30th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110180942 | INTERCONNECTION STRUCTURE - An interconnection structure includes: first and second differential signal interconnections provided to transmit a differential signal; and first and second voltage interconnections applied with predetermined voltages. The first voltage interconnection, the first differential signal interconnection, the second differential signal interconnection and the second voltage interconnection are arranged in this order. An interval between the first and second differential signal interconnections is longer than an interval between the first voltage interconnection and the first differential signal interconnection and is longer than an interval between the second differential signal interconnection and the second voltage interconnection. When a first connection point and a second connection point nearest to the first connection point are provided on any of the first and second differential signal interconnections and the first and second voltage interconnections, a distance between the first connection point and the second connection point is in a range of 1/16 of a wavelength of the differential signal to ⅛ of the wavelength thereof. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180943 | Thin Film Wafer Level Package - Anchor designs for thin film packages are disclosed that, in a preferred embodiment are a combination of SiGe-filled trenches and Si-oxide-filled spacing. Depending on the release process, additional manufacturing process steps are performed in order to obtain a desired mechanical strength. For aggressive release processes, additional soft sputter etch and a Ti—TiN interlayer in the anchor region may be added. The ratio of the total SiGe—SiGe anchor area to the SiO | 2011-07-28 |
20110180944 | Improved Method for Making Enclosures Filled with Liquid and Closed by a Membrane - The present invention relates to a method for making a device provided with at least one closed enclosure filled with at least one liquid and closed with at least one flexible membrane based on an elastic material, comprising the steps of:
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20110180945 | GRANULATION OF MOLTEN MATERIAL - A granulator comprising a rotary atomiser for receiving molten material and projecting droplets of the molten material there from; and an impact surface disposed within the trajectory of the droplets and upon which the droplets impact, the impact surface being at a distance from the rotary atomiser and at an angle such that (i) all or substantially all of the droplets impact the impact surface, and (ii) a substantial portion of the droplets are not fully solidified prior to contact with the impact surface. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180946 | TITANIUM CARBIDE AS A FRICTION AND WEAR MODIFIER IN FRICTION MATERIALS - Methods of making a carbon-carbon composite preforms, particularly suitable as brake discs in aircraft landing systems, by combining titanium carbide particles ranging in size from 0.01 to 10 microns in diameter, resinous binder, and carbon fibers or carbon fiber precursors in a mold, and subsequently subjecting the combined components to pressure and heat to carbonize the resinous binder by methods, thereby providing the carbon-carbon composite preform having particulate titanium carbide uniformly distributed throughout its mass. Prior to combining the titanium carbide and the binder with the fibers in this process, the particulate titanium carbide may be mixed with liquid binder, the resulting TiC/binder mixture may then solidified, and the resulting solid TiC/binder mixture may be ground into a fine powder for use in the process. Also, compositions for preparing a carbon-carbon composite friction materials, and methods of improving wear and dynamic stability in a carbon-carbon composite brake discs. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180947 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING STANDARD EAR SHELLS FOR IN-THE-EAR TYPE GENERAL-PURPOSE HEARING AIDS - Provided is a method of manufacturing the standard ear shell for use in the ITE type general-purpose hearing aid considering the shape and size of the external auditory meatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, that quantitatively measures shape and size of an external auditory meatus to calculate an average of the measured shape and size of the external auditory meatus, and minimizes an acoustic feedback of the hearing aid or a receiver to save a manufacturing cost, to thereby quickly provide the hearing aid for a patient, mass-produce an average model ear shell, and simultaneously maintain quality of the ear shell consistently. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180948 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING COMPOSITIONS - A method for obtaining a composition of at least two components, comprising the steps of: providing at least one first fluid component; providing at least one second solid component and processing it so that the first component can diffuse into the second component; and diffusing the first component into the second component. A composition prepared by such a method. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180949 | Screw Elements With Reduced Energy Input During the Build-Up of Pressure - The present invention relates to screw elements with novel, tightly intermeshing, self-cleaning, co-rotating screw profiles for multishaft screw machines with pairs of co-rotating and fully abrading screw shafts, to the use of these screw elements in multishaft screw machines and to a method of generating these screw elements. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180950 | Rotary Tablet Press and Method for Pressing Tablets in a Rotary Tablet Press - The invention relates to a rotary tablet press comprising: a rotatingly drivable rotor, having a die plate comprising die holes and assigned to the die holes upper and lower punches, rotating synchronously with the die plate, whose axial movement is controlled by upper and lower control cams, having at least one filling station comprising at least one filling device for filling the die holes with material to be pressed, having at least one compression station disposed downstream of the filling station in the rotational direction of the rotor, comprising at least one pressing device which presses the upper and/or lower punches into the die holes when passing through the compression station in order to press the filled material in the die holes, and having at least one ejector station, disposed downstream of the compression station in the rotational direction of the rotor, comprising an ejector device for ejecting the pressed tablets in the die holes, characterized in that at least one vibration generator is provided in the circumferential direction of the upper and lower punches between the filling station and the ejector station that at least temporarily vibrates the upper and/or lower punches at least at the compression station and/or at the filling station and/or at least at an upper control cam and/or at least at a lower control cam. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180951 | FIBER STRUCTURES AND PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION - There is provided a process of preparing at least one fiber structure comprising: (a) contacting at least one viscous material with at least one non-solvent, the non-solvent having a first flow rate; and (b) allowing formation of the fiber structure in the presence of the non-solvent at a second flow rate, wherein the second flow rate is less than the first flow rate or is about zero. There is provided a process of preparing at least one fiber structure, wherein the fiber structure is a fiber scaffold, comprising: (a) contacting at least one viscous material with at least one non-solvent, the non-solvent having a first flow rate; and (b) obtaining at least one fiber and assembling the obtained fiber(s), or allowing the obtained fiber(s) to be assembled, in the form of a fiber scaffold. There is also provided a fiber structure obtainable by any process according to the invention and an apparatus for preparing a fiber structure. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180952 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USE IN THREE DIMENSIONAL MODEL PRINTING - A method for the preparation of a composite material having a pre-designed structure and properties according to the intended use of said composite material is provided. The method includes generating data for dispensing two or more different interface materials having different properties into at least two different phases; selectively depositing said two or more different interface materials having different properties from two or more corresponding dispensers to form layers according to the data generated, each interface material being dispensed from a different dispenser to form at least two different phases of interface materials; and curing or solidifying the dispensed layers to obtain a composite material with pre-designed structure and properties. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180953 | METHOD FOR MAKING CONTOURED DECORATIVE GRASS - A method for producing decorative grass having a decorative pattern thereon is disclosed. The decorative pattern may be printed material and/or an embossed pattern, or the decorative pattern may be a non-linear side edge that provides the decorative grass with a contoured configuration. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180954 | Method and Extrusion Line for producing peroxide-cross-linked polyethylene pipes - A method and extrusion line for producing peroxide-cross-linked polyethylene pipes in an extrusion line having an extruder, a cross-linking furnace and a flue. The extruded tube is subjected to a stretching process, and the cross-linking furnace has a first heating section that extends from its inlet to an actuated deflection roller and a second heating section from the deflection roller to its outlet. The stretching process in the first heating section and the stretching process in the second heating section are monitored and regulated in such a manner that the necessary stretching of the pipe takes place primarily in the first heating section, and the stretching of the pipe in the second heating section is subjected to zero adjustment. In this case, the height of the deflection roller(s) of the cross-linking furnace and the angle of the heating sections to the horizontal plane can be height-adjustable. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180955 | Medical catheter tubes and process for production thereof - A medical catheter tube containing a tetrafluoroethylene polymer, which has a wall thickness of 0.1 mm or below and exhibits a tensile strength (S1) at 1.0 mm displacement of 5.0 N/mm or above; and a process for the production of medical catheter tubes, characterized by molding a composition both a tetrafluoroethylene polymer and a lubricant having high affinity for the polymer by paste extrusion. The invention provides thin-wall medical catheter tubes excellent in elongation resistance, kink resistance and internal cavity lubricity. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180956 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING CERAMIC MOLDING - A molding apparatus for producing a ceramic molding comprising a material-flowing path, a molding die disposed at one end of the material-flowing path, and a pressurizing means for extrusion-molding the molding material; the material-flowing path comprising pluralities of porous plates for passing the molding material and a screen fixed therebetween, and a method for producing a ceramic molding using this apparatus. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180957 | SURFACES CONTAINING COUPLING ACTIVATOR COMPOUNDS AND REINFORCED RESINS PRODUCED THEREFROM - The invention relates to products and processes employing coupling activator compounds represented by the following formula I: | 2011-07-28 |
20110180958 | Mould for Vulcanizing a Tire, Installation and Method for Regulating the Temperature of the Mould - A mould for vulcanizing a blank tire has an overall shape that is annular about an axis of revolution and includes a configuration for channelling a heat-transfer liquid in a substantially circular path about the axis. The channelling configuration includes an annular wall around the axis, separating at least two chambers in which the heat-transfer liquid circulates. Furthermore, a downstream end (respectively an upstream end) of one of the chambers has substantially the same angular position with respect to the substantially circular path as the downstream (respectively upstream) end of the other of the chambers. The mould is additionally configured for circulating the liquid in opposite directions in the two chambers. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180959 | Method of thermoforming fiber reinforced thermoplastic sandwich panels, thermoformed articles, and modular container structure assembled therefrom - A method is disclosed utilizing off the shelf constant cross section thickness sandwich panels comprised of Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic (FRTP) resin skins and low density thermoplastic (TP) core material wherein the steps of selectively and controllably exposing the panels to heat and incrementally thermoforming the skin-core into a consolidated composite edge or intra-panel area in consideration of subsequent mating and attachment of the FRTP sandwich panel to other structures is achieved. The exact configuration of articles so thermoformed is design optimized to overcome manufacturing, assembly, weight, in-service and structural performance shortcomings of prior art and FRP sandwich panel structures. Further disclosed is an improved, load-bearing, modular design container structure assembled from such thermoformed FRTP sandwich panels in which is utilized the unique core-skin edge configuration of the present invention in consideration of improved: load bearing performance, useful load volume, reduced manufacturing costs, structural weight savings, impact and damage tolerance and repair and replace issues. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180960 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT MADE OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE - A process for manufacturing a piece made of composite material including a fiber preform that is embedded in a matrix, includes placing the preform in a first chamber that is delimited by a first semi-sealed wall, i.e., permeable to gas and impermeable to a product that is able to form the matrix, extracting the gases in a second chamber that is delimited by a second gas-tight wall and the first semi-sealed wall so as to obtain the diffusion of the product that is able to form the matrix in the preform, characterized in that it consists in using—as a first semi-sealed wall—at least one plate with a number of pipes of tapered shape that empty on either side of the at least one plate and at least one semi-sealed membrane that is superposed on the at least one plate. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180961 | MOLDED PART HAVING A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT DECORATIVE REGIONS THAT ABUT EACH OTHER AND A METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention refers to a method and to a device fro producing a molded port having a plurality of different decorative regions that abut each other, wherein the different decorative films ( | 2011-07-28 |
20110180962 | MOLDED CABLE STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A headset can include a cable structure connecting non-cable components such as jacks and headphones. The cable structure can be constructed using a molding process. Different approaches can be used to ensure that a conductor bundle extending through the cable structure remains centered within the cable structure during the molding process. In some cases, a movable tube can be placed in the mold such that the conductor bundle is retained within the tube. As material is injected into the mold and reaches the tube, the tube can be displaced and progressively removed from the mold. Alternatively, the movable tube can be constructed such that the tube may combine with injected material to form a shell of the cable structure. In some cases, gates from which material is provided in the mold can be positioned and controlled to facilitate the injection of material in the mold while maintaining the centered position of the conductor bundle. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180963 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PLASTIC CYLINDER HEAD COVER - A method produces a plastic cylinder head cover having an oil control valve holder as an integral part thereof by insert molding. The method includes a step of setting the oil control valve holder in one of a pair of molds that can approach and separate from each other; and a step of clamping the pair of molds and injecting plastic material. In the step of injecting plastic material, the oil control valve holder is set in the one mold with an insert pin being inserted in a hole thereof. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180964 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUBSTRATE FORMATION - Templates for patterning large area substrates are provided. Generally, templates include a body and a plurality of molds positioned on the body. Each mold has a first length and each mold may be separated by an open space having a distance therebetween. The length of the mold may be substantially similar to the distance between the open space or the length of the mold may be substantially greater than the distance between the open space. Additionally, purging techniques that incorporate features of the template are described. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180965 | FAST NANOIMPRINTING APPARATUS USING DEFORMALE MOLD - The invention disclosed apparatuses and methods to do nanoimprint lithography using a deformable mold. Generally, the apparatus has a chamber with a transparent section on its top wall, which is capable of vacuuming and pressurizing. The deformable mold fixed firmly onto a hollow mold holder around its full periphery is attached to top inner surface of the chamber and positioned underneath the transparent section. The central area of the mold is freely accessible from underneath through the opening of the mold holder. An enclosed volume referring to mold mini-chamber is formed between the mold/holder and top wall of the chamber. Inside chamber, a stage assembly is installed. A chuck to vacuumly hold a substrate is mounted on top of the stage assembly. At beginning of the imprinting, the substrate with a layer of resist is positioned underneath the mold at a predetermined gap between them. Then, the substrate is moved up to contact with the mold either under vacuum or under atmosphere. The substrate and mold may be pressed further by introducing higher pressure inside the chamber. After consolidating the resist, the substrate is separated from the mold by either direct pull-down enabled by stage movement or deforming the mold enabled by differential pressure between the mold mini-chamber and the bulk volume of the chamber, or mixing of both. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180966 | DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING HOLLOW CONCRETE ELEMENTS - Devices and methods for making hollow concrete elements are disclosed. A device includes a drum mold having a tubular mould wall. The mould wall has a first and a second end flange each with an inner periphery smaller than the inner periphery of the mould wall at each respective end. The device further includes a compaction roller positionable inside the mould wall. The compaction roller has a profile that defines the interior shape of the concrete element. The compaction roller is supported by a hydraulically height adjustable supporting mechanism that is operable to independently adjust the distance of each end of the compaction roller with respect to the inner periphery of the mould wall. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180967 | APPARATUSES FOR FORMING OBJECTS WITH UNDERCUT PORTIONS - An apparatus for forming an object from a dose of plastics comprises a die arrangement provided with a cavity for receiving said dose and with at least two parts that are reciprocally movable for shaping an undercut portion of said object, at least one fluid for applying a clamping force so as to keep said at least two parts in contact; said at least one fluid is such as to increase discontinuously said clamping force from an initial force that is applicable when said dose is substantially contained in said cavity to a final force applicable when said at least two parts shape said undercut portion. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180968 | METHOD FOR MAKING CARBON NANOTUBE METAL COMPOSITE - A method for making a carbon nanotube metal composite includes the following steps. A number of carbon nanotubes is dispersed in a solvent to obtain a suspension. Metal powder is added into the suspension, and then the suspension agitated. The suspension containing the metal powder is allowed to stand for a while. The solvent is reduced to obtain a mixture of the number of carbon nanotubes and the metal powder. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180969 | Method for Manufacturing a Catheter Having a Separated Tip Configuration - A method for manufacturing a separated tip catheter includes the following steps: positioning first and second cores in a cavity of a mold, the cavity having a substantially elongated shape and including a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein the first and second cores are oriented substantially parallel to each other; placing a sheet of material having a higher melting temperature than a molding material across the first end portion of the cavity; and injecting the molding material into the cavity of the mold. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180970 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING MOLDINGS USING MIXTURES OF AMINES WITH GUANIDINE DERIVATIVES - The present invention provides a process for producing moldings, the curing of the mold being carried out using a blend comprising one or more epoxy resins and a mixture, the curing component a) being used within the mixture in the range from 0.3 to 0.9 amine equivalent per equivalent of epoxide of the epoxy resin used, and the hardener component b) being a compound of the formula I. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180971 | Method for the Production of Heavily Inclined Surfaces in Layers - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a product in layers, said method comprising the following steps: (a) applying a layer of a curable material, (b) selectively curing predetermined zones of the applied layer on the basis of geometrical data of the product, (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) until the geometry of the product has been created in the form of cured material and (d) removing the uncured material. According to the invention, a finish allowance, for example one with a wedge-shaped cross-section, is applied in steps (a) and (b), in one, two or more product sections in which an angle (α) between an axis perpendicular to the layers and at least one surface section of a contour of the product exceeds a predetermined value, to said surface section in such a way that the angle (β) between the axis perpendicular to the layers and the external surface in said product section does not exceed said predetermined value. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180972 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING UNIFORMLY SEPARATED NANOFILAMENTS OR MICROFIBERS - Method for manufacturing uniformly separated, nanofibers, nanofilaments or microfibers. In some embodiments, the method includes steps of preparing a spinning or molten solution with a electrospinning raw material, electrospinning the solution to manufacture nanofibers, collecting the nanofibers, stretching the nanofibers, and heat-treating the collected nanofibers for a prescribed period of time. Nanofibers having a diameter of 1000 nm or less and microfibers having a diameter of 1 to 5 μm can be manufactured by methods of the invention. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180973 | Method for Making an Outlet Channel - A method for making an outlet channel disposes an air spout on a mold corresponding to an inlet gate or an outlet gate of a shaping cavity of an outlet device. An overflow well is disposed corresponding to the outlet or inlet gates of the outlet device. A plastic material is injected into the shaping cavity until the overflow well is filled. During the hardening happens to a part of the plastic material near the shaping cavity wall, the high-pressure nitrogen or liquid is imparted through the air spout, thereby allowing a certain passage formed with the communicated inlet gate and the outlet gate of a body portion of the outlet device to be structured in the plastic material. The part of the plastic material extruded by the high-pressure nitrogen or liquid enters the overflow well. Cooling the entire mechanism allows the outlet device with a certain-shaped passage to be achieved. Thus, a plastic outlet device with a certain-shaped passage is formed, which renews the traditional forming method to promote the integrity of the injecting product, thereby ensuring the pressure-bearing competence as well as prolonging the using life. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180974 | LABELER AND A LABELING METHOD FOR LABELING PLASTIC BOTTLES IN A BLOW MOLD, IN PARTICULAR IN A ROTARY BLOW MOLDER - A labeler for in-mold labeling of plastic bottles as well as to a labeling method for use of the labeler, including that a transfer star wheel and a transfer device of the labeler move the preforms and the labels in a transfer region towards one another in such a way that a respective label is only affixed to a circumferential subarea of a perform. In this manner, the label can be inserted in the blow mold in a particularly fast and reliable manner and excessive stretching of the label during blow molding can be avoided. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180975 | LABELER AND A LABELING METHOD FOR LABELING PLASTIC CONTAINERS IN THE BLOW MOLD IN A ROTARY BLOW MOLDER - A labeler for labeling plastic containers in the blow mold as well as to a labeling method for use of the labeler, where due to the fact that the rotating insertion device of the labeler comprises articulated anus having each rotatably supported thereon a gripper, it is possible to remove labels from stationary magazines at a comparatively low relative speed. The articulated arms are able to follow the path of the blow molds during insertion of the labels with high speed. The grippers are rotatably supported which allows an exact radial orientation of the gripper with respect to the axis of rotation of the blow wheel that continues to rotate during insertion of the labels, to thus allow a particularly accurate and reliable labeling. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180976 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ABSORBENT BODY - An apparatus for manufacturing an absorbent body, having a recessed form die formed on a predetermined face of a predetermined member, moving in one direction along a moving path along the predetermined face; a duct disposed in a predetermined position in the moving path, discharging a gas including fluid absorbent fibers from an opening section toward the predetermined face, an absorbent body being formed by suction of the gas through intake holes at a bottom section of the form die to stack into the form die the fluid absorbent fibers included in the gas when the form die passes by the position of the duct. A gap is formed between the predetermined face and the opening section of the duct. A gas pressure inside the duct is lower than a gas pressure outside the duct by suction of the gas from the bottom section of the form die. A first wall is outside the duct. The first wall is spaced from a wall of the duct by a first spacing and spaced from the predetermined face by a second spacing. An outside gas flow along a direction intersecting with the predetermined face and an outside gas flow along the predetermined face is made to reach the gap by the first wall. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180977 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A SILICON CARBIDE PART WITHOUT THE NEED FOR ANY SINTERING ADDITIVES - The invention relates to a process for preparation of a part comprising silicon carbide with an average nanometric grain size and a relative density of more than 97%, said process comprising:
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20110180978 | METHOD FOR FEEDING PULVERISED COAL INTO A BLAST FURNACE - The present invention proposes a method for feeding pulverised coal into a blast furnace, wherein the method comprises the following steps: providing a tuyere stock ( | 2011-07-28 |
20110180979 | STOPPER WITH DAMPER - A damper hole having a large-diameter section is formed inside a body which is made of metal. A flange which fits in the large-diameter section is formed in a damper which is made of rubber and is received in the damper hole. The flange defines a cushion chamber in the large-diameter section. A gap for letting air restrictively discharge from the cushion chamber is formed between an outer periphery of the flange and an inner periphery of the large-diameter section. Motion energy of a moving object colliding with the damper is absorbed by both elasticity produced by the compressed damper and an air cushion effect produced by the flange and the cushion chamber. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180980 | ACTIVE ANTIVIBRATION DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME - An active antivibration device which includes a main body, a mobile element which is elastically supported inside the main body and movable in an axial direction of the main body, and a coil which is disposed inside the main body and fixed to the main body. The mobile element includes a mobile axis body supported in the axial direction of the main body, and a first yoke, a permanent magnet and a second yoke which are held by the mobile axis body and disposed successively along an axial direction of the mobile axis body. The permanent magnet is magnetized in the axial direction of the mobile axis body and disposed between the first yoke and the second yoke. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180981 | INTERCHANGEABLE CUTTING BOARD DEVICE WITH DETACHABLE CUTTING ASSEMBLY - The present invention provides, in at least one embodiment, a multipurpose cutting board and food preparation device. The device comprises a housing structure, a rail disposed on one edge of the housing structure, interchangeable color coded cutting boards, and a detachable cutting assembly. The cutting assembly may include interchangeable blades tailored for specific types of food cuts, e.g., julienne and chopping, slicing, and dicing. The cutting assembly provides an additional cutting option and flexibility with the interchangeable blades. The housing structure includes a storage area for storing the interchangeable color coded cutting boards not in use. The storage area promotes better organization of the cutting boards and the color coding helps identify the appropriate cutting board for the task. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180982 | RECEIVING UNIT FOR TOOLS OR WORKPIECES AS WELL AS A SPINDLE ARRANGEMENT FOR TOOLS OR WORKPIECES - In order to improve a receiving unit for tools or workpieces, comprising a receiving member ( | 2011-07-28 |
20110180983 | LIFE ENHANCEMENT OF RING ASSEMBLY IN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CHAMBERS - The present invention generally relates to a ring assembly that may be used in an etching or other plasma processing chamber. The ring assembly generally includes an inner ring and an outer ring disposed radially outward of the inner ring. The inner ring will correspond to the location where the majority of erosion occurs during use. This inner ring can be flipped and reused until both sides have eroded beyond their service life. Collectively, the two rings generally have the shape of a single piece ring, but the service life of the ring assembly is longer than a conventional single piece ring. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180984 | Sheet conveying device, image reader, and image forming apparatus - A sheet conveying device includes: an openable-and-closable cover including a handle and a detecting member that detects presence of a sheet, wherein the detecting member is caused to rotate in association with the handle in a process of closing the cover. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180985 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED SHEET FEEDING MECHANISM - An image forming device including a pick-up roller, a planetary gear mechanism having an input gear, a trigger and an output gear, a lift mechanism, a cam member, a change-over member, and a stop assembly. The change-over member includes a first arm movable between a first position engaging with the trigger for transmitting rotation of the input gear to the output gear and a second position disengaging from the trigger for shutting off the transmission of rotation from the input gear to the output gear. The second arm is contactable with the cam member for moving the first arm between the first and second positions in accordance with the movement of the pickup roller. The stop assembly includes a third arm movable between a third position engageable with the output gear and a fourth position disengaging from the output gear, and a fourth arm contactable with the cam member for moving the third arm between the third and fourth positions. The cam portion has a cam profile configured to position the first arm at the second position and to position the third arm at the third position when the pressure plate is at the stopping position at a stopping phase of rotation of the cam portion, and to position the first arm at the first position after the start of rotation of the cam portion, and then to position the third arm at the fourth position, and to again position the third arm at the third position with maintaining the first position of the first arm after the temporary rotation stop phase and the rotation re-start phase, and then to position the first arm at the second position. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180986 | SHEET MATERIAL FEEDING DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A paper feeding device having a paper cassette configured to support a plurality of the papers in a stacked manner, a separating bevel having an inclined plane inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a supporting surface of the paper cassette and configured to separate the paper coming into abutment with the inclined plane, a pickup roller configured to feed the paper toward the separating bevel by coming into contact with the topmost paper from among the papers supported by the paper cassette and being rotated thereon, and a space forming unit configured to form a space S for letting part of the paper to escape in the feeding direction on part of the inclined plane in the area opposing the pickup roller in the feeding direction is employed. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180987 | CONVEYING MECHANISM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING CONVEYING MECHANISM - Conveying mechanism includes first conveying element including upstream end on which feeding assembly for supplying sheet; and second conveying element for defining conveying path to guide sheet with the first conveying element, wherein the second conveying element has turning element including pivotal first and second ends, and displacement element coupled to turning element, pivotal first end is held near first conveying element, pivotal second end is coupled to the displacement element, displacement element along first conveying element defines conveying path when turning element is in a first position where turning element extends along first conveying element, and displacement element translates away from first conveying element while forming corner with turning element when turning element turns from first position to move away from first conveying element. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180988 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SHEET CONVEYING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR SHEET CONVEYANCE - A technique in an image forming apparatus in which the front and back sides of a sheet are reversed by using a reversal conveyance path is provided for causing the sheet to wait such that the sheet is not damaged when a unit for conveying the sheet to the reversal conveyance path is pulled out for the purpose of clearing a jam or the like. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180989 | GAME - An apparatus for playing a game and particularly a table-top game which represents soccer. The apparatus includes a figure for playing a game comprising a model player fitted to a hollow base ( | 2011-07-28 |
20110180990 | ROULETTE GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PLAY - A conventional roulette wheel modified to include a set of roulette numbers depicted on an inner rotatable unit which like another set of roulette numbers depicted on an outer rotatable ring serve to identify a ball compartment such that a ball compartment into which the roulette ball ultimately lands is identified by two roulette numbers increasing the number of wager options for players including a high-paying bonus wager. Various systems for ensuring alignment of the outer and/or inner sets of roulette numbers with the ball compartments are disclosed. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180991 | INCENTIVE METHOD FOR A GAMBLING GAME - An incentive method for a gambling game aims to increase gamble game odds. The method includes a calculating dynamic raised odds step to generate dynamic raised odds according to different game results. The gamble game also has a betting table marked with payment odds for placing bets in the gamble game. Different game results are marked with the dynamic raised odds. For players who win the bet based on the generated game results payment is made according to the dynamic raised odds or payment odds. Thus the gamble game provides a greater expectation value to enable the players to get additional awards in the gamble game. Therefore the appeal of playing the gamble game is greater to the players and utilization of the betting table increases. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180992 | Bubble Street, the board game about finance and the stock market - The key novelty of this financial game is that the prices are not fixed during the entire game, nor are randomly determined in an exogenous way, although some random disturbances interact with the endogenously determined prices. Players are encouraged to buy shares to make prices go up and sell to make a quick profit, but their plans can be disrupted by unexpected events. The mathematical function depicts in a formal way the operation of the board game: | 2011-07-28 |
20110180993 | CARD GAME WITH COUNTING - Various embodiments include determining a value of a statistic describing cards that have been dealt from a deck, and modifying the rules of a game based on the statistic. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180994 | religious playing card - The present invention is a religious playing card with a front facing with a top, a center, a plurality of corners and two sides, a back facing with a center and a background, a plurality of images disposed on the front facing and a plurality of religious titles and pictures disposed on the front facing. The religious playing card also includes a scripture pertaining to the religious titles and pictures, a scripture reference pertaining to the religious titles and pictures and the scripture, and a plurality of optional wild cards. A plurality of the religious cards can also be used to form a deck of religious playing cards. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180997 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL TARGET SYSTEM - An omnidirectional target system includes a target movable between a retracted position and an extended position and an actuation mechanism for moving the target to the extended position, the target and the actuation mechanism being releaseable so that the target can be moved back into the retracted position despite movement of the actuation mechanism. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180998 | GAME MACHINE - Game machine comprising a housing with a number of upright walls, said housing being adapted to accommodate playing means, for instance pick-up means such as a grabber; wherein the upright walls of the housing comprise at least one translucent panel; and a pattern of multicolor LEDs is provided on the inner side of the housing behind this at least one translucent panel, said multicolor LEDs being connected to a control unit for controlling the color emitted by each multicolor LED, which control unit and at least one translucent panel are adapted to impart a determined impression of color to the at least one panel. | 2011-07-28 |
20110180999 | CONTAMINANT-SEALING DEVICE - A contaminant-sealing device includes a rotating or reciprocatingly moving seal ring attached to one of two mutually opposed members and slidably placed in intimate contact with the other member. The seal ring has a cross-sectional shape that is quadrilateral and has a taper so that a surface of a sliding part is lower towards a high-pressure side and higher towards a low-pressure side, and is being disposed so that a fluid body on the high-pressure side acts on the tapered part. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181000 | RAPIDLY CLEANABLE ELECTROPLATING CUP SEAL - Embodiments of a closed-contact electroplating cup assembly that may be rapidly cleaned while an electroplating system is on-line are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment comprises a cup assembly and a cone assembly, wherein the cup assembly comprises a cup bottom comprising an opening, a seal surrounding the opening, an electrical contact structure comprising a plurality of electrical contacts disposed around the opening, and an interior cup side that is tapered inwardly in along an axial direction of the cup from a cup top toward the cup bottom. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181001 | SEALING STRUCTURE USING METAL GASKET - A metal gasket has a primary bead formed on an area positioned between a cylinder bore and a cooling water passage. A second bead is formed on an area corresponding to an opening of one or more cooling passages. A base member of the metal gasket comprises bead plates that have a rubber coating layer. The base member also comprises a shim member disposed between the bead plates. The primary bead is formed by defining a space respectively between the bead plates and the shim member. The secondary bead is formed by defining a space on a given area between the bead plates. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181002 | WATERPROOFING MEMBER FOR TERMINAL PROVIDED FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 2011-07-28 |
20110181003 | SEAL STRUCTURE - To provide a seal structure having seal members which can be easily inserted into insertion holes of a housing, and achieve an excellent sealing performance of the seal members, the seal structure is comprised of a housing provided with insertion holes to which a flexible wiring substrate is inserted, and seal members which are integrally formed on the flexible wiring substrate are made of a rubber elastic material in a bush-shape, and hermetically seal gaps between the insertion holes and the flexible wiring substrate, wherein projected portions are provided on parts of the flexible wiring substrate at positions where the seal members are integrally formed. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181004 | GASKET FOR USE WITH FLUID PROCESSING CASSETTE - A gasket member is provided for use with a fluid processing cassette having a plurality of valve stations and a fluid processing system having a valve assembly with a plurality of valve actuators. The valve stations and valve actuators are positioned in discrete locations, with the location of each valve station corresponding to the location of an associated valve actuator. The gasket member includes a filter layer and a support layer, the support layer being made of a support material. The support layer includes discrete portions of support material corresponding generally to the discrete locations of the valve stations and the valve actuators. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181005 | REMOTELY CONTROLLABLE ROTARY SWITCH ACTUATOR - A rotary actuator comprises a rotatable chuck assembly and an actuating mechanism. The chuck assembly may include a chuck housing movable between retracted and deployed positions. The chuck assembly may further include a pair of jaws pivotable between open and closed positions in correspondence to the retracted and deployed positions of the chuck housing. The actuating mechanism may be coupled to the chuck assembly for rotation between “Off”, “Neutral”, and/or “On” positions. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181006 | TRAILER CONVERTIBLE TO A SLED - A trailer convertible to a sled uses a drop axle, which is mounted for rotation. The drop axle has a sled mode and a trailer mode. Upon rotation of a primary shaft of the drop axle in a first direction, ski supports lower skis into the sled mode and secondary shafts supporting wheels are raised. Upon rotation of the primary shaft of the drop axle in a second direction, the ski supports raise the skis and the secondary shaft supporting wheels are lowered to the trailer mode. A lock is provided for locking the drop axle in a selected one of the sled mode or the trailer mode. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181007 | GROCERY CART CUP HOLDER - The grocery cart cup holder a front, middle, and rear frame. The front frame has along an outer end a plurality of front clips, which are used to secure the front frame onto the shopping cart seat frame. The middle frame has at least one circular opening, and is hingedly connected to both the front frame and rear frame. The rear frame has at least one back clip that attaches onto the shopping cart seat frame. The grocery cart cup holder can fold flat to enable use of the grocery cart seat, and the cup holder can fold up to provide a cup holder that consists of the circular opening at an elevated position working in tandem with the grocery cart seat to create a cup holder. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181008 | METAL AND PLASTIC CONTAINER - A container includes a peripheral wall having a first side, a second side, and a third side formed from a single sheet of metal material. The sheet of metal material has opposite first and second connecting ends. A plastic connector is connected to the first connecting end and the second connecting end of the sheet metal, and a plastic bottom is connected with a bottom end of the peripheral wall. Another aspect provides a container that includes a sheet of metal having a louver formed therein and a plastic structure having opposing surfaces that define a receiving space therebetween. At least one of the surfaces has a projection thereon and the louver are received within the receiving space. An edge of the louver engages with the projection to prevent the louver from being removed from the receiving space. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181009 | SPRING DEFLECTION ADJUSTMENT - A pneumatic spring device ( | 2011-07-28 |
20110181010 | Heavy Vehicle Tire To Draw Machinery - A heavy vehicle comprising at least four mounted assemblies, intended to draw machinery. The properties of the vehicle satisfy the relationship: | 2011-07-28 |
20110181011 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING AXLE CAMBER - A method for adjusting the camber of a vehicle's axle comprising attaching collars to the axle of the vehicle attaching links to the collars, introducing a deflection in the axle in a concave downward direction and modifying the length of the links. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181012 | VEHICLE SIDE STEP - A step assembly for a vehicle comprising an elongated main body having a substantially straight portion and two end portions; a generally U-shaped step bar having a substantially straight portion parallel to the main body and two bent portions, the bent portions welded to the main body and a step surface having a plurality of apertures that is affixed to the step bar to provide traction to the user. The main body is preferably welded to at least one support bracket. The installation of the step assembly is a two step process that comprises engageably attaching at least one mounting bracket to a vehicle and then engageably attaching the support bracket, which is preferably welded to the main body, to the mounting bracket. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181013 | WHEELED PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION DEVICE POWERD BY WEIGHT OF THE USER: THE AUTOSHOE - A personal transportation device, consisting of a wheeled transportation attachment, a foot platform situated above the transportation attachment, and a linkage mechanism connecting the foot platform with the transportation attachment with a driving mechanism. The linkage mechanism has an X shape configuration to allow the foot platform to move from higher to lower positions. The driving mechanism transforms the downward movement of the foot platform, caused by the weight of the user, to rotational movement, and then stores it in a spring that drives the front wheel. The foot platform can be tilted backward to brake the back wheel. The transport device is powered by the repeated vertical movement of the user's feet. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181014 | CYCLE | 2011-07-28 |
20110181015 | Aerodynamic Brake System - An aerodynamic braking system is disclosed herein. In particular, the brake arms may define an aerodynamic leading portion or edge and may be integrated into the legs of the front fork. Also, the brake arms may be disposed behind the bottom bracket shell to take the rear brake out of the air flow path and reduce aerodynamic drag. The rear brake arms are tapered so that the brake arms remain sufficient stiff to provide sufficient brake response times. The rear brake arms may be matched to recesses formed on an underside of chain stays. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181016 | Extended forward tow saddlemount -- single rail - An extended forward tow, single rail saddlemount or tow bar is disclosed. The tow bar allows a first towing truck to mount a second truck, facing forward, behind the first truck, in order to tow the second truck. The tow bar allows the towed truck to face forward during transport, thus allowing for normal loads and stresses of movement on the towed truck, rather than the much higher high wind loads and unusual stresses imposed by a rear-ward facing tow. The saddlemount is also designed to minimize the required vertical rise on the towed truck, which also avoids additional stresses during loading and unloading onto the towing truck. Lower stress is achieved by using a pivot pin nearer the towed truck rather than the usual pivot pin or king pin on the towing truck. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181017 | WATERCRAFT TRAILER - A watercraft trailer has a watercraft receiving portion and a lower frame adapted to support a watercraft in the watercraft receiving portion. The lower frame has at least one longitudinally extending lower frame member. The trailer also has a hitch coupler connected to a front of the lower frame, a first wheel and a second wheel operatively connected to the lower frame, and a walk board connected to the lower frame. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181018 | Solar Panel Assemblies for Attachment to a Boat Trailer - Solar panel assemblies herein are configured to couple to a boat trailer in order to charge a battery in a boat secured on top of the trailer. The solar panel assemblies can be configured to have means for 360 rotation to allow efficient sunlight capture and to allow for a more aerodynamic profile when the trailer is being towed. The assemblies herein include a solar panel housing that can include downwardly slanting sides to protect the one or more solar panels mounted within the housing from road debris. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181019 | WATERCRAFT TRAILER - A method of securing a watercraft to a watercraft trailer is disclosed. The method includes driving the watercraft in a watercraft receiving portion of the trailer, moving a lever towards a front of the trailer in response to a hull of the watercraft coming into contact with the lever, and retaining a pin connected to the hull of the watercraft in response to the lever moving towards the front of the trailer. A method of releasing a watercraft from a watercraft trailer is also disclosed. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181020 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A ROAD TRACTOR AND A SEMI-TRAILER IN RELATION TO EACH OTHER DURING A COUPLING OPERATION - A road tractor semi-trailer combination is equipped with a system for determining the position of a road tractor relative to a semi-trailer. A king pin is fitted to the bottom of the semi-trailer and a unit is fitted to the bottom of the fifth wheel coupling present on the road tractor. The bottom of the king pin has a recess into which a pivot forming part of the unit can be inserted. The pivot has the shape of a screwdriver and the recess has a shape congruent with the pivot. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181021 | Double Hinged Tow Hitch - An architecture is presented that provides a double hinged tow hitch. The tow hitch is attached to a tow vehicle and allows full traction to the ground and complete control of steering. The tow hitch comprises two hinges secured together by a pin positioned at an upper portion of the hinges and a pin positioned at a lower portion of the hinges. The pins secure the hinges together and allow the hinges to flex in two positions. Additionally, the tow hitch comprises springs positioned on either side of the hinges and rubber positioned between the hinges to act as a shock absorber. When pressure is applied to the tow hitch, the springs will collapse into either the upper or lower portions of the hinges, causing the hinges to flex in two positions and pressing against the rubber between the hinges, thus acting as a suspension system for the tow hitch. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181022 | TOW HITCH - A tow hitch comprises an elongated tubular shank of rectangular cross-section having four side walls; and at least one tow ball mounted to an adjacent side wall of the shank with a mounting shank extending from a base of the tow ball through a first hole in the adjacent side wall and a second hole in a side wall opposite the adjacent side wall. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181023 | Ski or snowboard with means for influencing its cross-sectional shape - A ski or a snowboard is in the form of a board-type gliding device. By reference to the width of the gliding device, at least one recess is provided in its middle portion extending in its depth direction from the top face of the gliding device in the direction towards the running surface facing and disposed in its longitudinal direction essentially parallel with the longitudinal direction of the gliding device with a view to causing a cross-sectional weakening. At least one manually adjustable adjusting device is provided, which is designed to produce an individually adjustable change in the load-dependent deformability of the cross-sectional shape or to produce an individually adjustable limit to the maximum permissible load-dependent cross-sectional deformation of the gliding device. Further, a ski or a snowboard is provided with a manually adjustable adjusting device which is designed to act as a spreading device for producing an individually adjustable increase in the width of the recess on the one hand and to act as a pulling device to produce an individually adjustable decrease in the width of the recess on the other hand. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181024 | COMPACT FOLDABLE STROLLER - A juvenile stroller includes a mobile base and a juvenile seat mounted on the mobile base. The mobile base includes wheels and a foldable frame carrying the juvenile seat. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181025 | STROLLER AND HEADREST-ADJUSTING MECHANISM THEREOF - A headrest-adjusting mechanism is adapted for use with a stroller. The stroller includes a headrest-supporting tube and a backrest-supporting tube. The headrest-adjusting mechanism is adapted to be connected between the headrest-supporting tube and the backrest-supporting tube in such a manner to allow for rotation of the headrest-supporting tube relative to the backrest-supporting tube from a usable position to a folded position in a predetermined direction. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181026 | JOINT ASSEMBLY WITH SAFETY LOCKING MECHANISMS FOR BABY STROLLER - A joint assembly with safety locking mechanisms for baby stroller, the baby stroller frame may have at least a front strut, a rear strut and an upper bar; and the joint assembly includes a lower joint member, an upper joint member, a first locking mechanism, a second locking mechanism and a release mechanism. The lower joint member is pivotally connected with the upper end of the front strut and pivots with the rear strut through a pivot mount atop the rear strut. The upper joint member pivots with the lower joint member and connects with the lower end of the upper bar. The first locking mechanism is adapted to releasably lock the lower joint member to the upper joint member thereby to inhibit the potential relative rotation between the lower joint member and the upper joint member. The second locking mechanism is adapted to releasably lock the rear strut to the joint assembly thereby to inhibit the potential relative rotation between the rear strut and the joint assembly. Therefore, the locking mechanisms according to the present invention within the joint assembly can effectively inhibit the gap from biting or pinching the occupant's fingers. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181027 | Single Action Collapsing/Expanding Three-Wheeled Golf Cart - A three-wheeled golf cart having collapsible mechanism to fold the cart down for storage and transport where the folding actions for the handle assembly and the lower assembly (containing front wheel) are connected, resulting in a single action collapsing when a user pushes a button release to allow the handle assembly to be detached away from the main upper assembly and a back push rod simultaneously fold up the front wheel. A swivel joint near the front wheel support arm allows the front wheel to be locked in two positions, at 90 degrees to each other, so that the collapsed golf cart has a smaller compact volume when the front wheel is turned 90 degree from its normal usage orientation. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181028 | INTERIOR TRIM ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE - The interior trim assembly for a motor vehicle is of the type comprising a framework and a panel for concealing an airbag comprising a flap a peripheral region surrounding the flap and attached to the framework, a hinge-forming strip having a flap portion attached to the flap, a framework portion attached to the framework, and a hinge portion extending between the flap portion and the framework portion. The region of the hinge portion adjacent to the framework portion may be covered by a protecting element and the region of the hinge portion adjacent to the flap region is exposed. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181029 | HORN MODULE FOR A VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL - A horn module ( | 2011-07-28 |
20110181030 | FLEXIBLE GAS GENERATOR - A gas generator includes a first flexible housing, a first flexible, porous covering an exterior surface of the first housing, and a second flexible, porous covering wound over the first covering so as to form a plurality of layers covering the first covering. At least one plenum is formed between adjacent layers of the plurality of layers. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181031 | AIRBAG - An airbag is provided which includes at least one fabric panel and a structural seam. The structural seam includes an adhesive but does not include stitching. Such stitching tends to weaken the fabric of airbags and causes a higher denier fabric with higher strength to be used to offset the loss in strength, but this in turn produces an airbag of greater weight due to the high denier fabric. By providing an airbag with a structural seam provided by an adhesive without stitching, an airbag may be lighter and may be inflated in less time. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181032 | LAY-FLAT BOOK BLOCK HAVING LAY-FLAT PRE-CONVERTED PRINT STOCK AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A lay-flay book block having a lay-flat pre-converted print stock and a method of making a lay-flat book block are provided. The lay-flat book block includes a stack of pages, a cohesive and a graphic, text or image. Each page includes two sheets of the lay-flat pre-converted print stock that are folded along a centerline which divides the sheet into a first leaf and a second leaf. The fold along the centerline forms a spine. The spines on the plurality of sheets are disposed adjacent one another. The cohesive is configured to be dry during printing and adhere in response to pressure. The cohesive is disposed on a first cohesive face of the first leaf and a second cohesive face of the second leaf. The first cohesive face of one of the sheets is mated and adhered with the second cohesive face of another sheet. The graphic, text or image is printed on the first and second leaves and expands across the centerline. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181033 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO VERIFY IDENTITY AND DOCUMENTS - A method to verify the authenticity of an identification document comprising one or more physical characteristics, one or more text areas, and one or more design elements, by determining if the one or more physical characteristics can be verified, and determining if the one or more text areas can be verified, and determining if the one or more design elements can be verified. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181034 | NURSING TRACKING STICKER - A nursing tracking sticker is placed on the outside of a nursing pad. The sticker is shaped to conform to the outside of the pad without interfering with the use of the pad or the ability of the pad to absorb any leaking breast milk. The sticker provides an easy way for mothers to track and organize their baby's feeding schedule and is easily carried with the mother at all times. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181035 | ANTI-COUNTERFEIT PRINTED MATTER - This invention relates to an anti-counterfeit printed matter, including securities such as banknotes, stock certificates, and bonds, various kinds of certificates, and important documents, which requires anti-counterfeit or anti-copy. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181036 | Color Laser Engraving - The present disclosure relates generally to color laser engraving. One claim recites a method of color laser exposing a document, the document comprising a multi-layer structure including a surface layer and one or more sub-layers, the one or more sub-layers including coloring, said method comprising: receiving the document; and selectively providing openings in the surface layer with a laser to expose one or more of the sub-layers, wherein the coloring is perceptible through the openings, and in which the coloring comprises a plurality of different colors arranged in a grouping, with the one or more sub-layers comprising repeated instances of the grouping. Of course, other claims are provided too. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181037 | ALIGNMENT CLAMP - An alignment clamp ( | 2011-07-28 |
20110181038 | PIPE CONNECTION WITH READABLE CRIMPING MARKER - The pipe connection with readable compression marker is provided with a fitting ( | 2011-07-28 |
20110181039 | EXTERNALLY ENGAGING TEST BARRIER - An externally engaging test barrier for use in testing hydrostatic pressure in a plumbing system having two abutting plumbing components. The test barrier includes a barrier body having a first face, a second face, and at least one peripheral engagement for engaging an external surface of at least one of the two abutting plumbing components to hold the barrier body in position across an end of at least one of the two abutting plumbing components. The peripheral engagement extends perpendicularly from the first face or the second face. A removable portion of the barrier body is defined by a frangible connection. The peripheral engagement of the barrier body is incapable of sealing the plumbing system during a hydrostatic pressure test, unless used in combination with a pipe coupling that forms an overlying sealing sleeve. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181040 | SAMPLE PAINT CONTAINER ADAPTER FOR PAINT SPRAYER - This invention allows a hand held paint sprayer | 2011-07-28 |
20110181041 | Expansion Joint Arrangement - Provision is made to limit the degree of expansion of an expansion joint having a flexible body interposed between a pair of axially spaced flanges. The flanges or radial extensions thereof are interconnected by two or more circumferentially spaced cables, with the cables being unitary in form but having a pair of parallel strands, with the two ends of the cable being interconnected such that the two stands limit the expansion of the joint. The cables can alternatively include two separate circumferentially spaced non-looped cables. Compression of the assembly is limited by way of a sleeve disposed on one strand and adapted to have its ends engage the inner surfaces of the flanges or radial extensions thereof upon reaching the limit of intended compression. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181042 | CONDUIT GRIPPING DEVICE HAVING RETAINING STRUCTURE FOR CONDUIT FITTING - The disclosure presents exemplary embodiments of a cartridge nut concept for conduit fittings. The cartridge nut concept may include the feature of loosely retaining one or more conduit gripping devices with a fitting component such as a male or female threaded nut. The cartridge nut concept may be realized using one or more geometry or shape features or characteristics of one or more conduit gripping devices. Still further, the cartridge nut concept may be realized in combination with a ferrule cartridge concept. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181043 | DEVICE AND KIT FOR MAKING KNOTTED STRING ACCESSORIES - Disclosed herein are embodiments of devices and kits for making knotted string accessories. One embodiment of a device for making knotted string accessories from a plurality of individual strings comprises a substantially planar member with a first end and a second end opposite the first end; a securing member carried by the substantially planar member proximate to the first end and configured to secure a first end of the plurality of individual strings; and an elongated holder carried by the substantially planar member proximate the second end, the elongated holder comprising a plurality of individual holders each configured to retain at least one of the plurality of individual strings at a location a spaced distance from the first end, wherein the securing member and elongate holder are configured such that a distance between the securing member and the elongated holder is changeable. | 2011-07-28 |