05th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110025012 | VEHICULAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING SAME - A vehicle suspension system includes a vertically reciprocally movable suspension arm assembly having a minimal number of component parts and configured to be light in weight. The suspension arm assembly includes a lower arm portion including a plurality of arm members which are operatively connected together via a plurality of hinge joints. The arm members are operatively associated with each other in a manner so as to permit vertical reciprocating movement of a wheel, and are interconnected in a manner so as to permit a shock absorber to make a stroke motion, where one end of the shock absorber is attached to a portion of a vehicle body, and another end of the shock absorber is attached to one of the arm members. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025013 | STABILIZER DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A stabilizer device having high reliability and light weight is provided. The stabilizer device has a stabilizer consisting of a torsion part and arm parts each extending from both ends of the torsion part and having an overall shape of a square bracket, a “]” shape, a bushing for fixing the stabilizer to an automobile body arranged at both ends of the torsion part, and a resin misalignment preventing member which has a contacting part contacting with the bushing, which is arranged neighboring the bushing, and which is integrally formed with the torsion part and covering all therearound in a predetermined range of axial direction of the torsion part. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025014 | Wheelchair Frame and Wheelchair with Cross-Brace - A wheelchair frame includes left and right first frame members, each having a first leg for supporting a seat. The first legs are arranged on opposite sides of a central axis of the wheelchair. At least one cross-brace is connected, by the ends, to the first legs of the left and right frame members. The cross-brace has a non-circular cross-section along a section between the ends. The wheelchair frame includes left and right second frame members that are pivotally connected to the left and right first frame members. The second frame members are foldable and may be fixed in a position in that is generally parallel to the first legs of the left and right first frame members. A cross-brace is connected, by the ends, to the left and right second frame members. The cross-brace has a non-circular cross-section along a section between the ends. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025015 | Bicycle Rear Wheel Suspension System - A bicycle frame assembly having a number of rotatable members configured to absorb shocks and impacts associated with operation of the bicycle. The assembly includes a frame constructed to support a rider and a chain stay having a rearward end that extends toward a wheel hub and a forward end that is pivotably connected to the frame. An absorber is pivotably connected to the forward end of the chain stay and extends to a rocker arm that is pivotably connected to the frame. A seat stay is pivotably connected to a rearward end of the rocker arm and extends to the rearward end of the chain stay. The rearward ends of the seat stay and the chain stay are pivotably connected to rotate about a common axis. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025016 | VEHICLE - A vehicle ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025017 | PASSAGE SYSTEM FOR TRANSMISSION ELEMENTS OF BICYCLE COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a passage system for transmission elements of bicycle components, and a bicycle with a suspended bicycle frame and with a passage system. In order to provide larger passages of transmission elements through a frame tube, a passage system ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025018 | ALUMINUM FLATBED WITH UNIQUE FRONT CONNECTION - A drop deck trailer frame includes a front section having a first upper surface, a rear section having a second upper surface lower than the first upper surface, and an improved connection between the front and rear sections which tends to reduce cracking which commonly occurs in drop deck trailer frames due to the stresses in the region of the connection. The connection preferably includes a semicircular weld. In addition, heat treated bent flanges are typically used to provide additional strength. Fasteners such as bolts are also typically used to connect various flanges. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025019 | VEHICLE COUPLING FOR PRODUCING A MECHANICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN A FIRST AND SECOND VEHICLE - A vehicle coupling for producing a mechanical connection between a first and a second vehicle including a coupling body ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025020 | FIFTH-WHEEL COUPLING - The invention describes a fifth-wheel coupling ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025021 | PLATFORM FOR MOUNTING A SKI BINDING ON A SKI - A platform is foreseen according to the invention by which an elastically deformable base plate ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025022 | Tandem stroller - A tandem stroller ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025023 | INFLATOR-AIRBAG INTERFACE - An airbag deployed by pressurized gas emitted from an inflator in a vehicle passenger safety module includes an inflation portion that captures pressurized gas from the inflator and an inlet portion that communicates with the inflation portion and is configured to receive and to be secured to the outer surface of the discharge end of the inflator. A substantially continuous elastomeric gasket made of cured liquid silicone is carried on the interior surface of the inlet portion at a location that circumscribes the outer surface of the discharge end of the inflator, when the discharge end is received into the inlet portion. The transverse extent of the gasket is substantially smaller than its longitudinal extent, while the thickness of the gasket is greater than the thickness of the wall of the inlet portion of the airbag upon which the gasket is carried. Thus, a coupling structure for effecting the interconnection between an inflator and an airbag in a vehicle passenger safety module takes the from of a cured band of liquid sealant that is disposed between an exterior surface of the discharge end of the inflator and an interior surface of an inlet portion of the airbag due to being is secured directly to the interior surface of the inlet portion. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025024 | AIR BAG CUSHION FOR VEHICLES - An air bag cushion for vehicles has a connection part which is formed in front portions of the left and right chambers by sewing the inner surfaces of the left and right chambers along sewing lines in a shape of closed curve to form a vertical valley which separates the left and right chambers from each other. A through hole is formed in the connection part to permit gas to flow between the left and right chambers. The cushion includes a tether which passes through the connection part and connects the left and right chambers to each other in a lateral direction of the cushion. The air bag cushion is simple in structure and is superior in uniform expanding performance of the left and right chambers. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025025 | INFLATOR AND VEHICLE AIRBAG DEVICE USING THE SAME - A disc inflator having gas cooling and mist removal functions, and reduced in weight and in size in a radial direction. An inflator case ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025026 | VEHICULAR INTERIOR PARTS - To provide an automotive interior part surely deploying an airbag as a result of a smooth opening and fracture of an interior-part main body onto which an outer cover is attached at the time of the deployment of the airbag. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025027 | SIDE AIRBAG UNIT FOR VEHICLES - A side airbag unit for a vehicle, constructed to protect a side of a passenger in the event of a side collision or when the vehicle overturns, the side airbag unit may include an airbag module having a stud which is inserted into a predetermined portion of a seat frame, and an airbag cushion which remains folded in the airbag module and expands when the airbag unit is deployed, and a strap allowing the airbag cushion to be deployed to a predetermined length at a predetermined position when the airbag cushion expands, wherein a first end of the strap is coupled to a predetermined portion of the airbag cushion and a second end thereof is coupled to the stud such that the second end of the strap is being locked to the stud when the stud is assembled with the seat frame. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025028 | INFLATORS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INFLATORS - A closure assembly for an inflator comprises a housing and an outlet plate disposed within the housing. The outlet plate has an outlet opening configured to receive a burst disk. The outlet plate is joined to the housing by a deformation resistance weld. The deformation resistance weld is formed by contacting the outlet plate with a first electrode, contacting an exterior portion of the housing with a second electrode, and applying a voltage through the first and second electrodes to adhere a portion of the housing to a portion of the outlet plate. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025029 | INFLATOR ASSEMBLY - An inflator assembly having an inflator body that forms a chamber wherein a quantity of a gas generating solid reacts to form gas. A quantity of gas treatment material is included to treat the formed gas to form a treated gas. At least one assembly exit opening permits the treated gas to exit the inflator assembly. The required gas generating solid has a flame temperature of no more than 1670 K with the inflator assembly having significant weight and volume reductions as compared to an otherwise identical performing inflator assembly that utilizes gas generating composition having higher flame temperatures. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025030 | COMBUSTION INHIBITOR COATING FOR GAS GENERANTS - Methods of making and resultant compositions thereof, which include a gas generant having a coating including an inorganic combustion inhibitor. Such coated gas generants are useful in pyrotechnic compositions and ignition materials, and may be employed, for example, in inflatable restraint systems. The ratio of coated and uncoated gas generant bodies within an airbag inflator may be tailored to provide S-curve inflation performance. Spray application of aqueous mixture including the combustion inhibitor onto the gas generant body provides a rapid way to achieve a thin but robust coating. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025031 | Airbag module for a motor vehicle - An airbag module for a motor vehicle is provided. The airbag module comprises an airbag, which is inflatable with gas to protect an occupant, a gas generator for generating the gas provided for inflating the airbag, and an additional cooling device, which comprises a reservoir for storing a coolant. The reservoir being designed to be opened, such that the coolant may come into contact with the gas used to inflate the airbag to cool said gas. The coolant comprises at least one propanediol. The inflated airbag defines an interior of the airbag that has a volume, wherein the cooling device is adapted to inject between 0.15 and 1.00 ml coolant per liter of the volume of the airbag into the interior of the airbag. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025032 | DYNAMIC AIRBAG VENTING - An example airbag assembly includes an airbag and a duct. The duct has a duct opening for venting gas. The duct is moveable between a first position where the duct opening is outside the airbag and a second position where the duct opening is inside the airbag. Inflating the airbag moves the duct between the first position and the second position. The airbag is configured to be inflated by a first stream of gas moving from the duct opening to an interior of the airbag and by a second stream of gas moving from an airbag inflator to the interior of the airbag. The first stream of gas is separate from the second stream of gas. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025033 | AIRBAG - An airbag has a skin enclosing a gas chamber and the skin has a vent which is closed in the resting state of the airbag and which opens when the pressure in the gas chamber exceeds a pre-determined value is described. The vent includes a vent hole in the skin and a tearable connection closing the vent hole in the resting state of the airbag. The airbag is folded to a package at least along a first direction and the tearable connection connects the skin around the vent hole directly to itself such that the tearable connection extends from a first point to a second point. In order to ensure that the vent remains closed during deployment and that the vent opens after the pressure inside the gas chamber exceeds a predetermined value within a rather small tolerance of the pressure, the line connecting the two points encloses an angle between 30° and 60° with the first direction. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025034 | SIDE AIRBAG APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES - A side airbag apparatus provided with an airbag cushion installed in an armrest side portion of a seat frame of a vehicle, may include an airbag module having the airbag cushion therein; and a strap fastened at a first end portion thereof to a portion of the airbag cushion and fastened at a second end portion thereof to the seat frame or a bolster support wire frame, the strap surrounding a front portion of the seat frame. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025035 | FRONT SPRING BRACKET FOR A TRUCK - The invention relates to a front spring bracket ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025036 | Self-adhesive covering paper - Our invention is a self-adhesive covering paper providing the notebooks or the books in different sizes to be covered practically and fast in a way not Io leave any space between or not to cause any bending, and which is produced from paper which is patterned or in a single colour. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025037 | Multi-Component Forms - A printable and imprintable multi-component form is described that features detachable components including a correspondence piece, an envelope, and a variable element. The multi-component form is formed from two plies of material such as paper, plastic, foil, or paperboard. The correspondence piece can be a greeting card or a post card. The variable element can be a scrip, a customizable component, e.g., a wallet-sized photograph, or a product stamp. The scrip can be any non-monetary certificate exchangeable for currency, goods, or services including, for example, a gift card or a gift certificate. The assembled envelope can be used to mail the correspondence piece and variable element to a recipient. The detachable components can be separated from one another and from the sheet of material of the form at a plurality of lines of separation such as perforations. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025038 | Printing Ink for Value or Security Documents - A value document, such as a banknote, is printed using a printing ink or varnish comprising an aqueous dispersion of a preferably aliphatic polycarbonate polyurethane and/or a polyether or polyester polycarbonate polyurethane copolymer having a particle size range from 10 to 400 nm and an acid value no greater than 10 mg KOH/g. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025039 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A SECTIONED TAB PRODUCT - A sectioned, folded tabloid paper product having a plurality of sections, the sections each having an independent number of pages. The paper product includes a mechanically formed first fold perpendicular to web travel, and a mechanically formed second fold parallel to web travel. The paper product includes a tabloid format that is formed on press. An apparatus for forming a sectioned, folded tabloid paper product is also disclosed. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025040 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NOTIFICATION OF GUARDIANS OF LOCATION OF LOST PERSONS - A method and apparatus for identifying a lost person and providing contact information for a third part to directly communicate with their guardian. The method and apparatus provided an imparting of indica bearing the cellular phone number of the guardian to the potentially lost person. A temporary tattoo is employed to carry the indica on a planar member affixed to the skin or by affixing the planar member to the potentially lost person. Verification instructions as to the guardian identity are also provided by instructions to dial the responding guardian when in the presence of the third party or to inspect the cellular phone of the guardian for its displayed number. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025041 | Mechanical Elbow Clamp - A mechanical elbow clamp, a system using the clamp, and a method of supporting a pipe with the clamp are disclosed. The elbow clamp includes a first clamp and a second clamp. One end of the first clamp is attached to one end of the second clamp. The elbow clamp also includes an upper link, which attaches another end of the first clamp to another end of the second clamp, and a load bearing element attached to the upper link. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025042 | Removal Tool - The invention relates to a removal tool ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025043 | FLUID LINE COUPLING - In a fluid line coupling, there is an electrically heatable heating element ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025044 | CONNECTOR - A connector for connecting components having cooperating faces together connector comprises means ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025045 | FITTING WITH AUDIBLE MISASSEMBLY INDICATOR - A fitting ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025046 | DEVICE FOR MOUNTING AND CONNECTING SANITARY EQUIPMENT PIPES PROVIDED BEING A WALL AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - The invention relates to a device and a method for mounting and connecting at least one sanitary equipment pipe provided behind a wall, and to a corresponding method. The device includes at least one member for connection to a rear portion to be connected to a free end of the pipe, and a front portion including means for connection to another member of the sanitary equipment, provided in front of the wall, and at least one housing having an open face through which a connection member can be inserted and an opening for the passage of a free end of the pipe, characterized in that said housing further has an open face through which a connection member can be inserted, said housing being adapted to be inserted in a passage formed through said wall from the front of said wall and having means for attaching the same against the front face of said wall. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025047 | End fitting for holding a high pressure capillary tube - The disclosed fitting has a tubular body externally threaded at one end, to allow the fitting to be positioned over a capillary tube and connected to a cooperating component. The fitting has opposed gripping jaws at its other end suited for being flexed against the capillary tube for holding it relative to the fitting. A tubular nut fits over the gripping jaws, and cam faces provided between the nut and jaws serve to tighten or release the jaws relative to the tube, depending on which direction the nut is shifted axially along the body. The outside tubular face of the actuating member is knurled, providing for reliable manual gripping and axial shifting the actuating member. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025048 | BOLT-ON TRANSITION COUPLING FOR PIPING SYSTEM - A transition coupling system for use with a dual containment pipe which includes an inner primary pipe and an outer secondary pipe with an interstitial space therebetween, the transition coupling comprising. The transition coupling includes an inner body configured to engage an inner surface of the primary pipe and an outer body configured to engage an outer surface of the secondary pipe. The outer body includes at least two releasably attachable portions, at least one of which is movable relative to the other in a radial direction thereof. The inner body and the outer body are configured to define a gap therebetween when coupled to the piping system such that the gap is generally sealed and in communication with the interstitial space. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025049 | APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING PIPES - The apparatus | 2011-02-03 |
20110025050 | CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR DOUBLE-WALLED PIPES - The invention relates to a connection system for double-walled pipes ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025051 | THREADED JOINT FOR STEEL PIPES - A threaded joint for steel pipes comprising a pin ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025052 | Threaded Joint for Steel Pipes - A threaded joint for steel pipes for use in an oil well which has improved galling resistance and which is protected from rusting comprises a pin and a box each having a contact surface including a threaded portion and an unthreaded metal contact portion. The contact surface of at least one of the pin and the box has a lower layer of a viscous liquid or semisolid lubricating coating comprising at least wax and a fatty acid alkaline earth metal salt and not containing a harmful heavy metal such as lead and an upper layer of a dry solid coating formed from an aqueous resin coating composition, an organic solvent type coating composition, or an ultraviolet curing coating composition. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025053 | PIPE COUPLING - A pipe coupling with an anchoring arrangement for locking the pipes together axially is described. The anchoring arrangement comprises a tubular casing ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025054 | PIPE COUPLING - A pipe coupling | 2011-02-03 |
20110025055 | Domestic combined heat and power generation system - A domestic combined heat and power generation system comprising a pair of Stirling engines mounted so that the vibrations of one substantially counteract the vibrations of the other. At least one engine burner heats the heads of the engines. An auxiliary burner provides additional heat. Gas and air are supplied to the engine burner and auxiliary burner controlled by a controller. A heat exchanger recovers heat from the exhaust gases from the engine burner and auxiliary burner and provide a heat output. An electrical output is provided from an alternator of each engine. The engines having a combined electrical power output of less than 2.5 kW. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025056 | ELECTRIC POWER GENERATING SYSTEM - An electrical power generating system includes a spring system that stores stored energy, the spring system having an input for recharging the stored energy and an output for releasing the stored energy, wherein the spring system generates a monitor signal based on a status parameter of the spring system and wherein the spring system releases the stored energy in accordance with an output control signal. A generator converts the stored energy released by the spring system into electric power. A spring recharge module recharges the stored energy of the spring system in response to a recharge control signal, based on a supplemental source of power. A control module generates the recharge control signal and the output control signal, based on the monitor signal. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025057 | Exhaust Gas Power Recovery Apparatus and Flex Generator - An apparatus and method for generating electricity from relatively low velocity exhaust gas. The apparatus includes a plurality of axial flux generators perpendicularly mounted on a support ring that is axially aligned around the exhaust gas port opening. Each axial flux generator includes a plurality of radially aligned blades mounted on a rotating hub. The hub is mounted on a stationary axle supported above the support ring by brackets. Attached to the hub are two magnetic discs each with a plurality of magnets attached thereto. Located on the outside surface of each magnet disc is a flux disc that produces an inward force to hold the two magnet discs together. Mounted on the axle and located between the two magnetic discs is a fixed stator disc that includes three internal coil systems. When the exhaust gas moves through the exhaust port it interacts with the blades causing the two magnetic discs to rotate around the stator disc and thereby induces an electric current inside each coil system. The apparatus also includes an adjustable inverter that allows the operator to adjust the load on the generator so that the blower operates optimally. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025058 | COMMUNICATING ENERGY STORAGES WITH DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS - An integrated system of communicating energy storage devices for supplying an alternate power source to operating systems for a wind turbine connected to an electrical grid, is provided. The integrated system includes at least one wind turbine with a rotor, the wind turbine being connected to an electrical grid. At least least one operating system of the at least one wind turbine requires an alternate power source during a wind turbine operating condition. Further included are a plurality of energy storage devices capable of supplying the alternate power source. Communication of energy storage between at least two of energy storage devices is provided. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025059 | Power Management During Grid Faults - A method for operating a wind turbine facility during for example a grid fault, the wind turbine facility comprising a power dissipation/storage being adapted to dissipate or store electrical energy exceeding an amount to be delivered to an associated power supply grid during the grid fault. The method includes operating the wind turbine facility in accordance with an allowed amount of electrical energy that can be dissipated or stored in the power dissipation/storage of the wind turbine facility by ensuring that a total amount of electrical energy generated by the wind turbine facility does not exceed a sum of the allowed amount and the amount to be delivered to the power supply grid. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025060 | POWER GENERATOR - A power generator using a floating object and exhibiting further improved power generation efficiency includes a floating object including a floating body arranged to catch wind, a plurality of posture control strings, and a posture control instrument, at least one first control string connected to the posture control instrument, a first control string take-in device arranged to take the at least one first control string into a first base body, a forward/backward movement control device arranged to control forward/backward movements of the posture control strings, a first winding device arranged to wind a proximal send of the at least one first control string, a second control string connected to the posture control instrument, a second control string take-in device arranged to take the second control string into a second base body installed apart from the first base body, and a second winding device around which a proximal end of the second control string is wound. The at least one first control string or the posture control instrument that mounts a communication device is arranged to control a front/rear inclination angle θ of the floating object, and the second control string is reeled out/taken up in accordance with the front/rear inclination to generate electric power. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025061 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A WINDMILL KITE - A control system for a windmill kite having a platform tethered by at least one tethering line, and supporting a plurality of rotors that provide lift to keep the kite aloft and to generate electrical power. The control system comprises a computer and controller. The computer comprises a memory circuitry accessible by a microprocessor, the memory circuitry storing data representing at least one set of stored reference values. The controller arranged for regulating at least one functional parameter of the kite by controlling at least one operating characteristic of the rotors, with the computer cyclically retrieving a plurality of sensed environmental parametric values from sensors disposed on or near the kite, and processes a set of output values by comparing the sensed parametric values to the set of stored reference values, the output values are then forwarded to the controller for adjusting at least one operating characteristic of the rotors. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025062 | SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING AND CONTROLLING THE EFFICIENCY OF A WIND TURBINE - The invention relates to a system for evaluating the efficiency of a wind turbine ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025063 | ELECTRICAL DRIVE MACHINE HAVING A STATOR AND A ROTOR - An electric drive machine having a stator and a rotor, the rotor carrying a rotor winding, in slots, which is able to be supplied with electric current by a power supply system made up of a commutator and sliding contacts, the sliding contacts pressing on the surface of the commutator having at least two pairs each made up of one positive sliding contact and one negative sliding contact, and in the case of at least one first pair of a positive sliding contact and a negative sliding contact, the positive sliding contact and the negative sliding contact being opposed at an angle γ, which deviates from 180°. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025064 | WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING STACK EFFECT OF HIGH-SPEED ELEVATOR IN HIGH-RISE BUILDING - A wind power generation system using a stack effect of a high-speed elevator in a high-rise building is provided which includes: a wind turbine rotating with a wind generated from movement of an elevator car vertically moving in an internal space of an elevator core disposed in the high-rise building; a wind power generator converting kinetic energy generated with the rotation of the wind turbine into electric energy; and a storage battery storing the electric energy. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025065 | CLEAN STEAM ELECTRIC ENGINE - A clean steam electric engine utilizes a unique insulated chamber with a steel cylinder to store thermal energy. The apparatus includes: insulated chamber to prevent heat lost to the outside, steel cylinder to store thermal energy, natural gas burner, heating element, a turbine to convert the thermal energy into kinetic energy, condenser coil with air conditioning unit to convert the steam back to water, steel container to store water from the condenser, electric pump to the pump water back to the cylinder to be converted back to steam, and steel container to store natural gas. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025066 | ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICE WITH REVERSIBLE GENERATOR-MOTOR OPERATION - An electromagnetic device has a stator and a rotor rotating between facing surfaces of the stator and bearing a plurality of magnets distributed at regular intervals along its periphery. The magnets are so arranged that they form a sequence of alternately opposite poles on the surfaces of the rotor directed towards the stator, and the stator comprises two sets of independently supported magnetic yokes located at both sides of the rotor in front of the magnets. The magnetic yokes have two axially oriented arms, the end surfaces of which, in static conditions of the rotor, at least partly face a pair of successive magnets on a same surface of the rotor. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025067 | MODULAR ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICE WITH REVERSIBLE GENERATOR-MOTOR OPERATION - A modular electromagnetic device has a stator and a rotor rotating between facing surfaces of the stator and bearing a plurality of magnets distributed with alternate orientations in a substantially ring-shaped pattern, and the stator comprises at least one pair of magnetic yokes symmetrically located at both sides of the rotor. Each yoke has a pair of projecting arms extending towards the magnets and bearing a respective coil for collection of electric power from or supply of electric power to the device. Each yoke is individually mounted on an own support equipped with adjusting units arranged to adjust the yoke position relative to the confronting magnets, and forms, together with its coils, its support, the adjusting units thereof, and sensing and control means controlling the yoke adjustment, an elementary stator cell that can be replicated to form single-phase or multiphase modules. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025068 | Hydroelectric Power System - A hydroelectric power system is provided. The hydroelectric power system includes a storage tank; a fluid; a penstock; an electric turbine generator, a transformer, an electric power grid system; a pump, and connecting conduit. A method of generating hydroelectric energy is also provided. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025069 | INSTALLATION STRUCTURE FOR HYDROELECTRIC POWER GENERATION APPARATUS - An installation structure for a hydroelectric power generation apparatus, includes: a power generation apparatus accommodation frame body in which a plurality of hydroelectric power generation apparatuses are accommodated in parallel; a first wire having one end connected to a lower portion of the power generation apparatus accommodation frame body; an anchor or weight connected with the other end of the first wire; a buoyancy body provided on an upper side of the hydroelectric power generation apparatus accommodation frame body through the second wire, the hydroelectric power generation apparatus accommodation frame body having an upper side opened, and having a dividing plate between both side plates to form a plurality of power generation apparatus accommodation units, each of the plurality of power generation apparatus accommodation units having a running water inlet side window formed at a front portion, and having a running water outlet side window formed at a rear portion. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025070 | Utility grid vertical axis wind turbine system - A vertical axis wind system for distributed wind energy generation to a utility grid has an overhead electricity structural support member for supporting an electricity conductor connected to the utility grid. The structural support member has at least one rotor shaft portion with an outer surface and a vertical axis of rotation. At least one vertical axis wind turbine having a rotor assembly, including a plurality of wind vanes, is erected on the rotor shaft portion so that the rotor assembly rotates freely around the outer surface of the rotor shaft portion when exposed to an atmospheric wind condition. A power takeoff assembly is coupled to the wind turbine using a drive member and a driven member. A generator is driven by the driven member, and a transmission line is connected to the generator for electrification of the utility grid. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025071 | HYBRID TYPE VERTICAL SHAFT TURBINE FOR WIND POWER GENERATING DEVICES - A hybrid type vertical shaft turbine ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025072 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WATER DESALINATION AND OTHER USES - A system for converting wave energy into rotary motion and for sea water desalination, including buoyancy means upon sea waves wherein the buoyancy means move according to the sea waves motion; a piston, containing fluid, wherein the piston is pivotally attached to the buoyancy means, thereby converting mechanical kinetic energy into hydraulic pressure of fluid. A hydraulic system that includes pipes and one or more one-directional valves for allowing pressure conservation in the hydraulic system even after releasing the piston. The fluid pressure is preferably stored in a pressure container. The system further includes a hydraulic motor that is operatively connected to the hydraulic system wherein the hydraulic pressure creates a flow of fluid that operatively rotates the hydraulic motor. The rotary motion can then be used for sea water desalination and for other uses. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025073 | Thermo-Electro-Acoustic Engine And Method Of Using Same - A thermo-electro-acoustic engine comprises a sealed body having a regenerator, hot and cold heat exchangers, an acoustic source, and an acoustic energy converter. An acoustic pressure wave is generated in a gas in the region of the regenerator. The converter converts a portion of the acoustic pressure into electrical energy. A portion of the electrical energy is used to drive the acoustic source. The acoustic source is controllably driven to produce acoustic energy which constructively adds to that of the acoustic pressure wave in the region of the regenerator. The remaining electrical energy produced by the converter is used external to the engine, such as to drive a load or for storage. The resonant frequency of the engine and the frequency of the energy output can be controlled electronically or electromechanically, and is not limited solely by the physical structure of the engine body and its elements. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025074 | DUAL PAWL GLOVE BOX LATCH ASSEMBLY - A dual pawl latch assembly is described herein. The dual pawl glove box latch assembly may provide an improved latch assembly for a glove box that may reduce the number of assembly components as well as decrease the complexity of those components, such as eliminating screw attachments. The glove box latch assembly may include a handle assembly and a latch assembly. The handle assembly may include a handle and at least one actuating arm extending therefrom. The latch assembly may include a back plate comprising at least one arm aperture and a locking feature comprising an engagement section and a pair of pawls. The actuating arms may engage with the engagement feature to operate the pawls. The glove box latch assembly may also reduce or eliminate chattering on the extended corners of the glove box door when in a closed position. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025075 | WINDOW TILT LATCH - A window tilt latch has a casing, a latching bolt and a safety device. The latching bolt is mounted slidably in the casing and has a latching end, an inner end and a sliding element. The latching end extends out of the casing. The sliding element is mounted on the latching bolt and is mounted slidably in a guiding slot defined in the casing. The safety device is mounted on the casing and has a control knob mounted rotatably on the casing, selectively abuts with the inner end of the latching bolt to keep the latching bolt from being retracted into the casing. The control knob has an inserting hole selectively aligning with the inner end of the latching bolt to allow the inner end of the latching bolt to be inserted into the inserting hole and to retract the latching bolt into the casing. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025076 | Fire Training Door Assembly - A fire training door assembly includes a door hingably connected in a door frame including first and second vertical posts and an upper horizontal beam connecting the vertical posts. A cutout space is defined along one of the lateral sides of the door. The cutout space has an upper end, a lower end, and a side portion. The reinforced section of the second vertical post extends at least from the lower end to the upper end of said cutout space. The fire door assembly further includes a lock element movably arranged in the cutout space and a spring arranged between the lock element and the side portion urging the lock element toward the second side of the door against a stop element arranged on the door along the second lateral side of the door. The lock element is movable against an urgency of the spring toward the first lateral side of the door, whereby the forces required to move the lock element against the spring simulate the forces required to pry open a steel door. An adjustment device adjusts the urgency of the spring. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025077 | FRONT HOOD SAFETY CLOSURE SYSTEM HAVING A SEPARATE CATCH-HOOK CONTROL - A front hood safety closure system for motor vehicles includes a rotary latch disposed in a manner allowing it to swivel about an axis, a catch hook assigned to it, a striker as well as a retaining pawl likewise disposed in a manner allowing it to swivel about an axis, in the closed position of the front hood, the rotary latch being operatively connected to the striker located on the front hood in that the rotary latch receives the middle limb of the substantially U-shaped striker within a fork-shaped recess adapted to the shape of the striker, and when the locking of the front hood is released, the striker being operatively connected to the catch hook performing a safety function upon release of the retention by the rotary latch, both the rotary latch and the retaining pawl being assigned a stop, and the retaining pawl being operable by a Bowden cable or electromotive drive. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025078 | ANTI-CHUCKING LATCH STRIKER - A striker having a bumper for mounting to a support structure and for engagement with a latch mechanism is described. The striker includes improved noise and vibration control characteristics to reduce or eliminate chucking, squeak and rattle concerns. The striker may include a base, a bumper post, a post, a bridge, and a bumper. The base may include at least one aperture for connecting the base to the support structure. The bumper post may extend outwardly from the base. The post may extend outwardly from the base and be engageable with the latch mechanism. The bridge may extend between the bumper post and post at a distance away from the base, wherein the bridge may engage a fishmouth of the latch mechanism. The bumper may be chemically bonded to the bumper post, wherein the bumper may be capable of wedged engagement with an entrance of the latch mechanism. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025079 | Automotive door striker - Automotive door striker having a center-mounted hex nut integrally formed as part of the striker pin. A rotatable elastomeric sleeve is provided for noise reduction. A baseplate connects the striker pin to a mounting flange for a shock absorber. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025080 | SAFETY BUMPER - A safety bumper for a vehicle constructed from a lattice of interlocking panels ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025081 | PICKUP BOX RETRIEVAL IMPLEMENT - An implement ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025082 | Hoist line protector - Disclosed is an apparatus for enclosing the free distal end of a flexible tensile member supporting an object. The flexible tensile member has a first portion in tension for suspending the object therefrom and a free end substantially perpendicular thereto with the object therebetween. The apparatus comprises a body having a passage sized to slidably receive the first portion of the flexible tensile member therein a bottom edge adapted to engage the object and a void for enclosing the free distal end of the flexible tensile member wherein the bottom edge is engaged with the object. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025083 | GRAB HANDLE BRACKET - A mounting bracket for a vehicle grab handle includes spaced apart first and second roof attachment portions for mounting to a roof side rail and spaced apart first and second support portions depending downwardly toward a vehicle cabin. The first support portion depends from the first attachment portion and the second support portion depends from the second attachment portion. An interconnecting portion extends between the spaced apart first and said second support portions for mounting the vehicle grab handle. At least one reinforcing flange extends along at least one longitudinal edge defined by the roof attachment portions and the support portions. The at least one reinforcing flange extends from one or both of the first and second attachment portions a limited distance to a location spaced apart from the interconnecting portion. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025084 | EXPANDABLE BARRIER - Disclosed are various embodiments of expandable barriers. Expandable barriers are typically barriers made from an expandable material and formed to fit within a cavity. After being placed inside a cavity, expandable barriers generally undergo an activation process, where the expandable barrier expands to fill the cavity and create a physical barrier. Using various extrusion processes to form an expandable barrier allows for a reduction in tooling costs, while also allowing more flexible barrier designs. Such designs can be specifically tailored for a particular cavity or cavities to ensure that the barrier fills the cavity after expansion. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025085 | RESIN MOLDED COMPONENT FOR VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A sill cover includes an elongated sill cover main body, a plurality of hinges, a plurality of attachments and a linking portion. The plurality of hinges is foldably provided along a longitudinal direction of the sill cover main body. The plurality of attachments is connected to the plurality of hinges and shifts to a vehicle mounting position according to folding of the plurality of hinges. The linking portion links three attachments among the plurality of attachments to one another. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025086 | SLIDE-OUT TRAY SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - Slide-out tray systems for a vehicle comprise: a pair of tracks provided inside the trunk of the vehicle in a vehicle length direction; a tray mounted on the tracks; a bar pivotally connected to a connector part connecting the trunk lid to a vehicle body panel; and a cable connected to the tray and the bar and having a length such that when the trunk lid is open, the tray can be pulled out of the trunk in a rearward direction without interference by tension applied to the cable. With the systems, inconveniences associated with loading and unloading items can be eliminated or reduced. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025087 | HINGED ACCESS DOOR SYSTEM - An access door system includes a door, a bezel, and a hinge. The door is provided with an open position and a closed position. The hinge connects the door and the bezel and is provided with an end journaled to the bezel about an axis of rotation. The hinge rotating about the axis of rotation between a first position, whereat the door is open, and a second position, whereat the door is closed. One of the hinge or the bezel is provided with a detent receiving portion. The other of the door or the bezel is provided with a detent. The detent receiving portion releasably receives the detent to releasably hold the door in a position. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025088 | ROOF STRUCTURE FOR A CABRIOLET VEHICLE - A roof structure for a cabriolet vehicle has a top ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025089 | VEHICLE COVER RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A cover system for a vehicle comprising a vehicle cover and a first retaining cord. The vehicle cover is configurable to cover a vehicle to the extent desired. The first retaining cord comprises a cord member, a first clip and a second clip. The first clip is coupled to the vehicle cover in a spaced apart orientation relative to the second clip. The cord member extends between the first clip and the second clip to maintain the vehicle cover in the desired orientation. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025090 | RIGIDIFIED WINDOW SYSTEM - A rigidified window system includes a window and at least one supporting brace. The at least one supporting brace is bonded to the surface of the window using an adhesive offering a predetermined elasticity to the bond. Moreover, the quantity, shape, width, length and height and material used to manufacture the at least one supporting brace are selected in order to allow a certain flexibility of said window and the at least one supporting brace. The elasticity of the bond and the flexibility of the window and the at least one supporting brace provide absorption of the forces created by an impact, the absorption being shared between the window, the bond and the at least one supporting brace. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025091 | RETRACTABLE ROOM ACTUATION ASSEMBLY FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE - A slide-out or retractable room for a mobile living quarters, such as a recreational vehicle, is provided with actuating assemblies mounted on opposite side walls of the slide-out room and the adjacent wall of the main living area. The actuating assemblies include a pair of parallel gear racks mounted on the side wall, which are engaged by pinions rotated by torque shafts mounted on the main living quarters. Each torque shaft is rotated by a separate motor. A roller engages a bearing surface on the lower portion of the gear racks. Accordingly, the slide-out room is extended and retracted by rotating the torque shafts to cause the gear racks and the attached slide-out room to extend and retract. The weight of the slide-out room is supported by the rollers, thereby supporting the slide-out room off of the floor of the main living quarters as it extends and retracts. A synchronizing control operates the motors. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025092 | VEHICLE FAIRING STRUCTURE - A fairing structure for a vehicle having a front vehicular component and a rear vehicular component in tandem and separated by a gap, comprising a top fairing surface adapted to be attached to the rear vehicular component, a first side surface adapted to be attached to a first side of the rear vehicular component, joining a first end of the top surface and generally perpendicular to the top surface, and a second side surface adapted to be attached to a second side of the rear vehicular component, joining a second end of the top surface opposite the first end and generally perpendicular to the top surface. Each of the top and first and second side surfaces has a proximal edge adapted to be positioned adjacent a vehicle, as well as a distal edge adapted to be positioned away from the vehicle with respect to the respective proximal edge. The proximal edges of the top and side surfaces attach to the leading top and side edges, respectively, of the front surface of the trailer box, so that an approximately uninterrupted surface is formed from the fairing structure to top and sides of the rear vehicular component. The area bounded by the distal edges of the surfaces is smaller than an area bounded by the proximal edges. The top side surface, the first side surface and the second side surface are made of a resilient material in the regions distal from the regions where the first side surface joins the top side surface, and where the second side surface joins the top side surface, the top side surface including a heat and fire resistant material in the regions proximate to the first and second side surface, and the first and second side surfaces including a heat and fire resistant material in the regions proximate to the top side surface. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025093 | CABRIOLET VEHICLE - A cabriolet vehicle has a body structure and a roof structure that can be attached to the body structure ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025094 | LIGHTWEIGHT COMPONENT FOR A VEHICLE BODY - The invention relates to a lightweight component for a vehicle body, which forms at least one closed frame. The lateral parts of the frame are designed as cast components and joined by at least one reinforcement profile disposed between the lateral parts, the end regions of the reinforcement profile being cast around by the cast components with a positive and adhesive connection. The invention further relates to a method for the production of such lightweight components. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025095 | MOTOR VEHICLE FRONT END AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MOTOR VEHICLE FRONT END - A motor vehicle front end and a method for producing a motor vehicle front end are provided in accordance with embodiments of the invention. The motor vehicle front end has a front wall and the front wall girder, the front wall girder essentially being situated in the direction of a vehicle transverse axis. In addition, the motor vehicle front end has a first front wall girder, the first front wall girder being situated essentially in the direction of a vehicle vertical axis. The first front wall girder is supported on the front wall crossbeam in a first area of the front wall crossbeam. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025096 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - In a construction machine such as a hydraulic excavator in which a boom of a working attachment is arranged to one of the left and right sides of a cab into which an operator gets on, a load transmission member for transmitting a lateral load imposed on the cab at the time of rollover of a machine main body to the boom serving as a load receiving member is attached to a side surface of the boom in a state that the load transmission member is elastically deformable taking a boom attachment point as a supporting point, further, a projection piece is provided for this load transmission member, and a clearance is formed between this projection piece and a left end surface of a top plate of the boom. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025097 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - In a construction machine wherein a cab is mounted on an upper frame of an upper rotating body through an anti-vibration mount, a guard member for protecting the cab in the event of a roll over of the construction machine is mounted so as to extend from a front face portion to a ceiling of the cab, and a lower end of a front portion of the guard member which front portion covers the front face portion of the cab is fixed to a front end portion of the upper frame by a fixing mechanism which permits movement of the cab created in both vertical and horizontal directions by the anti-vibration mount. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025098 | MOULD AND CROSS MEMBER ASSEMBLY, CROSS MEMBER AND MOTOR VEHICLE TECHNICAL FRONT PANEL - The present invention relates to an assembly of a mold ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025099 | VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure has a first structural member that at least partially defines an upper side of a door opening and a second structural member that extends downward from the first structural member and at least partially defines one side of the door opening. An elongated track member is attached on the first structural member. A sliding door is movably supported on the track member for movement along the track member between a closed position and an open position. A stopper bracket is rigidly attached on the second structural member. The stopper bracket is dimensioned and configured to absorb impacting forces of the sliding door as the sliding door moves from the closed position to the open position. The stopper bracket is rigidly attached to the track member such that the impacting forces are at least partially transmitted to the track member. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025100 | CHASSIS OF A VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH AN EXTRUDED CENTRAL PILLAR - A chassis of a vehicle, the chassis is provided with a pair of door sills arranged longitudinally under the door zone and each having a through hole, and a pair of central pillars, each of which raises perpendicularly and vertically from a door sill, is made of one piece, is inserted in an interlocking way in the through hole of a window sill and is welded to the window sill at the through hole. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025101 | MOBILE STRUCTURE WITH AMPLE INTERIOR SPACE UNOBSTRUCTED BY STRUCTURAL MEMBERS - A mobile structure includes first and second rigid frames and first and second horizontal roof supports supported by the rigid frame. Each of the rigid frames includes a first vertical support, a second vertical support substantially parallel to the first vertical support, and a lateral rigid frame support extending perpendicularly at least from the first vertical support to the second vertical support. The mobile structure further includes a floor under the first and second horizontal roof supports, a wheel-axle assembly under the floor, and leveling assemblies that are extendable away from the floor. Each leveling assembly is in weight-bearing and in-line relationship with respect to one of the vertical supports of the first rigid frame. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025102 | JOINT STRUCTURE FOR FIXING BETWEEN SUNROOF AND HEADLINER - A joint structure for fixing between a sunroof and a headliner, may include a headliner defining an opening, wherein a portion of the headliner around the opening protrudes and is curved upwards to define the opening, and the headliner has a face fabric attached to a surface thereof, a bracket attached to an upper end portion and a lower portion of the headliner, outside of the opening, wherein the bracket has a support end portion protruding in a direction opposite to the opening, a clip into which the support end portion of the bracket is selectively fitted, and a sunroof frame coupled with an upper portion of the clip, wherein the sunroof is provided on the sunroof frame. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025103 | VEHICLE ROOF WITH AT LEAST TWO COVER ELEMENTS - The invention relates to a vehicle roof with two cover elements, a front one of which can be deployed and a rear one of which serves as the sliding cover can be lowered under the stationary vehicle roof and displaced. An embodiment of the invention relates to an actuating mechanism of a drive slide which interacts with a deployment lever in order to swivel the front cover element, said lever being hinged to a support of the front cover element. The deployment movement of the deployment lever is supported by a spring. According to another aspect of the invention, the actuating mechanism comprises a slide unit which comprises one control track each for the front cover element and for the rear cover element. The control tracks are configured in such a manner that the displacement of the slide unit in the direction of the vehicle roof, starting from a closed position of both cover elements, first results in both cover elements being deployed, a continuous displacement of the slide unit in the same direction results in the rear cover element being swung back and lowered and in the rear cover element being retracted. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025104 | Connecting structure and article of furniture having connecting structure - A connecting structure comprises a tubular connection joint and a tubular pipe-shaped cardboard tube for integral engagement with the tubular connection joint. The tubular connection joint is generally curved-shaped and has an insertion portion and a lock projection disposed along a curved inner surface of the insertion portion. The pipe-shaped cardboard tube has an oblique front end portion configured to be inserted into the tubular connection joint so that the oblique front end portion engages between the lock projection and the curved inner surface of the insertion portion. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025105 | Arm Rest With Drinking Vessel Holder - An arm rest with a drinking vessel holder is particularly intended for use as a back center arm rest for integration in the back rest of a vehicle. The need for a soft back rest and at the same time for integration of a drinking vessel holder is satisfied by the aspect that the drinking vessel holder is formed of a soft material in the bottom region. Moreover, the foam body for provision of padding is functionally employed for generating the retaining force required for retaining the drinking vessel. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025106 | LIFTER DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat lifter includes front and rear links with upper ends pivoted to a side frame of the seat and lower ends pivoted to front and rear floor brackets. A front hitting segment is in a front portion of the side frame spaced from a front catch in the front bracket, and a rear hitting segment is in a rear portion of the side frame spaced from a rear catch in the rear bracket. The front hitting segment is stopped by the front catch when the side frame is displaced frontward along with a deformation of the front and rear links due to forces during a frontal collision. The rear hitting segment is stopped by the rear catch when the side frame is displaced rearward along with a deformation of the front and rear links due to forces during a rear collision. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025107 | SPILLGUARD - A system operable to detachably secure a bib to a restraint device (e.g. a strap in a vehicle). The system may include a clip having a strap section and a bib section that are rotatably interconnected. As such, the strap and bib sections may be rotated relative to each other in order to for a bib (engaged by the bib section) to hang in a desired position. The strap and bib section may be adapted to respectively detachably mount a strap and a bib. In one embodiment, a retention force between the strap section and a strap may be selected from the mechanical devices, magnetic devices, and combinations of mechanical and magnetic devices. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025108 | DRIVER INTERFACE ASSEMBLY - A driver interface assembly ( | 2011-02-03 |
20110025109 | Mesh Seat for Ride-On Power Equipment - Embodiments of the invention provide a mesh seat for use with a piece of ride-on power equipment. The mesh seat includes a lower frame and a bottom mesh coupled to the lower frame forming a bottom hammock surface for the rider. The mesh seat includes an upper frame and a back mesh coupled to the upper frame forming a back hammock surface for the rider. The mesh seat includes a safety interlock coupled to the lower frame and positioned under the bottom mesh in order to be engaged by the lower torso of the rider. The mesh seat includes a base adapted to be coupled to the piece of ride-on power equipment, and the lower frame is coupled to the base. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025110 | Adjustable Child Safety Seat Assembly - An adjustable child safety seat assembly comprises a base, a seat adjustable between a plurality of angular positions relative to the base, and a latch mechanism provided between the base and the seat and operable to detachably lock the seat on the base at any one of the angular positions. The latch mechanism comprises a sliding element movable relative to the base and the seat, and at least one resilient arm joined with the sliding element, wherein the resilient arm has a distal end provided with a latching portion. The sliding element is movable in a first direction to drive the resilient arm in movement and displace the latching portion in a second direction for locking the seat with the base. | 2011-02-03 |
20110025111 | SEATING SYSTEMS INCORPORATING SELF-INFLATING ADJUSTABLE SUPPORTS - A chair or seat comprising seat back ( | 2011-02-03 |