Abstract: An insect exterminating device which is characterized in a first embodiment by a handle having a handle base attached to a downwardly-extending probe frame fitted with a bracket and a spring for receiving an aerosol or pressurized fluid canister containing an insect treatment fluid. A probe projects from the probe frame and a spring-loaded activator button is provided on the handle base for activating the pressurized fluid canister valve to dispense the treatment fluid from the canister, through passages provided in the activator button, the handle base, the probe frame and the probe, into an insect bed. In a preferred embodiment the bracket is adjustable for accommodating pressurized fluid containers of various length. In a second embodiment the fluid canister is seated on a spring in a round frame and the treatment fluid is dispersed from the canister through a tube to the probe by pressing a spring-loaded activator button.

Abstract: A gasoline composition is provided containing a hydrocarbon base fuel containing 5 to 20% v olefins, not greater than 5% v olefins of at least 10 carbon atoms, not greater than 5% v aromatics of at least 10 carbon atoms, initial boiling point in the range 24 to 45° C., T10 in the range 38 to 60° C., T50 in the range 77 to 110° C., T90 in the range 130 to 190° C. and final boiling point not greater than 220° C. A method of operating an automobile using such gasoline composition as fuel is provided. Use of such gasoline composition as fuel provides improved stability of engine lubricant with reduced frequency of engine oil changes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a soil cover, a method for preventing weed growth by using a soil cover, the use of potato steam peels and the use of a cork fraction of potato steam peels for preventing weed growth. A soil cover according to the invention comprises potato steam peels or a part, derivative or analogue thereof. In a different embodiment, a soil cover according to the invention comprises a cork fraction of potato steam peels or a part, derivative or analogue thereof.

Abstract: A hermetic plant cultivating apparatus being free-from-irrigation to allow a cultivated plant being disposed inside of the hermetic container for long-term cultivation without necessity of supplying water again. The way is mainly by means of laying the soil layer at the undermost inside of a transparent hermetic cultivating container being pervious to light, and to top-cover a turf layer above such soil layer, then to root the cultivated plant into such soil layer and such turf layer. The adequate water quantity first supplied at the start in such cultivating container can be recycling used as the vapor created by the sun irradiation being kept inside without diffusion or drain. And, the oxygen carried in such water can be fed to such cultivated plant. Thus, the expected effect of being free-from-irrigation in long-term during cultivating term can be achieved, so that having inestimable industrial application value.

Abstract: A wrapper for wrapping a flower pot and/or floral grouping. The wrapper is constructed of a sheet of material having an extension attached to a portion of the sheet of material. Preferably the extension has a lace pattern thereon. When the wrapper is formed about a flower pot to form a decorative cover, upper edges of the sheet of material and extension cooperate to form a skirt portion preferably having at least two separate edges providing a “two-sheet” effect in the decorative cover. The wrapper may have extensions on opposing ends of the sheet of material and may having one or more additional overlapping extensions.

Abstract: A plant packaging and covering system comprising a floral sleeve having a lower portion and optionally an upper detachable portion which may be sized to surround a plant disposed in a pot. The floral sleeve has a lower end having an angular arcuate portion for improving the conformation of the sleeve to the shape of a pot.

Abstract: A hydrogen generation system includes a hydrogen generator reacting a steam/methane mixture. Calcium oxide particles in the hydrogen generator absorb a substantial reacted portion of carbon dioxide from the reacted steam/methane mixture. The hydrogen generator discharges a hydrogen/COx gas volume. A methanation unit subsequently converts substantially all of the COx portion of the hydrogen/COx gas volume to methane gas.

Abstract: A deflection roller installation fastening a deflection roller for a rope used for driving a motor vehicle window pane. Deflection rollers are rotatably mounted on a window-lifting rail used for guiding the pane. The window-lifting rail is provided with an outward formation for receiving the deflection rollers. A module support couples the window-lifting rail to a portion of a vehicle door, the module support including a peg engaging the outward formation.

Abstract: A slide door is stably supported at the rearmost position in a movable range thereof. A slide door apparatus of the invention includes a slide door which opens and closes an opening by moving in the front-and-rear direction, an upper rail extending along an upper side of the opening, an upper arm guided at one end by the upper rail and fixed at the other end to the slide door, a stopper member which comes to the proximity of the upper arm when the slide door is moved to the rearmost position in the movable range, and two stopper pins formed on the upper arm 8 so as to project therefrom and being received by the stopper member when in a state in which the upper arm is in the proximity of the stopper member.

Abstract: A weatherstrip for vehicles comprising extruded parts and molded part, wherein the extruded parts are attached to the header and front pillar of a convertible car and the molded part is attached to the corner, the hollow sealing section of the molded part has a pad therein for an improved reaction force and is provided with a rib for positioning the pad at a required point to prevent the pad from dislocating when the door is closed and the side glass is pressed against it, and the rib also serves to improve the rigidity of the sealing section at the required position and, accordingly, increase the sealing pressure.

Abstract: A weatherstrip attached to the edge of the roof or the front pillar in a hard-top vehicle or an open-top vehicle, that seals the periphery of the door glass with a seal of a hollow seal and a sealing lip when a door is closed, the weatherstrip including the hollow seal, and the lip that protrudes toward the side from the sidewall by having a specified gap from the seal, the hollow seal and the sealing lip being flexed without being influenced by each other, the flexed configurations of the hollow seal and the sealing lip being easily predicted, so target flexed configurations can be easily obtained. The hollow seal entirely covers an edge of the door glass, and not only the edge but a portion of the glass surface at the exterior side beyond the edge are also covered and sealed.

Abstract: Coated abrasive articles have a tie layer that is preparable by at least partially polymerizing an isotropic polymerizable composition comprising a polyfunctional aziridine, an acidic free-radically polymerizable monomer, and an oligomer having at least two pendant free-radically polymerizable groups, wherein homopolymerization of the oligomer results in a polymer having a glass transition temperature of less than 50 degrees Celsius.

Abstract: Coated abrasive articles have a composite tie layer. The composite tie layer is preparable by disposing a first polymerizable composition comprising a polyfunctional aziridine on a backing, and disposing a second polymerizable composition comprising at least one acidic free-radically polymerizable monomer and at least one oligomer having at least two pendant free-radically polymerizable groups on the first polymerizable composition, at least partially polymerizing the first and second polymerizable compositions, wherein homopolymerization of the oligomer results in a polymer having a glass transition temperature of less than 50 degrees Celsius.

Abstract: CMP formulations for use on nickel/phosphorus alloys comprising abrasive particles and an oxidant, a modifier for the action of the oxidant and first and second accelerants to sequester removed materials containing phosphonate and ammonium or amine groups respectively and optionally an organic carboxylic acid.

Abstract: A stall apparatus and method according to which a stall module includes a plurality of panels and support members.

Abstract: A multi-module adjustable storefront system is provided. The multi-module adjustable storefront system includes an entrance meta-module that is adjustable to conform to different heights and lengths of an entrance section of a building structure. The entrance meta-module includes column modules that are adjustable to accommodate different heights. The entrance meta-module further includes top cap and main portion modules that may have additional modules added to adjust the entrance meta-module to different lengths of an entrance section of a building structure. In addition, the entrance meta-module may further include wall top cap portion modules which may have modules added to it to accommodate different length walls of a building structure. In addition an end-wall meta-module is provided for placement on the outside surface of a building structure wall. The end-wall meta-module includes a top cap module, base module, and partial column module.

Abstract: A fabricated wall system employs a plurality of modular wall sections that may be coupled to laboratory benches, cabinets or the like, within the laboratory environment. Each modular wall section comprises a frame including an upper frame portion having one or more slots formed therein for receiving demising panels. The demising panels provide a wall surface within the upper frame portion for demising or separating the laboratory environment into distinct areas. The lower frame portion includes a slot for receiving demising panels removed from the upper frame portions, thereby providing for self-storage of the panels behind the laboratory bench.

Abstract: A modular building with walls held together by a base ring beam (200) interconnected via dowels (301a, 302a). Triangular roofing frames (410) are connected to the top of the end side panels via dowels with roofing pieces (400) held on said roofing frames via dowels (402).

Abstract: A modular building structure which can be converted between a variety of usage modes, such as an office, hotel or residential purposes. Each module includes fittings that allow for attachment and detachment of internal components to enable conversion between the usage modes. The modules may be joined in different ways, such as in a checkerboard configuration. Also disclosed are an exchange module to permit the secure exchange of items to or from the building structure to which access is permitted if authorisation information matches an access instruction, and a resource management system to control the use of resources such as electricity and water in which a resource source is chosen that meets rather than exceeds the requirements of the resource demand.

Abstract: A corner piece for a gutter having a gutter guard, the corner piece comprising first and second members each having first and second longitudinally extending sides and first and second ends with a central apertured portion between respective ones of said first and second sides. The attachment means secure the first and second members together adjacent a corner such that they can pivot with respect to each other from a first position wherein the sides of each of the first and second members are substantially longitudinally aligned and a second position wherein the longitudinally extending sides are substantially perpendicular with respect to each other. The corner piece can be preformed and installed on site.

Abstract: With a façade panel, with a front and a rear that can be aligned to a building, and with edges running vertically and horizontally, limiting the façade panel, the invention proposes with recesses arranged on a line running vertically, whereby the line runs parallel to a vertical edge of the façade panel on the rear.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transition device assembly for transitioning between a first floor covering and a second floor covering that includes an elongated T-shaped member, a covering and an elongated base. The elongated T-shaped member has an upper portion and a base portion. The covering is attached to the elongated T-shaped member and covers a top and each side of the upper portion of the T-shaped member. The elongated base has a substantially flat portion and a longitudinally extending upwardly opening channel for receiving the base portion of the elongated T-shaped member. There may also be a notch in each end of the covering and the elongated T-shaped member to accommodate a doorstop. Alternatively, the covering also extends beyond the ends of the elongated T-shaped member and has a notch in each end of the extended covering to accommodate a doorstop.

Abstract: An earth coupled geo-thermal building comprising a plurality of insulated load bearing wall structures, an insulated roof structure, an insulated foundation embedded within the earth a depth sufficient to retain the geo-thermal energy thereunder, one or more energy efficient doors, and an air exchanger for providing clean air to the interior of the building. Each of the wall structures comprises a plurality of spaced-apart stud members having heat transfer resistant wall ties, interstitial blocks of self-supporting insulating material disposed between the stud members, and a surface coating material in contact with the interstitial blocks and embedding the interior and exterior members of the stud members.

Abstract: A new and improved roofing membrane, or flashing member, and batten or reinforcement strip assembly, and a method of fabricating the same, wherein a roofing membrane or flashing member is fabricated either from polyvinyl-chloride (PVC), a thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO), or a flexible thermoplastic polyolefine (FPO) material so as to be heat-weldable or heat-sealable.

Abstract: A storage system is provided. The storage system includes a first horizontal track having an upwardly directed channel forming a first interlocking portion. A grid panel is provided including horizontal members, crossing members connected to the horizontal members, and a first hook member positioned in proximity to a top edge of the grid panel. The first hook member forms a second interlocking portion which is removably connected to the first interlocking portion of the first horizontal track. A second hook member is positioned in proximity to a bottom edge of the grid panel forming a third interlocking portion. A second horizontal track is provided having a downwardly directed channel forming a fourth interlocking portion, wherein the fourth interlocking portion is removably connected to the third interlocking portion of the grid panel. Various storage shelves, baskets, hooks or other implements are connected to the grid panel. A method for installing a storage system is also provided.

Abstract: A system includes a back up wall and a veneer wall spaced from the back up wall. An anchor shaft has a first end secured to the back up wall, and a second free end of the shaft projects into a space between the back up wall and the veneer wall. A wing nut has a central barrel disposed on the shaft proximate the free end. The wing nut is spaced apart from a surface of the back up wall. A first generally planar side wing extends laterally from the central barrel of the wing nut. A second generally planar side wing extends laterally from the central barrel. The first side wing includes a first opening for receipt of a first wire tie leg, and the second side wing includes a second opening for receipt of a second wire tie leg. The wing nut is independently rotatable relative to the shaft to angularly orient the wings and thus the openings as desired.

Abstract: A system includes a back up wall and a veneer wall spaced from the back up wall. An anchor shaft has a first end secured to the back up wall, and a free end of the shaft projects into a space between the back up wall and the veneer wall. A wing nut has a central barrel disposed on the shaft proximate the free end. The wing nut is spaced apart from a surface of the back up wall and has a generally planar wing extending from an end of the central barrel wherein the wing includes at least one opening for receipt of a wire tie. The wing nut is independently rotatable about the shaft to angularly orient the wings and thus the at least one opening as desired.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A plurality of tiles, each comprising eight weaved strips formed from curved plywood is disclosed. Each tile is nailed to the surface through exposed flaps. The exposed flaps are then covered by subsequent tiles, thus creating exotic wood weave look that has no seams.

Abstract: A concrete block structure useful in forming a retaining wall having upwardly open openings to facilitate planting plants therein. The block has an upright front wall, laterally spaced side walls joined to the front wall, and an upwardly open interior, the side walls having upwardly open and laterally aligned grooves formed in them, and a rod received within the grooves and protruding laterally beyond each side wall. A flexible anchor sheet having a forward edge portion may extend along and above at least two adjacent blocks of the course, the anchor sheet being attached to the rod and extending rearwardly over an upper surface of the rear wall for anchoring reception in an embankment against which the blocks are placed.

Abstract: Compacting, fully enclosed, floored combination multi-antechamber and ramp system for emergency and civil defense use providing, when expanded, means of ingress and egress for the general population including the infected, wounded and handicapped to and from buildings or other folding structures via portals to which its adapter may be securely attached or retrofit while passing through a series of two or more antechambers so as to prevent spreading contamination and allow for various decontamination protocols to be conducted in separate chambers. Compacting is achieved by modularity in some embodiments, and folding in other embodiments, in both framed and panel versions, providing important advantages for transport, pre-positioning, storage, and warehousing.

Abstract: A connection between a first structural member and a second structural member by means of a separate structural connector is provided where the second structural member has a first surface from which a fastener protrudes, and the fastener has a relatively narrow shank and a head that is wider than the shank attached to the shank, the head being held away from the first surface of the second structural member, the head also having a top surface and a bottom surface, and the connector is formed with at least one restraint opening therethrough, the restraint opening being formed to have a first ledge and a second ledge that are spaced apart and the head of the fastener is inserted between said first ledge and said second ledge such that said first ledge and said second ledge trap said head of said fastener so that the first ledge interfaces with said bottom surface of the head of the fastener and the second ledge interfaces with the top surface of the head of the fastener; and the first ledge restrains movement

Abstract: An internally reinforced hydroformed assembly and method of making same includes a hydroformed tubular member and a reinforcement disposed within the hydroformed tubular member prior to hydroforming. The internally reinforced hydroformed assembly and method of making same also includes at least one weld to secure the reinforcement to an interior surface of the hydroformed tubular member.

Abstract: An insulation batt with vapor retarder is adapted to be friction-fit installed in cavities such as vertically extending wall cavities. The batt is adapted to be installed differently in closed cavities compared to open cavities. In certain example embodiments, stapling flanges or tabs are provided on a friction-fit batt so that (a) in closed cavity applications, the batt can be friction-fit installed in a closed cavity without the need for stapling, and (b) in open cavity applications, the same batt can be friction-fit installed and additionally stapled to the studs to significantly improve the batt's ability to withstand environmental conditions without falling out of the cavity.

Abstract: A building framework is disclosed which comprises studs coupled together by separate bracing elements. The studs and bracing elements form a bracing unit. The bracing unit is provided between a top plate and bottom plate of the framework. The bracing elements extend substantially all of the way from the top plate to the bottom plate.

Abstract: There is provided a system for re-orienting erected cartons having an opening through which primary containers, such as bottles or cans, in a “unit” are to be inserted. The erected cartons are adapted to rotate to make the opening accessible to bottle loading equipment only in a manner which ensures that the geometry of the opening is not deformed from that of the originally erected carton.

Abstract: A method of making a reclosable product package (64, 100, 142), a package-making apparatus (10) for the method and the reclosable product package (64, 100, 142) in which block cheese or another product (45) which does not slide well during packaging in placed on a continuous length of thermoplastic packaging film (12). Various folding directions (44, 62, 90, 106, 114) of the packaging film (12) and various placement of reclosable zippers (73, 108, 119) produce various reclosable product packages (64, 100, 142) with various peel seal (40, 41, 87, 88) arrangements.

Abstract: A method for producing a polymeric film resistant to degradation during sterilization such as gamma irradiation is presented. The method includes the steps of minimizing the number of free radicals formed during sterilization through use of an inert gas and a reactant scavenger within a sterilization pouch, which reactant scavenger may be acid adsorbents which scavenge the acid by-products formed during irradiation. The films retain physical and mechanical properties with long-term storage. The films are particularly amenable for use as packaging laminates in pharmaceutical, food, semiconductor and medical device industries.

Abstract: A process and a device are disclosed for packaging products in a stretchable plastic film; the device comprises: means for supporting and heating a product; means for supplying and clamping the film in a position overlaying the product; means for contacting and adhering the film, when stretched, to the product; means for cutting the film along its still not-free side; means for locking and releasing the cut film in stretched contact with the product; means for bending and adhering the film to the product through a bending action on the whole product perimeter; means for removing the packaged product; and control means for the device.

Abstract: An empty-bag group supply system in which at a bag maker, a plurality of empty bags are placed in a stacked state in which these bags are shifted in the direction of length of a bag in a bag accommodation tray whose width is substantially the same as the width of the empty bags and whose length is sufficiently longer than the length of the empty bags, and this bag accommodation tray is sent to a package maker; and at the package maker, the stacked empty bags are removed from the bag accommodation tray and placed “as is” on the conveyor of a conveyor magazine type empty-bag supply apparatus. The bag accommodation tray is formed with a rectangular hole in the bottom plate; and upon taking out the empty-bags, an extraction member is raised from below via the hole and lifts the empty bags from the bag accommodation tray.

Abstract: A folding method and device, whereby a tubular wrapping is formed about a product by inserting the product inside a U-shaped pocket together with a sheet of wrapping material, a first lateral portion of which is interposed between the product and a first lateral wall of the pocket, and a second lateral portion of which, opposite the first, is folded outside and beyond the pocket and crosswise to the first lateral portion; the tubular wrapping being closed by moving the first lateral wall of the pocket outwards, simultaneously moving a contrast member onto the first lateral portion, and then folding the second lateral portion, by means of an external folding member, onto the product and so as to overlap the first lateral portion; and the tubular wrapping being fixed inside the pocket by withdrawing the external folding member, simultaneously closing the first lateral wall onto the product, and withdrawing the contrast member (34) from the pocket.

Abstract: A cyclone separator includes a body having a side entry fluid inlet, a first outlet and a second outlet both aligned substantially transverse to the fluid inlet, and has the first and second outlets opposing each other. A cyclone tube assembly is positioned within the body having at least a portion of the cyclone tube assembly positioned in a direct unobstructed alignment path with the fluid inlet. The cyclone tube assembly includes a plurality of cyclone tubes, each including a first tube section and a second tube section partially positioned within the first tube section. A ceramic material forms at least a portion of the second tube section of each cyclone tube. A first tube connection plate supports the first tube section of each of the cyclone tubes. A second tube connection plate supports the second tube section of each of the cyclone tubes. The first tube connection plate is angularly offset from the second tube connection plate.

Abstract: An air purifier and a method for controlling the same, where the air purifier has a uniformly high air-purifying efficiency throughout an overall indoor space having a complicated structure or broad dimensions. The air purifier includes a main body including an air-purifying filter; and a transport unit adapted to move the main body about a cleaning area. The method for controlling the air purifier includes: detecting a pollution level in a cleaning area; comparing the detected pollution level to a first reference value; determining which of a moving purification and a stopped purification is required based on the comparison; performing the stopped purification while the air purifier remains at a first location in the cleaning area when the stopped purification is required; and performing the moving purification while moving the air purifier about the cleaning area when the moving purification is required.

Abstract: A dust filter bag for vacuum cleaning devices has a bag wall consisting of air permeable filter material, which has an entry opening. Externally on the bag wall and adjacent to the entry opening there is a base means with a base plate or base foil attached to the bag wall, such plate of foil having a passage flow opening extending through it arranged flush with the entry opening and an attachment means for the releasable attachment of an adapter plate, which in the secured state is seated on the outer side facing away from the bag wall.

Abstract: A vent for a fluid system includes a chamber through which fluid can flow along either a first flow path or a second flow path, in which the resistance to fluid flow is relatively high when the fluid follows the first flow path and relatively low when the fluid follows the second flow path. In a preferred embodiment the chamber is substantially cylindrical and has two ports, one of which is substantially coaxial with the chamber and the other of which is substantially tangential to the chamber. The fluid flow, at least when following the first flow path, may include a component of higher density than the fluid, and the flow of the fluid along the first flow path may act to separate the higher density component from the fluid.

Abstract: A filter device and a method for cleaning gas mixtures containing particles, e.g., soot-containing exhaust gases of internal combustion engines, as well as a method for the manufacture of the filter device, are provided. The filter device has a porous surface made of a filter base material exposed to the gas mixture to be cleaned. A layer of ceramic fibers is applied onto the surface exposed to the gas mixture to be cleaned.

Abstract: A filter screen assembly for use with an air intake structure, the structure including a face within which is formed an air intake opening. The filter screen assembly includes a screen having a flexible mesh material and an outer perimeter edge. The perimeter edge is secured at specified locations to the face of the air intake structure, and in order to filter out contaminants associated with an air stream entering the intake structure and to prevent the screen from being drawn into the air intake opening.

Abstract: A filter screen assembly for use with an air intake structure, the structure including a face within which is formed an air intake opening. The filter screen assembly includes a screen having a flexible mesh material and an outer perimeter edge. The perimeter edge is secured at specified locations to the face of the air intake structure, by a plurality of fastener components each including a fixed portion and an actuating portion, in order to filter out contaminants associated with an air stream entering the intake structure and to prevent the screen from being drawn into the air intake opening. Alternatively, at least one elongated track may be secured to a face of the intake structure proximate the intake opening and, in use with a plurality of traversably secured trolley hooks, operates to advance the screen in a given fashion across the intake opening.

Abstract: A filter screen assembly for use with an air intake structure, the structure including a face within which is formed an air intake opening. The filter screen assembly includes a screen having a flexible mesh material and an outer perimeter edge. A three-dimensional component, including such as a multi-sided frame or a plurality of spacer collars, are secured to the face of the intake structure surrounding the opening. The screen is secured about locations associated with its outer perimeter to the face of the air intake structure to space the screen from a surface of the air intake structure and in order to filter out contaminants associated with an air stream entering the intake structure. Spacing the screen also prevents objects impacting the screen from damaging such as the surface coils associated with the air intake opening.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are provided for controlling a self-propelled machine wherein the apparatuses and methods include a handle and a control device and can utilize first and second linking members. The control device is pivotably coupled to the handle, and includes a slidable control portion that is linearly translatable relative to the handle. The first linking member includes a first proximal section that is coupled to the control device, and a first distal section that is engagable with the machine. The first linking member is actuatable in response to pivoting of the control device. The second linking member includes a second proximal section coupled to the control device and a first distal section engagable with a transmission. The second linking member is actuatable in response to sliding of the slidable control portion. The control device can be pivoted between an ON state and an OFF state to implement operator presence control.