23rd week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160157610 | BRACKET AND MOUNTING DEVICE THEREOF - A bracket includes a base, at least one mounting member, and a mounting device. The base includes an end plate through which the mounting member extends. The mounting device includes an engaging member and an elastic member. The engaging member includes a supported portion, an engaging projection, and an arm portion connected therebetween. The supported portion is pressed against the base. The arm portion extends through the end plate such that an engaging distance exists between the engaging projection and the end plate. The elastic member applies an elastic force to the engaging member to keep the engaging projection at a predetermined position where, because of the engaging distance, the engaging projection blocks or is engaged with an intended object. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157611 | SUSPENSION BRACKET FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a suspension bracket for a display device, relating to the technical field of a bracket structure. In at least some embodiments, the suspension bracket disclosed is made to solve the problem that the display device has a smaller visual range by being fixed in a fixing manner in the prior art. The suspension bracket comprises a suspension member and a mounting bracket rotatably fixed on the suspension member. The suspension bracket of the present disclosure is configured to hang a display device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157612 | CHAIR FOR MOVIE WATCHING AND MOTION CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND THEATER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS USING THAT AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a chair for movie watching capable of controlling a motion according to whether a user is seated and weight of a seated user, and a motion control method thereof. A chair for movie watching according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a chair main body; a motion generation unit configured to generate a motion to the chair main body according to contents of a currently shown movie; a pressure sensor unit configured to detect a pressure applied to the chair main body, and measure weight of a seated user; and a controller configured to control an operation of the motion generation unit according to a result of the detection by the pressure sensor unit and a result of the measurement of the weight by the pressure sensor unit. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157613 | Piece of Seating Furniture Having a Pivotable Functional Part - A piece of seating furniture having at least one base body, at least one adjustable functional part, at least one pivot fitting for adjusting the functional part relative to the base body and a separate, lift setting mechanism for locking the functional part in relation to the base body. The lift setting mechanism has a guide and a slender bar which can be moved in relation to the guide. The lift setting mechanism can be moved from a set position, blocking the adjustment of the functional part, to a reset position, unblocking the adjustment of the functional part. The pivoted lever is pivotably connected to the base body separately via two adjusting levers, the two adjusting levers are jointly connected to the base body via a control lever and one adjusting lever is pivotably connected to the base body via a guide lever. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157614 | Seating Furniture with Pivotable Functional Part - Seating furniture including a base body and a functional part which can pivot with respect to the base body, at least one pivot fitting for adjusting the functional part relative to the base body, and a separate lift setting mechanism. The functional part is connected to the base body by an adjusting lever. The pivot lever and the adjusting lever can be pivoted about a pivot axis with respect to one another. The adjusting lever can be moved with respect to the base body out of a lower position into an upper position and back. The steering lever can pivot with respect to the pivot lever and with respect to the control lever. The control lever can pivot with respect to the base body and/or to the adjusting lever and the control lever is connected to the adjusting lever. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157615 | CHAIR WITH ELASTICALLY-DEFORMABLE SEAT AND BACKREST - A chair comprising: a metal frame formed by a plurality of tubular metal elements, including a seat portion having two tubular seat support elements and a backrest portion having two tubular backrest support elements extending upwardly from the seat portion, a flexible seat panel of plastic material with high elasticity, having two lateral tubular portions into which respective tubular seat support elements are inserted, and a flexible backrest panel of plastic material with high elasticity having two lateral tubular portions into which respective tubular backrest support elements are inserted, wherein in a rest condition there is a transverse clearance between the outer edges of the lateral tubular portions of the flexible seat panel and of the flexible backrest panel and the respective tubular support elements, and wherein in a deformed condition said transverse clearance is reduced to zero. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157616 | ADJUSTABLE SPINAL SUPPORT APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND DEVICE - An adjustable spinal support apparatus, system, and device is described. The adjustable spinal support allows for easy customization of a desired spinal contour. The support provides a structure for using non-deforming space adjusters, individually or in combination, to create various thicknesses along the length of the support. The support may be removably secured to a recliner. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157617 | THORACIC REGION COMFORT SEATING SYSTEM - An inflatable thoracic support bladder adapted to be secured to a seatback is provided. The inflatable bladder has a forward surface and a rearward surface. The bladder is defined by a center portion extending in an upright direction and oriented to be positioned adjacent the seatback to align adjacent a thoracic region of a user's spine. A pair of side portions is each disposed adjacent to and connected with the center portion. A plurality of filaments extends between the forward surface and the rearward surface of the bladder in the center portion. Upon inflation of the bladder, the center portion has a first stiffness that is greater than a second stiffness of the pair of side portions to support the user's spine along the center portion. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157618 | ADJUSTABLE SEATING ASSEMBLY - An adjustable seating assembly is disclosed having a base with a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a length extending from the first end to the second end. A frame assembly has a pair of support legs coupled to the base along the length. A seating-support surface is disposed above the base and coupled to the frame assembly. A chest-support surface is disposed above the base and coupled to the frame assembly and the chest-support surface is orientated at an acute angle with respect to the seating-support surface. The pair of the support legs are selectively translatable along the length of the base in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction so as to selectively rotate the chest-support surface and the seating-support surface simultaneously while maintaining the acute angle between the chest-support surface and the seating-support surface during the rotation. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157619 | Portable Seat Cover Device - A portable seat cover device facilitates carrying of a seat cover to position over public chairs. The device includes a cover having a front face, a back face, and a perimeter edge extending around and between the front face and the back face. A bag is coupled to and extends from the perimeter edge of the cover. The bag has a peripheral edge defining an opening into an interior space of the bag. The cover is selectively positionable to occupy the interior space of the bag. A flap is coupled to the peripheral edge of the bag and is selectively extendable over the opening of the bag. A resilient member is coupled to the flap extending around a free edge of the flap. The resilient member engages the cover and the bag inhibiting the cover from coming out of the interior space of the bag. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157620 | LEG STRUCTURE FOR A FOLDING BED - An improved leg structure for a folding bed includes a bed frame, a leg part and a support. The support includes at least one first rod and at least one second rod inserted into the first rod. An upper end of the first rod is hinged to a bottom of the bed frame, and another end thereof is a first free end. One end of the second rod is hinged to the bed leg, and another end thereof is a second free end. A positioning mechanism is also included. Accordingly, the unfolding and folding operation of the leg part is more convenient, and a stable supporting effect is also attained. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157621 | FOLDABLE BED FRAME WITH LIMIT MECHANISM - A foldable bed frame structure with a limit mechanism includes a bed frame, legs connected to a bottom of the bed frame, and support poles connected between the bed frame and the legs. The limit mechanism comprises a locking member connected to one of the legs and a limit member adapted to limit movement of a bed sheet. The limit member is connected to the locking member. The limit mechanism is used to limit movement of the bed sheet. The mattress won't be moved easily by using the opening of the bed sheet to be confined to the limit member. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157622 | FOLDABLE BED FRAME STRUCTURE - A foldable bed frame structure includes a bed frame, legs, and supports. The bed frame includes a left bed frame and a right bed frame. The legs include a left leg, a right leg, and a middle leg disposed between the left leg and the right leg. The left bed frame and the right bed frame are hingedly connected through connecting members. The middle leg includes a reinforcement transverse pole and a support leg. Two ends of the reinforcement transverse pole are provided with the connecting members, respectively. Longitudinal boards of the connecting members are disposed at inner sides of the left bed frame and the right bed frame. The support leg is disposed between the longitudinal boards of the connecting members. The present invention is safe for use. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157623 | Support Device Adjustable by an Electric Motor - Support device, adjustable by an electric motor, for padding of seating, or reclining furniture, in particular a mattress of a bed, has a base body which includes support parts on which the padding is supported during use. The support parts include one stationary first support part, a pivot axis, and a second support part pivotably adjustable relative to first support part about the pivot axis. Support device has a drive apparatus for adjusting second support part relative to first support part. Second support part is configured so pivot axis is supported so as to be translationally movable in the longitudinal direction of the support device. Second support part is in drive connection with drive apparatus so that during pivoting adjustment, second support part undergoes translational movement away from first support part. During translational movement, second support part runs up against a first raising element, and thus pivots. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157624 | SUPPORT BODY FOR A SPRING BED SLAT IN A SLATTED FRAME - A support body for fastening a spring bed slat to a frame rail of a slatted frame. The support body is a vertically elongated closed ring that has connector means at a lower portion for mounting the support body on the frame rail, at least one slat retainer on an upper portion for securing an end of the bed slat to the support body, and sidewalls that extend between the upper and lower portions and that form spring sections that allow the support body to deform under load and spring back when the load is removed. Each spring section includes two or more spring elements. The slat retainer supports the bed slat above the upper portion of the body, such that end of the slat remains free to move in a spring action under various load conditions. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157625 | WASHABLE MATTRESS ASSEMBLY - An encasement to enclose a mattress base includes a base panel with side panels extendable from the base panel. A first fastener extends around the side panels, and a first panel is fastenable to the side panels by the first fastener to define a first enclosure. The encasement also includes absorbent foam (e.g., resilient or viscoelastic foam, which may be reticulated and/or attached to a substrate). A second fastener also extends around the side panels, and a second panel is fastenable to the side panels by the second fastener to define a second enclosure to enclose the absorbent foam. The second panel can be constructed from a breathable and at least substantially waterproof material. The absorbent foam can be configured to be received in a front-loading washing machine (e.g., including multiple foam panels arranged in layers). | 2016-06-09 |
20160157626 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A POCKET SPRING CORE - A method for producing a pocket spring core including multiple interconnected spring coils, each having a plurality of individual helical springs arranged one behind the other and encased in a pocket is disclosed. At least some of the spring coils are made of at least two partial spring coils abutting each other at their end faces. A spring coil made of partial spring coils is formed by progressively synchronously joining and interconnecting the partial coils together in the position in which their end faces point towards each other relative to the longitudinal axes of their individual springs. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157627 | AIR MATTRESS WITH INTERNAL PUMP - An air mattress with an internal pump, includes a plurality of air cell groups lined up in a lengthwise direction of the air mattress, each of which groups is made from a plurality of bladder-shaped cells, all of the bladder-shaped cells of said air cell groups being rod-shaped cells extending in a widthwise direction of the air mattress, and being lined up in the lengthwise direction of the air mattress, an air supply/release pump, an air tube linking said air cell groups and said air supply/release pump in a system for each air cell group of two or more air cell groups out of said air cell groups, a connector for connecting said air supply/release pump and said air tube detachably, and a controller for controlling the pressure within the bladder-shaped cells for each of the air cell groups among the air cell groups. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157628 | MULTILAYERED CUSHION FOR MATTRESS AND FURNITURE APPLICATIONS - A multilayered cushion according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first layer of a first material, a second layer of the first material, and a third layer of a second material between the first and second layers. The second material is stiffer than the first material. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157629 | FOAM CONSTRUCTION AND MATTRESS OR PILLOW PROVIDED THEREWITH - Foam construction ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160157630 | BEDDING PRODUCT INCLUDING COMPOSITE LAYER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A composite layer for use in a bedding product such as a mattress and a method of manufacture are disclosed. The composite layer generally includes an extruded three dimensional fibrous layer and a foam material, e.g., polyurethane, latex or the like, disposed within the fibrous layer and occupying at least a portion of the free volume in the layer. Also disclosed are processes for manufacturing a foam-fiber composite. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157631 | MATTRESS OR MATTRESS OVERLAY - A mattress or mattress overlay is provided, which is formed from several layers of spacer fabric. At least two layers of the spacer fabric are arranged such that the microfilaments in the layers curve in the same direction, towards the foot of the bed. Another layer can be provided, with layers which curve in the same, or a different direction, e.g. orthogonal. The top layer is more compressible than the bottom layer and the surface of the top layer of spacer fabric is provided with cuts in the heel region to reduce pressure at this high-risk bony prominence. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157632 | CARRIER SUPPORT SYSTEM - A carrier system includes a carrier base that defines a carrier footprint. A first carrier support member extends from an outer side surface on the carrier base, and includes a first user engagement member that is located outside of the carrier footprint. A second carrier support member extends from the carrier base from a location on the carrier base that is opposite the outer side surface from the first carrier support member, and includes a second user engagement member. The engagement of the first user engagement member with a hand of a user and the engagement of the second user engagement member with a portion of an arm of the user that includes the hand provides for support of the carrier base with the hand located outside of the carrier footprint, which has been found to reduce arm strain and provide a more natural carrying position for the user. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157633 | MULTI POSITIONAL INFANT SEAT - An infant seat comprising a support member, a bearing frame pivotally articulated at one end to the support member, a seat frame configured to be fitted with a seating member and pivotally articulated to the bearing frame at an opposite end thereof, and a locking arrangement configured for setting a first angle between the bearing frame and the support member and a second angle between the bearing frame and the seat frame. The infant seat is manipulable between two or more different positions by increasing or decreasing at least one of the angles. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157634 | Article dispensing apparatus - An article dispensing assembly is provided for supporting a plurality of product containers on a stacked array of shelves mountable on uprights in a compartment such as a refrigerated space. A first series of product containers of a first quality or character are supported in side-by-side substantially parallel rows on each shelf and a second series of product dispensers are supported respectively between adjacent rows of the first series of product containers. The shelves, in turn, are adjustably supported for fore and aft positioning on the uprights. The first series of products are indexed to the front of each shelf whereas the second series of products automatically are urged forwardly in their respective trays by a corresponding pusher assembly. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157635 | Product Management Display System - A merchandise display system can include a pusher extender that increases the pushing surface of the pusher. The pusher extender may define an elongated pusher body having a cavity. The pusher extender may be configured to slide over the pusher wall via the cavity like a sleeve. The pusher extender with an enlarged, substantially planar surface thereby creates an enlarged pushing surface for pushing larger products toward the front of the display system. The pusher extender can also be provided with an angled pusher surface to accommodate larger products. The display system can be mounted to a rear hang bar located towards the back of the shelf. A hanger may be positioned within a cavity formed in the divider and extend the length of the divider. The hook end of the hanger may then be positioned on the hang bar and the entire system may cantilever out from the hang bar. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157636 | SIGNAGE SYSTEMS AND MERCHANDISING DISPLAY ASSEMBLIES - A merchandising display assembly includes an ornamental panel and at least one frame. The at least one frame includes a plurality of upright members. First and second upright members of the plurality of upright members cooperate to slidably receive the ornamental panel in an opening defined therebetween. Each upright member defines a plurality of openings along a length thereof. The assembly further includes a plurality of merchandising support members. A plurality of adjustable members carry the plurality of merchandising support members. Each adjustable member includes first and second ends for selectively engaging apertures of the plurality of upright members. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157637 | FORKLIFT FORK STORAGE RACK - A forklift fork storage rack is disclosed, adapted to form a stable, single or multi-tiered structure for securing forks. The stored forks can be easily accessed by a forklift for adding or removing forks from the rack. The rack secures the forks in parallel sequence on load bearing members. The rack includes one or more tiers for retaining the forks at different elevations. In this manner, variously sized and dimensioned forks, which may have different functions, can be organized into designated tiers and sections of the rack. The rack is fabricated from multiple members that join together to support a plurality of forks and minimize lateral movement, tensile forces, compressive forces, and instability for the rack. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157638 | BREATHABLE SECURITY BLANKET - A breathable security blanket may include a breathable material layer attached to various ornamental or aesthetic additions without interfering with the breathable material layer. Attachments to the breathable security blanket may also include breathable material. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157639 | BREATHABLE MODAL BLANKET - A breathable blanket may be made from a breathable mesh material to improve airflow through the blanket. The breathable blanket may include a multi-layer material having a combination of light-weight modal fabric and padding. Breathable padded mesh may also be used with the modal fabric. The padding may include a thin polyfill formed of adjacent, parallel rows. The blanket may be have a shape similar to an animal and include attachments, such as a stuffed polyfill head. Additionally, the blanket may include ornamental additions of satin to further convey the animal shape. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157640 | BEDDING SYSTEM - A piece of fabric has a first side with a first visual characteristic and a second side with a second visual characteristic. A fold is formed in the piece of fabric to create a bedding component with a primary face having a folded-over minor section and a non-folded-over major section. The major section has the first visual characteristic. The minor section has the second visual characteristic. The bedding component has a secondary face having the second visual characteristic. Stitching holds the piece of fabric with the folded-over minor section being essentially coplanar with the non-folded-over major section thereby exposing the primary face when in a primary orientation and the secondary face when in a secondary orientation. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157641 | Mattress Sheet Assembly - A mattress sheet assembly includes a bottom sheet including a top panel and a perimeter wall attached to and extending downwardly from the top panel. The perimeter wall has a bottom edge defining an opening for receiving a mattress. The top panel includes a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge wherein the first and second edges are positioned opposite of each other. A top sheet has a first end edge, a second end edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. The first end edge is attached to the bottom sheet such that the top sheet is positionable on top of the top panel. The first end edge is positioned adjacent to the first edge of the top panel. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157642 | INFANT BLANKET DEVICE - An infant blanket assembly for restraining an infant while the blanket is wrapped around the infant includes a blanket that has a first end and a second end. The blanket is elongated such that the blanket may be wrapped around an infant. The blanket is structured to define a pair of primary pockets. Each of the primary pockets receives an associated one of the infant's legs. A pair of secondary pockets is provided. Each of the secondary pockets is coupled to the blanket such that each of the secondary pockets receives an associated one of the infant's arms. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157643 | Pillow Design - The present invention is a pillow that will form fit over children's, teenagers, and adults hands. This pillow will provide a cushion between an individual's hand and head and/or face. The pillow can be used when lounging on the couch, during a car ride, in flight, etcetera. The intended use of the pillow is to provide comfort during times of relaxation or short periods of rest. The pillow is equipped to fit either hand for convenience and is optionally equipped with a machine washable pillowcase for purity and aesthetics. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157644 | PILLOW HAVING MESH INSERTS - A pillow and a pillow cover are provided. The pillow includes a cover layer defining an interior volume, the cover layer having a body portion and one or more mesh portions. The pillow further includes a filler material disposed in the interior volume. The interior volume is in fluid communication with the external atmosphere via the one or more mesh portions. The pillow cover includes a cover layer defining an interior volume. The interior volume is configured to receive the filler. The cover layer includes having a body portion and one or more mesh portions. The interior volume is in fluid communication with the external atmosphere via the one or more mesh portions. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157645 | Stemware with Magnifying Base and Light Source - A stemware drinking vessel comprising of a bowl, stem, and base, or “foot”, where the base below the stem is shaped and functions as a magnifying glass or magnification device. The base is clear and most commonly circular and dome shaped, with the stem attaching to base at the apex of the dome base. The clear magnifying glass base also has a light source built into the base, such as an LED, whose power supply is contained within the base. The light or lights within the base directs light downward, beneath the base, enabling the user, upon holding the stemware above the intended viewing object or reading material and looking through the base, to see both a magnified and lighted enhancement of what is below, such as a dining menu in a dimly lit restaurant to present the scrumptious desserts. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157646 | Liquid-Cooling Container Lid Constructions - A liquid container orifice assembly, lid assembly, and unibody lid construction enable a user to outfit particularized liquid containers for enabling lid-based liquid-pooling or compartmentalization and heat transfer from lid-pooled or lid-compartmentalized liquid prior to liquid egression from a lid-outfitted liquid container prior to liquid consumption. All embodiments provide liquid re-directing or damming structures that operate to control the delivery of hot liquid for promoting heat loss from re-directed liquid flows. Certain structures cooperate with existing art to minimize leakage problems associated therewith. Other structures operate to particularly shape parceled liquid volumes for effecting rapid heat transfers therefrom. Still other structures harness material-philic properties of liquids for further effecting rapid heat transfers and liquid directional control mechanisms. Combinations of the various structural features here noted are also contemplated throughout the following specifications. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157647 | DISPOSABLE FINGER TONGS FOR HANDLING A FOOD PRODUCT - A disposal food handling finger tongs have finger pockets for grasping food. The pockets are connected by at least one connecting tab. At least one functional finger/thumb accommodation area is presented and at least one finger/thumb stability is optionally provided. The disposable tongs provide a triple protection to the user by providing soft irregular peripheral edges help prevent paper cuts. Also the central connecting tab between the two jaw pockets can be torn to separate the tongs into two tongs, so that the two food contact sides of the respective pockets can be folded against each other. Third, if both the front and back of pockets are messy, the clean central tab can be torn, and folded over the back and/or front of the messy pockets, thereby keeping the hands, fingers and/or thumb of the user clean during disposal. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157648 | SANGRIA STRAW - An article of manufacture comprising a hollow sipping stem and at least one projection near and angled away from the main point of the intake end of said hollow sipping stem wherein said at least one projection acts as a barb. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157649 | GARMENT HANGER COLLECTION APPARATUS - Garment hanger collection apparatus, garment hanger holders, and garment hanger binders are disclosed. The garment hanger holder may include a holder member having an elongate slot sized to receive hooks of one or more garment hangers in a first orientation to hang the one or more garment hangers from the hooks. The garment hanger holder may additionally include a planar orientation member fixedly attached to, or formed with, the holder member and configured to obstruct and prevent the hooks from being inserted in the elongate slot in an orientation different from the first orientation. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157650 | Laundry Basket Hanger - A multipurpose, detachable Laundry basket hanger which may be utilized to attach a laundry basket or hamper as well as hanging garments upon washing when detached from the laundry basket or hamper. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157651 | COLLAPSIBLE OR STACKABLE GARMENT HANGER - A garment hanger that is configured to stack with other hangers and/or move between collapsed and extended configurations. The hanger may include an edge defining a recessed area upon one side of the hanger and a corresponding raised area upon the opposite side of the hanger. Multiple hangers may be stacked with one another by engaging the recessed area of a first hanger with the raised area of a second hanger stacked with the first hanger. The hanger may also include one or more extending portions or arms that pivot or otherwise move between the extended configuration for the hanging of garments thereon and a collapsed configuration for shipment or storage. The one or more extending portions or arms may lock or engage with another portion of the hanger when in the extended configuration or collapsed configuration in order to help the hanger remain in such configuration until otherwise desired. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157652 | SHOE CHANGING SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - A shoe changing support assembly includes a body portion defining a support surface. The shoe changing support assembly defines a shoe removal opening along a perimeter edge of the body portion. The body portion receives a portion of a shoe within the shoe removal opening to facilitate shoe removal. A support portion is coupled to the body portion and includes a first lateral support structure extending along a first axis. A second lateral support structure is spaced a distance apart from the first lateral support structure and extending along a second axis. A transverse support structure extends along a transverse axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis. The transverse support structure extends between the first lateral support structure and the second lateral support structure. The transverse support structure is coupled to the first lateral support structure and the second lateral support structure. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157653 | Apparatus and Method for an Unmanned Aircraft Systems Mail Delivery Receptacle - A package box and mailbox, which is a secure receptacle with a pole extending thru the top part of the box by way to except container held mail and parcel packages. Reusable shipping containers filled with merchandise, or mail slide down the pole by gravity and into the receptacle after an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (drone) delivery provider aligns and detaches from the pole. Ownership Identification is integrated into the receptacle. Weather protection is provided by the receptacle and shipping containers. The receptacle and pole can be mounted by a bracket. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157654 | IMPACT-RESISTANT MAILBOX - A mailbox with improved structural rigidity and improved impact resistance over previous mailboxes includes one or more of a rod at least partially within a rolled front edge of the mailbox, use of the mailbox floor to improve structural integrity, such as by rolling the body and floor edge together, rolling the body edge and sliding a flanged floor into the roll, or hemming the floor and body together, and/or a front door impact brace. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157655 | System for Mounting a Curtain Rod - A system for mounting a curtain rod is used to mount a rod holder to a wall without damaging the wall if the rod holder is removed or changed. The system includes a holder mounting bracket which includes a base and a bridge. The holder mounting bracket may be mounted to a wall by the base. An anchor-receiving hole runs between the base and the bridge. The system includes a rod holder which is mounted into the anchor-receiving hole and to the bridge. The rod holder is used to support a curtain rod. The system includes a bracket adapter which mounts into the anchor-receiving hole if the rod holder is not compatible with the holder mounting bracket. The rod holder may then be mounted to the bracket adapter. The system includes a holder cover and a bracket cover, used to cover the rod holder and the holder mounting bracket respectively. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157656 | Juicer - A juicer having a body, a container, and an upper cover; a propelling screw, a cutting tool, a mesh filter and a rotary brush are arranged in the container. Between the container and the body, output connectors are arranged including a high speed output connector and a low speed output connector, on the high speed output connector a high speed output shaft is arranged; on the low speed output connector a low speed output shaft is arranged. The cutting tool is connected with the high-speed output connector through the high speed output shaft, and the propelling screw is connected with the low speed output connector through the low speed output shaft. The cutting tool is connected with the high-speed output connector through the high speed output shaft, and the propelling screw is connected with the low speed output connector through the low speed output shaft. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157657 | STEAM COOKING OVEN AND METHOD - A method for reducing energy consumption in a steam cooker that includes a steam cooking cavity, a steam generator for delivering steam along a steam path to the steam cooking cavity, a steam outlet from the steam cooking cavity to a first flow path leading to a drain path. The method involves: (a) utilizing a second flow path from the steam outlet to a vent stack to deliver excess steam flows from the steam cooking cavity up the vent stack rather than down to the drain box; (b) sensing temperature within the vent stack; and (c) utilizing sensed temperature within the vent stack to regulate power of a heating unit of the steam generator to produce steam in a controlled manner that reduces flows of excess steam out of the steam cooking cavity. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157658 | STEAM COOKING OVEN AND METHOD - A method is provided for reducing energy consumption in a steam cooker of a type that includes a steam cooking cavity, a steam feed path for delivering steam to the steam cooking cavity, a steam valve positioned along the steam feed path to control steam flow, and a steam outlet from the steam cooking cavity. The method involves using a vent stack to deliver excess steam flows from the steam cooking cavity up the vent stack rather than down to a drain box; sensing temperature within the vent stack; and utilizing sensed temperature within the vent stack to control the steam valve so as to reduce flows of excess steam out of the steam cooking cavity. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157659 | Brewing Material Container - A container is configured to hold brewing material while brewed by a beverage brewer and includes a receptacle configured to receive and support the brewing material and a cover. The receptacle includes a base, a sidewall, and an open top. The base has an aperture that allows fluid communication from an interior to an exterior of the receptacle. The sidewall extends outward from an interior surface of the base. The open top is located at an outer edge of the sidewall. The cover includes an aperture and a tamping projection, and is configured to engage the receptacle. The tamping projection extends into an interior of the receptacle when the cover engages the receptacle. The container is configured to accept input fluid through the cover aperture and to provide a corresponding outflow of fluid through the base aperture. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157660 | Brewing Material Container - A container is configured to hold brewing material while brewed by a beverage brewer and includes a receptacle configured to receive and support the brewing material, a porous filter, and a cover. The receptacle includes a base, a sidewall and an open top. The base has an aperture that allows fluid communication from an interior to an exterior of the receptacle. The sidewall extends outward from an interior surface of the base. The open top is located at an outer edge of the sidewall. The cover includes an aperture, and is configured to engage the receptacle. The container is configured to accept input fluid through the cover aperture and to provide a corresponding outflow of fluid through the base aperture. The porous filter is configured to be disposed within the receptacle and to receive and support the brewing material in the path of the fluid flow. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157661 | Ground coffee filler assembly for espresso machine porta-filter - A removable ground coffee filler assembly for espresso machine porta-filters, for attachment to commercially available porta-filters as an add-on item, having a filler with a conical and straight sections, and one adapter to attach the filler to the porta-filter. The adapter is secured to the filler by means of a press fit and to the porta-filter by means of multiple spring clip prongs. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157662 | MAGNETIC/FLOATING FORCE BASED BREWING STRUCTURE - A magnetic/floating force based brewing structure is used with an outer container. The magnetic/floating force based brewing structure includes an internal receptacle, which includes a receiving section, a floating structure, and an acted magnet, and an effector member, which includes an acting magnet. The acting magnet corresponds to the acted magnet of the internal receptacle for generating an effect of one of mutual attraction and mutual expulsion. With the effect of mutual attraction or expulsion between the acting magnet and the acted magnet, the internal receptacle that receives and holds therein a substance to be brewed can be kept in a position of being immersed in the liquid held in the outer container. Upon releasing the effect of mutual attraction or expulsion of the magnets, the internal receptacle is floated upward by buoyance to achieve an effect of automatically separating the substance to be brewed from the liquid. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157663 | BREWER WITH COMPACTING FORCE ACTIVATION - The present disclosure includes an extraction assembly for use in an automatic espresso brewer. The extraction assembly includes components and methods for controllably extracting espresso beverage from a quantity of brewing substance. The components, assemblies, and methods facilitate improved control and operation of the extraction assembly and improve the reliability of the extraction assembly. The brewing substance is compacted between a pair of opposing pistons. Compacting force is monitored through at least one sensor carried on the extraction assembly to provide a signal to a controller. A predetermined compacting force may be programmed into the system for all brewing cycles or dependent upon the brewing substance used. The pair of pistons operates relative to a brew chamber for use in the espresso extraction process. The pistons provide compacting force and boundaries within the chamber and facilitate removal of a spent brewing substance puck at the end of the brewing cycle. Compacting force is monitored at the start of the brewing process and a predetermined force is required before the brewing process can be started. During the brewing process compacting force can be maintained and controllably adjusted. A variety of sensor methods and locations can be used to detect and monitoring compacting force. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157664 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING AND DISPENSING COFFEE - A process for preparing coffee in a dispensing apparatus is described, the apparatus ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160157665 | APPARATUS TO PREPARE BEVERAGES - An apparatus to prepare beverages comprises a brewing chamber | 2016-06-09 |
20160157666 | Beverage brewing device for brewing and removal of different sized beverage capsules - A brewing system for brewing a single cup capsule beverage of different sizes is disclosed which comprises a funnel for receiving capsules of different sizes having an upper end for receiving the capsules therein, a lower end having a delivery spout, an upper needle, and a lower needle, a support collar adjacent the upper end of the funnel for receiving therein the capsules, and an eject mechanism connected to the support collar for pivoting the support collar away from the upper end of the funnel to eject the capsule out of the support collar. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157667 | Devices and Methods for Brewing and/or Steeping Tea - Disclosed are devices and methods for brewing and steeping tea. The devices and methods for brewing and steeping tea utilize steam, heated liquid, agitation, and recirculation. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157668 | MACHINE AND SYSTEM FOR THE PREPARATION OF LIQUID PRODUCTS USING CAPSULES - A machine for preparing liquid food products using capsules includes a dispensing assembly having a first part and a second part designed to define an infusion chamber between them, a loading arrangement for the insertion of the capsule, an actuation system, a control system, and an arrangement for heating the fluid. A processor of the control system is prearranged for controlling at least the heating arrangement and the feeding arrangement. Encoded instructions contained in a memory of the control system has sets of brewing information that are differentiated from each other according to a type of capsule. The processor is prearranged for comparing an image acquired by an optical sensor device with reference images of the capsules that are encoded in the memory and for associating a set of brewing information to a corresponding type of capsule to select an operation mode. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157669 | PROPORTIONAL VALVE FOR FLUID-TREATMENT MACHINES, IN PARTICULAR FOR PRODUCING AND DISPENSING BEVERAGES - A proportional valve for a fluid-treatment machine has a main body provided with a first connection element and with a second connection element to the hydraulic circuit of the machine. Inside of the main body there are at least one inlet duct and at least one outlet duct. Inside of the main body, in an inner chamber obtained between the inlet duct and the outlet duct, there is an actuation piston capable of selectively putting in communication the inlet duct with the outlet duct. The actuation piston is operatively connected to an actuation mechanism that comprises one elastic actuation member made of a shape-memory alloy and an electric current generating device, operatively connected to the elastic actuation member in order to modify the value of the elastic force applied on the actuation piston through a temperature variation caused by the passage of electric current inside the elastic actuation member. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157670 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED HANDLING OF FEEDING FORMULA BOTTLES FOR BABIES - Apparatus and methods are disclosed for handling baby bottle and preparing formula bottle for a baby. The apparatus and method disclose automated process that washes, sterilizes and dries a baby bottle, a baby bottle nipple and cap and any other related parts and automatically feeds formula powder, from a powder container or from a powder capsule, to the bottle along with the right amount of water in a defined water temperature. The apparatus is adapted to keep a prepared formula bottle for long periods by chilling the bottle and is adapted to heat the formula bottle prior to its intended use to a defined use temperature. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157671 | DISPOSABLE BAKING PAN WITH DETACHABLE BAKING PAPER - Provided is a baking set including a disposable baking pan and a corresponding detachable baking paper. The components of the baking set can be used together for cooking and serving purposes or they can be used separately. When used together as a set, after use, the user can either dispose of the set or detach the baking paper from the disposable baking pan to reuse the disposable baking pan. The baking set may further include another baking paper which may serve as a lid for steam cooking by attaching the baking paper upside down over the baking pan. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157672 | SAFETY TIMER FOR COOKING APPLIANCE - A safety timer device, for a cooking appliance connected to an energy source, the cooking appliance having a heat generating component in communication with a heat controller. A timer communicates with the heat controller configured to count down a predetermined cooking time. An alarm unit, in communication with the timer, is configured to communicate an alarm signal for a predetermined alarm time after the cooking time expires. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157673 | SPIKE-ON-RAILS STYLE TOASTING DEVICE - A toasting device includes a housing, a plurality of heating spikes extending outwardly from an upper surface of the housing, and a controller electrically coupled to the internal heating elements of the plurality of heating spikes, the controller configured to control electrical power to the plurality of heating spikes to thereby control temperature. At least one of the plurality of heating spikes includes a thermocouple coupled to the controller for measuring temperature. An upper surface of the housing includes a plurality of rail attachment holes for connecting rail portions to the housing. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157674 | CHARCOAL GRILLING APPARATUS AND METHODS - Described are embodiments of a grilling apparatus and associated methods that can include a bottom portion defining a cavity and a firewall. The firewall can be positioned within the cavity defined by the bottom portion such that the cavity can be divided into a first section and a second section, where the first section can retain a heating element. A grate assembly that can include a grate and a handle can be positioned within the bottom portion and can be configured to rotate relative to the bottom portion. The grilling apparatus can include a lid that can be configured to cover at least a portion of the grate assembly. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157675 | DUAL PURPOSE FRYER - A dual purpose fryer for continuous preparation of fried products is disclosed. The dual purpose fryer may include an elongated cooking trough configured to hold a volume of cooking oil and including a plurality of fluid connected cooking zones. The temperature of the cooking oil within each cooking zone is established by controlling a flow rate of hot cooking oil into the cooking zone through a hot oil fryer inlet and a flow rate of cool cooking oil from the cooking zones through a cool oil fryer outlet. The temperature of the cooking oil within each of the cooking zones collectively establishes a thermal profile across the elongated cooking trough. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157676 | Chafing dish with fitted food pan carrier ring - An apparatus for transporting hot food pans to a chafing dish, including a frame for holding a hot water pan, a hot water pan, a food pan carrier ring, a food pan and lid. The food pan carrier ring configured to overlay the rim of the hot water pan and configured to accept a food pan within the interior of the ring. The ring is capable of being vertically lifted to capture the food pan within the ring and transport the food pan to the chafing dish. The food pan and ring is inserted into the chafing dish. Later the ring is used to lift the food pan out of the chafing dish and transport it to the kitchen. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157677 | MULTIFUNCTION FOOD PROCESSOR - The invention discloses a multifunction food processor with a body which provides power, a base, a connector for connecting stirring tool set on the body, a container which is coaxial with the connector, a body support is arranged between the body and the base, one side of the body support connects with the body vertically, the body can rotate surrounding the body support multi-angle vertically, the other side with the base vertically. The body support includes a first connection component, a second connection component, a connector, an elastic element, a guide pillar and a button. The multifunction food processor's body can rotate multi-angle with different stirring tool for different use such as blender, chopper and juicer. It is easy and safe for using. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157678 | DICER - A dicer includes a body providing a motor, a container and a container cover, a feeding tube extending on the container cover, a push rod in the feeding tube, a power output shaft in the container, deceleration components and cutter disks on the output shaft. The cutter disks comprises a slicing cutter disk and a dicing cutter disk, a block in the container cover, a handle in the slicing cutter disk, and through-holes in the dicing cutter disk. The dicer is able to cut food into pieces with the same shape and size. The deceleration components are provided in the container and have simple structure, which occupy small space. The handle is provided on the slicing cutter disk for facilitating to detach the slice cutter disk for cleaning, and a through-hole is defined in the dicing cutter disk for facilitating to detach the dicing cutter disk for cleaning. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157679 | Disassemblable Multi-Grater Set - Multi-grater set ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160157680 | Grab Bar Attachment System - A method and apparatus related to a system for attaching a grab bar into existing framing using, for example, a transition board is described. The transition board is attached to a grab bar wall via securing mechanisms that ensure the transition board is properly secured to the grab bar brackets. The securing mechanisms are located in an under channel of the transition board. The transition board with the grab bar attached is then securely installed by securing the transition board to wall studs through the transition board and the wall, resulting in a secure installation. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157681 | BATHTUB/SHOWER TRAY SUPPORT - A floor support structure for a bathtub or a shower tray floor, taking the form of a separate element to be used in conjunction with a traditional bathtub or shower tray floor, or as a unitary shower tray floor formed with the support structure integrated therein. The supports include a hollow plastic shell having a lower surface for lying on a planar subfloor, an upper surface contoured to the desired shape and a peripheral sidewall extending there between. Preferably, a drain hole is formed in the plastic shell which also interconnects the upper and lower surfaces thereby defining a hollow interior cavity. The cavity is filled with expandable thermoplastic foam beads which are expanded in place with steam in order to substantially fill the interior cavity thermally bonding the beads together and to the shell interior wall. The expanded foam bead is capable of being compressed without substantial permanent set. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157682 | DISPENSER APPARATUS WITH DAMPER FOR DISPENSING PAPER TOWELING - Apparatus for dispensing paper toweling from a roll of paper toweling includes a rotary damper resisting formation of overspin slack in the paper toweling resulting from a pulling force applied to the paper toweling. Control mechanism changes the rotary damper from an operative condition to an inoperative condition responsive to reduction of the diameter of the roll of paper toweling. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157683 | TOILET SEAT AND TOILET LID LIFTER AND REMOTE TOILET FLUSHER - A toilet seat and lid lifting and flushing device for connecting to a toilet. The toilet seat and lid lifting device includes a pedal operatively connected with a pivotal lid lever and a pivotal seat lever. A flush assembly includes a cable operatively connected to the pedal, a flush arm operatively connected to the cable, and a flush base receiving the flush arm. The seat lever is pivoted in a first direction upon application of a downward force to the pedal. The seat lever and the lid lever are pivoted in a second direction upon application of an upward force to the pedal. Application of an upward force to the pedal causes downward movement of the flush arm to initiate a flush cycle. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157684 | REMOVABLE TOILET SEAT LIFTER - An apparatus for raising and lowering a toilet seat that can easily be installed, for example by hand without tools, on a toilet, for example one that only has a seat and not a lid as commonly found in public venues. The apparatus includes a pedal base, a pedal, a seat bracket, and a lifter lever. The pedal is pivotally connected to the pedal base and coupled to the seat bracket so that movement of the pedal induces movement of the seat bracket and the lifter lever. The lifter lever is positioned under a toilet seat so that as the lifter lever is moved, the toilet seat is raised, and as the seat bracket rotates back down by reverse action on the pedal, the toilet seat is lowered. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157685 | LUMINOUS ROTATING SHAFT OF TOILET SEAT COVER - A luminous rotating shaft of toilet seat cover includes a shaft sleeve with two ends that the toilet seat cover is rotatably pivot joined to, a luminous unit with a front light source, a rear light source and a battery module. The luminous unit is detachably assembled in the shaft sleeve. The shaft sleeve has a front window corresponding to the front light source. The front light source provides light to the toilet through the front window. The shaft sleeve has a rear window corresponding to the rear light source. The rear light source provides light to the toilet water tank or the wall through the rear window. The luminous unit includes two photosensors that collect light at the front side and at the rear side of the shaft sleeve. The front light source and the rear light source startup to provide light if the photosensors both collect no light. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157686 | BLOWER/VACUUM - A blower/vacuum being interchangeable between a blower configuration and a vacuum configuration is provided. The blower/vacuum includes a blower assembly attachable to a base in the blower configuration and a vacuum assembly attachable to the base in the vacuum configuration. The blower/vacuum includes a fan member that has both a first fan and a second fan integrally formed together, wherein the first fan is utilized to generate air flow in the blower configuration and the second fan is utilized to generate air flow in the vacuum configuration. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157687 | UPRIGHT VACUUM CLEANER WITH SUPPLEMENTAL CLEANING TOOL HAVING SWIVEL CONNECTION - An upright vacuum cleaner includes a body having a nozzle assembly, a handle assembly, a cleaning wand and a connection mechanism between the nozzle assembly and the canister assembly. That connection mechanism may be a pivot or a swivel. A suction generator and a dirt collection vessel are carried on the body. Further, the upright vacuum cleaner includes a supplemental cleaning tool and a swivel connection between a first end of the cleaning wand and the supplemental cleaning tool. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157688 | UPRIGHT VACUUM CLEANER WITH TWO AUXILIARY OPERATING MODES - An upright vacuum cleaner includes a body. A dirt collection vessel and a suction generator are carried on the body. A cleaning wand is releasably held in a home position on the body. A supplemental cleaning tool is attached to the distal end of the cleaning wand when the cleaning wand is in the home position. The upright vacuum cleaner includes a first auxiliary operating mode wherein the cleaning wand and supplemental cleaning tool are removed together from the home position for use in a cleaning application and a second auxiliary operating mode wherein a cleaning wand is removed from the home position for use in the cleaning application and the supplemental cleaning tool is retained in the home position. Either auxiliary operating mode may be adopted without handling the supplemental cleaning tool. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157689 | UPRIGHT VACUUM CLEANER WITH UNIQUE AIRSTREAM PATH - A vacuum cleaner includes a body having a nozzle assembly and a handle assembly. A suction generator and a dirt collection vessel are carried on the body. The vacuum cleaner also includes a cleaning wand, a supplemental cleaning tool connected to the first end of the cleaning wand and hose connected to a second end of the cleaning wand. Further the vacuum cleaner includes an airstream path passing serially through the nozzle assembly, the supplemental cleaning tool and the cleaning wand. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157690 | UPRIGHT VACUUM CLEANER WITH SWIVEL CONNECTION BETWEEN NOZZLE AND HANDLE ASSEMBLIES - An upright vacuum cleaner includes a body having a nozzle assembly and a canister assembly. A suction generator and a dirt collection vessel are both carried on the body. Two wheels support the vacuum cleaner on a surface to be cleaned. Those wheels are connected to the nozzle assembly by an axle. A swivel connecting the nozzle assembly and the handle assembly is secured to the nozzle assembly by that axle. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157691 | ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANER COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SIDE ARM - A robotic vacuum cleaner includes a movable side arm. The side arm is inwardly pivotable into the inside of a housing of the robotic vacuum cleaner by a spring mechanism in the event of contact with an obstacle. The side arm is mounted on a rotary shaft so as to be pivotable and linearly displaceable along an elongate hole. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157692 | SIDE BRUSH FOR A ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANER AND ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANER COMPRISING A SIDE BRUSH - A side brush for a robotic vacuum cleaner includes a brush core, a plurality of bristle clusters having a first length, and a plurality of further bristle clusters having a shorter length than the first length. The plurality of bristle clusters and the plurality of further bristle clusters are regularly distributed over a circumferential surface of the brush core. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157693 | STEAM DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A STEAM DEVICE - A steam device is provided, including a clean water supplying arrangement, a steam generator which is fluidically connected to the clean water supplying arrangement, a cleaning agent supplying arrangement, a mixing arrangement for clean water and cleaning agent that is fluidically connected to the clean water supplying arrangement and the cleaning agent supplying arrangement, a discharge arrangement for fluid and a control arrangement by which operating modes of the steam device are settable, wherein, by means of the discharge arrangement, steam is dischargeable in a steam mode and a mixture of clean water and cleaning agent is dischargeable in a cleaning agent mode, and wherein the control arrangement has a rinsing unit which, once the cleaning agent mode is at an end, operates a rinsing mode in which the discharge arrangement is rinsed with clean water. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157694 | Method and Apparatus for a Ceramic Surface Mineral Deposit Scrapper - A ceramic surface mineral deposit scrapper is used to remove mineral deposits from ceramic surfaces by scrapping the surface. The scrapper can be manufactured from plastic. A shaft of plastic is cut at an acute angle which provides a cutting edge that can extend over nearly a 108° arc. A handle is mounted to the other end of the shaft. The scrapper removes the mineral deposits without scratching the surface of the ceramic. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157695 | CONDITION WARNING SYSTEM, CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POT AND PAN WASHING MACHINE - A condition warning system for an apparatus such as a pot and pan washing machine, a control system and control methods for a pot and pan washing machine are provided. The condition warning system includes a control system that monitors operational, safety or compliance parameters of an apparatus, and a light that illuminates a location below (or above) an operator's direct line of sight, and which is outside of the operator's direct line of sight. The control system and control methods include a punitive wash action lockout, an extended wash cycle time, and a deep clean wash cycle. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157696 | PIPETTE TIP WASHING DEVICE - A washing device comprises a drawer compartment and a top compartment. The drawer compartment is selectively movable out and in between, respectively, an open and a closed position. The drawer compartment receives a plurality of laboratory consumables held by a rack. The top compartment is positioned above the drawer compartment when the drawer compartment is in its closed position. The top compartment houses a manifold dispenser that is selectively movable up and down between, respectively a loading/unloading position and a washing position. The manifold dispenser comprises at least one liquid input and a plurality of liquid outputs that operably direct fluid to contact the plurality of laboratory consumables held by the rack when the manifold dispenser is in its washing position and the drawer compartment is in its closed position. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157697 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND LIGHT-EMITTING PROBE MOUNTING KIT FOR MEDICAL DEVICE - A light-emitting probe mounting kit that can easily be combined with and externally mounted to a medical device that is selected by an operator. The light-emitting probe mounting kit for a medical device is provided with: a light transmission section that transmits light from a light source; a light-emitting probe that is connected to the light transmission section and that emits the light that is transmitted by the light transmission section; and externally mounting sections that are for externally mounting the light-emitting probe to an outer portion of a medical device that is inserted and used within a living body. The externally mounting sections comprise a heat-shrinkable tube having a space into which the medical device can be inserted prior to heat shrinkage. The heat-shrinkable tubes are fixed to the light-emitting probe. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157698 | DEVICE AND METHODS OF IMPROVING LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY - An improved interface between the surgeon and an endoscope system for laparoscopic surgery, holding a laparoscopic camera and/or controlling an automated endoscope assistant includes at least one wireless transmitter with at least one operating key, at least one wireless receiver, at least one conventional laparoscopy computerized system loaded with conventional surgical instrument spatial location software, and conventional automated assistant maneuvering software, software loaded onto the conventional laparoscopy system that enables a visual response to the depression of at least one key on the wireless transmitter as well as an interface with the conventional automated assistant maneuvering software so as to achieve movement of the endoscope, and at least one video screen. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157699 | INTRODUCTION DEVICE - An introduction device includes an operation main body, a bending section capable of bending in a first direction and a second direction, a first rotary body configured to be operated at a time of bending the bending section in the first direction, and a second rotary body configured to be operated at a time of bending the bending section in the second direction, the second rotary body being configured such that a part of an outer edge is located on an extension plane which is defined by extending the first surface, or the part of the outer edge is located more on the distal-end direction side of the first shaft portion than the extension plane. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157700 | UNIVERSAL HANDLE - The claimed subject matter provides systems and/or methods that facilitate employing a universal handle that provides various functionality and communicates with various network(s), device(s), and the like. The universal handle can be a handheld device that is auto-configured to implement rich functionality. Further, the universal handle can support remote diagnostic, prognostic, and control capabilities. Moreover, the universal handle can mate with disparate device(s), network(s), instrument(s), node(s), universal handle(s), and so forth to communicate data there between. Applications of the universal handle can be medically related, industry related, military related, etc. The universal handle can collect data directly and/or by controlling managed external device(s); the collected data can thereafter be analyzed, aggregated, stored, transmitted, outputted, and so forth by the universal handle. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157701 | Endoscopic Instrument And Endoscopic Instrument System - An endoscopic instrument according to the invention includes an elongate tube, which has an axially continuous and substantially cylindrical main lumen for receiving a shaft of an endoscope lens system, and a tool, which is arranged at a distal end of the tube and can be controlled via an elongate transmission element from a proximal end of the tube, wherein the tube has an axially continuous secondary lumen which adjoins the main lumen in a transverse direction, is connected to the main lumen via a narrowed transition area and receives the transmission element. The invention also relates to an endoscopic instrument system. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157702 | Systems And Methods For Unobstructed Visualization And Ablation - Systems and methods for unobstructed visualization and ablation, particularly of the pulmonary veins, are described herein. Such a system may include a deployment catheter and an attached imaging hood deployable into an expanded configuration as well as one or more expandable anchors which are temporarily securable within a respective pulmonary vein while allowing blood flow to pass through the anchor unimpeded. With the one or more non-impeding anchors secured within a respective pulmonary vein, ablation of the tissue surrounding the ostium or several ostia may be effected with the catheter while the tissue is under direct visualization. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157703 | TISSUE GRIPPING DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a tissue gripping device. The device comprises a head with contact face attachable to the distal end of at least one hollow member. The contact face has one or more openings in flow communication with a suction device though the at least one hollow member wherein a negative pressure gradient can be applied across the one or more openings to allow the head to grasp tissue. The device may comprise flexible members to facilitate the navigation of internal organs. Additionally, the head can have one or more tool holes. The tool hole can house an ejecting surgical clip for medical procedure. The device may further be attachable to a sensor or another medical device. The grasping allows fixation and manipulation of tissue, traversal of the small intestine, and counter traction for tool insertion. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157704 | REAL TIME DETECTION OF ASPIRATION SHORT SHOTS USING PRESSURE SIGNAL - Embodiments relate to detecting insufficient volume of a fluid aspiration. During aspiration of fluids, a pressure trace is obtained using a pressure transducer. An algorithm is applied to detect short shot (i.e., insufficient aspiration) instances utilizing characteristics of the pressure trace. In addition, the fluid probe geometry may be optimized to improve the accuracy of the detection, and temperature may be obtained to correct the pressure trace to account for fluid viscosity and thereby further improve the accuracy. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157705 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes an image pickup unit and a treatment instrument channel. The image pickup unit and the treatment instrument channel are adjacent to each other. The image pickup unit includes an objective lens and an image pickup device. In a pixel formation region of the image pickup unit, a segmentation region is set as a region read out as a region for displaying a video. A center of the segmentation region is disposed to be shifted from a center of the pixel formation region toward the treatment instrument channel An optical axis of the objective lens is parallel to a center axis of the treatment instrument channel The center of the segmentation region is located on the optical axis. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157706 | OPTOGENETIC TOOL FOR MULTIPLE AND INDEPENDENTLY ADDRESSING OF PATTERNED OPTICAL WINDOWS - A multi-point light-delivering device, comprising a waveguide carrying light along a longitudinal axis and including multiple optical windows, through which the carried light is out-coupled from the waveguide. The waveguide comprises a tapered region along which the optical windows are distributed, wherein each optical window out-couples a specific subset of propagating modes of the carried light to which the optical window is matched. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157707 | DENTAL DEVICE - Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for a dental device that is configured to be worn on a user's finger, and inserted into the mouth of a patient. The dental device may be comprised of rigid and/or semi-rigid materials, wherein when dental device is inserted between an upper set and lower set of the patient's teeth, the dental device may maintain the patient's mouth in an open position. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157708 | ENDOBRONCHIAL TUBE WITH INTEGRATED IMAGE SENSOR - An endobronchial tube comprising at least two lumens of different lengths for selectively associating with a patient about at least two locations relative to the Tracheal Carina. said tube comprising: a first lumen having an open distal end that associates proximally to the Carina within the Trachea, with a first inflatable cuff; a second lumen having an open distal end that extends distally, past the Carina and associates within one of the Left Bronchial branch and Right Bronchial branch with a second inflatable cuff; a dedicated image sensor lumen spanning the length of said first lumen, the dedicated image sensor lumen comprising an image sensor and illumination source disposed adjacent to the distal end of said first lumen, and configured to provide an image of the Tracheal bifurcation of the Tracheal Carina, the openings of the Left Bronchial branch, and the opening Right Bronchial branch; and at least one dedicated cleaning lumen disposed parallel with said dedicated image sensor lumen along the length of said endobronchial tube and wherein said cleaning lumen is configured to forms a cleaning nozzle at the distal end, wherein said cleaning nozzle is directed toward said image sensor lumen at its distal end. | 2016-06-09 |
20160157709 | Medical Inflation, Attachment & Delivery Devices and Related Methods - The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to procedural space maintenance devices, medical device positioning devices, and devices that provide both procedural space maintenance and device positioning. Further embodiments relate to medical device insertion and/or retraction devices. | 2016-06-09 |