16th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100100959 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND ANALYZING MULTIPLE INTERFACES AND MULTIPLE PROTOCOLS - The present invention is a system and method for providing security for a mobile device by analyzing data being transmitted or received by multiple types of networks. The invention can provide security for many types of network interfaces on a mobile device, including: Bluetooth, WiFi, cellular networks, USB, SMS, infrared, and near-field communication. Data is gathered at multiple points in a given processing pathway and linked by a protocol tracking component in order to analyze each protocol present in the data after an appropriate amount of processing by the mobile device. Protocol analysis components are utilized dynamically to analyze data and are re-used between multiple data pathways so as to be able to support an arbitrary number of network data pathways on a mobile device without requiring substantial overhead. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100960 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING DATA OF NETWORK USERS - A system and method for protecting data of network users are provided. A user end device is connected to a routing device. Then, the routing device directs data packets of the user end device into a data protection device connected to the routing device in series, according to profiles corresponding to the user end device. Security services are performed on the received data packets by the data protection device, thereby providing effective data security protection services to network users and overcoming the drawbacks of high costs and high maintenance required for self-configuration of such mechanisms in prior techniques. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100961 | INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM - An intrusion detection system monitors the rate and characteristics of Internet attacks on a computer network and filters attack alerts based upon various rates and frequencies of the attacks. The intrusion detection system monitors attacks on other hosts and determines if the attacks are random or general attacks or attacks directed towards a specific computer network and generates a corresponding signal. The intrusion detections system also tests a computer network's vulnerability to attacks detected on the other monitored hosts. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100962 | INTERNET SECURITY DYNAMICS ASSESSMENT SYSTEM, PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND RELATED METHODS - Systems, program product, and methods related to dynamic Internet security and risk assessment and management, are provided. For example, a system, program product, and method of identifying and servicing actual customer requests to a defended or protected computer or server can include the steps/operations of receiving by the defended computer, a service request from each of a plurality of IP addresses associated with a separate one of a plurality of service requesting computers, sending an inspection code adapted to perform a virtual attack on each existing service requesting computers at each respective associated IP address, and restricting provision of services from the defended computer to a subset of the service requesting computers identified for restriction when a security feature of the respective service requesting computer is determined to have been defeated by the virtual attack. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100963 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTACK AND MALWARE PREVENTION - The present invention is a system and method for detecting and preventing attacks and malware on mobile devices such as a cell phones, smartphones or PDAs, which are significantly limited in power consumption, computational power, and memory. The invention enables mobile devices to analyze network data, executable data files, and non-executable data files in order to detect and prevent both known and unknown attacks and malware over vectors that are not typically protected by desktop and server security systems. Security analysis is performed by a combination of “known good,” “known bad,” and decision components. The invention identifies known good executables and/or known characteristics of network data or data files that must be present in order for the data to be considered good. Furthermore, known good and known bad identifier databases may be stored on a server which may be queried by a mobile device. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100964 | SECURITY STATUS AND INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM - The present invention provides a system and method for reporting security information relating to a mobile device. The invention enables a security assessment to be displayed in various formats on the mobile device display or on a client computer. A security component identifies security events on the mobile device that are processed on the mobile device or by a server. The security component then determines a security assessment for the mobile device based upon the detected security events. The security assessment display may be persistent in the form of a desktop widget or dashboard on a client computer, or home-screen item on the mobile device. This allows a user or administrator to verify that security protection on the device is functioning and to be alerted if the device needs attention without having to specifically seek the information, thereby enabling immediate response to potential security problems. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100965 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REMEDIATION MANAGEMENT - In one embodiment, software for remediation management is operable to automatically identify an asset in an enterprise network. One or more vulnerabilities of the identified asset is automatically identified based on comparing the identified asset to content associated with the one or more vulnerabilities. At least a portion of the content is collected from a plurality of third party content providers. Other example software for remediation management may be operable to identify one or more vulnerabilities of an asset based on comparing the asset to content associated with the one or more vulnerabilities and automatically generate remediations for the asset based on the content associated with the one or more vulnerabilities. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100966 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BLOCKING INSTALLATION OF SOME PROCESSES - A method includes providing a processor comprising memory for storing of blacklist data therein and memory for storing of programming data therein for execution on the processor. Version data indicative of a version of first programming data is retrieved from memory external to the processor. The version data is compared with blacklist data stored within the processor. When the blacklist data is indicative of the version data indicating a version of the programming data that is blacklisted, then the processor other than executes the first programming data. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100967 | SECURE COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT - A secure collaborative environment to facilitate the sharing of confidential information between organizations, which can be used in conjunction with existing infrastructure. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100968 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes an input receiving unit for receiving an input of identification information to identify a user; a storage unit for storing the identification information and usage authority of the user with respect to a function of the image processing apparatus; a control information storage unit for storing unregistered user control information for allowing an unregistered user with usage authority not registered in the storage unit to use a minimum function of the image processing apparatus; a determining unit for searching the storage unit according to the identification information and determining whether the identification information is registered; and a control unit for controlling to allow the unregistered user to use the minimum function according to the unregistered user control information when the determining unit determines that the identification information is not registered in the storage unit. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100969 | COPYRIGHT PROTECTION DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND REPRODUCTION DEVICE - If playback devices are prohibited from playing back contents recorded in R media, there occurs a problem that it takes more time to manufacture commercial ROM media. Conversely, if playback devices are permitted to play back contents recorded in R media, there occurs a problem that copyrights might be infringed. In view of these, the aim of the present invention is to provide a content protection data processing system and a playback device capable of determining whether to permit playback of a content recorded in a recording medium, based on a medium type of the recording medium and a signature type of a signature attached to a program, and switching a procedure relating to a digital signature for each signature type of the digital signature. This enables both the protection of the copyright of the content and the efficient manufacturing of commercial ROM media. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100970 | ENFORCING ALIGNMENT OF APPROVED CHANGES AND DEPLOYED CHANGES IN THE SOFTWARE CHANGE LIFE-CYCLE - On a host, host content change requests are intercepted in real-time. In a tracking mode, the change requests are logged and allowed to take effect on the host. In an enforcement mode, the change requests are logged and additionally compared against authorized change policies and a determination is made whether to allow the change to take effect or to block the changes, thereby enforcing the authorized change policies on the host. Tracking and enforcement can be done in real-time. In either mode and at any time, the logged changes can be reconciled against a set of approved change orders in order to identify classes of changes, including changes that were deployed but not approved and changes that were approved but not deployed. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100971 | SYSTEM FOR EMBEDDING DATA - A method and system including receiving marking information, determining, at least in part, based on the marking information, a plurality of color element additives, adding the plurality of color element additives to at least one color element of a video frame, wherein the at least one color element includes a color element R, a color element G, and a color element B. Related methods and systems are also described. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100972 | APPROACHES FOR A LOCATION AWARE CLIENT - Techniques for performing an action, based on the present location of a client, to protect resources of the client from theft or unauthorized access. A server may intermittently receive, from a client, location information such as GPS information, triangulation information based on one or more Wi-Fi access points, and IP trace information. The server may determine the client's location by (a) determining, for an interval of time, whether GPS information, triangulation information, and IP trace information are available for the client, and (b) based on the available GPS information, triangulation information, and IP trace information, determining the present location of the client, e.g., by determining a weighted arithmetic mean or by using a sequence of types of location information ordered based on accuracy. In response to following a security policy, the server may perform an action, specified by the security policy, based on the present location of the client. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100973 | CRANIAL AND VERTEBRAL DEFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH LOSS-OF-FUNCTION OF NELL1 - The mouse Nell1 cDNA and amino acid sequences are disclosed. Also disclosed is a Nell1 knock-out mouse with several bone- and cartilage-related defects. On the molecular level, the loss of Nell1 function led to reduced expression of certain extracellular matrix proteins. The disclosure here provides new tools for studying bone and cartilage development as well as new drug screening and treatment strategies for bone- and cartilage-related diseases and conditions. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100974 | Models of Malignant Brain Cancer, and Therapeutic siRNAs Against Oncogenic Signaling Pathways, and Methods and Kits for Uses Therefor - Methods for screening compounds to treat an oncological disorder regulated through a tumor-inducing pathway are provided. The compounds are administered to non-human animal subjects having a disease model, so that the subjects display pathology symptoms that correspond to the oncological disorder in humans. The subjects carry a regulatable transgene expression, of which is associated with tumor formation, and further carry regulatable genes for suppression of tumor formation. The disease-pathology symptoms are induced using a site-specific recombination system to induce expression of the transgene associated with tumor formation and negatively regulate or eliminate the genes for suppression of the tumor formation. The methods further involve analyzing tumor formation in subjects administered the compound and comparing appearance and amount of tumors in the subjects administered the compound with control subjects not administered the compound. Also included are a vector for engineering a disease model and a kit for its use. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100975 | SILK PROTEINS - The present invention provides silk proteins, as well as nucleic acids encoding these proteins. The present invention also provides recombinant cells and/or organisms which synthesize silk proteins. Silk proteins of the invention can be used for a variety of purposes such as in the manufacture of personal care products, plastics, textiles, and biomedical products. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100976 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATED TO APOBEC-1 EXPRESSION - Disclosed are methods and compositions related to APOBEC-1. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100977 | PROBE FOR VISUALIZING CELL-CYCLE - An object of an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a method with which it is possible to easily distinguish a proliferation phase of a cell cycle from a resting phase thereof in real time. The object of the embodiment of the present invention is attained by providing a method for performing phase identification of the cell cycle, the method including: visualizing one or more gene-expression products as markers whose amounts in a cell change in a cell-cycle dependent manner; and detecting the products so as to distinguish the proliferation phase of the cell cycle from the resting phase thereof. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100978 | RNAi MEDIATED EXPRESSION INHIBITION OF A CHOLINERGIC PROTEIN - The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences producing at least one functional miRNA, at least one functional shRNA and/or at least one functional siRNA, said miRNA, shRNA or siRNA being designed to silence the expression of a gene that encodes a cholinergic protein. The present invention further relates to compositions and kits comprising such nucleic acid sequences as well as to uses thereof. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100979 | BIOMARKER SPECIFIC FOR CANCER - It is an object of the present invention to provide diagnostic reagents, pharmaceuticals and the like for particular diseases, and providing means that are useful in developing such reagents, pharmaceuticals and the like. The present invention provides a novel polypeptide and a specific partial peptide thereof, as well as a novel polynucleotide and a specific partial nucleotide thereof, that can be used as cancer-specific biomarkers; an expression vector for such a polynucleotide and a specific partial peptide thereof; a transformant incorporating such an expression vector; an antisense molecule, RNAi-inducing nucleic acid (e.g., siRNA), aptamer, or antibody for a cancer-specific biomarker, and a composition comprising the same; a mammalian cell or non-human mammal wherein the expression or a function of a cancer-specific biomarker is regulated; a measuring means (e.g., primer set, nucleic acid probe, antibody, aptamer) for a cancer-specific biomarker, and a reagent comprising them and the like. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100980 | Methods and Compositions to Enhance Plant Breeding - The present invention provides breeding methods and compositions to enhance the germplasm of a plant. The methods describe the identification and accumulation of transgenes and favorable haplotype genomic regions in the germplasm of a breeding population of crop plants. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100981 | WUSCHEL (WUS) GENE HOMOLOGS - This invention relates to isolated polynucleotides encoding WUS polypeptides. The invention further provides isolated WUS polypeptides. The invention also provides methods of using the polynucleotides to modulate the level of WUS, improve transformation efficiency, to stimulate plant cell growth, including stem cells, to stimulate organogenesis, to stimulate somatic embryogenesis, to induce apomixis, and to provide a positive selection for cells comprising the polynucleotide. The invention also relates to cells, plants and seeds comprising the polynucleotides of the invention or produced by the methods of the invention. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100982 | Preparation of Organisms with Faster Growth and/Or Higher Yield - A method for preparing a nonhuman organism with faster growth and/or increased yield in comparison with a reference organism, which method comprises increasing the activity of L450 in said organism or in one or parts thereof in comparison with a reference organism. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100983 | TRUNCATION OF THE C-TERMINAL END OF ALPHA-AMYLASE - The present invention is directed to C-terminal truncated α-amylase polypeptides, nucleic acid sequences encoding the truncated α-amylase polypeptides, and methods of using the same. Further provided are expression cassettes, plants and plant parts expressing the nucleic acid sequence encoding the truncated α-amylase. Expression of the truncated α-amylase in a plant cell results in enhanced accumulation of biologically-active α-amylase, or enhanced secretion of the α-amylase from the plant cell, compared to the accumulation or secretion of a full length α-amylase. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100984 | Transgenic Plants Exhibiting Increased Resistance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses or Accelerated Flowering Time and Methods for Producing the Same - The invention relates to plants, especially transgenic plants, plant parts and plant cells overproducing a secretory phospholipase A2 protein (e.g. sPLA2-a or sPLA2-b) and having an enhanced resistance against a wide range of abiotic (e.g., against osmotic stress) and biotic stress (e.g., bacterial, or fungal infections) conditions as well as inducing early flowering. The invention also comprises nucleic acid sequences encoding a secretory phospholipase A2 or functional isoforms thereof and the use of such sequences for rendering plants resistant against abiotic and biotic stress conditions. The invention is useful for mitigating crop damages by a wide variety of pathogen infections and stress conditions and for accelerating flowering time. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100985 | Methods and Compositions for Increasing the Nitrogen Storage Capacity of a Plant - The present invention provides methods and compositions for making and using transgenic plants that exhibit increased nitrogen storage capacity compared to wild-type plants. Methods of the invention comprise inducing overexpression of monocot-derived vegetative storage proteins (VSPs) in plants, particularly in monocots. In some embodiments, at least one nucleotide construct comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the ZmLox6 protein or a biologically active fragment or variant thereof is introduced into a plant. Depending upon the objective, the nucleotide construct may optionally comprise an operably linked coding sequence for a vacuolar sorting signal or plastid transit peptide in order to direct storage of the ZmLox6 protein or biologically active fragment or variant thereof into the vacuolar compartment or plastid compartment, respectively, of the cells in which the VSP is expressed. The invention further provides methods for producing plants with increased nitrogen content and/or increased nutritional value, which is desirable in commercial crops, including those used for forage, silage and grain production. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100986 | PROMOTER FOR THE HIGH LEVEL EXPRESSION IN PLANT-TISSUE CULTURE AND VECTOR USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a promoter (SEQ ID NO.: 1) inducing high level expression of a target gene in plant tissue cultured cells, derived from the sweetpotato gene of Ran GTPase, small GTP binding protein, a plant transformation vector for carrying the same and a method for expressing a foreign gene in plant cell using the vector. The activity of promoter according to the present invention is higher than that of universal CaMV 35S promoter in transgenic suspension cultured cell lines, calluses and adventitious roots. Thus, the promoter is useful in the generation of transgenic cell lines including cultured roots to produce valuable materials such as medicinal or industrial proteins in a large quantities with plant tissue cultured cells. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100987 | NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES AND OTHER MOLECULES ASSOCIATED WITH THE TOCOPHEROL PATHWAY - The present invention is in the field of plant biochemistry. More specifically the invention relates to nucleic acid sequences from plant cells, in particular, nucleic acid sequences from maize and soybean associated with the tocopherol synthesis pathway enzymes. The invention encompasses nucleic acid molecules that encode proteins and fragments of proteins. In addition, the invention also encompasses proteins and fragments of proteins so encoded and antibodies capable of binding these proteins or fragments. The invention also relates to methods of using the nucleic acid molecules, proteins and fragments of proteins and antibodies, for example for genome mapping, gene identification and analysis, plant breeding, preparation of constructs for use in plant gene expression and transgenic plants. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100988 | Herbicide Resistance Gene, Compositions and Methods - The present disclosure provides methods, recombinant DNA molecules, recombinant host cells containing the DNA molecules, and transgenic and genetically engineered plant cells, plant tissue, seeds and plants which contain and express an herbicide resistant protoporphyrinogen oxidase such that they germinate from seed and grow in the presence of an amount of herbicide where the parent plant does not. Such plants are especially appropriate for use in agriculture or horticulture where herbicides are used to kill undesirable plants which might contaminate or compete with the transgenic plant of interest. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100989 | PIEZORESISTOR HEIGHT SENSING CANTILEVER - A device comprising at least one cantilever comprising at least one piezoresistor is described, where the cantilevers comprise silicon nitride or silicon carbide and the piezoresistors comprise doped silicon. Methods for making and using such a device are also provided. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100990 | HIGH-SCAN RATE POSITIONER FOR SCANNED PROBE MICROSCOPY - A system contains a first actuator half containing a first pair of actuator coils and a second pair of actuator coils located above the first pair of actuator coils, wherein the first pair of actuator coils is connected to a first metallic backing. A second actuator half is also providing within the system, which contains a first pair of actuator coils and a second pair of actuator coils located above the first pair of actuator coils, wherein the first pair of actuator coils is connected to a second metallic backing. The system also contains a mechanical flexure suspension having at least one flexure supporting a permanent magnet that is capable of moving, wherein the mechanical flexure suspension is located between the first actuator half and the second actuator half. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100991 | Charge-Amp Based Piezoelectric Charge Microscopy (CPCM) Reading of Ferroelectric Bit Charge Signal - A device to detect polarization of a ferroelectric material comprises a probe tip, a charge amplifier electrically connected with the probe tip to convert a charge coupled to the probe tip from the ferroelectric material into an output voltage. The ferroelectric material is oscillated at a reference signal so that a charge is coupled to the probe tip and converted to an output voltage by the charge amplifier. A lock-in amplifier that receives the reference voltage and applies the reference voltage to the output voltage to extract a signal output representing the polarization. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100992 | Hybrid tea rose plant named 'MEIBDEROS' - A new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea rose plant is provided which abundantly forms attractive double yellow suffused with red blossoms having a very strong fragrance. The plant exhibits a semi-erect growth habit, very dense dark green foliage with a glossy aspect, and good resistance to Black Spot and Powdery Mildew. The attractive dark green foliage contrasts nicely with the blossom coloration. The new variety is particularly well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in parks and gardens. | 2010-04-22 |
20100100993 | Mango tree FP2 - The invention is directed to a new mango tree variety ‘FP2’ which is the mutation of the parent cultivar ‘FP1’. The mango tree produces medium a little red fruit on a yellow ground color, and matured in August. The fruit seems to be resistant to Anthracnose and good storage capacity. The flesh of the fruit is orange yellow, high juice content, low fiber content, low acidity, good taste with high sugar content. The core is small. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095421 | Protective pad for use during athletic activities - A protective pad to be employed by a person engaged in athletic activity utilizes to protect the user's hands formed from a very thin rectangular piece of rubber having a thickness of approximately 0.032 inch. On the top side of the protective pad are located treads upraised from the top surface of the pad. The treads are evenly spaced and approximately ½ inch apart and have triangular cross sections. The bottom side of the protective, which is the side placed against the grip portion of the piece of athletic equipment, is generally flat and has a tacky surface. The user wraps the protective pad around the grip portion of the piece of athletic equipment with the bottom tacky side of the pad adjacent to the grip. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095422 | Leg Protection Arrangement - A protection device for a person's legs is disclosed that includes a knee pad means that has a concave portion for receiving the knee of the person, and further includes a protective covering. A pair of flexible upper straps each have a lower end coupled with the knee pad means, and an upper end adapted to be selectively coupled to the belt. Each upper strap mutually crosses at a point behind the person's upper leg. A pair of flexible lower straps each have an upper end coupled with the knee pad means, and a lower end adapted to be selectively coupled with one of the person's shoes proximate a heel thereof, either to a loop of the shoe or to a shoe-attachable ring of the invention. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095423 | MAGNETIC FLIP OPERABLE BIB - A magnetic flip operable bib includes a chest cover having an absorbent layer sandwiched between first and second outer layers, and at least one magnet embedded attached between said first and second outer layers, and a tab extending from said chest cover, said tab including at least one magnet embedded within said tab, wherein said at least one chest cover magnet couples with said at least one tab magnet when said tag is folded over the front of a shirt. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095424 | RECOVERY AND NURSING GOWN - A patient nursing and recovery gown includes a front portion including closable infant nursing openings covered by privacy panels. The front and back portions each include a top seam at which the front and back portion are joined by re-closable fasteners. The front portion further includes a closable access panel. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095425 | DEVICES FOR ISOLATING A PORTION OF A USER'S BODY AND DISPENSERS THEREFOR - A barrier device is adapted to be worn by a user and provide isolation between the user and an object that is to be contacted by the user. The barrier device comprises a first pocket having a first top surface and a first bottom surface and an opening providing access to a cavity between the first top and bottom surfaces. The barrier device also includes a second pocket having a second top surface and a second bottom surface and an opening providing access to a cavity between the second top and bottom surfaces. A panel interconnects the first bottom surface and the second top surface to connect the first and second pockets, the panel having an adjustable length such that when a user wears the barrier device with one or more fingers in the first pocket and thumb in the second pocket, the panel provides a barrier for the user's palm that is adjustable to accommodate different hand sizes of different users. Furthermore, the barrier device is adapted to be wearable on either the right or left hand of a user. Dispensers for such barrier devices are also provided having a contoured portion adapted to facilitate the application of a barrier device to a user's hand. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095426 | Personal Glove - A personal glove, which is adapted for detachably retaining at a retention surface having a magnetic attracting ability, includes at least a glove body for being worn by a hand of a user and a magnetic arrangement provided at a dorsal side of the glove body in a hidden manner, wherein the magnetic arrangement is adapted for magnetically affixing at the retention surface to detachably retain the glove body thereon so as to enable the user wearing the glove body in a donning and doffing manner. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095427 | Detachable magnetic holder - A magnetic holder with a front side to gather implements, and a backside for removable attachment incorporated into a utility shape that is controlled by handle which operates like a lever for removable attachment to base located thereon a wristband or a glove for the hobbyist or professional craftsmen engaged in fabrication of finished goods or commodities | 2010-04-22 |
20100095428 | Glove Incorporating A Silicone Material - A glove for receiving a hand has a dorsal side corresponding with a back area of the hand and an opposite palmar side corresponding with a palm area of the hand. An exterior surface of the palmar side may include a polymer foam material with a silicone coating. Although the chemical composition of the silicone coating may vary significantly, the silicone coating may be a cured silicone film layer with a Shore A durometer of less than or equal to 60. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095429 | Production of Gloves and Other Articles of Flexible Polymer Material - A process for producing an article in a flexible foamed polymer material, including treating a former with a coagulant; dipping the treated former in a latex foam mixture to form a layer of the mixture on the former that includes air cells; curing the layer to gel the foam mixture to a cross-linked open cell structure; and stripping the layer from the former; where the latex foam mixture includes a natural latex polymer as a primary polymer component, and a synthetic latex polymer as a secondary polymer component, which synthetic latex polymer is selected to enhance the evenness and/or fineness of said open cell structure. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095430 | SWEATBAND FOR HEADWEAR - There is provided a sweatband configured for attachment to an interior surface of a headwear for absorbing liquid from a head of a wearer of the headwear and including a side surface configured for disposition opposite to the head of the wearer when the sweatband is attached to the interior surface of the headwear and the headwear is being worn by the wearer, the side surface comprising: at least one pair of spaced-apart successive head contacting domains, wherein at least a respective portion of each one of the spaced-apart successive head contacting domains of each one of the at least one pair of spaced-apart successive head contacting domains is configured to contact the head of the wearer when the headwear is worn on a human head; and a channel configured to facilitate air flow between a space above the sweatband and a space below the sweatband when the headwear is worn on a human head, wherein the channel is defined by at least one recessed domain and each one of the at least one recessed domain is defined between a respective edge portion of each one of the spaced-apart successive head contacting domains of a one of the at least one pair of spaced-apart successive head contacting domains; such that, when the headwear is being worn on a human head, and the human head is positioned such that a plane tangent to the highest portion of the human head is substantially horizontal, and for each one of the at least one recessed domain of the channel, at least the respective edge portions of each one of the spaced-apart successive head contacting domains, between which the recessed domain is disposed, are disposed in contact with the human head such that there is provided a passage configured to flow air between a space above the sweatband and a space below the sweatband and the passage includes a minimum cross-sectional area of at least 0.5 square millimetres (0.5 mm | 2010-04-22 |
20100095431 | HAT WITH SOLAR SYSTEM - A hat with a solar system comprises: a body, a power supply device, a lighting device, and a solar panel, wherein the power supply device is disposed on the body and has a control unit and a battery, the control unit has a charging circuit and at least one external charging connector that is electrically connected to an electronic device, the battery is able to charge the electronic device; the lighting device has a switch and at least one LED lighter and is electrically connected to the battery of the power supply device and turns on or shuts down the LED lighter; and the solar panel is electrically connected to the battery and transforms absorbed light into electric power, which is stored in the battery. Therefore, the present invention continuously provides power, lighting and safety reminder while the present invention is being applied in an outdoors. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095432 | Exercise pant having cushioning member - An exercise pant includes a pant member having a carrying portion formed and located between a middle chamber and two tubular members, and a cushioning device is attached to the carrying portion of the pant member and includes two cushioning elements attached to the rear portion of a planar member for softly engaging with the buttock portion of the user, and includes a slot formed between the cushioning elements for air circulation purposes, and includes a cushioning article disposed on the front portion of the planar member and having a recess formed in the cushioning article for receiving or supporting and protecting the genitals of the user. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095433 | HOCKEY SHORT WITH INTEGRAL GARTER - The present invention is a short member including garters that extend through sleeves positioned on the front of the short member. The integral jock support member may also include a pocket portion attached to a front portion of the short, which is configured to house a protective groin cup and support members positioned adjacent to the pocket portion. A bib may be attached to the waistband of the short member. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095434 | MULTIPURPOSE OPEN-TOED STOCKING - An open toe stocking is provided. The stocking includes a body with a foot engaging portion having a heel area. The body also includes an open toe area disposed in front of the heel area of the foot engaging portion and a bottom area extending from the heel area of the foot engaging portion to the open toe area of the foot engaging portion. A leg engaging portion is integrally formed with, and extends generally perpendicularly upwardly from, the foot engaging portion. The stocking also includes an elastic circumferential band encircling a lip of the open toe area of the foot engaging portion so as to allow the open toe area of the foot engaging portion to engage the foot of the wearer when the toes of the wearer are passed therethrough. A retention strap extends through the open-toed area of the foot engaging portion so as to engage between a pair of adjacent toes of the wearer. The retention end has a first end secured to the bottom area of the foot engaging portion and a second end secured to a top area of the foot engaging portion. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095435 | Decorative Object Connectable to a Connected Object - A decorative object connectable to a connected object includes a connecting member connected to the connected object, a stylish decorative member fixed to an end of the connecting member, and a light emitting device installed in the stylish decorative member. Another end of the connecting member has a positioning portion, and the positioning portion includes a passage with an opening on both ends. The stylish decorative member has a top surface and a bottom surface, and the bottom surface is used for connecting the connecting member. A corresponding internal side of the top surface of the stylish decorative member has a contact portion. The light emitting device has a power switch installed corresponding to the contact portion, such that when an external force is exerted onto the stylish decorative member, the contact portion is in contact with the power switch to turn on the power of the light emitting device. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095436 | REMOVABLE LINER FOR CROTCH OF TROUSERS - A soft, flexible, double layer fabric pad-like liner has four rounded wings arranged in a generally cruciform shape. Each wing includes an attachment element that registers with a complementary attachment element on respective seams of a garment to removably engage the liner with the garment over the seams. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095437 | Helmet and Method of Removing the Same - In a helmet according to this invention, a recess-projection fitting mechanism to attach a blockish inside pad on a head protecting cap portion side includes a male hook or female hook on the blockish inside pad side, and a female hook or male hook on the head protecting cap portion. When pulling the inside pad outward from inside the head protecting cap portion at least partly, a recess-projection fitting disengaging slant surface causes one hook to relatively levitate from the other hook, thus relatively disengaging the male hook from the female hook. This invention can provide the helmet which, when worn by a head of a helmet wearer, can be removed with a comparatively small force, and the detaching operation of which can be performed easily and reliably with a comparatively simple arrangement. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095438 | HEADBAND WITH PIVOTAL PAD - A headgear support that comprises a headband and a pad. The headband has a first end and a second end and forms a substantially closed perimeter having a length which is selectively adjustable. The pad is pivotally connected to the headband such that the pad is disposed within the substantially closed perimeter and pivots relative to the headband about a pivot axis. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095439 | ACTIVELY VENTILATED HELMET SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Helmet systems and methods reduce the formation of vapor condensation within the helmet interior, and inhibit fogging of the helmet visor. Exemplary embodiments include a helmet shell having a venting tube, a visor coupled with the helmet shell, a humidity sensor that senses humidity within the helmet interior cavity, and a ventilation system that removes moist air from the helmet interior. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095440 | Knee-mounted air deflector for motorcyclist - An air deflector is mounted to the area of the knee of a motorcyclist to prevent a stream of air from striking the motorcyclist's face. In one embodiment, the deflector is in the form of a cap visor. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095441 | NON-EPAULET SHOULDER PAD - An epaulet-free athletic shoulder pad arrangement covers the shoulders of an athlete and has a pair of arches of rigid moldable material made up of a chest panel, a back panel and a curved crest connected between the chest and back panels. The crest is shaped and sized to cover one shoulder of the athlete and has an outer end for covering an outer end of the shoulder. The chest and back panels are connected to each other over the chest and back of the athlete and no portion of the arrangement is over or above an upper surface of the crest so that there is no epaulet needed or present in the arrangement. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095442 | Cushion insert pad for a pair of riding shorts - A cushion pad insert to be attached to and carried by a conventional pair of riding shorts of the kind to be worn, for example, by one riding a bicycle. The cushion pad insert includes an intermediate gel layer that is sandwiched between top and bottom cover layers and sized so as to completely cover the bicycle seat whereby to reduce the impact forces generated by the seat against the rider's buttocks. A series of gel-containment compartments are formed in the intermediate gel layer of cushion pad insert. The gel-containment compartments are separated from one another by seals or similar flow barriers that prevent the migration of gel from one containment compartment to another. By virtue of the foregoing, the gel of the intermediate gel layer will be evenly distributed throughout the cushion pad insert while avoiding accumulation or bunching at one end thereof in order to eliminate the formation of voids in the gel layer and thereby maximize support for the rider's buttocks as he slides his body and shifts his weight along the bicycle seat. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095443 | TOILET SEAT APPARATUS - A linear heater is formed of an enamel wire composed of a heating wire and an enamel layer. The heating wire is made of a copper alloy containing silver, for example. The enamel layer is made of polyester imide (PEI), polyimide (PI) or polyamide imide (PAI), for example. The enamel layer is coated with an insulating coating layer. The insulating coating layer is made of fluororesin such as perfluoroalkoxy mixture (PFA), polyimide (PI), or polyamide imide (PAI). The linear heater is bonded to the lower surface of an upper toilet seat casing such that it is sandwiched between a metal foil and a metal foil made of aluminum, for example. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095444 | Seamless Sink Drain Assembly With Disposer/Strainer Mounting System - The sink drain assembly ( | 2010-04-22 |
20100095446 | Toilet Bowl Water Level Indication - Disclosed is a toilet bowl water level gauge and associated methods. In one embodiment, the toilet bowl water level gauge comprises a gauge assembly having a stem with a float, and a sleeve, wherein the stem is inserted in the sleeve and slides through the sleeve. Also, the toilet bowl water level gauge comprises a support attached to the gauge assembly, the support being adapted to engage a rim of a toilet bowl. In addition, bowl level sensors are employed for automated calibration of an automated bowl fill system. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095447 | TOILET OVERFLOW PREVENTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for preventing overflow of a toilet includes a sensor, a processor and an actuator. The sensor senses a parameter caused by fluid dynamics within the toilet during a flush cycle. The parameter may involve vibration, sound, pressure, fluid flow rate or other detectible characteristics of the toilet. The processor uses information regarding the parameter that is gathered by the sensor to evaluate the condition of the flush cycle to determine if an impeded flush condition exists. In the event of an impeded flush condition, the processor directs the actuator to close a valve, which may be the toilet flapper valve in some embodiments. Also disclosed are methods for preventing toilet overflow, detecting an impeded flush condition and calibrating the system. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095448 | SWIMMING ENVIRONMENT WITH MULTIPLE TEMPERATURE REGIONS - A swimming environment is disclosed that enables a swimmer to select water of a desired temperature by moving between swimming regions that are separate swimming pools and/or sub-regions of a swimming pool. Pools can be divided into sub-regions by thermally isolating barriers that are sheets or strips hanging from floats, sheets attached to pool boundaries, or solid barriers. Strips can be flexible or rigid, and can be linked by magnets. Barriers can be designed to avoid swimmer injury and absorb wave energy. Swimmers can move past barriers without fully leaving the water by submerging floats, separating strips, moving through a barrier gap, traversing a slide, and/or moving through a door. Doors can be single or double, swinging, sliding, revolving, or pocket. A water temperature control system ensures that none of the regions exceeds 90 degrees Fahrenheit, and can include a heater, cooler, and/or heat pump. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095449 | MOTOR WITH NOZZLE FOR A MASSAGE BATHTUB - A motor with nozzle for a massage bathtub includes a cover, a silica gel ring, a water separator, at least one vent silica gel, at least one removable nozzle, a butterfly bolt, a propeller, a seat, and a motor. The seat is installed by an air inflow pipe, and air outlets and lamp holes are formed therein. A center axle of the motor is sealed from water and a connecting hole is formed on an end of the center axle. The butterfly bolt is screwed to the connecting hole to fix the propeller. The water separator is installed above the propeller and the vent silica gel and the removable nozzle are installed to the water separator. The cover is covered onto the seat of a motor body through the silica gel ring. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095450 | Cool tan water emitter - The present invention is directed to a water emitter for cooling the core temperature of a body. The water emitter comprises three components, a reservoir assembly, a gravity showerhead and a flexible tubing that hydraulically couples the interior of the reservoir with the interior water chamber in the showerhead. Water flows into the showerhead at a moderate rate for dispersing water through a plurality of droplets holes in a faceplate of the showerhead as droplets rather than a mist. The flexible tubing enables the user to reposition the gravity showerhead in any location over the body needing to be cooled. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095451 | WATER-SAVING SHOWER HEAD - The shower system includes a shower head, a valve, a fluid line, a receiver and a switch disposed in a floor of the shower system. The valve fluidly connects the shower head to a fluid line, with the valve being operable to control flow of fluid to the shower head; the receiver is operable to control the valve. The switch is operable to transmit a signal to the receiver, such that the actuation of the switch adjusts flow of fluid through the shower head. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095452 | Method and Apparatus for Handling a Person - A lightweight, portable device allows a caregiver to fix one or two of the caregiver's lower legs and knees in position with respect to one or two of a patient's lower legs and knees so that the fixed lower legs together support and balance the combined body weight of the caregiver and patient, allowing the caregiver to pivot the patient up or down from a seated position by using the fixed knees as a fulcrum. The device has a central concavity that engages one person's leg below the knee from one direction, and peripheral concavities on either side of the central concavity that engage another person's legs below the knee from the opposite direction. Legs in the peripheral concavities partially straddle the leg in the central concavity. The device may be strapped onto the patient. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095453 | Sit/stand assistance device - A sit/stand assistance includes a seat, a frame, a lifting device, and a driving device. This lifting device has a fixed portion connected to the frame and a movable portion pivoted with the seat so as to move the seat up or down. The driving device includes a link, a power portion, and a working rod. One of the power portion and the working rod is pivoted with the link. The other one is pivoted with the frame. When the power portion pushes the working rod, the working rod extends out so as to make said seat moving up or tilting. Hence, it can assist a user from a seated position to a standing position. So, it matches a user's continuous sit-to-stand motion. Plus, it can be directly applied on an existing flush toilet. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095454 | EQUIPMENT SUPPORT RAIL FOR HOSPITAL BED - A patient support includes a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame, an equipment carrier coupled to the upper frame, and an actuator operable to adjust the orientation of the equipment carrier to compensate for the upper frame changing its orientation between the Trendelenberg and reverse Trendelenberg positions. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095455 | Chair Stabilizer For Refractive Surgery - Devices, systems, and methods for supporting and/or stabilizing a patient can help to position a patient relative to a therapeutic laser beam, for example, inhibiting motion or deflection during a refractive procedure on the eyes, and the like. A stabilizing structural member can support a chair or other patient support near shoulders of the patient, and the member may remain stationary while the chair is driven in a horizontal plane by a linkage. Often, a nominal patient center of gravity is located between the support member and a portion of the patient support which is supported by the linkage to reduce cantilever effects. The member may be rigidly attached to a vertical motion stage which moves the chair at an angle, for example at an angle normal to the horizontal plane. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095456 | AUTOMATED MULTI-FUNCTIONAL SUPPORT APPARATUS - A support apparatus ( | 2010-04-22 |
20100095457 | (Sharp) pillow perfect - A soft adjustable pillow, it is three pillows attached to each other. They are rolled up inot a pocket, making it look like one pillow. When removed from pocket, you have three pillows. Take one or more of the pillows, flip from one side to the other, front to back, to adjust to your comfort and thickness to support your head. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095458 | Method and Apparatus for Positioning and Supporting an Infant - A positioning and support apparatus to secure an infant to an object is described. The object in which the infant is generally secured to is a pillow. The positioning and support apparatus aids in the safety of the infant while simultaneously aiding in the freedom of a caregiver. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095459 | Pillow for use with wheelchair - The pillow for use with a wheelchair provides a cushioned support for a wheelchair-bound user. The pillow for use with a wheelchair includes a cushion having opposed front and rear surfaces, with the rear surface being adapted for positioning on a support surface, such as the seat of the wheelchair. At least one strap having opposed first and second ends and a central portion is further provided, with the central portion being attached to the rear surface of the cushion. The first and second ends are free and extend from laterally opposed sides of the cushion. A releasable and adjustable fastener is provided for releasably securing the first end of the at least one strap to the respective second end thereof. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095460 | One composite type of mattress - Present invention exhibits a composite type of mattress, including enclosure and inner pad, with the inner pad situated inside the enclosure. The enclosure mentioned includes a number of strutting pieces and fastenings; the strutting pieces circles together into one through fastenings. Present invention is simple and practical in structure, low in production cost, convenient in transportation and storage, thus has very good potential application. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095461 | PATIENT SUPPORT SURFACE - A patient support includes a first layer, a first air supply coupled to the first layer, a second layer, and a second air supply coupled to the second layer. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095462 | PATIENT SUPPORT - This disclosure describes a mattress having a plurality of vertically-oriented inflatable bladders and a pneumatic box located inside the mattress. In one embodiment, the patient support includes a plurality of pressure sensors positioned underneath the bladders. In still another embodiment, the patient support includes one or more filler portions that are selectable so that the patient support may conform to bed frames having different deck configurations. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095463 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PLIERS - A multi-functional pliers is provided herein, which contains a pair of body members pin-joined together. Each body member contains a head section, a neck section, a body section, and a handle, series connected in this order. On a side of a head section and along its teeth, a number of indented and colored rings are provided. On the other side of the head section, there are a number of indented colored dots. The colored rings and dots provide visual clues to a terminal or wire of the right diameter. The interfacing sides of the neck sections | 2010-04-22 |
20100095464 | METHODS OF PRESERVING HIDES - A method for preserving hides, skins and pelts prior to tanning, without salt-curing. The hides are fatliquored, pickled and dried, all prior to tanning. The method may include the preliminary steps of washing, fleshing, liming and unhairing followed by the steps of fatliquoring, deliming, bating, pickling and drying. The method avoids the environmental damage caused by salt-curing. The treated hides are dry, flexible and readily rehydrated for further processing. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095465 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WASHING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a method for controlling a washing machine, in which functioning of a safe rinsing is shown to a user visibly for improving user's reliability. The method, having a detergent amount calculating step for calculating a remained detergent amount at the time of finishing a washing course or a starting of a rinsing course by means of a conductivity sensor, and a determining step for determining whether an additional rinsing is performed or not according to the remained detergent amount calculated thus, the method includes a user informing step for informing a change of the rinsing pattern to the user if the rinsing pattern which is a parameter that gives influence to the rinsing course with reference to the remained detergent amount calculated in the detergent amount calculating step. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095466 | MANUAL ROTARY SWEEPER - A manually propelled, wheeled rotary brush having a handle and two wheels. The brush may have a generally cylindrical configuration which contacts the environmental surface on which the wheels ride, and may rotate about a horizontal axis disposed perpendicularly to the direction of travel as the wheels turn. The brush may be geared to the wheels, and may rotate faster than the wheels. The wheeled rotary brush may have a frame in which the gears are journaled. The handle may be propped in an elevated position by stabilizing legs disposed to engage the environmental surface at a point spaced apart from the brush. The brush may have replaceable brush elements which may be inserted into slots formed in a cylindrical core of the brush. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095467 | Scraping tool - A stationary frame is positioned in surrounding relation with the surface of a polyethylene conduit to be prepared for scraping preliminary to performing electrofusion on the conduit by a keyhole operation in an excavated underground location. A scraper tool is mounted on the frame in a fixed longitudinal position to rotate around the surface of the conduit. A cutting blade of the scraping tool extends longitudinally a preselected length on the conduit into contact with the surface of the conduit. Rotation of the scraper tool carries the cutting blade completely around the surface of the conduit to remove a uniform layer of material from the surface of the conduit. Any out of roundness existing in the conduit is removed before the scraping operation is commenced. Uniform compression is applied by split clamps surrounding the conduit. Compression of the clamps restores the conduit to a concentric configuration preliminary to the electrofusion operation. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095468 | FLEXIBLE, FLAT SUBSTRATES HAVING AN ABRASIVE SURFACE - Flexible, sheet-like substrates having an abrasive surface, which are obtainable by applying an aqueous solution or dispersion of at least one precondensate of a heat-curable resin to the top and/or bottom of a flexible, sheet-like substrate in an amount of at least 5 to 90% by weight, based on the uncoated, dry substrate, crosslinking the precondensate and drying the treated substrate. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095469 | Paint roller with tubular frame - The present invention is to provide a paint roller with tubular frame processed through less contamination process, lower material cost, light weight but durable in use. The present invention is to provide a paint roller with tubular frame includes, at least, a tubular axle ( | 2010-04-22 |
20100095470 | BUFFING DEVICE - In general, a Buffing Pad Centering System (“BPCS”) for centering a back plate having an edge and a front surface is described. In an example of an implementation of the BPCS, the BPCS may include a centering ring having a top boundary and a bottom boundary and a buffing pad attached to the bottom boundary of the centering ring, where the centering ring is centered on the buffing pad. The centering ring may include a cylindrical vertical member extending between the top boundary and bottom boundary, where the cylindrical vertical member has an inner cylindrical surface and an outer cylindrical surface, and where the inner cylindrical surface is capable of snuggly receiving the back plate. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095471 | BREAKAWAY MOUNTING BRACKET ASSEMBLY FOR A WIPER SYSTEM - The present invention is a breakaway mounting bracket assembly for a wiper system that displaces components of the wiper system below the impact line of a vehicle in the event of, for example, a vehicle-pedestrian impact. The assembly includes a mounting bracket and a grommet removably attached to the mounting bracket. The assembly also includes a ferrule disposed within the grommet that includes a column having an internal passage and a platform connected to the column by a plurality of bridges disposed therebetween. The assembly also includes an attachment member to connect the mounting bracket to the vehicle where the attachment member includes a body engaged to the internal passage. The mounting bracket is adapted to break away from attachment with the grommet in the event of a predetermined load acting on a pivot shaft assembly and to displace the pivot shaft assembly and a portion of the wiper arm below the vehicle's impact line in the event of a pedestrian impact. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095472 | WIPER BLADE RUBBER AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a wiper blade rubber and a method for the production thereof, in particular for a rail wiper of a motor vehicle, made from a formed, vulcanizable elastomer material the surface of which comprises a surface layer which is hydrophobic, with a contact angle with respect to water greater than 90°, preferably greater than 120°, and a surface structure with raised regions and/or recesses in the micrometer range. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095473 | BUCKET FOR HANDLING LIQUIDS - A bucket for handling liquids comprising a collector reservoir, a wringer receptacle having a collector outlet in fluid communication with the collector reservoir and a storage reservoir comprising at least one discharge aperture. The wringer receptacle is positionable between a first position wherein the wringer receptacle blocks the discharge aperture and a second position wherein the wringer receptacle allows fluid communication between the storage reservoir and the wringer receptacle through the discharge aperture. Rinsing of a cleaning medium in the bucket according to the invention is controlled through use of the cleaning medium actuating the wringer receptacle. The storage reservoir may also comprise a valve that can be actuated by movement of the wringer receptacle. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095474 | HOSE FOR A SURFACE TREATING APPLIANCE - A vacuum cleaner has a hose and wand assembly, onto which a floor tool may be attached. Power and signals are transmitted down electrical conductors in the hose. In order to permit free movement of the hose, the hose is divided into portions having a joint therebetween. Conductors of one hose portion terminate in contact anus in the joint. The contact arms are in sliding intimate contact with slip rings. The slip rings are connected to conductors of the other hose portion. Thus, the hose portions may rotate relative to one another without causing damage to the electrical connection along the hose. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095475 | INLET DEVICE FOR CENTRAL VACUUM SYSTEM - The present invention consists of or includes an inlet device, of the valve type, used in a Central Vacuum System (CVS) and built into the skirting board, namely in the kitchen of a house. The function of the device is to collect dust and small debris with the aid of a broom into the entrance of this CVS, by means of a micro-switch activated CVS mechanism located in the skirting board, so as to avoid the use of a vacuum cleaner or vacuum tube also connected to the CVS. The device can comprise: a base body which can be assembled on the wall at the height of the skirting board; a cover which engages in the base body; an unlocking button which disengages the cover; a sealing strip which is glued to the base body; a micro-switch which engages in the base body; a helical torsion spring engaged in the cover, by means of a pin, which causes the cover to open in relation to the base body. By pressing the unlocking button the user causes the opening of the cover, which activates the micro-switch, which, in turn conveys an electric signal to the CVS so that it stars to vacuum. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095476 | Vacuum cleaner - A vacuum cleaner is provided. A vacuum cleaner includes a main body with a suction motor, a dust collecting unit, a main body frame, a locking member, a detaching button, and a pushing member. A suction port assembly is connected to the main body and an extension pipe assembly is detachably attached to the main body; each fluidly connects selectively with the dust collecting unit. The locking member selectively locks the extension pipe assembly to the main body frame, the detaching button selectively detaches the locking member from the extension pipe assembly, and the pushing member moves the extension pipe assembly according to the locking member being detached from the extension pipe assembly. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095477 | SURFACE TREATING APPLIANCE - A surface-treating appliance, such as a vacuum cleaner, has a main body and a support assembly. The support assembly is moveable between a supporting position, in which it supports the main body, and a retracted position. The support assembly includes a user-operable pedal, a component such as a stand and an actuator arranged to act on one of the pedal and the component over a first range of positions between the supporting and retracted positions and to act on the other of the pedal and the component over a second range of positions between the supporting and retracted positions. This arrangement brings the pedal and component positively into and out of the supporting and retracted positions. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095478 | VACUUM CLEANING NOZZLE - An air-powered vacuum cleaning nozzle has an agitator brush rotated by an air turbine powered by a source of suction air. A plurality of air inlet openings are formed adjacent the agitator brush. A generally flat friction drive belt extends from a bearing shaft of the air turbine to the midpoint of the agitator brush for rotating the brush. The bearing shaft is mounted in a pair of spaced rubber bushings to absorb vibration and reduce noise. The nozzle includes a housing formed by one-piece top and bottom housing members removably joined together securing the air turbine therebetween. A cover plate removably secured to the outside surface of the bottom housing member forms a protective passage for the drive belt and a suction passage between an air inlet adjacent the agitator brush and the air turbine chamber. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095479 | HOSE AND WAND ASSEMBLY FOR A SURFACE TREATING APPLIANCE - A vacuum cleaner has a hose and wand assembly onto which a floor tool may be attached. The wand includes a plurality of telescoping tubes which can slide between retracted and extended positions. In order to be able to transmit power and signals from the vacuum cleaner to the end of the wand assembly, conductors are provided in a channel in the hose. The hose is connected to the interior of the wand, just beyond the last telescoping joint, with the conductors extending beyond the end of the hose to a connector at the far end of the wand. This arrangement automatically provides a reliable electrical connection down the wand. Previously, electrical conductors were not employed with this type of wand as it was not straightforward to provide electrical connections across the telescoping parts. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095480 | Universal Bracket And Luggage Handle System - The invention includes a universal retractable handle assembly for attachment to luggage items of a variety of different sizes. A plurality of tubes having a fixed length can be attached to a bracket member such that each tube can extend in a telescoping manner to a different distance from the bracket member when the handle is in the extended position and thus be employed in different sizes of luggage. Additionally, a tube housing is provided which includes a tube receiving portion and reinforcing portions on an outer surface of the tube housing. The tube receiving portion is formed with an arcuate shape which corresponds with the shape of the tube member to be inserted therein. The reinforcing portions include a plurality of planar flanges which extend beyond the outer surface of the tube receiving portion to provide improved structural characteristics. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095481 | Locking door hinge for outside doors - A locking hinge for outside doors to help prevent unwanted entry, specifically for anyone wanting additional security. This invention has two or more hardened steel pins going thru hinge pin during manufacture of hinge to prevent door from opening when pins are inserted, while removing pins allows door to open freely. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095482 | HINGE - A hinge includes a sleeve, two bushings, and a shaft. The sleeve defines a mounting hole and a groove communicating with the mounting hole. Each bushing includes an inserting piece extending on a circumference thereof in an axial direction. A first end of the inserting piece juts out over a first end of the bushing. A second end of the inserting piece and a second end of the bushing together defines a cutout therebetween. The two bushings are received in the mounting hole with the inserting pieces inserted into the groove to fix the two bushings into the mounting hole. The first end of one bushing is engaged with the cutout of the other bushing. Each bushing defines a pivoting hole. The shaft is inserted in the pivoting holes of the two bushings and rotatable in the pivoting holes with respect to the sleeve. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095483 | BIASED HINGE FOR EQUIPOISING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT - A hinge apparatus and a method of biasing a hinge are disclosed having a hinge body, at least one end block attached to the hinge body and pivotal therewith around an axis, and a biasing component attached to the hinge body to selectively influence the resting angle of the hinge body with respect to the first end block. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095484 | HINGE WITH ASEISMATIC FUNCTION - A hinge includes a positioning member, and a first rotational assembly rotatably mounted to the positioning member. The first rotational assembly comprises a first shaft rotatably mounted to the positioning member, an interference member, a resilient member fixed to the first shaft, and a securing member fixed to the first shaft. The interference member is fixed to the first shaft, and slide relative to the positioning member to engage with or disengage from the positioning member. The resilient member comprises an aseismatic block and a spring clamping a circumference of the aseismatic block. The resilient member is sandwiched between the interference member and the securing member, and the interference member abuts against the aseismatic block. | 2010-04-22 |
20100095485 | OPENING-AND-CLOSING MECHANISM - An opening/closing mechanism that can reduce falling impetus by gravity of a lid etc. opened and closed from vertically above and that facilitates lifting of the lid etc. against gravity. The opening/closing mechanism has two support bodies ( | 2010-04-22 |
20100095486 | HINGE ASSEMBLY WITH RESTRICTING UNIT - An exemplary hinge assembly includes a mounting bracket, a rotatable bracket, a swivel mechanism, and two pivot mechanisms. The rotatable bracket defines a sliding groove. The swivel mechanism connects the mounting bracket to the rotatable bracket. The rotating subassembly has a rotating shaft, a first restricting member, and a second restricting member. The first restricting member is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft, and the second restricting member is non-rotatably connected to the rotating shaft. The first restricting member has a restricting portion and a first resisting portion. The restricting portion is movably received in the sliding groove. The second restricting member includes a restricting protrusion. The restricting protrusion is capable of driving the first resisting portion together with the first restricting member to rotate in the sliding groove until the restricting portion reaches an end of the sliding groove. | 2010-04-22 |