40th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100252555 | CONTAINER LID, CONTAINER-LID ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A container lid for sealing a container. The container lid includes: a base; a wall extending substantially vertically from the base; and a wall support element positioned remote from the base. In one aspect, the lid may be made with a paper-based material. In another aspect, the lid may be configured for insertion into a container to effect a friction fit between the lid and the container. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252556 | CLOSURE CAP WITH SNAP HINGE AND RETAINING RING - The present invention concerns a closure ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100252557 | Vented refuse can - The vented refuse can consist of a unique component accompanying the open top receptacle where trash bags are inserted and removed. The component that makes this present invention unique is the openings located in the upper part of the receptacle's sidewalls, which allow trapped air between the receptacle and the trash bag to be released. The trapped air being released will prevent bag tearing and slipping off the rim of the receptacle, which will reduce the number of wasted trash bags due to rips and holes caused by the trapped air when trash is tossed into the receptacle. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252558 | Drink dugout - You hook the Drink Dugout to any fence with snap hooks in any baseball or softball field. Instead of setting your drink down around the bench area you put it in a slot in the Drink Dugout; which holds any 12 to 24 ounce bottles or cans. After you are finished with the Drink Dugout it has side release buckles that connect to each other that will allow it to wrap around a object such as a bat bag and also will make it easy to transport once finished. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252559 | Tampon Container That Adheres To Toilet - A container for feminine hygiene products. The container is designed to hold feminine hygiene products and to be placed on the side of a toilet or other vertical surface. The container has a body compartment, a mounting assembly, a top lid, a hinge, and a latch. The body compartment has an open top and is sized to hold a variety of tampons. The lid is operatively connected to the body by the hinge and closes to cover the open top of the body. The hinge is biased to keep the lid in an open position. The latch releasably secures the top lid in the closed position. The mounting assembly, such as suction cups, allows the container to be secured to the side of a toilet. In that position, the container provides feminine hygiene products easily accessible to a female user. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252560 | Inflatable Floating Beverage Cooler - A floating beverage cooler apparatus comprises, in an exemplary embodiment, a flotation bladder configured for removably receiving a beverage container. A protective cover is adapted to enclose and cover the flotation bladder and provides a bottom panel spanning an underside thereof. A storage flap is configured to be at least partially removably engaged substantially centrally with the bottom panel such that, when the apparatus is in use, a cavity is formed between the storage flap and bottom panel for providing added stability and resistance against lateral forces. When the apparatus is not being used, and the flotation bladder is deflated, the storage flap may be rotated about the protective cover and re-engaged with the bottom panel so that the storage flap lies over a top surface of the protective cover, thereby enclosing substantially all of the flotation bladder and protective cover, and optionally the beverage container, in a storage envelope. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252561 | FOOD PLATE WITH STRUCTURE FOR ACCOMMODATING FORK TINES - An article including a food plate including a plurality of slender elements spanning over a surface for placing food thereon, wherein ends of the slender elements are supported in a frame and wherein adjacent slender elements are movable laterally with respect to one another so as to accommodate various fork tine spacings. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252562 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WATER STORAGE AND TRANSPORT - A method and apparatus for water storage and transport uses a container constructed from one of more flexible plastic sheets. A number of chambers for holding water are formed within the container. Each chamber is separated from an adjacent chamber by a web of the flexible plastic sheet. The web of the flexible plastic sheet is perforated to allow adjacent chambers to be separated from one another. In use, the water in the chambers may be liquid or frozen. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252563 | ADVANCED TRANSITIONAL CUP - An advanced transitional cup (ATC) for training developing children and developmentally-challenged individuals to drink from a cup. The ATC includes a lid with a small fluid aperture and an electric air valve. A microcontroller located in the base of the ATC converts a user-defined “flow rate” into a PWM voltage signal that successively opens and closes the air valve. A higher flow rate results in a PWM signal that opens the air valve for longer spans of time and closes the air valve for shorter spans of time as compared to a lower flow rate, thereby allowing more air to enter the ATC and fluid to be expressed from the fluid aperture more readily. A touch sensor on the sidewall of the ATC prevents the air valve from being opened, and thus fluid from exiting the fluid aperture, unless a drinker is touching the touch sensor, thereby preventing accidental spills. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252564 | PIPING TIP CAP - A cap which frictionally engages a piping tip has a generally conical cover portion with an interior surface, an exterior surface, a closed end and an open end sized to fit over a piping tip; a gripping portion on the exterior surface of the closed end of the cover portion; and a plurality of protuberances on the interior surface of the cover portion extending toward the closed end of the cover portion. The cap can include a circular ridge extending circumferentially around the interior surface of the cap, the ridge sized to fit within a circular indentation in the piping tip to maintain the cap on the piping tip. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252565 | ACCESS PORT COVER - An access port cover is described. The access sport cover may seal an aperture located in a vehicle body whereby the access port cover may also provide access to a terminal located within the body. The access port cover may include a cover, a hinge mechanism and a linkage mechanism. The cover may include an outer portion and an inner portion, wherein the inner portion may include a first and a second end. The hinge mechanism may be located on each end of the inner portion. The linkage mechanism may be connected to the hinge mechanism, wherein the linkage mechanism may the said cover towards and away from the aperture. The cover and the linkage mechanism may be rotated into and stored within the body when the cover is not sealing the aperture in a closed position. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252566 | Systems for dispensing bedding materials into cages for laboratory animals - The present invention is directed to dispensers of bedding materials for laboratory animal cages. According to one embodiment of a dispensing unit, materials are drawn into a storage chute by a vacuum and dispensing is accomplished in a dispenser comprising a plurality of dispensing chutes having dispensing openings through which material is dispensed into cages. While in a first position, a material directing gate allows the materials to be dispensed through one of the dispensing chutes into a first number of cages, and through another one of the dispensing chutes into a second number of cages while in a second position. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the vacuum from the vacuum blower is utilized to remove dust from the dispensing area where material is dispensed into cages. Another aspect of the present invention is directed to a system for aligning, indexing and drying laboratory animal cages which have already been cleaned in a cleaning station. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a programmable controller which advantageously facilitates the programming of automated control of the dispensing system. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252567 | PADDED LABELS DISPENSER AND METHOD OF DISPENSING LABELS - A refillable label dispenser for dispensing labels from a stack includes a bottom section and a pair of elastically deformable wing sections extending from opposite ends of the bottom section in overlapping spaced relation relative to the bottom section, thereby forming a generally flat C-shaped dispenser configuration. When the labels in the dispenser are exhausted, the wings are elastically flexed to allow the dispenser to accommodate a new stack of labels. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252568 | LOCKING DISPENSER - A locking dispenser to dispense material from a replaceable refill container maintains a lock assembly having a plurality of spring-biased plungers configured in accordance with a predetermined lock parameter. The refill container carries a collar that includes a plurality of markers configured in accordance with a predetermined key parameter. Thus, when a refill container having a key parameter that is compatible with the lock parameter of the key block is installed at the dispenser, the plungers transition from a locked state to an unlocked state to enable the movement of an actuator, which when depressed by a user, results in the dispensement of material from the refill container. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252569 | ADJUSTABLE SOLAR-POWER UNIT FOR A DISPENSER - An adjustable solar-power unit to power a dispenser includes a support housing maintaining a receiving aperture to rotatably retain a solar panel carrying holder therein. The adjustable solar-power unit is configured to be mounted remotely from the dispenser or may be configured to be integral with a housing that maintains the components of the dispenser. The holder may be rotated or pivoted so that the angle of incidence of the ambient light can be substantially perpendicular with that of the solar elements carried by the holder to generate an optimal amount of electrical power therefrom in order to power the dispenser. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252570 | BOTTOM LOADING WATER COOLER - Bottom loading water coolers are disclosed, which include (1) a cabinet having an exterior portion and an interior portion; (2) a water bottle disposed in the bottom half of the interior portion of the cabinet; (3) a cold tank disposed in the top half of the interior portion of the cabinet and above the water bottle; (4) a bottle tray disposed in the bottom half of the interior portion of the cabinet that is configured to receive the water bottle in an upright position, such that the bottle tray may be reversibly pulled out of, and pushed into, the interior portion of the cabinet; (5) a pump that injects air into the water bottle at defined and periodic intervals; and (6) a specialized probe for transferring water from the water bottle to the cold tank (and for delivering air from a pump to the water bottle). | 2010-10-07 |
20100252571 | Fluid Dispensing Apparatus and Method - A fluid dispenser hose module includes a housing adapted to enclose the fluid nozzle and at least a portion of a fluid hose within an interior volume of the housing. A first door located adjacent an exterior of the housing allows removal of the fluid nozzle when the first door is adjusted from a closed position to an open position. The first door automatically returns to the closed position from the open position when the fluid nozzle is returned to the boot. A second door adjacent the exterior of the housing automatically adjusts from a shut position to a retracted position when the first door is adjusted from the closed position to the open position. The second door allows access to the fluid hose in the retracted position and automatically returns to the shut position from the retracted position when the first door returns to the closed position. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252572 | Flexible fuel tank carrier and method of dispensing fuel - The disclosed carrier is a semi-rigid, semi-flexible apparatus with convenient handles, support structure, anchoring mechanisms, access ports and reinforced bases. The carrier assists in containing otherwise highly compliant walls of a flexible tank contained therein. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252573 | PERFUME BOTTLE - A perfume bottle ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100252574 | DISPENSER DEVICE FOR BI-COMPONENT SUBSTANCES - A dispenser device for bi-component substances comprises a support structure ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100252575 | REFRIGERATOR RELATED TECHNOLOGY - A refrigerator includes a body having a cooling chamber and a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the cooling chamber. The refrigerator also includes a water source positioned at the cooling chamber or the door and configured to accommodate water. The refrigerator further includes a hot water supply unit positioned at the body or the door and configured to receive water from the water source, heat the water, and supply the heated water to outside of the body in response to a start signal. In addition, the refrigerator includes a hot water transferring unit that is connected to the hot water supply unit and configured to transfer the water remaining in the hot water supply unit after supplying the heated water to outside of the body is completed. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252576 | Apparatus and Method for Dispensing Discrete Amounts of Viscous Material - Apparatus and methods for dispensing small amounts of a viscous material onto a workpiece. The narrow-profile dispensing apparatus includes a fluid chamber, a nozzle, and a valve seat disk representing individual components that are removable from a main body of the dispensing apparatus for cleaning and/or replacement. The nozzle is coupled with the fluid chamber by a heat transfer body that may be cooled by, for example, a cooling fluid routed through an air pathway defined in the heat transfer body. The main body of the dispensing apparatus may be cooled by air exhausted from an air cavity of a pneumatic actuator regulating the movement of a needle to control the flow of viscous material in the dispensing apparatus. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252577 | DISPENSING DEVICE - A dispensing device for dispensing a preferably cosmetic fluid is proposed. The dispensing device has an elastically deformable section for pumping a fluid. Simple and easy actuation is made possible by the section having a concave region in the initial position and/or by the thickness of the section varying. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252578 | ELASTOMERIC DISPENSING CONTAINER - An elastomeric dispensing container for a fluid includes an elastomeric receptacle defining a chamber therein and having an integrally formed gasket extending radially from an opening formed on a lower end and a receptacle neck providing communications between the chamber and the opening, a relatively rigid sleeve disposed concentrically about the receptacle neck having a sleeve neck with a lower face adjacent to the integral gasket, a cap having a lid covering the receptacle opening and the integral gasket with a dispensing orifice formed therein and a cap neck extending from the lid disposed concentrically about the sleeve neck, and engaging means formed on the sleeve neck and the cap neck providing removable attachment therebetween wherein the engaging means secures the integral gasket in a compressed and substantially fluid-tight state between the lid and the sleeve lower face. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252579 | Device for receiving and dispensing liquids - A device for receiving and dispensing liquids has a plurality of piston-cylinder units ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100252580 | Automatic C.A.R.C. waterborne or water based paint and/or coating batch mixing apparatus - An automated apparatus, recipe based C.A.R.C. paint batch mixing system and method for mixing two or more water based or waterborne chemical agent resistant coating materials, primarily designed to meet military specification number MIL-DTL-64159. Once homogeneously dispensed and mixed in the desired recipe quantity, the operator removes the batch mixed material and applies the material to a substrate using various types of application methods. The complete apparatus is designed as a modular configuration, allowing for a reduced footprint and quick assembly. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252581 | Discharge device - The invention relates to a discharge device for liquid media having two housing sections movable relative to one another along a total stroke between a non-actuated rest position and an actuated end position and together forming an actuating device for manual discharge actuation having a media reservoir for storage of the medium prior to discharge, a conveying device with a discharge opening and a dosage chamber. The actuating device and the conveying device are operatively coupled such that during a first partial stroke of the discharge actuation starting from the rest position the media reservoir and the dosage chamber are in communicating connection and during a second partial stroke of the discharge actuation following the first partial stroke the media reservoir and the dosage chamber are separated from one another, the volume of the dosage chamber being reduced by the second partial stroke of the discharge actuation such that the medium is pressed out of the dosage chamber to the discharge opening. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252582 | LOW HEIGHT PRECOMPRESSION PUMP - Low height precompression pump. The pump comprises:
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20100252583 | CONTAINER WITH DEFORMABLE INNER CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - At least one embodiment of the invention relates to a container for a product for dispensing, including a relatively stiff outer container having at least one dispensing opening, and a deformable inner container to be filled with the product which is accommodated in the outer container and which likewise has a dispensing opening. The inner container is connected to the outer container both in the vicinity of the dispensing opening and at least at one location remote therefrom. The connection is formed in that the outer container has an opening through which protrudes at least one fixing element connected to the inner container. This fixing element is pin-like and has an end part of which the dimensions are larger than those of the opening. At least one embodiment of the invention further relates to a method for manufacturing such a container. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252584 | DRINK TAPPING DEVICE FOR A KEG AND DISPENSING DEVICE COMPRISING THE TAPPING DEVICE AND A KEG - A device for tapping a drink from a container ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100252585 | WATER PROBE FOR BOTTOM LOADING WATER COOLER - Bottom loading water coolers are disclosed, which include (1) a cabinet having an exterior portion and an interior portion; (2) a water bottle disposed in the bottom half of the interior portion of the cabinet; (3) a cold tank disposed in the top half of the interior portion of the cabinet and above the water bottle; (4) a bottle tray disposed in the bottom half of the interior portion of the cabinet that is configured to receive the water bottle in an upright position, such that the bottle tray may be reversibly pulled out of, and pushed into, the interior portion of the cabinet; (5) a pump that injects air into the water bottle at defined and periodic intervals; and (6) a specialized probe for transferring water from the water bottle to the cold tank (and for delivering air from a pump to the water bottle). | 2010-10-07 |
20100252586 | POWDER DISPENSING CONTAINER - An improved dispensing closure for a powder container includes a first portion having first engagement means and at least a first dispensing outlet in said first bottom surface; a second portion having second engagement means wherein the first and second engagement cooperate to rotationally engage the first and second portions, and at least a second dispensing outlet which is at least as large as the first dispensing outlet; and a tamper evident tab removably attached to the second portion and positioned adjacent the second dispensing outlet. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252587 | HOOKLESS CLOTHES HANGER SYSTEM - A clothes hanging system wherein a clothes hanger has a metal or magnetic plug in lieu of a hook and may be packaged with metal or magnetic rods, strips or mounting systems for the purpose of hanging clothing to achieve clothes organization while eliminating stretching of collars and tangling of hangers. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252588 | PINCH GRIP HANGERS - A pinch grip hanger has a hook and a support bar suspended from said hook. A pinch grip is mounted on the support bar along its length, having two jaws, with the first jaw mounted on said support bar in a fixed location, and the second jaw pivotally mounted to the first jaw. The second jaw has a user engagement portion, and garment engaging portion extending downwardly from the support bar. The user engagement portion enables a user to open the pinch grip for insertion or release of a garment. A multi-stage spring with has a plurality of linear portions is mounted on the first and second jaws, biasing the garment engaging portion of said second jaw into engagement with said first jaw. The multi-stage spring has multiple stages of spring engagement, allowing a substantially constant spring bias throughout the range of motion of said pinch grip, and can engage both the first and second jaws. Alternately or additionally, a spring has a safety lock means to maintain spring engagement with the jaws. The safety lock means can include a hook member on at least one end of the spring. One or both of the jaws can include a retention rib for engaging the safety lock means and retaining the spring. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252589 | BACKPACK STOOL - A backpack stool ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100252590 | Surface profile reduction and applications thereof - Equipment carried on a person increases the surface profile of that person, particularly surface profiles which includes: an increased number of impingement points that can deleteriously interact with the physical environment of the person and thereby hinder movement; an increased level of fluidic drag thereby increasing the level of effort required by the person to move through the environment; and, a heightened acoustic signature as such equipment interfaces with the atmospheric environment. The present invention is directed to methods and means for reducing the exposed surface profile of equipment carried on an anatomical region of a person by introducing a cover assembly, which acts directly upon the equipment being carried. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252591 | GUN HOLSTER CLAMPING STRUCTURE - A gun holster clamping structure installed between a fixed portion and a rotating holster of a gun holster for controlling the timing of rotating the gun holster comprises a clamping portion disposed on the rotating holster and having an end protruded towards the fixed portion, a latch portion disposed on the rotating holster and having an end protruded from the fixed portion and a gun handle, and another end abutting against the clamping portion for linking and displacing the clamping portion, such that the rotating holster can be rotated to draw out the handgun. Normally, the clamping portion clamps the rotating holster and prevents another party to draw out the handgun. If a user grips the gun handle and links the latch portion accordingly, the clamping portion can be released from the clamping function of the rotating holster, and the user can achieve a quick draw of the handgun. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252592 | Sandal/footwear carrying device - One embodiment of a small, versatile sandal/footwear carrying device comprising a resistance type clip | 2010-10-07 |
20100252593 | SNOWBOARD CARRIER BELT - A snowboard carrier belt which ties a snowboard having a pair of bindings so as to allow a snowboarder to carry the snowboard, the snowboard carrier belt including a first belt section fixedly fitted, in its one end, between the snowboard and one of the bindings when the one binding is set to the snowboard, and having a fixing loop, and a second belt section detachably coupled to a hill cup of the other binding by means of a fastener and having length-adjusting means connected with the other end of the first belt section so as to adjust a length of the belt. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252594 | HARNESS FOR BACKPACK BLOWER - A power tool ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100252595 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE ARTICLE CARRIER HAVING STOWABLE CROSS BARS - A vehicle article carrier system for use on an outer body surface of a vehicle. The system may have a pair of support rails secured to the outer body surface. At least one cross bar having a pair of end supports extends between the support rails. Each end support has a housing and a rotatable locking component secured to the housing for rotatable movement. One of the housing and the rotatable locking component has a biased implement projecting therefrom, and the other has a plurality of structural elements arranged in a circumferential pattern. The biased implement engages with at least one of the structural elements to provide an additional holding force to the rotatable locking component when the rotatable locking component has been tightened. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252596 | Truck Mixer - The present invention relates to a truck mixer with at least one extension chute which for transport can be received on a holding means in a locked manner, wherein the holding means can be swiveled rotatorily and/or translatorily between a transport position and a removal position. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252597 | Moveable Side Mounted Fire Truck Hose Bed - A fire truck equipped with a moveable side mounted fire truck hose bed, including: a fire truck chassis; a fire hose bed mounted onto a side of the fire truck chassis; and a mechanism for moving the hose bed between a lowered deployed position and an upper storage position. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252598 | Carrying Bag - A carrying bag comprising a main compartment having a front panel, a back panel and two side panels; two side flaps attached to the back panel protruding laterally; and a carrying strap having a first end attached to the first side flap and a second end attached to the second side flap, wherein the first and second side flaps have a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein in the first configuration, the side flaps project upwards so that the carrying strap can function as a shoulder strap and in the second configuration, the side flaps can be folded and secured onto itself to project laterally and function as a waist strap. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252599 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a manufacturing method for a display device according to which an unused portion can be cut out without damaging the surface having an electrode terminal. The manufacturing method is for a display device having at least one display region formed between a first substrate on which an electrode terminal is formed and a second substrate made of a resin, and has the steps of creating a scribe line on the second substrate and pasting a columnar body of revolution of which the round surface is made of an elastic body and adhesive to the outer surface of the second substrate so that the second substrate is bent as the body of revolution rolls over the second substrate, which is thus cut along the scribe line. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252600 | ADHESIVE TAPE DISPENSING DEVICE - The adhesive tape dispensing device contains a body having at least a tray with a lateral pivot along a front bottom edge of the body, and at least a tape holder having at least a front side, a lateral through groove along a front bottom corner, a lateral blade along a front top corner, a lateral axle for holding a roll of adhesive tape, and a concave between the front side and the axle. Each tape holder is removably attached to the pivot by embedding the pivot to the through groove. Each tape holder is capable of rotating forward to facilitate access and cut-off to tapes and of rotating backward about the pivot to restore original position. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252601 | Drywall splitter - A drywall or similar planar material cutting tool is provided that aids in the achieving of clean and square cuts with minimal debris and/or breakage to the drywall material edge. The apparatus defines a generally J-shaped engagement channel, or combinations of J-shaped channels, to engage the edge of a drywall sheet, and a centrally affixed handle located perpendicular to the bottom surface of the J-channel and generally in a parallel plane to the drywall sheet being cut. The unique configuration allows pressure applied to the handle to be uniformly transferred to the J-channel which, in turn, applies a uniformly distributed shear force. The applied force is perpendicular to the plane of the drywall sheet and, at all times, parallel to the pre-applied score mark thereby resulting in a clean snap break of the board with an improved edge quality. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252602 | CONTINUOUS PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH PINCH VALVE - A pinch valve includes a valve body having a slot which is configured to allow a web of substrate material to pass therethrough. The valve body has a sealing surface which includes a first curved portion with a first radius of curvature. A dynamic seal element is configured to engage the valve body and includes a second curved portion having a second radius of curvature which is larger than the first radius of curvature. An actuator is operable to selectively bias the dynamic seal element into and out of engagement with the valve body so that when it is biased into engagement with the valve body the web of substrate material is engaged between the sealing surfaces of the dynamic seal element and the valve body. Also disclosed is a processing system which includes the pinch valve. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252603 | APPRARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A LOCALIZED SPEED VARIANCE OF AN ADVANCING SUBSTRATE - Methods and apparatuses discussed herein provide for localized speed changes of an advancing substrate. Embodiments of a localized speed varying apparatus may include first and second substrate guides positioned upstream and downstream of a processing station, respectively. The substrate guides may utilize orbital motion of guide members to change the length of the substrate within the substrate guides upstream and downstream of the processing station. The changes in substrate length within the substrate guides result in localized speed changes of the substrate between the substrate guides. Coordination between the substrate guides allows for localized speed changes of the substrate passing through the processing station without affecting the speed of the substrate upstream of the first substrate guide and downstream of the second substrate guide. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252604 | PINCH VALVE - A pinch valve includes a valve body having a slot which is configured to allow a web of substrate material to pass therethrough. The valve body has a sealing surface which includes a first curved portion with a first radius of curvature. A dynamic seal element is configured to engage the valve body and includes a second curved portion having a second radius of curvature which is larger than the first radius of curvature. An actuator is operable to selectively bias the dynamic seal element into and out of engagement with the valve body so that when it is biased into engagement with the valve body the web of substrate material is engaged between the sealing surfaces of the dynamic seal element and the valve body. Also disclosed is a processing system which includes the pinch valve. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252605 | WEB SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - A web support assembly for a moving web of substrate material includes a base having a primary support arm pivotally mounted thereto so as to be displaceable from a first position to a second position. The web support assembly includes a first biasing member in mechanical communication with the primary support arm. The first biasing member operates to impart a first biasing force to the primary support arm so as to move it from its first position to its second position. The system includes a dancer arm which is pivotally mounted to the primary support arm so as to be displaceable from a first position to a second position relative primary support arm. The web support assembly further includes a second biasing member in mechanical communication with the dancer arm. The second biasing member operates to impart a second biasing force to the dancer arm so as to move it from its first position to its second position. A roller is rotatably supported on the dancer arm. The roller is configured to engage a portion of the web. The web support assembly operates to maintain continuous contact between the roller and the moving web of substrate material as it passes through a multi-station processing system. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252606 | ROLL-TO-ROLL DEPOSITION APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED WEB TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A system for the continuous deposition of a semiconductor material onto one or more webs of substrate material which are advanced therethrough includes a web transport system having a plurality of web support assemblies. Each web support assembly includes a base having a primary support arm pivotally mounted thereto so as to be displaceable from a first position to a second position. The support includes a first biasing member in mechanical communication with the primary support arm. The first biasing member operates to impart a first biasing force to the primary support arm so as to move it from its first position to its second position. The support includes a dancer arm which is pivotally mounted to the primary support arm so as to be displaceable from a first position to a second position relative to the primary support arm. The system further includes a second biasing member in mechanical communication with the dancer arm. The second biasing member operates to impart a second biasing force to the dancer arm so as to move it from its first position to its second position. A roller is rotatably supported on the dancer arm. The roller is configured to engage a portion of the web. The web support assembly operates to maintain continuous contact between the roller and the moving web of substrate material as it passes through the deposition system. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252607 | Automatic nailing assembly - An automatic nailing assembly includes lower and upper skeletal frames for attachment to a pneumatic nailer; front and rear wheels mounted on the bottom frame; a linkage defined by pulleys or sprockets mounted on the frames interconnected by an endless belt or chain and driven by the rear wheel; a cam wheel for rotation by the pulley or sprocket on the upper frame; and a lever operated by the cam wheel to actuate a trigger for causing nails to be ejected at intervals from the nailer as the assembly rolls along a workpiece. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252608 | PNEUMATIC NAIL GUN - A pneumatic nail gun includes a gun body, a connecting mechanism, an acting valve, a trigger, a safety valve, and a trigger valve. The gun body includes a safety compressed air inlet and a firing compressed air inlet. The connecting mechanism is slidably disposed on the gun body. The acting valve is connected to the connecting mechanism. The trigger is connected to the gun body. The safety valve is connected to the acting valve for allowing a safety compressed air came from the compressed air source to drive the acting valve to move the connecting mechanism forwards when the trigger is pulled. The trigger valve releases a firing compressed air came from the compressed air source to project at least one nail only when the trigger is pulled, a workpiece blocks the connecting mechanism, and the trigger opens the trigger valve. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252609 | HAMMER-DRIVE POWDER-ACTUATED TOOL - A hammer-drive powder-actuated tool includes: a barrel unit inserted movably into a tubular housing; a firing pin holder disposed fixedly in the housing, abutting against a rear end portion of the barrel unit and formed with a through hole; a firing pin disposed movably between a rear open end of the housing and the rear end portion of the barrel unit, having an intermediate portion interconnecting integrally a firing end portion that extends into the through hole in the firing pin holder and a head portion, and operable between a normal position and a firing position; an engaging member sleeved on the intermediate portion of the firing pin for stopping movement of the firing end portion of the firing pin away from the through hole in the firing pin holder; and a biasing member for biasing the firing pin to move toward the normal position. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252610 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH FLEXIBLE DRIVE MECHANISM - A drive mechanism for use with a surgical instrument includes a rotatable drive member, a crank operatively coupled to the drive member; a clutch operatively coupled to the crank, wherein rotational motion of the drive member causes oscillating movement of the clutch; and a gear rotatably coupled to the clutch, wherein the oscillating movement of the clutch causes rotation of the gear. The drive mechanism may further include a gear configured to engage a linear member. The crank may include a pin extending distally therefrom. The clutch may include a slot dimensioned and configured to receive a pin of the crank. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252611 | Surgical Device and Method - A surgical device for cutting a portion of a body comprising a knife capable of moving from a first position to a second position which is spaced apart from the first position; a smart memory material (SMM) capable of going from one physical state to another physical state; and an activating apparatus which is in communication with the smart memory material and which can cause the change in the physical state of the smart memory material, which change in state causes the movement of the knife thereby facilitating cutting of the desired body portion. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252612 | SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUS HAVING A WOUND CLOSURE MATERIAL APPLICATOR ASSEMBLY - This disclosure relates to surgical stapling apparatus for enhancing one or more properties of body tissue that is or is to be repaired or joined. The apparatus includes a staple anvil, a staple cartridge, a driving member for driving the surgical staples from individual staple slots in the staple cartridge and against the staple anvil, and a wound closure material applicator assembly. The applicator assembly includes at least one conduit extending along at least a length of the driving member, anvil and/or cartridge and at least one reservoir in fluid communication with the at least one conduit, the reservoir containing a wound closure material therein. The staples can be coated with a wound to closure material. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252613 | DESOLDERING DEVICE AND ATTACHMENT THEREOF - A desoldering device is configured for desoldering a multi-pin electronic element from a circuit board. The desoldering device includes an iron and an attachment. The attachment is attached to the iron. The attachment includes a plate. A number of through holes are defined in the plate to allow pins of the multi-pin element to extend therethrough. Heat is capable of being transmitted from the iron the plate to melt soldered tins around the pins of the multi-pin element. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252614 | METHOD FOR WELDING METAL MATERIAL - Metallic materials having a melting point of at least 2000° C. are caused to abut against each other in a welding part. The rear face side of the welding part is covered by a backing member having a thermal conductivity of 30 W/mK or lower, and then a columnar probe of a rotary tool comprising an Ir alloy is inserted into the front face side of the welding part to weld the metallic materials together. On the front face side of the welding part, inactive gas is supplied into a shield cover. The rotary tool is moved along a longitudinal direction of the welding part while rotating the rotary tool, whereby the metallic materials are welded together. By using the rotary tool comprising an Ir alloy, the refractory metals can be welded to each other by means of friction stir welding. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252615 | JOINING METHOD AND DEVICE PRODUCED BY THIS METHOD AND JOINING UNIT - A practical bonding technique is provided for solid-phase room-temperature bonding which does not require a profile irregularity of the order of several nanometers, in which a high-vacuum energy wave treatment and continuous high-vacuum bonding are not required. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252616 | CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING BLENDED ALLOY FILLERS - The present invention provides electrically and thermally conductive compositions for forming interconnections between electronic elements. Invention compositions comprise three or more metal or metal alloy particle types and an organic vehicle comprising a flux that is application specific. The first particle type includes a reactive high melting point metal that reacts with a reactive low melting point metal(s) in the other particles to form intermetallic species. The reactive low melting point metal(s) of the invention are provided in two distinct particle forms. The first reactive low melting point metal particle includes a carrier that facilitates the reaction with the reactive high melting point metal. The second reactive low melting point metal particle acts primarily as a source of the reactive low melting point metal. Combination of the three particle types provides several advantages including reduction of the undesirable characteristics of the carrier metal while preserving and, in some embodiments, enhancing, the advantageous facilitation of the metallic reaction. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252617 | BIODEGRADABLE CONTAINER FOR LIQUID AND/OR SEMI-SOLID PRODUCTS - A container includes a body, a liner attached to the interior of the body, a lid dimensioned to attached to the top of the liner, and a perimeter seal attached to the lid. The lid includes a hole and the perimeter seal includes a region dimensioned to create a friction fit when disposed in the hole. Each of the body, the liner, and the lid may include a paper pulp coated with a biodegradable, organically derived, plastic resin. Methods of constructing the container are also disclosed. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252618 | Reclosable Folding Box with Tamper-Evident Closure without Adhesive - A reclosable folding box of cardboard with at least one tamper-evident closure is provided, which comprises a lid flap with an insertion tab, a cover tab, and a cutout. The tamper-evident closure of the reclosable folding box can be closed by machine without the need for gluing, and the tamper-evident closure can be opened only by destroying the tamper-evident closure. The insertion tab comprises at least one tear-off tab, to which it is connected along one side by at least one first predetermined break line. The tamper-evident closure is set up in such a way that, when the reclosable folding box is opened for the first time, the insertion tab cooperates in the cutout with the cover tab, so that, when the insertion tab moves beyond a breaking point, the at least one tear-off tab tears at least partially along the at least one first predetermined break line. Alternatively, the cover tab comprises at least one second predetermined break line, and the tamper-evident closure is set up in such a way that, when the reclosable folding box is opened for the first time, the insertion tab cooperates in the cutout with the cover tab, so that, when the insertion tab moves beyond a breaking point, the cover tab is torn at least partially along the at least one second predetermined break line. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252619 | Paperboard Carton With Two New Types Of Dispensers - A carton for holding a plurality of containers. The carton comprises a bottom panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a plurality of flaps at a first end of said carton, a first side end flap at a second end of said carton, and a second side end flap at said second end of said carton. A panel dispenser flap is defined in said first side panel, said bottom panel, and in said second side panel by a first at least one tear line. A first portion of an end dispenser flap is defined in said first side panel and in said first side end flap by a second at least one tear line. A second portion of said end dispenser flap is defined in said second side panel and in said second side end flap by a third at least one tear line. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252620 | Stackable Fluid Carton - A stackable gable top container and a series of such containers including a top portion, bottom portion and at least one side wall. The top portion including a gable structure having two opposed inclined sides extending away from a peak. The bottom portion including a gable recess for matingly receiving a form substantially matching at least a portion of the gable structure. The at least one side wall extending between the top and bottom portions forming an inner chamber, wherein together the top portion, the bottom portion and the sides walls are capable of retaining a fluid substance within the inner chamber. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252621 | BAR-CODE TICKET PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING BAR-CODE TICKET PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND BAR-CODE TICKET PROCESSING SYSTEM - An object of the present invention is to transmit image data of valid surfaces of all bar-code tickets to an external device by a single bar-code ticket process, regardless of orientations and directions of the bar-code tickets. A bar-code ticket processing apparatus includes a taking unit configured to take thereinto a bar-code ticket; an image-data reading unit configured to read image data of both surfaces of the bar-code ticket taken by the taking unit; a valid-surface judging unit configured to judge the surfaces of the image data read by the image-data reading unit to be valid or not; and a control unit configured to generate ticket data including the image data of a valid surface out of the image data read by the image-data reading unit, based on the judgment result of the valid-surface judging unit. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252622 | SIMULATED CONTACTLESS IDENTIFICATION CARD READER - A simulated contactless identification card reader includes an antenna adjacent a card presentation surface. The antenna is for exchanging wireless signaling with a contactless identification card presented to the card presentation surface. The contactless identification card reader may further include a detection unit coupled to the antenna to detect a presence of a contactless identification card, and an output indicator coupled to the detection unit to provide a user-perceivable indication when the detection unit detects a presence of a contactless identification card. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252623 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A DYNAMIC VERIFICATION VALUE - A method is disclosed. The method includes generating a verification value in response to a transaction involving a portable consumer device, where the verification value is generated using a first dynamic data element and a second dynamic data element. The verification value is sent to a service provider associated with the portable consumer device so that the service provider can verify the transaction. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252624 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED PAYMENT AND ELECTRONIC MERCHANDISE TRANSFER - Interrogation of an electronic device by a first terminal is facilitated, to obtain an account number associated with the electronic device. The electronic device is configured according to a payment specification. The first terminal has a first terminal payment module configured according to the payment specification and a first terminal electronic merchandise module configured according to the electronic merchandise infrastructure and coupled to the first terminal payment module to permit transfer of non-payment e-merchandise related information from the first terminal electronic merchandise module to the first terminal payment module. The interrogation of the electronic device is performed by the first terminal payment module. Generation of non-payment e-merchandise related information by the first terminal electronic merchandise module is facilitated. Transfer of the non-payment e-merchandise related information from the first terminal electronic merchandise module to the electronic device via the first terminal payment module, within a transaction between the electronic device and the first terminal payment module that is conducted in accordance with the payment specification, is also facilitated. The non-payment e-merchandise related information is stored on the electronic device in accordance with the payment specification. The electronic device and the first terminal independently calculate a summary data item. The first terminal calculates a first message authentication code based on the non-payment e-merchandise related information and a terminal-calculated value of the summary data item. The non-payment e-merchandise related information is stored on the electronic device together with an electronic device-calculated value of the summary data item and the first message authentication code. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252625 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR READING A SECURITY CLEARANCE CARD - The security clearance card, system, and method include a card that stores data to verify the identity of an owner of the card. In addition to other types of information, the card stores biometric data of the owner and other identity data. Different portions of the data may be encrypted with different encryption techniques based upon a predetermined level of security assigned to the portions of the stored data. Reader elements are then capable of reading at least a portion of the encrypted data stored on the security clearance card, and receiving at least one biometric from an individual. The biometric stored in the card is then compared with the biometric of the individual presenting the security clearance card to verify that the holder of the card is the owner of the card. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252626 | PORTABLE CONTAINER INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM - A portable container inventory control system uses RFID technology for automatically monitoring the talking and returning operations of items such as, but not limited to, tools, weapons, jewelry, surgical instruments, from one or more receptacles inside a portable container to maintain a status of each item as well as an operational record of each item. Furthermore, the system may register which item has been taken from or stored from which receptacle by which worker and when it was taken and returned, and compile the information of all storage locations in one database and system for administering, reporting and sending alarms in order to have total item control, accountability, item service control (maintenance, calibration, repairs, and/or replacement), and administration of usage for the items controlled by the system. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252627 | Wireless Tracking System And Method For Sterilizable Object - The present invention is a method for real-time location monitoring of a sterilizable object. The method includes tracking a location of a sterilizable object bearing a tag. The tag includes a sealed housing, means for detecting a sterilization event and means for transmitting data concerning the sterilization event. The method also includes detecting a sterilization event. The method also includes transmitting a signal that the sterilization event has been detected by the tag. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252628 | MANUAL RECOUNT PROCESS USING DIGITALLY IMAGED BALLOTS - A method for counting or recounting an optically readable sheet may comprise receiving an image the sheet and displaying the received image of the sheet for determining from the displayed image of the sheet the marking of mark spaces therein. Indications of information decoded therefrom may be superimposed and/or provided by highlighting. The counting and/or recounting need not require handling of the original sheets. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252629 | Smart Card Communication Routing - A computerized device has an open communication session with a smart card via a smart card reader. The smart card reader and the computerized device cooperate to enable another computerized device to communicate with the smart card over the open communication session. Communication between the other computerized device and the smart card is routed via the computerized device that has the open communication session. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252630 | CARD PROCESSING DEVICE - A card processing device has a card insertion section into which a card is inserted, a card receiving section in which the card is received with a rear end section of the inserted card exposed from the card insertion section, a reader that reads information recorded in the card received in the card receiving section, a holding member that holds a front end section of the card and, in response to a card-pulling operation by an operator, releases the front end section of the card , and a detector that detects that the card is at a position held by the holding member. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252631 | HIGH SPEED CONTACTLESS COMMUNICATION - A contactless reader including a crystal oscillator configured to generate a first signal having a first frequency, a phase-locked loop configured to generate a crystal-accurate second frequency derived from the first frequency of the first signal, and a signal generator configured to generate a carrier signal having the crystal-accurate second frequency. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252632 | ROTATIONAL BAR CODE ORIENTATION SENSOR - A rotational bar code is presented. The rotational bar code includes a structure at least a portion of which includes a cylindrical surface having at least one of an outward-facing surface and an inward-facing surface, and a plurality of vertically-oriented symbols horizontally abutted in a non-periodic unique pattern on one of the outward-facing surface or the inward-facing surface. The surfaces are radially disposed about a rotational axis of the cylindrical surface. The vertically-oriented symbols are unique for at least a predefined segment of an arc of the cylindrical surface. An angular orientation of the cylindrical surface is identifiable based on the plurality of vertically-oriented symbols. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252633 | AUTO-EXPOSURE FOR MULTI-IMAGER BARCODE READER - A bar code reader | 2010-10-07 |
20100252634 | Laser Scanner - A laser scanning system and method for scanning symbology targets such as barcodes. The scanning system in one embodiment includes at least one laser source and a pair of wobbling mirrors generally disposed towards opposite ends of a centrally-positioned rotatable mirrored spinner. In one embodiment, the central spinner is double-sided having reflecting surfaces on opposites sides thereof. Laser beams projected onto each wobbling mirrors are in turn redirected onto each reflecting surface of the double-sided rotating spinner which produces a pair of rotating scanning beams for reading a symbology target. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252635 | EXPOSURE CONTROL FOR MULTI-IMAGING SCANNER - A multi-imaging scanner ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100252636 | Optical recognition code, method for marking the same, method for reading out the same, and articles marked with the same - A method that lays a certain restriction on a distance between color areas and carries out “cutting out” and “sequence recognition.” | 2010-10-07 |
20100252637 | SEMI-RIGID RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) CARD, MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MACHINE FOR ITS PRODUCTION - The invention comprises an RFID card consisting of at least one upper layer, one lower layer, one functional layer comprising at least one electronic component, an antenna connected to the electronic component, wherein the card also comprises a compensator between the functional layer and the lower layer, the compensator being recessed at the location of the electronic component and of thickness substantially equal to the thickness of the electronic component on the functional layer and in that the layers are assembled together by adhesion. The invention also comprises the continuous manufacturing method of the RFID card and the machine according to the manufacturing method of the RFID card. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252638 | CHIP CARD COMPRISING A DISPLAY - A chip card ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100252639 | DISPLAY MODULE AND DATA STORAGE MEDIUM WITH AN INSERTED DISPLAY MODULE - The invention relates to a module ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100252640 | THERMOSTATIC MIXING VALVE - A thermostatic mixing valve (TMV) including a low-flow passageway and a high-flow passageway connecting a mixing chamber and a sensing chamber, and a check valve received in the high-flow passageway adapted to open and allow additional flow from the mixing chamber to the sensing chamber upon fluid flow through the valve rising to at least a predetermined high flow rate. The TMV accommodates a wide range of flows yet does not allow excess flow to bypass the sensing chamber which contains a thermal motor of the valve. Even at high flow rates, therefore, the TMV accurately mixes fluid. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252641 | SHIPPING AND INSTALLATION FOR HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) - A zone-control unit adapted for facile inclusion in a building's ductwork includes a mechanical terminal unit, inlet and outlet piping assemblies that are mechanically coupled together. The structure also includes at least one handle so the zone-control unit may be conveniently and safely handled both during shipping, and during installation into a HVAC system. Prior to installation into a HVAC system the fully-functional zone-control unit also includes a pair of caps respectively sealing the ends of the piping assemblies, and a pressure gauge for sensing pressurization of the piping assemblies and coil which the caps seal. Sealed in this way a pressure gauge permits testing to assure that the piping assemblies and coil are leak free, and readily assessing that zone-control units remain leak free until they are about to be installed into a building's HVAC system. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252642 | HUMIDITY CONTROL APPARATUS - A humidity control apparatus ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100252643 | Electrical Generator and Method for Operating a Cooling Circuit of an Electrical Generator - An electrical generator ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100252644 | SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING HEAT TO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT CAB - An apparatus is provided that quickly elevates and maintain a construction equipment engine coolant to operating temperature in order to lower the dwell time for the operator's cab to reach a comfortable temperature level during a period when the engine is in idle and main crane functions are not operated. The apparatus includes an auxiliary hydraulic circuit for rapidly bringing engine coolant temperature up to operating temperature. Engine coolant operating temperature is achieved by inducing a hydraulic load to the engine. By inducing a hydraulic load, a horsepower load is exerted on the engine causing the engine to generate heat sufficient to raise the engine coolant to operating temperature for heating the cabin. A pressure reducing relieving valve and a pilot operated relief valve result in precise hydraulic horsepower load to the construction equipment engine. Operation of the pilot operated relief valve also warms hydraulic fluid for a hydraulic reservoir. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252645 | CONNECTION FOR GUIDE RAILS - A multipart rail-like profile comprises at least two or more joinable or insertable profile elements ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100252646 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAGNETIZING AGRICULTURAL SPRAY - Vegetation spray is performed with a magnetized material in a spray liquid. The magnetized material can be liquid iron. The magnetized material can be magnetized before or after introduction to the spray liquid, and before or after the spray liquid is introduced to spray equipment. Spray drift can be reduced and spray adhesion increased by the addition of the magnetized material to the spray liquid. Liquid with magnetized materials can also be used in other, non-spray applications. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252647 | Benign global warming solution offers unprecedented economic prosperity - The present invention proposes a permanent and prosperous solution to both human global warming (˜0.26 to 0.74° F.) as well as natural global warming (˜7 to 9° F.). It simultan-eously employs all three of the physical laws to thermostatically regulate Earth: Macro solar energy reflection; sequestration of absorbed solar energy; and, enhanced infrared radiation from Earth. Temporal and spatial macro aerosol water evaporation is employed to triple-cool Earth's surface, by way of: 1. Low-altitude atmospheric and oceanic vapor-cooling and/or macro storage of artificial snow; 2. Automatic ascension of lightweight water vapors to high-altitudes for enhanced water-phase-change infrared radiation from Earth, and; 3. Increased cloud coverage to reflect more incoming solar energy. Deep subterranean, high temperature, high pressure, permanent sequestration of macro quantities of absorbed solar energy assists terrestrial surface-cooling, but also duals as retrievable long term solar-energy-storage to power macro evaporators—without requiring conventional fossil or nuclear sources. The present invention has other applications such as: 1. dramatically enhanced space-conditioning efficiency if combined with potable-water-patent U.S. Pat. No. 6,688,129 | 2010-10-07 |
20100252648 | Climate Processor - A climate processor having virtual estuaries which enable large strips of land to act like real water estuaries thereby providing a means of climate control overhead. Said estuaries are also used to prevent polar isotherm migration, melting ice shelves, vortical storm formation and migration from lateral coastal airflow. Said estuaries are formed between two parallel-laid thermal belts formed from artificial surface whitening and jet contrails. The surface whitening can be laid down as a foam or gel and deployed overhead as a high level aviation propellant. The belts may be applied daily and dissipate as the day progresses and subsequently warms. Commercial aircraft flights may be readjusted based on the placement of the artificial estuaries. Also claimed are an aerial deployment system for the foam, a high-level aviation propellant system, a carbon trading system for commercial airlines, a “Russian Doll” gas mixing device and a range of suitable foams. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252649 | FLUX SPRAYING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A flux spraying system controls a flux sprayer to selectively spray soldering flux onto a printed circuit board (PCB) by a fixture. The fixture is disposed between the PCB and the flux sprayer, and comprises a plurality of openings corresponding to target areas of the PCB. The flux spraying system comprises a statistic module, a calculation module, and a control module. The statistic module records attributes of the fixture to determine spraying areas on the fixture. The calculation module calculates movement parameters of the flux sprayer, a movement length during a movement period and spraying segments of the flux sprayer, and spray duration of the flux sprayer based on the movement length during one movement period and the spraying segments of the flux sprayer. The control module directs the flux sprayer to coat the target areas of the PCB through the openings of the fixture. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252650 | FUEL INJECTION DEVICE - A fuel injection device includes a pressure control portion for controlling operation of a nozzle, and a body portion having therein a bent lead wire hole through which two lead wires of the pressure control portion are introduced to exterior. A first guide member having therein a pair of first guide grooves partitioned by a first partition member is inserted into the lead wire hole from one end side, a second guide member having therein a pair of second guide grooves partitioned by a second partition member is inserted into the lead wire hole from the other end side. The first partition member protrudes from one end portion of the first guide member to have a protrusion portion, which is fitted with a recess portion of the second partition portion at one end portion of the second guide member when the first and second guide members contact. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252651 | FUEL INJECTION APPARATUS - A fuel injection apparatus that includes a body, a nozzle, a pressure control unit, and a physical quantity measurement unit. The body has a fuel inlet port and a high-pressure fuel passage that is communicated with the fuel inlet port. The pressure control unit controls opening and closing of the nozzle. The fuel inlet port projects in a radially outward direction of the body. The body includes a fuel outlet port located on a lateral side of a longitudinal axis of the body opposite from the fuel inlet port. The physical quantity measurement unit is provided between the fuel inlet port and the fuel outlet port, and the physical quantity measurement unit measures a physical quantity of high pressure fuel introduced from the fuel inlet port. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252652 | PREMIXING DIRECT INJECTOR - A fuel injection nozzle comprises a body member having an upstream wall opposing a downstream wall, a baffle member having an upstream surface and a downstream surface, a first chamber, a second chamber, a fuel inlet communicative with the first chamber operative to emit a first gas into the first chamber, and a plurality of mixing tubes, each of the mixing tubes having a tube inner surface, a tube outer surface, a first inlet communicative with an aperture in the upstream wall operative to receive a second gas, a second inlet communicative with the tube outer surface and the tube inner surface operative to translate the first gas into the mixing tube, a mixing portion operative to mix the first gas and the second gas, and an outlet communicative with an aperture in the downstream wall operative to emit the mixed first and second gasses. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252653 | HEATED FUEL INJECTOR - A heated fuel injector includes a fuel inlet for receiving fuel, a fuel outlet for dispensing fuel from the heated fuel injector, and a heated body having an inside surface fore fluidly connecting the fuel inlet to the fuel outlet. The heated fuel injector also includes a hollow pintle shaft that is reciprocably movable within the heated body for selectively permitting and preventing the dispensing of fuel from the fuel outlet. A fuel passage is formed between the inside surface and the hollow pintle shaft such that fuel flows through the passage from the fuel inlet to the fuel outlet. The hollow pintle shaft defines a sealed chamber within the hollow pintle shaft which thereby increases the efficiency by which the heated body can heat the fuel flowing through the fuel passage. | 2010-10-07 |
20100252654 | SPRINKLER WITH NUTATING MECHANISM AND OPTIONAL WEIGHT - A rotary, nutating sprinkler head includes a housing supporting a nozzle; a starter tube axially adjacent the nozzle and extending in a downstream direction, concentric with a vertical center axis of the sprinkler head. A spool assembly is loosely supported on the starter tube, the spool assembly including a double-flanged spool and a water-deflection plate carried by the spool, the water-deflection plate formed with one or more grooves shaped to cause the spool assembly to rotate when impinged upon by a stream emitted From the nozzle. Either the starter tube or the spool is provided with at least one tilting lug located to keep the spool assembly in a tilted or angularly offset orientation relative to the vertical center axis, thereby facilitating a wobbling action of the spool assembly during rotation. | 2010-10-07 |