Patents Issued in April 23, 2015
  • Publication number: 20150106990
    Abstract: A glove is provided and includes a wrist portion and a hand portion attached to the wrist portion. The hand portion includes a plurality of finger portions extending away from the wrist portion, a palm portion, and a back portion formed on an opposite side of the glove than the palm portion. The glove also includes a padded panel attached to the back portion. The padded panel is attached to the back portion at a first edge and is attached to the back portion via a tether at a second edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Gait, Chris Perra
  • Publication number: 20150106991
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for protecting a user's knee joint, the device being for installing on a sports boot (2) and being characterized in that it comprises a shell (10) provided with an inside surface suitable for covering at least in part an anterior portion of the user's leg, the shell (10) having a top portion (11) for situating at knee level and a bottom portion (12) including connection means suitable for connecting the shell (10) to the sports boot (2), the top portion including side cheeks suitable for being put into contact with the knee on either side of the knee, and coming into contact at least with the condyles of the user's femur, at least one strap (3) for attaching around a zone of the leg and attachment means for attaching the strap (3) to the inside surface of the shell (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Pierre Gouniot
  • Publication number: 20150106992
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward an article of apparel effective to regulate the temperature of the wearer. In an embodiment, the article of apparel includes a base textile with a thermal regulation membrane. The thermal regulation membrane contains a plurality of system-reactive components selectively engaged heat and/or moisture. In an embodiment, the printed coating includes a cooling agent, a phase change material, and a heat dissipation material. In operation, the article of apparel is effective to delay/diminish the rise in skin temperature (compared to a garment lacking the membrane), increasing wearer comfort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Kyle Blakely, Matthew Trexler
  • Publication number: 20150106993
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a garment includes a garment substrate and a pattern formed on the substrate that emulates the contours of an ideally proportioned body so as to give observers the impression of the ideal proportions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Donald D. Hoffman, Darren Peshek, Stephen Frederick Dull, Stephen Harilaos Zades, Robin O'Neill Fisher
  • Publication number: 20150106994
    Abstract: STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENT FOR CLOTHING WAISTBAND developed to allow a usual masculine or feminine clothing (1), either pants, Bermuda shorts, skirt, dress or the like, to include an elastic arrangement in an interrupted portion (2) dividing the waistband in two segments, a front segment (3a) and a back segment (3b), in such a way that this elastic arrangement on both sides of the clothing, left and right, is sufficient to allow the waistband to be automatically adjusted increasing or decreasing the clothing by two or more sizes and rendering the clothing more comfortable for the use, in particular when sitting down and standing up performing other movements requiring bending at the waist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Renata Moises Iwamizu Silva
  • Publication number: 20150106995
    Abstract: Interchangeable component(s) can be paired with an existing garment to create the illusion of multiple fashion ensembles without bearing the prohibitive cost or discomfort of such clothing to the user. The interchangeable components can be lengths of garment coverings, collars, cuffs, or any combination thereof. These interchangeable components can be removably affixed to a garment via any number and type of fastening mechanisms. This enables a wearer to create many different styles of patterns and colors without the purchase of a completely new garment. Additionally, an illusion of a wearer wearing certain styles of clothing can be achieved while removing uncomfortable fabrics and items often necessitated by such styles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew Ampofo, Joana Ampofo
  • Publication number: 20150106996
    Abstract: The present invention provides a signal gear for cyclist to give brake and turn signals to other road users while the cyclist has full control of the handle bar and brake. The signal gear of the present invention is preferably a glove with finger portions. Control and activation of the turn and/or brake signals is mainly by using electrical conductive nature of the signal glove as a switch of the signaling component which is either incorporated with the glove or with the vehicle (e.g. bicycle). The signaling component can emit turn/brake light signal or transmit an activation signal to a light emitting device to give turn/brake light signal. The turn and brake light signals are in yellow and red color, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Koon Hang Lau
  • Publication number: 20150106997
    Abstract: An athletic glove includes a hand portion and a cuff portion. The hand portion includes a palm area and a plurality of digits. The cuff portion includes a resilient material operable to apply a biasing force to the wrist, thereby securing the glove to the hand without the use of a conventional mechanical fastener. The cuff portion extends beyond the wrist of the wearer, covering at least a portion of the lower forearm. The palmar face of the glove further includes a grip enhancing surface disposed on one or more digits and/or the palm portion. The grip enhancing layer is positioned below the wrist and/or within the lower portion of the forearm to provide an extended contact surface to the wearer during gameplay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Jedd Komlos
  • Publication number: 20150106998
    Abstract: A mask assembly is herein disclosed wherein the mask assembly comprises a main mask portion, a moveable mask portion, wherein the moveable mask portion is moveable between a first and second position relative to the main mask portion; and a trigger mechanism remote from the main mask portion, wherein actuation of the trigger mechanism causes the moveable mask portion to move from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: BLUE SKY DESIGNS LIMITED
    Inventor: Stuart BROWNING
  • Publication number: 20150106999
    Abstract: A system for interchangeable pockets including: a pair of denim jeans, where the jeans include a rear pocket surface and a front pocket surface; a series of bottom receiving snaps at the rear pocket surface and the front pocket surface; a plurality of pockets, where the plurality of pockets include a series of pocket snaps on a back side of each pocket and the series of pocket snaps join with the series of bottom receiving snaps to form pockets on the jeans; and an ornamental front surface on each pockets. The system may also include interchangeable decorative attachments attaching in a similar manners s the pockets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Sherianne Holtry
  • Publication number: 20150107000
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an exercise garment with a crotch part includes a main body portion formed from a material having stretchability; and a tightening portion having higher tightening force than the main body portion, in which the tightening portion includes a pair of right and left first tightening portions respectively covering an approximately triangular region formed by the upper part of the hip, the lateral side of the lumbar region, and the vicinity of a position corresponding to the greater trochanter as the apex of the triangular region, in the right and left sides of the wearer. The first tightening portions include plural partitioned tightening portions extending in the vertical direction and adjoining in the width direction. The partitioned tightening portions are formed such that the directions of high stretchability in the respective partitioned tightening portions approach closer to one another toward the lower side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: WACOAL CORP.
    Inventors: Fumiko Tanaka, Nozomu Seike
  • Publication number: 20150107001
    Abstract: A shoe insert or guard to improve comfort and to limit and prevent traumatic injury to a wearer's foot. The shoe guard includes an anterior superior portion, a toe portion, an anterior sole portion, a posterior sole portion, and a rear portion. The shoe guard protects against foot injuries caused by downward impact on the anterior sole portion of the foot during ambulation, forward movement of the foot during ambulation, and abrasions to the foot secondary to movement of the foot within the shoe during ambulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Debra Moore-Hill
  • Publication number: 20150107002
    Abstract: A belt has a band and a belt buckle. An end of the band has multiple hole sets formed thereon. The belt buckle is mounted on another end of the band and has a frame and a buckling element. An end of the buckling element is formed as at least one pivot bar pivotally connected to the frame. Another end of the buckling element is formed as multiple prongs selectively mounted through engaging holes of one of the hole sets. Thus, the buckling element and the band can be stably connected with each other. The prongs of the buckling element do not rub against edges around the engaging holes, so the engaging holes are not enlarged. Moreover, the prongs can be integrally formed on the buckling element. No additional manufacturing process is needed. Accordingly, the belt and the belt buckle are practical and convenient for manufacturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Huang-Lin WANG
  • Publication number: 20150107003
    Abstract: Disclosed are belt adjustment systems, particularly for wearing around a user's waist, that permit a continuum of belt loop sizes or a larger selection of belt loop sizes. The belt adjustment system includes an elongate belt member having a first end, a second end and a series of teeth positioned on an inner surface near the second end and a fixation member having first and second adjustment elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Edward R. Rowland, Thomas W. Hunsucker
  • Publication number: 20150107004
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bottom garment that effectively prevents the hem part from losing its shape. The bottom garment of the present invention includes a front part (101), a back part (102), and an intervening fabric member (103). The intervening fabric member (103) includes a crotch part (103A) and a back hemline-forming part (103B) extending laterally from a back end of the crotch part. A front end of the crotch part (103A) is connected to the front part (101). Both outer peripheries (a) at the back side of the front part in the width direction, both outer peripheries (b) of the crotch part in the width direction, and front side right and left peripheries (c) of the back hemline-forming part form hemlines at the time of wearing the bottom garment. In the back hemline-forming part (103B), the shapes of the front side right and left peripheries (c) forming the hemlines at the time of wearing the bottom garment are concave curves or straight lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: WACOAL CORP.
    Inventors: Aya Ishiura, Satomi Kobayashi, Emi Sugiyama, Kikumi Sugihara, Kaori Tagawa, Haruka Ezawa, Mika Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20150107005
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards a helmet adapted for use by a human being for a variety of activities. The helmet includes a shell, a plurality of FAEs, and at least one rigid component. The shell maybe configured and arranged to cover a portion of a wearer's head. The plurality of FAEs may be separately positioned adjacent to the shell's interior surface. Each FAE may include at least one disc spring that is adapted for absorbing forces. The at least one rigid component may be disposed within the shell and adjacent to the plurality of FAEs. In this way, the FAEs may be between the shell's interior surface and the at least one rigid component. When a force is applied to a location on the shell's exterior surface, it may be substantially absorbed by at least one of the FAEs positioned adjacent to the location on the shell's interior surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Terrence Lee Schneider
  • Publication number: 20150107006
    Abstract: An adjustable headband device for a helmet has a base, a headband, a driven wheel, a resilient element, a cover plate and an adjusting knob. The headband is mounted on the base and has two toothed racks. The driven wheel has a gear engaging the toothed racks, multiple engaging tabs and multiple ratchet pawls. The cover plate is mounted on the base and has multiple ratchet teeth selectively engaging the ratchet pawls. The adjusting knob of the adjustable headband device rotates to control increase and decrease of an inner diameter defined by the looped headband without being depressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: MINSON ENTERPRISES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: TAI-HENG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20150107007
    Abstract: A seat handle for providing a clean handhold surface for lifting or lowering a toilet seat having a bottom surface, the seat handle comprising a plate having a top surface and a bottom surface, a shield having a depth, the shield extending substantially at right angle to the plate from the bottom surface dividing the bottom surface of the plate into an inner portion and an outer portion, wherein the shield includes an inner surface and an outer surface and an attachment pad configured to attach the plate to a portion of the bottom surface of the toilet seat such that the shield blocks potential splashes from a toilet to keep the outer surface and outer portion clean.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Donald James Chaput, Michael Vincent Rennie, II
  • Publication number: 20150107008
    Abstract: A system of controlling a flush toilet, which includes a first flushing channel and a second flushing channel, and the system contains: a depressurizing valve including an inlet connecting with an inlet pipe fitting, a first outlet, and a second outlet; a first water-supply pipe fitting employed to supply water from the first outlet toward the first flushing channel; a second water-supply pipe fitting applied to supply the water from the second outlet toward the second flushing channel; a first solenoid valve controlled to start and stop the first water-supply pipe fitting. The system also contains a second solenoid valve controlled to start and stop the second water-supply pipe fitting; a water pressure sensor for sensing a water pressure in the depressurizing valve and transmitting a pressure signal; and a control unit for receiving a flushing signal started by a user and the pressure signal from the water pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Globe Union Industrial Corp.
    Inventors: Chungyu KUO, Mingchia Wu, Xuanzong Chen
  • Publication number: 20150107009
    Abstract: A toilet (30) including a toilet pan (32), a toilet cistern (38), a cistern overflow pipe (44), a collar (10), a suction means (46) and a duct (48). Toilet pan (32) defines an interior (32a) with a flushing outlet (36). The toilet cistern (38) defines an interior (38a). Cistern overflow pipe (44) is in fluid and gas communication with toilet pan interior (32a). Collar (10) connects pan flushing outlet (36) to a sewer discharge pipe (50). Collar (10) includes a passage (18) therethrough with an exterior end (18c) and an interior end (18d). Suction means (46), which is within pan interior (32a), has an inlet and an outlet. Duct (48) is for gas communication from the outlet of suction means (46) to the passage exterior end (18c). Suction means (46) is adapted to draw gas from within toilet pan interior (32a) through overflow pipe (44) and then propel the gas into duct (48), through passage (18) and into sewer discharge pipe (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Geoffrey Charles Quick
  • Publication number: 20150107010
    Abstract: A novel toilet bowl having an inclined surface being an angle between 30 degrees and 70 degrees in relation to the floor is capable of supporting a user as they lean against the toilet as opposed to sitting on the toilet. The inclined surface has a substantially central opening having a perimeter sufficient in size to receive human derived waste. The toilet bowl pitched at an inclined angle has a seat. The seat can receive a plurality of barriers, whereby a user tears away each layer to expose a new sanitary layer for a user to lean against. A toilet seat attachment has an inclined angle for use with an existing standard toilet. The toilet seat has an inclined surface for use with a toilet having a horizontal toilet bowl surface in relation to the floor. A user can be secured to the toilet seat with a seat belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Linda Leigh Mogan
  • Publication number: 20150107011
    Abstract: A wall hung toilet is described which has a toilet body having a toilet body inlet, a back plate having at least a first and a second lower fastener opening therethrough, a toilet body outlet, a bowl and a base. The bowl has an interior surface defining a interior area for receiving fluid, an inlet for introducing fluid to the interior area of the bowl and a bowl outlet. A trapway for passing fluid from the bowl outlet to the toilet body outlet is also included. The base of the toilet body extends from a front bowl portion of the base to a rear portion of the base that contacts the back plate, and the base is configured so as to distribute load bearing forces when applied to the bowl in use towards each of a first area around the first fastener opening and a second area around the second fastener area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Christophe Bucher, David Grover
  • Publication number: 20150107012
    Abstract: Systems and methods for circulating water of swimming pools or spas are detailed. The systems may include both a main filtration pump and a secondary booster pump, with the booster pump containing a variable-speed motor. By adjusting motor speed of the booster pump, pressurized water may be supplied to certain automatic swimming pool cleaners more efficiently, without need for energy-wasting by-pass paths or restrictor plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Bauckman, Eugene Keith Mc Queen, Steve Gutai
  • Publication number: 20150107013
    Abstract: A wave pool for producing waves having a first wave forming portion with an inclined section oriented obliquely relative to the travel direction of the waves and a second wave dampening portion having a raised perforated floor above a bottom chamber floor wherein the raised floor is preferably extended substantially horizontally at a predetermined depth in the water or at a slight incline, and wherein the raised floor preferably has a predetermined porosity (?) within the range of 0<??0.5, such that as the waves travel across the wave dampening chamber, a boundary layer of energy absorbing vortices and eddies are generated above and below the raised floor resulting from water flowing up and down through the perforations, which helps to dampen the waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas J. Lochtefeld, Hendrik Dirk van Ettinger, Dirk Bastenhof
  • Publication number: 20150107014
    Abstract: A method for assembling a rapid elevation floor system in a pool, the method comprising the stages of: assembling a raisable floor inside said pool and adding sensors to said raisable floor, and connecting said raisable floor platform to auxiliary units. The method further comprises laying flooring tiles on said raisable floor and sinking said raisable floor to a bottom of said pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Dovi BROCK
  • Publication number: 20150107015
    Abstract: A system for detecting and responding to potential drowning situations in particularly adapted to shallow pools and bathing tubs for infants and small children. One or more motion sensors detect potential drowning patterns based on intervals of above-water movements followed by cessation of such movements. Upon detection of a potential drowning pattern, the system implements a succession of responsive modes, including an alarm mode and culminating in a rescue mode, in which the water is rapidly drained from the pool/tub to prevent a submerged child from drowning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: James Ng
  • Publication number: 20150107016
    Abstract: Provided is an automatic head care device that can reliably care a person's rear head. The automatic head care device includes a rear-head care unit, the rear-head care unit including contact units, each unit having a rotation gear rotating a plurality of contacts around a central axis of the rotation gear, a third arm rotatably holding the contact units, a cylindrical rack held between the contact units to be movable in an axial direction of the cylindrical rack, the cylindrical rack moving in the axial direction to rotate the rotation gears in opposite directions, and a motor for oscillating the contacts of the contact units by moving the cylindrical rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Osamu Mizuno, Soichiro Fujioka, Tohru Nakamura, Toshinori Hirose
  • Publication number: 20150107017
    Abstract: A bathtub is provided of the walk-in type, wherein the bathtub includes an at least one internal dam element that allows a user to segment the bathtub into a two or more compartments and operably utilize the bathtub as a sit-down tub or as a standing shower. An entry door provides access into the bathtub without requiring users to lift their legs during entry, while the dam elements allow the user to fill the sectioned compartments of the tub and prepare it for use before entering the bathtub interior. Certain compartments may remain empty as the other compartments fill with water, whereafter the user can enter the empty the empty compartment and remove a dam element after closing the entry door. The bathtub further may also comprise a first and second drain for independently draining the compartments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Theodore Haddad
  • Publication number: 20150107018
    Abstract: An injection molded shower stall assembly or bathtub assembly particularly for use in a recreational vehicle includes an injection molded tub or shower base, which includes an integrally formed drainpipe which is externally threaded and adapted to easily and permanently be connected to plumbing for the recreational vehicle. Injection molded walls are formed to surround either the shower stall or tub. The injection molded walls have lower edges that interfit with edges of the tub or shower stall in a way which prevents water from flowing behind the preformed walls and holds the lower edges of the preformed walls in position, eliminating the need for any type of penetrating fastener along the base of the walls. The walls are formed in multiple sections that fit one on top of the other, with interfitting lower and upper edges, again to reduce the need for penetrating fasteners and to hold the sections in position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Alpha Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Vagedes
  • Publication number: 20150107019
    Abstract: A top-mount faucet assembly includes a coupling mounted on a counter that selectively couples a faucet thereto. The counter coupling has a disc-shaped collar with two keepers and a land for selectively locking the faucet. The land has a v-shaped part and a n-shaped part. The faucet has a main valve body with a locking assembly. To couple the faucet to the counter coupling, the main valve body is placed over the coupling and turned clockwise so that slots align with the keepers to fix the faucet axially to the coupling. As the faucet rotates clockwise, the locking assembly rides along the v-shaped part until captured by the n-shaped part to lock the faucet in place rotationally. To uncouple the faucet from the coupling, a button is pushed so that the locking assembly moves radially inward out from the n-shaped part, then the faucet is turned counter-clockwise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Craig A. Schmitt, Alex Pratt, Adam J. Becker, Kurt Seger
  • Publication number: 20150107020
    Abstract: Disclosed is a patient lift system having a sling bar with an inductively charged integrated scale. The lift system comprises a lift apparatus, a lift strap connected at a first end to the lift apparatus, a sling bar connected to a second free hanging end of the lift strap, the sling bar having a scale with a tension load cell integrally disposed therein for measuring forces applied thereto and a power source electrically connected to the scale to provide power to the scale and load cell. An accelerometer is disposed within the sling bar to determine a tilt angle of a lift axis of the load cell relative to a vertical direction of gravitational force. Programming stored in a processor of the integrated scale calculates an accurate weight of an active load suspended from the sling bar, based on the determined tilt angle and the measured force on the load cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: LIKO RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: Mattias Andersson, Nils Anders Joakim Eriksson, Jean-Bernard Duvert, Philippe Kaikenger
  • Publication number: 20150107021
    Abstract: A fold-away bunk bed including a supporting framework to which two bedsprings, an upper bedspring and a lower bedspring, are hinged; the bedsprings have at least two working positions: an open position, in which the bedsprings are in a horizontal position, and a closed position, in which they are in a vertical position and are substantially included within the framework. Each one of the bedsprings is hinged to the framework by an independent articulated structure that is contained in a lateral shoulder of the framework.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Antonio Ugge'
  • Publication number: 20150107022
    Abstract: A meditation surface configured in such a way to facilitate electrically grounded meditation and method of using same for the purpose of restoring harmony and electrical balance of the individual with the earth during meditation, removing electromagnetic field induced body voltage, re-establishing electric contact with the earth, emulating an aspect of ancient teachings of being grounded during meditation activities, while still preserving comfort, cleanliness and shielding from the elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Phoenix Chemical Corp.
    Inventor: Ali Ahmed Alyazdi
  • Publication number: 20150107023
    Abstract: An electric bed includes a base and an upper body adjustment unit is pivotably connected to a top portion of the base. A head support frame is pivotably connected to the upper body adjustment unit. A front adjustment unit has a power source located at the underside of the top portion of the base. An output end of the power source is connected to a push link and a support member. The push link is connected to the underside of the head support frame to tilt the head support frame. The support member is pivotably connected to the upper body support frame which has a support face. An angle is defined between the support face and the underside of the upper body adjustment unit. The head support frame is adjusted by using the front adjustment unit and the upper body support frame is then lifted to adjust the inclination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: CHI-TZUNG HUANG
  • Publication number: 20150107024
    Abstract: An electric bed has a first bed board and a second bed board, which are hinged with each other, and a bed frame, a head bracket, a head driving motor, and a head pull rod. The bed frame has an upper bed frame and a lower bed frame. The second bed board and the upper bed frame are fixedly connected in a dismountable mode. The upper bed frame and the lower bed frame are connected by a guide rail connecting structure so that the upper bed frame can move relative to the lower bed frame. One end of the head bracket is hinged with the bed frame and another end of the head bracket is supported against the first bed board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: JIAXING SHUFUDE ELECTRIC BED CO., LTD
    Inventor: JIANCHUN XU
  • Publication number: 20150107025
    Abstract: A travel pillow cushion designed with means and devices for anchoring pillow cushion to the head rest of train seats or bus seats using the special adjustable strap with pouch. And for future seat designs you will be able to mount the pillow cushion in front of you using the special bracket with female catch slots and the pillow cushion support tray with male hook hanger end. So that a person can rest during travel in a forward leaning inclined position on a bus seat or train seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Joseph Dauphin
  • Publication number: 20150107026
    Abstract: An infection control bedding product such as a pillow, duvet, mattress, cushion or such like having a sealed cover and having a deformable filling material, may comprise a liquid impermeable air permeable microbial barrier vent. The vent includes an oleophobic expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane extending past the perimeter of the aperture and a nonwoven layer extending past the perimeter of the aperture. A gasket may be bonded to the PTFE membrane, the nonwoven layer and the cover to form a liquid impermeable seal rendering the infection control bedding product liquid impermeable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: PNEUMA PURE I.P. LIMITED
    Inventors: William Navan, David Woolfson
  • Publication number: 20150107027
    Abstract: The support characteristics within a foam mattress body may be varied by inserting reinforcements into channels cut or otherwise formed within the foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Richard F. Gladney
  • Publication number: 20150107028
    Abstract: A method for forming chrome-free retanned leather including: (a) contacting wet white with from 1% to 8%, by solids weight, based on the wet weight of wet white, retanning agent selected from the group consisting of: i) an aqueous emulsion polymer including, as copolymerized units, from 2% to 35%, by weight, based on the weight of the emulsion polymer, ethylenically-unsaturated monomer bearing at least one epoxy group, the emulsion polymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 2,000 to 100,000; ii) a compound selected from the group comprising piperazine, piperazine hydrates, salts of piperazine, and combinations thereof; and iii) combinations of i) and ii); (b) heating the contacted wet white; and (c) drying the contacted, heated wet white is provided. The present application also relates to chrome-free retanned leather formed by the method of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Caiyun Li, Fengyi Su, Yin Xue
  • Publication number: 20150107029
    Abstract: A method for treating a fabric for ultraviolet radiation protection, enhanced resistance to degradation, and enhanced resistance to fire is disclosed which comprises the steps of adding zinc oxide nanoparticles to a solution of 3-glycidyloxypropyl-trimethoxysilane, placing a fabric in the mixture of zinc oxide particles and 3-glycidyloxypropyl-trimethoxysilane, curing the fabric, and washing the fabric. Other methods of treating a fabric are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Robert B. Kramer, Ronald Kramer, Nicholas Marshall, Jason Rosenberg, Ram B. Gupta
  • Publication number: 20150107030
    Abstract: Foam items may be buffed using particles such as particulate sodium bicarbonate in accordance with the present invention. Foam items may be, for example, expanded EVA foam items pre-formed into an intermediate size and shape. A skin layer may be formed during the expansion of the foam item to form an expanded foam item which may be entirely or partially removed by buffing the item using particles projected with selected buffing parameters. The buffing parameters may be varied based upon the thickness of at least a portion of the skin layer and/or the desired degree of moldability for the foam item after buffing. Particulate sodium bicarbonate or other types of particles used for buffing may be recycled and reused for further buffing of foam items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Conall Regan, Dong Woo Lee, Dong Youp Yang, Byung Gi Kim, Sang Gyu Lee, Yong Joo Chon, Jong Cher Seo
  • Publication number: 20150107031
    Abstract: A shoe last and a method of using the shoe last to manufacture shoes that minimize the tendency of a wearer's foot to create increased pressure at the area of the ball of a wearer's foot are disclosed herein. The improved heel rest design relieves this pressure at the ball area of the foot by allowing the body weight to be more concentrated at the heel portion of the wearer's foot by redistributing the user's weight toward the heel portion and away from the ball of the foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: AEROGROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventor: Luca BIZZO
  • Publication number: 20150107032
    Abstract: Foam items may be buffed using particles such as particulate sodium bicarbonate in accordance with the present invention. Foam items may be, for example, expanded EVA foam items pre-formed into an intermediate size and shape. A skin layer may be formed during the expansion of the foam item to form an expanded foam item which may be entirely or partially removed by buffing the item using particles projected with selected buffing parameters. The buffing parameters may be varied based upon the thickness of at least a portion of the skin layer and/or the desired degree of moldability for the foam item after buffing. Particulate sodium bicarbonate or other types of particles used for buffing may be recycled and reused for further buffing of foam items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Conall Regan, Dong Woo Lee, Geun Rok Park, Dong Youp Yang, Yong Joo Chon, Byung Gi Kim, Sang Gyu Lee, Jong Cher Seo
  • Publication number: 20150107033
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the automated cutting of pliable items. More particularly, the present invention relates to the automatic cutting and/or trimming of pliable items, such as a shoe upper that lacks uniformity. An image of the pliable item is captured having image features and a pattern is retrieved having pattern features, such as a proposed cut path. An image feature is compared to distance tolerances associated with pattern features to adjust the proposed cut path such that it satisfies the distance tolerances while providing a consistently sized and shaped trimmed item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Chi Chang, Cheng-Yen Ho, Mike F. Quigley, Shu-Hui Wang
  • Publication number: 20150107034
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental care device for detection and removal of plaque automatically and independently, comprising: a) a motion controlled and pressure sensitive plaque removal head having at least one array of bristles; b) a plaque detection unit adapted to capture images of the teeth and gums, wherein said plaque detection unit includes an imaging device and a light source with specific wavelength for illumination said teeth and gums; and c) a plaque detection engine adapted to process the captured images in order to detect plaque infected areas on said teeth, and accordingly to generate instructions for automatically guiding said motion controlled plaque removal head, thereby executing all the necessary movements for automatically and independently removing the plaque from said teeth while minimizing abrasiveness by controlling the pressure applied and avoiding brushing to clean areas of the teeth and gums.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Yuval Shani, Gil Weisman, Tamir Ygal, Shlomi Gadol, Assaf Avram
  • Publication number: 20150107035
    Abstract: A sonic toothbrush system includes an electric motor, a brush shaft, and a drive assembly. The electric motor includes a drive shaft. When the electric motor is caused to operate, the drive shaft continuously rotates until the motor is caused to stop. The drive assembly is coupled between the drive shaft and the brush shaft. The drive assembly is configured to convert the rotation of the drive shaft into sonic oscillation of a toothbrush head supported on an end of the brush shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Gary L. Sokol, Harold A. Luettgen
  • Publication number: 20150107036
    Abstract: A cleaning device includes a cleaning portion and a driving portion. One end of the cleaning portion includes a cleaning head configured to clean an object to be cleaned. A spiral shaped guide groove is defined in an outside surface of the cleaning head. The driving portion includes a protruding portion. The protruding portion is movably received in the spiral shaped guide groove. When the cleaning head is resisted to the object to be cleaned, and the driving portion moves toward the object to be cleaned, the protruding portion slides along the spiral shaped guide groove to drive the cleaning head to rotate to clean the object to be cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: BING-HENG LEE
  • Publication number: 20150107037
    Abstract: An autonomous coverage robot includes a cleaning assembly having forward roller and rearward rollers counter-rotating with respect to each other. The rollers are arranged to substantially maintain a cross sectional area between the two rollers yet permitting collapsing therebetween as large debris is passed. Each roller includes a resilient elastomer outer tube and a partially air-occupied inner resilient core configured to bias the outer tube to rebound. The core includes a hub and resilient spokes extending between the inner surface of the outer tube and the hub. The spokes suspend the outer tube to float about the hub and transfer torque from the hub to the outer tube while allowing the outer tube to momentarily deform or move offset from the hub during impact with debris larger than the cross sectional area between the two rollers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Duane Leigh Gilbert, JR., Faruk Halil Bursal, Richard Joseph Therrien, Russell Walter Morin
  • Publication number: 20150107038
    Abstract: The disclosed tape cleaner comprises an adhesive tape roller, a support roller inserted in the adhesive tape roller and supporting the adhesive tape roller, an upper cover having both sides connected to both sides of the support roller and partially covering the outer circumferential surface of the adhesive tape roller, a rotary cover having both sides connected to both sides of the support roller, partially covering the outer circumferential surface of the adhesive tape roller, on the inside of the upper cover, and rotatable by 360° in both directions about the longitudinal direction of the support roller, and a handle connected with the upper cover. Both the adhesive tape roller and the support roller rotate about the longitudinal direction of the support roller, and the adhesive tape roller, the support roller, the upper cover and the rotary cover are all attachable and detachable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: In-Hwan Lee
  • Publication number: 20150107039
    Abstract: A textile fabric wiper is provided having a polymer coating applied to enhance the attraction of the wiper to particulate contaminants, especially particles in the range of 0.5 to 20 microns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Brian G. Morin, Daniel T. McBride, Loren W. Chambers