09th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110047769 | Device for Assembling and Disassembling a Bicycle Chain - A device for assembling and disassembling a bicycle chain comprises a mounting seat, an actuating member, an assembling member, a rod member, a spring, and a pulling member. The rod member, the pulling member and the spring are connected to one another to guide a positioning member to be assembled into the assembling holes in a balance manner, so that the device for assembling and disassembling a bicycle chain makes the assembly of the chain more convenient and simple. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047770 | LOW SWAGE LOAD FASTENING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An anvil member for a fastener installation tool having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a swage cavity extending between the first and second ends, an entrance section located at the first end, a swage land located adjacent to the entrance section and having a first inner diameter, and an inner bore located adjacent to the swage land and having a second inner diameter. The swage land is adapted to transmit a radially inward swage load applied by the anvil member. The swage land includes a width that is that is smaller than a length of the anvil member extending between the first and second ends thereof. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047771 | Method of converting a hybrid sedan into a hybrid livery vehicle - A method of converting production hybrid motor vehicles into hybrid livery motor vehicles. In a preferred embodiment, a production hybrid sedan motor vehicle is extended in length to meet with livery requirements, wherein said extension can be performed either at the center section of said vehicle, thereby providing additional room for the installation of a partition in taxi applications, or by extending the rear door section, thereby providing additional legroom for limousine or corporate vehicle applications. The resulting extended hybrid sedan, possessing an augmented passenger cargo compartment, can be utilized as a hybrid livery motor vehicle comprising reduced carbon emissions and superior gas mileage and brilliantly suited for urban employment. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047772 | EXTENDABLE TRAILER HAVING A ROLL SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - A flatbed trailer comprising front and rear flatbed trailer sections and a method of operation is provided. In one embodiment, a first support assembly is configured to lift the front flatbed trailer section relative to the rear flatbed trailer section, and second support assembly is configured to lift the rear flatbed trailer section relative to the front flatbed trailer section. Roller wheels may provide rolling engagement between the front and rear flatbed trailer sections, and slide members may provide sliding engagement between the front and rear flatbed trailer sections. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047773 | Method and Device for Chain Wheel Change - A method for changing a chain wheel, a first chain wheel being on an axle, the method comprising (a) positioning a hydraulic cylinder at least partially within the axle. In addition, the method comprises (b) moving the first chain wheel off the axle with the hydraulic cylinder. Further, the method comprises (c) connecting the first chain wheel to a conveying device while the first chain wheel is held in position by the hydraulic cylinder. Still further, the method comprises (d) connecting a second chain wheel to the hydraulic cylinder while the second chain wheel is held in position by the conveying device. Moreover, the method comprises (e) moving the second chain wheel onto the axle with the hydraulic cylinder. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047774 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING A HEAT-INSULATED PIPE - During the manufacturing of heat-insulated pipes ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110047775 | OPTICAL MEMBER JOINING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A processing speed of each mechanisms in a cutting section is controlled such that all polarizing films housed in a container in advance are used in a joining process and simultaneously a new container with polarizing films housed therein that are cut by a size of a liquid crystal panel is loaded from the cutting section. Here, a fracture included in the polarizing film is cut and removed in the cutting section while a delayed time due to this process is shortened by controlling at least a processing speed in a processing mechanism in a cutting mechanism among mechanisms provided in the cutting section and the joining section. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047776 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING A CRYSTAL - In various embodiments, a crystal is inserted within a flexible membrane through an opening formed by manipulation of the membrane. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047777 | ABRASIVE FINISH MASK AND METHOD OF POLISHING A COMPONENT - A method of masking a component includes installing a flexible gasket over a portion of a component masking area leaving an unmasked area exposed. A backer is installed over the flexible gasket to compress the flexible gasket between the backer and the portion. The flexible gasket and the backer are secured to the component to provide an assembly. The assembly is deposited into a slurry with an abrasive media to polish the unmasked area, in one example. The flexible gasket and backer prevent abrasive media from reaching the masked area. The flexible gasket and backer can be removed from the component and reused on other similarly shaped components. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047778 | Releasable And Interchangeable Connections For Golf Club Heads And Shafts - Golf club heads are releasably engaged with shafts so that the club heads and shafts can be readily interchanged and/or so that the shaft position with respect to the club head can be readily changed. Assemblies for connecting the club head and shaft may include: a shaft adapter, a collet, a ferrule, and a club head having an interior chamber. The club head and shaft may be changed by releasing the securing system and exchanging the original parts with different parts. Furthermore, the shaft may be bent or otherwise extend at an angle from the shaft adapter so as to allow adjustment of the shaft position with respect to the club head. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047779 | METHOD FOR MAKING MOLDS WITH 3-DIMENSIONAL COOLING PATHS - A method for making molds with curved cooling paths includes a step of obtaining a drawing of a mold by using computers and the drawing including the positions of concavities, cooling paths and reference points; a step of manufacturing the mold by way of pour casting according to the drawing so as to obtain a mold having the concavities, the cooling paths and the reference points, and a step of trimming the concavities of the mold according to the reference points and opening two ends of each of the cooling paths to obtain a final mold. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047780 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IRON CORE AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING IRON CORE - An annular core member having an opening portion located at a position rotated by 90 degrees from a reference position, where the opening portion is oriented in the counterclockwise direction, and an annular core member having the opening portion located at the reference position, where the opening portion is oriented in the clockwise direction, are prepared to form an iron core by a rotary lamination apparatus by rotating the annular core members and by a predetermined angle (90 degrees) such that a first end, in the annular core member, which is at the position rotated by 90 degrees from the reference position and has no rotation uneven part, is circumference-positionally identical in the laminating direction with that of a fourth end, in an annular core member, which is at the reference position and has no rotation uneven part. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047781 | METHOD OF FABRICATING CRACK-RESISTANT THERMAL BEND ACTUATOR - A method of fabricating a thermal bend actuator comprises the steps of: (a) depositing a first layer comprised of silicon nitride onto a sacrificial scaffold; (b) depositing a second layer comprised of silicon dioxide onto the first layer; (c) depositing an active beam layer onto the second layer; (d) etching the active beam layer, the first layer and the second layer to define the thermal bend actuator; and (e) releasing the thermal bend actuator by removing the sacrificial scaffold. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047782 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PERMANENT-MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR - In a combination of, for example, a rotor having eight magnetic poles and a stator having twelve slots and pulsating components of permeance, which generate a sinusoidal cogging torque having maxima of the same number as the number of poles of the rotor, pressurizing parts arranged in predetermined positions, applying a force at an outer periphery of the stator and directed inwardly cancels the pulsating components of the cogging torque. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047783 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VERTICALLY SEPARATED ACOUSTIC FILTERS AND RESONATORS - An apparatus including vertically separated acoustic resonators are disclosed. The apparatus includes a first acoustic resonator on a substrate and a second acoustic resonator vertically separated above the first acoustic resonator. Because the resonators are vertically separated above another, total area required to implement the resonators is reduced thereby savings in die size and cost are realized. The vertically separated resonators are supported by standoffs that are fabricated on the substrate, or on a resonator. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047784 | Method of Manufacturing Radome - A method of manufacturing a radome, which is provided on a detection side of a radar for detecting an obstacle in a vicinity of a vehicle, includes a first forming step of forming a transparent member that includes a recess on one surface thereof; an first installing step of installing a bright member, which has a shape corresponding to a space in the recess and of which a contact surface coming into contact with an inner surface of the recess has brilliance, in the recess; and a second installing step of installing a base member that covers the one surface and integrally holds the transparent member and the bright member. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047785 | METHODS FOR FABRICATING MAGNETIC TRANSDUCERS USING POST-DEPOSITION TILTING - In one general embodiment, a method is provided for fabricating magnetic structures using post-deposition tilting. A thin film magnetic transducer structure is formed on a substantially planar portion of a substrate such that a plane of deposition of the thin film transducer structure is substantially parallel to a plane of the substrate. Additionally, the thin film transducer structure is caused to tilt at an angle relative to the plane of the substrate. The thin film transducer is fixed at the angle after being tilted. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047786 | Guide plate for a system for securing a rail on a substrate and a system comprising such guide plate - A guide plate for securing a rail on a substrate, at which a shoulder is provided at the side of the rail path has an underside facing the substrate and an upper side, lying freely in the installation position and facing away from the underside, on which a spring element is supported. With such a component it is possible to build a rail securing arrangement with a system, in which the forces are dispersed by a shoulder present at or in the solid substrate, whereby a cut-out is formed into the underside, the dimensions of which are adapted to the shoulder such that, in the installation position, the shoulder engages freely into the cut-out, and in that a reinforcement rib is formed at a roof surface opposite an opening of the cut-out, which projects in the direction of the opening over a height which is less than the cut-out. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047787 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL ASSEMBLY DEVICE - A multi-functional assembly device includes a fixed barrel, a number of supporting boards, a rotatable barrel, and a driving device for rotating the rotatable barrel. The fixed barrel includes a number of sidewalls and defines a chamber surrounded by the sidewalls. The supporting boards are configured for holding the lens modules and are able to be secured on the inner surfaces of the sidewalls. The rotatable barrel includes a main body, a number of carrying devices, a number of glue dispensers, and a number of glue solidifying devices. The main body includes a first side surface, a second side surface, and a third side surface facing the inner surfaces of the sidewalls. The carrying devices, the glue dispensers, and the glue solidifying devices are installed on the first side surface, the second side surface, and the third side surface respectively. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047788 | MANUFACTURING SYSTEM INCLUDING MODULAR ASSEMBLY STATION FOR FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING AND OPTIONAL AUTOMATED COMPONENT PART FEED SYSTEM THEREFOR - A manufacturing system including an apparatus in which a plurality differently configured workpieces requiring manufacturing operations are processed. The apparatus includes a work surface configured to receive apparatus components and a plurality of differently configured workpieces, a tool table adjacent the work surface providing support for tooling and apparatus components required to process various manufacturing operations on the workpieces, and a robotic manipulator positioned adjacent to the work surface and the tool table and having a gripping device configured to grip at least one of the apparatus components. Also, an automated feed system optionally included in the system for supplying component parts to the manufacturing operation. Also, a method of assembling first and second differently configured workpieces. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047789 | ELECTRICAL PROBE ASSEMBLY - An electrical probe assembly includes a flexible circuit. A plurality of electrically conductive regions is on a first side of the flexible circuit. The flexible circuit is arranged about an axis formed by rolling the flexible circuit such that the electrically conductive regions form a plurality of isolated electrically conductive bands. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047790 | TWO-IN-ONE CABLE-CRIMPING DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATION CONNECTORS - Disclosed is a two-in-one cable-crimping device for communication connectors, and this device includes a first handle pivoted with a second handle. A lever gadget, composed of the first and the second levers, is connected to the first handle. The first lever and the second lever respectively actuates the first cable-crimping gadget and the second cable-crimping gadget which are configured at the first handle, so as to provide the cable-crimping operation on two connectors with the same specifications. Furthermore, the component of the cable-crimping gadget can be replaced according to the specifications of the connectors. The efficiency on cable-crimping operation can be increased, the cable-crimping operation can be selected based on the user's demand, and the cable-crimping operation of the present invention has convenient practicability. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047791 | MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a manufacturing system comprising a plurality of work stations having one or more tools for processing a work item, at least one carrier for moving a work item among the plurality of work stations, and a platform for connecting the plurality of work stations. In a further embodiment, at least one of the plurality of work stations is not on a line with the other work stations and may include a lift machine for raising and/or lowering the at least one carrier and the work item. The platform also may preferably comprise at least one rotator for changing the direction of movement of the at least one carrier on the platform. The system also may preferably comprise at least one conveyer for transporting the at least one carrier to the platform. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047792 | WIRE STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR FABRICATING WIRE, THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE - Provided are a wire structure, a method for fabricating a wire, a thin film transistor (TFT) substrate, and a method for fabricating a TFT substrate. The wire structure includes a barrier layer formed on a substrate and including copper nitride and a copper conductive layer formed on the barrier layer and including copper or a copper alloy | 2011-03-03 |
20110047793 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLEXIBLE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS WHICH MAY BE PROVIDED CONTIGUOUSLY - The present invention provides a method for producing integrated circuits which are mechanically flexible and can be provided contiguously on a common flexible carrier substrate. The method includes a step of continuously providing a first flexible substrate which has conductor-line patterns, and a step of mounting the integrated circuits on the first flexible substrate and connecting the integrated circuits to the conductor-line patterns of the first flexible substrate, and a step of covering the circuits mounted on the first flexible substrate with a second flexible substrate, recesses being provided in the first or second flexible substrates in order to make the conductor-line patterns of the first flexible substrate accessible. The step of covering has the sub-step of continuously providing a flexible film with recesses and laminating same onto the flexible integrated circuits mounted on the first flexible substrate, or a sub-step of applying, by a printing technique, a cover on the flexible integrated circuits mounted on the first flexible substrate. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047794 | METHOD OF MOUNTING CAPACITOR ARRAY - A capacitor array | 2011-03-03 |
20110047795 | MEDICAL LEADS WITH SEGMENTED ELECTRODES AND METHODS OF FABRICATION THEREOF - In one embodiment, a method of fabricating a segmented electrode stimulation lead for implantation within a human patient for stimulation of tissue of the patient, the method comprises: providing a conductive ring, the conductive ring comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, the conductive ring comprising a plurality of grooves provided in the inner surface; electrically coupling a plurality of wires to the conductive ring; forming a stimulation assembly of the lead including the conductive ring and the plurality of wires; and grinding down the outer surface of the stimulation assembly of the lead at least until reaching the plurality of grooves to separate the conductive ring into a plurality of electrically isolated segmented electrodes. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047796 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT PIPE WITH ARTERY PIPE - An exemplary method for manufacturing a heat pipe includes the following steps: providing a tube, a mandrel and an artery pipe, the tube defining an opening at one end thereof, a wick structure being positioned on an inner surface of the tube, a slot being defined in an outer surface of the mandrel; inserting the mandrel and the artery pipe into the tube via the opening, the artery pipe being received in the slot; baking the tube with the mandrel and the artery pipe to make the artery pipe join the wick structure; drawing the mandrel out of the tube via the opening; and injecting a working media into the tube, and evacuating and sealing the tube. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047797 | TUBE BLANK CORRECTING MEMBER FOR USE IN TEMPORARILY ASSEMBLING HEAT EXCHANGER, AND APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF TEMPORARILY ASSEMBLING HEAT EXCHANGER - A temporarily assembling apparatus comprises a support member | 2011-03-03 |
20110047798 | METHOD FOR MAKING A FILM CASSETTE FOR GASEOUS VAPOR DEPOSITION - The present invention is a method for making a film cassette end plate and a film cassette comprises two end plates. The uncoated end plates are formed using one of several known plastic forming methods. The end plates are coated with an inorganic coating to impart smoothness and hardness to facilitate film handling and reduce wear. The end plates are mounted on a shaft to form a cassette. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047799 | LASER SHAPED GREEN METAL BODY AND ORTHODONTIC BRACKET - A green metal body includes metal particles and a binder in the shape of an orthodontic bracket and/or base plate. The green metal body is fabricated by being laser-cut with a laser to shape the green metal body into the shape of an orthodontic bracket and/or to carve recesses and/or undercuts into the bonding surface of the bracket. The green metal body is sintered to shrink its volume into a denser and less porous sintered metal body configured to be an orthodontic bracket. The resultant sintered orthodontic bracket includes recesses and/or undercuts in the bonding surface to provide a mechanical aspect when bonded to a tooth. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047800 | Folding Knife With Thumb Release Opening - A folding knife with thumb release opening includes a knife blade, a first liner plate, a second liner plate, a first handle plate and a second handle plate. The knife blade includes a cutting edge and a point formed on a first end. A second end of the knife blade is pivotally retained by a first end of first and second liner plates. A push button is retained in the knife blade. A liner lock is formed in the second liner plate. A lock pin is pressed into an end of the liner lock and a lock hole is formed in the second end of the knife blade to receive the lock pin. The first and second handle plates cover the first and second liner plates. The push button may be replaced with a thumb disc. A second embodiment includes spring assisted opening and a third embodiment includes automatic opening. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047801 | HAND HELD IMPLEMENT - An embodiment of the hand held implement is in the form of a pair of scissors ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110047802 | Cut blocker - This blocker attachment unit fits snugly onto and covers the existing stopper of a hair cutting scissor. The blocker attachment is a snap-on unit that is removable. It will annex the existing stopper when it is fixed in place. The blocker attachment functions in cooperation with scissors that have an existing stopper but, prospectively the units can also be attached to many other types, style and designs of scissors. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047803 | Multi-Impact Hand Tool - A multi-impact hand tool comprises a sleeve, a tool head, a movable rod, a spring and an impact block. With only one impact operation, the multi-impact hand tool can provide a multi-impact effect, thus improving the working efficiency. In addition, the impact force can be directly transferred to the tool head for performing the chiseling operation, thus improving the working efficiency. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047804 | Cutting guide with seam allowance recess - A cutting guide having a seam allowance recess and methods of cutting a piece of material with such cutting guide. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047805 | Razor blade extender - A system for sharpening and or honing a multi-bladed razor cartridge including a handle and flexible honing material. The flexible honing material is used to hone the razor blades prior to use and to remove excess moisture from the razor blades once the razor blades are cleaned after shaving. The flexible honing material is made of a chamois which can conform to the shape of the razor blade cartridge and razor blades within the cartridge. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047806 | ONE MAN HIGH WALL PENETRATION MEASUREMENT TRANSFER TOOL - A device for locating vertical wall features and for translating those features onto drywall board or sheeting material to be placed onto the vertical wall. The device includes a main body having a top edge and a bottom edge, at least one channel, the at least one channel being substantially perpendicular to the bottom edge. A rail is provided having first and second terminal ends sized to be slidably and selectively retained within the at least one channel and a lock that selectively prevents sliding of the rail within the channel The rail is of a length such that as its first terminal end locates the features, the second terminal end translates the position of those features onto drywall board to be later placed upon the vertical wall proximate the features. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047807 | SPECTACLE MEASURING TOOL - A spectacle measuring tool ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110047808 | Portable coordinate measuring device - A coordinate measuring device ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110047809 | Laundry treating system - A laundry treating system is disclosed. The laundry treating system includes a first treating device configured to wash and/or dry laundry, a second treating device installed next to the first treating device side by side and configured to wash and/or dry laundry, and a work table installed on top portions of the first and second treating devices to form a predetermined space for works relating the laundry, the work table configured not to move in a forward direction of the first and second treating devices. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047810 | CHUTE DRYER WITH SPECIAL AIR-ROOF ASSEMBLY - A drying method is provided through a particular arrangement of air intake- and air exhaust roofs, wherein the particular material flows are not only impacted by intake air in an alternating manner from the left and from the right, but also an accumulation of air intake roofs and air exhaust roofs is avoided, which otherwise typically occurs at the separation plane between two chute modules, rotated relative to one another by 180°, which is performed for changing the side of the air impact. This method is advantageous in particular for drying parboiled rice. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047811 | METHOD FOR OPERATING CLOTHES DRYER HAVING LIQUID INJECTION MEANS - Disclosed is a method for operating a clothes dryer, the dryer including a drum rotatably installed within a cabinet, a blow fan configured to supply air into the drum, a heater configured to heat air, and a liquid injection means configured to inject liquid into the drum, the method including a drying step of supplying hot air heated by the heater into the drum to dry clothes, a preprocessing step of cooling the inside of the drum with supplying air in a turn-off state of the heater, and a liquid injection step of injecting the liquid into the drum after performing the preprocessing step, wherein the liquid injection step is repeatedly performed in plural times, whereby the liquid can be injected into clothes after the preprocessing step, so as to allow an effective deposition of the liquid onto the clothes. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047812 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DRYING OF CLOTHES AND DRYER FOR CLOTHES - A control method for drying clothes is disclosed. The method finds a difference in surface temperature between clothes catching air and the same clothes catching no air, and then determines a degree of dryness in the clothes based on the difference. Based on the degree of dryness, the method determines at what time heating should start. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047813 | DOMESTIC APPLIANCE FOR DRYING A HUMID PRODUCT, COMPRISING A COOLING ASSEMBLY AND A HEATING ASSEMBLY - A domestic appliance for drying a damp product by means of a process air stream that is conducted in a process air channel. The appliance has a treatment chamber that includes the damp product. A cooling assembly cools and condenses the process air stream after it flows through the treatment chamber. A first heat exchanger supplies heat from the process air stream to a working fluid. A heating assembly heats the process air stream before it flows through the treatment chamber and a second heat exchanger supplies heat from the working fluid to the process air stream. The working fluid is conducted in a heat pump that has at least two mechanically coupled displacement pistons. The heat pump operates according to a regenerative gas cycle process that includes a Vuilleumier gas cycle process. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047814 | DRYING DRAWER AND METHOD OF DRYING - A dryer drawer system is provided comprising a generally multisided drying chamber having opposed side walls, a rear wall, and at least one access door, wherein the door is sealable to the chamber. The dryer drawer further comprises a heater for heating air circulating in the chamber and at least one fan for circulating air in the chamber. The multisided drying chamber includes an air inlet and an air outlet, a sensor for sensing the temperature of the air in the chamber, a first damper for selectively opening and closing the air inlet, a second damper for selectively opening and closing the air outlet, and a controller for controlling operation of the fan, the heater and the dampers. The controller is operative in a first operational mode to open the air inlet and the air outlet to provide air flow through the chamber and in a second operational mode to close the air inlet and the air outlet to provide a recirculating air flow within the chamber. The controller can selectively switch between the first and second modes as a function of the sensed temperature in the chamber. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047815 | SOLEMATES - A disposable apparatus for protecting a person's feet, when such person has to be barefoot, from microorganisms that are commonly found on floors. The apparatus comprises a pair of base members, each base member of the pair of base members has a predetermined shape and is formed of a predetermined material for engagement with a sole of a person's foot and has an upper surface and a bottom surface. A securing means is disposed on such upper surface of the pair of base members for securing such each base member to a sole of such person's foot. A wrapper member is disposed for one of containing such pair of base members until ready for application to the soles of a person's feet or for covering the upper surface of each base member of the pair of base members until ready for application to such soles of a person's feet. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047816 | Article Of Footwear With Performance Characteristic Tuning System - An article of footwear with a performance characteristic tuning system is provided. The article of footwear may include a stiffening plate configured to add stiffness to the article of footwear. In addition, the article of footwear includes one or more tuning members connected to the stiffening plate and configured to adjust the stiffness of the article of footwear. The stiffening plate and tuning members may be connected to a midsole of the article of footwear or an outsole. In some arrangements, the article of footwear also includes an outsole member. The outsole member may be a plurality of outsole units arranged along various portions of the article of footwear and configured to provide traction and/or impact attenuation to the wearer. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047817 | Sole construction for shoe having self-pumping extendable spikes - Golf shoe sole | 2011-03-03 |
20110047818 | Orthotic insert system - An orthotic insert system which is configured to be inserted into footwear utilizes an orthotic member consisting of a posted orthotic element with a rear heel section and a forwardly extending arch support section tapered downwardly away from the rear heel section. The rear heel section of the posted orthotic element has first and second lateral walls of different heights and substantially flat upper and lower surfaces extending between the lateral walls. One end of the upper surface is the height of the first lateral wall and the other end of the upper surface is the height of the second lateral wall. The upper surface has a gradual slope as it extends from the first lateral wall to the second lateral wall. The orthotic member also has a rim which overlays the upper surface of the rear heel section. An insole member is positioned within the orthotic member. The orthotic member is not attached to the footwear nor is the insole member attached to the orthotic member. Proper fitting of the insole member within the orthotic member, which itself is fitted into the footwear, sets and maintains the angle of the heel, arch, and foot of a wearer correctly within the footwear. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047819 | SOFT, SHOCK-DAMPING THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS - A system of two different styrenic thermoplastic elastomers is disclosed. One styrenic thermoplastic elastomer is vinyl-isoprene styrene-isoprene-styrene which is known for its shock-damping properties. The other styrenic thermoplastic elastomer is oil absorbing and known for softness on the Shore A hardness scale. The system includes plasticizer oil. The system can be molded into articles that can provide dissipation of impact energy, for shock absorbing elastomeric uses, such as seals, closures, shoe insoles, and other goods. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047820 | Girthwise adjustable laced shoe construction - A laced shoe construction providing improved means for adjusting the effective girth of a shoe to the foot therein, particularly along lower side edges thereof. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047821 | Means of lacing shoes - A laced shoe construction providing improved means for securing the girthwise adjustment of the shoe lacing means without the need of adjusting a conventional bow-knot or other equivalent lace end connecting means. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047822 | ELASTIC CORD - An elastic cord comprising an elongated string having a first end and an opposite second end. An outer cover is formed from polymer material such as an air permeable, hydrophobic wicking fiber material. The outer cover may be formed of a recycled material. The outer cover surrounds an elastic core. The elastic core can be made of a polymer or a rubber material. The core material may be formed from a recycled material. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047823 | WATERPROOF/BREATHABLE MOISTURE TRANSFER LINER FOR SNOWBOARD BOOTS, ALPINE BOOTS, HIKING BOOTS AND THE LIKE - The waterproof/breathable moisture transfer liner for a snowboard boot includes an inner liner selected from technically advanced fabrics which are carefully selected. A series of layers are provided outside the inner liner including foam material layers, breathable membranes, a supportive mesh or a moldable foam, and an outer shell fabric. The applicability of the liner to alpine, cross country and hiking boots, along with appropriate variations for each application. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047824 | MEMORY FOAM SHOE INSERT - Improved shoe inserts ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110047825 | TOE INSERTION SHOES WITH INTEGRATED OUTSOLE - Disclosed is a toe insertion shoe with an integrated outsole, which includes an upper including toe insertion parts, in each of which at least one toe of a user is independently seated, the toe insertion parts being formed by dividing a front part of the upper, an outsole coupled with a lower part of the upper while supporting all the lower part of the upper including the toe insertion parts, the outsole having an integrally formed part coupled with the toe insertion parts without separation according to a separated shape of the toe insertion parts, and a cover for covering an entire or a part of the toe insertion parts. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047826 | Girthwise adjustable shoe construction - A shoe construction providing improved means for the adjustment of its girthwise dimensions. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047827 | FOOTWEAR PROVIDED WITH SPRING MEANS AND AS SUCH SPRING MEANS - The invention relates to footwear comprising a sole and an upper, which sole is attached to spring means supported on a ground surface, which spring means comprise at least one U-shaped spring element, which is connected to the sole with a first leg and which is supported on the ground surface with the other leg. A drawback of such footwear is that the spring means are constructed with a certain overmeasure in relation to the footwear so as to generate a certain useful spring effect. Adjusting the spring means of said known footwear is complex and cannot be done efficiently. The object of the invention is to provide improved footwear as referred to in the introduction, as well as improved spring means according to the invention, with on the one hand small constructional dimensions whilst retaining an advantageous spring effect, which is furthermore easier to adjust. According to the invention, the footwear and also the spring means are characterised in that the free end of the first leg of the U-shaped spring element, has a bent shape and can be accommodated with a proper fit in a correspondingly shaped part of the sole. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047828 | REMOTELY CONTROLLED FOOTWEAR DISRUPTOR - Footwear is integrated with an electronic circuit responsive to a remote control signal to control one or more transducers providing tactile, audible, and/or mechanical outputs that tend to distract the wearer of the footwear or hinder walking and running ability, when activated. The footwear may include a receptacle for storing electrical and/or mechanical energy that is discharged to lock a mechanical disruptor in place or to distort the footwear sole when the transducer is activated. The footwear may include a transducer that vibrates when activated. The transducer may be located in the footwear, and/or in an adjacent article of clothing and held against the wearer's body. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047829 | Spare Cleat - A piece of footwear is equipped with one or more spare cleat fasteners adapted to receive one or more spare cleats on a upper of the footwear and a plurality of cleat fasteners adapted to receive a plurality of cleats on a sole of the footwear. In one implementation, the spare cleat fasteners are apertures adapted to receive the spare cleats. When a user of the footwear discovers that one or more cleats on the sole of the footwear are worn, broken, or missing, the user may replace the worn, broken, or missing cleats with spare cleats located in the spare cleat fasteners on the upper of the footwear. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047830 | Extendable spikes for shoes - Golf shoe sole | 2011-03-03 |
20110047831 | PROPRIOCEPTIVE ELEMENT WITH ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT - A proprioceptive element including a base for attachment to a bottom surface of a sole of a shoe, the base including a flange nut with a first set of threads formed thereon, a height adjustment ring including a threaded portion which mates with the first set of threads of the flange nut of the base, and a bulbous cap element having a curved outer contour and which is attached to the height adjustment ring, wherein turning of the height adjustment ring on the flange nut of the base adjusts the height of the bulbous cap element with respect to the base. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047832 | FOOTWEAR SOLE CONSTRUCTION - A sole for shoes includes a planar sole base, with at least one pair of adjacent first and second traction elements extending downwardly from the sole base. Each of the traction elements includes a contact surface spaced from and generally parallel to the sole base. A straight connecting surface is disposed between the contact surface and the planar base. The straight connecting surface is generally orthogonal to the contact surface and the base. An angled connecting surface is between the contact surface and the planar base. The angled connecting surface is disposed at an acute angle to the contact surface. The straight connecting surface of the at least one additional traction element is located adjacent to, but spaced from, the angled connecting surface of the first traction element. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047833 | Shoe sole - The shoe sole has a base, a fabric layer and at least one grip. The base is made by injection molding and has a basal layer and a wall. The basal layer has a top surface and a bottom surface. The wall protrudes from the top surface and is formed around the basal layer and has an outer surface. The fabric layer is mounted on and embedded in the bottom surface of the basal layer and the outer surface of the wall. The at least one grip is formed on and protrudes from the bottom of the basal layer and mounted on and permeates through the fabric layer by the injection molding. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047834 | Article of Footwear with Cleat Members - An article of footwear including three cleat member sets is disclosed. A first cleat member set is tuned to provide maximum traction on soft natural grass. A second cleat member set is tuned to provide maximum traction on firm natural grass. A third cleat member set is tuned to provide maximum traction on artificial turf. The sizes, material properties and arrangement of each cleat member set is varied. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047835 | UNIVERSAL FRONT AND REAR EQUIPMENT MOUNT FOR ATV - A universal front and rear equipment mount for an ATV includes a telescoping central frame member with telescoping front and rear mounting arms extending therefrom for connection to independent axle structures of the ATV, front and rear angled hitch brackets, each with upturned tabs having aligned holes to receive a hitch pin, and front and rear angled pulley brackets having pulleys mounted thereon for routing a winch cable of a winch mounted either on the front or rear of the vehicle or on the front or rear pulley brackets. An implement can be hitched either to the front or rear hitch bracket, and the implement can be raised or lowered by use of the winch, which has its cable routed over selected pulleys and connected to a hitch tongue or other part of the implement. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047836 | IRON HOLDER - An iron holder is provided allowing for fixation of an iron, such that the iron holder, and thereby also the iron housed therein, may be moved in all directions without the iron falling off the iron holder, while simultaneously keeping the heating surface of the iron in a covered position, such that said heating surface will not pose a threat to the health of the user or pose a risk for setting fire to flammable materials. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047837 | CARD HOLDER - A card holder ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110047838 | POCKET INSERT BADGE WITH MAGNETIC RETENTION - An identification badge for placement within a pocket of a garment. The identification badge includes a first portion shaped to be received within the pocket, the first portion having a coupling member in the form of a magnet. The identification badge also includes a second portion coupled to the first portion by a flexible member, the second member having indicia printed thereon. The second portion is moveable with respect to the first portion between an open position and a closed position and in some embodiments is ferro-magnetic such that the magnetic coupling member secures the second portion in the closed position. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047839 | POP-UP ARTICLE - A method for manufacturing a pop-up article from one or more continuous webs of material using an inline printing press. The article comprises a curved or generally semi-cylindrical pop-up device enclosed within a base piece, such that when the base piece is in a closed position, the pop-up device lies flat therein, but when the base piece is moved to an open position, the pop-up device is forced outwardly from the base piece to form a curved or generally semi-cylindrical shape. The method comprises processing a first web or ribbon to define a base piece having a front and back cover, processing a second web or ribbon to define a pop-up device, separating the pop-up device from the second web or ribbon, adhering a tab of the pop-up device to the front cover, adhering a front flap of the pop-up device to the rear cover, and separating the article from the first web or ribbon. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047840 | LED DISPLAY APPARATUS - An LED display apparatus comprises two or more LED arrays for performing as a light source, a housing to house the LED arrays, transparent panels attached to the housing so that the LEDs can shed light through the side of the transparent panels, and dispersion scratches on the transparent panels for refracting, reflecting and diffusing LED light wherein the dispersion scratch is configured to form a sign, and a plurality of panels treated with fluorescent paint attached to each transparent panel for enhancing the intensity of LED light refracted or reflected. The dispersion scratch is configured to be a letter, sign, symbol or design component for being bright as against the rest of dark plain background of the transparent panel. Therefore, the part of the transparent panels having dispersion scratches becomes brighter as against the rest of dark plain background of the transparent panels. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047841 | PORTABLE SURFACE-MOUNTED LIGHT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A light fixture includes a base having at least one light source positioned therein, a lens removably mounted over the light source, and a display applied onto the lens for illumination by the light source. In example forms, the display takes the form of a cartoon character, a team logo, product merchandising text and/or graphics, branding materials, informational text or diagrams, patterns, artwork, or the like. Multiple lenses can be provided, each having a different display applied thereon, for interchangeable attachment to a common universal base. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047842 | Shoe Tag - There is provided a tag for attachment to a shoe having shoelaces. The shoe is a standard laced shoe having a pair of opposing retainers which are configured to be secured together by a shoelace threaded through a plurality of lace passages formed on the opposing retainers. The tag includes a web having an upper and lower edge and a plurality of lace retainers configured to receive the shoelace there through. At least one lace retainers is formed on the web adjacent each of the upper and lower edges of the web. The web is dimensioned to permit the tag to be attached between the opposing retainers by threading the shoelace through the lace retainers. The web is further dimensioned to fit between the lace passages of the opposing retainers. The lace retainers preferably consist of grommets and the web is preferably a flexible web having four corners with a grommet positioned adjacent each of the corners. The tag has a display surface upon which an insignia is displayed. The tag is preferably dimensioned to permit the tag to rest flat against the shoe with the display surface oriented away from the shoe. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047843 | Removable Shoelace Attachment for Laced Shoelaces - The technology disclosed herein provides a device that is a shoelace attachment which exhibits removable indicia and is comprised of a unitary upper and a lower portion that non-permanently engage to one another forming a portal adapted for passage of a shoelace. The shoelace attachment further comprises recesses on the upper portion and protrusions on a display base, where the protrusions are adapted for removable engagement with the recesses and the display base exhibits indicia, so that the shoelace attachment exhibits indicia on a laced shoelace without the requirement of unlacing. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047844 | MERCHANDISE DISPLAY STAND AND REMOVABLE LABEL HOLDER - A merchandise display stand for displaying an item of merchandise includes a base and a sensor housing coupled to the base. The sensor housing includes a mounting surface for receiving the item of merchandise and attachment means for affixing the item of merchandise to the mounting surface. A label holder is configured to be removably mounted on the base and prevented from being removed from the base with the item of merchandise affixed to the sensor housing. The label holder includes a mounting portion and a label holding portion extending from the mounting portion. The base has an exterior contour and the mounting portion of the label holder has a complimentary interior contour defining an opening for receiving the base. The opening is sized smaller than an outer periphery of the item of merchandise affixed to the sensor housing such that the label holder cannot be removed from the display stand with the label holder mounted on the display stand and the item of merchandise affixed to the sensor housing | 2011-03-03 |
20110047845 | Device for Removably Mounting a Label on a Surroundable Surface - A device for removably mounting a label proximate a surroundable member such as a handle of a stackable chair. The device includes a body member having a first panel portion adapted to carry a label and an opposite second panel portion. Each of the first and second panel portions define inboard and outboard sides. A flexible portion is joined to and extends between the inboard sides of the panel portions. The flexible portion is adapted to flex around the surroundable member between a wrapped configuration and an unwrapped configuration. The second panel portion is releasably securable proximate the first panel portion in the wrapped configuration. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047846 | MEDICAL INFO KEYCHAIN - A medical information key chain for use in emergency situations with a simple and concise means of quickly identifying the person and emergency medical information, includes a casing, key ring, and an information tag. The key ring would attach the tag to the user's keys. The tag could be manufactured from a variety of materials including but not limited to plastic, stainless steel, brass, pewter, silver, gold and platinum. The medical information key chain would be custom engraved by the wearer with vital identification and emergency medical information. This information would include the wearer's name, the doctor's name, address and telephone number, as well as a list of medications. The medical information key chain may also be engraved with other pertinent medical information such as the wearer's blood type, allergies to medication and recent surgical procedures. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047847 | SHOT INDICATING RESETTING TRIGGER FIREARM TRAINING SYSTEM - A firearm training tool having a shot indicating system in further in one form a trigger take-up indicating system. The trigger module is adjustable to adjust various properties of the trigger. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047848 | HAND GUN - The present invention relates to a hand gun with a tensioning lever (cocking lever), connected with the lock, with a handle for cocking the weapon, for which at least two alternative fastening positions are provided for the handle for actuating the tensioning lever. The relative position of the handle for actuating the tensioning lever is changeable on the weapon, so that one can engage for cocking in various positions on either the right hand or left hand side, so that the tensioning lever can be adjusted to fit and be operated by a right-handed or a left-handed person. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047849 | Trigger shrouding apparatus for firearms - A trigger shrouding apparatus for a firearm comprises a firearm component and a trigger shrouding structure attached to the firearm component. The firearm component is configured for being detachably attached to one of a grip mounting portion of a receiver body of a firearm and a magazine well mounting portion of the receiver body. The trigger shrouding structure includes a trigger shrouding side wall that extends longitudinally away from the firearm component. The trigger shrouding side wall is outwardly protruding with respect to a longitudinal reference axis extending through the firearm operating structure such that a finger receiving space is defined by an inwardly facing side of the trigger shrouding side wall. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047850 | LASER AIMING DEVICE FOR WEAPON FOREGRIP - A modular multi-accessory foregrip configured to mount on a rail on a weapon. The modular foregrip includes a grip assembly and a tang or center shaft. The grip assembly configured to be removably coupled with the tang. In some embodiments, the modular foregrip having a power supply disposed in the tang. In some embodiments, the grip assembly comprising two or more component grips, each with a different accessory. In some embodiments, one of the grips has a switch to control power in an accessory in that grip and a second switch to control power to an accessory in another grip. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047851 | REMOVABLE FOREGRIP WITH LASER SIGHT - A sight assembly for a firearm includes a foregrip removably attachable to the firearm, a first light source disposed within the foregrip, and a different second light source disposed within the foregrip. The assembly also includes a power source electrically connected to the first and second light sources, and a control circuit configured to control activation of the first and second light sources. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047852 | Gun Barrel Cleaning Apparatus and Method - A gun barrel cleaning tool for receiving and enclosing a gun barrel while guiding a cleaning brush back and forth through the enclosed gun barrel. Cleaning fluid is introduced through a suitable passage way into the interior of the apparatus and a cleaning brush may thereafter be passed back and forth through an enclosed gun barrel in order to clean it. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047853 | INTEGRATED DUAL TECHNOLOGY BRUSH - A firearm cleaning kit is disclosed that includes a case having first and second compartments joined along a fold line, and a fastener, such as a zipper, joining together the first and second compartments of the case. At least one of the compartments includes a pocket. A flexible cleaning rod having a first end and a second end is removably stored in the pocket. A tool compartment is secured to the fold line. The tool compartment includes a plurality of tool-holding cavities, and a firearm barrel cleaning device is secured within one of the tool-holding cavities. The barrel cleaning device includes a body portion, a swab, and a brush. The swab is fixed to a first end of the body portion, and has an outer diameter greater than an inner diameter of the firearm barrel so as to contact the barrel at all points around its circumference. A brush is also affixed to the body portion proximate to the swab, and has a plurality of filaments arranged and sized to a diameter greater than the inner diameter of the firearm barrel and less than the diameter of the swab. Also disclosed is a method for cleaning residue from an inner diameter of a firearm barrel using the barrel cleaning device. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047854 | TELESCOPIC SIGHT - The invention relates to a telescopic sight with an objective to face a target object to be observed in a working position, an eyepiece to face an observer, a visual observation beam path, an inner tube with an inversion system, means for adjusting the direction of the sight line of the telescopic sight, a rangefinder and with a scope housing, in which are integrated the rangefinder, which has a transmitter for emitting a measurement beam and a receiver for receiving the reflected measurement beam, and arranged in the region of the observation beam path a beam splitter element, which couples the emitted measurement beam into the part of the observation beam path extending toward the objective and/or decouples the received reflected measurement beam from the part of the observation beam path extending toward the objective. The transmitter of the rangefinder, the receiver of the rangefinder and the beam splitter element are fixed in an immovable fashion with respect to each other and to the inner tube of the telescopic sight such that they are also movable by the means of the telescopic sight for adjusting the direction of the sight line. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047855 | Damping Scope Mount - An exemplary scope mount includes a connecting base and a buffer. The connecting base includes a fixing groove for connecting a gun body. The fixing groove extending passing through two opposite sides of the connecting base. The connecting base also includes a receiving groove opposite to the fixing groove for receiving a buffer. The connecting base further includes two securing grooves at two opposite sides of the receiving groove for fixing a scope. The buffer can decrease the effect of the recoil strength to the lens inside the scope. In operation, the instant pull from the gun body to the scope mount and from the scope to internal lens of the scope can be correspondingly minimized, thereby protecting the internal lens of the scope. Moreover, the connecting base can be rapidly mounted to or removed from gun body due to fixing groove. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047856 | EXPANDABLE FISHING LURE - The invention relates to a fishing lure ( | 2011-03-03 |
20110047857 | WEED RESISTANT FISHING WEIGHT AND METHOD - A weight to facilitate weed resistant fishing is disclosed. Embodiments include a biconically-tapered weight shaped to define a relatively centrally located aperture, an off-center exit aperture, surrounded by a lip, wherein the weight has a channel where conventional fishing line may pass through the top of the weight, through the channel, and out an exit aperture. With tension on the line, a portion of the hook enters the lip and the hook is relatively shielded from accumulating weeds on decent through a weed mass. A variety of methods disclose manipulating a conventional fishing rod and line with the subject weight. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047858 | Trap - A trap includes a cage defining a capture space having an opening in an upper end of the cage. A cover is pivotable about a pivot axis between a closing position closing the opening and a revealing position revealing the opening. The cover includes a first end and a second end having a spacing to the pivot axis smaller than the first end of the cover. A counterweight device is mounted to the second end of the cover to bias the cover to the closing position. The cover moves to the revealing position when an animal moves to the first end of the cover, such that the animal falls into the capture space. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047859 | ANIMAL TRAP - An improvement on an animal trap that humanely and bloodlessly kills the object animal. The trap is particularly adapted to rodent rat snap-traps with upright life terminating engagement surfaces (LTES) that create a killing surface when the wire bail of the trap strikes the object animal. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047860 | BED BUG CAPTURING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a bed bug capturing device comprising: (a) a bed bug attractant element; and (b) a deadfall capturing element comprising at least one pathway comprising: (i) an upwardly sloped segment; (ii) a downwardly sloped segment having an outer portion; and (iii) a deadfall trap area: characterized in that the upwardly sloped segment and at least the outer portion of the downwardly sloped segment possesses an average surface roughness of at least about 2.5 micrometers. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047861 | BAIT FOR HUMID REGIONS - The present invention is related to bait which is water resistance, especially for fire ants. Its water resistance, anti-oxidation and the use of fire ants favorite eating formula which can mix with different toxic substances, and the production is easy and low cost, suitable for use in Taiwan or other humid areas to control fire ants. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047862 | PROCESS FOR HYDROTREATING A DIESEL FUEL FEEDSTOCK, HYDROTREATING UNIT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAID PROCESS, AND CORRESPONDING HYDROREFINING UNIT - The invention relates to a process for the catalytic hydrotreating of a feedstock of petroleum origin of diesel fuel type and of a feedstock of biological origin based on vegetable oils and/or animal fats in a stationary bed catalytic hydrotreating unit, the said process being characterized in that the feedstock of petroleum origin is introduced into the said reactor upstream of the feedstock of biological origin. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047863 | Production of Oil in Microorganisms - The invention provides methods of manufacturing biodiesel and other oil-based compounds using glycerol and combinations of glycerol and other feedstocks as an energy source in fermentation of oil-bearing microorganisms. Microorganisms disclosed herein contain an exogenous gene encoding lipid pathway modification or hydrocarbon modification enzymes, and can be cultivated using glycerol, including glycerol waste from biodiesel production, as a feedstock. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047864 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A FUEL FROM A BIOMASS OR BIO-OIL - Methods and reactors for producing a fuel are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the method uses a biomass feedstock and alkane and/or alcohol feedstock, which can be contacted with a metal-containing catalyst to form products including a bio-oil. In some embodiments, oxygen-containing functional groups can be removed from a bio-oil using one or more zeolite thin films. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047865 | ARTIFICIAL FIRE LOG - Artificial fire logs made from non-petrochemical based, renewable materials are described. These artificial fire logs perform substantially equivalent to existing commercial fire logs. The artificial fire logs are made from cellulosic materials, a lignin containing composition and a non-petroleum based wax where the lignin containing composition comprises lignin and 1,3-propanediol derived from a renewable resource. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047866 | REMOVAL OF IMPURITIES FROM OILS AND/OR FATS - Disclosed is a process for removing solids, metals, phosphorus compounds and other impurities from low quality triglyceride containing feedstock. The final treated triglyceride containing feedstock may be converted to fuel range hydrocarbons via hydrotreating process. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047867 | PLANT TREATMENT BASED ON A WATER INVARIANT CHLOROPHYLL INDEX - A method and system of treating plants is provided. The method includes measuring optical properties of a plant using a plurality of spectral bands. The method further includes calculating in a computational device at least two vegetative indexes using the optical properties, each of the at least two vegetative indexes correlating to one or more plant growth parameters. The method further includes calculating in the computational device a water invariant chlorophyll index from at least two vegetative indexes using the plurality of spectral bands. The also provides for treating one or more of the plants based on the water invariant chlorophyll index. | 2011-03-03 |
20110047868 | MINI-GREENHOUSE AND PLANT PROTECTOR - A one piece, nestable, portable mini-greenhouse and plant protector for use in a substrate, such as soil, to protect plants and seedlings from extreme weather elements, bugs and pests. The mini-greenhouse has a light-transmitting shell that forms a protective chamber and integrated legs that act to anchor as well as support the shell. The legs can be fully or partially inserted in the soil providing options for a closed or ventilated protective chamber. The unit has concave channels that facilitate watering without disturbing the apparatus. It has unique light filtering and dispersing properties to aid creating a nurturing and growing environment. | 2011-03-03 |