40th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170284019 | Printed Textile Substrate and Process for Making - This invention relates to a printed textile substrate, such as a floorcovering article, and a process for making a printed textile substrate. The printed textile substrate contains areas of low viscosity printing ink and high viscosity printing ink. The process for making the textile substrate includes a one pass manufacturing step that results in a textile substrate having areas of low viscosity and high viscosity printing inks. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284020 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING RAW MATERIALS FROM PLANT BIOMASS - Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to materials and methods for producing a wide range of raw materials from plant biomass. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure provides materials and methods for efficient decortication of plant biomass using a thermally regulated process to generate reactive oxygen species in the presence of a catalyst. Embodiments of the present disclosure address the need for improved methods with which to obtain a wide range of raw materials from plant biomass without the need for industrial decortication machines and without producing harmful industrial waste. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284021 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING PULP FIBER FROM USED SANITARY PRODUCT AND RECYCLED PULP OBTAINED THEREBY - Pulp fiber containing little ash is effectively recovered from a used sanitary product containing the pulp fiber and a polymer absorbent. The method according to the present invention comprises: a step for treating the used sanitary product with an ozone-containing gas and thus decomposing and removing at least a portion of the polymer absorbent in the used sanitary product; and a step for stirring the used sanitary product, that has been treated with the ozone-containing gas, in water or an aqueous solution containing an antiseptic and thus decomposing the used sanitary product into constituents. If required, the method may further comprise a step for separating the pulp fiber from the decomposition product obtained by the decomposition step. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284022 | PROFILE BAR SCREEN FOR DIGESTER VESSELS - The invention relates to an improved profile bar screen for draining treatment liquor from a suspension of comminuted cellulose material and treatment liquor in an essentially cylindrical digester vessel. According to the invention is a profile bar screen designed with horizontal support arches | 2017-10-05 |
20170284023 | PROCESS FOR PRETREATING RECLAIMED COTTON FIBERS TO BE USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF MOLDED BODIES FROM REGENERATED CELLULOSE - A process for pretreating reclaimed cotton fibers to be used in the production of molded bodies from regenerated cellulose characterized by effective metal redaction and adjustment of the degree of polymerization and brightness, including a metal removing stage and an oxidative bleaching stage of the reclaimed cotton fibers or pulp produced thereof. Reclaimed cotton fibers treated according to the described process may be used alone or in blends with conventional dissolving pulp as raw material for the production of molded bodies from regenerated cellulose. The process enables technically smooth, safe, and economically feasible spinning via the Viscose or Lyocell process, therefore, the current invention provides an efficient recycling pathway for cotton waste materials. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284024 | PROCESS TO MANUFACTURE LOW WEIGHT HIGH QUALITY PAPER FOR USE AS A SUPPORT LAYER OF A RELEASE LINER WITH A BELT ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to manufacturing low weight high quality paper suitable for use as a support layer of a release liner. A paper web is formed from pulp slurry, the moisture content of the paper web is reduced by a press section (PSEC), the paper web is supported by a belt (BELT | 2017-10-05 |
20170284025 | Fibrous Structures Different Fibrous Elements - Layered, and optionally dispersible fibrous structures containing fibrous elements that exhibit different physical characteristics, such as different average diameters as measured by the Average Diameter Test Method described herein, different surface characteristics, different lengths, different sources (naturally occurring versus non-naturally occurring and/or spun versus non-spun), sanitary tissue products employing such layered, optionally dispersible fibrous structures, and methods for making same are provided. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284026 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INCREASED STRENGTH IN CEILING, FLOORING, AND BUILDING PRODUCTS - The present invention is directed to products, such as paper and paperboard products, comprising a substrate containing cellulose and top ply comprising microfibrillated cellulose and inorganic particulate, to methods of making such paper and paperboard products, and associated uses of such paper and paperboard products. The microfibrillated cellulose and inorganic particulate material are applied at the stage when the wet substrate is in the process of being formed on the wire of a papermaking machine, thereby avoiding the additional cost of more extensive equipment and machinery as well as in separate drying of a coating. The microfibrillated cellulose facilitates the application of inorganic particulate onto the surface of a wet paper or paperboard substrate when applied thusly, by trapping the inorganic particulate on the surface of the substrate and by giving the composite sufficient strength and a suitable pore structure to make it suitable for printing and other end-use demands. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284027 | FIBRE-BASED SUPPORT CONTAINING A LAYER OF A FUNCTIONALIZED WATERSOLUBLE POLYMER, METHOD OF PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - A cellulose and/or synthetic fibre-based support of which at least one surface is coated with a layer containing at least one water-soluble polymer comprising hydroxyl or primary-secondary amino functional groups, at least some of which have been functionalized beforehand with at least one organic compound comprising at least one epoxy functional group, and at least one R | 2017-10-05 |
20170284028 | Sizing composition, its use and a method for producing paper, board or the like - The invention relates to a composition for sizing of a surface of paper, board or the like and its use for increasing strength properties of paper, board or the like. The composition has a solids content of 3-30%, and it comprises degraded non-ion is starch, and at least 0.5 weight-% of anionic polyacrylamide, which has a molecular weight, MW, >500 000 g/mol and <2 500 000 g/mol and an anionicity in the range of 4-35 mol-%. The invention further relates also to a method for producing paper, board or the like, which comprises addition of a first strength composition, which comprises a cationic agent, to a fibre stock, formation of a fibrous web from the fibre stock, drying of the fibrous web to dryness of at least 60%, and application of a second strength com position, which comprises an anionic hydrophilic polymer and a starch component, on the surface of the fibrous web. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284029 | SMOOTH BULKY TISSUE - The present disclosure relates to creped tissue webs that demonstrate low surface-roughness and high sheet bulk. The present disclosure relates to a creped, single ply tissue web having a single wire probe mean deviation of MIU (MMD) of less than about 0.040 and a sheet bulk of greater than about 12 cc/g. The present disclosure also relates to a creped, multi-ply tissue web having a single wire probe mean deviation of MUI (MMD) of less than about 0.035 and a sheet bulk of greater than about 10 cc/g. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284030 | PAPER AND PAPERBOARD PRODUCTS - The present invention is directed to products, such as paper and paperboard products, comprising a substrate containing cellulose and top ply comprising microfibrillated cellulose and inorganic particulate, to methods of making such paper and paperboard products, and associated uses of such paper and paperboard products. The microfibrillated cellulose and inorganic particulate material are applied at the stage when the wet substrate is in the process of being formed on the wire of a papermaking machine, thereby avoiding the additional cost of more extensive equipment and machinery as well as in separate drying of a coating. The microfibrillated cellulose facilitates the application of inorganic particulate onto the surface of a wet paper or paperboard substrate when applied thusly, by trapping the inorganic particulate on the surface of the substrate and by giving the composite sufficient strength and a suitable pore structure to make it suitable for printing and other end-use demands. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284031 | Subgrade Peat Stabilisation System for Railway - A ground stabilisation system is used for stabilising a subgrade region which includes a peat layer under a railway having rails supported across rail ties on a ballast layer over the subgrade region. The system uses a plurality of drain members submerged in an upright orientation within the peat layer of the subgrade region in which each drain member has a hollow interior and a plurality of openings therein which allow communication of fluid from the peat layer surrounding the drain member into the hollow interior of the drain member so as to be arranged to reduce fluid pressure in the peat layer when the peat layer undergoes dynamic loading from a passing train. Each drain member is a semi-rigid pipe having an axial stiffness greater than a dynamic stiffness of the peat layer to reduce loading on the peat layer under dynamic loading from a passing train. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284032 | RAILWAY VEHICLE AND DERAILMENT SAFETY DEVICE THEREOF - An anti-derailment safety device is in a shape of an inverted letter L and includes a transverse portion and a longitudinal portion perpendicular to the transverse portion at a side below the transverse portion; two sides of the transverse portion in a width direction of the transverse portion are each provided with an installation seat formed by a wing plate extending outwardly, and bolt holes are provided on the installation seat; and an inner side surface of the longitudinal portion is a stopping surface. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284033 | TAMPING ASSEMBLY FOR A TRACK TAMPING MACHINE - A tamping assembly for a track tamping machine comprises a carrier guided in a height-adjustable manner with respect to a tamping assembly frame along guides, on which carrier pairs of tamping tools formed as oscillating levers are pivotably mounted, the tamping tools of which can be oppositely driven by an oscillation drive and can be hydraulically adjusted relative to one another, said tamping tools being intended for introduction into a ballast bed. To reduce the number of required drives, several of the tamping tools are combined into tamping units with a compartment between them engaging around a rail and are mechanically connected to each other, and each oscillating lever is associated with a tamping unit and an adjusting drive, wherein the guides, especially the guide rods, act directly on the respective carrier and run in fixed guides of the tamping assembly frame. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284034 | RAILROAD TRACK TOOL APPARATUS - The present disclosure relates to a railroad track tool apparatus. The apparatus comprises a tool configured to perform an operation to the rail of the railroad track, a clamp assembly, and a coupling. The clamp assembly is moveable between a clamped position and an unclamped position to removably couple the tool with the rail. The clamp assembly is moveable along the rail. The coupling is configured to couple the tool to the clamp assembly. The coupling comprises a pivot, a linkage assembly comprising an arm coupled to the pivot, and a head coupled to the linkage assembly. The coupling is configured such that the tool is moveable between an inner side and an outer side of the rail, rotatable toward and away from the inner side or the outer side of the rail, and rotatable toward and away from an underside of the rail. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284035 | Articulating Rolling Compactor Attachment - A skid steer rolling compactor attachment may include a universal attachment plate configured to attach to the skid steer. A boom extending from the attachment plate may pivot about at least one articulating hinge attached to the boom. The boom may be configured to move a roller to compact a ground surface as the skid steer travels in a forward direction. In order to prevent roll-overs on uneven surfaces, the skid steer may be operated on a level surface and articulate the boom such that the roller contacts the ground parallel to the direction of travel. The skid steer may then compact inclined surfaces while travelling on level surfaces thus improving worker safety. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284036 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A COMPACTION OPERATION - A system for compacting a work area is described. The system includes a compactor having a variable vibratory mechanism for providing a compaction effort to the work area. The system further includes a location sensor to generate a location data for the compactor. The system further includes a controller in communication with the location sensor and the variable vibratory mechanism. The controller is configured to determine a pass count for the work area based on the location data. The controller is further configured to determine a target compaction effort for the work area based on the pass count. The controller is further configured to modify the compaction effort to the target compaction effort. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284037 | Frame Distortion Control - A slipform paving machine includes a laser source for generating a laser reference plane. At least two laser receivers are mounted on the machine and intersect the laser reference plane. Inputs from the laser receivers are utilized to control distortion of the frame of the slipform paver machine. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284038 | Ground Milling Machine, In Particular Road Milling Machine, For Removing Ground Material, As Well As Method For Operating A Ground Milling Machine - The present invention relates to a ground milling machine, in particular a road milling machine, for removing ground material, comprising a machine frame having a chassis, a milling drum supported on a machine frame, and a transport device having at least one conveyor belt, which is configured for conveying removed ground material in a conveying direction away from the milling drum to a discharge point, as well as to a method for operating a ground milling machine. One aspect of the present invention is to provide an electrostatic precipitator, which reduces the dust pollution. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284039 | Positioning Arrangement For Fitting An Interchangeable Milling Assembly Of A Road-Building Machine - The invention relates to a positioning arrangement for fitting an interchangeable milling assembly of a preset working width below the vertically adjustable chassis of a road milling machine, which chassis is carried on track-laying units. A vehicle carried on a plurality of wheels has a unit for receiving the milling assembly. The positioning arrangement has a handling chassis which can be lengthened in the longitudinal direction and to which the wheels are fixed. In a lowered position, the positioning arrangement, with the milling assembly resting on it, can be driven below the chassis of the road milling machine. In a raised position, the milling assembly can be fitted to the road milling machine. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284040 | Road Milling Machine and Method for Measuring the Milling Depth - A method is provided for measuring the milling depth of a road milling machine, the machine being operative to mill a ground surface with a milling roller lowered to a milling depth to create a milling track, the machine including at least one side plate located to at least one side of the milling roller to engage an untreated ground surface, and the machine including a stripping plate operative to be lowered onto the milling track generated by the milling roller. The method includes measuring the milling depth of the milling track, the measuring including detecting a measurement value of a ground engaging sensor engaging the milling track. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284041 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SELF-PROPELLED LINE STRIPER - A line striping system comprises a chassis, wheels, a spray system, a propulsion system and a steering system. The wheels are mounted under the chassis. The spray system is mounted on the chassis. The propulsion system is mounted on the chassis to drive a wheel. The steering system is coupled to the chassis. The steering system comprises a handlebar rotatatable to steer a wheel, and a speed bar pivotable to control the propulsion system. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284042 | PLOWTECTOR SYSTEMS - A plowtector system for extending a snow marker pole over a residential curb. The plowtector system reduces the chance of damage to a curb and/or snow plow when plowing is necessary. A snow marker pole placed within the plowtector system reaches over where the curb starts so that the snow plow operator has a clearer indication of how far to the side they can travel. Should the plowtector system be struck by a snow plow, the system can twist from side to side, reducing the amount of damage that may be caused by such action. The integral components of the plowtector system keep the snow marker in a level position, and bypass the possibility of the snow marker becoming lodged in snow or ice. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284043 | ANIMAL WASTE REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL TOOL - The present disclosure provides for a waste clean-up and disposal device for scooping-up, bagging, and disposing of pet waste in a sanitary manner. The device includes a scooper body for removably housing and protecting a flexible tubing dispensing cassette. The scooper body defines a passageway between a waste entrance opening and a waste exit opening. The cassette dispenses flexible tubing from the waste exit opening for receiving waste materials such as pet waste droppings. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284044 | SNOW REMOVAL DEVICE - A snow removal device comprising an accumulation surface for receiving snow when in use, with one or more rigid sections extending from or connected to the accumulation surface to form a V shaped plow. The accumulation surface may be attached to a support shaft which may include an additional handle to produce a manually operated snow shovel. Alternatively, a bracket mounted to the inward facing surface of the V shaped plow may connect the snow removal device to a granular spreader apparatus. The V shaped plow may include a deflector, of various shape, integrally attached at the leading apex of the plow. Additionally, the outward facing surface of the V shaped plow may utilize a concave shape that may increase along a gradient as it gets closer to the distal ends of the plow and/or as it gets closer to the top edge or the bottom edge of the plow. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284045 | PLOW ASSEMBLY WITH CUSHIONING ATTACHMENT - An accessory assembly, such as a plow assembly for a vehicle, includes a mounting structure configured to mount at a vehicle, a support structure and an accessory or plow. The support structure includes a vehicle end and an attaching end, with the vehicle end attached to the mounting structure via a cushioning assembly. The accessory or plow is pivotally attached at the attaching end of the support structure and is pivotable about a generally vertical axis. The cushioning assembly includes (i) a first element attached at the vehicle end of the support structure, (ii) a second element attached at the mounting structure, and (iii) a plurality of resilient elements disposed between the first element and the second element. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284046 | PORTABLE WATER INFLATABLE BARRIER WITH WATER INFLATABLE BASE - A portable, water-filled barrier system includes a plurality of water-fillable modules, each module being internally divided into cells that emulates a section of a sandbag dike or wall. Adjacent modules are interconnected by fastening mechanisms, such as loops attached to fronts or sides of the modules and connected by straps or clamps. Automatic valves can seal openings between the filled cells, so that a punctured cell will not cause cells below and behind to deflate. In embodiments, the barrier can be initially filled with air, positioned, and then filled with water while the air escapes through a pressure valve. A manifold can be used to simultaneously fill a plurality of cells. A flexible sheet can be installed beneath and in front of the assembled barrier so as to inhibit leakage of water under or between the cells. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284047 | SLUICE GATE - A laterally sliding type opening/closing gate of a torsion structure of reasonable cost is implemented. The gate includes: the torsion structure having a closed cross-section consisting of a thin wall installed such that it may cross a sluice and be composed such that its cross-section may make an in-plane rotation around a restriction point on the cross-section and that a torsion moment generated by an applied load and reaction force on the restriction point is transmitted to its terminal due to its torsion rigidity; and a rail that is installed such that it may cross the sluice; and a plurality of axle type supports that has a function of a restriction point and moves along the rail. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284048 | MEANS OF MOUNTING AND INSTALLING A FABRIC TO PROVIDE A FENCE FOR SEPARATING OIL FROM BODIES OF WATER - Means for easily mounting fabric on stakes or posts and installing a fence that separates oil from water on land, on shorelines, or bodies of water are provided, as are methods of fabricating and methods of deploying such a mounting fabric. A fabric can be securely and easily mounted to stakes or posts to fabricate a fence that separates oil from water. The fabric can be a strong, lightweight fabric for separating spilled oil from water. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284049 | HERODOTUS MACHINE - An Herodotus machine, or bottom-source, up-stair, hybrid pump and step lock system, includes synchronized reciprocating cross-gate displacers with commonly synchronized gates and floating body movers; specifically including a sequence of ascending adjacent step locks separated by gates with reciprocating gears on axles aligned over respective gates. A chain over each reciprocating gear has a displacer on each end, with one displacer in the upper lock and the other displacer in the lower lock. Rotating first, the downstream displacer descends to raise the lower lock water level, while the upstream displacer rises to lower the upper lock water level, and vice versa on the reverse gear rotation. Displacers are sized such that water levels in alternate pairs of upper lock and lower lock are made the same. The gate is then opened and a watercraft can be transferred from the lower lock to the upper lock or vice versa. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284050 | VIBRATORY PILE-DRIVING DEVICE - The invention relates to a vibratory pile-driving apparatus having a carrier implement with a mast, on which, for the purpose of generating vibrations, a vibration generator with a transmission housing is supported, in which at least one pair of rotatably supported unbalanced units is arranged that are driven in a rotating manner by at least one rotary drive. According to the invention provision is made in that the transmission housing is surrounded by a soundproof housing, in which the transmission housing is supported by way of damping elements, and in that from the transmission housing at least one oil supply line and one oil discharge line are led out of the soundproof housing, wherein transmission oil can be cooled outside the soundproof housing. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284051 | Soil Reinforcement Membrane and Related Systems and Methods - A soil reinforcement membrane that promotes grass, plant, and vegetation growth in a variety of temperatures and geographic locations and increases water retention. The soil reinforcement membrane is flexible enough to be placed on a variety of landscapes and promotes growth in a variety of soils. The soil reinforcement membrane consists of an upper layer and a lower layer with a cultivating compound dispersed uniformly between the two layers. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284052 | RETAINING WALL SYSTEM, METHOD OF SUPPORTING SAME, AND KIT FOR USE IN CONSTRUCTING SAME - A method is for supporting a retaining wall that includes a number of wall blocks positioned to retain material against a rear side of the plurality of wall blocks. The method includes attaching the rear side of at least one of the wall blocks to at least one ground-stabilizing base body supporting the wall blocks. Kits and systems are also disclosed. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284053 | CELLULAR CONFINEMENT SYSTEM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A cellular confinement system includes PET sheets and honeycomb-shaped cells formed by intercrossing the PET sheets. A connecting hole is provided at a joint where the PET sheets are intercrossed. An injection molded fixing component for connecting the PET sheets is provided at the connecting hole. The injection molded fixing component includes an injection molded rod arranged in the connecting hole and fixing plates each arranged to be fixedly connected to a corresponding end of two ends of the injection molded rod. The fixing plates each fits against a side wall of a corresponding PET sheet. The injection molded fixing component includes the injection molded rod and the fixing piece. The injection molded rod is configured to connect the PET sheets at the joint where the PET sheets are intercrossed. The fixing plate is configured to prevent the PET sheets from being disengaged from the injection molded rod. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284054 | SAFETY LANDING - A safety landing may include a first support panel positionable within the shaft and having a first support surface and a second support surface spaced apart from the first support surface. At least a first platform may have a first end that is movably connected to the first support panel and a second end spaced apart from the first end. The first platform may have an upper surface, an opposing lower surface and an end surface at the first end. The first platform may be movably between a closed position in which the first platform extends laterally across the shaft, and in which the lower surface rests on the first support surface and an open position in which the first platform is generally upright and the end surface of the first platform rests on the second support surface. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284055 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A WATERPROOFING SYSTEM TO SHORING FOR AN EXCAVATION WALL - System and method for mounting a waterproofing system comprising a waterproof membrane to shoring for an excavation wall. The mounting system comprises an induction disc having a conductive element, a first disc surface coated with an adhesive, and a second disc surface opposite the first disc surface. A target patch is affixed to the first disc surface by induction welding. The target patch has an outer portion which extends beyond the periphery of the induction disc. The outer portion is affixed to the waterproof membrane. A first hydrophilic washer is secured between the waterproof membrane and the second disc surface of the induction disc. A second hydrophilic washer is secured between the target patch and a rigid washer. A mounting fastener, such as a lag bolt screw, screw, bolt or nail, extends through each of the components and is fastened to the shoring. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284056 | DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE - A drive control system for a work machine includes: a stabilization control calculation unit ( | 2017-10-05 |
20170284057 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A construction machine acquires efficiently and accurately the target surface to be displayed or controlled. The construction machine includes: a design surface information storage unit storing three-dimensional target shape as multiple design surfaces; a work equipment velocity vector acquisition unit detecting or estimating the velocity of work equipment; a work equipment position acquisition unit detecting or estimating the position of the work equipment; a target surface acquisition unit acquiring a principal target surface to acquire an estimated target surface that is potentially the next principal target surface; an operation control unit correcting the work equipment velocity; and a display unit displaying the positional relations between the work equipment position and the principal target surface. The target surface acquisition unit includes an estimated target surface calculation unit determining as an estimated target surface the design surface located in the direction of the work equipment velocity vector. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284058 | Cooling Device And Construction Machine - A cooling device includes: an introduction pipe configured to introduce a charge air supercharged by a supercharger; a first aftercooler connected to the introduction pipe and configured to cool the charge air; a branch pipe branched from the introduction pipe; a second aftercooler connected to the branch pipe and configured to cool the charge air; and a cooling fan configured to supply a cooling wind to the first aftercooler and the second aftercooler, in which the first aftercooler and the second aftercooler are disposed to be shifted from each other in a rotation axis direction of the cooling fan. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284059 | WORK MACHINE - An exhaust system of a work machine is equipped with a first exhaust system, a second exhaust system, and a third exhaust system. The first exhaust system and the third exhaust system are arranged to be in parallel with respective one ends directed in the same direction. In a plan view, the second exhaust system is arranged with the other end side directed in the same direction as the one end sides of the first exhaust system and the third exhaust system to be in parallel with the first exhaust system and the third exhaust system between the first exhaust system and the third exhaust system and, in a side view, is arranged above the first exhaust system and the third exhaust system. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284060 | Construction Machine - A construction machine includes: a cover that covers an engine and a radiator; a radiator fan that is arranged at the rear of a vehicle body frame and discharges exhaust gas toward the rear of the vehicle body frame from the inner space of the cover; an injection device that injects a reducing agent into exhaust gas of the engine; a tank housing section that is arranged at one side of the vehicle body frame, includes an introduction section for introducing outside air, and houses a tank for storing the reducing agent injected by the injection device; and a connection section that is arranged in either the cover or the vehicle body frame and in the tank housing section, connects the inner space of the tank housing section and the inner space of the cover, and allows the outside air and the pipe to pass therethrough, the outside air having been introduced from the introduction section by the suction pressure of the radiator fan, the pipe supplying the reducing agent to the injection device. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284061 | COUNTERWEIGHT SYSTEM FOR AN INDUSTRIAL MACHINE - A counterweight system for an industrial machine includes a body having a front end and a back end, the body defining a cavity, and a plurality of walls defining a plurality of discrete sections within the body, each discrete section having an aperture for inserting a counterweight into the cavity. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284062 | Hybrid Construction Machine - The object of the present invention is to provide a hybrid construction machine that can quickly warm up an electrical storage device and can improve the service life of the electrical storage device. This hybrid construction machine is equipped with: a prime mover ( | 2017-10-05 |
20170284063 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE - A hydraulic system for a work machine includes a hydraulic bump to output an operation fluid, a hydraulic switch valve to be switched among switching positions in accordance with a pressure of the operation fluid, a proportional valve to change the pressure of the operation fluid applied to the hydraulic switch valve, a travel hydraulic device to change a thrust power in accordance with the switching positions of the hydraulic switch valve. And, the hydraulic system includes a controller to control the proportional valve in accordance with a state of the travel hydraulic device. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284064 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - The construction machine includes: a control valve that switchingly supplies hydraulic fluid from a hydraulic pump to a hydraulic actuator; a control valve drive device that supplies pilot secondary hydraulic fluid to the control valve in accordance with an operation of an operation lever device; a pilot hydraulic pump that supplies pilot primary hydraulic fluid to the control valve drive device; a pressure accumulation device that recovers return hydraulic fluid returned from the hydraulic actuator. The construction machine further includes: a check valve provided in a line between the pilot hydraulic pump and the control valve drive device; a pressure reducing valve that supplied the hydraulic fluid accumulated in the pressure accumulation device; a flow rate reduction device; and a controller that controls the flow rate reduction device in accordance with the pressure in the line between the check valve and the control valve drive device. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284065 | Construction Machine - A construction machine includes an earth removing implement | 2017-10-05 |
20170284066 | WORKING VEHICLE - A working vehicle includes a vehicle main body to which a tire is mounted, an excavation member coupled to the vehicle main body on a front side of the vehicle main body and that includes an end part arranged on an outer side of the tire in a vehicle-width direction of the vehicle main body, a hydraulic cylinder arranged at a center part in the vehicle-width direction and that is to move the excavation member, a housing that houses a power transmission mechanism to transmit power to the tire, and a camera supported by a part of the vehicle main body on a lower side of the hydraulic cylinder and on an upper side of the housing and that acquires an image of a region that includes end parts on both sides of the excavation member and that is between the excavation member and the tire. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284067 | Drawbar Position Determination with Rotational Sensors - In a motor grader, a total drawbar position may be determined based on signals from various sensors on a drawbar-circle-moldboard (DCM) assembly. The sensors can include rotational sensors for one or both lift arm angles, and one or both yoke primary angles in combination with sensors detecting lengths of the lift cylinders. The sensor information may be used to calculate roll, pitch and yaw angles of the drawbar relative to a frame of the motor grader. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284068 | OIL PROPERTIES DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE - A diagnostic system for a work machine includes a data storage device ( | 2017-10-05 |
20170284069 | SURROUNDING MONITORING DEVICE FOR WORK MACHINE - A surrounding monitoring device for a work machine including a work device on an upper swing body includes: a plurality of cameras configured to acquire a surrounding condition of the work machine; an image processor configured to generate a bird's-eye image based on images imaged by the plurality of cameras; a display configured to display at least one of: a single camera image imaged by one of the plurality of cameras; and the bird's-eye image; and a display controller configured to display, on the at least one of the single camera image and the bird's-eye image, direction guide information arranged from a reference position of the upper swing body to surroundings of the upper swing body. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284070 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR WORK MACHINE, WORK MACHINE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE - A control device for a work machine is a device for controlling a working unit of a work machine to excavate an object to be excavated. The control device includes a control unit for controlling the working unit to prevent a working implement of the working unit from crossing a predetermined target profile, and a switching unit for defining the target profile as an offset profile separated by a predetermined distance from a target excavation profile that is a target profile for finishing of the object to be excavated or the target excavation profile, based on an attitude of the working implement relative to the target excavation profile. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284071 | CALIBRATION SYSTEM, WORK MACHINE, AND CALIBRATION METHOD - A calibration system includes at least a pair of imaging devices in a work machine having a working unit that image an object; a position detector detecting a position of the working unit; and a processing unit that, by using first position information about a predetermined position of the working unit captured by the imaging devices, second position information about the predetermined position detected by the position detector in an attitude of the working unit taken when the imaging devices image the predetermined position, and third position information about a predetermined position outside the work machine, imaged by the imaging devices, obtains information about a position and an attitude of the imaging devices, and transformation information used for transforming a position of the object imaged by the imaging devices from a first coordinate system to a second coordinate system. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284072 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR WORKSITE INCLUDING MACHINES PERFORMING OPERATIONS AND METHOD THEREOF - A project management system for a worksite including a machine performing an operation therein is provided. The project management system includes a collection unit configured to collect data associated with at least one of the operation of the machine at the worksite and nature of the worksite. The project management system further includes a controller in communication with the collection unit. The controller is configured to receive the data from the collection unit. The controller is further configured to analyze the data to determine a duty cycle of the machine. The controller is further configured to classify the operation of the machine based on the duty cycle. The controller is further configured to provide one or more resources for improving a productivity of the machine based on the classification. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284073 | FABRICATED WEAR MEMBER ASSEMBLY ATTACHED TO A WORK IMPLEMENT USING A RETAINING MECHANISM - A method of manufacturing a wear member assembly that includes a sheet metal member and a rigid member is provided. The method comprises forming the sheet metal member to a first configuration, and casting or machining the rigid member to a second configuration. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284075 | Flush System for a Toilet - A flush system includes a meter valve, a first pipe, a vacuum breaker, a second pipe, and a ball valve assembly. The meter valve defines a selectively openable outlet. The first pipe is in fluid communication with the meter valve and a water supply source. The vacuum breaker is disposed within the first pipe upstream of the meter valve and oriented to prevent backflow from the meter valve to the water supply source. The second pipe extends from a wall and is downstream from the supply source. The ball valve assembly is disposed between the first pipe and the second pipe upstream of the vacuum breaker to facilitate fluid communication between the first pipe and the second pipe and to selectively isolate the meter valve from the water supply source. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284076 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLEANING A LAVATORY FLOOR - A self-cleaning floor assembly is configured to form or be positioned on a floor of an enclosed space. The self-cleaning floor assembly includes a moveable floor including a moveable floor panel, an actuation system that is operatively coupled to the floor panel, and a cleaning system proximate to at least a portion of the moveable floor. The actuation system is configured to move at least a portion of the floor panel into and through the cleaning system during a cleaning cycle. The cleaning system is configured to clean the portion(s) of the floor panel during the cleaning cycle. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284077 | Removable Catch Basin Filter Insert and Lifting Apparatus - A removable catch basin filter insert includes a filter container is fitted into a catch basin in the ground at the location where the stormwater exits the gutter and enters the stormwater sewer system. The removable catch basin filter provides pollution capture from stormwater while being easily cleaned. A hinged cover is included at the top of the filter insert to allow the captured pollutants to be evacuated through the use of a vehicle or being tipped nearly upside down by a mechanical arm. A hinged trap door is included at the bottom of the filter insert to allow captured pollutants to be evacuated through the bottom of the device and into a container. By capturing the pollutants with the removable catch basin filter insert before the pollutants enter the mainline storm drain system, clean storm drain systems are provided allowing for cleaner waterways. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284078 | POWERED DRAIN AUGER - A drain cleaning device includes a power unit and a drum assembly coupled to the power unit for rotation by the power unit. The drum assembly includes a base, a cable received in the base that is configured to be fed from the base and rotated to clean a drain, and a cover releasably coupleable to the base. The drum assembly includes a plurality of taper locks releasably coupling an outer peripheral portion of the cover and an outer peripheral portion of the base. Each of the taper locks is moveable between a locked position in which the cover is retained on the base and an unlocked position in which the cover is removable from the base. Each of the taper locks being biased toward the locked position. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284079 | SELF-INTERLOCKING BLOCKS FOR HABITABLE STRUCTURES - Disclosed herein is a non-permanent habitable structure that includes a first wall at least partially covered by a first plurality of self-interlocking reclosable fasteners, each self-interlocking reclosable fastener having a flexible stem extending to a round head. Further included is a second wall at least partially covered by a second plurality of the self-interlocking reclosable fasteners. The second wall is detachably connected to the first wall by interconnecting at least a portion of the first plurality of the self-interlocking reclosable fasteners and the second plurality of the self-interlocking reclosable fasteners. A roof is detachably connected to each of the first wall and the second wall. A method of erecting a non-permanent structure is further disclosed. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284080 | Fold-Out Prefabricated Structure and Method for the Assembly Thereof - The invention relates to a fold-out prefabricated construction structure and method for the assembly thereof. The structure, having bays of desired width, length and shape, is made up of porticos formed by pillars and an upper structure ( | 2017-10-05 |
20170284081 | GABLE ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A MODULAR WATERCRAFT LIFT COVER - A gable assembly is for use with a modular watercraft lift cover. The gable assembly covers the watercraft when the watercraft is secured to a mooring, the gable assembly having a truss-like configuration, the gable assembly being secured to the mooring, the gable assembly being supportable by only one cantilever, when the gable assembly extends beyond the mooring. The gable assembly has a robust, lightweight design that is compatible and adjustable for width, height and length as the boat owner modifies his existing boat or purchases a new boat, and that will protect the watercraft from the elements and will withstand even the severest of storms, undamaged as well as having the ability to be cantilevered. The gable assembly is easy for the user to assemble and adjust on square lake style boat lifts, and the typically non-square tidal lifts. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284082 | TRUSS ASSEMBLY & METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A TRUSS STRUCTURE - Pins are stored on a truss body and are used to secure connections between separate truss bodies when creating a truss structure, which itself may act as a support for displays, lighting systems, and/or sound systems. Each of the pins is tethered to a pin holder so as not to be lost or damaged. The pin holder retains the pins on the truss body and thereby reduces the likelihood of collisions that occur between the tethered pins and truss members while the truss assembly is in transit. This in turn increases the likelihood that the structural integrity of the pins, the truss members and the tether is maintained during transit. The pin holder and tether allow the correct number of pins to be shipped to the venue where the truss structure is to be constructed. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284083 | COILED PRECOMPRESSED, PRECOATED JOINT SEAL AND METHOD OF MAKING - Disclosed is a water resistant joint sealing system comprising a coiled, coated precompressed core material. In one embodiment, the joint sealing system includes a fire retardant material put into the core material. In one embodiment, the fire retardant material forms a layer in, or between portions of material of, the core material. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284084 | MODULAR ACOUSTIC STRUCTURE - A modular acoustic structure includes a number of joined acoustic wall panels and acoustic ceiling tiles positioned atop the joined acoustic wall panels. The joined acoustic wall panels define a doorless aperture in the modular acoustic structure, an internal chamber, and a straight acoustic hallway connecting the doorless aperture and the internal chamber via an internal aperture. The straight acoustic hallway absorbs soundwaves travelling between the doorless aperture and the interior chamber. The acoustic wall and/or ceiling panels may include an acoustic absorptive surface and an acoustic reflective surface. The acoustic properties of the interior chamber and/or the straight acoustic hallway may be altered or tuned by changing which of the surfaces faces an interior of the modular acoustic structure. The size of the interior chamber and/or the modular acoustic structure may be adjustable by adding and/or removing acoustic wall and/or ceiling panels. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284085 | Exterior Fire Stop Hybrid Wall Panel - A hybrid framed curtain wall panel is used to prevent inter-floor fire propagation from both the interior and exterior, featuring the combined use of three different infill materials for three different functions. The first infill is a continuous exterior fire-resistant thin pane for providing an aesthetic element and for preventing exterior inter-floor fire propagation. The second infill is a small band of fire-resistant material, such as mineral wool panel infill, located at the slab edge for preventing interior inter-floor fire propagation. The third infill is a structural infill, such as composite foam panel infill, to provide a light-weight material with excellent thermal insulation value. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284086 | REINFORCED BRICK MASONRY COLUMN WITH POLYESTER THREAD REINFORCEMENT STRIPS - A method of reinforcing a masonry structure is described wherein polyester thread reinforcement strips are manufactured and mounted on the masonry structure to protect it from lateral forces caused by earthquake and other natural occurring phenomena that generally produce bending moments in the masonry structure. The disclosed method can easily and economically be applied to reinforce masonry structures in underprivileged regions. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284087 | OVERTURN PREVENTING DEVICE - Providing an overturn preventing device which is easy in handling such as carrying. The overturn preventing device includes a damper, a first base portion, a second base portion and a connecting tool. The damper is mounted between a top surface of furniture and a ceiling. An expansion force of compressed gas filling a cylinder is applied to the damper in a direction such that a length of the damper is increased. The first base portion is rotatably connected to one of two ends of the damper and has a first abutting surface which abuts against the top surface of the furniture. The second base portion is rotatably connected to the other end of the damper and has a second abutting surface which abuts against the ceiling. The connecting tool maintains a folded state in which the damper is contracted so that the first base portion and the second base portion come close to each other. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284088 | SOUND ABSORBING STRUCTURE AND ACOUSTIC ROOM - A sound absorbing structure ( | 2017-10-05 |
20170284089 | WALL ASSEMBLY - Disclosed is a wall assembly including preformed building blocks and a trellis type support member for maintaining the building blocks in place in the desired orientation. The wall assembly further includes at least one support for holding the trellis upright. The individual blocks are connected to the supporting trellis for added stability. Although not every block in the wall need be connected to the trellis support member in order to achieve the desired added stability, it is preferred to connect each block in the wall to the trellis. Connectors are provided for connecting the blocks to the trellis. Each block preferably is connected to the trellis by at least one connector, most preferably by a pair of connectors. To accommodate relative movement or shifting of the blocks during installation and in situ, the connectors are preferably movably connected to the trellis or the block, or both. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284090 | SPACER BRACES IN TANDEM FOR WALLS, JOISTS & TRUSSES - The present invention relates to using interlocking spacer braces between support members to construct wood and metal framed walls, floors and building trusses. Spacer braces have indentations, extensions, with hook fingers, hook tongues and hook receivers along with U & W shaped clips that interlock horizontally, vertically or diagonally between support members. The spacer braces can form diagonal and lateral wall bracing, diagonal and vertical chords within building truss with either horizontally or vertical orientations, headers above doors and windows and shear walls. The spacer braces can be installed individually or in tandem between wood or metal framing. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284091 | Curtain Wall System, Corner Bracket for Curtain Wall System, and Associated Method - In certain embodiments, a curtain wall system comprises first and second curtain wall member supporting apparatuses and a corner latching apparatus. The first and second supporting apparatuses each have a respective: vertically-disposed member; horizontally-disposed supporting member; and locking member coupled to the vertically-disposed member. The locking member is disposed beneath a lower surface of the horizontally-disposed supporting member. The corner latching apparatus has a corner shape and comprises a first horizontally-disposed latching arm oriented in a first direction and adapted to engage with the locking member of the first supporting apparatus. The corner latching apparatus comprises a second horizontally-disposed latching arm oriented in a second direction and a stabilizing resilient member disposed beneath a lower surface of each of the first and second horizontally-disposed latching arms, at least a portion of the stabilizing resilient member adapted to compress against an upper surface of a curtain wall member. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284092 | Horizontal Room Partitioning Device - A horizontal room partitioning device for dividing a room horizontally includes a plurality of sectioning modules. Each sectioning module comprises a housing, configured to couple to a first wall, that has an open front. A panel is coupled at a first end to a back wall of the housing. The panel is extendable from and retractable into the housing through the open front. A first fastener is coupled to a second end of the panel. A second fastener that is complementary to the first fastener is configured to couple to a second wall opposite the housing. Each of a pair of guides extends between a respective opposing end of the housing and a respective opposing terminus of the second fastener. The sectioning modules are configured for planer installation within a room, such that an upper part of the room is reversibly separable from a lower part of the room. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284093 | BUILDING BOARD AND METHOD OF FORMING THE BUILDING BOARD - A building board including a cementitious layer between two fiber mats. At least one fiber mat forms with a polymer film a fiber mat/polymer film laminate. The cementitious layer of the building board contains a reactive water-insoluble polymer which improves binding of the fiber mat/polymer film laminate to the cementitious layer. The building board has a low water absorption and a high level surface finish. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284094 | MULTIPLE SUPPORT WALL STRUCTURE - A multiple support wall structure according to the present invention includes: a pair of top and bottom support plates that has a plurality of rectangular projective islands separated by lattice-shaped projections protruding in the shape of a go board, and protruding upward in the opposite direction to the lattice-shaped projections; and a intermediate reinforcing plate that is disposed between the top and bottom support plates, has upward projective insertions protruding in a shape corresponding to the rectangular islands to be fitted in the rectangular islands of the top support plate, has top grooves formed laterally and longitudinally between the upward projective insertions to fit the lattice-shaped projections, has downward projective insertions formed in the same shape as but in the opposite direction to the upward projective insertions in spaces diagonally adjacent to the upward projective insertions, and has bottom grooves formed laterally and longitudinally between the downward projective insertions. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284095 | A PREFABRICATED WALL PANEL FOR UTILITY INSTALLATION - An example apparatus is disclosed that may be a utility panel that may include an exterior panel, a plurality of studs coupled to the exterior panel, a hat channel coupled to the plurality of studs opposite the exterior panel, wherein the hat channel is perpendicular to the studs, and an interior panel coupled to the hat channel opposite the plurality of studs. An example method is disclosed for coupling a wall panel to a beam. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284096 | PANEL UNIT - The panel unit includes a first panel, a second panel facing the first panel with a space provided therebetween the first panel and the second panel, a partition separating the space from a surrounding space, and a switching mechanism. The switching mechanism is located in the space for allowing a change in thermal conductivity between the first panel and the second panel. The switching mechanism includes at least one connector which is thermally conductive, and is switchable between a first state in which the at least one connector is out of contact with the first panel or the second panel and a second state in which the at least one connector is in contact with both the first panel and the second panel. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284097 | CHANNEL AND CAP EXTRUSION SYSTEM - An extrusion profile and cap system is provided. The extrusion profile may be made of metals, polymers, ceramics, and the like. The extrusion profile may include an outer perimeter forming an internal cavity. At least one channel may be formed along the outer perimeter and protruding into the internal cavity. The cap is releasably attachable to the extrusion profile and may cover at least a portion of the channel. The cap may hide bolts, screws, angle bars, wires and the like within the channel. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284098 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRUSS ASSEMBLY - The disclosure generally relates to a locating assembly as a component of a locating table segment for positioning truss segments in a truss assembly system. The system generally includes a plurality of table segments aligned in parallel and adapted to position a series of locating blocks on a top surface of the system/table, where each block is a component of one of a plurality of locating assemblies in the system. The block positions collectively define an outer boundary of a support truss (e.g., as a roofing truss). Once the blocks are moved to their desired position, appropriately sized truss segments are placed within the block-defined boundary and fastened together. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284099 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL ELEMENT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a composite structural element and a method of producing the same, which includes taking a tape formed by alternatively laminating composite layers made of a non-isotropic composite material and interlayers made of an isotropic material as a major component of the structural element, molding into a structural element of a fixed shape for use in industry, and optionally, directly drilling holes on the laminate of the composite layers and the interlayers for connection. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284100 | ROOFING SHINGLE - A roofing shingle including a lower layer including a headlap and a plurality of tabs extending from the headlap, and an upper layer including one or more fingers, wherein the one or more fingers are disconnected from one another, and wherein each of the one or more fingers is disposed on one tab of the plurality of tabs, wherein a number of the plurality of tabs is different than a number of the one or more fingers. In an embodiment, the lower layer is a lowermost layer of the roofing shingle. In another embodiment, the roofing shingle further includes an alignment feature disposed in an exposure zone of the roofing shingle, wherein the alignment features is adapted to permit alignment of adjacent roofing shingles during installation on a roof. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284101 | HIGH ELONGATION RIDGE VENTILATION SHEET FOR SLOPING ROOF AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREFOR - A high elongation ridge ventilation sheet for a sloping roof, having a coated composite aluminum membrane with multiple circular holes, each side of the coated composite aluminum membrane being bonded respectively with a folded composite aluminum membrane via a butyl adhesive tape for central linking, on a side of each folded composite aluminum membrane adjacent the coated composite aluminum membrane is arranged with a hot melt adhesive for connecting a polyester nonwoven fabric with each folded composite aluminum membrane, with the polyester nonwoven fabric covering the whole coated composite aluminum membrane. Further, a fabricating method therefor that realizes wholly dry construction; ridge ventilation sheets adopted on ridge locations not only make the whole roof prettier, but more importantly, enable air convection under the roof in a true sense, taking out extra dampness and heat, resulting in better energy saving effects, and extending life span for the roof. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284102 | GREEN ROOFING SUBSTRATE BRICK AND METHOD OF INSTALLING SAME - A green roofing substrate brick comprises a water-permeable fabric box having an open top, and a solidified and non-compressed substrate in the box. The substrate comprises a water storage and drainage medium, and a binder solidifying the water storage and drainage medium. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284103 | SKYLIGHT COVER WITH ADVANTAGEOUS TOPOGRAPHY - A skylight cover is provided that includes a light transmitting body including first and second integral lenses. The first and second integral lenses define polygonal perimeters, each polygonal perimeter having a first element and a second element residing therein, the first and second elements disposed adjacent to each other in each instance. The skylight cover may include a plurality of ridges and creases, the individual, respective ridges and creases disposed in advantageous configurations. The cover may likewise include a plurality of surfaces, some optionally parallel and some optionally co-planar. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284104 | SUPPORT BRACKET APPARATUS - A support assembly supports external veneer such as face-brick. A bracket mounts to a load bearing wall support structure. A shelf angle includes a horizontal leg that defines a surface upon which to mount the veneer. The mounting bracket may be a channel having a seat that includes an outwardly protruding toe, an accommodation for the shelf angle, and an overhanging finger. The back of the shelf angle may have apertures to admit the toes of the mounting bracket. The seat includes an oversized slot having a relief angle to permit the shelf angle web to be rotated angularly during assembly. The mounting bracket has an overhanging arm for engaging the part of a cross-wise running beam, such as an I-beam upper flange. The mounting bracket has an abutment for contacting a lower part of the beam, such as a lower flange of an I-beam. There is a fitting to secure the bracket to the beam. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284105 | Floor Panel for Producing a Covering - A floor panel includes male and female coupling means that are formed by at least one proximal groove that opens onto a lower face or upper face, respectively, of the panel and by a distal flexible tongue that extends from the end of the edge of the panel towards the lower face or upper face, respectively. The tongue has a proximal wall inclined at an angle with respect to a vertical plane towards the bottom and the outside of the panel and towards the top and the outside of the panel, respectively. The tongue of at least one of the male coupling means or female coupling means has a distal wall that includes, at least, a protrusion or a notch that is able to engage with a notch or a protrusion formed in or on a proximal wall of the proximal groove of the corresponding female coupling means or male coupling means so as to form an end stop, avoiding vertical movement of a panel with respect to an adjacent panel. The flexible tongue of the female coupling means comprises a chamfered part that forms an angle of between 2° and 20° with respect to the main plane of the panel. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284106 | FLOOR COVERING, FLOOR ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLOOR ELEMENTS - Floor covering, made of floor elements, which, at least at two opposite sides, comprise a male and a female coupling part, which allow that two of such floor elements can be interconnected at the respective sides at the respective sides by pushing one of these floor elements with the associated male coupling part, by means of a downward movement, home into the female coupling part of the other floor element, wherein at least one of said coupling parts, either the male coupling part or the female coupling part, is made as least partially in a filled synthetic material composite, such as extruded wood. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284107 | Mortar-less decorative tile mosaic composite for swimming pool bottom - Preformed and self-contained ceramic tile mosaic composite that contact adheres to swimming pool bottoms without tools or a need to drain water. This invention in unique in that it allows for easy tool-free installation in the bottom pools full of water. This invention is also unique in that it allows for installation in soft shell pools (i.e. vinyl liner, in-ground and above ground) as well as concrete based and fiberglass pools. Another differentiator is that this invention is flexible and conforms to the bottom of the pool. This provides full surface interface of the rubber base and pool bottom. The rubber base is designed to be tractable and can provide some degree of suction allowing the composite to keep intended form, shape, position and location without the permanence of a cementitious or epoxy/glue adhesive necessitated by typical mesh mounted pool tile mosaics. This invention also allows | 2017-10-05 |
20170284108 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING HEATING ELEMENTS - An underlayment system is provided that includes a plurality of protrusions that extend from a common base member. The protrusions and base member can include an opening therethrough that allows for subsequent layers of material, such as adhesive, to interact and bond to each other. The protrusions are arranged in such a way to contain a wire, string, or heating element, within a receiving area. The arrangement of the protrusions allow for routing of the wire, string, or heating element in a variety of angles, bends, and other routing layouts. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284109 | Construction Safety Handrail and Toeboard System - A versatile handrail and toeboard safety system that provides flexible solutions for the implementation of improved construction site safety barriers using specialized brackets to mount standard wooden members. The brackets of the handrail and toeboard safety system is formed of multiple orthogonally arranged plates creating spaces to receive and secure wooden construction members as a handrail for personnel safety in addition to a toeboard for equipment and material safety. The parallel plates are formed with several mounting points for wooden members and several mounting points for anchoring the bracket to a base floor. The brackets are formed to withstand a minimum two-hundred (200) pound force exerted at the top of a forty-five (45) inch tall handrail attached to the anchored bracket. The brackets provide the versatility to be used in various system arrangements and the expeditious setup and removal of the handrail and toeboard safety system. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284110 | Sealing Plug for Closing Holes in Walls and the Like - According to one embodiment a sealing plug is provided that includes an elastic body and a stem assembled coaxially with respect to one another. The elastic body is suitable for being expanded radially by pulling on the free end of the stem, which projects out of the elastic body, once it is inserted into the hole to be plugged, the elastic body applying a closing pressure against the hole. The sealing plug also comprises an empty space, arranged between the elastic body and the stem, which is communicated with the outside, such that the entrance of fluid into the elastic body is allowed so that the fluid applies pressure against the elastic body, thereby increasing the closing pressure applied by the elastic body against the hole. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284111 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING TENSION FORCE OF TENDON IN POST-TENSIONING - The present invention relates to a system for monitoring tension forces of tendons in post-tensioning that accurately measures the tension forces of the tendons and/or controls the tension forces introduced into the tendons through a main server, thereby allowing the tension forces to be applied uniformly to the tendons. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284112 | Method for Constructing Structure Framework with Graduated Tracks and Studs - A metered track and stud framework erection method and system is disclosed. The system employs tracks which are metered to facilitate the rapid and accurate placement of studs between the tracks at equidistant spacing as required by conventional building codes and statutes. The studs are also metered or graduated, preferably in inches and centimeters, to facilitate the correct and appropriate placement of electrical outlets and plumbing avenues without costly errors. A method is disclosed for the proper use of the metered tracks and studs to efficiently and rapidly erect structure framework. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284113 | System and Method for Cleaning External Walls of Building - This solution is for washing and cleaning the external walls of a building, and adopts a lightweight six axis robotic arm mounted on a mini-gondola hoisted by a pulley system with the controlling motor located within the mini-gondola, while another set of motor located on the pulley system at the roof-top end drives the mini-gondola to traverse laterally on a set of twin-rails on the roof-top of the building. Four vacuum suction cups mounted on the minigondola through linear actuator are used to secure the mini-gondola to the wall. Each linear actuator has three ultrasonic distance sensors that measure and manage the distance between the mini-gondola and the wall to be cleaned. Once the gondola is in position, the robotic arm will be activated to start the cleaning process. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284114 | SPA COVER LIFTER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A spa cover lifting system is provided for selectively removing and replacing the cover of a spa. The spa cover lifter system has a frame configured to hold a cover of the spa and an actuator coupled to the frame. Selective actuation of the actuator by a user causes at least a portion of the frame and the cover to rotate about and between a first, closed position, in which access to the water of the spa is restricted, and a second, open position, in which access to the water of the spa is not restricted. The actuator and at least a portion of the frame are positioned below a deck that is around the outside of the spa so that the actuator and at least a portion of the frame are inaccessible to a user of the spa during normal usage. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284115 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR POOL AND SPA FILTER CLEANING - A self-cleaning pool or spa filter system having a filter body housing a set of filter cartridges, each filter cartridge rotatably connected to a filter holder, a spray manifold having an inlet for receiving water from a pump and a plurality of sprayers, a shaft connected to the filter holder and a motor, which can rotate the shaft and thus the filter holder, causing the set of filter cartridges to rotate about the shaft, exposing lengthwise each filter cartridge to the sprayers; a sun gear attached to the first shaft; and a set of planet gears, each planet gear being concentrically associated with one filter cartridge and engaged by the sun gear, causing transfer of a rotational movement of the sun gear to each planet gear and to each filter cartridge, causing each filter cartridge to rotate, exposing the entire circumference of each filter cartridge to the plurality of sprayers. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284116 | Scrubber Assembly for a Pool Cleaner - A pool cleaner including a turbine assembly, a timer assembly, and a scrubber assembly. The timer assembly is configured to rotate the turbine assembly in a first direction and a second direction. The scrubber assembly is configured to rotate in a forward direction when the turbine assembly rotates in the first direction, and to rotate in a rearward direction when the turbine assembly rotates in the second direction. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284117 | UNIQUE 11-DEVICE-IN-ONE SYSTEM COMPRISING 360-DEGREE-ROTATABLE ROLLABLE PORTABLE LOCKABLE COLLAPSIBLE EXPANDABLE CARPORT, GREEN HOUSE, GAZEBO, STORAGE, ATTIC, AWNINGS, TENT, WORKSHOP, OUTDOOR TABLES, BOOTH, AND RV PORT - An 11-device-in-one system (which can be used as 360-degree-rotatable rollable portable lockable collapsible expandable carport, green house, gazebo, storage, attic, awnings, tent, workshop, outdoor tables, booth, and RV port) comprises: round bars; square bars releaseably attached to the round bars; 360-degree rotatable lockable wheels rotatably attached to the round bars; canvas roof panels; canvas side panels; canvas end panels; canvas gap-covering panels; panel-lifting Velcros sewn to the side and gap-covering panels; panel-sealing zippers sewn to the end panels (for forming doors); panel-sealing grommets attached to the roof, side, and end panels; bungee cords and balls inserted through the grommets (for attaching the roof, side, and end panels together); first telescopic arms foldably and releaseably attached to the round bars; second telescopic arms foldably attached to the first telescopic arms; feet welded to the second telescopic arms (for attaching to each other over the roof panels to form the frames for booth signs); and toes welded to the round bars (for releaseably locking the feet thereon to form the frames for awnings and tables). | 2017-10-05 |
20170284118 | SECONDARY CONTAINMENT - This patent pertains to secondary containment systems. One implementation includes a support assembly that includes an elongate post member and a stabilization plate. In one instance, a stabilization plate is mounted on the elongate post member to reduce movement of the elongate post member when the stabilization plate is embedded in the ground. Another implementation includes a panel splice assembly including reinforcing members that secure overlapping, corrugated panels. | 2017-10-05 |
20170284119 | ANTI-SEISMIC SUPPORT FOR WAREHOUSES AND LOAD-BEARING STRUCTURE WITH SUCH SUPPORT - An anti-seismic device ( | 2017-10-05 |