20th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120117700 | MULTI-PANELLED PROTECTIVE UNDERGARMENT - A protective undergarment ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120117701 | GARMENT HAVING ARMORED PROTECTION - Embodiments described herein relate to a garment which includes a flexible, lightweight, compact article of clothing having a form-fitting design and protective armor within it. More specifically, the garment utilizes a form-fitting shirt design that encloses a protective armor shield, e.g., a Kevlar protective shield. The garment comprises a housing, which is incredibly strong, durable, and weather resistant, to hold the protective armor shield. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117702 | Articles of Clothing With Beads - Articles of clothing with beads are described. According to one aspect, an article of clothing to be worn by an individual includes a clothing layer configured to cover at least a portion of the body of the individual when the article of clothing is worn by the individual and a plurality of beads attached to the clothing layer, wherein the beads are provided between an outermost surface of the clothing layer and skin of the individual when the article of clothing is worn by the individual. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117703 | BASEBALL CATCHER'S PROTECTIVE HANDWEAR - Baseball catcher's protective handwear including a catcher's mitt and an improved non-connected inner glove for wearing inside the mitt, the inner glove including (1) a tactile palm-surrounding portion which leaves at least the little finger, ring finger, middle finger and thumb substantially uncovered, (2) a supple index-finger portion that has padding affixed thereto over the phalanges, and (3) padding affixed over the metacarpal region of the palm adjacent to the index finger, thereby to provide continuous protection to the most crucially-vulnerable parts of a baseball player's hand, while simultaneously providing properties of gripping-finger-and-thumb freedom, glove-interior surface feel and in-mitt hand adjustment closely similar to that of a naked hand inside an outer glove. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117704 | Gated glove pocket - A pocketed device for housing cushioning located on the palm of a glove that has a gate which allows the padding material to be removed and replaced with the same or different material. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117705 | Pants With A Weight-Distributing Waistband - A pair of pants with a weight-distributing waistband is provided. The pants comprise a waistband with a first plurality of rigidity segments located within the waistband, and a second plurality of belt loops. At least a portion of the second plurality of belt loops is affixed to the waistband corresponding to a first rigidity segment of the first plurality of rigidity segments. In addition, the pants may have a posterior stretch panel located below the lower margin of the waistband, a seat panel made of abrasion resistant material, and a groin stretch panel. As well, the pants may have a posterior knee stretch panel and an anterior knee panel of abrasion resistant material. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117706 | SOCK WITH ATTACHED KNEE PAD - One example embodiment includes a system for use in playing sports, the system capable of reducing knee injuries to the wearer. The system includes a sock, where the sock is configured to cover the foot, the lower leg and the knee of a user. The system also includes a knee pad. The knee pad is configured to cover the knee of the user and attach to the sock. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117707 | Changeable Bib - Various embodiments are provided for changeable bibs. In one embodiment, among others, a bib includes a backing layer and a replaceable layer that is detachably connected to a bottom portion of the backing layer. The backing layer includes first and second tabs defining a neck opening and is configured to be secured around a neck of a user. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117708 | Antimicrobial Medical Garment - An antimicrobial woven fabric having interwoven silver threads in manufacturing antimicrobial medical garments including tunics, gowns, coveralls, jackets, scrub tops, scrub pants, lab coats, footwear covers, linens, curtains and dividers wherein the woven fabric is selected from one or more of cotton, wool, silk, hemp, polyester, polypropylene, spandex and nylon, preferably the fabric is a blend of cotton and polyester fibers, with the medical garments providing for a garment closure, such as a zipper, extending approximately from a top front of the garment to a bottom front of the garment for opening said garment; and a plurality of pockets on a front portion of said garment. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117709 | ZIPPER ARRANGEMENT WITH FOLDABLE PULL - A garment with a zipper arrangement includes a collar, a plurality of right zipper elements provided along a front right portion of the garment, and a plurality of left zipper elements provided along the front left portion of the garment. A slider includes a front side, a top side, and a back side. The slider is configured to slide up as far as the collar and bring the plurality of right zipper elements into engagement with the plurality of left zipper elements. The slider is further configured to slide down and disengage the plurality of right zipper elements from the plurality of left zipper elements. A flexible pull member is coupled to the slider. The flexible pull member is designed and dimensioned to extend over the top side of the slider and be releasably coupled to an inner portion of the garment when the slider is at the collar. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117710 | Garment For An Echocardiographic Patient - In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides an examination garment for covering a patient's torso during a medical examination, wherein the garment comprises a back panel and a front panel connected to the back panel along a common top edge. The front panel includes an access opening for providing access to a patient's chest when the garment is worn by the patient. The garment additionally includes a privacy flap connected to the front panel such that the privacy flap will cover the access opening when the privacy flap is in a Closed position. Furthermore, the garment includes a monitor pocket disposed on the privacy flap. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117711 | STERILE GLOVE WITH TOUCHLESS DONNING - A sterile glove that includes a hand and finger portion, a cuff having an inside surface and an outside surface, and a cuff rim. The cuff is adapted to be folded over at a fold when the glove is packaged, and a portion of the inside surface of the cuff becomes an outer facing surface when it is folded over. The glove further includes a detachable tab that is coupled to the inside surface and includes a free end and a non-free end. The glove further includes a detachable shield covering at least a portion of the outer facing surface when the cuff is folded over at the fold. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117712 | CONVERTIBLE SCARF - The present invention relates to an article of clothing to be worn particularly, but not exclusively, about a person's neck. Specifically, the article is comprised of sections that, in some embodiments, appear to be traditional neckties and a means for removably attaching the two pieces. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117713 | Pants with Outer Access to Interior Pocket | 2012-05-17 |
20120117714 | COMPOUND GARMENT - A compound garment is provided, such as athletic shorts having an inner and outer short. The shorts can comprise a suspension system to interconnect the inner short and the outer short. The suspension system can allow the outer short to move relative to the inner short in any of or any combination of circumferential, radial, horizontal and/or vertical directions. The suspension system can provide a bias between the inner short and the outer short to a resting or neutral position, and the inner short may be a compression short. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117715 | Closure System For Reversibly Connecting Items Of Athletic Wear - A closure system for reversibly connecting interchangeable items of athletic wear includes at least one elongate connector. The connector has an anchor point attaching the connector to a first piece of athletic wear. The anchor point is located at a first end of the connector and defines a point about which a second end of the connector is angularly displaceable. At least one locking point is located on the first piece of athletic wear. The locking point is reversibly mateable with a locking point coupler located at the second end of the connector. At least one engagement point located on a second piece of athletic wear is capable of reversibly engaging a portion of the connector. When the locking point coupler is mated to the locking point, the connector and engagement point hold the first and second pieces of athletic wear towards one another. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117716 | WEARABLE ITEMS HAVING WEAR-SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS OR INDICIA FOR INFLUENCING AN EMOTIONAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE - Wearable items having wear-susceptible areas or indicia for influencing an emotional or psychological state, after a progressive amount of wear occurs on the area or indicia, are disclosed. The wearable item comprises a substrate that includes wear-susceptible areas, wear-susceptible indicia, and/or a combination of wear-susceptible areas and indicia. One or more wear-susceptible areas incorporate markings and/or indicia such as words, pictures, symbols, which progressively “wear away.” These phrases, symbols, and pictures can relate to emotional and/or psychological obstacles and impediments, which are adversarial in nature. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117717 | Ballistic and Impact Protective System for Military Helmet Assembly - A helmet assembly including a mandible bracket configured to connect a mandible to a helmet, at least one strap connected to the mandible bracket and configured to extend from the mandible bracket to a rear portion of a helmet. The assembly includes at least one strap guide having a strap engaging portion connected to the strap along a length of the strap for connecting the strap to a helmet, and a fastener engaging portion configured to connect to a fastener attached to a helmet. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117718 | HELMET - There is provided a helmet including a shield having inner coupling holes at both ends thereof and fitted and coupled to an assembly coupling hole of a shield coupling assembly provided at a helmet main body and a front opening configured to be opened and closed by the shield. The helmet includes: a lock supporting member fixed to the helmet main body; and a locker including a shield mounting portion fixed to the shield, a coupling shaft coupled to be rotated with the shield mounting portion at an end of the locker, and a locker hooking part coupled to or decoupled from the lock supporting member at the other end of the locker. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117721 | Closure Device for Drain Pipeline - A closure device for a drain pipeline includes an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve mounted in the outer sleeve, and a closure member. The outer sleeve is adapted to be installed between a drain of a sink or washbasin and a drainpipe. A flow port is defined in the inner sleeve. The closure member is movably supported in the inner sleeve in a vertical direction. The closure member is normally biased by a spring to close the flow port so as to block odor from flowing into an indoor space, and the closure member is moved downwards to open the flow port when draining water into the outer sleeve. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117722 | SANITARY WASHING APPARATUS - A sanitary washing apparatus is provided according to one aspect of the invention, where the sanitary washing apparatus includes: a washing nozzle having a water discharge port, where the washing nozzle is configured to wash a body of a user by squirting water from the water discharge port; and a casing capable of storing the washing nozzle. The washing nozzle is configured to change from a stored state to an advanced state while transitioning to an orientation having a greater angle of an axis of the washing nozzle with respect to a horizontal plane, where the washing nozzle is stored in the casing in the stored state, and the washing nozzle is configured to wash the body in the advanced state. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117723 | COMMODE - The present invention provides a commode comprising: a frame, a seat-shell that rests on the frame, and a pan cover wherein in use a disposable pan rests on the seat shell. Commodes of the invention have one or more of the following features: they are portable, robust, easy and quick to clean, are simple and easy to manufacture and store. They have relatively few parts to assist in manufacture, repair, and cleaning. They are easy and comfortable to use and, as far as possible, preserve the users' dignity. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117724 | SPA SYSTEM WITH FLOW CONTROL FEATURE - A spa system comprising a tub, a circulation system and a controller is provided. The tub holds water and has an outlet port and an inlet port. The circulation system has a pump assembly, including a motor driving a pump, to circulate water from the outlet port to the inlet port. The speed of the motor can be set at different speeds by the controller in response to user inputs to adjust the flow rate of the water discharged into the tub through the inlet port. Alternatively, or in addition, the speed of the motor can be set at different speeds by the controller depending one whether a water heater positioned in fluid communication with the pump assembly is in a heating mode or in a non-heating mode. In some implementations, the motor used to drive the pump is a BLDC motor. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117725 | SINK EXTENDER SYSTEM - A sink extender has a sink comprising a removable drain pan that may be connected to a conduit. An attachment mechanism connects the sink to a support. At least one tool holder supports an elongated handle of a janitorial tool over the sink. A method of using a sink extender comprises mounting the sink extender comprising a sink that drains into a flexible hose and at least one tool holder to a support surface; running the hose to a traditional sink such that water may drain from the sink to the traditional sink by gravity; securing a wet tool to the at least one tool holder such that the tool drains into the sink. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117726 | CONVERTIBLE CRIB COVER - A cover for use with a crib having a headboard, a footboard, and a pair of side rails is provided. The cover includes a dome-shaped top, a first plurality of straps configured to together extend substantially along the height of the crib to secure the dome-shaped top to the crib, and a second plurality of straps configured to together extend substantially along the height of the crib to secure the dome-shaped top to the crib. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117727 | Foldable Bed - A foldable bed includes a plurality of connecting bars, a plurality of support bars, and a plurality of stand units. Each of the stand units includes two pivotally connected support legs each having a first end provided with an upper support portion, a second end provided with a lower support portion, and a middle section provided with a pivot portion. Each of the stand units further includes two clamping brackets each mounted on the respective support leg, and two vibration absorbers each mounted in the respective clamping bracket. Thus, when the two support legs are expanded, each of the vibration absorbers on one of the support legs abuts the pivot portion of the other one of the support legs so that the support legs are combined solidly and stably so as to enhance the structural strength of each of the stand units. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117728 | Mattress Cover For Mattresses of Different Heights - A removable mattress cover adapted to fit mattresses of different heights and keep bed bugs out of the mattress. The mattress cover has three different zipper tracks, two of which may be combined to form a zipper. One of the zipper tracks is around the perimeter of a removable top which may quickly and easily be removed and be laundered without moving the mattress. The cover has a zipper closure which utilizes hook and loop fasteners to cover a zipper opening, regardless of which two zipper tracks are combined. The zipper closure prevents bed bugs from penetrating the cover and getting into the mattress. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117729 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL BED - The invention relates to therapeutic-prophylactic equipment and domestic articles and can be used in the home for the care of seriously ill patients having limited mobility or being completely immobile as well as for the prophylactic treatment of temporarily immobile patients. The use of the proposed bed makes it possible to combine various methods for acting on the body, thereby making it possible to take measures for the efficient prevention and healing of a wide range of diseases. This, together with all the listed means and the interactions thereof, makes it possible to enhance and widen the healing effect and improve service quality. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117730 | PATIENT SUPPORT WITH WIRELESS DATA AND/OR ENERGY TRANSFER - A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, gurney, surgical table, or the like, is disclosed that includes at least one form of wireless energy transfer and/or at least one form of wireless communication amongst its components. The wireless energy transfer may include the inductive transfer of electrical energy from the main body of the patient support apparatus to a mattress positioned thereon that uses electrical energy. Alternatively, the wireless energy transfer may include the inductive transfer or electrical energy from a stationary power station to the patient support itself. Or, the patient support apparatus may include both types of inductive energy transfer. The wireless communication may be between a controller on the main body of the patient support apparatus and a controller within, or coupled to, the mattress. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117731 | HOSPITAL BED FOOT SECTION WITH CASTER CUTOUTS - A bed has a head end and a foot end. The bed has a deck that can assume a horizontal position and at least one position in which a foot section of the deck is substantially vertical. For instance, the bed may assume a chair position, in which a head section of the deck is pivoted upwardly and the foot section is pivoted downwardly to a substantially vertical position. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117732 | FOLD DOWN FOOTBOARD - A patient support apparatus is convertible between a horizontal bed position, having a generally horizontal sleeping surface upon which a person lies in a supine position, and a chair egress position, allowing a person to exit the patient support apparatus from a sitting position. The patient support apparatus includes a deck and a footboard coupled to the deck. The footboard may be stowed while the patient support apparatus is in the chair egress position without being removed from the patient support apparatus. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117733 | PILLOW CONSTRUCTION - A pillow construction is designed to provide a user desirable support to the head and neck of a user, air permeability, ventilation, and air-cooling, to maintain a healthy thermal homeostatis by covering with a breathable cover sheet and a predetermined arrangement of apertures. The pillow construction comprises a head support having a hollow case, made by a solid-state or semi-solid-state material, wherein at least one aperture is formed on a plurality of horizontally opposed side walls on an exterior surface of the head support. A buffer material or a damper material may be selected to be attached onto the surface of the head support for the purpose of enhanced elastic support. A set of holes or slits may be selected to be formed on the surface of the head support to facilitate air convection. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117734 | TREATMENT OF BIOPROSTHETIC TISSUES TO MITIGATE POST IMPLANTANATION CALCIFICATION - Bioprosthetic tissues are treated by immersing or otherwise contacting fixed, unfixed or partially fixed tissue with a glutaraldehyde solution that has previously been heat-treated or pH adjusted prior to its contact with the tissue. The prior heat treating or pH adjustment of the glutaraldehyde solution causes its free aldehyde concentration to decrease by about 25% or more, preferably by as much as 50%, and allows a “stabilized” glutaraldehyde solution to be obtained at the desired concentration and pH for an optimal fixation of the tissue at high or low temperature. This treatment results in a decrease in the tissue's propensity to calcify after being implanted within the body of a human or animal patient. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117735 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF DETECTING IMBALANCE OF A LAUNDRY MACHINE - A system and method of using a fluid flow sensor for detection of load imbalance in a laundry machine. The invention includes a laundry machine, wherein the laundry machine includes a housing; a tub disposed in the housing; a drum rotatably disposed in the tub; a motor to rotate the drum; an outflow orifice at substantially the lowest point of the tub; a pump for draining the tub of water during a dewatering phase; and an outflow line between the outflow orifice and the pump. The system further includes a fluid flow sensor disposed inline with the outflow line, wherein the fluid flow sensor senses fluid flow rate variation within the outflow line; and a controller adapted to measure motor speed variation and/or fluid flow rate variation, wherein the controller initiates an imbalance routine when a threshold value of variation in motor speed or fluid flow rate is exceeded. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117736 | THIOPHENE AZO DYES AND LAUNDRY CARE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THE SAME - This application relates to thiophene azo dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such thiophene azo dyes, processes for making such thiophene azo dyes, and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The thiophene azo dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. These thiophene azo dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. The thiophene azo dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117737 | Fibre-Reactive Azo Dyes, Their Preparation And Their Use - Reactive dyes of the formula (1) wherein B is an aliphatic bridging member, G is a sulfo naphthalene group or a sulfo benzene group of the formula (2 | 2012-05-17 |
20120117738 | Articles And Methods Of Manufacture Of Articles - Various articles, such as footwear, apparel, athletic equipment, watchbands, and the like, and methods of forming those articles are presented. The articles are generally formed, in whole or in part, using rapid manufacturing techniques, such as laser sintering, stereolithography, solid deposition modeling, and the like. The use of rapid manufacturing allows for relatively economical and time efficient manufacture of customized articles. The articles may include one or more reinforcements configured to provide added durability to various regions of the articles. In addition, the articles may be formed from two or more materials in a single rapid manufacturing process. The rapid manufacturing additive fabrication technique may also include using of varying intensities of the laser to fuse material to form the articles. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117739 | Ecologically-Sound Waterway Culvert Restoration - Stabilized, durable stream crossings are built from contained plant growth medium secured to the stream banks, bridge footings installed behind the contained growth medium, and an open-construction bridge deck spanning the footings that permits light and rain water to reach the growth medium on the banks underneath the bridge. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117740 | Medical Suction Clearing Apparatus - A suction cleaning apparatus is a generally cylindrical vessel for enclosing any suitable cleaning fluid such as water or saline solution. A generally planar cleaning plate with an upper and lower surface is supported a suitable distance from the cup floor by a plurality of legs forming a fluid plenum between the lower surface of the cleaning plate and the cup floor. The upper surface of the cleaning plated has a plurality of bristles extending from the upper surface for mechanically cleaning an obstructed suction tool. In use, an obstructed suction tool is inserted into the cleaning fluid and pushed into engaging the bristles. The bristles are sized such that one bristle extends into the obstructed suction tool to mechanically disengage the obstruction. The bristles may include a central channel for conducting cleaning fluid from the fluid plenum to the tip of the bristle increasing fluid flow into and obstructed suction tool to expedite clearing the obstruction. The cleaning plate may also be perforated to increase fluid flow around the tip of an obstructed suction tool when it is engaging the bristles. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117741 | WIPES FOR CLEANING COFFEE CUPS - Wipe systems are provided for removing stains and residues from a utensil such as a coffee cup without leaving a harmful or distasteful residue and optionally bleaching and/or disinfecting the cup. The wipe system includes a first substrate impregnated with a cleaning material and a second substrate having absorbent properties. The first substrate can be pre-moistened or moistened prior to use. Suitable cleaning materials include aqueous acidic materials. The second substrate, which can be constructed from a paper material or a superabsorbent polymer, can be utilized to remove residual cleaning material following the cleaning procedure. The wiping system can also include a first substrate containing microencapsulated disinfecting and/or bleaching agents. The microencapsulated materials can be solid or liquid and are capable of rupturing to release the material during the cleaning process. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117742 | ADJUSTABLE ROLLER FRAME - An adjustable roller frame may include a frame, a pair of extension arms that are slidable within a channel in the frame, and a pair of cam assemblies that are used to selectively prevent and permit the extension arms to slide. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117743 | STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMATICALLY ROTATING A SPIRAL ROD - A structure for automatically rotating a spiral rod is provided. The structure allows a dusting cloth to be turned into a spiral shape along the spiral rod by rotating a rotating element, and, while the rotating element is being rotated, a torsion spring generates a restoring torque. Once the rotating element is no longer rotated, a pulling element pressing against the teeth inside the rotating element retains the rotating element and thus keeps the dusting cloth in the spiral shape. When the pulling element is subsequently pulled away from the teeth of the rotating element, the rotating element automatically rotates in the reverse direction due to the restoring torque of the torsion spring. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117744 | CLEANER HOLDER AND CLEANING TOOL - A cleaning element holder of a cleaning tool includes a handle to be held by user's hand, and a pair of holding parts which extend from the handle in a longitudinal direction of the cleaning element holder. Each of the holding parts has deflection displacement characteristics around a connection between the handle and the holding part, at least in a first direction transverse to an extending direction of the holding parts and a second direction transverse to the first direction. When a load of 2.5 N is applied in the first direction to an end, the holding part deflects 15 to 80 degrees in the first direction, and when a load of 2.5 N is applied in the second direction to the end, the holding part deflects 25 to 55 degrees in the second direction. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117745 | ON-BOARD OPTICAL SENSOR COVER AND ON-BOARD OPTICAL SENSOR APPARATUS - An on-board optical sensor cover includes a holder and a washer nozzle. The holder holds an optical sensor. The optical sensor has a lens and is mounted above a window of a vehicle outside the vehicle. The washer nozzle performs a washing operation to wash a lens surface of the lens of the optical sensor held in the holder or a glass surface of a cover glass located facing the lens if the cover glass exists by spraying a washer fluid, supplied from a washer fluid tank, onto the lens surface or the glass surface. The optical sensor cover is located above the window outside the vehicle so that the washer fluid spayed from the washer nozzle flows to a window surface of the window after washing the lens surface or the glass surface. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117746 | FLAT WIPER BLADE - Flat wiper blade for windscreen wiper modules, having a wiper blade body, which presents at least one wiping rubber ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120117747 | PIVOT BODY FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM - A polymeric pivot body for a windshield wiper system includes a bracket portion adapted to attach a pivot shaft assembly of a windshield wiper system to a portion of a vehicle and a sleeve portion connected to the bracket portion for receiving and orientating a pivot shaft of the pivot shaft assembly. The pivot body also includes a tube receiving portion connected to and extending outwardly from the sleeve portion for receiving one end of a unitizing tube of a linkage assembly to interconnect the unitizing tube to the pivot shaft assembly. The pivot body further includes at least one I-beam portion interconnecting the sleeve portion and the tube receiving portion in a cost-effective manner while having a lighter weight and reduced stresses, and uses no tools for assembly of the windshield wiper system. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117748 | ATTACHMENT DEVICE FOR CONNECTING A WIPER ARM TO A WIPER BLADE - The invention relates to an attachment device ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120117749 | DRY-TYPE CLEANING CHASSIS AND DRY-TYPE CLEANING DEVICE - A dry-type cleaning chassis includes a chassis part including an opening part in contact with a cleaning target, an air inlet duct provided to blow external air into the internal space; a suction port provided for generating a circulating air flow in the internal space by suctioning air having been introduced into the internal space via the air inlet duct; a porous unit configured to pass objects removed from the cleaning target to a suction port side; and a path limiting member formed of a cylindrical shape extended in an axis center direction of the circulating air flow and configured so that an inside of the cylindrical shape is in communication with the suction port as a suction path. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117750 | SELF-EVACUATING VACUUM DEVICE - A device for collecting waste and for disintegrating and self-cleaning and evacuating waste, the device including a waste collection system for collecting the waste, a fluid dispensing system for disintegrating the waste which is collected by the waste collection system, and a discharge system for evacuating the disintegrated waste from the device. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117751 | VACUUM CLEANER WITH A CORD HOLDER - A vacuum cleaner ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120117752 | VACUUM CLEANER WITH A SUCTION HOSE HOLDER - A vacuum cleaner ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120117753 | Cyclone dust collecting apparatus and vacuum cleaner having the same - A cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner includes a first chamber; an entering passage disposed above the first chamber, the entering passage guiding outer air to form a downwardly whirling air current in the first chamber; a second chamber formed at a position higher than that of an outlet of the entering passage above the first chamber, the second chamber in which the outer air entering from the first chamber whirls; a contaminants-blocking member disposed to be spaced apart from a bottom surface of the first chamber at a center of the first chamber, the contaminants-blocking member preventing contaminants and water separated in the first chamber from moving into the second chamber; and a grill disposed inside the second chamber to be in fluid communication with an air discharging port through which clean air is discharged. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117754 | STREET CLEANING VACUUM SYSTEM - A truck configured to support one or more vacuum systems including one or more vacuum pick-up devices for vacuuming debris from a roadway, street, runway, parking lot or similar surface. One or more air nozzles positioned aft of a vacuum pick-up housing serve to disrupt the debris such that the vacuum pick-up devices are more efficiently able to vacuum the debris through vacuum ducts and ultimately into a debris container. Flaps forward of vacuum housings further contain disrupted debris so that the vacuum pick-up devices are able to vacuum the debris. The system is used by driving the truck over a subject area and activating an air source to disrupt debris on the subject area. The disrupted debris is then suctioned or vacuumed into vacuum ducts and deposited into a debris container. The debris container includes an exhaust fan for disseminating clean air separated from debris including dirt and dust. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117755 | Door Closer - A door closer including a rotating shaft coupled to a door leaf, including a cam disposed on the rotating shaft in a torque-proof manner and cooperates with a spring-loaded roller, such that, when opening or closing the door leaf, the roller rolls on a first running surface of the cam, and in that a second running surface of the cam cooperates with a damping device. The damping device consists of at least one pre-mounted damper which is self-contained and is insertable into the door closer. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117756 | Ceiling Track System For Guiding Wall Elements - A ceiling track system including a guiding rail, in which at least one wall element is received and an encasing element that is affixed to the guiding rail. A long leg extends in a vertical joining direction and has a latching geometry, into which a latching hook can be latched such that the encasing element is affixed to the guiding rail in a self-retaining manner. The long leg has a web with a projection. The guiding rail has a groove into which the projection engages for the purpose of self-retaining the encasing element. Adjacent to the groove the guiding rail has a screw reception into which a screw element is screwable by which a clamping action is achieved. The screw reception is at an angle with regard to the vertical joining direction. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117757 | BIAXIAL HINGE DEVICE - One end portion of a front-rear adjustment member | 2012-05-17 |
20120117758 | Hinged Door with Hinge Plate - A rotatably supported door including a hinge including a stationary hinge portion, a leaf hinge portion, which is pivotable about the stationary hinge portion, and a rotating shaft passing through the stationary hinge portion and the leaf hinge portion. The rotating shaft cooperates with an opening and/or closing damping device. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117759 | Hinge Link Pivot Assembly - A parallel opening hinge includes tracks pivotally connected crossing links, wherein each pair of crossing links is mounted to the tracks via a fixed pivot and a movable pivot in each track. A connector joins two movable pivots in a track such that the movable pivots move together. Improved opening of a parallel opening vent can thereby result. A pivot between links of the hinge includes a fastener holding the links together and a bushing acting on the fastener to define spacing between the links. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117760 | Loose-Pin Hinge and Hinge Pin with Integrated Stop - A loose-pin hinge with integrated stop includes a first hinge leaf having a knuckle having a bore therethrough and a second hinge leaf including a lower knuckle and an upper knuckle each having a bore therethrough. The lower knuckle and the upper knuckle are interdigitially mated with the knuckle of the first leaf such that the bores of the knuckles are coaxially aligned. The hinge further includes a hinge pin having a shank, a head disposed at an upper end of the shank, and a stop member extending radially outward from the head. The shank of the hinge pin is received through the coaxially aligned bores of the knuckles to enable the first leaf to pivot about the hinge pin with respect to the second leaf, the stop member limiting the pivoting of the first leaf to a maximum pivoting angle with respect to the second leaf. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117761 | Hinge Pivot Mount Assembly - A parallel opening hinge includes tracks pivotally connected crossing links, wherein each pair of crossing links is mounted to the tracks via a fixed pivot and a movable pivot in each track. A connector joins two movable pivots in a track such that the movable pivots move together. Improved opening of a parallel opening vent can thereby result. A pivot mount for a link of the hinge includes a support block and a pivot pin engaging the support block, wherein the pivot pin includes a cam surface for abutting a link of a hinge in use to move the link relative to the support block. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117762 | FIBER TUMBLER WITH CHANGEABLE SCREEN GRID SIZE - A system and method for cleaning fiber utilizes interchangeable panels having different screen grid sizes. The panels are selectively installed on a fiber cage frame pivotally coupled to a tumbler frame for rotation of the fiber cage frame. A user selects a set of panels having a grid size suitable for a fiber to be tumbled. The selected panels are installed on the fiber cage frame and the fiber is inserted into a space within the fiber cage frame through an opening in the fiber cage frame made available by a not-yet-installed panel. The fiber cage frame is rotated after installing the final panel. The resultant tumbling thereby causes particles to fall from the tumbler cage frame. At least one installed panel is removed from the fiber cage frame, and the fiber is removed from the fiber cage frame through the resultant opening in the fiber cage frame. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117763 | Slidable Button Cover for a Shirt - This invention relates to a slidable button cover that can be attached to a cuff button and/or a shirt button on a shirt of a type comprising a cuff button and/or a shirt button. More specifically, this invention relates to a slidable button cover that can be attached on a shirt of a type comprising a cuff, a shirt, a cuff and/or shirt button and a cuff and/or shirt button hole, said cuff and/or shirt button securely engaging said cuff and/or shirt button, and a slidable button cover with a decorative face on the top of said slidable button cover with an attaching means on the bottom of said slidable button cover capable of sliding over and engaging said cuff and/or shirt button thread, said cuff and/or shirt button resting securely within the attaching means and beneath the bottom of the slidable button cover. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117764 | MAGNETIC FASTENERS - A magnetic strap fastener for use with existing strapped articles without modification is presented. The fastener comprises first and second fastener parts for attaching to complementary engagement means on first and second strap ends. The first and second fastener parts are detachably engageable with each other by magnetic coupling or attraction and comprise complementary engagement means for detachable engagement with the corresponding complementary engagement means on the strap ends. Such a fastener is advantageous because it offers the benefits of magnetic fasteners and is at the same time readily attachable to an article having strap ends with an existing pair of complementary engagement means. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117765 | ZIPPER ARRANGEMENT WITH FUNNEL GRIP - A zipper arrangement comprises a first side with a first plurality of zipper elements and a second side with a second plurality of zipper elements. A slider is moveably positioned on the first side and an insertion pin assembly is positioned on the second side. The insertion pin assembly includes a mouth defined between an inner jaw and an outer jaw and an insertion pin positioned within the mouth. The mouth is configured to receive the slider and the insertion pin is configured for insertion into the slider. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117766 | ZIPPER ARRANGEMENT WITH WHEELED SLIDER - A zipper arrangement comprises a plurality of zipper elements with a slider moveably positioned on the plurality of zipper elements. At least one wheel is rotatably positioned on the slider and configured to engage the plurality of zipper elements. The at least one wheel may include a first wheel configured to engage a first plurality of zipper elements and a second wheel configured to engage a second plurality of zipper elements within a slider. The slider may be generally triangular or trapezoidal in shape. Accordingly, the slider and includes a first end configured to pass disengaged zipper elements and a second end configured pass engaged zipper elements, wherein the second end is wider than the first end. The slider also includes a window configured to display at least a portion of the first wheel and the second wheel. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117767 | Link Clamp - A clamp has a housing with a piston assembly positioned in the housing. A piston rod lock assembly is coupled with the piston rod and is positioned in the housing. A clamping arm is coupled with the piston rod and moves from a position parallel to the piston rod, when in an unclamped position, to a position substantially perpendicular to the piston rod, when in a clamping position. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117768 | SNAP FASTENER - A snap fastener, for fastening a first thin wall to a second wall, has a base part and a head part extending away from this base part The head part presents a guide/channel for one or more push/holding elements. The ends of the push/holding elements project out of the guide/channel. The head part is provided as a housing with fastening projections. The housing can be snapped into through-openings in the first and second walls such that it grips only one wall. Unlocking devices are provided in the housing, which can pull the push elements back into the housing from the front, and which can disengage the housing from the other thin wall. According to the invention, a compression spring extending between the support plane of the base part and the associated edge plane of the thin wall (front panel) is arranged on the support plane of the base part. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117769 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - There is provided a method for manufacturing a piezoelectric element, the method having a step of polarizing the fired piezoelectric body while fixing at least two positions in a direction perpendicular to the polarization direction. The method is a means for obtaining a piezoelectric element provided with a thin and flat fired piezoelectric body with no warpage. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117770 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC FILM, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing a piezoelectric film using a piezoelectric film-forming composition. The piezoelectric film-forming composition contains Bi, Fe, Mn, Ba, and Ti and the mole ratio of Bi to the total amount of Fe and Mn is 1.02 or more 1.08 or less. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117771 | METHODS OF FABRICATING AN ARRAY CAPACITOR - Methods of fabricating an array capacitor are disclosed, in which via structures of the array capacitor have increased uniformity in their transverse areas. One method involves perforating a capacitor body to form first holes extending from a first surface and partially through the capacitor body. The capacitor body may be further perforated to form second holes extending from a second opposed surface of the capacitor body. The second holes are to connect to the first holes to provide through holes extending across a thickness of the capacitor body. An appropriate conductive material may then be filled in the through holes to form via structures with increased uniformity in their transverse areas. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117772 | Device for working, in particular stamping and joining, of a work piece, and a working tool - An apparatus for working has an upper tool. A lower tool co-operates with the upper tool. The lower tool is arranged on a turntable of the apparatus. The turntable is pivotable from a loading position, in which the turntable is remote from the upper tool, to a working position, in which the lower tool is aligned with the co-operating upper tool. By a pivoting movement of the turntable, the work piece, inserted into the apparatus when the turntable is in the loading position, as well as the lower tool, can be brought under the upper tool. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117773 | CLINCH CLAMP - An apparatus for clinching a workpiece is provided. The apparatus generally includes a clamp body, an arm, a punch, a die and a first linear actuator. The arm is rotatably fixed to the clamp body around a first pivot axis between a closed position and an open position. The punch is mounted to one of the body and the arm. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117774 | REACTOR VESSEL REPAIR METHOD - In a reactor vessel ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120117775 | Extraction Stabilizer - A pin extraction stabilizer for an connector housing is disclosed. The housing includes a top surface and a bottom surface and defines one or more connector pin cavities extending therethrough between the top and the bottom surfaces with a plurality of protruding hollow plugs extended around the connector pin cavities at the top surface. The connector housing further includes one or more connector pins pre-disposed within the connector housing that need to be extracted via the pin extraction stabilizer. The pin extraction stabilizer includes a stabilizer housing having a front surface and a back surface and defines a one or more access sockets extending from the stabilizer front surface to the stabilizer back surface defining a plurality of chambers in the stabilizer. Each chamber of the plurality of chambers is dimensioned to receive a protruding hollow plug of the connector housing. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117776 | FABRIC SLIP COVERING ACCESSORY FOR DISPOSABLE BABY WIPES CASE - A design and method of manufacture of decorative fabric covers for baby wipe cases, whereby the wipe cases are easily placed on and removed from the plastic wipe cases for cleaning purposes, and whereby the fabric cover is designed and manufactured to attach to the plastic wipe case tab opening, thereby making the fabric cover more useful, convenient, used as the wipe case manufacturer intended, and easier to open. Additionally, there is an option to attach additional pieces of fabric with a separate closure method that forms a storage pocket or strap to hold additional personal items. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117777 | METHODS OF CUTTING AND INSTALLING CARPET TILES - Methods of cutting and installing carpet tiles in, among other applications, mass transit vehicles, particularly including aircraft. In some embodiments, the tile lengths in an installation are the same and the tile widths are customized to a particular section of the aircraft or other vehicle in which they are installed. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117778 | PASSIVE MATTRESS SPINNER - A system is disclosed for facilitating rotation of a mattress. Covers with slick surfaces are selectively placed in engagement with each other between the mattress and the box spring or platform. One cover is provided with a slick and non-slick surface. The other cover may be the same as the first cover or may have slick surfaces on two sides. In an alternate embodiment of the invention, one cover may is a protective cover that encapsulates the entire mattress. In another alternate embodiment, one cover cooperates with a slick surface that is integrally provided on one or the other of the mattress or box spring or platform. In yet another alternate embodiment of the invention, slick surfaces are provided on both the mattress and the box spring or platform. The mattress is secured relative to the box spring or platform by removable fasteners in a normal mode of operation. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117779 | MACHINE TOOL ASSEMBLING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING MACHINE TOOL USING MACHINE TOOL ASSEMBLING APPARATUS - A machine tool assembling apparatus and a method of assembling a machine tool using the machine tool assembling apparatus are provided. The machine tool assembling apparatus includes a table, a first support mechanism having an arm which is swingable toward and away from the table, and a second support mechanism. The first support mechanism is disposed between the table and the second support mechanism. The first support mechanism is rotated to bring the arm into facing relation to either the table or the second support mechanism. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117780 | REFRACTORY METAL POTS - In accordance with various embodiments, plates are formed via a plurality of upset-forging and forging-back cycles followed by a plurality of rolling passes. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117781 | METHOD OF ATTACHING A STADIUM CHAIR TO A BLEACHER - The present invention relates to a method of attaching a stadium chair, formed by a seat back and a seat portion having first and second support members, to a bleacher including an upper seating surface supported by a frame member and having a front face. The method includes the steps of positioning the stadium chair on the upper seating surface of the bleacher such that a seat portion support member is in close proximity to the frame member; securing the stadium chair to the front face of the bleacher by engaging a bracket carried by the stadium chair with the front face of the bleacher; and coupling a bleacher attachment device carried by the stadium chair to the bleacher, such that the stadium chair may be secured to the bleacher by the bleacher attachment device when the frame member of the bleacher forms an attachment obstruction. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117782 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A RAZOR CARTRIDGE - A method of manufacturing a razor cartridge by providing a blade unit having a first side wall, a second side wall, and a pair of end walls interconnecting the first side wall and the second side wall. A plurality of blades are secured to the blade unit with a clip positioned at each end of the blade unit adjacent to one of the end walls. Each blade has a blade edge contacting a bottom surface of each of the clips. A frame is provided having a first interior wall and a second interior wall spaced apart from first interior wall that define an opening extending completely through the frame. The blade unit is positioned within the opening of a frame after securing the blades to the blade unit, such that the frame surrounds the blade unit. The blade unit is secured to the frame. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117783 | PANEL POSITIONING APPARATUS AND PANEL INTEGRATION METHOD - A panel positioning apparatus is provided with an outer panel supporting device | 2012-05-17 |
20120117784 | Torque Limiting Fluid Connector System - A torque limiting fluid connector system which can be hand screwed to a maximum tightening torque but can be hand loosened, including: an outer member having a front opening, a back opening, and a plurality of outwardly flexible portions separated by axially extending slots; an inner member having a front opening, a back opening, an interior threaded surface and a plurality of outwardly extending projections dimensioned to be received within the axially extending slots when the inner member is received within the outer member; a connector having one end received within the inner member and an opposite end extending out of the back end of the inner member; and a washer mounted onto the end of the connector that is received within the inner member. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117785 | TIERED BATTERY CABINET - An apparatus and method of mounting storage batteries are presented in which batteries in multiple tiers may be easily accessed for installation and servicing. A battery cabinet or relay rack has provision for multiple tiers of batteries spaced so that batteries may be inserted in each tier. The batteries are supported by a tray or other structure so that they are positioned to permit top access to the battery terminals mounted on the front or front to surfaces of the battery. Tiers are positioned further from the front of the relay rack as the height of the tier increases. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117786 | BLIND RIVET AND FASTENING METHOD THEREOF - The blind rivet for fastening together a plurality of mounted components with mounting holes comprises a rivet body having a sleeve, a flange and a through hole; a mandrel having a slender stem and a head; and a washer. The head of the mandrel is adjacent to the sleeve-side end portion of the rivet body, the stem of the mandrel extends through the rivet body from the flange-side end portion, and the washer is mounted near the flange on the outer periphery of the sleeve of the rivet body. A portion of the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve adjacent to the flange is swaged to form a recessed portion so that the diameter in the other position is enlarged. The washer is pushed onto the enlarged-diameter portion and secured. The mounted components are fastened together between the enlarged end portion of the sleeve and the washer. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117787 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MACHINE TOOL - The present invention provides a manufacturing method for a machine tool having a human-machine interface and a program with predetermined manufacturing conditions. The manufacturing method includes (1) setting, via the human-machine interface, one or more specific manufacturing areas of the workpiece and specific conditions for the specific manufacturing areas; (2) determining by the controller whether the manufacturing of the workpiece is performed at one of the specific manufacturing areas; (3) performing the manufacturing of the workpiece under one of the specific conditions corresponding to the one of the specific manufacturing areas via the controller and monitoring continuously the manufacturing status of the machine tool if the manufacturing of the workpiece is performed at one of the specific manufacturing areas; and (4) performing the manufacturing of the workpiece according to the predetermined manufacturing conditions via the controller if the manufacturing of the workpiece is not performed at the specific manufacturing areas. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117788 | METHOD OF PREPARING A UNIVERSAL TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSOR - A method of programming a tire pressure monitoring device includes the step of forming a physical interface between a tire pressure monitoring device and a programming device. The programming device includes a first memory including a plurality of selectable programs that provide instructions defining a communication protocol for communication between a tire pressure monitoring device and a receiver. The method further includes the step of selecting through a user interface of the programming device a desired one of the plurality of selectable programs and loading the selected one of the plurality of selectable programs from the first memory device of the programming device to a second memory device disposed within the tire pressure monitoring device. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117789 | Methods of Making a Cell Stack for an Electrical Purification Apparatus - An electrical purification apparatus and methods of making same are disclosed. The electrical purification apparatus may provide for increases in operation efficiencies, for example, with respect to current efficiencies and membrane utilization. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117790 | Insertion System and Method to Insert Insulators and Coils in the Slots of the Stator of an Electric Machine - The insertion of electrically insulating paper from a continuous roll into slots of a stator created by outwardly projecting teeth is described herein. The insertion of the insulating paper is done by the insertion of prewound coils in the stator slots. The electrically insulating paper is not cut prior to its insertion in the slots, thereby completely covering the outer surface of the stator. The insertion systems and methods described herein are also optionally concerned with the insertion of interphase insulation paper between the different coils inserted in the stator slots and with the insertion of slot closing wedges. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117791 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A THERMALLY-ASSISTED MAGNETIC HEAD - In a method for manufacturing a thermally-assisted magnetic head that includes a slider and an LD unit, the slider including an air bearing surface (ABS) that faces a recording medium and including a waveguide with a core for light propagation that extends from a light entering surface, which is different from the ABS, to the ABS, the LD unit being attached to the light entering surface of the slider, and the thermally-assisted magnetic head performing magnetic recording while heating the recording medium with near-field light that is excited from linearly polarized laser light, the LD unit is disposed in a position facing the light entering surface of the slider, a photo detector is disposed in a position facing the ABS of the slider, and a polarizer transmitting only light having a polarization component that is orthogonal to a polarization direction of the linearly polarized laser light is disposed between the ABS and the photo detector. An LD of the LD unit is activated, and the linearly polarized laser light is enabled to enter into the core from the light entering surface of the slider. Light radiated from the ABS is enabled to enter into the polarizer, and an alignment of the slider and the LD unit is performed while the photo detector detects light that is transmitted through the polarizer. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117792 | ASSEMBLY FOR DELIVERING PROTECTIVE BARRIERS ONTO STETHOSCOPE HEADS - An assembly structured to restrict contamination of individuals from association with the heads of stethoscope comprising a housing including a path of travel along which the head portion passes. Different embodiments include the dispensing of cleaning fluid or the delivery of protective barriers onto predetermined portions of the stethoscope heads, while passing along the path of travel. A dispenser assembly and a cooperatively disposed activating assembly are manually operated by moveable, driving engagement with the head portion passing through the housing. The activating assembly is thereby operatively positioned to activate the dispenser assembly when engaged by a head passing along the path of travel. Differently structured dispenser assemblies function to either deliver the cleaning fluid or individually dispense the barriers onto different heads, so as to either facilitate the cleaning or protective covering of exposed surfaces of the stethoscope heads, dependent on the embodiment utilized. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117793 | CONNECTION DEVICE FOR A SUBMERSIBLE CONNECTOR - The invention relates to a device ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120117794 | SURFACE MOUNT MACHINE NOZZLE - An exemplary surface mount machine nozzle includes a mounting element, a pneumatic suction nozzle and a fixing pin. The mounting element defines one of a pivot hole and an elongated perforation in a sidewall thereof. The pneumatic suction nozzle defines another one of the pivot hole and the elongated perforation therein. The fixing pin horizontally extends through the pivot hole and the perforation for connecting the mounting element and the pneumatic suction nozzle together. The fixing pin is slidable along the elongated perforation such that the pneumatic suction nozzle is telescopically slidable relative to the mounting element. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117795 | WORKPIECE SUPPLYING DEVICE - A workpiece supplying device for spacing a number of workpieces includes a transportation plate and a spacing block. The transportation plate includes a first end and an opposite second end, a feed track extending from the first end to the second end, and a guiding slot communicating with the feed track. The feed track feeds the number of workpieces from the first end to the second end in sequence. The spacing block is slidable along the guiding slot to space every two neighboring workpieces in the feed track. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117796 | DEVICE MOUNTING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING THE METHOD - Provided are a chip mounting method and device. The chip mounting device comprises: a bonding head on which a device is loaded; and a controller which places the bonding head at a preparation height above a board, determines a search height at which a mounting position on the board, on which the device is to be mounted, is searched for by the controller, and lowers the bonding head from the preparation height to a bonding height via the search height and mounts the device on the mounting position on the board, by controlling movements of the bonding head, wherein the controller determines that the device touches the board if at least one of a plurality of conditions is satisfied. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117797 | PACKAGING OR MOUNTING A COMPONENT - A method includes forming a slot in a sheet through a conductive layer thereof, the slot having width in a first direction between first and second edges and length in a second, transverse direction between first and second ends, providing a non-conductive layer on the sheet, the non-conductive layer having at least one window including a first window with length greater than the slot length and width less than the slot width, the first window positioned with respect to the slot such that edges of the first window are inside the edges of the slot and ends of the first window are outside the ends of the slot, placing a component on the conductive layer within the first window so as to bridge the slot and cutting through the sheet and the non-conductive layer along first and second lines outside sides of the component and within the edges the slot. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117798 | METHOD OF ARRANGING COMPONENTS OF CIRCUIT BOARD FOR OPTIMAL HEAT DISSIPATION AND CIRCUIT APPARATUS HAVING COMPONENTS ARRANGED BY PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of arranging a plurality of components of a circuit board for optimal heat dissipation and a circuit apparatus having a plurality of components arranged by performing the method are provided. The method includes arranging a predetermined number of the plurality of components in the order of size of the components in a heat dissipation area having a predetermined width on a virtual straight line connecting the air inlet unit and the air outlet unit. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117799 | Miniaturized Spring Contact - A method of manufacturing an array of miniaturized spring contacts is disclosed. The invention teaches a symmetric design of the spring contact with two anchoring traces at each side of the spring contact, and teaches a method of forming the spring contact with a continuo us, zero-stress core member throughout the entire body of the spring contact; besides these, the invention enables easy manufacturing of integrated fine pitch spring contact arrays, allows fabrication of such spring contact arrays with extremely uniform spring height and good electrical and mechanical properties. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117800 | Automated Twist Pin Assembling Method for Interconnecting Stacked Circuit Boards in a Module - Twist pin z-axis interconnectors are assembled in columns of aligned vias in stacked printed circuit boards of a circuit module in automated assembly cycles. Each assembly cycle involves singulating a single twist pin from a plurality of twist pins, inserting the twist pin into the via column, gripping a leader portion of the twist pin, pulling the gripped leader portion until a connection portion moves into contact with the vias of the column, severing the leader portion from the connection portion, extracting the severed leader portion, and automatically repeating assembly cycles until interconnectors have been assembled into a substantial majority of the via columns of the circuit module. | 2012-05-17 |
20120117801 | VARIABLE RESISTANCE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A variable resistance memory device has memory cells that are operated by Joule's heat and which are highly thermally efficient. Conductive patterns are formed on a substrate; sacrificial patterns exposing a portion of the top surface of each of the conductive patterns are formed on the conductive patterns, lower electrodes are formed by etching upper portions of the conductive patterns using the sacrificial patterns as an etching mask, then mold patterns are formed on the lower electrodes and cover exposed sidewall surfaces of the sacrificial patterns, and then the sacrificial patterns are replaced with variable resistance patterns. | 2012-05-17 |