Patents Issued in June 14, 2007
  • Publication number: 20070130813
    Abstract: A photo wrist band consisting of band of material that fastens around the wrist and one or more pockets integrated with the wrist band to hold photos or other objects of interest. A young child in daycare or preschool may take comfort from wearing this wrist band when it contains a picture of someone that child loves, such as a parent(s). The band is easy and comfortable to wear and is designed to release if necessary and so does not pose any danger to a child. The concept is not limited to young children as similar bands of varying sizes and appearance may be worn anyone who is interested in doing so.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Benjamin Stacy
  • Publication number: 20070130814
    Abstract: The object is a heat sealed plastic square 2 in? by 2? in in diameter. The object is plastic that cover the metal tags of a pet's identification tags. The plastic device fits onto the clip of the collar and holds the pet's tags in place. The device is used to eliminate the metal noise from the pet's id collar the metal clanking noise. The object is made of plastic which is then heat sealed at the sides with an open bottom which then slides onto the circular clip on the pet's collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Nicole Block
  • Publication number: 20070130815
    Abstract: A weapon halts locomotion by a human or animal target, for example, for arresting the target. The device includes a charging circuit and a discharging circuit. The charging circuit charges a capacitance of the device. The discharging circuit overwhelms voluntary use by the target of the skeletal muscles of the target when passing a current through tissue of the target. Each pulse has a pulse width greater than 9 microseconds. The current may include a plurality of substantially equally spaced apart pulses of from 2 to 40 pulses per second.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Patrick Smith
  • Publication number: 20070130816
    Abstract: A muzzle-loading firearm has a barrel, a frame part, a breech plug, and a firing block arranged adjacent to the rear end of the breech plug, the firing block being slidably connected to the frame part so that said firing block can slide rectilinearly, in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the barrel, between a closed position in which the firing block covers the rear end of the breech plug, and an open position in which the firing block does not cover the rear end of the breech plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Angel Zumalde
  • Publication number: 20070130817
    Abstract: A targeting apparatus for a gun comprises a mirror assembly, a mounting base and a locking structure. The mirror assembly includes a single utilized mirror having a target imaging surface. The mounting base has the mirror assembly moveably attached thereto. The mirror assembly is movable between a non-use position thereof with respect to the mounting base and a use position thereof with respect to the mounting base. The locking structure is provided between the mounting base and the mirror assembly for enabling the mirror assembly to be fixedly retained in the non-use position. The locking structure includes a locking member movably attached to the mounting base and a mating engagement feature fixedly attached to the mirror assembly. The locking member is selectively movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position and wherein the locking member engages the mating engagement feature when moved to the engaged position while the mirror assembly is in the use position of the sighting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Marlin Ballard
  • Publication number: 20070130818
    Abstract: An ice fishing apparatus including a main base member, a rod base support member disposed transversely of said member and insertable thereto toward the rear of said member, a rod base hold down member disposed transversely and insertable thereto into the said base at the rear of said base, a trigger and release support member disposed transversely and insertable thereto into the front end of said member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Samuel Green
  • Publication number: 20070130819
    Abstract: An apparatus for trapping pests is disclosed including a housing defining an internal chamber with a floor in which an entrapped pest remains until being released from the chamber, an inclined, tubular passageway spaced above the floor of said chamber that is closed at a first end and open at a second end, a space for receiving bait placed underneath the passageway, an aperture formed in the wall of the passageway and in communication with the internal chamber, and an occluding element that is insertable and displaceable within the passageway. The occluding element is upwardly displaceable upon ingress of a pest within the passageway by pressure exerted by the pest and downwardly displaceable by gravity upon passage of the pest through the aperture formed in the wall of the passageway, so that the pest is trapped within the chamber following displacement of the element below the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Amram Ohayon, Michel Cohen
  • Publication number: 20070130820
    Abstract: A process of making biodiesel from crude tall oil by reacting crude tall oil with a C1-C6 alkanol in the presence of an acid catalyst or by reacting crude tall oil with an acyl halide in the presence of a C1-C6 alkanol. The reaction product of either of these reactions is separated into a suspension liquid by the addition of a polar liquid. The biodiesel product is recovered from the suspension liquid by addition of an organic solvent which produces a polar liquid phase and an organic liquid phase. The biodiesel is recovered from the organic liquid phase by evaporating the organic solvent, which is recovered for use in subsequent separation processes, and vacuum distilling off the product biodiesel from the organic solvent-free organic liquid phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Siddharth Chatterjee, Shigetoshi Omori, Swapnil Marda, Shiri Shastri
  • Publication number: 20070130821
    Abstract: An additive mixture as component of compositions of mineral oil as the main component and trace portions of an additive mixture contains the additive components a) ethylene-vinylester copolymers with molecular mass weight averages from 3000 to 50000 and an ethylene proportion of 50 to 90 mass %, and b) mixed esters of glycerine in which 50 to 80 mol % of the hydroxy groups are esterified with unsaturated C12-C40 monocarboxylic acids and 20 to 50 mol % of the hydroxy groups are esterified with partially imidated and/or partially esterified maleic anhydride copolymers, and/or c) partially and/or completely imidated copolymers consisting of maleic anhydride and ?-methylstyrene with molecular mass number averages from 1500 to 15000 and at least one terminal group based on dimeric ?-methyl styrene, and/or d) wax compositions based on natural starting materials of type d1) wax-like oligomeric esters based on glyceryl monostearate and dimeric acid and/or d2) wax esters with vaseline-like consistency, based on at l
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Hiltrud Täubert, Wolfgang Haubold, Erhard Brauer, Torsten Meyer, Irene Klimek, Dietrich Wense
  • Publication number: 20070130822
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an “alcohol based fuel and/or biofuel composition” having as a main feature the capacity of totally or partially substituting traditional fuels, such as gasoline and diesel, in conventional internal combustion engines. In addition, the “alcohol based fuel and/or biofuel composition” can be used for the total or partial substitution of burning oils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Mario Araya
  • Publication number: 20070130823
    Abstract: Fuel compositions containing (a) pulverized coal; and (b) an oxygenate selected from glycerol, glycerol derivatives, propylene glycol, propylene glycol derivatives, ethylene glycol, ethylene glycol derivatives, fatty acid alkyl esters, fatty alcohols, and mixtures thereof. Methods of reducing the NOx emissions generated from the burning of pulverized coal in a heat-producing unit, wherein the method comprises the steps of: (a) introducing pulverized coal into a combustion chamber of the heat-producing unit; and (b) co-firing the pulverized coal with an oxygenate source selected from glycerol, glycerol derivatives, propylene glycol, propylene glycol derivatives, ethylene glycol, ethylene glycol derivatives, fatty acid alkyl esters, fatty alcohols, and mixtures thereof, where the combustion of the oxygenate source generates at least 2.5%, on a heat input basis, of the total heat generated by the co-firing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Donald Appleby, Joia Spooner-Wyman
  • Publication number: 20070130824
    Abstract: A raised-bed gardening system, including a raised-bed gardening structure and an integrated water-delivery system. The gardening structure has a frame, including a base, vertical support members, and cross members that define a gardening enclosure. A grid assembly is connected to the base and a fence is connected to the frame to form a protective barrier to keep unwanted pests out of the garden. The fence preferably includes a gate, to provide the gardener access to the garden. Raised garden beds are arranged within the gardening enclosure adjacent to walkways so that each bed can be readily attended to from the walkways. In an alternate embodiment, the gardening structure is wheelchair accessible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Mark Teich
  • Publication number: 20070130825
    Abstract: A soil protection device for inhibiting access to soil surrounding a potted plant includes a cover member having first and second portions pivotally coupled together for relative movement between open and closed configurations. The cover member defines a stem hold through which a potted plant stem may extend. The cover member may be opened for positioning the stem hole around a plant stem and then closed to secure the device upon the soil. The cover member defines a plurality of apertures through which water may pass for watering a plant. The cover member further defines a plurality of perforations arranged concentrically about the stem hole for establishing expansion sections. A perforated line of weakness may be selectively severed for effectively enlarging the stem hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Brian Stearns, Leigh Stearns
  • Publication number: 20070130826
    Abstract: A flower shipping and arranging container comprising a planer flexible card having defined therein a number of apertures for receiving flower stems there through. The flower shipping and arranging container also includes sheet material wrapped around the flexible card so as to create a hollow pocket between the sheet material and a front surface of flexible card thereby creating a protected environment for the flowers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: OTTO BULK
  • Publication number: 20070130827
    Abstract: A system and method for efficiently delivering an aqueous solution to plants includes a microporous hydrophobic tubing coated with a hydrophilic polymer that has a distal portion positionable adjacent a root system of a plant and a lumen for channeling an aqueous solution from an inlet to the distal portion. The tubing along the distal portion has a porosity adapted for permitting a flow of the aqueous solution therethrough when acted upon by a surfactant root exudate generated by the roots due to water stress. A reservoir is adapted for holding the aqueous solution therein and is situated in fluid communication with the hydrophilic device's inlet. Additional tubing can be provided for channeling a nutrient solution to the plant roots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: EASY LIFE SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Hyman Gesser, Donald Lafreniere
  • Publication number: 20070130828
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device comprising a trough (2) with a base wall (4) and side walls (5), said trough (2) designed to contain a liquid and a tray (3) for placing in the trough (2), for supporting a growing substrate with at least one well (15), the bottom of which communicates with the liquid in the trough (2) each of which has an adjacent breaking zone (7, 12), the cutting of which pcrmits the device to be divided up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Bernard Mathy
  • Publication number: 20070130829
    Abstract: A decorative waterfall containing an integrated planter is disclosed. The decorative waterfall contains a planter integrated within the main body of the waterfall and is constructed of natural or man made stone to create the appearance of a miniature natural waterfall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Philip Barnhill
  • Publication number: 20070130830
    Abstract: A multi-stage combustion fuel reformer (20) wherein heat energy from a leaner-burning stage (22) is used to accelerate the fuel reforming kinetics of a richer-burning stage (28). The two stages may be axially arranged (36) or radially arranged (50) with respect to each other. Both stages (64, 66) may utilize gas-phase combustion; or both stages (78, 82) may utilized catalytic combustion; or both gas-phase ((90) and catalytic combustion (92) may be used together. The multi-stage reformer (112) may form part of a gas-to-liquid fuel reforming system (110).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Balachandar Varatharajan, Venkat Tangirala, Joel Haynes, Anthony Dean
  • Publication number: 20070130831
    Abstract: A system for the co-production of hydrogen and electrical energy includes a reformer comprising at least one mixed reforming zone configured to receive a fuel stream and steam, at least one steam reforming zone and a plurality of oxidant inlets to introduce an oxidant into the reformer. The mixed reforming zone is followed by the steam reforming zone to produce a first reformate stream comprising hydrogen. The system further includes a shift reactor configured to receive the first reformate stream and generate a second reformate stream and a carbon dioxide separation unit configured to receive the second reformate stream and separate carbon dioxide from the second reformate stream to generate a carbon dioxide rich stream and a hydrogen rich stream. The system also includes a power generation device configured to receive the hydrogen rich stream to generate electrical energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Ravikumar Vipperla, Parag Kulkarni, Vladimir Zamansky
  • Publication number: 20070130832
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing hydrogen gas, wherein the apparatus includes a gasification unit or a reforming unit configured to form a first syngas and a first clean-up section is coupled to the gasification unit for acidic gas removal. The first clean-up section is configured to form a second syngas and includes at least one of a high temperature shift catalyst and a low temperature shift catalyst. The apparatus also includes a second clean-up section coupled to the first clean-up section for acidic gas removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Ke Liu, Jennifer Molaison, Parag Kulkarni, Vladimir Zamansky
  • Publication number: 20070130833
    Abstract: An automatic safety gate or security barrier for preventing infant and/or pet from gaining access through passageways. The gate includes a gate member adapted to be mounted to a wall portion and is movable to a closed position to prevent an infant and/or pet from passing through. The locking mechanism of the gate can be deactivated by a human having predefined properties which are measured by at least one sensor of the gate. Deactivating the locking mechanism allows opening of the gate. The gate can also be manually unlocked by means of a handle. In the case of using a motion sensor, the motion sensor range, angle and height can be adjusted in order to accommodate a variety of openings, such as doors, passageways, stairs, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Ronen Maital
  • Publication number: 20070130834
    Abstract: An electronically controlled grade crossing gate system and method. The system includes a gate arm, a gate arm moving assembly, a position sensor assembly and a controller. The gate arm moving assembly is configured to move the gate arm and the position sensor assembly is configured to sense a position of the gate arm. The position sensor assembly is a non-contact position sensor assembly. The controller is coupled to the gate arm moving assembly and the position sensor assembly and it is configured to receive an incoming command related to the gate arm. The controller activates the gate arm moving assembly in response to the incoming command and communicates with the position sensor assembly to monitor the position of the gate arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mallikarjun Kande, Vidyadhar Kottisa, David Davenport, Pradeep Vijayan, Kuna Kishore, Kunal Goray, Raju Mogaveera, Ramasamy Anbarasu
  • Publication number: 20070130835
    Abstract: An apparatus for moving a window glass of a vehicle includes a carrier fixed to a window glass, a guiding rail for slidably supporting the carrier, a driven member fixed to the carrier and an actuator for driving the driven member. The actuator includes a cylinder-shaped rotational driving member for driving the driven member, a holder provided at an outside of the rotational driving member and having an arc-shaped inner surface facing an outer circumferential surface of the rotational driving member and coaxial with the rotational driving member and an arc-shaped moving member having a circumferential length longer than that of the inner surface of the holder, the moving member being provided between the rotational driving member and the inner surface of the holder for circumferential movement by the driven member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Yukio Isomura, Shigeyuki Suzuki, Yoshihiro Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20070130836
    Abstract: Described herein is a safety device against false manoeuvres for sliding window and door frames, including an arrest designed to prevent displacement of the catch of the mobile frame of the window or door frame from its inoperative position to the operative position of engagement with a corresponding striker of the fixed frame, in the condition for opening the window or door frame. The arrest with the corresponding thrust member, adjustable in a direction parallel to the direction of displacement of the arrest, is carried by a slide that is adjustable in a direction orthogonal to the direction of displacement of the arrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: SAVIO S.P.A.
    Inventor: Aimone BALBO DI VINADIO
  • Publication number: 20070130837
    Abstract: An opening and closing control apparatus includes an automatic sliding door controller that controls a drive of an opening and closing driving mechanism. The automatic sliding door controller determines whether a request is a manual operating request or an automatic operating request on the basis of a signal from a press switch that is switched on by a press-on operation. In the case of the automatic operating request, the automatic sliding door controller is configured so that an automatic opening and closing determination process determines whether a request is an opening operating request or a closing operating request based on the detection of door state detection section, and an opening and closing process is then executed by operating the opening and closing driving mechanism based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kiichi Kusunoki
  • Publication number: 20070130838
    Abstract: A composite diamond compact is provided which has a diamond compact (12) bonded to a cemented carbide substrate (10). The composite diamond compact is characterised by the second phase for the diamond compact (12) and the binder for the cemented carbide substrate (10) both being a nickel/cobalt alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Klaus Tank
  • Publication number: 20070130839
    Abstract: A roll-off reducing agent comprising one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids having 2 to 20 carbon atoms having either OH group or groups or SH group or groups, monocarboxylic acids having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and dicarboxylic acids having 2 to 3 carbon atoms, and salts thereof; and a roll-off reducing agent composition comprising a roll off-reducing agent comprising one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids having 2 to 20 carbon atoms having either OH group or groups or SH group or groups, monocarboxylic acids having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and dicarboxylic acids having 2 to 3 carbon atoms, and salts thereof; an abrasive; and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Toshiya Hagihara, Shigeo Fujii, Yoshiaki Oshima
  • Publication number: 20070130840
    Abstract: The inventive heating cushion consists of a system of blocs (1) which comprise a thermal material, are separated by interstices (8) containing a deformable thermal material (10), are connected by joints provided with elastic solid bodies which are fixed to the blocs and form said deformable thermal material and/or elastic membranes (7) which are fixed to the blocs (1) and are tensioned for compressing a deformable body arranged in the interstices (8) and/or the joints (6) which are permeable to a fluid contained in the interstices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2004
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Guy Jouhannet
  • Publication number: 20070130841
    Abstract: The present invention provides a simplified construction module system and method to form a structure by a minimal crew with little specalized trade skills and minimum equipment in a relatively short time period. Relatively lighweight construction modules can be brought to a construction site and linked together to form the structure. In at least one embodiment the present invention includes foundation modules, wall modules, ceiling modules, and roof modules. Further, the modules can be subdivided into specific modules that can be interchanged with other modules, including a door module, window module, and sub-modules. A designer can simply choose between the various modules depending on the size and layout desired. Other building trades such as finishers, plumbing, and electrical can complete the structure as needed. One or more of the modules can be filled after erection on the jobsite with a filler to add strength or stability to the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Richard Bays
  • Publication number: 20070130842
    Abstract: In a water diversion system, in a preferred embodiment, a first fold of a deflector is disposed into a first hanger cavity and a second deflector fold is disposed into a second hanger cavity. The first fold of the deflector cooperates with the first cavity of the hanger to allow a resistance hinge-like action of the deflector. The deflector may be lifted open by compression of a curve of the deflector to remove the second fold of the deflector from the second hanger cavity. Methods are provided in which, in a preferred embodiment, a deflector-forming machine is disposed above a trough-forming machine and the deflector-forming machine is moveable forward and backward relative to the trough-forming machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: A. B. Walters
  • Publication number: 20070130843
    Abstract: A canopy for a stationary covering device in accordance with the present invention comprises a cover that has a vertex point. The vertex point can be characterized by a fixed uppermost point or tip, at the highest culminating point of the canopy from which the cover projects. According to the invention, the cover includes unequal extensions from the vertex point. As such, the vertex point comprises an asymmetrically positioned vertex point. More specifically, the canopy of the invention is rotatable around a fixed longitudinal axis that is elevated from the ground. In this way, the canopy provides an adjustable coverage zone for a predetermined stationary area beneath it when it is either rotated or tilted, and located at a suitable elevated level relative to the ground, from a first canopy position to a second canopy position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: David Lenahan
  • Publication number: 20070130844
    Abstract: An isolation shelter includes, in its interior, an inner closure defining an isolation space. The isolation space is at a pressure less than the pressure of the environment in the shelter interior, at the outside of the inner enclosure. An outer enclosure of the shelter encloses a sealed region defined at least in part by a structural element contained within the shelter interior A sealed space, which is partially defined by any portion of the outer enclosure that can become exposed to the environment outside the outer enclosure, extends from the outer enclosure into the shelter interior. The sealed space is at a pressure exceeding the pressure of the environment outside of the shelter, thereby substantially preventing contamination in the environment outside the shelter from entering the shelter interior and passing to the isolation space. The pressure in the isolation space substantially prevents contaminants from escaping the isolation space into the environment outside the isolation shelter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Theodore Arts, Charles Akers
  • Publication number: 20070130845
    Abstract: Disclosed is a modular, expandable, and portable shooting range system. The system can include one or more shooting modules that mount together to provide different numbers of shooting lanes with various lengths. The shooting modules are pre-engineered with removable panels to permit additional shooting modules to be added on as customer orders. This configuration also permits adding to the length of the shooting range to accommodate firing of different weapons. The shooting range system can further include a control booth which is divided from the shooting lanes. The control booth can be integrally formed with the shooting modules, or can be separate. The control booth can include a module control which allows a person to control lighting, air, and target control systems of the shooting range system, and can further provide a safe location to view the range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Michael Halverson
  • Publication number: 20070130846
    Abstract: A modular window well arrangement includes one or more window well members. The window well members can be interconnected in a vertically stacked arrangement to provide the required overall height. Snap-connectors interconnect the vertically adjacent window well members, and a plurality of steps provide for escape. The window well members may have different sizes, and extension walls may be utilized to increase the size of the window well members to provide for a wide variety of configurations. The window well members may be made of a relatively lightweight structural foam material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Glen George
  • Publication number: 20070130847
    Abstract: The invention comprises a bridge apparatus for connecting two drywall carts together spaced with a front rear relation to one another for supporting materials on the bridge, said bridge apparatus having two identical bridge sections with the bridge sections detachably fixed connection to one another at their one ends and pivotally connected at their outer ends to the drywall carts wherein said drywall carts each have plurality of wheels mounted to the carts in a manner that the carts and bridge apparatus roll on their wheels in a variety of different directions as a single unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Roland Young, Larry Young
  • Publication number: 20070130848
    Abstract: An anti shock device has a base plate and a top plate, at least one pair of support racks are mounted between the top plate and the base plate. At least one adapter is mounted between the support racks. The adapter has a curved rail defined therein, and the support racks also have curved rails defined therein which curves opposite to that of the adapter. A rolling shaft is mounted through the curved rails. In addition, a damping layer is provided on the top plate or base plate as well as support racks and rolling shafts. When the anti shock device is subjected to the earthquake, a relative displacement will reduce the horizontal vibrations and the damping layer will reduce the vertical vibrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Chong-Shien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20070130849
    Abstract: A method of forming a barrier against entry of water into a sub-floor ventilator of a building, which comprises adhesion of a sealant material such as a self-adherent pad to an external surface of said sub-floor ventilator. The invention also provides in another aspect, a building having a wall structure provided with at least one sub-floor ventilator, wherein a sealant material such as a self-adherent pad is adhered to an external surface of said ventilator, forming a barrier against entry of water into said ventilator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Henry David Langer, Neil Barker
  • Publication number: 20070130850
    Abstract: Ventilated roofing tiles along with other multilayered energy saving and/or producing constructions are disclosed. Also disclosed are insulating bonding constructions having enhanced energy saving attributes. The ventilated roofing tiles employ heat transfer means that may include natural and/or forced air convection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Fred Miekka
  • Publication number: 20070130851
    Abstract: A window assembly includes a glazing, a frame encircling a periphery of the glazing and securable about an opening in a support structure, and at least one retaining bracket secured to the glazing. The retaining bracket can be secured to the glazing with adhesive or mechanical fasteners. The retaining bracket has at least one tab forming an interlock with the frame to secure the glazing to the frame so that the glazing is selectively removable from the frame without removing the frame from the support structure. Preferably, the retaining bracket extends through an opening in the frame and the tab engages an edge of the opening to form the interlock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Todd Cripe
  • Publication number: 20070130852
    Abstract: A wood wall construction made of wooden beams is provided wherein the wooden beams (1) are superposed or possibly juxtaposed and assembled by means of screws (2). The wooden beams (1) are assembled to each other using the screws (2) provided at the end sections thereof with threaded sections (3,4) that are inserted without drilling from the top or bottom surface of the wooden beams to assemble a mutual attachment area (5) of the two wooden beams. The screws extend for only a part (A) of a height or thickness of the beam (1) and are engaged only adjacent to the mutual attachment area (5) in the two wooden beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: SFS Intec Holding AG
    Inventor: Dominik Sieber
  • Publication number: 20070130853
    Abstract: A space division system (100) is disclosed, with the space division system (100) incorporating technology. The space division system (100) is disclosed as having a space divider (102) vertically suspended from a rail system (104). The rail system (104) includes a rail (106) with a pair of hanger clips (108) releasably secured to the rail (106) and capable of being moved along a continuum of the length of the rail (106). In one embodiment, the space divider (102) includes a main body (114) consisting of an opaque fabric. Associated with the main body (114) is lighting technology including a series of LED lights (116). Arrow lights (118) may be activated in an appropriate manner for emergency or other purposes. Color changing is also provided for purposes of wayfinding, signaling occupant activities or other external or internal circumstances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Sheila Kennedy, Bill Yen, Joseph Ho, Senan Choe, Robert Insalaco
  • Publication number: 20070130854
    Abstract: Generally, the invention is a dry stack building block for constructing a masonry wall. The dry stack unit has a front section having an outer surface, an inner surface, a bottom surface, and a top surface. The dry stack unit also has a rear section substantially parallel to the front section having an outer surface, an inner surface, a bottom surface, and a top surface. Two or more webs coupling the inner surface of the front section to the inner surface of the rear section have a top surface and a bottom surface. Two or more pairs of lugs may extend above the top surface of the front section and the top surface of the rear section. Each pair of lugs may have a first lug offset from a second lug in an axis perpendicular to the inner surfaces of the front section and the back section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: FSN, LLC
    Inventor: Alan Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20070130855
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to an improved glut and the manufacture of a glut (11) of folded or cut and stacked sheet material aligned to form a block and having apertures (21) therein in order to reduce the overall weight of the glut without substantially reducing its strength, and in particular to methods for manufacturing improved plaster gluts or other articles of folded or cut plasterboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Michael Wentworth
  • Publication number: 20070130856
    Abstract: A corner stud (40) has a four-sided post portion (42) that sits into a corner region of a framing wall. The post portion includes a pair of flanges (92, 96) which form a right angle inside corner at the inside corner of the framing wall. Edge portions of wallboard panels (108, 110) connect to the flanges (92, 96). A post portion 112 of an intersection stud (110) fits within the tracks at a location between the corners. Inside corners are formed by flanges (148, 160) and (154, 166) against which edge portions (180, 182) of wallboard panels (184, 186) and (188, 190) are connected. The edge portions (180, 182, 188, 190) of the wallboard are connected to and backed up by the flanges (148, 160, 154, 166).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Matt Surowiecki, Lawrence Gorham, Tadeusz (Ted) Wrobel
  • Publication number: 20070130857
    Abstract: A fastener assembly 10, in respect to forces which are subsequently applied, after the installation thereof, when forces is applied in one direction, this fastener assembly 10 is self adjusting incrementally, as needed in travel or actuation; yet when a force is applied in the opposite direction, this fastener assembly 10 is not self adjusting and there is no travel or actuation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Thomas Espinosa
  • Publication number: 20070130858
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-layer sealing and drainage system (1), in particular for the laying of ceramic paving (10) according to a thin-bed method (12). Said system comprises a layered construction containing, from the base upwards, a drainage layer (3) that is configured from a first lattice-type structural element and comprises drainage regions (13) that are formed between the lattice structures of said element, a liquid-permeable nonwoven layer (6), an anchorage layer (2) that is configured from a second lattice-type structural element and that is used to hold a filler material (12), which is to be incorporated into the upper face of the sealing and drainage system (1) and which is plastic during processing and subsequently cures, in addition to a reinforcement layer (5), which is fixed, at least in some sections, to the anchorage layer (2). The system can also comprise a sealing layer below the drainage layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Sandro Thronicke, Peter Blanke
  • Publication number: 20070130859
    Abstract: A system for building using glass blocks is disclosed which employs spacing strips. The spacing strips comprising elongate, generally planar elements having a cross section generally corresponding in shape to the intended spacing between two adjacent blocks in the completed construction. The spacing strips are hollow and may be provided with interior supporting webs. The strips are provided with adhesive which may be included during manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Bjorn Borressen, Jon Olsen, Lukas Zyznowski
  • Publication number: 20070130860
    Abstract: An artificial stone and a method of fabricating a stone surface area therewith are described. The artificial stone comprises a stone body cast of a cement aggregate and has an outer visible surface area shaped to resemble a real stone. The stone body has a substantially flat rear surface. Fastener means are provided to secure one or more attachment brackets to the rear surface and adjacent at least one edge portion of the stone body to suspend the artificial stone on a support surface. The stone body is preferably cast with a light aggregate including polymeric particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Michel Paquette, Nicolas Gauvreau
  • Publication number: 20070130861
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a movement control screed that is structured for installation between first and second masonry coatings applied adjacent to a building wall. The movement control screed is structured as a control joint for absorbing movement between the first and second masonry coatings and also as a weep screed for accommodating drainage of water from behind the masonry coatings. The movement control screed comprises first and second flanges provided on opposite sides of first and second ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Gary Chenier, Michael Southern
  • Publication number: 20070130862
    Abstract: An adhesive for securing a roofing system to a substrate includes a magnesium oxide matrix having dispersed therethrough a plurality of particles or fibers. The dispersant coating is operative to suppress electrostatic attraction between the particles or fibers. An elastomeric overlayer is placed in interfacial contact with the magnesium oxide matrix containing the plurality of particles or fibers prior to set of the matrix so as to form a bond therebetween. A roofing system is detailed that includes an intermediate layer having an asphaltic layer that terminates in an asphaltic surface and an exposed non-asphaltic fibrous surface. An elastomeric outer weatherproof coating is applied in adhesive contact with the fibrous surface resulting in a weatherproof roofing system. The elastomeric outer weatherproof coating is amenable to application with a sprayer or roller with the non-asphaltic fibrous surface absorptive of such a liquid coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Blaine Semmens, Colin Murphy