| 27th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
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| 20150181896 | TRANSFER APPARATUS AND THE METHOD OF USING THE SAME IN A FOOD PREPARATION APPLIANCE - A novel transfer apparatus having several movable parts is used for moving the dough product from a first position to a final position. The transfer apparatus uses the arm to move the dough product and a motor and software that controls the movement of the arm. A roller residing in the arm also has its own motor and software to control its rotational movement. The components of the arm such as a roller, back support and the flap each have their own unique shape and structure to maximize efficiency. The transfer apparatus may be used as an insertable apparatus in any food processing machine and also used as an integral part of the flat bread making machine. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181897 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ADAPTIVE KNEADING TECHNOLOGY FOR A FOOD PREPARATION APPLIANCE - The present invention presents a kneading mechanism for a food preparation appliance. The kneading mechanism has a kneading container, a blade assembly and a kneading base. The kneading container has an open bottom face and the kneading base has a textured surface. An adaptive kneading technology which resides in a processor is used to form an optimal viscoelastic dough ball. Since there is variation in the gluten content and the amount of water used makes the dough ball have a viscoelastic nature this technology due to its self-learning mechanism optimizes the kneading of single dough balls using adaptive kneading technology. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181898 | FROZEN HEATED GYOZA AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A frozen heated gyoza dumpling easy to cook by heating after freeze preservation and superior in the texture can be obtained by attaching a batter liquid containing 70-90 wt % of water to at least a surface to be baked of the gyoza dumpling at a proportion of 18-30 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the gyoza dumpling. In addition, a manufacturing method thereof is provided. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181899 | Tubular Food Casing Having Glued, Permanently Elastic Longitudinal Seam - A shirr-stable, tubular food casing having a glued, permanently elastic longitudinal seam based on a flat fibrous textile material coated with acrylic, collagen and/or a protein derived therefrom is provided. The seam is generated using a reactive hotmelt glue. The glued seam is resistant to boiling for a long time and also exhibits sufficient stability thereafter. Exemplary textile materials include a consolidated nonwoven or spunbonded nonwoven, a woven fabric, loop-formingly knitted fabric, laid fabric, loop-drawingly knitted fabric. To form the casing, the textile material is coated in the flat state. The coated textile material is cut into strips according to the diameter of the casing to be produced and glued using a reactive hotmelt glue, such as a PUR hotmelt glue, to form the tube. The food casing is preferably used as artificial sausage casing or for wrapping cheese or fish. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181900 | FOOD PRODUCT HAVING A CASING - The present invention is directed to a process for preparing a food product having a casing, the process comprising the step of applying a casing paste comprising alginate and a sparingly soluble calcium salt by co-extrusion to the exterior of a material to be cased to form a co-extruded product, and contacting the co-extruded product with a solution comprising calcium ions, thereby causing the alginate to gel. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181901 | Compositions and Methods for Tissue Storage - The disclosure provides methods, and related compositions, for treating tissue with trehalose, where treatment reduces water loss during subsequent storage, for example, frozen storage. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181902 | Aging Delaying Material for Fruits and Vegetables and Producing Method Thereof - A producing method of an aging delaying material for fruits or vegetables having steps of: adding and blending a silicon material, the silicon material has porous structures or layer structures; gradually adding an ethylene reducing material and water or solvent in the silicon material during blending; and gradually removing the water or the solvent during blending until the water or the solvent being partially removed from the silicon material and the ethylene reducing material to form a dry mixing powder which is able to postpone fruits or vegetables become over mature. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181903 | CHEESE AND PREPARING THE SAME - The invention relates to a method for producing cheese grains, comprising the steps of providing a raw material; subjecting the raw material to a coagulation step, wherein a coagulant comprising a milk clotting enzyme is added to the raw material to form a coagulum; cutting the coagulum to form a curd mixture of cheese grains and whey; subjecting the curd mixture to a scalding step, wherein the temperature of the curd mixture is raised to a range from about 60° C. to about 95° C. under stirring to form a scalded curd mixture; separating whey from the scalded mixture to provide cheese in form of grains having a protein content of about 10% to about 23% and pH of about 6 to about 7. The invention also relates to cheese having the moisture on a fat-free basis of about 65% to about 85%, a protein content of about 10% to about 23% and a pH of about 6 to about 7. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181904 | FILM FOR EMBOSSING HOT PROCESSED FOOD ITEMS - The present invention relates to thermoplastic cheese packaging films having an outer sealant layer having a three-dimensional food-contact surface topography formed by a roughening agent dispersed within the polymer matrix of the sealant layer. When the hot processed cheese contacts the surface of the sealant layer and cools, the cheese is embossed by inverse replication of the surface topography of the sealant layer. Such films are particularly useful when used with high speed hot packaging operations. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181905 | LECITHIN OR LECITHIN PREPARATION HAVING RESISTANCE TO HEAT DISCOLORATION AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - [PROBLEM] To provide a lecithin or lecithin preparation of which resistance to heat discoloration is achieved without significant change of the phospholipid composition of the lecithin nor of the oligosaccharide content; and a method for producing the same. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181906 | BAKED GOODS-LIKE TEXTURE WITHOUT BAKING - Compositions and methods for preparing a multi-texture, non-baked foodstuff having a first component with a first soluble solids ratio; and a second component with a second soluble solids ratio, wherein the second component is a non-baked foodstuff having at least 1% weight fraction of particulate matter having a particle size of about at least 100 μm, including at least one setting agent and at least one texture-modifying particulate ingredient and having a gel strength of about at least 100 and a liquid weight fraction of about at least 35%. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181907 | High Soy Protein Nuggets and Applications in Food Products - The present invention relates to food materials containing a high concentration of protein and processes for their manufacture. More particularly, the present invention relates to protein extrudates containing high concentrations of soy protein, dairy protein, and mixtures thereof and low concentrations of carbohydrates, processes for manufacturing such protein extrudates, and the use of such protein extrudates as functional food ingredients. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181908 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DENATURED WHEY PROTEIN - The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing an excellent denatured whey protein having no adverse effect on the characteristics of a product. A method for manufacturing a denatured whey protein comprising processing a whey protein solution by repeating the following steps (1) and (2) 2 times or more continuously: (1) a step for treating the whey protein solution on pressure at 50 MPa or higher and on heating at 85 to 100° C.; and, (2) a step for decompressing to 0.05 to 0.5 MPa after the treating of the aforementioned step (1) and maintaining the temperature within the range of the heating temperature of the aforementioned step (1) ±10° C. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181909 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING FEED EFFICIENCY AND INCREASING GROWTH RATES IN ANIMALS - An animal feed composition includes algae meal and a feed component. The algae meal is present in an amount less than about 1000 g/MT by weight relative to a total weight of the animal feed composition. The animal feed composition may be administered to an animal for improving feed efficiency and increasing growth rate of the animal. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181910 | SOLID ANIMAL SUPPLEMENTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THEM - The present invention relates to solid animal supplement blocks that have high nutritional values and processes for their manufacture. The solid feed blocks comprise Condensed Molasses Solubles (CMS), a source of phosphorous and a liquid source. The solid feed blocks are suitable for use with rangeland animals. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181911 | FEEDSTOCK-DERIVED COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES OF MAKING SAME - Feed compositions and methods of making feed compositions are disclosed herein. The feed compositions may include, on a dry weight basis, crude protein in an amount of about 40 wt % or greater, crude fat in an amount of up to about 20 wt %, neutral detergent fiber in an amount of up to about 20 wt %, and lysine in an amount of about 2.55 wt % or greater. The methods involve separating a beer composition produced by a starch-based feedstock-to-ethanol conversion process into bulk solids and a fine solids, and removing liquid from the fine solids, in which the separating and removing are performed in a manner that reduces the total heat exposure of the fine solids as compared to processes relying on distillation to separate beer components and/or cooking to saccharify starch. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181912 | PROTEIN FEED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Protein feed compositions and methods of making the protein feed compositions are disclosed herein. The protein feed compositions may comprise zein and are derived from a starch-based feedstock-to-ethanol fermentation conversion process such as a corn-to-ethanol conversion process. Methods of making the compositions include performing a starch-based feedstock-to-ethanol fermentation process in a manner that reduces the total heat exposure of the components of the protein composition as compared to a similar process which uses a cooking process to saccharify starch and/or a distillation process to separate the fermentation beer into ethanol and whole stillage. The process may include centrifugation of the fermentation beer resulting in a bulk solids mixture, extraction of a protein composition from the resulting bulk solids mixture, and desolventizing the extracted protein composition. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181913 | Enzyme Preparation for Modifying Food Material - An enzyme preparation for suppressing bitterness of food contains phospholipase and, if necessary, further contains protease. A method for suppressing bitterness of food includes treating a food material with a food bitterness suppressor containing the enzyme preparation. A method for producing a processed food product includes treating a food material with a food bitterness suppressor containing the enzyme preparation. Food treated with the enzyme preparation for suppressing bitterness of food tastes less bitter even when cooked after long-term preservation. Furthermore, an enzyme preparation for suppressing bitterness of food and for, if necessary, tenderizing food can be provided. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181914 | EDTA - FREE MAYONNAISE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - An EDTA-free mayonnaise having excellent oil oxidation stability can be prepared by incorporating an effective amount of reduced grape juice in combination with a source of acetic acid and egg protein. The invention relates to a method of preparing an EDTA-free mayonnaise, said method comprising incorporating into the mayonnaise reduced grape juice (such as Balsamic vinegar of Modena) in an amount providing 5-2,000 pg gallic acid equivalents per milliliter of aqueous phase; a source of acetic acid in an amount providing 0.2-15% acetic acid by weight of the continuous aqueous phase; and egg protein in an amount of 0.02-4% by weight of the mayonnaise. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181915 | Change Control Dietary System - A dietary and exercise program provides a step-wise transition from unhealthy dietary/exercise patterns to healthy patterns in a controlled manner, so as to allow the dieter's body to adjust to the changes without experiencing strong cravings, stress and/or fatigue. The program comprises three integrated components: (1) a progressive food choice component, (2) a step-wise, transitional caloric intake component and (3) a progressive exercise component. The food choice component progresses through multiple levels in which an increasing proportion of the diet consists of healthy meals, until a target food choice level is reached or the dieter attains his/her target weight. During the first food choice level, the dieter makes a gradual transition from his/her baseline caloric intake to that recommended by the NIH based on age, gender and activity level. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181916 | ARRAY OF COMPLEMENTARY INFANT/YOUNG CHILD NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to infant/young child nutrition. A set of nutritional compositions having beneficial effects to infants/young children is disclosed. The set of nutritional compositions comprises at least two compositions with varying amounts of components which impart a beneficial effect to the infants young/children. A nutrition kit for infants/young children comprising the set of nutritional compositions is also disclosed as well as a method for manufacturing the set of nutritional components. A dosage regimen is also disclosed. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181917 | PLANT POWDER, PLANT BAG, AND DRIED PLANT; PLANT INCLUDING HERB, TEA, ROOT, FLOWER, FLOWER BUD, POLLEN, STEM, STEM SHOOT, LEAF, BULB, CEREAL GRAIN, NUT, SEED, BEAN, FRUIT, FRUIT SKIN, VEGETABLE, AND VEGETABLE SKIN - Plant powder, plant bag, and dried plant are created with a wide range of various ingredients. Plant powder, plant bag, and dried plant are created comprising at least one plant ingredient, with at least one flavoring. At least one plant ingredient having nutrients including carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. At least one plant ingredient is in form selected from group consisting of plant powder, plant bag, and dried plant. At least one plant ingredient is selected from group consisting of herb, tea, root, flower, flower bud, pollen, stem, stem shoot, leaf, bulb, cereal grain, nut, seed, bean, fruit, fruit skin, vegetable, and vegetable skin. At least one plant ingredient can further comprising addition of at least one nutritional ingredient, and at least one food additive. At least one flavoring is selected from group consisting of bland, sweet, sour, bitter, salty, spicy, and pungent. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181918 | Fiber-Containing Carbohydrate Composition - A food product comprises an oligosaccharide composition that is digestion resistant or slowly digestible. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises producing an aqueous composition that comprises at least one oligosaccharide and at least one monosaccharide by saccharification of starch, membrane filtering the aqueous composition to form a monosaccharide-rich stream and an oligosaccharide-rich stream, and recovering the oligosaccharide-rich stream. Alternatively, the oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises heating an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and that has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, to a temperature of at least about 40° C., and contacting the feed composition with at least one catalyst that accelerates the rate of cleavage or formation of glucosyl bonds for a time sufficient to cause formation of non-linear saccharide oligomers, wherein a product composition is produced that contains a higher concentration of non-linear saccharide oligomers than linear saccharide oligomers. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181919 | BOTTLED DRINK CONTAINING INDIGESTIBLE DEXTRIN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - To provide a bottled carbonated drink containing indigestible dextrin, capable of reducing exuding of a dissolved carbon dioxide. The bottled carbonated drink containing indigestible dextrin, including a caramel pigment and a high-intensity sweetener is provided. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181920 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PROCESSED AQUATIC FOOD AND ENZYME PREPARATION FOR MODIFYING PROPERTY OF PROCESSED AQUATIC FOOD - By using a glucose oxidase and a metal-containing yeast, a processed aquatic food of which physical property is improved, and an enzyme preparation for modifying a property of a processed aquatic food can be obtained. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181921 | SAVOURY FOOD CONCENTRATE COMPRISING A PECTIN-STARCH GEL - The present invention relates to a savoury food concentrate in the form of a gel. For use of said savoury food concentrate for preparing a soup, a sauce, a gravy or a seasoned dish. It is an object to provide a savoury concentrate which provides a high viscosity upon dilution in hot water, such as desired when preparing a viscous sauce, a gravy, or a thickened soup. It is found that a packaged food concentrate in the form of a gel, comprising water, sodium salt, gelling pectin, Calcium salt and non-gelatinised starch has the desired properties. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181922 | LOW FLAVOR ANTI-MICROBIALS DERIVED FROM SMOKE FLAVORS - The presently disclosed subject matter provides methods and compositions for anti-microbial treatment of food products. More particularly, the presently disclosed subject matter provides derivatives of liquid smoke and methods of treating food products with the derivatives to inhibit the growth of microorganisms without imparting smoky flavors to the food product. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181923 | IDENTIFYING ONE OR MORE SUBSTITUTE AUTOMATED CUSTOMIZED FOOD GENERATION MACHINES FOR GENERATING ONE OR MORE SUBSTITUTE CUSTOMIZED FOOD ITEMS - Computationally implemented methods and systems include acquiring user preference information of a user that indicates one or more customized food preferences of the user including at least one or more ingredient integrity preferences related to integrity of one or more ingredients; determining that there is no capable automated customized food generation machine present in nearby vicinity of the user that is able to currently generate one or more customized food items in compliance with the one or more customized food preferences of the user; and identifying one or more substitute automated customized food generation machines present in the nearby vicinity of the user that are able to currently generate at least one substitute customized food item that is only in partial compliance with the one or more customized food preferences of the user. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181924 | Cannabidiol liquid composition for smoking - This application discloses a cannabidiol liquid composition for use in an electronic cigarette smoking device. The cannabidiol liquid composition may be used for pulmonary administration of cannabidiol for more effective absorption. A method of use for the cannabidiol liquid composition is also disclosed. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181925 | HERBAL SMOKING BLEND - The disclosed embodiments relate generally to herbal smoking blends and methods for preparing and using herbal smoking blends, and relate more particularly to herbal smoking blends having terpenoids added thereto. In one aspect, a method of preparing an herbal smoking blend comprises providing a smoking herb preparation. The method additionally comprises providing a terpenoid solution comprising a terpenoid. The terpenoid solution may be added to the smoking herb preparation to, for example, provide a smoking herb preparation that achieves a desired effect on a consumer of the preparation. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181926 | Rotary conveyor drum for use in tobacco industry machines, method and apparatus for transporting rod-like elements using such drum and machine for manufacturing multi-element rods - Rotary conveyor drum ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181927 | ADHESIVE FREE TOBACCO PRODUCT TIP ASSEMBLY - A tobacco product tip assembly. The tobacco product tip assembly includes a tip portion comprising a tip wall defining an inhalation chamber; the tip portion extending into a body portion comprising a body wall defining an insertion chamber, the insertion chamber being in communication with the inhalation chamber; the body wall comprising a mechanical fastener. A tobacco product assembly and a process for producing a tobacco product assembly are also included. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181928 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE AND MOUTHPIECE COVER THEREOF - An electronic cigarette and a mouthpiece cover. The electronic cigarette includes an e-liquid cup and an atomizer all disposed in an inhalation rod sleeve. The e-liquid cup includes a liquid-storage member, an e-liquid guiding tube, and an air-guiding tube in the liquid-guiding tube, and a mouthpiece cover. The mouthpiece cover is a solid body with at least one ventilation groove on a peripheral sidewall. Two ends of the ventilation groove are open, and respectively locate at two end surfaces. The ventilation groove is communicated with the air-guiding tube. The electronic cigarette provides an entirely new way of ventilation for the mouthpiece cover. The atomized e-liquid enters into human mouth through the ventilation groove at the periphery of the mouthpiece cover, may avoid the atomized e-liquid straight entering into the human mouth. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181929 | TOBACCO SMOKE FILTER - A tobacco smoke filter or filter element comprising a stiff outer wrapper engaged around a downstream thermoformed core of tobacco smoke filtering material and a further core longitudinally aligned therewith; the downstream thermoformed core having a profiled outer surface which defines with the stiff outer wrapper at least one longitudinally extending channel which extends the length of the downstream core. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181930 | Electronic Hookah - The present invention relates to an electronic hookah, comprising a smoking rod and a control switch configured on the smoking rod. The smoking rod further has a transparent liquid reservoir and a sound playing module, the sound playing module comprises a sound storage unit pre-stored with sound files, a speaker and a central controller which brings up the pre-stored sound files from the sound storage unit and plays the sound files through the speaker according to a controlling command of the control switch. The electronic hookah has a sound playing module on its smoking rod, to make kinds of sounds to help enhance experience of simulated smoking, for example: making the sound of running water to form the feeling of smoking hookah, and making the sound of a birdcall or airflow and so on, to provide better experience of simulated smoking, and allow users to have the feeling of smoking | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181931 | WATER PIPE STABILIZER - A stabilizer for water pipes used for smoking substances, comprising a wrap configured to hold in a portion of the water pipe and a support that is wider than the base floor of the water pipe. The stabilizer can provide a wider and more stable base for the water pipe that can counteract and/or prevent tipping of the water pipe, and/or can provide shock absorption properties to reduce the risk of a water pipe tipping over and breaking or spilling. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181932 | Smoking Article Warning Device - A user engageable device disposed within the tobacco burning path of a smoking article's ember at a pre-selected point. The device may include a visual and/or audible and/or olfactory warning component which alerts the user in response to a proximate ember that the ember has reached a predetermined point. The device is preferably in the form of a translatable sleeve frictionally engageable around the smoking article, but can also may be engaged upon or impregnated into a wrapper of the article's cylinder. Alternatively, the sleeve type device may be disposed within the wrapper or provided in the form of selectively placed integrated or stick-on patches. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181933 | THIN WALL PRODUCT DISPLAY TUBE - A thin-walled polypropylene product display tube. The thin-walled polypropylene product display tube includes a tubular member having a closed end, an open end, an inner diameter and, between the closed end and the open end, a first outer diameter, the open end terminating in a flared portion having a second outer diameter, the tubular member having a wall thickness sufficient to yield a level of haze equal to or less than | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181934 | Apparatus for Heating Smokeable Material - An apparatus is configured to heat smokeable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokeable material. The apparatus comprises a heater comprising a carbonisable electrical insulating material. The heater is arranged to carbonise the insulating material to cause progressive heating of the smokeable material. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181935 | Apparatus for Heating Smokeable Material - An apparatus is configured to heat smokeable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokeable material. The apparatus comprises a heater with a temperature-sensitive element configured to alter its shape when heated in order to cause progressive heating of the smokeable material. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181936 | Apparatus for Heating Smokeable Material - An apparatus is configured to heat smokeable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokeable material. The apparatus comprises a heater comprising a heat-shrink material. The heater is configured to progressively heat the smokeable material upon constriction of the heat-shrink material. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181937 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE HAVING AN INTERNAL HEATER - There is provided an aerosol generating device for heating an aerosol-forming substrate, including a storage portion for storing the aerosol-forming substrate and a vaporizer for heating the aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol. The storage portion has an outer housing and an internal passageway, the storage portion forming a reservoir for the aerosol-forming substrate between the outer housing and the internal passageway, and the vaporizer extends at least partially inside the internal passageway in the storage portion. The device further includes a porous interface at least partially lining the internal passageway for conveying the aerosol-forming substrate from the storage portion towards the vaporizer. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181938 | THERMALLY CONDUCTING RODS FOR USE IN AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLES - A rod is provided, formed from a first sheet including an aerosol-forming material and a second sheet including a thermally-conductive material, the first and second sheets being gathered together and circumscribed by a wrapper. The rod may be used as a component part of an aerosol-generating article. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181939 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - An electronic cigarette includes an inhalation rod with a cavity, a mouthpiece assembly, an e-liquid accommodating assembly and an atomization assembly. The mouthpiece assembly, the e-liquid accommodating assembly and the atomization assembly are installed in the cavity of the inhalation rod. Between the mouthpiece assembly and the atomization assembly disposes a ventilation tube capable to guide the atomized e-liquid from the atomization assembly to the mouthpiece assembly. The mouthpiece assembly includes a filter. On an inner wall of the cavity of the inhalation rod along the axial direction thereof disposes a first mounting part. The filter or on other components fixing connected with the filter disposes a second mounting part. The first mounting part and the second mounting part are disposed adjacent to each other. The connection by mechanical mechanism does not need to use glue or other adhesive containing harmful ingredients. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181940 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - Disclosed is an electronic cigarette ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181941 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - An electronic cigarette comprising a cylindrical housing ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181942 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING CHARGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CHARGING A SECONDARY BATTERY - There is provided a portable electrical system including primary and secondary devices, the primary device having a first, lithium cobalt oxide battery, and the secondary device having a second, lithium iron phosphate or lithium titanate battery, wherein the primary and secondary devices are configured to allow recharging of the second battery from the first battery at a rate of between 2C and 16C. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181943 | ATOMIZER AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE HAVING SAME - An exemplary atomizer of an electronic cigarette includes an atomizing tube and an atomizing assembly arranged in the atomizing tube. The atomizing assembly includes a ceramic tube and a heating element. The heating element is in contact with an inner surface of the ceramic tube. The ceramic tube defines a plurality of liquid absorption hole. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181944 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE - An electronic cigarette includes an atomizer and a battery pack. A pluggable connecting means is provided between the atomizer and the battery pack. The pluggable connecting means is designed as an elastic snap connection or a detachable clip means so that the atomizer and the battery pack can be connected together pluggably to prevent the threaded connection. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181945 | ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE - An electronic vaping device may be designed to enhance or facilitate its use. For example, the electronic vaping device may: allow a capability of the electronic vaping device to provide vapor to be altered (e.g., disabled, reduced, enabled, or increased) in some situations (e.g., to prevent unauthorized vaping by a child, teenager or other individual); be able to communicate with an external communication device (e.g., a smartphone, a computer, etc.) to convey a notification of potential unauthorized use of the electronic vaping device (e.g., by a child, teenager or other unauthorized user); implement a physical deterrent to its unauthorized use; be able to visually convey information (e.g., advertisements, notifications, etc.); and/or be able to capture images and/or sounds (e.g., record pictures and/or video, speech, music, etc.). | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181946 | Apparel Pouch Assembly - A flexible pouch for an apparel item to support a portion of a wearer's body, particularly a pouch for use in male apparel such as undergarments and swimwear. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181947 | PANT - A pant-includes front part, a back part and a crotch part, a waist portion and a pair of leg openings. The pant further includes a suspending member formed of elastic material and comprising zones of different elasticity. A first elastic zone having a relatively higher elongation is provided in a longitudinally extending central region of the crotch part, and a pair of second elastic zones having a relatively lower elongation extend along both sides of the first elastic zone at or close to the leg openings in the crotch part. The first and second elastic zones extend to the front part with the second elastic zones extending along both sides of the first zone. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181948 | COTTON BRA - Implementations of a cotton bra are provided. In some implementations, the bra comprises a chest band, a pair of shoulder straps, a cotton underwire, and two cups. In some implementations, the straps and underwire are manufactured from a woven cotton. In some implementations, the underwire may be comprised of an interior layer made from woven cotton, and an outer layer made from stretchable or knit cotton. In some implementations, the pads of the cups are manufactured from stretchable or knit cotton, cotton batting, or a combination thereof. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181949 | Brassiere - An apparatus to be used as a woman's undergarment is provided. The apparatus is a bra having a strap that fastens to the cups of the bra that protect and hold the breast of the user. The apparatus has a cup having at least a first layer which contacts the individual's skin. The apparatus further has a second layer which is directly opposed to the first layer and may contact the outer clothing of the individual. Moreover, the device has a third layer which is positioned between the first layer and the second layer and further wherein the third layer may provide an extra zone of thickness for the breast nipple and thereby may enable concealment of an erect breast nipple. The third layer may be of varying thickness and in an embodiment may be thicker than the first and second layer and may be removable from the undergarment if desired. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181950 | PROTECTIVE GARMENT WITH SEPARATE INNER AND OUTER SHELLS - A protective garment comprising a form-fitting, stretchable inner garment for covering part of a body of a wearer, the inner garment including a plurality of cushioning pads attached thereto with portions of the inner garment being free of the cushioning pads, and an outer shell partially overlying the inner garment, the outer shell including a plurality of flexibly interconnected protective pads cooperating with the cushioning pads to protect at least a major pan of the portion of the body, the protective pads being more rigid that the cushioning pads, and the outer shell being separable from the inner garment. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181951 | ROBOTIC PATIENT PROTECTION SYSTEM COMPRISING A HEAD MASK STRUCTURE, CONFIGURED TO PROTECT THE HEAD OF A PATIENT, FOR USE IN ROBOTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES - A robotic patient protection system comprising a head mask structure, configured to protect the head of a patient, for use in robotic surgical procedures. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181952 | Sleep Apnea Prevention Mask - A sleep apnea prevention sleep-aid mask is described. The sleep-aid mask is configured to secure the lips of a user together in a natural state, in order to encourage the respiratory system of the user to employ the nasal passages rather than the mouth for respiration. A pad equipped with a perforated mesh or channel is positioned over the lips and mouth of the user, and secured in position on the user via an adhesive, which temporarily affixes the pad to the face of the user. The sleep-aid mask is preferably shaped and sized according to the specific size of the user's face, and is configured to limit the effective diameter of the mouth of the user, in order to cause continued use of respiration via the nasal passages. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181953 | Outerwear garment with semi-removable front panels - This outerwear garment makes traveling while clothed in outerwear and restrained in a car seat restraint device safer for children and adults. By allowing the partial removal and repositioning of the front of the garment, proper security of car seat restraints can be achieved while keeping the wearer warm, and without necessitating full removal of the garment. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181954 | GLOVE - The present invention provides a glove having both high softness and high air tightness. A glove of the present invention has a fiber-made base having a shape of a hand of a person and a coating formed on a surface of at least a portion of the base, where a burning treatment is applied to the base, air tightness of a portion of the glove which has been applied with the burning treatment is maintained even when pressure of 9 kPa or higher is imparted to inside of the base, and the fiber-made base is formed of filament yarns. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181955 | AMBIDEXTROUS, ANTI-VIBRATION GLOVE WITH IMPACT AND PINCH POINT PROTECTION - A glove for protecting a hand is provided including a flat, first side having a hand-shaped outer perimeter having a palm portion and finger portions, and a flat second side having the hand shaped outer perimeter having a palm portion and finger portions. The second side is a mirror image of the first side. Protuberances are disposed in a pattern on each of the first side and the second side of the glove where the patterns are mirror images of one another. The glove may be used on either a left hand or a right hand of a user. When in use, the protuberances on the one side provide impact protection to the back of the user's hand, and the protuberances on the other side provide vibration damping. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181956 | PROTECTIVE GLOVE WITH ENHANCED EXTERIOR SECTIONS - A protective glove includes a primary yarn that forms the palm, thumb and finger sections of the glove. The primary yarn has an interior surface forming the interior surface of the glove, and an exterior surface forming the exterior surface of the glove. A plaiting yarn is plaited to portions of the exterior surface of the primary yarn to form a plurality of enhanced sections on the exterior surface of the glove. The enhanced sections having at least one substantially enhanced physical characteristic in relation to the primary layer, such as increased cut resistance, | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181957 | PERSPIRATION ABSORBING GARMENT - In an embodiment, a perspiration-absorbing garment may comprise perspiration-absorbing material having an increased thickness at one or more edges so that, when worn on an individual's head, perspiration may be channeled away from the individual's eyebrows towards one or more side portions of the individual's forehead. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181958 | Silkweight High Wicking Circular Scarf - A circular scarf for the neck area, made of ultra light/silkweight high wicking fabric, which is used in work, leisure, and other non-athletic activities by perimenopausal and menopausal women, as well as women living or traveling in hot climates, those with medical conditions which result in excessive perspiration, or in other non-athletic situation in which they experience excessive perspiration. The short ends of the rectangular cut ultra lightweight/silkweight high wicking fabric are connected together through stitching or by other means to create the circular scarf design. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181959 | PROCESS FOR CONFIGURING A PROTECTIVE HAIR COVERING - A process for forming a protective hair covering includes the following steps. First, folding a fabric section into a triangle. Next, wrapping a first side of the triangle around the back of a user's head. Then, folding the triangle along two fold lines to create two tie segments in addition to a corner of the triangle forming a third tie segment. After that, tying the first tie segment and the second tie segment into a first knot in front of the third tie segment twice. Then, folding the first tie segment into a first bow. After that, folding the second tie segment into a second bow. Then, tucking and tacking the third tie segment into a third bow. The first bow, the second bow and the third bow give an appearance of a flower. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181960 | PULL-OVER POUCH - It is the objective of the present invention to provide a hand warming pull-over pouch which is not sewn directly to a pull-over but is inserted into the pull-over's front pocket wherein the pull-over pouch may or may not include a secondary pocket located and sewn onto its outside or inside to be used in housing or holding a wearer's phone, wallet, credit cards or keys and the like. The present invention is a pull-over pouch comprising of a pouch dimensioned to temporarily fit within a pull-over's pocket wherein the exterior of the pull-over pouch is formed from polyester, or any suitable material. The pull-over pouch lining or interior may be formed of fur or any another suitable material to keep the hands of a pull-over wearer warm. In one embodiment the article may be an article of clothing. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181961 | MAGNETIC CLOTHING STAY DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - Magnetic clothing stay systems including a first magnetically attractable partner having a first body, a first magnetically attractable element, a first mating surface, and an of clothing item contacting surface; and a second magnetically attractable partner having a second body, a second magnetically attractable element, and a second mating surface, the first mating surface being matable to the second mating surface are described. In some examples, the first body has a generally dome-shaped body. In some further examples, the second body has a generally disc-shaped body. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181962 | MACHINE FOR MAKING AN IMPERMEABLE JOIN ON IMPERMEABLE THREE-LAYER OR TWO-LAYER FABRICS - A machine for making an impermeable join between two panels made of three-layer or two-layer textile material including at least an internal layer, already joined along a joining line by way of a stitching operation, simple or complex, or by ultrasound joining or other, includes first movement element able to move the textile material in a direction of feed and impermeabilization element able to achieve the impermeabilization along said joining line and including second movement element able to move an impermeable tape for hot taping with adhesive, in order to determine the hot application and welding on the internal layer along the joining line. The impermeabilization element also comprise heating element suitable to effect a cauterization of the material of the internal layer and positionable directly upstream of the second movement element in the direction of feed, so that the hot taping can be effected immediately after the cauterization. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181963 | Envelope for a Laminar Structure Providing Adaptive Thermal Insulation - The present invention relates to an envelope ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181964 | BELT WITH INTERCHANGEABLE ACCESSORIES - The belt with interchangeable accessories is formed of a soft, resilient elastomer and includes a series of notches along its upper and lower edges. An accessory or accessories is/are adapted for removable and interchangeable installation on the belt. Each accessory has a pair of elastic loops extending from the back thereof. Each loop passes through corresponding notches of the belt to secure the accessory removably to the belt. The accessories may comprise a large number of different configurations, e.g., two-dimensional and three-dimensional representations, storage compartments for makeup or other purposes, mirrors or other reflective surfaces, electrically lighted displays, etc. A removable buckle is provided. The rearward portion of the buckle has a passage therethrough, the passage gripping one end of the belt therein. The overlying portion of the buckle has a channel and openable cover for removably securing the opposite end of the belt in the resulting passage. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181965 | DISCREET ELASTIC BELT - invention relates to clothing support devices, and more particularly, discreet belts that support clothing, such as trousers, skirts, or the like, around a waist of a user. Provided is a discreet belt that includes a belt body formed from a flexible, elongated elastic strap adapted to be used in at least one fastening element and at least one adjusting element. Various embodiments, variants and method aspect are also provided. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181966 | HAIR REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLY - The present invention is a hair piece assembly that includes a plurality of individual hair strands having one end of each of the hair strands within an assembly sandwiched between a connector base and securing cover whereby the hair piece assembly is configured for connection directly to the scalp of an individual. The connector base of the hair piece assembly may be configured in multiple embodiments, at least as connection strips or a cap. In embodiments where the connector base is configured as a connector base strip, the hair piece assembly is comprised of a connector base strip and a securing cover strip. The connector base strip is comprised of a bonding agent having a low melting temperature and the securing cover strip is comprised of a non-dissolving translucent material. Individual hair strands shall be sandwiched between the exterior surface of the connection base strip and the interior surface of the securing cover strip. Upon the application of heat, the connection base strip dissolves and temporarily connects hair strands to the scalp of an individual. The securing cover strip protects the connection of the individual hair strand to the connection base strip, which is connected to the scalp of the individual. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181967 | EYELASH EXTENSIONS WITH MULTIPLE ROOTS - Described are eyelash extensions that are formed of multiple filaments attached with one another such that a gap exists between the ends of at least two of the filaments. The filaments can be attached so that the eyelash extension includes multiple roots and/or multiple head, and/or multiple colors. Further, the roots and/or heads can be of different lengths, size, thickness, curvature, etc. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181968 | Device For Dispensing Artificial Eyelashes - The invention relates to a device for dispensing artificial eyelashes, comprising a housing equipped with a dispensing region, a carrier to which a plurality of artificial eyelashes is fixed, a movement mechanism capable of being actuated to cause movement of the carrier in order to convey the artificial eyelashes towards the dispensing region and to allow the artificial eyelashes to exit through said dispensing region, said eyelashes being oriented transversely to an axis of extension of the carrier, at least when they are passing through said dispensing region. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181969 | SKULL CAP - A skull cap includes one or more layers of material. The outermost surfaces of the skull cap includes a concave surface and a convex surface. The skull cap is delimited by a peripheral edge at which the concave and convex surfaces meet. The layer of the one or more layers which includes the concave surface is at least partially made of velvet. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181970 | OUTER WEAR - There is provided an outer wear including a hood for covering the head of a wearer and a front fastener splitting a front garment body into right and left parts. The outer wear has an opening and enlarging structure for extending an entire circumferential length of an opening formed by the hood. The opening and enlarging structure includes an opening and enlarging fastener separating a textile of the outer wear toward the opening and an opening and enlarging piece functioning as a gore by expanding a part separated by the opening and enlarging fastener inside the opening and enlarging fastener. A vicinity of a neck opening of the front garment body and the opening and enlarging piece are bent and formed so as to project toward a side of a body of the wearer. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181971 | Visor Improvements - Visors and methods of using a soft type foam visor having a brim and headband formed from a pliable and flexible material, such as but not limited to EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) with or without patterns of through-holes and partial cutouts for allowing accessories such as labels, charms, badges, puncture tool and sunglass/eyeglass supports and the like, to be plugged into the holes and cut-outs and easily removable and interchangeable with other accessories. A removable rear head strap be attached to the visor, having a plurality of holes with fasteners to adjust the strap to different head sizes. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181972 | GPS CONTROLLED HELMET WINDSHIELD - The invention is an apparatus comprising a GPS based electronic device mounted on a helmet. This device can detect the rider's speed at any given time and automatically control the windshield's position (open/close) based on the rider's preferences. In addition, the rider can override the automatic GPS mode by pressing a wireless button mounted on the motorcycle handlebar or an existing button on the helmet apparatus. The apparatus is a self contained unit that can be used in various applications. In the case of the motorcycle, the helmet has a feature enabling independent as well wireless handlebar controlled operation. However, as the helmet apparatus can function independently of the motorcycle, it can therefore be used for other types of vehicles requiring the use of an automatically controlled helmet windshield. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181973 | Internally Illuminated Footwear Component - The sole section of a shoe includes a midsole and an outsole which form a translucent sole section. The translucent midsole and translucent outsole are integrally molded with a translucent upper to create a fully translucent jelly footwear. An illumination system is located inside the translucent sole section, causing the jelly footwear to be internally illuminated when the illumination system is active. Due to the translucent nature of the midsole light from the illumination system reflects internally throughout the midsole, increasing illumination. The light will also illuminate the adjacent translucent outsole and translucent upper. Light from the illumination system can be blocked, such as by a colored mold injection, creating an illuminated design or logo. By blacking out or covering sections of the translucent outsole, shapes and letters of visible light can be created in the resulting negative space. This allows illuminated designs to easily be incorporated into footwear. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181974 | ATHLETIC SHOE TRAINER - An athletic shoe for simulating training in running spikes. The athletic shoe includes an outsole for engaging a horizontal supporting surface, a midsole having a wedge portion coupled to the outsole and an arch portion elevated at an angle of not less than 15° relative to the horizontal surface, and an upper that encloses the midsole. By incorporating a wedge that elevates the forefoot of the shoe and a molded plate, rigidity is provided to the arch of the foot to maintain the user on the balls of the user's feet. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181975 | Foamed Sole and Shoe - A foamed sole according to the present invention includes a foam molding containing a rubber component and a resin component, wherein the maximum value of a loss factor [tan δ] at a frequency of 10 Hz and at 30° C. to 80° C. of the foam molding is 0.18 or less, and a peak of a loss factor [tan δ] at a frequency of 10 Hz of the foam molding lies within the range of 100° C. or higher. The foamed sole has a feature that it hardly shrinks when it is heated. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181976 | SOLE STRUCTURE FOR AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH ABRASION RESISTANT OUTSOLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A sole structure for an article of footwear includes an outsole that has a body with a lateral side and a medial side, and has a plurality of tread elements extending from the body to establish a ground contact surface. At least some of the tread elements extend between the lateral side and the medial side and each include a front face, a rear face, and a bottom face that connects the front face and the rear face. At least some of the bottom faces each have a respective width between the front face and the rear face that varies between the lateral side and the medial side at least partially in correspondence with a predetermined wear pattern. A method of manufacturing a sole structure for an article of footwear includes forming an outsole with such nonlinear tread elements. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181977 | Footwear Ground Engaging Members Having Concave Portions - An article of footwear may include a first ground engaging member extending substantially downward from a baseplate, the first ground engaging member may have a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape in a substantially horizontal plane, the first ground engaging member having a first sidewall edge, a second sidewall edge, and a third sidewall edge forming vertices of the substantially triangular cross-sectional shape. In addition, a first sidewall may have a concave portion that is concave in the substantially horizontal plane. Further, the first ground engaging member may be disposed proximate a peripheral edge of the outer member with the first sidewall edge disposed opposite the concave portion of the sidewall, and the first sidewall edge oriented facing toward the peripheral edge. Also, the concave portion of the first sidewall may be oriented in a substantially lateral direction, facing away from the peripheral edge of the outer member. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181978 | Foot Membrane - The present invention is a non-woven foot membrane that helps provide comfort and support for the foot during high-heel or regular shoe wear. The device comprises a self-supporting membrane that flexes, stretches and conforms to the shape of the foot, or the portion of the foot in contact with the membrane, when worn. The device has different thicknesses throughout its structure. Preferably, the parts of the invention at and around the major points of contact on the bottom of the foot when wearing a shoe such as a high-heel, that is, the parts of the invention under the big toe, metatarsal heads of the forefoot, and the heel, are thicker than the other portions of the device. The device also has different frictional properties at the inner/upper surface and outer/lower surface as well as a curvilinear form that each work to cup and grip the foot as well as prevent slippage in the shoe. The increased thicknesses throughout various parts of the structure of the device as well as the opposing frictional properties and curvilinear shape all work to counteract the stresses experienced by the plantar soft-tissue during shoe wear. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181979 | KNIT SOCK WITH TARGETED COMPRESSION ZONE - A knit sock includes a foot portion having an upper instep area and a lower sole area integrally knit of a body yarn in circumferential courses and axial wales. The lower sole area defines inner and outer arch regions. The inner arch region incorporates a targeted compression zone adapted to reside generally adjacent an inner arch of a wearer's foot. The compression zone includes axially extending compression ridges of variable length spaced apart from a top of the compression zone to a bottom of the compression zone. When the sock is worn, a compression force applied by the foot portion within the targeted compression zone is greater than the compression force in directly adjacent areas of said foot portion. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181980 | Compact Shoe Wardrobe System Implementing Interchangeable Vamps and Bases - A compact shoe wardrobe system implementing interchangeable vamps and bases comprises a plurality of bases, wherein rear portions of the plurality of bases include heels of different heights, such as a pair of flats, a pair of high heels and a pair of intermediate heels. Each base includes a ground engaging outer-sole and a support plate secured atop of the outer-sole on a forward portion of the base. Each support plate forms a pair of elongate channels defined on opposed side edges of the support plate, and an access opening on one end of the elongate channels and wherein the elongate channels are closed on the opposed end. The system includes a plurality of distinctly styled vamps selectively coupled to each base, each vamp including a pair of elongated channel-engaging members configured to slide into and mate with a respective one of the elongated channels of an associated base. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181981 | Footwear Incorporating Angled Tensile Strand Elements - An article of footwear may include various first strands and second strands. The cutting and second strands may extend from an area proximal to lace-receiving elements to an area proximal to the sole structure. The first strands may have a substantially vertical orientation and the second strands may have a rearwardly-angled orientation. The first strands may be located in a midfoot region of the footwear and the second strands may be located in both the midfoot region and a heel region of the footwear. Angles between the first strands and the second strands may be at least 40 degrees. Additionally, the second strands may have at least fifty percent greater tensile strength than the first strands. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181982 | FABRIC FASTENERS - A coupling for securing fabric items includes a pin assembly which has a head and a shaft. The shaft passes through the fabric items. A catch is then mated with the shaft such that the fabric items are sandwiched between the head and the catch. A magnetic release member is employed when it becomes necessary to decouple the catch from the shaft. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181983 | WRAP AND METHODS OF USING AND MAKING THE SAME - A decorative and/or practical wrap according to the present invention comprises an elongated strip of material having opposed ends and a central portion in between, a body providing a slot therethrough, the width of the slot at least equal to the width of the strip, and portions of both ends of the strip secured to the body with the central portion extending through the slot slidable therein, thereby forming two loops wherein increasing the size of one loop decreases the size of the other loop. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181984 | SAFETY BUCKLE DEVICE - Safety buckle device comprising a first buckle part comprising an at least partially closed space having an opening and a second buckle part comprising a body, a guiding tongue arranged to the body, and a control key. When locking the safety buckle device a springing detent is adapted to lock against a locking means. The control key being formed with two recesses having different depths and arranged adjacent each other in the longitudinal direction of the control key, that the detent is adapted to achieve a first locking even when the control key is actuated, and the detent is adapted to achieve a second locking when the control key no longer is actuated, or that the detent is adapted to achieve a locking when the control key is not actuated, and that the detent is adapted to be released when in the case the control key is actuated again or when in the case the control key is actuated. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181985 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE, IN PARTICULAR FOR RACING VEHICLES - A seat belt buckle, in particular for racing vehicles, has a casing with four connection points for connecting respective branches of a seat belt; three of the connection points are defined by two top slots and one bottom slot having respective inlets formed in a peripheral surface of the casing; the casing houses a coupling mechanism for retaining respective tabs inside the slots, and supports a lever having a radial arm, which is located on a bottom portion of the casing and is rotatable manually about an axis to release the coupling mechanism; the bottom slot is aligned, in a direction parallel to the rotation axis of the lever, with the rest position of the lever; and the fourth connection point is defined by an opening located alongside the bottom portion, on the opposite side to the inlet of the bottom slot. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181986 | STRING LOCKING DEVICE AND ITS FEMALE LOCK - The present invention is related to a string lock and its female lock; the female lock is for fixing to a cloth including a restricting string base and a bottom board; the restraining string base contains a main body and a hollow bolt; the main body has a binding surface, which is installed with a front opening hole and multiple protruding blocks; the hollow bolt is coupled to the main body; the bottom board is installed with a connecting hole; the hollow bolt is bolted to the bottom board such that the protruding block on the binding surface press against the surface of the cloth held between the hollow bolt and bottom board. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181987 | CLOSING DEVICE, PARTICULARLY FOR JEWELS AND THE LIKE - Present invention relates to a closing device, particularly for jewels and like, comprising a main body and at least a hook, hinged each other with said at least a hook movable about a hinging axis, opposed and by the action of first elastic means provided between said main body and said at least a hook, respectively, at least between a closure configuration, wherein a free end of said at least a hook is in contact with an abutment surface defined by said main body, and an opening configuration, wherein said free end is far from said abutment surface, to permit insertion of said at least one hook within a ring body, and vice versa, said device being characterized in that it comprises blocking means in at least one of said configurations, said blocking means comprising, for each one of said at least one hook, at least two grooves, respectively obtained on a lateral surface of said at least one hook, and at least a pawl, sliding housed within a sliding seat, obtained in said main body, along an interception direction substantially perpendicular with respect to said lateral surface, second elastic means being further provided between the bottom of said sliding seat and said at least one pawl to maintain said at least one pawl pushed against said lateral surface, thus blocking said at least one hook with respect to said main body. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181988 | BRACELET CLASP COMPRISING A DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING THE USEFUL LENGTH OF THE BRACELET - A clasp for a bracelet having first and second free ends, the clasp including: a device for adjusting the useful length of the bracelet including an adjusting member carrying a first bracelet fastening member, and a lock having a default closed state, in which the adjusting member is fixed, and an open state, in which the adjusting member is free to slide with respect to a second bracelet fastening member to modify the useful length of the bracelet. The adjusting device is distinct from the locking member, and the lock is arranged to change from the closed state to the open state thereof by action of the user such that the adjusting member is shifted independently of the open or closed state of the clasp. The control member includes a push-piece displaceable in response to an action of the user, the push-piece being independent of the lock. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181989 | CLASP FOR A WATCH BRACELET - Clasp comprising a cover connected to a first bracelet strand and to a second bracelet strand, a connecting means being inserted between the second bracelet strand and the cover of the clasp, the connecting means comprising an end link sliding between a first position in which it is engaged in the cover of the clasp, and a second position in which it is outside the cover of the clasp, the end link comprising a push-button which causes a toothed element to change from a first position, in which the toothed element is in mesh with a rack toothing, to a second position, in which the toothed element is released, the end link being provided with an arresting means preventing the removal of the end link from the cover of the clasp, the arresting means comprising at least one lug, which projects into a groove arranged in the bottom of the cover and which defines two end stop members. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181990 | Ear Protection Device for Athletes - This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for an earring safety device that can be clipped to an ear enveloping an earring so as to protect the ear and the wearer's head from the earring during fast-paced activities. The earring safety device can enable athletes, manufacturing workers, and others to participate in contact sports or dangerous craft without removing the earring, especially where sport or labor rules would otherwise preclude the athlete or worker from competing or working. The earring safety device can also protect the wearer from snagging the earring during high-intensity activities and dangerous workplace activities. The protection also protects the athlete, worker, or other person from injury due to impacts made to the earring. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181991 | PORTABLE FOLDING CANOPY WITH MOVEABLE ELEMENT - A system and method for increasing customer interest in articles of manufacture, including hand-held portable canopies, such as umbrellas and parasols. A set of actuating components are coupled to moveable elements of the article of manufacture, the moveable elements respond to operation of an user-controlled actuating mechanism. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181992 | Elastic Force Enhancing Structure of Self-Opening/Closing Umbrella - An elastic force enhancing structure is provided for a center post of a self-opening/closing umbrella. The center post includes inner, intermediate, and outer tubes telescopically connected. A primary spring is received in the center post. The outer tube receives therein an elastic force enhancing spring and a joint sleeve that has an upper end forming an inner flange extends inwardly and a lower end forming an outer flange extends outwardly. The joint sleeve is fit over an upper end of the primary spring to have the inner flange and the upper end of the primary spring in abutting engagement. The elastic force enhancing spring has a lower end fit over the joint sleeve so that the lower end is in abutting engagement with the outer flange. As such, the elastic force enhancing spring is coupled, via the joint sleeve, to the primary spring to provide an extended configuration. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181993 | DOLLAR COIN CONVERTER - The Dollar Coin Converter is an annular attachment to a United States dollar coin, which semi-permanently converts the coin into the same size and one-third the weight of a silver dollar. The converted coin is tactilely and visually, easily distinguished from the United States quarter coin. It provides advertising incentives to distributors to circulate the converted coin, and marketing incentives to the public to circulate it, saving billions of dollars. The Dollar Coin Converter is made of inexpensive, one-piece or two-piece construction. It holds a dollar coin securely, and will tolerate normal handling, such as cash transactions. The coin may be easily removed or replaced, if it is needed for a vending machine. The converted dollar coin retains the inherent magnetic and electrical, anti-counterfeiting characteristics of the dollar coin. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181994 | BEACH/POOL BAG WITH HIDDEN COMPARTMENT - The beach/pool bag with hidden compartment has a hidden compartment positioned at the bottom of the bag that is equipped with a zipper-closable access. A flap is provided to cover and conceal the zipper, thereby presenting a false bottom and disguising the existence of the compartment underneath. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181995 | PORTFOLIO FOR MOBILE DEVICE - A portfolio for holding a mobile device. The portfolio includes walls movable between an open position and a closed position. The portfolio includes a housing for the mobile device. Panels are movable between a lowered position and a raised position to prop up the mobile device housing at an angle relative to a surface of a portfolio wall. | 2015-07-02 |
