29th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110174833 | DISPENSER FOR Z-FOLDED PRECUT WIPING MATERIALS STORED IN CARDBOARD CASSETTE PACKAGING - A dispensing machine for pre-cut wipe materials stored in cardboard paper containers comprises a common housing capable of accommodating two packaging boxes having different configurations allowing the pulled strip of material to emerge differently from the top or from the bottom of the dispensing machine so that it can be cut, in combination with two types of covers which fit on said housing. Each of the covers is compatible with a different one of the boxes to allow the strip of material that is to be cut to emerge from various locations of the dispensing machine. The combined shapes of the housing, the packaging boxes and the covers makes it possible to selectively dispense and separate strips of wipe material in a given size from the top or the bottom. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174834 | Stacked Sheet Product Dispenser - A sheet product dispenser includes a body portion defining an inner cavity, and an impeding element arranged in the inner cavity operative to exert a compressive force on a first sheet product disposed on a second sheet product in the inner cavity, the compressive force is operative to reduce a load exerted by the first sheet product the second sheet product. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174835 | Self-contained squeeze card hanging package - A tamper-resistant hanging package particularly attractive in the squeezing of a confectionery, cosmetic or other flowable product content out through a nozzle includes a tear-off corner which, upon twisting, removes a connected cap from the nozzle of a bladder in which the product content is stored in allowing the product content to be sucked or spread through the nozzle; but with the tear-off corner being thereafter separable from the cap to allow the cap to be placed back onto the nozzle to close off and retain any remaining product content in the bladder for future use. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174836 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL QUANTITIES OF CUSTOM COLORED SEALING COMPOUND - A system and method for providing custom colored sealant are generally provided with a dispensing container, containing a quantity of sealant base solution. A bottom wall of the dispensing container is positioned to limit any headspace within the interior of the dispensing container until the contents are ready to be mixed. The bottom wall is moved prior to adding a coloring agent to the dispensing container, which is mixed with the sealant base by agitating the dispensing container, until a desired color is attained. A sealant thickener may then be added and mixed by similar agitation of the dispensing container. A rod may be provided to engage and move the bottom wall. A pull string may also be provided to move the bottom wall. A nozzle is then coupled with the dispensing container and the custom-colored sealant is ready to be dispensed. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174837 | APPARATUS FOR RECONSTITUTING AND APPLYING LIQUIDS AND METHOD OF USING SAME - Combined applicator container and concentrate cartridge with the container including a holder for releasably holding the cartridge thereon and a transfer device interposed between the container and cartridge for transferring selected quantities of concentrate from the cartridge to the container. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174838 | RETAINER CLIP AND FITTING ASSEMBLY FOR SECURE ENGAGEMENT WITH A FLUID BEARING DEVICE - A tube fitting and retainer clip assembly is provided for snugly engaging the tube fitting to the port of a pressure bearing device. The tube fitting contains walls for retaining one or more o-rings thereon. The tube fitting has a channel therethrough. The first end of the tube fitting is adapted to engage a fluid bearing tube. The second end of the fitting, with the o-rings, is adapted to slip into the port of the fluid pressure bearing device. A retainer clip is provided adjacent the port, the retainer clip for sliding between a first position and a second position. The first position allows the fitting to pass through the clip and snugly into the port. The retainer adapted clip is adapted to move longitudinally, in walls of the pressure bearing device. The clip is engaged to the fluid bearing device by walls that allow the clip to slide longitudinally between the first position and the second position, adjacent the port. Removal or insertion of the fitting from the port can occur when the clip is in a first position. A second position will lock the fitting to the clip in a counter bore on the clip, thus holding the fitting in the port. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174839 | UNDER COUNTER DRINKING FOUNTAIN - An under counter drinking fountain of the present invention includes an electronic faucet. The electronic faucet includes an outlet pipe, a steam pipe, and a control device. The steam pipe is disposed with a valve. The control device can control liquid in the under counter drinking fountain to flow to the outlet pipe so as to output water for a user. The control device controls the valve to close the steam pipe as water is output from the outlet pipe. Thereby, it can not only avoid the liquid inside of the drinking fountain flowing out from the steam pipe, but also prevent the user from wasting water and scalding. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174840 | DISPENSER PUMPS - A dispenser pump is disclosed of the moveable-nozzle type, arranged for sealing a vent path in the extended position of the pump plunger. A pump body includes an internal collar formed at the lower end of a tubular insert, through which the vent path passes. This collar has a seal portion. The plunger has a complementary seal portion which makes a guided and fitting engagement with the collar seal portion. One or both of the plunger seal portion and the collar seal portion is formed as an annular taper, so that the seal portions are guided into close engagement with one another. Plunger lock-down formations are constructed to engage at the bottom of the body insert and remain below the top opening of the body. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174841 | Fluid Dispensing Systems for Pump Dispenser - A pump dispenser has a large ergonomic actuator designed to ergonomically deliver a composition to a substrate in the consumer's hand without the consumer having to pick up the pump dispenser. The ergonomic design allows the composition to be delivered in a proper aspect ratio to the substrate. The composition can be delivered in such a way that the composition is not aerosolized into the air or delivered to an unintended surface. The method of delivery can be made intuitive to the consumer by providing an actuator skirt that suggests the pumping mechanism or by providing a depiction of a hand or substrate over the pump dispenser. The pump dispenser is also useful for compositions or substrates that are not stable together. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174842 | TAP FOR DELIVERING LIQUIDS FROM VESSELS - A delivering tap ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110174843 | SPRAYER FOR LIQUIDS - A sprayer for liquids ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110174844 | Closure - A dispensing closure is provided and comprises a base having a dispensing orifice, in which the orifice is defined by a deformable dispensing member. The dispensing member is movable from an open, dispensing position to a closed, occluded position, and the base is operable to move the dispensing member between the dispensing and occluded positions. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174845 | AMPHIBIOUS CARRIER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - An all weather amphibious carrier and method for manufacturing thereof, for use on land and in water, which includes an adjustable strap system for wearing by a person; a foldable body or member adjustably attachable to the strap system and capable of supporting an infant or child upon folding the member and attaching the member to the strap system; the strap system being made of weather-resistant, synthetic, polymerized rubber, a high-strength, resilient synthetic polymer, and a polymer containing polyurethane; and the foldable body member being made of a weather-resistant, synthetic, polymerized rubber, a synthetic fabric made from a polymer containing polyurethane; and a flexible polyurethane open-cell antimicrobial-coated foam. The unique combination of materials keeps the baby/toddler from becoming sweaty when used for land activities, because the materials breathe. When used in water, rain, and snow, it dries quickly, because the water can pass through the through the body if conventional stitching is used or the body can be completely water-tight by using flatlock, breathable seams. The special quilted design also adds extra support, comfort and security for both care-giver/parent and baby, making this carrier ergonomically sound, both on land and in water. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174846 | WEARABLE MAGNETIC BUSINESS CARD HOLDER - A wearable magnetic business card holder is flexible for use in carrying business cards on people's clothes and consists of a card-holding pocket with its lid and a thin magnet. The card-holding pocket is placed outside the clothes with a thin ferrous metal plate mounted or imbedded in the rear surface of the card-holding pocket. The said thin magnet is placed inside the cloth, which is used to attract said thin ferrous metal plate magnetically. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174847 | Handgun Holster - A handgun holster permits sideward extraction of the weapon, and engages with the central portions of the handgun without regard to accessories mounted to the front or beneath the barrel. The holster has a main element which engages the central region of the pistol in a snap fit between two opposed arms. Lateral projections extend from the back wall to restrict the side-to-side displacement of the gun and two resilient flaps extend around the engaged gun, providing additional retention, and covering the on/off switch of any flashlight accessory. The main element is connected to a mounting assembly to permit the main element to be set at any desired angular orientation with respect to the mounting assembly. The mounting assembly has two expandable parts with opposed flanges which permit mounting to either a conventional belt, or to a series of webbing pockets, such as in the military's PALS webbing attachment system. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174848 | LOCKING AND QUICK RELEASE MECHANISM FOR HANDGUN HOLSTERS - A mechanical mechanism which allows a holster to firmly support and hold steady a pistol or revolver, allowing a smooth and quick release of this locking mechanism when required on the draw. This mechanical mechanism can grip the gun only on the trigger guard area, achieving a solid grip and smooth release by means of a sliding block formed around the shape of the front end of the trigger guard, which slides sideways out of the way as the gun is drawn upwards. Tension adjustment is achieved by applying more or less pressure on this sliding block as it moves up in its track, while the gun is drawn upwards. Total locking is achieved by means of a rotating lever, which locks the sliding block in place, preventing it from moving up at all, when securing the gun is required. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174849 | LOCKING DEVICE SAFETY MECHANISM AND RELATED HOLSTER ASSEMBLY - A firearm holster assembly includes a holster pocket having an interior volume for accommodating a firearm within, a locking device mounted within the interior volume for selectively impeding the withdrawal of the firearm therefrom, the locking device including an operating lever extending outwardly from the holster pocket and operable to disengage the locking device from the firearm, and a locking device safety mechanism mounted to the holster pocket and including an operating arm operable to selectively inhibit operation of the operating lever. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174850 | HOLSTER ASSEMBLY FOR A REVOLVER AND RELATED LOCKING DEVICE - A holster assembly for a revolver includes a holster pocket for removably accommodating a revolver therein, the holster pocket generally surrounding an insertion axis of the revolver, and a locking device arranged in the holster pocket for automatically engaging the revolver upon insertion into the holster pocket and selectively operable to allow subsequent removal of the revolver. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174851 | Lunch Pack Bag - A backpack bag for food items comprising: a top flap, where said top flap provides a means to close the bag; interchangeable side panels; a back panel, where said back panel includes a pair of shoulder straps, where each panel includes insulated materials to limit heat transfer between the interior and exterior of the bag; and a means to adjust the length of the shoulder straps. In one exemplary embodiment, the means to adjust the length includes adjustable buckles. The side panels may include a mesh net that provides a means to store additional items. In another exemplary embodiment, the side panels may include a slot for the storage of a beverage bottle. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174852 | RELEASABLE ATTACHMENT APPARATUS - A releasable attachment apparatus has multiple components that allow for easy storage, deployment and detachment of small portable items carried on the apparatus. In one embodiment, the apparatus has a retractable unit having a housing inside of which are a reel, a spring coil biasing rotation of the reel, and a tensile member carried on the reel. The housing has a female opening that fittingly receives a connector so that there is minimal swivel action in the connector and thus minimal strain on the tensile member when the tensile member is fully retracted in drawing the connector to a stored configuration with the retractable unit. The apparatus also includes a fastener that is adapted to carry the small portable items and is removably attached to the connector. The apparatus also includes a locking switch which is movable between a neutral position that allows rotation of the reel and a locking position which locks the reel against rotation. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174853 | BRACKET AND A CROSSBAR ASSEMBLY FOR A ROOF RACK - A crossbar bracket and a crossbar assembly for a roof rack are provided. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174854 | TISSUE PAPER BOX HOLDER - A tissue paper box holder has two parallel vertical bars, a clip part taking a U-like form and formed by extending the two vertical bars rearwardly, and two longitudinal bars formed by extending rearwardly from a bottom end of a neighboring vertical bar and maintaining distances relative to the clip part progressively decreasing rearwardly. When a tissue paper box is held by the tissue paper box holder, the tissue paper box can be directly mounted on a sun visor of a front seat of a vehicle for front seat passengers to draw out the tissue paper. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174855 | VEHICLE TOP CARRIERS - An elongate cargo box includes a bottom portion and a lid. The bottom portion has clamps for connecting the box to a pair of crossbars on top of a vehicle. The lid is hinged to the bottom by a latch assembly including multiple latch devices. The lid may have transverse beams fastened to an inner surface of the lid. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174856 | TANK HOLDING MECHANISM FOR GAS TANK AND VEHICLE IN WHICH GAS TANK IS MOUNTED USING THE SAME - A tank holding mechanism holds a gas tank that has a cylindrical portion and hemispherical-shaped domical portions formed on respective sides of the cylindrical portion. The tank holding mechanism includes: a tank accommodating portion that contacts a peripheral wall of the cylindrical portion of the gas tank; tank end-side members provided near respective ends of the gas tank; a tank band that pushes the gas tank against the tank accommodating portion; and band securing portions that secure end portions of the tank band to the respective tank end-side members. The tank band is routed from one of the domical portions through the cylindrical portion to the other domical portion. The tank band extends along a diagonal line of the gas tank over an outer face of the cylindrical portion, conforms to the outer face of the cylindrical portion, and conforms to hemispherical outer faces of both of the domical portions. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174857 | CARRIER FOR SKIS, SNOWBOARDS, SKATEBOARDS, SURFBOARDS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT - A carrier for recreational equipment, such as skis, snowboards, skateboards, surfboards, etc., comprising: An elongate main strap having opposite ends and an upper surface defined between the opposite ends, the upper surface bearing indicia thereon; at least one securement strap extends generally transversely of the main strap proximate each of the opposite ends thereof, the securement straps capable of being selectively formed into closed loops; an elongate shoulder strap having opposite terminal ends, each such terminal end secured to one of the securement straps or the main strap. When recreational equipment is being carried in the carrier, the main strap overlies a surface of the recreational equipment so that indicia on the upper surface of the main strap is visible. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174858 | Adjusting Mechanism for Nailing Power of Nailing Gun - An adjusting mechanism for nailing power of nailing gun, comprising: a slot which is arranged in an upper aluminum cap and is co-axial with an air cylinder, so that the balanced valve airtight slides in the slot, the front side of the balanced valve is exposed to a main chamber, and the rear side of the balanced valve encloses with the inner surface of the upper aluminum cap to form a control chamber; the travel distance of the balanced valve is restricted between the cylinder and a cushion seal arranged on the rear surface of the upper aluminum cap, wherein the cushion seal is positioned axial position adjusting mechanism. The present invention has the advantages of capable of adjusting nailing power so as to provide maximum output power and is convenient for adjusting nailing frequencies. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174859 | QUICK-CLAMPING MECHANISM FOR ELECTRIC HAMMER - A quick-clamping mechanism for an electric hammer for clamping fasteners such as nails includes a biasing assembly for making the clamping assembly movable between a closed position and an opened position. The clamping assembly includes at least two clamping claws, and each of the clamping claws is pivotally connected to a pivot shaft and the two clamping claws can be pivotally closed and opened, and the closure of the two clamping claws is realized by any one of or the combination of a torsion spring and a magnet. The two clamping claws are pivotally connected to the pivot shaft and fasteners, such as nails and the like, can be clamped or released by the two clamping claws rotating relative to the pivot shaft, so that the quick-clamping mechanism has a simple structure and is easily implemented. The two clamping claws can be automatically closed, after a nail is loaded, by providing a torsion spring or a magnet on the two clamping claws, so that the quick-clamping mechanism can be operated expediently and the nail clamped securely. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174860 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH FORCE-FEEDBACK CAPABILITIES - A surgical instrument. The surgical instrument has an end effector and a trigger in communication with the end effector. The surgical instrument also has a first sensor and an externally accessible memory device in communication with the first sensor. The first sensor has an output that represents a first condition of either the trigger or the end effector. The memory device is configured to record the output of the first sensor. In various embodiments, memory device may include an output port and/or a removable storage medium. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174861 | Surgical Instrument With Wireless Communication Between Control Unit and Remote Sensor - A surgical instrument including an end effector having at least one sensor. The instrument includes a distal stapling unit for performing at least one surgical task operatively connected to a remotely controllable user interface. The instrument further includes an electrically conductive shaft having a distal end connected to the end effector, wherein the sensor is electrically insulated from the shaft. The instrument also includes a housing at a proximate end of the shaft configured to receive mechanical or electrical inputs. In addition, the instrument has a receiver unit electrically insulated from the shaft configured to receive and send wireless signals from and to the sensor. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174862 | Accessing Data Stored In A Memory Of A Surgical Instrument - A process and system are disclosed for downloading sensor data, stored in a memory device of a surgical cutting and fastening instrument, to an external or remote computer device. The process may involve storing data from one or more sensors of a surgical cutting and fastening instrument in a memory device of a control unit of the surgical cutting and fastening instrument during a surgical procedure involving the surgical cutting and fastening instrument. Next, after the surgical procedure, a data link between the control unit and the remote computer device is established. Then, the sensor data can be downloaded from the control unit to the remote computer device. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174863 | STAPLE CARTRIDGES FOR FORMING STAPLES HAVING DIFFERING FORMED STAPLE HEIGHTS - A staple cartridge for use with a stapling device that has an actuator that is selectively actuatable in an axial direction and an anvil portion that is selectively movable between open and closed positions is disclosed. Various embodiments of the present invention include a cartridge body that movably supports first and second staple drivers. The staple drivers each support a staple thereon and serve to drive the staples into forming contact with the anvil upon actuation by the actuator. The various embodiments of the present invention enable the final formed heights of the staples to be varied so as to apply various clamping forces and pressures to soft tissue captured within the staples. In at least one embodiment, the staples can include crowns formed thereon which can be utilized to adjust or control the clamping force and/or pressure applied by the staples. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174864 | ENDOSCOPIC STAPLING DEVICES AND METHODS - Described herein are endoscopic staplers and methods used to apply one or more fasteners to body tissue. In one embodiment, a fastener-applying device, which is preferably a stapler, is passed transorally into the stomach to plicate stomach tissue by engaging tissue from inside the stomach and drawing it inwardly. In the disclosed embodiments, the tissue is drawn into a tissue chamber, causing sections of serosal tissue to be positioned facing one another. The disclosed staplers allow opposed sections of tissue to be moved into contact with another, and preferably deliver staples for maintaining contact between tissue sections at least until serosal bonds form. Each of these steps may be performed wholly from the inside of the stomach and thus can eliminate the need for any surgical or laparoscopic intervention, After one or more plications are formed, medical devices may optionally be coupled to the plication(s) for retention within the stomach. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174865 | METHOD OF TEACHING EYEPOINTS FOR WIRE BONDING AND RELATED SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING OPERATIONS - A method of teaching an eyepoint for a wire bonding operation is provided. The method includes (1) selecting a group of shapes from a region of a semiconductor device for use as an eyepoint, and (2) teaching the eyepoint to a wire bonding machine using at least one of (a) a sample semiconductor device, or (b) predetermined data related to the semiconductor device. The teaching step includes defining locations of each of the shapes with respect to one another. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174866 | High-Speed Friction Stir Welding - Contemplated systems and methods significantly improve friction stir welding of hard metals and particularly steel and stainless steel. Among other factors, the inventors found that high transverse velocity of the tool is critical to obtain predictable and desirable weld quality, which is preferably achieved in such materials by minimizing spindle run out. Moreover, the transverse and angular velocities are preferably selected such as to achieve a temperature in the weld that is below the phase change temperature and/or the solid state transformation point of the materials. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174867 | PROCESS FOR BRAZING WIDE GAPS - A method for repairing wider gaps in a substrate of a component by brazing at a brazing temperature is provided. Filler material and solder are prevented from separating in that, in a two-stage process, first the filler material and then the solder are applied to the wider gap. The powder does not melt at the brazing temperature and the filler metal does melt at the brazing temperature. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174868 | CLOSED STRUCTURE PARTS, METHOD AND PRESS FORMING APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a closed structure part has a closed section using a blank made from a metal plate by pressing the blank using a press forming die and fixing a pair of joint ends of the blank to each other, the method including a pre-forming step of processing the blank into an interim part having a closed section corresponding to the closed structure part, a closing step of, after the pre-forming step is completed, moving the joint ends of the interim part toward each other and urging, against one of the joint ends, a concave flange processing portion formed on one of a pair of press forming surfaces of the press forming die at the edge end adjacent to the other press forming surface, and a press joining step of, after the closing step is completed, further moving the press forming die in a pressing direction, bending the one of the joint ends using a pressing force applied from the flange processing portion so that the joint end overlaps the outer surface of the other join end and a latch flange portion for latching the other joint end is formed and, simultaneously, pressing the blank using the pair of press forming surfaces and press-forming outer portions of the pair of the joint ends of the blank into predetermined shapes. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174869 | JOINING METHOD OF HIGH CARBON STEEL FOR ENDLESS HOT ROLLING AND THE APPARATUS THEREFOR - An endless hot rolling material shear-joining method capable of threading hot rolling materials in a finish rolling process without strip breakage by controlling joining conditions for the hot rolling materials in an endless hot rolling process for high carbon steel, and an endless hot rolling plant therefor are disclosed. The shear-joining method for endless hot rolling materials of high carbon steel includes shear-joining high carbon steel metal bars comprising, in terms of weight %, 0.30% to 1.20% C, inevitable impurities, and balance Fe, or comprising 0.15% to 1.5% C containing at least one of Cr, Ni, Mo, V, Ti, W, B, Nb, and Sb, inevitable impurities, and balance Fe, such that a joined surface of the joined metal bars is formed to be inclined in a thickness direction of the metal bars, in a hot rolling plant by a joiner adapted to join the metal bars after overlapping tail part of a leading one of the metal bar and top part of a trailing metal bar. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174870 | PACKAGE, CONTAINER, ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR CONTAINING A FOOD PRODUCT - A package includes a support member and a second support member coupled to a base member. The support members may be configurable between a heating position and a storage position. When in the heating position a recess is positioned below the support members. The package may be part of an assembly further including a flexible container. The flexible container may include a first portion with a food product and a second portion configured to receive liquid byproducts given off by the food product. The second portion of the flexible container may be received in the recess when the assembly is in the heating position. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174871 | FOOD CONTAINER - A fully erected one-piece, four wall container made of a foldable material having a tray with a bottom wall panel, a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls. Each of the front wall, the two side walls and the rear wall are configured to be folded to a position that is perpendicular to the bottom wall panel. Locations on the front wall and the rear wall that are mutually adjacent the first and second side walls each have a triangular piece hingedly joined thereto and to a respective one of the first and second side walls. Each triangular piece is configured to be oriented perpendicular to respective first and second side walls and parallel to respective front and rear walls, all in response to each of the front, rear and first and second side walls becoming oriented perpendicular to the bottom wall panel. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174872 | HEAT-INSULATING PAPER CUP - A heat-insulating paper cup has a cup body with a conical cylindrical wall, a cup bottom and a cup rim. A glued heat-insulating tube has its inner wall sleeved onto the exterior of the conical cylindrical wall of the cup body. The heat-insulating tube and the conical cylindrical wall of the cup body are adhered securely by glue. The heat-insulating tube is of conical cylindrical shape and mated with the conical cylindrical wall. Moreover, the external wall of the heat-insulating tube is configured to have a smooth surface. Multiple raised lines are protruded at interval onto the inner wall of the heat-insulating tube, and mated with the conical cylindrical wall of the cup body. Multiple hollow ducts are set into the heat-insulating tube at interval in tune with the raised lines. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174873 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR HANDLING, PREPPING, TAGGING AND SHIPPING PLANTS - A plant handling, tagging and shipping system includes a flood trailer towed by a cart for delivering potted plants from a grow site to a prepping station while also soaking the pots, an on-demand tag-printing system for printing plant tags based on customized client data, and a conveyor system that enables workers to trim, weed, clean, and tag the plants as they travel along the conveyor. This novel system and process for handling, tagging and shipping plants provides enormous efficiencies as compared with traditional processes. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174874 | Transaction Card With Improved Security Features - A transaction card with improved security features, comprising: an authentication unit and a magnetic stripe wherein parts of the magnetic field pattern of said magnetic stripe are generated by currents running through coils only after the authentication unit authenticates the transaction card holder. One or more sensors detect attempts to read the card by two magnetic heads, and block the card if a cloning attempt is suspected. The transaction card is thus closed for transactions in a normal state, and the magnetic information is not readable. Only after the card holder authentication, then currents are run through the coils to generate the magnetic information and make the magnetic stripe readable by commercial devices. Authentication means may include entering a PIN via a keyboard, entering a PIN via a keypad, voice recognition identification of one or more voices, biometric identification, or identification via a connection to a remote device. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174875 | Charging station for electric vehicles - A charging station is provided for charging an electric vehicle. The charging station preferably has dual voltage power outlets so as to be compatible with the vehicle being charged. The customer may select various charging times and may leave the vehicle unattended knowing that an unauthorized user may not remove the customer's charge plug from the outlet and replace the customer's plug with the plug of an unauthorized vehicle. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174876 | TRANSACTION PRODUCT WITH HINGED PUZZLE SEGMENTS - A transaction product includes a plurality of puzzle segments, four skin components, and a machine-readable account identifier. The four skin components each couple and form a hinge between at least two of the plurality of puzzle segments such that the transaction product is configured to be successively folded about the plurality of hinges to undergo a closed chain of transformations from an initial configuration to a plurality of intermediate configurations and back to the initial configuration. The four skin components are each positioned on an external surface of the transaction product when the transaction product is in the initial configuration. The machine-readable account identifier is coupled to at least one of the puzzle segments and links the transaction product to an account or record for tracking a value associated with the transaction product. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174877 | Apparatus and Methods for Monitoring Objects in a Surgical Field - Apparatus and methods for identifying and counting objects having identifiers entering and exiting a surgical field are provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus has an entry scanner, a hand held scanner and an exit scanner for generating a detection field and for receiving data which identifies said objects. In another embodiment, the apparatus has a plurality of lower antennas and an upper antenna for generating a detection field and for receiving data which identifies said objects. Various surgical devices with identifiers and methods for preventing electromagnetic coupling between and protecting objects and identifiers are also provided. The invention further provides apparatus and methods comprising a handheld scanner and a mat adapted to underlie a patient during a surgical procedure. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174878 | PLANAR SENSOR STRUCTURE - The sensor structure according to the invention comprises sensor elements for the detection of objects occurring by measuring an electrical connection and also one or more antenna loops for activating an escort memory tag in connection with reading it. With the loop antennas in the structure of the sensor field according to the invention the reading of an escort memory tag can be activated e.g. in a situation in which an object is detected using a sensor field, in which object an escort memory tag that can be activated with an excitation sent with a loop antenna can be disposed. An advantage of the structure according to the invention is the simplicity of the technical arrangement achieved, and lower costs and better physical durability than prior-art solutions. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174879 | Card reader device and method of use - A card reader device for reading a card having data stored on a magnetic stripe incorporated into the card is disclosed in which the card reader device comprises a read head for passing a magnetic stripe of a card by to read data stored on a magnetic stripe and for producing a signal indicative of data stored on a magnetic stripe, and an output plug adapted to be inserted into a headset jack associated with a host device for providing the signal indicative of data stored on a magnetic stripe to a host device. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174880 | INDICIA READING TERMINAL HAVING MULTIPLE SETTING IMAGING LENS - An indicia reading terminal can include a multiple setting imaging lens assembly and an image sensor having an image sensor array. In one embodiment, an indicia reading terminal in an active reading state can cycle through a set of different lens settings, expose pixels of an image sensor array during an exposure period when each new lens setting is achieved, and attempt to decode decodable indicia represented in frames of image data captured corresponding to each exposure period. In one embodiment, movement of an imaging lens assembly lens element can be provided with use of a hollow stepper motor. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174881 | PARALLEL DECODING SCHEME FOR AN INDICIA READER - A method for collecting and processing information bearing indicia (IBI) comprising the steps of: converting light reflected off an IBI into IBI signals representative of the IBI; running at least one signal process for processing the IBI signals on a first processor if the IBI is of a first type; and running at least one signal process for processing the IBI signals on a second processor if the IBI is of a second type, wherein the first processor and second processor are configured to run in parallel. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174882 | PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR DIGITIZING FREEHAND GRAPHICS - A processing system for digitizing a freehand graphic created by an optically imaging pen. The processing system is configured for: receiving digital ink representing interaction of the pen with a surface having a position-coding pattern printed thereon, the digital ink identifying one or more positions detected by the pen; determining if the detected position is in a first area or a second area of the surface; if the detected position is in the first area of the surface, then interpreting the position as a point in a freehand graphic; and if the detected position is in the second area of the surface, then interpreting the position as a selection of a property for the freehand graphic. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174883 | SMART CARD HOLDING MEMBER AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - A smart card holding member in this exemplary embodiment includes a main member, a connection member, and two resisting members. The connection member is connected to one end of the main member and bends toward the main member. The resisting members bend from opposite sides of the main member and each resisting member includes a locking section for fastening a battery in position. The resisting members are respectively connected to opposite sides of the main member to form an accommodating space for receiving a smart card therein. One part of the smart card is exposed out from the main member to be removed. A portable electronic device employing the smart card holding member is also described. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174884 | CARD HAVING EMBEDDED SECURITY ELEMENT - The invention relates to a card ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110174885 | DURABLE RFID TAG - Plastic asset identification tags are described. The tags define an attachment feature by which the tag is attached to the asset. The tag also defines a cavity or slot in which an RFID transceiver is placed. Epoxy fills the remainder of the slot or cavity. The RFID transceiver is programmed to respond to interrogation by transmitting a unique identifier that is associated with the object to which the tag is attached. Additional information about the object may also be responsively transmitted, and in some embodiments that additional information is also written on the outside of the tag. Other tags seal the RFID transceiver within a pocket of flexible fabric-supported PVC. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174886 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH EMBEDDED RFID - An integrated circuit (IC) die includes a high capacitance solid state circuit region configured to perform predetermined operations and an RFID block configured for wireless communication with an external source. The RFID block is configured to record results from a plurality of stages of a manufacturing process. The RFID block is further configured to generate an internal BIST command in response to an external command wirelessly received by the RFID. The integrated circuit die also includes a built-in self-test (BIST) block coupled to carry out testing of the high capacitance solid state circuit region in response to the internal BIST command. The RFID block is configured to be capable of storing store information relating to the testing. The RFID block is further configured to enable wireless retrieval of the test results from the testing of the high capacitance solid state circuit region. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174887 | Blood type color codes - My invention “Blood Type Color Coding” is to identify the different blood types with a specific color or color combination. At the present time blood types are identified by symbols, bar codes or other apparatus only in one color. Fatalities due to wrong blood type transfusion have increased yearly. Blood type Color Coding will allow a more direct way of identifying blood types enhancing the check and balancing regulated assessment and decreasing the possibility of error (a patent receiving a wrong blood type transfusion which can result in death). | 2011-07-21 |
20110174888 | Mixed Water Control Valve Having a Water Pressure Balance Function to Stabilized a Water Temperature - A mixed water control valve for a faucet includes a control unit, two mounting seats and a balance unit. The control unit includes a valve housing, a rotation plate and a control handle. The balance unit includes a fixed sleeve and a pressure regulating sleeve. The pressure regulating sleeve is movable in the fixed sleeve by a pressure differential between the two mounting seats to control the water flow rate of the cold and hot water of the two mounting seats and to regulate the water pressure automatically so as to provide a pressure balance and to stabilize the temperature of the mixed cold and hot water in the valve housing so that the mixed water flowing from the valve housing is kept at a constant temperature. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174889 | HVAC SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - An HVAC sensor assembly for sensor deployment within an HVAC air passage defined by passage walls is provided. In some instances, the HVAC sensor assembly includes a base mountable to a passage wall of an HVAC air passage, and a support member attached to and extending out from the base and configured to project into the HVAC air passage. The HVAC sensor assembly may include one or more HVAC sensors secured to the support member such that the one or more HVAC sensors are positionable and then maintainable at a field configurable distance from the base. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174890 | FURNACE VENT TERMINATION - One aspect of the disclosure provides a termination for use with a furnace. The termination, in one embodiment, includes a face plate including an exhaust region and an air supply region, the face plate having a front surface and an opposing back surface. The termination, in this embodiment, further includes an exhaust termination portion extending from the back surface in the exhaust region, the exhaust termination portion capable of engaging a terminal end of a variety of different size exhaust conduits associated with a furnace. The termination, in this embodiment, further includes an opening extending through the face plate in the exhaust region, the opening aligned with the exhaust termination portion. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174891 | FURNACE BURNER BOX - An HVAC burner box includes a burner bank, a manifold and an air director located within an enclosure. The burner bank is oriented such that an outlet end of the burner bank is directed toward a first end of the enclosure. The manifold is located within the enclosure and adjacent an inlet end of the burner bank. The air director has a diffuser that is coupled to a side of the enclosure. The diffuser includes a plurality of openings located therethrough. The diffuser is configured to direct a first portion of a received airstream through the opening and toward the burner bank. The diffuser is further configured to send a second portion of the received airstream toward the manifold. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174892 | APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS FOR WEATHER MODIFICATION BY ELECTRICAL PROCESSES IN THE ATMOSPHERE - The present invention provides an apparatus for weather modification. The apparatus comprises an emitter electrode, means for providing the emitter electrode with an electric charge, electrically coupled to the emitter electrode, an insulating support for supporting the emitter electrode at a predetermined height, and means for earthing the apparatus. The emitter electrode comprises a Malter film. According to another aspect of the present invention an apparatus for weather modification is provided, which comprises a lighter-than-air craft suitable for carrying an emitter electrode, means for providing the emitter electrode with an electric charge, electrically coupled to the emitter electrode, and means for earthing the apparatus. According to still a further aspect of the present invention, a method of increasing the amount of precipitation in a target region is provided. The method comprises the steps of providing an emitter electrode, analyzing the meteorological situation in and/or close to the target region, and providing the emitter electrode with an electric charge in response to the meteorological analysis, thereby causing the emitter electrode to ionize the vicinity of the emitter electrode. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174893 | DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for injecting materials into soil within a predetermined geographical area are described. One or more tanks store chemicals and a mixing chamber in an injector mixes measured quantities of the chemicals. The mixture is introduced to a stream of water and thence to the soil. A controller monitors the flow of chemicals and the stream of water and causes the injector to release discrete predetermined amounts of the chemical mixture into the soil at a sequence of injection points. The controller can provide a pulsed signal to control the volume and rate of delivery of water. The controller may operate according to a treatment plan. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174894 | SHOWERHEAD WITH MULTIPLE AERATING ORIFICE PLATES - A device for use in a shower head that discharges a fluid, such as water, has a plurality of nozzles, each nozzle having an opening for discharging the fluid and a plurality of apertures spaced away from the opening having a bore through which the fluid flows, and a face through which the opening extends. The nozzles each create droplets that are large enough to retain heat and moving slowly enough to minimize irritation to a user. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174895 | Snow Making Apparatus and Method - A low energy snow making gun having at least one but preferably three operational stages each having at least one pair of small aperture water outlets which are oriented at a divergent angle to generate a respective pair of narrow angled water droplet streams which do not interfere with each other until they have reached a distance from the gun. A second pair of water outlets may be provided on each stage with each pair on each stage oriented at a divergent angle to maintain singularity of the streams over a distance thereby increasing the throwing power of the gun. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174896 | FOUNTAIN FOR FLUID - A fountain for liquid chocolate, comprising: a heated bowl, at least two parallel adjacent open cylinders extending normally of the bowl from a fluid intake position near the bottom of the bowl to a fluid outlet position remote from the bowl, each cylinder containing a coextensive auger whose spiral flight has a rim engaging an inner cylindrical surface of the cylinder and the auger being mounted for rotation about the axis of the cylinder, means for rotating the augers to cause fluid entering the cylinders from the bowl to be conveyed axially to the fluid outlets, and a partition extending across the bowl to prevent mixture of fluid in different portions of the bowl, the arrangement being such that, when the fountain is orientated in use with the cylinders vertical, fluid falling from the top of each cylinder reaches only the respective portion of the bowl from which it was taken. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174897 | SOLAR PANEL WATER PUMP ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A solar panel water pump assembly is provided. A solar panel apparatus includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes and is attached to a support base. The solar panel apparatus is electrically coupled to a battery cell box and a control circuit board box that are attached to a bottom side of the support base. A water conduit adapter is inserted through the solar panel apparatus and the support base via an aperture. Then, the water conduit adapter inserted through the solar panel apparatus and support base is mechanically connected to a water outlet of a pump to form the solar panel water pump assembly. The pump is electrically coupled to the control circuit board box via electrical connectors. Afterward, the solar panel water pump assembly is installed in an underwater environment in a water display. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174898 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SOIL INSECTS - The subject matter of the invention is the use, by burial in the soil, of a composition based on pyrethrum, with the exception of tefluthrin and of bifenthrin, and a method of controlling soil insects using said pyrethrum-based composition. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174899 | NACELLE WITH A VARIABLE NOZZLE SECTION - The invention relates to a nacelle that comprises a fixed structure ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110174900 | QUICK RELEASE MECHANISM FOR PAINT SPRAYER - A sprayer generally includes a tool housing have a wet housing portion that disconnects from a dry housing portion. A solenoid motor is contained in the dry housing portion. An arm member is connected to the dry housing portion. The solenoid motor is operable to move the arm member relative to the dry housing portion. A spray nozzle is connected to a chamber member in the wet housing portion. A piston member extends from the wet housing portion and terminates with a tip portion operable to engage the arm member. A catch member is movably connected to the dry housing portion having an extended condition and a retracted condition. The catch member in the retracted condition is operable to release the wet housing portion from the dry housing portion and disconnect the piston member from the solenoid motor. The catch member in the extended condition is operable to lock the wet housing portion to the dry housing portion and keep the piston member engaged with the arm member. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174901 | GRAVITY CUP FOR A PAINT SPRAYER - The invention relates to a gravity cup for a paint sprayer, having a cup-shaped tank ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110174902 | High Mass Throughput Particle Generation Using Multiple Nozzle Spraying - Spraying apparatus and methods that employ multiple nozzle structures for producing multiple sprays of particles, e.g., nanoparticles, for various applications, e.g., pharmaceuticals, are provided. For example, an electrospray dispensing device may include a plurality of nozzle structures, wherein each nozzle structure is separated from adjacent nozzle structures by an interozzle distance. Sprays of particles are established from the nozzle structures by creating a nonuniform electrical field between the nozzle structures and an electrode electrically isolated therefrom. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174903 | PRESSURE WASHER WAND EDGER - The present invention relates to an attachment for a pressure washer wand comprising: a plate having a front end, a rear end, top end, and a bottom end; a first wheel connected to the front end of the plate; a second wheel connected to the rear end of the plate; an angle bracket connected to the plate; a clamp connected to the angle bracket; and optionally a spray wand connected to the clamp. The design of the spray wand attachment of the present invention allows for cleaning a narrow area (only a few inches wide) from the edge of the hard surface. The edger of the present invention is not designed to clean the entire areas of the hard surface because the plate needs to be in contact with the edges of the hard surface, which prevents the device from moving away from the edges. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174904 | SORTING MINED MATERIAL - A method of sorting mined material to separate the mined material is disclosed. The method comprises exposing particles of the mined material to microwave energy and heating the particles depending on the susceptibility of the material in the particles. The method also comprises thermally analysing the particles using the temperatures of the particles as a basis for the analysis to indicate composition differences between particles. The thermal analysis step includes thermally assessing particles against a background surface. The thermal analysis step also includes heating the background surface to a temperature that is different to the temperature of the particles to provide a thermal contrast between the particles and the background surface. The method also comprises sorting the particles on the basis of the results of the thermal analysis. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174905 | FOOD PROCESSOR BOWL COVER DYNAMIC SEALING ASSEMBLY | 2011-07-21 |
20110174906 | ENTRANCE CHUTE FOR BLOWING WOOL MACHINE - A machine for distributing insulation from a bag of insulation is provided. The machine includes a chute having an inlet end and an outlet end. The chute is configured to receive the bag of insulation. The inlet end of the chute has a cross-sectional shape that is substantially vertical and the outlet end of the chute has a cross-sectional shape that is substantially horizontal. A plurality of shredders is mounted at the outlet end of the chute and is configured to shred and pick apart the insulation. The machine further includes a discharge mechanism for distributing the insulation into an airstream. The plurality of shredders and the discharge mechanism are positioned beneath the outlet end of the chute, such that the insulation feeds in a substantially vertical direction into the plurality of shredders. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174907 | Mobile Crushing Station - A mobile crushing station for receiving and comminuting excavated material from earth moving vehicles provides at least one moveable skip connected to a chassis or frame for receiving material from vehicles, such as rear unloading vehicles like dump trucks. The skips are configured to move to dump material fed into the skips into a feed hopper. The feed hopper is positioned to guide material onto a feed conveyor, such as an inclined apron conveyor. The feed conveyor is configured to transport material to a feed orifice of a crushing device, such as a sizer, a crusher, or a crushing circuit. The crushing device is configured to crush material fed into the crushing device. The crushing device also has a discharge orifice that is positioned above a portion of a discharge conveyor. The mobile crushing station is moveable so it may be repositioned closer to an excavation site as excavation activities progress. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174908 | SQUEEGEE WHISK - A squeegee whisk includes a handle and an attached tool head in which the tool head is configured to be sufficiently rigid to mash food items such as cooked potatoes. The tool head is formed by a plurality of arms terminating in a mashing grid. The number of arms is designed to be sufficiently large to allow the tool head to serve as a whisk in addition to supporting the mashing grid. In some versions, the arms of the tool head include fins formed from a resilient material such that the fins are capable of scraping the sidewalls of a bowl and thereby serve as a squeegee or scraper. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174909 | SPINNING REEL FOR FISHING - A spinning reel for fishing includes: a reel body including a front portion; a handle provided in the reel body; a cap-shaped cover body including a surrounding wall mounted in the front portion of the reel body; a spool on which a fishing line is to be wound; a rotor including a fishing line guide part, the rotor being rotated by the rotational manipulation of the handle to wind the fishing line on the spool; a driving part passing through the cover body and transmitting the rotation of the handle to the rotor; a support part provided in the front portion of the reel body and supporting the driving part; and a magnetic seal device mounted in the cover body and including a magnet, a cylindrical magnetic body forming a magnetic circuit between the magnetic body and the magnet and magnetic fluid maintained between the magnet and the magnetic ring. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174910 | WEBBING WINDING DEVICE - It is provided a webbing winding device with good assembly characteristics of components in a second lock unit. In the webbing winding device, due to a leading end of a spring tab of a guide plate interacting with ratchet teeth of an internal ratchet and a second lock base rotating in the pull-out direction in this state, relative rotation occurs between the guide plate and the second lock base, and a second lock pawl is meshed with the ratchet teeth of the internal ratchet. Since this configuration is not a configuration in which relative rotation between the guide plate and a second lock base is induced by bias force of bias means, such as a compression coil spring or the like, there is no bias force received in the rotational circumferential direction when the guide plate and the second lock base are being assembled, resulting in easy assembly. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174911 | WEBBING WINDING DEVICE - Provided is a webbing winding device having a lock mechanism in which a driven body is less influenced by an inclination of a driving body. A peripheral wall extends from an edge portion of a penetration hole formed at a sensor gear constituting the lock mechanism toward a link member, and a guide hole is formed at a bottom wall formed at the front end of the peripheral wall. An engagement pin of the link member passes through the guide hole from the base end portion rather than the front end portion thereof in the protruding direction. Further, in the front end side of the engagement pin passing through and protruding from the guide hole, the outer peripheral portion is spaced apart from the inner peripheral portion of the peripheral wall. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174912 | Tether Deployment and Retrieving Device and Method - A device used for deploying and retrieving tethers. The device includes one or more coiling elements, on which tethers are wound on or from. A tethers-engaging panel is an element to which tethers are connected and held. The panel is located on the coiling element, and can also be removable. In that way tethers can initially be attached to the panel, and only after that the panel is put on the coiling element. Similarly, after deploying tethers, the panel can be detached from its place on the coiling element and after that tethers can be detached from the panel and attached to the kite. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174913 | Wheel winch - A wheel winch | 2011-07-21 |
20110174914 | Connector device to prevent person from falling - A connector device includes a pulley rotatably supported in a housing, a spring member for biasing the pulley relative to the housing and for winding a rope onto the pulley and for cushioning the user and for preventing the user from being hurt while falling, and an actuating device selectively coupled to the pulley to selectively rotate the pulley and to selectively wind the rope onto the pulley when required, for allowing the user to move or elevate upwardly along the carrying strap or rope by the user himself, the pulley includes a gear wheel having a number of teeth, and the actuating device includes a shaft having a pinion for selectively engaging with the teeth of the gear wheel and for rotating the gear wheel relative to the housing. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174915 | FILAMENT SPOOL AND FILAMENT SPOOL CONTAINER, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - A filament spool for use in a filament spool container, where the filament spool comprises a first rim and a second rim offset by an axial shaft, and a series of grooves extending along a first portion of the first rim and configured to receive a filament of a material while the filament is wound around the axial shaft in a first rotational direction. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174916 | Air Bar with Independently Adjustable Plugs - An air bar for guiding a web is provided. The air bar includes a body having holes formed therein, a first plug inside of the body and a second plug inside of the body. The first and second plugs define a cavity inside of the body. The air bar also includes an adjusting device for selectively moving the first plug and the second plug independently of one another. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174917 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION OF A FLYING TARGET - A method for determining a location of a flying target included identifying and measuring the target by at least two seeker systems disposed at a distance from one another. The position of the target relative to at least one of the two seeker systems is determined from measurement data derived therefrom. The position of the target is measured inconspicuously and without active radiation, in that the seeker systems are data-networked, passive target tracking systems for missiles, which autonomously track the target and align the missile with the target. The measurement data determined by the data-networked seeker systems are combined, and the location of the target is determined from the combined data. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174918 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING A TURBOPROP, PREFERABLY UNDER AN AIRCRAFT WING - The present invention relates to an engine assembly for an aircraft comprising an attachment means, a turboprop on an attachment mast, this means including a plurality of front engine attachments ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110174919 | STRUT DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AN AIRCRAFT TURBOJET ENGINE, AND NACELLE COMPRISING SUCH A STRUT - This strut ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110174920 | FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM ESPECIALLY SUITED FOR VTOL VEHICLES - Flight control systems have plural control subsystems with redundancies organized so as to provide continued but degraded control power over critical aircraft flight operating parameters even if any one complete control subsystem catastrophically fails. One example described in detail for a VTOL craft includes four groups of controls, each group comprising inputs relating to six degrees of freedom of the vehicle, at least one control computer and a plurality of actuators; each group utilizing 25% of required flight control power for the vehicle. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174921 | FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to a flight control system for an aircraft comprising control surfaces ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110174922 | UNGUIDED MISSILE AND PROJECTILE DEFENSE SHIELD SUPPORTED BY TETHERED BALLOONS - In this invention, there is provided a method and device for shielding and deflecting unguided missiles, mortars and other projectiles and ordnance. A plurality of lighter-than-air balloons are tethered from a plurality of ground anchors so that the balloons are positioned spaced apart, adjacent to, along and buoyed above the border to be defended between the launch area and the target area. A defense shield is suspended from the plurality of tethered lighter-than-air balloons, extending generally vertically covering a range of heights for engaging and deflecting missiles launched along the expected trajectories. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174923 | PROTECTION PANEL AND LANDING GEAR MODULE COMPRISING IT - The invention relates to a protection panel ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110174924 | LANDING GEAR MECHANISM FOR AIRCRAFT - Landing gear mechanism for aircraft comprising at least a first connecting arm ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110174925 | HELICOPTER LANDING PAD - A mobile helicopter landing pad comprises a platform with one or more elongate, concave guiding channels for aligning a helicopter on the landing pad by forcing the helicopter's skates into a specific alignment upon landing. The guiding channels may have laterally disposed rollers or else be made of slick material to allow the helicopter to slide towards the base of the guiding channel under the helicopter's own weight. Additional crosswise rollers at the bottom of the guiding channel(s) may be provided to allow the helicopter to be moved forward or backward after landing. A blade locking arm swings upward and secures the top rotor. The pad may include a foldable enclosure that protects the helicopter after landing, and an electronic guidance system that assists the pilot during landing by providing instructions to the pilot or visual indications of the prevailing wind direction and velocity, through illuminated signals on the platform. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174926 | System and Method for Providing an Integrated User Interface System at a Seat - A light-weight and low-power integrated system module suitable for installation at a passenger seat disposed aboard a passenger vehicle and methods for manufacturing and using same. By integrating selected interface system components with the associated interconnections, the integrated system module provides an intuitive user interface system for interacting with a passenger entertainment system. The integrated system module can be installed within a seatback of the passenger seat that compliments the look and feel of the user interface system, creating an immersive entertainment experience during travel. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174927 | AIRCRAFT COMPONENT WITH PANELS STIFFENED WITH STRINGERS - Aircraft component with panels ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110174928 | JOINING ARRANGEMENT FOR THE LATERAL BOXES OF A HORIZONTAL TAIL STABILISER WITH A TUBULAR CENTRAL BOX AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAID BOX - Joining arrangement for the lateral boxes ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110174929 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR LOCKING A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT AGAINST AN ADJACENT STRUCTURE, AN AIRCRAFT PROVIDED WITH SAID DEVICE, AND AN EXTRACTION METHOD IMPLEMENTED BY SAID DEVICE - The present invention relates to a locking device provided with a latch ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110174930 | FUSE LINK DEVICE BETWEEN A MOBILE PART AND A FIXED PART OF AN AIRCRAFT NACELLE - The object of the invention is an aircraft nacelle that comprises at least one part, called a door ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110174931 | Airborne guidance unit for precision aerial delivery - An AGU adapted for one-time use is provided for use with a parachute. The AGU has a frame made of wood, plywood or other biodegradable material to which the parachute suspension lines are secured. The frame includes an exterior wall having an access portal to a compartment within which an avionics unit is mounted so that one side of the avionics unit remains exposed and substantially flush with the exterior wall. The avionics unit is secured to the frame around the perimeter of the access portal using connecting elements that can be removed by accessing only the exterior wall of the frame so that the avionics unit can be easily removed following deployment. The AGU also includes a harness that is wrapped around at least a part of the AGU frame and which provides multiple attachment points for securing of the AGU to the parachute suspension lines as well as to a payload, eliminating the need for any harness structural attachment points on the AGU frame. | 2011-07-21 |
20110174932 | KITE BASED PLATFORM - A kite-based platform device includes a passive aerodynamically-shaped structure for using aerodynamic lift to lift an end of a tether. The device also includes a payload with a motorized climbing mechanism for attaching to the tether and raising and lowering the payload along the tether. | 2011-07-21 |