37th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130233152 | Musical Instruction and Assessment Systems - The invention relates to systems, methods, and apparatus for assessing a musical performance. The musical performance can include a user's performance of a musical instrument. MIDI or audio notes are input and compared to the notes of a music track. An indication is provided to assess the musical performance. The assessment can be on the basis of timing and/or pitch errors. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233153 | MUSICAL SOUND GENERATION DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND MUSICAL SOUND GENERATION METHOD - An address for reading, from a waveform memory connected by a bus, waveform data to be assigned to each of a plurality of sound generation channels for generating a musical sound, is calculated, by time division, for each sound generation channel, and the calculated address and the sound generation channels are associated and stored in an address memory. When the bus is in an empty state, an address stored in the address memory is read, and waveform data is read from the waveform memory based on the read address; the read waveform data is assigned to the corresponding sound generation channel, and generation of a musical sound is prescribed for the sound generation channel to which the waveform data is assigned. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233154 | ASSOCIATION OF A NOTE EVENT CHARACTERISTIC - Some embodiments provide a music editing application that enables a user to compose and edit note characteristics, e.g., via a touch-sensitive display. The GUI can display a portion of a music track including note events. In response to receiving a user selection of a note event and a user indication for editing a note event, the GUI can display a menu providing a list of characteristics. The characteristics can include an option for associating at least one of several virtual instruments or one of several articulations with the note event. Upon receiving a user input indicating a characteristic, the matrix editor can associate the note event with the characteristic based on the user input. The music editing application can allow the user to edit additional note characteristics (e.g., an instrument, an articulation) because of the extended capacity for data associated with each note event. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233155 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF NOTE EVENT ADJUSTMENT - A graphical user interface (GUI) for an audio editing application enables a user to easily and conveniently shift a temporal and/or pitch of a sequence of note events within a musical piece, e.g., via a touch-sensitive display. The GUI displays a set of note events on a matrix grid and a subset of the note events (e.g., selected by the user) on a note events grid that overlaps the matrix grid. The note events grid is moveable with respect to the matrix grid such that the subset of note events is shifted against the remaining note events while the note events within the subset maintain a spatial relationship with respect to each other. Further, the user can shift the note events grid (and the note events therein) to any location within the matrix grid, without unintentionally snapping the note events to a nearest grid location on the matrix grid. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233156 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DOWNLOADING EFFECTS TO AN EFFECTS UNIT - Various embodiments relate to a systems and methods for downloading one or more effects to an effects unit. One or more effects may be received on an effects unit. Audio signals for the one or more effects may be processed based on instructions for processing the audio signals received with the one or more effects. For each subsequent effect received on the effect unit, the processing of the audio signals may be reprogrammed. The one or more effects may be transmitted for output from the effects unit. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233157 | SIMULATING SEVERAL INSTRUMENTS USING A SINGLE VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT - A media application for providing outputs (e.g., audio outputs) in response to inputs received from an input device is provided. The media application may connect input mechanisms of an input device with parameters of channel strips (e.g., which may define output sounds) using an intermediate screen object. The media application may first assign an input mechanism to a screen object, and separately map a screen object to a channel strip parameter. The media application may map a screen object to several channel strips simultaneously such that, based on the value of the screen object, the volume of each of the several channel strips changes. The media application may provide a graphical representation of available channel strips using layers. As the media application accesses a channel strip, the appearance of the portion of the layer associated with the channel strip may change. The media application may also allow the patches, which may include several channel strips, to survive after a new patch is selected instead. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233158 | INTELLIGENT KEYBOARD INTERFACE FOR VIRTUAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - A user interface for a virtual musical instrument presents a number of chord touch regions, each corresponding to a chord of a diatonic key. Within each chord region a number of touch zones are provided, including treble clef zones and bass clef zones. Each treble clef touch zone within a region will sound a different chord voicing. Each bass clef touch zone will sound a bass note of the chord. Other user interactions can modify or mute the chords, and vary the bass notes being played together with the chords. A set of related chords and/or a set of rhythmic patterns can be generated based on a selected instrument and a selected style of music. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233159 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR STRINGED INSTRUMENT - A signal processing apparatus | 2013-09-12 |
20130233160 | BRAIDING MECHANISM AND METHODS OF USE - A tubular braid and mechanisms for forming the braid are described. The mechanism for braiding includes a disc, a mandrel, a plurality of catch mechanisms, and a plurality of actuators. The disc defines a plane and a circumferential edge. The mandrel extends from a center of the disc and is adapted to hold a plurality of filaments extending radially from the mandrel toward the circumferential edge of the disc. The plurality of catch mechanisms are positioned circumferentially around the edge of the disc and are adapted to engage a filament. The plurality of actuators are configured to move relative to one another and are adapted to move the plurality of catch mechanisms in a substantially radial direction relative to the circumferential edge of the disc. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233161 | OVEREXTRUSION OF SILICONE RUBBER CHARGE HOLDER ON METAL WIRE ROPE - An elastomeric charge holder includes one or more holes formed therein into which is disposed an explosive charge. The elastomeric charge holder further includes one or more metal wires also disposed within the elastomeric charge holder. The elastomeric charge holder may be over molded or over extruded over each of the one or more metal wires, thereby retaining each of the one or more wires in place during use of the elastomeric charge holder. The one or more wires are also a better match of thermal coefficients to a metal confinement tube that holds the elastomeric charge holder, which results in improved retention of the elastomeric charge holder in place, particularly during initiation of the explosive charge. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233162 | SIGNATURE-REDUCED MUZZLE BRAKE - A muzzle brake of a weapon or a weapons system for small- and medium-calibre weapons, that has a reduced outer signature with respect to heat and/or propellant gas emissions is provided. For this purpose, the propellant gas emerging from the barrel is diverted to the gas outlet openings of the muzzle brake in order to impinge on them to absorb the recoil, and is then made to pass further to the rear, and thereby cooled in a device. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233163 | Ballistic Wall - Ballistic walls include a plurality of interlocking blocks formed of a bullet-resistant material, a first portion of the periphery of each block having a protruding tongue, a second portion of the periphery of each block defining a groove sized to receive the tongue, and the tongues and grooves of adjacent blocks being mated to each other to form an interlocked structure. Each block may be formed of a stack of panels having a first surface panel, a second surface panel, and an interior panel, wherein the interior panel is offset from the first and second surface panels to form the tongues and to define the grooves. Each block may be formed of a stack of five panels offset from each other. The blocks may be arranged in a running bond, such that the vertical seams of one course are offset from the vertical seams of an adjacent course. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233164 | Foundation Wall System - A foundation wall includes a frame having a front side and a back side. The frame further includes a plurality of vertical stud members having a first end and a second end, a top beam attached to the first end of the plurality of vertical stud members, and a bottom beam attached to the second end of the plurality of vertical stud members to define a plurality of cavities between adjoining vertical stud members. Rigid insulation is adapted for positioning in the plurality of cavities to become a load-bearing part of the frame. One or more structural sheets is affixed to the front side of the frame and to the back side of the frame. A waterproof bond is formed along an interface between edges of the one or more structural sheets and a periphery around the front side and the back side of the frame. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233165 | MONITORING SYSTEM FOR RECIPROCATING PUMPS - A reciprocating pump assembly includes a pump housing that houses a crankshaft. Pistons are mechanically connected to the crankshaft for pumping fluid through cylinders. Each cylinder has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The pump also has a monitoring housing connected to the reciprocating pump. Within the monitoring housing is a computer with memory. Pressure sensor assemblies sense a pressure value of a fluid within the pump, and are in electrical communication with the memory. An accelerometer positioned on the pump measures vibrations of the pump and is also in electrical communication with the memory for storage of sensed vibrations or displacements during operations. A proximity sensor in electrical communication with the memory is located within the pump housing to determine the rotational velocity of the crankshaft. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233166 | ROTATIONAL HYDRAULIC JOINTS - A rotational hydraulic joint may include an extension chamber and a retraction chamber. Each chamber may include an end cap and a piston that moves relative to the end cap. One or more ports may add and remove fluid from the chamber. The rotational hydraulic joint may rotate in a cyclical direction when fluid is added to the extension chamber and in a countercyclical direction when fluid is added to the retraction chamber. The chambers may each include a torus-shaped cavity. Bladders may prevent fluid from leaking out of the rotational hydraulic joint. Stationary and movable electrodes may be coupled to the end cap and piston respectively. A plurality of rotational hydraulic joints may be combined to create a compound joint. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233167 | PISTON WITH FRANGIBLE PISTON STOP - A piston pump assembly in which a piston-forming element to be received in a piston chamber of a piston chamber-forming member carries a removable stop flange member which may be secured to the piston chamber-forming member to provide a retention stop to prevent the piston-forming element from being removed from the piston chamber. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233168 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONCENTRATING GAS - Systems and methods for producing a product gas are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes at least one separation bed to separate adsorbable components from a gas source, a valving means to selectively direct gas from the gas source to the at least one separation bed, at least one sensing device associated with the at least one separation bed to sense the progress of an adsorption zone within the separation bed, and a controller. The controller includes logic to read the output of the at least one sensing device and control the gas separation process based on the progress of the adsorption zone. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233169 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONCENTRATING GAS - A gas concentrating system is provided. The system includes, for example, a gas separation system having at least one separation space, at least one sensor connected to the separation space and providing at least one output signal indicative of the progress of gas separation, at least one pump system associated with gas separation system; and a controller. The controller includes, for example, logic reading the sensor output signal and logic controlling at least one parameter of the pump system based on the sensor output signal. The parameter of the pump system can be any parameter affecting the characteristics or operation of the pump system. Examples are disclosed but are not intended to be limiting. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233170 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PRODUCING HIGH PURITY STEAM - A system and method of controlling a flow of steam in a steam generator having a heater for heating fluid in a vessel is disclosed. The method includes: delivering the steam from the steam generator to a first side of a filtering membrane; receiving purified steam from a second side of the filtering membrane, the purified steam having a steam flow rate; determining at least one coefficient of a substantially linear mathematical relationship between the steam flow rate of the purified steam and duty cycle; and configuring the steam generator to control: the duty cycle of the heater based on the determined at least one coefficient and a target steam flow rate; and/or the target steam flow rate based on the at least one coefficient and a target duty cycle of the heater. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233171 | METHOD AND APPLIANCE FOR PURIFYING A FLOW RICH IN CARBON DIOXIDE - In a method for purifying a flow rich in carbon dioxide and containing at least one impurity lighter than carbon dioxide, the flow is cooled in a heat exchanger ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130233172 | Portable Air Cleaner With Improved Multi-Stage Electrostatic Precipitator - An electrostatic precipitation air cleaner to reduce ozone output is provided. The electrostatic precipitation air cleaner includes a housing with an air inlet and outlet. Located in the housing are an air mover for moving a stream of air along an airflow path between the inlet and the outlet, an ion emitter electrode positioned in the airflow path downstream of the inlet for ionizing particulates entrained in the stream of air, a collector electrode having an inlet downstream of the ion emitter electrode, and an intermediate element intermediate the ion emitter electrode and the collector electrode. The collector electrode is comprised of a plurality of collector plates spaced apart in a direction transverse to the airflow path. The plates are electrically biased to create and maintain an electric field in the space therebetween to precipitate ionized particulates entrained in the stream of air onto a confronting surfaces of the plates. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233173 | Root Beer Float Strainer and Method of Reducing Foam - A strainer for use with combining beverages and cold food includes a bottom section sized for insertion into a beverage container, and a side section projecting substantially vertically from the bottom section and sized for insertion into a portion of the beverage container. At least one of the bottom and side sections is liquid permeable, and the bottom section and side section are separately or collectively capable of retaining ice pieces when the strainer is in the container. A method for retaining ice in a container capable of holding a liquid includes placing a strainer capable of retaining ice in a container capable of holding a liquid, adding ice to the container such that at least some of the ice is retained by the strainer, placing a liquid in the container, and removing the strainer from the container. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233174 | Separator with a helix assembly - A separator with a helix assembly that includes a plurality of segments disposed end to end and forming an intermediate casing. Each of the segments has a tubular portion with a first circumferential edge and a second circumferential edge and a helical portion extending from the second circumferential edge. The tubular portions of the segments form an intermediate casing, while the helical portions of the segments form a spiral helix. The helix assembly further includes an inner casing concentrically disposed within the intermediate casing and coupled to the spiral helix. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233175 | AC AND/OR DC VOLTAGE POWERED MACHINE FOR PREPARING ESPRESSO COFFEE AND OTHER INFUSED DRINKS AND BEVERAGES - A low DC and/or AC voltage machine for preparing espresso coffee or other beverages, having a support structure provided with a heat exchanger, one or more heating elements with low energy consumption for heating water in a container, a water circulation pump, thermostats for adjusting the water temperature, a solenoid valve and a filtering and delivering unit, provided with a fixed portion communicating with the heat exchanger and a movable portion formed by a filter supporting body shaped for housing a cup, supporting the capsule containing the metered powder of the beverage, or a filter for receiving the loose powder, or a filter for receiving a paper waffle. The filter supporting body may be displaced from a lowered position for loading the element for preparing the beverage, to a raised position for the infusion of the beverage, and again in the lower position for discharging the exhausted element. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233176 | Coffee Maker Capable of Stopping Returning Steam - A coffee maker capable of stopping returning steam includes a grinding unit, a guiding unit, and a brewing unit. A conduit extends laterally from a container disposed at a lower portion of the grinding unit and adapted to hold the coffee particles. The conduit has an outlet corresponding in position to an opening formed on a cover portion at a top of the brewing unit. A decelerating motor is disposed at the cover portion. An axle of the decelerating motor is coupled to a lid. When the coffee particles exit the grinding unit and enter the brewing unit via the conduit to accumulate in the brewing unit to a preset quantity level, the decelerating motor drives the lid to shut the opening. Hence, high-temperature steam introduced into the brewing unit for brewing coffee is prevented from entering the grinding unit to wet the residual coffee particles therein. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233177 | Single Cup Coffee and Tea Brewing Mug - A single serving filter pod encapsulated brewing press and thermal drinking receptacle allowing a user to brew coffee or tea within the device using premeasured sealed filter pods. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233178 | CONTAINER FOR LIQUIDS - A container is disclosed that comprises an outer vessel having an inner cavity, and an inner vessel having an inner cavity. The inner vessel and outer vessel are configured for receiving all or substantially all of the inner vessel through an opening in the outer vessel such that in operation, said opening of the inner vessel may be releasably positioned proximate the opening of the outer vessel. The container also includes a lid for releasably enclosing said inner vessel within said outer vessel. The outer container may be made from a material called TRITAN and the inner vessel may be made from glass. A seal may be provided between the top to the inner vessel and the lid. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233179 | BREWING STRUCTURE FEATURING STABILITY AND WATER CONFINEMENT - A brewing structure featuring stability and water confinement is provided, including a support frame, a container, a filter, and a movable assembly. The support frame has a retention device. The container has a positioning section and a fitting section. The positioning section and the fitting section are retained on the retention device so that a brewing operation can be carried out in a stable manner at a predetermined altitude. The container forms a bore and a guide section is formed around the bore and extends downward. The movable assembly controls water discharging through the bore or blocks the bore. The movable assembly includes a body forming a water collection hole. A joint section and a water collection section are formed around a circumference of the water collection hole. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233180 | SELECT SERVING AND FLAVORED SPARKLING BEVERAGE MAKER SYSTEM - A system with a beverage maker for making single serving customized beverages is provided herein. An example beverage maker includes a carbonation chamber for mixing a selected volume of fluid with carbon dioxide. The beverage maker also includes a pressurized carbon dioxide source in fluid communication with the carbonation chamber. The beverage maker is configured to receive an individually packed, single use disposable flavor cup containing a flavor and having a sealed cover that covers and seals the flavor cup. Additionally, the beverage maker includes a piercing mechanism for piercing the flavor cup and mixing the selected volume of fluid therein, and for discharging a blended fluid. The carbonation chamber comprises a pressure vessel assembly of a fixed volume such that carbon dioxide absorption can be performed and controlled. The system may also include a water dispenser fluidly connected to the beverage maker. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233181 | Combination Food Steamer and Food Processor - A combination food steamer and food processor appliance includes a housing surrounding a motor and a heater. A water cavity is positioned within the housing. At least a portion of a drive shaft extends upwardly beyond a first end of the housing. A jar is removably mountable to the first end of the housing. Portions of a bottom wall and a side wall of the jar define a food processing cavity. A steam cavity is also defined in the jar. At least a portion of the drive shaft extends through a portion of the bottom wall of the jar when the jar is mounted to the housing. A lid is removably mountable to a rim of the side wall of the jar. A basket is removably mountable within the food processing cavity of the jar in a first operating configuration. Portions of a bottom wall and a side wall of the basket define a food steaming cavity. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233182 | ROTISSERIE OVEN - Rotisserie ovens comprise upper and lower enclosure members forming a cooking chamber therebetween and having a heating assembly therein. The upper member is movable and removably attached to the lower member. The cooking chamber is configured to accommodate a spit assembly that is rotated by an electric motor in the lower member. The lower member includes one or more support members operable to orient the oven in a cooking or a storage position, wherein the height profile of the oven in the storage position is about 50 percent or less then in a cooking position. The upper member is configured for storage placement within the lower member cooking chamber when removed therefrom and inverted, and the spit assembly when disassembled resides within a space between the inverted upper member and lower member to provide a compact low-profile self-contained package for placement and storage within a kitchen drawer or the like. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233183 | COOKING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A cooking apparatus includes a container which defines four sides, a bottom and an open top. The cooking apparatus further includes a container handle which extends from a handle side of the four sides, and a cover which attaches to one of the four sides other than the handle side. The cover is constructed and arranged to transition between (i) an open position in which the cover substantially exposes the open top defined by the container to allow food product to enter or exit through the open top of the container and (ii) a closed position in which the cover substantially encloses the open top defined by the container to prevent food product from entering or exiting through the open top of the container. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233184 | GREASE STRAINING DEVICE - The present invention is a grease straining device utilized in combination with a frying pan with an edge that includes a pan connector that curves around along the frying pan edge and partially extends over the frying pan, a rectangular planar shaped divider and strainer that is attached to the pan connector that extends downward into the frying pan and allows grease and oil from food cooked in the frying pan to be safely poured off of and out of the frying pan and a strainer handle that extends perpendicularly upward from the pan connector to allow a user to grasp the grease straining device while being utilized in combination with said frying pan. There is also an optional a splatter screen attachment that is attached to the strainer that extends horizontally across the frying pan to provide additional protection from grease and oil splatters. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233185 | FOOD DEHYDRATOR DEVICE - The food dehydrator device is made of a top member, a bottom member, and a plurality of trays disposed there between. Each one of the trays comprise a support, upper and lower skirts disposed about a periphery of the support, and first and second opposing sides. The upper and lower skirts of adjacent support trays cooperate to form an enclosed side wall. First and second sets of posts are disposed along each one of the first and second opposing sides and in first and second arrangements, respectively. Adjacent trays may be actuated between first and second configurations by rotation of adjacent trays 90 degrees relative to one other. In the first configuration the first and second pairs of opposing sides of adjacent trays are aligned and in the second configuration, the first and second pairs of opposing sides of adjacent trays are offset by 90 degrees. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233186 | BOTTLE COMPACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods of compressing a bottle is disclosed. An example system includes a housing, gas port, and a movable platen. A compressible bottle may be mounted within the housing such that the bottle opening is in fluid communication with the gas port and such that the bottle is located between the gas port and the movable platen. A flow of a gas is provided through the gas port into the compressible bottle through the bottle opening. The movable platen is driven toward the gas port after beginning a flow of gas into the bottle, causing the compressible bottle to collapse substantially along the bottle length. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233187 | Baler and an ejection arrangement for a baler - A rectangular baler comprising a bale chamber; a compacting plunger moveable between a retracted position and an extended position; an ejection arrangement provided in a wall comprising a shuttle assembly with at least one dog mounted for protruding from said wall when the shuttle assembly is moving from a rest position in the forward direction to move one or more bales forward; wherein at least one end dog is located in the rest position of the shuttle assembly in a zone near of the plunger in the extended position thereof, such that when the shuttle assembly moves in the forward direction, said at least one end dog is engageable behind a bale adjacent the inlet of the bale chamber. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233188 | DECORATING AN ELONGATED ELEMENT - A decorating apparatus comprises an advancing arrangement for advancing an elongated element in an advancing direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongated element and a plurality of decorating devices positioned downstream one another along the advancing arrangement for decorating distinct surfaces of said elongated element, each decorating device comprising a decorating unit for decorating a respective surface of the elongated element, the decorating unit comprising:
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20130233189 | MULTI-LAYER PRINTING PROCESS - A system and method for forming indicia on a substrate. The system includes a feed system for feeding the substrate and a plurality of stations each operable to apply a processing step to the substrate. A first of the plurality of stations applies an energy curable ink to the substrate using a printing process. In some embodiments, this printing process is a gravure cylinder having indicia grooves formed on the gravure cylinder. The indicia grooves on the cylinder retain the energy curable ink until contact with the substrate whereby the energy curable ink is applied to the substrate. A curing unit is disposed downstream of the first of the plurality of stations. The curing unit receives the substrate and outputs an electron beam directed toward the energy curable ink to cure the energy curable ink and form a resultant energy curable layer upon the substrate. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233190 | LITHOGRAPHIC IMAGING AND PRINTING WITH POSITIVE-WORKING PHOTORESPONSIVE PRINTING MEMBERS - Imaging of positive-working, IR-sensitive printing plates that use a novolac resin as the major polymer component of the imaging layer takes place with greater post-exposure latitude. In various embodiments, the imaging layer includes one or more poly(vinyl phenol) polymers or copolymers combined with one or more vinyl phenol monomers. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233191 | Tandem Printing System Having A Web Transport Controller With A Derived Drum Diameter - A tandem printing system for imaging a continuous web of material includes a first printer serially coupled to a second printer wherein the speed of the web can be adjusted to maintain image quality and to compensate for a change in a diameter of a driver drum. The change in the diameter of the driver drum can be derived from characteristics of the printing system including the amount of sag of the continuous web of material moving between the first printer and the second printer. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233192 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MIXING AND INITIATING A PYROTECHNIC CHARGE - Method and device for mixing and initiating a pyrotechnic charge, comprising at least one coherent porous fuel structure ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130233193 | WEAPON STAND | 2013-09-12 |
20130233194 | EXPLOSIVE CUTTING - A method for explosive cutting using converging shockwaves, and an explosive cutting device are disclosed. The method includes providing a projectile with an explosive charge, positioning the projectile over the object so it extends along an intended line of cut, and detonating the explosive charge so that the projectile is accelerated toward the object, wherein the projectile either impacts on the object and the projectile includes a wave-shaping element which is shaped such that the impact generates converging shockwaves in the underlying object to be cut causing a crack to be propagated through the object along the intended line of cut; or impacts on a wave-shaping element in contact with the object, the wave-shaping element being shaped such that the impact generates converging shockwaves in the underlying object causing a crack to be propagated through the object along the intended line of cut. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233195 | Pressure-enhancing Explosive Charge - Exemplary multi-shell structured blast effect charges as well as shaped charge or shaped-charge-like explosive charges are disclosed which contain metal carbonyls in the form of pure substances, granulates, mixtures with inorganic fuels, or as granulates of mixtures with inorganic fuels integrated in suitable closed containers. The metal carbonyls serve in the form proposed herein as fuel, which during the intended conversion of the total charge exhibit an undirected (multi-shell structured blast effect charges) or at least partially directed (shaped charges or shaped-charge-like explosive charges) pressure enhancing effect. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233196 | GAS GENERATOR - A gas generator includes a diffuser shell and a closure shell, a housing formed by joining the diffuser shell and the closure shell, inside the housing, an ignition device chamber defined by a cup-shaped container, a combustion chamber enclosing the ignition device chamber, an annular or flat plate-shaped filter facing the top plate, a retainer supporting the filter, the retainer including a bottom surface and a cylindrical wall surface extending from an outer circumferential edge of the bottom surface, the cylindrical wall surface having a gas passage, the retainer being fixed by the cylindrical wall against a circumferential wall plate. During actuation, when the housing is deformed the retainer and the filter move to abut the top plate of the diffuser shell, combustion gas passes through the filter and the gas passage to be discharged from the gas discharge port. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233197 | GAS GENERATOR FOR RESTRAINING DEVICE - A gas generator for a restraining device includes, a housing having an ignition device and a diffuser portion, and a gas generating agent charged in an inner space of the housing, a partition member having a communication hole and being disposed to incline regarding a long axis of the housing, thereby dividing the inner space into a gas generating agent charging space and a gas flow channel space, the gas flow channel space communicating with the diffuser portion, both of the edges of the partition member being abutted against an inner circumferential surface of the housing, a cross-sectional area of the gas generating agent charging space decreasing from the ignition device side at one end of the housing to the diffuser portion side at the other end of the housing, a cross-sectional area of the gas flow channel space increasing from the ignition device side to the diffuser portion side. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233198 | PIVOTABLE PASSENGER CARRIER - The invention relates to an amusement ride vehicle for transporting multiple passengers. The vehicle comprises a movable base ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130233199 | Hopper Car Gate Assembly with a Door Having Vertically Spaced Sections - A hopper car gate assembly having a frame with opposed side walls, opposed end walls, and top and bottom openings. The gate assembly has a door with a lower section that is supported by the frame and an upper section that is vertically spaced from the lower section. The door is moveable between a closed position, in which the lower section blocks the bottom opening, and an open position, in which cargo can exit through the bottom opening. A drive mechanism engages the upper section of the door to move the door between its closed and open positions. Preferably, the door has a middle section that is joined to and extends upward from the lower section, and the upper section is joined to and extends away from the middle section. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233200 | CRASH ENERGY ABSORBER OF RAILCAR - A crash energy absorber is provided at a front portion of a carbody of a railcar and configured to crush by a load from a front side to absorb crash energy. The crash energy absorber includes: a main absorbing portion extending in a front-rear direction; and a pair of sub absorbing portions respectively provided at upper and lower sides of the main absorbing portion. Each of the pair of sub absorbing portions is formed integrally with the main absorbing portion via breakable portions each extending in the front-rear direction. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233201 | OPHTHALMIC AND CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS USING AN ALIPHATIC AMINO ALCOHOL - The present invention relates to a lens care solution having 0.001 to about 5 weight percent of a low molecular weight amine of the general formula: | 2013-09-12 |
20130233202 | INKS AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARING COPPER INDIUM GALLIUM SULFIDE/SELENIDE COATINGS AND FILMS - This invention relates to inks comprising molecular precursors to copper indium gallium sulfide/selenide (CIGS/Se) and a plurality of particles. The inks are useful for preparing coatings and films of CIGS/Se on substrates. Such films are useful in the preparation of photovoltaic devices. This invention also relates to processes for preparing coated substrates and films and also to processes for making photovoltaic devices. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233203 | NON-AQUEOUS INK - [Problem to be solved] A non-aqueous ink, which has excellent pigment dispersion stability and can achieve reduction or elimination of print-through, thereby achieving high print density, is disclosed. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233204 | ADDUCTS OF LEVULINIC DERIVATIVES WITH EPOXIDIZED FATTY ACID ESTERS AND USES THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to methods of preparation of compounds resulting from the reaction of levulinic esters and epoxidized unsaturated fatty acid esters. The compounds are useful as renewable biomass-based plasticizers for a variety of polymers. Mono-, di- and tri-ketal adducts formed in a reaction between alkyl esters of levulinate and epoxidized unsaturated fatty acid esters derived from vegetable oils are also disclosed. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233205 | Methods For Dispersing Water Soluble Polymer Powder - The present invention relates generally to a method for dispersing a dry cellulose ether powder in an aqueous solution without forming lumps using powder handling and mixing devices. The cellulose ethers can be cross-linked with an aldehyde cross-linker. An acid or partially neutralized acid is used to improve the solubility. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233206 | CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND COMPOSITIONS FROM OIL-CONTAINING FILLER - The present invention relates to construction materials comprising at least one binder, at least one oil-containing filler and at least one metallate additive according to formula (1): | 2013-09-12 |
20130233207 | HIGH PERFORMANCE SULFO-ALUMINOUS CLINKER - The invention relates to a sulfo-aluminous clinker with optimal setting time and short term compressive strengths, comprising a mixture of the following phases: calcium sulfoaluminate, or C | 2013-09-12 |
20130233208 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS (SCMS) - The method includes subjecting the pozzolans in crushed state to a high energetic mechanical processing by grinding in a grinding equipment, whereby the pozzolan particles receive mechanical impulses, and the grinding is carried out for a predetermined time resulting in a compressive strength of a 2 inch side cube of mortar having 80% Portland cement and 20% natural pozzolan in a ratio of 1:2.75 to standard sand and in addition water required to obtain a flow of the mortar according to American standard ASTM C 109, which has been properly compacted under vibration and hardened at +20° C. in sealed condition, which after 28 days is ≧75% of the compressive strength of a 2 inch side cube, treated as the cube, of a mortar having a ratio of Portland cement:sand of 1:2.75 and water corresponding to 48.5% of the weight of Portland cement. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233209 | Furniture Assembly System and Method - A furniture assembly system and method useful for assembling furniture provided in disassembled pieces. The system and method can securely and permanently connect two or more pieces of furniture with a furniture element connector without the use of separate tools. The furniture element connector can remain with the furniture while the furniture is in use. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233210 | FOLDING TABLE WITH LOCKING MECHANISM - A foldable table may include a table top and legs that are movable between an extended position and a collapsed position. The table top may include a first section and a second section that are connected by a hinge assembly. A locking member may be sized and configured to lock the hinge assembly in a fixed position. Advantageously, moving the legs between the extended and collapsed positions may cause the locking mechanism to move between the locked and unlocked positions. Thus, when the legs are in the extended position and the locking mechanism is in the locked position, the table top may be secured in the unfolded position. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233211 | Method for Using Hybrid Concrete Safes and Attaching Banking Equipment by Anchoring - Method for using hybrid concrete safes and attaching banking equipment by anchoring, and more specifically a method for using hybrid concrete safes and attaching banking equipment such as ATMs and cash dispensers, that involves using a hybrid concrete safe ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130233212 | BURNER, REACTION FURNACE SUCH AS GASIFICATION FURNACE INCLUDING THE BURNER, AND POWER PLANT INCLUDING THE REACTION FURNACE - A burner for a reaction furnace ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130233213 | HYBRID GRADUAL OXIDATION - Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for oxidizing gases. In some embodiments, a reaction chamber is configured to receive a fuel gas and maintain the gas at a temperature within the reaction chamber that is above an autoignition temperature of the gas. The reaction chamber may also be configured to maintain a reaction temperature within the reaction chamber below a flameout temperature. In some embodiments, heat and product gases from the oxidation process can be used, for example, to drive a turbine, reciprocating engine, and injected back into the reaction chamber. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233214 | APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FERTILISER IN STRIPS - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130233215 | Soil Deflector Wing for Furrow Opener With Replaceable Winged Tip Body - A paired row opener has a furrowing tip arranged to be selectively supported on a body of the opener. The furrowing tip includes a knife portion and a pair of wing portions extending rearwardly and outwardly therefrom where are separable together from the opener body. A pair of deflector wings are integrally formed on the opener body above inner edges of the respective wing portions which are abutted with the opener body so as to deflect disturbed soil away from a seam between the inner edge of the wing portions and the opener body. An insulated mounting block is fastened onto a rear bracket of the opener body which receives an anhydrous ammonia delivery tube therethrough so permit optional delivery of anhydrous ammonia at a location which is insulated and spaced rearwardly from the opener body. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233216 | VARIABLE GEOMETRY METER ROLLER - An agricultural metering device with a variable geometry meter roller is provided. The agricultural metering device includes a meter roller having a plurality of flutes. An aggregate cross sectional area of the flutes increases along a longitudinal axis of the meter roller. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233217 | SEWING MACHINE, EMBROIDERY UNIT, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING SEWING MACHINE CONTROL PROGRAM - A sewing machine includes at least one detecting portion, a processor, and a memory. The at least one detecting portion is configured to detect an ultrasonic wave that has been transmitted from a transmission source. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions that instruct the sewing machine to execute steps including identifying a position of the transmission source of the ultrasonic wave based on information pertaining to the ultrasonic wave that has been detected by the at least one detecting portion, and controlling sewing based on the position of the transmission source that has been identified. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233218 | SEWING MACHINE - A sewing machine includes a sewing portion, a detector, a processor, and a memory. The sewing portion includes a needle bar and a transport portion. The needle bar is configured to have a sewing needle on a lower end. The transport portion is configured to move a work cloth. The detector is configured to detect ultrasonic waves. The memory stores computer-readable instructions that instruct the processor to perform specifying a position of a transmission source of the ultrasonic waves based on the ultrasonic waves that are detected by the detector, specifying sewing information based on the specified position of the transmission source, the sewing information being information that pertains to sewing, and controlling the sewing portion based on the specified sewing information. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233219 | SEWING MACHINE - A sewing machine includes a detector configured to detect ultrasonic waves transmitted from a specification-enabled area, a processor, and a memory storing non-transitory computer-readable instructions that instruct the sewing machine to perform specifying a prescribed position based on a positional relationship between a transmission area and the specification-enabled area, the transmission area being an area that is at least a portion of a sewing-enabled area and being an area that includes a position of a transmission source that transmits the ultrasonic waves, the prescribed position being a position of an embroidery frame when the entire transmission area is included in the specification-enabled area, moving the embroidery frame to the specified prescribed position, specifying a transmission position based on the ultrasonic waves that are detected by the detector, and performing a sewing operation based on the specified transmission position. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233220 | SEWING MACHINE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A sewing machine that includes a sewing device that includes a needle bar configured to attach a sewing needle, and a transport device configured to move a work cloth, a processor, a plurality of detection devices that are configured to detect ultrasonic waves, and a memory that is configured to store computer-readable instructions that instruct the sewing machine to execute steps comprising specifying, when an ultrasonic wave transmitted from a transmission source of the ultrasonic wave is detected by the detection devices, a position of the transmission source of the ultrasonic waves, based on the detected ultrasonic waves, specifying a sewing position on the work cloth based on the specified position of the transmission source, and moving the work cloth by the transport device in accordance with the specified sewing position. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233221 | SEWING MACHINE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING SEWING MACHINE CONTROL PROGRAM - A sewing machine includes at least one ultrasonic wave detecting portion, a thickness detecting portion, a processor, and a memory. The at least one ultrasonic wave detecting portion is configured to detect an ultrasonic wave. The thickness detecting portion is configured to detect a thickness of a work cloth. The memory configured to store computer-readable instructions that instruct the sewing machine to execute steps that includes identifying a position, on the work cloth, of a transmission source of the ultrasonic wave, based on information pertaining to the ultrasonic wave that has been detected by the at least one ultrasonic wave detecting portion and on the thickness that has been detected by the thickness detecting portion, and controlling sewing on the work cloth based on the position of the transmission source that has been identified. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233222 | SEWING MACHINE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A sewing machine that includes a processor, a plurality of detection devices that is configured to be capable of changing mounting positions and configured to detect an ultrasonic wave, and a memory that is configured to store computer-readable instructions that instruct the sewing machine to execute steps comprising, identifying, when a first ultrasonic wave transmitted from a transmission source of the ultrasonic wave is detected by the detection devices, a position of the transmission source of the first ultrasonic wave, based on information relating to the detected first ultrasonic wave, and controlling sewing based on the identified position of the transmission source of the first ultrasonic wave. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233223 | SHIP COMPRISING A MAGNUS ROTOR AND FORCE-MEASURING DEVICE - The invention concerns a ship, in particular a cargo ship, comprising at least one Magnus rotor for driving the ship, which has a stationary carrier. The invention concerns in particular a ship in which arranged on the carrier is a measuring device for determining a flexural loading on the carrier. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233224 | Methods and Systems for FPSO Deck Mating - A method for constructing an FPSO comprises (a) assembling and integrating a plurality of modules to form a module assembly for installation on the FPSO. In addition, the method comprises (b) supporting the module assembly with one or more ballast adjustable pontoons. Further, the method comprises (c) positioning the module assembly over a deck of a vessel after (a) and (b). Still further the method comprises (d) de-ballasting the vessel and/or ballasting the one or more pontoons to load the module assembly onto the deck of the vessel after (c). | 2013-09-12 |
20130233225 | Control of Multi-Hulled Water Craft - A water craft has a body portion and at least two water engaging means. The body portion is at least partially suspended above the at least two water engaging means by a suspension system, and locating means are provided to connect each water engaging means to the body portion to permit substantially vertical and pitch direction motions of the water engaging means relative to the body. The suspension system includes at least one front pitch support ram and at least one back pitch support ram, the front and back pitch support rams providing support for at least a portion of the body relative to the at least two water engaging means. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233226 | Multi-Hulled Water Craft Including Suspension - A multi-hulled water craft is disclosed. The water craft has a body, one left hull and one right hull, each hull connected to the body by respective locating means which permits at least substantially vertical and pitch motion of the respective hull relative to the body. The multi-hulled water craft also has a suspension system including at least a front left modal support means and a back left modal support means for providing at least partial support of the body with respect to the left hull, and at least a front right modal support means and a back right modal support means for providing at least partial support of the body with respect to the right hull. The suspension system further includes interconnection means connected to the modal support means to provide different stiffness between motions in at least two of roll, pitch, heave and warp suspension modes. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233227 | SHIP COMPRISING FASTENING MEANS ARRANGED IN A GRID OVER THE CARGO AREA - The invention concerns a ship, in particular a cargo ship, having a load surface for receiving load items, in particular piece goods. The invention concerns in particular a ship whose load surface has a plurality of receiving means which can be connected to fixing means and which are distributed in a grid over the load surface. The invention further concerns a floor element for a ship, in particular a cargo ship, and a securing element. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233228 | POROUS ANTI-SLIP FLOOR COVERING - A marine flooring assembly having a marine vessel having a fixed surface and a floor covering assembly with an underlayment having an upper surface, an opposing lower surface, and defining a plurality of voids extending from the upper surface to the lower surface, the lower surface of the underlayment directly coupled to the fixed surface of the marine vessel, the floor covering assembly also having a working layer disposed on top of the underlayment, the working layer including a plurality of meshed flexible curled strands, each curled strand having at least one portion directly physically coupled to at least one of another curled strand and an upper surface of the underlayment, the plurality of curled strands defining a lower working surface, an upper working surface, and a plurality of openings thereat. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233229 | REVERSIBLE CAMBER SOFT WING SAIL - A reversible wing sail for use with a wind-powered vehicle is provided herein that comprises a rotatable mast, a multi-surface sail cover, and a spring-assisted camber inducer. The rotatable mast generally has a longitudinally extending mast axis and the multi-surface sail cover runs along at least a portion of the mast, extending transversely in relation to the mast from a leading edge to a trailing edge. The sail cover has a first surface and a second surface that form a cavity therebetween. The spring-assisted camber inducer is arranged in the cavity between the first and second surfaces of the sail cover and configured to induce an asymmetric camber profile between the first and second surfaces to form the wing sail into an airfoil shape. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233230 | ELECTRIC MOTOR EXCHANGE - The invention concerns a ship comprising at least one motor for driving the ship and at least one crane. To lift the motor at least one crane can be brought into engagement with the at least one motor through at least one closable opening. The invention further concerns a ship drive for driving a ship as well as a method of exchanging ship motors arranged within a ship for driving the ship together with peripheral devices. The invention further concerns the use of a wind power installation generator. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233231 | Floating Wind Turbine Platform and Method of Assembling - A semisubmersible wind turbine platform capable of floating on a body of water and supporting a wind turbine over a vertical center column includes a vertical center column and three or more vertical outer columns spaced radially from the center column, each of the outer columns being connected to the center column with one or more of bottom beams, top beams, and struts, with the major structural components being made of concrete and having sufficient buoyancy to support a wind turbine tower. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233232 | External Rescue and Recovery Devices and Methods for Underwater Vehicles - Methods and devices are provided for rescuing and recovering underwater vehicles. In one embodiment, a system is provided that includes a modular rescue device configured to attach to an underwater vehicle, such as with a tow line. The rescue device can include one or more emergency mechanisms that can be automatically and/or manually activated to aid in detecting the location of the underwater vehicle in the event of an emergency. One exemplary emergency mechanism includes a buoyancy mechanism, e.g., an expandable lift bag, configured to be inflated with a fluid to add buoyancy force to the system to pull the underwater vehicle toward a water surface. Another exemplary emergency mechanism includes a signaling mechanism configured to signal the underwater vehicle's location. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233233 | PLEASURE BOAT - The present invention refers to a pleasure boat and particularly but not exclusively to a pedal boat. According to the invention, in order to make sea excursions with said pleasure boat more attractive, the boat comprises a jetted tub on board, preferably fed with seawater drawn directly from the surrounding environment. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233234 | COLLAPSIBLE KAYAK APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method of use of a foldable watercraft and method of construction. The device comprises a collapsible boat hull constructed from a lightweight, low maintenance, and inexpensive material. The boat hull is frameless, folded and unfolded quickly, and is easy to transport and store. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233235 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE MOISTURE INDICATORS - Electronic devices may have sensitive circuitry. To determine whether an electronic device has been exposed to excessive amounts of moisture, the electronic device may be provided with a moisture indicator. The moisture indicator may have a wicking layer of white paper and a red dye layer. If a portion of the moisture indicator is exposed to moisture, red dye may bleed into the white paper. The moisture indicator may be mounted in an input-output port opening or other portion of the electronic device where the state of the moisture indicator is visible. The moisture indicator may have sealed edges to reduce sensitivity to small amounts of moisture intrusion. Different regions of the moisture indicator may be provided with different sensitivities by forming structures that have altered moisture flow properties, by altering wicking layer thicknesses, or by otherwise spatially modifying moisture sensitivity. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233236 | TEST DEVICE - The invention relates to a test device for confirmation of a cleaning effect of a cleaning device for a hollow medical device, in particular an endoscope, comprising a housing defining at least one test channel to be connected to a cleaning fluid feed line of the cleaning device, wherein said housing defines a location for mounting a plate shaped indicator in the test channel, characterized in that the test device comprises multiple test channels, and in that the indicator comprises a test surface having one or more test samples, wherein the one or more test samples on the test surface of the indicator, when mounted on the mounting location, are arranged in the multiple test channels. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233237 | WEIR METHOD FOR IMPROVED SINGLE CRYSTAL GROWTH IN A CONTINUOUS CZOCHRALSKI PROCESS - A method is disclosed for continuous CZ crystal growing wherein one or more crystal ingots are pulled into a growth chamber from a crystal/melt interface defined in a crucible containing molten crystalline material that is continuously replenished by crystalline feedstock. The method includes separating the molten crystalline material, controlling the flow of the molten crystalline material and defining an annular space with respect to sidewalls of a heat shield in the chamber. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233238 | Methods and Mask Structures for Substantially Defect-Free Epitaxial Growth - Disclosed are methods and mask structures for epitaxially growing substantially defect-free semiconductor material. In some embodiments, the method may comprise providing a substrate comprising a first crystalline material, where the first crystalline material has a first lattice constant; providing a mask structure on the substrate, where the mask structure comprises a first level comprising a first opening extending through the first level (where a bottom of the first opening comprises the substrate), and a second level on top of the first level, where the second level comprises a plurality of second trenches positioned at a non-zero angle with respect to the first opening. The method may further comprise epitaxially growing a second crystalline material on the bottom of the first opening, where the second crystalline material has a second lattice constant different than the first lattice constant and defects in the second crystalline material are trapped in the first opening. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233239 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SILICON INGOTS - Method for producing a silicon ingot comprising the following steps: providing a container for receiving a silicon melt with a base wall extending perpendicular to an axial direction and side walls, providing at least one flat monocrystalline seed crystal with an axial orientation selected from the group of <110>, <100> and <111> orientation, arranging the at least one seed crystal on the base wall of the container and directional solidification of a silicon melt in the container (2) to form a silicon ingot proceeding from the at least one seed crystal, wherein the axial orientation of the at least one seed crystal predetermines an axial orientation for the silicon ingot and wherein the at least one seed crystal is configured on the base wall of the container in such a way that a twin formation is avoided in an edge region adjoining the side walls. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233240 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR EPITAXIAL FILMS WITH HIGH GERMANIUM CONTENT - The present application relates to methods for depositing a smooth, germanium rich epitaxial film by introducing silylgermane as a source gas into a reactor at low temperatures. The epitaxial film can be strained and serve as an active layer, or relaxed and serve as a buffer layer. In addition to the silylgermane gas, a diluent is provided to modulate the percentage of germanium in a deposited germanium-containing film by varying the ratio of the silylgermane gas and the diluent. The ratios can be controlled by way of dilution levels in silylgermane storage containers and/or separate flow, and are selected to result in germanium concentration greater than 55 atomic % in deposited epitaxial silicon germanium films. The diluent can include a reducing gas such as hydrogen gas or an inert gas such as nitrogen gas. Reaction chambers are configured to introduce silylgermane and the diluent to deposit the silicon germanium epitaxial films. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233241 | SINGLE CRYSTAL PULLING APPARATUS AND LOW HEAT CONDUCTIVE MEMBER USED FOR SINGLE CRYSTAL PULLING APPARATUS - A single crystal pulling apparatus ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130233242 | APPLICATION TOOL - An application tool for applying a coating material on a substrate surface. The tool has a shaft for gripping and a reservoir accommodated in the shaft for stocking with coating material. The tool has a tool head having an applicator, by which the coating material passes onto the surface, and a valve is arranged between the reservoir and the tool head, which, when actuated, changes from a closed into an open position to output coating material onto the applicator for application onto the surface. In order to reduce consumption and allow for refilling with a coating material in a reliable and clean manner, a carrier part, on which the valve is secured with its valve body, is arranged between the shaft and the tool head of the application tool, and the carrier part is detachably connectable in each case to the shaft and to the tool head of the tool. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233243 | DEVICE FOR APPLYING A FREE-FLOWING MEDIUM TO A WEB - A device for applying a free-flowing medium to a continuously conveyed web, wherein the medium can be transferred to the web by a continuously rotating transfer (gravure) roll. An application head is provided in order to transfer the free-flowing medium to the circumference of the gravure roll. The application head includes a chamber which is open toward the circumference of the gravure roll and has an inlet and an outlet for the medium to be applied. The front outer face, in the direction of rotation, of the chamber is delimited by a front doctor blade and the rear outer face, in the direction of rotation, is delimited by a rear doctor blade. Both doctor blades are seated against the circumference of the gravure roll. The front doctor blade can be pressed against the circumference of the gravure roll by a pressing body with an adjustable pressing force. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233244 | COMPACT ORGANIC VAPOR JET PRINTING PRINT HEAD - A first device is provided. The first device includes a print head, and a first gas source hermetically sealed to the print head. The print head further includes a first layer further comprising a plurality of apertures, each aperture having a smallest dimension of 0.5 to 500 microns. A second layer is bonded to the first layer. The second layer includes a first via in fluid communication with the first gas source and at least one of the apertures. The second layer is made of an insulating material. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233245 | ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY PRINTING APPRATUS - An electrostatic spray printing apparatus includes a nozzle, a first voltage supply, and two guide electrodes. The nozzle sprays a solution containing an organic material. The first voltage supply divides the solution sprayed from the nozzle into fine droplets by applying a positive voltage to the nozzle. The guide electrodes are arranged to be spaced apart from each other with an end of the nozzle therebetween, extends in a first direction, and are grounded. The electrostatic spray printing apparatus forms an organic pattern with a uniform thickness. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233246 | TREAT DISPENSER - A treat dispenser having a sound producing element that may be activated in connection with dispensing treats from the dispenser. The treat dispenser may include a telescoping member and a housing member that may be displaced to dispense treats and emit a sound (e.g., click) from the sound producing element. The treat dispenser may be gripped by a user wherein the user may actuate the treat dispenser with one hand. The treat dispenser may be used in the training of an animal (e.g., clicker training) | 2013-09-12 |
20130233247 | FOOD AND/OR WATER DELIVERING, RECEIVING, AND FEEDING APPARATUS - A food and/or water delivery and receiving device especially suited for pets, comprising a receiving dish, an elongated delivery tube, and a handle, where the food and water delivery tube is generally disposed vertically relative to the ground and is fluidly connected to the dish at a first end and open to receive food and/or water at a second end, and where the delivery tube further comprises an ergonomic handle extending generally perpendicularly from a point near the second end of the delivery tube and where the open second end of the delivery tube further comprises means for holding bottle or other conveying device for liquid or food. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233248 | Manual Portion Control Feeder - An improved manual portion control feeder includes a food delivery mechanism that is in communication with a food reservoir and which, when actuated, dispenses a predetermined amount of food from the reservoir into another vessel. Advantageously, the feeding apparatus further includes a feedback mechanism which, responsive to an actuation of the food delivery mechanism, provides at least one of an acoustic indication and a tactile indication that is representative of the dispensing of a predetermined quantity of food by the food delivery mechanism. The acoustic and/or tactile indication enables the feeding apparatus to remain disposed on, for example, a floor and alerts the user that a predetermined amount of food has been dispensed from the reservoir since the acoustic and/or tactile indications are detectable with relative ease. This enables an animal to be provided a predetermined amount of food with minimal attention being required of the user. | 2013-09-12 |
20130233249 | ANIMAL MEMORY TRAINING SYSTEM WITH CLOSED ROTARY MAZE - An animal memory training system with a closed rotary maze comprises a maze device and a stimulating device. A rotary wheel ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130233250 | Pet Kennel - A pet kennel that is structured to receive an animal includes an upper kennel portion and a lower kennel portion that include first and second engagement structures that are slidingly engageable. The upper kennel portion is situated in a first position atop the lower kennel portion offset from one another along a longitudinal axis of the pet kennel. The upper kennel portion is then translated along the longitudinal axis with respect to the lower pet kennel portion toward a second, assembled position to cause the first engagement elements and the second engagement elements to become slidingly engaged and to cause the upper and lower kennel portions to become aligned with one another. The upper kennel portion additionally includes a pair of latches that are engageable with the lower shell portion in the second position of the pet kennel to retain the upper and lower kennel portions in the second position | 2013-09-12 |
20130233251 | ANIMAL MEDICAL FLUID LINE HARNESS - An animal fluid line holder that includes an animal attachment portion and a fluid line engaging portion. The animal attachment portion includes an elongated section, a fastening mechanism that is capable of engaging opposite ends of the elongated section and a first engagement mechanism attached to the elongated section. The fluid line attachment portion includes a fluid line engaging mechanism and a second engagement mechanism. The fluid line engaging mechanism is capable of engaging a fluid line to retain the fluid line in a substantially stationary relationship thereto. The second engagement mechanism is attached to the fluid line engaging mechanism. The second engagement mechanism is capable of engaging the first engagement mechanism. | 2013-09-12 |