04th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120017445 | GARDEN SHEARS - A garden shears includes a pressing member, a holding member, a cutting member and a ratchet. The second through aperture of the cutting member is combined with the first assembling aperture of the pressing member and used as a pivot point. The holding member and the ratchet are assembled together at the assembling portion of the pressing member, and the driving teeth of the ratchet are engaged with the pawl of the cutting member such that the pressing member, the holding member and the ratchet have different pivot points. The opening between the blade and the anvil is smaller than the opening formed between the handle and the holding member. In other words, when a user holds both of the handle and the holding member to cut an object, since the opening formed between the handle and the holding member is larger than the cutting opening between the blade and the anvil, a stronger cutter torque is applied to increase the clipping strength derived from the anvil and the blade. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017446 | CUTTING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR RESCUE CUTTERS - The invention relates to a cutting device ( | 2012-01-26 |
20120017447 | HAND-HELD POWER TOOL FOR PRUNING AND CUTTING VEGETATION AND A METHOD FOR REPLACING BLADES THEREOF - A hand-held power tool for pruning and cutting vegetation and a method for replacing blades thereof. The hand-held power tool has a main body and a work head detachably mounted on the main body. The main body has a housing, a motor placed in the housing, and a first gear transmissively connected with the motor. The work head has a blade assembly and a second gear. The second gear engages with the first gear and is provided with a eccentric member connected with the blade assembly. By arranging one portion of the transmission mechanism on the work head, especially the second gear used for providing the eccentrically rotary output on the work head, the transmission mechanism is directly connected with the blade assembly. When the work head needs to be mounted on the main body, it only needs the second gear to be placed on the mandrel arranged on the main body where it will engage with the first gear. This avoids the need to align and mate the eccentric member arranged on the second gear with the upper and lower blades one by one thereby providing an assembly process that is simple and time-saving while providing a connection that is reliable. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017448 | HAND-HELD ELECTRICAL SHEARS - Hand-held electrical shears has a housing with a tool head and a grip part, an electric motor, a drive shaft driven by the electric motor via a transmission, a rotatable tool mounted on the drive shaft, and a rechargeable energy accumulator in the grip part. The transmission and a portion of the electric motor are in the tool head, an actuating element of an on/off switch is on an underside of the grip part, a grip cover is attached to a top side of the grip part. A shaft end section extending laterally out of the housing carries a bearing flange with a driving element for the tool, and a blade retaining plate with a counter-blade and a supporting base are detachably attached in a flattened region of the housing. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017449 | Knife Arrangement - Knife arrangement for use in for example a slicer apparatus for slicing meat, and in particular fish meat, wherein the knife arrangement comprises two reciprocating knives | 2012-01-26 |
20120017450 | Loop Pile Cutter - A loop pile cutter includes an added blade holder thumbscrew that provides an additional clamping force to hold a blade holder right side and blade holder left side against a base mounting bracket. The added blade holder thumbscrew also guides the blade holder along the base mounting bracket. In particular, the added blade holder thumbscrew inserts within a slot in the base mounting bracket. Since the added blade holder thumbscrew is removable, the slot may be closed-ended. The combination of an added blade holder thumbscrew and a closed-ended slot in the base mounting bracket reduces deflection of the blade holder from carpet tufts that resist being parted by a center row guiding edge. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017451 | SHARPENER, ESPECIALLY FOR A COSMETIC OR PHARMACEUTICAL PENCIL - A sharpener for sharpening a pencil, in particular a cosmetic pencil, is especially suitable, when used correctly, for producing a particularly uniform outer jacket edge in the region of the pencil tip. The sharpener includes a sharpener body, in which a pencil guide channel is provided. The pencil guide channel has a circular cone-shaped channel section and opens out in a pencil inlet opening on the outer side of the sharpener body. A paring blade is positioned tangentially to the lateral surface of the channel section. The paring blade serves to pare off a pencil tip, which includes a front lead section and a rear outer jacket section. A shaping tool cuts a shoulder into the pencil tip, the shoulder being set back in relation to a circular cone-shaped enveloping surface of the pencil tip. The shaping tool is arranged relative to the pencil guide channel to insert the shoulder into the transition between the lead section and the outer jacket section of the pencil tip. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017452 | DOOR LOCK LOCATING TOOL KIT - A door lock locator configured to attach to a door having a latch edge and to locate the door lock in relation to a strike plate. The door lock locator includes an edge wall having an edge hole locator, a first wall extending from the edge wall and including a bore hole locator, a second wall extending from the edge wall and cooperating with the first wall to attach the door lock locator to the door. The door lock locator also includes a strike plate locator coupled to one of the edge wall, the first wall, and the second wall. The strike plate locator has a protrusion that selectively engages the strike plate to locate the edge hole locator and the bore hole locator. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017453 | PROFILE MEASURING INSTRUMENT - A coordinate measuring machine includes a probe having a measurement unit, a movement mechanism for moving the probe and a host computer for controlling the movement mechanism. The host computer includes: a compensation-amount calculating unit for calculating a compensation amount for compensating an error in the position of the measurement unit caused by the movement of the probe; and a compensator for compensating the error in the position of the measurement unit based on the compensation amount calculated by the compensation-amount calculating unit. The compensation-amount calculating unit calculates a translation-compensation amount for compensating a translation error of the probe and a rotation-compensation amount for compensating a rotation error of the probe based on a rotation frequency of the movement of the probe. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017454 | COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE WITH ROTATABLE GRIP - A portable coordinate measuring machine (PCMM) can have one or more rotatable grip assemblies to provide a locations for an operator to grasp the PCMM. A rotatable grip assembly can include a rotatable sleeve, a grip portion disposed over the sleeve, and one or more retaining rings to prevent the rotatable grip from axially sliding along one or more members of an articulated arm PCMM. A PCMM can include two rotatable grips to allow an operator to grasp the PCMM with both hands for positioning and repositioning operations. One rotatable grip can be positioned on an arm member most distant the PCMM base, and another rotatable grip can be positioned on a housing at least partially encasing an articulating joint assembly coupled to the arm member most distant the PCMM base. Other numbers of and locations of rotatable grip assemblies can be used in PCMMs. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017455 | SHAPE MEASURING DEVICE - A shape measuring device to measure a shape of a workpiece, wherein the shape measuring device includes:
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20120017456 | CONDENSATION DRYER HAVING A FILTER DEVICE - A condensation dryer has a drying chamber for items to be dried, and a process air channel in which a heater for heating the process air and a fan for delivering the process air are located. A rinsing device is provided for rinsing lint from a component that can be loaded with lint, by means of condensate from a condensate collection vessel. Rinsed lint is collected by a filter bag of a filter device, and a condensate pump delivers the condensate into the condensate collection vessel, with the filter device and the being arranged downstream of the component. The filter bag includes a nonwoven fabric. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017457 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS WITH LIQUID SPRAYING FUNCTION - The present invention relates to a dryer having a liquid spraying function, and according to one aspect of the present invention, a laundry treating apparatus including a plurality of laundry treating courses which have different laundry treating methods is provided. The apparatus comprises: a drum for receiving the laundry; a hot air supply means for supplying hot air to the inner side of the drum; a spraying means for spraying a fragrant solution to the inside of the drum; a manipulating means including a course selecting means for selecting the laundry treating courses; and a controller for controlling the apparatus according to the instructions inputted by the manipulating means, wherein a plurality of laundry treating courses includes at least one scent spray course for spraying the fragrant solution during the laundry treating process, and the course selecting means comprises a scent spray course selecting means for selecting one of the scent spray courses. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017458 | Surface Treatment Apparatus - The surface treatment apparatus includes: a supply device for supplying an introduced workpiece to the inside of a treatment cell of a subsequent surface treatment device; a surface treatment device for supplying a surface treatment liquid to the inside of the treatment cell while rotating the treatment cell, thereby performing a surface treatment on the workpiece; a workpiece collection device for inverting the treatment cell, and squirting the inside of the treatment cell with water from below to flow out the workpiece, thereby collecting the workpiece into a collection vessel; a drying device for receiving the collection vessel from the workpiece collection device, and exposing the workpiece within the collection vessel to air, thereby drying the workpiece; and a carrying device for carrying the treatment cell between the surface treatment devices, and between the surface treatment device and the workpiece device, wherein the surface treatment apparatus includes the one or more surface treatment devices. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017459 | HAND DRYER - A hand dryer includes a hand drying chamber that includes a hand insertion opening from which a hand is inserted, a first wall section that faces the hand inserted from the hand insertion, opening, a second wall section that faces the hand and the first wall section, and a plurality of air nozzle sections, which extends in a direction from the hand insertion opening to a far side and jets a high-speed air, on any one of the first wall section and the second wall section, wherein a distance between the first wall section or the second wall section that faces the air nozzle sections and the air nozzle sections is large in an upper portion and is small in a lower portion. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017460 | HAND DRYER - A hand dryer includes a hand drying chamber that includes a hand insertion opening from which a hand is inserted, a first wall section that faces the hand inserted from the hand insertion opening, a second wall section that faces the hand and the first wall section, and a plurality of air nozzle sections, which extends in a direction from the hand insertion opening to a far side and jets a high-speed air, on any one of the first wall section and the second wall section, and a distance between the air nozzle sections in a horizontal direction is wide on a side of the hand insertion opening and is narrow on the far side. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017461 | INSTALLATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF SLUDGES - In a sludge treatment installation, a movable carriage is arranged transversely above a work surface of a floor. The movement of the carriage by longitudinal translation over the floor is initiated by a first drive shaft carrying a toothed wheel meshing with a drive chain. A second chain helps to guide the carriage. On the carriage is provided a rotary turning tool which engages in the sludge. Driven in rotation by a second drive shaft independent of the first, it includes pairs of semi-cylindrical paddles fixed substantially symmetrically by one of their edges on either side of a shaft driven by the second drive shaft. The two paddles in each pair of paddles are asymmetrical as a result of having different radii, with a difference at least equal to about 5%. Forced ventilation acts directly on the paddles. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017462 | FRAGRANCE DISPENSER SYSTEM FOR USE IN A DRYER - A fragrance dispenser system for use in a dryer includes a scented composition that is located in a dispenser device having perforations in the wall. The scented composition has a water-soluble, particulate carrier and a scented substance. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017463 | Drying Method and Profile - In a dryer machine a drying method which involves sending a pulse according to a pulse pattern formed by: energizing each of a plurality of actuators of a heater for a first determined set time; de-energizing one actuator of the heater for a second determined set time; de-energizing another actuator of the heater for a third determined period of time; compare, during the previous steps, the temperature detected by a temperature detector versus a target temperature; in case the temperature detected is higher than the target temperature, interrupting a drive signal to drivers for the heater; in case the temperature detected is lower than the target temperature, uninterrupting the signal to the drivers; and repeat the previous steps at least one time. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017464 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REFRIGERATION CYCLE WITH AUXILIARY HEATING - An apparatus includes a mechanical refrigeration cycle arrangement in turn including an evaporator, a condenser, a compressor, and an expansion device, cooperatively interconnected. A drum is provided to receive clothes to be dried. An auxiliary heater is included, as is a duct and fan arrangement configured to pass air over the condenser and the heater, and through the drum. A sensor is located to sense high side temperature and/or high side pressure of the mechanical refrigeration cycle arrangement. A controller is coupled to the sensor and the auxiliary heater, and is operative to: activate the auxiliary heater during a startup transient of the mechanical refrigeration cycle arrangement; monitor the high side temperature and/or high side pressure, during the startup transient; and de-activate the auxiliary heater in response to the high side temperature and/or high side pressure reaching a first predetermined value. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017465 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REFRIGERANT CYCLE CAPACITY ACCELERATION - A method of operating a heat pump clothes dryer operating on a mechanical refrigeration cycle is disclosed. The method includes partitioning all energy available in the heat pump clothes dryer into a first amount of energy and a second amount of energy; using the first amount of energy to attain a standard parameter performance for the heat pump clothes dryer; and using the second amount of energy to accelerate a dry cycle of the heat pump clothes dryer, wherein using the second amount of energy to accelerate a dry cycle of the heat pump clothes dryer comprises using the second amount of energy to energize an auxiliary heater during a start transient phase of the dry cycle to decrease the start transient phase. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017466 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REFRIGERATION CYCLE CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT - An apparatus includes a mechanical refrigeration cycle arrangement having a working fluid and an evaporator, a condenser of adjustable surface area, a compressor, and an expansion device, cooperatively interconnected and containing the working fluid. The apparatus also includes a drum to receive clothes to be dried, a duct and fan arrangement configured to pass air over the condenser and through the drum, a sensor located to sense at least one parameter, and a controller coupled to the sensor, condenser and/or the compressor. The controller is operative to adjust the condenser to increase surface area during a steady state drying rate period of the cycle, and adjust the condenser to decrease surface area during a start transient period of the cycle, wherein adjusting the condenser to decrease surface area during a start transient period of the cycle accelerates the start transient period of the cycle. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017467 | ORTHOTIC SHOE AND INSOLE ASSEMBLIES - An orthotic shoe sole assembly and an orthotic insole are disclosed herein. The orthotic shoe assembly includes a shoe sole having an exposed surface and at least one exposed cavity accessible via the exposed surface. The at least one exposed cavity includes a central region and a plurality of channels extending from the central region. A resilient member is removably positioned within the central region of the exposed cavity. The resilient member is configured to resiliently expand into at least one of the plurality of channels of the exposed cavity. The orthotic insole is removably positioned to selectively conceal the exposed cavity of the shoe sole and the resilient member. The orthotic insole includes a central axis member for supporting a foot along its central axis. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017468 | Article Of Footwear Incorporating Tensile Strands WIth An Elongated Cross-Sectional Shape - An article of footwear may have an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The upper includes a base layer and a plurality of strands. The base layer forms at least a portion of an exterior surface of the upper. The strands are located adjacent to the base layer and form another portion of the exterior surface of the upper, the strands being unsecured to the base layer for a distance of at least five centimeters, and the strands having an elongate cross-sectional shape. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017469 | FOOTWEAR - The present invention provides footwear that is very easy to tighten. One end of a shoelace ( | 2012-01-26 |
20120017470 | Paddle slipper that offers wearing comfort - A paddle slipper includes an insole for the contact of the sole of a user's foot, and an outsole bonded to the bottom side of the insole for contacting the ground and defining at a bottom side thereof a front open zone, a front support zone and a rear support zone. The front and rear support zones of the outsole lift the insole so that the user's sole is kept above the ground, lowering the chance of water-wetting the sole of the user's foot when the user is paddling. A front groove is defined between front protruding blocks of the front support zone, facilitating discharge of pressure from the user's sole. The front open zone design offers wearing comfort when the user is walking. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017471 | SHOE ACCESSORY FOR CYCLING - An accessory which is used to convert a non-cycling shoe into a cycling shoe, resulting in a shoe which is capable of attaching a cycling cleat. A hole is cut thru the sole of a non-cycling shoe. The hole is shaped to accommodate the accessory. The accessory is a plate shaped to fit inside the shoe and provides a comfortable surface for walking and cycling purposes, furthermore the accessory is fixed securely to the interior of a converted shoe. The accessory has the appropriate geometry and holes to attach a cycling cleat. The accessory may also possess ground contact preventing members on the bottom surface, these prevent the cycling cleat from contacting the ground while the shoe is used for walking. The accessory enables any shoe to be a cycling shoe. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017472 | COLOR-CHANGEABLE SHOES - Shoes which are made of, or coated with, color-changeable materials, and which further can have holes and be decorated with pin members. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017473 | Snow plow for adjusting to surface contours and obstacles - A snow plow includes a plurality of surface-engaging sections movably carried by the moldboard and depending from the moldboard in side-by-side relationship with one another. The surface-engaging sections are each independently linearly movable relative to the moldboard between an extended position and a retracted position to adjust to the contour of the surface being plowed. Each surface-engaging section comprises a main body portion carried by the moldboard, and a surface-engaging trip blade portion carried by the main body portion and which can pivot between a surface-scraping position and a deflected position and is urged toward the surface-scraping position. The trip blade portion can deflect to accommodate obstacles, and can cooperate with the linear movement of the surface-engaging sections to accommodate larger obstacles than can be accommodated by deflection alone. The snow plow also includes adjustable wear shoes and an adjustable vehicle mounting assembly. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017474 | COUPLING SYSTEM FOR COUPLING A WEAR ELEMENT TO AN ADAPTER FOR EXCAVATORS AND SIMILAR MACHINERY AND COMPONENTS THEREOF - The invention comprises a coupling system for coupling a wear element to an adapter for excavators and similar machinery and the components thereof. The invention relates to a coupling system formed by a wear element, preferably a tooth though possibly a bucket protection element, a tooth bar or adaptor element and a securing system for securing said two elements, formed mainly by a pin. In addition, said securing system can include a retaining element with resilient properties, associated with the pin. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017475 | CLOTHING IRON HOLDER WITH WATER RESERVOIR - The clothing iron holder with water reservoir is a protective accessory for use with a clothing iron or the like. The holder includes a water reservoir having a front portion, a central portion, and a rear portion, and is sized and shaped to receive the clothing iron. The front portion has an opening formed therethrough for releasably covering and connecting to a water fill opening of the clothing iron such that water exiting the water fill opening is received within the water reservoir. Thus, if the iron accidentally falls or is tipped over, the water will spill into, and be collected within, the water reservoir. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017476 | GREEN ENERGY SIGN LAMP - A green energy sign lamp includes a lamp box and a wind power generation device. The lamp box includes an LED light emitting source, at least one advertising billboard, a current conversion module and a battery. The LED light emitting source, the current conversion module and the battery are installed in the lamp box, and the advertising billboard is installed on a side of the lamp box. A support stand on a lateral side of the lamp box is provided for installing the wind power generation device axially, and a fixed portion on another lateral side of the lamp box is provided for fixing the lamp box, so that electric energy produced by the wind power generation device starts up the LED light emitting source to emit light to achieve an advertising effect, or the electric energy is charged into the battery for its use when there is no wind. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017477 | PORTABLE ADVERTISING PLATFORM - An advertising system and method of use includes a rail car and an advertising billboard mounted thereon. Preferably, the billboard is adjustable so that advertising thereon can be positioned to face desired viewers, such as people traveling on roadways adjacent a railroad track. The billboard may rotate and/or be raised and lowered by a lift, which may include a telescoping post. An onboard electric power source is typically provided to power lights and other electric components. Outriggers may be used to help stabilize the rail car when parked especially for windy conditions. A security fence may be mounted on the rail car to protect various components thereon. The billboard may include one section which can be raised relative to another section for display purposes and lowered to provide a lower height during transport. The rail car may carry an additional billboard. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017478 | Wet Floor Warning Devices and Methods - Apparatus and methods for wet floor warnings feature a movable barrier member proximate a doorway at a height elevated above floor level for selective movement between a deployed position in which the barrier member spans at least partially across the doorway and a storage position in which the barrier member is less obstructive to the doorway than in the deployed position for selective display of wet floor warning indicia on the barrier member on a path of sight through the doorway to indicate that the floor surface situated beyond said doorway is wet and may present a slip and fall hazard. The visibility of the warning is improved over floor seated signs, and cleaning personnel going room to room in a large establishment like a hotel, hospital, nursing home, care home, etc. need not transport portable warning signs as they travel the premises. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017479 | Shrink Wrap Eyeglasses Tag with Hook - A tag assembly for securing a tag to a pair of eyeglasses that has a frame for holding a pair of lenses and first and second hinged legs. The tag assembly includes a tag, a label, a pad and a shrink tube. The tag includes a body that can have a hook extending from one end and a pair of slotted members extending from the front surface. The label has opposing side edges that are inserted into the slotted members. The pad has an adhesive side that secures the pad to the rear surface of the body and a friction side. The tag assembly is inserted in the shrink tube and receives one of the hinged legs of the pair of eyeglasses between the friction side of the pad and the shrink tube. The shrink tube secures the hinged leg in the tag assembly upon the application of heat. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017480 | FLEXIBLE PICTURE FRAME - The present invention is a flexible picture frame. The frame stretches so that a user can insert a picture, a picture and picture cover, or a picture, picture cover, and backer section. Once the components are disposed in the flexible frame, it then recovers to its original shape and size. The flexible frame contains grooves on the inside walls to contain the picture and other components. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017481 | FIREARMS AND FIREARM COMPONENTS COMPRISING BONDED MULTI-METALLIC MATERIALS; METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Firearms and firearm components are constructed from bonded multi-metallic base materials comprising at least two dissimilar metallic materials having different properties, such as weight, density, wear resistance, durability, hardness, and the like, bonded to one another. The components are fabricated such that the metallic material having higher impact- and wear-resistance is positioned at areas that experience impact, or that include bearing points, wear points, and interfaces with other components, while a lighter weight metallic material is positioned at component locations that don't have rigorous material property requirements. The bonded multi-metallic materials may be explosively bonded multi-metallic materials. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017482 | FOREND WITH MULTIPLE LOCATOR RAILS - A mounting arrangement for use with a shotgun or rifle to selectively position accessories along the barrel of the rifle. The mounting arrangement includes a forend and a series of mounting rails that receive the desired accessories. The forend includes a series of locator rails equally positioned around the outer circumference and spaced from each other at approximately 45°. The spacing of the locator rails allows a user to selectively attach an accessory in a larger number of desired locations around the outer circumference of the forend. Each of the mounting rails and locator rails engage each other in a dovetail configuration to prevent the radial separation of the mounting rail from the locator rail. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017483 | FIREARM BARREL RETAINING SYSTEM - A barrel retaining system for a firearm includes a firearm receiver having a barrel nut coupled thereto and a barrel assembly, which in one embodiment may include a barrel with a barrel extension coupled thereto. The barrel extension includes a plurality of barrel locking lugs that rotatably engage corresponding locking elements disposed on the barrel nut. The barrel extension may further include a flange that may engage one end of the locking elements of the barrel nut and the barrel locking lugs may engage an opposite end of the locking elements to wedge the locking elements therebetween for securing the barrel extension to the barrel nut. The firearm may be an autoloading rifle in some embodiments. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017484 | MOUNT FOR FIREARMS - A mount comprising a connecting portion attachable to a firearm, a first member connected to the connecting portion to be rotatable about a first axis, a second member connected to the first member to be rotatable about a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis, and an attachment system connected to the second member for receiving an accessory. Also, a mount attachable to a firearm and having a dampener system connected to base and body portions thereof, the dampener system acting to dampen a recoil force produced by the firearm. Further, a mount attachable to a firearm and allowing a first rotation varying an azimuth of an accessory and a second rotation varying an angle of elevation of the accessory, and control means adjusting the second rotation to obtain a desired value and automatically producing the first rotation to correct a lateral drift of the firearm. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017485 | Montana long ranger rifle rest - A folding, compact, lightweight, in-the-field Hunting and Target Rifle Rest is disclosed utilizing a novel solid means of attachment to hold a rifle securely in place for maximum accuracy. The rest includes various means of attachments to solid objects including but not limited to trees, stumps, shrubs, tripods, or any other objects that may be strapped to or clamped to and fit into the rest clamp. The rest incorporates various means of adjusting the rifle when secured for repositioning its aim and comfort to the user. The rest includes attachment hardware for cameras and spotting scopes that can directly focus at the same time, on the same field of view, that the rifle is aimed towards no matter how the rifle's aim is repositioned. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017486 | Firearm and Archery Sighting Device - A sighting device includes a sighting target having a generally planar piece of material with horizontal and vertical indicia that segment the material into four quadrants. Two upper quadrants are separated from two lower quadrants by the horizontal indicia and two left side quadrants are separated from two right side quadrants by the vertical indicia. The juncture of the horizontal and vertical indicia defines a bulls-eye, the bulls-eye also having indicia indicative of a target. The target may be included in a kit having various tools for measuring lateral and vertical distances between an actual impact point and the bulls-eye that indicate appropriate numbers of clicks to be made to a sighting scope mounted to a weapon such as a rifle, compound bow, or crossbow. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017487 | Universal Fishing Rod Support Device - A modular fishing rod support device comprising a plurality of mounting elements, rod supporting elements and elongated bar attachments for supporting rods of various length in a working position. The mounting elements comprise a permanently mountable embodiment for attachment to a larger structure, along with an easily removable clamp embodiment for temporarily mounting to an acceptable base structure. A foot pedal is provided for attachment to the clamping device, or for operation on its own, which comprises a triangular body member, rod stem and attachment means for providing support for a fishing rod handle at a defined angle. A rod angle mount provides support for a rod handle using a pin and slot configuration, attachable to a pedestal mounting element for positioning a rod at a predefined angle therefrom. Elongated bar attachments provide parallel support along the length of the fishing rod, while U-channel support elements along the bar and a rod butt holder provide sufficient rod stability for maintaining its position under load from an extended lure, high winds or from an engaged fish. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017488 | Modular Hook System - A modular hook and lure system. The lure body includes a central passage running parallel to its longitudinal axis. The central passage passes completely through the lure body from its forward end to its aft end. The forward portion of the passage is a leader bore which is made large enough to accommodate the leader but not the hook. The aft portion of the passage opens into a hook bore, which can accommodate the eye and shank portion of a hook. The leader is passed completely through the passage and out the aft end of the lure body. It is then attached to a hook. The eye and shank portion of the hook is then pulled within the hook bore, so that only a portion of the hook extends beyond the lure body. A weed guard is attached to the body, with a free end of the weed guard extending out to the position of a hook tip, so that the free end of the weed guard may be engaged with the hook tip. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017489 | Bobber Lure System - An artificial fishing bait combining the features of a traditional lure with those of a bobber. The lure body is made of a buoyant material. A weight is included proximate the head. A hook attachment point is provided near the mouth position in the head. A line attachment point is provided in the tail. A hook of any suitable design is attached to the hook attachment point. A line is attached to the line attachment point. The buoyancy and the mass of the materials used to create the lure are selected so that the assembly floats in a head-down orientation. When the lure is in use, the user observes the tail as he or she would conventionally observe a bobber. When a fish is engaging the hook(s), the tail will bob up and down. The user may then jerk the rod upward to set the hook. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017490 | Degradable diving sinker for sports fishing - The present invention has an advantage over the currently used toxic lead sinkers because when lost or intentionally jettisoned the sinker degrades leaving no toxic residue to pollute the fishing grounds. This invention is a hybrid fishing sinker shaped like a diving plane with sufficient weight so as to reach appropriate depths. The sinker is composed of a compound of steel granules and Portland cement. During manufacturing, this compound is cast into a mold and solidifies. When fishing the diving quality of the shape compensates for the reduced weight of the steel and cement compound which are not as dense as the currently employed lead metal now being restricted due to environmental concerns. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017491 | Gel bait for controlling crawling harmful insects - The invention relates to the provision of a novel gel bait for controlling harmful insects, in particular crawling insects. The invention furthermore relates to the use of such baits, to methods of preparing such baits, and to methods for controlling harmful insects. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017492 | PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE BIO-DISTILLATE - A process and system for separating a light fraction, a bio-distillate fraction, and a heavy fraction from a bio-oil, and for producing a renewable distillate including at least in part the bio-distillate fraction and a stabilizing additive, is provided. The process comprises separating bio-oil into light, bio-distillate, and heavy fractions based on their boiling points. At least a portion of the bio-distillate fraction and a stabilizing additive are blended with a petroleum-derived-diesel-range stream, without any prior hydrotreatment, to thereby provide a renewable distillate composition. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017493 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING LOW OXYGEN BIOMASS-DERIVED PYROLYSIS OILS - Methods for producing low oxygen biomass-derived pyrolysis oil are provided. Starting biomass-derived pyrolysis oil is deoxygenated by exposing the biomass-derived oil to a first catalyst in the presence of hydrogen-containing gas at first hydroprocessing conditions to produce a partially deoxygenated biomass-derived pyrolysis oil. The first catalyst has a neutral catalyst support. The partially deoxygenated biomass-derived pyrolysis oil is exposed to a second catalyst in the presence of additional hydrogen-containing gas at second hydroprocessing conditions to produce a hydrocarbon product. The biomass-derived pyrolysis oil may be esterified prior to deoxygenation. A portion of the low oxygen biomass-derived pyrolysis oil is recycled. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017494 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING LOW ACID BIOMASS-DERIVED PYROLYSIS OILS - Processes for producing a low acid biomass-derived pyrolysis oil are provided that include pre-treating a biomass-derived pyrolysis oil to form a treated acid-containing biomass-derived pyrolysis oil. The processes also include esterifying the treated acid-containing biomass-derived pyrolysis oil in the presence of supercritical alcohol and a catalyst composition to form the low-acid biomass-derived pyrolysis oil, the catalyst composition comprising a material selected from the group consisting of an unsupported solid acid catalyst, an unsupported solid base catalyst, and a catalytic metal dispersed on a metal oxide support. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017495 | METHODS FOR DEOXYGENATING BIOMASS-DERIVED PYROLYSIS OILS - Methods for deoxygenating treated biomass-derived pyrolysis oil are provided. The treated biomass-derived pyrolysis oil is exposed to a catalyst having a neutral catalyst support such as a non-alumina metal oxide support, a theta alumina support, or both. The non-alumina metal oxide support may be a titanium oxide (TiO | 2012-01-26 |
20120017496 | HYDROPROCESSING PROCESS WITH IMPROVED CATALYST ACTIVITY - This invention relates to a hydroprocessing process with improved catalyst activity when hydroprocessing petroleum based feedstock or an oxygen containing feedstock. This invention also relates to a hydrotreating process with improved hydrodesulfurization (HDS) activity of a hydrotreating catalyst such as Co/Mo by co-feeding carbon monoxide or its precursors. Such inventive process confirms that adding a small amount of CO to H2 in a hydrotreater for a few days leads to an increase in product sulfur due to the inhibition of CO on the hydrotreating catalyst such as Co/Mo. However, it has been unexpectedly found that after the CO was removed from the hydrogen stream, product sulfur levels decreased to values below they were before CO addition which means the activity of the hydrotreating catalyst increased after the CO treatment. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017497 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UTILIZING BIOMASS IN A BIOMASS GASIFICATION PROCESS - The invention relates to a method for utilizing biomass, wherein the following steps are performed: First, at least one raw material containing carbon is thermally gasified. In a next step, the synthesis gas produced in the gasification is purified. During said purification, the temperature of the synthesis gas is changed. Then the synthesis gas is preferably converted into a liquid fuel by means of a catalyzed chemical reaction, wherein a straw-like biomass is selected as the raw material containing carbon, the gasification is performed in a fixed bed reactor, and the ash-softening temperature of the straw-like raw material is increased by adding at least one alkaline-earth salt. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017498 | System and Method for Obtaining Combinations of Coal and Biomass Solid Fuel Pellets with High Caloric Content - The invention is a new solid fuel combining coal and biomass and the process for making such fuel. The coal must be selected and prepared to be the correct sizes and quality, including the moisture content and levels of pollutants. Biomass must be selected and prepared by grinding and through a heating process in order to remove moisture and partially char the biomass. The biomass may be selected based on its percentage volume of carbon and hydrogen. A third material, binder is prepared in volumes to associate with the coal and biomass. The coal, biomass and binder are mixed in appropriate quantities and may be delivered to an extrusion, press pellet or briquetting machine that forms the mixture into an appropriate size and shape for the intended combustion situation. The resultant solid fuel has had desired properties for efficient burning and emission levels in the furnace for which it is designed. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017499 | Torrefaction Systems and Methods Including Catalytic Oxidation and/or Reuse of Combustion Gases Directly in a Torrefaction Reactor, Cooler, and/or Dryer/Preheater - Disclosed herein are example embodiments of torrefaction systems and methods for producing torrefied products from biomass. Exemplary embodiments include catalytic oxidation and/or reuse of the resultant combustion gases directly in a torrefaction reactor, a cooler, and/or a dryer/preheater. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017500 | Indoor Plant Duster and Solution Applicator - A device for cleaning and applying solution to the leaves of a plant. The device comprises a pair of tongs equipped with permanent sponge pads along the inner portion of each tong leg. A plurality of sleeve hooks is provided along each leg to allow securement of replaceable quilted sleeves, which cover the legs of the tongs while in use. The tongs are used to grasp an elongated leaf and run along its length to clean and remove dust from them using a dry sleeve. Alternatively, the sleeves may be used when wet, either with water or in conjunction with a desired solution. The wet sleeves are then used to apply the solution to specific leaves in a controlled operation, without risk of spreading or misting solution onto undesirable locations. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017501 | Modular plant support - A modular plant support system is described which provides a structure within which a plant may be grown and physically supported. The plant support structure has three or more vertical members and a number of cross members connected to each other by metal or plastic pipe fittings, which provide the modular feature of the structure. The vertical members are pipe-like and connect to each horizontal member at the fittings. The vertical members are hollow and fit over rod-type staking structures. The layers of the horizontal members may be stacked at any reasonable height to support the requirements of the plant. It is easily assembled and dissembled without tools and can be compactly stored in the dissembled state. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017502 | Vegetable Support Cage - A plant support structure. The plant support structure includes a cord secured to pegs on a plurality of stakes. The stakes are inserted into the ground and are typically vertically oriented. The stakes have pegs between which the cord can be secured to provide a support for a plant. Each stake has a plurality of pegs and plant support can be formed in multiple places between each stake. The stakes can be inserted into the soil in a variety of orientations depending on the application, and the stakes may include a cross-member securing two stakes together. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017503 | METHOD FOR REDUCING SUNBURN DAMAGE IN PLANTS - The present invention relates to methods, use and compositions for reducing sunburn damage in plants. More specifically, it relates to methods and compositions for controlling, preventing, or treating sunburn damage using UV filters. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017504 | LONG-TERM NO-WATERING FLOWERPOT - A long-term no-watering flowerpot includes a main body having a lower portion formed as a water groove. At least a water exit is bored in a circumferential wall of the main body above the water groove. The water groove can store extra water. By means of capillarity, water in the water groove can be sucked up to moisturize the soil in the flowerpot for the plant to absorb. Thus watering cycle can be prolonged to save manpower and water resource. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017505 | Container for Cultivating Agricultural or Biological Material - The invention relates to a container ( | 2012-01-26 |
20120017506 | INTEGRATED VERTICAL PLANTING MODULE - The invention includes a box with a water inlet on top, drainage outlets in the bottom, and multiple nursing cells horizontally and vertically arranged inside. The nursing cells are permanently linked inside the box. Each nursing cell has reservoir grooves in the bottom, and light and air circulation cells around all sides. A slit is placed on adjacent walls of nursing cells in each row, and also in each column, thereby connecting two adjacent nursing cells. The planting module is integrated, ready for use without any assembly required. Light and air circulation cells around nursing cells provide sufficient sunlight for growth of the plants inside. Reservoir grooves in the cell bottom can better keep moisture and nutrients inside. Horizontal and vertical slits in the cell walls provide even and rapid distribution for water that enters the module. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017507 | AUTOMATED ORGANIC POLARIZED OBJECT ORGANIZATION - A method and apparatus for organizing multiple organic polarized objects are provided. In some embodiments, an organic polarized object is spread on a conveyor belt when the organic polarized object is transported from organic polarized object storage. An inventory control system is updated when a count of organic polarized object is communicated. The apparatus includes an image processor to identify the size, shape, location and orientation of organic polarized objects and to communicate this information to a robotic end effector. The organic polarized object is automatically filled in slot of a tray or stuck onto pins through a robotic end effector. The tray may be covered with a basket and flipped. The apparatus includes a calibration module to align the coordinate systems of an image capture device and a robotic end effector. The apparatus also includes organic polarized object sorter machine, basket flipping machine and a nutrient filling machine. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017508 | Process and Plant for Substitute Natural Gas - A methanation section for producing substitute natural gas (SNG) by reacting a fresh syngas, the methanation section comprising adiabatic reactors connected in series, with heat removal and reacted gas-recirculation, wherein the fresh syngas is fed in parallel to said adiabatic reactors. In a preferred embodiment the reacted gas is recirculated to the first reactor and further dilution of the fresh gas at the inlet of the first and second reactor is achieved by steam addition. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017509 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MATERIAL TO GENERATE SYNGAS - The present invention is directed to system and method for processing material to generate syngas. A reactor chamber is implemented with a plurality of electrodes that can generate an arc within the chamber when electricity is applied to them. The arc can be used to create free radicals which along with the heat and light of the arc breakdown material comprising carbonaceous material, such as Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), into gas components that form syngas. The syngas can be extracted from the reactor chamber and be used for various commercial purposes. The reactor chamber may comprise a material feed system operable to move material from a material input opening in the reactor chamber towards the electrodes at a controlled rate. Further, the reactor chamber may comprise a water injection system within the reactor chamber operable to inject water into the reactor chamber while electricity is applied to the electrodes. Yet further, the reactor chamber may comprise a gas removal system within the reactor chamber operable to extract gas generated from breakdown of the material from a plurality of gas removal locations. The gas removal system may be integrated within the material feed system. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017510 | DOWNDRAFT GASIFIER WITH IMPROVED STABILITY - A downdraft gasifier ( | 2012-01-26 |
20120017511 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN WITH INTERMEDIATE-PRESSURE PURGING - This invention relates to a process for the production of hydrogen from a hydrocarbon feedstock and water vapor comprising:
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20120017512 | DOOR OPENING/CLOSING DEVICE FOR ICE DISPENSER IN REFRIGERATOR - A door opening/closing device for an ice dispenser is disclosed. The door opening/closing device includes a DC motor | 2012-01-26 |
20120017513 | GATE BRACE - A brace includes a first body configured and disposed to secure ends of adjacent structural members together, the brace having a substantially triangular shape. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017514 | Aircraft opening window and aircraft equipped with at least one such window - The invention relates to an aircraft opening window comprising at least one pane ( | 2012-01-26 |
20120017515 | TRACK ASSEMBLY HAVING MULTIPLE PANELS WITH DRAIN METHOD AND DEVICE - A window or door assembly and/or system having a drain method and device that is less invasive than previous implementations. The assembly can include slidable window or door panels and an upright support allowing translational movement of the panels. Distal thereto, a weeping upright is provided. The upright support and the weeping upright can form a channel therebetween where the liquid is collected, wherein the channel in one embodiment is L-shaped. To remove liquid from the channel, an accumulator that is perpendicular to the channel can receive the fluid through an opening. Liquid can also be removed through a drainage opening within the upright support or weeping upright. An aperture along with a connector along a bottom portion of the channel can also be used to remove the liquid within the channel. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017516 | SLIDING DOORS WITH REVERSIBLE CONFIGURATIONS - A sliding door with reversible hand configurations can include a plurality of mounting locations along a top and a bottom edge thereof. The plurality of mounting locations can be configured to allow the sliding door to selectively hang and operate according to multiple orientations in order to satisfy site-specific handedness requirements. In one implementation, the sliding door includes a door frame and mounting hardware for selectively mounting the sliding door to a roller track affixed near the upper portion of a doorway. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017517 | ELECTRICAL DOOR - LOCKING DEVICE - An electrical door-locking device includes screws which are rotatable in a forwards and backwards direction, and are placed in line on one side of a door frame in the direction in which the electrical door main body slides; locking hooks located adjacent to the screws; and a sliding unit equipped with a rotatably-provided locking lever having a latch for latching onto the locking hooks when the electrical door main body is closed and is equipped with a locking-lever-pressing part for pressing the locking lever such that the latch of the locking lever unlatches from the locking hooks, and one end of which is rotatably linked to the screws and the other end of which is linked to the electrical door main body. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017518 | EXTERIOR SIDING MOUNTING BRACKETS WITH A WATER DIVERSION DEVICE - An exterior siding mounting bracket used in conjunction with siding placed over sheathing of an exterior wall has a base member having a base flange fastened to the sheathing. A wall arrangement projects laterally outward from the base flange and away from the sheathing. A trim member of the bracket has a partition arrangement that preferably snap fits to the wall arrangement and a trim flange constructed and arranged to cover cut edges of the siding that cover in-part the base flange. Integrated at least into the trim member is a water diversion device that diverts water away from the base flange and sheathing. Preferably, the water diversion device has an elongated trough supported by the trim member and projecting laterally inward from the trim flange and toward the base flange and above the wall and partition arrangements. The trough preferably has a face that defines a channel opened upwardly for receipt of the falling water and a hole communicating through the face for drainage of the water out of the water out of the trough. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017519 | Modular Container System - The invention relates to a modular container system for creating cuboid modular units for living or working purposes, which are arranged next to and on top of each other. In order to enable cost-effective warehousing, easy transportation, fast assembly, and a flexible and variable installation, it is proposed that a modular unit comprises the following: a) a floor ( | 2012-01-26 |
20120017520 | Earthquake Proof Wall Panels - A building structure is formed of large, pre-formed or pre-cast structural slabs i.e., pre-cast wall panels ( | 2012-01-26 |
20120017521 | Variable performance building cladding according to view angle - This invention relates to inclined outer building surfaces such as roofs reflectively responsive to sun elevation angle and predominantly ornamental when viewed from common viewing positions. More specifically, this invention relates to methods of sizing, shaping, surface characteristics, and coating resulting in improved performance, increased ornamental quality, improved economy of roofing of this class using human eye contrast sensitivity and visual perception. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017522 | ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION USING PRECISION ADJUSTMENT, JOINING AND STRENGTHENING TECHNIQUES - An improved building technique includes setting at least one wall for a building into a final position, and then subsequently match-casting a foundation or floor for the building, the foundation/floor being in contact with the base of the wall and helping to secure the wall. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017523 | METAL JOINT, DAMPING STRUCTURE, AND ARCHITECTURAL CONSTRUCTION - The invention provides a metal joint connecting a pair of subject members relatively displaceable in one direction, a metal joint connecting a pair of subject members relatively displaceable in one direction, the metal joint comprising: multiple first attachment portions attached to one of the subject members; a second attachment portion attached to an other of the subject members; and multiple plate portions connecting between the first attachment portions and the second attachment portion to each other, wherein an attachment direction of each of the first attachment portions with respect to one subject member and an attachment direction of the second attachment portion with respect to the other subject member are set so that a surfaces of the plate portions follow a direction of the relative displacement. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017524 | SYSTEM FOR PRESSURE EQUALIZING AND DRYING SEALED TRANSLUCENT GLASS GLAZING UNITS - Disclosed is a sealed translucent glass glazing unit and a method of drying a sealed translucent glass glazing unit. The unit comprises two lites of translucent glass spaced apart from one another to define a gap; an absorptive filler in the gap; a spacer around the perimeter of the unit to seal the unit and maintain the gap; and a vent tube mounted within the spacer with one end open to the filler and one end open to the exterior. The method comprise subjecting the filler to exterior temperature cycling such that the filler absorbs moisture from the air as it cools and release moisture to the air as it warms, such that air flows through the tube from the gap to the exterior when heated and air flows through the tube from the exterior to the gap when cooled, the tube being sized to maintain controlled airflow according to a predetermined time constant; whereby the unit is dried. Also disclosed is a method of making a sealed glass glazing unit. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017525 | Interlocking Building Panel - A rigid rectangular construction panel, such as a floor panel, has quick release connections along its edges. The panel is made from composite materials in a single work piece. The base of the panel is made up of pillars to separate the body of the panel from the underlying construction surface, such as a concrete slab or wall. The base defines a fluid flow field to permit drainage and drying of the underlying construction surface. An impermeable moisture barrier may be provided to prevent migration of moisture into or through the panel. The panel may be provided with an added, removable surface layer which may be selectively removed and replaced without removing the underlying panel from an installation area. The core of the panel may be provided with a temperature modification element which may interconnect with similar elements in neighboring panels. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017526 | SOLAR PANEL RACKING SYSTEM - A racking system for photovoltaic solar panels greatly reduces material, weight, labor and system profile as compared to previous mounting systems. Special pedestals are secured to a roof at far larger spacings and fewer number than required in previous systems. The pedestals are configured for efficient and dependable flashing for waterproofing the roof. In assembly the extruded aluminum components are fitted together quickly with efficient and strong connections, with the photovoltaic panels retained in a compact array and fully supported along the length of each panel. The fittings provide for field adjustment of the height of the uprights, helping accommodate uneven roof surfaces, such as flat roofs. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017527 | WEEP PROTECTION SYSTEM - A combination through-wall masonry flashing/drainage device having a flashing membrane with at least one reinforcing cloth adhered to at least one side of the flashing membrane. A wicking cloth made of a synthetic wicking material is then adhered to the device. The wicking cloth material is selected for wicking ability, life expectancy, mildew resistance, and strength characteristics. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017528 | FLOOR AND TILE SYSTEM WITH PAD - A method for installing flooring boards is provided. The method comprises laying down a two layer pad on a floor, applying a band of adhesive, laying a flooring board on the top of the two shifted-layer pad and the edge of the floor board occupying one half of the width of the band, and laying an adjacent floor board, which covers the remaining of the band of the adhesive. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017529 | Roof Insulation Fastening System - A roof insulation fastening system employs a fastener and a compression plate with a tube which interacts with the compression plate to permit the plate to vertically move relative to the head of the fastener when the adjacent area and/or plate is subject to excessive compression. The tube includes a retainer shoulder and a pair of tabs wherein the plate captures the tube. The tube includes a throat and a tapered portion with a throughbore. The fastener is inserted into the tube and secured in place so that the head is retained at the intersection of the throat and the tapered portion and the shank is secured into the roofing substrate. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017530 | ARCHITECTURAL PANEL SYSTEM AND METHODS OF INSTALLING AND REPAIRING SAME - An architectural panel system including a plurality of architectural panels, a first mounting extrusion attached to a first architectural panel, and a second mounting extrusion attached to a second architectural panel, as well as a first anchor clip including a first attachment configuration that enables the first mounting extrusion to be slidably attached thereto, and a second anchor clip including a second attachment configuration that enables the second mounting extrusion to be slidably attached thereto. The system also includes a panel joint filler strip. The first mounting extrusion includes a first pocket portion, and the second mounting extrusion includes a second pocket portion that is shallower than the first pocket portion. The first and second pocket portions cooperate with each other to seat the panel joint filler strip. Also disclosed are methods of installing the panel system and of replacing a damaged panel of an installed array of panels. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017531 | FIELD ADJUSTABLE GRID INTERSECTION CLIP - A clip for a suspended ceiling grid to join a pair of grid runners intersecting a third grid runner from opposite sides of the third grid runner, the clip being bendable sheet metal symmetrical about a vertical plane, having a saddle portion with a seat and generally planar flaps depending from opposite sides of the seat, including a pair of generally planar wings each cantilevered from a respective one of the flaps; the seat width corresponding to a hollow reinforcing bulb of a grid runner, the flaps extend over the sides of the reinforcing bulb and web of the third grid runner, a flap and wing joined at a vertical bend line, weaker than each adjacent area of the flap and wing whereby the wing can be manually bent to a desired angle relative to the flap. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017532 | Dust Control Cover for Channel - A novel dust cover is formed to overlie horizontal structural surfaces such as a channel or web of an I-beam, H-beam, conduit or channel member. The dust cover includes an elongated spanning section and a pair of longitudinal leg members extending from the spanning section to lie flush against the adjacent structural element to prevent dust accumulation. The cover is held to the structural member by a plurality of magnets spaced along the length of the member. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017533 | MECHANICAL LOCKINGS OF FLOOR PANELS AND A TONGUE BLANK - Floor panels ( | 2012-01-26 |
20120017534 | FLOORING ARTICLE - Disclosed is a floorboard to provide simplified assembly of flooring panels without damage and achieve enhanced horizontal coupling force. The floorboard includes a tongue part provided at a first flooring panel and a recessed part provided at a second flooring panel. The tongue part includes a tongue protrusion, a tongue bottom portion, and a raised retaining portion protruding downward from the tongue bottom portion. The recessed part includes an upper lip caught by the tongue protrusion when the tongue part is inserted into the recessed part, a lower lip, a raised portion protruding upward from an end of the lower lip, and a guide wall defining an inner wall of the recessed part and having the same contour as an arc drawn by an end of the tongue protrusion as the tongue part introduced between the upper and lower lips is pivotally rotated. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017535 | Connector device for slender metal components - An improved connector for joining wire mesh and or concrete reinforcement bars and for joining them to other structures comprised of a channel shaped part and wedge. Also connectors constructed from one part having the same function. All connectors preferable made from sheet metal. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017536 | Telecommunication Tower Segment - A telecommunications tower segment for the construction of a section of a telecommunications tower is disclosed. A plurality of such segments is adapted to form a tubular section of the telecommunications tower. Each telecommunications tower segment has a convex first surface. Additionally, each telecommunications tower segment has a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the second surface is flat or partly flat. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017537 | WALL STRUCTURE USING BEARING WALL PANEL FOR WOODEN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREOF - In building a house, it is necessary to arrange bearing walls and non-bearing walls in a well-balanced manner. However, in the case where a bearing wall is configured by fixing a plate-like body such as a bearing wall panel to the exterior-side face of a structural frame member formed by assembling horizontal members and pillar members into the shape of a square frame, the surface of the bearing wall panel protrudes from the face of the structural frame member on the exterior side by a distance corresponding to the thickness of the bearing wall panel. Thus, the exterior-side face of the bearing wall in which the bearing wall panel is provided is not flush with the exterior-side face of the non-bearing wall in which the bearing wall panel is not provided, and so there is a step. Accordingly, processing of the base during attachment of an exterior building material has been necessary. Furthermore, there has been a problem that in the case where the condition of the framework is to be inspected after building, the inspection cannot be performed unless the bearing wall panel is removed. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017538 | MODULAR UNIT FOR AUTOMATIC PACKAGING OF FOOD PRODUCTS TO BE PACKAGED IN TRAYS - A modular unit ( | 2012-01-26 |
20120017539 | DRIVE UNIT WITH A FIRST AND A SECOND MOTOR - A drive unit, which has a first motor and a second motor, for rotationally and linearly moving a working element with respect to a first housing element. In order to permit a design and a mounting and to reduce the required axial installation space and cost, the drive unit has bearing arrangement which, in the case of a linear movement of the working element with respect to the first housing element, permits a primary part and a secondary part of the first motor and/or of the second motor to be arranged in an axially non-displaceable fashion. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017540 | ASEPTIC FILLING PACKAGING MACHINE AND ASEPTIC FILLING PACKAGING METHOD - Provided is an aseptic filling packaging machine that includes film feeder ( | 2012-01-26 |
20120017541 | METHOD FOR MAKING CONTOURED DECORATIVE GRASS - A method for producing decorative grass having a decorative pattern thereon is disclosed. The decorative pattern may be printed material and/or an embossed pattern, or the decorative pattern may be a non-linear side edge that provides the decorative grass with a contoured configuration. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017542 | LIQUID DISPENSING SYSTEM FOR USE IN THE FORMATION OF A TOBACCO POUCH PRODUCT - A liquid dispenser system for use with an apparatus for forming and filling pouched products, the system comprising a first fluid dispenser shoe, the first fluid dispenser shoe comprising an inlet bore for placing in fluid communication with a source of liquid to be dispensed; at least one liquid dispensing manifold in fluid communication with the inlet bore; and a plurality of exit orifices positioned along the at least one liquid dispensing manifold for dispensing the liquid on an outer surface of the pouched product, wherein the first fluid dispenser shoe is positioned downstream of the apparatus for forming and filling pouched products and adjacent a stream of pouched products as they exit the apparatus.. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017543 | AGRICULTURAL STORAGE BAG LOADING SYSTEM - A system for loading a bale in a continuous storage bag includes a structure configured and disposed to releasably dispense the bag in response to receiving a bale directed inside the structure, the directed bale being inserted inside the bag. A bale wagon receives the bale and a push-off member directs the bale inside the structure from the bale wagon. A first member is selectably movable between a first position and a second position with respect to the bale wagon to selectably secure the bale wagon to the structure. | 2012-01-26 |
20120017544 | STORAGE METHOD - A storage method of storing a package with its contents under irradiation of light. At least part of the package is made of polyamide (A) which is obtained by polycondensation of a diamine component comprising 70 mol % or more of m-xylylenediamine and a dicarboxylic acid component comprising 70 mol % or more of α,ω-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 4 to 20 carbon atoms. The oxygen transmission of the package including polyamide (A) is reduced by irradiation of light, to prevent the spoilage of the contents. | 2012-01-26 |