09th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100050308 | Protective Clothing - An insert ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100050309 | CUT RESISTANT YARN, A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE YARN AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING THE YARN - Cut resistant yarn the yarn containing filaments and/or staple fibers, the filaments and/or staple fibers containing a hard component to improve cut resistance of the yarn, wherein the hard component is a plurality of hard fibers having an average diameter of at most 25 microns. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050310 | BALLISTIC RESISTANT SHEET AND BALLISTIC RESISTANT ARTICLE - The present invention relates to a ballistic resistant sheet comprising a stack of at least 2 monolayers with on top hereof a polymeric film, each monolayer containing nidirectionally oriented reinforcing fibers or yarns with a tensile strength of between 3.5 an 4.5 GPa, and at most 20 mass % of a matrix material, the areal density of a monolayer is between 10 and 80 g/m | 2010-03-04 |
20100050311 | Glove Having Waterproof and Air Permeable Functions - A glove includes a waterproof film, an inner substrate layer mounted on a first face of the waterproof film, and an outer substrate layer mounted on a second face of the waterproof film. Thus, the waterproof film has a waterproof function, and each of the inner substrate layer and the outer substrate layer has an air permeable function, so that the glove has waterproof and air permeable functions to enhance the versatility of the glove. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050312 | GARMENT POCKET FOR CARRYING AN OBJECT IN A CONCEALED STATE - A garment pocket configured to carry, in a concealed and readily-accessible state, a handgun or other object is disclosed. The garment pocket is configured to be folded to yield and maintain at least one additional configuration. The garment pocket can be folded to assume and maintain either a first folded configuration, or a second folded configuration. The garment pocket in the first folded configuration is suitable for carrying, in an ergonomic position, a handgun having, for example, a medium-to-long barrel portion, whereas the garment pocket in the second folded configuration is suitable for carrying, in an ergonomic position, a handgun having, for example, a relatively short barrel portion. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050313 | Posture improving device - Garments that provide a stimulant to maintain desirable proper posture and poise of a person wearing the garments. The garment, which can take the form of a shirt or blouse, provides a stimulant to elevate the wearer's thoracic cavity and retract the wearer's scapulas to support a more up-right posture through the combination of a stretch fabric and a control band. The body of the garment is typically made from stretch-type fabric that is adapted to fit snugly to the body shape of the wearer. The stretch-type fabric can include a reduced level of elasticity along the front of the garment to promote a lifting of the thoracic cavity. The control band typically comprises and elastic material and can be positioned on the rear of the garment proximal to the wearer's scapulas to produce a slight retraction of the wearer's upper arms. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050314 | Healthcare Garments and Linens that have Suggestive Prompts on them such as "Clean your Hands" - The present invention relates to placement of visual prompts on hospital garments and linens to suggest workers to practice hand hygiene. Prompts will be text in any language, symbols, or other designs and will be affixed to garments and linens with stickers, buttons, embroidery, dye, paint, and other means. Specifically the invention includes designs and/or statements including but not limited to CLEAN YOUR HANDS and PLEASE WASH YOUR HANDS FIRST on hospital linens and hospital garments, such as patient gowns, scrubs, sheets, and blankets to prompt healthcare workers in contact with patients to wash their hands. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050315 | HOSPITAL GARMENT - An improved hospital garment is disclosed for use by a patient. The garment may be a shirt-like portion having a placket to permit the shirt-like portion to be donned and doffed in the manner of a robe, and defining a neck opening through which the neck of the patient extends when the shirt-like portion is operatively disposed on the patient. The garment may include sleeves through which the arms of the patient extend when the shirt-like portion is operatively disposed on the patient. Each sleeve may be defined by a piece of fabric and may have a hook and loop fastener secured thereto. On each sleeve, the fabric piece, when the shirt-like portion is operatively disposed upon the patient and the patient is upright, overlaps upon and may be secured by the hook and loop fastener to itself upon the shoulder of the patient. This fastener may be releasable to permit the shirt-like portion to be parted along each sleeve to the neck opening to provide ready access to the upper torso of the patient. It may be shaped and dimensioned such that the overlapped part of the fabric piece substantially overhangs the shoulder so as to be capable of suspending the shirt-like portion from the shoulder when the overlapping and overlapped portions are released from one another by the fastener. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050316 | SYNTHETIC WOVEN PATIENT GOWN FOR PREVENTING AND REDUCING SKIN WOUNDS - A patient gown comprised of therapeutic fabric for the prevention and treatment of skin wounds, and pressure wounds in particular, which includes a woven fabric having warp yarns and filling yarns woven to provide a smooth fabric surface. One of the warp or filling yarns is at least about 40% by weight of the fabric of continuous filament nylon, and the other of the warp or filling yarns is from about 0% to about 60% by weight of the fabric of continuous filament polyester or nylon having non-round filament cross sections. The fabric includes a conductive yarn at about 1% to about 2% by weight to control static dissipation, and an antimicrobial substance is topically applied or inherently available in the fabric. A method of using the patient gown to prevent and treat skin wounds, and pressure wounds in particular, is also disclosed. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050317 | GLOVE WITH ANTI-ROLL DOWN/ANTI-RUCKING CUFF - A glove comprises a hand portion and a wrist portion extending from the hand portion and terminates in a hand insertion opening. The wrist portion includes anti-roll down/anti-rucking means in the form of a band of friction enhancing material provided on a surface which, in use, will form the inside of the glove, whereby, in use, the friction enhancing portion contacts the sleeve of a garment worn by the user so as to increase friction against the wrist portion of the glove, thereby preventing roll-down/rucking of the glove. The friction enhancing material is applied prior to any finishing operation(s) which reduce(s) the residual tack of the glove material and is selected from a group of materials whose tack is substantially unaffected by the finishing operation. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050318 | Pendulum Necktie - A necktie having a wide end portion formed of a material presenting a first pattern and a narrow end portion formed of a material presenting a second, different, contrasting pattern. The necktie is tied around the neck of a user in a fashion such that the narrow end portion emerges from the knot in front of the wide end portion and hangs down freely from the knot in pendulum fashion in front of the wide end portion so as to present a contrasting pattern to the wide end pattern. Alternatively, the necktie may be tied around the neck of a user in a fashion such that the wide end portion emerges from the knot in front of the narrow end portion and hangs down freely from the knot in pendulum fashion behind the wide end portion so that the wide end portion covers the narrow end portion in conventional fashion and the pattern presented by the tie is that of the wide end portion. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050319 | GLOVE - An object of the present invention is to provide a glove having a fiber glove coated and impregnated with a polyurethane resin that is superior in wearing/removing efficiency and grip property between the glove and thumb and fingers and also in strength and flexibility. Another object is to provide a glove superior in workability, strength, durability, flexibility, as well as in waterproofness. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050320 | Hosiery with removable foot cushion - Footwear hosiery is provided, which includes a first layer defining a front portion, an arch portion and a rear portion. A second layer is connected with at least one of the arch portion and the front portion in a configuration to define a receptacle having an opening. A pad is configured for removable disposal within the receptacle. The first layer may be a fabric material. The second layer may be fabricated from a flexible material. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050321 | Sock with enlarged toe box - The embodiments include a sock that is able to keep the toe box of a shoe from creasing through the utilization of an enlarged toe section of the sock. The toe section may be enlarged by the addition of more material in the toe box area. The material may be the same as the rest of the sock. Additionally the toe box may be enlarged by adding a padded area to the toe box and securing the padded area by a means of attachment. In either embodiment the sock can vary as any other sock known to one skilled in the art except that the toe section is enlarged or a toe padding may be added to the toe box section so that any type of shoe can be kept from creasing in the toe area. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050322 | Orthotic footsock and integrated removable gel arch pad - An orthotic device having an arch gel pad formed of resilient material. The gel pad is designed to be removably placed into and housed within an elongated pocket which sewn into the interior of a foot sock and along the sock bottom, wherein the arch gel pad pocket is capable of housing the arch gel pad. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050323 | HOCKEY HELMET COMPRISING AN OCCIPITAL ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - Hockey helmet for receiving a head of a wearer, the helmet comprising: (a) a front shell for facing the crown region of the head; (b) a rear shell for facing the left and right side regions, the back region and the occipital region of the head, the rear shell comprising outer and inner surfaces and left and light elongated slots positioned symmetrically about a longitudinal axis of the helmet; (e) a rear inner pad for facing the back and left and right side regions of the head, the rear inner pad being affixed to the inner surface of the rear shell; (d) an occipital inner pad located between the rear shell and the occipital region of the head; (e) a central member extending along the longitudinal axis of the helmet, the central member comprising an upper part that is hingely mounted with respect to the rear shell and a lower part that is mounted to the occipital inner pad; and (f) left and right wedging members located between the occipital inner pad and the inner surface of the rear shell, each of the left and right wedging members being movable from a first position to a second position wherein, in use, in the second position, the occipital inner pad applies pressure upon the occipital region of the head for urging the front shell towards the crown region of the head. The rear shell of the helmet has a curvature, the occipital inner pad has a rear surface that extends generally perpendicularly about the longitudinal axis of the helmet, each of the left and right wedging members has a front portion contacting the rear surface of the occipital inner pad and movement of each of the left and right wedging members away from the longitudinal axis follows the curvature of the rear shell such that the occipital inner pad moves towards the second position. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050324 | Height-Adjustable Fit System - A helmet includes, a body, a retention system, and a fit system. The fit system includes a hanger extending from the body and a base configured to be coupled to the hanger at one of a plurality of attachment points on the hanger to adjust the position of the base relative to the body. The fit system also includes a plurality of arms extending from the base and an adjustment mechanism operable to regulate the position of the base relative to a front portion of the body. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050325 | Structure For adjusting inside Circumference of Helmet - A structure for adjusting inside circumference of a helmet is implemented as a strap assembly coupled to a rear side of a safety helmet or bicycle helmet and includes a casing and a cover fitted therein. The cover is sequentially connected with a transmission gear, a resilient element, a positioning gear and a knob. By pressing the knob, the positioning gear is disengaged from toothed portions on an inner periphery of the cover, thereby allowing the knob to rotate an end of the transmission gear. Consequently, a first driving portion of the transmission gear drives two straps inserted in the casing to move toward or away from each other. The knob is released after a relative position of the straps is adjusted. The resilient element returns the positioning gear into engagement with the toothed portions on the inner periphery of the cover. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050326 | Safety Helmet Visor Setting Mechanism - The present invention is to provided a safety helmet visor setting mechanism, comprising: a shell, having an indent at each side, where one side is provided with a long opening behind the indent; an anchored unit, designed to fit in the long opening of the shell, having two grooves; a hold plate, fixed in the anchored unit, having two push chunks placed in the two grooves respectively; a link bar, having its bottom end fixed in the anchored unit and jostled with the hold plate, and can be moved by the drive of the push chunk; a cover, capping the anchored unit and jostling with the link bar and the hold plate for a lockup; a first visor joint, positioned inside the shell in one side, where its bottom end is in pinned joint with the top end of the link bar, and its top end is provided with a cave; a second visor joint, positioned inside the shell in the other side, having a springy slice, which forms an accommodation space with the shell; and a visor, having a clasp slice at each side, which penetrates the caves and the accommodation spaces of both the first visor joint and the second visor joint for accomplishing an assembly; by pressing the push chunk of the hold plate, and lifting or lowering the link bar for an angle, which simultaneously drives the first visor joint for the angle, and the visor is then pulled in place or pushed upward. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050327 | CHEST PROTECTOR - To enable a front portion of a chest protector to be easily undone to allow cooling down while maintaining the protection performance for the chest protector fitted to a garment. A chest protector detachably fitted to an interior surface of a body garment includes left and right protective shell members, with the left and right protective shell members engaging in a separable manner. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050348 | Modular ramp system - A modular ramp system contemplates two molded plastic ramps placed back-to-back with one another so that in a direction of travel, one would travel up one ramp and then immediately down the other. The ramps are interconnected by a spine including connectors interfacing with connectors provided on the facing surfaces of the ramps. In the preferred embodiment, the connectors consist of dovetail recesses and dovetail projections. The ramps also have connection structure on their lateral sides, so that other ramps may be assembled to the two back-to-back ramps to make a ramp that is incrementally wider. The ramp may consist of a plurality of ramp sections assembled together to create a ramp. A table is designed to be used with ramps and other components and includes openings to facilitate installation of a grind rail or a support rail. The table surface includes peripheral coping integrally formed with the table during manufacture. A grind rail system includes support legs with arcuate bottoms to facilitate safe support of a grind rail regardless of angulation. Curved sections of grind rails allow lateral and vertical curvature of an elongated grind rail configuration. Connectors are provided to interconnect adjacent grind rail sections. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050349 | Cleaning apparatus and cleaning method - The invention provides a cleaning apparatus for removing particles attached to the fine roughness on the surface of an insulating body coated on the metal surface of a vacuum processing apparatus. The present cleaning apparatus comprises an adhesive sheet | 2010-03-04 |
20100050350 | VARIABLE BELT TENSIONER FOR DRAIN CLEANING DEVICES - An assembly for adjusting belt tension in a drain cleaning device is disclosed. The assembly includes an idler pulley assembly in which a pivotable idler pulley is urged against a belt by a tensioned spring. The tensile force exerted by the spring can be adjusted or otherwise changed by a rotatable spool engaged to the other end of the spring. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050351 | Apparatus and method for sterilizing a tubular medical line port - An apparatus for sterilizing a tubular medical line port, having a cap with an open distal end and a cavity therein which is dimensioned to receive an outer scrubbing member and the medical line port. Outer disinfected-impregnated scrubbing member is coaxially received in the cavity and has a socket therein dimensioned for engaging exterior side surfaces of the tubular medical line port when inserted into the socket for thereby scrubbing exterior surfaces of the port with the scrubbing member by rotating the cap. The outer scrubbing member is axially displacable downwardly in the cavity by insertion of the medical line port therein from an upper position prior to use to a lower position where it is retained to thereby indicate that the apparatus has been used and should not therefore be reused. A reuse prevention insert is also provided in the cavity of the cap and is displacable with the outer scrubbing member from the upper position prior to use to the lower position during and after use. This insert is provided with inwardly protruding teeth that are biased for inward compression and thereby prevent re-access of a medical line port into the socket of the scrubbing member after removal of the medical line port. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050352 | Multi-Functional Hairbrush with Storage Compartments - A multi-functional hairbrush with storage compartments for grooming, storing and organizing small beauty accessories, the hairbrush having a hollow brush head and main chamber, a brush lid portion attached hingedly to the hollow brush head, a plurality of spring clips mounted removably therewithin. The hairbrush also has a slot chamber positioned underneath the main chamber and a flat comb portion fitting within the slot chamber and inserted removably therewithin. The hairbrush has a hollow, elongated handle portion and an elongated chamber, with handle lid portion attached hingedly to the handle portion. The elongated chamber also as a plurality of spring clips mounted removably therewithin. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050353 | Adjustable Handle Toothbrush - In a preferred embodiment, this invention provides an easy-to-use, adjustable-head toothbrush that provides two or more locking angles for brushing. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050354 | Instrument for cleaning surgical instruments during surgery - An instrument for cleaning surgical instruments during surgery includes a plurality of cleaning surfaces. The surfaces can vary in roughness and can include bristles that remain constant or vary in height or thickness or both. The surfaces can be replaced and are attached to a flexible base that conforms to the shape of a surface on which the instrument is mounted, such as an arm. The instrument can also include a sponge-like surface that can be moistened from a reservoir of fluid such as a blister pack. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050355 | ROTARY BASTING BRUSH - A baster has an elongated handle and a rotary brush applicator mounted at an end of the elongated handle. The rotary brush applicator has a pivotally mounted horizontal spindle, and a plurality of flexible bristles are affixed to the horizontal spindle. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050356 | ORAL CARE IMPLEMENT - An oral care implement has a head and a first tooth cleaning element. The first tooth cleaning element has a generally convex end surface such that dentifrice applied to the head is adapted to be directed towards a distal cleaning surface of the head. The oral care implement can also include a gum massaging element extending from a peripheral side of the head. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050357 | ILLUMINATED TOOTHBRUSH - The invention provides a toothbrush having a handle portion defining a longitudinal axis, a head portion coupled to the handle portion having a plurality of bristles extending therefrom, a light source disposed within at least one of the handle portion and the head portion, and a base portion including a suction cup configured to removably adhere to a support surface, wherein the suction cup includes an actuator configured to actuate the light source. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050368 | VACUUM SUCTION AND CLEANING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a vacuum suction and cleaning apparatus comprising a nozzle ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100050369 | CLEANING DEVICE - A cleaning device is provided. The cleaning device may include a handle, an activation mechanism moveable between a first position and a second position by a user of the device, a hollow member having a suction opening at an end of the hollow member, an electrically powered motor configured to produce suction at the suction opening, and a bristle support member pivotable relative to the hollow member. The bristle support member may include a plurality of bristles attached thereto. The bristle support member may be operatively coupled to the activation mechanism. When the activation mechanism is in the first position, the bristle support member may be in a closed position adjacent to the suction opening of the hollow member and the plurality of bristles may be positioned to perform a sweeping function. When the activation mechanism is moved to the second position, the bristle support member may be pivoted away from the suction opening of the hollow member to an open position to provide access to the suction opening. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050370 | WASTE STREAM SEPARATOR - A bag holder is positioned on a container and defines an opening allowing access to the interior of the container. A portion of the bag holder surrounds the opening and defines a first section and a second section where the first section is arranged to support a first can liner in the container interior and the second section is arranged to hold a second can liner in the container interior. The first and second sections may also cooperate to also hold a single can liner in the container interior. A cinch may be provided for holding the first can liner and the second can liner on the first section and the second section under tension. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050371 | MULTI-PURPOSE GROUND SWEEPING MACHINE - A multi-purpose ground sweeping machine includes a housing unit for receiving an impeller and defining an air blowing route and a guiding path between the air blowing route and an outlet. The housing unit has a first intake port disposed forwardly and forming a first flow duct, a second intake port disposed upwardly and rearwardly and forming a second flow duct, and an air-flow passage in communication with the first and second flow ducts. A first valve unit is operated to only permit suction air to be introduced from the first or second intake ports for drawing leaves on the ground surface into the housing unit. A second valve unit is operated to only permit blowing air to eject from an air-flow conduit disposed forwardly of the housing unit or the outlet for blowing away leaves on the ground surface. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050372 | VACUUM CLEANER BAG DOCKING ASSEMBLY - A vacuum cleaner including a nozzle, an air conduit including a projecting tube, a suction source positioned to provide a flow of dirty air, a bag docking assembly, and a filter bag coupled to the bag carrier. The bag docking assembly includes a main body mounted to the air conduit. A bag carrier is configured to engage the main body and configured to move between a first position and a second position. A lever is coupled to the main body and the bag carrier and the lever is configured to move the bag carrier between the first position and the second position. The bag docking assembly is configured such that when the bag carrier is in the first position, the filter bag is not engaged with the projecting tube and when the bag carrier is in the second position, the filter bag is engaged with the projecting tube. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050373 | Suction nozzle for a vacuum cleaner - A suction nozzle for a vacuum cleaner has a housing, a vacuum mouth disposed on the floor side in the housing, a cleaning roller mounted to rotate in the housing and driven by an electric motor, and a rechargeable battery unit for the energy supply of the electric motor. Via a rear connecting piece, the suction nozzle can be connected to a suction tube or a suction hose of a vacuum cleaner. The electric motor has a rated power of between 50 and watts, and the rechargeable battery unit has an energy density, relative to its total volume, of more than 200 watt-hours per liter (Wh/L). | 2010-03-04 |
20100050374 | GROMMET AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION - A device, system, and method for producing a flexible grommet for use against edges of an aperture. The exemplary method may involve producing a straight piece of flexible material with a U-shaped profile having two wall portions coupled by a central portion wherein an interior U-shaped profile is sized to produce a frictional fit with the edge of the aperture. Multiple slits may be produced in the wall portions at location of curves when the grommet is positioned within the aperture. The straight piece of flexible material may be bent along the slits. The grommet may be positioned within the aperture. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050375 | COPPER-ALLOY-BASED SLIDING MATERIAL, AND COPPER-ALLOY-BASED SLIDING MEMBER - In the copper-alloy-based sliding material, alloy steel particles containing fine carbides are dispersed in a range of 1 to 20 wt % of the total weight into a Cu-based matrix containing 5 to 15 wt % of Sn, and the copper-alloy-based sliding material has a Vickers hardness in a range of 44 to 148 as a macro hardness. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050376 | Luggage Wheel - A luggage wheel assembly that typically includes a wheel body that has an axial bearing, an axle connected to the axial bearing and engaged to a wheel housing in use so that the wheel body has an outer side facing away from the wheel housing, a fixing plate secured to the outer side of the wheel body, a cover plate removeably secured to the fixing plate and extending from a central portion of the outer side of the wheel towards a rim of the wheel body. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050377 | Door Mounted Finger Safety Device and Its Method of Use - A door check device to be mounted to a door for selectively maintaining a gap when door closing is attempted. This prevents injuries to children's fingers and the like. The door check includes a base with a journal having action arm pivoted at its proximal end. The arm has a distal end extending outwardly to engage a doorstop. Indexing sockets are formed along the arm's proximal end. Each socket collaborates with the nose of a spring-biased detent to retain the action arm in a preselected position. The arm may be set in a first position to directly engage the doorstop to form a gap. Set in a second position the arm allows door closing but, upon next opening, the arm automatically reverts to door checking position. In a third position the arm is fully lowered to disable the check device. This device may find application to a variety of closures. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050388 | Molded Hinge Article for a Side-Loading Refuse Vehicle and Method of Making - The present development provides a continuous fiber reinforced elastomeric resin molded article which may be exemplified by a flexible hinge used in the hostile environment of a refuse collection vehicle. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050389 | FURNITURE SLIDE ASSEMBLIES AND METHOD OF USE - A furniture slide assembly and its method of use are disclosed for positioning the furniture slide between an object to be moved and the floor upon which the object is moved. The furniture slide comprises a main body having an inner portion and outer surface. The inner portion forms a concave surface for receiving the object to be moved and at least a portion of the outer surface is in contact with the floor when inserted between the floor and the object to be moved. An apex is centrally located about the outer portion from which the inner portion and outer surface converge. A peripheral edge surrounds an outer perimeter of the main body and a thumb tab upwardly extends from the peripheral edge vertically that is extended from the floor for locating and manipulating the furniture slide assembly between the floor and the object to be moved. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050390 | GRIP MEMBER AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING THE GRIP MEMBER ONTO A SHAFT - A method for installing a grip member onto a shaft includes: (a) providing the grip member with a surrounding wall that defines an insert space; (b) injecting a gas into the insert space to expand the surrounding wall; (c) moving the shaft into the insert space; and (d) allowing the surrounding wall to contract so that the grip member is fitted around the shaft. A structure of the grip member is also disclosed. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050391 | INSERT FOR KNOBS FORMED OF BRITTLE MATERIAL - A knob is formed of a relatively brittle material, and has a bore to receive an insert. The insert is received in the bore, and includes an internal bore to receive a fastener member to secure the knob to an underlying structure. The insert is formed with an axial passage on an outer surface of the insert. The axial passage is between the insert and an inner surface of the bore in the knob. The insert extends into the bore along an axial direction. The axial passages extend with at least a component in an axial direction. The adhesive is received in the bore in the knob, and moves upwardly into the axial passage in the insert. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050392 | Drying of seed cotton and other crops - A seed cotton dryer comprises an array of electromagnetic wave energy generators in a cotton gin and a cotton picker/stripper. An appropriate amount of energy is used to evaporate a considerable amount of moisture in the seed cotton without producing enough energy to pop the cotton seeds. Seed cotton dried by wave energy is much easier to separate the cotton seeds and lint from leaves, stems and other plant parts. The seed cotton is preferably transported through the dryer in a conduit having flat sides which reflects the wave energy more efficiently than through a round conduit. Provisions are made to prevent arcing in the transport conduit when extraneous metal pieces are inadvertently mixed with the seed cotton. In some embodiments, heated air from a diesel engine is used to dry crops as they are being harvested. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050393 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE FOR AN INERT GAS REBREATHER USED IN FURNACE OPERATIONS - This invention relates to an apparatus and a method of use for an inert gas rebreather used in furnace operations, such as melting and/or casting high purity silicon for solar cells and solar modules. The apparatus includes a process chamber, a reservoir in fluid communication with the process chamber, and a motive force device in fluid communication with the process chamber and the reservoir. Recycling or reusing the inert gas reduces operating expenses of the casting process while maintaining low impurity levels in the cast silicon. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050394 | Releasable Pull Tie - A pull tie is described comprising an elastomeric cord and a slidable stop. The pull tie can be suitable for releasable, multi-use closures for flexible bags and containers. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050395 | Stationery clip - A stationery clip has a body, an insert and an arm. The body has a chamber and a back. The back has two insertion holes, two grooves and two shoulders. The insertion holes are formed in the back. The grooves are transversely defined in the back adjacent to the insertion holes. The shoulders are formed transversely on the back adjacent to a corresponding groove. The insert having a design is removably mounted in the chamber of the body. The arm is mounted in the insertion holes and grooves and abuts the shoulders. Therefore, the design of the insert is not damaged and abraded easily and can be frequently changed. The stationery clip can have a unique design and the arm is held in place without adhesive. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050396 | Removable chock insert liner assembly - A Removable Chock Insert Liner Assembly to be affixed to a chock includes an α Insert Panel, a β Insert Panel, a Δ Insert Panel, an Ω Insert Panel, and a Bridge Member. The Bridge Member has an upper bridge surface, a lower bridge surface, an anterior end, a posterior end, a first slot and a second slot. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050397 | CONNECTING MEANS FOR TWO CROSSING CABLE STRANDS OF CABLE PLAY SYSTEMS - The invention relates to a connecting means ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100050408 | Preforms and Related Methods for Repairing Abradable Seals of Gas Turbine Engines - Methods for repairing abradable seals of gas turbine engines include providing an abradable seal component of a gas turbine engine, the seal component having a structural substrate; providing a first preform to restore the structural substrate; and providing a second preform to form an abradable layer of the component. Preforms include a multilayer stack having a first layer and a second layer. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050409 | Method for making golf club head - A method for making a golf club head includes steps for processing upper and lower shells of the head. A metal- or non-metal-based composite material is provided which has a necessary thickness and whose area and total width are enough for making at least two unit shells, as determined by widths and surface curvatures of the upper and lower shells. A strip of excess material is reserved at a border between the unit shells. The two alternately or non-alternately arranged unit shells are integrally formed through a forming process, wherein an extension force generated while the unit shells are formed is constrained by the excess material to reduce deformation of the unit shells, so that the formed unit shells have flat cutting surfaces when the excess material is cut off, allowing the upper and lower shells thus made to have precise dimensions, improved ends of parts and close contact surfaces. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050410 | Method of joining articles - A method of joining a first article to a second article using adjustment features located in an assigned scrap portion of the first article. The first article can be a casing for a turbine engine the first article being the casing skin and the second article a flange. The adjustment features are springs that can be stretched to increase the circumference of the skin. Following the correct sizing of the skin and joining to the flange the attachment features are removed along with the assigned scrap portion of the skin. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050411 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ABSORBENT ARTICLE - A manufacturing method of an absorbent article according to the present invention includes the steps of a leg circumference forming process of forming a leg circumferential region on a web which is continuously fed in an MD, in a conveyance device, and a folding process of folding the web in two after the leg circumference forming process, so that a second half region on one divided by a center line in a CD comes closer to or overlaps a first half region on the other side. In the folding process, the first half region is conveyed on a conveyance belt which drives horizontally in parallel to an installation surface of the conveyance device (for example, a folding device) and the second half region is folded towards the first half region by a guide unit that guides the second half region. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050412 | PART BEING CENTERED DURING ASSEMBLY PROCESS, WAFER LEVEL PARTS ASSEMBLY, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD TO MANUFACTURE WAFER LEVEL PARTS ASSEMBLY - A part to be centered during an assembly process includes an effective portion which performs a function and is shaped for insertion into a hole, a reference portion extended from the effective portion and formed substantially perpendicular to a center axis of the effective portion, and an aligning portion extended from the effective portion and formed around the effective portion. When the effective portion of the part is inserted into the hole, a center of the effective portion is automatically aligned with a centerline of the hole. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050413 | SINGLE-REEL TYPE TAPE CARTRIDGE - In a single-reel type tape cartridge, a coupling portion of a leader tape includes a pair of winding pieces disposed at opposite sides of a cutout and each winding piece includes a base portion and a turnover portion wound around a pin of a leader member so as to be ultrasonically welded to the base portion. An anvil for supporting the coupling portion of the leader tape has a pair of anvil faces each having a width smaller than that of the turnover portion and ultrasonic welding of the turnover portion to the base portion is performed by supporting the coupling portion on the anvil faces. The turnover portion is divided into a completely welded area having a width substantially equal to that of each of the anvil faces and an incompletely welded area disposed outside each of opposite side edges of the completely welded area. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050414 | Ladder Caddy - A device for attachment to a conventional type of ladder for holding tools and other diverse items in a position for convenient access by a workman on the ladder is described in two embodiments. In both embodiments the device includes a rigid, linearly elongated member carrying a pair of projections having free ends in opposing, spaced relation, the distance between the free ends being selectively adjustable by relative movement of the projections along an axis parallel to a spaced from the axis of the elongated member. In a first described embodiment, the elongated member is formed by a pair of tubular, telescopingly engaged members with one of the projections fixedly mounted to opposite ones of the pair of members. In the preferred embodiment, the elongated member is a one-piece rod with one of the projections fixedly connected thereto and the other projection mounted to a bracket which is slidable along the rod. The projections are positioned with the free ends spaced by a distance greater than the width of the ladder and the device is held with the projections outwardly adjacent openings in the ladder side rails at opposite ends of a selected one of the hollow rungs where the device is to be mounted. The projections are then relatively moved to decrease the distance between the free ends to cause the latter to extend through the openings in the side rails and into opposite ends of the selected rung, thereby releasably mounting the device to the ladder. The diverse items may then be supported by hooks mounted to the elongated member. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050415 | FIBER BASED MEMS - MEMS can be fabricated from fibers without the use of a matrix material. Devices can be built where fibers are attached only at a substrate edge (e.g. cantilevers, bridges). Motions can be controlled by adjusting the linkage between multiple fibers with weak coupling (e.g. base, tip, in-between). Driving mechanisms include base-forcing (magnetics, piezo, electrostatics) or tip forcing (magnetics). Mirrors may be formed on free ends of cantilevers to form optical scanners. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050416 | LOCATING DEVICE FOR PREASSEMBLING FASTENERS TO COMPONENTS AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING COMPONENTS - A locating device for use with a first component fastenable to a second component by a fastener has a tab configured to be mounted with respect to the fastener when the fastener extends through an opening in the second component to retain the fastener to the second component. A method of assembling components is also provided. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050417 | WIRE LOCK RING INSERTION TOOL KIT AND METHOD - A process is disclosed for inserting a piston pin wire lock ring, particularly Circlips and the like, into a locking groove of a wrist pin bore of a piston. The wire lock ring is radially pre-compressed and thus reduced in size in such a manner that its outside diameter is smaller than the inner diameter of the piston wrist pin bore. The wire lock ring is subsequently inserted, in its compressed state, into the pin bore where it is then uncompressed and released into the locking groove of the piston bore. A kit is disclosed for permitting the installation of a wire lock ring into a groove in a bore of a piston assembly. The disclosed invention comprises a cylindrical sleeve/tube and a plunger that slips into the sleeve/tube. The sleeve/tube has an outside diameter just slightly less than the diameter of the piston wrist pin bore containing the groove in which the lock ring is inserted. The inside diameter of the sleeve/tube is sufficiently large enough to accept the wire lock ring without over compressing, thus bending and/or compromising the wire lock ring. A plunger is also disclosed that slides through the inside diameter of the disclosed sleeve/tube, pressing the wire lock ring out of the sleeve/tube and into its awaiting groove of the bore of the piston assembly, where it will expand and lock into place. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050428 | Method for Manufacturing a Solar Module - A method for manufacturing a solar concentrator cell module assembly within an integrated circuit process, which solar concentrator cell module assembly includes at least one solar device and which solar device includes one printed circuit board and one Fresnel lens. A printed circuit board is assembled according to a pre-defined circuit board base design layout that allows pick and place of a single solar concentrator cell chip onto a circuit board base. Connections are provided for the solar concentrator cell chip in a serialized or a parallelized arrangement on the circuit board base, and a plurality of openings are formed in the circuit board base below a backside of the solar concentrator chip to enable attachment of cooling fingers. A solar device based on a solar device layout is assembled using the assembled circuit board base and one Fresnel lens, the solar device having a solar concentration ratio by modifying the solar device surface versus the solar cell surface and covering a full extension of the circuit board base, which circuit board base provides means for interconnecting a plurality of the solar devices to one another to form the solar concentrator cell module assembly. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050429 | COMPONENT MOUNTING METHOD - A component mounting method in which a component can be mounted with high mounting accuracy even onto a board that is long in a transportation direction in a component mounter, includes: calculating a first amount of correction for a component mounting position by recognizing positions of board marks in the first mounting area (S | 2010-03-04 |
20100050430 | Method for Holding and Carrying Substrate - A part cartridge for a mounter device used in a mounting process for mounting electronic parts on a substrate by heating the substrate to a predetermined temperature after the electronic parts are mounted on the substrate put on a conveying carrier by the mounter device, comprising holding part holding the substrate in the state of being fitted to the conveying carrier, and a guide tape holding the holding part. The holding member is stored in the state of being wound together with the guide tape so that the holding part can be mounted on the conveying carrier by the mounter device. By this, a method of holding and carrying the substrate for mounting the holding part on the conveying carrier by using the mounter device can be adopted in the mounting process. The deflection of the substrate in reflow can be securely prevented while suppressing cost by effectively utilizing the existing mounting line and devices. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050431 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR PROBE CONTACT - To make the fracturing position controlled conveniently with high precision when the substrate end of the probe contact is fractured and cut off. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050432 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONNECTING ROD - The invention relates to a method for producing a bearing component ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100050433 | PROCESSING METHOD, PROCESSING JIG FOR CYLINDER BLOCK AND THE CYLINDER BLOCK - In a processing method for processing a cylinder block, a finish processing for the cylinder bore is performing, by pressing the portion of the bolt phase for fastening the cylinder head on the cylinder portion outer peripheral surface forming the inside surface of a water jacket, on the condition that the rigidity of the pressed portion on the cylinder portion toward the pressure from the side of the cylinder bore (the surface pressure from the grinding stones by honing process) is enhanced compared with the other portions. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050434 | Gas Turbine Airfoil Assemblies and Methods of Repair - Gas turbine airfoil assemblies and methods of repair are provided. In this regard, a representative method includes: separating the airfoil from the platform; forming a depression in the platform, the depression being sized and shaped to receive a replacement airfoil; and affixing the replacement airfoil within the depression such that the replacement airfoil is attached to the platform. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050435 | BLADE TIP REPLACEMENT METHOD - A gas turbine blade, a gas turbine blade airfoil repair method, and an airfoil corresponding to the product of the method are disclosed. The airfoil extends radially from a platform and includes a tip having a tip edge radially distant from the platform; a trailing edge; and a leading edge. The method includes forming a joining plane extending from the leading edge to the tip edge, wherein the joining plane forms at least one arc; forming a replacement tip fittable on the joining plane; and bonding the replacement tip to the airfoil. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050436 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INKJET HEAD - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an inkjet head discharging ink. The method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can include: heating the inkjet head to a temperature over a melting point of a filler; filling the inkjet head with the filler such that a gap inside the inkjet head is filled with the filler; and discharging the filler out of the inkjet head such that the filler in the gap of the inkjet head remains. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050437 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RECORDING HEAD - Provided is a method of manufacturing a recording head including a recording element substrate provided with an energy-generating element which generates energy used for discharging ink and an ink-supplying port through which ink is supplied to the energy-generating element, and a supporting member which supports the recording element substrate, the recording element substrate and the supporting member being bonded and fixed together by an ultraviolet curable adhesive, the method including applying ultraviolet light, along a line of intersection between a wall surface in the longitudinal direction of the ink-supplying port and a wall surface in the lateral direction of the ink-supplying port, toward a corner which is an intersection point among a side on the supporting member side of the wall surface in the longitudinal direction, a side on the supporting member side of the wall surface in the lateral direction, and the line of intersection. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050448 | Bolt as-builter survey cone - Survey tool for performing as-built survey measurements with improved accuracy by engaging with and centering on stationary fasteners. The survey tool has a substantially conical receiver with a narrow end and a wide end, the wide end adapted for centering on stationary fasteners of various sizes. A connector is coupled to the narrow end of the conical receiver and is adapted for engaging a rod. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050449 | MEASURING DEVICE FOR MEASURING DEVIATION OF BODY AND METHOD THEREOF - A measuring device, for measuring a deviation of a body to determine an amount of shimming requisite for the body, includes an elongated member, a level indicating member, a gauge member and a jack screw member. The level indicating member is disposed on the elongated member. The gauge member is disposed on the elongated member, and the jack screw member is disposed adjacent to the gauge member on the elongated member. The elongated member may be placed on the body for measuring the deviation of the body to determine the amount of shimming requisite for the body. The jack screw member is capable of adjusting the elongated member on the body until the level indicating member indicates a horizontal orientation of the elongated member on the body. The gauge member is capable of measuring the deviation of the body, at the horizontal orientation of the elongated member on the body. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050450 | CONSTRUCTION LAYOUT TOOL - A construction layout device comprising a body having a front face, rear face and two side faces; at least one base plate fastened to the underside of said body and providing support therefor atop a worksurface; a handle fastened atop said body, said handle having one termination proximate to said front face and a second termination proximate to said rear face; a first protrusion fastened to either said front face or one of said side faces, said protrusion having a through bore, said through bore normal to said worksurface; and at least one adjustable pin inserted in said through bore for holding a chalk line or other layout means. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050451 | Adjustable Square Device - The disclosure depicts an adjustable square device with a body having a substantially uniform cross-section at planes orthogonal to a longitudinal axis, the cross-section having a generally rectangular outline. A first groove extends inwardly from a first end of the body and oriented generally parallel a bottom surface of the body. A second groove extends inwardly from the first end and is orthogonal the first groove, the first and second grooves intersecting at a vertex. The device also has a tunnel extending from the vertex to a second end of the body, and a blade slidably engagable into one of the first or second grooves. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050452 | SAFETY RULE - A safety rule includes a rule body, which has a stop flange protruded from and extending along one long side thereof, a protective plate, which has one long side pivotally coupled to the rule body so that the protective plate can be set in a collapsed position and closely attached to the top surface of the rule body when the safety rule is not in use or lifted from the rule body to a lifted position for protecting the user's hand to avoid accidental hand injury when the safety rule is used to guide a cutter in cutting a sheet member. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050453 | Tiling Tool - The present invention provides a tiling tool ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100050454 | MULTI-SPACER TOOL - A multi-purpose spacer provides working surfaces for properly spacing studs, joists, rafters, and decking. The spacer (also referred to herein as a “tool” or “jig”) includes an adjustable spacer for balusters used in staircase railings, deck railings, and the like. The spacer may be constructed of a light metal, preferably aluminum, or suitably rugged plastic, and may also include a removable, padded handle to ease transport and use. Embodiments of the invention provide a spacing tool that is (for all practical purposes and in accordance with typical tolerances in the framing carpentry industry) completely temperature- and humidity-immune as well as waterproof. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050455 | Device for measuring the relative position of a material measure and a reading head - A device for measuring the relative position of a material measure ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100050456 | STRUCTURE OF A MEASURING TAPE DEVICE - An improvement on the structure of a measuring tape device is that a magnetic mechanism is secured at the distal end of a measuring tape. The magnetic mechanism is not placed onto the leg piece of the hook member and thus is not formed as part of the body of the hook member of the measuring tape. The front end of the magnetic mechanism is placed in alignment with the “0” cm mark on the measuring tape. During measuring process of an object of measurement and a designated point, the magnetic mechanism allows the measuring tape to be magnetically attached to the surface of the object and anchored at the exact starting point of measurement, and therefore, the measuring precision will not be skewed because of thickness of the hook member or because of the gap caused by the movable mechanics of the hook member. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050457 | SYSTEM FOR INDICATING THE ENGAGEMENT DEPTH OF THREADABLY ENGAGED SURFACES - A system for indicating a depth of engagement of two threadably engaged surfaces of a support pedestal. The system includes at least a first thread protuberance disposed on a first threaded surface of the support pedestal and at least a second thread protuberance disposed on a second threaded surface of the support pedestal. The first thread protuberance impinges against the second thread protuberance when the first and second threaded surfaces are threadably engaged and rotated to provide sensory indication of a depth of engagement of the first and second threaded surfaces. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050458 | Dryer System With Improved Throughput - A centrifugal dryer that has improved throughput capacity resulting from the combination of a high angle agglomerate catcher with optional overflow, increased dewatering capacity, a cylindrical dewatering feed chute, a modified rotor design with positionally and structurally modified lifters in the feed and dewatering section, the drying and propagating section, as well as the pellet discharge section, and an efficient circumferential foraminous membrane. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050459 | Method and Apparatus for Refrigerant Recovery Unit Filter Dryer Maintenance - A method and apparatus for ensuring a user to change a filter dryer of a refrigerant recovery unit having a refrigerant determining module that is configured to determine a condition of the refrigerant or an amount of refrigerant that has passed through the filter dryer, or a condition of the filter dryer, an alert device that notifies the user to change the filter dryer in response to the condition, a pressure module that regulates the pressure in the filter dryer, and a pressure-sensing device that is configured to detect a change of pressure in response to filter dryer maintenance. The refrigerant recovery unit is disabled from recovering refrigerant when the refrigerant determining module determines that the filter dryer needs to be replaced, and it is activated in response to the change of pressure detected by the pressure-sensing device. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050460 | DRYER HAVING MIXING TYPE LIFTER - A dryer includes a mixing type lifter to increase a contact area between laundry and air blown to the laundry. The lifter includes a main body provided to a drum of the dryer to move laundry received in the drum, a bent section formed on the main body to cause three-dimensional movement of the laundry, and a separation maintaining section formed on the main body to form a space between the laundry and the main body. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050461 | PAPER MACHINE - A drying and smoothing apparatus for a machine which produces or processes a layer of material, specifically for machines that produce or process paper, cardboard or tissue, the drying and smoothing apparatus including a heated drying and smoothing cylinder having a curved external surface, the drying and smoothing cylinder configured to rotate, a pressurizing jacket encasing a portion of a curved external surface of the drying cylinder to form a pressure zone, a plurality of stacked sealing assemblies configured to seal the pressure zone from an ambient, the plurality of stacked sealing assemblies being supported on a first end and a second end of the curved surface of the drying and smoothing cylinder, wherein each of the plurality of stacked sealing assemblies include at least three seals, the seals pressed inward against the curved external surface of the drying and smoothing cylinder and stacked in sequence axially outward from the pressure zone to the ambient. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050462 | Body exsiccation chamber - An exsiccation system provides a chamber for drying persons or animals in a fast, efficient and antibacterial manner. A series of apertures throughout the chamber provides jets of warm air directed onto a body in the chamber. The warm air removes moisture and exits out of the entrance to the chamber. The air flow into the chamber is optimized by adjusting the size of the outlets into the chamber. A control panel allows an operator to adjust the airflow and temperature of the exsiccation chamber. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050463 | Washer/Dryer - The present invention relates to a washer/dryer ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100050464 | Clothes dryer apparatus and method for de-wrinkling clothes with reduced condensation - A clothes dryer has a drying drum with an airflow inlet and a motor for rotating the drum. A blower rotated by a fan motor flows air into, through, and out the drum. A refresh or touch-up de-wrinkle course is selected via a signal input on a control panel. Steam is supplied to the drum by a steam generating device, and heated air from a heater is supplied via the inlet. A controller operates the steam device and heater, in response to the course being selected, to supply to the drum a plurality of steam pulses of at least one first predetermined time and a heated air pulse after each steam pulse. Heated air pulses between steam pulses are intermediate pulses of at least one second predetermined time to reduce condensation in the dryer and the final pulse of heated air is of a duration to dry articles. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050465 | OPERATING METHOD FOR DRUM TYPE LAUNDRY MACHINE - An operating method for a drum type laundry machine including a drum ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100050466 | Retort apparatus and method for continuously processing liquid and solid mixtures and for recovering products therefrom - A retort apparatus includes a primary rotating pipe within a second rotating pipe within a fixed pipe ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100050467 | STEAM DRYER CONTROL METHOD - A steam dryer control method controls the amount of water supplied to a heater to adjust an amount of steam. The steam dryer control method includes turning on a steam heater, turning on a water supply valve and counting the number of lapses of unit water supply duration at any time when the unit water supply duration elapses, and rotating a drum when the number of lapses of the unit water supply duration reaches a preset number. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050488 | SIGNAGE SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a signage system ( | 2010-03-04 |
20100050489 | RETRACTABLE BANNER DISPLAY STAND - A retractable banner stand includes a canister with an extendable banner having an ad and/or message thereon viewable when the banner is extended. A kit comprised of a pair of end caps with foldable legs and a pole support are releasably engaged to the canister and can be removed without tools. The kit can be releasably engaged to a second canister, without tools, with the second canister containing a second banner with a different (or new) ad and/or message to thus facilitate changing banners. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050490 | SIGN ATTACHMENT DEVICE - A sign attachment device including a body portion for attaching a sign and an attachment portion whereby, the sign attachment device provides a means for enabling a sign to be secured to at least one support member. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050491 | Themed picture plaque - A themed picture holding plaque having the form of objects, flora, and fauna includes a body member having a front surface and a rear surface, a plurality of openings spaced about the body member for viewing pictures or photos disposed therein, a plurality of picture pockets mounted on the rear surface and into which the pictures are slidably disposed, a plurality of information pockets located on the rear surface with one information pocket located beneath one picture pocket for placement therein of an information sheet pertaining to the corresponding picture with each particular themed body member having either an aperture at the upper end thereof through which a fastener is inserted for wall mounting or a foldable support leg mounted on the rear surface for supporting the picture holding plaque as a free standing structure. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050492 | FIREARM BUFFER TUBE - A buffer tube for a firearm, which is not an M16-type firearm, the buffer tube including a recoil mitigation tube, a recoil piston reciprocatingly mounted inside the recoil mitigation tube, and a recoil absorbing mechanism disposed in the recoil mitigation tube and engaging the recoil piston. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050493 | EXCHANGEABLE CHOKE FOR A FIRE ARM WITH A SMOOTH GUN BARREL - Exchangeable choke for a fire arm with a smooth gun barrel, whereby said choke is provided with mechanical coupling means to mount and dismount the choke, characterized in that the choke is equipped with additional sealing means so as to seal the choke, at least in one place, in relation to the gun barrel, as well as to prevent the choke from being unscrewed during the shooting. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050494 | MECHANICAL SCRAPE MAKING DEVICE - A programmable, mechanical scrape making device that is battery operated and that can be fastened to the ground. When activated, the device comes in contact with the ground to create a scrape through a sweeping and/or linear motion that is the same as or similar to that of an actual scrape that is performed by deer during the Rut or breeding season. The device also has a scent spraying mechanism that operates as the scrape is made. The device can be enclosed and operate from a weatherproof case which may be designed to look like a tree log. The design of the case can vary in appearance as to create a look that is indigenous to the end users' geographic area. The device is portable and may include a carrying case with a shoulder strap allowing the end user to transport the device from one location to another. The device may include power ports accessible for other devices such as motion detecting digital cameras and mock licking branches. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050495 | INTEGRATED FISHING ROD HOLDER KIT - An integrated fishing rod holder kit incorporates a grip coupler that replaces a butt cap on a preexisting fishing rod that has a hollow rod blank having a void space that extends linearly through from the butt of the rod through a rear grip end and forward through the grip area and reel seat area of the rod towards the fishing rod tip. The grip coupler is securely fixed to the rear grip end coaxially and preferably about the rod blank butt end that is revealed after the butt cap is removed. The grip coupler has external threads on its outer surface for engaging a coupler engagement collar of a rod holder body. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050496 | FISHING ROD WITH ERGONOMIC HANDLE - The present invention provides a fishing rod with ergonomic handle. The disclosed fishing rod places the angler's wrist in a more ergonomically correct position while waiting for a fish to strike. To accomplish this the fishing rod includes a flexible rod including a plurality of ferrules extending downward; a handle including a primary handle substantially parallel to and vertically above the flexible rod and a secondary handle extending upwards from the primary handle. The primary handle also includes a reel seat for downward attachment of a fishing reel. A transition structure is joined at one end to the flexible rod and at the opposing end to the upper portion of the secondary handle. | 2010-03-04 |
20100050497 | Spitting weedless surface fishing lure - A surface floating fishing lure including a forwards facing concave surface located at the water line, designed to scoop, redirect, and “spit” water into the air to subsequently splash unto the surface of the water when the fishing lure is tugged sharply, whereby a surface disturbance is created to attract fish hiding under cover of lily pads and other floating weeds or debris. This fishing lure shall include at least one fish hook rigged to be weedless, containing a flexible member deflecting weeds and debris away from each barbed point, a forwards facing concaved surface oriented in a manner predetermined to be suitable to redirect and splash a spray of water across the water surface, a floating body, a fish line connecting means at the forwards end of said fishing lure, and may, in some embodiments, further include at least a portion of said floating body in the form of a soft polymer flexible body in a shape resembling natural fish prey such as worms, frogs, minnows, centipedes, and etc. | 2010-03-04 |