34th week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180237945 | SPHERICAL DIAMOND AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME - Among all the materials available on earth, diamond has demonstrated outstanding properties for general-purpose applications. Nevertheless, due to the total lack of processability, artificial diamonds have never captured large industrial markets for the recognized performance. However, theoretical chemists recently paid attention to an old but highly efficient way of producing new facets on gem diamonds by manual self-abrasion. They found by using molecular dynamics calculations that the rate-determining step in the self-abrasion sp | 2018-08-23 |
20180237946 | GALLIUM NITRIDE SUBSTRATE - There is provided a gallium nitride substrate having a C plane as a surface with a diameter of not less than 100 mm, the gallium nitride substrate including first regions and second regions having different average values of band-edge emission intensities in a micro photoluminescence mapping at 25° C. in a square region located in the C plane and having sides each having a length of 2 mm, an average value Ibe1a of the band-edge emission intensities of the first regions and an average value Ibe2a of the band-edge emission intensities of the second regions satisfying the following relational expressions (I) and (II): Ibe1a>Ibe2a . . . (I) and 2.1≤Ibe1a/Ibe2a≤9.4 . . . (II). | 2018-08-23 |
20180237947 | WAFER PRODUCING METHOD - A wafer is produced from a compound single crystal ingot having end surface. A separation plane is formed by setting the focal point of a laser beam inside the ingot at a predetermined depth from the end surface. The depth corresponds to the thickness of the wafer to be produced. The laser beam is applied to the end surface to form a modified layer parallel to the end surface and cracks extending from the modified layer, thus forming the separation plane. The ingot has first atoms having a larger atomic weight and second atoms having a smaller atomic weight, and the end surface of the ingot is set as a polar plane where the second atoms are arranged in forming the separation plane. After producing the wafer from the ingot, the first end surface is ground to be flattened. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237948 | SYSTEMS FOR SELECTIVELY FEEDING CHUNK POLYSILICON OR GRANULAR POLYSILICON IN A CRYSTAL GROWTH CHAMBER - A feed assembly supplies polysilicon to a growth chamber for growing a crystal ingot from a melt. An example system includes a housing having support rails for receiving one of a granular tray and a chunk tray and a feed material reservoir positioned above the support rails to selectively feed one of either the granular tray or the chunk tray. A valve mechanism and pulse vibrator are also disclosed. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237949 | Systems And Methods For High-Accuracy Variant Calling - Systems and methods for in silico prediction of HLA type of a patient are presented in which patient sequence reads and a reference sequence with known and distinct HLA alleles are used in a de Bruijn graph. A composite match score is then used to rank HLA alleles, thus providing a first HLA type. A second HLA type is identified by re-ranking using an adjusted composite match score. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237950 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IN SILICO LONG READ SEQUENCING - Methods, compositions and kits are provided herein for insertional modification of nucleic acids by, for example transposase-mediated covalent insertion of insertion sequence into a sample nucleic acid molecule. Using sequence of the insertion to direct amplification of adjacent nucleic acid sequence, and using bar codes to map amplified sequence to partitions, one can map sample nucleic acid sequence to single molecules of the nucleic acid sample that are derived directly from the sample nucleic acid molecule. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237951 | METHODS FOR STUDYING NUCLEIC ACIDS - The present invention provides a novel method for preparing a sequencing library and studying molecular interactions involving a nucleic acid. In particular, the invention relates to a method for preparing a sequencing library, the method comprising the addition of an agent binding to chromatin to a sample comprising a nucleic acid; isolating chromatin bound by said agent; addition of transposase to the isolated chromatin; isolating nucleic acid from chromatin; and obtaining a sequencing library. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method for mapping of molecular interactions involving a nucleic acid, the method comprising the addition of an agent binding to chromatin to a sample comprising a nucleic acid; isolating chromatin bound by said agent; addition of transposase to the isolated chromatin; isolating nucleic acid from chromatin; amplification of nucleic acid; sequencing of amplified nucleic acid; and identifying molecular interactions. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237952 | KINK-RESISTANT ELECTROSPUN FIBER MOLDS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A mandrel for forming a mold may comprise a rod having an outer surface, and a spiral component disposed around the outer surface of the rod, wherein the mandrel may be configured to receive an electrospun fiber. A method of making a kink-resistant electrospun fiber mold may comprise configuring such a mandrel to receive an electrospun fiber, applying a charge to one or more of the rod, the spiral component, and a polymer injection system, and depositing a polymer solution ejected from the polymer injection system onto the mandrel. A mold formed from such a method may comprise an inner wall extending axially, and an outer wall adjacent to the inner wall, having a plurality of axially adjacent, outwardly extending peaks separated by a plurality of valleys. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237953 | PRODUCTION PROCESSES OF POLYESTER FILAMENTS FOR MOISTURE WICKING - The process of the present invention may be used to produce polyester filaments that exhibit superior moisture and perspiration absorption. In various embodiments, this process involves: (1) pre-crystallizing polyester chips in a crystallizer; (2) drying and ventilating the polyester chips after crystallization to produce dried polyester chips; (3) melting the dried polyester chips in a screw extruder; (4) filter the melted polyester chips to form a filtered melt; (5) introducing the filtered melt into a spinning box via a metering pump, wherein the filtered melt enters the spinning assembly; (6) extruding the filaments from the spinning assembly; (7) cooling the extruded filaments from the spinning assembly to room temperature in order to solidify the filaments and form a fiber tow; and (8) winding the fiber tow via a winding machine to form a wound tow. The process described herein can produce polyester filaments that comprise a longitudinal groove along the surface of fiber, which can provide a capillary effect that enhances the moisture wicking capabilities of the filaments. Consequently, the polyester filaments of the present invention can be used to produce woven articles, such as reinforcement fabrics, that comprise fiber micro-grooves along the surface of the article, thereby enhancing the article's sweat wicking capabilities, water diffusion capabilities, and water transfer capabilities. Furthermore, the use of these grooved polyester filaments of the present invention can facilitate the migration of water and moisture to the surface of the fabric, thereby allowing the moisture to spread out on the surface and enabling it to quickly evaporate. Consequently, this can keep the skin of the wearer dry. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237954 | MELT BLOWING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A melt blowing apparatus and method includes a melt blowing die and at least one louver. The melt blowing die has a nosepiece comprising at least one aperture and at least one air slot adjacent the aperture. The at least one louver is movably positioned adjacent a face of the melt blowing die forming a zone through which can pass air and molten filaments from the air slots and nosepiece of the melt blowing die. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237955 | Copolyester Material with Low Melting Point, Spinning and Weaving Functions and Method for Forming the Copolyester Material - A method for forming a copolyester material includes preparing a solution of monomers, applying a polymerization to form a copolyester having a low melting point, spinning the copolyester into fiber threads to form a copolyester fiber, weaving or knitting the copolyester fiber with a common fiber to form a composite fiber having a sheet shape, cutting the composite fiber to form a determined shape, applying a hot-press process on the composite fiber under a temperature of about 120° C. to 200° C., to release tackiness of the copolyester, so that the copolyester fiber and the common fiber are bonded tightly and closely, and forming a tough film on a surface of the composite fiber by the copolyester, so that the composite fiber has functions of stiffness and abrasion resistance by the tough film. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237956 | Nylon Based Filaments, Yarns and Fabrics - Nylon based filaments, yarns, and fabrics having improved properties are provided. A filament contains a composite material formed from a (i) a main structural component containing a mixture of one or more base nylons and one or more secondary nylons, and optionally (ii) an additive component mixed with the main structural component. The one or more base nylons may include one or more aliphatic nylons and the one or more secondary nylons may include one or more semiaromatic nylons. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237957 | METHOD FOR PREPARING INVERSE OPAL COLLOIDAL CRYSTAL FIBERS - The present invention discloses a method for preparing inverse opal photonic crystal fibers. In this method, by means of vertical deposition of colloidal spheres (micron scale or nanoscale), of polystyrene shell-core structured spheres and silica particles, the inverse opal colloidal crystal fiber stripes having a length of about 3.5 cm as well as an adjustable width and thickness is obtained. The invention provides a convenient method and achieves inverse opal photonic crystal fiber stripes with a high yield and a controllable size, and there is no crack on the surface of the fibers or inside the fibers. Furthermore, the inverse opal photonic crystal stripes of the invention can be peeled off from the surface of a glass slide and used conveniently. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237958 | COTTON MIXES HOMOGENIZATION WITHOUT CATEGORIZING BALES IN INVENTORY - Describes a method for cotton mixes homogenization without categorizing bales in inventory, i.e., with no separation of bales into classes, whose main objective is to eliminate the large variability of cotton fiber quality for the spinning process resulted from data input concerning the quality of the mixes and inventories. With this method no categorization in inventory is required and more than 20 quality parameters can be controlled with no impact on the physical inventory management. The method is intended to solve problems in the production of cotton fibers relative to the variability among mixes, variability among the loads of the mixes and variability in the laydown of the bales resulting in cotton fiber with higher quality, as well this method presents an optimized logistics in the warehouse. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237959 | Method for Doffing for a Spinning Machine and a Corresponding Doffer - A method for removing full bobbins from spindles of a ring spinning machine and for setting down empty sleeves on the spindles using a doffer is disclosed. The doffer has a beam and a rotatable gripping device that is mounted on the beam and has a sleeve gripper and a bobbin gripper, wherein the doffer is arranged next to the ring spinning machine. The beam is raised vertically and the gripping device is extended from the beam over the full bobbin. The invention also relates to a doffer having the corresponding drives. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237960 | COTTON-LIKE KNITTED FABRIC, POLYESTER FILAMENT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a cotton-like knitted fabric, a polyester filament and a production method. The fabric is a weft-knitted fabric obtained by material containing at least above 45% by weight of polyester filaments; the pore area distribution of the fabric is centered on 6000 to 22000 μm | 2018-08-23 |
20180237961 | WARPING DEVICE USING RETROREFLECTIVE YARN AND METHOD FOR WEAVING RAW FABRIC USING SAME - The present invention relates to a warping device using a retroreflective yarn and a method for weaving a raw fabric using the same and, more particularly, to a warping device using a retroreflective yarn and a method for weaving a raw fabric using the same, wherein a retroreflective yarn is applied as a warp such that a twisting phenomenon is prevented during weaving, thereby making it possible to acquire a raw fabric with excellent quality. The present invention, described above, provides, as the technical gist, a warping device using a retroreflective yarn and a method for weaving a raw fabric using the same, the warping device comprising: a creel unit having multiple bobbins, around which a yarn is wound, cradled thereon such that the yarn is unwound; an aligning unit for aligning the yarn, which has been unwound from the creel unit, at a predetermined interval; and a winding unit for winding the yarn, which has been aligned by the aligning unit, around a beam, wherein the creel unit comprises a main frame comprising horizontal bars, which are installed vertically at a predetermined interval, and vertical bars, which are installed between the horizontal bars at a predetermined interval, and a cradling frame comprising first cradling bars, which are formed to protrude from the inner side of respective vertical bars, and second cradling bars, which are formed to protrude from the outer side of respective vertical bars; first bobbins, around which a synthetic fiber yarn is wound, are cradled on respective first cradling bars; and second bobbins, around which a retroreflective yarn is wound, are cradled on respective second cradling bars to be perpendicular to the first bobbins. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237962 | DRIVE MECHANISM WITH A SENSOR DEVICE FOR DRIVING A HEALD FRAME OF A WEAVING MACHINE - A drive mechanism for driving a heald frame ( | 2018-08-23 |
20180237963 | Waterproof Apertured Surfaces or Materials Using Nanoparticle Hydrophobic Treatments - A method of manufacturing waterproof apertured materials or surfaces using nanoparticle hydrophobic compositions and treatments, and preferably superhydrophobic compositions and treatments, wherein apertures of a size that would normally render the surface or material water-permeable may be provided in the surface or material. The method comprises determining the extent of the hydrophobic field that extends beyond the physical edge of a particular treated intersecting member interwoven to form the material to determine the allowable size of an aperture, such that the extended hydrophobic field present on the intersecting members surrounding an aperture will be sufficient to prevent surface wetting and water permeability by fully overlapping the aperture or by presenting a reduced area effective aperture that precludes passage of water. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237964 | KNIT TEXTILES AND UPPERS, AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING THE SAME - Articles of wear having one or more textiles that include a low processing temperature polymeric composition and a high processing temperature polymeric composition, and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The low processing temperature polymeric composition and the high processing temperature polymeric composition can be selectively incorporated into a textile to provide one or more structural properties and/or other advantageous properties to the article. The textile can be thermoformed to impart such structural and/or other advantageous properties to the article of wear. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237965 | Three-Dimensional Structures Having Adjustable Auxetic Effects - An auxetic polygonal cell may have a plurality of chiral structures capable of rotation. The plurality of chiral structures may at least partially enclose a volume. Each of the chiral structures may include a first cross member having a first set of distal ends and a second cross member intersecting the first cross member, the second cross member having a second set of distal ends. The chiral structures may also include a first set of legs, wherein each leg of the first set of legs extends from at least one distal end of the first set of distal ends and a second set of legs, wherein each leg of the second set of legs extends from at least one distal end of the second set of distal ends. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237966 | WADDING - Wadding of the present invention is obtained by mixing 20% by mass or more and 95% by mass or less of an acrylic fiber and 5% by mass or more and 80% by mass or less of a polyester fiber, in which a down power is 140 cm | 2018-08-23 |
20180237967 | Protective Vent and Method for Producing a Protective Vent - The invention relates to a composite for a protective vent with at least one carrier layer and an electrospinning membrane, which is arranged on the at least one carrier layer, wherein the electrospinning membrane consists of superimposed fibers lying one above the other, forming a porous structure, whereby the porous structure is designed, whereby the carrier layer comprises a monofilament fabric, a plasma coating is applied both to the electrospinning membrane and to the monofilament fabric of the at least one carrier layer and a bonding is provided that connects the carrier layer and the membrane. Furthermore, the invention relates to an according method for producing the inventive protective vent. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237968 | NET-LIKE STRUCTURE HAVING EXCELLENT LOW RESILIENCE CHARACTERISTICS - To provide a net-like structure having excellent low resilience characteristics, cushioning properties, and durability. The net-like structure has a three-dimensional random loop bonded structure constituted of a continuous linear body made of a thermoplastic elastomer having a fiber diameter of 0.1-3.0 mm and a styrene content of 10-40 mass %, the net-like structure having an apparent density of 0.005-0.30 g/cm | 2018-08-23 |
20180237969 | Dispenser for Thread Treatment Compound - A thread conditioner dispenser is provided as well as a method of conditioning thread. The dispenser has a base with two longitudinally extending sidewalls attached which are joined by two transverse sidewalls. A receptacle for thread conditioning compound is defined interior thereto. Notches are formed in each transverse sidewall. The point on each notch closest to the base defines a saddle point. An adhesive layer is attached to the base such that the dispenser may be removably attached to a solid surface. Thread may be passed through one of the notches and withdrawn through the opposed notch. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237970 | MANUAL WASHING MACHINE - A manual washing machine provides operability prioritizing torque in a washing step and a rinsing step, and operatively prioritizing high-speed operation in a dewatering step. A manual washing machine according to an embodiment includes a driving power transmission member configured to transmit the rotation of an operating unit to the drum; and a transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism is arranged between a rotational center shaft of the operating unit and a rotation transmission shaft configured to transmit the rotation from the operating transmission member to the drum. The transmission mechanism allows the rotational speed of the rotation transmission shaft to be changed with respect to the rotational speed of the operating unit. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237971 | WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - Proposed are a washing machine and a control method therefor, which may allow a user to safely and additionally put laundry in during the operation of the washing machine including an auxiliary door. The washing machine includes an auxiliary door through which laundry is additionally put in, indicates whether additionally putting-in of laundry during the operation of the washing machine is allowed, and enables a user to determine the same, in order to provide an algorithm for safely operating the auxiliary door, and checks a rotation of a drum, a temperature of the inside, and a level of water when it is desired to additionally put laundry in, so as to enable the user to safely put the laundry in. Also, when the user additionally puts laundry in while the washing machine performs a cycle, the washing machine changes a cycle profile for each cycle, and corrects a cycle profile according to an additional put-in point, thereby raising reliability of the user for the washing machine. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237972 | INNER TUB OF WATER-SAVING WASHING MACHINE - An inner tub of a water-saving washing machine comprises a balance ring, a tub body and a tub bottom. An annular block groove which opens downward is arranged inside an upper end of the tub body, the annular block groove is provided with a plurality of drain holes for draining water outside of the inner tub. The balance ring is mounted on the upper end of the tub body and cooperates with the tub body to form the annular block groove. Or, the annular block groove is integrally formed inwardly from an edge of the tub body. Or, an annular bending piece is mounted on the upper end of the tub body, the annular bending piece and the tub body cooperate or the annular bending piece itself constitute the annular block groove. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237973 | WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes: a washing drum which is rotatable and intersects with an up-down direction; a rotating part having a plurality of concave parts arranged in a rotating direction of the washing drum, and the rotating part is connected with the washing drum so that the rotating part rotates integrally with the washing drum; and a locking part for locking rotation of the rotating part by fitting in the concave parts. In the washing machine, a nut member is in threaded connection with the threaded shaft and connected to the rotating part so that the nut member moves along the threaded shaft along with rotation of the threaded shaft, thereby causing the rotating part to rotate. A backlash between the locking part fitted in the concave parts and the rotating part is smaller than a backlash between the threaded shaft and the nut member. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237974 | WASHING MACHINE - The present disclosure provides a washing, in which a washing drum can rotate in a manner of intersecting a perpendicular direction. A rotating part is connected with the washing drum in a manner of integral rotation. A nut member is connected with the rotating part, and is in threaded connection with a threaded shaft, and moves along a front-rear direction along with rotation of the threaded shaft, so that the rotating part rotates. A supporting part for supporting the threaded shaft in a manner of rotation is fixed to a base part. A detected part arranged on the nut member and configured to detect a rotating angle of the rotating part is detected by a sensor. A rotation-stopping protrusion arranged on the nut member is incorporated into a limiting part formed on the base part and extending along the front-rear direction in a shape of a straight line. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237975 | WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE AND SHIFTER ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - A washing machine appliance and a shifter assembly therefor are generally provided. The shifter assembly may include an agitator drive shaft, a motor, a wash basket drive shaft, and a clutch. The agitator drive shaft may extend along a drive axis. The motor may be operably connected to the agitator drive shaft to drive rotation thereof. The motor may include a rotor fixed to the agitator drive shaft and a stator rotationally fixed at a position radially inward from the rotor. The wash basket drive shaft may be rotationally independent from the agitator drive shaft. The clutch may be slidably disposed on the wash basket drive shaft. The clutch may be movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The disengaged position may provide the clutch in rotationally fixed attachment on the stator. The engaged position may provide the clutch away from the stator and rotatable relative thereto. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237976 | WASHING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A washing machine comprises a control panel and at least two washing devices, and a control system separately connected with the control panel and the washing devices, wherein the control panel is provided with a knob which can be used as a selection key for selecting one washing device to execute next operation, and also can be used for selecting programs of the washing device, a set of control keys which are shared by the washing devices, and used for controlling the programs and parameters of the corresponding washing device after the washing device is selected by the selection key, and at least two display units corresponding to the washing devices and used for displaying settings and operating states of the washing devices. The washing machine can control and display two washing devices by using only one control panel. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237977 | DISCHARGE CONTROL MECHANISM FOR INNER TUB OF WASHING MACHINE, AND WASHING MACHINE - In a washing machine, a discharge hole is formed at the bottom of an inner tub, and a discharge control mechanism capable of blocking the discharge hole is arranged at the bottom of an outer tub; the discharge control mechanism includes a stretchable and contractible valve plug; the valve plug moves upward to close the discharge hole; and the valve plug moves downward to open the discharge hole. During washing, the discharge hole is closed, there is no washing water between the inner tub and the outer tub, resulting in the characteristic of water conservation; and during draining and/or dewatering, the first discharge hole is opened, and the washing water in the inner tub and impurities such as dirt and sand from the clothes are discharged via the discharge hole at the lower part to the outer tub, thus achieving quick draining and good draining and contamination discharging effect. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237978 | AUTOMATIC LEVELING WASHING MACHINE - An automatic leveling washing machine includes a shell and a barrel assembly. A bottom plate of the shell has leveling bottom feet with hydraulic medium therein and hydraulic medium flows between leveling bottom feet to execute automatic leveling washing machine. The bottom plate of the shell has mounting grooves for fixing and mounting leveling bottom feet. Hydraulic medium and some gas flows inside each leveling bottom foot or between leveling bottom feet. The amount of compression of the leveling bottom foot which is under bigger pressure is big, and the amount of compression of the leveling bottom foot which is under smaller pressure can still stretch, thereby automatically realizing the leveling of the height. The mounting groove effectively and quickly positions the leveling bottom feet. A circumferential surface of the mounting groove protects the leveling bottom feet and allows high reliability of operation. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237979 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS - There is disclosed a laundry treating apparatus comprising a cabinet having an opening; a laundry accommodating portion mounted in the cabinet and comprising an opening aperture which is communicable with the opening; a door rotatably coupled to the cabinet and provided to open and close the opening; a locking portion detachably coupled to the door; and a coupling portion provided in the cabinet to be repeatedly coupled to or decoupled from the locking portion whenever an external force is applied to the door, wherein the door comprises a first frame provided to open and close the opening; and a second frame coupled to one surface of the first frame, and the locking portion is provided in the first frame and prevented from contacting with the second frame. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237980 | A VENTED HEAT PUMP DRYER - A vented heat pump dryer, comprising: an outer drum, an air-intake drying air duct and an air-exhaust drying air duct for allowing communicating the outer drum with outside respectively. The dryer is also provided with a heat pump system. A condenser of the heat pump system is arranged in the air-intake drying air duct, and an evaporator is arranged in the air-exhaust drying air duct. The air-exhaust drying air duct comprises at least two branches capable of being controlled to open and close. Each branch is provided with a corresponding evaporator. At different drying stage, the dryer makes exhaust air stream flow through different branches independently or at the same time, so that can adjust the working states of the heat pump reasonably and increase the drying efficiency of the dryer. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237981 | DRYER LOCKER SYSTEM - The disclosure relates to a dryer locker system for us with gear such as firefighting turnout gear including a housing having an interior region defined by a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a bottom wall, and a rear wall. An air blower is disposed on the bottom wall. An air duct is connected to an outlet of the air blower, such that the air blower supplies an air flow to the air duct. A jacket holder is rigidly mounted to the rear wall and projects into the interior region. The jacket holder is adapted to receive the air flow from the air duct. A pants holder is also rigidly mounted to the rear wall and projects into the interior region. The pants holder is also adapted to receive the air flow from the air duct. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237982 | Methods For Modification Of Aramid Fibers - Methods are described for treatment of aramid fibers to modify the surface of the fibers. The treated fibers have improved adhesion to elastomer materials as compared to untreated fibers. Modification methods include irradiating the fibers, compressing and straining the fibers under a constant pull force and immersing the fibers in a coupling agent fluid. The treated fibers can be used with elastomers and provide reinforcement elements in products such as tires. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237983 | Method to Produce a Pile Textile Product and a Textile Product Resulting from the Same - A method for manufacturing a textile product includes the steps of providing an intermediate product formed by a backing having a front surface and a back surface, and yarns applied into the backing, the yarns extending from the front surface of the backing material, feeding the intermediate product along a body having a heated surface, the back surface being pressed against the heated surface, to at least partly melt the yarns present in the intermediate product to form the textile product, wherein the part of the back surface that is pressed against the heated surface has a relative speed with respect to the heated surface, and a device enabling applications of this method and to a floor covering incorporating such a textile product connected to a dimensionally stable carrier sheet using thermo reversible covalent interactions. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237984 | Modular Carpet Systems - A modular carpet system includes a carpet tile and an adhesive. The carpet tile is operative for resisting deformation, even under adverse conditions. In some embodiments, the adhesive may comprise a silicone-based adhesive or a urethane-based adhesive. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237985 | Polyurethane Roller Coating Process for Carpet Backing - A method for preparing carpet by using polyurethane to anneal secondary backing to a greige, comprising fibers attached to a primary backing using a roller application system. The greige is conditioned prior to coating and the polyurethane coated greige is contacted with the secondary backing and the laminate is tensioned and supported to maintain the laminate structure substantially through the polyurethane curing process. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237986 | Lightweight Carpet Tile and Method - A novel carpet tile is provided with a polyurethane adhesive layer resulting in a lightweight product with exceptional dimensional stability. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237987 | INK SET FOR TEXTILE PRINTING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED TEXTILE ITEM - An ink set for textile printing is disclosed which includes a pretreatment liquid containing a metal salt, a water-dispersible resin (A), an organic solvent (B) having an SP value of 10 to 14 (cal/cm | 2018-08-23 |
20180237988 | STRANDING MACHINE - In a first embodiment, the invention relates to a stranding machine for wires having two wrap-around rollers having wrap-around tracks arranged on the circumference thereof, whereby the wire can be guided in such a way that the wire runs through the first and second wrap-around tracks preferably in alternation in preferably 8-shaped or 0-shaped wraps. In a second embodiment, the stranding machine has a winding device for winding the wire onto a reel having a laying device that can be moved along a movement axis parallel to the reel axis and having a plurality of rotatably supported deflecting rollers, whereby the wire can be guided in such a way that the wire runs onto and/or from each of the deflecting rollers substantially in the plane of rotation of the deflecting roller. In this way, the produced wire has lower twist and lower torsional stresses, which makes the further processing of the wire, in particular the winding, assembly, crimping, and extrusion of a plastic insulation around the wire easier and which increases the number of possible bending reversal cycles. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237989 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AROMATIC COMPOUNDS - A process for the preparation of small aromatic compounds from black liquor comprising:
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20180237990 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE FIBER - Method for producing microfibrillated cellulose(MFC), wherein the method comprising the steps of: Pre-treating of chemical pulp, such that, the pulp reaches a Schopper-Riegler (SR) value above 50, and refining the pulp, at a consistency of 3-6%, in a refiner with refiner blades, wherein the height of the refiner blades is in the range 2-3 mm. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237991 | Unitary Deflection Member for Making Fibrous Structures Having Increased Surface Area and Process for Making Same - A unitary deflection member. The unitary deflection member can have a backside defining an X-Y plane and a thickness in a Z-direction. The unitary deflection member can also have a reinforcing member and a plurality of protuberances positioned on the reinforcing member. Each protuberance can have a three-dimensional shape such that any cross-sectional area of the protuberance parallel to the X-Y plane can have an equal or greater area than any cross-sectional area of the protuberance being a greater distance from the X-Y plane in the Z-direction. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237992 | SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND SHEET MANUFACTURING METHOD - A sheet manufacturing apparatus having a compactly configurable heating/compressing unit that heats and compresses material efficiently. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237993 | A Pedot Coated Flexible Cellulose Paper by Interfacial Polymerization - The present invention discloses a highly conducting polyethylenedioxythiphene (PEDOT) flexible paper with a very low sheet resistance and high conductivity and process for preparation thereof, by inducing the polymerization at the interface of two immiscible liquids on a cellulose paper to trigger PEDOT growth along the fibers of the cellulose paper. The present invention discloses the use of the said conducting paper for the preparation of flexible supercapacitor and for the preparation of counter electrode in Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC). | 2018-08-23 |
20180237994 | COATING MACHINE AND COATING METHOD THEREOF - A coating machine and its coating method are provided. The coating machine includes: a cardboard conveying mechanism ( | 2018-08-23 |
20180237995 | ARTICLE OF COMMERCE TREATED WITH SUBLIMABLE MATERIAL - The present disclosure is directed towards a paper product which can remain intact prior to and during usage and can self-disintegrate over time. Such a paper product can occupy less space in a user's waste bin following usage when compared with a similar paper product that does not self-disintegrate. Such a paper product can be treated with a topical binder that includes a sublimable material. The sublimable material can sublime away from the paper product over time thereby reducing the ability of the fibers of the paper product to remain bonded together. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237996 | MAGNETIC LEVITATION TRAIN SYSTEM - Magnetic levitation train system comprising a plurality of rows of magnets being faced against a track onto which the magnetic levitation train system rides on, the plurality of rows of the magnets each being arranged in a Halbach array configuration, and further being arranged to cooperate to form a magnetic field exerted onto said track, wherein the magnets of each row of magnets are alternatively displaced with respect to each other according to a sinusoidal configuration. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237997 | PAVER FOR POROUS PAVEMENT - A porous pavement system and a method of maintaining the porous pavement system are disclosed. A combination of porous and non-porous pavers are laid out to create a porous pavement. A receptacle or retainer for receiving a tool is in incorporated into the porous pavers, to facilitate lifting the pavers by means of the tool. A cradle may be used to hold multiple pavers. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237998 | PADDING LAYER FOR ATHLETIC FIELD - Various embodiments for a panel that may be combined with other similar panels to form a padding layer of an athletic field, or other surface, are disclosed. The panel for use in a padding layer of a panel system includes a top side having a center configured to support a top layer, the top side having a surface that slopes downwards from the center of the top side to edges of the panel, where the top side comprises top-side projections having a height varied from other ones of the top-side projections. The panel includes a bottom side having a plurality of bottom-side projections and a drainage hole that fluidly couples top-side projections with bottom-side projections. | 2018-08-23 |
20180237999 | CORRECTION UNIT - The present invention relates to a correction unit ( | 2018-08-23 |
20180238000 | ASPHALT PAVING MACHINE OPERATIONAL REPORTING SYSTEM - An asphalt paving machine includes a drive system that is operated to move the paving machine across a surface to be paved, an asphalt receiving hopper which is adapted to receive asphalt paving material and a distributing auger. A hopper conveyor, which is adapted to transport the asphalt paving material from the asphalt receiving hopper to the distributing auger, includes a hopper conveyor motor and a speed sensor that is associated with the hopper conveyor motor. A vertically-adjustable flow gate that is associated with the hopper conveyor defines the size of the gate opening from the asphalt receiving hopper to the distributing auger, and a flow gate position sensor is adapted to determine the vertical position of the flow gate. A controller includes a timer and is operatively connected to the drive system for moving the paving machine, to the speed sensor for the hopper conveyor motor and to the flow gate position sensor. The controller uses a machine speed signal, a conveyor speed signal and a flow gate signal to measure the amount of asphalt paving material delivered to the distributing auger per unit of time. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238001 | PRE-ENGINEERED FLAT-PACK BRIDGE - The present invention relates to a variably dimensionable bridge ( | 2018-08-23 |
20180238002 | CROWD CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT BARRIERS - A crowd control barrier including a barrier member with side legs and feet connected to the legs, each foot having a foot member extending transverse to the barrier member. The leg-foot connections include a bracket extending up from the connected foot member and spaced substantially parallel top and bottom pins on the legs. The bracket has a substantially vertical slot above a transverse slot with the top pin slidably received in the vertical slot and the bottom pin movable transversely in the transverse slot. Teeth project upwardly from the bottom of the transverse slot with the teeth upper ends spaced less than the pin spacing from the bottom of the vertical slot. Lifting a leg slides the top pin up in the vertical slot and moves the bottom pin above the teeth whereby the leg and foot may be pivoted about the top pin whereby the bottom pin moves transversely in the second slot. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238003 | GUARDRAIL CRASH ABSORBING ASSEMBLY - A guardrail vehicle crash absorbing assembly including a braking structure at a panel joint including a tooth having a cutting portion for making a horizontal cut in a rail panel slidably moving relative to another rail panel. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238004 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TRAINING PETS AND THE DISPOSAL OF WASTE - Method and device for disposal of waste including, without limitation, human or animal waste. Disposal device includes a bag-like member coupled to an absorbent member. The bag-like member may be folded for compact storage prior to use and unfolded during use thereof. A method for collecting, removing, and/or disposing of waste utilizing the disposal device including the steps of: unfolding the bag-like member; inserting a hand therein; collecting waste with the absorbent member; inverting the bag-like member so as to effectively wrap the absorbent member and waste within the bag-like member; optionally sealing the bag-like member; and disposing of the disposal device, the waste contained within the disposal device. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238005 | Snow Eliminator - A user-friendly Snow Eliminator is provided to readily remove snow from the highest roof tops. The lightweight snow Eliminator has a toboggan like design to ride smoothly over the snow when the Eliminator is pulled toward the top of the roof. A lightweight toboggan shaped frame makes the eliminatory extremely sturdy and durable. Two U-shaped legs extend out approximately 1 ½ feet in front of the blade. The extension of the legs provides stability and prevents the Eliminator from falling off the roof when the Eliminator is pulled down toward the eave trough of the roof. The Eliminator has a typical roof rake front blade that sits on top of the two legs that extend from the front of the toboggan back. Placing the blade in this fashion, atop the leg extensions, prevents the blade from ever touching the shingles of the roof. The blade is attached firmly to the toboggan shaped back of the Eliminator. Like other snow rakes, the blade is used to pull snow and ice off the roof as the Eliminator is pulled down toward the eaves trough. The blade can be comprised of any material. The Eliminator is designed with two angled front pieces attached to the very end of the extended legs to more readily permit the blade to dig down into the snow as it is pulled toward the eaves trough. The Eliminator is easily assembled by simply attaching the front blade to the toboggan back with fasteners, bolts or other fastening devices. The Eliminator is very easily operated. A person on one side of the house pulls the Eliminator up the roof by means of a rope attached to the back of the Eliminator at eye bolts [ | 2018-08-23 |
20180238006 | EROSION CONTROL APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an erosion control apparatus and methods of using and installing the apparatus. The apparatus is constructed to prevent erosion of soil during typical weather or tidal conditions and adverse weather events. The apparatus can include a plurality of anchored rolls and soil lifts operative to stabilize the shoreline. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238007 | WAVE DISSECTING AND REDIRECTING EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEM TO REDIRECT WAVES AWAY FROM COASTAL AREAS - A wave redirecting system comprising a lower frame body having a first upper surface and a second upper surface; an upper frame body having a first upper surface and a second upper surface, wherein the upper frame body is connected to or integral with the lower frame body, wherein the upper frame body forms a first angle with the lower frame body and wherein the upper frame body forms a second angle with the lower frame body; a plurality of anchor feet, wherein the plurality of anchor feet are connected to or integral with a bottom surface of the lower frame body; and a redirecting blade having a first end, wherein a bottom surface of the redirecting blade is connected to or integral with the first upper surface and/or the second upper surface of the upper frame body and wherein the upper frame body forms a third angle with the redirecting blade is disclosed. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238008 | RESERVOIR DREDGING ASSEMBLY - A reservoir dredging assembly includes a dredging tube and at least one dredging device adapted to be installed to at least one secondary reservoir. The at least one dredging device includes a linking tube, an extending tube, a water gate, and a control unit. The linking tube is connected to the dredging tube for water in a primary reservoir, together with sediments deposited therein, to flow through. The extending tube has a top cutlet adapted to be located lower than the maximum water level of the primary reservoir. The water gate is mounted in the linking tube at a position downstream of the extending tube. The control unit is convertible between a first state for closing the water gate and a second state for opening the water gate. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238009 | FLOATING DEBRIS SKIMMING DEVICE - A skimming device configured to collect and store floating debris captured from a body of water. The debris includes at least one of liquid debris such as petrochemicals, semi-solid debris, and/or solid debris on or near the surface of the body of water. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238010 | Systems and methods for reusing an offshore platform - Example embodiments relate to apparatuses, systems, and methods for securing an offshore platform to a bottom of a body of water comprising a shear assembly and a sleeve assembly. The shear assembly is operable to secure to the offshore platform at a first end and having a first connector portion at a second end. The sleeve assembly comprises a sleeve body forming an interior opening, the interior opening operable to receive at least a pile. The sleeve assembly further comprises a second connector portion secured to the sleeve body, the second connector portion securable to and un-securable from the first connector portion of the shear assembly. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238011 | JET GROUTING METHOD, GROUND IMPROVEMENT BODY, AND GROUND IMPROVEMENT STRUCTURE - A jet grouting method is capable of reducing an unnecessary portion (redundant portion) exceeding an effective wall thickness without narrowing a construction pitch, and capable of allowing easy mechanical control. A ground improvement structure including a plurality of ground improvement bodies is constructed through use of the jet grouting method. Each of the ground improvement bodies is constructed so as to have a sectional shape formed by a combination of different kinds of fan shapes having different radiuses. The sectional shape of the ground improvement body is a combination of at least two kinds of fan shapes. One of the kinds of the fan shapes corresponds to a fan shape with a smaller radius, and the other corresponds to a fan shape with a larger radius. The sectional shape of the improvement body has a minimum diameter portion formed of the fan shapes with the smallest radius and a maximum diameter portion formed of the fan shapes with the largest radius. When designing the ground improvement body, a central angle is determined from a fan shape having the smallest radius with respect to the effective wall thickness. When constructing the ground improvement body, a diameter thereof is controlled by stepwisely changing a rotation speed of the injection rod. At that time, a soil breaking achieved by an improving material injected at high pressure is monitored so as to check the diameter of the ground improvement body and the effective thickness thereof. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238012 | METHOD FOR FORMING A STABLE FOUNDATION GROUND - A method for transforming existing ground of a given site into a more stable foundation ground is provided. The method includes the steps of defining an outlined area about a surface of the existing ground, excavating soil throughout the outlined area to a depth extending through layers of different soil types; conditioning the excavated soil by mixing together layers of different soil types homogeneously, including in some cases soil imported from an external source; returning the conditioned soil to the outlined area to fill the excavated depth, and compacting the conditioned soil returned to the outlined area, thereby forming the stable foundation ground of high structural capacity and low compressibility. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238013 | DROP HAMMER HEIGHT ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR HIGH STRAIN DETECTION OF PILE FOUNDATION - The invention provides a drop hammer height adjusting device for high strain detection of a pile foundation, the device comprises: a cross beam support frame, an avoiding hole is opened in the middle of the surface of the cross beam support; a track extending through the avoiding hole, a tooth group is arranged on each of two surfaces of the track bar, and abutting sliding blocks are further arranged at two sides of the track bar. The abutting sliding block is cooperated with the tooth group to limit the position of the track bar. The invention overcomes the significant disadvantages of the existing detection devices, the efficiency of obtaining qualified test signals is improved by the rapid and accurate height adjustment and test, and the precision and efficiency of high strain detection of a foundation pile are greatly improved. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238014 | ADJUSTABLE GUIDED RAKE APPARATUS AND METHOD - An adjustable guided rake apparatus and method, which enable an adjustable guided rake user to configure an adjustable rake guide to a specified height in relation to a secondary surface, which will then define the height of the grading edge of the grading rake head in relation to a primary surface. The adjustable guided rake user is able to move the grading rake head along a primary surface, in order to shift material along the surface, while the adjustable rake guide runs along the secondary surface, guiding the grading rake head. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238015 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COUPLING AN IMPLEMENT TO A WORK VEHICLE - A system for coupling an implement to a work vehicle includes a controller comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is configured to receive a first signal indicative of a distance between a protrusion of a connector assembly of an arm of the work vehicle and a receiver assembly of the implement. While the first signal is less than a first threshold, the controller is configured to instruct a first actuator to rotate the connector assembly of the work vehicle, instruct a drive system to move the work vehicle toward the implement, instruct a second actuator to lift the arm of the work vehicle, or a combination thereof, such that the protrusion of the connector assembly engages a recess in the receiver assembly. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238016 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COUPLING AN IMPLEMENT TO A WORK VEHICLE - A connection system for coupling an implement to a work vehicle includes a receiver assembly of the implement configured to couple the implement to a connector assembly of an arm of the work vehicle. The connection system also includes a frame of the implement including a first end having a mounting portion and a second end coupled to a mounting assembly of the implement. The mounting portion of the frame of the implement is configured to couple the implement directly to a frame of the work vehicle. Additionally, the receiver assembly is directly coupled to the frame of the implement between the first end of the frame of the implement and the second end of the frame of the implement. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238017 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A LIFT ARM ON A POWER MACHINE - A method of controlling a lift arm actuator and a tilt actuator to control positioning of an implement carrier coupled to a lift arm of a power machine. An activation signal is received from an enabling input device. A lift arm control signal is received from a lift arm control input commanding movement of the lift arm. The lift arm actuator is controlled responsive to receipt of both of the activation signal and the lift arm control signal to move the lift arm to a target lift arm position and to move the implement carrier to or maintain the implement carrier at a target implement carrier orientation relative to a gravitational direction. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238018 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A control system for a construction machine maintains operability of a swing combined operation even when the power supplied from an engine or storage device varies. The control system includes a target path computation section that receives an operation amount of the front implement operation device, an operation amount of the swing operation device, a speed of the front implement drive unit detected, and an angular speed of the swing structure drive unit, and that computes a target path of a claw tip position of the front implement drive unit; and an actuator power computation section that regulates power supplied to the front implement drive unit or the swing structure drive unit in such a manner that a claw tip of the front implement drive unit follows the target path the front implement operation device and the swing operation device are operated simultaneously. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238019 | ATTACHMENT SYSTEM FOR A WORK VEHICLE IMPLEMENT - An attachment system for a work vehicle implement includes an implement attachment assembly. The implement attachment assembly includes a support structure coupled to a receiver assembly. The support structure includes a first mounting feature configured to engage a first corresponding mounting feature extending downwardly from a bottom surface of a work vehicle, and a second mounting feature configured to engage a second corresponding mounting feature extending downwardly from the bottom surface of the work vehicle. The first and second mounting features of the support structure are spaced apart from one another along a longitudinal axis relative to a direction of travel of the work vehicle, and the first and second mounting features of the support structure are configured to substantially block horizontal and vertical movement of the support structure relative to the work vehicle via engagement with the first and second corresponding mounting features of the work vehicle. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238020 | Construction Machine - To make a reserve tank be hardly affected by the heat of an engine. An engine room ( | 2018-08-23 |
20180238021 | Construction Machine - A construction machine according to the present invention includes electric components | 2018-08-23 |
20180238022 | Construction Machine - A reducing agent tank ( | 2018-08-23 |
20180238023 | Work Vehicle with Improved Loader/Implement Return Position Control - The present disclosure is directed to a control method for controlling the operation of a lift assembly of a work vehicle, wherein the lift assembly includes an implement and at least one loader arm coupled to the implement. As such, the method may generally include transmitting at least one first command signal in order to simultaneously move the loader arm and the implement towards a return position. The first command signal(s) are associated with moving the loader arms at a movement velocity. The method also includes monitoring a height of the implement relative to a driving surface of the work vehicle during simultaneous movement of the loader arm and the implement. As such, the method may also include reducing the movement velocity of the loader arm when the height is below a predetermined threshold. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238024 | Work Machine - A work machine that can prevent restarting of an engine against a will of an operator from an idle stop state is provided. A hydraulic excavator includes a display device | 2018-08-23 |
20180238025 | Work Machine - Regeneration control is exercised and energy saving is realized even when an abnormality occurs to pressure sensors for hydraulic actuators. A work machine includes: a hydraulic pump ( | 2018-08-23 |
20180238026 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - Disclosed are a construction machine such as an excavator having a hydraulic system and a method for controlling the construction machine. The construction machine includes: a hydraulic pump which is operated by a driving source to supply a working fluid; an actuator which operates by being supplied with the working fluid from the hydraulic pump; a spool which controls a flow of the working fluid supplied to the actuator from the hydraulic pump; an operating unit which controls an operation of the actuator; a memory unit which stores at least two operating speed profiles for the actuator; an operating speed selecting unit which selects any one of the at least two operating speed profiles stored in the memory unit; and a control unit which controls a discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump based on the operating speed profile selected by the operating speed selecting unit. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238027 | HYDRAULIC PUMP CONTROL SYSTEM OF HYDRAULIC WORKING MACHINE - A hydraulic working machine is provided that uses a variable displacement pump and open center type flow rate control valve for a controlling a hydraulic actuator, and has a negative control throttle disposed in a center bypass oil passage to generate a negative control pressure. A hydraulic pump control system performs virtual bleed-off control for reducing the bleed-off flow rate of the center bypass oil passage, and can operate the hydraulic actuator with the same performance as an open center control. The control system includes a bypass cut valve disposed upstream from the negative control throttle to reduce flow through the center bypass oil passages, and a negative control pressure output valve that outputs a virtual negative control pressure. The control system is configured to reduce the bleed-off flow rate by operating the bypass cut valve when virtual bleed-off control is performed, and to reduce the pump flow rate by the bleed-off reduction flow rate. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238028 | WORK MACHINE - A work machine that can detect abnormality such as a malfunction and wear and tear of each of hydraulic pumps including control equipment with high precision and that can reduce equipment cost is provided. A controller | 2018-08-23 |
20180238029 | Device, System and Method for Automatic Flushing with a Multiple Valve - The invention relates to a device ( | 2018-08-23 |
20180238030 | PIT EXTENSION - A pit extension includes an extension body, the extension body defining an extension bottom end and an extension top end, the extension body defining an extension inner surface and an extension outer surface, the extension inner surface defining an extension bore extending from the extension bottom end to the extension top end; and a plurality of legs, each leg of the plurality of legs comprising an attached portion and an extended portion, the attached portion of each leg attached proximate to the extension bottom end of the extension body, the extended portion of each leg extending downward from the extension bottom end, the extended portion of each leg configured to attach to a top end of a pit liner. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238031 | DUAL SIZE VALVE BASE - Disclosed is a dual size valve base that provides a fitted surface having indentations, protrusions and/or shaped surfaces that align with the lower surface of two different size valves, so that the valves fit within the valve base and do not rotate or otherwise move when secured to the valve base. The valve base has a sufficiently large platform to maintain a valve in a secure position underground on a support surface, so that the valve remains aligned with access pipes and access ports. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238032 | FLUIDIC FAUCET SPRAY FACE AND SPRAY GENERATION METHOD - A flow-restricted compound spray generating device | 2018-08-23 |
20180238033 | Sink Insert - A strainer comprising a plurality of longitudinal bars aligned substantially parallel to one another wherein the longitudinal bars are substantially rigid, a plurality of latitudinal bars secured to and aligned substantially parallel to one another and aligned substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal bars wherein the latitudinal bars are flexible to allow one end of the strainer to be raised while retaining the opposite end in contact with a sink, a plurality of apertures result from the positioning of the longitudinal bars and the latitudinal bars, an outer perimeter bar surrounding and enclosing the longitudinal bars and the latitudinal bars and defining the shape of the strainer and a drain opening located within the strainer and within the outer perimeter of the strainer wherein the drain opening is defined be a drain perimeter bar. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238034 | SPLASHGUARD FOR PLUNGING A TOILET - The splash guard for plunging a toilet includes a corrugated panel having a top layer and a bottom layer. There is a first portion with first flaps and a second portion with second flaps, respectively. The front side of the first portion is hinged to the back side of the second portion by either the top layer or the bottom layer. The corrugated panel has a first configuration with the first portion folded to the second portion with the first and second flaps locked in position relative to each other and a second configuration with the first portion flush or coplanar to the second portion with the first and second flaps folded downward. The first portion is locked in position relative to the second portion by the first and second flaps in the second configuration. The corrugated panel is placed to cover a toilet bowl in the second configuration. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238035 | DISPOSABLE TOILET PLUNGER SHEATH AND TOILET PLUNGER INCLUDING THE SAME - A disposable toilet plunger sheath is configured to be used along with a toilet plunger for unclogging a clogged toilet or pipe. The toilet plunger includes a plunger handle and a plunger cup coupled to an end portion of the plunger handle. The disposable toilet plunger sheath is provided to the toilet plunger to prevent the toilet plunger from being contaminated during use of the toilet plunger. The toilet plunger further includes a container formed in the plunger handle and configured to contain the disposable toilet plunger sheath. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238036 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TOILET ODOR SHIELDING - An electronic toilet odor shielding device includes a main body and a container. The main body includes a sensing device and a pump. The container includes an odor shielding compound. The electronic toilet odor shielding device is placed and attached within a toilet water tank of a toilet. The sensing device is configured to sense a toilet water tank flush event and to trigger the pump to draw the odor shielding compound from the container and subsequently to dispense the odor shielding compound into a toilet bowl of the toilet. The odor shielding compound that is dispensed into the toilet bowl forms an odor shielding film on top of a water surface within the toilet bowl. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238037 | TOILET DEVICE - A toilet device includes a private part cleaning device, a warm air dying device, and a shutter and, when drying a private part using the warm air drying device, the shutter is configured to rotate such that a rear surface is directed toward an upper side and open an outlet, and the warm air drying device is configured to blow out warm air from the outlet to the rear surface of the shutter directed to the upper side and to cause the warm air guided by the shutter to be blown out to the private part side. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238038 | BIDET RINSE RING - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to a toilet bidet system for use on a passenger transportation vehicle. In particular, there is described a bidet rinse ring that converts a standalone toilet to a combined toilet and bidet system. Designs find particular use onboard passenger transportation vehicles, such as aircraft. Such systems benefit from efficient space management and generally cannot support a separate toilet and bidet. The bidet rinse ring described herein may come factory-mounted on the toilet. In other examples, the bidet rinse ring may replace a standard rinse ring in order to retrofit an existing toilet. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238039 | Dome Stormwater Chamber - This disclosure relates generally to stormwater management and, more particularly, to a stormwater chamber with a continuous curvature. The stormwater chamber may comprise a chamber body with a chamber wall, an apex, a base, and a first and second opening. The chamber wall may include a continuous curvature from the apex of the chamber body to the first and second openings and a continuous curvature from the apex of the chamber body to the base. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238040 | IMPROVEMENTS IN, OR RELATED TO, DRAINAGE - A drainage channel is adapted to receive fluid from a floor and drain it to a waste outlet. The channel has a floor portion and sides which fluidly enclose and define the channel. One of the sides has a substantially planar flange extending outwardly, and a second one of the sides has a substantially planar flange extending outwardly or upwardly. A waste aperture in the floor portion allows draining of the fluid from the channel to the waste outlet. A grate is supported from the floor portion and is adjustable in height. The channel can be located within an aperture in a building floor and the outwardly extending flanges can be secured to an upper surface of the floor, with the upwardly extending flanges securable to an upward surface of a channel surrounding wall, such that a drainage channel can be located in the building floor for removal of fluid. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238041 | MODULAR FURNITURE SYSTEM - A modular framework having a plurality of elongate structural members interconnected by brackets is provided. Each of the brackets includes at least one tubular socket to receive a structural member, and an array of holes is provided on a face of the socket to permit connection of an attachment to the bracket to support ancillary components. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238042 | ADJUSTABLE MOMENT FRAME - An adjustable moment frame, comprising: base columns, each comprising a plurality of column attachment points; beams, each comprising a plurality of beam attachment points; and connectors, each comprising a plurality of connector attachment points. The beam attachment points are configured to align with the column attachment points, such that the frame is adjustable between at least two different beam/column configurations. The beam attachment points are configured to align with the connector attachment points, such that the frame is adjustable between at least two different beam/connector configurations. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238043 | BUILDING HAVING TENSILE STRUCTURE - A greenhouse building has perimeter wall frames constituted by linear materials such as single pipes, and roof frames constituted by tension wires that are extended in a stretched state in the longitudinal and crosswise directions. The tension force of the tension wires is received by the installation surface through anchoring tension wires. Only compression force acts on support posts of the wall frames and substantially no bending force acts thereon. A large building can be easily constructed using linear materials such as single pipes with a small diameter. A large greenhouse with high light receiving efficiency can be easily constructed without using heavy building materials such as steel frame materials. | 2018-08-23 |
20180238044 | TRANSFORMABLE HOUSE - A transformable house comprises a stationary part and a movable part placed inside the stationary part and configured to move out of the stationary part along a first direction of the movable part by a first distance. The movable part includes a first sub section having a first width equal to the first distance and a second sub section having a second width that is the rest of a width of the movable part, the second sub section including a water tank. The first width and the second width are determined to meet the following equation: W1×D1=W2×D2, wherein W1, W2, D1, and D2 are the weight of the first sub section, the weight of the second sub section, the first width, and the second width, respectively. | 2018-08-23 |