Rollable solar charger
US Patent D674,746
January 22, 2013
The ornamental design for a rollable solar charger, as shown and described.
Method and apparatus for ordering paint using a portable self-contained tool
US Patent 8,352,332
January 8, 2013
A method and a system for ordering paint to cover a surface includes, retrieving a color value from a machine-readable memory to a processor. The processor retrieves a paint quantity from a machine-readable memory. The processor compiles an order for paint including the paint quantity and color value and then transmits the order from the processor to a vendor for formulating the paint quantity having the color value when painted upon the surface and allowed to dry.
Cherry pitter
US Patent 8,347,783
January 8, 2013
A cherry pitter includes a container having a removable cherry holder with a plurality of cavities for holding cherries. A mating plurality of cutters is secured to the lid of the container, which is pivotally secured to the container. By rotating the lid downward the cutters are pushed into and through the cherries, pushing the pits into the container. A spring-loaded push-off plate holds the cherries down against the holder as the lid rotates upward again, separating the cherries from the cutters.
Triangular cup
US Patent D673,812
January 8, 2013
The ornamental design for a triangular cup, as shown and described.
Apparatus and method for active spring suspension of a vehicle component
US Patent 8,342,541
January 1, 2013
The invention relates to a vehicle comprising a vehicle component moveable in an oscillating manner with respect to a first vehicle component, and a first measuring means for measuring at least one acceleration measuring value of said first vehicle component with respect to a ground surface, wherein a calculating means is provided for determining an optimum acceleration value of said second vehicle component to be applied at the moment of the presence of the acceleration measuring value, and at least one actuator arranged between the first and second vehicle components, with control and closed-loop control units, for minimizing a deviation of a real acceleration value of said second vehicle component from the optimum acceleration value by using at least one available spring path.
Formulation of milk-based beverages for carbonation
US Patent 8,337,924
December 25, 2012
A composition for addition to a milk or milk-based beverage, in which a preferred embodiment of the composition includes on a w/w basis (to a total of 100) Silica between about 1% to about 10%, vegetable oil between about 20%-about 90%; and Polyglycol mix between about 10%-about 90%. The composition is provided in an amount to control foaming and frothing in the beverage as a result of carbonation.
Control-surface-mounted landing and taxi lights
US Patent 8,337,059
December 25, 2012
A lighting assembly for movable control surfaces of a vehicle. The light assembly includes a lens, a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and a housing that receives the plurality of LEDs and the lens. The housing of the light assembly is received within the movable control surface, such that the lens is flush with a surface of the movable control surface. The light assembly includes a plurality of reflectors. The plurality of LEDs is rotatably mounted within the housing. The light assembly includes a controller that controls the position of the LEDs relative to the housing, based on a received control signal.
Pivotable shelving system
US Patent 8,333,158
December 18, 2012
A shelving system includes shelves pivotally coupled to stanchions. The shelves are coupled to braces used to support the shelves in a working position. Further, the shelves include recesses for receiving the braces when the shelves are in a stored position. The shelves of the shelving system may be arranged such that all shelves may be moved from the working to stored position without interfering with an adjacent shelf. In one example, the shelves couple to the stanchions with spring loaded barrel bolts and rotate along a common bolt axis.
Location-aware distributed sporting events
US Patent 8,333,643
December 18, 2012
Various embodiments facilitate location-aware distributed competitions. In one embodiment, a system facilitates a distributed sporting event that includes multiple players traveling over courses that are remote from one another. The system includes a manager that receives state information, such as location information, from client devices used by each of the players. The manager then transmits location information for each of the players to the client devices, which are each configured to present a graphical representation, such as a map annotated with the locations of each of the players. The manager asserts a course to each of the players, by providing specific instructions to travel along a particular path. The client devices provide the players with the appearance of competing over the same course, even though they are all actually competing over courses remote from one another.
Single-antenna FM/CW marine radar
US Patent 8,330,651
December 11, 2012
A high resolution, low power marine radar for use in applications such as the newly mandated barge/river radars that are to be used in very confined spaces such as canals. An example radar system includes frequency-modulated/continuous-wave (FM/CW) radar that uses very low transmitter power (a fraction of a watt) and has an exceptionally short sensing range of a few feet or even inches if needed.
