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|27th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 2
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|SOUND-MUFFLING UNDERLAY TILE SYSTEMS - Sound muffling flooring underlay tile systems using sonic foam-enhanced underlay board may comprise a sound-muffling tile assembly for installation underneath a floor surface to help minimize sound transfer between living areas and to provide increased insulation. The sound-muffling tile assembly may comprise a flooring base member, a cushioning film layer, and a fastener for securing the flooring base member to the cushioning film layer. In one embodiment of the present invention, the cushioning film layer may comprise a foam substance comprising an open-cell structure. In addition to actively dampening sound waves that travel through the open-cell structure of the foam substance, the cushioning film layer provides a floated surface for the floor above the sound-muffling tile assembly when installed.
|METHOD FOR BUILDING MODULAR WALLS AND PARTITIONS RESISTANT TO FIRE AND NOISE - The invention relates to a method for the construction of fire and sound resistant modular walls and partitions with panels (
|INTERNAL ROLLER SWAGING DEVICE AND METHOD - A device and method for roller swaging a tube and a fitting using a tapered mandrel acting on forming rollers and having a rack body that supports lead screws that are rotated by a rack motor where the lead screws are used to move the rack drive head and the axial position of the mandrel. The mandrel is supported by a roller bearing having roller elements that are parallel to the rotational axis of the mandrel. A position sensor is attached between the rack body and the rack drive head to indirectly measure the position of the mandrel and/or a position sensor can be used to directly measure the position of the mandrel. The drive motor drives a primary drive shaft through a torque sensor to a secondary drive shaft to a roller swaging assembly and to the mandrel. The swage rollers in the roller swaging assembly are forced outward by the tapered mandrel to swage the tube and fitting. Prior to beginning the swage, the mandrel is moved into the tube until the torque sensor increases, the position of the rack drive head is measured and a calculation of the required swaging process is made by a controller. After the swage, the mandrel is again moved into the tube until the torque increases and the position of the rack drive head is measured and is used to determine the quality of the swage. Alternatively, pneumatic cylinders are used to initially axially move the mandrel into position where angled rollers then apply an axial force to the mandrel when the mandrel is rotated.
|CAPTIVE FASTENERS WITH MULTIPLE RETAINING FUNCTIONALITY - Captive panel fasteners are configured to be held captive on a panel by multiple retaining elements. The fasteners include longitudinal grooves along a cylindrical portion of the fastener, a retaining ring over the cylindrical portion, a primary structure for retaining the retaining ring on the cylindrical portion, and secondary structure for retaining the cylindrical portion within a bore of the panel. The retaining ring includes radially inwardly extending opposing prongs that fit into the longitudinally extending grooves. A stop point may be provided in the longitudinally extending grooves, or an end of the fastener may be flared, to retain the retaining ring on the fastener. The prongs may also be slightly flexible and flared to grip the longitudinally extending grooves. The secondary structure can include one or more spring loaded pins in the fastener extending externally outward.
|LANDING GEAR AXLE NUT SAFETY SOCKET - A socket and a method for tightening a nut on an axle are disclosed. The socket includes a socket body having a first end and a second end. The first end of the socket body has a rotatable gear hub. The second end is configured to accommodate the nut. The socket includes a socket body insert fixed substantially within the socket body. The socket also includes a trigger movable between a triggered position and a non-triggered position, wherein the trigger is configured to move to the triggered position when a distance between the axle and nut is different than a predetermined trigger distance. The socket further includes a reset pin operably connected to the trigger to reset the trigger to the non-triggered position when depressed. The socket also includes a reset spring positioned between the reset pin and the gear hub to bias the reset pin towards the second end.
|Long Length Electro Coiled Tubing and Method of Manufacturing Same - Electro coiled tubing (ECT) can be utilized to provide electrical power to equipment in wells. A long length of ECT is provided with protrusions welded on the inside of the tubing at selected intervals to form support shoulders. Anchors with a load shoulder are attached to the electrical cable enclosed in the tubing such that the load shoulder contacts the support shoulder created by the welded protrusion. The weight of the electrical cable can then be transferred to the tubing via the contact between the load shoulder and the support shoulder. The protrusions are welded to the tubing and the anchors are attached to the cable during the manufacturing process.
|METHOD OF VARYING MATERIAL PROPERTIES - A method includes acquiring a first structural component conforming to a design, producing a first vehicle including the first structural component, and transferring possession of the first vehicle with the first structural component having a first set of mechanical properties. The method further includes acquiring a second structural component conforming to the design, subjecting the second structural component to a heat treatment process so that the second structural component is characterized by a second set of mechanical properties different from the first set of mechanical properties, producing a second vehicle including the second structural component, and transferring possession of the second vehicle with the second structural component having the second set of mechanical properties.
|METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR POSITIONING MICRO ELEMENTS - A micro device may comprise a substrate, a first micro structure coupled to the substrate, a second micro structure coupled to the substrate, and port configured to receive an input. The first micro structure is configured to move into engagement with the second micro structure in response to the input.
|ANTI-ROTATION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - A system is provided that is configured to mount a first component to a second component. The system includes an engagement device and an attachment device. The engagement device is attached to the first component. The attachment device is configured to mate with the engagement device to thereby provide mounting of the first component at one of a plurality of angles with respect to the second component while at least inhibiting rotation of the first component with respect to the second component.
|PRESSURE-SENSITIVE COVER INSTALLER - A pressure-sensitive cover installer includes a base, a fixing body defining a recessed portion for receiving a main body, a support portion, an air cylinder movably connected to the support portion, a positioning fixture defining a number of through holes therein, and for receiving a number of covers, a controller, a motor for controlling movement of the air cylinder, a pressure sensing member fixed below the air cylinder, and a display. The air cylinder is forced by the motor to drive the pressure sensing member to press the covers onto the main body; the main body resists the pressure sensing member to generate a pressure of a resistance. The pressure sensing member senses the pressure of the resistance to generate a pressure signal to the controller. The controller analyzes the pressure signal to generate a pressure value to be displayed on the display.
|ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING MACHINE - An electronic component mounting system formed by interlinking a plurality of electronic component mounting machines in series for enabling a machine operator to be prevented from mistaking the machine to which an operation section or a signal tower belongs for another. In each of the machines, an operation section placed to one direction side from a center in the board conveying direction of the machine on a machine side face is placed in an attitude in which the normal direction of an operation face is inclined toward the center line. A signal tower placed on one direction side from the center line on the top face of the machine is placed in an attitude in which at least one portion is inclined only at an angle β toward the center line.
|Tools for Seating Connectors on Substrates - The present invention relates to connector tools for seating connectors on a substrate such as a printed circuit board. In various embodiments, the connector tools can be made by wire electrode discharge machining (WEDM) process. In the embodiments, the connector tool includes reinforced ribbed end walls, ribbed internal walls, interconnected walls and contours that reduce tool and connector damage. In other embodiments, the connector tools include guiding structures that align the connector tool to the connector before seating the connector so that the connector tool aligns to the connector pins and body to avoid damage to the connector and/or the substrate. In another embodiment, the connector tool has guiding skirts and surfaces to capture the connector in position then seat the connector. Thus, the invention reduces connector and substrate damage during manufacturing, reduces tool damage, and lowers product costs by boosting manufacturing yields.
|Lashing Platform Having a Magazine for Twistlocks - A lashing platform comprising includes a base frame, a setting plate resiliently supported on the base frame, a plurality of screwing devices for inserting twistlocks into container fittings or removing twistlocks from container fittings, a plurality of magazines for accommodating the twistlocks, and a plurality of transfer devices for transferring a twistlock from a magazine to a screwing device or from a screwing device to a magazine. The lashing platform being characterized by at least two units, which are each formed by at least two screwing devices, at least one transfer device, and at least one magazine and which can be moved relative to each other in the longitudinal direction of the lashing platform within the base frame, at least one drive for moving the units, and a controller for moving the units into positions in which the screwing devices have access to the container fittings of containers of different size.
|EXPANDING CAM LOCK FOR SEALING SLAB GELS IN AN ELECTROPHORESIS APPARATUS - An expanding cam lock for use with an electrophoresis system is disclosed herein. In one example embodiment, the expanding cam lock includes a base plate with a first surface adapted to engage the first buffer core assembly and a follower plate having second surface adapted to engage the second buffer core assembly, buffer dam or buffer displacement dam. The base plate and the follower plate are slidably coupled together and are designed for insertion between the first buffer core assembly and the second buffer core assembly, buffer dam or buffer displacement dam in the electrophoresis container. A cam is positioned between and moveably coupled with the base plate and the follower plate. The cam is movable from a first position to a second position to urge the first and second surfaces to secure the gel cassette to the first and second buffer core assemblies.
|Method of Making a Low Profile Flip Chip Power Module - A power module is proposed to package an electronic system having flip chip power MOSFET devices. The power module includes a front surface cover board and a multi-layer printed circuit laminate bonded thereto. Notably, the front surface of the printed circuit laminate includes recessed pockets each having printed circuit traces atop its floor. Inside the recessed pockets are power MOSFET and other circuit components bonded to the printed circuit traces. As the circuit components are encased inside the power module, it features a low profile, an increased mechanical robustness and EMI/RFI immunity. Additionally, some circuit components can be provided with a front-side bonding layer that is also bonded to the front surface cover board to realize a double-side bonding to the interior of the power module. Methods for making the low profile power module are also described.
|METHOD OF FABRICATING IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR USING WIRE CONNECTIONS TO FEEDTHROUGH STRUCTURES AND IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATORS - In one embodiment, a method of fabricating an implantable pulse generator, comprises: providing a lead body including a plurality of conductors; providing a feedthrough component comprising feedthrough pins; electrically coupling pulse generating circuitry through switching circuitry with the feedthrough pins; hermetically enclosing the pulse generating circuitry and switching circuitry within a housing; providing a ferrule tube connector about each feedthrough pin wherein (i) each ferrule tube connector comprises an inner diameter that is sized to make contact about a circumference of respective feedthrough pin, and (ii) each ferrule tube connector comprises at least one slot in an upper portion of the respective ferrule tube connector; placing a respective conductor of the plurality of conductors in the slot of each of the ferrule tube connectors; and performing welding operations to connect the plurality of conductors of the lead body with the ferrule tube connectors.
|HIGH-SPEED ROUTER WITH BACKPLANE USING MULTI-DIAMETER DRILLED THRU-HOLES AND VIAS - A high-speed router backplane is disclosed. The router backplane uses differential signal pairs on multiple signal layers, each sandwiched between a pair of digital ground layers. Thru-holes are used to connect the differential signal pairs to external components. To reduce routing complexity, at least some of the differential signal pairs route through a via pair, somewhere along their path, to a different signal layer. At least some of the thru-holes and vias are drilled to reduce an electrically conductive stub length portion of the hole. The drilled portion of a hole includes a transition from a first profile to a second profile to reduce radio frequency reflections from the end of the drilled hole.
|METHOD OF TERMINATING A FIBER OPTIC CABLE - A method for terminating a fiber optic cable includes removing an end portion of an outer jacket of a fiber optic cable to expose a strength member and at least one optical fiber. A binder material of the strength member of the fiber optic cable is heated using a heat source to expose strength elements of the strength member. The strength elements are secured to a fiber optic connector assembly using an adhesive.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISASSEMBLING TURBINE COMPONENTS - Systems and methods are provided for disassembling turbine components. A system is provided that includes a turbine tool. The turbine tool is configured to loosen an interference fit between a first component and a second component of a turbine system. The turbine tool is also configured to apply a thermal medium to an inner portion of the first component of the turbine system.
|METHOD FOR PROVIDING A FILM COOLED ARTICLE - A method for providing a film cooled article is disclosed. A metallic article is provided having first and second wall surfaces and a cooling hole. The cooling hole includes a metering hole that extends from an inlet at the second wall surface to an outlet at the first wall surface. The method further includes exposing the first wall surface of the metallic article, applying a thermal barrier coating overlying the first wall surface and at least partially covering the outlet, boring through an outer surface of the applied thermal barrier coating to expose the metering hole, removing the thermal barrier coating from a trough portion of the outlet formed in the metallic article and forming a trough region in the thermal barrier coating that extends from the trough portion of the outlet formed in the metallic article to be flush with the outer surface of the thermal barrier coating.
|AIRFOIL FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - One embodiment of the present invention is a unique method for producing a turbomachine airfoil. Other embodiments include unique methods for manufacturing an airfoil for a gas turbine engine. Still other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for airfoils for gas turbine engines and other turbomachinery. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.
|SNAP-ON CAGE BRIDGE FOR ROLLING ELEMENT BEARINGS - A light weight bearing cage assembly (
|RAZOR WITH CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SENSOR - A razor has an electrochemical sensor for sensing various characteristics, such as biological, chemical, temperature, humidity, and pressure. The electrochemical sensor is positioned within a razor head of the razor, but may be attached to and enclosed in the razor head housing or attached to a razor blade of the razor. The electrochemical sensor may be positioned at different locations within the housing and on the razor blades. The electrochemical sensor may be positioned such that a sensing surface is exposed to a shaving surface of a patient. The razor may also have various electrical components for processing signals generated by the electrochemical sensor and determining the presence or concentration of a chemical or biological marker. The data associated with the signals may be displayed, transmitted to a separate computing device, or stored in a memory.
|FLUID RESERVOIR FOR A HANDHELD DEVICE FOR PERSONAL CARE - Fluid reservoir (
|Motor-Driven Handheld Cutting Device, Method for Producing Same, and Double Blade Arrangement - The invention relates to a motor-driven cutting device with a double blade arrangement driven by means of a double eccentric arrangement having opposing oscillating blade movement, comprising an advantageous construction with a separate double eccentric group for the drive device that can form a uniformly operable front-part group, particularly in conjunction with the double blade arrangement at a particularly favourable cost, and that is advantageous for installing the front-part group in the production process and/or when replacing the preferably uniformly operable front-part group.
|CABLE CONTROL SET FOR EXTENDED REACH GARDEN SHEARS - A cable control set for extended reach garden shears, the extended reach garden shears having a cutting section comprising at two blades pivoted together, the cutting section attached to a first location of an extension rod, the cutting section capable of being driven by the cable. Two guiding rollers are pivoted onto a second location of the extension rod, and the cable is placed between the two guiding rollers, a rotatable member is pivoted onto an opposite side of the extension rod by a corresponding securing member; and a rotating arm is pivoted onto a top surface of the rotatable member via a corresponding securing member, and the two auxiliary rollers are pivoted onto the one end of the rotating arm, the cable is placed between the two auxiliary rollers.
|ROPE-CONTROLLED STRUCTURE FOR EXTENDED REACH GARDEN SHEARS - Extended reach garden shears include an extension rod, a handgrip, a cutting head and a pull handle. The extension rod is formed with an accommodating space, a front opening and a rear opening. The extension rod is provided with a pin hole and a rope-guiding hole. The handgrip is slidingly disposed on the extension rod. The cutting head is inserted into the front opening. The pull handle is inserted into the rear opening. A fixed base is fixed in the accommodating space. A movable base is slidingly disposed in the accommodating space and connected to the cutting head. A rope has a combining end, a connecting end and a wrapping section. The wrapping section wraps around the fixed base and the movable base. The combining end is connected to the pull handle. The connecting end is connected to the pull handle. The rope, the fixed base and the movable base enable the garden shears to achieve an efficient trimming action.
|Secateurs for Fruit Picking - Secateurs for picking fruit that have two arms assembled in a pivoting manner that move against each other around a pivoting axis and against the action of an elastic spring, each arm having a gripping area and a cutting area, and the cutting area of each one of the arms has a portion with an appreciably concave curved shape with a sharpened edge, so that in the situation of the maximum approach of one to the other of the two cutting areas, both appreciably concave curved portions form an open concave curved housing; and there being a difference in height of one sharpened edge against the other, in such a way that during the movement of both arms coming together in the cutting action, the sharpened edge of one of the arms is superimposed over the sharpened edge of the other arm.
|EDGE-TRIMMER - An edge-trimmer comprises a holdable support arm (
|ADJUSTABLE AXE - Axes for mountaineering activities such as technical ice climbing, extreme mixed climbing, and dry-tooling are provided. Such axes may include a main body having a proximal portion connected to a handgrip and a distal portion connected to a tool, in which there is defined an axis X parallel to the vertical use plane of the axe, tangential to the outer end of the handgrip and the tip of the tool and intersecting the longitudinal axis (Y) of the handgrip and the longitudinal axis (Z) of the tool, so as to respectively form angles α and β, wherein said proximal portion of the main body is removably and adjustably connected to said handgrip, so as to modify the inclination of said handgrip according to said angle α, is provided.
|WET FRICTION MATERIALS FOR HAIR REMOVAL DEVICES - A hair removal device comprising a thermoplastic elastomer disposed on a portion of the hair removal device and one or more projections extending from the thermoplastic elastomer. The thermoplastic elastomer is polar and hydrophilic.
|CO-ORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE - A co-ordinate measuring machine comprising a bed provided with a horizontal measuring surface, a unit that is mobile along guides carried by the bed itself, an annular structure extending along a perimetral area of the bed and constrained thereto by statically determinate means of constraint, and a plurality of displacement sensors set between the annular structure and one between the bed and the mobile unit for detecting relative displacements with respect to an initial reference condition.
|Tape Measure with Sealable Cleaning Aperture - A tape measure assembly with a cleaning aperture is disclosed herein and comprises a central spool upon which a measuring tape containing linear markings is coiled and stored. A protective housing or case surrounds the central spool and allows pivotal rotation of the central spool mounted therein. A cleaning aperture is provided through the protective housing to allow access to the measuring tape and spool without disassembly of the protective housing. An easily removable plug is used to seal the cleaning aperture when not in use to preventing ingress of debris through the cleaning aperture.
|LAUNDRY DRYER THE DRYING EFFECTIVENESS OF WHICH IS INCREASED BY USING DIFFERENT HEAT SOURCES - The laundry dryer (
|SPRAY DRIED HUMAN PLASMA - The technology relates to spray dried plasma and methods of making the same. The method includes providing plasma to a spray drying apparatus, spray drying the plasma, at the spray drying apparatus, to form physiologically active plasma powder, the spray drying apparatus configured utilizing one or more parameters, and storing the physiologically active plasma powder.
|HAND-HELD HAIR DRYER - Hand-held hair dryer having a housing provided with air inlet, an electric fan, and power supply. The hair dryer is provided with an upper air outlet and a lower air outlet extending substantially in opposite directions out from the housing and provided with heating element. The lower air outlet also serves as a grip. The housing is provided with a throttle arranged pivotably about a pivot. The throttle is operated by a button between a first position where the upper air outlet is blocked and the lower air outlet is open to air flow, and a second position where the air flows in a direction opposite of the first.
|Heat Deflector For Use With A Hood-Type Hair Dryer - An air flow deflector for use with a hood-type hair dryer is a thick, resiliently compressible, unitary halo with an inner perimeter of length suited to surround and abut, preferably with tension, against the subject's head when the halo's inner perimeter is contoured approximately immediately below the subject's hair line. The halo deflects the flow of warm air away from exposed skin portions of the head, neck and shoulders. An arcuate upturned extension on its front portion deflects air flow back to the interior of the hood of the dryer. The unitary halo may be continuous or split for adjustability and hinged for increased manipulability.
|Application of Material Properties to Improve Grain Drying - A method for drying grain with a single drying step is based on the glass transition temperature (Tg) hypothesis. The air used to dry the grain is maintained at a sufficient temperature and relative humidity (RH) such that the grain remains entirely in the rubbery state during the drying process, which prevents the formation of fissures that result from the transition of the grain to the glassy state at the grain kernel periphery. The result of the process is an improved head rice yield (HRY) comparable to longer, multi-step drying methods but which may be accomplished in less time and with lower energy requirements.
|DRYING DEVICE AND DRYING METHOD - The present invention aims to shorten a drying time for time for drying a coiled electrode. To this end, a drying device for drying the coiled electrode wound on a winding core includes a heating unit for heating the coiled electrode from a winding core side. Since this enables heat to be transferred from a core part toward a surface of the coiled electrode, tiny spaces can be generated between layers of an electrode and moisture can be evaporated from these spaces. Thus, moisture of the core part side, which has been difficult to evaporate, can be reliably evaporated and a drying time for the coiled electrode can be shortened.
|SPRAY DRYING TECHNIQUES - The present invention generally relates to microfluidics, and to spray drying and other drying techniques. In some aspects, an article containing one or more channels or microfluidic channels is used to mix one or more fluids prior to spray drying. The mixing may occur immediately before the fluids are expelled through a nozzle or other opening into a drying region of the spray dryer. In one set of embodiments, for example, a first fluid is exposed to a second fluid, then the fluids are exposed to air or other gases before being expelled through a nozzle. In certain instances, the first fluid may contain a dissolved species that may precipitate upon exposure to the second fluid; such precipitation may occur immediately before expulsion through a nozzle or other opening, thereby resulting in controlled precipitation as part of the spray drying process.
|TUMBLE DRYER - Tumble dryer (
|OUTSOLE WITH TANGENTIAL DEFORMATION - An outsole, especially for sports shoes, that can be formed with a large amount of elastic deformability even in the tangential direction towards the front and the back, enabling a good cushioning effect even when the tread of the foot is inclined and somewhat slipping. Beyond at least one critical deformation in the deformed region, the sole remains essentially rigid in relation to tangential deformation. In this way, the runner has a secure footing on the respective tread point. The elastic deformability of the sole also in the tangential direction is caused by at least one first element, and the rigidity of the sole in relation to tangential deformation beyond the at least one critical deformation, in addition to the degree of the at least one critical deformation in the deformed region is due to at least one second element.
|Shoe Having An Inflatable Bladder - An article of footwear including a sole and an upper with an exterior and interior surface, and one or more bladders which comprises at least one of the exterior or interior surfaces of the upper. The bladder comprising sheets of polyurethane or polyester film attached together to form an airtight seal. The article of footwear also includes a inflation mechanism for selectively introducing air in the one or more bladders. The inflation mechanism is located under the foot of the wearer to be activated by the normal action of the wearer to inflate the one or more bladders. The article of footwear may also include an assembly for connecting several tubes to one under foot inflation mechanism. The article of footwear may also include inflatable laces that are inflated by an underfoot inflation mechanism.
|AUTONOMOUS BALANCE-ENHANCED INSERT FOR FOOTWEAR - An article of footwear and insert for an article of footwear are provided with means for provisional instantaneous enhancing cutaneous mechanoreceptors pressure sensation from the plantar surface (sole) of the foot perimeter zone.
|Impact-Attenuation Members and Products Containing Such Members - Impact-attenuation members include body portions, optionally with an arched structure, that define a base orientation and an open space; and a spring member extending across the open space and engaging the body portion(s). When a force is applied to the body portion(s) in at least some orientations and/or directions of incident force, e.g., so as to change the impact-attenuation member out of its base orientation, the spring member may exert a force that urges the impact-attenuation member back toward the base orientation. Various example structures for the impact-attenuation member are described. Such impact-attenuation members may be used in articles of footwear or other foot-receiving device products.
|Sole And Article Of Footwear - Articles of footwear and soles are disclosed. The article of footwear may include an upper; an outer midsole having a base coupled to the upper, and a rim portion extending from the periphery of the base, wherein the rim portion defines a plurality of spaced apart gaps; and an inner midsole disposed interiorly to the rim portion, wherein a portion of the inner midsole is disposed in at least one gap.
|Unitary Upper and Midsole - Embodiments of the present invention relate to an article of footwear having a unitary upper and midsole referred to as a mupper. The mupper includes both a midsole portion and an upper portion. An outsole may be coupled to the midsole portion to provide a ground contacting surface. Additionally, a bootie may be coupled to the interior of the mupper. A reinforcement may be utilized in conjunction with the mupper and/or the bootie to resist lasting deformation of apertures formed into the mupper for a lacing structure. The reinforcement may be coupled to the bootie, the mupper, or other portions of the shoe. In an embodiment, the reinforcements are constructed from a material different from that which the mupper is formed. Consequently, a traditional crisscross lacing pattern may be utilized while still realizing benefits of having a unitary upper and midsole.
|SKATE BOOT TONGUE - A tongue for a skate boot and a skate boot having a tongue comprising at least one exposed structural molded foam body, and a plurality of apertures and/or grooves defined therein along a longitudinal axis. The tongue can also be releasably connected to the skate boot to allow a skate owner to change the tongue for another tongue more adapted to the skate owner's specific needs in different circumstances.
|TOE CAP FOR FOOTWEAR, AND OUTSOLE INTEGRATED WITH TOE CAP - The present invention relates to a toe cap for footwear which can improve the wearing feeling and the fitting feeling, and can protect toes from a strong external impact, and an outsole integrated with the same. Disclosed is a toe cap for footwear characterized by a first feature, wherein the toe cap is highest at a big toe region and gradually slopes downward toward the little toe; and a second feature, wherein the top cap has the shape of a circular arc along the outer shape of the toes and first to fourth grooves are formed at four positions between the five toes, respectively, so as to support each toe. In addition the outsole integrated with the toe cap is characterized by having a support groove which is formed at a front upper end surface to accommodate the bottom surface of at least one or more of the toes.
|POLYGON-SHAPED CARBIDE TOOL PICK - A polygonal tool pick formed entirely of a single hard material, including a head, a shoulder extending rearwardly from the head and having an outer dimension at least as large as a largest outer dimension of the head, a shank extending rearwardly from the shoulder and having an outer dimension smaller than the outside dimension of the shoulder, and a tail extending rearwardly from the shank and having an outer dimension larger than the outer dimension of the shank, wherein the head, the shoulder, the shank, and the tail each have a plurality of faces with at least one pair of opposed faces being parallel to each other.
|ATTACHABLE FLAME SIMULATING APPARATUS - An attachable flame simulating apparatus includes a coupling appendage, having a distal end and a proximal end, a housing adjacent the proximal end of the coupling appendage, the housing comprising one or more light sources, and a projection surface extending from the housing. Furthermore, the distal end of the coupling appendage is removably attachable to a vehicle.
|Multi- coloured Crosswalk Sign with Distinctive 3 D Vision - This design is a new multi-colored crosswalk sign with distinctive 3D vision. It belongs to road traffic sign field and includes crosswalk sign, crosswalk lane line with two trapezoids added to both ends of the white rectangle and parallel elongate trapezoids designed on both sides of the white rectangle. The trapezoids at both ends and the parallel elongate trapezoids on both sides are in different colors so that the crosswalk sign takes the appearance of distinctive 3D vision, which reminds pedestrians and drivers to be more careful.
|LOAD-SENSING CARTRIDGE COUNTER - A load-sensing base, cartridge and method are provided for use with a firearm. The cartridge includes a support element that moves a cartridge into a chamber of the firearm. The base includes a load sensor that senses a load applied by the support element and outputs a load sensing signal. The bases also include a cartridge counter, coupled to the load sensor, that uses the load sensing signal to determine a number of cartridges remaining.
|Ambidextrously operated bolt catch assembly - An ambidextrously operated bolt catch assembly for a firearm facilitates ease of use by either right handed or left handed shooters. The ambidextrous bolt catch assembly includes two levers, one on each side of the firearm, that interact with each other. Each lever has a primary contact surface and a secondary contact surface. By depressing the primary contact surface of either lever, both levers rotate to move the bolt catch assembly from a displaced position to a static position. Conversely, by depressing the secondary contact surface of either lever, both levers rotate to move the bolt catch assembly from a static position to a displaced position.
|Semiautomatic Firearm Having Lighter Cocking Action - An improved semiautomatic firearm is provided comprising as assembly which reduces the effort of cocking the firearm or loading a first cartridge. A spring tube contains an inner recoil spring which is employed only during cycling of the firearm when firing. For initial cocking purposes, the inner recoil spring is bypassed in favor of a lighter outer spring which is selectively engaged by the user. When the inner recoil spring is engaged, both inner and outer springs are employed without adversely affecting the recoil dynamics of the firearm.
|UNITARY SEAR HOUSING BLOCK - A firearm includes a frame having at least one interior receptacle defined by opposed interior walls and having opposed guide rails extending from the opposed interior walls, and at least one modular housing disposed in the receptacle and accommodating at least one operational component of the firearm. The modular housing is defined by opposed sidewalls having opposed guide channels formed therein, the guide channels being configured to selectively engage the guide rails to facilitate the aligning of the modular housing with respect to the interior receptacle. The at least one operational component and the modular housing are pre-assembled together as an integrated unit for drop-in insertion into the receptacle during assembly of the firearm.
|ROTATING AND TRANSLATING EXTRACTOR MECHANSIM - An extractor mechanism for a firearm includes a firearm slide having a pocket, the pocket extending in a longitudinal direction substantially parallel to a firing axis of a firearm and having an opening proximate to a breech face of the slide, and an extractor arm having a body portion and a hook portion, the body portion being disposed at least partially within the pocket and the hook portion extending at least partially out of the opening and having a distal edge sized to engage a cartridge rim, wherein the extractor arm is pivotally and slidably mounted to the slide such that the hook portion is capable of being pivoted toward and away from the firing axis and the extractor arm is capable of translational movement with respect to the slide in a direction substantially parallel to the firing axis.
|Magazine for a handgun - In order to increase the functional reliability of a weapon or the magazine of a firearm, even in case of dirtying, it is proposed to configure at least the inner side of the magazine housing coming in contact with a cartridge with a friction-reducing surface.
|HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINE - A box magazine for a firearm may have a housing with two substantially different widths. A wider region may accommodate four columns of cartridges and may have tapered surfaces at one end that lead into a narrower region which may accommodate an interlocked and staggered double column of cartridges. Cartridges in the wider region may be separated into two staggered double columns by a free standing dividing wall and may be advanced by inner and outer contoured followers that may be nested together to form a single follower assembly surrounding the freestanding wall and that may be driven by the outer follower's spring. An inner follower spring may remain nested within the outer follower such that the two followers coordinate the advance of the two separated double columns of cartridges toward tapered surfaces that merge the two double columns into two single columns proximate the top of the dividing wall.
|Elastomeric grip extender - An extended cartridge magazine longer than a pistol grip length needs to have the gap between the base plate of the magazine and the butt end of the grip filled. The present invention provides a sleeve to fill this gap that can be easily slid on and off the magazine by applying simple pressure to the ends of the sleeve.
|MAGAZINE WELL GRIP - A magazine well grip includes a generally U-shaped body having an outer surface, with a plurality of finger grooves defined therein, and an inner surface. An upper section of the inner surface is contoured to closely accommodate a magazine well of a firearm, the upper section terminating at a lip recess dimensioned to accommodate a lower lip of the magazine well in an interference fit arrangement. A lower section of the inner surface flares outwardly from below the lip recess. The generally U-shaped body includes a pair of spaced-apart, generally opposed sidewalls and a front wall. A generally wedge-shaped protrusion extends upwardly from the front wall of the body and is dimensioned for an interference fit between trunnions on a forward edge of the magazine well and behind a hinge portion of an upper receiver when arranged between the trunnions.
|Recoil Pad - A recoil pad having a pad in which the elastomer contains a plurality of pockets having one or more pocket characteristics adjustable over the entirety or portions of the pad to achieve recoil pad characteristics which can be incrementally variably matched to the recoil energy characteristics and recoil energy transfer characteristics of a particular target stock.
|MODULAR AUTOMATIC OR SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE - A modular automatic or semiautomatic rifle. The rifle has a lower receiver assembly having a fire control assembly for firing the rifle. An upper receiver assembly is provided with a frame and a bolt carrier assembly configured for firing bullets of a predetermined caliber. The lower receiver has a mating interface configured for operably joining the lower receiver assembly to the upper receiver assembly, and for operably joining the lower receiver assembly to another upper receiver assembly different from the upper receiver assembly configured for firing bullets of the predetermined caliber. The other upper receiver assembly has a different frame and different bolt carrier assembly configured for firing bullets of a different predetermined caliber.
|Firearm with keyhole-shaped rail mounting points - A firearm with keyhole-shaped rail mounting points has a forend element having an exterior surface and interior surface. The forend element defines a plurality of rail mounting apertures extending from the interior surface to the exterior surface. Each of the apertures has a first portion with a first diameter to closely receive a fastener head of a first diameter. Each of the apertures has a second portion with a second width less than the first diameter size to receive a shank portion of a fastener. There may be a recess on the interior surface size to receive the fastener head, the recess positioned at the second portion.
|Thermally-insulating cover for firearm sound suppressor - A cover for use with a firearm sound suppressor comprises an insulating body and a retention apparatus attached to the insulating body. The insulating body includes one or more layers of thermally-insulating material. The insulating body is configured for being wrapped around the firearm sound suppressor. The retention apparatus includes a securing structure configured for being wrapped around the insulating body to secure the insulating body in a fixed position with respect to the firearm sound suppressor after the insulating body is wrapped around the firearm sound suppressor.
|RAIL ATTACHMENT MECHANISM - An auxiliary device includes a housing and a rail mount coupled to the housing. The rail mount includes a first rigid member and a second rigid member extending substantially longitudinally along at least a portion of the housing, the first and second rigid members configured to engage a mounting rail defined on a frame portion of a weapon. The rail mount further includes a flex member having a first end coupled to the first rigid member and a second end coupled to a tightening member being movable between a first position and a second position, the flex member configured to provide a gripping force on the mounting rail of the weapon and couple the auxiliary device to the weapon. A shock absorbing member may be provided to prevent or reduce damage to an internal power supply upon discharge of the weapon.
|Accessory mount - A device for mounting more than one accessory to a weapon includes a clamp, a circular opening, and a weapon mount. The clamp receives a first accessory and the circular opening receives a second accessory. The clamp has a yoke and a strap securable around the first accessory. The circular opening is spaced laterally from the clamp such that the first accessory and the second accessory can be received in a parallel configuration. The weapon mount is located centrally between the clamp and the circular opening for attaching the device to the weapon.
|Systems and Methods for Associating an Accessory with a Firearm - Embodiments of the invention can include systems and methods for associating an accessory with a firearm. According to one embodiment, an accessory having an accessory portion and an attachment portion can be provided. The attachment portion can allow the accessory to be mounted to at least a portion of a rail assembly of the firearm when the attachment portion is clamped to the portion of the rail assembly of the firearm. The attachment portion can include a clamp assembly comprising a clamped position and an unclamped position. The attachment portion can also include a lever assembly operable to move the clamp assembly between the clamped position and the unclamped position respectively. Moreover, the attachment portion can include a lever assembly housing for at least partially enclosing some or all of the lever assembly.
|SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AIMING TARGET - Disclosed is a system for a weapon sight for aiming a target. The system includes a controller unit configured to initiate an electronic zoom calibration mode, locate a red dot of a day view optic, cause a line of sight to the target unperturbed, electronically superimpose a reticle of the weapon sight onto a thermal image of the target, store information corresponding to a location of the reticle when the reticle is allowed to coincide with the located red dot, and write a pixel corresponding to the stored information of the location of the reticle to a pixel written corresponding to a location of the reticle in a non-electronic zoom mode. The system also includes a memory unit communicably coupled to the controller unit. Further disclosed are a weapon sight and a method for aiming a target using electronic zoom calibration.
|BORE SIGHT - A bore sight including a rear casing, a front casing sized to cooperatively engage the rear casing and define a first cavity and a separate second cavity, a laser disposed within the first cavity, and a battery in the second cavity. The bore sight further includes a switch selectively connecting the battery and the laser, an elongate mandrel releasably engaging the rear cavity, the mandrel having a free-end, a tapered seating collar having a through hole sized to receive a length of the mandrel, the seating collar being a separate components from the mandrel and the rear casing, wherein the seating collar can be formed of a different second material than the mandrel and the rear casing; and an adaptor releasably engaging a free end of the mandrel.
|Universal device mount - A method for mounting an electrical device to plurality of weapons includes attaching a universal mounting member having a head to the electrical device and receiving the head into a first track of first weapon mount to from a first mated coupling. The method further includes inserting a screw through the first track and into the head to secure the mated coupling.
|Sight mount enabling inverted mounting of firearm sighting device - A sight mount base having longitudinally spaced base sections defines an intermediate space or recess within which the downwardly facing Horus reticle adjustment knob of an inverted optical sighting device is received. The sight mount base may have independent, spaced base sections, each being releasably mounted to the accessory mount rail of the firearm or may be a unitary base structure machined to define an intermediate recess or receptacle within which the Horus reticle adjustment knob is received. The spaced base sections may be interconnected by a structural bridge so that the sight mount base is in the form of an integral structure. Inverted positioning of the optical sighting device eliminates the presence of upwardly projecting obstructions.
|OPTICAL SIGHT - An optical sight is provided and may include a housing having a base, a first post extending from the base, and a second post extending from the base. The optical sight may additionally include an optical element supported by the housing between the first post and the second post, a reticle displayed on the optical element, and an illumination system generating the reticle. A first actuation member may be disposed on one of the first post and the second post and may selectively control an intensity of the reticle by controlling an output of the illumination system.
|LOCKING TURRET - An adjustment turret for an optical sight is provided. The adjustment turret may include a body, an adjustment shaft, a cap, and a locking pin. The body may include a cavity and an axial bore. The adjustment shaft may threadably engage the axial bore for relative rotation therebetween. The cap may be connected to the adjustment shaft for rotation with the adjustment shaft relative to the body and may be axially movable relative to the body and the adjustment shaft between a first position and a second position. The locking pin may be axially movable with the cap and may be received in the cavity when the cap is in the first position to prevent relative rotation between the cap and the body and may be removed from the cavity when the cap is in the second position to allow relative rotation between the cap and the body.
|TURKEY DECOY - A turkey decoy or other animal hunting decoy is provided depicting a live mature animal, wherein certain body parts are dwarfed and diminished in size in comparison to the live mature animal it depicts. The decoy will further have colors thereon mimicking colors of the live mature animal eliciting a sexual response from the hunted live animal.
|Artificial bait for amateur fishing - The invention concerns artificial baits of wobbler's type.
|Blade Bait Lure With Barbed Tail - The present invention relates to a blade bait fishing lure apparatus with a barbed tail for securing interchangeable soft bait components. The blade bait has a plurality of upper apertures for connecting a fishing line and a plurality of lower apertures of attaching fishing hooks. The front end of the blade bait fishing lure includes a weighted component for balancing the blade bait in water.
|HUMANE RACCOON LEG HOLD TRAP - A humane animal leg hold trap designed to restrain a Raccoons paw or foreleg. The trap has an enclosed bait area behind a pivoting gate. The gate opens when the Raccoon pushes on it with its paw and foreleg to reach for the bait. The Raccoon's paw or foreleg then becomes wedged between the gate and the housing. The Raccoon provides the holding force of the trap by attempting to remove its paw or foreleg from the trap. The trap has a double swivel anchor chain attached to the traps anchor bail which restrains the Raccoon and the trap at the traps set location.
|TRAP WITH IMPROVED RODENT RETENTION CHARACTERISTICS - A rodent trap includes a base, a trigger mechanism and a spring activated snap cover. During operation, a rodent touching the trigger mechanism releases the spring activated snap cover which quickly snaps over the trigger mechanism either enclosing and trapping the rodent or snapping onto the rodent and retaining the rodent by snapping onto the rodent and retaining the rodent between the base and the edges of the snap cover. The snap cover includes rounded edges which fit into flange portions on the base and which aid in retaining the rodent in the rodent trap.
|ILLUMINATED INSECT TRAP - An insect trap includes an internal source of multi-directional illumination mounted within the housing. The outer surface of the housing has an adhesive layer. The internal source of illumination attracts insects which fly onto the adhesive layer and become ensnared on the surface of the housing.
|PYROLYSIS OIL BASED FUEL AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION - Fuel composition and methods of making fuel compositions including 50-90 wt % pyrolysis oil, 0.1-40 wt % water, 1-30 wt % alcohol, and 0.1-4 wt % surfactant, wherein the composition is an emulsion. The pyrolysis oil may be a crude pyrolysis oil and may be produced by pyrolysis of biomass material. The pyrolysis oil and surfactant may form the continuous phase and the water and alcohol may form the dispersed phase of the emulsion. Alternatively, the water and alcohol may form the continuous phase and the pyrolysis oil and surfactant may form the dispersed phase of the emulsion.
|ABSORPTION AND QUENCH METHOD FOR BIOMASS PYROLYSIS PRODUCT - A biomass pyrolysis product is quenched by direct cooling with a cold quench fluid and initial product separation is performed based on boiling point and solubility in the quench fluid. A properly chosen quench fluid may act as a selective solvent, thus providing dilution of unstable precursors of pyrolytic lignin or other heavy by-products, and/or separation of certain undesirable pyrolysis oil components such as water and light acids.
|THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF BIOMASS - The invention relates to a method for producing crude oil from biomass by direct liquefaction under atmospheric pressure, involving the following steps: introducing dried biomass into a reactor containing heavy oil to form a sump oil phase consisting of biomass and heavy oil; maintaining the temperature of the sump oil phase at a predetermined reaction temperature; condensing and collecting the volatile reaction products; and isolating and collecting the crude oil. Said method is characterized in that the heavy oil phase has at least 5 wt. % organically bound oxygen.
|PRETREATMENT OF FATS AND OILS IN THE PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS - Methods are disclosed for the treatment of feedstocks comprising a fatty acid- or triglyceride-containing component to remove contaminants that are detrimental to the conversion of such feedstocks to hydrocarbons, and especially biofuel fractions such as diesel or aviation biofuels. Contaminants contributing to the presence of trace elements in animal fats and/or plant oils, as components of feedstocks, hinder the ability to catalytically convert these feedstocks, for example by hydroprocessing, to biofuels.
|METHOD FOR PRODUCING GAS OIL COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a gas oil composition that can achieve environment load reduction, low temperature properties and low fuel consumption all together and is suitably used in a winter season. The gas oil composition comprises an Ft synthetic base oil in an amount of 60 percent by mass or more on the basis of the total mass of the composition and has a sulfur content of 5 ppm by mass or less, an aromatic content of 10 percent by volume or less, an oxygen content of 100 ppm or less, an end point of 360° C. or lower, an insoluble content after an oxidation stability test of 0.5 mg/100 mL or less, an HFRR wear scar diameter (WS1.4) of 400 μm or smaller and a specific relation in normal paraffin contents and the total content thereof.
|MULTI-PURPOSE RENEWABLE FUEL FOR ISOLATING CONTAMINANTS AND STORING ENERGY - Techniques, systems, apparatus and material are disclosed for generating multi-purpose H
|METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DRYING COAL - The present disclosure provides methods, compositions and systems for drying coal fines.
|IRRIGATION APPARATUS - There is provided an irrigation apparatus. The irrigation apparatus is used to water trees.
|METHODS FOR REMOVING LIQUID FROM A POROUS SUBSTRATE IN PLANT SOMATIC EMBRYGENESIS - The present invention provides methods of removing liquid from a porous substrate on which plant embryos are disposed.
|CULTIVATION SYSTEM FOR MEDICINAL VEGETATION - The present invention is comprised of a stackable cultivation tower system for creating a facility and process that is used to cultivate vegetation in a reduced indoor physical area, conserve resources and promote faster plant. The present invention is further comprised of vertically stacked components for planting vegetation to be cultivated to reduce the space, an irrigation system that is regulated to optimally control application of water and a light source to provide various types of lighting to promote faster growth. The components are commercially readily available and at costs that allow the stackable cultivation tower system to produce faster growth, higher yields economically.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLEANING OF AND HEAT RECOVERY FROM HOT GASES - Exhaust gas, produced in a thermal reactor (
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GASIFYING A FEEDSTOCK - Systems and methods for gasifying a feedstock are provided. The method can include combining one or more feedstocks and one or more solid components in a treatment zone to provide a treated feedstock. At least a portion of the treated feedstock can be introduced to a reaction zone of a gasifier. The one or more solid components can have an average density and an average cross-sectional size that adjusts at least one of an average density of solids within a solids bed of the gasifier and an average cross-sectional size of the solids within the solids bed of the gasifier.
|PLASMA-ASSISTED CATALYTIC REFORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A plasma-assisted catalytic reforming apparatus includes a feeder, a plasma reactor, a reforming reactor and a pre-heater. A first reforming cavity of the reforming reactor is connected to a plasma cavity of the plasma reactor, and the reforming reactor is inside a pre-heating cavity of the pre-heater. A pre-heating pipe of the pre-heater is connected between a mixing room of the feeder and the plasma cavity and partially disposed inside the pre-heating cavity. The first reforming cavity is inside a second reforming cavity of the reforming reactor. An end of a recirculation pipe of the reforming reactor is connected to a first reforming cavity opening of the first reforming cavity and partially disposed inside the first reforming cavity. Another end of the recirculation pipe passes a second reforming cavity outlet of the second reforming cavity and partially disposed inside the pre-heating cavity. A plasma-assisted catalytic reforming method is also provided.
|Self-Optimizing Odorant Injection System - A method for injecting a chemical, such as an odorant, from a chemical supply into a fluid-containing system such as a natural gas or an LPG pipeline. A tank of odorant is maintained at a pressure above ambient, but below pipeline pressure. An injection conduit communicates the odorant tank with the pipeline. A hydraulic pressure booster is located in the injection conduit for pressurizing the chemical to a pressure above that of the pipeline. Flow-control apparatus located within the injection conduit for metering chemical to be injected into the pipeline is either (a) drip-style metering valve adjustable between a drop-wise setting and a steady-flow setting or (b) a pair of valves one of which is a flow valve allowing larger volumes to be injected and the other which is a drop-wise flow valve for metering smaller volumes of the chemical.
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING SULFUR CONCENTRATION IN A SYNGAS TO REDUCE METAL DUSTING IN DOWNSTREAM COMPONENTS - Systems and methods for maintaining a sulfur concentration in a syngas are provided. The method can include combining sulfur and a carbonaceous material to produce a sulfur containing carbonaceous feed. The method can also include gasifying at least a portion of the sulfur containing carbonaceous feed to produce a syngas and detecting a sulfur concentration in the syngas. The method can further include adjusting an amount of the sulfur combined with the carbonaceous material based on the detected sulfur concentration.
|METHOD FOR GASIFYING SOLID FUEL WITH UNIFIED GAS PURIFICATION AND GASIFIER USING SAID METHOD - A gasification process is divided into three processes: a gasification furnace for carrying out gasification process by pyrolysis and gasification (pyrolysis gasification phase, first process), a combustion furnace for burning char to obtain calcined active chemical (char combustion phase, second process) and a gas purification furnace for purifying gasified gas (gasified gas purification phase, third process). Through heat transmission by the fluid heat medium and chemical reactions in respective phases by the chemical, the gasification furnace is independently controlled to a low or medium temperature (773-1073 K) which is required for gasification and which enables absorption of CO
|VEHICLE DOOR STRUCTURE - A vehicle door structure provided with a first door panel, a second door panel, a slide mechanism, and a hinge mechanism. The slide mechanism is provided with a first slide rail, a second slide rail, a first guide body, and a second guide body. The first slide rail is provided to the vehicle body to extend along the upper part or the lower part of the first door panel that is in a fully closed position. The first guide body is provided to the first door panel and is guided by the first slide rail. The second slide rail is provided to the second door panel. The second guide body is provided to the first door panel and is guided by the second slide rail. When the first door panel is in a fully open position, the first guide body has been or can be separated from the first slide rail.
|DEVICE FOR CLOSING OFF AN OPENING MADE IN A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT COMPRISING SYNCHRONIZATION, AND CORRESPONDING AUTOMOBILE - A device is provided for sealing an opening made in a structure, including a fixed panel in which an opening is defined, and at least one sliding panel, including: two shuttles respectively guided in two guiding rails mounted and/or formed on the surface of the fixed panel facing the inside of the vehicle and a frame supporting at least two guiding pins respectively engaging with each one of the shuttles. The shuttles include guides for guiding the pins, enabling a transverse movement of the frame relative to the shuttles. An actuator acts directly or indirectly on the shuttles in order to move the latter in the rails, causing the sliding panel to move in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the fixed panel. The device also synchronizes the actuator so as to synchronize the movement of the shuttles.


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Apple's iPhone Accounts for Almost 50% of Smartphone Traffic
AdMob released some interesting numbers today that reveal the truly all encompassing nature of Apple and their iPhone ecosystem. As reported by 9To5Mac, iPhone OS held a 46% share of all mobile operating systems and a 47% share of all smartphone devices in March. Of those devices measured running the iPhone OS, 2% were first generation iPhones, 20% where iPhone 3G devices, and 39% were iPhone 3GS devices. The remaining percentage was distributed among various generations of iPod Touches.
Whenever statistics like this come out, one of the main points of contention is their reach. It's very common for those that question the reach of Apple and their products to say that such statistics are misleading; Apple may have a healthy lead in North America but in the rest of the world they aren't dominant. It should be noted that these are global numbers, not just North American ones. Anyone that doesn't believe Apple is on the cusp of a dominance in the mobile market unseen by anyone, only need to look to these numbers. A 46% smartphone operating system share approaches the kind of commonplace ubiquity Microsoft currently enjoys in more traditional computing spaces. Although I'm not suggesting Apple is the new Microsoft, they are certainly moving into the same kind of market share space. Look around you. If you personally don't own an iPhone you probably know at least two other people who do. Look around the bus or train during your next commute. How many people are talking, using, or playing a game on an iPhone? If you didn't realize the dominance Apple has very quietly moved into, you will with that simple exercise.
So what does all of this mean? In my mind it means two things. First, Apple knows what it's doing. You can dislike Apple or Steve Jobs on a personal level or disagree with their business practices but the numbers don't lie. In the iPhone, Apple has created an interesting synthesis of style, function, and approachability. To paraphrase something I heard the other day (and I apologize for not being able to attribute it correctly) "Apple doesn't always make something new, they take something that exists and make it better." The MP3 player preexisted the iPod, the smartphone preexisted the iPhone, and tablet computers preexisted the iPad. Apple's genius is in taking such a product and making it so much better that it seems like they created something new.
Second, Apple is making products people want. I think sometimes we, the tech industry, get so deeply entrenched in our own niche that we lose sight of the larger world. We sit around in our closed circle of news and friends and complain about how Apple makes closed systems and how they exert a draconian authority over their device and think the rest of the world agrees with us. Lift up your head everyone and look around. The iPhone is as ubiquitous as the Blackberry and those Motorola Razrs were 10 years ago. Apple has had to delay the international release of the iPad twice because they can't make them fast enough. What we see as "closed" and "authoritarian" the rest of the world sees as "easy" and "intuitive". We may not like it, but Apple is making what the everyday person wants; computing devices that don't require a manual you'll never read or color coded connections you still can't get right. No solder guns or pin alignments required. That may be a hard pill for a lot of people to swallow but that's life. We're in a new world here and all the keyboards, mice, and home brewed, water cooled computers aren't going to change that.
Are these statistics further proof of Apple's growing dominance in the mobile computing space? Will the revolution in computing be lead by Apple or some other competitor? Weigh in on the topic in our comments section.[9to5Mac]


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New York Giants: Will Terrell Thomas Return Healthy for Big Blue in 2012?August 7, 2012
When we all found out on Monday that New York Giants defensive back Terrell Thomas didn't need surgery on his already surgically repaired ACL, it was a big lift to the team.
Thomas may be considered the best overall Giants corner on the team, and the Giants re-signed him on the very first day of free agency to a four-year deal because they knew how important Thomas was to their secondary.
When the news broke that Thomas may have in fact torn his ACL again, Giants fans felt like they got another crushing blow of injury news.
But on Monday, Mike Garafolo of the Newark Star Ledger reported that Thomas was going to avoid surgery and would rehab his knee injury in hopes that he could get back on the field in 2012.
Giants head coach Tom Coughlin said he felt very encouraged about the news on Thomas, but is being cautious on the news with the rehab.
According to Tom Rock of Newsday, the news of Thomas avoiding surgery has sparked a great feeling of triumph with the Giants players, and it was good news that Michael Boley was able to spread to his teammates at practice.
Thomas and Boley share the same agent, who had texted Boley with the news on his teammate.
So now comes the waiting game. And the questions now arise. Can Thomas get back on an NFL field in 2012 and play at a high level?
He hasn't played in live competition since he tore his ACL in a preseason game against the Chicago Bears last August, so Thomas has a lot of rust to shake off as well as some catching up to do.
Thomas also has to make sure this rehab on his knee does not cause major setbacks, and he can't push it too hard and do further damage which could end his career.
The Giants have made a major investment in their corner and they know how much Thomas means to their secondary.
Thomas has worked very hard to try to get back on the field and resume his career, and he should be rewarded for his efforts.
Will his knee be able to hold up?
Coughlin, the Giants organization and many fans are hoping that he makes a full recovery, which will allow him to play in 2012.
Like I said before, it now becomes a waiting process with many people hoping for a positive outcome.
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I have been asked about the laundry detergent I make. I used the recipe from the Duggar's website and adapted it for our use. Because we don't have any convenient place to store a 5 gallon bucket of laundry detergent, I use make 2 1/2 gallons of the concentrate. I don't like the smell of Fals Neptha and I wanted something more natural, so I use a bar of Dr. Bronner's soaps. When I make this recipe, it lasts us about 2 months and we average 15 loads a week. I can buy the washing soda, borax and 1 bar of soap for the same price as one jug of natural laundry detergent. I've used the washing soda three times to make this batch and have enough for a fourth if I don't use it at other times as I have already done for a homemade oxy clean I've been trying. If I didn't use it for that, I would get at least 5 batches out of one box of washing soda. My borax box is still 3/4 full after using it for three batches. Combine that with the fact that 1 jug of store bought only lasted me 2-3 weeks, it is a HUGE savings to make my own detergent.
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Grate bar of soap (I use my food processor) and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.
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Fill two 1 gallon buckets and an empty laundry jug half full of hot tap water. Add melted soap, washing soda and Borax. Stir well until all powder is dissolved. Fill bucket to top with more hot water. Stir, cover and let sit overnight to thicken. Shake laundry soap jug and then fill rest of way with water. Shake before each use. (will gel)
|I filled two 1 gallon pails and 1/2 a 1 gallon pail because the jug I had been using broke yesterday and I haven't gotten a replacement yet.
Optional: You can add 10-15 drops of essential oil per 2 gallons. Add once soap has cooled. Ideas: lavender, rosemary, tea tree oil.
Yield: Liquid soap recipe makes 5 gallons.
I use 2-3 tablespoons of detergent in my front loader depending on how dirty the load. I use 1 tablespoon for my cloth diapers.


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Under the frieze of the naos an oval with the prenomen of Rameses II.
Most Latin authors have three names—the prenomen, which answers to our Christian name; the nomen, or family name; and the agnomen.
The various Terraces, each with a prenomen more graceful than the other, are the same.


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Got the same feeling when I buy in 2006, a week later I ask for a Toyota Wish (60K with COE) when the agent ask me whether I intend to sell.
Got the same feeling when I buy in 2006, a week later I ask for a Toyota Wish (60K with COE) when the agent ask me whether I intend to sell.
392 units sold at new Seaside Residences condo
Wong Siew Ying
In a fresh sign of the gradually recovering market, Frasers Centrepoint Singapore's latest condominium project, Seaside Residences in Siglap, moved a hefty 392 units - 70 per cent of the 560 units released - in its first weekend of sales .
The sales represented about 46.5 per cent of the 843 units at the project, which has sea views and is near the upcoming Siglap MRT station.
"The strong sales in this launch phase indicate that buyers value the rare and premium location of Seaside Residences," said Mr Christopher Tang, chief executive of Frasers Centrepoint Singapore.
The Straits Times understands the average sale price achieved was about $1,700 per sq ft. The 99-year leasehold project has one- to five-bedroom units, with sizes from 420 sq ft to 3,294 sq ft.
It is the fourth private condo project launched this year. All have booked fairly healthy sales, albeit many of the units sold were smaller one and two-bedders.
Savills Singapore research head Alan Cheong said: "This is another sign the market is recovering. I think demand will likely be sustained but it doesn't mean developers can be too adventurous... Buyers are still price sensitive."
The other three projects are: The Clement Canopy in Clementi, Grandeur Park Residences in Tanah Merah and Park Place Residences At PLQ in Paya Lebar.
Seaside Residences and upcoming Tang Skyline's 400-unit mixed use development Artra in Redhill, due to open for booking this weekend, are set to keep new home sales momentum going this month.
Last month, developers sold 1,780 new units, excluding executive condos, up about 82 per cent from the 979 in February - the highest monthly sales since June 2013. As at March 31, The Clement Canopy had sold about 53 per cent of units, Grandeur Park Residences about 67 per cent, and Park Place Residences At PLQ nearly 51 per cent.
"Despite the brisk sales, I don't think we are at the bottom of the market yet because resale prices continue to be weak and employment outlook remains uncertain," said International Property Advisor chief executive Ku Swee Yong.
Frasers sells almost 400 units of Seaside Residences (Amended)
Average price fetched at weekend launch is understood to be S$1,700 per square foot
April 24, 2017
KEEN buying demand was seen in the latest condominium launch, with Frasers Centrepoint Limited (FCL) moving close to 400 units at the 843-unit Seaside Residences' weekend launch, at an average price that BT understands to be S$1,700 per square foot (psf).
Frasers Centrepoint Singapore said that some 70 per cent of the 560 released units were sold. About 60 per cent of the buyers live in the east, and 30 per cent within District 15.
The strong showing at Seaside Residences came on the back of an expected pent-up demand given the site's location and palatable price quantums for the smaller units, and came on the heels of similarly warm reception in earlier launches this year.
SLP International executive director Nicholas Mak noted that it is rather uncommon these days for a large new condominium to sell close to half of the project within the first month of launch, "especially at a new benchmark pricing for a 99-year leasehold condominium in that vicinity".
But given that the rental market remains soft with landlords renewing their leases at lower rents or taking a longer time to find tenants, it would seem that people are buying into future prospects, Mr Mak added.
Frasers Centrepoint Singapore noted that some 60 per cent of the buyers at Seaside Residences are 30 to 50 years old, who see the location as a good investment that offers a seaside lifestyle and convenience of the upcoming MRT.
Frasers Centrepoint Singapore CEO Christopher Tang felt that the strong sales results at Seaside Residences show that buyers value the location, design and building quality of the developer.
"We are encouraged by the response and look forward to completing the seafront project, which will add to the vibrant, green and well-connected Siglap precinct," he said.
The project, jointly developed with Sekisui House and Keong Hong, sits on a rare sea-fronting site along the East Coast and is near the upcoming Siglap MRT station. It is the first new project built along the East Coast Parkway (ECP) in 15 years, with unblocked sea views when ready in 2021.
Going by recent data, buying sentiment has probably turned around in the primary market, with developers moving 1,780 new private homes last month - the strongest showing since June 2013 when the total debt servicing ratio (TDSR) framework was rolled out. The preliminary Q1 2017 figure for new private home sales, at 3,141 - up from 2,316 units in Q4 2016 and 1,419 units in Q1 2016 - is also the highest since Q2 2013.
Another project that will be launched this coming weekend is ARTRA, a 400-unit development nestled in the Alexandra and Redhill locale with direct access to Redhill MRT station. The average pricing for the units is S$1,600-S$1,700 psf.
Jointly developed by Far East Consortium and New World Development, ARTRA is targeted at owner-occupiers. Its smallest unit starts from two-bedroom plus study of 786 sq ft costing less than S$1.2 million.
The other unit types are the three bedders, three-room plus study and five-bedroom units.
The project also comes with a supermarket and 16 retail units. FEC Skyline, the 70-30 joint venture between Far East Consortium and New World, plans to retain the retail component for now to curate the tenant mix.
Amendment note: The original story mis-spelt the name of Keong Hong. The story has been amended to reflect the correct spelling.
434 caveats lodged
438 caveats. only 4 more sold for this one.
3 reasons why Seaside Residences may sell like hotcakes this year
when Grandeur Park at tanah merah selling at the same psf as Seaside, something is not quite right


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How To Increase 4HWW Muse Revenue By Increasing Website Speed
You might be losing visitors and hurting search rankings on your 4HWW Muse and not even know it.
The cause? Slow loading time on your website.
Why Does A Slow Loading Muse Website Lose Money And Hurt Search Rankings?
The speed of your website significantly impacts conversion and revenue.
Faster site = more sales.
40% of visitors abandon a website that takes longer than 3 seconds to load.
A 1 second delay in page response results in a 7% reduction in conversions.
The speed of your website is also a significant factor in SEO and search rankings.
Faster site = higher search rankings.
In April 2010, Google stated on their webmaster tools blog that site speed was a new factor within their search ranking algorithms. Faster sites = better user experience, and this is what Google prides itself on delivering.
How Do I Find Out The Loading Time Of My 4HWW Muse Website?
Test your website speed with gmetrix.
Under 2 seconds? That is great and you probably don't need to optimize much.
2 – 4 seconds? Your load time is ok but speed improvements can reduce bounce rates and increase revenue.
Over 4 seconds? Your site is definitely loading too slow and as a result you are losing visitors and potential revenue.
My Phoenix Abroad blog scored a decent 2.98 second load time with gmetrix before any optimizations.
Following the optimizations below – I decreased my blog's load time by 22.5% with about 20 minutes of work.
How Can I Improve My 4HWW Muse Website Loading Time?
If you followed the 4HWW Muse Quick Start guide then you are running your site on WordPress. Here are 3 steps to improve WordPress site performance for free.
Step 1: Install W3 Total Cache plugin to optimize the serving of content from your site
W3 Total Cache plugin is the most popular WordPress plugin for optimizing site performance and can give significant performance improvements. It can be somewhat complicated to set up properly so use the settings below to get the best performance on most websites (some setups may require additional tweaking):
Here are the plugin general settings you need (for more detailed instructions check out this guide):
- check enable all forms of caching
- uncheck enable CDN
- go to cloud flare section and disable for now (You will enable the CloudFlare component later but keep it disabled for now so you can confirm the plugin is working so far.)
- Click "Empty All Caches".
- Disable Preview Mode so the plugin is active.
Step 2: Install WP Smush.it to reduce the size of images on your site
Once this plugin is installed then every image you upload from now on will be optimized automatically.
However, you probably have lots of images on your site already so you should run a bulk smush on them. This can take several minutes if you have a lot of images so let the process run to completion. Restart it if the smush times out.
Run a bulk smush on all your images: In WordPress Dashboard go to Media -> Bulk Smush.it
The performance benefits you get from Smush.it will depend on how many images you have on your site and how large they are.
Step 3: Get CloudFlare to improve your site load time even more
Cloudflare is a free Content Delivery Network (CDN) which keeps saved copies of your website on servers all over the world. When a visitor comes to your website Cloudflare will deliver the saved copy of your website from the server closest to your visitor which can decrease loading time significantly.
Go to Cloudflare.com, sign up for a free account, and follow their instructions
Go to your domain registrar (bluehost if you followed the muse quick start guide)
Click on your website domain in the domain manager and then click on "Name Servers". Enable "Use Custom Name Servers" and enter the information that Cloudflare supplied to you.
Go back to W3 Total Cache plugin general settings and enable CloudFlare support. Enter in your Cloudflare information and API Key. Click "Save All Settings."
Allow for up to 24 hours for the new Name Server settings to take full effect. In the meantime your website will still remain active with no downtime.
After 24 hours test your website speed again.
What was your total performance improvement?
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When Ride On Kid's Cars Go High End
When I was younger I thought my red wagon was the coolest thing since sliced bread. It was the only vehicle I needed, but apparently current car manufacturers have a different idea and are taking aim at your kids!
Over at NotCot, they've taken a look around their local auto show and it was a doozy. Not only were there glamorous cars to ogle, there were these smaller pint-size versions as well.
Now I'm all for cool stuff, but I'm guessing these vehicles will take the same spills and rough and tumble falls down the driveway or neighbor's backyard and wonder if they'll be worth their cost. Although I don't know the price yet, I'm guessing they won't cost the same as my red wagon did. Would you buy a matching kid's car that went alongside your own? Do you need dualing Audis? Check out more images over at NotCot.
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What to Look for in a Digital Marketing Agency
I decided to write an article on the Top Ten Things To Look For In An Ad Agency, but I quickly realised that there were more important questions to ask, such as "Is an ad agency absolutely required for your Leicester Based business"?
With the Internet and new technology in the marketplace, you can do marketing and advertising on your own because of companies like Google that can supply you with all the free tools you need to get the job done.
With all this free help available, why would a company use a marketing agency Leicester anyway?
Creative Input
The primary reason people give for hiring an agency is also the main reason people switch from one agency to another. You could hire creative people to work directly for you. However, the top creative talent prefers to work in an environment where they can develop cutting edge campaigns, work on diverse accounts, and conduct brainstorming sessions with other creative types.
When it comes to creatives, a critical mass is necessary to stoke the flames for a spectacular new campaign. A mix of skills is required to help with the design of new business cards and logos or to design and build a campaign of social media marketing. In general, when creatives work at an agency, they get more freedom to be creative, because they are not bogged down by the daily constraints of corporate life.
Insights From Experience
No organisation or business works inside of a vacuum, which is why ad agencies can provide so much to their clients. They can rework past campaigns that have effectively delivered results as well as bring insights from other markets or industries within which they have experience. Even their failures are good for you. They know what your competitors are up to and are solidly grounded in the industry's best practices.
Flexibility And Speed
Most products and services have a natural life cycle and business cycles regularly occur throughout the year. Because of this, expect the demands placed on your marketing resources to vary over time. During the lean times, your business won't have to carry excessive amounts of overhead because of salary demands and other resources, but can still quickly respond when necessary if they are working with an agency. In the past, there was an "I'm in charge" mindset in ad agencies. However, today's focus is on being more adaptable and fluid in order to find gaps and fill them before they become a problem.
Cost Effective
It may come as a surprise that hiring an agency will actually put more money into your bank account. It's more of an investment than an expense. How does this work? First of all, costly mistakes are avoided. Even though the media has changed, most types of advertising have been proven in the past. And, we have probably already done it, since we have been around a long time.
During rich times when the cash flow is more available, marketing is grown in-house. Businesses do this to gain more control and to save money. However, once hard times hit, these departments are among the first to go. They drop everything that is not part of their core business. Many of our oldest clients have gone through this cycle. Their marketing departments contract and grow right along with the economy. With more than 30 years in marketing, I advise that smaller in-house marketing departments are cheaper and better.
There is no need to worry about project timescales or deliverables because a trusted network is in place at an established agency. In addition, recognized agencies often receive media discounts and can pass on other savings to you because of their reputation for bulk buying.
Innovative Services
I've waited until the very last to talk about the best. Innovation is an agency's most important role. Not just the ability to use new media or other technical innovations. More, the insights into doing things with a new twist. Risk aversion is typical in organisations as they grow. However, a crucial role of ad agencies is to get their clients to innovate by thinking outside of the box. On some of our most ultimately successful campaigns, the initial reaction was that shock and a sense that the company board would never agree to the idea. But, agencies must push the boundaries, say the unsayable, and be cheeky in their presentations. The worst that can happen is that our clients say no to the idea.
I hope that this makes you think differently about the idea of using an advertising agency. Of course, I've already included some of the ideas that will go into the post about things to look for when selecting an agency.


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Spy - Platoon Matte Black Goggles, Bronze W/ Red Spectra + Blue Contact Lenses
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The Platoon lets the chaotic world in when you're charging down something that clearly should have been scoped out better from the top. We supply the view, you supply the vision.
- Available with the SPY Happy Lens
- Built from flexible polyurethane
- Features the Scoop ventilation system
- Anti-fog 5.5-base ARC spherical dual-lens with anti-scratch protection
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- Triple-layer Isotron face foam with moisture-wicking Dri-Force fleece
- Silicone-ribbed strap
- 100% UV protection
- Helmet compatible with the most popular helmets on the planet.