43rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130276199 | GLOVE WITH IMPACT GUARD - A glove has a top panel and a bottom panel that together form a main glove body. Fingers, including an index finger and other fingers, extend from the main glove body, each of the fingers having a top side and a bottom side corresponding with the top panel and bottom panels of the main glove body. A thumb extends from the main glove body. A region, at a juncture of the index finger and the main glove body on or adjacent the top panel and/or the thumb, has an insulating pad covering a portion of the region. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276200 | Apparel Incorporating A Protective Element - An article of apparel may include may include a garment portion and at least one protective element. The garment portion and the protective element have a configuration that forms a gap, separation, or pleat structure through, for example, folding or overlapping of a textile element of the garment portion. The gap, separation, or pleat structure may permit the protective element to move independent of other portions of the apparel at the joint, thereby enhancing a range of movement of the individual and the overall comfort of the apparel. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276201 | Cold Weather Vented Garment - The present invention relates to breathable, vented, and insulating cold weather garments. More particularly, the present invention relates to garments with chambers to retain an insulating fill material. Perforations along the seams between the insulating chambers may achieve optimal evaporative moisture transfer from the inside (proximal to the body of a wearer) of the garment to the outside environment. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276202 | ADJUSTABLE FRONT-OPENING HOSPITAL GOWN - A front-opening hospital gown includes first and second front panels. The first front panel overlaps the second front panel when the gown is worn by a patient. The second front panel has fasteners in multiple columns and rows. The first front panel has mating fasteners, for instance a single column of multiple rows. The number of rows on the front panels may be equal. An additional rear panel(s) defines an elongated slot on the back of the gown for access to the patient's back. The gown may include an anti-microbial coating, colored fabric that indicates the size of the gown, an RFID tag, color-coded intravenous access flaps, and a telemetry pocket. The intravenous access flaps may have color-coded fasteners or backing twill material. The gown may include a collar indicating the front of the gown. The collar may have a contrasting color relative to a color of the panels. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276203 | Disposable Medical Gown - A disposable medical gown ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130276204 | Disposable Medical Gown - A disposable medical gown ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130276205 | Securing Systems for Gloves or Other Objects - Apparel, sporting equipment, and other items include magnetic securing systems (e.g., for holding a ball marker on a golf glove. Housings for such systems include a mount area defining a base surface that includes a magnet or is made from a magnetic material. At least two retaining walls extend from the mount area and together with the base surface define a receptacle for receiving another component (e.g., a golf ball marker) to be held by magnetic force. In such housings, a combined total perimeter length of interior surfaces of the retaining walls around the receptacle may be less than 50% of a total length around the perimeter of the component being held. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276206 | Securing Systems for Gloves or Other Objects - Apparel, sporting equipment, and other items include magnetic securing systems (e.g., for holding a ball marker on a golf glove. Housings for such systems include a mount area defining a base surface that includes a magnet or is made from a magnetic material. At least two retaining walls extend from the mount area and together with the base surface define a receptacle for receiving another component (e.g., a golf ball marker) to be held by magnetic force. In such housings, a combined total perimeter length of interior surfaces of the retaining walls around the receptacle may be less than 50% of a total length around the perimeter of the component being held. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276207 | Lightweight and Breathable Glove Structures - Gloves, including athletic gloves, may include: (a) a front member, e.g., made from leather; (b) a rear member made from a mesh material (e.g., stretchable mesh) engaged with the front member for covering a back of a hand, wherein the rear member includes at least one support member fused to the mesh material of the rear member, wherein the support member is formed from a material (e.g., a TPU) that is less stretchable than the mesh material to which it is fused; (c) a thumb element engaged at least in part with the front member; (d) a closure system; and/or (e) one or more elastic components extending along a wrist area. The support member(s) may form at least one continuous, unbroken path across the rear member. When multiple support members are present, they may partially overlap. Also, methods for making such gloves are described. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276208 | NITRILE RUBBER ARTICLE HAVING NATURAL RUBBER CHARACTERISTICS - An carboxylated nitrile-butadiene rubber latex formulation composed of a blend of a first acrylonitrile terpolymer and a second acrylonitrile terpolymer, wherein: the acrylonitrile content of the blended terpolymers is between 17 and 45% by weight, the methacrylic acid content of the blended termpolymers is less than 15% by weight, and the remaining balance of the terpolymers being butadiene. The invention also includes an elastomeric nitrile rubber article made from the formulation. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276209 | Sports Cap with Rotatable Crown - A sports rally cap, comprising a crown member configured to rotate around its own vertical axis and to rotate around a horizontal axis of a brim. The crown member includes a plurality of sports theme logos. A brim includes on its inner surface a T-head shaped male track means for slidably engaging a compatible inter-locking bracket-shaped female channel track means that is attached to a headband member of a visor. The visor member comprises a bill having at least one logo displayed on its upper surface. The crown is configured to rotate around the head of an individual wearer person, wherefore the visor member being stably positioned on the head of the individual wearer person. The individual wearer person rallies for at least one sports team by rotating the crown until an appropriate logo appears to suit a rally theme. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276210 | Lower torso athletic apparel with built in mobile device carrying panel - The present invention provides pants/short/skirts ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130276211 | SLIP PREVENTION GOLF SOCK - The present invention relates to a slip prevention golf sock, and more particularly, a slip prevention golf sock that has a slip prevention means in the bottom of the sock at a big toe region in the ball of the left or the right foot in which a load is concentrated during a golf swing. The slip prevention means comprises silicon coating in the shape of ring or flower with non-coated region in its center. The slip prevention golf sock prevents slip effectively because the slip is prevented not only by the coating material but also by the structural characteristics of the coating with the big toe region of the ball of the foot being located in the center of the ring or flower shape coating so that a wearer is provided more stability during a golf swing. Furthermore, it provides educational benefit of teaching a beginner a support point in the sole of the foot. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276212 | EYEGLASS AND OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS HOLDER - A holder for securing eyeglasses, sunglasses or other personal items that may be securely incorporated into an article of clothing or accessory at the time of manufacture. The holder includes a base member that can be inserted into or attached to the article of clothing or accessory. A hanger is connected to the base member and includes a loop connected to a support base. One or more openings can be provided on the base member. The support base and base member can be integrally formed. The support base can be formed from part of the article of clothing or accessory. The holder allows a wearer to insert a piece of a pair of eyeglasses, or a part of another personal item, through the loop and allows the item to assume a secure and relatively flat position. The holder may also include an RFID tag and/or a covered loop. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276213 | AIRBAG SUITABLE FOR HEAD PROTECTION - An airbag ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130276214 | PROTECTIVE SNOW AND SKI HELMET - An alpine helmet for protecting the head of a wearer while the helmet is worn over a broad temperature range includes an outer shell and an energy dissipating internal padding assembly coupled to the outer shell. The padding assembly includes a first pad layer disposed inwardly of a second pad layer which may be adjacent an inner surface of the helmet shell. The first pad layer includes an arrangement of structural alterations that affect the performance of the first layer. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276215 | PROTECTION APPARATUS - An apparatus is disclosed for protecting a user's face, neck and/or ears. The protection apparatus includes a pliable draping material coupleable to a helmet. The pliable draping material includes a helmet engaging portion and a protection portion coupled to the helmet engaging portion. The protection portion protects at least one of a user's mouth, neck, and ears. The protection apparatus also includes a coupling element that couples the helmet engaging portion of the draping material to a band. The band is engageable with at least one clip on an outer surface of the helmet to removeably couple the protection apparatus to the helmet. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276216 | HINGED EYE SHIELD - At least certain embodiments describe an apparatus comprising a flip-to-wear eye shield designed for compact storage and ease of use, the eye shield dispensed in a compact, easy-to-assemble configuration, the eye shield including a protective lens and a frame coupled with the protective lens by one or more hinges, the one or more hinges configured to allow the protective lens to pivot with respect to the frame from a first substantially flat position to a second position assembled and ready for use. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276217 | Adjustable Low Pressure Warning Device - A low pressure warning device that comprises a piston located inside the device, where the piston partitions the device into a first chamber communicating with a first opening and a second chamber communicating with a second opening, an adjustable stop, and a spring located inside the device and configured to bias the piston to a position based on a position of the adjustable stop and based on a pressure differential between the first opening and the second opening, wherein a low pressure differential warning state is associated with a position of the piston. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276218 | QUICK RELEASE CONNECTION ASSEMBLY - A vest incorporating a pull element operatively connected to a plurality of tether lines extending along pathways to panel connection points at which front and rear panels of the vest are adjoined. When the pull element is extended away from the vest, the tether lines are placed into tension thereby causing the connection assemblies to be disengaged and the front and rear panels of the vest can fall away from one another. Locking elements within the connection assemblies return to their locking position upon release of the tension. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276220 | ODOR ELIMINATING APPARATUS FOR TOILETS AND THE LIKE - An odor eliminating apparatus for eliminating odorous compounds from a toilet bowl includes a housing with an extension disposed inside the bowl above the headspace of the water. A fan establishes an air flow through the housing to exhaust gases from the bowl. A filter eliminates the odorous compounds and optionally refreshes the air. The apparatus may be portable so that it can be installed onto and removed from the bowl as desired. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276221 | TOILET AND SUPPORT BARS FOR THE DISABLED - The toilet and support bars for the disabled has a toilet bowl and toilet seat configured to face the toilet tank, thereby enabling disabled and physically debilitated persons to move forward to sit on the toilet seat. The toilet has a pedestal on which the tank is mounted, and an inverted U-shaped support bar having legs supported by the building structure, to provide stability for the disabled person to use the toilet. The support bar includes a crossbar handle above the level of the tank that a disabled person may grasp for assistance in moving forward onto the toilet seat and rearward off the toilet seat. The handle may have a resilient grip. The support bar may also include stabilizers for maintaining the support bar in a rigid and fixed position so that the user is assured to find the necessary support. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276222 | WATER MASSAGE SYSTEM FOR TUBS - An assembly of a tub and liquid massage system, comprises a tub defining a bathing cavity for receiving liquid. A tub wall of the tub has a plurality of openings. A liquid massage system comprises a liquid circuit for collecting liquid from the tub, the liquid having at least a pump device for exposing the liquid in the liquid circuit to a pump action. A plurality of nozzles are provided at ends of the liquid circuit, each nozzle having a nozzle body with at least one connector portion in fluid communication with the liquid circuit. The nozzle body defines an outlet adapted to be mounted to a tub wall opposite one said opening in the tub wall for feeding liquid from the liquid circuit to the outlet into the bathing cavity of the tub, at least some of the nozzles having a throat portion in the outlet, the nozzles with the throat portion having an inner diameter reduction ratio between the nozzle body and the outlet of at least 2.5 | 2013-10-24 |
20130276223 | Spa Tub Cover and Lifter System - A spa cover includes first and second spa cover portions that are rotatable along a pivot axis. The first spa cover portion has a first length traverse to the pivot axis, and the second spa cover portion has a second length extending in the same direction as the first length. The first length is longer than the second length. When the cover is moved from a closed configuration into an open configuration, lower surfaces of the first and second spa cover portions, which face the water at the interior of the spa tub when in the closed configuration and can become unsightly, are moved into a position in which they face each other, whereas the upper surface of the second spa cover portion faces the users in the tub. A lifter is provided for moving the spa cover between the closed and an open configurations. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276224 | Fully Articulable Shower Curtain Rod - Embodiments disclosed herein provide various shower curtain rod designs for providing a shower curtain rod that allows the wet, inner-stall facing side of a shower curtain to be quickly and easily rotated 180-360 degrees. This rotation allows the wet, inner-stall facing side of the shower curtain to be positioned so that it faces out into the room rather than facing the shower stall. This facilitates faster and easier drying of the wet, inner-stall facing side of the shower curtain due to improved airflow and the lower humidity of the room. These features facilitate ease of cleaning and/or inspecting of the shower curtain, while also reducing the opportunity for mold, mildew and bacteria to grow on the curtain as the shower curtain has an improved drying time. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276225 | Fully Articulable Curtain Rod - Embodiments disclosed herein provide various adjustable shower curtain rod designs for providing a shower curtain rod that allows the wet, inner-stall facing side of a shower curtain to be quickly and easily rotated up to 360 degrees. This rotation allows the wet, inner-stall facing side of the shower curtain to be positioned so that it faces out into the room rather than facing the shower stall. This facilitates faster and easier drying of the wet, inner-stall facing side of the shower curtain due to improved airflow and the lower humidity of the room. These features facilitate ease of cleaning and/or inspecting of the shower curtain, while also reducing the opportunity for mold, mildew and bacteria to grow on the curtain as the shower curtain has an improved drying time. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276226 | MOLDED READY-TO-TILE SHOWER BASES WITH ASSOCIATED TRENCHES AND DRAINS - In one embodiment a shower pan is comprised of a floor, one or more sidewalls and a recessed trough, which are all manufactured simultaneously to form a water proof module. Other features, such as one or more curbs, may be integrated into the pan during manufacture by modifying the molding tool. In another embodiment, a variety of pre-manufactured trenches to act as stand alone linear drains which can be combined with shower pan components after manufacture are disclosed. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276227 | EVACUATION SLED - An evacuation sled for non-ambulatory patients preferably including a sheet having a plurality of handholds disposed about the left and right side edges of the sheet, each handhold comprising an opening with a reinforcement above the opening. A plurality of patient retention straps are coupled to the sheet and are configured to secure a patient in the sheet when the sheet is curved upward about the patient. A pull strap is coupled through a head of the sheet and is configured to permit a person to drag the patient strapped to the sheet. Preferably, a foot strap is affixed to the head pull strap and coupled to the foot of the sheet. The foot strap is configured to cause, when tension is applied to the head pull strap, at least one portion of the plastic sheet foot to raise upward and at least partially enclose the feet of the patient. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276228 | Framed Bed Foundation - A bed foundation comprises a first frame body and a second frame body. The first frame body and the second frame body are connected pivotally by a middle foot stand, and two lateral foot stands are pivotally disposed under the first frame body and the second frame body. Supporting bars are disposed between the middle foot stand and the two foot lateral stands. Thereby, the bed foundation of the present invention can be folded away for convenient transporting and the smaller folded size is convenient for carrying into a house for assembling. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276229 | Spring Bed Foundation - A spring bed foundation comprises a first frame body and a second frame body pivotally connected with each other. The first frame body and the second frame body can be folded together so that it is more convenient for transporting the folded spring bed foundation. A plurality of the spring bed foundations can be transported together in order to enhance the economic effectiveness. The folded spring bed foundation can be moved inside a house for assembling more conveniently. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276230 | EXERCISE MAT - An inventive mats system is provided in which a towel can be removed and changed when desired. The mat system can manipulated into a rolled configuration. When rolled, a logo on the bottom of the base mat is visible. At least one elastic strap is used to keep the mat in the rolled configuration for easy toting and storage. The system includes a holding mechanism that allows the towel to be secured to the mat mechanically. The towel has a skidless surface on top to allow a user not to slid off the towel. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276231 | FABRIC ARTICLE - An article of fabric manufacture adaptable as a bedding article to accommodate and cover more than one person sharing a bed while providing a freedom to each of the persons to individually wrap into a respectively corresponding portion of the article. In one embodiment, the article includes a foldable sheet having a perimeter defining a concave polygon with an interior angle of about 360 degrees. In another embodiment, first and second sheets are appropriately affixed to each other at the corresponding corners to define such polygon and, optionally, to define a portion of one of the first sheet that folds over the second sheet, preferably along the substantial portion of or substantially along the whole length of the second sheet. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276232 | ISO-ROLL TABLE - An improved medical procedure table has motorized elevation, Trendelenburg tilt, floating tabletop with both longitudinal and lateral travel, multi-caster control, and an iso-roll device for the tabletop. The iso-roll device is connected between a roll plate and a cross plate. The iso-roll device includes a pair of iso-roll guide plates, which are mounted laterally to a bottom of the roll plate. Each iso-roll guide plate has an arcuate guide channel therein having an upwards concave shape. A set of cam followers are positioned in both guide channel and travel therein and also fixedly mounted to a base on the cross plate. A center of radius of the arcuate guide channel is approximately 5 inches above the tabletop. Further, mounted between the iso-roll guide plates and to the roll plate is a support guide plate having an arcuate bottom surface. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276233 | PATIENT SUPPORT SYSTEM - A patient support system includes a floor cavity in the floor of a treatment room; a patient support device comprising a treatment table; a base; a first movement mechanism on which the treatment table is mounted; a second movement mechanism mounted on the base and attached to the first movement mechanism, wherein the first and second movement mechanisms are moveable independently of each other; the first movement mechanism is configured to raise and lower the treatment table and the second movement mechanism is configured to raise and lower the first movement mechanism such that in a lowered position the second movement mechanism is contained within the floor cavity. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276234 | ADJUSTABLE BED FOR TRUE LOUNGE AND TRUE ZERO G - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for an adjustable bed. The bed includes a frame mounted to a subframe. The frame is movable length-wise with respect to the subframe. The subframe includes a head lift, a foot lift, or both a head lift and a foot lift, for adjusting a vertical position of the frame with respect to the subframe. When wheels of the frame mount the head lift, the foot lift, or both, the frame assumes an orientation that is inclined with respect to the subframe. The orientation may be inclined positively, inclined negatively or inclined flat with respect to the subframe. Using the lifts, the bed may assume a zero-gravity inclination, in which the user's heart is at the same level as the user's feet. An actuator and controls may be used to adjust a position of the frame. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276235 | ROLL UP EVACUATION MATTRESS - A roll-up patient-evacuation mattress has a bottom sheet having a head end and a foot end. A mattress is disposed above the bottom sheet. A patient support sheet is disposed above the mattress, and has a left wing and a right wing which are dimensioned to respectively enclose at least portions of left and right sides of a patient lying on the patient support sheet. A foot section is coupled to the bottom sheet and is dimensioned to substantially enclose the patient-evacuation mattress when the bottom sheet, the mattress, and the patient support sheet are rolled from the head end to the foot end in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the patient-evacuation mattress into said foot section. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276236 | SUPPORT DEVICE AND METHODS - A support device such as a head support is disclosed. The head support has a frame configured for arrangement between collapsed and assembled dispositions. The head support may also have a pad and/or a cushion. In an example, the frame includes a base, a front riser, a support and a rear riser. After assembly, the central plane of the front riser is configured at an angle relative to the central planes of the base and the support, and may be substantially parallel with the central plane of the rear riser. To prepare the head support for transport, the central plane of the base can be configured substantially parallel to central planes of the front riser, the support, and the rear riser. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276237 | PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS HAVING ALERT LIGHT - A patient support apparatus includes a bed frame having a head end and a foot end and control circuitry carried by the bed frame. The control circuitry receives information about conditions of the patient support apparatus. A light is coupled to the bed frame adjacent the foot end and is coupled to the control circuitry. The light is in a first state when the patient support apparatus is operating normally and the light is in a second state when the control circuitry detects an alert condition. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276238 | Foldable Mattress Topper for Play Yards and Related Methods - Disclosed is a portable mattress topper apparatus and related methods for increasing the safety and comfort of children in play pens or play yards. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276239 | LINKED COIL MATTRESS ASSEMBLY - A mattress assembly may include a foam frame, an inner assembly within the foam frame, the inner assembly including a foam core and a pocketed coil assembly. The pocketed coil assembly can include a plurality of individual pocketed coil springs having a height. Each coil spring may be joined together to a neighboring coil spring such that at least a majority of the height of each coil spring is configured to vertically deflect without deflecting the joined neighboring coil spring. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276240 | MULTIPLE PURPOSE HAND TOOL - A hand tool comprising a body with a first end and a second end, a striking portion disposed at the first end of the body, a hand grip disposed about a portion of the body, the hand grip defining a first elongated recess, and a cutting device removable received in the first elongated recess of the hand grip. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276241 | MULTI TOOL SAW - A multi-tool saw assembly includes a saw assembly and a utility tool. The saw assembly includes a frame having a first end and a second end. The saw assembly also includes a first handle fixed relative to the frame. The saw assembly further includes a saw blade, selectively coupled to the frame and extending between the first end and the second end. The saw blade includes a first connection portion connected to the first end and a second connection portion connected to the second end. The utility tool includes a second handle and a work portion. The second handle forms a portion of the frame and/or the first handle. The utility tool is separable from the saw assembly. The saw blade remains connected to the first end and the second end, and the first handle remains connected to the frame, when the utility tool is separated from the saw assembly. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276242 | Cleaning Method - The invention provides a method for the cleaning of a soiled substrate, the method comprising treating the substrate with a solid particulate cleaning material and wash water, the treatment being carried out in an apparatus comprising a drum comprising perforated side walls and having a capacity of between 5 and 50 litres for each kg of fabric in the washload, wherein said solid particulate cleaning material comprises a multiplicity of polymeric particles at a particle to fabric addition level of 0.1:1-10:1 by mass, each particle being substantially cylindrical or spherical in shape and having an average density in the range of 0.5-2.5 g/cm | 2013-10-24 |
20130276243 | LIQUID LAUNDRY DETERGENTS COMPRISING A SILICONE ANTI-FOAM - Dual-usage aqueous liquid detergent compositions having suds compatability and improved cleaning, said composition containing from about 1% to about 60%, by weight of the composition, of a surfactant system wherein said surfactant system contains at least 35%, by weight of the surfactant system, of alkylethoxysulfate; from 0% to about 10%, by weight of the surfactant system, of nonionic surfactant; from 0% to about 10%, by weight of the surfactant system, of soap; further contains from about 0.001% to about 4.0%, by weight of the composition, of an anti-foam selected from organomodified silicone polymers with aryl or alkylaryl substituents combined with silicone resin and the primary filler is modified silica; and mixtures thereof; and contains from about 0.01% to about 2.5%, by weight of the composition, of a structurant. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276244 | TOPICAL DEPILATORY AND METHOD OF REMOVING HAIR - A topical depilatory made from the juice of a ripe fruit of the | 2013-10-24 |
20130276245 | COMPOSITION FOR SURFACE COLOURATION OF PAPER - The invention relates to a composition fur surface coloration of paper web comprising a) from 0.1 to 30% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of a colouring pigment, b) from 0.1 to 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition of a starch/latex copolymer, characterized in that, in addition to stare ii, the monomeric components that are copolymerized comprise i) styrene or a substituted styrene, ii) acrylate and/or methacrylate and, optionally, iii) one or more further ethylenically unsaturated monomers, c) from 0 to 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of starch or a starch derivative, d) from 0 to 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition of one or more auxiliaries and e) water to complete to 100% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276246 | MACHINE AND PROCEDURE FOR THE DYEING OF REELS OF YARN AND/OR TEXTILE FIBRES WOUND ON PACKAGES - A machine dyeing reels of yarn and textile fibers wound on packages, including: a structure delimiting a chamber partially or fully filled with a dyeing fluid; a support immersed in the dyeing fluid; a plurality of reel-holder rods that communicate via the fluid with the support to allow the dyeing fluid to pass the support; first and second recirculation mechanisms associated with the structure, to initiate transit of the dyeing fluid in accordance with at least one set route. The first recirculation mechanism interposed between the chamber and the support induces the dyeing fluid to pass through the reel-holder rods and includes a pump and respective selection mechanisms to intermittently channel the dyeing fluid through the support, the reel-holder rods, and the respective reels. The second recirculation mechanism induces transit of the dyeing fluid within the chamber in accordance with at least one closed route. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276247 | ENERGY DAMPER-STORAGE DEVICE FOR LOW FLOOR VEHICLE ACCESS RAMP - A ramp assembly includes a frame assembly, a ramp connected to the frame assembly, a drive member having first and second engagements, and a counterbalance mechanism cooperating with the drive member. The ramp is pivotable relative to the frame assembly and has a deployed position and a stowed position. The drive member is configured to move the ramp between the deployed position and the stowed position. The counterbalance mechanism includes a gas strut having a first end and a second end. The first end of the gas strut is secured to the frame assembly and the second end of the gas strut is movable relative to the frame assembly. The first and second engagements of the drive member are configured to engage the second end of the gas strut. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276248 | CLEANING DEVICE - A cleaning device ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130276249 | SWEEPER DRIVE ASSEMBLY - A lawn sweeper including a swing arm rotatably connected to a wheel axle including a first end connected to a biasing element and a second end including a rotatably connected idler gear that meshingly engages a wheel gear in a first position and is disengaged from the wheel gear in a second position. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276250 | Trackable pipeline scraper for active tracking and locating - A tracking system for use with a pipeline includes a scraper having signal generation capability for generating acoustic signals, a plurality of acoustic pressure sensors positioned at intervals along the path traveled by the scraper, and a plurality of local processors positioned at intervals along the path traveled by the scraper. Each of the local processors is m communication with a respective acoustic pressure sensor. A central processor is in communication with the local processors and determines the location of the scraper using time-stamped acoustic signals received by the pressure sensors and a speed of sound, in a fluid within the pipeline. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276251 | SCRUB BRUSH - A scrub brush for cleaning arms, hands, and fingernails includes a reservoir for applying an antiseptic or cleaning composition and first and second groups of bristles having different relative flexibilities. The reservoir can be an absorbent open-foam material capable of absorbing and holding a liquid cleaning composition. The first bristles are designed to gently cleanse skin surfaces without scratching, gouging, scraping or otherwise damaging skin. The second bristles are more rigid than the first bristles to more aggressively scrub dirt, microbes or other foreign debris from gaps underneath fingernails. A finger alignment guide adjacent to the stiffer bristles maintains proper alignment between fingernails and the stiffer bristles so that the bristles enter gaps underneath the fingernails when the fingers are moved in a back and forth motion. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276252 | Oral Care Implement - An oral care implement, such as a toothbrush ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130276253 | MULTI-FUNCTION BRUSH FOR OVERDENTURE - A multi-function brush for an overdenture includes a brush handle having a head end and a tail end. The head end has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A first group of brushes is provided on the first surface of the head end. A second group of brushes is provided on the second surface of the head end. The first group of brushes is arranged in a curve and corresponding to an outline of the first surface for matching the surface configuration of the overdenture. The second group of brushes is extending in an inclined angle from the second surface away from the brush handle. Under this arrangement, an overdenture user can clean the tissue surface and the denture surface of the overdenture and the male part of the dental attachments provided on the tissue surface by this single brush. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276254 | Windeck Lawn Mower Blower Attachment Device - An apparatus for creating a strong force of concentrated energy and a blowing force of air pressure in cooperation with an industrial, commercial or home care lawn mower. This device is a new combination of existing materials configured with unique features that provide an effective, practical and economical way to provide an air blower device. It is comprised of a main deck with features with two or more air ducts, a series of baffles to direct the air movement through the deck, and an exhaust duct; of at least one blower fan; and of a means to secure the main deck and blowers to a mower device. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276255 | WIPER LEVER ASSEMBLY AND WIPER BLADE - Disclosed is a wiper lever assembly that includes upper and lower levers, a plurality of pivotal connecting parts that are pivotally coupled to a longitudinal end of the upper lever, and a plurality of mating pivotal connecting parts that are disposed on the lower lever. The assembly further includes an upper pressing arc portion disposed on the upper lever over the plurality of pivotal pressing parts. The upper pressing arc is in slidable contact with a lower engaging arc portion disposed on the lower lever. In addition, a radius of curvature of a concave arc of the upper pressing arc portion and the lower engaging arc portion is larger than that of a convex arc of the upper pressing arc portion and the lower engaging arc portion. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276256 | DEVICE FOR CLEANING AERONAUTICAL PARTS - Device for cleaning aeronautical parts after machining or piercing includes an element for spraying a liquid on the part to be cleaned and an element for aspirating the oil-soiled liquid, chips and/or dust. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276257 | ROTARY SURFACE CLEANING TOOL - A rotary surface cleaning machine for cleaning floors, including both carpeted floors and uncarpeted hard floor surfaces including but not limited to wood, tile, linoleum and natural stone flooring. The rotary surface cleaning machine has a rotary surface cleaning tool mounted on a frame and coupled for high speed rotary motion relative to the frame. The rotary surface cleaning tool has a substantially circular operational surface that performs the cleaning operation. The rotary surface cleaning tool is driven by an on-board power plant to rotate at high speed. The rotary surface cleaning tool is coupled to a supply of pressurized hot liquid solution of cleaning fluid and a powerful vacuum suction source. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276258 | SYSTEM INCLUDING A FLOOR VACUUM CLEANER AND A HAND-HELD VACUUM CLEANER - A system includes a floor vacuum cleaner and a hand-held vacuum cleaner. The floor vacuum cleaner has an interface configured to be coupled with the hand-held vacuum cleaner. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276259 | FLEXIBLE PLASTICS TUBING PROVIDED FOR TRANSMITTING A SIGNAL - Flexible plastics tubing provided for transmitting a signal, wherein the tubing at a first end includes a signal input member, and at the second end includes a signal readout member, characterized in that said tubing comprises at least one zone extending continuously from said first end towards said second end to be connected to the signal input member and the signal readout member respectively, wherein said at least one zone is made of a conductive plastics. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276260 | HAND-HELD BLOWER DEVICES WITH VACUUM FUNCTION - Hand-held blower devices with vacuum function are provided. In this regard, a representative device includes: a housing defining an interior, an intake and an exhaust; an impeder mounted within the interior and being operative to rotate such that air is drawn into the interior through the intake and expelled from the interior through the exhaust; a locking mechanism mounted to the housing, the locking mechanism being movable between an unlocked position and a locked position; and a vacuum tube assembly having an inlet end and an outlet end and defining an air passageway between the inlet end and the outlet end, the outlet end being operative to engage the intake of the housing for the vacuum mode of operation; the locking mechanism being operative to interface with the vacuum tube assembly to retain the outlet end of the vacuum tube assembly in engagement with the intake of the housing for the vacuum mode of operation. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276261 | Vacuum cleaner with noise reduction recesses - A new vacuum cleaner that is adapted for use in a vehicle has a user-removable debris collection tank that has spaced recesses on the bottom that inhibit both fore-and-back movement of debris within the collection tank and side-to-side movement of debris within the collection tank. The recesses are located in opposed outer corners of the tank, and have lower surfaces that support the tank in a standing position. Raised sections divide each of the recesses into two corner recess sections and an offset recess section, and inhibit both fore-and-aft movement of debris within the recesses and side-to-side movement of debris within the recess sections. The offset recess section has tracks that curve in different directions from an intermediate position adjacent or near a side of the tank. The bottom of the tank is generally curved downwardly towards the sides of the tank. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276262 | Vacuum Cleaner with Screen Cage - A vacuum cleaner has a screen cage that is permanently attached to a lid that fits on a receptacle. The screen cage has multiple layers of screens with different screen sizes, including an inner support that has greater rigidity and larger apertures that the primary screen, and an outer screen that also has greater rigidity and larger apertures than the primary screen, and is made of a different material than the support. A replaceable filter mounts to a power head that can be removed from the lid while the lid remains attached to the receptacle, and nests in the screen cage. A thermal cutoff shuts the vacuum cleaner off when the temperature of air in a part of the flowpath exceeds a limit. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276263 | VACUUM CLEANER AND SUCTION NOZZLE THEREOF - A vacuum cleaner and suction nozzle thereof. The vacuum cleaner has a housing, dust collecting unit, filter assembly, motor assembly and roller brush. The suction nozzle has a bottom housing, front cover and roller brush. The housing includes a concave cavity; the bottom housing and the front cover latch together to form a chamber; the roller brush assembly and the separation piece fit into this chamber; the separation piece corresponds to a transmission component of the roller brush. When rotating at high speed, the roller brush forms a seamless and closed separation face with the separation piece, preventing foreign matter from entering the transmission component, thus avoiding reduced suction and damage due to a tangled synchronous belt or a shaft jamming a roller brush bearing. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276264 | Radial Blower | 2013-10-24 |
20130276265 | DOUBLE END HINGE CONSTRUCTION FOR MULTIPLE ARTICULATING PANEL SECTIONAL DOORS - A roller hinge assembly for connecting articulating door panels and simultaneously supporting a laterally extending panel support roller assembly includes multiple uniformly sized hinges having a male hinge strap and a female strap. Two or more such uniformly sized hinge units are arrayed laterally or side by side co-joined by a single hinge pin. Further, to insure appropriate alignment, a tubular roller bushing co-joins the male or the female hinge straps. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276266 | UNIVERSAL HINGE - A durable, two-ply rubber-reinforced hinge is designed to bend an indefinite amount of times, thereby solving the problem of breaking or tearing that occurs in conventional plastic hinges. The hinges of the present invention may be particularly suited for use with ice chests/portable coolers—either at the original hinge at the time of manufacture, or as a replacement hinge when the original hinges break. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276267 | LINKAGE-TYPE SYNCHRONIZATION MODULE STRUCTURE - A linkage-type synchronization module structure includes a slide member, a relative slide member and two extensible/retractable assemblies connected therebetween. Second ends of the extensible/retractable assemblies are respectively pivotally connected to corresponding sections of two sides of the slide member. First ends of the extensible/retractable assemblies are slidably pivotally connected with each other and restricted by a middle slide guide section disposed between the slide member and the relative slide member. Two fixed support sections are respectively oppositely disposed on two lateral sides of the middle slide guide section. The extensible/retractable assemblies are formed with slide guide sections in which the fixed support sections are fitted. A restriction slide guide mechanism is disposed between each extensible/retractable assembly and the relative slide member for cooperatively guiding the extensible/retractable assemblies to pivotally rotate and extend/retract so as to synchronize the moves of two sides of the slide member. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276268 | DAMPING STRUCTURE - A damping mechanism has a housing body defining a cavity with a central axis, a threaded section disposed with female threads revolving about the central axis and a smooth section; a rotating shaft inserted into the cavity; and a piston, wherein the piston comprises a threaded section disposed with male threads revolving about the central axis and a piston head. The threaded section of the cavity and the threaded section of the piston constitute a screw-on fit relationship between the female and male threads. The piston head is clearance-fitted or seal-fitted with the smooth section of the cavity. An axial hole section of the piston is clearance-fitted or seal-fitted with the rotating shaft. The rotating shaft is provided with a radially outwardly-opening and axially-extending oiling slot on the sliding path of the piston head while the depth and/or width of the oiling slot changes gradually. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276269 | BELT BUCKLE STRUCTURE - A belt buckle structure includes a buckle and a circular element. The buckle has a surface with a recess formed thereon. A first step surface and a second step surface in the recess are formed at different elevations. The second step surface is at a higher elevation and has a first positioning magnet and a second positioning magnet located thereon. The circular element slides clockwise or counterclockwise to be positioned at a desired location in the recess, and can be removed or positioned as desired whenever needed by users. Thus the functionality of the belt can be increased, and the difficulty of positioning the graphic on the top surface of the circular element in the correct alignment can be resolved. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276270 | Slide Fastener and Slider for Slide Fastener - A slider for a slide fastener includes a stopper mechanism formed for “forward use,” in which the surface where coiled fastener elements are attached on a fastener tape is the front surface, can be used for “reverse use,” in which the surface where the coiled fastener elements are attached on the fastener tape is the back surface. The inner surface of the lower blade of the slider body of a slider has a protrusion that extends in the forward-reverse direction from a guiding bar towards a posterior opening. The protrusion has a first horizontal upper surface on the guide bar end of the protrusion that is highest and a second upper surface on the posterior opening end that is lower than the first upper surface. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276271 | ADHERING FASTENING STRIP WITH GRIP AREA - One aspect provides a fastening strip, including: a central portion comprised of a flexible material and having a first side and a second side, the first side including a first complementary material and the second side including a second complementary material, complementary to the complementary material of the first side; and a grip area disposed on at least the first side of the central portion; wherein the grip area extends substantially an entire length of fastening strip and includes a grip material. Other aspects are described. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276272 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING A COMPRESSIBLE AREAL STRUCTURE TO A BODY PART OF A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a device for fastening a compressible areal structure to a body part of a vehicle having at least one connecting element and at least one counterpart element, which subject to fixing a compressible areal structure to a body part can be connected to each other. It is provided that the counterpart element comprises a mounting, into which the connecting element for connecting to the counterpart element can be inserted, wherein the mounting allows a movement of the connecting element relative to the counterpart element subject to maintaining the fixing of areal structure and body part. The invention furthermore relates to an arrangement of body part, compressible areal structure and at least one device for fastening the areal structure to the body part. The body part can be a window support, in particular for the windshield of a vehicle, and the areal structure can be a sound/and a heat-insulating structure. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276273 | Quick Tightener - The present invention discloses a quick tightener, which addresses the problems existing in the conventional tighteners such as inconvenient operation or failure in use under extreme conditions. The quick tightener includes a support, a handle, a ratchet wheel and a half-moon shaft. The half-moon shaft is composed of a first half-moon shaft and a second half moon shaft. Said first half-moon shaft could be fixedly connected with the ratchet wheel. Said second half-moon shaft could be fixedly connected with the ratchet wheel in the circumferential direction and axially move relative to the ratchet wheel. A clutch device is located between said first half-moon shaft and second half-moon shaft to connect the second half-moon shaft to the first half-moon shaft or disengage the second half-moon shaft from the first half-moon shaft. Such a quick tightener is equipped with the advantages such as preferential reliability and a high practical value. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276274 | BUCKLE FOR SECURING GOODS - A buckle for securing a strap for goods, comprising a body having two side walls and bars extending between these side walls, which bar or bars provided with a peripheral roughening, wherein at least one tensioning side of the body of the bar or bars are provided with a profile which allows the strap to pass through, and that the lease strain on the strap causes the profile to bite into the strap. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276275 | ROTARY DRUM FOR FIBER-STACKING DEVICE - A rotary drum for a fiber-stacking device includes a drum body, pattern plates each having a single fiber-stacking depression, and holding mechanisms each detachably holding a corresponding pattern plate on the outer circumferential surface of the drum body. Each holding mechanism has a fixed hook and a moveable hook. The fixed hook is immovably attached to one side of the drum body and forms a first groove with the drum body. The movable hook is attached to the other side of the drum body to be moveable between a holding position and a release position, forms a second groove with the drum body at the holding position, and opens the second groove at the release position. When the movable hook is at the holding position, the two side parts of the pattern plate are accommodated inside the first and second grooves. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276276 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AUTOMOBILE DOOR HINGE - A method of manufacturing an automobile door hinge includes hot forging a round steel bar to form a forged workpiece including a mounting portion, an arm portion, and a column portion, and forming a shaft hole by punching the column portion by using a special die and a punch. The die has a gap formed therein so that, during punching, a slug is not generated and the column portion expands outward when the punch is pressed from a punching start point to a predetermined dimension, and a slug is generated and discharged when the punch is pressed from the predetermined dimension to a punching end point. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276277 | CHIP MANUFACTURING METHOD, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD MANUFACTURING METHOD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A liquid ejection apparatus manufacturing method includes forming a metallic film in at least the section to be cut of a bonding surface between the flow path forming substrate (a second substrate) and the protection substrate (a first substrate); forming a first fragile section on the protection substrate by irradiating the section to be cut of the protection substrate bonded to the flow path forming substrate from the protection substrate side with a laser beam whose condensing point is focused thereon, and forming a second fragile section on the flow path forming substrate by melting the metallic film of the section to be cut; and dividing the protection substrate and the flow path forming substrate bonded to each other along the first fragile section and the second fragile section. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276278 | APPLICATOR FOR THE REMOVAL AND ATTACHMENT OF A CONTACT CLIP TO A RAIL - An applicator for the removal and attachment of a contact clip to a railway rail comprises an applicator body forming a clip seat to receive the contact clip, a thrust jaw suitable for engaging the clip housed in the clip seat, a contrast jaw suitable for engaging the foot of the rail, a thrust device for moving the thrust jaw towards the contrast jaw so as to push the contact clip housed in the clip seat in a thrust direction towards the contrast side, in which the clip seat is suitable for supporting the contact clip transversally to the thrust direction in an area between the thrust jaw and the contrast jaw. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276279 | REMOVAL TOOL FOR SERVO HORN WITH SPLINE-SHAFT COUPLING - A device to remove a metal servo horn in an efficient way by utilizing the lifting force to separate servo horn from a servo output shaft when screw is rotated counter-clockwise and hits against the concave of lower surface of upper front plate of the device. Clamping force provided by two fastening members combines the device and servo horn into one integrated unit to avoid the distortion of open end of the device when lifting force is greater than rigidity of the device. When a lifting force for removing the integrated unit is applied in direction opposite to installing direction of servo horn, it overcomes the friction between the inner splines of servo horn and the outer splines of servo output shaft then separates both splines. The removal of the servo horn from the servo output shaft is achieved. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276280 | Method and Device for Aiding in Manual Handling of a Work Piece During Machining - Disclosed is a method for aiding in manual handling of a work piece during machining, which method comprises the steps of: reading a predetermined work plan, comprising a required orientation of the work piece for each machining step of the work plan; detecting the orientation of the work piece; comparing the detected orientation of the work piece with the required orientation; and projecting an indication on the work piece for aiding to manually orient the work piece to the required orientation for the machining step to be performed. Al disclosed is a device for performing the method. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276281 | LOWER SUPPORTING PIN LAYOUT DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND LOWER SUPPORTING PIN LAYOUT DETERMINATION METHOD - A lower supporting pin module | 2013-10-24 |
20130276282 | Desk-Mounted Retainer Device for Portable Sheet Clamps - Disclosed is a device which may be used to secure a sheath or stack of papers contained in an apparatus such as a commonly-used architectural sheet rack clamp. The device is essentially a three-tiered rectangular structure forming two parallel, length-wise channels within the spaces defined by the three tiers. One channel, situated as the upper channel, is structured so as to securely accommodate the typical sheet clamp used to store such materials as architectural drawings, maps, and other similar over-sized sheets. The second, or lower, channel of the device is contains two adjustable fastening means, enabling attachment of the lower channel to a desk, draftsman's stand, or table. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276283 | INJECTOR CUP UNIT FOR CONNECTING FUEL INJECTION PIPE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - There is provided a method of fabricating an injector cup unit for connecting a fuel injection pipe, which includes providing a steel bar in which parent bodies of injector cups and parent bodies of injector holders, integrally formed with the parent bodies of the injector cups, are continuously connected in a longitudinal direction thereof, cutting the steel bar to a preset length to fabricate the parent body of the injector cup and the parent body of the injector holder, and processing the parent body of the injector cup and the parent body of the injector holder to fabricate the injector cup and the injector holder integrally formed with the injector cup. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276284 | METHOD FOR RECYCLING OF OBSOLETE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS - Processes for recycling printed wire boards using environmentally-friendly compositions, wherein electronic components, precious metals and base metals may be collected for reuse and recycling. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276285 | DIFFUSER CASE REMOVAL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method and apparatus is provided for removing a centrifugal compressor diffuser case from a turbofan gas turbine engine case which may be used while the engine is installed on an aircraft or when the engine has been removed from the aircraft. The tool includes movable gripping members at least one force member for exerting a pushing action on the engine structure on which the diffuser case is mounted the method includes gripping a peripheral portion of the diffuser case and applying an axial pushing force on the case relative to the engine case to thereby overcome an interference fit between the diffuser case and the engine case. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276286 | VEHICLE OPENING COVERINGS - Vehicle coverings can be used to temporarily cover one or more openings of a vehicle so as to prevent undesired materials from entering the vehicle. The coverings can include magnets, which can automatically couple the covering with the vehicle in a releasable fashion. Some coverings include suction cups to secure portions of the coverings to nonmagnetic portions of the vehicle. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276287 | WIRE THREAD INSERT WITH REDRESSABLE MOUNTING TANG AS WELL AS ITS MANUFACTURING AND INSTALLATION - A wire thread insert comprises besides a cylindrical helix consisting of a plurality of coils a moving tang projecting into the interior of the helix for installing the wire thread insert into a receiving thread. The wire thread insert is connected to the cylindrical helix via a bending portion such that the moving tang can be redressed into the receiving thread after installation of the wire thread insert. The wire thread insert is installed by means of an installation tool with a mounting spindle, which installs the wire thread insert in the receiving thread via a moving shoulder and the moving tang. A compression blade provided at the mounting spindle bends the moving tang back into the receiving thread while the mounting spindle is removed from the installed wire thread insert. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276288 | Fire Engine Hose Connector - A method for using a fire engine hose connector system is reported. The system allows for rapid connection between the fire hose and the fire engine, and more importantly the system enables even more rapid disconnection. The fire engine and fire fighting personnel may make a rapid escape form an overtaking wildfire. The ability to rapidly disconnect and escape from the fire scene allows the fire engine and personnel to access hydrant supplies that would otherwise not be available due to safety procedures that preclude connection when the long disconnect time requirements of prior art connectors place the escape of the fire engine and personnel at risk in a rapidly moving fire. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276289 | TOLERANCE RING AND ASSEMBLY WITH DEFORMABLE PROJECTIONS - A method of assembling a tolerance ring between opposing surfaces of an inner and outer component arranged to mate with one another to provide an interference fit therebetween includes mounting the tolerance ring on one of the inner and outer components whereby the projections are received in a recessed portion on that component, partially mating the inner and outer components, and completing mating by causing relative movement between the tolerance ring and the recessed portion to move the projections from the recessed portion and to be compressed between the mated inner and outer components. The tolerance ring includes an annular band of resilient material for engaging an opposing surface of one of the inner and outer components. The annular band has a plurality of deformable projections extending radially therefrom to engage the opposing surface of the other one of the inner and outer components. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276290 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING OPTICAL CONNECTOR - To provide a method for assembling an optical connector with which the optical connector can be easily assembled. An optical connector is assembled by preparing a holding cap that holds a frame member and a plug housing while maintaining a relative positional relationship between the frame member and the plug housing, inserting a ferrule into the frame member, and connecting the plug housing and the rear housing to each other. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276291 | Tongs With Low Torque at High Pressure - A tongs system and method for making and breaking threaded joints of a string of tubing for an oil well involves, in some examples, the use of a set of tongs with a two-speed transmission and a hydraulic system selectively operable in a high-pressure mode and a low-pressure mode. During an initial tightening period, the tongs system operates in high-gear and high-pressure for maximum speed. During a subsequent final tightening period, the tongs system operates in low-gear and low-pressure to controllably tighten the joint to a predetermined target torque. In some examples, to allow the transmission to shift speed without jamming gears, the tongs system pauses for an instant between the initial and final tightening periods. In some examples, the tongs system is interlocked with a hoist and/or other tube-holding and handling equipment. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276292 | Floating Barrel Nut Assembly and Related Methods - Disclosed is a floating barrel nut with improved means for retaining a nut in a seat of a segmented cylindrical slug and related methods. In one embodiment, a barrel nut according to this disclosure may comprise: a nut with a threaded shaft and a flange that is chamfered on its lower end; a cylindrical slug that has been segmented along a plane that is parallel to the cylindrical axis, said slug having a head and a foot; two pins; wherein said nut is configured to float between the head and foot of the slug; wherein said shaft features an indentation on opposite sides thereof; and, wherein said pins are attached to the head and foot of the slug and sit in the indentations of the shaft. In another embodiment the pins are bent around the shaft. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276293 | PANEL ASSEMBLY RETAINER AND METHOD OF USE - A panel assembly includes a retainer, a first panel, and a second panel. A weld stud extends from the first panel. The second panel is positioned adjacent to the first panel and defines a hole that circumscribes the weld stud. The retainer includes a base and a nut. The base includes an annular cap and a cylindrical guide feature. The nut has radial fins, one of which is beveled. The cylindrical guide feature is positioned within the hole and circumscribes the weld stud. One of the radial fins is positioned adjacent to an upper surface of the cap, while the radial fin having the beveled surface is received within a slot defined by the cap to secure the nut to the base and the stud. Tabs may be arranged on an inner bore of the nut. A method of using the retainer in a panel assembly is also disclosed. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276294 | TUBULAR THREADED JOINT HAVING IMPROVED HIGH TORQUE PERFORMANCE - A lubricating coating which can prevent the occurrence of galling even when makeup is carried out with a high torque and which has excellent rust preventing properties is formed on the contact surfaces of a pin and/or a box of a tubular threaded joint. The lubricating coating contains copolymer particles made from particles of an acrylic-silicone copolymer with an average particle diameter of 10-50 μm dispersed in a highly viscous matrix made from a mixture of a rosin-based substance selected from rosin and its derivatives, wax, a metal soap, and a basic metal salt of an aromatic organic acid (such as highly basic Ca sulfonate). | 2013-10-24 |
20130276295 | Method And Fixture For Twisting End Portions of Bar Conductors, In Particular For Bar Windings of Electric Machines - A twisting method ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130276296 | STATOR CORE MANUFACTURING METHOD - In a method for manufacturing a stator core, core steel plates each having a yoke part and teeth parts are sequentially formed and the core steel plates are laminated one on another to produce the stator core. This method includes forming a cut section extending in a radial direction in each of the core steel plates in the progressive press process so that the cut section is located in only one place in a circumferential direction. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276297 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR HELICAL CORE FOR ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE FOR HELICAL CORE FOR ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A manufacturing method of a helical core for a rotating electrical machine includes: first step forming a yoke portion extending along one direction and tooth portions protruding toward a width direction of the yoke portion from a first side edge of the width direction, with respect to a belt-shaped metal plate extending along the one direction; second step forming a notch at a position between tooth portions of the yoke portion after the first step; and third step processing the belt-shaped metal plate into a helical shape by applying bending to the metal plate so that the belt-shaped metal plate is curved toward the width direction sequentially from a portion where the notch is formed after the second step, and in the third step, a distance between a position where the application of bending starts and the position where the notch is formed is limited to within a predetermined dimension. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276298 | METHOD FOR MAKING SURFACE MOUNT INDUCTOR - A method for manufacturing an inductor includes a mold device having a mold cavity, disposing a coil member above the mold cavity of the mold device, filling metallic particles into the mold cavity of the mold device, forcing the coil member into the metallic particles to form a base member, applying two conductive coating members onto the base member and electrically connecting to the terminals of the coil member respectively, and attaching two conductive coverings onto the conductive coating members respectively and electrically connecting to the conductive coating members respectively for allowing the inductors to be quickly manufactured in a mass production. | 2013-10-24 |
20130276299 | Clamping and Heating Apparatus For Joining Tools - A friction stir spot welding tool and a self-piercing riveting tool are disclosed for joining parts. The parts are clamped between a head and anvil support of the friction stir spot welding tool or the self-piercing riveting tool. A plurality of clamping and heating modules are attached to an attachment fixture on the head and the anvil support that heats the area around the pin of the friction stir spot welding tool or self-piercing riveting tool prior to and during the joining operation. | 2013-10-24 |