51st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130337896 | MULTIGAME SELECTION - A gaming system comprises a gaming server, a plurality of gaming machines, and a communications system connecting each of the plurality of gaming machines to the gaming server. The gaming machines each have a display, player controls, a player tracking device, and a game processor which displays sequential game images of a game being played. Each game processor plays a game initiated by the player, where the game is one of a plurality of games available on the gaming machine and selectable by the player. Each gaming machine includes game selection means which displays a selection of games available on the machine for the player to play. The games offered for selection are ordered according to a ranking determined as a function of the player's past history of playing games and a history of games played by other players. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337897 | WAGERING GAME WITH SHARED PAYOFF BASED ON MULTIPLE PLAYER SELECTIONS - The present invention is directed to a gaming terminal and a method of playing a wagering game at a gaming terminal whereby multiple players make selections and accumulate bonus awards as the game is passed from one player to another. Play continues until a game-terminating object is selected. At that time, each player that participated in the wagering game receives his or her accumulated awards plus any awards won by subsequent players. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337898 | SYSTEM GAMING - A disclosed method provides for tournament gaming. The method comprises: allowing a wager on non-modified base game in normal mode and awarding pay table prize for a winning event on said base game; monitoring said base game wager and win data; processing a calculated normalized tournament score using said monitored data spanning multiple base game plays; and providing a tournament game and awarding a tournament prize to at least one tournament winner; wherein the tournament score calculation also uses the theoretical payout percentage for the base game in determining player ranking. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337899 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OFFERING SIMULTANEOUS PLAY OF MULTIPLE GAMES - Gaming apparatus and methods of conducting a wagering game of chance. A gaming machine is disclosed which is configured for mutually concurrent play of a plurality of games of chance on a single display screen. A method of conducting a wagering activity includes providing a player with a plurality of differing games of chance, at least some of which are mutually concurrently playable on a single screen display of a gaming device and enabling mutually concurrent play of the plurality of differing games of chance on the single screen display. Various other gaming machine configurations and methods of play related to multiple differing games of chance on a single display screen are also disclosed herein. Networked gaming machines are also disclosed. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337900 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OFFERING SIMULTANEOUS PLAY OF MULTIPLE GAMES - Gaming apparatus and methods of conducting a wagering game of chance. A gaming machine is disclosed which is configured for mutually concurrent play of a plurality of games of chance on a single display screen. A method of conducting a wagering activity includes providing a player with a plurality of differing games of chance, at least some of which are mutually concurrently playable on a single screen display of a gaming device and enabling mutually concurrent play of the plurality of differing games of chance on the single screen display. Various other gaming machine configurations and methods of play related to multiple differing games of chance on a single display screen are also disclosed herein. Networked gaming machines are also disclosed. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337901 | VIDEO GAME APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VIDEO GAME APPARATUS - In a video game apparatus, a game picture that shows conditions of plural token coins on a field and a pusher table, and a token coin array picture that shows in line plural token coins that are able to be fed to the field, are displayed in a viewing area. If a position of a touch operation detected by the detector lies on the token coin array picture, a processor in the video game apparatus determines a number of the token coins to be fed based on the position of the touch operation and feeds the number being determined of the token coins to the field. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337902 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE GAME WITH PROGRESSIVE AWARDS - A gaming system for providing a progressive award in association with an offer and acceptance game. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337903 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE GAME WITH PROGRESSIVE AWARDS - A gaming system for providing a progressive award in association with an offer and acceptance game. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337904 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTI-LEVEL PERSONAL PROGRESSIVE AWARDS - A gaming system and method including at least one gaming system progressive award adapted to be provided to any player at one of a plurality of the gaming machines. The gaming system progressive award is associated with a designated quantity of points wherein the first player at one of the gaming devices to accumulate the designated quantity of points is provided the gaming system progressive award. The gaming system and method also includes, for each of a plurality of players, a plurality of personal progressive awards arranged in a personal multi-level progressive configuration. Such personal progressive awards are individual to each specific player and funded by that player's wagers placed at the gaming devices in the gaming system. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337906 | GAME SYSTEM - One object is to provide a video game system that can technically restrain real money trade. In accordance with one aspect, a server device | 2013-12-19 |
20130337907 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A GAME - One object is to provide a game that continuously attracts players. In accordance with one aspect, a server device according to an embodiment provides a game wherein a first entity and a second entity battle with each other, and the server device comprises: an identification unit configured to identify game contents on standby; a battle processing unit configured to compare, in an individual battle between game contents selected from the game contents on standby, a first estimation value of a first game content with a second estimation value of a second game content, thereby to determine an outcome of the individual battle; an exclusion unit configured to exclude the game content determined to be a loser from the game contents on standby; and a supplement unit configured to add game contents selected from available game contents to the game contents on standby. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337908 | UNIVERSAL GAME DOWNLOAD SYSTEM FOR LEGACY GAMING MACHINES WITH NVRAM EMULATION - A universal method and computer system for downloading game software to legacy gaming machines are provided. A gaming machine includes two computing devices within a locked enclosure, the first computer device programmed to enable game play of the gaming machine and the second computing device configured for network access. An interface is between the computing devices. The second computing device receives game software components over the network that are compatible with the first computing device but not compatible with the second computing device and transfers the received components to the first computing device over the interface. When the first computing device is a PC, it may be configured with dual-boot capability between two operating computer systems. When the first operating computer system is booted, game play may be enabled. When the second operating computer system is booted, game software components may be received over the network. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337909 | METHOD AND MECHANISM FOR IMPLEMENTING A GAMIFICATION APPLICATION - Disclosed is an improved approach to implement gamification of applications and activities. The approach can be used to create gamification for any application/activity. In some approaches, gamification is provided such that an application is not modified to include the game features. Instead, an external stand-alone gamification mechanism is provided to include the game features, where the external gamification mechanism is used in conjunction with the activity/application. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337910 | CONTEST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - There is a contest management system and method for managing a contest over a computerized network. The contest management system includes a contest management module that manages a progressive prize contest over a computerized network. The contest management system includes an entrant interface module that provides an interactive user interface to an entrant and automatically observe, using a computing device over a computerized network, a characteristic set of an entry action by an entrant. The contest management system includes a sponsor module: compares the characteristic set against a stored minimum condition set, using a processor; ratifies, automatically, the entry action to the contest management module if the characteristic set satisfies the minimum condition set; and automatically issues a debit instruction to an account of the contest sponsor in association with ratifying the entry action. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337911 | SYSTEM AND METHOD CONFIGURED TO UNLOCK CONTENT WITHIN A VIDEOGAME - A system and method are configured to provide a videogame to one or more players. The videogame may involve a series of different sets of content within which players perform activities. A group of players may be associated with the content sets. The players may include virtual players controlled by artificial intelligence and one or more real world players. Players may progress through the videogame by moving from content sets to content sets, performing objectives in the various content sets, and interacting with the players within those content sets. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337912 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND SERVER DEVICE - A game program according to the invention instructs a computer to perform the following processes: a reception process in which a building request that requests building of a character group into which a plurality of characters are organized is received from a player terminal that is used by a player when the player plays a game; an image generation process in which a group-building game image is generated in response to the building request, the group-building game image being displayed on a display unit of the player terminal when the player builds the character group, the group-building game image including images of characters owned by the player and pieces of suggesting information that causes the player to estimate an attribute set for each of these characters; and a process in which the group-building game image generated in the image generation process is sent to the player terminal. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337913 | GAME FOR PORTABLE DEVICES OR OTHER GAMING DEVICES - A method includes displaying an obscured first image to a first user, where the first image is associated with a first alpha-numeric string. The method also includes generating a score based on an amount of the first image revealed or not revealed and whether the first user is able to successfully identify the first alpha-numeric string. The method may further include revealing at least a portion of the first image to the first user and receiving user input defining at least the portion of the first image revealed to the first user. The user input could include one or more swipes across a touchscreen that displays the obscured first image. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337914 | TOURNAMENT GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various embodiments are directed to gaming systems, gaming devices, and methods for presenting tournament games. Accordingly, one method includes: incrementing tournament entry points based on a predetermined percentage of a player's wager for base game play; presenting the player with two or more tournament games for play, wherein the player selects multiple tournament games from the two or more tournament games for immediate initiation of tournament game play on demand, and wherein the tournament games are separate from the base game; and initiating the tournament games, using a processor, selected by the player on a secondary display of the gaming device, the secondary display using an embedded processor that is separate and distinct from a main processor of the gaming device. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337915 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OFFERING SIMULTANEOUS PLAY OF MULTIPLE GAMES - Gaming apparatus and methods of conducting a wagering game of chance. A gaming machine is disclosed which is configured for mutually concurrent play of a plurality of games of chance on a single display screen. A method of conducting a wagering activity includes providing a player with a plurality of differing games of chance, at least some of which are mutually concurrently playable on a single screen display of a gaming device and enabling mutually concurrent play of the plurality of differing games of chance on the single screen display. Various other gaming machine configurations and methods of play related to multiple differing games of chance on a single display screen are also disclosed herein. Networked gaming machines are also disclosed. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337916 | COMPANION GAMING EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING NEAR-REAL-TIME GAMEPLAY DATA - A companion gaming experience is associated with a particular game title, but a user interface for the companion gaming experience is generated by a separate program from the associated game title and is presented on a device separate from the device on which the game user interface itself is presented. When an associated game of the video game title is not running, the companion gaming experience presents guide information and/or statistics data for the game title. However, when an associated game of the game title is running, the companion gaming experience presents gameplay data for the game in near-real-time. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337917 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WATCHING CONTENT AND PLAYING GAMES ON A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method and system for watching video and playing games in a mobile communication device are described in which video content is received from a network television channel and, based on the orientation of the mobile communication device and the device type, the video content and/or a game may be displayed. When in a portrait orientation, the operating mode may be such that the video content and/or the game may be displayed. For a tablet device in a portrait orientation, for example, both the video content and the game may be displayed. When the mobile communication device is changed to a landscape orientation, the operating mode may be different and only one of the video content and the game may be displayed based on whether the mobile communication device was rotated clockwise or counter-clockwise. A rewards program may combine the video-watching and game-playing activities of the user. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337918 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A GAME - One object is to provide a video game that implements a team battle where players can share a sense of unity. In accordance with one aspect, a server device according to an embodiment includes: an identification unit configured to identify specific players constituting a specific team and identify game contents owned by the specific players from game contents; a generation unit configured to generate a specific game content group for the specific team by using specific game contents selected from game contents owned by the specific players; and a battle processing unit configured to process a battle between an opponent and the specific team, wherein the battle processing unit compares an opponent evaluation value calculated using a characteristic value assigned to a game content owned by the opponent, with a self-evaluation value calculated using a characteristic value assigned to a specific game content included in the specific game content group. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337919 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A GAME - One object is to provide a game that continuously attracts players. In accordance with one aspect, a server device according to an embodiment provides a game wherein a first entity and a second entity battle with each other, and includes: an identification unit configured to identify first game contents on standby and second game contents on standby; a battle processing unit configured to compare, in an individual battle between first game contents selected from the first game contents on standby and second game contents selected from the second game contents on standby, a first estimation value regarding the selected first game contents with a second estimation value regarding the selected second game contents, thereby to determine an outcome of the individual battle; a point providing unit configured to provide the entities with points; and an exclusion unit configured to exclude a defeated game contents from the game contents on standby. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337920 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN ONLINE PERFORMANCE SERVICE WITH RECOMMENDATION MODULE - A method and system to recommend performances based on the performances' excitement-level as determined from events and characteristics associated with the performance and a subscriber's preference is described herein. A subscriber's preference influences the performance type and performance characteristics that are exciting to the subscriber. Recommendations for performances can be sent to the subscriber as a link or direct connection to a location of the online performance. Recommendations of a performance preserve the excitement of the performance by not revealing the score, outcome, or any statistics or commentary that would spoil the natural buildup of excitement from watching the live performance. Performance recommendations may include a start-time and end-time for watching only the exciting portions of the performance. Recommended portions of performances can be ranked to fit within a subscriber's customizable viewing-time, so that a subscriber can view only the most exciting portions of performances that fit within a limited time-frame. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337922 | PLAYING CARD CREATION FOR WAGERING DEVICES - Playing card creation for wagering devices is provided. An example system for a wagering device includes a card generator for creating real playing cards in real time. The system may generate only those cards needed for a round or a hand of a card game from a more complete deck or decks of virtual playing cards being electronically processed by the wagering device. A random number generator creates random hands and decks, and ensures certifiable odds. Players may select or input some custom graphic aspects of the playing cards to be created. The real playing cards may also include coupons, advertisements, or prizes. The real playing cards generated can be disposable, and the system can replace a conventional shuffler. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337923 | LOAD LIMITER - A load limiter for a controllable air inlet of a motor vehicle and which includes a drive-side driver coupled to an engine of the motor vehicle, an output-side driver configured to relay torque from the engine to closing elements of the controllable air inlet, the output-side drive having contours configured to engage corresponding contours of the drive-side driver, the drive-side driver and the output-side driver being configured for positive interlocking contact with each other and also for axial movement relative to one another in order to disengage the positive interlock; and a bias mechanism configured to pivot the output-side driver when in the disengaged state relative to the drive-side driver. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337924 | PLAYGROUND SLIDE - A playground slide has a pair of side rails, including a left side rail and a right side rail, and the pair of side rails is parallel to each other. A slide sheet has a slide sheet top surface, and the slide sheet top surface has a slide sheet left edge. The slide sheet top surface has a slide sheet right edge, and the slight sheet left edge is mounted to a bottom surface of the left side rail. The slide sheet right edge is mounted to a bottom surface of the right side rail. A pair of support rails, namely a left support rail and a right support rail, supports the slight sheet. The pair of support rails is parallel to each other, and the pair of support rails is mounted to a bottom surface of the slide sheet between the pair of side rails. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337925 | Swing Set - A swing set ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130337926 | Playhouse Kit - A playhouse kit has a first panel of planar shape; a first rail of linear shape; a first panel connector connecting the first panel to the first rail along a first vertical edge of the first panel; a second panel of planar shape; a second rail of linear shape; a second panel connector connecting the second panel to the second rail along a second vertical edge of the second panel; a third panel; a third rail; a third panel connector connecting the third rail to the third panel; a corner post, the corner post having a corner third panel predrilled hole row aligned for connecting the corner post with the third panel, the corner post having a corner first panel predrilled hole row for connecting the corner post with the first panel; and a container housing the first panel, second panel, and third panel arranged in a stacked configuration. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337927 | Golf grip training aid - This invention relates to a training aid (strategic Golf Grip and Swing Repeater Training Aid) to assist the golfer in performing the proper golf swing technique for the effective golf swing. This training aid will be placed on the leading wrist of the golfer to develop the proper swing technique and to create muscle memory and to allow for repeated practice for game improvement and consistency. It includes a cover with straps to wrap around the hand of the user, and incorporates a back hand plate to hold the hand and wrist in alignment and place during a golf swing. It may also incorporate a wrist plate. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337928 | Golf Mat Training Aid - A golf training aid with indicia that directs a golfer to the proper address and impact positions for more accurate shots. The training mat allows a user to learn and develop muscle memory to the basics of how to compress a golf ball. In some of its many embodiments, the present general inventive concept comprises a golf practice mat/towel that provides indicia showing the proper foot stance, ball position and the appropriate club shaft position with respect to different types of golf clubs. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337929 | GOLF CLUB WITH DIRECTIONAL BASED GRAPHIC - A golf club having at least one directional based graphic on the golf club it disclosed. More specifically, the golf club in accordance with the present invention will have at least one directional based graphic that will only be visible when the golf club is oriented in a desirable direction while staying invisible in all other undesirable directions. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337930 | GOLF CLUB TRAINING AID AND GOLF CLUB - A user swings a putter head ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130337931 | GOLF CLUB HEAD - This invention provides an iron golf club head comprising a face surface with a plurality of scorelines formed in it, and an indicating portion which indicates at least the cross-sectional shape of the scoreline. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337932 | GOLF CLUB ASSEMBLY AND GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH TENSION MEMBER - A golf club head includes a body, a first arm and a second arm. The body has a ball striking face for striking a golf ball and extends from a heel-side to a toe-side. The first arm projects rearwardly from the body. The second arm also projects rearwardly from the body. The second arm is spaced from the first arm in a heel-to-toe direction to thereby define a gap. The club head further includes a tension member spanning the gap between the first and second arms. The tension member has a first end attached to the first arm and a second end attached to the second arm. The tension member may be pre-tensioned, thereby imparting increased rigidity to the club head. A golf club, particularly a putter, may be provided with this club head. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337933 | LIGHTWEIGHT GRIP FOR SPORTS EQUIPMENT - A lightweight grip assembly is disclosed herein. The lightweight grip assembly comprises a rigid support structure comprising a hollow portion and a grip portion comprising a substantially uniform thickness, wherein the grip portion is disposed on an external surface of the rigid support structure. The lightweight grip assembly may be used in connection with golf club shafts and heads having one or more adjustable features to increase the amount of overall discretionary weight available to a golfer. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337934 | GOLF CLUB GRIP - A pre-molded or moldable shaft grip includes a pre-configured or moldable section disposed within a substantially circular outer grip layer. A pre-configured or moldable section substantially conforms to a player's grip, facilitating consistent finger placement. The pre-configured section may comprise the shaft, a separate section, or multiple sections of varying durometer. The moldable section may include a layer of moldable material, or a cavity disposed between the outer grip layer and the shaft containing a moldable substance. Overall grip durometer can be adjusted by varying the pressure within the cavity. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337935 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH ADJUSTABLE WEIGHTING, CUSTOMIZABLE FACE-ANGLE, AND VARIABLE BULGE AND ROLL FACE - A customizable golf club head is disclosed herein. The customizable golf club head includes a body comprising a crown and a sole and a removable skid plate attached to the sole, wherein the removable skid plate affects the face angle of the golf club head at address. The face angle of the golf club can be further altered by removing the first skid plate and replacing it with a second skid plate having a structure that, when the second skid plate is affixed to the golf club head, causes the golf club head to have a different face angle at address. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337936 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club includes a club head having a face surface for hitting a ball. A center of gravity of the club head is situated on a vertical plain including an axis of a shaft. The club head includes a body portion for connecting to the shaft and a face portion attached to the body portion. The face portion is configured so that a face angle of the club head becomes a hook face. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337937 | Golf Clubs and Golf Club Heads with Adjustable Center of Gravity and Moment of Inertia Characteristics - Golf clubs, club heads, and club weighting systems may include: (a) a club head body member; and (b) one or more weight members removably and/or movably engaged with the club head body member so as to move between a first position and a second position to change an overall exterior shape of the club head. This shape change may result in changes to the overall center of gravity, weighting, and/or moment of inertia characteristics of the club head. Alternatively or additionally, the weight member(s) may be removed from the club head body member, reoriented, and/or replaced with a different weight member, e.g., to change the overall exterior shape, center of gravity, weighting, and/or moment of inertia characteristics of the club head. Methods of making and using these clubs, club heads, and weighting systems also are described. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337938 | GOLF CLUB AND GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH AN INSERT-RECEIVING FEATURE - A golf club includes a shaft and a club head for a metal wood type club. The club head includes a ball striking face, a heel, a toe, a rear, a crown, a sole and a centerline extending from the ball striking face to the rear. The sole includes a substantially horizontally-oriented sole surface extending rearwardly from the ball striking face to the rear. A first insert-receiving feature is located to a heel-side of the centerline, and a second insert-receiving feature is located to a toe-side of the centerline. The first and second insert-receiving features are substantially symmetrically located with respect to the centerline. The first and second insert-receiving features have substantially mirror-images shapes with respect to the centerline. A system having a golf club head with an insert-receiving feature and multiple interchangeable inserts configured for being received within the insert-receiving feature is also provided | 2013-12-19 |
20130337939 | GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING A COMPOSITE CROWN - A golf club head having a high COR that is durable and has desirable acoustic qualities. The club head includes a body portion, a striking face and a crown forming a hollow cavity of at least 150 cc in volume. The body portion defines a front opening and an upper opening, and it includes a sole and a side section that extends rearward of the front opening. The striking plate is secured to the body portion, enclosing the front opening. While partially assembled, final weighting and/or other attachment of other members to the inner surface of the club head can be preformed, as desired. The crown is secured to the body portion, enclosing the upper opening. A surface veil may also be provided about a junction of the crown and body. The crown has a maximum thickness no greater than about 2 mm. The density of the crown is less than the density of the body portion. At least one of the striking plate and the crown is attached to the second portion by adhesive bonding, and the golf club head has a maximum coefficient of restitution of at least 0.80. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337940 | DIMPLE PATTERNS FOR GOLF BALLS - The present invention provides a method for arranging dimples on a golf ball surface in which the dimples are arranged in a pattern derived from at least one irregular domain generated from a regular or non-regular polyhedron. The method includes choosing control points of a polyhedron, generating an irregular domain based on those control points, packing the irregular domain with dimples, and tessellating the irregular domain to cover the surface of the golf ball. The control points include the center of a polyhedral face, a vertex of the polyhedron, a midpoint or other point on an edge of the polyhedron and others. The method ensures that the symmetry of the underlying polyhedron is preserved while minimizing or eliminating great circles due to parting lines. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337941 | GOLF BALL HAVING MODIFIED SURFACE HARDNESS - A golf ball comprising a core and a cover layer having a cover inner surface and a cover outer surface that treated with and comprises a fatty acid and/or fatty acid salt composition and has a hardness α, the cover inner surface not being treated with and not comprising the fatty acid and/or fatty acid salt composition and having a hardness β. Hardness α is greater than hardness β. The cover layer may alternatively comprise an untreated cover region and a treated cover region that extends inward from the cover outer surface a depth of about 1% or greater of a distance between the cover outer surface and the cover inner surface. Alternatively, the treated cover region may extend inward from the cover outer surface a predetermined depth D | 2013-12-19 |
20130337942 | GOLF BALL HAVING MODIFIED SURFACE HARDNESS - A golf ball comprising a core and a cover layer having a cover inner surface, a cover outer surface, a treated cover region, and an untreated cover region, the treated cover region extending inward from the cover outer surface a depth D | 2013-12-19 |
20130337943 | GOLF TEE AND CLUB FACE GROOVE SHARPENING DEVICE - A golf tee/club face groove sharpening device is provided and includes a golf tee article, wherein the golf tee article includes a tee stem having a tee stem top and a tee stem bottom. The golf tee/club face groove sharpening device further includes a sharpener article connected to the tee stem proximate the tee stem bottom, wherein the sharpener article includes at least one sharpening surface and is sized and shaped to fit into a golf club face groove such that the at least one sharpening surface contacts at least one side of the club face groove. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337944 | GOLF TEE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a golf tee including a main body having an upper seat on which a golf ball is supported; an insertion pin having a lower pointed part; and a connection pin connecting the insertion pin and the main body, the connection pin including an upper integral-type head part and a body part extending from the head part and having a lower screw section on a lower end thereof and around which a spring is integrally fitted, the insertion pin having an elongated screw hole extending from an upper central portion thereof such that the screw part of the connection pin is screwed therethrough. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337945 | Variable Gravity Training Device - A variable gravity training device allows a user to train skills in controlling a sports device. The training device has a stationary base, a movable support bar, and a sports device, for example, a ball, a badminton birdie, or a volley ball affixed to the end of the bar. The support bar is weighted, so that the amount of force required to move the sports device is reduced. The weighted bar also reduces the speed with which the sports device returns to its home position. The force adjustment means is adjustable, so that, with training, weights may be removed, so that the conditions governing the sports device correspond to real playing conditions. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337946 | Free Standing Cricket Wicket with Flexible or Detachable Stumps - A free standing cricket wicket deployable without penetrating a playing surface is described. In a preferred embodiment, the wicket has three stumps that mimic the behavior of traditional cricket stumps. The stumps are movably joined to a support-mount so that when a ball strikes a stump with sufficient velocity, the stump moves sufficiently to dislodge a bail. A sufficient velocity is one greater than 10% of the maximum velocity typically achieved in a game. The mechanism may also be a detachable mechanism, configured so a ball travelling with sufficient velocity strikes a stump, the stump separates from the mount. A sufficient velocity for this may be a velocity equal to half the maximum velocity attained in an average game. The mechanisms may include a ball-and-socket element and/or rare-earth magnets. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337947 | Cricket Bat - A cricket bat in which the striking surface is off-set a distance of 1-2 cm from the front-line of the handle is disclosed. The bat may conform to the relevant Laws of Cricket, having a flat striking surface; a blade made of wood, 10.8 cm or less in width, and when combined with a handle, made mostly of cane, 96.5 cm or less in length. The handle is 52% or less of the bat's total length. In other versions, the bat may not conform to the Laws of Cricket, may be modular in construction and made of aluminum, glass or carbon fiber, a suitable plastic, or some combination of such materials. The blade and the handle may be joined by screw-attached brackets making the components interchangeable, allowing for customization of bat size, weight, length, color and decoration. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337948 | LIGHT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR A LIGHT EMITTING GAME BALL - A light transmission system for a light emitting game ball provides light passageways extending outwardly from an elongate cavity within the game ball adapted for containing an elongate light source. The shape of each passageway at the exterior surface of the ball is substantially different from the shape of the corresponding joining aperture formed by the intersection of the passageway and the cavity. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337949 | Delivery Shell Using Gyroscopic Guiding System and Methods of Making the Same - A projectile such as a paintball including a ball-shaped capsule and a round-shaped disc capable of facilitating accuracy of projectile travel direction is disclosed. The ball-shaped or substantial ball-shaped capsule, in one embodiment, having a head and a tail is able to store and deliver colored markers upon an impact between the projectile and an object. The round-shaped disc is positioned at a place so that allowing a portion of the round-shaped disc to extend above outer surface of the capsule. The disc is able to catch at least airflow when the projectile is launched. The round-shaped disc, in one example, uses the direction of the airflow to facilitate travel direction of the projectile. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337950 | Blood-Trail Enhancer for Bow Hunting - Blood trail enhancer is composed of fish oil and apple cider vinegar together with effective amounts of natural anti-coagulant agents, such as ginger, onion, and garlic. These agents also are effective in promoting healing of a non-fatal wound in a game animal. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337951 | POWER TRANSFER DEVICE WITH LOW EFFORT MODE SHIFT SYSTEM - A power transfer device for a four-wheel drive vehicle includes a first shaft for transferring torque to a first driveline, a second shaft for transferring torque to a second driveline, and a transfer mechanism driving the second shaft. A mode clutch assembly drivingly connects the first shaft to the transfer mechanism and includes a clutch gear driven by the transfer mechanism and a mode sleeve. A sprocket hub associated with the transfer mechanism has external drive teeth meshed with internal drive teeth on the clutch gear with a predetermined amount of backlash therebetween. A ball cam mechanism centers the backlash and permits relative rotation between the transfer mechanism and the mode sleeve to circumvent a blocked mode shift. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337952 | PULLEY DEVICE FOR AN AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR - Pulley device for a rotating machine comprising a pulley containing a plurality of axial ribs, a torque transmission means containing an axial sleeve intended to be installed on a rotating shaft of the rotating machine and a radial plate extending radially from the axial sleeve and comprising a plurality of regularly distributed radial teeth extending towards the outside, two adjacent teeth being separated in the circumferential direction by an indentation, and a damping element arranged between the said pulley and the torque transmission means. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337953 | PULLEY DEVICE FOR AN AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR - Pulley device for a rotating machine comprising a pulley, a torque transmission means intended to be mounted on a rotating shaft of the rotating machine and a damping element arranged between the said pulley and the torque transmission means. The damping element is retained axially on the pulley by mechanical attachment means. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337954 | Tensioning Device with At Least Two Vent Elements - A tensioning device for a continuous drive element includes a housing, a tensioning piston movably guided in the housing, and a pressure chamber for hydraulic fluid formed between the housing and the tensioning piston, wherein the tensioning piston comprises a vent opening, and a vent channel between the pressure chamber and the vent opening, formed by assembling at least two vent elements, wherein in the one vent element, in the contact surface to the second vent element, separate partial areas of the vent channel are formed by molded groove sections which are connected to each other by transfer grooves molded in the second vent element in the contact surface to the first vent element, such that sections of a main portion of the cross-section of flow of the vent channel are arranged on one side, and sections are arranged on another side of a plane spanned by the contact surfaces. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337955 | Sprocket Cover in Straddle Vehicle - A sprocket cover in a straddle vehicle, which is attached to a side wall of a case of the straddle vehicle to cover a sprocket fastened to an end portion of an output shaft protruding in a vehicle width direction from the case, from outside in the vehicle width direction, comprises an outer cover member attached to the side wall of the case such that the outer cover member is exposed to outside of a vehicle body; and an inner cover member attached to an inner side of the outer cover member to cover the sprocket in a state in which the inner cover member is covered with the outer cover member; wherein the outer cover member and the inner cover member are molded using different resin materials. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337956 | COVER FABRIC FOR POWER TRANSMISSION BELT AND TOOTHED BELT - The present invention relates to a cover fabric for power transmission belt, which covers at least a part of working surface of a power transmission belt coming into contact or engage with a pulley and thereby transmitting power, in which the cover fabric contains a yarn, the yarn contains at least a fluorine-based fiber, and the fluorine-based fiber is formed of at least one slit yarn, and the cover fabric is subjected to an adhesion treatment. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337957 | Segmented ground gear transmission (SGGT) - A Segmented Ground Gear Transmission (SGGT) is a two-stage epicyclical planetary transmission that converts input angular velocity and toque to a continuously variable output varying the effective diameter of ground stage ring gear. The ground stage ring gear is expanded and contracted in segments, half occupied by planets and half free. The segments occupied by planets transfer torque to ground, but do not move except in small angle twist for section curvature correction, while the free segments move in rotation to close the gaps between segments, but do not carry load. The ground stages of the two-stage planets displace to maintain correct mesh with and to correct curvature errors in the sections. The load-bearing segments and free segments exchange roles so the planets can rotate and orbit continuously for extended periods. Anti-friction rolling contacts are used throughout. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337958 | ELECTRIC MOTOR TORQUE TRANSFER DEVICE AND SENSOR - A force transfer apparatus includes a housing, a shaft, a plunger, a retention plate, and a force sensor. The housing defines a cavity and a sidewall with an aperture. The shaft is supported in the cavity for rotation about a first axis that is a longitudinal axis of the shaft. The plunger is disposed in the aperture and has a first and second ends. The first end is operably coupled to the shaft such that the plunger can slide along a second axis that is transverse to the first axis in response to rotation of the shaft. The retention plate is fixed to the sidewall outside of the cavity adjacent to the aperture. The force sensor is disposed between the second end of the plunger and the retention plate. As such, the force sensor can detect the amount of force applied to the plunger by the rotation of the shaft. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337959 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A drive device for an electric vehicle in which, by improving a supporting structure of an input shaft of a speed reduction unit, the bearing stiffness of a hub bearing is improved, while the rotational accuracy and the durability of an input shaft of a speed reduction unit are improved and noise is suppressed. The drive device includes: a speed reduction unit including an input shaft driven by an electric motor; a hub unit rotationally driven by the speed reduction unit; and a housing. The input shaft of the speed reduction unit is supported by bearings provided at two locations in the axial direction. The bearings are both supported by the output member, and the PCD of the inboard-side hub bearing of the hub bearings disposed at the two locations in the axial direction of the hub unit is larger than the PCD of the outboard-side hub bearing. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337960 | DISCONNECTABLE DRIVELINE WITH A MULTI-SPEED RDM AND PTU - A disconnectable all-wheel drive system for motor vehicles having a multi-speed power take-off unit and a multi-speed rear drive module. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337961 | DUAL CLUTCH GEARBOX - A double clutch transmission with two clutches (K | 2013-12-19 |
20130337962 | APPARATUS HAVING MULTI-OUTPUT DIFFERENTIAL GEAR - Provided herein is a multi-output differential gear apparatus, the apparatus including a first differential gear having a first output gear and a middle gear, and second differential gear having a second output gear and a third output gear. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337963 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR AND CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT - A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a four coupling members and a six torque-transmitting mechanisms. Further, a hydraulic fluid control circuit is provided for controlling the operation of the plurality of torque-transmitting devices. The hydraulic fluid control circuit receives pressurized hydraulic fluid from an off-axis hydraulic fluid pump and has a plurality of fluid passages disposed in the transmission house, input member and other coupling members. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337964 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - An automatic transmission ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130337965 | Multi-Ratio Transmission System with Parallel Vertical and Coaxial Planet Gears - A multi-ratio transmission system with parallel vertical and coaxial planet gears is provided, including: multiple planet gear sub-systems, a coupling assembly, a setting element, a setting element controller, an annular gear, a cylindrical casing, a sprocket and a central axle. The planet gear sub-systems are disposed coaxially in series along a first axis. Each of the planet gear sub-system includes a sun gear and at least one planet gear. The coupling assembly transmits the rotation between every two adjacent planet gear sub-systems. The setting element optionally engages with the sun gear. The annular gear is engaged to the planet gear and is installed onto a one-way clutch. The cylindrical casing encloses the planet gear sub-systems. The sprocket is installed onto the one-way clutch for connecting an external transmission system. The central axle enables the hollowed tube of the setting element controller to rotate around the central axle. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337966 | Multi-Ratio Transmission System with Parallel Vertical and Coaxial Planet Gears - A multi-ratio transmission system with parallel vertical and coaxial planet gears is provided, including: multiple planet gear sub-systems, a coupling assembly, a setting element, a setting element controller, an annular gear, a cylindrical casing, a sprocket and a central axle. The planet gear sub-systems are disposed coaxially in series along a first axis. Each of the planet gear sub-system includes a sun gear and at least one planet gear. The coupling assembly transmits the rotation between every two adjacent planet gear sub-systems. The setting element optionally engages with the sun gear. The annular gear is installed onto a one-way clutch. The cylindrical casing encloses the planet gear sub-systems. The sprocket is installed onto the planet gear sub-systems through the one-way clutch. The central axle enables the hollowed tube of the setting element controller to rotate around the central axle. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337967 | PLANETARY CARRIER OF A PLANETARY GEARING - A planetary carrier of a planetary gearing includes two planet web cheeks interconnected by planet webs. The sides of the planet web cheeks are mutually opposed in the circumferential direction and, together with outer lateral surfaces of the planetary webs, define lateral surface openings. At least one planet pin opening for receiving a pin for mounting a planet gear is provided in at least one planet web cheek. At least one planet web cheek, in the region of the attachment of a planet web, has a transition reducing the axial length of the planet web. The planetary carrier is optimized in terms of weight and strength by way of the transition having a rounded contour in the form of a spherical recess. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337968 | PLANET WEB FOR CONNECTING TWO PLANET WEB CHEEKS - A planet web for connecting two planet web cheeks to form a planet wheel space of a planet carrier of a planet gear has, in the axial direction of the planet carrier, a cavity delimited by peripheral walls. A planet carrier includes the planet web and is improved in relation to the prior art, in particular from a production engineering aspect. This improvement is achieved by the planet web having at least one breach arranged in a peripheral wall of the planet web, which connects the cavity to the planet wheel space. A corresponding planet carrier, a casting core, and a method for manufacturing a planet carrier includes the planet web having the at least one breach. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337969 | WIND POWER PLANT, HAVING COUPLING MEANS ARRANGED BETWEEN THE PLANETARY TRANSMISSION AND THE GENERATOR FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING AXIAL, RADIAL AND ANGULAR MISALIGNMENT - A wind power plant has a rotor, an integrated medium-speed electric generator, and a planetary transmission. The planetary transmission is arranged to convert a slow rotary motion of the rotor into a rapid rotary motion to operate the generator. The planetary transmission includes a transmission input shaft connected indirectly to the rotor and includes a transmission output shaft connected to the generator indirectly via a generator shaft. A coupling mechanism is arranged between the generator shaft and the planetary transmission to compensate axial, radial and angular misalignment. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337970 | Anhaenger-Rangierantrieb - A maneuvering drive for a trailer includes a fastening device, a carrier, a drive motor as well as a drive roller. The fastening device is provided for fastening the maneuvering drive to the trailer. The carrier is movable relative to the fastening device and holds the drive motor. The drive roller is rotatably drivable by the drive motor which is a brushless electric motor with an external rotor. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337971 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE GEAR TRANSMISSION - A continuously variable gear is described having an input shaft, a plurality of traction balls distributed radially around the axis, each traction ball is mounted on an axle passing there through, the axles are tiltable in the radial grooves in the housing and support plate. To control the position of the traction balls, the axles are guided in curved slots of a turnable iris plate. To control the axial placement of the traction balls, there is a rotatable input disc positioned adjacent to the traction balls, a rotatable output disc positioned adjacent to the traction balls opposite the input disc, and a pre-spanning ring around the traction balls such that each of the traction balls is making three-point contact with the input disc, the output disc and the pre-spanning ring, the contact surface of the pre-spanning ring having a specific curvature larger than the radius of the traction balls. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337972 | POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A power transmitting apparatus for a vehicle includes: an electric supplementary drive unit; a torque converting device including a planetary gear set having a first rotation element connected to the electric supplementary drive unit, a second rotation element connected to an engine, and a third rotation element operated as an output element; an input device including a first input shaft connected to the third rotation element through one clutch and provided with an input gear thereon, and a second input shaft coaxial with the first input shaft without rotational interference, connected to the second rotation element through the other clutch, and provided with an input gear thereon; a direct coupling device selectively connecting two rotation elements among the first, second, and third rotation elements of the torque converting device so as to cause the torque converting device to become a direct-coupling state; and a speed output device. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337973 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A DRIVE DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for operating a drive device ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130337974 | PERSONAL WELLNESS MANAGEMENT PLATFORM - A personal wellness system may facilitate personal wellness management via personal wellness devices. The personal wellness devices may be portable, handheld devices configured to facilitate personal exercise and personal wellness management using the device. Exercises performed using the personal wellness devices may be tracked based on forces exerted on the personal wellness device, a location and/or motion of the personal wellness device, and/or other bases for tracking personal exercise. Tracked exercises may be a basis for determining exercise parameters such as information associated with cardiovascular endurance, respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, and/or balance; calories burnt or energy expended; a completion level of a prescribed exercise routine; a quantified improvement in an exercise; and/or other exercise parameters. The personal wellness system may facilitate automated and/or live coaching, exercise regimen design, exercise scheduling, diet program design, rehabilitation, and/or other functions associated with personal wellness management. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337975 | MERCHANDIZING, SOCIALIZING, AND/OR GAMING VIA A PERSONAL WELLNESS DEVICE AND/OR A PERSONAL WELLNESS PLATFORM - A personal wellness system may facilitate merchandizing and/or socializing via personal wellness devices. The personal wellness devices may be portable, handheld devices configured to facilitate personal exercise as well as socializing and/or merchandizing using the devices. The personal wellness devices may be configured to facilitate electronic social networking interactions and/or gameplay with other users. This may enhance a user's personal wellness experience with a personal wellness device. The personal wellness devices may provide a portal to a virtual marketplace, where online services, virtual goods, third-party software, games, media, guru content, and/or other information may be obtained. Third-party content may be developed for the personal wellness devices, which may be obtained via the virtual marketplace. The personal wellness devices may be configured to present multimedia, present map information, and/or browse the Internet. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337976 | PERSONAL WELLNESS DEVICE - A personal wellness device comprise two housing bodies, a force sensor, a user interface, one or more processors, and/or other components. A first housing body and a second housing body may be movably coupled together by way of a coupling mechanism such that the two housing bodies are reconfigurable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The force sensor may be configured to generate a force output signal that conveys information related to compressive force exerted on the two housing bodies while in the closed configuration. The user interface may be accessible with the two housing bodies in the open configuration. The one or more processors may be configured to execute one or more computer program modules, including a presentation module configured to present, via the user interface, information associated with compressive force exerted on the two housing bodies, the information being derived from the force output signal. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337977 | Core Muscle Exercise Device - An exercise device is disclosed that provides users with a way to effectively exercise their core muscles without going to a gym. The exercise device comprises a round tube, a pair of handles secured to the round tube, and at least one sphere inserted into the round tube, wherein a user rotates the exercise device in a circular motion causing the sphere to travel around the round tube. The round tube comprises an interior cavity with an internal track system for the spheres to travel. Typically, the spheres are weighted, and the exercise device comprises a plurality of spheres each of a different weight. Furthermore, the round tube can comprise an access panel positioned on the exterior surface of the round tube for inserting a sphere, and a pair of handles that span an inner diameter of the round tube and are secured to opposing sides of the round tube. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337978 | Athletic or Other Performance Sensing Systems - A wearable device has a carrier having an aperture. A device has a USB connection and a protrusion wherein the protrusion is received in the aperture to connect the device to a wristband. The device is a USB type device having athletic functionality. The device may further be configured to receive calibration data such that a measured distance may be converted to a known distance based on athletic activity performed by a user. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337979 | CLIMBING HOLD DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED CLIMBING WALL SYSTEM - A marking apparatus for climbing holds comprising an element shaped as a climbing hold adapted to be set on a climbing wall or an element to be integrated into a climbing hold, a casing comprising a light coupled to an electric power supply and a remote control operated switch permitting to turn on or off the light while the box is coupled to the element set onto the climbing wall. The apparatus comprises a unique identifier coupled to a climbing holds apparatus permitting to differentiate the holds among a variety of holds and by the fact that the switch is adapted to be triggered by a remote control and to accept triggering orders coming only from the remote control corresponding to the identifier. A climbing wall system made of a variety of climbing holds as aforementioned and a controller comprising a man-machine interface and a remote control operated holds apparatus. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337980 | Collapsible kettlebell - A system and method for collapsing a kettlebell for storage and transport. The system uses a bladder having an inlet releasably coupled to a cap. A ring is provided around the bladder and a handle is pivotably coupled to the ring. For transport and storage, the cap may be removed from the inlet and the bladder emptied of its contents. The kettlebell may then be collapsed and the cap reattached to the inlet. The handle is rotated to a position generally parallel to the ring, decreasing the height and weight of the system by at least fifty percent. When it is desired to use the kettlebell system for exercise, the cap is removed from the inlet and the bladder filled with a material, such as water. The cap is reattached to the inlet and the handle is rotated to a position generally orthogonal to the ring. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337981 | HYBRID RESISTANCE SYSTEM - A resistance system, which can be suitable for incorporation in exercise equipment, is a “hybrid” resistance assembly having at least a first and a second resistance unit. The first resistance unit can be of a first type and the second resistance unit can be of a second type. The first resistance unit can be an inertial resistance unit, which incorporates an inertial load that creates resistance influenced by the inertia of a movable mass, such as a rotatable flywheel. The second resistance unit can be a static or non-inertial resistance unit, such as a displacement resistance unit, which incorporates a load that creates resistance influenced by displacement (e.g., linear or rotational displacement) of an input to the displacement resistance unit. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337982 | EXERCISE DEVICE - The present invention provides an exercise machine for developing the chest muscles while maintaining correct biomechanical posture and joint movement for the user, thereby maximizing efficiency and safety. The present invention includes a track in which two handles independently slide. The handles are interconnected to either an end bridge or a middle bridge by one or more tensioning elements that are configured to provide gradual and progressively increased resistance as a distance between the interconnected components increases. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337983 | SUSPENDED TRAINING EXERCISE DEVICE, METHOD AND KIT - A suspended training exercise device includes an anchor, a post, and exercise stations. The anchor securely engages a mounting surface. The post securely engages the anchor assembly. The exercise stations are secured relative to the post member, and each includes a foot ladder, and strap members. The foot ladder securely engages the anchor, and includes steps securely engaging and oriented transversely relative to a rail. The steps accommodate a foot of a user. The straps engage and are suspended from the post member, each adapted to support the bodyweight of the user. A separate foot ladder apparatus, anchor assembly, method of providing an exercise device, and kit for assembly of a suspended training exercise device are also disclosed. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337984 | Abdomen Exerciser - An abdomen exerciser includes a main frame and a support frame which is pivotally connected with the main frame. The main frame and the support frame can be placed on the ground stably. The main frame has an inclined section which is pivotally connected with a dual link rod to support a back rest and to link a seat platform. The seat platform is connected with a rotatable seat. The support frame is pivotally connected with a foot frame which is disposed in front of the support frame and confined by a resilient rope or a spring. When the user lies down and sits up, the back rest is returned to the original position by the seat platform and the dual link rod, without using the spring or the resilient rope. The foot frame can be used for leg exercise. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337985 | MOTOR-POWERED MACHINE TOOL, IN PARTICULAR A HAND-HELD MACHINE TOOL - A motor-powered machine tool includes a drum-like tool-changing magazine having tool chambers. The magazine is arranged inside a housing, and when the tool is in a change position, one of the tool chambers of the tool-changing magazine is aligned with a tubular tool holder. The tool further includes a sliding element configured to slide a tool from the tool-changing magazine into the tool holder and from the tool holder back into the tool-changing magazine. The sliding element is movable in a longitudinal direction of the tool holder. In at least one embodiment, the sliding element is coupled with a gearbox system which includes at least one toothed gear. The rotational motion of the toothed gear is translated into linear movement of the sliding element. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337986 | LIGHTWEIGHT CONVEYOR ROLLER - A roller made lighter through the use of lightening elements. The inventive roller, with its lightening element(s), is lighter yet maintains its overall dimensions, is strong and durable enough to withstand the rigors of the transportation industry and/or is cost effective to produce and maintain. The lightweight roller may be part of a system having at least one operable roller unit, each roller unit having a roller, cylindrical in shape having a length and a diameter, and a center aperture extending through the length of the roller, an axel/shaft having a diameter sized to rotatably fit within the central aperture of the roller, the shaft further having a retention mechanism located upon the shaft ends and an elongate “U” shaped roller rack, the roller rack sized to extend the length of the roller and having a pair of upwardly extending arms located adjacent the ends of the roller, each arm end having an aperture sized to receive the respective shaft end and locate the shaft with the roller in a fixed location. The roller system has at least one roller, preferably more or all of the rollers, having internal and/or external lightening elements. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337987 | CIGARETTE FILTER MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND CIGARETTE FILTER MANUFACTURING METHOD - A cigarette filter manufacturing apparatus, includes, a stuffer jet which sends a tow together with air, a tongue which molds the tow into a bar, a convergence guide which is provided in a position between the stuffer jet and the tongue, and converges the tow while guiding the tow toward the tongue, and a plurality of thread introducing tubes, intervals between which are reduced toward downstream in a position between an outlet of the stuffer jet and an introducing part of the tongue, the thread introducing tubes supplying respective threads into the tow from respective downstream distal ends. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337988 | PACKAGING MACHINE FOR BLOCK BOTTOM BAGS - A rotary packaging machine that receives tubular bag material and moves the tubular bag material in a direction. Product is delivered to the interior of the tubular bag material with the bag material then being sealed and cut to form bags of the product. The machine has a jaw carriage that is reciprocated while the jaws are rotated. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337989 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING AND TRANSPORTING PRINTED PRODUCTS - An alignment and transport apparatus is provided including an input conveyor transporting and positioning successive sheets in a first plane in a first direction and a twisting apparatus defining a transport path for the successive sheets. The twisting apparatus is configured such that each of the sheets enters the transport path in the first plane and traveling in the first direction with a first side of each of the sheets facing upward and such that each of the sheets exits the transport path in a second plane and traveling in a second direction with a second side of each of the sheets facing upward. A variable data sheet insertion device, a post-press processing apparatus and a method for aligning and transporting printed products are also provided. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337990 | PANEL STRUCTURE WITH SCORED AND FOLDED FACING - A panel structure having a low-density core that can withstanding loads normal to a first primary surface, and a first facing of high-density sheet material that can extend along the first primary surface. The high-density sheet material can be laminated on the core such that the laminated core and facing cooperatively resist bending loads and loads along the primary surface. The first facing can extend from the first primary surface on a side of the core along a secondary surface, which can be non-parallel to the first primary surface. The first facing can bend along a score line between the first primary surface and the secondary surface. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337991 | CENTRIFUGAL DEHYDRATION METHOD AND CENTRIFUGAL DEHYDRATION DEVICE - A straight-drum centrifugal dehydration device, wherein extraction of moisture from heavy phase built up in a bowl is facilitated to improve the dehydration effect, and compression efficiency is improved to achieve a reduced load. The straight-drum centrifugal dehydration device, wherein an outer peripheral surface of a rotary drum ( | 2013-12-19 |
20130337992 | OPTICAL GLASS, GLASS MATERIAL FOR PRESS MOLDING, OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A method of making a press-moldable glass, including melting starting materials, forming a melt, and annealing a formed glass, wherein the melt has a composition such that, (1) when rapidly cooled to room temperature, it becomes glass that has a scattering coefficient of less than 0.005 cm-1 at wavelengths of from 400 to 2,500 nm or comprises crystals with a volumetric ratio of less than 10-6, and (2) when maintained for three hours at a temperature 10° C. higher than the glass transition temperature, maintained for 10 min at a temperature yielding a viscosity of 104.5 to 103.5 dPa·s, and then rapidly cooled to room temperature, (3) the resulting glass has (a) a scattering coefficient of at least one wavelength from 400 to 2,500 nm of greater than 0.01 cm-1 or (b) crystals with a volumetric ratio of greater than 10-5. A temperature for annealing is lower than for glass transition. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337993 | METHOD FOR PREPARING POLYCRYSTALLINE ALUMINUM OXYNITRIDE HAVING ENHANCED TRANSPARENCY - Disclosed is a method for preparing polycrystalline aluminum oxynitride having enhanced transparency, and preparing polycrystalline aluminum oxynitride by sintering a powder mixture of Al | 2013-12-19 |
20130337994 | LITHIUM ALUMINOSILICATE-BASED MATERIALS WITH NEGATIVE THERMAL EXPANSION COEFFICIENT IN A BROAD TEMPERATURE RANGE, PREPARATION PROCESS AND USE - New process for obtaining lithium aluminosilicate-based (LAS) ceramic materials having a near-zero and negative thermal expansion coefficient within a temperature range of (−150° C. to 450° C.). These materials are applicable to the manufacture of components that require a high level of dimensional stability. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337995 | HIGHLY ACTIVE THERMALLY STABLE NANOPOROUS GOLD CATALYST - In one embodiment, a system includes a nanoporous gold structure and a plurality of oxide particles deposited on the nanoporous gold structure; the oxide particles are characterized by a crystalline phase. In another embodiment, a method includes depositing oxide nanoparticles on a nanoporous gold support to form an active structure and functionalizing the deposited oxide nanoparticles. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337996 | BULK CATALYST COMPOSITION COMPRISING BULK METAL OXIDE PARTICLES - The invention relates to a process for preparing bulk metal oxide particles comprising the steps of combining in a reaction mixture (i) dispersible nanoparticles having a dimension of less than about 1 μm upon being dispersed in a liquid, (ii) at least one Group VIII non-noble metal compound, (iii) at least one Group VIB metal compound, and (iv) a protic liquid; and reacting the at least one Group VIII non-noble metal compound and the at least one Group VIB metal in the presence of the nanoparticles. It also relates to bulk metal hydroprocessing catalysts obtainable by such method. | 2013-12-19 |
20130337997 | CYCLIC COMPOUND, ITS METAL COMPLEX AND MODIFIED METAL COMPLEX - A compound represented by formula (1): | 2013-12-19 |