17th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150108191 | Knee Brace Holder - A knee brace holster is disclosed herein. A knee brace is provided having an upper portion configured to wrap around at least a portion of a user's leg above the user's knee and a lower portion configured to wrap around at least a portion of the user's leg below the user's knee. The upper portion is rotatably and releasably connected to the lower portion. A mount is provided for mounting a holster to an outer surface of said knee brace. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108192 | COMBINATION BACKPACK AND OVER-THE-SHOULDER BAG - The present invention relates to bags, including backpacks and messenger bags. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods and apparatus for converting a bag between backpack and over-the-shoulder configurations. A combination bag may comprise a bag body having a front panel, a back panel, a bottom panel, and an opening opposite the bottom and a strap, wherein the strap is fixedly attached to the bag body at a first connection point and slideably coupled to the bag body at a second connection point, thereby enabling a wearer to alternate between an over-the-shoulder and a backpack configuration without requiring that the wearer disconnect or reconnect the strap. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108193 | LOAD BEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system may include an acromion-socket to receive a user's acromion-portion. The system may also include a strap positioned by the acromion-socket where the strap connects a load to the user. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108194 | BOARD SPORT EQUIPMENT CARRIER - A board sport equipment carrier and method of use as a safety device wherein the equipment carrier can be configured in a carrier/backpack configuration for conveniently carrying the equipment of a board sport, or the carrier can be configured in a stowable configuration for storage between uses, or easy transportation, and finally in a folded wearable configuration where the device can be worn to protect the upper and middle spine, or the lower spine and coccyx of the wearer during board sport participation. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108195 | Method and Device for the Fracture Separation of a Workpiece - A method and a device for fracture separation of a workpiece and a workpiece fracture-separated by the method in accordance with the invention or with the device in accordance with the invention are disclosed. According to the invention, at a distance from a fracture separating notch at least one fracture directing notch is formed, which plays a part in determining the path followed by the fracture separating plane. The device for the fracture separation of the workpiece has a laser unit for forming the fracture separating notch and a mechanical machining unit for forming the fracture directing notch. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108196 | PACKAGING MACHINE AND PROCESS - A conveyor system pre-inserts a portion of the web into a first belt before the portion is gripped between the first belt and a second belt. In one exemplary embodiment, a pair of lips of a web are inserted into a corresponding first pair of belts and then the pair of lips are secured in the first pair of belts by inserting a second pair of belts into the first pair of belts over the pair of lips. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108197 | PAPER DISCHARGING APPARATUS, PAPER DISCHARGING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A paper discharging apparatus comprises: a first conveying unit; a second conveying unit which includes a pinch roller and a feeding roller that are arranged closer to the downstream side; a movable mechanism which moves a surface part between a first position that the surface part is not contacted with the pinch roller and a second position that the surface part is contacted with the pinch roller through the paper so as to push the pinch roller; a control unit which moves the surface part to the second position, clamps the paper by the pinch roller and the surface part, and conveys the paper, thereby bending the paper, and which moves the surface part to the first position and clamps the paper by the pinch roller and the feeding roller, and rotates the feeding roller, thereby discharging the paper from the conveyance path. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108198 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, LOADING UNIT AND FASTENERS FOR USE THEREWITH - A surgical instrument is disclosed. The instrument includes a handle assembly, an endoscopic portion, a pair of jaw members, and a plurality of staples. The endoscopic portion defines a longitudinal axis. The pair of jaw members is disposed adjacent a distal end of the endoscopic portion and extends generally distally therefrom. Each of the jaw members is longitudinally curved with respect to the longitudinal axis. At least one of the jaw members is movable with respect to the other between an open position and an approximated position for engaging body tissue therebetween. The plurality of staples is disposed at least partially within a second jaw member. Each of the staples includes a pair of legs depending from a backspan. Each leg includes a staple tip defining a first angle α1 between about 25° and about 35°. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108199 | TISSUE THICKNESS COMPENSATOR COMPRISING TISSUE INGROWTH FEATURES - In various embodiments, a compensator can be attachable to an anvil of a fastening instrument. The compensator can comprise a support layer configured to be attached to the anvil and a scaffold attached to the support layer. In at least one embodiment, the scaffold can comprise a plurality of scaffold layers comprised of a biocompatible material and a plurality of cavities, wherein the layers and the cavities can define a matrix favorable to tissue and cellular ingrowth. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108200 | SURGICAL FASTENER-APPLYING APPARATUSES WITH SEQUENTIAL FIRING - A surgical fastening instrument is provided. The surgical fastening instrument includes a handle portion and an elongate portion extending distally from the handle portion and defining a longitudinal axis along a length thereof. The surgical fastening instrument also includes an end effector assembly that includes an anvil and a cartridge supported adjacent a distal end of the elongate portion. Each of the anvil and the cartridge includes a tissue contacting surface oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. One or more independently movable pushers is configured to support one or more surgical fasteners. A thrust bar is operatively coupled to the elongate portion, wherein the thrust bar is movable over a predetermined stroke to effect sequential ejection of at least two surgical fasteners of the plurality of surgical fasteners from the cartridge. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108201 | CHIP ASSEMBLY FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - A surgical stapling device is provided. The surgical stapling device includes a handle assembly, an adapter assembly removably and selectively attachable to the handle assembly, and a loading unit removably and selectively attachable to the adapter assembly. The adapter assembly extends from the handle assembly for transmitting actuating forces from the handle assembly to the loading unit. The adapter assembly includes a connector assembly. The loading unit includes a shell member and a housing extending from an inner surface of the shell member. The surgical stapling device further includes a chip assembly disposed within the housing and moveable relative to the shell member to facilitate connection with the connector assembly of the adapter assembly. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108202 | Automatic Soldering System - A program controlled automatic soldering system is disclosed having a vision system, a first manipulator, and a second manipulator. The first manipulator is controlled by the vision system, and has a first gripper. The second manipulator is controlled by the vision system, and has a heater. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108203 | Low Temperature Method For Hermetically Joining Non-Diffusing Ceramic Materials - A method for the joining of ceramic pieces with a hermetically sealed joint comprising brazing a layer of joining material between the two pieces. The wetting and flow of the joining material is controlled by the selection of the joining material, the joining temperature, the joining atmosphere, and other factors. The ceramic pieces may be on a non-diffusable type, such as aluminum nitride, alumina, beryllium oxide, and zirconia, and the pieces may be brazed with an aluminum alloy under controlled atmosphere. The joint material is adapted to later withstand both the environments within a process chamber during substrate processing, and the oxygenated atmosphere which may be seen within the shaft of a heater or electrostatic chuck. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108204 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE WITH SPATIALLY VARIED SOLDER RESIST OPENING DIMENSION - An integrated circuit (IC) package stack with a first and second substrate interconnected by solder further includes solder resist openings (SRO) of mixed lateral dimension are spatially varied across an area of the substrates. In embodiments, SRO dimension is varied between at least two different diameters as a function of an estimated gap between the substrates that is dependent on location within the substrate area. In embodiments where deflection in at least one substrate reduces conformality between the substrates, a varying solder joint height is provided from a fixed volume of solder by reducing the lateral dimensioning of the SRO in regions of larger gap relative to SRO dimensions in regions of smaller gap. In embodiments, the first substrate may be any of an IC chip, package substrate, or interposer while the second substrate may be any of another IC chip, package substrate, interposer, or printed circuit board (PCB). | 2015-04-23 |
20150108205 | WELDING METHOD - A welding method, including: forming a molten solder in a solder bath, forming a dynamic flow of the molten solder from the solder bath, and contacting an object to be welded with the dynamic flow of the molten solder and conducting welding. The surface of the molten solder includes a reduction layer. The oxygen content of the molten solder is below 10 ppm. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108206 | INDIRECT PRINTING BUMPING METHOD FOR SOLDER BALL DEPOSITION - Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus and method to form a pattern of solder bumps. A solder paste is applied a plate comprising a pattern of holes, where each hole is partially filled by a piston attached to a movable stage. The remainder of the holes are filled by applying a force to the solder paste with a first solder paste application tool. A second solder paste application tool then removes excess paste from the front surface of the plate. The solder paste is then disposed onto a surface of a substrate by moving the movable stage, which fills a larger portion of each hole with a piston, forces the solder paste out of each hole, and forms pattern of solder paste on the surface of the substrate. The pattern of solder paste is then subjected to additional processing to form a pattern of solder bumps. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108207 | WRAPPER FOR PERSONAL CARE ARTICLE - Wrappers for personal care articles are described. The wrappers have a unique line of weakness that facilitates both high-speed manufacture and the consumer use experience. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108208 | TAPE COMPRISING MULTI-ACTIVATION ADHESIVES - A reinforced paper board construct, comprising:
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20150108209 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL POSTBOX HAVING LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY UNIT AND USING SOLAR CELL MODULE - The present invention relates to a multifunctional postbox having a light-emitting diode display unit that is capable of displaying various pieces of information by driving a light-emitting diode using power acquired from a solar cell module. More particularly, the present invention relates to a multifunctional postbox comprising: a solar cell module arranged at an outer surface of a main body of the postbox, which collects solar heat and generates an electrical energy; a battery arranged in an internal space of the postbox for storing the electrical energy generated by the solar cell module; and an address display panel arranged at an outer surface of the main body of the postbox, which displays address information by driving a light-emitting diode. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108210 | RFID Positioning and Tracking Apparatus and Methods - Technologies for RFID positioning and tracking apparatus and methods are disclosed herein. The apparatus and methods disclose a radio-frequency identification positioning system that includes a radio-frequency identification reader and a phased-array antenna coupled to the radio-frequency identification reader. Techniques are applied to reduce in-reader and in-antenna signal leakages. Techniques are applied to position and track RFID tags. Circuits with leakage cancellation abilities are also disclosed. Reflective vector attenuators with tunable impedance load are also disclosed. Polarization adjustable antennas with matching circuits used in the RFID positioning system are also disclosed. Circuits to re-transmit a received signal at a higher amplitude to enhance radio link range are also disclosed. Techniques are applied to increase the level of scattered radio signals from RFID tags. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108211 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATION USING NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION - A system for authentication an item comprises a software program executing on a server having one or more sets of instructions executable on a processor of the server. A first set of instructions of the one or more sets of instructions is configured to receive a code scanned from the item. A second set of instructions of the one or more sets of instructions is configured to authenticate the code. A third set of instructions of the one or more sets of instructions configured to transmit a message regarding the authentication of the item, wherein the first set of instructions receives the code as scanned form the item as a pass-through with respect to the mobile device whereby the second set of instructions are further configured to directly authenticate the NFC tag on the server and not on the mobile device. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108212 | System and Method for Smart Deposit Retrieval - According to one embodiment, a system includes a processor and an interface. The interface receives, from a terminal, planned-deposit information. The terminal is at a location that is remote from a deposit location. The processor associates a deposit identifier with the planned-deposit information and stores the planned-deposit information and the deposit identifier in a memory. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108213 | SHOPPING SUPPORT DEVICE AND SHOPPING SUPPORT METHOD - According to an embodiment, a shopping support device has a controller which acquires identification information of a commodity from an electronic shelf tag using a communication unit. The controller acquires commodity information corresponding to the identification information, makes a storage unit store the commodity information, and makes a display display the commodity information. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108214 | Method and System for Detection of a Circuit Board to be Installed in an Apparatus and Apparatus - The present invention concerns a method and system for detection of a circuit board to be installed in an apparatus such as an electric drive. At least one first element is fixedly arranged at at least one defined position on the surface of the circuit board and at least one second element is fixedly arranged at at least one defined position in a housing of the circuit board. The at least one first element interacts with the at least one second element during installation of the required circuit board. A matching signal or decoding signal is generated when the first element and the second element interact. The invention further concerns an apparatus such as an electric drive with at least one circuit board arranged in a housing. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108215 | FIREARM AIMING SYSTEM WITH RANGE FINDER, AND METHOD OF ACQUIRING A TARGET - An aiming system of an aimable device includes a user display, an imaging system, user controls, a tracker, and a range finder such as a LRF. The imaging system displays, on the user display, an indicator of the direction in which the device points. The user uses the user controls to lock on a target towards which the device points according to the indicator. Then the tracker tracks the target, and the range finder measures the range to the tracked target. The tracker aims the range finder at the target, or alternatively scans the target and its background, one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108216 | INFORMATION REPRODUCTION DEVICE AND INFORMATION REPRODUCTION METHOD - An information reproduction device for use with a magnetic recording medium storing information may include an analog/digital (AD) converter structured to convert an analog signal, which is reproduced from the information recorded in the magnetic recording medium, into a digital signal; a peak detecting unit structured to detect a peak point of the reproduced signal, from the digital signal, according to a threshold as a judgment level in accordance with an output of the AD converter; and an information generating unit for generating structured to generate a rectangular waveform signal of the reproduced signal, waveform-shaped according to interval information of peak points detected by the peak detecting unit. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108217 | CARD READER AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - An integrated circuit that communicates with a host device via audio channels includes an interfacing circuit that receives and transmits analog signals on the audio channels. Such audio channels are designed for audio speakers and microphones and the interfacing circuit transmits digital data based on the received analog signals. The integrated circuit includes a processing device that is electrically coupled to the interfacing circuit. The processing device receives the digital data from the interfacing circuit and adjusts at least one parameter of the interfacing circuit based on the received digital data. The interfacing circuit receives the digital data from the processing device and transmits analog signals on at least one of the audio channels based on the at least one adjusted parameter. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108218 | APPARATUS FOR DEFLECTING AND FOR WIDENING A VISIBLE RANGE - An apparatus ( | 2015-04-23 |
20150108219 | MACHINE-READABLE SYMBOLS - A variety of forms of machine-readable symbols are disclosed, as well as methods and systems of constructing machine-readable symbols, methods and systems of acquiring machine-readable symbols, and methods and systems of decoding machine-readable symbols. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108220 | METHOD FOR GENERATING INFORMATION EMBEDDED CODE FOR MOBILE PHONE, METHOD FOR EMBEDDING INFORMATION CODE, AND METHOD FOR READING THE SAME - In the field of information processing, the invention is related to an information embedded code, a method for generating an information embedded code, a method for embedding the code, and a method for reading the same. The invention is characterized by enabling distinguishing of product authenticity under natural light and using a standard mobile phone, and solves the problem of unifying authenticity identification for a general consumer and authenticity identification of an expert. An information embedded code is configured from a dot pattern enabling multi bits information to be written on the basis of the geometric placement or physical placement of an information dot relative to a specified reference dot. By adapting a new type of vertically-horizontally integrated virtual reference line the information embedded code according to this invention is capable of increasing the efficiency of code information recording. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108221 | RF TAG - An RF tag includes an inlay comprising an IC chip and an antenna, a planar auxiliary antenna laminated on the inlay in an insulating state to the inlay, and a substrate on which the inlay and the auxiliary antenna are laminated. The auxiliary antenna is formed into a rectangular planar shape including long sides each having a length of substantially ¼ of a wavelength of a radio wave frequency of the inlay, and has a cutout part which divides one of the long sides into two parts each having a length of substantially ⅛ of the wavelength of the radio wave frequency of the inlay. The cutout part is formed into a concave shape which is opened in an edge portion of the one of the long sides and has a predetermined width and depth to allow the IC chip of the inlay to be disposed therein. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108222 | RF TAG - An RF tag has an inlay with an IC chip and an antenna, a planar auxiliary antenna laminated on the inlay in an insulating state, a dielectric constant regulation plate which becomes a base on which the inlay including the auxiliary antenna laminated thereon is mounted, and functions as a dielectric constant regulation layer for the mounted inlay, and a case which receives the dielectric constant regulation plate in a state where the inlay including the auxiliary antenna laminated thereon is mounted. The dielectric constant regulation plate is formed into a shape which allows the dielectric constant regulation plate to be attachably/detachably and non-movably engaged in the case and which allows the dielectric constant regulation plate to have a predetermined dielectric constant which regulates communication characteristics of the inlay including the auxiliary antenna laminated thereon. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108223 | RFID COLLAR - A radio frequency identification (RFID) collar comprising a radio identification tag including an antenna and a RFID chip electrically interconnected; an elastic surface including an elastically deformable opening for fitting a pipe therethrough; and a rim peripherally surrounding said elastic surface and including said antenna embedded therein. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108224 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED COOKING - A label for tracking and tracing baggage in a baggage handling system is disclosed. The label includes resonators doped into the label. The resonators providing the label with a unique signature and are capable of being read from approximately 2 meters. A baggage handling system incorporating a resonator based label system is also disclosed. The system includes at least one piece of baggage, a label for tracking and tracing baggage in the baggage handling system, at least one reader for reading the label in order to properly direct the attached at least one piece of baggage, and at least one baggage mover suitable for moving the at least one piece of baggage within the baggage handling system. The label includes resonators doped into the label that provide the label with a unique signature, the label being attached to and referenced with said at least one piece of baggage. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108225 | Secure Element Power Management System - There is described a method of and a circuit for supplying power to an integrated circuit card, ICC, of a wireless device comprising a first power supply unit. The circuit comprises a power pin connected configured to selectively operate as a power input pin or as a power output pin, and adapted to be connected to the first power path of the device through a second power path of the device; a second power supply unit; and a controller configured to cause the power pin to operate as a power input pin in the first operation mode of the device, or as a power output pin in the second operation mode of the device. A wireless device comprising the circuit and a method of supplying power to an ICC are further disclosed. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108226 | RFID SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag according to one embodiment includes a housing configured for permanent or detachable coupling to an object, control circuitry coupled to the housing, and a first power source for providing power to the control circuitry. A secondary power source is also present for recharging the first power source. A memory stores information. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108227 | DISPLAYING AN ANIMATED DIGITAL WATERMARK - A computer-implemented method for displaying an animated digital watermark including the display of a mobile payment card on a mobile display screen, wherein the mobile payment card is linked to a payment system, and the display of an animated digital watermark on the mobile display screen to ensure authenticity of the displayed mobile payment card. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108228 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND ARTICLES RELATED TO MACHINE-READABLE INDICIA AND SYMBOLS - A system employs combinations of marking media, each with respective distinguishing spectral characteristics to encode human comprehensible information in, and read human comprehensible information from, machine-readable indicia or symbols. Machine-readable indicia may be a single dot encoding information only in the combinations. Machine-readable symbols may be linear or two dimensional, spatially encoding information in the combinations, as well as spatially. A symbology may map at least the combinations to human-readable symbols or characters. A printer may form indicia or symbols with combinations of marking media. A reader may read indicia or symbols and decode information from at least the combinations of marking media. Different combinations may be visually homogenous, for example gray. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108229 | THERMOSTATIC VALVE - A thermostatic valve to connect a heat source, in particular a gear drive with a heat exchanger, particularly a motor vehicle, having a thermostatic valve housing with a first inlet connection for a first inlet port and a second inlet connection for a second inlet port as well as a first outlet connection for a first outlet port and a second outlet connection for a second outlet port, with a moveable working element in an intake opening of the thermostatic valve housing to open and close the inlet and outlet ports and a separate restriction element is provided in the thermostatic valve housing between the first inlet connection and the first outlet connection. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108230 | MULTIPLE ZONE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A multiple heating/cooling zone control system is disclosed. A heating/cooling system control device continuously monitors heating/cooling zone demand and matches the heating/cooling device output capacity to the total space or heat input required. Within the calculated heating/cooling device output capacity the heating/cooling device is modulated based on zone temperature setpoint to further adjust heating/cooling device output. As heat/cooling loss is increased heating/cooling device capacity and modulation are increased. Should heat/cooling loss decrease heating/cooling device capacity and modulation are decreased. Since heat/cooling output is adjusted based on the heat loss(gain) the heating/cooling device can be immediately adjusted to the proper or matching heating/cooling rate even before water/air temperature based adjustments can be made. Hence, the overall effect of the control device is a reduction in cycles of the heating/cooling device and the life of the heating/cooling device is extended and subsequent energy is saved. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108231 | THERMOSTATIC VALVE - A thermostatic valve with a valve housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, with an actuator which is accommodated in the valve housing and has a housing, and with a switching element which is operatively connected to the actuator in order to control a fluid connection between fluid inlet and fluid outlet, wherein a plunger protrudes out of the housing, the plunger being connected in an axially fixed manner to the valve housing, and the housing being accommodated in an axially shiftable manner in the valve housing, wherein the housing is mounted in the region of its opposite end regions in the valve housing by plain bearings, wherein the switching element is arranged in an axially displaceable manner relative to the housing of the actuator. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108232 | RESETTABLE THERMAL PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE - A resettable thermal pressure relief device (TPRD) is disclosed. The TPRD includes a piston, a housing adapted to receive the piston and allow movement between an open and a closed position. The housing includes an actuator having a temperature sensitive material disposed therein. The temperature sensitive material volumetrically expands, increasing a length of the actuator and forcing a lever from a first position to a second position. The piston is held in the closed position by the lever in the first position. When the lever moves to the second position, the piston is allowed to move to the open position, allowing a fluid to flow through the TPRD from a high pressure vessel in communication therewith. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108233 | Anti-Icing System for Aircraft - A method and apparatus for heating a surface of an aircraft. A flow of air is received from a portion of an engine in a tube system. The air flowing through the tube system is heated. The air is sent to the surface of the aircraft. The flow of the air from the portion of the engine and the heating system to heat the surface of the aircraft are controlled. Icing conditions at the surface of the aircraft are reduced. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108234 | Motion-Sensing Air Freshener of the Spray Type - The present invention describes a spraying device comprising: a housing adapted to receive a container of fluid; actuation means configured, in use, for periodic actuation of the container of fluid; motion sensor means; a controller in operable communication with said actuation means and said motion sensor means; wherein the actuation means is operable, in use, to actuate at a time interval of t | 2015-04-23 |
20150108235 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VARIABLE NOZZLE SECTION OF AN AIRCRAFT - A method for controlling a position of a variable nozzle of an aircraft includes the following steps: setting the variable nozzle in a position P(t | 2015-04-23 |
20150108236 | THREE-PIECE AIRBLAST FUEL INJECTOR - A fuel system includes an external cool air source, and a fuel injector. The fuel injector includes a fuel circuit, an outer air circuit, an inner air circuit, and an outlet. The fuel circuit receives liquid fuel from a fuel inlet. The outer air circuit receives cool air from the cool air source and substantially surrounds the fuel circuit. The inner air circuit is in fluid communication with the outer air circuit and a portion of the fuel circuit substantially surrounds the inner air circuit. The outlet provides atomized fuel from the fuel circuit, outer air circuit and inner air circuit to a combustor. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108237 | FUEL INJECTOR WITH KINETIC ENERGY TRANSFER ARMATURE - Injectors and solenoid valves incorporating actuators with kinetic energy transfer armatures. A fuel injector includes a longitudinally extending injector body and a valve supported in the injector body. The valve is configured for longitudinal movement within the injector body. An armature is connected to the valve and an impact member is disposed between the armature and a solenoid, and moveably connected to the armature. The solenoid is operative when energized to sequentially move the impact member and armature toward the solenoid, thereby actuating the valve. The fuel injector further includes a return magnet located adjacent the armature and opposite the solenoid, wherein the return magnet is operative to maintain the valve in a closed position when the solenoid is not energized. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108238 | Method for Monitoring an Injection Valve, and Method for Operating an Injection Valve - A method is disclosed for monitoring an opening of an injection valve. The injection valve includes a valve body with a cavity having a fluid outlet portion, a valve needle movable in the cavity between a closing position preventing fluid flow outlet and other positions allowing fluid flow through the outlet, and an actuator unit for actuating the valve needle. The method includes actuating the actuator unit with a predetermined voltage signal, recording a time-dependent profile of a current through the actuator unit, detecting a first gradient alteration time where the gradient of the recorded current profile changes more than a first threshold, detecting a second gradient alteration time where the gradient of the recorded current profile changes more than a second threshold, and based on the first and second gradient alteration times determining a diagnostic value usable for compensating a long-term drift of the injection valve. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108239 | Air Freshener with Porous Membrane with Leak Pad and Adjustable Opening - An air freshener comprises a scent capsule carried by a housing. The scent capsule comprises a reservoir containing a fragrant material, and with an opening to a cavity therein and covered by a permeable membrane through which a fragrance can permeate, and a releasable seal sealed over the opening and the permeable membrane to resist fragrance release until removed. An absorptive pad is disposed behind the releasable seal between the scent capsule and the housing, and is capable of absorbing the fragrant material that permeates through the permeable membrane. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108240 | Decorative Fragrance Dispensing System - A fragrance dispensing apparatus includes a housing. The housing includes a platform configured to receive an ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) bead packet. The EVA bead packet remains substantially unheated by the fragrance dispensing apparatus during operation of the fragrance dispensing apparatus. The fragrance dispensing apparatus further includes a lower module. The lower module includes a fan configured to selectively actuate airflow through the EVA bead packet. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108241 | Decorative Fragrance Dispensing System - A bead packet apparatus includes a plurality of beads that have been infused with fragrance. The bead packet further includes a fabric casing enclosing the plurality of beads. The plurality of beads may include ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) beads. The plurality of beads may be configured to release the fragrance over a period of time in the absence of heat above room temperature. The fragrance may be released in response to receiving an air flow between the plurality of beads. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108242 | Scent Devices and Methods - Scent devices and methods are provided. In one embodiment, the present invention can be a device to scent an environment comprising a scent and a structural component. The scent stick can have a length to average cross-sectional diameter ratio of at least about 4:1 according to some embodiments. The scent stick can be colored to blend into an environmental setting to make the presence of the scent stick unobtrusive. The scent stick may also be attached or hung by the addition of a hanger or hoop. The scent stick may be hung from a tree, automobile mirror or a person as an adornment. Other embodiments are also described. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108243 | Gel Can Air Freshener with Dual Scent - An air freshener comprises a container divided into an inner cylindrical reservoir and an outer annular reservoir with at least two different fragrant materials with different fragrances. A cap is carried by the container and covers the reservoirs. A sleeve extends from the cap into the container between the reservoirs. The cap is movable axially with respect to the container between a raised position in which the at least two different fragrances are released, and a closed position in which the cap covers the container to resist release of the at least two different fragrances. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108244 | APPARATUS FOR CLEANING A SURFACE - An apparatus for cleaning a surface includes a liquid delivery system for storing cleaning liquid and delivering the cleaning liquid to the surface to be cleaned, and an indicator system that is operably coupled with the liquid delivery system to indicate an operational status to the user operating the apparatus. The indicator system can include a light emitter that illuminates when an operational status is detected. The light emitter can illuminate the container storing cleaning liquid. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108245 | SHOWER HEAD HAVING AN ELECTRIC TANKLESS WATER HEATER - A combined showerhead and tankless water heater. A control panel permits a user to adjust the temperature level of the water that is heated. In one embodiment, the water flowing through the tankless water heater portion can be heated up about an additional eighteen (18) degrees. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108246 | FUEL ELECTRO-INJECTOR FOR A FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel electro-injector for a fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine, having an atomizer equipped with a nozzle and a valve needle defining a discharge section that is annular and has a width that continuously increases as the opening stroke of the valve needle proceeds. The opening stroke is directed outwards and is caused, in a proportional manner, by the operation of an electric actuator. The electro-injector has a high-pressure environment with an annular passageway around the lateral outer surface of the valve needle to supply fuel to the discharge section, and a low-pressure environment, which communicates with a fuel outlet and is separated from the high-pressure environment by a dynamic seal between the valve needle and the nozzle. The electro-injector is provided with a hydraulic connection between the electric actuator and the valve needle, with a pressure chamber axially delimited, on one side, by the valve needle and, in use, is filled with fuel that, once compressed, axially pushes the valve needle along the opening stroke. The hydraulic connection is placed in the low-pressure environment, so that the pressure chamber only communicates with this environment. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108247 | INVERTED TRACK BEAM ATTACHMENT FLANGE - A “U” shaped inverted track beam flange for a thrust reverser is described. The geometry of the inverted track beam flange increases the total noise cancellation capabilities of a nacelle structure comprising the inverted track beam flange. An inner fixed structure is coupled to an inverted track beam flange. The inner fixed structure is coupled to the inverted track beam flange along an attachment flange. The coupling is along a commercial jet aircraft engine fan duct airflow surface. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108248 | THRUST REVERSER FAN RAMP WITH NOISE SUPPRESSION - A fan ramp for use in a thrust reverser portion of a nacelle is disclosed. The nacelle is included in a propulsion system. The fan ramp extends circumferentially about an axial fan ramp centerline. The fan ramp includes a forward edge, an aft edge, and a noise suppression feature. The forward edge is disposed proximate an aft end of a fan case. The fan case at least partially surrounds a fan section of a gas turbine engine. The aft edge is disposed proximate a forward end of an array of cascades. The array of cascades is operable to permit a bypass airstream to pass there through during a thrust reversing operation. The noise suppression feature is operable to suppress noise within the propulsion system. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108249 | HYDRAULIC BLOCKER DOOR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS - A hydraulic circuit for a jet engine thrust reverser is disclosed. The hydraulic circuit may comprise a primary hydraulic actuator cylinder assembly and a secondary hydraulic actuator cylinder assembly. The primary hydraulic actuator cylinder assembly may be hydraulically coupled to the secondary hydraulic actuator cylinder assembly, in a master-slave relationship, and the secondary hydraulic actuator cylinder assembly may drive a thrust reverser blocker door. The primary hydraulic actuator cylinder assembly may comprise a rod, and the rod may comprise a channel through which hydraulic fluid is capable of flowing. The hydraulic circuit may further comprise a group of secondary hydraulic actuator cylinder assemblies, wherein the group of secondary hydraulic actuator cylinder assemblies may be coupled to the primary hydraulic actuator cylinder assembly. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108250 | ACOUSTICALLY TREATED THRUST REVERSER TRACK BEAM - A thrust reverser track beam is disclosed. The thrust reverser track beam may comprise a recess defined by a reception surface and/or a perimeter surface surrounding the reception surface and extending away from the reception surface, wherein the reception surface and the perimeter surface bound a recess that is configured to receive a noise suppressing structure. The thrust reverser track beam may further comprise the noise suppressing structure. The recess is generally triangular in shape and may extend away from a plane. The noise suppressing structure may be generally triangular in shape and may extend away from a plane. The noise suppressing structure may be coupled within the recess of the track beam and/or to the track beam. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108251 | MULTICOMPONENT CARTRIDGE, DISPENSING DEVICE FOR A MULTICOMPONENT CARTRIDGE AND SYSTEM FOR MIXING AND SPRAYING FLOWABLE COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a multi-component cartridge, a dispensing device for a multi-component cartridge, and a system for mixing and spraying flowable components. According to the invention, the multi-component cartridge ( | 2015-04-23 |
20150108252 | INTERNAL CLEANING AGENT FOR DIESEL ENGINE AND CLEANING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - The cleaning agent for a diesel engine includes a mixed solution obtained by blending a solvent that exhibits solubility and has an ignition point of 238° C. or more, and lubricating oil such as mineral oil in a predetermined ratio. The solvent and the grease are selected such that the cleaning agent has a higher ignition temperature characteristic than the ignition characteristic of light oil, and an evaporation characteristic that takes eight minutes or more to vaporize 2.5 cc of the cleaning agent in a heated state at 120° C. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108253 | PRESSURE WASHER GUN WITH CHEMICAL INJECTION AND FOAMING CAPABILITIES - A pressure washer spray gun includes a spray gun body configured to be fluidly coupled to a source of pressurized water, a chemical container coupled to the spray gun body, wherein the chemical container is configured to contain liquid chemical, a venturi including a converging section, a throat, and a diverging section, wherein the venturi is coupled to the body, and wherein the chemical container is fluidly coupled to the throat, an air inlet port formed in the diverging section and configured to fluidly couple the diverging section to a source of air, and multiple nozzles, wherein each nozzle has a different orifice diameter, and wherein only one nozzle at a time can be selected to provide a fluid output from the spray gun. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108254 | SPRAY GUN - A spray gun comprises a first block and a mixing feature. The first block comprises a first sealing face, and a second sealing face. A first fluid passageway terminates in the first sealing face, while a second fluid passageway terminates in the second sealing face. The mixing feature comprises a third sealing face, a fourth sealing face, and a mixture chamber. The third sealing face is adjacent to the first sealing face and includes a first conduit in fluid communication with the first fluid passageway. The fourth sealing face is adjacent to the second sealing face and includes a second conduit in fluid communication with the second fluid passageway. The mixture chamber is in fluid communication with the first and second conduits and defines a longitudinal axis. The first, second, third, and fourth sealing faces are each oriented obliquely relative to the longitudinal axis of the mixing chamber. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108255 | SHOWER APPARATUS - Provided is a shower apparatus which can stably supply bubbly water through all nozzle holes and can cause water droplets of large, uniform size to land continuously on the user so as to allow the user to enjoy a shower with a voluminous feel as if the user were being showered by large drops of rain. The shower apparatus includes a water supply unit, a throttle unit adapted to eject passing water downstream, an aeration unit adapted to produce bubbly water by aerating the water ejected through the throttle unit, and a nozzle unit provided with a plurality of nozzle holes used to discharge the bubbly water, wherein the throttle unit has a flat-shaped throttle channel and water ejected through the throttle channel plunges into an air-liquid interface as a sheet-like stream, thereby producing bubbly water, which is then discharged through the nozzle hole. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108256 | Fuel Injection Throttle Body - A throttle body fuel injection system including a throttle body with at least one air intake, a fuel injector coupled to the throttle body at a fuel port and an annular ring coupled to the cylindrical inner wall of the air intake. The annular ring includes a primary fuel discharge orifice adjacent to the fuel port and a plurality of secondary fuel discharge orifices arranged radially around the annular ring for spraying atomized fuel into the air intake. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108257 | VALVE UNIT AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - Provided is a valve unit which opens/closes a flow path and includes a unit-main body having a pressure-adjustment chamber formed therein, a film sealing an opening of the pressure-adjustment chamber, a pressure-receiving plate adhered to the film, a valve body connected to the pressure-receiving plate, and a spring urging the valve body to the film. The pressure-adjustment chamber has an inlet and an outlet through which the liquid flows, a wall portion facing the pressure-receiving plate, and a first-concave portion facing the pressure-receiving plate. The inlet is opened/closed by the valve body and is provided in the first-concave portion. A gap between the wall portion and the pressure-receiving plate is smaller than that between the first-concave portion and the pressure-receiving plate. The wall portion makes the first-concave portion extend from the inlet to a side opposite to the outlet side, with respect to the inlet. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108258 | EXTRACTING MINED ORE, MINERALS OR OTHER MATERIALS USING SENSOR-BASED SORTING - A method of analyzing minerals received within a mining shovel bucket includes collecting data associated with ore received in the bucket, where the bucket includes at least one active sensor, where the ore includes one or more mineral, and where the ore is within a field of the active sensor. The method further includes determining a content of the minerals using the data, transmitting information relating to the content of the minerals to a decision support system, and sorting or processing the ore based on an output of the decision support system. Collecting data associated with the ores may include generating source signals, applying the source signals to the active sensor, collecting a response from the active sensor, and comparing the response with a reference or threshold. Other features are disclosed. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108259 | MEAT GRINDING RECLAMATION SYSTEM - A meat grinding reclamation system is disclosed herein. The system uses a first meat grinder coaxially coupled to a second meat grinder. The first meat grinder separates meat from undesired material such as gristle, hard fat, connective tissue, sinew, and bone. Most of the meat is ground, while the undesired material is remixed into a small portion of the meat and is moved from the first grinder into the second grinder. The second grinder separates remaining meat and carrier meat from the undesired material, grinding the reclaimed meat and moving it into a bin with the originally separated meat. The waste material is moved to a waste bin. Pressurized air may be used to prevent the waste material from becoming clogged in the system. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108260 | FEED SCREW FOR MEAT GRINDING RECLAMATION SYSTEM - A meat grinding reclamation system is disclosed herein. The system uses a conical feed screw. The conical feed screw is provided with a shaft and two flights. The first flight changes from a constant diameter to an expanding diameter. The second flight is provided co-helically along the shaft with a portion of the first flight. As both flights expand in diameter, meat processed through the meat grinding reclamation system accelerates, dislodging undesirable material such as gristle from the meat, before the meat decreases in velocity to present the meat for further processing. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108261 | PERFORATED PLATE FOR MEAT GRINDING RECLAMATION SYSTEM - A meat grinding reclamation system is disclosed herein. The system uses a plate having a plurality of holes through which meat is processed, and a smaller number of waste material sewers that feed waste material away from the meat into separate reniform exhausts. The center of the plate is provided with a shaft opening, which allows use of a center drive shaft across the plate. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108262 | GYRATORY CRUSHER CRUSHING HEAD - A gyratory crusher crushing head, removably mounted a crushing shell, includes a circumferential groove is formed in an outer facing surface of the crushing head. The groove is positioned towards a second lower end at the outward facing surface relative to an axial length of the crushing head. The groove and its relative axial positioning minimizes the stress concentrations at the crushing head resulting from forces tangential to the outward facing surface. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108263 | SEATBELT RETRACTOR - A seatbelt retractor includes: a take-up drum winding up a webbing thereon; a transmission member arranged coaxially with a rotation axis of the take-up drum, and including a plurality of convex portions protruding radially outward at a predetermined circumferential pitch on an outer periphery of at least one end of the transmission member so as to transmit a rotary driving force; and a fitting member including a fitting portion that receives the one end portion inserted therein and fits with the plurality of convex portions. Each convex portion has a trapezoidal cross section and two faces facing a circumferential direction, one face of which has an inclination angle with regard to a radial direction smaller than the other face has. The one face is configured to receive a load through the fitting member by rotary driving force transmitted in emergency larger than the other face receives. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108264 | Wire Reels, Components Thereof, and Related Methods - Embodiments provide reels comprising covers, wire hubs, and winding levers. The covers removably attach to casings and close spool apertures of the casings. The hubs spool wire into/out of the apertures via windows of the casings. Moreover, the hubs couple to the covers. Some levers operably couple to the covers. When stowed, the levers are within the perimeters of the covers. When deployed, the levers extend beyond the perimeters. The reels can also comprise the casings. Mounting bases of some reels can removably attach to the casings. Furthermore, some levers can pivot about hinges on the covers. Levers can comprise wind knobs at their ends and the covers can define apertures through which the knobs extend when stowed. Detents which retain the levers in the stowed position can be provided. Moreover, hubs can comprise the detents for engaging the levers when the levers are stowed. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108265 | CORD REEL DEVICE - The cord reel device comprises a first reel body and a second reel body which are linked so that their rotational axes coincide; a pullout cord that is wound around the first reel body so that it can be pulled out; an internal cord that is wound around the second reel body in the same direction as the winding direction of the pullout cord; and a reel case that rotatably covers the first reel body and the second reel body and forms a winding space that allows free play of the internal cord. A convex portion that protrudes toward the rotational axis is provided to the reel case. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108266 | BELT RETRACTOR - The invention relates to a belt retractor ( | 2015-04-23 |
20150108267 | Fiber Optic/Electrical Cable Cartridge System - A cartridge system for a cable reel. The cartridge system includes a case configured to hold the cable reel and a pair of reel roller elements inside the case, Each of the reel roller elements has ends that are connected to opposite sides of the case. Each of reel roller elements has a roller rotatable within the case. The roller is configured to receive a flange of the cable reel such that the cable reel is rotatable within the case. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108268 | SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY MICRO-AERO CONTROL SURFACES - A control system for a missile includes a plurality of control surfaces that can be arrayed across a surface of the missile body, and a controller connected to the control surfaces to selectively move the control surfaces between an aerodynamic stowed position where the control surfaces conform to the surface of the body, and a deployed control position removed from the aerodynamic stowed position where the control surfaces extend from the surface of the body to interact with airflow over the body. The control surfaces are made of a material that includes a shape-memory alloy. Heating the control surfaces causes the shape-memory alloy to move the control surfaces from the aerodynamic stowed position to the deployed control position. By selectively extending and retracting the control surfaces, the control system provides the ability to control the missile's direction of travel or to reduce roll about a longitudinal axis of the body. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108269 | HYPERSONIC AIRCRAFT - A supersonic aircraft having unique structural, geometrical, electromagnetic, mechanical, thermal and aerodynamic configuration is described. Its design characteristics maximize aerodynamic performance, speed, efficiency, comfort and range in the operational affect of carrying passengers over long distances at very high flight speeds and Mach numbers, generally above Mach 4.0+. It has fully integrated-mated fuselage twin engine nacelle structures which reduce and stabilize wave drag, wherein engines sit forward of the sonic boom electrode swept aerospace but are integrated right through the sub-wing, the aero-spike and inlet just above the top surface of the central wing, and above and the major wing mating join, attached via a massive composite titanium keel structure, through the central wing box and fuselage. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108270 | AIRSHIP - An airship ( | 2015-04-23 |
20150108271 | Differential Throttling Control Enhancement - A system for enhancing movement of a multi-engine flight vehicle about either of pitch or yaw axes. The engines are oriented relative the centerline of the flight vehicle and a portion of the engines have a positive tangential cant and the remaining engines have a negative tangential cant. The attitude of the flight vehicle about the pitch, yaw and roll axes is controlled by differentially throttling the multi-engine flight vehicle. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108272 | AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE COMPRISING AN OUTER INSULATION - An aircraft fuselage comprising a structure, a skin connected to the structure and forming a barrier between the interior and the exterior of the fuselage, an external coating being plated or placed against said skin, wherein the external coating comprises a thermal insulator that covers the fuselage at least in part and has at least one foam insulating layer. The external coating comprises a plurality of juxtaposed panels adhesively bonded to the fuselage and/or secured to the fuselage by mechanical fixings. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108273 | MODULAR AIRCRAFT FLOOR TRACK ADAPTER SYSTEM - A modular floor track adapter system including a plurality of adapter plates laterally sized to span existing aircraft floor beams, each of the plurality of adapter plates shaped to interlock with an adjacent adapter plate in a side-by-side arrangement and including a series of holes for attaching seat track crown sections and panel attachment tabs for securing an aircraft floor panel thereto. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108274 | DECOMPRESSION PANEL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF EQUALIZING AIR PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL - Decompression panel assemblies and methods of equalizing air pressure differential are provided. The decompression panel assembly includes a panel comprising an opening defined therein, a vent cover coupled across the opening, and a latching mechanism. The vent cover is configured to move between a first position and a second position. The latching mechanism is configured to maintain the vent cover in the first position when a pressure differential across the panel is below a predetermined value and facilitate the vent cover moving to the second position when the pressure differential across the panel exceeds the predetermined value. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108275 | Door Migration Prevention System - According to some embodiments, a door system includes a door attachment device and a receiver. The door attachment device may be coupled to a door, and the receiver may be coupled to a door frame. A receiving surface of the receiver may be configured to at least partially receive the door attachment device along a first axis. The receiving surface may have a non-planar portion curved relative to the first axis such that the receiving surface responds to movement of the door attachment device in a direction parallel to a second axis, the second axis perpendicular to the first axis, by repositioning the door attachment device in a third direction perpendicular to the plane formed by the first axis and the second axis. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108276 | AUTOMATIC TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR CARGO LOADING SYSTEM - An automated transport device for moving a cargo unit within an aircraft cargo compartment is provided. The transport device comprises a base body and shifting means, wherein the base body is to carry the cargo unit. The shifting means is to generate a movement of the base body along a floor of the cargo compartment perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft and, after that, along the longitudinal axis of the aircraft without rotation of the base body. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108277 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RESCUING FROM A HIGH-RISE FACILITY - Devices and methods for rescuing people from high-rise facilities, for example, upper floors of multi-storey buildings. A rescue device from a high-rise building includes several flexible spokes interconnected on one end to form a pyramidal figure, wherein the spokes are located on the edges, an aerodynamic deceleration element fastened to the spokes, connectors located between the adjacent flexible spokes, in so doing the connectors are located at some distance from the ends of the flexible spokes, a buffer element fastened in a point of connection of the flexible spokes and a means of fastening an object to be rescued fastened in the point of connection of the flexible spokes on the other side with respect to the buffer element, in so doing each of the flexible spokes is embodied as curved sideways from a central axis of the device. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108278 | KITE FLYING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An improved kite launching, flying and control apparatus and system combines a target kite with a reel and control arm arrangement for power flexing a kite line under tension to launch the kite, while adjusting, unreeling and retrieving of the kite line with a reel having an integral brake and trigger mechanism, thereby controlling the launch and flight characteristics of the kite. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108279 | SAFETY SYSTEM FOR A TRACTION KITE WITH RELEASABLE ADJUSTABLE BAR STOPPER - A safety system for a traction kite comprises a central load bearing line and sliding control bar arrangement comprising a connection loop for connection to a harness hook, a system hub connecting the loop to the central load bearing line and a bar stopper located along the load bearing line towards the kite relative to the control bar. The bar stopper is retained to the system hub by a retainer which can be released by a primary safety quick release mechanism in such a way, that engaging the primary safety mechanism allows the control bar to slide along the central load bearing line towards the kite to reduce the power of the kite to a safe level. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108280 | Mechanism for stabilizing and creating a variable gravitational field in a toroidal spacestation - This invention provides a mechanism to create an artificial gravitational environment in a toroidal space station in which gravity may vary from zero, of advantage during repairs, manufacturing and research activities, and docking maneuvers, to values greater than one g for preparing astronauts for missions to other planets, or for other purposes. The mechanism couples the rotation of a high density cylinder in the center of the hub to that of the torus through gears such that the total angular momentum of the station is zero, allowing maneuvering of the station to be less complicated since gyroscopic effects are eliminated, and the level of gravity in the torus to be varied without the use of external thrusters. Gears are driven by motors attached to the hubs, providing redundancy for maintenance and emergency operations, with power provided by solar cells, a nuclear power plant, or other means. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108281 | Method for monitoring the operation of an aircraft piloting device and an aircraft piloting device thus monitored - A method for monitoring an aircraft piloting device including at least one piloting member ( | 2015-04-23 |
20150108282 | FLOATING MOBILE OBJECT AND FLOATING MOBILE SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A holonomic floating mobile object is operated under gravity and includes a main body and six or more thrusters for generating thrust by changing the momentum of a fluid. The six or more thrusters are controlled independently of one another such that the thrust is set at a desired value. The six or more thrusters are arranged in a fuselage coordinate system defined on the main body, such that the range in which a total thrust vector obtained by combining vectors of the thrust generated by all of the thrusters can be generated spans a six-dimensional space with three directions of translation and three directions of rotation. Incoming and outgoing flows to and from one of the thrusters are spaced apart from incoming and outgoing flows to and from the other thrusters and even apart from every other fuselage structure aside from that one thruster. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108283 | Wingtip Control System - A method and apparatus for a wingtip control system. The wingtip control system comprises a switch system for a flight deck of an aircraft and a controller. The switch system is configured to be placed into an armed state and generate an armed signal. The controller is in communication with the switch system. The controller is configured to receive the armed signal from the switch system, visually indicate a desired position for a wingtip of the aircraft in the switch system in response to an event occurring during operation of the aircraft, and generate a movement command to move the wingtip. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108284 | TOOLS FOR RAILWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL - Tools (such as system, apparatus, methodology, etc.) may be provided to control traffic over a railway track section, when a railway worker is working on or near the track section. Move particularly, when traffic over the track section is to be blocked, a release code is generated and sent to an electronic contact address of the railway worker. Traffic through the track section is blocked until the release code is entered in the system. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108285 | Model Train Control System - A model train control system providing a more realistic modeling of the movement, sound, smoke, and lighting effects of a model train is disclosed. A number of dynamic inputs are used to control such effects. Novel features include providing a dynamic variable speed compensator, a dynamic engine load calculator, automatic dynamic momentum, an adjustable train brake, spectrum control, a velocity controller, pressure sensitive effects, a voice activated dispatcher system, a train location and information reporter network, two digit addressing, a traffic control system, accessory control, a model train Central Control Module, and removable memory modules. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108286 | UTENSIL HOLDER FOR CHAFING DISHES AND THE LIKE - Means attachable to any serving vessel, such as a pan, chafing dish or the like for holding utensils adjacent the particular serving vessel to keep the utensils immediately and safely available for use, while discouraging the utensils from one serving vessel from being used to serve food from a different serving vessel. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108287 | WIRE HOLDER MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a technology which makes an undercut portion small and reduces a limit on a mold structure in a wire holder mounting structure. A holder fixing portion ( | 2015-04-23 |
20150108288 | PIPE CLAMP - The present invention relates to a pipe clamp, more specifically to a pipe clamp having a first coupling frame, a second coupling frame, a connecting element, and a tightly contacting lever connected rotatably to each other and structured so as to surround the pipe one and a half times around, that is, 540 degrees, and, because the tightly contacting lever tightly adheres simultaneously to the outer circumferential surface of the first coupling frame, the pipe clamp having a superior pipe holding force and additionally preventing completely the possibility of having the clamp spontaneously open without the intention of a user. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108289 | ARM POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - There is employed an arm power supply device in which a first arm is rotatably and axially supported to a base member having one harness fixing portion, a second arm having the other harness fixing portion is rotatably and axially supported on a rotation tip side of the first arm, the first arm includes an enclosure portion forming a slit through which a wire harness is inserted, and the wire harness passes from the base member to the slit and is wired over the second arm. The enclosure portion includes an inclined wall to guide the wire harness derived in a bent shape from the second arm to be in contact with the inner surface. | 2015-04-23 |
20150108290 | FILM-DISPENSING CASSETTE AND RIMMED BAG FOR WASTE-DISPOSAL UNIT - A film-supporting device is used with a waste-disposal unit. The device comprises an annular body. The annular body has an annular wall. The inward radial surface of the wall defines a central opening of the body. The outline of the central opening in a transverse plane of the device has variable diametrical dimensions with a first diameter of greater dimension than the second diameter. The outline has two of the first diameter of generally equal dimension and two of the second diameter of generally equal dimension. The device has tubular film about an outward radial surface of the annular body. A free annular end is dispensed outwardly from the annular wall. The free annular end is closed to form a bag. The opening of the bag is accessible through the central opening and is of optimized shape via the central opening for the disposal of waste. A method for disposing of waste on a scooping tool is also provided. | 2015-04-23 |