52nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120324612 | Removable Jacket Sleeves For Body Armor - A separating garment system has two sleeves and a chest piece and collar that can be opened. The chest piece having a front and a back and having a length in the front and the back such that the chest piece extends downward on a wearer so as to cover no more than a chest of a wearer. The chest piece also may not extend under the arms of the wearer. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324613 | Wetsuit Water Catch Device - A wetsuit has a plurality of pieces of material that are stitched or glued together to form the wetsuit, a drag-creating section provided on one of the pieces of material. The drag-creating section has a base, and a plurality of water catch devices, each water catch device having a flap piece, with a cavity defined between each flap piece and the base of the piece of material and an opening that leads to the cavity. Each flap piece is constructed such that it can be moved between a collapsed configuration where it is generally flat adjacent the underlying base of the piece of material , and an expanded configuration in which it stretches away from the underlying base of the piece of material. The plurality of water catch devices are arranged in two rows on opposite sides of the base, with the openings of each row of water catch devices facing each other. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324614 | Disposible protective shield for human body part - The shield is formed of a single thin (approximately 2 mils thick) flexible sheet, which may be made of polyurethane. The sheet has a surface and a peripheral edge. The peripheral edge has the shape of the body part to be protected. The surface is coated with an adhesive. The coating is adapted to removably attach the shield to the body part to protect the body part from contamination from objects to which the protected body part may come in contact. A second shield formed of a similar sheet has a peripheral edge with a shape that is substantially the mirror image of the peripheral edge of the first sheet for use with paired body parts, such as hands or feet. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324615 | SLEEVES FOR WEAR WITH SLEEVELESS OR SHORT SLEEVED GARMENT OR BRA WITH SLEEVES - A sleeve garment provides sleeves that are worn with a sleeveless dress or top. The sleeve garment includes sleeves and side panels attached to the sleeves. The sleeve garment is attached to a bra by passing the shoulder straps of the bra through channels in the side panels of the sleeve garment and by attaching the side panels to side straps or wings of the bra. The channels are provided with openings for access to adjustment buckles of the shoulder straps. The sleeve garment may be permanently or temporarily attached to the bra. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324616 | SHAPE CHANGING MATERIAL - An apparatus may be configured with one or more sensors arranged to detect a first shape-related parameter, one or more control elements arranged to provide a force, and circuitry operably connected to the one or more sensors and the one or more control elements to determine the force provided to the one or more control elements. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324617 | GARMENT CONSTRUCTION - A garment is constructed of a plurality of interchangeable panels. A mirror pair of side panels is selectively attached to a center panel by various attachment means, e.g., a zipper. Each panel includes two designed surfaces, an inner surface and an outer surface, where the inner surface and the outer surface are interchangeable. Accordingly, a complete garment can be configured having various color and design pattern fabric combinations in similar concepts and different designs or cuts. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324618 | GARMENT INCLUDING AN ABRASION RESISTANT FABRIC - An abrasion-resistant garment may include a first fabric layer with a first recovery property and a first direction, and a second fabric layer with a second recovery property and a second direction. The first recovery property is greater than the second recovery property. The second fabric layer is disposed on the first fabric layer in a predetermined orientation of the first direction and second direction to provide enhanced sliding of the second fabric layer along the first fabric layer. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324619 | MOISTURE ACTIVATED PHANTOM IMAGING PROCESS AND PRODUCT - Moisture activated invisible stencil technology is created by applying a moisture blocking agent in accordance with an artwork is applied to a base substrate. The base substrate is preferably fabricated of a moisture absorbing material. When the object is subjected to moisture, moisture wets to the exposed portion of the base substrate and is repelled in the areas where the moisture blocking agent is applied thereon. The wetted portion of the base substrate changes in shade or color to expose the concealed image. The moisture activated invisible stencil technology can be applied for simple aesthetic applications or advanced for applications to identify wet objects. The advanced applications can include warnings for wet roadways, pool decks, umbrellas, etc. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324620 | Device, System And Method For Multi-Layered Weatherproof Touchscreen Glove - An electronic touchscreen operative glove, providing a conductive path from the skin to the exterior of the glove, so one need not remove the present glove to operate a touchscreen. The conductive path can be provided from the skin to one or more conductive panels on the tips of one or more finger and/or thumb of the glove. The glove can include one or more layers, preferably an inner and outer layer, the inner layer being weatherproof, and the outer layer forming the exterior of the glove, and having the conductive panels that can operate a touchscreen. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324621 | CLAMP ASSEMBLY AND APPAREL CONTAINING SAME - This invention relates to a clamp assembly useful for attaching together two items of clothing, a garment comprising the clamp assembly, and a process for attaching two items of clothing; the clamp assembly including a circular band and a tubular resilient cover having a hollow body, and wherein the clamp is positioned in the hollow and is encased on all sides by the resilient cover. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324622 | GOLF TRAINING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR - A golf training device has a substantially rigid, sleeve-type member. The substantially rigid, sleeve-type member is configured to be secured over a forefinger of a user's lower hand and a palm area of the user's lower hand directly below the forefinger. The substantially rigid member is adapted to limit the user's ability to bend the forefinger. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324623 | GLOVE HAVING REGION OF BOTH HIGH COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION AND HIGH PERMEABILITY TO AMBIENT AIR - A hand covering. The hand covering has at least a portion of a gripping region comprising a first material having a first air permeability and a first coefficient of friction when gripping an article, the first material defining openings therein, other regions of the hand covering except the gripping region comprising a second material having a second coefficient of friction when gripping the same article and a second air permeability lower than the first air permeability, wherein the second air permeability lower than the first air permeability allows a user's perspiration to be more easily removed through the gripping region than through the other regions, wherein the first coefficient of friction is greater than the second coefficient of friction, and wherein the openings in the first material occupy between about 20% and 60% of an area of the first material. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324624 | SCARF WITH HOOD - A scarf made from a loop of clothing material forms a channel between a front opening and a rear opening. The fastening device secures together opposing portions of a rear perimeter of the loop of clothing thereby reducing a size of the rear opening relative to a size of the front opening and forming a hood within a portion of the channel forward of the fastening device. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324625 | REUSABLE STRAPLESS LACE MASQUERADE - The present invention provides a reusable masquerade formed of delicate or fragile material that can be retained to skin surface without straps/bands through a backing and adhesive. Suitable delicate materials may include lace, embroidery, brocade, crochet, netting, fishnet, mesh, tissue paper, sequins, beads, and filigree. The backing is applied to the delicate material by ironing, heating, or melting it on. Suitable backing materials may include vinyl, rubber, and plastic. The periphery of the masquerade comprising the delicate material together with attached backing is precisely cut to at least partially conform to a design on the delicate material and to conform to an anatomy of a target skin surface on which it is placed. The masquerade may be placed on the face with a hole for the eye in it. It can be worn again as the adhesive is easily removed from the backing and skin with conventional means. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324626 | EAR MUFF - An ear muff is provided and includes a mounting having at least an end portion to which a support element for a loudspeaker is associated. The support element is configured as a single body with the end portion of the mounting. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324627 | HEAD GARMENT - A head garment is provided that has a head band and at least one hair holding component. The head band is formed from an piece of material that is folded over on itself to provide inner and outer layers and a bottom edge. A top edge is formed by sewing the free edges of the layers together. Ends of the layers are also sewn together to provide a rear seam. The rear seam is provided with an opening through which the component can be extended when it is desired to be used, or which can be moved through the opening to be held between the layers when not desired to be used. The component being secured between the layers. An alternative head garment has a button attached to a rear of a head band for releasably securing a hair net thereto. Each head garment may include a visor if desired. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324628 | UNIVERSAL CONFINED SEAT BARRIER - The invention is a universal flexible barrier that is first put on the child, and then, when the child is in a confined seat—such as a shopping cart seat, a car seat, a booster seat, a high chair, or even a stroller—the barrier is mushroomed outward from the child to cover the edges of the confined seat. In this manner, the child is protected from the dirt and germs of previous children that might have used the seat, protected from the dirt and germs of adults who may have previously handled the seat, and/or protected from the harsh cleaning solutions often used to clean the seat. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324629 | CLOTHING SUCH AS SHORTS - The invention provides clothing such as shorts which is capable of fitting excellently to the lower region of the hips of a person and certainly preventing hip hemlines thereof from rising. The clothing includes a stretchable front covering portion | 2012-12-27 |
20120324630 | LIFT SUPPORT GARMENT SYSTEM - A garment system enabling helpers or care givers to provide physical assistance to elderly or handicapped persons and the like. The garment system includes a pair of pants, front straps, back straps, side support straps and an inner lining attached to the interior of said pants. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324631 | BRA STRAP COVERING DEVICE - The invention relates to a covering device for attachment around a bra-strap wherein the covering device has three panels, wherein the panels are substantially the same length as the strap length and at least as wide as the strap width, where the two side panels having complementary pairs of fastening devices to secure the side panels around the bra-strap, thereby securing the bra-strap between the panels. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324634 | Natural Fiber Impact Attenuation System - A natural fiber impact attenuation system capable of protecting a user engaged in a professional, recreational, or competitive activity is disclosed. The system may be constructed partly or entirely of biodegradable natural fiber materials such as cork in an agglomerated or non-agglomerated form. Impact attenuation pads may be installed within the shell of a helmet so that a user's head decelerates during an impact event by causing natural fiber impact attenuation pads to deform into void spaces or empty areas. The natural fiber impact attenuation system may be secured to a helmet by adhesives or other fastening methods. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324635 | Goggles with ear warming means - An ear protection device made of thermally insulating fabric for fastening to goggles for winter sport use. The device includes two downward extensions of fabric disposed to overlie the wearer's ears. Each downward extension includes a pocketed region for holding small self-heating chemical or electrical packs. An additional security pocket may be accessed from an interior headband component to this device. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324636 | Ear Protector - A flexible ear protector for protecting the outer ear from heat, chemicals, or sharp objects, using a curling iron, hot comb, blow dryer, scissors, to style hair having a body portion, a front opening for receiving a human ear, a proximate opening, a distal opening, a cavity for receiving a human ear, and a reinforced perimeter for exerting force upon the body portion thereby returning the body portion from a second position to a first position. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324637 | AQUATIC EYE COVER APPARATUS AND METHOD - An eye cover for use in an aquatic environment is provided. In certain embodiments, the eye cover comprises an elastic headband configured to be worn around a wearer's head and configured in use to cover or surround the wearer's eyes. The elastic headband can be configured to provide an at least water-resistant seal around the wearer's eyes. At least one eye chamber disposed on a surface of the headband that in use faces the wearer's eyes can further be provided. The at least one eye chamber permit the wearer's eyes to remain open when the headband covers the wearer's eyes. The at least one eye chamber comprises a flange extending from the headband, wherein the flange is configured to provide at least a water-resistant seal around the wearer's eye. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324638 | SPORTS GOGGLE - An interchangeable lens assembly including a first lens, a lens bracket coupled to the first lens, and at least one connection portion disposed around at least a portion of a perimeter of the lens bracket. A goggle including a goggle frame and at least one coupling point disposed on the goggle frame and adapted to couple to the at least one connection portion on the lens bracket. The at least one coupling point and the at least one connection portion may be corresponding magnetic portions adapted to couple to each other by a magnetic interaction, and/or the at least one connection portion may be a protrusion, and the at least one coupling point may be an aperture adapted to receive and couple to the protrusion. This allows the lens assembly to be attached to and detached from the goggle frame quickly and easily with reduced manual dexterity. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324639 | Toilet cleaning pad and splash guard - A combination toilet cleaning and splash preventing device includes a sheet of biodegradable material which may be laminated for floating at least temporarily on the surface of the water in a toilet bowl and a pocket in the sheet of material for receiving a portion of the hand of a user, whereby the device can be used to wipe a toilet and/or seat before being placed on the water in the bowl to reduce or prevent splashing. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324640 | BIODEGRADABLE TOILETRY APPARATUS AND METHOD - Presently disclosed is a seat cover including a sheet of biodegradable material wound about itself so as to define a hollow core, the hollow core having an interior perimeter sufficiently large so as to fully encompass a toilet seat about a trans-axial perimeter thereof when inserted thereover. Also disclosed is a seat cover including a plurality of biodegradable balls connectedly associated with a substrate, wherein the substrate has substantially the shape of a toilet seat. Also disclosed is a method of making a seat cover including winding a sheet of biodegradable material about an object having a trans-axial perimeter about the same size as a toilet seat, wherein a wind partially overlaps a preceding wind such that winding progresses in an axial direction along the object with each successive wind, and removing the wound sheet from the object. Further disclosed is a method of making a seat cover comprising connectedly associating a plurality of biodegradable balls to a substrate along an exterior surface thereof, wherein the substrate has the shape of a toilet seat. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324641 | SUBMERSIBLE SWIMMING POOL DECK - A retrofit, submersible swimming pool deck deployable in existing swimming pools without altering the pool infrastructure. The submersible deck includes: (a) a panel, which is configured to be moved reversibly between a lowered state that is substantially parallel to a floor of the swimming pool and a raised state that is substantially flat and horizontal; and (b) at least one motor, operationally coupled to the panel, wherein the motor is configured to effect the reversible movement of the panel between the lowered state and the raised state. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324642 | CUSHION SYSTEM FOR A WASHING/BATHING TUB - A method for providing a cushion and tub assembly is provided and comprises obtaining a cushion with magnets within the cushion. The method also comprises obtaining a metallic member, the metallic member magnetically attracting to the magnets in the cushion. The metallic member is permanently secured to a hidden surface of a tub at a location corresponding to a desired location of the cushion on the exposed surface of the tub. The tub and cushion are provided with a cushion being releasably connectable to the exposed surface of the tub at the desired location by attraction forces between the magnets and the metallic member through the tub wall. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324643 | PORTABLE EMERGENCY UNIT - A portable emergency unit comprises an eyewash and shower station coupled to a chassis. A water tank and a pump are coupled to the chassis and are in fluid communication with the eyewash and shower station so that the pump is operable to supply water from the water tank to the eyewash and shower station when the eyewash and shower station is activated. A temperature control system is also coupled to the chassis and is in fluid communication with the water tank. The temperature control system is operable to maintain the temperature of water stored in the water tank within a predetermined range. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324644 | ACCELERATED TUB DRAIN - The present invention provides a drain system for a walk-in bathtub. The drain system includes a conventional drain opening in the bottom of the walk-in bathtub and a second drain opening in the side of the foot well of the bathtub. A motorized pump pumps water out of the bathtub through the second drain opening in the foot well. A first drain line provides water outflow from the conventional drain opening to a primary drain pipe. A second drain line provides outflow from the motorized pump to the primary drain pipe, and a third drain line joins the primary drain pipe from an overflow opening near the top of the bathtub. A low water sensor is coupled to the second drain line and motorized pump and deactivates the pump when the water level in the bathtub is equal to or lower than the second drain opening. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324645 | Yoga mat incorporating non-slip positioning pads - A yoga mat defined by an upper surface and a lower substrate contacting surface, and a peripheral edging, the upper surface having positioned thereon a plurality of textured non-slip positioning pads in parallel relationship, transverse to the longitudinal axis of the mat and extending laterally across the width of the mat or portion thereof, in raised relationship to the upper surface of the yoga mat providing comfortable non-slip tactile contact with the bare hands and bare feet of a yoga practitioner performing certain yoga positions. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324646 | Drawstring Fitted Sheet - A drawstring secured fitted sheet where the corners are fashioned to avoid binding the string. It has a hem that holds the drawstring that is fabricated separately to allow that the edges of the sheet can be curved. The hem is terminated short of closing to allow a gap for the drawstring to exit. A stiffener is added at the gap to hold it open. There can be a block or pulley added to aid in tightening. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324647 | BED COVER SYSTEM - Disclosed is a bed sheet and blanket system and method including a fitted foundation and a selectively detachable connecting sheet or blanket. Embodiments of the invention include a second connecting sheet or blanket disposed above or on top of the first connecting sheet or blanket. The fitted foundation, the first connecting sheet or blanket, and the second connecting sheet or blanket may be connected through interconnecting components such as zippers. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324648 | BODY SECTION IMAGING APPARATUS - There are provided a gantry with an opening having a central axis inclined so that the opening is directed obliquely downward, a chair disposed obliquely below the gantry, and having an inclined surface for supporting a patient M so that the central axis of the opening and a body axis A of the patient M become parallel, and a chair moving mechanism for driving at least one of the gantry and the chair to insert the patient M into the opening parallel to the central axis of the opening of the gantry. Thus, images can be picked up of the patient M in a comfortable position safely and efficiently. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324649 | AUTOMATED ANTI-SNORING BED SYSTEM - The present invention is to provide an automated anti-snoring bed system, which includes a bed designed to support a user lying thereon and internally provided with a driving device, a sensing device able to send out a detection signal toward the user's chest at regular intervals of time and receive a reflected signal returning from the user in response to the detection signal, and a control device. When the sensing device determines that the user is snoring according to the reflected signal, the sensing device sends out a control command to the control device and the control device then drives the driving device to change the configuration of the bed to a mode for stopping the user from snoring. Thus, the user is prevented not only from sleep disorders, but also from sleep apnea which may otherwise jeopardize the user's sleeping quality and health. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324650 | LIMB POSITIONER - The invention features devices for positioning and supporting the limb (e.g., an arm or leg) of a patient. The devices provide adjustable support for, e.g., the upper and lower leg. In addition, the device provides unfettered access to the patient's extremities and joints (e.g., the knee and portions of the leg above and below the knee). The invention further features methods of using the devices during diagnostic review, surgery, and rehabilitation. In addition, the invention features methods of treating a patient having a bone or tissue defect by using a device described herein. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324651 | PAD, IN PARTICULAR FOR USE IN THE NURSING CARE AND HOSPITAL SECTOR - A pad, in particular for use in the nursing care and hospital sector, has an elastic spacer textile, which is surrounded by an elastic foam body, a separating layer being arranged between the foam body and the spacer textile. The pad can be produced with any desired outer contour by foaming the foam body onto the spacer textile, an uncontrolled penetration of the foam body into the spacer textile and an undesired increase in the compression hardness connected therewith being avoided by the separating layer. The pad is accordingly very comfortable to sit and/or lie on. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324652 | SOLID CONCENTRATED FABRIC SOFTENER COMPOSITION - A solid fabric softening composition is disclosed which includes a quaternary ammonium fabric softening compound which is stabilized to form a solid with a mixture of a water soluble organic salt and a medium to long chain carboxylic acid. This stabilizing combination has been shown to effectively form a solid quaternary ammonium based fabric softening composition with up to as much as 70% by weight of quaternary ammonium compound. The formulations are stable at typical storage temperatures of up to 110° F. and provide fabric softening similar to and even superior to other traditional liquid formulations. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324653 | PRODUCT FOR PRE-TREATMENT AND LAUNDERING OF STAINED FABRIC - A product for pre-treatment and laundering of fabric having a stained portion. The product comprising a pourable aqueous detergent composition and a dispensing cap. The cap can have a pour volume sized and dimensioned to provide for a unit dose of the detergent composition. A portion of the cap can be provided with surface irregularities for scrubbing a stain. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324654 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR, WASHING MACHINE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE WASHING MACHINE - A method and apparatus for controlling a motor, a washing machine, and a method of controlling the washing machine that efficiently calculate an amount of laundry within a drum are provided. The method of controlling a washing machine that calculates an amount of laundry housed within a drum rotating by a motor, the method includes: accelerating the drum from a first rotation speed to a second rotation speed by enabling the motor to apply torque to the drum in a predetermined direction and decelerating the drum from the second rotation speed to the first rotation speed by enabling the motor to apply torque to the drum in an opposite direction; and calculating the laundry amount from the sum of currents applied to the motor at the accelerating of the drum. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324655 | PRODUCT FOR PRE-TREATMENT AND LAUNDERING OF STAINED FABRIC - A product for pre-treatment and laundering of fabric having a stained portion. The product comprising a pourable aqueous detergent composition and a dispensing cap. The cap can have a pour volume sized and dimensioned to provide for a unit dose of the detergent composition. A portion of the cap can be provided with surface irregularities for scrubbing a stain. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324656 | Method for manufacturing Detachable Zipper Shoe - Method for manufacturing detachable zipper shoe comprises steps of: I. preparing cardboards: 1) structuring a shoe last, 2) making cardboards, and 3) drawing arrays of marks; II. making a vamp: 1) making a first cutting die, 2) cutting, 3) drawing marks on the vamp, 4) combining the vamp, and 5) combining the vamp and an upper zipper; III. making an outsole: 1) forming the outsole, and 2) combining the outsole and a lower zipper; IV. making an inner sole: 1) making a second cutting die, 2) cutting, and 3) combining the inner sole and the outsole; V. fixing the vamp. The method of the present invention adopts sets of marks predetermined on the vamp, the upper zipper, the lower zipper, the inner sole, and the outsole to be aligned with each other, so as to prevent the combination of the afore portions from displacement. Therefore, one single sole of the same size can cooperate with different types of vamps for satisfying a mass production of shoes. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324657 | Footwear and Method of Making Thereof - Footwear includes an upper, a sole, and a thread. The upper has upper holes around the upper peripheral. The sole has a lip portion on the sole peripheral lip portion has sole holes around the sole peripheral. The thread attaches the upper and the sole through the upper holes and the sole holes, and forms a set of stitches. A ripple is formed between two sets of stitches and the thread is embedded in the lip portion between the ripples. Each stitch goes through a first upper hole and enters the sole hole of the lip portion, such that the thread forms an angled stitch on the lip portion. The thread then goes through a second upper hole and exits from a third upper hole, such that the thread forms a horizontal stitch on the inside of the footwear. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324658 | Composite Shoe Upper and Method of Making Same - A bonded mesh composite panel of an upper includes a substrate layer formed from a substrate material, a mesh material layer and one or more skin material layers. The mesh composite can be fabricated by first arranging panels of substrate, mesh and skin layer material into an assembly corresponding to the locations of those panels in a completed upper. The assembly may include separate layers of hot melt bonding material interposed between the substrate, mesh and skin layers. The assembly is pressed at an elevated temperature so as to melt the bonding material and the skin layers and bond the elements together. Before the pressed assembly completely cools, it is then pressed a second time in an unheated press. A heat-conductive compressible pad can be used in the pressing process to create a surface effect in the skin layers that reveals a patterns of an underlying mesh layer. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324659 | HAIR EXTRACTION APPARATUS - A hair extraction apparatus for easy removal of hair and other debris from a brush. The apparatus comprises a base for overlaying bristles of the brush. The base includes a plurality of apertures and a fastener. The apertures are formed such that each aperture is capable of receiving at least one bristle of the brush. The fastener is attached at one end of the base to secure and tighten the apparatus in position around the brush. The brush may be cleaned by simply loosening and pulling the hair extraction apparatus away from the brush, removing hair and other debris accumulated on the brush in the process. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324660 | PIPELINE PIG BRUSH - A pipeline pig brush and method of assembly of the pipeline pig brush is provided. The pipeline pig brush has a body with a plurality of recesses provided in an outer surface. A number of brushes, each brush having a ferrule and a tuft of bristles, can be mounted to the body, wherein the ferrule of each brush is inserted into the recess and a removable fastener is installed to engage the body and overlap the ferrule such that the ferrule cannot be removed from the recess without removing the fastener. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324661 | Cleaning Article Comprising Melamine Foam Sponge - A cleaning article comprising a melamine foam which comprises a cleaning fluid. Also disclosed a methods for the manufacture of said cleaning articles, and methods for their use in the treatment of hard surfaces. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324662 | Cleaning System With Attachable Dispenser - A cleaning system includes a cleaning implement having a handle and an attachable fluid dispenser that can be secured to the handle of the cleaning implement. A support can be located on the handle, and the support has a section that extends away from the handle. The attachable dispenser includes a container connected to a body having a dispensing mechanism for delivering a fluid from the container and out of a discharge orifice of the body. The container has an inwardly directed recess dimensioned to matingly engage the section of the support when the attachable dispenser is attached to the handle. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324663 | LIGHT PACK FOR A PAINTBRUSH - There is disclosed a light pack for a paintbrush having a detachable bristle portion, characterized by one or more lights disposed adjacent to at least one side of the handle and aimed to emit light at an angle toward the edge when the bristles are bent when n object is painted. In an embodiment, the paintbrush comprises a handle having a gripping end and a bristle end, and a plurality of bristles having an edge to contact an object being painted, characterized in that the light pack is adapted to be positioned relative to the handle such that one or more lights in the light pack are aimed to emit light at an angle toward the edge when the bristles are bent when an object is painted. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324664 | FLEXIBLE TOOTHBRUSH WITH RIGID HANDLE SUPPORT - The current invention relates to a flexible toothbrush with a rigid handle support that is also compact in size and shape and can be safely used by prison inmates. In order to allow for adequate handle length and still allow for the required radial, axial, and rotational direction flexibility, there needs to be in place on or more structural units within the elongated body and handle portions of the toothbrush that also provide enough support and rigidity in the longitudinal direction so that the user can accomplish the task with the same feel and ability accomplished with conventional toothbrushes that possess rigid thermoplastic or thermoset handles. For the purposes of the present application, a truss is a structure comprising one or more triangular sections provides the necessary support along the longitudinal length of the handle while still allowing enough flexibility that the toothbrush cannot be used as a weapon. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324665 | Implement for engaging planar surfaces while effecting translation movements on those surfaces - The implement has a head interconnected to a handle. The head has a projecting insertion element which extends backwardly. The handle includes a front and back zones; longitudinal axis of the front zone intersects longitudinal axis of the back zone. The front zone incorporates an internally engaging, frontally open channel, which complementarily conform to the shape and size of the projection insertion element, so as to admit and snugly capture the projection insertion element. The head has a front end portion for engaging and detachably securing a working tool, for example, a wiping blade for window cleaning or a paint brush. The projecting insertion element has the shape of a spindle, a shape similar to a truncated cone or is cylindrical. The internally engaging, frontally open channel is adaptable to fit to the projecting insertion element. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324666 | GRIP FOR HAIR STYLING DEVICE - A grip for a hair styling instrument is described. The grip includes an opening that allows the grip to be moved onto a handle of a hair styling instrument and coupled to the handle during use. The opening tapers from a larger diameter at a first end of the grip to a smaller diameter at a second end of the grip. The opening of the grip is sized to contact the outer surface of the handle at at least one location along the grip and position the grip at a selected location along the handle when the grip is coupled to the handle. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324667 | ROTATABLE VEHICLE DOORMAT DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A rotatable vehicle doormat and system includes a generally planar mat having a plurality of protrusions and openings for removing dirt and debris from a user and depositing the same on the ground. The mat is rotatable from an extended position for use, and a retracted position when the device is not in use. A motor rotates the mat upon receiving an instruction via a wireless switch. The device includes a lightweight design for easy instillation onto a vehicle. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324668 | ORTHODONTIC TOOTHBRUSH - An orthodontic toothbrush comprising a handle, an attached head, and a plurality of bristles. The bristles define at least one well having the shorter length bristles at the center or bottom of the well and relatively longer length bristles bordering the wells. The wells are preferably spaced at the average distance between orthodontic braces. A plurality of bristles off the longitudinal plane of the toothbrush head are angled or slanted toward the toothbrush head median longitudinal plane, while another plurality of bristles are perpendicular to the toothbrush head plane. The well accommodates an orthodontic bracket or brace wherein the shortest bristles in the well clean the archwire and face of the orthodontic bracket and the relatively longer bristles clean under the wings of the bracket, the sides and rear of brackets and the teeth. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324669 | CEMENTITIOUS SURFACE FINISHING TOOL SYSTEM - A modular tool for imparting profile characteristics into fluent cementitious material. The tool has an elongated base forming a permanently fixed blade, and at least one handle. The blade is configured to act as a dovetail to which any of several modular blades may frictionally fit in removable fashion. The fixed blade forms a deflector disposed to deflect removed cementitious material away from the handles. Other blades may fit by peg and socket engagement. The tool may have detachable rollers enabling the tool to advance at a controlled elevation along a wall being formed and shaped. A slide block may be arranged to engage the rollers so as to adjust their position on the tool. The tool may have integral bubble levels. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324670 | Cat's claw golf tool with tread cleaning - A golf tool for cleaning a cleat or spike may include a top surface, a pair of opposing side surfaces connected to the top surface, a bottom surface opposing the top surface, a front surface connecting to the top surface, the bottom surface and the side surfaces, and a back surface connecting to the top surface, the bottom surface and the side surfaces. The bottom surface may be connected to at least three cleaning fingers to simultaneously clean three cleats of a golf shoe. The front surface may be connected to a finger projection having a flexible cleaning cylinder. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324671 | ENHANCED VEHICLE WIPER BLADE USING ACTIVE MATERIALS - A vehicle wiper assembly includes a wiper blade having a length, and an active material disposed along the length of the wiper blade and coupled thereto. The active material includes a shape memory alloy material with a crystallographic phase that is changeable between austenite and martensite, and is elastically deformable and operatively applies a spring force against a portion of the wiper blade when the crystallographic phase is martensite. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324672 | VEHICLE WIPER BLADE INCLUDING ACTIVE MATERIAL DE-ICER - A wiper assembly includes a wiper blade having a length and an active material actuator provided along a portion of the length of the wiper blade and coupled thereto. The active material actuator is configured to impart a degree of motion to a portion of the wiper blade in response to an electrical actuation signal. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324673 | DEVICE FOR GUIDING AIR IN A SUCTION SYSTEM FOR A ROTARY ELECTRICAL MACHINE - The invention relates to a guidance device ( | 2012-12-27 |
20120324674 | NOZZLE ASSEMBLY WITH ONE PIECE BODY - A nozzle assembly for a floor care appliance includes a one-piece body. The one-piece body has a first face and a second face that is opposed to the first face. The first face forms a first cavity while the second face forms a second cavity. A rotary agitator is received in the first cavity. A drive motor is received in the second cavity. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324675 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL HINGE MECHANISM - A multi-directional hinge mechanism includes a pair of first rotating assemblies, a second rotating assembly and a connecting member, and is capable of functioning on two perpendicularly-opposed axes. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324676 | NESTABLE TOOL HANDLE - A handle assembly is disclosed for tools such as shovels and the like having a primary handle and an auxiliary handle. The primary handle includes first and second legs, each of which has a first end that is securable to a tool head such that the first and second legs extend outwardly from the tool head in generally parallel relation to one another. A primary grip or handlebar extends between the legs at the ends opposite the tool head. The auxiliary handle is slideably connected to the first and second legs so as to be moveable toward and away from the primary grip. The auxiliary handle is removeably connectable to the legs and may be stored in a generally planar alignment between the legs to facilitate stacking or the auxiliary handle may be shaped to facilitate nesting of adjacent auxiliary handles of stacked handle assemblies. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324677 | Processing Line of Bast Fiber - A processing line of bast fiber is provided. The processing line is comprised of various devices for carding, cutting, degumming, high temperature washing, separating and water washing, softening, drying, batching and applying oil, permeating and reconditioning, stretching-breaking carding, and combing and sorting. The processing line of bast fiber can improve production efficiency, and improve the yield of long hemp fibers. Moreover, the produced fiber has stable quality and is convenient for post-processing. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324678 | TIE HOLDER - The invention is a tie holder comprising an elongate connecting member ( | 2012-12-27 |
20120324679 | Compostable Tie - A tie composed of a compostable material can include an elongated strip having a head end and tail end with a body between the head end and the tail end. The tail end can be received in the head end to form a loop with the tie. Some structural modifications may be made to the tie to improve the manufacture, flexibility, and compostability of the tie. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324680 | Water Repellent Slider Cap for Zippers - Water repellent slider caps and zipper structures. Certain embodiments provide a male slider cap that receives a slider to thereby reduce the amount of water introduced around the perimeter of the slider. A pull tab on the slider may be inserted into a pocket on the male slider cap that is defined by the inner surface of the male slider cap and a snap tab. In other embodiments there is additionally provided a garage attached to the zipper tape. The garage may receive the male slider cap to reduce the amount of water around the perimeter of the slider and into the garage. Certain other embodiments provide a female slider cap to receive a second slider that may be positioned on the zipper tape. The female slider cap may receive the leading edge of the male slider cap, thus covering any open spaces between the first and second sliders. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324681 | METHOD OF FORMING A CLAMPING RING AND A CLAMPING RING - A pipe from a plastic material having memory properties is extruded. The extruded pipe is cut to form a pipe part ( | 2012-12-27 |
20120324682 | Clamp - A clamp is for clamping a first member to a second member. The clamp comprises a lever that is rotatably coupled to the first member and a plunger. The lever comprises a handle and a cam that rotate together about a rotational axis. Rotation of the lever about the axis in a first direction cams the plunger towards the second member to couple the first and second members together and wherein rotation of the lever about the axis in a second, opposite direction cams the plunger away from the second member to uncouple the first and second members from each other. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324683 | Locking Mechanism - A locking mechanism for joining an elongate member to an assembly may include a frame, clamp, actuator and link between the clamp and actuator. Stop surfaces on the clamp and actuator cooperate to secure the elongate member. A pin and the force transmitted by a compression spring may further be provided for additional security. The link between the clamp and actuator retracts the clamp permitting the elongate member to be detached from the assembly. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324684 | SNAP HOOK DEVICES - Snap hooks, particularly snap hooks with a screw lock for mountaineering and climbing are provided. Such snap hooks may include a ring which has a straight side, interrupted by an opening defined by first and second ends, in which said opening is closed by a spring closing element which has an open position and a closed position, said snap hook comprising a separation lever dividing the space enclosed by the ring in two separate areas wherein that said lever is independent from said closing element, and wherein said closing element and said separating lever are hinged to the same hinge. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324685 | SEATBELT BUCKLE APPARATUS - A seat belt buckle device in which the jumping or roll-over height of a counterweight is decreased allowing the seat belt buckle device to be reduced in size. The seat belt buckle device includes an outer case into which a tongue plate is inserted, a latch member that latches the tongue plate, a slideable release button, and a counterweight that resists sliding of the release button. The counterweight includes a shaft that engages a bearing groove formed in the release button and receives the force that rotates the counterweight due to the sliding of the release button. The rotating shaft has a recessed portion in its outer circumferential surface with this portion being configured to come into contact with the bearing groove of the release button when the release button slides into the outer case. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324686 | BUCKLE - A buckle has a pair of side frame portions; first and second crossbars extending between the pair of side frame portions; a fastening portion disposed on at least one portion of the buckle for fastening a belt-like body. The fastening portion includes a clamping member rotatably supported in the side frame portions, and sandwiching the belt-like body between a free end portion and the first crossbar in a rotating position wherein the free end portion is most closely contacting with the first crossbar from the front surface side of the buckle; and holding devices generating an elastic deformation against a rotation in the clamping member relative to the rotation of the clamping member in a direction of separating the free end portion from the first crossbar. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324687 | RESILIENT RING-SHAPED CLIP INSTALLATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is an installation method and apparatus for installing a resilient ring-shaped clip into engagement with a recess of a recipient channel. The apparatus generally comprises a clip delivery structure having a delivery channel formed therein and comprising an input for receiving the clip, a converging portion for radially biasing the clip, and an output for delivering the radially biased clip to the recipient channel. A clip stabilization mechanism may also be present for stabilizing the clip in the delivery channel, and for disengaging the clip upon application of an axial force to the clip that results in its passage through the delivery channel. Also disclosed is a clip delivery mechanism for displacing a clip through such a delivery channel and the recipient channel until engagement of the clip with the recess, wherein the clip stabilization mechanism disengages upon axial displacement of the clip by the clip delivery mechanism. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324688 | PIPE ASSEMBLING DEVICE - A simple, compact, lightweight, and inexpensive pipe assembling device ( | 2012-12-27 |
20120324689 | INSTALLATION TOOL FOR HELICAL THREADED INSERT - An installation tool for helical threaded insert includes a driving section, a series of driving shafts and a series of head tubes. When a user wants to rebuild a broken screw hole, the user can choose one driving shaft and head tube with suitable size for rebuilding the broken screw hole. Furthermore, a threaded hole of the head tube can adjust the size of the helical threaded insert for matching the broken screw hole so that the user can rebuild the screw hole easily. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324690 | RIVET GUIDE HEAD - A rivet guide head that guides a rivet during a rivet machine drive stroke is provided. The rivet guide head includes a rivet guide body having a rivet guide surface defined along a rivet guide bore having a guide bore axis. A first elongated guide pin is disposed in the rivet guide head that extends along a first guide pin axis and has an outer engagement surface. The guide bore axis is substantially parallel to the first guide pin axis. The rivet guide head is configured to guide the rivet along the outer engagement surface of the first elongated guide pin during the drive stroke. According to further aspects, the first elongated pin deflects laterally outwardly during the drive stroke. A first biasing member is disposed in the rivet guide head and is configured to bias the elongated guide pin in a direction toward the guide bore axis. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324691 | Counter Sprocket Installation And Removal Tool - A counter sprocket rotational movement limiting device for installing and removing the fasteners of counter sprockets on motorcycles, comprising of a profile which will engage the teeth of the sprocket and a protruding arm or set of arms configured to come to rest on the top and or bottom of the swingarm, limiting the rotational movement of the counter sprocket. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324692 | Dual Path Gas Distribution Device - An apparatus for deploying two fluids separately into a reaction chamber is provided. The apparatus includes a first distribution network that is formed on a plate having a distribution face and a dispensing face. The first distribution network is defined by a plurality of recessed channels on the distribution face. The plurality of recessed channels includes a plurality of thru-ports that extend from the plurality of recessed channels to the dispensing face. The apparatus further includes a second distribution network that has passages formed below the plurality of recessed channels and above the dispensing face. A first set of ports extends from the passages to the distribution face and a second set of ports extends from a top surface of the distribution face to the dispensing face. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324693 | AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING COMPONENTS BY USING AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY APPARATUS - While a second component is brought into contact with a first component, the first component and the second component are rotated with respect to each other around a specific rotation axis, and rotation of the first component and the second component is stopped when a moment created around the rotation axis exceeds a predetermined threshold. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324694 | Captive Fastener Assembly And Machine Using Same - A machine includes a threaded fastener connected to, and positioned adjacent, a maintenance feature. A removable cover blocks access to the maintenance feature and includes a captive fastener assembly. The captive fastener assembly includes a barrel with an internal passage separating a tool opening from a fastener opening, and the internal passage is divided into a cage volume and a fastener passage by an internal thrust surface. A retention component that defines a tool passage through a capture surface is mechanically mounted in the barrel adjacent a tool opening. A captured fastener is trapped to move between the capture surface and the internal thrust surface in the cage volume. The captured fastener includes an internal tool engagement surface oriented toward the tool opening and threads oriented toward the fastener opening. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324695 | EXTENSION TOOLING APPARATUS - An extension tooling apparatus can include a delivery portion and a control portion. The delivery portion can include a base element mountable to a fixed surface, an arm pivotably coupled to the base element, and a tool attachment coupled to a tool end of the arm. The control portion can include a shank, a tip member joined to a tip end of the shank, and a collar adjacent a distal end of the tip member. The collar can support the tool attachment of the delivery portion so that positioning of the tool attachment is controllable by movement of the shank. The extension tooling apparatus can be useful for manipulating nuts, bolts, and other hardware from a distance. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324696 | Sheaths Used With Polymer Scaffold - A medical device includes a polymer scaffold crimped to a catheter having an expansion balloon. A sheath pair is placed over the crimped scaffold after crimping to reduce recoil of the crimped polymer scaffold and maintain scaffold-balloon engagement relied on to hold the scaffold to the balloon when the scaffold is being delivered to a target in a body. The sheath pair is removed by a health professional before placing the scaffold within the body. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324697 | NON-SLIP SPACER SUPPORT SYSTEM - A non-slip removable spacer for holding a workpiece in place relative to a work surface when interposed therebetween without permanent bonding therebetween. The spacer has a core with generally planar surfaces, with a pair elastomeric coverings applied to the surfaces. Further disclosed is a recessed attachment member in the spacer to receive a spindle element which permits spacers to be connected in a spaced part relationship. The spindle further includes a shelf. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324698 | TIRE CAVITY COVER AND METHOD OF PROTECTING - A tire cavity cover to seal the cavity formed between the pair of beads of a tire including a cover member configured to be inserted approximate the beads of the tire, the cover member further comprising a pair of coupling members configured to each receive one of the beads of the tire and, thus such apparatus, functions to eliminates the need (time and effort) for cleaning and significantly reduces tire and tire bead deterioration caused by damaging agents, reduce the time spent cleaning road debris from within the tire cavity and on the tire bead, and protect the bead of the tire and sidewall from damage. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324699 | INTEGRATED FASTENING SYSTEM - A method for reinforcing, baffling or sealing a vehicle structure by providing a sealing body with an integrated fastening tab. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324700 | METHOD OF USING A BAG-IN-BOX CONTAINER SYSTEM - A method of employing a bag-in-box container system in a dispensing machine includes placing a box in a first orientation, inserting a bag in the box, and closing the box with a portion of a dispensing end of the bag protruding through an opening in a first wall of the box. The first wall is a top surface of the box in the first orientation. The method further includes securing the portion of the dispensing end outside of the box and inverting the box to a second orientation, such that the first wall is a bottom surface of the box in the second orientation. The method also includes inserting the dispensing end of the bag into a holder of a dispensing machine. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324701 | Method for a Ladder with a Ladder Leveler - A method for setting a ladder in place includes the steps of leaning a top edge of the ladder against a work surface and swivel shoes on the bottom end of each leg of the ladder onto ground, positioning the ladder until a bubble of a rung of the ladder indicates a level reading. The method also includes the steps of sliding a rectangular closed box section metal leg having a cap which acts as a stop in an upper housing portion, the upper housing portion has two holes side by side, and a lower housing portion spaced apart from the upper housing portion of a housing of the leg attached to a rail of the ladder and inserting a holder through a hole of the two holes of the upper housing portion and a hole of two rows of holes which are set side by side but offset vertically from each other and extend through the leg. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324702 | BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY FOR ATTACHING CUTTING UNIT TO YOKE - A ball joint assembly for attaching a cutting unit to a yoke includes a two piece ball positioned around the yoke, and a ball housing attached to the end of a lift arm and mounted over the two piece ball and securing the two piece ball to the yoke. The ball housing may have stops limiting angular movement of the two piece ball and the yoke with respect to the ball housing. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324703 | GRAPHENE NANOPLATELET METAL MATRIX - A metal matrix composite is disclosed that includes graphene nanoplatelets dispersed in a metal matrix. The composite provides for improved thermal conductivity. The composite may be formed into heat spreaders or other thermal management devices to provide improved cooling to electronic and electrical equipment and semiconductor devices. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324704 | Hand machine tool - The invention relates to a hand machine tool comprising an intermediate flange, particularly for receiving transmission elements. The flange has at least one base body having at least one bearing point. It is proposed that at least one opening is provided at least in the area of the bearing point. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324705 | GENERATING CHANNEL LETTERS USING PROFILES - Forming a channel letter box using a profile, including: determining an incision position on one surface of the profile where at least one surface incision is to be made; surface incising at the determined position; folding the profile at the incision position to form the channel letter box, wherein the profile comprises at least one protruding rib on one surface of the profile; and cutting and attaching a top plate to the channel letter box, wherein a thickness of the top plate is substantially close to a distance from the top of the profile to the top of a top rib of the at least one rib. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324706 | Harness - A harness device and method are provided. The device includes a strap having first and second opposite ends. The strap defines first and second arm loop portions positionable about corresponding shoulders of the individual and being movable between a first open configuration allowing a corresponding shoulder to be positioned therein and a second configuration for capturing the corresponding shoulder to be positioned. The strap further defines first and second leg loop portions selectively receivable about legs of the wearer and adjustable via an adjustment mechanism to tighten the leg loop portions around the wearer's legs. A connection point is defined by the first and second ends of the. A belt is operatively connected to the strap and is positionable about a waist of the individual. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324707 | PIVOT JOINT ASSEMBLY - A pivot joint assembly has a first part with a hole. A pivot pin passes through the hole. A second part is carried by the pivot pin to be rotatable relative to the first part. A bush has an annular sleeve with an inner face engaging the pivot pin and an outer face engaging a bore wall of the first part. A sealing ring between the bush and the first part. The sealing ring has a body attached to the first part, and a sealing member extending away from the body in a radial direction to a sealing lip which engages the bush without being attached thereto. The sealing member is resiliently compressed to urge the sealing lip towards the bush to maintain engagement with the bush in the event that the bush moves away from the body in the radial direction. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324708 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A MODULAR CONNECTOR - It is provided a plugging port for connecting an element to a receiving port of an article in a releasable manner. The plugging port includes a flat portion projected from a body part of the element, two thickened guiding portions, and an elongated boss structure projecting from the flat portion. The flat portion has two parallel borders of certain length and an external border perpendicular to the two parallel borders. The two thickened guiding portions are connected respectively to the two parallel borders, each guiding portion extending parallel to the respective connected border. The elongated boss structure extends parallel to the external border. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324709 | TWO-PIECE HANDLE DESIGN FOR PRESSURE COOKER - An improved pressure cooker design including a two-piece handle utilizing a common connection point to a cover to increase resistance to damage due to over tightening of connecting screws while simultaneously allowing the use of a conventional handle size with a reduction in overall packaging size. The two-piece handle design includes a cover base portion and a cover grip portion wherein a pair of nuts are mounted within the cover base portion to receive coupling screws at both ends of the nuts for joining the cover and the cover grip portion to the cover base portion. Tightening of the coupling screws provides for continuous metal on metal contact eliminating damage to weaker polymeric materials while allowing a consumer to quickly and easily attach the cover grip portion of the two-piece handle to the cover base portion at a point of use so as reduce overall packaging dimensions. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324710 | GARMENT FASTENER - A garment fastener including a first clip with two jaws being resiliently biased toward each other and openable to receive a first portion of a garment grippingly therein, and a second clip having a second set of two jaws being resiliently biased toward each other and openable to receive a second portion of the garment grippingly therein. The invention also includes a central ring, at least one releasable coupler coupled to the first clip and formed and dimensioned to releasably couple the first clip to the central ring. The second clip is also coupled to the central ring. Two decorative embellishments are coupled with one of the first cushioned clip and the second cushioned clip. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324711 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR TITLING - The present disclosure provides a method and a device for titling, which can achieve automatic correction when deviation occurs between a real titling position of a product to be titled and a preset titling position, so as to avoid an ID shift phenomenon, and thus ensure accuracy of titling positions and improve titling efficiency. The titling method provided in the present disclosure comprises: determining a real titling position of a product to be titled; comparing the real titling position with a preset titling position; and titling the product to be titled in accordance with the comparison result. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324712 | METHOD FOR HOLDING PARTS IN A TRANSFER POSITION - A method for holding a plastic fastener on a holding device in a position for transfer to an assembly tool, the method comprising the steps of: locating the fastening element in proximity to the holding device and oriented so that a thin wall on the fastener is aligned with the axis of a projecting needle on the holding device; pressing the fastening element and the holding device together; piercing the thin wall with the projecting needle; forming an opening through the thin wall; and frictionally engaging the needle with the thin wall edge that defines the opening to thereby hold the fastener on the holding device in the transfer position. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324713 | METHOD FOR COLD LOADING AN ARTICLES - A method of loading an article, such as a self-expanding stent, into a structure, such as a delivery catheter, including the steps of chilling the article to a predetermined temperature, reducing article size a predetermined amount, inserting fluid into the article, whereby the fluid forms a substantially solid plug with respect to the article, and moving the frozen article. Also provided is an apparatus for loading an article into a structure including: an article size reduction element, a chiller connected to the size reduction element, a cold source communicatively connected to the chiller, and a fluid supply communicatively connected to the size reduction element. | 2012-12-27 |