42nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100263100 | Muff with insulated holder for beverage container - The muff with insulated holder for beverage container is an article of wearing apparel comprising of an elongated tubular member used to keep the wearers hands warm joined with a recess and pouch in which a beverage container can be placed and held. In practical use of the article of wearing apparel the hands of a wearer can be inserted into opposite ends of the muff, with either or both hands holding the recessed beverage holder, or pouch. Here the beverage can be supported as the muff and the beverage are lifted to the mouth allowing the wearer to drink. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263101 | Practice glove system - A glove has fingers. The glove include a spaced thumb. The glove includes an arcuate lower edge. The glove includes an opening located centrally. The glove has upwardly projecting side edges. A web is secured between the thumb and fingers. In this manner an arcuate upper edge is formed. The glove has an insert. The insert has limited flexibility. The insert is in an arcuate configuration. The insert is secured within the glove. The insert has ends. A width line is provided between the ends. An enlarged pocket is provided in the glove. Stiffener is provided below and a width line above. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263102 | GARMENT PROTECTOR - A garment protector is configured to absorb moisture and to thereby preserve a garment of a user. The garment protector can have a pad attached to the garment. The pad can absorb moisture and reduce or prevent moisture from staining the garment. The garment protector can have multiple layers to perform these functions. The garment protector can have one or more application channels. The application channel can span a seam and the associated cross-stitching of a garment so as not to add bulk at the seam that a pad would if over the seam. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263103 | HAT HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE CLOSURE - A hat formed of a casing having a pliable wire incorporated at its base opening to provide an adjustable snug fit. The wire may be bent to an appropriate configuration by the user to draw the base opening close to the neck. Hook ends of the wire may be used as grasping points or may be latched together beneath the user's chin. Also, a single or dual cords may be used with the wire to aid in its bending to a desired configuration. The single cord may be incorporated into the face opening of the hat to provide a restriction to the face opening under draw control by the wearer, and also be used to wrap about the wire ends to manipulate the configuration of the wire. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263104 | Garment - The present invention relates to an improved garment for keeping babies, children and adults warm when in a seated position and more particularly, though not necessarily, to an improved blanket for wearing when in a chair, buggy, wheelchair or the like. It is known to use a blanket to provide warmth to the legs of a wheelchair user. Typically, the blanket is placed upon the thighs; warmth my thereby be retained by the user, albeit be subjected to draughts. However such a blanket is often at least one of bulky, loose, ill fitting, and draughty. Also, it may be dangerous because it may slip off and get caught around the wheelchair wheels, and would be liable to cause an accident. Also, an ordinary blanket often does not provide adequate heat to the user's legs. While parts of the user's legs may be warm there are many gaps allowing any heat that had been retained to be lost. Also when the blanket falls off, all heat will be lost. The present invention seeks to provide, in a general sense, a garment that can securely, repeatedly and conveniently be attached to a seated person, whereby to assist in protecting the person from becoming too cold or too hot. The invention may also be used to protect the wearer in the event that there is some it is raining or from another form of precipitation. According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a garment for a seated person, the garment comprising: a first panel configured to fit over the lap of a user, a second panel configured to fit around the lower legs of the user; fastening means operable to enable the second panel to be retained around the legs of the user. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263105 | Comfortable and Cool Shirt Collar - Neckbands of woven shirts, particularly when worn with a necktie, dispose abrasive seams on the wearer's neck, place pressure on the wearer's neck, and are constructed with multiple abutting layers of fabric which retain an uncomfortable amount of body heat on the wearer's neck. A resilient and compressible material ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100263106 | FOAMED POLYMER - A method for manufacturing a foamed polymer is disclosed, the method comprising, providing a precursor dispersion comprising a precursor of a gellable polymer, particles of a water-swellable polymer and water, and gelling the gellable polymer to form a solid polymer. The method may be used to manufacture a garment, especially a glove. Also disclosed are gloves comprising a liner and at least one foamed polymer layer coated on the liner the foamed polymer layer comprising micropores formed by water swelling and contraction of particles of a water swellable polymer and mesopores formed by gas incorporated in the foamed polymer. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263107 | Recovering Sleeve Adopted For A Hand Or A Foot - A recovering sleeve adopted for a hand or a foot comprises an outer film made of an anti-permeation material and including an opening disposed thereon to put a hand or a foot therein; an inner absorbing layer including nutrition liquid attached thereon and covered on an inner side of the outer film; a banding member mounted on the opening to tightly band the opening, thereby recovering the hand or foot effectively. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263108 | Flash-Spun Sheet Material - This invention relates to improved plexifilamentary sheet material useful in protective apparel and filtration media, which material is comprised of substantially continuous polyethylene plexifilamentary fiber strands and has a Frazier Permeability, normalized to 1.0 oz/yd | 2010-10-21 |
20100263109 | MULTILAYER MATERIAL, COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO METALIZED LAYERS ON AT LEAST ONE TEXTILE, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - Multi-ply materials comprise at least two metalized layers on at least one textile, produced by
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20100263110 | APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING HEAD OR NECK INJURY USING MAGNETIC ASSISTANCE - A helmet and shoulder pad combination is provided with an improved helmet support and restrictor to minimize rearward hyperextension and whiplash-type head movement as well as axial compression. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263111 | ACCESSORY FOR INHIBITING BACK INJURY - A protective device is provided for protecting the back of a wearer against injury. The device includes an array of support elements that extend along the wearer's back adjacent his spine and is held in position on his back by attachment means, which can include a neck brace attached to the upper end of array, a chest strap, a waist strap and/or webbing that are spaced apart axially along the array. The support elements are attached to each other in such a way that they can move relative to each other to allow free, but limited bending, extension and contraction of the array, but the connection means between the elements is configured to prevent further movement between them once a predetermined limited movement has taken place, so that the array becomes practically rigid and can bear further loading that may otherwise have been born by the spine. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263112 | NECK PROTECTIVE COLLAR WITH SAFETY BREAKABLE STRUCTURE - A collar for protecting the neck of a user, useful in particular for motorcycle riders, is envisaged, said collar comprising two half-collars which are pivotably hinged together at one end so as to be rotatable in a substantially horizontal plane and which can be connected together by means of a fastening and release lever, a safety structure which at the rear extends downwards from the bottom edge of the collar so as to be centred with respect to the spinal column of the user, and a protective shield which extends downwards at the front. The safety structure has a breakable structure made of the material with an impact strength lower than the material forming the collar so as to break in a programmed manner in the event of impacts following falls. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263114 | TOILET BOOSTER PLATFORM - A toilet booster platform for use with a regular toilet that helps children or people with disabilities to reach a regular toilet seat. The toilet booster platform is ideal for use in any home to help children maintain and learn coordination and balance, and to gain confidence while learning to use a regular toilet. The toilet booster platform is placed around the base of a toilet to assist children in safely reaching and using a traditional toilet seat to potty train. The toilet booster platform can be in the shape of a horseshoe, or other shape that places a platform area wherever a child might naturally place a foot while sitting on the seat of the toilet. The toilet booster platform shape also fits snugly against the front base of the toilet. The toilet booster platform includes a top non-slip surface. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263115 | Urine splash guards and splash guard assembly for toilets - A splash guard assembly for removable attachment to a split-ring toilet seat elevator or split-ring toilet seat includes a base splash guard adapted to fit within the gap of the seat or elevator and a raised splash guard adapted to slip over the base splash guard to extend the working height of the splash guard assembly. The splash guards can be used together or separately and independently to accommodate a wide variety of toilet bowls as well as split-ring and solid-ring toilet seats and seat elevators. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263116 | Method and System to Add Multi-Mode Flush Capability to a Single Mode Flush Toilet - Disclosed is a system and method to convert a single flush toilet system to a multi-flush system. The system comprises of a flush selector that allows user selection of at least two flush modes, a flush water volume adjuster for each flush mode that allows the user to adjust the volume of water that flows from the water tank to flush the toilet bowl for each flush mode, a lifter that lifts the flapper of the toilet and allows water to flow from the water tank to flush the toilet bowl, and a hydraulic power source that powers the lifter to allow the adjusted volume of water to flow from the water tank to the toilet bowl and to flush the toilet bowl. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263117 | Portable Bidet - The Portable Bidet is a specially designed fixture to be connected to existing toilet plumbing, through which a light burst of water is dispensed for use in cleansing the body following use of the facilities. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263118 | BEDPAN HAVING A HANDLE DEFINED THEREIN - A bedpan comprises a body member defining a reservoir, the reservoir being shaped and dimensioned for receiving bodily waste, the body member including a receptacle portion shaped for receiving therein a bedpan liner and an open support section including a central opening providing access to the reservoir defined by the body member. The support section is defined by a peripheral wall extending downwardly from a peripheral edge of the central opening into the reservoir. A bottom wall may or may not be provided at a bottom of the peripheral wall. If it is provided, it is defined at a downward edge of the peripheral wall opposite to the central opening to close a bottom of the reservoir. At least one handle is provided for insertion and removal of the bedpan under a patient's buttocks, the handle including an opening extending through at least one of the bottom wall (if present) and the peripheral wall. The central opening of the reservoir is covered by the bedpan liner when the liner is received by the receptacle portion. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263119 | Door Assembly for Walk-In Bathtub - The present invention provides a door assembly for a walk-in bathtub. The invention includes a door that fits within a door threshold in a wall of the walk-in tub. The door assembly further comprises a hinge assembly that includes a first axis mount coupled to the door threshold and a second axis mount coupled to the outer side of the door. A double axis hinge is coupled to both axis mounts, thereby connecting the door to the bathtub. The double axis hinge opens the door to the inside of the tub by pivoting about the first axis toward the interior of the bathtub as the door in turn counter rotates about the second axis at the distal end of the hinge, in the direction opposite to that of the hinge. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263120 | Pedestal End For Patients Bed - A hollow pedestal bed end for a rise and fall patient's bed is made of reduced width to fold over the mattress frame and pass through a door opening. The inner faces of the paired bed ends each have a slot through which a mattress frame bracket projects. A wheeled carriage inside the bed end rides on an upright guide and the bracket projects from the guide. The rise and fall motion is supplied by a linear actuator whose small movements are multiplied by a third order lever. The frame is thus lifted by a pair of such pedestal ends. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263121 | CONVERTIBLE BASSINET - A convertible bassinet has a frame with a bottom and spaced apart sides extending from the bottom. A first chamber is attachable to the frame and has a first bottom panel and a first plurality of walls with a first minimum wall height. A second chamber is attachable to the frame and has a second bottom panel and a second plurality of walls with a second minimum wall height. The frame can be arranged in a first position resting on one of the sides and supporting the first chamber and in a second position resting on the bottom and supporting the second chamber. The second minimum wall height in one example is greater than the first minimum wall height. A first elevation of the first bottom panel is greater than a second elevation of the second bottom panel in another example. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263122 | Patchwork baby blanket - The patchwork baby blanket is especially adapted for use by infants and toddlers. The blanket incorporates patches or sections that are detachably connected to create the blanket. The sections are fabricated from soft, pliable, washable material. The sections are decorated with colors and designs that are pleasing to infants and toddlers. Fasteners are provided around the perimeter of each section so that the sections can be easily interlocked. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263123 | LINE MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR A HOSPITAL BED - A patient line management device to manage one or more patient care lines is provided. The line management device includes a line manager coupled to a support. The support is adapted to be coupled to a patient support such as a hospital bed. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263124 | OPERATING TABLE - An operating table has a column on which a table top is supported so that it is pivotable about an axis extending transversely to the table top and about an axis extending longitudinally to the table top, with the table top being connected to the column via joint parts which are rotatable. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263125 | EMBEDDED HEADREST ASSEMBLY FOR A MASSAGE TABLE - A massage table ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100263126 | OPERABLE STABILIZATION DEVICE FOR A RESCUE STRETCHER AND METHOD THEREOF - An operable stabilization device for a rescue stretcher and method thereof are disclosed. The present invention is especially but not exclusively used in an aircraft rescue of an injured person that is carried in a rescue stretcher suspended from a helicopter by a cord. The stabilization device is configured to adjust direction of a downward airflow from a main rotor of the helicopter to control rotation of the rescue stretcher, and includes a manually operable stabilization sail configured to accept the airflow, an airflow passageway configured to allow and direct the airflow through the stabilization sail and an airflow regulator configured to restrict the amount of airflow being accepted by the airflow passageway. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263127 | Support Pillow for Pregnant Woman - An improved support for use by a pregnant woman to achieve greater comfort while resting or sleeping on her side. The support comprises two pillows connected together by a piece of stretchable fabric. The pillows are shaped to provide greater comfort to the woman, especially over long periods of time, compared to prior designs that employ rounded pillows. Different types of foam are used for the two pillows to tailor the degree of support for the part of the woman's body that is being supported by each pillow. The stretchable fabric enables the support to adapt to the growth of the woman during pregnancy (particularly late term pregnancy). The support may be assembled into a compact, attractive unit for storage. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263128 | LATEX FOAM BEDDING PRODUCTS INCLUDING PHASE CHANGE MICROCAPSULES - A bedding product including an upper surface defining a sleeping position, a plurality of capsules, each including a phase change material, a first layer including latex foam and the plurality of capsules distributed throughout the latex foam, at least one second layer adjacent below the first layer, and wherein the first layer is less than about 2 inches below the upper surface. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263129 | Lower Extremity Surgical Positioning Device - The present inventive subject matter is the method of use as well as a device or fixture for positioning and manipulating a patient's lower extremity for surgical and diagnostic procedures where alignment is critical and minute adjustments may be required. Once firmly attached to the operating table, the device prevents the patient's extremity from moving after the physician has selected the precise position for the elected procedure. This is achieved by a combination of a fracture reduction plate, posts, shimming blocks and an articulating and rotating frame or cradle with an adjustable and lockable rack and gear configuration and pivot joints attached to a foot assembly which acts as a leg and foot splint. The cradle is attached to the patient via a series of adjustable straps preventing the extremity from moving independently of the cradle. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263130 | MATTRESS CENTER RIDGE COMPENSATOR - A mattress includes reduced-firmness materials along a central region thereof in order to mitigate the occurrence of a central ridge following repeated use of the mattress as a sleeping surface. An associated box spring may also, or instead, present a central region with reduced firmness. An adjustable member may be employed to controllably compensate for the development of a central ridge. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263131 | AIR MATTRESS - In an air mattress ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100263132 | Fisherman's Tool - A fisherman's tool includes a housing having front and rear ends, a finger side having a plurality of channels for receiving a user's fingers, a thumb side opposite the finger side, and opposed proximal and distal sides. A knife is coupled to the housing for movement between a storage position stowed in the housing and a use position outside the housing. A user input is in data communication with the motor for selectively activating the motor. The fisherman's tool includes a rotatable actuator operatively coupled to the motor whereby the actuator rotates relative to the housing when the motor is activated, the actuator having a distal end with opposed arcuate walls to engage a fishing reel. A battery is in electrical communication with the motor. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263133 | MULTI-PURPOSE TOOL - The invention is a multi-purpose tool that may provide the utility of a plurality of tools at a reduced weight and volume through the interchangeability of distinct tool attachments. A multi-purpose tool may comprise an elongated member including a handle and a plurality of universal connectors, wherein each universal connector is adapted to securely attach to a plurality of distinct tools, a first distinct tool including a first universal connector securely mated to one of the universal connectors of the elongated member, and a second distinct tool including a second universal connector securely mated to another of the universal connectors of the elongated member. A plurality of tool attachments may be attached to and removed from the elongated member in order to provide a specific utility. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263134 | LEATHER PROCESSING - The present invention relates to improvements in the processing of animal skins to create leather and results in improved leather quality, in terms of softness, and markedly increased area yield. According to the present invention there is provided a process for improving area yield and/or softness of leather which comprises treating chromium (III) or aldehyde tanned skins with an enzyme composition which is a mixture of at least one protease and at least one elastase. The invention applies particularly, although not exclusively, to clothing leather and upholstery leather production. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263135 | PROCESS FOR PERMANENT BODY EPILATION - A permanent body epilation process comprising a step for skin preparation, for cleansing and degreasing the cutaneous layer of the skin, and a step for the application, by means of a poration machine, of a liquid solution that comprises the active ingredient lauryl isoquinolinium bromide. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263136 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LAUNDRY LOAD SIZE - A method and apparatus according to one embodiment for operating a laundry treating appliance includes determining a parameter representative of a rotational speed of laundry in a drum and determining a laundry load size based on the parameter. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263137 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A WASHING MACHINE HAVING A HEATING UNIT - The invention in one embodiment relates to a method for operating a washing machine having a heating unit, wherein the heating unit comprises a carrier and at least one planar heating element disposed thereon. At least one first heating element is attached to the carrier in a planar manner, wherein the carrier has a recess extending in the longitudinal direction in the center region. The washing machine has a washing machine barrel and a drum therein, wherein the heating unit is displaced at the bottom in the washing machine barrel outside of the drum. A heating element is provided on the outside of the carrier in the region of the recess in the region along an apex, or along an apex of the recess, wherein only said heating element is operated in the region of the recess for creating steam in the washing machine. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263138 | COMPOSITION OXIDATION COLOURING OF KERATINIC FIBRES, CONTAINING A CATIONIC CELLULOSE ETHER, A METASILICATE AND OXIDATION DYES, METHOD FOR OXIDATION COLOURING AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to a dyeing composition comprising, in a medium appropriate for dyeing:
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20100263139 | AZO QUINOLINIUM COMPOUNDS COMPRISING A DISULPHIDE/THIOL UNIT, COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SAME, PROCESS FOR DYEING KERATIN FIBRES AND DEVICE - The present invention relates to thiol/disulphide azo quinolinium compounds for dyeing keratin fibres. The invention relates to a dye composition comprising a particular thiol/disulphide azo quinolinium chromophore-containing thiol or disulphide dye, and to a process for dyeing keratin fibres such as the hair, using said composition. It similarly relates to novel particular thiol/disulphide azo quinolinium chromophore-containing dyes and to the uses thereof in dyeing keratin fibres. The dyeing process according to the invention makes it possible to dye keratin fibres without damaging them, in a manner which is particularly persistent with respect to shampooing operations and common attacks. Moreover, the novel dyes according to the invention extend the colour range to violets and blues. This process also makes it possible to dye bleached keratin fibres in a strong and chromatic manner. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263140 | PIPE & TUBES CLEANING MECHANISM - The various embodiments herein provide a mechanism for cleaning the interior surfaces of pipes/tubes. The mechanism comprises a power transfer shaft, a power generator, a power transmission means attached to the power generation means and the power transfer shaft, an electrical valve and pump, an electrical unit to generate a dynamic force, a controller for remote force controlling, a liquid guidance system integrated to the power transfer shaft, a movement conditioner for the power transfer shaft; and at least one cleaning tool removably attached to the power transfer shaft. The at least one cleaning tool includes a predefined structure to convert a turning movement of the cleaning tool into a rotational movement of the power transfer shaft for cleaning of the deposits in the pipe/tubes without any damage to an internal body of the pipe & tube. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263141 | Cleaning tool and cleaning device having such a cleaning tool - The invention relates to a cleaning tool for a cleaning device, the cleaning tool being subject to wear during operation. In order to make it easier to identify wear, the invention proposes that the cleaning tool comprise a sensor device with a sensor element which has a physical characteristic variable which changes as a function of the degree of wear of the cleaning tool. The invention also proposes a cleaning device having such a cleaning tool, the cleaning device having a detector device which is coupled to the sensor device for the purpose of sensing the change in the physical characteristic variable of the sensor element, and having an indicator device which is connected to the detector device. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263142 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTI-MODE COVERAGE FOR AN AUTONOMOUS ROBOT - A mobile robot operable to move on a surface in a room is provided. The mobile robot includes a shell and a chassis including at least two wheels. At least one motor is connected to the wheels for moving the mobile robot on the surface. A cleaner is operable to clean the surface as the mobile robot moves on the surface. A wall sensor is operable to detect a wall in the room as the mobile robot moves on the surface. A controller is operable to control the motor to move the mobile robot on the surface in accordance with a wall following mode and a bounce mode. In the wall following mode, the mobile robot moves generally adjacent to and along the wall in response to detection of the wall by the wall sensor. In the bounce mode, the mobile robot moves away from the wall. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263143 | TOOTHBRUSH WITH POWERED HEAD - A powered toothbrush includes a handle having a neck. A head is mounted to the neck and has a first surface and an opposed second surface. At least one fixed tuft block is mounted to the head in a fixed orientation and has a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending outwardly away from the first surface. A movable tuft block is flexibly connected to each fixed tuft block and has a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending outwardly away from the first surface. A drive assembly is operably connected to the movable tuft block to move the movable tuft block with respect to each fixed tuft block. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263144 | Rotatable saw blade for routing through a sewer line - A rotatable root saw blade for routing through a sewer line for purposes of cutting debris or roots from the interior wall of the sewer line includes a body having an arcuate portion having a forward cutting edge which moves along a substantially circular path when rotated, and the forward cutting edge defines a series of V-shaped teeth therealong. Each V-shaped tooth has a leading cutting edge and a trailing edge which meet at an apex. The leading cutting edge of each tooth is substantially parallel to the direction of axial movement of the saw blade along the length of the sewer line, and the trailing edge of each tooth forms an angle with the direction of axial movement of the blade which is between about 22° and 63°. Furthermore, a notch is defined between each successively-arranged pair of teeth wherein the notch has a depth of between about 0.5 and 1.0 inches as measured from the apex of an adjacent tooth. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263145 | BOLT BRUSH - A bolt brush includes a housing, a scraper and a ring plate. The housing has a holding space which is provided with an opening at an end and emplaces the scraper, an inner wall of the housing, close to that opening, is surrounded with a ring groove, and a side of the scraper is provided with plural brush hairs. The ring plate is locked in the ring groove, a side of the ring plate is an opening, and more than one pick-up member is formed close to that opening. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263146 | Oral Care Implement - An oral care implement or toothbrush includes a head, tooth cleaning elements and tissue cleansing elements. The tooth cleaning elements may be provided on a first face of the toothbrush head while the tissue cleansing elements may be disposed on a second face of the head. The head may further include one or more splits that provide flexible and non-flexible regions. Various configurations of splits may be used to create different effects such as more responsive flexion, regions of differing flexibility and/or different degree of flexion. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263147 | REPLACEMENT HEAD FOR ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH - A replacement head for an electromagnetic toothbrush drive includes a mechanical linkage assembly for converting linear drive motion into rotational movement of the brush head. The mechanical linkage assembly includes a fixed shaft and a lever arm that extend between a movable bottom member and a fixed top member, and a link member rotatably connected to the top member and the brush head. The lever arm pivots about a fulcrum formed in the top member, and engages the link member. When the bottom member oscillates as a results of the actuation of the electromagnet in the drive unit, the lever arm pivots about the fulcrum and drives the link member to rotate in an arc shaped pattern. The rotation of the link member consequently rotates the brush head. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263148 | TOOTHBRUSH WITH ENHANCED CLEANING EFFECTS - A toothbrush with a mechanical vibratory element and a head having a plurality of different types of cleaning areas which provide for an enhanced cleaning effect. In one aspect, the invention is a toothbrush comprising: a handle; a head connected to said handle by a neck element; a mechanical vibratory device which causes the head to vibrate; and wherein said head comprises movable elements attached thereto for providing an enhanced cleaning effect upon vibration of said head by said mechanical vibratory element. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263149 | TOOTHBRUSH - A toothbrush having a top side, an opposite bottom side, a head on which tooth cleaning elements are provided, a handle having walls and a recess, and a neck which connects the head to the handle. The recess is located on the side of the handle opposite the side having the tooth-cleaning elements and is open only toward the bottom side so that the handle walls bordering the recess form an inverted u-shaped cross-section. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263150 | Toothbrush - Toothbrush having a base, a pair of laterally spaced arms extending from the base on opposite sides of an axis, a semicylindrical brush head formed in two separate sections which are disposed side-by-side on one side of the axis and extend from respective ones of the arms, with each of the sections including an arcuately curved side wall having an arc length of approximately 90 degrees centered about the axis, and bristles extending radially from the side walls toward the axis for simultaneous engagement with the top/bottom and both sides of a tooth. In one disclosed embodiment, the toothbrush is used manually, and in another it is used in conjunction with a drive motor. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263151 | Myriad Pad - A unique device that has two sides, one gauze, one cotton, to allow the cleaning and exfoliating of skin. The device can clean makeup, exfoliate, clean wounds, while changing surfaces, remove makeup around the eyes, face and perform all functions normally serviced by a single sided pad or applicator with a stronger secondary surface that increases the number of uses, and makes the item in issue long lasting for comparable price. The cotton is absorbent, the gauze side strong enough to remove all dirt without deteriorating, and do so faster and more efficiently than cotton alone. It is essentially a potentially two-step device, the delicate side for usage first, followed by the stronger gauze covering as deemed necessary. There is no comparable prior or present art. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263152 | CLEANING SYSTEM INCORPORATING STITCH BONDED CLEANING PAD WITH MULTI-FILAMENT STITCHES - A cleaning pad structure of stitch bonded construction incorporating one or more substrate layers of an absorbent nonwoven material with an optional additional fluid blocking substrate layer of polymer film or other suitable material in juxtaposed relation to the absorbent nonwoven layers. Stitching yarns are introduced in stitching relation through the substrate layers. One face of the pad defines a cleaning surface of raised yarn loops formed by the stitched yarns. The pad further includes an attachment surface facing away from the cleaning surface. The stitches of yarns across the attachment surface define an engagement surface for attachment to cooperating hooking elements across a surface of a mop head to define a hook and loop attachment system. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263153 | MICROFIBER CORE MOP YARN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A spun yarn formed with a core of microdenier synthetic filaments wrapped with a sheath. The sheath generally includes carded staple fibers that are spun around the core. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263154 | STITCH BONDED MULTI-SURFACE FOAM CLEANING PAD - A foam core cleaning element of stitch-bonded construction having a multi-surface operative cleaning face. The cleaning element includes at least one fluid absorbing layer of absorptive polymeric foam. At least a first plurality of yarns extends in discontinuous patterned stitched relation through discrete selected zones of the fluid absorbing layer such that the first plurality of yarns forms a patterned array of first surface loop zones projecting outwardly away from a first side of the fluid absorbing layer in a defined patterned arrangement across the operative cleaning face of the cleaning element. A plurality of stitch-free zones of the polymeric foam define outwardly projecting convex curved surfaces at positions adjacent to the first surface loop zones across the operative cleaning face of the cleaning element. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263155 | WINDSCREEN WIPER DEVICE - A windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes a central longitudinal groove, in which groove a central longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed, wherein connecting pieces are provided at both ends of the wiper blade, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating wiper arm. The wiper blade at both ends thereof extends beyond the longitudinal strip in order to define at both ends of the wiper blade a space open at one end thereof, wherein the connecting pieces are retained onto the wiper blade so as to tightly close the groove at both ends of the wiper blade against entry of dust and water. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263156 | WIPER RUBBER FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS - The invention relates to a wiper rubber for windshield wipers, which contains at least one rubber component that is cured by vulcanization, the material of the wiper rubber containing, at least in the unvulcanized state, a combination of a cross-linking agent with sulfur and/or with a sulfur donor. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263157 | VACUUM NOZZLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND HEAD ASSEMBLY FOR CHIP MOUNTER HAVING THE SAME - A vacuum nozzle control apparatus and a head assembly for a chip mounter having the same are provided. The vacuum nozzle control apparatus includes a nozzle module having a vacuum hole, a vacuum providing module configured to provide a vacuum to the vacuum hole through a vacuum line, and a vacuum control module configured to selectively form the vacuum in the vacuum hole through the vacuum line, or release the vacuum formed in the vacuum hole through a release line branched off from the vacuum line to expose the vacuum hole to air. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263158 | AUTONOMOUS FLOOR-CLEANING ROBOT - A floor-cleaning robot includes a wheeled housing having a perimeter, a motor drive operably connected to wheels of the housing to move the robot across a floor surface, and a bumper responsive to obstacles encountered by the robot. A controller is in electrical communication with both the bumper and the motor drive and is configured to control the motor drive to maneuver the robot to avoid detected obstacles across the floor surface during a floor-cleaning operation. A driven cleaning brush, rotatable about an axis substantially parallel to an underside of the housing, is disposed substantially across a central region of the underside and is positioned to brush the floor surface as the robot is moved across the floor surface. Additionally, a driven side brush extending beyond the perimeter is positioned to brush floor surface debris from beyond the perimeter toward a projected path of the driven cleaning brush. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263159 | FLOOR VACUUM CLEANER - A canister vacuum cleaner includes a housing, a suction hose connectable to the housing, a vacuum attachment, and a suction wand. The suction wand includes at least an upper wand section and a lower wand section that can be separated from one another, an upper end of the upper wand section being couplable with the suction hose, a lower end of a lower wand section being couplable with the vacuum attachment, at least one of the lower wand section and the vacuum attachment being configured to be held to the housing in a parked position by a first connector, a second connector being disposed on the upper wand section and attachable to the lower wand section. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263160 | Suction body providing electric energy and cleaner having the same - A suction body for a cleaner is provided that can generate electric energy by itself using air drawn in by the cleaner. A suction body includes an ultraviolet sterilizer that radiates ultraviolet rays toward a surface to be cleaned and sterilizes the surface to be cleaned, a lighting device that emits light, a displaying device that displays a cleaning state, a fan that rotates by drawn-in air, and a generator that converts rotary energy of the fan into electric energy so as to supply the electric energy to the ultraviolet sterilizer, the lighting device, and the displaying device. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263161 | VACUUM CLEANER - A dust separating device for a vacuum cleaner is provided. The dust separating device includes a dust separating unit including a first main body movably connected to a second main body. The second main body includes a plurality of sub bodies coupled together. A vacuum cleaner is also provided. The vacuum cleaner includes a main vacuum cleaner body and a dust separating device including a dust separating unit and a filter unit. The dust separating device is detachably mounted to the main body and includes a plurality of main bodies. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263162 | VACUUM CLEANING SYSTEM - A vacuum cleaning system includes a nozzle assembly comprising a first nozzle and a second nozzle, a first air conduit in communication with the first nozzle, an air blower that can produce a suction air stream into the first nozzle and through the first air conduit and produce an exhaust air stream out of the second nozzle, a dirt separation member that can stop dirt in the suction air stream and to allow the exhaust air stream to pass through the dirt separation member, a dirt collection chamber that can collect the dirt in the suction air stream, and a second air conduit that can guide the exhaust air stream to the second nozzle. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263163 | SEALING MEMBER FOR DUST SEPARATING APPARATUS - A sealing member for reducing or preventing loss of air from a multi-cyclone dust separating apparatus in a vacuum cleaner is provided. A sealing member comprises an inner sealing portion for maintaining sealing between a first cyclone unit and second cyclone units, an outer sealing portion for reducing or preventing the inflow of air to the cyclone dust separating apparatus from its exterior, and a cyclone receiving portion connected to the inner and outer sealing portions by a connecting member. The cyclone receiving portion includes holes in which at least portions of the second cyclone units are respectively received. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263164 | Caster with a Brake Structure - A caster with a brake structure comprises a pivot plate. The pivot plate is allowed to pivot so as to be inserted into a corresponding positioning recess in an inner side of a wheel to stop the rotation of the wheel. Furthermore, while pivoting, the pivot plate will press the lifting block to move downwards, and then the lifting block will push the slide block to move horizontally, and finally the slide block will push the anti-slip block to press against the inner side of the wheel, thus improving the braking effect. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263165 | HINGE ASSEMBLY AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A hinge assembly includes a mounting sleeve defining a pivoting hole, a fastening seat, an elastic member, and a right side cover. The pivoting hole is enclosed by an interior peripheral wall. The interior peripheral wall defines a stopping slot. The fastening seat defines a fastening hole. The elastic member is received in the mounting sleeve. The right side cover includes a pole. The pole includes a first resisting bar and a second resisting bar. The pole is received in the pivoting hole and the fastening hole. The first resisting bar is slidably embedded in the stopping slot. The elastic member compresses the first resisting bar to abut against the fastening seat. The distance between the first resisting bar and the second resisiting bar is configured for that when the first resisting bar slides out of the fastening hole and abuts against the fastening seat, the second resisting bar is slidably embedded in the stopping slot. A portable electronic device using the hinge assembly is also provided. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263166 | HINGE ASSEMBLY - A hinge assembly includes a first connecting member, a second connecting member, a rotary member, an elastic member, and a limiting member. The rotary member includes a first pivot portion to engage with the first connecting member and a second pivot portion to engage with the second connecting member. The elastic member is disposed between the second connecting member and the rotary member. The limiting member is positioned on the second connecting member. A sidewall of one of the second pivot portion of the rotary member and the second connecting member defines a limiting structure. The limiting member is disposed on a sidewall of the other one of the second pivot portion of the rotary member and the second connecting member. The limiting member slidably engages with the limiting structure. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263167 | Counter-balance apparatus and method for providing a stabilizing force - A counter-balance apparatus and method, including configurable weights, suspensions, and supports, upon which an external force can be exerted, and as a result, will react as a counter-balance to said external force as a means to provide force resistance and stability; wherein the construct may be encapsulated, varied in materials, size, and substance, enabling said counter-balance with a predictable and known effect to be produced at scale, readily installed, moved, or manipulated, to address a plethora of stabilization applications, and which further comprises fastener(s) and/or band(s) to secure it to immobile, mobile, or in-motion objects, and computational and communications capabilities to dynamically adjust to external factors. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263168 | Gripping structure with an auxiliary handle of a bicycle - A gripping structure with an auxiliary handle of a bicycle comprises a body including a tubular member having an engaging end disposed on an outer end of the tubular member, including a sleeve having an end portion extending outward from the sleeve; an auxiliary handle fitted to the engaging end and including a clamping hole arranged on a bottom end thereof; a covering member made of a hard plastic material, covered to outer rims of the body and the auxiliary handle, and including a groove with a fitting end extending from the groove, the fitting end including an abutting plane fixed on an outer periphery thereof, the covering member also including a seat disposed on a side thereof where is in response to the end portion of the body and having a coupling side to connect with the body and having an arcuate side to contact with the auxiliary handle. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263169 | Rolling cylindrical cotton modules laterally - A conveyor delivers a series of cylindrical wrapped fibrous modules to a station where the module is lifted off the conveyor and an operation conducted on the module. One operation is to find a tail, or unattached segment, of the cover. Another operation is to remove the cover, by slitting and then unwinding it. The cover is delivered to a storage area and the contents of the module are delivered into a hopper, or in some embodiments, into a disperser. In some embodiments, a grabber moves the slit cover from adjacent a slitting position to a storage area and includes a guide wheel for moving a conveyor up and down in response to the configuration of the round module. In one embodiments, the plastic cover is removed manually by workers guiding the plastic wrap as it is unrolled by the unrolling device. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263170 | EYEGLASS HOLDER - A holder is disclosed for removably attaching an eyeglass with temple bars to a garment having a button hole. The holder comprises an elongated flexible member having first and second ends respectively secured to first and second coupling members. The first coupling member is configured and dimensioned for insertion through the button hole and into a mechanically engaged position in contact with an interior surface of the garment, with the flexible member projecting downwardly from the button hole along an exterior surface of the garment. The second coupling member is configured and dimensioned for detachable connection to a temple bar of the eyeglass, with the eyeglass thus being suspended by the flexible member at the exterior surface of the garment. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263171 | DEVICE FOR COUPLING STRAP AND SUBORDINATE ITEM - A coupling device includes a plug member having a rectangular rail support part and a rectangular rail connected to an outer end of the rectangular rail support part; and a socket member having a rectangular rail groove into which the rectangular rail is fitted and a slot which is defined through a side wall of the socket member defining the rail groove to extend in a lengthwise direction of the rail groove so as to allow the rail support part to pass therethrough. Of both lengthwise ends of the socket member, one end is open to define an entrance through which the rectangular rail is fitted into the rail groove, and the other end is closed. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263172 | METHOD FOR MAGNETICALLY ATTACHING AND DETACHING PORTABLE ITEMS - A method for removably attaching portable items which are usable with each other. The method comprises the steps of removably inserting a first magnetically attractable component into a first portable item, thereby forming a first magnetically attractable item; removably inserting a second magnetically attractable component into a second portable item, thereby forming a second magnetically attractable item; allowing the first magnetically attractable item to magnetically engage the second magnetically attractable item, thereby forming a detachable magnetic assembly, wherein the detachable magnetic assembly can magnetically engage a magnetic surface, enabling the detachable magnetic assembly to be removably secured to the magnetic surface, and enabling one of the first or second portable items to be removed from the detachable magnetic assembly while maintaining the other first or second portable item in engagement with the magnetic surface. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263173 | FASTENER - A fastener comprising two parts ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100263174 | MAGNETIC SAFETY PUSHPIN - A pushpin device of one embodiment preferably comprises a head adapted to allow a user to apply pressure to the head without discomfort. A longitudinally extending fastening member comprises a point at a distal end and is coupled to the head at a proximal end. A base comprises an aperture. The aperture is configured to allow the fastening member to pass through the base as the head moves proximate to the base. An outer member is coupled to the head and the base. The outer member comprises a first position in which the head is spaced from the base and the outer member encloses a longitudinal segment of the fastening member. In a second position the head is proximate to the base and the outer member is deformed, thereby allowing the fastening member to extend through the aperture. The outer member exerts a countering force on the base and the head. One of the head and the base comprises magnetically susceptible material and the other comprises magnetic material. A magnetic force between the head and the base maintains the outer member in the second position in opposition to the countering force. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263175 | FASTENER MODULE - A fastener module functions to couple a rack to a post. The fastener module includes at least an L-shaped pawl piece and at least one G-shaped hook piece. The L-shaped pawl piece includes a body and an extension. The G-shaped hook piece has an opening and a recess. The recess receives at least a portion of the body. The L-shaped pawl piece and the G-shaped hook piece are connected to each other in a mutually perpendicular manner in the space. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263176 | SEATBELT BUCKLE WITH SHOCK-PROOF DEVICE - Disclosed is a buckle for a seatbelt apparatus provided in an automobile, airplane, etc., fastened around a seat to keep a passenger safely secured. More particularly, disclosed is a shockproof device installed to a seatbelt buckle. The shockproof device is installed behind a release button and lock pin, to prevent the release button from being unexpectedly released when the release button is moved in a non-release direction. Even when the release button and lock pin are moved in a release direction, on the basis of a rotation angular velocity of the inertia lever rather than a rotation torque thereof, surface contact between the lock pin and the inertia lever is accomplished and simultaneously, owing to an anti-rotation configuration thereof, the inertia lever reliably prevents unexpected disengagement between the tongue plate and the buckle under the influence of any magnitude of inertial force. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263177 | Folding Casket - A casket can be folded and stacked into a flat position wherein multiple caskets can be stacked for efficient storage and transportation. The casket comprises a plurality of panels which have grooves which are engaged by respective panels and/or engage grooves in respective panels. Two side panels are hinged to a bottom panel and are engaged by and automatically align with the bottom panel when unfolded to a vertical position. The casket can be quickly and easily assembled with minimal exertion into a rigid casket by one person with minimal hardware. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263178 | LIGHTWEIGHT ABSORBENT BODY BAG - The present disclosure is a lightweight, absorbent body bag. The body bag is portable and disposable. The body bag has a backing substrate, an absorbent body, a cover with a recloseable flap that can be opened and closed to permit a body to be placed within and removed from the body bag, and gripping devices along the edges to permit easy transportation. A thermal seal may be applied continuously along a perimeter of the body bag to create a water-resistant body compartment. The present disclosure also includes a method for using the body bag and a body bag kit. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263179 | LINING FOR BLOCKING WI-FI, ULTRA-SOUND, LASER, VHF, UHF, BLUE TOOTH, AND RFlD TAG SIGNAL - A method of blocking the signal of an RFID tag from being read without consent or knowledge of the owner. A lining or cloth is first made of non-magnetic material containing non-magnetic metal in such concentration as is capable of blocking or attenuating transmission of a signal to or from said Radio Frequency Identification Tag. The lining or cloth is then incorporated into an article of manufacture wherein the article may be used to hold a Radio Frequency identification Tag. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263180 | ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A FRINGE TO AN ARTICLE - An article and related method for creating custom and decorative fringes including an elongate and flexible template exhibiting an interior and linear extending slot. A yarn or ribbon is successively wrapped around the sides of the template in length progressing fashion as to overlay the slot. A stabilizer, including such as a hem tape, bias tape or ribbon, is aligned with the slot and sewn or otherwise secured to the yarn or ribbon, following which the lateral extending edges are sectioned to remove the finished item from the template and to permit subsequent application to an edge or other surface of an existing article. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263181 | ROLLED ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS - The invention describes rolled electroactive polymer devices. The invention also describes employment of these devices in a wide array of applications and methods for their fabrication. A rolled electroactive polymer device converts between electrical and mechanical energy; and includes a rolled electroactive polymer and at least two electrodes to provide the mechanical/electrical energy conversion. Prestrain is typically applied to the polymer. In one embodiment, a rolled electroactive polymer device employs a mechanism, such as a spring, that provides a force to prestrain the polymer. Since prestrain improves mechanical/electrical energy conversion for many electroactive polymers, the mechanism thus improves performance of the rolled electroactive polymer device. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263182 | PIEZOELECTRIC TACTILE SENSOR - A piezoelectric tactile sensor comprises a piezoelectric membrane with a top surface, a transducer of elastic column with a bottom end surface to overlay over the top surface of the piezoelectric membrane and plural microelectrodes being sandwiched between the top surface of the piezoelectric membrane and the bottom end surface of the transducer in spread manner. When the transducer is subjected to an external stress, the piezoelectric membrane will generate uneven stress distribution to initiate dispersed microelectrodes output a corresponding induced voltage signal for being analyzed to figure out the direction and magnitude of the external stress. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263183 | APPARATUS AND TOOLS FOR USE WITH COMPRESSORS - A tool is provided for use in removing at least one airfoil. The tool includes a skid for mounting tool components, a vibrator attached to the skid, at least one jaw connected to a jaw activator. The jaw is configured to engage the airfoil. Power supply means are provided for powering the tool. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263184 | Method of Utilizing Electroluminescent Lighted Signs to Retrofit Existing Signs and for Safety Signage - A method of retrofitting an existing sign with a low power use electroluminescent (EL) panel to reduce power usage and provide longer operating life. The user initially selects an EL panel having a desired panel sign content, typically in corresponding relation to the existing sign content on the front fascia of the existing sign. The user removes the front fascia from its base and removes a cover sheet from the EL panel to expose its sticky back surface. The back surface of the EL panel is affixed to the front fascia. The EL panel is electrically connected to the source of power for the existing sign and the combined fascia and EL panel are attached to the base to define a retrofitted sign. A method of signage for emergency use attaches the sticky back surface of an EL panel to a wall or other surface to direct and/or warn others. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263185 | High pressure revamp of low pressure distillate hydrotreating process units - A cost effective method for revamping a low pressure distillate hydrotreating process unit to a high pressure distillate hydrotreating process unit. A high pressure hot-feed pump is added, the furnace is retubed for higher pressures, the low pressure reactor is replaced with a high pressure reactor, a high pressure let-down valve is added at the reactor outlet, and the low pressure recycle compressor is replaced with a high pressure recycle compressor. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263186 | Apparatus and Method for Repairing the Tubular End of a Vehicle Differential - This device comprises: an operating support for repair, provided with mounting means in said intermediate tubular sector, centering means of said operating support for repair, in relation to said tubular end, and repair devices and/or accessories which are prepared for its detachable mounting in said repair operating support. The device may be mounted in a mobile unit which comprises a transport, on which structure the repair means are placed. The method comprises the steps of removing the wheel hub, mounting an operating support in the tubular end to be repaired, mounting a centering gage and measuring and centering the operating support, removing, in the end, the centering gage, mounting on the operating support, a cutting device, and cutting the end sector of the tubular end, dismounting, in the end, the cutting device, machining the tubular end preparing a cavity to wedge a replacement tubular end, heating the tubular end and wedging the replacement tubular end in the cavity. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263187 | Exhaust Gas Deflector and Shield - A shield for deflecting or shielding exhaust gas streams is described. The exhaust shield may comprise a shielding layer comprised of high density carbon foam. The exhaust shield may include an exhaust shield support layer affixed to the shielding layer. In some embodiments the exhaust shield support layer comprises carbon foam. If desired the exhaust shield may be comprised of more than one layer of high density carbon foam or carbon foam. The layers of carbon foam and high density carbon foam may be arranged sequentially through the thickness of the panel. The exhaust shield may be used to protect structures from exhaust gas streams such as those from engines or motors, including jet engines or rocket motors. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263188 | SHOWER ENCLOSURE DESIGN AND ASSEMBLY METHODS USING PREFABRICATED SHOWER BENCHES - Methods and apparatus for creating a shower or bath enclosure, in which, given a predetermined area in which to create the shower or bath, a given prefabricated water proof bath or shower floor module is too small to occupy the entire available enclosure space. The apparatus includes the use of one or more additional enclosure components, such as one or more shower benches, to occupy a space between an edge or edges of the floor module and the exterior boundary(ies) of the enclosure space. One of the disclosed methods includes the steps of:
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20100263189 | Shoulder protection pad for ladders with hollows to accommodate rung ends and rivets - A shoulder pad or shoulder cushion that can be affixed to the outside face of any ladder rail, regardless of shape, size, length, or material. One face of the pad is made to allow for easy and quick permanent attachment to the rail by way of self-adhesive, double-stick tape or other adhesive that enables the installer to simply and quickly affix the pad to the ladder in a matter of just a few seconds. The same side is hollowed out, or routed out, to allow ladder rung protrusions, rivets, or rung attachment plates to remain recessed inside the shoulder pad without interference to the adhesive edges of the pad. The hollow may be formed by the protrusion pushing into a thin layer of soft material of lower resilience than an adhered thicker layer. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263190 | Centering Mandrel - A method and apparatus for aligning structures. In one advantageous embodiment, an apparatus comprises a tapered member and a plurality of segments. The tapered member has a first end and a second end, a diameter that increases from the first end to the second end, and the diameter has a first center. The each of the plurality of segments has an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the plurality of segments define a tapered channel capable of receiving the tapered member, wherein the outer surface has an outer diameter with a second center corresponding to the first center, and wherein movement of the plurality of segments to the second end increases the outer diameter with the second center remaining in around a same location. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263191 | VEHICLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND SEQUENCING SYSTEM - A vehicle body assembly and sequencing system includes the advantages of a batch vehicle body build sequence with the advantages of a random sequence of vehicle body styles transferred to a painting area. The build system includes using automated guided vehicles which transfer and store assembled, un-painted vehicle bodies in a storage area and sequentially transfers selected bodies from the storage area to the painting area achieving a random or variable supply of different vehicle bodies to be painted a certain color. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263192 | Multi-Element Mirror Assembly and Alignment - Methods and apparatus for aligning a mirror block with a base plate to form a mirror assembly are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for forming a mirror assembly includes positioning a mirror block in contact with a base plate that has at least one alignment feature, and indexing a portion of an alignment tool with respect to the base plate. The method also includes applying at least a first force by moving the mirror block with respect to alignment feature. A determination is made as to when a first surface of the mirror block is substantially coplanar with a first surface of the alignment feature. The mirror block is coupled to the base plate when the first surface of the mirror block is substantially coplanar with the first surface of the alignment feature. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263193 | Support Beam Shear Fitting - Methods of securing a support beam to a structure such as a cargo roller tray or a passenger cabin is achieved using a shear fitting. The shear fitting has a back plate which fastens to the support beam. The shear fitting additionally has parallel lugs which extend from the back plate and fasten to the structure. Web extenders which extend from the shear fitting perpendicular to the lugs may additionally be used to further fasten the support beam to the structure. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263194 | ATTACHMENT FOR CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE COMPONENT - A bushing ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100263195 | Structural Components for Oil, Gas, Exploration, Refining and Petrochemical Applications - A method to form a pipe system which meets level II fire endurance standard according to IMO A 18/Res.753 fire testing protocol, for use in oil, gas, exploration, refining and petrochemical applications is provided. In the pipe system, each pipe section comprises a plurality of layers, an inner layer in contact with the corrosive petroleum product comprising a thermoplastic material, a structural layer comprising a composite material, and an outer layer comprising a fire resistive material. The method comprises applying energy to join the corrosion resistant layers of the separate pipe sections together forming a joint, applying an external wrap around the joint and at least a portion of the composite structural layers of the at least two pipe sections, and bonding the external wrap to the joint and the composite structural layers by chemical curing, thermal treatment, or combinations thereof. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263196 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - A substrate processing apparatus that enables a plurality of substrates to be subjected to stable plasma processing. A chamber | 2010-10-21 |
20100263197 | SELECTABLE TUNING TRANSFORMER - An assembly and method for assembling a tuning transformer ( | 2010-10-21 |
20100263198 | Apparatus and Method for Forming HTS Continuous Conductor Elements - Apparatus for forming high temperature superconductor (HTS) continuous conductor elements from a substrate, comprises a punch cutting tool for punching from a continuous strip material at successive operations of the punch cutting tool successive parts of the length of each of a plurality of continuous serpentine conductor elements; a feed system for feeding in steps the continuous strip material through the punch cutting tool between operations of the punch cutting tool; and a plurality of synchronised take-up spools for taking up each of the conductor elements from the punch cutting tool. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263199 | Multilayer metamaterial isolator - A method of fabricating an array of radiating elements includes on one layer or surface of a dielectric substrate, forming a first leg of a first resonator loop, on another layer or surface of the dielectric substrate forming a second leg of the first resonator loop between adjacent radiating elements, forming a via through the dielectric substrate, and metallizing the via forming a third leg of the first resonator loop interconnecting the first and second legs. | 2010-10-21 |
20100263200 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING VOLTAGE SWITCHABLE DIELECTRIC MATERIAL - A wireless communication device, such as an RFID tag, is provided material that is dielectric, unless a voltage is applied that exceeds the materials characteristic voltage level. In the presence of such voltage, the material becomes conductive. The integration of such material into the device may be mechanical and/or electrical. | 2010-10-21 |