51st week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140366337 | CLAMPED TYPE COUPLING ELEMENT SLIDE FASTENER WITH THE STRUCTURE IMPERVIOUS TO FLUID - The present invention relates to a clamped type coupling element slide fastener with the structure impervious to fluid, including a pair of support tapes, two rows of coupling elements respectively clamped at the inner edge of a first surface and a second surface of each of the support tapes, at least one surface of the top and bottom surfaces of the two rows of the coupling elements is formed with a groove; and an impervious elastomeric member. The impervious elastomeric member is filled in the groove of the two rows of the coupling elements thereby forming a covering layer, and the impervious elastomeric member is filled in a slit between the two rows of coupling elements and the pair of support tapes and in a slit formed on another surface of the two rows of the coupling elements thereby respectively forming a slit filling part and an extending part. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366338 | Closure System - A closure or fastener is provided for apparel, shoes, equipment, and other applications. The closure may have a female component having a receiving area and a male component having a locking portion. Either or both the male component and female component may have a notched appearance to provide additional flexibility and comfort to the closure. Flanges on the male components and the female components may facilitate off-registration engagement of the closure system. Textures present or absent in the closure system may permit or prevent sliding by the male components and female components when the closure is engaged. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366339 | CLASP FOR PIECE OF JEWELLERY OR WRISTWATCH - Clasp for a piece of jewellery or wristwatch, including a stretcher like structure with a first housing in which a first push-piece and a second push-piece are moveable on a first bearing surface against an elastic return means, and held by at least one closure plate able to occupy a closure position in a second housing. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366340 | SHOE ENABLING THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE TENSION OF SHOELACES - The inventive concept relates to a shoe enabling the adjustment of the tension of shoelaces. The shoe includes a first shoelace engaging member including left and right shoelace engaging members and a second shoelace engaging member. The first shoelace engaging member includes a first fixed member engaged to the shoe front upper and a movable member rotatably engaged to the first fixed member by means of hinge formed at first end of the movable member. The movable member includes a hole through which a shoelace passes and formed at second end of the movable member. The second shoelace engaging member is disposed between the left and right shoelace engaging members. The second shoelace engaging member includes a second fixed member disposed on a tongue and a second movable member rotatably engaged to the second fixed member by means of a main hinge. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366341 | SELF-TENSIONING GIRT - Described are self-tensioning girt assemblies with one or more straps that form loops that extend around opposing sides of an inflatable structure. The one or more strips are configured to apply multi-directional forces such that the girt assembly is self-tensioning. The self-tensioning girt assemblies may comprise at least two sleeves coupled to the inflatable structure and that receive the straps in a way that permits the straps to rotate around the inflatable structure. In some embodiments, the straps are attached to a panel that extends between the straps. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366342 | BODY CONTAINMENT CONSTRUCTION SUITABLE FOR USE WITHIN BIO-CREMATION PROCESSES - Body containment constructions, materials, and methods of use for bio-cremation processes are disclosed. Preferably, the containment constructions of the present invention provide the functionality of liquid containment and also the functionality of body presentment for viewing purposes, if desired, in addition to bio-degradability. Advantageously, liquid containment is provided in a body containment construction that is sufficiently liquid impervious, allows for body transport by sufficient structural support, and is decomposable within the time period for a bio-cremation process. More preferably, the containment construction will dissolve or decompose within a normal procedural time period without leaving any component remaining from the containment construction. According to an aspect of the present invention, a body containment bag is provided that is made from a structural material that is combined with a liquid containment material and one or more closures, wherein the body containment bag is effectively usable for bio-cremation during which all components of the body containment bag can effectively decompose by alkaline hydrolysis. Methods of making and of utilizing a body containment bag for decomposition are also disclosed. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366343 | DRIVE DEVICE USING NEEDLES TO DRIVE A HELICAL FIBER SHEET FOR NEEDLING - A drive device for driving a helical fiber sheet for needling, the device including a needling table having a stationary top surface for receiving a helical fiber sheet for needling, a circular turntable positioned under the top surface of the needling table and having a plurality of drive needles vertically mounted thereon, the drive needles passing through the needling table and projecting relative to its top surface, the drive needles being positioned on at least one diameter of the turntable, and a drive system constructed and arranged to drive the turntable in rotation relative to the top surface of the needling table about a vertical axis. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366344 | REINFORCED FABRIC FOR SUBSTITUTION OF VINYL AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided are a reinforced fabric for substitution of vinyl and its manufacturing method which comprises a process (s1)) in which a HDPE and a UV reinforcing agent are mixed and liquefied and processed into a film; a thread manufacture process (s2); an elongation-cooling process (s3); a weaving process (s4); an original tissue recovery process; a LDPE-UV mixing liquid coating process; and a cutting or linking process (s7). The reinforced fabric for substitution of vinyl manufactured through the above described processes has an enhanced resistance with respect to durability and temperature and moisture, so the service life can be prolonged. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366345 | PROCESS FOR IMPROVING WEAVABILITY OF A YARN - A process for improving weavability of a yarn is described. The process has a step of application of a chitosan-containing reinforcement product and a later chitosan crosslinking step. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366346 | Polyester Fiber and Lightweight Woven Nylon Yarn Blended Process - A polyester fiber and lightweight woven nylon yarn blended process may include a lightweight weaving procedure, a secondary lightweight procedure, a dyeing procedure; and a water rinsing and drying procedure. In one embodiment, in the lightweight weaving procedure, a plurality of chemical monofilament fibers is twirled into bunched chemical monofilament fibers by a kneading process, the bunched chemical monofilament fibers and a woven complex yarn (polyester fiber and woven nylon yarn) are fed into a loom simultaneously, the loom is equipped with a fiber opening knife for performing a fiber opening process for the woven complex yarn, the fiber opening knife performs the fiber opening process to cut the woven complex yarn into a plurality of equal sized furcal structures longitudinally to cause wear and tear to achieve lightweight preliminarily, then the furcal structures and the bunched chemical monofilament fibers are undergone a knitting process to obtain a lightweight fabric; | 2014-12-18 |
20140366347 | IMPREGNATED-YARN CLOTH AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING IMPREGNATED-YARN CLOTH - A process for producing an impregnated-yarn cloth which is woven fabric configured of impregnated yarns, which has satisfactory shaping properties and, despite this, has a fine texture of the reinforced fiber bundles, and which gives a molded object having excellent strength. The process for producing an impregnated-yarn cloth ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140366348 | Crimping Apparatus - A crimping apparatus for crimping a filament bundle in a melt spinning process includes a conveyor nozzle and a stuffer box which is associated with the conveyor nozzle. For thermal processing, a processing unit, which includes a rotatable processing drum which, for guiding and temperature control of a thread plug, has a rotating drum wall, is disposed downstream of the stuffer box. In order to be able to carry out as gentle a processing of the thread plug as possible, the stuffer box is disposed axially parallel to the processing drum in such a manner that the thread plug can be infed in a straight run from a plug outlet of the stuffer box to the circumference of the drum wall. This allows the naturally acting weight force of the thread plug to be advantageously used for guiding the thread plug. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366349 | DEVICE FOR TREATING A THREAD - A device treats a thread with compressed air. To this end, the device has an intermingling device which is encapsulated in a housing with respect to the environment. For thread guidance, the housing has a thread inlet and an opposite thread outlet. In order to prevent direct transmission of noise through the thread inlet and the thread outlet, the thread inlet and/or the thread outlet is formed in each case by two separate opening slots in quick succession and a thread guiding member between the opening slots. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366350 | JIG FOR MANUFACTURING CAPACITOR ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CAPACITOR ELEMENT - A jig for manufacturing a capacitor element is provided in which the productive efficiency is excellent due to a larger number of anode bodies that can be processed, and an immersion position (height) of the anode body with respect to the processing liquid can be controlled with high accuracy. A jig | 2014-12-18 |
20140366351 | Injector sleeve installation tool and removal tool kit - A tool for inserting and fastening a replacement injector sleeve in the cylinder head of a diesel engine. The tool is part of an injector sleeve tool kit which also includes an injector sleeve removal tool. The installation tool includes an expandable mandril which is inserted into the injector sleeve and expands a portion of the sleeve causing a press fit of the sleeve within the cylinder head. The sleeve removal tool includes a tap having a longitudinal body and a threaded cutting head at one end and a bolt having a head at the other end. An extraction nut is threaded onto the threaded shaft of the drive member followed by a bearing surface member such as a spacer. A hollow cylinder or support sleeve having an internal diameter greater than the injector sleeve to be removed and an external diameter less than the diameter of the sleeve bore includes a shoulder member. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366352 | LOADING JIG APPARATUS COMMONLY USED FOR TRUNK LID AND TAIL GATE - A loading jig apparatus may include a jig frame, first moving units installed on the jig frame and moved in up and down directions, left and right directions, and front and rear directions by driving a drive motor, first support units installed at the first moving units respectively, and supporting both sides of the vehicle body panel, second support units installed on the jig frame to correspond to a front side of the vehicle body panel, and supporting the front side of the vehicle body panel, at least one second moving unit installed on the jig frame to correspond to a rear side of the vehicle body panel and moved in the up and down directions and the front and rear directions by driving a drive motor, and a third support unit installed on the second moving unit, and supporting the rear side of the vehicle body panel. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366353 | DEVICE FOR ASSEMBLING RAILWAY WHEEL WITH BRAKE DISCS - A device for assembling a railway wheel with brake discs, the brake discs arranged to face each other across a railway wheel web and a center-deviation prevention key penetrating the web, includes a disc support supporting an internal hole of one of the brake discs; a wheel support provided concentrically with the disc support within the disc support, and supporting a hub's bore of the railway wheel on the brake disc supported by the disc support; and a bolt support provided concentrically with the disc support and the wheel support outside of the disc support, and supporting the bolt to correspond to bolt holes formed in the brake discs and the web of the railway wheel. The disc support and the wheel support are individually rotatable about a railway wheel central axis. The disc and wheel supports and the bolt support move up and down relatively to each other. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366354 | Servicing a Nuclear Reactor Module - A system for servicing a nuclear reactor module comprises a crane operable to attach to the nuclear reactor module, wherein the crane includes provisions for routing signals from one or more sensors of the nuclear reactor module to one or more sensor receivers. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366355 | PIN EXTRACTOR - A pin extractor is disclosed. The pin extractor can comprise a press to act against a clip securing a pin to be extracted. The press can have a clip interface feature at an end of the press configured to compress the clip radially inward upon application of a force against the clip. The pin extractor can also comprise a puller having a claw to engage the pin. The puller can be movable relative to the press to extract the pin as the press compresses the clip radially inward. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366356 | METHOD FOR CHANGING TOOLS - A method for introducing tool sets into a thermoforming machine, in which the thermoforming machine has at least one work station for a tool set. The tool set, composed of an upper tool and a lower tool, is interconnected outside of the work station. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366357 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTABLE MOUNTS FOR ATTACHMENT TO CYLINDRICAL SURFACES - An adaptable mount that enables two devices, or one device, such as handheld electronics, tools, and other physical objects, and one surface to be securely connected. One embodiment enables this connection by use of a flexible appendage that wraps around either or both the surface and the device to secure them. One embodiment enables a secure connection through the use of additional hardware so to complement the functionality of the device. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366358 | WORKPIECE ALIGNMENT DEVICE - An alignment device has a carriage, two rails on the carriage that are configured for a workpiece to pass therebetween, and a finger that protrudes a distance from the carriage. The finger is configured to be disposed on a carrier for the workpieces. The workpieces may be solar cells and may pass through the rails on a conveyor belt. The alignment device may move in order to align the workpieces as the workpieces are loaded into a carrier. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366359 | Method and Device for Joining Two Metal Strip Ends - A method and a device are provided for joining the ends of strips with two or more surfaces arranged flat on top of each other, more particularly metal sheets that can be coiled, in order to draw these successively through a treatment or machining system. It is provided that the strip ends are joined by means of a plurality of eyelets arranged essentially transversally to the strip direction, wherein initially all holes are simultaneously punched in a first stroke and then all eyelets are pressed in a second stroke. The device a clamping device and a machining unit, which has a working tool with a plurality of punching and pressing tools, wherein the working tool and a die are displaceable by the distance between two neighbouring individual tools and wherein above the punching and pressing tools, a pressing device is provided. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366360 | INSTALLATION FIXTURE FOR ELASTOMER BANDS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A kit comprising an installation fixture, a plurality of mechanical fasteners and an embedding tool is provided which allows for an elastomer band to be disposed in a mounting groove around a semiconductor substrate support in a manner that relieves the internal stresses of the elastomer band, leading to an elastomer band with a longer operational lifetime. The installation fixture is secured to a substrate support with mechanical fasteners. An elastomer band is placed around an outer circumference of the installation fixture and rotated back and forth to relieve internal stresses of the elastomer band. The fixture is inverted and the elastomer band is slid vertically off the fixture and into the mounting groove. An embedding tool can be used to completely insert the elastomer band into the mounting groove. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366361 | ARTICLE FOR CARRYING A GLIDE MEMBER FOR USE WITH A RAZOR - A razor having a removable carrier for attaching one or more glide members which fits between the razor handle and cartridge head. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366362 | Method Of Manufacturing Antimicrobial Implants Of Polyetheretherketone - Methods of fabricating implantable medical devices, preferably with PEEK, having antimicrobial properties, are disclosed. The antimicrobial effect is produced by incorporating ceramic particles containing antimicrobial metal cations into molten PEEK resin, which is subsequently allowed to cool and set in its final shape achieved by injection molding, cutting and machining or other techniques. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366363 | CARRIER DEVICE FOR HANDLING A LENS - A carrier device ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140366364 | STATIONARY INDUCTION ELECTRIC APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A stationary induction electric apparatus includes a porcelain tube, a connection conductor, a conductor, a casing, a lead, a terminal, a spacer, an electric connection member and a first and a second insulating medium. The connection conductor is disposed at one end of the porcelain tube. The conductor is disposed in the porcelain tube, and connected to the connection conductor. The casing covers a stationary induction electric apparatus main body, and has an opening part. The lead extends from the main body to the opening part. The terminal is disposed at an end part of the lead. The spacer seals the other end of the porcelain tube and the opening part. The member includes an electrode connected to the terminal and a joint part connected to the conductor, and penetrates the spacer. The first and second insulating media are respectively filled in the porcelain tube and the casing. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366365 | Process for Producing Surface-Mount Inductor - Process for producing a surface-mount inductor. A forming die assembly comprises a lower die, a first upper die having three peripheral side surfaces and one opening, and a second upper die for closing the first upper die opening, thereby defining a cavity therein. The coil is formed by winding a wire and processing its led-out end such that it contacts with a side surface of the first and second upper dies. The coil is placed in the cavity from the open side of the first upper die such that its led-out end contacts with a side surface of the first and second upper dies. The coil is sealed with a sealant containing a magnetic powder while the first and second upper dies are clamped together, to form the core. An external electrode is formed on the core and the led-out end of the coil is connected to the external electrode. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366366 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY TERMINAL PLATE - A method of manufacturing a battery terminal plate includes primarily pressing a single processing material corresponding to a volume body into a semi-product having an asymmetric shape through a press cutting unit; gripping the semi-product and feeding the semi-product to a first processing unit by a pickup unit; asymmetrically pressing the semi-product by a first punch to primarily forge the semi-product into a volume body part and a plate part; pressing the semi-product located in the first processing unit by a second punch to secondarily forge the semi-product while forming a detailed structure at the volume body part and the plate part; pressing the semi-product with a pressure stronger than that in the second forging step by a third punch to tertiary forge the semi-product; and punching the semi-product by a cutting/trimming unit to removing the pickup gripping member and cutting an outer peripheral portion into a final product. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366367 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR FAN - A mounting apparatus includes a platform, a moving device, and a pressing device. The moving device includes a first moving member. The pressing device includes a first pressing member rotatably attached to the platform, and the first pressing member abuts the first moving member and used to position a first side plate of a fan. The first moving member is movable relative to the platform between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the first pressing member is substantially parallel to the platform, and the first moving member is located on a first side of the platform. In the second position, the first pressing member is substantially perpendicular to the platform to engage the first side plate to the fan, and the first moving member is located on a second opposite side of the platform. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366368 | Method for manufacturing an improved overhead and underground cable lead-in cable for voice,data and video transmission services - A method of manufacturing an improved overhead or underground telephone lead-in cable for transmission services VVDL (voice, video, data and lead-in) that permits the connection of the users to the public telephone system with a high speed digital service link, besides the analog services required. The cable has at least one or a plurality of transmission circuits. One of the transmission circuit is formed by two metal conductor elements cooperating in turn to self-support the cable or a conventional type of impregnated fibers or kevlar tape. The second circuit which is formed by a stranded pair of conductors is impregnated with a swelling powder preventing moisture penetration. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366369 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CIRCUIT BOARD - A method for manufacturing a circuit board constituted by a light emitting device and a mounting board includes the steps of: conveying the light emitting device onto the mounting board in a state in which a top face is chucked by a nozzle so that the nozzle and an exposed part of a first terminal part of the light emitting device are in contact; and placing the light emitting device onto the mounting board so that the first terminal part and a wiring component are in contact in a state in which the top face is chucked by the nozzle. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366370 | ELECTRIC WIRES SETTING METHOD WITH JIG - An electric wire setting method for setting a plurality of electric wires by using a jig in an electric wire holding part includes setting the electric wire holding part on a positioning platform of the jig, inserting the electric wires in gaps between guide protrusion pieces of the jig to guide the electric wires in electric wire retention grooves of the electric wire holding part, and folding a lower portion of the electric wire holding part toward an upper face of an upper holding portion of the electric wire holding part to sandwich the electric wires between the lower portion and the upper portion. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366371 | ELECTRICAL PLUG-IN DEVICE WITH CLOSURE DEVICE - A plug-in device system has a closure unit blocking access to a first plug-in device element, for example a socket. The closure unit includes a rotary bezel which is coupled via a coupling to at least one shutter such that the rotation of the bezel effects a movement of the shutter from a closed position in an open position. Preferably, a locking assembly is additionally provided, which blocks movement of the rotary bezel and/or shutter in the closed position as long as no pressure is applied to the shutter. In addition, a safety device can be provided, which prevents the shutter from opening when a direct force is applied. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366372 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MODULE - An optical module including a first optical coupler; a second optical coupler; a first optical waveguide; a second optical waveguide; a first electrode provided on the first optical waveguide; a second electrode provided on the second optical waveguide; a short electrode shorter than the first and second electrodes and provided on the second optical waveguide; and a first high-frequency connector and a second high-frequency connector; wherein, the short electrode provided on the second optical waveguide is coupled to the second high-frequency connector; and the first electrode provided on the first optical waveguide is coupled to the first high-frequency connector. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366373 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HOLLOW ENGINE VALVE - The present invention provides a method for producing a hollow engine valve, with which the production process can be simplified and the processing precision can be improved. To this end, the present invention provides a method for producing a hollow engine valve ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140366374 | METHOD FOR CLOSING COOLING AIR BORES - Disclosed is a method for the manufacture or repair of a blade of a turbomachine, which blade has cooling air bores. In a machining step the cooling air bores are temporarily closed for their protection, a dual-cure epoxy resin being used for closing. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366375 | HEAT EXCHANGER TUBE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT - A heat exchanger tube with a tube axis and with a tube wall having a tube outside and a tube inside, axially parallel or helically encircling inner ribs, with a groove which lies in each case between adjacent inner ribs, being formed from the tube wall on the tube inside, the helix angle, measured with respect to the tube axis, of the inner ribs being smaller than or equal to 45°, the region of the inner ribs which is remote from the tube wall being deformed at regular intervals asymmetrically on one side essentially in the tube circumferential direction, the deformed material of the inner ribs forming protrusions above the groove, the protrusions extending in each case over a finite deformation zone along an inner rib, the markedness of the deformation changing continuously within the deformation zone. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366376 | Method of Making A Spring Core For A Bedding or Seating Product - Disclosed herein is a method of making a spring core ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140366377 | JOINT GUARANTEE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE ASSEMBLY AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - Disclosed is a joint guarantee system for vehicle assembly. The disclosed joint guarantee system for vehicle assembly manages a joining history of a joined component joined to a plurality of join points of a joining target, and includes: i) a tool detecting unit installed at a joining tool for joining the joined component to the joining target, and configured to detect movement displacements and angles of the joining tool for the join points based on a zero point of the joining tool; ii) a tool controller configured to receive a joining completion signal of the joining tool for each join point, and transmit a movement displacement value, an angle value, and a joint value for each join point of the joining tool detected by the tool detecting unit; and iii) a main controller configured to determine joining operation patterns for the join points based on the movement displacement value of the joining tool obtained from the tool controller. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366378 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ROLLING-ELEMENT BEARING - A rolling-element bearing in which a rolling element is retained in each of retaining openings formed in a retainer and method for manufacturing the bearing are provided. Each retaining opening is defined by a pair of inner side faces facing each other, and a pair of inner end faces facing each other. In the manufacturing method, with a support die being brought into contact with one of the inner side faces and the inner end faces of one of the retaining openings, the outer and inner circumferential surfaces of the retainer are pressed by an outer punch and an inner punch. Accordingly, on at least one of the inner side faces and the inner end faces, a first retaining piece and a second retaining piece for preventing the rolling element from falling off are formed on the outer circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface of the retainer, respectively. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366379 | OUTER RING FOR A SHELL-TYPE RADIAL NEEDLE BEARING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An outer ring | 2014-12-18 |
20140366380 | Article For Carrying A Glide Member For Use With A Razor - A razor having a removable carrier for attaching one or more glide members which fits between the razor handle and cartridge head. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366381 | GLIDE MEMBER COMRISING LOW TO NO HYGROSCOPIC COMPONENTS FOR USE WITH A RAZOR - Razors comprising a glide member comprising a low to nil level of hygroscopic components. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366382 | APPARATUS FOR CUTTING CORRUGATED PIPES TO LENGTH - An apparatus for cutting corrugated pipes to length includes a clamping device configured to act radially with respect to an axis so as to fix a corrugated pipe in a machining position. The apparatus also includes a cutting tool movable into an active position against the corrugated pipe in the machining position and configured to bring about a separation by moving the cutting tool and corrugated pipe relative to one another. A stop device is configured to engage in a corrugation trough of the corrugated pipe wherein a spacing between the cutting tool and stop device is variable in the axial direction with respect to the axis. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366383 | BLOWER FOR CIRCULAR SAW - A saw may include a housing, a motor assembly, a fan and a baffle. The motor assembly may be disposed within the housing and may include a driveshaft that is rotatable relative to the housing. The fan may be attached to a first end portion of the driveshaft for rotation with the driveshaft. The baffle may be disposed within the housing and may include a recess and a chute in communication with the recess. The fan may be disposed within the recess and may force air through the recess and into the chute. The chute may extend tangentially from a body of the baffle and may include a shape that curves around a rotational axis of the fan as the chute curves away from a plane in which the fan rotates. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366384 | Sharpened Edge Spatula Device - A sharpened edge spatula device facilitates food preparation and serving by providing a spatula device having a sharpened edge. The device includes a handle and a head coupled to and extending from the handle. The head has a first edge, a second edge, and a pair of side edges extending between the first edge and the second edge. The side edges taper extending from the first edge to the second edge and the first edge is sharpened. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366385 | KNIFE - The invention relates to a knife having a blade carrier ( | 2014-12-18 |
20140366386 | CUTTING TOOL ASSEMBLY FOR HVAC VENT OPENING AND THE LIKE - A power cutting tool for automatically cutting out a vent opening in a substrate such as a floor and the like according to a prescribed pattern is disclosed. The power cutting tool includes a base assembly adapted for support on a surface of said substrate. A track assembly having a track is carried by the base assembly for automatically guiding the movement of the cutting tool. A power cutting tool includes a cutting blade which penetrates the substrate to cut out the vent opening. A drive assembly includes a first drive for operating the cutting blade, and a second drive engaging the track for automatically moving the power cutting tool along the track while simultaneously operating the cutting blade to cut out the vent opening pattern in the substrate. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366387 | SKINNING KNIFE WITH REMOVABLE BLADE - A skinning knife includes a handle, a blade carrier coupled to the handle, the blade carrier including a mount having a mounting surface, a boss extending outward from the mounting surface, and a spring including a front portion, a middle portion, and a rear portion, the front portion secured to the mount, the middle portion bent outward from the front portion and the rear portion, and the rear portion including a free end of the spring movable relative to the mount, and a blade including a sharpened edge, a body, and a slot formed through the body, the slot includes a narrow portion and a wide portion, the narrow portion includes the front end of the slot and the wide portion includes the rear end of the slot. The blade is releaseably secured to the blade carrier by interaction between the boss and the spring of the blade carrier and the slot of the blade. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366388 | RECIP BLADE - A recip blade has a blade body and a tang located at one end of the blade body. The blade body has a distal portion located on an opposite end of the blade body relative to the tang. The distal portion defines a tip and at least one aperture extending through the blade body. A cutting edge extends along the blade body between the tang and the tip. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366389 | Substrate Specific Cutting Guide - A cutting guide for a saw, the guide comprising: (a) a guide including a follower path, the guide including a plurality of indicia each representative of a plurality of different substrates; (b) a follower repositionable with respect to the guide along the follower path and into alignment with at least one of the plurality of indicia; and, (c) a lock operatively coupled to the follower, the lock being repositionable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the locked position operative to retain the guide in a fixed position with respect to the follower, and the unlocked position operative to allow a relative position of the guide with respect to the follower to be changed. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366390 | Organizational Device - An organizational device includes an organization and dispensing container that facilitates the organization and accessibility of beautification tools, cords, and accessories. The device includes a housing configured to store, dispense, and segregate the tools and accessories and electrical cords that join with the tools. The device utilizes various means to organize the tools, including, without limitation, variously shaped and dimensioned containers, holsters, and slots. Additionally, color coding, magnet holders, text, and graphics help segregate the tools. A retraction portion includes reels that wind and unwind the cords from the tools for extension and retraction. Each cord passes through a cord reel and plugs into a single power outlet. A locking grommet regulates the winding and unwinding of the cords. In this manner, each tool can be identified and accessed, and each cord is stored out of view to help restrict tangling and misidentification. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366391 | FLUID OR LOW FRICTION PERMANENT MAGNET COMPASS - Low friction or nearly frictionless compasses are provided. One compass embodiment includes a housing having a wall forming a chamber, the housing having a closed end and an open end. The compass includes a fluid disposed within the chamber. The compass includes a magnetized material floating in the fluid, wherein the magnetized material is operative to indicate Earth's magnetic north. The compass includes a protective face adjacent to the open end, wherein the protective face closes the open end of the chamber. Also provided is a compass that includes low friction material deposited on at least one side of the magnetized material and the adjacent closed end of the housing to create a nearly frictionless interface. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366392 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING GEOMETRY OF NON-CIRCULAR TWISTED STRAND DURING STRANDING PROCESS | 2014-12-18 |
20140366393 | Compact 3D Contact Measuring Device - The 3D contact measuring device senses work pieces in machine tools for adjusting the zero point of a numerically controlled machine tool or for positioning tasks. The device comprises a preferably elongated housing, a sensing arm projecting from the housing and bearing a sensing tip. The sensing arm being movable in the direction of a measuring axis and pivotable in all directions about the measuring axis. A sensing lever is connected to the sensing arm and forms the first universal joint, and a measuring device for detecting a parameter, which characterizes the displacement and/or the pivoting of the sensing arm. A further control surface forms a second universal joint. An elongated toothed rack of a gear transmission is aligned along the measuring axis and is movably supported and is coupled to the sensing lever via the second universal joint. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366394 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE DOOR AXIS ADJUSTMENT MOUNT - A system for determining a vehicle door axis adjustment amount may include a plurality of first setting jigs fixed to a sealing flange of a vehicle body and configured to adjust a position of a door with respect to the vehicle body in a vehicle width direction, a second setting jig configured to support the door and adjust a position of the door with respect to the vehicle body in an up and down direction, and an eccentricity measurement bolt configured to temporarily assemble a door hinge bracket of a door hinge mounted on the vehicle body with the door and measure eccentricity with respect to a hinge bracket bolt hole formed in the door using a gauge. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366395 | DOOR HARDWARE LOCATING TOOL - A door hardware locating tool includes a first side wall having a first side, a second side opposite, and a cavity defined between the first and second sides. The door hardware locating tool further includes a second side wall coupled to the first side wall and extending substantially parallel to the first side wall, a center wall disposed between the first and second side walls, a clamping mechanism operable to clamp a door between the first and second side walls, and an insert at least partially located within the cavity and translatable along the first side wall between a first position and a second position. The insert includes an aperture sized to receive a cutting tool. In the first position, the aperture is located a first backset distance from the center wall, and in the second position, the third aperture is located a second backset distance from the center wall. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366396 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING POLISHING PAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POLISHING PAD USING THE SAME - An apparatus for manufacturing a polishing pad includes a housing including a body, an interconnection portion, and a discharging portion, and a stirrer located in the housing, the stirrer mixing a polishing pad composition and a pore forming material with each other. A diameter of the discharging portion is in a range of about 9 mm to about 16 mm. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366397 | CLOTHES DRYER - A clothes dryer configured to cause air to flow through a drying chamber, an exhaust passage (an air passage) | 2014-12-18 |
20140366398 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH FLUFFING-STATE DETECTION - The invention relates to a method of determining a fluffing state of laundry based on a determined temperature indicative of the surface of the laundry. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366399 | CONTOURED INSOLES FOR FOOTWEAR - An insole assembly for use in footwear is provided. The insole assembly generally includes a full-length insole base made of a flexible and resilient material (e.g., resiliently compressible foam), and a heel cap made of a generally rigid material (e.g., a carbon fiber reinforced polymer) which is attached to the insole base and mimics the contours thereof to provide proper biomechanical support of the heel and arch areas of a foot in a particularly lightweight and sleek form factor. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366400 | Shoe Having A Split Welt - A shoe comprises a sole, an upper, and a welt. The upper is operatively secured to the sole. The sole and upper define a seam. The seam has a seam toe region, a seam heel region, a seam lateral side region, a seam ball region, and a seam instep region. The welt is secured to at least one of the sole and the upper. The welt covers the seam toe region, the seam lateral side region, the seam heel region, and the seam instep region. The welt does not cover the seam ball region. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366401 | Article of Footwear With Sole Member - An article of footwear has a sole member with an exposed central torsion bar or rod connecting the heel region of the sole member to the forefoot region of the sole member. The torsion bar or rod may be supported at either end by sockets of the sole member. The torsion bar or rod may also be supported at one or more intermediate points by a hollow component. This hollow component may itself be supported by ribs extending to the medial and lateral sides of the sole member, respectively. The torsion bar or rod, the sockets, the hollow component and the ribs form a suspension structure connecting the forefoot region of the sole member to the heel region of the sole member. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366402 | Sole Plate Assembly And Method of Making - An ultra-lightweight sole plate assembly can include a ground engaging outer shell, a structural component, and one or more cleat members. A method of making the outer shell includes thermoforming a foil material such as polyamide. Thermoforming the foil includes applying vacuum to the foil material. Excess foil material can be trimmed from the outer shell. The structural component can be made by injecting a molding material onto the outer shell. The cleat members can be co-molded with the shell during forming of the structural component. The resulting sole plate assembly has a reduced weight with the desired traction, strength and durability. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366403 | SOLES FOR SPORTS SHOES - Improved soles and insoles for shoes, in particular sports shoes, are described. In an aspect, a sole for a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, with at least a first and a second surface region is provided. The first surface region comprises expanded thermoplastic polyurethane (“TPU”). The second surface region is free from expanded TPU. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366404 | SOLES FOR SPORTS SHOES - Improved soles and insoles for shoes, in particular sports shoes, are described. In an aspect, a sole for a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, with at least a first and a second surface region is provided. The first surface region comprises expanded thermoplastic polyurethane (“TPU”). The second surface region is free from expanded TPU. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366405 | SOLES FOR SPORTS SHOES - Improved soles and insoles for shoes, in particular sports shoes, are described. In an aspect, a sole for a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, with at least a first and a second surface region is provided. The first surface region comprises expanded thermoplastic polyurethane (“TPU”). The second surface region is free from expanded TPU. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366406 | SURFACE COMPLIANT FRONT-PIVOTING WEAR SHOES FOR SNOW PUSHER - A snow or material pushing device for plowing a surface including a moldboard with a scraper blade, and having side plates attached at either end. The side plates further include skid or wear shoes pivotally or rotationally affixed to the side plates to remain in full contact with the surface, thereby reducing the need to adjust and replace the scraper blade and wear shoes. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366407 | BUCKET FOR SCREENING AND CRUSHING INERT MATERIAL HAVING A BALANCING VALVE | 2014-12-18 |
20140366408 | TOOL RETENTION SYSTEM - A retention system is provided for use with a ground engaging tool. The tool retention system may have a generally C-shaped clamp configured to be disposed within an aperture of a work implement and to engage apertures in a tool adapter. The retention system may also have a wedge configured to be disposed within the apertures of the tool adapter and the work implement and against the generally C-shaped clamp. The retention system may additionally have a generally C-shaped slider configured to be disposed within the apertures of the tool adapter and to engage the aperture of the work implement. The C-shaped slider may have an opening oriented away from the generally C-shaped clamp, and the retention system may further have a fastener configured to connect the generally C-shaped slider to the wedge. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366409 | GROUND ENGAGING TOOLS - A tooth for earthmoving and mining equipment, including a cutting tip; and a mounting portion rearward of the cutting tip, the mounting portion having ‘a cavity therein opening to the rear and including a cone portion extending forward from the rear opening and terminating in a beak portion. The cone portion being defined at least in part by spaced apart upper and lower faces and opposed spaced apart side faces, the upper and lower faces being joined to the side faces by curved corner faces and the opposed upper and lower faces converging towards each other and the opposed side faces converging towards each other away from the rear opening so that the curved comer faces diminish away from the rear opening. The upper and lower faces and the side faces of the cone portion terminating in a beak portion at the front of the cavity, the beak portion being defined at least in part by opposed spaced apart upper and lower faces joined by opposed spaced apart side faces, the upper face, lower face and side faces of the beak portion being contiguous with the upper face, lower face and side laces of the cone portion respectively, and the upper and lower faces of the beak portion being generally parallel and the side faces of the beak portion also being generally parallel and contiguous with a front face of the beak portion. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366410 | Pop-Up Greeting Cards with Confetti - An interactive electronic greeting card with pop up feature includes a three-sided pocket or cavity which houses various electronic and mechanical components and a pop up element. In a first position, the pop up element is substantially contained within the greeting card pocket or cavity. When the push button is depressed, the pop up element is ejected or “pops up” out of the greeting card pocket or cavity, revealing a greeting or other printed indicia. The push button also initiates playback of a pre-loaded digital audio file, which may be a spoken message, a sound, a song, music or other such audio recording. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366411 | SIGN PLATE - A sign plate | 2014-12-18 |
20140366412 | PAGE-TURNING DEVICE AND DOCUMENT CAMERA SYSTEM - A page-turning device turning a page of a book includes a sticking part, an arm part and a first drive unit. The sticking part sticks to the page of the book being opened. The arm part is provided with the sticking part on a top end and swings such that the sticking part sticks to the page at a departure position of the page and separates from the page at a destination position of the page while the sticking part goes to and fro between the departure position and the destination position over the page of the book. The first drive unit swings the arm part around a drive shaft of the drive unit. An effective surface of the sticking part obliquely comes into contact with the page at the departure position at an initial stage of the contact. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366413 | Pad of Labels and Labels for Use on Store Shelves in a Retail Environment - A pad of labels and labels for use on store shelves in a retail environment. The pad of labels include labels with adhesive strips applied to a bottom surface of each label and a top laminate layer with a release coating applied to the top surface of each label. The labels in the pad are sequenced according to a store's planogram. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366414 | PAD OF LABELS HAVING AN ACCORDION-LIKE APPEARANCE FOR USE ON STORE SHELVES IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT - A pad of labels and labels for use on store shelves in a retail environment. The pad of labels include labels with adhesive strips applied to a bottom surface of each label and a top laminate layer with a release coating applied to the top surface of each label. The labels in the pad are sequenced according to a store's planogram. When viewed in profile, an embodiment resembles an accordion-like shape when the uppermost label in the pad is gently pulled. Another embodiment resembles a spiral-like shape. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366415 | PRODUCE WASH LABEL - A dissolvable produce washing label includes a dissolvable facestock impregnated with a produce cleanser; an adhesive layer; and a coating to seal and protect from water and humidity. When rubbed and washed with water by the end user the top coating wears and breaks to expose the dissolvable substrate, thereby dissolving the facestock and releasing the produce wash. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366416 | POINT OF PURCHASE DISPLAY - A point of purchase display for coupling to a commercial product on display at a retail store. The point of purchase display includes a flexible and wrinkle-resistant sheet material having indicia displayed thereon and at least one coupling member for coupling the sheet material to the commercial product. In example forms, the indicia being displayed on the sheet material is provided for advertisement or instructional purposes of the commercial product. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366417 | Magazine Shell Of A Universal Magazine Of Multiple Caliber Compatibility For Firearms - Various embodiments of a magazine for a firearm are described. In one aspect, a magazine for a firearm may include a magazine shell having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a plurality of sidewalls between the first end and the second end. The first end may have an opening and may be configured to attach to the firearm. The second end may include a bottom plate. At least a first primary sidewall of the sidewalls may include a deformable concave area that caves inward with respect to the magazine shell such that the concave area bulges outward with respect to the magazine shell to accommodate one or more ammunition cartridges with of a first caliber and that the concave area does not bulge outward to accommodate one or more ammunition cartridges of a second caliber smaller than the first caliber. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366418 | TRIGGER MECHANISM - A trigger mechanism includes a hammer, and a trigger disconnector assembly including a trigger body having a trigger nose, and a disconnector having a disconnector hook. A reset lever is mounted for movement between open and closed positions. The trigger disconnector assembly is in mechanical communication with the reset lever. A striking end of the hammer strikes the reset lever in a past-cocked position of the hammer moving the reset lever from the open position to the closed position, the reset lever acting on the trigger disconnector assembly to reset the trigger body and the disconnector in the past-cocked position of the hammer in preparation for securing the hammer in a cocked position preparatory to firing by another trigger pull of the trigger body. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366419 | FIREARM LOCKING ASSEMBLY - A firearm locking assembly combines a firearm and a locked safety assembly and is configured to allow owner and deny non-owner use. The assembly allows owner unencumbered use without an alarm sounding. The assembly allows owner very fast unlocking without the use of anything external, except the owner's hands. Motion detector and alarm plus trigger lock guard against the firearm being taken to a school, public place, or unauthorized use and theft. The assembly includes automatic locking if the firearm it is put down or forcefully taken away. The assembly includes means for a multiple position safety lever to signal: 1) if firearm is locked, 2) if firearm ready to accept code, 3) if firearm is unlocked, and 4) if firearm is in timed unlocked mode. The assembly also includes law enforcement and military modes, audio and silent FM alarm, a GPS and a digital camera. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366420 | Wireless Safety Trigger System and Trigger Assembly - A wireless network assembly incorporates a system that may involve an adapted trigger and wireless safety trigger assembly within firearms to add safety features; The scope and ideals include but are not limited to its intent to replace current triggers from manufactures and also be a separately sold weapons accessory; The communication system and methods used between and within wireless networks and newly designed and adapted trigger and wireless safety trigger assemblies, form the invention; The user may allow the wireless safety trigger to automatically disable the weapon when it receives a predetermined signal; The user may also allow the wireless safety trigger to automatically disable the weapon when it is no longer receiving a predetermined signal; The user may also predetermine a series of movements with the firearm to enable the weapon. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366421 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR FIREARM SAFETY ENHANCEMENT - The present invention relates to system and methods for providing enhanced firearm safety by utilizing an electronic firearm locking device present in the firearm, in communication with a mobile application of a wireless mobile communication device and a remote firearm management server that provides five levels of safety for selective and dynamic enabling and disabling of the firearm based on real time situations along with several value added features. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366422 | FIREARM SAFETY SYSTEM - A firearm safety system as well as a method associated with the firearm safety system capable of preventing a firearm from firing is described. By incorporating a control module into firearms, the presence by the firearm may be detected by a detecting device receiving signals sent by the control module. The detecting device may in turn transmit signals to an established signaling network, such as a mobile telephone network, which may then telecommunicate with the control module to disable the firearm and prevent it from being fired. Such a system and method may be most effective in gun-free zones, especially places such as schools and courthouses. Thus, both the system and the method may be used to reduce firearm violence. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366423 | Adjustable Shooting Rail Device - An adjustable shooting rail device retrofittable to a conventional hunting stand or hunting blind. The device includes an adjustment mechanism having an actuator that is pivotally secured between a shooting rail and a vertical member of the hunting stand. The device further includes a pair of support collars pivotally coupling the actuator between the shooting rail and the vertical member. A locking means is provided for releasably locking the shooting rail at a selectively-desired vertical position. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366424 | Sight Level for Firearm - Disclosed herein are several embodiments of a level indicator for a firearm that is configured to be repositioned from a home position, generally above the barrel of the firearm, to an extended position, generally above and to the side of the barrel of the firearm. Several different mounting apparatuses are also disclosed, as well as variations of adjustment mechanisms. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366425 | Sight - A sight includes a power-changed unit and a bullet impact correction unit. The power-changed unit includes an outer barrel, a rotary frame disposed around the outer barrel, a frame screw disposed in the rotary frame, and a resilient member disposed between the outer barrel and the frame screw. The bullet impact correction unit includes an elevation adjustment screw and a windage adjustment screw, both of which abut the power-changed unit. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366426 | Line Light - A line light provides a disc shaped battery carrying, in electrical connectivity, two parallel electrically conductive tubes, one tube on each battery pole. A line tube is carried adjacent and parallel to one electrically conductive tube. A waterproof coating extends entirely thereabout. An LED releasably simultaneously interconnects with the two electrically conductive tubes to complete a circuit providing electrical power for illumination of the LED. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366427 | Hose Holder and Method - hose holder for a boat, or for another object upon which contact with a hose is undesirable, is a shaped rigid rod provided with a means for suspending the rod close to its midpoint, the shape created by bending each end of the rod into a helix. The rod is smaller in diameter than a common garden hose. The helices have a common, horizontal axis with an inner diameter larger than such a hose. The means for suspending the rod is above the outer diameter of the helices. Other embodiments utilize non-helical rod shapes to support the hose. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366428 | Trap for Flying Insects, the Use of Said Trap and Corresponding Manufacturing Method - A method distinguishes electrical signals corresponding to an activation or deactivation of a single electrical power consuming device from an electrical signal that supplies electricity to multiple electrical power consuming devices has been developed. The method includes generating signatures corresponding to activation and deactivation of a plurality of electrical devices from a transformation of an electrical power signal using sparse deconvolution to cluster and then identify the activation and deactivation of one of the plurality of electrical devices. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366429 | Apparatus for Pest Control - The present invention relates to an apparatus for pest control; and to the use of said apparatus for pest control. The apparatus comprises a hollow station forming at least one entrance for the pests to be controlled; a pheromone of a pest to be controlled; and a contact pesticide for the pests to be controlled, said contact pesticide being provided inside said hollow station, and the hollow station being designed to prevent the pests from remaining within said hollow station without expenditure of energy. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366430 | DECORATIVE CANDLE AND METHOD - A decorative molded candle and method of making the candle is disclosed in which coloring agents are limited to the outer peripheral surface of the candle. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366431 | METHOD FOR REFORMING COAL USING PALM RESIDUE - Provided is a method of economically modifying low rank coal (LRC) to be high grade coal having minimized water re-absorption and minimized spontaneous ignition possibility while saving energy by coating heavy oil directly on coal without using solvent oil. Provides is a method of modifying coal using palm oil residue, including milling the coal, homogenously mixing the palm oil residue with the milled coal, melting the palm oil residue mixed with the coal so as to be coated on a surface of the coal, and simultaneously drying moisture in the coal, cooling the dried coal, and briquetting the cooled coal. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366432 | Process Flow Sheet for Pre-Treatment of High Ash Coal to Produce Clean Coal - A process for treating coal to obtain lower ash content coal including: (i) pretreating high ash coal in a pretreatment unit with ultrasonic waves or microwaves, (ii) forming a slurry of coal fines in a solvent solution including N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) and one of Ethylenediamine (EDA) or Monoethanolamine (MEA), (iii) maintaining said slurry in a refluxed condition at a temperature of about 170-190° C. for a period of about 15 minutes to 2 hours; (iv) separating the refluxed slurry into two parts consisting of extract and residue by coarse filtration, (v) recovering up to 85% of the solvent solution by evaporation of the extract to form a concentrated extract, (v) precipitating the coal by adding water to the concentrated extract, (vi) separating the coal from the water-extract solution by filtration, and (vii) recovering the rest of the solvent by distillation of the water-extract solution. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366433 | COAL DEACTIVATION TREATMENT DEVICE - A coal deactivation treatment device for deactivating of coal by means of a treatment gas that is a mixture of air and nitrogen gas is provided with, among other things: a treatment column inside of which coal flows from the top to the bottom; treatment gas feed means, and the like, for feeding treatment gas to the inside of the treatment column; humidifying heaters for heating and humidifying the treatment gas such that the treatment gas fed to the inside of the treatment column can maintain a relative humidity of 35% or greater, even at 95° C.; a temperature sensor and a control device for adjusting the temperature inside the treatment column such that the inside of the treatment column is maintained at a relative humidity of 35% or greater and a temperature of 95° C. or lower. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366434 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CROP GROWTH - Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for managing the growth of crops by individually monitoring the growth state of crops produced in a greenhouse or plant factory. The crop growth management apparatus includes a weight measurement unit configured to measure the weight of a crop that is being grown using the tension of a support string connected to the crop, a crop growth and development management unit configured to determine whether or not the growth and development state of the crop or the weight of the crop is proper based on the measured weight of the crop, and an environment control unit configured to locally control a crop cultivation environment based on a result of the determination regarding whether or not the growth and development state of the crop or the weight of the crop is proper. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366435 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROTECTING TOMATO PLANTS - A device for protecting a plant including: a caged frame, where the caged frame includes spikes; a series of horizontal rods extending across a back side and a front side of the frame; a series horizontal rods extending the sides of the frame; a vertical rods extending vertically up each of the frame; and a plastic wrap, where the wrap fits around the caged frame. The spikes provide a mechanism to penetrate the ground and to secure the frame around a plant. The present invention further includes a method of protecting a plant including the steps of: placing frame around a plant; securing the frame around the plant by inserting spikes into a ground surface around the plant where the spikes extend from the frame; and placing a plastic wrap around the frame. | 2014-12-18 |
20140366436 | POT-SECURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A pot support adapted to be secured on the ground for receiving and maintaining a pot therein in a desired position in respect with the ground is presented. The pot support comprising including a ground-securing member adapted to secure the pot support to the ground. A kit thereof is also presented. | 2014-12-18 |