39th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150265861 | Antifreeze Sprinkler System - An antifreeze fire protection sprinkler system is provided including a water supply and a water distribution pipe system having a plurality of segments disposed in a potentially freezing environment and having a check valve and a plurality of fire protection sprinklers disposed in each segment wherein the plurality of fire protection sprinklers are designed to limit the atomization of the antifreeze solution. A pressure regulating device is disposed in the water distribution pipe system for limiting a maximum pressure of water supplied to the water distribution pipe system. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265862 | FIRE SUPPRESSION BLANKET - A fire suppression blanket, which is made of fire resistant material and has two side faces, four edges and two mutually crossing center lines, wherein close to one edge of the blanket there has been fixed at least two pockets having their mouth opening towards a centerline of the blanket and being made of fire resisting material. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265863 | Hose Gripping Apparatus - A hose gripping apparatus enhances a grip on a pressurized hose by magnifying applied force form an operator and creating a larger gripping surface. At least one pressure pad engages the hose and includes a generally concave shape and rigid composition. The concave surface area of the pressure pad conforms efficiently to the hose surface. When wrapped around the pressurized hose, the pressure pad provides the structure and shape necessary to magnify the applied grip from an operator. The pressure pad includes an inner rigid member and a slip resistant coating, such as rubber. A pair of straps attach to the pressure pads in a perpendicular orientation. The straps wrap around the pressurized hose, joining at a hook and loop fastening material from each end. The tightness is easily manipulated by the operator without tools. A handle provides a large gripping surface and orientation for operation of the hose. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265864 | NOZZLE ASSEMBLY - A nozzle assembly ( | 2015-09-24 |
20150265865 | FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM - A fire suppression system in which side-discharge fire sprinklers are fitted to opposite sides of a supply line and aimed so that their coverage areas point in opposite directions. The fire sprinklers are alternated on left and right-hand sides of the supply line, and are spaced apart at a consistent interval. Each fire sprinkler includes a deflector configured to disperse the outflow of water over a non-circular coverage area. When two supply lines are installed next to each other so that half of the sprinklers on one supply line point toward the other supply line, and vise versa, the fire sprinklers are staggered so that their respective coverage areas are interlaced in the intermediate space. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265866 | FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS HAVING REDUCED CORROSION - A fire protection system comprising at least one sprinkler, a source of pressurized water, a piping network connecting at least one sprinkler to the source of pressurized water, and a nitrogen generator coupled to the sprinkler system. The nitrogen generator may be a nitrogen membrane system or a nitrogen pressure swing adsorption system. The present systems and methods reduce or nearly eliminate corrosion that typically affects conventional fire protection systems, such as caused by oxygen and microbial systems, which can deteriorate or compromise function. Initial, repeated, or continuous displacement of oxygen with nitrogen in the fire protection system significantly reduces or eliminates corrosion. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265867 | System and Method for Deactivation and Disposal of a Pharmaceutical Dosage Form - A system and method are provided for deactivation and disposal of a pharmaceutical dosage form. The system and method employ an oxidant and an immobilizing agent placed in a container. The pharmaceutical dosage form is placed into the container, and water is added to the container. A rapid chemical deactivation of the active ingredient or ingredients in the pharmaceutical then occurs by a chemical oxidation process. Upon contact with the water, the immobilizing agent swells or expands in volume to form a gel or slurry, binding the other components in the container within the gel or slurry, where they remain after disposal. The system can be in the form of a kit, or can be scaled up for use by municipalities or institutions. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265868 | Lower Limb Stretching Workout Device - A lower limb stretching workout device includes a frame unit, two sliding plates, a motor assembly, and two cranks. The frame unit has two guide rails opposing each other. Rollers are disposed at the sliding plates and slidingly movable along the guide rails. The cranks each have a driving end and an acting end. The driving end is pivotally connected to a cam. The acting end is pivotally connected to a lug beneath each of the sliding plates. The motor assembly drives a rotating shaft to rotate through a transmission module. The torque of the rotating shaft is converted by the cams into a push/pull for driving the cranks to push/pull the sliding plates, thereby causing the sliding plates to slidingly move toward each other and away from each other. A user's two feet rest on the sliding plates, respectively, to stretch the user's lower limbs by extension and flexion. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265869 | Battle Rope Training Device - A growing area within the physical fitness and exercise segment is what is referred to as “Battle Ropes”. Battle Ropes are typically two segments of large diameter rope that are restrained on one end while the user oscillates their hands in an up and down fashion while holding the opposite ends of the rope in their hands. These oscillations create a sine wave in the rope with a given frequency and amplitude. This invention will serve as a real time monitor of said rope motion enabling the user to perform a particular workout based on the rope sine wave characteristics. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265870 | WEIGHT STACK ASSEMBLY FOR EXERCISE MACHINE - A weight stack for an exercise machine includes a plurality of weights arranged in a vertical stack. Each of the weights has a body portion with substantially parallel upper and lower surfaces and includes at least one open-ended, forwardly facing recess in the lower surface. Each of the recesses has a height and a width, with an aspect ratio of height divided by width being between about 0.06 and 0.375. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265871 | Electronic Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Rolling Device With Tactile Sensor Array - A touch screen based exercise roller device is disclosed. The device comprising an elongated, cylindrical shell configured to support physical activity of a user, a processing unit, a sensor array for measurement data associated with at least one parameter associated with physical activity, wherein the sensor array linked to the processing unit, and a touch screen attached onto the outer surface of the shell communicatively linked for controlling a software application, wherein the software application is configured to process data associated with the physical activity of a user. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265872 | Squat Exercising - The present disclosure comprises methods, apparatus, components, and techniques for performing a squat exercise. Embodiments of the present disclosure may assist the user to carry out a squat with proper form to reduce the risk of injury and increase effectiveness of the exercise. Embodiments of the present disclosure comprise a forward knee-arresting surface to restrict forward movement of the user's knees in order to keep the knees in line with the user's toes. Embodiments of the present disclosure further comprise lateral knee guides. A resistive force may be applied to the lateral knee guides to increase muscle exertion while carrying out the exercise. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265873 | FITNESS BIKE WITH A GEAR SHIFT UNIT FOR SIMULATING THE GEAR RATIO OF A BICYCLE - A fitness bike with a gear shift unit for simulating the gear ratio of a bicycle comprising a base, a saddle post, and a front support. At lease one gear shift unit is positioned on the handlebar. The gear shift unit has an acceleration button and a deceleration button. When one of these buttons is activated, a corresponding electronic signal will be transmitted to the electronic console. Meanwhile, the control software program built in the electronic console conducts the expected adjustment simulating the gear shift in riding a bicycle. In this way, the exercise resistance applied by the resistance supply unit to the inertia flywheel can be slightly adjusted. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265874 | INCENTIVE SPIROMETER FOR SUSTAINED MAXIMAL INSPIRATION - An incentive spirometer is provided that allows a user to achieve Sustained Maximal Inspiration (SMI) through the use of helical tubes. Specifically, the incentive spirometer includes three chambers, wherein each chamber includes a ball traveling upwards through three helical tubes in sequential order and subsequently dropping down through a basket. Here, each of the helical tubes and corresponding baskets generally represent various levels of lung capacity achieved with repetitive use and operation of the incentive spirometer. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265875 | GOLF SWING ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method and integrated golf club apparatus for directly measuring physical parameters of the golf club head motional acceleration swing forces, golf club head face, golf ball impact forces, and subsequent calculations of other metrics useful to a golfer's understanding of the effectiveness of his or her golf swing and impact result in totality. The physical parameters that are directly measured include three dimensional motion force vectors of club head prior to, during and after impact and full impact pressure force profiles across the golf clubface with respect to time. The force measurements are made by at least one piezoelectric or differential capacitance based acceleration g-force sensor internal to the club head and pressure impact force sensors integrated into the clubface. The sensors are connected to electronics which condition, record and store the time varying sensors information electronically, then process and translate the information into one of several forms for delivery to a human interface function. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265876 | Processing of Geo-Spatial Athletics Sensor Data - Correlated and processed data is received that is derived from a plurality of geo-spatial sensors that respectively generate data characterizing a plurality of sources within a zone of interest. The data includes a series of time-stamped frames for each of the sensors. Subsequently, events of interest are identified, in real-time, based on relative positions of the sources within the zone of interest prior to the data being written to a data storage application. Data can then be provided (e.g., loaded, stored, displayed, transmitted, etc.), in real-time, that characterize the events of interest. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265877 | Flight Time - Systems and methods for monitoring athletic performances include determining “flight time,” e.g., the amount of time both feet are off the ground, and optionally “flight time” resulting from different types of activities, such as jogging, running, sprinting, jumping, etc. “Flight time” may help a player or coach better understand the effort the athlete is putting out, compare efforts of two or more players, gauge the athlete's performance change over time, and/or identify conditioning needs and/or areas for improvement. Such systems and methods also may generate and display various athletic performance metrics, such as: instantaneous flight time; average flight time; cumulative flight time during an athletic performance or other time period; instantaneous jump height; average jump height; cumulative jump height during an athletic performance or other time period; and comparisons of any flight time and/or jump height metric(s) of one player against another player and/or against himself/herself; etc. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265878 | DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE BALANCING BOARD - A balancing board comprises a first surface for receiving one or more feet of a user when the balancing board is in operation. The balancing board includes a second surface of one or more outwardly curved forms for engaging with a floor surface, wherein the second surface enables variations in an orientation and movement of the balancing board relative to the floor surface. The balancing board further includes a signal receiving arrangement for receiving sensor signals indicative of one or more user reactions when operating the balancing board in reaction to the variations in the orientation and movement of the balancing board. The user is supported upon the first surface of the balancing board; and a processor operable to receive signals from the first set of sensors. The processor is operable to activate one or more modes of operation of the balancing board based on the received signals. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265879 | MULTI-LAYERED CORES HAVING FOAM INNER CORE FOR GOLF BALLS - Multi-layered golf ball core sub-assemblies and the resulting golf balls are provided. The core structure includes an inner core (center) comprising a foam composition, preferably foamed polyurethane. The intermediate core layer is preferably formed from a thermoplastic composition such as an ethylene acid copolymer ionomer resin; and the outer core layer is preferably formed from a thermoset composition such as polybutadiene rubber. The core layers have different hardness and specific gravity levels. In one preferred embodiment, the inner core has a positive hardness gradient, the intermediate core has a positive hardness gradient, and the outer core has a zero or negative hardness gradient. The core structure and resulting ball have relatively good resiliency. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265880 | Golf Balls Having Multi-Layered Covers Based On Aromatic and Aliphatic Polyurethanes - Golf balls having multi-layered covers are provided. The cover includes an inner cover layer made of an ionomer composition; an intermediate cover layer made of an aromatic polyurethane composition; and outer cover layer made of an aliphatic polyurethane composition, wherein the total thickness of the multi-layered cover is no greater than 0.110 inches. Preferably, the thickness of the inner cover layer is 0.010 to 0.050 inches; the thickness of the intermediate cover layer is 0.010 to 0.040 inches; and thickness of the outer cover layer is 0.004 to 0.020 inches. The invention also includes methods for making such multi-layered covers. The resulting ball has good light-stability, cut/shear-resistance, and impact durability. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265881 | SPORT OBJECT HAVING MULTIPLE, RE-POSITIONABLE, MULTI-FACED EXTERIOR APPENDAGES FOR COLOR CHANGING AND DECORATIVE PURPOSES ACTUATED BY HAND MANIPULATION - A sport object actuated by a user comprises: a ball, one or more grooves configured on the exterior of the ball, at least one elastomeric base rests within at least one of the groove at a first base position and one or more appendages molded at the edge of the elastomeric base to form a first appendage position. The shape of the ball is spherical. The shape of the sport object as well as the shape of the appendage can be sized and shaped in a variety of sizes to accomplish the same result of providing a changed color or decoration on the surface of the ball manually. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265882 | MARKED GOLF BALL TO ENHANCE USER PERFORMANCE - A marked golf ball to aid a user with stance, focus and accuracy to enhance user performance includes a core with a center and at least one outer layer disposed around the center, and a plurality of markings affixed to the at least one outer layer along the X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis of the core. The plurality of markings are oriented such that a first marking on the X-axis is aligned with the user's body to aid in the user's stance, a second marking on the Y-axis is aligned with a shooting target, a third marking on the Y-axis is aligned with a club, and a fourth marking on the Z-axis serves as the user's focal point. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265883 | Game Ball and Method for Making Game Ball - The invention discloses a method of making a game ball. The method comprises utilizing a mold to form a game ball section. The patterned surface is imprinted into the surface of the molded game ball section. The mold is utilized to create a plurality of grooves in the outer surface of the molded game ball section. The plurality of grooves creates a strength and resiliency in the molded game ball section. One or more molded game ball sections are combined edge to edge to create a final game ball. The mold used can be a male mold or a female mold. The molded game ball section can be made through vacuum forming, compression molding, or injection molding. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265884 | GOLF CLUB HEAD - A golf club head comprises: a body, a disk body and a connecting body. The body is equidistantly defined with a plurality of first grooves, and a spacing angle between each two first grooves is defined as a first angle. The disk body is provided with a first protruding rod selectively inserted into one of the first grooves and a second protruding rod, the first and second protruding rods are spaced 180 degrees. The connecting body is equidistantly defined with a plurality of second grooves for insertion of the second protruding rod, and a spacing angle between each two second grooves is defined as a second angle that is bigger than the first angle. With the rotation of the disk body, the connecting body can be adjusted slightly. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265885 | GOLF CLUB - The present invention concerns a set of golf club heads having progressive head sizing such that the size of the club heads in the set decreases as the loft angle of the club heads increases; and golf club sets including such club heads. The present invention also concerns weighting systems for use with the progressively sized club head set. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265886 | CORRELATED SET OF GOLF CLUB HEADS - A correlated set of golf club heads is provided. The set of golf clubs has a first club head that, when oriented in a reference position, includes: a first loft angle, a first heel portion, a first toe portion opposite the first heel portion, a first top portion, and a first sole portion that comprises a first sole rail having a first setback length. The set of golf clubs also has a second club head that, when oriented in the reference position, includes: a second loft angle greater than the first loft angle, a second heel portion, a second toe portion opposite the second heel portion, a second top portion, and a second sole portion that comprises a second sole rail having a second setback length that is different from the first setback length. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265887 | GOLF CLUB HEAD - A golf club head has a hollow structure composed of a head main body including a face portion provided with an opening and a face member fitted in the opening and welded to the head main body. The welded part between the face member and the head main body includes a crown-side welded part positioned substantially at the upper edge or alternatively spaced apart from the upper edge toward the lower edge by a certain distance, and a sole-side welded part spaced apart from the lower edge toward the upper edge by a certain distance which is more than zero and more than the distance. The face portion is provided between the sole-side welded part and the lower edge with a sole-side thin area whose thickness is less than a thickness of the face member. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265888 | GOLF CLUB HEAD - A golf club head includes a body defining an interior cavity. The body includes a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion, and a skirt positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown. The body has a forward portion and a rearward portion. The club head includes a face positioned at the forward portion of the body. In some embodiments, the crown includes a lattice-like structure having thin regions surrounded by a web of relatively thicker regions. In some embodiments, the club head includes one or more stiffening tubes attached between the sole and the crown to improve the acoustic performance of the golf club head. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265889 | Adjustable Golf Club and System and Associated Golf Club Heads and Shafts - In general, aspects of this invention relate to golf clubs or golf club components incorporating adjustment members that permit ready adjustability of golf club parameters and/or interchangeability of golf club components to change a golf club configuration, and methods for providing golf clubs. According to aspects of this invention, an adjustment member may be utilized to allow the adjustability of a golf club parameter to change a golf club configuration, while ensuring there is substantially no change to other club or club head variables, parameters or characteristics. According to another aspect of this invention, an adjustment member may be utilized to allow the adjustability of two golf club parameters independently to change a golf club configuration, while ensuring there is substantially no change to other club or club head variables, parameters or characteristics. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265890 | Golf Club Grip with Angled Channel - A golf club grip with an exterior surface has sides along a length of the grip that are gripped by a golfer's hands during use. The grip length has a cross section defined by a first dimension that is non-parallel to a second dimension. An interior portion of the golf club grip is configured with a hollow channel to receive a top portion of a golf club shaft. The hollow channel has a center axis that is: (a) non-parallel to the center axis of the grip in the first dimension; and (b) parallel to the center axis of the grip in the second dimension. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265891 | GOLF TEE GADGET AND CONFIGURATION - A golf tee gadget and configuration includes a stem with one end connected to a surface on which a golf ball can be held, and a flat plate connected to the other end of the stem, with the stem being connected to the flat plate at an angle. The flat plate includes one golf ball at each end. When the stem is in a flattened position, the two golf balls and the stem surface are positioned along the same horizontal line that connects the golf ball centers and the center of the stem surface. The flat plate is pinned to the ground via a pin. The pin is located at an end of the plate that is farther from the stem and is inserted from the top of the golf ball and extends through the middle of the golf ball. The pin is made of a non-breakable flexible material. The flat plate length is shorter than the length of the stem. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265892 | Hitting set that is applicable to bats - A hitting set that is applicable to bats includes a bat body and a hitting sleeve. The bat body is divided into a handle portion and a hitting portion. The hitting sleeve can be slipped on over the hitting portion. Through the slip-on setting between the hitting sleeve and the hitting portion, micro-gaps are formed between the hitting sleeve and the hitting portion. The invention can be used by setting forth the hitting sleeve to wrap around on the hitting portion. Through the micro-gaps naturally formed between the hitting sleeve and the hitting portion, the impact force generated while the invention hitting a ball can be further absorbed, avoid the force of impact affecting the feel of a batter's grip when hitting a ball, and prevent the force of impact from causing injury to batter's wrist. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265893 | System and Methods for Baseball Bat Construction - The present invention has to do with a method and system for producing defect free wood bats suitable for major league play. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265894 | BucketBall, a ball tossing game - An apparatus and a method of play for a ball tossing game are disclosed. The apparatus includes one (1) bucket that stands alone at the center of an irregular pentagon board, four (4) buckets aligned at the center of an inclined board, and one (1) spherical ball. The irregular pentagon board and the inclined board are positioned at a distance from each other, with an equal number of players on each side representing a team. The game can be played outdoors or indoors with ample open space. The ball is tossed at the inclined board in turn with each toss being evaluated. Both teams are actively engaged in play at all times. The game is played until the completion of a predetermined number of team turns and a winner is declared as the team with the higher score. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265895 | System and Method for Teaching Batting Skills - Device and methods for teaching batting skill are disclosed having front and rear foot pads and at least one release point. A stride pad may be included and aligned with the rear pad and a pitching location/source. The front rear pad provides for adjustment out of linear alignment with the rear pad and the stride pad to accommodate open and closed stances. The device admits to multiple position settings and variable stances, and the related methods will help teach baseball and softball players to adopt and use a correct and confident stance, stride and swing. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265896 | Force Training Sleeve - A holding device for a leg or arm of a player may include a holding sleeve to cooperate with the leg or arm of the player, a pocket to connect to the holding sleeve and a sphere to be positioned within the pocket. The sphere prevents the arm or leg of the player from bending beyond approximately 90°. The sleeve may be formed from flexible material. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265897 | BASKETBALL PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEM - A basketball performance monitoring system comprising a local microprocessor in communication with a remote computational system. At least one sensor is coupled to the microprocessor. The at least one sensor is coupled to a basketball goal and is configured to sense at least one of an attempt to score a goal and a successful goal. A first display is coupled to the microprocessor and a second display is coupled to the remote computational system. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265898 | Multi-headed, multi-abdomen, multi-armed apparatus for use with a slip and counter fight simulation/workout machine or stand alone device for fight simulation - A fight simulation multi-headed, multi-abdomen, multi-armed apparatus is adapted to be used in conjunction with a slip and counter fight simulation apparatus or stand alone apparatus. The fight simulation multi-headed, multi-abdomen, multi-armed apparatus includes a multi-headed member having at least one head attached to at least one abdomen and at least one arm having a glove appending member. Preferably, multiple heads are attached to multiple abdomens with multiple arm pairs to provide different punch configurations for the user to strike at. The multi-headed, multi-abdomen, multi-armed provides various angles adapted for a user to punch, knee, and/or do a flying knee. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265899 | PIVOTABLE BOOM GOLF SWING IMPROVEMENT DEVICE - A golf swing practice and improvement device and system or process is disclosed for better training the golfing enthusiast to make straighter shots when hitting a golf ball, without hooking or slicing the ball. The device of the invention is provided with an adjustable boom assembly supported to provide three-dimensional positioning to a head guide subassembly attached to the boom assembly and used by the Golfer for proper stance and head position. The head guide is provided so that it can be placed from a frontal position at lateral or side portions of a golfer's head to guide and keep the head in position relative to the golf ball while the golfer is making their golf club swing to the golf ball. The boom assembly is made to be withdrawn frontally from the golfer's head just after the golfer makes contact in swinging their gold club with the ball. In so doing the golfer moves or trips a leg movement sensing switch of the invention providing power to a triggering assembly, when following through with the golf shot, thus providing an activating force or signal to move the head guide assembly away from the golfer's head, while permitting the golfer to make a natural follow-through with their swinging club after hitting the golf ball. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265900 | NONOBSTRUCTUIONAL GOLF PRACTICE DEVICE - Golf practice devices are configured to facilitate putting without obstructing the greens. According to one example, a golf practice device can provide a visible indicator projected onto a surface of a golf green with a golf practice device coupled to a pole positioned vertically on the surface of a golf green. The golf practice device includes a base, a sight and a turret. The turret rotationally couples the sight to the base providing for rotationally positioning the sight to selectively place the visible indictor on the surface of the golf green, thereby providing a determined putting distance between the visible indicator and the pole. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265901 | GLOVE CASE - A glove storage case for storing and protecting a glove having glove pocket and palm area having a predefined shape is provided using a closable shape retaining container with a shaper having a shaped surface on which the shaped glove pocket and at least a portion of palm area of the glove is received and which essentially conforms with their predefined shapes so that when stored the glove retains its shape. Movement between the glove and shaper is limited when the glove is in position on the shaper without the application of deforming pressure against a side of said glove opposite the shaper. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265902 | Athletic Performance Sensing and/or Tracking Systems and Methods - Athletic performance sensing and/or tracking systems include components for measuring or sensing athletic performance data and/or for storing and/or displaying desired information associated with the athletic performance to the user (or others). Such systems can allow users a wide variety of options in creating workouts, selecting and presenting media content during the athletic performance, etc., e.g., to help keep users entertained and motivated. In some instances, user feedback may be used, optionally in combination with objective data relating to a workout, to control features of the workout routine, to control the music or other media content selected and/or presented, and/or to control features of future workout routines and/or the presented media content. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265903 | Social web interactive fitness training - The invention discloses a social fitness and wellness website which teaches an individual fitness training exercises using video pod casts. The exercises teach proper use of gym equipment and home exercises requiring no special gym equipment. The website staffs certified physical trainers and dieticians who develop customized strength, conditioning and nutrition plans based on profile information provided by the individual. Goals are established and progress monitored by a variety of sensors body and/or gym mounted equipment. Optionally, a hand held smart computer device is used as a wireless interface to transmit the exercise data to the website. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265904 | SPORTS GLOVE WITH AN ADJUSTABLE CUFF - A sports glove, such as a lacrosse glove or a hockey glove, for a player or other wearer. The sports glove comprises a hand covering for protecting a hand of the wearer. The hand covering comprises protective padding. The hand covering comprises a palm portion for overlying a palm of the wearer's hand, a back portion for overlying a back of the wearer's hand, finger portions for receiving fingers of the wearer's hand, and a thumb portion for receiving a thumb of the wearer's hand. The sports glove comprises a cuff for overlying a wrist of the wearer. The cuff comprises protective padding. The cuff is adjustable. For example, the cuff may be flared relative to the hand covering and configured such that a flare of the cuff is adjustable. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265905 | ADJUSTABLE CONNECTING ELEMENT WITH CLEARANCE COMPENSATION FOR A GLIDING BOARD - An adjustable connecting element ( | 2015-09-24 |
20150265906 | PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL - A portable information terminal includes: a GPS receiver that receives a satellite signal, an pressure sensor that detects atmospheric pressure, and a control unit that computes a slope at every position within a measurement section based on satellite signal information from the GPS receiver, and atmospheric pressure information that is based on a result of the detection by the pressure sensor. Furthermore, temperature information that is based on a result of detection by the temperature sensor is generated at every position within the measurement section. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265907 | SKATEBOARD TRUCK WITH DYNAMIC ACTION ANGLE - A skateboard truck ( | 2015-09-24 |
20150265908 | TABLE GAME SYSTEM - A table game system is provided capable of identifying shuffled playing cards used at the time of the occurrence of a problem in a card shoe apparatus, thereby enabling an investigation of the cause thereof or the taking of countermeasures therefor. A card shoe apparatus | 2015-09-24 |
20150265910 | USER-INITIATED FILLING OF GAME BOARD - A game board associated with a game and that includes one or more tiles and one or more hazards may be presented to a user. The user may select or match one or more tiles, which may cause a hazard in close proximity to the one or more tiles and the selected one or more tiles to be removed from the game board. During gameplay, the user may cause the game board to be filled, thereby causing additional tiles and/or hazards to be introduced onto the game board. Upon detecting a user selection to fill the game board, it may determined whether the user has one or more remaining fills. If so, the user may be authorized to fill the game board with one or more hazards and/or tiles. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265911 | Electronic Tic Tac Toe Game With Extended Play And A Winner In Every Game - An electronic Tic Tac Toe game designed to be played on mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets, or on a computer. It is normally played by two players who may be physically at the same location, or who may be at different locations and playing the game with each other while connected through the internet or a cellular connection or other type of network. The players take turns selecting positions on a three by three grid, and the game proceeds. A winner is declared when any player has achieved three of their markers in a row, with a row being any direction to include horizontal or vertical or diagonal. Thus, on the three by three grid, there are a total of eight rows that can accommodate three markers in a row for a winner to be declared. To insure that the game will continue until a winner is achieved for every game, the grid will be evaluated when any player has placed their fourth marker on the grid, and at every successive play after that—and if a winner has not yet been achieved, then one of that player's markers will be removed from the grid, to allow play to continue until one player has achieved three in a row, allowing a winner to be declared. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265912 | Educational Board Game - An educational device comprising a game board demarcated with a plurality of positions, each position having associated with it and actuator, actuation of which causes the communication device to provide instruction to the player as to what the player is supposed to do. A player can activate a random number generator to determine how many positions to move. Once instruction has been received, the player utilizes game pieces on the game board to execute the instruction. By going through this process, any player can learn a particular skill or gain particular knowledge that can be applied in life. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265913 | SYLLABIC ROULETTE GAME WITH SOLMIZATION, AND METHOD - A roulette game enables single-spin formation of meaningful character strings, which character strings may be coupled to tones for enhancing the gaming experience. The meaningful character strings may be defined by solfege-enabling letter groups, which letter groups may prompt underlying tones in solmization. The syllabic roulette game comprises a roulette wheel, a wager-enabling layout, and a plurality of balls. The wheel comprises alphabetic characters against a rainbow colored backdrop for enabling various payout schemes. A color-coordinated wager support surface is preferably disposed adjacent the roulette wheel for facilitating wager placement. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265914 | GAME OPERATING DEVICE - A game operating device (controller) includes a longitudinal housing, and a holding portion held by hand to be wrapped by its palm it is formed in the housing. A direction switch is provided on an upper surface at a position where it can be operated by thumb of the hand holding the holding portion, and a start switch and a select switch are provided backward thereof. An X button | 2015-09-24 |
20150265915 | DIRECTIONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A method for establishing communication between a portable electronic device and an electronic gaming machine within a gaming environment includes receiving wireless signal data transmitted from the portable electronic device, determining a wireless signal strength relative to the electronic gaming machine based on the wireless signal data, and based on a determination that the wireless signal strength relative to the electronic gaming machine has increased, exceeded a predetermined threshold level, and leveled off for an amount of time exceeding a time threshold after becoming stronger, initiating a wireless communication link between the electronic gaming machine and the portable electronic device. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265916 | TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING GAME EVENT INFLUENCE AND/OR OUTCOME IN MULTI-PLAYER GAMING ENVIRONMENTS - Various aspects described or referenced herein are directed to different methods, systems, and computer program products for facilitating and/or enabling user controllable granularity in multi-player gaming environments for enabling a user (e.g., Target Player) to selectively allow/prevent game event influence/outcome by other players and/or groups of players participating in a multi-player game. At least a portion of the game event influence/outcome techniques disclosed herein may be operable to provide event influence/outcome functionality for facilitating user controllable granularity in multi-player gaming environments for enabling individual players of that game to granularly and selectively control the degree and/or type of influence other players of the game may have on game event outcomes relating to the game being played by that individual player. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265917 | GAME APPARATUS - A game apparatus having an attack apparatus, a wearable apparatus and a communication apparatus is provided. The communication apparatus determines a property of the attack apparatus according to an attack signal sensed by the wearable apparatus and adjusts a status prompt signal emitted by the wearable apparatus according to the property of the attack apparatus. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265918 | GAME PROGRAM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - The game program according to the present invention directs a computer to execute a process in which a player unit that is selected on a game field by a player is moved on the game field in response to the player's operations and is engaged in battle with an enemy unit at the destination, and a process in which a rental unit selected from a unit list by the player is engaged in battle with an enemy unit on the game field without being moved on the game field. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265919 | GAME INCENTIVIZED OPTIMIZATION OF RESOURCE UTILIZATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for game incentivized resource utilization optimization in a multiplayer gaming environment. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for game incentivized resource utilization optimization in a multiplayer gaming environment is provided. The method includes hosting a multiplayer gaming environment providing a game amongst a selection of servers in a cluster and detecting overutilization of a resource in one of the servers. A remedial action likely to reduce the overutilization can be identified as can an incentive of the game likely to provoke the identified remedial action. Thereafter, the identified game incentive can be provided to a player in the multiplayer gaming environment. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265920 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING A COLLISION BETWEEN SUBJECTS - An apparatus for executing a computer game are provided. The apparatus includes an output unit configured to transmit a first image generated based on a form of a first user participating in the computer game and a second image generated based on a form of a second user participating in the computer game to a display apparatus, and a control unit configured to predict a possibility of a collision between the first user and the second user, and to control transmitting warning information indicating the possibility of the collision to the display apparatus via the output unit, according to a result of the predicting. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265921 | Game-Aware Compression Algorithms for Efficient Video Uploads - Techniques are provided for creating a game-aware compression algorithm for a specific gaming application. A method may include receiving a gaming application and selecting a video compression technique based on the gaming application. A video codec may be created for the gaming application based on the selected video compression technique. The video codec may be provided to a device on which the gaming application is installed. A compressed video of gameplay within the gaming application may be received from the device, and the video of gameplay may have been compressed using the video codec. Additionally, a method may include receiving, from a gaming application provider, a video codec based on a gaming application. A video of gameplay within the gaming application may be recorded. The recorded video of gameplay may be compressed using the video codec and the compressed video of gameplay may be provided to the gaming application provider. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265922 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - First placement information for placing a first virtual object based on a first reference is transmitted, and the first virtual object is displayed in a first captured image based on the first reference and the first placement information. On the other hand, the transmitted first placement information is acquired, and the first virtual object is displayed in a second captured image based on a second reference and the first placement information. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265923 | Match-Based Hazard Removal and Game Board Filling - A game board associated with a game and that includes one or more tiles and one or more hazards may be presented to a user. The user may select or match one or more tiles, which may cause a hazard in close proximity to the one or more tiles and the selected one or more tiles to be removed from the game board. During gameplay, the user may cause the game board to be filled, thereby causing additional tiles and/or hazards to be introduced onto the game board. By matching tiles and causing hazards to be removed from the game board, the user may achieve an objective included on the game board and/or complete the game board. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265924 | MATCH-BASED REMOVAL OF GAME BOARD HAZARDS - A game board associated with a game and that includes one or more tiles and one or more hazards may be presented to a user. The user may select or match one or more tiles, which may cause a hazard in close proximity to the one or more tiles and the selected one or more tiles to be removed from the game board. During gameplay, the user may cause the game board to be filled, thereby causing additional tiles and/or hazards to be introduced onto the game board. The game board may include different types of hazards, in which a particular type of hazard may be removed from the game board by the user selecting particular types of tiles. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265925 | PERFORMANCE BASED GOLF SCORING SYSTEM - An automated, replicable, process-based original concept that may provide a self-validating, defined quantification of the relevance of one or more active physical efforts performed by a real-life golfer, the real-life golfer engaging in at least one real-life play on a golf ball on a golf course with a predefined traditional point value for certain plays. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265926 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTMENT OF GAME PARAMETERS BASED ON MEASUREMENT OF USER PERFORMANCE - Methods, apparatuses, and techniques for adjustment of game parameters based on users' performance are described. During play of a game, a user's performance is monitored. It is then determined if the player's performance is within a desired range of performance, and game parameters are adjusted if the user's performance is outside the desired range. In a multi-player game, parameters can be adjusted differently for each of the players to make the overall game play more competitive. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265927 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC BASE DEVELOPMENT IN A THREE DIMENSIONAL ACTION GAME - Systems and methods for hosting a game are disclosed in which a user is granted a first base comprising a three-dimensional section with a base target. Game credit is earned through successful completion of campaigns in which the user, posed as an avatar, fights against a plurality of defendants of a second base in a three dimensional action format in which the avatar and the plurality of defendants use weapons against each other. The user is provided with a description of base upgrades, including three-dimensional pre-fabricated sections that can be dynamically added to the first base, and associated costs for the upgrades. Upon selection a base upgrade, the associated cost of the selected upgrade is deducted from the game credit accrued by the user. The first base is augmented with the selected base upgrade thereby augmenting a defense of the first base. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265928 | GAME BEHAVIOR BONDS - Computer-implemented methods and systems for processing of behavior bonds are provided. An example method comprises coding bond rules for a platform or specific application or contest; registering a user with a platform, application or contest to create the necessary user data; calculating which behavior rules the user must abide, based on the user data and Bond rules; receiving, from administrators, leaders, other users, applications or systems, information related to user behavior for any current behavior bonds; updating, based on user actions and reports the then current user behavior bonds status, deducting penalties as necessary; displaying the behavior bonds as necessary and disbursing any forfeited behavior bonds. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265929 | Motivational Score - A system has a computerized server connected to a network and having a processor, a data repository coupled to the processor, and software (SW) executing on the processor from a non-transitory medium. The software enables a player operating a computerized appliance connected to the network to log in to a site hosted on the server, the site providing video games and other places to which the player may navigate, enables the player to purchase virtual currency spendable in games the player may enter to play and at other places the player may select to navigate, credits the player with Points in a pre-established ratio to virtual currency spent by the player while logged in to the site, and accounts for points accredited to the player and other players, and displaying on the site Point totals for at least players having the greatest number of Points. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265930 | MUSIC VIDEO GAME WITH USER DIRECTED SOUND GENERATION - A music based video game provides a user directed sound generation feature. In some embodiments, the user is provided a video game controller simulating a musical instrument, which the user may operate similarly to its real musical instrument counterpart. A free play feature is provided for users to operate the video game controller, where a processor of a video game console receives input signals from the video game controller and outputs audio samples based on the received input signals. During the free play feature, multiple suggestions as to how to operate the video game controller are simultaneously provided to give users some guidance as to what to play using the video game controller. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265931 | FANTASY SPORT LINEUP BUILDER - Disclosed is a method for creating a fantasy sport team. The method may include receiving a user input for a fantasy sport contest that is associated with one or more real-life sporting events that are scheduled to occur, in which a plurality of athletes are scheduled to play in first and second player positions, and displaying athletes that are scheduled to play in the first player position in the scheduled sporting events based on the selected contest. The method may include receiving a user input selecting a first athlete, and upon the receiving the user input selecting the first athlete, automatically displaying a plurality of selectable second athletes that are scheduled to play in the second player position in the scheduled sporting events. The method may include receiving a user input selecting a second athlete, and displaying a fantasy user team that includes the selected first and second athletes. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265932 | Systems and Methods for Interacting With Virtual Nodes Within a Geographic Area - Systems and methods for playing video games on mobile devices wherein the elements of a virtual video game world are associated with locational coordinates in the real world and the placing, removing, and interacting with a video game elements depends upon the mobile device's physical proximity to the real world coordinate associated with the video game element. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265933 | RIDE VEHICLE AND AMUSEMENT ATTRACTION - A vehicle includes a platform, a passenger seat supported above the platform, a pair of drive tires positioned on the platform and a pair of independent drive motors respectively connected to the pair of drive tires. The vehicle may further include a ride controller for controlling the pair of independent drive motors and the pair of drive tires. Additionally, the vehicle may include a laser gun mounted thereon and incorporated into a system including a target that is targetable by the laser gun. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265934 | INTERACTIVE TOY - An interactive toy is described that provides a physical representation of an avatar created by a user within a virtual or on-line gaming environment. The interactive toy comprises a unique identifier tag and an electrical circuit the electrical circuit comprising, an identifier tag sensor and an interface that provides a means for the toy to communicate with a computer system. The inclusion of the unique identifier tag allows for a portable toy to be produced that can act as both an identifier and a scanner and so provides for increased interaction within the real world for the users of the interactive toys. As a result such toys are able to record physical meetings that can be reflected as befriending events in the corresponding virtual on-line world. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265935 | TOY WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a toy wheel assembly ( | 2015-09-24 |
20150265936 | MULTIPURPOSE RECREATIONAL TOY FOR CONVERTING A BALLOON TO AN ITEM USED IN SPORTS - Disclosed is a multipurpose recreational toy for converting a balloon into an item used in sports. The multipurpose recreational toy includes an outer ring mounted on exterior side of the balloon and plurality of support bars attached to the outer ring for forming a weighted framework to match the weight of the item used in sports. The multipurpose recreational toy further includes an adhesive unit for attaching the outer ring and the plurality of support bars on exterior side of the balloon. The support bars includes one or more horizontal bars attached to the outer ring and one or more vertical bars attached to the horizontal bars, one or more of angular bars connected to the one or more horizontal bars and the one or more vertical bars for forming a weighted framework to match the weight of the item used in sports. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265937 | Playhouse - A playhouse has at least four panels and a plurality of panel connectors connecting the four panels to each other at angles. The panel connectors have a panel connector top edge. A corner retainer is fitted over the panel connector top edge. A first gable panel extends from one of the at least four panels. A second gable panel extends from another one of the at least four panels. A first roof panel is connected to the first gable panel and the second gable panel. The first roof panel has a first roof panel top edge. A second roof panel is connected to the first gable panel and the second gable panel. The second roof panel has a second roof panel top edge. A ridge connector connects the first roof panel top edge with the second roof panel top edge. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265938 | MOTOR ASSEMBLY KIT - In some examples, a motor assembly kit includes a magnet, a coil, a bearing, and a flat assembly. The flat assembly includes a base structure, a first plurality of components, and a second plurality of components. The first plurality of components are removable from the flat assembly to construct a magnet support to support the magnet above the base structure. The second plurality of components are removable from the flat assembly to construct a coil cradle to support the coil above the base structure. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265939 | ASSEMBLY TOY AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER USED IN ASSEMBLY TOY - An assembly toy includes a first component having cylindrical first connection sections formed at both ends thereof and a second component provided with a plurality of second connection sections which are detachably fitted and attached to the first connection sections. The second connection sections are provided such that end sections in a longitudinal direction are linked and other end sections protrude outward in the radial direction. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265940 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING BUBBLES - A bubble generating device and a method for producing bubbles. In one aspect, the invention can be an apparatus for generating bubbles comprising: a housing; a motor; an air flow generator operably coupled to the motor; a trough containing a bubble solution; a cam surface comprising a raised portion and a valley portion; a follower member comprising a bubble generating device, the follower member in operable cooperation with the cam surface; the motor operably coupled to the follower member to drive the follower member along the cam surface such that: (1) upon the follower member being located along the valley portion of the cam surface, the bubble generating device is in the trough; and (2) upon the follower member being located along the raised portion of the cam surface, the bubble generating device is aligned with an air flow generated by the air flow generator for producing bubbles. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265941 | Magnetic Hoop Apparatus - A magnetic hoop apparatus includes a hollow tube, at least one magnet, a coupling, at least one counterweight, an ornamental tape, and a protective tape. A first end and a second end of the hollow tube are either attached or connected to each other by the coupling creating a circular shape hoop. The at least one magnet and the at least one counterweight are positioned within the hoop, where radial movement of the magnet and the counterweight are restricted by at least one rivet. The ornamental tape is wrapped around the hoop, and the protective tape is wrapped around the ornamental tape adjacent to the at least one magnet. The magnets within multiple magnetic hoops attach with each other in order to create a system of hoop while the counterweights within the multiple magnetic hoops balance the system of hoop. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265942 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR REMOVING VOLATILE ORGANIC AND INORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM POLLUTED WATERS | 2015-09-24 |
20150265943 | CONDENSER SYSTEMS FOR FLUID PROCESSING SYSTEMS - A condenser bag includes a body bounding a channel that extends between an inlet opening at a first end and an outlet opening and an opposing second end, the body being comprised of a polymeric film. An intake port is secured to the body at the inlet opening and bounds an port opening that extends therethrough and communicates with the channel. A tubular transfer line has a first end coupled with the body so as to communicate with the channel at a first location located between the inlet opening and the outlet opening and an opposing second end coupled with either the intake port so as to communicate with the port opening therein or with the body so as to communicate with the channel at a second location located between the intake port and the first location. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265944 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A GRADIENT DELAY VOLUME - The invention relates to a method for setting a gradient delay volume GDV of a liquid chromatography system for a chromatography run in liquid chromatography, in particular a high-performance liquid chromatography system, in which a desired value GDV | 2015-09-24 |
20150265945 | Fluid Degassing Apparatus - An elongated flow-through degassing apparatus includes an elongated gas permeable outer shell and one or more gas-permeable, liquid-impermeable elongated inner conveyance members extending within the outer shell and at least partially through a chamber defined within the outer shell. The apparatus also includes inlet and outlet junctions for securing the outer shell to the inner conveyance member. The outer shell exhibits a first permeance that is substantially greater than a second permeance of the inner conveyance member. The degassing apparatus may be sufficiently flexible so as to be readily manipulatable into desired configurations. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265946 | FLUID-FORWARDING SLUDGE-DISCHARGE DEVICE FOR SETTLEMENT BASIN - A fluid-forwarding sludge-discharge device for a settlement basin, the device including: a pressurised water spraying unit of which one end is disposed adjacent to the floor of the settlement basin; a sludge suction cover which is disposed on an upper part of the floor such that the lower part thereof covers the upper part of the sludge-receiving unit in a state having an open box shape and collection guide plates which are provided joined to the floor of the settlement basin and guide the sludge being moved by means of the pressurised water spraying unit such that the sludge flows towards the sludge inflow recess. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265947 | FILLING SHOE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A FILTER DEVICE - The invention suggests a filter device having a stationary head piece and a movable end piece, a pack of at least a recess plate and an adjacent recess plate between the head piece and the end piece, the recess plate and/or the adjacent recess plate having a recess, that forms a filter chamber between the recess plate and the adjacent recess plate, a first filter cloth and a second filter cloth between the recess plate and the adjacent recess plate for retaining as a filter cake a solid content of a suspension, and allowing a remaining liquid fraction of the suspension to pass as a filtrate, and a suspension pipe running through the pack between the head piece and the end piece for charging the suspension through the filling shoe between the first filter cloth and the second filter cloth into the filter chamber, and a filling shoe comprising an outlet section for the suspension, clamping the first filter cloth to the recess plate during filtering operation of the filter device, an anchoring section for anchoring the filling shoe in an anchoring position to the recess plate, and a pivot section between the outlet section and the anchoring section, that tiltably connects the outlet section to the anchoring section. The invention further suggests a method for operating such filter device. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265948 | REINFORCED OIL FILTER CHECK VALVE - An anti-drainback/bypass valve for an oil filter having an annular base portion, a resiliently deflectable annular anti-drainback skirt extending radially outwardly from the base portion, and a resiliently deflectable annular bypass skirt extending radially inwardly from the base portion, wherein the base portion is characterized by being stiffer than the resiliently deflectable anti-drainback skirt and the resiliently deflectable bypass skirt. By stiffening the base portion, a hinge area of the resiliently deflectable bypass skirt is controlled to open at relatively high pressures. Controlling the hinge area prevents failure of the resiliently deflectable bypass skirt at pressures below a prescribed criteria, which prevents unfiltered oil from bypassing a filter element when the filter element is not clogged. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265949 | FLUID FILTER - A filter element, assembly and method of filtering is disclosed. The filter element may comprise an outer filter having a top and a bottom, and an inner filter. The outer filter may define an interior space and a longitudinal axis. The interior space may extend from the top to the bottom of the outer filter along the longitudinal axis. The inner filter may be disposed inside the interior space. The inner filter may be offset along the longitudinal axis from the bottom of the outer filter. The offset may define a cavity disposed below the inner filter and adjacent to the bottom of the outer filter. The outer filter may be configured to guide fluid in a first direction and the inner filter may be configured to guide fluid in a second direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, the second direction different from the first direction. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265950 | DUAL MEDIA OIL FILTER - A suction filter for an automatic transmission utilizes two different types of filter media: a coarse filter media and a fine filter media. The two types of media are arranged in series within a housing such that fluid flows through only one of the two filter media. A hinge valve is arranged in series with the coarse media. The hinge valve passively opens in response to a pressure differential. The hinge valve defines a non-zero flow area when in the closed position and an increasing flow area as it opens. The flow restriction associated with the hinge valve permits a larger ratio of coarse media area to fine media, thereby decreasing the flow restriction when the oil is cold without decreasing the clean-up rate in normal operating conditions. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265951 | Filtering Device for the Filtration of Wastewater - The invention refers to a filter device for filtering sewage, wherein the filter device has a drum ( | 2015-09-24 |
20150265952 | Self-Cleaning Intake Screen - A self-cleaning screen that automatically cleans both the inside and outside surfaces of the cylindrical screen using only the rotation of the cylindrical screen itself. This self-cleaning ability is accomplished by using a fixed brush on the exterior surface of the screen, and a freely rotating brush on the interior surface of the screen, where the freely rotating brush is driven by the movement of the screen itself. The fixed brush includes first and second bristles extending to the cylindrical side portion, and third bristles that are disposed between the first and second bristles and that protrude into the openings of the cylindrical side portion. The third bristles have a diameter and/or stiffness that is less than that of the first and second bristles. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265953 | FILTER ELEMENT AND FILTER ASSEMBLY WITH RECIRCULATION - A filter element may include a tubular member including a partition at least partially defining first and second chambers. The tubular member may further include at least one outlet aperture and at least one inlet aperture configured to provide flow communication exiting from the first chamber and flow communication into the second chamber, respectively. The filter element may be configured such that fluid passing through the filter element from an inlet port to an outlet port passes through the first chamber, a filter medium, and the second chamber. The filter element may also include an end cap having a return aperture configured to provide flow communication between fluid exiting from the first chamber and fluid entering the inlet port, wherein a portion of fluid exiting from the first chamber is returned to the inlet port for recirculation through the first chamber. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265954 | BIOLOGICAL FLUID FILTERS HAVING FLEXIBLE WALLS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SUCH FILTERS - Flexible housing filters for filtration of fluids and methods of making such filters are disclosed. The filters may include one or more peripheral seals in the flexible housing. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265955 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECYCLING USED OIL - A method, in an embodiment, that includes receiving an oil having particulates and a first turbidity; selecting an agglomeration aid that includes a carboxylic acid; and mixing the oil with a sufficient quantity of the agglomeration aid for a sufficient time at a sufficient temperature so as to result in a product having a second turbidity of at least 25% less than the first turbidity. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265956 | DISCRETE BYPASS PARTICLE CONCENTRATOR - A discrete bypass particle concentrator can significantly reduce surface fouling and manufacturing cost by including bypass stages after each of concentration stages. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265957 | Framed Air Filter With Integrated Nestable Joint - The present disclosure relates generally to air filter frames. In some embodiments, the air filter frames are nestable. Nestable air filter frames of the type described herein offer significantly reduced shipping volume, and thus shipping costs, while also providing cost-effective manufacturing. Some embodiments relate to an air filter frame including a single strip of framing material forming at least two of the four major frame segments and the frame corner between the two major frame segments. In some embodiments, a single strip of framing material forms at least three of the four major frame segments and two of the frame corners. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265958 | GAS FILTER SYSTEMS FOR FLUID PROCESSING SYSTEMS - A filter assembly includes a casing having of a polymeric film and bounding a compartment, the casing having an inlet opening communicating with the compartment and a first outlet opening communicating with the compartment. A first filter includes a porous filter body through which gas can pass and has a pore size smaller than 1 μm, the first filter being coupled with the casing so that the filter body is at least partially disposed within compartment of the casing and so that gas passing through the compartment of the casing from the inlet opening to the first outlet opening must pass through the filter body. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265959 | COLLAPSIBLE AND/OR ASSEMBLED FILTER HOUSING AND FILTER USED THEREWITH - A filter assembly including a rectangular inlet frame having a rectangular inlet opening, a rectangular outlet frame, a housing body being collapsible to have a flattened shipping state and an erect state, the collapsible housing body in the erect state being rectangular and interposed between the rectangular inlet frame and the rectangular outlet frame in an assembled state, and at least one filter having filter media installed in the rectangular inlet opening in generally sealing relation thereto and projecting from the inlet frame toward the outlet frame in the assembled state. | 2015-09-24 |
20150265960 | FILTERING UNIT - A filtering cartridge ( | 2015-09-24 |
20150265961 | System and Method for Particulate Matter Agglomeration - A particle matter agglomeration system ( | 2015-09-24 |