34th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100213210 | Device for discharge or outfeed and discharge means for such device - A device for feeding out liquid or substantially liquid contents from a storage container ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213211 | Bottle Cap With Dosing and Pretreatment - Described is a bottle having a bottle base, a transition fitment with a pouring spout and a measuring cup closure, where the measuring cup in multifunctional, for example, serving as a measuring cup, a bottle closure, and a pretreatment applicator. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213212 | ILLUMINATED BOTTLE CLOSURE AND ILLUMINATED DISPENSER AND METHOD FOR ILLUMINATING A DISPENSER - An illuminated bottle closure with a dispenser function for a hollow body is provided. The illuminated bottle closure may include at least one light source, wherein the at least one light source is configured to be switched on for a predetermined time when the dispenser is actuated and illuminates at least one of the liquid dispensed and the liquid contained in the dispenser. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213213 | CLOSURE CAP WITH TAMPERPROOF STRIP - The invention relates to a closure cap ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213214 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING A MATING PORTION OF A FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR - A method and apparatus for treating a mating portion of a fiber optic connector for reducing an insertion force for the mating portion includes providing a mating portion of a fiber optic connector and treating the mating portion of the fiber optic connector by applying a cleaning and/or lubricating solution thereto to reduce the insertion force of the mating portion. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213215 | Dispensing system including an improved throat plug assembly - A dispensing system for use on a liquid container such as a bottle or the like for dispensing the liquid contents from the bottle. The outlet opening of the container is closed by the improved throat plug assembly of this invention having a valve positioned therein which is open when the container is mounted in a dispensing fixture which is closed when the container is not mounted on the dispensing system. A plastic spring yieldably urges the valve to its closed position. In the preferred embodiment, a retainer and plastic spring are of one-piece molded construction. The throat plug assembly also includes a specifically shaped valve which is opened slightly when the container is being stored or transported to vent vapor pressure from within the container should the same be necessary. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213216 | DEVICE FOR DELIVERING A COMPOSITION, THE DEVICE INCLUDING A MEMBRANE FORMING A CHECK VALVE - The device includes a membrane slidably mounted in a metering chamber, the membrane including a first sealing element forming a check valve, and a second sealing element enabling the membrane to slide in a leaktight manner relative to the metering chamber. The first and second sealing elements are made of a material that is relatively flexible, the membrane also including a rigid portion made of a material that is more rigid than the material of the first and second sealing elements. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213217 | LIQUID DISPENSING ASSEMBLY - A dispensing assembly including a cartridge and a retainer. The cartridge includes a dispensing end and defines a reservoir for holding a liquid. The dispensing end includes a connector portion for receiving an end fitting with a rotational connection. The retainer includes a first open end and receives the cartridge such that the connector portion communicates with the first open end in a manner allowing connection of the end fitting. The retainer couples with the cartridge in a manner preventing relative rotation between the cartridge and the retainer. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213218 | DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A dispensing system comprising a housing having an inlet opening and a channel, and a slide mechanism configured to extend through the channel, where the slide mechanism comprises a first end configured to extend out of a first opening of the channel, a second end that having at least one stop component and being configured to extend out of the second opening of the channel, and a plurality of volume chambers configured to be at least partially accessible to the inlet opening of the housing. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213219 | APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING A METERED QUANTITY OF CARBONATED BEVERAGE - An apparatus for dispensing a carbonated beverage includes a sub-chamber ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213220 | Closed loop dispensing system including an improved throat plug assembly - A closed loop dispensing system for use on a liquid container such as a bottle or the like for dispensing the liquid contents from the bottle. The outlet opening of the bottle is closed by a throat plug assembly having a spring-loaded valve comprised of a plastic material positioned therein which is open when the container cap is mounted on the container, but which automatically closes when the cap is removed from the container. An inlet opening is provided in the container insert so that liquid may be drawn therethrough. A closure cap is mounted on the bottle and has a dispensing tube extending therefrom for dispensing liquid from the container to a mixing machine or the like. A check valve is associated with the cap for preventing backflow from the dispensing tube to the container and for permitting liquid flow from the container to the dispensing tube in response to suction being applied to the dispensing tube. A precise discharge metering orifice is provided in the valve body as a substitution for proportioners which are normally located downstream of the dispensing system. A valve permits ambient air to enter the interior of the container as liquid is drawn therefrom. The valve prevents the flow of liquid therethrough. The throat plug assembly is comprised of a recyclable plastic material. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213221 | CLOSURE FOR A CONTAINER - A closure is provided that is configured to fit over a mouth of a receptacle to form a container. The closure includes a body portion having an open bottom formed of a skirt that defines an outer periphery of the body portion and an end wall defining at least one dispensing aperture. The closure also includes a member supported at the end wall. The member has a flap configured for pivotal movement and a user interface configured for sliding movement. The sliding movement of the user interface causes the pivotal movement of the flap. The closure further includes a retaining member coupled to the body portion for securing the member to the body portion. The retaining member at least partially covers the flap and the user interface. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213222 | HANGER WITH CLIP - A hanger including an elongate clip with upper and lower legs configured to hold a textile article therebetween. The elongate clip has a closed end and an open end opposite the closed end. A closure is included on the open end so that the clip can be shut when the article is placed between the legs. A hook, extending upward from the upper leg and away from the lower leg, allows the hanger to be placed on a support structure, such as a rod. The hanger can be made of biodegradable material. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213223 | Personal Hydration System with Control Valve Assembly - A personal hydration system includes a control valve assembly including a valve body provided with a first inlet port, a second inlet port, and an outlet port provided with a delivery hose for dispensing at least fluid from the hydration bladder. The control valve assembly further includes a non-collapsible reservoir which holds an additive and is directly mounted via a rigid connection to the second inlet port of the valve body. A supply hose is connected between the hydration bladder and the first inlet port of the valve body. A valve core is rotatably mounted in the valve body to establish at least either a single flow condition of the liquid or a mixed flow condition of the liquid and the additive. In the mixed flow condition, the liquid from the hydration bladder freely flows through the valve core and is admitted into and circulated through the reservoir to produce a mixture of liquid and additive deliverable to the outlet port. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213224 | Travel/handbag That Converts Into a Back Pack and Has a Hidden Compartment - A travel bag that looks like a hand bag and can convert into a back pack, created for business travelers, vacationers and students. It contains compartments for laptop computer and other smaller electronic devices, two eyelets on exterior side pockets for music player cords, a retractable hidden shoe compartment, and a water repellent insulated pouch with zipper closure. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213225 | Pack For Roofing Shingles - A pack is provided, the pack having a shingle container. The shingle container has a floor; a right wall and a left wall spaced apart and orthogonally connected to the floor; and a front wall and a rear wall spaced apart and orthogonally connected to the floor, the right wall, and the left wall. The four walls and the floor form an open-topped box shape. A first shoulder strap and a second shoulder strap each have a first end connected to an upper portion of the shingle container and a second end attached to a lower portion of the shingle container. The length of the shoulder straps may be adjustable. The shingle container is sized to contain at least a bundle of shingles. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213226 | WATERCRAFT RACK AND METHOD OF RACKING THE SAME - An apparatus for racking a watercraft on a vehicle, in particular, a Recreational Vehicle comprising: a first end configured to engage a receiver hitch, wherein the first end accommodates a portion of a watercraft; a second end spaced apart from the first end, the second end removably enclosing another portion of the watercraft; and a connecting member connecting the first end with the second end. Also, a method for racking a watercraft on a vehicle comprising: providing a watercraft rack, the watercraft rack including a first end having a lower support frame, a connecting member connecting the first end to a spaced apart second end, the second end having an upper support frame; removably engaging the first end of the watercraft rack with a standard receiving hitch; accommodating a portion of a watercraft with the first end; and removably enclosing another portion of the watercraft within the second end. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213227 | Cup holder - A cup holder includes a holder body, a supporter, an urger, and an inhibitor. The holder body has an accommodation space into which a container is inserted. The supporter is disposed rotatably to the holder body. The urger urges the supporter to rotate upward. The inhibitor is made of an elastic body, and inhibits the supporter from rotating upward and then retains the supporter at a standard position. The inhibitor has a retaining portion. The retaining portion of the inhibitor not only retains the supporter at the standard position by inhibiting the supporter from rotating upward by means of coming into contact with the supporter, but also enables the supporter to rotate more upward beyond the standard position when the supporter exerts a pressing force to the inhibitor to make the inhibitor undergo elastic deformation. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213228 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN ARTICLE ORGANIZER TO A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE - Systems, arrangements and methods that permit accessories, sub-systems and related articles to be releasably mounted at a surface of an recreational vehicle so that a suspended object can be variously located about the vehicle. The system accommodates mounting the article at various locations about the recreational vehicle utilizing a plurality of receivers configured to be at least semi-permanently coupled to an exterior surface of the recreational vehicle. Each of the receivers are adapted to releasably receive an insert member associated with an article to be suspended from the vehicle at a location proximate the respective receiver. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213229 | Apparatus and Methods for Dividing Medicinal Tablets and for Packaging and Distributing Tablet Portions - Apparatus for dividing medicinal tablets is disclosed. Apparatus according to the invention may include a plurality of tablet dividing members, a tablet retention mechanism adapted to hold one or more medicinal tablets, and a controller that causes the tablet retention mechanism to move relative to the tablet dividing members to divide the medicinal tablets into respective pluralities of tablet portions. Apparatus according to the invention may include a tablet retention mechanism adapted to hold a medicinal tablet and a controller that causes the tablet retention mechanism to move relative to the tablet dividing members to divide the medicinal tablet into at least three tablet portions. A method for packaging medications according to the invention may include dividing each of a plurality of medicinal tablets into a respective plurality of tablet portions, separating the tablet portions to form a first plurality of tablet portions and a second plurality of tablet portions, and packaging the pluralities of tablet portions as separate packages. A first plurality of the tablet portions may have a first shape while a second plurality of the tablet portions has a second shape that is different from the first shape. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213230 | FILM DISPENSER CASE AND CASE WITH FILM - To provide a film dispenser case which allows a cutting member to be easily, safely, and completely separated from a box, and a case with the film. A film dispenser case | 2010-08-26 |
20100213231 | WEB CONVEYOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ABSORBENT ARTICLE - The web conveyer for manufacturing an absorber including an absorber core and a covering member covering the absorber core, conveys an absorber web including the absorber core sandwiched by a pair of webs to form the covering member. A thickness of the absorber core is larger than a thickness of the covering member. The web conveyer includes a direction changing mechanism which changes a conveyance direction of the absorber web by 90° or more. A rotation distance of the absorber web, that is, the length of a semi-circumference of the changing roller, is larger than is longer than a length of each of the absorber cores in the conveyance direction MD of the absorber web. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213232 | NAILER WITH BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR - A device for impacting a fastener in one embodiment includes a drive mechanism configured to impact a fastener, a lever arm pivotable between a first position and a second position, and a motor including a plurality of permanent magnets mounted on a rotatable housing, the motor mounted on the lever arm such that when the lever arm is in the first position, the rotatable motor housing is isolated from the drive mechanism and when the lever arm is in the second position, the rotatable motor housing is positioned to transfer rotational energy to the drive mechanism. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213233 | NOSE PIECE FOR INSERTING FIXING ELEMENTS INTO PREDEFINED SEATS - A nose piece for inserting fixing elements into predefined seats in a work piece includes a drive channel for receiving a lower end of a drive rod. The drive rod is movable from an initial upper position, through a first intermediate position, to a lower position when acted on from above on by a drive force. A lower face of the nose piece is adapted to receive a first fixing element. At least one finger is biased toward a side wall of the nose piece. When the drive rod exerts a force on an actuator, the actuator moves the finger from a closed position, in which a lower portion of the finger is disposed under an outer portion of the flange of the first fixing element, to an open position, in which the lower portion of the finger is disposed away from under the outer portion of the flange of the first fixing element. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213234 | NAILER STRIKE PLATE - A device for impacting a fastener in one embodiment includes a housing with an upper housing portion, a middle housing portion, and a side housing portion extending between the upper housing portion and the middle housing portion, a drive cylinder configured to vent within the housing, an air passage extending through the housing and including a mouth at the upper housing portion, and a strike plate extending over the upper housing portion and including a top portion positioned apart from the upper housing portion, and a first side extension extending downwardly from the top portion along the side housing portion to a location above and spaced apart from an outwardly extending first surface of the middle housing portion. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213235 | Fastener Driving Apparatus - A fastener driving apparatus includes a power source, a control circuit, a motor, a first cylinder, a first piston, a linear motion converter, a second cylinder, a second piston, an anvil, a valve arrangement and at least one sensor. During a compression stroke, the first piston is configured to compress gas in a first cylinder to a predetermined pressure. At the predetermined pressure, the valve arrangement assumes an open position for communicating the compressed gas to the second cylinder, thereby causing the second piston to move linearly and enabling the anvil to drive the fastener into the workpiece. During a return stroke, at a predetermined position of the first piston in the first cylinder, the valve arrangement assumes the open position for communicating a vacuum created in the first cylinder to the second cylinder and thereby causing the second piston and the anvil to retract to their initial positions. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213236 | Electrical Motor Driven Nail Gun - The new invention is a portable electric power tool, specifically directed to driving a fastener into a substrate as an electric motor driven nail gun. It has a bracket, switch, control unit, magazine and nail push system, also a motor which derives its power from a power supply or rechargeable batteries. The motor drive uses a flywheel as a speed reduction mechanism, a main characteristic is that the drive unit of the driving mechanism is connected to a pitman by a pin axis on one end, and connected to the pin axis on the other link which does the arc movement. The other end of the drive unit is connected with a spring and long board to the long slot in a sliding movement. The clutching mechanism of the speed reduction mechanism controls the anvil to do linear movement driven by the rotational motion of the flywheel. The new invention can be slim, simply and easily assembled, and provide a powerful impacting force. The clutch bar of the driving mechanism has an outer bulge and inner bulge, it controls the tension spring which makes the drive unit recover after impacting nails, without needing any memory of the rotating state. The apparatus is safe, steady and practical. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213237 | Tool Positioning System for Positioning Power Fastener Tools - A system and method for positioning a tool. The system includes a base member configured to contact a first decking member and a second decking member; at least one base guide including a first end and an opposing second end, the first end coupled to the base member, the at least one base guide configured to position the base member relative to the first decking member and the second decking member; and an adjustable section coupled to the base member, the adjustable section configured to allow adjustment of at least one of a position and an angle of the tool relative to the base member. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213238 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND LOADING UNIT FOR USE THEREWITH - A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a handle assembly having a movable handle; an endoscopic portion extending distally from the handle and defining a longitudinal axis; a pair of jaw members; and a drive assembly. The jaw members are disposed adjacent a distal end of the endoscopic portion and extend generally distally therefrom. Each jaw member is longitudinally curved with respect to the longitudinal axis. At least one jaw member is movable with respect to the other between open and approximated positions. A first jaw member includes a channel having a longitudinally-extending slot therein. The drive assembly is advanced distally through at least a portion of the length of the jaw members in response to at least a partial actuation of the movable handle. A lower portion of the drive assembly is configured and dimensioned to travel at least partially within the longitudinally-extending slot of the channel. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213239 | STAPLER FOR MUCOSECTOMY - The head of a stapler for mucosectomy comprises an external goblet-shaped body ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213240 | SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUS WITH CURVED CARTRIDGE AND ANVIL ASSEMBLIES - A surgical instrument is designed for clamping, cutting, and/or joining tissue. This surgical instrument includes a handle portion, an elongate portion extending distally from the handle portion, first and second jaw members disposed adjacent a distal portion of the elongated portion, a shaft movable upon actuation of the handle portion, and a knife bar operatively coupled to the shaft. At least one of the jaw members is movable with respect to the other between an open position and an approximated position for engaging body tissue therebetween. The knife bar has a curved profile and moves along at least one of the jaw members upon movement of the shaft. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213241 | STAPLE CARTRIDGE - A surgical stapling instrument and, in addition, a staple cartridge comprising a cutting member positioned therein. The staple cartridge can comprise alignment features configured to align the cutting member of the staple cartridge with a distal end of a drive bar when the staple cartridge is assembled to the surgical stapling instrument. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213242 | STICKING PAD, FRICTION STIR WELDING MACHINE AND FRICTION STIR WELDING SYSTEM - A lightweight, mobile friction stir welding machine, a sticking pad for the friction stir welding machine, and a friction stir welding system are provided. The sticking pad has a flat base member facing an object, an annular sealing member protruding from one of major surfaces of the base member so as to surround a central area of the surface of the base member, a slippery member attached to the end surface of the annular sealing member facing the object, and one or some deformation-suppressing protrusions protruding from the surface facing the object of the base member. The slippery member is made of a material that can make the slippery member contact the object with a friction coefficient lower than that with which the sealing member can be in contact with the same object. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213243 | TRANSFER DEVICE FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSFERRING A SOLDER BALL ARRANGEMENT - The present invention relates to a transfer device ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213244 | MODULAR FRICTION WELDING HEAD AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Modular friction welding heads and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A friction welding system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a carrier fixture positioned to carry a workpiece, a head support positioned proximate to the carrier fixture, and a modular friction welding head releasably carried by the head support. At least one of the carrier fixture and the head support can have a guide structure with a constrained motion path positioned to guide relative motion between the modular friction welding head and the carrier fixture. A controller can be operatively coupled to the modular friction welding head and programmed with instructions to control the operation of the friction welding head. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213245 | METHOD OF WELDING TUBULAR COMPONENTS - Two tubular components ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213246 | LOW IMPACT SPOT WELDING CYLINDER USING SINGLE OR DOUBLE PISTON - A weld cylinder having a single piston arrangement is provided. The cylinder has a movable retract piston assembly with the piston arranged within the retract piston assembly. The piston supports a rod that is movable between home, intermediate, work, and advanced work positions. The rod moves rapidly from the home position to the intermediate position however, the rod moves more slowly from the intermediate position to the work position to reduce the impact force. A cushion chamber slowly exhausts through a pre-orifice and a hole in the cushion valve while an isolator is in an open position. Once the cushion valve opens in response to a retract-forward pressure on the cushion valve, the cushion chamber exhausts rapidly so that weld force increases rapidly to minimize increases in cycle time. Advance of a retract piston assembly is also cushioned. A weld-forward port is no longer provided on a cylinder barrel. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213247 | COATED CBN - The invention relates to a coated boron or nitrogen containing superhard abrasive material selected from cBN, boron suboxide and boron carbide comprising: cBN, boron suboxide and/or boron carbide superhard abrasive material substrate; a primary layer of a carbide/nitride/boride forming metal, such metal preferably being Ti and preferably being substantially in the form of the carbide, nitride or boride; a secondary layer of a high melting point metal selected from W, Mo, Cr, Ni, Ta, Au, Pt, Pd and alloys thereof; and an overcoat of Ag, Ni, Cu, Au, Pd, Pt, Rh, Os, Ir, Re, combinations and alloys thereof such as bronze (Cu/Sn), silver/bronze and silver/tin, the metal of the secondary layer being different to the metal of the overcoat. The invention further relates to methods for the manufacture of such material, use of such materials in tools and tools including such material. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213248 | MICRO COMPONENT REMOVING METHOD - A method and an apparatus for removing a micro component surely and leveling solder remaining on a substrate without imposing thermal damage to solder lands, the substrate and components on the periphery. A thermosetting adhesive ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213249 | CARTON WITH HANDLE - A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a first top panel, a second top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. A handle comprises a first handle panel and a second handle panel. The first handle panel comprises a central portion in the top panel and an end portion in a first top end flap. The second handle panel comprises a first portion in the second top panel and a second portion in a second top end flap. The central portion of the first handle panel is attached to the first portion of the second handle panel and the end portion of the first handle panel is attached to the second portion of the second handle panel. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213250 | SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING AND CATEGORIZING MEDICAL WASTE - Methods for using a liner in a waste sorting and disposal system are provided. The liner includes an internal space and an opening that provides access to that internal space. In some embodiments, the liner may also include a machine-readable identification key that is configured to identify a type of waste that the liner may receive. In some embodiments, the machine-readable key is optical, color-coded, alphanumeric or graphical. The liner can include one or more closure members to allow a user to securely seal the liner when it is removed from the container. In some embodiments, the liner can include a flange, lip, hook or other protrusion to secure its position relative to a container. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213251 | System for Automatic Image Association - Methods and systems for improving a photography business are disclosed, comprising, in an embodiment, taking a photograph of a coded component together with a series of photographs for the client. The coded component comprises human-readable information and is provided to the client for access to the photographs. The coded component also comprises machine-readable information, enabling a server to sort the photographs to the corresponding jobs without operator intervention. The coded component can also comprise a fillable option field to identify that the photographs associated with the coded component are to be specially treated according to a desired selection. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213252 | SYSTEM FOR ALLOWING HANDWRITTEN INTERACTION WITH A COMPUTER - A system for enabling user interaction is disclosed. The system includes a printer for printing print data on a form. The print data is indicative of a plurality of marks. Each mark has a predetermined pattern common to all marks and coded data. The predetermined pattern includes a rotationally invariant pattern. A sensing device is also included for sensing the marks when moved relative to the form, for using the rotationally invariant pattern to correct for perspective distortion of the marks, for decoding the coded data of the marks, and for generating indicating data indicative of movement of the sensing device relative to the form. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213253 | All in One Card - The invention comprises arrangement and methods for contact- and contactless-services, e.g. payments, money transfer, electronic tickets or identity cards. A card comprises a point of service interface for communication with a point of service, a card database, a mobile terminal interface for connect the card to a mobile terminal connectable to a telecommunication network. The card database can be controlled by the mobile terminal. The card database is configured for storing data and the card data can be accessed via the point of service interface. The date stored in the card database relates to e.g. bank cards, credit cards, identification, tickets, electronic money, identification 15 cards. The invention also comprises a mobile terminal (MT) suitable for communication with the card described. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213254 | Smartcard Interface System - A smartcard interface system is described. The interface system supports a plurality of different smartcard types. By providing a plurality interface modules and selecting an appropriate one of the available modules for effecting communication with a presented smart card, the system provides for interaction with the presented smart card in a manner specific to that smart card. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213255 | LIQUID BARCODE AND LIQUID BARCODE READER - The inventive concept relates to a product authentication and identification device using a liquid barcode formed by liquid bars stored in liquid chambers. For example, according to the inventive concept liquid barcodes and a liquid barcode reader for reading liquid barcodes used for product authentication and identification of thin-film chemical analyzers such as a lab-on-a-disc and a bio disc in which bio chips such as a lab-on-a-chip, a protein chip, and a DNA chip for diagnosing and detecting a small amount of material in a fluid are integrated, a credit card, or other products can be provided. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213256 | Imaging reader for and method of processing a plurality of data on a target per single actuation - An imaging reader for, and a method of, processing a plurality of data, such as one or more symbols having the same or different symbologies, a receipt acknowledgment, and an alphanumeric address arranged at spaced-apart locations on a target, such as at parcel delivery label, employ a solid-state imager having an array of image sensors for capturing return light from the data on the target over a field of view, an actuator for actuating the images: to capture the return light from the data on the target in a single actuation, and a controller automatically configured for detecting all the data and the spaced-apart locations at which the data is arranged over the field of view, and for processing the return light captured by the imager from all the data only when all the data is of a predetermined type and is at predetermined locations on the target, in response to the single actuation. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213257 | OPTICAL SENSING DEVICE - An optical sensing device is suitable for detecting information on an information plane. The optical sensing device includes a light source, an optical grating and an optical detector. The light source is suitable for providing a light beam along a first axis. The light beam is illuminated on the information plane and is converted into an optical signal exiting the information plane. The optical grating has at least a split. The optical detector is suitable for receiving the optical signal to generate the information. The optical signal passes through the split of the grating and reaches the optical detector along a second axis that is positioned at an angle with respect to the first axis. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213258 | Arrangement for and method of generating uniform distributed line pattern for imaging reader - A module and an arrangement for, as well as a method of, generating a generally uniform distributed line pattern of light on a symbol to be read by image capture, include a light source for generating light along an optical axis in a distribution having different extents along intersecting directions generally perpendicular to the axis, and an optical component for receiving, and for optically modifying, the light from the light source to generate the gene rally uniform distributed line pattern of light on the symbol. The optical component includes a plurality of compound conic elements spaced apart from one another along one of the directions. Each compound conic element has a pair of conic segments for modifying the light along the one direction. A collimating lens modifies the light along the other of the directions. A solid-state imager has an array of image sensors for capturing return light from the symbol over a field of view having different extents along the intersecting directions. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213259 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPTICAL CODE READING USING A COLOR IMAGER - Systems and methods of optical code reading include production of image data by a color image sensor array and processing of the image data to decode an optical code. In one configuration, the color image sensor array includes first and second sets of sensor pixels sensitive to light having wavelengths within, respectively, first and second wavelength bands, reflected light is focused by an optical system to form an image of an optical code on the color image sensor array, first and second sets of image data representing light intensity levels sensed by, respectively, the first and second sets of sensor pixels are produced, and the first set of image data is processed to determine whether the second set of image data is to be used in combination with the first set of image data to decode the optical code. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213260 | TICKET PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PARKING LOT - The ticket processing system utilizes RFID technique to record and access data in the parking tickets. The ticket processing system mainly contains at least a ticket reader positioned at the entry of the parking lot. A first antenna in the ticket reader writes data into a ticket having RFID chip and a second antenna at a ticket retrieval opening of the ticket reader erases data from the ticket. The ticket processing system further contains a number of third antenna at the various parking spots which records a spot number into the ticket to facilitate the later locating the whereabouts of the parked vehicle. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213261 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED READING OF CERTIFICATES HAVING RADIOFREQUENCY TRANSPONDERS, SET OF SUITABLE CERTIFICATES AND DOCUMENT CONTAINING THE SAME - The invention relates to a method for reading electronic certificates positioned in a document, each certificate comprising a support bearing an antenna linked to a microcircuit. The document has sheets of a determined format articulated around a hinge. The antennas are dimensioned to a format less than that of a half-sheet. The certificates are arranged at most in pairs on a sheet so that the antennas are spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the sheet. The invention also relates to a set of certificates and the document containing the certificates. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213262 | POWER SUPPLY FOR A CHIP CARD - There is provided a chip card that is configured to be inserted into a host device. An exemplary chip card comprises a microcontroller that includes a processor and a memory unit. The microcontroller is connected to a power terminal of the chip card for receiving power from a first power supply of the host device. The chip card also comprises a second power supply configured to at least temporarily supply power to a first component of the microcontroller. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213263 | Electronic Article Surveillance Tag Assembly - A housing for an electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag includes a first portion and a second portion fixable to one another for encasing an EAS tag. The housing includes a stationary tab that projects outward away from the housing and includes an aperture to assist in securing the housing to a shop article. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213264 | METHOD FOR RFID TAGGING - An RFID tag to be attached to an item, and a method. The tag comprises an antenna and an integrated circuit. The RFID tag further comprises a substrate on which the antenna is attached. The substrate is construed to form a stand-off relation between the item and the antenna when buried inside of the material of the item. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213265 | CONTACTLESS DEVICE WITH MINIATURIZED ANTENNA - A contactless device includes a miniaturized antenna. The antenna includes an inductive coupling element that presents a field coupling surface area to couple to a magnetic field. The inductive element may be made of layers where conductive loops are formed parallel to the layers or perpendicular to the layers. When conductive loops are formed perpendicular to the layers, the effective field coupling surface area is increased. The inductive element is positioned on an outside edge of a memory card compatible device with the field coupling surface area perpendicular to the card. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213266 | MECHANICAL CALCULATOR - A mechanical calculating apparatus for calculating an output based on a plurality of variables is provided. The apparatus includes a base member having a first plurality of indicia relating to potential values of the output and/or the variables, and a plurality of tabs independently movable with respect to the base member. The tabs have a second plurality of indicia relating to the potential values of the output and/or the variables, and the second indicia are alignable with the first indicia to indicate a value of the output based on the selected values of the variables. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213267 | RAIL SLEEPER - The rail sleeper ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213268 | RAIL GUIDING OR ROLLING BEARING AND LAYING METHOD - The invention relates to a support including a rail ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213269 | COMPOSITE RAIL JOINT END POST - An end post for a rail joint assembly comprising: a top portion having a profile substantially identical to cross-sectional shapes of rail head sections of first and second rails of the rail joint assembly; a base; and a stem disposed between the top portion and the base; wherein one or more of the top portion, base and stem comprise a plurality of pieces of a first electrically insulating material disposed on or in a second electrically insulating material. The plurality of pieces are preferably spaced apart and may have a substantially disc-shape or a substantially cylindrical-shape, and are preferably made from a ceramic material such as zirconium dioxide, aluminum oxide or silicon nitride, where the second electrically insulating material comprises a polymeric material, such as polyurethane. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213270 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN INJECTION VALVE, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND INJECTION VALVE - An injection valve has a valve body and a valve pin. The valve body has a metering orifice. In a closed position of the valve pin, the flow of fluid through the metering orifice is disabled and otherwise released. A control signal (ANS | 2010-08-26 |
20100213271 | MECHANICALLY PRODUCED THERMOCLINE BASED OCEAN TEMPERATURE REGULATORY SYSTEM - The invention pertains to a Mechanically Produced Thermocline Based Ocean Temperature Regulatory System and process to sequester anthropogenic carbon dioxide, create a cold water barrier to hurricanes and tropical storms, and insure the function of the thermohaline circulation. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213272 | TARGET SUPPLY APPARATUS - A target supply apparatus controls a gas pressure inside a tank storing a liquid target material to be outputted from a nozzle by a pressure of gas supplied from a gas supply having a pressure regulator. The target supply apparatus comprises a gas passage introducing gas supplied from the gas supply into the tank, and a high-precision pressure regulator arranged on the gas passage and regulating a pressure of gas flowing the gas passage. The high-precision pressure regulator is able to regulate pressure with accuracy higher than the pressure regulator. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213273 | ULTRASONIC ATOMIZING NOZZLE WITH VARIABLE FAN-SPRAY FEATURE - A spray nozzle assembly that utilizes ultrasonic atomization techniques to atomize a liquid into a cloud of small or fine droplets is disclosed. The nozzle assembly also can use various air or gas atomizing technologies to propel the generally directionless droplet cloud toward a surface or substrate to be coated. The propelled droplet cloud may at this state have a conical or cone-shaped spray pattern. Additional air or gas atomizing technologies can be utilized to shape the propelled droplet cloud into a flattened fan-shaped spray pattern that can be usable in various industrial applications. The shape of the spray pattern and the distribution of droplets within the pattern can be adjusted by manipulation of the gas pressure used in gas atomization. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213274 | Microdroplet Generation Apparatus - A microdroplet generation apparatus comprises an oscillation plate, a connection plate, a nozzle disc and a bonding material, wherein the nozzle disc is interposed between the oscillation plate and connection plate, and wherein the oscillation plate, connection plate and nozzle disc are joined with the bonding material. The oscillation plate and the connection plate respectively have a first through-hole and a second through-hole corresponding to each other. The nozzle disc has injection holes on the area corresponding to the first and second through-holes. The nozzle disc has via-holes on the area not corresponding to the first through-hole and the second through-hole. The bonding material passes through the via-holes of the nozzle disc to join the oscillation plate and the connection plate and fasten the nozzle disc to between the oscillation plate and the connection plate. Thus, vibration energy can be effectively transmitted from the vibration plate to the nozzle disc. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213275 | TARGET SUPPLY APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL CIRCUIT THEREOF - A target supply apparatus includes a tank for storing a liquid target material, a nozzle for outputting the liquid target material in the tank, and a gas supply source for supplying gas into the tank, and controls a gas pressure inside the tank with a pressure of the gas supplied from the gas supply source which is provided with a pressure regulator. The target supply apparatus also includes a pressure-decrease gas passage of which one end is connected to the tank and the other end forms an exhaust port, a pressure-decrease valve provided on the pressure-decrease gas passage, and a controller for controlling open/close of the pressure-decrease valve. The controller, when the target material is caused not to output from the nozzle, opens the pressure-decrease valve and decreases the pressure inside the tank. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213276 | VENTED DISPENSING DEVICE - The dispensing device provides dispensable material in a closable container in concert with a corresponding accessory so that the container and the accessory can be commonly stored when not in use, and further provides a ventilated storage volume within the device that can facilitate drying and aerating the accessory. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213277 | ROTATING SPRAY NOZZLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A rotating spray nozzle, comprising an elongate stem securable to a liquid-supply pipe, the stem defining a passageway therethrough for communicating a liquid from the supply pipe, the passageway communicating at least one inlet opening and at least one outlet opening defined in the stem; and a polymer nozzle body freely rotatably mounted on the stem for rotation about a nozzle axis, the nozzle body having an internal cavity in communication with the at least one outlet opening of the stem, and at least one nozzle defined through the nozzle body and communicating with the internal cavity, the at least one nozzle being offset from the nozzle axis to impart a driving couple to the nozzle body to cause rotation thereof when a liquid from the supply pipe is communicated through the at least one nozzle. The stem defines a longitudinal portion bounded at opposite ends thereof by integral annular shoulders having diameters greater than the longitudinal portion. The polymer nozzle body is comprised of two or more separate, mateable portions which are secured together about the stem so that the nozzle body is rotatably captured on the longitudinal portion of the stem between the greater diameter annular shoulders. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213278 | STEAM SPRAYING NOZZLE - The present invention relates to a steam spraying nozzle for spraying fragrant steam which overcomes the problem of uncontrollable fragrance consumption quantity in the conventional technique. The steam spraying nozzle comprises multiple steam outlets disposed on its sealing casing main body. A steam inlet in the main body is connected to a steam generator. A window is set on the main body and equipped with a fragrance box with multiple pores. Steam flows into the inner space of the main body through the steam inlet then flows into the fragrance box by the pores of the fragrance box. Then the steam sprays out of the steam outlets from the pores of the fragrance box. The fragrance box can restrict overflow of the steam to the fragrance, so consumption of the fragrance can be controlled and if necessary, partial pores are closed to further reduce consumption of fragrance. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213279 | Automatic Fluid Dispenser For Shower - A user programmable dispenser is disclosed for dispensing and mixing soap, shampoo or other liquids from a container to a mixer to be mixed with water flowing to a shower spray nozzle. A touch screen LCD display connected to a programmable controller is used by the user to first program the amount of time that the soap, shampoo or other liquids is to flow through a valve and be mixed with the water flowing from the shower spray nozzle, then is used to temporarily interrupt and recommence the flow of liquid, and is also used to display the amount of time remaining for the flow of the soap, shampoo or other liquids from the container of the time initially programmed by the user for the flow of liquid from the container to the mixer. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213280 | Hand-held dispenser - A hand-held dispenser for precisely controlling the flow rate of water therethrough and for precisely injecting a liquid chemical into the water passing through the apparatus. The dispenser is also capable of dispensing a water-only rinse spray. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213281 | FEEDING DEVICE FOR POWDER SPRAY COATING DEVICE - A powder spraycoating equipment's powder feed apparatus containing a dense phase powder pump fitted with at least one, preferably two feed chambers each of which comprises at one chamber end a powder intake valve and at the opposite chamber end a powder outlet valve and further comprises at least one air exchange aperture to alternatingly apply compressed conveying air or a partial vacuum to the feed chamber, characterized by an integral structural block, by the feed chambers being constituted in the structural block, by all those first control valves that are connected in fluid communication to the minimum of one feed chamber for the purpose of applying compressed conveying air and a partial vacuum to it, being configured at the structural block and being directly connected, in fluid communication and by means of ducts constituted in the structural block, to the minimum of one feed chamber. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213282 | SHOWERHEAD - A showerhead ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213283 | Jet Regulator - A jet regulator for accommodating a water flow, comprises, a distributor surface having a plurality of through-flow holes for distributing the water flow; a rebounding surface arranged in a central region of a flow cross-section; and a plurality of flow guiding walls connected downstream of the distributor surface, and oriented in a flow direction. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213284 | Jet Regulator - A jet regulator is provided with a jet fractioning device designed as perforated plate with a number of flow-through holes that are located at a distance to each other. The perforated plate has at least one reinforcement rib on its flat side on the inflow side and/or outflow side to reinforce the perforated plate. On its side facing the outflow side the jet regulator has an additional perforated plate with a number of flow-through holes defined by flow guide walls. At least one distance piece is provided on at least one of the sides of the perforated plate that are facing each other and/or on an adjacent jet regulator component part. The distance piece deforms the perforated plate and the jet regulator component part as the result of a relative motion during the jet regulator installation from a non-deformed initial position into a round bodied or convexly bent application position. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213285 | NOZZLE DESIGN TO REDUCE FRETTING - A method of designing a fuel nozzle of a gas turbine engine to reduce fretting thereof during use, including establishing an initial nozzle design, determining a first natural frequency of that design and a running frequency range of the gas turbine engine, and increasing a first transverse dimension of the stem member of the nozzle across a length of a portion thereof adjacent the inlet end until the first natural frequency of the nozzle is outside the running range, while a second transverse dimension of the portion remains at least substantially unchanged across the length thereof. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213286 | ADJUSTING AND FILTER ARRANGEMENT FOR AN INJECTION VALVE AND INJECTION VALVE - The injection valve has a housing and a cavity with a fluid inlet portion and a fluid outlet portion, a valve needle axially movable in the cavity, the valve needle preventing a fluid flow in a closing position and releasing the fluid flow in further positions, and a spring element mechanically coupled to the needle and designed to exert an axial force on the needle. The adjusting and filter arrangement is arrangeable in the cavity between the inlet and outlet portion and has a filter element formed as a filtration body block and designed to filter the fluid, an adjusting element rigidly coupled to the housing and to preload the spring element and formed as an outer casing for the filter element, and a spring guiding element extending in axial direction and engaging the spring element, wherein the adjusting element and the spring guiding element form a one-piece element. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213287 | FLUID INJECTOR HAVING A REED VALVE - With reference to FIG. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213288 | FLUID INJECTOR - A Fluid injector has a housing ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100213289 | Rotary shower head - A rotary shower head for showering includes an outer case to house a universal joint, an inner case assembly, a driving mechanism and a water discharge disc. Water entering the shower head provides a water discharge force to thrust the driving mechanism to generate automatic turning of the water discharge disc to achieve water-saving effect. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213290 | NOZZLE REPAIR TO REDUCE FRETTING - A method repair for reducing fretting of a fuel nozzle of a gas turbine engine, including attaching at least one stiffening element to an outer surface of a portion of a stem member of the fuel nozzle, with a size and shape of the at least one stiffening element being selected such that a first natural frequency of the fuel nozzle with the at least one stiffening element attached thereto is outside the engine running frequency range. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213291 | TUBE-END DEVICE FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHMENT - A tube-end device for fire extinguishment jets and sprays pressurized and fed water, seawater, or aqueous fire-extinguishing agent from a tube end. The tube-end device for fire extinguishment is provided with: an induction electrode unit disposed in an emission space side of a nozzle unit positioned inside the tube end; a water-side electrode unit disposed at a position of the interior of a tube main body in contact with fire-extinguishing water; a voltage applying device which applies an external electric field, which is generated by applying a voltage between the induction electrode unit and the water-side electrode unit, to the water, seawater, or fire-extinguishing agent in the process of jetting from the nozzle unit, electrically charges jetted particles, and emit the particles; and a battery which supplies power to the voltage applying device. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213292 | DISPOSAL OF HUMAN REMAINS - A coffin for use in an alkaline hydrolysis processes described. The coffin comprises a dissolvable receptacle for a cadaver, the dissolvable receptacle being dissolvable in the alkaline hydrolysis process. A method of disposing of a cadaver is also described. The method includes the steps of placing the cadaver into a coffin comprising a dissolvable receptacle; placing the coffin in an alkaline hydrolysis unit; and adding water and a chemical into the alkaline hydrolysis unit with the cadaver, to break down the cadaver into a fluid component and a bone residue component and to dissolve the dissolvable receptacle of the coffin by alkaline hydrolysis. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213293 | EDIBLE FUNGI - An aqueous formulation comprising edible fungal particles especially consisting substantially of fungal mycelia is described. The ingredient may be combined with other ingredients to produce a wide range of foodstuffs or food ingredients including desserts (e.g. yoghurt), reconstitutable drinks or soup and extruded foodstuffs (e.g. savoury snack foods). Foodstuffs prepared may have medical applications (e.g. for treatment of joint mobility disorders, reducing fat uptake, lowering cholesterol, immune function stimulation, use on a pre-biotic and/or for affecting satiety). | 2010-08-26 |
20100213294 | Rasp and Cover - A rasp (grater) cover releasably covers either side of a rasp to protect a user from the grating elements when the rasp is not in use and to catch grated material when in use. The rasp has a head portion, grating surface portion with grating elements and a handle portion. The cover is sized and shaped to frictionally fit between ends of the head portion and handle portion. The cover is preferably transparent and includes measuring indicia. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213295 | Roof shingle stripper, grinder, blower, and hopper - A hopper for a roof shingle stripper, grinder, and blower includes: a hopper; a catch area on the hopper, adapted to receive the debris; an output opening on the hopper, adapted to output the debris; a plate to urge the debris toward the output opening; and a manipulator connected to the plate having a portion that extends outside of the hopper. The manipulator pushes upon the plate thereby urging debris in the hopper toward the output opening. The grinder machine may include a motor, self-propelled wheels, a lifting blade for roof shingles, a shredder, and a conduit with a wall that channels the debris to one of two outputs. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213296 | SHREDDER HEAD ADAPTED TO VARY POWER BY THICKNESS OF MATERIAL - A shredder head adapted to vary the power consumed by the shredder according to the thickness of the material to be shredded. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213297 | SHREDDER HEAD WITH THICKNESS DETECTOR - A shredder head adapted to indicate the thickness of the material to be shredded and to possibly deactivate the shredder if the thickness exceeds a predetermined maximum. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213298 | TRANSFER UNIT HAVING TRANSFER ROTOR AND FOOD WASTE TREATMENT APPARATUS USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a transfer unit having a transfer rotor and a food waste treatment apparatus using the transfer unit. The transfer unit includes the transfer rotor, a housing and a sieve. The transfer rotor includes a rotor body, and at least one blade provided on the circumferential outer surface of the rotor body. The housing has a hollow container shape and contains the transfer rotor therein such that the transfer rotor is rotatable without interference from the housing. The housing is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal plane. The sieve is provided in the housing to guide discharge of sewage from food waste. The sieve is disposed in the lower portion of the housing to drain the sewage generated from the food waste to the outside of the housing. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213299 | Method for recovering and/or recycling material - A method for recovering and/or recycling starting silicon material by crushing the starting material. The recovered or recycled material is melted, and crystals, e.g. as a silicon block, tube, or strip, are grown from the obtained melt. To use starting materials that have a high aspect ratio to be able to convey the same without any problem, broken polycrystalline needle-shaped Si material (material I) containing particles having an aspect ratio A | 2010-08-26 |
20100213300 | SHREDDER THROAT SAFETY SYSTEM - A shredder is disclosed. The shredder includes a housing having a throat for receiving at least one article to be shredded, and a shredder mechanism received in the housing and including an electrically powered motor and cutter elements. The shredder mechanism enables the at least one article to be shredded to be fed into the cutter elements. The motor is operable to drive the cutter elements so that the cutter elements shred the articles fed therein. The shredder also includes a detector that is configured to detect a thickness of the at least one article being received by the throat, and a controller that is operable to perform a predetermined operation responsive to the detector detecting that the thickness of the at least one article is at least equal to a predetermined maximum thickness. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213301 | Shredder Hammers Including Improved Engagement Between the Hammer Pin and the Hammer - Shredder hammers include a hammer pin opening in which at least some portion of the interior surface is curved in a direction moving from one major surface of the shredder hammer to the other. This interior surface may be smoothly formed as an arc of a circle, as a parabola, as a hyperbola, or as another curved surface, with the local extrema within the interior of the hole (e.g., at or near the center). Providing the curved interior surface helps vary and disperse the locations where force is absorbed due to contact between the hammer pin and the walls defining the hammer pin opening when the shredding hammer blade contacts the material to be shredded. Other structures include engagement between the hammer pin and the hammer as part of a bushing member, a spool or sleeve member, or a ball swivel member. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213302 | Retractor assembly - A retractor for a vehicle seat belt includes a spool configured to rotate so that the seat belt may be wound and unwound from around the spool. The retractor also includes a torsion bar located within the spool. The retractor is configured so that the inner or outer members are selectively connected to a lock mechanism and so that during a first loading condition either the first end of the inner member or the first end of the outer member is fixed to the lock mechanism and during a second loading condition both of the first ends of the inner and outer members are connected to the lock mechanism. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213303 | TOILET-PAPER ROLL CENTRALIZER - A device centralizes a roll of toilet tissue onto a rod or spindle. Assuming the roll of tissue has an inner diameter D and a width W, and that the rod or spindle has an outer diameter d | 2010-08-26 |
20100213304 | Fishing Line Dispensing Arrangement and Method - A fishing spool dispenser for the easy manipulation and severance of a fishing line. A first flange contains a radially expanding, angled guide slot to secure the free end of the fishing line. A radially inward extending holding clip is disposed along the outer edge of the first flange opposite the supply of fishing line. A cutting slot is formed on the second flange, generally opposite the guide slot, and contains a cutting surface to sever the line. The invention also includes a method of using the dispensing arrangement, running a portion of fishing line from the supply, through the guide slot, under the holding clip and then back to the cutting slot to be cut against a cutting surface within the cutting slot. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213305 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING A MOVING WEB - An apparatus for causing an air movement in a cross-machine direction and substantially parallel with a stabilizer surface adjacent a moving web, the apparatus positioned adjacent the stabilizer at or outside a sheet edge of the stabilizer, the apparatus directing a fluid movement in a direction moving away from the side edges of the moving web to stabilize the edges of the web. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213306 | Large Cross-Section Interceptor Vehicle and Method - A vehicle may include a vehicle body maneuverable onto a near collision course with a target and a plurality of inflatable ballutes which, when inflated, extend generally radially from the vehicle body. A controller may cause the ballutes to be inflated prior to an anticipated time of collision with the target. A plurality of explosive charges may be attached to at least some of the ballutes. A detonation controller may be coupled to the controller and to the plurality of explosive charges. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213307 | Hybrid spin/fin stabilized projectile - A hybrid spin/fin stabilized projectile. The novel projectile includes a body, a first mechanism for spin stabilizing the body during a first mode, and a second mechanism for fin stabilizing the body during a second mode. In an illustrative embodiment, the projectile includes a rifling band adapted to engage with rifling in a gun during gun launch to impart a spin rate compatible with spin stabilization to the projectile, and a plurality of folding fins attached to an aft end of the body. A fin locking mechanism locks the fins in an undeployed position during the first mode and unlocks to deploy the fins at a predetermined time to switch the projectile to fin stabilization during the second mode. The projectile also includes a mechanism for reducing the spin of the projectile to a rate compatible with guided flight during the second mode. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213308 | POSITIVE-PRESSURE FLYING AIRCRAFT - Provided is a positive-pressure floating type airplane comprising an airfoil portion, left-right fuselages, a central fuselage, an elevator and a rudder disposed at the back of the airfoil portion, a thruster disposed at the back of the central fuselage, and a horizontal stabilizer disposed at the rear ends of the left-right fuselages. The individual front ends of the airfoil portion, the left-right fuselages and the central fuselage are formed into arcuate shapes in longitudinal sections. On the lower side of the airfoil portion, a recessed air capture is formed from the front end to the rear end. As a result, the positive-pressure floating type airplane is floated by the reaction from the air at the time when the air to pass the air capture through the airfoil portion is pushed by the thrust of the thruster, and is propelled forward by the component of that thrust. | 2010-08-26 |
20100213309 | NON-PLANAR ADAPTIVE WING SOLAR AIRCRAFT - A system and method for assembling and operating a solar powered aircraft, composed of one or more modular constituent wing panels. Each wing panel includes at least one hinge interface that is configured to rotationally interface with a complementary hinge interface on another wing panel. When a first and second wing panel are coupled together via the rotational interface, they can rotate with respect to each other within a predetermined angular range. The aircraft further comprises a control system that is configured to acquire aircraft operating information and atmospheric information and use the same alter the angle between the wing panels, even if there are multiple wing panels. One or more of the wing panels can include photovoltaic cells and/or solar thermal cells to convert solar radiation energy or solar heat energy into electricity, that can be used to power electric motors. Further, the control system is configured to alter an angle between a wing panel and the horizon, or the angle between wing panels, to maximize solar radiation energy and solar thermal energy collection. A tail assembly for the aircraft includes a rotational pivot that allows the flight control surfaces to rotate to different orientations to avoid or reduce flutter loads and to increase solar radiation energy and/or solar thermal energy collection from photovoltaic cells and/or solar thermal cells the can be located on the tail structure associated with the flight control surfaces. | 2010-08-26 |