24th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140158674 | PULSE TRAIN ANNEALING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention generally describes apparatuses and methods used to perform an annealing process on desired regions of a substrate. In one embodiment, pulses of electromagnetic energy are delivered to a substrate using a flash lamp or laser apparatus. The pulses may be from about 1 nsec to about 10 msec long, and each pulse has less energy than that required to melt the substrate material. The interval between pulses is generally long enough to allow the energy imparted by each pulse to dissipate completely. Thus, each pulse completes a micro-anneal cycle. The pulses may be delivered to the entire substrate at once, or to portions of the substrate at a time. Further embodiments provide an apparatus for powering a radiation assembly, and apparatuses for detecting the effect of pulses on a substrate. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158675 | HIGH TEMPERATURE CURING OVEN - Embodiments of the invention provide a high temperature curing oven, comprising: a heating cavity a heater and a temperature monitor system. The heater includes a plurality of heating modules that can be controlled independently. The temperature monitor system includes: a thermocouple; an infrared monitor device; a signal processing module; and an executing module. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158676 | FLIP TOP INDUCTION COOKTOP - Provided is a cooktop assembly that includes a generator that produces a high-frequency alternating current and is configured to be coupled to a surface of a cabinet. An adjustable cooking surface with a heating coil is electrically connected to the generator to conduct the high-frequency alternating current produced by the generator and induce an induced current in a cooking vessel supported by the adjustable cooking surface in a cooking orientation. An adjustable coupling pivotally couples the adjustable cooking surface to the generator and supports the adjustable cooking surface at a plurality of different angular orientations relative to the generator. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158677 | HEATING GLASS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a heating glass including a glass; a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer formed on one surface of the glass; and a thermal conductive pattern formed on the transparent conductive oxide layer, and a method of manufacturing the same. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158678 | INDUCTION COOKING DEVICE FOR TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED COOKING - The invention relates to a method for determining and regulating the temperature of an article with inductive properties which is heated inductively by means of an induction device, wherein the induction device contains an induction coil, means for producing an induction resonant circuit and a support element arranged above the induction coil and having a first side, which acts as support face for the article, and a second side, which is directed towards the inductive coil. At least one temperature sensor is fitted to the second side. The resonant frequency of the induction resonant circuit is measured via detection means and the temperature of the article is calculated from the measured resonant frequency, wherein the resonant frequency is related to the temperature of the article by virtue of a mathematical function, and the function is determined by determining at least two absolute temperature calibration values of the article at respectively different resonant frequencies. The temperature calibration values are calculated from temperature measured values of the sensor. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158679 | COOKER, POWER CONTROL METHOD OF THE COOKER, AND POWER CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A cooker, a method for controlling power of a cooker, and a power control system including the same are provided. A high power cooking device can be used without making an additional power construction work or causing a power circuit breaker installed in an input terminal of a household power source to be opened. Driving power of a burner is controlled or distributed by using a current flowing in a power circuit breaker or an overcurrent breaker installed in a load end, whereby power operation efficiency of an input power source can be enhanced and the input power source cannot be broken. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158680 | CONTACTLESS POWER FEEDER AND CONTACTLESS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A contactless power feeder of the present invention includes: a top plate which is mounted with a load; a primary coil which is arranged below the top plate and generates a high-frequency field; an inverter which feeds high-frequency power to the primary coil; a control part which controls the inverter; and a load discriminating part which determines whether the load is an object to be heated that is a metal container such as a pot and should be induction-heated, or a power receiving device provided with a secondary coil that is electromagnetically coupled with the primary coil, wherein the control part is configured to control the inverter in accordance with a result of determination by the load discriminating part. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158681 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY FOR MODULAR CONTAINER - Modular panels for forming a container have a plurality of securing receptacles on a first end of the panel and a plurality of securing receptacles on a second end of the panel. Each one of the securing receptacles on the first end of the panel is position at approximately the same height as a corresponding one of the securing receptacles on the second end of the panel. Each pair of corresponding securing receptacles is dimensioned to receive a securing bar therein that can be locked in place to hold adjacent panels in a secured position. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158682 | MODULAR CONTAINER SYSTEM - A modular container system, consisting of at least one container, characterised in that having at least one monolithic housing ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140158683 | METALLIC SEALED DOUBLE CONTAINER - The metallic sealed double container of the present invention includes an outer container, an inner container, an outer lid for the outer container, and an inner lid for the inner container, all of which being formed from thin metallic sheet. Connection holes are formed in the outer lid and the inner lid by burring, and both end parts of thin-walled pipes are respectively connected while inserted in the connection holes. The inner lid is joined to the inner container, and the outer lid is joined to the outer container, thereby constituting a metallic sealed double container in which the inner container is isolated in the outer container. As a result, the weight of the metallic sealed double container is reduced, the temperature in the inner container can be maintained over long periods of time, and the heat-insulating effect of the resulting sealed double container is high. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158684 | Container Closure With Segmented Fusion Ring - A container provides sealed storage for contents. The container includes a composite top member formed of a panel and a frame. The panel includes an opening for providing access to the contents of the package. The frame includes a closure member that is molded in an open position, and which can be moved to a closed position for closing the opening in the panel. The container is formed of a container body in the form of a tubular member formed to a desired shape. The container body is closed using the top member that closes a top opening of the container body, and a bottom member that closes a bottom opening of the container body. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158685 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER LID WITH MOUTH OPENING AND SEPARATE PUSH IN VENT - A container lid includes a conventional main or pour opening and a vent opening spaced from the main opening. A vent score defines the shape of the vent opening, and a vent panel covers the vent opening. The vent panel has a raised convex shape. The lower surface of the tab handle includes a protruding portion, seen as a concave shaped element when viewed from above the container lid. The protruding portion of the tab handle can be aligned with the vent panel so application of a downward force on the tab handle transfers force to the vent panel and breaks the vent score. The shapes of the vent panel and concave element of the tab handle can be adjusted for selective and controlled force transfer to create the vent opening. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158686 | PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH DOUBLE LOCK LID AND TEAR BAND - An all-plastic container comprising the combination of injection molded pail and lid. The lid initially locks onto the container at upper and lower undercuts and seals thereto by virtue of an inverted U-shaped peripheral section. A tear groove is formed in the lid skirt between the upper and lower locks to facilitate removal of the lower lock. The upper lock is segmented so as to make removal of the lid easier once the lower lock is removed. Indicia on the lid shows where the gaps in the lock segments are located. The lower lock may also be segmented to provide drainage for overfill which comes out of the pail when the lid is first applied. The lid and pail are dimensioned to provide a wedge seal between an unflanged pail rim and the top lock and to maintain a strong connection and seal even after the lower lock is removed. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158687 | Moisture Retention Seal - Various moisture retention seals are disclosed, in the contexts of canisters and corresponding closures forming packages for avoiding moisture evaporation and in retaining liquid or moisture contained in the packages. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158688 | CONTAINER AND CLOSURE - A closure for a container is described. The container has an opening through which contents of the container are dispensed and a holding member ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140158689 | CART WITH LATCH - A cart including a container that defines an interior space. The cart also includes a cover that is movable between an open position providing access to the interior space and a closed position inhibiting access to the interior space, and a latch that is located between the container and the cover to releasably hold the cover in the closed position. The cart further includes a hands-free mechanism that is coupled to the container and engaged with the cover to move the cover between the open position and the closed position. The hands-free mechanism is further coupled to the latch and operable to disengage the latch to permit movement of the cover to the open position. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158690 | SEALING LABEL AND PACKAGING CONTAINER - A sealing label that includes a first base material, and a second base material which is bonded to one surface of the first base material, and is repeatedly and removably bonded to an opening of a packing container so that the base material seals the opening; the label includes a sealing part which seals the opening; and a support part which is connected with at least one part of the sealing part and bonded to the packing container; wherein the sealing part and the support part has a boundary part, the boundary part has a cut line, wherein the cut line extends in a direction intersecting with a peeling direction to which the sealing part is peeled, the second base material is cut and divided into a proximal area, which is on the proximal side in the peeling direction, and a distal area, which is on the distal side in the peeling direction, by the cut line; and a peeling layer, which releases the first base material from the second base material, is provided between the first base material and the second base material and at the distal side from the cut line in the peeling direction. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158691 | Laminate Structure To Stabilize A Dimensionally Unstable Layer - A seal laminate for closing a mouth of a container is provided. The seal laminate includes a heat seal layer, a structural base support layer and upper and lower dimensional stable layers. The heat seal layer bonds the laminate to a rim surrounding the container's mouth. The structural base support layer may be comprised of a pulp, paper, cardboard, chipboard, paperboard, or cellulose based material having a moisture content of about 3 to about 6 percent and is positioned above the heat seal layer. The upper and lower dimensionally stable layers are disposed above and below the structural base support layer and are sized to balance the vertical forces on the structural base support layer upon exposure to about 60 percent or greater relative humidity. The upper and lower dimensionally stable layers have a water vapor transmission rate of about 1.5 g/100 in | 2014-06-12 |
20140158692 | WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEM - A waste collection system including a well assembly positioned at least partially below a reference surface, the well assembly having a base and a well wall at least partially positioned on the base. The well assembly also includes a well liner defining a liner cavity therein, positioned in a well defined in part by the well wall. The system also includes a main receptacle body having a main barrel portion and a head portion, the main receptacle body being at least partially receivable in the liner cavity, and the main receptacle body being movable by a moving device between a received condition, in which the main barrel portion is at least partially received in the liner cavity, and a removed condition, in which the main barrel portion is located outside the liner cavity. The main receptacle body defines a cavity therein in which waste is receivable. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158693 | GENERALLY EVEN PROFILE LID FOR BEVERAGE PREPARATION AND RELATED METHODS - Apparatus and methods for the individual controlled preparation of a beverage from one or more beverage bags within a variety of containers and the quick and sanitary storage of the bag or bags once the beverage preparation has been completed. Preferably, the beverage preparation and bag storage apparatus is sized and shaped to be seated on the lip of a container to cover the mouth of the container. Certain embodiments of the apparatus include a generally even profile retention structure sized and shaped such that at least a portion of the beverage bag may be drawn within and thereby retained in a position elevated above the beverage so that the beverage can be sampled and consumed even with the apparatus in place on the container and the bag or bags retained within the apparatus. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158694 | Stackable Container with Selectable Partitions - A stackable container and cup, having one or more selectable attached divider or dividers, the divider or dividers allowing the container to hold a single substance, or multiple distinct substances, such as ice cream, without the unwanted mixing of the substances. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158695 | Cryogenic Storage Container With Sealing Closure and Methods of Using the Same - A container or vial for the cryopreservation and/or vitrification and storage of a biological sample, including cellular samples and embryos is described. The container comprises a sealable closure that isolates a biological sample held in the container lumen from the external environment and is suitable for storage of the sample in liquid nitrogen. Methods for introducing and sealing biological samples within the container for cryopreservation and/or vitrification and storage are also described. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158696 | FUEL TANK WITH IMPROVED MECHANICAL RESISTANCE - A fuel tank including two opposite wall portions and at least one reinforcing element connecting the two wall portions, in which the reinforcing element includes a hollow pillar having a ratio of at least 1.8 between the diameter of its cross section at its ends and the diameter of its cross section at least at one intermediate point. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158697 | DRAIN PAN FOR A WATER HEATER - A drain pan for a water heater is provided. The drain pan includes a plurality of leveling legs mounted to a pan body. The plurality of leveling legs is selectively adjustable in order to arrange the drain pan in a level configuration. By arranging the drain pan in the level configuration, a water heater supported on the drain pan can be leveled. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158698 | Rechargeable Removable Handle - Provided is a removable handle (1) for a food cooking pot comprising a side wall, said handle comprising a grip body (7), attachment means (2) that can be connected to the cooking pot and disconnected therefrom, and an electrical and/or electromechanical (5) device housed in the grip body (7). The handle comprises a rechargeable electrical energy source supplying the electrical and/or electromechanical device (5) with power, and electromagnetic connection means (8) that are connected to the rechargeable electrical energy source and electrically connected to a power supply source separate from the handle so that the rechargeable electrical energy source (6) can be recharged. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158699 | Drinking cup assembly - There is a drinking cup assembly comprising an outer cup and an inner cup, the outer cup having a dispensing closure, the inner cup being removably attached to the outer cup. A space is located between the outer cup and the inner cup, can contain an item being insertable into this space. The dispensing closure has an aperture and is adapted to receive a flexible conduit straw and a rotatable lid to open and close the flexible conduit straw. The flexible conduit straw has a weighted lower end of a soft plastic or a material coated with a soft plastic. The outer cup and inner cup are each structured to receive a sealing lid to separately close the outer cup and/or the inner cup. The attachment of the lids may be by one of an interference fit or a threaded attachment. The closure has a recess adjacent to the aperture, the flexible conduit fitting within this recess upon the rotatable lid flexing the conduit to close the conduit. The outer cup has handles. The inner cup can be metallic such as an aluminum or stainless steel. The inner cup may also be a glass such as a Pyrex, or a plastic such as a polyester, or a polyolefin and can include a silicone. The drinking cup assembly has a combined gasket/valve combination to seal the closure to the outer cup and to equalize the pressure in the cups with the exterior. The flexible conduit straw has a plurality of segments, at least one of the segments having a surface with a cross-cut to prevent leakage. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158700 | CONTAINER, HOLDING DEVICE, HOLDING SYSTEM AND INJECTION AID - A container for pharmaceutical preparations includes a base body. The container has at least one first holding means embodied such that it can work together with a corresponding second holding means of a holding device for the container in order to hold the base body securely on the holding device. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158701 | Electromechanical Removable Grip Mechanism - Provided is a removable grip device ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140158702 | STORAGE DEVICE WITH HINGED LID - A storage unit having sidewalls and a lid hinged to a sidewall. A support device has one end mounted to the lid and one end received in a track recessed in a sidewall and operable to follow in a travel path defined by the track when the lid is raised and lowered. The track having a rest surface on which the end of the support device in the track can rest to support the lid in the open position. The storage unit can include a latch assembly associated with a sidewall and the lid to selectively secure the lid in a closed position. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158703 | MEDICATION DISPENSER AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING MEDICATIONS - The present invention relates to a medication dispenser that comprises a first container for holding medication packages to be dispensed, and conveying means for conveying medication packages from the first container to an outlet of the medication dispenser, the conveying means comprising a first conveyor that is arranged in connection with the outlet and is capable of conveying a medication package in a first and a second conveying direction, so that a medication package can be conveyed to the outlet and retracted inside the medication dispenser. The first conveyor comprises two opposing belt conveyors between which a medication package is arranged to be conveyed, both of the belt conveyors comprising an endless belt and a plurality of rollers around which the endless belt is arranged. The invention also relates to a method for dispensing medications. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158704 | MEDICAMENT DISPENSER - There is provided a medicament dispenser for use with plural elongate form medicament carriers, each having multiple distinct medicament dose portions carried thereby, the dispenser having a dispensing mechanism for dispensing the distinct medicament dose portions carried by each of the plural medicament carriers. The mechanism comprises a receiving station for receiving each of the plural medicament carriers; a release for releasing a distinct medicament dose portion from each of the plural medicament carriers on receipt thereof by the receiving station; an outlet, positioned to be in communication with the distinct medicament dose portions releasable by said a release; and an indexer for individually indexing the distinct medicament dose portions of each of the plural medicament carriers. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158705 | SHOTGUN SHELL DISPENSER - A shotgun shell dispenser is disclosed including a main body having at least a front, a back, and a bottom, the bottom having an opening. An interior blocking portion which, with the interior of the main body, at least partially defines an opening is provided. A dispensing tray is also provided having an opening configured to receive and dispense a shotgun shell, the tray configured to slide inwardly from a lower portion of the front. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158706 | VENDING MACHINE WITH DISPENSING ASSEMBLY - A vending machine to dispense purchased goods includes a frame, a dispensing member, a controlling member, a blocking member and a driving member. The controlling member can slide a limiting shaft between a latched position and a releasing position. The driving member is a spring which is partly uncoiled and which constantly pulls the dispensing member, and thus a line of goods, towards the blocking member. When the limiting shaft is in the latched position, the limiting shaft prevents the blocking member rotating, so holding back the line of unpurchased goods. When the limiting shaft is retracted to the releasing position, the pressure of the line of goods rotates the blocking member through ninety degrees to allow one of the goods to pass out of the goods channel. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158707 | Dispenser for Liquids - Fixed-volumes of liquid are measured and dispensed from a container by empirically determining the liquid surface height and opening a dispensing valve for a time period that is calculated using a volume of liquid specified to be dispensed and the empirically-determined liquid surface height. The liquid surface height in the container is determined empirically for initial and subsequent volumes of liquid that are dispensed. Dispensing accuracy is maintained whether the container is full or nearly empty. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158708 | SYSTEM FOR HANDLING DISPLACEMENT OF LIQUID PRODUCTS - Methods, apparatuses, and systems for dispensing an off-gassing liquid product mixed with a diluting product are provided. A liquid product or product solution is moved through a primed product line and towards a dispenser. The liquid product is combined with the diluting product to create a solution. The solution is dispensed. Prevention of displacement of the product line is accomplished by redirecting at least a portion of the unused liquid product in the product line to a displacement system operatively attached to the product line and including a secondary container. The stored product may be used with the next dispensement of solution, or emptied in a sanitary manner. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158709 | SYSTEM FOR HANDLING DISPLACEMENT OF LIQUID PRODUCTS - Methods, apparatuses, and systems for dispensing an off-gassing liquid product mixed with a diluting product are provided. A liquid product or product solution is moved through a primed product line and towards a dispenser. The liquid product is combined with the diluting product to create a solution. The solution is dispensed. The product line is cleared of unused or displaced liquid product by redirecting at least a portion of the unused or displaced liquid product in the product line to a displacement system operatively attached to the product line. The displacement system includes a check valve including a crack pressure that allows the unused or displaced product to be dispensed back into the product source or a separate, secondary container. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158710 | FROZEN BEVERAGE DISPENSER - A system for dispensing a beverage includes a conical inner sleeve configured to receive a mixture of beverage components, a first blade, and a blade arm. An outer shell receives the first blade, blade arm, and the inner sleeve. A top couples the inner sleeve and outer shell in a fixed position. A tap module includes a tap handle and a tap control. The tap handle restricts and allows beverage flow through a beverage port. The tap control detects whether the tap handle is in a first position or a second position. The tap control prevents a motor from operation while the tap handle is in the first position and engages the motor while the tap handle is in the second position. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158711 | CARTRIDGE FOR DISPENSING A DENTAL SUBSTANCE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE CARTRIDGE - Provided is a cartridge assembly comprising a cartridge for containing a dental substance. The cartridge comprises a dispensing opening for the dental substance. Further the cartridge assembly comprises a piston having a receptacle for establishing a screw connection with a spindle for moving the piston for dispensing the dental substance. This assembly helps minimize costs in the manufacturing and use of dental cartridges and/or dental dispensing devices. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158712 | Vented Dispensing Device - The dispensing device provides dispensable material in a closable container in concert with a corresponding accessory so that the container and the accessory can be commonly stored when not in use, and further provides a ventilated storage volume within the device that can facilitate drying and aerating the accessory. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158713 | Dispenser Kits and Method of Increasing Versatility of Inline Dispensers - A kit for increasing the capacity and versatility of an inline dispenser with the kit including a set of stackable dispenser cartridges and an extension for increasing the capacity of the system with the extensions having fasteners thereon for changing the capacity of the system without having to replace existing components of the system. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158714 | DISPENSER BOTTLE HOLDING ASSEMBLY - A dispenser bottle holding assembly, comprises a bottle holder comprising a base portion having walls and interior compartment adapted to receive and hold a dispenser bottle, said bottle holder having a top portion adapted to move vertically with respect to said base portion, and for contacting and operating a top of a dispenser bottle to dispense fluid, wherein the said base portion has a removable fitting ring having a defined size and shape for engaging the bottom of the dispenser bottle, and a clamping assembly removably attached to one of the bottle holder walls for enabling removable attachment of the dispenser bottle holding assembly to an object. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158715 | VENTED CHECK VALVES, PUMPS AND REFILL UNITS WITH VENTED CHECK VALVES - Vented check valves, pumps and refill units for dispensers are disclosed herein. Some embodiments disclose a refill unit including a container for holding a liquid. A pump chamber is secured to the container. The pump chamber is defined at least in part by a one-way liquid inlet check valve, a one-way liquid outlet check valve and at least one wall. The volume of the pump chamber is movable between a first volume and a second volume. The inlet check valve includes a venting recess. The venting recess allows air to flow past the inlet check valve in the opposite direction of the flow of liquid into the liquid chamber. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158716 | SYSTEM FOR HANDLING DISPLACEMENT OF LIQUID PRODUCTS - Methods, apparatuses, and systems for dispensing an off-gassing liquid product mixed with a diluting product are provided. A liquid product or product solution is moved through an unprimed product line and towards a dispenser. The liquid product is combined with the diluting product to create a solution. The solution is dispensed. The product line is cleared of unused liquid product to unprime the product line after the dispensement of the solution. The unused product may be directed back into a product container from which it was held. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158717 | CARTRIDGE AND MULTICOMPONENT CARTRIDGE - A cartridge is proposed having at least one reception chamber ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140158718 | TIP SEAL FOR AN ADAPTER FOR A PRESSURIZED DISPENSING CONTAINER COMPRISING A VISCOUS FOAMABLE SOLUTION AND ADAPTER PROVIDED WITH SUCH A TIP SEAL - An adapter for a pressurized dispensing container containing a viscous foamable solution includes a dip tube in connection with the container and arranged for conveying the viscous foamable solution towards a tip seal. A tip seal for use with the adapter includes a core part with an at least partially open proximal end and at least partially open distal end. The core part is at least partially inserted into the dip tube at the proximal end. A cap part is movably connected with the core part at the distal end of the core part between an open position and a closed position of the tip seal. The cap part comprises a closure element adapted for closing off the at least partially open distal end of the core part in the closed position of the tip seal. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158719 | METERING VALVE - The present invention is directed to a metering valve used in both conventional and bag-on-valve aerosol container applications that allows a high flow rate of especially viscous substances. The metering valve according to the present invention including a valve housing, a valve stem, and a spring or other biasing device that allows the valve stem to move relative to the valve housing. The valve stem serves as a metering chamber with a metering device in the form of a ball or disk without other mechanisms such as springs or mechanical parts within the valve stem. Radial bores and a seal near the bottom of the valve stem provide for dispensing of pre-determined quantities of product from an aerosol container pressurized with liquefied propellants or compressed gas. The bore shape and size can be selected to facilitate a high volume flow rate for highly viscous substances. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158720 | Weighted Bob for a Dispensing Tube - A weighted bob adapted for being attached proximate a distal or intake end of a dispensing tube of a handheld dispenser of liquid. The bob can be provided separately for use with prior art dispensers, or the bob can be provided with the dispenser. As the dispenser is tilted to different angles, gravity acting on the weighted bob causes the intake end of the tube to remain submerged in liquid held inside a vessel's void within the dispenser. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158721 | DRINK THROUGH SPOUT CAP SYSTEM FOR COMMON BEVERAGE BOTTLES - A drink through spout cap system including a drink through spout cap and a coupler. The inner wall of the base housing can be substantially smooth and does not engage threads of a beverage bottle after the beverage bottle is received within the base housing. The inner wall of the base housing can be lined with a flexible material to enable the base housing to engage with the threads of a beverage bottle to conform to the bottle threads facilitating additional grip and seal. Accordingly, an appropriately sized cap can be used with a selected size of a common beverage bottle, regardless of the threads of beverage bottle. The coupler is received in the beverage bottle for coupling the beverage bottle to the base housing of the cap. The coupler includes an aperture therein for allowing a beverage in the beverage bottle to flow through the aperture to the spout. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158722 | MATERIAL DISCHARGING DEVICE AND MAKEUP MATERIAL BOX THEREOF - A material discharging device and a makeup material box thereof are provided. The material discharging device includes a plurality of makeup material boxes. Each makeup material box includes a shell, a pump, a first channel, a second channel, a material storage box, and a third channel. The pump is arranged in the shell. The first and second channels are connected to the pump, so that external gas enters the pump through the first channel and gas output from the pump is guided to the outside of the shell through the second channel. The third channel has a first end and a second end. The first end communicates with the material storage box, and the second end communicates with the first channel, the second channel, or the pump. The simple structure is used to reduce the size of the material discharging device and lower a manufacturing cost. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158723 | Garment Folding Apparatus - A garment folding apparatus includes a planar center panel having a length and a width, the width being less than the length. The center panel is configured to fold in a lengthwise direction. The apparatus further includes a planar left side panel joined by a hinge to the center panel. The apparatus further includes a planar right side panel joined by a hinge to the center panel on a side opposite to the left side panel. The left side panel and the right side panel each comprise raised handle portions on an outer edge thereof. When the left side panel and the right side panel are folded onto the center panel, the handle portions fit into corresponding notches formed in side edges of the second portion of the center panel and corresponding notches formed in inner side edges of the left side panel and the right side panel. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158724 | GARMENT HANGER - A garment hanger includes a garment support structure having first and second arms arranged for supporting the opposed shoulders of a garment. The two arms are rigid and in a fixed relation to each other. A hook unit is included and configured for suspending the hanger from a support structure, and a means or structure is provided for coupling the hook unit to the garment support structure enabling both the first and second arms to rotate in substantially a same plane about a generally horizontal pivot axis. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158725 | Umbrella engage with Carrier Bag - The present invention comprises a carrier bag with an anchoring structure. The anchoring structure is inserted into the carrier bag and allows an umbrella to be attached to the anchoring structure. The umbrella has a collapsible canopy and can be stored in a storage compartment on the carrier bag. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158726 | EQUIPMENT SLING - An equipment sling is disclosed. An example equipment sling includes an outer casing having at least one channel formed therein. An inner cord is provided through the channel. A grip material may be provided on the outer casing to substantially maintain a position of the outer casing on a user's shoulder. A liner may be provided in the outer casing to reduce friction between the inner cord and the outer casing. An attachment member on each end of the inner cord can attach the inner cord to an equipment item. The inner cord is configured to travel through the at least one channel formed in the outer casing, while the outer casing remains in a substantially constant position on a user's shoulder, thereby enabling the equipment item to be readily raised for use and lowered for stowage. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158727 | CARRIER FOR A VEHICLE - Carrier, such as a cargo box, for a vehicle. In an exemplary embodiment, the cargo box may comprise a bottom portion mountable to a vehicle, and a lid portion that fits together with the bottom portion to form a container for cargo. The container may have a pair of lateral sides opposite each other. The cargo box also may comprise a plurality of hinge-latch members to connect the lid portion to the bottom portion adjacent each lateral side. At least one hinge-latch member adjacent each lateral side may include a hinge, a first latch, and a second latch. The first and second latches may be adjustable individually to connect the lid portion to the bottom portion via the hinge. In another exemplary embodiment, the carrier may comprise a clamp device having a force indicator. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158728 | CROSSBAR T-SLOT INFILL - An infill device may include a lower portion pressing against a floor portion of a cavity of a slotted crossbar of a vehicle rack, and an upper portion pressing upward on first and second opposing lips of a longitudinal opening to the cavity. The infill is operable between a flush position corresponding to the upper portion substantially filling the opening, and a compressed position corresponding to the upper portion moving away from the opposing lips and closer to the floor portion to allow a retention device of a cargo-specific rack accessory to enter the channel and clamp the opposing lips. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158729 | Bicycle-Carrier Device For Motor Vehicles - A bicycle-carrier device includes a brace for connection to the frame of a vehicle, and bearing supporting elements to support one or more bicycles oriented transversely relative to the vehicle. The brace consists of a transverse bar, and the bicycles are supported by at least first and second supporting elements affixed to the bar, in positions that can be adjusted along the bar, so as to receive and support from below the two wheels of a bicycle. Mounted on the bar in an articulated manner is an arm that can be shifted between a raised operating position and a lowered non-operating position. Secured to the bar in an adjustable manner is at least one third supporting element that receives and supports from below an element of a bicycle frame. Each of the supporting elements is provided with means for locking in place the part that is received. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158730 | Firearm Holster For Secure Storage And Easy Access In A Vehicle - A firearm holster for storing a firearm within a vehicle such that the firearm is secure and easily accessible. The holster includes a backing panel and a firearm housing connected to the backing panel and structured and operable to provide a firearm receptacle to removably retain a firearm. The holster additionally includes a support panel connectable to the backing panel. The support panel structured and operable to be positioned and secured, along with the backing panel and firearm receptacle, between two closely adjacent structures of the vehicle and to contact a floor of the vehicle along a bottom edge such that the firearm receptacle is positionable at a desired height above the floor between the closely adjacent structures. The holster further includes a cinching strap connected to the backing panel. The cinching strap structured and operable to secure the holster to an anchor point within the vehicle. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158731 | VEHICLE CAMERA MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - In at least one implementation, a mounting assembly for a vehicle camera to mount the camera to a vehicle panel having inner and outer surfaces and an opening includes a clip and a bezel. The clip is adapted to overlie an inner surface of the panel and has a camera retention feature for connecting the clip to the camera, and the clip is larger than the opening in the panel to inhibit the camera from being removed through the opening. The bezel is adapted to overlie the outer surface of the panel and has a connection feature adapted to connect the bezel with one or both of the clip and the camera to trap a portion of the vehicle panel between the bezel and the clip. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158732 | CAR HOLDER - A car holder adopted to be assembled with a mobile apparatus is provided. The mobile apparatus has a loudspeaker located at a back portion thereof, and the loudspeaker has a sound-output surface. The car holder includes a fixing module and a supporting base. The fixing module is adopted to be assembled within a car, and the supporting base is connected to the fixing module. The supporting base has a leaning surface and a full opening indented therein. When the mobile apparatus is assembled to the supporting base, the back portion leans against the leaning surface, and a portion of the full opening is covered by the mobile apparatus. The sound-output surface of the loudspeaker communicates with the full opening, and sound wave outputted by the sound-output surface, after being reflected by the full opening, is transmitted from the full opening in a direction far away from the leaning surface. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158733 | Concealed Carry Firearm Holster - The present disclosure provides a concealed-carry firearm holster for wearing under the clothes of a user between the user's waist and a waistband of the user's pants. The holster generally includes a backing panel and a firearm receptacle connected to the backing panel and structured and operable to removably retain a firearm. The holster additionally includes pair of belt clips removably connected, via removable fasteners, to the backing panel and structured and operable to removably secure the holster to at least one of the waistband and belt threaded through belt loops of the user's pants to retain the holster in position under the user's clothes. Furthermore, the holster includes a pair of belt clip covers disposable over the belt clips, wherein the clip covers are structured and operable to resemble the belt loops of the user's pants. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158734 | Concealed Holster - An apparatus for selectively securing a weapon about the torso of a human comprises a base layer comprising a band of elastic configured to be disposed about the torso, a closure mechanism configured to retain the base layer about the torso and couple the first end to the second end, and a pocket comprising a padding layer coupled to the base layer on three sides. The base layer comprises a first end and a second end, and the base layer has a substantially uniform width about the torso when the closure mechanism couples the first end to the second end. The pocket has a width that is less than or equal to the width of the base layer. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158735 | TREE STICK AND CARRIER SYSTEM - A tree stick carrier for a tree stick having steps projecting from a post comprises a flexible panel having openings spaced to correspond to the steps and a retainer coupled to the panel to retain the panel in a state wrapped about the post with the steps projecting through the openings. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158736 | Backpack Frame Extender - One embodiment of a backpack frame extender for augmenting the length of an external backpack frame to provide longitudinally elevated connection fittings for a backpack frame load lifter straps. The backpack frame extender includes a plurality of stays and straps for attachment to a backpack frame, with a means for releasably connecting the backpack frame load lifter straps to the backpack frame extender. The attachment straps allow the backpack frame extender to be releasably attached to the backpack frame and positioned at various heights as determined by a user's torso length and personal preference. Other embodiments are described and shown. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158737 | Gym Locker Organizer Bag - A utility bag having shoulder straps which allows the bag to be used as a backpack to carry clothing, shoes, wet items, personal grooming items, etc. to a gym. At the gym the utility bag can be hung up on one or more of the locker hooks and, when the front panel of the utility bag is opened, all items in the utility bag can be easily accessed without removing the bag from the locker. The bag has a number of separate internally located compartments where each compartment can have a see through mesh front panel which allows a user to see the contents of the compartment and allows air to circulate. The bag has pockets which are accessible from the outside of the bag which allow a user to quickly access a desired item such as a cell phone, wallet, etc. without opening the utility bag. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158738 | STAPLER - A stapler includes a penetrating part including a pair of cutting blades to form holes in a workpiece and to cause leg portions of a staple to penetrate the workpiece, an operating member, and a bending part configured to bend the leg portions. The bending part includes a bending member configured to bend the leg portions of the staple, and a driving force transmitting section configured to transmit an operation of the operating member to the bending member. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158739 | NAILING DEVICE - Nailing device ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140158740 | Fastening Tool - The fastening tool includes a housing, a trigger, a cylinder, a piston, and a main valve. The main valve allows a communication between the cylinder and the first air chamber in conjunction with an operation of the trigger. The housing is formed with a first air chamber, a second air chamber, and a third air chamber. The second air chamber is communicated with the cylinder in conjunction with a movement of the piston. The third air chamber accumulates or discharges the compressed air in the first air chamber in conjunction with the operation of the trigger. The cylinder is movable between a first position where the cylinder upper chamber being in communication with the first air chamber, and a second position where the cylinder upper chamber being blocked from the first air chamber based on a differential pressure between the second air chamber and the third air chamber. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158741 | ELECTROSURGICAL END EFFECTOR WITH TISSUE TACKING FEATURES - An apparatus is provided for operating on tissue. The apparatus includes an end effector having an upper jaw and lower jaw. The upper and lower jaws each include an electrode surface. The apparatus also includes a tissue tacking cartridge coupled to one of either the upper jaw or the lower jaw. The tissue tacking cartridge includes at least one fastener positioned outside of the electrode surfaces. The fastener is operable to be deployed from the tissue tacking cartridge. A tack loading cartridge may also be operable to load the end effector with at least one fastener. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158742 | BUTTRESS AND SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUS - Multilayer structures including a porous layer and a non-porous layer are useful as buttresses when associated with a surgical stapling apparatus. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158743 | SURGICAL FASTENER APPLYING APPARATUS WITH CONTROLLED BEAM DEFLECTION - A surgical fastener applying apparatus including an anvil half-section having a distal end and a longitudinal axis; a cartridge receiving half-section having a distal end and operatively couplable with the anvil half-section such that the distal ends of the half-sections are in juxtaposed relation; and a deflection control system operatively engaged with and reinforcing the distal end of the anvil half-section when a force is applied to the distal end of the anvil half-section in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158744 | SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT - A surgical stapling instrument comprising a handle assembly having a proximal end, an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly, a head portion disposed adjacent a distal portion of the elongated body portion and including an anvil assembly and a shell assembly. The shell assembly includes a shell and a staple guide housing a plurality of staples. A flexible engagement structure attaches the staple guide to the shell. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158745 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH SAFETY MECHANISM - A surgical instrument including a handle assembly, a safety mechanism, an elongated body portion and a head portion is disclosed. The handle assembly includes a stationary handle, an approximation mechanism, and a firing trigger. A lever of the safety mechanism is movable between a first position where the firing trigger is prevented from being actuated, and a second position where the firing trigger is able to be actuated. A first jaw member of the head portion is movable in relation to a second jaw member of the head portion between spaced and approximated positions. Movement of the first jaw member in relation to the second jaw member from the approximated position towards the spaced position causes the lever of the safety mechanism to move from its second position to its first position. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158746 | Surgical Stapler - A surgical device is described herein that can be used to fire different types and sizes of disposable loading units. In a preferred embodiment, the device applies parallel rows of surgical fasteners to body tissue and concomitantly forms an incision between the rows of staples during an endoscopic or laparoscopic surgical procedure. The device can be utilized with disposable loading units configured to apply linear rows of staples measuring from about 15 mm in length to about 60 mm in length and can be used to fire disposable loading units containing surgical clips and individual staples. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158747 | SURGICAL STAPLER WITH VARYING STAPLE WIDTHS ALONG DIFFERENT CIRCUMFERENCES - An apparatus for stapling tissue includes a head assembly, a handle actuator in communication with the head assembly, and a staple cartridge. The head assembly is operable to drive a plurality of staples in response to actuating the handle actuator. The staple cartridge is in communication with the head assembly. The staple cartridge comprises a first annular ring of apertures and a second ring of apertures. The first annular ring of apertures includes apertures having a different size than the second annular ring of apertures, such that the apertures accommodate staples having different crown lengths. The staples may include pledgets that are configured to provide a greater staple footprint. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158748 | SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUS WITH CURVED CARTRIDGE AND ANVIL ASSEMBLIES - A surgical instrument is designed for clamping, cutting, and/or joining tissue. This surgical instrument includes a handle portion, an elongate portion extending distally from the handle portion, first and second jaw members disposed adjacent a distal portion of the elongated portion, a shaft movable upon actuation of the handle portion, and a knife bar operatively coupled to the shaft. At least one of the jaw members is movable with respect to the other between an open position and an approximated position for engaging body tissue therebetween. The knife bar has a curved profile and moves along at least one of the jaw members upon movement of the shaft. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158749 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING SOLDER TO A WORK PIECE - The invention concerns a method and an apparatus for the application of solder onto a work piece, wherein the solder is soldered on at a soldering temperature T | 2014-06-12 |
20140158750 | VIBRATION DAMPENING DEVICE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A ROTOR - The invention relates to a vibration dampening device ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140158751 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING COMPONENT MOUNTING BOARD - A wiring board on which an electronic component is to be mounted includes a resist having an opening exposing a joint face which is part of the surface of a wiring layer and to which a terminal of the electronic component is to be joined. In the placing step, the electronic component is placed on the wiring board such that the terminal covers the opening entirely and contacts the solder paste applied onto the joint face. Next, the solder paste applied onto the joint face is heated to melt solder and soften thermosetting resin. This allows the solder to gather in a first space within the opening closed with the wiring layer and the electronic component, while allowing the thermosetting resin to gather in a second space formed between a top side of the resist and a lateral side of the electronic component. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158752 | DISPOSABLE PACKAGING, IN PARTICULAR FOR A SET OF PACKAGES - Disposable packaging comprising a set of packages comprising a cardboard box provided with a first side panel, a second side panel, an expulsion side panel, a hold and/or pull side panel, a top panel, and a bottom panel, wherein the expulsion side panel and the hold and/or pull side panel are opposing side panels. The expulsion side panel and the hold and/or pull side panel may comprise an inspection aperture surrounded by a perimetrical frame that holds the set of packages, and the frame of the expulsion side panel and the hold and/or pull side panel can be torn manually to open it. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158753 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION ELECTRONICALLY USING A CODED INDICIUM ASSOCIATED WITH A RECIPE - A system and method are provided for electronically obtaining information about a recipe utilizing a coded indicia associated with and/or printed or published with the recipe. In this system, a coded indicium including encoded information representing information related to the recipe, including, but not limited to, ingredient lists, cooking steps, notes, nutritional information and/or a URL or hyperlink. One such indicia can be a two-dimensional (2D) barcode, such as a QR code, published with a paper based recipe. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158754 | ITEM AUTHENTICITY - This disclosure relates to, among other things, a checking system for checking the authenticity of a product. In some embodiments, the system comprises: a tag, connectable to the product, that comprises an identity parameter of the product; a scanning unit configured for obtaining the identity parameter from the tag; and a database configured for storing a plurality of predetermined identity parameters, wherein the scanning unit sends the obtained identity parameter to the database, and the database compares the received identity parameter with the plurality of predetermined identity parameters stored and sends to the scanning unit information about the authenticity of the product. In this way, a user may obtain information about whether a product is authentic or fake. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158755 | METHOD FOR GENERATING AND RESTORING DIGITAL CONTENTS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM INCLUDING PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - The present invention relates to a digital contents generation and restoration technology. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for generating and restoring digital contents, which prints numerical values constituting a digital contents file or a data image composed of various colors of dots mapped with data values of a digital contents file on a printable medium and restores the original contents file using the image including the numerical values printed on the printable medium or the various colors of dots. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158756 | Identifying User-Target Relation - A marked target representation ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140158757 | System and Method for Presenting Information About an Object on a Portable Electronic Device - Systems and methods are provided for enabling a portable electronic device to retrieve information about an object when the object's symbology, e.g., a barcode, is detected. According to one embodiment a method is providing in which symbology associated with an object is detected and decoded to obtain a decode string. The decode string is sent to one or more visual detection applications for processing, wherein the one or more visual detection applications reside on the portable electronic device, and receiving a first amount of information about the object from the one or more visual detection applications. The method also includes sending the decode string to a remote server for processing and receiving a second amount of information about the object from the remote server. The first amount of information is combined with the second amount of information to obtain cumulative information which is displayed on the portable electronic device. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158758 | Apparatus for Prevention of Reading of Magnetic Cards - A card reading machine includes a card reader for reading data on a magnetic card and a device for preventing reading of the data on the magnetic card by illegal card reading devices operatively associated with the card reading machine. The device for preventing may include an oscillator, a driver circuit and a coil for generating electromagnetic signals similar to data on a card. A method for preventing reading of data on a magnetic card by in illegal card reader in operative association with an apparatus having a card reader intended to read the data on the magnetic card includes producing a signal ruining the data collected by the illegal card reader. The apparatus having a card reader may include an insertion slot in which case the method may further include producing the signal near the insertion slot. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158759 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MERCHANT SELECTION OF NETWORK ROUTING - A system and method for operating a payment terminal, the method including receiving a list of eligible applications from a payment device; generating a candidate list including applications from the list of eligible applications received that are supported by the payment terminal; determining a reduced candidate list, the reduced candidate list including applications from the candidate list that match merchant-specified network preference criteria; determining a final selection of an application based on the reduced candidate list; and providing an indication of the final selection application. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158760 | Quick Response (QR) Secure Shake - In one embodiment, a computing device of a social-networking system may receive from a computing device of a first user of the social-networking system information acquired by the computing device of the first user from a tag associated with a second user of the social-networking system. The tag may encode a time stamp, a signature, and a social action on the social-networking system. The computing device of the social-networking system may verify the signature and, if the signature is verified, then initiate the social action. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158761 | LIGHT-POWERED SMART CARD FOR ON-LINE TRANSACTION PROCESSING - In general, embodiments of the present invention relate to a light-powered smart card and associated methods for automated information (static and dynamic) exchange pursuant to a commercial transaction. In a typical embodiment, the card (e.g., a credit card, a debit card and/or a smart card) comprises (among other things) an energy component for providing power to the card. Upon powering up via a light source, including light from the interfacing terminal's backlight, a terminal (e.g., a point of sale terminal) will scan/read card information shared between the card and the card company (e.g., upon swiping or placing of the card), and generate a corresponding source validation code (SVC). An optional imager/image array positioned on the back of the card will scan/read the SVC, and card validation code (CVC) logic on the card will generate a CVC based on the SVC (e.g., based on a validation result of the SVC). | 2014-06-12 |
20140158762 | PERFORMING SOCIAL NETWORKING FUNCTIONS USING MATRIX CODES - A matrix code reader may detect a matrix code, which may be displayed along with content and include information identifying the content. The matrix code reader may obtain user information associated with a social networking service and, based at least on the content information and the user information, may transmit an instruction to the social networking service to perform a social networking service function. The matrix code reader may obtain the user information and/or the instruction to perform the social networking service function from information included in the matrix code, from a non-transitory storage medium of the matrix code reader, from a user, and so on. In some implementations, the matrix code reader may determine that additional information or a confirmation to transmit the instructions is needed and may prompt a user for the additional information or confirmation. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158763 | Optical Device Including an Adaptive Life-Cycle Ballistics System for Firearms - A method includes determining a shot count within an optical device coupled to a firearm. The shot count corresponds to a number of shots taken using the firearm. The method further includes determining a muzzle velocity parameter from a life-cycle profile of the firearm based on the shot count as an input into a ballistics solution. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158764 | SMART CARD READER - A smart card reader ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140158765 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION AUTOMATIC DETECTING SYSTEM WITH ANTENNA NET - A radio frequency identification automatic detecting system with an antenna net includes a radio frequency identification module, an enhancing surface wave-guide coaxial cable structure including a coaxial cable having at least one aperture region without an outer conducting layer, a receiving apparatus having a plurality of receiving spaces and a plurality of extension wires disposed adjacent to the receiving spaces and coupled or connected to the outer conducting layer of the coaxial cable. The electromagnetic field is formed in nearby regions adjacent to the receiving spaces because the electromagnetic wave caused by the current generated from the radio frequency identification module is transmitted by the outer conducting layer and extension wires. The radio frequency identification electronic tag on the object is triggered automatically when the object is moved toward or moved out from the respective receiving space such that the automatic detecting effect is achieved. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158766 | RFID READING TUNNEL FOR IDENTIFYING OBJECTS BY MEANS OF RFID - The invention relates to an RFID reading tunnel for identifying objects by means of RFID having a screen for electromagnetic radiation which forms the tunnel and has side walls and a cover part, a cover device or conveying device for the object in or through the tunnel and at least one RFID reader having at least one RFID antenna. To provide an improved RFID reading tunnel which is less expensive and can be installed more easily, it is proposed that the screen is formed by modules which can be variably and releasably connected to one another and that the modules are selected from a kit of predefined modules. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158767 | DATA READER - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a data reader for reading data from a device associated with a user. In various embodiments, the data reader is or includes a magnetic strip reader, a chip card reader, a Near Field Communication device or other RFID device, an IR communication device or other communication device configured to read, extract or otherwise receive data or information associated with a user, such as financial data, personal data or otherwise. In some embodiments, the data reader reads financial data such as bank account data from a transaction device such as a bank card (credit and/or debit), a chip card or the like and communicates some or all the data to another device, such as a transaction apparatus and/or a mobile device of a user. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158768 | AUTOMATED BANKING MACHINE THAT OUTPUTS INTERFERENCE SIGNALS TO JAM READING ABILITY OF UNAUTHORIZED CARD READER DEVICES - A banking system is controlled responsive to data read from data bearing records. The system comprises an automated banking machine. The machine includes at least one type of data reader, which includes a card reader. The machine also includes an anti-fraud arrangement that can deter effective operation of unauthorized devices attached to the machine. Such unauthorized devices may include a fraudulent card reader placed adjacent to a card entry slot that leads to the card reader. The arrangement can sense a fraudulent card reader installed on the machine. The arrangement can additionally emit jamming signals that interfere with an ability of a sensed fraudulent card reader to accurately read card data. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158769 | BAR CODE-READING CAPABILITIES OF A PORTABLE, HAND-HELD COMPUTING DEVICE THAT COMPRISES A CAMERA - This patent specification describes an attachment for a camera device. The attachment comprises at least one of a target generating mechanism, a proximity sensor, illumination that is optimized for bar code reading, optics that provide an alternative optical path to the camera device, and a supplementary lens system that is optimized for bar code reading. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158770 | BAR CODE READING TERMINAL WITH VIDEO CAPTURING MODE - A bar code reading terminal can, in one embodiment, include a two-dimensional image sensor and an imaging assembly. The terminal can be configured, in response to receipt of a trigger signal, to buffer a set of frames and subject each frame of the set of frames to a decode attempt. The terminal can also be configured to convert the convert the captured set of video frames into a compressed video format, and transfer the resulting video file to a file server or to one or more playback devices, in response to a user interface action, or in response to difficult read condition having been detected. The terminal can also be configured to establish two-way video- and audio-communication with a remote video- and audio-streaming device. The video capturing and streaming operation of the terminal can be controlled remotely from a playback device via web interface. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158771 | IMAGE RECORDING SYSTEM AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - Provided is an image recording system for recording an image on a thermally reversible recording medium held by a conveyed article conveyed on a predetermined conveying path in a predetermined conveying direction, including: a recording device provided on at least one side of the conveying path in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction and configured to record an image on the thermally reversible recording medium of the conveyed article conveyed to a position facing the recording device by heating the thermally reversible recording medium. The image includes a scan image to be read by a reading device when the conveyed article is conveyed downstream in the conveying direction from the position facing the recording device. The recording device records the scan image on the thermally reversible recording medium within a former half of a recording time of the image. | 2014-06-12 |
20140158772 | DEVICE FOR READING/WRITING RFID TAGS AND COLLECTION TERMINAL COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE - A device is provided for reading/writing at least one RFID tag carried by at least one object, including:
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20140158773 | TRANSACTION CARDS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A transaction card having a first layer and a second layer, wherein the first layer is metal and the second layer is a polymer. | 2014-06-12 |