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| 20090237746 | ROS Deskew Mechanism - In a color marking assembly, a series of ROS units are aligned above a photoconductive surface. These units have inboard and outboard mounts connecting them to this assembly. The inboard mounts are attached to a first side of the ROS, and the outboard mounts are attached to a second side of the ROS unit. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090239694 | One Piece Belt Installation/Removal Guide - A guide useful to install or remove a belt from a belt module is shown. This guide is made up of an elongated structure with a center aperture over which an endless belt is initially draped during installation. Once rotably attached to a belt module, the guide is moved downwardly to form a belt form over a top of the top drive rollers. A tube is attached to a bottom drive roller to help transfer the belt to the bottom drive roller and form the belt around the entire module. Once the belt is slidably positioned adjacent each drive roller, the belt is transferred from the guide and tube to the drive rollers for final installation. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090239695 | Belt Installation/Removal Guide - A guide useful to install or remove a belt from a belt module is shown. This guide is made up of two pivotable wings over which an endless belt is initially draped. Once pivotly attached to a belt module, the guide wings are moved away from each other to form a belt form over a top of the top drive rollers. A tube is attached to a bottom drive roller to help transfer the belt to the bottom drive roller. Once the belt is slidably positioned adjacent each drive roller, the belt is transferred from the guide and tube to the drive rollers for final installation. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20130336690 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING NIP GEOMETRY IN A PRINTING SYSTEM - An apparatus, system and method are provided for fusing an image to a substrate at a fusing nip defined by a first pressure member and a pressure belt in a belt-roll fuser. The belt-roll fuser has a fuser belt having a portion that faces a surface of the first pressure member at the fusing nip. The pressure belt has a portion that faces another portion of the fuser belt at the fusing nip. The belt-roll fuser also has a group of elements configured to constrain the pressure belt such that another portion of the pressure belt faces a surface of a backing element at the fusing nip. | 12-19-2013 |
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| 20130125776 | RAMP SYSTEM FOR BRIDGING FLEXIBLE CABLE TO RIGID RAIL - A ramp system for bridging a flexible cable to a rigid rail to improve the movement of a trolley along a low tension fixed aerial cableway. The ramp system has an inverted U-shaped elongated channel having a contact surface, a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end is disposed atop and contacts a portion of the cableway and an anchor configured to pivotably support the proximal end of the channel at a second point at a second level. The second level is disposed higher than the first level, wherein the distal end of the channel is slideably but positively secured to the portion of the cable and the first point, second point and distal end cooperate to form a triangular relationship, thereby reducing bending in the cable, reducing the approach angle and fatigue exerted on the channel and cable. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20150232105 | CABLE TROLLEY HAVING A SWIVEL ASSEMBLY AND COUPLING LINK FOR AERIAL SAFETY HARNESS - An cable trolley comprising a transport structure having a top end and a bottom end, a cable engagement device disposed on the top end, and a swivel assembly disposed on the bottom end, the swivel assembly comprises a central axis of rotation, a support ring having an opening and a central axis of rotation, a sleeve, a retainer disposed on a first end of the sleeve and an adaptor disposed on a second end of the sleeve. The second end of the sleeve is configured to be inserted through the opening until the retainer of the sleeve comes in contact with the support ring and the sleeve is co-axially rotatable relative to the support ring. There is further provided either a carrier for carrying a user or a coupling link attached to the swivel assembly where the coupling link is configured to secure a user with harnessing equipment. | 08-20-2015 |
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| 20080271320 | Strawberry huller - A hulling device for removing the stem and leaves on small fruits, such as strawberries, the device having an ergonomic handle and a tubular cutting member, is set forth herein. The cutting member is comprised of a cutting end and is securely attached to the handle at a shoulder which assists in preventing complete coring of the fruit. The tubular cutting member having a length which is less than the length of the handle also facilitates prevention of coring edible fruit flesh from the strawberry. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080271321 | Strawberry huller with ejector - A hulling device for removing the stem and leaves on small fruits, such as strawberries, the device having an ergonomic handle and a tubular cutting member, is set forth herein. The cutting member is comprised of a cutting end and is securely attached to the handle at a shoulder which assists in preventing complete coring of the fruit. The tubular cutting member having a length which is less than the length of the handle also facilitates prevention of coring edible fruit flesh from the strawberry. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090165269 | Self-Locking Hook - A self-locking hook for supporting a load on a support surface is disclosed. The hook has a relatively rigid C-shaped body which includes a surface defining an opening for accommodating a support component and a connector having a load bearing or attachment point. The surface of the opening includes a first contact area and a second contact area. The load bearing or attachment point is attached to the body relative to the opening such that application of a load at the load bearing point while the first contact area is contacting a component rotates the body about the first contact area until the second contact area abuts the component. This self-locking feature allows the hook to be used effectively on component surfaces which are at almost any angle or slope relative to horizontal. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090191316 | RETRACTABLE CANDY HOLDER - The present invention is a holder for a confectionary product. The holder has two sections that enclose the confectionary product when in the closed position. The holder may be opened by sliding the two sections apart and then pivoting one of the sections relative to the other one hundred and eighty degrees to intermesh and thereby form a handle for holding the confectionary product during consumption by a user. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090232187 | Food thermometer sleeve - A protective sleeve for a food thermometer having a probe for insertion into a food is disclosed. The sleeve includes a first body and a second body rotatably positioned within the first body. Each body includes opposing open ends and a sidewall there between, with the second body having indicia displayed thereon. An opening within the sidewall of the first body allows the indicia, which are preferably related to cooking instructions, on the sidewall of the second body to be read. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090285434 | EARHOOK AND EARBUD HEADSET - A headset ( | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100224752 | Instrument stand for attachment to a wire grill surface or the like - The instrument stand, which supports an instrument on a wire rack or similar surface, includes a body, a biasing element and a hook member. The stand is capable of connecting to an instrument, and the biasing element, preferably formed by at least two legs, is also connected to the body, wherein when contacting a surface the legs bias the body in a direction opposite the surface. The hook member connects to one of either a leg or the body, such that the hook member is capable of engaging the surface to thereby oppose the bias by the legs. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110297272 | Frozen Beverage Dispensing Manifold - A frozen beverage dispensing unit includes a first replaceable frozen beverage module, a second replaceable frozen beverage module, a plumbing module, and a dispensing module. The dispensing module includes a programmable dispensing manifold for preparing frozen beverages in accordance with dispensing profiles. In an embodiment, a rotating turn table turns a beverage container in accordance with a dispensing profile. The dispensing profile includes instructions for layering of contents of different frozen beverage modules being placed in a beverage container. Moreover, the contents of different food add-in modules may also be added to the beverage container based on the selected dispensing profile. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110301749 | NETWORKED VENDOR FOR WORKPLACE OR CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT - Aspects of the invention described herein provide an apparatus and method for networked vending. According to embodiments described herein, a vending machine is provided that may be installed and managed by the venue in which it is installed. Consumers may purchase vending products from the vending machine using cashless accounts managed by an external device in communication with the vendor. The venue may manage the inventory for the vending machine by placing orders for single product inserts to be loaded in the vending machine. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120246959 | Brake Mechanism for a Device for Drying Foods and Other Items - A brake assembly for reducing the rotational velocity the spinning basket of a food spinning device applies a frictional force to an annular ridge on the lid of the spinning basket. A brake button movably disposed in a cover of the spinning device includes flexible pinching arms having cam surfaces. The cam surfaces of the flexible pinching arms extend through a guide aperture, thereby causing the pinching arms to flex toward each other when the brake button is depressed and to apply the frictional engagement to the annular ridge. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20140239717 | SOLAR-POWERED LIGHTING DEVICE AND CHARGING SYSTEM - A freestanding solar-powered charging system includes a baseplate, a substantially vertical frame member having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to and extending from the baseplate, one or more panels coupled to the second end of the vertical frame member, each of the panels having an upper surface with a photovoltaic cell, an energy storage device electrically coupled to the photovoltaic cell, and one or more electrical connectors supported by the vertical frame member and electrically coupled to the energy storage device, the electrical connectors configured to engage any one or more of a plurality of consumer electronic devices for charging the consumer electronic devices. | 08-28-2014 |
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| 20120299540 | SENDER COMMUNICATIONS FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER - A signal generator generates an electrical signal that is sent to an amplifier, which increases the power of the signal using power from a power source. The amplified signal is fed to a sender transducer to generate ultrasonic waves that can be focused and sent to a receiver. The receiver transducer converts the ultrasonic waves back into electrical energy and stores it in an energy storage device, such as a battery, or uses the electrical energy to power a device. In this way, a device can be remotely charged or powered without having to be tethered to an electrical outlet. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120299541 | SENDER CONTROLLER FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER - A signal generator generates an electrical signal that is sent to an amplifier, which increases the power of the signal using power from a power source. The amplified signal is fed to a sender transducer to generate ultrasonic waves that can be focused and sent to a receiver. The receiver transducer converts the ultrasonic waves back into electrical energy and stores it in an energy storage device, such as a battery, or uses the electrical energy to power a device. In this way, a device can be remotely charged or powered without having to be tethered to an electrical outlet. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120299542 | RECEIVER CONTROLLER FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER - A signal generator generates an electrical signal that is sent to an amplifier, which increases the power of the signal using power from a power source. The amplified signal is fed to a sender transducer to generate ultrasonic waves that can be focused and sent to a receiver. The receiver transducer converts the ultrasonic waves back into electrical energy and stores it in an energy storage device, such as a battery, or uses the electrical energy to power a device. In this way, a device can be remotely charged or powered without having to be tethered to an electrical outlet. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120300588 | RECEIVER COMMUNICATIONS FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER - A signal generator generates an electrical signal that is sent to an amplifier, which increases the power of the signal using power from a power source. The amplified signal is fed to a sender transducer to generate ultrasonic waves that can be focused and sent to a receiver. The receiver transducer converts the ultrasonic waves back into electrical energy and stores it in an energy storage device, such as a battery, or uses the electrical energy to power a device. In this way, a device can be remotely charged or powered without having to be tethered to an electrical outlet. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120300592 | SENDER TRANSDUCER FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER - A signal generator generates an electrical signal that is sent to an amplifier, which increases the power of the signal using power from a power source. The amplified signal is fed to a sender transducer to generate ultrasonic waves that can be focused and sent to a receiver. The receiver transducer converts the ultrasonic waves back into electrical energy and stores it in an energy storage device, such as a battery, or uses the electrical energy to power a device. In this way, a device can be remotely charged or powered without having to be tethered to an electrical outlet. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120300593 | RECEIVER TRANSDUCER FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER - A signal generator generates an electrical signal that is sent to an amplifier, which increases the power of the signal using power from a power source. The amplified signal is fed to a sender transducer to generate ultrasonic waves that can be focused and sent to a receiver. The receiver transducer converts the ultrasonic waves back into electrical energy and stores it in an energy storage device, such as a battery, or uses the electrical energy to power a device. In this way, a device can be remotely charged or powered without having to be tethered to an electrical outlet. | 11-29-2012 |
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| 20090256009 | Protection device for a lower guide system of a fuel injector - A protection device for a lower guide system of a fuel injector includes a debris shield deflecting a fuel flow around a lower guide system and a particle trap collecting particles contained within the fuel flow. By deflecting the fuel flow towards flow passages around the lower guide system, the particles contained in the fuel flow are prevented from entering a lower guide area, such as a radial gap between the stationary components of the lower guide system and the moving component of the valve assembly. The particle trap may be defined in a lower housing of the fuel injector or may be integrated in the debris shield. The debris shield may be integral with a valve assembly or may be a separate component. A permeable area may be integrated in the debris shield to enable partial flow therethrough. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090282682 | External stroke/flow setting method for fuel injectors - A method for externally adjusting the axial length of a solenoid actuated fuel injector includes the step of externally forming a helical scribe mark in a housing component, thereby changing the axial length of the injector. By adjusting the length of the helical scribe mark and the depth of the scribe mark, and by measuring the stroke or the flow rate of the injector, the stroke or the flow rate of injector may be set precisely. The external adjustment of the length of the housing component may be made in cartridge form as well as in final assembly form of the fuel injector complementing the manufacturing process versatility. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100012093 | High-pressure fuel injector to fuel rail connection - A coupling for suspending a fuel injector from a fuel rail assembly of an internal combustion engine includes a collar that mates with the fuel injector and a retainer clip that engages with the collar and with an annular flange of an injector socket thereby mechanically connecting the fuel injector to the fuel rail assembly. The retainer clip includes windows having a convex profile to enable even load distribution upon the socket flange when assembled. Coincident keyed features are integrated in the flange of the injector socket and in the collar to facilitate correct alignment of the injector relative to the fuel rail. Paired together, the retainer clip and the collar enable a secure, and coincident keyed fuel injector-to-fuel rail connection that is able to withstand high pressure separating loads. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100018503 | Upper guide system for solenoid actuated fuel injectors - An upper guide system for a solenoid actuated fuel injector of an internal combustion engine includes an armature and a guide ring having a cylindrical shape and surrounding the armature and positioning the armature in a radial direction. The location of the upper guide system is substantially in the same axial location as the radial magnetic forces imposed on the armature. Features such as flutes or grooves are disposed on an outer diameter surface of the armature and/or holes through a body portion of the armature. Accordingly, the response performance of the solenoid actuated fuel injector is improved. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100019071 | Fuel injector armature guide - An upper guide system for a solenoid actuated fuel injector of an internal combustion engine includes an armature having a first diameter section, a reduced diameter second section, and a concave portion at the transition between the first and second sections. The guide system also includes a guide shaped to extend into the concave portion of the armature and includes a central opening that slidably receives the second diameter section. The guide positions and guides the armature in a radial and an axial direction. The guide is assembled in an axial location that is close to the axial location of the center of the magnetic force acting on the armature. The guide system allows for a desired relative large guide length to diameter ratio. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20110265767 | ISOLATER FOR FUEL INJECTOR - A fuel injector-engine component assembly includes an engine component with a stepped bore defined along an axis and having a stepped bore stop surface facing axially upward. A fuel injector extending along the axis is disposed in the stepped bore and includes a fuel injector stop surface facing axially downward and axially opposing the stepped bore stop surface. An isolation ring is disposed between the engine component and fuel injector stop surfaces for axially isolating the fuel injector from the engine component. The isolation ring includes a rigid support member for limiting the axial motion of the engine component and fuel injector stop surfaces together. The isolation ring also includes a resilient and compliant isolation member located axially between the engine component and fuel injector stop surfaces to provide acoustic and thermal isolation between the fuel injector and the engine component below a predetermined pressure of the fuel injector. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110315795 | Fuel Injector - A fuel injector that includes a flying armature movable relative to a pintle stop, and an electromagnetic circuit configured to move the flying armature away from the pintle stop prior to accelerating the armature toward the pintle stop as part of moving the pintle to open the fuel injector. The flying armature increases the total force applied to the pintle to open the fuel injector by supplementing the static force imparted to the armature by a magnetic field with an impact force imparted by the armature being in motion toward and impacting with the pintle stop. The arrangement of magnetic circuit devices and materials used to make the magnetic circuit devices cooperate to provide a reversing force that urges the armature away from before urging the armature toward the pintle stop, and increases the rate at which the force that urges the armature toward the pintle stop increases. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120067982 | FUEL INJECTOR - A fuel injector that includes a sliding armature, decoupled armature, or flying armature movable between a pintle stop and a housing stop. Flying armatures are generally used to increase the total force applied to the pintle stop for lifting the pintle off a nozzle seat to open the fuel injector. When the fuel injector is turned off, a housing stop is arranged to absorb kinetic energy present in the flying armature so that the kinetic energy is not imparted to the nozzle seat. | 03-22-2012 |
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| 20090069433 | NASAL RINSE ADDITIVE - A nasal rinse additive composition includes oleoresin capsicum containing capsaicin, dihydrocapsaicin, nordihydrocapsaicin, homodihydrocapsaicin, and homocapsaicin as active ingredients. The nasal rinse additive composition can further include vegetable glycerin, purified water, spearmint oil, lemongrass oil, sea salt, and/or ascorbic acid. The composition can be used to relieve and/or prevent pain, dryness, and/or inflammation associated with chronic and occasional nasal congestion. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090069446 | DENDRITIC SALT THERAPEUTIC AGENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - A therapeutic agent delivery system includes a therapeutic agent, a dendritic salt used as a carrier to effectively deliver the therapeutic agent, and a salt base. The system can include the dendritic salt and the salt base in a ratio of about 1 part dendritic salt to about 8 parts salt base. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20130115320 | THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR INTRANASAL ADMINISTRATION AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING SAME - The present invention provides a composition suitable for intranasal administration comprising capsaicin, dihydrocapsaicin, and nordihydrocapsaicin in the form of | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130115321 | THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR INTRANASAL ADMINISTRATION AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING SAME - The present invention provides a composition suitable for intranasal administration comprising capsaicin, dihydrocapsaicin, and nordihydrocapsaicin in the form of | 05-09-2013 |
| 20140147531 | METHOD OF TREATMENT USING A THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR INTRANASAL ADMINISTRATION - The present invention provides a composition suitable for intranasal administration comprising capsaicin, dihydrocapsaicin, and nordihydrocapsaicin in the form of capsicum used as a therapeutic agent. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140356465 | METHOD OF TREATMENT USING A THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR INTRANASAL ADMINISTRATION - A method of intranasal treatment of nasal symptoms administered to a human in need of the treatment includes administering intranasally from an internasal spray container a composition having a therapeutically effective amount of | 12-04-2014 |
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| 20080241290 | Sinus relief composition and method of producing the same - The present invention provides a sinus relief composition and a method of producing the composition comprising oleoresin | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080242741 | Intranasal drug delivery system - The present invention provides an intranasal drug delivery system containing capsaicin, dihydrocapsaicin, nordihydrocapsaicin, homodihydrocapsaicin, and homocapsaicin in the form of oleoresin capsicum used as a carrier to quickly and effectively deliver a drug. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090053319 | Sore Throat Relief Composition And Method of Producing Same - The present invention provides a sore throat relief composition and a method of producing the composition comprising oleoresin | 02-26-2009 |
| 20100322961 | Intranasal Drug Delivery System - The present invention provides an intranasal drug delivery system containing capsaicin, dihydrocapsaicin, nordihydrocapsaicin, homodihydrocapsaicin, and homocapsaicin in the form of oleoresin capsicum used as a carrier to quickly and effectively deliver a drug. | 12-23-2010 |
