Patents Issued in July 18, 2013
  • Publication number: 20130180521
    Abstract: A spray package including a container defining a cavity and having an opening; a spray container movable disposed in the cavity, the spray container having a fluid container portion movably disposed in the cavity and a projection portion having an orifice in fluid communication with the first fluid container portion, the projection portion being movable through the opening in the container between a retracted and extended position; and a therapeutic liquid disposed in the fluid container portion and being discharged through the orifice upon application of a force to the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventor: Robert Baschnagel
  • Publication number: 20130180522
    Abstract: The invention relates to a passenger service unit (PSU) for use in an aircraft, comprising a reading light having a light source and a reflector partially enclosing the light source, and an emergency oxygen supply device comprising an oxygen source, a starter unit for releasing oxygen flow from said oxygen source to an oxygen mask, a control unit for controlling oxygen flow rate from said oxygen source to said oxygen mask and an electrical energy storage device like a rechargeable battery pack or a condensator, for providing electrical energy to said control unit and/or said starter unit. According to the invention, the PSU comprises an energy harvesting unit adjacent to or integrated into said reflector of said reading light wherein said energy harvesting unit is electrically connected to said electrical energy storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: WOLFGANG RITTNER, RUDIGER MECKES
  • Publication number: 20130180523
    Abstract: A respirator has one or more electrodes of e.g. conductive elastomer disposed on the surface of a face sealing member opposite to the surface which seals against the user's face. In use the integrity of the seal formed between the sealing member and the user's face is monitored by monitoring the electrical capacitance across that member between the electrode(s) and the user's face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: QINETIQ LIMITED
    Inventors: Adrian Huggins, Bernard Robert Money, Rajinder Singh, David Thomas Steele
  • Publication number: 20130180524
    Abstract: It is one object of the present invention to provide an air-intake actuated device adapted for delivering a substance to a nasal cavity of a subject, comprising: a. a container for containing said substance; b. a nosepiece extending from said device for placement in proximity to a nose of said subject. c. a valve mechanically connectable to said container, characterized by an ACTIVE CONFIGURATION and an INACTIVE CONFIGURATION; and, d. a trigger mechanism adapted to reconfigure said valve from said ACTIVE CONFIGURATION to said INACTIVE CONFIGURATION, and vice versa; wherein said trigger mechanism is activated by means of said subject intaking air through said mouthpiece; further wherein said trigger mechanism is adapted to reconfigure said valve from said INACTIVE CONFIGURATION to said ACTIVE CONFIGURATION for a predetermined period of time in response to said subject intake of air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: SIPNOSE LTD.
    Inventor: SIPNOSE LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130180525
    Abstract: Devices and methods of entraining a substance within an airflow are disclosed. Condensation aerosol delivery devices and methods of consistently producing multiple doses of a substance, such as a drug, having high purity, high yield, characterized by a particle size distribution appropriate for pulmonary delivery, and which can be administered to a user in a single dose are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: ALEXZA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventor: ALEXZA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
  • Publication number: 20130180526
    Abstract: There is provided herein a method for monitoring weaning of a subject from a respiratory ventilator, the method comprising characterizing distinct patterns in a series of CO2 waveforms obtained from expired breath of a subject undergoing respiratory ventilation weaning, wherein said distinct patterns are indicative to the effectiveness of a weaning process and wherein said distinct patterns are selected from a group consisting of “sigh events”, “spike events” and “pools”; and providing an indication relating to the effectiveness of the weaning process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: Oridion Medical 1987 Ltd.
    Inventors: Michal Ronen, Sharon Einav, Keren Davidpur
  • Publication number: 20130180527
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a bag valve mask (BVM) for appropriate ventilation, comprising a pressurization portion formed at an air bag, wherein the pressurization portion is the pressurization point pressurized by tips of a user fingers while encompassing the air bag with the fingers, to continuously ventilate a patient with a predetermined amount of air using artificial respiration. More specifically, the BVM comprises: a mask closely adhered to a patient's nose and mouth so as to be isolated from the outside; an air bag in which oxygen or air is accommodated; and a connection hose for communicating between the mask and the air bag. The air bag is configured in such a way that the accommodated oxygen or air flows through to a patient's trachea via the connection hose and the mask, and an identification means is formed at the air bag to identify the pressurization portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Do-Hee Kim, Seung-Whan Kim, O-Yu Kwon
  • Publication number: 20130180528
    Abstract: An implanted tongue pulling device including a pull plate, a pull line, a retractor and a method thereof are provided. The tongue pulling device is implanted in the mandible and tongue of a human body, respectively, for tightening the tongue dorsum and/or the tongue base for treating obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). At least three pull lines are used for positioning the pull plate, which is a flat object implanted beneath the tongue dorsum and/or the mucous membrane of the tongue base and includes through holes for the growth of tissues and pull line fixing mechanisms. The pull line includes a draw line and a sleeve. The retractor includes a casing, a control switch and a pull line fixing device mounted on the casing. A patient after surgery can adjust the tightening extent of the implanted tongue pulling device by pressing the skin outside the control switch, thereby preventing OSAHS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Xing Zhou, Xiangmin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130180529
    Abstract: The present face mask may have a double seal, a triple seal or a quadruple seal, with distinct spacing between each of the seals within a set of seals. Each of the seals within a double seal, triple seal, or quadruple seal may stand alone or may be interconnected to other seals by bridging, where such bridging is formed of the same adhesive as the seal itself. Also disclosed is an after market embodiment where a multiple seal by itself is housed between two sheets of release paper to be applied to a face mask by the user himself when needed. Further disclosed is a multiple seal with bridging applied to a clothing combination, such as to seal sleeve cuffs to a glove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventor: Ronald D. Matich
  • Publication number: 20130180530
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for adjusting a support to a body are described in which a portable support assembly may be worn or used by a bed-stricken or wheel-chair restricted individual around particular regions of the body where pressure ulcers tend to form. The portable support assembly may generally include adjustable supports which conform the assembly to the patient's body and which also help to distribute one or more fluid pad assemblies relative to the body. The support assembly may be incorporated into a design for a wheelchair or a bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: PRS Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: PRS Medical Technologies, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130180531
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for adjusting a support to a body are described in which a portable support assembly may be worn or used by a bed-stricken or wheel-chair restricted individual around particular regions of the body where pressure ulcers tend to form. The portable support assembly may generally include adjustable supports which conform the assembly to the patient's body and which also help to distribute one or more fluid pad assemblies relative to the body. The support assembly may be incorporated into a design for a wheelchair or a bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: PRS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: PRS Medical Technologies, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130180532
    Abstract: A method of massaging a contracture muscle includes determining on the muscle at rest a direction on the muscle and on this direction, a preferential massage sense, and mobilizing the skin in the preferential massage sense.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventor: Valerie MONTAILLIER
  • Publication number: 20130180533
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cartridge of electric cigarette for preventing leakage. The cartridge may comprise a storing container 11 to store liquid therein; an extending tube 12 to have a guide tube 121 installed within the storing container 11 and extending in a hollow cylindrical shape, a lower fixing plate 122 coupled to the lower part of the guide tube 121 and secured to the lower part of the storing container 11 and a fixing gap 123 formed at the upper part of the guide tube 121; a guide lid 16 coupled to the upper part of the extending tube 12 and introducing evaporated component; an evaporating unit 17 fixed at the fixing gap 123; and a mouth piece 13 communicating with the guide lid 16 and coupled to the upper part of the storing container 11.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Han Ki Kim, Yong Yin Lee
  • Publication number: 20130180534
    Abstract: A large variety of electroprocessed capsules can be produced to encapsulate a variety of additives within the subcompartments or substructures of the manufactured capsule. Furthermore, the manufactured capsules can be arranged within a filter of a smoking article during the manufacturing process. By modifying the various parameters that control the electrospraying or electrospinning processes, capsules can be manufactured that vary in composition, in substructural organization, and in dimension. A capsule produced by electrospraying comprises at least one polymeric material that encapsulates or supports the retention of at least one flavorant and/or non-flavorant within the capsule. A polymeric material provides a supporting structure for encapsulating at least one flavorant and/or non-flavorant additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.
    Inventor: Philip Morris USA Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130180535
    Abstract: A filter has a conical outer wall of which the end having the smaller diameter forms a mouthpiece and the other end a suction piece. Within the outer wall there is an inner wall which also has a conical shape and whose end having the larger diameter is connected to the mouthpiece while the other end is present near the suction piece. The conical shape of the inner wall provides that the current of air is optimised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Mark Rooijakkers, Sven Rooijakkers
  • Publication number: 20130180536
    Abstract: A filter material adapted for use as a filter element of a smoking article is provided, the filter material including at least one segment of fibrous tow having a plurality of degradable particles dispersed therein, the degradable particles comprising a starch material. Exemplary starch materials include naturally-occurring starch, hydroxyalkylated starch, starch esters, ionically modified starch, oxidized starch, hydrolyzed starch, plasticized starch, gelatinized starch, grafted starch, crosslinked starch, transglycosylated starch, starch ethers, and mixtures thereof, as well as blends of starch with other polymers. Filter elements and smoking articles, such as cigarettes, that contain the filter material are also provided. A method of preparing polymer fibers for use in filter elements is also provided, the method including adding the starch material to a fiber precursor solution prior to fiber extrusion or dry-blending the starch material with the polymer material to be formed into fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY
    Inventor: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
  • Publication number: 20130180537
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of manufacturing a web which is striped with add-on material, comprising: a first slurry supply which forms a sheet of base web and moves the sheet along a first path; a second slurry supply; and a moving orifice applicator operative so as to repetitively discharge the second slurry upon the moving sheet of base web. The moving orifice applicator includes a chamber box arranged to establish a reservoir of the second slurry across the first path, an endless belt having orifice groups, the endless belt received through the chamber box, and a drive arrangement operative upon the endless belt to continuously move the orifices along an endless-path and repetitively through the chamber box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.
    Inventor: Philip Morris USA Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130180538
    Abstract: A hairstyling tool has a thick, soft cushioned body adapted to be worn on the top of head close to the scalp in skull cap-like fashion. Hair clips affixed to the bottom of the body can be deployed to maintain the tool in position. A substantially vertical channel extending completely through the body allows the wearer to draw sheaves of hair fibers from below the body up, through and above the tool. The upwardly drawn hair fibers can be teased, combed, brushed or otherwise arranged together with other hair of the wearer in a highly elevated style resting on top of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: Bombshell Beauty, Inc.
    Inventor: Suzanne Martinelli
  • Publication number: 20130180539
    Abstract: A toothbrush assembly including a toothbrush and a toothpaste cartridge. The toothbrush includes: a handle having a compartment to receive the toothpaste cartridge; a head having bristles; a door covering an opening of the compartment; and a conduit running from the compartment to the head to deliver toothpaste from the toothpaste cartridge in the compartment to the head and the bristles. The toothpaste cartridge includes: a housing having a cavity to store toothpaste; a piston having threads; a paste plate coupled to the piston via the threads; a knob coupled to the piston to turn the piston to move the paste plate along the piston toward the head of the toothbrush to dispense the toothpaste from the cavity to through the conduit into the bristles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventor: Corey G. Bowie
  • Publication number: 20130180540
    Abstract: A hair extension formed by a lock of hair is fixed with respect to a substantially rigid plate, from a first face of which there extends at least one linear layered tress of hair, the ends of which are fixed head-on to said face, orthogonal to the plane thereof. A second face of the plate is opposite to the first face and carries means for permanent attachment or means for temporary attachment to the hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventor: Luciano Di Biase
  • Publication number: 20130180541
    Abstract: A water soluble hair glue is designed as a temporary adhesive to adhere to human or animal hair. The water soluble hair glue is an excellent alternative to bobby pins or rubber bands and can secure even short and fine hair in place. The water soluble hair glue can also be used to add hair extensions, beads, glitter, bows, flowers and other embellishments. The water soluble hair glue is designed to dissolve and rinse away when washing the hair with shampoo and warm water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventor: Cynthia Lorraine Bobinac
  • Publication number: 20130180542
    Abstract: Dicationic azo dyes of the formula (I), which are suitable for colouring keratin fibers, in particular human hair, and are in part themselves still not described in the prior art are provided. In colourations, particularly brilliant and luminous red shades are obtained. Agents for dyeing and optionally simultaneously lightening keratin fibers and methods for dyeing and optionally simultaneously lightening keratinic fibers also are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventor: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
  • Publication number: 20130180543
    Abstract: A method for cleaning a deposition chamber includes forming a deposited layer over an interior surface of the deposition chamber, wherein the deposited layer has a deposited layer stress and a deposited layer modulus; forming a cleaning layer over the deposited layer, wherein a material comprising the cleaning layer is selected such that the cleaning layer adheres to the deposited layer, and has a cleaning layer stress and a cleaning layer modulus, wherein the cleaning layer stress is higher than the deposited layer stress, and wherein the cleaning layer modulus is higher than the deposited layer modulus; and removing the deposited layer and the cleaning layer from the interior of the deposition chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: International Business Machines Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130180544
    Abstract: A windshield wiper includes a wiper assembly, a scrubber assembly, and an engaging assembly. The wiper assembly includes a wiper support structure and a wiper blade attached to the wiper support structure. The scrubber assembly includes a scrubber support structure, an elongated scrubber element and a motor. The scrubber element is movably attached to the scrubber support structure and extends between a first end and a spaced apart second end along a central longitudinal axis. The motor is mounted to the scrubber support structure and is engaged with the scrubber element to reciprocally move the scrubber element along the central longitudinal axis. The engaging assembly is coupled with the wiper assembly and the scrubber assembly and is configured to raise and lower the scrubber assembly with respect to the wiper assembly. Also, an automated method of using a windshield wiper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: NELSON AND NELSON ENTERPRISES, LLC
    Inventor: James Q. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20130180545
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for removing ice from a windshield. A windshield wiper includes a wiper assembly, a scrubber assembly, and an engaging assembly. The wiper assembly includes a wiper support structure and a wiper blade attached to the wiper support structure. The scrubber assembly includes a scrubber support structure, an elongated scrubber element and a motor. The scrubber element is movably attached to the scrubber support structure and extends between a first end and a spaced apart second end along a central longitudinal axis. The scrubber element can have a hardness value sufficient to remove ice from the windshield. The motor is mounted to the scrubber support structure and is engaged with the scrubber element to move the scrubber element to remove ice. An engaging assembly can be coupled with the wiper assembly and the scrubber assembly to raise and lower the scrubber assembly with respect to the wiper assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: NELSON AND NELSON ENTERPRISES, LLC,
    Inventor: James Q. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20130180546
    Abstract: A cleaning brush is a multimodal contact cleaner having both a microfiber head and a bristle head coupled by an offset handle assembly that misaligns a grip on the offset handle assembly with the microfiber head to improve features, including operation and ergonomics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventor: Rand Rognlien
  • Publication number: 20130180547
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to cleaning machines and methods of use to clean flooring and other surfaces. One configuration is directed to a cleaning machine that utilizes a motor to drive an interchangeable cleaning drum about a rotational axis parallel to the surface being cleaned. The cleaning machine can be operable to clean a surface, such as a flooring surface or other surface (e.g., walls, ceilings, etc.) without a vacuum, pump, solution tank, or recovery tank. The cleaning machine may contact the surface being cleaned at replaceable glides disposed at or near a distal end of a cleaning head of the cleaning machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: KENT RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kent Research Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130180548
    Abstract: A method of removing material such as surface treatments, metal coatings, and other material layers from an edge region of a metal work piece where they could potentially contaminate a nearby weld. According to one embodiment, a scraper tool includes a body having a base portion and a tab portion, and several scraping elements attached to the base portion. During operation, the scraping elements scrape one or more surfaces of the edge region so that the depth to which the scraping element engage the metal work piece is generally affected by the amount of rotation of the scraper tool about a pivot axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Shiloh Industries, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130180549
    Abstract: A tool for cleaning a drainage structure comprises a rod having a center longitudinal axis, a barrel housing having a proximal opening and a distal opening, the barrel housing having a center longitudinal axis and coupled coaxially to the rod, the barrel housing having an outside dimension that can be accommodated within the drainage structure, the distal opening of the barrel housing having a sinusoidal tearing contour. The tool further comprises a plurality of cutting implements radially coupled to and between the rod and the barrel housing, the cutting implements having a distal cutting edge and being angularly oriented to facilitate sweeping debris in a selected direction, and the barrel housing and cutting implements operable to rotate about the center longitudinal axis of the rod to dislodge and loosen debris inside the drainage structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: Harr Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Harr Technologies, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130180550
    Abstract: Cleaning heads for extracting liquid from a surface and methods of use are disclosed herein. A cleaning head may include a head body and/or a neck portion that define an internal chamber. A vacuum hose can couple to an opening into the internal chamber. A bottom wall of the head body can be positioned against the surface from which liquid is to be extracted. The bottom wall defines a floor of the internal chamber, a plurality of suction holes into the internal chamber, and a plurality of ridges and a plurality of depressions disposed on an outer surface of the bottom wall. The depressions form vacuum chambers against the surface as suction is applied through the suction holes. An upper wall defines a top of the internal chamber. A sight portion allows visibility of liquid and other material extracted and/or drawn into the vacuum hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Willie Dee Kent, Steven Rodger Kent
  • Publication number: 20130180551
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus is composed of an indexer block, a first processing block and a second processing block that are provided in parallel with one another. The indexer block is provided with an indexer robot. The first processing block is provided with a plurality of back surface cleaning units and a first main robot. The second processing block is provided with a plurality of end surface cleaning units, a plurality of top surface cleaning units and a second main robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventor: DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130180552
    Abstract: A dry type cleaning housing which causes a cleaning medium to fly with an air flow and places the cleaning medium on a cleaning object to clean the cleaning object is disclosed. The dry type cleaning housing includes an inner space which causes the cleaning medium to fly; an opening which abuts the cleaning medium against the cleaning object to collide the cleaning medium with the cleaning object; a ventilation path which passes air from outside into the inner space; a suction opening which suctions the air introduced into the inner space via the ventilation path to generate a revolving air flow in the inner space; a porous unit which passes removed matter removed from the cleaning object to the suction opening side; and a revolving air flow adjusting unit which arbitrarily reduces or stops the revolving air flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Yuusuke Taneda, Yoichi Okamoto, Akihiro Fuchigami, Kohji Tsukahara, Shozo Murata
  • Publication number: 20130180553
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for the circulation and dehumidification of moist air (54) within an automatic cleaning machine (10), in particular a commercially used program-controlled dishwasher. The inventively proposed apparatus is accommodated within a cleaning chamber (12) delimited by walls (18, 20). At least one of the walls (18, 20) is cooled from outside by a medium (24). In the cleaning chamber (12) is located a blower (50). This imparts to moist air (54) sucked up from the cleaning rack (17) a flow (52, 56, 58) along the at least one wall (18, 20) cooled by a medium (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: Meiko Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Meiko Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG
  • Publication number: 20130180554
    Abstract: The invention provides a sewer flushing device for location in a sewage system. The device comprises a housing with an inlet, an outlet and a sewage flow path defined between said inlet and outlet. At least one of the inlet or outlet is adapted to connect to a conduit of the sewage system. A gate is pivotally supported on the housing for movement between open and closed positions and the gate has a pivot axis between the upper and lower ends. Biasing means are configured to urge the gate to a closed position whereat the flow path is substantially blocked causing a build-up of sewage upstream of the gate. The gate is moved to its open position only when the build-up of sewage behind the gate reaches a predetermined level thus causing the built-up sewage to be rapidly released to flush the sewage system downstream of the flushing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventor: David George Pitt
  • Publication number: 20130180555
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly capable of evenly spraying wash water at an inside a washing tub and a dishwasher having the same, the nozzle assembly including a nozzle configured to rotate on a rotating axis thereof, an inside rotor having a shape of a cylinder and configured to rotate according to a rotation of the nozzle while coupled to the rotating axis, and an outside rotor case having a larger radius than a radius of the inside rotor to accommodate the inside rotor therein, and having an opening hole through which the rotating axis passes, and the rotating axis of the nozzle revolves around a circumference of the opening hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130180556
    Abstract: The present subject matter provides a base element for an appliance. The base element includes a projected portion and an inset portion. The inset portion has a different height than the projected portion such that the inset portion is configured for receipt of flooring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: Joel Charles BOYER
  • Publication number: 20130180557
    Abstract: This invention relates to a lift to assist in standing and/or walking for persons who have insufficient strength or movement in their legs. The inventive lift walker includes a frame assembly having a lower an upper and lower portion that wheels are provided beneath the lower frame so as to enable the lift to be propelled and maneuvered. A bracing assembly is provided at the upper portion and comprises a supporting platform which is adapted to fit under the forearms of a person, and optional handles for gripping by the user's left and right hands. An elevator assembly is provided which includes lift and stabilization tracks for raising and lowering the supporting assembly in a coordinated, purely vertical fashion, and further includes gas lift means for effectuating the same via use of a remotely switched activation mechanism. There are also anti-tip means for maintaining the stability of the device when contacting uneven ground surface during movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicants: Case Western Reserve University, The United States Government, as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: The United States Government, as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Case Western Reserve University
  • Publication number: 20130180558
    Abstract: A crutch having a first side direction, a second side direction opposite the first side direction, a third side direction perpendicular to the first side direction and a fourth side direction opposite the third side direction, the crutch including an elongate leg having a top end, a top portion, a middle portion, a bottom portion, and a bottom end, wherein the elongate leg extends from a saddle to a foot and has a handle disposed on the middle portion, wherein the saddle extends in an elongate shape between the first side direction and the second side direction, wherein the handle extends in an elongate shape between the first side direction and the second side direction, wherein the elongate leg middle portion is to the third side direction of an axis extending between the leg and the foot, wherein the elongate leg middle portion is to the first side direction of an axis extending between the top end of the elongate leg and the bottom end of the elongate leg; and wherein the handle is cantilevered and has a
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: MOBI, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Weber, Shawn Monitor, Michael Grider
  • Publication number: 20130180559
    Abstract: A supplemental support assembly is provided for supporting a collapsible shelter structure, such as a ground blind for hunting. The support assembly includes a pole having one end coupled with a framework of the shelter structure, and a ground engaging point at the other end. In one embodiment, the pole is coupled with the framework by a coupler attached to the end of the pole that fits over a central hub of the framework. In another embodiment, the pole is coupled with the framework by a threaded member that extends downwardly from the central hub and mates with a threaded end of the pole. The threaded member can be formed integral with the central hub or affixed to the central hub as a separate component. The support assembly prevents the shelter structure from collapsing under heavy external loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventor: Jeffrey Dankenbring
  • Publication number: 20130180560
    Abstract: A thermoelectric structure including a thermoelectric material having a thickness less than 50 nm and a semi-insulating material in electrical contact with the thermoelectric material. The thermoelectric material and the semi-insulating materials have an equilibrium Fermi level, across a junction between the thermoelectric material and the semi-insulating material, which exists in a conduction band or a valence band of the thermoelectric material. The thermoelectric structure is for thermoelectric cooling and thermoelectric power generation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
    Inventor: RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
  • Publication number: 20130180561
    Abstract: Disclosed herein include nanocomposites with improved thermoelectric performance. Also disclosed herein include methods of manufacturing and methods of using such nanocomposites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: G. Jeffrey Snyder, Yanzhong Pei
  • Publication number: 20130180562
    Abstract: A tunnel-effect power converter including first and second electrodes having opposite surfaces, wherein the first electrode includes protrusions extending towards the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicants: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventors: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
  • Publication number: 20130180563
    Abstract: The Seebeck effect is the generation of a voltage between two junctions of dissimilar materials, and this effect is used to convert heat to electricity using thermoelectric modules containing a plurality of junctions. The efficiency of power generation using these modules is typically very low and much lower than rotating machines such as gas turbines and steam turbines combined with rotating electrical generators. This disclosure presents a method for increasing the efficiency of these thermoelectric modules significantly by thermally switching the heat source to the thermoelectric elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: TEMPRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: TEMPRONICS, INC.
  • Publication number: 20130180564
    Abstract: Photovoltaic devices such as solar cells having one or more field-effect hole or electron inversion/accumulation layers as contact regions are configured such that the electric field required for charge inversion and/or accumulation is provided by the output voltage of the photovoltaic device or that of an integrated solar cell unit. In some embodiments, a power source may be connected between a gate electrode and a contact region on the opposite side of photovoltaic device. In other embodiments, the photovoltaic device or integrated unit is self-powering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bahman Hekmatshoartabari, Devendra K. Sadana, Wilfried E. Haensch, Ghavam G. Shahidi, Davood Shahrjerdi
  • Publication number: 20130180565
    Abstract: A solar cell including a single crystal silicon substrate having electrical characteristic distribution, which is line-symmetric with respect to the center line in plan view, and in which portions equidistant from the center line have an electrical characteristic substantially uniform in an extending direction of the center line in the plan view, a semiconductor junction formed by using the single-crystal silicon substrate, and an electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130180566
    Abstract: Disclosed are a solar cell apparatus and a method of fabricating the same. The solar cell apparatus includes a substrate; a first cell on the substrate; a second cell adjacent to the first cell; a first insulating film covering the first and second cells; and a connection member connecting the first cell with the second cell. The first insulating film includes a first via hole for exposing the first cell and a second via hole for exposing the second cell, and the connection member connects the first cell with the second cell through the first and second via holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ho Gun Cho
  • Publication number: 20130180567
    Abstract: A thin-film solar cell includes a cell having a transparent electrode layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a back electrode layer stacked on a transparent insulation substrate. A plurality of cells are connected in series to constitute a cell string. A bus bar is arranged on the back electrode layer of an end cell constituting the cell string. The thin-film solar cell has a photoelectric conversion layer on a series-connection direction end of the transparent electrode layer. In plan view, a series-connection direction end of the back electrode layer at an end of the cell string and the series-connection direction end of the transparent electrode layer at the end of the cell string do not overlap, while the bus bar and the transparent electrode layer at the end cell constituting the cell string overlap at least partially. A method of fabricating the thin-film solar cell is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tohru Takeda, Kazuhito Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20130180568
    Abstract: A support system for a solar panel includes a triangular truss with connection points for mounting a photovoltaic module, and a cradle structure that supports the triangular truss and is connected to at least two side supports of the triangular truss. The cradle structure may be driven for rotation about an axis for tracking the sun and several cradle structures can be linked together for tracking movement using a buried linkage system. The truss may also be foldable for ease of transportation and storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: First Solar, Inc.
    Inventor: First Solar, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130180569
    Abstract: A receiver for a solar radiation-based electrical power generation system comprises a plurality of photovoltaic cells, with the cells being arranged in modules, with each module comprising one or more than one cell, and with the modules being arranged in subarrays, with each subarray comprising a plurality of modules. The receiver also comprises a support framework for the subarrays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventor: John Beavis Lasich
  • Publication number: 20130180570
    Abstract: A solar reflective assembly includes a plurality of reflective segments radially configured to collectively at least partially define a dish-shaped reflector having a center axis, each reflective segment having a generally conical shape and being discontinuous relative to the conical shape of an adjacent reflective segment, and an elongated receiver having a length generally extending in a direction of the center axis. Each reflective segment reflects and focuses sunlight on the receiver along the length of the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: GOSSAMER SPACE FRAMES
    Inventor: GOSSAMER SPACE FRAMES