28th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140190324 | Microtome - A microtome has a blade holder on which a blade is mounted, an anti-roll device for supporting a section preparation that has been produced by means of the blade, and a suction device by means of which the section preparation can be picked up by suction and carried off. The suction device has a nozzle, with an adjustably mounted nozzle body, and a suction channel. Provision is made that the anti-roll device is mounted on the nozzle body and is adjustable, in particular pivotable, together therewith. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190325 | Moulding for building exterior and machine for cutting same - A machine for cutting eavestrough into two segments. The machine has a guide plate and a pair of cutting wheels. The guide plate has an opening of a shape similar to that of the cross-section of the eavestrough but slightly larger so that as the eavestrough is fed through the opening, it is guided by the guide plate. The cutting wheels are positioned such that after the eavestrough exits from the opening, its bottom wall passes between the wheels where it is cut. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190326 | Effort-saving paper punch - An effort-saving paper punch includes a lever pivot in position in relation to the lever, a lever pivot slot which receives the lever pivot in a way which enables the lever pivot to move towards the punching end in the resting position and away from the punching end in the punching position, and a longitudinal contact member which is fixedly disposed underneath the lever at a position corresponding to the punching members so that a first end of the longitudinal contact member which is farther away from the punching end abuts against the punching members in the resting position, and a second end of the longitudinal contact member which is nearer to the punching end abuts against the punching members in the punching position. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190327 | PIPE MACHINING APPARATUSES AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME - Pipe machining apparatuses are provided. In one aspect, a pipe machining apparatus includes a coupling mechanism adapted to couple a first section and a second section of the pipe machining apparatus together. The coupling mechanism includes a base defining an aperture therein, an arm adapted to selectively couple the first and second sections together, an engagement member positioned in the aperture in the base, and a separation member movably coupled to the base and adapted to engage the engagement member. The separation member is adapted to move to push against the engagement member and separate the first section and the second section. In another aspect, a coupling mechanism includes an arm adapted to selectively couple the first and second sections together and a resistance member engaging the arm and one of a first section and a second section of the pipe machining apparatus to which the arm is coupled. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190328 | TOOL - A tool, in particular a plunge-cut saw blade, includes a saw blade that has at least one main body and at least one working part. The working part has at least one working edge with saw teeth and is connected integrally to the main body along a straight connecting edge. The working edge includes a curved and/or polygon-like formation thereon. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190329 | Adjustable Chin Support for Musical Instrument - Instrument chin support, and method providing a means for adjusting placement along any and all 3-dimensional axes (x, y, z). An assembled chin support can include a chin-plate shaped to provide the player with comfort; a ball joint and clamp that allow the adjustment of any or all angles in the x, y and z axes (i.e. rotation, yaw, pitch, tilt, and roll); an eccentric post that mates with a base-clamp so as to provide the player with a means to customize the height and lateral position (i.e. y and z axes) of the chin-plate; and a bracket commonly known in the art to affix the chin support to the instrument. Advantages include providing players with a chin support that players can customize to their individual body. By doing so this chin support can help alleviate most of the adverse health concerns many players struggle with while playing their instrument. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190330 | CHIN REST, CHIN REST SYSTEM AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - Provided is a chin rest for a musical instrument, comprising a chin support, a holding device for holding the chin support on the musical instrument and at least one support foot via which the chin support supports itself on a top of the musical instrument, wherein the at least one support foot is releasably arranged on the chin support. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190331 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SHOULDER STRAP SUPPORT - A device and method of supporting a stringed musical instrument such as a ukulele or guitar in a stable hands-free playing position on the user by means of a shoulder strap comprising a single adjustable closed loop including a one-half twist which follows a specific novel path under the strings and about the instrument and the user's body. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190332 | DEVICE FOR MUTING THE SOUND OF A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - The present application is directed to a muting device for muting the sound of musical instruments such as wind instruments, and more particularly, flutes. The muting device is configured to mute the sound of a wind instrument by restricting the airflow through the blowhole of the wind instrument without changing the pitch of the sound produced by the wind instrument. The muting device may restrict the airflow through the blowhole of the wind instrument by means of a woven or knitted mesh fabric placed over the blowhole of the wind instrument. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190333 | Magnetic Musical Drum Suspension System - A magnetic system supports an acoustic drum vertically and radially with respect to a support structure such as a drum stand. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190334 | INSTRUCTIONAL MUSIC READING AND INSTRUMENT PLAYING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method is provided for instructing students and players to read music notation and to play an instrument. The method includes presenting an interactive display including a graphical representation of at least a portion of a musical instrument and a plurality of lines having spaces therebetween. The plurality of lines and spaces represent a staff of musical notation. The method includes associating the lines and spaces with placement of at least one of a student's fingers to the instrument. The method further includes presenting, on the interactive display, a musical score including a plurality of notes by streaming each of the notes on one of the lines and spaces such that when each of the notes meets a portion of the graphical representation of the musical instrument the student, in response, manipulates a corresponding one of their fingers to play the instrument. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190335 | Music and Sound that Varies from One Playback to Another Playback - A method and apparatus for the creation and playback of music and/or sound, so that sound sequences are generated that vary from one playback to another playback. In one embodiment, during composition creation, artist(s) may define how the composition may vary from playback to playback using visually interactive display(s). The artist's definition may be embedded into a composition dataset. During playback, a composition data set may be processed by a playback device and/or a playback program, so that each time the composition is played-back a unique version may be generated. Variability during playback may include: the variable selection of alternative sound segment(s); variable editing of sound segment(s) during playback processing; variable placement of sound segment(s) during playback processing; the spawning of group(s) of alternative sound segments from initiating sound segment(s); and the combining and/or mixing of alternative sound segments in one or more sound channels. MIDI-like variable compositions and the variable use of sound segments comprised of a timed sequence of MIDI-like commands are also disclosed. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190336 | MUSICAL SOUND CONTROL DEVICE, MUSICAL SOUND CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | 2014-07-10 |
20140190337 | ELECTRONIC STRINGED INSTRUMENT, MUSICAL SOUND GENERATION METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM | 2014-07-10 |
20140190338 | ELECTRONIC STRINGED INSTRUMENT, MUSICAL SOUND GENERATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An electronic stringed instrument | 2014-07-10 |
20140190339 | Hand Controlled Volume Potentiometer Knob And Related Methods - A hand controlled volume potentiometer knob has a knob body for coupling with a potentiometer shaft on the body of a guitar and at least one arm extending from the knob body and angled to place a distal end of the arm proximate a playing area of the guitar. The arm allows a user to control guitar volume without removing his hand from a playing area of the guitar, by actuating the arm with a finger to turn the knob and thereby rotate the potentiometer shaft. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190340 | PRESSURIZED FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A pressurized fluid delivery system and method that can be used to interrogate objects, such as the interrogation and detonation of IEDs. The system and method entail pressurizing a liquid within a vessel with a compressed gas source so that the liquid within the vessel is at a pressure above atmospheric pressure. The pressurized liquid, the compressed gas, or a mixture thereof is then selectively delivered to an outlet, and then discharged from the outlet to physically interrogate the object. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190341 | HELICAL AMMUNITION MAGAZINE - An a munition magazine and gun/magazine system in which the magazine comprises an outer housing having a substantially cylindrical inner wall surface. An inner support member is mounted within the housing and has a substantially cylindrical outer wall surface which is concentric and opposing said inner wall surface of said housing. The outer wall surface and the inner wall surface form a gap between them. A helical ramp is disposed within the gap and has a concentric axis to the inner wall surface and said outer wall surface. The helical ramp forms a helical gap within the gap, which is configured to receive a plurality of cartridges such that longitudinal axis of each cartridge is oriented radially of the inner wall surface within the helical gap. The magazine also includes a drive mechanism for advancing the cartridges along the helical ramp. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190342 | OBJECT PROTECTION FROM HOLLOW CHARGES AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - Lightly armored vehicles and stationary objects are often the target of attacks by hollow-charge projectiles. Numerous variants of armor plating have been developed to counter such attacks, which results in additional loads, and these require expensive production. A light protective layer ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140190343 | HIGH STRENGTH ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE TAPE ARTICLES - Processes for the production of high strength polyethylene tape articles from high strength ultra-high molecular weight multi-filament yarns, and to the tape articles, fabrics, laminates and impact resistant materials made therefrom. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190344 | SELF REGULATING GAS SYSTEM FOR SUPPRESSED WEAPONS - A gas system for an autoloading firearm wherein the gas used to cycle the weapon can be restricted automatically through a mechanical shutoff actuated by the installation of a suppressor on the weapon. The gas system could be used to actuate either a piston to mechanically operate the weapon or a gas impingement mechanism wherein the gas is redirected into the bolt carrier assembly to directly actuate the unlocking and cycling of the bolt and bolt carrier group. A gas block for the firearm includes a spring-loaded plunger assembly positioned within a bore of the gas block and oriented parallel to a bore of a barrel of the firearm, the plunger assembly including a regulator plunger, a regulator bushing, a regulator spring, and a regulator cap. Mounting a suppressor over the muzzle depresses the regulator plunger driving it rearward, the rearward movement of the regulator plunger blocking one of gas ports in the gas block to automatically reduce the volume of propellant gases directed into the gas system. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190345 | Suppressor Assembly for a Firearm - A suppressor assembly for a firearm is disclosed herein. The firearm may include a barrel, a bore, and a muzzle end. The suppressor assembly may include a gas block mount positioned about the barrel. The suppressor assembly also may include an outer tube comprising a first end and a second end. The first end of the outer tube may be configured to be attached to the gas block mount, and the second end of the outer tube may be configured to extend beyond the muzzle end of the firearm. Moreover, the suppressor assembly may include a baffle comprising a first end and a second end. The second end of the baffle may be configured to be attached to and positioned within the second end of the outer tube. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190346 | Economizer Device For Linear Pneumatic Actuator - An economizer device associable with a linear pneumatic actuator includes a body having openings and a Venturi vacuum generator slidably housed in a first conduit. The device operates between a first operating configuration, where a first opening is supplied with air at an operating pressure and the vacuum generator moves in the first conduit to permit primary flow of air and to reduce outlet pressure thereof from a second opening so as to supply the chamber of the actuator with air at a reduced pressure lower than the operating pressure, and a second operating configuration, where the first opening is connected to the environment at atmospheric pressure and a third opening is supplied with pressurized air with which it supplies the vacuum generator, which creates a vacuum in the second opening in such a manner as to suck air from and create a vacuum in the chamber. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190347 | LIQUID INJECTION INLET PARTICLE SEPARATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An inlet particle separator system for a vehicle engine includes a separator assembly and a liquid injection system. The separator assembly defines an inlet flow path for receiving inlet air and includes a scavenge flow path and an engine flow path downstream of the inlet flow path. The separator assembly is configured to separate the inlet air into scavenge air and engine air such that the scavenge air is directed from the inlet flow path into the scavenge flow path and the engine air is directed from the inlet flow path into the engine flow path. The liquid injection system is coupled to the separator assembly and configured to introduce a diffused liquid into the inlet air flowing through the separator assembly. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190348 | PRODUCT GAS CONCENTRATOR UTILIZING VACUUM SWING ADSORPTION AND METHOD ASSOCIATED THEREWITH - Systems and methods associated with providing a concentrated product gas utilizing a vacuum swing adsorption process are provided. In one embodiment, the system includes first and second sieve beds, a scavenger pump, and a controller. In one embodiment, the method includes: separating one or more adsorbable components from a source gaseous mixture via first and second sieve beds in alternating and opposing filling and purging cycles of a vacuum swing adsorption process to form the concentrated product gas and pressurizing the concentrated gas for delivery to a user. Other embodiments include selectively controlling a variable restrictor based at least in part on a desired output setting to selectively provide flow between the first and second sieve beds such that the flow for at least one output setting is different from the flow for at least one other output setting in relation to corresponding filling cycles. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190349 | DEHYDRATION EQUIPMENT, GAS COMPRESSION SYSTEM, AND DEHYDRATION METHOD - In a dehydration equipment, a regenerative gas heater heats a portion of CO | 2014-07-10 |
20140190350 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OBTAINING GAS PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a method and to a device for physical gas scrubbing, wherein a feed gas ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140190351 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING THE ENERGY REQUIREMENTS OF A CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE PLANT - Systems and methods for reducing the energy requirements for carbon dioxide capture are described. Heat from system processes, such as steam condensation and hot flue gas, is utilized to heat reflux liquid utilized in release of carbon dioxide from absorbent solvent. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190352 | LIQUID COLLECTING PERMEABLE STRUCTURES - A structure for collecting liquid droplets from an aerosol can have a structure and properties that are selected for efficient liquid collection. In particular, the strand radius and spacing of a mesh, and a material for coating the mesh, can be selected to provide efficient collection of water droplets from fog. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190353 | FILTER MEDIA WITH IMPROVED CONDUCTIVITY - Filter media are provided having improved conductivity to enhance filtration efficiency and/or dissipate static charge, and methods for making the same. In one exemplary embodiment, the filter media can include a filtration substrate, and at least one conductive coating disposed on at least a portion of the filtration substrate. In use, the conductive coating is coupled to an energy source and it is effective to emit ions when energy is delivered thereto to increase the efficiency of the filtration substrate and/or to dissipate or eliminate static charge generated during filtration. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190354 | DEBINDER TRAP - A debinder trap for treating binder gas thermal-cracked in sintering process of metal injection molding includes a barrel body defining an inflow hole, a drain hole, an inlet and an outlet, baffles disposed in the barrel body to define a guide channel of which entrance and exit are communicated with the inlet and the outlet, and a temperature controller containing liquid material therein and connected with the barrel body via an inflow pipe and a drain pipe connecting in the inflow hole and the drain hole. An accommodating channel passes through the inside of the barrel body and extends from the inflow hole to the drain hole. The temperature controller conveys the liquid material in the accommodating channel to regulate internal environment of the barrel body into low-temperature to condense the binder gas through the guide channel into solid, and high-temperature to make the solid binder molten to sink. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190355 | AIR FILTER SCENT DISPENSER DEVICE - The present invention provides a scent dispenser device for positioning adjacent an air filter for infusing the air passing through the air filter with a scent that includes an air filter and a scent dispenser device. The scent dispenser device further includes a base having a bore for allowing air to flow through the base, an adjustable valve having at least one air passageway for allowing air to flow through the adjustable valve from the base, a scented media disposed within the base, and a cap that is rotationally engaged to the adjustable valve and controls the flow of air into base. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190356 | Silica Reduction Cover - A filter used to reduce the emission of silica particles used in hydraulic fracturing. The silica reduction cover is a custom fit filter installed onto vent hatches of proppant storage trailers. Proppant storage trailers, or “frac sanders,” have a series of vent hatches that release air and fine particles into the atmosphere during material transfer operations. The silica reduction cover is comprised of filter material and permits the controlled release of high pressure air at each vent hatch while reducing sand particle loss. The silica reduction cover maintains proppant sand product in the trailer for production use while significantly reducing the emission of airborne sand particles in the immediate work and adjoining site areas. The silica reduction cover incorporates a viewing window so that workers may monitor proppant levels in the storage trailer while the silica reduction cover is installed. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190357 | Bottle Temperature Control Apparatus - A bottle temperature control apparatus includes a main heat-generating band configured to wrap around a bottle. The band is provided with at least one heater, a temperature sensor, a controller configured to activate the heater when the temperature measured by the sensor drops below a predetermined temperature range and deactivate the heater when the temperature measured by the sensor rises above the predetermined temperature range. The band further includes an electrical connector for connection to a supplemental heat-generating band. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190358 | FLATWARE ITEM FOR THERMALLY MELTING FOOD PRODUCT - A flatware item for thermally melting a food product includes a metal body ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140190359 | Combination Juicer Blender - A juicer and a blender share a common base. The juicer and blender may share a common motor. The juicer has a spout that discharges into the blender. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190360 | Round Baler - A round baler is provided having a frame, a baling chamber on the frame for forming a round bale, an unloading area provided between the baling chamber and a ground surface and at least one depositing element which is arranged in the unloading area and which extends parallel to the rotational axis of the round bale and serves for supporting the round bale during an unloading operation. To reduce mechanical stress on the round bale caused by the depositing element and as a result to prevent damage to the round bale, a flat section is provided which, compared to the rollers otherwise usually used as depositing element, provides a higher contact surface for the round bale such that the surface pressure during the impact of the round bale can be decisively reduced compared to the use of a roller. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190361 | SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS - A screen printing apparatus includes print executing parts, first and second substrate loading parts and a substrate unloading part, and first and second substrate support tables for supporting a substrate. The first substrate support table moves between a first receiving position where the substrate loaded from the first substrate loading part is received, and a sending position where the substrate is unloaded from the substrate unloading part. The second substrate support table moves between a second receiving position where the substrate loaded from the second substrate loading part is received, and the sending position. The print executing parts are respectively placed at positions on the substrate support tables where printing on the substrate is enabled. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190362 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRINTING MATERIAL WEBS - The invention describes a machine for printing material webs ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140190363 | REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR A VARIABLE REPEAT PRESS - A method for phase adjusting a plurality of printing units in a variable format printing press is provided which includes for each of the plurality of printing units (P1 to Pn), determine an angular position (MBPos | 2014-07-10 |
20140190364 | PROJECTILE ASSEMBLY WITH STABILIZATION/OBTURATION ENHANCEMENT - A projectile assembly comprises a base portion for receiving projectiles such as slugs and has an associated pusher plate at a rear end thereof for minimizing or controlling deformation of the rear end of the base portion during firing. The pusher plate has a disc with one or more axially extending projections that extend axially into the rearward end of the base portion thereby reinforcing the base portion and upon firing providing uniform axial deformation and/or obturation of the base portion with respect to a firearm barrel. The projectile assembly may be, for example, part of a shotgun shell slug cartridge, and provides enhanced accuracy over the prior art. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190365 | AUTOMATIC RAIL FASTENER ORIENTER - A rail fastener orienter is provided for orienting rail fasteners to a desired orientation, the fasteners having a head, an opposite tip and a shank connecting the head to the tip, and being sequentially provided to the orienter in one of a head right, head left, head up and head down orientation. The orienter includes a frame having an upper end and an opposite lower end, and defining a track with an inlet adjacent the upper end, and an outlet adjacent the lower end, the track dimensioned for slidingly and rotatingly accommodating the shank. At least one stage holder is provided for accommodating the fastener in the track as the head is at least partially engaged by at least one bumper for repositioning to a desired one of the orientations, such that the fastener reaches the outlet in the desired orientation after axial rotation. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190366 | VEHICLE PICK-UP AND DELIVERY DEVICE AND TRACK-BASED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PROVIDED THEREWITH - A vehicle pick-up and delivery device includes: two mainline tracks including a pair of first guide portions which guide a pair of first guide wheels provided on a vehicle on an outer side of each of the first guide wheels; a pick-up and delivery travel path on which the vehicle is capable of traveling and which is provided between the two mainline tracks and is configured to pick up and deliver the vehicle between the two mainline tracks; a second guide portion which is provided inside the pick-up and delivery travel path and guides a second guide wheel disposed below the vehicle; and a switching unit which is provided on the mainline tracks and is capable of switching a direction of the vehicle between a direction along the mainline tracks and a direction along the pick-up and delivery travel path. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190367 | GALACTOSE-RICH POLYSACCHARIDE, PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE POLYMER AND ITS APPLICATIONS - This invention concerns a biopolymer consisting of a polysaccharide composed of galactose (50-90%), glucose (1-25%), mannose (1-25%) and rhamnose (0.5-20%), which may additionally contain, in trace amounts, xylose, fucose, ribose, arabinose and/or fructose. The galactose-rich polymer also contains non-saccharide components, namely, acyl groups. This invention also concerns a process for the production of the galactose-rich polymer, by microbial fermentation using glycerol or glycerol-rich substrates as carbon source, and recovery of the polymer from the culture broth. From the process for the production of the galactose-rich polymer results the co-production of intracellular biopolymers, namely, polyhydroxyalkanoates. This invention also concerns to the application of the galactose-rich polymer and the products of its partial or complete degradation and/or derivatization, namely, galacto-oligosaccharides, galactose, rhamnose and others, by physical, chemical and/or biological methods, in food, agricultural, textile and paper industries, pharmaceutical and cosmetic products, oil and metal recovery in mining industry, industrial waste treatment and wastewater treatment, among others. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190368 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR COATING ALUMINUM SUBSTRATES - The present invention relates to methods and compositions for coating aluminum substrates. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method of applying a coating on an aluminum substrate including contacting the aluminum substrate with a first solution. The first solution can include a zinc metal salt, a sugar acid or alkali metal salt thereof, and an alkali metal hydroxide. The method can also include contacting the aluminum substrate with a second solution. The second solution can include a molybdate salt, an alkanolamine, and a fluorine acid. Other embodiments are also included herein. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190369 | POLYURETHANE POLYMERS - The present invention relates to polyurethane polymers, a process for their preparation and their use as binders for adhesives, coatings or foams. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190370 | PIGMENT DISPERSIONS - This invention relates to compositions that are dispersions of pigments in the form of premixes that may be used to colour a variety of products such as plastics materials, inks and surface coatings and more particularly to compositions that are thixotropic. It also relates to premixes based on water soluble pigments that display Newtonian rheology. The compositions utilise water insoluble pigments having particle sizes that are less then about 10 microns. Both the thixotropic compositions and the Newtonian compositions include water soluble polyols and water. The pH of the premix may be adjusted to be in the range of 4-9 utilising acid or alkali as appropriate. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190371 | Folding Table, Portable, in particular massage table - This invention relates to a folding table, portable, in particular a massage table, comprising a plate ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140190372 | LOAD BEARING STRUCTURE | 2014-07-10 |
20140190373 | PALLET WITH TINE SUPPORT ELEMENTS - An improved pallet comprising: a support deck with an upper load contacting surface and a lower ground facing surface; a first and second sidewall, each with ground contacting legs and each connected to two elongate sides of the support deck; a pallet cavity formed below said lower ground facing surface of the support deck and between said first and second sidewalls; and a support element with a tine contacting surface protruding vertically down from the lower ground facing surface of the support deck partially into the pallet cavity but not below the ground contacting legs of the first and second sidewalls. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190374 | ROW UNIT OF AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WITH MULTIPLE LOCATIONS FOR MOUNTING A GAUGE WHEEL - One row unit for an agricultural implement includes a frame assembly having a front gauge wheel mounting location and a rear gauge wheel mounting location, wherein the front gauge wheel mounting location is forward of the rear gauge wheel mounting location, relative to a direction of travel of the row unit. A first gauge wheel assembly is configured to be mounted to a selected one of the front gauge wheel mounting location and the rear gauge wheel mounting location. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190375 | LID PROP SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT TANK - A seed tank assembly for an agricultural implement including a support rod with a first end and a second end, in which the first end is configured to couple to a first side of an opening in a seed tank, the second end is configured to couple to a second side of the opening in the seed tank, and the support rod includes a trough. The support rod is configured to provide structural support to the seed tank. The seed tank assembly further including a prop rod with a first end and a second end, in which the first end is slidably coupled to the support rod, the second end is configured to attach to a tank lid, the tank lid is configured to rotate from a closed position to a fully open position, and the tank lid forms an obtuse angle with the opening while in the fully open position. The trough is configured to block movement of the first end of the prop rod while the first end of the prop rod is engaged with the trough to hold the tank lid in the fully open position. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190376 | CONDUIT SYSTEM FOR A PNEUMATIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OF AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT - A pneumatic distribution system for an agricultural implement includes an inductor box having output ports and row units configured to receive an agricultural product and airflow from the output ports. A conduit system extends between the output ports of the inductor box and the row units. The conduit system is configured to direct the agricultural product and the airflow from each output port to a respective row unit. The conduit system includes a first conduit assembly extending between a first output port and a first row unit. The conduit system also includes a second conduit assembly extending between a second output port and a second row unit. A first average diameter of the first conduit assembly is smaller than a second average diameter of the second conduit assembly by at least approximately one percent. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190377 | INDUCTOR BOX FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT HAVING COMPRESSION LIMITERS - An inductor box for an agricultural implement having compression limiters. One inductor box includes a housing having a first side configured to receive an agricultural product from a tank. The first side has a sealable surface, and the sealable surface has plates attached thereto. The inductor box includes a first gasket disposed on the sealable surface and configured to establish a seal between the sealable surface and a corresponding surface of the tank. The plates are configured to extend through respective openings in the gasket, and to block compression of the first gasket beyond a desired compression limit. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190378 | BAFFLE RETENTION CHANNEL FOR AN INDUCTOR BOX OF AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT - An agricultural product distribution system is presented includes an inductor box configured to receive agricultural product and conveyed air to combine the conveyed air and the agricultural product. The conveyed air is configured to direct the agricultural product through ports to multiple distribution units. Moreover the inductor box includes a baffle retention channel configured to receive a removable baffle. Furthermore, the removable baffle includes at least one opening configured to control an amount of conveyed air directed through the ports to the multiple distribution units. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190379 | BAFFLE ORIENTATION DEVICE FOR AN INDUCTOR BOX OF AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT - An agricultural product distribution system is presented that includes an inductor box configured to receive agricultural product and conveyed air to combine the agricultural product and the conveyed air. The agricultural product distribution system also includes a removable baffle configured to control an amount of the conveyed air that flows into each port of the plurality of ports. Furthermore, the inductor box is configured to enable the removable baffle to be slidingly inserted into the inductor box, and the removable baffle comprises a tang configured to at least partially block insertion of the removable baffle into the inductor box while the removable baffle is oriented at an undesirable orientation. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190380 | Seed Inductor Box for an Agricultural Implement Having a Fluidization Chamber - A particulate material delivery system for an agricultural implement including, an inductor box configured to receive particulate material from a tank, the inductor box comprising at least one inductor segment configured to guide the particulate material and an airflow through the inductor box, wherein the at least one inductor segment comprises a particulate material fluidization chamber configured to establish a vortex that mixes the particulate material with the airflow. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190381 | EXHAUST WEBBING FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT TANK - A seed tank assembly for an agricultural implement including an exhaust opening configured to exhaust seeds from the seed tank assembly, in which at least one webbing extends across the exhaust opening forming a plurality of apertures, the at least one webbing is integrally molded into the seed tank assembly, and the at least one webbing is configured to provide structural support to the seed tank assembly and to reduce seed head pressure into an inductor box positioned beneath the exhaust opening. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190382 | INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION FOR CLOSING DISCS OF AN AGRICULTURAL ROW UNIT CLOSING ASSEMBLY - One closing assembly of a row unit for an agricultural implement includes a frame configured to support ground-working tools of the row unit. Multiple arms are coupled to the frame, each arm of the multiple arms being independently rotatable about a common axis. Each arm is configured to be coupled to a closing disc configured to direct soil into a trench. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190383 | GAS CARRYING THREADING DEVICE OF SEWING MACHINE - When performing the threading to the looper by one-touch operation, the abnormal changeover to the stitch forming state of the looper threading/stitch forming changeover mechanism during the gas supply operation of the gas supply pump is prohibited. The device comprises: a clutch ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140190384 | NAUTICAL VARIABLE STEERING AND PROPULSION ASSEMBLY - A nautical variable-trim ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140190385 | Mooring System And Connector Assembly - A mooring system, and connector assembly, which in a preferred embodiment is a vessel mooring and fluid transfer system. The connector assembly has a first portion ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140190386 | OFFSHORE DRILLING VESSEL - A drilling vessel or drilling platform comprising: a hull with a moonpool; and a hydraulic riser tensioner system configured to apply a tension force from the drilling vessel or drilling platform upon a riser string, the riser tensioner system comprising: a riser ring, wherein the riser tensioner system is fastened to the riser string via the riser ring; a set of sheaves provided at each lateral side of the moonpool; a plurality of cables configured to extend between the drilling vessel or drilling platform to the riser ring via the sheaves; and a set of hydraulic cylinders actuating upon the sheaves and thereby applying the tension force to the cables, wherein the hydraulic cylinders are arranged substantially horizontally at the lateral sides of the moonpool. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190387 | TRIM TAB - A trim tab assembly includes a trim tab and a support structure. The trim tab includes first and second ends. The first end includes a member or a curved surface. The member or the curved surface, when in an extended state, adjusts motion of a marine vessel. The second end attaches to the marine vessel via an attachment device. The member or the curved surface is convex-shaped such that the member or the curved surface curves outward in a direction away from the attachment device. The support structure attaches to the marine vessel. The support structure includes a scraper plate. The scraper plate is adjacent the member or the curved surface. The member or the curved surface moves relative to the scraper plate while transitioning between a retracted state and the extended state. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190388 | Trim Tab Assembly - A trim tab assembly including a hinge assembly and a trim tab. The trim tab includes a wedge-shaped body with a curved surface and a side. The curved surface, while in a deployed state, adjusts pitch, roll or yaw motion of a marine vessel. The curved surface is pivoted about a portion of the hinge assembly when transitioned between retracted and deployed states. A first portion of the curved surface extends below the marine vessel while in the deployed state and deflects oncoming water when a portion of the curved surface is extended below the marine vessel. A second portion of the curved surface is not below the marine vessel while in the deployed state. The hinge assembly is configured to attach to a support structure of the marine vessel rearward of the curved surface. The side extends between the curved surface and the hinge assembly. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190389 | UNDERWATER PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICE WITH ON-BOARD OXYGEN - An underwater personal mobility device is provided. The underwater personal mobility device can include a lower section rotatably connected to a main body comprised of an observation chamber. The device may have at least two configurations, including a folded configuration, to enable ease of transport and storage of the device. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190390 | PORTABLE FOLDABLE BOAT - A portable foldable boat includes a floating body portion, a base plate portion and a boat shell. The floating body portion is disposed with one or more rows of boat base units, each row including at least one but generally a plurality of boat base units. Several connection holes are disposed on a peripheral edge of the boat base unit. The base plate portion includes a waterproof member and a base plate. The boat shell includes a first outboard plate, a second outboard plate and a lateral plate. The base plate portion and the boat shell are superposed and fixed on the floating body portion. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190391 | BOAT WINDSHIELD WITH HIDDEN FRAME STRUCTURE - The present document describes a boat windshield assembly for installation on a boat deck, the boat windshield assembly comprising a hidden frame structure having an upper frame member; and a windshield comprising a lower edge and an upper edge opposite the lower edge, the lower edge running near the boat deck and the upper edge running near the upper frame member, the windshield substantially hiding the upper frame member; wherein the upper edge of the windshield and the upper frame member together define an upper channel for use in securing a boat covering device to the boat windshield assembly. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190392 | WAKEBOARD TOWER - An arch shaped structural member suitable for use as a wakeboard tower including a pair of legs and a crosspiece supported by the legs, both of the legs and the crosspiece being a coreless cast structural member characterized as a cast structural member and devoid of a hollow interior enclosed by solid portions. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190393 | TANK SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND FLOATING CONSTRUCTION - A tank support structure includes an inclined surface ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140190394 | BEARING WEAR DETECTION DEVICE - Devices to measure bearing wear are known for bearings such as rod-ends, wherein the rod-end must either be removed completely from its installed position or relocated relative to the device each time wear in a different axis is to be measured. Such devices also tend to be relatively large and cumbersome. The present invention provides a device | 2014-07-10 |
20140190395 | PORTABLE ROADWAY WARNING DEVICE - A portable roadway warning device comprising one or more rumble strips. Each rumble strip comprises a plurality of modular strip sections, each made of a polymeric material. Opposite end edges of each of the strip sections have alternating notches and tabs sized and spaced for engagement with respective tabs and notches on opposite end edges of other of the strip sections to provide a releasable connected joint therebetween. Pressure sensitive adhesive tape is applied to the top surface of the joint between the connected end edges of the strip sections to prevent the connected end edges from inadvertently separating from one another when the connected strip sections are dragged along the ground or lifted up to move the connected strip sections from one location to another. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190396 | LOOSE PACKED PHOXONIC CRYSTALS AND METHODS OF FORMATION - Processes of forming an irreversibly loose packed structure of particulate material useful as a photonic or phononic crystal are provided. Matrix material is infilled between particles and extends above the particles to form a particulate free matrix layer. Removing the matrix layer causes deformation of or exposes the spacing between the particles. The spaces are infilled by additional matrix material that when cured produces a supported and irreversibly loose packed crystalline structure of particles producing differing bandgaps and transmissive properties relative to the original structure. The processes provided allow for economical tuning of the transmissive properties of photonic or phononic crystals. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190397 | INGOT GROWING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INGOT - Provided is an ingot growing apparatus, which includes a crucible containing a silicon melt, a pulling device pulling a silicon single crystal ingot grown from the silicon melt, and a dopant supply unit disposed adjacent to the pulling device and for supplying a dopant during growing of the ingot. The neck portion may be doped at a concentration higher than that of the ingot through the dopant supply unit. Therefore, dislocation propagation velocity may be decreased and a propagation length may be shortened. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190398 | SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING A CRYSTALLINE MATERIAL BY DIRECTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION PROVIDED WITH AN ADDITIONAL LATERAL HEAT SOURCE - The crystallization system includes a crucible provided with a bottom and with side walls designed to contain the material to be solidified and a device for creating a main thermal gradient inside the crucible in a perpendicular direction to the bottom of the crucible. An additional inductive heating device is arranged at the level of the side walls of the crucible facing the liquid material and without overlapping with the solid phase. This additional inductive heating device is configured to heat a part of the crystalline material located in the vicinity of the triple contact line between the liquid material, the solidified material and the crucible so that the interface between the liquid material and the solidified material forms a convex meniscus in the vicinity of the triple contact line. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190399 | REDUCTION OF BASAL PLANE DISLOCATIONS IN EPITAXIAL SiC USING AN IN-SITU ETCH PROCESS - A method of: providing an off-axis silicon carbide substrate, and etching the surface of the substrate with a dry gas, hydrogen, or an inert gas. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190400 | EPITAXIAL WAFER MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided is an epitaxial wafer manufacturing device ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140190401 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR DOPING AND FOR MULTI-CHAMBER HIGH-THROUGHPUT SOLID-PHASE EPITAXY DEPOSITION PROCESS - A doping and multi-chamber method and apparatus for the growth of material, directed toward Solid Phase Epitaxy (SPE) process, is disclosed. Different variations and features of this method and process are examined. The advantages of this method are the high throughput and the reduced operational cost of the production for semiconductor material and devices, such as III-V material (e.g. GaAs) and solar cell devices. It can be applied to many systems and devices/materials. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190402 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INGOT - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for fabricating an ingot. The apparatus includes a crucible receiving source materials therein; a holder fixing a seed located above the source materials; and an adhesive layer interposed between the holder and the seed and chemically bonded to the seed. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190403 | METHOD FOR GROWING GROUP III-NITRIDE CRYSTALS IN SUPERCRITICAL AMMONIA USING AN AUTOCLAVE - A method of growing high-quality, group-III nitride, bulk single crystals. The group III-nitride bulk crystal is grown in an autoclave in supercritical ammonia using a source material or nutrient that is a group III-nitride polycrystals or group-III metal having a grain size of at least 10 microns or more and a seed crystal that is a group-III nitride single crystal. The group III-nitride polycrystals may be recycled from previous ammonothermal process after annealing in reducing gas at more then 600° C. The autoclave may include an internal chamber that is filled with ammonia, wherein the ammonia is released from the internal chamber into the autoclave when the ammonia attains a supercritical state after the heating of the autoclave, such that convection of the supercritical ammonia transfers source materials and deposits the transferred source materials onto seed crystals, but undissolved particles of the source materials are prevented from being transferred and deposited on the seed crystals. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190404 | APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING OBJECTS ON A SUBSTRATE - An apparatus for deploying objects such as candies from an objects dispenser onto an underlying substrate such as cake according to a selected pattern, the apparatus including a rigid frame and at least one beam extending across the frame, with an objects dispenser device mounted to the beam. Selectively operable first means are provided for bi-directionally propelling the objects dispensing device over at least one beam. Selectively operable second means are provided for propelling at least one beam over the frame, whereby operating one, the other or both of the first and second means the dispensing device is movable to overlie any pre-selected point of the substrate. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190405 | SELF-CLEANING SHUTTER FOR CVD REACTOR - A chemical vapor deposition reactor and a method of wafer processing are provided. The reactor can include a reaction chamber having an interior and an entry port for insertion and removal of substrates, a gas inlet manifold communicating with the interior of the chamber for admitting process gasses to form a deposit on substrates held within the interior, a shutter mounted to the chamber, and one or more cleaning elements mounted within the chamber. The shutter can be movable between (i) a run position in which the cleaning elements are remote from the exhaust channel and (ii) a cleaning position in which the one or more cleaning elements engage with the shutter so that the cleaning elements remove deposited particles from the shutter upon movement of the shutter to the cleaning position. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190406 | CHASSIS DIP TREATMENT STATIONS - A chassis dip treatment station may include a process liquid tank; a line configured to convey in sequence a plurality of skids inside and outside of the station, the skids each configured to support a chassis to be treated, the conveying line comprising roller units for displacing the skids, the skids configured to move between an operating position, for supporting and displacing the skids above the tank, and a retracted non-operating position, for immersing one of the skids with the chassis inside the tank; and a system configured to vertically move the skids conveyed above the tank using the conveying line, and configured to move the one of the skids with the chassis inside and outside of the tank. The system configured to vertically move the skids may include a platform configured to support and engage the skids. The platform may be mounted on a motor-driven, transverse, rotational shaft. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190407 | COATING A SUBSTANCE WITH GRAPHENE - Technologies are generally described for a system and process effective to coat a substance with graphene. A system may include a first container including graphene oxide and water and a second container including a reducing agent and the substance. A third container may be operative relationship with the first container and the second container. A processor may be in communication with the first, second and third containers. The processor may be configured to control the third container to receive the graphene oxide and water from the first container and to control the third container to receive the reducing agent and the substance from the second container. The processor may be configured to control the third container to mix the graphene oxide, water, reducing agent, and substance under sufficient reaction conditions to produce sufficient graphene to coat the substance with graphene to produce a graphene coated substance. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190408 | Catheter Tip Coating System - A catheter tip coating assembly includes a housing defining a fluid reservoir and having a fluid outlet configured to dispense fluid to an end of a piece of tubing. The catheter tip coating assembly includes a valve assembly carried by the housing and at least partly disposed in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir. The valve assembly is configured to receive the piece of tubing and configured to move between a first position to limit fluid communication between the fluid reservoir and the fluid outlet and a second position to provide fluid communication between the fluid reservoir and the fluid outlet to dispense fluid to the end of the piece of tubing. The assembly provides for careful control over the amount of liquid that is applied and the depth of the wetting. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190409 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING FILM - The present disclosure relates to a film forming apparatus for forming a thin film on a surface of an object to be processed by using an organic metal raw material gas within a processing chamber configured to exhaust air, wherein a hydrophobic layer is installed on a surface of a member exposed to the atmosphere within the processing chamber. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190410 | EQUIPMENT FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR - Provided is an equipment for manufacturing a semiconductor. The equipment for manufacturing a semiconductor includes a cleaning chamber in which a cleaning process is performed on substrates, an epitaxial chamber in which an epitaxial process for forming an epitaxial layer on each of the substrates is performed, and a transfer chamber to which the cleaning chamber and the epitaxial chamber are connected to sides surfaces thereof, the transfer chamber including a substrate handler for transferring the substrates, on which the cleaning process is completed, into the epitaxial chamber. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190411 | LID ASSEMBLY FOR A PROCESSING SYSTEM TO FACILITATE SEQUENTIAL DEPOSITION TECHNIQUES - Embodiments of the invention generally relate to apparatuses for processing substrates. In one embodiment, a substrate processing system is provided and includes a lid having an upper lid surface opposed to a lower lid surface, a plurality of gas inlet passages extending from the upper lid surface to the lower lid surface, a gas manifold disposed on the lid, at least one valve coupled with the gas manifold and configured to control a gas flow through one of the gas inlet passages, wherein the at least one valve is configured to provide an open and close cycle having a time period of less than about 1 second during a gas delivery cycle for enabling an atomic layer deposition process. The substrate processing system further contains a gas reservoir fluidly connected between the gas manifold and at least one precursor source. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190412 | APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING INGOT - Disclosed is an apparatus for fabricating an ingot. The apparatus includes a crucible to receive a raw material, and a filter part to allow a specific component in the crucible to selectively pass through the filter part. The raw material includes silicon and carbon. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190413 | APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING INGOT - Disclosed is an apparatus for fabricating an ingot. The apparatus comprises a crucible to receive a source material, and a temperature difference compensating part on the source material. The temperature difference compensating part comprises a plurality of holes. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190414 | AUTONOMOUS DEVICE FOR EXECUTING ONE OR MORE OPERATIONS ON OR NEAR THE TEATS OF A DAIRY ANIMAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF MILKING THE DAIRY ANIMAL AND METHOD OF MILKING A DAIRY ANIMAL - An autonomous device for executing one or more operations on or near the teats of a dairy animal for the purpose of milking the dairy animal, including a self-propelled wheeled undercarriage which can travel freely across a floor surface in at least two independent directions, and a robot arm which is fitted to the undercarriage and configured to execute the one or more operations on or near the teats of the dairy animal, the device configured to execute the one or more operations in a milking device with a milking floor on which the dairy animals are situated during milking, and the device being supported on a stationary pit floor during the execution of the one or more operations, which pit floor is at a lower level than the milking floor. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190415 | ROBOT AND METHOD FOR MILKING A COW BY THIS ROBOT - A milking robot comprising a movable arm and a plurality of grippers. The movable arm has a length in a longitudinal direction. The plurality of grippers are swivably mounted to the movable arm such that each gripper moves between a first position parallel to the movable arm's longitudinal direction and a second position at which the gripper extends sideways in a horizontal plane away from the movable arm's longitudinal direction. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190416 | DAIRY MILKING DEVICES AND METHODS - A milking liner includes an integrated short air tube and short milk tube. In one configuration, the pulsation air is delivered through the bead of the milking liner directly inside the shell through a plurality of outlets. The disclosure also provides alignment features that assist the person assembling a milking liner and shell. The features limit rotation between the liner and the shell. The liner includes a short air tube that extends beyond a short milk tube with each having a sealing bead. The sealing beads are offset from each other. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190417 | Pet Bed - A pet bed having a cushion that includes multiple pillows that can be removed and washed is disclosed. The pet bed has a cover with multiple pockets, each of which holds one or more of the pillows while allowing the pillows to be removed from and replaced into the respective pocket which permits selective washing of individual segments of the cushion. The bed is formed of a cover having a plurality of pairs of radially and upwardly extending bolster cushion pillow receiving pockets that each receive a bolster cushion and a center cushion pocket locking the bolster cushion pillows in their respective pockets when a center cushion pillow is received in the center cushion pocket and a covering flap of the cover closed. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190418 | PROJECTILE PET FOOD - An edible animal food projectile is provided. The projectile is compatible for being launched from a launching apparatus such as a toy gun or the like. The projectile includes an edible body made from a starch-based material consisting essentially of an expanded starch. The edible body is formed into a predefined geometry operable to receive a launching force causing temporary flight of the projectile and having a first density. A payload is embedded on or within the edible body and the payload is formed from a material having a second density greater than the first density of the edible body. The payload can be food, medicine, and the like. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190419 | Animal Restraint and Feeder Apparatus - An apparatus for restraining, feeding, and watering an animal is provided. The apparatus comprises a bowl assembly, a rod, a ring element, and a ground securing element. The bowl assembly comprises a base component connected to a feeder component comprising a bowl for containing food and water. The animal may be chained or leashed to the ring element which freely pivots around the rod between the bowl assembly and the ground stabilizing element when the rod is secured within the ground. The ground stabilizing element help the apparatus resist lateral forces that occur when the animal pulls on the leash, thereby keeping the rod upright. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190420 | EXCREMENT TREATMENT MATERIAL - The present invention provides an excrement treatment material capable of being treated by a water-disintegration treatment after use. The excrement treatment material contains a water retaining material including at least one material of papers, fibers, woods, plants, plastics, rubbers, organic sludge and animal waste, an adhesive and a water absorbing resin, and is formed in a granular shape, wherein the water retaining material has a grain size of 0.6 mm or less, and the adhesive is contained in an amount of 5 wt % to 20 wt % with respect to a total weight of the excrement treatment material. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190421 | COLLAPSIBLE, MOUNTABLE ANIMAL CRATE - A collapsible, mountable pet crate. A collapsible crate mountable to a wall such that the crate may be assembled for pet usage while mounted to the wall and collapsed into a compact package while mounted to the wall and not being used. A mounting bracket affixed to the wall receives a mounting rod (or mounting pins) integral with, or connected to, the crate to facilitate operation of the crate. The mounting bracket includes a first position for receipt of the mounting rod corresponding to the assembled or opened crate and a second position for receipt of the mounting rod corresponding to the collapsed or stowed crate. In another version, a pair of latches rotatably joined to a back wall for (i) joining said the wall to the bottom tray in a collapsed configuration and (ii) securing the foldable cage to the back wall in an assembled configuration. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190422 | LIVESTOCK ANIMAL SCALE PLATFORM - A livestock animal scale platform includes a panel that has a top side, a bottom side, a front edge, a rear edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. A plurality of lateral supports is mounted on the top side and extends from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge. A plurality of longitudinal supports is mounted on the bottom side and extends from the front edge to the rear edge. A plurality of fasteners extends through the panel and each of the fasteners engages one of the lateral supports and one of the longitudinal supports. A barrier coating is positioned on and covers entirely the top side. | 2014-07-10 |
20140190423 | HORSE MUZZLE AND METHODS OF USE - A horse muzzle comprises: a nose band; a head strap extended from the nose band; a mouth cover flap extended from the nose band; and side edges of the mouth cover flap defining lateral openings for a bridle bit. A horse muzzle also comprises a nose band; a head strap extended from the nose band; a mouth cover flap extended from the nose band and made at least in part with flexible mesh fabric. The horse muzzles may be used for trail riding or riding in general when a bit is used. | 2014-07-10 |