Sink with colored lights for indicating water temperature
    1.
    发明授权
    Sink with colored lights for indicating water temperature 有权
    用指示水温的彩色水槽沉没

    公开(公告)号:US09228330B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-05

    申请号:US14284143

    申请日:2014-05-21

    IPC分类号: E03C1/18 G01K1/02

    摘要: An aesthetically designed sink (100) comprises a plurality of orifices (110, 115, 120, 125) that deliver different water flow profiles for washing, rinsing, and drinking. Hot and cold water supplies (1110, 1115) supply water to the sink. A series of touch and sliding-touch controls (130-180) regulate the temperature and flow of water from the orifices. A logic circuit (1105) controls all operations, i.e., orifice selection, flow rate, and temperature. In one aspect water flowing from an orifice forms a sheet-shaped stream that arcs over the bowl for ease of washing and drinking. The stream can be illuminated by bi-color light-emitting diodes (121) in colors indicative of the selected temperature of the water flowing through that orifice. Alternatively an orifice is replaced by a removable fixture (900) in a cavity (905) in the sink, which is connected to the water supply (910).

    摘要翻译: 美观设计的水槽(100)包括多个喷嘴(110,115,120,125),所述喷嘴输送用于洗涤,漂洗和饮用的不同水流分布。 冷水供应(1110,1115)向水槽供水。 一系列触摸和滑动触摸控制(130-180)调节来自孔的水的温度和流量。 逻辑电路(1105)控制所有操作,即孔口选择,流速和温度。 在一个方面,从孔口流出的水形成一个圆弧形的圆形流,便于洗涤和饮用。 流可以被双色发光二极管(121)照亮,其颜色指示流过该孔的水的选定温度。 或者,通过连接到水源(910)的水槽中的空腔(905)中的可拆卸固定装置(900)代替孔口。

    System and methods for wall and ceiling fastening
    2.
    发明授权
    System and methods for wall and ceiling fastening 有权
    墙壁和天花板紧固的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08764364B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-01

    申请号:US11171088

    申请日:2005-06-29

    摘要: A system (100, 600, 700) for fastening objects to a wall or ceiling (120) comprises a rear, wall-anchor section (105, 607, 705) with a bore, and a front, pivotable section (110, 602, 604, 720), rigidly abutted together with no gap, aligned by a projection (135), and connected by a “living” hinge, strap, flap, lanyard or other type of connector (115). The pivotable section has a sharpened tip (112, 630, 635, 725) for penetrating the wall while the fastener is forced into the wall by a hammer or other driving tool or device, or manually by hand. The two sections of the fastener have a tapered, elliptical cross-section (111) which both prevents rotation of the fastener and locally reduces load-responsive pressure in the wallboard. To install, the axes of the wall-anchor and pivotable sections of the fastener are first aligned. The fastener is forced into the wall one of the above means. Then a pin (140) is manually inserted into the bore of the wall-anchor section. When the pin meets the projection the pivotable section is forced to rotate about the hinge. A locking tooth (139) secures the pin by interfering with either threads or notches in the pin. Alternatively, the pin forces past the projection and wedges between the projection and the bore of the wall-anchor section.

    摘要翻译: 用于将物体紧固到墙壁或天花板(120)的系统(100,600,700)包括具有孔的后部壁锚固部分(105,607,705),以及前部可枢转部分(110,602,710) 604,720),以无间隙的方式刚性地邻接在一起,由突起(135)对齐,并通过“活的”铰链,带子,翼片,挂绳或其他类型的连接器(115)连接。 可枢转部分具有用于穿透壁的尖锐尖端(112,630,635,725),同时通过锤子或其他驱动工具或装置或手动地将紧固件压入壁中。 紧固件的两个部分具有锥形的椭圆形横截面(111),其都防止紧固件的旋转并且局部地减小墙板中的负载响应压力。 要安装,首先对准紧固件的墙壁锚固件和可枢转部分的轴线。 紧固件被迫进入墙壁中的上述装置之一。 然后,一个销(140)被手动地插入壁 - 锚固部分的孔中。 当销接触突起时,可枢转部分被迫围绕铰链旋转。 锁定齿(139)通过与销中的任一螺纹或凹口的干涉来固定销。 或者,销通过突起和楔形件在突出部和壁 - 锚定部分的孔之间力。

    Twist-lock anchoring fastener
    3.
    发明授权
    Twist-lock anchoring fastener 有权
    扭锁锚固紧固件

    公开(公告)号:US08109705B1

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-07

    申请号:US11678459

    申请日:2007-02-23

    IPC分类号: F16B13/10 F16B45/00

    摘要: A twist-lock anchoring fastener comprises a head (700), a shaft (715), and a lance (720). The foot is adapted to penetrate through wallboard (105). The shaft length is approximately equal to the thickness of the wallboard so that when the foot lies on the back side (107) of the wallboard and the shaft is rotated, the foot is captured behind the wallboard, completing installation of the fastener. An optional footer (725) for the head contains raised lines (726) or bumps (727) or both to aid in seating the fastener on the wall. An optional wall plate assembly (1700) further strengthens the installation of the fastener by locally reducing pressure within the wallboard. In an alternative embodiment, the fastener comprises a wall anchor that accepts a pin (3200). In another alternative embodiment, the fastener is designed for installation in our prior-art wall anchor (100).

    摘要翻译: 扭锁锚固紧固件包括头部(700),轴(715)和矛杆(720)。 足部穿过墙板(105)。 轴长度大约等于墙板的厚度,使得当脚部位于墙板的背侧(107)并且轴旋转时,脚被捕获在墙板后面,完成紧固件的安装。 用于头部的可选的脚跟(725)包含凸起线(726)或凸起(727)或两者,以帮助将紧固件固定在壁上。 可选的墙板组件(1700)通过局部减小墙板内的压力来进一步增强紧固件的安装。 在替代实施例中,紧固件包括接受销(3200)的壁锚。 在另一替代实施例中,紧固件设计用于安装在我们现有技术的壁锚(100)中。

    System for relocating and converting potential energy of water without dams
    4.
    发明授权
    System for relocating and converting potential energy of water without dams 有权
    无大坝水位转移潜力的系统

    公开(公告)号:US07918087B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-04-05

    申请号:US12427899

    申请日:2009-04-22

    IPC分类号: F16D31/02

    摘要: A water energy conversion system for convening the potential energy of water to electrical or mechanical energy, takes water at an inlet (105) from a higher elevation source, through a conduit (110) to a lower location. Then a riser (120) conveys the water up to nearly the same elevation it had at the inlet. The riser acts as a “virtual dam”, delivering the water with nearly the same head as a dam. The water from the riser is delivered to an energy converter (100) which comprises a loop raceway (130) which constrains and guides a plurality of carriage and disc assemblies (135) connected in a continuous train by links (155). An inlet (125) at the top of the energy converter receives the water where it falls downward through a jacket (140) that is constrained by the raceway (140).

    摘要翻译: 用于将水的势能转换为电或机械能的水能转换系统,将来自较高高度源的入口(105)的水通过导管(110)通向下部位置。 然后,提升管(120)将水输送到入口处具有几乎相同的高度。 提升者充当“虚拟水坝”,将水与大坝几乎相同的头部。 来自提升管的水被输送到能量转换器(100),该能量转换器(100)包括环路轨道(130),其限制并引导通过连杆(155)连接在连续列车中的多个滑架和盘组件(135)。 在能量转换器顶部的入口(125)接收水,在那里它通过由滚道(140)约束的护套(140)向下落下。

    Anchoring fastener with movable binding member and method for anchoring an object
    5.
    发明授权
    Anchoring fastener with movable binding member and method for anchoring an object 有权
    具有可移动绑定构件的锚固紧固件和用于锚定物体的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07752732B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-13

    申请号:US11747093

    申请日:2007-05-10

    IPC分类号: B21J15/02 F16B21/00

    摘要: A compact wall fastener (200) comprises pivotably connected proximal and distal sections where the proximal section has a through hole (205). The distal and proximal sections (220, 222, 235) preferably are flat. The distal section has a cam follower surface (251), a point (240), and a raised portion (250) that has the cam follower surface. The fastener is driven into a wallboard (600) until its proximal surface is parallel to the surface (605) of the wallboard. An activating pin or screw (615) is inserted into the entry of the fastener and forced into contact with the cam follower and then past the raised portion, forcing the distal section to bend, thereby causing the distal section to rotate downward until it is in contact with the inside surface (610) of the wallboard. The result is a secure fastener with minimal damage to the wallboard. In addition, the fastener can be used to fasten layers of delicate or easily displaced materials (1305, 1306, 1307). The fastener can be activated by a tool (1360) that applies the activating force to the fastener only, and not the material surrounding it.

    摘要翻译: 紧凑的壁紧固件(200)包括可枢转地连接的近端部分和远端部分,其中近侧部分具有通孔(205)。 远侧和近端部分(220,222,235)优选是平坦的。 远端部分具有凸轮从动表面(251),点(240)和具有凸轮从动表面的凸起部分(250)。 紧固件被驱动到墙板(600)中,直到其近侧表面平行于墙板的表面(605)。 激活销或螺钉(615)插入紧固件的入口中并被迫与凸轮从动件接触,然后经过凸起部分,迫使远端部分弯曲,从而使远端部分向下旋转,直到它进入 与墙板的内表面(610)接触。 结果是一个安全的紧固件,墙壁损坏最小。 此外,紧固件可以用于紧固精细或容易移动的材料(1305,1306,1307)的层。 紧固件可以通过将活动力仅施加到紧固件的工具(1360)而不是周围的材料来启动。

    HINGED WALL AND CEILING ANCHOR WITH FINS AND HINGE
    6.
    发明申请
    HINGED WALL AND CEILING ANCHOR WITH FINS AND HINGE 有权
    铰链墙和吊带锚与锚和铰链

    公开(公告)号:US20100067975A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-18

    申请号:US12210205

    申请日:2008-09-14

    IPC分类号: F16B39/24 F16B21/00

    摘要: An anchoring fastener comprises, in one embodiment, a shaft (100) with straight and tapered portions, a tip (105) at the front end, cam follower surfaces (110, 111) at the rear end, a body (120) with a bore, a head (125) with a hole collinear with the bore in the body, and a pair of fins (115). The shaft and the body are joined at a bendable region by the fins. The anchor is fully inserted into wallboard (600) until the head comes into contact with the outer surface of the wallboard (610). The length of the body is approximately equal to the thickness of the wall. The fins slice into the wallboard, thereby preventing rotation of the anchor during and after insertion. An activating member (900), such as a screw or a pin, is inserted into the hole and bore and urged against the cam follower surfaces, thereby forcing the shaft to rotate until it comes into contact with the inner surface (615) of the wallboard. An object-holding washer (905), restrained by the activating member, is secured to the anchor which in turn is secured to the wallboard.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,锚定紧固件包括具有直的和锥形部分的轴(100),前端的尖端(105),后端的凸轮从动表面(110,111),具有 具有与主体中的孔共线的孔的头部(125)和一对翅片(115)。 轴和主体通过翅片在可弯曲区域处连接。 锚固件完全插入墙板(600)中,直到头部与墙板(610)的外表面接触。 身体的长度近似等于墙壁的厚度。 翅片切入墙板,从而防止在插入期间和之后锚固件的旋转。 诸如螺钉或销的激活构件(900)被插入到孔中并且被压靠在凸轮从动件表面上,从而迫使轴旋转直到其与内部表面(615)接触 墙板。 通过激活构件约束的物体保持垫圈(905)固定到锚固件上,锚固件又固定到墙板上。

    Nasal dilator with columella retainer for resisting withdrawal and adjustable sections for optimizing fit, comfort, and breathing performance

    公开(公告)号:US11628083B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-18

    申请号:US16830173

    申请日:2020-03-25

    IPC分类号: A61F5/08

    摘要: An internal nasal dilator approximates a U-shape having a bight section and two elongated members with end pads. Each member can be custom formed for comfortable and secure placement in the respective nostrils. Insertion is limited when the bight section of the U contacts the bottom of the user's columella. The upper ends of the members transition to widened areas or pads that face outwardly and are shaped and sized to urge the outer wall of their respective nostril outwardly to dilate the nostril to facilitate breathing. The lower portions of the members have inwardly directed projections at a predetermined distance from the bight; these projections overlie the upper ledge of the columella to interfere with or block withdrawal of the dilator unless a sufficient downward force is exerted to enable the projections to slide off and past the ledge of the columella to allow the dilator to be withdrawn.

    Apparatuses, systems, and methods for extraction and/or storage of energy from moving fluids

    公开(公告)号:US10947961B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-16

    申请号:US14391752

    申请日:2013-03-14

    摘要: This disclosure includes various embodiments of apparatuses for encapsulating and stopping a flowing mass of fluid (e.g., liquid such as water, or gas such as air) to extract the kinetic energy from the mass, and for exhausting the mass once stopped (spent mass, from which kinetic energy has been extracted). This disclosure also includes various embodiments of systems comprising a plurality of the present apparatuses coupled together and/or one or more of the present apparatuses in combination with one or more flow resistance modifiers (FRMs). This disclosure also includes various embodiments of methods of extracting kinetic energy from a flowing mass of fluid (e.g., liquid such as water, or gas such as air) by stopping the mass, and for exhausting the mass once stopped (spent mass, from which kinetic energy has been extracted). This disclosure also includes embodiments of mechanical energy-storage or accumulation devices.

    ANCHORING FASTENER WITH MOVABLE BINDING MEMBER
    9.
    发明申请
    ANCHORING FASTENER WITH MOVABLE BINDING MEMBER 有权
    具有可移动绑定构件的锚固紧固件

    公开(公告)号:US20080199275A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-21

    申请号:US11747093

    申请日:2007-05-10

    IPC分类号: F16B21/00

    摘要: A compact wall fastener (200) comprises pivotably connected proximal and distal sections where the proximal section has a through hole (205). The distal and proximal sections (220, 222, 235) preferably are flat. The distal section has a cam follower surface (251), a point (240), and a raised portion (250) that has the cam follower surface. The fastener is driven into a wallboard (600) until its proximal surface is parallel to the surface (605) of the wallboard. An activating pin or screw (615) is inserted into the entry of the fastener and forced into contact with the cam follower and then past the raised portion, forcing the distal section to bend, thereby causing the distal section to rotate downward until it is in contact with the inside surface (610) of the wallboard. The result is a secure fastener with minimal damage to the wallboard. In addition, the fastener can be used to fasten layers of delicate or easily displaced materials (1305, 1306, 1307). The fastener can be activated by a tool (1360) that applies the activating force to the fastener only, and not the material surrounding it.

    摘要翻译: 紧凑的壁紧固件(200)包括可枢转地连接的近端部分和远端部分,其中近侧部分具有通孔(205)。 远侧和近端部分(220,222,235)优选是平坦的。 远端部分具有凸轮从动表面(251),点(240)和具有凸轮从动表面的凸起部分(250)。 紧固件被驱动到墙板(600)中,直到其近侧表面平行于墙板的表面(605)。 激活销或螺钉(615)插入紧固件的入口中并被迫与凸轮从动件接触,然后经过凸起部分,迫使远端部分弯曲,从而使远端部分向下旋转,直到它进入 与墙板的内表面(610)接触。 结果是一个安全的紧固件,墙壁损坏最小。 此外,紧固件可以用于紧固精细或容易移动的材料(1305,1306,1307)的层。 紧固件可以通过将活动力仅施加到紧固件的工具(1360)而不是周围的材料来启动。