Patents Issued in June 16, 2011
  • Publication number: 20110138663
    Abstract: A modular LED light-emitting marker having a pedestal with a back side, a light-emitting marking side and a holding space. At least a LED circuit board is accommodated into the holding space of the pedestal. The LED circuit board contains a LED setup surface, which faces the light-emitting marking side of the pedestal. The LED circuit board also contains an electrical connecting line penetrating out of the pedestal. A waterproof cladding is assembled between the LED circuit board and the pedestal, and used to fully seal the LED circuit board. A reflecting surface is set onto the light-emitting marking side of the pedestal. The reflecting surface is provided with LED through-holes. A protruding LED unit is arranged onto the LED setup surface The exterior of the protruding LED unit is protruded out of the waterproof cladding and reflecting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: SAFETY TRAFFIC EQUIPMENT Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yi-Quin CHEN
  • Publication number: 20110138664
    Abstract: A frame with removable sign has a rectangular opaque housing, a translucent cover, two parallel rails spaced apart upon the longitudinal edges of the cover and a stile connecting to the ends of the rails upon one lateral edge of the cover, a face panel sliding over the cover where the face panel includes various indicia, and magnets and adhesive for non-mechanical securement of the sign. The face panel sliding engages the cover and remains in place using friction or a mechanical means. The face panel has its indicia as transparent upon an opaque background. The housing also includes an embodiment capable of attachment to a vehicle. The frame with removable sign fits upon a housing that suspends from a window, door, fence rail, or other linear shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: KERRY WELLS
  • Publication number: 20110138665
    Abstract: An emergency exit indicator includes a housing and a light source received in the housing. The housing includes two first connecting arms at top and bottom thereof and two second connecting arms at lateral sides thereof. The first and second connecting arms are connected with each other by four connecting units located respectively at four corners of the housing. Each connecting unit includes a seat and two engaging tabs extending from the seat. One engaging tab is engaged with a corresponding first connecting arm, and the other is engaged with a neighboring second connecting arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicants: FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TAY-JIAN LIU, YING XIONG, JIAN-BING QIAN
  • Publication number: 20110138666
    Abstract: A rotational panel assembly secures artwork to a support surface. The rotational panel assembly comprises a frame for attaching the artwork, a bearing unit coupled to the frame and allowing the frame to rotate relative to the support surface and around an axis, and a base panel attached to the bearing unit and including a mechanism for attaching the rotational panel assembly to the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Howard Borde, David Borde
  • Publication number: 20110138667
    Abstract: The handgun identification light is a device attachable to a handgun, the device illuminating the handgun with flashing blue and red lights to provide advanced real-time early warning to police officers who encounter a fellow off-duty plainclothes or undercover officer during their response to the commission of a crime. The device has an on-off switch connected to a battery and flashing LED's disposed along opposing sides of the device. The device includes a tilt switch, grip switch, or gun motion sensor that detects when a user draws the weapon. By activation of the flashing red and blue To light device on his weapon, an off-duty plainclothes or undercover police officer who draws the weapon becomes readily identifiable by other officers in proximity as a fellow law officer, thus avoiding misidentification and tragically resultant friendly fire incidents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: ERIC L. BOLDEN
  • Publication number: 20110138668
    Abstract: A recoil converter for reducing the recoil shock of a gun by up to 95 percent is provided with a gun stock prepared to have a shorter length at its rear end by about 1 1/2? from the intended overall length, a middle bore and two guide holes. A mixed gas chamber absorbs most of the recoil from shooting by having a hybrid tubular body of a stainless steel midsection and an aluminum head and tail sections welded together. The head section has a central hole for receiving a threaded plug to close and adjust the interior volume of the chamber under gas pressure and a side gas port for controllably injecting a predetermined amount of the mixed gas with the plug shifted behind the gas port. A plunger of the gas chamber takes the recoil into the pressurized interior volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Carl Thomas
  • Publication number: 20110138669
    Abstract: A muzzleloading firearm has a barrel with a bore on a bore axis, and the barrel has a muzzle end and a breech end. A frame is connected to the barrel, and has a breech face. The frame moves between an open position in which the breech face is away from the breech end of the barrel, and a closed position in which the breech face abuts the breech end of the barrel. A breech plug is removably attached to the barrel. The breech plug including a seal element closely received by the bore. The seal element may be a set of piston rings that are received in a circumferential groove about a forward end of the plug, or may be a cup at the forward end, with a forward rim that flares under pressure to provide a gas seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: THOMPSON/CENTER ARMS COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: MARK C. LANEY, GENE L. GARLAND
  • Publication number: 20110138670
    Abstract: A gunstock including a barrel brace and a pistol grip projecting downwardly from the rear of the barrel brace. An X-shaped crosspiece projects rearwardly from the pistol grip. A butt projects rearwardly from the crosspiece. A handle projects forwardly from the bottom of the pistol grip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: David Anthony Phillips
  • Publication number: 20110138671
    Abstract: A firearm sling assembly includes an anchor adapted for connection to a firearm, a strap forming a single loop and adapted for wearing around a user's neck, and a quick-release mechanism releasably attaching the anchor to the strap. The quick-release mechanism includes a first element having a key groove defined therein, a second element having a key channel defined therein, the key channel extending between a first opening adjacent the key groove and a second opening away from the key groove, a key slidably disposed in the key channel and retractably engaging the key groove through the first opening, a biasing element acting between the key and second element to bias the key into engagement with the key groove, and a release element disposed on the second element and displaceable relative thereto to disengage the key from the key groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: PREZINE, LLC
    Inventors: William H. Rogers, Matthew E. McKendrick
  • Publication number: 20110138672
    Abstract: The firearm cartridge speed loader includes a shaft, a reload cylinder, and a rotation limit assembly at an interface between the shaft and cylinder. The reload cylinder has a plurality of pockets or chambers to hold bullet or ammunition cartridges, and the shaft includes an interference wheel configured to selectively clamp the cartridges in the pockets by simple rotation of the shaft within the limits defined by the rotation limit assembly. The rotation limit assembly includes a rotation-stop pin riding in an arcuate slot that defines the limits of shaft rotation, and a spring loaded spherical ball that selectively engages one of two detents to lock the shaft into the clamping or releasing positions, the disposition of the detents corresponding to the defined limits of the arcuate groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Paul C. Abell, Steven T. Coryell
  • Publication number: 20110138673
    Abstract: A mount adapter device is disclosed which utilizes a sliding mechanism for repositioning accessories attached to a firearm between operative and inoperative positions relative to the firearm. The sliding mount adapter device generally includes a base member, a guiding member, and a sliding member. The base member is configured to be attached to a firearm. The sliding member includes an upper portion configured to receive and retain an accessory. The sliding member is slidably engaged with the guiding member such that the sliding member may be repositioned between a first position relative to the base member and a second position relative to the base member by being slidably moved across the guiding member which is connected to the base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Mark A. Deros
  • Publication number: 20110138674
    Abstract: A deployable device is used to attract animals to a desired location using a combination of ultraviolet brighteners for visual interest and one or more of scent, salt, and motion. The invention capitalizes on the link between many animals' ability to see ultraviolet light with their desire to investigate excretions or secretions, such as urine or pre-orbital secretions, left by other animals of the same species as territory markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Todd Kuhn
  • Publication number: 20110138675
    Abstract: The fishing lure float has long been available as an indicating device to alert fishermen of the presence of nibbling or striking fish The claims presented herein, advance the original fishing lure float beyond its former, limited role as an indicator. The Radio Controlled Fish Finding Lure Float combines recasting, trolling, and fish finding capability into one unit, while keeping the water and the environment as undisturbed as possible, all at an affordable price. More advanced releases of this technology allows for the detection of a force hitting the end of the lead line. Similarly, means for indicating the submergence of the float can be added to even more advanced models. The addition of global positioning technology to the float allows for the recording of locations and monitoring of aquatic life in specific areas. The addition of the remotely controlled lead line spool winch aids in the control of depth of the lead line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Justin Bredar Cutts
  • Publication number: 20110138676
    Abstract: An animal trap comprised of an elongated conduit, the elongated conduit including an open proximal end, a closed distal end, inner and outer walls, and a slot dimensioned to receive a door therethrough. The door when urged into the slot is dimensioned to substantially encompass a cross sectional area of the elongated conduit. A tension member is coupled to the door for urging the door into the slot independent of gravity or geometric alignment of the animal trap when released by an actuator. The actuator is coupled to the door. A sensor is provided for signaling a presence of an animal within an interior volume of the elongated conduit. A trigger circuit is operatively coupled with the sensor and the actuator and is configured to cause the actuator to release the door upon receipt of a presence of an animal signal from the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: FRANK MOUSTIRATS
  • Publication number: 20110138677
    Abstract: A mouse catcher includes a container for accommodating two or more mice therewithin, a one directional tunnel, and a one directional mechanism. The tunnel is communicatively connected to the container for guiding the mouse passing from the tunnel into the container through a door entrance. The one directional mechanism is provided for allowing the mouse entering only from the one directional tunnel into the container, wherein the one directional mechanism includes a one way gate movably coupling at the door entrance for communicatively guiding the mouse entering only from the tunnel to the container through the one way gate in the one way manner. A bait vessel is further provided within the container for luring the mouse entering the one way gate into the container for being caught, so that the mouse is caught alive, so as to lure another mouse entering container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Heng Jin Jiao, Tsung Yen Wu
  • Publication number: 20110138678
    Abstract: The invention relates to an insect trap (10), which mimics certain characteristics of a mammal and comprises a housing comprising a base (22) and a cover (24). The pad generates an infrared heat source (14) and can also generate water vapour (16). The trap has an insect retention surface (18) and is characterized in that the cover is positioned over the base in a manner such that it defines an opening (50) around the base/cover interface (52). The opening has a depth (d) of less than 1.5 cm and is sized and positioned such that at least one attractant signal (14?, 16?) is directed out of the opening in a manner allowing effective operation for at least 8 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Colin Smith
  • Publication number: 20110138679
    Abstract: The invention provides novel methods for optimizing the design of a fatty acid alkyl ester-containing biofuel (e.g. a biodiesel, a biodiesel blend, or a jet biofuel) and for identifying a fatty acid alkyl ester-containing biofuel's feedstock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul P. Wells, Mike T. Noorman, Donna I. Hoel, Jacob J. Habeeb
  • Publication number: 20110138680
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the pre-treatment of an unrefined vegetable or animal oil, consisting of passing said oil through a reactor comprising at least one fixed bed of at least one adsorbent comprising a porous refractory oxide which is free of catalytic metals, at a temperature in the range 130° C. to 320° C., at a pressure in the range 0.1 to 7 MPa and with a residence time for said oil on said fixed bed in the range 0.1 to 1 hour. The invention concerns a process for pre-treatment of a semi-refined vegetable or animal oil, integrated upstream of a hydrotreatment step for the production of green gas oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Aurelie Dandeu, Vincent Coupard, Thierry Chapus
  • Publication number: 20110138681
    Abstract: A process and system for separating bio-gasoline, bio-diesel and bio-fuel oil fractions from a bio-oil, and for producing a renewable gasoline including at least in part the bio-gasoline fraction, is provided. The process comprises separating bio-oil into a bio-gasoline fraction and a heavy fraction based on their boiling points. At least a portion of the bio-gasoline fraction is directly blended with a petroleum-derived gasoline, without any prior hydrotreatment, to thereby provide a renewable gasoline composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: KiOR, Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Magdalena Ramirez Corredores, Vicente Sanchez Iglesias
  • Publication number: 20110138682
    Abstract: Materials and methods are provided for growing algae while maintaining culture selectivity. Algae that can be grown include, for example, green algae such as those of the genus Scenedesmus. Lipid obtained from the algae can be used to produce biofuels such as biodiesel or polyunsaturated fatty acids such as omega-3 fatty acids. Feedstocks such as animal feed and aquaculture feed can also be produced as can phytonutrients such as asataxanthin and beta-carotene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: AQUATIC ENERGY LLC
    Inventors: Priscila B. Demaris, Ramanujam Ravikumar, Philippe Vandevivere
  • Publication number: 20110138683
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to new surfactants of bis-N-alkyl polyether, bis-N-alkenyl polyether, bis-N-cycloalkyl polyether, bis-N-aryl polyether bis-beta or alpha-imino acids or their salts, process for obtaining and using mainly as multifunctional corrosion inhibitors, which protect and prevent corrosion of ferrous metals exposed to acidic, basic and neutral when transporting or storing crude oil and liquid fuels, or to the equipment and pipes used in cooling systems industry petroleum and petrochemical industries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETROLEO
    Inventors: Raúl HERNÁNDEZ ALTAMIRANO, Violeta Yasmín MENA CERVANTES, Luis Silvestre ZAMUDIO RIVERA, Hiram Isaac BELTRÁN CONDE, Simón LÓPEZ RAMÍREZ
  • Publication number: 20110138684
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present invention relates to methods (processes) of syngas fermentation involving an integral gasification process, and to corresponding systems for carrying out or implementing such methods. In such methods and systems of the present invention, carbon dioxide (CO2) produced during the fermentation of syngas is directed into the gasifier (e.g., as a motive gas or component thereof) where it enhances carbon monoxide (CO) production and mitigates char production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventor: David R. KRANZ
  • Publication number: 20110138685
    Abstract: The web of the invention can comprise a super absorbent layer that can act as an moisture sensitive fuel shut-off valve, absorbent, adsorbant or reactant. The web of the invention can comprise a super absorbent fabric or layer made of a superabsorbent particle or fiber. The web can comprise a nanofiber layer having dispersed within the nanofiber layer a super absorbent particulate and optionally a second particulate material that can act as an absorbent, adsorbant or reactant. Fluid, gas or liquid, that flows through or by the assemblies of the invention can have any gas, liquid or solid material dispersed or dissolved in the fluid interact with the super absorbent particulate. If needed these materials can also react with, be absorbed by, or adsorbed onto, the active particulate within the nanofiber layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Veli E. Kalayci, James Doyle, Derek O. Jones, Brian Babcock, Mike J. Hebert, Philip Edward Johnson, Ketan C. Mehta
  • Publication number: 20110138686
    Abstract: Method for industrial processing of charcoal ash (1) created in the power plants by separating a carbonaceous product from the mentioned charcoal ash to be reused and by gathering essentially carbon free, siliceous ash products gained during the processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Risto Mannonen, Jouko Niemi
  • Publication number: 20110138687
    Abstract: An improved beneficiation process to produce low ash clean coal from high ash coals, comprising: preparing a coal slurry from fine coal and water and discharging it to a first reactor; preparing an alkali solution of NaOH and water and discharging it to a first reactor; carrying-out a leaching reaction between the coal and the alkali solution inside the first reactor; transferring the reaction mixture to a second reactor for filtration and washing to produce a filter cake; preparing a diluted acid solution in a second tank and delivering it to a second reactor; preparing a diluted alkali solution in a third tank and delivering it to a second reactor; feeding a coal slurry prepared from the filter cake into the second reactor for washing and transferring to a second filtration unit; transferring the product after filtration to a third reactor; carrying-out different leaching reaction sequences in the first, second, and third reactors; and transferring to a fifth tank the treated coal filter cake for drying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: TATA STEEL LIMITED
    Inventors: P. S. Dash, P. K. Banerjee, D. Bhattachargee, T. Mukherjee, S. Ganguly
  • Publication number: 20110138688
    Abstract: A film sheet for area-focusing of sunlight and a greenhouse provided with the same are provided. A film sheet includes i) a film having a rectangular shape, and ii) a plurality of prism assemblies formed on one surface of the film to extend in one direction. At least one prism assembly of the plurality of prism assemblies includes i) at least one first prism unit including a plurality of first prisms with slanted angles that are substantially the same as each other, and ii) at least one second prism unit neighboring the first prism unit and including a plurality of second prisms with slanted angles that are substantially the same as each other. The width of the first prism unit is substantially the same as the width of the second prism unit and a slanted angle of one first prism among the plurality of first prisms is different from a slanted angle of one second prism among the plurality of second prisms, and light entering the prism assembly is configured to be area-focused.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Seong-Il KIM, Won-Jun Choi, Il-Ki Han, Jung-Il Lee
  • Publication number: 20110138689
    Abstract: A method of producing a horticultural display containing more than one variety of the same or different species of plant is disclosed. The plants are produced from unrooted cuttings that are rooted in a single growth cell and cultivated in a single container so that the final product includes more than one plant species or more than one plant variety, or both. A plant growth cell having rooting media and more than one plant cutting from more than one plant species or plant variety, or both, rooted therein is also disclosed. Further, a horticultural display having more than one plant of more than one plant species or plant variety, or both, initially rooted together from unrooted plant cuttings in a single growth cell is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Dummen GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Theodorus Johannes Gerardus Wismans
  • Publication number: 20110138690
    Abstract: A method and associated composition for growing plants is disclosed. The method includes the steps of mixing a gel precursor that is characterized by the ability to absorb water, form a viscous gel, provide water and nutrition to a plant, and remain capable of being reconstituted with a fresh supply of water, with a gel-forming nutrient composition in an amount sufficient to create a viscous gel, and adding a plant item selected from the group consisting of seeds and seedlings to the gel. An associated gel composition is disclosed that includes a gel precursor that is characterized by the ability to absorb water, form a viscous gel, provide water and nutrition to a plant, and remain capable of being reconstituted with a fresh supply of water, a plant nutrient composition, and a plant item selected from the group consisting of seeds and seedlings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Steven Singletary
  • Publication number: 20110138691
    Abstract: A stator element is disclosed for an electrical driving of a slidable body, such as a sliding door. Such a sliding door and a method for displacing thereof are also disclosed. In at least one embodiment, he stator element includes an elongate holder; a number of carrier elements arranged adjacently of each other and connected to the holder, wherein the carrier element includes a number of plate-like strips; and at least one winding arranged round each carrier element, wherein during use the winding is connected to a voltage source for the purpose of generating an electromagnetic field which during use is operatively connected to at least one counter-element in the form of a magnet or magnetizable element provided on the slidable body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Petrus Johannes Maria Peeters Weem
  • Publication number: 20110138692
    Abstract: An automatic door driving system that includes a motor, a driving member and a belt cooperating with the driving member. The belt is attached to a door panel to be moved. The motor, the driving member and the endless belt are disposed in a footprint defined by the width and dept of the door frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Intradoor Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Auke Lemstra
  • Publication number: 20110138693
    Abstract: A door frame for a vehicle includes a door frame, a window regulator mounted to the door frame for opening and closing a window pane, and a door lining mounted to the door frame. A plurality of mounting apertures is defined in the door frame, including at least one first mounting aperture for mounting the window regulator and at least one second mounting aperture for mounting the door lining. An isolating aperture is defined in the door frame between the at least one first aperture and the at least one second aperture for isolating the at least one second aperture from the at least one first aperture to thereby reduce lateral forces imparted to the door frame from the window regulator from transferring to the door lining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Trent Bozzo, Kozo Kusumoto, Kenichi Kitayama
  • Publication number: 20110138694
    Abstract: A structure with a higher surface area than the area occupied by the structure has a number of pillars (2), the pillars being hollow having an opening (6) extending into the pillar. An intermediate layer is provided on the surface of the pillar and an electrode fills the spaces between the pillars (2). The structure has an enhanced structural stability reducing potential damage especially during manufacture. The structure may be used for capacitors or batteries, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Nedret Can
  • Publication number: 20110138695
    Abstract: Methods for applying an abrasive wear-resistant material to a surface of a drill bit include providing a drill bit having a bit body formed of a material comprising one of steel material, particle-matrix composite material and cemented matrix material, mixing a plurality of ?40/+80 ASTM mesh dense sintered carbide pellets in a matrix material, heating the matrix material to a temperature above the melting point of the matrix material, applying the molten matrix material and at least some of the dense sintered carbide pellets to at least a portion of an exterior surface of the bit body; and solidifying the molten matrix material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jimmy W. Eason, James L. Overstreet
  • Publication number: 20110138696
    Abstract: A gutter and cover system includes a cover that may be mounted to the preexisting gutter at the edge of a roof. The cover system includes a cover member having an upper pooling portion and an edge flange and lip that provide for dripping of water over the flange and off the lip into the gutter through surface tension. The cover is supported on a series of spaced apart brackets that include a cover mounting portion that aligns with the flange and keeps the cover at a proper orientation to cause pooling. The cover is a seamless cover that is cut to length and includes a cover forming system forming the cover from a coil of blank material. As the cover mounts directly to the mounting bracket, a mounting flange is not needed and only one edge of the blank material is deformed. The material is aligned against one edge and fed through a series of forming bearings and rollers to gradually bend the edge of the material into the shape of a flange and a lower lip drip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Eastside Machine Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley P. Olson, Jimmy V. Olson, Daniel G. Belcourt
  • Publication number: 20110138697
    Abstract: A rain gutter system including a gutter and at least one internal hanger, wherein the gutter includes a front wall and a back wall interconnected through a bottom and spaced-apart to cooperatively define a water-collecting channel therebetween, the front wall including a lip extending in the direction toward the back wall and a drip edge extending in a direction away from the back wall, the back wall extending upward vertically beyond the height of the front wall, and wherein the at least one hanger is positioned in the channel spaced-apart from the bottom and includes a forward flange extending upwardly from a base for being captured beneath the lip and a rear flange extending upwardly from the base and defining a support surface sloped in a direction toward the drip edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Daniel Robert Martin
  • Publication number: 20110138698
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gutter cover comprising a elongated member adapted to fit over an existing gutter having a plurality of perforations to permit water flow and prevent clogging of the gutter with debris. The gutter cover has two raised areas on its surface to create three channels for water flow. The gutter cover can be fastened to a gutter without fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: HORST NEUMANN
  • Publication number: 20110138699
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a rescue kit for a wind turbine, the rescue kit including at least one flame resistant descent device including at least one flame resistant rope. Further, the present disclosure relates to a wall for a wind turbine, the wall having a first side adapted to be directed to a first space and a second side adapted to be directed to a second space different from the first space, wherein the wall includes at least one box for a rescue kit. Additionally, the present disclosure relates to a compartment portion of the wind turbine, the portion of the wind turbine including a rescue kit, including at least one flame resistant descent device, including at least one flame resistant rope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas Niehues, Ralf Bernd Huelsing
  • Publication number: 20110138700
    Abstract: A foldaway balcony comprises a platform structure tiltably mounted on a wall and a rail structure mounted to the platform structure. The platform structure comprises a box-like support structure and a planar floor structure which are tiltable relative to the wall separately from each other. The rail structure comprises a plurality of rail elements, which are hinged at the edge of the support structure of the platform structure, and are tiltable between a stored position, in which they lay within the support structure, and a deployed position, in which they stand relative to the support structure. When the platform structure moves from the closed position to the open position, first the support structure is tilted, then the rail elements move from the stored position to the deployed position, and finally the floor structure is tilted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: OPACMARE SPA
    Inventor: Michele GRIMALDI
  • Publication number: 20110138701
    Abstract: A structure to protect occupants from storm debris comprising components that are pre-fabricated and assembled on site. Upon assembly, the void cavities in the floor, walls and ceilings are pumped with concrete to increase the unit strength and stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Roger Dale Plumley
  • Publication number: 20110138702
    Abstract: A pre-engineered/prefabricated wall assembly that has inner and outer sidewall panels of rigid insulation material that acts as both thermal insulation and concrete forms. The inner and outer sidewall panels are connected by connecting rods that secures a metal stud wall frame to the interior of the wall assembly, and a metal stud wall frame to the exterior of the wall assembly. The connecting rods serve to align the inner and outer sidewall panels separate from, and parallel to, each other, thereby providing a space for rebar and concrete to form a reinforced concrete wall. The mortar-less brick/stone veneer is attached to the wall assembly by inserting an attaching rod through the outer and inner sidewall panels, and is secured with a mechanical fastener, thereby securing the mortar-less brick/stone veneer in place until the poured concrete permanently secures the mortar-less brick/stone veneer to the exterior of the wall assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Jay R. Kelley
  • Publication number: 20110138703
    Abstract: A deck system and pedestal for use in forming an elevated surface are provided. The pedestal for supports blocks, pavers, tiles, or panels a spaced distance above an underlying surface. The pedestal for supporting blocks, pavers, tiles, or panels a spaced distance above an underlying surface, includes a support, a sound-deadening pad, and a bosses and recess arrangement positioned between the support plate and pad. The support includes a support plate having an upper surface and a plurality of upstanding walls that define quadrants on the support plate. The sound-deadening pad is positioned on the support plate and is non-movable within the support to prevent any relative movement between the support plate and the pad. The bosses and recess arrangement includes a plurality of bosses are received by the plurality of recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: John Repasky
  • Publication number: 20110138704
    Abstract: A tower, which may be used for a wind turbine, is provided. The tower includes at least one concrete tower section having a plurality of tensioning cables. The tensioning cables are configured to induce a compressive force on the concrete tower section. The tensioning cables are spaced from an exterior surface of the concrete tower section by a substantially uniform distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Bharat Sampathkumaran Bagepalli, Colwyn Mark Oscar Sayers
  • Publication number: 20110138705
    Abstract: A screw foundation system for aligning and fastening a rod- or post-like object in the ground includes a sleeve-like plastic receiving part which can be screwed into the ground and which, in the fastened state, accommodates an end region of the rod- or post-like, object and surrounds their periphery of the object with a distance at least in certain portions; and a curable filling compound which, in the fastened state, fills the space between the end region of the rod- or post-like object and the inner contour of the receiving part, wherein the inner contour has undercuts for anchoring the cured filling compound. The screw foundation system can include a screwing-in tool having a dimensionally stable fitting core which can be inserted into the receiving part in order to screw in the latter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Horst Schoetz
  • Publication number: 20110138706
    Abstract: An anchor element for a tower includes an anchor plate element including an upper surface, a lower surface, and at least one first through-hole extending between the upper surface and the lower surface; and at least one first nut having a female thread, the at least one first nut being provided at the at least one first through-hole at the lower surface of the anchor plate element so as to cover the at least one first through-hole, wherein the at least one first nut is non-releasably connected to the lower surface of the anchor plate element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Stefan Voss, Stefan Schwede, Ingo Paura
  • Publication number: 20110138707
    Abstract: A tower is provided having a foundation, at least one concrete tower section located above the foundation and one or more upper tower sections. An adapter section is located between the concrete tower section and one of the upper tower sections. The adapter section is connected to one of the upper tower sections by a fastening system and to the foundation by a plurality of tensioning cables, which are configured to induce a compressive force on the concrete tower section. The fastening system and the plurality of tensioning cables are substantially vertically aligned so that tower loads are transmitted from the upper tower sections to the plurality of tensioning cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Bharat Sampathkumaran Bagepalli
  • Publication number: 20110138708
    Abstract: Building comprising at least two vertically superimposed computer rooms 2, 3, 4, 5 each limited by a peripheral wall 6 and separated from each other by an intermediate floor 7 and which each contain computer cabinets 11 for computer or electronic equipment 25.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicants: ENIA ARCHITECTES, CELESTE MANAGEMENT
    Inventors: Mathieu CHAZELLE, Simon PALLUBICKI, Brice PIECHACZYK, Laurent POMMIER, Bernard CAZERES, Nicolas AUBE
  • Publication number: 20110138709
    Abstract: A portable light-emitting stage component including a deck supported by a support portion comprising at least one light-producing element, a first side, a second side substantially parallel the first side, a first end connected to the first side and the second side, and a second end substantially parallel the first end, the second end connected to the first side and the second side. The at least one light-producing element directs light through the deck. The first side includes a first rotatable latch member comprising a first hook. The first side and the axis of rotation of the first rotatable latch member are substantially coplanar or parallel. The second side includes a first receiving member comprising a first post. The support portion includes a protrusion protruding from a side or end selected from the group consisting of the first side, the second side, the first end, and the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: TAIT TOWERS INC.
    Inventors: James FAIRORTH, Michael TAIT, Adam DAVIS
  • Publication number: 20110138710
    Abstract: The present invention provides a building-integrated solar-panel roof element, such as a photovoltaic (BIPV) roof element, adapted to be fitted with a solar panel and integrated in a pitched roof, as well as such a building-integrated roof element fitted with a photovoltaic or solar thermal panel, and an array of these solar energy roof elements mounted on a pitched roof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Raymond Joseph Reisdorf, Bryan Morris
  • Publication number: 20110138711
    Abstract: This invention generally relates to an integrated photovoltaic roof assembly for constructing a building integrated photovoltaic system commonly known as BIPV. The invention enables the photovoltaic panels to serve as a water proof envelop of a building while generating electricity from the sun. The photovoltaic roof assembly consists of a plurality of solar panels fitted to a lattice mounting structure comprises of perpendicularly interconnected profiles with flushed surfaces and built-in gutters. There are few components required and no restriction on the gradient of the roof. Neither skilled labor nor special tool such as welding is required for installing the integrated photovoltaic roof assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Toh Peng SENG, Teo Kian Lip
  • Publication number: 20110138712
    Abstract: A skylight roof assembly and method of construction of the roof assembly away from a roof, and when completed the roof assembly is lifted onto an opening cut into the roof, thereby minimizing the amount of time an opening exists in the roof to avoid water damage. The skylight roof assembly comprises a base frame having a plurality of skylight windows generally ranging from two to four. Ice and water shield covers a top surface of the base frame and step flashing surrounds each skylight window. Roof shingles are attached over the ice and water shield and the step flashing. Each skylight window comprises polycarbonate window panels which are mounted on an angled base frame of the skylight roof assembly for efficient water flow away from the skylight window and also to minimize ice build up on the skylight window. Alternate embodiments of the skylight roof assembly include skylight windows of varying sizes and a base frame having an incline greater than the pitch of the roof on which it is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: CHRISTOS DEMOGENES