43rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110260349 | ZIRCONIA BODY AND METHODS - A translucent zirconia sintered body, a dental article comprising a shaped, translucent zirconia body, a zirconia green body, and methods of making a translucent zirconia sintered body, methods of making a dental article comprising a shaped, translucent zirconia body, and methods of making a zirconia green body are described. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260350 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BLOW-MOLDING CONTAINERS - A method and an apparatus for blow-molding containers are disclosed. A parison made of a thermoplastic material is first subjected to a thermal treatment in the zone of a heating section along a conveying path. The parison is then shaped into the container within a blow mold under the effect of a blowing pressure. Once the container has been blow-molded, a wall thickness is measured on at least one vertical level of the container. A preset value for the wall thickness is fed to a controller as a desired value, and the measured wall thickness is fed thereto as an actual value. The controller presets the quantity of at least one parameter influencing the blowing process in accordance with a difference between the desired value and the actual value. More specifically, the controller presets the quantity of at least one parameter influencing the supply of blowing gas. The quantity of the parameter is preset on the basis of a blowing process simulation model implemented in the controller. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260351 | VACUUM-ASSISTED FOAMING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOULDING INSULATION OF REFRIGERATION CONTAINERS - A method and an apparatus for foaming a refrigeration container ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110260352 | Stabilizing Semi-Crystalline Polymers To Improve Storage Performance Of Medical Devices - Methods are disclosed for improving the storage performance of polymeric stents that reduce or eliminate the effects of long term aging on the properties of the stents. A polymeric stent or a polymeric tube from which a stent is made is heated to a temperature between ambient and the glass transition temperature of the polymer for a period of time. The heating causes densification or an increase in density of the polymer which stabilizes the properties of the polymer in later processing steps and storage. The stent can be made from a polymeric tube that is expanded at a temperature above the glass transition temperature and cooled to maintain an expanded diameter. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260353 | Rapid Dissolve Media - A method for producing a pelletized material includes mixing a media powder with a treated water, the treated water comprising an additive for substantially preventing bacterial contamination, pouring a mixture of the media powder and the treated water on a non-binding surface, spreading the mixture into a wafer, drying the wafer, and grinding the wafer to produce the pelletized material. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260354 | MULTILAYER, HEAT-SHRINKABLE FILM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF MICROLAYERS - A multilayer, heat-shrinkable film generally includes at least one bulk layer and a microlayer section comprising a plurality of microlayers. The ratio of the thickness of any of the microlayers to the thickness of the bulk layer ranges from about 1:2 to about 1:40. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260355 | POLYLACTIC ACID SHRINK FILMS AND METHODS OF CASTING SAME - A heat-shrinkable polylactic acid (PLA) film and a method of its manufacture are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the PLA films exhibit heat-induced shrinkage in the transverse direction with little to no concomitant shrinkage in the machine direction. The films may comprise any grade of PLA polymer, optionally including additives, such as antiblock, slip, plasticizers, viscosity enhancers and combinations thereof. A method of cast and tenner manufacture is disclosed, which includes a temperature conditioning step. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260356 | POLY(TRIMETHYLENE ARYLATE) FIBERS, PROCESS FOR PREPARING, AND FABRIC PREPARED THEREFROM - A fine denier poly(trimethylene arylate) spun drawn fiber is characterized by high denier uniformity. A process for preparing uniform fine denier yarns at spinning speeds of 4000 to 6000 m/min is further disclosed. The poly(trimethylene arylate) fiber hereof comprises 0.1 to 3% by weight of polystyrene. Fabrics prepared therefrom are also disclosed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260357 | ROTARY PROCESS FOR FORMING UNIFORM MATERIAL - A thin, uniform membrane comprising polymeric fibrils or a combination of fibrils and particles, wherein the fibrils have randomly convoluted cross-sections, and a process for making the membrane are disclosed. The membrane may be on the surface of a substrate as part of a composite sheet, or as a stand-alone structure. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260358 | Post Electron Beam Conditioning of Polymeric Medical Devices - Methods are disclosed for conditioning a polymeric stent after sterilization, and/or after crimping and before packaging, such that the properties of the polymeric stent fall within a narrower range of values. The stent is exposed to a controlled temperature at or above ambient for a period of time after radiation sterilization and/or after crimping and before sterilization. As a result, the polymeric stent properties, particularly radial strength and number-average molecular weight of the polymer of the polymeric stent, fall within a narrower range. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260359 | COMPRESSION MOULD FOR COATING A MEMBER WITH A COATING LAYER - The invention relates to a compression mould for coating a rigid member that includes a male portion and a female portion each including a reception surface, respectively, of the member and of a coating layer. The surface has the shape of the member, one of the portions being movable so as to bear against the member and the coating layer in order to bind the coating layer to the member. A silicone-based coating is attached to one of the portions, wherein the coating is intended to bear against the member in order to apply a substantially uniform pressure on said member. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260360 | TOUCH FASTENER PRODUCTS - A touch fastener including an elongated base having multiple segments connected by articulable joints. Each segment has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a plurality of touch fastener elements extending from the lower surface of the base. A flexible barrier extends across at least one articulable joint between adjacent base segments. The fastener may include a magnetically attractable material disposed along a center region of the upper surface of the base. The fastener base may define a pair of first and second notches in opposite longitudinal edges of the base at the articulable joint to allow bending of the base. The base may also define a slit extending through the base from a longitudinal edge thereof at the articulable joint. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260361 | SAFE DEPARATION FOR NANO IMPRINTING - Control of lateral strain and lateral strain ratio (d | 2011-10-27 |
20110260362 | WIND TURBINE BLADE MANUFACTURING ARRANGEMENT - A wind turbine blade manufacturing arrangement includes a first mould and a second mould connected by a hinge mechanism and presenting respective elongated first and second moulding surfaces. The first mould is adapted to be rotated from an open mould position to a mould closing position by means of the hinge mechanism in a first and a second rotation step. The hinge mechanism is arranged so as to provide for, during at least a part of the first rotation step, the first mould undergoing a combined rotational and a translational movement. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260363 | MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method for making products made of plastics comprises the steps of moulding a piece made of polyethylene PE, or made of polypropylene PP, and mechanically folding in a guided manner a flap portion of the aforesaid piece at a folding temperature that is greater than ambient temperature ed less than the alpha-type intermediate physical transition temperature of the material. The method reduces the spring-back of the folded portion and the yield in the folding zone. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260364 | TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS FOR ASSEMBLING AND DISASSEMBLING COMPACTABLE MOLDS AND FORMING BUILDING BLOCKS - A system includes one or more compacting wall retraction mechanisms for retracting one or more compacting walls of a compactable lightweight concrete block mold having at least two compacting walls. The compacting wall retraction mechanism(s) facilitate release of a compacted lightweight concrete block from the compactable lightweight concrete block mold. The system can include a mold feed conveyor, and a table for receiving the compactable lightweight concrete block mold from the mold feed conveyor. The system can include one or more tube extraction and re-insertion mechanisms for extracting or inserting tubes of a compactable mold. The system can include one or more end wall lock release mechanisms for releasing end walls to remove a molded block from the mold. Mold assembly and disassembly can be controlled by an electronic or computerized controller. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260365 | PROCESS AND FREEFORM FABRICATION SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - The present invention provides a process for producing at least one three-dimensional object, comprising: providing a material to be solidified; delivering electromagnetic radiation and/or synergistic stimulation in a pattern or an image to a building region for solidifying said material; wherein said delivering of electromagnetic radiation and/or synergistic stimulation is performed selectively to a defined area or volume of said material to be solidified; and wherein an energy density of electromagnetic radiation and/or synergistic stimulation is controlled and/or adjusted in a border region of said pattern or image and/or is varied in border regions of patterns or images of different building regions of said material, to have an energy density different from the building region other than said border region(s), wherein the controlling and/or adjustment is dependent on, alone or in combination: (a) intensity of electromagnetic radiation and/or synergistic stimulation delivered to said defined area or volume of said material to be solidified; (b) total shape or contour shape of said defined area or volume of said material to be solidified; (c) size of said defined area or volume of said material to be solidified; and (d) material to be solidified. A device is provided likewise. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260366 | MOLD APPARATUS FOR FORMING POLYMER AND METHOD - Various mold apparatuses and methods for forming a polymer with induction heat energy are provided. In one embodiment of the present invention, a mold apparatus for forming polymer includes a mold having a top mold portion and a top mold surface that is magnetic. The bottom mold portion of the mold includes an induction heating unit that is at least partially embedded in the bottom mold portion that provides induction heat energy to the mold. The mold apparatus is constructed and arranged to dissipate greater than about 50% of the induction heat energy in the top mold portion. The induction heating unit of the bottom portion of the mold provides rapid heating to the top mold surface to provide high surface quality polymer parts and a shorter molding cycle time while utilizing less energy. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260367 | TRANSPARENT POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL AND PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR THE SAME - Upon producing a transparent polycrystalline material, a suspension liquid (or slurry | 2011-10-27 |
20110260368 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC COMPONENTS - The invention concerns a method for manufacturing a ceramic material with pseudo-isotropic microstructure. The method for tailoring the microstructure for manufacturing of sintered ceramic components involves a spark plasma sintering (SPS) process. By performing the SPS process in at least two steps it is possible to separate densification from grain growth. An initial sintering step at a first temperature and a first pressure, followed by a controlled grain growth step at a higher temperature and lower pressure makes it possible to manufacture ceramic components with controlled microstructure and improved mechanical properties. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260369 | Method for Making A Personal Care Product - A method of making a personal care product that is capable of dispensing a composition onto a surface in the form of a film without the use of an additional applicator. The method includes providing a collapsible bag at least partially surrounded by an elastically deformable member and, optionally, an outer container body. Potential energy is generated by stretching the elastically deformable member, which is used to dispense the composition in lieu of a propellant or pump. The personal care composition may be a skin care composition, an antifungal, or an enzyme inhibiting composition. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260370 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INFRARED HEATING OF PLASTIC PREFORMS - The invention relates to a device and to a method for producing containers ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110260371 | Method of Producing a Web Substrate Having Activated Color Regions in Deformed Regions - The present invention relates to a method of producing activated color regions in a web substrate where activated color regions are formed coinciding with deformed regions. The method includes providing a web substrate having an activatable colorant and producing a first activated color region therein. The web substrate is mechanically deformed to produce at least one deformed region in the first activated color region such that a second activated color region is produced coinciding with the at least one deformed region. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260372 | FACILITY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONTAINERS - The invention relates to a facility ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110260373 | STRETCH-BLOW MOLDING MACHINE - A stretch-blow molding machine having at least one blow molding station, in which a split blow mold, an adjustable blow nozzle with a valve section, a stretching rod with a stretching rod drive system, and an electronic control unit are provided, the electronic control unit arranged in the blow molding station is equipped with hardware and software for selectively operating the blow molding station with a combination of a cam drive and a pneumatic drive, or a combination of an electric servo drive and a pneumatic drive, or only an electric servo drive in the stretching rod drive system. The movement of the stretching rod is initiated in the stretch-blow molding machine in the production process of a container by means of an electric servomotor with the beginning of or during the locking phase of the blow mold and before the blow nozzle is placed, and the stretching rod is already displaced to a position in which the stretching rod is either very closely approached to the preform bottom or contacts the preform bottom, or has even already pre-stretched the preform, until the blow nozzle is placed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260374 | Rotary forming wheel - Rotary forming drums that have a unique vacuum distribution and control system imparting a vacuum to the insert trays in a region or zone of the drum in a controlled manner. The rotary drum also has insert trays that are forced outward by the movement of follower cam activation upon a roller cam which in turn forces molded articles from the trays quickly, cleanly and efficiently. Once the product is removed from the insert trays internal and external springs return the insert trays to their original position to repeat the process on a continuous basis. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260375 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A PIECE THAT IS MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND DEVICE FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION - A process for manufacturing a piece made of composite material that includes fibers that are immersed in a resin matrix, whereby the piece is placed in a first chamber with at least one flexible wall. The process includes a thermal cycle with essentially a first phase ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110260376 | RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING DEVICE AND RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING METHOD - The present invention relates to an RTM molding device designed to mold a FRP molded body by injecting a resin composition into a mold and by impregnating the molded body therewith. The resin composition is a CCP. A CCP accommodating layer is disposed adjacent to the outer side of the molded body. The layer contains the CCP. The layer is provided with a Vf limit value, the value defined by the curing characteristics of the CCP and the characteristics of dissipation of heat from the CCP into the exterior. A means for separating the molded body is disposed between the body and the layer. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260377 | X-RAY DETECTOR FABRICATION METHODS AND APPARATUS THEREFROM - A method includes fabricating an energy detector using a sol-gel process. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260378 | WATER-COOLED COVER FOR A TREATMENT VESSEL FOR METAL MELTS - A water-cooled cover for a treatment vessel for metal melts, wherein the preferably refractorily lined treatment vessel serves in particular for the treatment of liquid metal, in particular of steel, by blowing in solids or gases, or inductive stirring at atmosphere or in vacuum. The cover is formed dome-like, wherein the ratio of inner clear height (h) to inner clear diameter (D) of a flange of the cover is at least 0.2. On the side facing the metal melt, an inner wall of the cover is formed substantially smooth and free of grooves and gaps. Cooling channels arranged on the outer side of the inner wall so that the surface temperature of the inner wall is maintained at a temperature of maximum 350° C. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260379 | DAMPING DEVICE - The invention relates to a damping device, particularly earthquake damper, comprising a hollow spherical body filled with a damping fluid ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110260380 | ADJUSTABLE STIFFNESS JACK SPRING ACTUATOR - The present invention is a mechanical element, commonly referred to as a “Jack Spring” that is based upon the concept of adding and subtracting coils from a spring. In particular, with the method and apparatus of the present invention, by changing the number of coils in a spring, the actual or intrinsic stiffness of the spring is structurally changed. A very simple and practical method is used to adjust the number of coils. The Jack Spring actuator of the present invention is based upon adjusting the effective structure of a spring. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260381 | STRUT SUSPENSION - A strut suspension includes a shock absorber, and a bearing portion that connects the shock absorber to a vehicle body such that the shock absorber can rotate. The bearing portion includes an inner race and an outer race. The thickness of the inner race increases toward the outside of the vehicle body in a vehicle-width direction. The thickness of the outer race decreases toward the outside of the vehicle body in the vehicle-width direction. As a result, a rotational axis of the bearing portion tilts outward in the vehicle-width direction, with respect to an absorber-axis of the shock absorber. Also, the rotational axis tilts inward in the vehicle-width direction, with respect to a kingpin axis. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260382 | DAMPER BEARING WITH TAPERING END FACES AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a damper bearing comprising a damper bearing housing, a damping element based on at least one elastomer being fitted into the damper bearing housing, the damping element comprising a basic body which has substantially the form of a hollow cylinder with an axis, an outer circumferential surface, an inner circumferential surface and, in the axial direction, two opposite end faces, and further comprising an insert being form-fitted connected with the damping element by fitting the insert into a recess in the inner circumferential surface, wherein at least one of the end faces of the damping element has a profile in which the thickness at the circumference decreases in the axial direction away from the basic body, and wherein the axial profile height of the end face increases from the inner circumferential surface towards the outer circumferential surface. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260383 | NONCONTACT POSITIONING OF A WORKPIECE - An apparatus and associated method for orienting a workpiece during processing. A fixture supports the workpiece adjacent a noncontacting biaser. At least one of the fixture and the biaser are selectively movable in a first direction with respect to the other. The biaser directs a first magnetic force capable of moving the workpiece relative to the fixture in a different second direction without physical contact between the biaser and the workpiece during a travel path segment of movement between the fixture and the biaser. The biaser further directs a second magnetic force capable of moving the workpiece relative to the fixture in a third direction. that is different than the second direction, without physical contact between the biaser and the workpiece during a subportion of the travel path segment of movement between the fixture and the biaser. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260384 | FIXTURE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING DOOR PANELS DURING PAINTING AND FINISHING - A fixture that allows for quickly preparing, painting and finishing a plurality of door panels that have opposed side surfaces interconnected by a relatively narrow edge. The fixture includes upper and lower horizontal support bars. A plurality of spaced vertical support bars extend between and are slidably attached to the upper and lower horizontal support bars so that the spacing between vertical support bars may be adjusted to accommodate the size of the door panels. A plurality of mounting stations are on the vertical supports. A pair of pins are received by the mounting stations and engage the opposite edges of a panel for pivotal movement, painting and finishing of the panel there between. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260385 | CLAMPING APPARATUS - A clamping apparatus for securing a workpiece is provided. The clamping apparatus includes a fixing base and a first and a second clamping device mounted on opposing sides of the fixing base. The first clamping device includes stacked clamping sheets, each of which is moveable and comprises an inclined clamping edge for contacting the workpiece. A support assembly supports the plurality of stacked clamping sheets; and an operating member is slidable relative to the support assembly and contacting the plurality of staked clamping sheets. The operation member is capable of moving at least one of the plurality of stacked clamping sheets relative to another one when the operation member slides relative to the support assembly, and moving at least one of the inclined clamping edge toward or away from the second clamping device to accommodate workpieces of varying sizes. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260386 | WORKPIECE CARRIER - A workpiece carrier comprises a base with an upper part rotatable about a vertical axis and a lower part connected to the upper part at a distance by bolts. Workpiece holders each comprise a sleeve of elastically deformable material like rubber surrounding a duct where the shaft of a workpiece can be inserted, the sleeve being accommodated in a recess on the base. The vertical position of the sleeve which extends through holes in the upper part and lower part of the base, respectively, is fixed by a stop formed between a recessed rim surrounding the hole in the lower part and a downward-facing projecting rim of the sleeve. The shaft can be fixed by swivelling a lever about one of the bolts into an active position where a compressing surface of the same compresses the sleeve such that the shaft is jammed and released by swivelling the lever back into an inactive position where the compressing surface is not in contact with the sleeve. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260387 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SHEET PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided a technique in which a retracting operation of a bundle of sheets from a stapler after a staple process can be stably performed irrespective of the number of sheets constituting the bundle of sheets or the transport resistance. When the bundle of sheets subjected to the staple process is moved by a stacker in a direction of retracting from the stapler, an alignment roller is caused to come in contact with the bundle of sheets held by the stacker and to assist the movement of the bundle of sheet. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260388 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, SHEET PROCESSING METHOD, AND SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a sheet processing apparatus includes: a stapler configured to staple sheets conveyed from an image forming apparatus; a guide plate configured to guide the sheets to the stapler in a conveying direction of the sheets; a longitudinal alignment roller configured to rotate, when guiding the sheets to the stapler, in a first direction to longitudinally align the sheets and rotate, when discharging the sheets subjected to the finishing, in a second direction opposite to the first direction; and a pressing member, one end and the other end of which are attached to the guide plate and a main body section of which is curved in an arc shape toward the longitudinal alignment roller and is in contact with the longitudinal alignment roller. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260389 | PAPER FEED SYSTEM - In a paper feed system where a first paper feed mechanism takes out and transfers one by one a plurality of papers placed on a paper feed table in a stack and a second paper feed mechanism transfers the papers transferred by the first paper feed mechanism to an image forming section at a predetermined timing. A paper edge detector is provided between the first and second paper feed mechanisms to detect an edge of the paper, and the first paper feed mechanism is controlled to transfer the papers at a first speed and then at a second speed not higher than the first speed when the paper edge detector detects the leading edge of the paper, the second speed being determined on the basis of the timing at which the leading edge of the paper is detected. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260390 | MEDIUM TRANSFER APPARATUS FOR AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE - The present invention relates to a medium transfer apparatus for an automated teller machine, wherein the structure for opening and shutting the medium transfer path of the medium transfer apparatus is simply formed, to thereby conveniently open and shur the medium transfer path of the medium transfer apparatus, and to conveniently and quickly prevent a jam occurring during the transfer of a paper medium performed by the medium transfer apparatus. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260391 | ERROR DETECTION METHOD OF SHEET HOLDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an error detection device including a sensor which detects a state where an object has moved to a predetermined position, a drive device which drives the object to a predetermined position, and an error determination device which reports that a predetermined process is to be performed with respect to the target, if the sensor detects a state where the target does not move to the predetermined position within a predetermined time from if the drive device starts driving. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260392 | HORIZONTAL SENSOR AND VARIABLE PATTERN FOR DETECTING VERTICAL STACKER POSITION - This invention provides an effective and inexpensive stacker tray assembly apparatus and method for determining an elevator stacker tray location in the assembly. A sensor is attached to the stacker tray so that it is in sensing proximity to a continuous variable slanted shape marker. The marker has measurables therein where the measurables decrease in measurement as they proceed from a bottom of the marker to an upper portion of the marker. The sensor is substantially shorter than a length of the movable elevator stacker tray travel. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260393 | MAIL-SORTING INSTALLATION WITH A PLURALITY OF OUTPUT MEANS, AND MAIL-SORTING METHODS - A sorting system for sorting flat objects, particularly mail items, and a method for sorting such objects. The sorting system has a discharge device and an arrangement having at least two output devices. The output devices are arranged one behind the other as viewed in a longitudinal axis. The discharge device is designed to discharge each flat object to be sorted into one of the output devices in each case in such a way that the objects discharged into the same output device form a stack. Each output device has a bottom. The bottom of each output device rises with respect to the horizontal as viewed in a rising direction. An edge appears between the bottoms of two adjacent output devices. The edge slopes downward vertically or aslant as viewed in the rising direction. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260394 | MOVEMENT ROLLER, AND BELT DRIVING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE USING SAME - A protrusion ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110260395 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There are provided a sheet conveying apparatus and an image forming apparatus, which enable stable sheet conveyance without depending on sheet size. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260396 | BUMPER HOCKEY SHOOTOUT GAME - A bumper hockey game may be provided. The bumper hockey game may comprises a hockey board, a plurality of rails, a plurality of goals, and a plurality of guard blocks. The plurality of rails may surround the hockey board. The plurality of guard blocks may each situated near one of the plurality of goals. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260397 | Stack and Avoid Game - This invention, stack and avoid game, presents a method of playing a tag game with stackable figures, a projectile and three or more players. The method of playing this tag game requires at least three players; the suggested number being two teams composed of two members each. One team tries to tag all members of the other team before all the stackable figures are stacked up. The opposing team tries to stack up the stackable figures before all team members are tagged out. If at least one member of the tagged team finishes stacking up the stackable figures while avoiding being tagged, s/he will be able to bring back tagged team members back in the game. If the tagger's team has achieved tagging everyone before all stackable figures are stacked-up, the teams will change roles. Using three players will exclude the capacity of players bringing back tagged team members. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260400 | Board Games | 2011-10-27 |
20110260401 | WAGERING GAME - A wagering game is disclosed. In one embodiment, the wagering game is a poker-style game in which players may designate their hands as predicted winning hands according to a predetermined standard and players may alternatively designate their hands as qualifying hands entitled to at least a portion of the wagers at stake according to an alternative standard, in which a qualifying hand is awarded at least a portion of the wagers at stake unless the winning hand is a predicted winning hand. In another embodiment, the wagering game is a poker-style game in combination with a lottery-style game in which players may win the poker-style game according to a predetermined standard and players may also win the lottery-style game according to a jackpot standard. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260402 | DRAGON CARDS SYSTEM - Dragon Cards includes a deck of playing cards and offers card players a new way to play bid whist and other entertaining games. The Dragon cards provide entertainment to card players of virtually any age. It includes the four conventional suits: clubs, spades, hearts and diamonds, and adds a fifth suit, a star suit along with a joker creating a challenging twist on existing games. The deck comprises cards measuring approximately 3½″ H×2½″ L with a decorative dragon design on the back. A kit is embodied for the Dragon card system comprising: set of playing cards using a five suit deck; and a set of user instructions for playing the card games Push 25, Fire Flight, Dragon Whist, Triple Threat, and Star Whist. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260404 | TARGET FOR ARCHERY MADE OF POLYMER FOAM INTENDED TO BE THROWN INTO THE AIR | 2011-10-27 |
20110260405 | SELF SEALING TARGET - A target for use as an archery or firearm target constructed of a material which provides self-sealing as the target is being used to thereby make the target capable of repeated use. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260406 | Method and apparatus for playing darts - Three dimensional targets are disclosed that can be added to a dart board. The target has a raised hard cover having a bottom surface and a top surface and sides linking the bottom surface and the top surface, wherein the top surface has at least one hole which forms a target area. The target also has attachment means on the bottom surface of the hard cover for attaching the raised projection to the playing surface of the dart board. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260407 | BULLET TRAP WITH INCLINED PLATES - A bullet trap | 2011-10-27 |
20110260408 | GAME - A game apparatus and method of playing a game is disclosed herein. The game apparatus having: a central area that is configured to be rotated in a first direction; an outer member surrounding the central area, the outer member being configured to be rotated in a second direction, the second direction being opposite to the first direction; a wall member separating an outer periphery of the central area from an inner periphery of the outer member; and a plurality of grabbing devices disposed about the outer member, each of the plurality of grabbing devices being configured to grab an object from the outer member and move it to the central area by tossing it over the wall member. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260409 | Multiple Use Installation Aid For Radial Shaft Seals - A shaft-sealing device comprising a sealing ring having a seal secured thereto, and a protective member engaged with the sealing ring. The said protective member includes a cylindrical member having a shaft-engaging surface and a seal-engaging surface, and an annular flange extends radially away from the shaft. The shaft-engaging surface is operable to be attached to the shaft during operation of the device, and the seal-engaging surface is operable to be in sealing contact with the seal during operation of the device. The annular flange is operable to engage the sealing ring. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260410 | Method for stabilizing a piston ring and means for carrying out said method and use of same - A piston ring ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110260411 | Unitized Bi-Directional Seal Assembly - A seal assembly is provided including a pair of end rings axially spaced from one another. A pair of annular seals are each engaged with a respective one of the pair of end rings. A locking ring is engaged with each of the pair of annular seals to connect the opposing end rings and annular seals in a unitized bi-directional seal assembly. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260412 | SEALING APPARATUS USING WIRE GASKET - Various exemplary embodiments of a sealing apparatus are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment may comprise, a first connection having a first flange at an end portion thereof, a second connection having a second flange joined to the first flange at an end portion thereof, a plurality of coupling members for coupling the first and second flanges to each other, a wire gasket disposed on a joining surface between the first flange and the second flange and pressed therebetween, and a plurality of gasket fixing member retractably supported in one of the first flange and the second flange and continuously wound by the wire gasket. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260413 | SINGLE PIECE GASKET - A single piece gasket is provided wherein the single piece gasket includes a gasket member first portion and a gasket member second portion integral to the gasket member first portion. The gasket member first and second portions are in a common plane when the gasket member is in a relaxed state, and the first and second portions are in intersecting planes in a flexed state. The gasket member first portion is operatively configured to seal at least two compartments. The first and gasket member second portions have substantially circular cross-sections. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260414 | POWER TOOL - An effective technique is provided for rationally clamping and holding various kinds of tool bits which can be selectively replaced with each other and attached to the driving shaft, in a power tool | 2011-10-27 |
20110260415 | Quick and Reliable Tool - A tool includes a chuck connected to a handle. The chuck includes a mandrel including a non-circular cavity defined therein, a slit in communication with the non-circular cavity, a first bore in communication with the non-circular cavity, and a second bore in communication with the slit. A bit with a non-circular profile can be inserted in the non-circular cavity. A flat bit can be inserted in the slit. A ball is located in the first bore. A pin is located in the second bore. A movable sleeve is movably rotationally located around the mandrel and formed with a thread. A rotary sleeve is rotationally located around the mandrel and formed with a thread engaged with the thread of the movable sleeve. By rotating the rotary sleeve, the movable sleeve pushes the ball into the non-circular cavity and the pin into the slit. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260416 | Power operated chuck - A power-operated chuck ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110260417 | STAIR-CLIMBING DEVICE - A stair-climbing device including a support unit, a climbing unit driven by a motor and a control unit for controlling operation of the climbing unit, wherein a detection unit is provided for detecting the current position of the support unit with respect to one or several steps of a stair which includes at least one non-contact sensor, wherein the detection unit provides signals to the control unit, which signals contain information about the current position of the support unit with respect to one or several steps of the stair, and wherein the control unit is adapted to control operation of the climbing unit depending on signals of the detection unit. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260418 | TILTING PAINT SPRAY PUMP AND CART - A paint pump and cart having a movable carriage to enable tilting of the paint pump secured to the carriage via a pivot mechanism without tilting the remainder of cart. A latching mechanism having a spring biased pin received in one of a pair of apertures provides selective retention of the carriage in an operating or loading position and the latching mechanism is operable to release the carriage to move between the operating and loading positions. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260419 | WHEELBARROW MOUNTED YARD WASTE BAG SYSTEM - A portable yard waste bag system that includes a bag holding accessory that attaches to the front top edge of a wheelbarrow that temporarily holds a yard waste bag in an opened position in the bucket. The accessory includes a top ring with a pendent skirt with a plurality of longitudinally aligned slits that divide the skirt into a plurality of radially aligned leaves. The lower edges of the leaves on the skirts formed along the top ring's front 180 degree arc connected to first strap that curves around and connects to the front top edge of a wheelbarrow. The lower edges of the leaves extend downward from the top ring's rear 180 degree arc and connect to a second strap that curves upward and extends transversely over the bucket. When assembled on the wheelbarrow, the front strap engages the front edge while the top ring is held in a forward extending, diagonally position directly over the wheel. A waste bag is unfolded and extends through the top ring's center opening so that the bottom end rests against inside the bucket. The top edge of the bag is folded over the top ring. An optional lid is provided and connects over the top ring to close the bag. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260420 | Unique five-device-in-one system comprising wheelbarrow, wheel harvest-bag trash-bagcaddy, wheel tool-refreshment caddy, dump truck, and hand truck - A unique system comprises five different devices combined into one to save cost, time, labor, and space. All the five different devices have on-the-fly shape-and-function-shifting capability for changing their shapes and functions and automatically locking them in the shapes and functions while they are in motion, to eliminate the needs for stopping, putting down, unlocking, adjusting, relocking, and picking up the system. The unique five-device-in-one system has multi-purpose shock absorbers, automatic multi-position locking device, utility-bag spreaders, quick-release multi-purpose container, and ground-level dustpan. The unique five-device-in-one system comprises the five following devices:
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20110260421 | MOBILE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - A mobility device includes at least a first front leg and at least a first rear leg connected to the first front leg connected to the first front leg. The first rear leg includes an upper member having a first end a second end and a lower member having a first end and a second end. The first end of the upper member is pivotally connected to the first end of the lower member, and the lower member is preferably pivotal between an extended use position and a folded storage position. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260422 | Vehicle Suspension System - A structurally efficient vehicle suspension system capable of being isolated from the main vehicle structure by being housed within a vehicle's wheel thereby reducing risks of injury during a crash and permitting advantageous redesign of suspension geometry. By rotating the suspension link pivot axes approximately 90 degrees in a counterclockwise direction when compared with the positioning of traditionally known wishbone suspension systems, the upper and lower suspension links for each vehicle wheel are relocated to run essentially parallel to the axis of travel of that wheel. Consequently, for each wheel the virtual longitudinal link length runs parallel with the axis of travel of the wheel indicated by the arrow and virtual swing axle length runs perpendicularly to virtual longitudinal link length. However, the upper link pivot axis and the lower link pivot axis now run parallel to virtual swing axle and their convergence point defines its length. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260423 | TWIST-AXLE WITH LONGITUDINALLY-VARYING WALL THICKNESS - The invention relates to a twist-axle that includes a cross-beam member and two trailing arms, each trailing arm rigidly secured to the cross-beam member in one of two connection regions of the cross-beam member or formed integrally with and extending from one of the two connection regions. The cross-beam member is formed from a tubular blank and has a torsionally elastic central portion and two torsionally stiff connection regions. The cross-beam member has a wall thickness that varies longitudinally along the length of the cross-beam member from the torsionally elastic central portion to each of the torsionally stiff connection regions. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260424 | AXLE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An axle for a motor vehicle comprises at least a transverse leaf spring ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110260425 | Methods and Apparatus for the Protection of Vehicle Tires - Methods and apparatus may allow for the protection of vehicle tires from ground debris. A swing arm configuration may be used to displace ground debris from the path of a vehicle tire. The length of the swing arm may be established to maximize the vehicle's angle of approach. The motion of the swing arm may be arrested with a swing motion arrest substantially collocated with a swing axis pivot point. A ground debris displacement system may be capable of unpowered operation from a single position on a vehicle. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260426 | BICYCLE WITH BIDIRECTIONAL INPUT AND ONE-WAY OUTPUT TRANSMISSION COMBINED WITH CRANK HOLE THEREOF - For the bicycle with bidirectional input and one-way output transmission combined with crank hole thereof of the present invention, the input shaft used for bidirectionally drive of the transmission with bidirectional input and one-way output is installed through and combined with the pedal crank hole of the bicycle frame. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260427 | SOUND MAKER FOR USE ON A BICYCLE - A sound generating apparatus includes a substantially U-shaped member having first and second panels, inner surface and outer surfaces. An arcuate section can be positioned on the inner surface of the U-shaped member for receiving and frictionally engaging a part of a bicycle fork. Two hollow ear sections can be positioned on the outer surface of the U-shaped member, each of the ear sections having an outer side and an inner side whereby exerting pressure on the outer sides of the ear sections widens an opening defined by the arcuate section to receive the bicycle fork part, and releasing the pressure on the ear sections allows the arcuate section to tighten around the bicycle fork part and frictionally engage the bicycle fork part. The arcuate section can define an arc of about 220 degrees. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260428 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a transport system for transporting a large element having a longitudinal extension, such as a wind turbine nacelle. The transport system comprises a transport means having a first and a second transport unit, a base structure having a first and a second side and being adapted for supporting and connecting with the large element to be transported, and transport equipment having a first part adapted to be connected to the firstside of the base structure and to the first transport unit and a second part adapted to be connected to the second transport unit. The first part engages with the second part. The invention also relates to a transport method. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260429 | Apparatuses and methods for securing a vehicle - Apparatuses and methods for engaging and/or securing a generally vertical member of a vehicle or other object are provided. The apparatus includes a second plate secured to a first plate and rotatably moveable with respect to the first plate. The first plate has a throat for accommodating the generally vertical member of the vehicle or other object, and a notch angularly displaced from the throat. The second plate has a first arm that extends across the throat to secure the generally vertical member within, and a second arm that moves into alignment with the notch, concurrent with movement of the second plate. When the second arm is aligned with the notch, a biased latch can be urged to engage the notch to secure the second plate in a generally fixed orientation relative to the first plate, thereby securing the vehicle or other object. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260430 | Utility trailer with extendable cargo bed - The present invention relates to the field of utility trailers, in particular, utility trailers with extendable cargo beds. The utility trailer includes an extendable cargo bed supported on wheels for rolling motion on the ground. The extendable cargo bed has a support frame and a floor carried by the support frame. The floor defined at least partially the footprint of the cargo bed. A gate is connected to one of the floor or the support frame. The gate includes a first gate portion disposed adjacent the support frame and a second gate portion movable relative to the first gate portion. The gate is deployable in first, second and third positions. When deployed in the first position, the gate extends upwardly from the floor. When deployed in the second position, the gate is substantially flush with the floor and the footprint of the cargo bed is extended by the first and second gate portions. When deployed in the third position, the first gate portion is substantially flush with the floor, the footprint of the cargo bed is extended by the first gate portion, and the second gate portion is oriented upwardly. The provision of the movable second gate portion allows the cargo bed to be deployed in a plurality of configurations quickly and easily, thereby enhancing the versatility of the utility trailer. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260431 | PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM - The present invention provides a passenger airbag system that can prevent the airbag cushion from pressing the head of an occupant in a child restraint system mounted on the passenger seat. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260432 | KNEE AIRBAG DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - A knee airbag device for a vehicle is provided that is capable of effectively protecting both knees of a seat occupant, regardless of position, shape or the like of an airbag door relative to the seat. In a passenger seat knee airbag device, a tear line of an airbag door retainer is broken and airbag doors are deployed upward and downward by deployment force of a knee airbag that receives a gas supply from an inflator. Thus, the knee airbag is deployed toward the knees of the occupant through an aperture portion formed in the airbag door retainer. A tear line of a form that is non-symmetrical between left and right is formed in a retaining sheet that is for retaining the knee airbag in a folded state. Thus, timings of deployment of the airbag doors by inflation pressure of the knee airbag are caused to differ between a left side portion and a right side portion. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260433 | SIDE COLLISION DETECTION SYSTEM AND OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM - In order to precisely detect a side collision of a vehicle with a simple configuration, an air bag device has an acceleration sensor which is for detecting a side collision and which is attached to the beam of the vehicle. Hence, in comparison with a case in which a displacement sensor for detecting a side collision is used, the air bag device can have a simplified configuration. Moreover, unlike the displacement sensor, the acceleration sensor needs no adjustment of a positional relationship with a measurement target. Accordingly, the initial adjustment of the air bag device can be carried out within a short time, resulting in a reduction of a production cost of the air bag device. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260434 | KNEE AIRBAG - A knee airbag for a motor vehicle is described. This knee airbag extends in its installed state along a longitudinal direction (X) from a rear end to a front end. The airbag skin ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110260435 | VEHICLE SEAT SYSTEM - An exemplary vehicle seat system includes a vehicle seat, an electronic control unit, a crash detection unit connected with the control unit, a seat occupancy sensing module configured for sensing an occupancy of the seat and generating a digital signal associated therewith, an airbag, and an airbag inflating module. The detection unit detects a crash and sends a crash signal associated therewith to the control unit. The inflating module is selectively operable in an activated mode where the inflating module is configured to inflate the airbag in response to the crash signal and an inactivated mode where the inflating module is deactivated and irresponsive to the crash signal. The control unit analyzes the digital signal and determining if the vehicle seat is occupied, and switches the inflating module either in the activated mode if the seat is occupied or in the inactivated mode if the seat is not occupied. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260436 | PASSENGER AIRBAG APPARATUS - Provided is a passenger airbag apparatus that not only allows an airbag cushion to inflate in different sizes, depending on the types and positions of passengers in a passenger seat, but can automate a folding process, because the airbag cushion is made in 2D. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260437 | OCCUPANT PROTECTION AIRBAG FOR A VEHICLE - An occupant protection airbag device for a vehicle includes a housing having an opening and a closed end, a strut secured to the housing adjacent the closed end and extending from the closed end toward the opening, and an inflator supported by the strut adjacent the opening and spaced from the closed end to form a storage chamber between the inflator and the closed end of the housing. The inflator is spaced from an inner wall of the housing to form a gap therebetween. An airbag is stored in a deflated condition between the inflator and the closed end of the housing, and a forward-most layer of the airbag passes through the gap and around a surface of the inflator immediately adjacent the opening. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260438 | LENGTH ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN MODULE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A length adjustable steering column module for a motor vehicle has a support beam attachable to the motor vehicle. The module includes a steering column rotatable about a longitudinal axis, and has an upper and a lower steering tube. The upper steering tube is displaceable in the direction of the longitudinal axis and is non-rotatably connected to the lower steering tube. An adjusting device adjusts the distance of the upper steering tube from the lower steering tube. A jacket tube has an annular area, a crash member, and an upper and a lower end portion, the upper end portion grasps around the upper steering tube, and axially fixes and rotatably supports the upper steering tube. A central bearing is disposed between the annular area and the upper steering tube. The crash member, located between the central bearing and the lower end portion, shortens in the event of an accident. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260439 | Mobile Platform for the Delivery of Bulk Explosive - The present invention is directed to a mobile platform for the delivery of bulk explosives to a blast hole. One embodiment of the platform provides the ability to obtain weight information relating to the contents of a tank that is associated with the platform and that, in operation, contains either the bulk explosive or a constituent of the explosive. The platform comprises a vehicle with a frame, a tank, a load cell structure for connecting the frame and the tank and providing weight data relating to the contents of the tank, and a suspension system that prevents relative movement of the frame and the tank that could compromise the load cell structure. Another embodiment of the platform provides a tank for holding an explosive composition and a rotary shaft that supports a mixing blade that mixes the explosive composition within the tank. The platform further comprises bearing structure for supporting the rotary shaft that is located to deter any of the explosive composition from entering the bearing. A further embodiment of the platform comprises a conduit structure for discharging a bulk explosive into a blast hole that includes a substantially rigid tube with an outlet port for discharging a bulk explosive into the blast hole. The tube is adapted to rotate about a vertical axis such that the outlet port can be moved towards and away from the vehicle along an arc of less than 180° . In one embodiment, the outlet port can be positioned substantially adjacent to an operator's station to allow an operator to readily view the loading of the explosive into the blast hole. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260440 | DISPOSABLE CUP WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FLUID LEVEL INDICATORS AND METHOD - A method for using an associated visual implementing apparatus with which a first person may audibly or otherwise specify, e.g., a head nod, to a second person the amount of unoccupied volume or void to be available in an illustrated cup when partially filled with coffee or other liquid, in response to an easily understood inquiry by the second person. The method includes the steps of a first person exhibiting the illustrated cup to a second person while inquiring as to the unoccupied volume desired to remain while making reference to the illustrated cup. The visual implementing apparatus cup includes repeating vertically oriented illustrations, the illustrations being at least one of representations of human fingers, cows, text based words describing cow sounds, numbers, geographic shapes, logos, and/or indentations. The repeating illustrations being representative of the relative remaining proportional void levels in the cup and residing on at least one of the exterior and/or the interior of the cup near the rim thereof. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260441 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR APPLYING AT LEAST ONE IMAGE TO A PLASTIC SUBSTRATE OF A SECURITY DOCUMENT, SECURITY DOCUMENT HAVING A PLASTIC SUBSTRATE WHICH BEARS AN IMAGE - A method for applying at least one image to a plastics substrate of a security document, comprising the following steps: selection of an image section from electronically stored image data of an image by means of a selection device; application of a connecting layer to the plastics substrate, the surface area and surface shape of the connecting layer corresponding to the surface area and surface shape of the selected image section, by means of an application device; and printing the applied connecting layer with a printed image that reproduces the image section, in such a manner that the connecting layer and the printed image are congruent, by means of a printing device. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260442 | Method For Making Tactile Marks on a Substrate - Durable, easily recognizable and easy-to-feel tactile marks are provided which may be incorporated into security documents, such as banknotes, to assist visually impaired people in validating such security documents. Deposits are printed onto the substrate, using an ink, resin or ink-like printing material, in a predetermined pattern to form tactile marks adhering to the substrate. A sufficiently high pressure is applied to the substrate with the printed tactile marks to calender the tactile marks, thereby forming corresponding protrusions in the substrate on the opposite sides of the printed tactile marks. An energy curable printing material may be used to print the deposits and the calendering of the tactile marks may be performed by intaglio printing. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260443 | CORROSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING, ELIMINATING AND/OR MANAGING CORROSION - The present invention generally relates to corrosion management systems designed to deliver corrosion protection and/or the management of corrosion to a connector, a connection, a welded joint, or some other type of interface (e.g., a valve joint used to join to portions of piping). In another embodiment, the present invention relates to systems designed to deliver at least one form of corrosion, UV, salt spray, and/or fire damage protection, mitigation and/or the management to a connector, a connection, a welded joint, or some other type of interface (e.g., a flange used to join to portions of piping). | 2011-10-27 |
20110260444 | SAFETY LOCKING DEVICE FOR PIPE CONNECTOR - A safety locking device includes a locking lever pivotally connected to a pipe connector for locking a coupling member, a retaining plate pivotally connected to the pipe connector for stopping the locking lever in the locking position, a lock pin axially movably mounted in a lock hole in the locking lever for engagement with the retaining plate to stop the retaining plate and the locking lever in position, a spring member mounted in the locking lever to force the lock pin into engagement with the retaining plate, and a pull ring for pulling the lock pin from the retaining plate to unlock the locking lever. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260445 | Cam Style Anti-Rotation Key for Tubular Connections - An anti-rotation key inserts into a pocket formed on an outer surface of a male threaded connector. The key has a lower inner side portion for contact with the base of the pocket. An array of teeth on a lower outer side portion of the key bite into an inner wall of a female threaded connector as the key is forced into the pocket. One of the edges of the key is configured such that a line tangent to the first side edge where it intersects the lower outer side portion will intersect a line tangent to a central portion of the lower inner side portion at an angle less than 90 degrees. Relative motion between the male and female threaded connectors in a loosening direction causes the key to pivot about an engagement of the first side edge with the first side wall and bite more deeply into the inner wall of the female threaded connector. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260446 | MULTIPLE PORT PARALLEL ACCESS PIPING FLANGE - A multiple port, parallel access, piping flange has a body with a forward face, a rear face and a throughbore. A plurality of extension segments include a partial bore extending from the forward face, and a radial bore in fluid communication with the partial bore, at least some of which are in communication with the throughbore. In one form, the piping flange includes a tube secured in the throughbore having holes in communication with the radial bores in some extension segments. A separate partial bore extends through the rear face of the body and communicates with at least one radial bore in at least one extension segment. A metal segmented ring is employed to support connection elements. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260447 | Seal, Tank Comprising Such a Seal and Use of Such a Seal - The subject of the present invention is a ring seal preventing the seal from sliding and/or tilting when tightened. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260448 | CUFFED CONNECTION SYSTEM - In, as part of, or for apparatus to discharge, or to receive a discharge of, a particulate material, (A) a tube, conduit, duct or the like and (B) a flexible tube end received and snap fit inter-engaged within said tube, conduit, duct or the like. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260449 | APICAL ACCESS AND CONTROL DEVICES - An access and control device consists of a safety ring, a connector, and a separator ring. The safety ring has loops on its proximal surface. The connector has a cuff around its periphery with hooks on its distal surface. The separator ring is positioned between safety ring and cuff to not allow hooks to engage with loops. When the separator ring is removed, the hooks engage with the loops to form a connection between the safety ring and the connector/cuff assembly. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260450 | RESIN PIPE JOINT - In a resin pipe joint having a configuration where, by a screw advancement of a union nut caused by screwing an internal thread to an external thread in a state where a tube is externally fitted to an inner cylinder to form a flared portion, a flaring changing region is pressed by a seal pressing portion, a torque varying portion in which projecting portions of a joint body and recess portions of the union nut are fitted to or unfitted from each other by a flexural displacements of the projecting portions in the direction of the axis in accordance with fastening rotation of the union nut from the vicinity of a portion in front of an end of the screw advancement, the screw advancement being caused by pressing of the seal pressing portion against the flaring changing region is configured. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260451 | Barrier Seal and Assembly Incorporating Same - A barrier seal includes a bulkhead having a first end, a second end and a surface extending between the first end and the second end. The barrier seal further includes a rib extending radially outwardly from the surface of the bulkhead. The rib defines a first sealing profile extending from a first side of the rib and a second sealing profile extending from a second side of the rib. | 2011-10-27 |