Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
294100100 | MISCELLANEOUS | 25 |
20080315599 | HANDGRIP FOR CARRYING MULTIPLE BAGS - An attachable and detachable handgrip, primarily used with plastic bags, canvas bags and other items with handles, is disclosed. The attachable handgrip comprises a single piece of flat, pliable material that will hold its shape, yet yield easily to force. Paperboard or plastic are two such possible materials. | 12-25-2008 |
20090051179 | Chopstick with disposable sleeve - A new chopstick with disposable sleeve is invented. This invention is better than the conventional disposable chopsticks, and it can save trees for the environment. This invention consists of a stick and a disposable sleeve. The sleeve can be removably installed on the tip portion of the stick. Special designs on the sleeve and the stick are provided for easy installation, securing, and removal of the sleeve. The sleeve also has the texture on its surface to help grip the slippery food. | 02-26-2009 |
20090066097 | Environmental chopsticks module and chopsticks rest thereof - The present invention discloses an environmental chopsticks module and its chopsticks rest, and the chopsticks rest is provided for binding, storing, using and placing a pair of environmental chopsticks. The chopsticks rest includes two end portions, at least two loops disposed between the two end portions, an opening formed separately on both lateral sides of the two loops, a containing space formed at the internal circumference of the two loops for binding and storing the environmental chopsticks, and at least one racking space formed at a joint of the two loops for using and placing the environmental chopsticks, so as to constitute the environmental chopsticks module and its chopsticks rest. | 03-12-2009 |
20090091146 | CHOPSTICKS - The present invention provides an improved structure of chopsticks, which can address the shortcomings of typical chopsticks. The lateral portion of the clamping end of the chopstick body has a recessed groove, which is arranged along the extension of the clamping end. One end of the recessed groove passes through the flange of the clamping end. The lateral portion of the clamping end increases contact area and improves the friction effect for improved gripping stability. The area of the flange of the clamping end decreases, enabling users to insert chopsticks A more easily into food and guaranteeing ease-of-operation with better applicability. | 04-09-2009 |
20090108600 | Chopsticks - An object of the present invention is to provide chopsticks that are hard to roll, can be aligned easily in a pair on a table, and are hard to damage through repeated use by teeth marks and so on, and in which heat is not easily conducted to the handle portion when used in hot soups or the like. In the chopsticks, a handle portion is formed from wood (including bamboo) or a synthetic resin, a tip portion is formed from a metal such as stainless steel or aluminum or the like, holes are formed in the lower end of the handle portion in the length direction from this lower end, and rod-like permanent magnets are arranged in these holes. | 04-30-2009 |
20090121501 | ASSEMBLED CHOPSTICKS - A chopstick assembly has a handle and a gripping portion with a connecting positioner therebetween. The connecting positioner has an external cylindrical member and a screw seat. A reduced diameter portion is received in a hole at an end of the handle. The screw seat is fitted within the external cylindrical member. The gripping portion has a stud and a columnar portion extending from and end thereof. The stud is threaded secured to the screw seat. The columnar portion is fitted within a wide diameter portion of the external cylindrical member. | 05-14-2009 |
20090250955 | WAFER TRANSFER BLADE - Projections | 10-08-2009 |
20090250956 | FOOD UTENSIL - A food utensil has an elongate member that has a first end, a second end and a longitudinal surface extending from the first end to the second end. The first end includes a plurality of protrusions disposed circumferentially around the longitudinal surface at the first end. A pair of tongs includes at least one such elongate member, hingedly interconnected to another such elongated member. In one embodiment, the utensil is a chopstick, and preferably is provided as a pair of two such chopsticks. A method of making a food utensil includes forming an elongate member having a first end and a second end, and forming a plurality of protrusions circumferentially around a first end of the elongate member. | 10-08-2009 |
20090278364 | COMBINATION CHOPSTICK UTENSIL - A combination chopstick utensil may comprise a first chopstick member and a second chopstick member. A base may be coupled to each of the first and second chopstick members; wherein the base may include a first transition member. The base may also include a second transition member, wherein the second transition member may be coupled to the first transition member along an interior edge. The first and second transition members may be selectably coupleable. The base may further include a separation facilitation structure between the first and second transition members and configured to facilitate separation of the first and second transition members. The separation facilitation structure may include a groove between the first and second transition members. The combination chopstick utensil may also include a utensil coupled to the base and extending therefrom substantially opposite of the first and second chopstick members. | 11-12-2009 |
20090315348 | System and method for use of a releasable access tool by disabled persons - A releasable access tool and method for use by disabled persons is provided which includes a chin-mounted pointer that can be engaged and disengaged by a user without assistance. The releasable access tool includes a chin cup and chin cushion, a means for suspending them from the neck of a disabled person, and a pointer affixed to the chin cup. Assistance is required in the placement of the releasable access tool around the neck of a user. Once the device is placed around the user's neck, the user mounts the chin cup and pointer to the user's chin by lowering the chin to contact the cup, then lifting the chin and head in a scooping motion. This stretches the neck suspension portion of the tool and pulls the chin cup firmly against the user's chin, allowing the user to manipulate object with the attached pointer using only the muscles of the face, head and neck. When the user wishes to stop using the pointer, the user lowers the chin and presses the chin toward the chest and neck to allow the chin cup to slip from the chin. The releasable access tool then hangs in a neutral position around the neck of the user until it is accessed again by the user or until it is removed from the user's neck by an assistant. | 12-24-2009 |
20100052343 | FITTING, CRANE HOOK, AND CRANE HOOK ASSEMBLY - A method of lifting an aircraft at a lifting location, the method comprising: securing a fitting ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100078950 | Lifting Assembly - An apparatus and method for a lifting assembly to lift an object using a lifting device are provided. The lifting assembly comprises of an upper lifting bracket and a lower lifting bracket which are used to lift the object. The lifting brackets are adjustable such that they can be adapted to lift a number of different objects having different assemblies with different bolt patterns. The adjustability feature is provided by incorporating at least one cam into the lifting brackets. | 04-01-2010 |
20100090482 | Attachment device for attaching slinging or lashing means - Disclosed is an attaching device for attaching stopping or lashing means to objects that are to be transported or tied down, comprising a fixing element ( | 04-15-2010 |
20100117386 | CRANE LIFT KIT ASSEMBLY - A lift kit assembly is attached to a piece of portable equipment, such as a generator, so that the equipment may be hoisted or suspended by a crane. The lift kit assembly, which includes a lift ring and one or more piston assemblies, may be rotated from an upright position, suitable for lifting the portable equipment, to a flush position, suitable for storing or using the equipment. The piston assemblies have a spring constant that urges the lift ring into an upright position, which position may be released by application of a downward force to the lift ring. | 05-13-2010 |
20100156123 | EXTRACTION TOOL - An extraction tool having an elongated base member having first and second ends, and a drill bit being removably attachable to a socket in the first end; the base member having a first threaded portion being disposed approximate the first end; the second end being adapted to be removably connected to a load bearing coupling. | 06-24-2010 |
20100207406 | THREADED HOIST RING SCREW RETAINER - An omni-positional hoist ring assembly including a bushing element that includes a sleeve with an axial length, and proximal and distal ends. A load bearing flange is radially disposed about the proximal end of the sleeve. The sleeve has an internal thread extending at least part way of the axial length of the sleeve. A mounting screw element has a major axis, a head, and a shank disposed generally co-axially around the major axis. The shank includes a threaded shank portion and a bearing portion. The bearing portion is a generally cylindrical axially extending portion of the shank that has a diameter approximately equal to the minor diameter of the thread in the threaded shank portion. A thrust washer element is provided between the head and the distal end of the sleeve. A body element receives the in-turned opposed ends of the legs of a lifting loop element in sockets. The lifting loop is free to pivot. The body element is free to rotate about the sleeve, so the lifting loop will self align with a load that is applied to it from any direction within a hemisphere centered on the major axis of the mounting screw element. The elements of the hoist rig assembly are assembled by aligning them and inserting the mounting screw element into the sleeve and threadably advancing it until the bearing is aligned with the internal thread so further rotation of the mounting screw element does not threadably advance the mounting screw element relative to the sleeve. | 08-19-2010 |
20100259054 | Two-Section Chopsticks with an Improved Structure - A two-section chopstick with an improved structure has an upper section, a lower section, and a limiting element. The limiting element is mounted around the sidewall near the bottom end of the upper section. The limiting element has a bent fixing part going through a through hole on the sidewall near the bottom end of the upper section. The fixing part extends into an accommodating space inside the upper section. The fixing part holds a connecting section of the lower section to secure the connection between the upper section and the lower section. Alternatively, a holding section in the lower section can be inserted into the accommodating space, thereby storing the chopstick. | 10-14-2010 |
20100301620 | Multi-Function Chopsticks - The functions of the knife and fork are added to chopsticks to create the Multi-Function Chopsticks. Optionally, the chopsticks may also include a straw function to create the Enhanced Multi-Function Chopsticks. | 12-02-2010 |
20110042977 | Dual-Segment Chopstick - A dual-segment chopstick includes an upper segment, a lower segment and a coupling element. The upper segment, having a top and a bottom, is a hollow tube and includes a lid having a plurality of clamping portions extended toward an interior of the upper segment. The lower segment also has a top and a bottom. The coupling element is settled on the top of the lower segment and has a fastening set for engaging with the bottom of the upper segment so that the top of the lower segment can be coupled with the bottom of the upper segment by the fastening set to form the chopstick that can be easily assembled and disassembled. When the lower segment is received inside the upper segment, the clamping portions hold the bottom of the lower segment so as to contract the chopstick and reduce a volume thereof. | 02-24-2011 |
20110095550 | Loopable and Wearable Dining Utensil - A loopable and wearable dining utensil comprises a rigid function portion for engaging food, a holder for holding the dining utensil, and a flexible connector for connecting the rigid function portion and the holder. One end of the rigid function portion also serves as a male linker and the opposite end has a first linking part. One end of the holder serves as a female linker for linking with the male linker, and the opposite end has a second linking part for linking with the first linking part. When the female linker is linked with the male linker, the dining utensil forms a loop, and when the second linking part is linked with the first linking part, the dining utensil forms a regular utensil. According to various connecting profiles, the multiple dining utensils can form a bracelet, necklace, belt or an ornament of handbag or hand-held mobile device. | 04-28-2011 |
20110109106 | Lifting Assembly - A lifting bracket for a lifting assembly to lift a cylindrical object having an annular flange with a plurality of spaced-apart holes formed therein using a lifting device is provided. The bracket includes a flange attachment piece having at least one adjustable hole assembly for aligning with at least one hole of said plurality of spaced-apart holes on the flange such that the bracket may be used to lift objects having spaced-apart holes of varying distances. The bracket also includes a hoist ring for receiving a wire rope and a swivel device having a hoist ring connection loop. The swivel device freely rotates about a pin and the hoist ring freely pivots when the object is being lifted from a horizontal position to a vertical position. | 05-12-2011 |
20110121588 | Device for removing snow from a vehicle - A device for removing snow from a vehicle comprising a flat sheet of sturdy flexible material having elongated opposite side sections and substantially shorter opposite end sections. Each end section has a spaced apart pair of handles for manual manipulation of the sheet and each end section has two spaced apart straps with hooks at the end. An end of the sheet is entered in a door opening with the sheet stretched over the top of the vehicle and moved back and forth to remove snow and a pair of hooks may be engaged with a fender edge with the sheet stretched over the hood or trunk lid to remove snow. | 05-26-2011 |
20110121589 | CHOPSTICKS - Each of a pair of chopsticks includes a food-carrying portion formed on a first end thereof, and a magnetic portion formed on a second end thereof opposite to the first end. The magnetic portion has a receiving space defined therein and a magnet received in the receiving space. The magnetic portion has a tapered section disposed on an outer periphery thereof and corresponding to the magnet. The tapered section gradually tapered toward a distal end of the second end. When the two magnets of the chopsticks magnetically attract each other, the two tapered sections of the chopsticks contact with each other and the two food-carrying portions are separated. The two food-carrying portions are able to pivotally move toward/outward each other. | 05-26-2011 |
20110133500 | HANDLING DEVICE AND HANDLING METHOD FOR WAFERS - The invention relates to a handling device and to a handling method for wafers, in particular for wafers with a thickness of less than 100 μm. According to the invention it is provided that an adhesive membrane is arranged so as to delimit at least one workspace, the volume of which can be changed by supplying or removing pressurising medium, and in that the size of the contact surface between the adhesive membrane and the wafer can be adjusted by changing the workspace volume. | 06-09-2011 |
20110169284 | Combination Chopsticks and Chopstick Rest and Apparatus for Production of Same - There is disclosed a combination chopsticks and chopstick rest which are manufactured as a single unit. Bending the end of the chopsticks unit at a pair of incised grooves separates the chopstick rest. The remaining portion of the chopsticks unit comprises a pair of coherent chopsticks separated by a transverse cut and leaving a short uncut portion at the thickest end of the article. The chopsticks are separated by pulling them apart. The chopsticks may then be rested upon the previously separated rest, which may be imprinted with advertising, logos or other text and graphics, thus keeping the tips of the chopsticks off the eating surface and free of dirt, debris and germs, as well as keeping the eating surface clean. A method of manufacture of the combination chopsticks and chopstick rest is presented. | 07-14-2011 |