03rd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140013879 | HYDRAULIC OIL-DRIVEN STRUCTURAL SUPPORT ROTATING MECHANISM - The invention relates to a hydraulic oil-driven structural support rotating mechanism comprising at least two hydraulic cylinders for driving the rotational movement of the structural support with respect to at least one axis, selected from vertical, horizontal or a combination of both, and a hollow core, comprising at least one opening on its side surface for the passage of a first and a second pivotable hydraulic cylinder, fixed to the core by means of two parallel vertical shafts , the ends of each hydraulic oil cylinder being fixed by attachment means to a rotating mechanical element selected from a slew ring or bearing, located inside the hollow core to which it is fixed by rotating mechanical element-core attachment means, and attached to the structural support by structural support-rotating mechanical element attachment means. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013880 | MANUAL TRANSMISSION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A manual transmission of a motor vehicle, is actuated by manually shifting a shift lever in a gearshift console having a selector gate and shifting gates in a multiple-H shifting pattern, with coaxial input and output shafts and a parallel countershaft, and with a number of gearset planes. Transmission gears are implemented by engaging at least two associated gear clutches. The gear clutches are divided into a selection group and a shifting group. The selection group gear clutches can be actuated exclusively by moving the shift lever in the selection gate so as to couple the input and counter-shafts. The shifting group gear clutches can be actuated exclusively by moving the shift lever in the shifting gates so as to couple the output and counter-shafts, and the gear clutch respectively engaged in the shifting gates having the two opposite gears is a selection group gear clutch. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013881 | METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING A DOUBLE CLUTCH TRANSMISSION AND DOUBLE CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A method of synchronizing a double clutch transmission having two input shafts and an output shaft. The input shafts can couple a motor drive shaft via an input friction clutch to synchronize rotation of the forward gears. The input shafts are coaxial with one located within the other, and the transmission output shaft is likewise coaxial. Each of the forward and reverse gears are arranged in a respective gearset plane. The gear clutches for the forward and reverse gears form gear shifting devices with some being actuated on two sides. Progressive gear steps are realized between the forward gears, and the gear clutches are unsynchronized shift elements. The rotational speed of one or more gear clutches, necessary for a gear change, is adapted as needed by actuating one or both of the input clutches and controlling the rotational speed of the motor. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013882 | TRANSMISSION UNIT - A transmission unit of a motor vehicle, with a transmission having a transmission shaft and with an electric motor that is coupled thereto in an axial direction and that has a stator and that has a rotor arranged on a motor shaft and that is bearingless on the A-side. The electric motor includes an end plate on the B-side, and the stator is located at least partly inside a housing of the transmission. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013883 | GEAR DRIVE SYSTEM WITH ADJUSTING STRUCTURE - A gear drive system includes a securing panel, a first slave gear, a drive gear, and an adjusting structure. The securing panel includes a panel body, a rack, and a rotating shaft. An upper part of the first slave gear is adjacent to the rack and aligned with the rack. The drive gear engages the first slave gear. The adjusting structure includes an elastic element, a slave element pivotally mounted to the panel body, and a third slave gear. The third slave gear defines a rotating hole. The rotating shaft is received in the rotating hole. The second slave gear is movable related to the panel body to enable the rotating shaft to be located in different positions of the rotating hole. The third slave gear is driven to move and rotate. The slave element is driven to rotate to press the elastic element. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013884 | GEAR TRANSMISSION MECHANISM AND ROBOT ARM CONNECTING STRUCTURE USING THE SAME - A gear transmission mechanism includes a housing, a first transmission assembly, a second transmission assembly, and a gear clearance adjustment assembly. The first transmission assembly includes an input shaft, and the second transmission assembly includes an output shaft. The gear clearance adjustment assembly includes an adjustment base mounted on the housing, fasteners, bearings, a washer, a fixing member, and a pair of freely rotatable adjusting gears for the transmission of rotative force. The adjusting gears mesh with the first and second transmission gears. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013885 | MESHED GEAR FOR VEHICLE - It is provided a meshed gear for a vehicle disposed in a power transmission path between an engine and drive wheels and made up of a pair of gears meshed with each other, at least one gear making up the meshed gear having a ring shape, and the one gear having an outer circumferential portion disposed with an additional vibration system. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013886 | Axle Porting to Legs - An axle assembly and method for assembling such axle assembly for a vehicle are disclosed. The axle assembly may comprise meshed ring and pinion gears, a center housing portion, and left and right leg housing portions. The center housing portion may include a center housing defining a center cavity in which the bevel gear is disposed, and at least one channel having an entrance port into the center cavity. The axle assembly may include a first conduit configured to branch off of the first channel in a first direction and a second conduit configured to branch off of the first channel in a second direction. Such channels and conduits may be integral to the center housing or substantially external to the center housing. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013887 | BALL SCREW WITH A DUST-PROOF AND LUBRICATING DEVICE - A ball screw with a dust-proof and lubricating device comprises: a screw, a nut, a plurality of balls, an oil-absorbing member, a return unit, and two dust-proof members. The nut includes an axial oil-guiding hole, a plurality of radial oil holes in communication with the oil-guiding hole and the helical groove of the nut, and an oil-feeding hole in communication with one of the radial oil holes. The oil-absorbing member is disposed in the oil-guiding hole and the radial oil holes. The return unit is disposed in the nut to enable the turning and circulation of the balls. The two dust-proof members are located at both ends of the axial hole. The ball screw can still be lubricated when it is disposed in a vertical position, and the dust-proof and lubricating device which won't add axial length to the nut. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013888 | GEAR AND BALANCE SHAFT FOR A PISTON ENGINE - Balance shaft for a piston engine comprises a bearing journal, on which the balance shaft is supported, a gear section, on which a gear is connected in a rotation-locked manner thereto via a press fit or another shaft-hub-connection, and an unbalanced section having an integrally connected unbalanced mass or an unbalanced mass fastened on this unbalanced section using machine elements or via another shaft-hub connection. The balance shaft can alternately comprise steel or cast iron material in the case of a friction mounting and its bearing journals can alternately be implemented as hardened or also unhardened. If the balance shaft is mounted in roller bearings and if the roller bodies have direct contact with the bearing surface, it is implemented in a suitable steel and the bearing journals are hardened. The gear comprises nodular cast iron and is not hardened. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013889 | SHIFT DEVICE - A shift lever is movable from a home position in a left or rear direction. A reverse mode selection position is set in a route extending in the left direction from the home position. A drive mode selection position is set in a route extending in the rear direction from the home position. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013890 | ELECTRONIC SHIFTING DEVICE OF A VEHICLE - An operation device of a shift by wire way excludes mechanical connection for transferring operational force between a transmission and an operation device for shifting, which can be used in a vehicle to which an electronic shifting device is mounted. For this purpose, a shift pattern is capable of operating intuitively a shifting device by providing a shift pattern identical to an existing shift pattern and keeping user's experience and at the same time reducing the number of the shift lock to solve the drawback of a prior shift pattern provided with a plurality of shift locks that defines the utilizing of a space, and thereby utilizing a space at a maximum level. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013891 | WHEELCHAIR WHEEL ATTACHMENT AND GEAR CHANGE ADAPTOR UNIT - The present invention relates to a wheelchair wheel attachment and gear change adaptor unit for a geared wheelchair wheel having a hub which comprises an attachment shaft protruding to one side thereof, and where gear change is actuated by axial manipulation of a rod running within the shaft in a cylindrical bore which is concentric with the shaft. An adaptor housing ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140013892 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR A CRAWLER VEHICLE - A control device for a crawler vehicle, comprising a control lever activated by an operator about a fulcrum and having a free end, the control lever being displaceable along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle between a proximal position closer to the operator and a distal position further from the operator in order to control a main clutch of the vehicle, the control device further comprising a support element suitable for being fixed to a body of the vehicle in order to support an operator's hand when the hand acts on the control lever, wherein the control lever has an intermediate portion interposed between the free end and the fulcrum, the intermediate portion being so shaped as to partially embrace the support element in the proximal position. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013893 | ROBOT - A robot, includes: a robot arm including: a first frame; and a second frame coupled to the first frame to be turnable about a joint axis; a cable arranged along a side surface of the first frame and a side surface of the second frame; a first fixing member for fixing the cable to the side surface of the first frame; a second fixing member for fixing the cable to the side surface of the second frame; a holding member for holding a part of the cable between the first fixing member and the second fixing member; and a support mechanism for regulating movement of the holding member in an axis direction of the joint axis, the support mechanism supporting the holding member so that the holding member is movable in a direction orthogonal to the axis direction of the joint axis to follow a bending movement of the cable. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013894 | KEY MECHANISM WITH EASY ASSEMBLY - A key mechanism includes a tray, at least one keycap, at least one supporting structure and an engaging component. The at least one keycap is disposed on a side of the tray. The at least one supporting structure is connected to the tray and the at least one keycap for supporting the at least one keycap on the tray. The engaging component is installed on the tray. The engaging component includes a pivoting portion and an engaging portion. The pivoting portion is pivoted to the at least one supporting structure, and the engaging portion engages into an opening on a casing as the tray is assembled on the casing, so as to fix the tray on the casing. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013895 | STEERING LOCK DEVICE - On at least either one of an inside of an opening edge of a cover ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140013896 | CONTROL AND STEERING DEVICE FOR A CRAWLER VEHICLE - A control device for a crawler vehicle comprises a control lever activated by an operator about a fulcrum and having a free end, the control lever being displaceable along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle between a proximal position closer to the operator and a distal position further from the operator in order to control a main clutch of the vehicle, the control device further comprising a support element suitable for being fixed to a body of the vehicle in order to support an operator's hand when the hand acts on the control lever, the control lever having an intermediate portion interposed between the free end and the fulcrum, the intermediate portion being so shaped as to partially embrace the support element in the proximal position. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013897 | OPERATOR CONTROL ELEMENT AND DOMESTIC APPLIANCE - An operating element for a domestic appliance includes a main body which is made of a material comprised of plastic and a filler admixed to the plastic. The filler has a thermal conductivity which is higher than a thermal conductivity of the plastic. The filler can be present in particle form, e.g. as spheres, grains, fibers or as powder. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013898 | STEERING WHEEL - A steering wheel has a gripping formation including an armature substantially encapsulated by a cover of foamed material and a flexible outer skin provided over and around the cover. The flexible skin may be formed of leather or artificial leather. The steering wheel may include a plastic insert engaged within a fixing groove or recess formed in the cover. At least one edge of the outer skin may be positioned within the fixing groove or recess and fixed to the insert by ultrasonic welding, for example. In a preferred arrangement, two opposed edges of the outer skin may be both received within the fixing groove or recess and fixed to the insert therein by ultrasonic welding. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013899 | CENTRIFUGAL PENDULUM DEVICE - A centrifugal pendulum device having pendulum masses which are arranged axially on both sides of a pendulum mass carrier, which is rotatable about an axis of rotation. The pendulum masses form a pendulum mass pair, where the pendulum masses are connected to one another, to form the pendulum mass pair, by means of at least one fastening element, which is movable in a cutout in the pendulum mass carrier. The pendulum masses are pivotable relative to the pendulum mass carrier along a pendulum raceway by means of at least one rolling element, which can roll in each case one cutout in the pendulum mass carrier and in the pendulum masses. The at least two pendulum masses are arranged circumferentially adjacent to one another. The circumferential end region of one pendulum mass, and/or the fastening element, in a region situated axially within the cutout, and/or the cutout, has a bevel. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013900 | BICYCLE FRONT SPROCKET - A bicycle front sprocket has a sprocket body and a chain engagement structure. The sprocket body has a center rotational axis, a first side surface and a second side surface. The second side surface is a smaller sprocket facing side. The chain engagement structure is disposed on an outer periphery of the sprocket body. The chain engagement structure includes a plurality of sprocket teeth extending radially outward from the outer periphery of the sprocket body. The sprocket teeth include at least one first tooth having a first tooth top with a first leading edge and a first trailing edge. The first leading edge is positioned downstream from the first trailing edge with respect to the driving-rotational direction of the bicycle sprocket. The first tooth top is shaped so that the first leading edge is positioned closer to the first side surface than the first trailing edge in the axial direction. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013901 | Yoke Assembly For A Rack And Pinion Steering Gear And Method For Producing The Same - A yoke assembly adapted for use in a rack and pinion steering gear assembly for a vehicle comprises a yoke housing having a bore; a yoke bearing disposed in the bore; a yoke cover secured in the bore; a spring disposed in the bore between the yoke bearing and the yoke cover; and an automatic-adjusting mechanism secured in the yoke cover. The automatic-self adjusting mechanism includes a member which is configured to self adjust and move in a direction toward the yoke bearing so as to maintain the member in constant contact against the yoke bearing as associated components of the rack and pinion steering gear wear. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013902 | DRIVE FORCE DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS - A driving force distribution apparatus is provided that includes a first roller rotatable together with a main wheel transmission system associated with main drive wheels and a second roller rotatable together with a subordinate driving wheel transmission system associated with subordinate drive wheels. A driving force distribution is enabled to the subordinate drive wheels by adjusting the radial pressing force between the first roller and the second roller through a revolution of the second roller using a power of an inter-roller radial pressing force generating source to thereby control the driving force distribution between the main driving wheels and subordinate driving wheels. Further, an electromagnetic brake is provided that, when energized and supplied with current, generates a braking force to hold the revolution position of the second roller. When de-energized, no braking force will be produced so that the revolution of the second roller will be allowed. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013903 | GEARED CLICKLESS SOCKET WRENCH - A geared socket wrench hand tool is disclosed. The socket wrench is a clickless wrench allowing for more precise movement of the socket. The socket wrench, through a series of gears, can rotate in infinitesimally small rotations. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013904 | RATCHETING PALM GRASPABLE MULTI-SOCKET WRENCH - A ratcheting palm graspable multi-socket wrench. The wrench includes a socket body portion and a ratcheting mechanism. The socket body portion has socket portions with socket openings, arranged around a perimeter of the socket body portion. A through hole passes through from the top surface to the bottom surface of the socket body portion. The ratcheting mechanism fits into the through hole of the socket body portion. The ratchet mechanism has an elongate shaft with a ratchet switch located at a first end, and a square socket adaptor located at an opposite, second end. The ratchet switch and adaptor are both accessible from outside of the socket body portion. The ratchet switch will selective allow either clockwise or counter-clockwise twisting of the socket body portion to drive the adaptor either clockwise or counter-clockwise, with the other direction being freewheeling, thereby providing a switching ratcheting function. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013905 | SOCKET SET - A socket set which includes a first socket, a second socket and a combination mechanism is provided. The first socket and the second socket can be combined together. The combination mechanism can retain the first socket and the second socket in a corresponding position, such that the first socket and the second socket are in a cooperative-motion relationship. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013906 | Cutting Device for Liquid Crystal Substrate and Cutter Monitoring Method Thereof - The present invention provides a cutting device for liquid crystal substrate and cutting monitoring method thereof. The monitoring method includes: using a plurality of cutters to cut a liquid crystal substrate into a plurality of liquid crystal panels; inspecting respective cutting precision data of different cutting edges of a same liquid crystal panel; summarizing cutting precision data of liquid crystal panels cut by a same cutter; and monitoring cutting characteristics of cutter according to average, maximum and/or minimum of the summarized cutting precision data. Through associating cutter and cutting precision data and summarizing the cutting precision data corresponding to a same cutter, the present invention can accurately monitor the cutting characteristics of cutter in real time and can identify the corresponding cutter when abnormal situation of cutting characteristics occurs. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013907 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING APERTURES IN TUBES - Methods for producing slots in tube walls are described and illustrated, along with devices for producing slots in tube walls. In some cases, a first number of punches arranged in a row pierce through the tube wall and in so doing produce slots, followed by another number of punches piercing through the tube wall in such a way that the slots produced by the first number of punches alternate with respect to the slots produced by the second number of punches. Also, in some cases an internal support is used, whereby small slots are first produced in the tube wall while the internal support is within the tube. After the internal support is removed, the slots are widened to finished dimensions. The internal support can include upper and lower parts designed to engage one another in a sawtooth or undulating manner. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013908 | CUTTING APPARATUS, CUTTING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A cutting apparatus includes a blade relatively movable with respect to a media to cut the media along a cutting line. The blade is so constructed to pre-cut the media along the cutting line to leave non-cutting portions and to cut the non-cutting portions after pre-cutting the media. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013909 | CUTTING AND DUST OR SLURRY COLLECTING ASSEMBLY AND WORKING MACHINE - A cutting and dust or slurry collecting assembly that comprises: a) a circular saw blade ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140013910 | Automatic paper cutting device - An automatic paper cutting device, includes: a paper reel frame for supporting the paper; and a core unit, wherein the core unit comprises a paper rolling shaft which a head portion of the paper reel rolls around, and the paper rolling shaft is connected to a cutting device. The present invention simplifies the internal structure for realizing the functional requirement that the structure are simpler and the accessories are fewer, the structure of the automatic paper cutting device is simpler, the automatic paper cutting device works more stable, the paper is outputted more smoothly, and the paper of different thickness and quality is capable of being cut automatically. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013911 | CUTTING TOOLS - A cutting tool may include a base having an upper surface for placing a workpiece thereon, and a tool unit vertically movably supported on the base. The tool unit may include a rotary circular cutter for cutting the workpiece and a cover configured to cover a part of the cutter. A chip guard may be disposed between the base and the cover and configured to receive powder dust produced at a cut portion of the cutter and blown in a rearward direction from the cut portion. The chip guard may extend along an entire vertical length of a space formed between the cover and the upper surface of the base. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013912 | Cutter - Disclosed is a cutter including a base; an operating rotary table which is rotatably supported on the base; a sliding block; a rocking bar; a motor; a main shaft or a driven shaft driven by the main shaft of the motor being parallel to an upper surface of the operating rotary table; and a disk saw blade which is mounted and fixed on the main shaft or the driven shaft of the motor with its center hole so that the disk saw blade is rotated along with rotation of the main shaft or the driven shaft. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013913 | THERMALLY STABLE PCD WITH PCBN TRANSITION LAYER - The present disclosure relates to cutting tools incorporating polycrystalline diamond bodies used for subterranean drilling applications, and more particularly, to a thermally stable polycrystalline diamond body joined to a substrate to form a cutting element. The thermally stable polycrystalline diamond body may be binderless polycrystalline diamond or a non-metal catalyst polycrystalline diamond. A polycrystalline cubic boron nitride layer is also provided, bonded on one side to the polycrystalline diamond body and on the other side to the substrate. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013914 | SURFACE-COATED CUTTING TOOL - A surface-coated cutting tool having excellent fracture resistance and wear resistance is provided. In the surface-coated cutting tool having at least a hard coating layer made of an (Al, Cr)N layer with a layer thickness of 0.5 μm to 10 μm formed to coat on the surface of a cutting tool body made of a WC cemented carbide, pores and droplets are dispersed and distributed in the (Al, Cr)N layer, the occupied area ratio of the pores and the occupied area ratio of the droplets in a cross-section of the (Al, Cr)N layer are 0.5 to 1 area % and 2 to 4 area % respectively, and, furthermore, out of the droplets, Al-rich droplets having a higher Al content ratio than the average Al content ratio of the (Al, Cr)N layer occupy 20 area % or more of the total droplet area. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013915 | STEEL PLATE WITH EXCELLENT DURABILITY FOR BAND-SHAPED DIE-CUTTING BLADE, AND BAND-SHAPED DIE-CUTTING BLADE - A steel plate for band-shaped die-cutting blades has a base part to a depth of more than 200 μm from the steel plate surface and a chemical composition containing 0.40 to 0.80 mass % C and 0.10 to 0.50 mass % Nb. A spherical carbide constituted of cementite is present in the bainite or tempered martensite structure of the blade in an amount of 1.0 vol % or more. A Nb-containing carbide having an equivalent-circle diameter of 0.5 μm or more is present at an existential density of 10.0 or more grains per 900 μm | 2014-01-16 |
20140013916 | Slitting Tool Configured For Fine-Tuning - A slitting tool configured for fine-tuning thereof includes basic body, which in turn includes a body portion and a cutting portion extending therefrom. The slitting tool includes a biasing screw which is seated in a biasing bore and is configured to adjust the position of the cutting portion. The biasing screw is configured to engage a biasing surface of the body portion to adjust the cutting portion's position. The biasing surface is oblique relative to the biasing screw for retarding movement of the biasing screw a fine-tuned position. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013917 | JIGSAW WITH AN EXCHANGEABLE SAW BLADE GUIDE - A jigsaw includes at least one saw blade guide that supports a back of a saw blade of the jigsaw. The jigsaw further includes a fastening element that has a bearing portion on which the saw blade guide is mounted, in particular in a rocking manner, so that the saw blade guide is held on the jigsaw. The fastening element is configured to be repeatedly positioned on the jigsaw in a locking position and an unlocking position such that the saw blade guide is exchangeable. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013918 | UTILITY CHAIN CUTTER - Embodiments provide various saw chain links which may be combined to form a utility saw chain. In various other embodiments, cutting system fixtures are disclosed which may facilitate the cutting of pipes and other materials from an axis point. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013919 | Apparatus for Grooving Cardboard Cuttings - The apparatus ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140013920 | Apparatus for Grooving Cardboard Cuttings - An apparatus ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140013921 | TOOL PATH GENERATING DEVICE AND HAIRLINE MACHINING SYSTEM - A tool path generating device ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140013922 | ENHANCED VERTICAL PIANO ACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods are involved with but are not limited to: a vertical piano action including: a substantially vertically oriented string; a hammer assembly including a hammer, a hammer butt, and a backstop portion, the backstop portion coupled to the hammer butt and extending therefrom; a jack member, the jack member including a first jack member end; a repetition spring coupled to the hammer assembly and coupled to the jack member; and an engagement member including an elastic member and an outer skin, the elastic member wrapped under compression with the outer skin, the engagement member coupled to the hammer butt and so oriented to physically engage with the first jack member end during one or more portions of travel by the first jack member. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013923 | Temperature and humidity effect elimination for stringed musical instruments - A solution is described which by meant of thermal expansion keeps the tension of the strings of a stringed musical instrument constant in every temperature and humidity level. Then it nearly eliminates the effect of temperature and humidity changes on the pitch of the stringed musical instruments. Different mechanisms are suggested in order to employ this invention. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013924 | CAPO - A capo, which can be manufactured at relatively low cost, comprised a top arm configured to extend across the strings of a musical instrument, with a side arm extending, in use, laterally of the instrument neck. A lower arm having one end pivotally attached to the side arm at a pivot point provides an adjustable clamping function by virtue of an adjuster mechanism. A resilient material is provided on a string facing side of the top arm that extends from the top arm onto the side arm, toward the location of the pivot point. The material includes an enlarged portion that provides a biasing force against an end of the lower arm away from the back of the neck, such that an additional metal spring or the like is not necessary. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013925 | FLUTES - A lip plate for a flute, the lip plate including an air guide positionable adjacent an embouchure hole of the flute when the lip plate is attached to the flute wherein the air guide is adapted for directing a stream of air from a user's mouth in a direction relative to the embouchure hole to enable the flute to be played. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013926 | Short Slide Trombone with Free Floatation Backslide and Magnetic Stop - The moveable double slide assembly of the comprises a backslide which is connected to the double slide with a link that allows free floatation of the backslide rather than a fixed connection, and thus, the double slide experiences less resistance during travel of the moveable portion. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013927 | KIT AND METHOD FOR TUNING RESONANT SIDE DRUMHEAD FITTED WITH SPEAKER CONE AND AUDIO FOAM DUST CAP - The resonant drum head mounted speaker cone retrofit kit improves the sound of the drum on audio recordings and in live sound situations and changes the way the drum is miked in live and studio applications. The center of the resonant drumhead is cut out and a speaker cone assembly is attached thereon facing outwards. The speaker cone, which also vibrates from this pressure, now becomes the miked surface of the instrument. Using otherwise conventional miking techniques, a wider range of attack and tone characteristics can be obtained from the drumhead. Additionally, the use of varying speaker cone sizing, an audio foam dust cap, and cone composition options and differences in drum head tension, also contribute to define and tune the sound characteristics based on end user preference. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013928 | CONTENT DATA REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND A SOUND PROCESSING SYSTEM - A reproduction apparatus ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140013929 | ACOUSTICAL TRANSMISSION LINE CHAMBER FOR STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - An electric stringed musical instrument includes a body, a neck extending from the body, a plurality of tensioned strings extending between the body and the neck and an electric pick-up mounted to the body at a location for cooperation with the tensioned strings. The electric stringed musical instrument also includes an amplifier electrically connected to the electric pick-up and a speaker connected to the amplifier for the generation of sound waves. An elongated acoustic chamber extends from the speaker to an output port. The amplifier, speaker and elongated acoustic chamber are housed within the body. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013930 | PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A percussion instrument including a first acoustic chamber housing having a tapered shape, a second acoustic chamber housing having the tapered shape, a sound board having the tapered shape arranged between the first acoustic chamber housing and the second acoustic chamber housing to form a first acoustic chamber defined by the first acoustic chamber housing and the sound board, and a second acoustic chamber defined by the second acoustic chamber housing and the sound board. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013931 | BRAIDED TUBE TO BRAIDED FLAT TO BRAIDED TUBE WITH REINFORCING MATERIAL - A continuous braid structure has one or more first braid sections, each having a respective single flat braid or a respective single tubular braid. A plurality of second braid sections each have at least two flat braids with a gap between them. The second braid sections alternate with the one or more first braid sections. The adjacent first and second braid sections are continuous with each other. A length of material extends through the respective gap of at least one of the one or more second braid sections, so the length of material crosses one or more times between a first side of the continuous braid and a second side of the continuous braid. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013932 | Transparent Armor Structure - A transparent armor structure includes a layer having a first planar surface and a second planar surface of substantially the same configuration as the first planar surface. The second planar surface is located opposite the first planar surface and oriented such that it is not parallel to the first planar surface and such that corresponding locations on the first and second planar surfaces are displaced approximately 90 degrees from each other. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013933 | Blast Hop Mitigation Device - A structure for protecting vehicle occupants from blasts beneath a vehicle, the structure having a mechanism for mitigating vehicle hop caused by the blasts. The structure comprises a rigid V shaped hull section of the vehicle located on an underside thereof. The V shaped hull section has an oblique body panel facing outboard and downward relative to the vehicle. The structure also has a wall panel disposed adjacently above and along the oblique body panel and a border defined by a juncture of the oblique body panel and the wall panel. A flat, blade-like blast deflector vane is located proximally along the border and is positioned outboard of both the oblique body panel and the wall panel. The vane is disposed at an acute angle with the oblique body panel and is solidly attached to the V shaped hull section. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013934 | ENHANCED BALLISTIC PROTECTIVE SYSTEM - A ballistic armor system comprising a metal strike face plate, a laminate composite backing material secured to the metal strike face plate and an air space provided between the metal strike face plate and the laminate composite backing material. The metal strike face plate has a predetermined defined thickness and has a plurality of slotted holes set at an oblique angle relative to the vertical orientation or axis of the metal strike face plate. The plurality of slotted holes is sufficiently small to prevent the passage of a projectile or fragment therethrough. The laminate composite backing material comprises at least one material selected from an aramid fiber material, S-glass, E-glass and UHMWPE, and is provided in combination with a polymer-based resin material. The air space provided between the metal strike face plate and the composite backing material has a depth in the range between 0-10 inches. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013935 | DEFENSIVE PANEL ACCESS PORT - A threat resistant access port is disclosed, including a resistant panel having an access aperture formed therein. A resistant cover is movably coupled to the panel, the cover being pivotally slideable relative to the panel so as to cover the aperture in a closed position and to uncover the aperture in an open position. The resistant cover comprises an outer member, the outer member being threat resistant and located proximate an outer side of the panel. The resistant cover further comprises an inner member, the inner member coupled to the outer member and located proximate an inner side of the panel opposite the outer side of the panel. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013936 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARMORING VEHICLES USING A HULL HAVING A BLAST VENT - A modular, wheeled vehicle suitable for military use, includes a driver module having a width for seating one person and having length for seating a second (and optional third) person therebehind, and an engine module disposed behind the driver module containing an engine for powering the modular vehicle. The engine module has a rear surface adapted to receive a storage module. The driver module and the engine module form a central element having a pair of sides, a bottom, and a top. The central element is adapted to receive the modules on both of the central element sides. The central element has air inlet for personnel and for the engine disposed atop the central element. The bottom of the central element and troop side pods generally are V-shaped with slanted, upward extending sides. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013937 | RECIPROCATING SERVO CONTROL DEVICE FOR MAINSHAFT OF HONING MACHINE - A reciprocating servo control device for a mainshaft of a honing machine includes a bed body, a mainshaft mechanism, a driving system for hydraulic reversing and a control system, the driving system includes a mainshaft hydraulic cylinder and a mechanical-hydraulic servo valve, a valve body of the mechanical-hydraulic servo valve is connected to a piston rod of the mainshaft hydraulic cylinder via a connecting mechanism, a spool of the mechanical-hydraulic servo valve is connected to one end of a first connecting member, and the other end of the first connecting member is connected to a pilot displacement mechanism controlled by a servo driving and control system. The reciprocating servo control device adopts a mechanical position closed-loop and a hydraulic position closed-loop, to achieve numerical control of speed, position and reversing of the mainshaft hydraulic cylinder, thus a simple structure, reliable control, low price and easy adjustment can be realized. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013938 | SHAFT SEALING DEVICE AND VALVE STRUCTURE USING THE SAME - A shaft sealing device switches a sealing state and an unsealing state of a fluid, with high sealing performance maintained, because no abrasion accompanies movement of a sealing material or a sealing member, enabling feeding a fluid at a predetermined flow rate, and adjusts the expanding rate of the sealing material with the quantity of an external electric signal and accordingly adjusts the contact face pressure to enable controlling the amount of leakage of the fluid highly precisely, so that it can be used for all applications. The shaft sealing device includes a shaft sealing body formed of a macromolecular material and made expansible or contractible, or deformable, through external electrostimuli applied to a shaft sealing portion disposed in a device body, and flow passages disposed in the shaft sealing portion for feeding the fluid leaked due to the expansion or contraction, or the deformation, of the shaft sealing body. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013939 | WRIST PIN AND METHOD OF REDUCING WEAR BETWEEN MEMBERS THEREOF, CONNECTING ROD, PISTON AND METHODS OF CONTRUCTING SAME - A wrist pin and method of reducing wear between members thereof, a piston, a connecting rod, and methods of construction thereof are provided. The wrist pin has a first portion extending between opposite ends configured for receipt in piston pin bores and a second portion extending between opposite ends configured for receipt in the pin bores. The second portion is configured for relative movement with the first portion. The piston includes a piston body having axially aligned pin bores, wherein at least one of the pin bores has a feature to prevent relative rotation of a wrist pin member. The connecting rod includes a connecting rod body having small end bore. The small end bore has a contour to allow relative rotation of a first wrist pin member therein and a feature to prevent relative rotation of a second wrist pin member therein. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013940 | PRE-FILTRATION AND MAINTENANCE SENSING FOR EXPLOSION-PROOF ENCLOSURES - A filter system for an explosion-proof enclosure is described herein. The filter system can include a pre-filter assembly located outside the explosion-proof enclosure. The pre-filter assembly can include a pre-filter material configured to control air passing therethrough. The filter system can also include a filter assembly coupled to the pre-filter assembly. The filter assembly can further control the air received from the pre-filter assembly and passing therethrough into the explosion-proof enclosure. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013941 | AIR FILTER OPERABLE FOR FILTERING CABIN AIR IN VEHICLES, AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY, CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND OTHER WORK MACHINES - The invention relates to an air filter element of a passenger compartment for the driver's cab of agricultural and work machines, in particular with spraying and atomizing devices for pesticides and fertilizers, comprising an adsorption filter layer with activated carbon, a fine filter layer in particular for separating aerosols and a circumferential sealing for separating the raw side from the clean side during installation into a filter housing. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013942 | Carbon sorbent for reversible ammonia sorption - A sorbent that is particularly effective for the efficient adsorption and subsequent desorption of ammonia is produced from a high-purity carbon material which is exposed to an oxidizing environment so as to produce an effective amount of at least one oxygen species on its exposed surfaces. The high purity carbon material may be produced by carbonizing a polymer material, and the sorbent may comprise a support having an open-cell, three dimensional, lattice-like structure. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013943 | Metal-Organic Frameworks for Xe/Kr Separation - Metal-organic framework (MOF) materials are provided and are selectively adsorbent to xenon (Xe) over another noble gas such as krypton (Kr) and/or argon (Ar) as a result of having framework voids (pores) sized to this end. MOF materials having pores that are capable of accommodating a Xe atom but have a small enough pore size to receive no more than one Xe atom are desired to preferentially adsorb Xe over Kr in a multi-component (Xe—Kr mixture) adsorption method. The MOF material has 20% or more, preferably 40% or more, of the total pore volume in a pore size range of 0.45-0.75 nm which can selectively adsorb Xe over Kr in a multi-component Xe—Kr mixture over a pressure range of 0.01 to 1.0 MPa. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013944 | DEVICE FOR SELECTIVELY REGENERATING OR PERFORMING TANK LEAKAGE DIAGNOSIS OF A TANK VENTILATION SYSTEM - A device for selectively regenerating and performing tank leakage diagnosis of a tank ventilation system has a sorption filter and a pump. The sorption filter is configured to temporarily store fuel evaporating from a fuel tank. The pump is arranged at a fresh-air side of the sorption filter and is connected in fluid-conducting fashion to the sorption filter. The pump is configured to generate a fluid flow to regenerate the sorption filter. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013945 | CO2 RECOVERY DEVICE AND CO2 RECOVERY METHOD | 2014-01-16 |
20140013946 | SHIELDING IN A SEPARATION COLUMN - A liquid distributor and method for distribution of a liquid in a mass transfer column, the distributor includes at least one riser comprising at least one riser wall, the at least one riser wall extends from a first surface of the distributor in a first direction of the mass transfer column; at least one shield, the at least one shield extends from a second surface of the distributor opposite the first surface and extending in a second direction opposite the first direction; and at least one liquid distribution aperture extending from the first surface of the distributor through the second surface of the distributor, the at least one shield has a length extending in the second direction such that a gap is created between the at least one shield and a packing, the height of the gap between the shield and the packing is about 10 mm to 75 mm. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013947 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS RESIN DEGASSING - An apparatus and method for the treatment of a resin to remove gas from the resin are provided. The apparatus can be operated continuously so that multiple amounts of resin can be consecutively degassed until the overall desired amount of resin has been provided. Thus, batch treatment at one time of the entire desired amount of resin for degassing can be avoided. The gases removed from the resin can be readily captured such that e.g., further treatment can occur. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013948 | STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENTS FOR FILTER ASSEMBLIES - A filter assembly is described herein for controlling the air passing therethrough. The filter assembly can include a housing comprising a cavity formed therein. The filter assembly can also include a filter positioned within the cavity and coupled to the housing. Further, the filter assembly can include a reinforcement structure coupled to an end of the housing and adjacent to a top end of the filter | 2014-01-16 |
20140013949 | IGNITION SYSTEM FOR RELIABLE STARTING AND MAINTAINING REGENERATION PROCESS OF DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER - Ignition system for reliable starting and maintaining regeneration process of Diesel particulate filer wherein the said ignition system is composed of a diesel particulate filter inside the exhaust pipe, fuel burner beside the exhaust pipe, ignition system for fuel burner, a tube for supplying the fuel, a tube for air intake, spark plug with a special arrangement of spark gap, battery as electric energy supply, an engine control unit and high voltage screened interconnection cable whereas the ignition system comprises spark plug ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140013950 | OXYGEN-ENRICHED AIR PRODUCING DEVICE AND OXYGEN-ENRICHED AIR PRODUCING METHOD - The invention is characterized in: forming a magnetic field inside a flow channel tube, the tube wall of which is formed from a material that is nonmagnetic and which, when the pressure outside the flow channel tube is lower than the pressure inside the flow channel tube, passes a portion of the air flowing inside the tube through the tube wall and discharges same to the outside thereof; supplying air to the flow channel tube so that at least a region of laminar flow is formed inside the flow channel tube; and reducing the pressure outside the flow channel tube to a prescribed pressure. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013951 | Thermal Conditioning for Air Separation Modules - Thermal conditioning for an area surrounding one or more air separation canisters includes directing the exhaust gas of the thermal conditioning unit to the area surrounding the canisters. The area may be defined by a housing in which the canisters are positioned. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013952 | FILTER GROUP FOR FLUIDS - A filter group ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140013953 | AIR PURIFICATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - The present invention relates to an air purification device for vehicles and the purpose of the present invention is to provide a DOR (Direct Ozone Reduction) system which suppresses deterioration in purifying function of the ozone purifier. Ozone purification rate of activated carbon correlates with probability that gas is contacted with the radiator. Also, wind velocity of the gas passing through a radiator correlates with car speed. Therefore, the ozone purification rate of the activated carbon correlates with the car speed, The grill shutter | 2014-01-16 |
20140013954 | OXYGEN TANK UNIT FOR OXYGEN ENRICHER - An oxygen-enricher oxygen tank unit includes a single oxygen tank body, to which a pair of nitrogen absorption containers, which alternately receive a supply of compressed air, are connected; a check valve provided between each of the pair of nitrogen absorption containers and the oxygen tank body, wherein each check valve allows gas to flow from an associated nitrogen absorption container to the oxygen tank body, and does not allow gas to flow in a reverse direction thereto; and a pressure-reducing valve, having an oxygen outlet, which is connected to the oxygen tank body. At least one of the pressure-reducing valve and a pair of nitrogen absorption container connector-cylinders, which is provided with the check valve, is directly attached to a body-wall surface of the oxygen tank body. Hence, the structure around the oxygen tank body is simplified and unitized. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013955 | Apparatus and Systems Having an Encased Adsorbent Contactor and Swing Adsorption Processes Related Thereto - Provided are encased parallel channel adsorbent contactor apparatus and systems and swing adsorption processes related thereto. Encased parallel channel adsorbent contactors are useful in swing adsorption processes. A plurality of the encased adsorbent contactors are loaded and sealed together in a swing adsorption vessel such that substantially an entire feed stream must pass through the channels of the contactors and not through stray gaseous stream paths between contactors. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013956 | REGENERATIVE AIR DRYER - A regenerative air drying system including at least one dryer module including a housing having a inlet air passage, an outlet air passage, and a wash air passage. The air dryer system further includes a desiccant canister mounted to the housing and in communication with the inlet, outlet, and exhaust air passages, and a single controllable valve selectively moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein the single controllable valve, when in the first position, forms a supply air flow path from the inlet air passage, through the desiccant canister in a first direction, and to the outlet air passage, and when in the second position, forms a wash air path from the outlet air passage, through the desiccant canister in a direction opposite the first direction, and to the exhaust air passage. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013957 | Filtering device, in particular for the air to be supplied to a fuel cell - A filtering device features a carrier medium and activated carbon as adsorbent which is immobilized due to the addition of adhesive. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013958 | HYBRID COFFEE MAKER WITH MULTIPLE BREWING MODES - A drink brewer is operable to hold brewable grounds in either an open filter or an enclosed capsule and brew a drink using the grounds. The drink brewer includes a water dispensing station and a brew basket structure. The water dispensing station includes a water nozzle to dispense water onto the grounds. The brew basket structure presents a brew chamber. The brew basket structure is shiftable between an open filter brewing configuration and a capsule brewing configuration. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013959 | FILTERING POT - The present invention discloses a filtering pot. The filtering pot comprises a covering element, a filtering element, and a pot-body. After assembling the covering element onto the pot-body, the filtering part of the filtering element can enter the pot-body through the opening of the covering element. According to this invention, the shocking of the filtering element will not happen because the filtering element is kept by covering element. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013960 | Cooking Utensil for Cooking Food Under Pressure that has an Improved Control Device - Provided is a utensil for cooking food under pressure including: a vessel and a lid; at least one locking member mounted to move on the lid between a locking position and an unlocking position; a control device for controlling the movement of the locking member, including an operating member suitable for being actuated by a user in such a manner as to cause the locking member to move; wherein the locking member is mounted on the lid in such a manner as to be urged by positioning resilient return means towards its locking position; and the operating member is mounted to be drivingly linked to the locking member in a manner such that the action by the user on the operating member causes the locking member to move towards its unlocking position. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013961 | MULTIFUNCTION BARBECUE OVEN - A multifunction barbecue oven includes a main furnace, an auxiliary furnace arranged below the main furnace and a charcoal disc selectively placed on the bottom of the main furnace or the bottom of the auxiliary furnace. The top of the main furnace has an inclined tile roof shaped main furnace top portion with hinged left and right triangular side plates and a detachable connecting rod means. The furnace chamber can be covered by hinged front and rear covers. The handled fork can be inclined erected on top portion of the main furnace or inclined inserted into the interior of the main furnace chamber and the auxiliary furnace chamber for grilling or roasting in a hanging manner to avoid the food to contact the iron grid. The barbecue oven can be used for grilling, roasting, grilled and hot pot cooking and other function, and can be stored and carried conveniently. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013962 | DEPOSITION OF MATERIALS FOR EDIBLE SOLID FREEFORM FABRICATION - Technologies are provided herein for processing edible materials using tools associated with a fabrication system. In one aspect, a fabricator includes a control module and a drive assembly controlled by the control module. The fabricator also includes at least one food processing tool head coupled to the drive assembly that can process material for fabricating an edible structure on a build surface. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013963 | STEAM COOKING APPLIANCE, IN PARTICULAR A STEAM OVEN - A steam cooking appliance includes side walls defining a cooking space. At least one of the side walls has at least one overflow opening which is connected to an overflow line that branches into an overflow drain and a steam exhaust tube. At least one steam valve is provided on the steam exhaust tube and configured to change, at least temporarily, a cross section of the steam exhaust tube. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013964 | Cooking Assembly - Some embodiments relate to a cooking assembly. The cooking assembly comprises: one or more grill plates positioned over a heat source; mounting means for said one or more grill plates, including forward and rear mounts either side of said heat source; and a liquid collection tray positioned to collect liquids generated during the cooking process on said grill plates and to direct said liquids away from said grill plates and said heat source to a collection reservoir for disposal thereof. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013965 | BATTERY POWERED FOOD WARMER - The food warmer apparatus is disclosed. The food warmer includes a water pan for holding water, a housing for supporting the water pan, a food pan supported by the water pan above the water, and an electrical heating element located underneath, and in conductive contact with, the water pan, so as to heat the water in the water pan. The food warmer also includes a first and second removable battery for providing power to the electrical heating element, and a processor conductively coupled with the electrical heating element and with the first and second removable batteries, wherein the processor is configured for engaging a switch for relaying power to the electrical heating element from the first battery, detecting that the first battery has depleted below a threshold, and engaging a switch for relaying power to the electrical heating element from the second battery. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013966 | DEVICE FOR DIRECTLY OBTAINING JUICE FROM FRUIT - The invention includes a tubular elongated body with suction openings determining a filter, intended to be inserted into the fruit, the tubular elongated body being provided with a device for grinding the pulp of the fruit, an insertion stop and a top opening, the top opening ending in a coupling arrangement of a juice-dispensing member, such as a spraying head, a brush or a drop-by-drop juice-dispensing member. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013967 | SNAP-FIT SCOOP SET - A fruit scoop is configured to form part of a set of fruit scoops, and in some versions it is employed as a set of two, three, or more fruit scoops in which each of the individual scoops is formed with a cutting hoop of a different diameter. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013968 | TWISTER ASSEMBLY FOR GRIPPING, CUTTING, TWISTING, AND EJECTING A LENGTH OF WIRE AROUND ONE OR MORE OBJECTS AND METHODS TO USE THE SAME - A twister assembly for use in connection with bundling one or more objects with a length of wire may cut, grip, eject, and twist the length of wire. The twister assembly includes a main shaft driven by a main shaft motor and a twister shaft driven by a twister motor. The main shaft may be operatively coupled to a gripping mechanism, which is operable between an open and a closed position, a cutting mechanism, and an ejector mechanism. The twister shaft may be operatively coupled to a twisting mechanism, where the twisting mechanism includes a plurality of gears configured to rotate a twister pinion. The twister pinion is further configured to engage the length of wire and twist a portion of the length of wire to form a knot. Related twister assemblies and methods are also provided. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013969 | TRACK ASSEMBLY FOR BUNDLING ONE OR MORE OBJECTS AND METHODS TO USE THE SAME - A track system, for use in connection with bundling one or more objects positioned within a bundling station, includes guiding a length of wire through a track guide assembly. The track guide assembly includes a plurality of straight and corner track segments coupled to each other and to a carrier plate subassembly, the track guide assembly substantially enclosing a wire guide path to guide the length of wire about the one or more objects. The track system further includes a pneumatic system configured to reduce a pressure to release the plurality of straight and corner track segments to free the length of wire during a tension cycle and to increase the pressure to fix the plurality of straight and corner track segments during a feed cycle. Related systems and methods are also provided. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013970 | VOLUMETRIC BALING RATE MONITOR FOR ROUND BALER - A round baler for use in baling crops has a bale forming mechanism that forms a bale in a baling chamber of the round baler and a volumetric baling rate monitor that measures and displays the amount of crop material taken in by the round baler. The volumetric baling rate monitor includes a bale size sensor that generates a signal representative of a measured size of the bale in the baling chamber and a controller that receives the bale size signal from the bale size sensor over a desired period of time and calculates a volumetric baling rate from an increase in the measured size of the bale in the baling chamber over the period of time. The volumetric baling rate monitor also includes a user interface that displays the volumetric baling rate of the baler. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013971 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING OIL DELIVERY IN DIGITAL OFFSET LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING TECHNIQUES - A system and method are provided that incorporate a multi-layer plate configuration for a Digital Offset Plate (DOP) including at least a robust top imaging layer and a bottom layer that acts as a reservoir for the releasing oil in a proposed variable digital offset lithographic architecture. The top imaging layer may contain a small amount of oil (<20%) in a range suitable for allowing a small amount of oil to coat the surface and enable release of the ink. A bottom layer may be larger in volume and contain greater quantities (˜20-75%) of oil. Oil from the reservoir layer may diffuse to and through the top layer when the oil in the top surface layer is depleted in a manner that maintains a supply of oil at the surface. The top layer may act as a gate to maintain a steady flow of oil to the surface. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013972 | Imaging System With Electrophotographic Patterning of an Image Definition Material and Methods Therefor - A system comprises an electrophotographic subsystem, a transfer subsystem, an imaging member, and an inking subsystem. The electrophotographic subsystem comprises a photoreceptor, a charging subsystem, an exposure subsystem, and a development subsystem. In operation, the photoreceptor is charged areawise. An exposure pattern is formed by the exposure subsystem on the surface of the charged photoreceptor to thereby write a latent charge image onto the photoreceptor surface. The image is developed with an image defining material, such as a dampening fluid. The image defining material forms a negative pattern of the image to be printed. This negative image is then transferred to the reimageable surface. The negative image is then developed with ink. The inked image may be transferred to a substrate. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013973 | Print Tower for Offset Rotary Press - This printing tower for an offset rotary printing press comprises four vertically superposed double-sided printing units ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140013974 | Porous material for ink stamps, production method therefor, and self-inking stamp - A porous stamp material allows only resin in a region thereof irradiated with a laser beam during laser engraving in a production process of an ink stamp to be burnt and vaporized while preventing melting in any other unwanted region. The porous material for ink stamps comprises: at least one thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of low-density polyethylene, linear low-density polyethylene, high-density polyethylene, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymer, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, and ethylene-acrylic copolymer; at least one thermoplastic elastomer selected from a plurality of different hydrogenated styrene based thermoplastic elastomers; and at least one filler selected from a plurality of different inorganic compounds, wherein the thermoplastic resin and/or the thermoplastic elastomer are cross-linked, and formed in a continuous pore structure. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013975 | METAL-BACK PRINTING BLANKET HAVING A COVER LAYER AND METHOD OF MAKING SAID PRINTING BLANKET - A metal-back printing blanket ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140013976 | METAL-BACKED PRINTING BLANKET - A metal-backed printing blanket includes the following layers: a printing layer, a metal foil and a cover layer bonded to the surface of the metal foil that faces away from the printing layer. The cover layer is irreversibly bonded to the metal foil by a chemically-curing adhesive. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013977 | POWDERING DEVICE FOR A PRINTING PRESS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE POWDERING DEVICE - A powdering device for a printing press includes a metering roller and a manifold. A plurality of injectors are provided downstream of the manifold in a conveying direction of the powder. The powdering device is operable in accordance with a method in which a total powder stream is subdivided into partial powder streams that are subsequently separately mixed with compressed air to create powder/air streams. | 2014-01-16 |
20140013978 | Imaging System With Electrophotographic Patterning of an Image Definition Material and Methods Therefor - A system comprises an electrophotographic subsystem, a transfer subsystem, an imaging member, and an inking subsystem. The electrophotographic subsystem comprises a photoreceptor, a charging subsystem, an exposure subsystem, and a development subsystem. In operation, the photoreceptor is charged areawise. An exposure pattern is formed by the exposure subsystem on the surface of the charged photoreceptor to thereby write a latent charge image onto the photoreceptor surface. The image is developed with an image definition material, such as a dampening fluid. The image definition material forms a positive pattern of the image to be printed. The image pattern is then transferred to the reimageable surface. The transferred pattern is then developed by selectively applying an ink over regions of image definition material. The inked image may be transferred to a substrate. | 2014-01-16 |