51st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110308093 | Label Splitter - According to some embodiments, a label splitter comprises a body, and a protective guide. The protective guide is disposed adjacent to the body. The protective guide typically includes a curved lower or bottom surface. The curved lower surface is curved from a first end of the protective guide to a second end of the protective guide. The protective guide is the same width as the body and the body and the protective guide define a therebetween. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308094 | Carpet Knife - A carpet knife having a housing, an active blade installed in the housing, and a blade clamping means having a clamping cover and a thumb screw. The housing has a thumb screw hole, a pin hole, at least one side guiding groove, and an active blade installation bar. The clamping cover has at least one side guiding bar having a wedge outer surface, and a rear eccentric guiding groove. The thumb screw has a head having an under surface and a shank formed on the under surface. The head has a pin formed on the under surface thereof which is able to enter and move in the rear eccentric guiding groove. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308095 | PORTABLE CUTTING MACHINE - A portable cutting machine is provided with: a cutting machine main body ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110308096 | CHAIN SAW - A chain saw includes a housing, a sprocket wheel which is provided in the housing for driving a saw chain, and a chain guide for guiding the movement of the saw chain. The chain guide extends out longitudinally from the housing and is movable longitudinally relative to the housing. The chain saw includes a chain tensioning device. The chain tensioning device comprises a driven member arranged on the chain guide and a driving member which drives the driven member to move the chain guide longitudinally and a rotating device rotating the driving member. A stepless clutch device is arranged between the rotating device and the driving member. The chain tensioning device presses the chain guide while it tensioning the saw chain. Thus it prevents effectively the chain guide from loosing after the saw chain is tensioned. The operation of the chain tensioning device is labour-saving. The chain tensioning device has a stable structure and it is hard to be worn. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308097 | CUTTING TOOL FOR THE SEVERANCE OF BOARD-LIKE WORKPIECES - Cutting tool for the severance of board-like or web-like workpieces (P), in particular of building boards, floorboards, rigid or flexible material or the like, also as sheet or web material, with a counterbearing, particularly in the form of a support ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110308098 | RAZOR SAVER - A razor case, also referred to as a razor saver, may keep a razor blade dry and free or any moisture. The razor saver may include an absorbent liner and one or more absorbent desiccant gel packs for removing moisture from the razor blade. The razor saver may extend the life of the razor blade, typically offering the user up to four times the use from a single blade cartridge. The razor saver may save money while also reducing landfill wastes. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308099 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE CONCRETE COVER OF REINFORCEMENTS DURING CASTING - The disclosure concerns a device for determining the dimension of the upper concrete cover of a concrete component, having at least one fastening by means of which the device can be fixed to a reinforcement for a concrete component and at least one section capable of projecting above the upper concrete cover during casting in the reinforcement, wherein this section presents means of configuration by which the dimension of the upper concrete cover may be determined. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308100 | Centrifugal Dryer with Replaceable Blades and Self-Cleaning Rotor Seal and Centrifugal Dewatering Tower - A centrifugal pellet dryer with a self-cleaning rotor seal, replaceable wear plates, and a fluid powered dewatering tower is presented. The self-cleaning roter seal includes a plurality of grooves that are structured to eject pellet debris that migrates into between the seal and the housing for the rotor. The replaceable wear plates are secured to the rotor at locations such that they contact pellets that are entering the rotor housing. The dewatering tower includes a helical augur that dewaters a pellet slurry and delivers partially dried pellets to the rotor housing. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308101 | High efficiency heat generator - A method for heating a medium that includes an object having a variable weight is provided. The method comprises (A) placing medium including an object having variable weight into a variable enclosure having adjustable dimensions; (B) initiating a heating process by subjecting the medium including the object to a variable AC electrical field; (C) substantially continuously measuring an impedance of medium including the object during the heating process; (D) adjusting dimensions of said variable enclosure to optimize the heating process; (E) adjusting parameters of the variable AC electrical field to optimize the heating process; and (F) controlling the heating process. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308102 | OPERATING METHOD FOR LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING A SCENT SUPPLY MODULE - The present invention relates to an operating method for a laundry drier which has a rotatable drum mounted inside a main body, a heater for heating the air flowing into the drum; and a scent supply module for spraying scent into the drum, comprising: a drying step of drying the laundry by supplying hot air heated by the heater; a pre-treating step of rumbling the drum while supplying air with the heater off; and a scent treating step of spraying scent onto the laundry which has passed through the pre-treating step. Since the scent is sprayed on after the pre-treating step, the scent can be effectively deposited on the laundry. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308103 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRYING LAUNDRY WITH DRYING UNIFORMITY DETERMINATION - An apparatus and method of drying laundry in a treating chamber with a partially dry laundry load determination. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308104 | GREEN CUBE CLOTH DRYER - Exemplary embodiments describe a clothes drying apparatus and a method for using a clothes drying apparatus. The clothes drying apparatus can include a base portion with at least one blower. A drying chamber can be positioned above the base portion. A clothing frame can be housed within the drying chamber; the clothing frame having at least one vertical support member extending from the base portion, and at least one horizontal support frame member. A top portion can be removably coupled to the drying chamber. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308105 | GRAVITY FOOTWEAR AND SPRING UNIT - The supporting element of gravity footwear, made up in the form of a shoe, a boot etc. with accumulation of energy, caused by deflecting, comprising flexure spring, the topmost of the shoe equipped with fixing device, joined to the spring, sole and other elements of the shoe, is made up in the form of a heel, or a heel and a sole, or a sole, gravitational effect on the spring is communicated by a cuff and/or a stiff cover as well as out of any other soft suspending element, wherein the distance between the ends of the spring when load is not applied to the spring is greater than the distance between a point of suspending and the lowest point of the user's foot, the spring is equipped with a fixing device. The heel is a supporting element within the spring unit, jointly used with conventional footwear as a device, intended to accumulate energy and comprising a flexure spring, joined through the element, which communicates gravitational effect on the spring and the user's foot. When the spring is compressed the sole is an additional supporting element. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308106 | MIDSOLE FOR A SHOE WHICH HAS THE SHOCK-DISPERSING FUNCTION AND THE SAME FOOT ROLLING FUNCTION - Disclosed is a midsole for a shoe which is capable of peacefully supporting the sole of the foot on which most of the wearer's weight may be applied, which is capable of performing the shock-dispersing function and the same foot rolling function, and which is capable of providing elastic air cushioning and shock-absorbing effects for relieving foot pressure. The midsole | 2011-12-22 |
20110308107 | Collapsible Shoe - An article of footwear including an upper formed of a flexible upper material and a sole formed of a flexible sole material, wherein the sole is rolled, folded, or collapsed onto itself to reduce the volume of the article of footwear. The article of footwear in a collapsed state can then be packaged in a container. This container can be dispensed by a vending machine in a convenient urban area. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308108 | FOOT SUPPORT ARTICLE - An article of footwear includes an outer shell, an inner layer positioned inside of the outer shell, and at least one tensioning member engaging the inner layer. The inner layer configured to surround and conform to at least a portion of a human foot. The at least one tensioning member includes a portion that extends to the outside of the outer shell, wherein the portion that extends to the position that is outside of the outer shell is configured to enable tightening and loosening of the at least one tensioning member. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308109 | Footwear With Integrated Biased Heel Fit Device - A shoe structure specifically designed to more securely fit a wider range of feet widths and proportions by providing an integrated resilient heel device in the rearfoot region of the upper. The heel device extends upward and rearward toward the back of the foot to avoid the bulbous end of the calcaneus but also to engage the area just above the heel bone. The heel device has opposing portions that are biased toward one another and provide a secure but comfortable engagement of the shoe onto the wearer's heel. The heel device is smaller than the size of the shoe into which it is incorporated to enhance the biasing effect of the opposing portions. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308110 | FOOT SUPPORT ARTICLE - An article of footwear includes a sole, an upper defining a foot cavity, and a brace member. The brace member is comprised of a non-elastic resilient material. The brace member is positioned within a pocket in the upper and extends from a heel portion to above an ankle portion of the upper. The brace member may be provided with a top plate member and a base plate member with a central shaft extending between the top plate member and the base plate member. The central shaft may have a C-shape that curves around an ankle of a human foot positioned within the foot cavity. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308111 | DECORATIVE BOOT ACCESSORY - A boot accessory for attachment and wear along an upper portion of a boot for altering and enhancing the overall appearance of the boot includes a clip having a main body, a flexible finger extending from the main body, and first and second side body extensions that define first and second slots along two opposing sides of the main body. A space is formed between the finger and an inner surface of the main body for receiving an upper edge of the boot. The boot accessory also includes a decorative boot band having a first end and an opposing second end. The first end is fixedly attached to the first side body extension by passing through the first slot. An inner surface of the boot band includes at least one fastening element to permit the second end of the boot band to be folded onto itself and be attached to the inner surface of the boot band by first passing through the second slot and then being folded and attached to the inner surface so as to form a continuous circumferential member. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308112 | Collapsible Snowshoe - A collapsible snowshoe is provided. The snowshoe includes a frame having a first supporting cross-bar configured to interact with a second supporting cross-bar, wherein the cross-bars are configured to alternate between an open position and a closed position, a first supporting material configured to be coupled to the cross-bars and further configured to extend between the cross-bars, whereby the extended supporting material creates a support surface for walking when the cross-bars are in the open position; and a frame-locking mechanism configured to secure the cross-bars in the open position. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308113 | Article of Footwear With Color Change Portion And Method Of Changing Color - An article with a color change portion and a method of changing color is disclosed. The article includes at least one color change portion capable of changing colors. The color change portion can change colors according to one or more performance parameters. The article can be connected to a computer and the color change portion can be controlled using the computer. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308114 | INTERACTIVE LIGHTED FOOTWEAR - An article of footwear is provided having an array of light sources and a loudspeaker wherein the light sources are illuminated in a flashing pattern in response to activation of a motion switch, and in another mode of operation triggered by operation of a manual switch both the light sources and loudspeaker cycle through a series of discrete sequences of flashes and beeps culminating with only one light source remaining illuminated. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308115 | DYNAMIC FIT SLEEVE AND INDEPENDENT LACING SUPPORT CAGE FOR RUNNING FOOTWEAR - A footwear and footwear construction method that creates the footwear upper sleeve (shoe upper) using at least two overlapping, layered panels of fabric oriented 90 degrees with respect to each other. A lacing system creates a support cage for the foot, which is independent from the footwear upper. The lacing support cage can be asymmetrical in several respects to accommodate the physically asymmetrical shape of the foot. The lacing system includes fingers independent from the footwear upper. The fingers then end in lace eyelets. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308116 | Digging System And Method - A digging system includes a machine having a machine frame, and an implement assembly mounted to the machine frame. The implement assembly includes an elongate boom and a trenching mechanism having a plurality of drawing cutters coupled with an endless drive chain movable about a drive system mounted to an elongate boom. The implement assembly further includes an undercutting mechanism having first and second rotating cutters projecting in opposite axial directions from the distal boom end. The implement assembly defines a compound projection profile in a plane which includes first and second axes of rotation of a drive wheel and guide wheel of the drive system. The compound projection profile includes a relatively narrow proximal stem segment corresponding to the trenching mechanism and a relatively broad distal footing segment corresponding to the undercutting mechanism. Actuating the trenching mechanism and undercutting mechanism enables simultaneously digging a stem segment and footing segment of a compound trench for a foundation system. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308117 | NIPPER - Provided is a vibration-type nipper. The vibration-type nipper comprises a body including a vibration space and a coupling unit for coupling with a boom positioned at an upper portion or a fixing bracket of heavy equipment, a housing positioned in the vibration space and including a vibrator, a plurality of supporting means supported to opposite sides of the housing and the body corresponding to the housing and supporting the housing allowing the housing to vibrate, a nipper blade installed on the housing and extending downwards, and vibration-dampening means mounted on the body at an upper portion of the vibration space and distributing vibration generated when the housing collides with the body due to elevation of the housing. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308118 | MEMORIAL DISPLAY - The memorial display is a retainer and display for funereal and memorial related items, such as obituary pages, sympathy cards, funeral flowers and the like. The memorial display includes a page retainer for receiving a display page, such as an obituary page. A transparent holder is provided for receiving the page retainer and securing the display page therein. A face plate, such as a memorial placard, is secured to a front face of the transparent holder. A framing mat, having opposed front and rear faces and a central cutout portion formed therethrough, is positioned against the transparent front face of the transparent holder for bordering the face plate. A frame member receives the page retainer, the transparent holder, the face plate and the framing mat such that the face plate is displayed through the front end of the frame member and the display page is displayed through the rear end. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308119 | SPATIALLY DISTORTED IMAGE - The invention relates to a warped or curved surface with an image visible from a reference point which is not an element of the said surface, where the reference point has fixed position with respect to the said surface, and the image on the said surface is distorted in a way to provide an undistorted view on the said image from the said reference point. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308120 | LED ASSEMBLY HAVING IMPROVED VISIBILITY, ITS ATTACHING METHOD AND BANNER USING IT - The present invention relates to an LED assembly and a banner using the same. In particular, the present invention relates to an LED assembly, an attaching method of the same, and a banner using the same to prevent light from scattering by covering an LED with a light-permeable part which comprises light-permeable thin and thick films and to limit light emission range to the size of the light-permeable part, wherein the light-permeable thin film transmits light a long distance and also releases intense light directly in front of the front side of the LED, and the light-permeable thick film transmits the light laterally by reflecting a part of the light, which passes through a medium, inside, because the medium is thick, thereby improving shapability and visibility from a long distance to a short distance. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308121 | THERMOPLASTIC DISPLAY - A display sign for use with a display system includes a thermoplastic sheet having a first region having a first thickness, a second region having a second thickness less than the first thickness, and at least one fastener. The second region is adjacent to the fastener. A volume of material in the fastener plus a volume of material in the second region is generally equivalent to a volume of material in an area of the first region, the area of the first region being equivalent to the area of the second region. A method of forming a display sheet includes providing a thermoplastic sheet, and drawing at least one fastener from the thermoplastic sheet while in a plastic state. The material drawn from the sheet to form the at least one fastener results in a region of reduced thickness of the sheet adjacent to the respective fastener. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308122 | MANUAL BANNER ROLL-UP MECHANISM - A manual banner roll-up mechanism has a first tube, a second tube, a foldable material, a securing base, a washer, a linking member, a rope, a securing cylinder, a first plug and two mounting supports. The first tube is rolled up with a foldable material. Another end of the foldable material is connected to a second tube. One end of the first tube is jacketed by a securing base, and the washer, the triggering member and the rope are locked onto the securing cylinder by a bolt. Another end of the first tube is jacketed by the first plug that has a base, a positioning member, a spring, and a cover. A first positioning member of the securing base and a second positioning member of the first plug enable the first tube to be hung between the two mounting supports. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308123 | Multiple message sign assembly - A rectangular vertically oriented sign assembly is mountable on the wall adjacent a room in any suitable manner. It includes a front panel through which signs are visible. The front panel is preferably made of a non-glare acrylic material that is transparent. The sign assembly permits display of a plurality of different messages simultaneously. The front panel is divided up into a plurality of separate windows through which separate signs may be concurrently visible. The assembly includes two pockets between its front surface and rear surface that are open to one side to allow insertion of signs. The pockets are spaced from one another by an internal wall that corresponds to the horizontal opaque bar printed on the front panel. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308124 | MODULAR DISPLAY - A modular display fixture is provided having an expandable frame portion. The expandable frame portion comprises means to removable attach pre-sized sub-assemblies therein in a variety of configurations. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308125 | MAGAZINE ADD-ON - A magazine add-on comprising a platelet arranged to replace the bottom platelet of the magazine and allow measuring the distance, e.g., via an aperture in the platelet, to the magazine's spring-loaded follower either mechanically by an elastic strap, optically by a rangefinder or by measuring the pressure applied by the spring on the platelet. The add-on further displays a number of bullets left in the magazine in a window, either mechanically by numbers on the back of the strap, or electronically on a display attached to the window and connected to the optical or pressure sensor. The add-on is reusable and may be separated and re-attached to various magazines. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308126 | SHOTGUN HAVING AN IMPROVED SHOTSHELL FEEDING MECHANISM - A shotgun includes an action that is capable of rapidly chambering a shotshell after the shotgun has run out of shotshells and is capable of allowing shotshells to be removed from the magazine without cycling the shotshells through the action. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308127 | SYSTEM FOR EVACUATING CARTRIDGES - A system is for evacuating cartridges, applied to a firearm | 2011-12-22 |
20110308128 | FIREARM MAGAZINE - A firearm magazine that is designed to make the loading of cartridges easier and faster, while being constructed of fewer parts for higher reliability and with no protruding elements that preclude its use in pre-existing firearms. In one embodiment, a box-type magazine is provided with an internal spring and a follower. The body of the magazine and the follower are specially constructed to facilitate manual loading. The body of the magazine incorporates a slot extending along the path of the follower. The follower is fabricated with a concave opening on a lateral surface that can be manually accessed through the slot in the magazine body, thereby allowing a user to depress the follower against the pressure of the internal spring using a finger or thumb while the cartridges are easily loaded at the top of the magazine body. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308129 | Trigger - This invention is related to a trigger ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110308130 | RANGE FINDER - A range finder includes a cylindrical housing having a front end and a rear end and range finder circuitry located within the housing for calculating distance. A lens is located at the front end of the housing and a display is located at the rear end of the housing for displaying distances calculated by the range finder circuitry. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308131 | Portable Support Mount - A portable support mount designed for attachment to a shooting rail or other surface in order to support a rifle or other object. The portable support mount attaches to and is held level on a surface by means of a spring clamp and a stabilization bar with bumpers made of rubber attached to the ends of the stabilization bar. The spring clamp is fused to a support tube housing a rod that can vary the height of the mount. On top of the rod is a detachable holding member on which a user places the forend of a rifle while aiming and firing it. In addition, the holding member can be removed from the portable support mount, and the rod can attach to a camera, telescope, small video camera, or other device. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308132 | INCREMENTALLY ADJUSTABLE SIGHT - An incrementally adjustable sight for a firearm is taught. The sight includes a base attachable to a firearm and a housing carried by the base. The housing includes a central cavity having an opening and carrying a sight post assembly. The sight post assembly includes a sight post having a first end extending outwardly from the central cavity through the opening and a second end. A cam follower and a cam member are carried by the sight post with the cam member, cammingly engaging the cam follower between a plurality of positions. A biasing member biases the first end of the sight post away from one of the cam follower and the cam member a distance. The distance is adjusted by relative movement of the cam member and the cam follower between the plurality of positions. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308133 | Enhanced Accuracy Gun Iron Sighting System - Rugged, rapid-target-acquisition iron sighting systems in which least one of the front sight and the rear sight has a multiple-lead thread elevation screw post for vertically adjusting a sighting point are disclosed. The use of a multiple-lead thread elevation screw post permits the relatively fast adjustability of a coarse threaded screw post while providing the stability of a fine-threaded screw post. Embodiments of the present invention also include guns equipped such iron sighting systems. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308134 | High-lift Otter Board - The invention has a curved board. The curved board is formed into a shape that curves in a curving direction corresponding to an expanding direction of a net opening in a towing state, from a front-side end section that is a front side in a towing direction in the towing state towards a rear-side end section that is a rear side in the towing direction in the towing state. At least one of a projecting structure having a projecting surface, a top board, and a bottom board is formed in the curved board. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308135 | Spinner bait - The spinning bait includes a keeper having a fish-shaped front part and a rear part articulated to the front part for side to side movement relative thereto. When in use, after being cast into a body of water, pulling on a fishing line attached to the front part of the keeper causes the rear keeper part to move to and fro in a side-to-side manner relative to the front keeper part and fishing line to attract a fish. A hook is mounted on the rear part along with a skirt with buoyant trailers that extending beyond the hook. One or more spinning blades are mounted on a wire extending from the front part of the keeper. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308136 | FISHING BOBBER - A fishing bobber having electronic circuitry coupled to an electro-mechanical device. The electro-mechanical device is to affect a depth of a hook beneath the bobber by inducing movement of a fishing line that is coupled to the hook and threaded through the bobber. The electronic circuitry has wireless receiver circuitry to receive a wireless command that causes the electro-mechanical device to take action in response thereto. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308137 | Wall-Less Trap Systems and Methods - One embodiment comprises a wall-less trap that includes a base, vertical supports, an upper cage, one or more guides connected to the upper cage, and a trigger. The base is positioned on a horizontal surface. The vertical supports extend upward from the base. The upper cage is movable between a raised position, in which the upper cage is suspended above the base, and a lowered position, in which the upper cage rests on the base or the horizontal surface. The guides are connected to the upper cage and slide on the vertical supports to guide vertical travel of the upper cage. The trigger can be either engaged to hold the upper cage in the raised position, or disengaged to allow the upper cage to fall downward from the raised position. The trigger is movable from the engaged position to the disengaged position by an animal positioned under the upper cage. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308138 | Method for the Eradication of Pathogenic Microorganisms in an Aqueous System - The invention relates to a method for the eradication and killing of microorganisms from among insects and worms in an aqueous system, especially for the control and eradication of the larvae. A sustained reduction or killing of the larvae is achieved by a two-step method in which insecticides and a zooplankton community are used as biological agents, The insecticides specifically kill the larvae present in the aqueous system. The biological agents, which according to the invention preferably comprise competitors for food of the above microorganisms/larvae, prevent repopulation. The combined use of insecticidal and biological treatment in aqueous systems allows an efficient and permanent eradication. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308139 | Pest eradication system - Generally, a structure for eradication of insects and method of treating materials infested with insects. Specifically, a support structure which engages a flexible enclosure to define an enclosed space in which heat can be controlled over a period of time to eradicate insects inside of the enclosed space. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308140 | FUEL COMPOSITION AND ITS USE - A method for increasing flamespeed of an internal combustion engine by burning a certain gasoline composition is provided. The gasoline composition contains (a) a major amount of a mixture of hydrocarbons in the gasoline boiling range and (b) a minor amount of at least one hydrocarbon having 5 to 12 carbon atoms and containing at least one cyclopropyl group and at least one acetylenic group. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308141 | Methods and devices for continuous transfer of particulate and/or fibrous material between two zones with different temperatures and pressures - Continuous transfer of particulate material into pressurized steam reactors is provided by “flow feeder” methods and devices. Material such as lignocellulosic biomass feedstocks are compacted into a “low density” plug, <700 kg/m3, which provides a dynamic seal against pressurized steam through exploitation of a steam condensation zone. The rate at which the steam condensation zone moves into the “low density” plug is offset by the rate at which compacted material is fed into the pressurized reactor. Preferred devices compact material within a flow feeder chamber by use of a loading device that works against counter-pressure provided by an unloading device. Compacted material is actively disintegrated and fed into the reactor by the unloading device. In preferred embodiments, compacted material is fed in a steady-state operation in which the interface between the steam condensation zone and the low pressure inlet zone remains stationary within the flow feeder chamber. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308142 | BIORENEWABLE NAPHTHA - The present invention generally relates to a method for producing a naphtha product from a renewable feedstock. The method includes hydrotreating the renewable feedstock to produce a hydrotreating unit heavy fraction that includes n-paraffins, and hydrocracking the hydrotreating unit heavy fraction to produce a hydrocracking unit product that includes the naphtha product. The method also includes separating the naphtha fraction and optionally recycling the hydrocracking unit heavy fraction through the hydrocracking unit. The present invention also relates to a biorenewable naphtha product suitable for use as feed stock for steam crackers and catalytic reforming units, and for use as fuel, or fuel blend stock. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308143 | COMPOSITION FOR USE AS A FUEL OR FUEL ADDITIVE IN A SPARK IGNITION ENGINE, ITS MANUFACTURE AND USE - Embodiments of a composition useful as a fuel or fuel additive are provided. Certain disclosed embodiments of the composition comprise petroleum distillate, at least one alcohol having a ratio of between about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms to 1 hydroxyl functional group, at least one oxygenate, optionally, at least one lubricating oil, optionally, at least one water tolerance adjustor and optionally at least one terpene, wherein the oxygenate has a flash point between about −10° C. and about −50° C., has at least one oxygenated functional group, and is soluble in the composition. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308144 | Algae Biofuel Carbon Dioxide Distribution System - A system and method for producing biofuel from pollutant-fed algae are disclosed. Specifically, the system includes a scrubber with a chamber for receiving a pollutant-contaminated fluid stream. Further, a scrubber solution is received in the chamber for scrubbing the pollutant-contaminated fluid stream. Also, the system includes a bioreactor that is provided with an input port to receive the scrubber solution with pollutants for use as nutrients to support algae cell growth. Further, the system includes an algae separator that removes the algae from the bioreactor and a device for processing the algae into biofuel. In order to recycle the scrubber solution, the algae separator is in fluid communication with the scrubber. With this arrangement, the effluence from the bioreactor may be recycled for use as the scrubber solution. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308145 | Method of inhibiting deposit formation in a jet fuel at high temperatures - A method of inhibiting deposit formation in a jet fuel at temperatures above 150° C., whilst not substantially adversely affecting the water separability of the jet fuel. The method includes the step of adding at least one copolymer, terpolymer or polymer of an ester of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid or a derivative thereof to the jet fuel; wherein the copolymer, terpolymer or polymer of an ester of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid or derivative thereof is copolymerized with a nitrogen-containing, amine-containing or amide-containing monomer; or the copolymer, terpolymer or polymer of an ester of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid or derivative thereof includes nitrogen-containing, amine-containing or amide-containing branches. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308146 | PROCESSES AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE INCORPORATION OF BIOLOGICALLY-DERIVED ETHANOL INTO GASOLINE - In the present invention, a biofuel composition and processes for the incorporation of biologically-derived ethanol into gasoline are disclosed. The present invention discloses ways to use biologically-derived ethanol in gasoline while simultaneously enabling the blending of products from saturation of benzene. In addition, the present invention also discloses ways to use this ethanol with other volatile compounds from petroleum such as isopentane. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308147 | Process and System for Mixing, Binding and Stabilizing Agents for Manufacturing Refuse Driven Solid Waste - The present invention generally relates to waste to energy systems and methods. The instant invention is further directed to processes and systems for mixing, binding, and stabilizing agents for manufactured refuse driven solid fuel. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308148 | MUSHROOM PRODUCTION PROCESS - The present invention relates to a mushroom production process comprising the steps of preparing a mushroom growing shed with at least one bed of mushroom compost; supplying heat to the mushroom growing shed; harvesting the mushrooms; and removing the spent mushroom compost from the mushroom growing shed; wherein the process further comprises the steps of combusting the spent mushroom compost in an energy conversion system; harnessing the heat generated by combusting the spent mushroom compost; and using the harnessed heat to control temperature of the mushroom growing shed. In this way, the energy costs for the mushroom production are greatly reduced. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308149 | System for Supporting Algae Growth with Adsorbed Carbon Dioxide - A system is provided for supporting algae growth with adsorbed carbon dioxide. In the system, a channel such as a raceway is provided and holds bicarbonate solution. As algae grows in the solution, it is converted into carbonate solution. Therefore, the system provides a high surface area liquid gas contact medium for converting the carbonate solution back into bicarbonate solution. Specifically, the carbonate solution from the channel is delivered to the contact medium. At the contact medium, the carbonate solution drips or slowly moves along while air, containing carbon dioxide, moves across the solution. As carbon dioxide is adsorbed by the solution, it converts back into bicarbonate solution. Then, the bicarbonate solution is fed back into the channel to support further algae growth. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308150 | LAWN EDGING GRASS RESTRAINT - A system for providing a barrier and redirecting the growth of grass away from concrete, walkways, patios and materials typically found in a landscape. The system is comprised of a single sheet of extruded polyethylene having three members. The main member is inserted orthogonally to the surface of the ground, and has two members extruded away from it at some angle. The anchor member is part of the main member, and is inserted in the ground to provide support for the barrier. The surface member extends at some angle with respect to the main member into one edge of the landscape. The surface member extends into one edge of the material to provide a barrier between different types of landscapes. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308151 | Framework for Plants - Disclosed is a framework for supporting plants. The framework consists of at least two building units. Each of the building units includes a ferrule-forming segment and posts. The ferrule-forming segment includes a bow, a boss formed at an end of the bow, a boss-receiving ring formed at another end of the bow, post-receiving rings formed on the bow, and anchors formed on the bow. Each of the posts is fit in a related one of the post-receiving rings. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308152 | Self watering system - A self watering system to water the roots of the vegetation with condensate from ground moisture collected within a condensate enclosure comprising an outer substantially vertical peripheral wall, an inner substantially vertical wall and an upper wall having at least two substantially flat sections inclined relative to each other and intersecting the upper portion of the outer substantially vertical wall and the upper portion of the inner substantially vertical wall at different angles each of less than ninety degrees to cooperatively form the condensate enclosure to collect moisture from the ground on the inner surface of the substantially flat sections to allow the moisture to condense into droplets to provide water to roots of the vegetation within the condensate enclosure. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308153 | Grow Bag System With Irrigation - The instant invention describes a grow bag with a dosing irrigation tube inserted within the inner cavity of the grow bag for controllable dispersant of plant nutrients therein. The system comprises a top panel and a bottom panel secured to a plurality of side walls to form an inner cavity. Attached to the top panel is a dosing irrigation tube or pipe constructed and arranged to traverse the length of the bag and have a first and second end that is external to the inner cavity. Housed within the inner cavity of the bag is plant growth material for providing support and nutrients for the growth of one or more plant species. The invention also describes a system of two or more grow bags with a dosing irrigation tube coupled together and arranged in a variety of conjurations, including horizontally or vertically in a linear fashion or non-linear fashion. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308154 | SYNTHETIC SYMBIOTIC SYSTEM AS SOIL ADDITIVES TO DELIVER ACTIVE INGREDIENTS THROUGH PLANT ROOTS FOR ENHANCED PLANT AND CROP YIELD - A plant growth support medium is described to enhance soil characteristics and provide where required, improved water, or nutrient contents. La addition the medium can be inoculated with microorganisms to aid soil characteristics and provide interactions within micron-scale environment between plant roots, water, nutrients and where applicable, bacteria and root exudates. This micro-environment provides direct delivery of active ingredients to the plant roots. The medium comprises a polymeric material having a primary pore size of greater than 30 micron. The walls of the pores are elastic, enabling the pore to swell in size to retain water, solutes or other biologically useful components and allow root penetration through them. Sulphonation of the walls renders the walls more hydrophilic so attracting water into the pores and also increasing the wall elasticity. Capillaries can be provided to interconnect pores and allow root penetration into the medium. The pore walls can be granular in character to allow water, nutrient and where applicable, bacterial metabolites and messenger molecules passage between adjacent pores and plant roots. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308155 | Producing Low Tar Gases in a Multi-Stage Gasifier - A system for gasifying solid matter uses multiple stages to produce low-tar combustible gas includes a first reactor having a fluidized bed to produce hydrogen containing gas, pyrolysis vapors, tars, and char particles at temperature less than the exit of the second reactor and a higher temperature partial oxidation combustor zones. A second reactor includes a higher temperature partial oxidation zone to activate hydrogen and cause cracking of aromatic ring compounds, a co-flow moving granular bed with a char gasification stage to catalyze tar reduction, and control char residence time, and a media screen comprising a parallel wire screen substantially vertically oriented supporting granular media. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308156 | REFORMER REACTOR AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING HYDROCARBON FUELS INTO HYDROGEN RICH GAS - A reformer reactor is provided for converting hydrocarbon fuel into hydrogen rich gas by auto-thermal reaction process having a cylindrically shaped and double walled, housing with two side faces forming a reaction chamber of the reformer. Additionally, a fuel inlet is provided in one of the two side faces for providing hydrocarbon fuels into the reaction chamber, wherein further a fuel preheating means is provided which preheats the hydrocarbon fuel before the hydrocarbon fuel enters the reaction chamber. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308157 | BIOMASS GASIFICATION DEVICE AND PROCESS - The invention is in the field of biogas production. In particular the invention is directed to a process and apparatus for the conversion of carbon and hydrogen containing materials into biogas (viz. a gas stream comprising CH4) containing material and subsequent purification of the resulting gas. According to the invention biogas is produced from carbon and hydrogen containing starting material. The unpurified biogas is subsequently purified by subjecting it to a filtration step, which comprises feeding said biogas to at least one cyclone providing cyclone action, at least one water filter where said biogas is washed with water and at least one dry filter where said biogas is dry-filtered, thus producing a purified biogas, followed by subjecting said purified biogas to compression, preferably using a water ring compressor, followed by feeding the compressed gas to a water-gas separator. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308158 | PYROLYSIS WASTE AND BIOMASS TREATMENT - The present invention provides methods and apparatus for treating waste, such as municipal waste via pyrolysis and yielding one or more of heat energy, electrical energy and fuel. In some embodiments, waste feed stock can be municipal waste in black bag form. In some the present invention additionally provides for processing of thousands of tons of municipal waste each day. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308159 | Apparatus for detecting coordinates, and display device, security device, and electronic blackboard including the same - There are provided an apparatus for detecting coordinates, which may detect coordinates corresponding to an event occurring within a region of interest, and a display device, a security device, and an electronic blackboard, each including the same. The apparatus for detecting coordinates, which is provided in at least one side of a touch panel having a preset region of interest being surrounded by a frame having a predetermined length, the apparatus comprising: a light source body providing preset light; a scanner emitting the light provided from the light source body at a preset angle to scan the region of interest, and receiving light reflected by the region of interest; a photo diode receiving reflected light to convert the received reflected light to a voltage value; and a beam splitter transmitting the light provided from the light source body to the scanner via a first path, and transmitting, to the photo diode via a second path, the reflected light received from the scanner. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308160 | DOOR SAFETY GATE - A door safety gate is provided with an essentially flat first grid that has a handle ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110308161 | FIRE SHUTTER - A fire shutter for protecting an opening | 2011-12-22 |
20110308162 | VEHICLE DOOR OPENING/CLOSING CONTROL DEVICE - In a vehicle door, an opening/closing control device is provided. In the device, a controller is connected to an input current path connected to a vehicle battery. By a switching relay circuit, electricity is supplied from the vehicle battery to a closing motor or a release motor selectively. Between the switching relay circuit and the closing motor, a closing relay circuit is provided. If electricity is supplied to the closing motor, the closing relay circuit will be switched to ON where electricity is supplied to the closing motor or OFF where electricity is not supplied to the closing motor. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308163 | Structural Door Module - A structural door module for a motor vehicle door, comprising of a carrier plate with a plurality of door hardware components mounted to the dryside and wetside surfaces of the carrier plate. The carrier plate includes a number of preformed components that allow door subsystems to be pre-mounted to the door module and tested prior to mounting the structural door module in the motor vehicle door body. An energy absorbing area is molded into the carrier plate. Additionally, a protruding arm rest support is designed to collapse during a side-impact collision. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308164 | Side sliding door apparatus for vehicle - A side sliding door apparatus for a vehicle includes one of two sliding doors driven by an actuator, and the other moves in conjunction with the one sliding door via a direction converting mechanism. When the sliding door is in a closed condition, a latch rod is inserted into a lock hole to lock the sliding doors in the closed condition. A roller is pushed up on a cam surface when the sliding doors are opened, which releases the locking. An upper level surface of the cam surface forms an inclined surface with a downward gradient, which prevents the roller from unexpectedly going beyond the starting end of the upper level surface and dropping due to vibration or the like being applied to the slider in the unlocked condition, and prevents the locking with the locking mechanism in response to the next sliding door closing command. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308165 | Device for connecting functional elements to a supply source - A device for connecting functional elements is indicated which are arranged in a sliding door of a motor vehicle, with at least one supply source present in the body of the motor vehicle through lines which extend between the functional elements and the supply source. The sliding door is mounted on a carriage which is moveable back and forth in the bottom area of the motor vehicle essentially over the entire width of a door opening ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110308166 | APPARATUS FOR SPRING-ASSISTED PIVOTING OF A LIFTGATE OR DOOR, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH APPARATUS - An apparatus for spring-assisted pivoting a liftgate or door against gravity between a closed position and an open position includes a torsion bar spring system with springs arranged in parallel in a meander pattern and connected with one another in fixed rotative engagement. An outer bearing-torsion bar spring and another outer lever-torsion bar spring are each supported in a support bracket of a tracker. The lever-torsion bar spring is connected in fixed rotative engagement with a length-adjustable lever guided in a control cam of the tracker. A coupling rod configured for translatory movement engages with the length-adjustable lever for rotating a hinged lever associated with the liftgate or door. An adjusting device is connected with the bearing-torsion bar spring in fixed rotative engagement and can be variably locked relative to the support bracket. A method for producing such apparatus is also disclosed. | 2011-12-22 |
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20110308168 | VEHICLE DOOR STRUCTURE - The frontal crash load is transmitted from a front pillar to a center pillar in a reliable manner so that a bending moment caused by the frontal crash load is favorably supported, and the deformation of the door is avoided. A beam member attached to an inner panel includes a S shaped cross section member. An upper channel section of the S shaped cross section member extends along the lower edge of a window opening, and a lower channel section extends adjacent to and in parallel to the lower edge of a window opening in a rear part of the door and is offset toward a lower part of the vehicle body in a rear part of the door, with a front end being located at a same elevation as an upper door hinge. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308169 | SASH FOR SLIDING DOOR OR WINDOW - A sash for sliding doors or windows comprises: a main body ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110308170 | GLASS RUN CHANNEL - A glass run channel, wherein at least one of interior and exterior side wall portions are made of a foamable polymer material that is foamed, wherein at least one of an interior covering layer that covers at least a portion of a first surface, which includes a surface of an interior decoration portion and a surface of an interior connecting portion, and an exterior covering layer that covers at least a portion of a second surface, which includes a surface of an exterior decoration portion and a surface of an exterior connecting portion, is formed, so as to cover the at least one decoration portion that is made of the foamable polymer material, and wherein the at least one covering layer is made of a second polymer material which has a foaming ratio smaller than that of the foamable polymer material or which is not foamed. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308171 | VEHICLE DOOR FRAME AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A vehicle door frame includes first and second door frame members which are positioned end-to-end to be butt-welded to each other, wherein each of the first and second door frame members includes a design part, an enclosed section provided on a vehicle interior side, a connecting part which connects an inner surface of the design part with the enclosed section; and first and second dam protrusions which project from the inner surface of the design part and are positioned on opposite sides of the connecting part, respectively. Molten metal is present in the first and second spaces after the molten metal has melted and passed through the inner surface of the design part from the outer surface thereof upon butted ends of the first and second door frame members being butt-welded to each other from the outer surface of the design part. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308172 | DOOR MODULE FOR A VEHICLE DOOR, AND MOUNTING METHOD - A door assembly for a vehicle includes a door frame and a door lock. A force transmitting mechanism has one end connected to the door lock and another end is premounted on a door module housing. The door module housing is mounted to the door frame and a trim panel secured to the door frame. A method includes the steps of premounting the door module to the door frame, securing the door panel to the door frame and connecting an door opening mechanism to the force transmitting mechanism. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308173 | MOVABLE BUILDING STRUCTURE - A movable building structure is configured to selectively enclose an area. The structure includes at least one side wall and an end wall attached thereto. The side wall comprises a number of individual panels that are independently movable along a track secured to the ground. The panels are selectively collapsible such that they may travel along the track and overlap one another when in a collapsed or stowed position. The structure may be configured in any number of intermediate positions wherein the panels are partially collapsed. Roof panels may be attached to the side walls for movement therewith, or alternatively, the roof panels may operate independent of the side walls to extend and retract between an open and collapsed configuration. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308174 | ERECTABLE AND RETRACTABLE ROD DEVICE - A rod device that can be erected and retracted into a small amount of space, in which the device is formed of component parts that are flexible and can be rolled up when detached from one another, yet form a rigid assembly when connected to one another. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308175 | BUILDINGS SEISMIC ISOLATION AND SNUBBER SYSTEM FOR A SEISMIC ISOLATION MECHANISM INSTANTLY ACTIVATED - A building's seismic isolation and snubber system for a seismic isolation mechanism instantly activated includes sensors, a processing unit, absorber systems, hydraulic oil pressure systems and multilayer sliding systems. In this regard, a sensor detecting any earthquake-induced strike and dip in a building's quadrant of operation could supply an oblique angle to the processing unit in which the oblique angle thereof is transferred to any hydraulic oil pressure system's coefficient of damping for the hydraulic oil pressure system's corresponding damping force generated to control and distribute a building's equilibrium, and any multilayer sliding system is used to yield or eliminate any seismic horizontal vibrations for the said elements developing all functions, substantially reducing and distributing earthquake-induced stresses, and delivering a building with seismic vibrations effectively isolated and prevented. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308176 | Rooftop Cooling and Rainwater Retention Panel and System - The system and apparatus according to the invention includes a panel of material which is made up of a body of open cell, reticulated, porous material (e.g., polyurethane foam) surrounded on the sides and bottom by a barrier of waterproof material. A layer of highly reflective, water permeable material is positioned on top of and covers substantially all of the top surface of the body of porous material. A drain can be positioned at the bottom of the panel to provide a slow, gravity feed to release water from the panel. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308177 | Solar Energy Collection Systems and Methods - A solar electricity system, comprising a solar collection surface adapted to convert light into DC electricity; a power inverter to convert the DC electricity into AC electricity; and a power cable connected to the power inverter, the power cable comprising a male plug on its distal end adapted to mate with a female power receptacle on a building structure. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308178 | VENTED CLOSURE FOR METAL ROOF - A vented ridge closure for covering a ventilation gap formed in the metal roof of a building includes U-shaped deck caps extending over the uppermost ends of the roof deck panels. The deck caps close-off the valleys of the roof deck panels, while providing air flow openings for directing hot air to the exterior. The air flow openings may be louvered. A ridge cap extending along the ridge of the roof above the ventilation gap. Side flanges of the ridge cap engage top panels of the deck caps, and are secured by fasteners to ribs of the underlying roof deck panels, or by inwardly-turned lips to the peripheral edges of the deck caps. Sealing material is preferably provided between a central panel of each deck cap and the abutting uppermost ends of the roof deck panels engaged therewith. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308179 | CEILING WIRING ACCESS POINT DEVICE - A ceiling wiring access point device is comprised of a frame panel that can be temporarily placed in a grid ceiling system during the installation of wire and cable into a ceiling space. The frame panel has an opening through which wire and cable may be inserted as it is threaded up into the ceiling. The internal edges of the opening are provided with roller members to provide a relative frictionless edge against which the wires may pass. Dust guards are provided at the opening to prevent debris from the ceiling area from falling to the room below. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308180 | CASEMENT FOR A GLASS WINDOW OR LEAF FOR A GLASS DOOR, WINDOW OR DOOR FRAME AND WINDOW SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a casement ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110308181 | BARRIER SHEET USEFUL FOR HOUSEWRAP - A composite sheet useful as a housewrap is provided having a textile substrate, with a cellular, polymer layer coated on at least one side of the substrate, wherein the cellular, polymer layer is created by applying a foamed, latex coating and heating the latex to create a semi-rigid, cellular membrane, and a water repellant finish applied to the outer surface of the textile substrate or the polymer layer. The properties of the composite sheet may be further modified by calendering, to reduce the overall thickness of the sheet by 50% or more. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308182 | NOISE AND VIBRATION MITIGATING MAT - A noise and vibration mitigating mat having top and bottom surfaces comprises a first layer formed of recycled bound rubber product, the first layer having a contoured bottom surface and a generally flat top surface, a second layer on the top surface of the first layer, the second layer being formed of a fabric and a third layer on the second layer and being formed of recycled rubber product. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308183 | CONCRETE PLATFORM PRODUCTION PROCESS, CONCRETE PLATFORM, AND CONNECTING MEMBER - Provided is a process for producing a concrete platform to which an object to be supported is fixed, including: a step of forming form having a pair of concrete side walls and a concrete bottom slab that connects the pair of side walls (S | 2011-12-22 |
20110308184 | FIXING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of fixing overlaying components together, comprising the step of piercing nails having a profiled shank through the components to fix those components together. Structures including metal sheet are also disclosed which utilize this fixing technique. The structures include composite wall panels used in tilt up wall panel construction. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308185 | Suspended ceiling system for "T" bar grid system - A ceiling panel uses a perimeter frame with a wide outwardly extending bottom flange defining a thin panel edge. Preferably the bottom flange includes a lower surface for securing of a finished substrate about the panel perimeter. The upper surface of the bottom flange receives a gusset clip that includes two arms for securement of the bottom flange and an upwardly extending lift and shift securing tab. The upwardly extending lift and shift securing tab is preferably located within a depth of the ceiling panel generally defined by an acoustical dampening material located within the perimeter frame. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308186 | FLANGE FOR WIND POWER GENERATORS - In a flange to adapt a wind power generator to a pre-stressed concrete tower, the flange includes an annular tapered pre-stressed concrete shell having a bulging which inwardly protrudes toward a central axis of the flange, and a steel component to be embedded within the pre-stressed concrete shell. The bulging includes a horizontal flat surface for settling the steel component. The steel component includes an annular tapered body having an upper and lower end, a plurality of vertical and radially extended fins joined to an external face of the steel component, a connecting ring joined to the body upper end and including a plurality of holes for introducing bolts to join the wind power generator, and an annular base joined to the body lower end, which is settled on the bulging. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308187 | SUPPORT FOR PANEL ELEMENT - Support for a panel element for fastening the element at a specific angle relative to a base or for fastening non-flat elements having an inner profile ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110308188 | THERMALLY INSULATED BUILDING BRICK - A thermally insulated building brick ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110308189 | LATTICE SUPPORT STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a lattice support structure having mutually connected lattice bars, wherein the lattice support structure has lattice bars extending in the longitudinal direction of the lattice support structure as well as lattice bars connecting them directly or indirectly, wherein the connecting lattice bars are connected to the lattice bars extending in the longitudinal direction such that the spacing of the lattice bars extending in the longitudinal direction of the lattice support structure can be reduced on the folding in of the lattice support structure and can be enlarged on the unfolding of the lattice support structure, wherein at least one of the lattice bars extending in the longitudinal direction is arranged stationary such that it is in a fixed position on the folding and unfolding of the lattice support structure; and in that at least one further of the lattice bars extending in the longitudinal direction is arranged movable so that it undergoes a movement on the folding and on the unfolding of the lattice support structure. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308190 | MOMENT FRAME CONNECTOR - A lateral bracing system is disclosed for affixing a column to a beam in a construction. The lateral bracing system includes a pair of buckling restraint plates, one each affixed to a top and bottom flange of a beam. The lateral bracing system further includes at least one yield plate for each buckling restraint plate. Each yield plate includes a first end affixed to the column, and a second end affixed to the beam. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308191 | PANEL CAPTURE FRAME - A frame for a panel is constructed from two frame components. One of the frame components has a first wall and a first channel and the second frame component has a second wall and a second channel. The first frame component is mated to the second frame component with the first wall of the first frame component inserted in and making frictional contact with the second channel of the second frame component and the second wall of the second frame component inserted in and making frictional contact with the first channel of the first frame component. Portions of the panel are held between and make contact with the first frame component and the second frame component such that an end of the panel is located within a chamber defined between the first frame component and the second frame component. | 2011-12-22 |
20110308192 | Rebar Clip For Joining Different Size Bars - A rebar clip is provided for joining a larger diameter rebar to a smaller diameter rebar transverse to the larger diameter rebar. In a first embodiment the clip includes diameter reducing tabs extending into upper arches of the clip for engagement with smaller diameter bars crossed on top of larger diameter bars. In a second embodiment the clip includes diameter reducing tabs extending into lower arches of the clip so that the clip may hold larger diameter bars on top of smaller diameter bars. A guide track for a clip applying gun is provided which allows for use with either version of clips and with clips of the same nominal diameter for joining equal size bars. | 2011-12-22 |