04th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100019031 | Forged Card Discrimination System - A forged card discrimination system, an authenticity determination information writing device and a forged card discrimination device which can directly utilize an existing cash card or a credit card of a magnetic recording type and is preferable to prevent abuse of a forgery card with low cost are provided. A forged card discrimination system | 2010-01-28 |
20100019032 | MULTI-USE MEMORY CARD WITH DISPLAY UNIT - A storage device storing a plurality of pieces of authentication information is provided. The storage device includes a display allowing a user to determine the authentication information stored in the storage device and to select desired authentication information from among the authentication information displayed thereon. The store device performs authentication processing on the authentication information selected by the user. The storage device may be a memory card having a display. The memory card may be used for various use purposes by changing information displayed thereon according to a desired purpose. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019033 | CONTACTLESS INTERFACE WITHIN A TERMINAL TO SUPPORT A CONTACTLESS SERVICE - In a mobile terminal, a contactless interface is defined between a secure element and a contactless function (CLF) module, which allows a contactless service to be performed with an external device. The secure element may be a type of smart card and the external device may be an access gateway for transportation, a point-of-sale (PoS) terminal, or some other application for the user. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019034 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SMART CARD ASSISTED DIGITAL CONTENT PURCHASE AND STORAGE - The present invention discloses a device and a method useful for the provision of secure payment and certification of digital content access, while the devise comprises: at least one IC chip containing an operating system and memory provisions, an interface of a plurality of N plated electrical input contacts (PEICs); interconnected to said IC chip; N is an integer number equal or higher than 1; and, at least one operating system able to process information and recall it, stored on said IC chip; at least one encoding mathematical formula stored on said IC chip that generates a response to input provided by entering a prescribed sequence of electrical inputs to said PEICs by means of said card reader; at least one human interface that prompts the end user to enter data and enables the entry of said data, e.g., by means of an interconnected keypad. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019035 | ARTICLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - The present disclosure includes methods and systems for identifying articles. One method embodiment includes positioning a number of movable Faraday screens in particular locations relative to a number of different stages in a laundering process, and moving a mobile electronic identification device (EID) reader past the locations. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019036 | ELECTRONIC VOTING APPARATUS THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO DISABLED VOTERS - The invention is a tamperproof electronic voting machine with intuitive user interfaces that is accessible and usable by voters with a wide range of disabilities, including those voters that are blind, deaf, blind deaf, or have dexterity disabilities. The voting machine preferably records votes through a button based interface or an ink probe interface. The invention accommodates cumulative voting and instant runoff voting. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019037 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY MANAGING REMOVABLE DEVICE - A method for dynamically managing a removable device includes the following steps: generating a device insertion interrupt to indicate that the removable device has been coupled to a connection interface when detecting an insert event corresponding to the removable device; clearing the device insertion interrupt before a processing mechanism corresponding to the connection interface handles the device insertion interrupt; and identifying a specification of the removable device to dynamically manage the removable device according to the specification; wherein when the specification corresponds to a first specification, a first management scheme is activated to manage the removable device, when the specification corresponds to a second specification, a second management scheme is activated to manage the removable device, and the first specification is different from the second specification. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019038 | Chip module, sim card, wireless device and wireless communication method - The Invention refers to a chip module comprising at least one memory and/or microprocessor chip and at least one antenna element connected to said chip. Further the invention relates to a SIM card comprising a dielectric substrate, eight or more contact pads provided on one side of said dielectric substrate, at least one memory and/or mictoprocessor chip provided on the other side of the substrate and connected to said contact pads, a first antenna element provided on the same side of the dielectric substrate as the chip, wherein the first antenna element has at least one driving point and at least one termination point, a second antenna element provided on the same side of the dielectric substrate as the first antenna element, wherein the first antenna element is given in an area different from the area where the contact pads are arranged, and the chip can be accessed by a wireless communication link with help of the antenna operating at a frequency of more than | 2010-01-28 |
20100019039 | RFID Transponder Transmitting Concatenation of Pages - Disclosed is a transponder of a radio frequency identification system. Connected to a controller is a memory storing r-pages of k-bits of data. A first page includes an ID code relating to an integrated chip forming part of the transponder. The controller is configured, after the transponder has been interrogated by a reader, automatically and on a transponder talk only basis, to transmit transponder ID data including a concatenation of pages. Each page is led by a respective m-bit header. The header includes: (a) a first part having a random number, (b) a second part having for the first page in the ID data, a total number of pages in the ID data and for any subsequent page, a page number of the page in the memory and; (c) a third part having a sequential number for the page in the ID data. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019040 | PORTABLE SCANNER DEVICE WITH INTEGRAL AUDIO OUTPUT - A portable scanner device with integral audio output for audibly identifying a multiplicity of scanned items for a user is disclosed. The portable scanner device comprises a hand-held housing, a sensor disposed within the housing (the sensor configured to detect and sense a scanned item), an audio output to aurally present audio data to the user of the portable scanner device, a processor to identify the scanned item and to generate an audio response through the audio output, a memory configured to store a plurality of data items for the processor, and a power source disposed within the housing. A speaker, an earphone, a headset and/or a wireless ear piece are used to present the audio data to the user of the portable scanner device. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019041 | Arrangement for and method of guiding an operator to move an imaging reader to an optimum reading position - An operator is guided to move an imaging reader to an optimum reading position in which to read a symbol by image capture. Optimum image capture occurs substantially at an imaging plane of an imaging assembly, and the operator is visually guided so that the symbol is located substantially at the imaging plane in a working range of distances. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019042 | EFFICIENT MULTI-IMAGE BAR CODE READER - An efficient multicamera imaging-based bar code reader for imaging a target bar code on a target object. An imaging system has a plurality of camera assemblies coupled to an image processing system. Each camera assembly includes a sensor array and an imaging lens assembly for focusing a field of view of the camera assembly onto a sensor array as well as including one or more light emitting diodes for illuminating a field of view of that camera assembly. One camera is activated or energized to detect an object and then all cameras are activated for generating images suitable to decode a bar code on the detected object. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019043 | Electro-optical imaging reader having plural solid-state imagers with nonconcurrent exposure - A plurality of solid-state imagers is mounted in a reader, such as a bioptical, dual window, point-of-transaction workstation, for capturing illumination light returning along different fields of view from indicia. A controller controllably activates the imagers over respective exposure time periods during which the indicia are illuminated to produce electrical signals indicative of the indicia being read, processes the electrical signals to read the indicia, and controls the exposure time periods to be nonconcurrent to prevent interference among the imagers. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019044 | ACTUATION MECHANISM FOR A PISTOL GRIP HAVING MULTIPLE ACTUATION POSITIONS REGIONS - A portable terminal having a handle configured for connection to an enclosure of the portable terminal, such that the portable terminal has one or more scanning functions for interacting with information objects | 2010-01-28 |
20100019045 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SECURE DIGITAL TRANSACTIONS - A device storing at least a portion of a reducing currency denomination composite code, according to one embodiment, comprises a processor. In addition, the device comprises a memory coupled to the processor. Further, the memory is for storing a portion of a reducing currency denomination composite code corresponding to a predetermined amount of currency. Further still, the complete reducing currency denomination composite code includes a security code. Additionally, the device comprises an output device coupled to the processor, where the output device is for outputting at least the portion of the reducing currency denomination composite code. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019046 | ELECTRONIC TAG - Provided is an electronic tag which has both an antitheft function and a merchandise control function, can reduce trouble of attaching the tag on a body whereupon the tag is to be attached, and furthermore, is thin and low-cost. The electronic tag includes a noncontact IC tag ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019047 | REMOTE CLIMATE CONTROL DEVICE INCLUDING ELECTRICAL VENTILATION BLOWER FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A remote climate control system is for an electric vehicle without a combustion engine and having a rechargeable electrical power source and an electrical Ventilation blower selectively powered thereby, a sensor associated with the rechargeable electrical power source, and a data communications bus extending throughout the hybrid vehicle. At least one of the electrical Ventilation blower and the sensor is coupled to the data communications bus. The remote climate control system includes a remote transmitter and a receiver to be positioned at the hybrid vehicle for receiving signals from said remote transmitter. A vehicle remote climate controller cooperates with said receiver and to be coupled to the data communications bus extending within the hybrid vehicle for communication thereover to selectively operate the electrical Ventilation blower responsive to the sensor and said remote transmitter. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019048 | REMOTE CLIMATE CONTROL DEVICE INCLUDING ELECTRICAL AC UNIT FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A remote climate control system is for a hybrid vehicle having a rechargeable electrical power source and an electrical air conditioning (AC) unit selectively powered thereby, a sensor associated with the rechargeable electrical power source, and a data communications bus extending throughout the hybrid vehicle. At least one of the electrical AC unit and the sensor is coupled to the data communications bus. The remote climate control system includes a remote transmitter and a receiver to be positioned at the hybrid vehicle for receiving signals from the remote transmitter. A vehicle remote climate controller cooperates with the receiver and to be coupled to the data communications bus extending within the hybrid vehicle for communication thereover to selectively operate the electrical AC unit responsive to the sensor and the remote transmitter. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019049 | REMOTE CLIMATE CONTROL DEVICE INCLUDING ELECTRICAL VENTILATION BLOWER FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A remote climate control system is for a hybrid vehicle having a rechargeable electrical power source and an electrical ventilation blower selectively powered thereby, a sensor associated with the rechargeable electrical power source, and a data communications bus extending throughout the hybrid vehicle. At least one of the electrical ventilation blower and the sensor is coupled to the data communications bus. The remote climate control system includes a remote transmitter and a receiver to be positioned at the hybrid vehicle for receiving signals from said remote transmitter. A vehicle remote climate controller cooperates with said receiver and to be coupled to the data communications bus extending within the hybrid vehicle for communication thereover to selectively operate the electrical ventilation blower responsive to the sensor and said remote transmitter. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019050 | Automatic Climate Control for a Vehicle - A system and method of operating an automatic climate control system for a vehicle is disclosed. The method may include determining a breath level air temperature in a passenger compartment of the vehicle; determining a mean radiant temperature in the passenger compartment; determining an average air velocity in the passenger compartment; determining a clothing level factor, and calculating an equivalent homogeneous temperature based on the breath level air temperature, the mean radiant temperature, the average air velocity and the clothing level factor; comparing the calculated equivalent homogeneous temperature to a desired equivalent homogeneous temperature; and adjusting an output of the automatic climate control system based on the comparison of the calculated equivalent homogeneous temperature to the desired equivalent homogeneous temperature. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019051 | Override Of Nonoccupancy Status In a Thermostat Device Based Upon Analysis Of Recent Patterns Of Occupancy - A thermostat system with a thermostat control program is disclosed for controlling a Heating Ventilation and/or Air Conditioning (HVAC) system which incorporates a mechanism for detecting activity or occupancy in a room, area or conditioned space served by the HVAC system. The thermostat control program analyzes levels, counts or other aspects of activity detected in the conditioned space, with an operating sequence which may include pattern recognition techniques. The operating sequence of the thermostat control program may further depend upon time of day, and upon periods of time identified as being periods for special handling of occupancy, or the recognition of occupancy. These factors may then be utilized by the thermostat control program to influence determination of the temperature setpoint, or to select from alternative programming provided either by the user of the thermostat, or by factory programming, with purpose of balancing energy savings and comfort. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019052 | LINE VOLTAGE THERMOSTAT WITH ENERGY MEASUREMENT MECHANISM - A thermostat with an energy measurement or calculation mechanism suitable for use with a line powered electric device or apparatus. According to an embodiment, the thermostat includes a switch, a controller and a sensing circuit. The switch is coupled between a power supply line and output line for powering the electric device and operatively connected to the controller. The thermostat includes a temperature sensing component and the controller operates the switch to power the electric device to achieve the desired temperature. The controller operates the sensing circuit to take voltage and/or current measurements which are then used to calculate power consumption and energy consumption values for the operation of the device. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019053 | HEATING SYSTEMS UTILIZING STORED ENERGY AS A POWER SOURCE - Disclosed is a heating system. The heating system includes a heating element configured to heat a working fluid and a circulation system configured to circulate the working fluid through a circulation loop. The heating system further includes an energy storage device configured to store and discharge energy. The discharged energy comprises electricity delivered to the heating element and the circulation system. In addition, a recharging element is configured to charge the energy storage device. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019054 | FLUID CONTAINMENT AND TRANSFER VESSEL - A fluid containment and transfer vessel having a chamber defining a fluid inlet for receiving fluid from a primary heater and a separate fluid outlet for delivery of fluid at least to be circulated via a circulated fluid central heating system, the chamber adapted to contain fluid in use to such a level as to define a header region surmounting the fluid therein, wherein the inlet is provided into the header region, the outlet is provided at a base portion of the chamber, and a conduit is provided within the chamber open at either end and with a first end in the vicinity of and generally above the outlet and a second end venting out of the vessel at a higher point thereto in use. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019055 | RAILWAY JOINT CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT - A joint connector for the lower flanges of adjoining running rails is assembled from two abutment pieces that each is seated in a lower flange of a respective rail that forms the joint. By use of centering devices, the correctly aligned positioning of the two abutment pieces is assured, wherein the abutment pieces transfer their aligned positioning to the lower flanges that meet each other without offset at the joint and the positioning cannot be negatively affected by transverse forces. The connection also provides a positive-fit in a transverse direction of the rails. Another joint connector arrangement connects the two running rails in the region of the top side. Abutment pieces in this case are seated as riders on a support rib and are connected to each other by tension rods. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019056 | Rail anchor isolator for railroad tie - The present invention provides an isolator particularly adapted for use with a rail anchor utilized in an application where railroad rail is installed on concrete ties. The isolator protects the concrete tie from contact with the rail anchor caused by longitudinal movement of the rail due to train acceleration of deceleration or expansion and contraction due to temperature changes. In one embodiment, the isolator is comprised of a structural plastic material and includes a front face section and a rear face section. The front face section and rear face section each comprise a generally rectangular structure, having a top edge, bottom edge, and side edges. Top and bottom sections join the front face section and rear face section and form part of the isolator. The rail anchor also comprises a support section that extends from an intersection of the rear face section with the bottom section. The rail isolator is designed to be embedded in a concrete railroad tie. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019057 | DISPENSER OR DIFFUSER ASSEMBLY FOR DISPENSING OR DIFFUSING AT LEAST ONE COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to an assembly comprising: at least two independent refills, each comprising a reservoir containing a composition to be diffused or dispensed, and an electronic memory containing an audio and/or video file or a link that makes it possible to download such a file; and a dispenser or diffuser appliance for dispensing or diffusing a composition, said appliance being arranged to receive both refills simultaneously, to read the content of the electronic memory of at least one of the refills, and to diffuse or dispense the composition contained in said refill. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019058 | NOZZLE ASSEMBLY FOR COLD GAS DYNAMIC SPRAY SYSTEM - A cold gas dynamic spray system is provided that includes a powder feeder for providing a metallic powder. A carrier gas source provides a carrier gas. A nozzle assembly includes multiple plates secured to one another. One of the plates provides a nozzle profile, such as a venturi, having a gas carrier inlet receiving the carrier gas. The nozzle profile also provides a powder injection region receiving the metallic powder In one example, a profile plate includes an aperture providing the venturi. The venturi includes converging and diverging portions joined by a throat. The carrier gas inlet is in communication with the converging portion upstream from the throat. The powder injection region is in communication with the diverging section downstream from the throat. The profile plate includes an end from which the intermixed metallic powder and carrier gas exit the nozzle assembly. The aperture includes walls defining an increasing width extending axially from a location where the powder is introduced to the carrier gas to the end for providing generally laminar flow of the intermixed carrier gas and metallic powder. One or more profile plates can be selected based upon desired spray parameters and assembled to provide the nozzle assembly. Different substances may be provided to each nozzle profile, if desired. The nozzle profile geometry can be selected to achieve a desired spray parameter for depositing the metallic powder onto the substrate. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019059 | AIR-FRESHENING DISPENSING DEVICE - The invention relates to an air-freshening dispensing device, including a housing having a pair of mounts for mounting respective containers provided in outer sections of the housing; and a switchable shutter element arranged for selectively shutting access of an airflow to any of the outer sections. According to the invention, the shutter element is provided in a mid section between the outer sections and communicatively coupled to an air inlet. An air outlet provides throughput of the airflow through the mid section and the device further includes a clamp for clamping the unit onto an outlet channel to provide an airflow into the air inlet. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019060 | Suspension System for an Agricultural Vehicle - An agricultural vehicle comprises separate wheel suspension assemblies corresponding to each wheel of the vehicle. Each wheel suspension assembly includes a strut assembly wherein the strut assembly is connected to the chassis at a pivot and to a respective wheel, and a dual action hydraulic cylinder that is connected to both the strut assembly at a point distal from the pivot and the chassis of the vehicle. Motion of the strut assembly around the pivot is affected by action of the hydraulic cylinder. In some embodiments, the dual action hydraulic cylinders are in fluid communication with the diagonally opposite hydraulic cylinder such that when one cylinder moves into an extended or retracted position the other diagonally opposite cylinder is urged into the same position. In some embodiments, the wheel suspension assemblies are attached to slidable drawer assemblies on each side of the vehicle. These drawer assemblies can be moved relative to the centerline of the vehicle to change the spacing between the wheels on each side of the vehicle. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019061 | SPRAYER FOR AT LEAST ONE FLUID - One exemplary embodiment can be a sprayer for distributing at least one fluid in a vessel. The sprayer can include a first member having a first surface and a second surface forming at least one aperture there-through. Generally, the at least one aperture is skewed with respect to a substantially vertical axis passing through a center of the first member for distributing the at least one fluid in the vessel. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019062 | TANK SPRAYER WITH SEPARATE CONCENTRATE CONTAINER - A manually pressurizable house and garden tank sprayer employing a separate diluent tank and liquid chemical concentrate container, wherein the concentrate container is mounted to and carried by the diluent container or by a spray wand. The tank containing diluent is pressurized by a conventional hand pump, and the same hand pump pressure pressurizes the concentrate container. The diluent and concentrate chemical are not admixed until just before the liquids are dispensed, so that unused chemicals are not contaminated or diluted until they are used. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019063 | ROTARY FURNACE BURNER - In order to provide a rotary-furnace burner in which the quantity fraction of cost-effective particulate secondary fuels to be used as energy carriers can be increased and the configuration of the burner flame can be influenced, even during the operation of the burner, it is proposed, according to the invention, to arrange an expansion chamber open towards the burner mouth and having a widened cross section, as compared with the tube or individual tubes in the burner in front of the issue of the tube or tubes for blowing out the secondary fuels, and to make the axial length and the volume of the expansion chamber variable, during the operation of the burner, by means of the axial displacement of the secondary-fuel tubes, so that the particulate secondary fuel particles blown out at the burner mouth with a considerably reduced velocity do not fly past the burner flame, but, instead, burn out in the flame. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019064 | NOZZLE FOR FORMING HOLES ON INSULATORS - A nozzle for forming holes on insulators aims to form a micro-hole on a targeted object without producing coarse circumferential surface. It includes a nozzle body, a connection duct and a fastening ring to fasten the nozzle body to the connection duct. The connection duct has an air connector coupling with a compressed air supply tube and a liquid connector coupling with a solvent supply tube. The solvent supplied by the solvent supply tube is atomized by the compressed air delivered by the compressed air supply tube and ejected through the nozzle body. Thus the micro-hole can be formed on the targeted object without producing uneven circumferential surface. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019065 | Sanitary component, namely a stream regulator or stream former for flowing fluid media, method of producing such a sanitary component, and use of such a sanitary component - A sanitary component, namely a stream regulator or stream former for flowing fluid media, including of property-defining constructional elements which are arranged in a sandwich-like manner in the direction of flow and have at least one wire-mesh screen attachment, a diffuser plate system and a shell body with stream-forming segments extending over the cross-sectional area thereof and provided with openings. The property-defining constructional elements are exchangeable and combinable. A locking means is arranged on the inner circumference of the shell body, and a corresponding counter-locking means is arranged on the outer circumference of the diffuser plate system. The diffuser plate system is provided with an optical coding specifying the flow rate class and the shell body with an optical coding defining the flow type. Moreover, the wire-mesh screen attachment is inserted in a surrounding internal recess of the circular diffuser plate system, wherein, if a flow regulator is provided between the wire-mesh screen attachment and the diffuser plate system, the wire-mesh screen attachment is formed to be translucent or transparent and the flow regulator has another optical coding. If there is no flow regulator, an optical coding of the wire-mesh screen attachment is formed to match with that of the diffuser plate system or is provided in a predefined combination. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019066 | INJECTION VALVE - An injection valve has a valve body and a nozzle body which is resting in a sealing fashion against the valve body, with a first valve body bore, in which bore a control piston and a stroke adjusting bolt are arranged so as to be moveable in the axial direction, with the control piston being embodied in order to be moved by a control means, with a second bore being provided in the nozzle body, with a nozzle needle being arranged in the second bore, the nozzle needle being provided to open or close an injection opening, with a tension spring being provided in the second bore, the tension spring stressing the nozzle needle in the direction of a sealing seat for the injection opening, with the first and second bore being actively connected to one another and with the stroke adjusting bolt being actively connected to the nozzle needle. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019067 | SHOWER HEAD - A shower head ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019068 | FUEL INJECTOR WITH AN INTEGRATED PRESSURE BOOSTER - Proposed is a fuel injector for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector has a housing in which are arranged an injection valve element with a nozzle needle, a pressure boosting device, and a first control valve, and a second control valve. The first control valve controls a control space of the nozzle needle and the second control valve controls a differential pressure space of the pressure boosting device. A first return flow connection is provided for discharging the control quantity of the control space of the nozzle needle, and a second return flow connection is provided for discharging the control quantity of the pressure boosting device. The two return flow connections are arranged on different housing parts of the housing. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019069 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE VOLUME FLOW CONTROL OF AN INJECTION SYSTEM - In a method and a device for the volume flow control of an injection system, a seat valve ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019070 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE GAS FUEL FEED SYSTEM, AND RELATIVE ELECTRO-INJECTOR - A system for feeding gas fuel to an internal combustion engine, having: a fuel tank; fluidic connector along which fuel flows, and interposed fluidically between the tank and a cylinder of the engine; and an electro-injector fluidically in series with respect to the fluidic connector, and which is interposed between the tank and the cylinder, and is activated selectively to disable or enable fuel flow to the cylinder; the electro-injector is positioned with respect to the fluidic connector solely by connecting at least an inlet or outlet of the electro-injector to at least one pipe defined by the fluidic connector. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019071 | Fuel injector armature guide - An upper guide system for a solenoid actuated fuel injector of an internal combustion engine includes an armature having a first diameter section, a reduced diameter second section, and a concave portion at the transition between the first and second sections. The guide system also includes a guide shaped to extend into the concave portion of the armature and includes a central opening that slidably receives the second diameter section. The guide positions and guides the armature in a radial and an axial direction. The guide is assembled in an axial location that is close to the axial location of the center of the magnetic force acting on the armature. The guide system allows for a desired relative large guide length to diameter ratio. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019072 | LAND APPLICATION VEHICLE, LOADING APPARATUS AND MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEMI-SOLID MATERIAL - According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a land application vehicle for a semi-solid material, such as bio-solids. The vehicle includes a hopper and a distributor. The distributor includes a housing having a distributor inlet and at least one distributor outlet, a first distributor auger in the housing configured for transferring semi-solid material away from the distributor inlet towards the at least one distributor outlet and a second distributor auger in the housing configured for transferring semi-solid material back towards the distributor inlet. This creates re-circulation of the semi-solid material within the distributor, which inhibits packing of the semi-solid material at the ends of the distributor and generally aids in uniform distribution of the material. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019073 | Destroying Paper Into High Security Pieces, Powderizing Methods, and Other High-Security Destruction - True zero-clearance cutting on a commercial scale is provided via a cutting area including a sacrifice material that is relatively softer than the cutter. One example is a cutting system which is capable of cutting a material such as, for example, tape or paper, into a fiber or powder. The cutting system includes a cutting blade, typically a rotary cutter, and a sacrificial plate or round bar contacting the cutting blade. The contacting portion has a zero clearance during the cutting operation. A metering mechanism is also provided which is capable of metering the material at a predetermined rate to the cutting blade. A mechanism is also provided for incrementally moving the sacrificial blade towards the cutting blade to ensure that the zero clearance is maintained between the cutting blade and the sacrificial plate, even when the sacrificial plate begins to wear down due to usage. Also, destruction of the material is further enhanced by advantageous strategic patterning of cutting edges on a rotary cutter, and further by secondary shredding features. Systems are provided for reducing to-be-destroyed paper and other relatively-thin planar materials to a dust or powder-size. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019074 | IMP MILL HAVING A UNIFORM WEAR HAMMER ARRANGEMENT - A hammermill, such as an imp mill | 2010-01-28 |
20100019075 | HAMMER ASSEMBLY FOR A ROTARY MATERIAL CRUSHER - A hammer assembly for attachment to a rotor of a rotary material crusher. The hammer assembly has an adaptor, having a base portion and a hammer mounting portion, with the base portion being attachable to the rotor at the periphery portion and a hammer, having at least one impact portion, for crushing material, and a mounting portion for engagement with the hammer mounting portion of the adaptor. The hammer mounting portion of the adaptor includes bearing surfaces facing a direction of impact when crushing material, and the mounting portion of the hammer includes bearing surfaces for mating with the bearing surfaces of the hammer mounting portion of the adaptor. The hammer assembly further includes a retainer rod, and at least one retainer pin. The hammer is attached to the adaptor and the retainer rod passes through apertures of the adaptor and apertures of each retainer pin in the direction of the longitudinal axes of the hammer and the adaptor. The size of the retainer rod, the size of the apertures of the adaptor and the size of the aperture of each retainer pin are selected such that the hammer is free to move to enable the bearing surfaces of the hammer to bear on the bearing surfaces of the adaptor and transfer impact forces when impact forces from crushing material are applied, with the retainer rod being free from any of the impact forces. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019076 | Refining Apparatus of Disc-Type - A disc refiner is disclosed, including a shaft, a rotatable disc and a stationary disc, both with refiner elements. Between the stationary refiner elements and the stationary disc, axially deformable chambers are arranged, filled with an incompressible hydraulic medium, whereby the stationary refiner elements can move angularly in order to adjust themselves tangentially in parallel to the refiner elements of the rotatable disc, and the incompressibility of the hydraulic medium prevents stationary refiner elements from moving axially and impairing the axial stiffness. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019077 | REEL AND RECORDING TAPE CARTRIDGE - A reel comprising a hub formed in the shape of a cylindrical tube with a base, on an outer peripheral surface of which a recording tape is wound; a base side flange portion that projects-out to a radial direction outer side of a base portion side of the hub; a flange member configured in a disc shape or an annular plate shape of a material with an elastic modulus at least equal to a material that constitutes the hub, the flange member being coaxially joined to an opening end portion of the hub; a metal plate formed in a circular plate shape or an annular plate shape, which is fixed coaxially to the base portion of the hub; and plate retention portions that are formed integrally with the base portion of the hub and touch an outer peripheral surface of the metal plate at at least four locations, which are at equal intervals in a circumferential direction of the hub. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019078 | MISSILE GUIDANCE SYSTEM - A missile guidance system and method for guiding a missile, mainly horizontally flying, to pass a target at a desired passage height. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019079 | THRUST GENERATOR FOR A ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT - A thrust generator is provided. The thrust generator is configured to introduce a motive fluid along a Coanda profile and to entrain additional fluid to create a high velocity fluid flow, wherein the high velocity fluid flow is configured to generate thrust for counter-acting a torque generated by a rotating component. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019080 | Folding Wing Root Mechanism - Improvements to the hinge of a folding aircraft wing including a load bearing hinge mechanism with multiple locking mechanisms. The mechanism includes rigid panels that cover the hinge area when the wing is deployed, and the wing itself covers the hinge area when the wing is retracted. A control lever is used to actuate the wing and incorporates safety features to prevent unwanted actuation. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019081 | AIRPLANE WITH PITCH AND YAW COMMAND BY PROPULSION SYSTEM - Swiveling engines | 2010-01-28 |
20100019082 | Composite Flight Control Cables - A flight control system includes carbon fiber pull rods to substitute in whole or in part for conventional steel cables. The stretch and thermal expansion issues associated with composite cables are minimal, making them much better for the very long flight-control runs on large aircraft and spacecraft, and also on aircraft and spacecraft operating though a wide range of temperatures during flight. In a preferred embodiment, the carbon fiber pull rods are manufactured by winding a resin-impregnated carbon tow around a pair of bobbins, one of which is fixed and one of which is rotatably mounted. When the second bobbin is rotated, the windings are twisted to form the carbon fiber pull rod, which is then cured to complete the manufacturing process. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019083 | CONTROL SURFACE OF AIRCRAFT - Aircraft control surface ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019084 | Aerospace manufacturing system - An Aerospace Manufacturing System is disclosed, which comprises methods and apparatus for reducing the manufacturing costs in an aerospace product. In one embodiment, this method is accomplished by designing the aerospace product to use non-aerospace industry components and by maximizing the use of said plurality of readily commercially available, non-aerospace industry components. These commercially available, non-aerospace components are sometimes referred to by the term “commercial off the shelf” or “COTS” products. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019085 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING UNMANNED AIRBORNE VEHICLES - The invention relates to a device for recovering unmanned airborne vehicles comprising support means connected to the ground and retention means connected to the support means, it being possible for the device to occupy a non-operational position and an operational position in which the retention means are interposed in the path of the unmanned airborne vehicle. The support means consist of at least one inflatable element ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019086 | SEATING SYSTEM AND PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION UNIT FOR A VEHICLE - A seat module for a passenger vehicle is disclosed. The seat module includes a seat portion, a foot-rest portion, and a unitary supporting structure for supporting the seat portion and the foot-rest portion off the floor of the vehicle. Two spaced fixings are provided for fixing the supporting structure to one of a pair of seat tracks in a floor of the vehicle at two spaced points. A third fixing is provided for fixing the supporting structure to the other track, to thereby provide a 3-point fixing between the seat module and the seat tracks for attaching the supporting structure to the pair of seat tracks. A plurality of the seat modules can be attached to a pair of seat tracks, one adjacent another, thereby to form a plurality of seat units. Each seat unit includes the seat portion of one module and the foot-rest portion of another, adjacent module. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019087 | MODULE FOR ACCOMMODATION OF CREW MEMBERS HAVING A STOWAGE BIN USABLE FROM INSIDE THE MODULE - A module for an aircraft is provided for the accommodation of crew members. The module includes, but is not limited to a trough-shaped floor region having an external contour that corresponds to the contour of further stowage bins installed in the aircraft. The storage space created in this way in the interior of the module is accessible from the interior of the module. In this way the stability of the module may be enhanced and the installation expenditure may be reduced. Furthermore, comfort may be enhanced, in particular as a result of more space being available for the crew. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019088 | Tank module for a structurally integrated vacuum sewage system for aircraft - A tank module for an aircraft is designed for being fitted into the aircraft fuselage from outside. The tank module comprises at least one receptacle and a shell section that forms an outer end of the tank module and is connected to the receptacle. The shell section can be fitted into a fuselage opening in such a way that the receptacle is positioned in the interior of the aircraft fuselage. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019089 | A Door for opening and closing a door aperture in an aircraft - An aircraft door is disclosed comprising a first ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019090 | DROGUE ASSEMBLY FOR IN-FLIGHT REFUELLING - A drogue assembly includes a probe guide such as a standard small high speed drogue with a first canopy ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019091 | SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF THE FLIGHT OF KITES | 2010-01-28 |
20100019092 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A SPACECRAFT USING ATTITUDE SENSORS - A system for damping nutation and removing wobble of a spacecraft spinning about a given axis is provided. She system includes a sensor configured to determine three dimensional attitude measurements of the spacecraft, a processor operatively coupled to the sensor and configured to execute a process that facilitates aligning the spin axis with a spacecraft momentum vector. The processor, when executing the process, is programmed to receive spacecraft attitude data from the sensor, determine a torque command using the received attitude data, and control a momentum storage actuator on the spacecraft using the determined torque command such that an angular deviation about the given axis is reduced. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019093 | Payload modules - A plurality of sufficient closely-packed functional units which are interconnected to form a non-planar payload module assembly | 2010-01-28 |
20100019094 | WING TIP SHAPE FOR A WING, IN PARTICULAR OF AIRCRAFT - A wing for of aircraft has a wing tip shape that has a profile that extends in the direction of the span of the wing, and across the direction of the span of the wing extends from the wing leading edge to the wing trailing edge. The profile is delimited by a first skin and a second skin, with a winglet, arranged on the wing end. The winglet is substantially planar, and has a transition region arranged between the wing and the winglet, that extends from a connection on the wing to a connection on the winglet. The curvature of the local dihedral can increase in the transition region from a low level or a level of zero at or near the wing intersection in the outboard direction. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019095 | WING OF AN AIRCRAFT - Wing of an aircraft having a mainplane ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019096 | ACTUATOR DEVICE BASED ON A SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY, AND A WING FLAP ASSEMBLY FITTED WITH SUCH AN ACTUATOR DEVICE - A wing-flap assembly includes a flap made up of a plurality of flap sections, in which each flap section is connected to the preceding one in a rotatable manner, and one or more actuator devices adapted to control the rotation of the flap sections. Each actuator device includes an extended element made of shape memory alloy and an arch-shaped framework made of elastic material, to which the extended element is fixedly connected under tension. Each end of the extended element is fixed to a respective end of the arch-shaped framework. At least one of the actuator devices is connected at one end to the first of the flap sections, and on the other side it is adapted to be connected to a wing structure. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019097 | Aircraft Control Surface Gust Lock - Embodiments of the present disclosure generally provide a device for securing the external control surfaces of an aircraft. A gust lock is described for securing the control surfaces of an aircraft that includes an elongated top plate having a rotably associated strap lock, an elongated bottom plate having a rotably mounted capture piece, and a strap running from the capture piece through the strap lock to a tail section. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019098 | Ducted Fan Core for Use with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - A ducted fan core for an unmanned aerial vehicle is provided that accommodates a wide variety of payloads. The ducted fan core comprises a frame, attached to which are an engine, gearbox assembly, fan, and a plurality of control vanes. A first surface on the frame comprises a plurality of connects or electrical traces. The plurality of connects are used to removably attach a variety of pods carrying various payloads. Thus, a wide variety of payloads may be delivered using the same unmanned aerial vehicle, simply by removing and attaching different pods to a fixed vehicle core. These pods may be shaped so as to form part of the vehicle exterior, and when the pods are attached to the frame, they enhance the aerodynamics of the vehicle. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019099 | Integrally Ribbed Rogallo Wing Array - There is a Rogallo wing having an aerodynamic sheet having a leading end and a trailing edge. The trailing edge is curved to form a sheet of increasing concavity away from the leading edge. At least two folded edges extend between the leading end and the trailing edge are on opposed sides of the aerodynamic sheet, the two folded edges comprising integral ribs. A wind energy extraction apparatus comprises one or more concentrator wings that react with a flow of wind to induce a drop in static air pressure that is then used to drive one or more impellers and one or more power converters. The one or more concentrator wings are Rogallo wings. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019100 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE NACELLE - An initial geometry for a nacelle provides an intake at the upstream end of the nacelle and an exhaust at the downstream end of the nacelle. The intake has in flow series, an intake lip and a diffuser. The intake lip has a highlight defining the boundary between the inner and outer surfaces of the intake lip. On all longitudinal sections containing the axis of the engine (i) the inner and outer surfaces are tangency matched at the highlight, and (ii) the inner and outer surfaces have their maximum curvatures at the highlight. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019101 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE NACELLE - A nacelle for a gas turbine engine has an intake at the upstream end of the nacelle and an exhaust at the downstream end of the nacelle. The intake has, an intake lip and a diffuser. The diffuser has a main diffuser section and an optional shorter straight wall diffuser section. The main diffuser section is bounded by an inner wall of the nacelle, the inner wall curving in the airflow direction of the engine. On each longitudinal section containing the engine axis, at the downstream end of the main diffuser section the inner wall has a non zero curvature. Thus each circumferential position on the inner wall at the downstream end of the main diffuser section has a curvature defined by a respective radius of curvature. However, one or more of the radii of curvature differ from the others of the radii of curvature. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019102 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE NACELLE - An initial geometry for a nacelle provides an intake at the upstream end of the nacelle and an exhaust at the downstream end of the nacelle. The intake has, in flow series/an intake lip and a diffuser. The intake lip has a highlight defining the boundary between the inner and outer surfaces of the intake lip. On all longitudinal sections containing the axis of the engine (i) the inner and outer surfaces are tangency matched at the highlight, and (ii) the inner and outer surfaces have their maximum curvatures at the highlight. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019103 | FUEL EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT FOR LOCOMOTIVE CONSISTS - A fuel efficiency improvement device for use on each of a plurality of locomotives in a consist includes a processor configured to transmit an initialization message including an identifier and power and fuel consumption rate information for the locomotive on which it is installed to all other locomotives in the consist. One of the devices is chosen to act as a lead device. The lead device is responsible for determining alternative throttle notch settings for each of the locomotives based on the power and fuel consumption rate information in the initialization message. The lead device may be chosen on the basis of identifiers in the initialization messages such as serial numbers. The alternative throttle settings may be determined using greedy value and maximum power calculations. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019104 | HYDRAULIC HOSE GUIDING DEVICE - A hydraulic hose guiding device allowing hydraulic hoses to be connected to an operational pattern switching valve in a construction machine with better operational efficiency is provided. The hydraulic hoses to be connected to the operational pattern switching valve are lead through a clearance between an operator's cab disposed on an upper revolving superstructure and a cooler chamber of a hydraulic power unit. A guide member that holds the plurality of hydraulic hoses neatly in place by preventing their displacement toward the cooler chamber is disposed between the operator's cab and the cooler chamber. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019105 | TIE-DOWN BRACKET - The bracket comprises an upright tube and a cleat connected to one side of the tube. The cleat has a pair of horizontal, transversely extending horns protruding from the tube. In use, a pair of the brackets are pivotally mounted on the upper ends of the shafts of embedded screw piles bracketing a pipeline. A flexible tie-down strap, having loop ends, extends across the pipeline. The loop ends each releasably engage one of the brackets. Each loop end extends over the bracket tube and is trapped beneath the cleat, so as to bear against the side surface of the tube lower end. The loop end and bracket can readily be engaged or disengaged in the field. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019106 | CABLE TRAY - A cable tray has a pair of opposed side rails with a pair of aligned through bores. One or more stacked cable support blocks extend between the opposed side rails. A lower rung extends between the rails at the pair of aligned through bores. The lower rung has an upwardly opening channel extending along its length receiving the bottom edge of a lowermost one of the cable support blocks. The lower rung also has at least one opening extending through the lower rung in alignment with the pair of aligned through bores. A fastener extends through at least one opening of the lower rung and through at least one of the pair of aligned through bores in the side rails. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019107 | APPARATUS FOR SLEEP DISORDER - A device for supporting a flexible hose extending between an individual and a stationary base unit nearby, is disclosed. The support device flexibly supports the hose generally above the individual yet readily accommodates movement by the individual while maintaining communication between the individual and the base unit through the hose. The device is particularly adapted for use by individuals suffering from sleep apnea and who use units to assist in breathing while sleeping or resting. The device can be easily placed into one or more configurations so that it is hidden from view or transportable. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019108 | Holding apparatus and pivot structure thereof - The invention provides a holding apparatus. The holding apparatus comprises a loading stand and a positioning pivot pillar. A pivoting part comprising at least one adjusting unit is set on the loading stand. A pivot member comprising a plurality of locking units is set on one end of the positioning pivot pillar. The pivot member is movably pivoted to the pivoting part. When one of the at least one adjusting unit and one of the plurality of locking units are locked due to a rotation occurred between the loading stand and the positioning pivot pillar, the loading stand and the positioning pivot pillar will form a locked state. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019109 | Reverse Foldable Camera Tripods - A tripod comprises a main body with three radially extending arms, and a leg connected to each arm so as to pivot through about 180 degrees with respect to the main body, so as to pivot between a first position wherein the leg is generally parallel to and below the main body, and a second position wherein the leg is generally parallel to and above the main body. Each arm includes at least one projection for releasably fixing the connected leg at a third position between the first and second positions. In one aspect, each leg includes an angle lock for engaging the projection on the arm, the angle lock mounted to a top end of the leg and configured to move in a radial path, relative to the main body, into and out of engagement with the projection. In another aspect, each leg includes an angle lock for engaging the projection on the arm, the angle lock mounted to a top end of the leg and configured to move in an axial path, relative to the leg, into and out of engagement with the projection. In yet another aspect, each leg includes an angle lock for engaging the projection on the arm, the angle lock pivotally mounted to a top end of the leg and configured to pivot into and out of engagement with the projection. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019110 | MAGNETIC MOUNTING APPARATUS - A magnetic mounting apparatus for mounting objects having a first support member comprising a receptacle for receiving an accessory item to be mounted and a first magnet, and a second support member comprising a second magnet with an unlike polarity that creates an attractive force between the support members. The second and first magnets are configured so that placement of the second support member near the first support member causes the support members to secure each other in place on a surface via friction through their magnetic force and hold an object in place with the surface sandwiched in between the first and second support members. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019111 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SECURING A BOW - A device and method for securing a bow while hunting is provided. The device generally includes a base, a support arm rotatably mounted to the base, a connecting arm connected to the support arm, and a retaining arm rotatably connected to the connecting arm and mounted for rotation between an open position and a closed position to secure the limb of the bow. The support arm acts as a lever arm wherein the weight of the bow causes the connecting arm to move and the retaining arm to rotate from an open position to a closed position to secure the limb of the bow. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019112 | Support arm structure with elastic force adjustment arrangement - A pivotal support arm structure is disclosed and has an elastic force adjustment arrangement in order to accommodate the various loads. One end of the support arm structure may be secured to the edge of a desk and the other end thereof may be secured to an article (e.g., LCD display) to be held in use. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019113 | Separator Hanger for Enabling Constrained Positioning of a Packaging Fabric Insert in an Image Forming Device - A separator hanger has a body with forward and rearward portions and a central portion interconnecting the forward and rearward portions. The rearward portion has side wing sections extending laterally in opposite directions beyond opposite side edges of the central portion with respective elements thereon adapted to extend through first slots in a packaging insert. The rearward portion also has a tail section between the side wing sections with an element thereon adapted to extend through a second slot in the packaging insert located between and offset from the first slots. Such elements provide the rearward portion in a threaded relationship with the packaging insert so as to detachably attach the rearward portion thereto. The forward portion is adapted to anchor the body to one portion of a device so as to thereby constrain the packaging insert to a position clear of another portion of the device located nearby the packaging insert. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019114 | Canvas Carrier and Holder - The present invention is a novel canvas carrier and holder formed of a single handle apparatus to which is anchored one or more flat J-Hooks and a method of using the canvas carrier holder. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019115 | BEVERAGE SUPPORT WITH ADJUSTABLE GRILL ATTACHMENT HOOKS - A holder for supporting a beverage container against an automobile air conditioner/heater grill includes a housing having a base for holding a beverage container bottom, and open top surrounding the beverage container sides, an open back and upstanding sidewalls inner connecting the base and the open top. Sidewalls include an open front for enabling passage of air therethrough and circulation of air around the container sides. An elastic member interconnecting the sidewalls and spanning the open back and a grill engagement member includes a grill hook at a distal end and a fitting at an opposite end for slidably engaging the elastic member. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019116 | DEVICES FOR SUPPORTING AND TRANSPORTING SHEET MATERIALS - In one exemplary embodiment, a low-profile clamping system generally includes first and second elongate supports engageable with an edge portion of a sheet material for supporting at least part of the sheet material against bending. A fastener can releasably couple the first and second elongate supports to the edge portion of the sheet material. The first and second elongate supports define a channel for receiving the edge portion of the sheet material into the channel when supporting the sheet material. In another exemplary embodiment, an apparatus for transporting a sheet material generally includes a frame, at least one wheel coupled to the frame for allowing rolling movement of the frame, and an adjustable vice coupled to the frame for securing a sheet material in the vice on the frame. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019117 | SIX-BAR LINKAGE POSITIONING MECHANISM - Disclosed is a six-bar linkage positioning mechanism mounted inside a clean container formed of a locating member and a four-bar linkage and a driving module which, when moved, has the slide of the driving module stopped at the base of the cleaning container and be forced to move upwards relative to a sliding way inside the locating member and to cause the driving link of the driving module to drive the four-bar linkage upwards and to further force the second link of the four-bar linkage to push workpieces in respective insertion slots in a cassette on the clean container. The six-bar linkage positioning mechanism has only one degree of freedom so that it moves workpieces horizontally in the cassette into position by means of contact at a point, preventing contamination due to friction and also improving moving stability. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019118 | Travelling desk - The invention is a portable attaché case that can be made of wood or other materials. Its new utility consists in the fact that it allows you to carry papers and objects inside, while simultaneously serving as a hard, inclined writing or typing surface, with an edge to stop objects from slipping down. It is distinguished by the handle to carry the box, the four small legs to stand it on the ground, and the cushion inside to hold objects down while walking. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019119 | APPARATUS FOR HOLDING SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICALLY SHAPED ELEMENTS - A self-adjusting apparatus is provided for clamping and supporting a substantially cylindrical element. When an element is placed in the self-adjusting apparatus, the element is supported at about 90° from the surface on which the apparatus sits. This is achieved with an integrated clamping mechanism and, preferably, with a self-centering mechanism comprising flexure springs and a retaining-center pin. The clamping mechanism applies a substantially radial force on the element that is directly proportional to the substantially cylindrical element's weight, and can be less than the weight of the element, preventing damage to the element. The present invention can include a liquid management system for when the apparatus supports a tree trunk. The liquid management system can include a reservoir, a funnel for filling the reservoir, a capillary wick and mat that provides water to the tree even when it is above the level of water in the reservoir. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019120 | MULTIPLE AXIS GIMBAL EMPLOYING NESTED SPHERICAL SHELLS - A multi-axis gimbal has each axis defined by a respective spherical shell driven by a flat, compact motor attached to the driven shell and to a next outer shell (or to an external mounting platform, in the case of the outermost shell). The shells rotate about respective axes. In one configuration, the outermost shell is referred to as the “azimuth” shell because in use it rotates about a vertical axis. The next inner shell is an elevation shell that rotates about a first horizontal axis that is orthogonal to the axis of the camera or other sensor payload. An optional third shell can be used to provide “roll” motion, such as rotating a camera about its axis to obtain a particular rotational orientation with respect to a target. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019121 | Pump mount base - A pump mount base for a filter/pump assembly in a pool or spa fluid handling system allows a user to adjust the height of the filter/pump assembly and thus its fluid inlets and fluid outlets. This adjustability allows the user to choose from a variety of replacement assemblies rather than being forced to select the same filter/pump assembly previously or originally used in the system. The height of the filter/pump assembly may be further altered by the engagement of shims, which may be positioned by pins in the bottom surface of the shim that engage corresponding apertures formed in an upper support surface of the pump mount base. The shims may be formed integrally with the pump mount base in the molding process by which the base is formed, and/or the shims may be provided separately. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019122 | MULTIPURPOSE SUPPORT FOR ATTACHMENTS MOUNTABLE TO THE TOW HITCH OF A VEHICLE - The present invention provides a multipurpose support for attachments mountable to the tow hitch of a vehicle. The support comprises a main body adapted to receive an attachment and a coupling means for a quick release coupling of the main body to the tow hitch of a vehicle. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019123 | MODULAR LAYOUT FORM FOR EMBEDDING OBJECTS IN A SETTABLE MATERIAL - A modular layout form has a substantially planar rear for attachment to a support structure, and a substantially planar front having a two-dimensional array of receptacles for holding objects to be embedded in a predetermined pattern in a settable material (e.g., concrete). The form includes a plurality of courses staggered with respect to one another to define a pattern of recesses and protrusions at the ends of the courses. Sets of tabs and slots on the recesses and protrusions can be used to engage complementary tabs and slots on the recesses and protrusions of an adjacent form, so that a plurality of forms can be combined by sliding adjacent forms together laterally in a common plane. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019124 | MOULD FOR THE INJECTION-MOULDING A COMPONENT COMPRISING TWO PORTIONS WHICH ARE COMPOSED OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS - This mould is of the type including a moulding cavity ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019125 | System and method for laser calibration - A laser calibration system and method are described for a laser unit ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019126 | OPTICAL HEAD DEVICE, OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING DEVICE, AND OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - Between a semiconductor laser and a polarization beam splitter, a polarization direction control element, including a liquid crystal polymer layer divide into a plurality of concentric circle regions having different optical axis directions, is provided. A voltage is applied to the liquid crystal polymer layer at the time of recording. Since the polarization direction control element acts as a full wavelength plate for incident light, the light exiting the polarization beam splitter has an intensity distribution identical to that of the incident light and the rim strength in objective lens lowers. No voltage is applied to the liquid crystal polymer layer at the time of reproduction. Since the polarization direction control element operates as a half wavelength plate for rotating the polarization direction of the incident light more toward the central portion, the light exiting the polarization beam splitter has an intensity becoming lower toward the central portion as compared with the incident light, and the rim strength in an objective lens increases. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019127 | Solid-State Image Sensor and Signal Readout Method Thereof - After resetting the potential VPD of the photodiode ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100019128 | Focal Plane Array Imager - An imaging sensor having sensitivity at the single-photon level is disclosed. The sensor comprises an array of pixels, each of which comprises a negative-feedback avalanche diode and a read-out circuit that includes a counter. The counter keeps track of the number of photons detected by the diode during a given time period. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019129 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A photoelectric conversion element includes a plurality of light receiving portions. A color filter is provided on a light receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion element with filters for red, green, and blue arranged corresponding to the light receiving portions, such that R, G, and B pixels including the light receiving portions and the filters are arranged in a two-dimensional array. A transfer unit transfers a light in a wavelength range other than lights of green and blue incident on the G pixel and a light in a wavelength range other than lights of blue and green incident on the B pixel to a neighboring R pixel. | 2010-01-28 |
20100019130 | CHIP-STACKED IMAGE SENSOR - A chip-stacked image sensor obtained by embodying an image sensor cell in two chips and combining the chips with each other is provided. The chip-stacked image sensor includes first and second semiconductor chips. The first semiconductor chip includes a plurality of image signal sensing cells for generating image charges corresponding to image signals sensed by at least four photodiodes and outputting the generated image charges through at least two common terminals and a plurality of image charge transmission pads. The second semiconductor chip includes a plurality of image signal conversion cells for converting the image signals into electrical signals and a plurality of image charge receiving pads. Here, the image charges generated by the image signal sensing cells are transmitted to corresponding image signal conversion cells via the plurality of image charge transmission pads and the plurality of image charge receiving pads. | 2010-01-28 |