2 compressed gas source - The compressed CO | 2009-04-09 |
20090090742 | DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH INTERACTIVE MEDIA MODULE FOR DISPENSING CONCENTRATED MATERIALS - A dispensing system has a source container for dispensing fluid concentrate into receiving containers, and a control module connected to the source container to control dispensing of the fluid concentrate from the source container. An interactive media module is configured to provide communication between the dispensing system and a user. The interactive media module has a menu of options and being capable of responding to commands by the user. The interactive media module is connected to the control module to provide input to the control module. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090743 | Ejection device - An ejection device ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090744 | Dispensing apparatus - Dispensing apparatus, in particular a dispensing gun, comprising a first and a second inlet intended for the pressurized supply of a first and a second foam component respectively, which first and second inlets are each closably connected with a mixing chamber intended for mixing the first and second components, in which mixing chamber is arranged a removal element for removal of the foaming substance formed by mixing the first and second component, wherein the dispensing apparatus comprises a storage chamber for the pressurized storage of a solvent, in which storage chamber the removal element is arranged displaceably. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090745 | FUEL CAN SPOUT - A spouted container comprises a container and a vented spout that fluidly communicates with the container. The vented spout defines a fluid passageway extending therethrough and includes a conduit housing and a cover that cooperatively form a vented chamber. The vented chamber fluidly communicates with the passageway through a pair of spaced apart vent openings presented by the conduit housing. The vented chamber also fluidly communicates with ambient through a vent opening presented by the cover. The vented spout further includes a locking valve assembly that restricts inadvertent opening of the spouted container. The assembly includes a shiftable valve that normally occludes the passageway and a trigger operably coupled to the valve for opening and closing the valve. The trigger includes a catch that holds the trigger in a locked condition when the valve is closed. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090746 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A FLUID PRODUCT - A fluid dispenser device comprising: a reservoir (R) of variable working volume comprising a sealing slide-cylinder ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090747 | Pump Dispenser with Bypass Back Flow - A dispensing apparatus is disclosed. The dispensing apparatus has a product container for holding the fluid; a chamber including a dispensing cylinder having an inlet and an outlet; an inlet check valve disposed at the inlet of the chamber, the inlet check valve being openable to permit flow substantially only in a direction through the inlet check valve into the chamber; an outlet check valve disposed at the outlet of the chamber, the outlet check valve being openable to permit flow substantially only in a direction from the chamber out through the outlet check valve; an outlet spout connected with the outlet of the outlet check valve for receiving the fluid from the outlet check valve; a spring-biased piston configured for sliding movement in the dispensing cylinder, the piston being smaller than the dispensing cylinder thus providing a clearance; and a bypass backflow opening disposed in the dispensing cylinder above the spring-biased piston. The clearance is provided between the piston and the dispenser cylinder wall to allow fluid flow to pass therebetween to a region above the piston when the piston is pushed downward and, subsequently, to allow fluid flow to exit the dispenser chamber from the region above the piston through the bypass back flow opening to the product container. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090748 | Self opening pour spout and rotating nozzle - I, Albert Harrison has, invented a pour spout with rotating nozzle that is affixed to a gable top carton, as set forth in the enclosed substitute specification. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090749 | Method for preventing leaking of molten metal in injection molding of metal material - This is provided a method for preventing leaking of molten metal from a nozzle in an injection apparatus provided with a plunger within a cylinder body, a supply opening formed in an upper portion of the cylinder body, and a furnace for melting and holding the metal material provided on a top portion of the injection cylinder and having an outlet at the bottom end of the furnace communicated with the supply opening. The method comprises the following steps: metering the molten metal by travel of the plunger head backward from the most forward position to the backward position at the rear of the supply opening while maintaining nozzle touching after completion of an injection step and supplying the molten metal from the furnace into the cylinder body through the supply opening, after completion of the metering, closing the supply opening by travel of the plunger head forward at low speed from the backward position to a stand-by position ahead of the supply opening for cutting off the communication between the molten metal in the cylinder body and the molten metal in the furnace. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090750 | Finger holder for electronic accessories - A finger holder for electronic accessories. The device allows a user to hold a product without the product dropping or slipping from a person's hands. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090751 | Combination backpack seat - A combination backpack and seat article incorporates a built-in seat element having a cushioned base member pivotably connected to the backpack and a cushioned back rest section attached to the backside of the backpack. When in the closed position, the base member is flush with the back rest section on the backside of the backpack and buckles securely in a locked position. When in the open, seat configuration, the cushioned base member folds down from the back rest section. Comfort adjustable lateral straps and attached buckles connect the rear of the backpack to the outboard end of the base member. Bar members located in the base member and back rest section provide structural integrity and stability when the article is used as a seat. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090752 | CARRIER FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A carrier for an electronic device comprising a belt, a pouch for containing the electronic device formed on the belt at a point between its ends, fastener means on the inner face of the belt at one end thereof, fastener engaging means on the outer face of the belt and on the outer surface of the pouch for allowing the size of the belt to be adjusted by attaching the one end thereof to the outer face of the belt or to the outer surface of the pouch, and means for retaining the electronic device in the pouch. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090753 | Wearable wallet - A wearable wallet has an elastic multi-part strap strung through two holes in the wallet, one hole in a cover flap over the wallet compartment opening and one hole in the bottom of the wallet back. The strap is composed of two conjoined loops forming an elongated “figure 8” where one loop is small and one loop is large. The small loop is just big enough to allow the large loop to be inserted through, causing the large loop to be divided into two parts. These two parts function as securing loops which can be variably proportioned and wrapped in a variety of useful ways, allowing the wallet to be easily reconfigured for wearing as a small purse dangling from a strap, as a wallet attached by elastic straps directly to an arm or hand or leg, or attached to a belt or some strap on clothing. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090754 | Belt arrangement for carrying a portable handheld work apparatus - A belt arrangement ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090755 | HOOK AND CARRIER ARRANGEMENT - A hook for fastening a hand-held working apparatus to a belt arrangement ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090756 | Dashboard gauge display apparatus - An assembly for attaching gauges or other accessories to vehicles provides a rampart member for securing the assembly to a vehicle surface and a parapet member secured to the rampart member for adequately engaging a vehicle surface and covering any instruments that may be inserted and received in the rampart member for display. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090757 | CRADLE FOR AUTOMOBILE - The present invention relates to a cradle for an automobile. The present invention provides a cradle for an automobile comprising a mounting plate having a front surface to which a device for an automobile is mounted; and a suction plate pivotally coupled to the mounting plate to be selectively folded onto the mounting plate, the suction plate being selectively attached and fixed to a bottom surface. In addition, the cradle further comprises a supporting link rotatably installed to the suction plate and provided with a head portion pivotally coupled to the mounting plate. According to the present invention as described above, the cradle is carried or kept in a state where the cradle is folded with respect to the device. Thus, there is an advantage in that the overall volume of the cradle and device for an automobile is reduced. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090758 | Mountain Mike's reproductions ATV gun rack/pop-up shooting rest - Mountain Mike's Reproductions ATV Gun Rack/Pop-up Shooting Rest is a rack to be mounted on an ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle). This rack will hold a gun or rifle securely for travel and double as a shooting rest when stopped. Its appearance is similar to many ATV gun mounted rack. The difference is its ability to be released on one end and with the use of gas spring pop-up and double as a shooting rest. It will be mounted to pop-up to the left for left handed shooters or turned around to pop-up to the right for right handed shooters. The one side of the rack which comes up is levered to maintain a vertical position and rotates 360 degrees to work as a shooting rest. It can be used from a stationary ATV in the riding position or by off-mounted riders around the ATV. While traveling, the rack is securely held down in the locked position with the use a cam clamp. When stationary and ready to use the clamp lock down is released and the end of the rack is pushed up by the gas spring. After use the user simply pushes down the rest into the | 2009-04-09 |
20090090759 | FASTENER DRIVING TOOL USING A GAS SPRING - A portable linear fastener driving tool is provided that drive staples, nails, or other linearly driven fasteners. The tool uses a gas spring principle, in which a cylinder filled with compressed gas is used to quickly force a piston through a driving stroke movement, while a driver also drives a fastener into a workpiece. The piston/driver is then moved back to its starting position by use of a rotary-to-linear lifter, and the piston again compresses the gas above the piston, thereby preparing the tool for another driving stroke. The driver has protrusions along its edges that contact the lifter, which lifts the driver during a return stroke. A pivotable latch is controlled to move into either an interfering position or a non-interfering position with respect to the driver protrusions, and acts as a safety device, by preventing the driver from making a full driving stroke at an improper time. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090760 | Combustion Type Power Tool - A combustion type power tool capable of avoiding wasteful injection of combustible gas from a gas canister even if an unintentional operation of the push lever takes place, and capable of avoiding wasteful electric power consumption even if a battery used as power supply remains set in the tool. While the tool is not being used, a stop unit is set at a stop position, preventing a gas canister from injecting gas, and while the tool is being used, the stop unit is set at a release position, allowing the gas canister to inject gas as a result of movement of a combustion chamber frame. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090761 | AIR NAIL GUN - In an air nail gun, a stop ring is movably mounted around a movable seal member, which controls the supply of a compressed air into an air chamber to force a piston and a firing pin and to further drive a nail out of the air nail gun, having an upper inside wall disposed in contact with the movable seal member in an airtight status, a lower inside wall, and an inside annular flange disposed between the upper inside wall and the lower inside wall and protruding toward the movable seal member such that when the movable seal member is returned upon each nail firing action the stop ring is kept in position to prohibit the compressed air from moving through the movable seal member, and the movable seal member carries the stop ring toward a top block when an outside annular flange of the movable seal member touches the inside annular flange of the stop ring. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090762 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FASTENER DRIVING TOOL USING A GAS SPRING - A portable linear fastener driving tool is provided that drive staples, nails, or other linearly driven fasteners. The tool uses a gas spring principle, in which a cylinder filled with compressed gas is used to quickly force a piston through a driving stroke movement, while a driver also drives a fastener into a workpiece. The piston/driver is then moved back to its starting position by use of a rotary-to-linear lifter, and the piston again compresses the gas above the piston, thereby preparing the tool for another driving stroke. The driver has protrusions along its edges that contact the lifter, which lifts the driver during a return stroke. A pivotable latch is controlled to move into either an interfering position or a non-interfering position with respect to the driver protrusions, and acts as a safety device, by preventing the driver from making a full driving stroke at an improper time. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090763 | POWERED SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICE - A powered surgical stapler is disclosed. The stapler includes a housing, an endoscopic portion extending distally from the housing and defining a first longitudinal axis, a drive motor disposed at least partially within a housing and a firing rod disposed in mechanical cooperation with the drive motor. The firing rod is rotatable by the motor about the first longitudinal axis extending therethrough. The stapler also includes an end effector disposed adjacent a distal portion of the endoscopic portion. The end effector is in mechanical cooperation with the firing rod so that the firing rod drives a surgical function of the end effector. The stapler further includes a control system having a plurality of sensors coupled to the drive motor, the firing rod, the loading unit and the end effector, the plurality of sensors configured to detect operating parameters thereof. The control system also includes a microcontroller coupled to the plurality of sensors and being configured to determine operating status of the powered surgical stapler as a function of the detected operating parameters. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090764 | Surgical Stapler Having an Articulation Mechanism - An articulation mechanism for use with a surgical instrument includes a shaft, a first member disposed in mechanical cooperation with the articulation shaft, a second member disposed in mechanical cooperation with the shaft, and a flexible shaft having proximal and distal portions. The flexible member is operatively coupled to the first and second members. Upon rotation of the articulation shaft, at least one of the first and the second members moves longitudinally with respect to the other of the first and second members between a first position where the first and second members are approximated to each other and a second position where the first and second members are spaced apart from each other. This longitudinal motion causes the distal portion of the flexible member to articulate relative to the proximal portion. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090765 | Surgical Stapling Apparatus - A surgical device includes a loading unit having proximal and distal portions. The proximal portion of the loading unit is configured to be attached to an actuation apparatus. The surgical device further includes a flexible shaft interconnecting the proximal portion and the distal portion of the loading unit. Additionally, the surgical device has a tool assembly disposed in mechanical cooperation with the distal portion of the loading unit. The tool assembly is configured to articulate upon activation of the actuation apparatus. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090766 | Intravascular Stapling Tool - An intravascular stapler may include a handle; a catheter attached to the handle; a stapler head attached to the catheter; and a staples held by the stapler head, wherein the stapler head is configured to sequentially deploy staples. An intravascular stapler may include a reciprocating driver within the stapler head, wherein the driver reciprocates back and forth substantially along a first axis, and wherein the staples are advanceable substantially along a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis. An intravascular stapler may include internal anvils held by and movable within the stapler head, each internal anvil positioned in proximity to and movable in tandem with a corresponding staple. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090767 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESTORING PARENT METAL PROPERTIES ACROSS WELDS - A method, with an associated system, for providing a cast component comprises annealing heat treatment to reduce casting stresses; initial machining the cast component; initial nondestructive testing (NDT) the machined cast component to identify NDT indications in the cast component; treating and removing NDT indications from the machined cast component; weld upgrading the treated and removed NDT indications from the machined cast component, the weld upgrading providing stress relief; intermediate nondestructive testing the cast component to identify NDT indications in the weld upgraded cast component; normalizing and temper heat treatment of the cast component; second intermediate nondestructive testing the cast component to identify NDT indications in the cast component; further treating and removing NDT indications from the cast component; post-normalization and temper weld upgrading the treated and removed NDT indications providing stress relief; and final nondestructive testing the cast component to identify NDT indications in the cast component. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090768 | METHOD FOR INITIATING PAYMENT OF BILL - A method for initiating payment of a bill via a printed billing form. The form contains information relating to a payment and coded data printed as a collection of tags. Each tag identifies a bill identity and a location of the tag on the bill. The method comprises the steps of: (i) interacting with the printed billing form by operatively positioning an optically imaging pen relative to the form; (ii) imaging a tag on the form; (iii) generating indicating data regarding the identity of the form and a position of the pen relative to the form; and (iv) transmitting the indicating data to a computer system. Payment of the bill is initiated in the computer system using a payment parameter identified from the indicating data. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090769 | Automated banking machine which dispenses, receives and stores notes and other financial instrument sheets - An automated banking machine that operates responsive to data bearing records includes a card reader ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090770 | COMBINE IDENTITY TOKEN - An apparatus and method is provided for using a single portable consumer device for purchase transactions, providing identification, and contacting a law enforcement agency. In one embodiment the present invention provides a portable consumer device comprising a body, a first memory containing financial information on the body, and a second memory containing driver license information on the body. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090771 | STORED-VALUE CARD WITH MULTIPLE MEMBER HOUSING - A stored-value card includes a housing, an auxiliary member and an account identifier. The housing includes a base and a cover coupled to the base. The cover and the base each include a primary panel and a side wall extending therefrom. An edge is defined by the side wall of the cover and is positioned to abut an edge defined by the side wall of the base to define a chamber between the base and the cover. The auxiliary member is formed separately from the housing, is at least partially positioned within the chamber, is accessible from a position external to the housing, and is configured to move relative to the housing upon user interaction with the stored-value card. The account identifier is coupled to the housing and signifies a financial account or record linked to the stored-value card. Other cards, assemblies and associated methods are also disclosed. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090772 | METHOD OF CHECKING TRAIN TICKETS - A method of checking train tickets includes the steps of a) detecting authorization data stored in a ticket held by a passenger in a train station and identifiable by an RFID technology by first ticket detecting devices and sending the detected authorization data to a mainframe, b) detecting the authorization data of the ticket held by the passenger on the way of a train by at least one second ticket detecting device to check whether the authorization data detected is feasible for the passenger to take the train and sending the detected result to the mainframe, and c) detecting the authorization data of the ticket held by the passenger after the passenger gets off the train by third ticket detecting devices installed in a train station to determine whether the passenger intending to exit the train station needs to pay an excess train fare. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090773 | ELECTRONIC PRICE TAG - Information to identify a single operation is stored in the nonvolatile memory of a storage in response to a predetermined operation at an operating part, and price data stored in the nonvolatile memory of the storage is read in response to the predetermined operation at the operating part and a price based on the read price data is displayed on a display for a predetermined time. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090774 | Printer and issuing apparatus - In order to provide a printer and an issuing apparatus for effectively preventing a user from mistakenly inserting a card into a discharge port of tickets or the like without increasing the number of components, in the printer or the issuing apparatus having the printer built-in, an outlet of a discharge port ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090775 | Printer and issuing apparatus - Provided are a printer and an issuing apparatus in which there is no risk of causing a jam even when a user blocks a discharge port of a printed sheet, and in which occurrence of sheet jam can be effectively prevented. In a printer or an issuing apparatus having the printer built-in, a send-out means ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090776 | SYSTEM FOR SELF CHECKOUT - The present invention relates to a self check-out system which uses contact free tags embedded in a receptacle, e.g., a plate, glass, etc. The system relates the tag to a service area and uses that relationship to associate the receptacle with a charge to be made to a customer. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090777 | Method and device for checking an electronic passport - The invention relates to a method for performing machine checking of electronically-stored personal data in a passport booklet. The data are transmitted in an obscured form to a reader device after the passport has been presented to this reader device, and the accuracy of the obscuring is first verified and the obscuring is then removed. A positive signal is issued in the event of a successful verification. The recovered personal data are subsequently checked for authenticity. The verification and removal of the obscuring, as well as the authenticity check, ensue in a time-staggered manner after the passport booklet has been removed from the reader device by a verifying person in order to conduct further checks. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090778 | SMART CARD CONNECTOR COMPRISING LANDING CONTACTS AND A COVER SPRING AS A CARD STOPPER - The invention relates to a smart card connector adapted to receive and place a smart card in a reading position, said smart card connector comprising: a contact support; at least one, preferably a plurality and in particular six reading contacts, each of said reading contacts comprising a contact bulge for contacting a contact pad of the smart card and at least one control bulge for pivoting the reading contacts into its contact position with the contact pad of the smart card, and wherein each contact element comprises a termination section for mounting to the contact support; a sliding element reciprocally slidably mounted in said contact support between an initial position and an end position, and reading contact actuating means which can be brought into engagement with the control bulge such that the contact bulges of the reading contact will be pressed against the contact pad of the card to be contacted only shortly before the card reaches its reading position. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090779 | Magnetic Detection System For Use In Currency Processing And Method And Apparatus For Using The Same - A magnetic detection system for authenticating a document includes a first magnetic scanhead adapted to create a first magnetic field for saturating the magnetization of an area on each of the bills. The magnetic detection system further includes a second magnetic scanhead with an electromagnet. The electromagnet is capable of creating a second magnetic field of adjustable intensity. The second magnetic field is the opposite polarity of the first magnetic field. The intensity of the second magnetic field is adjusted by changing the amount of current supplied to the electromagnet. The amount of current supplied to the electromagnet is based upon a characteristic of the document to be authenticated. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090780 | Handheld Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Device Detector/Deactivator with Integrated Data Capture System - A portable, cordless hand-held device for locating an active electronic article surveillance (EAS) device, managing the activation/deactivation status of the EAS device and logging information relating to alarm events triggered by the EAS device. The device includes an EAS detector for detecting the presence of an EAS tag or label, a state manipulator for manipulating the activation/deactivation state of the detected active EAS label, at least one data capture device for capturing data related to the alarm event, and a memory for storage of the captured data. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090781 | Decoding distorted symbols - A method is provided for reading distorted optical symbols using known locating and decoding methods, without requiring a separate and elaborate camera calibration procedure, without excessive computational complexity, and without compromised burst noise handling. The invention exploits a distortion-tolerant method for locating and decoding 2D code symbols to provide a correspondence between a set of points in an acquired image and a set of points in the symbol. A coordinate transformation is then constructed using the correspondence, and run-time images are corrected using the coordinate transformation. Each corrected run-time image provides a distortion-free representation of a symbol that can be read by traditional code readers that normally cannot read distorted symbols. The method can handle both optical distortion and printing distortion. The method is applicable to “portable” readers when an incident angle with the surface is maintained, the reader being disposed at any distance from the surface. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090782 | ALIGNMENT AND NON-ALIGNMENT ASSIST IMAGES - Various apparatus and methods relating to the use of alignment assist images and non-alignment assist images for capturing images of one or more targets are disclosed. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090783 | DUAL USE PAYMENT DEVICE - A mobile device includes an antenna and at least one control device coupled to the antenna. The at least one control device is selectively operable in a first mode and in a second mode. In the first mode, the at least one control device transmits a payment card account number via the antenna to a point of sale terminal. In the second mode, the at least one control device transmits a message to the point of sale terminal via the antenna to request that the point of sale terminal download transaction information to the mobile device. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090784 | RFID Thread and Sheet-Shaped Material Using It - The present invention provides a sheet-shaped material containing an RFID thread. The RFID thread comprises a strip-shaped film onto one side of which a semiconductor chip containing plural bits of memory and provided with an antenna wire is bonded. The strip-shaped film has plural openings formed therethrough except where the semiconductor chip is bonded. Since intertwining occurs between paper fibers via the openings, the RFID thread is strongly fixed in the paper. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090785 | ELECTRONIC MONEY CARD - The present invention provides an electronic money card in which an end user of the electronic money card can print a pattern intended by the user on the front of the electronic money card to be used for promotion, advertisement, identity, commemoration and the like. The electronic money card | 2009-04-09 |
20090090786 | Segmented circular bar code - A segmented circular bar code is made-up of inner and outer locator rings, one or more data rings, two large orientation cells, an even number of radially-extending gaps dividing the bar code into a corresponding number of segments, and gap locator cells straddling each radially-extending gap. Each of the locator rings and the data rings is circular and has a finite width. All rings are concentric and there is no circumferential space between the rings. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090787 | Counter for Use with a Medicament Dispenser - A dose counter for use with a medicament dispenser which comprises a ratchet; a first count wheel arranged to rotate about a first axis of rotation, the first count wheel including one or more ratchet drive receipt elements arranged thereon for receipt of drive from the ratchet to rotate the first count wheel about the first axis of rotation; a second count wheel arranged to rotate about the first axis of rotation, the second count wheel including a set of teeth arranged annularly thereon; and a kick wheel arranged to rotate about a second axis of rotation offset from the first axis of rotation, the kick wheel including a set of kick teeth arranged annularly thereon and in meshed relationship with the teeth of the second count wheel such that rotary motion of the kick wheel results in rotary motion of the second count wheel is described. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090788 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONSERVING ENERGY OF A WATER HEATER - A control device for conserving energy for heating water contained in a water heater ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090789 | BUILDING HEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A system and method for operating a building heating system. The system includes a controller that operates the heating system in three modes of operation. The controller controls a valve that regulates the flow of steam to the building water loop. By maintaining a constant steam flow rate during peak demand periods, steam consumption during peak demand periods are reduced while maintaining a comfortable environment within the building. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090790 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING WORN RAIL SHOULDERS - In a railroad system a track is formed of ties positioned at predetermined intervals along the right of way, and supporting a pair of rails. Shoulders are disposed in pairs adjacent to the sides of each rail and are partially imbedded in the ties to limit the lateral movement of the rails and define the track gauge. Between each pair of shoulders there is provided a pad disposed under the respective rail. Insulators are provided between the sides of the pad and a respective shoulder. Over time, friction between the insulators and the shoulders may cause excessive wear. This wear is compensated by one or more shims attached to the shoulders by a strong adhesive. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090791 | OVER-SPRAY CAPTURING DEVICE AND ITS USE - An over-spray blocking device for use to capture the over-spray of a sprayed liquid, such as a garden solution, made by manipulating a formed planar sheet into a funnel-shape, including a manipulable, substantially planar sidewall including an outer periphery, an inner rim defining an inner opening, and side edges defining a slot joining the inner rim to the outer periphery, and a pair of handles extending from side edges of the outer periphery, as a means for temporarily holding the side edges in overlapping position when the planar sidewall is manipulated into the funnel shape. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090792 | Device for discharging a stream of fluid in a pattern and method of using same - A nozzle discharge assembly includes a housing having a connection for receiving a pressurized supply of liquid and a nozzle having a discharge orifice movable relative to the housing. A mechanism controls a movement of the discharge orifice so that the discharge orifice moves in a pattern relative to the housing for creating a substantially helical stream of liquid when the pressurized supply of liquid flows through the discharge orifice. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090793 | BUBBLE-GENERATING STRUCTURE, AND SHOWERHEAD THAT INCLUDES THAT STRUCTURE - Using a simple structure, a new function is added to a liquid such as tap water by taking a gas into the liquid. The bubble-generating structure of the present invention includes (1) a water-discharging nozzle, which is provided inside a pipe, (2) a receiving member, which is situated a specified distance from the water-discharging nozzle and which includes a flow path for passing liquid emitted from the water-discharging nozzle, and (3) an air hole provided in such a way as to take air into a space between the water-discharging nozzle and the receiving member. By taking in air due to a suction force that is generated when the liquid passes along the flow path, bubbles are generated in the liquid. When such a structure for generating bubbles in the liquid is included in a showerhead, a person taking a shower using the showerhead can have a healthy and comfortable feeling while showering. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090794 | LOW PRESSURE FUEL INJECTOR - A low pressure fuel injector capable of atomizing fuel at relatively low pressure is configured to have reduced hydraulic resistance. Reduction in the hydraulic resistance minimizes the pressure drop within the fuel injector and thereby improves atomization of the fuel for improved fuel economy and performance, and decreased emissions. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090795 | SURFACE PAINTING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for painting a surface are disclosed. The method includes securing a track relative to a surface to be painted. A traveling control unit is mounted to the track. The spray head is suspended from the traveling control unit and in front of the surface to be painted. The spray head is moved relative to the surface by moving the traveling control unit along the track to move the spray head along a first painting axis and moving the spray head relative to the control unit along a second painting axis. A painting plan for a design to be painted is executed by emitting a spray of paint from the spray head at various coordinates. An image of the surface can be scanned and overlayed with a virtual representation of the design for evaluation prior to painting. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090796 | Variable orifice nozzle - A spray nozzle assembly includes a pressure dependent variable spray orifice and an internal chamber which is at least partially bound by a flexibly deformable sidewall. At its distal end, the sidewall terminates at a distal face defining the spray orifice extending therethrough. A metering member extends distally from the internal chamber and through at least a portion of the spray orifice. As the pressure of a liquid supplied to the internal chamber by a liquid supply pathway varies, the flexibly deformable sidewall expands or contracts in response thereto. As the sidewall expands and contracts, the distal face moves relative to the metering member to change the effective size of the spray orifice. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090797 | SHREDDER THICKNESS WITH ANTI-JITTER FEATURE - A shredder includes a housing having a throat for receiving at least one article to be shredded, and a shredder mechanism received in the housing and including an electrically powered motor and cutter elements. The shredder also includes a detector that is configured to detect a thickness of the at least one article being received by the throat, and a controller that is configured to operate the motor to drive the cutter elements to shred the at least one article and to set a flutter threshold higher than the predetermined maximum thickness threshold, if the detected thickness is less than a predetermined maximum thickness threshold. The controller is also configured to thereafter continuously detect the thickness of the at least one article being inserted into a throat of the shredder; and to perform a predetermined operation responsive to the thickness detector detecting that the thickness of the at least one article is greater than the flutter threshold. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090798 | INDUCER COMMINUTOR - A device for reducing solids and increasing pressure in a fluid handling system has comminution and inducer sections in a housing upstream of a pump impeller. A rotor has a hub with a small inlet diameter and a larger outlet diameter and a helical rotor blade with its blade pitch angle progressively increasing from inlet to outlet as a polynomial function. The comminutor section has a larger diameter than the inducer section and comminutor vanes extending inward forming a vane edge effective diameter equal to the inducer section diameter. The rotor blade turning within the closing fitting cage of vane edges provides a crushing and shearing action to solids in the fluid flow. Cutouts on the blade edge provide additional crushing and shearing action against the vanes. The fluid passageway sectional area at the outlet is bigger than the throat of the downstream main impeller. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090799 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRINDING COAL WITH SECONDARY AIR BIAS AND BOWL PRESSURE CONTROL LOOPS AND PERFORATION PLATES - A grinding system includes a mill housing. A milling unit in the housing has a moveable milling member operable to grind coal. A drive system includes a drive shaft and at least one gear in a gear case drivingly connecting the milling member to the drive shaft. An exhauster is operable to draw air into the housing through an inlet and draw a mixture of air and powdered coal out of the housing through an outlet. A pressurization system is operable to maintain the gear case pressure at a higher pressure than an air pressure in the housing. In one method of grinding coal a gear case pressure is maintained at a pressure higher than a pressure at the housing inlet while the milling member grinds coal into a powder and the exhauster draws a mixture of powdered coal and air out of the housing. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090800 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHAPED OPENINGS IN A GRINDER SCREEN - A shaped opening is provided in the screen apparatus of a grinder. The shaped opening helps accumulate, gather and congregate materials that have not been reduced sufficiently in size. The shaped opening is located on the trailing edge of the screen opening. By being located on the trailing edge, lodged materials are urged into the shaped area during the grinding function. As more lodged materials are urged into the shaped area, the materials are congregated sufficiently for the cutters to engage the material and pull it back into the grinding chamber (and out of the screen). | 2009-04-09 |
20090090801 | SIDEWALL THREAD BOBBIN - A sidewall bobbin having a core having two spaced-apart sidewalls carried and extending radially-outwardly from the core. At least one of the two side sidewalls includes a material having magnetic properties for interacting with a bobbin case having magnetically-attractive properties to apply drag to a thread being unwound from the bobbin and to retard overspin of the bobbin upon a reduction of the rate of removal of thread from the bobbin. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090802 | LARGE ARBOR FLY FISHING REEL, SPOOL, DRAG AND VENTILATION SYSTEM - A large arbor anti-reverse fly fishing reel provides by its handle a convenient variable drug control up to a present drag force. The drag knob is preferably designed as a four-vane propeller knob being arranged within a handle depression extending inside the spool. By means of a bayonet coupling, which also serves as a variable drag control device, the handle can be securely attached to the reel thereby locking the spool. The spool can be provided with omega-like perforations for a maximum stability, lightness and ventilation, said ventilation being optionally enhanced by an air turbine formed by said perforation and a portion of the frame and/or a portion of the handle extending inside the spool. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090803 | RETRACTOR APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICAL CORD - A modular cord retractor apparatus includes a spring-driven reel and may be used with a range of different electrical appliances incorporating a dual conductor cord. Fixed and rotating electrical contact pairs provide power to the cord reduce noise and wear. Rotating contacts are disposed at axially opposing ends of an axle assembly supporting the reel. Each rotating contact has a contact surface intersecting the axis and each fixed contact is mounted to a fixed reel mount. The axle assembly includes first and second axle portions of a dielectric material, each receiving a respective electrically-conductive strip, with the rotating contacts located proximate one end of each strip. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090804 | Fibre strip application heads - The invention relates to improvements in fibre strip application heads for applying fibre strips ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090805 | Power-driven rolling and receiving apparatus - A power-driven rolling and receiving apparatus includes a housing, a DC brushless motor, a deceleration unit, a motor linker, a control and driving unit, and a first brake unit. The DC brushless motor, the deceleration unit, the motor linker, the control and driving unit and the first brake unit are received in the housing. Two ends of the motor linker are respectively connected with the deceleration unit and the DC brushless motor. The controlling and driving unit is connected with the DC brushless motor. The first brake is located in the controlling and driving unit. Thereby, the dimension of the power-driven rolling and receiving apparatus is smaller, its weight is lighter, its temperature is low and its operation noise is also low. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090806 | Wire Reel Assembly - A wire reel assembly includes a wire reel defining an axis and including first and second reel halves having first and second barrels and first and second flanges extending from the first and second barrels, respectively. The first barrel has an inner surface that is formed with a first engaging member protruding radially and inwardly therefrom. The second barrel has an outer surface that is formed with a second engaging member protruding radially and outwardly therefrom. The first barrel is sleeved on and is rotatable relative to the second barrel between a first angular position, in which the first and second engaging members disengage each other, and a second angular position, in which the first and second engaging members engage each other. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090807 | Coil winding system and method for fabricating molded coil - There is provided a system for readily and efficiently fabricating a wound coil composed of a bobbinless coil. The system includes a coil winding device having an upper jig to which an upper plate is attached and a lower jig to which a lower plate is attached which are provided so as to be relatively displaceable and a tension device for applying predetermined tension to a wire rod fed from a wire rod supplying source. The coil winding device is provided with a claw section having first through third split claws that function as a winding section around which the wire rod is wound between the upper and lower plates and that slide in a radial direction when the upper jig is assembled coaxially with the lower jig. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090808 | Flushable toilet paper roll center - A method of producing a roll center for one of toilet paper and paper towels that is water soluble. The method comprises the steps of selecting a rod that has the diameter of a traditional toilet paper roll center followed by a step of wrapping a water dissolvable material around the rod. There is a step of drying the material for a predetermined time, such predetermined time being sufficient for such material to become firm and a step of placing toilet paper around the material as is done with traditional roll centers. | 2009-04-09 |
20090090809 | METHOD OF INCREASING THE RANGE OF A SUBCALIBRE SHELL AND SUBCALIBRE SHELLS WITH LONG RANGE - The invention relates to a method for increasing the range of shells ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090810 | Compact Steering Device For The Landing Gear Of An Aircraft - The invention relates to a steering device for the landing gear ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090090811 | Arrangement for mounting an engine on the airframe of an aircraft - Arrangement for mounting a propulsive system on an aircraft airframe | 2009-04-09 |
20090090812 | Insulation of an Aircraft Fuselage Structure - An insulating mat for the sound insulation of an aircraft fuselage structure that is composed of frames and stringers extending transverse to the frames, to a fastener means for fastening an insulating mat on an aircraft fuselage structure such that acoustic bridges are prevented. An insulating kit is also provided that comprises at least one insulating mat as well as at least one fastener. The insulating mat features a plurality of fastening clips that are fixed on a first surface of the insulating mat and laterally protrude over the border of the insulating mat. | 2009-04-09 |