Patents Issued in January 18, 2007
  • Publication number: 20070011894
    Abstract: A laser alignment device is disclosed according to the present invention, which may emit a laser beam and form one or more reference lines on an object surface. The laser alignment device, comprising a body in which a laser emitter is provided, the body is connected with a base that includes a fixing means. The laser alignment device is sucked onto the surface of the object by a suction cup. The suction cup is connected to a cylinder further comprising a piston which may slide therein due to a spring means so that the suction force of the suction cup can be adjusted. This laser alignment device does not cause any damage when fixed onto a wall surface. The fixing means has a strong suction force and may fix the laser alignment device onto the wall surface for a long time, and thus the trouble due to unsteady position or disengagement in operation is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Ming Chen
  • Publication number: 20070011895
    Abstract: A directional sensor system that incorporates a single axis sensor element that is manipulated to a plurality of orientations. The resulting responses of the sensor element at these locations are combined to obtain a measure of orientation of the system. The system applicable for determining orientation of instrumentation within a well borehole such as measurement-while-drilling, wireline and tubing conveyed borehole instrumentation. The system can be used in other subsurface and surface applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: PRECISION ENERGY SERVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Roger Bartel, Jian-Qun Wu
  • Publication number: 20070011896
    Abstract: A multi-purpose tool includes a graduated extension pivotably and lockably connected to a leveling extension. The graduated extension includes graduations for measuring length, angles, pitch, or a combination of these measurements. Angles may also be measured with a graduated disc. The leveling extension includes at least one bubble level for checking the horizontal or vertical orientation of the leveling extension. The leveling extension may include graduations for measuring length, angles, pitch, or a combination of these measurements. The tool may be extended such that the graduated and leveling extensions are collinear, having a total length of 16 inches end to end. A multi-purpose tool may be conveniently used to take the place of several separate tools such as a speed square, a T-bevel, and an extended torpedo level. The tool may also allow quick determination of the required distance between wall studs, rafters, and floor joists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Jeffrey Diaz, Geoffrey Diaz
  • Publication number: 20070011897
    Abstract: A ruler incorporates a central longitudinal reinforcement strip. The strip has an upper surface which simulates wood grain. A pair of bosses integral with the base are received by openings of the inlay strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Javier Verdura, Peter Michaelian, Stuart Farnworth
  • Publication number: 20070011898
    Abstract: A spacer providing a substantially uniform space between adjacent tiles includes spacer legs extending radially from a common junction. The spacer legs, made from a porous material, are permanently adherable to a tile bonding material utilized to adhere the tiles to an underlying surface, and/or a grout material filling a gap between tiles. A process for making a tile spacer includes providing thinset material to which a liquid latex admix material is added. The materials are distributed evenly to a consistency of a damp fluffy sand-like mixture which is then placed into a mold of a desired shape and packed into the mold to bond the materials while still damp to form the tile spacer. The spacer is extracted from the mold and placed on a flat rigid sheet. The spacer is moist cured and dried at room temperature environment with 40-99% humidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Keith Frank, Scott Gerling
  • Publication number: 20070011899
    Abstract: A sensing contact probe includes a beam support and a probe. The probe has a bent beam body that extends from the beam support to a probe tip face that has a position and faces in an angular direction. The bent beam body has first and second beam layers bonded together and have differing residual stresses that bend the beam body. A stress relief region is formed in the bent beam body. The stress relief region has an adjusted stress property that adjusts the bending to control the probe tip face position and angular direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Edward Charles Gage, Yiao-Tee Hsia, Wei Peng, James Kiely
  • Publication number: 20070011900
    Abstract: A template for use in cutting a good contained in a pan enables the baked good to be cut into a plurality of substantially equi-sized pieces. The template includes a substantially planar body including a plurality of first slots and a plurality of second slots. The plurality of first slots are substantially parallel and are spaced approximately equi-distantly across the body. The plurality of second slots are substantially parallel and are oriented obliquely with respect to the plurality of first slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Jeffrey Mastroianni
  • Publication number: 20070011901
    Abstract: A cleaning device for oil dipsticks includes two parts pivotably connected with each other and each part includes clamping portion at a first end thereof and a handle at a second end thereof. A cleaning member is connected to the two handles. The user pivots the two handles toward each other to wipe the oil on the oil dipstick by the cleaning member and the device can conveniently clamps to any part in the engine room when not in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Min-Lan Kou
  • Publication number: 20070011902
    Abstract: An adapter is disclosed which allows for the removable attachment of a shorter and narrower roller cover to a standard patent apparatus spinner drier. The adapter device removably attaches to the spinning end of a spinner mechanism and has at an opposite end an attachment mechanism for receipt into a narrow cover roller so that the small cover roller may be spun dry at high speeds and removed from the spinner. The adapter fits a standard spinner and allows a smaller nap roller to be attached thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: James Johnston
  • Publication number: 20070011903
    Abstract: A drying apparatus includes a hollow main body having an inside defining a water collection zone located at a lower portion thereof, a heat convection zone located above the water collection zone, and a drying zone located above the heat convection zone for drying an article to be dried. Thus, the drying apparatus produces hot air that is formed by a heat convection effect so as to dry the article placed in the drying zone efficiently, thereby enhancing the drying effect of the drying apparatus. In addition, the pivotable covers are pivoted outward to open the drying zone to allow the solar rays directly entering the main body so as to dry the article placed in the drying zone by the solar rays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Hung-Shen Chang
  • Publication number: 20070011904
    Abstract: A process for preparing agglomerated particles comprising a) providing an active agent in a form suitable for spray drying; and b) combining the active agent with dry silicified microcrystalline cellulose in a dryer to form agglomerated particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: J. Rettenmaier & Soehne GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Bob Sherwood, Joseph Zeleznik, David Schaible, Theodore Montalto
  • Publication number: 20070011905
    Abstract: A system and method of moving a meniscus from a first surface to a second surface includes forming a meniscus between a head and a first surface. The meniscus can be moved from the first surface to an adjacent second surface, the adjacent second surface being parallel to the first surface. The system and method of moving the meniscus can also be used to move the meniscus along an edge of a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Garcia, John de Larios, Michael Ravkin, Fred Redeker, Carl Woods
  • Publication number: 20070011906
    Abstract: A dryer apparatus for use in a woven and knitted fabric is constructed such that a first drying rack disposed at an upper step, and at least one step of a second drying rack disposed at a lower step thereof are provided in a frame. Each of the drying racks is formed of a drying surface having ventilation. A first drying device is disposed above the first drying rack, and a second drying device is disposed above the second rack. Each of the drying devices is formed of a drying irradiation surface for irradiating heat ray and/or heated air, and is constructed to be movable for reciprocation along the drying surface of the drying rack by means of a driving device. The drying device disposed above the second drying rack is constructed to be able to switch a direction of the drying irradiation surface from downside to upside and to be able to dry from both of an upper and a lower surface of the first drying rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Toshiaki Morita
  • Publication number: 20070011907
    Abstract: A vapor-permeable and waterproof sole for shoes, particularly but not exclusively for open shoes such as sandals, sabots and the like. The sole includes a lower element, on which a tread is integrated in a downward region, the lower element chosen between an element that is vapor-permeable at least in an upward region and a perforated element, and an upper vapor-permeable and/or perforated element further. A vapor-permeable and waterproof membrane is interposed between the lower element and the upper element, the membrane and the lower element and the upper element are joined hermetically in the perimetric regions of mutual contact, and at least one vapor-permeable comfort layer, which composes the lower element and/or the upper element and is made of three-dimensional fabric, forms a ventilation gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: GEOX S.p.A.
    Inventor: Mario Polegato Moretti
  • Publication number: 20070011908
    Abstract: A health shoe comprises a rubber sole having a groove formed at a rear end of a reel portion at an upper surface of the sole; an ozone device being installed in the groove; the ozone device having a power charging seat; an upper side of the ozone device having a cambered pressible cover. A front end of the groove is formed with a storage tank; a trench serving to communicate the storage tank with the groove. A middle pad covers upon the upper surface; the middle pad having a plurality of air holes. Ozone can spray out from the air holes. A shoe pad covers upon the middle pad. When the thenar of a user presses upon the pressable cover, ozone will be emitted out to an upper surface of the shoe pad so as to sterilize the germs in the shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Jung-Chou Huang, Chiu-Jung Chu, Shun-Hsien Wang
  • Publication number: 20070011909
    Abstract: Women's footwear (shoes) that can be worn/used as both a high heel (pump) type shoes as well a flat heel type shoe. Model number one of the transformable shoe feature a raised heel that the raised heel part of the shoe clips on and off the back (heel) part of the shoe by way of a slot clip. When the raised heel is clipped into the heel part of the shoe body they product can be worn/used as a high heel type shoe. When the raised heel is unclipped from the heel part of the shoe body the product could then be worn as a flat heel type shoe. When the raised heel is unclipped from the shoe body the shoe then collapses to a flat type shoe but still keeping the size of the shoe wearer constant and still looking attractive. The shoe conforms from a fitting pump type shoe to a fitting type flat heel type shoe by way of the plastic/rubber/nylon type material that makes up the exterior and interior body of the shoe(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: John Palmeri
  • Publication number: 20070011910
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wraparound lacing system for use in all manner of footwear. The lacing system includes a lace which encircles the upper and midsole of the article of footwear in a spiral, helical, coiled or similar wound wraparound pattern. The upper includes finger members which independently adjust to the contours of the wearer's foot while providing a snug and secure fit. The upper and midsole are integrally formed as a unitary structure. The housing of the upper and the midsole includes channels therein which receive the wraparound lace. The lace can be affixed at one or both ends to the midsole or to the upper. Removable lace end keepers on the upper permit the user to adjust the length of the lace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: The Timberland Company
    Inventor: Martin Keen
  • Publication number: 20070011911
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wraparound lacing system for use in all manner of footwear. The lacing system includes a lace which encircles the upper and midsole of the article of footwear in a spiral, helical, coiled or similar wound wraparound pattern. The upper includes finger members which independently adjust to the contours of the wearer's foot while providing a snug and secure fit. The upper and midsole are integrally formed as a unitary structure. The housing of the upper and the midsole includes channels therein which receive the wraparound lace. The lace can be affixed at one or both ends to the midsole or to the upper. Removable lace end keepers on the upper permit the user to adjust the length of the lace. Siping and/or elongated, raised ridge members may be positioned along the bottom surface of the outsole for enhanced traction on wet surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: The Timberland Company
    Inventors: Douglas Clark, Stephen Opie, Martin Keen
  • Publication number: 20070011912
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wraparound lacing system for use with footwear. The lacing system includes a lace which encircles the housing of the article of footwear in a spiral, helical, coiled or similar wound wraparound pattern. The housing includes finger members which independently adjust to the contours of the wearer's foot while providing a snug and secure fit. The housing of the upper and the midsole includes channels therein which receive the wraparound lace. The lace can be affixed at one or both ends to the midsole or to the upper. Removable lace end keepers on the upper permit the user to adjust the length of the lace. Recessed cavities may be positioned along the lacing channels to promote easy adjustment of the lace. The lace may run along channels formed between fingers and an overlying shell structure. The lace may run through a tube structure within the channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: The Timberland Company
    Inventors: Douglas Clark, Stephen Opie, Martin Keen, Christopher Adam, Michael Kirk
  • Publication number: 20070011913
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sports boot (1) for walking or cross-country skiing, with a flexible shaft (2) receiving the foot, and a reinforcement (5) surrounding the shaft (2) on its external side by sections and being connected with the outsole (3). The shaft (2) is formed in this connection by a cushioned inner boot (6), and a coat (8) of fabric o some other material compatible with the skin. The reinforcement (5) is formed by a latticed or net-like support structure (12) for the inner boot (6), and composed of flexible ribbon elements (13) having, however, the highest possible tensile strength, and being made of plastic or textiles, said ribbon elements resting against external part sections of the inner boot (6), or surrounding the inner boot (6) on its external side within part sections. In this connection, the latticed or net-like support structure (12) is variable with respect to its delimiting or receiving volume as required by means of a lacing system (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Helmut Holzer, Michael Bretz
  • Publication number: 20070011914
    Abstract: The present invention provides a floating anatomical protector for use in articles of footwear, and is particularly suited for footwear employing a wraparound lacing system. The floating anatomical protector preferably does not directly contact the superstructure of the article of footwear when worn. Instead, the lacing or other fastening system retains the floating anatomical protector in place over the wearer's foot and/or leg. For instance, the instep region of the foot, the shin, Achilles heel, calf, etc. may be covered by the floating anatomical protector. Multiple segments or separate protectors may be used. The lace may run between different layers of the floating anatomical protector. Also, the floating anatomical protector may directly contact the wearer's skin, or it may be used in conjunction with a bootie, sock or other intermediate material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: The Timberland Company
    Inventors: Martin Keen, Stephen Opie
  • Publication number: 20070011915
    Abstract: A post-pedicure shoe according to the present invention includes a sole having front and rear ends and upper and lower surfaces. A foam cushion is situated atop the sole upper layer for comfortably accommodating a person's foot. The shoe includes a toe cover pivotally coupled to the front of the sole and is movable between open and closed configurations. The toe cover includes a configuration for protecting a person's toe nails from debris or contact with the shoe while still enabling the person to walk around. The shoe also includes a plurality of toe separators adjacent the sole front end for keeping the toes from touching one another while the shoe is worn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Kathy Allen
  • Publication number: 20070011916
    Abstract: Shoe (10), in particular for a child, which advantageously has an unusually long lifetime, is of the type comprising a sole (12) and a upper (14), that define a determined fitting volume (V2), in which a determined length (L2) and a determined fitting (C2) are individualized, said shoe (10) comprising at least one removable, fittable spacer (20), which determines a reduced fitting volume (V1), in which a reduced length (L1) and a reduced fitting (C1) are individualized with respect to said determined length (L2) and said determined fitting (C2), respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: Kellismere LLC
    Inventor: Oliviero Olivieri
  • Publication number: 20070011917
    Abstract: A footwear component is disclosed for the purpose of adding athletic and muscle-toning benefit to virtually any shoe type by way of manufacturing in a false heel. The false heel is comprised of a pliable yet durable material that covers and hides a gap that is created by the lack of midsole support under the heel portion of the boot for the purpose of engaging leg muscles that are normally at rest when the heel is supported. The gap is defined by the heel portion of a full, ground-contacting outsole and the heel portion of the boot. By covering this gap, the wearer is afforded a normal shoe appearance while getting a gradual all day muscle-toning workout. In more athletic embodiments of the present invention, the shoe can convert to a better-performing configuration by drawing up and securing the heel portion of the outsole via a hidden or not hidden strap or straps and a pivot point designed into the outsole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Kenneth Hayes
  • Publication number: 20070011918
    Abstract: A shoe with increased flexibility in a forefoot portion that includes an upper, an upper lining, an outsole, a footbed and a flexible insole. The flexible insole is located in the forefoot portion of the upper and is stitched directly to the upper lining along a perimeter of the flexible insole. The footbed includes a heel pad that is located in the heel portion of the shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Rebecca Snow, Guilherme Roch, John Deem, Joanne Holmes, Kelly Myatt
  • Publication number: 20070011919
    Abstract: Articles of footwear and footwear systems include modules, e.g., for sensing physical and/or physiological characteristics associated with use of the footwear or for performing other functions. Such systems and methods may use physical or other interaction(s) between the module and the article of footwear for activating and/or deactivating the module and/or sensing devices included with the module, for confirming whether the module and footwear are authorized for use with one another, and/or for automatic data algorithm selection methods. Additionally, such systems and methods also may use the activation and/or authentication systems for the module for data input to the module. Some examples of such systems and methods may utilize magnets and magnetic sensing systems and/or light (or other radiation) sources and sensing systems for activation, authentication, data input, and/or algorithm selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Charles Case
  • Publication number: 20070011920
    Abstract: The invention is directed to intelligent systems for articles of footwear that adjust automatically in response to a measured performance characteristic. The intelligent systems include one or more adjustable elements coupled to a mechanism that actuates the adjustable elements in response to a signal from a sensor to modify the performance characteristic of the article of footwear. The intelligent system adjusts the performance characteristics of the article of footwear without human intervention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: adidas International Marketing B.V.
    Inventors: Christian DiBenedetto, Mark Oleson, Charles Roth, Mark Thompson
  • Publication number: 20070011921
    Abstract: A promotional product comprising at least two, preferably, three panels, namely a durable and retainable central panel with two peripheral panels hingedly attached thereto. The central panel is durable and advantageously carries an erasable memo board with and appropriate marker in a holder, and the side panels bear promotional material, which may be in the form of redeemable coupons detachably mounted, for example by perforations, for ease of removal and use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Jay Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20070011922
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a cup cover covering a cup that includes a thin film to seal a top opening of the cup. The cup cover includes an advertisement printed thereon. In a preferred embodiment, the advertisement printed on the thin film sealing the top opening of the cup further includes a special color commonly associated with a name brand for highlighting the advertisement for the name brand. In another preferred embodiment, the thin film for sealing the top opening of the cup further comprising a small breakable area for inserting a straw therein. In another preferred embodiment, the thin film for sealing the top opening of the cup further includes a pull up tap for pulling up the thin film for opening the top opening. In another preferred embodiment, the thin film for sealing the top opening of the cup further includes a pull up tap for pulling up a portion of the thin film to function as a drinking opening on the thin film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Chang-Fu Huang, Roger Huang
  • Publication number: 20070011923
    Abstract: An inflatable doll display has a barrel and a doll. The barrel has an inner wall and an outer wall, and a board transversely provided in an interior of the barrel to form an upper chamber and a lower chamber. The fabric doll is provided on the board and has a plane transversely provided in a middle portion of the doll to form an upper part and a lower part. An inflator is mounted in the lower chamber and has a first tube which is received between the inner wall and the outer wall, and a second tube which is inserted into the lower part. A first end of a third tube is inserted into the barrel and a second end of the third tube is inserted into the upper part. Hence, with the alternating operation of the inflator, the doll is raised or lowered to achieve an attractive effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: Gemmy Industries Corporation
    Inventor: Sheng-Hung Hsu
  • Publication number: 20070011924
    Abstract: A display device including an image selector, for selectively displaying images of a multi-image indicia carrier, a back board, a motor that provides relative movement between the back board and the image selector and an indicia carrier detachably placed between the image selector and the back board, such that it moves with the back board, at least partially due to a non-interlocking coupling of the indicia carrier to the back board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: IMM Technologies Ltd.
    Inventor: Yossi Dana
  • Publication number: 20070011925
    Abstract: An engaging rack for engagement with a cylindrical banner adapted for mounting on a tire stack. The rack features top and bottom components having a circular perimeter edge substantially the diameter of a tire. At least one elongated member engages between the top component and the bottom component with the resulting rack dimensioned to provide a mount for said cylindrical banner conventionally engaged over stacks of tires. Rollers may be engaged for easy transport and the elongated members may be telescopic to adjust height. The device may be provided in kit form with different diameters for the top and bottom components to adjust the rack for ultimate dimension to accommodate various sized tire stack banners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Kelly Edwards
  • Publication number: 20070011926
    Abstract: An address placard that can be converted into a shelf is disclosed. The address placard may include features such as solar or external powered illumination of the address numbers where the illumination is either in front or behind the address. The address placard can be opened by depressing the placard, or by rotating the placard to an open condition. In the open condition, the shelf may include hooks or other components that can aid a person that may be carrying a number of packages. The address placard and shelf may further include an additional locked area or combination area that allows a concealed key to be stored. A writing surface may also be included to leave a note. A doorbell or signaling mechanism may also be included with the address placard that signals when the placard is opened or when a button is depressed within the placard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Edward Yniguez
  • Publication number: 20070011927
    Abstract: Collapsible structures are provided that have one or more support frames, each having a foldable frame member that has a folded and an unfolded orientation, with the frame member defining a periphery for the support frame. Where more than one support frame is provided, the support frames can be hingedly coupled to each other. The frame member(s) can be used, for example, to support panel pieces, objects and coverings, among others. In some embodiments, one or more objects can be coupled to and supported by the support frame(s). In other embodiments, a covering may be placed over the support frame(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Yu Zheng
  • Publication number: 20070011928
    Abstract: A triangular warning sign for vehicles includes a triangular carrier board, a power supply and a mount. The triangular board is used for carrying a triangular warning sign and the power supply while the mount makes the triangular board stand perpendicular to the ground. The triangular warning sign is composed by electro luminescent pieces or a plurality of light-emitting diodes. The power supply can be solar power supply, batteries, or a car charger and it can automatically switch between the solar energy and batteries depending on occasions for providing the triangular warning sign power. In usage, the invention illuminates by Electro Luminescent or light-emitting diode to achieve features of electricity-saving, safety, and enough brightness for better warning effect, more convenience and energy-saving. The present invention can further disposed with an alarm and the power supply is with both AC and DC charging capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Tsang-Hsuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20070011929
    Abstract: This invention relates to improvement of the joint structure of an electronic image frame comprising a panel unit structured with a transparent protective layer and a frame body of which a side is provided with a fixing portion; and an electronic body, connected to the fixing portion of the panel unit, comprises a display corresponding to the transparent protective layer, and at a side of the body more than one wedge corresponding to the fixing portion are provided, while at the other side at least one joint corresponding to the fixing portion is provided. Thus, the panel unit of the frame may be firmly connected to the electronic body and the panel may be easily removed for replacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Kelly Cheng
  • Publication number: 20070011930
    Abstract: An air conditioner cover kit used seasonally, includes a square or rectangular frame, which break down into a plurality of slats, which are joined together by fasteners such as brackets and screws. The frame can be broken down and snapped together with reusable hinges, such as those used in a bridge card table fastener configuration. The frame itself is used so that a typical picture frame can be adapted so that the picture can cover the unsightly air-conditioner during the wintertime when it is not in use. The air-conditioner cover insulates, blocking cold air from the outside. The cover can also match decorative motif in a room; it can simulate wallpaper/wall coverings or it can have a decorative image thereon. It can also have a mirror. It conserves energy, protects the adjacent room from cold outside air coming in and seals the house from air leaks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Carol Yarmosh
  • Publication number: 20070011931
    Abstract: A rapid-fire weapon has a barrel with a projectile insertable into the barrel, which comprises several sub-projectiles disposed one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the barrel and supporting each other. A propellant charge and an ignition means are provided behind each sub-projectile for the sequential ignition of the propellant charges so that the sub-projectiles are successively ejected from the barrel. The sub-projectiles (4) are firmly connected with each other in the area of the propellant charges (6, 6?) in each case by means of a mechanical connection and the connections have in each case at least one rated break point (7, 7?) which is broken in a defined fashion after the ignition of the respective propellant by the pressure of the propellant gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: NICO-PYROTECHNIK HANNS-JURGEN DIEDERICHS GMBH & CO
    Inventor: Detlef Haeselich
  • Publication number: 20070011932
    Abstract: A telescoping leg for a firearm, the telescoping leg including a housing, a first telescoping portion mounted inside the housing, means for extending the first telescoping portion a second telescoping portion mounted inside the first telescoping portion, and means for extending the second telescoping portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Moshe Oz
  • Publication number: 20070011933
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for protecting different articles against birds, insects and dust. The inventive device consists of a tubular element (11) comprising a flexible mesh or a non-woven fabric, which can be closed at the upper and lower openings thereof and which encloses the article to be protected (9a,9b). The invention is also equipped with a series of hoops (17) or supports which keep the tube (11) at a certain distance from the article to be protected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Manuel Robert, Maria Gomez Gamez
  • Publication number: 20070011934
    Abstract: A fishing system with audio and visual signals is capable of use with both tip ups and tip downs. The fishing system includes a tower like tubular support extending from a base member configured to receive at least on tip down. The tubular support includes a tubular visual signal housed at a location on the support and an audio signal housed within the support. The tubular support includes a first wiring outlet configured for wiring a switch on the tip downs to the audio and visual signals and a second wiring outlet for wiring a switch on the tip ups to the audio and visual signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Theodore Rayfield
  • Publication number: 20070011935
    Abstract: A device for stunning fish comprising: an elongate member comprising an open channel through which a fish can pass; a pneumatically operated gun pivotally mounted in said channel, said gun comprising an impact cylinder and piston, wherein said piston is connected to a cylinder striker which is retractably extendable from a sleeve on said cylinder, and wherein said gun can pivot between a lowered firing position where said striker can stun said fish at a set point in a channel and a raised position where said fish can pass beneath said gun; a vertical guide plate pivotally mounted on the internal surface of each wall of said channel and having extended (outward) and retaracted (inward) positions, wherein the end of a guide plate distal the pivotal mounting is at or near said set point and the pivotal mounting is between said set point and the channel entry; a mechanism for pivoting said gun between said lowed and raised positions; a mechanism for pivoting each said guide plate between said extended and retract
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Richard Bass
  • Publication number: 20070011936
    Abstract: My invention, entitled “Device to Illuminate Soft Fishing Baits” is a device utilizing an illuminating unit which is inserted inside the body of a flexible soft fishing bait at the time of its molding to provide a light source from within the actual fishing bait which will attract various species of fish to the bait.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Richard Marino
  • Publication number: 20070011937
    Abstract: An automatic jigging device for fishing has a motor electrically coupled to a power supply. A current detector detects a current used by the motor. A switch, controlled by the current detector, is in series with the motor and the power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Warren Edward Roh, Eckehart Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20070011938
    Abstract: This invention provides a fish hook remover comprising a handle and a shaft. The handle comprises a first end, a second end, a width, and a longitudinal axis. The handle defines a handle notch and slot, the handle notch extending across the entire width of the handle, to define a width axis of the handle, and extending from the first end of the handle along a portion of the longitudinal axis of the handle, and terminating at a slot opening. The slot extends across the entire handle width and extends from the slot opening along a portion of the longitudinal axis and has a terminal portion offset from the longitudinal axis. The shaft comprises a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis. The first end defines a shaft notch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: James Olivier
  • Publication number: 20070011939
    Abstract: A storage system for storing a plurality of hooked objects is provided. The storage system comprises at least one chamber having side walls and guide members disposed on the chamber side walls. The storage system further comprises partition members disposed in the chamber, the partition member comprising a body having apertures to support at least one hooked object. The partition members are supported in the chamber by at least one guide member in a substantially vertical position. A plurality of guide members may be disposed on the opposing side walls of the chamber, such that adjacent partition members may be positioned in the chamber at varying relative distances from one another to form compartments of varying sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Tatsuya Sakai
  • Publication number: 20070011940
    Abstract: An intermittent insect trap, working time of which proceeds by alternating periods, and embodies two primary operations including actuation of ultrasonic waves to excite an attractant and form a mist and formation of a backpressure airflow, thereby ensuring that concentration of the mist is not disturbed and thus reduced by external forces during the course of vaporization, and thus preventing dilution of the attractant. Moreover, intermittent operation of a motor results in substantial savings in power. The insect trap primarily uses a mist excitation device to excite and disperse an insect attractant as attractant particles that suspend in the air and diffuse. After achieving a predetermined diffusion concentration, operation switches over to actuate a backpressure device, which pressures lured insects into a receiving chamber through a valve. The alternating working times and mechanical ensnaring of insects provide the insect trap with effective inducement and power saving features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Wen-Pin Chen, Nai-Ying Jean
  • Publication number: 20070011941
    Abstract: A flying insect trap is described including a source of insect attractant light, an insect immobilization device, and a housing partially surrounding the source of light. The housing includes a chassis configured to be attached to a mounting surface, an upper housing pivotally attached to the chassis, and a lower housing that is removably attached to the lower portion of the chassis. In an alternative embodiment, the housing of the trap includes a chassis and a lower housing, where the lower housing includes a lip that surrounds a support structure for an insect immobilization device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Nelson, Paul Pilosi, Martijn Loerakker
  • Publication number: 20070011942
    Abstract: An apparatus for trapping a snake comprising a base wall having a smooth interior surface and an exterior surface, first and second side walls having a smooth interior surface and an exterior surface and having first edges attached to opposing edges of said base wall, a top wall having a smooth interior surface and an exterior surface and having opposing edges attached to second edges of said first and second side walls, wherein said first and second side walls, said base wall and said top wall define a tunnel therein, the tunnel including a first area for placing a sticky pad for trapping the snake coming into contact with the sticky pad and at least one second area through which the snake must pass before reaching the first area, the second area having a smooth inner surface for denying traction to the snake trapped on the sticky pad and having a sufficient length and width to allow substantially an entire body of the snake to enter the tunnel prior to encountering the sticky pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Arthur Hawkins
  • Publication number: 20070011943
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing biodiesel comprises the steps of: a) getting an amount of biological oil; b) adding catalysts to the oil; and c) getting the biodiesel. The biological oil is from plants. The volume ratio of the catalysts is between 30% to 70% and the other is the oil. The biological oil is replaced by methyl ester. Or the biological oil is animal oil. The catalyst is alkane or alcohol. Time period for manufacturing the biodiesel is short and cost is low without environment pollution. Thereby it is advantageous than the petrifaction fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Chung-Jeng Lin