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|39th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 7
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|METHOD OF AND DEVICE FOR MILKING A DAIRY ANIMAL DEPENDENT ON THE LACTATION PERIODS - The invention provides a milking device having at least one teat cup connectable to a teat of a dairy animal, and a method of controlling the milking device. A measuring sensor measures the amount of milk secreted. Data regarding the dairy animal are collected in a control unit. The method includes the steps of: providing a milking frequency determined in a first manner at a first lactation phase and a milking frequency determined in a second, different manner at a later, second lactation phase, for example, the stimulation phase and the stable phase, respectively, wherein the first manner results in a higher milking frequency than the second manner in the same circumstances; identifying a dairy animal and determining the associated milking frequency; milking the dairy animal dependent on the milking frequency; determining the milk production; and switching from the first to the second lactation phase, dependent on the milk production.
|ANIMAL TREATMENT PAD UTILIZING NARROW SPECTRUM LIGHT - Animal pads are presented including: a pad; a lamp fixture positioned to at least illuminate a portion of the pad, where the lamp fixture includes, a narrow spectrum lamp, and a power source; and an intensity adjustment module including, a switch for turning the narrow spectrum lamp on and off, and an intensity adjustment element for adjusting an intensity of the narrow spectrum lamp in response to a number of inputs, where a first input of the number of inputs is a user adjustable input. In some embodiments, animal pads are presented where the intensity adjustment module further includes: a thermocouple for measuring an ambient temperature and for providing a second input of the number of inputs to the intensity adjustment element; and a logic element in electronic communication with the intensity adjustment element, the logic element configured for regulating the intensity adjustment element in response to the second input.
|Absorbent Pad Containing Corrugate - Absorbent pads comprising a filler material containing reclaimed pre-consumer cellulosic fluff and super absorbent polymer, preferably in combination with reclaimed corrugate filler as a supplemental absorbent. A method for making the subject training pads is also disclosed.
|BRUSH ATTACHMENT FOR PET DOOR - A brush may be mounted on a typical flap-style pet door. As the pet uses the pet door, the brush may automatically sweep dirt, loose hair, leaves, grass, allergens, or other debris off the pet. The result may be both a cleaner pet and a cleaner house, as the debris may be brushed off the pet prior to the pet entering the house. The pet owner need not be present for the brush to reap its benefits.
|Pet toy and method for making the same - A pet toy includes a length of a plurality of composite strands twisted about each other and first and second knots. Each strand includes an inner core of natural fibers encased in a fabric layer, such as denim.
|Pet Toy - A pet toy as described has a front side and a back side and is defined by a perimeter element that is generally rubber, urethane or other suitable material. The perimeter element surrounds at least one recess formed on each side of the toy, the recesses forming a flexible membrane between them. One or both surfaces of the membrane has a layer of felted cloth or other fabric secured to the surface. The flexibility of the membrane, combined with the depth of the recesses increases the difficulty for a dog to securely grip the felted cloth and separate it from the pet toy.
|Rawhide edible chew with pizzle inner member and method for making the same - A rawhide chew with a pizzle inner member is described. The rawhide chew includes a rawhide outer layer formed of a rawhide sheet. The rawhide outer layer comprises a hole cut therethrough to form a cut-out window. Pizzle positioned within the rawhide outer layer such that the pizzle is externally viewable through the cut-out window. Further, the pizzle is rolled within the rawhide outer layer such that no edges of the pizzle protrude through the cut-out window.
|Holder for Treat-dispensing Pet Toy - A non-consumable pet toy is described, having the capability of removably holding at least one treat-dispensing pet toy and may optionally include cavities or openings to hold treats. A pet can remove the treat-dispensing pet toy to gain access to the treats therein. The toy provides mental and physical stimulation for the pet.
|Animal Control Devices, Systems And Methods of Using Animal Control Devices - Embodiments of the claimed subject matter relate to devices, systems and methods using those devices used in training animals, and more particularly, devices that can be attached or used in conjunction with collars and/or leashes with provide one or more alerts for eliciting and enhancing the responsiveness of the animal. One example device for training animals includes a housing with a connector for a leash, a noise emitter capable of producing one or more noises with one or more ranges of frequencies, a circuit that signals the audio device to provide or stop the one or more noises and a switch to activate the circuit. The circuit is activated when the leash is pulled with a predetermined amount of force and the circuit activates the noise emitter which produces one or more noises. The circuit is deactivated when the leash is released and the noise emitter stops emitting noise.
|Radial-shape wireless dog fence system and method - A radial-shaped wireless fence system is provided that contains one or more dogs in a user-defined area without the need for a physical fence or underground wire. The system includes a base unit and at least one collar, and is easy to set up and use. Through improved filtering of consecutive distance measurement values taken between the base unit and the collar, errant measurement values are discounted in terms of their contribution to the current estimate of the dog's distance from the base unit. These filtering techniques, in combination with improved signal strength and antenna diversity in the communication between the base unit and the collar, improve the accuracy and consistency with which the dog's distance from the base unit is tracked so that unwanted corrections are not administered to the dog.
|Animal cooling device and method therefor - An animal cooling device includes a housing with front, rear, top, and bottom portions, a fluid container removably positioned adjacent the bottom portion of the housing, a nozzle disposed adjacent or remotely from the cooling device for dispensing a fluid adjacent an animal, a length of tubing connecting the nozzle with the cooling device, and a pump for pressurizing the fluid. The housing includes a handle with a trigger for dispensing the fluid from the container.
|Animal cooling device and method therefor - An animal cooling device includes a housing with front, rear, top, and bottom portions, a fluid container removably positioned adjacent the top portion of the housing, a nozzle disposed remotely from the cooling device for dispensing a fluid adjacent an animal, a length of tubing connecting the nozzle with the cooling device, and a pump for pressurizing the fluid. The housing includes a handle with a trigger for dispensing the fluid from the container.
|Integrated system for vapor generation and thin film deposition - An apparatus and method for generating vapor from a liquid precursor for a thin film deposition on a substrate includes an inlet section in fluid communication with a downstream vaporization chamber section. The inlet section comprises a gas inlet for receiving gas from a gas source through a gas flow sensor and a gas flow control valve and a liquid inlet for receiving liquid from a liquid source through a liquid flow sensor and a liquid flow control valve. An electronic controller controls the gas and liquid flow control valves thereby controlling the rates of gas and liquid flow into the inlet section to generate vapor in the downstream vaporization chamber section for thin film deposition on the substrate.
|COMBUSTION CONTROL VIA HOMOGENEOUS COMBUSTION RADICAL IGNITION (HCRI) OR PARTIAL HCRI IN CYCLIC IC ENGINES - A process is provided for improving combustion control and fuel efficiency in rotary and reciprocating IC engines by enabling leaner combustion at higher compression ratios using less heat for ignition. Embodiments employ secondary chambers of minimal total volume within a cylinder periphery. These chambers communicate with a main chamber via conduits and enable a radical ignition ("RI") species generation and supply process that starts in earlier cycles to be augmented and used in later cycles. Measures regulate the RI species generated and provided to the main chamber. These species alter dominant chain-initiation reactions of the combustion ignition mechanism. Also employed when preferable are fluids of higher heat of vaporization and volatility but lower ignitability than the fuel. This process improves combustion in radical ignition engines and radical augmented spark and compression ignition engines.
|COOLING CIRCUIT FOR THE THERMAL REGULATION OF AN ENGINE INDEPENDENT FROM OTHER CONSUMERS - A thermal regulation device for a cooling system of an engine that includes a pump positioned upstream from a cooling housing of the engine and at least one consumer requiring permanent cooling. The device includes a main pipe for circulating coolant through the cooling housing and a secondary pipe bypassing the cooling housing. A two-way valve is positioned on the main pipe at the outlet of the cooling housing of the engine, and the secondary pipe includes a tapping on the main pipe downstream from the pump and upstream from a portion of the main pipe used for cooling the engine so that the flow is maintained at a constant and permanent level for ensuring the cooling of the at least one consumer.
|COOLING SYSTEM FOR A COMBUSTION ENGINE - A coolant circuit includes a first pipe segment, a second pipe segment, and a seal between the pipe segments which are displaceable relative to each other. A resilient locking tang runs parallel to the first pipe segment and has a detent element. An elongated guide portion runs parallel to and is spaced from the locking tang between the pipe segment and the locking tang. Spaced-apart arms run parallel to the second pipe segment beyond the end of this second pipe segment. An axially parallel web is configured between the arms and is fitted at its end facing the second sub-assembly with a detent shoulder which is engaged from behind by the resilient detent element when the pipe segments are plugged into each other. The resilient tang is received at a closed fit between the arms, and the elongated guide portion is guided by the arms.
|IGNITION PLUG COOLING DEVICE OF VEHICLE-USE ENGINE - An ignition plug cooling device of a vehicle engine for efficiently cooling the ignition plugs while increasing the freedom in the arrangement of the ignition plugs. A vehicle engine includes a first ignition plug and a second ignition plug for making respective electrodes thereof face a combustion chamber and are mounted on a cylinder head. An air flow passage through which a flow of air passes and a cooling oil chamber through which lubrication oil for the engine passes are formed in the cylinder head. The first ignition plug is arranged in the air flow passage to enable a cooling of the first ignition plug by the flow of air which passes through the air flow passage. The second ignition plug is arranged adjacent to the cooling oil chamber to enable a cooling of an area around the second ignition plug by oil which passes through the cooling oil chamber.
|Pump - A pump may include a rotatable pumping part, a drive shaft, and a coupling for transmitting rotational movement of the drive shaft to the pumping part. The coupling may include a first part which is connected to the pumping part and a second part which is connected to the drive shaft, the first part having an electrically conductive material and the second part having an element for generating a magnetic field. The second part may be moveable relative to the first part to vary the degree of interaction between a magnetic field generated by the element and the electrically conductive material. Movement of the second part relative to the first part may be caused, at least in part, by a fluid controlled actuator having a piston moveable within a cylinder which is substantially non-rotating, such that the drive shaft and the second part are rotatable relative to the cylinder.
|OIL PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS - An oil pressure control apparatus includes a control valve mechanism being in communication with a pump via a first fluid passage and being in communication with a control apparatus via a second fluid passage, a third fluid passage diverging from the first fluid passage to supply oil to a predetermined portion other than the control apparatus, and a fluid passage dimension regulating mechanism including a movable member provided at the third fluid passage and including an opening for regulating a fluid passage dimension of the third fluid passage. The fluid passage dimension regulating mechanism is in communication with a fourth fluid passage diverging from the second fluid passage and biases the movable member to a side increasing the fluid passage dimension by applying the hydraulic pressure of the fourth fluid passage to the movable member separately from the hydraulic pressure of the third fluid passage.
|VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - A valve timing control apparatus includes a driving-side rotating member, a driven-side rotating member, a fluid pressure chamber defined by the driving-side rotating member and the driven-side rotating member and divided into a retarded angle chamber and an advanced angle chamber by a parting portion, an angle detecting portion detecting a relative angle of the driven-side rotating member relative to the driving-side rotating member, a fluid control mechanism controlling a supply and a discharge of an operation fluid to and from the fluid pressure chamber, an acceleration operation quantity detecting mechanism detecting an acceleration operation quantity, and a control portion setting either a normal drive mode or an acceleration drive mode as a control mode relative to the fluid control mechanism based on the acceleration operation quantity, and controlling the fluid control mechanism so that the relative angle corresponds to a target angle determined based on the set control mode.
|METHOD FOR STARTING AN ENGINE - A method for improving starting of an engine that may be repeatedly stopped and started is presented. In one embodiment, the method disengages a starter in response to a first predicted combustion in a cylinder of the engine. The method may reduce one-way clutch degradation of a starter. Further, the method may reduce current consumption during engine starting.
|METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN ENGINE STOP/RESTART SYSTEM TO BE MOUNTED ON AN AUTOMOBILE - A method and a device (
|AIR INTAKE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An intake manifold is located on a downstream side of a throttle valve in an intake passage. A switching valve is placed on an upstream side of a connection between a communication conduit and an outlet of a lower portion of a surge tank of the intake manifold and is adapted to open or close the communication conduit. A control device controls the switching valve to open or close the switching valve. The control device closes the switching valve when an operational state of an engine is in one of idling time, accelerating driving time and high speed driving time of a vehicle, and the control device opens the switching valve when the operational state of the internal combustion engine is in decelerating driving time of the vehicle.
|AIR INTAKE PORTING FOR A TWO STROKE ENGINE - A two stroke engine of a particular configuration can have its power output increased by running bigger pistons and using ports in the piston skirt through which to conduct compressed air within the skirt through short passages in the cylinder housing that conduct the air from within the skirt to above the piston. As a result a larger piston can be used for the same spacing and opening size in the block to save the need to redesign the block and the crankshaft. A position adjuster for the piston moves it axially without rotation of the piston ports out of alignment with inlet ports in the housing. The piston rod is held in the crosshead using a flat to prevent rotation while an adjuster nut that is turned creates axial movement in the piston rod with a lock nut securing the final piston position.
|BARREL-TYPE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND/OR PISTON ACTUATED COMPRESSOR WITH OPTIMAL PISTON MOTION FOR INCREASED EFFICIENCY - A barrel-type piston-actuated internal combustion engine or pump has a drive shaft with an attached drive cam rotatably disposed within a housing. The drive cam has cam surfaces on at least one side facing a piston and cylinder. A cam follower, attached to a piston rod, is in contact with and follows the cam surfaces of the drive cam, such that rotation of the drive shaft with the drive cam results in linear reciprocating motion of the piston rod and its associated piston, and vice versa. The cam surfaces of the drive cam are cyclical in the circumferential direction in accordance with a non-sinusoidal function that controls the motion of the piston within its cylinder. The cam surfaces, and thus the piston motion, are designed and tailored to achieve desired combustion characteristics, in the case of an internal combustion engine, or pumping characteristics in the case of a pump.
|COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE WITH BLENDED FUEL INJECTION - An engine includes an electronically controlled mixing ratio control valve with a first inlet fluidly connected to a source of gasoline, and a second inlet fluidly connected to a source of compression ignition fuel, such as distillate diesel fuel. An outlet from the mixing ratio control valve is fluidly connected to a fuel inlet of at least one fuel injector. The mixing ratio control valve varies a mixture ratio of gasoline to compression ignition fuel responsive to a control signal communicated from an electronic controller. The blended fuel may be pressurized to injection levels in the fuel injector, and injected directly into the engine cylinder. The compression ignition fuel is compression ignited, which in turn ignites the gasoline to produce a lower and better combination of undesirable emissions as a result of the combustion process.
|Internal-Combustion Engine and Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition Process - An internal-combustion engine can be operated in a homogeneous charge compression ignition mode at least under certain operating conditions. The combustion mixture present in the combustion chamber reaches auto-ignition conditions and ignites itself. The internal-combustion engine includes a triggering unit for triggering the auto-ignition during the homogeneous charge compression ignition mode before the auto-ignition conditions have been reached. The triggering unit is constructed as a corona ignition system and can be operated for triggering the auto-ignition during the homogeneous charge compression ignition mode, particularly by generating a non-thermal plasma.
|RECIPROCATING-PISTON INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH ENGINE BRAKE AND ADDITIONAL OPENING OF AN EXHAUST VALVE - A four-stroke internal combustion engine, having a brake controller by which pressure is built up in the exhaust system and/or at least one exhaust valve is additionally opened is provided. A hydraulic valve clearance compensation element is incorporated in at least one transmission element between the camshaft and at least one intake and exhaust valve and has at least one piston (
|DEVICE FOR ENHANCING FUEL EFFICIENCY AND REDUCING EMISSIONS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - An air/fuel flow structure for enhancing the fuel efficiency of an internal combustion engine includes a generally conical-shaped flow path useable in the engine. One or more tab and one or more notch are formed in the conical path to alter one or more characteristics, such as pressure and velocity, of the gas flow. The apparatus may be positioned in the air intake system. Alternatively, the apparatus may be positioned in the exhaust system.
|FUEL INJECTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND FUEL INJECTION CONTROL METHOD FOR SPARK-IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a fuel injection control system for an ignition-spark internal combustion engine, when a piston in a cylinder is stopped at a point after an opening timing of an intake valve, and before substantially 90 degrees after a top dead center of an intake stroke at a time of start of the internal combustion engine, fuel is injected for the cylinder a plurality of times during a period from the opening timing of the intake valve to substantially 90 degrees after the top dead center of the intake stroke.
|FUEL INJECTOR WITH VARIABLE SPRAY - A fuel injector is provided that creates variable spray characteristics to effectively reduce emissions, such as NOx emissions and particulate matter. The injector includes a nozzle valve element of the outwardly opening type including a fuel delivery passage and spray holes. The nozzle valve element is operable to move to a low lift position to cause fuel flowing from the spray holes to impinge on the injector body and to deflect toward the combustion chamber, and to move to a high lift position to cause fuel flowing from the spray holes to avoid impingement on injector body and flow in an obstructed manner directly into the combustion chamber. An annular chamber may be formed in the nozzle valve element adjacent the spray holes to receive fuel.
|CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - At a time of start of an internal combustion engine, vaporization or atomization of a fuel for initial explosion is promoted, and thereby, discharge of HC can be restrained. The internal combustion engine includes a fuel injection valve which injects a fuel into an intake port, and an exhaust valve which can be stopped in a closed state for each cylinder. When the cylinder before initial explosion is in an exhaust stroke, the exhaust valve of the cylinder is stopped in a closed state. Subsequently, the fuel injection valve of the cylinder in which the exhaust valve is stopped in the closed state in the exhaust stroke is caused to inject the fuel for initial explosion so that an injection time is before opening timing of an intake valve or coincides with the opening timing.
|MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR FUEL INJECTOR - A fuel injector mounting structure may employ a flat bottom, a first (e.g. exterior) vertical wall that meets flat bottom, a second (e.g. interior) vertical wall that meets flat bottom, and a top wall. The top wall may define a flat surface transitioning into a curved surface. The top wall, flat bottom, first vertical wall and second vertical wall may be in the shape of a circular ring with a center hole through the center of the ring. An engine cylinder head may contact the bottom wall and a fuel injector may contact the curved surface of the top wall. Fuel injector and flat surface of top wall may define an air gap between them to inhibit vibration transmission from the fuel injector into the cylinder head. A powder metal material or an elastomer may occupy a cavity within the circular ring.
|INTEGRATED FUEL INJECTOR ORIENTATION AND RETENTION DEVICE - Attaching a fuel injector to a common rail may utilize a fuel injector and an integral tab that has a solid head portion from which a first flexible prong and a second flexible prong protrude and define a gap therebetween. A fuel injector cup may define a notch through which the first prong and the second prong reside to secure the fuel injector to the fuel injector cup, which is attached to the rail. A first prong interior straight wall surface and a second prong interior straight wall surface may face the gap and be parallel. The prongs may define entry contact surfaces and exit contact surfaces that meet at prescribed angles to aid in insertion and hinder retraction of the injector tab from the injector cup. The tab defines a solid head portion below the gap that resides in the notch.
|High Pressure Fuel Pump Control System for Internal Combustion Engine - A high pressure fuel pump control system for an internal combustion engine includes a fuel injection valve provided in a fuel common rail and a high pressure fuel pump for feeding fuel by pressure to the fuel injection valve. The high pressure fuel pump includes a pressurized chamber, a plunger for pressurizing fuel in the pressurized chamber, a discharge valve provided in a discharge passage, an intake valve provided in an intake passage, and an actuator for operating the intake valve. The control system includes a means for calculating a drive signal for the actuator to make a discharge amount or pressure of the high pressure fuel pump variable. The means reduces pressure in the common rail by opening the discharge valve to return the fuel in the fuel common rail to the pressurized chamber when a requirement for reducing the pressure in the fuel common rail is made.
|AMMONIA VAPOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method is described for managing vapors generated from an ammonia-containing reductant delivery system. The method may include generating ammonia vapors in a first storage device and storing said generated ammonia vapors in a second storage device. Further, the method may include purging the stored vapors from the second storage device to upstream of a combustion chamber of the engine during a first condition and downstream of the combustion chamber during a second condition.
|STRUCTURE OF FUEL ECONOMIZER - A fuel economizer includes a housing, at least two magnetic members having sides of the same polarity facing each other, and at least one covering member. The housing forms a primary receiving compartment and has at least one end forming an opening. The two magnetic members are positioned closed to each other with the sides thereof having the same polarity facing each other and are deposited in the primary receiving compartment. The open end of the housing is closed by the covering member to thereby form the economizer. The covering member forms apertures to allow liquid to flow through the primary receiving compartment. The housing may further forms secondary receiving compartments on opposite sides of the primary receiving compartments for receiving therein far infrared particles. When liquid flows through the housing, the liquid is acted upon by both the magnetic members and the far infrared particles.
|Motor Vehicle Having an Exhaust Gas System - The invention relates to a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an exhaust gas system with an exhaust gas line by means of which exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine can be discharged, and an exhaust gas recirculation line by means of which exhaust gas from the exhaust gas line can be recirculated to an intake manifold of the internal combustion engine. In the exhaust gas recirculation line, there is an exhaust gas cooler which can move relative to the internal combustion engine. Due to the relative mobility, the exhaust gas cooler can be located at a distance from the internal combustion engine so that direct delivery of heat from the internal combustion engine into the exhaust gas cooler is avoided. This improves the cooling performance of the exhaust gas cooler and enables the use of less heat-resistant materials. The invention furthermore relates to a method for operating such a motor vehicle in which a partial flow cross section of the exhaust gas cooler is cleared or closed depending on the operating state of the motor vehicle. This enables adaptation of the cooling performance of the exhaust gas cooler to the operating state of the motor vehicle.
|SYSTEM FOR MEASURING EGR FLOW AND METHOD FOR REDUCING ACOUSTIC RESONANCE IN EGR SYSTEM - An intake body, systems, and method for reducing acoustic resonance in pressure tap passages include determining and/or setting the length of the drilling tap passages to a value such that the natural frequency of each pressure tap passage is outside of or does not substantially overlap with operational frequency content of an air stream in the intake body. The intake body, systems and method reduce the possibility of exciting the natural acoustic frequencies of the pressure tap passages, and can lead to improved signal-to-noise ratio when detecting EGR flow using a delta-P measurement system.
|SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING REVERSE FLOW IN A FLUID CONDUIT - A system includes an internal combustion engine receiving intake air from an intake manifold and providing exhaust gases to an exhaust manifold. The system further includes an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) conduit fluidly coupling the exhaust manifold to the intake manifold. The system includes a conical spring check valve disposed in the EGR conduit, the conical spring check valve having a helically wound spring including a number of turns of decreasing diameter, where each turn progresses axially in a normal flow direction of the EGR from a previous one of the turns. Each of the turns further overlaps a previous one of the turns.
|UNIVERSAL ARCHERY BOW PRESS - An archery bow press is disclosed including a frame having at least two arm members and being actuatable to move the at least two arm members relative to one another. The frame also includes at least one elongate member having a first end portion adapted for insertion into an opening of one of the at least two arm members and at least one gripper defining an opening therein for the reception of a second end portion of the at least one elongate member. The gripper is adapted to at least partially surround an archery bow limb and removably attach to the archery bow limb.
|Balloon Launching Device - A hand-held balloon launch device is provided. The device has a launch support with a handle. The device has at least two elastic thrust bands connected to the launch support and configured to creating potential energy when the elastic portion is drawn away from the launch support. The device has a balloon basket portion connected to the elastic thrust bands opposite the lunch support, The balloon basket has a first elastic cord and a second elastic cord and a balloon support connected to and extending between a portion of the first and second elastic cords.
|PROJECTILE LAUNCHER WITH REDUCED RECOIL AND ANTI-JAM MECHANISM - A projectile launcher having a pneumatic assembly that reduces recoil. The launcher may include a gas storage chamber that is filled with compressed gas and then selectively vented to propel projectiles. In some cases, an electronic control circuit may be provided to selectively vent the gas storage chamber. In some embodiments, the launcher may include an anti jam feature that reduces breakage of projectiles during firing.
|Portable Cocking Device - A portable device for drawing the bowstring of a crossbow. The cocking device may be designed to prevent the uneven drawing of the crossbow and may eliminate the complex installation process typically required to retro-fit an existing crossbow with known cocking devices.
|CUTTING MACHINE FOR STONE MATERIALS - The present invention provides a cutting machine for stone materials having a power head part, a bedplate, a frame for supporting the bedplate and a basin disposed under the frame. The present invention may also have an expanded basin disposed outside of the basin and a water-retaining device with an upward slope angle may be arranged on the expanded basin to block splashed muddy water in a multi-directional manner during a cutting operation.
|Portable stone shaper - The present invention provides a portable stone shaper resembling a tabletop jigsaw, this machine contains operational components germane to larger stone and tile cutters. Yet, in addition to its compact size, the Portable Stone Cutter embodies other unique design features. First, the base of the unit contains a two inch water tank and pump mechanism. This component facilitates proper lubrication, as well as safe and pristine finishes. Additionally, the device of the present invention is able to use virtually any type of common or specialized bits for cutting. Easily interchangeable, the versatility of the bit usage ensures that one has any bit needed for any job at all times. The Portable Stone Cutter can be sold with a standard bit selection and other bit designs made especially for this product are sold separately, as an aftermarket product. The device of the present invention operates on conventional one hundred ten volts, sixty hertz power and is connected to a standard power outlet. As such, the Portable Stone Cutter is easily placed on a countertop in a kitchen undergoing renovation or in a garage shop. By simply plugging in the unit, choosing a bit, and placing a stone or tile onto the unit, a user simply glides the tile through the machine, which generates a lubricated cut and quickly shapes and finishes the edge.
|Wood fired boiler - A bio-mass fueled boiler operating at delivered efficiencies in excess of 90%. Pre-heated, pressurized primary combustion air is supplied to a primary burn chamber via horizontal and vertical orifice containing conduits. Exhaust gases are directed past a reflective secondary burner supplying pre-heated, pressurized secondary combustion air into a secondary burn/ash collection chamber. Exhaust gases are directed from the secondary burn chamber via exhaust conduits having axial and cross-sectional shapes and wall geometries that promote internal turbulence and heat transfer. One or more gas/oil fired burners are fitted to or between the primary and secondary combustion chambers. Several operating modes are provided via associated blowers, air baffles, liquid and gas fuel conduits, pumps and sundry stove sensors and servos coupled to microprocessor control circuitry.
|LIQUID-COOLED GRILL PLATE COMPRISING WEAR PLATES AND STEPPED GRILL MADE OF SUCH GRILL PLATES - The liquid-cooled grill plate has a carrier and drive design (
|METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE CONCENTRATION OF A COMPONENT OF A GASEOUS MIXTURE RECIRCULATED IN A COOKING CHAMBER, PARTICULARLY IN FOOD COOKING OVENS - A method is provided for controlling a gaseous component concentration of a gaseous mixture, which is recirculated by a ventilator in an oven, which is supplied with power at a predetermined mains frequency and voltage, the ventilator being driven by an asynchronous electric motor of known synchronism speed, the mixture being subjected to a known pressure. The method includes: detecting the temperature of the mixture in the cooking chamber, varying the motor's power supply voltage in order to maintain the motor's rotation speed at a predetermined value, measuring the difference between the mains voltage that supplies the motor and the motor's power supply voltage at the predetermined speed, using the voltage difference, the temperature and the known pressure to determine the component concentration in the mixture, comparing the component concentration which is found with a desired concentration value and, adjusting the component concentration in the cooking chamber.
|SUCTION HOOD - The invention relates to a suction hood, a) which sucks air from a first area to a second area, b) wherein the hood comprises b1) a first sucking means (
|FOLDABLE PORTABLE OUTDOOR STOVE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - An outdoor stove (a.k.a. "outdoor cooker") is configured to be easily set up and taken down, has a minimum of parts, yet provides a secure cooking surface. It includes three wing assemblies commonly attached to a central hub, and folds conveniently for storage.
|Safety Gas Valve - A gas safety valve with a casing having a gas inlet and a gas outlet. An electromagnet disposed in the casing is situated to act on an arm within the casing that pivots to permit gas flow through between the gas inlet and outlet when the electromagnet is energized. When the electromagnet is not energized the arm closes to impede gas flow through the valve. During normal operation a thermocouple provides power to the electromagnet to hold the valve in an open position. An auxiliary power source is also electrically coupled with the electromagnet to provide power to the electromagnet when the thermocouple generates insufficient power to maintain the valve in an open position.
|THERMAL SHIELD FOR SOLAR RECEIVER - A solar receiver system includes a panel mounted to a multiple of standoffs such that the panel is spaced away from the support structure to provide convective cooling.
|SOLAR COLLECTOR/WIND DEFLECTOR CONVERSION OF A SOLAR AND WIND CONVERTER - An integrated solar and wind hybrid energy generating system is capable of converting a solar collector to a wind deflector to increase wind catching area for the wind turbine during the nighttime and on overcast days and exchangeable between modes of Stirling cycle and reversed Stirling cycle for electricity generation and environmental control. During the sunny days, the system concurrently derives energy from both wind and solar energy sources.
|MOSAIC SOLAR COLLECTOR - A panel of flat mirrors reflect light towards one or more locations. The light reaching the one or more locations is converted into another form of energy.
|ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM - An energy conversion device includes a roofing material having a covered channel through which fluid can flow, the channel configured such that a ratio of the cross sectional area of the channel to the length of a perimeter of the cross section of the channel is less than 8 mm.
|Solar energy integrated building and solar collector system thereof - A complete energy and water integrated building in a number of modules that may be usable together. The prime module is a solar collector-roof focuses sunlight on inverted strips of fluid-cooled photocells. A second module uses the heated photocell cooling-fluid as winter heating or to charge a heat storage device. A third module uses the heat from photocell cooling to concentrate a liquid desiccant. Water vapor is condensed to liquid water in this module. The concentrated desiccant is used to dry air (humidity extraction). External source of water enables the production of 'added' distilled water to increase the reserves of water within the building's water recycle system. Module
|SOLAR HEATING APPARATUS - A solar heating apparatus is disclosed that, in one embodiment, comprises a heating coil with improved heating efficiency comprising a first lateral tube comprising rounded ends and an elliptical cross section for a portion extending between the ends that is connected by a rounded end cap to a second lateral tube also comprising rounded ends and an elliptical cross section for a portion extending between the ends.
|CONCENTRATED SOLAR RADIATION ASSEMBLY - A concentrated solar radiation assembly comprising a housing divided into segments by housing trusses; window blocks positioned within the segments supported by the housing trusses; and, internal trusses positioned on top of the window blocks and within the segments. The assembly may be hermetically sealed, large-scale and refrigerated by water flow within the trusses.
|VALVED HOLDING CHAMBER AND MASK THEREFOR - Various embodiments of a valved holding chamber and a mask for a respiratory drug delivery apparatus each having an exhalation valve element having two portions which, based on the movement thereof, encourages proper use of the device. Also, a valved holding chamber having an MDI adapter having a rigid outer portion and a flexible inner portion structured to receive and hold an outlet of an MDI. In addition, a mouthpiece assembly for a valved holding chamber that includes a main body portion and a mouthpiece portion having a plurality of legs for supporting the valved holding chamber in a first orientation and preventing it from freely rolling.
|POWDER INHALER - Inhaler for inhaling powdered medicaments from capsules, comprising
|PHASIC RESPIRATORY THERAPY - A respiratory therapy system that includes a gas delivery device enabled to deliver a quantity of oxygen-enriched gas and a quantity of insufflation gas is disclosed. The respiratory therapy system further provides a transtracheal catheter coupled to the gas delivery device. Additionally, the gas delivery device is enabled to deliver the quantity of insufflation gas during a first portion of a breathing cycle of a patient and to deliver the quantity of oxygen-enriched gas during a second portion of the breathing cycle.
|Ventilation valve for a veterinary anesthesia system - A valve is provided for controlling the flow of gas through an anesthesia or respiratory breathing circuit. The valve includes a valve body having a first port, a second port, and a third port. The third port includes a flow restrictor for restricting the flow of gas through the third port. A valve closing member is provided that is moveable between an open position where gas can flow through the third port, and a closed position. In the closed position, gas is prevented from flowing through the third port.
|COMBI-VALVE FOR A BLOWER DRIVEN VENTILATOR - A valve assembly for a blower driven ventilator has a first conduit (
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VENTILATING LUNGS - A system for ventilating lungs of a subject is disclosed herein. The system includes a control unit configured to control operation of the system. The system also includes a machine ventilator circuit configured to assist the breathing functions of the subject, the machine ventilator circuit includes an inspiration delivery unit, and an expiration circuit. The system also includes a manual ventilation circuit comprising a manual bag guiding a gas from the manual bag wherein a gas flow is guided out from the manual bag to assist an inspiration phase, a gas flow is received to fill the manual bag during an expiration phase, and wherein the gas flow received to fill the manual bag during the expiration phase at least partially comprises the gas flow guided to assist the inspiration phase
|VARIABLE FLOW OXYGEN THERAPY - The present invention describes systems and methods to provide variable flow oxygen therapy. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a method of oxygen therapy involving delivering oxygen-enriched gas to a patient during a first portion of a breathing cycle at a first flow rate. Furthermore, the method of oxygen therapy involves delivering oxygen-enriched gas to the patient during a second portion of the breathing cycle at a second flow rate, where the second flow rate is greater than zero and less than the first flow rate.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING LUNG DISEASE USING POSITIVE PRESSURE AIRWAY SUPPORT - A method of treating lung disease, such as asthma or COPD, is provided that includes determining a parameter indicative of a patient's pulmonary mechanics (such as, without limitation, airway resistance or lung compliance), and delivering positive pressure support to the airway of the patient, wherein the pressure level (which may be constant or variable) of the positive pressure support during at least a portion of the inspiratory phase of the patient is determined based on the determined parameter.
|AIRWAY PRESSURE RELEASE VENTILATION - A pressure support system (
|INTERFACE APPARATUS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD AND DIFFERENTIATING FEATURE THEREFOR - An interface apparatus identification system for a respiration machine such as, for example, a medical ventilator, includes a detection element which is adapted to communicate with the ventilator, a patient interface assembly including a patient interface apparatus for delivering a flow of gas from the ventilator to an airway of a patient, and a differentiating feature which is incorporated into the patient interface assembly. The patient interface apparatus is selected from a predetermined category such as, for example, a specific make or brand. The differentiating feature is detectable by the detection element to distinguish patient interface apparatus that fall within the predetermined category from those that do not. Operation of the respiration machine in conjunction with the patient interface apparatus is dependent upon detection of the differentiating feature by the detection element. An associated identification method is also disclosed.
|RESPIRATORY INTERFACE DEVICE WITH FILTRATION MEDIUM - The present invention provides a respiratory interface device including a first portion having one or more opening, a second portion structured to engage a face of a user, and a filtration element disposed between the first portion and the second portion. The first portion and the filtration element define a first cavity and at least the second portion and the filter element are structured to define a facial cavity when the respiratory interface device is in use. The filtration element is structured to filter gases passing from the first cavity to the second cavity and from the second cavity to the first cavity.
|RESPIRATORY INTERFACE WITH FLEXING FACEPLATE - Various embodiments of a respiratory interface device, such as a mask (
|TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE WITH FILLETED FLANGE - Various embodiments of a tracheostomy tube having neck flanges with filleted ends are provided. In certain embodiments, the neck flange may include a fillet extending from a bottom surface of the neck flange to a tip of the neck flange. In addition, the filleted end may also be tapered from a top surface of the neck flange to the tip of the neck flange. The neck flange may also include several curved edges, such as curved edges from the tip of the neck flange to side surfaces of the neck flange, and a curved bottom surface from side surface to side surface of the neck flange.
|ADJUSTABLE NASAL PRONG AND HEADGEAR ASSEMBLY - The invention is directed to a ventilation interface, which includes a cannula having one or more nasal prongs, a ventilation tube connected to the cannula and headgear. The cannula is secured onto the patient through one or more arced couplers positioned between the cannula and headgear. The cannula has a first side wall, a second side wall and a top wall which form a reservoir. The top wall includes a first portion, a second portion and a notch positioned between the first portion and second portion. The ventilation tube includes one or more bleed ports and provides breathable gas to a patient. The headgear includes a first strap and a second strap. The first strap includes a first portion and second portion that contains two or more slots to connect the second strap. Each portion of the first strap includes an inner layer and an outer layer.
|INTRAORAL APPARATUS FOR TREATING UPPER AIRWAY DISORDERS - A removable intraoral apparatus for improving airway patency is described. Wearing the apparatus alters the position, configuration and freedom of movement of the tongue, the muscles of mastication, as well as the pharyngeal and facial muscles. The apparatus is useful for correcting snoring and/or obstructive sleep apnea due to intermittent closures or partial obstructions occurring in the oropharynx during sleep. The apparatus of the invention can improve various types of airway disorders and improve oral functions by changing the position, configuration and freedom of movement of selected portions of the tongue and mouth, reducing the resistance to air flow in the mouth and pharynx, re-orienting and reprogramming the muscles of the mouth and tongue, and maintaining a proper oral systemic balance.
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING ORAL APPLIANCE THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF SLEEP APNEA - Systems and methods are provided for optimizing the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) using an oral appliance. The oral appliance can be configured by non-dental staff to safely conform to the dentition of a patient. The appliance includes configurable trays that include retention material that conforms to the dentition of the patient. The position of the upper and lower trays relative to one another can be adjusted both horizontally and vertically. The position of the upper and lower trays can be locked into place to maintain the position of the trays at a preferred treatment position. Methods for creating an appliance customized for a patient are also provided. Methods for using the customized appliance in combination with sleep study data is also provide. Methods for using the customized appliance to with pre-operative assessments and sleep study data to predict and reduce the risk of perioperative complications are also provided.
|ANTIMICROBIAL, DUSTPROOF FABRIC AND MASK - An antimicrobial, dustproof fabric includes a textile material layer which is composed of microfibers with an average fiber diameter of from 1 to 100 μm and contains an inorganic porous substance, and a nanofiber nonwoven fabric layer which is laminated on the textile material layer and has an average fiber diameter of at least 1 nm but less than 1,000 nm. Hygienic products such as masks obtained using the fabric efficiently block microbes such as viruses, and inactivate or destroy the captured microbes.
|SUBSTITUTE CIGARETTE - An electronic substitute cigarette includes a cigarette rod (
|SMOKING ARTICLE INCLUDING ALKANOYLATED GLYCOSIDE AND METHOD OF MAKING - A smoking composition for inclusion in a combustible smoking article includes a combustible organic material, such as tobacco and/or tobacco substitutes and at least one alkanoylated glycoside for enhancing the flavor of mainstream smoke. Optionally, dry hops extract can also be included in the smoking composition.
|METHOD FOR MAKING PARTICLE OF A HYDROPHOBIC ADDITIVE AND A POLYSACCHARIDE COATING AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS CONTAINING PARTICLE OF A HYDROPHOBIC ADDITIVE AND A POLYSACCHARIDE COATING - A method for providing particles of encapsulated flavorants or chemesthetic agents comprises forming an emulsion comprising: (i) a first aqueous solution, comprising one or more polysaccharides; and (ii) a hydrophobic additive; atomizing said emulsion in an atomizer into droplets; introducing said droplets into a second aqueous solution, comprising one or more metal cations, to form particles comprising one or more cross-linked polysaccharides and said additive encapsulated therein; and removing said particles from said second aqueous solution and drying said particles.
|CONTROLLED RELEASE MENTHOLATED TOBACCO BEADS - Encapsulated tobacco beads and processes of making the encapsulated tobacco beads are disclosed. According to an embodiment, a process of making encapsulated tobacco beads comprises mixing tobacco particles and menthol in an aqueous solution to form a wet mass; extruding the wet mass to form extrudates; spheronizing the extrudates to form tobacco beads; drying the tobacco beads; contacting the beads with a solution comprising a cation; and introducing the contacted tobacco beads into a solution of coating material in a concentration effective to induce ionic gelation of the coating material around the beads, to form encapsulated tobacco beads having gel coatings. According to another embodiment, an encapsulated tobacco bead comprises a core comprising tobacco particles and encapsulated menthol, an inner coating layer comprising hydroxypropyl methylcellulose or pectin, and an outer coating layer comprising an ionically-crosslinked gel.
|FILTERED CIGARETTE INCORPORATING A BREAKABLE CAPSULE - A filtered cigarette possesses at least one breakable capsule in its filter element. The filter element can possess a central cavity extending from the cigarette tobacco rod towards the middle of the filter element. The central cavity may be defined by an inner filter portion. The inner filter portion can be surrounded by an outer filter portion comprised of filter tow material that is generally permeable to the smoke generated by the cigarette. At least one breakable capsule is disposed in the central cavity of the filter element. The breakable capsules are spherical in shape, and are composed of a gelatin outer shell that encloses a payload of triglycerides and flavoring agents. The breakable capsules are adapted to rupture in response to pressure applied by the smoker to the outside region of the filter element.
|METHODS OF MANUFACTURING CIGARETTES AND FILTER SUBASSEMBLIES WITH SQUEEZABLE FLAVOR CAPSULE - A cigarette filter subassembly is manufactured from a filter member having absorbent material encased within an outer cover. A plunger is passed axially through the absorbent material such that a pointed leading end of the plunger displaces the absorbent material radially outwardly against the cover to form a liner of compressed absorbent material along the cover's inside surface. An inner surface of the liner surrounds a hollow axial opening which is to receive absorbent members and capsules inserted axially therein. The capsules are adapted to be broken by a smoker to release an additive material which modifies characteristics of tobacco smoke. An outer cylindrical surface of the plunger optionally carries a transferable binder material that becomes smeared onto the inner surface of the liner to form thereon a coating which is impermeable to the additive material released from the capsule.
|Filter for a Smoking Article - The invention provides a filter element for a smoking article. The filter element comprises a plug of filter material, a tobacco core extending substantially longitudinally through the plug of filter material, and wrapping means wrapped around at least a portion of a longitudinally extending surface of the tobacco core. The filter element can be used in a variety of smoking articles.
|Smoking Article - A smoking article (
|GEL-COATED NOVEL PORTION SNUS - A pre-portioned snus product comprising a portion of snus tobacco and a coating is disclosed.
|FILTER CIGARETTE WITH VARIABLE VENTILATION - A filter cigarette with variable ventilation includes a rod of smokable material, a mouthpiece including an element rotatable relative to the rest of filter cigarette about the longitudinal axis thereof to vary the ventilation of the filter cigarette, and a ventilation indicator including a scale extending circumferentially about the periphery of the filter cigarette and a cursor. The scale is symmetric about the longitudinal axis of the filter cigarette and the cursor and the scale are rotatable relative to one another about the longitudinal axis of the filter cigarette. One of the cursor and the scale rotate with the rotatable element of the mouthpiece, the level of ventilation being indicated by the longitudinal distance between the cursor and a longitudinally aligned point on the scale.
|Aqua comb (Hair grooming device) continuation-in-part - The present invention may be used for thoroughly and quickly cleaning, rinsing and combing the hair of both human and animals. The Aqua Comb is comprised of four design elements
|PERSONAL SUPPORT - Provided in some embodiments is a portable personal support system and method of providing the same. In some embodiments, provided is a portable personal support including a frame having a support member of sufficient height to be grasped by a human while in a standing position. The frame including a three-sided barrier having at least one front barrier portion to be disposed in front of user during use and at least two side barrier portions to be disposed on either side of the user during use. At least one of the barrier portions includes a first panel portion and a second panel portion complementary to the first panel portion coupled to one another to form an integral barrier portion. At least a portion of the first panel portion includes a first edge portion, and at least a portion of the second panel includes a second edge portion complementary to the first edge portion that engage one another. At least a portion of the first panel and a complementary portion of the second panel define at least a portion of a hollow interior cavity of the integral barrier portion. In some embodiments, provided is a portable personal support system that includes a frame having a support member of sufficient height to be grasped by a human while in a standing position. The personal support system also includes at least three feet coupled to the frame, wherein at least one of the feet includes a suction cup to at least partially couple the frame to a supporting surface during use. The suction cup includes a flexible sealing cup configured to directly contact the supporting surface during use, and the sealing cup generates a suction to at least partially couple the frame to the supporting surface when the sealing cup is pressed against a supporting surface during use.
|ARTIFICIAL EYELASH STRUCTURE AND ITS FABRICATION AND METHOD OF USE - An artificial eyelash structure includes a mounting member having a bonding portion for adhering to an eyelid and a bendable portion for enabling the bonding portion to be curved into a smoothly arched shape when bending the bonding portion upwards or downwards, and multiple eyelashes connected with the mounting member. The artificial eyelash structure is prepared by: forming a mounting member from a thin film, and then processing the thin film of the mounting member into a bonding portion and a bendable portion such that the bendable portion enables the bonding portion to be bent upwards or downwards, and then connecting eyelashes with the mounting member. A method of using an artificial eyelash structure includes the step of preparing an artificial eyelash structure having a mounting member and eyelashes connected with the mounting member, the step of bending the mounting member along the connection between the mounting member and the eyelashes to form a bonding portion; and the step of curving the bonding portion into a smoothly arched shape and then using a glue or double-sided adhesive to adhere the bonding portion to an eyelid.
|HAIR TREATMENT PROCESS USING A DIRECT EMULSION COMPRISING AN OXIDIZING AGENT AND A COMPOSITION CONTAINING AN ALKALINE AGENT - The present invention relates to a process for lightening or dyeing keratin materials, in which the following are used:
|CLEANSING COMPOSITION - The present invention is related to an aqueous cleansing composition for keratin fibres, especially human hair, comprising at least two anionic surfactants comprising at least one amide group in their molecules. The first object of the present invention is an aqueous cleansing composition comprising at least two anionic surfactants comprising at least one amide group in their molecules and substantially frees of alkyl sulphate and alkyl ether sulphate surfactants. The two anionic surfactants comprising at least one amide group in their molecule is preferably selected from surfactants of the following structure
|Bleaching with Concomitant Hair Tonicizing - Bleaching method for keratin fibres, using an agent comprising a bleach activator system comprising at least one cationic acylpyridinium derivative of formula (I), and hydrogen peroxide and use of agents for bleaching keratin fibres, in particular human hair, comprising at least one cationic acylpyridinium derivative, for reinforcing the bleaching capacity with concomitant improvement in the condition of the fibres.
|COSMETIC COMPOSITION FOR HAIR AND SCALP - Present invention relates to a cosmetic composition for hair and scalp obtained by mixing two compositions wherein the one is a water soluble powder and the other is an aqueous composition comprising at least one hair and scalp conditioning compound. The object of the present invention is a two-part composition for hair and scalp wherein first part is a substantially non-aqueous composition comprising at least one water soluble salt with an endothermic dissolving enthalpy of 5 kJ/mol or more and a second part is an aqueous composition comprising at least one hair conditioning compound.
|Heated Mascara Applicator And Suitable Compositions - A handheld mascara applicator comprising an applicator head, a source of electric current, and a heat generating portion that is effective to heat a quantity of mascara located on the applicator head, from an ambient temperature to a product application temperature, in 25 seconds or less, or that is effective to raise the temperature of the outer surface of the applicator head from an ambient temperature to about 55° C. or more, in 25 seconds or less. Systems for applying various types of mascara compositions are also disclosed.
|Hair Styling Tool - A hairstyling tool has a bowl having a plurality of bowl convex portions and bowl concave portions. The bowl concave portions form air channels. A plurality of openings is disposed on a bottom of the bowl. There are more than twenty openings. A handle is connected to the bowl. The handle has a handle connection with the bowl. A base extends from the bottom of the bowl. The base extends downward around the plurality of openings disposed on the bottom of the bowl. The base forms an air capture indent for directing airflow through the plurality of openings. The handle concave portions and handle convex portions may provide the handle a wavy shape. The handle may extend from a bowl convex portion between a pair of air channels. A palm rest can be at a free end of the handle.
|HAIR TREATMENT TOOL INCLUDING FLAT IRON - A hair treatment flat iron allows hair to be treated with greater proximity to the root and with reduced awkwardness in doing so by providing angled surfaces at a shallow, acute angle on at least one edge of the heated plate of respective opposing portions of the flat iron. Treatment of hair closer to the root reduces the number of time the flat iron must be applied to a group of hair strands in order to achieve the desired effect while reduction of awkwardness in applying the flat iron to the hair reduces the time concentrated heat is applied near the scalp; thus greatly reducing likelihood of hair damage and scalp injury while facilitating and expediting use. A perfecting feature of the invention is provided by a curved surface of the plate and housing which allows the flat iron to be used as a curling or crimping iron.
|Bernice Evelyn-riley's hair dye band - The present invention provides an adjustable, sectioning headband which fits over the head, dividing the hair and scalp into four quadrants for sectional dyeing. Bernice Riley's Hair Dye Band, by sectioning the hair, makes hair-dyeing easier for both professional beauticians and do-it-yourself consumers, while also preventing hair-dye from running into the subject's face, eyes, neck, and clothing. Bernice Riley's Hair Dye Band, the stylist has no need of clips, using instead the simple, adjustable, one-piece band to achieve the necessary sectioning. Comfortable and easy to use, Bernice Riley's Hair Dye Band is eminently affordable as well, for either salon or home use.
|MIRRORED COSMETIC CASE - A cosmetic case, such as a lipstick case, has an ornate mirror disposed on at least one surface thereof. In some embodiments, the mirror may be disposed on at least one surface of a cosmetic case cover, thereby allowing simultaneous viewing of oneself while applying the cosmetic. The mirror may include ornamentation around a periphery thereof. The ornamentation may not only provide an ornate design, but may also protect the edges of the mirror to provide a finished look to the cosmetic case.
|Dental floss device - A dental floss devise comprises two separate rods connected to a length of dental floss. The device may include tooth picking and gum massaging capabilities along with a flossing capability which capabilities may be utilized simultaneously. The device may be disposable. The device may also be multi-use, which provides for attachment of a piece of dental floss cut from a roll to separate rods. In some embodiments of the invention the rods may be equipped with comfortable handles.


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Procurement Perspectives | Stephen Bauld
Over the years construction contracts have been cancelled and then re-issued with changes to specifications being cut back due to budget issues. In most large organizations, the procurement is built into the overall business management process.
As part of the annual budget cycle, each department prepares a needs assessment, relating to what it expects to spend during the coming financial year.
The items covered will range from routine expenditures (i.e., for office supplies, printing, the existing staff complement etc.) to major capital expenditure.
For any departure from the norm, a business case will be required, which includes both a market analysis relating to the type of item that is being proposed for expenditure, and a supplier/vendor analysis. The latter is of particular importance where dealing with highly specialized products for which there is a small market.
A general budget can be prepared using publicly available price information. The dollar thresholds identified dictate both the appropriate level of approval and the permissible method for carrying out the purchase.
The general strategic implications of the budget process have already been touched upon and need to be considered again here.
The strategic element in the budget process is to determine the portion of municipal resources that will be devoted to a particular aspect of municipal operations. A budget has, of course, a very important role to play with respect to internal corporate governance.
It authorizes expenditure, yet at the same time places a lid on the amount that may be expended.
Since money may be expended only where approved in a budget (or where specially sanctioned at council level outside the budget process) a brake is placed on the ability of delinquent members of municipal administration to misuse municipal funds.
Although there is an obvious corporate governance benefit in fixing clear limits on spending in a budget, it is inadvisable for budgets to provide no leeway for expenditure above which is anticipated.
American studies of municipal bond ratings have revealed that the maintenance of an adequate free case level (i.e., an adequate contingency or reserve) is a necessary component in the maintenance of good municipal fiscal health. The availability of free cash within a budget plays an important role in influencing a municipality's bond rating and reducing consequent borrowing costs.
Although it may occasionally be necessary to draw against reserves to meet an unanticipated expenditure that must be made, or an expected expenditure that turns out for some reason to be greater than was anticipated, there is no general authority to spend funds in a way that has not been approved by council, whether directly or as part of the budget process.
The term "spending authority" generally describes the designation of a person who may give signature authorization to approve payment of a budgeted expenditure.
Generally, this authority will be conferred on senior levels of municipal management and departmental general managers may be empowered to designate additional employees for this purpose up to some pre-set limit.
A common procedure for designating such employees is to complete a signature authorization form, naming the responsible person and describing the authority conferred.
The completed form is then returned to accounts payable before transactions can be processed against the new code and authorization of the person named.
In all too many cases, supply contracts, and construction projects can "run out of money" because the amount of the contract underestimated the funds needed for the length of the contract. The general rule is that once out of money, invoices cannot be processed until additional funds are added to the contract. Even with the best will in the world, it can be problematic to place a dollar value on a contract.
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Because it was not clear how James Zindroski obstructed official business in the investigation against one of his officers, charges against the Orrville police chief were dropped last month.
"It was not clear how he impeded the investigation," special prosecutor Stephen Knowling said. "There were some theories but no hard evidence."
Knowling was appointed to the case by visiting Licking County Common Pleas Judge Greg Frost, who removed Wayne County assistant Prosecutor Christine Williams from the case.
"After reviewing the case file and the investigation reports and speaking with the key witnesses involved, I didn't feel there was enough there to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt," Knowling said.
"There was nothing wrong with the investigation by the Wayne County Sheriff's Department. It was thorough and complete," the prosecutor said.
However, Knowling said, he did not believe he could prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Zindroski committed the offense.
To do so, Knowling would have had to prove that Zindroski had, "without privilege to do so and with purpose to prevent, obstruct or delay the performance by a public official of any authorized act within his official capacity, (committed) any act which hampers or impedes a public official in the performance of his lawful duties," according to the Ohio Revised Code.
Zindroski was accused of obstruction in an investigation into the alleged misuse of a city-owned computer by police Capt. Steve Magier, now retired.
Magier is accused of gaining access, using the city computer, to certain Web sites not within his function as a police officer, Knowling said.
Because charges against Magier are pending, Knowling would not comment on specifics in either case.
"I am satisfied and confident in my decision (to dismiss the charge against Zindroski)," he said. "I am confident of my decision based on the information I was given and the people I interviewed.
"I felt I could not win that case before a jury, even if I could have proven everything they gave me," Knowling said. "If you're not confident you can obtain a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt, you should not go to trial."
Magier, 48, is charged with 10 counts of unauthorized use of computer equipment and one count each of theft in office and tampering with evidence. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.


text: Class A All-State: Rogalski ends special' career December 11, 2012 Story Share By Rick Thorp The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-RegisterWHEELING - Class AA or Class A, it didn't matter. Stephen Rogalski was in a class by himself.His football coach at Magnolia High School saw it from the very beginning, too."When we first saw him come on the field, we knew he was a special player," said Magnolia coach Mark Batton, who led the team to a Class AA state championship in 2010. "What a contribution he's made to the program as a whole."Members of the West Virginia Sports Writers Association agreed, and today named the speedy wide receiver the offensive captain of the Class A All-State team.Despite being double-teamed on a regular basis, the 5-foot-11 senior hauled in 62 passes in 2012 for 898 yards and six touchdowns. His yardage total exactly what it was in 2011, when he caught 59 passes."We always knew he had the ability," Batton said. "You could see that in the way he carried himself. He was a special person to coach." Rogalski returned kicks as well, taking two punts and one kickoff back for touchdowns. He also rushed for 294 yards and four more TDs. Defensively, Rogalski made 35 tackles and had one interception.Blue Eagles teammate Drew Keller, a junior, was one of three first-team running backs selected. The latest in a stellar group of family members to play at Magnolia, Keller rushed for a hair more than 1,300 yards and 12 touchdowns, and also also caught 25 passes for 348 yards.Meadow Bridge junior running back Jake Parker leads the All-State backfield after rushing for a whopping 2,211 yards and 28 TDs. Wahama's Kane Roush churned out 1,543 yards and 22 TDs in helping lead the White Falcons to the Class A state championship.The team Wahama beat in a thrilling title tilt, Madonna, had the first-team quarterback, junior Ross Comis. He rushed for more than 1,300 yards and 19 touchdowns and threw for a shade more than 1,000 and 12 scores. Joining Rogalski at wide receiver is East Hardy's Josh Parker, who caught 53 balls for 1,287 yards.Wheeling Central junior C.J. Burch was selected as the offensive utility player. Thrust into the role of Maroon Knights quarterback because of a preseason injury to starter Parker Henry, Burch carried the ball 251 times for 1,637 yards and 21 TDs and threw for 763 yards and nine more scores.Providing all-state protection up front are Wahama's Zack Killingsworth, Clay-Battelle's Tyler Menas, St. Marys' Alan Pratt, Wirt County's Scott Lowe and Greenbrier West's Zack Johnson. Williamstown's Garrett Butler, last week named an all-stater in soccer, is the first-team kicker. He was 33 of 34 on extra-point attempts and converted six field goals, including a school-record 50-yarder.The defense is captained by Wahama's Zack Wamsley. He made 91 tackles and 4 1/2 sacks and picked off a pair of passes from his linebacker spot. His field goal against Magnolia sent his team to the title game."He's been our leading tackler for three years," Wahama coach Ed Cromley said. "He's held our defense together. He's been a great leader."The other linebackers are Magnolia's Kage Rohde (93 1/2 tackles), St. Marys' Derek Barnhart (75 1/2) and Tucker County's Mike Adkins (137). Wheeling Central's Braxton Nolte, a repeat selection, and Madonna's Nate Guio help make up a defensive line that also includes Tug Valley's Isaac Parsley.Nolte made 97 stops for Central, while Guio had 66 tackles. Parsley registered 93 stops and had seven sacks for the Panthers.Tyler Consolidated's Hunter LeMasters rode 99 1/2 tackles to a first-team defensive back spot. Joining him are Buffalo's Levi Jordan, Tucker County's Derek Nestor and Doddridge County's Daniel Plaugher. Jordan helped anchor a defensive unit that allowed an average of 76 passing yards per game. Greenbrier West's Malik Boatwright is the defensive utility player. He made 45 tackles, averaged 22 yards per punt return, nearly 30 yards per kickoff return and rushed for 1,650 yards and 18 touchdowns.Midland Trail's Jake Grimmett is the punter. He averaged 40.4 yards per boot, including a long of 60 yards. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Congressional opioid investigation targets drug wholesaler Miami-Luken 2 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 3 WVU hopes to get injured defenders back for TCU 4 Rhode Island bank claims Justice companies owe $4.2M on helicopter loan 5 Safety shutoff disabled prior to June coal-mining death, report says Mountaineers collapse Previous Story Class A all-state football team Next Story


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OK, so I have a dpms sweet16 bull barrel rifle. I ordered a troy trx standard rail to put on the upper. When I went to reassemble the upper with the new rail I could not get the barrel nut on. It went easily over the front of the barrel but would not go past the section where the gas block is. I called dpms and troy to get exact measurements to see what is going on. DPMS says that the diameter of the barrel .936 and troy says the inside diameter of the barrel nut is 1.043. What gives? Any help is greatly appreciated. I attached a pic of a dpms barrel(mine isn't fluted) to give you an idea.
Use a caliper and measure the two. I doubt the barrel diameter is off, but the nut could of been machine incorrectly. Compare the measurements to what the manufacturer says they should be.
Pardon the dumb question but you say "where the gas block is." Have you removed it? The barrel under the gas block may indeed be .930 but the block itself is higher. Does the nut thread on to the upper?
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I measured when I got home today, and the barrel is larger than its supposed to be. It measured 1.045 instead of .936. Took it to a guy I work with and had him shave a little off the inner ring of the barrel nut. Fits like a charm now. Looks and feels better also. Thanks for the help. Pics are before (black)and after(black/tan)
So the barrel is out of spec? Crazy.
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To top just my barrel being out of spec, my friend ordered a 20" bull barrel from dpms and its the same size, so we actually had to rework two barrel nuts. 1 more pic
I can't believe a company can do something so many times and still get it wrong. People need to stop purchasing from these companies so they'll go away.
I was also kinda shocked by it. I really hate to say that too, b/c soooo many times i've read how dpms is out of spec, and i never really believed any of it, i mean it really shoots well is very accurate and it has been a really nice rifle. I guess the one good thing is that it is a bigger bull barrel than stated, i probably wouldn't be nearly as happy if it was smaller...
Is it just a bench rest gun?
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Soccer News of Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Source: Prince Dornu-Leiku / 90 MINUTES
Alhaji Mohammed Issahaku, Managing Director of Golden Sports Africa and Business Centre is expressing gratitude to His Excellency, President John Mahama for sending football fans to support the national team at the recent Cup of Africa Nations.
Alhaji Issahaku, also Director of Operations of FA Cup champs, New Edubiase is singing the praises of the President for the "morale-boosting" thought of paying for over one thousand Ghanaians to go and support the Black Stars in South Africa.
"I want to personally thank His Excellency, President Mahama for giving many Ghanaians the opportunity to travel to South Africa to support and offer morale to the Black Stars," Alhaji Issahaku who has just returned from South Africa told 90 MINUTES.
He continued: "It's a marvelous decision and it was just unfortunate that the Black Stars couldn't win the cup but we trust the President to continue to offer them supports like this and next time they will win the cup for Mother Ghana."
Mr. Issahaku is similarly grateful to the Ghana Football Association for also supporting New Edubiase FC financially in their CAF Confederations Cup campaign and has pledged that the club which won their first leg encounter 1-0 against Congolese opponents, Daible Noirs will make Ghana proud in their maiden continental campaign.
"We thank the GFA and Ghanaians for all their support before the first leg. We won only 1-0, it's not the best but we'll go and beat them to advance to the next stage," he said.


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It's been said that the most dangerous place in the world is between a politician and a camera, but linebackers with the Cardinals might disagree.
Vic So'oto became the fourth Cardinals linebacker to go on season-ending injured reserve on Wednesday as he left the Week Four victory over the Buccaneers with what was called a concussion during the game, although the Cardinals announced it is actually a chest injury.
It was So'oto's only game as a member of the team as he was signed last week after the team lost Sam Acho and Lorenzo Alexander for the season and just before Alex Okafor joined them on injured reserve.
The Cardinals also announced that they have signed Marcus Benard, who spent training camp with the Patriots, to take his place on the roster. Benard was with the Browns from 2010-2012 and had 11.5 sacks in 25 games with the club.


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Nokia 'will deliver Lumia smartphones' this week in key European markets
Struggling Finnish phone-maker Nokia has announced that its long-awaited new Lumia 820 and 920 smartphones will appear in stores across European markets this week.
The new models are seen as key to a recovery for the mobile phone giant, which published its sixth straight quarterly loss last month.
The announcement comes hot on the heels of a launch by Google in New York yesterday .
The new models will appear in UK stores this week, Nokia said Monday, followed by France, Russia and Germany.
In the US, the smartphones will go on sale in early November.
Priced at around £470, the 920 has been available for pre-order for some time but the price of the 820 has not yet been announced.
Both are likely to run on EE's new 4G network, which is due to be rolled out this week .
Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone 8 at a launch in San Francisco last night, with chief executive officer Steve Ballmer using the Nokia 920 as an example of a phone that will use its new mobile operating system.


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Permits put kibosh on parking-lot pet sales
Haven't seen anyone selling a litter of fluffy puppies or kittens out of the back of a car lately? There's a reason for that.
It has been more than a year since Mesa County Animal Services introduced a Public Pet Re-homing Permit last May that requires would-be pet sellers to fill out an application, get a veterinarian to make sure pets for sale are healthy and up-to-date on shots, and get written permission from a business before selling pets in the business' parking lot in the city of Grand Junction or unincorporated Mesa County. To date, the county has yet to receive a single permit application.
That doesn't mean people are simply selling without a permit sans consequences, according to Mesa County Animal Services Director Penny McCarty. Eleven people have been ticketed for operating without a permit but all of those tickets were handed out last summer. McCarty said animal services officers got a handful of calls about permit violators this spring but one person got a warning and the rest left the area before officers arrived.
"The public is doing a really good job" reporting violations, McCarty said. "Sometimes residents tell people they can't do that in Mesa County and they leave before we get a call. I think the word is getting out that you can't do this here."
Of course, pet sales are still going on, but McCarty believes more people are posting ads online to sell their pets versus trotting them out in public. That change doesn't ensure every pet sold is healthy or raised under the best conditions, but McCarty believes it does help deter impulse-buys by people who weren't looking for a pet but couldn't resist when they saw one in a parking lot.
"Impulse shoppers who when they get home have no means to take care of the dog or cat often bring them to the shelter," McCarty said.
McCarty advises shoppers who seek pets online should visit the place where the pet is being raised, meet the mom and, if possible, the father of the pet, and try to wait until the pet is at least eight weeks old and socialized before taking it home.


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We generally do not recognize that the perception of others as our enemies comes from our own attitude of hostility and from our own willingness to nurse grudges over often minor incidents. When we choose to obsess continually over past harms done to us—incidents that in many cases lasted a fraction of the time we later spend fuming over them—we ourselves are voluntarily turning our kind father and mother sentient beings into our enemies. Instead, we can determine as spiritual practitioners to respond to others' harm with even greater compassion for them.
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More than 60 Ks from the Farm's hurlers, including 8 for Ybarra and 7 for Bongiavanni, could only achieve a W/L split. Talley slammed a Slam for Dunedin.
Starting pitcher Brad Mills (10-3) took the win with an impressive 7.0 IP allowing 3 runs, but had the fortune of 8 hits from his offence. Jayson Nix booted his second error, but he had already been redeemed with an earlier 2 run homer in the 3 run first inning for the 51s. David Cooper took the RBI crown for the evening with 3 hits including a double, batting in the other three for Las Vegas. A- Hech managed a pair of singles and a BB.
In the first of a twin bill that resulted from moving up Sunday's game ahead of the approaching hurricane, New Hampshire was on the receiving in of a brilliant No Hitter from Harrisburg's starter Martis (8-5). Without any lumber at the plate, New Hampshire's starter in rehab, Dustin McGowen (0-2), did his best in 4.2 IP to keep it close, allowing 2 runs and striking out 4.
In the second installment of Friday's twin bill, the Fisher Cats managed 8 hits, but fell prey to Harrisburg's 10 hits. Starter Willie Collazo had a rocky start, going 2.1 IP and allowing 5 ER, but was not the pitcher of record. That dubious distinction went to Bobby Korecky (3-3) who took the loss with 2.0 IP and 2 ER and managing the only strikeout from Fisher Cats' pitching.
Anthony Gose went long in the first inning, leading off with a solo homer. Danny Perales, Moises Sierra and Yan Gomes each smacked an RBI. Gomes' RBI came on one of the two doubles he smacked. Callix Crabbe also added a double.
Winning pitcher, recently returned Vince Bongiovanni (1-0), had a solid night with 6.0 IP and 7 Ks, while allowing just 2 runs on 4 hits. Ryan Schimpf booted one, his 5th of the year.
But the real story on the evening was the 19 hits and 16 runs from Dunedin bats, including four dingers, one each from Sean Ochinko (2 run), Brad Glenn (3 run), Justin Jackson (solo) and a Slam by John Talley, who batted in 6 and went 2 for 3. Schimpf redeemed his error going 3 for 5. Also going 3 for 5 was A.J. Jiminez with an RBI.
Marcu Walden (5-5) went 5.0 IP and took the loss allowing 7 hits and 4 runs (all in the 4th inning). Interestingly, Lugnut pitchers had 12 total Ks on the evening, but the disasterous 4th inning sealed their fate. Jake Marisnick had a throwing error and Bryson Namba had a pair of errors, a bad throw and a missed catch. K.C. Hobson made his 25th error on the year with a fielding miscue.
At the plate Lansing's RBIs came from Marisnick's 13th homer(he went 3 for 4 with a double as well), a solo blast in the 6th, a single by Hobson in the 4th and a single by Jonathan Jones in the 9th.
A pitchers dual came out for Vancouver with Jesse Hernandez (4-3) taking the shut out win with 5.0 IP and 6 Ks. Shane Opitz had a bad throw for his 15th error on the year.
The Canadians iced the game in the first, scoring 2 runs, one on a 3B hit by Kevin Patterson scoring Opitz who had singled and a double by Stephen McQuail that plated Patterson.
Bluefield was more than bested by Elizabethton at the hands of a 7 run rout in the 8th inning off losing pitcher Jonathan Lucas (3-3) who in just 1 IP allowed the seven runs on 5 hits and 3 BB. Starter Tyler Ybarra had a brilliant scoreless 5.0 IP with just 3 hits and a more than fierce 8 Ks. Andy Fermin booted a fielding opportunity, his 12th error on the year.
The B Jays four runs came in the 2nd and the 3 run 7th inning. In the second, Kevin Pillar sent a sac fly to right scoring Art Charles who had tripled. The 3 runs in the 7th came from a pitch hit triple by Leo Hernandez plating Christopher Hawkins who had singled and Daniel Arcila who had walked.
GCL Blue Jays 7 GCL Phillies 4
A dozen runs from the Jays bats helped their four pitchers prevail over the Phillies in an extra innings contest. In total, Blue Jays pitchers threw no less than 14 Ks on the evening. In the end, Luis Mendez got the win with 3 IP, striking out three and allowing just one hit and a BB.
Santiago Nessy went went 2 for 6 and batted in 3 while Yudelmis Hernandez batted in a pair with a double in the 11th. Substitute SS Chris Peters doubled in Christian Frias who was hit by a pitch in the 11th.
Three Stars
Third Star Tyler Ybarra 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 8 Ks
Second Star David Cooper 3 for 5, 2B, 3 RBIs
First Star John Talley 2 for 3, 2B, Grand Slam, 6 RBIs


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With shooting guard Eric Gordon sitting out as a precaution, the New Orleans Hornets surrendered 60 points in the lane and lost by 12 to the Houston Rockets last week at the Toyota Center.
Hornets Coach Monty Williams is hoping for a better outcome in Wednesday night's rematch against the Rockets at New Orleans Arena. While the Hornets are on their first two-game winning streak since early November, Houston has won five straight, including Tuesday night's 125-112 victory against the Lakers.
The Rockets (20-14) are the highest-scoring team in the NBA, averaging 106.7 points per game. They have won three straight against the Hornets, but have lost four of the last five games in New Orleans.
"The emphasis is always stopping the ball,'' Williams said after his team's shootaround Wednesday morning. "Everybody in the league at some point is running spread offenses and putting so many shooters on the floor. It's hard to guard everything. The better we can guard the ball, it sets us up to guard all of their shooters. The premium is just keeping that ball out of the paint.''
The Hornets were unable to get it done last Wednesday with Rockets shooting guard James Harden easily getting into the lane for layups in their 104-92 victory. Rockets center Omer Asik also hammered the Hornets inside to score 21 points. Forward Patrick Patterson came off the bench and scored 15 points on seven-of-eight shooting.
Gordon did not play against the Rockets last week to avoid having him play in his first back-to-back games too soon after returning Dec. 29. Gordon missed the first 29 games with a patella tendon disorder and bone bruise in his right knee. But since last week, Gordon has emerged as the Hornets' closer down the stretch. He scored eight points in the fourth quarter to help the Hornets defeat the San Antonio Spurs 95-88 Monday night at the Arena. Since Gordon's return, he's helped the Hornets win three of the four games he's played.
Besides providing shots, Gordon will have to find a way to slow Harden, who has scored at least 25 points in 13 straight games. Harden is the NBA's fourth-leading scorer with a 26.6 per game average.
"He mixes it up a lot,'' Gordon said, regarding his matchup against Harden. "He likes to go to the basket, create fouls. I'm going to see how many jump shots he's going to make.''


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Browsing for health-care coverage at the new insurance store
Business was brisk Thursday morning at the new Horizon Connect health insurance retail store in Moorestown, N.J.
Visitors to the East Gate Square Shopping Center now can run into a Dunkin' Donuts, dine at an Italian restaurant, or shop for health coverage.
Agent Dawn Tageder says shoppers peek in the door a little confused, at first.
"We are not doctors, we are not a clinic," she said.
Tageder and the other agents can sell you a policy, but so far many customers are people who already have coverage -- and questions.
Tageder used to help customers on the phone.
"But when they hang up, they feel a little overwhelmed, they're like, ah-uh, I don't really know, they are still a little confused," she said. "At least here, we can see them face-to-face, and we can see if they are getting it, if it makes sense to them."
The retail space is light and airy and nearly as sleek as the inside of an Apple computer store. There are self-service kiosks and a play area and videos for children as well as a mini-fridge stocked with juice boxes and water.
Some appointments can take about 30 minutes; others last as long as two and a half hours, Tageder said.
Horizon is responding to an industry shift. Joe Albano, vice president of consumer markets, said Horizon has noticed less wholesale business to groups and companies and more direct sales to consumers. Employers are asking workers to shoulder more costs and decision-making, he said.
"Where they say to their employees, 'Here's a stipend, that we're going to provide, every year for you to go out and purchase insurance,' on your own. And as that trend continues to evolve, we think the face-to-face interactions become really important," he said.
Horizon continues to encourage existing clients to do many transactions online, but Albano said health care is personal and some people prefer the personal touch.
"Folks, don't know probably as much as they need to about how products work, how cover ages work," he said. "People really want to sit down and talk to somebody."
Some of the store's new customers are nearly 65 and soon to be eligible for Medicare. Others are adult children who'll soon age-out of their parents' coverage.


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The Center for Civic Engagement and the Office of Student Leadership Activities at Hofstra are partnering with Project DOCC and Nassau University Medical Center to launch ABOUT US (Above and Beyond the Ordinary, United Together for Universal Services). The goal of ABOUT US is to better serve Long Island children and their parents, particularly families of children with special health care needs. We seek to connect these families with local community resources, to teach families how to get these resources for themselves, and to empower families to advocate for others.
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