37th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080217404 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEMAND DRIVEN COLLABORATIVE PROCUREMENT, LOGISTICS, AND AUTHENTICITY ESTABLISHMENT OF LUXURY COMMODITIES USING VIRTUAL INVENTORIES - Systems and methods providing for a virtual inventory system of goods aggregating disparate inventories into a single virtual inventory for the purpose of tracking the goods, trading the goods, and establishing authenticity of the goods. The aggregation of disparate inventories readily provides for quick procurement or sales of the goods, especially as they relate to high end, rare, or expensive items. Accordingly, electronic product codes are assigned to each good to monitor inventory and movement of the good. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217405 | PALLET CONTENT IDENTIFICATION MECHANISM THAT CONVERTS RFID INFORMATION TO CORRESPONDING BARCODE INFORMATION - A pallet content identification mechanism is a small electronic device that is attached to a pallet. The pallet content identification mechanism reads RFID tags on the pallet using an RFID portal scanner, converts the RFID information into corresponding barcode information, and transmits the corresponding barcodes to a barcode-based inventory control system in a format that looks like output of a wireless barcode scanner. In this manner the pallet identification mechanism allows a user to benefit from RFID technology on the pallet while still using barcode technology in the barcode-based inventory control system. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217406 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING DISPOSITION STATUS OF AN ITEM TO BE DELIVERED WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION - A method and system for tracking the receipt and the internal movement of items such as packages, parcels and other accountable items within an organization such as a corporation, hospital or school. The system comprises a portable data terminal programmed to record information regarding the receipt and the internal movement of the items in a data collection format, wherein the data collection format can be created and/or modified by the user according to the user's needs. For that purpose, the system further comprises a base station to allow the user to create and/or modify the data collection format. The base station is capable of communicating with the portable data terminal for unloading electronic files to the portable data terminal in order to modify the data collection format. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217407 | Host Apparatus and Method Providing Calibration and Reagent Information to a Measurement Apparatus with Makes Use of a Consumable Reagent in a Measuring Process - Apparatuses and methods providing data such as, for example, calibration and reagent information ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080217408 | Device for Identification of a Gas Cartridge for a Gas-Powered Fastening Device Where the Apparatus Comprises the Device and the Cartridge for the Apparatus - The device comprises a combustion chamber, a device for transmitting gas from the cartridge in said chamber comprising a valve controlled by a solenoid. The device comprises a means of reading an electronic label for identifying cartridge, with an antenna for emitting data from label, where the means of reading comprise a receiving antenna for the said constituent data from the said solenoid. It is cartridge that is equipped with label. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217409 | RFID tag communicating apparatus - Article can be managed relatively inexpensively without using an expensive database or communication infrastructure. An RFID tag communicating apparatus has an antenna that transmits/receives a signal by wireless communication with RFID circuit elements provided at the tag labels provided at a bookshelf on which books are placed and an operator, respectively, a radio frequency circuit, a barcode reader that optically detects information of a barcode provided at a book; and a control circuit. The control circuit has a function to write various work information of the book in an IC circuit part of the RFID circuit element provided for management of the book via the antenna and the radio frequency circuit in accordance with a detection result of the barcode information by the barcode reader. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217410 | METHOD FOR WAKING UP IN-COUNTER FIXED SCANNERS - A method of waking up an in-counter bar code scanner from its standby mode comprises providing a sensor assembly attached to a touch plate. The sensor assembly comprises an oscillating magnet member affixed at one end and a permanent magnet attached at an opposite free end at the end of a flexible member. When a user touches the touch plate, the impact force exerted on the touch plate is transmitted to the oscillating magnet member causing the magnet to oscillate inducing an electrical signal in a pick-up coil provided near the magnet and wakes up the bar code scanner. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217411 | Secure wireless indicia reader - A method of operating an indicia reader network comprising the steps of: reading an information bearing indicia of an item with a hand held indicia reader having a first wireless transceiver and generating therefrom an encrypted data message in accordance with a FIPS standard; transmitting the encrypted data message from the indicia reader to a base unit having a second wireless transceiver; decrypting the data message within the base; and transmitting the decrypted data message to a host device, wherein the network is configured so that the indicia reader and the base unit have a linking mode in which a base address of the base unit is sent to the indicia reader, and a reader address is sent to the indicia reader and a request to link is sent to the base unit by way of an encrypted wireless communication between the second wireless transceiver and the first wireless transceiver. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217412 | SEGMENTED MICROENCAPSULATED DISPLAY SYSTEM - A segmented microencapsulated display system that includes a substrate upon which an image is produced in a layer of microencapsulated electrophoric elements and a unit remote from the substrate that includes electronics circuitry that creates the image produced in the layer of microencapsulated electrophoric elements. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217413 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A CONTACTLESS SMARTCARD INCORPORATING A MECHANICAL SWITCH - An apparatus and method for providing a radio frequency identification (RFID) card, the card including a card inlay; an antenna positioned on the card inlay, a RFID integrated circuit (IC) on the card inlay, a pressure-sensitive switch including an electrode structure located on or in the card inlay and coupled to the antenna and the RFID IC via the electrode structure, the pressure-sensitive switch having an electrical resistance that varies with a pressure applied to the switch, and a dam of material in a vicinity around of the pressure-sensitive switch to provide a barrier against a lateral pressure being applied to the switch. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217414 | Flexible display member and article having the same - A flexible display member includes a base member having flexibility and a thin film LED (Light Emitting Diode) mounted on the base member. Accordingly, when the flexible display member is deformed, it is difficult to damage the flexible display member, thereby obtaining the flexible display member with high reliability. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217415 | Stored value card package with a combined UPC and activation magnetic stripe - An integrated breakaway package with one or more stored value card is presented in which a card magnetic stripe is found on each stored value card and a package magnetic stripe is found on an end portion of the breakaway packaging. Each card magnetic stripe identifies an account associated with the stored value card. The package magnetic stripe contains both a Universal Product Code associated with the package as well as account activation information. The Universal Product Code identifies the package and card at a point of sale device to allow completion of a sales transaction. The activation information identifies all of the accounts associated with the stored value cards attached to the package. The breakaway package can also be attached to or enclosed within a card carrier package. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217416 | MAGNETIC WATERMARK FOR TEXT DOCUMENTS - The present disclosure is directed to a method and apparatus for applying magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) technology to enable the embedding of coded information within text characters of a document. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217417 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes an indoor unit, an outdoor unit, and an indoor controller which sets the conditions such as a condition of indoor air. The outdoor unit includes a compressor, an inverter for supplying electric power on a frequency in response to controls to the compressor, and an outdoor controller for controlling the compressor operation through the inverter. The outdoor controller includes a rewritable outdoor data memory for storing control data of the outdoor unit, and a microprocessor which refers to the control data stored in the outdoor data memory and follows a control program read from a ROM, thereby controlling the operation of the compressor. The indoor controller can write the control data of the outdoor unit into the outdoor data memory. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217418 | Temperature compensation method for thermostats - An air conditioning control system and method for compensating for heat gain or loss in an air conditioned space due to window area and temperature differential between outdoor temperature and indoor temperature. For predetermined amounts of window area, as a percent of total wall area defining an enclosed space, the thermostat setpoint or measured temperature is adjusted as a function of the temperature differential between the enclosed space and the outdoor ambient temperature, for example. Data may be accumulated and stored in a controller memory for various types of structures and rates of heat transfer therethrough for various amounts and type of window area as a percent of the total wall area, for example. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217419 | Communicating Environmental Control System - A communicating environmental control system for a dwelling or building is provided. The environmental control system is intended for use in a dwelling which may be unoccupied for a long period of time, e.g., months. The control system operates in an economy mode to prevent damage to the dwelling and its contents by avoiding condensation of moisture within the dwelling. At the same time, the control system minimizes operating costs by running more when energy costs are lower and running less when energy costs are higher. The control system switches to a comfort mode when the dwelling occupants return. The control system is in communication with a remote owner, a remote utility, or a remote service provider, or more than one of these, through the Internet or other communication system. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217420 | Reversing circulation for heating and cooling conduits - A method of circulating fluid to adjust a temperature of a material comprises providing a pressurized fluid source operative to adjust the temperature of a fluid and to push the fluid out through a supply port at a supply temperature and draw fluid in through a return port at a return temperature. A conduit is arranged in proximity to the material and the fluid is circulated through the conduit in alternating forward and reverse directions. An apparatus is provided for periodically reversing the direction of fluid flow through the conduit. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217421 | Cavitation erosion reduction strategy for valve member and fuel injector utilizing same - A mechanically actuated electronically controlled unit injector includes an electronically controlled spill valve to precisely control timing of fuel pressurization within a fuel pressurization chamber. Cavitation bubbles may be generated in the region of the valve seat when the spill valve member is closed to raise fuel pressure in the fuel injector. This cavitation can cause erosion on the spill valve member and the surrounding injector body. In order to preempt cavitation damage, the valve member may be modified to include a compound annulus that includes a small annulus that corresponds to an identified cavitation damage pattern. Although the generation of cavitation bubbles may continue after such a strategy, cavitation erosion, and the associated liberation of metallic particles into the fuel system can be reduced, and maybe eliminated, by the preemptive cavitation reduction strategy. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217422 | Nozzle assembly, delivery system and method for conveying insulation material - A method of conveying particles of insulation material suspended in a flow of air to a wall, floor or ceiling cavity to form an insulation product in the cavity, including: providing a flow of particles of insulation material suspended in air to a nozzle assembly; and positioning the nozzle assembly to direct the flow of particles of insulation material suspended in air to a wall, floor or ceiling cavity defined by adjacent elongated supporting members such that at the point of contact between the flow and the wall, floor or ceiling cavity, the flow has a flow dispersion pattern that is at least as wide as the distance between the adjacent elongated supporting members. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217423 | Single-Dose Spray Container, Spray Tip and Single-Dose Spray Kit - The invention relates to a single-dose container fitted with a spray tip comprising a generally cylindrical nozzle, the upper end of which comprises a spray opening and the opposite end of which is extended by a plunger of smaller diameter, the free end of which is mechanically reinforced, the nozzle and the plunger being crossed along their longitudinal axis by a traversing cavity, said traversing cavity having at the nozzle a means of creating droplets; it also relates to the actual tip and to a spray kit comprising said nozzle and a pre-filled single-dose bottle. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217424 | Wall hanging music fountain - A wall hanging music fountain comprises a mirror frame comprising a plurality of side frames, a controller, a water flow distributor, a LED wire cavity, and a water distribution cavity. A water tank is disposed at a lower side frame of one of the plurality of side frames and an upper cover is disposed on an upper side frame of the plurality of side frames. A plurality of LED holes are disposed on an upper region of the LED wire cavity, each of the plurality of LED holes being connected with a LED. A plurality of nozzle holes are disposed on the water distribution cavity, each of the plurality of nozzle holes being connected with a water flow nozzle. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217425 | Evaporating Device - An evaporating device comprising:
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20080217426 | Volatile Liquid Dissemination Apparatus - An apparatus adapted to disseminate a volatile liquid, such as a fragrance, into an atmosphere in which its presence in vapour form is desired, the apparatus comprising a reservoir ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080217427 | Multi-functional sprinkling apparatus structure - A multi-functional sprinkling apparatus structure comprises an outlet mount with support lugs to fix on top of a water motor, and a water-guiding member transversely mounted to assembly holes of the support lugs. The assembly holes have water ducts fluidly connected to water-inlet passages of the water-guiding member. A rotary member with a channel and a water shield with actuation holes are pivotally mounted to the middle section of the water-guiding member. The channel of the rotary member has multiple outlets with spray nozzles attached thereto to generate various sprays, and recesses to engage with a movable elastic element mounted to the water-guiding member. The rotary member can be switched to change the outlet matching to a water-discharge orifice of the water-guiding member for a certain spray. The water shield can be bent to one side to adjust the angle of the water-guiding member and the rotary member for sprinkling. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217428 | INJECTOR - A pressurizing piston has a head section, which contacts an axial end face of a piezoelectric actuator to receive displacement of the actuator, and a piston wall section, which is formed in a cylindrical shape and can move in an axial direction in response to the movement of the head section. The head section and the piston wall section are combined such that relative displacement therebetween is possible in a radial direction. An outer sleeve slidably holding an outer periphery of the piston wall section restricts radial movement of the head section. When an expansion-contraction direction of the actuator inclines with respect to the axial direction, inclination of the piston wall section is inhibited by a radial deviation caused between the head section and the piston wall section. Thus, pinching of the piston wall section to the outer sleeve is inhibited. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217429 | Injector - An injector includes a nozzle hole, a needle, an actuator, a piston that is displaced in an axial direction according to extension or contraction of the actuator, an outer sleeve holding the piston slidably on its outer circumferential side and defining a pressure chamber expanded or shrunk according to displacement of the piston. When fuel pressure in the pressure chamber is increased upon extension of the actuator, the needle opens the nozzle hole. The injector further includes an inner sleeve slidably fitted around the needle and received in the pressure chamber, an urging device for urging the inner sleeve in the axial direction and for increasing or decreasing its urging force according to displacement of the piston, an engagement surface, and a fuel chamber. A gap between the fuel chamber and the pressure chamber is closed or opened when the inner sleeve annularly engages or disengages from the surface, respectively. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217430 | VOLATILE LIQUID DROPLET DISPENSER DEVICE - A volatile liquid droplet dispenser device includes: a first substrate ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080217431 | Spraying device for a fixing composition - The present disclosure relates to a spraying device for a cosmetic composition comprising a container having inner space comprising a liquid cosmetic composition and provided with a spraying mechanism comprising:
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20080217432 | SEALING CONNECTION ASSEMBLY FOR A HANDHELD SHOWERHEAD ASSEMBLY - A sealing connection assembly for a handheld showerhead assembly has a base, a connecting assembly, a check valve and a locking nut. The base has a channel defined through the base. The connecting assembly is mounted inside the base and has a passage communicating with the channel. The check valve is mounted inside the passage of the connecting assembly to keep water from flowing back. The locking nut is used to connect a flexible hose to a handheld showerhead. The elements of the sealing connection assembly for a showerhead assembly are simple and are mounted inside the handheld showerhead. Therefore, repairing the sealing connecting assembly for a hand showerhead assembly is easy, and the appearance of the handheld showerhead is aesthetic. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217433 | Street treatment method & apparatus - The invention provides a street treatment system for bio-remediation and breakdown of oils and/or toxic compounds, as well as treatment of organic pests such as weeds, bugs and other naturally occurring organic material that are resident on man-made surfaces such as pavement, curb lines or other such surfaces. The invention uses a street sweeper that uses a mounted sprayer, tubing, a pump, a tank and controls located in the cab of the street sweeper to operate the apparatus. The tank holds the bio-remediation fluid or pesticide/weed killer that is then applied to the pavement, curb line, etc. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217434 | Shower Attachment - The invention relates to a shower attachment which comprises a first part (T | 2008-09-11 |
20080217435 | Spray Nozzle - A spray nozzle ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080217436 | Hose nozzle assembly - A hose nozzle assembly having a substantially inverted ‘U’ shaped body formed by, in serial order and fluid connection: a nozzle handle; a nozzle spout; and, an attachment. The body is operatively arranged to be removeably secured to an edge of a container. In a preferred embodiment, the assembly further includes a fluid control valve. The fluid control valve is preferably selectively variable and includes a locking mechanism. In an additional preferred embodiment, the assembly further includes a disengageable connection between the hose nozzle and the attachment. Preferably, the disengageable connection is a threaded connection, and most preferably a garden hose connector. In other embodiments, the hose nozzle and attachment are permanently affixed to one another. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217437 | Optimized Method to Drive Electric Spray Guns - Methods and systems for efficiently driving, diagnosing and configuring an electric spray gun system use a pulse width modulated driving signal to achieve fast gun opening and closing times while minimizing the power consumption of the gun. Additionally, an example method and system for detecting the opening and closing of an electric spray gun is provided. Finally a method for determining parameters such as an electric spray gun's on current, off current and holding current is provided. Through use of the methods and systems provided herein, a technician can easily and effectively configure an electric spray gun for efficient use in a spraying system. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217438 | ELECTROMAGNETIC FUEL INJECTION VALVE - In an electromagnetic fuel injection valve, a valve housing is formed by sequentially connecting a valve seat member, a magnetic cylinder, a nonmagnetic collar, and a stationary core. A coil housing is fittingly fixed to an outer periphery of the magnetic cylinder, and houses a coil assembly provided in an outer periphery of the stationary core. The coil housing includes a shell part surrounding the coil housing, an annular bent part bent radially inward from a front end of the shell part, and a cylindrical boss part projecting forward from a front end of the annular bent part. An inner peripheral surface of the annular bent part and an inner peripheral surface of at least a rear half part of the boss part are shrinkage-fitted to an outer peripheral surface of the magnetic cylinder. Thus, it is possible to eliminate distortion propagating to the magnetic cylinder, and eliminate a gap from fitted portions between the magnetic cylinder and the coil housing to improve magnetic efficiency, thereby exerting stabile fuel injection characteristics. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217439 | Fuel injector - A fuel injector for fuel-injection systems of internal combustion engines has a solenoid coil; a valve needle that is operatively connected to the solenoid coil and acted upon by a restoring spring in a closing direction, in order to actuate a valve-closure member which, together with a valve-seat surface formed at a valve-seat member, forms a sealing seat; and at least two spray-discharge orifices which are formed in the valve-seat member. The spray-discharge orifices are formed in the valve-seat member in such a way that they are shielded from mixture flows circulating in a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217440 | Injector - An injector has an inner sleeve between a needle pressure receiving face of a needle and a rear end face of a valve body. The inner sleeve is slidably fitted to an outer periphery of a middle shaft section of the needle. The inner sleeve receives a reaction force of a spring located between the inner sleeve and a pressurizing piston, so an axial tip end (edge section) of the inner sleeve is pressed against the rear end face to achieve close contact therebetween. Thus, a volume of a pressure chamber can be reduced, so a valve opening force for lifting the needle can be acquired efficiently. Accordingly, injection of a large flow rate can be performed by increasing a lift amount of the needle and also quick lifting of the needle can be performed. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217441 | Injector - An injector has a lift limiting member provided by a single plate member. The plate member has a stopper face, multiple hole sections, a flow passage hole, and a spring seat face. An axial end face of a needle head section of a needle contacts the stopper face when the needle lifts by a predetermined amount. Transmitting sections of a pressurizing piston are loosely inserted in the hole sections. High pressure fuel can pass through the flow passage hole. The spring seat face receives an end portion of a spring that biases the needle in a valve closing direction. The lift limiting member limits a valve opening lift position of the needle, so a stable injection quantity is obtained. Thus, a surface area of the single plate member can be used in multiple functions. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217442 | Paint Dosage Device and System Adapted for a Program Controlled Spray Painting Apparatus - A dosing device for a program controlled spray painting apparatus adapted for dosing electrically conductive fluid materials to a spray gun/applicator. The spray gun may be charged at a high voltage for electrostatically charged atomizing of electrically conductive fluid materials. A coating system includes the dosing device, which is moved by an actuator between a connecting member for a paint filling line or a cleaning fluid supply line, and a spray gun. A method and a computer program for carrying out the method. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217443 | Portable pump house - An automated or manually operated portable pump house for producing water pressure includes a portable housing structure, a fire pump positioned within the housing structure, a fire pump driver operably coupled to the fire pump, means for controlling the fire pump driver operably coupled to the fire pump driver, a pressure control pump positioned within the housing structure, means for controlling the pressure control pump operably coupled to the pressure control pump, means for electrical power generation positioned within the housing structure, and means for automatically detecting and reporting a status condition to an external location. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217444 | Waste processing apparatus and method featuring water removal - The present invention includes an apparatus and method for processing solid waste products. The invention features periodic removal of water preferably while the contents are under pressure. The apparatus comprises a rotatably mounted cylindrical vessel having a first end, a second end and an interior surface, at least one end terminating in a hatch that may be opened to allow access to the interior of the vessel and sealably closed to allow pressurization of the vessel; a steam inlet for injecting stem disposed at one or both ends; and one or more valves for exhausting water periodically as the waste mass is being processed. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217445 | Method for producing fullerene suspension - The present invention provides a fullerene suspension and a method for producing a fullerene suspension having high dispersion stability without any chemical compound. Also, the fullerene suspension and its producing method makes it possible to be applied in various fields including the field of medical and pharmaceutical science and the field of foods and environment, in which the fullerene suspension obtained by the prior methods had not been applied. The fullerene is ground to form nanoparticles by irradiating a fullerene in a poor solvent with a laser. The pulse laser having a width of several-ten femtoseconds to several-hundred nanoseconds is appropriately applied. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217446 | SAFETY ACTUATOR FOR A FOOD PROCESSOR HAVING A VISUAL INDICATION - A food processor for countertop foodstuff preparation comprises a receiving base that encloses an electric motor. The receiving base has a shaft driven by the motor. A pedestal extends generally upwardly from the outer periphery. The pedestal includes an actuator. The motor is operable when the actuator is in an activated position and inoperable when the actuator is in an unactivated position. A bowl is removably mountable on the receiving base. A lid is removably mountable over an open top of the bowl. The lid has an actuator tab that extends from the outer periphery and a positioning tab that extends from the outer periphery. The lid is rotatable for moving the actuator tab into engagement with the actuator to place the actuator in the activated position. The positioning tab extends over at least part of the pedestal to provide a visual indication when the actuator is in the activated position. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217447 | Machine for shredding/collecting drugs and drug packaging incident to permanent disposal - A drug and/or drug packaging shredding/collecting machine includes a cabinet defining an interior chamber which can be accessed through a front opening for housing and storing a container lid and container incident to the shredding of drugs and drug packaging by a shredder carried by a top wall of the cabinet. The top wall also includes a non-shredable drug/drug packaging opening which includes a flexible inlet guard. A door of the container includes a storage area for plastic locking ties which, after the lid is slid to a nested position with respect to a channel/flange of the container can lock the two together through registered openings thereof thereby preventing inadvertent/accidental spillage and/or providing an indication of pilfering. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217448 | APPARATUS FOR THE SEPARATION AND TREATMENT OF SOLID BIOMASS - An apparatus to separate components of a solid feedstock is described. The apparatus may include a threaded shaft that has a plurality of reaction zone segments along the length of the shaft that are separated from each other by dynamic plug segments. The threads of the shaft have a first thread pitch in the reaction zone segments, and a second thread pitch in the dynamic plug segments. The apparatus may also include a motor to rotate the shaft, and an outlet coupled to a second end of the shaft, where one or more solid components of the solid feedstock exit the apparatus through the outlet. The apparatus may additionally include a feeder to supply the solid feedstock to the threaded shaft, and a pump to provide a rinse fluid to the threaded shaft, where the rinse fluid flows in the opposite direction of the solid feedstock along the shaft. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217449 | Spice Grinding And Dispensing Device - A spice grinding and dispensing device generally intended to be used for grinding one spice in a first portion and a second spice in the other portion. Each portion of the dual spice grinder includes a handle or trigger that activates an independent rasp mechanism. When the trigger is pressed, the rasp activated thereby moves down and forces ground spice through an opening. The pressure of the rasp against the inside of the bottom of the grinder breaks up the spice, and only spice that is properly sized can fit through the opening. Furthermore, the opening may be adjustable so that a user can create a coarse or finely ground spice. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217450 | Hand-held shredding device for paper or the like - A hand-held shredding device is provided including a housing sized and configured to be hand-held. The housing may include a first opening configured to receive an object to be shredded and a second opening configured to allow the object to exit the housing upon being shredded. A shredding assembly may be disposed within the housing. The shredding assembly may include a first plurality of blades disposed on a first rotatable shaft and a second plurality of blades disposed on a second rotatable shaft. The first and second rotatable shafts may be coupled to one another through a geared connection. The first and second pluralities of blades may be arranged to cooperate with one another to shred the object. A hand-operable crank may be connected to an end of one of the first or second rotatable shafts of the shredding assembly. The hand-operable crank may be configured to be operable by a user's hand to rotate one of the first or second rotatable shafts and thereby provide power to the shredding assembly to contemporaneously shred the object while moving the object towards the second opening. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217451 | "Twin-Roll Machine, in Particular for Comminuting a Bed of Material" - In order to design a two-roll machine, in particular a roller press for material bed comminution of granular material, having two rotatably mounted rolls driven in opposite directions and separated from each other by a roll gap, in such a way that the roll change can be brought about still more simply and rapidly, according to the invention it is proposed to attach to the front end of the roller press which is adjacent to the fixed roll ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080217452 | Jaw Crusher - A jaw crusher having two jaws which define an upwardly open crushing chamber for receiving crushable material and a discharge opening between the lower ends of the jaws for discharging crushed material, the jaws being relatively movable so as to vary the size of the receiving chamber and thereby exert working and relieving actions on the crushable material and so that crushed material can be discharged via the discharge opening, and in which: a rotatable elongate member extends throughout at least a major part of the length L of the jaws, and is located at or near to the discharge opening so as to assist the gravity discharge of crushed material through the discharge opening, and/or to exert an impact/crushing action in conjunction with the working actions of the jaws. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217453 | Roll With a Means for Holding Windings - The invention relates to a roll including a sheet (F) made of a flexible material, such as an absorbent fibrous material, formed by winding the sheet around a winding axis while creating a hole in the center and that presents a first set ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080217454 | TAPE DRIVE - A tape drive comprising two motors at least a first of which is an open loop position-controlled motor arranged to provide a controllable torque, two tape spool supports on which spools of tape may be mounted, each spool being drivable by a respective motor, and a controller for controlling the energization of the motors such that the tape may be transported in at least one direction between spools mounted on the spool supports. The controller is arranged to provide a control signal to the first motor to set the tape tension. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217455 | TAPE DRIVE - A tape drive comprising first and second motors, the first motor being a torque-controlled motor, two tape spool supports on which spools of tape may be mounted, each spool being drivable by a respective motor, and a controller operable to control the energization of the motors such that tape may be transported in first and second directions between spools mounted on the spool supports. Each spool support is coupled to a respective motor by means of a drive coupling providing at least one fixed transmission ratio. When tape is moved in said first direction, said torque-controlled motor is energised in a first rotational direction, when tape is moved in said second direction, said torque-controlled motor is energised in said first rotational direction for a part of said movement and a second opposite rotational direction for another part of said movement. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217456 | Coiling Method and Device for Rolled or Drawn Long Products - Coiling method and device (“R”) for a long product ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080217457 | Inertia actuator for seat belt retractor - An inertia sensitive actuator especially adapted for use with a dual spool retractor for a motor vehicle seat belt system. The dual spool retractor includes shoulder belt and lap belt spool assemblies engaging with the shoulder belt and lap belt portions of the seat belt webbing. The dual spool retractor incorporates an inertia sensitive actuator having an excitation mass which is coupled with both of the retractor spool assemblies via linkages. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217458 | Hybrid vehicle sensitive seat belt retractor inertial locking system - A vehicle sensitive retractor locking system which may have reduced sensitivity to Z-axis accelerations experienced during driving conditions. The locking system incorporates a ball mass which is maintained within a nest surface of a ball cage. A locking lever is provided having a pair of arms, including an upper and lower arm. The lower arm forms a support post which directly engages with the ball mass in the normal condition of the locking system. The upper arm forms an actuation rim which encircles the upper portion of the ball mass. When the ball mass is displaced within the nest surface in response to inertial forces, two locking modes are provided. First, by relieving pressure exerted by the ball against the post support as the ball is displaced, the locking lever is free to rotate into a locking condition. A secondary locking mode is provided through direct contact between the ball mass and the actuation rim of the locking lever upper arm. The control system also optionally incorporates a vertical ball restrictor which directly contacts the ball mass and restricts its upper Z-axis motion. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217459 | TAPE FEEDER, TAPE CARRYING UNIT AND TAPE EXFOLIATING UNIT - A tape feeder | 2008-09-11 |
20080217460 | Lifting Apparatus Having Lifting Reel - A lifting apparatus includes a fixed unit positioned at a predetermined height, a moving unit installed below the fixed unit to be movable up/down, and at least one lifting reel to move the moving unit up/down. The lifting reel includes a body installed to the fixed unit; a drum arranged in the body and rotated in a clockwise/counterclockwise direction; a wire fixed to the drum and connected to the moving unit to be wound/unwound around the drum; a fixed roll spaced apart from the drum and rotated on a fixed roll shaft to guide the wire while the wire taken-up around the drum is wound or unwound; and at least two guide rolls arranged between the drum and the fixed roll to guide the wire, wherein the at least two guide rolls guide the wire substantially perpendicular to the drum while the wire is wound around the drum. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217461 | MULTI-PIECE CORE ADJUSTER WITH OPTIONAL CONFIGURATIONS - In one aspect, there is disclosed a modular core adjuster for a cable assembly that includes an adjuster body and a slider body arrangeable with the adjuster body to accommodate the cable in more than one configuration. In another aspect, there is disclosed a modular core adjuster for a cable assembly that includes a multi-piece adjuster body having a first body portion and a second separate body portion configured to be combined to define the adjuster body. A slider body is supported by the adjuster body for movement relative to the adjuster body wherein the slider body is arrangeable with the adjuster body to accommodate the cable in more than one configuration. In another aspect, there is disclosed a modular core adjuster for a cable assembly that includes a multi-piece adjuster body having a first body portion and a second separate body portion configured to be combined to define the adjuster body. A lock cavity is formed through an outer peripheral surface of the first and second body portions and a lock member is disposed in the lock cavity and is movable from a shipping position to a locked position. A slider body is supported by the adjuster body for movement relative to the adjuster body wherein the slider body is arrangeable with the adjuster body to accommodate the cable in more than one configuration. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217462 | Device For Detecting A Thread - The device is intended for the detection of a thread during the detection of the ends of threads ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080217463 | Device and Method for Forming Coils of Rolled or Drawn Long Products - Coiling device (“R”) and relative method for a windable long, metal product ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080217464 | PACKAGING DEVICES AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME - A packaging device has a core that is connected to a sheet of material by a flowable material that sets or cures to harden, such as a two part expandable polyurethane foam. The sheet of material has a plurality of cells that the flowable material enters from a partition that forms the core through an aperture or apertures formed in the sheet of material. The chemistry of the flowable material may be altered to change density, rigidity and flexibility as required by package stresses. The flowable material is effective at creating a durable attachment of the core and sheet of material for forming packaging materials such as reels. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217465 | Piezoelectric fiber, active damped, composite electronic housings - A vibration controlled housing. The novel housing includes a housing structure and a mechanism for receiving a control signal and in accordance therewith electronically tuning a structural response of the structure. In an illustrative embodiment, the housing structure includes a composite material containing a plurality of piezoelectric fibers adapted to generate an electrical signal in response to a deformation in the structure and to deform the structure in response to an electrical signal applied thereto. A control circuit receives the sensed signal from the fibers and generates an excitation signal that is applied to the fibers to increase the stiffness or compliance of the fibers at predetermined frequencies. In an illustrative embodiment, the control signal is adapted to provide low frequency stiffness and strength performance while attenuating high frequency vibrations to protect electronics housed within the structure. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217466 | AUXILIARY ON BOARD POWER SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT - An auxiliary on board power system for an aircraft provides the capability of taxiing the aircraft on the ground without using the main aircraft engine(s). The power system includes a small driver mounted on the aircraft. In one embodiment of the invention, the driver may be mounted at any desirable location on the aircraft and is designed to provide sufficient thrust to taxi the aircraft. Such a suitable system may be provided as original equipment to an aircraft or retrofitted to existing aircraft. In another embodiment of the invention, the driver includes a speed reducer with an output shaft to drive the wheels of one of the landing gear assemblies to provide power to taxi the aircraft. In a further embodiment of the invention, the auxiliary on board power system, in addition to the taxiing function, may be incorporated with an alternator to provide electrical power, an environmental control unit, and an emergency power units as desired. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217467 | Assembly For Aircraft Comprising a Wing System Element as Well as an Attachment Mast - An assembly for an aircraft including a wing element, a suspension pylon, a mechanism of attaching the pylon onto the element, including two forward half-attachments, each including a shackle and configured to resist forces applied along a vertical direction. The shackle is mounted firstly articulated onto a first fitting fixed to a forward spar of the element extending along the direction of the width, and is secondly mounted articulated onto a second fitting fixed to the rigid structure of the pylon. The two shackles are arranged in the same plane parallel to the direction of the width. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217468 | MAST FOR AN AIRCRAFT NACELLE INCORPORATING MEANS FOR LIMITING THE APPEARANCE OF VIBRATIONS, IN PARTICULAR IN CERTAIN FLIGHT REGIMES, AT A HIGH MACH NUMBER AND LOW LIFT - A mast for connection between a power plant and the rest of an aircraft that includes an outside surface ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080217469 | ROTORCRAFT AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method of controlling an air conditioner in a rotorcraft that also includes a cooler for cooling transmission lubricant, in which the temperature of the lubricant is monitored and the capacity of the air conditioner is decreased in the event of the lubricant temperature reaching or exceeding a determined value. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217470 | Modularized airplane structures and methods - A modularized airplane includes two separably interconnected modules. The first module, incorporating substantial airplane style characteristics, comprises wings and stabilizers having at least one associated control surface joined with a fuselage portion. The second module carries a set of essential airplane components interconnected to suffice airplane operations including a propulsion unit, radio receiver and/or auto-piloting electronics unit, control servo devices, and power means mounted on provided support structures. At least one pair of mutually magnetically attractive connectors oppositely affixed on said two module members provide means for inter-modular structural connection. An alignment mechanism having oppositely provided complementary structures on said two modules facilitate alignment as well as lateral interlocking for inter-modular structural connection. A linkage means includes two linkage portions separably connected by two mutually magnetically attractive elements oppositely mounted thereon to form a linkage assembly for linking between control surfaces and associated servo devices, a linkage guide means, and a stress isolation mechanism. The structural connection and the control linkage means facilitate substantially effortless inter-modular connections to form a functional modularized airplane as well as excessive parting tension induced nondestructive inter-modular disconnection. Multiple modules of differing styles and aerodynamic specifications can be made as the first module to be interconnected with the second module to form differing airplanes, sharing essential components, for various applications. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217471 | INTELLIGENT AIRCRAFT SECONDARY POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM THAT FACILITATES CONDITION BASED MAINTENANCE - An electrical power distribution system comprises a solid state power controller in communication with an aircraft system main data bus via a gateway module and a condition based maintenance module in communication with the solid state power controller via a communication network distinct from the main data bus. A method of load/feeder health assessment for an electrical power distribution system includes applying a controlled excitation to a load; sampling information from the load/feeder system for the load; characterizing a normal behavior of the load/feeder system for the load; determining if the load characteristics are within the normal behavior profile for the load; and shutting down power to the load if load characteristics are not within the profile when immediate action is indicated or generating a health message for the load when immediate action is not required. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217472 | ROCKET-POWERED VEHICLE RACING REALITY SYSTEM - An aerial vehicle race and reality system for entertaining spectators wherein computer-generated images are optionally provided to at-least partially define a race-course. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217473 | ROCKET-POWERED VEHICLE RACING COMPETITION - A method for racing rocket-powered vehicles directly against one another is provided in which a first rocket-powered vehicle simultaneously races against a second rocket-powered vehicle to be the first to complete a race course. The method may include the first and second rocket-powered vehicles performing a pre-determined maneuver while proximate a group of spectators, and/or the rocket-powered vehicles strategically performing the steps of gliding and boosting the flight of their rocket-powered vehicle in accordance with a pre-determined maximum fuel criteria. The method further may include permitting spectator interaction with participants of the racing competition and enabling spectators to compete with actual participants via virtual vehicles. The method may also include the rocket-powered vehicles performing a refueling operation. The method may further include providing audible or visual identifiers of the vehicles. In addition, the method may include providing safety data to ensure safe separation between competing vehicles. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217474 | Method and apparatus for fast deploying and retrieving of towed bodies - In a method and apparatus for controlling the deployment of a towline connecting a mooring craft to an ejected object comprising the steps of monitoring velocity to determine when a point for optimum braking has been achieved and then engaging a brake system to retard deployment of the towline, a DC motor augments and controls the brake system. The DC motor further controls the retrieval of the object. A cutter mechanism uses a first blade to grip the towing cable to maintain tension thereon as a second blade cuts the cable. A spring biased boom in combination with spring biased fins on the ejected object rapidly deploys the object from its storage housing. A locking mechanism secures the deployment mechanism in a stable locked position upon the object reaching its fully extended position. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217475 | Airport system for safety and security - A new and improved airport system is disclosed herein. Redesigned aircraft dock in a terminal, instead of pulling up to loading bridge and the nose section of the aircraft tilts upwards or to the side for allowing passengers to be removed from the aircraft for deplaning. Cargo and baggage can be loaded using modules that utilize skids, automation, and/or robotics for easy loading and balancing of weight. The airport system will minimize passenger traffic on the airport grounds. The airport system or network includes a secure remote airport facility for servicing one or more airports. The remote airport facility includes a remote tower having a security checkpoint for entering passengers into the secure airport system and then transporting the passengers to the secure airport terminal. Common use aircraft allow a variety of airlines to accommodate passengers on a single flight and reduce fuel consumption and time. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217476 | AIRCRAFT INCLUDING AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - According to the invention, means ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080217477 | Aircraft with seat arrangement having different seat configurations for transport of a patient - An aircraft having a seating arrangement comprising with a plurality of seats arranged in-line in the fore and aft direction of the aircraft. In a first configuration, the seats are arranged so that the in-line spacing between seats is smaller than the height of a backrest of a seat. At least one of the seats can be reconfigured into a second configuration in which with the aid of the seat a bedded patient care area is made available. The bedded patient care area can be made use of, for example, to bed a person flat having suddenly become ill during the flight. The cabin seating can be configured in making optimum use of available space, requiring just one or two seats to be reconfigured when needed to create a bedded patient care area. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217478 | AIRCRAFT FLOOR TO FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT - A floor to fuselage attachment structure incorporates a truss having an upper angled attachment engaging the floor proximate an edge and extending at an angle upward from the floor edge to attach to the fuselage. Additionally, the truss includes a lower angled attachment engaging the floor proximate the edge and extending at an angle downward to attach to the fuselage. The upper and lower angled attachments support the floor with the edge spaced from the fuselage and further have a plurality of apertures for providing airflow between a first volume above the floor and a second volume below the floor. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217479 | Window installation method and apparatus - An exemplary window frame assembly includes a window frame and spring clips. The window frame includes a window frame body, and flanges extend from the window frame body. The spring clips are removably attachable to the flanges. Each flange may define at least one first locking member and each spring clip may define at least one second locking member configured to engage the first locking member. For example, the at least one first locking member may include saw tooth grooves and the at least one second locking member may include a pair of angled tabs. As another example, the at least one first locking member may include a pair of angled tabs and the at least one second locking member may include saw tooth grooves. Each spring clip may further define a release mechanism, such as a tab, that is configured to disengage the spring clip and the flange. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217480 | Multi-grommet retained slider for parachutes - A reefing slider for providing improved line management and canopy deployment characteristics of a ram air inflated airfoil type canopy. During initial descent of the parachute the slider, secured by retaining elements, is held against the canopy in the upper reefing position where it mechanically restricts canopy deployment while giving the canopy time to achieve proper orientation following the drop from the launching aircraft. Upon sufficient air flow into the canopy cells, the retaining elements separate, releasing the slider and enabling full opening of the canopy. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217481 | Reversible space plane - A reversible aerospace plane includes an air intake at a first end of the aerospace plane, at least one heat exchanger disposed in the aerospace plane, an engine at a second end of the aerospace plane, wherein the aerospace plane is configured to accelerate in a first direction and configured to glide and land in a second direction, wherein the second direction is substantially in a reverse direction from the first direction. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217482 | Thruster-Solar-Sails or ThrusterRing-Spacecraft improved through additional fuel less steering/-attitude control ( - Attitude Control System - ACS ). Solar-Sail-Launch-System, consisting of a self expanding solar sail with docking station and primary fuel-less attitude control/-steering-system - Fuel less ACS for solar sails, using furl- and unfurl able ballast-sail-foil-segments for simultaneously displacement of center of mass and center of solar radiation pressure into opposite directions to each other. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217483 | THERMAL CONTROL DEVICE ON BOARD A SPACECRAFT - The invention relates to a thermal control device intended to dissipate the heat generated by a payload on a spacecraft, comprising a number of surfaces and including means for circulating a refrigerant. An evaporation zone (Z | 2008-09-11 |
20080217484 | BRAKE FLAP FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A brake flap is provided for an aircraft, which brake flap, for the purpose of delaying the aircraft, can be set at an angle relative to the airstream flowing around it. The flap comprises a free edge which when set at an angle is spaced apart from the exterior skin of the aircraft, and generates an edge vortex in the airstream flowing around said aircraft. The free edge comprises a number of individual edge sections that divide the edge vortex into a number of partial vortices. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217485 | Smart Vortex Generator, and Aircraft, Vessel, and Rotary Machine Being Equipped with the Same - A smart vortex generator including a main body, disposed on a body surface, such as a main wing of aircraft, making a boundary to a flow of fluid, and at least a part of which includes a shape memory alloy. A form of the main body, depending on a temperature increment/decrement of the fluid, changes between (1) a first form capable of suppressing a flow separation by a vortex generation and (2) a second form capable of suppressing a turbulent flow, by a phenomenon that the shape memory alloy undergoes a phase transformation between a high-temperature-side stable phase and a low-temperature-side stable phase. The smart vortex generator demonstrates a multi-directional characteristic depending on a temperature change, such that no energy supply from the outside is required. The structure is simple, and repairs and maintenance as well as installation to existing wings are easy. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217486 | Small unmanned airborne vehicle airframe - An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is designed for low-speed, low altitude, long endurance missions typical to UAVs of this size and class. The UAV structure is configured to be substantially impervious to small arms fire and to have a very small representative radar cross-section. The UAV is modular such that the main wings and tail wing assembly are quickly and easily, detached from the fuselage for ease of transport and to provide an airframe that is quickly and easily adapted to any particular mission. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217487 | Monolithic Enclosed Cable Carrier - A cable carrier ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080217488 | Device for Retaining at Least One Elongate Object - A device for retaining at least one elongate object has at least one base-side wall portion ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080217489 | Tube supporting system - A tube supporting device is described which in a preferred embodiment comprises ferrules ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080217490 | COMMON BONDING NETWORK CLAMP - A clamp used to create a bond between under floor wiring systems and a common bonding network. The clamp includes a mounting plate, a U-bolt and a split bolt for securing wires to the mounting plate. The mounting plate has an aperture and a slot. The U-bolt has a first end and a second end. The first end of the U-bolt is attached at the aperture of the mounting plate and the second end of the U-bolt is positioned within the slot of the mounting plate. The second end of the U-bolt is removed from the slot to enable the second end of the U-bolt to pivot away from the mounting plate enabling the U-bolt to engage a floor pedestal. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217491 | COMMON BONDING NETWORK CLAMP - A clamp used to create a bond between under floor wiring Systems and a common bonding network is disclosed. The clamp includes a mounting bracket, a J-bolt and a split bolt for securing wires to the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket has a main body with an aperture and a slot. The J-bolt has a first end and a second end. The first end of the J-bolt is attached at the aperture of the mounting bracket and the second end of the J-bolt is positioned within the slot of the mounting bracket. The second end of the J-bolt is removed from the slot to enable the second end of the J-bolt to pivot away from the mounting bracket enabling the J-bolt to engage a floor pedestal. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217492 | WEARABLE CUSHIONED WRIST SUPPORT FOR COMPUTER USERS - A wrist support for supporting a wrist of a user is provided that comprises a plurality of cushioning elements, and a connector for connecting the cushioning elements together, wherein the wrist support is substantially an annulus, and wherein the cushioning elements: comprise a resilient material, are arranged adjacent to one another in the annulus, are arranged radially about the central axis of the annulus, and are capable of being disposed on the user's wrist in a position wherein the user experiences minimal or no wrist strain. The wrist support supports the wrist comfortably in a neutral position that minimizes or eliminates wrist strain when the user is engaged in an activity that involves repetitive wrist or hand movements such as computer mouse usage or typing. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217493 | SUCTION CUP FOR ROUGH SURFACES - A suction cup adapted to couple objects to rough surfaces includes a flexible sealing member, a backing member and a release mechanism. The sealing member is placed flush against a rough surface to form a low pressure region therebetween. The backing member is coupled to the sealing member and pulls a central portion of the sealing member away from the rough surface to create a suction hold. The release mechanism diminishes this suction hold when activated by a user. The sealing member material has a durometer rating of less than about 50, shore A. A rigid outer shell disposed above the sealing and backing members includes a rim to facilitate seal creation between the sealing member and the rough surface, and houses a portion of the release mechanism, which can include a button or lever adapted to push or pull the backing member toward or away from the rough surface. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217494 | TURNSTILE LOCKING SYSTEM - A turnstile locking system comprises: a first member which includes a face, two flanges attached perpendicularly to opposite edges of the face, and an aperture on each flange; a second member which includes a v-shaped face, two flanges attached to the v-shaped face, and an aperture on each flange; and a pin which includes a head and an aperture. The first member face may be flat or may include a triangular projection. The first and second members may be connected by one or more hinges. The locking system may further include a lock component, or any suitable lock such as a padlock may be used with the present invention. A turnstile locking method comprises: providing a turnstile locking system of the present invention; positioning the first and second members onto a turnstile; engaging the first and second members; inserting a pin through the flanges' apertures; inserting a lock component through the pin's aperture, and locking the lock component. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217495 | Removable canister holder bracket - A system for mounting commercially available sanitizing agent canisters, includes a fixed mounting bracket and expandable mounting bracket. The brackets are adapted for tool-less and removable mounting to the tubular structures of hospital equipment via an open-ended spring-force clip. The brackets include means for removable connection to prior art canister holders, such that a unitary bracket and canister holder apparatus can be removably mounted to tubular structures. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217496 | Shelf bracket and method of making same - A blank for forming a corner shelf bracket having a ledge and a plurality of side members. The blank has a first side portion and a second side portion, which can be bent to create the side members. The blank also has a third side portion created within either the first side portion or the second side portion which can be bent outwardly relative to the first side portion and the second side portion to attach to perpendicular faces of a corner stud support. In addition, the blank has a ledge portion for supporting a load when the blank is converted into a corner shelf bracket and a lip portion which can be bent to form a retaining member. The blank also has a plurality of stiffener portions which can be bent to create added stability when the blank is converted into the corner shelf bracket and attached to the corner stud support. The side portions, lip portion, stiffener portions and the ledge portion of the blank are all connected to the blank by a plurality of stress lines to facilitate bending of the blank into the corner shelf bracket. Connected to each of the stiffener portions are connector portions which connect to the corner stud support for added strength when the blank is converted into a shelf bracket. The blank also contains one or more ribs in the side portions and in the ledge portion to provide strength to the corner shelf bracket. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217497 | SERVER RACK - A server rack includes a base and a receiving bracket secured to the base. The base includes a pair of parallel guiding rails. A limiting member is formed on each guiding rail and extends along a first direction. A horizontal guiding slot is defined in the limiting member along an extension direction of each guiding rail. The receiving bracket is supported on and slidable long the guiding rails in the first direction, including a pair of opposite sidewalls parallel to the guiding rails. A horizontal sliding portion is formed on each sidewall of the receiving bracket corresponding to the guiding slot of the limiting member, and engaged with the guiding slot in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction when the receiving bracket is entirely retracted into the base, to prevent the receiving bracket shaking relative to the base during shipment. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217498 | MULTI-LINKED DEVICE HAVING A REINFORCING MEMBER - A steerable multi-linked device may include a first multi-linked mechanism and a second multi-linked mechanism. At least one of the first multi-linked mechanism and the second multi-linked mechanism may include a first link, a plurality of intermediate links, a second link movably coupled to a second one of the intermediate links and a reinforcing member. A first one of the intermediate links may be movably coupled to the first link, and the reinforcing member may extend from a first end of a third one of the intermediate links toward a second end of the third one of the intermediate links. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217499 | Ceiling Mounted Lift for a Multi-Purpose Projector - A ceiling mounted lift for a multimedia projector that can be installed into a hollow ceiling. The same is equipped with a frame-shaped base plate ( | 2008-09-11 |
20080217500 | Hangar Bar for Recessed Luminaires with Integral Nail - A hangar bar assembly for a recessed luminaire is disclosed. The hangar bar assembly includes a first hangar bar member having a first attachment structure disposed on an end thereof, and a second hangar bar member having a second attachment structure disposed on an end thereof the second hangar bar member being adjacent to the first hangar bar member. The first and the second attachment structures each include a first wall having a first fastener aperture and a second wall having a second fastener aperture, the first and second fastener apertures being formed about a common central longitudinal axis. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217501 | Power a-frame - A collapsible support frame including at least two sets of panels connected together. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217502 | Monolithic Framework Engine Mounting Structure - A structure for an aircraft engine assembly suspension pylori. The pylori includes a monolithic frame, manufactured for example by casting or welding, covered with mechanically assembled skins. Advantageously, stiffeners are mechanically fixed to points through which forces are applied. The dual structure makes it possible to take advantage of integration during manufacturing while respecting safety criteria due to mechanical assemblies. | 2008-09-11 |
20080217503 | Convertible utility cart - A convertible cart capable of being converted into a Bellman luggage cart, platform cart, or dolly cart. The convertible cart includes: (a) a platform having a third width, W | 2008-09-11 |