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Equipment for insertion of objects into smoking articles

Apparatus incorporating a filter tow processing unit adapted to supply filter tow to a continuous rod forming unit includes an object insertion unit that positions objects within the filter tow to manufacture a filter rod containing objects positioned at predetermined intervals. The apparatus also includes an upper hopper that acts as a reservoir for a plurality of objects, and provides for supply of objects to a lower hopper. The lower hopper is shaped so that objects are stacked therein. The bottom of the lower hopper is shaped so as to cooperate with a portion of upper region of a rotating wheel. The peripheral face of the rotating wheel incorporates a plurality of spaced pockets, each pocket being of sufficient shape and size to accommodate one object. Objects within the lower hopper are aligned in a single line along a portion of the peripheral face in the upper region of the rotating wheel. Each object then is positioned at predetermined intervals within a continuous supply of filter material. Then, the filter material is formed into a continuous rod having individual objects positioned at predetermined spaced intervals within that rod. The continuous rod then is subdivided at predetermined intervals so as to form a plurality of filter rods (e.g., four-up filter rods containing four spaced objects).
Owner:R J REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY

Equipment for insertion of objects into smoking articles

Apparatus incorporating a filter tow processing unit adapted to supply filter tow to a continuous rod forming unit includes an object insertion unit that positions objects within the filter tow to manufacture a filter rod containing objects positioned at predetermined intervals. The apparatus also includes an upper hopper that acts as a reservoir for a plurality of objects, and provides for supply of objects to a lower hopper. The lower hopper is shaped so that objects are stacked therein. The bottom of the lower hopper is shaped so as to cooperate with a portion of upper region of a rotating wheel. The peripheral face of the rotating wheel incorporates a plurality of spaced pockets, each pocket being of sufficient shape and size to accommodate one object. Objects within the lower hopper are aligned in a single line along a portion of the peripheral face in the upper region of the rotating wheel. Each object then is positioned at predetermined intervals within a continuous supply of filter material. Then, the filter material is formed into a continuous rod having individual objects positioned at predetermined spaced intervals within that rod. The continuous rod then is subdivided at predetermined intervals so as to form a plurality of filter rods (e.g., four-up filter rods containing four spaced objects).
Owner:R J REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY

Methods and apparatus providing remote monitoring of security and video systems

A security system includes a proxy site that interconnects a protected site and one or more responder sites using a computer network. The protected site operates an event data collector coupled to sensors that when activated, produce event data. The event data collector can initiate connections with an event processor in the proxy site to transmit the event data to the proxy site for access by one or more of the responder sites. The event processor can receive and store the event data and can provide notifications to the responder sites of the stored event data. The responder sites can periodically poll the proxy site and can receive responses that reference available event data associated with those responder sites. The system allows responder sites share references to event data, and allows the event processor to use event rules to notify different responder sites in different manners according to different event types.
Owner:RADIA TECH CORP

Folding bicycle with electric power train assist

The invention is directed to a foldable electric bicycle with power assist having a front portion attached to a rear portion via a central pivot post. The front portion maintains a steering column, handle bar system and a front wheel assembly having a front wheel and an electric power train. The rear portion includes a rear connecting arm to maintain the rear wheel. The central pivot post includes a first end that connects with the front portion and a second end which connects with the rear portion. A peddle assembly connects below the central pivot post and communicates with the rear wheel through a drive chain. A rechargeable battery capable of providing electricity to the electric power train is shaped to fit within a cavity and is located within the central pivot post. The rechargeable battery is positioned proximate the user so as to vertically align with the user's girth.
Owner:ROBRADY CAPITAL

Sampling device and method for the rapid detection of specific molds, allergens, viruses, fungi, bacteria and other protein containing substances

Provided is sampling and testing device for the detection of specific molds, allergens, viruses, bacteria, fungi, and other protein containing substances. Embodiments of the device include a sampling member slideably engaged with a base that contains a lateral flow strip adapted to detect specific analytes of interest. The sampling member defines a solvent reservoir that stores an elution solvent in a fluid-tight manner before the device is used to sample and test environmental surfaces. During slideable withdrawal of the sampling member from the base, the elution solvent stored in the reservoir is automatically released to a wick assembly of the sampling member. The wick assembly includes a wick adapted to receive, distribute, and retain the elution solvent. After a user samples an environmental surface for an analyte of interest with the elution solvent wetted wick, the sampling member is returned to the base where the wick contacts the lateral flow strip contained in the base. The wick transfers at least a portion of analyte and the elution solvent to the lateral flow strip for the calorimetric detection of specific allergens, viruses, bacteria, and other protein containing substances in the sample. The colorimetric results of the test are displayed through a window in the base.
Owner:THE CLOROX CO

Toothbrush with polishing member

The invention is directed to toothbrushes that include a handle, a neck a head, and a polishing member attached to the head, where the polishing member includes a base proximate the backside of the head and a plurality of projections of sufficient size and shape and disposed in a pattern on the base that are effective to provide polishing of teeth.
Owner:DR FRESH LLC

Single-blow shockwave generation device

The invention relates to a single-blow mechanical shockwave generation device used in urological surgery for disintegration of urinary duct stones, comprising a striking device which strikes a shock wave generation device at high speed. The shock waves are transmitted by a shock wave transfer device to an object for destruction with which the shock wave transfer device is in direct or indirect contact. The striking device is displaced by way of the expansion of a high-pressure gas introduced prior to each shock wave generation into an accumulation device. The accumulation device is supplied with high pressure gas from independent gas stores and with supply and sealing devices. The stored gas is released by the manual manipulation of a control device which connects the accumulation device to the striking device.
Owner:COOK MEDICAL TECH LLC

Refrigerator Crisper Ozonation System and Related Method

A crisper drawer for postponing postharvest produce deterioration having a drawer housing that substantially defines the size and shape of the crisper drawer and fits within a residential refrigerator. A chamber within the drawer housing is cooled by the refrigerator. An ozone generator provides gaseous ozone to the chamber, and an ethylene scrubber reduces levels of ethylene in the chamber. An ozone level control with the ozone generator controls ozone levels.
Owner:ARRIGO VINCENT M

Enclosed toaster

A toaster for heating foodstuffs includes a chassis having a cavity therein and having at least one chassis opening for accessing the cavity. A door is movable with respect to the chassis between a closed position in which the door substantially covers the chassis opening, and an open position in which the cavity is accessible through the chassis opening. A carriage with at least one slot is movable between a first position disposed completely within the cavity and a second position extending at least partially from the cavity through the chassis opening. The toaster has a heating configuration in which the carriage is in the first position and the door is in the closed position to confine the foodstuff being heated and create a generally enclosed chamber within the cavity in which heat and moisture loss is controlled.
Owner:HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS

Safety caps for foundation rebar, stakes and anchor bolts and methods of use

The present invention is a safety cap that may be used with exposed construction rebar, studs, anchor bolts, stakes or shafts of various sizes and shapes to minimize potential impalement injuries suffered by any individual falling upon the exposed shaft. The invention includes a specially shaped collar for receiving differently sized shafts so that the same device may be used on a variety of different shafts. The collar includes inwardly extending deformable flanges that temporarily but securely attach the safety cap to the shaft. Embodiments of the invention may be brightly colored for visibility and reinforced to insure that the invention does not deform or break when downward pressure is asserted upon it.
Owner:BEERY JOSH

System and method for patient turning and repositioning with simultaneous off-loading of the bony prominences

The present invention relates to a system and method for sacral and trochanteric support and off-loading. The system provides a ultra low pressure plenum and a positioner. The patient body size and size and corresponding surface area of the positioner control the amount of gas which is displaced evenly against the walls of the ultra low pressure plenum to allow the combination of the ultra low pressure plenum and the positioner to slightly lift a patient from a bed surface, thereby offloading the sacrum and trochanter.
Owner:MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB

Dowel assembly for a furniture system

A dowel assembly for a furniture system provides a fastener usable in assembling various components in a furniture system. The dowel may be employed to define the relationship between first and second components of the furniture system, such as the relationship between adjoining planar surfaces of adjacent furniture panels. The dowel is fitted with a cam such that the cam provides a non-uniform radius at the interface between the dowel and one of the components. Through selective positioning of the cam about the longitudinal axis of the dowel, the interface between components of the furniture system may be selectively adjusted to ensure flush alignment of contiguous surfaces.
Owner:HAWORTH SPA

Grout dispenser system

A grout dispensing system that includes an injector having a number of user selectable dispensing nozzles that allow an individual to select a desired dispensing opening diameter for a particular job and which includes a piston / plunger for forcing grout out of the nozzle under pressure into the gap between tiles to ensure that a proper amount of grout is within the gap. The injector includes a hand grip assembly that is gripped by a user with one hand while simultaneously pushing the plunger / piston into the injector cylinder.
Owner:FUNK SHANNON J

Trailer hitch cushion

A trailer hitch cushion assembly that includes a foam cover structure having a fastener provided along a split opening section thereof and having a cavity therein of sufficient size and shape to receive the hitch shaft portion and trailer connecting ball portion of a trailer hitch; the cover being constructed from a resilient foam having a brightly colored fabric outer cover and having weather-proof fasteners such as plastic snaps and / or hook and pile fasteners and one or more safety chain securing attachments that are securable to the safety chain of the hitch to secure the safety chain in place.
Owner:MULLER ROBERT E

Method of forming passive electronic components on a substrate by direct write technique using shaped uniform laser beam

A method of using a laser to achieve direct patterning of resistive or electrically conductive materials in the fabrication of miniature electronic components entails aligning with a patterned array-carrying major surface a laser beam that has a sufficient spot size and energy distribution to remove selected portions of resistive or conductive material that has been applied to the substrate. The major surface carrying the resistive or conductive material and the laser beam are moved relative to each other such that the laser beam ablates, or otherwise removes, selected portions of the resistive or conductive material. Thus preferred embodiments of the method form an array of multiple, mutually spaced-apart resistive or conductive material regions whose side and end margins have improved dimensional precision.
Owner:ELECTRO SCI IND INC

Test Strip Housing System

The present invention provides an improved diagnostic test strip system comprising one or more of the following safety features: (a) a test strip housing having a sample port of sufficient size to allow placement of a patient's finger or thumb therein, (b) a cover for the test strip housing, and (c) a lock to lock the test strip housing to the cover.
Owner:KASAAC LAB CORP

Apparatus, system, and method for a core-stabilized exercise bench

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for a core-stabilized exercise bench, including a hollow, substantially rigid cylinder, and a pad disposed on an outer surface of the hollow, rigid cylinder. The hollow, rigid cylinder is of sufficient size and strength to rollably support a user in an exercise position above a floor. The core-stabilized exercise bench may further include a first end cap disposed on a first end of the hollow, rigid cylinder, a second end cap disposed on a second end of the hollow rigid cylinder, a storage cavity enclosed by the hollow, rigid cylinder, the first end cap, and the second end cap, a removable component in the first end cap to provide access to the storage cavity for holding additional exercise equipment, and a carrying strap removably attachable to the first end cap and the second end cap.
Owner:YANG LI SI +1

Salon garment having a clear viewing window

A salon garment including a cape having a sufficient size and shape to substantially cover shoulder, torso and lap portions of a wearer to protect said portions, an adjustable collar; and a viewing window constructed from optically clear material positioned in a location down on the cape corresponding to about the lap of the wearer, such that a communications or other device can be viewed through the garment.
Owner:MCNEIL AVERY ALEXANDER

Eyeglass retainer devices

InactiveUS20160025997A1Easily unfastenedPreventing the eyewear from slippingInstrumentsNoseEyewear
An eyewear retention device that comprises two elongate members, each having a receiving end for receiving an end of a temple member of said eyewear, a connecting end having a magnetic fastener, and an elongate portion for wrapping around said human head is disclosed. The magnetic fasteners of the elongate members may be magnetically engaged to each other behind said human head and snuggly hold the eyewear at the bridge of the nose.
Owner:YRIBARREN RICHARD J

System and method for off-loading of the body in the prone position and for patient turning and repositioning

The present invention relates to a system and method for support and off-loading. The system includes an inner bladder filled with a flowable composition. An outer bladder filled with a flowable composition is positioned adjacent to the inner bladder. The composition of the inner bladder has greater flow characteristics than the composition of the outer bladder. The inner bladder micro-contours to the received body part and the outer bladder macro-contours to the inner bladder after the inner bladder is micro-contoured to the received body part. Alternatively, the system provides a pair of ultra low pressure plenums and a positioner. The patient body size and size and corresponding surface area of the positioner control the amount of gas which is displaced evenly against the walls of the ultra low pressure plenums.
Owner:MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB
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