03rd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100012378 | PRESSURE ORIENTING SWIVEL - A pressure orienting swivel arrangement including a weight assembly and a pin adapter reactably interengagable with the weight assembly to orient the pin adapter to the weight assembly. A pressure orienting swivel arrangement including a housing, a spring compression mandrel within the housing, a spring disposed about the spring compression mandrel, a weight assembly rotatably supported in the housing, and a pin adaptor rotatably supported within the housing and reactably interengagable with the weight assembly to accept a torque from the weight assembly. A method for orienting a downhole tool. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012379 | Joint for use in back reaming - A joint according to the invention for connecting a pair of members rotatable about a common axis end to end. A sleeve has a non circular profile on an inner surface thereof whereby the sleeve can be slidably mounted on non circular exterior surfaces of the first and second members when such surfaces are brought into alignment by rotation of one member relative to the other in a manner effective to pass torque from one member to the other by means of the non circular surfaces. A fluid release passage includes a radial port that extends from the first longitudinal fluid supply passage to a clearance between the sleeve and the first member, which clearance communicates with a second clearance between the sleeve and the second member, which second clearance has a discharge opening. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012380 | Percussion Drilling Assembly and Hammer Bit with an Adjustable Choke - A percussion drilling assembly for drilling through earthen formations and forming a borehole. In an embodiment, the percussion drilling assembly comprises a fluid conduit including a tubular body having a first end, a second end, a through passage extending between the first end and the second end, and an inlet port in fluid communication with the through passage. In addition, the percussion drilling assembly comprises an adjustable choke at least partially disposed in the through passage and including a first bypass port. The adjustable choke is adapted to decrease the volumetric flow rate of a compressed fluid through the first bypass port. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012381 | DRILL BITS WITH NOTCHES AND ENCLOSED SLOTS - Core drill bits with long crown heights are described herein. The core drill bits have a series of slots or openings that are not located at the tip of the crown and are therefore enclosed in the body of the crown. The slots may be staggered and/or stepped throughout the crown. As the cutting portion of the drill bit erodes through normal use, the fluid/debris notches at the tip of the bit are eliminated. As the erosion progresses, the slots become exposed and then they function as fluid/debris ways. This configuration allows the crown height to be extended and lengthened without substantially reducing the structural integrity of the drill bit. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012382 | DRILL BITS WITH INCREASED CROWN HEIGHT - Core drill bits with long crown heights are described herein. The core drill bits have a series of slots or openings that are not located at the tip of the crown and are therefore enclosed in the body of the crown. The slots may be staggered and/or stepped throughout the crown. As the cutting portion of the drill bit erodes through normal use, the fluid/debris notches at the tip of the bit are eliminated. As the erosion progresses, the slots become exposed and then they function as fluid/debris ways. This configuration allows the crown height to be extended and lengthened without substantially reducing the structural integrity of the drill bit. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012383 | HIGH PRODUCTIVITY CORE DRILLING SYSTEM - High productivity core drilling systems are described. The system includes a drill string, an inner core barrel assembly, an outer core barrel assembly, and a retrieval tool that connects the inner core barrel assembly to a wireline cable and hoist. The drill string comprises multiple variable geometry drill rods. The inner core barrel assembly comprises a non-dragging latching mechanism, such as a fluid-driven latching mechanism that contains a detent mechanism that retains the latches in either an engaged or a retracted position. The inner core barrel assembly also comprised high efficiency fluid porting. Accordingly, the drilling system significantly increases productivity and efficiency in core drilling operations by reducing the time required for the inner core barrel assembly to travel through the drill string. Other embodiments are also described. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012384 | Steel Tooth Bit With Scooped Teeth Profile - An earth-boring bit has at least one steel tooth with a scoop-shaped profile. The scoop-shaped profile is formed by milling and hardfacing a tooth to have at least one flank with a concave profile. Additionally, the tooth may contain one flank with a concave profile and another with a convex profile. The centerline axis of the tooth may be moved to alter the angle between the flanks and the centerline to vary the manner in which the tooth engages the formation. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012385 | DRILL BITS WITH ENCLOSED FLUID SLOTS - Core drill bits with long crown heights are described herein. The core drill bits have a series of slots or openings that are not located at the tip of the crown and are therefore enclosed in the body of the crown. The slots may be staggered and/or stepped throughout the crown. As the cutting portion of the drill bit erodes through normal use, the fluid/debris notches at the tip of the bit are eliminated. As the erosion progresses, the slots become exposed and then they function as fluid/debris ways. This configuration allows the crown height to be extended and lengthened without substantially reducing the structural integrity of the drill bit. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012386 | DRILL BITS WITH ENCLOSED SLOTS - Core drill bits with long crown heights are described herein. The core drill bits have a series of slots or openings that are not located at the tip of the crown and are therefore enclosed in the body of the crown. The slots may be staggered and/or stepped throughout the crown. As the cutting portion of the drill bit erodes through normal use, the fluid/debris notches at the tip of the bit are eliminated. As the erosion progresses, the slots become exposed and then they function as fluid/debris ways. This configuration allows the crown height to be extended and lengthened without substantially reducing the structural integrity of the drill bit. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012387 | EARTH-BORING TOOLS AND METHODS OF MAKING EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING AN IMPACT MATERIAL, AND METHODS OF DRILLING THROUGH CASING - Earth-boring tools comprise a face and a plurality of cutting elements disposed on at least a portion of the face. An impact material is positioned on at least one portion of the body and has a relative exposure equal to or greater than at least some of the cutting elements of the plurality of cutting elements. The impact material comprises a material having a lower abrasion resistance than the body. Methods of making and methods of using such earth-boring tools are also disclosed. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012388 | Optimized central PDC cutter and method - A drill bit, insert and method useful for subterranean drilling, or forming boreholes in subterranean formations is provided. More particularly, a more efficient cutting structure and method is provided in the central portion of a PDC drill bit. The present invention provides a drill bit, insert and method having a central cutting portion with a more normalized angle of attack. The drill bit of the present invention provides for various attack angles much closer to the optimum side rake. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012389 | METHODS OF FORMING POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND CUTTERS - A method for forming a cutting element that includes forming at least one cavity in at least one surface of a polycrystalline abrasive body; placing the polycrystalline abrasive body adjacent a substrate such that an opening of at least one cavity is adjacent the substrate at an interface, wherein an interface surface of the substrate is non-mating with the polycrystalline abrasive body; and subjecting the polycrystalline abrasive body and substrate to high pressure/high temperature conditions is disclosed. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012390 | Method and apparatus for selectively leaching portions of PDC cutters already mounted in drill bits - A polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutter having a body of diamond crystals containing cobalt is coated with Teflon which is impervious to hydrofluoric acid. After the Teflon coating is dried, a segment of the Teflon coating is removed and a mixture of 50% hydrofluoric acid and 50% nitric acid is supplied to the diamond crystal body through the template in the Teflon coating to leach out the cobalt catalyzing material contained within the body of diamond crystals. In an alternative embodiment, a similar process is used to coat a PDC drill bit and the PDC cutters mounted in the PDC drill bit. After the Teflon dries, a segment of the coating is removed and the acid mix is applied through the templates in the cutters to leach out the cobalt in each of the bodies of diamond crystals. In another alternative embodiment, a tube is placed over the PDC cutter, the tube having one or more templates exposing only the segment or segments of the cutting surface to the acid mix. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012391 | Method and apparatus for selectively leaching portions of PDC cutters used in drill bits - A polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutter having a body of diamond crystals containing cobalt is coated with Teflon which is impervious to hydrofluoric acid. After the Teflon coating is dried, a segment of the Teflon coating is removed and a mixture of 50% hydrofluoric acid and 50% nitric acid is supplied to the diamond crystal body through the template in the Teflon coating to leach out the cobalt catalyzing material contained within the body of diamond crystals. In an alternative embodiment, a similar process is used to coat a PDC drill bit and the PDC cutters mounted in the PDC drill bit. After the Teflon dries, a segment of the coating is removed and the acid mix is applied through the templates in the cutters to leach out the cobalt in each of the bodies of diamond crystals. In another alternative embodiment, a tube is placed over the PDC cutter, the tube having one or more templates exposing only the segment or segments of the cutting surface to the acid mix. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012392 | SHANK STRUCTURE FOR ROTARY DRILL BITS - A shank configuration for rotary drill bits is disclosed for positioning of the shank in relation to the bit body. A tapered surface or feature of the shank may be configured and sized to matingly engage a complementarily shaped surface or feature of the drill bit body and thereby become centered or positioned in relation thereto. A deformable element may be disposed between the shank and bit body. Also, the shank may comprise a material having a carbon equivalent of less than about 0.35%. A multi-pass weld procedure may be employed to affix the shank and bit body to one another wherein welds may be formed so that one weld originates at a circumferential position that differs from the origination circumferential position of its immediately preceding weld by at least about 90°. Further, a stress state may be developed within the multi-pass weld. A method of manufacture is also disclosed. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012393 | BOTTOMING DETECTION WEIGHING SCALE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WEIGHING SCALE - A body weighing machine ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012394 | Combination Weigher - A combination weigher includes weighing hoppers capable of discharging weighed objects selectively in a first direction or in a second direction, a first collecting chute and a collecting hopper, a second collecting chute and a collecting hopper, and a control unit configured to determine a first discharge combination and a second discharge combination in which combination weight values fall within an allowable range with respect to a target weight value, to cause weighing hoppers belonging to the first discharge combination to discharge the weighed objects in the first direction, to cause weighing hoppers belonging to the second discharge combination to discharge the objects to be weighed in the second direction, and to cause the collecting hopper and the collecting hopper to discharge the objects to be weighed. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012395 | Scale - The invention relates to scales comprising a bearing surface for supporting a load to be weighed, an electroconductive sensor plate, a flat coil arranged at a distance from the sensor plate and used for the inductive measurement of a distance between the sensor plate and the flat coil, a housing surrounding the sensor plate and the flat coil, and a push-button which protrudes out of the housing and is connected to the sensor plate. The inventive scales are easy to assemble but also versatile. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012396 | Operating Tool with Conductor Pieces - An inexpensively-produced operating tool to which information about the direction of the operating tool or various kinds of identification information can be provided, and in which a switch can be provided. An operating tool ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012397 | STEERING SYSTEM FOR AN ADAPTABLE VEHICLE - The powered hybrid vehicle is capable of being operative in either one of first and second distinct driving modes each comprising corresponding first and second directional systems. The hybrid vehicle has a control shaft operatively coupled to a steering device, a first steering member operatively coupled to the first directional system, a second steering member operatively coupled to the second directional system and a shaft coupler capable of selectively coupling the control shaft to either one of the first and second steering members. The hybrid vehicle may be steered by controlling the steering device notwithstanding which one of the first and second driving mode it is in. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012398 | HYBRID VEHICLE - The hybrid vehicle kit comprises a vehicle body capable of being interchangeably coupled to either one of a wheel kit thus forming a hybrid vehicle in a wheel mode, the wheel kit having a number of ground-engaging wheels; and a track kit, thus forming the hybrid vehicle in a track mode, the track kit having a pair of ground-engaging tracks carried by track wheels. The vehicle has a pair of powered driving hydraulic pumps and a number of wheel drives powered by a corresponding one of the driving hydraulic pumps. In the wheel mode the ground-engaging wheels are operatively mounted to corresponding wheel drives and an electronic circuit calculates hydraulic rate data on the basis of speed data to control the first and second driving hydraulic pumps so that they will administer a hydraulic rate to the wheel drives which is representative of the hydraulic rate data to control the rotational speed of the ground-engaging wheels which will propel the hybrid vehicle. In the track mode at least some of the track wheels are operatively mounted to corresponding wheel drives and the electronic circuit calculates hydraulic rate data on the basis of the speed data and of the steering data to control the first and second driving hydraulic pumps so that they will administer a respective hydraulic rate to the wheel drives which is representative of the hydraulic rate data to control the rotational speed of the at least some of the track wheels that are operatively mounted to corresponding wheel drives, to both propel and steer the hybrid vehicle. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012399 | APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING A WHEELED VEHICLE TO A TRACKED VEHICLE - The invention relates to track systems ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012400 | Wheelchair having torsion-acting shock absorption and detachable dirve train - A wheelchair having torsion-acting shock absorbers from which cantilevered swing arms connected to drive wheels are connected is disclosed. The wheelchair incorporates a compact, collapsible power scooter that attaches to the wheelchair and presents a pair of handlebars having an accelerator and a brake, thus enabling the rider to propel him or herself by a power drive train rather than by hand. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012401 | Tandem wheel arrangement - A machine ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012402 | RECHARGEABLE AUTOMOBILE ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM AND SIMPLE SWITCHING MECHANISM BETWEEN GAS ENGINE AND ELECTRIC MOTOR - A rechargeable automobile electric power system and method for modifying a front-wheel drive automobile through installation of the system is disclosed. The system includes basic plug-in rechargeable electric drive power units, one that can run simultaneously with the gas motor to improve gas mileage. The second puts a one or two speed gear box between the electric motor and the wheel. This will allow the vehicle to run on rechargeable electric power in town and on the highway. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012403 | ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND AUTOMOBILE, ELECTRIC POWER TOOL OR STATIONARY EQUIPMENT MOUNTING THE SAME - In a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, a positive electrode in which a positive electrode active material includes a lithium-containing composite oxide, a peak pore size in a positive electrode material mixture layer is 0.7 μm or less and a pore volume per unit weight of the positive electrode active material in the positive electrode material mixture layer is 0.05 cm | 2010-01-21 |
20100012404 | WHEELCHAIR - The present invention provides a wheelchair structure, which is available with a handle, seat and wheel body. The handle is provided with an integrated control seat, and the wheel body is provided with auxiliary drive unit and combined positioning member. The integrated control seat can be assembled securely onto the wheelchair handles of different diameters and curvatures, and the swinging angle can be adjusted flexibly. Thus, it is possible to guarantee outstanding adaptability of assembly, efficient and convenient operation with improved applicability. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012405 | POWER OUTPUT APPARATUS, HYBRID VEHICLE WITH THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER OUTPUT APPARATUS - There is provided a hybrid vehicle | 2010-01-21 |
20100012406 | HYBRID VEHICLE RECHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A system and method for recharging a plug-in hybrid vehicle. The system includes a controller that schedules the recharging of the vehicles on local electrical distribution networks. The system arranges the schedule to minimize the demand loading on the local distribution network to more efficiently operate power plants providing electrical power to the distribution networks. A system for collecting charges associated with the recharging of plug-in hybrid vehicles is also disclosed providing for prepaid utility accounts. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012407 | POWER OUTPUT APPARATUS AND HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, motors, and a power distribution and integration mechanism that are coaxially arranged with respect to each other. The hybrid vehicle also includes a transmission including a transmission differential rotation mechanism that is a single pinion planetary gear mechanism having a sun gear, a ring gear, and a carrier that is connected to a drive shaft, and that is configured such that these three elements can differentially rotate with each other; and a clutch capable of selectively coupling one of or both of the carrier and the sun gear of the power distribution and integration mechanism with the sun gear of the transmission differential rotation mechanism. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012408 | DRIVE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE AND VEHICLE - A drive control apparatus for an AC motor is mounted on a hybrid vehicle. The drive control apparatus includes an inverter for driving an AC motor, and a control device for controlling the inverter by switching a control mode of the inverter between a first mode and a second mode in which a harmonic component of output current of the inverter can be suppressed as compared with in the first mode. The control device controls the inverter in the first mode when a magnet temperature of a permanent magnet is smaller than a first threshold temperature, and controls the inverter in the second mode when a magnet temperature is equal to or larger than the first threshold temperature. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012409 | DRIVE MODULES FOR VEHICLES - An oil cooled electric drive module for hybrid vehicles includes an AC motor assembly having a shaft parallel to an output shaft, with the shafts being interconnected by a set of helical reduction gears. The motor shaft is provided with a rotary union for cooling oil that passes first axially and then radially through the shaft to an outer circumferential surface thereof beneath the core of a rotor attached thereto. The cooling oil passes beneath the rotor to the outer ends thereof, where annular deflectors disburse the oil to provide a coanda effect over the shorting rings of the rotor, onto the stator windings, and thence onto the motor housing for return to a cooling sump, which may include hydraulic and electric pumps for further desired cooling circulation. The invention also includes solenoid valves for shifting a splined collar between positions of interconnection and disconnection between the motor shaft and output shaft. The module of the invention is adapted for interpositioning within the drive shaft of a motor vehicle, with the output shaft of the module being connected at opposite ends to the vehicle drive shaft. The module is employed in various drive systems employing segmented shafts and multiple gear ratio clutch and gear assemblies. The clutch assemblies are of the dog type, and are spring loaded with a neutral position, hydraulic cushioning and synchronized control. The clutch assemblies operate for various interconnections between the various segments of a drive shaft and the shafts of one or more motor/generators. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012410 | Cloud Point Monitoring Systems for Determining a Cloud Point Temperature of Diesel Fuel - Cloud point monitoring systems for determining a cloud point temperature value for diesel fuel are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a cloud point monitoring system receives diesel fuel in the tubular conduit and propagates light through the diesel fuel. The cloud point monitoring system further determines a cloud point temperature value indicative of a cloud point of the diesel fuel based on a light intensity level of the light that has propagated through cooled diesel fuel. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012411 | VEHICLE STORAGE COMPARTMENT - A storage compartment, configured to be supported by a vehicle frame, includes a body having an inner surface defining a cavity and an opening for access to the cavity, a door movable between an open position in which the door exposes the opening and a closed position in which the door covers the opening, and a hinge assembly coupling the door and the body. The hinge assembly is enclosed within the cavity when the door is in the closed position. The hinge assembly includes a first four-bar linkage mounted to the body and a second four-bar linkage mounted to the door. The first and second four-bar linkages have at least two unitary links in common. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012412 | Floorboard for a vehicle - A utility vehicle is disclosed having foot controlled pedals to operate the speed and acceleration of the vehicle. The utility vehicle may include a foot well in the floor board for locating the heel an operator's foot. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012413 | Folding air intake scoop - A working vehicle, such as an agricultural combine ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012414 | THREE-WHEELED VEHICLE - A three-wheeled vehicle includes a main frame assembly having a steering head disposed on a front portion of the main frame assembly, a front fork assembly pivotably coupled to the steering head, a front wheel rotatably supported by the front fork assembly, a rear frame coupled to a rear portion of the main frame assembly, a rear axle assembly coupled to at least one of the main frame assembly and the rear frame, a pair of rear wheels rotatably supported by the rear axle assembly, an engine-transmission assembly supported by the main frame assembly and positioned between the front wheel and the pair of rear wheels, and a body including a first mounting portion directly mounted to the main frame assembly, and a second mounting portion directly mounted to the rear frame. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012415 | MOTORCYCLE HAVING A MULTI-PIECE FRAME ASSEMBLY - A motorcycle includes a first frame having a steering head and a first mount, an engine-transmission assembly coupled to the first frame, a steering assembly pivotably coupled to the steering head, a front wheel rotatably coupled to the steering assembly, a swing arm assembly pivotably coupled to the first frame, a rear wheel rotatably coupled to the swing arm assembly, a second frame having a second mount coupled to the first mount with a threaded fastener, and a suspension component having a first end coupled to the swing arm assembly and a second end coupled to the second frame. Forces exerted by the suspension component on the first frame are directed through the second frame and the second mount. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012416 | RACK-MOUNTED STORAGE CASE FOR A MOTORCYCLE - A motorcycle including a frame, an engine mounted to the frame, two wheels mounted for rotation to the frame with at least one of the wheels operably coupled to the engine, a rack coupled to the frame, and a storage case. The storage case including a body and a latch. The body defining a cavity and an opening that provides access to the cavity, and the body including a base that has a recess shaped to receive a portion of the rack. The latch is movably coupled to the base and is movable between an open position that provides access to the recess, and a closed position that inhibits access to the recess. The storage case is movable between an attached position where the portion of the rack is positioned within the recess and the latch is in the closed position, and a detached position where the latch is in the open position and the portion of the rack is positioned outside of the recess. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012417 | IGNITION INTERLOCK BREATHALYZER - The invention relates to an improvement in a breath alcohol test devices includes within the handheld unit containing a fuel cell, a miniaturized self calibrating test device thereby avoiding the need for 30, 60 and 90 day calibration testing. It also relates to various tamper or circumvention improvements that may be used alone or in combination with the self calibration improvement, including cameras to record a driver providing a breath sample and to verify the location of the driver within a vehicle. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012418 | ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR ARRANGEMENT STRUCTURE FOR MOTORCYCLE - To provide an accelerator position sensor arrangement structure for a motorcycle that can prevent an increased vehicle-width without change of operational feeling of a throttle. An accelerator position sensor is connected to a throttle grip via a pair of throttle cables and disposed externally of main frames, of a body frame, extending from a head pipe toward the rearward of a vehicle body. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012419 | ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING WITH AIR DISCHARGE SYSTEM - The invention relates to an electrical power steering system for a motor vehicle with a steering housing, in which a gear system is arranged, wherein a bar mounted such as to be displaceable longitudinally in the housing is a gear element for actuating steerable wheels, and wherein the steering housing is closed off by at least one folding bellows element, which is secured on one side to the steering housing and on the other side to the bar. Rapid pressure compensation in the event of temperature change is guaranteed, because a hose is connected at one end such as to communicate with the interior volumes of the steering housing, and when in operation is secured at a second free end above the steering housing. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012420 | OCCLUSION EFFECT MITIGATION AND SOUND ISOLATION DEVICE FOR ORIFICE INSERTED SYSTEMS - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a sound isolation device comprising: an expandable element; and an insertion element, where the expandable element is operatively attached to the insertion element, where the expandable element includes an expanding medium, where the pressure of the expanding medium is varied to vary sound isolation across the expandable element. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012421 | Housing For A Component of An Exhaust System, and Such a Component - A housing for a component of an exhaust system has an opening which is provided in the housing, and a pipe which is arranged in the opening and connected with the housing. The pipe projects out of the housing and is connected with a connecting pipe shortly behind the opening. The invention further relates to such a component. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012422 | FLAPPER CONFIGURATION FOR MARINE EXHAUST SYSTEM - Disclosed are apparatus and methodology for reducing noise and wear in a flapper configured exhaust tip for a marine exhaust system. A flapper, normally located within an exhaust tip of a marine exhaust system, is relocated upstream of the point in the exhaust system where cooling water normally contacts the exhaust pipe. An exhaust tip is coupled to the upstream portion of the exhaust system by way of an elastomeric coupling device. The flapper is positioned such that a tip thereof contacts the elastomeric coupling rather than the metallic exhaust pipe. Such contact with an elastomeric coupling device reduces noise previously produced by flapper contact with the hot exhaust pipe occasioned by destruction and/or heat degeneration of elastomeric material generally associated with the flapper device. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012423 | ACOUSTIC TREATMENT DEVICE FOR TURBINE AND COMBUSTION NOISES - An acoustic treatment device for an internal primary ejection duct from a turbojet pod, including an upstream zone and a downstream zone relative to an airflow direction in the primary ejection duct, the upstream and downstream zones being located on each side of a separating wall with a first face on the side of the upstream side and a second face on the side of the downstream side. The separating wall is a micro-porous wall and the face of the separating wall located on the side of the downstream side is covered by a honeycomb structure to attenuate high frequency acoustic waves. Such a device may find application to treatment of combustion and turbine noises. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012424 | FALL ARRESTER FOR A CLIMBING PROTECTION SYSTEM - The fall arrester ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012425 | Stop Element For A Securing Device - The present disclosure relates to a stop element for a securing device, with a contact element. A locking device is shiftable between unlocked and locked states. The stop element is attachable to and releasable from the securing element in the unlocked state and not releasable from the securing element in the locked state. The locking device has an actuating device which is shiftable between an active position and a passive position and when in its active position blocks the locking device in its unlocked state and is transferrable into its passive position, in which the locking device is shiftable into its locked state, when the stop element is attached to the securing element. The contact element may form part of the actuating device such that the actuating device can be shifted into its passive position when the securing element contacts the contact element. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012426 | Sloped Roof Safety System - The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a roofing system includes a sloped roof structure extending from a lower elevation area that is accessible from a lower edge of the sloped roof structure, and extending to a higher elevation area. The system further includes an elongate rail structure attached to the sloped roof structure, the elongate rail structure extending from the lower elevation area to the higher elevation area. The system further includes an attachment mechanism that slides along and is securely attached to the elongate rail structure, the attachment mechanism includes an attachment structure for securely tethering the person to the elongate rail structure to prevent the attached person from falling off the sloped roof structure, and so that when the attached person travels from the lower elevation area to the higher elevation area the attachment mechanism slides along the elongate rail structure while maintaining the secure tethering of the person to the elongate rail structure. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012427 | MOBILE ANCHORING AND FALL PREVENTION DEVICE - This device makes it possible to ensure the security of workers of any trade who operate from the inside of a building, on a wall, through a bay in said wall, while in the vicinity of empty spaces and without damaging the inner or outer existing structures (floor, wall, ceiling), characterized in that it comprises: | 2010-01-21 |
20100012428 | END COVER FOR A LADDER RAIL - An end cover for a rail of a ladder has a body having a front and a back and a first side and a second side and a top and a bottom, a hole formed in the body adjacent the back and the top, a tread affixed to the front, at least one pocket formed is the bottom of the body for accommodating an end of the rail of the ladder, and a groove formed in the body that extends from the bottom to the top. A central planar portion extends downwardly from the bottom of the body. The tread is formed of an elastomeric material. The tread has gripper sections that extend outwardly from the front of a body. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012429 | Ladder Level - A ladder level clamps to an extension ladder to place the ladder level in a horizontal plane and on a 15-degree angle to a vertical structure. The tool includes clamping handles and is secured to the ladder by spring pressure clamping with position stops. The tool also comprises a vial holder that serves as a position indicator. To indicate position, the vial holder includes two bubble vials. The clamping handles connected to the vial holder allowing for clamping and unclamping of the device. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012430 | Leveling system for portable work platforms - The claimed work platform system, alternatively dubbed by the inventor as “Miniscaffold”, provides a compact, versatile, and portable method of supporting workers engaged in various elevated construction or maintenance activities. The claimed work platform rides upon a number of locking floor casters. Each floor caster is mounted to a removable, telescoping support which may be readily relocated inward to accommodate access through narrow aisles or outward to enhance the platform's stability. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012431 | Tire step apparatus - A step apparatus is provided for use on a vehicle tire and includes a first step assembly which includes a first step portion and a pair of first struts extending upward from the first step portion. A second step assembly includes a second step portion. A pair of first bracket members partially support the second step portion, and a pair of second bracket members are telescopically adjustably connected to the pair of first bracket members. Hinge members are connected between the first struts and the front bracket portions. Locking means are provided for locking the first bracket members with respect to the second bracket members at a selected adjustment position, depending upon the width of the tire on which the apparatus is used. By adjusting the first bracket members and the second bracket members with respect to each other, the present apparatus can be used for a wide range of tires having a wide range of tire widths. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012432 | Collapsible Sawhorse - A collapsible sawhorse includes a center beam, a plurality of legs, a locking mechanism, and a bracket constructed in an offset or off-centered arrangement that allows the legs of the sawhorse to fold in an interlocking manner against the center beam. The sawhorse provides a user with a carpentry tool that is strong and may be easily transported, easily customized, and inexpensively manufactured. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012433 | Self-locking extendable ladder for use with a boat - A telescoping ladder assembly which is especially useful for boarding a boat from the water includes a ladder comprising a plurality of telescoping ladder sections and a securing mechanism for securing the ladder in a stowed position. The securing mechanism includes a spring member which biases the ladder and a stop against one another to prevent extension of the ladder. The ladder is preferably pivotally and slidably mounted on a frame which is configured for mounting on a platform such as the transom of a boat. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012434 | Gas turbine oil supply system and method for the operation of a bearing oil supply system for a gas turbine - A gas turbine oil supply system and a method for the operation of a bearing oil supply system for a gas turbine includes an oil tank | 2010-01-21 |
20100012435 | ROTATING BELT-CONVEYOR SUSHI COUNTER - A belt-conveyor sushi counter has an opening ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012436 | Hydraulic elevator system - The hydraulic elevator system has several configurations, each incorporating the hydraulic motor and pump at the lower end of the hydraulic ram and cylinder assembly. A first embodiment utilizes a wet pump and motor assembly at the lower end of the cylinder, with the volume between the cylinder and casing providing a hydraulic reservoir. A second embodiment provides a dry pump and motor installed at the lower end of the cylinder below the surrounding casing and hydraulic reservoir. A third embodiment attaches the pump and motor to the lower end of the hydraulic ram, with the pump and motor traveling up and down with the ram during operation. Further systems facilitating the installation and removal of the hydraulic cylinder and attached components for maintenance are also provided. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012437 | Aerodynamic Controls for High Speed Elevators - An elevator car is provided with at least one moveable aerodynamic control surface which is moveable to generate counter forces to aerodynamic forces resulting from airflow around the elevator car. Aerodynamically suitable surfaces may also be provided on either end of the elevator car. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012438 | Immobilizer - Immobilizer for shopping trolleys, wherein the castor angle of the steering rollers when the immobilizer is activated is equal to zero, as a result of which the steering rollers can set themselves stochastically to an oblique or transverse position with respect to the direction of travel, making the shopping trolley much more difficult to push. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012439 | Disk Brake - A disc brake with a rotatable and axially displaceable shaft for actuation, and with an actuating element. Further, a sealing means with a sealing portion is provided, which acts elastically on an associated sealing surface, with the sealing portion closing a slot between the sealing surface and the housing for sealing purposes and abutting on a stop. The stop, the sealing surface and the actuating element are designed integrally. This measure allows significantly reducing the production costs because the complexity of components is decreased and the assembly is thus simplified. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012440 | Hydraulic Disk Brake Retractor System And Method Of Retracting - The invention relates generally to a disk brake system for a hydraulic disk brake retractor system that maximizes running clearance while still effectively providing for manual braking in a power-down condition. The invention uses a simple spring-loaded brake retractor system comprised of a brake piston, a brake spring, and a retractor shaft. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012441 | Play-free drive for an electromechanical brake device - The invention relates to a coupling device for transmitting a linear movement of a drive ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012442 | HYSTERESIS CHARACTERIZING TYPED ELECTRO PEDAL DEVICE - According to the electro pedal of the present invention, a pedal simulator is achieved by a variable damper including a piston operating with an operation rod connected to a pedal and elastically supported by first and second springs having different elasticity, a piston flange having a flow channel, through which the oil passes, at the end of piston elastically supported by second spring in a chamber filled with the oil, and a rubber cup being in close contact with piston flange and changing the flow rate of oil while being elastically deformed by the hydraulic pressure according to the flow direction of the oil, such that hysteresis characteristics showing pedal effort without difference can be achieved, such as when hydraulic pressure is used, not only generating simple linear pedal effort and a damping force from a fixed damping coefficient in operation and return stroke of pedal. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012443 | CALIPER MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT - A brake caliper assembly includes a caliper body connected to a torque plate via a mating protrusion and cavity that transfer torque through facing abutment surfaces to reduce twisting of the caliper. The mating protrusion and cavity provide a stiff connection and also allow use of a smaller, lighter connecting bolt. This arrangement eases removal and reinstallation of the caliper. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012444 | Double Dogleg Wide Stance Brake Shoe Web - A drum brake shoe has first and second webs, with the first web including a first end section to be located adjacent a brake shoe actuation element, a second end section to be located adjacent a brake shoe anchor element, and a central section extending between the first and second end sections. Similarly, the second web includes a first end section to be located adjacent the brake shoe actuation element, a second end section to be located adjacent the brake shoe anchor element, and a central section extending between the first and second end sections of the second web. At least one lining table is disposed at circumferentially outer portions of the first and second webs, and a pin or other return spring mounting is provided by at least the first web. The brake shoe is particularly configured so that a brake shoe return spring, which is connectable to the return spring mounting, is positioned so that a center line of the return spring is offset from an axial center line of the lining table but located axially inboard of an outside edge of the second end section of the first web. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012445 | ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC BRAKE ACTUATOR FOR VEHICLE BRAKE - An electro-hydraulic brake actuator for a vehicle can include an electric motor configured to operate at about 28 Vdc, and to operate at about 2 Amps or less to hold a vehicle brake in a disengaged position. A hydraulic master piston can be operatively coupled to the electric motor, the hydraulic master piston configured to slidingly move within a master cylinder fillable with a hydraulic fluid such that advancement of the master piston within the master cylinder varies the hydraulic pressure supplied to the vehicle brake. The electric motor and hydraulic master cylinder are configured to fit within a wheel hub corresponding to the vehicle brake, the motor configured to operate the hydraulic master piston to vary the hydraulic pressure applied to the brake. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012446 | ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM AND VEHICLE BRAKE HAVING THE SAME - An electro-hydraulic brake system for a vehicle can include at least one hydraulic piston that exerts a force on a brake pad in a direction away from a brake disk and opposite to a force exerted, e.g., by a spring, on the brake pad in a direction toward the disk. A hydraulic pressure actuator can in one embodiment actuate the hydraulic piston to hold the brake in a disengaged position. A controller can in one embodiment actuate the hydraulic pressure actuator to advance the brake pad into engagement with the disk to exert a braking force based on a brake command signal, and can in one embodiment actuate the hydraulic pressure actuator to retract the brake pad from engagement with the disk upon receipt of a brake release signal. In one embodiment, the brake pad can move into engagement with the brake disk when an emergency (e.g., a loss of power or hydraulic pressure) occurs. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012447 | VEHICLE WET-TYPE MULTI-PLATE BRAKE DEVICE - In a vehicle wet-type multi-plate brake device, an automatic control mechanism is provided which has a simple structure and constantly maintains a piston stroke of a hydraulic piston, the mechanism being reliably operated. A piston sleeve | 2010-01-21 |
20100012448 | BACKING FOR BRAKE DEVICES, ESPECIALLY DRUM BRAKES, BACKING/FRICTION LINING UNIT AND BACKING SUPPORT OF A PRESSING DEVICE - A brake pad backing ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012449 | FRICTION LINING - A method for producing a friction lining. The friction lining is wound in three layers with different winding ratios. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012450 | FLOATING PISTON VALVE OF AMPLITUDE SELECTIVE SHOCK ABSORBER - A floating piston valve includes an annular valve body having a fluid passing hole formed therein, a pair of upper and lower valve discs respectively mounted on upper and lower sides of the valve body to generate damping force, a pair of upper and lower tripod type leaf valve springs respectively mounted on upper and lower sides of the upper and lower valve discs, and a pair of upper and lower coupling supports coupled to the valve body respectively at upper and lower sides of the upper and lower tripod type leaf valve springs. Each of the coupling supports includes an annular support section and a coupling section at least partially formed on an outer edge of the annular support section and is fastened to the valve body through a portion of an outer edge of the valve body. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012451 | AMPLITUDE SELECTIVE SHOCK ABSORBER - An amplitude selective shock absorber includes a cylinder, a piston rod axially movable within the cylinder, a stationary piston valve fixedly mounted on the piston rod to divide a space of the cylinder into a rebound chamber and a compression chamber, a floating piston valve mounted on the piston rod to be movable in an axial direction in the rebound chamber, a stopper secured to the piston rod above the floating piston valve, and frustoconical leaf springs disposed between the floating piston valve and the stationary piston valve and between the floating piston valve and the stopper, respectively. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012452 | SYNCHRONIZING RING OF A SYNCHRONIZING DEVICE - A synchronizing ring for a synchronizing device of a motor vehicle gearing, with a ring body. The ring body has a plurality of recesses, and frictional elements are arranged in the recesses. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012453 | SHIFT DEVICE WITH SYNCHRONIZER - A gear has a hub with cut-off portions and outer splines as one unit. Thrust pieces are inserted in the cut-off portions for transmitting thrust between a shift sleeve and a synchronizer ring. The gear has a flange portion formed with supporting holes corresponding to the cut-off portions provided with a force-amplifying surface at synchronized member sides thereof. First end portions of the thrust pieces are inserted in the supporting holes. Second end portions thereof are formed with a side end surface for receiving friction torque from the synchronizer ring and with a pressure-receiving slope for transmitting the friction torque to the force-amplifying slope. The thrust pieces swing around centers in the supporting holes so that the second end portions swing in a rotational direction to contact the pressure-receiving slopes with the force-amplifying slopes to change the friction torque to the thrust acting on the synchronizer ring. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012454 | CLUTCH MECHANISM APPLICABLE TO ELECTROMECHANICAL CYLINDERS FOR LOCKS - It comprises a carriage ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012455 | Power divider for motor vehicles comprising a controlled friction coupling - The invention relates to a power divider for motor vehicles, comprising a housing ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012456 | CONVEYOR BELT WITH OVERLAPPING PLANAR SURFACE PLATES - The present invention provides a conveyor belt ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012457 | UNIT AND METHOD FOR GROUPING PACKAGES ALONG A TRANSFER PATH - A unit for grouping packages along a transfer path includes an input station receiving groups of packages arranged in longitudinal lines parallel to the transfer path; and an aligning mechanism which interacts with the packages of each group to align them in at least one line crosswise to the transfer path. The unit has a rotation device which, following interaction of the aligning mechanism with the packages in each group, is selectively activated to rotate the packages in each group by a predetermined angle about a direction crosswise to the transfer path. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012458 | DEVICE FOR CHANGING THE PITCH BETWEEN ARTICLES BEING CONVEYED AND ROTATING THESE ARTICLES - A device for carrying out a repitching operation, i.e., for changing the pitch between articles (A) comprised in a flow of moving articles, includes one or more conveying elements ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012459 | Device For Ordered Arrangement of Articles - The device comprises: a chute, on which tubes arranged in a line and with a random orientation of closed and open heads thereof, fall by gravity towards a rotor activated by a motor with stepped | 2010-01-21 |
20100012460 | CONTAINER CARRIER TURNING DEVICE FOR A CONTAINER CARRIER CONVEYOR - It is described a container carrier turning device for a specimen container ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012461 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONVEYING PLANAR PRODUCTS - A method and a device for the conveyance of planar products ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012462 | Apparatus for nesting bottles - The objective of this invention is to provide an apparatus for forming a stable arrangement of bottles so they can be moved on an inline conveyor system. This is accomplished by an apparatus for nesting bottles comprising a first conveyor having lanes of bottles, and a second conveyor, wherein a fixed number of bottles from each lane is released from each lane in a staggered arrangement to facilitate nesting of the released bottles and then pushing and guiding the released bottles from the first conveyor onto a second conveyor so that the bottles form a nested bundle. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012463 | ARRANGEMENT FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRODUCTS ON A HIGH-SPEED CONVEYOR BELT - An arrangement for the distribution of products (Pn) includes a distribution device consisting of a phaser ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012464 | Method for gapping for sortation rate maximization - The invention provides a method which minimizes the gaps between packages to the minimum required by the sorter. The gapping required to allow scanning the identification label(s) will be done first, then another gap adjustment (to reduce gaps) is done immediately after scanning. The induction control system requires inputs from additional sensors which are necessary to obtain certain package dimensions. This information (dimensions of the packages) is used by the control algorithm to calculate or select from a table based on package geometry, the minimum (or optimum) gaps required for scanning and by the sorter. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012465 | PRODUCT HANDLING - A first endless belt conveyer ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012466 | APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING PARTS FROM GENERAL-PURPOSE STORAGE FOR VEHICLE - The present invention provides an apparatus for extracting parts from a general-purpose storage for various vehicle models, the apparatus including a synchronization bar and a driving bar, which transfer driving force by a pneumatic cylinder for providing power of linear reciprocating movement, and an automatic part dropping unit that drops the parts placed on a plurality of plates rotated by the rotation of a plurality of shafts configured to be rotated by the transferred driving force. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012467 | TRACTOR MOUNTED UNLOADING CONVEYOR - A conveyor is mounted on a tractor and extends from a hopper at the front of the tractor to an outlet behind the tractor. An agricultural harvester unloading system is operated to deposit grain from the harvester into the hopper of the conveyor. The conveyor is operated to transfer the grain into a cart pulled by the tractor. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012468 | MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A material handling system for moving material from a storage device to a receiver comprises a counter rotating double screw feeder extending from the storage device to the receiver. The counter rotating double screw feeder comprises an outer screw feed member; an inner screw feed member; where the outer screw feed member being positioned in an outer screw feed member tube; and the inner screw feed member being positioned in an inner screw feed member tube. The material is feed from the storage device to the process tube via the outer screw feed member; the inner screw feed member removes gas and byproducts from the receiver. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012469 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A conveyor system is disclosed herein. An embodiment of the conveyor system comprises a first end; a second end; and a belt extending between the first end and the second end, wherein the belt has a belt first side; and wherein a magnetic force acts on the belt first side. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012470 | Electrical controller - A segmented rotor comprises two disc-like members electrically charged with opposite polarities having circumferentially spaced interleaved fingers extending in an axial direction electrically insulated from one another and rotationally driven by an insulated shaft. Suitable brushes extend radially into contact with the interleaved fingers to produce repetitive alternate polarity electrical signals at each brush as the rotor rotates. The electrical signals are fed to utilization devices to control their operation. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012471 | Micro-Machined Relay - An improved micro-machined relay is disclosed. The relay includes a micro-machined beam capable of carrying an electric signal and having a contact point on a closure side of the beam. The beam is electrically coupled to a first electrical transmission path and suspended above a second electrical transmission path. An insulation layer resides on a portion of the closure side of the beam and an electrical conductor is coupled to a least a portion of the insulation layer. A potential creator creates a potential between the electrical conductor and the potential creator that is capable of deflecting the beam, so that the contact point comes into contact with the second electrical transmission path. In such an embodiment, the potential creator need not account for the possible signal in the transmission path because the potential creator, which may be a voltage source, is decoupled from the transmission path. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012472 | WATERPROOF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A waterproof electronic device includes an upper shell and a lower shell configured for detachably and hermetically assembling with the upper shell. At least one of the upper shell and lower shell comprising a rubber layer disposed thereon to hermetically assemble with each other. The invention further provides a method for making the waterproof electronic device. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012473 | Metal Domed Contact Component and Card Comprising It - The invention relates to a domed contact component controlled by mechanical activation, which comprises an outer static conducting member ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100012474 | Structure having symbols printed thereon and method for implementing the same - The present invention provides a structure having symbols printed thereon, the structure being a keyboard. The keyboard comprises: at least one keycap; at least one symbol printed on the surface of the keycap; and at least one first protective layer having a plurality of reticulate dots, the first protective layer being formed over the symbol on the surface of the keycap. The invention further provides a method for printing symbols on a keyboard, comprising the steps of: printing a plurality of symbols on the surface of the keycap of the keyboard; and forming a first protective layer having a plurality of reticulate dots over the plurality of symbols on the surface of the keycap of the keyboard. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012475 | COMBINATION PRESSURE SWITCH - A combination switch including a pressure switch moveable between closed and open positions in response to a working pressure of a fluid, an unloader valve moveable between open and closed positions, a mechanical interconnection between the pressure switch and the unloader valve and operable to move the unloader valve in response to movement of the pressure switch, and a mechanical lever selectively operable to move the pressure switch between the closed and the open position. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012476 | APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING ACRYLIC ACID - Disclosed is a simplified apparatus for recovering acrylic acid from a mixture containing acrylic acid, acrylic acid dimer and impurities with high boiling point, in a stable and efficient manner. An apparatus for recovering an acrylic acid from a mixture containing acrylic acid, acrylic acid dimer and impurities with high boiling point, which comprises: an acrylic acid recovering device that comprises an acrylic acid distillation unit being present within an acrylic acid dimer pyrolysis tank, and is operated under reduced pressure; and a line for introducing the mixture into the acrylic acid recovering device, wherein decomposition of the acrylic acid dimer is carried out under reduced pressure at a lower part of the acrylic acid recovering device, while the acrylic acid is recovered by distillation under reduced pressure from a top of the acrylic acid recovering device. | 2010-01-21 |
20100012477 | MODIFICATION OF CARBON FIBERS BY MEANS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE IRRADIATION - The present invention relates to a surface modification of carbon fibers, and more particularly to, such a method of modifying the surface of carbon fibers by irradiating an electromagnetic wave to the carbon fibers. When an electromagnetic wave of a high frequency is irradiated to the carbon fibers, the carbon fibers are modified. The modified carbon fibers have an increased surface roughness. In case of manufacturing a composite material by mixing the carbon fibers with a matrix, the modified carbon fibers are relatively greatly improved in physical property as compared to the original carbon fibers prior to the modification. | 2010-01-21 |