05th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120025436 | WELDING UNIT FOR WELDING RAILS - A welding unit for welding two rails of a track is equipped with clamping jaws intended for lying against a rail web. The clamping jaws each have a sliding surface, which is at a distance from a contact surface in the transverse direction of the rail and is arcuately curved with respect to a cross section extending such that it is normal to a neutral axis of the rails. The jaw mount, intended for fixing the clamping jaw, has a sliding surface, which is curved in a way corresponding to the sliding surface of the clamping jaw, and so the clamping jaw is movable along the sliding surfaces in relation to the jaw mount. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025437 | LIGHTWEIGHT CARBON FIBER C-CLAMP - The carbon fiber c-shaped clamp tool is preferably used in wood working and instrument manufacturing. The carbon fiber c-clamp tool preferably includes a main body, carbon fiber sleeves, pads, one or more threaded rods, and turning knobs. In a preferred embodiment, the main body and sleeves are made of unidirectional carbon fiber. A method connects the main body and sleeves by extending the carbon fibers from the main body to the sleeves and wrapping them around threaded inserts. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025438 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus includes a conveying portion which can move a sheet in a sheet conveying direction and in a sheet width direction, a moving portion which moves the conveying portion in the sheet width direction, a punching portion which punches a hole in the sheet, and a pressing portion which presses an upstream end of the sheet. The sheet forms a first loop to correct skew feeding while the sheet is conveyed with its downstream end abutted against the conveying portion in the sheet conveying direction. The conveying portion conveys the sheet. The moving portion moves the conveying portion in the sheet width direction to correct lateral registration of the sheet. The pressing portion presses an upstream end of the sheet in the sheet conveying direction and forms a second loop of the sheet to correct skew feeding. The sheet is positioned with reference to the pressing portion. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025439 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND SHEET PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a sheet processing apparatus includes a reinforce roller to further reinforce the fold of a sheet which has been folded by a fold roller pair, a support portion to move the reinforce roller in a direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction, a sensor to sense a position of the support portion, a distance sensing portion to sense a distance to a first position and a distance to a second position from a stop position of the support portion, when the sensor senses an abnormal stop of the support portion, and a control unit to compare the distance to the first position and the distance to the second position sensed by the distance sensing portion and to control the support portion to move in a direction where a moving distance is shorter. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025440 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming system includes: a ring bookbinding section which perform a ring bookbinding to a bundle of sheets by using a binder provided with a spine portion and a plurality of finger portions; and a judging section, wherein a last page is firstly fed immediately after job initiation and, subsequently after having fed the last page, image formation based on the image data is initiated, when the judging section judges that an image is not formed on the last page, and wherein all of the image data is firstly acquired completely after job initiation, subsequently the last page is fed and formed image thereon, and then image formation of remaining pages is carried out, when the judging section judges that image is formed on the last page. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025441 | SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a sheet processing device includes a jogger fence configured to carry out a crosswise direction alignment to a stack of image formed sheets ejected from an image forming apparatus, a rear end fence acting as a lengthwise reference edge, a stapling device configured to staple the aligned sheet stack, a discharge belt configured to move the stapled sheet stack to a sheet ejection tray, and a controller to control movement of the jogger fence during the sheet stack being moved by the discharge belt so as to move the jogger fence more than once between a position where the jogger fence does not contact the edge of the sheet stack and a position where the jogger fence pressing contact the edge of the sheet stack. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025442 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SHEET PROCESSING METHOD - A sheet processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a post-processing unit that post-processes a sheet carried from an image forming apparatus, a sheet discharge unit that discharges the post-processed sheet to an outlet, a storage tray that stacks the sheet discharged from the outlet and can move in the vertical direction, and a first transverse alignment portion that is provided at the storage tray and aligns the sheet discharged from the outlet from the width direction. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025443 | POST-PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus includes a sheet aligning mechanism that aligns a sheet of medium stacked by causing the sheet of medium to move in a shift direction orthogonal to a feed direction. The sheet aligning mechanism includes: a pair of alignment members having a pair of alignment surfaces; a rotational waiting position detector that detects whether the alignment members have moved to a rotational waiting position at which the alignment members wait; a rectilinear waiting position detector that detects whether the alignment members have moved to a rectilinear waiting position; and a post-processing controller that performs correction of a rotational angle and amount of movement of the alignment members performed by a rotational movement drive mechanism, based on signals output from the rotational waiting position detector and the rectilinear waiting position detector. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025444 | Document Feeding Mechanism - A document feeding mechanism includes a driving shaft, a document blocking means, a tray, an elastic means and an actuating means. The tray is pushed up to connect the document blocking means by the elastic means. The actuating means is coupled to the driving shaft and abutted against the tray for pushing down the tray to separate from the document blocking means. The actuating means will be driven to allow the tray to be pushed to swing up by the elastic means for blocking documents. The actuating means will be driven to abut against the tray for pushing the tray to swing down for separating the tray from the document blocking means for conveying the documents. Therefore, the document feeding mechanism has high reliability for blocking the documents. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025445 | FINANCIAL DEVICE AND MEDIUM PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is a medium processing apparatus, which comprises a transfer roller unit and a guide roller unit. The transfer roller unit comprises a first rotation shaft and one or more transfer rollers coupled to the first rotation shaft. The guide roller unit receives power from the transfer roller unit, and comprises a second rotation shaft, a one-way clutch connected to the second rotation shaft, and a guide roller connected to the one-way clutch. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025446 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus may include a sheet storage unit, an air blowing unit, a suction conveyance unit, and a conveyance guide. A sheet in the sheet storage unit blown by the air blowing unit may be conveyed to the conveyance guide by the suction conveyance unit. The conveyance guide has a guide surface and inclined portions arranged upstream in the sheet conveyance direction, formed therein from a sheet conveyance center to ends in a sheet width direction perpendicular to the sheet conveyance direction. The inclined portions are inclined from the upstream side towards the downstream in the sheet conveyance direction. As a distance in which an inclined portion resides away from the suction conveyance unit increases, the inclined portion becomes positioned more upstream in the sheet conveyance direction. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025447 | RECORDING DEVICE - A recording device includes a plurality of holes formed in the medium support part, a suction unit configured to suck out air via the holes, closing members configured and arranged to move in a direction away from the holes, an urging unit configured to urge the closing members toward the holes, and a sliding member configured and arranged to slide in a direction intersecting a moving direction in which the closing members move. The holes to be put into an opened state are selected by changing a position of the sliding member in the sliding direction. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025448 | PAPER SHEET PICKUP DEVICE - A paper sheet pickup device includes a pickup belt configured to run along one of accumulated paper sheets, which is positioned at the most downstream side with respect to a direction of accumulation, and a negative pressure chamber provided inside the pickup belt. The negative pressure chamber is connected to a pump, and a valve unit is interposed therebetween. Further, an air inlet tube is connected to the negative pressure chamber for supplying air therein. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025449 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a sheet feeding apparatus and an image forming apparatus which can suppress generation of sheet skew feeding by a simple configuration and a pair of side edge regulating portions | 2012-02-02 |
20120025450 | IMAGE FORMING APPARTUS AND FEED MECHANISM - An image forming apparatus, comprising: a feed roller; a separation unit; a position detection part includes: a detection member that can move to a retracted position, and a detector which detects that a image formation target material is disposed at the feed position or the feed setup position in a case of having detected that the detection member is at the retracted position; and a restricting member that is disposed at a restricting position that restricts the detection member from moving from the initial position to the retracted position by abutting the detection member, in a detached state in which the separation unit is detached from the mounting part. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025451 | Sheet Feeder Device and Image Forming Apparatus - A paper feed cassette of an image forming apparatus is provided with a sheet receptacle and a pair of width adjustment guides. A cassette feeder of the image forming apparatus is provided with a plurality of rollers, a plurality of roller holders, and a plurality of roller biasing members. When the paper feed cassette is mounted on a feeder housing, an upper end of width adjustment guides is configured to cause at least one of the roller holders to move upward in a height direction of the image forming apparatus such that at least one of the rollers does not come in contact with a topmost sheet of paper. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025452 | SHEET POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS - The disclosure concerns a standby tray for making a sheet at the position above a processing tray. The sheet on the standby tray is dropped and supplied onto the processing tray. The upper end of the center area of a shutter supporting the rear end of the sheet on a sheet discharge tray which is slidable to the sheet discharge section of the standby tray or processing tray is made lower than the upper end of the peripheral area of the shutter. Movable portions of the shutter are extended when the sheet discharge tray is slid to close the sheet discharge sections of the processing tray and/or standby tray. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025453 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image forming device, comprising: a sheet-like medium accommodation unit; a supply member that carries a sheet-like medium; a pair of separation members that separate the sheet-like medium one by one; an image formation unit; a carrying path; a re-carrying unit to move inversely the sheet-like medium whose top face has been subjected to printing; a moving mechanism to move the supply member close to or away from the sheet-like medium and to move the pair of separation members close to or away from each other so that a path for the inversely carried sheet-like medium is formed; and a control unit to control the moving mechanism such that, when back-face printing is performed, the supply member is in a state of being moved away from the sheet-like medium and the pair of separation members are in a state of being moved away from each other. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025454 | DECOLORING APPARATUS AND SHEET CONVEYANCE CONTROL METHOD - A sheet conveyance control method in an apparatus including a first conveying path for leading a sheet from a feeing port to a discharge port, a second sheet conveying path for leading the sheet to another conveyance destination, and a decoloring processing section configured to decolor an image formed on the sheet includes: detecting the length of the sheet further on a downstream side than the feeding port and further on an upstream side than a branching point of the first and second sheet conveying paths in a sheet conveying direction of the first sheet conveying path; and changing, if the trailing end of the sheet is not detected in a period after the leading end of the sheet is detected and before the leading end of the sheet reaches the branching point, a first flapper to a state in which the sheet is conveyed to the discharge port. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025455 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet conveying apparatus includes a first sheet conveying path, a second sheet conveying path branched from the first sheet conveying path, a switching member capable of moving in the branch portion of the first sheet conveying path and the second sheet conveying path, and a first regulation member and a second regulation member which regulate the movement of the switching member, wherein when the first regulation member is abutted against the switching member, the first regulation member forms a gap having a first interval through which the sheet can pass to the second sheet conveying path, when the switching member is further moved forward, and when the second regulation member is abutted against the switching member, the second regulation member forms a gap having a second interval smaller than the first interval through which the sheet can pass to the second sheet conveying path. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025456 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SHEET PROCESSING METHOD - A sheet processing apparatus includes a control section configured to control a rotating speed of a longitudinal alignment roller, which is set on a recording medium stacking surface of a processing tray and configured to align a recording medium in a longitudinal direction, such that acceleration and deceleration of the rotating speed is performed at least twice during one longitudinal alignment operation and a paddle including a striking paddle configured to strike the recording medium, a dropping paddle configured to drop the recording medium, a draw-in paddle configured to draw the recording medium in a direction of a stopper, a dropping-paddle supporting member configured to support the dropping paddle from the back in a rotating direction of the paddle, and a draw-in-paddle supporting member configured to support the draw-in paddle from the back in the rotating direction. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025457 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - The skew feeding amount of a sheet front end is calculated according to the difference between timings when activation sensors detect the sheet front end, and the skew feeding amount of the sheet side edge is calculated according to the difference between side edge positions of the sheet detected by the first side registration detection sensor or the second side registration detection sensor. Further, whether a sheet is a rectangular sheet or a non-rectangular sheet is determined before skew feeding of the sheet is corrected, and, when the sheet is determined to be a rectangular sheet, the skew feeding correcting portion is controlled based on one of the sheet side edge skew feeding amount and sheet front end skew feeding amount and the skew feeding correcting portion is controlled based on the sheet side edge skew feeding amount when the sheet is determined to be a non-rectangular sheet. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025458 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ARTICLE MULTIFEED IN A PREDEFINED REGION OF A FLAT ARTICLE - A document processing device capable of detecting a multifeed condition is configured to determine criteria of the multifeed or condition. If a detected multifeed meets the criteria, a detection of the multifeed or condition may be ignored. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025459 | LIGHT-UP SHUFFLEBOARD EQUIPMENT - A light-up shuffleboard disc includes a lighting component, and a disc component containing the lighting component. The disc component is constructed so as to allow light from the lighting component to illuminate the shuffleboard disc when the lighting component is activated. A light-up shuffleboard set includes a plurality of light-up shuffleboard discs, some of which may be illuminated by a first color for representing a first player, and some of which may be illuminated by a second color for representing a second player. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025460 | LIGHT-UP SHUFFLEBOARD EQUIPMENT - A light-up shuffleboard disc includes a lighting component, and a disc component with a cavity for receiving the lighting component. The disc component is constructed so as to allow light from the lighting component to illuminate the shuffleboard disc when the lighting component is received within the cavity of the disc component. A light-up shuffleboard set includes a light-up shuffleboard court, and a plurality of light-up shuffleboard discs. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025461 | NUMERICAL GAME DEVICE AND METHOD - A method of playing a game to complete and/or solve a Sudoku puzzle is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an electronic game board is displayed on a display. The electronic game board is a 9×9 matrix. A plurality of elements or marks may be displayed in each of cells making up the 9×9 matrix. The marks may be variety elements for indicating a filled-in cell. The mark may include a picture, a figure, a shape, a color, a number, a letter, or any combinations thereof. Another embodiment is an article of manufacture comprising a computer program readable by a computer system and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer system to perform a method for performing a Sudoku game on the computer system. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025462 | PERSONALIZED MOSAIC PUZZLE SET - A mosaic puzzle set has a predetermined number of pieces ( | 2012-02-02 |
20120025463 | Chess game and method of play - A chess-like game has a two-dimensional game board made up of 49 regular hexagonal play spaces assembled into a clustered, stylized diamond shape where seven spaces are arranged side-by-side, contiguously in a central, latitudinal row. Each successive parallel latitudinal row has one less space and its spaces are offset. By the sixth row away from the central row, a single hex space is provided at either end of the board. The color of each space is selected from three available. No space of a first color shares a hex side with a space of a similar color. A reduced set of game pieces are used where each side has one king, one queen, one bishop, one rook, one knight, and five pawns. Each piece has defined legal moves. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025464 | Magnetic Pickup Game Device - A magnetic collecting piece game device, comprising: a plurality of metallic pieces ( | 2012-02-02 |
20120025466 | Card game for standard playing cards - A wagering game utilizing standard playing cards and comprising the object of reaching the numerical value of nine, ten, or eleven, herein referred to as qualifying, and wherein the player coming closest to eleven wins the hand. The game further provides for automatic payouts for the occurrence of a flush, a straight, and three of a kind. Additionally, if neither the dealer nor the player qualifies, than the bet is a push and if both the dealer and the player qualify, whoever is closer to eleven wins the game. Furthermore, the house is given the option of choosing to play the game against the player with playing cards, a six sided die, or a seven panel spin dial. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025468 | MILITARY TARGET SYSTEM - A target system having a base, a stationary member inclined from the base and having a cap, a rotating tube having a cap and positioned over the stationary tube, a bearing between the caps of the stationary member and the rotating tube to permit substantially free rotation of the rotating tube, and a plurality of target sides secured to the rotating tube, with impact of a fired round onto one of the target sides initiating movement of the rotating tube relative to the stationary member. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025469 | PRIZE PLACEMENT SECTION FOR PRIZE GAME APPARATUS, AND PRIZE GAME APPARATUS - A prize placement section includes a first plate-like member having a side on which a prize is placed, and a frame member that supports the first plate-like member, the frame member including a frame-side attachment section that is adapted to removably attach the frame member to an apparatus-side attachment section provided in a game space, and the frame-side attachment section being positioned so that the frame member can be attached to the apparatus-side attachment section from above when the first plate-like member is not supported by the frame member. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025470 | BI-DIRECTIONAL METAL-TO-METAL SEAL - A wellhead seal assembly that forms a metal-to-metal seal between inner and outer wellhead members. A metal seal ring has inner and outer legs that are threaded to each other and separated by a slot and provide bi-directional sealing. The threaded connection provides a pathway for annular pressure into the slot. The inner and outer legs have inner and outer walls, respectively Inner and outer legs have a soft metal inlay on their interior surfaces. Wickers may be located on the outer surface of the inner wellhead member and on the inner surface of the outer wellhead member. An energizing ring is moved into the slot to force the outer and inner walls of the seal into sealing engagement with the inner and outer wellhead members. The soft metal inlays deform onto the energizing ring. If present, wickers on the wellhead members embed into the walls of the seal ring. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025471 | SELF ADJUSTING GASKET FOR PIPE JOINTS - The present disclosure pertains to a self adjusting gasket to prevent leakage at a joint between an associated first pipe and an associated second pipe including a wedge shaped body made of a generally compressible, leak proof material. The wedge shaped body having a profile that includes a tapered front portion, a planar rear portion, a first contact surface, an inclined second contact surface, including a first fin having a trailing edge oriented generally normal to the first contact surface and a second fin spaced from the first fin. A generally continuous annular cavity is located in the wedge shaped body wherein the cavity is not symmetrically shaped and a fluid disposed in the cavity. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025472 | LABYRINTH SEAL - A labyrinth seal has a plurality of arcuate labyrinth seal segments | 2012-02-02 |
20120025473 | SHAFT SEALING APPARATUS - A shaft sealing apparatus of including a first mechanical seal having a mating ring disposed at the sealed fluid side and which rotates along with a shaft as the inner circumference side thereof is fixed to the shaft side, and a sealing ring disposed at the air side with respect to the mating ring and is slidable against the mating ring and which does not rotate along with the shaft. An annular space in which the sealed fluid exists is formed at the outer circumferential face side of the first mechanical seal. The shaft sealing apparatus further includes a protection cover disposed adjacent to the sealed fluid side of the seal cover in a state of being sealed with the seal cover and with the first mechanical seal respectively by an O-ring so as to suppress exposure of the seal cover to the sealed fluid. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025474 | Tool Bit Holder - A tool bit holder includes a sleeve, a hub, and a locking mechanism. The sleeve is moveably mounted on an outer periphery of the hub and includes a first notch, a second notch, and an abutting section. The abutting section is disposed between the first and second notches. The locking mechanism is disposed in a cavity defined in the outer periphery of the hub and is retained therein by the sleeve. Also, the locking mechanism includes a control member, a resilient member, and a detent. The control member is moveably disposed in the cavity and is biased by the resilient member. The detent is carried by the control member. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025475 | CHUCK - The invention relates to a chuck with a chuck body ( | 2012-02-02 |
20120025476 | Tool Chuck with Sleeve and Clutch Mechanism To Remove Operator Variability - A tool chuck may include a chuck body defining a longitudinal axis. A sleeve may be mounted on the chuck body for movement between a first axial position and a second axial position. A clutch part provided on the sleeve. The clutch part may engage with a cooperating clutch part when the sleeve is in the second axial position. The clutch part may have a working surface that faces in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025477 | Method Of Automatically Changing Wheel Toe Angle - A method for changing the track of a vehicle ( | 2012-02-02 |
20120025478 | HOCKEY SKATE - A skate assembly includes a shell structure and a removable tendon guard. The shell structure includes a heel portion, a lateral ankle portion, and a medial ankle portion. The heel portion is formed to cover a human heel. The lateral ankle portion is formed to extend beyond the heel portion. The medial ankle portion is formed to extend beyond the heel portion. The lateral ankle portion and the medial ankle portion are spaced apart to form a notch extending toward the heel portion. The removable tendon guard is removably attached between the lateral ankle portion and medial ankle portion to cover the notch. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025479 | Adjustable Heel Yoke - A heel yoke system for securing a person's shod feet to skis, roller skates, crampons, or any other paraphernalia wherein the placement of the heel yoke is adjustable to provide a perfect fit for almost any kind of shoe over a wide range of sizes. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025480 | SIZE-ADJUSTABLE FOOTWEAR - Size-adjustable footwear includes a body in which first and second insoles are received, the insoles being nested together and one upon another with both extending to generally cover the length and width of the sole of the footwear body. A first insole has a re-entrant section for partially enclosing at least part of the periphery of the forefoot of a wearer and includes a first toe cap, and lateral and medial flanges integral with the first toe cap. The second upper insole includes a reentrantly shaped second toe cap and a heel cup in which a first longitudinal dimension, between the heel cup and the second toe cap, defines a first size, and a second longitudinal dimension, between the body heel and the first toe cap, defines a second size larger than the first size. A user may select footwear based on the smaller first size, and then remove the first and then the second insole to accommodate growth of the feet. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025481 | COLLAPSIBLE GOLF TROLLEY - A collapsible golf trolley is revealed. A connection assembly that connects an upper frame, a lower frame, and mounts on two sides includes a locking body locked on a metal rod so as to improve the fastening strength. The connection assembly is further arranged with a guiding wheel corresponding to a guiding slot of a lower frame. This design makes the operation smoother while extending and folding the lower frame. Moreover, a turning member for turning and folding of a front wheel is disposed on a front end of the lower frame. According to the above structure, easy spreading and collapsing and firm connection of the golf trolley are achieved. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025482 | Hand Cart Braking System - An improved braking system for a hand cart is disclosed. The braking system has a split axle which is rotatably connected to the cart frame. Braking components are affixed to each of the split axle sections. An actuator is connected to a caliper system, which caliper system is used to push the braking components together to lock the split axle into a single axle for braking or controlling the cart. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025483 | FOLDABLE WALKER APPARATUS - There is provided a walker apparatus having a pair of upright, spaced-apart elongate members. Each elongate member includes an upper end for placing one's hands and a lower end spaced-apart from the upper end. A first pair of ground-engaging wheels are rotatably mounted to the elongate members at the lower ends. The apparatus includes a pair of support members that are spaced-apart and arc-shaped. The support members align respectively with and extend from the elongate members to distal ends of the support members. The support members have apexes extending towards the upper ends of the elongate members. A second pair of ground-engaging wheels operatively connect to the distal ends of the support members. The apparatus includes a seat for resting connecting to the apexes of the support members, the support members thereby supporting the seat. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025484 | MOTOR VEHICLE ELASTIC SUSPENSION JOINT AND MOTOR VEHICLE STRUCTURE COMPRISING SUCH A JOINT - An elastic suspension hinge for an automobile, to be fastened to a fastening portion of a structure of the automobile via a clamping mechanism including a fastening element, the hinge being of type that includes an inner sleeve. At least one of the ends of the inner sleeve is configured to engage by conical fitting with the free end of a bushing rigidly connected to the fastening portion of the structure and having a longitudinal passage. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025485 | EXTENDING AND RETRACTING DEVICE AND VEHICLE STEP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An extending and retracting device for a vehicle-step apparatus includes a mounting bracket and step bracket. A first arm defines a first end pivotally connected to the mounting bracket and a second end pivotally connected to the step bracket. A second arm defines a first end pivotally connected to the mounting bracket and a second end. A third arm defines a first end pivotally connected to the second end of the second arm and a second end pivotally connected to the step bracket. A trajectory-control assembly is configured to connect the first arm to the second arm and/or third arm to control a “motion” trajectory of the step bracket. A vehicle-step apparatus includes a step member, the extending and retracting device, and a driving device driving the first arm and/or second arm to move the extending and retracting device between an extended position and a retracted position. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025486 | MOTORCYCLE SPEAKER SYSTEM - A motorcycle having an open-air cockpit area and a seat configured to receive a rider and position the rider within the open-air cockpit area. A luggage container defines a substantially enclosed cargo volume, and the luggage container is configured to open to provide selective access to the cargo volume. A speaker is configured to output sound in response to signals from a source. A speaker enclosure at least partially encloses the speaker. A bass-reflex passage couples an interior space of the speaker enclosure and the cargo volume of the luggage container. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025487 | COUPLER FOR A VEHICLE - A tractor includes a vehicle coupler which couples with a trailer brake coupler to connect it to a pressure source for the trailer brake system. The pressure source is driven by a controllable drive unit, and an electronic control unit controls the activation of the drive unit. The vehicle coupler includes a first sensor which is connected to the control unit and which senses when the trailer coupler is coupled to the vehicle coupler. The control unit controls the activation of the drive unit in response to the sensor in order to prevent the pressure source from being driven unnecessarily. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025488 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CANTING A SKIER - An apparatus and method for canting a skier comprising a cant angle plate that locks on to the heel bearing surface of a ski binding. The cant angle plate has portions of varying thickness for inducing a cant angle when the heel of a boot rests on the cant angle plate locked on to the heel bearing surface of the binding. Thus, the cant angle plate alters the cant angle at which a boot supports a skier's foot and lower leg, relative to the longitudinal running surface or bottom plane of an attached ski. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025489 | HEEL ELEVATOR DEVICE FOR A SKI - The present invention relates to a heel elevator device for a ski ( | 2012-02-02 |
20120025490 | ROTATIONALLY ADJUSTABLE ADAPTER FOR SPORT BOOT BINDING - An adapter enables a rider to adjust an angular orientation of a binding relative to a sport board without removing a foot, comprising a base plate, a top plate, and a locking mechanism supported by the top plate having a pair of insertion members configured to selectively engage a plurality of recesses formed in the base plate. The top plate and base plate can each have a center opening and a fastener supported by the center opening of each of the top plate and base plate to axially couple the top plate to the base plate. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025491 | FOLDABLE STROLLER FRAME - A foldable stroller frame includes: two opposite foldable side frame units; and a foldable middle support interconnecting the side frame units. Each of the side frame units includes a handle rod, a first leg pivoted to the handle rod and adapted to be connected to a first stroller wheel, a second leg pivoted to the first leg and adapted to be connected to a second stroller wheel, and a connecting slider mounted slidably on the second leg. The handle rod has a lower end portion pivoted to the connecting slider so as to be co-slidable with the connecting slider on the second leg. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025492 | STORAGE LATCH AND REVERSIBLE HANDLE FOR A STROLLER - A storage latch mechanism ( | 2012-02-02 |
20120025493 | Baby Carriage - A baby carriage is disclosed. Its carriage frame ( | 2012-02-02 |
20120025494 | Hip-Borne Towed Child Carrier for Jogging and Hiking - A two-wheeled towed child carrier that attaches to the user's hips and trails behind as the user jogs or hikes. It employs a moderately flexible tube frame with rotating and elastic connections that significantly isolate the carrier from the up-down, fore-aft motion of the user's hips, and further isolate the child from any residual motion of the rest of the carrier, ensuring a calm ride for the child and minimizing feedback to the user even during aggressive or long-distance jogging. The child is carried in a gondola that swings in a pendulum manner from supports extending upward from the axle, and the weight of the carrier is balanced about the axle, the result being that the total weight of the child and carrier is borne by the axle and no perceptible weight is borne by the user. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025495 | FOLDABLE STROLLER - A stroller includes laterally spaced apart hubs that interconnect upper, middle and front frame member assemblies of a chassis of the stroller. The hubs are disposed one each along opposite sides of the stroller, and include mounting structures for coupling two or more of the strollers together in a side-by-side fashion. The hubs further include other mounting structures for mounting a seat assembly to the stroller chassis and for supporting both rearward facing and frontward facing orientation of the seat assembly as well as selectable inclination positions. Each of the hubs includes a folding mechanism for supporting folding of the stroller, such as for transport in a vehicle or for storage. Other laterally spaced apart hubs are provided along the upper frame members for providing a second point of attachment between two coupled strollers and for mounting of accessories. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025496 | KNEE AIRBAG ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS - An airbag assembly can include a stabilizer strap attached to an airbag, and the stabilizer strap can cooperate with a housing to prevent undesired rotation or skewing of the airbag during deployment. In some arrangements, a portion of the airbag is secured to the housing via an inflator. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025497 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING GAS PRESSURE IN DUAL-CHAMBER AIRBAG FOR VEHICLES - A system for controlling gas pressure in a dual-chamber airbag for vehicles, may include a cushion unit having an upper chamber and a lower chamber divided by a diaphragm therein, an inflator supplying gas to the upper chamber, and a unidirectional vent control member provided in the diaphragm and supplying the gas inside the upper chamber into the lower chamber in one direction. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025498 | AIRBAG APPARATUS - An airbag apparatus mountable in front of a seat of a vehicle and including an airbag is disclosed. The airbag is deployable between a member of a vehicle body structure and knees of a vehicle occupant. The airbag includes a bag body formed by connecting peripheral edges of a vehicle body side wall and an occupant side wall, an outer connecting element that is located on an outer face of the vehicle body side wall and connected to the vehicle body side wall by two joints arranged away from each other in an up and down direction at deployment for reducing a length in an up and down direction of the vehicle body side wall, and a plurality of thin regions that are arranged between the two joints of the outer connecting element to the vehicle body side wall on the bag body. The thin regions are arranged generally along a left and right direction in a mutually separate fashion and help bend the airbag at deployment. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025499 | AIRBAG APPARATUS - An inflation portion of an airbag, which is inflated by inflation gas, is partitioned into an upstream inflation portion and a downstream inflation portion via a partition member. When being tensioned in a planar manner, the partition member has a length in a longitudinal direction that is longer than a length in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. A pressure regulating valve that is closed at an early stage of a supply period of the inflation gas to the inflation portion and is opened from the middle of the supply period includes a slit-like inner opening that is provided on the partition member and extends in the transverse direction and a pair of valve body portions that are provided around the inner opening and are selectively positioned close to and separated from each other. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025500 | AIRBAG APPARATUS FOR A SIDE WINDOW - An airbag apparatus mountable on a vehicle having a side window, a first pillar adjoining the window and a second pillar adjoining the window on the opposite side is disclosed. The airbag apparatus includes an airbag adapted to be housed in an upper edge of the window, and the airbag includes a shutter section that covers the window on an inboard side thereof. The shutter section includes mounting portions that are located above and in vicinities of the first and second pillars, an inflatable region comprised of a first pillar side region, a supporting region and a preventing region, and a thin panel region that is surrounded by the inflatable region. The thin panel region includes therein a catching point that is intended to catch a vehicle occupant during a rollover event of the vehicle, and the supporting inflatable region and preventing inflatable region surround the catching point continuously at the lower side and on a side of the second pillar. The mounting portions, the inflatable region and the thin panel region constitute in combination a preventing element that prevents the occupant from ejecting out of the window during a rollover event of the vehicle. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025501 | CURTAIN AIRBAG FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An inflatable curtain airbag is secured along an upper edge to a body structure of the motor vehicle and deploys downwardly when inflated. Prior to deployment, the lower edge of the curtain is not tethered to the vehicle body. When nearly or fully deployed, the lower edge of the curtain engages an adjacent part of the motor vehicle so as to form a virtual tether therebetween resisting relative movement between the curtain and the adjacent part. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025502 | CURTAIN AIRBAG - A curtain airbag capable for preventing occupant ejection from a vehicle, particularly in the vicinity of a rearmost seat, while reducing the output required of an inflator associated with the airbag. The curtain airbag is stored at an upper position on a side surface portion of the occupant compartment of the vehicle, so as to be inflated and deployed along the side surface portion. The curtain airbag includes an inflation region and a wide portion in the form of non-inflatable cloth. The wide portion is attached to a rear edge portion of the inflation region and also attached to at least one point of the vehicle rearward of a front-side pillar, the front-side pillar being located forward of rearmost side window. The wide portion has a shape that allows it to be strained, by the inflated and deployed inflation region, into a generally planar configuration over an assumed strike area of the rearmost side window. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025503 | UNITARY DIFFUSERS FOR USE WITH AIR BAG CUSHION INFLATORS - Diffusers adapted for use with air bag cushion inflators and air bag systems may comprise a unitary or integral hollow body defining a diffusion chamber. The hollow body may include a first longitudinal end having an aperture and an opposing second longitudinal end that is at least substantially enclosed. A module attach feature may be disposed between the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end. The module attach feature may comprise a lateral extent that is greater than a lateral extent of the hollow body. A plurality of apertures extending through the hollow body may be disposed between the module attach feature and the second longitudinal end. Air bag systems employing such diffusers may include an inflator including the diffuser and at least one inflatable cushion, a portion of which is coupled to the diffuser. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025504 | RETAINER AND INFLATOR - An inflator includes a plate-like retainer that is placed in a pressure container of the inflator for producing gas to be supplied to an airbag. At the center of the inflator is formed a fitting section fitted to a tube placed in the pressure container. The tube separates an ignition source and a gas generation agent. At least one pressure release hole is provided on the outer side of the outer periphery of the fitting section. The retainer has a step formed at a portion where the outer periphery of the retainer is in contact with the filter. The retainer and inflator may have simple structures not affecting productivity and reliably preventing gas leakage between the retainer and a filter. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025505 | AIRBAG WITH TETHERED SLIT - An airbag having a base end, a front panel and at least one panel opposing the front panel, the airbag having a cutout in the front panel, an inner perimeter of the cutout having first and second sides, a first panel having first and second edges, the first edge of the first panel is attached to the first side of the cutout, a second panel having third and fourth edges, the third edge is attached to the second edge of the first panel and the fourth edge is attached to the second side of the cutout, wherein the first and second panels define a slit in cutout of the front panel, and a tether attached along a backside of the slit and attached to an inner surface of the at least one panel opposing the front panel of the airbag. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025506 | CONVERTIBLE VEHICLE - A convertible has at least one rollover protective structure, in particular a roll bar, which is extendable through an opening which is closable by a covering. In order to further optimize the opening movement of the covering during the extension of the rollover protective structure of the convertible, the covering is attached to a bodywork part with the aid of a multi-bar linkage which controls the opening movement of the covering. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025507 | MOBILE UNIT FOR ROAD-SIDE ACTIVITIES - A scaffold includes a central platform with a top surface defining a central area, a bottom, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, and a front side. The scaffold also includes a plurality of supports connected to and supporting the platform and at least one extendible platform connected adjacent to the central platform. The extendible platform has a top surface defining an extendible area. The extendible platform is adjustable between an opened position and a closed position, the opened position presenting the extendible area for use, the closed position stowing the extendible area from use. A vehicle incorporating the scaffold, and methods of use of the same, also are provided. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025508 | Collapsible Ski - A ski comprising a front runner ( | 2012-02-02 |
20120025509 | FUEL TANK MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a fuel tank mounting structure for a vehicle which includes a rear floor panel forming a rear portion floor, a first cross member disposed in front of and under the rear floor panel and extending in a vehicle width direction, and a second cross member disposed rearward of the first cross member and extending in the vehicle width direction. The fuel tank is supported from below and is fastened by belts stretched between the first and the second cross members so as to abut on an undersurface of the rear floor panel via a resilient pad. Brackets are joined to the first cross member such that they project rearward of the first cross member, each of the belts is connected to the first cross member by the corresponding bracket, and the fuel tank abuts on a rear surface of each bracket via a second resilient pad. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025510 | FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY FOR MOTORCYCLE, AND MOTORCYCLE INCORPORATING SAME - A fuel tank assembly includes a fuel tank disposed substantially along a seat rail in a space surrounded by a lower portion of a seat and the seat rail of a motorcycle, and a fuel pump unit disposed in a lower portion of the fuel tank. A mounting flange for mounting the fuel pump unit to the fuel tank is arranged below the seat rail and forward of a front end of a rear wheel of the motorcycle as viewed in a side view of the motorcycle. The mounting flange of the fuel pump unit is disposed above a side frame of a body frame of the motorcycle. Such fuel tank assembly provides the degree of freedom of seat layout, and does not interfere with a rear wheel of motorcycle, or gravel or the like thrown up by the rear wheel, during operation the motorcycle. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025511 | Apparatus for Distributing Samples - The present invention provides an apparatus for distributing samples is provided. The apparatus includes a sample package and a publication. The sample package comprises a sample product to be distributed and a sample backing. The sample package is joined to the publication such that the sample package is partially inserted into the publication and the sample product is external to the publication. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025512 | CONSTRUCTIONAL LAYOUT FOR PROMOTIONAL INSERT WITH HANDLE FOR LIFTING - A constructional layout for promotional insert with handle for lifting includes a distribution in an organized and practical manner, allowing the lifting of the insert and, consequently, protection of the booklet. Another advantage is that the lifting of the insert in internal rear-view mirrors of vehicles, knobs, handles and similar ones allows the immediate access and the fast reading of the print media, making the promotional means extremely effective. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025513 | DEVICE FOR HOLDING A FILLABLE FORM - A device for holding a fillable form includes a writing tray adapted for placement of the fillable form, the writing tray having walls defining a perimeter of a planar surface of the writing tray. A card holder is formed in at least one of the walls. The card holder includes a groove extending inwardly from one of the walls into a body of the writing tray. The groove is configured to hold an edge portion of an identification card in a press fit engagement with the remainder of the identification card being located outside of the groove. An edge ridge is formed along at least one of the walls and extends above the planar surface of the writing tray. The edge ridge facilitates retention of the fillable form. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025514 | SECURITY ELEMENT INCLUDING TWO STACKED DISTINCT PATTERNS, SECURITY DOCUMENT CONTAINING SAME, AND RELATED METHODS - The invention relates to a security element ( | 2012-02-02 |
20120025515 | Assembly Comprising an Article to be Authenticated and an Authenticating Composition, and Related Methods - The invention relates to an assembly including an article to be authenticated, an authentication composition and a member for applying the composition, capable of retaining said composition by capillarity, wherein the article to be identified contains a first reagent selected from nickel, copper, cobalt or iron derivatives, or from dithiooxamide or oxime derivatives capable of reacting with a second reagent of the authentication composition selected respectively from among dithioxmide or oxmime derivatives or from nickel, copper, cobalt or iron derivatives, so as to form a visible and permanent coloured mark. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025516 | Secure Lottery Ticket Using Hybrid Construction - Solvent-based and water-based scratch-off materials are employed as single layers on a lottery ticket to create a more resistant ticket construction that still provides a satisfactory play experience. In one embodiment, two different scratch-off inks on the play area of the ticket are employed, with the majority of the ink being a softer, solvent-based, formulation. The ink covering sensitive areas of the ticket includes a harder, water-based, formulation. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025517 | Floor Drain Stabilizer Ring - A stabilizing collar which is adapted to fasten to a drain pipe for stabilizing a drain and a stabilized drain and pipe assembly including drain having a receptacle body wherein the collar is adapted to fasten to the pipe at a location below the floor surface. The drain includes a receptacle including a plurality of downwardly opening bosses and the collar includes a plurality of bosses and at least one support member is adapted to be received within the bosses to stabilize the receptacle body relative to the stabilizing collar and the floor. Engagement members cooperate with adjustment members to adjust the diameter of the collar with respect to the pipe. The receptacle body is attached to the pipe and the support members are adjusted so that they contact the receptacle body and therefore provide support to keep the receptacle body at the same slope as the floor level. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025518 | THREADED JOINT FOR PIPES - A solid lubricating coating formed on a contact surface of a threaded joint for pipes has a matrix of a lubricating oil-containing polymer. The lubricating oil-containing polymer has either a uniform composition or a gradient composition in which the concentration of lubricating oil decreases towards the contact surface and in which there is substantially no lubricating oil in the vicinity of the contact surface. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025519 | PLASTIC MALE SCREW CONNECTOR USING INJECTION MOLDING - An embodiment of the present invention relates to a connector used to connect pipes for conveying a fluid, and more particularly, to a plastic male screw connector which is manufactured through injection molding to replace a conventional screw connector made of a costly metallic material with an injecting-molded plastic screw connector so that the manufacturing costs can be reduced. According to the plastic male screw connector manufactured through injection molding according to the embodiment of the present invention, advantages are provided in that, since a screw connector for connecting pipes is manufactured through injection molding of a plastic material, mass production of the screw connector becomes possible and the manufacturing costs can be significantly reduced. Also, because the screw connector is made of the plastic material, excellent pressure resistance with respect to a high pressure, corrosion resistance with respect to a fluid used, and friction resistance can be accomplished. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025520 | Faucet connecting structure - A faucet connecting structure contains a body including a chamber having a receiving trench, the receiving trench including an opening; an outlet pipe including a first end to input water and a second end to output water, the first end including a connector inserted into the receiving trench; an engaging member including a peripheral fringe, an inner surface, an outer surface, a first and a second segments, a slot, and the inner and the outer surfaces including at least one first deformable area and at least one second deformable area respectively to generate a radial-direction deformation when being forced in a radial direction so as to act against a radial-direction engaging force resulting from connecting the first engaging member and body together; a retaining means to retain the engaging member and the body together so that the outlet pipe is limited to move and rotate axially relative to the body. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025521 | FLUID CONNECTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A fluid connector device is provided. The fluid connector device includes a coupling substrate having a conformal recess, a reconnectable fitting disposed in the recess to provide a first passageway, and a force applying element operatively coupled to the reconnectable fitting, or the coupling substrate, or both the reconnectable fitting and the coupling substrate to at least partially provide a sealing force between the reconnectable fitting and the coupling substrate, wherein at least one of the force applying element, the reconnectable fitting, and the coupling substrate comprises one or more degrees of freedom for self alignment of the reconnectable fitting and the conformal recess. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025522 | TUBULAR COMPONENT FOR DRILLING AND OPERATING HYDROCARBON WELLS, AND RESULTING THREADED CONNECTION - The invention concerns a tubular component for a threaded connection, having at one of its ends ( | 2012-02-02 |
20120025523 | QUICK JOINT IN HYDRAULIC PIPELINE - A quick joint in a hydraulic pipeline, more particularly, a quick pipeline joint applied to a hydraulic system, where frequent disconnection or connection of liquid pipelines is required. In one embodiment, the quick joint in the hydraulic pipeline includes an outer joint and an inner joint. The outer joint includes an oil pipe joint, O-rings, a block, a spring, a valve rod, a plunger, a joint sleeve and other parts. The inner joint includes a plurality of O-rings, a spring seat, a joint sleeve, a spring, an oil pipe joint and other parts. The outer joint and the inner joint can be connected or disconnected easily through insertion and pull-out of a circlip. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025524 | GRIP RING ASSEMBLY - A grip ring assembly including at least one yoke assembly for assembling on to a pipe that is to be coupled axially to a mechanical part, the at least one yoke assembly including an upper yoke and a lower yoke, wherein the at least one yoke assembly includes at least one axial fastener receiving member and the upper and lower yokes includes at least one transverse fastener receiving member generally transverse to the at least one axial fastener receiving member, a plurality of grip elements tightenable against outer surfaces of the pipes, radially spaced from one another and disposed along annular inner surfaces of the upper and lower yokes, at least one first transverse fastener operative to fasten the transverse fastener receiving members of the upper and lower yokes of the at least one yoke assembly to one another, and at least one axial fastener operative to fasten the at least one axial fastener receiving member to the mechanical part. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025525 | PITCH DRIVE APPARATUS OF WIND GENERATOR AND WIND GENERATOR - The present invention provides a pitch drive apparatus of a wind generator and the wind generator constituted not to affect a main shaft or a gear box, and capable of preventing reliability from being deteriorated. The pitch drive apparatus includes a wind turbine blade ( | 2012-02-02 |
20120025526 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING WIND TURBINE GEARBOX HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE - A system and method are provided to monitor the health and performance of a wind turbine gearbox. A plurality of sensors coupled to the wind turbine gearbox provide input to a controller. The controller generates output information that includes performance and health information of the wind turbine gearbox based on the input received from each of the sensors. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025527 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROVIDE CONSTANT SPEED MECHANICAL OUTPUT IN A MACHINE - A system to provide constant speed mechanical output in a wind turbine is provided. The system includes at least one electrical machine configured to convert a rotary mechanical power received from a main gear to a machine electrical power. The system further includes one or more electrical converters electrically coupled to the machine and configured to convert the machine electrical power from a direct current (DC) power to an alternate current (AC) power or from the alternate current (AC) power to the direct current (DC) power, where the converters generate a differential electrical power. A torque converter is electrically coupled to the electrical converters and generates a constant speed mechanical output employing the differential electrical power received from the one or more electrical converters. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025528 | MAGNETOSTRICTIVE SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A magnetostriction-based sensor system for sensing force on a wind turbine rotor shaft having multiple localized magnetized domains sensitive to magnetostriction. The sensor system includes at least two sets of first and second magnetometers. The signals from the at least two sets of first and second magnetometers can be utilized to determine torsional and linear forces being exerted on the wind turbine rotor shaft. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025529 | System and Methods for Monitoring Oil Conditions of a Wind Turbine Gearbox - A method for monitoring the condition of oil contained within a gearbox of a wind turbine is disclosed. The method generally includes receiving a signal corresponding to a measurement of an oil parameter of the gearbox, comparing the measurement to a predetermined limit for the oil parameter, assigning a severity level based on the comparison of the measurement to the predetermined limit and determining a recommended course of action for the wind turbine based on the severity level. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025530 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE AMPLITUDE MODULATION OF NOISE GENERATED BY WIND TURBINES - In one aspect, a method for controlling the amplitude modulation of the noise generated by wind turbines is disclosed. The method may include determining a rotor position of a first wind turbine, determining a rotor position of a second wind turbine, determining if the first and second wind turbines are operating in-phase and, in the event that the first and second wind turbines are operating in-phase, adjusting an operating condition of at least one of the first wind turbine and the second wind turbine so that the first and second wind turbines operate out-of-phase. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025531 | ENERGY GENERATION USING INTERMEDIARY BUFFERING - The present invention is a device for converting rotational energy into useable power by buffering the created rotational energy from the rotational energy used to create the output power. Thus, in one embodiment, a pendulum within a buoy is used to create rotational energy from ocean wave movement and the created rotational energy then drives a hydraulic pump which in turn drives a hydraulic motor to create a second rotational force which is then used to create an electrical output. In this manner, the hydraulic fluid acts as the buffer between the wave-created rotational energy and the rotational energy actually used to create the output electricity. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025532 | WAVE POWER GENERATOR - A wave power generator includes a frame unit mounted on the shore, an electric generator unit generating electricity by means of a rotating motion of a rotor, a drive unit having a plurality of wave-power receiving bodies receiving the energy of a reciprocating horizontal motion of wave power and reciprocating between the sea-side and the land-side, wherein the wave-power receiving bodies are mounted in the frame unit in a stepwise manner in a plan view so that the wave-power receiving bodies do not meet the waves at the same time, and a power transmission unit mounted in the frame unit to convert a linear motion of the drive unit into a rotating motion and transmit the rotating motion to the rotor of the generator unit. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025533 | WIND POWER TURBINE ELECTRIC GENERATOR COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD AND WIND POWER TURBINE COMPRISING SUCH A COOLING SYSTEM - A cooling system for cooling an electric generator of a wind power turbine including, in one embodiment:
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20120025534 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE, LINEAR MOTION ELECTRICAL MACHINE, AND WIND GENERATOR SYSTEM - This disclosure discloses a rotating electrical machine comprising: a stator; and a rotor; one of said stator and said rotor having a coil, the other having a plurality of magnetic pole units each forming first and second magnetic poles configured to be aligned alternately and to have mutually opposite polarities at a side of the one of said stator and said rotor, each of said magnetic pole units comprising: a unit core that a projecting part configured to protrude toward the side of the one of said stator and said rotor is formed; and a permanent magnetic provided between each of said projecting parts on the side of the one of said stator and said rotor from said unit core, said first magnetic pole being formed by said permanent magnet, and said second magnetic pole being formed by each of said projecting parts. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025535 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIRECT CURRENT POWER TRANSMISSION - A direct current (DC) power transmission system is described. The DC power transmission system includes a first plurality of series connected power collection systems and at least one superconducting DC conductor coupled to the plurality of series connected power collection systems and configured to transmit power generated by the plurality of power collection systems to a remote load. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025536 | Modular wind-solar energy converting assembly - A modular wind and solar energy converting and structurally self-supporting assembly including a plurality of conjoined tubular wind turbine modules angularly extendable in different directions and solar panels attachable to said wind turbine modules for joint and sequential energy collection and conversion into electric power. | 2012-02-02 |
20120025537 | WIND TURBINE NACELLE WITH COOLER TOP - The present invention relates to a wind turbine nacelle comprising a front end facing a wind flow and a rear end arranged downwind from the front end; a first face with a longitudinal extension between the front end and the rear end of the nacelle, the longitudinal extension of the nacelle having a total length; a velocity boundary layer, which is created by the wind flow along the first face from the front end to the rear end, the velocity boundary layer increasing in thickness along the first face and the thickness being lowest at the front end; and a free flow cooling device extending from the first face of the nacelle, the free flow cooling device comprising a cooling area. Furthermore, the cooling area is arranged in relation to the thickness of the velocity boundary layer. | 2012-02-02 |