01st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130001805 | POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE - The respective main electrodes of the semiconductor switching elements such as IGBTs, which are respectively mounted on the plurality of insulating boards, are electrically connected to each other via the conductor member. This configuration makes it possible to suppress the occurrence of the resonant voltage due to the junction capacity and the parasitic inductance of each semiconductor switching element. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001806 | FABRICATION PROCESS AND DEVICE OF MULTI-CHIP PACKAGE HAVING SPLICED SUBSTRATES - Disclosed are a fabrication process and a device of a multi-chip package having spliced substrates, characterized in utilizing an incomplete substrate and a substrate block with different dimensions to combine as a spliced complete substrate during the fabrication process. Two kinds of chips with different functions, including memory and controller, are disposed on the incomplete substrate and the substrate block, respectively. Then, the incomplete substrate and the substrate block are then spliced together by joining their spliced portions formed on their substrate sidewalls. Finally, an encapsulant is formed on the incomplete substrate and further formed on the substrate block. Accordingly, it is possible to integrate different functional chips into a single multi-chip package by optimizing packaging processing parameters with optimized materials. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001807 | METHOD OF FLIP-CHIP HYBRIDIZATION FOR THE FORMING OF TIGHT CAVITIES AND SYSTEMS OBTAINED BY SUCH A METHOD - A method for manufacturing a microelectronic assembly including stacked first and second microelectronic components having a cavity therebetween including defining said cavity by means of a lateral wall forming a closed frame extending around a determined area of the first component except for an opening used as a vent; forming within the closed frame and opposite to the vent an obstacle capable of forming, in cooperation with the lateral wall, a bypass duct for the filling material; performing a flip-chip hybridization of the first and second components, a surface of the second component resting on the upper edge or end of the lateral wall formed on the first component to form said at least one cavity; injecting the filling material in liquid form between the two hybridized components to embed said at least one cavity and to make it tight by obstruction of the vent as said filling material solidifies. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001808 | ENCAPSULATION DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED SEALING - An encapsulation device including two casings made of a flexible polymer material, each delimiting a sealed space, and at least one hydrophobic material filling each of the casings, the casings being stacked and sealingly interconnected at peripheral edges thereof, a sealed space then being defined between the two casings for receiving a device to be encapsulated. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001809 | Ferroelectric Devices including a Layer having Two or More Stable Configurations - Ferroelectric semiconductor devices are provided by including a ferroelectric layer in the device that is made of a material that is not ferroelectric in bulk. Such layers can be disposed at interfaces to promote ferroelectric switching in a semiconductor device. Switching of conduction in the semiconductor is effected by the polarization of a mechanically bi-stable material. This material is not ferroelectric in bulk but can be considered to be when the thickness is sufficiently reduced down to a few atomic layers. Devices including such ferroelectric layers are suitable for various applications, such as transistors and memory cells (both volatile and non-volatile). | 2013-01-03 |
20130001810 | Method of Manufacturing a Part of a MEMS System - A method of manufacturing a bonded body of a semiconductor substrate and a semiconductor device to be mounted on the semiconductor substrate are provided. The method includes: preparing a first base member and a second base member; imparting liquid repellency for a liquid material to at least a part of a bonding film non-formation region of the first base member to form a liquid repellent region thereon; supplying the liquid material onto the first base member to selectively form a liquid coating on a bonding film formation region of the first base member; drying the liquid coating to obtain a bonding film on the bonding film formation region; and bonding the first base member and the second base member together through the bonding film due to a bonding property developed in a vicinity of a surface of the bonding film to thereby obtain the bonded body. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001811 | AROMATICS-RECOVERY PROCESS - The present invention comprises a process for recovery of sulfolane used in a solvent-extraction or extractive-distillation process. A recovery column for the sulfolane solvent comprises a liquid-jet ejector for maintaining the needed vacuum conditions, preferably using water as the liquid. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001812 | CONTACT MEDIA FOR EVAPORATIVE COOLERS - The present invention includes a contact medium for use in an evaporative cooler, comprising a corrugated fibrous sheet material comprising at least a top layer and a bottom layer in contact at one or more regions to form at least two channels between the top layer and the bottom layer for air and fluid flow; and a water insoluble thermoplastic compound that impregnates the corrugated fibrous sheet material. The water insoluble thermoplastic compound may have between 1-35 weight percent PVC; 1-20 weight percent PAN; 1-60 weight percent PMA; 1-20 weight percent PAI; and 2-25 weight percent PBA. For example, the composition may have about 2 weight percent PVC; 18 weight percent PAN; 45 weight percent PMA; 15 weight percent PAI; and 20 weight percent PBA. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001813 | GAUGE LENS WITH EMBEDDED ANTI-FOG FILM AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - The gauge lens with anti-fog includes a substantially planar transparent lens substrate having an outer surface and an inner surface and a thin film possessing anti-fog properties adjacent and substantially covering the inner surface of the lens substrate to provide a low angle of contact for water and moisture. The anti-fog film is bonded to the lens substrate during the molding process that produces the lens substrate shape. The anti-fog film comprises a hydrophilic material or is coated with a hydrophilic coating. In addition to the anti-fog film, in another embodiment, the outer surface of the lens substrate has a hard coat film adjacent and substantially covering the outer surface of said lens. The materials for the lens substrate, anti-fog film, and hard coat film are selected based on the application, performance, and stability of the gauge lens in the environment that it is operated. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001814 | SUPERFINE FIBER CREATING SPINNERET AND USES THEREOF - Apparatuses and methods for the production of superfine fibers. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001815 | SIALON-BASED OXYNITRIDE PHOSPHOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - An oxynitride phosphor includes an α-sialon as the main component, which is represented by the formula: M | 2013-01-03 |
20130001816 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING SILICON AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SILICON - A method for recovering or producing silicon, that can recover or produce silicon using cutting scraps containing silicon carbide abrasive grains and silicon as raw materials without separating those is provided. The present invention is a method for recovering or producing silicon from cutting scraps containing silicon carbide, which are produced during a cutting or grinding of silicon ingots or silicon wafers, wherein the method comprises producing silicon by heating the cutting scraps containing silicon carbide, and a silica raw material. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001817 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced composite material of the present invention includes: the step (a) of placing a non-woven fabric N made of a reinforcement fiber in a movable mold | 2013-01-03 |
20130001818 | METHOD FOR MOLDING FOAMABLE RESIN AND MOLD FOR MOLDING FOAMABLE RESIN - Before generated air bubbles grow, only the edge of a portion where strength is not to be reduced is locally cooled and solidified to form a wall of fluid. After that, a pin ( | 2013-01-03 |
20130001819 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FOAMED ARTICLE - A method for producing a foamed article including a supporting element, a foam layer, and an upholstery cover applied on said foam layer, comprising the steps of forming said upholstery cover by stitching together a plurality of lengths of upholstery cover, positioning the sewn upholstery cover on a convex positioning surface of a positioning member withholding the sewn upholstery cover on said positioning member by means of a first suction system, setting said positioning member with the sewn upholstery cover withheld thereon by suction in a bottom die of a foaming die, deactivating said first suction system and withholding the upholstery cover on a concave positioning surface of said bottom die by means of a second suction system, extracting said positioning member from said bottom die leaving said upholstery cover positioned and withheld by suction on said concave positioning surface, positioning a rigid supporting element on a plunger of said foaming die and closing the plunger on said bottom die so as to form a foaming cavity between an outer surface of said supporting element and said upholstery cover; and injecting foaming material in said foaming cavity and polymerizing the foaming material. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001820 | Forming construction underlayment - A foam roofing underlayment is provided with a reinforcement membrane having an array of fastener elements for engaging fastener elements on a flexible roof membrane. The underlayment is formed by molding foam between the reinforcement membrane and a carrier membrane. The underlayment in secured to the roof using washers having fastener elements for engaging the fastener elements of the flexible roof membrane. An anti-peel flap with fastener elements is provided around the periphery of the washers. A slip sheet is used between the underlayment and the flexible roof membrane to permit accurate positioning of the flexible roof membrane prior to engagement of the fastener elements. The interstices between the fastener elements provide lateral moisture paths to vents in the flexible roof membrane. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001821 | Composite Sealing Gasket and Process for Belling Plastic Pipe - An sealing gasket is shown for use in forming joints of plastic pipe. The gasket is formed as a composite elastomeric body with a leading region formed of a thermoplastic elastomer material and with a trailing region formed of a synthetic plastic material. The gasket body has an outer circumferential region provided with a series of recessed pocket which give it a scallop-like appearance. The relatively harder plastic region of the gasket body deforms the associated pipe socket end during manufacture of the pipe end, whereby the gasket is integrally locked within an internal pipe groove in the pipe socket end upon completion of the pipe belling operation. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001822 | COMPOSITE POLYESTER ARTICLE - A method for manufacturing a composite article is described that includes a step of impregnating a reinforcing fabric with a semi-aromatic polyester composition in the molten state, having a melt viscosity η of 20 Pa·s to 200 Pa·s. The reinforcing fabric can be maintained at a temperature of plus or minus 50° C. relative to the melting temperature of the polyester. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001823 | ETHYLENE POLYMER PELLET AND EXTRUSION PROCESS USING THE SAME - Provided is a pellet of an ethylene polymer having a kneading torque at 160° C. of 2 to 15 Nm, wherein the pellet has a specific surface area of 1,800 to 3,000 mm | 2013-01-03 |
20130001824 | FLOW IN REINFORCED POLYIMIDE COMPOSITIONS - Reinforced polyimide compositions that include a reinforcing filler and a polyamide flow promoter improve flow promotion while maintaining other mechanical, thermal, flame and/or electrical properties of the compositions. The compositions may include an inorganic or organic reinforcing filler, a polyimide resin such as polyetherimide or polyamideimide and a small amount of an aromatic or aliphatic polyamide as the flow promoter. The resulting compositions may be used in thinner-wall applications while still retaining the advantageous physical properties of reinforced polyimide compositions not having the flow promoter. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001825 | REACTIVE MIXTURE FOR COATING MOLDED OBJECTS BY MEANS OF REACTION INJECTION MOLDING AND COATED MOLDED OBJECT - A reactive mixture for coating mouldings by means of reaction injection moulding, containing at least 40% by weight of (meth)acrylates having at least two double bonds. The reactive mixture contains at least one photoinitiator and at least one thermal initiator. The present invention furthermore describes a coated moulding including a moulding which is obtainable by injection moulding processes and includes at least one polymer selected from polymethyl methacrylate, polymethylmethacrylimide, styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, styrene-maleic acid copolymer and polymethyl methacrylate copolymers, and a coating which is obtainable by polymerization of (meth)acrylates having at least two double bonds. The coating has an adhesive strength rating of not more than 1 according to the cross hatch test and a decrease in gloss at 20° after a scratch resistance test according to ASTM 1044 (12/05) (applied weight 500 g, number of cycles=100) of not more than 10%. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001826 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A STRUCTURE COMPRISING A NANOSTRUCTURE - The invention relates to a method by which a structure, e.g. a microstructure, is formed into a surface comprising a nanostructure during the fabrication of the structure. The method of fabrication of the structure is preferably embossing, and the invention thus describes methods by which a nanostructure is protected from being destroyed by the embossing process. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001827 | Method and Apparatus for Producing Figured Veneer - A method for making a piece of figured veneer comprises softening lignin in a sheet of veneer, and advancing the sheet of veneer between a first roller having a semi-flexible outer surface and a second roller. Apparatus for making a piece of figured veneer comprises a device for softening lignin in a sheet of veneer, and first and second rollers between which the sheet of veneer is pressed. The first roller has a semi-flexible outer surface. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001828 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PNEUMATIC TIRE - A primary formed body is formed by fitting bead rings to outside end portions of a cylindrical body having an inner liner, a film layered on an outer peripheral side of the inner liner, and a carcass material disposed on an outer peripheral side of the film. A green tire is formed on an outer peripheral surface of a rigid inner mold by prevulcanizing the inner liner in a state where a center portion of the primary formed body bulges toward an outer peripheral side, and is held by suction on an inner peripheral surface of a transferring/holding mold to the outer peripheral surface of the rigid inner mold, placing the rigid inner mold inside the primary formed body, then suspending the suction with the transferring/holding mold, and transferring the primary formed body to the outer peripheral surface of the rigid inner mold. The green tire is vulcanized. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001829 | HYBRID INJECTION ACTUATOR FOR AN INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - An extruder unit ( | 2013-01-03 |
20130001830 | LIQUID TINT MATERIALS AND FILMS MADE THEREFROM - Provided are tinted or tintable and clear films formed from liquid tint material, and methods of making and using the same. Such films are useful to application to substrates such as glass, specifically windows on vehicles, to reduce glare from the sun, reject heat, provide protection from UV rays, and create a unique or decorative look to the vehicle. The films dry into a smooth and clear thin film. The film-forming liquid tint materials comprise: an aqueous polymeric dispersion; a tinting agent dispersed in the aqueous polymeric dispersion; wherein upon contact with a substrate, the film-forming liquid tint material dries to a film that is clear and tintable. The tinting agents, in particular, photoactive components, can be encapsulated in a plurality of ORMOSIL nanoparticles. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001831 | CONCRETE FORM SYSTEM AND METHOD - A concrete structure kit comprising a dry powdered concrete mixture contained within a shaped container or packaging is provided. In use, the packaged dry concrete mixture is placed in a desired location, water is added to the dry mixture in an appropriate amount, and the concrete is allowed to set in the shape of the container. After the concrete has hardened, the container may be removed from the outside of the concrete structure and discarded. In a second embodiment, a modular concrete mold system is provided, which includes a series of interlocking pieces having various shapes, such as straight sides, curved sides, corners, acute and obtuse angles, and the like. This arrangement allows a user to form a concrete mold into a variety of different shapes, as desired. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001832 | LASER-IMAGEABLE FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PRECURSORS AND METHODS OF IMAGING - A laser-engraveable composition comprises one or more elastomeric rubbers including at least 10 parts of one or more CLCB EPDM elastomeric rubbers, based on parts per hundred of the total weight of elastomeric rubbers (phr). The laser-engraveable composition further comprises 2-30 phr of a near-infrared radiation absorber and either 1-80 phr of an inorganic, non-infrared radiation absorber filler, or a vulcanizing composition that comprises a mixture of at least two peroxides. One first peroxide has a t | 2013-01-03 |
20130001833 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION OF UNIFORMLY SIZED NANOPARTICLES - An apparatus and process for creating uniformly sized, spherical nanoparticles from a solid target. The solid target surface is ablated to create an ejecta event containing nanoparticles moving away from the surface. Ablation may be caused by laser or electrostatic discharge. At least one electromagnetic field is placed in front of the solid target surface being ablated. The electromagnetic field manipulates at least a portion of the nanoparticles as they move away from the target surface through the electromagnetic field to increase size and spherical shape uniformity of the nanoparticles. The manipulated nanoparticles are collected. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001834 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS USING LINEAR SOLIDIFICATION - An apparatus and method for making a three-dimensional object from a solidifiable material using a linear solidification device is shown and described. In certain examples, the linear solidification device includes a laser diode that projects light onto a scanning device, such as a rotating polygonal mirror or a linear scanning micromirror, which then deflects the light onto a photohardenable resin. As a result, the linear solidification device scans a line of solidification energy in a direction that is substantially orthogonal to the direction of travel of the laser diode. In other examples, the linear solidification device is a laser device array or light emitting diode array that extends in a direction substantially orthogonal to the direction of travel of the array. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001835 | STAMPER FOR TRANSFERRING FINE PATTERN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF - An object of the present invention is to provide a stamper for transferring fine pattern and a method for manufacturing the stamper, the stamper has a fine structure layer to improve a continuous transferring property of the resinous stamper, and to allow accurate and continuous transferring. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a stamper for transferring fine pattern, including: a fine structure layer on a supporting substrate, in which the fine structure layer is a polymer of a resinous compound whose principal component is silsesquioxane derivative having a plurality of polymerizable functional groups. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001836 | AIR VENTING VALVE OF VULCANISING MOULD - An air venting valve and method for removing air from a vulcanizing mould of a vehicle tire by the aid of an air venting valve having a body functioning as an air channel and an inner part movable in a longitudinal direction. The body includes a stem and a valve disc disposed at an inner end of the stem on the side of a mould surface, the diameter of the valve disc is larger than the inner diameter of the body. A spring member is arranged in the air venting valve for forcing the inner part in a predetermined position for opening the valve when a blank is removed from the vulcanizing mould. The lower part of the inner part of the body includes an outer thread and in the lower part of the body a respective inner thread for screwing the valve stem in the body. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001837 | TURBINE BLADE AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - A method of producing a turbine blade is provided, wherein the turbine blade is produced by an additive production method. Cavities and/or lattice structures can be produced in one and the same process. The additive production method also allows drainage slots, heating openings, and/or other holes or, as the case may be, recesses to be provided in the turbine blade while the turbine blade is being produced. Holes can furthermore be furnished completely or partially with a lattice structure. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001838 | CHARCOAL-CONTAINING PLASTIC PACKING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Disclosed are a charcoal-containing plastic packing material and a method for manufacturing the same. The present invention provides a plastic packing material which resolves the problems caused by the deficiency of compatibility between charcoal and resin such as deficiencies in mechanical properties, an aggregation phenomenon, foreign body sensation, defective forms, and poor quality, and which not only exhibits high-level general qualities, but which also, as a result of containing charcoal, has functional properties such as suppressing putrefactive bacteria, absorbing polluted particles and smells, radiating far-infrared rays and anions, and preventing the generation of static electricity. Also, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a plastic packing material, in which the particle size, the amount used for resin, and the particle size uniformity of charcoal powder to be mixed with resin are adjusted according to the thickness of the plastic packing material to be formed. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001839 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING THE VALVE OF A MOLTEN-METAL LADLE AND FACILITATING FREE OPENING THEREOF - Spout-filling compositions and a method for protecting and facilitating free opening of a spout valve of a ladle are disclosed. The spout-filling compositions may comprise an iron-based ilmenite sand. More particularly, the compositions may comprise ilmenite sand in combination with a quartz and/or carbon black and/or chromite and zircon. The compositions described herein may be placed in a ladle to insulate the valve from molten metal. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001840 | ELASTOMER PRODUCT, IN PARTICULAR AN AIR SPRING HAVING A BELLOWS, HAVING AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT - An elastomer product having an elastomer component, in particular an air spring having a bellows, wherein an electrical component is embedded in the elastomer component of the elastomer product, and the elastomer component including at least one electrically conductive path. The electrical component is located on a carrier material. The electrically conductive path is designed to be elastically flexible and connected to the carrier material and the carrier material is connected to the surrounding elastomer of the elastomer component in a firmly bonded manner. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001841 | Variable Stiffness Support - A system and method to control vibrations exerted on a non-vibrating structure. The system includes an adjustable variable stiffness support securely attached to both the non-vibrating structure and a vibrating structure. A driver operably associated with the variable stiffness support is configured to selectively adjust the variable stiffness support. A control system in data communication with both a sensor system and the driver includes an algorithm to determine whether adjustment of the variable stiffness support is required. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001842 | FLUID-FILLED VIBRATION-DAMPING DEVICE - A fluid-filled vibration damping device including: a partition member having first and second partition plates overlapping, and a holding area formed between overlapping surfaces of center parts of the two partition plates; and a movable membrane held and arranged in the holding area. A claw-shaped part and a perforation window are formed at respective corresponding positions of outer circumference parts of the two partition plates, and a fixing mechanism is constituted with the claw-shaped part latched in a circumference edge part of the perforation window. A widening area is provided between an outer circumference surface of the movable membrane and an inner circumference surface of the holding area by partially making a large distance therebetween. At least one of the two partition plates has a first air vent hole piercing a part constituting a wall part of the widening area. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001843 | FLUID-FILLED ACTIVE VIBRATION-DAMPING DEVICE - A fluid-filled active vibration damping device including a partition member having a holding space formed therein and a movable membrane installed in the holding space. A filter orifice tuned to a higher frequency than an orifice passage is formed at one wall part of the holding space facing to one surface of the movable membrane, and the holding space is in communication with one of a pressure receiving fluid chamber and an excitation fluid chamber through the filter orifice. An open hole is formed on the other wall part of the holding space facing to the other surface of the movable membrane opposite to the one surface in the thickness direction, and the holding space is in communication with the other of the two fluid chambers through the open hole. A through hole pierces the movable membrane in the thickness direction. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001844 | ANTI-VIBRATION RUBBER DEVICE - An anti-vibration rubber device is capable of advantageously preventing cracks from occurring in a constricted portion because of a long time use in a high-temperature environment. A rubber ring having higher resistance to gas permeability than a main rubber portion is externally inserted in a tension-deformed state to a stress concentration portion of a constricted portion in the main rubber portion that connects a first attachment member and a second attachment member. Due to a restoring force from the tension-deformed state, the rubber ring is tightly attached without being bonded to an outer peripheral surface of the stress concentration portion. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001845 | LEAF SPRING MADE OF A FIBER COMPOSITE MATERIAL HAVING INTEGRATED BEARING EYES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID LEAF SPRING - A leaf spring made of a fiber composite material having integrated bearing holes and a method for producing is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of cutting prepreg strips of a predetermined length from a prepreg strand, removing cut-outs from the particular prepreg strip in the axial ends where a bearing hole should be formed, laying a plurality of prepreg strips one over the other in a prepreg stack in alternation so that the surfaces of the prepreg strips are flush to form a raw leaf spring forming a bearing hole by deforming an axial end of the prepreg stack in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal extension (L) and perpendicular to the transverse extension (B) of the prepreg stack, setting the raw sheet spring to form the finished leaf spring in a mold with a suitable setting pressure and a suitable setting temperature. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001846 | CASSETTE JIG FOR WAFER CLEANING APPARATUS AND CASSETTE ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - A cassette jig for a wafer cleaning apparatus is provided, comprising a jig body having an inner space designed to receive a first wafer therein; and a guide member mounted in the jig body and operative to guide a cassette to be installed in the jig body, the cassette having an inner space designed to receive a second wafer of a relatively smaller diameter than the first wafer therein. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001847 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT DETECTS STAPLES AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus which makes it possible to detect staples at a plurality of points by a smaller number of sensors. The sheet processing apparatus shifts a stapler along an edge of a sheet bundle. The stapler has a staple detection sensor attached thereto. The staple detection sensor detects a staple driven into the sheet bundle while passing by a staple detection position during shifting of the stapler. The stapler sequentially performs stapling at a first position and a second position along the edge of the sheet bundle, and is then shifted to a standby position. During a time period from completion of the stapling at the first position to completion of the shifting of the stapler to the standby position, the staple detection sensor detects presence or absence of a staple at each of the first position and the second position. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001848 | SKEW CORRECTION DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND SKEW CORRECTION METHOD - A skew correction device for aligning a booklet that is a folded bundle of sheets on a conveying path includes a first member against which a leading end of the booklet abuts in a conveying direction; a second member configured to push a trailing end of the booklet in the conveying direction so that the leading end of the booklet abuts against the first member; and a deflection generating member configured to deflect the booklet downward when the trailing end is pushed. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001849 | SKEW CORRECTION DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND SKEW CORRECTION METHOD - A skew correction device includes: a conveying path through which a booklet formed by folding a sheet bundle is conveyed in a conveying direction; a positioning unit on which a leading-end portion of the booklet in the conveying direction is to abut, the positioning unit being arranged to be able to protrude into and retreat from the conveying path; an abutting unit that pushes a trailing-end portion of the booklet in the conveying direction, thereby moving the booklet toward the positioning unit and causing the leading-end portion of the booklet to abut on the positioning unit; and a pushing force changing unit that changes a pushing force applied by the abutting unit to the booklet to push the booklet against the positioning unit based on a pushing amount of the abutting unit to the booklet. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001850 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including a sheet feed cassette to hold a stack of recording media, a cover detachably attachable to the sheet feed cassette to cover an opening of the sheet feed cassette through which the recording media are supplied, an image forming part to form images on the recording media, and a discharge tray having a top surface on which the recording media discharged from the image forming apparatus after image formation are stacked. The sheet feed cassette is disposed below the discharge tray and is contractibly extendable, protruding outwardly from the image forming apparatus to accommodate large-sized recording media in its extended state. The cover includes a displaceable discharge auxiliary member slidable against the cover so as to be flush with the top surface of the discharge tray and detachably attachable to the sheet feed cassette together with the cover. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001851 | POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A post-processing apparatus includes a post-processing unit performing post-processing for a sheet ejected from a former-stage apparatus, a post-processing time calculating unit calculating a time required for the post-processing based on a content of the post-processing, a time comparing unit comparing the time required for the post-processing and a sheet interval between sheets ejected from the former-stage apparatus, an overlapping conveying unit overlapping a plurality of sheets ejected from the former-stage apparatus and conveying the overlapping sheets on an upstream side of the post-processing unit, and a control unit controlling the overlapping conveying unit, wherein the control unit changes the number of overlapping sheets in the overlapping conveying unit in accordance with the sheet interval of sheets ejected from the former-stage apparatus where the time required for the post-processing is determined to exceed the sheet interval based on a comparison result of the time comparing unit. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001852 | PAPER-FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - A paper-feeding apparatus includes a double paper feed prevention mechanism including a conveyance roller rotating forward in a paper feeding direction, and a handling roller rotating rearward in an opposite direction to the paper feeding direction through a torque limiter and being driven by the conveyance roller when the number of fed sheets of paper is one, a double paper feed detection sensor disposed at a downstream side of the double paper feed prevention mechanism to detect a physical quantity corresponding to the number of fed sheets of paper, and a control unit that determines a frequency of double paper feed events at the downstream side of the double paper feed prevention mechanism based on an output signal of the double paper feed detection sensor, and controls a speed of rearward rotation of the handling roller depending on the frequency of the double paper feed events. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001853 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STACKING SHEETS IN A PRINTING PRESS - A device and a method for the stacking of sheets in a printing press are disclosed. The device and correspondingly the method have at least two laterally spaced sheet transport roll pairs to transport the sheets in a transport plane. A stacking tray is furthermore provided to accommodate the sheets transported out of the printing press. A sheet contacting unit is arranged in the direction of transport behind the sheet transport roll pairs such that it deflects at least a partial region of the sheet out of the transport plane at least in a first direction, wherein the sheet undergoes a deformation transversely to the direction of transport, and wherein the at least two sheet transport roll pairs and the sheet contacting unit are arranged in a projection onto the transport plane in a triangular arrangement. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001854 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus may include a first tray configured to accommodate one or more recording sheets to be supplied to an image forming unit, a pair of body frames disposed to sandwich therebetween an upper part of the first tray, a pair of expansion members disposed under the pair of body frames to sandwich therebetween a lower part of the first tray, a plurality of first connectors configured to connect the pair of body frames with the pair of expansion members, an under bar bridged between the pair of expansion members, and a second connector configured to connect one of the expansion members with the under bar. The expansion member connected with the second connector may be configured such that a phantom line, which extends through the expansion member in a direction parallel to the attaching-detaching direction of the first tray, is in line with the second connector. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001855 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus may include a first tray configured to accommodate one or more recording sheets to be supplied to an image forming unit, a body frame configured to position an upper part of the first tray, and an expansion members disposed under the body frame to position a lower part of the first tray. The expansion member may include a transmission mechanism configured to be engagable with a body-side gear provided in the body frame. The transmission mechanism may be configured to transmit a drive force, which is transmitted from a drive source provided in the body frame via the body-side gear, to an add-on mechanism, when the transmission mechanism is engaged with the body-side gear. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001856 | SHEET FEEDER, PROCESSING DEVICE, AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A sheet printer includes sheet stacking and supplying parts that overlap each other at upper and lower stages, and the first sheet stacking and supplying part includes a first feeding roller that separates, supplies and conveys a sheet, and a first feeding roller arm that holds the first feeding roller so as to be capable of abutting on the sheet, and rotates about an axis. The second sheet stacking and supplying part includes a second feeding roller that separates, supplies and conveys a sheet, and a second feeding roller arm that holds the second feeding roller so as to be capable of abutting on the sheet, and rotates about an axis. The second feeding roller arm is disposed outside the first sheet stacking and supplying part in a direction that intersects a supplying and conveying direction of the sheet. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001857 | REFLECTIVE PHOTOSENSOR AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE INCORPORATING THE SAME - A reflective photosensor detects a target object. The photosensor includes a transparent circuit board, a light emitter and a light receiver on one surface of the circuit board, including a light emitting element and a light receiving element, respectively, and disposed so that the light emitting element and the light receiving element face the one surface, a concave portion on the other surface of the circuit board, including a first refractive face to oppose the light emitting element and refract light from the light emitting element to the light receiving element and a second refractive face to oppose the light receiving element and refract, to the light receiver, a component of the light refracted by the first refractive face and specularly reflected by the target object. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001858 | MEDIA SEPARATING AND FEEDING DEVICE AND MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE - A mechanism enables efficiently reducing the size of a check feeding device for separating and feeding checks one at a time. In one embodiment, a check separating and feeding mechanism uses a single drive motor to drive a feed roller, pressure member, and separation roller. When the drive motor turns in a second direction, torque is transferred through a second one-way clutch mechanism to both rollers. When the drive motor turns in this direction, the first one-way clutch mechanism disengages the drive motor from the drive power transfer path to the pressure member, and a tension spring pulls the pressure member in the direction pressing the checks to the feed roller. When the drive motor turns in an opposite first direction, the torque of the drive motor returns the pressure member to the standby position, drive power is not transferred to the rollers, and the rollers do not turn. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001859 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND PROCESSING APPARATUS - Even in printing apparatus that make use of a plurality of kinds of sheets, the degradation of image quality is reduced. A sheet conveying apparatus includes: a sheet stacking unit; a sheet conveying unit being in contact with the sheet stacked on an uppermost portion, of the stacked sheets, and conveying the sheet; a separation unit separating the sheets into only one sheet of the uppermost portion by a separation slope that abuts a tip portion of the sheet conveyed by the sheet conveying unit; and a guide unit connected to the separation unit and guiding the sheet, in which an angle between the sheet stacking unit and the separation slope is switched to a first angle and a second angle smaller than the first angle by a rotation center of the separation unit provided in a vicinity of a connection portion of the separation unit and the guide unit. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001860 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND SHEET FEEDING METHOD - In general, in a sheet feeding device of embodiments, a shaft connects through an one-way clutch structure to a conveying roller, rotates in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction, transmits the torque to the conveying roller to cause the conveying roller to rotate in the first direction if the shaft rotates in the first direction. The shaft does not transmit the torque to the conveying roller if the shaft rotates in the second direction. The shaft limits the rotation of the conveying roller in the second direction while the shaft is in a rotation-stop state. A controller has a second mode in which the shaft is rotated in a second direction to allow rotation of the conveying roller in the second direction. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001861 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet accommodating unit which is detachably attached to an apparatus main body and configured to accommodate sheets, a sheet stacking unit which is provided in the sheet accommodating unit and can move while supporting the sheet, a sheet feeding unit configured to feed the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking unit, and a lift unit configured to move the sheet stacking unit toward the sheet feeding unit, wherein, before feeding of the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking unit by the sheet feeding unit, the lift unit increases and then reduces press contact force between the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking unit and the sheet feeding unit. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001862 | MEDIUM FEED DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A medium feed device includes a suction member that sucks a medium on a stack member; a surrounding member supported movably in directions toward and away from the stack member together with the medium by suction; a stack-member moving mechanism; a suction-member moving mechanism; a transport member that transports the medium; a detected part associated with the surrounding member; a detecting part that is supported at the suction-member body and detects the detected part; a detector that detects a medium surface position based on a detection result of the detected part detected by the detecting part if the surrounding member moves toward the suction-member body from a state in which the medium contacts the surrounding member. The stack-member moving mechanism moves the stack member based on the medium surface position. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001863 | SEPARATOR ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH PRINTERS - Separator assembly for use with printers is described herein. One example separator assembly includes a separator pad movable between a first position and a second position such that the separator pad is to engage a leading edge of a print media in the second position. A cam is rotatable between a third position and a fourth position to move the separator pad from the first to the second position. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001864 | DOCUMENT CONVEYING APPARATUS AND DOCUMENT CONVEYING METHOD - Disclosed is a document conveying apparatus including: a reading unit which read image information on a surface of a document; a driving-side discharge unit which conveys the document in a first direction in contact with the first surface, and discharges at least a part of the document; a driven-side discharge unit which receives transmission of a rotative force from the driving-side discharge unit, when being in contact with the driving-side discharge unit; a specific-direction conveying unit which conveys the document in an opposite direction to the first direction; a pressing force applying unit which applies a force in a third direction to the driven-side discharge unit so as to be in contact with the driving-side discharge unit; and a movement control unit which moves the driven-side discharge unit in an opposite direction to the third direction, when the document is in contact with the driven-side discharge unit. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001865 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus includes a tray, a driving mechanism disposed above the tray, a separating mechanism rotatably connected to the tray, and at least one resilient element to provide a constant pressure against the separating mechanism. The driving mechanism includes at least one roller to move one of the sheets. The separating mechanism includes at least one retard pad to separate the sheets and create frictional resistance between the separating mechanism and the stack of the sheets. When the tray has only a few sheets left, the separating mechanism is rotated and the frictional resistance is reduced. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001866 | DOCUMENT POSITION-LIMITING MECHANISM - A document position-limiting mechanism includes a first paper guide plate, a second paper guide plate, a connecting wheel and a switching module. The first paper guide plate and the second paper guide plate are used for guiding a document on a paper input tray to be fed into an automatic document feeder. Through the connecting wheel, the first paper guide plate and the second paper guide plate are movable on the paper input tray. Via the switching module, the document position-limiting mechanism can be operated in two operating modes to be selected by the user in order to meet the requirements of different users. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001867 | Sheet Conveyer Device - A sheet conveyer device including a sheet container tray and a guide member to restrict a position of edges of the sheets is provided. The sheet container tray includes a first engagement section. The guide member includes an arm part and a first engageable part being engageable with the first engagement section. One of the first engagement section and the first engageable part is formed to have a concave structure, and the other one of the first engagement section and the first engageable part is formed to have a convex structure. A first plane in the concave structure, which becomes slidably in contact with the convex structure when the guide member is moved in a pointing direction, is formed to incline in a more moderate angle than an angle of a second plane in the concave structure, which becomes separated from the convex structure. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001868 | METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS FOR SUBSTRATE DECURLER INITIALIZATION AND SETUP - A decurler system includes a metallic penetrating roll and a conductive elastomeric idler roll that is movable from an open position to a contact position. The penetrating member is connected to an electrical power supply. When the idler roll contacts the penetrating roll, the idler roll conducts electrical power supplied to the penetrating roll. An initialization process includes detecting an electrical current conducted by the idler roll to determine that an idler roll is in a contact position. An idler roll wear is monitored by counting a number of steps that the idler roll is driven before an electrical current is detected at the idler roll. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001869 | SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet processing device includes a conveyance member, an elastic plate member, a first conveyance path, and a second conveyance path. The conveyance member conveys a sheet of recording media with the sheet attached thereon and has a circumferential portion to separate the sheet from the conveyance member by a curvature of the conveyance member. The first conveyance path is formed by the conveyance member. The second conveyance path is disposed downstream from the first conveyance path and includes a reversal conveyance path to reverse the sheet. A face continuous to a front edge of the elastic plate member, except for the front edge, is positioned in an attachment weakened area of the circumferential portion of the conveyance member in which an attachment force of the sheet on the circumferential portion is weakened by separation of the sheet from the conveyance member by the curvature. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001870 | SHEET HOLDER FOR A PRINTER - In one example, a printer sheet holding system includes: a support for printable substrate sheets in a support area; and a movable indicator to indicate the presence in the support area of a second sheet stack on top of a first sheet stack. The indicator being movable between a first position in which the indicator extends over the support area where it can rest on top of the first stack when a first stack is supported in the support area and a second position in which the indicator is withdrawn from the support area. In another example, a method includes sensing the presence of a second stack of printable substrate sheets on top of a first stack of printable substrate sheets and, in response to sensing the presence of the second stack on the first stack, configuring the printer to print on sheets of the second substrate. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001871 | MEDIA LEVEL INDICATOR AND PRINTER HAVING SAME - A media level indicator and a printer having some are disclosed. The printer has the media level indicator, a housing and a media container slidably contained in the housing. The media level indicator includes a media detecting assembly and a level indicating assembly, wherein the media detecting assembly includes a shaft for rotatably engaged with the housing, a detecting arm fixed to the shaft and abutting the top of the paper stack, and a driving arm. The driving arm is articulated with a lever of the level indicating assembly. When the paper amount changes, the detecting arm is moved and drives the media detecting assembly to rotate, which provides motion in an indicating end of the level indicating assembly, which extends outwardly from the media container. Therefore, a change in the paper amount is indicated. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001872 | DEVICE FOR DEPOSITING SHEETS FOR A PRINTING MACHINE - The invention relates to a device for depositing sheets for a printing machine, preferably for an electrophotographically operating printing machine, said device comprising at least one sheet transport member which can be driven so as to rotate and which is provided for the detection of a lead edge of a sheet and for depositing the sheet after it has covered a rotating path. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001873 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAGNETIC-GLIDE GAMES - Some embodiments may relate to a magnetic glide game. Such a game may include one or more magnetically polarized game pieces. A game board may include a substantially planar playing surface adapted to receive the game piece in a slideable relation. Embodiments may also include at least one deflection means disposed in, or positionable within, a glide path of the game piece. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001874 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO HANDLE PLAYING CARDS, EMPLOYING ELEVATOR MECHANISM - A card shoe handling device includes a playing card output receiver including a playing card support surface and a ceiling at least partially disposed relatively over the playing card support surface. The playing card output receiver is sized and positioned to receive a number of playing cards handled by the playing card handling system. The playing card handling system also includes an elevator mechanism operable to selectively move the playing card output receiver between a lowered position and a raised position, where in the lowered position the ceiling limits access from an exterior of the playing card handling system to the playing cards carried by the card support surface of the playing card output receiver and in the raised position the ceiling does not limit access from the exterior of the playing card handling system to at least some of the playing cards carried by the playing card output receiver. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001875 | AUTOMATIC TILE-BASED GAME MACHINE - An automatic tile-based game machine includes a table. The table is provided with a shuffle mechanism, four conveying mechanisms, four stack mechanisms, four lift mechanisms and a central lift mechanism. The four conveying mechanisms the four stack mechanisms and the four lift mechanisms are disposed on four sides of the table. The central lift mechanism is disposed at the center of the table. The present invention has a simple configuration and the tiles can be shuffled quickly. Only one set of the tiles is required. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001877 | METHOD OF PLAYING A CAT AND BAT, TARGET GAME - A method of playing a game of snapping a cone-ended projectile (a “cat”) from a flat surface upwardly into the air and hitting it again using a generally flat-sided bat, the hit directing the cat as near as possible to arrive at a remote target. The cat is generally uniform in section at its center with at least one tapered end, and it may be of wood or of soft but fairly heavy, rubbery material or internally weighted so as not to cause injury if it hits a child or other person. Striking the cat downwardly with an edge of the bat on a tapered portion of an end pops the cat into the air to start the play. While the cat is in the air, spinning from the initial launch, it is hit again with the face of the bat and propelled toward the target 10-20 yards or more away from the launching point. The player who gets the cat first into, or closest to the center of, the target, wins, in a multi-player game. In one form of play, to minimize back-and-forth fetching, two launching points and two targets are used, so the cat or multiple cats are launched and hit back and forth between targets adjacent players situated adjacent separated targets and launch positions until a winner is declared. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001878 | Dousing Game - We disclose a fluid dousing game. The game includes a frame from which a container of fluid is suspended. The release of the fluid is controlled by a valve in the bottom of the container which is created by an opening in the bottom of the container combined with a valve. When a player throws a projectile and strikes a target, a spring loaded mechanism triggers release of the fluid from the container by opening the valve. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001879 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAGNETIC TOSS GAMING - Methods, systems and pieces for developing and challenging eye-hand coordination are provided. In one version, a game is provided that includes one or more magnetically charged game pieces. A magnetic target may be mounted on a preferably inclined and magnetically attractive target surface. One or more game piece forms an aperture. The aperture enables the game piece to be more easily tossed toward and adhere to a magnetically attractive surface. The apertures further allow the game pieces to overlay each other when adhered to the target surface. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001880 | HANGING TARGET FRAME - A target for hanging on a frame has a hanging member having a first elongated arm, a second arm extending from the first arm and a third arm extending from the second arm. The first and third arms are parallel to each other and the second arm is perpendicular to said first and third arms. The third arm is shorter than the first arm. The hanging member has a thickness. A target disk has an elongated slot wherein the hanging member is inserted into the slot. The third arm extends through the slot and the second arm is received within the slot. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001881 | SEAL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF FORMING A SEAL ASSEMBLY - A downhole seal assembly comprises a base pipe upon which is mounted a seal element and a ring member, wherein the ring member is located adjacent an end region of the seal element. The ring member and seal element are adhered together with a bonding agent. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001882 | SEALING ARRANGEMENT FOR A CONTROL DEVICE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A sealing arrangement for a control device of an internal combustion engine includes a housing. A channel is formed in the housing. The channel has a gas flow therethrough. A control member controls a flow of the gas in the channel. The control member is arranged on a shaft. A bearing supports the shaft in a bearing bore of the housing. A vent bore extends in the housing from an inner wall of the channel on an inlet side of the control member to a rear side, facing outward from the channel, of the bearing arranged in the housing, and into the bearing bore. A first groove is formed in the shaft behind the bearing. The first groove is configured so as to be circumferential when seen from the channel. The first groove is surrounded radially by a sealing device which is configured to cooperate with the first groove. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001883 | REPAIRABLE DOUBLE SIDED BRUSH SEAL - A brush seal includes a plurality of bristles aligned in parallel to form a brush pack having a first end and a second end, and a joint securing the brush pack together. The joint is located centrally between the first end and the second end such that both the first end and the second end of the brush pack can form a sealing surface. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001884 | SEALING (PACKING) RING - The invention relates to dynamical sealing systems for rotating pairs and can be used, in particular, for sealing of the bearing supports of cutter drill bits. The sealing (packing) ring has the cross-sectional cut of four-cornered shape, formed with the outer and inner cylindrical surfaces, including the side (end) surfaces, which define the ring height. The sufficient improvement of the efficiency and the service life of the sealing system are ensured, due to closed (dead-end) feed and drain lubricant grooves being provided on the working, sealing surface, and their inlet and outlet openings are positioned on the ring opposite surfaces bordering on the working surface. The outer, inner or end surface of the ring can serve as the working, sealing surface. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001885 | STATIC SEALING DEVICE FOR WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES CONNECTED TO CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS - A static sealing device for a wheel hub assembly, an inner ring of which is operatively associated with a constant velocity joint, an outer ring coupled with the wheel hub, including a first sealing assembly arranged between the inner ring and an outer ring of the wheel hub for protecting respective rolling bodies, and a second sealing assembly supported by the inner ring, arranged straddling the wheel hub and the outer ring; wherein the first sealing assembly includes a shield anchored to the inner ring of the bearing and provided, on a first side of the joint, with a flange portion carrying an annular signal generating element towards the joint which leaves an annular radially inner area of the flange portion uncovered, defining an annular seat between it and the inner ring in which an edge radially folded on the outside of a tubular core of the second sealing assembly. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001886 | TWIST PROOF FLEXURES OF SEAL ASSEMBLIES - A seal assembly for a turbomachine is provided. The seal assembly includes multiple arcuate packing ring segments disposed intermediate to a stationary housing and a rotatable element about an axis. The seal assembly further includes multiple flexures mechanically coupled to the stationary housing and the multiple arcuate packing ring segments, wherein the multiple flexures are attached to the stationary housing and the arcuate packing ring segments at positions predetermined to control packing ring twist under differential pressure conditions. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001887 | METHOD AND DEVICE OF A SEALING SYSTEM - A sealing system and a method of manufacturing such a sealing system. The sealing system comprises a seal lip of two different materials that are bonded together using a polymeric material that forms strong chemical bonds with the two different materials at the same time. Further since the bonding only takes place after activation, this enables a precise physical alignment to be done before the activation. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001888 | STATIC SEALING DEVICE FOR WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES CONNECTED TO CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS - A static sealing device for a wheel hub assembly, an inner ring operatively associated with a constant velocity joint, an outer ring coupled with the wheel hub, including a first sealing assembly arranged between the inner ring and an outer ring for protecting respective rolling bodies, and a second sealing assembly integrally carried by the inner ring, arranged straddling the wheel hub and the outer ring of the joint; wherein the first sealing assembly includes a shield anchored to the inner ring of the bearing and provided, on the first side of the joint, with a flange portion carrying an annular signal generating element towards the joint which leaves an annular radially inner area of the flange portion uncovered, defining an annular seat between it and the inner ring in which an edge radially folded on the outside of a tubular core of the second sealing assembly is coupled. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001889 | ANNULAR SEALING ASSEMBLY, IN PARTICULAR FOR INSERTION BETWEEN ELEMENTS SUBJECTED TO AN OFFSET POSITIONING - A sealing assembly for insertion between first and second mechanical elements subjected to offset positioning, including a reinforcement ring and at least one elastomeric sealing element in which the reinforcement ring is at least partially embedded, the sealing element including an annular membrane shaped as a truncated-cone sleeve and free from the reinforcement ring, which membrane obliquely extends to protrude from the reinforcement ring, towards a symmetry axis of the sealing assembly and ends with at least one annular sealing lip intended to slidingly cooperate with the first mechanical element; the membrane has, in radial direction, a relatively thin thickness, thinner than that of the at least one sealing lip, so as to be highly flexible, and a plurality of stiffening ribs formed with the membrane, which extend in the axial direction, parallel to one another, spaced apart from one another to form longitudinally extending radial projections on the membrane. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001890 | SEAL WITH PLASTIC INNER CUP - A heavy duty composite oil seal with an outer cup and a plastic inner cup. The outer cup includes a major diameter mounting flange portion terminating in a curl, a minor diameter wear sleeve portion, and a transition portion joining the major and minor diameter portions. There is an elastomeric seal body and an embedded stiffener, with the elastomeric seal body having a sealing lip contacting the inner axial surface of the wear sleeve portion. There is a plastic inner cup member with an axial flange substantially co-extensive with the mounting flange and entrapped along the major diameter flange portion between the curl portion and the transition portion of the outer cup. The inner cup also has a radially extending flange that engages a radial portion of the elastomeric seal body. The plastic inner cup member has a continuous curvilinear inner surface. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001891 | SEALING ASSEMBLY - A two-piece assembly having both a plug component and a load component. The plug component includes a protrusion or bite edge that is capable of creating a metal-to-metal seal. The load component is rotated into position such that it provides an axial force on the plug component and increases the quality of the metal-to-metal seal. Rotational force from the load component is not transferred to the plug component because of a zero-moment interface. Thus, the present sealing assembly is capable of sealing at high pressures and avoid creating leak paths in the sealing land. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001892 | FAN DUCT BLOCKER ACTUATION TAB SEAL - A seal assembly for a fan duct metering valve disposed within a casing of a gas turbine engine includes a tab for extending through an opening in the casing and attaching to the valve, a carrier for extending into the opening and engaging the valve such that fluid does not leak between the valve and the carrier. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001893 | SPLIT GROMMET ASSEMBLY - A split grommet assembly comprising a grommet and a clamping ring. The grommet has a body portion with a peripheral edge and a sealing groove round the peripheral edge of the body portion. The grommet also has a gland portion with a peripheral edge, and a hole passing through the body and gland portions. The body and gland portions are each split along a split line which runs from the hole to their peripheral edges. The clamping ring encircles the peripheral edge of the gland portion and can be opened to permit an elongate object to be fitted into the hole via the split line, and closed to apply a compressive load to the peripheral edge of the gland portion which resists opening of the body along the split line. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001894 | Single-Sided Sticky Gasket - Applicants disclose a gasket for use between a removable workpiece and a base. The gasket has a polyurethane body, is generally tabular, and on one side has a fabric skin attached thereto. On the non-skinned side, the body, typically polyurethane, is sticky to the touch. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001895 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SEALING STORAGE DEVICES - An apparatus includes a gasket disposed between a base and a flexible printed circuit bracket. A stiction between the gasket and flexible printed circuit bracket is greater than a stiction between the gasket and the base. The difference in stiction can be provided by differing materials and/or differing contact areas. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001896 | TOOL HOLDER FOR A CUTTING TOOL AND SLEEVE FOR A TOOL HOLDER - A tool holder for a cutting tool having a tool shank includes a receptacle which extends in an axial direction and a sleeve disposed in the receptacle. The sleeve includes a tool receptacle structured to at least partially receive the tool shank and a blocking element that projects radially into the tool receptacle. The axial positioning of the sleeve is adjustable with respect to the receptacle. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001897 | CONNECTING ROD ASSEMBLY FOR CONNECTING A WORK HEAD - A connecting rod assembly is capable of pushing the work head outward to allow more of the part of the work head to be exposed out of the connecting rod assembly, making it easier for the user to pull out the work head, thus solving the problem that it is difficult to pull the work head out of the conventional connecting rod structure since the conventional connecting rod structure doesn't have any function or devices to move the work head outwards. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001898 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CHUCK, AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Exemplary embodiments of the invention disclose an exposure apparatus and a method of tuning parameters of a chuck, which may reduce a time taken to level the chuck by previously tuning parameters of the chuck. The method of tuning parameters of a chuck includes detecting a tilt component of the chuck, performing chuck tilt adjustment to minimize the tilt component of the chuck, and tuning the parameters of the chuck if a residual tilt component is present after performing the chuck tilt adjustment. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001899 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK ASSEMBLY - Embodiments of electrostatic chucks for substrate processing are provided herein. In some embodiments, an electrostatic chuck may include a puck for supporting a substrate, the puck formed from a dielectric material and having a chucking electrode disposed within the puck proximate a support surface of the puck to electrostatically retain the substrate when disposed on the puck; a base having a ring extending from the base to support the puck; and a spacer disposed between the base and the puck to support the puck above the base such that a gap is formed between the puck and the base, wherein the spacer supports the puck proximate a peripheral edge of the puck. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001900 | SETTING MECHANISM FOR A SETTABLE TOOL HOLDER ADAPTOR, AND TOOL ADAPTOR - A setting mechanism for a settable tool holder adapter includes a differential screw having two thread portions of differing pitch but identical direction of hand and a pressure piece having a pressure piece thread. One of the thread portions of the differential screw is screwed into the thread of the pressure piece. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001901 | ICE SKATE BLADES AND SHARPENING MACHINES - A sharpening machine generally includes a grinding wheel having a perimeter that is rotatable about a first axis. The sharpening machine includes an adjustment device adapted to be coupled to a structure of the sharpening machine. A shaft, mounted to the adjustment device, defines a second axis that is generally parallel to the first axis when the adjustment device is coupled to the structure and is movable along a predetermined feed axis toward the grinding wheel. A carousel is rotatably connected to the shaft of the adjustment device. A contouring tool having a counter surface is rotatably connected to the carousel. Movement of the shaft of the adjustment device along the feed axis is configured to translate the carousel and move the contouring tool into and out of engagement with the grinding wheel to facilitate dressing of the perimeter of the grinding wheel to a grinding wheel contour. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001902 | ICE SKATE PITCH ADJUSTMENT SHIM - According to embodiments of the present invention, an apparatus for adjusting a forward pitch of an ice skate includes a shim. The shim has a top surface configured to contact a heel portion of a boot and a bottom surface configured to contact a heel plate of a blade holder. The thickness of the shim creates a distance between the heel portion of the boot and the heel plate of the blade holder. The shim thickness increases the steepness of the forward pitch of the ice skate boot. As an example the shim thickness may be between 5 mm and 20 mm. As another example, the shim may include a material such as styrene. As yet another example, the shim has an outer border that substantially matches the outer border of the heel plate. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001903 | Coupler Device For In-Line Skate For All-Terrain Surfaces - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first coupler device configured to couple to the frame of an in-line skate. The first coupler device includes a linear portion and an angled portion where the linear portion and the angled portion have different lengths. The linear portion includes a first hole configured to couple to the frame of the in-line skate and the first hole is located near the end of the linear portion that is opposite the angled portion. The linear portion includes a second hole located at an area where the linear portion meets the angled portion. The angled portion has an angle greater than zero and includes a third hole near the end of the angled portion that is opposite the linear portion. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001904 | Portable Cart for Holding Multiple Trays of Glasses - A mobile cart comprising a frame, a base and a plurality of shelves is disclosed. The frame may comprise a plurality of vertical and horizontal frame members and the base may comprise a plurality of lateral and horizontal frame members. The cart may also comprise storage container that is supported by a frame portion and the frame portion may be retractable with the base. The cart is ideal for transporting large quantities of glassware or tableware in a commercial environment. | 2013-01-03 |
20130001905 | TRAVEL COOLER WITH COLLAPSIBLE SIDEWALLS - A travel cooler, includes a body comprising a base, sidewalls, and a lid connected together to define an interior, insulated containment space for holding cooler items. A lengthwise dimension of the cooler extends between opposite ends of the cooler, and the body defines recessed exterior surface slots extending along a lengthwise extent of the cooler. The cooler further includes a U-shaped handle having two legs connected by a handle portion. The cooler is transitionable between a first configuration, in which the legs of the U-shaped handle extend a substantial length from the body of the cooler, and a second configuration, in which the legs of the U-shaped handle are received within the recessed exterior surface slots extending along a lengthwise extent of the cooler, the handle portion extending in close proximity to an end of the body of the cooler. | 2013-01-03 |