42nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110253737 | CARTRIDGE BASED DISPENSER SYSTEM - A cartridge based dispensing system includes a cartridge having a rotatable compartmentalized receptacle for supporting a plurality of items in separate compartments along with a housing for removably supporting the cartridge. The housing includes an opening for enabling dispensing of an item from an aligned separate compartment and a mechanism is provided for rotating the receptacle within the cartridge in order to align compartments with the housing opening. The mechanism may be configured for causing different discrete angular rotations of the receptacle corresponding to compartment size. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253738 | Metering Dispensing System With One-Piece Pump Assembly - A liquid dispensing device includes a storage container having an opening and dome pump assembly attached thereto substantially over the opening for metered dispensing. The dome pump assembly is integrally formed with a dome button, top portion extension and valve to facilitate manufacture and reduce costs of the pump while improving performance thereof. The valve is employed to pull liquid from the storage container into the dome for metering. An exit passageway formed from the extension and container wall serves as an output valve. The user squeezes the dome and the opposite side of the container pouch con-currently to seal the flapper valve to urge liquid out through the exit passageway for actual dispensing. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253739 | FLUID CONTAINER UNIT AND METHOD FOR INJECTING DIFFERENT KINDS OF FLUIDS INTO FLUID USAGE EQUIPMENT - The fluid container unit comprising: a container coupling for coupling a supply/discharge port of a first container with a supply/discharge port of a second container; a single nozzle member having a nozzle tube; a connection cap having one end for holding a base portion of the nozzle member and an other end for covering one side of the container coupling by fitting around an outer periphery thereof; an intermediate adaptor having a pair of pusher elements facing to the first and the second supply/discharge port respectively, and being held movably in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the nozzle tube in the connection cap, and a supply/discharge port opening mechanism for moving the intermediate adaptor toward the container coupling and opening the supply/discharge ports by the pusher elements. Thereby, in configuring a fluid container unit by integrally-assembling two containers for respectively accumulating different kinds of fluids in a parallel arrangement, the workability in fixing the fluid container unit to an injection site of a fluid usage equipment is improved, and the injection site can be configured to be more compact. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253740 | METHOD, A DEVICE AND A SYSTEM FOR METERING OF POWDER - A method for metering powder material from a powder material source by a metering device connected to the source. The device is charged from the source with a batch of powder material in a charging configuration. The batch is discharged from the device in a discharging configuration. The source is connected with a metering piston space in the charging configuration via a first channel of a fixed metering channel hub. The volume of the space is controlled between a metering piston and a hub peripheral surface by controlling the piston position in the space, thereby charging the volume with powder material by gravity. The metering space is turned around the hub, thereby leaving the charging configuration. The volume filled with material is enclosed until reaching the discharging configuration. The metering piston space is connected with a discharge opening via a second channel of the hub for discharging the material contained in the enclosed volume. Also a device and a system. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253741 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING A VISCOUS MATERIAL ON A SUBSTRATE - A dispenser for dispensing a volume of viscous material on a substrate includes a frame, a gantry system coupled to the frame, and a dispenser unit coupled to the gantry system. The dispenser unit includes a housing having a chamber and a piston disposed in the chamber. The piston is configured to move between a pre-dispense position and a dispense position within the chamber. The dispenser unit further includes a dispensing bore configured to receive the piston therein and a nozzle coupled to the housing. A controller is coupled to the piston to control the operation of the piston. The dispenser is constructed such that a volume of viscous material dispensed from the dispensing bore is substantially equal to the volume of the piston entering the dispensing bore when moving the piston to the dispense position. Other embodiments and methods of dispensing viscous material are further disclosed. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253742 | ENCLOSURE FOR USE WITH A GRAVITY FED FLUID DISPENSING SYSTEM - An enclosure for use with a gravity fed fluid dispensing system includes a housing comprising a base member and a cover member, and an actuator movably connected with the housing and arranged to rotate the bottle within the housing. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253743 | Apparatus and System for Dispensing Liquids - An apparatus for pumping fluids comprises a suction pump and an inlet tube extendible into a container containing the fluid. A sealing plate is provided over the liquid surface to form a circumferential seal with the inner wall of the container and the outer wall of the inlet tube. The sealing plate prevents air from entering the lower part of the container and thereby prevents the pump from cavitating once the container is emptied. A pumping system is also provided wherein a plurality of pumping apparatuses is provided on a frame. A dispensing system is also provided wherein a plurality of computer controlled nozzles are each connected to a respective pumping apparatus whereby specific volumes of desired fluids can be dispensed. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253744 | TAGGANT KEYING SYSTEM FOR DISPENSING SYSTEMS - A dispensing system with an electronic keying mechanism, the dispenser including a housing and a refill unit. The refill unit includes a product reservoir, a pump mechanism and a collar adapted to secure the refill unit within the housing. An infrared sensor is provided in the housing and includes an infrared radiation source and a detector. A taggant is dispersed within at least a portion of the collar, the taggant being detectable by the detector when exposed to infrared radiation. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253745 | DISPENSER FOR OIL AND VINEGAR - A dispenser for oil and vinegar, the dispenser comprising: (a) an outer container defining an internal space for receiving oil and having a top rim defining an opening; (b) an inner container defining an internal space for receiving vinegar, the inner container being at least partially located within the internal space of the outer container, the inner container having a shoulder projecting outwardly and being located above the top rim of the outer container; (c) a cap having a top wall and a peripheral wall for enclosing the top rim of the outer container and the shoulder of the inner container, the top wall and peripheral wall defining an internal space; (d) a first tube having a bottom end defining a bottom opening facing the internal space of the outer container and a top end defining a top opening opened to the atmosphere, wherein the first tube defines a first passage for allowing fluid communication between the internal space of the outer container and the atmosphere; and (e) a second tube having a bottom end defining a bottom opening facing the internal space of the inner container and a top end defining a top opening opened to the atmosphere, wherein the second tube defines a second passage for allowing fluid communication between the internal space of the inner container and the atmosphere. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253746 | WINE DISPENSING SYSTEM - A wine dispensing system comprises a cabinet with refrigerated compartments for maintaining bulk wine in boxes and dispenses any one of a number of wine varieties upon pressing an appropriate button. Check valves in the system prevent air from spoiling unused wine, and a computer measures each pour, updates inventory, and accepts demographic information to assist in marketing and sales promotion. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253747 | DISPENSING TOOL FOR MULTI-COMPONENT SUBSTANCES - A dispensing tool is disclosed which includes an exchangeable container having a main component A, a container having a minor component B, a mixer for the components A and B, and an expelling device for at least one of the containers, the expulsion into the mixer of at least one of the components being controllable independently of the other components. In addition, a method is disclosed for refilling the container of the minor component B of a dispensing tool. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253748 | Perfume bottle sealing structure - A perfume bottle sealing structure includes a cover, which is covered on the bottleneck of a perfume bottle and has an air hole and a tubular center shaft defining a longitudinal fluid passage, and a seal that is fastened to the top end of the tubular center shaft to seal the longitudinal fluid passage and the air hole during transportation of the perfume bottle and, which has a plug rod and a bottom pin respectively fitted into the longitudinal fluid passage and the air hole to seal the bottleneck when the seal is fastened to the cover. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253749 | LOCKING AEROSOL DISPENSER - An aerosol valve actuator with a top portion rotatable on a bottom portion. The entire top portion in one rotatable position is depressible vertically to actuate the valve. A click post and clicking rib provide a single click in each direction of rotation. Flanges on top and bottom portions interact to stop rotation as soon as each click occurs. Plastic springs interact with spring biasing members only when the top portion is in actuating position, and assure return of the actuator top portion to full upward position for rotation after actuation of even a short-stemmed valve. Downwardly extending flexible connecting flanges connect the actuator top and bottom portions. The top portion has a lower periphery with a plurality of upwardly extending indentations to overlie lateral ribs in the lower portion in actuation position. The top and bottom portions have interfitting cylinders to stabilize the top portion and maintain verticality. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253750 | LIQUID SUPPLY DEVICE - A drive characteristic and durability of a liquid supply device having a flexible pump member such as a bellows are improved. A drive pump in the liquid supply device has a bellows as the pump member that is elastically deformed axially by a drive rod. A drive pump chamber and a communication chamber are formed by the bellows and the housing, and the communication chamber and the drive pump chamber are partitioned by the orifice member. At a drive operation time of the drive rod, the through hole is blocked by the valve member, and a liquid flows in between the communication chamber and the drive pump chamber via a communication gap formed between the orifice member and an inner circumferential face of the housing. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253751 | ONE PIECE SPOUT FOR A GASOLINE FUELING NOZZLE - A one piece spout for Healy 700®, Healy 800®, and Healy 900® gasoline fuel nozzles having a strong structural integrity. The gasoline nozzle spout includes a one piece tube having a first end and a second end having different diameters, the first end is adapted to be introduced on an inlet opening of a fuel tank, and the second end is adapted to be secured to a nozzle of a gasoline pump. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253752 | NOZZLE FOR A NASAL INHALER - A nozzle for use in a fluid dispensing device comprises a body defining a fluid flow channel which is shaped to impart acceleration and angular momentum to fluid passing therethrough. An inlet port is formed in the body and defines an inlet to the channel. An outlet port is formed in the body and defines an outlet from the channel. The fluid flow channel includes a swirl chamber having a plurality of swirl chamber segments. The swirl chamber is located between the channel inlet and the channel outlet. The body is comprised of a mating assembly of a plurality of like component parts. Each of the component parts provides one of the swirl chamber segments. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253753 | Flow control apparatus for molten metal - Exemplary embodiments of the invention relate to a flow control apparatus for control of molten metal flow through a trough. The apparatus includes a flow control element (e.g. a movable dam or flow restrictor) movable between an operating position and an inactive position. A guide element provides an elongated track having a first part extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the flow control element. One or more track followers are retained by the guide element and are movable along the track. An elongated arm is attached at one end to the flow control element and to the track follower at an opposite end. An actuator operably connects to the track follower to move the track follower along the track. The track causes the flow control element to move away from the operating position with a straight (non-pivoting) motion, but preferably causes the flow control element to pivot as it approaches the inactive position. The flow control apparatus may be combined with a connector unit for connecting sections of a metal-conveying trough or the like, or may be used directly with such trough or trough sections. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253754 | AEROSOL PAINT COMPOSITION WITH FUNGICIDE AND SPRAYABLE AEROSOL COMPOSITION - An aerosol paint composition includes an alkyd resin; one or more solvents; an organoclay; an anti-settling wax; a dispersing agent; one or more pigments; a drying agent; an anti-skinning agent; a fragrance; and a fungicide. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253755 | Device for use in folding fitted sheets - A fitted bedsheet folding aid includes a telescoping left rod assembly having a pair of door hangers attached thereto for supporting the fitted bedsheet folding aid over the top of a door. A telescoping right rod assembly longitudinally abuts the left rod assembly and is attached thereto by means of a hinge to permit the right rod assembly to be rotated clockwise 180 degrees away from the door from an open position in which it is longitudinally aligned with the left rod assembly to a closed position in front of the left rod assembly. The length of each of the telescoping rod assemblies is adjustable to accommodate king, queen, double or twin fitted sheets. A spring-loaded tip member at each end of the telescoping rod assemblies is urged outwardly to maintain taut a sheet spanning the telescoping rod assemblies. A spring clip mounted on the left rod assembly proximate the hinge provides a point of attachment of the top edges of the sheet spanning the telescoping rod assemblies, midway along the span. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253756 | THREADING DEVICE FOR A MESH STYLE EQUIPMENT VEST - The disclosed invention is a threader for use with various modular tactical vest systems. The particular modular vest systems have a weaving interface with attachable storage modules. A strap on a module is attached to the threader and the threader is woven through the support web on the vest. As the threader is pulled through the support web, the module is secured to the vest. Two embodiments for attaching the strap to the threader are disclosed. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253757 | Carrying Aid - A carrying aid that transfers weight from a load supported by shoulder straps, such as a backpack or portable tree stand, to the user's hip area is disclosed. The carrying aid includes a weight supporting region and a fastener region. The weight supporting region forms a trough around a portion of the load that reduces the risk of the load from being dislodged from the weight supporting region. A fastener attaches the carrying aid to the user's belt. The carrying aid can be molded, shaped, or formed from a single piece of material such as a metal, plastic, or polycarbonate. The carrying aid is easy to attach and remove from the user's belt and the load is easily inserted and removed from the trough formed by the weight supporting region. The carrying aid is lightweight and easily stored when not in use. This carrying aid is particularly useful for deer hunters or nature enthusiasts carrying shoulder strap-supported portable tree stands. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253758 | Bicycle rack accessory - A bicycle carrier comprising an upwardly extending tube having a substantially horizontal tube connected thereto, a clamping mechanism for retaining a bicycle mounted on the horizontal tube, a display mounted on the tube, the display including a plurality of lights and a license display portion, and electrical interconnection between the lights and the electric wiring of the vehicle to which the bicycle carrier is to be attached. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253759 | Handy hangers for tools - A device that carries, holds, and secures hand tools, power tools and other devices & objects (squirt bottles, flashlights, calking guns, hair dry blowers, etc) made from a single pliable type material. The device carrier/holder is sturdy and rigid for securely holding hand tools or power tools or other devices and objects and such device can be readily shaped and re-shaped by the user by applying their own hand strength in order to better fit the many shapes, sizes, weights, models, makes, styles, etc of hand tools, power tools, and other objects that are used. The device carrier and holder can be placed and or hung from the users belts, pockets, waist bands, tool belts, carpenter aprons, aprons, electrician tool belts, plumber tool belts, tool bags, tool pouches and other professional tool belts and or placed and or hung over the rim of a tool bucket, cans, paint cans, arms on ladders, the edges of tool boxes, work bench slats, the slats in slat-wall display walls, (but not limited to just these) and many more not mentioned. Allowing the user to place the tool carrier and holder in the most assessable, convenient, and handy place for carrying, accessing, and holding the tools they use. The device carrier/holder provides 2 rounded surfaces so tools & objects slide easily into section of it that holds the tools, devices, and objects. The device carrier and tool holder is made from a single type of material creating a tool carrier and tool holder that has no mechanical parts to break, or to become loose, and fail or need repaired. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253760 | SURGICAL ROD SCORER AND METHOD OF USE OF THE SAME - A method for cutting surgical rod in situ is provided. The method includes positioning an operable end of a surgical rod scorer around surgical rod that has been previously affixed to a spinal segment via at least two pedicle screws. A portion of the surgical rod is scored with the surgical rod scorer. The scored surgical rod is grasped with a surgical rod bender. And, the scored surgical rod is bent such that the surgical rod separates along the scored portion of the surgical rod. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253761 | CUTTING MEANS AND A DISPENSER COMPRISING CUTTING MEANS - Cutting means ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110253762 | TISSUE CUTTING DEVICE - A tissue cutting device is for cutting a tissue roll having a rolling section and an extension section. The rolling section is disposed about a core. The extension section is extended from one end of the rolling section and has a distal end. The tissue cutting device includes an abutting element and a lever element. The lever element is pivotable and has a first section and a section. A distal end of the first section is a first end. A distal end of the second section is a second end. A gap is defined between the abutting element and the first end for the extension section to extend therethrough. The extension section is divided into a preserving section and a serving section. The preserving section is between the gap and the rolling section. The serving section is between the gap and the distal end of the extension section. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253763 | MEDIUM SUCTION SUPPORT DEVICE AND MEDIUM CONVEYING DEVICE - A medium suction support device includes a medium support table, a suction unit, a plurality of flexible tube members and a sliding member. Through-holes are formed in the medium support table to pass through the medium support table. The suction unit is disposed on a side of the back surface to suction the recording medium disposed on the medium support surface via the through-holes. One opening end of each of the flexible tube members surrounds a corresponding one of the through-holes on the back surface. The sliding member is configured to move in parallel along the back surface. The sliding member has openings formed in an opposing surface facing the back surface with each of the openings being configured to respectively accommodate the other opening end of a corresponding one of the flexible tube members. The openings have different lengths in a parallel movement direction of the sliding member. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253764 | PACKAGE FOR POINT HOOKS - A package packages a variety of point hooks having angled tips, which are to be applied by a nailing machine. The point hooks are arranged side by side in a folded box, which on one of the narrow sides parallel to the point hooks has a slide opening, into which engages a slide of the nailing machine and pushes the point hooks across the box in such a way that respectively one hook is ejected on the opposite narrow side through an outlet into a strike position of the nailing machine. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253765 | HAND-HELD SURGICAL DEVICES - A surgical system is provided and includes an intelligent surgical device having a drive motor supported in the housing and being in electrical communication with the power source; and control circuitry. The control circuitry includes a feedback system for monitoring a condition of the surgical device during a use thereof and for changing an operative parameter of the surgical device when a change in the monitored condition occurs. The surgical system includes a non-intelligent loading unit for selective connection to the housing of the surgical device and which is actuatable by the drive motor, the loading unit having a first and a second condition. During operation, the drive motor actuates the loading unit from the first condition to the second condition; and when the loading unit achieves the second condition, a change in the at least one monitored condition occurs and an operative parameter of the surgical device is changed. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253766 | SURGICAL STAPLER WITH APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING STAPLE HEIGHT - A surgical stapling instrument including a staple sled which can be advanced and/or retracted relative to first and second jaw members, wherein the staple sled can be configured to deploy staples from a staple cartridge in one of the first and second jaw members. In at least one embodiment, the other of the first and second jaw members can include an anvil having at least one forming surface which can be configured to deform the staples as they are deployed from the staple cartridge. In at least one form of the invention, the anvil can be movably adjustable relative to the staple cartridge in order to adjust the distance in which the staples are deformed. In various embodiments, the anvil can be adjusted by a slidable adjusting plate and/or a rotatable cam. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253767 | Manufacturing method for electronic devices - A manufacturing method for an electronic device joining a first metallic bond part formed on a first electronic component and a second metallic bond part formed on a second electronic component includes a first process for placing the first metallic bond part directly against the second metallic bond part, applying pressure to the first electronic component and the second electronic component, joining the first metallic bond part to the second metallic bond part with solid-phase diffusion, and releasing the applied pressure, and a second process for heating the first electronic component and the second electronic component at a predetermined temperature such that the first metallic bond part and the second metallic bond part are joined together by melting at least one of the first metallic bond part and the second metallic bond part. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253768 | INTEGRATED TAB HANGING FILE SYSTEM - An integral tab system for a 2-D or 3-D tab for a folder, and a method of making same is disclosed. The integral 2-D (flat) tab ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110253769 | TAMPER-RESISTANT ENVELOPE - A tamper-resistant envelope comprising a first and a second panel joined together along at least one tamper-evident seam to form a pocket therebetween, and a flap comprising a tamper-evident adhesive distally connected to the first panel along a fold line and adapted to adhere to at least a portion of the first panel and at least a portion of the second panel when folded along the fold line. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253770 | PACKAGING FOR MATTRESSES AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING THE PACKAGING - A packaging for a mattress consisting of a wrapping provided by a sheet of heat-sealing plastics, the wrapping comprising two rectangular portions, which are sized to cover the opposite faces of the mattress and have perimetric regions which are folded so as to cover the perimetric band of the mattress and have, along at least two mutually opposite and parallel sides of the mattress, subflaps which are folded outward and heat-sealed to each other, so as to form wings provided with slots adapted to act as handles. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253771 | PACKAGING - Packaging for a generally block shaped product ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110253772 | REDUCIBLE CARTON WITH LOCKING AND RECLOSURE FEATURES - The present invention is directed to a reducible carton formed from a one-piece unitary blank of material. The reducible carton comprises a top wall, a bottom wall, opposite side walls, a front wall and a back wall. Means enabling the reducible carton to transversely separate it into a reusable rear carton component and a discardable front carton component. The reusable carton component comprises the back wall and a rear portion of each of the top wall, the bottom wall and the side walls, wherein the rear top wall portion, the rear bottom wall portion and the rear side wall portions in the reusable carton component each terminate in a forward edge defining an open forward end of the reusable carton component. The forward edge of one of the rear top wall portion or the rear bottom wall portion defines a seal flap that is foldable into closing relationship over the open forward end of the reusable carton component. The seal flap has a locking tab on a free edge thereof. The forward edge of the other of the rear top wall portion or the rear bottom wall portion includes a recess therein for frictionally receiving the locking tab to lock the seal flap in closed position. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253773 | INSULATED PIZZA BOX AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - The present invention relates to an insulated pizza box and method for manufacture in which the pizza box includes a layer of an insulation material applied to all inner surfaces of the box. The insulated pizza box can be formed by adhering a layer of an insulation material to the material forming the pizza box. In one embodiment, the layer of the insulation material is applied to a sheet of a corrugated material. The layer of insulation material can be a layer of aluminum foil or a foil like material. The sheet can be die cut into container blanks and scored at appropriate points so that the blank can be folded into the pizza box. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253774 | SECURITY COLLAR FOR BEVERAGE CONTAINER - A fluid container includes an outer shell including a plurality of sidewalls forming a hollow interior, a first one of the sidewalls having an opening formed therein and a first flap extending therefrom, the first flap having a retention feature formed therein, and an inner liner disposed within the hollow interior of the outer shell configured to receive and store a fluid, the inner liner including a spout providing fluid communication with an interior thereof, wherein the retention feature is in substantial alignment with a portion of the opening formed in the first one of the sidewalls, the opening and the retention feature cooperating to receive and support the spout in a position extending outwardly from the first one of the sidewalls. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253775 | DISPLAY CARTON FOR A PLURALITY OF PRODUCTS - A carton for a plurality of products comprising a front panel and a rear panel, the front panel and the rear panel connected one to the other by a top panel and a bottom panel, each of the front panel, the top panel and the bottom panel having appended side flaps. Each of the appended side flaps of the top panel and the bottom panel having a recess, the recesses of the top panel flaps being in alignment with the recesses of the bottom panel flaps to form a combined recess. A product separator is located in the carton, the product separator having a separator panel with an appended first panel and a second panel, each of the first panel and the second panel being fitted into a combined recess to thereby secure the product separator in the carton. The front panel is at least partially transparent. Each of the front panel flaps having an appended glue flap, the appended glue flaps having a plurality of glue tabs. The top panel and the rear panel having an appended hanger panel with an aperture and a structure to reclose the carton. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253776 | EXPANDABLE FOOD CARTON - An expandable food carton expands to a non-trapezoidal shape when in an open and expanded state. The expanded state creates a wider top opening which provides a larger access to the interior of the package and thus to the food product. The expandable carton has a bottom end with upstanding side panels therefrom, where each side panel has at least one score line that extends between an upper end region and a lower end region. The carton has a top flap attached at an upper end of each side panel, each top flap also having a score line that extends longitudinally between an upper end region and a lower end region at a midpoint region. Upon shifting the carton into the expanded state, the side panels of the carton shift outward along their respective score lines and the top flaps of the carton fold down adjacent respective side panels and shift outward along their respective score lines. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253777 | MERCHANDIZING CARTON - A carton includes a base member comprising, a bottom portion, a pair of longitudinal base walls, a first transverse base wall, and a second transverse base wall, and a panel disposed adjacent to the second transverse base wall in an interior space partially defined by the base member, the panel operative to be biased by a following mechanism. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253778 | Self Checkout Stands - This invention discloses a new self-check-out stand capable of handling large orders. The check-out stand has a flat belt on which items that have been scanned can be placed. This belt abuts a declining belt, with both belts preferably each having abutting ends with upper corners in which a fixed non-rotating nose rod is located with the rod extending across the width of the belt, said rods hold the abutting ends tightly together with only a small crack between the belts. The check-out stand has two sets of unpowered transition rollers to turn the items at an obtuse angle to the conveyer belts. The stand has a declining set of rollers to bring the items to the proper height for the customer to bag. The accumulation area rises from front to back to slow the items being conveyed. A scanner module with a monitor and pay station can be placed at the front end of the stand. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253779 | Tracking Removal or Processing of Debris Material - A method of performing debris clean-up following a disaster event can include creating an electronic load ticket for a pre-registered debris transporter to transport a load of debris from a site of debris origin to a site where the load of debris is to be emptied from the transporter; following transport of the load of debris to the second site, reading, from the electronic information storage device and to a portable computing device, the information uniquely identifying the debris transporter and the electronic load ticket; and upon verification that no alteration has been made to the transporter, receiving at the portable computing device information describing the load of debris that has been transported. In some implementations, the electronic load ticket includes information identifying the geographic location of debris origin, and is electronically stored on a portable electronic information storage device that contains information uniquely identifying the debris transporter. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253780 | Card-reading device - An improved card-reading device comprises an input module, a message display panel, a pair of engaging elements, a shielding structure and an antenna module. The shielding structure is pivotally installed between the pair of engaging elements, such that the shielding structure can be swung to provide a shielding effect to a specific position of the card-reading device. The antenna module is installed inside the shielding structure and provided for sensing an object containing a specific tag. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253781 | Information communication system, information communication device, information communication method and computer program - Information communication includes communicating with an information storage medium having a data communication function determined by a physical communication layer. The information storage medium is accessed by determining the physical communication layer of the information storage medium, from among a plurality of potential physical communication layers. Service data describing attribute information for at least one stored application service is read from the information storage medium, attribute information regarding a desired one of the application services is acquired to confirm that the desired one of the application services is stored on the information storage medium. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253782 | LOADED DUMMY TRACK RUNNING ALONGSIDE THE CARD DATA LINES CARRYING DUMMY DATA - Dummy data wires or PCB tracks are employed that run close to and parallel with the wires or tracks that carry the actual data between the card and the microprocessor. These dummy data tracks or wires are driven with dummy random data at a similar data rate to that used on the real data track(s) or wire(s). As the dummy tracks or wires are close to the “real” data tracks or wires and the dummy data is random, attempts to capacitively sense the actual data will be disrupted. To counter this method of detection the dummy data track may be connected to loads (resistive, capacitive or both) to ensure that current flows when dummy data is applied to the tracks. The loads may be selected such that the current flows are similar to those in the real data track. This is achieved by determining the terminating impedances on the real data track and using similar values on the dummy data tracks. Or, the strategy may be to ensure that the current flow in the dummy data tracks are much higher than the real data track current, in which case the total magnetic field will be dominated by the dummy data and the “real” signal will be “drowned out” by the dummy data signals. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253783 | METHOD OF AUTHENTICATING AND/OR IDENTIFYING AN ARTICLE - The present invention relates to a method of authenticating and/or identifying an article containing a chemical marking agent, which is substantially inseparably enclosed in a marker as a carrier and contains selected chemical elements and/or compounds in the form of marker elements, in concentrations based on a predetermined encryption code, which method comprises the steps of:
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20110253784 | HIGH SPEED OPTICAL CODE READING - In an optical code reader, at least a selected one of AGC processing and automatic focus control is performed in parallel with optical code decoding. Preferably, the selected process is initiated ahead of any signal which initiates decoding. Preferably, the selected process is performed periodically and independently of any signal which initiates decoding. In an embodiment, decoding and the selected processes are performed by different first and second processors, respectively, which operate in parallel, and the second processor performs the selected process without the first processor exercising any control over the performance of the selected process. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253785 | Multi-Pass Biometric Scanner - A biometric scanner comprising a fingerprint module, a first plurality of fingerprint sensors, and a sensor circuit within the fingerprint module. The first plurality of fingerprint sensors is ergonomically positioned on the fingerprint module to accommodate a second plurality of fingertips of a human hand. The sensor circuit is coupled to the first plurality of fingerprint sensors wherein fingerprints of the second plurality are captured simultaneously by the sensor circuit. A biometric scanner system and a method of manufacturing a biometric scanner are also provided. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253786 | USE OF A WIDEBAND RADIO RECEIVER WITHIN THE DEVICE TO DETECT TRANSMISSIONS FROM A PARASITIC SHIM OR OTHER UNOFFICIAL CIRCUITRY IMPLANTED WITHIN THE TERMINAL - A card reader terminal is provided with circuitry to detect wireless transmission of data from the card terminal from illicit transmitting equipment within the terminal in the form of a “shim” or otherwise. The detector circuit is connected to an A/D input of a microprocessor. Voltage level at the input may be measured rather than just treating it as digital input where the voltage level would be taken by the processor as either ON (signal present) or OFF (signal not present). Where the microprocessor (or other processing electronics) used does not have an analog to digital converter input, an external analog to digital circuit may be used. The terminal can determine the level of radio signal activity in its vicinity before a card is entered into the card slot, the level after the card is inserted and the level during the time the terminal is exchanging data with the card. If there is an abrupt increase in signal level when the card is inserted or when data exchange commences, the processor can ensure that the PIN is not sent to the card and can prevent all further transactions until the radio signal is no longer present. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253787 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING APPARATUS FOR READING AND DECODING MACHINE-READABLE MATRIX SYMBOLS - There is provided an apparatus and method for reading matrix codes comprising an ultrasound transducer | 2011-10-20 |
20110253788 | MONITORING CURRENT LEVEL AND CURRENT INTO AND OUT OF THE ICC READER POWER CONTACTS TO DETECT A PARASITIC SHIM - The present invention detects the current flowing through the contacts of the smart card reader due to the presence of a “shim”. Small value resistors are connected in series with either the Power connection or the Ground connection, or both. Values are typically 47 milliohms to 100 milliohms. The use of such small values ensures that little voltage is dropped across the resistors and that the card is therefore adequately powered. With no card present, the current through these resistors should be zero and therefore the voltage across the resistors will also be zero. Amplifier circuits are employed to monitor and amplify the voltage across the resistors and in the “PayPod” design the amplifier outputs are connected to analogue to digital inputs on the microprocessor. Where the microprocessor (or other processing electronics) used has no analogue to digital inputs, separate analogue to digital circuits may be used. The microprocessor may then monitor the current flowing into the power supply contacts of the card reader. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253789 | IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND APPLICATIONS - The invention relates to an identification system, comprising an information carrier or a group of such information carriers, which allow a clear association of information. The invention further relates to the use of said information carriers, and to a device for reading said information carriers, wherein the information carriers are associated with a random action of a data processing system by way of the structured information layer thereof or can trigger such action. The invention furthermore relates to information carriers for access control systems, payment systems, ticket systems, and marketing application. According to the invention, overlaps of the information layer can be provided by applying additional layers, which achieve several advantages according to the invention, such as optically rendering the information layer unrecognizable, and resulting increased safety of the information carrier against manipulation. In addition, the information layers can be applied in an absolutely level and thin manner onto the carrier material, which enables unlimited further processing. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253790 | SECURE BATTERY COMPARTMENT FOR ALARMING HARD TAG - An electronic article surveillance (“EAS”) tag for securing an item of merchandise is provided. The EAS tag includes a housing defining an opening leading to a compartment therein. A battery is removably disposed within the compartment. An alarm transducer is electrically connected to the battery. A cover is releasably engageable with the housing to cover the opening. A an anchor is releasably engageable with the housing and adapted to removably affix the housing to the item of merchandise. The anchor overlaps at least a portion of the cover when engaged to the housing to prevent removal of the cover when the anchor is engaged to the housing. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253791 | POLYMERIC THREAD WITH MINIATURE PATTERN AND FLUORESCENT TAGGANT FOR ANTI-COUNTERFEIT APPLICATIONS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A polymeric thread includes a transparent polymeric substrate; a first patterned layer with a miniature pattern disposed at a side of the polymeric substrate; and a first florescent layer containing a florescent taggant disposed at a side of the patterned layer that is facing away from the polymeric substrate. An authentication tag utilizing the polymeric thread and a method for making the polymeric thread are also provided. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253792 | FLEXIBLE RFID LABEL - An RFID tag includes a base having at least one fold formed therein. An integrated circuit is formed on the base. At least one antenna segment extends from the integrated circuit and crosses the fold. When the fold is creased, a portion of the antenna segment on one side of the fold is aligned to be orthogonal to a portion of the antenna segment on the other side of the fold. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253793 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAGS AND METHODS EMPLOYING CERAMIC COMPONENTS, WHICH MAY BE SUITABLE FOR USE IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS - RFID tags capable of operating in harsh environments include an RFID chip and antenna positioned on a ceramic substrate are disclosed. Alternatively, in other embodiments an RFID chip may be positioned inside a metal shell and then secured to a work piece in the hazardous environment. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253794 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT BY ETCHING - A method for manufacturing a component by etching, the component including a substrate and an electrically conductive line configuration supported by the substrate, the electrically conductive line configuration being formed by etching away locally an electrically conductive coating supported by the substrate. An etching mask is used to control locally removal and maintenance of the electrically conductive coating by using an etchant and it includes barrier material on at least one main area corresponding to the electrically conductive line configuration to be maintained during etching The etching mask further includes at least one sub-area comprising barrier material, the sub-area being arranged at a distance from the edge of the main area. Etchant is applied on the component until areas of electrically conductive coating not protected by the main area of the etching mask and until the area of the electrically conductive coating protected by the sub-area of the etching mask has been substantially removed by the etchant. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253795 | WIRELESS IC DEVICE, WIRELESS IC MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WIRELESS IC MODULE - A wireless IC module that can function as a component of an RFID system even when mounted on a metal article includes a loop-shaped electrode that is constructed such that a plane of a loop of the loop-shaped electrode is substantially perpendicular to the mounting surface of a wireless IC module. The loop-shaped electrode functions as a magnetic field antenna and is electromagnetically coupled with a metal article so that the surface of the metal article functions as a radiator antenna. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253796 | ZONE-BASED HVAC SYSTEM - A zone-based heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system uses occupant sensors and controllable vents to favor environmental conditions in occupied areas. A plurality of comfort delivery devices are provided, each being associated with at least one of the zones, each comfort delivery device being responsible for delivering a change in climate to its respective zone through the HVAC unit. A sending unit is disposed in each zone, the sending unit including a first sensor for determining whether the zone is occupied by one or more persons, a second sensor for determining an environmental condition in the zone, and a communications device for outputting a signal relating to the occupancy and environmental condition. A control unit includes an input for receiving the signal from each sending unit and selectively activating and deactivating the comfort delivery devices to prioritize the climate control provided by the HVAC unit to zones that are occupied. The control unit further may incorporate information from other sources, both internal and external, and learned behavior from previous measurements. Unoccupied areas may be utilized as sources of pre-conditioned air, previously stored for efficiency or economy reasons. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253797 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A LIQUID DIFFUSION APPLIANCE - A method and system of controlling operation of a diffusion appliance to treat the atmosphere within an enclosed space. The appliance may be programmed to operate according to a control scheme specifying a flow rate of liquid to a diffusion means and a periodic operation of the diffusion means. Control schemes may be associated with different volumes of spaces to be treated by the appliance. Anti-fatigue schemes may provide variation of the flow rate or periodic operation of the appliance. Initiation controls schemes may be used to start treatment of the space before the appliance is programmed to operate according to one of the control schemes. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253798 | AIR FRESHENING DEVICE - An air freshening device includes a liquid supply operable to supply liquid fragrance material, a wick in contact with the liquid supply, a conductive mesh material operable to retain the liquid material in interstices thereof, and a power supply operable to apply voltage across the mesh material so as to heat the mesh material and the liquid fragrance material contained in interstices of the mesh material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid. The air freshening device is operable to substantially prevent deposition of the vaporized liquid material. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253799 | APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING AND REMOVING FOG AT RUNWAY USING SPRINKLERS - There is provided an apparatus for preventing and removing fog at an airport runway. The apparatus includes: a water tank | 2011-10-20 |
20110253800 | Digital Odor Generator - A digital odor generator includes a housing and a cylindrically shaped odor chamber carried by the housing and including a plurality of separate odor compartments isolated from each other. A porous hollow cylinder, made of plastic or some other porous material, with an odorant therein is located in each of the odor compartments. A nozzle in the form of a truncated cone is operatively connected to the odor chamber. The nozzle includes an outer face having an enlarged central opening and a plurality of smaller openings surrounding the central opening; the number of smaller openings being equal to the number of odor compartments. The outer face of the nozzle is arranged so that a person can position his or her nose near the openings. Each of the smaller openings is associated with a different one of the odor compartments and is isolated from the others and from the central opening so that the odor from only one odor compartment can be emitted through only one of the smaller openings. A fan within the housing is adapted to pass fresh air through the central opening. And an air pressure source selectively forces one or more of the odorants through their respective odor compartments and out of the nozzle. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253801 | Volatile Material Dispensers - A volatile material dispenser includes a housing, means for retaining a refill containing a volatile material to the housing, a channel disposed within the housing for receiving a wick disposed within the refill, and a member disposed within the channel. A first refill having a first container for holding a volatile material and having a first wick in contact with the volatile material and extending out of the first container is capable of being attached to the housing by inserting the first wick into the channel until the means for retaining retains a portion of the first refill, while a second refill having a second container for holding a volatile material and a second wick in contact with the volatile material and extending out of the second container is prevented from being attached to the housing by the member, which prevents insertion of the second wick far enough into the channel for the refill to be retained by the means for retaining, thereby preventing retention of a portion of the second refill by the means for retaining. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253802 | TAN TENT - A system for applying a tanning spray to a user comprising a tent apparatus, spray apparatus, and fluid directing apparatus is disclosed. The tent apparatus can contain a canopy, a fly, a groundsheet, a footprint, an entrance, and supports for holding the canopy. The spray apparatus can contain a nozzle, a nozzle holder, tubing connector, peripheral tubing, tube splitter, master tube, and a fluid directing device connector. The fluid directing device can contain a user interface, microprocessor and computer readable memory, a pump, motor, actuator, tanning fluid reservoir, and tanning fluid. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253803 | STEAM SPRAYING DEVICE - A steam spraying device that includes a handle having a hollow inner cavity and a body including a right shell and a left shell that has an interior void for receiving a container containing liquid. A pump is disposed within the interior void of the body, and a steam generation chamber for producing steam. A spray nozzle for dispensing the steam is disposed on the exterior of the body. The spraying device optionally includes a hood over the spray nozzle for limiting over spray. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253804 | LEAK STOPPING SPRINKLER HEADS - A leak stopping sprinkler head includes a hollow body that has an upper portion and a lower portion fluidly connected to a valve body. The upper portion has a spraying nozzle and a first internal diameter. The lower portion has a second, larger internal diameter. The valve body includes a valve seat fluidly connected to the lower portion and a water supply. A hollow spheroid is larger than the first diameter, smaller than the second diameter and has perforations for passage of water. A rigid rod connects the spheroid and a sealing disk for the valve seat. The rod is sized to hold the disk away from the valve seat when the hollow body is intact. Destruction of the hollow body permits the spheroid to move out of the hollow body, pulling the rod and the disk upwardly, causing the disk to seal the valve, stopping the flow of water. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253805 | Atomized Cleaning Device and Method for Atomizing Air Current - An atomized cleaning device includes a container, an atomizing module, and a sprayer. The container has a chamber for receiving a liquid. The atomizing module has a sleeve and an air inlet pipe. The atomizing module is provided with an air hole to connect the air inlet pipe to the chamber to introduce a part of the air current of the air inlet pipe into the chamber. Thus, when the smaller partial air current of the air current in the air inlet pipe is introduced through the air hole into the chamber to balance the air pressure in the chamber, the cleaning liquid in the chamber is accelerated to flow into the sprayer by suction of the larger partial air current to increase the flow rate of the atomized liquid largely. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253806 | SPRAY HEAD AND SPRAYING DEVICE HAVING PRESSURIZED GAS LINE - A spraying device having a spray head for spraying at least one component comprises at least one substance component duct ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110253807 | PRESSURE SWIRL ATOMIZER WITH CLOSURE ASSIST - A pressure swirl atomizer includes a nozzle having an exit orifice and a plurality of tangential swirl channels and a pintle that is movable within a pintle bearing between a closed position that closes the exit orifice and an open position that opens the exit orifice. The atomizer also has a pole piece having a channel, and the pole piece and the pintle are separated by an air gap when the pintle is in the closed position. A space between the pintle and the pintle bearing, the air gap, and the channel together form at least a part of a return path. Fluid from the tangential swirl channels drains through the return path when the pintle is in the closed position. To open the atomizer, a solenoid generates a magnetic force when energized, attracting the pintle toward the pole piece into the open position. A check valve disposed in the return path generates a fluid back pressure when the solenoid is de-energized to push the pintle toward the closed position. The fluid back pressure helps prevent the pintle from getting stuck in the open position. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253808 | PRESSURE SWIRL ATOMIZER WITH REDUCED VOLUME SWIRL CHAMBER - A pressure swirl atomizer includes a swirl chamber having an exit orifice, a first section with a first volume, and a second section with a second volume. The second volume is smaller than the first volume, and the exit orifice disposed in the second section. The atomizer also includes a pintle movable to open and close the exit orifice and a plurality of tangential swirl channels disposed about a circumference of the swirl chamber. The reduced volume of the second section reduces the amount of static fluid to be accelerated into a flow pattern, thereby improving spray quality when the exit orifice is initially opened. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253809 | PRESSURE SWIRL ATOMIZER WITH SWIRL-ASSISTING CONFIGURATION - A pressure swirl atomizer has a swirl chamber with an exit orifice and a plurality of tangential swirl channels disposed around the circumference of the swirl chamber. A pintle bearing surrounds a pintle. The pintle has a body portion and a nose portion that is narrower than the body portion. The nose portion has a tip that opens and closes the exit orifice and a side that is movable in the pintle bearing. In one embodiment, a return path formed between the nose portion of the pintle and the pintle bearing drains fluid from the swirl chamber when the exit orifice is closed. The nose portion positions the return path closer to a centerline of the atomizer, forcing fluid to swirl in the swirl chamber before draining. Since the fluid does not remain static in the chamber, less energy is needed to increase the fluid velocity and quickly form a desired spray pattern when the exit orifice is opened. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253810 | Pistol for integrated administering a liquid and a compressing air flow - “PISTOL FOR INTEGRATED ADMINISTERING A LIQUID AND A COMPRESSING AIR FLOW”, which is presents a main model and a constructive variant; the main model comprises a monoblock body ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110253811 | Electromagnetic fuel injector for gaseous fuels with anti-wear stop device - Electromagnetic fuel injector for gaseous fuels comprising: an injection nozzle controlled by an injection valve; a movable shutter to regulate the flow of fuel through the injection valve; an electromagnetic actuator, which is suitable to move the shutter between a closed position and an open position of the injection valve and comprises a fixed magnetic pole, a coil suitable to induce a magnetic flux in the magnetic pole, and a movable anchor suitable to be magnetically attracted by the magnetic pole; an absorption element, which is made of an amagnetic elastic material and is arranged between the magnetic pole and the anchor; and a protective element, which is made of a magnetic metal material having high surface hardness and is interposed between the absorption element and the anchor. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253812 | FUEL INJECTION VALVE - A plate convex is formed on the upstream side of the injection hole plate and a plate concave is formed on the downstream side of the injection hole plate so as to form a pair together, a minimum of one set of the plate convexes and the plate concaves are formed, and the injection holes are arranged so that the radial centerline which connects the centerline of the plate convex from the axial center of the fuel injection valve does not overlap the center of the injection hole on an upstream flat surface of the injection hole plate, and the plate convex is arranged so as to straddle the injection hole on the upstream flat surface of the injection hole plate, and the top surface of the plate convex. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253813 | Adjustable sprinkler - An adjustable sprinkler includes a base and a mobile tube. The base has a vertical water way and a transverse axle tube linked to an upper end of the vertical water way. The transverse axle tube has at least one water outlet. An axial water way and a water outlet are formed to an end of the mobile tube, a transverse axle hole connected the water way is formed to the end also. The transverse axle tube can be received by the transverse axle hole. An inner wall of the transverse axle hole has the same quantity of protrusion with the water outlets of the transverse axle tube. The protrusions will be rotated to cover the water outlets. Another end of the mobile tube has an extension portion bent downwards. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253814 | IRRIGATION DEVICE - An irrigation device includes a pipe conduit ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110253815 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A POWDER - A powder and/or polyhedral grains of a solid material are produced by directing one or more jets of liquid at a body of the solid material, thereby causing the ablation of powder particles from the solid material. The jet or jets of liquid may be controlled to cut polyhedral grains from the solid material. The liquid within which the powder particles and/or grains are entrained is then collected and the powder particles and/or grains are separated from the liquid. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253816 | MOBILE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CRUSHING ROCK WHILE ISOLATING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FROM EXCESSIVE VIBRATION - A mobile rock crushing vehicle with a detachable electronic control box which can be automatically lifted, by a pair of hydraulic pivoting arms, off the vehicle, lowered and set upon any vibration damping and isolating mass, such as the earth, all by moving a hydraulic lever. The pair of pivoting arms further automatically configures a reduced-vibration transmitting connection when the electronic control box is set upon the ground. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253817 | SELECTIVE COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR RECYCLING INPUT MATERIALS - A selective collection system for recyclable containers comprising of a housing part, an input device, a material identification device, a sorting guide device, a shredding device, a compressing device, a collection part and a control device. The housing part cases internal component of the selective collection system. The input device is at the upper portion of a housing part and receives an input material laid horizontally on its side. The material identification device receives the input material from the input device and uses a pair of load cells and a metal detect sensor to transmit a signal to the control device, which categorizes the input material into a PET, an aluminum can, or other material based on the signal. The sorting guide device sorts and routes the input material received from the material identification device accordingly. The shredding device receives and shreds the input material received from the sorting guide device if the input material is identified as a PET bottle by the material identification device. The compressing device receives and compresses the input material received from the sorting guide device if the input material is identified as an aluminum can. Then shredded or compressed input material is deposited into the collection part, which includes a PET collection bin and an aluminum can collection bin. Other materials are deposited directly into the other materials collection bin, which is also included in the collection part. If the bins fill up, they can be taken out and emptied. The control device controls the overall operation of the selective collection system. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253818 | SELECTIVE COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR RECYCLING INPUT MATERIALS HAVING A MONITOR - A selective collection system for recyclable containers comprising of a housing part, an input device, a material identification device, a sorting guide device, a shredding device, a compressing device, a collection part and a control device. The housing part cases internal component of the selective collection system. The input device is at the upper portion of a housing part and receives an input material laid horizontally on its side. The material identification device receives the input material from the input device and uses a pair of load cells and a metal detect sensor to transmit a signal to the control device, which categorizes the input material into a PET, an aluminum can, or other material based on the signal. The sorting guide device sorts and routes the input material received from the material identification device accordingly. The shredding device receives and shreds the input material received from the sorting guide device if the input material is identified as a PET bottle by the material identification device. The compressing device receives and compresses the input material received from the sorting guide device if the input material is identified as an aluminum can. Then shredded or compressed input material is deposited into the collection part, which includes a PET collection bin and an aluminum can collection bin. Other materials are deposited directly into the other materials collection bin, which is also included in the collection part. If the bins fill up, they can be taken out and emptied. The control device controls the overall operation of the selective collection system and comprises a display to display advertisements, messages and/or announcements. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253819 | PAPER SHREDDER WITH STAPLE AND CLIP REMOVER - A paper shredder comprising a housing, cutters positioned in the housing, and a feeder base adapted to support a stack of paper. The feeder base includes a feed slot and an aperture providing communication between a top surface of the feeder base and a waste area. An edge defines at least a portion of the aperture and is oriented at an angle oblique to the feeder slot. The edge can be positioned at an angle of 3 degrees to 70 degrees, and preferably at about 10 degrees relative to the feeder slot. Preferably, the edge includes a first section at an angle of between 3 degrees and 20 degrees relative to the feeder slot, and a second section at an angle of between 20 degrees and 45 degrees relative to the feeder slot. The shredder can further comprise a deflection member for deflecting clips falling into the aperture. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253820 | CRUSHING SYSTEM WITH TWO ROTATING DISK SECTIONS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to a crushing system with two rotating disk sections which allows applying high pressures without the problem of raw material rejection and with a reduced number of crushing cycles, thus shortening the crushing time. Pressure is gradually distributed between the two similar rotating disk sections which are arranged face to face and connected to non-aligned shafts, such that the lower sides of the disk sections remain always joined. The disk section mounting assembly is independent and has different features, forming a fixed part and a movable part for adjusting the vegetable mass being compacted. This crushing system has structural features that allow different uses (in isolation, in tandem or in combination), and the serial combination thereof in appropriate industrial infrastructures or in harvesters of standing crops, such as sugar cane. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253821 | HORIZONTAL SHAFT IMPACT CRUSHER - A horizontal shaft impact crusher includes a crusher housing having an inlet for material to be crushed and an outlet for material that has been crushed. An impeller is mounted in the crusher housing for rotation about a horizontal axis. A curtain disposed in the crusher housing is arranged so material accelerated by the impeller is crushed thereagainst. An adjustment device, which adjusts the position of the curtain relative to the impeller, is slidable connected to guide rods. The adjustment device includes a locking device positionable selectively in either a holding state in which the locking device is de-energized and arranged to apply a holding force for holding the adjustment device in a crusher operation position relative to the guide rods, or an adjustment state in which the locking device is energized and arranged to release the holding force, thereby enabling displacement of the adjustment device relative to the guide rods. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253822 | HORIZONTAL SHAFT IMPACT CRUSHER - A horizontal shaft impact crusher, including a crusher housing having an inlet for material to be crushed and an outlet for material that has been crushed. An impeller is mounted on a horizontal shaft in the crusher housing and is operative for rotating around a horizontal axis. Material to be crushed is accelerated by the impeller against a curtain. An adjustment device is provided for adjusting the position of the curtain relative to the impeller. The crusher housing includes at least two guide rails to which the adjustment device is slidably connected. A retaining device is arranged to hold, with a predetermined holding force, the adjustment device in a crusher operation position relative to the guide rails. The adjustment device is movable along the guide rails from the crusher operation position and away from the impeller in response to an excessive force being transferred from the curtain to the adjustment device and exceeding the predetermined holding force. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253823 | RAW SILICON CRUSHER - The raw silicon crusher comprises a pair of beds; and a pair of crushing surfaces on the beds crushing the quenched pure raw silicon by applying pressure; wherein each of the beds comprises a case; pure silicon members arranged inside of the case and protruding from the opening; a block of pure ice fixing the pure silicon members to the case, and each of the crushing surfaces comprises surfaces of ends of protrusions; and surface of the block of ice. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253824 | PAPER SHREDDER WITH FEEDER - A paper shredder comprising a housing, cutters positioned in the housing, a feeder base coupled to the housing and including a feeder slot, and a pressure plate mounted for movement above the feeder base. The pressure plate has a length perpendicular to the feeder slot that is less than | 2011-10-20 |
20110253825 | ROLLER GRINDING MILL - The roller grinding mill according to the invention for comminuting brittle grinding stock substantially comprises
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20110253826 | GRANULATOR BLADES WITH A HIGH WEAR RESISTANCE AND SHARPENING METHOD THEREOF - Granulator blades with a high wear resistance made of cold work tool steel, preferably with a high vanadium content and thermally treated after machining, at a temperature ranging from 500° C. to 700° C. The sharpening of the blades is effected by abrading the blades against the surface of the die plate, under suitable operating conditions. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253827 | EXTENDIBLE STRUCTURE - An extendible structure which includes an elongated extendible member having elasticity, and a storage part that serves to store the extendible member by winding it up, wherein a tip end of the extendible member can be extended from the storage part in a one-dimensional manner, so that an extendible part thus extended becomes a hollow tubular structure. The extendible member is composed of three divided extendible members so that the extendible part of the hollow tubular structure is divided into three parts, and the individual divided extendible members are constructed such that their tip end portions are joined with one another, and at the same time, their base end portions are wound around individual storage parts, respectively, independently from each other. Surface fasteners are each provided on a side of each of the divided extendible members. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253828 | AUTOMATED SHEET PRODUCT DISPENSER - A sheet product dispenser includes a cover, a pair of arms supporting a roll of sheet product within the cover, and a baffle. The roll of sheet product rotates upon activation of the dispenser during a dispense cycle. The baffle is adapted to deflect upon contact with the roll of sheet product and remain engaged against the roll of sheet product during at least a significant portion of a roll life. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253829 | SHEET PRODUCT DISPENSER - A sheet product dispenser includes a transfer bar, a roller assembly, a motor, a sensor, and a controller. The transfer bar is movable between first and second positions. The roller assembly, disposed proximate the transfer bar second position, has a drive roller and a pinch roller that define a nip. The motor is in operable communication with the transfer bar to move the transfer bar between the first and second positions. The sensor is in operable communication with the dispenser cover. The controller is in operable communication with the sensor and the motor, and is responsive to executable instructions to facilitate actuation of the motor in response to a signal from the sensor to cause the transfer bar to move between the first position and second positions. The transfer bar includes at least one finger that drives an end of a roll of sheet product towards the nip upon actuation of the transfer bar from the first position to the second position. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253830 | Reel - A reel comprises a cylindrical core composed of two complementary arcuate core segments, a pair of flanges disposed respectively at axially spaced opposite ends of the core, and a pair of rings for connecting the core to the flanges. The rings are fixed respectively to facing inner sides of the flanges. Cooperating slots and tongues on the rings and core elements prevent the flanges from moving relative to the core in the direction of the axis of the core. The tongues enter the slots when the core segments are brought together. Resiliently bendable locking arms protrude radially inward from both ends of each core segment, and each locking arm is engageable by a snap fit with one of the rings when the core segments are brought together. Access openings in the flanges adjacent each of the locking arms allow access to the locking arms for disengagement from the rings. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253831 | Foldable rotor blade for toy helicopter - A toy helicopter includes a body, a rotor arrangement for generating a rotational power, and a foldable propeller blade including a bracket member coaxially mounted to the rotor arrangement and at least two blade leafs pivotally and symmetrically coupling with the bracket member in a horizontally movable manner to generate an evenly rotational motion thereof, so as to stably provide an upward force to lift up said body. When one of the blade leafs is pivotally folded by an external force to misalign the blade leafs with each other, the bracket member is kept rotating to generate a centrifugal force to essentially re-situate the blade leafs in line with each other so as to re-gain a control and balance of the body. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253832 | Slat support assembly - A support assembly for deployment and retraction of an aero surface from an aircraft is disclosed. The assembly comprises a guide track, a primary support arm having one end coupled to a carriage mounted on the track such that the primary support arm is rotatable relative to the carriage about multiple axes, and a control arm having one end coupled to the primary support arm and a second end pivotably attachable to a fixed support forming part of the structure of the aircraft. The assembly being configured such that, when the carriage is driven along the guide track, the control arm causes the primary support arm to pivot about said multiple axes to deploy and/or retract an aero surface pivotally attached to an opposite end of the primary support member along an arcuate path. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253833 | BRAKE SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT UNDERCARRIAGE - A braking system for an aircraft provided with undercarriage, wherein an axial-flux reversible electrical machine is associated to at least one wheel of the undercarriage and is set in rotation by the rotation of the wheel. Current-dissipator means are provided, which can be connected to the windings of the axial-flux reversible electrical machine during rotation of the wheel in the landing phase for dissipating in the current-dissipator means the induced currents generated by the machine, which behaves as current generator, and producing a braking effect that slows down the movement of the wheel. An epicyclic reducer is provided set between the wheel of the undercarriage and the rotor of the reversible electrical machine; the epicyclic reducer provides a transmission ratio T in such a way that the rotor will turn at a velocity Tω with respect to the velocity of rotation ω of the wheel. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253834 | Flexible Mounting Assembly for an Air Frame Structure - A flexible mounting assembly allows relative movement between a top and a bottom structural member of an air frame, for instance, a helicopter. The flexible mounting assembly comprises a vertical frame member and an isolation frame member where one of the vertical frame member and the isolation frame member has a pin and the other of the vertical frame member and the frame isolation member has an aperture adapted to slidingly receive the pin in a way to accommodate relative vertical motion therebetween while substantially restraining lateral movement therebetween. The flexible mounting assembly may also include a horizontal shear wall assembly extending between adjacent vertical frame members that accommodates relative vertical motion between top and bottom structural members while substantially restraining lateral movement therebetween. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253835 | AIRCRAFT INTERIOR LAVATORY - A lavatory for an aircraft cabin includes a wall having a forward wall portion disposed immediately aft of and substantially conforming to an exterior aft surface of an aircraft cabin structure, such as a passenger seat, that is substantially not flat in a vertical plane. The forward wall portion includes a forward projection over an aft portion of the adjacent passenger seat. The forward wall portion can define a secondary space in the interior lavatory space, which can provide an amenity stowage space, and can include design elements providing visual space. | 2011-10-20 |
20110253836 | AIRCRAFT BIN MODULE WITH INTEGRATED AIR DUCTS AND LIGHTING - An aircraft overhead luggage bin module includes a stowage bin assembly, an integral light assembly providing structural stiffness to an upper portion of the stowage bin assembly. The stowage bin assembly includes an air distribution plenum that also transmits loads to mounting structures, an upper air diffuser connected to the air distribution plenum, and an optional lower sidewall diffuser connected to the air distribution plenum. | 2011-10-20 |