49th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110298179 | Bundle Board - Keeping all cultures in mind, the present invention, the Bundle Board game, is an exciting guessing game that can be played by an unlimited amount of players each time one is played. The only items that players use to participate in the game are the actual game board, and a writing utensil. The actual game board is made of thick paper or poster board, and it has a game table printed on its surface in the center, which is comprised of columns, rows and column titles. It also has a decorative surface surrounding the game table, and at times even appearing all over the surface including behind the table. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298180 | FOOD PREP BOARD GAME - A board game containing a board with multicolored squares laid out in a rectangular path and playing pieces to which specialized pieces are added connected as the player advances the playing piece around the board. The specialized pieces to be added to the playing piece represent and look like one of the following: a piece of bread, peanut butter, or jelly. The object of the game is to build a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and advance the sandwich to a space which represents a glass of milk. A player rolls a die, and advances a playing piece the number of spaces on the die. There are spaces of many different colors. Purple corresponds to jelly, yellow corresponds to a piece of bread and brown corresponds to peanut butter. Spaces of other colors don't have a special meaning. If a player lands on purple, yellow or brown and if the player needs the piece corresponding to that color, then that piece is joined to the player's playing piece. When the player has completed a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, that player's piece must advance around the path to an exit lane and then the player must roll the exact number that causes the playing piece to land on the winning space which corresponds to a glass of milk. The game is intended for ages four and up. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298181 | Multifunction Target Actuator - A multifunction target actuator allows a bullet target to be selectively presented to a shooter such that a first side may be presented, a second side opposite the first side may be presented, and the target may be oriented so as not to be presented to the shooter. The actuator allows for quick and accurate movement of the target. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298182 | SEALING DEVICE FOR A PUMP - A sealing device for a pump has a sleeve, a rotary collar, a first O-ring, a stationary collar, a mounting bracket, a second O-ring, a mounting collar and a locking pin. The rotary collar, stationary collar, mounting bracket and mounting collar are mounted around the sleeve. The first O-ring is mounted between the sleeve and the rotary collar. The second O-ring is mounted between the mounting bracket and the stationary collar. The locking pin is mounted securely between the mounting bracket and the stationary collar. The O-rings provide multi-sealing functions. The locking pin prevents relative rotation between the mounting bracket and stationary collar. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298183 | SEALING ARRANGEMENT FOR SEALING A PISTON ROD OF A RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR - Due to increasingly strict requirements and regulations, it is becoming more and more important for piston compressors to reduce the amount of leakage of operating medium through the seal of the piston rod. Conventional seals comprising packing rings and/or packing ring combinations always have a certain amount of leakage, both during operation and when at standstill, which is why they are not usable for certain applications, or the complexity involved in such a seal increases considerably. A further problem involving the seals of piston rods relates to transverse movements by piston rods during which the sealing action of the seal must be maintained. Proposed is, therefore, a sealing arrangement according to the principle of a sealing medium barrier providing that the sealing elements | 2011-12-08 |
20110298184 | O-Ring Apparatus With Integrated Tab and Method of Manufacturing Thereof - A tabbed O-ring, gasket or seal, made up of a shape such as a circumferential ring, and containing an integrated tab attached either on the outside of the seal, the inside of the seal, or attached both on the outside and inside of the seal, which facilitates the installation and removal of the tabbed O-ring for manufacturing and repair purposes. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298185 | SEALANT JOINT BACKER SUPPORT - The present invention relates to a sealant joint backer support that can be used to prevent three-sided adhesion at a joint when an exterior weather seal is applied. In an embodiment, a bond breaker backer support of the present invention includes a resiliently flexible front face having a groove, wherein the groove is configured for adjusting the bond breaker backer support after installation; and a pair of resiliently flexible legs extending, respectively, from a first end and a second end of the flexible front face. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298186 | GASKETS HAVING ADDITIONAL SEALING ELEMENT - The present invention pertains to a flat gasket with a stopper function layer, particularly for use in internal combustion engines as a cylinder head gasket, a gasket in the area of the exhaust gas supply or exhaust gas discharge of turbochargers or a gasket in the area of the exhaust gas recirculation, wherein the flat gasket features at least one upstream bead relative to its sealing function with respect to a stopper. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298187 | Dust repelling tool brake, tool insert part, tool mount, machine tool - A dust-repelling tool brake is provided for a friction-fitting holding of a tool in the tool brake. The tool brake is provided in the form of an annular cap for deterring dust with an insert opening for an axial mount for the tool. It is provided that an insert ring arranged in the annular cap surrounds an annular section of the annular cap initially limiting the insert opening. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298188 | Construction Machine And A Method For Controlling And/Or Monitoring The Milling Depth Of A Construction Machine - The invention relates to a construction machine, especially a road construction machine, comprising a machine frame and a chassis carrying the machine frame with several wheels, with at least one of the wheels being connected with the machine frame via a height-adjustable lifting column and the lifting column comprises a distance measuring device for measuring the adjustment of the lifting columns with a sensor. The invention further relates to a method for controlling and/or monitoring the working depth of a working device for processing the ground arranged on a height-adjustable construction machine, especially a road construction machine. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298189 | SIDE-BY-SIDE VEHICLE - The present invention relates to all terrain vehicles having at least a pair of laterally spaced apart seating surfaces. More particularly, the present invention relates to side-by-side all terrain vehicles having plural rows of seats. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298190 | DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING A USER WITH AN INJURED LEG - The present application is directed to a device for transporting users having an injured leg across a surface and a method of adjusting the device. An embodiment of the device includes a frame, at least two wheel assemblies, and a support for supporting the knee of the injured leg of the user. The frame may have a top portion and at least two legs. The wheel assemblies may be operatively connected to the legs of the frame. The support may be at least partially supported by the top portion of the frame. The device may include an anti-rotation arrangement that increases the resistance to the rotation of a wheel of at least one of the wheel assemblies to assist alignment of the device with a forward direction when a force is applied by the non-injured leg of the user in a direction that is parallel to the forward direction. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298191 | SUSPENSION FOR A TRICYCLE - A suspension for use on two front/rear wheels of a tricycle includes a linking assembly comprising two H-shaped lower supports, two H-shaped upper supports, two coupling members each secured to a hub of the front/rear wheel, and a plurality of internally threaded linkages for pivotably securing the upper supports together, pivotably securing the lower supports together, and pivotably fastening each coupling member between the upper support and the lower support at the same side together; and an elongated shock absorber having both ends secured the upper supports. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298192 | VEHICULAR L-TYPE SUSPENSION ARM - A vehicular L-type suspension arm is provided in which a wheel support part is provided on one end part of an arm main body, and a first vehicle body side linking portion and a second vehicle body side linking portion are provided in an intermediate part and on the other end part thereof respectively, wherein an arm main body (A) includes an upper half body (AU) that is formed so as to have an inverted U-shaped cross-section and a lower half body (AL) that is formed by press forming a plate material in a shape that blocks the lower open end of the upper half body (AU) and is welded by welds (w | 2011-12-08 |
20110298193 | SKATE CAR STRUCTURE - An improved skate car structure includes a control member installed at a frame that is provided for fixing a front pipe, an elastic restoring element installed in the control member and coupled to the frame, a positioning ear disposed separately on both sides and provided for a pivoted bolt to pivotally installing left and right support rods; a pivoted bolt installed at the frame for positioning the left and right support rods, a handlebar and a front driving wheel installed at ends of the front pipe respectively, and a rear driving wheel module installed at a rear end of the left and right support rods, swung freely and restored automatically, such that after a user stands on the left and right support rods, the user can twist his body, hip or both legs to apply forces or swing the handlebar sideway to drive the car body to slide forward. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298194 | Road Skeez - A transport device for transporting a user may include a first riding platform to support a user and to propel the user, a second riding platform being opposed to the first riding platform to support the user and to propel the user, and a leading traverse frame member to connect the first platform with the second platform. The leading traverse frame member may allow the first rider platform to move radially and to move axially with respect to the second rider platform. The first riding platform may be connected to the second riding platform with a trailing frame member, and the trailing frame member may allow the first platform to move axially and move radially with respect to the second riding platform. The leading frame member may include a ball clevis, and the trailing frame member may include a ball clevis. The transport device may include a handle to propel the transport device, and the handle may be connected to a rack and pinion device. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298195 | TANK STAND - Fuel tank stands are disclosed. Some example embodiments may include a base configured to engage a chassis of a vehicle; at least one arm comprising a first end pivotably mounted to the base; and a tank support mounted to a second end of the at least one arm, the tank support being configured to selectively engage and at least partially support a fuel tank of the vehicle. Some example embodiments may include a bias, such as a torsion spring, configured bias the arms into a generally upright configuration. Some example embodiments may include a latch configured to retain the arms in a collapsed configuration. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298196 | TOURING BINDING - The present invention relates to a touring binding comprising two bearing portions arranged on different sides of a longitudinal axis, which bearing portions, in a walking position of the touring binding, are designed to engage with opposing lateral counter-bearing portions of a boot, in order to hold the boot on the touring binding pivotably about a transverse axis extending transversely of the longitudinal axis, characterised by a longitudinal positioning portion separate from the bearing portion, on which positioning portion the boot may be supported in an insertion position in such a manner that the counter-bearing portions are positioned, with regard to their location along the longitudinal axis, in a ready-to-engage position relative to the bearing elements. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298197 | Adjustable and Foldable V-Shaped Hay Rake - The adjustable and foldable V-shaped hay rake which is the object of this invention is an agricultural tool used for raking hay on fields, in which, for each arm of the hay rake, all the mechanisms for moving the arm are centered on a single master support plate, that can simultaneously, both be very effectively used and easily adjusted, as well as providing the advantages of great simplicity of construction, great strength and a very economical cost of production. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298198 | FOLDABLE STROLLER - A stroller includes laterally spaced apart hubs that interconnect upper, middle and front frame member assemblies of a chassis of the stroller. The hubs are disposed one each along opposite sides of the stroller, and include mounting structures for coupling two or more of the strollers together in a side-by-side fashion. The hubs further include other mounting structures for mounting a seat assembly to the stroller chassis and for supporting both rearward facing and frontward facing orientation of the seat assembly as well as selectable inclination positions. Each of the hubs includes a folding mechanism for supporting folding of the stroller, such as for transport in a vehicle or for storage. Other laterally spaced apart hubs are provided along the upper frame members for providing a second point of attachment between two coupled strollers and for mounting of accessories. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298199 | AIRBAG MODULE FOR A VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM - An airbag module for a vehicle occupant restraint system is provided. The airbag module comprising an airbag and having a visible surface, facing the vehicle interior when installed, which is formed by different segments of the airbag module, wherein at least two of the segments have optically and/or haptically different surfaces. At least two of the segments each have at least one mechanical interface by means of which they can be mechanically connected to at least one of the other segments, forming a connecting area, and at least one of the segments forms at least one tear line, wherein upon tearing open the tear line in the event of deployment an opening is produced in the visible surface through which the airbag can exit the airbag module. Here the mechanical interfaces are designed in such a way that upon tearing open the tear line they endure and do not open. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298200 | CHECK VALVE FOR AIRBAG AND AIRBAG DEVICE - Provided are a check valve for an airbag and an airbag device that can improve the reproducibility of the flow path blocking function while reducing the resistance upon inflation and deployment of the airbag and that can be applied to a place where a flow path is divided into a plurality of flow paths. A first embodiment of an airbag device according to the present invention has an airbag that is normally folded and that is inflated and deployed in an emergency, and an inflator that supplies gas to the airbag. The airbag has a plurality of inflation chambers, a duct portion disposed so as to connect the plurality of inflation chambers, and a check valve for an airbag having a tubular portion sewn to the duct portion, and tongue-shaped portions formed at the tip of the tubular portion. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298201 | AIRBAG DEVICE - Closing movement of at least one of two or more air chambers is started at an early stage, and an inflated air chamber is tightly closed and maintained in an inflated state for a long time. Inside of an airbag is partitioned into air chambers, with a partitioning cloth, and a diffuser that stores a gas generator is disposed in the air chambers, through the partitioning cloth. Gas from a gas generator is rectified by the diffuser, and is supplied from outlet parts, into the air chambers, thereby inflating and deploying the air chambers. An occupant side base cloth, a semi-perimeter portion around the lower outlet part, is connected to a back-side base cloth of the airbag, and in accordance with an inflation of the lower air chamber, a tension is imposed on the occupant side base cloth from the back-side base cloth, thereby elongating the lower air chamber. This causes the base cloths to come close to each other and gradually narrow the opening width, thereby enabling the base cloths to closely stick to each other so as to close the opening of the lower outlet part. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298202 | Sheets formatted for use in binding machines - Sheets for use in a binding apparatus, the sheets being conditioned by removing the outer layer of the sheet on one or both surfaces along the sheet edge that will be bound. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298203 | DOCUMENT AUTHENTICATION ENHANCEMENT PROCESSES - Disclosed are anti-counterfeiting methods which use a fiduciary marker encoded with the location of a hidden security feature. Documents produced by the methods, and methods for verifying authenticity of documents produced by the methods, are also disclosed. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298204 | DOCUMENT SECURITY BY ALIGNING VISIBLE AND HIDDEN MARKS - A printed document includes a security mark with visible and hidden portions. The document includes a security mark defined by at least one first security mark constituent, at least one second security mark constituent, and at least one third security mark constituent, wherein: (i) each first mark constituent is visible in a first lighting condition and is detectable in a second lighting condition; (ii) each second mark constituent is hidden in the first lighting condition and is detectable in the second lighting condition; (iii) each third mark constituent is visible in the first lighting condition and is hidden in the second lighting condition. The security mark includes at least one of the first security mark constituents located adjacent and aligned with one of the second security mark constituents and one of the third security mark constituents. The location and relative placement of the first, second, and third mark constituents is selected such that cut and paste counterfeiting is hindered. The first lighting condition is visible light and the second lighting condition is IR or UV light. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298205 | IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT WITH AN IMPROVED ANTI-COUNTERFEITING ELEMENT - An identification document including a translucent portion is provided. The translucent portion has a first side and a second side, and includes a first personalized information. The first personalized information includes a second personalized information which is hidden in the first personalized information when viewed from the first side of the translucent portion. A filtering device is attached to or formed in the second side of the translucent portion. The filtering device is configured to reveal the hidden second personalized information. The second personalized information appears superimposed onto the first personalized information when viewed from the second side of the translucent portion, and remains hidden when viewed from the first side of the translucent portion. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298206 | Electrical Layout System - This invention relates to a layout system, in particular, an electrical layout system designed to increase efficiency and accuracy of marking out on a structure of an electrical circuit from architectural and/or engineering drawings, while simultaneously minimizing the probability of deviation from the drawings when implemented by the installer of the circuitry. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298207 | MAGNETICALLY ORIENTED INK ON PRIMER LAYER - Disclosed is a security document (D), having a substrate (S) coated with at least one first coating layer (P), and over said first coating layer (P) at least one second coating layer (I), said second coating layer (I) comprising at least one type of magnetic or magnetizable particles (F), wherein indicia are embodied in the coating layer (I) through a selective orientation of the said magnetic or magnetizable particles (F). Further disclosed is a process of making said security document. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298208 | Quick connect coupler for glass container molding machine - A quick connect coupler for use with a glass container molding machine is provided, for coupling a mold member to a mold moving member. The coupler includes a first coupler member that is configured to be coupled to one of the mold member and the mold moving member, and a second coupling member. The second coupling member is configured for being coupled to the other of the mold member and the mold moving member. The first coupler member includes a first coupler body and at least one grip member movable relative to the first coupler body between a second coupler engaging position and a second coupler release position. A non-threaded grip engaging member is movable between a grip engaging position wherein the grip engaging member holds the grip member in a second coupler engaging position and a grip releasing position in which the grip engaging member permits the grip member to move to the second coupler release position. The second coupler is selectively engageable with the first coupler member. The second coupler member includes a grip receiving portion for receiving the grip member when the grip member is in the second coupler engaging position. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298209 | FLUID CONNECTOR FOR ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSING SYSTEM - Coupling arrangements and connectors for establishing a substantially fluid-tight removable connection between a fluid port in medical device such as an endoscope. Various embodiments of the connectors may be coupled to a fluid conduit that may be attached to a decontamination or reprocessing device used to flow fluid through corresponding channels in the medical device during the decontamination process. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298210 | PLUG UNIT AND CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING CAPILLARY TUBES, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY - The invention relates to a plug unit | 2011-12-08 |
20110298211 | CONDUIT FITTING WITH SPLIT TORQUE COLLAR - A conduit fitting of the type having first and second threaded fitting components and at least one conduit gripping device, further includes a stroke limiting member that allows the fitting to be pulled up by applying a predetermined torque. In one embodiment, the stroke limiting member may be a torque collar. Alternatively, the fitting may also be pulled up by turns, hi still another embodiment, a stroke limiting member is provided that may be used to enable a fitting that is designed to be pulled up by turns to also be pulled up by torque. Different embodiments are provided for the stroke limiting member, including a visual indication as well as a torque indication. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298212 | KNOT TYING DEVICE AND METHOD - A device for precisely spacing knots in a string that includes: a generally flat, rectangular board; a centered post projecting outwardly of and generally perpendicular to the board and for enabling tying the free end of the string about the post and enabling forming knots in the string upon tightening of same; and, a plurality of selectable measurement points on the board, aligned longitudinally, transversely of the board and extending outwardly from the post in equi-distantly spaced relation and for enabling positioning a predetermined point along the string at one of the selectable measurement points, the spacing between the string predetermined point and a knot formed at the post being determined by the spacing between the post and the selected measurement point. In use, a pre-determined point along the string is placed on the board at one of the selectable measurement points. The free end of the string is tied about the post. The free end of the string is pulled tightly to form a knot at the post. The spacing between the string predetermined point and the knot formed at the post is determined by the spacing between the post and the selected measurement point. The method is used in forming jewelry by interspersing beads between knots whose positions have been pre-selected, using the device and technique previously set forth. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298213 | HANDY TERMINAL FOR WIND TURBINE GENERATOR, WIND TURBINE GENERATOR AND WIND POWER SITE - A handy terminal for a wind turbine generator that can prevent management of control logics of control devices for controlling operation of the wind turbine generator from becoming cumbersome. The handy terminal for the wind turbine generator comprises, a connecting portion that connects to a connecting end provided on the wind turbine generator, an operating ends group that generate operation signals to selectively enable control logics included in a control circuit that is incorporated in the wind turbine generator, and a display portion that displays the operating state of the operating ends, wherein the operation signals generated by the operating ends group are operation signals that selectively enables the operating or maintenance control logics of the control circuit of the corresponding wind turbine generator connected via the connecting portion, that are common to the other wind turbine generators in the same site. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298214 | Vertical Axis Fluid Turbine - A fluid turbine, comprising an inner shaft comprising a first number of concave vanes coupled thereto, the first number of concave vanes forming a number of rows of vanes, and an outer shaft, coaxial to the inner shaft, comprising a second number of concave vanes coupled thereto, the second number of concave vanes forming a number of rows of vanes in which adjacent rows of vanes alternate between the first number of vanes and the second number of vanes, in which the first number of vanes rotate axially in a first direction, in which the second number of vanes rotate axially in a second direction, and in which the concave surface of the first and second number of concave vanes define a fluid gathering surface. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298215 | NEAR SHORE WEC SYSTEM - Systems are described for obtaining energy from water movements in shallow waters, using panels ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110298216 | METHOD OF SECURING A HYDROELECTRIC TURBINE AT A DEPLOYMENT SITE - The present invention provides a method of securing a hydroelectric turbine at a deployment site, for example on the seabed and in an area of significant tidal flow, which method enables the turbine to be located securely without risk of overturning or sliding out of position, but without requiring the use of piling or other complex fixing operations, by using the tidal flow to generate a downwardly acting force on one or more legs of a base on which the turbine is mounted. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298217 | ROTATIONAL KINETIC ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM - An energy conversion system for converting between one form of input energy selected from a mechanical energy and electrical energy, and an output energy selected from a mechanical energy and electrical energy using a linearly displaced magnetic component interacting with an orbitally displaced magnetic component. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298218 | WIND GENERATOR - The present invention provides a wind generator which effectively utilizes an opening of a door opening and a shell plate, and in which an outside air-circulation flow path for introducing outside air into a cooling heat exchanger in a tower is formed. In the wind generator, a cooling medium that cools a heating element disposed in the tower circulates through a cooling heat exchanger, and heat is absorbed by exchanging heat with outside air, an outside air-circulation flow path of a closed space having an outside-air inflow opening and an outside-air discharge opening that are in communication with a door opening of a shell plate is formed in an interior space in the tower, and the cooling heat exchanger is disposed in the outside air-circulation flow path. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298219 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND ON-BOARD BATTERY CHARGING APPARATUS THEREFOR - An electric vehicle and a range extender engine are shown including the controls to operate the same. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298220 | Combined stranded gas and wind integrated system power plant - A combined stranded gas and wind integrated system power plant is disclosed which may be used to capture energy from stranded natural gas in conjunction with wind energy to provide usable electricity which may be used either locally or transmitted to the grid. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298221 | Power Tiles - Power Tiles are generators of electric energy that use energy of the bodies/objects such as trains, vehicles, airplanes, people, and animals which are already in motion. Power Tiles are installed as pavements or under pavements and/or under railroad tracks. Power Tiles generate electric energy when exposed to various force applied by people, animals, vehicles, airplanes, and/or trains that are running over it or are stepping on it. Power Tiles are capable of generating amounts of electrical power that can contribute to the existing power production and eventually replace some of the existing ways of generating power that cause high pollution or are too expensive. Power Tiles can be installed in the areas close to consumers, which means that these generators do not require transferring of electrical energy at long distances as the most of existing generators do, which lowers the overall cost of the power generated by Power Tiles. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298222 | Electric power generation from moving vehicles - A system of embedded cylindrical rollers is mounted in an underground containment system in spaced transverse channels beneath a road surface. Power is generated from the passage of motor vehicles over the rollers converting rotary energy into electrical energy. Each roller is designed as a power generator which can be networked together to produce electrical energy directly to a storage battery or grid, thereby eliminating the need to couple the roller to an external generator as in prior art. The system activates when the vehicles contact the embedded rollers in a prescribed direction, and transfer vehicular movement into rotational motion, thus generating electrical energy produced insitu without the need for an external generator. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298223 | Method and apparatus for generating energy - A novel furnace and scrubber assembly which generates electrical energy by the initial combustion of material and a methodology which causes such electrical energy to be generated. Further, a novel scrubber technology which improves both scrubber efficiency and furnace efficiency while recovering energy from a furnace exhaust stream. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298224 | LOCKING SYSTEM OF THE PASSIVE DOOR BLADE OF A DOUBLE DOOR - The invention comprises a lock body ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110298225 | Auto Lock - The present invention addresses the need of the industry for a simple and comfortable latch mechanism that automatically latches a window when the window is returned to a closed position. A latch mechanism for a window includes a housing defining an opening therein, a latch bolt slidably disposed in the housing and selectively positionable between an extended position and a retracted position wherein such latch bolt is adapted to be actuated by an actuating mechanism from the retracted position to the extended position, and a stopping mechanism adapted to automatically engaged and retain the latch bolt in the retracted position as the latch bolt is positioned from the extended to the retracted position. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298226 | FOLD AWAY MAGNETIC DOOR STOP - Door stop assemblies are disclosed, which generally include a door stop that includes a stem portion, a distal side that includes a first magnetic element, and a proximal side. The door stop further includes at least one hinge located between the distal side and proximal side thereof. In addition, the assemblies further include a door stop receiving element that is equipped with a spring and a second magnetic element that is magnetically attracted to the first magnetic element. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298227 | Closure Device for Connecting Two Parts - A closure device for connecting two parts includes a first connecting module and a second connecting module. The first connecting module can be arranged on the second connecting module in a closing direction and is mechanically latched with the second connecting module in a closed position. The device also includes magnetic means which cause a magnetic attraction force between the first connecting module and the second connecting module to support the transfer of the first connecting module into the closed position. The first connecting module can be released from the second connecting module by means of a movement of the first connecting module or a part of the first connecting module in an opening direction that differs from the closing direction. The magnetic means counteract a movement of the first connecting module in the opening direction. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298228 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR VEHICLES HANDLES AND VEHICLE HANDLE COMPRISING THIS SAFETY DEVICE - Safety device comprising an inertial mass ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110298229 | JAR LIFTER - A pair of spring-biased pivoting levers is provided with a pair of flexible elastic grips. Each grip is contoured to conform to the surface of a jar and to elastically deform around a jar as a user squeezes the levers together. Each grip can be formed with an arcuate groove for receiving an annular rib commonly formed on canning jars. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298230 | Method of replacing insulators on a tower and insulator support and transport assembly therefor - A cradle for safely supporting an electrical insulator which comprises a string of aligned individual insulators, each individual insulator having at least a larger diameter skirt and a concentric smaller diameter shank extending upwardly therefrom, during transport between work sites on and during helicopter transport to and from an electrical conductor supporting tower. The cradle is a partially peripherally enclosed, open-topped structure having a floor, an upstanding rear wall, peripheral walls sloping downwardly from the rear wall to a front wall, an opening in the front wall, an elongate slot in the floor extending rearwardly from the opening, the slot having a width greater than the diameter of an insulator shank but less than the diameter of an insulator skirt, the dimensions of the floor allowing an insulator skirt to lie flat thereon. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298231 | Round Sling for Lifting Loads - A roundsling for lifting loads includes an inner non-interwoven structure and a covering which receives the inner non-interwoven, the covering taking the form of a hollow braided structure and its end portions being inserted in one another and being connected together to overlap one another in a connection zone. In a roundsling of this kind, there is formed, in that end portion which is on the outside in the connection zone, at least one lateral opening which leads to the circumferential surface of the end portion, and that there is held, in that end portion which is on the inside in the connection zone, a securing member which is passed through the opening in that end portion which is on the outside. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298232 | Synthetic fiber sling and roller system for carrying and positioning a load - A sling system comprises a plurality of sling units each including a synthetic fibrous sling and a roller unit which has one or more spool-shaped rollers. The system provides for lifting a load in equilibrium and maintaining the load in that position or be rotated or tilted between horizontal and vertical positions. The system provides for a plurality of attachment points of the sling units to the load, and the sling units and may be set up as a single array or a multiple array depending on the type of load being lifted, transported and positioned. Endless and continuous loop synthetic slings and multiple roller units are used in sling units and provide for uniform and equal distribution of the load throughout the sling system. The spool-shaped rollers may be molded of a rigid plastics material with each roller having end flanges to confine the synthetic sling. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298233 | Weed Extraction system, method - A system and method for providing weed extraction so Industrial, Commercial and Home users (ICAHUs) can assure that unwanted weeds can be easily and effectively extracted. The system and method allows ICAHUs to work safely and efficiently and to extract weeds by using a hand-held device that can easily penetrate the ground around weeds, secure the unwanted weed, and aid the user in extracting the weed from the ground. ICAHUs can easily operate the levers of said device which operate jaws to secure to weeds. Specialized debris passages in the jaws of the device allow for debris to be passed through the jaws of the device which allow to for continued use and a greatly reduced need to clean the device during use. The method comprises a system in which unwanted weeds may be easily secured and extracted by the user without an increased risk of accidents or without unnecessary steps or procedures for cleaning. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298234 | DEVICE FOR GRIPPING A HOLLOW BODY BY THE NECK THEREOF | 2011-12-08 |
20110298235 | LIFTING DEVICE FOR LIFTING A CURB STONE - There is provided a lifting device for lifting a curb stone. The device comprises a frame ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110298236 | Training chopsticks - Chopsticks are provided including a first chopstick and a second chopstick which have been modified to be readily coupled together. Bores are formed in each of the chopsticks. A pin is supplied which passes through each of the bores. The pin has a friction fit within the bores such that the chopsticks are held together. The pin resiliently flexes when distal ends of the chopsticks are brought together, so that the pin provides a return force to the chopsticks. The bores and pin preferably have a non-circular cross-section so that the chopsticks are held within a common plane. The pin can have at least one tip that is pointed so that the pin can double as a toothpick. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298237 | APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING A CHILD'S HEAD - The present invention relates to a device for protecting the head of a child from bumps against the roof and rear doorframe of a vehicle as the child is placed in the child safety seat or removed from it. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298238 | HEAVY DUTY CARGO BED EXTENDER WITH RAMP FOR PICKUP TRUCKS - The present invention provides an assembly for extending the bed of a pickup truck, having a hitch receiver and a down folded tailgate past the end of tailgate and providing a ramp function. By supporting the assembly by both an attachment to the hitch receiver and supporting the assembly on the down folded tailgate the assembly can support more weight and at greater distances and angles the previous bed extenders and ramp combinations. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298239 | Module load enabling bracket - The present invention is a moveable connector for connecting two components on a vehicle. The connector has a body portion, and a first end formed as part of the body portion. The connector is movable about at least one axis located at the first end of the body portion. The connector is also connected to a first vehicle component, such as a carrier, using the first end of the body portion. There is also a second end formed as part of the body portion. The second end is operable for being connected to a second vehicle component, such as a fender. During assembly, the first vehicle component is positioned relative to the second vehicle component, and the connector is pivoted about the axis to allow the second end of the body portion to be connected to the second vehicle component. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298240 | MONOPOD SEAT STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMOTIVE SEATS AND METHOD - A monopod seat structure including first and second sides. A back is pivotally connected to the seat. A vertical support column is disposed below the seat and positioned substantially centrally between the first and second sides of the seat. A side support member includes a top portion operably connected to one of the first and second sides. A bottom portion is operably connected to a transmission hump of a vehicle. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298241 | APPARATUS FOR HEATING A VEHICLE CABIN - A vehicle includes a cabin, a high voltage traction battery, an electric motor powered by the traction battery, and a charger connected to the traction battery. The charger converts alternating current (AC) to high voltage direct current (DC) to charge the traction battery when the charger is plugged into an alternating current (AC) power supply. A forced air system includes an air inlet duct, a first air outlet duct directing exhaust air to the outside of the cabin, a second air outlet duct directing exhaust air to the inside of the cabin, a fan, and a valve for controlling air flow through the first and second air outlet ducts. The forced air system is arranged such that forced air flows through the air inlet duct, removes heat from the charger, and flows through at least one of the first and second air outlet ducts to assist with vehicle preconditioning. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298242 | TRAILER TARP COVER SYSTEM - A trailer tarp cover system comprising a main arm, a rectangular joint, a gas spring, and a motor located on the distal end of the main arm. In a first embodiment, the rectangular joint is comprised of the bottom portion of the main arm, two axle support members, two first support members, and two second support members. In a second embodiment, the rectangular joint is comprised of the bottom portion of the main arm, two axle support members, one first support member, and one second support member. In an alternate embodiment, torsion springs are used in lieu of the gas spring. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298243 | VEHICLE BODY - A vehicle body ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110298244 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A STRUCTURAL PART FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND PART THUS OBTAINED - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an overmoulded part that defines a structural part for a motor vehicle, comprising:
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20110298245 | REDUCED HEIGHT PICKUP TRUCK BED SUPPORT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A pickup bed support structure that includes longitudinally extending frame rails to which transversely extending beams used to support the truck bed box are assembled. The beams are received below a top surface of the frame rails by forming notches or holes in the frame rails into which the beams are inserted. Alternatively, notches or holes may be provided in the transversely extending beams that receive the longitudinal extending frame rails. One method of manufacturing a pickup truck bed support structure is disclosed in which holes are provided in the longitudinally extending frame rail that receive the transversely extending beam that support the pickup truck bed. An alternative method is also disclosed in which notches are formed in the frame rails that receive the beams that are welded to the frame rails prior to assembling the pickup truck bed to the beams. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298246 | REAR UNDERBODY FOR A VEHICLE - A rear underbody is provided for a vehicle with a rear frame structure, a floor structure forming the floor for the footwell of the vehicle and with a termination structure delimiting the footwell to the rear. It is provided that the rear frame structure extends at least partially forward and beyond the termination structure. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298247 | FRONT MODULE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a front module for a motor vehicle, wherein the front module is in one piece and is composed exclusively of plastic. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298248 | FRONT MODULE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a front module for a motor vehicle, wherein the front module is in one piece and is composed exclusively of plastic. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298249 | OTTOMAN DEVICE FOR VARIABLE-CUSHION-LENGTH SEAT - An ottoman device includes a first mechanism that has an operating portion operable to adjust a longitudinal position of a front end portion of a seat cushion corresponding to the inner sides of knees of a seated person, and is operable to vary a cushion length by adjusting the longitudinal position of the front end portion of the seat cushion by means of the operating portion, an ottoman body that extends from the front end portion of the seat cushion toward toes of the seated person, and a second mechanism operable to lift the ottoman body by reducing a flexion angle of the ottoman body at the front end portion of the seat cushion, so as to bring the ottoman body into a lifted condition. The ottoman body is provided as a unit with the operating portion, and the first and second mechanisms operate independently of each other. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298250 | MODULAR FRONT SEAT BACK PANEL - A seat assembly having a seat and a seat back that is pivotally connected to the seat. A back cover is disposed on a rear portion of the seat back. The back cover includes an interior side and an exterior side. The interior side includes a plurality of laterally-extending ribs aligned with a plurality of engagement members. At least one vertically-extending channel is disposed on the exterior side of the back cover. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298251 | Air Tank Bracket with Strap-Supporting Arms - A bracket assembly for detachably retaining a body-carried device such as a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) is provided with strap-supporting arms for holding the shoulder straps of the device in a ready-to-wear position. At least a portion of each arm is movable from a generally horizontal, load-bearing or “working” position to a generally vertical, out-of-the-way or “rest” position. A spring or other resilient member urges the movable portion of each arm to the rest position, so the arms do not present a safety hazard to personnel in the area after the body-carried device has been removed from the bracket assembly. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298252 | ARMREST CONSTRUCTION AND METHOD | 2011-12-08 |
20110298253 | Bicycle Seat - A split-nose bicycle seat, comprising; rigid plastic base provided with attachment points for mounting the seat to the bicycle frame, a total length of the seat of about 260-2S0 mm, a split nose section formed by two elongated protrusions of substantially constant width extending forward from a media! section to a front surface; said elongated protrusions angle inwardly and have a total width of at least 60 mm at a station 30 mm aft of the front surface, a cushioned pubis bone support surface with a substantially flat side profile, arid a drooped nose section forward thereof defining a droop angle θ of about 22-28°; said split nose section transitioning aft to a media! section having a width of about 130-138 mm at the widest point of the seat, and a width of at least 98 mm at a station 50 mm forward of the widest point of the seat; said medial section transitioning aft to a rear-end section. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298254 | Monitoring/Entertainment System for a Child's Seat - The invention relates to a monitoring and/or entertainment system ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110298255 | Spinal Supporting Chair Attachment - A portable back support device is provided for increasing the spinal support experienced by a user of a low-back chair. The present invention comprises a winged headrest, a back support, a pair of removably attachable armrests, and an adjustable chair strap. The winged head rest and back support may be separatable and removably secured to one another, or alternatively may be may be one piece. The device has cushions of varying contour and firmness and is covered with an upholstery material. Cushioned armrests may be attached at the sides of the back support according to the preference of a user. The device is removably secured to a chair by means of an adjustable strap that fits around the back of a chair and may be tightened or loosened as necessary to affix the device. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298256 | Floor track for seating system - An apparatus for maintaining at least two seats in a vertical position and a predetermined distance between rows of the at least two seats. The apparatus includes at least two substantially flat base portions; and at least two support blocks mounted a predetermined distance from each other on an upper surface of each of the base portions, wherein the at least two support blocks define a hollow region for receiving a lower end portion of a leg of a seat to maintain the seat in a vertical position. The predetermined distance between the support blocks corresponds to a predetermined distance between rows of seats. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298257 | FOR A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN INFANT SAFETY SEAT - An apparatus is disclosed having a car seat base lower housing fixed in a center position on a car seat; a car seat base sliding rail mounted to the car seat base lower housing; a car seat base mechanism turntable bracket mounted on the car seat base sliding rail; a car seat base turn table rotationally mounted to the car seat base mechanism turn table bracket; a car seat neck mounted to the car seat base turntable; a car seat peg groove formed on the car seat base; and a car seat base peg formed on the car seat base turn table, wherein the car seat peg follows the car seat peg groove as the car seat base turn table bracket translates away from car seat base lower housing causing the car seat to rotate from a rearward facing position toward the direction of translation away from the center position. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298258 | INFANT VEHICLE SEAT CARRIAGE - An infant vehicle seat carriage is disclosed. The carriage comprises a base for supporting an infant vehicle seat, a frame which extends from the base and a handle disposed upon the frame. The carriage further comprises coupling means which is arranged to couple the seat to the carriage. The frame is reconfigurable between an operative configuration in which the carriage permits the infant vehicle seat to be manoeuvred and a storage configuration in which the infant vehicle seat is securable within a vehicle while the carriage is coupled to the infant vehicle seat. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298259 | CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A child restraint system includes an infant carrier and a base adapted to be mounted on a passenger seat in a vehicle in a vehicle mode. The infant carrier is also configured to be mounted on a stroller frame in a stroller mold. The infant carrier includes a seat shell and a carrying handle coupled to the seat shell. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298260 | Resilient Lower-Back Supporting Device Capable of Vertical Adjustment Along with Backrest of Chair - A resilient lower-back supporting device capable of vertical adjustment along with a backrest of a chair includes a resilient supporting unit pivotally connected between a lower end of the height-adjustable backrest and a supporting element. Configured for resilient extension and retraction, the resilient supporting unit includes an outer supporting rod and an inner supporting rod inserted therein. The two supporting rods are pulled toward each other by a spring provided therebetween. Besides, a spring is provided at an outer end of each supporting rod to bias the resilient supporting unit and the backrest toward a predetermined direction. With the backrest being vertically adjustable, and with the resilient support provided by a lower-back supporting portion at the lower end of the backrest, people of different heights are ergonomically supported especially on the lower back while sitting in the chair and are protected from back pain attributable to a prolonged sitting posture. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298261 | SEATING STRUCTURE WITH INDEPENDENTLY ADJUSTABLE BACK - An upper portion of the back is pivotable relative to the lower portion between a neutral position and an extended position, with the upper portion being pivotable relative to the lower portion independent of the tilt position of the back. In one aspect, an adjustment mechanism is coupled between lower and upper back support members and pivots the upper support member between at least first and second support positions. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298262 | VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY - A vehicle seat assembly that elevates and rotates to enhance passenger seat access is disclosed. The vehicle seat assembly includes a seat and a plurality of links pivotally coupled to a lower surface of the seat at one end of each of the links and pivotally mounted with respect to a vehicle floor at the opposite end of each of the links. A motor may be used to drive at least one link to actuate the seat. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298263 | Adjustable Folding Chair for Extended Periods of Seating - An adjustable folding chair is configured to include a central chair portion defining a pair of seat back mounting sections, a pair of front leg mounting sections, a pair of rear leg mounting sections, and a seat surface. A seat back is mounted on the seat back mounting sections for vertical movement to position the seat back at a desired position above the seat. Front and rear leg extensions are mounted on the front and rear leg mounting sections for vertical movement. A locking mechanism is housed in a horizontal strut in the front and rear leg extensions to control the positioning thereof. The locking mechanism includes a pair of opposing spring-biased locking pins and an actuator connected thereto that projects from the strut for engagement by the user. Such a chair construction permits the seat surface to be oriented in a plurality of discrete positions for comfortable utilization. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298264 | WALK-IN SEAT - A walk-in seat is provided, which has decreased number of components, and has a vacant space formed below a seat cushion so that the walk-in seat may be used even for a different-level seat track. The walk-in seat has a first control lever | 2011-12-08 |
20110298265 | Lower Tip-Slide Mechanism - A seat assembly for an automotive vehicle is provided with a seat cushion and a seat back pivotally connected to the seat cushion for pivotal movement between an upright seating position and a forwardly folded dump position. A seat track assembly is fixedly secured to the seat cushion for providing a selective fore and aft sliding adjustment of the seat assembly along a first linear path between a full forward position and a full rearward position. A tip slide mechanism is operatively coupled to the seat track assembly and adapted for mounting the seat assembly to a vehicle floor. The tip slide mechanism provides fore and aft movement of the seat assembly along a second curved path transverse to the first linear path between a seating position and an easy entry position to provide access behind the seat assembly. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298266 | Pneumatic Springing System for Vehicles and Method for Pneumatic Springing of Vehicle Parts - The invention concerns a pneumatic springing system for vehicles with at least a first and a second part ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110298267 | SEAT BACK FRAME - A seat back frame for a seat of a vehicle includes: a pair of side frames placed at a left side and a right side in a width direction of a seat; a head rest supporting frame supporting a head rest; a supporting plate, a both ends of the supporting plate being connected to a lower portion of each of the side frames; an upper opening provided above the supporting plate, the upper opening being opened in a front-rear direction; a planar elastic body provided across the upper opening; and a connection member elastically connecting a lower portion of the planar elastic body and an upper portion of the supporting plate. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298268 | VEHICLE SEAT - An engaging structure has a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion provided on at least one portion from among a first attaching portion and a second attaching portion, and an engagable portion provided on another portion that is different from the one portion. The first attaching portion is overlapped with the second attaching portion such that the first engaging portion abuts against a first edge of the other portion and the second engaging portion abuts against a second edge of the other portion that is different from the first edge. A support member is engaged with a frame member by one of the first engaging portion or the second engaging portion being hooked onto the engagable portion. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298269 | VEHICLE SEAT - A support member has a sheet-shaped body that expands and contracts and that supports a cushion, and a frame-shaped body that fixes the sheet-shaped body in a tensioned state. The sheet-shaped body is attached to a frame member by the frame-shaped body being engaged with the frame member. The frame-shaped body is rigid and maintains a shape that follows an outer shape of the frame member when an occupant is seated, and has a first portion where an end portion of the sheet-shaped body is fixed, and a second portion where the end portion of the sheet-shaped body is not fixed. The second portion is formed at a position that corresponds to a position where a load of the occupant concentrates when the occupant is seated. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298270 | IN SITU ORE LEACHING USING FREEZE BARRIERS - A method is provided herein for performing a leaching process on a substrate ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110298271 | WHEEL CONSTRUCTION - A wheel construction ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110298272 | DEVICE COMPRISING A WHEEL HUB AND A CONSTANT VELOCITY ROTARY JOINT - A device comprising at least one wheel hub with a flange section and a sleeve section, and a constant-velocity rotary joint, at least one joint outer part, a joint inner part and torque-transmitting elements, wherein the wheel hub and the constant-velocity rotary joint are coupled to each other via a spur toothing, and the spur toothing is surrounded radially on the outside by a flexible seal. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298273 | DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY RESETTING THE EMERGENGY BRAKE IN TRAINS - Device for automatically resetting the emergency brake in trains, of the type comprising a general conduit ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110298274 | LIGHTWEIGHT WEAR RING - A segmented wear ring | 2011-12-08 |
20110298275 | OPERATING MODULE FOR AN ANTI-THEFT LOCK AND ASSOCIATED ANTI-THEFT LOCK - The invention relates to an operating module for a vehicle anti-theft lock comprising a stator and a rotor that can be turned in the stator by a conforming key comprising an electronic identifier, the said module comprising a support ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110298276 | STARTER DRIVING SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH APPARATUS - A starter driving semiconductor switch apparatus energizes and de-energizes a starter according to a command from an outside. A series circuit to which semiconductor switches are connected in series is provided between a battery serving as a power supply and the starter. The starter is energized by bringing all the semiconductor switches into conduction. A voltage or a current at a predetermined point in the series circuit is monitored to make a self-diagnosis on whether the starter is allowed to start and whether there is a failure in the semiconductor switches according to a monitor output. The starter driving semiconductor switch apparatus is thus expected to have a longer useful life by energizing the starter not by using mechanical contacts but by using semiconductor switches. | 2011-12-08 |
20110298277 | METHOD FOR SECURING THE OPERATION OF A VOLTAGE-HOLDING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method for securing the operation of a voltage-holding device (DMT) used for starting or restarting the heat engine of a vehicle, said device being electrically connected by a multiplex network ( | 2011-12-08 |
20110298278 | CONVERTER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CONVERTER DEVICE - A converter apparatus and method for operating the converter apparatus are provided for producing a plurality of output voltages or a plurality of output voltage potentials at corresponding outputs. The converter apparatus includes a plurality of setting units, which are each associated with one of a plurality of input voltage sources, Each of the setting units is configured to vary an input voltage which is produced by the associated input voltage source, and to provide an intermediate voltage. The converter apparatus also includes a plurality of selection elements to which intermediate voltage potentials are each applied. The intermediate voltage potentials are defined by the intermediate voltages. Each selection element is configured to select one of the intermediate voltage potentials for outputting as the respective output voltage potential. | 2011-12-08 |