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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110044867 | COMBINATION TUBE AND CAP FOR STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF FLUID SAMPLES Tube and cap assemblies for retaining an aliquot of fluid suitably for transferring such samples within a laboratory or between laboratories include a tube portion having at least one sidewall defining an open top. A flange extends outwardly from the open top and includ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043880 | RISLEY INTEGRATED STEERING MODULE A beam steering device is disclosed which includes an outer assembly rotatable about an axis by a motor assembly, and an inner assembly rotatable about the axis by another motor assembly and positioned radially within the outer assembly. The beam steering device also in... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042895 | WORLD ENVIRONMENT/CARBON CREDIT TRADING GAME A game is disclosed, the game simulating the effects of players' personal and/or business decisions on the environment. The game includes a simulated carbon credit trading scheme and system, and an indication means for indicating the health of a simulated world environm... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041587 | TESTING OF ASPIRATING SYSTEMS An aspirating system for detecting the presence of a product representative of a hazard and a method of detecting the presence of a product representative of a hazard in an aspirating system are provided. The system comprises: piping that includes a plurality of apertur... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110040466 | DECENTRALIZED ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEM An electric aircraft brake control system has a plurality of wheel and brake assemblies, each having a wheel, wheel speed transducer, brake assembly and a brake actuator. Electromechanical control units are uniquely associated with and connected to certain of the wheel ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039487 | COIN HANDLING MACHANE The present invention provides a coin handling machine 11 which can handle a large amount of coins, has a transportation structure which can be simplified, reduced in size and cost, and can reduce the occurrence of trouble such as coin jams. | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110034108 | TIRE PROFILE GENERATING MACHINE AND RELATED METHODS A grinding assembly contacts a tire supported by a frame relative to the tire. The grinding assembly includes at least one section, and an axial positioning assembly supporting the at least one section. The axial positioning assembly enables the at least one section to ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030524 | CUTTING APPARATUS A cutting apparatus of a type where two juxtaposed blades are caused to move through sequential approximately elliptical paths and having teeth at respective outer edges of the two juxtaposed blades the relatively moving teeth on the edge of the respective blades being ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110027148 | DISPENSING SYSTEMS WITH CONCENTRATED SOAP REFILL CARTRIDGES Soap dispensing systems are disclosed that employ concentrated forms of soap in order to permit the soap provider to decrease the costs associated with shipping soap to consumers. These dispensing systems are adapted to deliver both soap and rinse water, with the soap b... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024447 | COUNTER MOUNTED DISPENSING SYSTEM A combination product container and pump includes a product container including a neck providing an open top, and a lug proximate a base of the neck. A pump is fitted within the open top and includes a piston. A cap provides a piston aperture and secures the pump to the... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110021126 | COIN HANDLING MACHINE The present invention provides a coin handling machine the handling efficiency of which can be improved. On an operation unit 14, either a normal counting mode or a continuous counting mode is selected. Coins are counted by a count p... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110019901 | MONEY HANDLING SYSTEM In order to intuitively inform a reject reason, a money handling system 100 includes: a reception unit configured to take banknotes one by one thereinto; a recognition unit configured to recognize the banknotes taken by the reception unit; a stacking unit configu... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110019899 | Money Handling System In a money handling system in which the number of stacking units is smaller than the number of denomination, banknotes are efficiently sorted by denomination while a deposit process is performed. A money handling system comprises: an operation unit 106 configured... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110016965 | Coin recognizing device and coin recognizing method A coin recognizing device is configured in which a main-judgment-frame registration unit registers main judgment frames for each denomination including value ranges corrected so that a value range corresponding to data of at least one of recognition elements does not ov... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110015777 | MONEY HANDLING SYSTEM In order to improve a handling efficiency of a deposit operation and a dispense operation as a whole, a money handling system of the present invention includes: a reception unit configured to receive moneys; a recognition unit configured to recognize denominations of th... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011890 | DISPENSER HOUSING WITH LOCKING MECHANISM A dispenser housing has a closure mechanism that serves to hold the dispenser housing closed. A key either can be carried by an individual to be employed to override the closure mechanism to permit the opening of the dispenser or can be selectively mounted to the dispen... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011778 | BANKNOTE STORING CASSETTE AND BANKNOTE HANDLING MACHINE A banknote storing cassette (30) includes: a banknote inlet (38a) provided to a cassette casing; one or more first banknote storing units (34, 36), at least one of the first banknote storing units storing therein genuine banknotes; and a seco... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110008178 | WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER A wave energy converter for compressing air from the movement of waves of a body of water is provided. The wave energy converter includes a middle cylinder upon which an upper cylinder slides thereon and in which a lower cylinder slides therewithin. An upper and lower c... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110006086 | FOAM SOAP GENERATOR A foam soap generator is provided for implementation with various types of foam soap delivery systems. The foam soap generator includes converging air and liquid soap passages at a mixing chamber, where a prefoam is generated for ultimate extrusion through a porous pass... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005166 | COIN WRAPPING MACHINE The present invention provides a coin wrapping machine which can reliably wrap coins according to the state of wrapping paper 16 and coin variation, and can satisfy the demand for neat wrapping of even coins that are of the same denomination and the demand for qu... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110004337 | PAPER SHEET HANDLING APPARATUS A paper sheet handling apparatus 1 includes: a casing which includes a first face and a second face opposed to the first face; a receiving unit 211 which receives paper sheets; a recognition unit 212 which performs at least one of a counting process... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110004246 | INTERNAL OSTEODISTRACTION DEVICE The invention relates to an internal osteodistraction device, which includes two fixing points (7, 8) for attachment to a bone in such a way that the distance between the fixing points can be increased in a controlled manner, and a magnetostrictive element (1<... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110001450 | MOTOR START CIRCUIT FOR AN INDUCTION MOTOR A motor start circuit for an induction motor includes a start switch device serving the purpose of interrupting the current or voltage flow through the start winding after the start of the motor. The motor includes a main winding and a start winding, which are supplied ... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110000750 | Wet brake cooling fluid system A wet brake cooling fluid system includes a cooling fluid supply line that is divided into a plurality of parallel paths. One path is in fluid communication with the motive side of a venturi eductor pump. Another pump is directed into the brake after passing through a f... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100332022 | HYGIENE COMPLIANCE MONITORING SYSTEM A hygiene compliance monitoring system provides a dispenser that is associated with a data collection unit that collects dispensing events, such as the dispensement of material from the dispenser, which occurs during time segments of a predetermined duration. The hygien... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100331902 | Hip file carrier with a movable jaw File carrier which is intended to carry a file for filing bone of the medullary canal of the femur; a fixed jaw and a movable jaw are arranged at the distal end of the intermediate portion and there are provided means which are intended to control the movement of the mo... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100330892 | COIN FEEDING DEVICE The present invention provides a coin feeding device in which coin jam can be easily eliminated and coins causing a coin jam can be easily removed. When a coin jam occurs between a transporting belt 57 and a separating roller 65 | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100326182 | METHOD OF PRODUCING MISSILE NOSE CONES A method for producing a missile nose cone is disclosed. The method consists of manufacturing a first missile nose cone from a first lot of polymeric material and determining a first rupture value. The method further consists of manufacturing a second missile nose cone ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100324296 | DICHROIC-PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOUNDS AND DEVICES A naphthopyran compound represented by the formula B1 and B2 may include a phenyl, naphthyl, or heterocyclic aromatic group, or may combine to form one or more aromatic rings. B1 | |
| 20100320638 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CRYSTALLINE BODIES BY DIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION The invention relates to a device and a method for producing crystalline bodies by directional solidification. The device comprises a melting furnace (11) having a heating chamber (12) in which at least one supporting surface (13) for a crucible ( 12/23/2010 | |
| 20100320227 | DISPENSER WITH DISCRETE DISPENSE CYCLES A dispenser includes a pump that, upon actuation, progresses through a discrete dispense cycle to dispense a discrete dose of product. The dispenser further includes an actuating mechanism serving to actuate the pump, and a dispenser controller that controls operation o... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100318192 | Acetabular prosthetic system with simplified impaction An acetabular prosthesis is adapted to be arranged in the acetabular of a patient for impacting it. The prosthesis includes a cup having a wall in the shape of a spherical cap intended to receive an insert within it. The outer surface of the cap is adapted to come into ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100317743 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR USE WITH GEL DISPENSERS A method is provided for reducing the frequency of mis-directed output of hydroalcoholic gel from a dispenser. A method of reducing the formation of coagulated gel deposits, and dispensable hydroalcoholic gel compositions are also provided.... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100313774 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A WATERLESS TEMPORARY TATTOO A waterless temporary tattoo that has bright colors is provided. The waterless temporary tattoo is produced from a film having a pretreated printing surface and opposing adhesive surface. An opaque tattoo image is printed upon the printing surface of the film using a sc... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100312378 | COIN HANDLING MACHINE The present invention provides a coin handling machine 11 which can properly and effectively use the capacities of the coin storing units 25. Coins to be transported in the deposit transport unit 22 are recognized by a... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100312377 | CHANGE REFILL AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM This invention provides a change refill and management system, which can substantially reduce the initial cost for a coin-roll management apparatus, even in the case in which a plurality of register units are provided in the system. The change refill and management syst... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100311315 | COIN TRANSPORTING DEVICE AND COIN HANDLING MACHINE A coin handling machine 11 is provided in which when coins jam in a transport path 67 during coin transportation, coins jamming in the transport path 67 are automatically taken out and the state can be restored. Coins p... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100309185 | LOW-POWER AND LIGHTWEIGHT HIGH-RESOLUTION DISPLAY A low-power and lightweight display mountable on a support structure, such as an airship, includes a plurality of display modules configured in a M-row×N-column array. Each display module includes a control panel and a pair of associated display panels that are flexibl... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100303385 | UNIQUE DIGITAL IMAGING METHOD EMPLOYING KNOWN BACKGROUND A method for using an image sensor includes steps that permit the calculation of a resolution of the image that is greater than the designed resolution of the image sensor. A specimen is placed onto a known background within the field of view of an image sensor having m... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100301714 | Cabinet and display apparatus A cabinet includes a first and a second sub-cabinet having a first and a second inner wall, respectively. The sub-cabinets are fixed to each other so that the inner walls face each other with a gap of a specific distance therebetween. A first and a second rib are laid o... | 12/02/2010 |
