| 36th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
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| 20090218339 | Applique microwave oven leakage seal - This invention relates to a method for producing a low-cost solution to the problem of radiation leakage that escapes from modern microwave ovens due to the door cracks that form in the under-size bezels used in today's microwave oven market. The appliqué structure of the Patent includes a ⅛ inch diameter copper wire that is used to terminate the field lines of any escaping radiation thus preventing leakage beyond the oven itself. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218340 | Container Provided with a Microwave Heatable Element - The invention relates to a container having a body and a closure for an opening in the body, which body comprises a heatable content and, in heat exchange contact, a microwave heatable element. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218341 | Holding device for garbage bag - A holding device includes a receptacle having a base and an upper frame each of which includes four side grooves and four socket openings and four anchor members, four posts secured between the base and the upper frame with latch devices, and four boards engaged between the base and the upper frame and the posts, the upper frame and the posts and the boards may be disassembled from the base for allowing holding device to be disassembled to a compact folding structure that is excellent for the storing and the transportation purposes. The posts each may include a backup panel and two beams secured together that may also be disassembled from each other. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218342 | FOLDING CONTAINER - A container having a body portion and capable of being deployed between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration. The body portion comprises a lower base member, an upper member and two opposing foldable walls arranged between said base member and said upper member. The container further comprises a flexible member which forms a holding pouch within the body portion of the container in the unfolded configuration and which is attached to the body portion. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218343 | Foldable Container - The utility model opens a foldable container, which consists of a base, left wall, right wall, front door wall, rear wall and the roof. The base and the lower sides of all walls are jointed by hinges, while walls, wall upper side and the roof are jointed by hinges with pins. All walls and the roof can be folded on the base in spare time, and in case of leasing, open it, lift the roof, set up all walls, joint wall with hinges with pins, cover the roof, and joint the roof and walls with hinges with pins. In foldable mode, it is only ⅕ of normal fixed container, so it can save transporting charge and reduce area and space for storage largely. Because it is jointed by hinges, foldable and installation are very simple and convenient. It can save working and time, bring more economic benefit and increase market competitive power product largely. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218344 | PACKAGING SYSTEM FOR STORING AND/OR TRANSPORTING DIFFERENT KIND OF FRUITS DURING LONG PERIODS OF TIME - The present invention relates to a packaging system for storing and/or transporting different kind of fruits packaged in clamshell, punnets or trays during long periods of time, comprising a collapsible structure including four vertical columns with side walls collapsible on a pallet-type base, exhibiting an arrangement of internal trays or grids, and wrappable curtains configuring front and rear walls, such that it doesn't require the use of cardboard, wood or plastic boxes; preferably the system also comprises cooling means, gas-generating means and controlling means. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218345 | TUMBLER WITH CONVERTIBLE LID AND COASTER - A tumbler with convertible lid and coaster and methods of use thereof are described. A tumbler comprises a brim, the brim defining an open end of the tumbler, an exterior side wall, an interior side wall comprising a tumbler lug, and a bottom portion comprising a tumbler bottom groove. A convertible lid and coaster comprises a top surface, the top surface further comprises a finger recess, a securable straw hole coupled with the convertible lid and coaster, a side edge comprising a convertible lid and coaster groove, and a bottom surface comprising a recessed opening, the recessed opening comprising a lid and coaster lug. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218346 | Pre-Foiled Closures - A pre-foiled closure ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218347 | RELEASABLE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES - One embodiment of the present invention provides a novel packaging article, which includes a cover and a base having non-edge localized connecting structures, such as, a protrusion and a receptacle cavity. The cover and the base may have different thermal expansion coefficients such that, when subject to heating (e.g., microwave heating) or cooling (e.g., refrigerate storage), the cover and the base do not expand or shrink to the same degree. Furthermore, the cover and/or the base may comprise a biodegradable or edible material, such as, without limitation, starch. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218348 | CLOSURE OF VESSEL - A closure of a vessel, comprises: a body mounted at a vessel, and having an outlet through which contents contained in the vessel is discharged out; a sealing member removing unit formed in the body, for removing a sealing member sealing an inlet when the closure is detached from the vessel, and storing the removed sealing member in the body; and a cover openably mounted at the body, for opening and closing the outlet. Since the sealing member is automatically removed when the closure is opened, a user's convenience is enhanced. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218349 | VACUUM CONTAINER WITH PROTECTIVE FEATURES - A container kit for use with a closure configured to be held to the container by atmospheric pressure, the closure having a maximum closure diameter, is provided. The kit includes a body having a principal diameter and a first feature that extends beyond the principal diameter and the maximum closure diameter. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218350 | LITTER BIN - A litter bin includes a lid hingeably connected to a container. Opposite the hinge, a latch selectively secures the lid to the container. The latch includes a pivotably mounted latch member that has a center of gravity offset from its pivot point. The latch member also includes a catch portion that moves between a locked position and an unlocked position upon pivoting of the latch member. Because the center of gravity of the latch member is offset from the pivot point, tilting the litter bin causes pivoting of the latch member, thereby moving the catch portion from the locked position to the unlocked position. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218351 | RESEALING OVERCAP FOR A CONTAINER - An overcap is provided for fitting over a top end of a container of the type having a top end closure including an inner rim defining an opening for access to the inside of the container. The overcap includes a body portion having an outer peripheral flange for attachment to the top end closure. The overcap further includes a downwardly depending flange adapted to engage the inner rim of the top end closure with a friction fit. The downwardly depending flange includes a vent that is active during engagement of the flange With the inner rim, prior to forming the friction fit between the flange and the rim. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218352 | Bag Securing Mechanism, Component, Kit, And Combination And Method Of Securing a Shredder Bag - Mechanisms, components, kits, combinations, and methods of securing shredder bags to shredder baskets that allows at least a portion of a top edge of a shredder basket to not be overlapped by a shredder bag. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218353 | Outer Tank For A Cryogenic Fuel - A motor vehicle outer tank for a cryogenic fuel which is situated in an inner tank which is positioned within the outer tank is, for space and weight-saving purposes, characterized in that it is of flat design, and is designed in particular as a parallelepiped, and in that planar side walls of the outer tank are at least partially of sandwich design or are reinforced with sandwich plates. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218354 | LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS STORAGE TANK FOR FLOATING MARINE STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a floating marine apparatus including a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank. The apparatus includes a first LNG containing compartment and a second LNG containing compartment next to the first compartment. The apparatus further includes a bottom passage interconnecting bottom portions of the first and second compartments for fluid communication therebetween. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218355 | Cooking Receptacle with at Least One Pivoting Handle - The invention relates to a kitchen receptacle ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218356 | CONTAINER FOR FOOD WITH MODIFIED LID - Plastic containers for storing and transporting food, which include one or more vents, an identifier and/or other descriptive element, or a combination thereof on the top of the lid, and methods for making and using the containers are described herein. The vent contains at least two sections separated by at least one divider. Preferably, the vent is circular and contains three sections. The lids are formed using a standard injection molding process, by first inserting into the facial pocket in a mold cavity an insert-component with the desired identifier or descriptive element and/or one or more holes for the placement of pins on the outer face of the insert-component. Pins with the desired vent design on the face of the pin are placed into each hole of the insert-component. Containers with a vent in the lid are useful for storing hot food. A user applies downward pressure on the vent, opening the vent and allowing steam to escape from the lid. As the steam escapes, the pressure inside the container equilibrates with the ambient pressure. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218357 | Insulated Multi Compartment Multi Lid Fluid Storage Device - An insulated multi compartment multi lid fluid storage device capable of multiple configurations to provide for different ratios of stored fluids. The device allows for individual fluids to be stored separately from one another. In addition, the device has a tapered bottom and is largely characterized by textured surfaces. More specifically, the contours of the devices lend themselves to fitting within vehicle cup holders and the like. Finally, the device is comprised of thermo-insulating material so that stored fluids can maintain a near constant temperature for relatively long periods of time. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218358 | Wide-neck drum of thermoplastic material - A wide-neck drum of thermoplastic material has a removable cover and a clamping ring closure. The drum is provided with an arrangement of a bung socket of a filling and discharge bung of the cover which is outwardly offset relative to the center point of the bung cover. The bung is provided at a flat or slightly curved bottom which has an upwardly protruding cover rim for fastening the bung cover on the drum opening rim. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218359 | INTERVENING HEAT CONDUCTING MEDIUM - A device for recovering, harnessing and reutilizing heat from along a side wall of a cooking vessel, a cooking vessel comprising such device, and a method of using such device. The device can be constructed as part of the cooking vessel or can be an accessory that attaches to different sized cooking vessels via adjusting means. Specifically, the device is made of a highly conductive and durable metal or metal alloy and comprises a skirt-like body, extending from the side of the cooking vessel and attached to a perforated slip-like portion that may be attached to or integrated into the side wall of the cooking vessel. The device harnesses and reutilizes heat from the underside of the body and safely and efficiently transfers the heat to the cooking vessel through conduction. The device can further comprise diffusers, a bottom portion with a plurality of ventilation openings, and a heat shield. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218360 | Lid for Airtight Containers - Disclosed herein is a lid for airtight containers. The lid according to the present invention includes a plurality of locking flap handles, which are coupled to a lid body so as to be rotatable, and each of which has a locking protrusion to be locked to a locking depression formed in the outer edge of the upper end of a container body. The locking flap handles are connected to the lid body by respective film hinges. The film hinge includes an elastic hinge part, which is continuous with the upper surface of the lid without having a stepped portion and is curved outwards at a predetermined curvature, and a connection part, which connects the elastic hinge part to the locking flap handle. The connection part extends a predetermined length to disperse an impact generated when the locking flap handle is locked to the container body. Thus, when the locking flap handle is locked to the container body, the elastic hinge part is folded around an inner corner, which forms a boundary between the elastic hinge part and the lid body, and is elastically brought into contact with the outer surface of the lid body. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218361 | Mechanism For Opening A Cover From Two Opposite Sides - An opening mechanism for opening a cover element located on a console alternatively about a first cover swivel pin or about a second cover swivel pin, each of which is formed by a front and a rear swivel pin element that can be moved relative to one another between a retracted and a deployed position, comprising a first actuating device with a first actuating element and a second actuating device with a second actuating element, each of said actuating devices being mechanically coupled to the front and the rear swivel pin element of the associated first swivel pin or the second swivel pin via a first or second displacing member in such a manner that the front and the rear swivel pin element of the associated swivel pin can be moved, by actuating one of the actuating elements, from a closed position in which pin elements of the swivel pin elements are connected to a locking device of the console, into an open position in which the pin elements of the same locking device of the console are deployed such that the first swivel pin or the second swivel pin can act as a swivel pin so as to open the cover, wherein: the first actuating element is connected to a displaceable first transmitting element having a transmitting section and the second actuating element is connected to a second transmitting element having a transmitting section, wherein the transmitting section of the first transmitting element cooperates positively with a corresponding transmitting section of the first displacing member associated therewith and the transmitting section of the second transmitting element cooperates positively with a corresponding transmitting section of the second displacing member associated therewith in order to move the swivel pin elements between their closed and open positions; the first and the second transmitting elements of the actuating device can be moved towards one another and each of the transmitting elements is provided with at least two catch recesses that are placed one behind the other in the direction of displacement, wherein the transmitting elements can be locked in a closed position and an open position of each transmitting element by inserting the blocking element into one respective catch recess of the first and the second transmitting element. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218362 | Push-Release Locking Mechanism for a Package With a Pivoting Tray - A package comprising an outer sleeve with an inner void having a push-release locking mechanism positioned therein, and a tray for receiving articles that is pivotally connected to the outer sleeve, in which the push-release locking mechanism includes a means for locking and a means for spring loading, each located between the tray and the outer sleeve; and a method for releasing the tray from the outer sleeve, are described herein. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218363 | AUTOMATED PRECISION SMALL OBJECT COUNTING AND DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A small object dispenser adapted to receive a canister of objects such as pills, the canister being coupled atop it through a secure, bar-code matched gate operated by a central controller. A hopper below the gate directs smaller quantities of objects into a charge block adapted to measure out a select number of objects into an angularly disposed, circular counter where they accumulate atop a movable plate forming the bottom of the counter. The plate bears slots around its perimeter adjacent the cylindrical walls of the counter. As the central controller operates a servo motor to rotate the plate in measured increments, it urges a precise count of objects from the bottom of the counter to a port through which they fall one at a time into a receptacle such as a prescription bottle. Orientation means on the interior of the walls orient objects so that only a single object may fall into each slot, thereby preventing overfilling. A separate sensor counts the objects as they fall to verify quantity and guard against underfilling due to empty slots. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218364 | SPOOLED ADHESIVE BANDAGE DISPENSER - A spooled adhesive bandage dispenser includes a case, a replaceable cartridge and an activation wheel. The cartridge is disposed within the case and includes a bandage roll and a waste core. The bandage roll includes a strip of bandage packages sealed between two strips of packaging. The activation wheel is at least partially exposed outside the case. By rotating the activation wheel, the packaging strips are pulled apart and the bandage package is forced out of the case through a slot. At the same time, the packaging strips are wound around the waste core. When the bandage roll is gone, the entire cartridge may be replaced. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218365 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LIQUID DISPENSING - A liquid dispensing device including a dispense head configured to be placed and secured onto a bottle of liquid in a manner which enables the liquid to be dispensed. The dispense head includes a stopper having gas inlets and a liquid intake tube. A gas intake and a dispense spout are also mounted on the dispense head. A valve assembly allows pressurized gas to be introduced into the dispense head and into the bottle of liquid such that selective channeling of gas or liquid can be controlled to flow through the dispense spout thus enabling either liquid to pour through the spout or gas to clear the spout. A system utilizing this dispense head and a method of dispensing liquid using this head are possible with this device. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218366 | DISPENSER MIXING MODULE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AND USING SAME - A mixing module that includes a mixing chamber formed of a cold flow material and placed within a housing which includes a compression device for compressing the cold flow material through which extends a reciprocating rod, preferably in the form of a valve rod relative to one or more chemical ports formed in the mixing chamber to mix or deliver chemicals within a mixing reception recess. The mixing chamber features a locking arrangement between the cold flow material mixing chamber and the housing which acts to prevent movement of the mixing chamber within the housing due to a sticking of the reciprocating rod to the mixing chamber which otherwise produces a position change in the mixing chamber as the compression device is temporarily compressed until the rod be comes unstuck and releases. The invention also includes an open front and rear end housing with releasable front and rear caps allowing easy insertion of the mixing chamber preferably having an annular front end rim as the locking member for receipt within a corresponding recess in the housing. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218367 | Method and apparatus for a drip tray screen - A drip tray trap divides a cavity of the drip tray into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber. The trap includes perforations to permit the passage of liquids, and to restrict the movement of foreign objects and ice cubes to a drip tray outlet, thereby removing the possibility the foreign objects and ice cubes clogging a drip tray drain. The trap includes at least one angled engagement surface and at least one angled engagement surface. The angle of the engagement surfaces forces the ice cubes and foreign objects to move to lowest positions of the inlet chamber. The rerouted ice cubes melt and move through the perforations of the trap, thereby entering the outlet chamber and moving to the drip tray outlet. In a second embodiment, the trap includes handling features to facilitate the insertion and removal of the trap from the cavity of the drip tray for sanitizing. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218368 | E.E.Z.Z. seasoning shaker - Embodiment of seasoning shaker to contain four seasoning compartments for user to store and disperse four different desired seasonings in cooking and eating for both indoor and outdoor cooking use by user. Said seasoning shaker has foam padded finger grip hole and rotating lid to allow easy adjustment for desired seasoning to be applied, and also has storage cap that keeps seasonings fresh and moisture free. Seasoning shaker also comes with peel and stick labels for user to identify seasonings put in each different compartment. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218369 | FLUID PRODUCT DISPENSING MEMBER AND A DISPENSER PROVIDED THEREWITH - A fluid dispenser member for associating with a fluid reservoir ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218370 | WATER BOTTLE ADAPTOR FOR AN APPLIANCE - A system and method for supplying bottled water to an appliance is provided, where the water bottle is opened as it is positioned on the appliance. The appliance includes an operational portion and a bottle receiving portion. The operational portion can be any appliance which utilizes water in its operations, such as humidifiers, vaporizers, coffeemakers, tea makers, dental water jets, and the like. The bottle receiving portion includes a conduit defining a fluid path, where the conduit is in fluid communication with the operational portion. The conduit has a first end with a piercing member for piercing the bottle, and a second end in fluid communication with the operational portion. When a water bottle is positioned in the bottle receiving portion, the piercing member pierces the bottle, allowing the water to exit the bottle along the fluid path to the operational portion of the appliance. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218371 | Sluice Vessel and Method of Operating Such a Sluice Vessel - Sluice vessel ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218372 | CARTRIDGE PISTOL WITH A CARTRIDGE HOLDER - A cartridge gun is provided. The cartridge gun comprises a cartridge holder, a plurality of resilient gripping elements, a displaceable piston rod for moving a piston in a cartridge, and an actuating device for displacing the piston rod. The cartridge holder comprises a cylindrical base for receiving the floor region of the cartridge in which the gripping elements project radially outwardly from the center of the cartridge holder in the direction towards the housing into an annular groove of the base up to the outside wall of the annular groove in the base and are held in the center of the base by means of a hub. Means are further arranged at the front end of the piston rod which are designated to press the ends of the resilient gripping elements in the direction towards the housing when the piston rod is fully retracted, allowing the removal of the cartridge from the cartridge gun. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218373 | CONTINUOUSLY SEALING ONE WAY VALVE ASSEMBLY AND FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM AND FORMULATIONS FOR USE THEREIN - A reusable continuously sealing one-way valve assembly and delivery system flows a sterile flowable substance from a source to an outlet orifice and prevents any backflow of contaminants through the continuously sealing one way valve assembly when the flowable substance ceases to flow. The valve assembly includes an elastomeric membrane which aids in preventing any backflow of contaminants when dispensing of the flowable substance is stopped. Multiple dosing of preservative-free flowable substance is provided. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218374 | Spreader apparatus, for use with dispensers - An apparatus for use with an edible food dispenser has a nozzle, a spreader surface associated with the nozzle, and a cap for entirely covering the nozzle. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218375 | Close proximity pouring device - There is disclosed herein a Close Proximity Pouring Device to automatically pour molten metal into a mold. The pouring device consists of a pour box equipped with a stopper rod and nozzle to dispense molten metal into a mold. This is accomplished by lowering the pour box so that a truncated conical pour nozzle, which extends below the pour box, is lowered into a truncated conical cavity in the mold without making contact with the mold. Then, when the stopper rod is opened, molten metal flows from the pour box through the nozzle and into the mold. As the molten metal fills the conical void between the nozzle and the mold, a seal is established preventing air from entering the mold. Oxidation and/or gassing of the molten metal entering the mold is minimized reducing the chance of producing defective castings. Once the molten metal seal is achieved between the nozzle and the mold, the metal head in the pouring vessel adds head pressure to improve filling the mold. Likewise, as the molten metal flows through the nozzle and fills the conical void between the nozzle and the mold, energy is transferred from the molten metal to the tip of the nozzle. By heating the tip of the nozzle during each pour, buildup of metal and metal oxides on the nozzle is eliminated. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218376 | PORTABLE WIG CASE AND STAND - A portable wig and hairpiece stand includes a substantially hollow box base having a top panel, a bottom panel, and at least one side wall; an inflatable support member for removably supporting a hairpiece, this support member being operably disposed within the top panel of the hollow box base; and a device in fluid communication with the inflatable support member for moving air into or out of it. Also included are provisions for accessing the interior space of the hollow box member, which can be disposed in one side wall or be a hinged top panel. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218377 | Medical Sock - A medical sock that is designed to aid in the placement of anti-embolism hosiery or thromboembolism stockings. The medical sock includes an oval foot covering produced from polyethylene that resembles a slipper or sock. The medical sock also includes slits within its sides to position it atop the foot, heel, and a portion of the lower leg. Once properly positioned, the medical sock provides a smooth surface over which the tight compression hosiery could be placed for ease in positioning. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218378 | CARGO SPACE FLOOR HAVING A SKI RACK AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A CARGO SPACE FLOOR - A cargo space floor is provided for a motor vehicle and a ski rack is positioned on the cargo space floor that may be pivoted from a lower nonuse position around a first pivot axis into an upper usage position, in which a ski may be fastened to the ski rack. The ski rack has at least one first support strut and one second support strut that are spaced apart from one another and have openings aligned with one another for receiving a ski. A motor vehicle is also provided having such an advantageous cargo space floor. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218379 | HOLSTER FOR CONCEALED FIREARM - This invention provides a holster for a concealed handheld firearm, wherein there is a back panel with a relatively stiff frame, and a front panel with latching means that swings open and away from the body of the person wearing the holster. When the front panel is opened, the firearm is exposed for easy and rapid withdrawal for use, and simultaneously, the interior of the front panel is exposed to view and displays credentials of the wearer to carry and use a concealed firearm. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218380 | Web Inspection and Repair Machine with Retractable Inspection Zone - A web processing machine permitting inspection and repair of a roll of web material includes an inspection zone vertically juxtaposed to a splicing zone. The inspection zone is structured to be removed from the juxtaposed position to a retracted position in which the splicing zone is exposed to permit an operator to perform a modification of the web without having to substantially move physically from the position in which the operator was located to perform inspection while the machine is running. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218381 | COMBINED STAPLER AND HOLE PUNCH - We provide a combined stapler and hole punch comprising a stapler part ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218382 | Sheathing device for the staple channel of stapler - The present invention provides a sheathing device for the staple channel of stapler, and more particularly to one which could provide sufficient protection for the staple channel of powerful stapler under continuous strong friction and impact force of the rivet; it is mainly characterized in that, a U-shaped depressed zone is formed within the staple channel of the stapler, and a U-shaped steel sheet is embedded correspondingly; with direct contact of U-shaped steel sheet and the rivet, it is possible to prevent efficiently rupture of the main body of the stapler and poorer stapling performance arising from impact force and friction. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218383 | Control Valve Assembly for Fastener-Driving Tool - A new and improved trigger-actuated control valve assembly for use within a fastener-driving tool wherein upper and lower control valve housing members are adapted to be fixedly mated together by a bayonet-type connection defined by a pair of diametrically opposed lug members disposed upon the lower valve housing member and a ledge structure defined upon the upper valve housing member. In addition, the trigger-actuated control valve assembly is fluidically connected to the upper control air chamber of the fastener-driving tool by externally disposed air passages which do not comprise complex compound angles and are therefore able to be integrally cast within the fastener-driving tool housing along with a cavity for housing the new and improved trigger-actuated control valve assembly. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218384 | STRUCTURE FOR ATTACHMENT OF BUTTRESS MATERIAL TO ANVILS AND CARTRIDGES OF SURGICAL STAPLERS - A surgical stapler is provided having a pair of jaws including a staple containing cartridge and an anvil. Buttress material is releasable affixed to the staple containing cartridge and the anvil. One of the jaws includes a pair of longitudinal projections at a first end of the jaw and configured to frictionally engage corresponding slots in a first end the buttress material. One of the jaws includes a post at a second end of the jaw. The buttress material includes a hole in a second end of the buttress material for receipt of the post. A buttress material including at least one aperture for receipt of the at least one projection at a first end of jaws and a tab configured to engage the at least one jaw at a second end thereof is also provided. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218385 | WIRE BONDER - A wire bonder comprises a bonding head with a rocker which is arranged on the bonding head and is rotatable about a horizontal axis. The rocker comprises at least three bores into which a piezoelectric element each is inserted, which element is used either as a sensor or as a piezoelectric drive in order to move a horn which is fastened to a body relative to the rocker. The body is tightly screwed onto the rocker by means of at least three screws, with at least two screws being tightly screwed in a resilient way. The body is pressed against the piezoelectric elements. A membrane is preferably arranged between the rocker and the body, which membrane prevents that shearing forces can act upon the piezoelectric elements. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218386 | Soldering Method, Soldering Apparatus and Method for Manufacturing Semiconductor Device - An object-to-be-soldered ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218387 | Method of soldering portions plated by electroless ni plating - When electrodes of a BGA plated by electroless Ni plating are soldered with solder balls of a lead-free solder, peeling of soldered joints readily takes place under an external impact. When a BGA electrode plated by electroless Ni plating is soldered with a lead-free solder to which 0.03-0.1 mass percent of P is added, the growth of brittle SnNi intermetallic compounds formed on the portion being soldered and a P layer on the electroless Ni plating surface is suppressed, resulting in an increased bonding strength. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218388 | BLANK AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTING A CONTAINER FROM THE BLANK - A blank of foldable sheet material is provided. The blank includes a bottom panel, a first bottom side panel and a second opposing bottom side panel extending from opposing side edges of the bottom panel, and a front panel extending from a front edge of the bottom panel. The front panel includes opposing side edges. The blank also includes a first and a second diagonal panel extending from a front edge of the first and second bottom side panels, respectively, and a third and a fourth diagonal panel extending from each side edge of the front panel. The third and fourth diagonal panels have a length greater than a length of the first and second diagonal panels. The blank includes a first and a second corner panel, wherein the first corner panel is hingedly connected to the first and third diagonal panels and the second corner panel is hingedly connected to the second and fourth diagonal panels. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218389 | RECEPTACLES, SUCH AS BOXES, AND PACKAGING ARRANGEMENTS WHICH INCLUDE SUCH RECEPTACLES - A receptacle, such as a box, comprises a first panel, a second panel opposite the first panel, and a third panel contiguous with the first panel and the second panel. Each of the first, second, and third panels comprise a first side and a second side. An opening is formed between the first side of the first panel and the second side of the second panel. A lid covers the opening and comprises a first portion and a second portion contiguous with the first portion of the lid. In addition, the first portion of the lid is contiguous with the first side of the first panel, and a second portion of the lid is folded such that it is positioned in an interior of the receptacle. The first side of the third panel is contiguous with the second side of the first panel, and the second side of the third panel is contiguous with the second side of the second panel. Either the first panel has a perforation formed therein, the perforation extends from a first end of the second side of the first panel to a second end of the second side of the first panel, and at least a portion of the perforation is positioned away from the second side of the first panel; or, the second panel has a perforation formed therein, the perforation extends from a first end of the second side of the second panel to a second end of the second side of the second panel, and at least a portion of the perforation is positioned away from the second side of the second panel. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218390 | Bio-degradable cup and method for making the same - A bio-degradable cup includes a foam cup and a paper cup which is securely received in the foam cup. The paper cup includes a bio-degradable film coated to an inside thereof. The paper cup is formed by cutting a paperboard and folded to be the paper cup. The foam cup is made by preparing a foam board made by bio-degradable plastic which is treated by way of super-critical carbon dioxide extrusion, the foam board is cut into pieces and each piece is made to be the foam cup. The foam cup is applied with a heat treatment to obtain a sticky inner surface to which the paper cup is securely connected. A lip is formed around an outer top edge of the foam cup. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218391 | Scanner for Product Authentication - A method of identifying or authenticating a product by providing an analog identification indicia including a randomized pattern of identification features on a first part of the product wherein one or more attributes of the randomized pattern of identification features correspond to an item identifier. A digital identification record is provided on a second part of the product including an encoded digital version of the item identifier. The product is viewed from two angles and confirmation of the information from both angles assures product authenticity. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218392 | Method for Assembling and Activating a Multi-Pack Package of Transaction Cards - Methods and apparatus for providing multiple transaction cards in a single package are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method for forming a carrier package arrangement includes obtaining a plurality of transaction cards, obtaining a first parent activation code, and associating the first parent activation code with the plurality of transaction cards. The method can also include packing the plurality of transaction cards in the carrier package arrangement, and providing the first parent activation code so as to be on or accessible from the carrier package arrangement. The plurality of transaction cards can thereafter be activated using the first parent activation code. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218393 | METHOD FOR DISPOSING RFID TAG AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A method for disposing an RFID tag and a system thereof are provided. The RFID tag is disposed on a revolving region of an object. When the object rolls on a transporting platform, the object revolves around the revolving region. Therefore, an RFID reader reads a signal data transmitted from the RFID tag on the revolving region. In addition, the method can also be applied to a model that an object wraps a revolving axis of a transporting platform, and an RFID tag is disposed on a revolving region of the revolving axis of the transporting platform. When the revolving axis of the transporting platform rotates, an RFID reader can read correctly a signal data transmitted by the RFID tag on the revolving region of the revolving axis. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218394 | Automated banking machine that operates responsive to data bearing records - A system controlled responsive to a data bearing record includes a card reader that is operative to read data from user cards including identifying data, and to authorize operation of an automated banking machine responsive to the identifying data. The automated banking machine may be operative to provide an electronic transaction receipt from the banking machine. A bank host computer may be operable to submit the receipt to a system address of record with the bank. The address of record may correspond to an e-mail address, phone number or other address associated with an account involved in the transaction. The receipt may include an image or images associated with the transaction and may be sent to a user of a banking machine. The system may also operate to image deposited checks deposited at a banking machine and may be electronically sent to a maker, payee, or clearinghouse. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218395 | BILL ACCEPTOR WITH RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION - A bill acceptor for verifying the authenticity of every inserted bill and accepting every verified bill is disclosed having operating buttons and a video display provided at a face panel for data input and displaying related operating message and data and a sensor zone for sensing a RFID stored-value card by a radio wave to fetch data from the RFID stored-value card and to add value to or deduct value from the RFID stored-value card subject to the operation mode selected by a consumer through the operating buttons. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218396 | Data Medium, Identity Document and Corresponding Security-Protection Method - A data medium has at least first and second parts joined together, each having an outer face turned towards the outside and a hidden inner face. At least one of the first and second parts bears, at a certain distance from the outer faces, hidden markings corresponding to personalization data. This first part and preferably the second part of the medium are, at least locally, opaque with respect to through-transmission of laser radiation liable to modify the hidden markings. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218397 | Document of Value Having Security Element - The invention concerns a value-bearing document ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218398 | RFID ACCES APPARATUS AND TRANSACTION METHOD USING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a RFID access apparatus and a transaction method using the same. The RFID access apparatus, coupled to a SD card socket disposed in an electrical terminal device including a controller unit coupled to said SD card socket and a radio frequency transceiver coupled to the controller unit, and being capable of accessing data recorded in a RFID tag through operating the electrical terminal device. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218399 | Store for spare parts and method for allocating kits of spare parts - Said store for spare parts comprises a plurality of compartments which each contain a kit of spare parts and a plurality of kits are each composed of different types of spare parts. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218400 | Method for optimising the firing trigger of a weapon or artillery - The invention relates to a method for determining a favourable moment for triggering the firing of a weapon on a moving target. According to said method, firing commands and expected impact points (P | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218401 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING AN OBJECT, AN IDENTIFICATION TAG, AN OBJECT ADAPTED TO BE IDENTIFIED, AND RELATED DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A method of verifying the identity of an object ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218402 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENCRYPTING DATA IN A MAGNETIC STRIPE READER - A magnetic stripe reader assembly for a point of sale terminal is provided. The magnetic stripe reader reads the account data from a card and may encrypt it within the magnetic head. An encrypted representation of the account data may be provided to a host processor in the terminal for carrying out a financial transaction, such as a payment for goods or services. The account data is typically recorded on the magnetic stripe on the card in a magnetic flux pattern that is sensed and then converted to an analog signal. Such sensing and conversion and other processing of the account data to produce the encrypted representation of the account data typically involves one or more parameters, and may include at least one parameter that is adjustable. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218403 | Arrangement for and method of accurately aiming at direct part markings prior to being imaged and electro-optically read - Aiming of an imaging reader at direct part markings (DPM) on workpieces is enhanced by emitting an aiming light beam during aiming, and by optically modifying the aiming light beam during the aiming to generate an aiming light pattern having an outer bright region illuminated by the aiming light beam and visible to an operator to enable the operator to manually position the bright region to entirely surround at least part of the DPM, and an inner dark region not illuminated by the aiming light beam and surrounded by the bright region. The dark region contains the part of the DPM code to be imaged and read by the reader after the aiming. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218404 | CAMERA BASED CODE READING - Techniques for providing camera based code reading are disclosed. In some aspects, a camera-readable code is generated which may be read by a code reading device. The code reading device may capture an image of the code, process the image, and decode the code. The code includes symbols arranged to form a pattern. According to one or more embodiments, an image with the code is cropped to remove extraneous information. The code image is manipulated by exact binary segmentation to remove background information from the code. The code is oriented to a grid using an interval value defined between the symbols. The symbols are decoded by comparing unique aspects of the symbols using a statistical analysis. The decoded symbols may be converted to a message for a user or be used for other purposes. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218405 | Imaging System for Reading Mobile Device Indicia - A method and imaging assembly ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218406 | Abnormal Condition Detection Circuit, Integrated Circuit Card Having the Circuit, and Method of Operating CPU - An abnormal condition detection circuit, an integrated circuit (IC) card having a central processing unit (CPU), and a method of operating the CPU, allow the CPU to be reset when an abnormal condition is detected in the IC card. The IC card includes the CPU, a non-volatile memory, an abnormal condition detection circuit, and a reset signal generator. The IC card includes detectors that detect a corresponding abnormal condition in the IC card, and an enable signal generation circuit that generates a reset enable signal and an interrupt enable signal in response to an interrupt control signal and a detection signal output from at least one of the detectors. The reset signal generator generates a reset signal in response to the reset enable signal. The CPU is reset in response to the reset signal and interrupted in response to the interrupt enable signal. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218407 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH MILLIMETER WAVE AND INDUCTIVE COUPLING AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A circuit includes a plurality of integrated circuits or dies having corresponding circuits, the plurality of integrated circuits or dies include a first plurality of integrated circuits or dies having corresponding millimeter wave interfaces and a second plurality of integrated circuits or dies having corresponding inductive interfaces. The first plurality of integrated circuits or dies communicate first signals therebetween via the corresponding millimeter wave interfaces and the second plurality of integrated circuits or dies communicate second signals therebetween via the corresponding inductive interfaces. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218408 | Multi-Pack Gift Card and Activation Thereof - Methods and apparatus for providing multiple transaction cards in a single package are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a carrier package arrangement includes a holder and a plurality of transaction cards. The transaction cards are retained on the holder, and are arranged to be transitioned form an unactivated state to an activated state using a first activation code. The carrier package arrangement can also include a case that can contain the holder and the plurality of transaction cards. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218409 | HEATING SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - A heating system includes a heater installed in between the exhaust pipe and exhaust purifier of a diesel engine to heat the exhaust purifier in burning out cumulative carbon, a backpressure sensor for detecting the backpressure in the heater, a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature in the exhaust purifier, a fuel system for supplying a fuel mixture to the heater, an air compressor controllable to compress air into the fuel system to mix with a condensed fuel gas in the fuel system into a fuel mixture for delivery to the heater, and a computer controller electrically connected with the backpressure sensor and the temperature sensor for controlling the operation of the air compressor subject to the backpressure level detected by the backpressure sensor and the temperature detected by the temperature sensor. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218410 | ANCHORING DEVICES FOR RAIL FASTENING CLIPS - A shoulder for use in retaining a railway rail fastening clip, comprising two interconnected spaced-apart walls, between which a portion of the clip to be retained is held when the shoulder is in use, and clip-engaging means, supported by the walls, for engaging a portion of the clip to be retained, does not have any feature or surface which engages the surface of that clip portion which faces downwardly when the clip is in use. Alternatively, or in addition, none of the contact regions, at which the device engages the rail clip, can be seen when the anchoring device is viewed from above when in its operative orientation and all of the contact regions can be seen when the anchoring device is viewed from below when in the operative orientation. Alternatively, or in addition, all the contact regions lie substantially at the same horizontal distance from the edge of the rail foot when measured perpendicularly to the axis of the rail and in the plane of the rail foot. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218411 | WATER SHEET SHOWERHEAD - A showerhead produces a wide, sheet-like flow when connected to a water source. Overflow slots guide water from a reservoir and over a spillway guarded by side-dams. A small drainage hole in the reservoir allows drainage and prevents growth of mold within the reservoir. A removable cap on the reservoir allows for insertion of aroma generating material and other water additives for dissolution in the water issuing from the showerhead. A ball swivel connector aerator restrict the flow of water into the reservoir and allow the showerhead to be attached to any compatible water output pipe. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218412 | NON-CONTACT DISPENSING OF LIQUID DROPLETS - Apparatus and method for dispensing droplets of a liquid includes structure providing a passage along which the liquid may be delivered to form a droplet at an orifice. The structure is configured to propagate a shockwave to impact the droplet and thereby to displace it from the orifice, whereby the droplet is dispensed. The structure may provide an elongate passage to longitudinally receive a syringe needle positionable with its tip, and the orifice at the tip, at or adjacent on open end of the passage, one or more needle guides to locate the needle in the passage, which is of greater cross-section than the needle at the open end, and a seal arrangement to substantially seal the passage about the needle at a position displaced from the open end of the passage whereby to define a chamber between the position and the open end. A syringe drive device may have a head adapted to be coupled to a syringe and means to operate the syringe to dispense droplets by free-fall from the syringe tip orifice, and structure adapted to be selectively coupled to the head and/or to a syringe carried thereby. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218413 | Dispensing Devices - A dispenser for dispensing at least first and second compositions stored in the dispenser, the dispenser comprising an adjustable discharging mechanism for discharging the first composition at a first rate and the second composition at a second rate. The discharging mechanism may include a first adjustable discharge mechanism for discharging the first composition at the first rate and a second adjustable discharge mechanism for discharging the second composition at the second rate. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218414 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING OR DE-ICING VEHICLE ELEMENTS - A liquid heating assembly including a heat-conductive displaceable element and a liquid heating enclosure defining a liquid heating volume including a primary liquid heating volume portion and a secondary liquid heating volume portion, separated by the heat-conductive displaceable element, the primary liquid heating volume portion including a heat exchanger for directly heating liquid in the primary liquid heating volume portion and for indirectly heating liquid in the secondary liquid heating volume portion via the heat-conductive displacement element. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218415 | VAPOR-DISPENSING DEVICE COMPRISING AVAILABILITY INDICATOR - In general, a vapor-dispensing device ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218416 | Water Discharger - A water discharger according to the invention comprises a housing having a columnar space inside, a core having a core inner channel inside allowed to move in the space while dividing the columnar space into a first and a second pressure chamber, a water discharge tubular body having a water discharge channel communicating with the core inner channel and reaching the outside of the housing, a first water inlet port for introducing fluid to the first pressure chamber, a second water inlet port for introducing fluid to the second pressure chamber, a first introducing port for introducing fluid from the first pressure chamber to the core inner channel, a second introducing port for introducing fluid from the second pressure chamber to the core inner channel, a valve body for changing the opening of the first and the second introducing port, and control means for inverting the size relation of the opening of the first and the second introducing port when the core reverses its moving direction. This enables repetitive linear action or rotary action using hydraulic power with a compact and simple structure. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218417 | CONFORMABLE POUCH RESERVOIR FOR SPRAY GUN - A reservoir for use with a spray gun has a body and a flexible diaphragm that define a chamber for liquid to be supplied to the spray gun. The body has an outlet opening leading to a spout connectable to the spray gun and the diaphragm deflects to reduce the volume of the chamber as liquid is withdrawn from the reservoir. The diaphragm gradually conforms to the internal surface of the body as the liquid is withdrawn to prevent pockets forming in which the liquid may be trapped so that substantially all the liquid can be dispensed. The reservoir may be supplied pre-filled with the liquid. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218418 | Atomising Nozzle and an Aerosol Canister Comprising an Atomising Nozzle - An atomising nozzle ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218419 | Spray nozzle for fluidized bed device - The invention concerns a spray nozzle for a fluidized bed device, said nozzle comprising a central liquid outlet ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218420 | Shower head and nozzles for the same - There is described a shower spray device including a lower plate with a plurality of nozzles and an upper plate with an inlet for the water supply. An elastic sealing element is interposed between the two plates to delimit therewith a chamber for distributing water to the nozzles. To maintain the correct pressure of the two plates, clamping screws are used also having the function of delivery nozzles, i.e. screws formed by threaded pins having an axial duct, with an outlet open towards the outside to allow water delivery, and at least one transverse duct to place the distribution chamber in fluid communication with the axial duct for water delivery. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218421 | COMBUSTOR FUEL NOZZLE CONSTRUCTION - Disclosed is a fuel nozzle for a combustor which includes a tip section and a tube section. The tube section, in which a first end is connected to the tip section includes an outer tube having a tube axis and connected to the tip section and an inner tube disposed at least partially inside of the outer tube and connected to the tip section. The inner tube includes at least one flexible portion capable of reducing stresses in the fuel nozzle. Also disclosed is a fuel nozzle which includes a tip section, a base section, and a tube section disposed between the tip section and the base section and connected to the tip section at a first end and connected to the base section at a second end. The tube section includes an outer tube having a tube axis and an inner tube disposed at least partially inside of the outer tube and connected to the tip section. At least one rib is disposed on the outer tube and extends radially outwardly from an outer surface of the outer tube. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218422 | NOZZLE AND METHOD FOR TREATING AN INTERIOR OF A WORKPIECE - A nozzle for treating an interior of a workpiece by means of a highly pressurized fluid medium flowing out of at least one nozzle channel. The nozzle channel branches off from a supply borehole provided in the form of a blind hole. The nozzle is designed in such a manner that the nozzle channel, starting from the bottom end area of the supply borehole, extends at an angle less than or equal to 90° to the supply bore hole in the inflowing direction, the bottom of the supply borehole being provided with an elevation whereby narrowing the transition area to the nozzle channel. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218423 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING AND CRUSHING SEASHELLS ON A BEACH - A seashell collecting and crushing apparatus includes a collection device having a hollow body and an inlet for introducing seashells into the hollow body. A fan assembly is operable to provide a suction airstream for drawing seashells into the hollow body. A crusher is positioned to receive seashells from an outlet of the collection device and pulverize the seashells received from the collection device into a fine particulate matter releasable through an outlet of the crusher. The fan assembly and the crusher are driven by a common driving arrangement. A method includes using the apparatus for removing seashells from the beach using the suction airstream to introduce seashells through the inlet into the hollow body, separating the seashells entering the hollow body from the suction airstream, pulverizing the seashells into a fine particulate matter using the crusher and exhausting the fine particulate matter through the outlet of the crusher. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218424 | Compactor Feeder - A compactor feeder and methods for feeding relatively low-density biomass materials into a grinding device (such as a hammer mill) is described. The compactor feeder increases the density of the relatively low-density biomass materials in order to fill the grinding device with the biomass materials at a rate that is sufficient to substantially equal the design capacity of the grinding device. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218425 | Shredder Adapted To Detect A Full Shredder Basket - A shredder having a feature which prevents shredder operation or provides a user alert when the accumulation of shredded material in the disposal basket has reached the capacity of the basket. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218426 | HIGH SPEED ORBITING BALL MEDIA PROCESSORS - According to one embodiment, a ball mill for working generally spherically shaped target particles into a flake-shaped end product is provided. The ball mill includes a milling tube, one or more milling balls disposed within the milling tube, and a vibration source that is positioned and adapted to move the milling tube such that its central axis follows along a substantially circular path. The continuously changing direction of the acceleration of the milling tube results in each of the milling balls following a respective, substantially orbital path about the milling tube's central axis. As the milling balls follow the respective, orbital paths, the milling balls come into contact with and transform the target particles into flakes. In a further embodiment, the ball mill may further include a virtual particle separator configured to route intermediate particles back to an inlet portion of the milling tube for additional processing time. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218427 | Hammer Assembly - A hammer assembly ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218428 | Device for Aligning the Refining Disc of a Refining Apparatus - Apparatus for aligning a refining disc is a refiner is disclosed, the apparatus including a first wedge slidable along a support for the axle package of the refining disc, a second wedge disposed between the first wedge and a bearing housing in which the rotatable axle of the axle package is journalled, the second wedge being slidable transversely to the slidable movement of the first wedge, a controller for controlling displacement of the first wedge, a support for a bearing housing, which includes a recess for the support and a complimentary recess, the support including a convex contact surface to engage the recess and being displaceable with respect to the complimentary recess. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218429 | HARD ELEMENTS FOR THE AUTOGENOUS WEAR PROTECTION OF ROLLER SURFACES - The invention relates to hard elements generally produced by powder metallurgy for protecting rolling press rollers from wear, this protection taking the form of grid armouring. In order to provide hard elements which can be produced relatively inexpensively and which, in particular, can again be disassembled in a relatively simple manner, even in the damaged state, from their respective roller body cutouts for the purpose of roller repair, the invention proposes prefabricated hard elements with a prefabricated central cutout which, starting from the radially inner end of the hard elements, extends over at least some of the height of the hard elements. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218430 | Reel and recording tape cartridge - A reel which can substantially equalize the rigidity at both ends in an axis line direction of a reel hub is obtained with using a small and light-weight reinforcing ring, and a recording tape cartridge which can well protect the recording tape is obtained by applying this reel. The reel includes a resin reel hub which is formed into a cylindrical shape with a bottom portion; a resin upper flange which is integrally extended from an opening end portion of the reel hub toward a radial outside; a resin lower flange member which has a lower flange, the lower flange facing the upper flange, in being welded to a bottom plate of the reel hub in a center portion; and a reinforcing ring which reinforces a part of the reel hub in the axis line direction, the part including the opening end in a cylindrical wall of the reel hub. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218431 | Reel and recording cartridge - The reel includes a reel hub that is made of a resin material and is formed into a cylindrical shape, an upper flange that is made of a resin material and is extended integrally outward in a radial direction from one end portion in an axial direction of the reel hub, and a reinforcement ring that is integrally disposed radially inside a tape take-up surface of the reel hub by insert molding and reinforces the reel hub in the radial direction. A position of an upper end of the reinforcement ring coincides with a position of an upper end of the tape take-up surface in the axial direction of the reel hub. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218432 | WEBBING WINDER - In a webbing winder, when a webbing belt is wound around a spool, a V gear is rotated in a winding direction together with a W pawl, a friction spring, and a contact member, thereby generating a frictional force between the contact member and a sensor holder. As a consequence, the friction spring and the contact member are located at a restriction position, so that the friction spring engages with an engaging surface of the W pawl. Therefore, even if the spool and the V gear are rapidly and slightly rotated in a withdrawal direction in reaction when the webbing belt is completely wound by the spool, the W pawl cannot mesh with a ratchet gear formed at the sensor holder due to the restriction of oscillation of the W pawl, thus preventing any end lock. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218433 | System for dispensing paper rolls with conductive tubes - The invention relates to a system of dispensing a product rolled around an element such as a tube ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218434 | Adjustable diameter tape roll cartridge core assembly of a tape roll dispensing cartridge assembly - An adjustable diameter tape roll cartridge core assembly which permits various different tape rolls, manufactured, for example, by various different tape roll manufacturers, and characterized by different internal diameter dimensions, to be fixedly and securedly mounted upon the tape roll cartridge core member of a tape roll dispensing cartridge assembly of a carton or case sealing machine. The core assembly comprises an expandable and contractible annular ring member whereby the external diametrical extent of such expandable and contractible annular ring member is adjustable so as to in fact be capable of tightly engaging the inner peripheral surface portion of any one of various different tape rolls having various different internal diameter dimensions. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218435 | Web-Winding Core - A web-winding core ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218436 | Spool - A spool suitable for receiving windings of wire or the like, the spool having a center core formed of a paperboard material, first and second end flanges secured to opposite ends of the center core, the flanges being formed of a plastic material, each flange having at least one circumferentially extending solid portion and an inner portion adjacent to the inner core, the spool having a plurality of sinuous members extending between the solid portion and the outer portion. There is also disclosed an embodiment wherein the flange is substantially solid with a circumferentially extending apertures being formed in the center core. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218437 | Torsional spring aided control actuator for a rolling missile - A control actuator system. The novel system includes a control surface mounted on a body and adapted to move in a first direction relative to the body, and a first mechanism for storing energy as the control surface moves in the first direction and releasing the stored energy to move the control surface in a second direction opposite the first direction. In an illustrative embodiment, the system is adapted to rotate an aerodynamic control surface of a rolling missile, and the first mechanism is a torsional spring arranged such that rotating the control surface in the first direction winds up the spring and releasing the spring causes the control surface to oscillate back and forth, alternating between the first and second directions. In a preferred embodiment, the spring has a spring constant such that the control surface oscillates at a natural frequency matching a roll rate of the missile. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090218438 | VTOL personal aircraft - A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft comprises (1) a fuselage having a front end, a rear end and two lateral sides, the fuselage defining a substantially horizontal central longitudinal axis of the aircraft; (2) an aircraft tail arranged at the rear end of the fuselage and including a rudder and an elevator on each side of the fuselage with movable surfaces for controlling the aircraft; and (3) a wing on each side of the fuselage having a front edge, a trailing edge and an upper surface extending from the front edge to the trailing edge. According to the invention, means are provided for increasing the speed of an airstream flowing over the upper surface of each wing, and an air deflector is disposed on each side of the fuselage between the trailing edge of each wing and the aircraft tail. These deflectors each have a deflection surface to deflect downward the airstream flowing over the upper surface of the wing to act as a “brake” to the forward motion of the aircraft and to provide additional lift so that the aircraft may hover. | 2009-09-03 |
