16th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130091710 | CUTTING MEMBERS FOR SHAVING RAZORS - Cutting members for razors are provided that have a blade portion and a base portion, the blade portion having a cutting edge region terminated at a free end thereof and an opposing non-cutting edge region, the blade portion being bent relative to the base portion in a bent portion spaced from the cutting edge region and adjacent to the non-cutting edge region, wherein the bent portion extends about 108 degrees to about 115 degrees from the base portion, the bent portion having a radius of about 0.30 mm to about 0.45 mm, at least part of the cutting member having a hardness of about hardness of about 540 HV to about 750 HV, and a thickness of the bent portion is less than the average thickness of the cutting member. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091711 | APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING A HAIR TREATMENT DEVICE - An apparatus for maintaining a hair treatment device includes a housing, a brush assembly mounted to the housing and having a plurality of bristles dimensioned and adapted for at least one of cleaning and removal of hair from a clipper assembly of a hair treatment device and a dispensing member mounted to the housing and having a treatment agent for depositing on the clipper assembly. The dispensing member may include an absorbent member such as a sponge, pad or cloth. The treatment agent may be one of a lubricant, cleaning agent or medicinal. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091712 | Safety Knife | 2013-04-18 |
20130091713 | SCISSORS STRUCTURE WITH ADJUSTABLE OPENING - A branch scissors structure with an adjustable structure includes a main body and an adjustable structure. One handle of the main body has a wedging opening at a front end near a blade, and a slot is recessedly formed at a bottom wall of the wedging opening. The adjustable structure located corresponding to the wedging opening has a connecting block, a restricting block, a pressing unit and a restricting unit. The position of the restricting block can be adjusted, so that the restricting block can protrude and lean against the outer periphery of the blade through the opening of the connecting block and forms a secure positioning when the restricting unit engages with the restricting slot. The blade can be restricted by the restricting block, and the angle between the handle and blade cab be further limited. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091714 | APPARATUS AND METHOD UTILIZING A MAGNETIC FORCE TO APPLY A FORCE TO A MATERIAL - A roller comprising a magnet is used to apply a force to a material between the magnet of the roller and a magnetically susceptible surface. A handle of the roller may be moved by a user to roll the roller over the material to apply the force along a length of the material. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091715 | HANDHELD WORK APPARATUS HAVING A GUARD - A handheld work apparatus such as a stone cutter ( | 2013-04-18 |
20130091716 | Apparatus and Method for Determining the Direction East - In one aspect a method of determining direction east is provided that in one embodiment includes dropping objects under influence of gravity, determining locations where the objects drop, and determining the direction east from the locations where the objects drop. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091717 | LEVEL - A level for indicating the orientation of a surface includes a first planar surface, a second planar surface, a web coupled to the first planar surface and the second planar surface such that the first planar surface is spaced apart from and is parallel to the second planar surface, and a vial having a long axis and containing a liquid and a gas bubble. The level also includes a first magnet coupled to the first planar surface, a second magnet coupled to the first planar surface and spaced apart from the first magnet by a first distance, and a third magnet coupled to the first planar surface and spaced apart from the second magnet by a second distance that is different than the first distance. The first, second, and third magnets are positioned along the first planar surface successively without any additional magnets positioned therebetween. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091718 | Wall Mountable Height Measuring Device - A wall mountable height measuring device to record development of height of a person comprises a board, a pair of vertical slits, at least one linear measurement scale, a horizontal frame and a leveling bar. The board includes a front surface, a rear surface, a left side and a right side. The pair of vertical slits is present at the left side and right side of the board. The horizontal frame can slide along the pair of slits. A middle portion of the horizontal frame includes a cut out. A housing present at the middle portion of the leveling bar is for holding the at least one date stamp. The at least one date stamp indicates the date at which the height measurement was taken. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091719 | GONIOMETER WITH GRAPHIC INFORMATION DISPLAY MEANS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION - A goniometer has a base defining a standing axis, a structure rotatable around the standing axis relative to the base, an angle encoder, and a control and processing unit. The structure has a graphic electronic information display arrangement having at least two display zones for displaying user guidance information and/or measuring information, a first of the at least two display zones being arranged in a first radial alignment relative to the standing axis on the structure. A second of the at least two display zones of the information display means is arranged in a second radial alignment relative to the standing axis on the structure, the first radial alignment and the second radial alignment enclosing an angle of at least 90°. The at least two display zones are automatically individually activated by the control and processing unit as a function of a fulfillment of a stored angular position criterion. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091720 | MICROMETER - A micrometer includes: a displacement detector that detects a displacement of a spindle; a display device that is rotatably attached to a fixed sleeve; and a control device that controls the display device. The display device includes: an image display section that displays an image including a measurement value based on the displacement detected by the displacement detector; a surface member that faces the image display section and has a touch surface; a position sensor that detects a position pressed on the touch surface; and a support member that supports the image display section, the surface member and the position sensor while the touch surface is exposed to an outside, the support member being rotatably attached to the fixed sleeve. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091721 | DEVICE FOR DRYING AND PREHEATING PARTICULATE FEEDSTOCK - A device for drying and preheating particulate feedstock for glass melting apparatuses including a vertical shaft in which a plurality of gas guides are arranged level by level. The shaft has at least one gas channel for exhaust gases from the melting apparatus. a) feedstock guide elements are arranged one above another within the shaft with lateral spacings on all sides, with a portion of the gas guides extending through the guide elements, b) at least one of the guide elements is mounted in a transversely movable fashion with respect to the shaft independently of other guide elements, c) the guide elements are provided with converging oblique surfaces for introducing the feedstock at upper ends of the guide elements and with converging oblique surfaces for the emergence of the feedstock at lower ends of the guide elements, and d) at least one guide element is connected to a vibrating drive. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091722 | Microwave Dryer and Microwave Drying Method - A microwave dryer and a microwave drying method are provided to evaporate water by using the penetrability of microwave. A wind screen ( | 2013-04-18 |
20130091723 | Process and apparatus to control the airflow in dehumidifying dryers - A control system for dryers in which the rotation speed of the motors are changed through frequent on/off connections to the electric power line. In accordance with the invention this task is solved by interrupting the electric power driving the electric motor for short periods in such a way that the motor does not come to a complete standstill or remains at a constant speed below the maximum speed. The motor power interruption or application is based upon readings of sensors reading dryer parameters other than the actual speed of the motor being controlled. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091724 | PORTABLE HAIR DRYER SYSTEM - A portable carrier for a hair dryer comprises a receptacle adapted to receive the hair dryer and one or more straps facilitating carrying of the portable carrier by a user. The portable carrier contains ventilation netting on a portion intended to cover air intake vents of the hair dryer. Openings are provided in the carrier to accommodate hair dryer cords and plugs. The hair dryer is preferably of a turtle shell shape and is powered by rechargeable batteries and remote controlled. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091725 | METHOD OF USING A MOISTURE METER DURING A LAUNDERING PROCESS - A method of processing at least one garment involves a local environment with ambient moisture, a garment having a moisture content, a plurality of work stations, and a threshold amount of moisture. The plurality of work stations operate according to a plurality of parameters. The threshold amount of moisture is the amount of ambient moisture naturally absorbed by the garment. The method includes a processing step, a measuring step, a determining step and an adjusting step. The garment is processed through at least one of the work stations during the processing step. During the measuring step, the moisture content of the garment is measured. The relationship between the measured moisture content and the threshold amount of moisture is determined during the determining step. And, at least one parameter is adjusted based on the relationship between the measured moisture content and the threshold amount of moisture during the adjusting step. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091726 | CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUS - A clothes treatment apparatus and a method for controlling a clothes treatment apparatus are provided. The clothes treatment apparatus may include a drying duct, a first blower fan located in the drying duct that circulates interior air within the drying duct, and a filter located in the drying duct. The method may include sensing clogging of the filter, and switching a flow of air passing through the filter from a first direction to an opposite second direction if clogging of the filter is sensed. The method may further include a washing cycle for washing clothes, and a drying cycle for drying the clothes. An implementation time of the washing cycle may be less than an implementation time of the drying cycle. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091727 | CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUS - A clothes treatment apparatus and a method for controlling a clothes treatment apparatus are provided. The method may include feeding heated hot air to clothes or other items received in a drum, and dehydrating the clothes or other items by performing a first rotation cycle for rotating the drum at a first RPM for a predetermined period of time. The first RPM may be a RPM that allows a centrifugal force applied to the clothes or other items during rotation of the drum to exceed gravity. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091728 | DRYER MONITORING - A dryer monitoring system receives dryer information from one or more sensors concerning operation of one or more dryers, such as clothes dryers. For example, the dryer monitoring system may receive temperature and/or humidity information from one or more dryers. The dryer monitor analyzes the dryer data to determine whether textiles in the dryer are dry. The dryer monitor may analyze one or more states and/or one or more indicators (patterns in the dryer data) during the dryness determination. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091729 | INSOLE FOR A FOOTWEAR ARTICLE - The invention relates to an insole, and to an article of footwear provided with such an insole, with application to the design of shoes wherein an improvement in comfort is sought. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091730 | PROTECTION DEVICES FOR USE IN SHOES OR OTHER PRODUCTS - A variety of devices for protecting a user's foot from injury are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device may be a metatarsal protection device, which may include a first layer of material having top and bottom surfaces, with at least one of such surfaces including a series of cones or a pattern of hexagons thereon. The metatarsal protection device may also include a second relatively rigid layer of material overlying the first layer, and the first layer may be shaped to conform to the metatarsal region of the user's foot, such that the device is configured to protect the metatarsal region against injury. Other configurations and variations of a metatarsal protection device are also disclosed, as are other uses for the principles of the invention(s) disclosed herein (e.g., protection devices for other areas of the foot, etc.) | 2013-04-18 |
20130091731 | SHOES WITH SOCKS WHICH MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL MINIATURE STYLISH DESIGNS - The shoes with socks of the present invention are a combination of two shoes and two socks. The shoes with socks of the present invention can generate unique style per se; optionally, they may match with a user's clothes to provide additional stylish appearances. A front lace section is provided on the front portion of the top portion and a rear lace section is provided on the rear portion of the top portion. The rear lace section passes the opening and goes through the back wall of the top portion. In use, the rear lace section is fixedly attached to the corresponding sock through the engagement of two engagement units. In addition, a fastening unit, which is stylish, is provided on both the front lace section and the rear lace section to allow a user to adjust the tightness of either lace sections and easily and quickly. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091732 | Footwear and Related Accessories - A footwear comprising a sole adapted to provide a base for the footwear; a plurality of mounts embedded within the sole; a plurality of lace holders, each of the plurality of lace holders being attached to its corresponding mount; and a lace adapted to be connected to the plurality of lace holders, wherein the footwear can be transformed from one design to another by varying the way the lace is connected to the plurality of lace holders. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091733 | Modular Shoe System - A modular shoe system having interchangeable uppers and outsoles, comprising an internal support structure, a plurality of interchangeable first removable covers and a plurality of interchangeable second removable covers. The internal support structure includes a midsole, a heel counter and a toe box. The internal support structure has a front portion including the toe box and a rear portion including the heel counter. Each of the first removable covers includes a front upper and a front outsole. Each of the first removable covers is configured for being alternately removably attached to the front portion. Each of the second removable covers includes a rear upper and a rear outsole. Each of the second removable covers is configured for being alternately removably attached to the rear portion. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091734 | SHOE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE STRAP SYSTEM - A shoe has a sole member with an upper surface for receiving a user's foot and a lower surface for contacting a support surface. An interchangeable strap has a sole member engaging portion and may be selectively interconnected with the sole member. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091735 | SHOES, DEVICES FOR SHOES, AND METHODS OF USING SHOES - A shoe includes a first plate and a second plate that are located in a forefoot portion of the shoe between an upper and an outsole of the shoe, and one or more springs for biasing the first plate and the second plate apart from each other. A device for a shoe includes a first plate and a second plate that are installable in a forefoot portion of the shoe, and an energy return member positioned between the first plate and the second plate. A method of using a shoe includes applying, with a foot, a force on at least one of two plates that is positioned in a forefoot portion of a shoe, so as to move the two plates together and increase a loading of a spring, and launching the foot due to the two plates being moved apart by the spring as the foot is being lifted. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091736 | Shoe with attachable fashion accessories - A shoe assembly and decorative shoe accessories for attachment to various parts of a shoe are disclosed. The decorative shoe accessories comprise a substantially U or C-shaped heel cover, the heel cover having first and second front ends and a back end. The heel cover has an inside surface and an outside surface, wherein when the heel cover is slipped over a heel of the shoe tension created when the first and second front ends are moved away from each other holds the heel cover in place over at least part of the heel. The outer surface of the heel cover has a decorative pattern. The decorative shoe accessories also comprise a toe box cover having a top surface and a bottom surface. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091737 | FOOTWEAR WITH IMPROVED UPPER - An article of footwear, such as a boot, including an outer sole assembly and an upper, the boot extending lengthwise from a rear end to a front end, widthwise between a lateral side and a medial side, and heightwise from the outer sole assembly to an upper end of the upper, the upper including a lateral quarter and a medial quarter, the boot including a first tightening device, which itself includes a linkage and a quick-locking device, the boot including a cover flap. The flap demarcates a storage space capable of receiving the quick-locking device. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091738 | Composite Shoe Sole, Footwear Constituted Thereof and Method For Producing The Same - A water-vapor permeable shoe-sole combination ( | 2013-04-18 |
20130091739 | SHOE SOLE - A shoe sole which assists in and enables correct walking. The shoe sole includes an outsole, a main midsole, a lower midsole and an upper midsole. The main midsole includes an inclined slope, a first extending section which is connected to the lower end of the slope, and a second extending section which is connected to the upper end of the slope. The first extending section is coupled to the outsole from a periphery of either an inward side or an outward side of an upper surface of the outsole. The lower midsole is disposed between undersurfaces of the slope and the second extending section and the upper surface of the outside. The upper midsole is coupled to upper surfaces of the slope and the first extending section. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091740 | Footwear Sole - A shoe sole having a bottom surface with a plurality of stud clusters extending therefrom is provided, each stud cluster comprising at least two studs connected via one or more connection elements, wherein, to optimise the manner in which the stud clusters deal with forces applied to them during ground contact, each stud cluster is oriented in accordance with a predetermined direction of gross shear motion of the stud cluster and each stud cluster is dimensioned in accordance with the distribution of forces applied to the sole during ground contact. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091741 | SAFETY SLIPPER - A safety slipper ( | 2013-04-18 |
20130091742 | Driving Shoe Heel and Back Protector - A device used to protect the back and heel of a driver's shoe while the driver operates the pedals of a vehicle, such as an automobile. The protector has a body made of a pliable, flexible, and durable material that conforms to the contours of the back and heel of a shoe. Straps formed integrally with the body wrap around the driver's ankle, and a central portion of the protector extends over the rear and heel of the driver's shoe, keeping sharp dirt and abrasive debris from scuffing or scratching the shoe. The protector is constructed so it is easy to attach to and remove from the shoe within the limited confines of the driver's seat area. The compact and flexible construction of the protector makes it portable or easy to store when not in use. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091743 | MACHINE ATTACHMENT BASED SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides a machine configured so that its ground speed is at least in part dependent on the measured force that is applied to an attachment attached thereto. The present disclosure also provides an attachment for a machine that is configured to provide feedback to the machine it is configured to be attached to, wherein the feedback is representative of the force applied to the attachment. The present disclosure also provides a method of automatically controlling the ground speed of a machine based on feedback measured in an attachment attached to the machine. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091744 | Ditch Digger - A ditch digger for removing earth from the ground to dig a ditch, the ditch digger comprising: a body; a substantially elongated blade mounted to the body, the blade defining a blade front end and a substantially longitudinally opposed blade rear end, the blade defining a blade bottom section and a pair of laterally opposed blade side sections extending generally upwardly therefrom. When the ditch digger is in an operational configuration, the blade bottom section is lower adjacent the blade front end than adjacent the blade rear end. Moving the ditch digger along the ground with the blade front end inserted in the ground and the blade rear end provided above the ground removes the earth from the ground to dig the ditch. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091745 | END BIT FOR A SOIL-WORKING TOOL - The invention relates to a replaceable end bit for a soil-working tool, which end bit is retained by friction and wherein, at its trailing edge, the end bit is provided with one or more openings that is/are oriented rearwardly relative to the end bit and for receiving couplers from a holder part. The openings may have rounded faces, and the faces may face towards each other. The distance between the rounded faces is increased with the distance from the trailing edge of the end bit. The invention also relates to a holder part for a replaceable end bit for a soil-working tool, which end bit is retained by friction, and wherein the holder part is provided with pairs of protruding couplers, which protruding couplers are provided with a space, where the distance between the two protruding couplers is reduced with the distance from their end faces. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091746 | Wear Assembly - A wear assembly for excavating equipment which includes a wear member and a base each with upper and lower stabilizing surfaces that are offset and at overlapping depths to reduce the overall depth of the assembly while maintaining high strength and a stable coupling. The nose and socket each includes a generally triangular-shaped front stabilizing end to provide a highly stable front connection between the nose and wear member for both vertical and side loading. The lock is movable between hold and release positions to accommodate replacing of the wear member when needed, and secured to the wear member for shipping and storage purposes. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091747 | CONVERTIBLE BUSINESS CARD WITH GAME - A business card having an original state that is convertible into a game in a playable state is described. The business card includes a main body having a first side and a second side. The first side has marketing information marked thereon. The main body comprises a goal structure for playing the game in a playable state. One or more detachable components are attached to the main body in the original state. The one or more detachable components are detached from the main body for interacting with the main body in the playable state. The business card is produced in the original state and the game is not playable in the original state. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091748 | Method and System for Decorating a Vehicle - A system for decorating a vehicle having at least two lights includes a pair of patches each having a configuration indicative of eye black worn by an athlete. Each patch includes opposed front and rear surfaces. A rear surface includes an adhering member configured to selectively adhere to the vehicle, such as beneath respective lights. The rear patch surface may include an adhesive or magnetic surface. The front patch surface may include indicia, such as the name, logo, or slogan of an educational institution or sports team. A method of decorating a vehicle includes the steps of obtaining a patch mimicking the appearance of athletic eye black and applying the patch to a vehicle. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091749 | METHOD OF ADVERTISING HOUSEHOLD ITEMS - A method for advertising household items by placing a graphic display of the household item in the vicinity of the household item at a retail location. The household item in the household display is shown in the environment in which it is intended to be utilized. The ability to view the household item in the particular environment for which it is design enhances the consumer experience and facilitates a confident decision by the purchasers. The method of advertising household items also entails preparing the graphic display, printing the graphic display, framing the graphic display, and placing the graphic display in the vicinity of the household item. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091750 | MAGAZINE CAP RETENTION SYSTEM - A firearm and a method for configuring the firearm is described that, in one aspect, includes a tubular magazine having a mechanical connection arranged at one end, a cap having a mechanical connection and configured to cooperate with the mechanical connection arranged on the one end of the tubular magazine, a retaining mechanism arranged in the tubular magazine having a circumferential surface, the retaining mechanism having retaining mechanism locking components arranged on the circumferential surface, and the cap further including an internal peripheral surface having cap locking components arranged along the internal peripheral surface, the retaining mechanism locking components and the cap locking components configured to interact to keep the cap from rotating thereby preventing the cap from accidentally disconnecting from the tubular magazine. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091751 | ADAPTER FOR ATTACHING A HAND GRIP TO A FIREARM - An adapter for attaching a hand grip to the firearm without extensive modifications to the firearm stock or receiver includes a body having a first channel on the front face of the body and a second channel on the top end of the body. A hole passes from the bottom end of the body to the top end of the body. A step is placed on the bottom end of the body. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091752 | EZ loader for 5 & 6 shot revolvers black powder pellet and ball 31, 36, 44 and 45 calibers - The EZ loader for five and six shot revolvers black powder pellet and ball 31, 36, 44 and 45 calibers enables the use in loading black powder pellets and balls in black powder muzzle loading revolvers in 31, 36, 44 and 45 calibers because of the like diameter. They share chamber holes on muzzle loading black powder revolvers, and penetrating tubes and fingers for EZ loader. Next, revolver in left hand, barrel pointing up, EZ loader in right hand loaded with 5 or 6 powder pellets and balls, fingers end ½ inch straight up from positioned chamber hole, right thumb pulling back thumb bracket which pulls back fingers onto penetrating tube opening fingers end releasing one powder pellet and ball into chamber hole with thumb bracket still pulled back, move EZ loader forward with right hand. Pushing next powder pellet back inside fingers, release thumb bracket which closes fingers end. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091753 | FIREARM BORE CLEANING DEVICE - A firearm bore cleaning device includes a flanged cleaning head with an axially extending shaft having an attachment section and a flange mounting section, the attachment section being adapted to attach to a flexible cable assembly. The cleaning head includes at least one deformably resilient flange extending radially from the flange mounting section, and has a larger radius than the attachment section. The flange, flange mounting section and a portion of the attachment section can be integrally molded from an elastomeric material. The firearm bore cleaning device is urged through a firearm bore such that a wall of the firearm bore squeezingly engages the flange and is wiped to remove residue from the bore. The head may include an enlarged flange that removes residue from the firearm chamber. A plurality of spaced additional flanges are provided to maximize cleaning of the bore. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091754 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE ATTITUDE OF A WEAPON AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An embodiment of an apparatus for determining the attitude angles of a weapon includes a number of accelerometers for measuring the components of the acceleration of the weapon along the axes of a first reference system integral with weapon; a number of gyroscopes configured in such a way to measure the components of the angular speed of the weapon along the axes of the reference body; and a processing unit configured to compute a number of actual attitude angles of the weapon under dynamic conditions based on the components of the angular speed; determine a number of static attitude angles of the weapon under static conditions of the weapon based on the components of the acceleration; and correct the components of angular speed according to static attitude angles and to the actual attitude angles. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091755 | Mark I lobster net - Sport fishing for lobsters by divers is done with a hand held net. Lobsters in a net try to escape through the large net opening by flipping their tails. It is accordingly an object of the invention to trap a lobster and prevent it from escaping. The Mark I lobster net closes by flipping a lever with the thumb, preventing the lobster from escape. The overall density of the net is greater than that of sea water. If the net is dropped, it will fall to the bottom and not drift off. The handle is painted a florescent yellow so that it can be seen on the ocean floor. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091756 | Line Connector Apparatus - A line connector apparatus for removably engaging a flexible line to an article, the apparatus including a beam with an external surface, the beam also including a flexible line end and an opposing article end. The apparatus has a void disposed partially within the flexible line end and the void is also partially formed from an open channel adjacent to the external surface. The void having a slip fit clearance with the flexible line, wherein the void communicates therethrough the flexible line end and the void receives the flexible line allowing the flexible line to be manually feed therethrough the void. The apparatus includes structure for selectively compressing the flexible line that is positioned within the open channel to change the slip fit clearance to an interference fit and the opposing article end is attached to the article. Operationally, the flexible line is affixed to the article via the beam. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091757 | MOTORISED FUMIGATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a motorised fumigation system designed to promote the control of agricultural and urban pests in open spaces, more particularly among the systems that can carry out the fumigation process by creating a hot or a cold mist, and more specifically due the fact of both processes of the mist creation could be integrated into one light weight vehicle. The system of the present invention consists of three subsystems: a first subsystem designed to storage and pumping (S | 2013-04-18 |
20130091758 | INSECT BAIT - An insect bait that can be carried by the insect, that includes a toxicant capable of killing insects in a nest, and that includes attractants, having at least one non-toxic layer that delays contact with the toxicant, wherein the size, shape and attractants attract the insect to take the whole of the bait to a nest situation where further manipulation of the bait by the insect will release the toxicant. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091759 | METHOD OF BIOBASED CHEMICAL PRODUCTION FROM CRUDE BIOGLYCERIN OF PLANT ORIGIN - A method of production of value-added, biobased chemicals, derivative products, and/or purified glycerin from plant-based bioglycerin is described herein. A method of purification of plant-based bioglycerin is also described herein. The method of purification of plant-based bioglycerin described provides methods for desalinating, decolorizing, and/or concentrating plant-based bioglycerin for the production of biobased chemicals, derivative products, and/or purified glycerin. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091760 | METHOD OF BIOBASED CHEMICAL PRODUCTION FROM CRUDE BIOGLYCERIN OF ANIMAL ORIGIN - A method of production of value-added, biobased chemicals, derivative products, and/or purified glycerin from animal-based bioglycerin is described herein. A method of purification of animal-based bioglycerin is also described herein. The method of purification of animal-based bioglycerin described provides methods for desalinating, decolorizing, and/or concentrating animal-based bioglycerin for the production of biobased chemicals, derivative products, and/or purified glycerin. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091761 | METHOD FOR THERMALLY CLEAVING ORGANIC WASTE HAVING HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT - The invention relates to a method for thermochemically converting organic waste material having high molecular weight into liquid combustible materials and fuels, comprising the following steps: feeding organic waste material into a reactor, heating the organic waste material to a temperature between 250° C. and 500° C. while avoiding exceeding critical coking temperatures in the reactor, feeding biogenic substances to the reactor, collecting and condensing the gases and vapors released from the mixture of organic waste material and biogenic substances, collecting the condensate and letting phases form, and removing the phase(s) containing liquid combustible materials and fuels. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091762 | FUEL ADDITIVES WITH IMPROVED MISCIBILITY AND REDUCED TENDENCY TO FORM EMULSIONS - This invention relates to an additive package containing an organic solvent, a detergent additive and a reaction product mixture obtained by reacting a carboxylic acid compound of formula (I): R | 2013-04-18 |
20130091763 | Processing for preparation of Boron Nanoparticles - The invention relates to a method for providing boron nanoparticles, characterised in that it comprises at least the following steps: synthesising a boron/lithium LiB intermetallic compound by reacting a mixture of boron and lithium in a reactor, preferably under a vacuum and temperature of 650° C.; transferring and hydrolysing the boron/lithium intermetallic compound in order to produce boron nanoparticles, by immersion in a bath containing water at ambient temperature, under a neutral gas atmosphere such as argon; and separating the boron nanoparticles, especially by tangential filtration, from the other compounds produced by the hydrolysis reaction. The invention also relates to the use of boron nanoparticles. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091764 | BONDING AGENTS FOR FUEL PRODUCTS, METHODS OF THEIR PREPARATION AND PRODUCTS PRODUCED THEREWITH - Disclosed are bonding agents useful in the production of pelletized or briquetted fuels. The bonding agents may be incorporated into a feed containing the fuel material, providing both adhesion and cohesion of the fines to produce a uniform and predictable pellet or briquette. Specifically, the bonding composition contains a solubulized starch, a sugar source and/or a diol or polyol compound, and optionally a polymer selected from polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH), PVOH copolymers, polyvinyl acetate (PVA), polyvinyl acetate copolymers (PVAc), ethylene vinyl acetate (EVAc or VAE) or any subset or combination of such polymers. Also disclosed are methods of preparing the bonding agents and to densified and/or torrefied biomass products prepared therewith. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091765 | WATERLESS SEPARATION SYSTEMS FOR COAL AND MINERALS - A waterless system for processing mined material to remove impurities therefrom includes a dryer, a pulverizer, and an air classifier. The dryer is configured to remove moisture from a batch of mined material, such as coal, and the pulverizer is configured to pulverize the dried coal into small, individual coal particles and liberate impurity particles from the coal without substantially reducing the size of the liberated impurity particles. The dryer heats an air stream containing the coal to a temperature of between about 500° F. and 1,000° F. and includes a plurality of rotating paddles. An air stream forces the coal through the plurality of rotating paddles to pulverize the coal into small, individual particles and to liberate the impurity particles. The air classifier separates the impurity particles and pulverized coal particles into respective product streams. A pelletizer pelletizes ultra fine coal particles into pellets or bricks to facilitate handling and/or storage. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091766 | MUSHROOM COMPOST COMPACTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A mushroom compost compacting system and method includes a roller assembly mounted to a compost receptacle to form a nip, and a web or conveyor to convey mushroom compost to the nip. Mushroom compost is compacted at the nip from an initial compost height to a final compost height. The roller assembly has a roller, a shaft, and fixtures coupled to each end of the shaft. The fixtures are adjustable to define the roller nip height. In one embodiment, the fixtures are mounted to sleeves that engage the sidewalls of the compost receptacle. In another embodiment, the ends of the fixtures are mounted to a support, which may be a joist or a separate channel extending under the floor portion of the compost receptacle, or which may be a post that forms support structure for the compost receptacle. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091767 | SYSTEM AND DEVICES FOR ASSISTING IN THE PLANTING AND GROWTH OF FLOATING MACROPHYTE PLANT SPECIES IN WATER PURIFICATION - A system and device for assisting in planting and growing floating macrophyte-type plant species in uses for the purification of water. The system comprises the use of three devices preferably formed from low-density plastic materials: a plane polygonal floating structure with elements for connecting to other floating structures, provided with at least one inner coupling bar connected to the contour of the floating structure or to another inner bar by a flexible arc; a plane cross-linked structure with elements for anchoring to the floating structure and at least one central circular housing; and a basket or cone consisting of a flexible plastic material and for receiving a macrophyte plant, a root cutting or rhizome with a troncoconical form. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091768 | DOOR CONTROL APPARATUS - A door control apparatus and methods for controlling a door motion device for a hinged door and, optionally, illuminating a designated area on the floor. During the time the designated area is illuminated, a person can expect that the door will not close. The door control apparatus may include control circuitry, and a sensor, and optionally a light emitter and/or a sound emitter. The sensor detects a person proximate to the door and signals the control circuitry upon a detection event. The light emitter is also connected to the control circuitry. Upon a detection event, the control circuitry signals the light emitter to produce light and signals the door motion device to hold the door open. The light emitter directs light to form an image on the floor in the designated area. The light emitter may be, for example, a laser generator or a light emitting diode lamp. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091769 | AUTOMATED GLAZING ASSEMBLY - A system and method using a skylight panel within a skylight frame attached to a flexible actuator. In an embodiment, the system provides for automated opening and closing of a remotely located skylight or window. The system may also include a solar panel coupled to a rechargeable battery pack that provides power to an electric motor that controls the actuation of the actuator. Such control may be realized through a gear train with a sprocket wheel that drives a flexible chain-like actuator that is coupled to the skylight panel. The system may further include a control circuit for controlling the above-described operation wherein the control circuit is also operable to communicate with a remote control device having two-way communication between them. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091770 | VEHICLE DOOR OPENING WARNING SYSTEM - A vehicle door opening warning system includes a sensor for sensing the approaching of a car from behind when a person is opening the car door, a car door-opening control unit, which stops the car door from being opened when the sensor senses the approaching of a car from behind, and a warning light and a buzzer that are driven to give a visual warning signal and an audio warning signal when the car door is being opened. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091771 | Safety Moving Gate - A safety moving gate is a multi functional system which can be a resistant and reliable handrail to provide safety for passengers and at the same time, while train stops in the platform the system act as a moving gate and pulls up the horizontal cables to clear the doorways and enable people to enter the train safely. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091772 | ICE DISPENSING APPARATUS WITH A SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATOR - An apparatus includes a duct door rotatably mounted in relation to an ice dispenser recess, and a selectively energizable shape memory alloy wire coupled to the duct door such that the shape memory alloy wire causes the duct door to rotate between its open and closed positions, when the wire is energized and de-energized respectively. A method of using an apparatus is also disclosed. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091773 | POWER ACTUATED REAR GATE ARRANGEMENT - A power actuated rear gate arrangement for a vehicle includes at least one seat arranged in a rear area of the vehicle; a drive device for providing an external force, a rear gate which is pivotal between a closed position and an open position by the external force, detectors for detecting an occupation of the at least one seat, and control points for controlling the drive device, wherein the drive device is at least indirectly controllable from more than one of the control points, and wherein when the at least one seat is occupied less than all of the control points are authorized or activated for at least a pivoting of the rear gate from the open position to the closed position. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091774 | OPENING AND CLOSING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An opening and closing device includes a cover gear, a driving source, a cover, a biasing element, and a control portion. The cover gear is rotatably supported in both forward and backward directions. The driving source selectively provides rotation to the cover gear in both the forward and backward directions. The cover is rotatably supported to allow motion in both the forward and backward directions between first and second positions. The biasing element transmits the rotation of the cover gear to the cover while biasing the cover in a predetermined direction from the first position to the second position. The control portion stops the rotation of the driving source, in a case in which the driving source is rotated to move the cover in the predetermined direction, when the cover gear rotates in the predetermined direction by a predetermined angle after the cover has reached the second position. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091775 | CHAIN TENSIONERS FOR MOVABLE PARTITION SYSTEMS, MOVABLE PARTITION SYSTEMS INCLUDING SUCH CHAIN TENSIONERS, AND RELATED METHODS - Chain tensioner devices for use with movable partition systems include endplates configured to be mounted on opposing sides or ends of a movable partition. At least one of the endplates includes a bracket configured for attachment to an end of a chain. The bracket is movable relative to the endplate. The endplate having the bracket also includes an adjustment mechanism located on a common side of the endplate with the bracket, and is operably coupled with the bracket. The adjustment mechanism is configured for adjusting a distance separating the bracket from the endplate. Movable partition systems include such chain tensioner devices. Methods of adjusting a tension in a chain of a movable partition system involve the use of such a chain tensioner device. Methods of installing movable partition systems within structures include the installation of such chain tensioner devices. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091776 | Door Sill Assemblies With Replaceable Sill Decks - A door sill assembly for an entryway of a building can include a substrate having a nosing and a sill channel. A nosing cover can be attached to the substrate and extending over at least a portion of the nosing and over at least a portion of the sill channel. A sill deck can be on the substrate. The sill deck can include a deck and a clip. In an embodiment, the sill deck and clip are a unitary construction. The deck can be engaged with a portion of the nosing cover. The clip can be operably engaged with the deck. The clip can be removably attachable to the substrate. The sill deck is capable of removable attachment from the door sill assembly before or after the door sill assembly is installed in the entryway. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091777 | Weatherstrip Assembly Having A Variable Length Shim - The subject invention provides a weatherstrip assembly for sealing between a frame and a closure member of a vehicle. The weatherstrip assembly includes a body having an exterior surface and an interior surface defining a channel. The body has a plurality of retaining lips extending into the channel. A seal extends from the exterior surface. A locking fin has a first end and a second end. The first end of the locking fin is mounted to one of the interior surface and the exterior surface and the second end of the locking fin disposed within the channel. A shim extends from the second end of the locking fin. The shim engages the interior surface and supports the locking fin within the channel. The retaining lips and the locking fin at least partially define a slot for sandwiching the frame between the retaining lips and the locking fin within the slot. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091778 | LIQUID RESIN COMPOSITION FOR ABRASIVE ARTICLES - The invention relates to a thermally curable liquid resin composition intended for manufacturing abrasives that comprises at least one epoxy resin comprising at least two epoxy groups and at least one reactive diluent, said composition having a viscosity, at 25° C., less than or equal to 7000 mPa·s. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091779 | CONTROLLED COLLAPSE OF CAR WINDSHIELD - A windshield for a vehicle comprises weakening means arranged to weaken the windshield so that the windshield collapses in a controlled manner in the event of the vehicle colliding with a person. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091780 | Clip for Securing Gutter Guard to Gutter - A clip for removably securing the front lip of a gutter guard having holes therethrough to the underlying front lip of a gutter having a downwardly and forwardly extending end portion. The clip comprises an elongated body with a forwardly and upwardly extending first tab at a front end thereof and a rearwardly extending second tab at a rear end thereof. The first tab can be inserted through a first hole at the front of the gutter guard with the body in an upwardly extending first position so that the first tab is located adjacent to and beneath the end portion of the gutter. The body can then be rotated downwardly toward the gutter guard to a second position wherein the first tab is moved upwardly to engage the end portion of the gutter and the second tab is received within a second hole in the gutter guard. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091781 | WINDOW JAMB CHANNEL ATTACHMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A window jamb channel attachment apparatus. The apparatus can include a channel clip, the channel clip including a first foot, a second foot, a first leg, a second leg, and a joining portion, the first foot and the second foot adapted to couple to a window jamb channel, the first leg having a first end coupled to the first foot and a second end coupled to the joining portion, the second leg having a first end coupled to the second foot and a second end coupled to the joining portion, the joining portion including an aperture defined therein. The apparatus can further include an object holder removably coupled to the channel clip, the object holder including a body, a fastener portion sized and shaped to be received in the aperture of the channel clip, and an object support portion. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091782 | INSULATION SYSTEM, AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTING AND UTILIZING SAME - A system and a method for insulating a building having a flexible fabric roof and for preventing displacement of an insulating blanket of battings inside the building that displacement would otherwise occur in response to wind creating a billowing action of the flexible fabric roof. Anti-billowing anti-displacement means prevent movement and displacement of an insulating blanket of battings inside the building that would otherwise occur in response to wind and other external forces moving the outer flexible fabric roof. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091783 | Modular shelter and method - A shelter to protect users from an external environment has an inner front module having an airlock and an outer front module which is slidingly attached to the inner front module. The shelter has an inner rear module and an outer rear module sliding attached to the inner rear module. When the outer front module and the inner front module are in an extended state and the outer rear module and the inner rear module are in an extended state and the outer front module and outer rear module are attached, they form an airtight chamber in which users are protected from the external environment. A method for constructing a shelter to protect users from an external environment. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091784 | FLUID-ACTUATED TELESCOPING TOWER FOR SUPPORTING HEAVY LOADS - A fluid-actuated telescoping tower supporting an associated load at a height above an associated foundation includes a fluid barrier, first and second telescoping tubular tower sections, a fluid port configured to receive compressed fluid from an associated source into an interior space of the tower defined by the first and second tubular sections, and a fastening system for holding the first and second tubular sections in the extended position with the compressed fluid received in the interior space of the tower and for mechanically connecting the first and second tubular sections in the extended position with the compressed fluid exhausted from the interior space of the tower by the fluid port. A method of erecting a tower includes inflating nested first and second telescoping tubular tower sections, fastening the sections in an extended position, and depressurizing the tower. A method of collapsing uses a reversal of the erecting process. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091785 | CONCRETE LIFTING ANCHORS - A shear bar for an edge lift anchor for a concrete panel, the shear bar being a bar shaped to provide a central portion to engage an upper edge of the lifting anchor when installed in the panel and legs inclining downwardly from each end of the central portion, the underside of each leg being profiled to lock into the surrounding concrete, the profiling being formed by a series of longitudinally spaced formations each of generally saw-toothed shape with a leading edge of each formation facing towards the central portion such that on application of shear load to the shear bar the leg will lock into the concrete with a generally compressive loading being applied to the concrete in the zone between the two legs. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091786 | PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL FASTENING SYSTEM - A fastening system is provided. In another aspect, a hook fastens a photovoltaic panel assembly to a building roof. Another aspect employs catches that removeably attach an auxiliary component, such as a solar panel frame, to a building in hinge and slide motions for engagement of the catches. A method of installing a fastening system is additionally provided. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091787 | Roof Mounting Standoff - A new mounting system for elevating and supporting objects such as solar panels is disclosed. The mounting system is designed for attachment to new or existing roofs of a variety of constructions. Sealing features are incorporated into the mounting system so that additional separate flashing components are not required. The system requires only one bolt for attachment. The design is quick and simple to install, reducing the amount of time and labor required. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091788 | FLOORING MATERIAL HAVING SUPERIOR NONSLIP CHARACTERISTICS, AND SYNTHETIC WOOD FLOORING USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a flooring material having excellent nonslip characteristics, and synthetic wood flooring using the same. The flooring material having excellent nonslip characteristics is made of synthetic wood, and includes grooves formed on an upper surface thereof in a longitudinal direction, and embossed patterns, which are similar to patterns of natural wood and formed between the grooves. The flooring material having excellent nonslip characteristics can be used alone or can be used together with a synthetic wood flooring material having embossed patterns or grooves, thereby providing nonslip characteristics and good design. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091789 | Fire-Prevention Sleeve, Use of the Fire-Prevention Sleeve, Method for Installing a Fire-Prevention Sleeve, and Ceiling Passage - In a ceiling passage with an opening through which a pipe extends in the vertical direction, the pipe being surrounded by a fire-prevention sleeve, the fire-prevention sleeve includes, for example, fire-prevention additives embodied in a rectangular strip. A plurality of notches are provided along only one longitudinal side of the rectangular strip. The plurality of notches are used to form flaps at a bottom edge of the rectangular strip and are bent backwards. The flaps are supported at an inner wall of the ceiling passage near a bottom of the ceiling passage. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091790 | Firestopping sealing means for use with gypsum wallboard in head-of-wall construction - A sealing gasket for use attached preferably to the topmost edge of gypsum board when used as construction wallboard. The gasket includes a support leg section capable of being mounted in engagement with preferably the uppermost edge of the gypsum board. The gasket includes a sealing leg extending outwardly from said leg section which includes an intumescent component to facilitate sealing between the edge of the gypsum board and the wall structure above. In one embodiment the sealing leg includes an intumescent impregnated paper material covered with a structurally enhancing layer. An adhesive layer can be included to attach the gasket to the gypsum wallboard. The sealing leg in this embodiment has an “A” or “P” profile and will extend upwardly and inwardly over the upper edge of the gypsum board at an obtuse angle with respect to the support leg for sealing thereabove in the head-of-wall area. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091791 | CROWN MOLDING SYSTEM - A crown molding system includes first and second crown molding members, first and second brackets for attachment to a room wall or ceiling, and a bridge piece for connecting the first and second crown molding members. Each of the first and second crown molding members includes an attachment portion for mating attachment with the respective first or second bracket, and the bridge piece includes upper and lower tabs engageable with the first and second crown molding members to span a gap between the first and second crown molding members. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091792 | AIR EXCHANGING THERMALLY RESPONSIVE WALL PANELS AND METHODS - Thermally responsive walls can be formed of wall panels made from different materials and having staggered conduits with respect to each other when coupled together (e.g., pancaked or layered) to form a wall at one temperature. The staggered conduits in the different wall panels are configured such that they become aligned at a second temperature due to differences in expansion coefficients. The wall panels can be designed using a computing system that processes an algorithm that accounts for various parameters, such as the different thermal expansion coefficients. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091793 | DEVICES AND METHODS TO PROVIDE AIR CIRCULATION SPACE PROXIMATE TO INSULATION MATERIAL - Insulation spacer devices, methods and related construction techniques are provided. An exemplary device may include a body having a plurality of openings defining an openwork, to allow the passage of air therethrough when placed in contact with insulation material. The device may further include a plurality of spacer struts and/or spacing depressions fixedly attached to the body. The struts may be configured to maintain a predetermined distance between a first side of the insulation material and a building surface. The body and struts act together to define and maintain a space between the first side of the insulation material and the building surface, for example, for ventilation. The building surface can be the bottom face of a roof, an insulated attic floor, wall sheathing or a soundproofed demising wall, for example. The spacer device can be capable of being transported and stored together with, or as a separate item from, the insulation material, and can also be stored in nested layers. The device can also be stored in rolled form. The openwork of the device can additionally or alternatively include a sheet of Entangled net filaments or other similar material. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091794 | PRECAST COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL FLOOR SYSTEM - A composite floor panel includes a frame assembly having a base plate, a plurality of first lateral supports secured to the base plate, and a plurality of second lateral supports secured to the base plate. The first lateral supports lie in a first plane and the second lateral supports lie in a second plane. The first plane and the second plane each intersect the base plate and the first plane is disposed at an angle relative to the second plane. The composite floor panel also includes a concrete portion coupled to and supported by the first lateral supports and the second lateral supports. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091795 | ROOF BATTEN SYSTEM - A method of the production of a composite roof batten includes forming a substantially rigid low-density lower reinforcing element with cup-shaped depressions defining moisture-passing channels therebetween and providing an upper reinforcing element. The cup-shaped depressions of the lower reinforcing element have introduced therein a low density closed cell foam material and the upper reinforcing element is positioned in overlying relationship to the lower reinforcing element. The foam material is allowed to fill the space defined between the lower reinforcing element and the upper reinforcing element and bond the elements together to form a composite roof batten. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091796 | MODULAR EXTERIOR BUILDING - A modular exterior building assembly comprising a plurality of non-insulated panels including at least one front wall panel, at least one rear wall panel, at least two side wall panels and at least one roof panel. Each of the non-insulated panels includes beams having rotating hooks and/or pins therein. The hooks are configured to be rotated to engage the pins in adjacent beams of adjacent non-insulated panels to connect the non-insulated panels together to form the modular exterior building. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091797 | ATTACHMENT MEMBER FOR INSULATION PANEL - Attachment members are disclosed for use with an insulation panel or composite siding panel. The attachment member includes a male connecting member, a hem portion, and a connection portion joining the male connecting member and the hem portion. The male connecting member extends into the body of a foam insulating layer along a first end edge. The attachment member and the first end edge cooperate to be complementary in shape with the second end edge such that adjacent panels can engage each other. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091798 | BLOCK FOR CONSTRUCTION AND METHOD TO BUILD WALLS WITH SAID BLOCK - A block for construction of foundation systems retaining walls and gabions and to methods to build walls or gabions from said block. The block is comprised by at least two sides or faces of rectangular and flat configuration ( | 2013-04-18 |
20130091799 | TRIM ELEMENT - A trim element having a visible side ( | 2013-04-18 |
20130091800 | WAINSCOT CAP - A wainscot cap may be attached to a free edge of the plurality of panels secured to a wall. The wainscot cap may be attached to the mounting clip used to secure the plurality of panels to a wall. More particularly, the wainscot cap and the mounting clip may have a tongue and groove connection. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091801 | POWER LINE TOWER ALIGNMENT METHOD - An alignment jig uses steel alignment cross members and chords to align multiple load bearing member footing legs simultaneously with great accuracy, thereby greatly speeding construction footing installation times. Using preset adjustment stops, multiple footing patterns may be readily accommodated. The entire alignment jig may be readily assembled or prepared for transport by skilled workers in an hour or less. By using the alignment jig, the speed of footing construction may be greatly increased. In some cases, footings that would have previously required four days to a week to build were reduced to a single day, with consequent cost and time savings. Although one initial use of the alignment jig is for high voltage power line tower footings with four legs, it may be used with as few as two legs, and may be used with more than four legs, and in a variety of applications. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091802 | COFFEE FILTER POUCH MAKER - A coffee filter pouch maker comprising a bean hopper that gravity feeds into an electric bean grinder that ejects grounds into a hopper. A precise manual portioner delivers by gravity feed a predetermined amount of grounds into a filter pouch. Filter pouched are provided on a perforated roll of filter pouches. The filter pouches are sealable. A roll of impermeable bag segments is provided to hold one or more prepared filter pouches. The impermeable bags are vacuumed and sealed with an integrated vac/seal assembly. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091803 | BARRIERS AND FILMS - Provided herein are various bathers and methods of making and using them. In some embodiments, the barriers include a porous crystalline charge-transfer complex and a filler. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091804 | TAPE AND REEL ORIENTATION SYSTEM - A method and system identify an orientation of a part to be packaged by a tape and reel machine. The method includes identifying a packing slot of the tape and reel machine. The method includes identifying the orientation of the part in the packing slot. The method includes determining whether the orientation of the part in the packing slot matches a predetermined orientation for the part. Additionally, the method includes generating an alert in response to determining that the orientation of the part does not match the predetermined orientation of the part. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091805 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CURING, STERILIZATION AND ASEPTIC PACKAGING OF MEDICAL DEVICES - The present invention provides a system and method for curing, sterilization and aseptic packaging of products, especially medical devices, in a single unit. The process is streamlined with an aseptic packaging step eliminating the need for a second sterilization cycle following packaging. The ability to sterilize and cure products in a dry heat sealed autoclave tube prior to packaging, transfer the products in a sterile airtight environment to the packaging chamber, and to place the products into packages in an aseptic chamber prevents recontamination of the products during packaging and results in a savings of time, product, and packaging expenses. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091806 | AIR ACCELERATOR DOSING TUBE - An air accelerator dosing tube for a form/fill/seal machine used to package fine cut tobacco material includes an axially-adjustable annular venturi communicating with the particulate material passage. A lining of polyether ether ketone optionally covers surfaces exposed to the particulate material. A metering assembly for delivering predetermined quanitites of particulate material at predetermined time intervals may also be fabricated from polyether ether ketone. Each dosing tube is adapted for calibration by adjustment of the annular venturi to produce a predetermined force at a predetermined stand-off distance. In operation, consistent simultaneous operation of multiple dosing tubes, each of which has been calibrated, gives substantially uniform deposit of particulate material in pouch-type packages. The particulate material may include finely cut tobacco in addition to humectants, flavorants, and other tacky substances. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091807 | SUSPENSION PACKAGING ASSEMBLY - A suspension package assembly can include a package member and a stretchable retention member. The package member and a stretchable retention member cooperate to suspend at least one article. At least one article can be held securely between the retention member and a base member of the foldable member. The pocket of the retention member can be positioned over the foldable portions of the package member. The foldable portions can fit into the pockets and then can be folded so as to generate tension in the retention member. Coupling assemblies inhibit relative movement of the retention member and the packaging member. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091808 | Free-Standing, Stackable Cereal Bowl with Elevated Trough and Method of Use - A bowl includes a main bowl portion and an ancillary portion or trough integral with the side of the bowl that is shaped to receive cereal or other food as a staging location before the food is maneuvered into the main bowl portion. | 2013-04-18 |
20130091809 | Liquid Crystal Display Panel Module Packaging Box and Packaging Method of Liquid Crystal Display Panel Module - The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel module packaging box and a packaging method of LCD panel module, wherein the LCD panel module packaging box comprises a buffer structure; the buffer structure is provided with multiple slot groups which are used to insert LCD panel modules, and the slot group comprises a pair of slots adjacent to each other. The distance between two adjacent slots of the slot groups is smaller than the distance between two slot groups; the distance between the slot groups corresponds to the total height on backplanes of the two backlight modules. When packaging the LCD panel modules, the relatively more fragile display panel of LCD panel module is inserted in opposite pairs into two slots of a slot group of the packaging box of the present invention. Because the display surface of the LCD panel is a smooth surface, the distance between two adjacent slots of a slot group can be further reduced without worrying about that the display panels are damaged by the impact from backplane with bumps of higher intensity. | 2013-04-18 |