20th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130119000 | Portable stand apparatus for an electronic display - A portable mobile stand apparatus is provided for an electronic display unit, such as a flat screen television, and includes a base unit and a riser unit connected thereto. A support bracket assembly is interconnected between the electronic display unit and the riser unit. Preferably, the base unit and the riser unit include a sports theme, such as football. More preferably, the riser unit simulates football goal posts having a horizontal cross-bar and a pair of spaced uprights, which together provide an attractive eye-catching visual frame for the flat screen television display unit. The riser unit further includes adjustable portions such that the riser unit may be fitted to a display unit of selected size. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119001 | SURGICAL SCREW RACK - A rack for holding at least one surgical screw is described. The rack comprises a body in which at least one bore is provided and at least two support elements surrounding the bore. The support elements protrude from a first level defined on or in the body and are configured to support the screw head on a second level above the first level. The support elements are spaced apart from each other to define spaces therebetween for enabling fluid communication between the surface and the bore. Further, a system is described comprising the above mentioned rack and one or more surgical screws accommodated in the rack. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119002 | TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE SYSTEM FOR WIND TURBINE BLADES - A transportation and storage system for a wind turbine rotor blade comprises a tip end frame assembly comprising a tip end receptacle and a tip end frame. The tip end receptacle comprises an upwardly open tip end-receiving space for receiving a portion of the tip end of the blade and having a supporting surface for supporting the blade, a lower surface allowing the tip end receptacle to rest upright on a substantially horizontal surface, such as the ground, and releasable retaining means for releasably retaining the tip end of the blade in the receiving space of the tip end receptacle. The tip end frame comprises an upwardly open receptacle-receiving space for receiving the receptacle and provided with positioning means for positioning the receptacle in the tip end frame. A base part defines a bottom surface allowing the tip end frame to rest upright on the ground. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119003 | ONE-PIECE PAINT BRUSH HOLDER AND PAINT BRUSH HOLDER ASSEMBLY - A one-piece paint brush holder for removable-insertion use with a container having a bottom surface, an inner side wall and an upper edge is provided in one embodiment. The holder includes a base portion. The holder further includes a post portion having a lower end extending from the base portion, an intermediate portion extending upwardly from the lower end, and an upper end supported above and extending from the intermediate portion. The holder still further includes a generally horizontal support portion extending from the upper end of the post portion and having a distal end. The intermediate portion of the post portion has a hook portion vertically between the base portion and the support portion. The hook portion has a downwardly opening shape to permit the holder to be supported on the upper edge of the container at a position above an inserted position in the container. The base, post, hook and support portions are formed by bending a single rod. In another embodiment, a paint brush holder assembly having various attachment portions is provided. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119004 | BOTTLE RACK - The invention relates to a bottle rack ( | 2013-05-16 |
20130119005 | Beverage service rack - A rack for carrying or displaying glassware or similar containers holding liquids such as beverages is disclosed. The rack has a planar portion, which may be defined by concentrically arranged wire rings, that supports several yokes around its outer edge. The yokes grasp the containers between outwardly extending arm segments. A straight post handle is joined to the center of the underside of the planar portion of the rack. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119006 | Multiple beverage cup/can holder for outdoor use - A multiple cup or multiple can beverage holder formed of an upper surface having a plurality of depending receptacles having circular side walls and a flat bottom wall, or inverted conical side walls and a flat bottom wall or a concentrically stepped side wall and flat bottom wall, each receptacle dimensioned for the receipt of a beverage cup or beverage can, and including at least one receptacle for receipt of incidental objects, the multiple cup and multiple can holder supported on at least one vertical rod secured to the underside of the upper surface of the holder, the lower end of the rod engageable in the earth for supporting the holder and its contents at a convenient height above the ground for a user either standing or sitting. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119007 | VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTING BALLAST WEIGHTS - A vehicle ( | 2013-05-16 |
20130119008 | Teat Unit - A teat unit has a flexible teat, a receiving head and a dimensionally stable base part. The teat is arranged on the receiving head. The receiving head and the base part are connected to each other by a releasable plug connection, and the receiving head has a securing element for securing the teat unit on a drinks container. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119009 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRESSURIZING CONTAINERS - A container, such as a bottle or jar that includes a closed compartment and an active insert device for pressurizing the closed compartment. The active insert device comprises an elastic liner and an active insert that are affixed to a closure or cap or the container. The active insert includes at least one reactant that is triggered to a reaction by an external energy source. The reaction produces a gas, which is delivered to the closed compartment via the liner. The gas causes the liner to expand and open a passage to deliver the gas to the closed compartment. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119010 | LID FOR GLASS BOTTLES - The present invention relates to a lid for glass bottles, preferably made of metal or any other type of suitable plastic material, comprising a body ( | 2013-05-16 |
20130119011 | RUBBER PLUG FOR A VIAL CONTAINER - A rubber plug for a vial container includes a leg portion press molded independently, and having a base end side portion, and a plate-shape cap portion bonded to the base end side portion press-molded with the leg portion. The leg portion and the plate-shape cap portion have bonding areas formed as concentric concavo-convex areas. The base end side portion of the leg portion including the area bonded with the plate-shape cap portion is formed of a material same as that of the plate-shape cap portion. A remaining portion of the leg portion except for the base end side is formed by a material different from the plate-shape cap portion | 2013-05-16 |
20130119012 | INTERCONNECTION ELEMENT FOR ELECTRIC CIRCUITS - An interconnection element and method for making same is disclosed. The interconnection element may include a plurality of metal conductors, a plurality of solid metal bumps and a low melting point (LMP) metal layer. The solid metal bumps overly and project in a first direction away from respective ones of the conductors. Each bump has at least one edge bounding the bump in at least a second direction transverse to the first direction. The low melting point (LMP) metal layer has a first face joined to the respective ones of the conductors and bounded in the second direction by at least one edge and a second face joined to the bumps. The edges of the bumps and the LMP layer are aligned in the first direction, and the LMP metal layer has a melting temperature substantially lower than the conductors. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119013 | METHOD FOR CHEMICAL PLANARIZATION AND CHEMICAL PLANARIZATION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a method is disclosed for chemical planarization. The method can include forming a surface layer on a to-be-processed film having irregularity. The surface layer binds to or adsorbs onto the to-be-processed film along the irregularity to suppress dissolution of the to-be-processed film. The method can include planarizing the to-be-processed film in a processing solution dissolving the to-be-processed film, by rotating the to-be-processed film and a processing body while the to-be-processed film contacting the processing body via the surface layer, removing the surface layer on convex portions of the irregularity while leaving the surface layer on concave portions of the irregularity and making dissolution degree of the convex portions larger than dissolution degree of the concave portions. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119014 | PROTECTIVE TREATMENT FOR POROUS MATERIALS - A method for treating a surface of a porous material in an environment is provided, comprising setting the temperature of the surface to a value T | 2013-05-16 |
20130119015 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR A MAGNETIC DISK - An object of the invention is to effectively remove particles on the glass substrate surfaces, even in the case wherein abrasive particles having a small particle size is used in the polishing step of the glass substrate and a supersonic treatment is performed at a high frequency at the supersonic cleaning step after the polishing step. In a manufacturing method of a glass substrate for a magnetic disk comprising a polishing step for performing polishing of the glass substrate and a supersonic cleaning step for performing supersonic cleaning of the glass substrate after the polishing step, the polishing step uses abrasive particles having a particle size of 10 nm to 30 nm and a first supersonic cleaning is performed at a frequency of 300 kHz to 1,000 kHz to form secondary particles and then a second supersonic cleaning is performed at a frequency of 30 kHz to 100 kHz in the supersonic cleaning step. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119016 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - A plasma processing apparatus includes a plasma processing chamber, a process monitor which monitors a condition in the plasma processing chamber, an actuator which controls a parameter constituting a plasma processing condition, N+1 correction amount calculating units which calculate a correction amount of a manipulated variable on the basis of a difference between a process monitor value monitored by the process monitor and a desired value of the process monitor and a correlation between the process monitor value and a manipulated variable, which is the parameter, the correlation having been acquired in advance, and N manipulated variable adding units that add a manipulated variable having a priority level next to an N-th manipulated variable. The N-th manipulated variable adding unit defines a correction amount calculated by the N+1-th correction amount calculating unit as the correction amount of an N+1-th manipulated variable. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119017 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOTUNING OF RF MATCH - A reactive correction to chamber impedance changes without the need to change the process recipe is disclosed. The reactive correction may be done automatically and repeatedly during processing. A control of RF power application to a plasma processing chamber is performed, so as to minimize reflected power and efficiently apply the RF power to the plasma. Autotuning of the RF power application is enabled without modifying a qualified process recipe. The autotuning can be applied using frequency matching and RF matching network tuning. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119018 | HYBRID PULSING PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEMS - A method for processing substrate in a processing chamber that has at least one plasma generating source and a gas source for providing a process gas into the chamber is provided. The method includes exciting the plasma generating source with an RF signal having an RF frequency. The method also includes pulsing the RF signal using at least one of amplitude, phase, and frequency of the RF signal having a first value during first portion of an RF pulsing period and a second value during second portion of RF pulsing period, which is associated with first source pulsing frequency. The method further includes pulsing the gas source such that the process gas flows into the chamber at a first rate during a first portion of a gas pulsing period and a second rate during a second portion of the gas pulsing period, which is associated with the gas pulsing frequency. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119019 | INERT-DOMINANT PULSING IN PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEMS - A method for processing substrate in a processing chamber, which has at least one plasma generating source and a gas source for providing process gas into the chamber, is provided. The method includes exciting the plasma generating source with an RF signal having RF frequency. The method further includes pulsing the gas source, using at least a first gas pulsing frequency, such that a first process gas is flowed into the chamber during a first portion of a gas pulsing period and a second process gas is flowed into the chamber during a second portion of the gas pulsing period, which is associated with the first gas pulsing frequency. The second process gas has a lower reactant-gas-to-inert-gas ratio relative to a reactant-gas-to-inert-gas ratio of the first process gas. The second process gas is formed by removing at least a portion of a reactant gas flow from the first process gas. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119020 | System, Method and Apparatus of a Wedge-Shaped Parallel Plate Plasma Reactor for Substrate Processing - A plasma process chamber includes a top electrode, a bottom electrode disposed opposite the top electrode, the bottom electrode capable of supporting a substrate. The plasma process chamber also includes a plasma containment structure defining a plasma containment region, the plasma containment region being less than an entire surface of the substrate. The plasma containment structure rotates relative to the substrate and wherein the plasma containment region includes a center point of the substrate throughout the rotation of the plasma containment structure relative to the substrate. The plasma containment structure includes multiple gaps. A vacuum source is coupled to the gaps in the plasma containment structure. A method of processing a substrate is also described. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119021 | VACUUM SWITCH AND ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - An electrode assembly is provided for a vacuum switch, including a vacuum envelope, a fixed contact assembly including a fixed contact disposed within the vacuum envelope, and a movable contact assembly including a movable contact disposed within the vacuum envelope and movable between a closed position in electrical contact with the fixed contact and an open position spaced apart from the fixed contact. The electrode assembly includes at least one electrode bundle having a plurality of electrodes coupled to a corresponding one of the fixed contact assembly and the movable contact assembly. The electrodes extend from at or about a corresponding one of the fixed contact and the movable contact toward the closer of the first end of the vacuum envelope and the second end of the vacuum envelope. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119022 | MEDIUM AND HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC SWITCH WITH RETURN ON CLOSURE AND AN INSERTION DEVICE FOR INSERTING A RESISTANCE - An electric switch for application to high- and very high-voltage circuit breakers and switches comprising a flexible toroidal helical spring ( | 2013-05-16 |
20130119023 | GRAPHITIZED EDM WIRE - An electrode wire for use in an electrical discharge machining apparatus includes a core having a surface and one of a metal, an alloy of a metal, and a combination of a metal and alloy of a metal. An adherent coating of graphite is metallurgically bonded to the surface of the core. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119024 | Method and Apparatus for Cutting High Quality Internal Features and Contours - An automated method for cutting a plurality of hole features using a plasma arc torch system can be implemented on a computer numerical controller. The automated method can include the steps of: a) cutting a lead-in for a hole feature using a lead-in command speed based on a diameter of that hole feature and b) cutting a perimeter for the hole feature using a perimeter command speed greater than the corresponding lead-in command speed for the hole feature. The automated method can also include the step c) of repeating steps a) and b) for each additional hole feature having a same diameter or a different diameter. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119025 | METHOD OF LASER WELDING - A method of laser welding where two steel sheets are welded by a laser beam after the two steel sheets are overlapped with a predetermined gap is disclosed. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119026 | Method and Device for Laser Material Processing of a Workpiece - Cutting a workpiece with a laser beam includes using the laser beam to melt and/or vaporize at least a portion of the workpiece, and moving at least one of the workpiece and the laser beam relative to one another to form a cutting front on the workpiece, in which the laser beam includes either at least two different radially polarized beam portions offset relative to each along an advancing direction of the laser beam, or multiple laser beam strips extending along the advancing direction of the laser beam. Each laser beam strip has a different linear polarization direction, and the advancing direction corresponds to a direction along which the workpiece is cut by the laser beam. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119027 | Laser Cutting Machine - A laser cutting machine includes a platform and a motion system. The motion system includes a first prismatic joint facilitating a first motion of the platform along a first direction and a second prismatic joint facilitating a second motion of the platform along a second direction. A galvano arranged on the platform, such that a motion of the platform causes a motion of the galvano, the galvano including a first mirror, wherein a third motion of the first mirror positions the laser beam along a third direction, and a second minor, wherein a fourth motion of the second mirror positions the laser beam along a fourth direction. A control module controls concurrently the motion system and the galvano, such that a position of the laser beam on the workpiece is a vector sum of the first motion, the second motion, the third motion, and the fourth motion. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119028 | DEVICE FOR PROCESSING PIPES BY MEANS OF A LASER BEAM - The invention relates to a device for processing pipes or other elongated materials ( | 2013-05-16 |
20130119029 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MATERIAL PROCESSING BY MEANS OF LASER RADIATION - A device for material processing by laser radiation, including a source of laser radiation emitting pulsed laser radiation for interaction with the material, optics focusing the pulsed processing laser radiation to a center of interaction in the material, and a scanning unit shifting the positions of the center of interaction within the material. Each processing laser pulse interacting with the material in a zone surrounding the center of interaction assigned to the laser pulse so that material is separated in the zones of interaction. A control unit controls the scanning unit and the source of laser radiation such that a cut surface is produced in the material by sequential arrangement of zones of interaction. The control unit controls the source of laser radiation and the scanning unit such that adjacent centers of interaction are located at a spatial distance a ≦10 μm from each other. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119030 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HEAT TREATING THE WAFER-SHAPED BASE MATERIAL OF A SOLAR CELL, IN PARTICULAR A CRYSTALLINE OR POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELL - A method and an apparatus for heat treating a wafer-shaped base material of a solar cell, in particular of a crystalline or polycrystalline silicon solar cell, wherein the device comprises at least one laser light source ( | 2013-05-16 |
20130119031 | LASER LIFT-OFF METHOD AND LASER LIFT-OFF APPARATUS - A substrate is separated from a material layer formed on the substrate without generating cracks in the material layer formed on the substrate. In order to separate the material layer from the substrate at a boundary between the substrate ( | 2013-05-16 |
20130119032 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WELDING MATERIALS OF DIFFERENT CONDUCTIVITY - An arc welding system for welding materials of different electric conductivity has a robotic arm and a welding torch with a nozzle, disposed on a first end of the robotic arm, for applying an amperage to a wire supply at the nozzle. The arc welding system has a controller for controlling direction and speed of movement of the robotic arm and for controlling the amperage applied by the welding torch. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119033 | MOBILE WELDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A mobile welding system has a mobile base for traversing a surface, proximate to a region to be welded. The mobile welding system has a lift, coupled to the mobile base and to a platform for moving the platform vertically proximate to the region. The lift is disposed between the platform and the mobile base. The mobile welding system has a robotic arm coupled to the platform. The mobile welding system has a welding torch, disposed on a first end of the robotic arm, for welding the region. The mobile welding system has a controller configured to cause the welding torch to move proximate to the region by causing at least one of the mobile base, the lift, and the robotic arm to move in at least one direction. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119034 | METHOD TO IMPROVE GMAW AND GTAW WELDING PERFORMANCE - A method of controlling a power source includes providing a power supply module. The power supply module includes a first circuit that has at least one first switch. The first circuit is configured to provide a welding current to an electrode of a welding system. The power supply module also has a second circuit that includes a load that is operatively connected to at least one second switch. The second circuit is configured to provide the welding current to the electrode through the load. The method also includes controlling the at least one first switch such that the welding current flows through the at least one first switch and to the electrode during a ramp up portion of a welding waveform and such that no current flows through the at least one first switch during a ramp down portion of the welding waveform. The method further includes controlling the at least one second switch such that the welding current flows through the load and to the electrode during the ramp down portion of the welding waveform. The ramp down portion takes the welding current to a predetermined value. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119035 | Welding Assembly and Method - A welding assembly including a current generator, an electrode electrically coupled to the current generator, the electrode including a first engagement surface, and a workpiece including at least two members, wherein at least one of the members includes a second engagement surface, defines a recess in the second engagement surface, and is electrically coupled to the current generator. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119036 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSOCIATING DATA TO A WELDER POWER SOURCE - The invention described herein generally pertains to a system and method for welder system that associates a set of data to a portion of data collected by a welder power source based on a first indicia and a second indicia. The welder system includes an input device that collects a first input based on the first indicia to identify a type of the set of data and a welder power source to relate the set of data. Moreover, the input device collects a second input based on the second indicia that indicates a location for the set of data. Based on the first indicia and the second indicia, the set of data can be associated with a welder power source or a portion of data collected by the welder power source. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119037 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING WELDER POWER SOURCE DATA - The invention described herein generally pertains to a system and method for aggregating welder parameters (e.g., power consumption parameter, welder process parameters, among others) from a first environment that includes one or more welder power sources and utilizing a portion of the aggregated welder parameters in at least one of a disparate welder power source or a second environment that includes one or more welder power sources. A parameter from a first welder power source in a first environment can be aggregated and collected in which a processing component evaluates such parameter to configure an additional welder power source in the first environment or one or more welder power sources in a second environment. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119038 | SHORT ARC WELDING SYSTEM - A system for controlling a weld-current in an arc welding apparatus for short arc welding comprising a current regulator included in a voltage feedback loop from a power supply to a welding electrode and a ramp generator arranged to provide current ramps during a short circuit phase at said welding electrode. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119039 | EDUCATIONAL WELDING CELL UNIT - A welding cell unit includes a frame and a cell table that supports a robotic welding system, the cell table is attached to the frame. A table top is pivotally secured to the cell table, the table top is rotated outwardly from a non-extended position adjacent a side of the cell table into an extended position coextensive with a table top plane. A support mechanism structurally supports the table top when in an extended position. A plurality of panels surround the cell table, the plurality of panels are configured to extend outwardly from the cell table to enclose the table top when in an extended position. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119040 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE FILL WELDING USING IMAGE CAPTURE - A computer obtains a first image including a first portion of a first edge and a first portion of a second edge, wherein distance between the first portion of the first edge and the first portion of the second edge forms a first width of a seam between the first edge and the second edge. The computer obtains a second image including a second portion of the first edge and a second portion of the second edge, wherein distance between the second portion of the first edge and the second portion of the second edge forms a second width of the seam between the first edge and the second edge. The computer determines a parameter for a welding torch to weld a joint for joining the first edge and the second edge along the seam based at least in part on the first image and the second image. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119041 | INSULATED ELECTRODE COVER FOR A WELDING ELECTRODE HOLDER - An insulated electrode cover for a welding electrode holder is provided that can reduce or eliminate inadvertent electrical arcing between the electrode holder and adjacent objects. The insulated electrode cover comprises a cap configured to couple to the welding electrode holder. The cap is positioned on the welding electrode holder to overlie selective portions of the jaws of the welding electrode holder so that, when a welding rod is clamped in the jaws of the electrode holder and the electrode is energized, no electrically conductive portion on the exterior surfaces of the jaws is exposed. This can greatly increase the safety of the welding electrode by reducing or eliminating inadvertent shocks and/or fires that can be created by conventional welding electrode holders. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119042 | VEHICLE CABIN HEATING SYSTEM - A method for controlling a vehicle cabin heating system includes setting a target temperature for a vehicle cabin interior space. The method also includes measuring current temperature within the vehicle cabin interior space at a location spaced apart from a first infrared heater and spaced apart from a target surface within the vehicle cabin interior space, the first infrared heater being aimed to heat the target surface. A surface temperature of the target surface is estimated based the current temperature. The first infrared heater is controlled such that the heater is turned on in response to the estimated surface temperature of the target surface falling below the target temperature by a predetermined amount, and the heater is turned off in response to the estimated surface temperature rising above the target temperature by the predetermined amount. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119043 | INTERLOCKING HEATED PATIO STONES AND SYSTEM - An interconnected heated patio stone and system are disclosed, the stone consisting of a durable, heat-transmitting upper layer, and an insulating lower layer, a heating cable running within the stone, and having two interconnections at the edge of the stone. The interconnection has a bracket to connect with the cable, a receptacle for joining electrically to a bridging connector, and an electrical linkage making an electrical connection available. Each stone is connected with another by a bridging connector, which contains an articulated wire, and has a basin and cap at each end for electrically joining, in a sealed manner, with the receptacle. The system consists of two or more stones interconnected using bridging connectors, the whole system also connected to a power source. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119044 | JAW SUPPORT FOR A POUCH FILLER - A jaw support and a sealing jaw for form, fill and seal machines are provided. In alternative embodiments, the form, fill and seal machines may include a fitment applicator station, a fitment applicator, a fitment heater assembly and a sealing jaw constructed and arranged to form a container and transfer and apply a fitment to the container. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119045 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SPRING, AND ELECTRICAL HEATING DEVICE - A method of producing a spring which reduces time required for a heat treatment step of eliminating a machining strain generated by a forming step is provided. This production method is provided with a forming step (S | 2013-05-16 |
20130119046 | MISALIGNMENT CORRECTION FOR EMBEDDED MICROELECTRONIC DIE APPLICATIONS - The present disclosure relates to the field of integrated circuit packaging and, more particularly, to packages using embedded microelectronic die applications, such a bumpless build-up layer (BBUL) designs. Embodiments of the present description relate to the field of alignment correction of microelectronic dice within the bumpless build-up layer packages. This alignment correction may comprise characterizing the misalignment of each microelectronic die mounted on a carrier and forwarding this characterization, along with data regarding the orientation of the carrier, to processing equipment that can compensate for the misalignment of each microelectronic die. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119047 | Heating Circuit with Monitoring Arrangement for a Household Appliance - A washing and/or drying appliance includes a heating circuit ( | 2013-05-16 |
20130119048 | METHOD FOR THE INDUCTION BRAZING OF PARTS HAVING COMPLEX SHAPES, AND SINGLE OR MULTIPLE BRAZING STATION FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - A method for brazing parts having complex profiles, while enabling reproducible implementation conditions to be defined. The method adjusts a heat cycle during brazing by controlling and mapping heat, while taking emissivity coefficient of the material to be brazed into account. Further, a brazing station includes a power generator configured to supply a predetermined voltage to a transformer connected to a circuit forming a shape inductor, the circuit having an overall shape of the parts to be brazed. A pressure mechanism exerts a load on the parts to be brazed. A camera establishes a heat map. A laser-sighted infrared pyrometer measures the brazing temperature by radiation after parameterizing an emissivity coefficient, other parameters being fixed. A controller supplies a set power to the generator on the basis of the measured temperature. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119049 | IR TEMPERATURE SENSOR FOR INDUCTION HEATING OF FOOD ITEMS - A system and method for measuring the temperature of cookware to be induction-heated, using an infrared temperature sensor. An induction heater countertop may include a viewing window between the infrared temperature sensor and the cookware. Various algorithms may be applied to the sensed temperature, to adjust it to account for the presence of the viewing window, as well as variations in the cookware material. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119050 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR AMMUNITION CARTRIDGE CASE ANNEALING - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for annealing an ammunition cartridge that include an inductive coil, the inductive coil substantially encompassing the sides of an annealing chamber, the inductive coil including a first portion comprising a first diameter and a second portion comprising a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is larger than the second diameter. Apparatus, system and method may also include an insert, the insert encompassing the sides of the annealing chamber, and a cartridge case that is unevenly heated such that the cartridge case obtains at least a first hardness at a first location and a second hardness at a second location, the first hardness different from the second hardness. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119051 | DIRECTED HEATING FOR COMPONENT REWORK - Reworking a component solder attached to a printed circuit board is described. The reworking is accomplished by directing energy only at the solder/pad arrangement used to attach the component to the printed circuit board. In one embodiment, the directed energy takes the form of an alternating magnetic field that inductively couples with the solder/pad arrangement. The alternating magnetic field has a frequency at least 800 kHz. In another embodiment, the directed energy takes the form of a laser beam that is concurrently directed at the solder/pad arrangements for liquefying the solder. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119052 | IMAGE HEATING DEVICE - An electromagnetic induction heating type image heating device is capable of preventing image defects caused by an increase in the temperature of a non-sheet passing portion during thin paper passage, and uses a magnetic shunt alloy having a predetermined Curie temperature. The image heating device is configured to heat a material based on heat generated by an eddy current generated in a conductive member by inducing a magnetic field in a conductive member with a magnetic flux generation unit. The conductive member includes a magnetic shunt alloy whose composition is adjusted to have a predetermined Curie temperature. The image heating device includes a cooling device configured to cool an end portion of the conductive member. Consequently, the image heating device can increase a cooling effect by the cooling device during thin paper passage, in which a fixing temperature is lower than during plain paper passage. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119053 | TWO TIER ELEVATED BAKING RACK - A multiple-tier baking oven rack may include a top tier and a bottom tier lying substantially parallel to the top tier and a support base on which the bottom tier is supported. The bottom tier may be elevated with respect to the support base and the top tier may be elevated with respect to the bottom tier. The bottom tier and the top tier may form a space therebetween to facilitate a flow of air across the bottom tier and the top tier between the opposing sidewalls of an oven in which the multiple-tier baking oven rack is usable. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119054 | ELECTROMAGNETIC HEATING - An apparatus for applying RF energy, via an antenna, to an object placed in a cavity is disclosed. The apparatus includes a Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS) frequency source configured to feed the antenna with RF energy at a plurality of frequencies, and a controller configured to control the DDS frequency source to apply RF energy to the object. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119055 | IONIC ADDER DRYER TECHNOLOGY - A method for RF dielectric heating an object having a variable weight including a medium is provided The method comprises: (A) placing the object having the variable weight including the medium into an enclosure; (B) adding an ionic substance to the medium; (C) initiating a heating process by subjecting the medium including the object to a variable AC electrical field; and (D) controlling the heating process. The method further comprises using an air flow having an ambient temperature, or being heated before getting into the enclosure, to carry away the evaporated medium from the enclosure. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119056 | Modular Beverage Container - A modular beverage container includes a lower portion having a closed bottom and upstanding side wall that defines an interior area and open top. The beverage container includes an upper portion having a side wall defining an interior area and open bottom. The upper portion includes a spout extending through a closed upper section. The upper and lower portions include fasteners having complementary configurations so that upper and lower portions are selectively coupled together. The beverage container includes a divider member selectively coupled intermediate upper and lower portions. The divider member includes an annular rim and a center section with rim fasteners being situated on opposed sides of the rim and having configurations complementary to the fasteners of upper and lower portions, respectively. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119057 | TWO-PIECE CAN BODY MADE OF LAMINATED STEEL SHEET, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE TWO-PIECE CAN BODY - A can body for a two-piece can made of a laminated steel sheet, the laminated steel sheet containing a steel sheet and a copolyethylene terephthalate resin layer containing at least one member selected from the group consisting of isophthalic acid and cyclohexane dimethanol as a copolymer component in a proportion of 5 to 20 mol %, and having a crystallization temperature of 120° C. to 140° C. on at least one side of the steel sheet; and satisfying the following relationships: r | 2013-05-16 |
20130119058 | METHOD FOR STRENGTHENING HOUSING AND HOUSING MADE BY SAME - A method for strengthening a housing comprises the following steps: providing a housing being made of colored glaze and having an initial temperature of about 480° C. to about 550° C.; and spraying the surface of the housing using a spray solution containing potassium nitrate, potassium silicate, diatomite, and water to create an exterior layer on the surface. The exterior layer contains K | 2013-05-16 |
20130119059 | PACKAGING FOR A CONSUMER PRODUCT - A consumer product comprises a container for packaging a composition having a scent. A removable cap is fitted to the container, with the cap and the container defining a cavity therebetween. The cap has an orifice, for communicating between the cavity and an exterior of the cap, and a manually deformable part which is adapted to be displaceable thereby to displace air from an internal location within the cavity outwardly through the orifice. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119060 | Travel Beverage Container - A lid assembly for a beverage container having a lid housing, a seal assembly and a trigger member. The seal assembly has a drink seal to close the drink aperture. The seal assembly is rotatedly connected to the lid housing and movable between a use position and a cleaning position to allow the drink aperture to be open for cleaning. The trigger member is connected to the lid housing and is capable of engaging the seal assembly in the use position, but it cannot engage the seal assembly in the cleaning position. Additionally, a trigger lock is connected to the lid housing to prevent engagement of the seal assembly by the trigger member when the trigger lock is locked. The trigger lock may also contain a visual indicator to indicate that the lock is in the locked position. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119061 | TAMPER EVIDENT CLOSURE | 2013-05-16 |
20130119062 | CLOSURE - In various embodiments, a closure may include a base attachable to a container. The closure may further include an engagement insert receivable in the base. The engagement insert may include screw thread formations for engaging corresponding formations on a container neck. The base and insert may together form a co-operating uni-directional rotation arrangement which prevents rotation in a direction of screwing onto a container neck but allows relative rotation in a direction of unscrewing, whereby to prevent unscrewing of the closure. In various embodiments, a closure for a container may include a top deck, an outer skirt and an inner skirt. The inner skirt may be engagable with a container neck. The inner skirt and/or top deck may comprise one or more regions of weakness arranged to break and/or deform if an attempt is made to remove the closure from a neck following first application, whereby to prevent re-application. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119063 | LOCK SYSTEM FOR A CONTAINER - A locking system includes a carrier member at least one locking member extending from the rod. The carrier member is movable between a first locked position in which the locking member engages a locking receptacle to maintain a container cover in a closed position and a second unlocked position in which the locking member disengages from the locking receptacle and the cover is movable between the closed and open position. The locking system includes a blocking member at a second end of the carrier member. The blocking member is movable between a first engaged position in which the rod abuts a portion of the blocking member and maintains the elongate rod in the first locked position and a second disengaged position in which the rod disengages from the blocking member and a biasing unit urges the rod in the second unlocked position. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119064 | PAINTING APPARATUS - A paint bucket has a preferably removable divider, the divider having a magnet positioned such that at least two paint brushes can be held by it, at least one on each side of the divider. Preferably, at least a portion of the divider is a grid for wiping excess paint off a brush in use. A paint tray has spaced-apart male and female connections, such that when one said liner is inverted over another liner, the liners mate with each other via the male and female connection means, the respective connection means of one liner mating with the opposite connection means of the other liner. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119065 | CUP LID WITH INTEGRATED CONTAINER - Cup lid with integrated container(s) that couples with the top of a cup. The cup and cup lid form at least two containment volumes, Embodiments enable easy containment, inclusion of fresh food, transportation and access of solid or liquid in the container and cup without disengagement of the cup lid from the cup. Contents of the container may be accessed, partially consumed, replaced in the container and resealed at any time as desired by the user. Embodiments may employ a one-size-fits-all coupling element to couple any size container to the lower lid that couples with a cup. Simplifies eating and drinking from one unified container and cup in a theater or stadium having seats for example that provide one cup-holder per seat. Provides one free hand to hold a child's hand for safety while in stadiums and amusement parks. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119066 | BULK CONTAINER FOR CATERING OR LARGE FOOD ORDERS - A foldable carton blank, and erected carton are provided which include vertical and/or horizontal dividers. The dividers are removably attached to the foldable carton blank. A method of erecting a carton from such a blank is also provided. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119067 | TRANSPORT TANK BAFFLE ASSEMBLY - A lined transport tank for mounting to a truck is provided. The tank has a lined tank body. The tank body has an inner surface. A baffle is removably connected to the inner surface of the tank body. A retaining system is removably connecting the baffle to the inner surface of the tank body. The retaining system has a pair of elongated members fixedly connected to the inner surface of the tank body. The pair of elongated members is restraining movement of the baffle in a first direction. A retainer is connected to the pair of elongated members. The retainer is restraining movement of the baffle in a second direction. The second direction is different from the first direction. A retaining system for removably connecting an element to a surface is also provided. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119068 | BAKING APPARATUS WITH MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS AND SIZES - A convertible and folding cooking pan includes a base plate and a plurality of pivotable and adjustable flanges removably coupled thereto. The flanges are moveable from a first substantially flat position to a second substantially upright position. When in the substantially upright position, the flanges are securely connected to define a baking zone with base plate and the flanges. In one embodiment, a plurality of sets of flanges are configured on the base plate to enable the selectable configuration of a first baking zone using the first set of flanges or a second, differently-sized baking zone using the second set of flanges. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119069 | Pot with Bail Handle and Tiltable Lid - A device for holding a lid to a pot to permit the pouring of liquid from the pot while retaining a food product within the pot, including a pair of spaced apart hook members attached to opposed top edges of the pot and positioned off-set from a centerline of the pot. The hook members each include a horizontal top flange turned inwardly toward the pot, whereby when the pot is moved to a pouring position, the liquid forces the lid to separate from the pot and the top flanges of the hook members to engage the lid to maintain a predetermined pouring gap between the lid and the pot and also to prevent the lid from sliding forward off the pot due to their off-set positioning from the pot centerline. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119070 | Cooler Storage Racks - Storage racks for coolers. Embodiments provide storage racks for coolers each of which includes a spacer and pairs of supports, standoff portions, and arms. The standoff portions couple with the supports while the arms couple with the standoff portions and are oriented along the first direction. The spacers couple with the arms; are oriented along a direction perpendicular to the first direction; and space the arms apart by the width of the coolers (or less). Some racks are continuous, curvilinear, and are made from rods or heavy gauge wire. The spacers can define straight or additional standoff portions. Further, the arms and spacers of some racks define a plane and the supports define another plane. These planes can intersect each other although they can be parallel. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119071 | TEMPERATURE-STABILIZED STORAGE CONTAINERS FOR MEDICINALS - Systems include integrally sealed medicinal storage containers, including one or more segments of an ultra efficient insulation material, the one or more segments having one or more surface regions, the one or more segments principally defining at least one storage region, and one or more regions of substantially thermally sealed connections between at least one of the one or more surface regions of the one or more segments wherein the one or more regions of substantially thermally sealed connections and the one or more segments form an integrally thermally sealed medicinal storage region. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119072 | TEMPERATURE-STABILIZED STORAGE CONTAINERS FOR MEDICINALS - Systems include integrally sealed medicinal storage containers, including one or more segments of an ultra efficient insulation material, the one or more segments having one or more surface regions, the one or more segments principally defining at least one storage region, and one or more regions of substantially thermally sealed connections between at least one of the one or more surface regions of the one or more segments wherein the one or more regions of substantially thermally sealed connections and the one or more segments form an integrally thermally sealed medicinal storage region. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119073 | CONTAINER SECURING BASE AND TRAY - The present disclosure provides a container base and tray having a container securing portion and a tray or tote portion. The container securing portion secures a container, such as a paint container, to the base and allows a user to transfer the container base and tray (when the container is secured thereto) by way of the container handle. The container securing portion and the tray or tote portion may comprise a single component or may comprise separate, connectable, components. In one embodiment, the tray may include a plurality of means to secure containers having different sized bases. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119074 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VACUATING ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANKS - A system and method for cleaning an above ground storage tank, where the side walls of the tank are separable from a bottom of the tank. Verticals members may be attached to the side walls of the tank, and a lifting force may be applied to the vertical members by a series of jacks so that the side walls are raised above the bottom. The side wall may be suspended above the bottom while the tank is cleaned out, and then lowered again when the cleaning is complete. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119075 | DRINKING VESSEL HAVING AN INNER SHELL OF A GLASS MATERIAL AND AN OUTER SHELL OF A NON-GLASS MATERIAL - A rugged drinking vessel and a method of manufacturing such a drinking vessel are disclosed. In one embodiment, the drinking vessel includes: (1) an outer shell constructed of a non-glass material and (2) an inner shell positioned substantially within the outer shell, wherein the inner shell is constructed of a glass material and is configured to hold a liquid. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119076 | GOLF BAG PROTECTOR - This invention provides a one-piece golf bag wrap protector for protecting golf bags from damage when placed on golf carts. The one-piece protector includes a pair of ends, a plurality of spaced securing holes disposed proximate an upper surface thereon, a plurality of fastening means having one end secured within the spaced securing holes, and another end being cooperatively secured to an upper peripheral edge of a golf bag. Attachment means disposed proximate the pair of ends for securing the one-piece protector wrapped around the golf bag. A plurality of female fasteners near one of the ends and a male fastener positioned near the other end at their upper portions for engaging one another to accommodate golf bags of different sizes. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119077 | METHOD FOR THE RIVETED FASTENING OF AN ACCESSORY - The invention relates to a method for the riveted fastening of an accessory to a plastics fuel tank ( | 2013-05-16 |
20130119078 | Installable Push-On Cookware Handle Insulator - A cookware handle insulator has a main body formed from a thermal insulating material and has an outer surface providing a cold surface. A slot aperture runs longitudinally along an axis of the main body and provides an inner surface and a space to accommodate a longitudinal cookware handle. The inner surface provides a hot surface of the main body. Flexible slot edges extend inwardly toward the slot aperture and have a taper for engaging a longitudinal cookware handle surface when the cookware handle insulator is pushed onto the cookware handle. The slot edge inner surface engages the longitudinal cookware handle surface and maintains the cookware handle insulator position on the cookware handle when the cookware handle insulator is installed. Another embodiment has a substantially triangular cross-section with two flexible side sections to clasp the cookware handle when installed. A method of installing the cookware handle insulator is also provided. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119079 | CLOSURE - In various embodiments, a closure may include a base attachable to a container. The closure may further include an engagement insert receivable in the base. The engagement insert may include screw thread formations for engaging corresponding formations on a container neck. The base and insert may together form a co-operating uni-directional rotation arrangement which prevents rotation in a direction of screwing onto a container neck but allows relative rotation in a direction of unscrewing, whereby to prevent unscrewing of the closure. In various embodiments, a closure for a container may include a top deck, an outer skirt and an inner skirt. The inner skirt may be engagable with a container neck. The inner skirt and/or top deck may comprise one or more regions of weakness arranged to break and/or deform if an attempt is made to remove the closure from a neck following first application, whereby to prevent re-application. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119080 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECYCLING INKJET-PRINTING MATERIAL - The present invention provides a system and a method for recycling an inkjet-printing material. The recycling method comprises the following steps: utilizing a wiper configured to withdraw the inkjet-printing material dispensed by the nozzles, and collecting the inkjet-printing material by means of a recycling tank; mixing a fresh inkjet-printing material with the inkjet-printing material collected by the recycling tank, so as to form a reuse inkjet-printing material; and providing the reuse inkjet-printing material to the nozzles. The present invention can greatly save the inkjet-printing material. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119081 | GREASE GUN - A grease gun includes a housing, a motor positioned within the housing, a pump assembly coupled to and driven by the motor, and a chamber supported by the housing in fluid communication with the pump assembly. The chamber is configured to store a liquid. The grease gun also includes an outlet in fluid communication with the chamber and a measurement system operable to measure an amount of liquid being dispensed through the outlet. The measurement system monitors a change in current of the motor over a cycle of the pump assembly, compares the change in current to a predetermined value, and, if the change in current is greater than the predetermined value, increases a pump cycle counter to indicate that liquid was dispensed. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119082 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LAUNDERING CYCLE BY SENSING WASH AID CONCENTRATION - An automatic washing machine can be operated in accordance with a selected wash cycle by determining a concentration of a wash aid prior to a dispensing of the wash aid into at least one of a tub and a drum, and selecting an operating parameter of the automatic washing machine in response to the determined concentration. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119083 | OZONE FOAM DISPENSER - A method of generating ozone containing fluid comprising: drawing atmospheric air into an air compartment, generating ozone within the air compartment from air in the air compartment by conversion within the compartment of oxygen in the air within the compartment into ozone to form ozonated air, discharging the ozonated air from the air compartment, mixing the ozonated discharged air with a flowable fluid to form a ozonated fluid-air mixture, and passing the ozonated fluid-air mixture out a discharge outlet. Preferrably the method is carried out in a dispenser utilizing a piston pump to draw air through a corona discharge ozone generator and to draw liquid from a liquid reservoir and simultaneously pass both the ozonated air and liquid through a foam generator to generate foam. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119084 | SELF-CLOSING GRAVITY-ACTUATED TAP - A tap for dispensing flowable materials. The tap includes a body and a plunger positioned within a channel in the body. The plunger is movable between first, second, and third positions. The plunger and the body form a first seal when the plunger is in the first position, and a second seal when the plunger is in the second position. Flowable material may pass through the channel when the plunger is the third position. The tap also includes a connector to sealingly engage the body with a flowable material source and establish fluid communication between the flowable material source and the channel. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119085 | Beverage Server System - A beverage server system for extracting a beverage from a corked beverage bottle without uncorking the bottle includes a penetration element for penetrating the cork. The penetration element includes a beverage extraction conduit for extracting the beverage from the bottle and a gas injection conduit for injecting gas into the bottle. A gas injection port disposed in the gas injection conduit is located at a level higher than a beverage extraction port disposed in the beverage extraction conduit in the bottle when extracting the beverage from the bottle through the beverage extraction conduit. The beverage server system has a simple structure, extracts beverage from the bottle without causing contact of the beverage inside the beverage bottle with air, and is easy to operate, maintain, and introduce into a household. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119086 | TUBE WITH GUSSETS - Provided are tubes with gussets and methods of making such tubes. In one aspect, a tube with gussets includes a fitment with at least one substantially curved concave region, and a tube body joined to the fitment, wherein the tube body is interconnected at a first end to the fitment such as to form at least one side gusset along at least a portion of the length of the tube body and complementary to the at least one substantially curved concave region of the fitment, and wherein the tube body is sealed at a second end distant from the fitment. The tube with gussets allows for the thickness of the film used to form the tube body to be less than the film thickness for a comparably sized tube without the gussets due to the improved tube body stiffness. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119087 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER WITH SECONDARY INTERNAL DISPENSING CHAMBER - An internal chamber incorporated with the cap of a container, for example, a disposable beverage bottle. The internal chamber has an internal bore designed to hold a powder or liquid that can be released into the container. The chamber is inserted into a bottle or similar container when the cap is placed over the opening. A push-button on the top of the cap advances an actuator within the internal bore to push a diaphragm out of the distal end outlet port in the chamber to release the ingredient(s) within the internal chamber into the container. The diaphragm also has two or more peripheral guide rails to ensure that it remains aligned with the chamber housing during those movements. Alternative embodiments utilize a dome cover over the push-button. In use, the cap of the container can be removed, which will simultaneously remove the chamber, allowing the liquid in the container to be consumed or decanted. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119088 | Actuator For An Aerosol Container - An actuator main body ( | 2013-05-16 |
20130119089 | BEVERAGE DISPENSING APPARATUS WITH A REFRIGERATED DISPENSING TUBE BUNDLE AND ADJUSTABLE BYPASS MANIFOLD - Beverage dispensing apparatus, systems, and related methods are provided that have a recirculation loop to cool fluids in a dispensing tube bundle that delivers beverage fluids to a beverage dispensing assembly. A beverage dispensing apparatus includes an adjustable bypass manifold having an adjustable flow restriction that is configurable to enable the use of the beverage dispensing apparatus with different chilled soda recirculation systems. The adjustable bypass manifold includes ports for connection to the recirculation loop and ports for connection to a soda recirculation system. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119090 | FOAMABLE SANITIZING COMPOSITIONS - Foamable sanitizing compositions are disclosed. The compositions contain alcohol, water, a foaming agent, and a foam strengthening agent. The foaming agent which may comprise a derivatized dimethicone has been found to cause the alcohol solution to foam even though alcohol has various defoaming properties. The foam strengthening agent may comprise, for instance, a betaine that contains organic molecules wherein at least 90% of the organic molecules have a carbon chain length of 18 carbon atoms or greater. In one embodiment, the composition can be contained in a non-aerosol dispensing container that mixes the composition with air causing the composition to foam when dispensed. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119091 | Container With Inner Movable Platform - A container with movable platform comprising: a tubular body, where the tubular body extends between a top at an uppermost portion and a base at a lowermost portion; a lid fastened to the top, where the lid prevents a food product within the tubular body from spilling over the top; and a movable platform engaged within the tubular body, where the movable platform pushes up within the tubular body to continuously provide a user access to the food product as the food product is consumed through the top. To use the container with movable platform the user fills the tubular body with the movable platform with the food product, and pushes a bottom surface of the movable platform to move the movable platform up; wherein as the movable platform lifts the food product also pushes up within the tubular body. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119092 | CHECK VALVE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND CONTAINER HAVING CHECK VALVE - In order to provide a check valve capable of sufficiently suppressing the mixing of air into the container even if a certain impact is applied to the container and also capable of stably maintaining good pouring of the content, a check valve | 2013-05-16 |
20130119093 | Gathering and Dispensing Scoop with Gate Valve - A gathering and dispensing scoop with agitating gate valve provides a scoop body defining an upper opening, a bottom opening, and a channel extending therebetween. A handle extends radially from an outer peripheral surface of the scoop body. A gate valve transects the channel obstructing the bottom opening and has a user operable finger tab adjacent to the handle. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119094 | CASTING THIN STRIP AND DELIVERY NOZZLE THEREFOR - A method of casting metal strip and equipment therefor where an elongated metal delivery nozzle extending along in a continuous caster with at least one segment having a main portion adapted to deliver molten metal in the casting pool above the nip along the metal delivery nozzle and an end portion adjacent side dams having a reservoir portion with first and second passages adapted to deliver molten metal into a molten metal pool adjacent the side dams while shells are forming on the casting rolls. The first passages are adapted to deliver molten metal shallowly into the casting pool adjacent the side dams, and the second passages adapted to deliver molten metal deeper into the casting pool than the first passages adjacent the side dams to inhibit formation of skulls during the formation of the cast strip during a casting campaign. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119095 | FASTENING ADAPTER FOR A SPARE WHEEL OF A VEHICLE AND FASTENING DEVICE - A fastening adapter for fastening a spare wheel in a spare wheel recess of a vehicle is provided. The fastening adapter has a conical section with an opening for guiding a fastening element therethrough. The longitudinal axis of the conical section is offset to a longitudinal axis of the opening. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119096 | Personal Waistband Storage Device - A waistband storage device includes a body portion having an opening for access to a storage compartment, a back plate attached to the body portion, the back plate including a plurality of layers of material arranged to mirror the musculature of a human lower back; and a V-shaped strap attached to the back plate for securing the body portion to a user. The waistband storage device is resistant to slippage during physical activity due to increased friction between the back plate and the lower back. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119097 | STRAP LIFTER FOR USE BETWEEN TWO PERSONS - A strap lifter for use with a harness is shown and described. The harness may have two shoulder straps that support a central, front buckle for use at about the lower, central belly of a user. A generally horizontal buckle strap has a fixed, rigid lower loop beneath a movable, flexible upper loop secured to the front of the buckle strap. The lower and upper loops are generally parallel, and close, to each other. Typically, the distance between the two loops is slightly more than the thickness of a lifter strap which is threaded between the two loops. Preferably, a set of two harnesses is used by two persons standing face-to-face with a single lifter strap between them threaded through both of the buckles. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119098 | HOLSTERS - A holster for securing an accessory device to a user includes a receiving body defining an interior space adapted to receive the device, and having two opposing open ends along an axis thereof, each allowing insertion and withdrawal of the device. Retaining means disposed in the body retain the device within the interior space, permitting withdrawal only upon application of an external force of a predetermined magnitude and in a direction along the axis of the receiving body. Attachment means on the body may detachably secure the receiving body to a user. In one embodiment, an elongate, flexible panel includes ends configured to releasably mate to form the body, and an attachment strap on the panel also includes mating ends, which, when mated, prevent the mated ends of the panel from disengaging. A magnet mounted on the panel magnetically engages and thereby retains the device held in the body. | 2013-05-16 |
20130119099 | RETRACTABLE FINGER HANDLE ASSEMBLY - A retractable finger handle assembly, the finger handle assembly comprising a housing, a retractable finger holder assembly coupled to the housing, the retractable finger holder assembly comprising, a belt, a first end of the belt coupled to the housing, and a finger slide coupled to a second end of the belt and slidably coupled to the housing. A resizable finger handle assembly for holding an object, comprising a retractable finger holder assembly, the retractable finger holder assembly comprising a belt coupled at a first end to a surface of the object, and a finger slide coupled to a second end of the belt and slidably coupled to the object. | 2013-05-16 |