| 27th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
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| 20150184305 | ELECTROLYTIC CELL AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - In one embodiment of the present invention an electrolytic cell is provided comprising a containment vessel; a first electrode; a second electrode; a source of electrical current in electrical communication with the first electrode and the second electrode; an electrolyte in fluid communication with the first electrode and the second electrode; a gas, wherein the gas is formed during electrolysis at or near the first electrode; and a separator; wherein the separator includes an inclined surface to direct flow of the electrolyte and the gas due to a difference between density of the electrolyte and the combined density of the electrolyte and the gas such that the gas substantially flows in a direction distal to the second electrode. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184306 | ELECTROFORMED SHEATH - An electroformed sheath for protecting an airfoil includes a sheath body and a mandrel insert is provided. The sheath body includes a leading edge. The sheath body includes a pressure side wall and an opposed suction side wall, which side walls meet at the leading edge and extend away from the leading edge to define a cavity between the side walls. The sheath body includes a head section between the leading edge and the cavity. The mandrel insert is positioned between the pressure side and suction side walls, and includes a generally wedge-shaped geometry. A method for protecting an airfoil includes: 1) securing a mandrel insert to a mandrel; 2) electroplating a sheath body onto the mandrel and the mandrel insert; 3) removing the mandrel from the sheath body so that a sheath cavity is defined within the sheath body; and 4) securing the airfoil within the sheath cavity. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184307 | SILVER ELECTROPLATING SOLUTION - Provided is an electrosilver plating bath yielding a semiglossy to glossy appearance across a wide current density range without the use of a cyan compound, and a plating method using the electrosilver plating bath. An electrosilver plating fluid that is an aqueous solution containing (A) at least one soluble silver compound, (B) at least one benzoic acid derivative or a salt of the derivative, and (C) at least one acid and/or complexing agent, wherein the benzoic acid derivative is expressed by the following general formula (m is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; Ra is a carboxyl group; individual instances of Rb are selected independently from an aldehyde group, a carboxyl group, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, or a sulfonic acid group; individual instances of Rc are independently oxygen or any substituent; and one or more oxygen or CH | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184308 | DEVICE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL TREATMENT, LOCALLY IN PARTICULAR, OF A CONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - The invention relates to a device for electrochemical treatment, locally in particular, of a conductor substrate by movement across said substrate, which can be used in every position, including a head, a shaft, an electrolyte inlet and outlet each including a flexible pipe, and two peristaltic pumps mounted on the electrolyte inlet and outlet, the head of said device being removable from said shaft, the pumps being connected to a brushless motor and the device also comprising a flowmeter for adjusting and controlling the flow in the inlet portion of said head. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184309 | METHOD OF FABRICATING IMPROVED POROUS METALLIC MATERIAL AND RESULTING STRUCTURE THEREOF - A porous metallic material for making a structure is fabricated by subjecting the material structure to Surface Mechanical Attrition Treatment (SMAT) once, using the SMAT-treated structure as an electrode, and selectively etching away at least one metal component in the SMAT-treated structure once, thus forming an etched-away structure. Additional SMAT treatment and/or etching treatment to the etched away structure may be performed. The resulting structure has improved physical characteristics. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184310 | PIPE SURFACE TREATING METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A method of electro-polishing an inner surface and an outer surface of a multi-bending pipe by letting a current flow to a positive electrode and a negative electrode in an electrolyte is provided. A mesh net having a shape corresponding to an inner shape of the multi-bending pipe and formed of an insulating material and an internal electrode disposed within the mesh net are placed within the multi-bending pipe. An external electrode is placed outside the multi-bending pipe such that the inner surface and the outer surface of the multi-bending pipe are electro-polished by applying a negative electrode to the internal electrode and the external electrode and applying a positive electrode to the multi-bending pipe. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184311 | LINING FOR SURFACES OF A REFRACTORY CRUCIBLE FOR PURIFICATION OF SILICON MELT AND METHOD OF PURIFICATION OF THE SILICON MELT USING THAT CRUCIBLE(S) FOR MELTING AND FURTHER DIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION - A crucible for molten silicon comprises at least one refractory material having an inner surface and a lining deposited onto the inner surface, the lining comprising colloidal silica. A method for silicon purification comprises melting a first silicon in an interior of a melting crucible to provide a first molten silicon, the melting crucible comprising a first refractory material having at least one first inner surface defining the melting crucible interior, directionally solidifying the first molten silicon in a directional solidification mold to provide a second silicon, the directional solidification mold comprising a second refractory material having at least one second inner surface defining a mold interior, and coating at least a portion of at least one of the first inner surface and the second inner surface with a lining comprising colloidal silica. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184312 | Crystal Growth Atmosphere For Oxyorthosilicate Materials Production - A method of growing a rare-earth oxyorthosilicate crystal, and crystals grown using the method are disclosed. The method includes preparing a melt by melting a first substance including at least one first rare-earth element and providing an atmosphere that includes an inert gas and a gas including oxygen. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184313 | EPITAXIAL GROWTH APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is an epitaxial growth apparatus for growing an epitaxial layer on a surface of a wafer. The apparatus includes: a chamber in which the wafer is housed; an upper lamp group that includes a plurality of heating lamps arranged in a ring above the chamber; a lower lamp group that includes a plurality of heating lamps provided below the chamber; a reflection member that is provided inside the ring of the upper lamp group, the reflection member having a substantially cylindrical shape; and an additional reflection member that is provided inside the reflection member, the additional reflection member including a reflection surface that is substantially parallel to the surface of the wafer. The additional reflection member is provided in such a way as to close at least part of an opening of a lower end portion of the reflection member. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184314 | METHOD OF PRODUCING EPITAXIAL SILICON WAFER AND EPITAXIAL SILICON WAFER - Provided is a method of producing an epitaxial silicon wafer which has high flatness at the peripheral portion and an epitaxial silicon wafer obtained by the method. In the method of producing an epitaxial silicon wafer, an epitaxial layer is formed on the top surface of a silicon wafer with a chamfered end having a width of 200 μm or less, which surface has a surface orientation of the (100) plane or the (110) plane. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184315 | SEA-ISLAND COMPOSITE FIBER - A sea-island composite fiber includes island component fibers having a circumscribed circle diameter of 10 to 1000 nm, a circumscribed circle diameter variation of 1 to 20%, a non-circularity of 1.2 to 5.0, and a non-circularity variation of 1 to 10%. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184316 | PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MICRO-CARBONFIBERS - There is disclosed a method and an apparatus for production of micro-carbon fibers. The method comprises introducing a selected chemical mixture suitable for creating micro-carbon fibers into a heating chamber and heating the heating chamber using a series of burners. The method further comprises injecting carbon feed stock into a catalyst reaction chamber to initiate a micro-carbon generating chemical process to occur. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184317 | METHOD OF PREPARING CARBON FIBERS - A method of producing carbon fiber, yarns, and nonwoven carbon fiber cloths, includes forming suitable polymeric precursor microfibers and/or nanofibers using a centrifugal spinning process and decomposing at least a portion of the polymeric precursor fibers to form carbon fibers. The decomposition may be accomplished by treating the polymeric precursor fibers with acid vapor from an aqueous acid solution at a temperature of less than 250° C. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184318 | CONCRETE REINFORCING FIBERS - A method of making a fiber ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184319 | Multi-component elastic yarn, textile fabrics and method of making and apparatus thereof - The invention discloses a multi-component elastic yarn comprises two fiber rovings and two core filaments, wherein each core filaments is elastic, low-elastic or inelastic filaments or any combination thereof. The invention also discloses preparation method and apparatus. The multi-component elastic yarn of the present invention is featured by smooth surface, low hairiness, fiber does not falling off easily, high strength and good wearing resistance. The textile fabrics made from the present yarn have a smooth surface, low hairiness, good wearing resistance, high tensile and tear strength, soft and smooth hand feeling and high elastic recovery rate. The apparatus of the present invention has strong applicability, is easy to maintain and high cost-effective. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184320 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR SEWING, EMBROIDERING, QUILTING AND/OR THE LIKE - One embodiment of the present invention relates to a machine for sewing, embroidering, quilting and/or the like. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for sewing, embroidering, quilting and/or the like. In one example, the present invention may be applied (e.g., as a machine and/or method) to a multi-needle machine or method. In another example, the present invention may provide for automatic lower (or bottom) thread cutting. In another example, the present invention may provide for automatic lower (or bottom) thread cutting by utilizing the phase (that is, movement phase) of a return of a looper (or hook) to cut the lower (or bottom) thread. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184321 | MULTI-NEEDLE SEWING MACHINE - A multi-needle sewing machine includes a plurality of needle bars, a needle bar case having a thread supply path along which threads are supplied to needles attached to lower ends of the needle bars respectively, the needle bar case supporting the needle bars, an arm on which the needle bar case is mounted, an embroidery frame located below the needle bar case and configured to hold a workpiece cloth, a projector configured to project an image onto the workpiece cloth from above the embroidery frame, and a support member supporting the projector and configured to be capable of switching the projector between a first position where the image is projectable onto the workpiece cloth and a second position differing from the first position. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184322 | SEALING HEAD FOR MACHINES FOR HEAT TREATING THREADS - The present invention relates to a sealing head for machines for heat treating threads, comprising a frame fixed to a pressurized chamber through which a conveyor belt passes, a pair of horizontal rollers placed on top of each other and pressed against the opposite faces of the conveyor belt and of seals to form a sealed closure between the rollers and the frame, at least one of the horizontal rollers and the seals being connected to the corresponding movement actuators. Sealing head characterized in that the actuators of the horizontal roller or rollers and the seals between the rollers and the frame are in the form of pneumatic actuators without pistons, namely of the balloon or bellows type. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184323 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHINE - A method for controlling a drum type washing machine is provided. The method includes selecting a delicate washing cycle or receiving an input from a user of such a selection; supplying air bubbles into a drum of the washing machine, thus allowing delicate clothing and/or laundry to be moved away or separated from a bottom (e.g., cylindrical) surface of the drum; washing the laundry while rotating the drum in a forward or backward direction by rotating a shaft forwardly or backwardly using rotational force from a driving motor; rinsing the laundry; and removing water from the laundry. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184324 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF REDUCING VIBRATIONS IN A WASHING MACHINE - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method of reducing vibrations in a washing machine, and particularly, to an apparatus and a method of reducing vibrations in a washing machine that may predict a resonance frequency (or vibration generation region) before operating or driving a motor during a washing process to prevent a resonance phenomenon, thereby reducing noise and vibrations in the washing machine. To this end, the apparatus may include a motor configured to transmit rotational force; a motor driving unit configured to output a motor driving signal controlling an operation of the motor; and a filter configured to remove or reject a frequency or band causing a resonance phenomenon of the washing machine and allow another frequency or band to pass through in the motor driving signal output. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184325 | APPARATUS FOR REDUCTION OF VIBRATION IN WASHING MACHINE - An apparatus for reducing vibrations in a washing machine is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a rotatable drum configured to receive laundry therein; a stationary tub configured to receive and hold water; a cabinet surrounding the tub; a base under the tub, configured to support the tub and/or other components in the washing machine; a plurality of suspension units connected to a lower side of the tub and an upper side of the cabinet, configured to reduce vertical vibrations of the tub; and one or more dampers coupled to the tub and the base. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184326 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine which comprises a fixing unit configured to fix an auxiliary laundry tub located in a rotary tub. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a tub disposed in the cabinet to store wash water, a rotary tub installed in the tub to be rotatable, a balancer coupled to an upper portion of the rotary tub to offset an unbalanced load of the rotary tub, an auxiliary laundry tub disposed in the rotary tub to be removably coupled to the balancer, and a fixing unit installed at the auxiliary laundry tub to be coupled to the balancer and to restrict up and down movement of the auxiliary laundry tub when the rotary tub is operated. Therefore, since the auxiliary laundry tub and the balancer may be stably coupled with each other, the auxiliary laundry tub is prevented from be separated during a washing process. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184327 | DRUM TYPE WASHING MACHINE - A drum type washing machine includes a main body including a cabinet, a drum in the cabinet having a rotational axis thereof parallel with the ground, and a motor configured to drive or rotate the drum; and an angle adjusting unit configured to adjust an angle of the main body from the ground and/or tilt the main body up to the angle, wherein the angle adjusting unit includes a base configured to support the main body and a driver on the base configured to tilt or raise the main body, and the angle adjusting unit is configured to tilt the main body at a rear lower end of the cabinet. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184328 | WALL-MOUNTED WASHING MACHINE - A wall-mounted washing machine includes a main body configured to be detachably mounted on a wall, a recess along a peripheral rear surface of the main body and configured to face the wall, and a removable seal in the recess and having a free end configured to contact the wall and block water from outside the washing machine from entering the main body. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184329 | SUSPENSION FOR FULL AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINE - A suspension for an automatic washing machine is provided. The suspension includes a main body, a tub having a drum therein coupled to the main body, a snubber bar having one end connected to a cabinet of the washing machine and another end in the main body, a seal at to a lower end of the snubber bar and configured to slide and/or move in the main body, and one or more springs in the main body, configured to apply an elastic force to the seal when the seal slides and/or in the main body, and including at least two sections having different spring constants. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184330 | POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND POWER CONTROL APPARATUS OF WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine includes a power transmission apparatus and a power control apparatus. The power transmission apparatus includes a driving unit, a gear mechanism including an input shaft connected to the driving unit, a reduction assembly coupled to the input shaft to reduce its rotational speed to a preset gear ratio, a washing shaft coupled to the reduction assembly that rotates at the gear ratio, and a water removal assembly selectively connected to the driving unit in a water removal mode for independently rotating from the washing shaft, a coupling unit selectively transmitting a power of the driving unit to the water removal assembly in the water removal mode, and a brake unit selectively forcing the water removal assembly to stop in the water removal mode. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184331 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A laundry treating apparatus includes a coupling unit to improve a coupling structure of a cabinet. Through the structure as such, a coupling of a front frame and a drum front may easily take place, and assembly quality and workability may be improved. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184332 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CLEANING FABRICS OR THE LIKE - Described is a method for cleaning fabrics, such as garments and the like, comprising the following steps: a) preparing a compartment for containing fabrics; b) preparing a quantity of cleaning fluid in fluid communication with the containment compartment; c) inserting the fabrics in the compartment and isolating the containment compartment with respect to an outside environment; d) sucking air from the compartment, in a substantially continuous manner, for adjusting the pressure in the compartment for containing the fabrics to a pressure less than the atmospheric pressure so as to allow the evaporation of the cleaning fluid and the introduction into the compartment of the cleaning fluid in the vapour phase, for cleaning the fabrics. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184333 | PREPREG AND CARBON FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A prepreg is formed by impregnating sizing agent-coated carbon fibers coated with a sizing agent with a thermosetting resin composition. The sizing agent contains an aliphatic epoxy compound (A) and an aromatic compound (B) at least containing an aromatic epoxy compound (B1). The sizing agent-coated carbon fibers has an (a)/(b) ratio of 0.50 to 0.90 where (a) is a height (cps) of a component at a binding energy (284.6 eV) assigned to CHx, C—C, and C═C and (b) is a height (cps) of a component at a binding energy (286.1 eV) assigned to C—O in a C | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184334 | LINOLEUM FLOORING - A linoleum flooring product in one embodiment includes a linoleum substrate and a printed wear layer comprising a decorative indicia. The printed wear layer includes a wear layer and an ink print layer. The linoleum substrate may include a base linoleum layer applied on a backing material, and in some embodiments further includes a visual linoleum layer formed on top of the base linoleum layer. The printed wear layer may be adhesively bonded onto the linoleum substrate. In one embodiment, an ultraviolet curable adhesive may be used. A related method for forming the linoleum flooring product is also provided. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184335 | STEEL CORD FOR RUBBER REINFORCEMENT - A steel cord with two or more filaments possibly including a wrapping filament, at least one but not all of the two or more filaments including the possible wrapping filament is coated with a ternary or quaternary alloy coating of copper-M-zinc. The steel cord with lower cost and good adhesion performance is for reinforcing rubber product. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184336 | CUT-RESISTANT CABLE STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Cable structures with multiple subassemblies having different cut-resistant characteristics and systems and methods for making the same are provided. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184337 | METHODS FOR REMOVING HEMICELLULOSE - A method for treating a cellulosic material comprises extracting the cellulosic material with an extractant to selectively extract hemicellulose therein and separating the extracted hemicellulose to form a cellulosic product comprising less hemicellulose than the cellulose-containing material. The extractant comprises an ionic liquid and a non-solvent. The cellulosic product retains the cellulosic fiber morphology. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184338 | TREATED KRAFT PULP COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Compositions including treated Kraft pulp, useful for making rayon fibers, having a lower degree of polymerization, a high R18, a low hemicellulose content, and high reactivity, are described. Methods of making the compositions are also described. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184339 | RECOVERY BOILER PLANT OF A CHEMICAL PULP MILL - A recovery boiler plant of a chemical pulp mill including: a boiler including a lower region with an outlet to discharge smelt; a dissolving tank proximate to the outlet and configured to receive smelt; a smelt spout coupled to the outlet and including a chute extending from the outlet to a position at or over an inlet to the dissolving tank; and a shielding room including walls, a ceiling and a floor, wherein one of the walls includes a wall of the boiler, and the shielding room encloses a volume adjacent the boiler and above the dissolving tank, wherein the enclosed volume includes and the smelt spout and a working area in front of the smelt spout. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184340 | SEALING STRIP SYSTEM - A sealing-strip system has a sealing strip for sealing a suction zone of a suctioned roller in a machine for manufacturing and/or processing a fibrous web. The sealing strip has a wear volume which is successively removed by tribological contact with the roller, and a wear-indication unit which is formed by at least one tube which is configured in or on the sealing strip and which is at least in part disposed on or in the sealing strip in the region of the wear volume. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184341 | SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND SHEET MANUFACTURING METHOD - A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes a transfer path through which flows at least a portion of a material for a sheet in air and which has a curved section where the transfer path is curved, and a forming unit configured to form the sheet using the material, and an optical detecting unit configured to detect the material and provided at the curved section or at the transfer path more to a downstream side than the curved section in a material transfer direction. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184342 | HYBRID MULTI-PLY TISSUE PAPER PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A hybrid multi-ply tissue paper product comprising at least three plies made of tissue paper base-sheet is described. At least one ply is a structured ply produced by a structuring manufacturing method. The structured ply includes a structured back face. At least another ply is a wet pressed ply produced by a wet press manufacturing method. The structured ply is positioned and orientated with respect to the at least two other plies such that the structured back face of the structured ply is facing the at least two other plies so as to dampen a two-sidedness effect related to the structured back face. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184343 | METHODS FOR REMOVING HEMICELLULOSE - A method for treating a cellulosic material comprises extracting the cellulosic material with an extractant to selectively extract hemicellulose therein and separating the extracted hemicellulose to form a cellulosic product comprising less hemicellulose than the cellulose-containing material. The extractant comprises an amine oxide and a non-solvent. The cellulosic product retains the cellulosic fiber morphology. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184344 | MIXTURES OF POLYVINYLAMINES AND OF LIQUID COMPOSITIONS OF CATIONIC AMYLACEOUS MATERIALS AS AGENTS FOR IMPROVING THE DRY STRENGTH OF PAPER AND CARDBOARD - Mixtures of polyvinylamines and of liquid compositions of cationic amylaceous materials having very specific characteristics in terms of dry matter, viscosity, nitrogen content and pH. With such mixtures, it is possible to produce preparations that are particularly effective at increasing the dry strength of paper and cardboard. Also, the use of such mixtures for the production of paper and cardboard, the corresponding production method and the resulting paper and cardboard. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184345 | SULFITE-BASED PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING NANOCELLULOSE, AND COMPOSITIONS AND PRODUCTS PRODUCED THEREFROM - Processes disclosed are capable of converting biomass into high-crystallinity nanocellulose with low mechanical energy input. In some variations, the process includes fractionating biomass with sulfur dioxide or a sulfite compound and water, to generate cellulose-rich solids and a liquid containing hemicellulose and lignin; and mechanically treating the cellulose-rich solids to form nanofibrils and/or nanocrystals. The total mechanical energy may be less than 500 kilowatt-hours per ton. The crystallinity of the nanocellulose material may be 80% or higher, translating into good reinforcing properties for composites. The nanocellulose material may include nanofibrillated cellulose, nanocrystalline cellulose, or both. In some embodiments, the nanocellulose material is hydrophobic via deposition of some lignin onto the cellulose surface. Optionally, sugars derived from amorphous cellulose and hemicellulose may be separately fermented, such as to monomers for various polymers. These polymers may be combined with the nanocellulose to form completely renewable composites. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184346 | SULFONATION OF PULP PRODUCED BY ALKALI PULPING PROCESS - This invention relates to the delignification of lignocellulosic pulp. More particularly, the invention relates to sulfonation and bleaching of the alkali pulping produced by Kraft pulp processes or produced through combination of alkali pulping processes and extended delignification stages. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184347 | EDGE CUTTING SYSTEM FOR COMPACTOR - An edge cutter associated with a drum of a compactor is provided. The edge cutter includes a back plate, an actuator, a bracket and a cutting unit. The back plate is fixedly attached to a shaft of the drum. The actuator includes a first end coupled to the back plate. The actuator is configured to extend or retract along an actuating axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the steering shaft where the longitudinal axis is an axis of rotation of the drum. The bracket is coupled to a second end of the actuator. The actuator is configured to move the bracket along the actuating axis. The cutting unit has a rotating blade. The cutting unit is coupled to the bracket and is configured to move along with the bracket. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184348 | System and Method for Assessing Road Quality Using Data Collected from a Mobile Device - A computer implemented method for assessing road quality using data collected from a mobile device is disclosed. The method may include obtaining travel data associated with a mobile device traversal. The travel data may include acceleration data associated with the mobile device during the mobile device traversal. The method may also include analyzing the travel data according to one or more heuristics. Each heuristic may provide a heuristic metric indicative of whether the mobile device traversal is a human-carried mobile device traversal. In addition, the method may include determining a confidence score for the travel data based on the heuristic metric provided by each of the one or more heuristics and processing the travel data based at least in part on the confidence score, wherein the processed travel data is configured to be used to assess road quality. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184349 | MOBILE BRIDGE AND METHOD FOR ERECTING A BRIDGE - A bridge body ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184350 | Control Barriers, Systems, and Methods of Using the Same - In an embodiment, a control barrier may include a hollow body at least partially defined by a front wall, a back wall, a top portion extending between the front and back walls, a bottom portion generally opposite the top portion, and first and second ends extending between the top and bottom portions. An elongated foot member may be connected to the back wall and a plurality of channels may be defined in at least one of the front wall or the back wall. The channels extend at least in a first direction and are arranged to reinforce the hollow body. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184351 | CONTAINMENT BERM WITH INTERNAL QUICK LATCH STAYS - A containment berm comprising a containment material that is durable, flexible and chemically resistant and configured to provide at least a floor and four walls of the berm and a plurality of quick latch stays situated around the perimeter of the berm, each quick latch stay comprising a first stay member, second stay member, third stay member, latch block, and flexible connecting member. To engage the quick latch stay, a distal end of the second stay member is inserted underneath a bottom end of the latch block. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184352 | Method and Tool for forming a Seal in a Block Chamber of a Sheet Pile - A method and a tool ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184353 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO OPERATOR OF PILE DRIVER - A system and method for precisely controlling an amount of tilt of a plumb pile or a batter pile without using two surveying instruments or a clinometer. The system for providing operational information to an operator of a pile driver | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184354 | Method of Forming Subterranean Barriers with Molten Wax - A method of permeating and infusing a formation around the borehole with wax by heating a formation surrounding a borehole and pumping molten wax into the formation, wherein the molten wax flows into and fills voids the formation without disrupting the formation is described. Also, a method of permeating and infusing a formation around the borehole with wax by heating a formation surrounding a borehole, pumping molten wax into the borehole, heating and circulating the molten wax vertically within the borehole for an extended period using a heater and pump attached to a circulation pipe extended to the bottom of a zone of the borehole to be heated, and recovering molten wax from the borehole by displacing it back to the surface with another material of different density is described. Additionally, a method of forming subterranean barriers by drilling multiple closely-spaced boreholes along a subterranean boundary, treating the boreholes with infusions of molten wax, and forming a hydraulic barrier along said boundary is described. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184355 | Tile Spacer Leveling Device - In a positioning apparatus for architectural construction, a footer element includes a base plate, and a passing column erected from the base plate and having guide teeth. The passing column is breakable from the base plate. A pressing seat has a penetrating hole for sheathing the passing column and a lateral hole communicating with the penetrating hole. A toggling element is pivoted at the lateral hole and has a circular gear portion and a positioning portion. The circular gear portion is extended into the penetrating hole, engaged with the guide tooth, and guided by the guide teeth to move up and down along the passing column when the toggling element is turned. A positioning element is installed at the pressing seat and on the same side of the toggling element, and has a blocking portion for limiting the positioning portion and blocking the turning of the toggling element. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184356 | GRASPING APPARATUS AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - There are provided a grasping apparatus that can be miniaturized and compacted to be mountable in small-size equipment or the like and reduced in weight, and a construction machine in which the grasping apparatus is mounted. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184357 | WORK MACHINE FOR DRAGLINE BUCKET OPERATION - The present disclosure relates to a work machine, in particular to a cable-operated excavator, for dragline bucket operation, comprising a dragline bucket taken up by a hoist rope, wherein the attachment can be retracted by means of at least one dragline for carrying out the dragging movement and a dragline guide for guiding the dragline is arranged at the work machine, wherein the dragline guide is designed as movable, in particular as linearly movable. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184358 | Self Cleaning Collection Apparatus and Method - A self cleaning collecting apparatus and method are provided for the collection of seafloor material. The collecting apparatus, which operates on a seafloor, has a plurality of rotating discs in front of a slurry suction pipe with clearing members located between adjacent discs. Any oversize material lodged in the discs during collection is dislodged by the one or more clearing members and prevented from entering the slurry suction pipe, thus preventing blockages caused by oversize material congesting the slurry suction pipe. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184359 | BUCKET LIFT RING FOR LOADER AND BACKHOE BUCKETS - A removable bucket ring attachment configured to slide over a terminal bottom front end of a bucket on a loader or a backhoe; where the bucket ring attachment has a pair of parallel plates closed at one end and open at an opposing end. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184360 | WHEEL LOADER - A wheel loader includes a cab, a ladder provided laterally of the cab, a vehicle body cover rear of the cab, an engine, an air cleaner and a platform disposed laterally of the cab. The engine is disposed inside an engine room defined by the cover. The air cleaner has an exchangeable filter to clean air supplied to the engine. The air cleaner is disposed outside of the cover and above/rear of the ladder. The ladder has a first top step projecting laterally relative to the platform, and steps below projecting laterally relative to the first step. Preferably at least one of the first and second steps has a larger projection amount than the step below. Preferably, a projection amount of a third step positioned at a bottom is smaller than a projection amount of at least one of the first and second steps. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184361 | MACHINE BODY AND MACHINERY - Provided is a machine body capable of preventing thermal decomposition of a liquid reducing agent in a reducing agent injector. The machine body includes an exhaust gas treatment device that reduces nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas of an engine provided within a machine room, and a reducing agent supplier that supplies the liquid reducing agent to the exhaust gas treatment device. The exhaust gas treatment device includes a reducing agent injector that injects the liquid reducing agent supplied from the reducing agent supplier, and a cooling fan that is installed in the vicinity of the reducing agent injector so as to face the reducing agent injector. The cooling fan performs cooling by blowing cooling wind of external air, which is taken in from the outside of the engine room, against the reducing agent injector and its upstream side. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184362 | SLEWING-TYPE WORKING MACHINE - Provided is a working machine including an upper slewing body, a hydraulic motor, a slewing electric motor, a hydraulic pump, a slewing operation device, a control valve, a communication valve having an open position for bringing a motor outlet-side line into direct communication with a tank or a motor inlet-side line, bypassing the control valve, and a close position for blocking the communication, and a control device which performs (i) determining, as a target value, a pressure generated in the hydraulic motor without the communication valve, or a torque obtained from the pressure, based on an operation state and a slewing state, (ii) determining, as an actual value, a pressure actually generated in the hydraulic motor or a torque obtained from the pressure, and (iii) outputting a torque command based on a value obtained by subtracting the actual value from the target value. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184363 | VIBRATION DEVICE FOR EXCAVATOR - A vibration device for an excavator, including: an external body having an accommodation section inside thereof; a main vibration body being embedded in the external body and having a mounting bracket, formed at the bottom, for detaching and attaching tools and equipment; and a sliding apparatus being installed between one side surface of the main vibration body and the external body, wherein the main vibration body is a box-like body which consists of a plurality of supporting plates so as to have a space in the inside thereof; a reduction gear which is connected to a hydraulic motor and which rotates and operates by means of the drive of the hydraulic motor; a first eccentric member being engaged with the reduction gear and performs an eccentric operation; and a second eccentric member being engaged with the first eccentric member and performs an eccentric operation. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184364 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYBRID CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A control system for a hybrid construction machine includes: a turning motor provided in a turning circuit; a pressure detector for detecting a turning pressure of the turning motor; a variable displacement type of fluid pressure motor for regeneration which is rotated by means of pressurized fluid guided from the turning motor; a motor generator adapted to be rotated integrally with the fluid pressure motor; and a controller adapted to predict a turning regeneration flow from the turning motor on the basis of the turning pressure detected by pressure detector to control a tilt angle of the fluid pressure motor on the basis of the predicted turning regeneration flow. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184365 | CAST STEEL FOR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT BUCKET PARTS AND PARTS FOR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT BUCKET COMPRISING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a cast steel for construction equipment bucket parts and parts for a construction equipment bucket manufactured by using the same, and the cast steel includes 0.27 to 0.34 wt % of carbon (C), 1.2 to 1.8 wt % of chromium (Cr), 0.8 to 1.7 wt % of silicon (Si), 1.0 to 1.4 wt % of manganese (Mn), 0.2 to 0.4 wt % of molybdenum (Mo), 0.2 to 0.4 wt % of nickel (Ni), and a balance of iron and impurities. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184366 | Water Supply Device with Double Supply Modes - A water supply device with double supply modes contains: a body, a shifting mechanism, and a magnetic attraction device. The body includes an inflow channel, a water distributing cavity, a first outflow channel and a second outflow channel. The shifting mechanism includes a press button, a distribution core having a connecting portion and a closing portion, the closing portion moves between a first closing portion and a second closing portion reciprocatingly after the press button is pressed. The magnetic attraction device includes a first attracting element and a second attracting element which magnetically attract each other. The first attracting element is disposed on the shifting mechanism, and the second attracting element is mounted in the body opposite to the first attracting element; and the first attracting element moves to the first closing position or the second closing position with the distribution core. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184367 | FAST DRAINING SYSTEM FOR WALK-IN BATHTUB - A fast draining system may include a first two-way connector, a first water draining hole of a bathtub, and a plurality of connecting pipes. In one embodiment, the first two-way connector has a first connecting opening and a second connecting opening to connect with connecting pipes. The first two-way connector also has a top opening to align with the first draining hole of the bathtub. In a further embodiment, the fast draining system may include a second two-way connector to expedite the water draining process. The second two-way connector also has a first connecting opening, a second connecting opening to connect with the connecting pipes, and a top opening to align with a second water draining hole. Each of the water draining holes has a cover to retain the water in the bathtub. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184368 | PLUMBING FIXTURE HAVING MODULAR CONTROL HOUSING - Disclosed is a plumbing fixture (e.g. a bidet or toilet) of the type having a frontal basin and means for directing a supply of water to the basin for cleaning the basin. The plumbing fixture includes a modular housing mountable behind the basin and at least one control positioned in the modular housing to control operation of the plumbing fixture. The control may be selected from the group Consisting of light controls, bidet wand position controls, bidet wand heated air supply controls, bidet wand water supply controls, lid position movement controls, seat position movement controls, deodorizer controls, audio device controls and ultra violet sanitizer controls. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184369 | BUILDING SYSTEM AND PANEL FOR A BUILDING SYSTEM - A building system comprising a plurality of tubes, a plurality of connection nodes comprising tubular sections for connection to the tubes, wherein the tubes are arranged to connect between the connection nodes to form a frame for a building, wherein at least one continuous cavity is formed through at least a portion of the nodes and tubes when the nodes and tubes are connected, the building system further comprising fluid tight seals between the tubes and connection nodes to enable fluid to flow through the at least one continuous cavity. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184370 | HANGER FOR FIRE SEPARATION WALL - A hanger for connecting a structural component to a wall that can have sheathing mounted thereon either before or after the hanger is connected to the wall. The hanger includes a channel-shaped portion configured to receive the structural component. An extension portion extends from the channel-shaped portion and is configured to extend through the sheathing to engage the wall at a first location. A connection portion is configured for attachment to the wall at a second location spaced from the first location. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184371 | MULTIPURPOSE CONCRETE ANCHOR CLIP - A connector with two flanges for making a variety of connections between structural members, in particular cold formed steel structural members, with the added utility of a accommodating a heavy bolted connection to one of the structural members with an extended tab on one flange that matches a recess on the other for optimal material consumption and minimal waste in manufacturing. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184372 | PANEL MOUNTING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A mounting apparatus for mounting a panel to a structure. The mounting apparatus includes a panel extrusion that attaches to a back side of the panel such that the panel extrusion is obscured behind the panel in order to show a clean surface look. A connector extrusion secures the panel extrusion to the structure for simple construction. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184373 | ANCHOR HOLDERS AND ANCHOR ASSEMBLIES FOR METAL DECKS - An anchor holder for concrete decks comprises a body for being inserted into an opening in a metal deck, the body including an outside vertical wall and an opening for receiving an anchor. The body includes arms normally biased extending outwardly from the vertical wall, the arms being collapsible toward the body when the body is inserted into the opening in the metal deck and expanding outwardly after passing the opening to be disposed below the metal deck. A support is attached to the body, the support to engage a top surface of the metal deck to apply an upward force on the body and keep the collapsible arms engaged against an underside of the metal deck when the body is attached to the metal deck. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184374 | INTERIOR SOUND ABSORPTION SHEET AND SOUND ABSORBING SOUND-PROOFING PANEL CONTAINING SAME - Provided is a sound absorption sheet comprising: a porous substrate; and a micro-resonance layer having a pattern of a plurality of sound-absorbing holes penetrating both surfaces thereof. Also provided is a sound absorbing soundproofing panel, the exterior surface of which is covered with the sound absorption sheet comprising: the porous substrate; and the micro-resonance layer having a pattern of a plurality of sound-absorbing holes penetrating both surfaces thereof. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184375 | FLUSH MOUNT BRICK VENEER ANCHOR CAP - A flush mount masonry veneer anchor for mounting on an exterior wall and tying a masonry veneer to the exterior wall, the masonry veneer anchor comprising an anchoring portion with anchor holes to receive a suitable fastener to attach the anchoring portion to an exterior surface of the exterior wall and a tie wire holding portion extending perpendicularly from the anchoring portion, the tie wire holding portion having one end connected to the anchoring portion and having a slot in an opposite end for holding a tie wire for tying the masonry veneer to the exterior wall, the anchor holes being in line with the tie wire holding portion to transfer extrusion and compression loads exerted on the tie wire holding portion directly through fasteners in the anchor holes to the exterior wall without an offset of a plane of the transfer of the forces. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184376 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR THERMAL ISOLATION OF COMPONENTS USED - An isolator system for preventing the conduction of thermal energy between the metal components of a wall assembly comprising isolator plates adapted to be placed between the metal components of a wall assembly and made of an insulating material. The isolator plates include at least one opening for receiving a fastener, said opening has an annular shoulder adapted to extend into an opening for receiving said fastener in a metal component of a wall assembly. Also disclosed herein is a thermal isolation washer and a girt for use with polymer panel construction. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184377 | Stiffeners For Metalog Structures - A plurality of metalogs form a-freestanding wall or fence, or structure comprising walls, upper floors whenever applicable and/or roof of a building. Each metalog has an axis. A stiffener extends through a set of aligned holes in the metalogs at right angles to the axes. One or more additional stiffeners may similarly extend through one or more additional sets of aligned holes in the same metalogs. The stiffeners function to resist forces acting in a direction parallel to the axes of the metalogs and therefore enhance the stability of the structure and obviate otherwise required X-bracing. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184378 | COLLAPSIBLE PRIVACY SYSTEM - A privacy system is provided. The privacy system may include a central support member, a privacy fabric and a privacy door. The privacy fabric may surround and attach to the central support member. The central support member and the privacy fabric may each comprise an opening. The openings may align forming an entrance to the privacy system. A user may step inside the privacy system through the entrance. Therein, the user may releasably attach the privacy door to the privacy fabric, thereby ensuring privacy. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184379 | COMPOSITE JOIST FLOOR SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide systems for connecting a flooring system to a vertical wall. In one embodiment the building structure includes a floor comprising a cementitious slab and a wall supporting at least a portion of the cementitious slab. A plurality of stand-off fasteners extend from the top of the wall into the cementitious slab and are configured to transfer forces between the cementitious slab and the wall. The stand-off fasteners comprise a lower portion and an upper stand-off portion. The lower portion is operatively coupled to the top of the wall, and the upper stand-off portion extends above the top of the wall and is encapsulated within the cementitious slab. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the lower portion is heat treated to a higher degree of hardness relative to the remainder of the stand-off screw. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184380 | PITCHED RIGID FRAME STRUCTURE - An improved pitched rigid frame structure in which an inside space is made lager than previous ones. The pitched rigid frame structure includes a pair of posts; diagonal beams extending from a post top of each post and joining to configure a pitched roof; an angle brace built between a point on a post and a point on a diagonal beam, the point on the post descending from a crossing point of the post and an axis line of the diagonal beam, the point on the diagonal beam heading from each post top to an apex of the pitched roof, and an inclined tension member built between a lower end of a compression member hanging from the apex of the pitched roof and the point on the diagonal beams building the angle brace. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184381 | MOUNTING BRACKET FOR A WINDOW - A mounting bracket ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184382 | PANEL FOR SHEATHING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The panel includes a water resistant barrier layer secured atop its outward facing surface. The water resistant barrier layer includes a skid resistant surface. The panels are made of lignocellulosic material. The water resistant and skid resistant surface may include indicia for aligning strips of tape or for aligning fasteners. A method for manufacturing the water resistant building panels is also disclosed and includes the steps of feeding paper onto a forming belt, depositing lignocellulosic material and the binding agent onto the forming belt so as to form a lignocellulosic mat, applying heat and pressure so as to impart the skid resistant surface on the paper, and cutting panels to predetermined sizes. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184383 | TIE SYSTEM FOR INSULATED CONCRETE PANELS - An insulated concrete panel comprising an insulation layer having one or more openings extending therethrough, a first concrete layer adjacent to a first surface of the insulation layer, a second concrete layer adjacent to a second surface of the insulation layer, and a wall tie received within one or more of the openings. The wall tie includes a central section received within the one or more openings of the insulation layer, a first concrete engaging at least partially embedded within the first concrete layer, and a second concrete engaging section embedded within the second concrete layer. The second concrete engaging section has a maximum width that is larger than a maximum width of the central section. The central section of the wall tie is configured to transfer shear forces and resist delamination forces between the first and second concrete layers. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184384 | Precast Pervious Concrete Panels - Systems and methods directed to a precast pervious concrete panel. Each pervious concrete panel has a plurality of layers of concrete mixture, wherein the aggregate used in each layer may be a different size. The panels have slots at predetermined locations allowing installation of a joint connector; either dry or with a bonding material thereby allowing connection of multiple panels into a solid slab. Multiple pervious concrete panels can be combined with a collection system allowing collection/reuse of water passing through the panels. Precast pervious concrete panels can be used as inserts in ready mix or cast in place concrete frames allowing for easy replacement of the pieces. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184385 | Building Boards with Increased Surface Strength - Disclosed is a building board construction with increased surface strength. More specifically, increased nail pull strength is achieved via the application of an external surface coating. The surface coating is ideally applied to a paper faced gypsum building board. In one possible embodiment, the coating is formed from a water soluble polymer. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184386 | Non-Uniform Coatings for Building Boards - Disclosed is a building board construction with increased surface strength. More specifically, increased nail pull strength is achieved via the application of an external surface coating. The surface coating is ideally applied to a paper faced gypsum building board. In one possible embodiment, the coating is formed from a water soluble polymer. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184387 | Building Boards with Increased Surface Strength - Disclosed is a building board construction with increased surface strength. More specifically, increased nail pull strength is achieved via the application of an external surface coating. The surface coating is ideally applied to a paper faced gypsum building board. In one possible embodiment, the coating is formed from a water soluble polymer. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184388 | PRECAST CONCRETE STRUCTURES, PRECAST TILT-UP CONCRETE STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - The invention comprises a method of forming a concrete structure. The method comprises placing plastic concrete in a form of a desired shape, encasing the concrete in insulating material having insulating properties equivalent to at least 1 inch of expanded polystyrene and allowing the plastic concrete to at least partially cure inside the insulating material. An insulated concrete form and a method of using the insulated concrete form are also disclosed. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184389 | WALL PLATE IN SILO FACADE SYSTEMS - A wall plate is made up of galvanized plate ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184390 | GRANULE COATED WATERPROOF ROOFING MEMBRANE - A roofing membrane includes a membrane layer. An adhesive layer is adhered to a first side of the membrane layer and a layer of granules is adhered to the first adhesive layer. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184391 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GRANULE COATED ASPHALTIC ARTICLES - A method of manufacturing a granule coated asphaltic article comprising the steps of applying liquid asphalt to a reinforcing sheet to create an asphaltic sheet, the asphaltic sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface; bending the asphaltic sheet to form an arcuate top surface of the sheet; and applying a coating of granules over the arcuate top surface of the asphaltic sheet. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184392 | COVERED RAIN GUTTER ASSEMBLY - A rain gutter assembly including an overlying cover. A gutter trough is in the form of a channel having an upwardly-facing opening. The cover overlies the channel opening and includes a front edge that is spaced from the front edge of the gutter channel to define a gap therebetween to allow roof runoff to flow around the convex front edge of the cover and into the channel. A series of longitudinally-spaced support brackets are positioned within the gutter channel and support the gutter trough and the cover to provide a rigid gutter assembly. An end cap is provided at each longitudinal end of the gutter channel and overlies both the gutter channel cross section and the space between the gutter channel cross section and the cover, to prevent entry of leaves, twigs, and debris into the channel through the ends of the gutter trough. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184393 | ENHANCED GUTTER HANGER - A gutter hanger for hanging a rain gutter on the fascia board of a structure or building. The gutter hanger includes an elongated horizontal top member connected to a downwardly extending back member, the top and back member connected by a web of material. A bore for a fascia screw extends from the top member, through the web, and exit the back member. The gutter hanger also includes an upwardly extending protrusion to engage the lip of the gutter. The top member also includes a threaded bore hole to accept a screw, so that the top member may be attached to the top front of the gutter with a threaded fastener. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184394 | Heated Roof Drainage Raceway with Self Adjusting Heating Cable Cavity - If roof top snow melt water is allowed to refreeze on the colder areas of the roof, an ice dam can be formed. A heated drainage path ensures this water is drained away from the structure's foundation. The various sheet metal raceway products disclosed contain spring-like folded members to securely press against the self-regulating heating cable, thereby maximizing the thermal conduction between the heating cable and the sheet metal raceways. The spring-like members of the raceways ensure a tight thermal contact to heating cables of different thicknesses. The spring-like members compensate for metal fatigue to provide a longer useful life of the installed system. The system also allows easy end of life replacement of the heating cable. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184395 | FORMED FIBER COMPOSITE SHEET WITH IMPROVED EDGE DETAIL AND ANTI-BONDING COATINGS FOR MANUFACTURING FIBER COMPOSITE SHEETS - Methods and systems for forming a thin-layer moisture-resistant fiber composite material involve pressing a mixture of fibers and resin between a pair of heated dies at least one of which includes a working surface coated with a hard ormosil coating including a cross-linked organically-modified silica network. The use of such coatings may yield composite sheet materials having improved surface quality, sharper edges, and greater draw angles than previously possible. Some systems for making thin-layer fiber composite materials may utilize ormosil coatings on various working surfaces of equipment coming into contact with the fiber and resin mixture, such as surfaces of machinery for mixing or conveying the mixture to the dies. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184396 | CERAMIC TILE AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A ceramic tile includes an opening that is used to help fasten the ceramic tile to a mounting object. The opening can have a relatively small width that can obviate the need for a cap and can allow for less abrading of a polymer compound that is exposed adjacent to a major surface of the ceramic tile. In an embodiment, an insert is placed into the opening in the ceramic tile, and the ceramic tile is fastened to a wall using a welding technique. In other embodiments, different shapes of openings and fastening techniques can be used. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184397 | SET OF PANELS - The invention relates to a set of panels, in particular floor panels, comprising a first panel and at least a second panel. The panels are respectively provided with a first edge and with a second edge, wherein the first edge and the second edge are configured to establish a connection between the first and the second panel. The first edge can have a lower lip with a step, and the second edge can have a downwardly open locking groove. A separate clip can be provided which can be attached to the first edge or the second edge and has a moveable clip head, which in the connected state of the panels can cooperate with a locking surface on the second edge or the first edge, respectively, in order to lock the panels vertically relative to the plane of laying. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184398 | APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS OF PAVING A SUBSURFACE - Disclosed may be an intermediate surface for supporting a small paver, wherein the surface can also be used to exchange heat with the pavers. In one embodiment, the apparatus may be a hextray defined by a frame with a hexagonal lattice for supporting pavers. The hextray preferably features a tubing track throughout the lattice to accommodate heat exchange tubing. In operation the hextray may be positioned above a pedestal or directly on a subsurface. In embodiment, the hex tray may be outfitted with insulation and a metal plate so that heat may be exchanged with pedestals via fluid passing through tubing installed throughout the hexagonal lattice. In a preferred embodiment, the hextray features a slot in its corners for receiving a locking disk or locking slider. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184399 | HYBRID FLOORING PRODUCT - Described herein are flooring systems comprising an underlayment; and a substrate comprising a core comprising a binder; and a filler; wherein the binder and filler are present in a specific weight ratio. Also described are methods of making and using same. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184400 | METHODS OF PRODUCING FOAM STRUCTURES FROM RECYCLED METALLIZED POLYOLEFIN MATERIAL - A physically crosslinked, closed cell continuous foam structure derived from recycled metallized polyolefin material; polypropylene, polyethylene, or combinations thereof, a crosslinking agent, and a chemical blowing agent is obtained. The foam structure is obtained by extruding a structure comprising a foam composition, irradiating the extruded structure with ionizing radiation, and continuously foaming the irradiated structure. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184401 | ACCESS FLOORING FOR A SCAFFOLDING - An access flooring for a scaffolding has an access door which closes an access opening in the access flooring and which is supported in an opening manner on the access flooring in a state connected to the access flooring. In a region of the access flooring in which the access door is connected to the access flooring, there is arranged at least one resiliently deformable element which becomes deformed when the access door is opened and there is produced by the deformation in the resiliently deformable element a force which is directed counter to the opening movement of the access door and which increases abruptly from a defined opening angle α near a perpendicular position of the access door. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184402 | SCAFFOLD SYSTEM - A scaffold system adapted for securing to a structure and for vertical movement relative to the structure. The scaffold system includes first and second wall mounts, each of the wall mounts having a bar and at least one spring biasing the bar in a first direction, a slide post having a slide hook, a slide arm and a hanging pad secured to the slide arm, the slide post arranged for vertical axial movement within at least one of the first and second wall mounts, a main post having at least one post hook, a first deck fixedly secured to the main post, and a ball screw jack having a mounting plate and a lifting screw, the mounting plate secured to the first deck and the lifting screw secured to the hanging pad. The main post is arranged to complimentarily fit within slide post, the slide hook is adapted for releasable engagement with the first wall mount bar or the second wall mount bar and the at least one post hook is adapted for releasable engagement with the first wall mount bar or the second wall mount bar. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184403 | ARTICULATING WORK PLATFORM SUPPORT SYSTEM, WORK PLATFORM SYSTEM, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The invention includes a work platform and support system that includes a hub and joist configuration, wherein the hubs and joists are capable of articulation, or pivoting. One method of installation allows for sections of new work platform system to be extended from an existing suspended work platform system. The system is also capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least four times the maximum intended load applied to it. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150184406 | REPAIR ASSEMBLY - A repair assembly in the form of a temporary mould for repairing holes in plasterboard sheet walls comprises a backing plate for location within the cavity wall formed by the plasterboard sheet against the rear surface of the sheet over the hole to be repaired, a front cover for contacting the front surface of the sheet to close the hole, and a connector for connecting the rear plate and front cover to each other to form the mould, having a mould cavity further defined by the edge of the hole. When the repair assembly is clamped in place by the connector, suitable repair material, such as uncured plaster, is injected into the mould cavity through either the front cover or connector, to fill the hole. After the repair material has set and/or hardened, the connector and front cover are removed leaving a repair region flush with the front surface so that little or no extra finishing of the repair is required apart from filling in the small depression formed by the connector, thereby saving time. | 2015-07-02 |
