25th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170175357 | WORK VEHICLE - A work vehicle which can provide more accommodation space for articles on a vehicular body frame is provided. A rear cab mount on which a cab of a hydraulic excavator is mounted is mounted on a revolving frame and forms a hollow rear under-mount space. An opening portion is formed at a position corresponding to a side of the rear under-mount space in an exterior cover which laterally covers the revolving frame. A rear door body can open and close the opening portion. The rear door body opens the rear under-mount space to an external space with the opening portion being opened. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175358 | CAB AND BULLDOZER - Provided is a cab which can improve the workability of ripping. The cab includes an operator's seat placed in the cab and a right armrest placed rightward of the operator's seat in the cab. A front end portion of the operator's seat is tilted rightward with respect to a front-rear direction (the direction of X) of the cab as seen in a plan view. The right armrest includes a front region including a front end of the right armrest and a rear region including a rear end of the right armrest. The rear region includes a portion placed at a shorter distance from a midline bisecting the operator's seat as seen in a plan view, than a distance between the front region and the midline. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175359 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINE COMPONENT DETECTION AND PERFORMANCE CONTROL - An industrial machine that includes a plurality of components, an identification tag reader, an actuator, and a controller. The plurality of components is installed in the industrial machine and each of the plurality of components includes an identification tag. The identification tag reader is receives a signal from each of the plurality of identification tags, and each signal received from the plurality of identification tags is specific to a respective one of the plurality of components. The controller identifies the plurality of components that is installed in the industrial machine based on the signals from each of the plurality of identification tags, compares the identified plurality of components to a predetermined list of components that are expected to be installed in the industrial machine, and modifies an operational setting of an operating parameter when the identified plurality of components does not match the predetermined list of components. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175360 | IMPLEMENT CONTROL BASED ON NOISE VALUES - An earthmoving machine comprises a sensor, an implement, and control architecture comprising a controller and configured to facilitate movement in response to a signal indicative of a measured implement position and an implement control value comprising a gain value associated with implement speed. The controller is programmed to execute machine readable instructions to generate a noise value that is based on an error between the signal and a target signal, determine whether the noise value is acceptable to lock the gain value, adjust the gain value to control the implement speed when the noise value is unacceptable until the noise value is acceptable, and operate the machine based on the locked gain value. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175361 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT - Systems and methods for intelligently gated operation of hydraulic equipment. Control logic for operating a number of hydraulic functions of hydraulic equipment using the same physical controls is disclosed, including dynamic gating functions that allow the same controller to operate gated and ungated functions. By adjusting control inputs for each axis, the controls can be operated jointly, mutually exclusively or in a blended fashion. Additionally, control signals for one axis can be adjusted based on the control signal for the other axis to prevent abrupt transitions from controlling one function to controlling another function. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175362 | DISPLAY SYSTEM OF EXCAVATION MACHINE, EXCAVATION MACHINE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A display system of an excavation machine including a work machine having a bucket and a body portion on which the work machine is mounted, the display system of the excavation machine includes: a bucket position information generation unit which generates position information of the bucket; a storage unit which stores information of a dimension of the bucket and information of a target construction surface indicating a target shape of a construction object; a display unit which displays an image of the target construction surface on a screen; and a processing unit which displays a straight line image that is generated by extracting a part corresponding to a bottom surface of the bucket viewed from a side surface along with the image of the target construction surface on the display unit. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175363 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING IMAGES OF A WORK TOOL FOR A MACHINE - A method of providing a vantage of a work tool. The method comprises positioning an unmanned aerial vehicle with respect to a machine such that a camera carried by the aerial vehicle has a vantage of a work tool associated with the machine. The camera is configured to capture the image of the work tool. Images captured by the camera are displayed to the operator of the machine. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175364 | CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION - A construction information display device configured to display construction information includes: a display unit configured to display at least a partial distribution map indicating a current landform and a design landform; an input unit through which a target surface is selected from the design landform; and a display processing unit configured to, when the target surface is selected through the input unit, display a range of the selected target surface while visibly displaying the partial distribution map within the selected target surface. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175365 | TOOTH AND ADAPTOR FOR DREDGING MACHINE - The tooth and adaptor for dredging machines object of the present invention relates to a tooth which, attached to an adaptor, creates an assembly the purpose of which is to deepen and clean the beds of ports, rivers, channels, etc., removing therefrom sludge, stones, sand, etc., the adaptors being attached to the blades thus forming the cutter head of the dredging machine. The constructive features of the coupling between the tooth and the adaptor allow a great stability between both elements, among other advantages. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175366 | System and Method for Harvesting Rainwater - A rainwater collection tank system employs a plurality of barrel/tanks, each having a plurality of strainers with a water pump for raising stored water to one or more faucet dispensers/spouts. Permanent tanks are at least partially submerged. Smaller portable units may be anchored to a campground area with screws and/or pins. Multiple units can be situated adjacent one another beneath a multi-sectional V-shaped funnel system of rain diverters. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175367 | Water Resource Control System At Home And Method Thereof - The present invention illustrates a water resource control system at home and a method thereof. In the system, a water pressure sensor and a flow sensor are respectively set up at a water outlet of a drain device and a bottom of the water outlet. A water pressure value and a flow value respectively measured by the water pressure sensor and the flow sensor are transmitted to a server. When the water pressure value is higher than a default pressure threshold and the flow value is higher than a default flow threshold, the server generates and transmits a water supply termination instruction to a control switch which is set up at a water inlet. The control switch then closes the water inlet according to the water supply termination instruction. Therefore, the technical effect of avoiding from wasting water resource can be achieved. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175368 | MECHANICALLY OPERATED HOT WATER BYPASS VALVE OPERATED WITHOUT ELECTRICITY - An improved, wholly mechanical, valve unit is provided to automatically allow for flow between a high temperature liquid line and a cooler temperature liquid line in order to maintain the immediate availability of hot liquid immediately upstream of the valve, especially for hot water used in a building. The valve unit of the present invention includes a thermally-activated, bi-metal, or more broadly bi-flexive, valve disc, and a smaller diameter valve seat that concentrically contacts the valve disc intermediate the outer circumference and the center of the disc. The bi-flexive disc is provided two-sided, circumferential support, thus substantially equalizing the pressure against both sides of the disc, even when in the closed valve position between the higher temperature, higher pressure, hot water line and the lower pressure cold water line. The valve opens when the temperature differential across the valve disc decreases below a preset amount. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175369 | MOBILE SINK ASSEMBLY - The present invention is directed to a mobile sink assembly including a container partitioned into two compartments with an overflow aperture in a dividing wall providing fluid communication between an upper compartment and a lower compartment. There is a first trap in the top opening of the upper compartment and a second trap positionable below the first trap. There is a riser and valve assembly coupled to the draining aperture in the first trap and configured to control a flow of liquid from the first trap. There is a pump that pumps fluid from the lower compartment to the first trap. In this way water recirculates through the traps while particulate matter is retained in the first and second traps. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175370 | DUAL FLUSH DEVICE FOR TOILETS - A dual flush device comprises a mounting structure and a float to retrofit single flush toilets to dual flush toilets. The mounting structure is attached to an overflow tube and connected to the float with a vertical bar along which the float can move vertically downward or upward with the water level in the toilet tank. The float includes a water-tight container and a bottom part screwed into the bottom of the container. The vertical length of the float is adjustable by rotating the bottom part either away or toward the container. Several embodiments of the mounting structure and float are invented to accommodate various toilet models. The dual flush device operates with a flapper valve and a single flush handle assembly and maintains the modular design of conventional toilets. The float will prematurely close the flapper valve in a partial flush using less water than in a full flush. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175371 | SEALING PLUG OF TOILET TANK - A sealing plug of a toilet tank, which includes a cover and an installation seat, wherein two corresponding shaft columns are set on a top of the cover, two corresponding support arms are set on the installation seat, two shaft holes are respectively set on a front end of the supporting arms, the shaft columns are inserted into the shaft holes, a notch is set on a rear end of the supporting arms, the notch is provided to to set on a positioning column of a flush pipe. By the composition, a sealing plug structure is provided for fine-tuning a merged angle automatically, to thereby being covered on the drain opening with different tilt angle. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175372 | SEALING PLUG STRUCTURE OF TOILET TANK - A sealing plug structure of a toilet tank includes a cover, an installation seat and a floating seat, wherein the installation seat is extended from a side of the cover, two supporting arms are set on the installation seat, a notch and a guide chute are set on each supporting arm, the notches are respectively set on two positioning columns of a flush pipe, the guide chutes are connected to a side of the floating seat, a leverage moment is generated by buoyancy force on the floating seat, to strengthen a pressing force for sealing up a drain opening with the sealing plug, to thereby improve leak-proof effect. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175373 | FLUSH VALVE - [Problem] To provide a flush valve capable of providing flush water at a high force. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175374 | Trench Drain With Overmolded Frame - A trench drain includes an open-faced channel that is polymeric with one or more integral metal frames molded into the sidewall(s) of the open-faced channel. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175375 | METHOD OF PRIMING A DRAINAGE APPARATUS FOR SIPHONING LIQUID AND DRAINAGE APPARATUS - A drainage apparatus ( | 2017-06-22 |
20170175376 | DRY JOINT JOINING DEVICE BETWEEN COLUMNS AND BEAMS OF PRECAST REINFORCED CONCRETE - A joining device ( | 2017-06-22 |
20170175377 | BRACKET FOR MULTI-STORY BUILDINGS - A bracket for a single- or multi-story building is disclosed. The building can include horizontal building member, such as a sill plate, and a bracket comprising a base section and first and second arms extending transversely from the base section. The first and second arms can be spaced apart from one another. The base section can include an aperture. A pair of studs can be disposed between the first and second arms. An outer side surface of a first stud of the pair of studs can be connected to the first arm and an outer side surface of a second stud of the pair of studs can be connected to the second arm. A tie member, such as a threaded rod, can extend substantially parallel to and positioned between the first stud and the second stud and can pass through the opening of the base section and into the horizontal building member. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175378 | Strut arrangement for a geodesic dome - A strut disclosed herein, where multiple such struts are configured to form a geodesic dome, where each strut includes multiple elongate rod members with multiple fastener-through holes defined on each of the elongate rod members. The opposing ends of each elongate rod member comprises a bolt hole, where each of the opposing ends of one elongate rod member is joined and fastened to other opposing ends of the other elongate rod members to define a hub, thereby defining a framework for the geodesic dome. Each fastener-through hole is configured to fasten a covering material of a predefined configuration over the framework defined by the elongate rod members, thereby forming the geodesic dome. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175379 | WINDOWS ACCESSING MORE SKY - A window with multiple elements which are suitable for installation in a building exterior wall as part of designing and/or retrofitting building façades is disclosed. The building structure comprises one or more movable members movably attached to a frame member where the frame member is secured in a wall opening. The building structure may further comprise a sash member attached to the one or more movable members. The connection of these members may be such that an enclosure is created when the building structure is in an extended or open position. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175380 | RETROFIT BRACE FITTING - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a retrofitable brace fitting assembly. In one approach, a brace platform has a first side, a second side, and a platform slot extending inwardly from an outer edge. The brace platform further includes a post disposed on the first side of the platform for engagement with a corresponding opening in a brace fitting, and a tab disposed on the second side of the platform for engagement with a strut. To restrict rotation of the platform relative to the strut, the tab may extend into an opening of the strut for engagement with an inward turn edge of the strut, or the tab may extend along and abut an exterior surface of the strut. The brace platform may further include a reinforcement post for engagement with a threaded rod, the reinforcement post extending through a corresponding opening in the brace fitting. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175381 | Slope and Skew Hanger - A connector is provided to attach a supported member to a supporting member, with the supported member being in sloped and skewed relation to the supporting member. The hanger has left and right back members and left and right side support members attached to the left and right back members respectively. A seat member attaches to both the left and right back members along aligned left and right seat bend lines. A pair of seat side members can extend from the seat member. A pair of left and right jutting tabs extend from the left and right back members respectively. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175382 | Connector for Use in Forming Joint - Connector ( | 2017-06-22 |
20170175383 | WALL TIE APPARATUS AND METHOD - A tie system is provided for use with a wall form for a cementitious backup wall and for use with a wall tie to connect between the cementitious backup wall and a veneer. The tie system includes a backup wall connector and a form connector. The form connector is connectable to the form and secures the backup wall connector in position as the wall form is filled. The connector may have heat transfer reducing perforations. The connector may have an outwardly positioned flange to which external wall members may be attached. The connector may have multiple gap-setting features. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175384 | CONCEALED STRUCTURAL POST FASTENING DEVICE AND METHOD - A post fastening device for mounting a post to a construction surface, the device comprising a base having a planar top surface and a threaded rod extending from the top surface, a tubular member for insertion into a longitudinal axial bore on the bottom end of the post, the tubular member having an upper end and a lower end with internal threads complementary to the threads of the rod, and a dowel rod for insertion into a transverse bore extending through a portion of the post and the tubular member when the tubular member is in the longitudinal bore, the dowel rod being sized to pass through the tubular member and a portion of the post on both sides of the tubular member. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175385 | Moisture-Variable Protective Layer and Use of a Moisture-Variable Protective Layer - A moisture-variable protective layer is to be used in particular for protecting a thermal insulating layer in insulated building structures, such as roof and/or wall structures of a building. The protective layer has a water vapor diffusion-dependent air layer thickness S | 2017-06-22 |
20170175386 | FIRE-RATED JOINT SYSTEM - A fire-rated angle piece and wall assemblies or other assemblies that incorporate the fire-rated angle piece, in which the angle piece can include an intumescent or other fire-resistant material strip. The angle can be attached adjacent to a corner of a framing member, such as metal tracks, headers, header tracks, sill plates, bottom tracks, metal studs, wood studs or wall partitions, and placed between the framing member and a wall board member at a perimeter of a wall assembly to create a fire block arrangement. A fire spray material can be applied over a portion of the angle piece. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175387 | MASONRY REINFORCEMENT STRUCTURE COMPRISING PARALLEL CORDS - A masonry reinforced with at least one bed joint masonry reinforcement structure. The bed joint reinforcement structure includes at least two cords, which have metal filaments that are twisted together. The cords are oriented parallel or substantially parallel in the length direction of the masonry reinforcement structure. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175388 | Process to Add Bullet Resistance to An Existing Wall - A method for retrofitting a preexisting wall to include bullet resistance. The retrofitted wall incorporates ballistic paver blocks that are capable of augmenting either an interior or exterior wall. The flexibility gained by using ballistic paver blocks affords cost and weight savings over traditional concrete, or alternatively, metal shielding. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175389 | Floor Underlayment for Retaining Heater Cable - A membrane for decoupling heated flooring from a subfloor includes a flexible base and a plurality of projections formed into the base and extending outward from the base. Each projection of the plurality of projections has a perimeter wall defining a height of the projection and a top surface integral with the perimeter wall for supporting a flooring adhesive and/or for bearing a load when the heated flooring is installed. The projections have one flange portion extending from the perimeter wall and effective for retaining a heater cable within a channel formed between each pair of adjacent projections. Each channel may have exactly one flange portion extending over it and forming an overhang for retaining heater cables of different diameters. The corresponding flange portions of adjacent projections do not face in the same direction or the opposite direction, providing for a minimum number of flange portions to be used. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175390 | EXPANDING PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - An expandable panel, constructed such that the expandable panel can at least expand in at least one direction, includes a panel having a front face and rear face bordered by side edges, end edges and a thickness dimension extending between the front and rear faces and includes discretely spaced cuts extending from the front face to the rear face or rear to front face. The cuts form bridging members between living hinges and are elongate and extend in a spaced longitudinal manner including at least one cut forming a side of the expandable panel located on one side of the cut, and at least two cuts located on a side of the expandable panel. The at least one cut on side and the other cuts on side together forming at least one pair of lines being substantially parallel, offset mirror images of each other and being intermeshed but not touching. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175391 | Safety device - A safety apparatus for fitting to a free end of an elongate member, for example a reinforcing bar, has a sleeve portion defining a receiving space for receiving a free end of the member and providing an opening of the receiving space to allow insertion of the member from a first end of the apparatus, and a covering portion which provides a barrier to prevent passage of the member through a second end of the safety device. The safety apparatus may have a gripping part which is resiliently deformable, so that it is resiliently deformed by insertion of the member so as to securely grip metal member, and so that it returns to substantially its non-deformed shape upon removal of the metal member. The receiving space may be tapered. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175392 | Roof Tiles and Roof Tile Structures and Methods of Making Same - A roof tile having a mesh covered foam core with a cement-based protective coating, a roof covering formed from such tiles and methods for making same. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175393 | ROOFING SHINGLE SYSTEM AND SHINGLES FOR USE THEREIN - A laminated roofing shingle is disclosed comprising a posterior layer with tabs spaced apart by openings and an anterior layer with tabs spaced apart by openings, wherein the anterior layer is positioned offset from the posterior layer such that it partially overlaps the posterior layer in a manner such that the anterior layer does not entirely overlap the surface of the posterior tabs. A roofing system comprising a plurality of courses of the shingles is also disclosed as well as a method of manufacturing the shingle. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175394 | PLANT GROWTH MEDIA - The present invention includes a material and method of installing a construction material for dry or arid climates, comprising: a growth media comprising an abiotic porous material and activated charcoal such as biochar; and at least one of a compost, grain hulls and nut shells, wherein plants in the material are able to survive without exogenous water for use in areas comprising at least one of Aw, BS, BW, Csa, Csb, Ds or Dw climates according to the Koppen-Geiger climate classification. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175395 | PROTECTED MEMBRANE ROOF SYSTEM - A protected membrane roof system for installation on a roof decking comprising an upper insulation board having an upwardly-facing upper board top surface and an opposite downwardly-facing upper board bottom surface and at least one through-hole communicating therebetween, a ballast material positioned over the upper insulation board, and at least one fastener assembly having a base seated substantially adjacent the upper board bottom surface, a rod extending substantially vertically from the base of sufficient size so as to extend through the through-hole of the upper insulation board and the ballast material, and a cap engaged with the rod above the ballast material, whereby the wind uplift resistance of the protected membrane roof system is improved and scour of the ballast material is reduced by effectively anchoring the ballast material to the upper insulation board beneath the ballast material. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175396 | CONNECTOR APPARATUS - A locking member for a gate apparatus comprises a body mountable to a gripping array of a support, said body having a mating form mutually engageable with the gripping array, whereby axial motion of said body relative to said gripping array is inhibited. A member extends away from said body, said member defining a cross-tie mount for receiving a mating end of a cross-tie. The cross-tie mount has a cross-tie end retainer which is movable between a first position securing said cross-tie in said cross-tie mount, and a second position permitting release of said cross-tie from said cross-tie mount, whereby the cross-tie may be moved to function as a gate. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175397 | PANEL CONSTRUCTION MEMBER AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE THEREOF - Provided are a panel construction member and a mounting structure for the same that can be rigidly mounted to a building and for which the panel, after being mounted, has excellent flexural strength and flexural rigidity. A panel construction member | 2017-06-22 |
20170175398 | BUILDING VENEER SYSTEM - A veneer product and system includes a body having an aesthetic front surface and a back surface for installation adjacent the building. The body has a top side and a bottom side and a bracket attached to body and projecting away from the back surface of the body, the bracket further comprising a first end adjacent the top side for attachment to the building and a first protrusion for positioning the back surface a predetermined distance from the building and a second end having a second protrusion for positioning the bottom of the back surface a predetermined distance from the building and a bottom projection adjacent the bottom side for engagement with a second body to retain the bottom end of the veneer product. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175399 | PATTERNED TILES AND FLOOR COVERINGS COMPRISING SAME - A tile having a contrast pattern intermixed with a portion of a background pattern. The contrast pattern is positioned proximate a selected corner of the tile and has a contrast color different than the colors of the background pattern. Within a surface covering, the rotational position of the tile can be varied to thereby achieve a desired visual appearance with respect to the contrast patterns of adjacent tiles. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175400 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MECHANICAL LOCKING SYSTEM FOR PANELS - A method for producing a mechanical locking system for a first panel and a second panel. The method includes providing a tongue, including a first locking surface, at a first edge of the first panel, forming a tongue groove, including a second locking surface, at a second edge of the second panel, the first locking surface and second locking surface are configured to cooperate for locking the first edge to the second edge in a first direction, providing a first guiding surface at the first edge and a second guiding surface at the second edge, wherein the first guiding surface cooperates with the second guiding surface during an assembling of the first edge and the second edge, and working of the first guiding surface and/or the second guiding surface to reduce the coefficient of friction between the first guiding surface and the second guiding surface and/or a surface roughness. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175401 | Panel for Covering a Surface or Support and an Associated Joint System | 2017-06-22 |
20170175402 | FLOOR PANEL, AS WELL AS METHOD, DEVICE AND ACCESSORIES FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH FLOOR PANEL - Floor panel, more particularly a laminate floor panel, which, at least at two opposite edges ( | 2017-06-22 |
20170175403 | DECKING KIT AND METHOD OF USING - A decking kit for impeding degradation of a deck is provided. The decking kit includes a cylindrical rod defining a half cylinder shaped engagement portion on each end, wherein the axis of the rod is co-extensive with the axis of each engagement portion. Further, each engagement portion defines an engagement aperture or groove perpendicular to both the axis of the engagement portion and a flat rectangular surface of the engagement portion. In some embodiments, the kit further includes a half cylinder shaped shim having a shim aperture perpendicular to both the axis of the shim and a flat rectangular surface of the shim. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175404 | ACOUSTICAL CEILING TILE REBATE TOOL - An acoustical ceiling tile rebate tool which provides graduated knives into a support structure which guides the acoustical ceiling tile past the graduated knives on two passes so that a rebate is efficiently cut into the tile. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175405 | EXTRUDED BOX CONCRETE FLOAT BLADE - An implement for working uncured concrete includes a removable manipulator and a tool for engaging the surface of uncured concrete. The implement is configured to permit manipulators to be interchanged such that the appropriate manipulate or may be used to perform a particular task during the concrete curing process. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175406 | METHOD FOR FINISHING A SURFACE USING A GROUTING PAN - Methods and apparatus are provided for finishing a composite floor. The apparatus includes a grouting pan configured to be affixed to the rotating head of a finishing machine. The grouting pan has a planar bottom surface and a curved sidewall. Grouting pans are rotated over a prepped surface such that the curved sidewalls trowel the mortar onto the rough composite surface and the bottom surface which is in contact with the prepped floor forces the mortar into the surface voids such that a grouted surface. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175407 | LIQUID AND GAS-IMPERMEABLE CONNECTIONS FOR PANELS OF STAY-IN-PLACE FORM-WORK SYSTEMS - A stay-in-place form comprises a plurality of elongated panels connectable to one another in edge-to-edge relationship. The plurality of panels comprises first and second panels connectable to one another in edge-adjacent relationship by a connection which comprises a contact joint. The first panel comprise a longitudinally extending first seal-retaining projection shaped to project outwardly from the outer surface of the first panel at a location spaced apart from a first outer-surface transverse edge of the first panel in a first transverse direction. The second panel comprising a longitudinally extending second seal-retaining projection shaped to project outwardly from the outer surface of the second panel at a location spaced apart from a second outer-surface transverse edge of the second panel in a second transverse direction opposite the first transverse direction. The first and second seal-retaining projections and the outer surfaces of the first and second panels defining at least a portion of a seal-receiving concavity which opens outwardly from the form when the connection is made. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175408 | BUILDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A plurality of panel subassemblies are used to erect a building on a footing or foundation. Each panel subassembly includes at least one column formed of a thermally-insulating material, and a concrete portion at least partially attached to the at least one column. The concrete portion may be formed as a single precast unit. The panel subassemblies are secured together and to the foundation, and may be secured to a floor element of the building to at least partially support the floor element. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175409 | ARENA HOTEL - The present invention relates to a building construction that includes an internal entertainment venue or event area. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide for a building with transient lodging, offices, residential space, or similar living spaces that surround an entertainment venue, event area, or recreational space in manner that allows the entertainment venue, event area, or recreational space to be viewable from those occupied areas of the building. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175410 | POOL SKIMMER SYSTEM - The present invention relates to systems for improving the range of pool skimmers. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a weir that is located in the basin of a swimming pool, moves in response to changing water levels in the pool and feeds water from the basin to a skimmer located in a sidewall of the swimming pool. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a deflector that is adjacent to a pool sidewall and extends above the skimmer opening, and includes an opening for feeding water to the skimmer opening. The present disclosure also provides for systems having combinations of such features. Without being bound to any particular theory, it is believed that the apparatuses are relatively cheap to manufacture, safe, conserve water and chemical use, and allow for an aesthetically pleasing full pool. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175411 | SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR VANDALISM DETECTION IN A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION STRUCTURE (PCS) - Systems and techniques for vandalism detection in a personal communication structure (PCS) are described. The PCS may include one or more vandalism detection systems which may be located in different system compartments of the PCS. Each vandalism detection system may include (or being communicatively coupled to) an accelerometer and may be able to differentiate forces associated with acts of vandalism from other forces. The vandalism detection systems may transmit alerts with accompanying data to a remote entity. The data allows for an appropriate response to the alert. The alert may be transmitted to a remote security center over a wired or wireless communications system. The controller may transmit the alert again or to other locations if an acknowledgement is not received. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175412 | Post Reinforcement - A post reinforcement including a panel having a body portion and a stake portion. The post reinforcement further includes a first barb coupled to and extending away from the panel, wherein the first barb is generally positioned on a first side of the panel. The post reinforcement also includes a second barb coupled to and extending away from the panel, wherein the second barb is generally positioned on a second side of the panel opposite the first side. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175413 | MULTI-LEVEL FULFILLMENT CENTER FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES - A multi-level (ML) fulfillment center is designed to accommodate landing and takeoff of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), possibly in an urban setting, such as in a densely populated area. Unlike traditional fulfillment centers, the ML fulfillment centers may include many levels (i.e., stories, floors, etc.) as permitted under zoning regulations for respective areas. The fulfillment center may have one or more landing locations and one or more deployment locations to accommodate UAVs, which may delivery at least some of the items from the fulfillment center to locations associated with customers. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175414 | STRUCTURAL MODULE WITH STOP, COLLAPSIBLE STRUCTURE, AND METHOD OF ERECTING A COLLAPSIBLE STRUCTURE - A structural module includes a first strut pair including a first strut and a second strut pivotably connected to each other at a first strut pair pivotable connection point, a second strut pair including a third strut and a fourth strut pivotably connected to each other at a second strut pair pivotable connection point, a first hub, a first end of the first strut and a first end of the third strut being pivotably connected to the first hub, a second huh, a first end of the second strut and a first end of the fourth strut being pivotably connected to the second hub, and a stop arrangement attached to at least one of the first hub, the first strut, and the third strut, the stop arrangement including an abutment end. The structural module is movable between a closed position in which longitudinal axes of struts of the first strut pair and the second strut pair are substantially parallel to one another. A collapsible structure and a method of erecting i collapsible structure are also disclosed. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175415 | ANIMAL PROOF HOODED BARRIER, RELATED ENCLOSURE SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF MAINTAINING AN ANIMAL PROOF DOMAIN - The invention encompasses a substantially animal-proof barrier that includes (a) two supports that are laterally spaced apart to define a substantially vertical plane there between; (b) fencing material that is attached to each of the supports and spans the defined substantially vertical plane to form a simple barrier that has a top edge, a bottom edge, a front surface and a back surface, wherein the simple barrier divides a domain into a first area and a second area; and (c) a hood having an inner surface, the hood originating from the top edge of the simple barrier. An angle formed by the inner surface of the hood and the front surface of the simple barrier measures about 10 degrees to about 80 degrees, such that a channel having a substantially V-shaped cross section is formed. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175416 | Fence Brace System - The present invention comprises a brace adapted to secure a fence rail to a fence post. This brace may optionally be installed onto an existing fence. The present invention may also be installed on a new fence. The brace may be adapted to support fences with cylindrical fence posts or rectanguloid fence posts and rectanguloid fence rails. Optional embodiments include braces for fence corner pieces. The brace may further optionally be adapted to secure fences on a steep incline. The invention includes a first fence rail brace member adapted to connect to 2 or more sides of a first fence rail; the first fence rail brace member is fused to a first side of a fence post brace member, the fence post brace member being adapted to connect to 2 or more sides of the fence post. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175417 | Door Strike Plate with Adjustable Subplate - An apparatus and method for adjusting a door latching mechanism is shown and illustrated. The apparatus comprises a subplate and a strike plate. The subplate is installed against a door frame at latching location underneath the strike plate. The subplate has a front side and a rear side with different widths and defining a bolt aperture. The user can install the subplate in any variation to present an additional latching edge to a latch bolt. In addition, the subplate may have an adjustable tab which may be positioned inward toward the door frame or outward away from the door frame. The adjustable tab presents an additional latching edge for the latch bolt. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175418 | MATES KEYS - The present disclosure provides mates keys and mates key bows having respective mating surfaces disposed on respective bows, as well as sets of keys configured to physically mate with one another by way of respective mating surfaces defined on respective bows of the keys. Each of the mates keys comprises a blade portion, which may be bitted to match a given lock, and a bow portion attached to the blade portion which can be mated to a bow portion of another mates key. When physically mated, the bow portions of two or more keys are physically fitted together to form a visual based on respective visuals on the mates key bows. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175419 | Smart Door Lock System And Method Thereof - A smart door lock system and a method thereof are disclosed. In the system and method, a plurality of access time periods are generated by continuously detecting the door lock and analyzing open time of the door lock, and a prompt message is generated and transmitted to a main client for requesting confirmation when a current access time period does not exist in the access time periods, and the smart door lock further transmits the prompt message to a secondary client for requesting confirmation when the main client does not complete the confirmation within a preset time, and triggers the warning device and links with the police-citizen connection system for alert when the secondary client does not complete the confirmation within the preset time. Therefore, the technical effect of improving the security and the setting convenience of the smart door lock can be achieved. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175420 | LOCKSET ASSEMBLY WITH SELECTIVE OPENING AND CLOSING - A lockset assembly with selective opening and closing, which primarily includes a press component, a linking component, a positioning component, a braking component, a sliding component, a connecting rod, a sliding rod, and an arresting rod. The press component is connected to the arresting rod using the linking component and the positioning component. The braking component is installed on one side of a handle shaft of the lockset, and the sliding component is installed on an upper edge of the handle shaft. The sliding component is able to slide along the handle shaft. Accordingly, pressing of the press component causes switching, which causes a displacement of the positioning component and a corresponding arrestment or disengagement of the arresting rod, thereby enabling the lockset to form a state which can be opened with a handle both from inside and outside a room. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175421 | DOOR ZOOM-UP LATCH HAVING ADJUSTABLE BACKSET AND DIGITAL DOOR LOCK DEVICE HAVING SAME - The present disclosure relates to a door lock device, and more specifically, to a backset adjustable door zoom up latch capable of adjusting a backset distance according to a variety of backset standards of the door, and a digital door lock device having the same. Accordingly, the backset adjustable locking device according to the present disclosure includes a latch, a holder inserted into the latch, an elastic member installed between the latch and the holder, and a zoom guide inserted into the latch and fastened with the holder to fix the latch to the holder. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175422 | STORAGE CASE WITH LOCKING MECHANISM - The present invention provides a locking mechanism for particular use in securing doors of a storage safe. The locking mechanism, generally, includes an elongated band, at least one plate rotatably connected to the elongated band, and at least one rod rotatably connected to the at least one plate. The locking mechanism further includes means for actuating for actuating the locking mechanism, the means for actuating being operable between a locking and an unlocking position for translating the elongated band. A stabilizing member ensures that the at least one rod maintains a substantially horizontal position and engages a receptor on an opposed door of the storage safe, thereby locking the doors when in a closed position. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175423 | REFRIGERATOR DOOR-IN-DOOR LATCH - A door-in-door refrigerator includes a door having an inner door and an outer door. When the inner and outer doors are in open positions, food items stored in a main refrigerated compartment are accessible. When the inner and outer doors are in closed positions, the door seals the refrigerated compartment, and food items stored in the main refrigerated compartment are not accessible. When the inner door is in a closed position and the outer door is in an open position, food items stored in a storage structure coupled to the door are accessible. A latch includes a trigger that moves in a direction substantially parallel to a handle. Movement of the trigger shifts the latch between a latched position, in which pulling on the handle causes the inner and outer doors to open, and an unlatched position, in which pulling on the handle causes the outer door to open while the inner door remains closed. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175424 | LOCKING AND SEALING ARRANGEMENT FOR A LOAD SWITCH HANDLE - A handle assembly includes a handle, a handle seal recess, and a hub engaging portion. A hub has a lock receiving surface and a handle engaging portion. A shaft is receivable within the hub and has first and second ends, the first end engaged with the handle, and the second end rotatable by rotating the grasping portion of the handle. A V-ring is disposed within the handle seal recess and engages the hub to prevent moisture ingress between the handle and the hub. The hub has a seal recess and an X-ring and an O-ring disposed therein to seal against the shaft to prevent moisture ingress between the hub and the shaft. Axial pressure applied to the O-ring by the hub engaging portion of the handle causes the O-ring to press against the X-ring to force at least one lobe of the X-ring against the central portion of the shaft. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175425 | PADDLEBOARD ANTI-THEFT DEVICE AND METHOD - The present invention is generally an anti-theft device, or locking mechanism suitable for anchoring a paddleboard to a fixed object. The locking mechanism may include a support body configured to engage with a fin box of a board such as a paddleboard or surfboard. In exemplary embodiments, the support body includes a cubical frame with one or more openings—for example, an opening on each face of the cubical frame—that enables a locking means, such as a lock or lockable cable to engage with the support body. Because the support body can be securely attached to the fin box of a board, when the locking means is engaged to the support body, the board will be secured to a fixed object, and unauthorized removal of the board is prevented. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175426 | ANTI-IMPACT LOCKING FEATURE - In one embodiment, a security device includes a housing; a locking mechanism configured to alternate between a locked state and an unlocked state; a release member configured to alternate between a blocked position and a release position, wherein in the blocked position the release member blocks the locking mechanism from entering the unlocked state; and in the release position the release member allows the locking mechanism to enter the unlocked state; and an electronic article surveillance (EAS) component in a cavity of the housing. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175427 | MAGNETIC STRIKE PLATE SYSTEM - A door set assembly for use with a door having a latch portion and a magnetized strike plate, comprising a top face, a bottom face, and a protrusion extending below said bottom face of said strike plate. The protrusion is formed by two side walls and a far wall extending from said top face of strike plate and a graded floor angled away from said top face of said strike plate, the combination of said walls and said floors forming a latch receiving channel, such that when the door is swung into the closed position the magnetized strike plate gradually actuates the latch of said latch portion along the entire length of said channel, from a fully retracted position to a fully extended position until said far wall of said strike plate channel holds the latch in place to keep the door in the closed position. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175428 | Bowtie Hinges - A closure system ( | 2017-06-22 |
20170175429 | BEARING ARRANGEMENT FOR A DOOR - A bearing arrangement for a door, in particular for refrigerators or freezers, comprises a bearing pin for rotatably bearing the door, a closing device by means of which the door can be moved over a certain pivoting region in the closing direction through the force of a force accumulator, and a damper for damping a pivoting movement of the door over at least one pivoting region, and the closing device and the damper are oriented in a substantially perpendicular plane with respect to the axis of rotation of the bearing pin, wherein, to move the closing device, a first curved guide which can be moved by the bearing pin is provided and, to move the damper, a second curved guide which can be moved by the bearing pin is provided. As a result, the bearing arrangement can have a particularly compact design, the bearing arrangement being used in particular in a refrigerator or freezer. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175430 | Improvements in Damper Assemblies - A damper assembly is provided for a hinge, which comprises a damping device ( | 2017-06-22 |
20170175431 | DETECTING OBJECTS WITHIN A VEHICLE IN CONNECTION WITH A SERVICE - A system for monitoring a vehicle used in providing a service is disclosed. The system detects when the service is complete, and upon detecting that the service is complete, the system determines, from one or more sensors of the vehicle, that an object which should have been removed from the vehicle after completion of the transport service, remains in the vehicle. The system then automatically initiates performance of a remedial action. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175432 | Method and Apparatus for Weather Forecasting - Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-implemented method of determining a weather forecast, comprising receiving data indicative of ambient conditions from one or more sensors associated with a vehicle, determining if the data is indicative of a forecast of one or more weather conditions according to at least one predetermined condition, outputting data indicative of the forecast and configuring one or more systems of the vehicle responsive to the output data indicative of the forecast. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175433 | GARAGE DOOR MONITORING SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for garage door monitoring. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of obtaining garage door status data from one or more sensors; generating first status information based on the garage door status data, the first status information indicating initial status of a garage door; generating second status information based on the garage door status data, the second status information indicating that a garage door opener has started an operation; generating third status information based on the garage door status data, the third status information indicating a time duration that the garage door opener has operated since the garage door opener started an operation; and determining current status of the garage door based on (i) the first status information, (ii) the second status information, and (iii) the third status information. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175434 | Curved Cross-Section Wind Turbine Tower and Wind Turbine Comprising Said Tower - The tower comprises: a wall having an orifice for accessing the interior of the tower, and an outer surface defined by generatrices; and a reinforcement frame joined to the tower in the orifice zone, and comprising least two parts joined one to each other. Each part has a mid-plane that is parallel to at least one generatrix, the mid-planes of at least one pair of adjacent parts forming an angle other than 180° therebetween. It enables the obtention of a frame more conformed to the curvature of the tower, combining savings in the material of said frame, greater optimisation of the resistance of the tower and reduced stress concentration. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175435 | Method for Tinting of the Double-Glass Pane - A window having a window frame, a leaf frame nested in the frame, the leaf frame framing a double-glass pane; a reservoir entirely disposed in a horizontal element of the leaf frame of the double-glass pane, the reservoir being filled with a tinting substance; horizontal axes disposed at midpoints of a height of vertical elements of the leaf frame, the horizontal axes serving to couple the leaf frame with the window frame; the leaf frame being configured to rotate about said horizontal axes by 180° relative to the window frame to cause the tinting substance to move by gravity from the reservoir into the double-glass pane, wherein a capacity of the reservoir is hermetically coupled to an internal capacity of the double-glass pane. The tinting substance is liquid or solid homogeneous powdery mass consisting of spherical crumbs. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175436 | Firewall Access Door - A firewall access door includes a rectangular door frame with a rectangular door coupled there to by at least one door hinge. The door consists of a first rectangular pan member and a decorative gypsum wall panel mated together. The door further includes a second rectangular pan member having a flat surface with opposite side walls extending perpendicular from a flat surface of the second rectangular pan member. The side walls of the second rectangular pan member have flanges for mounting to a back surface of the first pan member opposite the gypsum panel and adjacent the side walls of the first rectangular pan member. The second pan member spans the back of the first rectangular pan member and forms an air gap between the flat surface and the back of the rectangular pan member. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175437 | Stackable Weatherstrip - A weatherstrip with improved stackability has a rigid base portion including a planar surface and a flexible strip portion adhered over a corner of the base portion and extending outwardly at an angle to the planar surface of the base portion. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175438 | SYSTEM FOR CLOSING A VENETIAN BLIND OR THE LIKE HOUSED IN A DOUBLE GLAZING OR IN A DOUBLE GLASS, PROVIDED WITH MEANS FOR PREVENTING A MOVEMENT OF THE BLIND DURING THE TRANSPORT OR ASSEMBLY OF THE SYSTEM - The invention refers to a system comprising a Venetian blind or the like housed within a double glazing or a double glass. The blind comprises a multiplicity of slats movable by means of a shaft rotatable around a longitudinal axis thereof and housed in a rolling-shutter box of the double glazing. The closure system comprises means for rotating the shaft around the longitudinal axis thereof. The rotation means are housed in a lateral profile of the double glazing and are commanded by a slider translatable between an upper end stop, at which the blind is completely raised, and a lower end stop, at which the blind is completely lowered. The closure system further comprises a first mechanism which prevents a movement of the blind until, during the transport or assembly of the closure system, the rolling-shutter box is disconnected from the lateral profile. The first blocking mechanism comprises three pins that can be rotated, together with the shaft, around the longitudinal axis thereof, and that can be translated between a first position at which the three pins are housed in three respective seats obtained in the cap of the rolling-shutter box, and a second position in which the three pins lie outside said seats. While the rolling-shutter box is disconnected from the lateral profile, the three pins are housed in the respective seats so as to prevent a rotation of the shaft for moving the slats. The closure system also comprises three counter-pins integrally connected to the lateral profile and arranged in a manner so as to push the three pins outside the respective seats upon connection of the rolling-shutter box to the lateral profile, so as to allow a rotation of the shaft for moving the slats. The closure system finally comprises a second mechanism for blocking the slider when the latter is situated at the upper end stop, i.e. when the blind is completely raised. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175439 | LIFT-CORD GUIDE FOR WINDOW BLIND - A lift-cord guide for window blind is disclosed to include a roller holder including a pull cord inlet and a pull cord outlet extending in a perpendicular manner relative to the pull cord inlet, and a first guide roller rotatably mounted in the roller holder at the intersection between the extending direction of the pull cord inlet and the extending direction of the pull cord outlet. The axial direction of the first guide roller obliquely intersects with the extending direction of the pull cord inlet, and defines with the extending direction of the pull cord outlet a contained angle smaller than 90-degrees. Thus, the lift-cord guide of the invention effectively reduces the turning angle of the pull cords, and smoothens the operation to open or close the blind slats. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175440 | SHADING DEVICE FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL OPENING AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AN END STOP POSITION OF THE SHADING DEVICE - The invention relates to a shading device for an architectural opening comprising a shade, a drive unit for extending and retracting the shade between a first and second end position, a spindle, a first end stop, stationary connected to the spindle near a first end of the spindle and at least one travelling nut, movably arranged on the spindle and operatively connected to the drive unit so as to move towards, respectively away from the first end stop as the shade is extended, respectively retracted. The travelling nut is articulated in circumferential direction into segments, with at least two segments being detachably connectable to each other at one of their ends. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175441 | NINETY DEGREE WIND LOCK WITH BREAK-AWAY CAPABILITY AND DOOR PANEL AND DOOR ASSEMBLY UTILIZING THE SAME - A wind lock for an overhead roll-up door, the wind lock having a first edge which is substantially straight and capable of extending substantially perpendicular vertically from a face of a door panel to which the wind lock attaches to, the wind lock including a second edge having an angled-beveled face, wherein the second edge extends at an angle from the first edge laterally across the face of an attached door panel is beveled with the face of the door panel so as to extend vertically from the face at an angle. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175442 | COMBINATION HANDLE AND LOCK FOR A STEP LADDER - A handle portion and a locking element are combined in a mounting member on one leg of a ladder with the handle at or near the longitudinal center of gravity of the ladder for ease of carrying the ladder with one hand. The mounting member has a recess facing the other leg of the ladder, on which another mounting member is attached with a projection that seats in the recess when the legs of the ladder are in closed non-use position. The first mounting member and the projection have apertures that are aligned when the projection is in the recess. The projection is locked in the recess by the insertion of a pin of a push-pin locking element, and which pin can not be retracted to unlock the legs for use of the ladder without a key, thus unauthorized use of the ladder is prevented. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175443 | LADDER BRACE - The present invention concerns a ladder brace. More particularly, but not exclusively, this invention concerns a ladder brace for engaging with the legs of a ladder thereby providing stability to the ladder. A ladder brace comprises a receiving portion for receiving and engaging with the stiles of a ladder, and at least one support member extending away from the receiving portion. The receiving portion comprises an aperture with a first inner edge and second inner edge, wherein the first inner edge is disposed away from and opposite to the second inner edge, such that when a ladder is placed within the receiving portion each ladder stile engages with the first inner edge and second inner edge. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175444 | Ladder-Supporting Gutter Clamping System - A clamping system for supporting an extension ladder on a gutter utilizes at least one and, more preferably, a pair of identical, clamp(s) to capture the ladder preventing movement laterally or horizontally away from the gutter. The clamp includes a clamp body with a latch pivotably mounted thereto which is spring biased to the gutter-clamping position. A lock screw may be utilized to prevent the latch from releasing the gutter preventing the ladder from moving. A pair of ears extends from each side of the clamp body and have slots which engage the channels on a forward face of the ladder leg. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175445 | WATER STRUCTURE ACCESSORY - A water structure accessory, in an embodiment, comprises at least one primary support, an assistance member comprising at least one handle, and a watercraft securing member comprising at least one flexible tie. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175446 | Force Stacking Assembly for Use with a Subterranean Excavating System - A force stacking assembly for use with an earth boring system that includes a series of actuators that each generate a force, and that are arranged to create a combined force that is cumulative of all of the actuators. The actuators include members that react in response to an applied stimulus, such as from an electrical current or magnetic field. The members are arranged in series in a hollow housing, planar bulkheads are transversely mounted in the housing. Each of the members have an end axially abutting a corresponding bulkhead. Ends of each member distal from it corresponding bulkhead couple to a ram member, that in turn couples to a drill bit. Energizing the members causes each to exert a force against the ram member, which is transferred to the bit. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175447 | DRIVE SHAFT ACTUATION USING RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION - A system may include a bearing cylinder that has a bored hole for receiving a drive shaft. The bored hole can correspond to an eccentric inner diameter of the bearing cylinder. A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag may be positioned on a piston that may be slideably coupled to a housing of a bottom hole assembly. A motor may be positioned within the housing of the bottom hole assembly to rotate the bearing cylinder and position the drive shaft at a bend angle. An RFID reader may be coupled to the housing of the bottom hole assembly to detect the RFID tag in response to the RFID tag being in a detectable range of the RFID reader and to transmit information about the RFID tag to control the motor. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175448 | REAMING TOOL AND METHODS OF USING THE REAMING TOOL IN A WELLBORE - A reaming tool includes a tool body having a longitudinal axis and an upper end opposite a lower end and at least one blade extending outwardly from the external surface of the tool body. The blade includes a rolling element defining the gauge of the reaming tool, and a blade surface arranged undergauge of the rolling element and comprising a cutting surface. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175449 | ICE AUGER AND ADJUSTMENT PART FOR AN ICE AUGER - An ice auger having an adjustment part arranged in connection with a cutting blade of the ice auger for adjusting cutting characteristic of the cutting blade. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175450 | ROLLING CONES WITH GAGE CUTTING ELEMENTS, EARTH-BORING TOOLS CARRYING ROLLING CONES WITH GAGE CUTTING ELEMENTS AND RELATED METHODS - A rolling cone for use on an earth-boring tool includes a frustoconical surface at a proximal end of the rolling cone and an outer surface located distally of the frustoconical surface. The outer surface has a circumferential land surface adjacent the frustoconical surface. The rolling cone includes at least one gage cutting element affixed to the circumferential land surface. A portion of the at least one gage cutting element extends into the frustoconical surface. The at least one gage cutting element includes a volume of superabrasive material disposed on a substrate. A flat surface of the volume of superabrasive material intersects a front cutting face of the volume of superabrasive material. The flat surface is oriented at an acute angle relative to the front cutting face and is located on a side of the at least one gage cutting element that extends into the frustoconical surface of the rolling cone. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175451 | HOLE OPENER AND METHOD FOR DRILLING - The present document describes a drill-bit which achieves both the rigidity and a fast rate of penetration. The drill-bit comprises a cone shaped central portion comprising a plurality of ribs protruding from the central portion and defining a plurality of blades. The blades are curved along a direction of a longitudinal axis of the cone to facilitate insertion into a hole when rotating in a first direction, and exit from the hole when rotating in a second direction opposite the first direction. The drill-bit comprises a plurality of polycrystalline diamond cutters (PDC) on the blades provided in a first position for cutting the hard structure as the drilling-bit rotates in the first direction, and a plurality of up-drill PDC cutters provided in a second position for cleaning the hole as the drill-bit rotate in the second direction to exit the hole. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175452 | CUTTING ELEMENTS, EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING CUTTING ELEMENTS, AND METHODS OF FORMING CUTTING ELEMENTS - A cutting element comprises a cutting table of a polycrystalline hard material including a cutting face, a sidewall, and at least one peripheral cutting edge portion between the cutting face and the sidewall. A radius of curvature of the peripheral cutting edge portion is greater than a radius of curvature of at least another peripheral edge portion between the cutting face and the sidewall. An earth-boring tool may include one or more such cutting elements. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175453 | POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND CUTTERS HAVING NON-CATALYTIC MATERIAL ADDITION AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Polycrystalline diamond cutters for rotary drill bits and methods of making the same are disclosed. A polycrystalline diamond compact includes a polycrystalline diamond body having a working surface, an interface surface, and a perimeter surface. The polycrystalline diamond compact also includes a substrate bonded to the polycrystalline diamond body along the interface surface. A non-diamond volume fraction of the polycrystalline diamond body is greater at the interface surface than at the working surface. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175454 | SELF-ADJUSTING EARTH-BORING TOOLS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A self-adjusting earth-boring tool includes a body carrying cutting elements and an actuation device disposed at least partially within the body. The actuation device may include a first fluid chamber, a second fluid chamber, a first reciprocating member, and a second reciprocating member. The first and second reciprocating members may divide portions of the first fluid chamber from portions of the second fluid chamber. A connection member may be attached to both of the first and second reciprocating members and may have a drilling element removably coupled thereto. A first fluid flow path may extend from the second fluid chamber to the first fluid chamber. A second fluid flow path may extend from the first fluid chamber to the second fluid chamber. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175455 | EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING PASSIVELY ADJUSTABLE, AGRESSIVENESS-MODIFYING MEMBERS AND RELATED METHODS - Earth-boring tools may include a body and a passively adjustable, aggressiveness-modifying member secured to the body. The passively adjustable, aggressiveness-modifying member may be movable between a first position in which the earth-boring tool exhibits a first aggressiveness and a second position in which the earth-boring tool exhibits a second, different aggressiveness responsive to forces acting on the passively adjustable, aggressiveness-modifying member. | 2017-06-22 |
20170175456 | UNIVERSAL INJECTION HEAD SYSTEM AND METHOD - An injector head adapter can include a frame member adapted to couple to an injector head table, an opening in the frame member, a plurality of locator arms coupled to the frame member, each locator arm having a slot, a plurality of pins comprising a pin engaged with the slot of each locator arm, and a plurality of lock nuts comprising a lock nut coupled with each of the plurality of pins. A pin can be adapted to couple to a slot at one or more locations relative to the opening. An injector head system can include an injector head platform, an injector head table, which can be movable, and an injector head adapter. | 2017-06-22 |