15th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130087522 | METHOD FOR LOAD TORQUE LIMITATION OF A WORKING VEHICLE COMPRISING A JIB - The invention relates to a method for the load torque limitation of a work vehicle comprising a jib, in particular a mobile crane comprising a multi-part, preferably hydraulically movable jib or telescoping jib, wherein on the basis of captured operating parameters of the work vehicle such as pressure, angle, length, configuration and the like from at least one multi-dimensional characteristic map a load value is determined and compared to a load limit value which is determined depending upon the captured operating parameters, wherein a warning is issued and/or the operation of the work vehicle is automatically interrupted when the actual load value exceeds the load limit value, wherein depending upon the captured operating parameters a value for a potential total energy of the work vehicle is calculated, taking into account the configuration of the work vehicle, and the unknown load value is determined on the basis of said value. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087523 | CLOSURE - Described is a closure adapted to be fit on top of containers such as bottles. In various embodiments, the closure may include an outer skirt and an inner skirt. The closure may be engageable with a container neck. In some embodiments, a region of weakness may be adapted to break and/or deform upon an attempt to remove the closure from the container neck. In some embodiments, after the break and/or deformation, the closure may no longer be engageable with the container neck. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087524 | Sports Bottle Ball - The present invention is a sports bottle ball, which is a baby bottle holder with the shape and the appearance of a sports ball. In the preferred embodiment, the material composition of the invention is an infant-safe, soft-foamed, non-liquid absorbing, non-toxic, closed-cell synthetic material suitable for infants to touch and hold. The invention has a cavity and a removable sleeve. The removable sleeve is positioned within the cavity. Both the removable sleeve and the cavity allow the invention to accommodate common baby bottle sizes. Specifically, the removable sleeve is to accommodate a smaller diameter whereas the cavity is to accommodate a larger diameter. Furthermore, the outer layer of the foam sports ball comprises a plurality of small protrusions which provide friction to the surface of the foam sports ball. The friction upon the surface of the foam sports ball helps the newborn to grip the invention with more ease. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087525 | SUPPORT RING OF BOTTLE CAPABLE OF CARRYING THE BOTTLE AND CONNECTING BOTTLES - An apparatus for fastening and carrying bottles includes a support ring and a connecting device. The support ring is inherently formed on the bottle and has at least an opening. The connecting device engages the opening of the support ring to allow people to carry the bottle by holding the connecting device or by engaging the connecting device with an object. The apparatus has many advantages, including never loss, low cost for manufacture, and recycle. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087526 | METHOD FOR MAKING THREE-DIMENSIONAL NANO-STRUCTURE ARRAY - A method for making three-dimensional nano-structure array is provided. The method includes following steps. A base is provided. A mask layer is located on the base. The mask layer is patterned, and a number of bar-shaped protruding structures is formed on a surface of the mask layer, a lot is defined between each of two adjacent protruding structures of the number of protruding structures to expose a portion of the base. The exposed portion of the base is etched through the slot so that the each of two adjacent protruding structures begin to slant face to face until they are contacting each other to form a protruding pair. The mask layer is removed. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087527 | LITHOGRAPHY METHOD FOR DOUBLED PITCH - Lithography method for etching very dense patterns on a substrate, based on a combination of several less dense partial patterns; a sacrificial layer is formed on a substrate and is etched according to a first partial pattern; spacers are formed on edges of elements of the sacrificial layer, the spacers defining a second partial pattern; then the sacrificial layer is removed leaving only the spacers remaining A layer sensitive to an electron beam is subsequently deposited between the spacers to a thickness less than or equal to the height of the spacers, and this sensitive layer is exposed using an electron beam according to a third partial pattern such that there remains on the substrate a final pattern of regions lacking spacers and a sensitive layer, this pattern resulting from the combination of the second and third partial patterns and having higher density than each of the partial patterns. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087528 | NANOIMPRINT RESIST, NANOIMPRINT MOLD AND NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY - A nanoimprint lithography method includes the following steps. First, a first sacrifice layer, a second sacrifice layer and a nanoimprint resist are formed on a substrate. The nanoimprint resist includes a hyperbranched polyurethane oligomer, a perfluoropolyether; a methylmethacrylate, and a diluent solvent. Second, a master stamp with a first nanopattern formed by a number of projecting portions and gaps is provided, and the first nanopattern is pressed into the nanoimprint resist to form a second nanopattern in the nanoimprint resist. Third, the second nanopattern is transferred to the substrate. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087529 | RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS USING THE SAME - There is disclosed A resist underlayer film composition, the resist underlayer film composition contains a truxene compound having a substituted or an unsubstituted naphthol group as shown by the following general formula (1). There can be provided a resist underlayer film composition to form a resist underlayer film being capable of reducing reflectance and having high etching resistance, heat resistance. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087530 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL FRACTAL GRADUATED-BRANCHING HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A method to fabricate a hierarchical graduated-branched structure that grows in a three-dimensional pattern down to fractal-branching, nano-size level is detailed. The fractal patterning is accomplished on a three-dimensional (i.e., non-planar) surface, by exposing the surface to a properly focused particle beam, which causes the spontaneous growth of graduated branches all over the surface. The structure can be fabricated with a single material and the fractal-patterning is done in a one step process. No addition of material is required for the formation of each branch. The fractal graduated branching structure can then be molded in order to produce replicas. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087531 | INDUCTIVE/CAPACITIVE HYBRID PLASMA SOURCE AND SYSTEM WITH SUCH CHAMBER - A plasma processing chamber having capacitive and inductive coupling of RF power. An RF power source is connected to an inductive coil and to a top electrode via a variable capacitor to control the ratio of power applied to the coil and electrode. The bottom electrode, which is part of the chuck holding the substrates, is floating, but has parasitive capacitance coupling to ground. No RF bias is applied to the chuck and/or the substrate, but the substrate is chucked using DC power. In a system utilizing the chamber, the chuck is movable and is loaded with substrates outside the chamber, enter the chamber from one side for processing, exit the chamber from an opposite side after the processing, and is unloaded in an unloading chamber. The chuck is then transported back to the loading chamber. Substrates are delivered to and removed from the system using conveyor belts. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087532 | SELF SECURING BRAZING PREFORM CLIP - An apparatus for and a method of brazing copper armature conductors to a commutator during the production of automotive starting motors. In the inventive method, two conductors of the armature are brazed together and are also brazed to the corresponding slot in a commutator in a single step. The process is aided by an inventive brazing clip which includes a cleat or inwardly bent tab that engages the conductor of an armature to hold it in place. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087533 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING USING DIRECT CURRENT MICRO PULSES - Methods and systems for resistance spot welding using direct current micro pulses are described. One described method comprises comprising forming a weld joint by applying a plurality of direct current micro pulses to at least two pieces of materials through a first electrode and a second electrode. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087534 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LASER CLEANING OF COATED MATERIALS PRIOR TO WELDING - A system and method is provided where a coated work piece is welded at high speeds with minimal porosity and spatter. The coating on the work piece is removed or ablated by a high energy heat source prior to being welded in a welding operation, such that high welding speeds are attained. The high energy heat source is positioned upstream of the welding operation to vaporize any surface coatings on a work piece. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087535 | DRAG CAP FOR A PLASMA ARC TORCH - A consumable component for use in a plasma arc torch is provided that includes a body having a distal end face and at least one extension disposed within the distal end face. The extension is configured to maintain a predetermined torch height above a workpiece during drag cutting operations, for either manual or automated plasma cutting operations. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087536 | CONTROLLER FOR PROCESSING CORNER PART IN PROCESS PATH - A controller ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130087537 | TRANSLATIONAL TORCH HEIGHT CONTROLLER FOR A PLASMA ARC TORCH - A plasma arc torch is provided that includes a torch body and a torch height controller. The torch height controller includes a movable part mounted to the torch body and a fixed part connected to a robotic arm. The movable part and the torch body are biased toward a workpiece and are translational relative to the fixed part. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087538 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LASER-JOINING SHEET METAL PARTS - The invention relates to a device and to an associated method for joining sheet metal parts, each with a flange, by laser, wherein the flanges of the sheet metal parts ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130087539 | Method and Device for Forming Solder Deposits - The invention relates to a method for forming solder deposits ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130087540 | LASER-BASED LAP WELDING OF SHEET METAL COMPONENTS USING LASER INDUCED PROTUBERANCES TO CONTROL GAP - A method for laser welding first and second components is provided including moving a laser beam across a portion of a surface of the first component at a speed sufficient to generate protuberances on the surface of the first component by means of a humping effect, juxtaposing said first and second components such that opposed surfaces of the first and second components are separated by said protuberances on the surface of the first component, and laser welding said first and second components by scanning the laser beam in a region in which said surfaces are separated by said protuberances. The height of the protuberances can be controlled by controlling a scanning speed of the laser beam. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087541 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING INSULATION DISPOSED OVER CONDUCTORS OF IMPLANTABLE ELECTRIC STIMULATION SYSTEMS - A method for forming a lead or lead extension includes forming an arrangement of elongated conductors. Each of the conductors extends from a proximal end of the arrangement to a distal end of the arrangement. Each of the conductors includes a layer of insulation disposed over a conductive core. A conductor-separating element is disposed over either the proximal end or the distal end of the arrangement. The conductor-separating element includes a plurality of ablation windows defined in a body. An end of at least one of the elongated conductors is radially extended over a portion of the conductor-separating element such that a portion of the at least one elongated conductor extends across at least one of the ablation windows. Insulation from the portion of the at least one conductor extending across the ablation window is ablated to expose a portion of the conductive core of the elongated conductor. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087542 | WELDING SYSTEM - The movement of a single electrode by a welding robot system (a) is followed by the movement of a single electrode by another welding robot system (b). By constructing the single electrode of one welding robot system (a) and the single electrode of the another welding robot system (b) to perform welding simultaneously in the same direction on the same welding line, the degrees of freedom of the robots are not restricted, the available welding range becomes wide, and constraints on the posture of the robots are eliminated, compared with a case where a tandem welding-dedicated torch is used. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087543 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POST WELD LASER RELEASE OF GAS BUILD UP IN A GMAW WELD - A system and method is provided where a work piece is welded at high speeds with minimal porosity and spatter. In embodiments, the work piece is welded with an arc welding process to create a weld puddle and the weld puddle is irradiated by a energy beam downstream of the arc welding operation, such that high welding speeds are attained. The high energy heat source is positioned downstream of the welding operation to input energy into the weld puddle to change its shape or characteristics to optimize bead shape and/or bead quality. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087544 | ARTICLE OF CLOTHING COMPRISING AN OPERATING PART - An article of clothing, comprising an operating part for manually operating a controllable device which can be connected to the article of clothing by means of at least one operating element of the operating part, wherein the operating part comprises a first molding, which is rigidly connected to the article of clothing and which comprises the at least one operating element, and a second molding, which comprises a holder for a control unit of the device and can be connected to the first molding, wherein the first molding comprises at least one first retaining element and the second molding comprises at least one second retaining element, wherein the two retaining elements can be brought in mutual engagement with each other so as to establish a detachable connection between the first molding and the second molding. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087545 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENERGY - Apparatuses and methods for applying EM energy to a load. The apparatuses and methods may include at least one processor configured to receive information indicative of energy dissipated by the load for each of a plurality of modulation space elements. The processor may also be configured to associate each of the plurality of modulation space elements with a corresponding time duration of power application, based on the received information. The processor may be further configured to regulate energy applied to the load such that for each of the plurality of modulation space elements, power is applied to the load at the corresponding time duration of power application. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087546 | Portable Eye-wiping Device - A portable heater with ovoid receptacle is disclosed. The portable heater comprises a top member comprising a semi-ovoid cavity, a bottom member comprising a semi-ovoid cavity, a hinge operatively connected to the top and bottom members, and a heating mechanism. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087547 | PARTICLE CONTROL IN LASER PROCESSING SYSTEMS - The present invention generally relates to a laser processing systems for thermally processing substrates. The laser processing systems include a shield disposed between an energy source of the laser processing system and a substrate which is to be thermally processed. The shield includes an optically transparent window disposed adjacent to a cavity within the shield. The optically transparent window allows annealing energy to pass therethrough and to illuminate the substrate. The shield also includes one or more gas inlets and one or more gas outlets for introducing and removing a purge gas from the cavity within the shield. The purge gas is utilized to remove volatized or ablated components during thermal processing, and to provide a gas of predetermined composition, such as oxygen-free, to the thermally processed area. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087548 | DUAL HEATING ELEMENT OF A COOKING APPLIANCE - A cooking appliance including a plurality of separately controlled cooking areas, a first heating element positioned below one of the plurality of separately controlled cooking areas, a second heating element positioned below the same separately controlled cooking area as the first heating element, and an infinite switch electrically coupled with the first heating element and operable to energize the first heating element to supply heat to the separately controlled cooking area when the infinite switch is located at a first position. The switch has an operational tolerance, and the first heating element is sized such that the separately controlled cooking area is maintained below a target cooking temperature when the infinite switch is located at the first position and is operating at an upper limit of the operational tolerance. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087549 | AQUARIUM HEATER - An aquarium heater includes a top cover, a ceramic heater plate arranged at the bottom side of the top cover, a temperature control knob arranged at the top side of the top cover, a circuit controller arranged at the bottom side of the top cover for controlling the ceramic heater plate to generate one of a series of watts of heat energy subject to setting of the temperature control knob, a metal heat sink surrounding the ceramic heater plate, and an insulative housing tightly attached to the bottom side of the top cover around the metal heat sink. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087550 | HEATING DEVICE FOR INSTALLATION IN A SWITCHGEAR CABINET - The invention relates to a heating device for installation in a switchgear cabinet, having a support and a heating body, wherein the support replaceably accommodates the heating body in a holder. Simple and secure mounting of the heating body on the support is achieved in that the holder has a contact surface to which limiting elements are attached, in that the limiting elements immobilize the heating body in a form-fitting manner transversely to the contact surface plane, and in that one or a plurality of locking elements are provided in the region of the holder, which immobilize the heating body in a form-fitting manner perpendicularly to the contact surface. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087551 | INSULATED CONDUCTORS WITH DIELECTRIC SCREENS - An insulated conductor heater includes an electrical conductor that produce heats when an electrical current is provided to the electrical conductor. An inner electrical insulator at least partially surrounds the electrical conductor. The inner electrical insulator includes a first insulation material and a second insulation material. The second insulation material has a higher dielectric constant than the first insulation material. An outer electrical insulator at least partially surrounds the inner electrical insulator. The outer electrical insulator includes the first insulation material. An outer electrical conductor at least partially surrounds the electrical insulator | 2013-04-11 |
20130087552 | METHOD OF PREPARING CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITE FIBERS, AND CARBON HEATING ELEMENT AND CARBON HEATER PREPARED BY USING THE FIBERS - Provided is a method of preparing carbon-carbon composite fibers including forming a mixed solution including a carbon precursor and an organic solvent, dipping carbon fibers in the mixed solution, and performing a heat treatment on the dipped carbon fibers to convert the carbon precursor into a carbon material and impregnating the carbon fibers with the carbon material. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087553 | Method for Heating a Cooking Vessel with an Induction Heating Device and Induction Heating Device - A method for heating a cooking vessel utilizing an induction heating device is provided. According to various aspects, the induction heating device includes a resonant circuit with an induction heating coil. A specified amount of energy may be supplied to the cooking vessel with the induction heating device depending on a heating power level selected by a user and/or on a cooking vessel type selected by the user. A parameter value of the resonant circuit which is dependent on a temperature of the cooking vessel, in particular of the bottom of the cooking vessel, may be determined and stored. The parameter value may be regulated to a setpoint which is dependent on the stored parameter value. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087554 | COOKER HOB DEVICE - A cooker hob device, in particular to an induction cooker hob device, includes at least one switching unit and at least one control apparatus. In order to obtain a high degree of efficiency, the control apparatus is constructed to automatically prompt the at least one switching unit in at least one operating cycle to switch in at least one entire first time interval using at least one switching parameter having a value which changes at least substantially continuously. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087555 | MICROWAVE OVEN - Disclosed is a microwave oven provided with: a heating chamber ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130087556 | Method for Preparing a Multi-Texture Food Product Using Microwave Interactive Packaging - A method for preparing a multi-texture food product from a dehydrated, shelf-stable dry food product using a microwave interactive package. The method comprises a two-part process for preparing the multi-texture food product resulting in a product having oven-baked attributes, such as browning and/or a dried and crispy outer texture, upon cooking in a microwave oven. The first step rehydrates the dehydrated food upon water addition and heating in the microwave while in the microwave interactive package. The second step comprises adding a sauce component to the rehydrated food and heating a second time in the microwave while in the microwave interactive package. The microwave interactive package contains a susceptor in at least a portion of its sidewall, which interacts with the adjacent food product to provide the desired oven-baked features. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087557 | Product And Package System To Produce Surface Color Change Through Retention Of Steam - A product and package system for producing surface color changes through the retention of steam is provided. The package includes a food base that is rehydrated in the package system in a microwave during a first heating step. A topping component including a browning material is added and then heated during a second heating step to produce browning characteristics to the surface of the food. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087558 | Portable Above-Ground Containment System and Method - An above-ground containment system comprises a plurality of truss assemblies, a band coupled to the truss assemblies, and a flexible liner. The truss assemblies are disposed in an arrangement defining a storage area. The band is coupled to the truss assemblies and encircles the storage area, and tensionably maintains the tress assemblies in the desired position. The liner is coupled to the truss assemblies and includes a central portion covering a base of the storage area. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087559 | CONTAINER FOR HOLDING AND DISPENSING SOLID OR LIQUID REFRESHMENT, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A container for holding and dispensing liquid or solid refreshment, includes a bottle and a bowl releasably coupleable to the bottle. The bottle includes a first side, a second side, a top and a bottom, that together define a cavity for holding refreshment, wherein the top includes an opening through which refreshment may pass to leave the cavity. The bowl includes a floor, a side and a wall, that together, define a cavity, wherein when the bowl is releasably coupled to the bottle: 1) the floor covers completely the bottle's first side, 2) the side covers completely the bottle's bottom, and 3) the wall extends over the bottle's second side. The container also includes a cap releasably coupleable to the bottle's top to prevent refreshment from passing through the top's opening. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087560 | BIODEGRADABLE SHEET AND AN ARRAY OF SEPARABLE POUCHES FOR LIQUIDS - Disclosed is a biodegradable sheet prepared from biodegradable material, a process for preparing the biodegradable sheet and uses thereof. One of the disclosed uses of the biodegradable sheet is in the preparation of a flexible liquid receptacle. Disclosed also is a flexible liquid receptacle arranged as an array of several receptacle units that are attached to one another and that may be detached from one another by tearing along a perforated line created between each two receptacle units. The disclosed array may also include a hanger, thus allowing the array to be hung from any appropriate means. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087561 | SEAMLESS CAN BODY - A seamless can body in which the flatness of a center panel of a bottom of the thin can body can be stably maintained and the can body has high pressure resistance, high formability, and excellent properties for an internal pressure test. The seamless can body has a can bottom shape having a rim portion protruding to an outside of the can, an annular concave portion protruding to an inside of the can, and a flat center panel extending continuously from an inner peripheral side of the annular concave portion with a corner portion interposed therebetween. The curvature radius (R | 2013-04-11 |
20130087562 | Electronically Augmented Smart Lock for Trash Containers - A smart lock that can be built into or mounted onto a trash container with a lid and a can consists of two interlocking parts. The smart lock contains a primary lock operably connected to a secondary lock. The primary lock can be opened in presence of the trash collection vehicle or by a command from the owner. The secondary lock can be opened by the same conditions or when it senses mechanical and gravitational movement characteristics of the collection process, only when the first lock is open. Each lock comprises a timer and electronic circuitry that detects authorized commands and opens the lock. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087563 | Drink Can Closure Element - According to the invention, a beverage can closure element ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130087564 | APPARATUS FOR OPENING AND CLOSING RESERVOIR - An apparatus for opening/closing a reservoir, capable of communicating the inside the reservoir with outside air and preventing oil stored in the reservoir from leaking to the outside, the apparatus including a cap coupled to an oil injection port of the reservoir storing oil and provided with an air passage connecting an entry positioned in a center of an inner surface of the cap to an exit positioned at an inner surface of an outer side in a radial direction of the cap to communicate with outside air, and a gasket provided between the inner surface of the cap and the oil injection port and provided in a center thereof with an air-passing hole to communicate the air passage with an inside the reservoir, wherein the air passage is connected in a way to pass through a position, which is spaced apart from the entry to the exit in a coaxial manner with respect to the entry, at least one time. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087565 | PUSH CATCH - The invention relates to a push catch ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130087566 | POLYMER COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR APPLYING SUCH COMPOSITION AND USE OF SUCH COMPOSITION IN RAILWAY TRACK STRUCTURES - A polymer composition comprises a) a component 1 comprising a silane-terminated prepolymer; and b) a component 2 comprising water; and c) a component 3 comprising a silanol condensation catalyst. The composition is packaged in at least two separate packages prior to application, wherein no package contains all three components 1 and 2 and 3. In the composition water is present in an amount of 0.01 to 10 pbw per 100 pbw of prepolymer present in the composition, and the apparent viscosities of each of the packages is at most | 2013-04-11 |
20130087567 | HIGH-PRESSURE TANK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF HIGH-PRESSURE TANK - A high-pressure tank configured to store a fluid includes: a liner; and a fiber-reinforced resin layer configured to include a fiber and to cover surface of the liner. The liner includes: a cylindrical liner portion in a cylindrical shape; and dome liner portions in a dome shape connected with respective sides of the cylindrical liner portion, each dome liner portion being connected with the cylindrical liner portion, such that an outer surface of the dome liner portion is inclined at a predetermined angle to an outer surface of the cylindrical liner portion. The fiber-reinforced, resin layer includes a hoop layer formed on the outer surface of the cylindrical liner portion to cover the outer surface of the cylindrical liner portion and provided by hoop winding that winds the fiber substantially perpendicularly to a central axis of the cylindrical liner portion. The hoop layer is formed, such that an outer surface of the hoop layer has a smaller angle than the predetermined angle to the outer surface of the dome liner portion at a boundary between the hoop layer and the dome liner portion. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087568 | LIGHTWEIGHT CONTAINER HAVING A REINFORCED BASE - A container made of thermoplastic material, including a body that extends between a neck and a base that is able to withstand, without significantly deforming, a hydrostatic pressure caused by the column of a liquid contained in the container, the column of liquid being increased by a pressure not exceeding 2×10 | 2013-04-11 |
20130087569 | Tank and Pressure Vessel Skirt Thermal Ratcheting Prevention Device - A Tank and Pressure Vessel Skirt Ratchet Prevention Device for the reduction or elimination of relative deflection of a tank or vessel ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130087570 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND TESTING STORAGE CONTAINMENT - In various embodiments, systems and methods are provided for constructing and testing of a barrier providing secondary containment for aboveground storage tanks. Concrete storage containers can be manufactured with primary steel tanks and spill containment formed using an airtight tank wrap. Concrete storage containers can be manufactured with a barrier providing secondary containment to meet or exceed most current codes and standards commonly required for the storage of petroleum, flammable, combustible and other hazardous liquids. Such storage containers can include one or more thermal barriers that provide enhanced resistance when subjected to liquid-pool/furnace fire tests. Additionally, a concrete exterior acts as a thermal mass reducing temperature variations. The concrete exterior further provides a non-corrosive, durable exterior having increased vehicle-impact and projectile-impact resistance. Due to the method of construction in some embodiments, concrete storage containers are provided which give thermal/vehicle impact/projectile resistance while also meeting expectations in weight and buoyancy criteria. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087571 | Straw-Loosening-Prevention Lid - A straw-loosening-prevention lid has a body and a straw part. The straw part has a through hole, multiple abutting fins, a straw hole, a closing flake and multiple connecting contacts. Because the straw hole is surrounded by the abutting fins, a diameter of the straw hole can be smaller than a diameter of a straw. When the straw is inserted downward into the straw hole, the abutting fins are pushed by the straw, are bent downward and then clamp the straw. Afterward, when the straw is going to move upward, the friction force between the straw and the abutting fins makes the abutting fins bend upward to the original angle and clamp the straw more tightly. As a result, the straw clamped by the abutting fins is hard to move upward, which prevents the straw from slipping out easily. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087572 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER HOLDER HAVING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL FIGURE - An insulated beverage container holder that incorporates a three-dimensional stuffed figure. Certain disclosed embodiments comprise three-dimensional stuffed figures of animals and, in some embodiments, of cartoon characters. Any three-dimensional object may be portrayed, such as scenes (e.g. a city), buildings (e.g. a castle), toys (e.g. an alphabet block or blocks), sporting equipment (e.g. a baseball and bats, or ballet slippers), etc. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087573 | CONTAINER - The container ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130087574 | SELF-SEALING DISPENSER INSERT AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A fluid dispenser is described that includes a dispenser, a cap, and an insert. The dispenser is flexible and includes a body portion and a cylindrical mouth portion extending from the body portion. The mouth portion has an opening defining a lip. The cap is operable to engage the mouth portion of the dispenser, said cap has an aperture therethrough operable to dispense a fluid stored within the dispenser. The insert is sized for placement within the opening, between the mouth portion and the cap and includes a substantially solid plug having a first and a second axial hole therethrough, a first reed valve operably attached to the plug to close the first axial hole from an outside of the dispenser, and a second reed valve operably attached to the plug to close the second axial hole from an inside of the dispenser. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087575 | Granular seasoning dispenser and method - A device and method are provided for metered dispensing of granular seasoning material. The device comprises a reservoir including a dispensing outlet, a metered dispensing member having an axis and a metering chamber comprising a peripheral cavity in the metered dispensing member, the metered dispensing member mounted for axial linear movement relative to the reservoir through the dispensing outlet to and from a filling position, in which the metering chamber is in communication with the interior of the reservoir, and a dispensing position, in which the metering chamber is in communication with the exterior of the reservoir, to permit gravity dispensing of a metered quantity of material from the metering chamber. Preferably, an actuation assembly for movement of the dispensing member comprises biasing means. A diffuser may be connected to the exterior of the reservoir below the dispensing outlet for evenly distributing dispensed material onto a target area. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087576 | Actuator Systems and Methods for Aerosol Wall Texturing - A system for dispensing texture material comprises a main container, an outlet assembly, and an aerosol valve assembly. The main container stores texture material and pressurized propellant material. The aerosol valve assembly is arranged to allow control of fluid flowing out of the main container. The outlet assembly is configured such that the cross-sectional area of the outlet opening corresponds to the desired pattern. The aerosol valve assembly is operated to allow the pressurized propellant material to force the texture material out of the main container through the outlet opening defined by the outlet assembly. The texture material forced out of the main container is deposited on the target surface in the desired pattern. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087577 | Method and apparatus for an ice conveyance system - An ice supply system delivers a product to a product engagement device having at least one product engagement jaw, and a discharge tube. An engaged product is delivered at an outlet of the tube. The ice supply system includes a sensor disposed in communication with a product stream to detect the product at a sensor elevation, and communicate the presence of product to a controller. The ice supply system further includes a product receptacle for receiving the engaged product. The product receptacle may be mobile or have an elevation adjustment, thereby providing the ability to create a product pile of a predetermined height beneath the discharge tube. In this configuration, the controller ceases the flow of product when the pile height reaches the sensor disposed in the discharge tube. Alternatively, the ice supply system includes a diverter to toggle between first and second flowpaths, thereby delivering engaged and non-engaged product. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087578 | CARTRIDGE DISPENSER WITH ROTATIONAL LOCK - Proposed is a dispenser for discharging at least one flowable component from a cartridge. The dispenser comprises a cartridge holder ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130087579 | Sanitation dispenser - A sanitation dispenser includes: an adjustable attaching mechanism to secure a sanitation dispenser to an existing structural member within an environment of a person so that the sanitation dispenser is accessible to the person for use while maintaining a seated, inclined, or laid out position, a compartment with an opening for receiving a consumable sanitation product such that the consumable sanitation product can be dispensed from the compartment via a dispensing outlet and replenished via the opening, a connecting member extending from the adjustable attaching mechanism to the compartment to form the sanitation dispenser, and a cover mating with the opening in the compartment to enclose the consumable sanitation product within the compartment for use of the sanitation dispenser by the person. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087580 | BEVERAGE TOWER WRAP - Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and apparatus for insulating and/or identifying beverages of a tower beverage dispenser. Particularly, a tower wrap can provide sufficient insulation to a beverage tower of the tower beverage dispenser. For example, the tower wrap can prevent substantial rise in temperature of the beverages located within the beverage tower, while the beverage passes through or remains within the beverage tower. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087581 | Flame Arresting and Dispensing Cap for Gel and Liquid Fuels for Ventless Fireplaces - A container-mounted dispensing structure for dispensing gel or liquid fuel into a fuel-containment reservoir of a ventless fireplace. The dispensing structure having an upstream member and a downstream member which are connected to each other. The upstream member defining a plurality of flame-restricting apertures through which fuel exits the container. The downstream member having a substantially larger dispensing aperture. The number of flame-restricting apertures and their size being selected to prevent flame ingress into the container and to allow sufficient flow into a manifold to facilitate single-stream, splash-free flow of fuel from the dispensing aperture into the reservoir. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087582 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A BEVERAGE DISPENSING ASSEMBLY - An ice portion control module is provided that includes an ice bin for storing ice having a base in the ice bin having one or more portion control compartments and one or more magnets associated with the one or more portion control compartments, the one or more portion control compartments having an interior volume to hold a predetermined portion of the ice, an actuator which moves the one or more portion control compartments between a fill position wherein the one or more portion control compartments holds the ice, and a dispense position wherein the predetermined portion of the ice is dispensed out of the one or more portion control compartments, and a sensor outside of the ice bin that detects the one or more magnets. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087583 | GREASE GUN - A lubricant dispenser and an electrical tool. The dispenser includes a housing; a reservoir for containing lubricant; a pump assembly operable to pump lubricant; and a purge assembly including a channel defined by the housing and extending between the reservoir and atmosphere, at least a portion of the channel extending along a channel axis through an opening in the housing and to atmosphere, and a plunger slidable along a plunger axis between a sealed position, in which the reservoir is isolated from atmosphere, and an open position, in which the reservoir is in fluid communication with atmosphere, the plunger axis extending at an angle with respect to the channel axis. The purge assembly may include a biasing member operable to bias the plunger toward the sealed position. The tool may be a dispenser and may include a motor supported by the housing; a trigger; and a trigger lock assembly. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087584 | Dual-Use Type Grease Gun - A dual-use type grease gun includes a grease barrel and an end lid covering the grease barrel. A handle and a press-grip are disposed to a side of the end lid. A movable handgrip is slidably disposed on the press-grip, and a positioning component capable of positioning the movable handgrip is further disposed to the movable handgrip. The moment arm length of the press-grip can be changed to allow a user to select a single hand or both hands for operation by regulating the position of the movable handgrip relative to the press-grip according to different work environments and demands. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087585 | BEVERAGE SAVER/POURER - A beverage pourer/saver having a unique ball stopper mechanism is provided. A ball stopper lifting mechanism is incorporated into the spout of the pourer and is configured so as to allow a ball stopper to operate to both seal the container when not in used, and provide a smooth pouring action during use. The ball stopper lifting mechanism lifts the ball stopper during a pouring action such that the poured liquid can pass under the ball stopper, while simultaneously allowing air to pass over the ball stopper. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087586 | TUNDISH NOZZLE EXCHANGING DEVICE, AND TUNDISH NOZZLE FOR USE IN THE DEVICE - A tundish nozzle is used in a device for exchanging tundish nozzles juxtaposed at a bottom of a tundish. The device includes a pair of first arms pressing and supporting a first lower nozzle located at an undersurface of a first upper nozzle, the first upper nozzle being placed at the bottom of the tundish. The device includes a pair of second arms pressing and supporting a second lower nozzle located at an undersurface of a second upper nozzle, the second upper nozzle being placed at the bottom of the tundish and next to the first upper nozzle. The pair of first arms and the pair of second arms are adjoined to each other, the pairs at least partly overlapping. The tundish nozzle includes a zirconia based nozzle inserted into an alumina based refractory, and is one of the first and second lower and upper nozzles. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087587 | Garment Hanger - The present invention relates to a method and device for display and/or storage of garments or other items of apparel such as skirts, dresses, ties, scarves, hats, jewelery and the like. In particular, the present invention provides a garment hanger comprising at least one rung member, wherein the at least one rung member comprises: first attachment formations disposed on the outer periphery of the rung member and adapted to receive a first portion of a first garment and; second attachment formations disposed within the outer periphery of the rung member and adapted to receive a second portion of a second garment. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087588 | SUPPORT, HOLDING, AND/OR CARRYING APPARATUS - A support, holding, and/or carrying apparatus, especially for a device that has an elongate and movable arm which serves as a support, holder, or carrier, therein the arm includes a hose provided for receiving a gaseous or liquid medium, which hose, when it has received the medium under pressure, is elastically bendable, and provided at the ends of the hose are elements for connecting the element to another part of the carrying apparatus and/or to the device. The elements are flanges connected gas-tight to the ends of the hose; preferably at least one of the flanges is provided with a valve for filling the hose with the medium. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087589 | BACKPACK FRAME AND BAG SYSTEM - A backpack system is provided including an external frame, a pack bag and a sling configured for extending between the frame and pack bag providing a space between the frame and pack bag for accommodating heavy or bulky cargo therebetween. The sling can be extended or retracted in order to selectively adjust the distance between the pack bag and frame. The backpack system may also include a pouch for supporting a lower end of relatively long object therein, which may be carried in the space between the pack bag and frame. In one embodiment, the pack bag is equipped with stiffening members for supporting the pack bag when not mounted directly to the frame. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087590 | STORAGE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A storage apparatus for a vehicle may include a rear bumper having a back beam mounted under an inner space thereof, and a storage case provided in a space above the rear bumper, having a portion exposed to the outside formed so as to coincide with an outer surface of the rear bumper, and drawn-out/drawn-in by being slid to the outside in a state in which a load is supported above the back beam. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087591 | STORAGE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A storage apparatus for a vehicle may include a rear bumper having a back beam mounted under an inner space thereof, a storage case provided in a space above the rear bumper and drawn-out/drawn-in by being sled to the outside in the state in which a load is supported by the top of the back beam, and a bumper door rotatably provided on an end of the storage case so as to open and close the storage case and formed so that a portion exposed to the outside coincides with an outer surface of the rear bumper. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087592 | Tool Set For Marine Applications - A toolset for marine applications that includes improved handle for buckets that provides an improved flexible gripping strap, and further provides a method of securely attaching the flexible gripping strap to specially formed spiked hooks that attach to a bucket. The spiked hook is inserted into a central channel of the flexible gripping strap. The hook has a distal end with angled spikes that allow the hook to be inserted into the central channel, but are angled such that they cannot be withdrawn. The hook further has a proximal end with an open hook that can be easily attached or detached from a bucket. The tool set further has specially formed wrenches that allow a user to adjust stopcocks that are located in hard to reach locations. The wrenches have open ends and slotted sides to allow them to adjust the stopcocks in multiple ways. That alternative use for the spiked hook is shown which allows it to be used to clean lobsters. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087593 | WRIST HOLDER FOR TRANSPORTING AND USING ELECTRONIC DEVICES, WITH ANTI-ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION PROTECTION - Wrist holder for transporting and using electronic devices, with an anti-electromagnetic radiation protection which allows an easy and healthy transport of devices, such as a mobile phone, keeping it away from the genital area, which is usually the case, thus achieving a quick and easy access to the device, while permitting to operate most of its functions, without even removing it from the case, not to mention the possibility of rotation at 360° for a better handling. It has an open case on one of its sides for introducing the device, an oscillating piece for closing the case, a pair of belts, a quick coupling system to connect the case and its base by way of a circular coupling, in addition to being equipped with an anti-radiation shield for the wrist, which then becomes the new contact area. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087594 | DRIVING DEVICE - According to one aspect of the application, a tool for driving a fastening element into an underlying surface comprises an energy transmission element for transmitting energy to the fastening element. The energy transmission element is preferably movable between an initial position and a setting position, the energy transmission device being in the initial position before the driving process and in the setting position after the driving process. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087595 | STAPLE REFILL, STAPLER, AND CARTRIDGE - A staple refill including a refill body accommodating sheet-type connected staples. The refill body includes a bottom wall, a right wall provided on a right side of the bottom wall and formed with a vertically extending right guide slot, and a left wall provided on a left side of the bottom wall and formed with a vertically extending left guide slot. A pressing member is provided in the refill body in a movable manner to press the sheet-type connected staples. The pressing member includes a guide shaft guided along the right and left guide slots. The guide shaft includes a right end portion protruding outside the right wall through the right guide slot, and a left end portion protruding outside the left wall through the left guide slot. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087596 | Surgical Stapling System - A system is provided for joining two tubular structures by a surgical stapling procedure. The system includes a series of sizers, a specifically designed graft, a loading unit, a wand, a tourniquet, and a stapling instrument. As a result, a plurality of staples may be simultaneously deployed quickly and accurately in a circumferential pattern so as to join together two tubular structures. The system may be used in either an open surgical procedure or laparascopically. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087597 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A surgical instrument. The surgical instrument has an end effector and a trigger in communication with the end effector. The surgical instrument also has a first sensor and an externally accessible memory device in communication with the first sensor. The first sensor has an output that represents a first condition of either the trigger or the end effector. The memory device is configured to record the output of the first sensor. In various embodiments, memory device may include an output port and/or a removable storage medium. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087598 | Medical Stapler - A medical device for delivering a staple formed from a shape memory material is disclosed. The staple includes a first tine and a second tine connected by a bridge. The staple may be disposed within the medical device in an open position. The medical device is configured to sequentially deliver the first tine and the second tine, respectively, to opposing body tissues. Upon warming up to a temperature at or above a transformation temperature of the shape memory material, the staple may assume a closed position, thus drawing together opposing body tissues and closing an incision. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087599 | DUAL STAPLE CARTRIDGE FOR SURGICAL STAPLER - A surgical stapler includes and end effector configured to receive an upper staple cartridge and a lower staple cartridge. The lower staple cartridge includes staple drivers disposed at a non-perpendicular or oblique angle. The staple drivers may be oppositely angled relative to the perpendicular. The staple drivers may further be coupled to an actuation member that pivots the staple drivers to the perpendicular prior to stapling. The actuation members may be actuated by the firing bar and/or by a wedge sled. The upper staple cartridge may also include angled staple drivers that are pivotable to the perpendicular. The upper staple cartridge and/or the lower staple cartridge may also include staple forming pockets. Alternatively, one staple driver may be perpendicular and second staple driver may be at a non-perpendicular angle. The second staple driver may be actuated into an angled stamped recess. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087600 | Grasping Jaw Mechanism - A surgical device is disclosed which includes a handle assembly, an elongated member and a disposable loading unit. The handle assembly includes a mode selection mechanism configured to alternate the surgical device between a first grasping mode of operation and a second clamping mode of operation. The handle assembly includes a rotation control member and an articulation lever. The rotation control member is configured to facilitate rotation of the elongated member with respect to the handle assembly. The articulation lever is configured to facilitate articulation of the tool assembly about an axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of elongated member. In one embodiment, the tool assembly includes a cartridge assembly having a plurality of staples and an anvil assembly configured to clamp and staple tissue in the second clamping mode of operation of the device. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087601 | Tissue Stop for Surgical Instrument - A surgical including a handle assembly, an elongated portion, an end effector, and a stop member is disclosed. The elongated portion extends distally from the handle assembly. The end effector is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the elongated portion and includes a first jaw member and a second jaw member. At least one jaw member is movable with respect to the other jaw member between spaced and approximated positions. The stop member is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the first jaw member and is pivotable with respect to the first jaw member between a first position, a significant portion of the stop member being positioned external to the first jaw member, and a second position capturing the tissue between the first jaw member and second jaw member. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087602 | Staple Drive Assembly - A staple drive assembly includes an actuation sled and at least one staple pusher. The staple drive assembly is adapted to fit within a staple cartridge having a plurality of staples and a corresponding number of retention slots. The at least one staple pusher includes at least one pusher plate for releasably engaging a backspan of a staple. The staple pusher may include a plurality of pusher plates that may be laterally and longitudinally spaced apart. An actuation member has at least one angled camming surface for engaging a complimentary angled surface of the at least one staple pusher. Camming engagement between the actuation member and the at least one staple pusher causes vertical movement of the at least one staple pusher. Lateral and longitudinal offset of the actuation member camming surfaces and the corresponding staple pusher following surfaces improves stability and control of the staple pusher during firing. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087603 | Variable Compression Surgical Fastener Apparatus - A surgical fastener applying apparatus includes an anvil section and a cartridge section, where the cartridge section and the anvil section are movable from an unclamped position to a clamped position. The cartridge section has a plurality of retention slots, a plurality of first surgical fasteners and a plurality of second surgical fasteners. The plurality of first surgical fasteners has a first backspan with a first configuration and the plurality of second surgical fasteners has a second backspan with a second different configuration. In addition, when the first configuration applies a first compressive force to tissue and the second configuration applies a second different compressive force to tissue. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087604 | ROTARY TOOL - A friction stir welding tool is provided which allows for excellent wear resistance and high joining strength even in a process of joining difficult-joining materials. A friction stir welding tool of the present invention is used for a friction stir welding process and includes a base material. The base material includes a hard phase and a binder phase. The hard phase includes TiCN. The binder phase is made of an iron group metal. A mass ratio B | 2013-04-11 |
20130087605 | CONDUCTIVE BONDING MATERIAL, CONDUCTOR BONDING METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PRODUCTION METHOD - A conductive bonding material comprising: a first metal particle; a second metal particle having an average particle diameter larger than an average particle diameter of the first metal particle; and a third metal particle having an average particle diameter larger than the average particle diameter of the first metal particle, a relative density larger than a relative density of the first metal particle, and a melting point higher than a melting point of the second metal particle. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087606 | REFERENCE APPARATUS - Reference apparatus and storage and dispensing apparatus (such as for storing and/or dispensing the reference apparatus) are disclosed. In some embodiments, the reference apparatus may include a unitary planar material having a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel disposed between the first and second panels. The first and second panels may be configured to be folded between a folded position in which the first and second panels are parallel to the third panel, and an unfolded position in which the first and second panels are coplanar with the third panel relative to the folded position. One of the first and second panels may include an attachment portion configured to receive a receiving portion of the other of the first and second panels to secure the first, second, and third panels together in the folded position. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087607 | BLANK AND CONTAINER HAVING AN ANTI-BUCKLING MECHANISM - A blank of sheet material for forming a container is provided. The blank includes a tray panel assembly, a cover panel assembly, a fold line connecting the tray panel assembly and the cover panel assembly, and an anti-buckling mechanism interrupting the fold line. The anti-buckling mechanism includes a series of cuts positioned at least partially below the fold line in the tray panel assembly. The series of cuts extends more than half a length of the fold line. Each cut of the series of cuts is substantially straight. The anti-buckling mechanism further includes an upper cut line defined in the cover panel assembly. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087608 | System and Method of Enhancing Consumer Ability to Obtain Information Via Bar Codes - A system and method to use bar codes to facilitate obtaining information as to a product or service. A smart phone, with a downloaded scanning app. can scan a bar code associated with a product or service. Information can be extracted from the code by the phone and the scanning app. and forwarded automatically to a web server, via one or more computer networks. The server can analyze the information and extract other, responsive data from its data base. The responsive data can be downloaded to the scanning device for use with the product or service. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087609 | Medical Device Tracking System and Method - Methods and systems for accurately tracking medical devices using a two-dimensional (2D) matrix code are disclosed. Scan data, location data, and status data may be received by a processor. The scan data may comprise identification information corresponding to a medical device; the location data may comprise location information corresponding to the medical device; and the status data may comprise status information corresponding to the medical device. Once the scan data, location data, and status data has been received, the scan data, the location data and the status data may be stored. Next, at least one medical-device characteristic may be determined, based on at least the scan data and the status data, and once the medical-device characteristic is determined, the medical-device characteristic may be displayed on a graphical display. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087610 | TOTAL HISTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD USING RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAG AND BARCODE - Provided is a total history management system and method using a radio frequency indentification (RFID) tag and a barcode, which may efficiently manage individual products using a barcode and an RFID tag that may provide environmental information for management of the individual products. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087611 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING IDENTIFICATION AND INFORMATION, AND FOR SCHEDULING ALERTS - A device and system for providing identification and medical information are disclosed. The device includes a readable code that contains medical biographical information of the subject, a programmable reporter element that is programmed to electronically store at least one particular event relating to the subject, and a signal producing element functionally related to the programmable reporter element. The system includes collecting and storing medical biographical information of a subject, embedding the medical biographical information in a readable code of the device, and scanning the readable code of the device worn by or in the possession of the subject using an appliance to retrieve the medical biographical information of the subject. The medical biographical information allows medical professionals to obtain the subject's medical information in order to provide medical care. Also disclosed is an integrated system for alerting subjects to upcoming events related to their continued care. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087612 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF AN IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT THAT CAN BE DISPLAYED ON A MOBILE DEVICE. - A method for producing an identification document that can be displayed on a mobile communication device of an ID user and a server arrangement for carrying out the method, an identification document, in particular for the authentication of authorizations or qualifications of a person and the use of this identification document for processing transactions at a transaction terminal and a method for the management of the identification documents. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087613 | IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION ACCESS DEVICE - The present invention provides an identification information access device configured to read identification information stored in an RFID tag even if the RFID tag is located at a position at which identification information of the RFID tag has been difficult to read. An identification information access device includes: a first antenna unit configured to read identification information stored in an RFID IC tag included in a storage medium; a control device configured to be electrically connected to the first antenna unit and to drive the first antenna unit so as to acquire the identification information in accordance with an electromagnetic wave transmitted from the first antenna unit; and a second antenna unit configured to be independent from the first antenna unit, to be disposed at a position separated from the first antenna unit, and not to be electrically connected to the first antenna unit and to the control device. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087614 | AUDIO JACK COUPLED SECURE MAGNETIC CARD READER - Audio jack coupled secure magnetic card readers in accordance with embodiments of the invention are described. One embodiment includes reading data from at least one track of data encoded on a magnetic stripe using a magnetic read head, encrypting the data using an encryption circuit, encoding the encrypted data into a transmission format using an encoder, passing the encoded data through an anti-aliasing filter to generate a data signal, and transmitting the data signal. on the microphone channel of an audio jack. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087615 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SAFE USE OF MAGNETIC STRIP CARDS - This invention relates to a method and system to ensure the safe use of magnetic strip cards in order to prevent the theft of information contained in the magnetic strip of a industry standard magnetic strip card. Security system enabling the safe use of magnetic strip cards that implements the method, composed of a half-cylinder, equipped with a special slot of a thickness almost similar to the magnetic strip card and wide of one card length, a mechanical card loading and rotating device, card presence and position sensors, electrical motors for the mechanical system, an overall electronic command and control module and the physical security box containing all parts of the system. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087616 | MAGNETIC CODING SYSTEM WITH DEPOSIT OF MAGNETIC AREAS PRODUCED BY AT LEAST TWO MAGNETIC INK TYPES WITH DIFFERENT COERCITIVE FIELDS, DEPOSITED IN AN AT LEAST PARTIAL OVERLAY - The present invention relates to a security element, particularly for banknotes, security cards, passports, identity cards and the like, comprising at least one magnetic area formed of at least a first and a second magnetic material having at least one different magnetic property. The second magnetic material partially covers the first magnetic material. The first magnetic material is exposed at least at two sides of the second magnetic material such that both in a first extension direction of the security element and in a second extension direction perpendicular to the first extension direction there is a change from the first magnetic material to the second magnetic material. Further, a method for reading a security element according to the invention, a system for reading a security element according to the invention, and a method for manufacturing a security element according the invention are described. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087617 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF READING TARGETS ARBITRARILY ORIENTED IN IMAGING WORKSTATIONS - An apparatus for and method of electro-optically reading targets arbitrarily oriented in a workstation, such as a dual window workstation, employs a solid-state imager for capturing return light from the targets over a field of view. The imager has an array of sensors arranged along mutually perpendicular array axes. An optical system splits the field of view into a plurality of subfields of view that extend through a workstation window to a target. One subfield is optically configured to enable the imager to capture light from the target along one array axis. Another subfield is optically configured to enable the imager to capture light from the target along the other array axis. A controller processes the captured light in both the one and the other subfields to enable the reading of the arbitrarily oriented target in the workstation independently of target orientation relative to the array axes. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087618 | DISTINCTIVE NOTICE FOR DIFFERENT SYMBOLOGY INFORMATION - An indicia reader is adapted for hand held operation to read information bearing indicia (IBI) at a point of transaction (POT) and is operated by: configuring the indicia reader in a store to provide at least one store specific indicia read notice; reading an IBI at a POT with the indicia reader and providing the at least one store specific indicia read notice to a customer when each IBI is read. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087619 | BARCODE SCANNER APPARATUS AND MODE-SWITCHING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A barcode scanner apparatus ( | 2013-04-11 |
20130087620 | METHOD OF, AND SYSTEM AND LABEL FOR, AUTHENTICATING OBJECTS IN SITU - A method of, and a system and a label for, authenticating an object in situ create an authentication pattern signature for the object to be authenticated, associate a random distribution of multiple, three-dimensional elements with the object, aim a portable, handheld, image capture device at the object to capture return light from the elements as a single image, verify from the single image that the elements are three-dimensional, process the single image to generate an image pattern of the elements, compare the image pattern with the authentication pattern signature, and indicate that the object is authentic when the image pattern matches the authentication pattern signature. | 2013-04-11 |
20130087621 | PRODUCING A CARD AND CARD HOLDER - Described are methods for producing a card. The methods include providing a transparent plastic layer, printing at least one first labeling layer of the card on the plastic layer, printing at least one middle layer of the card on the first labeling layer of the card, printing at least one second labeling layer of the card on the middle layer of the card, and severing the card from the layer arrangement. Also described are methods for simultaneously producing a card and a card holder. The methods further include producing a predetermined breaking point between the card and the card holder, and severing the card and card holder from the layer arrangement, with the card and the card holder remaining connected to each other by way of the predetermined breaking point. | 2013-04-11 |