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| US07789035B1 |
Stabilizer and standing support for a kayak or canoe
A combination stabilizer and standing support for a kayak or canoe. A pontoon assembly is attachable to the deck of the kayak or canoe and provides a buoyant pontoon held laterally spaced from each side of the kayak or canoe for maintaining stability. A standing support also assembly attachable to the deck includes a body support elevated above the deck a distance sufficient to provide leaning support for a person standing in the kayak or canoe while fishing. A locking latch releasibly locks each pontoon arm in a pivotally downwardly deployed position placing the pontoons into water to stabilize the kayak or canoe from substantial rolling movement while a rope and pulley arrangement connected to each of the pontoon arms facilitates manually lifting of the pontoons above the water when not in use. |
| US07789034B1 |
Airboat suspension system
A suspension system for an airboat is disclosed. The suspension system may support a seating system on an airboat and may be configured to absorb forces from waves, running over dry ground, et cetera. The suspension system may include one or more dampers configured to absorb forces to smooth out the ride on the airboat. In at least one embodiment, the suspension system may include adjustable dampers that enable the amount of dampening to be adjusted to accommodate different loads, such as more or less people seated on the airboat. |
| US07789033B2 |
Portable boat mooring system
A portable boat mooring system is provided that includes a base removably or non-removably attached to a pier. An arm assembly can extend from the base outwardly beyond an edge of the pier. A mooring line that has a resiliently flexible portion thereof attaches a boat to the system while mooring the boat to the pier and maintaining a space therebetween. A tool-less hardware assembly can be utilized which allows users to manually install the base to the pier while they remain on top of the pier or above an upper surface of the pier during the entire installation. An anchoring device can selectively hold the mooring line at a predetermined length or state of tension. |
| US07789030B2 |
Air cavity vessel
A vessel (1) comprising a hull (2) with a stern (5), bow (7) and bottom (3), an air cavity (6) formed at the bottom (3) of the hull (2) and comprising a cavity top surface (27), a front wall (28) and a front section (10) located nearest to the bow (7), and an air inlet (8) located in the air cavity (6), wherein the vessel comprises a wave deflector (9) defining a lower surface (11) which is situated in the front section (10) of the air cavity (6) and at a distance from the cavity top surface (27) and extends from the front wall (28) substantially in the direction of the stern (5). |
| US07789027B1 |
Soil treatment device
A soil treatment device that reconditions topsoil by removing an amount of topsoil, treating the topsoil, placing bacteria and small organisms within the topsoil, and then returning the topsoil to the ground surface. The device removes the topsoil from a ground surface by a front-mounted set of cutter blades that remove topsoil down to a specific depth and places it on a conveyer belt. The belt then transports the topsoil into the device, where it is irradiated; seeded with bacteria, microorganisms, and seedlings; and then discharged back onto the ground surface. |
| US07789026B2 |
Cultivated biomass power system
In a power generation system biomaterial is grown in a biomass field near a furnace. The plants or oils from the plants are periodically harvested and burned by the furnace to generate steam which runs a generator. Waste heat from the furnace and condenser is collected and returned to the biomass field. The by-products of combustion, principally heat, carbon dioxide, water vapor and ash, are in part cycled back to a biomass field as input energy and nutrients. |
| US07789021B2 |
Suspension conveyance apparatus
A suspension conveyance apparatus has a conveying traveling body movably supported on a traveling guide rail and a hanger suspended from the conveying traveling body, and an anti-swaying guide rail in parallel with the traveling guide rail, the anti-swaying guide rail is engaged with a roller and prevents lateral swaying of the hanger. The anti-swaying guide rail is installed on only one of the right and left sides of the traveling guide rail and includes a horizontal flat rail surface and a circular rail surface curvedly protruding in the vertically opposite direction of the horizontal flat rail surface, and a flat peripheral surface roller adjoining to the horizontal flat rail surface and rolling and an hourglass-shaped peripheral surface roller fitted to the circular rail surface are provided as the roller. |
| US07789020B2 |
Road and rail vehicle and track therefor
A track of a road and rail vehicle, comprising: a railway track, and a routing device having a supporting plate and a turnout; wherein the routing device is disposed in front of the railway track and connected to a road; the supporting plate is aligned with the road and capable of moving horizontally and adjusting a direction or an angle of the road and rail vehicle entering the railway track; and the turnout enables the road and rail vehicle to switch between the road and the rail. A road and rail vehicle is also provided. |
| US07789019B2 |
Overhead traveling vehicle system and construction method of buffer in the system
An overhead traveling vehicle system includes traveling rails that are hung parallel or substantially parallel to each other from a ceiling while being spaced from each other. A side buffer is disposed between the traveling rails and supported by the opposing traveling rails. |
| US07789018B2 |
Gas generator assembly
A gas generant tablet (24) for use in a linear inflator (10). The tablet (24) includes a body portion (102) having a first end (104), a second end (106), and a longitudinal axis (T). A first projection (108) extends from the tablet first end (104) in a first direction, with at least a portion of the first projection (108) extending non-orthogonally with respect to the tablet longitudinal axis (T). A second projection (112) extends from the tablet second end (106) in a second direction generally opposite the first direction. At least a portion of the second projection (112) extends non-orthogonally with respect to the tablet longitudinal axis (T). The tablet (24) is shaped such that a cavity (25) is formed between adjacent tablets (24) when the tablets are stacked within a combustion chamber of the inflator (10). Also disclosed is an inflator (10) for use in an inflatable vehicle occupant protection system (200). The inflator (10) includes a longitudinal enclosure (22) having a substantially uniform cross-sectional area along at least a portion of the enclosure. The enclosure (22) defines an interior cavity (22c) for containing a quantity of a gas generant composition therein, and includes a plurality of apertures (40) formed therealong to enable fluid communication between the enclosure interior cavity (22c) and an exterior of the enclosure. A plurality of gas generant tablets (24) is stacked along the enclosure (22), the tablets being shaped such that a cavity (25) is provided between adjacent tablets (24) when the tablets are stacked within the enclosure (22). |
| US07789013B2 |
Variable focus optical devices
Variable focus optical devices, in particular lenses, can include a cavity at least partially defined by a flexible member (2), which may be retained between engaging portions of a frame member (8) and a ring member (12), such that a peripheral region of the membrane is caused to change direction, more than twice. The engaging portions of the ring and frame may be high-friction surfaces. In addition, methods of filling a cavity of a lens with transparent fluid, methods of adjusting the pressure of fluid in the cavity, and methods of sealing such a cavity are described, as well the use of such lenses in adjustable spectacles. |
| US07789012B2 |
Valve bonnet assembly
An improved bonnet assembly for a weir type or radial style valve, comprising a hollow bonnet housing an actuator assembly comprising an actuator connected to a spindle, the hollow bonnet having a plurality of orifices to allow free entry and exit of a liquid such as a cleaning solution within the bonnet and to enable the liquid to thoroughly contact and exit the bonnet assembly without the need of disassembly. The valve or parts of the valve such as the bonnet assembly or its components are made of performance engineered polymeric material to prevent corrosion and/or galling, and also reduce the weight and sometimes the cost of the valve without sacrificing quality and performance. |
| US07789011B2 |
Method for operation of a selector cylinder of an electro-pneumatic selector unit for a motor vehicle gearbox
A method for actuating a shift cylinder (1) of an electro-pneumatic control unit for the gearbox of a motor vehicle. The gearbox comprising a main gearbox, a group gearbox or other shifting elements with detents in at least one of a neutral position and/or a final position(s). The shift cylinder (1) is prefilled with a pressure below the detent actuating force, prior to a gearshift phase of the control unit, such that the gearshift time is reduced. |
| US07789010B2 |
Adjustable louvered armor window system
The adjustable louvered armor window system invention comprises angled louvers made of the lightweight opaque armor. For the front window a viewing window of ballistic glass can be installed, the rear or sides could be solid armor. The louvers have overlaps to provide for gap protection. When no threat is present, the louvers are in the full open position. Once a threat is detected, then the louvers are closed. The movement of the louvers can be accomplished by a push/pull cable, hydraulic pressure, air pressure or other means. The system in the fully open position allows for a complete unobstructed viewing area. In the semi-deployed or partial down position, the system provides partial ballistic coverage for the occupant, and still allows for some occupant vision capability. In the fully deployed, or fully closed position, the system provides full ballistic coverage for the occupant, with a small viewing area or port, which is made of ballistic grade transparent armor. |
| US07789006B2 |
Perforating gun loading bay, table and method
A perforating gun loading bay includes a loading area and a separate gun component storage area. The perforating gun loading area also includes racks and a table that permit an in-line loading operation such that the gun housing and loaded gun need not be moved out of a linear path from introduction to the bay to unloading from the bay. The racks and the table may be position in axial alignment and may include low friction members to permit axial sliding motion along the racks and the table. A method for using the loading bay permits in-line handling. A perforating gun loading table includes low friction members permitting axial movement of perforating gun components therealong and low friction members permitting rotational movement of perforating gun components along their long axis. The perforating gun loading table includes a control system for selecting the low friction member that is positioned to engage the perforating gun component on the table. |
| US07789002B2 |
Table saw with improved safety system
A table saw having a brake mechanism configured to engage and stop a blade is disclosed. The table saw includes a brake positioning system configured to adjust the position of the brake mechanism to maintain the brake mechanism in an operative position relative to the blade as the blade is raised and lowered. |
| US07788992B2 |
Unitary fiber reinforced plastic aerodynamic bicycle handlebar with selectable stem
A unitary fiber reinforced plastic aerodynamic bicycle handlebar is molded with a one piece base bar having tubes that slidably receive forward handlebar extensions, the extensions being either locked in place with binder collars, or telescopingly mounted, and either the extensions receiving arm pad brackets or the arm pad brackets being mounted to the base bar, the base bar extending outwardly and terminating in grips, the extensions permitting the rider to assume an aerodynamic position and the grips enabling control while maneuvering, an improved stem permitting a light weight, aerodynamic mounting of the bar to a bicycle. |
| US07788985B2 |
Rotational testing system
A rotational testing system for a test article includes a rotational test stand. The rotational test stand includes a rotating element having a drive end capable of being mechanically coupled with the test article. The rotational testing system also includes a non-isolating torsional damper attached to the rotating element. |
| US07788982B2 |
Method and apparatus for testing shafts
Methods and apparatus are provided for testing shafts, such as golf club shafts. In one embodiment, the invention can be characterized as a shaft tester comprising: a frame; a first shaft support supporting a first portion of a shaft at a first fixed position; a second shaft support supporting a second portion of the shaft at a second fixed position; and a third shaft support supporting a third portion of the shaft at a third fixed position. An actuator couples to the third shaft support to displace the third portion relative to the first and second portions to deflect the shaft. A sensor couples to one of the first, second and third supports outputting a signal corresponding to a force exerted by the shaft due. A controller controls displacement of the shaft. In some embodiments, the shaft is rotated while being deflected. |
| US07788980B2 |
Method for generation of THz frequency radiation and sensing of large amplitude material strain waves in piezoelectric materials
Strain waves of THz frequencies can coherently generate radiation when they propagate past an interface between materials with different piezoelectric coefficients. Such radiation is of detectable amplitude and contains sufficient information to determine the time-dependence of the strain wave with unprecedented subpicosecond, nearly atomic time and space resolution. |
| US07788976B2 |
Semiconductor acceleration sensor device and method for manufacturing the same
Although a weight part of an acceleration sensor chip fixed on a die pad is coated with a gelatinous resin part of low elasticity, the weight part is easily displaced by an external acceleration. Thus, an acceleration can be detected with accuracy. Furthermore, long-term reliability equal to those of regular resin packages is ensured because those portions of an acceleration sensor device which are not used for acceleration sensing are sealed with a resin part. |
| US07788975B2 |
Accelerometer and rate sensor package for gravity gradiometer instruments
An accelerometer and rate sensor package to aid gravity gradiometers is provided. The accelerometer and rate sensor package is mounted directly on or within a gravity gradiometer instrument (GGI). Outputs from the sensors can be used to reduce unwanted noise due to angular rotational rates, angular accelerations and linear accelerations that may be coupled to the GGI. Since the sensor assembly is directly mounted on or within the GGI, the sensor assembly is coupled to the GGI and senses the acceleration and angular rates as seen by the GGI. Thus, outputs from the GGI can be corrected more effectively using the sensor assembly's outputs. |
| US07788973B2 |
Combined sight oil level gage and ultrasonic sensor
The invention provides a combined fluid level sight gage and ultrasonic sensor featuring a fluid level sight gage having a housing for containing a fluid and having a sight glass for viewing the level of the fluid therein, and an ultrasonic sensor coupled to the housing, responsive to the level of fluid in the housing, for providing an ultrasonic sensor signal containing information about the level of fluid in the housing. In operation, the sight glass provides a visual verification that the ultrasonic sensor is working correctly in relation to the fluid visible in the sight glass. The ultrasonic sensor signal may be used to automatically annunciate alarms or warnings either locally at the equipment or by wired or wireless electronic means. In some embodiments according to the present invention, the housing has a centerline for indicating a normal fluid level therein. The ultrasonic sensor may be arranged in the housing on the centerline, or slightly below the centerline, or slightly above the centerline. |
| US07788966B2 |
Device and method to diagnose vacuum systems
A device to diagnose a vacuum system comprises a pipe with a first opening that can be closed by a hingable cover, and a second opening that is designed to establish a pressure-proof connection to the vacuum system. The diagnostic device may be operated in a volume-flow mode in which the cover is open in order to determine a volume flow in the base body, and in a negative-pressure mode in which the cover is closed so as to allow to draw conclusions about the available pressure difference. |
| US07788958B2 |
Roll former with aligned hydraulic former
An apparatus includes a roll former for forming a continuous beam from sheet material, and a downstream former positioned in-line and downstream of the roll former. The downstream former includes a die-supporting sled temporarily movable with the beam, and includes a bottom die, side dies reciprocatingly movable inwardly to temporarily support sides of the beam, and a top die reciprocatingly movable to reform flanges on the beam against the side dies to reform portions of a section of the continuous beam. A related method is also shown. |
| US07788956B2 |
Lock, key blank, and key of a hierarchical lock system
A lock system includes keys, key blanks, keyways, and lock cylinders, and the keys or key blanks have opposite sides formed with grooves for cooperating with a conforming keyway. More particularly, the sides of the key or key blank have a portion grooved for registration, another portion grooved for top-level hierarchical master keying, and two other portions, one on each side of the blade, for further master key variations and different combinations. One of the two further sections being curvilinear and the other rectangular or angular cuts. The conforming keyway of the lock includes ridges and grooves corresponding to the grooves and ridges, respectively, of the key or key blank. Instruments other than keys or key blanks may be used to enter the grooves and ridges of the keyway to operate the lock without the use of a precisely configured key. |
| US07788954B2 |
Door panel integrated door stopper with operating mechanism integrated into the door lock housing
In a door panel integrated door stopper with a door lock housing integrated operating mechanism, comprising a door stopper bolt, a spring biasing the door stopper bolt downwardly, a pull member connected to the door stopper bolt for actuating the door stopper bolt, the operating mechanism is disposed in the door lock housing and includes an operating member movable between door stopper engagement and release positions, the operating member extends out of the lock housing through a rear wall opening thereof so that no operating structure is disposed at the side walls of the lock housing. |
| US07788951B2 |
Method of elongating an optical fiber base material
There is provided an elongation method of an optical fiber base material, by which a base material rod not requiring a process for modifying a bend from base material ingot is obtained. The method for elongating base material ingot to be a base material rod having a diameter smaller than before to manufacture an optical fiber base material, includes the steps of: elongating the base material ingot while controlling a control position so that a neck-down within a horizontal surface of the base material ingot is located at a target position; measuring a bending direction and a bending amount of an elongated base material rod; and adjusting the target position based on the result. In addition, it is preferable to adjust a position of a pendant portion of base material ingot in order to control the position of the neck-down to be the target position. For example, the position of the pendant portion may be moved in an XY direction, more particularly, in a direction in which the measured bend shows convexity. |
| US07788949B2 |
Closed-cell foam silica
A method of making a closed-cell silica foam glass is provided which can include diffusing a substance into a porous glass substrate to form an impregnated substrate, sealing the impregnated glass substrate and heating to a first temperature, wherein the pressure is greater than one atmosphere, heating the container to a second temperature, wherein the second temperature is higher than first temperature, removing the solid glass, non-porous substrate, and heating the solid glass, non-porous substrate to a third temperature to soften the solid glass, non-porous substrate and thereby expand the solid glass, non-porous substrate. A closed-cell silica foam product is provided which can have a closed-cell structure and high temperature insulating property. |
| US07788948B2 |
Process for producing substrate
To provide a process for producing a reliable substrate in good yield, by suppressing bleeding of boric acid from a green sheet comprising a powder of borosilicate glass to improve printability of a conductive pattern thereby to prevent disconnection.A process for producing a substrate which comprises firing a green sheet comprising a powder of borosilicate glass, wherein the powder is one prepared by holding borosilicate glass before pulverization, at a temperature higher by at least 30° C. than the glass transition temperature and lower by at most 50° C. than the softening point of the borosilicate glass for at least 3 hours in the atmosphere, followed by pulverization. |
| US07788947B2 |
Bracelet or wristband of adjustable length
The invention concerns a bracelet or wristband of adjustable length, including: a first link including two ends defining first and second fixed points of attachment, a stopper including a through hole that allows the link to pass therethrough, releasable means for locking the link in the hole, and means for securing one of the ends of the link, and a securing element associated with the first point of attachment, the link being on one hand secured to the stopper by the second fixed point of attachment using the securing means, and on the other hand engaged in the hole so as to be able to be locked at a variable locking point, by the locking means, or to slide therein when the locking means are released, and the link further comprising, a variable point of attachment located substantially half-way between the second fixed point of attachment and the variable locking point (42). |
| US07788943B2 |
Heat exchanger for use in cooling liquids
A heat exchanger has at least one inlet and outlet to permit circulation of refrigerant therethrough. Each heat exchanger includes a plurality of thin sections of material arranged between a pair of thin flat outer plates. Each of the thin sections of material is comprised of parallel flow paths, allowing for the refrigerant to flow through the inlet, then from one section to the next, and finally out the outlet. The arrangement of the sections of parallel flow paths allows for the refrigerant to come into contact with the majority of the inside wall of the outer plates, allowing for maximum heat exchange. In use for cooling liquids, the heat exchangers are arranged within a frame and brought into contact with the liquid to be cooled. When the heat exchangers are used to cool liquid sufficiently to produce ice crystals, a rotating scraping device sweeps across the surface of the heat exchanger, removing any ice crystals that have formed. |
| US07788941B2 |
Cooling system and method utilizing thermal capacitor unit(s) for enhanced thermal energy transfer efficiency
A cooling system and method are provided which include a facility cooling unit, a cooling tower, and one or more thermal capacitor units. The facility cooling unit, which includes a heat dissipation coolant loop, facilitates thermal energy extraction from a facility, such as a data center, for expelling of the energy to coolant within the heat dissipation coolant loop. The cooling tower is in fluid communication with the coolant loop, and includes a liquid-to-air heat exchanger for expelling thermal energy from coolant of the heat dissipation coolant loop to the surrounding environment. The thermal capacitor unit is in fluid communication with the heat dissipation coolant loop to facilitate efficient thermal energy transfer from coolant with in the coolant loop to the surrounding environment with variation in ambient temperature about the cooling tower. |
| US07788939B2 |
Azeotrope spray cooling system
An azeotrope spray cooling system for utilizing an azeotrope coolant for improving the performance of a spray cooling system. An azeotrope coolant is utilized within a two-phase thermal management system for thermally managing one or more heat producing devices. The characteristics of the azeotrope coolant may be adjusted for various types of thermal management applications by altering the components of the azeotrope coolant. |
| US07788937B2 |
Refrigeration system
If the degree of opening of an electronic expansion valve (14) is kept below a specified degree of opening or if the degree of superheat of refrigerant at an evaporator (15) side is kept above a specified degree of superheat, the amount of circulating refrigerant is judged to be insufficient. Thus, the volume of an air delivered by an evaporator fan (22) is reduced. |
| US07788933B2 |
Heat exchanger tube having integrated thermoelectric devices
A heat exchanger for a vehicle is shown, wherein the heat exchanger includes a plurality of tubes having integrated thermoelectric devices disposed thereon to facilitate heat transfer between the tubes and an atmosphere surrounding the tubes. |
| US07788932B2 |
Seal structure for gas turbine combustor
Provided is a seal structure, according to the present invention, for sealing opposite surfaces of flanges between adjacent tail ducts, which can be prevented from being worn or aged deteriorated due to a thermal deformation in a high temperature atmosphere or vibration of a gas turbine combustor, and which can maintain a satisfactory sealing function for a long time. The seal structure is characterized in that recess grooves are formed in opposed surfaces of adjacent flanges at the outlet end of tail ducts, striding between the opposed surfaces, a seal assembly composed of a seal member and a leaf spring is inserted in the recess grooves, the seal member has a pair of continuous beads which are arranged facing the inner surfaces, on the combustion gas passage side, of the recess grooves, striding between the opposed surfaces of the flanges within the recess grooves, the leaf spring is arranged so as to be contact with the seal member within the recess grooves so that the beads are pressed against the surfaces on the combustion gas passage side by the resilient force of the leaf spring so as to create seal surfaces. |
| US07788930B2 |
Methods and systems for gas moisturization control
Methods and systems for a gas moisturizing system are provided. The system includes a plurality of gas sources configured to supply a flow of gas to a plurality of gas loads, a single gas moisturizer coupled in flow communication to the plurality of gas sources and the plurality of gas loads wherein the single gas moisturizer is configured to supply a flow of gas having a predetermined moisture content to the plurality of gas loads, and a control system configured to maintain the predetermined moisture content. |
| US07788929B2 |
Combustion chamber end wall with ventilation
A combustion chamber having a chamber end wall that presents a plurality of air and fuel injector devices, each of the devices including a bowl and a deflector mounted on a main axis forming a heat shield disposed around the bowl which flares in the gas flow direction and possesses an annular portion, the interface between the bowl and the deflector being situated on this annular portion, at least a portion of the interface being situated towards the end of the annular portion that is downstream in the gas flow direction, such that an annular cavity is defined between the deflector and the downstream annular portion of the interface. First bowl holes are formed in the annular portion to open out facing the edge of the chamber end wall that is in contact with the deflector in order to sustain a flow of air from upstream to downstream in the annular cavity. |
| US07788927B2 |
Turbine engine fuel nozzles and methods of assembling the same
A method for assembling a fuel nozzle for a turbine engine is provided. The method includes coupling a one-piece housing to a one-piece venturi wherein the housing defines an annular fuel nozzle tip and the venturi defines a fuel chamber within the fuel nozzle tip. The method further includes coupling a one-piece swirler to the venturi such that the swirler extends radially inward from the venturi. |
| US07788923B2 |
Constant EGR rate engine and method
An internal combustion engine (100) includes a first exhaust manifold (120), and a second exhaust manifold (118) fluidly connected to the first exhaust manifold (120) through an exhaust valve (122). An exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler (124) constantly fluidly connects the second exhaust manifold (118) with an intake manifold (112). A turbocharger (102) has a turbine (126) in fluid communication with the first exhaust manifold (120), and a compressor (132) in fluid communication with a supercharger (140). A charge air cooler (150) fluidly connects the supercharger (140) with the intake manifold (112). |
| US07788917B2 |
Method and system for feedback pressure control
A method of controlling a motor includes monitoring a pressure in a circuit supplying a pressurized fluid to the motor, determining a difference between the monitored circuit pressure and a desired circuit pressure, and determining an actuator command for an actuator that is capable of adjusting a pressure of the pressurized fluid supplied to the motor. The actuator command is determined based on the difference between the monitored circuit pressure and the desired circuit pressure, and is independent of a position of the actuator. The method also includes operating the actuator based on the actuator command. |
| US07788914B2 |
Apparatus operating hydraulic actuator for valve
The present invention relates to an apparatus operating a hydraulic actuator for valve, which can manually operate the hydraulic actuator for opening and closing the valve by which a flow rate is adjusted. According to the present invention, by manually operating the hydraulic actuator for opening and closing the valve, there is an advantage of manually opening and closing the valve and thus easily adjusting a flow rate of fluid flowing in a pipe, even when power is cut off. Further, according to the present invention, the hydraulic actuator for opening and closing the valve can be selectively connected with a hydraulic power pack so as to automatically open and close the valve using the hydraulic power pack according to a user's selection, or which can manually open and close the valve. |
| US07788912B2 |
Exhaust system and associated exhaust treatment device
This invention relates to an exhaust treatment device for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, particularly in a motor vehicle. The device comprises a housing in which at least one exhaust treatment insert is arranged, and which is composed of at least two housing sections at least one of which consists of a ferritic material and at least another of which consists of an austenitic material. In order to increase the thermal resistance of the device at least one ferritic housing section is secured to at least one austenitic housing section by means of a connection, wherein this connection consists of a material whose coefficient of thermal expansion lies between the coefficients of thermal expansion of the ferritic material and of the austenitic material. |
| US07788910B2 |
Particulate filter regeneration and NOx catalyst re-activation
A system and method may be provided for operating a system having an engine with an emission control system, the emission control system including a lean NOx trap and a particulate filter, where after lean exhaust gas air-fuel ratio regeneration of the particulate filter at an elevated regeneration temperature, a rich or intermittently rich exhaust air-fuel ratio is provided for a duration lasting until LNT temperature falls to a minimum threshold, where said rich or intermittently rich operation reactivates catalysts in the LNT and reverses deactivation caused by the elevated temperature lean operation associated with previous particulate filter regeneration. |
| US07788907B2 |
Exhaust injector spray target
A system for treating exhaust gasses from an engine includes directing a spray of reductant into exhaust gasses against a flow of exhaust gasses to a spray target. A selective catalytic reduction catalyst may be positioned downstream of the reductant injector and downstream of the spray target. |
| US07788903B2 |
Air-fuel ratio control apparatus of internal combustion engine
An air-fuel ratio control apparatus of an internal combustion engine includes first and second catalysts 10 and 12, first air-fuel ratio acquiring means 8 provided up-stream of the first catalyst, for acquiring an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas; second air-fuel ratio acquiring means 11 for acquiring an air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the second catalyst, and air-fuel ratio controlling means 13 for controlling an air-fuel ratio according to the air-fuel ratios acquired by the first and second air-fuel ratio acquiring means, and the air-fuel ratio controlling means is provided with lean control means 13 for controlling an air-fuel ratio until the second catalyst becomes lean after completion of a fuel quantity increasing operation of the engine, and intermediate lean control means 13 for performing control to change the air-fuel ratio to a lean air-fuel ratio within the range enough to make the first catalyst lean and not enough to make the second catalyst lean, between the fuel quantity increasing operation and the air-fuel ratio control by the lean control means. |
| US07788900B2 |
Electrically controlled extinguishable solid propellant motors
Motor designs that enable the control of ignition, combustion burn rate, extinguishment, and reignition of solid propellants by precise application of electrical power are provided. Design of such motors, including choice of electrode materials, the form of electric power, and exemplary facial-extent electrode and axial-extent electrode configurations are also provided. |
| US07788894B2 |
Spindle bearing for a double-thread twisting spindle
A spindle bearing for a two-for-one twisting spindle, with a spindle rotor having a thread guide body and a spindle shaft rotatably mounted in a vertical arrangement by a lower bearing device in a bearing housing which can be fastened to a spindle bank and which has an upper bearing device for mounting a protective pot. A lubricant duct extends from the top through the thread guide body at least approximately parallel to the rotational axis of the spindle shaft and opens into the lower bearing device. |
| US07788893B2 |
Apparatus and method for producing composite cable
A cable winding machine for winding together a multiple number of subconductors into a composite cable includes holding means for holding a first subconductor in the machine direction, and in a predetermined orientation of the first subconductor about its longitudinal axis as it moves through the machine; a first rotating member arranged and rotate the second subconductor around the first subconductor as the second subconductor moves through the machine and one or more further rotating members arranged to hold further subconductors aligned in the machine direction and in a predetermined orientation about their longitudinal axes and rotate the further subconductors around the subconductors wound with one another in the first winding stage of the machine. |
| US07788890B2 |
Corn stalk roll, corn stalk head and related corn stalk machine
A corn stalk roll, a corn stalk head, and a corn stalk machine suitable for harvesting cobs and separating the stalk or stem of the cob plant is described. The machine requires low cutting power and is not susceptible to jamming. |
| US07788889B2 |
Agricultural harvester with dual engines and electrical power coupling
An agricultural harvester includes a first power unit having a first rated output. The first power unit is couplable with a first primary load, including a threshing system load. A second power unit has a second rated output. The second power unit is couplable with a second primary load, including a propulsion load. A first motor/generator is mechanically coupled with the first power unit, and a second motor/generator is mechanically coupled with the second power unit. The second motor/generator is configured to electrically drive at least one external load. The second motor/generator and the first motor/generator are electrically coupled together. |
| US07788888B2 |
Work vehicle with a joystick command and control system
Self-propelled work vehicle for harvesting fruit, with a front axle, a rear axle, a steering column, an engine, a control pedal, a seat mounted in a driving position and a plurality of tools, with a control system for controlling the engine, the tools, the control pedal. The control system comprises an electronic joystick, which controls the progress of the self-propelled work vehicle for harvesting fruit so that acceleration and braking are proportional with respect to the angle is maintained when the electronic joystick is released. |
| US07788885B2 |
Method of loading food stacks
A method is provided for loading stacked food product into packages. Open top containers are arranged in rows and movable into a loading station. A shuttle conveyor has a retractable and extendable conveying surface, the conveying surface having an end region extendable to a position arranged above the containers of a row of the containers. A guiding and pushing apparatus is arranged above the row and includes guides that are lowered to capture a row of stacked food products on the conveying surface, and plungers within the guides that lower and press a top of the stacks. When the conveying surface is retracted from beneath the guides and the row of containers, the guides are lowered further, adjacent to the containers, and the plungers are lowered with respect to the guides to push the stacks into the containers. |
| US07788882B2 |
Packaging device and packaging method for hollow cathode type sputtering target
Provided are a packaging device and packaging method of a hollow cathode sputtering target which installs, in the hollow cathode sputtering target, a cover of a size capable of covering a void of the target; provides one or more through-holes to the cover; places a resin bag over them, and performs vacuum suction to the inside of the bag. This packaging device and packaging method of a hollow cathode sputtering target is capable of performing vacuum suction even to the inside of the hollow portion covered with the resin bag. |
| US07788880B2 |
Device for inserting sheets into an envelope
The invention relates to a device for inserting sheets into an envelope, comprising a holding device (11) for holding the envelope, transport means (15) for feeding the sheets to be inserted to the holding device (11), a feed device (7, 8, 9) for feeding the envelope to the holding device (11), along a feed direction, and a removal device (8, 22) for removing the filled envelope from the holding device (11), along a removal direction. The invention is characterized in that the feed device (7, 8, 9) and the removal device (8, 22) are disposed relative to the holding device (11) in such a manner that a first angle between the feed device and a main surface of the holding device (11) and a second angle between the removal direction and the main surface of the holding device (11) are predetermined in a fixed manner and are different from each other. The invention allows to simplify the construction of the device, thereby reducing its technical complexity and failure proneness. The elimination of a swiveling movement results in a gain in time, thereby increasing the capacity of the device. |
| US07788874B2 |
Roofing clip for metal roofing
A roofing clip and connector for retaining metal roofing panels to the purlins of roofs comprising a rigid clip piece in the form of a folded piece of material with a loop in the vicinity of the fold and a constricted area between the loop and the folded ends of the materials, with holes to facilitate attachment of the clip to the purlins, and with the upper fold of the clip having an upturned segment more than 69 degrees at the end thereof, and a connector to be inserted into the clip, with a tab extension extending laterally from the connector. |
| US07788866B2 |
Method and apparatus for protecting a substrate
A method and apparatus for capping and encapsulating a shaped wooden workpiece or substrate to protect against environmental elements and prevent splintering of the wooden substrate in the installed condition is disclosed. An inventive end cap having a melt ring integrally formed therewith is installed on a portion of the substrate, such as a terminus of the substrate. According to the invention, the wooden substrate is sheathed during a polymeric extrusion process with a substantially continuous, unbroken polyethylene or other polymeric layer extending from and continuous with the inventive end cap. During the extrusion process, the melt ring integrally formed along the annular walls of the end cap melt the encapsulant and form a substantially sealed configuration with the polymeric layer applied to the substrate. The melt ring is engineered to sealingly incorporate with the polymeric extrusion as the molten encapsulant is applied to the wooden substrate, to provide a substantially uniform sealed joint between the end cap and the polymeric layer while maintaining a substantially uniform cross-section along the length of the wooden substrate following completion of the encapsulation process. |
| US07788863B2 |
Astragal boot
An astragal boot is mounted onto a lower end of an astragal disposed on a free end of a semi-active door in a double-door set disposed over a threshold. The astragal boot includes a platform and a pair of lateral fins spaced from one another and being flexible and projecting downwardly from the platform to seal against the threshold. Primary fins are flexible and project downwardly from the platform a greater distance than the lateral fins and are joined to and extend between the lateral fins. The lateral fins are joined to the primary fins and hold the primary fins into sealing engagement with the threshold to prevent the penetration of water between the astragal boot and the threshold. The lateral fins hold the primary fins against the threshold because the primary fins are thinner thereby minimizing the effort required to close the semi-active door over the threshold. |
| US07788862B2 |
Window lights and frames for foam core doors
In a door constructed of spaced apart skins mounted on a rectangular frame and reinforced with the core between the skins filled with a plastic foam, a window or door light frame system consists of a two part frame system with a window light permanently installed in one part of the system and the other part releasably adapted to register with the frame part with the window light installed during shipping and rotated when installed to bring the locking elements of the several parts into registry to permanently lock the frame system in an aperture formed in a door with stop means in the locking arrangements to prevent damage to the frame system or the door on which the frame system is installed from excessive compressive forces on the frame parts. |
| US07788857B2 |
Closure rail for roofing and method using same
A closure rail may be secured along a ridge, hip, or eave of a roof to receive and secure panels in a roofing system. A closure rail may be made from a sheet of metal, folded or creased to create a cover, expanse, extension, flange, and hinge. The hinge may connect adjoining sides of the cover and expanse to allow the cover to close down on and secure an end of a panel. The extension may elevate the flange above the height of a rib on the panel to facilitate attachment of a ridge or hip cap or flashing. Multiple covers, separated by notches, may attach to an expanse, thereby allowing one closure rail to secure multiple panels. A closure rail may be used instead of “Z” closures. Such a method may allow for securing the closure rail to the roof before the panels. |
| US07788855B2 |
Corner flashing
A window corner flashing device includes a first and a second member. The first member includes a first section which is disposed adjacent a second section and is angled thereto. The first section and second section have a first edge and second edge, respectively, wherein the first member includes a first continuous flange disposed along the first and second edges of the first and second sections, respectively. The second member includes a first section having a third edge and a second section having a fourth edge. The second member further includes a first continuous mating edge which is disposed along the third and the fourth edge thereof. The first member is affixed to the second member by having the first continuous flange permanently affixed to the first continuous mating edge. |
| US07788854B2 |
Elevator entrance door sill pivotable into and out of elevator shaft via hinge connected support and alignment brackets
An elevator entrance sill assembly and method of installing and leveling of an elevator sill are provided. An elevator entrance sill assembly is provided for mounting at the elevator entrance adjacent to the elevator shaft. The sill is mounted to a support assembly which provides the necessary stiffness to prevent the sill from flexing. Hinge supports are attached to the sill assembly and mounted on the building floor adjacent to the elevator shaft and rotatable to extend upwardly from the floor and out of the elevator shaft. The door sill assembly is attachable to the hinge support while in the upward or vertical position out of the elevator shaft. The hinge support and the sill assembly are rotatable downwardly to a horizontal position on the floor after attachment of the sill assembly to the hinge support with the sill assembly extending into the elevator shaft. |
| US07788853B2 |
Door trim for vehicle
A door trim for vehicle in which a sub seal that seals the gap between a door trim body and a scuff plate is mounted, and an insertion hole is provided, into which at least one of both end portions of the sub seal is inserted. The sub seal is preferably mounted over a corner portion connecting a lower edge portion and a side edge portion of the door trim body. |
| US07788851B2 |
Window drive mechanism
A window drive mechanism includes a bracket and a cam slide moveably coupled to the bracket. In one option, the bracket is coupled to a window frame. An elongate arm is rotatably coupled to a sash substantially adjacent to a first end of the arm. In one option, the elongate arm is rotatably coupled to the bracket substantially adjacent to a second end of the arm. In another option, the elongate arm is moveably coupled to the cam slide between the first end and the second end. An actuator arm is coupled to the cam slide and operable to move the cam slide. A method for making a window assembly optionally includes providing a window frame and coupling a window drive mechanism to the window frame. |
| US07788848B1 |
Green wall planting module, support structure and irrigation control system
A green wall planting module has a rear wall, two side walls and a top and bottom wall, the top wall having a concave shape for receiving within its cross section a bottom wall of a green wall planting module mounted approximately one to four millimeters above it on a grid wall structure to suppress splashing and retain rain water. The grid wall structure comprises horizontal rods associated with a vertical wall structure of, for example, a building. The top wall of a lower mounted green wall module comprises an integral slot adapted to receive a horizontal irrigation pipe or hose which may lie horizontally in and longitudinally along the slot when the green wall modular apparatus is mounted to the grid wall. Tapered louvers are provided within the green wall planting module slanting upward from the rear wall at a predetermined angle within the module so as to collect and retain water as does the bottom concave wall of the apparatus. A controlled irrigation system including a cistern and rain barrel is provided to re-circulate collected rain water to plantings horizontally displayed by the green wall planting module. |
| US07788844B1 |
Fishing hook holder
A fishing hook holder preferably includes a base plate and two resilient outer layers. One of the two outer layers is attached to one side of the base disc and the other one of the two outer discs is attached to the other side of the base plate. A hook opening is formed through the base plate and the two outer layers. A base slot extends from a perimeter of hook opening in the base plate to provide clearance for the fishing hook. An outer slit extends from a perimeter of hook opening in each outer layer to provide an interference fit with the fishing hook. The base plate is preferably a magnetized material, such as steel. An end of the base slot may be terminated with a neodymium magnetic. A hook holder projection includes a base plate and two resilient outer layers and is retained in a threader body. |
| US07788843B2 |
Submergible container with streamline shape
A submergible container that includes a plurality of fluid passages formed through a container body to allow a chamber of the container to fill when submerged in water to form a live well is described. In embodiments described, the container is formed of an oval or egg shaped body to provide a streamline contour for towing through the water. In an illustrated embodiment, the container includes a wheel assembly and pull handle to transport the container over the ground. The illustrated container includes a closure that is operable between an open position and a closed position to insert items into the container. |
| US07788839B2 |
Compressible decoy
The bird decoy, which expands into a fully three dimensional figure of a bird and may be compressed into a flat or nearly flat package. The decoy body is hollow and covers a coiled spring which may expand to display the three dimensional body of the bird and which can be compressed into a flat storage configuration. The coiled spring is covered by a fabric bird body, which has a head, tail, coloration and features all resembling a bird. |
| US07788834B2 |
Wearable article having a backlit lenticular display
The present invention provides a wearable article such as clothing, backpacks, hats, and the like that include a backlit lenticular lens display that emits light to allow animation and special effects. The array of interlaced images can be printed directly onto the electroluminescent panel, onto a removable support sheet, or onto the back surface of the lenticular. The electroluminescent panel is laminated to form a flange portion that is radio frequency welded to bond the lenticular display device to an article that is impregnated with a bonding material. A backing material having a fabric layer and a water impenetrable layer can be affixed to the assembly such that the fabric layer contacts the skin. Alternatively, the article may have a surface a display compartment or envelope with a transparent outer surface for enclosing the electroluminescent layer, a removable image sheet, and a lenticular lens layer. |
| US07788832B2 |
System for the forced waving of flags for advertising devices and similar and corresponding operation methods
The invention relates to a system for the forced waving of flags for advertising devices and similar and to the corresponding operation methods. The inventive system comprises a support (10) for supporting a flag or similar (2) with the aid of a flag-waving shaft (20) and for securing blowing means (11) which release forced air flows (S) that are applied to the flag or a similar element disposed on the waving shaft. The aforementioned blowing means (11) supply one or more laminar air flows (S) through the outlet(s) (110) thereof. The flag-waving shaft (20) is positioned perpendicularly to the direction of flow of the laminar air flow(s) on an external side of, and close to, the outlets of the blowing means, said zone containing flows with no turbulence. |
| US07788828B2 |
Active shoe cleat system
An active shoe cleat system with a shoe having a processor in the shoe operably connected to cleats on the bottom of the shoe, at least one sensor that measures at least one parameter pertaining to ambient conditions on the shoe, a projection within the cleats that are deployed in response to control signals from the processor generated in response to data from information provided in part by the sensor, and means for urging the projection outward from within the cleat. In a preferred embodiment, the cleat may be activated by hydraulics or pneumatics or have a direct motor driven cable, gear or shaft work system. The sensors may monitor a variety of ambient conditions such as speed, torque, acceleration, force, water presence or other factors affecting traction and performance. |
| US07788825B2 |
Shoe, in particular sports shoe, with internal shock-absorbing element for the heel
A shoe, in particular a sports shoe, includes an inner sole and an outer sole the heel part of which, hollowed out with an opening oriented upwards, includes an internal shock-absorbing element, which is preferably formed as a single block with the outer sole. This shock-absorbing element has a hollow tubular open configuration, the annular section of which is not of constant thickness over all of its height, locally presenting a zone of reduced thickness, from which preferably the deformation by flexing of the shock-absorbing element occurs. Preferably, it has an outer wall that is perpendicular to the general pressure plane of the outer sole and an inner wall with a concave curvature. |
| US07788824B2 |
Shoe apparatus with improved efficiency
A shoe for improving use efficiency through reduction of neuromuscular fatigue. The shoe comprising a midsole with a suspension element and a hinge. |
| US07788821B2 |
Length measuring arrangement
A linear measuring arrangement for measuring a relative position of two objects. The linear measuring arrangement includes a unit having a housing and a scale in the housing and a scanning unit, which can be shifted relative to the unit in a measuring direction, wherein the scanning unit is arranged inside the housing and includes a heat-generating electrical component. The arrangement further includes a mounting piece, which is fastened to the scanning unit by a coupling, which is rigid in the measuring direction and resilient transversely thereto, and which extends to a mounting area arranged outside of the housing. The arrangement further includes a heat-conducting element, which is designed for transferring heat generated by the heat generating electrical component to the mounting piece and permits relative movements between the mounting piece and the scanning unit at least transversely to the measuring direction. |
| US07788820B2 |
Method and device for contacting a surface point on a workpiece
A probe head having a probe head base and a stylus is provided for contacting a surface point on a workpiece. The stylus is moveable relative to the probe head base and has a defined rest position relative to the probe head base. For the contacting, the probe head is moved relative to the workpiece until the stylus touches the surface point with a defined contacting force. A correction data record representing a hysteresis behavior of the stylus with respect to the rest position is provided, and the contacting force is determined using the correction data record. |
| US07788813B2 |
Hand held cutter
The present invention relates to a hand held cutter (11) utilizing auxiliary wheels (9) individually performing two working modes including cuts along a rectilinear path and a desired curved path. By switching a control, a pair of auxiliary wheels (9) shifts the cutter (11) from one working mode to one another. According to the unique design of the present invention, a circular disk-shaped cutting blade (14) mounted on the side edge of the pair of auxiliary wheels (9) can produce a stable and versatile cutting effects under the guidance of the auxiliary wheels (9). The application and breakthrough of technologies reduce the size of the hand held cutter (11) so that the cutter 11 can be conveniently carried around. |
| US07788801B2 |
Method for manufacturing a tamper-proof cap for an electronic module
A tamper-proof cap adapted to be mounted on a large assembly for shielding a selected area of the large assembly is disclosed. The tamper-proof cap comprises a laminate stack-up structure wherein at least one open chamber is formed. The stack-up structure comprises at least two layers wherein tamper-proof layers are formed on top of the open chamber. A plurality of vias are disposed around the open chamber, forming with said tamper proof layers a tamper-proof structure around said open chamber. The vias are adapted for connecting the tamper-proof layers to the large assembly when the tamper-proof cap is mounted. In a preferred embodiment, the tamper-proof cap further comprises a shielding layer on top of the tamper-proof layer that are preferably done using conductive ink. |
| US07788800B2 |
Method for fabricating a leadframe
A semiconductor device has a leadframe with a structure made of a base metal (105), wherein the structure consists of a chip mount pad (402) and a plurality of lead segments (403). Covering the base metal are, consecutively, a nickel layer (301) on the base metal, and a continuous layer of noble metal, which consists of a gold layer (201) on the nickel layer, and an outermost palladium layer (202) on the gold layer. A semiconductor chip (410) is attached to the chip mount pad and conductive connections (412) span from the chip to the lead segments. Polymeric encapsulation compound (420) covers the chip, the connections, and portions of the lead segments. In QFN devices with straight sides (501), the compound forms a surface (421) coplanar with the outermost palladium layer (202) on the un-encapsulated leadframe surfaces. |
| US07788799B2 |
Linear resilient material variable resistor
A variable resistance device comprises a resistive member having a resistive resilient material. A first conductor is configured to be electrically coupled with the resistive member at a first contact location over a first contact area. A second conductor is configured to be electrically coupled with the resistance member at a second contact location over a second contact area. The first contact location and second contact location are spaced from one another by a distance. The resistance between the first conductor at the first contact location and the second conductor at the second contact location is equal to the sum of a straight resistance component and a parallel path resistance component. At least one of the first location, the second location, the first contact area, and the second contact area is changed to produce a change in resistance between the first conductor and the second conductor. |
| US07788795B2 |
Method for manufacturing a magnetic head
A method for manufacturing a magnetic head that is effective for the suppression of thermal protrusion. The magnetic head includes SiO2, Si nitride, or Si oxide as a coil insulator having a low coefficient of thermal expansion and high workability. The coil insulator is arranged at a position away from the air bearing surface and the air bearing surface is made of alumina, making slider processing easy. |
| US07788794B2 |
Disc-wound transformer with foil conductor and method of manufacturing the same
A transformer and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The transformer includes a coil assembly mounted to a leg of a core. The coil assembly includes a low voltage coil and an insulation spool disposed over the low voltage coil. The insulation spool is composed of an insulating material and includes a plurality of guide strips defining a plurality of series of aligned notches. A high voltage coil is mounted to the insulation spool and includes a plurality of disc windings disposed in the series of aligned notches, respectively. Each of the disc windings comprises alternating concentric conductor layers and insulating layers. The conductor layers each have a width to thickness ratio of greater than 20:1. |
| US07788791B2 |
Method of joining a plurality of conductor segments to form stator winding
In a method, a first electrode is moved to contact with first paired ends of first paired conductor segments. Next, a second electrode is moved opposing the first paired ends Electric conduction is established between the first electrode and the second electrode via the first paired ends of the first paired conductor segments to weld the first paired ends of the first paired conductor segments based on the electrical conduction therebetween. Next, the second electrode is moved opposing second paired ends of second paired conductor segments while the first electrode is kept in contact with the first paired ends. Electric conduction is established between the first electrode and the second electrode via the welded first paired ends and the second paired ends to thereby weld the second paired ends of the second paired conductor segments based on the electrical conduction therebetween. |
| US07788789B2 |
Method of fabricating crystal oscillator with pedestal
The present invention provides a method of fabricating a crystal oscillator with pedestal for surface mounting, which is provided on a base surface of a crystal oscillator from which a pair of lead wires extends and which is formed by injection molding using a mold with a liquid-crystal polymer as raw material; wherein protrusions that follow the shape of said mold are provided on at least a corner around the outer periphery of the surface of the oscillator pedestal facing said base surface of said crystal oscillator; a non-defective product is assumed to be one in which the upper surface of each of said protrusions is a flat surface, but a defective product is assumed to be one in which the flat surface of said protrusion is ridged; and only a non-defective product is mounted onto the base surface of the crystal oscillator. This makes it possible to provide a method of fabricating a crystal oscillator by which reliability is increased while the strength of the oscillator pedestal is maintained. |
| US07788788B2 |
Tool for insertion or removal of electrical connectors
A drive tool that may be attached to a driven tool which has a drive head, a shank, a tool body, and a longitudinal slot in the drive head whose upper end portion is sloped to provide a ramp, the drive tool being adapted to be pushed downward into a hollow end of the driven tool to then become locked in place relative to the driven tool, both rotationally and longitudinally, so that the driven tool can then be driven forward and concurrently driven in either a clockwise or a counterclockwise rotation. |
| US07788776B2 |
Method of producing piezoelectric actuator
Grooves are formed in a supporting plate around element-arrangement areas in which a plurality of piezoelectric elements are to be arranged respectively. After forming the grooves, the piezoelectric elements are formed in the element-arrangement areas respectively by making particles of a piezoelectric material to be deposited on the element-arrangement areas in an amount which is more than an amount of the particles of the piezoelectric material made to be deposited on areas formed with the grooves. Accordingly, there is provided a method of producing a piezoelectric actuator and a piezoelectric actuator which make it possible to easily form the piezoelectric elements arranged densely. |
| US07788773B2 |
Double-sided engaging element for slide fastener
A double-sided engaging element for a slide fastener, comprising a central elevated portion elevated from a coupling base surface; and a pair of right and left projecting portions formed to project from a body portion toward the central elevated portion and to be elevated from the coupling base surface, wherein a central elevated portion of a mating element is detachably coupled in a dent surrounded by the central elevated portion, the right and left projecting portions and a stepped surface. A dimension (T0) between inside elevation startup edges of the right and left projecting portions is set smaller than a dimension (R0) between right and left elevation startup edges of the central elevated portion, and a first missing portion is formed on an outside corner of an end portion of each of the right and left projecting portions opposing the central elevated portion. |
| US07788772B2 |
Shoulder strap holder
A shoulder strap holder for a garment that can be worn on a shoulder of a jacket, a coat or any clothing which is aesthetically pleasing and can be worn as is. The shoulder strap holder comprising two monocoque parts; a top plate with a grooved design, a cylindrical portion with an interior cavity having a screw thread formed therein and terminating at one end thereof in a flange comprising a plurality of apertures; a bottom plate comprising a pin screw extending outwardly therefrom and a plurality of apertures representing the sewing holes, the pin screw being screwed in the cylindrical portion through an eyelet fixed on the shoulder portion of a garment leaving an holding space to hold on any strap, the eyelet catching and protecting the fabric or material thus forming a shoulder strap holder for a garment. |
| US07788768B2 |
Door closer
A door closer that integrally incorporates a door-opening-assistance device, and that therefore eliminates the need for unnecessary troublesome adjustment between parts, and whose number of parts is reduced, making said door closer compact. The door closer 1 includes a closer 1a that includes a pinion 5 that rotates in the forward and reverse directions when the door is opened or closed, respectively. A cylinder 9 is meshed with the pinion 5 and moves forward and backward. A closing spring 14 energizes the door in the closing direction via the cylinder 9 and the pinion 5. A opening-assistance device 1b that includes an opening spring 22 that stores an opening force in the door-opening direction due to the movement of the cylinder 9 when the door is opened. Locking mechanisms 27, 28, and 29, that—when the door is opened—lock the opening spring 22 under an opening-force-storing condition. An unlocking mechanisms 23 and 24 that—when the door is closed—unlock the locking mechanisms. The closer 1a and the door-opening-assistance device 1b are inside the same case 6 and interlinked by the opening of the door. |
| US07788765B2 |
Air recirculating surface cleaning device
A fluid recirculating cleaning device includes an exhaust port defining an exhaust port longitudinal axis, a fluid source end and an exhaust end defining a first cross-sectional area. A suction port includes a suction port longitudinal axis, a fluid exit end and a fluid entrance end defining a second cross-sectional area greater than the first cross-sectional area. The suction port includes a second outer surface that extends from the entrance end toward the fluid exit end. A vacuum blower motor sucks fluid in through the suction port to create fluid flow away from the vacuum motor and toward the exhaust port exhaust end. The exhaust port exhaust end is recessed from the suction port fluid entrance end and the two ports are located with respect to one another so that fluid flow from the exhaust port will be effectively drawn into the suction port. |
| US07788764B2 |
Portable suction device for cleaning jobs
A suction device for cleaning jobs comprising a bladed impeller (1) actuated by a motor and suitable for being housed inside a carcass provided with an inlet opening for an airflow and an outlet opening, where said impeller (1) comprises a first series of blades (2) and a second series of blades (3), which rotate firmly fixed together, coaxial to each other and distributed in a staggered manner, suitable for respectively generating an axial flow and a radial flow, said second series of blades (3) being arranged downstream of the first series of blades (2), with respect to the inlet opening, so that the air sucked in is transmitted from the first series of blades (2) to the second series of blades (3) before it reaches the outlet opening. |
| US07788763B2 |
Fan motor noise reduction device and vacuum cleaner with the same
A vacuum cleaner includes a fan motor generating air current, a main body receiving the fan motor, a wheel allowing the main body to smoothly move, a flexible connecting hose extending from the main body, an expandable extending tube connected to the connecting holes, a suction nozzle connected to an end of the extending tube to suck outer air, an inner sound absorption member disposed around the fan motor to absorb noise generated by the fan motor, a casing disposed around the inner sound absorption member to enclose the fan motor, the casing being provided with an air hole through which the air is exhausted in a side direction of the fan motor, and an outer sound absorption member disposed around the casing to absorb the noise generated by the fan motor. |
| US07788757B2 |
Fun shower brush
The invention is a fun shower brush. The brush has a bubble-making device on its top part. Different kinds of brush can be fitted into the front of the shower brush to meet the needs of the user. This design makes the brush suitable for use by the general public and the bubble-making device makes showering more fun. |
| US07788756B2 |
Brush part for electric toothbrush
A brush part for an electric toothbrush in which tufts of bristles are arranged in polygons, and in which the tufts of bristles lean, either around the polygons or inwardly and outwardly, so that the tuft alignments converge and preferably cross. |
| US07788755B2 |
Apparatus for sensing type of unbalance of washing machine and method thereof
A method for sensing a type of an unbalance of a washing machine is provided. The method may include detecting a vibration amount of a tub using a multi-axis acceleration sensor; detecting a vibration amount of an rpm of a motor; and judging a type of an unbalance based on the vibration amount and the rpm vibration amount. The method may also include detecting a vibration amount of a tub at a plurality of positions of the tub using a plurality of multi-axis acceleration sensors; detecting a time difference of vibration occurrence at the plurality of positions, and thereby calculating a vibration phase difference; and judging a type of an unbalance based on the vibration amount detected at the plurality of positions and the vibration phase difference. |
| US07788747B2 |
Apparatus and method for closing hospital bed gaps
A patient support including a frame, a mattress supported by the frame, and a set of siderails configured to block egress of a patient from the patient support. The siderails are configured to reduce gaps defined between the siderails and the other components of the patient support. |
| US07788745B1 |
Hammock
A hammock for supporting a load above a surface by a support structure is disclosed. The hammock includes two preferred embodiments, one being a complete hammock and the other that converts an existing hammock to the improved device. The hammock includes a flexible sheet which includes a plurality of cord engagement means. The first hammock embodiment includes a pair of rigid rods attached to the flexible sheet at the cord engagement means with an elastic cord. The hanging means fixes each rod to the support structure. In the second embodiment, the elongated support means is a non-elastic elongated transition member which includes a plurality of cord engagement means and a pair of hammock support attachments. The hanging means includes an elongated rigid member fixed to the support structure by a non-elastic tensile member. As such, the pair of elongated transition members and elastic cords may be added to existing hammocks in order to make the present invention. |
| US07788743B2 |
Drain cover
A drain cover adapted for engagement in a cavity above the drain aperture in the surface forming a pool or spa and below a top component. The top component features a substantially transparent center section which provides a view of a display component housed in a display cavity formed between the drain aperture and the center section of the top component. The display component is easily changed by removal of the top component, replacing the display component, and remounting the top component. |
| US07788742B2 |
Cistern outlet valve assembly
A cistern outlet valve assembly (10). The assembly includes an outlet orifice (14) and a buoyant member (20). The buoyant member (20) has an outlet seal (22) on one side and a housing seal (26) on the other. The assembly (10) also includes a valve housing (18) is adapted to cover the buoyant member (20). The housing (18) has large clearance guide means (30) adapted to guide movement of the buoyant member (20) from a closed position in which the outlet seal (22) seals against the outlet orifice (14) and an open position in which the housing seal (20) seals against the housing (18). When the buoyant member (20) is in the open position any fluid incident on the guide means (30) is prevented from flowing onto the buoyant member (20) by the housing seal (20) sealing against the housing (18). |
| US07788739B1 |
Male fertility enhancement garment
A male undergarment providing a comfort barrier between the groin and outerwear with enhancements for promoting male fertility. By use of less restrictive (and confining) clothing adjuncts to the conventional undergarment, an environment for genitalia, primarily the testes, is acquired that will reduce the level of body heat accumulating in the zone or regions proximate those organs. Elements are used that will reduce the normally existing temperatures: a dam, consisting minimally of a fabric partition, for compartmentally segregating genitalia from the loins; thermally isolation, by use of suitable insulative/reflective fabrics, on the dam and between the segregated organs and groin regions; and, a vented, independent, scrotal compartment. Contrary to the modern norm, the genitalia are allowed to assume a more natural, pendulous suspension, one more conducive to the vitality of spermatozoa. |
| US07788737B2 |
Cut resistant glove and apparel
A glove or apparel formed at least partially from a knitted thread substrate and including areas on an outer surface which has a substantially continuous surface surrounding ends of the finger portions and thumb portion of the glove and areas which have a substantially non-continuous surface positioned over the palm portion and the back of the hand portion of the glove. |
| US07788736B2 |
Item of clothing such as a light jacket, heavy jacket, sports jacket or the like
An item of clothing, such as a light jacket, heavy jacket, sports jacket or the like, comprising, at the inside of the back, a fastener for fastening to the upper body of a user which comprises two shoulder straps which are adapted to allow the item of clothing to hang from the upper body when it is not being worn. |
| US07788735B1 |
Under cape protector
A device designed to protect a user's clothing from spills and mishaps is placed underneath a vinyl protector commonly used in beauty salons during shampooing and other hair and beauty treatments. When used in this manner, it provides additional protection for a user's clothing and ensures that water and other liquids that get underneath the vinyl protector will not contact the wearer's clothing. It is comprised of a soft absorbent material such as terry cloth and fastens about a neck of the user with the aid of a fastener system. It is perfect for eating messy foods in the home, in restaurants, or in locations where eating is awkward, such as in the car. It is also ideal for the elderly, the physically disabled, or others with diminished coordination that may frequently soil their clothes while eating. |