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| Apparatus for processing fur | 20130139559 | 20130606 |
 The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for processing the skin side of a tubular fur (2), which apparatus comprises: a tapering mandrel (3) with a first part (3a) that is thinner than a second part (3b) of the mandrel, on which mandrel (3) the tubular fur (2) can be drawn from the first part of the mandrel (3 a) towards the second part of the mandrel (3b) so that the skin side of the fur (2) faces outwards and the fur side of the fur faces inwards towards the mandrel (3), at least a first scraper unit (4) and a second scraper unit (5), each scraper unit comprising at least a first scraper roller (4a, 5 a) which, during operation and in contact with the... |
| Apparatus for processing fur | 20130139560 | 20130606 |
 The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for processing the skin side of a tubular fur (2), which apparatus comprises a tapering mandrel (3) with a first part (3a) that is thinner than a second part (3b) of the mandrel, on which mandrel (3) the tubular fur (2) can be drawn from the first part of the mandrel (3 a) towards the second part of the mandrel (3b) so that the skin side of the fur (2) faces outwards and the fur side of the fur faces inwards towards the mandrel (3), and at least a first scraper unit (4), comprising at least one scraper roller (4a) which, during operation and in contact with the skin side, is arranged to rotate so that scraping elements (6)... |
| Toner conveyor, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus | 20130136516 | 20130530 |
 A toner conveyor includes a noncircular conveyance member rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation to convey toner to a toner container and a plate-shaped metal scraper slidably contacting the conveyance member with predetermined pressure therebetween to scrape the toner off the conveyance member. The scraper includes a contact end contacting the conveyance member, at least one through-hole spaced apart from the contact end, and a toner carrying face contacting the toner accumulated in the toner container. A lid is attached to the toner carrying face of the scraper to cover the at least one through-hole of the scraper and includes a separation region extending from an upper edge thereof to at least a position disposed opposite a lower edge of the at least one through-hole... |
| Salt-spray protection structure for fan | 20130129533 | 20130523 |
 A salt-spray protection structure for fan includes a frame, a hub, at least one protruded portion, and a stator assembly. The frame is internally provided with a base that internally defines a receiving space and has a bearing cup and at least one raised end formed thereon. The hub is mounted on the base, and one side of the hub facing toward the base has at least one open end. The protruded portion is selectively formed on one of the raised end of the base and the open end of the hub. The stator assembly is fitted around the bearing cup. The protruded portion works to scrape off salt grains that are attached to and accumulated on the hub or the base, allowing the fan to... |
| Grill grate cleaning tool | 20130104331 | 20130502 |
 A grill grate cleaning tool has a handle portion and a metal blade portion secured to the handle portion. The blade portion has a shape that contours to at least a top portion of rods forming the grate. The blade portion has a beveled scraping end that presses against the rod as the blade portion is moved along the rod at an angle. In one embodiment, the blade portion is rounded with straight sides that form a U-shape to enable the tool to be tilted with respect to the rods to clean a portion of an underside of the rods. The blade portion may be pivotable with respect to the handle. The tool allows the user to press down on the rod at a variety of... |
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| French nail sticker and manufacturing method thereof | 20130059104 | 20130307 |
| Provided is a French nail sticker formed into the shape of the yellow line of a nail including: a sticker main body having a convex free end and a concave hyponychium end opposite to the free end; a release liner disposed on the bottom surface of the sticker main body and intended to be bound detachably with the sticker main body; and a guide portion intended to be bound detachably with the top surface of the sticker main body and including a grip portion protruding toward the free end of the sticker main body. It is not required to scrape out the sticker main body manually when the sticker main body is detached from the release liner. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the sticker main... |
| Highly reactive fluid fan coupling device | 20130037371 | 20130214 |
| Provided is a highly reactive fluid fan coupling device utilizing the non-Newtonian fluid characteristics of oil, thereby obtaining an excellent reaction rate of fan rotation using a control signal. In the fan coupling device, where the interior of a sealed housing supported on a rotary shaft with a drive disk secured thereto is partitioned in an oil reservoir chamber and a torque transmission chamber placing the drive disk thereinto by a partition plate; drive torque is transmitted to a driven side by oil supplied to the torque transmission chamber; and opening and closing of a flow path of oil is controlled by a valve member actuated by an electromagnet, wherein a mechanism to scrape out the oil in the oil reservoir chamber utilizing the non-Newtonian fluid... |
| Thickness adjustment device for thin-film coating | 20130032086 | 20130207 |
| A thickness adjustment device for thin-film coating is revealed. The thickness adjustment device for thin-film coating includes a coating device, a support set, and a thickness adjustment unit. The coating device consists of a work piece conveyor that delivers a work piece, and a material supply unit that carries a coating material onto a surface of the work piece to form a film. The support set is connected to the coating device while the thickness adjustment unit is inserted through and mounted on the support set. The thickness adjustment unit includes a scrape part disposed correspondingly to the work piece and used for applying coating material to form the film. The thickness of the film is adjusted according to a controlling force or torque of the... |
| Movable spittoon platform | 20130033541 | 20130207 |
| Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods of handling ink using a movable spittoon platform. A frame defines at least a reservoir portion and a side wall protrusion adjacent the reservoir portion. A shuttle includes a platform slidably movable between a first position, in which the platform is biased to extend outwardly from an end portion of the shuttle, and a second position, in which the platform becomes retracted relative to the end portion of the shuttle. The shuttle is slidably movable relative to the frame toward the spittoon portion wherein, upon releasable contact of the platform against the protrusion, the platform moves from the first portion into the second portion to scrape ink off the platform into the reservoir portion below the shuttle.
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| Absorbent structure manufacturing apparatus | 20130025792 | 20130131 |
| An absorbent structure manufacturing apparatus has a feeder that includes a measuring roller provided with a filling region to be filled with absorbent discrete material, a material feeding space to reserve and feed the absorbent material to the filling region, a scraper located downstream of the material feeding space to scrape surplus amount of the absorbent material fed to the filling region, a feed chute to receive and retain temporarily the absorbent material from the filling region, and an open-close movable shutter on a peripheral wall of the feed chute. The measuring roller is rotary driven by a rotary drive and the shutter is opened-closed by an actuator. The rotary drive is rotated at a velocity corresponding to a conveyance velocity of a continuous sheet and... |
| Blending jar with scraper apparatus and methods | 20120294108 | 20121122 |
| A blending apparatus includes a blending jar and a lid. The blending jar has an internal surface defining an internal volume, and a mixing blade positioned within the internal volume. The lid is releasably mounted to the blending jar and includes at least one scraper extending into the internal volume. The at least one scraper is adjacent to the internal surface of the blending jar and is arranged and configured to disrupt rotational flow of food particles within the internal volume and/or scrape food particles from an inner surface of the blending jar.
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| Device and method for removing earwax | 20120296355 | 20121122 |
| The present invention describes an earwax removal device having varying structures to provide different earwax removal capabilities. In all designs, the overall contour of the earwax-extracting member resembles the dimensions of the external auditory canal and is flexible enough to conform to it during insertion. Each engages and collects wax using the pressure of insertion and rotation effects. Embodiments include a club-like member having multiple protrusions and extractions to collect wax along its sides, and an opening in the tip that leads to a channel to collect wax; a flexible spiral member to compress when the device is inserted in an ear and thereby extract wax as it expands when the device is removed; a screw-like structure to laterally move wax and grind as it rotates;... |
| Image forming apparatus | 20120251214 | 20121004 |
| An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a pair of register rollers including a driving roller and a dust remover roller, a dust scraper to scrape off dust from the dust remover roller, a dust container box, including a lateral plate and a protrusion, to contain the dust scraped off from the dust remover roller, a roller bearing attached to the lateral plate to be immovable and to rotatably support the dust remover roller, a scraper support swingably supported by the dust container box and to support the dust scraper, and a frame to swingably support the dust container box via a protrusion support, to rotatably support the driving roller, whilst a rotation axis of the driving roller is fixed to the... |
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| Paint roller paint saving pan | 20120228316 | 20120913 |
| A paint roller paint saving pan for a tubular roller pad is provided. The paint roller paint saving pan includes a paint can attachment portion configured to removably axially support the paint roller paint saving pan relative to an open end of an open paint can. A roller pad support portion is configured to radially support an end of the roller pad. A paint catching portion is positioned adjacent and vertically below the roller pad support portion and includes a through passage permitting fluid communication into the paint can when the paint can attachment portion is vertically supported on the paint can such that paint scraped from the roller pad supported by the roller pad support portion can return back to the paint can. The paint... |
| Tongue scraper adapted for engagement with a toothbrush | 20120222228 | 20120906 |
| A dental hygiene device formed of a toothbrush component having an elongated handle and bristles extending from a first surface and a scraper component with a scraping edge positioned on a first side a body portion. The scraper component is employable in an as-used position to scrape the tongue surface of a user and engageable in a cavity in the toothbrush handle to a stored position. In the stored position, the scraping edge is positioned away from possible contact with the user's hand or storage surfaces which the device may occupy to prevent contamination by germs and bacteria.
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| Sludge handling system with rotating discharge device for discharging sludge from a bin | 20120207569 | 20120816 |
| A sludge handling system includes at least one bin that receives sewage sludge at an upper end thereof, and that has sloped side wall(s) at the lower end thereof, for directing sewage sludge toward a generally central discharge opening. A rotating discharge device is provided in the form of a thin foil or blade that is rotationally driven to scrape along the sloped side wall(s) of the bin, scraping sludge therefrom, to keep the sludge from adhering to sloped portions of the bin, and to direct sludge out the discharge opening. The rotating discharge device is mounted on and carried by a generally cylindrical rotating table that is motor-driven. A generally cylindrical seal is also carried by the rotating table, and slides along the inside of... |
| Apparatus for applying electrode mixture paste with homogeneous distribution of coating amount of electrode mixture paste | 20120207914 | 20120816 |
| An electrode mixture paste is applied on both sides of a strip of core material as it runs along its lengthwise direction, and the coating thickness of the paste is adjusted as the core material coated with the paste passes through a gap between a pair of scraper tools. Tips provided to the scraper tools scrape off the paste to form a paste-coated portion of a predetermined width. The electrode mixture paste scraped off with the tips is returned through recesses on the upstream side of the tips in the running direction of the core material, so as to prevent the phenomenon where the coating thickness is increased at both side edges of the paste-coated portion. Thus, a method for applying electrode mixture paste is realized... |
| Variable curvature clip for quick connect coupling | 20120200080 | 20120809 |
| A clip for a quick connect hose coupling that possesses an improved combination of characteristics leading to a quick connect coupling that can be connected reliably, consistently, and with reduced damage to the coupling and low insertion force. The clip provides reduced friction against the fitting and reduces insertion force and damage. The clip has two end portions that are designed to be deflected relative to each other when the stem is inserted into the port. The clip further has a periphery with two end portions, each curved at or beyond the radius of maximum installation deflection such that they will not scrape the installation ramp.
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| Paper particle removing device, and image formation device provided with paper particle removing device | 20120195622 | 20120802 |
| A paper particle removing device is provided with a paper particle removing roller configured to contact a printing sheet to capture paper particles on the printing sheet, a scraping member arranged adjacent to the paper particle removing roller and configured to contact the paper particle removing roller to scrape the paper particles, a paper particle container arranged on a scraping member side with respect to a position where the scraping member contacts the paper particle removing roller, and configured to collect the paper particles scraped by the scraping member, and a negatively-charged member arranged on the scraping member side with respect to a position where the paper particle removing roller contacts the scraping member and having a relative tendency in a triboelectric series to be negatively... |
| Cleaning device | 20120195663 | 20120802 |
| A cleaning device includes: a collection member configured to contact a photosensitive member, on which an electrostatic latent image is configured to be formed, and collect foreign substances on the photosensitive member; a shaft configured to attract the foreign substances from the collection member so as to make the foreign substances cling thereto; a scraping member configured to contact the shaft and scrape the foreign substances cling on the shaft; and a housing configured to accommodate the collection member and the shaft, wherein the scraping member is mounted to the housing. The scraping member includes: an elastic member; and a fiber member configured to be adhered to the elastic member and slidingly contact the shaft. The elastic member is configured to press the shaft to such... |
| Cleaning apparatus, and image forming apparatus including cleaning apparatus | 20120189363 | 20120726 |
| A cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning blade configured to abut with a surface of the image carrier member, and to remove residual toner from the surface of the image carrier member; a cleaning roller rotatably configured to attach residual toner removed by the cleaning blade to the surface and make abrasive contact with the surface of the image carrier member; a toner layer regulating member configured to regulate residual toner attached to the cleaning roller to a predetermined toner layer thickness and scrape and remove excess residual toner; a frame member configured to store residual toner scraped and removed from the cleaning roller; and a toner supply member configured to make contact with the cleaning roller to attach residual toner stored in the frame member to... |
| Method of using and composition for a foaming oral cleaner | 20120180806 | 20120719 |
| Compositions for a foaming oral cleaner and related methods and products are disclosed. In one such method, a foaming oral cleaner may be dispensed onto a cleaning surface of a tongue cleaning device in a manner to foam the foaming oral cleaner. A surface of the tongue may be brushed using a tongue brush of the tongue cleaning device, thereby applying the foaming oral cleaner to the surface of the tongue. The brushing of the surface of the tongue can dislodge and loosen material on the surface of the tongue. The surface of the tongue can be scraped using a tongue scraper of the tongue cleaning device to scrape dislodged and loosened material from the surface of the tongue. The foaming oral cleaner may be a... |
| Can auger | 20120151704 | 20120621 |
| The invention provides a specially designed auger tool configured expressly for use in retrieving the entire contents of a can or jar, quickly and with ease. Manufactured primarily of heavy duty malleable rubber material and featuring a tapered outer edge designed to swiftly scrape the sides of virtually any can or jar. The handheld device is produced in a variety of sizes to accommodate different needs. To facilitate comfort, the handle of the Can Auger is gently contoured to accommodate the natural curves of the hand and comprises a nonskid rubber or plastic grip. The actual auger tool is similar in design to traditional auger blades and comprises a winding, tapered blade which wraps around an elongated stem, forming a distinct, spiral shape.
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| Tool for collecting debris | 20120133163 | 20120531 |
| A manual tool that can be used for gathering A waste material is described. The tool includes a pair of opposing blades that cooperate with one another to enable the user to scoop scrape and gather in a single device.
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| Detachable accessory carrier for bicycle | 20120125962 | 20120524 |
| A detachable accessory carrier for bicycle includes a fixed seat, a positioning member and a fastener. The fixed seat has a positioning portion and a fixing portion communicated mutually. The positioning member has an inserting portion that includes a propping portion corresponding to the fixing portion so that when the inserting portion of the positioning member is assembled to the positioning portion of the fixed seat, the fastener can be coupled with the fixing portion and abut against the propping portion of the positioning member, thereby attaching the detachable accessory carrier reliably to the frame tube of the bicycle. The detachable accessory carrier can be partially detached with only the fixed seat left on the frame tube of the bicycle. The fixed seat has a rim... |
| Mixing paddle for ice cream machine | 20120092953 | 20120419 |
| A mixing paddle for use in a conventional ice cream maker includes two vertical arms that have outer contact edges that exceed the inner diameter of the freezer bowl in which they are positioned during use. This enables the contact edges to effectively scrape ice cream ingredients from the inner wall of the bowl during use and direct the ingredients toward the center of the bowl. The mixing paddle also comprises two cross-members that have pin-wheel style shapes that move ice cream ingredients vertically during use. The combined effect of the vertical arms and the cross-members optimally and uniformly mixes the ice cream ingredients during use and ensures efficient cooling.
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| Algae harvesting devices | 20120085694 | 20120412 |
| Systems and methods for filtering and collecting algae from fluid including a piston and pressurized air system to scrape and clean algae from the filter.
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| Dough blender | 20120074252 | 20120329 |
| A dough blender includes a handle and a plurality of tines. The tines may be in the form of thin plates having channels between them. A scraper is provided on the tines, attached to the blender to be moved across the tines to scrape food particles from the channels between the tines.
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| Sauce leveler device | 20120055583 | 20120308 |
| A leveler device that engages a bulk product container or bucket that allows a user to level off a scooping or measuring device to obtain a predetermined amount of product. The leveler device includes a blade or wall disposed over a container opening of the container. In use, a user levels the amount of sauce within the measuring device by successively running the rim of the measuring device across the blade or wall of the leveler device to remove excess sauce. The excess sauce that is scraped or pushed off of the measuring device rim by the leveler blade may return back into the container. Thus, the user can consistently scrape and pour the desired amount of product.
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| Paint can scraping device | 20120051173 | 20120301 |
| A paint can scraping device comprises a flat single piece body having a front surface and a back surface for receiving advertising. The body includes a top end that has a pair of narrow-based lobes on each side of the top end and a broad-based lobe disposed between the two narrow-based lobes. The lobes are designed to scrape paint from the contoured surfaces of a paint can and particularly from the underside of the rim of the paint can. The body can be made from environmentally benign materials such as compostable plastic. The invention has a number of features which permits it to effectively clean a paint can and recover most of the paint left in a paint can that would otherwise be discarded.
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| Method for preparing silicone composition | 20110015305 | 20110120 |
| A silicone composition comprising an organopolysiloxane containing at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl and/or hydroxyl groups in the molecule and a filler having a BET surface area of at least 10 m2/g is prepared by kneading the components in a batchwise high-shear mixer. The mixer includes a rotatable mixing pan (1), a high-speed rotation agitator (3) disposed eccentrically in the pan, and a stationary scraper (4) disposed in the pan for creating a vertical counterflow.
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| Apparatus and process for fabricating artificial opal films | 20110014380 | 20110120 |
| The invention has for its object to provide an apparatus and process for fabricating an artificial opal film having a uniform thickness yet a large area, and provides an artificial opal film fabrication apparatus, in which a substrate (S1) coated with a suspension film (S2) having fine particles dispersed in it is located in a stage (10), and a dispersive medium of the suspension is evaporated off thereby crystallizing the fine particles to fabricate an artificial opal film, characterized by comprising a scraper (20) for adjusting the thickness of the suspension film, and a stage (10) that is movable relative thereto in a constant horizontal direction, wherein the substrate attached to that stage is positioned such that when the stage (10) moves horizontally, the thickness of... |
| Seal assemblies for use with fluid valves | 20110012046 | 20110120 |
| Seal assemblies for use with fluid valves are described. An example valve trim assembly for use with fluid valves includes a cage and a seal assembly to be positioned in at least one of the cage, a cage retainer or a plug. The seal assembly includes a first seal and a first scraper. The first seal is to provide a load to the first scraper to prevent the ingress of contaminate to a dynamic sealing surface to be engaged by the first seal. Additionally, the seal assembly includes a second seal and a second scraper. The second seal is to provide a load to the second scraper. Further, the seal assembly includes a spacer between the first and second seals.
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| Magnetic two part scraping tool | 20110010948 | 20110120 |
| A two part scraper for scraping glass and other substrates, wherein a scraping part may be located on one side of the substrate and a handle member may be located on the other side. The two parts are magnetically coupled and move in tandem when the handle part is pulled by the user. A cutting blade may be received within a blade holder which may be mounted to the scraping part by screws and coil springs. The blade holder may be mounted at an angle such as a forty-five degree angle to the surface being scraped. The scraping part may comprise hook and loop material as a scrubbing surface and may have a suction cup located on that surface contacting the substrate. The handle part may... |
| Peptide antagonists of tgf-beta family members and therapeutic uses thereof | 20110008248 | 20110113 |
| This invention is drawn to methods of using peptide-based antagonists of TGF-beta to facilitate the healing of cutaneous wounds that includes burns, lacerations and scrapes. The administration of peptide TGF-beta antagonists to wounds results in reduced scarring, wound contraction and deposition of extracellular matrix components, and increased rates of reepithelialization during wound healing.
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| Device for applying glue onto a book block | 20110008133 | 20110113 |
| The invention pertains to a device for applying glue (3) onto book blocks (2) that are moved past the device in a transport mechanism (11), particularly for applying glue onto the book block spine (2a). The device includes a glue basin (4), at least one application roller (5, 5.1, 5.2) that dips into the glue basin (4) and rolls on the book block (2) with its circumference, and a scraper (7) that can be adjusted with respect to its distance (s) from the application roller (5, 5.1, 5.2) and thusly defines the thickness of the glue layer to be transferred onto the book block (2). The scraper (7) is arranged or realized on a coupler (24, 64) of an at least four-bar coupling or guiding mechanism... |
| Toner cartridge and image forming apparatus | 20110008076 | 20110113 |
| According to one embodiment, a toner cartridge includes a cartridge body, a stirring member configured to stir toner contained in the cartridge body, and a scraping member having elasticity. The stirring member includes a rotation shaft contained in the cartridge body, and plural stirring rods protruded from the rotation shaft and arranged in an axial direction of the rotation shaft. The stirring rods have tips opposite to an inner surface of the cartridge body. The tips of the stirring rods are separate from each other. The scraping member extends in the axial direction of the rotation shaft to scrape toner adhered to the inner surface of the cartridge body, and includes plural elastically deformable strips divided along the axial direction of the rotation shaft.
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| Electrical connector | 20110003489 | 20110106 |
| The present invention provides an electrical connector for electrically connecting a mating device having pads, comprising: a body with a stopping portion and a plurality of terminals with contact parts contacting the pads. The terminals have a first and a second movement path. During the first path, contact part and mating device move toward stopping portion simultaneously. During the second path, contact part moves toward stopping portion relative to mating device, and the horizontal displacement of terminals is smaller than width of the pads. Compared with prior art, it is guaranteed the relative displacement between terminal and pad is reduced under the condition of fixed horizontal displacement of terminal. As the relative displacement still exists, terminal and pad can scrape the grime on surface while allowing... |
| Scraper blade and scraper for scraping off materials from a substrate | 20110000045 | 20110106 |
| A scraper blade (10) made of a flat metallic material for a scraper (11) for scraping materials off a substrate has a scraping section (13) which has at least one scraping surface (12) on the front end for scraping off materials and with a fastening section (14) for fastening to a fastening part (15) of the scraper (11) on the back end. Furthermore, the scraper blade has at least one guide section (18, 20) for diverting the scraped-off material over at least one front end face (19, 21) of the fastening part (15), and the guide section (18, 20) can be obtained by forming of the flat metallic material.
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| Tube with resilient applicator and scraper for dispensing texture materials | 20100329772 | 20101230 |
| A method of patching a destination surface to substantially match a structure of an existing sprayed on visible texture pattern. A sponge member is displaced in a dabbing direction towards and away from the destination surface to transfer texture material to the destination surface. Individual particles of the texture material are supported by binder on the applicator surface such that at least a portion of the structure at least some of the individual particles supported on the applicator surface visibly extend from the destination surface. The portion of the structure of the individual particles supported by the binder that extends outwardly from the binder on the destination surface forms a visible structure on the destination surface. The visible structure substantially matches the structure of the existing... |
| Cutting apparatus and image forming apparatus | 20100329768 | 20101230 |
| A cutting apparatus configured to cut a sheet or a sheet bundle includes a cutting blade whose blade surface has a plurality of grooves. In the cutting apparatus, a scraping member enters the grooves provided on the blade surface to scrape off cutting scraps remaining after a cutting operation. Accordingly, the cutting apparatus can scrape off cutting scraps from the cutting blade even if the adhesive force of the cutting scraps is great.
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| Rotary scraper plows for rotary fan press | 20100326927 | 20101230 |
| An assembly for extracting liquid from or adding liquid to a mass comprising a housing having an inlet, an outlet and a path therebetween. The housing is configured to have the mass forced into the inlet to move the mass from the inlet to the outlet. The housing includes at least one rotating screen adjacent the path, with each at least one rotating screen defining one wall of the path. The at least one rotating screen includes a plurality of openings located at the path. Pressure from mass forced into the input forces the mass along the path between the inlet and the outlet. The housing includes at least one rotatable scraper in the path and adjacent the at least one rotating screen, the at least... |
| Scraper ring lubrication system for the upper portion of a piston and adjacent cylinder liner of an internal combustion engine | 20100326394 | 20101230 |
| A lubrication system for an internal combustion engine that includes a scraper ring with an oil collector located mounted immediately beneath an upper piston ring on a reciprocating piston. The scraper ring serves to deposit oil onto the inner surface of the upper cylinder liner near the combustion chamber in reaction to the decelerating movement of the piston as the piston approaches TDC. The oil scraper collects oil in a collection groove as the piston travels along the lower portion of the cylinder and carries the oil past the intake/exhaust ports of the cylinder until the piston decelerates while approaching its TDC position. At that point, oil carried by the scraper ring in the collection groove is deposited by its inertia onto the cylinder liner.
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| Retractable blade scraper having a blade-storage drawer and a blade slide with upper and lower blade-clamping members | 20100325898 | 20101230 |
| A retractable blade scraper includes a handle body having a handle rear end and a handle forward end including a forward-end opening. An internal blade-slide cavity extends rearwardly from—and is configured to selectively receive a blade through—the forward-end opening. A blade slide housed by the blade-slide cavity includes lower and upper blade slide members between which the blade is selectively retained. A blade-slide actuator is accessible through an actuator slot defined through a wall of the handle body between slot first and second ends. Reciprocation of the actuator between the slot first and second ends reciprocates the blade slide between a rearward blade-storage position in which the blade is housed in the blade-slide cavity and a forward blade-changing position in which the blade protrudes through the... |
| Turf roller | 20100314145 | 20101216 |
| A turf roller includes a water filled, cylindrical roller drum with smoothed hemispherical ends adapted to eliminate sharp edges of a regular cylinder. The roller drum is suspended from a roller frame having a towing tongue and bracing attached. A heavy duty front scrapper blade is disposed along the length of the front of the drum to scrape mud and debris from the rolling surface of the drum. A second, rear scrapper blade and a grass catching basket are disposed along the length of the rear of the drum to scrape and retain grass clippings from the rolling surface of the drum. High speed transport wheels are extendable by a hydraulic system and mechanical linkages to lift the roller from the turf surface for high speed... |
| Image-bearing member protecting agent, method of applying an image-bearing member protecting agent, protective layer forming device, image forming method, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus | 20100310291 | 20101209 |
| The present invention provides an image-bearing member protecting agent, which has a block shape and is used in an image forming process where the image-bearing member protecting agent is applied or attached to a surface of an image bearing member while being scraped off with a roll-shaped brush, the image-bearing member protecting agent including: a fatty acid metal salt, wherein the image-bearing member protecting agent includes a plurality of small blocks and has such an orientation that one or more of the small blocks are easily separated from other small blocks, and a plurality of oriented surfaces of the plurality of small blocks are arranged in a laminated state in a substantially same direction.
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| Application independent operational controls of a suspended particle device | 20100308207 | 20101209 |
| A scalable apparatus and a network environment dynamically changes the light transparency of a single SPD device, a small number of SPD devices or thousands of such SPD devices installed in windows in automobiles, aircraft, trains, marine vehicles, residential homes, commercial buildings and skyscrapers. A scalable apparatus and a network environment dynamically changes the light transparency of a single SPD device or thousands of such SPD devices in the presentation of a multi-media special effects display. Textual messages, graphical images and simulated motion effects are driven. Such scalable apparatus being capable of driving and using several operational parameters of SPD materials such as frequency range, AC voltage and temperature so as to provide fine control of SPD characteristics such as switching speed and power consumption.
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| Hand held devices for clearing off or cleaning the surface of a windshield, window or the like | 20100306947 | 20101209 |
| A hand held device for clearing off or cleaning the surface of a windshield, window or the like. The hand held device includes a blade, a forearm brace, and a handle which is disposed between the blade and the forearm brace. The blade preferably includes a front edge, and preferably the handle is parallel to the front edge. The forearm brace includes a forearm-engaging portion which is configured to contactably engage a forearm of a user during use. The forearm brace may comprise walls which extend generally from the handle to the forearm-engaging portion, as well as an opening which is disposed generally between the handle and the forearm-engaging portion. Preferably, the palm of a user's hand is the fulcrum point during use of the hand... |
| Suspended particle device electronic control processes | 20100302624 | 20101202 |
| A scalable apparatus and a network environment dynamically changes the light transparency of a single SPD device, a small number of SPD devices or thousands of such SPD devices installed in windows in automobiles, aircraft, trains, marine vehicles, residential homes, commercial buildings and skyscrapers. A scalable apparatus and a network environment dynamically changes the light transparency of a single SPD device or thousands of such SPD devices in the presentation of a multi-media special effects display. Textual messages, graphical images and simulated motion effects are driven. Such scalable apparatus being capable of driving and using several operational parameters of SPD materials such as frequency range, AC voltage and temperature so as to provide fine control of SPD characteristics such as switching speed and power consumption.
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| Cleaning device and cleaning performance maintaining method | 20100300484 | 20101202 |
| According to one embodiment, A cleaning device includes a cleaning blade, a support section, a container and an elastic sheet. the support section supports the cleaning blade while pressing an end portion of the cleaning blade to a cleaning object surface. the container has an opening portion at a side opposite to the cleaning object surface and contains a removal object scraped from the cleaning object surface by the cleaning blade. one end of the elastic sheet is fixed to a peripheral portion of the opening portion of the container. the other end of the elastic sheet is in contact with a non-opposite surface as a surface of the cleaning blade at a side not opposite to the cleaning object surface. the elastic sheet guides the... |
| Measuring apparatus for anti-abrasion property | 20100300176 | 20101202 |
| A measuring apparatus is provided to measure anti-abrasion property of an object. The measuring apparatus includes a fixing assembly to fix the object, and a friction block to abut against the object. A driving unit is connected to the fixing assembly to drive the fixing assembly to slide back and forth. Therefore the friction block is scraped on the object. The moving of the driving unit is controlled by a controlling device, therefore, the moving journey and an amount of moving cycles of the fixing assembly can be precisely controlled.
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| method for shot peening | 20100300168 | 20101202 |
| where C denotes the C (carbon) content in the surface layer that is achieved by carburizing (mass %), T denotes the tempering temperature (K), t denotes the tempering time (hr), and γR denotes the amount of residual austenite (vol. %).
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| Method of cleaning a scraper device | 20100295892 | 20101125 |
| The invention relates to a method of cleaning doctor devices (10) of inking units in a printer, comprising emptying the ink from an ink chamber, through feed (11) and drainage (12) tubes, into an ink tank (13) and supplying solvent into said ink chamber, followed by emptying said solvent form the ink chamber, carrying out all of said actions by using a dynamic fluid pump (15), with a first and second diaphragms of different sizes, one of the faces thereof defining respective pumping (15a) and suction (15b) chambers, said suction chamber (15b) having a greater volumetric capacity. In said method the ink is circulated for emptying by means of said pumping (15a) and suction (15b) chambers, the former being used in reverse, and solvent is supplied... |
| Double edged belt scraper blade | 20100294623 | 20101125 |
| A reversible belt scraper blade provides two opposed scraping surfaces on an integrally constructed body. Each scraping surface has an elastomeric wear region transitioning to an elastomeric central region. Two integral frame members are integrally joined into the central region. Each integral frame member runs the length of the belt scraper blade and is at least partially exposed at their ends. End mounts attach to the exposed integral frame members and the reversible belt scraper blade is reversible about the end mounts. The wear regions may have sub-regions of different hardness to provide good scraping qualities combined with improved structural rigidity. The central region may also have sub-regions of different hardness to improve structural rigidity.
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| Agricultural implements | 20100294524 | 20101125 |
| A coupling (31, 32) for use with agricultural implements (1) such as yard scrapers, and agricultural implements including the coupling (31, 32) are described. The coupling (31, 32) sits between connection means (20) such as a vehicle mounting point, and a working portion (1) such as the frame (10) of a yard scraper (1). The coupling is simple, and provides an effective way for transferring load between the connection means (20) and the working portion (1).
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| Mechanism for adjusting the circumference of scraper cups or discs | 20100289224 | 20101118 |
| A sealing element for a pipeline pig includes rigid first and second cup supports having outer peripheral edges. A resilient sealing element protrudes beyond the outer peripheral edge of each of the first cup support and the second cup support. Means are provided for clamping the sealing element between the first cup support and the second cup support.
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| Protective cover for electronic device | 20100288405 | 20101118 |
| A protective cover of an electronic device includes a leather layer, which includes an outside surface and a bottom surface. A backing layer integrates with the bottom surface of the leather layer. The protective cover adheres onto the electronic devices, hence, the electronic devices are well protected, and the appearances of the electronic devices are well maintained. The surfaces of the electronic devices cannot be dirtied, scraped, or damaged. Users can feel more comfortable when operating their electronic devices, hence, the worthiness and the usability of the electronic devices are greatly enhanced.
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| Method and arrangement for the stacking in layers of timber packages | 20100284776 | 20101111 |
| The invention concerns a method and an arrangement for stacking timber packages in layer that uses a transfer arrangement comprising mobile carrier planes. The carrier planes in turn form a direct continuation of an input transporter in order to receive layers fed from this transporter by being caused to lift from below a complete layer from the input transporter and displacing the layer in over the stacking table. After that, the carrier planes are withdrawn from the stacking table while the layer of timber is scraped off from the carrier plane or, the stacking table is arranged to move downwards. The transfer arrangement uses a first, a second and a third carrier plane which are arranged to move mutually in a cycle in such a manner... |
| Apparatus and method for pyrolysis of organic waste | 20100282587 | 20101111 |
| A gasification reactor includes a wiper system including at least one wiper blade operable to wipe an interior surface of the reactor. A condenser unit of the gasification reactor includes a scraper system including at least one scraper segment operable to scrape an interior surface of the condenser unit.
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| Floor mat improvement | 20100272944 | 20101028 |
| An improved apparent surface (Astroturf like) material surrounded by a water tight enclosure with raised borders that better control and conceal any debris and dirt that is scraped off the shoes or otherwise fall onto the mat. Means are provided to direct the debris to an area where it is better concealed from view and more protected from any blowing air. The debris is less likely to be blown about by any stream of air, such as a heater fan. In one configuration the debris is substancially completely sealed.
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| Compressed air dissector (air jet scraper) | 20090326547 | 20091231 |
| Compressed air dissector is a surgical dissector which is used in tumor dissection and excision phases in surgical branches and especially in neurosurgery and microsurgery. The problem at this point is removal of the tumoral tissue without damaging the adjacent normal tissue and the blood vessels feeding the normal tissue. Moreover, serious difficulties may be encounter in the dissection phase of the arachnoid matter in brain surgery. The occurring adhesions can easily be opened with the aid of the air dissector. This provides great convenience in aneurism surgery. The operation principle of the compressed air dissector is direction of the controlled, sterile compressed air (gas) to the brain parenchyma and removal of the dissected particles from the location with an aspirator system. In said system, the... |
| Method and device for removing loose material on wavy surfaces of stamped coal used for coking | 20090321242 | 20091231 |
| According to the invention, the loose coal is displaced from the peaks to the valleys of the waves on the narrow, long coal cake and is beaten down on the coal cake. The inventive device comprises at least one scraper (12) and at least one vertically movable impact plate (13) that are disposed one behind another and are fitted with a connection (7) to a holder. Furthermore, means are provided for generating a relative movement between the scraper (12) and the impact plate (13) and between the scraper (12) and a stamping form. The scraper (12) and the impact plate (13) are interconnected by means of a device frame (14) so as to form a structural unit (6) that is connected to the holder. Preferably, the... |
| Conveyor belt scraper | 20090321221 | 20091231 |
| A conveyor belt cleaning device which can handle conveyor belts with damaged areas, mechanical joints, and/or head pulleys with profile spaces causing the conveyor belt to run unevenly, is provided. The scraper blade is attached to a plurality of T-shaped elements each of which has pressure applied by an air bladder held within a housing. The T-shaped elements move freely within the housing to permit movement of the scraper blade in a direction tangential to as well as perpendicular to the conveyor belt.
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| Scraper blade | 20090320299 | 20091231 |
| A scraper blade preferably configured for use with a reciprocating saw. The blade has a first end comprising a mounting structure, and a second end with a cutting edge. The second end is coupled with and spaced apart from the first end. Preferably, the first end is configured to be mounted in a reciprocating saw chuck and the first and second ends are integral. Further, the first and second ends are preferably manufactured from heat treated steel comprising between approximately 0.45 to 1.05% carbon and between approximately 0.3 to 1.0% manganese. Preferably, the steel has a yield tensile strength of between approximately 150,000 to 250,000 pounds per square inch, a modulus of elasticity of between approximately 20,000 to 40,000 kilopounds per square inch, and a hardness... |
| Low cost oil/grease separator | 20090320265 | 20091231 |
| A container for receiving and holding effluent water containing oil/grease to be removed has sectional covers. A main sectional cover supports a partially immersed rotatable disk; a drive on the main sectional cover rotates the disk; a trough on the main sectional cover straddles the disk; and a blade on the trough scrapes a side of the disk, to direct oil and grease from the disk along the scraper blade along the trough for collection in a storage container. Efficiencies of construction of the sectional covers, disk and a sensor probe are disclosed.
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| Cooking accessory and method | 20090311396 | 20091217 |
| A method and apparatus are disclosed for removing fat floating on hot soup. A thermally conducting plate 14 having a flat underside is cooled to a temperature below that at which the flat solidifies and lowered onto the floating fat to cause the fat to congeal and adhere to its underside. The plate 14 is then raised to remove the adhering fat from the soup, and the fat adhering to the underside is scraped off by dragging the underside across a straight edge 22.
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| Fixing device and image forming apparatus | 20090311015 | 20091217 |
| In a fixing device including a fixing roller, a pressure roller and an external heating section, a scraper is arranged to contact a circumferential surface of an external heating belt and scrape toner and the like on the circumferential surface to thereby clean the circumferential surface. In addition, a material that has higher adherence to toner than on a circumferential surface of the fixing roller is used for the external hating belt to thereby peel the toner and the like on the circumferential surface of the fixing roller and clean the circumferential surface of the fixing roller. Further, as a vibration applying section adapted to apply vibration to the scraper, a first contact/separation section adapted to contact/separate the external heating section with/from the fixing roller is... |
| Solid separator | 20090308818 | 20091217 |
| A solid separator that uses a rotating screen, having spiral guides at its outer portion, over which a plurality of spiral-shaped scrapers are suspended. An inlet distributor including a plurality of apertures distributes a contaminated liquid flow over the screen, when rotated, permits the scrapers and guides to drive the deposited debris towards an outer edge of the screen and up a slight conical ramp and into a debris discharge sump. A level sensor may be included above the screen to activate the screen rotation based on the level of the contaminated liquid flow above the screen. An alternative embodiment uses individual scraper supports having respective jack mechanisms that permit the operator to independently lift and even rotate each scraper for additional cleaning or service. The... |
| Process and device for inking an engraved printing plate from an ink-tank | 20090308271 | 20091217 |
| The invention concerns a process for inking an engraved printing plate from an ink tank and for scraping off the ink in dab printing, characterised in that a doctor blade (8) is used, of which at least the bottom edge, which comes into contact with the printing plate (9), is adjusted with respect to the printing plate (9) at a negative angle, measured with respect to the portion of the printing plate that is inked and to be scraped off.
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| Manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus for baumkuchen | 20090304888 | 20091210 |
| There are provided a manufacturing method and a manufacturing apparatus for Baumkuchen for easily and properly suppressing shape distortion of the Baumkuchen caused in a manufacturing process thereof. In manufacturing the Baumkuchen by alternately repeating application of batter around the whole outer circumference of a spit and baking of the applied batter, the batter is scraped off outer circumferences of opposite end portions of the spit before baking only in early stage of manufacturing until the number of repetitions reaches a specified value. As a result, the number of cake layers formed at the opposite end portions of the Baumkuchen is reduced from that at the other portion and outside diameters of the opposite end portions are reduced from a normal outside diameter to thereby suppress... |
| Image forming apparatus and process cartridge | 20090304423 | 20091210 |
| An image forming apparatus including a charging unit configured to charge a surface of an image bearing member utilizing discharge generated by applying a voltage containing an alternating current component to a charging member disposed in contact with or close to the image bearing member, so that a latent electrostatic image is formed on the image bearing member; a developing unit configured to develop the latent electrostatic image formed on the image bearing member using a toner; a cleaning unit configured to clean the surface of the image bearing member using a blade; a protecting agent applying unit configured to rub and scrape a protecting agent by a brush roller and apply the protecting agent to the surface of the image bearing member; and a protecting... |
| Device for and method of sampling the amount of carryback material transferred by a bulk material belt conveyor system | 20090301844 | 20091210 |
| An assembly comprises a bulk material belt conveyor system and a carryback sampling device. The bulk material belt conveyor system comprises a belt and a structural frame. The belt is supported by the structural frame and has a downwardly facing portion. The belt is configured to traverse relative to the structural frame. The carryback sampling device comprises at least a first support member, a carryback receptacle, and a carryback scraper. The first support member is pivotally attached to the structural frame about an axis. The carryback scraper and the carryback receptacle are attached to the structural frame via the first support member in a manner such that pivotal movement of the first support member about the axis relative to the structural frame brings the carryback scraper... |
| Vacuum assisted scraper | 20090300876 | 20091210 |
| A vacuum assisted scraper draws air from both in front of and behind the scraper blade to collect dust and debris as the scraper is used. The scraper keeps the work area clean and prevents dust buildup from hindering the use of the scraper.
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| Multilayer insulation for wire, cable or other conductive materials | 20090297858 | 20091203 |
| The present disclosure relates to a multilayer insulation structure having superior abrasion resistance. The multilayer insulation structure has a first polyimide outer layer, a polyimide core layer and an optional second polyimide outer layer. The first and second polyimide outer layers contain a fluoropolymer micropowder. The first and second polyimide outer layers have a combined weight of from 10 to 80 weight % of the total weight of the multilayer insulation structure. The abrasion resistance of the multilayer insulation structure is from 1500 to 18300 scrape cycles. The multilayer insulation structure is useful as wire or cable insulation wrap.
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| Debris removal system and method for wind turbine blades | 20090297352 | 20091203 |
| A system is provided for cleaning debris from horizontal axis wind turbine blades. The system includes a wiper with arms extending partially around the blade adjacent the leading edge and a line engaging the leading edge so as to scrape debris from the blade edge as the arms move along the length of the blade. The arms are carried outwardly along the blades by aerodynamic and centripetal forces, and are retracted by cables attached to the arms. The system is activated by a PLC in response to sensors on the turbine to automatically clean the blade when wind conditions typically allow insects to fly and contaminate the blades. A grease control system is also provided on the blades to prevent grease or oil from the turbine... |
| Brush roller, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge | 20090297238 | 20091203 |
| An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier on which a toner image is formed; a cleaning unit that removes residual toner remaining on the image carrier after transferring the toner image onto a medium; and a lubricant applying unit that includes a lubricant and a brush roller that scrapes the lubricant and applies scraped lubricant to the image carrier and that is arranged upstream of the cleaning unit in a rotation direction of the image carrier. The brush roller includes a bristle of which cross section is shaped such that a point from which a plurality of projections extends is positioned outside a center of the cross section of the bristle.
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| System for separating bitumen from oil sands | 20090294332 | 20091203 |
| Disclosed is a system for processing oil sands to remove bitumen, the viscous petroleum product adhered to the sands, from the sands itself. The processing system is designed to be substantially air tight, preventing outside air from entering and volatile chemicals from escaping from the system. Mined oil sands are delivered to the system, which creates a slurry of oil sands and solvent in a slurry chamber. The slurry is transported to a dissolution chamber which conditions the slurry before the slurry is sent to an extraction chamber. A plurality of trays and scrapers further conditions the slurry to remove bitumen. The use of heavy, aromatic solvents and light, paraffinic solvents in sequence improves bitumen recovery while allowing environmentally safe processing of the sands to occur... |
| Collection means for a mobile vacuum apparatus for the collection of liquid or semi-liquid materials | 20090293911 | 20091203 |
| The apparatus comprises a front-mounted collection means for a vacuum tank for the collection of liquid or semi-liquid materials. The collection means comprises a substantially V-shaped housing with a scraper at the bottom thereof, a height adjustable suction inlet at the apex thereof, and a pair of laterally adjustable pivoting wings for varying its width to correspond to that of an alley or gutter. A plurality of rotary feeders, each having a vertical axis of rotation, are mounted to the housing adjacent the scraper to prevent accumulation of the materials on the scraper. The feeders do not contact either the surface upon which the scraper is operated, nor the scraper itself, but serve to mix thick consistency materials with thinner consistency materials and also to dislodge... |
| Automatic pneumatic gripper | 20090293744 | 20091203 |
| An automatic pneumatic gripper applied to a screen printing machine includes a pneumatic cylinder disposed on a top surface of a fixing post and two elastic grippers pivoted on two transverse sides of the pneumatic cylinder respectively. The lower part of two grippers extend downward beyond a bottom surface of the fixing post and projects inwards to form a hook. When a plunger of the pneumatic cylinder protrudes downward and leans against the top surface of the fixing post 30, the two grippers pivot inward, clip and fasten a squeegee/scraper firmly on the fixing post by the hook. When the plunger retracts upward, the pneumatic cylinder falls down relatively falls down so that the two grippers pivot outward, away from each other and the squeegee/scraper is... |
| Vacuum truck with collapsible scraper and pivot relief | 20090293220 | 20091203 |
| A scraper truck includes a main scraper mounted to a wheeled vehicle and side scrapers pivoted to the main scraper at its ends. The side scrapers are pivotally movable between extended lateral positions where the side scrapers extend outboard of the opposite ends for collecting debris located outboard of the vehicle's width, and a retracted position where the side scrapers are in overlapped juxtaposed storage positions close to and in front of the main scraper. The main scraper has a front face that is concavely shaped. The scraper mount defines a vertical pivot axis and the scraper assembly is rotatable about the vertical pivot axis upon striking an object toward an end of the scraper. A biasing mechanism is provided for biasing the scraper toward a... |
| Image forming apparatus | 20090289992 | 20091126 |
| An image forming apparatus is disclosed that includes an ejecting head including a nozzle from which an ink is ejected; a wiper member configured to wipe ink from a surface of the nozzle of the ejecting head; a wiper cleaning portion configured to remove an ink attached to the wiper member when the wiper member is pressed against the wiper cleaning portion, a scraping member actuated in a longitudinal direction of the wiper cleaning portion reciprocatively, and configured to scrape ink attached to the wiper cleaning portion; and a cleaning member configured to remove ink accumulated on the top portion of the scraping member.
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| Automatic recovery system for frozen product machines | 20090288429 | 20091126 |
| A recovery system for a frozen product dispenser accommodates automatic recovery and continued operation of the dispenser in response to the output torque of a beater bar and scraper assembly drive motor exceeding a selected upper limit due to transient conditions. A controller monitors the output torque of the drive motor and, upon sensing an output torque in excess of the selected upper limit, shuts off the drive motor and operates a refrigeration system to defrost a freeze barrel within which the beater bar and scraper assembly is rotated, for a time sufficient to defrost product in the barrel. The controller then turns on the drive motor, operates the refrigeration system to refreeze product in the barrel and continues to monitor the output torque of the... |
| Pot-type heated fluid dispenser | 20090283544 | 20091119 |
| The embodiments of the present invention are directed to a dispensing apparatus for dispensing a flowable product at or above a preset elevated temperature through a dispensing outlet. Such an apparatus includes a pot in which to house the product. The dispensing apparatus also includes a pump coupled between the pot and the dispensing outlet to pump the flowable product from the pot to the dispensing outlet. A rope heater configured to heat the pot may also be included in the dispensing apparatus. The pot may have a movable lid, which may vacuum seal the product against the exterior environment. The lid is designed to scrape any food product residue off the vertical walls of the pot, while also maintaining the vacuum as it moves into... |
| Hand-tool attachment for making relief cuts in lay-down materials | 20090282620 | 20091119 |
| A simple, durable, safe and effective hand-tool attachment is provided for making relief cuts in lay-down materials such as asphalt shingles, carpet, linoleum, and tile. The hand-tool attachment has an attachment-box with two thumb set-screws and a free-floating clamping-plate for securing various pre-existing, flat-shaped hand-tools such as roofing shovels, potato forks and floor scrapers; and, attached thereto is an angled knife-blade, supported by a skid plate, extending from the attachment-box. The relief cuts create smaller, workable portions of the lay-down material for easier removal and clean-up using common techniques. The hand-tool attachment may be made of any material that may provides the strength and cutting ability for attaching to a hand-tool and making relief cuts.
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| Fixing device, and image forming apparatus equipped therewith | 20090279929 | 20091112 |
| A fixing device includes: a fixing member that touches an unfixed toner image formed on a sheet; a pressing member that causes the sheet to come in pressure contact with the fixing member; a pressing belt that is interposed between the fixing member and pressing member to rotate; a lubricant coating member that coats lubricant on an inner surface of the pressing belt; a pair of first blade members each that touches, through a counter method, an inner surface of both edge portions of the pressing belt in a width direction perpendicular to a rotating direction of the pressing belt, to scrape the lubricant; and a first lubricant guide member arranged from a tip of the first blade members to an inner side, receives the scraped... |
| Fixing device, and image forming apparatus equipped therewith | 20090279929 | 20091112 |
| A fixing device includes: a fixing member that touches an unfixed toner image formed on a sheet; a pressing member that causes the sheet to come in pressure contact with the fixing member; a pressing belt that is interposed between the fixing member and pressing member to rotate; a lubricant coating member that coats lubricant on an inner surface of the pressing belt; a pair of first blade members each that touches, through a counter method, an inner surface of both edge portions of the pressing belt in a width direction perpendicular to a rotating direction of the pressing belt, to scrape the lubricant; and a first lubricant guide member arranged from a tip of the first blade members to an inner side, receives the scraped... |
| Recycle water treatment system for car wash | 20090272681 | 20091105 |
| The present invention relates to a recycle water treatment system for car wash comprising principally a flocculating sedimentation tank, a flotation tank, a tank of aerobic biofilter, a secondary sedimentation tank and a storage tank that are connected in sequence, wherein a flocculent feeder is equipped at the top of the flocculating sedimentation tank; a flotation aerator is equipped at the bottom and a float scraper is equipped at the top of the flotation tank; and an aerobic filter is equipped at the middle and an aerator is equipped at the bottom of the tank of aerobic biofilter, the inlet pipe of the flocculating sedimentation tank being the inlet pipe of the system of the invention, and the outlet pipe of the storage tank being the... |
| Link chain for chain conveyors and chain wheel thereof | 20090272632 | 20091105 |
| The invention relates to a link chain for scraper chain conveyors with vertical chain links which are interlinked in an articulated manner and horizontal chain links, wherein vertical chain links have around the full circumference a constant cross-sectional profile provided on the outside with a flat section and on the inside with a circular arc and horizontal chain links have front sections which have a straight front zone, wherein longitudinal limbs, which connect front sections, of horizontal chain links are provided on their outer faces with a recess. In order to improve the running characteristics of link chain in the event of low surface pressures between chain wheel and horizontal chain links, horizontal chain links have, on both sides in recesses, entrainment means for positive-locking entrainment... |
| Belt scraper assembly and scraper blade thereof | 20090272625 | 20091105 |
| A belt scraper assembly having a blade holder and a scraper blade disposed therein, wherein a stiffener extending in a longitudinal direction with respect to the belt is provided in the blade body to resist bending of the blade. A scraper blade having a body with a rigid plate member connected thereto and a stiffener disposed in the body of resilient material above a base portion and below a tip portion of the plate member and extending generally transversely with respect to the length of the scraper body. A scraping assembly for a conveyor belt including a non-linearly contoured blade holder and a scraper blade with a stiffener disposed on the plate members between base and tip portions extending generally transversely with respect to the length... |
| Recycle water treatment system for car wash | 20090272681 | 20091105 |
| The present invention relates to a recycle water treatment system for car wash comprising principally a flocculating sedimentation tank, a flotation tank, a tank of aerobic biofilter, a secondary sedimentation tank and a storage tank that are connected in sequence, wherein a flocculent feeder is equipped at the top of the flocculating sedimentation tank; a flotation aerator is equipped at the bottom and a float scraper is equipped at the top of the flotation tank; and an aerobic filter is equipped at the middle and an aerator is equipped at the bottom of the tank of aerobic biofilter, the inlet pipe of the flocculating sedimentation tank being the inlet pipe of the system of the invention, and the outlet pipe of the storage tank being the... |
| Tractor hitch attachment connector | 20080315556 | 20081225 |
| The present invention provides an apparatus and methods for connecting an attachment to a hitch system of a vehicle. The apparatus comprises means for connecting the apparatus to a hitch system and means for connecting the apparatus to an attachment, such as a plow or scraper. The present invention allows the attachment to be extended behind, offset to, or pivoted relative to the vehicle. In addition, the present invention allows multiple attachments to be connected to a vehicle by way of its hitch system.
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| Waste toner collecting device and image forming apparatus incorporating the same | 20080317529 | 20081225 |
| A waste toner collecting device includes: a tubular member provided with a toner inlet and a toner outlet; a roller that is provided upstream of the toner outlet in a toner transport direction inside the tubular member, that has a substantially horizontal rotation axis line, and that is elliptical in vertical section; a scraper that is provided on an inner wall of the tubular member on a downstream side of the toner outlet in a rotation direction of the roller, an edge of the scraper being in contact with the roller; and a waste toner collecting bag that is inflatable and is attached to the toner outlet of the tubular member.
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| Microbe-resistant hair removal paddle | 20080318508 | 20081225 |
| In connection with microbe resistance, advantageous rubber components are also presented.
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| Apparatus, system and method for illuminated membrane manipulator | 20080319463 | 20081225 |
| Multifunctional surgical devices for use in ophthalmic surgery are disclosed. More particularly, embodiments of a surgical instrument with a multifunction tip are provided. Specifically, the tip may provide a source of illumination, a pik, and another tool such as a scraper, knife or spatula. This tool may be extended from the tip where the rigidity of the extendable tool varies with the distance it is extended from the tip.
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| Two-part oil scraper ring for internal combustion engines | 20080309022 | 20081218 |
| In the case of a two-part oil scraper ring (10) for internal combustion engines, having a U-shaped expanding-spring ring (1), which is provided with axial indentations (2), for forming radially outwardly aligned resilient limbs (3, 4) which are connected to one another by means of radially inwardly situated webs (5), and having an annular body (7) which is provided with in each case parallel flanks (7a, 7b) and a running face (9), according to the invention, a minimum axial installation height with an improved oil-scraping effect should be obtained in that the flanks (7a, 7b) of the annular body have, in their radially inwardly situated wall region, cut-outs (11) which have a support face (12) for the engagement of the resilient limbs (3, 4) of the... |
| Coupling between two tubes with separate set-up clamps | 20080309080 | 20081218 |
| The invention relates to a coupling between a first body (1) with a hole and a cylindrical end zone of a second body (6) to be arranged therein or thereover in an axial direction, in which hole extend a number of tongues (9), which bend elastically when said end zone is inserted and scrape over the surface thereof with their free edges such that the movement in backward direction is blocked. The coupling has the feature that each tongue forms part of a generally U-shaped clip (5) fixable clampingly over the mouth rim of the first body, and that the end edges of the tongues have an inclining position corresponding to a helix, as a consequence of which, when the second body is rotated relative to... |
| Coupling between two bodies | 20080309081 | 20081218 |
| The invention relates to a coupling between a first body (1)with a hole and a cylindrical end zone of a second body (2) to be inserted therein, in which hole extend elastically deformable tongues (7), the free end edges (9) of which tongues lie on a circle, the diameter of which is smaller than the outer diameter of said end zone, which tongues bend in the insertion direction when said end zone (15) is inserted and scrape over the surface thereof with their free edges such that after inserting the end zone over some distance the movement in backward direction is blocked. The end edges of the tongues have an inclining position corresponding to a part of a helix, so that during a relative rotation of... |
| Method for separation of hydrocarbon oils from a waxy feedstock and apparatus for implementation of said method | 20080312486 | 20081218 |
| The invention allows increasing the hard wax yield and at the same time to simplify the whole process since the slack wax cooling and hard wax crystallization could be carried out without preliminary dilution of said slack wax feedstock. Furthermore by virtue of the present invention there is no need to complete the crystallization in the double-pipe scraped-surface chiller, and the second stage of filtration can be excluded.
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| Windshield wiper | 20080301897 | 20081211 |
| A windshield wiper for an automotive vehicle having an elongated base and an elongated flexible blade extending outwardly in a first direction from the base. The blade has a free edge adapted to contact a windshield on an automotive vehicle. An elongated scraper also extends outwardly from the base at an acute angle relative to the blade so that a free edge of the scraper is spaced from and generally parallel to the free edge of the blade. The scraper is constructed of a material more rigid than the blade to remove adhered debris from the windshield upon transverse movement of the windshield wiper.
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| Aldyl a tee scraper | 20080302221 | 20081211 |
| A utility service tee scraping tool having three basic components—a scraper or cutting element, a scraper holder, and an alignment body. The scraper includes a rigid, vertically oriented body to which one or more cutting blades are attached. The scraper holder includes a service pipe tee clamp having two gripping elements with surfaces adapted to fit snugly around the service pipe tee and maintain the tee scraping tool in a fixed position during operation. The tool may be manipulated from above ground. Although particularly suitable for use in keyhole excavations where remote operation of the tool is required, the tool may also be used in traditional excavations.
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| Wheel set for robot cleaner | 20080302586 | 20081211 |
| The present invention provides a wheel set for robot cleaner, which is installed under the main body of a robot cleaner for supporting the main body to move on a floor. The wheel set comprises two driving wheels. Each of the driving wheels includes a power source, two transmission mechanisms and two wheels. Each of the two transmission mechanisms is linked correspondingly with one of the two wheels and the power source so that the wheels are driven by the power source to traverse obstacles on the floor and do not scrape the floor.
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| Shot glass with releasing element | 20080302788 | 20081211 |
| A shot glass with a releasing element is described. The apparatus in a first embodiment comprises a cup section comprising a base comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and an edge, and a wall extending from the base at a first end of the wall, the top surface of the base and the wall defining a cavity. The apparatus in this embodiment further comprises a scraper section comprising a base member having one or more arms, each arm having a peripheral end and a blade member extending from each the peripheral end at a first end of the blade member, each blade member having a first axial edge and a second axial edge and a second end opposite the first end, the scraper section further... |
| Method for preventing optical disk from being scraped | 20080304387 | 20081211 |
| The method prevents an optical disk from being scraped by an optical apparatus of a pickup head of an optical disc drive is disclosed, it mainly includes: moving the optical apparatus of the pickup head to a detection position in which the laser-light emitted from the pickup head focuses on the optical disk; detecting the first-detection position and setting a movement boundary according to the first-detection position, wherein the movement boundary has a upper boundary and a bottom boundary; preventing the optical apparatus from moving out of the movement boundary. The present method can be implemented without installing any additional apparatus in the original video disc player, and can prevent the optical disk and the inner apparatus of the optical disc drive from being scraped or... |
| Whey product and process | 20080305235 | 20081211 |
| The invention provides a process for preparing a dried modified whey protein concentrate. A whey protein solution is used having less than 5% total solids and a combined calcium and magnesium concentration of less than 70 mmol/kg on a dry basis and a pH of 6.0-7.5. It is heated to greater than 70° C. for up to 60 minutes to denature the whey protein. The solution is then cooled to 40° C.-60° C.; and subsequently spray dried. Alternatively a higher initial concentration of total solids may be used in an embodiment where the heating is carried out on a scraped surface heat exchanger.
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| Fluid shovel apparatus and method | 20080295364 | 20081204 |
| A fluid shovel apparatus that pushes and lifts loose material such as snow, leaves, sand, dirt, grass clippings, mulch, or the like. The present invention includes at least one fluid exhaust port extending through a blade. Pressurized fluid is ejected through the at least one fluid exhaust port extending through the blade and ejects towards loose material. The loose material floats on a cushion of pressurized fluid that forms between the blade and the loose material. The loose material is pushed away from the blade and is lifted in an upward direction. Additionally, the fluid shovel apparatus may further include a soft pad and an ice scraper blade to assist in removing material from a surface of a motor vehicle. Additionally, the fluid shovel apparatus may... |
| Apparatus and method for furrow opening using a disc | 20080295750 | 20081204 |
| There is proposed a novel furrow opening apparatus (10) that includes toothed discs (12 and 14) that are able to penetrate the soil thereby creating a furrow (114). The teeth (20) of the apparatus (10) are configured to prevent hair pinning of plant material within the furrow (114). The edges of the teeth (20) slice any plant material as teeth (20) penetrate the soil. Uncut straw is wedged between the teeth (20) and broken by tension as the discs (12 and 14) diverge and any uncut straw is removed from the furrow (114) by teeth (20). Any soil and plant material that adheres to the teeth (20) is cleared by a scraper (48) and deposited back on the soil surface. The apparatus (10) may further include... |
| Method of and apparatus for separation of scum from a liquid | 20080296235 | 20081204 |
| Apparatus for the separation of scum from a liquid including a housing (22) incorporating two side walls in spaced relationship and a scraper wall disposed between said side walls. A rotational device (12) mounted in the housing (22) provides rotational motion about one or more horizontal axes. The rotational device (12) includes one or more paddles (13-16) which extend outwardly with respect to the rotation axis forming a substantial sealing engagement with the opposed inner faces of the side walls of the housing. The scraper wall and rotational device are arranged such that when immersed in water, the paddle(s) (13-16) may be rotated to become at least partly submerged and the outer periphery(ies) engage with the scraper wall to lift a portion of the water and... |
| Toner bottle and apparatus for image formation | 20080298846 | 20081204 |
| A toner bottle for containing toner has a cylindrical body and a scraper. The bottle body can be rotated on its axis by a driving source. The scraper is supported movably in the bottle body. The bottle body has an opening and ribs. The toner in the toner bottle is supplied through the opening to a developing unit. When the bottle body rotates, the ribs convey the toner toward the opening. The scraper includes a shaft and a scraping part. The shaft extends over the whole length of the bottle body and supports the scraping part. A portion of the scraping part is in contact with the inner cylindrical surface of the bottle body. When the bottle body rotates, the scraper moves perpendicularly to the axis... |
| Coupling between two bodies comprising an elastically deformable cutting ring with a screw thread forming cutting lips | 20080290660 | 20081127 |
| The invention relates to a coupling between a first body (5) with a hole, and a cylindrical end zone of a second body (1) by means of tongues (8) which, when said end zone is arranged, scrape over the surface thereof, whereby the backward movement is blocked. The coupling has the feature that the tongues form part of an interrupted ring (3); the tongues are the windings of a helix; the tongues are inclined in the direction of arrangement; the end zone can displace along the helix during arrangement with elastic deformation of the ring; additional pressure forces occur between the tongues and the end zone when a force in opposite direction to the insertion direction is exerted between the ring and the second body; whereby,... |
| Scroll | 20080292818 | 20081127 |
| A religious artifact including at least one scroll hand-written on kosher parchment in Hebrew, using flexible water-resistant kosher black ink. Such ink, when dry, does not dissolve in water and does not crack or peel off the surface, yet, when a mistake needs to be corrected, such ink can be scraped off the surface of the parchment without leaving a visible ink residue on the surface and without causing substantial damage to the parchment. The present invention provides for kosher scrolls which are less prone to and more resistant to becoming non-kosher, than scrolls of the prior art.
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| Simplified ice-cream maker | 20080282723 | 20081120 |
| The invention relates to an ice-cream maker comprising a blade (30a) arranged in a double-walled container (20a), and a housing (1) containing a driving mechanism (10) that can generate a blade-rotating movement (30a) in relation to the double-walled container (20a), the double-walled container (20a) comprising an external wall (23) and an internal wall (24) defining a housing (25) containing a phase changing mixture having a fusion range extending at least partially below 0° C. The inner wall (24) forms a tub (26), and the blade (301a; 30b′) is used to scrape the inner wall (24; 24′). According to the invention, the blade (30a) forms a spoon.
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| Apparatus for cleaning inkjet head and cleaning method thereof | 20080283092 | 20081120 |
| In a method of cleaning an ejection face by supplying a head liquid on a surface (ejection face) of an inkjet head provided with ink ejection outlets, and then by performing wiping operations thereon, an ink residue on the ejection face is efficiently and surely removed from the ejection face to achieve a sufficient cleaning thereon. For this purpose, a first wiping operation is first performed such that a wiper (9A) is relatively largely bent, and slidingly contacts the ejection face at an abdomen thereof to efficiently perform the application, stirring and mixing of the head liquid. Then, a second wiping operation is performed such that an edge portion of the top end of a wiper (9B) slidingly contacts the surface to efficiently scrape the mixture... |
| Terminal for enameled electric wires | 20080287014 | 20081120 |
| A terminal for enameled electric wires, of the type constituted by a plate-like body which forms a connecting fork with tabs which cantilever inward on the same plane of arrangement as the plate-like body; the tabs face each other so as to form a self-centering tapered opening for guiding the insertion of an electric wire with insulating enameling, the wire being adapted to be locked between the ends of the tips of the tabs and an abutment formed on the plate-like body proximate to the ends, with an axis which lies transversely to the arrangement of the plate-like body; the tips form a cut-through slot whose transverse dimensions are smaller than the diameter of the enameled wire, so as to cut through at least its insulating... |
| Method and apparatus for producing salt water-mixed sherbet ice | 20080276629 | 20081113 |
| Salt water fed to an ice-maker 1 is cooled to generate ice. The ice is scraped by scrapers 1c to form small particles of ice which are mixed with the salt water to generate salt water-mixed sherbet ice 143. The salt water-mixed sherbet ice is fed from the ice-maker to an ice storage tank 14 so as to be stored in the ice storage tank. A predetermined amount of the salt water-mixed sherbet ice with a predetermined sherbet concentration at a predetermined low temperature is stored in the ice storage tank while the salt water-mixed sherbet ice is refluxed from the ice storage tank to the ice-maker. Water 24 is injected into the salt water-mixed sherbet ice in the process of producing the salt water-mixed sherbet... |
| Apparatus and method for development of potential images, produced on an intermediate image carrier, for an electrographic printing or copying device | 20080279597 | 20081113 |
| In a system or method for development of potential images of images to be printed and generated on an intermediate image carrier using a developer fluid comprising charged toner particles and developer fluid in an electrographic printing or copying device, a feed device is provided comprising as function elements at least one chamber scraper, a raster element comprising cups to receiver the developer fluid, and at least one first flow element arranged in the chamber scraper. Between the at least one flow element and the raster element an electrical voltage is supplied such that a toner particle concentration in the cups of the raster element is increased. An application device accepts the developer fluid from the feed device and supplies it to the intermediate image carrier.
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| 751 mud tool | 20080263803 | 20081030 |
| A hand tool used to remove the dirt and mud from under fenders of off road motorcycles and all terrain vehicles, comprising of a handle and a scraper. The tool is adapted to facilitate a user applying force, urging the scraper in a forward motion against the underside of the fender.
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| Rigid standard bearing shield disk scraper system | 20080264657 | 20081030 |
| A bearing shield and disk scraper system to remove and deflect dirt, debris, and soil from a bearing assembly, rigid bearing hanger or standard, and/or disk blade, is provided; the system also provides a protective barrier structure for the bearing assembly. The bearing shield and disk scraper system includes a shield member and a scraper blade connected thereto. The bearing shield at least partially encases and protects a bearing assembly that rotatably supports a common axle which carries multiple disk blades of the disk gang. The scraper blade is attached to the shield member by way of a mounting flange that extends therefrom. An edge of the scraper blade is positioned in close proximity to a concave surface of an adjacent disk blade, whereby the entire... |
| Portal-type scraper reclaimer with bent reclaimer boom | 20080264762 | 20081030 |
| A portal-type scraper reclaimer having a support structure 10 and a boom 16. The support structure 10 includes end support members 12. The boom 16 has a main portion 17 and an end portion 15. The end portion 15 is bent relative to the main portion 17. The boom 16 is connected to the end support member 12 at a pivot 26 so that the boom moves relative to the end support member 12. A pair of support sprockets 20 and a pair of drive sprockets 18 are connected to the end support member 12. A boom sprocket 22 is fixed to the boom 16. A scraper chain conveyor 24 extends along the boom 16. The described pairs of sprockets 18, 20, 22 guide the scraper... |
| Furrow opener | 20080257237 | 20081023 |
| A furrow opener device includes a disc arranged to open a primary furrow in the ground. A scraper body has a leading scraper edge supported alongside the disc to scrape the disc. A wing member is supported on a bottom portion of the scraper body in proximity to a bottom end of the disc and extends laterally outwardly away from the disc so as to be arranged to open a groove in the primary furrow projecting laterally to one side of the primary furrow, and a tube extends generally downward to an output opening located adjacent the wing member and is arranged for depositing product into the groove.
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| Furrow opener apparatus with two way depth control | 20080257238 | 20081023 |
| A furrow opener device includes a disc arranged to open a primary furrow in the ground. A scraper body has a leading scraper edge supported alongside the disc to scrape the disc. A wing member is supported on a bottom portion of the scraper body in proximity to a bottom end of the disc and extends laterally outwardly away from the disc so as to be arranged to open a groove in the primary furrow projecting laterally to one side of the primary furrow, and a tube extends generally downward to an output opening located adjacent the wing member and is arranged for depositing product into the groove. A packer wheel is arranged in a first configuration where depth of disc penetration is gauged by a... |
| Apparatus and method for cleaning stencils employed in a screen printing apparatus | 20070295231 | 20071227 |
| A stencil printing method and apparatus for printing paste material in a given pattern on a substrate from a paste dispenser through a stencil to define the stencil pattern on a substrate. The apparatus is provided with a cleaning module that can be moved against the printing face of the stencil and moved, along a given path beneath the stencil, for cleaning the printing face of the stencil. The cleaning module includes a blade assembly mounted there on transverse to the path of movement of the cleaning module. The print apparatus further including selectively operable means for actuating the blade assembly during a select cleaning cycle to engage the leading end of its blade with the underside of the stencil as the cleaning module is passed... |
| Rim-detailing devices, kits, and methods for cleaning tire rims | 20070297846 | 20071227 |
| A rim-detailing device includes an elongated member such as a telescopic member, a quick-disconnect cleaning member releasably attachable to first end portion of the telescopic member, a self-pressurizable canister disposed at a second end of the telescopic member. A tube conveys rim cleaning liquid from the self-pressurizable canister to the cleaning member. The rim-detailing device is operable for cleaning a tire rim including adjacent to a brake caliper without removing the wheel from a vehicle. The cleaning member may include a plurality of different sized quick-disconnect cleaning members or a quick-disconnect scraper.
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| Rotary displacement pump comprising scraper and guide of the scraper | 20070297930 | 20071227 |
| The invention a rotary displacement pump including a stator (42) fixed in a housing (20) a rotor including a shaft portion (8) and a radially protruding web (12) having a configuration of an undulatory disk type; a scraper (110) having an engagement slot (112) of predetermined radial height and predetermined axial width, the engagement slot (112) engaging said protruding web (12) of said rotor; a guide (92) retains and scraper (110), configuration of a recessed plate and being—directly or indirectly—fixed in said housing (20), wherein the guide (92) retains said scraper (110) in circumferential direction and allows said scraper (110) a reciprocating movement in substantially axial direction; said scraper (110), including—a first groove (120) having a predetermined depth and extending along its radially outer edge surface,—and... |
| Circular clarifier apparatus and method | 20070289912 | 20071220 |
| This application relates to a circular clarifier for separating and removing separable matter, such as suspended solids, from a liquid. The invention may be used, for example, for separating return activated sludge from clarified liquor using a gas flotation process. The clarifier includes a plurality of fluid feed ports for introducing influent into selected treatment cells of the clarifier in a timed sequence, thereby achieving batch flotation of solids or other separable matter in a continuous infeed process. A plurality of spaced-apart, rotating flocculent handling assemblies traverse the treatment cells for sequentially conveying flocculent into spaced-apart, radially extending collection troughs. All of the flocculent handling assemblies may be driven by a single drive means. Each flocculent handling assembly includes a submerged beach and a scraper assembly... |
| Wide mouth jar with integral scraper | 20070289933 | 20071220 |
| A one-piece plastic container includes a body defining a longitudinal axis. The body includes an upper portion, a sidewall portion and a base portion. The upper portion defines an opening into the container. The sidewall portion may be integrally formed with and extend from the upper portion to the base portion. The base portion closes off an end of the container. The opening defines a radial sidewall and a generally linear sidewall. The generally linear sidewall may be defined by an inset portion formed on the upper portion.
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| Vane pump consisting a two-part stator | 20070292297 | 20071220 |
| A rotary displacement pump, comprising: (a) a stator (42); (b) a rotor including a shaft portion (8) and a radially protruding web (12) having a configuration of an undulatory disk type; (c) a scraper (110) having an engagement slot (112) of predetermined radial height and predetermined axial width, the engagement slot (112) engaging said protruding web (12) of said rotor; (d) said stator (42) including a generally cup shaped first member (44) and a generally cup shaped second member (46), and defining a circumferential wall, (e) said scraper (110) being arranged within said stator (42), supported to be retained in circumferential direction and to allow a reciprocating movement in a substantially axial direction; (f) said stator (42) together with said scraper (110) defining -an inlet chamber... |
| Children's first aid kit for cuts and scrapes | 20070292344 | 20071220 |
| The present disclosure provides a children's first aid kit suitable for treating minor scrapes and cuts. The compact kit is integral with a reusable cooling mechanism designed to provide a cooling sensation to the injured area. The kit is further integral with a supply of antiseptic medicine and bandages, and can be easily carried and made available in any situation. An optional applicator to dye the skin surrounding the wound to create a temporary design can be supplied
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| Combination bearing beam and crankshaft-interactive oil management device for internal combustion engine | 20070283918 | 20071213 |
| A combination bearing beam and crankshaft-interactive oil management device for an internal combustion engine includes longitudinally and laterally extending beam elements attached to the engine's main bearing caps. Baffle members extend between the beam elements and include not only scraper elements for capturing oil adhering to the engine's rotating assembly, but also windows for allowing captured oil to flow into the engine's oil sump.
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| All-terrain vehicle | 20070284856 | 20071213 |
| An all-terrain straddle type vehicle includes, inside a wheel, a disc rotor that rotates as the wheel rotates, a caliper for clamping the disc rotor to brake the rotation of the wheel, and a scraper for scraping out dirt, mud, sand, snow and other debris deposited on a rim of the wheel. An edge of a scraping surface of the scraper extends obliquely from upstream toward downstream of a rotation direction of the wheel with respect to a rotation plane of the wheel.
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| Adhesive applicator and bookmaking apparatus using the same | 20070286706 | 20071213 |
| An adhesive applicator forms adhesive to a smooth surface at a predetermined thickness when applied to a sheet bundle edge. An adhesive storing container is disposed at an adhesive application position, and is equipped with an applicator roller device and a scraper blade that adjusts the thickness of the adhesive layer applied. A moving device drives the applicator roller device or the sheet bundle holding device so that the applicator roller device and scraper blade move relative to the sheet bundle. The scraper blade is configured to push or sweep away excess adhesive from one end of the sheet bundle to the other end thereof across the backside, removing excess adhesive while forming a smoothly finished surface of adequately softened and flow-able adhesive.
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| Composition with activated carbon in oral treatment | 20070286821 | 20071213 |
| In a personal care daily practice, common human malodor in breath can be treated and eliminated or substantially reduced through the use of a treatment comestible, lozenge, chewing gum or scraper prepared by combining a hardenable natural or artificial sweetener or gum base with an amount of activated carbon effective in reducing such malodors.
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| Portable ice resurfacing device and method | 20070277402 | 20071206 |
| An apparatus and method for resurfacing an ice surface. The apparatus includes a chassis and a reservoir for holding water to be dispensed via a dispensing tube in fluid communication with the reservoir. A scraper assembly attached to the chassis includes a scraper blade adapted to engage the ice surface. A first thrower is rotatably mounted to the chassis adjacent to the scraper blade and a second thrower is rotatably mounted to the chassis adjacent to the first thrower. A snow storage compartment has an opening adjacent the second rotating thrower. The first rotating thrower is adapted to deliver ice or snow accumulated by the blade to the second rotating thrower. The second rotating thrower then delivers the ice or snow to the snow storage compartment.... |
| Apparatus and method for processing fur | 20070277565 | 20071206 |
| A fur is placed on a mandrel (2) with an inner side facing outwards in a preferably first processing position; where a motor system (8) moves the mandrel (2) to a second procession position; where the scraping unit (4) is lowered down over the mandrel (2) and is moved downwards along its outer side whereby remains of fat and flesh are scraped off; where the motor system (8) moves the mandrel (2) further to a third processing position where the cleaning unit is lowered down over the mandrel (2) and is moved downwards along its outer side whereby the fur is cleaned and sawdust with residual fat is sucked away; where the motor system (8) moves the mandrel (2) further to a fourth processing position where... |
| Radiation or neutron detector using fiber optics | 20070278413 | 20071206 |
| A radiation or neutron detector wherein lateral side light detecting optical fibers prepared from clear optical fibers that are scraped on a lateral side to permit side incidence of fluorescence are used to detect the fluorescence from a phosphor or a scintillator such that the background to gamma-rays is reduced. If desired, the optical fibers may be bent at 90 degrees and guided to a photomultiplier tube in order to reduce the size of the detector. Fabrication and maintenance of the detector can be facilitated by adopting such a design that a detecting block comprising a detection medium and lateral side light detecting optical fibers is separated from a readout block comprising clear optical fibers.
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| Patterned linoleum sheeting | 20070278709 | 20071206 |
| The invention relates to a method for the production of a patterned linoleum sheet, comprising the steps: a) application of a non-linoleum material to at least a part of the surface of a green linoleum and/or introduction of a non-linoleum material into given recesses in the green linoleum, or a′) application of a non-linoleum material in the form of a solution, a paste, a suspension or a dispersion onto the scraped linoleum mixture and calendering of the scraped linoleum mixture provided with the non-linoleum material to give a green linoleum, b) cutting the green linoleum thus obtained into pieces of given length, c) overlaying the cut green linoleum pieces to give a tiled stack of sheets and d) calendering the tiled stack of sheets to give... |
| Scraper assembly | 20070280045 | 20071206 |
| Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a scraper assembly. For example, in one embodiment, a scraper assembly comprises: a substantially rigid member; a pin with a first end and a second end, wherein a tab protrudes from a side of the first end and the second end is attached to the substantially rigid member; a scraper head with a hole therethrough that is large enough to receive the pin, wherein the scraper head has a first channel that runs the depth of the scraper head and is large enough to receive the tab, and wherein the scraper head has a second channel that does not run the depth of the scraper head and is large enough to receive the tab; and a coil spring, wherein... |
| Tongue scraper | 20070282360 | 20071206 |
| A tongue cleaning device includes a sponge-like tip that is fluidically connected to a refillable reservoir that will contain mouthwash or the like. A scraper is located adjacent to the tip and a check valve in the reservoir prevents fluid from flowing away from the tip in the event the orientation of the device is suddenly changed.
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| Scraper having weighted cutting head for removing nail heads and other debris from surfaces | 20070271796 | 20071129 |
| A scraper for removing nail heads and other debris from a surface which comprises a handle, a weighted cutting head and a mechanism for attaching the handle to the weighted cutting head. When a hand of a user grasps the handle and the weighted cutting head is moved upon the surface, sufficient momentum will be provided to easily scrape away nail heads and other debris with little effort.
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| Ink residue lifting and transfer mechanism for screen printing machine | 20070272100 | 20071129 |
| An ink residue lifting and transfer mechanism is provided on a printing mechanism of a screen printing machine to pneumatically horizontally drive an ink reclaiming blade, so that the ink reclaiming blade is in complete contact with a scraper of the printing mechanism to hold ink residue after one printing in a space contained between the closely contacted scraper and the ink reclaiming blade, preventing the ink residue from dripping off from the scraper to the screen plate to smudge the printed object in the course of ink reclaiming. And, the ink residue is lifted and transferred by the closely contacted scraper and ink reclaiming blade to an initial position for reuse in the next printing without being wasted. Therefore, an improved accuracy of printing can... |
| Pre-scraper for a conveyor belt | 20070272518 | 20071129 |
| A cleaning device for a conveyor belt for installation essentially transverse to the longitudinal direction of the conveyor belt. The cleaning device comprises a supporting structure (3) adapted to hold the cleaning device in place transverse to the conveyor belt (2), the cleaning device covering essentially the whole width of the conveyor belt (2) and consisting of a plurality of individual scraper segments (1′), each of which consists of a body having a scraping face (4), which scraping face (4) rests against the conveyor belt (2). The cleaning device is characterised in that the scraping face (3) on each of the segments (1′) is elastically connected to the supporting structure (3), the number of segments (1′) is relatively great and all the segments are covered by... |
| Apparatus for the production of molded concrete pieces | 20070272823 | 20071129 |
| The concrete building blocks (10) produced in this manner have a roughened surface in the region of upright side surfaces (13), the roughened surface being of particular quality and, in particular, being of particularly uniform design.
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| Printhead cleaning device for a large printer | 20070273724 | 20071129 |
| A printhead cleaning device for a large printer provided at a lateral side of a printing rail of the printer, it comprises a base and a swinging platform, wherein the base has four peripheral sides forming a receiving space, the swinging platform is movably and pivotally connected to the base; the swinging platform has thereon a plurality of elongate holes, so that the residual ink on the printhead set can be collected in the receiving space of the base through the elongate holes, every two elongate holes have therebetween a scraper in the shape of a taper sectionally and made of soft material, so that when the base is pushed upwards by a pushing device to its predetermined position, the scrapers on the swinging platform can... |
| Conductive brush, process cartridge and image forming apparatus | 20070274738 | 20071129 |
| In the invention, oxidation-treated carbon black having good dispersibility is used to obtain a conductive brush having a uniform resistance even when it is finely processed. An image forming process is carried out by using the conductive brush, whereby abnormal discharge to a photoreceptor is suppressed, and an image defect due to charging unevenness is prevented from occurring without damaging the photoreceptor, so as to improve image quality. The photoreceptor is scraped uniformly and smoothly to prevent filming from occurring, whereby the maintenance property is improved.
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| Snow plow having hitch tongue and pivoting mechanism | 20070266600 | 20071122 |
| A snow plow for use with personal utility vehicles is disclosed. The snow plow includes a mounting apparatus for attachment to a vehicle and a plow blade having a main surface, a rear surface, a plurality of retention members and a rubber scraper. The mounting apparatus includes a frame having a mounting upright and a hitch tongue, which is easily mounted in a hitch receiver which can be pivotally secured a vehicle. The retention members configured to at least partially encircle and slideably engage the mounting upright when the plow blade is in a working orientation. Preferably, the frame pushes the rear surface of the plow blade when the vehicle is moving in a direction towards the plow blade and wherein the frame disengages the rear... |
| Soil raking and leveling device | 20070267204 | 20071122 |
| A soil raking and leveling device includes a rectangular frame having a rake secured to the front and a grading bar secured to the back. A side rail is attached to each side of the frame with each side rail having a bottom edge tapered forwardly and upwardly beginning from a point intermediate both ends of the side rail where a bottom edge of the scraper blade is positioned and tapered rearwardly and upwardly from the point to form a fulcrum about which the side rail pivots. A handle formed by a cross bar and a draw bar is pivotally attached to the front of the device and may be pivoted from a collapsed storage position to a first position extending outwardly and upwardly, a second... |
| Auger loading apparatus and machine with same | 20070267225 | 20071122 |
| A machine, such as a scraper machine, includes a bowl, a cutter and a loading apparatus coupled with the cutter and including a chute having a first end disposed outside the bowl, and an auger positioned at least partially within the chute. The auger includes at least one auger, and is configured to move work material between the first and second ends of the chute. A method of operating the scraper machine includes capturing work material at least in part by moving the cutting edge of the scraper machine through the work material, and conveying work material from the chute into the bowl at least-in part by rotating the auger.
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| Grill and griddle cleaning device | 20070270088 | 20071122 |
| A device for cleaning griddles and grills has a heat resistant pad carried by a carriage, which in turn is manipulated by a motor to move in an oscillating and/or planar agitating motion, analogous to a hand-held motorized sander. A dispensing container with liquid for shocking the grill is mounted on the device or provided internally. A scraper can be attached to the device.
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| Arthoscopic arthroplasty procedure for the repair or reconstruction of arthritic joints | 20070270955 | 20071122 |
| An arthoscopic arthroplasty procedure for the repair or reconstruction of an arthritic joint (J) in a person's hand or foot. A first opening hole (10) is made in a joint membrane (11), as is a second opening (14) for insertion of an arthoscope (16) into the joint to view the joint. A probe (12) is inserted into the joint to scrape away and remove arthritic material and diseased bone. A canula (18) is then inserted into the one opening for graft material, in the form of compressed pellets (22, 24), to be delivered to the joint. As the pellets exit the canula, they expand to a size which prevents their subsequent withdrawal from the joint through either hole. With the arthoscope, the surgeon is able to... |
| Wellbore cleaning tool system and method of use | 20070261855 | 20071115 |
| A wellbore cleaning tool system includes a plurality of brushes and scrappers supported by or mounted to a casing body to clean an interior wall of a wellbore. The cleaning tool system includes selectively actuated high-velocity jet sprays to aid the cleaning of the interior wall of a wellbore by enhance the loosening and releasing of mud cake, oily residue, cement sheath, and pipe scale. The jet sprays also aid in the cleaning operation performed by and efficiency of the brushes and scrappers by spraying, loosening and releasing matter (mud cake, oily residue, cement sheath, and pipe scale) adhering to or sticking on the brushes and scrapers.
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| Scraper ring | 20070262533 | 20071115 |
| A scraper ring includes a ring body having a gap. The ring body includes an annular inner groove, an annular outer groove, a plurality of equally spaced apertures communicated with both the inner groove and the outer groove, and a pair of projected opposite side walls of the outer groove. The scraper ring includes a spring with an internal shaping member for maintaining a ring shape and with the ring spring being fitted in the inner groove. The spring is firmly disposed in the inner groove of the ring body by the flexibility of the ring body and the spring, improving the strength of the scraper ring. The scraper ring is thus able to stand the repeated movement of the piston inside the cylinder so as... |
| Composite cleaning device for an automobile | 20060288506 | 20061228 |
| An elongated pie shaped composite cleaning device for removing snow, frost, scraped ice debris, bird droppings, dirt or water from a automotive exterior surface has 1. a stiff rectangular plastic sheet, folded into half, providing a pair of slightly curbed exterior sides and a pair of substantially straight scraping edges, 2. a rectangular open cell foam, with a uniform thickness and shape substantially identical to said sheet, folded into half, providing a pair of legs between said sides, a squeezed interface between said legs and a pair of exposure cleaning faces, 3. a thin retaining rod surrounded by the folded middle parts of said sheet and said foam, and 4. a fabricated channel shape holder clamping said folded sheet, said folded foam around said retaining rod... |
| Corn scraper | 20060288582 | 20061228 |
| There is provided with a corn scraper for removing whole kernels from the core of a corn comprising a handle portion at one end and a utility portion connected to the handle portion at the other end, wherein the utility portion includes a bridge member connected to a base plate adjacent or against which an ear of corn is put in use, and wherein the bridge member is provided with at least one tooth means for engagement and cutting into the root of the kernels of the corn.
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| Bucket glides | 20060288617 | 20061228 |
| A ski shaped glide of hardened steel, two or more of which can be attached to the bottom of a bucket on a front-end loader when the bucket is used for plowing snow with the lift hydraulics in float position. The glide specifically referred to as a bucket-glide, significantly and effectively prevent the bucket cutting edge from digging into the road or ground surface when plowing, especially when the ground surface is soft or uneven. To accomplish this objective the bucket-glides are attached to the underside the bucket bottom typically with one in the middle and one near each outside edge with the glide's toes extending upward just beyond the bucket's cutting edge. The acute angle bend of the toes allow the bucket to be tilted... |
| Three-point universal hitch having an electric motor powered linear actuated screw drive | 20060289179 | 20061228 |
| An electric motor powered linear screw drive actuator works a three point hitch attachable to a small work vehicle, such as small tractors, riding mowers, RTVs, ATVs, garden tractors, smaller four wheeled vehicles, and rigid platforms. The electric motor is powered by the vehicle electrical system. Working devices, such as a box scraper, attached to the hitch may have an additional linear screw drive actuator to actuate scraper blades or other working elements. The hitch system provides controllable upward and downward force, and enables ease of attachment and detachment for a wide range of applications and attachments that creates year-round utility of a vehicle.
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| Windshield wiper structure for vehicles | 20060282972 | 20061221 |
| A windshield wiper structure for vehicles, comprises a truss saddle, a bow elastic stripe, a cover body, some detachable clamping devices, a strip scraper and a frame cover; wherein, some hollow pressure adjusting vents are created on said bow elastic stripe in order to keep nearly same elasticity at every sections of said bow elastic stripe. Hence, it can equilibrate force in every portions of whole wiper such that achieving in adjust-effect of even pressure distribution. Then, the contact between said strip scraper and the windshield glass is holistically even tight uniformly and hermetic closely to enhance the scraping effect of windshield wiper as well as the effect of prolonging service-lifetime with reducing expense in association with decreasing of replacing new product frequency in consequence of... |
| Suction nozzle and head of vacuum cleaner having the same | 20060282979 | 20061221 |
| A suction nozzle and a head of a cleaner having the same includes a suction hole to which a suction force is applied; an air channel formed as a closed region having predetermined area and depth and having the suction hole therein; and scraper longer than an end of an edge of the air channel, positioned in the air channel, and for scraping carpet fibers in cleaning a carpet. Especially when cleaning a carpet, the suction nozzle and the head of a cleaner having the same sufficiently push back carpet fibers to their root portions by the scraper to suck dust and alien substances, so that the carpet can be cleaned more cleanly, a suction path through which external air is introduced is formed in a... |
| Powered mechanical apparatus for removing frost and snow from windshield and other viewing areas | 20060282980 | 20061221 |
| A handheld mechanized windshield scraper with a built-in blower to remove snow, ice and other material from a motor vehicle windshield and window panes. The blower tube is tapered to increase air velocity. A plurality of scraper blades is rotatably mounted on a shaft away from the blower to scrape material off of the windshield. Vents are provided in the casing for air to blow the scraped snow out from the work area. The unit can have a built-in power source or can be connected directly to the power outlet of the automobile.
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| Drill structure having cutting blade | 20060285935 | 20061221 |
| This invention relates to a drill structure having cutting blade, comprises a drill tip, a cone top part, head part, cutting part, scrap-guiding slot and drill body. The drill tip forms a top end tip of a cone point, the cone top part is installed underneath the drill tip, its head part is a columnar body takes the cone top part, a pair of blade parts is installed at two halves of the cone top part respectively, the blade parts extend a cutting angle from the cone top part, the scrap-guiding slot is a slope surface extends from the drill tip through the cone top part to the head part, the drill body comprises at least one scrap-release screw line; a scrap-release slope is installed in... |
| Scraper device | 20060277707 | 20061214 |
| A scraper device for use on motor vehicle windshields and other surfaces that require the removal of unwanted adherent matter is provided. The scraper device includes an extremely durable, credit card-sized laminate body having scraping edge surfaces that provide superior scraping capabilities. One of the scraper edge surfaces includes a first set of teeth each having a first length and a second set of teeth having a length shorter than the first length. Another scraper edge surface can include a plurality of scalloped edges. The laminate body of the scraper device can include a hard inner core layer and relatively softer top and bottom layers arranged on either side of the hard inner core layer.
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| Method and apparatus for reliable network cable connectivity | 20060281359 | 20061214 |
| Methods and apparatus establish and maintain reliable network cable contacts that mitigate disconnecting effects by transmitting an AC signal with a frequency that reduces the disconnecting effects. The signal frequency may be statically or dynamically selected. The approach allows the severity of a disconnecting effect to be assessed and/or monitored and may support the scheduled replacement and/or repair of network cables identified as faulty. Information related to network cable resistance may be managed within the local device and/or with assistance from a Network Management System (NMS). Physical connection reliability and resilience against disconnecting effects is further enhanced with a physical pogo-style connector that rotates to mechanically scrape and remove oxidation and debris from a conductive contact pad surface each time a physical contact is formed. Such... |
| Combination squeegee and hand trowel tool | 20060272117 | 20061207 |
| The present invention is a combination squeegee (i.e., a scraper) and hand trowel tool. The tool can be conveniently used to first remove a material from a can, bucket or other material container and then used to spread the material evenly on a surface or substrate. The tool has a blade having a curved edge portion for removing material from cans or buckets and a separate notched edge portion (preferably with indentations or serrations) for evenly spreading the material on a surface. The invention further contemplates a method of using the tool to remove material from a can, bucket or container and applying the material to a surface.
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| Internally fed rotary screen manure separator | 20060273048 | 20061207 |
| Systems and methods for separating manure into a solid fraction and a liquid fraction, and optionally further separating the liquid fraction to capture a sand-rich second solid fraction and a second liquid fraction. Some separators have an adjustable inclination, forcing the manure passage to be slightly up hill, with an overflow box capturing and re-feeding excess manure inflow. One system includes an internally fed rotary screen separator having a perforated outer tube, the perforations being holes less than about 3/16 inch diameter. The outer tube can include spiral inner flights which may be interrupted near the discharge end to allow free fluid to flow back into the separator. The manure can be fed into an inlet conduit having an adjustable angle discharge slot. Some outer tubes... |
| Method and apparatus for recovery of spilled oil or other viscous fluid | 20060266694 | 20061130 |
| A method, apparatus and system for increasing the recovery efficiency of spilled oil or any other viscous fluid. The surface of a rotatable oleophilic fluid recovery unit in an adhesion (oelophilic) skimmer or other recovery apparatus is patterned with a plurality of grooves configured for formation of menisci and pooling of fluid in the grooves when the surface contacts a viscous fluid. When the surface of the fluid recovery unit rotates out of (e.g., is withdrawn from) the body of viscous fluid, an amount of the viscous fluid adheres to the patterned surface. A scraper is provided having a surface geometry that matches the surface geometry of the fluid recovery unit and allows the viscous fluid to be scraped off the surface of the fluid recovery... |
| Winder roll starting apparatus for thick webs | 20060266871 | 20061130 |
| A winder has a scraper mounted about the axis of a winder drum for circumferential movement. The scraper has a semi-cylindrical concave surface which extends in the cross machine direction, the concave surface meets a second surface to form a scraping edge. The scraping edge engages the winder drum, scraping a web from the surface of the winder drum and pressing the web into engagement with double-sided sticky tape on a winder core with the concave surface. An alternative embodiment scraper has a flexible blade which extends in the cross machine direction and which functions similar to a spatula to scrape the pulp web off the surface of the winder drum and wipe the pulp web onto the double-sided sticky tape on the winding core.
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| Beater apparatus and method | 20060268659 | 20061130 |
| An improved beater apparatus and method having a blade extending from an outer edge of a motor-driven beater. The beater/blade combination is sized so that, during the mixing process, the blade will scrape batter from the interior walls of a mixing bowl in which the beater is operating. The scraping allows the batter to be driven toward the interior of the beater, for better mixing.
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| Scraper apparatus and method | 20060269359 | 20061130 |
| A scraper apparatus including a cart and a scraping arrangement located at a front of the cart. The scraping arrangement includes blades that are driven along a joint or crack by the cart to remove excess filling material deposited in the joint or crack of a working surface.
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| Squeegee for surface cleaning | 20060260084 | 20061123 |
| A window squeegee (1) for cleaning surfaces, such as skyscraper windows, comprises a handle (2) associated to a head (11) provided with a first connection element (12) and a second connection element (18) for connecting a spatula (46) to the handle (2). In a condition of normal use of the window squeegee, the spatula (46) is held between the first element (12) and the second element (18) and in a condition of replacement of the spatula, the second element (18) is rotated by the first element (12) to allow the replacement of the spatula (46) which is held associated to the head (11) of the window squeegee and is not free to remove, to ensure a safe replacement
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| Method of producing applicator tip | 20060260112 | 20061123 |
| The method includes at least five processes; that is, a first process of shaping the contour of a tip body (11) in the form of a truncated conical surface; a second process of forming a ball housing (15) having an open end at its distal end in the tip body (11); a third process of placing a ball (10) into the ball housing (15); a fourth process of scraping the peripheral side of the distal end portion of the tip body (11) to form a peripherally scraped portion (55) after the first process; and a fifth process of deforming the peripherally scraped distal end portion of the tip body (11) toward the ball (10).
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| Cleaning device for dust collector | 20060260281 | 20061123 |
| A cleaning device is used in a dust collector having a body and a tubular filter set mounted in the body for cleaning the inside wall of the tubular filter set of the dust collector. The cleaning device includes a first shaft transversely pivoted to the body of the dust collector and provided with a driving member, a second shaft longitudinally pivoted to the body of the dust collector and provided with a driven member coupled to the driving member of the first shaft, and elastic scrapers mounted on the second shaft and contacted with the inside wall of the tubular filter set for removing dust from the inside wall of the tubular filter set upon rotary motion of the second shaft subject to the rotation... |
| Centrifuge with clutch mechanism for synchronous blade and bowl rotation | 20060264312 | 20061123 |
| An improved centrifuge apparatus comprising a spindle with an affixed bowl and a drive shaft passing through the spindle with a plurality of scraper blades affixed which rotate within the bowl. The spindle is driven by a pulley with a belt attached to a motor. The centrifuge has a clutch mechanism which provides a positive lock to insure synchronous blade and bowl rotation during processing. The clutch mechanism comprises a shifting coupling attached to the drive shaft with a bottom set of teeth and a top set of teeth. The bottom set of teeth interlockingly engage a matching set of teeth located on either the pulley or the top of the spindle. The top set of teeth interlockingly engage a matching set of teeth that are... |
| Spreading apparatus with vibrator and spreading method thereof | 20060255092 | 20061116 |
| The present invention provides a spreading apparatus with a vibrator and a spreading method. The spreading apparatus includes a pattern plate, a scraper module, and a vibrator. The pattern plate includes at least a hole and carries a material. The scraper module scrapes the material on the pattern plate, causing the material to pass through the hole to a substrate. The vibrator, which is connected to the pattern plate or the scraper module, vibrates the pattern plate or the scraper module.
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| Developing apparatus | 20060257175 | 20061116 |
| A developing apparatus has a developer carrying member carrying a developer thereon, a developer supplying member for supplying the developer to the developer carrying member, and a scraping member for contacting with the developer carrying member upstream of the closest position between the developer carrying member and the developer supplying member with respect to the movement direction of the developer carrying member to thereby scrape off the developer from the developer carrying member, wherein there is formed a developer supplying portion surrounded by the scraping member, the developer carrying member and the developer supplying member for supplying the developer from the developer supplying member to the developer carrying member, and the developer scraped off by the scraping member is conveyed to a collecting passage differing from... |
| Toothbrush having a tongue scraper | 20060248668 | 20061109 |
| A dental apparatus includes a substantially longitudinal housing having a distal end, a proximal end having a tooth brush attached to it, and a tongue scraper attached to the housing. The tongue scraper can be attached to the inside or the outside of the housing. It can be fully extended during storage or in a roll form. The tooth brush can be an electric tooth brush. The tooth brush may also include a light source. The housing may also include vents along a portion thereon so that the tongue scraper may be cleaned and air dried during storage. The tongue scraper may extend outwardly from the distal end of the housing, perpendicular to the housing, or in a manner resembling a bow.
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| System, apparatus and method for removing large animal waste from a floor | 20060249092 | 20061109 |
| Animal waste is removed from a barn floor by moving a trolley in a first direction adjacent a first trough in the floor. As the trolley moves in the first direction: a blade extending from the trolley scrapes the waste into a region adjacent the trough; rotating paddles on the trolley drive the waste from the region into the trough; and a plow on the trolley that extends into the trough drives the waste toward one end of the trough for removal. Alternatively water drives the waste in the trough in the first direction. When the trolley moves away from the one end, the blades scrape the waste toward the region and the paddles drive the waste into the trough, but the plow is idle because... |
| Self cleaning conveyor | 20060249357 | 20061109 |
| Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for a street sweeper having a conveyor assembly. The conveyor assembly has a pair of rollers and a conveyor belt connected therebetween. The conveyor assembly is provided with debris skirts to lift the edge of the conveyor belt to prevent debris from traveling over the edge of the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt is formed into a concave orientation. The debris skirts is also connected to a rub rail to provide a dynamic seal along the length of the conveyor belt edges. The conveyor assembly is also provided with a roller scraper for removing debris accumulated upon the rollers. The roller scraper is adapted to envelop a portion of the roller. The conveyor assembly is also provided with a... |
| De-icing scrapers | 20060251465 | 20061109 |
| A de-icing scraper preferably includes a scraper member, a handle member, a trigger device and a pressurized de-icing cartridge. The pressurized de-icing cartridge is retained in the scraper member. The trigger device is used to push the pressurized de-icing cartridge to release de-icer fluid therefrom. The de-icer fluid is dispensed through at least one spray tunnel adjacent the scrapper member. A second embodiment of the de-icing scraper includes a scraper member, a handle member and a fluid pump. De-icing fluid is retained in the scraper member and the fluid pump is retained in the handle portion. The fluid pump is actuated to dispense de-icing fluid through at least one spray tunnel adjacent the scraper member. A third embodiment of the de-icing scraper includes a scraper member,... |
| Screen printer | 20060243144 | 20061102 |
| To perform printing on the whole surface of a flexible printed board where electronic parts have been mounted, one pair of paste coating devices 1, 12 is used, portions of an elastic squeegee 7, a scraper 8, and the like, which correspond to projection portions of a screen plate 11, are recessed in order to avoid contacting with the projection portions 11A for covering electronic parts on the flexible printed board, the devices 1, 12 are provided at a suitable position of the flexible printed board so as to cross each other, so that the flexible printed board is printed successively in the running direction or the direction rectangularly crossing with the running direction of the flexible printed board, and pattern holes 11B, 11C are formed... |
| Wax stick scraper | 20060243296 | 20061102 |
| A wax applicator stick scraper according to the invention can be fitted onto the top edge of a disposable wax can received in a wax heater and can have a quarter-moon shape with a free edge with rectilinear segments of different lengths and different angles between them to accommodate different widths and shapes of the applicator stick.
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| Thin magnifier structure with magnetic protective jacket | 20060245086 | 20061102 |
| A thin magnifier structure with magnetic protective jacket, including a transparent magnifying member, a magnetic jacket and a pivot member. The transparent magnifying member integrally has a magnifier and is movably clipped and hidden in the magnetic jacket. The transparent magnifying member and the magnetic jacket are pivotally connected with each other via the pivot member, whereby the transparent magnifying member can be pivoted about the pivot member out of or into the magnetic jacket. When not used, the transparent magnifying member is clipped and hidden in the magnetic jacket, whereby the magnifier is protected from being scraped by any alien article. In use, the transparent magnifying member is pivoted about the pivot member out of the magnetic jacket. At this time, a user can hold... |
| Mobile vacuum apparatus for collection of liquid or semi-liquid materials | 20060236498 | 20061026 |
| The apparatus comprises a vacuum tank with a front-mounted collection means thereunder The collection means is a V-shaped scraper with a height adjustable suction inlet at the apex thereof. The collection means has a pair of laterally adjustable pivoting wings for varying its width to correspond to that of an alley or gutter. The suction inlet may be equipped with a snorkel to introduce a small quantity of air as an aid in entraining thick-consistency materials. A blower vac is used to both draw air into and blow air through the vacuum tank. A valve means comprising a pair of oppositely oriented check valves is used to alternate flow paths between a lowered rearward exhaust during collection and an elevated intake during tank discharge.
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