| 41st week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
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| 20080244797 | Sports Glove Having Protective Knuckle Segment - A protective sports glove that includes a protective knuckle system introduced to the outside of the glove in the finger and thumb portions that includes a flexible base portion that is sewn or otherwise affixed to the underlying inner layer and located over a wearer's knuckles. The flexible base portion includes at least one protruding portion extending upwardly and outwardly from the flexible base section opposite the inner layer. Coupled within or to the ends of each of the respective protruding portion is a knuckle cap portion. The knuckle cap portions are located in the gaps between the padded portions of the finger and thus provide protection to the knuckle of the wearer where the fingers or thumb are flexed and align when the finger or thumb are not flexed. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244798 | Sports Glove Having Finger Knuckle Protection System - A protective sports glove having a protective finger knuckle system introduced to the back portion of the finger portions to cover a space formed between adjacent pads corresponding to the knuckles of the fingers. The protective finger knuckle system includes a cap portion and a pair of side flanges that have a pair of slots. A strap is passed through the pair of slots on each of the pair of side flanges and beneath the cap portion and is secured to the glove. The cap portion spans the gaps between the protective portions of the fingers and the thumb and thus provide protection to the knuckles of the wearer where the fingers or thumb are flexed. Because the protective knuckle portion is not coupled to the pads defining the gap, they are maintained in position over the widening gap as the finger is flexed. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244799 | Sports Glove Having Finger Knuckle Protection System - A protective sports glove having a protective finger knuckle system introduced to the back portion of the finger portions to cover the die cut regions of the pads corresponding to the knuckles of the fingers. The protective finger knuckle system includes a pair of cap portions each having a pair of side flanges that have a pair of slots, with the cap portions coupled together via a middle portion. A strap is feathered through the pair of slots on each of the pair of side flanges and beneath the cap portion and is secured to the glove. The middle portion span the gaps between the protective portions of the fingers and the thumb and thus provide protection to the knuckles of the wearer where the fingers or thumb are flexed. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244800 | Elastomeric Hand and Foot Protector - The invention is a protective hand glove made of an elastomeric composition, which comprises a mitten ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244801 | SPORT SOCK WITH INTEGRAL SHIN GUARD - A sport sock with an integral shin guard has a series of inflatable bladder elements positioned next to and affixed to an inner surface of the sock material to overlie the shin of a wearer and perform a guard function when inflated. The bladder elements are inter-connected and may be connected to a small, manually-operated pump that is located at the rear upper portion of the sock. A pair of upper and lower inflatable straps are affixed to the sock material and encircle the leg. The straps are also inter-connected to the bladder element so that they inflate and deflate in coordination with the bladder elements and retain the sock on the leg when inflated. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244802 | NURSING COVER - What is described is a sash-style apparatus that can be comprised of two strips of material. The two strips of material can be configured such that in one configuration the first strip of material lies substantially behind the second strip of material and in a second configuration, the two strips of material can be minimally parted to reveal the mother's nipple and allow an infant to breastfeed. The mother can feed and bond with her infant, without exposing her breast. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244803 | NURSING COVER - Examples of a nursing cover are described, including a sheet having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, wherein a stiffener pocket, a first strap and a second strap are disposed along the top edge of the sheet, the first strap and second strap being configured to detachably couple together; and a stiffener comprised of a material comprising a material memory, the stiffener being configured to form a curve when force is not applied to the stiffener, the stiffener being housed within the stiffener pocket and having a first end cap disposed on a first end of the stiffener and a second end cap disposed on a second end of the stiffener, wherein the first end cap comprises a port and the second end cap comprises another port, the port and the another port being used to determine a position of the stiffener relative to the first end cap and the second end cap when the first end and the second end are disposed in the first end cap and the second end cap, respectively. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244804 | Garment protectors - The invention as presently conceived discloses a protective semi-permanent liner for various types of clothing that are susceptible to dirt and premature aging; however, it can be disposable, comprising a peel-off tab to expose an adhesive, or ironed on to adhere to clothing. The liner is used as a shield for collar areas and cuff areas on shirts, brim areas on hats, the underarm area on blouses, shifts, dresses and the like, to protect from perspiration stains, yellowing, dirt and the like. The liner is envisioned to comprise a roll or pad format and available in multiple colors to blend with various wardrobes, and further comprising a cotton-like pad for user comfort. When the liner becomes exceptionally dirty, it would be removed and replaced with a new one. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244805 | Apparel with Built-in Undergarment - An article of apparel includes an outer garment which is provided with built-in inner garment. The inner garment, which serves as a foundation garment, may be made of SPANDEX material. The inner garment is secured to the inside of the outer garment at the waist. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244806 | Child's Mitten - A mitten is disclosed. The mitten is shaped such that the lateral sides at the bottom of the mitten where the hand is inserted are substantially parallel. Further, the bottom of the thumb side of the mitten extends directly up to meet the end of the thumb receiving part of the mitten. This creates an internal catch which makes it very simple to “find” the appropriate finger and thumb orientations in the mitten. Then, a cinch arrangement is used to draw in the oversized bottom portion at the wrist to secure it to the user's hand. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244807 | Object retrieval device - An object retrieval device, and having a bag for containing retrieved material, a retrieval opening along one edge of the bag through which material can be retrieved into the bag, a holding zone inwardly of the retrieval opening, closure for the opening, a glove and cuff contained within the bag, an arm opening in the bag adjacent to the retrieval opening, attachments attaching the cuff securely around the arm opening, so that the hand and arm may be slid through the arm opening into the glove, and the retrieval opening may then be opened up, and the glove portion containing the hand may then be deployed through the retrieval opening outside the bag, with the bag remaining open around the extended cuff for retrieving an object directly into holding zone of the bag, after which the glove is retracted within the bag, and the closure for closing the retrieval opening can be closed so as to retain the object and the glove within the bag. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244808 | GOLF GLOVE - A golf glove includes a body panel forming an area including at least a portion of a palm portion to be in contact with the palm of the wearer, and fourchettes sewn up with the first panel at portions to be in contact with the fingers of the wearer. The body panel has a widened portion provided to widen a portion to be in contact with a portion other than a finger joint of the wearer on the palm side, and a recess provided to reduce the width of a portion to be in contact with the finger joint of the wearer on the palm side to be narrower than the widened portion. The fourchette has a protrusion formed to be complementary to the recess. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244809 | Latex Gloves and Articles with Geometrically Defined Surface Texture Providing Enhanced Grip Method for In-Line Processing Thereof - Latex articles with geometrically defined surface structure providing enhanced grip characteristics in dry, wet or oily environments; and a method of making same comprising applying a polymeric coagulant coating to a smooth former surface, wherein the coating becomes tacky during drying, applying discrete coagulant particles of selected size, shape and distribution to the tacky coating to attach and protrude from the former surface with the polymeric coagulant coating, dipping the former into an aqueous latex emulsion, wherein the polymeric coagulant coating and the discrete coagulating particles destabilize the latex, thereby developing a latex layer, vulcanizing and stripping the latex article inside out, and dissolving the discrete coagulant particles in water or suitable solvents to reveal the geometrically designed texture with pre-selected size, shape and distribution of impressions providing improved dry, wet and oily surface grip by removal of a fluid boundary layer. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244810 | HELMET WITH BUILT-IN STORAGE COMPARTMENT AND METHOD | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244811 | Pro's discards - The objective of The Pro's Discard eight (8) designs of fashions and supplies is to bring the single usage then discard technology to the professional service industries in the forn of affordable protective gear, giving better control over safety and the spread of contarnitive bacteria and gerrns. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244812 | Athletic Equipment Enabling Enhanced Mobility - A shoulder pad apparatus includes a chest plate. A shoulder cap is formed at an upper portion of the chest plate. A shoulder flap connects to the shoulder cap. An upper arm flap pivotably connects to the shoulder flap. At least one arcuate shell also may pivotably connect to the shoulder flap. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244813 | Toliet Dosing Dispenser - The invention relates to metering dispensers for release of a product into a WC bowl of a toilet, comprising a fixing region which is constructed in order to fix the metering dispenser in the region of the toilet, in particular under a WC lid, and a storage container for accommodating the product. Such metering dispensers have the problem that the product can be metered only inaccurately and not very variably. This problem is solved according to the invention in that the storage container is constructed for accommodation of pre-portioned products and a delivery device which is constructed in order to deliver at least one pre-portioned product from the storage container into the WC bowl is provided. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244814 | Disposable Toilet Seat Cover - A disposable toilet seat cover designed to provide sanitary protection and support for smaller children when using public toilet seats of divided construction. The cover includes two sheets of thin flexible moisture resistant material laminated together to form an internal envelope inside the seat cover and that allows the cover to be easily slipped over a toilet seat thereby encapsulating the seat while providing a sanitary barrier that prevents human contact with unsanitary toilet surfaces. The cover further forms a seating area that when installed over a toilet seat maintains sufficient tension between the two curved side parts of the toilet seat to provide the support needed to prevent smaller children from falling through the larger opening in public toilet seats. A removal tab is provided in the front of the disposable toilet seat cover allowing for easy removal and discarding into the trash. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244815 | Plumbing base - Strong, moisture resistant, level plumbing base, ajustable dimensions to receive all floor plumbing fixutres, installed at finished floor line. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244816 | CLOSET AUGER - A toilet auger includes a first elongate tubular housing, a second elongate tubular housing, a drain cleaning cable, a driven member, and a feed mechanism. The first elongate tubular housing includes a rotational axis. The second elongate tubular housing receives at least a portion of the first housing. The drain cleaning cable is disposed in the first housing and includes a portion disposed generally along the rotational axis. The cable operatively engages the first housing such that rotation of the first housing about the rotational axis causes the cable to rotate generally in the rotational axis. The driven member connects to the first housing for rotating the first housing about the rotational axis to rotate at least a portion of the drain cable generally in the rotational axis. The feed mechanism engages the cable and is configured to axially displace the cable as the cable rotates generally in the rotational axis. A method for removing an obstruction from a toilet drain is also disclosed. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244818 | ADJUSTABLE UNIVERSAL FLAPPER - A toilet flush flapper valve includes a flapper and a ballast with a vent hole for enabling air to escape from the ballast, the ballast is rotatably fixed to the flapper for enabling positioning of the vent hole for controlling buoyancy of the ballast in order to control closing time of said flapper. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244819 | SELF-PLUNGING TOILET AND METHOD OF CLEARING A TOILET - The present toilet relates to devices for removing clogs from drains and hand operated toilet plungers. More particularly the present invention concerns a toilet which when clogged can clear the clog automatically. With one push of a valve or turning a valve, clogs are moved and eliminated. The toilet contains within the toilet base a plunger or means to clear the obstructions. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244820 | SOFT BIMINI STYLE GAZEBO PARTICULARLY IN USE WITH SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENTLY ACTUATING HARD TOP COVER FLIPPER - A convertible spa top having pairs of brackets mounted at locations along sides of the spa. A bimini frame incorporates a plurality of interconnected tubular members to which is secured a fabric covering, the frame hingedly engaging the brackets and including at least a main tubular member engaging, at remote ends, an intermediate-most located pair of brackets, a pair of tubular supports extending from the other of the pair of brackets and each engaging an intermediate outer leg location of the main tubular member, and at least one secondary tubular member extending in a hinged and reverse angled fashion from additional locations associated with the main tubular member. The frame is convertible from a first configuration in which the fabric covering is substantially stretched over and above the spa, to a second configuration in which the tubular members and fabric are collapsed to one end of the spa. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244821 | Underwater Safety Surface and Method for Preparing Same - The present invention is directed toward an underwater, safety surface and a method for preparing the same. The first layer of the surface consists of a typical existing swimming pool substrate. Next, a thin layer of flexible, breathable urethane primer is added. A thick layer of a mixture of rubberized particles bound by urethane is then applied. A final layer of thickened epoxy grout is then hand-troweled to ensure coverage between each of the rubberized particles. Finally, the epoxy grout is sanded, ground, and buffed to uncover the tips of the rubberized particles. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244822 | Directional water flow extender - A pool and spa plumbing adapter to relocate existing directional water flow plumbing fittings to new positions to accommodate new surfacing overlaid on the existing pool or spa surface. The adaptor provides for a threaded engagement with existing plumbing and has a shoulder portion providing a visual cue for proper rotational translation of the adaptor into the existing plumbing fitting to accommodate the new surface layer. A sealing ring can be provided extending above the shoulder portion to prevent fluid passage between the new surface and the adapter and to prevent rotation of the adaptor. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244823 | Scalp washing device - In a scalp washing device of the present invention, a droplet preventing plate is provided positioned between a user's scalp and face, a nozzle having a single discharge port which discharges hot water to the scalp side of the droplet preventing plate is disposed, and hot water discharged from the discharge port of the nozzle is dispersed along the droplet preventing plate so as to be supplied to the user's scalp. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244824 | BATHTUB SAFETY APPARATUS - A bathtub safety apparatus particularly useful for helping a user to get into and out of a bathtub safely. The apparatus providing a hand hold that reduces the chances of accidental slips and falls. The hand hold made of a braided chain of rope that is suspended from the ceiling. This braided chain of rope being detachable from the ceiling for washing. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244825 | Drain Systems And Related Methods - A drain system includes a basin and a drain, where a first one of the basin and the drain comprises at least two substantially inflexible protrusions and a second one of the basin and the drain forms at least two apertures. The protrusions and apertures form male-female connections that facilitate positioning and anchoring of the drain in the basin. Further, stoppers/strainer and ball valves for limiting or ceasing water flow through a drain are disclosed. The stoppers/strainers and quarter turn valves may be switch-activated and moved into position by electricity, water pressure, air pressure and the like. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244826 | Wall Hook for a Shower Attachment - The invention relates to a wall rod ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244827 | Bedrest with modular structure - A bed rest with modular structure comprising a perimetrical bearing frame or bed base ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244828 | Mattress foundation with perimeter structure - A mattress foundation with a perimeter structure has a frame, springs mounted upon the frame, and a grid supported by the springs, and perimeter structure at a perimeter of the frame which extends from the frame to the grid, forming an exterior wall which extends from the frame to a border wire of the grid. When the perimeter structure is made of structural and reflexive material such as closed-cell foam, it co-acts with the grid and springs and provides additional support to the perimeter region of the grid and foundation. The exterior wall of the perimeter structure forms a solid surface over which padding or upholstery is placed. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244829 | Mattress wrap set - A mattress wrap set is disclosed, providing an easy way to cover a mattress with a sheet, and remove the sheet from the mattress. The mattress wrap set includes a wrap sheet to cover the sides of a mattress and having a top edge that is inelastic. The top edge includes four right-angled corners and is adapted to cover a periphery of the top of the mattress. The mattress wrap set further includes a top sheet to cover at least most of the top of the mattress, and a plurality of fasteners, with one fastener located at each right-angled corner to removably connect the top sheet to the wrap sheet. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244830 | Inflatable Mattress and Method for Positioning a Patient - An inflatable mattress having an inflated torso support pad, a first leg extending out from a first portion of the inflated torso support pad, and a second leg spaced from the first leg and extending out from a second portion of the inflated torso support pad. The first leg and the second leg define a gap between them to allow the legs to be spread apart for toileting or cleaning of the patient, or deflated and rolled upon themselves so as to provide easy access to the patient during clinical procedures. A method is provided for positioning a patient with the inflatable mattress. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244831 | Method of producing pillows for sleep - A method for choosing a pillow for an individual based on matching the characteristics of an occlusion with characteristics, including height, material, size, hardness and shape, of the pillow and a pillow selected by the method. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244832 | Air permeable fabric sheet member - A fabric sheet member includes a cover cloth layer, an inner cloth layer, and two or more longitudinal fabric elements disposed between the cover cloth layer and the inner cloth layer, and secured to the cover cloth layer and the inner cloth layer for forming one or more air circulating spaces between the longitudinal fabric elements and the cover cloth layer and the inner cloth layer. The longitudinal fabric elements may be secured to the cover cloth layer and the inner cloth layer with such as stitches. The longitudinal fabric elements may be made of resilient cotton materials or filament materials. The fabric sheet member may be attached to a pillow, a bed cushion, a seat cushion or the like. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244833 | Diaper buddy - A diaper buddy including a container with a base plate. A first side wall is affixed to, and extends downwardly from, the base plate. The first side wall has a closed outline defining the plan of a first compartment for holding a plurality of baby wipes. A first lid is hingedly attached to the first side wall for closing the first compartment. A second side wall is affixed to, and extends upwardly from, the base plate. The second side wall has a closed outline defining the plan of a second compartment for holding a tube of ointment. A second lid is hingedly attached to the second side wall for closing the second compartment. A third side wall is affixed to, and extends upwardly from, the base plate. The third side wall is positioned adjacent to the second side wall, outside the second compartment. The third side wall has a closed outline defining the plan of a third compartment for holding a roll of plastic bags. A third lid is hingedly attached to the third side wall for closing the third compartment. An elastomeric band has opposed ends that are affixed to the base wall between the second compartment and the third compartment for securing a plurality of disposable diapers to the container. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244834 | AIRBED WITH BUILT IN CLOCK - An airbed ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244835 | Apparatus and method for machine washing - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for machine washing that includes a sterilizer capable of continuously exhibiting antibiotic and sterilization functions during washing and rinsing processes and reducing the consumption amount of Ag. The washing machine comprises a water reservoir to contain washing water, a sterilizer sterilizing the washing water through an electrolysis process, and a circulator circulating the washing water in the sterilizer. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244836 | Controlling method of washing machine - A control method of a washing machine reliably guarantees a rinsing performance, and a minimized number of rinsing cycles is performed. The method includes: circulating detergent water collected in a tub through a circulation passage during a washing cycle; supplying a voltage to a pair of electrodes made of different materials and installed on the circulation passage to determine whether a quantity of detergent contained in the detergent water is excessive; circulating rinsing water collected in the tub through the circulation passage during a rinsing cycle; detecting a magnitude (I2) of a current flowing through the rinsing water by supplying the voltage to the pair of electrodes; and comparing the detected magnitude (I2) of the current with a reference value (Ir), and finishing the rinsing cycle when the detected magnitude (I2) is equal to or less than the reference value (Ir). | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244837 | Cosmetic article and process for dry dyeing keratin materials - The present disclosure relates to a substantially dry cosmetic article for dyeing keratin materials, comprising
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| 20080244838 | Composition for the coloring of keratinous fibers comprising a halochromic compound and/or the dye corresponding to this compound, and method of use thereof - Disclosed herein is the use, in the coloring of keratinous fibers, such as human keratinous fibers, such as the hair, of a composition comprising at least one compound chosen from the compounds of formula (I) comprising a cyclic group G including a ring H capable of opening, the dyes corresponding to the compounds of formula (I) wherein the ring H is open, and the addition salts thereof: | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244839 | Mixtures Of Reactive Dyes And Their Use - Dye mixtures comprising
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| 20080244840 | PROCESS FOR MODIFYING ARAMID FIBERS AND PROCESS FOR DYEING SAID FIBERS - This invention relates to a process for modifying aramid fibers so as to improve their capacity to be dyed, including the following steps:
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| 20080244841 | Modular pedestrian bridge and system - A modular pedestrian bridge ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244842 | Motorised Pool-Cleaning Device Comprising Freewheel Rotary Movement Means - The invention relates to a motorised pool-cleaning device ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244843 | POOL CLEANING BRUSH - This invention discloses a roller brush used in swimming pool cleaner, including the roller body and the roller brush wrapped around the roller body. The inner side of roller brush in contact with the roller body outer surface. The roller body has a number of detent posts or grooves. The roller brush inner surface has a number of corresponding grooves or posts. Certain number of detent posts engages with grooves enable the roller brush and roller body positive interlock. For this reason, this roller brush invention allows positive and synchronize drive between roller body and roller brush, avoiding slipping drive. Moreover, this invention has simple construction, easy manufacture and assembly. This invention does not need to apply too much tension on the roller brush, reducing the flexible roller brush aging rate. It is therefore product life extended and maintenance cost lowered. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244844 | Cleaning cloth - A cleaning cloth includes a single piece of a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-based sheet that has a working surface formed with a plurality of protrusions protruding therefrom. In one preferred embodiment, any two adjacent ones of the protrusions have an interval ranging from 1.0 to 10.0 mm therebetween. In another preferred embodiment, each of the protrusions has a height ranging from 0.1 to 1.0 mm relative to the working surface. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244845 | Wipe for surface treatment so that a user can verify and/or monitor the effectiveness of said treatment - A wipe for surface treatment includes a substrate that is impregnated with a surface treatment solution, characterized in that the wipe includes at least one light-emitting agent, whereby the light-emitting agent is soluble in the surface treatment solution and visible at least under predetermined conditions so that a user can verify and/or monitor the treated and/or non-treated areas of the surface. A process for the production of the wipe is also disclosed. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244846 | Cleaning Tool - A cleaning device including an elongate wand, a cleaning cartridge with an attachment portion, and means for releasably attaching and detaching the cleaning cartridge to the opposite end of the wand. The attachment and detachment means has an ejector collar slidably fixed to the second end of the wand and movable between extended and retracted positions. The collar includes a pair of collar jaws. The attachment and detachment means also has a pair of clamp jaws on the second end of the wand lying within the ejector collar. The clamp jaws are in near abutment with an inside surface of the collar when the collar is in the retracted position. The cartridge is attached to the wand by inserting the attachment portion between the clamp jaws and clamping the clamp jaws on the attachment portion. The cartridge is detached from the wand by pushing the ejector collar along the wand body away from the second end of the wand and against the cartridge. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244847 | Cleaning pad with operating tip for small electronic devices - In a cleaning pad for a small apparatus such as a smart phone or a minicomputer including a touch screen for its operation, the cleaning pad comprises a carrier element of a rigid material provided with a pad of fleece or similar soft material for cleaning the touch screen and the carrier element is provided with an operating tip for touching the touch screen for operating the small apparatus. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244848 | CLEANING AND SCOURING GLOVE - A cleaning glove includes a waterproof glove body having a front surface, including a palm portion, and multiple finger stalls cooperatively joined together to fit a wearer's hand. A water absorbent material is bonded onto a front surface of at least one finger stall. Preferably, the water absorbent material is bonded onto the front surface of each finger stall, as well as the palm portion of the glove body. An abrasive type scouring material is bonded onto the front surface so as to be adjacent to the water absorbent material, typically substantially surrounding the periphery of the water absorbent material. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244849 | TOOTHBRUSH - A toothbrush includes a head having a bristle carrying surface formed from a thin resilient flexible dome shaped membrane. An air space is located between the base of the head and the membrane so that the membrane is capable of flexing to alter its original shape during use of the toothbrush and then recover to the original shape randomly during use. In a further practice of the invention the head and/or handle have elastomeric portions at least partially surrounding an open area. These portions are readily deflectable under pressure during use to improve handling of the toothbrush and orientation of the cleaning elements. Alternatively the toothbrush includes a longitudinal hinge collinear with the longitudinal axis of the toothbrush head so as to separate the head into a pair of side by side longitudinal sections, each of which has outwardly extending cleaning elements. The hinge is made of a resilient spring-like material to urge the sections to return to their original position after the hinge has been opened as a result of the cleaning elements contacting the teeth. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244850 | TOOTHBRUSH WITH SAFETY DEVICE - A toothbrush with a safety device includes a brush body and an annular spacer. The brush body includes a bristle portion with a plurality of bristles and a handle portion contiguous to the bristle portion. The annular spacer is flared and includes a smaller end and larger end having a diameter greater than that of the smaller end. The smaller end of the spacer is tightly mounted around the handle portion below the bristle portion. The annular spacer avoids the toothbrush from being swallowed and prevents spit and bubbles generated during brushing from coming into contact with a user's hand. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244851 | DETACHABLE BRUSH ASSEMBLY - A quick release detachable brush includes a disk having a first side and a second side. The disk has at least one brush attached to the first or the second side or both. The center of the disk has an aperture. A shaft is provided with an elongated portion and a head that is complimentary to the aperture in the disk. The shaft engages the aperture to removably secure the disk to the shaft. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244852 | Triple-bearing bristled roller with comprehensive thread guard system - A spinning bristled roller assembly for the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner or other carpet cleaning apparatus. The roller assembly includes three bearings protected by a comprehensive thread guard system. The three bearing system, in combination with the structure of the tubular roller body and bearing housing provides an assembly having inherently improved balance characteristics that eliminate the prior need for dynamic balancing to ensure vibration-free operation. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244853 | CLEANERS FOR THE CONTROL AND REMOVAL OF ALLERGENS - Wet and dry wipes comprising additives for removing allergens from surfaces are disclosed. The wipe substrate comprises an additive capable and binding the allergen onto the substrate such that the allergen can be removed from the surface. Various allergens including animal and pet dander can be removed from numerous surfaces utilizing the wipes of the present invention. In some embodiments of the invention, the allergenicity of the allergen is also reduced. Suitable additives for immobilization onto the wipe substrate include lectins, proteases, and enzyme inhibitors. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244854 | APPARATUS FOR APPLYING LIQUID - An apparatus for applying a liquid to a surface in a pattern includes a rollable core with first and second sections adjacent to each other and each having a length and a circumference. A first liquid applicator includes a material for holding and applying a liquid to a surface and is attached to the first section of the core. A second liquid applicator includes a material for holding and applying a liquid to a surface and is attached to the second section of the core. The first liquid applicator material and/or the second liquid applicator material covers a portion of its respective section's circumference that is less than the entire circumference of the section, and the first and second liquid applicators are arranged on the core so as to produce a consecutively repeating non-random pattern when the first and second liquid applicators are placed in contact with and rolled along a surface. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244855 | Drywall tool resulting in flat even joint - A method and a drywall tool for making flat and even joints for the construction industry are disclosed. This innovative hand tool for making flat even joints includes a central section that is a cut out notch allowing for an extruded amount of drywall compound that produces a sufficient width and height to be placed over the drywall tape within the drywall recessed or butt joints. Once this cures, a simple fill in step using a standard towel allows these process steps to be accomplished by an unskilled worker, while producing flat and even joints, requiring less time, and dust. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244856 | Drive Device for a Wiper Arm of a Windscreen Wiper Unit - A drive device for a wiper arm of a windscreen-wiper assembly is equipped with a linkage system in a drive train between the wiper arm and a screen-wiper motor. The linkage system comprises at least two intersecting pivot arms, both of which are flexibly connected at one end to a rocker carrying the wiper arm, and one of which is pivot-mounted at its other end on a vehicle-mounted bearing element, and the other is fastened at its other end to a reversibly operable shaft. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244857 | Windscreen Wiper Drive Arm Comprising An Elastically Deformable Section Flexurally Rigidified In A Plane By Inextensible Reinforcing Elements - A drive arm for a wiper blade has a rear end portion configured to be fixed to a drive shaft of the arm in an alternating sweep movement about a roughly vertical axis, a free front end portion operable to carry the wiper blade, an intermediate portion of longitudinal principal orientation that is elastically deformable in a vertical longitudinal plane and that connects the rear portion to the front portion, and a stiffener for stiffening the intermediate portion flexurally in a horizontal plane. The stiffener has at least one first flexible longitudinal element that is fixed along a first longitudinal lateral face of the intermediate portion so that, when a transverse force is applied to the intermediate portion in a first direction, a longitudinal stress is exerted on the first reinforcing element. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244858 | HAND VACUUM WITH FILTER INDICATOR - A hand-held portable vacuum having a filter indicator that is coupled to an outlet housing and in fluid communication with a portion of the outlet housing between a fan inlet and an intake. The filter indicator includes a pressure differential indicator that is configured to indicate a pressure differential between air in the portion of the outlet housing and atmospheric air pressure. The filter indicator is employed to indicate to the user of the hand-held vacuum that replacement and/or cleaning of the filter is required. The vacuum may also be used in a blower mode with a set of inflator nozzles to permit a user to inflate an article. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244859 | VACUUM SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED MOBILITY - A self-propelled mobile vacuum system comprising a vacuum source that provides suction for the removal of debris, a collection tank for storing debris collected by said vacuum source suction, and at least two rolling drive systems for maneuvering the vacuum system within a work space. A motor provides power to the vacuum source and the two rolling drive systems, and the system has an overall width within the range of 24 to 48 inches, an overall length within the range of 5 to 10 feet, and an overall height within the range of 60 to 84 inches. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244860 | Handle Assembly for a Cleaning Appliance - A handle assembly for a cleaning appliance such as a vacuum cleaner includes a flexible hose having a first end that is connectable to a main body of the cleaning appliance and a second end, a handle portion for maneuvering the handle assembly during use and a tubular wand. The second end of the flexible hose is connected to handle portion, and the tubular wand is slidably mounted in the handle portion so as to be movable between a first position in which the tubular wand extends beyond the handle portion inside the flexible hose and a second position in which the tubular wand extends beyond the handle portion away from the flexible hose. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244861 | Stabilizer Bush - A stabilizer bush includes an elastic body having an axial hole formed therein for inserting and holding a torsion part of a stabilizer, and an outer peripheral face which is adapted to hold a bracket attached to a vehicle body. The axial hole is configured so that inner diameters thereof gradually decrease from a center part toward outsides in axial directions. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244862 | Damping Device - A buffer which can achieve a buffering effect corresponding to the speed of a sliding door is provided. Corresponding to the abutment force of an engagement pin | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244863 | Handle or gripping implement for a cooking vessel - A handle or gripping implement for a cooking vessel comprises two bottom and top handle elements to be mutually assembled to form the handle or cooking implement, the top element being made of a clear synthetic material and having a surface facing the bottom element, the bottom element including, in turn, a surface facing the top element, the surfaces of the top element and/or of the bottom element supporting wording, trademarks, patterns, colors or the like. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244864 | Hinge for folding container - A hinge for folding container comprises an inner hinge, an outer hinge and a locking device for locking the inner and outer hinge. Wherein, the inner hinge and the outer hinge are pivotally connected by a pivot pin, the outer hinge comprises at least two outer hinge plates provided in parallel, and the inner hinge comprises at least two inner hinge plates provided in parallel. Compared with the prior art, without changing the standard operating hole, the hinge for folding container disclosed by the present invention can widen the transverse width of the inner hinge, and so that the rigidity of the inner hinge is effectively enhanced. Therefore, the hinge according to the present invention can be applied to any types of folding container, especially the folding container mounted with an independent corner post. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244865 | Spring hinge for spectacles - A spring hinge for spectacles is described having two hinge parts ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244866 | Special improved adjustable hinge device - This is an improved hinge device with unique adjustable features. Particularly this hinge device is used to aid in the adjustment and fitting of existing doors in buildings and in the initial installation of doors into buildings and may be incorporated in combination with other types of door hinge devices where easy adjustment for fit is desired or required. The preferred embodiment is comprised of a simple adjustable top and bottom hinge assemblies with unique connection features and a special middle adjustable hinge | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244867 | HINGE COVERING SYSTEM - A hinge covering system designed to protect an operable door hinge from paint spray, paint splatters, or any other coating that may be applied to the surface of a door and/or frame. The hinge covering system comprises a plurality of preformed tape pieces. The tape pieces having been preformed to match areas of the door hinge so as to prevent excessive overlap covering the door or frame, yet adequately protect the door hinge. Each of the preformed tape pieces are designed to adhere to and thereby protect different areas of the door hinge. Specifically, the hinge covering system is comprised of tape pieces pre-measured to fit the exposed areas of the hinge straps, the hinge barrel, and the top and bottom of the hinge pin. At least one of the tape pieces is formed so as to protect the barrel portion of the door hinge without causing friction or adhesion to the barrel portion thus allowing for un-obscured operation of the door with the hinge covering system fully installed. The hinge covering system prior to installation on a hinge is stored as a roll of tape. Each preformed tape piece is stored in the tape roll with a perforation or equivalent means to remove each preformed tape piece from the roll to the preformed tape piece's exact measurement, thereby allowing efficient use with minimal waste product. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244868 | Hinge with multiple stay positions - A hinge has a pintle with a flange, a base disk having a mounting hole mounted securely around the pintle and multiple positioning holes formed concentrically around the mounting hole, a positioning disk abutting a side of the base disk and having a limiting hole mounted securely around the pintle and protrusions protruding from the positioning disk and selectively engaging with the positioning holes and a fastener mounted on the pintle to hold the base disk and the positioning disk on the pintle. A frame and a supporting stem of an electronic photo frame can be respectively mounted securely on a front and rear end of the pintle, so that the supporting stem can be rotated to position at multiple stay positions which are distributed at a circular route parallel to the frame for selectively erecting the electronic photo frame in vertical type or horizontal type. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244869 | Door Handle for Refrigerator - The present invention relates to a door handle for a refrigerator. In the present invention, a decoration | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244870 | FURNITURE-GLIDE ASSEMBLY - A glide assembly is adapted to be mounted about an existing foot attached to the free end of a leg of a piece of furniture that is adapted to be supported upon a surface. The glide assembly includes a body defining an exterior surface and a bore extending partially through the body to define a hollow interior, an interior surface, a top, open end of the body, and a bottom, closed end of the body disposed opposite the open end. An insert assembly is mountable about the foot and adapted to be received through the open end and fixedly secured within the hollow interior of the body so as to mount the body about the foot. A cap is designed to be replaceably attached to the closed end of the body and adapted to engage the surface upon which the leg is supported. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244871 | Apparatus on a spinning room machine, especially a spinning preparation machine, for depositing fibre sliver - In an apparatus on a spinning room machine for depositing fibre sliver, a stationary delivery device for delivering fibre sliver and a substantially flat receiving support surface for receiving and collecting the fibre sliver as a can-less fibre sliver package are present. The receiving support surface, which is substantially unenclosed, is movable during the depositing process back and forth in the horizontal direction by a drive arrangement. In order to improve the production of the can-less fibre sliver package, the speed of the receiving support surface with the sliver package is alterable substantially on a reversal path such that a gradual braking to speed value zero to the speed of the back and forth movement are effected. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244872 | PANEL-FIXING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE APPLIED WITH THE SAME - An electronic device includes a casing, a panel and at least one panel-fixing device. The panel-fixing device, which includes a receiving portion and a clipping portion, fixes the panel at the casing. The receiving portion disposed on the casing includes a plurality of positioning components. The clipping portion, which includes a hooking component, an adjusting component and a fixing plane, is movably engaged with the receiving portion. When the clipping portion is engaged with the receiving portion, the hooking component catches one of the positioning components for fixing the clipping portion. The adjusting component and the hooking portion are substantially parallel to each other. The fixing plane is substantially vertically connected to the adjusting component. When the clipping portion is engaged with the receiving portion, the fixing plane presses against the panel for fixing the panel to the casing. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244873 | Separable ornamented button - The invention is a simple structure ornamented button with design changeability according to the user taste, position and opportunity and also uneasy detaching characteristic in spite of easy attaching. The separable ornamented button | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244874 | Device for Holding Arrangement of Oblong Objects - A device for holding an elongated assemblage of articles comprises a fastening body ( | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244875 | BUCKLE SET OF SWIMMING GOGGLES - A buckle set, which fits onto a strap for adjusting the strap to a desired length, generally fits onto the strap attached to goggles of almost any application, such as swimming goggles, scuba mask, or dust and wind goggles. Specifically, a buckle set allows a strap to easily and quickly be adjusted to a desired length from its two ends. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244876 | Hose clamp - A hose clamp includes a binding belt, which has a recess and a protruding portion respectively disposed at front and back sides of one end thereof, a plurality of through holes disposed around the recess, and a plurality of retaining portions in communication with the through holes, and a screw holder, which holds a screw for joining the ends of the binding belt and, which has two mounting plates respectively stopped at two sides of the protruding portion and fastened to the through holes of the binding belt and a plurality of locating rods respectively extended from two sides of each mounting plate and respectively fastened to the retaining portions. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244877 | Sock keeper - A sock keeper holds clothing items together in the laundry. A flexible base extends between opposite first and second edges, and between opposite ends. One of the base ends has a first tab projecting outward adjacent the base first edge. The opposite base end has a second tab projecting outward adjacent the base second edge. The tabs are thereby spaced apart, allowing manual grasping of the tabs separately. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244878 | Mounting Device Having a Metallic Base Plate with Multiple Hook-Like Projections Obtained by Stamping or Laser Cutting and Bending - The present invention relates to a mounting device having a metallic base plate, from which multiple projections project, and a method for manufacturing this mounting device. The mounting device may be obtained by cutting multiple hook preforms into the surface of the base plate while leaving at least one bending edge per hook preform. Furthermore, hook-like projections are manufactured by bending the hook preforms out of the base plate around the bending edge and possibly lateral protrusions are manufactured on the projections or these are twisted. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244879 | Clamp band for spring brakes - A clamp band for spring brakes which comprises an annular clamp band pre-formed with a side wall and a rim extended perpendicularly from a first end thereof, wherein during assembling of a spring brake when an edge of a first chamber, a diaphragm and an edge of a second chamber are positioned in sequential order on the rim a second end of the side wall is deformed to bend inwards to encompass the edge of the second chamber to secure the edges of the two chambers and the diaphragm in place. The annular clamp band comprises a first clamp band and a second clamp band having identical semi-annular shape. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244880 | Double Ended Peg - In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a fastener with a first end and a second end, the fastener including a first member, a second member and biasing means, at least a first portion of the basing means being substantially parallel to at least a portion of the first member and at least a second portion of the basing means being substantially parallel to the at least a portion of the second member, the first and second members relatively pivotable at a first fulcrum intermediate the first and second ends and at a second fulcrum intermediate the first and second ends wherein the first fulcrum and the second fulcrum are spaced apart relative to each other, jaws located between the first fulcrum and the second fulcrum, a first handle at the first end of the fastener and a second handle at the second end of the fastener wherein squeezing of the first handle pivots the first and second members about the first fulcrum to open the jaws against closing bias provided by the biasing means and squeezing of the second handle pivots the first and second members about the second fulcrum to open the jaws against closing bias provided by the biasing means. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244881 | FLEXIBLE HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE C-CLIP FORCLAMPING SOLAR PANELS - A flexible height-adjustable C-clip for securing solar panels to a support structure, including a clamp body with lower planar surface-engaging portion and a through hole, an upper planar horizontal clamping portion substantially parallel with the lower planar surface-engaging portion and also having a lower through hole, and a flexible arcuate portion disposed therebetween. The C-clip includes panel-engaging stops that engage the side of the solar panel, align the C-clip perpendicular to the support surface, and maintain the alignment during tightening. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244882 | Connecting Device - A connection device for connecting two structural components is comprising a retaining means in a first structural component and a fixing means for insertion in a second structural component for connecting engagement with said retaining means thereby holding the two structural components together. The fixing means comprises a plug member having a first end and a second end, the said first end comprising an undercut head for insertion in and retaining engagement with said retaining means. The said plug member is comprising means for engagement with said second structural component. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244883 | Binding device - A binding device for pulling tight a belt comprises a first ratchet wheel and a second ratchet wheel, each having a plurality of mounting openings, a roll, having a plurality of roll sectors that are respectively mounted in the mounting openings of the first and second ratchet wheels, of which at least one roll sector is removable, a lever, connected with the first ratchet wheel, a frame, connected with the second ratchet wheel; an upper blocking assembly, mounted on the lever, blocking the first ratchet wheel from turning, and a lower blocking assembly, mounted on the lever, blocking the second ratchet wheel from turning. Due to removability of one of the roll sectors, the belt is easily mounted and dismounted, and a wide range of applications is provided for. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244884 | Method for Forming Ceramic Thick Film Element Arrays with Fine Feature Size, High-Precision Definition, and/or High Aspect Ratios - A method is provided that includes providing a mold on a temporary substrate, e.g., a sapphire substrate. Next, a material such as PZT paste is deposited into the mold. Then, the mold is removed to obtain elements formed by the mold. The formed elements will then be sintered. After sintering, electrode deposition is optionally performed. The sintered elements are then bonded to a final target substrate and released from the temporary substrate through laser liftoff. Further, electrodes may also be optionally deposited at this point. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244885 | METHOD FOR FORMING A CAPACITOR HAVING A COPPER ELECTRODE AND A HIGH SURFACE AREA ALUMINUM INNER LAYER - High capacitance value capacitors are formed using bimetal foils of an aluminum layer attached to a copper layer. The copper side of a bimetallic copper/aluminum foil or a monometallic aluminum foil is temporarily protected using aluminum or other materials, to form a sandwich. The exposed aluminum is treated to increase the surface area of the aluminum by at least one order of magnitude, while not attacking any portion of the protected metal. When the sandwich is separated, the treated bimetal foil is formed into a capacitor, where the copper layer is one electrode of the capacitor and the treated aluminum layer is in intimate contact with a dielectric layer of the capacitor. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244886 | APPARATUS FOR URGING AN OIL FILM BEARING ONTO AND OFF OF A ROLL NECK IN A ROLLING MILL - An apparatus for urging an oil film bearing onto and off of a roll neck in a rolling mill comprises an annular hydraulically actuated piston/cylinder unit mounted on a cylindrical section of the roll neck. The cylindrical neck section is delimited at one end by a circular shoulder on the roll neck, and at the opposite end by a circular groove in the roll neck. A retaining ring has lock arms pivotally movable into seated positions in the groove. The piston/cylinder unit is operable in a first mode in an abutting relationship with the lock arms to urge the bearing onto the roll neck, and is operative in a second mode in an abutting relationship with the shoulder to urge the bearing off of the roll neck. The piston/cylinder unit and the lock arms having complimentary tapered surfaces arranged to coact in urging the lock arms inwardly into their seated positions in response to the abutment of the piston/cylinder unit with the lock arms. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244887 | Plates and prototype workpieces produced with a device for performing a fast prototyping process - A plate for producing a prototype part using a rapid prototyping process is made of metal, plastic or a metallo-plastic composite material, including thermofusible, thermoplastic and thermosettable materials, and is machined with the machining tool of a prototyping machine which further includes a plate mold integrated in the prototyping machine. The mold is adapted to receive a material matching the shape of the mold, and to subject the plate to a heating/cooling cycle using a heating/cooling device integrated in the mold body, and additionally includes a vat, a base plate, a heating circuit and a fluid circulation circuit. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244888 | Method and Apparatus for Installing Fasteners - Apparatus for installing fasteners in a workpiece is mounted for computer controlled movement over the workpiece surface. The apparatus includes all of the tools, fasteners, drives and controls on-board that are needed to operate autonomously, without external connections. The apparatus may also include an on-board power supply for powering the tools, drives and controls. A supply of fasteners is held in an on-board replaceable cassette. An on-board fastener transferring device transfers individual fasteners from the cassette to the tools. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244889 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING LINEAR MEMBER - A mounting structure includes a mounting member, and a connecting terminal which is fixed to the mounting member by a first fixing force. A linear member is fixed to the connecting terminal by a second fixing force. The second fixing force is smaller than the first fixing force. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244890 | Method For Producing a Strand Guiding Roller, a Strand Guiding Roller Produced By the Method and the Use Therereof - A method for producing strand guiding rollers from prefabricated and semifinished, stored components, which comprise at least roller bearings, prefabricated supporting shafts and semifinished roller shell starting material. The method is intended to produce and deliver a ready-to-assemble strand guiding roller in a short time with minimized stockkeeping costs. Roller bearings are in stock in a type series in accordance with the loads that occur, supporting shafts carrying the roller bearings are in stock in a type series in accordance with the loads that occur, and roller shells are in stock in the form of circumferentially worked bar or tube material in a type series with indeterminate length made to match various roller diameters. For assembly of a specific strand guiding roller, a roller shell with a roller diameter in accordance with the type series is cut off from the circumferentially worked bar or tube material in accordance with the type series to correspond to the intended body length, and is finished and assembled with the other components selected from the type series to form a strand guiding roller. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244891 | Cutting Tools and Roughened Articles Using Surface Roughening Methods - The disclosure relates to surface roughening methods in which a cutting tool having a radial cutting blade with first and second cutting edges is fed along a longitudinal axis of an article while rotating the cutting tool about the axis. The first cutting edge forms a first machined pattern of peaks and valleys on a surface of the article, and the second cutting edge removes at least a portion of the peaks to form roughened fracture surfaces in a second machined pattern defining an arrangement of grooves, corresponding to the valleys, separated by lands, corresponding to the roughened fracture surfaces. The disclosure also provides cutting tools useful in practicing the surface roughening methods. The disclosure further describes cylindrical articles having interior or exterior surfaces roughened using the methods. The methods, cutting tools and articles have applications including fabrication of cylinder blocks for internal combustion engines. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244892 | Method For Producing a Shaft Pertaining to a Starter - A method for producing a shaft comprising a first section, a second channelled section, and a third section provided with an abutment shoulder surface for the starter, the method comprising the following steps: a) the three sections are machined; b) external grooves are produced in the second section; and c) at least one axial part of the starter shaft is subjected to a surface heating treatment. The invention is characterised in that the method comprises an additional step, prior to the heating treatment step, for reducing the residual mechanical stresses resulting from steps preceding the heating treatment. The additional step is a step for annealing, especially by induction heating, at least one axial part of the starter. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244893 | STEEL CORE BRASS STAIR ROD - A steel core brass stair rod includes a steel core with an exterior surface. A brass shell is fused to the exterior surface of the steel core through a heating process such that there is not an air gap between the brass shell and the exterior surface of the steel core. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244894 | METHOD FOR WINDING BRUSHLESS DC MOTORS - A method of making a wound field for a brushless direct current motor, direct current generator, alternating current motor or alternating current generator, includes providing a base mold having an engagement face with at least one movable end turn form. A number of distinct phases is determined and at least one strand of conductive material is wound around at least one movable end turn forming tool per distinct phase. One conductive coil is created from each strand of conductive material for each distinct phase. Each conductive coil is formed into a configuration that indicates the number of poles required. Each conductive coil is then placed onto an insertion instrument. The insertion instrument and each conductive coil are inserted into a stator core. The insertion instrument is removed from the stator core, and the stator core is installed into one of the aforementioned motors or generators. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244895 | Method For Mounting Magnet Elements on a Rotor For Use In a Permanent Magnet Motor - The present invention relates to a method for mounting magnet elements on the surface of a rotor for use in a permanent magnet motor. The method comprises the steps of : providing a first tube like element, wherein said first tube like element has an inner diameter that corresponds to an outer diameter of said rotor, providing a second tube like element, wherein said second tube like element has an inner diameter that is larger than an outer diameter of said first tube like element, inserting said first tube like element into said second tube like element, in order to create a hollow space between them, inserting a number of magnet elements into said hollow space, and inserting said rotor into said first tube like element, whereupon said magnet elements are in a tight fit arrangement between said first tube like element and said second tube like element. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244896 | ADDITIVE GAP PROCESS TO DEFINE TRAILING AND SIDE SHIELD GAP FOR A PERPENDICULAR WRITE HEAD - A method for manufacturing a magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic recording. The method includes the formation of a write pole over a substrate. A non-magnetic side gap layer is deposited and an ion milling is used to remove a portion of the substrate to lower the floor of the substrate. A sacrificial fill layer can then be deposited. A chemical mechanical polishing process can be used to remove the mask structure remaining as a remnant of the formation of the write pole, and then the sacrificial fill layer can be removed. A non-magnetic, electrically conductive material can be deposited to form a trailing gap, and a magnetic material can then be deposited to form a wrap around trailing shield. | 2008-10-09 |
| 20080244897 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSPLANTING MULTI-BOARD - An apparatus for transplanting a multi-board is provided. This apparatus includes an orientation device, a calibration device, and an image-adjusting device. The orientation device has a first movable platform, and the multi-board is fixed on the first movable platform. The calibration device has a second movable platform and is used for moving a substitution circuit board to a recombination position of the multi-board. The image-adjusting device captures image data of the multi-board and the substitution circuit board and compares the image data to obtain an error signal. The calibration device receives the error signal and moves the second movable platform according to the error signal in order to calibrate the relative position between the substitution circuit board and the multi-board. | 2008-10-09 |
