| 27th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
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| 20150181996 | WATERPROOF PROTECTION POUCH FOR MOBILE DEVICES - A waterproof protection pouch for mobile devices comprises a coupling set, a pouch, a sealing member and a retrieval tray. The coupling set includes a rigid ring, an opening and a clamping ring. The rigid ring has an annular latch groove on the outer circumference thereof. The pouch includes a connecting portion connected to the coupling set and a pouch opening. The sealing member includes a cap, a latch portion latched on the latch groove and a plug to wedge in the opening. The plug includes at least one annular sealing ridge on the outer circumference thereof. The retrieval tray has a carrying plate to hold the mobile device and a retrieval portion running through the pouch opening and opening of the coupling set to connect to the sealing member. Through the rigid ring and sealing member, the waterproof protection pouch can provide watertight and pressure withstanding effects. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181997 | WALLET - The present invention is a wallet made of a silicone resin. The wallet can include a pair of flat portions facing each other; a bottom portion connected to a bottom edge of each flat portion; a pair of side portions connected to right and left edges of the flat portions; and a partition portion for dividing a space formed from the flat portions, the bottom portion, and the side portions, wherein at least the flat portions, the bottom portion, the side portions, and the partition portion are integrally molded. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181998 | Carrying Case - Provided is a carrying case including: a case body; a grip gripped when moving the case body; a supporting part having a distal end provided with the grip; and casters configured to roll in contact with a road when moving the case body, wherein the case body has a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposed to the first sidewall, and a frame wall extending in a thickness direction across edges of the first sidewall and the second sidewall, and the supporting part has a proximal end arranged on an outer surface of one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall pivotally about a shaft extending along the thickness direction, the carrying case further including: a holding and releasing mechanism configured to hold and release the proximal end about the shaft; and an operating part configured to operate the holding and releasing mechanism to hold and release the proximal end. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150181999 | EYEBROW TOOL WITH INTEGRATED TWEEZERS - The present eyebrow grooming tool provides a system to keep complementary eyebrow grooming tools together in one compact and convenient package. Several eyebrow grooming tools can be managed and integrated by lining a hollow interior of a hair styling tool with a resiliently deformable insert to form an accessory pocket configured to receive a tweezing tool therewithin, where the tweezing tool deforms the resiliently deformable insert to from a frictional and interference engagement between the tweezing tool and the resiliently deformable insert to prevent unintended withdrawal of the tweezing tool. Yet, the engagement between the accessory pocket and the tweezing tool can be easily overcome by the user applying a removing force. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182000 | GROOMING DEVICES AND METHODS THEREFOR - Devices and/or methods for treating facial hair are provided in order to soften the feel thereof. The devices and/or methods generally alter the structure of the tips or ends of the hair follicles to enhance their feeling of softness. Some devices and methods employ a high speed impacting principle to split the ends of the hair follicles. Some devices and methods aim to reduce the thickness of hairs near the tips through abrasion. Some devices and/or methods employ both crushing/impacting and abrasion in order to soften the feel of a subject's facial hair. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182001 | NAIL ART DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD USING UV LIGHT - The nail art device having: a control unit; a holder; a display panel that displays a predetermined selected pattern through the control of the control unit; and a UV irradiation unit that irradiates the display panel with UV rays is provided. When a finger, to the nail of which polish having a UV-reactive component has been applied, is placed in the holder, the polish applied to the nail reacts with the UV rays which are transmitted through the display panel where the selected pattern is displayed to form a nail pattern. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182002 | Applicator with Bristle-Ended Cartridges - Cosmetic or pharmaceutical applicator with a supply of the cosmetic or pharmaceutical fluid provided in the brush outside of the bristle facing, a pump mechanism for dispensing the fluid through or in the bristle facing of the brush, whereupon the bristle facing of the brush is a fixed component of a cartridge which provides a supply of the fluid and which can be inserted into and removed again from the applicator chamber intended for this purpose, preferably without the use of tools. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182003 | Cosmetic container with multifunctional insert - A cosmetic container with a multifunctional insert neckpiece includes: a) a container having one of (a) a receiving groove and (b) a corresponding vertical one-way ratchet; and b) an integral multifunctional insert neckpiece having a downcomer extending down from a top orifice to establish a cosmetic wiper, and having an upper section with a cap attachment, and on its wall, the other of (a) the vertical one-way ratchet receiving groove and (b) the corresponding vertical one-way ratchet. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182004 | LIP BALM WITH SPHERICAL SURFACE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING - A lip balm applicator product comprises upper and lower portions that are connectable together to define the applicator product being of a substantially spherical shape. A support platform is located in the lower portion and accommodates a quantity of lip balm having an arcuate surface. A lip balm comprises a composition of waxes and oils in solid form and formed to have an arcuate surface. The composition is formed to have the arcuate surface using a hot pour process. A method of manufacturing a lip balm comprises providing a receptacle having a concave arcuate surface. A lip balm material in a heated, liquefied phase is poured into the receptacle. Once poured, the heated, liquefied phase is allowed to solidify such that a surface of the solidified lip balm material has an arcuate configuration that corresponds to the concave arcuate surface of the receptacle. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182005 | WIPER FOR A CONTAINER - The present disclosure relates to a wiper which seals the container upon withdrawal of an applicator from the container. The wiper comprises an upper part and a lower part which is a sealing part, and wherein the sealing part is a self sealing resilient structure. In a closed state of the sealing part, the sealing part forms a seal at a distal end of the wiper and in an open state, an opening is formed at the distal end of the wiper, when the applicator is inserted into the wiper. The wiper of the present disclosure can be employed in the container used for application of cosmetic or care products include viscous cosmetics, mascara, eye liner, lip gloss, hair color and like products. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182006 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPENSING LIPSTICK - According to some embodiments, a system and a method of dispensing a lipstick container from an interactive vending machine located at a specific venue is presented. The lipstick container doubles as a container to store and dispense lipstick and as a souvenir by including a venue-specific logo upon an outer surface of the lipstick container. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182007 | BEACH/POOL BAG AND BACKPACK 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. The backpack with hidden compartment is similar to the beach/pool bag, but has shoulder straps instead of handles. A cable and lock are provided to secure the backpack to a stationary object if the backpack is to be laid aside. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182008 | ARMBAND FOR CARRYING ENERGY GELS - An armband for carrying gel packets is provided. The armband may include a plurality of stretchable elastic members secured to the outer surface forming a looped space in between. The armband may be placed over a user's hand and onto the user's arm. Gel packets may be inserted into the looped space of the stretchable elastic members and thereby may be secured to the armband. The user may then exercise with the gel pouches secured to their armband. When the user is ready to consumer a gel, the user may continue their exercise and easily access the gel pouches. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182009 | ARMBAND FOR MOBILE DEVICE - A system for mounting a mobile device to a wearer's arm, including a mobile device housing and an armband. The armband includes an elongate bistable spring movable between to positions to hold the armband to the wearer's arm. A clip may be joined to the armband, with the clip including slidable arms that extend across a diagonal of the mobile device. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182010 | UNIVERSAL HOLDER AND MOBILE PLATFORM FOR SUPPORTING A PLURALITY OF HAND-HELD DEVICES - A holder and mobile platform assembly may include a support plate shaped to fit in the palm of a user's hand. A hand strap may be attached to the support plate and configured to wrap around the user's hand. A mobile platform may be mounted for rotation on the support plate. The mobile platform may include a support surface having a releasable fastener provided thereon for supporting a first device, and a support compartment extending from an edge of the support surface for supporting a second device. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182011 | WEB PANEL ATTACHMENT SYSTEM - The attachment system includes an inner carrier, in which the object being carried is held in place, and an outer jacket sized to fit around the inner carrier and slidingly move with respect to said inner carrier. A first set of hooks oriented in a first direction are mounted on the inner carrier and a second set of hooks are mounted on the outer jacket and oriented in a direction opposite to the first set of hooks. Each set of hooks are sized to fit into corresponding web panels or straps (webbing) on the web panel carrier. The inner carrier and jacket are then manually separated vertically by a user and held in place by means of at least one detent formed by the inner carrier and jacket, such that the first and second sets of hooks vertically separate. The detent comprises one or more latching tabs on the surface of one of the carrier and jacket and a plurality of apertures, ridges, or the like formed on one surface of the other of said carrier and jacket and opposite to said latching tabs. The vertical separation of the two sets of hooks enables a tension load to be applied to the webbing, thereby holding the inner carrier and jacket in place on said carrier. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182012 | Hand Carried Transport Assembly - A hand carried transport assembly is described and which includes a carriage that has a supporting base and a handle removably attached thereto; a transporting vessel that defines an internal cavity, and which releasably mates with the supporting base portion; and a product receiving insert for accepting products and which is sized so as to substantially nest within the internal cavity of the transporting vessel. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182013 | Hairbrush - Disclosed is a hairbrush, which comprising a combing portion, wherein the combing portion comprises a combing body, wherein the combing body defines a central air channel and a plurality of ventilating openings communicated with the central air channel for ventilating. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182014 | ORAL HYGIENE TOOL - An oral hygiene tool has a tongue scraper with an elongate scraper body having an elongate upper edge forming a scraping surface for the tongue, and an elongate connector body connected to the elongate scraper body. There oral hygiene tool also has a toothbrush with an elongate toothbrush body and a plurality of brushes. The elongate connector body of the tongue scraper is telescopingly engaged with the elongate toothbrush body of the toothbrush, so that the tongue scraper can move between a collapsed configuration and an extended configuration relative to the toothbrush. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182015 | TOOTHBRUSH INCLUDING KIT FOR DECORATING SAID TOOTHBRUSH - A kit for decorating a toothbrush includes a package, a toothbrush, and at least one of a sticker panel comprising a plurality of stickers and a plurality of decorative bands. The sticker panel may include three panel sections with at least one of the panel sections having stickers thereon. The decorative bands are sized to fit around an outer perimeter of a base portion of the toothbrush for decoration. Thus, the decorative bands are formed of an elastic material to facilitate stretching of the decorative bands to fit around the outer perimeter of the base portion of the toothbrush. The kit may include at least one sticker sized to fit on the base portion of the toothbrush. The kit may also include a panel including one or more stickers and/or one or more decorative bands. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182016 | FOLDING TABLE - The present invention is directed to a folding table. The folding table includes a base with two pedestal assemblies having base frames pivotally connected to each other. One base frame is attached to a table top and both base frames are connected by a linkage assembly. A gas cylinder assembly is connected to the linkage assembly. A latch assembly attached to the bottom surface of the table top engages with a stop member on the base frame that is not attached to the table top. A latch assembly for a folding table and methods of operating the folding table are also provided. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182017 | LOAD COMPENSATOR FOR HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE TABLE - A table assembly, the assembly comprising a first member having a length dimension parallel to a substantially vertical extension axis, a second member supported by the first member for sliding motion along the extension axis between at least an extended position and a retracted position, the second member forming an internal passageway, a table top mounted to one end of one of the first and second members, a spring that generates a variable spring force that depends at least in part on the degree of spring loading, the spring having first and second ends, aligned substantially parallel to the vertical extension axis, located at least partially within the internal passage formed by the second member and linked to each of the first and second members and a rotatable cam member engaged with the spring, the cam member and spring applying a force between the first and second members tending to drive the second member into the extended position, the cam member rotating around an axis as the second member moves between the extended and retracted positions, the rate of cam member rotation changing in a non-linear fashion as the second member moves toward the extended position. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182018 | Articulation Type Supporter - Disclosed is an articulation type supporter which is formed in a multiple-joint structure configured to support an item such as a book, a portable device, etc. wherein the rotation of the movable frame based on the weight of the item is limited about the connected portion of the base frame, and it is convenient for a user to handle. The featured configuration includes the base frame installed at the fixed structure, a movable frame of which one end is connected through the first hinge connection unit to the base frame, and the connection frames which are connected in series from the other end of the movable frame through the second hinge connection unit, wherein the first hinge connection unit includes the first brake unit configured to limit the rotations of the movable frame in response to the weight applied from the other end of the movable frame while providing the upward and downward rotation motion of the movable frame in response to the user's force. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182019 | BATHROOM SHELF ASSEMBLY AND BATHROOM SHELF HAVING THE SAME - A bathroom shelf assembly and a bathroom shelf having the same are provided. The bathroom shelf assembly includes a tubular member, at least one inserting member, a first rod member and at least one first connecting bar. The tubular member has a tubular wall and an interior channel extending between two ends thereof, and the tubular wall is formed with at least one first through hole. The inserting member is disposed in the tubular channel and has an axial through bore parallel to the interior channel. The first rod member is disposed through the axial through bore in the interior channel. At least one end of each first connecting bar is formed with a first radial slot, and each first connecting bar is disposed through corresponding through hole and spraddled onto the first rod member via the first radial slot. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182020 | Magnetic Gun Racks, Storages, Rests, and Firearm Support Systems - The present invention discloses a firearm support rack system comprising (1) a plurality of gun rack support structures with top and bottom opposing ends; (2) at least one mountable rest with an upper surface and a lower surface; and (3) a plurality of magnets with an upper surface and a lower surface. The gun rack support structures have at least one magnetic portion connected to the gun rack support structures. The gun rack support structure top end accepts at least a portion of the firearm. The bottom end of the gun rack support structures connect vertically or horizontally along the upper surface of the mountable rest; the upper surface of the magnets attach to the lower surface of the mountable rest. The gun rack support structure may also be substantially comprised of a magnet. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182021 | TELEVISION CABINET - A television cabinet includes a front board, a rear board, at least two active boards, two side boards, and a top board. Therein, the active boards are hinged between the front board and the rear board, while each active board comprises a first panel and a second panel hinged together for enabling the front board and the rear board to move between a folded position and an unfolded position. The side boards are slidingly disposed between the front board and the rear board at the unfolded position. The top board is combined to the front board, the rear board, and the two side boards as a plane on top at the unfolded position. Therefore, the cost and inconvenience of transportation are lowered. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182022 | Table and Accessory Unit Assembly and Method of Docking Accessory Unit to Table - A table and accessory unit assembly includes a height-adjustable table, a freestanding accessory unit and a docking mechanism. The height-adjustable table and freestanding accessory unit are supported on a surface. The height-adjustable table includes a tabletop and a height-adjusting mechanism that is configured to move the tabletop relative to the surface. The docking mechanism is configured to couple the freestanding accessory unit to the height-adjustable table. When the freestanding accessory unit is coupled to the height-adjustable table, the freestanding accessory unit moves relative to the surface as the tabletop moves relative to the surface. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182023 | SLIDE ASSEMBLY FOR SERVER - Slide assembly includes a frame, a first slide, a second slide and a clipping member. The frame includes a retaining panel. A securing panel is coupled to the retaining panel and secured to the retaining panel. The second slide is slidably attached to the first slide. The clipping member is attached to the second slide and extends out of the second slide. The clipping member is engaged with the retaining panel for preventing the second slide from moving relative to first slide. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182024 | Mantel With Hidden Mounting Assembly - The invention is a mantel or shelf made of a solid block of reclaimed wood with a hidden mounting assembly. The mantel has sufficient thickness, depth and length to accommodate an elongated L-shaped sheet metal bracket with planar horizontal and vertical flanges to allow selective lateral positioning of the mantel relative to its securement to spaced vertical wall studs. An L-shaped opening in the rear of the mantel is formed by a deep horizontal slot and a shallow vertical recess extending down from the slot. The slot is parallel to and near the top of the mantel, and receives the horizontal flange. The recess receives the vertical flange so the mantel is flush with the wall. A mounting fastener inserted into the mantel pierces the horizontal flange to capture the bracket and secure the mantel to the wall. The bracket, slot and recess are hidden from view during use. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182025 | BATHROOM CARRYING DEVICE AND BATHROOM HANGING ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - A bathroom carrying device and a bathroom hanging assembly having the same is provided, including a metal shell member, a plastic member and a carrying member. The metal shell member is formed with an interior space and an open end, and a through hole is provided for communicating the interior space and outside. The open end is provided for mounting of a mounting assembly for being fixedly attached to a base. The plastic member is disposed in the interior space and has at least one inserting hole corresponding to the at least one through hole. The carrying member has at least one disposing end and a carrying portion, and the at least one disposing end is disposed through the at least one through hole and into the at least one inserting hole. The carrying portion is disposed outside of the metal shell member. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182026 | ONE-PIECE OFFICE CHAIR WITH AN ADJUSTING APPARATUS - A one-piece office chair made of plastic with an adjusting apparatus comprises a middle axle seat, a seat frame, a back frame, and two armrests which are formed in one-piece to complete the entire chair frame. Furthermore, an adjusting apparatus is applied to provide supports and elasticity for the chair frame, enabling the back frame to adjust the angle in accordance with users' movements, featuring the present invention as an ergonomic design of comfortable seating with easy assembly and light weight. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182027 | COMPOSITE CHAIR - A composite chair adapted for permitting a user to sit thereon. The composite chair includes a base unit and a seat unit. The seat unit includes a seat body that is mounted on the base unit and that is adapted for supporting the user's buttocks, and a pushing member that is fixedly mounted on a rear end of the seat body. The seat body is pivotable relative to the base unit for inclining the pushing member to push the user' s waist forward. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182028 | PORTABLE SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS - A portable support apparatus for supporting an infant's or toddler's head and/or upper torso when he is positioned in a seat having a seat back. The apparatus comprises a rigid back member and rigid left and right head support members which are hingedly connected to the left and right sides of the back member, respectively. The left and right head support members are pivotable from a folded position in which the left and right head support members are positioned against the back member to an unfolded position in which the left and right head support members project at a desired maximum open angle relative to the back member. The portable support apparatus also includes an arrangement for maintaining the left and right head support members at the desired maximum open angle when the left and right head support members are in the unfolded position. In use, the portable infant support apparatus is positioned in the seat, the left and right head support members are unfolded to the desired maximum open angle, and the infant or toddler is positioned in the seat against the back member. In this manner, the infant's or toddler's head and/or upper torso will be supported by the left and right head support members in a generally upright position. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182029 | Uni-Directional Rigidifier and Method - A uni-directional rigidifier for a foldable mattress for use in sofa beds has an arcuate, elongated shape. Lateral slits along the rigidifier allow it to easily flex when a load is applied while in an upright position. When the rigidifier is in an inverted position, an applied load causes the slits to close and the rigidifier to stiffen. The method describes the use of the uni-directional rigidifier in a foldable sofa bed mattress. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182030 | SPRING MATTRESS STRUCTURE - A spring mattress structure comprises a mattress body with a top bed surface and a bottom bed surface which consists of a plurality of shaft levers separated by a regular spacing between any two adjacent shaft levers and prepared for placement of a plurality of springs; each of the springs allows the bottom's both ends to be placed on surfaces of two adjacent shaft levers and develops a hollow space which correspond to a spacing developed by the two adjacent shaft levers; the bottom of each spring is fixed on one of the shaft levers with a spring-loaded locating piece so that the spring is securely connected to the shaft lever. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182031 | COVER ASSEMBLIES FOR MATTRESSES - A cover assembly for a mattress is provided that includes a first cover and a second cover. The first cover includes a top panel, a bottom panel, and a continuous side panel collectively defining a cavity for enclosing the mattress. The second cover includes a top surface and a bottom surface, with the second cover being positioned over and dimensionally-sized to cover at least the top panel of the first cover. A fastener then connects the second cover to the first cover along the perimeter of the second cover. Methods for marking a mattress are also provided that include the step of marking an indicia indicative of a characteristic of a mattress on the top surface of the second cover of the cover assembly. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182032 | COVER ASSEMBLIES FOR MATTRESSES - A cover assembly for a mattress is provided that includes a first cover and a second cover. The first cover includes a top panel, a bottom panel, and a continuous side panel collectively defining a cavity for enclosing the mattress. The second cover includes a top surface and a bottom surface, with the second cover being positioned over and dimensionally-sized to cover at least the top panel of the first cover. A fastener then connects the second cover to the first cover along the perimeter of the second cover. Methods for marking a mattress are also provided that include the step of marking an indicia indicative of a characteristic of a mattress on the top surface of the second cover of the cover assembly. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182033 | INFLATABLE AIR MATTRESS WITH INTEGRATED CONTROL - An air bed system including a plurality of peripheral devices and a pump unit configured to adjust a firmness of an air mattress, the pump unit including a pump. The system further includes a controller configured to execute instructions that cause the pump unit to wirelessly pair with at least one of the plurality of peripheral devices. The pump unit is configured to receive at least one control signal addressed to the at least one of the plurality of peripheral devices, and transmit the at least one control signal to the addressed device. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182034 | NOVEL FUNCTIONALLY SUPPORTIVE PILLOWS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF - The present invention is directed to a functionally supportive pillow comprising a dynamically responsive combination of an inner core enclosing a bead material and an outer shell, such that the combination of the inner core with the outer shell creates a dynamic response to applied pressure to the pillow for increased functional support of said pillow. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182035 | Foldable Play Enclosures - An enclosure that lies flat when side panels are lowered for storage. The enclosure can have play elements for small animals or infants. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182036 | CHILD HARNESS - Described herein is a child harness for use in car seats, child buggies and other devices where a child (or adult) is to be restrained on a seat. The harness design avoids the presence of ‘tails’ or loose endings thereby minimising any risk of such endings becoming tangled in other objects. The design also allows for a wide variety of size adjustment. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182037 | Crib Height Extending Bumper - Semi-rigid foam bumpers configured to strategically increase the climb over height of a crib to hinder a young toddler from attempting to climb out of the crib and possibly risking injury are described. The bumpers are comprise a sufficiently rigid foam that they do not compress appreciably when handled thus maintaining their form when leaned on or otherwise handled by a budding toddler, yet they are soft and forgiving enough not to harm a child that falls into or against them. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182038 | ILLUMINATED SHELVING - An illuminated shelving system is provided having light bars attached to the shelves. The light bars are electrically connected to a power strip that conducts electricity from a wall outlet to a plurality of light bars. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182039 | TESTER DISPLAY FIXTURE - A display fixture includes a shelf having a tester product receptacle, at least one first tester product assembly and an elongated channel. The at least one first tester product assembly has a base and a cover. The cover includes a hinge component. The base is located in the tester product receptacle of the shelf. The elongated channel is coupled to the shelf and is configured to receive and retain the hinge component of the cover such that the cover is rotatable about a back edge of the base of the at least one first tester product assembly. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182040 | Hook Device for Hanging Objects - A hook device ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182041 | COMPACT PATTERN ARRANGEMENTS OF LIVE PLANTS - This patent regards the design of compact (unitary structures, implantable by themselves, residing non-deployed in small kits, able to be deployed by a single individual, and able to create identifiable meaningful sign by themselves) arrangements of live plants, plant-alike or plant-replacement materials, seedling or seeds by organized pattern seeding of plants or seeds or planting of seedlings of flowers and plants in the soil, or arrangements of plant-replacement or plant-alike material to render small scale plant pattern-designed arrangements in small areas around houses or businesses. To reach this purpose, plants, seeds or seedlings, plant-alike or plant-replacement materials will be planted, raised, arranged and/or cut in a single or multilayer fashioned compact object of good visual resolution translating into a meaningful message of pictorial, geometrical, linguistic, or various other meaningful nature. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182042 | COVER ASSEMBLIES FOR MATTRESSES - A cover assembly for a mattress is provided that includes a first cover and a second cover. The first cover includes a top panel, a bottom panel, and a continuous side panel collectively defining a cavity for enclosing the mattress. The second cover includes a top surface and a bottom surface, with the second cover being positioned over and dimensionally-sized to cover at least the top panel of the first cover. A fastener then connects the second cover to the first cover along the perimeter of the second cover. Methods for marking a mattress are also provided that include the step of marking an indicia indicative of a characteristic of a mattress on the top surface of the second cover of the cover assembly. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182043 | INFANT SLEEP POD - An infant sleep pod for maintaining an infant's orientation relative to a sleeping surface includes a pouch portion for receiving an infant having a front and a back and left and right sides, and sleeves or arm holes on said left and right sides; a pair of connection points on the pouch portion on said left and right sides, each at a location cephalic to, i.e. above, an armpit location defined by the sleeves or arm holes; and a retaining section including a strap and being detachably connected to said connection points wherein, in use, when the strap is miming along a left/right direction and the retaining section is secured with respect to the sleeping surface by passing around or encircling the sleeping surface, the orientation of the pouch portion is substantially fixed relative to the sleeping surface, such that the front of the pouch portion may not face the sleeping surface, whereby the sleeves or arm holes retain an infant in the pouch portion such that the infant is inhibited from turning within the pouch portion such that the infant faces the back of the pouch portion. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182044 | INTEGRATED ADJUSTABLE NECK REST WITH RELEASE VALVE - A number of variations may include a neck rest comprising an air bladder, wherein the air bladder includes a plurality of valves. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182045 | DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING FLUID OUTFLOW FROM A BOTTLE - Some embodiments relate to a cap for controlling fluid flow from a bottle that includes an opening for dispensing the fluid. The cap includes a first section and a second section. The first section defines an orifice and a plurality of air channels. The opening of the bottle is in flow communication with the orifice and the plurality of air channels. The second section includes a first plurality of rings for securing the opening of the bottle, such that at least one of the air channels and the orifice creates an air-lock to secure the fluid within the bottle. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182046 | SELF-POWERED LOGO CUP - A vessel with powered display portion, powered by heat differential from a liquid in the vessel, and a thermoelectric generator. Heat from the liquid is used to generate electricity using a thermoelectric generator in thermal contact with the liquid, and a heat sink or radiator. Cold liquid in the vessel can also be used to generate electricity, by the difference in temperature outside the vessel. The powered display may be made of flexible material and can include LEDs, OLEDS, LCD, luminous tubing, fiber optics, or other light emitting structures. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182047 | SPILL RESISTANT TRANSITION CUP - A spill resistant cup comprising: a substantially hollow lower body with at top and a bottom, where the bottom of the lower body is closed and the top of the lower body is open; a substantially hollow upper body with a top and a bottom, where the top of the upper body is closed and the bottom of the upper body is open, the open bottom of the upper body corresponds to the open top of the lower body such that the upper body and the lower body together form a single vessel, and the top of the upper body has an opening, where the opening has a smaller diameter than the upper body; and an opening between the lower body and the upper body, where the opening has a smaller diameter than the lower body and the upper body. Fluid in the lower body may travel through the opening between the lower body and the upper body and into the upper body and then may travel through the opening in the top of the upper body when the cup is tipped sufficiently, but the fluid will not exit the cup significantly if the cup merely falls over. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182048 | CONTAINER ASSEMBLY WITH ORIENTATION REFERENCING FEATURE AND METHOD - A beverage container assembly enhances a user's ability to manually orient the assembly for safe, spill-free beverage consumption. The assembly includes a beverage container and a lid construction. The beverage container includes select outer container wall surfacing outfitted with certain tactilely distinguishable surfacing. The lid construction includes a primary beverage outlet. The lid construction is attachable to the beverage container such that the primary beverage outlet is situated in superior adjacency to the select outer container wall surfacing. The select outer container wall surfacing including the primary tactile-referencing structure, is in inferior adjacency to the primary beverage outlet for enhancing a user's ability to reference the primary beverage outlet. The container assembly may be supported by a support structure outfitted with structure that mates with the container assembly for preventing re-orientation of the container assembly once supported. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182049 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER LID THAT PROVIDES NATURAL DRINKING EXPERIENCE - A beverage container lid. The lid provides a drink outlet that allows liquid to fill a drink well base, from which a consumer may sip a beverage similar to using a cup or mug. The lid provides a natural drinking experience. The base is sized and shaped to sealingly engage the opening of the beverage container. A hollow raised lip portion is provided, with an exterior portion extending upwardly. An outer lip portion is provided having an interior portion sloping downwardly and inwardly. The drink well base may slope upwardly from a peripheral side. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182050 | SPILL RESISTANT TRANSITION CUP - A spill resistant cup comprising: a substantially hollow body; a lid, where the lid is removably attached to the body such that the lid spans the top of the body and where the top of the lid has an opening; and an insert located between and spaced from the top of the lid and the bottom of the body, where the insert has an opening and where the opening in the insert aligns with the opening in the lid. The insert, along with the alignment of the openings, allows a user to drink from the cup unimpeded while preventing liquid from within the cup from spilling out in significant quantities when the cup is tipped over. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182051 | MULTIPURPOSE EATING UTENSIL - A multipurpose eating utensil has a pair of side parts of generally isosceles trapezoidal shape and front and rear end parts, all formed of thin but flexible sheet material. Minor base edges of the side parts are closely juxtaposed and substantially parallel to each other and connected by a hinge. A front utensil part has a pair of straight inner edges juxtaposed closely with the front side edges of the side parts, an outer edge formed with longitudinally projecting fork tines, and a longitudinally extending side edge formed as a cutting tool. A rear utensil part has a pair of straight inner edges juxtaposed closely with the rear side edges of the side parts and an outer edge joining outer ends of the respective inner edges. Front and back hinges connect the inner edges of the front and back parts to the side edges of the side parts. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182052 | MULTIPURPOSE EATING UTENSIL - A multipurpose eating utensil has a pair of side parts of thin but flexible sheet material having confronting adjacent edges interconnected by a unitary membrane hinge for movement of the side parts to move between a flattened position extending generally coplanar with each other and a folded use position extending at an acute angle or even parallel to each other from the hinge. A front utensil part is formed unitarily with the side parts and has an inner edge joined unitarily to ends of both of the side parts, an outer edge formed with a plurality of longitudinally projecting fork tines, and a longitudinally extending side edge formed as a cutting tool. A rear utensil part is formed unitarily with the side parts. A fastener on at least one of the side parts secures the side parts together in the folded use position. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182053 | BEVERAGE COASTER - A beverage coaster including a housing and a volume of coolant. The housing has a base portion and a tubular portion that define a beverage container receiving space and a housing cavity in which the volume of coolant is disposed so that thermal energy of a beverage transfers from the beverage to the volume of coolant to maintain the beverage in a cool state. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182054 | MULTIPURPOSE SERVING TRAY - Serving trays configured to securely hold both stemware and/or non-stemware articles, such as glasses, are disclosed herein. The trays can comprise securing portions, which in turn can comprise channel and receptacle portions allowing for easy and secure holding of stemware by the tray. The tray can further comprise features for securing non-stemware articles and in some embodiments, can comprise features for securing both stemware and non-stemware articles. The trays can further comprise various features to improve the stability and handling of the tray. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182055 | FOLDABLE GARMENT HANGER WITH LOCKING FEATURES - A foldable garment hanger is provided. The hanger has a first arm section and a second arm section pivotable with each other through a hinge, to allow the hanger to switch between a folded or transportation configuration and an unfolded or display configuration. A locking member is associated with the hanger arm sections and configured to lock the hanger in the unfolded configuration. The locking member can have a moveable member, which is moveable between a first operative position and a second operative position. The locking member can have a snap lock and a socket provided with the first arm section and the second arm section, respectively. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182056 | Modular Floor Tile Connectable With Another Modular Floor Tile To Form An Area Mat That Resists Separation During Use - A modular floor tile comprising a substrate having a first land with a support surface and first and second perimeter portions each defining a second land with a surface recessed relative to the support surface, the first and second perimeter portions each defining spaced-apart T-lugs and alternating T-recesses, the T-lugs defining extending abutments and notches, whereby two tiles join together by the T-recesses of a first tile receiving respective T-lugs of a second tile, with each notch receiving a respective one of the abutments and the contacting edges thereof resist separation of adjacent joined tiles during use of the mat. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182057 | DEVICE FOR STEAMING FOOD | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182058 | COOKING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A cooking apparatus including an impedance measurer that measures impedance of an object to be heated by applying electricity to a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion that contact an outer side of the object to be heated and that are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance and a controller that determines a cooking state of the object to be heated based on the measured impedance. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182059 | PORTABLE COFFEE BREWING DEVICE - A portable coffee brewing device includes a lid pivotally connected to an upper end of the container by a hinge and button. A heating element housing and an electrical component housing is connected to a lower end of the container. A drain is positioned in a bottom wall of the container and is fluidly connected to a heating element positioned within the heating element housing. The heating element is controlled by electrical components positioned in the electrical components housing. A drip tube is fluidly connected to the heating element and the lid. A single serve coffee holding device is positioned below the lid. When the container is filled with fluid and the heating element is powered, heated fluid is forced up the drip tube through the passageway in the lid and into the coffee grounds holding device in a continuous cycle. The device is connectable to an external power source. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182060 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING AN INFUSION - An infusion extractor is provided including a plunger to be inserted into an infusing container containing the infusion mixture that has vertical inner walls oriented parallel to a vertical axis of the container. The plunger includes a first surface with a seal situated at an edge of the surface. The seal is adapted for sealing against the inner walls of the infusing container as the plunger moves within the container. The plunger also includes a second surface extending from the first surface and defining a second chamber. At least a portion of the extract flow openings are situated at a depth either above or below the first surface along the vertical axis. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182061 | DEVICE FOR FROTHING A LIQUID | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182062 | CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BEVERAGE APPLIANCE - The beverage appliance of the present invention includes a venturi having a steam inlet and a milk inlet. The steam inlet and milk inlet each include a solenoid valve configurable between an open state and a closed state. The solenoid valves are electrically coupled to a processor and are controllable through first and second switches. In operation, upon activation of the first switch, the solenoid valves are controlled to their open states to deliver milk and steam to the venturi to produce frothed milk. When a desired amount of frothed milk has been dispensed, the user deactivates the first switch and the processor controls only the milk inlet solenoid valve to its closed state. The steam inlet solenoid valve remains in its open state for a predetermined amount of time such that a burst of steam only is forced through the venturi and distribution lines to purge them of milk. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182063 | COMBINED MULTIPLE BEVERAGE BREWING APPARATUS AND BREWING BASKET FOR USE IN SAME - A combined multiple beverage brewing apparatus is capable of brewing an individual serving of at least two different beverages such as coffee or tea. The apparatus generally includes a removable brewing basket with separate brewing sections, which are usable in different brewing positions and have separate spouts such that different beverages may be brewed and dispensed without contacting the same spout. The brewing basket is configured to receive a first reusable filter that holds a first brewing material and filters as water passes through and a second reusable filter that holds a second brewing material while hot water contained in the brewing basket steeps the second brewing material. At least one of the brewing sections further includes a valve to hold hot water in the brewing basket until a brewing release mechanism actuates the valve to release the brewed beverage through the dispensing spout. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182064 | HELICAL DYNAMIC FLOW THROUGH HEATER - A flow though heater device comprising a fluid tube carrying a fluid to be heated, a tubular heating element extending at least partially parallel and in thermal contact with the fluid tube, wherein the tubular heating element comprises a profiled casing tube and at least one heating coil mounted in a tubular portion of said profiled casing tube. The profiled casing tube further comprises at least one tab portion laterally protruding from the tubular portion and being wrapped around the fluid tube, wherein the assembly of the fluid tube and the tubular heating element has an approximately helical shape so that the tubular portion of the casing tube is positioned with respect to the helix radially inside of the fluid tube. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182065 | SAFETY APPARATUS OF JUICE EXTRACTION MODULE FOR JUICER - Disclosed herein is a safety apparatus of a juice extraction module for a juicer. The safety apparatus includes an inlet unit having a hollow body extending in a vertical direction and open at upper and lower ends thereof; a second shaft formed of a metallic material and rotatably coupled to an outer surface at a lower end edge of the inlet unit, the second shaft being rotated by drive force from a first shaft formed of a metallic material and provided to one end of a drive motor; a detection section formed on an inner periphery of the inlet unit and including a sensor; and a controller placed at a lower side of the second shaft and electrically connected to the detection section via the second shaft to stop rotation of the drive motor through detection of contact between a user's body and the detection section, wherein central lines of the inlet unit and the second shaft are placed on separate straight lines. The safety apparatus can prevent user injury due to carelessness in use. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182066 | CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BEVERAGE APPLIANCE - The beverage appliance of the present invention includes a venturi having a steam inlet and a milk inlet. The steam inlet and milk inlet each include a solenoid valve configurable between an open state and a closed state. The solenoid valves are electrically coupled to a processor and are controllable through first and second switches. In operation, upon activation of the first switch, the solenoid valves are controlled to their open states to deliver milk and steam to the venturi to produce frothed milk. When a desired amount of frothed milk has been dispensed, the user deactivates the first switch and the processor controls only the milk inlet solenoid valve to its closed state. The steam inlet solenoid valve remains in its open state for a predetermined amount of time such that a burst of steam only is forced through the venturi and distribution lines to purge them of milk. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182067 | Grilling Utensil That Doubles as a Removable Handle - A cooking utensil, such as a set of cooking tongs, whereby the fixed distal ends of the tongs are manufactured to contain a notch on each side of the tong end. Also the invention proposes a cooking vessel that has a rectangular orifice into which the distal end of the cooking tong can be inserted. Once inserted, the user would be able to twist the tongs such that each the wall of the cooking vessel would slide within each notch of the tong securing the cooking tongs to the cooking vessel enabling the tongs to be used as a handle for the vessel. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182068 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A COOKWARE ARTICLE WITH ELECTROFORMED SILVER OR SILVER ALLOY INTERIOR - A process for manufacturing a cookware article is described comprising the steps of forming, surface hardening, oxidizing and electroforming of very hard silver or silver alloys to coat the interior part of the article. Silver ensures antibacterial and antiviral properties, improved thermal conductivity allowing to cook under the cracking threshold of oils and greases either added to or present in the substances being cooked, inhibits the sticking of food while cooking and facilitates the detachment from the surface of the articles. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182069 | Disposable, Non-Absorbent, Splatter Guard - A disposable, non-absorbent cooking utensil is described for selectively covering foodstuffs in stovetop, microwave, oven, slow-roaster, crockpot, griddle or grill-top cooking operations. The entire cover, with integrated handle, has sufficient wet-strength and rigidity to maintain its shape and integrity so as to be easily removable and replaceable during cooking. The cover is made of a non-absorbent and optionally fire-resistant material that is permeable enough to allow steam to escape while still containing grease splatter and cooking liquids within the cooking vessel, thereby preventing boil-over or foaming of liquids (as can be caused by starch when cooking pasta and potatoes, etc.) and promoting a cooking environment similar to uncovered frying or cooking; enabling thickening and frying, etc. The material of the cover is also sufficiently resistant to the conduction of heat that the integrated handle does not get so hot during operation that it prevents easy grasping and lifting without getting burned. Once used, the entire cover is easily discarded creating minimal waste due to its minimal material content, obviating the need for messy cleanup. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182070 | COOKING STOVE HAVING A DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR DRIVING A FOOD PROCESSING ASSEMBLY IN A PAN - A cooking stove ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182071 | Cookware Handling Device - A cookware handling device is provided that comprises a surface that cradles a cookware item and functions as both a trivet and a potholder device. The device comprises a material formed from a template into a base surface and a plurality of upwardly projecting side portions that serve as handle grips for the cookware item. The side portions are formed together along sewn lines of connection, the lines of connection extending inward from the outer edges of the material. The lines of the connection dart the side portions together such that they extend upwards, while the base surface remains flat. The base surface and the side portions cradle a cookware article, while the outer extends of the side portions provide handle grips for lifting the device and the cookware article. The material of the device is a thermally insulative material that preferably includes an upper and lower covering material thereover. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182072 | Cooking Vessel - A cooking vessel is described and which includes a floor having a multiplicity of spaced upwardly extending ribs for supporting a food product during a cooking process, a circumscribing side wall which defines, at least in part a fluid collecting channel, and a pouring spout made integral with the circumscribing sidewall and which allows for the convenient removal of fluids which have been utilized during or which have been generated as a result of a cooking process. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182073 | GRILLING RACK - A food grilling rack provides a frame defined by a plurality of connected side walls forming a closed geometric shape. The frame includes a lower corrugated sheet that provides multiple troughs, each trough having a lowest portion. The lower sheet is attached to at least some of the side walls. An upper sheet of material is supported (e.g., removably) above the sheet of corrugated material. There are a plurality of openings in the upper sheet of material, each opening being vertically aligned with a lowest portion of a trough. In one embodiment, the frame includes a pair of flanged members attached to a lower corrugated sheet that provides multiple troughs, each trough having a lowest portion. A sheet with openings slides into the frame aligning the openings with the lowest part of the trough. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182074 | GRILL - The invention relates to a grill apparatus ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182075 | Portable Apparatus for Cooking Foods, in Particular Meat - A portable apparatus for cooking foods, in particular meat, comprising a vertically positioned body ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182076 | LOCKING SHOWER CADDY - A mountable shower/bath storage caddy or container which is securable or lockable for securely storing a bottled personal hygiene item such as a bottle of shampoo, which is only accessible to a person having a code or key to unlock the container. A method of using the container and system of multiple containers for shared shower or bath enclosures are also provided. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182077 | Soap Dispensing Receptacle - A receptacle for receiving and dispensing plurality of soap bars, the receptacle including a first “C” channel and a plurality of second “C” channels, each “C” channel among the first and plurality of second “C” channels having a web member and having a pair of flange members, the flange members being selected from the group consisting of upper flanges, lower flanges, lateral flanges, and oppositely lateral flanges, wherein an uppermost flange among the first “C” channel's flange members comprises the second “C” channels' web members; a plurality of drain ports, each port among the plurality of drain ports opening one of the channels among the plurality of second “C” channels at the one of the channel's web member; and base supports adapted for positioning the first and the plurality of second “C” channels adjacent a sink for soap bar receiving and dispensing use. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182078 | SKIN CARE DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED CLEANSER - A cleansing workpiece suitable for use with a personal care appliance. The cleansing workpiece includes a cleanser and a cleansing component, such as a number of tufts each having a plurality of bristles. In use, the cleansing workpiece can be rotated, reciprocated, oscillated, etc., over a subject's skin in order for the cleansing workpiece to dispense or apply a quantity of the cleanser onto the subject's skin and/or for the cleansing component to clean, massage, and/or exfoliate a subject's skin with the aid of dispensed cleanser. The cleanser may be continuously applied to the subject's skin as the cleansing component. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182079 | Weight balancer for toilet seat - Weight balancer for toilet seat is to be installed onto toilet seat to keep toilet seat open by the mechanism of seesaw to prevent it from being dirtied by urine. Toilet seat can be opened or closed by an implemental pusher instead of using hand to touch the bacteria contaminated toilet seat to open or close it. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182080 | HYGIENIC HANDLE MADE FROM A STICKER BLANK - A sticker blank for forming a toilet handle has a top layer with a bottom side provided with an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer is provided with a removable cover layer for initially covering the adhesive layer. The sticker blank has at least one bonding portion for attaching the handle to a toilet seat assembly, and at least one handle portion for providing a hand grip. By forming the handle from the sticker blank, the handle can be obtained in a cost-advantageous manner. In addition, the plate-shaped and flexible handle with a thickness of 1 mm at most does not present an obstacle during use. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182081 | TOILET SEAT COVER MOUNTING SYSTEM - A toilet seat cover mounting system including a seat cover configured to move longitudinally from a rearward position to a forward position as the toilet seat cover is pivoted from a lowered position to a raised position. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182082 | EFFICIENCY BLOWER - The application discloses a truncated cone filter comprising a mesh material, an upper hole with a diameter slightly larger than a power transfer pipe, and a lower hole slightly larger than a diameter of a duct. In one embodiment, the duct is modified by drilling holes into a duct side surface to provide supplemental area for supplemental inlet air flow. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182083 | VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum cleaner is provided, including a dirt collection container, a suction unit for acting on the dirt collection container with negative pressure via a suction chamber, at least one filter element arranged between the dirt collection container and the suction chamber in the flow direction of the air sucked in by the suction unit, a filter cover covering the filter element on the clean space side, at least one rechargeable battery for providing electrical energy for the suction unit, and at least one battery receptacle. The vacuum cleaner can further include a battery lid, which includes the at least one battery receptacle, and which is arranged above the filter cover, the battery lid being transferable from a closed position in which it covers the filter cover to an open position in which a user has access on the clean space side to the filter cover, and vice versa. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182084 | TOOL DUST CONTROL ATTACHMENT - A tool accessory is disclosed comprising a tube and capable of attachment to the body of a tool (for example, a rotary grinder) by means of a mounting tab. The tube has a first end with an opening positioned proximate to the source of dust created by the tool. The second end of the tube is adapted for connection to a vacuum source. The opening collects substantially all of the dust from the tool, but does not obstruct the view of the grinding bit. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182085 | VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum cleaner has a separation/collection module with a housing and a cover pivotally mounted to the housing by a hinge. A filter assembly is carried by the cover and includes a filter media. When a user of the vacuum cleaner opens the cover, the filter media can be seen by the user. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182086 | CLEANING APPLIANCE - A cleaning appliance of the cylinder type comprises a separating apparatus for separating dirt from a dirt-bearing fluid flow, and a floor-engaging rolling assembly. The separating apparatus comprises a first cyclonic separation unit having a low efficiency cyclone and a second cyclonic separation unit having a plurality of second cyclones. The rolling assembly comprises a main body and a pair of floor-engaging wheels. The main body comprises a recess in which the separating apparatus is received such that when the cleaning appliance is viewed from either side at least one fifth of the width of the low efficiency cyclone is hidden from view by a portion of the rolling assembly at the point of maximum depth of the recess. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182087 | ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANER - A robotic vacuum cleaner for autonomously cleaning surfaces. The robotic vacuum cleaner comprises an appliance housing and a side arm. The side arm is movably mounted on the appliance housing. A brush element is disposed on the side arm. The side arm projects, in a first position, in front of the appliance housing in part and, in a second position, is received by the appliance housing. The side arm comprising a first arm element having a first end and a second end. The first arm element is movably mounted in the appliance housing at the first end. The side arm comprises a second arm element having a first end and a second end. The second arm element is movably mounted in the appliance housing at the first end and is movably connected to the second end of the first arm element at the second end. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182088 | ROBOT CLEANER, ROBOT CLEANER SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A robot cleaner includes a case, a suction device provided in the case, a suction nozzle for sucking dust from a floor by driving of the suction device, a dust collection device for collecting foreign substances contained in the air sucked via the suction nozzle, a driving unit for allowing the case to drive automatically, a controller for controlling the driving of the suction device and the driving unit, and for generating cleaning history information comprising map information on a cleaning area and moving path information, a memory unit for storing the cleaning history information; and a wireless communication module provided in the case to transmit the cleaning history information to the external terminal, when the external terminal asks the cleaning history information. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182089 | PAD CHANGER, CLEANER AND CLEANER SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A pad changer capable of automatically replacing a pad used to wipe out dust on a floor, a cleaner and a cleaner system having the pad changer are provided. The pad changer to replace a pad mounted to a cleaner includes a replacement unit. The replacement unit includes a separation cartridge to separate the pad from the cleaner and receive the separated pad therein, and a mounting cartridge to receive a pad therein and mount the pad to the cleaner. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182090 | ROBOT CLEANER - Disclosed is a robot cleaner capable of reducing the material cost thereof by use of fewer motors, and performing wet cleaning while travelling in all directions and rubbing the floor surface, the robot cleaner includes a plurality of motors generating driving forces, a plurality of pad assemblies configured to rotate by receiving a driving force from one of the plurality of motors, and provided in a tilted manner so that a bottom surface of each of the plurality of pad assemblies has an uneven frictional force with respect to a floor surface, and a tilt gear unit configured to simultaneously vary tilting directions of the plurality of pad assemblies by receiving a driving force from another one of the plurality of motors, wherein the robot clean can travel in all directions depending on a tilting direction and a rotational direction of each of the plurality of pad assemblies. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182091 | HANDHELD TOOL FOR REMOVING MATTER FROM CREVICES - Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a handheld tool for removing debris from a crevice. The tool may include a handle shank having a proximal end and a distal end, the handle shank having a fulcrum aperture configured to permit the passage of a fulcrum apparatus therethrough for creating a fulcrum point when the tool is in use and a generally anchor-shaped dislodging body extending from the distal end of the handle shank. The dislodging body may have a distal end and two blade portions extending outwardly from the distal end of the dislodging body and a punch extending from the distal end of the anchor-shaped dislodging body, the punch configured to push debris through the crevice. The punch may include a pair of picks, such as a sharp pick and a flat pick, extending therefrom and a beveled outer edge configured to function as a scraper. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182092 | METHOD OF CLEANING RESIDUE FROM A SURFACE USING A HIGH EFFICIENCY DISPOSABLE CELLULOSIC WIPER - A method of cleaning residue from a surface includes providing a disposable cellulosic wiper including a percentage by weight of pulp-derived papermaking fibers, and a percentage by weight of fibrillated regenerated independent cellulosic microfibers having a characteristic Canadian Standard Freeness (CSF) value of less than 175 ml and having a weight average diameter of less than 2 microns. The microfibers are further characterized in that 40% by weight thereof is finer than 14 mesh. The wiper is applied with a predetermined amount of pressure to a residue-bearing surface and the surface is wiped with the applied wiper, while applying the predetermined amount of pressure, to remove residue from the surface, such that the surface has less than 1 g/m | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182093 | Wet and Dry Cleaning Mitten - Mutt Mitten as a disposable device that can be turned inside out. One side is wet with safe cleaning agent to wipe off and clean while it can then be turned inside out to expose the dry side for wiping dry the area. This is a unique idea for cleaning dogs and cats. Used the wipe them off instead of giving a bath. Also to wipe off any smell or article they have picked up. This is also unique in design as the only object designed for this that allows one to wipe and pick something off the fur of the animal and then turn the “mitten” inside out and safely then have the foreign object off the animal and inside the bag without ever having to touch it. This will have a wet side and a dry side with a plastic layer in between them so the dry side will stay dry. This is also unique as the only disposable device used for cleaning that has a wet side that is pre-wetted and a dry side that will stay dry because of the plastic layer. Once turned inside out, any waste or dirt is safely contained in a sealable and disposable bag | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182094 | Floor Cleaning Apparatus and Touch-less Mopping System - A user touchless mopping system | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182095 | DISH WASHING MACHINE - A dish washing machine includes a main body, a washing tub provided in the main body, a basket provided in the washing tub to store a dish, a stationary nozzle fixed to one side of the washing tub to spray washing water, and a plurality of vanes which change a direction of the washing water sprayed from the stationary nozzle toward the basket. At least one of the plurality of vanes are rotatably provided and operate so that the washing water sprayed from the stationary nozzle is reflected toward the basket. Through such a configuration, a dead region in which the dish is not washed may be minimized. | 2015-07-02 |
