10th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130055582 | CLOTHES DRYING APPARATUS - A clothes drying apparatus mounted to a building structure (e.g., a ceiling, wall, or floor) and including a slider track coupled to the building structure, and a frame (e.g., at least two frames) secured to the slider track for sliding between a stored position and an extended position. The frame is pivotable relative to the building structure. For example, the frame can be secured to the slider track, and the slider track can be pivotable relative to the building structure. Preferably, the slider track includes an inner member coupled to the building structure and an outer member coupled to the frame. The apparatus can further include transverse brackets supporting the slider track. For special mounting situations, the apparatus can further include longitudinal brackets supporting the transverse brackets and/or a back mounting bracket at least partially supporting the transverse brackets. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055583 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A POLYMER MATERIAL FILLED WITH LONG FIBERS - The present invention relates to a method for producing a polymer material filled with longer fibers, wherein the fibers, which typically have a residual moisture content of approximately 5 to 8% and a minimum length of more than 2 mm, and the carrier material are mixed and heated in a reactor or cutter-compacter, constantly moving them and optionally comminuting the carrier material, and constantly maintaining the pourability and/or lumpiness. According to the invention, the conditions, and particularly the temperature, in the reactor are adjusted so as to dry the fibers to the lowest residual moisture possible, at which the fibers are just barely sufficiently flexible so as not to break during processing in the reactor, or during an optionally following compression step, for example extrusion. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055584 | SUPERCRlTICAL DRYING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - According to one embodiment, a supercritical drying method for a semiconductor substrate comprises introducing a semiconductor substrate, a surface of the semiconductor substrate being wet with a water-soluble organic solvent, to the inside of a chamber, hermetically sealing the chamber and increasing a temperature inside the chamber to not lower than a critical temperature of the water-soluble organic solvent, thereby bringing the water-soluble organic solvent into a supercritical state, decreasing a pressure inside the chamber and changing the water-soluble organic solvent in the supercritical state to a gas, thereby discharging the water-soluble organic solvent from the chamber, starting a supply of an inert gas into the chamber as the pressure inside the chamber decreases to atmospheric pressure, and cooling the semiconductor substrate in a state where the inert gas exists inside the chamber. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055585 | DRYING METHOD AND DRYING APPARATUS - A drying method includes a step of heating an object to be dried provided in a drying chamber to a predetermined temperature, a step of maintaining the predetermined temperature, a step of increasing an air pressure inside the drying chamber to a predetermined air pressure that is higher than an atmospheric pressure, and a step of decreasing the air pressure inside the drying chamber to be lower than the predetermined air pressure. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055586 | CONDITIONING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRYING AND CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF A BALLAST BED - Conditioning device ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130055587 | Laundry Transport and Pathogen Containment Apparatus and Method - A laundry transport apparatus and method includes a container defining an interior area configured to accommodate a plurality of laundry carts, the container having a door movable between closed and open configurations to selectively allow access to said interior area. The apparatus includes a ventilation network to pass air to and from the interior area, the ventilation network including a pathogen identification and containment apparatus to detect, isolate and treat potentially harmful material within the soiled laundry. At least a portion of intake and outlet ducts are immediately adjacent one another to influence temperature of air passing through each duct, warmer air passing through one of the intake duct or the outlet duct becoming cooler and cooler air passing through another of the intake duct or the outlet duct becoming warmer. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055588 | HAND DRYING DEVICE - A hand drying device includes: a drying chamber; a nozzle; a supply unit; a hand detection sensor; a control unit; and an illuminating unit. The drying chamber includes: an opening; a first inner wall surface; and a second inner wall surface facing the first inner wall surface. A hand is inserted from the opening into a space between the first inner wall surface and the second inner wall surface. The nozzle is arranged on the first inner wall surface and is configured to blow an air stream toward the second inner wall surface. A center axis of the nozzle and an optical axis of the illuminating unit intersect with each other at a proper position in the drying chamber where a hand is supposed to be inserted. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055589 | Protective aquatic/bodysurfing shoe - A Protective Aquatic/Bodysurfing Shoe is offered providing substantial protection for the bottom, sides, the Achilles heel area and particularly the top of the foot. A lightweight, pliable, completely enclosing shoe, it fits tight against the wearer's foot thereby minimizing drag or resistance to movement in the water. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055590 | Article of Footwear Including Upper Having a Mesh Material - An article of footwear includes include an upper and a mesh material. The mesh material may be incorporated into the upper. The mesh material may include high tensile strength strands and non-high tensile strength strands. The high tensile strength strands and non-high tensile strength strands may interlock so that the high tensile strength strands are substantially held in place. The mesh material may be provided as a woven material or a knitted material. The mesh material can have a stylish design, which can be a plaid pattern, herringbone pattern, seersucker pattern, or other pattern. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055591 | Waterproof Footwear and Method for Its Production - Footwear, having an upper, which is constructed with an outer material having an outer-material end region on the sole side and with a waterproof functional layer which is arranged on the inner side of the outer material and has a functional-layer end region on the sole side; an inner sole and a joining device which joins the outer-material end region to the inner sole, around at least part of the periphery of the upper and allows for a space to be left between the outer-material end region and the inner sole, in such a manner, that the joining device can be flowed through by sealing material that is liquid during application. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055592 | SHOE INSERT AND SHOE - A shoe insert for a shoe, and a shoe with a shoe bed, constructed to receive a foot, include a substantially rigid stiffening region which includes at least a region of the shoe insert (or foot bed) extending substantially diagonally from a talus and a navicular bone to at least one of metatarsal heads IV and V of the received foot, wherein the stiffening region is arched toward a sole of the foot in a region of the talus and the navicular bone of the received foot, and a raised region which is raised with respect to a contact surface of a metatarsophalangeal joint of the received foot and which extends at least in a region from a metatarsal head III to the metatarsal head V of the received foot. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055593 | SHOCK ABSORBING SHOES WITH IMPROVED ASSEMBLY AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE - A shock absorbing shoe with improved assembly and operational performance is disclosed. The shock absorbing shoe includes: an outsole; an upper sole arranged on the outsole and having a guide portion; a support unit including: a first support body connected to the outsole; and a second support body connected to the upper sole and having a guide part corresponding to the guide portion; an elastic member arranged between the first and second support bodies of the support unit; and a supporting member connected to the first and second support bodies of the support unit, the supporting member being movable upward and downward along the guide portion and the guide part of the second support body. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055594 | THERMOFORMABLE SOLE - The invention relates to a device ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130055595 | FOOTWEAR CONSTRUCTION - A footwear article having a cartridge enclosing a fluid, the cartridge including a cartridge inlet and a cartridge outlet, and a fluid circulation system for circulating the fluid into the cartridge inlet and out of the cartridge outlet. The fluid circulation system may include a pump having a pump inlet in fluid communication with the cartridge outlet and a pump outlet in fluid communication with the cartridge inlet. Preferably, the cartridge further encloses particulate matter suspendable in the fluid. The pump may be a bellows pump. The cartridge is preferably interchangeable and can be attached and detached from the footwear article. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055596 | Article of Footwear with Support Members and Connecting Members - An article of footwear includes an upper and a midsole positioned beneath the upper. The midsole includes an upper portion formed of a first material and a lower portion formed of a second material and positioned beneath the upper portion. The lower portion includes a plurality of support members spaced from adjacent support members. A plurality of connecting members extend between and are connected to adjacent support members, with the connecting members having a height that is less than a height of the support members to which the connecting members are connected, and an upper surface that is substantially flush with an upper surface of the support members to which the connecting members are connected. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055597 | SOLE FOR A SHOE AND SHOE - A sole for a shoe designed to increase an instability upon striking the ground. The sole extends from a rear heel region via a metatarsal region to a front forefoot region. In a region of a gait line, the sole includes an instability region which substantially follows a contour of the gait line and extends at least in sections in a longitudinal direction of the sole. A bulk modulus is increased compared to at least one of a medial outer region and a lateral outer region of the sole adjacent to the instability region, and/or, a sole thickness is increased compared to at least one of the medial outer region and the lateral outer region of the sole adjacent to the instability region so as to provide an uneven sole contour perpendicular to a running direction. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055598 | Direct Attach Waterproof Footwear - Waterproof, breathable shoes are described. They include an upper assembly and a sole assembly or alternatively an upper assembly, midsole, and outsole. Each configuration includes a means of facilitating the flow of polymer therein. The means may be an insole, a spacer material, or an insole/spacer material composite. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055599 | Shoe-Reinforcement Material and Barrier Unit, Composite Shoe Sole, and Footwear Constituted Thereof - A shoe-reinforcement material having a fiber combination with a first fiber component and a second fiber portion having a second fiber component, whereby the first fiber component has a first melting point and a first softening-temperature range lying below it, and a first fiber portion of the second fiber component has a second melting point and a second softening-temperature range lying below it; the first melting point and the first softening-temperature range are higher than the second melting point and the second softening-temperature range, the second fiber portion of the second fiber component has a higher melting point and a higher softening temperature lying above it than the first fiber portion, and the fiber combination. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055600 | FISHING DREDGE WITH A MOUNT FOR AN UNDERWATER CAMERA AND/OR VIDEO CAMERA - A fishing dredge provides a mount for an underwater camera and a shuttle for relieving the pressure on the camera. Conventional fishing dredges include no dedicated means to attach an underwater camera. The fishing dredge herein described adds a hydrodynamic shuttle and a build in mount for an underwater camera, such as a Gopro®, to mount in the center of the fishing dredge. A keel weight can be added to the bottom of the shuttle to keep it from spinning during use. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055601 | SHOWROOM DISPLAY FOR MATTRESS INCORPORATING ELECTROLUMINESCENT INKS - A showroom display device for utilization with mattress foot protectors in which an electroluminescent lamp is used in conjunction with a media display panel in order to highlight or enhance the display panel or various areas thereon. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055602 | MATTRESS SHOWROOM DEVICE FOR ENHANCING SELECTED AREAS - A showroom display device for utilization with mattress foot protectors in which various types of light emitting units may be used in conjunction with a media display panel in order to highlight or enhance the display panel or various areas thereon. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055603 | Advertisement Display Assembly - An advertisement assembly is configured to be removably secured to a structure. The assembly includes a mounting sub-assembly configured to be removably secured to the structure, and a plurality of advertising members secured to the mounting sub-assembly. The plurality of advertising members are configured to be perpendicular to a surface of the structure. Each of the plurality of advertising members may include planar surfaces connected to front and rear edges. Graphics are displayed on the planar surfaces. The graphics are configured to be viewed from a first point of view or perspective. The plurality of advertising members provide a relatively unobstructed view through the assembly from a second point of view or perspective. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055604 | COLLAPSIBLE DISPLAY STRUCTURE - A telescopic display structure is disclosed, the structure having a number of columns each having two or more substantially hollow parts, each part having two ends, a first part having a first width and an opening proximate to an upper end and a second part having a second width and an opening proximate to a lower end, the two widths of the two parts being different, so that at least part of the second part may slide within the first part, the grooves or openings having the same direction in regards to the display structure and being co-lineal when the telescopic display structure is in an extended position. A tray base having faces is fixed to the column. A resilient device having resilient parts is placed within the lower end of the second part of the columns, one the parts of the resilient device having a protuberance with the same direction as the openings and with a length such that said protuberance passes through the openings of the parts of the column when the protuberance is co-lineal with said openings and when the telescopic display structure is in an extended position. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055605 | LOGO DISPLAYING MINIATURE FOOTBALL PYLON - A logo displaying miniature football pylon is disclosed. The pylon includes an elastomeric body having a greater longitudinal, height-wise dimension than a transverse dimension. The pylon has a height-wise bottom portion, which includes a height-wise bottom surface for being seated on a tabletop, and a weighted mass substantially concealed therein, providing stability to the pylon when positioned on the tabletop. The pylon includes a top surface which height-wise opposes the bottom surface, and at least one side surface that includes at least one logo portion, which is at or adjacent to the pylon top surface, and contains logo indicia. From this, the pylon is capable of stably displaying the logo indicia in an upright configuration above the tabletop. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055606 | Wristband - A wristband is made of one or more segments. Each segment has a curved plastics substrate and a curved metallic layer laminated upon the substrate. The metallic layer includes a graphic. A curved light-transmissive plastics outer layer is laminated upon the metallic layer so that the graphic can be seen through it. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055607 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING OCCURRENCES AND NON-OCCURRENCES OF MEDICAL-RELATED EVENTS - Described in some aspects of the present invention are methods and systems that can be used to track occurrences and/or non-occurrences of medical-related events, for example, to record whether one or more medical-related events have occurred at a particular time or during a particular time interval. Any suitable number of events may be tracked using such methods and systems, and the types and varieties of events that can be tracked are diverse. Examples include but are not limited to vaccine or other drug administrations, physical therapies, tests, diagnoses and surgeries. In some preferred embodiments, these and/or other medical-related occurrences or events will be tracked using an article that can be worn about the body of a patient although a variety of non-wearable articles can be utilized as well. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055608 | ARTWORK PROTECTION DEVICE - An artwork protection device ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130055609 | IMAGE DISPLAY - An image display including an image substrate and a support structure. The image substrate has an image printed on a first surface. The support structure can include a front sheet, a back sheet and a plurality of side strips secured between the front sheet and the back sheet for forming a closed support structure. An internal support can be provided in an internal cavity of the support structure for enhancing the rigidity of the support structure. The image substrate can be adhered to an external surface of the front sheet so that the front sheet forms a rigid backing for the image substrate. A variety of image substrates are provided. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055610 | SHIM SUPPORTED UPON A PIVOT PIN BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER RECEIVERS OF AN AR-15/M16/M4 STYLE FIREARM AND FOR REDUCING MISALIGNMENT AND PLAY - An improved shim construction incorporating a thin body exhibiting a profile generally matching a selected mounting ear of a lower assembleable receiver, the shim including an arcuate perimeter with an flat interconnected base surface. The body exhibits an aperture defined therein such that, upon placement between an inner facing surface of the ear and an intermediate positioned cylindrical shaped portion, a subsequent widthwise traversing installation of a pivot pin causes the shim body to be sandwiched between the receivers to occupys an excess tolerance, thereby reducing or eliminating instances of misaligning slop or play exhibited between the receivers. The shim may exhibit a thickness in a range of 0.001″ to 0.010″. A plurality of shims can be provided as a kit and which are applied in scalable fashion to compensate for varying excess tolerance established between the receivers. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055611 | DEVICE FOR STRIPPING CARTRIDGES - Applicant has disclosed a method and apparatus to enhance feeding cartridges into the receiver of a bolt-action repeating rifle, from a detachable magazine. In the preferred embodiment, Applicant's invention strips the cartridges from the magazines and feeds the cartridges into the chamber by a spring-activated hinged flap, pinned in a mating recess in a breech bolt head, adjacent a well opening and the inserted magazine. The flap is biased by a spring, which tends to lower the flap away from the breech bolt head, when the breech bolt is in a retracted position. As the breech bolt is pushed forward, the flap engages a rim of the next cartridge to be fed from the magazine and pushes the cartridge out of the magazine, over a feed ramp of the magazine, towards the rifle's chamber. The flap raises, against spring pressure, as it contacts a feed ramp of the receiver, allowing the breech bolt to enter the locking area of the receiver. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055612 | Stress Induced Crystallographic Phase Transformation and Texturing in Tubular Products Made of Cobalt and Cobalt Alloys - A method of producing a superalloy gun barrel includes providing a tubular workpiece made of a cobalt-based superalloy material, the workpiece having at least about 30% by weight of fcc phase and having an inner diameter and an outer diameter. The method further includes placing the workpiece on a mandrel such that the inner diameter is adjacent to the mandrel and compressing the outer diameter of the workpiece at a temperature below a recrystallization temperature of the workpiece using a combination of axial and radial forces so that the mandrel contacts the inner diameter and imparts a compressive hoop stress to the inner diameter of the workpiece. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055613 | TOP OPENING, MODULAR TOP RAIL, MULTI-RIFLE ADAPTABLE FREE FLOAT RAIL ADAPTOR SYSTEM (ARM-R) - An improved Rail Adaptor System/Rail Accessory System (RAS) which attaches to a firearm. The rail is top opening, modular, and free floats the barrel. Provided is a rigid, lightweight, strong platform for mounting firearm accessories. Heat transmission from the barrel assembly to the user is limited. The user is also protected from ventilated gases originating from the operating system. A quick detachable top rail section is provided so that the gas system may be easily accessed. This removable top section of the rail is what makes this device unique because the RAS may be installed without removing the barrel, gas system, front sight base, flash hider or the barrel nut. The herein described RAS is adaptable to a wide variety of firearms with the use of conversion parts. The top tail “returns to zero” on reinstallation allowing the remounting of various optics and electronic gun sites without the need to realign them. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055614 | RAIL MOUNTED AND INTEGRATED TIE DOWN BRACKET WITH ENGAGEMENT JAWS FOR RETAINING A LOSS PREVENTING LANYARD EXTENDING FROM A RAIL MOUNTED WEAPON ACCESSORY - The present invention teaches a tie down bracket for restraining an extending lanyard associated with a weapon rail mounted accessory. The bracket includes a first body portion supported by the rail and a second body portion releasably engaged to the first body portion. The body portions exhibit opposing surfaces between which is placed a length of the lanyard prior to compressing the body portions against one another to engage and fix the lanyard. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055615 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING FIREARM BARRELS - Embodiments of systems and methods for improved cleaning of a firearm barrel are provided. Generally, a system according to the present invention includes a cleaning head having a cleaning implement coupled to a shank, which provides at least one radial engagement surface and at least one longitudinal engagement surface. The system may further include a cleaning rod adapted to engage the cleaning head in an at least partially overlapping or surrounding engagement. A method according to the present invention includes the steps of inserting a cleaning head into the breech end of a firearm barrel, engaging the head with a cleaning rod, pushing the head through the barrel and retracting the cleaning rod from the barrel, wherein during the retracting step, the head is disengaged from the rod. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055616 | THERMAL BARRIER FOR FIREARMS AND FIREARM PROVIDED WITH SUCH A THERMAL BARRIER - A thermal barrier ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130055617 | FRAME SCRATCH PREVENTION TOOL - A scratch prevention tool used to disassemble a pistol with a generally planar body, a first surface, a second surface opposing the first surface, a retaining aperture formed within the body, the retaining aperture intersecting the first surface and the second surface and an upper surface interconnecting the first surface and second surface. The tool also includes a side surface interconnecting the first surface and the second surface, a notch interconnecting the first surface and the second surface and interconnecting the upper surface and the side surface, an outer surface interconnecting the first surface and the second surface and interconnecting the upper surface and the side surface, wherein the upper surface abuts a lower surface of a slide of the pistol, the side surface abuts a forward surface of a stock of the pistol and wherein a portion of a magazine release member is interposed within the retaining aperture. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055618 | ADJUSTABLE COVER FOR USE WITH FIBER OPTIC BAND MOUNTED ATOP AN ADVANCED COMBAT OPTICAL GUNSIGHT IN ORDER TO ADJUST INTENSITY OF ILLUMINATED RETICLE - An attachable and length adjustable cover for use with a fiber optic light receptor band associated with an optical gunsight for varying an amount of light which is permitted to enter the fiber optic of the rifle scope and be communicated to the associated reticle display. A body overlays the fiber optic band and includes a plurality of telescopically adjustable sections which overlays at least a corresponding portion of the optic band and which is movable in at least one direction to vary an exposed portion of the band which is available for collecting ambient light. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055619 | SCENT-DISPERSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTRACTING WILD ANIMALS - Scent-dispersing systems include a pulley/line assembly and one or more scent-dispensing elements. The pulley/line assembly includes two or more pulleys that mount to trees or other fixed structures at positions above the ground and a laterally disposed line that is routed around the pulleys. The scent-dispensing elements couple to the lateral line and, upon the lateral line being pulled around the pulleys in one direction or the other, are extended out away from or retracted back toward a base one of the pulleys. Thus, by winding out or retracting the lateral line relative to the base pulley, the scent-dispensing elements can be moved out to desired elevated positions at certain distances away from the base pulley, all without having to walk across the ground out to those positions. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055620 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPEARING FISH - A device for spearing a fish may include a shaft having a spearing tip at a first end thereof. A first grip may be attached to a second end of the shaft. A second grip may be slidably engaged with the shaft. An extension spring may be interposed between and may be attached to the first grip and the second grip. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055621 | FISHING ROD REST - In combination with an elongated fishing implement, an article of manufacture includes an elongated body and one or more notches formed through a thickness of the elongated body in open communication with one edge surface thereof. Optional end notches, fasteners and track may be also provided. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055622 | Spent grain fuel product and process - A process of making a fuel product from spent grain from a beer brewing process. In the brewing process, the grain is pulverized to a particle size whose mean particle size is generally in the range of 0.25 mm to 0.6 mm with less than 1% greater than 2 mm. After the brewing sugars are extracted from the grain, the spent grain is pressed against a filter to reduce moisture below sixty-five percent (65%), and then the grain is dried to further reduce its moisture to less than ten percent (10%). The dried spent grain, after the aforementioned processing, is fed into a combustion chamber for a steam boiler that is used for beer brewing, and the spent grain is advanced downward through the combustion chamber with agitation to aid combustion. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055623 | CONVERSION OF ORGANIC MATTER INTO OIL - The present invention relates to a process and apparatus for conversion of organic material into hydrocarbon based fuel such as an oil and relates in particular to a process and apparatus for recovering alkali salts and/or water soluble organics from water effluents from hydrothermal conversion processes of organics such as biomass and/or organic waste and/or other organic materials such as bitumen or lignite coal into oil in hot pressurized water. Another aspect of the invention relates to an integrated process for effective production of oil by conversion of slurries of biomass and/or organic waste and/or other organic materials such as bitumen or coal in hot pressurized water, wherein alkali salts and/or water soluble organics are recovered from the water effluent and is at least partly recycled to the feeding step thereby resulting in both a cleaned water effluent from the process as well as an overall more effective and economic process. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055624 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AVIATION BIOKEROSENE AND AVIATION KEROSENE COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a process of obtainment of aviation biokerosene and a composition of aviation kerosene containing the aviation biokerosene thus produced. The process consists of simultaneously combining three basic conditions: raw material selection, processing conditions, and control of specific properties of the product. The composition is classified as a semisynthetic composition of aviation kerosene and may contain up to 20% by weight of aviation biokerosene, satisfying the limits determined in the international specifications for aviation kerosene. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055625 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING BIODEISEL FUEL AND BIODEISEL FUEL COMPOSITION - Provided is a method for producing biodiesel fuel having an excellent oxidative stability and fluidity at low temperature, wherein the method provides selective hydrogenation of a poly-unsaturated fatty acid alkyl ester to the mono-unsaturated fatty acid alkyl ester while inhibiting the formation of the trans-isomer, and a biodiesel fuel composition. In the method for producing biodiesel fuel, a fatty acid alkyl ester prepared from fat and/or waste edible oil by transesterification reaction, and/or (2) a fatty acid alkyl ester treated by esterification reaction of a fatty acid is hydrogenated in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst containing at least one of noble metals selected from those of Groups 8-10 in the periodic table under low hydrogen pressure. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055626 | LIQUID FUEL COMPOSITIONS - The present invention provides a liquid fuel composition comprising a distillation fraction of a component having at least one C | 2013-03-07 |
20130055627 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING BIOMASS - A method for processing biomass to produce biofuel includes decomposing lignocellulosic material into byproduct polymers that include lignin, decomposing the lignin into targeted chemical fragments, and chemically converting the targeted chemical fragments into a biofuel. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055628 | DIMETHYL ETHER FUEL COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides useful fuel compositions which may be produced substantially from renewable resources, such as biomass, to provide green fuel compositions, methods, and systems. In some embodiments, fuel compositions include dimethyl ether and one or more C | 2013-03-07 |
20130055629 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR REDUCING STRESS CORROSION CRACKING - Compositions and methods for reducing stress corrosion cracking in steel vessels used for storing and/or transporting ethanol-containing fluids. Additives including oxygen scavengers and film-forming additives can be employed together in such ethanol-containing fluids (e.g., fuel grade ethanol) to mitigate stress corrosion cracking in steel vessels, such as pipelines, storage tanks, rail cars, and/or tanker trucks. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055630 | Engineered Fuel Feed Stock - Disclosed are novel engineered fuel feed stocks, feed stocks produced by the described processes, and methods of making the fuel feed stocks. Components derived from processed MSW waste streams can be used to make such feed stocks which are substantially free of glass, metals, grit and noncombustibles. These feed stocks are useful for a variety of purposes including as gasification and combustion fuels. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055631 | POST TORREFACTION BIOMASS PELLETIZATION - A process for torrefaction of biomass is provided in which biomass are passed into a fluidized bed or a non-fluidized bed reactor and heated to a predetermined temperature in an oxidizing environment. The dried biomass is then fed to a cooler where the temperature of the product is reduced to approximately 100 degrees Fahrenheit. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055632 | METHODS AND PROCEDURES FOR PRODUCING USEFUL PRODUCTS FROM WASTE MATERIALS - The invention relates to a method for producing coal, asphalt, liquid hydrocarbon, organic acids, methane gas and/or hydrogen from a waste material comprising: a) providing a waste material; b) subjecting the waste material to irradiation with low frequency macro waves, with a wavelength of between 700 nm and 1 mm, whereby the temperature is between 2050 C and 9000 C and the pressure is between 1.0 bar and 19.0 bar, thereby producing coal; c) optionally subjecting the residual materials in gaseous state from step b) to a physicochemical reaction in the presence of a solid metal identified as DPP B102, whereby the temperature is between 1800 C and 5000 C and the pressure is between 0.98 bar and 5.5 bar, thereby producing asphalt; d) optionally subjecting the residual materials in gaseous state from step b) or c) to a physicochemical reaction and/or condensation, whereby the temperature is between 1500 C and 7500 C and the pressure is between 0.96 bar and 200 bar, thereby producing liquid hydrocarbon; e) optionally subjecting the residual materials in gaseous state from step b), c) or d) to a physicochemical reaction in the presence of a solid metal identified as DPP D102, whereby the temperature is between 500 C and 1500 C and the pressure is between 0.95 bar and 1.5 bar, thereby producing organic acids; f) optionally subjecting the residual materials in gaseous state from step b), c) d) or e) to an absorbent wash and cooling at room temperature, thereby producing methane gas and hydrogen, wherein | 2013-03-07 |
20130055633 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF SOLID BIOMASS BY TORREFACTION - Methods and systems for preparing a torrefied biomass fuel are disclosed. Moisture is initially extracted from relatively wet biomass fuel to produce a relatively dry biomass fuel. Remaining moisture is then extracted from the relatively dry biomass fuel in a final drying stage, using steam at a temperature of about 900° F. The resulting dried biomass fuel is conveyed downward using gravity and undergoes torrefaction, which produces torrefied biomass fuel and torrefaction gases. A gaseous mixture of steam and torrefaction gases is vented to a heat exchanger, where the gaseous mixture is heated by a flue gas, and the heated gaseous mixture is used to support the extraction of the remaining moisture in the final drying stage and to support the torrefaction of the dried biomass fuel. Embodiments disclosed herein efficiently use available energy resources to the benefit of manufacturers, consumers, and the environment. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055634 | OXYGEN AVAILABILITY-BASED IRRIGATION SYSTEM - Irrigation systems ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130055635 | PLANT PROPAGATION MEDIUM AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING IT - The present invention provides a plant propagation medium, the improvement comprising a manure having a moisture content of 10 to 35 wt % with a salt level sufficient to achieve a conductivity of less than 0.35 dS/m. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a manure product and the manure product itself. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055636 | FABRIC PLANT POT - A plant container for reducing root circling and promoting air pruning comprising an open top portion, a closed bottom portion, a side wall extending from the open top portion to the closed bottom portion and a pair of handles woven on either side of the closed side wall. The open top portion, the closed bottom portion and the closed side wall defines the container made of non-woven geotextile fabric for providing higher air and water permeability for effective plant growth. The fabric promotes air pruning which boosts natural apical dominance of the roots leading to additional root branching. A skeletal support is provided internally or externally to provide a rigid internal structure to the fabric. The rigid internal structure helps easy filling, irrigating, moving and maintaining of the plant container. A pair of hook and loop-type fasteners helps the plant container to remain in a collapsed position when not used. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055637 | Systems And Methods For Producing Substitute Natural Gas - Systems and methods for processing a hydrocarbon are provided. The method can include gasifying a feedstock within a gasifier to provide a raw syngas. The raw syngas can be processed within a purification system to provide a treated syngas. A first portion of the treated syngas can be converted into a first effluent in a first methanator. The first effluent can be mixed with a second portion of the treated syngas to provide a first mixed effluent. The first mixed effluent can be converted into a second effluent in a second methanator. The second effluent can be mixed with a third portion of the treated syngas to provide a second mixed effluent. The second mixed effluent can be converted into a third effluent in a third methanator. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055638 | BAFFLE WITH SELF-CLOSING FLAP ASSEMBLY - Exemplary baffles for inhibiting noise transmission through a pillar structure, and exemplary methods of making the same, are disclosed. An exemplary baffle may include a body configured to be secured in a cavity, the body defining a passage for selectively receiving a line extending through the body. The baffle may further include an expandable material extending substantially about a perimeter of the passage. The expandable material may be configured to expand to seal the cavity about the body. The body may include a flap configured to open to allow the line to extend through the passage. The body may further include a biasing element urging the flap toward a closed position, substantially obstructing the passageway. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055639 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A REAR FLAP - A motor vehicle includes, but is not limited to a rear flap, pivotable about a horizontal axis, to which a sensor, operating in a contactless manner, is associated, which on an approach to an obstacle present in the pivoting range of the rear flap actuates a device that prevents or interrupts the pivoting of the rear flap. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055640 | Gate Arm Saver - A gate arm saver is provided. The gate arm saver includes a cam and cam follower arrangement. A biasing element biases the cam follower into engagement with a detent formed in the cam upon rotation of the cam from a rest position due a loading placed upon a gate arm extending from the gate arm saver. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055641 | Electrical Garage Door With Secondary Power Supply - The present invention relates to an electrical garage door with a secondary power supply, comprising: a garage door mechanism, a driving mechanism, a power receiving device, and a controlling and boosting device. In the present invention, it mainly installs the power receiving device and the controlling and boosting device to the garage door mechanism; therefore, once the city power discontinues to supply power to the controlling device and the driving mechanism of the garage door mechanism, user may connect a car cigarette lighter power cable to the power receiving device and provide a secondary power to the power receiving device, and then the controlling and boosting device can convert the voltage value of the secondary power to a target voltage value, and then the controlling and boosting device outputs the secondary power with the target voltage value for driving the driving mechanism to operate. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055642 | DOOR GLASS OVER-CLOSING - A vehicle comprises an outer shell having an opening and a cover for the opening. The cover comprises: a housing, a window and a motor for moving the window. The motor management unit stores three predetermined positions of the window relative to the housing. When the housing is engaged with the opening: in the first predetermined position the window is resiliently retained within the seal and the cover can be released from the opening without damage to the cover; in the second predetermined position the window does not engage with the seal; and in the third predetermined position the window extends into the seal and the window is prevented from being released from the seal without the window first being retracted to the first or second positions. The motor management unit causes the motor to extend the window to the third predetermined position when the vehicle exceeds a predetermined speed. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055643 | BARRIER ELEMENT FOR VEHICLE DOOR - A barrier element for protecting an interior vehicle door panel comprises a body shaped to fit over the vehicle door interior panel and to block access to at least one of an interior door handle, a lock control and a window control. The barrier element is removably securable to the vehicle door or to the vehicle door panel such that the barrier element can be removed to expose the panel. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055644 | Thermoplastic Reinforcement for a Profiled Seal or Profiled Molding in a Motor Vehicle, Profile Element Comprising the Same, and Method for the Production of Reinforcements - The invention relates to a bendable thermoplastic reinforcement for a profiled seal or profiled molding in a motor vehicle, such a profiled element comprising the reinforcement, and a method for producing thermoplastic reinforcements, including those of the invention. The reinforcement includes at least one longitudinal section having a substantially U-shaped or L-shaped cross-section and includes a top and at least one leg extending from said top. Along its length, the reinforcement has a non-continuous series of transverse portions joined to each other by longitudinal connecting elements. The connecting elements have a generally longitudinal rib structure integral with the transverse portions in the leg/s and is designed to form a neutral fiber for the profiled element. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055645 | ELEMENT CONTAINING THERMALLY STABLE POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND MATERIAL AND METHODS AND ASSEMBLIES FOR FORMATION THEREOF - The disclosure provides a super abrasive element containing a substantially catalyst-free thermally stable polycrystalline diamond (TSP) body having pores and a contact surface, a base adjacent the contact surface of the TSP body; and an infiltrant material infiltrated in the base and in the pores of the TSP body at the contact surface. The disclosure additionally provides earth-boring drill bits and other devices containing such super abrasive elements. The disclosure further provides methods and mold assemblies for forming such super abrasive elements via infiltration and hot press methods. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055646 | Method for producing purified alkali silicate aqueous solution and silica sol - To provide a method for producing an alkali silicate aqueous solution containing a reduced amount of foreign substance of plate-like fine particles and a method for producing a silica sol containing a reduced amount of foreign substance of plate-like fine particles. A method for producing an alkali silicate aqueous solution fulfilling the following condition: the existing amount of plate-like fine particles having a length of one side of 0.2 to 4.0 μm and a thickness of 1 to 100 nm is determined to be 0 to 30%. The method for producing an alkali silicate aqueous solution includes the steps of adjusting a silica concentration of an alkali silicate aqueous solution to 0.5 to 10.0% by mass and filtering the alkali silicate aqueous solution through a filter having a removal rate of particles with a primary particle size of 1.0 μm of 50% or more. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055647 | ROSTRUM AND SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A ROSTRUM - In a first aspect, a rostrum support structure for a rostrum comprises a pair of frame units which are inclined towards one another, extending from floor contacting portions to rostrum support points, truss members being provided extending downwardly and inwardly from the first frame members towards a linking member or towards the other frame member, to provide a triangulated structure. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055648 | Gutter Guard Device - A roof mounted gutter guard device with unfolding arms which extend for the purpose of receiving a support rail. The deployed support rail allows ladders to be supported away from the roofline and gutters in a safe and effective manner. The deployed support rail of the gutter guard device is also used to hang decorations and other accessories from the rail without placing stress on the roofline and gutters. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055649 | RETRACTABLE ROOF - A retractable roof structure for crop protection includes pitch sections of roof defined by a retractable membrane. The membrane is moved by cables connected to a drive tube with a spring regulate minimum tension of the cable. The drive system ensures that the membrane adjacent to the drive tube is able to travel the same distance as the second membrane from the drive tube. The rafter contains profiles to allow the stationary end of said membrane to be attached continuously to the rafters to provide a water tight connection. The rafter also contains clips which inhibit vertical, lateral and horizontal movement of the guide wires used to suspend the membrane. The guide wires are supported by flexible cables or rods. A secondary clear membrane is installed below a white upper retractable membrane. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055650 | Modular Integrated Underground Utilities Enclosure and Distribution System - A modular underground utilities vault enclosure and distribution system providing an integrated utilities interconnection system within a single modular enclosure and a single unified set of utility service connections leading from the vault to the premises of one or several utilities customers. The vault design comprises a set of modules suitable for assembly at the user site within a suitable excavation. The unified design permits installation of all utilities service lines within a single one-time trench connecting the vault to each of one or several premises through a common service-entry module. The vault assembly enables utilities access within the vault for connecting main utilities lines to individual premises utilities line sets. Each utility can service its own lines within the vault connecting to each premises served. The individual vault modules include assembly and alignment and interface aids to resist lateral displacement forces and seal the vault against groundwater leakage. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055651 | Waterproof Deck Flashing System and Method - A two-component deck flashing system and method for installing the same. The system utilizes “L” flashing strips with attached cleats utilizing clinch lock joints to alleviate the need for fasteners which might otherwise penetrate and easily damage waterproof sheeting materials. A cover plate is attached to the cleats to define the outside edge of the topping surface. This two component system is designed for installation at wall-to-deck junctures by incorporating a form of a wall “saddle” flashing having one or more wall plates with attached “L” flashing extension with cleats and cover plate extensions. All components are integrated with and overlapping adjacently installed components to provide a flush, easily sealed and maintained, top surface. This two-component deck flashing system can be installed more easily and effectively in the field than prior art systems. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055652 | JOINABLE SHEET METAL PROFILE FOR ROOF GABLE END - The invention relates to a sheet metal profile ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130055653 | HOUSE CONSTRUCTED FROM FINISHED PRODUCT COMPONENTS AND CONSTRUCTING METHOD THEREOF - A house constructed from finished product components and a method for constructing such house are disclosed. The components of the house such as the finished product main frame, the finished product enclosed wall, the finished product floor cover plate, the finished product top cover plate and the finished product stair are finished product industrially constructed in different manufactories, and then transported to the constructing location respectively, and then assembled at the base of the house, so as to form a house constructed from finished product components. By using finished product components, the construction of the house has high efficiency, good quality, less material consumption and shorter construction period. Furthermore, comparing with traditional site operation, constructing house from finished product components is more environment-friendly. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055654 | Modular house building system - A modular house building system has floor module supports; floor modules; wall modules; window panel modules; door panel modules; and fasteners, wherein the modules are connected to one another in any of a number of configurations using the fasteners to form a chosen modular house configuration; wherein the wall, window panel, and door panel modules each include horizontal planks, vertical planks that define an outer perimeter of each the module, and interstitial planks connected between the vertical planks that are used to increase the strength of each the module, and are connected together in any one of a plurality of configurations to form each respective module in a pre-chosen dimension and configuration. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055655 | REGULAR QUADRILATERAL PYRAMID BUILDING AND PROCEDURE FOR OPERATION THEREOF - The invention relates to a regular quadrilateral pyramid shaped pyramid building for the utilization of pyramid energy, which has isosceles triangle shaped supporting side walls and a square shaped base, with a free pyramid shaped internal space and with a podium in the pyramid shaped space. The invention is characterized in that the side walls ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130055656 | GABLE OVERHANG STRUCTURE - This disclosure relates to a gable overhang structure used in the building construction industry to support the gable end of the roof. The gable overhang structure allows for the pre-assembly of an overhang gable and the set back or elimination of the gable end rafter while providing the gable overhang with superior strength. The structure generally consists of a vertical member, at least one horizontal member, and fastening means. In addition, two or more structures are provided together to form a kit, wherein the vertical members are not of the same length. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055657 | AVIAN NESTING DIVERTERS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - An avian nesting diverter system for inhibiting a bird from building a nest on a structure includes a base and a spring member. The base is adapted to be mounted on the structure. The spring member has first and second ends. The first and second ends are secured to the base and the spring member extends over the base. The spring member presents a resilient, unstable platform for a bird attempting to perch on the spring member. The spring member also presents an impediment to a bird attempting to perch on the base. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055658 | TELESCOPIC CRANE ARM - Telescopic crane arm for a crane, in particular a mobile crane, with: | 2013-03-07 |
20130055659 | PRE-INSULATED STRUCTURAL BUILDING PANELS - An apparatus and method for constructing pre-insulated structural panels is disclosed that has a tongue and groove assembly arrangement. Each panel may include one or more c-channels or profiles embedded in expandable polystyrene (EPS) foam to provide structural integrity to the panels, and resulting wall. The panels may be covered with siding, stucco, or similar materials. A chase may be formed horizontally in the panels to provide a wiring conduit through the panel. The panel may also provide when assembled, a vertical chase formed between the mated panels along the length of the panel for wiring. Acoustical properties may be formed in the surface of the EPS portions to provided added acoustical damping measures. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055660 | STRUCTURE FOR STRENGTHENING OF BUILDING COLUMN STRUCTURES - An earthquake-resistant strengthening structure for building column structures, includes: a plurality of strengthening plates which are made of fiber sheet, are coupled by a concavo-convex structure in a vertical direction and are coupled by a sliding coupler in a horizontal direction; and mortar which strengthens a coupling between the strengthening plates and adheres the strengthening plates to an earthquake-resistant object. The earthquake-resistant strengthening structure is light, can be easily coupled or assembled, and provides a large binding force and tensile force by structural engagement between pieces of the strengthening plates and fusion of bonding materials. In addition, since the strengthening plates are made of glass fiber or carbon fiber, it is possible to provide an optimal earthquake-resistant strengthening structure having high durability, flexibility and strength with no corrosion. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055661 | ROOF HEATING SYSTEM - A heating system for use with roofing shingles, the heating system including a flexible grounding layer having a transverse dimension that is no greater than substantially equal to a transverse dimension of the roofing shingles, a flexible heater laminated to the flexible grounding layer, wherein the flexible heater includes a substrate, a conductive resistive ink pattern disposed on the substrate, wherein the ink pattern generates heat when electricity passes through the ink pattern, wherein the heating system includes a nailing portion that extends longitudinally along one side of the heating system, the nailing portion of the heating system having a transverse dimension that is at least substantially equal to a transverse dimension of a nailing portion of the roofing shingles, wherein the flexible heater is disposed on the flexible grounding layer such that the ink pattern is disposed outside of the nailing portion of the heating system. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055662 | SOLAR PANEL SECURING ASSEMBLY FOR SHEET METAL SLOPING ROOFS - A U-shaped spacer element supporting and retaining a photovoltaic panel assembly spacedly over a rooftop corrugated sheet; one shorter side leg thereof having an oblong bore, the other side leg having an intermediate ridge section. A screw engages into the ridge web and axially clears the shorter leg, anchoring the main body to the supporting rooftop frame elements through the corrugated sheet. The ridge section conformingly abuts against a longitudinal rib of the corrugated sheet. An L-shape bracket inner leg abuts against the main body short leg, the bracket outer leg abutting sideways against a registering portion of the photovoltaic panel assembly. A second oblong bore is made into the outer leg and extends parallel to the plane of the main body base leg. Two bolts engage the oblong bores and adjustably interlock the L-shape bracket to the spacer element main body and to the photovoltaic assembly. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055663 | SOLAR ROOF TILE WITH SOLAR AND PHOTOVOLTAIC PRODUCTION OF HOT WATER AND ELECTRICAL ENERGY - A system composed of a special Tile, to cover whole roof, thermally insulating, ventilated, with no environmental impact, producing solar and photovoltaic energy, adequate to make hot water and/or electrical energy. Two functions, thermal and photovoltaic, are designed to operate in synergy, or independently. The photovoltaic can help the thermal system, if covered surfaces are too small for heating needs of the building, or in non-ideal climates, sending part of electrical energy to electrical water heaters positioned in the boiler, to complement hot water production during low irradiation seasons. The resulting roof is optimal in any climate; in areas with snowfall snow will melt on tiles that anyway develop heat; in hot areas during summers very high temperatures occur, thus transforming heat in heat exchangers into cooling, obtaining air conditioning or cold water below the floor. It will be possible to obtain heated water for pools from excess of hot water in summer and in winter. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055664 | Photovoltaic Roofing Elements, Photovoltaic Roofing Systems, Methods and Kits - In one aspect, the invention provides a photovoltaic roofing element for disposal on a roof deck. The photovoltaic roofing element includes a roofing substrate including a top end and a bottom end. The roofing substrate includes an upward-facing zone having an upward-facing surface and a bottom end; a lateral flexible zone extending adjacent the bottom end of the upward-facing zone, the lateral flexible zone having a bottom end; and a strip of material disposed at the bottom end of the lateral flexible zone having a first surface on the same side of the substrate as the upward-facing surface and a height of at least about 1 cm as measured along a line from the top end to the bottom end of the roofing substrate; and a photovoltaic element disposed on the upward-facing surface of the upward facing zone of the roofing substrate. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055665 | FLOOR MEMBER WITH A HIGH FRICTION BOTTOM SURFACE - The floor member has a top surface for walking upon and a bottom surface for placement on a floor base as part of a floating floor installation. The floor member includes a flexible plastic main substrate layer that is sandwiched between a flexible plastic wear layer and a bottom portion formed of meltable adhesive material. The meltable adhesive material has an exposed bottom surface that is the bottom surface of the floor member. The exposed bottom surface is non-adhesive and non-tacky at normal room temperatures. The meltable adhesive material has frictional properties that enable the floor member to resist manual sliding movement on a floor base but still permit manual sliding movement, thereby providing the floor member with positional stability when placed on a floor base as part of a floating floor installation. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055666 | STEP RE-TREAD SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A system for refacing an existing set of stairs without having to remove the existing set in its entirety or cause destruction to the existing set of stairs and surrounding structure including a stringer refacing component, a stringer cap, a stair tread, a nosing, a cove moulding, a riser cap, and a shoe moulding. The stair retread system may be placed over a set of stairs without removing or destroying the staircase as is common with typical staircase refinishing processes. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055667 | PASSIVE FIRE RESISTANT SYSTEM FOR FILLING A SPACE OR GAP CONFINED BY CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS AND A PREFABRICATED MULTILAYERED STRUCTURE OF SUCH A SYSTEM - A passive fire resistant system for filling a space or gap confined by construction elements, for resisting the spread of a nearby fire through the space or gap, wherein the system comprises: at least two first layers of a first, material which comprises a fire resistant elastomeric foam raving a closed cell structure; and at least one second layer of a second material sandwiched between two first layers, the second material comprising a polymer and each second layer having surfaces which, as an initial response to a rise in their temperature from room temperature, exhibit a transition into an adhesive, the first and second layers extending parallel to each other, the second material being stiffer than the first material. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055668 | Simulated Log Siding - Simulated log siding is formed of an engineered cementitious composite. Single or dual flanges on each log piece is used to apply siding units to a surface. Some siding members are molded into a three dimensional configuration to appear as a structural wood log. Individual end pieces and molded tail clusters when used with the siding provide the appearance of the characteristic stacked or staggered corners of a log structure. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055669 | MODULAR BUILDING SYSTEM UTILIZING COMPOSITE, FOAM CORE PANELS - A system for constructing a structure comprises a plurality of composite panels having a laminate structure comprising a foam core to which are attached cover layers of the same or different material. One or both of the cover layers may be comprised of composite sub-layers. The system includes a number elongate and preferably extruded components for connecting the panels to form walls, roofs or floors for the structure. The system is modular, thereby allowing for a time and cost efficient means of erecting a structure. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055670 | TRUSS AND REBAR REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES - Embodiments of the invention comprise apparatuses and methods of manufacturing and installing reinforced concrete structures. The reinforced concrete structures utilize trusses and rebar to form a support structure. A screed guide bar is removeably coupled to the support structure. Concrete is supplied to the support structure, and screeding occurs to form the reinforced concrete structure from the support structure (e.g., rebar mats and trusses) and concrete. The use of trusses and the screed guide bar allow for the formation of a reinforced concrete structure without the need for using spacers and standees to position the mats, or performing position checks to determine the position of the concrete during screeding. The screed bar guide allows workers to quickly form the desired surface of the reinforced concrete structure, remove the screed bar, and fill any void left by the screed bar, as necessary. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055671 | PREFABRICATED MODULAR BUILDING UNITS - A folding beam system | 2013-03-07 |
20130055672 | DECK-CAP MOISTURE-AND-UV BARRIER - The current application is directed to a moisture-and-UV barrier that can be applied to a corner of a deck cap during deck construction or subsequently retrofit to the corner of the deck cap in order to prevent deterioration of the deck cap and of the deck structure below the deck cap. The moisture-and-UV barrier includes a waterproof, UV-resistant, and crack-and-tear resistant top surface that conforms to the top surface of the deck-cap corner as well as vertical sides that together enclose a portion of the deck cap at the deck corner to prevent exposure of the miter joint between deck-cap members at the deck-cap corner to UV radiation, water, and other harmful substances and agents. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055673 | Roofing Apparatus - A roofing apparatus including an enclosure for containing roofing materials is provided. The enclosure is defined by a front panel, a rear panel assembly positioned at a predetermined distance from the front panel, side panels positioned at opposing ends of the front panel, and a base panel having a tail area. The front panel, the rear panel assembly, and the side panels extend upwardly from the base panel. The tail area extends beyond the rear panel assembly for receiving runoff. The rear panel assembly directs the runoff from the tail area of the base panel into the enclosure. The front panel includes orifices for releasing the runoff to a downslope roofing apparatus or for draining the runoff from the roof. The roofing apparatus precludes slippage of the roofing materials contained within the enclosure, and uplift of the roofing materials from the enclosure due to environmental conditions. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055674 | TILE SPACING DEVICE - The present invention is a tile spacing device utilized to precisely space and mounts a plurality of tiles. The tile spacing device includes an elongated rectangular spacer made of wood, plastic or synthetic material that serves as a bridge instrument that is utilized as a tile spacing device in between rows of tiles to keep the tiles aligned in a straight orientation. The elongated rectangular spacer distributes the tiles' weight evenly as a wall is being tiled. The elongated rectangular spacer is approximately 5 feet long, 1 inch wide and ¼ inch high. The elongated rectangular spacer can be made of hard plastic material or recycled hard plastic material and is reusable. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055675 | SPACING/LEVELLING DEVICE FOR LAYING SLAB PRODUCTS FOR SURFACE CLADDING - An intake manifold ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130055676 | PROFILE ELEMENT - An elongate profile element has a bottom, sidewalls extending from the bottom substantially at right angles and an upper side opposite the bottom. The upper side comprises flanges which extend from the respective sidewalls towards each other and delimit between them a longitudinal slot extending over the length of the profile element. The flanges are bended inwards such that the free end of the flanges is directed towards the bottom and extends in a direction substantially at right angles with the bottom. The bottom is provided with spaced apart oblong recesses, which have longitudinal side edges which are bended inwards such that the free end of said edges extends towards the upper side in a direction substantially at right angles with the bottom. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055677 | MODULAR STRUCTURAL COMPOSITE BEAM - A modular fibre reinforced plastic flange for a structural composite beam which comprises a body formed of a plurality of elongate elements arranged in an array, wherein the dimensions of the body are substantially determined by the number and arrangement of the elongate elements in the array, and a skin member at least partially surrounding the array. Also, a structural composite beam comprising the modular fibre reinforced plastic flange and a shear web connected to the skin member of the modular flange. A method of making the modular flange and beams, and a kit of parts for making the modular flange are also disclosed. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055678 | Coil Packaging System - The present invention is providing a whole coil packaging system comprising a coil wrapping machine ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130055679 | HEADSPACE MODIFICATION METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF VACUUM PRESSURE AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - To modify the headspace in a container to remove vacuum pressure, a container has a seal or cap which may provide a temporary opening into the container which is sealable under compression to provide a controlled raising of the internal pressure as the heated contents of the container cools. A sealing chamber ( | 2013-03-07 |
20130055680 | Water Balloon Packaging Unit and Methods - A water balloon packaging unit and methods are provided. The water balloon packaging unit includes a packaging structure for receiving filled water balloons. The packaging structure is transitionable between a finished state and an unfinished state. In the finished state, the packaging structure and filled water balloons form the packaging unit. The water balloons are held by the packaging structure in a tight cluster by virtue of a vacuum seal implemented on the packaging structure. | 2013-03-07 |
20130055681 | CLOSURE FOR A CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT A FREEZE-DRYING PROCESS - The invention relates in first instance to a closure ( | 2013-03-07 |