04th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160024720 | THERMOSET COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND STRUCTURAL COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME FROM ENGINEERED RECYCLED RUBBER POWDER - A thermoset composite material and composite railroad crosstie fabricated from the thermoset composite material that comprises a substantially homogeneous blend of an amount of vulcanized rubber particles, polyurea binding agent and urea melamine. The thermoset composite material may also contain a granulated silica material. The thermoset composite material may comprise about 30% to about 50% by weight of the vulcanized rubber particles, and it is subjected to compression molding at a predetermined temperature and pressure for a resident time period forming the composite railroad crosstie. The thermoset composite material and railroad crosstie may further comprise a fibrous glass material in the form of unbundled fibers and/or one more glass mats encapsulated within the thermoset composite material. In addition or alternatively, an elongated core insert may be encapsulated in the thermoset composite material. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024721 | RAIL JUNCTION ASSEMBLY - A rail junction assembly ( | 2016-01-28 |
20160024722 | Adjustable Rail Fastening Assembly | 2016-01-28 |
20160024723 | DRY POLYMER CEMENT OVERLAY FOR TRAFFICKED PAVEMENTS - A dry polymer cement overlay for trafficked pavement substrates (both asphalt and concrete). The dry polymer cement overlay is a thin overlay that can handle the load of traffic in a relatively short time and has a relatively long life cycle. Moreover, the dry polymer cement overlay can hold aggregate that is applied on the surface of dry polymer cement overlay before it cures in order to provide a friction surface. A stencil is used during application of a dry polymer cement layer to provide a patterned overlay that includes patterns separated by gullies. The patterned dry polymer cement overlay exhibits improved performance including short and long term substrate adhesion, reduced risk of delamination, safety through improved surface runoff and enhanced visibility, improved macro and micro friction, reflective crack management, and withstands higher deflections under heavy loads. The patterned dry polymer cement overlay may also reduce noise and improve aesthetics. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024724 | COMPACTION SYSTEM - A compaction system for providing one or more compaction passes for each pass of the compaction system is provided. The compaction system includes a belt and a sun element having a first axis and positioned within the belt. The compaction system also includes a planet element engaged with the sun element and the belt. The planet element is configured to revolve around the sun element and the first axis. The belt also revolves around the sun element. Further, for every revolution of the belt around the sun element, the planet element completes one or more revolutions around the sun element. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024725 | Automatic Material Pre-fill Control Process for Paving Machine - A machine and method for pre-filling an auger chamber is disclosed. The machine may comprise a frame, a screed assembly, a conveyor, an auger disposed in the auger chamber, and a controller. The controller is configured to cause the transporting of material on the conveyor to the auger chamber, stop the conveyor if a fill period has expired, cause the auger to move a portion of the material toward an end of the auger, and stop the auger if either the auger run period has expired or the material disposed at the end of the auger has reached an auger material height threshold. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024726 | PAVING MACHINE - A paving machine having a frame extending along a longitudinal direction is provided. The frame defines a front portion, a rear portion and two lateral sides. A hopper is coupled to the front portion of the frame. A screed is coupled to the rear portion of the frame. A conveyor is configured to transfer a paving material from the hopper to the screed along the longitudinal direction. The paving machine includes two pairs of ground engaging members of different types and powered independently of each other, one pair of ground engaging members being disposed towards the front portion and other pair of ground engaging members being disposed towards the rear portion of the frame. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024727 | Runner Segment For An Edge Guard Of A Road Milling Machine, And Edge Guard For A Road Milling Machine - The invention relates to an edge guard for a road milling machine and to a runner segment for such an edge guard. According to the present invention, the runner segment comprises an insertion projection that can be inserted into an insertion receptacle of the edge guard. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024728 | Ground Working Machine, As Well As Method For Milling Ground Surfaces Or Traffic Surfaces - In a ground working machine for working ground surfaces or traffic surfaces, in particular cold recycler or soil stabilizer as a self-propelled machine or attachment unit, featuring a machine frame, featuring a milling/mixing drum rotating transversely to the working direction of the machine frame, featuring a drum housing enclosing the milling/mixing drum and resting on the ground surface during the milling operation that forms a mixing chamber for crushing the milled material and/or mixing the milled material with additives, where the milling/mixing drum is height-adjustable for adjustment of a selectable milling depth, featuring a pivotable drum flap arranged, as a minimum, at the front end of the drum housing as seen in working direction, and featuring a controller for, as a minimum, the working process, it is provided for the following features to be achieved: the drum flap is, as a minimum, of two-part design and comprises no less than one upper part and one lower part, in which design no less than one part is pivotable and no less than one further part is adjustable in a telescoping fashion linearly or in the shape of an arc. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024729 | BREAK-AWAY COUPLING FOR HIGHWAY OR ROADSIDE APPURTENANCES WITH ENHANCED FATIGUE PROPERTIES - A break-away coupling is formed of metal and has a central axis and a necked-down central region formed by two inverted truncated cones each having larger and smaller bases. The cones are joined at the smaller bases by a narrowed transition region having an exterior surface formed by a curved surface of revolution having an inflection point of minimum diameter substantially midway of the coupling along the axis. The cones each define an angle θ | 2016-01-28 |
20160024730 | VEHICULAR ACCESS BARRIER ARM APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for helping to prevent vehicular barrier gate arms from lowering in certain situations (such as if an obstruction such as a person is present), while not impacting the primary operation and function of the barrier arm (which is to lower the arm to prevent unauthorized vehicles from entering/exiting an area). | 2016-01-28 |
20160024731 | TRAFFIC PROTECTION BARRIER FOR ROADS - The guardrail, which may take the form of various types of guardrails, is noteworthy in that it includes an impact detector/indicator, for indicating the location of the guardrail involved in an impact or accident and also for notifying the accident and the place where it occurred to a traffic control station or to public assistance personnel. The detector/indicator includes a convex protective plate ( | 2016-01-28 |
20160024732 | ROADSIDE CRASH CUSHION - A roadside crash cushion ( | 2016-01-28 |
20160024733 | Back-Saver Snow Shovel - An apparatus includes a handle configured to be held by a user. The apparatus also includes a curled bucket configured to collect material. The curled bucket having a base configured to be moved along a surface to collect the material. The apparatus also includes a pivot member connecting the handle and the curled bucket. The pivot member allows the angular orientation of the curled bucket relative to the handle to be adjusted as directed by a force being applied to the pivot member by the handle. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024734 | AUGMENTING A FLOODWALL WITH A COLLAR - A system, method and collar for augmenting a floodwall are disclosed herein. The collar includes metal shell conformed in the shape of bollard, and is slideable over the bollard. The collar is capable of being locked to the bollard by a bolt. The collar is welded or attached to a post of the floodwall. The floodwall may be a removable floodwall installation. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024735 | Helical eel ramp - A helical eel ramp spirals vertically with a plurality of turns and has a ramp surface with a ramp entrance on a bottom portion of the helical ramp, a ramp exit on a top portion of the helical ramp, a radial inner edge, and a radial outer edge. An outer barrier is connected along the radial outer edge of the helical and extends upward from the radial outer edge to retain liquid flow on the ramp surface. An inner barrier connected along the radial inner edge of the helical ramp also extends upward from the radial inner edge to retain liquid flow on the ramp surface. The ramp surface, outer barrier, and inner barrier define a channel configured to direct a liquid to flow from the ramp exit to the ramp entrance. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024736 | Oil Spill Recovery Vessel - An oil spill recovery vessel ( | 2016-01-28 |
20160024737 | DEVICE FOR TRANSLATIONALLY MANOEUVRING A STRUCTURE THAT IS ABLE TO MOVE WITH RESPECT TO A FIXED SUPPORT - A device for translationally maneuvering a structure able to move with respect to a fixed support, includes at least one rack and at least one output pinion which is driven by motor elements via a gear train borne by a chassis. At least one element of the gear train consists in a slave element borne by a shaft equipped with torque limiting elements collaborating with the chassis and having a limit torque which is determined so as to: immobilize the slave element in terms of rotation with respect to the chassis when its torque is below the limit torque to permit translational maneuvering of the mobile structure by the turning of the output pinion; and allow the slave element to rotate with respect to the chassis when its torque is higher than the limit torque, to avoid a static or dynamic overload being applied to the gear train. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024738 | VIBRATIONAL SOIL IMPROVEMENT - Embodiments of methods, systems and apparatuses for vibrational soil mixing are described. In an embodiment, a method may include positioning a vibrational mixer relative to a region of soil to be mixed, the vibrational mixer comprising a vibration unit and a soil mixing unit. The method may also include causing the vibration unit to supply vibrational energy to the region of soil to be mixed. Additionally, the method may include causing the soil mixing element to mix the soil in the region of soil to be mixed. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024739 | GROUND MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A ground mounting assembly, system and methods for ground mounting a structure include one or a plurality of posts, each of which are attached to at least one stabilizing plate. The posts may be at least partially positioned underground, with the stabilizing plates being buried to a depth of for example, about 1 foot. Posts in a front portion of the mounting assembly optionally may be connected to an adjacent one of posts in a back portion of the assembly by a cross member. A ground mounted post that is driven them lifted to deploy uplift members. A ground mounting system based on a double pounder pile driven mono pole is also described. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024740 | FLAT PLATE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS - A flat-plate foundation support includes a lower portion extending longitudinally along a central longitudinal axis of the support and adapted for insertion into a ground surface. The lower portion has a plurality of flat plates that are mutually connected along the central longitudinal axis of the support and extend laterally or radially from the central longitudinal axis. The flat plates are beveled and have a sharpened leading edge at a lower end of the lower portion. An upper portion of the support is attached to a top end of the lower portion. The upper portion of the support is attached to a ground supported apparatus to anchor the apparatus to the ground. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024741 | TOWER FOUNDATION GUIDE ROD NUT - A tower foundation ( | 2016-01-28 |
20160024742 | Cantilevered Wing Wall - The present invention relates generally to precast cantilevered retaining walls and methods of using and forming precast cantilevered retaining walls. More specifically, the present invention relates to a cantilevered concrete retaining wall having a base shear key and blockouts for receiving a material that substantially impedes the wing wall from sliding or other inadvertent movement, to a method of retaining a soil embankment with a cantilevered concrete retaining wall, and to a method of manufacturing a precast concrete cantilevered retaining wall. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024743 | Boom for Linkage Assembly of Machine - A boom for a linkage assembly of an implement system includes a boom body and a fork reinforcement plate. The boom body includes a pair of sidewalls, a top portion, and a bottom portion. The top portion and the bottom portion extend between the pair of sidewalls. The top portion and the bottom portion define a boom nose at a distal body end. The sidewalls each include a fork portion disposed at the distal body end and extending in outward relationship to the boom nose. Each fork portion defines therein a stick mounting opening. The fork reinforcement plate is connected to the inner surface of one of the pair of sidewalls at the fork portion. A proximal plate end of the fork reinforcement plate is in abutting relationship with the boom nose. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024744 | Stick for Linkage Assembly of Machine - A stick for a linkage assembly of an implement system includes a stick body and a stick joint assembly. The stick body defines a neutral axis and includes a pair of sidewalls in lateral spaced relationship to each other, a top portion extending between the pair of sidewalls, and a bottom portion extending between the pair of sidewalls, which define an interior cavity. The stick joint assembly includes a stick joint tube and a stick joint reinforcement plate. The stick joint tube extends between and is connected to the sidewalls. The stick joint reinforcement plate is connected to one of the pair of sidewalls and includes a pair of arms extending from a central portion. The ends of the first and second arms of are disposed along the neutral axis of the stick body. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024745 | SNUBBER FOR MACHINE - A snubber for a machine includes a housing, a shaft and a pinion that is coupled to the shaft. The housing is mounted on an implement of the machine. The shaft is rotatably received within the housing and operatively coupled to a movable component of the implement. The snubber also includes a cylinder defining a cavity, a piston slidably received within the cylinder, a rack coupled to the piston, and a hydraulic device. The cylinder is at least partly disposed within the housing. The piston divides the cavity of the cylinder into a first chamber and a second chamber. The rack engages with the pinion to convert a rotation of the shaft into a linear movement of the piston. The hydraulic device is in fluid communication with the cavity and controls a flow of fluid between the first chamber and the second chamber to oppose rotation of the shaft. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024746 | SNUBBER FOR MACHINE - A snubber for a machine is provided. The snubber includes a frame that is mounted on an implement of the machine, a shaft that is operatively coupled to a movable component of the implement and a housing that is coupled to the shaft and rotatably received within the frame. The housing defines a cavity that is configured to store a fluid therein in a sealed manner. The snubber also includes at least one brake disc disposed within the housing and configured to rotate with the shaft and at least one brake pad disposed within the housing and configured to frictionally engage with the at least one brake disc to oppose rotational movement of the housing relative to the frame. The fluid is configured to at least partly remove heat generated due to the frictional engagement between the at least one brake disc and the at least one brake pad. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024747 | SNUBBER FOR MACHINE - A snubber for a machine includes a housing mounted on an implement, a shaft, a first member that has multiple helical splines that is coupled to the shaft. The shaft is rotatably received within the housing and operatively coupled to a movable component of the implement. The snubber also includes a cylinder defining a cavity, a piston received in the cylinder and dividing the cavity into a first chamber and a second chamber, a second member that has multiple helical splines and is coupled to the piston and, a hydraulic device. The helical splines of the first and second member engage with each other to convert a rotation of the shaft into a linear movement of the piston. The hydraulic device is in fluid communication with the cavity and controls a flow of fluid between the first chamber and the second chamber to oppose rotation of the shaft. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024748 | WORKING VEHICLE - In a state in which an arm | 2016-01-28 |
20160024749 | HYDRAULIC SHOVEL - Provided is a hydraulic shovel capable of moving a boom, an arm, and a bucket at respective adequate speeds even during complex operations thereof, without a significant pressure loss. This hydraulic shovel includes: a first pump ( | 2016-01-28 |
20160024750 | MOTOR GRADER - A circle rotator of a motor grader includes a worm, a worm wheel and a shaft. The worm wheel has an inner peripheral portion, an outer peripheral portion enclosing the inner peripheral portion from outside, and a plurality of first clutch discs to be spline-coupled to the inner peripheral surface of the inner peripheral portion. The inner peripheral portion is made of a material harder than a material of which the outer peripheral portion is made. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024751 | STABILIZATION APPARATUS - A stabilization apparatus ( | 2016-01-28 |
20160024752 | ENGINE DEVICE - It is a technical problem to provide an engine device that includes an exhaust gas purification device, which can be efficiently arranged in an engine installation space. The engine is arranged on the lower side of a maneuvering seat, and a flywheel housing is arranged in such a manner as to be positioned on the front portion side of a traveling machine body, and the exhaust gas purification device is arranged on the upper side of the rear of the engine. Also, the engine is coupled with an air cleaner that draws in fresh air on the left side thereof. Furthermore, a hood includes a hood cover configured to be openable/closable in the rear thereof and covers the upper portion of the exhaust gas purification device. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024753 | Linkage Assembly for Implement System of Machine - A load-bearing member for a linkage assembly of an implement system includes a body and a joint assembly. The body includes a pair of sidewalls, a top portion, and a bottom portion. The top and bottom portions extend between the sidewalls and are connected to an inner surface of each of the sidewalls. The body is substantially free of structural weldments disposed within an interior cavity of the body. The joint assembly includes a cylindrical tube and a reinforcement plate. The cylindrical tube extends between and is connected to the sidewalls. The reinforcement plate is connected to an outer surface of one of the sidewalls. The reinforcement plate includes a central portion defining a tube opening and is in circumscribing relationship with the cylindrical tube such that it is disposed within the tube opening. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024754 | WORK VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME - A work vehicle includes a control unit having a motor switch control unit and a motor command determining unit. The motor switch control unit controls a motor switching mechanism so that a third motor connects to a first motor when a first rotation speed is less than a second rotation speed. The first rotation speed is the rotation speed of the first motor corresponding to that of a rotating shaft of the third motor. The second rotation speed is the rotation speed of the second motor corresponding to that of a rotating shaft of the third motor. When the third motor is connected to the first motor, the motor command determining unit determines a command torque for the first motor and the third motor so that the command torque for the third motor is no more than the command torque for the first motor. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024755 | Wheel Loader - A wheel loader includes: a mechanical drive unit; a mechanical drive clutch controlling transmission/cutoff of a power in the mechanical drive unit; an HST pump driven by an engine; a hydraulic motor driven by a hydraulic oil delivered from the HST pump; a hydraulic drive unit; a hydraulic drive clutch controlling transmission/cutoff of a power in the hydraulic drive unit; a load detecting unit detecting an amount of a load; a vehicle speed sensor detecting a vehicle speed; a switching controlling unit setting a switching vehicle speed in accordance with the amount of the load; and a vehicle-body controller switching between mechanical drive state and hydraulic drive state based on the switching controlling unit. The switching controlling unit sets the switching vehicle speed at a high-speed side when the load becomes large and at a low-speed side when the load becomes small. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024756 | HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR - A hydraulic actuator is disclosed. The hydraulic actuator may have a cylinder barrel. The hydraulic actuator may also have a piston rod reciprocally received by the cylinder barrel. The piston rod may have at least one first piston rod end extending out of the cylinder barrel. The hydraulic actuator may further have an intermediate element attached to the at least one first piston rod end by a first set of screws extending in a first direction. In addition, the hydraulic actuator may have a connecting element attached to the intermediate element by a second set of screws extending in a second direction opposite to the first direction. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024757 | CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR EXCAVATION MACHINERY, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR EXCAVATOR, EXCAVATION MACHINERY, AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A construction management device generates construction information fore an excavation machinery having a work machine, a swing body to which the work machine is attached, and a traveling body traveling with the swing body mounted thereon. The construction management device includes a work machine position information generation part determining work machine position information as information on a position of the work machine; a traveling body position information generation part determining traveling body position information as information on a position of the traveling body; and a construction position information generation part using either the work machine position information or the traveling body position information to generate construction position information as information on a position of construction by the excavation machinery, and while the excavation machinery travels, using not the work machine position information, but the traveling body position information to generate the construction position information. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024758 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING AROUND WORKING MACHINE - Plural cameras are installed for the swiveling structure to monitor the vicinity of a working machine having a working member that is connected to the swiveling structure which is rotatably mounted on a traveling structure. The view field of two adjacent cameras partially overlap one another. A view point convertor converts the view point of the camera images acquired by the respective cameras to upper view point images. A display image creator creates an overhead view image composed of an illustration of the working machine as a plane view, and the upper view point images are converted from the converting view point convertor disposed around the illustration. An image display device is configured to show the overhead view image in the form of a plane view at least within a working reach region of the working member which is performing work by operation of the working member. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024759 | Method of Managing the Internal Fluid Movement of a Building - A method of managing the internal fluid movement of a building is utilized to prevent the bursting of pipes in a plumbing system from freezing. An at least one water dripping circulation device is utilized to circulate water through the plumbing system in order to prevent the pipes in the plumbing system from freezing. In the event of an emergency situation within the building such as flooding from a burst pipe, an electronic shut-off valve is utilized to disable the flow of water into the building, preventing further damage due to the flooding. Current water conditions and current environmental conditions are monitored in order to automatically circulate water through the plumbing system or disable the flow of water into the building. A user command may be transmitted to the at least one water dripping circulation device and the electronic shut-off valve as well for manual control. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024760 | EMERGENCY WATER STORAGE SYSTEM - An emergency water storage system comprises a water storage tank coupled in-line with a water heater, wherein water flows through the water storage tank into the water heater. The water storage system further comprises a vacuum avoidance valve coupled to water piping, wherein the vacuum avoidance valve is coupled after a by-pass valve. The water storage system also comprises a mid-tank feeder pipe, wherein water enters the water storage tank from a bottom of the mid tank pipe at a bottom of the water storage tank and leaves the water storage tank from a top of the mid tank pipe at the top of the tank. The emergency water storage system may also include a shut off/by-pass valve system. Further still the emergency water storage system comprises a mini-arrester to eliminate any hammering created by any air in the system. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024761 | CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY FOR FAUCET - The present invention provides a cartridge assembly for a faucet that provides improved flow rate, flow modulation, and particulate passage. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024762 | LAVATORY FAUCET - A lavatory faucet is fixed on a basin and contains: a body and a fixing device. The body includes a housing and a supply pipe assembly; the fixing device includes a mounting seat, two screw rods, and two clamping blocks; the basin includes a central orifice, a left orifice, and a right orifice. The mounting seat includes an upper fitting sleeve, two extending wings for abutting against a top face of the basin, and two support feet. The upper fitting sleeve has a channel defined therein relative to the central orifice, each extending wing has a through hole to insert each support foot, and each support foot has a first stopping fence. Each screw rod extends out of the through hole and is rotated above the mounting seat, each clamping block is screwed with each screw rod and is limited by the first stopping fence as rotating each screw rod. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024763 | KITCHEN SINK SPRAYER - A kitchen sink sprayer, comprising a body enclosed in an outer enclosure for being gripped and provided with a coupling to a flexible water supply hose connected to a faucet for adjusting the flow-rate between a closed position and an open position, the body comprising a rod which has, at one end, a tip that is adapted to open selectively the access of the water to a duct for forming a central jet and to ducts for forming a peripheral jet, and is provided with means for actuation by the user, the means for actuating the rod having a tab which is connected directly to the rod in an intermediate position of the rod and protrudes from the enclosure of the sprayer, at its lateral surface, by an extent that is sufficient for contact grip by the user when it is necessary to actuate the rod in order to move it from one of its selection positions to the other and vice versa. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024764 | Single Push Button Multi-Function Water Output Switching Structure - A single push button multi-function water output switching structure, comprising: an outer shell, and a water output panel, a seat body, and an inner sleeve disposed in the outer shell. Wherein, the seat body is provided with three through hole channels, while inside the three through hole channels are each provided with a set of water output guiding sleeve and a core plug. The water output panel is provided with three sets of independent water output channels, and a water output end surface of the water output guiding sleeve is provided with water output hole corresponding to and in communication with the water output channels. An inner sleeve is sleeved in a cavity in rear portion of the seat body. The switching structure is simple in structure, optimal in design, and is capable of achieving various different water outputs through pressing a single push button. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024765 | Water Flow Delivery System - A system for supplying water to a user at a wash basin from a main water line, the system including a splitter having a main water intake, a high flow output port and a lower flow output port. The high flow port is coupled to a high flow water line and a high flow outlet while the low flow port is coupled to a low flow water line and a low flow water outlet. First and second electrically controlled valves control the flow of water out of the high flow and low flow ports, respectively. A control unit is coupled to the first and second valves. The control unit is further configured to close both valves and to switch which of the valves is open and which of the valves is closed so that only one valve is open at a time. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024766 | FAUCET INCLUDING CAPACITIVE AND ULTRASONIC SENSING - A fluid delivery apparatus includes a spout, an ultrasonic sensor, and a capacitive sensor. The ultrasonic sensor is configured to detect the presence of a user adjacent the spout when enabled. The capacitive sensor is configured to define a capacitance sensing field in an area near the spout and also to detect a presence of a user. A controller is coupled to the capacitive sensor and the ultrasonic sensor. The controller is programmed to detect the presence of a user in the capacitance sensing field based on an output signal from the capacitance sensor. The controller is also programmed to enable the ultrasonic sensor in response to detecting the presence of the user in the capacitance sensing field with the capacitive sensor, thereby reducing the amount of power used by the ultrasonic sensor. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024767 | SENSOR FAUCET AND INFRARED SENSOR THEREOF - An infrared sensor includes a first emitting module, a second emitting module, and a receiving module. The first emitting module includes a first emitter and a first lens; the second emitting module includes a second emitter and a second lens. The first emitter and the second emitter respectively emit an infrared ray along an optical axis, wherein an acute angle is formed between the optical axes. The receiving module is located between the first emitting module and the second emitting module, wherein the receiving module includes a receiver and a third lens. The infrared rays emitted from the first and the second emitter respectively pass through the first and the second lens, afterwards, the infrared rays are reflected to pass through the third lens, and thus received by the receiver. Additionally, the infrared sensor may be applied to a sensor faucet for controlling a water valve in the sensor faucet. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024768 | INSERT WITH ROTATING MESH AND ROTATING MESH FOR AERATORS IN SANITARY BATTERIES - The insert with a rotating mesh for aerators in sanitary fixtures consists of the housing ( | 2016-01-28 |
20160024769 | SANITARY INSERT UNIT - The present disclosure is directed to a sanitary insert unit, configured for insertion into a discharge fitting. The insert unit includes an upstream sieve connected to a throughflow regulator. The throughflow regulator includes a control gap and a throttle body that deforms under pressure to regulate throughflow by varying an opening size of the control gap. The sieve and throughflow regulator are arranged upstream of a jet diffusor which includes a plurality of radial openings. The sieve, throughflow regulator and jet diffusor are arranged to be, at least partially, received within a housing. The ratio of the overall height of the insert unit to the height of the height of the assembled sieve and throughflow regulator is approximately 2.7:1. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024770 | MOUNTING DRIVER FOR UNDERMOUNTED SINKS - An assembly for undermounting a sink to a support surface includes a central sink support supporting a front center portion of a sink. The central sink support includes an elongated block member having an upper surface, a lower surface and extending sidewalls. The central sink support also includes first and second screw holes shaped and dimensioned for the passage of screws that will be secured to a front wall of a sink cabinet and a threaded locking pin hole with a similarly threaded locking screw. The assembly also includes a mounting driver having a support bar shaped and dimensioned for positioning between an underside of the sink and a wall of a cabinet at an angular orientation relative to the wall. The support bar includes a first end and a second end. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024771 | DELAYED SHUTOFF DEVICE - A delayed shutoff device comprises a conduit configured to allow a fluid to flow through, wherein the conduit includes a conduit start and a conduit end. The device further comprises a plug configured to be placed inside the conduit at the conduit start; move inside the conduit from the conduit start toward the conduit end when the fluid flows through the conduit; and reduce the fluid flow upon reaching the conduit end. The device is configured to allow a pass-through quantity of the fluid to pass through the conduit while the plug moves from the conduit start to the conduit end. The conduit end may form a seat, the plug being configured to stop moving upon reaching the seat. The plug may be configured to fit the seat imperfectly, to allow a seepage of the fluid after reaching the seat. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024772 | Toilet Bowl Deodorizer Fixture - A simple and inexpensive plastic assembly snaps over the rim of a toilet bowl. The deodorizer/disinfecting embodiment container hangs outside the toilet bowl. It is supported by a rim clamp inside the toilet bowl. One model simply clips on clips off for disposable use. Other models have a container with a refillable top. An adjustable exit tube nut adjusts to various different toilet rims. When the user sits on the toilet seat, a diaphragm is compressed which forces air into the container and deodorant/disinfectant into the toilet bowl. The diaphragm needs to be made of neoprene or any flexible material with sufficient memory to return to its original non compressed shape after compression. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024773 | Toilet Bowl Deodorizer Fixture - A simple and inexpensive plastic assembly snaps over the rim of a toilet bowl. The deodorizer/disinfecting embodiment container hangs outside the toilet bowl. It is supported by a rim clamp inside the toilet bowl. One model simply clips on clips off for disposable use. Other models have a container with a refillable top. An adjustable exit tube nut adjusts to various different toilet rims. When the user sits on the toilet seat, a diaphragm is compressed which forces air into the container and deodorant/disinfectant into the toilet bowl. The diaphragm needs to be made of neoprene or any flexible material with sufficient memory to return to its original non compressed shape after compression. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024774 | ANTI-OVERFLOW TOILET WITH DETACHABLE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DRAIN TUBES - A toilet configuration is disclosed. The toilet includes a toilet fixture, a detachable primary drain, and a detachable secondary drain. The primary and secondary drains can be assembled together or formed unitarily. The fixture includes a toilet bowl, a primary drain interface at a bottom of the bowl configured to permit liquid to flow from the toilet bowl into a detachable primary drain, and a secondary drain hole. The detachable primary drain fluidly is connected to the primary drain interface and is configured to be fluidly connected to a sewer pipe to discharge the liquid directly into the sewer pipe. A detachable secondary drain fluidly is connected to the secondary drain hole and is configured to be fluidly connected to the sewer pipe to discharge backed up fluid from the toilet fixture directly into the sewer pipe. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024775 | TOILET FLANGE - The present disclosure generally provides embodiments for a toilet flange. In an embodiment, the toilet flange includes a body having a toilet-facing surface, a drain-facing surface, and a drain opening therethrough and at least two chambers extending from the toilet-facing surface only partially into the body, each chamber having a fastener passageway for receiving a portion of a first fastener for coupling the body to a toilet base. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024776 | TOILET FLANGE - The present disclosure generally provides embodiments for a toilet flange. In an embodiment, the toilet flange includes a body having a toilet-facing surface, a drain-facing surface, and a drain opening therethrough and at least two chambers extending from the toilet-facing surface only partially into the body, each chamber having a fastener passageway for receiving a portion of a first fastener for coupling the body to a toilet base. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024778 | RETROFIT CATCH BASIN FOR USE IN STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICE - A catch basin retrofit that allows stormwater to be diverted from an existing storm sewer to an alternative stormwater management practice (SMP), while maintaining functionality of the catch basin as an overflow device for the alternative SMP. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024779 | MODULAR BUILDING SYSTEM - The modular building system includes a framework or carcassing formed by a number of prefabricated units assembled as a stack. Each unit includes a wooden framework structure having a succession of vertical uprights spaced apart with a standardized spacing. The vertical uprights span the entire height between floors. The vertical uprights form a wall of floor N+1 and rest directly on a vertical upright of level N, while assemblies lateral to the vertical uprights and/or assemblies on elements inserted between uprights can perform the functions of holding and bracing the vertical uprights. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024780 | GRID STRUCTURE - A grid structure formed from a plurality of building blocks, the grid structure comprising: a plurality of flat panels, wherein two of the plurality of flat panels are paired in parallel to have one of the two parallel flat panels provide an inner surface to one building block from the plurality of building blocks and the other of the two parallel flat panels provide an inner surface to another building block from the plurality of building blocks, wherein within each of the plurality of building blocks, the inner surfaces of any two adjacent panels lie on planes intersecting along a straight line that passes through an inner corner of the building block. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024781 | ROBOTICALLY CONTROLLED ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS - A robotic mount is configured to move an architectural element such as a floor, ceiling, wall or portion thereof, such as a panel, or plumbing, HVAC, or electrical elements. The robotic mount is movable in six degrees of freedom, whereby the associated architectural element is moveable in a three-dimensional space. In this manner, a configuration of an architectural space and/or the systems thereof, may be altered in an automated fashion. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024782 | VAPOR PERMEABLE, WATER RESISTIVE, AIR BARRIER POLYESTER MEMBRANE HAVING A POLYACRYLIC COATING WITH POROUS PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE ADDED TO THE REAR SURFACE OF THE MEMBRANE - An ultra violet stable polyester membrane with a polyacrylic coating on one side and a coated pressure sensitive adhesive coating on its other side capable of allowing water vapor to pass through it. The pressure sensitive adhesive is formed of a copolymer comprising a backbone of n-butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, and vinyl acetate which is mixed with at least one surfactant and emulsified to produce air bubbles which form pores when the copolymer is set with about 80% to about 90% of the pore sizes ranging from about 200 microns to about 300 microns and being uniformly distributed to form a flow path through the pressure sensitive adhesive. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024783 | DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE ACOUSTIC PANEL DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A dynamic passive acoustic panel device comprises an enclosure having a front opening, an absorbent panel of sound absorbent material mounted in the enclosure behind the front opening, and a reflective surface mounted in the front opening in front of the absorbent panel. The reflective surface comprises a tessellated array of reflective panels of matching shape arranged in a series of rows, each row being mounted for rotation about a central axis so as to vary the angle of inclination of the reflective panels in each row relative to the absorbent panel from zero degrees to ninety degrees to the absorbent panel, so as to vary the reflection and absorption characteristics of the panel device. A control system controls rotation of the rows of reflective panels, so as to vary the reflection and absorption levels between maximum reflection and maximum absorption based on desired acoustic properties of a space in which the panel device is located. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024784 | MASONRY BLOCK WITH CONTINUOUSLY CURVED SURFACES - A radiation shielding block for constructing structural walls having flat opposed front and rear surfaces defining a thickness of the block, continuously curved, sinusoidal opposed left and right surfaces and top and bottom surfaces. The continuously curved, sinusoidal surfaces have a regular repeating wavelength pattern having a wave direction that is perpendicular to the flat front and rear surfaces, and a length that is two complete wavelengths of a sinusoidal wave. A plurality of the radiation shielding blocks are stackable in a staggered wythe construction having a plurality of wythes and at least one successive course of blocks set atop a previous course of blocks such that the continuously curved, sinusoidal surfaces of the successive course of blocks engage complementary continuously curved, sinusoidal surfaces of the previous course of blocks, and the successive course of blocks is offset by one wavelength from the previous course in a front-rear direction. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024785 | FIRE AND SMOKE PROTECTION SYSTEM - The present disclosure describes a fire and smoke protection system for limiting the spread of fire and smoke through an opening, including those in building structures. The system includes a flexible protection member configurable in a storage configuration for subsequent deployment into a protection configuration when fire occurs. The flexible protection member is configurable in single and/or multi-layer arrangements with one or more materials, alone or in combination, and using a variety of construction methods. Generally, the flexible protection member is manufacturable using fire resistant woven and knitted fabric elements, metal foil elements, intumescent elements, and/or wire mesh elements arranged to increase the resistance to forces encountered during a fire. The various elements may be seamed using different stitching patterns and gathered using non-fire resistant thread in order to increase flexibility and resistance to forces. The flexible protection member may also be formed in segments coupled together by clamping members. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024786 | WALL WITH DECORATIVE FACING - Disclosed is an economical and effective way of producing a double sided decorative wall using facing panels having a decorative face surface, in particular dry cast concrete panels having a regular surface structure, more preferably an embossed surface, most preferably a patterned surface. Further disclosed are wall components and a wall kit for a double sided decorative wall. The facing panels in the wall are stacked in a back-to-back arrangement into a pair of first and second back-to-back walls, which walls are interconnected by connectors which link at least one facing panel in the first wall to at least one facing panel in the second wall for forming the double sided decorative wall. The connecting members can be in individual connectors, or a combination of connectors for linking multiple facing panels or linking facing panels at corners or curves in the wall. The connectors can be of different length to enable the construction of decorative walls of different thickness. A modular wall system for double sided decorative walls forming both straight and curved walls is also disclosed. The system uses facing panels and connectors, wherein all facing panels are of equal thickness, but may have different lengths and may have different widths. The facing panels of the modular wall system all have graduated lengths, each length being a multiple of a base length L. Thus, the facing panels have lengths of 2L, 3L, 4L, 5L etc. To facilitate the formation of walls with corners, such as right angled corners, the facing panels preferably have a depth which is equal to L or a multiple of L. Building the decorative wall of two partial walls of facing panels with intermediate connectors renders the wall more economical than the previously known walls with base blocks and facing panels suspended from the base blocks on one or both sides. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024787 | Privacy Screen - A modular privacy panel with a concave front surface and a parallel convex rear surface which panel is adapted to be disposed in side by side abutting relation with identical adjacent panels and provide a resultant combination screen with both faces appearing as a serpentine shape as seen in top view. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024788 | Water-Management System - A building water-management system ( | 2016-01-28 |
20160024789 | Composite Building Panel - Composite building panels and a method for manufacturing a composite building panel are disclosed. A preferred embodiment of a composite building panel comprises a cold rolled steel frame and at least one reinforcing stud. The stud of the preferred embodiment is located within the space defined by the frame and coupled to the frame at the stud's base. The exemplary stud comprises two flanges extending from the base. The flanges of the preferred stud each have a lip at an end distal to the base bent toward each other. Experiments show that the lips on the flanges of the reinforcing studs significantly increase the structural strength of a composite building panel. An alternate preferred embodiment of another composite building panel comprises two boards and at least one reinforcing stud. The exemplary boards face opposite directions, are coupled to each other, and form a space between the two boards. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024790 | RETRACTABLE TAPE SPRING IN-BUILDING METHOD FOR A DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURE AND TAPE SPRING DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURE - A retractable tape spring in-building method for a deployable structure comprising a main tape spring having an axis of deployment and of refurling substantially parallel to an unfurled axis X and comprising two ends, a secondary tape spring comprising two ends and a winding mandrel carried by a shaft parallel to an axis Z perpendicular to the axis X, the main tape spring being wound around the mandrel, a first end of the main tape spring being fixed to the mandrel, the method comprising the following steps: fixing a first end of the secondary tape spring a predefined distance away from a second end of the main tape spring, fixing a second end of the secondary tape spring on the mandrel. A deployable structure comprising a tape spring for a flexible structure is also provided. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024791 | Truss and Wall Stabilizer - An apparatus for spacing and stabilizing truss members is provided. The apparatus includes an elongated channel member having a middle portion, a first arm portion, and a second arm portion. The first arm portion and second arm portion extend outwardly from the middle portion. A plurality of U-shaped clamp members may be disposed along the length of the elongated channel member. At least one U-shaped clamp member can be attached to a central truss member providing a centered layout for spacing a first truss member in relation to a second truss member. A hinge member may pivotally attach the middle portion of the elongated channel member to the second arm portion, allowing the second arm portion to swing onto an additional third truss member. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024792 | FLEXIBLE LAMINATED HIP AND RIDGE SHINGLE - A laminated asphalt shingle including a base layer, a first decorative layer, and a second decorative layer is provided. The first decorative layer may be affixed to the base layer and to the second decorative layer by a flexible adhesive that permits the first decorative layer to move relative to both the base layer and the second decorative layer without de-bonding. The relative movement of the shingle layers permits the shingle to be folded over the ridge line of a roof without de-bonding or breaking the layers. Additionally, the relative movement of the layers when the shingle is installed over a ridge creates opposing transverse edges in which each layer is offset from the other layers as a result of the shingle bending about a different radius of curvature, thereby providing a dimensional appearance along the transverse edges. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024793 | MODULAR ROOF PANEL WITH INTEGRATED DRAINAGE SYSTEM - A roof panel includes a planar body having top and bottom edges, with a downturn edge extending therebetween, and an opposing channel edge. The downturn edge overlays a channel edge of an adjacent panel. The bottom edge overlays a top edge of another adjacent panel. A plurality of courses extends between the channel and downturn edges. Each course includes a nesting ridge to receive the downturn edge of an adjacent panel and to position a top surface of the panel flush with adjacent panels. Surface channels and contoured ridges are defined within each course. A drain aperture of the drip edge aligns with an adjacent channel edge to direct material through the drain aperture and onto adjacent panels. A gable member engages an edge when the panel has one or fewer laterally adjacent panels, wherein the gable member is flush with the adjacent planar body. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024794 | Roll Starter Roofing Product With Reinforcement Component - A roll starter roofing product includes a starter sheet and a reinforcement component applied to the starter sheet. The starter sheet includes an adhesive portion which is operable to be adhesively applied to a roof deck surface and an overhanging portion operable to extend over an edge of the roof deck surface. The reinforcement component is operable to resist bending of the overhanging portion in a direction transverse to the edge of the roof deck surface upon installation. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024795 | Protected Membrane Roof System - A protected membrane roof system for installation on a roof decking comprising an upper insulation board having an upwardly-facing upper board top surface and an opposite downwardly-facing upper board bottom surface and at least one throughhole communicating therebetween, a ballast material positioned over the upper insulation board, a netting positioned over the ballast material, and at least one fastener assembly having a base seated substantially adjacent the upper board bottom surface, a rod extending substantially vertically from the base of sufficient size so as to extend through the through-hole of the upper insulation board, the ballast material, and the netting, and a cap engaged with the rod above the netting, whereby the wind uplift resistance of the protected membrane roof system is improved and scour of the ballast material is reduced by effectively anchoring the netting to the upper insulation board beneath the ballast material. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024796 | Shingle Inserts And Method For Eliminating And Preventing Growth Of Algae, Moss, Or Lichens On A Roof - A shingle insert and method for eliminating and preventing growths on a shingled roof in which copper strips forming the inserts are installed with an upper edge disposed beneath a course of shingles with the remaining portions of the insert exposed. The insert strips have a confined space defined beneath a stiffening lengthwise extending arched hump formed in the exposed copper strip portions which has an array of elongated indentations formed therein with slits therein to allow slow drainage of water impounded by the arched hump through the inserts may contain a growth toxic material, in solid or granular form which releases a substance toxic to the growths when rainwater runoff passes into the confined space and over the material and thereafter flows out down the roof. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024797 | HEATED GUTTER COVER SYSTEM - A gutter cover heater ( | 2016-01-28 |
20160024798 | ROOF CURB - A curb assembly is provided for mounting on a sloped, standing seam metallic roof, in order to provide support for a roof fixture, such as an exhaust fan or skylight. The curb assembly includes a box-like structure mounted atop the roof in surrounding relationship to a roof opening. The curb assembly further includes an underlying, below-roof frame assembly. Specialized upper and lower end connection structure serves to securely mount the curb assembly to the metal roof. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024799 | DEVICES AND METHODS TO PROVIDE AIR CIRCULATION SPACE PROXIMATE TO INSULATION MATERIAL - Insulation spacer devices, methods and related construction techniques are provided. An exemplary device may include a body having a plurality of openings defining an openwork, to allow the passage of air therethrough when placed in contact with insulation material. The device may further include a plurality of spacer struts and/or spacing depressions fixedly attached to the body. The struts may be configured to maintain a predetermined distance between a first side of the insulation material and a building surface. The body and struts act together to define and maintain a space between the first side of the insulation material and the building surface, for example, for ventilation. The building surface can be the bottom face of a roof, an insulated attic floor, wall sheathing or a soundproofed demising wall, for example. The spacer device can be capable of being transported and stored together with, or as a separate item from, the insulation material, and can also be stored in nested layers. The device can also be stored in rolled form. The openwork of the device can additionally or alternatively include a sheet of Entangled net filaments or other similar material. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024800 | BRACKET FOR USE IN CONSTRUCTION OF A BALUSTRADE - A bracket for constructing a balustrade includes a receiving member configured to receive and secure a post therein; and a pivoting member pivotally mounted to the receiving member and configured to be attached to a top plate of a wall to orient the post within the top plate at a desired position, angle, or both. A method of stabilizing a balustrade involves use of the bracket. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024801 | Lighted Rail For A False Wall With A Stretched Canvas and False Wall Comprising Such a Rail - The invention relates to a lighted rail for a false wall with a stretched canvas comprising a first wing for securing the rail onto a wall, a first channel so arranged as to enable the canvas to be hung and a second channel provided between the first channel and the first wing, and wherein lighting elements are mounted, characterized in that said rail comprises a cover partially closing the second channel, with said cover being so arranged as to extend under the lighting elements secured on a wall laterally delimiting the first and second channels with respect to each other. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024802 | FLOOR PANEL ASSEMBLY - A floor panel assembly includes adjacent floor panels connected together along edges thereof with a locking element extending between the edges. The locking element has a first locking surface; a locking portion at one end; a control portion near another end; and a connecting portion connecting the locking portion to the control portion. The connecting portion is slidably accommodated in a channel of one of the panels and pushed towards a first end of the channel when the locking element is moved or deformed from a first position to a second position by the control portion, the front position being when the panels are disconnected and movable relative to each other and the second position being when the panels are fixedly connected to each other. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024803 | A WATERPROOF DECK FLOORING SYSTEM WITHOUT CAULKING - Disclosed herein is a waterproof, easy-to-install, easy to remove, easy to repair or replace, recyclable, flooring system. A substrate supports the floor, and planks are adhered to the substrate by a film sandwich, which can have an impermeable film and adhesive on both sides. The adhesive can be a pressure sensitive adhesive. This film sandwich can have the same width as the planks, or can be wider than the planks. The edges of two adjacent planks can share the same film sandwich strip so as to provide the longest adhered path for any water entering the slit formed by adjoining planks and exiting at the edge of any film-sandwich. Each side of the film sandwich may be coated with adhesives having different adhesive characteristics, i.e., different cohesive and adhesive strengths between the substrate and film and/or between the planks and the film. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024804 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLATION OF MOLDING - A system for installing pre-painted moldings. The system includes pre-painted moldings each configured to be fastened to a wall by fasteners. The system also includes a caulk material, filler material, concealer material, and touchup paint each color matched to the paint color applied to the moldings. The caulk material is configured to fill a gap defined between each of the moldings and the wall to which the molding is fastened. The filler material is configured to fill a gap defined between any abutting portions of the moldings. The concealer material is configured to conceal any surface disturbances caused by the installation of the fasteners. The touchup paint is configured to adhere to the paint pre-painted on the moldings. The system may also include a marker configured to apply a coating color matched to the paint applied to the moldings, a scraping tool, and/or a buffing tool. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024805 | CHANNEL AND CAP EXTRUSION SYSTEM - An extrusion profile and cap system is provided. The extrusion profile may be made of metals, polymers, ceramics, and the like. The extrusion profile may include an outer perimeter forming an internal cavity. At least one channel may be formed along the outer perimeter and protruding into the internal cavity. The cap is releasably attachable to the extrusion profile and may cover at least a portion of the channel. The cap may hide bolts, screws, angle bars, wires and the like within the channel. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024806 | Cement Pouring Device - A cement pouring device may include an elongate vessel supported by a frame. The frame may enable the vessel to cooperate with and be transported by a vehicle such as a skid steer. Due to the elongate shape of the device, it may be particularly suitable for depositing a cement charge at a distal pour site that would be difficult to access otherwise, or may only have been accessible manually with a conventional wheel barrow and shovel. This may be particularly advantageous in smaller pour jobs where equipment such as cement pumps are impractical or economically infeasible. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024807 | DRYWALL SHEET REMOVAL TOOL - Disclosed herein are drywall sheet removal tools, comprising: a handle; and a plurality of tines; wherein an angle between a line of the handle and a plane defined by the plurality of tines is between 45° and 90°. Also disclosed are methods of removing a drywall sheet from a wall, the method comprising: creating an opening along the width of the drywall sheet; inserting a plurality of tines of a drywall sheet removing tool of claim 1 into the opening, such that the plurality of tines straddle a stud; and moving a handle of the tool in a direction opposite to a direction the tines are pointing. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024808 | METHOD FOR REINFORCING AND CALIBRATING A PIPE PORTION - A method and a device for producing an outer pipe of a telescope-like support, for reasons of weight and stability, is produced from a standardized zinc-coated steel pipe having a large outer diameter and a small wall thickness. Also included is the telescope-like support and the outer pipe which is contained therein. A pipe portion of the outer pipe is expanded in the method with a punch and subsequently tapered to the original outer diameter again with a ring. A reinforcement of the pipe portion and a calibration of the outer diameter of the pipe portion are thereby achieved. An outer thread can be rolled on the pipe portion. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024809 | SEATING SYTEM - A seating system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a plurality of seating risers configured to telescope relative to one another. Further, at least one of the plurality of seating risers is a powered seating riser configured to deploy and retract the plurality of seating risers. The powered seating riser includes a belt drive system. Additionally, the plurality of seating risers are adjustable between a lowered position and a raised position. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024810 | Floating Pool Skimmer - An invention for cleaning the surface and near surface of pools and ponds is disclosed. The invention comprises a floating skimmer with a screening medium that can easily be controlled by an operator and maneuvered above and below the surface of the pool or attached to the side of the pool. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024811 | GRAIN STORAGE STRUCTURE - A grain storage structure including a circular upstanding support wall with an upstanding support tower being centrally positioned within the support wall. A plurality of curved and spaced-apart first roof trusses have their lower ends secured to the upper end of the support wall and have their upper ends secured to the upper end of the support tower. A plurality of curved and spaced-apart second roof trusses having their lower ends secured to the upper end of the support wall between adjacent first roof trusses. The upper ends of the second roof trusses are connected to the first roof trusses below the upper ends thereof. A second embodiment of the storage structure is disclosed which has an oblong shape when viewed in a top view. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024812 | AIRFORM FOR FACILITATING CONSTRUCTION OF A STRUCTURE - An airform that can be inflated, for example, for facilitating construction of a structure is provided. The airform may include a first portion, a second portion, or multiple other portions, and reinforcement. The first portion may, for example, be configured to be disposed in a first orientation, such as vertically or in a radial profile, when the airform is inflated. The second portion transitioning from the first portion may be configured, for example, to assume an alternate shape and profile, such as a radial shape and profile, when the airform is inflated. The reinforcement may, for example, be provided at a portion of the airform that defines a transition from the first portion to the second portion. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024813 | Canopy Leg Anchor - The present invention provides a canopy leg anchor that is designed to anchor the legs of a canopy to the ground and prevent the canopy from being blown over and damaged. The canopy leg anchor includes a rectangular portion having two opposing length sides, two opposing width sides, and coextensive interior and exterior surfaces designed to wrap around the leg of a canopy. The interior surface and exterior surface enclose a defined interior volume filled with ballast to provide weight for anchoring. The opposing length sides comprise strips of aligning hook and loop fasteners that removably secure the rectangular portion around a canopy leg. The opposing width sides also comprise strips of aligning hook and loop fasteners to allow additional rectangular portions to be removably attached to one another in an end-to-end manner along the length of a canopy leg, thereby increasing the anchoring weight. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024814 | Method for an Emergency Opening of a Door Locking Device of a Laundry Washing and/or Drying Appliance - A method is provided for an emergency opening of a door locking device ( | 2016-01-28 |
20160024815 | CYLINDER LOCK - In a cylinder lock having a pivot member pivoted in response to pivoting by a legitimate mechanical key inserted into a key hole, a first rotor is linked to an outer cylinder relatively non-pivotably but movably along an insertion direction of a mechanical key, and a second rotor abuts against the first rotor from a side opposite to a rotor-receiving part provided on a housing and the outer cylinder and is linked to a pivot member relatively non-pivotably but movably along the insertion direction, and during pivoting of the outer cylinder in response to an unauthorized pivoting operation of an inner cylinder, the first rotor and the second rotor move so as to detach from the rotor-receiving part due to a cam mechanism provided between the first rotor and the housing, thereby releasing engagement of the inner cylinder with the second rotor linked to the pivot member relatively non-pivotably. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024816 | VEHICLE CONSOLE SECURITY SYSTEM WITH ELECTRICALLY LOCKABLE COVER - The vehicle console security system includes a console having a body, a cover and an internal compartment. The cover is displaceable between a closed position closing the internal compartment and an open position allowing access to the internal compartment. An electronic locking assembly mounted to the cover locks the cover in the closed position. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024817 | PORTABLE DRAWER AND DOOR LOCK FOR RETROFIT APPLICATIONS - A lock for retrofitting onto a drawer or a door includes a drawer having a front panel. The drawer slidingly engages an item of furniture having a front face that is positioned above the front panel when the drawer is closed. A bracket has a vertically disposed flat front plate, a horizontally disposed fiat top plate, a vertically disposed fiat back plate, and a horizontally disposed motor platform that extends horizontally into an interior of the drawer. A motor having an output shaft is mounted on the motor platform. A latch supported by the motor platform is engaged by the output shaft. The latch is retracted when the drawer is unlocked and is extended to engage an interior side of the front panel of the furniture item when the drawer is locked. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024818 | LOCK WITH FLEXIBLY OBEDIENT SECURING ARM - A bicycle lock apparatus comprises a locking mechanism selectively changeable between locked and unlocked configurations and an elongated securing arm. The securing arm includes a first end adapted for removable insertion into the locking mechanism it is unlocked, and for non-removable connection when it is locked. The securing arm further includes an armored sheath extending a length of at least seven feet and having an annular wall formed from at least two spirally-wound metallic strips interwound with one another to define a continuous interior cavity. The armored sheath is flexibly obedient to be reconfigurable into curved positions and holds the positions after the bending force is removed. The securing arm further includes a reinforcing core disposed within the interior cavity, the reinforcing core including at least one bundle of elongated non-metallic fiber material having a tensile strength-to-weight ratio of at least 1000 kN·m/Kg extending between the first and second ends. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024819 | MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK ARRANGEMENT - A motor vehicle lock arrangement having a motor vehicle lock, wherein the motor vehicle lock has the locking elements of lock latch and pawl, wherein the lock latch is adjustable into an open position, into a main locked position and optionally into a pre-locked position, wherein the pawl is adjustable into a lowered position in which it retains the lock latch in a locked position, and into a raised position in which it is disengaged from the lock latch, wherein provision is made of an actuating lever for raising the pawl, wherein a switchable clutch arrangement is arranged between the actuating lever and the pawl, via which clutch arrangement a drive connection between the actuating lever and the pawl is establishable in the engaged state, and in the disengaged state the drive connection between the actuating lever and the pawl is severable. | 2016-01-28 |
20160024820 | ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED LOCKING ARRANGEMENT - An electrically-controlled locking arrangement for a lock mechanism of a commercial vehicle load space door includes a housing and a hook member rotatably mounted within the housing for engagement with an external catch member. A handle is coupled to the hook member to effect movement between open and closed positions. A detent is provided either on the hook member itself or on a component coupled to the hook member, a locking dog being arranged for movement between a locked setting where the dog is in engagement with the detent and a free setting where the dog is clear of the detent, to allow operation of the handle to move the hook member to its open position. An electric actuator is mounted within the housing to drive the locking dog to its free setting allowing rotation of the hook member from its closed position to its open position. | 2016-01-28 |