34th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 63 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100212181 | METHODS FOR TREATING FABRIC IN A DRYER - Methods of treating fabric in a dryer and the fabric treatment devices used to provide the fabric treatment composition to the fabric are disclosed. More particularly, methods of treating fabric in a dryer that provides treatment of fabric, including fragrance delivery onto the fabrics, during a multiple of treatment device uses, which may be useful in laundry drying applications and may also provide effective fragrance delivery to the laundered and dried fabrics are provided herein. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212182 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEHYDRATING HIGH LEVEL WASTE BASED ON DEW POINT TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS - A system and method for drying cavities loaded with high level waste (“HLW”) is devised. The invention utilizes a non-intrusive procedure that is based on monitoring the dew point temperature of a non-reactive gas that is circulated through the cavity. In one aspect, the invention is a system for drying a cavity loaded with HLW comprising: a canister forming the cavity, the cavity having an inlet and an outlet; a source of non-reactive gas; means for flowing the non-reactive gas from the source of non-reactive gas through the cavity; and means for repetitively measuring the dew point temperature of the non-reactive gas exiting the cavity. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212185 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH A MIDSOLE STRUCTURE - An article of footwear is disclosed that includes at least one of an upper and a segmented sole structure. The sole structure may include an insole portion and a plurality of discrete sole elements disposed within an outsole unit. The insole is positioned adjacent the upper and may extend along a longitudinal length of the upper. The sole elements extend from the connecting portion, and the sole elements are separated by a plurality of flexible regions. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212186 | STRUCTURE OF SHOE SOLE - A structure of shoe sole is provided, which is a custom-made shoe sole that is formed according to a user's foot sole so as to improve the effects of support and wrapping of the shoe sole. The shoe sole includes an enclosure and a clay-like thermoplastic material. The enclosure includes upper and lower cover layers that are made of a material showing local stretchability and air permeability. The thermoplastic material is received between the upper and lower cover layers and is a thermoplastic mixture in the form of soft ceramic. With the shoe sole placed in a shoe and the shoe put on a user's foot, the thermoplastic material of the shoe sole may get deformed inside the enclosure according to the contour of the user's foot sole, making the shoe sole shaped to completely match the foot sole of the user. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212187 | Shoe insole element - A shoe insole element includes an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion having a plurality of upper projections and a plurality of voids located alongside the upper projections. The lower portion includes a plurality of lower projections which extend into the voids to resist flexing of the upper projections toward one another under the action of a wearer's foot. The lower portion can be made selectively separable from the upper portion by the wearer to release the resistance to such flexing, or the lower portion can be permanently bonded to the upper portion. The stiffness of the upper and lower projections can be mutually different. The insole element can be configured for use in different regions of a shoe, such as the heel and/or arch regions, or it can constitute the entire insole. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212188 | Triple Density Gel Heel Cups - A triple density heel cup is disclosed which comprises a generally heel-shaped substrate having a length extending from a heel portion of an integral wall to a front border, which front border in use is adapted to underlie a portion of the arch area of a human foot. The heel-shaped substrate comprises a structural gel layer having a foot receiving surface and a shoe side surface. A generally flat portion of the foot receiving surface will lie adjacent the bottom of a wearer's foot in use and the integral wall which is adapted to lie adjacent the back of wearer's heel and portion of the side of a wearer's heel in use, said integral wall having an apex of maximum height, said wall tapering down in height from said apex toward said front border; The shoe side surface defines a channel formed in said structural gel adapted to receive a reinforcing component which is secured to said structural gel in said channel and is made of a denser material than said structural gel. This provides support to the heel cup and the foot A heel cushion is secured to said structural gel in a heel cushion area defined by the structural gel on the bottom surface of the heel cup. In a preferred embodiment, the heel cushion utilizes honeycomb technology to provide increased cushioning and energy return. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212191 | Article of Footwear With Traction Members Having a Low Profile Sole - An article of footwear with traction members, such as cleats or spikes, having a low profile sole providing increased stability to the wearer. The profile of a sole is the distance between the lasting line and the end of the traction members. This distance incorporates traction members, an outsole of the article of footwear having receptacles for receiving the traction members, and a lasting material located above the receptacles for attaching the sole to the upper. A lower profile may be achieved by reducing, for example, the height of the receptacle, through the use of new connection mechanisms and/or constructions. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212192 | Modular Shoe - A modular shoe includes an upper with an upper side and a lower side, a chassis releasably arranged in an interior of the upper, and a plurality of studs. Each stud is releasably attached to the chassis through the lower side of the upper. The lower side of the upper is clamped between the chassis and at least one of the attached studs. The invention also relates to the various components used in a modular shoe in accordance with the invention. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212193 | UNIVERSALLY MOUNTABLE LANDSCAPING APPARATUS AND METHODS - A landscaping tool for attachment to the bucket of a landscaping vehicle with the use of removable load securing devices. Installation of the landscaping apparatus is accomplished quickly and without the need for any preexisting mounting holes to be present in the bucket or in the landscaping tool. The tool generally comprises an elongated plate having two opposite longitudinal working edges and a plurality of integrally formed tapered teeth protruding from each working edge. The two longitudinal surfaces also contain a series of connection brackets which enable the landscaping tool to securely engage the bucket. Load securing devices are routed around the back of the bucket to provide tension to the connection brackets in turn securely attaching the landscaping apparatus to the bucket. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212194 | DIPPER DOOR LATCH WITH LOCKING MECHANISM - A dipper including a dipper door and an impact actuated jaw having a “C” shape defining a lip and a chin. The jaw is rotatably mounted on the dipper door for rotation between a door-opened position and a door-closed position and positioned so that when the jaw is in the door-opened position, the jaw chin can be impacted by the dipper body when the door pivots to the door-closed position. The dipper also includes a hold open mechanism for releasably holding the door latch in the latch open position when the latch is in the open position, and a locking mechanism for releasably locking the latch when the latch is in the door-closed position. The locking mechanism includes one bar pivotally attached to the door, and another bar pivotally connected to and extending between each of the one bar and the latch. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212197 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE RETAINER - A 3-D image retainer is configured to have a plurality of perforated retainer plates and a retainer assembly displaceable to lock selectively impressed pins, which traverse the retained plates, in the desired position corresponding to the 3-D contour of the applied load. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212198 | SURFACE EMITTER AND INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED SIGN INCORPORATING THE SAME - To provide a novel surface emitter incorporating an LED element improved in waterproofness or other practical functionality to enable the surface emitter to be used not only for a sign but also for other various applications, in appearance and in workability, and an internally illuminated sign incorporating the same surface emitter. A surface emitter | 2010-08-26 |
20100212205 | STOCK SYSTEM FOR A SHOULDER-SUPPORTED WEAPON - A stock system for a shoulder-supported weapon the holding and supporting stock ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100212206 | COLLAPSIBLE FIREARM STOCK ASSEMBLY - A collapsible firearm stock system is generally provided and preferably includes a shoulder stock system adapted to receive a buttstock thereon, and a locking linkage having a first linkage portion, a second linkage portion, and a hinge pin operatively uniting the first and said second linkage portions. One of the linkage portions is carried by the shoulder stock assembly so as to define a terminal end therefore, the other of the linkage portions being adapted to be carried by a firearm. Each of the linkage portions are adapted so as to automatically unite in locking engagement upon axial alignment of the shoulder stock assembly with the firearm about the hinge pin. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212207 | LUBRICATING APPARATUS FOR A THREADED RIFLE BREECH - A nozzle for lubricating an internally threaded rifle breech. The nozzle has a body defining a bore, with an inlet end adapted to receive a supply of lubricant. The body has an opposed end portion having a cylindrical wall and an enclosed free end. The cylindrical wall has a number of lubricant exit apertures. The body may be L-shaped, and the inlet may be threaded for connection to a lubricant container. The cylindrical wall may have an external diameter less than an adjacent portion diameter, so that a shoulder is formed to limit insertion depth. A cap may be provided to cover the exit apertures so that the body may remain attached to the lubricant container. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212208 | Optical sighting devices - Optical sights for long guns and handguns. The representative, disclosed optical sight has: a fiber optics assembly which includes an outer, hollow, tubular optical fiber and an optical fiber insert; an optical fiber assembly support comprising integral, spaced apart, assembly-associated support units; magnets for securing the fiber optics assembly support to a rib at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel; interchangeable mounting/sight alignment brackets assembled to the fiber optics assembly support and configured to match the configuration of the rib of the shotgun barrel; and magnetically engaged plates for clamping the support and the mounting/sight alignment bracket to the rib. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212209 | FISHING ROD SUPPORT - The fishing rod support is a versatile device providing support or bracing for the handle or butt of a fishing rod against a portion of the angler's body. The support includes an elongate pad joined to a crosspiece having three sockets. When the butt of the rod is placed in either of the two aligned sockets, the pad is generally parallel to the rod. This allows the pad to be placed under the arm to restrain upward movement of the rod butt as the angler lifts the rod. Alternatively, the butt of the rod may be placed in the third socket, with the pad aligned generally perpendicular to the rod. In this configuration, the pad is placed against the forward body of the angler (e.g., upper thigh, hip, waist, etc.) for bracing. The fishing rod support is particularly useful for anglers having back pain or limited upper body strength. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212210 | DLC-COATED FISHING LURE - A DLC-coated fishing lure includes a fishing lure base material made of metal and having a predetermined shape; an intermediate layer made of one selected from a first group, a second group and a third group, the first group consisting of at least one kind of metal selected from the IIIb group, the IVa group, the Va group and the VIa group in the periodic table of elements, the second group consisting of at least one of a carbide, a nitride and a carbonitride of the at least one kind of metal, and the third group consisting of a mutual solid solution made of at least one selected from the first group and the second group, the intermediate layer being formed on a surface of the fishing lure base material; and a DLC layer having a thickness ranging from about 0.05 μm to about 0.55 μm and formed on the intermediate layer, the DLC layer presenting an appearance of a interference color. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212213 | DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING BED BUG INFESTATION - A detection device and method for monitoring infestation by insects such as bed bugs is provided. A suitable device comprises a pair of plates separated by an internal spacing sized to permit entry into the detection device by one or more insects. Also disclosed is a method for readily detecting insects such as bed bugs in a multiple areas such as in multiple hotel rooms, areas where animals are housed, or the like. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212214 | CANDLE COMPOSITION - A candle composition having fatty alcohol and vegetable-based wax. A candle composition having fatty alcohol and vegetable-based wax, and wherein the fatty alcohol comprises 0.5% to 99.5% by mass. A process for making a candle composition is also provided, the process comprising mixing together a fatty alcohol and a vegetable-based wax, heating the mixture to a temperature of 70-80° C., pouring into a container or mould, and cooling the mixture. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212219 | Method for Purifying Biodiesel Fuel - A method for purifying a biodiesel fuel includes the use of subjecting a biodiesel fuel to an electric field. The electric field forms a precipitate in the fuel that removes the impurities of excess catalysts and soap that are byproducts of the reaction that forms the biodiesel. This electric field assisted washing process can be applied to a biodiesel fuel in a batch process or, alternatively, in a continuous process. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212220 | PROCESS FOR COMBINED BIODIESEL AND ALCOHOL PRODUCTION, AND FUEL COMPOSITIONS PRODUCED THEREFROM - Improvements to biodiesel compositions, and methods for making those compositions more efficiently, are provided. Some variations of this invention provide processes for producing biodiesel and at least one C | 2010-08-26 |
20100212223 | Plant support with securing ring - A plant support with securing ring having a rigid unitary support comprising a lower, vertical, straight segment for pushing into earth and an upper support head shaped substantially as an incomplete circle, positioned horizontally and at a right angle to the lower segment of the same unitary component. In addition, a second component, an incomplete ring formed of semi-rigid material, a capture ring, significantly thicker than the upper support head incomplete circle material, contains a groove around the outer circumference which, when capture ring is rotatably placed within the incomplete circle in the upper support head of the rigid unitary support, receives incomplete circle which, in turn, holds capture ring in place while allowing capture ring to be rotated, thereby closing off the gap in the incomplete circles of both the capture ring and the upper support head, thus holding a plant stem securely within the closed circle form. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212224 | SLAB OF POTTING COMPOST FOR GROWING PLANTS - Slab of potting compost for creating living walls or planted roofs characterized in that it includes an inextensile sheet equipped with elements for making it permeable to water and to air, an extensile fabric made up of fibres, spaced apart, a potting compost in which plants can be grown, in that the fabric is bonded to one face of the sheet, in that the spaces between the fibres are filled with the potting compost and in that a binder capable of encouraging the formation of clumps of compost, of a size larger than the spaces between the fibres, is mixed in with the compost. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212225 | Nutrient and water-dispensing system for watering and feeding of plants - A nutrient-holding and flow control system ( | 2010-08-26 |
20100212226 | SELF-GENERATED POWER INTEGRATION FOR GASIFICATION - A gasification facility includes an air separator and a high temperature gas cooler for cooling the gaseous products that are produced at the facility's gasifier. The high temperature gas cooler is configured and a method is provided to produce superheated steam that is used to generate electric power in a steam turbine to satisfy the power demands of at least the air separator. Alternatively, or in addition, the superheated steam can be employed to drive compressors at the air separator. The high temperature gas cooler can be further configured so that it produces only that quantity of superheated steam required for the steam turbine to power the gasification facility, including the air separator, or a quantity of superheated steam adequate for the steam turbine to both power the gasification facility, including the air separator, and provide electric power or superheated steam to other users. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212227 | PHYSICAL SECURITY BARRIER - A crash barrier apparatus for a structure opening that is closable with a movable door, the door being constructed and arranged with a security structure to close off the structure opening. The specific security structure of the referenced crash barrier apparatus includes, in one embodiment, a first support that is anchored to a first base surface, a second support that is anchored to a second base surface, and a beam received by the supports. In other embodiments, cable arrangements are used. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212228 | FASTENING MECHANISM - A fastening mechanism suitable for being assembled into a device having a housing is provided. The fastening mechanism includes a post, a latching element, at least a plunger assembly, and an operating element. The latching element has at least an opening, the plunger assembly is disposed at a side of the latching element, and the operating element is in contact with the latching element. The post passes through the opening and presses against the plunger assembly and the post is confined by the latching element when the operating element is in a locking position. The operating element drives the latching element to move horizontally relative to the latching element so as to release the post from confinement and the plunger assembly moves vertically relative to the latching element so as to push the post out of the opening when the operating element moves to an unlocking position. | 2010-08-26 |
20100212989 | Collision detection device for vehicle - A collision detection device for a vehicle includes an air chamber space, a pressure sensor and a collision determination portion. The air chamber space is arranged in the vehicle, and a pressure therein is changed in accordance with a collision with the vehicle. The pressure sensor detects a pressure change in the air chamber space. The collision determination portion determines the collision with the vehicle. An output value of the pressure sensor is integrated by time to calculate an integration value, and the collision with the vehicle is determined based on a threshold value set with respect to the integration value, and the output value of the pressure sensor. Therefore, when the collision with the vehicle occurs, whether an occupant protection device should be activated can be determined promptly. | 2010-08-26 |