Patents Issued in July 1, 2010
  • Publication number: 20100162458
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a shaped part comprising the steps of—forming a stack by stacking (2) or more sheets comprising mono-layers of unidirectional anti-ballistic fibers and a binder followed by placing the stack in a mould, clamping the stack in the mould with a control member closing the mould—consolidating the stack under temperature and pressure into a curved shaped part. The invention furthermore relates to products obtainable with said process, which are very suitable for use in anti-ballistic applications and include e.g. helmets, curved panels, cones and domes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Jean H.M. Beugels, William A.C. Roovers, Martin A. Es,Van, Roelof Marissen, Hen Hoefnagels
  • Publication number: 20100162459
    Abstract: The vest insert for tactical training is an insert kit for retrofitting an outer tactical vest or the like for tactical training purposes. The vest insert includes front and rear training plates adapted to be removably received within front and rear pockets of front and rear carriers of an outer tactical vest. Each of the front and rear training plates has an opening formed therethrough to indicate that the plate is for training purposes. Each of the front and rear training plates is formed from polyvinyl chloride. Additionally, a pair of front and rear fabric panels are provided to replace the inner panels of the outer tactical vest, each of the front and rear fabric panels being formed from woven polyvinyl chloride. The training plates and the front and rear fabric panels are sized and shaped to match the inserts and inner panels of a typical outer tactical vest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Lawrence Greg Bronstein, Louis Greg Bronstein
  • Publication number: 20100162460
    Abstract: A nursing apron for a breastfeeding mother is disclosed. The apron comprises a blanket of sufficiently large size to wrap around an upper portion of the mother's torso, and fixing means arranged so as to retain the blanket around the mother's torso. The fixing means includes first fixing means attached to the blanket at a first end portion of the blanket, and second fixing means attached to the blanket at a second end portion of the blanket. The locations of the first and second fixing means is such that the first and second ends overlap to a sufficient degree during use that the mother's breasts are not exposed whilst the mother is breastfeeding a baby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: EASY FEED PTY. LTD.
    Inventor: Bree Tinecheff
  • Publication number: 20100162461
    Abstract: The inventive women's close-fitting garment for water sports consists of an assembly of extensible and waterproof panels, in particular, containing an elastomer, for example, of a polychloroprene-type, which are assembled along first assembling lines. Said garment comprises at least one mammary three-dimensional panel for covering each breast and preferably the independent mammary panels which are three-dimensionally shaped in such a way that a breast is covered. Each mammary panel is provided with a second assembling line, which corresponds to the assembly of two edges of a cutting, in particular V-shaped, and is used for three-dimensionally shaping the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Cédric Caprice, Catherine Abonnel, Marie-Christine Le Gal
  • Publication number: 20100162462
    Abstract: A pair of fishing trousers comprises two waterproof fabric layers, an adhesive layer and a waterproof adhesive layer. The waterproof fabric layers are partially superposed to form two connecting portions. The adhesive layer is provided between the connecting portions, and between an upper surface and a lower surface of the adhesive layer and the waterproof fabric layers is formed a sticking surface, respectively. Thereby, the waterproof fabric layers can be bonded together, so as to improve the waterproof effect. The waterproof adhesive layer is the innermost layer of the fishing trousers and coated on the connecting portions. After the respective layers of the fishing trousers are bonded together, they can be heated and pressed by passing two rollers to improve the bonding strength, thus improving the waterproof effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: TONY SHIH
  • Publication number: 20100162463
    Abstract: The present invention is a knitted cloth mitten for the hand(s) preferably comprised of nylon, polyester and Lycra that is closed on one end and open on the opposite end. The open end has a knitted collar around the mitten with a small cut or opening to allow for insertion of a releasable cable tie. A piece of plastic is adhered to the palm portion of the mitten, from the fingertips to the middle of the palm, to make the palm area rigid. A releasable cable tie is threaded through the collar and around the open part of the mitten. After an individual's hands are restrained using properly placed and properly secured handcuffs, the present invention will be slid over an individual's hands with the rigid (plastic) side of the mitten to the palm side of the hand. The mitten will be extended to stop just below the handcuffs. The releasable cable tie is then pulled taught around the wearer's wrist, so as to not allow removal by the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Johnny Dean Daniels, John William Green, JR., Wing Yan Thomas Lau
  • Publication number: 20100162464
    Abstract: A hat band apparatus includes a hat band having an exterior portion configured to be outwardly visible when the hat band is secured to a hat and an interior portion opposite the exterior portion, and means for securing the hat band to the hat such that the band is detachable from the hat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Terry Beard
  • Publication number: 20100162465
    Abstract: A moisture-absorbable hat includes: a crown made of a woven fabric including warp and weft textured charcoal fiber yarns, warp and weft non-charcoal fiber yarns which are not elastic and are not textured, and weft elastofiber yarns, the elastofiber yarns extending along a circumferential direction of the crown; and a sweatband attached to and extending along a circumferential open end of the crown and including warp and weft textured charcoal fiber yarns, and weft elastofiber yarns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Chung-Sen Chen
  • Publication number: 20100162466
    Abstract: To provide an exercise garment with crotch part that is capable of sufficiently improving performance of various types of exercises accompanied by three-dimensional movements such as rotation of the trunk and rotation/outward rotation/inward rotation of both legs. In an exercise garment with crotch part, when it is being worn, tightening forces of first tightening portions act on the muscle groups existing around the greater trochanter, so that the muscle groups are supported to broaden the extent of mobility of the pelvic band. On the other hand, on the inside of the closed-loop first tightening portions, the space between a first line and a second line gradually becomes wider toward the greater trochanter position, whereby a side hole is formed. Due to such formation of the side hole, the greater trochanter of the wearer is prevented from being pressed directly by the first tightening portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: WACOAL CORP.
    Inventors: Chizuru Fukuyo, Nozomu Seike, Hiroshi Kouno
  • Publication number: 20100162467
    Abstract: Tuckit Skinny Capri is a pant that makes the method of tucking in your jean or pant into boots easier, faster and more convenient. The pant is made to fit snugly to the leg and has a new technology of integrated garter or hose grips which allow the pant to have dual usage. These garter style clips (one on each side of the pant leg, each lying flatly against the leg) are located below the hem of each leg and allow for quick attachment to socks for boot wear. The garter clips are permanently attached to each side of the pant leg by an elastic band that is sown on the hem. The wearer simply puts on the “tuckit skinny capri” and a pair of socks, attaches the pant/capri to the socks through the use of the integrated clips, flips down the hem to cover the clips, and simply slips the boot on. This avoids having to spend a considerable amount of time tucking the jean/pant into the boots and a bunched up look at the top of the boot area. It also avoids the jean/pant slowly sliding up as the person walks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Joanna Rondon, Honna Castillo
  • Publication number: 20100162468
    Abstract: A belt and a method of using a belt that includes passing a belt (e.g., a stretch belt) through a first loop and a second loop of a waistband of a garment, the belt including an elastic member that includes a longitudinal extent, a first major surface, a second major surface, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end, a first mating connector attached to the first major surface near the first end, and a second mating connector attached to the second major surface near the second end, and engaging the first mating connector and the second mating connector to maintain the elastic member in the form of a closed loop around the first loop of the waist band and the second loop of the waist band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: William J. Hanson
  • Publication number: 20100162469
    Abstract: An undergarment having rapid donning and doffing capability without the wearer needing to remove his pants and shoes. The apparatus consists of a single unit of wearable fabric having a body portion and two identically long extending left and right leg segments. Three closure systems, containing male parts and female counterparts, are separated and sewn at opposite, respective sides of the undergarment. The two sides of the body portion are wrapped around the waist in the front of the lower abdomen perpendicular to the waist and the closure system fastened thereupon enveloping the waist, buttocks, hips, and lower abdomen. Thereafter, the sides of the extending left leg segment are pulled around the leg and the closure system fastened along the inner leg thereupon enveloping the left leg. The same process is repeated on the right leg thereupon forming a complete undergarment. Dismantling simply means unfastening all the closure systems and removing the undergarment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Patsy Joseph Parise
  • Publication number: 20100162470
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are underpants, which are configured by combining ergonomic three dimensional patterns with the basic function as underwear, thus allowing a wearer to have an effect of lifting and shaping the buttocks and feel comfortable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Jin Bok Kim
  • Publication number: 20100162471
    Abstract: A helmet includes a shell, a base coating layer entirely covering an outer surface of the shell, and a decorative layer entirely and thermally bonded to an entire outer surface of the base coating layer. The decorative layer includes an adhesive layer, a reflective layer that is bonded to the adhesive layer and that has a plurality of reflective particles, and a patterned layer that is printed on the adhesive layer. A method of forming the helmet is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: AVANTS INTERNATIONAL CORP.
    Inventor: Sheng-Hsu Tsai
  • Publication number: 20100162472
    Abstract: A sweatband designed to be worn on a user for usage in a variety of sporting activities. The sweatband comprises inserts for the purpose of protecting the user, which may be permanently placed or removable. In the preferred mode, the inserts are polymeric and function to absorb and dissipate impact forces with which the user comes in contact. Importantly, the inserts may he strategically placed within the sweatband, such as in the areas most vulnerable to concussion or injury upon impact. In an alternate embodiment, the polymeric inserts may he removed from the sweatband. In total, the invention provides a novel, lightweight means to protect the athlete, while effectively functioning to absorb perspiration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Carl J Abraham
  • Publication number: 20100162473
    Abstract: A water-permeable protective material is provided which comprises a composition of one or more quaternary amines in combination with polyvinyl alcohol or precursor thereof. The amine may be either a polymeric or non-polymeric quaternary amine, a preferred example being poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) [p(DADMAC)]. The composition, if liquid, may be deposited as a layer on a substrate to be protected or a protective article may be formed by extrusion or moulding from a dry composition. The substrate may be a fabric material, particularly an item of clothing. Protection is provided against harmful or noxious agents such as chemical and biological warfare agents, organic materials, aerosols and other harmful liquid and gaseous substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Colin Robert Willis, Stuart Anson Brewer, Michael Robert Dennis, Corrine Amy Stone
  • Publication number: 20100162474
    Abstract: The present invention relates to self adhesive hard surface cleaning blocks, and their use. It is an object of the present invention to provide a detergent block that can be easily positioned onto a hard surface; even a wet surface. It is a further object of the invention to provide a detergent block that rinses away in a number of flushes, and does not leave behind any residue that cannot be easily removed with e.g. a toilet brush. We have found that a hard surface cleaning block comprising surfactants forming a liquid crystalline phase upon contact with water meet the objects of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Syed Husain Abbas, Daniele Del Fiol, Paolo Mondani, Serena Pezzia, Ivana Trombetta
  • Publication number: 20100162475
    Abstract: A sanitary washing toilet seat device according to the invention comprises a nozzle head having a water discharge port; a first cylinder capable of housing at least part of the nozzle head; a second cylinder capable of housing at least part of the first cylinder; and a driver configured to advance or retract at least one of the nozzle head and the first and second cylinder. The driver includes a flexible rack with one end connected to the nozzle head; a motor; and a transmission mechanism configured to transmit rotation of the motor to the flexible rack. At least one of the nozzle head and the first and second cylinder is advanced or retracted in accordance with the rotation of the motor. In a sanitary washing toilet seat device and a toilet device equipped therewith, a multistage washing nozzle can be accurately advanced/retracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: TOTO LTD
    Inventors: Kenji Hashidume, Hideki Takada, Michinori Yananose, Nobutake Sakumoto
  • Publication number: 20100162476
    Abstract: A braking device which can be interposed between mutually rotatable elements and comprises a first body, which rotates rigidly with a first element, and a second body, which rotates rigidly with a second element and can engage rotatably the first body, the device further comprising means for translational motion in order to impart a translational motion of the second body with respect to the first body upon mutual rotation, elastically deformable means being provided which interact between the first body and the second body in order to contrast the translational motion upon mutual rotation between the bodies, at least in one preset direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Livio Cavagna
  • Publication number: 20100162477
    Abstract: A toilet tank flush valve structure, for use with a toilet tank having a floor formed with an opening, includes a base for installation in the opening formed in the floor of the toilet tank. The base defines a water outflow passage having an upper end at which the passage has an area A1 and a lower end at which the passage has an area A2 and includes a valve seat at the upper end of the water outflow passage. A flush valve is movable relative to the base between a sealing position in which the valve engages the valve seat in sealing relationship and a flushing position in which the valve is spaced upwardly from the valve seat. The area A1 is substantially greater than the area A2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Douglas P. Hand
  • Publication number: 20100162478
    Abstract: A pool cover weight comprising an elongated flexible tubular member which is filled with a ballast material and which has a tether secured thereto so that a plurality of the weights may be placed over the side edge portions of a pool cover extending over an above-ground pool with the tethers thereof being secured to the upper ends of the side walls of the pool. The positioning of the pool cover weights on the pool cover prevent the pool cover from flapping in the wind.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Ronald E. Olson
  • Publication number: 20100162479
    Abstract: A portable hair-washing apparatus includes a washbasin, a container, a pumping unit and a showering unit. The washbasin includes an upper deck formed on a lower deck so that a chamber is defined between them. The upper deck includes a cavity separated from the chamber and an inlet pipe in communication with the chamber. A dirty-water drain extends from the upper deck. A clean-water drain extends from the lower deck. The container includes a cavity and an aperture in communication with the cavity thereof. The inlet pipe of the washbasin is in communication with the cavity of the container when the washbasin is located on the container. The pumping unit is in communication with the clean-water drain. The showering unit is in communication with the pumping unit. There are plugs for closing the inlet pipe, the dirty-water drain and the aperture, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: MING-CHIA TAI
  • Publication number: 20100162480
    Abstract: A foot warming unit for a sauna device includes a plate-shaped heating unit provided in the sauna device, and a rigid foot support plate disposed over the heating unit. The foot support plate is made of a non-metallic heat conductive insulating material and has a bottom face in abutment with an upper face of the heating unit. Preferably, the heating unit has an insulating sheet and a resistive conductor formed in the insulating sheet. The foot warming unit is robust and safe and has a reduced size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Xingjun QIAO
  • Publication number: 20100162481
    Abstract: Elongated drain assemblies suitable for use in tiled shower stalls are described. Because the elongated drain is typically located at one edge of the shower stall proximate a stall wall and extends substantially the entire length of the wall, the installation of the associated shower pan is made much simpler. Specifically, the pan need only be sloped substantially in a single direction instead of four towards a prior art circular drain located at the center of a stall. The time and cost of creating a pan having a single slope is reduced over a more complex multi-sloped pan. Several different means for adjusting the height of the drain assemblies' top surfaces relative to the height of the tile floor are provided to adjust for tile floors of differing thicknesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Josef Erlebach
  • Publication number: 20100162482
    Abstract: A continuously height adjustable mattress support and apparatus therefor is disclosed. The mattress support is vertically displaceable by means of at least one drive unit for applying a vertical force to a corresponding solely vertically displaceable driven component and is stabilized during vertical displacement by at least one stabilizing means connected thereto. The driven component is connected to, or is in supporting relation with, the mattress support, so that a height of the mattress support above a floor surface is settable and continuously adjustable by means of at least one actuator associated with the at least one drive unit. In one embodiment, a locking device for preventing displacement of the mattress support following inadvertent actuation of the at least one drive unit is employed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Yehuda Cohen, Meir Gitelis
  • Publication number: 20100162483
    Abstract: A stand assist device includes a base with legs that extend in a forward direction. The stand assist device also includes a mast assembly mounted on the base, the mast assembly including a mast. A boom is pivotally attached to the mast and an actuator is attached to the boom. The actuator is adapted to be driven in order to cause the boom to rotate relative to the mast. A knee pad is also attached relative to the mast assembly. The mast may be moved between a seated position wherein the mast extends upwardly from the base, and a folded position wherein the mast extends substantially in the forward direction. The base, mast assembly, and knee pad are configured so that the knee pad does not interfere with the base when the mast is moved into the folded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: JOERNS HEALTHCARE, INC.
    Inventors: Melvin C. Biersteker, Colin C. Bain, David J. Genske, Erik J. Bluemner
  • Publication number: 20100162484
    Abstract: A playard having a floor and an upper frame is disclosed. The upper frame includes a first end supported a first distance above the floor, a second end supported a second distance above the floor, and at least two opposed sides. Each of the opposed sides includes a first rail, a second rail, and a joint joining the first and second rails. The joint is positioned in a first plane when the joint secures the first and second rails in an erected position, the first plane being transversely oriented with respect to the floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Wes Thomas, Ken Zorovich
  • Publication number: 20100162485
    Abstract: A portable travel crib, play yard or other infant or child containment device is provided. The device may have longitudinal support structures. The device may also have an upper peripheral support structure provides an outward compressive force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: John F. McCluskey, Sharon Lake, Katherine Bickert, Susan M. Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20100162486
    Abstract: Set of attachments, including one or more attachments are attached to a portion of bedding for storing an item, such that someone lying in bed may comfortably reach the item while in bed. The set of attachments may include various sorts of holders for holding personal items, such as one or more pockets and/or one or more straps. In an embodiment the bedding is a fitted bed sheet. In other embodiments, the bedding may be other pieces of bedding where the set of attachments may be placed within reach of the person. In an embodiment, the location of the set of attachments is based on an average sized individual of a particular population and the size of the bedding. In another embodiment, the location of the pocket is based on the dimensions of the individual for which the set of attachments is made and on the individual's bedding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Teresa M. Joyce
  • Publication number: 20100162487
    Abstract: A modular organizer is adapted for attachment to a rod of a playpen or crib, and includes first and second storage members that are connected removably to each other. Each of the first and second storage members is attached to the rod by a positioning element. Preferably, one or more third storage members are disposed between and connected removably to the first and second storage members. The third storage members are interconnected removably.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: WONDERLAND NURSERYGOODS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shun-Min CHEN, Jian-Qun LI
  • Publication number: 20100162488
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a system for transporting a patient between a plurality of diagnostic and/or therapy work stations. At each work station, a diagnostic and/or therapy process can be performed on the patient while the patient is attached to a table plate. The patient remains continuously attached to the table plate during a first diagnostic and/or therapy process at a first diagnostic and/or therapy work station, during transport to a second diagnostic and/or therapy work stations and during a second diagnostic and/or therapy process at said second diagnostic and/or therapy work station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: ONCOlog Medical QA AB
    Inventors: Hans Dahlin, Kjell Westerlund
  • Publication number: 20100162489
    Abstract: An inflatable bed includes a bedstead assembly, a mattress assembly, and an electrical air pump unit. The mattress assembly is disposed on and above the bedstead assembly, and includes a top sheet, a bottom sheet disposed under the top sheet, and a plurality of surrounding sheets interconnecting the top and bottom sheets to form a plurality of air chambers, which are not in fluid communication with each other. Each of the air chambers is defined among the top sheet, the bottom sheet, and a respective one of the surrounding sheets. The electrical air pump unit is disposed on the bedstead assembly, and is operable to inflate the air chambers individually so that air pressures in the air chambers may be different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: TEAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng-Chung Wang, Kenneth Wang
  • Publication number: 20100162490
    Abstract: Process for the production of leather, wherein pelts, pickled pelts or semifinished products are treated with at least one copolymer (A) which is obtainable by copolymerization of the following comonomers: (a) at least one ethylenically unsaturated C3-C10-carboxylic acid or at least one ethylenically unsaturated C4-C10-dicarboxylic acid or its anhydride, (b) at least one (meth)acrylate of an ?-branched C3-C10-alkanol, (c) at least one (meth)acrylate of a primary C4-C20-alkanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Markus Brym, Audrey Renoncourt, Stephan Huffer, Gerhard Wolf, Ulrike Mahn, Edward Bohres, Petra Schocker, Hubertus Peter Bell, Peter Danisch
  • Publication number: 20100162491
    Abstract: The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising a detergent ingredient and a lipase variant with reduced potential for odor generation obtained by introducing mutations in one or more regions identified in a parent lipase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: PHILIP FRANK SOUTER, JOHN ALLEN BURDIS, ALLAN SVENDSEN, THOMAS HONGER CALLISEN, JESPER VIND, DEBBIE YAVER, JURGEN CARSTEN FRANZ KNOTZEL, KIM BORCH, MADS ESKELUND BJORNVAD, PETER KAMP HANSEN, MICHAEL LAMSA
  • Publication number: 20100162492
    Abstract: Provided is a ready-to-use composition for the oxidation dyeing of keratin fibers, and for example of human keratin fibers such as the hair, comprising: A) at least one fatty substance present in an amount of greater than or equal to 25% by weight relative to the total weight of the ready-to-use composition, at least one of the at least one fatty substance being chosen from fatty amides and fatty acid esters, B) at least one dye precursor, C) at least one oxidizing agent and optionally D) at least one alkaline agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Leïla HERCOUET, Frédéric SIMONET, Franck CLEMENT, Marie-Pascale AUDOUSSET, Isabelle SCHLOSSER
  • Publication number: 20100162493
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a composition for the oxidation dyeing of keratin fibers comprising: A) at least one fatty substance wherein the at least one fatty substance is present in an amount greater than or equal to 25% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition; B) at least one oxidation base chosen from diaminopyrazolones and acid-addition salts thereof; C) at least one additional dye precursor other than the oxidation base in B); D) at least one oxidizing agent; and optionally E) at least one alkaline agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Marie-Pascale AUDOUSSET, Isabelle Schlosser
  • Publication number: 20100162494
    Abstract: Functionalized nanoparticles, which are obtainable by combining in a first step a functionalized dyestuff, a silicon-based spacer and a catalyst, and in a second step reacting the product obtained in the first step with a co-reactive organic silicon, aluminum, zirconium or titanium compound. Optionally, the thus obtained functionalized nanoparticles can be combined or encapsulated with a polymer. The functionalized nanoparticles are useful as colorants and fluorescents in plastics, paints, inks, electronic materials, cosmetic articles, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: CIBA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Martin Müller, Didier Bauer, Thomas Ruch, Leonhard Feiler, Wolfgang Schlenker, Christian Cremer
  • Publication number: 20100162495
    Abstract: The present invention relates to specific pentamethine cyanine azo complex dye compounds and their use as dyes in optical layers for optical data recording, preferably for optical data recording using a laser with a wavelength from 630 to 670 nm. The invention further relates to an optical layer comprising said dyes and to a write only read many (WORM) type optical recording medium capable of recording and reproducing information with radiation of a red laser, which employs said pentamethine cyanine azo complex type dye in the optical layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Cédric Klein, Jean-Christophe Graciet, Martin Alexander Winter
  • Publication number: 20100162496
    Abstract: A device for guiding goods to be fed between a first floor and a second floor over a gap formed between the first and second floors, the device includes: a first plate member to be placed on the first floor; a second plate member to be placed on the second floor, at least one of the first and second plate members having a hook portion engageable with a groove; and a hinge connecting the first plate member and the second plate member, the hinge protruding downwardly from the surfaces of the first and second plate member, the hinge having a size adapted to the gap such that when the device placed between the first and second floors, the hinge can be accommodated within the gap, and engagement of the hinge with the gap and the hook portion provides a stable guide surface for feeding the goods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Osamu NAKAMURA, Masakazu Kawada
  • Publication number: 20100162497
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a boarding bridge that can guide passengers to a predetermined gangway at the distal end and in which safety can be improved. A boarding bridge is provided which includes a proximal-end tunnel and a distal-end tunnel telescopically fitted together and capable of relative movement in a longitudinal direction; and a traveling unit mounted at the lower part of a movable leg that supports the distal-end tunnel and moving the movable leg by traveling; wherein the traveling unit includes a pair of traveling devices disposed with a certain distance therebetween in the widthwise direction of the distal-end tunnel, the traveling devices each having an axle rotatable about a vertically extending axis, a plurality of tires rotatably mounted to the axle with a certain distance therebetween, and a traveling motor that rotationally drives the axle; and a rotation synchronizing member that synchronizes the rotation angles of the axles in the pair of traveling devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Transportation Equipment Engineering & Service Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Tomioka, Yasuaki Shimizu, Kenji Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20100162498
    Abstract: An electric toothbrush includes a handpiece and a mountable attachment. The attachment includes a working head and a coupling member which is joined to the working head and connectable to the toothbrush handpiece by positive and/or frictional engagement. The attachment can be an attachment brush for dental cleansing, or for interproximal cleaning devices, such as gum massage heads or other attachment tools for performing similar tasks in the oral cavity. The coupling member is braced against the toothbrush handpiece, to provide a low to zero-play connection which accommodates production tolerances. At least one pivot lever or toggle joint is provided for clamping the coupling member upon the toothbrush handpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Gerhard Kressner
  • Publication number: 20100162499
    Abstract: A toothbrush has a head extending from a neck which extends from a handle, and the head has a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending therefrom. A first group of tooth cleaning elements is located towards a free end of the head, and a second group of tooth cleaning elements is located towards the outside of the head. A third group of tooth cleaning elements, which alternate with the second group of tufts, are oriented at an acute angle to a top surface of the head in a direction that is across the width of the head. A fourth group of tooth cleaning elements is located toward the inside of the head, and each is made of a thermoplastic elastomer and each is in the shape of a curved wall. A fifth group of tooth cleaning elements is located towards the inside of the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Phillip M. Braun, Joseph Synodis, Ronald R. Duff, JR., Richard H. Cohen, Thomas Craig Masterman
  • Publication number: 20100162500
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a dental cleaning device. It relates in particular to a handle section of an electric toothbrushing device, with a coupling section for coupling various cleaning tools thereto, a drive mechanism for driving the coupled cleaning tool, and a control device for controlling the drive mechanism. The invention further relates to such cleaning tools. According to the invention the handle section includes an electronic interlock device which is deactivated by an encoded interlock canceling element on the cleaning tool only when the cleaning tool is coupled to the handle section (FIG. 4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Alexander Hilscher, Hansjorg Reick, Armin Schwarz-Hartmann, Peter Trawinski, Martin Stratmann, Wolfgang Vorbeck
  • Publication number: 20100162501
    Abstract: The invention relates to a toothbrush handle part having a handle part neck that can be inserted into the connecting piece of an attachment. Said attachment comprises a coupling device having at least one engaging piece for locking with the connecting piece of the attachment. The invention also relates to the above attachment comprising an attachment head and a tubular connecting piece connected to the attachment head, the connecting piece being placeable on the handle part neck of the toothbrush handle part and having a coupling device for locking the connecting piece on the handle part neck. The invention is characterized in that the axial movement in the longitudinal direction of the handle piece effects actuation of the coupling device and the transverse movement effects the locking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Gerhard Kressner
  • Publication number: 20100162502
    Abstract: A fluid flow lockout mechanism for a floor maintenance machine is disclosed that improves operator efficiency and conserves water. The fluid flow lockout mechanism includes a fluid flow adjustment control selectively operably connected to a fluid flow control mechanism that controls the flow of fluid from a reservoir to an outlet. The fluid lockout mechanism further includes a fluid flow lockout switch having a first state in which the fluid flow adjustment control is operably connected to the fluid flow control mechanism and a second state in which the fluid flow adjustment control is not operably connected to the fluid flow control mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Sean K. Goff
  • Publication number: 20100162503
    Abstract: A cleaning pig for a pipeline for long-distance transportation of a fluid material is advanced in the pipeline in a travel direction by the fluid material transported in the pipeline. The cleaning pig has a pig body and two collars connected to the pig body and spaced apart from one another. The pig body and the collars fill a pipe cross-section of the pipeline. An intermediate space is delimited between the two collars. A pressure opening is arranged at a trail end of the pig body in the travel direction. A pressure conduit connects the pressure opening to the intermediate space. A suction device is arranged in the intermediate space. A suction outlet is connected by a suction conduit to the suction device. The pressure conduit is connected to at least one jet opening directed with a jet action against an inner wall of the pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: ROSEN SWISS AG
    Inventors: Patrik Rosen, Hubert Linder, Frank Fielers
  • Publication number: 20100162504
    Abstract: A single piece boat cleaning tool which has a plurality of cleaning surfaces are each cleaning surface designed to be used on a specific component of the boat. These components can be the hull surface, external lights and equipment which require removal of marine organisms, drive shafts, and/or propeller blades. The invention also provides a buoyant handle which floats the scraping/cleaning tool to the surface in the event that it is dropped in the water. A handle also includes a nonslip grip surface and an external protrusion which provides support for the user's thumb when cleaning. A chipping blade extends from the distal end of the handle. The multiservice cleaning blade extends from a proximal end of the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Brad E. Shaffer
  • Publication number: 20100162505
    Abstract: A brush apparatus for cleaning the interior of a bottle having a handle, a scrubbing portion, and a removable splash shield. The handle includes a grip portion and a channel for removably securing the splash shield to the handle. A plurality of bristles extend radially outward from a bristle stem to form a brush having a substantially cylindrical scrubbing portion. The removable splash shield functions as a shield to contain splashing while cleaning a bottle and when the user removes the scrubbing portion from the bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Tony Kenyatta Picou
  • Publication number: 20100162506
    Abstract: A toothbrush includes a head having a proximal end and a distal end furthest from the proximal end. The head also includes a top face having a plurality of bristle tufts disposed therein, a back face opposed to the top face, and a tip. An elastomeric support element covers a portion of the back face, and the tip is uncovered by the elastomeric support element. A first plurality of elastomeric elements is integrally formed with the elastomeric support element. Each of the first plurality of elastomeric elements extends individually from the elastomeric support element and terminates in a free end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Sanjay Amratlal Solanki
  • Mop
    Publication number: 20100162507
    Abstract: A mop includes a base (10), a cleaning unit (40) mounted on the base, a limit seat (20) mounted on the base and having an inner portion provided with a limit space (22) and a locking portion (243), a movable seat (30) movably mounted on the limit seat and having a locked portion (32) movable in the limit space and detachably engaging the locking portion (243), and a handle (35) mounted on the movable seat. Thus, when the locked portion of the movable seat is detached from the locking portion of the limit seat, the limit seat and the movable seat are rotatable relative to each other so that when the limit seat, the base and the cleaning unit are placed in and rotated by a dehydrator, the movable seat and the handle are not rotated by the dehydrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Pei-Yuan Lee