07th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090039646 | Coupling Between Two Tubes - The invention relates to a coupling between a first body ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090039647 | Connection and Joint Piece for Well Tubes - The connection and joint piece ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090039648 | WATER SUPPLY HOSE CONNECTOR FOR WASHING MACHINE - A water supply hose connector for a washing machine comprises: a body portion having a screw thread on an inner surface thereof so as to be directly coupled to a tap having a screw thread; a hose connection portion formed below the body portion, and connected to a water supply hose that supplies water to a washing machine; a flange portion formed between the body portion and the hose connection portion, and outwardly protruding than the body portion; and a sealing member mounted in the body portion. Accordingly, bolts, etc. need not be used to connect the water supply hose connector to the tap, and efforts to concentrically form the water supply hose connector with the tap are not required. Accordingly, not only a user, but also an engineer can conveniently install the water supply hose connector for a washing machine. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039649 | Anti-leakage and Anti-Cracking Connection Hose - An anti-leakage and anti-cracking connection hose comprises a pipe section and a pipe joint at its end, wherein the pipe joint includes a nut, a nipple and a ferrule, and the end of the pipe section is wedged into a cavity between the nipple and the ferrule. The improvement comprises: one end of the ferrule extends into the nut and the end is provided with an annular recess recessed inwards in which the central portion of the bottom surface of the nut is embedded, the nipple passes through the nut and the ferrule; the ferrule, the pipe and the nipple are tightly combined together by punching the ferrule. The hose can prevent from water leakage because the nut is directly connected with the ferrule by means of the annular recess. Both the nipple and the ferrule bear the pulling force applied to the pipe and the pipe joint and the shearing force caused by the punching force, so that rupture of the nipple and cracking of the hose can be avoided. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039650 | EVENT MONITORING VIA COMBINATION OF SIGNALS - A method for event monitoring for a wind turbine is described. The method includes measuring a first signal pattern representing a characteristic selected from a characteristic group, the characteristic group consisting of: a mechanical characteristic of a wind turbine, emitted noise of a wind turbine, emitted noise of a part of a wind turbine; power output of a wind turbine, surface conductivity of parts of a wind turbine, operational data of a wind turbine, temperature of parts of a wind turbine, outside temperature, wind velocity, wind direction, and outside air humidity or other weather conditions; measuring at least a second signal pattern representing a different characteristic selected from the characteristic group; analyzing the first and the second signal pattern or a combination of the first and the second analyzed signal pattern with an analyzing method, wherein analyzed data is generated; and evaluating the analyzed data, wherein the evaluation provides a result indicative for an event. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039651 | Method for wind turbine yaw control - A method for yaw control for a wind turbine comprising a rotor with a rotor blade, the rotor defining a rotor axis and a rotor plane to which the rotor axis is perpendicular, in which the rotor axis is turned to minimise the yaw angle between the ambient wind direction and the rotor axis is provided, wherein the turning of the rotor axis is performed based on the measurement of a wind speed in the rotor plane at the rotor blade. Furthermore, a wind turbine which comprises a rotor which includes a rotor axis and a rotor plane perpendicular to the rotor axis and an anemometer for measuring the ambient wind speed is provided. The wind turbine further comprises an anemometer which is located such at a rotor blade at a particular distance from the rotor axis as to allow for measuring a wind speed in the rotor plane. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039652 | ELECTRICAL MACHINE - Embedding electrical machines in gas turbine engines has particular advantages by avoiding the need to provide mechanical connections. However, electrical machines such as switched reluctance electrical machines require relatively large electrical capacitors to accommodate and filter voltage variations in the phases of the electrical machine. Generally, the electrical machine will have a motoring period or generating period with a spacer period between. By injecting electrical current as electrical power in the spacer period, there is limited effect upon net torque within the electrical machine or electrical power generation. However, such stored electrical power in an inductive winding element of the electrical machine augments power pulses provided by a power source incorporating an electrical capacitor. In such circumstances, a smaller sized electrical capacitor can be used. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039653 | TURBOJET COMPRISING A CURRENT GENERATOR MOUNTED IN THE FAN AND A METHOD OF MOUNTING SAID GENERATOR IN THE FAN - The invention relates to a twin-spool gas turbine turbojet comprising a high-pressure rotor ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090039654 | MARINE WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM - An energy conversion system includes a first mechanical system for converting reciprocating motion to rotary motion, a second system formed of belts and pulleys connected to said first system and driven by said rotary motion to lift a weight in response to said rotary motion from a first position to a second position and allow the weight to return to said first position under the influence of gravity. A rotary electrical is driven by the second system through a transmission means connected to the second system to create electricity only while the weight is returning from its second to its first position. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039655 | RESONANT STATOR BALANCING OF FREE PISTON MACHINE COUPLED TO LINEAR MOTOR OR ALTERNATOR - A beta-type free-piston Stirling cycle engine or cooler is drivingly coupled to a linear alternator or linear motor and has an improved balancing system to minimize vibration without the need for a separate vibration balancing unit. The stator of the linear motor or alternator is mounted to the interior of the casing through an interposed spring to provide an oscillating system permitting the stator to reciprocate and flex the spring during operation of the Stirling machine and coupled transducer. The natural frequency of oscillation, ω | 2009-02-12 |
20090039656 | Energy Recovery System - The present invention is an energy recovery system comprising:
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20090039657 | Door closing connection - A door lock for frontally loading a washing machine, a drier or similar devices, which is mounted on the machine front wall, wherein said door lock comprises a stop knob and a locking segment provided with an undercut, the front wall comprises an aperture and a stop opening, the locking segment, in the operating position thereof, is connected by behind to the opposite edges of the aperture and the undercut, and the stop knob is inserted into the stop opening. The peripheral contour of the undercut is at least partially rounded, thereby enabling the locking segment to be rotatable in the aperture. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039658 | VEHICLE DOOR LATCH SYSTEM - An electronic door lock system for a vehicle includes a driver-operable child safety locking arrangement for rear passenger doors that disables interior door release handles. A separate unlocking arrangement is provided to temporarily override the child safety locking arrangement to allow opening of the rear passenger doors by their interior handles. The override, unlocking arrangement is operable by a driver and requires the simultaneous operation of the rear passenger door handle. The child safety locking arrangement is automatically reset upon release of the rear passenger door handle, without requiring any further action by the driver. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039659 | Door Anti-Latch Device - A door anti-latch device includes a base mounted to a door or a door frame, and a lever rotatably mounted to the base so that the lever can rotate about a pivot point from an open position to a latching position. The lever includes a handle end and an opposing stop end. The lever can be rotated between the open position and the latching position by moving the lever handle. The lever stop prevents the door from latching when the lever is in the open position and will not prevent the door from latching when the lever is in the latching position. The door anti-latch device can be moved from the open position to the latching position without leaving the room or opening the door. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039660 | MULTI-PURPOSE WEDGE FOR EMERGENCY WORKERS - A multi-purpose wedge, with a body having two generally opposed tapering surfaces that meet at a real or imaginary edge, a core made from a first fire resistant material, a coating of a second fire resistant material, and an optional layer of photoluminescent material disposed over at least a portion of the coating of second fire resistant material is provided. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039661 | HYBRID ENERGY ABSORBER FOR AUTOMOBILE BUMPER - An automobile bumper system including an isolator disposed adjacent a cross beam of an automobile frame, and a bumper edge guard strip mounted adjacent upper and/or lower edges of the cross beam. The bumper edge guard strip may include an upper extension fixedly engaged with an upper surface of the cross beam and a lower extension fixedly engaged with a frontal surface of the cross beam, with the upper extension having a length greater than the lower extension for distributing impact energy in a predetermined manner. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039662 | HYBRID ENERGY ABSORBER FOR AUTOMOBILE BUMPER - An automobile bumper system including an isolator disposed adjacent a cross beam of an automobile frame, and a bumper edge guard strip mounted adjacent upper and/or lower edges of the cross beam. The bumper edge guard strip may include an upper extension fixedly engaged with an upper surface of the cross beam and a lower extension fixedly engaged with a frontal surface of the cross beam, with the upper extension having a length greater than the lower extension for distributing impact energy in a predetermined manner. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039663 | FOLDING ROPE ANCHOR - A rope anchor is provided having a main body and a blade connected to the main body at a first axle. A latch is connected to the main body at a second axle. The latch is adapted to secure the blade in an open position and in a closed position. The rope anchor further includes a means for securing a rope. When the blade is in the closed position, an enclosed gap is located between the blade and the main body. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039664 | WORKPIECE GRIPPING INTEGRITY SENSOR - The present invention involves a workpiece gripping integrity device or method comprising a charge-transfer sensing device, configured to detect a change in charge associated with the gripper arm assembly based on a grip condition thereof. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039665 | GRIPPER | 2009-02-12 |
20090039666 | Retractable head and foot section pivots for an ambulance cot - An ambulance cot has a wheeled base and a patient litter. The patient litter includes a pair of hollow, laterally spaced, longitudinally extending side rails, the side rails being configured to extend from a head end to a foot end of the patient litter. At least one retractable, generally U-shaped litter section with at least one hand grip is oriented thereon adjacent a bight portion thereof. The legs of the U-shaped litter section are configured to be slidably received into the interior of the respective longitudinally extending side rails, each of the parallel legs having first and second sections and a hinge configuration interconnecting them. A locking mechanism is provided for releasably locking the first and second sections together so as to prevent relative movement therebetween them and for unlocking the connection so as to permit a relative movement about an axis of the hinge configuration so that when the U-shaped litter section is in an extended position and the latch mechanism is in an unlocked condition, the first and second sections will be moveable with respect to one another to orient the hand grip at a different elevation. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039667 | UNDER-COVER SUPPORT STRUCTURE - An under-cover support structure comprising: a dash panel provided in a front part of a vehicle cabin; a dash insulator attached to and extending along a cabin-side surface of the dash panel; an instrument panel mounted on the dash insulator in an inner side of the vehicle cabin; and an under cover member bridged between the cabin-side surface of the dash panel and a forward edge of a lower edge portion of the instrument panel, and covering a lower side of the instrument panel, the under cover member having a press-fit end portion on a side of the dash insulator, wherein the dash insulator is provided with a supporting portion which is elastically deformable by the press-fit end portion of the under cover member being pressed against the supporting portion. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039668 | Reinforcing Structure for a Motor Vehicle Capable of Limiting Dashboard Vibrations and Corresponding Motor Vehicle - A motor vehicle reinforcing structure includes an instrument panel crosspiece ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090039669 | SUN VISOR HOLDER - A sun visor holder is provided which includes a holder main body | 2009-02-12 |
20090039670 | Open-top cargo box with a tarp bow retaining aperture - An open-top cargo box for a truck trailer that is selectively coverable with bow-supported tarpaulin system. The cargo box has an interior cavity defined by front and rear walls connected together by a pair of longitudinally extending side walls. Each side wall has an upper horizontal surface defining a plurality of spaced-apart apertures therein. Each aperture has a first cross-sectional shape and a first size. The bows that support the tarpaulin include vertically oriented ends, each of which has a second cross-sectional shape and a second size. The second shape and size of the ends of the bows is smaller than the first shape and size of the apertures. Consequently, if the side walls of the cargo box spread apart under pressure exerted by a load carried in the cavity, the ends of the bows slidably move within the apertures in the side walls in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of the side walls. The side walls may be reinforced proximate the apertures. Alternatively, each aperture is formed as a bore of an insert that is tightly received in any one of a plurality of holes in the upper surface of the side walls. The inserts may include markers on an outer surface thereof to enable the bore to be correctly aligned relative to the longitudinal axis of the side wall. Preferably, the apertures are oblong or elliptical in shape and the ends of the bows are circular in cross-section so that the ends may move from side to side within the apertures. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039671 | Flush Vehicle Door Handle - A handle assembly for a vehicle door and a method of operating the handle assembly is disclosed. The door handle assembly may include a pivot bracket mounted in the vehicle door, a handle arm pivotally mounted to the pivot bracket, a handle alignable flush with a door handle cutout, and a motor assembly operatively engaging the handle arm to selectively cause pivoting of the handle arm relative to the pivot bracket. The door handle assembly may also include a handle depression limit switch, a handle flush button, or a handle extension limit switch in communication with a control module that controls the motor. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039672 | Glass run and manufacturing method thereof - A glass run includes a main body portion attached to a channel portion DC provided along an inner periphery of a door frame and having an approximately U-shape in section, formed of a base bottom portion and an exterior sidewall portion and an interior sidewall portion extending from the base bottom portion and an exterior seal lip and an interior seal lip extending from almost front ends of the exterior sidewall portion and the interior sidewall portion to an inside of the main body portion. Moreover, for the glass run, by molding, integrally formed is an entire longitudinal area having a sectional shape having the main body portion and the interior and exterior seal lips and provided with an upper side portion corresponding to an upper edge portion of a door glass and a front vertical side portion and a rear vertical side portion corresponding to a front edge portion and a rear edge portion of the door glass. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039673 | Slide Door Apparatus for Vehicle - A slide door apparatus for a vehicle includes a reel member disposed at one of a vehicle body and a slide door for opening and closing a door opening formed in the vehicle body and a rope member reeled by the reel member and connected at a terminal end of the rope member to the other of the vehicle body and the slide door. The rope member is unreeled from the reel member so as to rotate the reel member in one direction and reeled within the reel member in accordance with a rotation of the reel member by means of a biasing force in the other direction. The slide door apparatus also includes a rotating device including an internal rotor rotating in accordance with the rotation of the reel member and generating a rotating load depending on a rotating speed of the internal rotor. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039674 | Front-end module for vehicles - This present invention relates to a front-end module for vehicles which comprises a mounting member with a plurality of sections extending in different directions to accommodate vehicle components wherein a component provided as a cooling module is by means of fixing elements secured to said mounting member in a central area thereof and wherein an air guide unit is disposed adjacent to said mounting member which unit comprises at least one air guide element made of a foamed material. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039675 | VEHICLE BODY WITH PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OVER CARGO BED - A vehicle having a passenger compartment with front and rear seats and a cargo compartment behind the passenger compartment. The passenger compartment includes a floor that is stepped upwardly under the rear seat to form an open space thereunder. The cargo bed extends into the open space under the rear seat to provide a long bed feature that is permanently available without requiring physical manipulation of the cargo compartment. A rear wall of the passenger compartment includes a downwardly openable midgate that cooperates with folding/tumbling sections of the rear seat to provide a second tier load floor. An optional liftgate in the passenger compartment rear wall provides an enhanced height second tier load compartment. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039676 | Vacuum-formed "firm-feel" reinforcement for bumper fascias - The present invention relates to a mechanism for reinforcing a fascia including at least one reinforcement structure and at least one strengthening feature. The reinforcement structure is attached to the fascia so that at least a portion of the fascia is covered by the reinforcement structure. The strengthening feature is on at least one side of the reinforcement structure. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039677 | Automobile Impact Beam with Integrated Brackets and The Manufacturing Method Thereof - Disclosed herein are an automobile impact beam integrated with brackets which are fastened to an automobile and a method of manufacturing the automobile impact beam. The automobile impact beam according to the invention includes a body formed from a central area of a hollow steel pipe, and brackets formed from opposite ends of the hollow steel pipe extending from opposite sides of the body, through flattening, so that the brackets are formed as flat surfaces integrated with the body. The invention allows the impact beam to be easily manufactured and mounted to a vehicle, reduces the weight of the vehicle, and provides stability to a passenger. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039678 | Door Configuration for Automotive Vehicles - A pick-up truck includes an operator and passenger compartment with both front and rear seating areas in which different door arrangements are provided on opposite sides of the operator and passenger compartment. On one side of the compartment, preferably the driver's side, the compartment is provided with a front door forwardly hinged on the A-pillar and a rear door forwardly hinged on the B-pillar of the vehicle frame in a crewcab configuration. On the opposing side of the compartment, preferably the passenger side, the compartment is provided with a forwardly hinged front door and a rearwardly hinged rear door of a supercab configuration. On the opposing passenger side of the compartment, the vehicle frame is not provided with a B-pillar to facilitate the loading and unloading of large objects from the rear seating area. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039679 | ADJUSTABLE VEHICLE CARGO LOAD FLOOR - A reversible lid of a cargo bin also functions as a cargo load floor. The cargo load floor is located behind a rear passenger seat and above a spare tire. When the lid is closed, a first flat loading surface is parallel to the ground upon which the vehicle rests while the opposite side of the lid defines the second flat loading surface that is angled with respect to the ground but 180 degrees to the rear surface of a folded forward rear passenger seat to create a smooth continuous loading surface to slide cargo onto the rear surface of the rear seat. A peripheral protruding portion surrounds the first flat lading surface to retain cargo while, grooves in the loading surface may accommodate any deposition of water and mud from cargo. The load floor pivots to open while at opposite corners locking tabs secure into holes to lock the load floor closed. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039680 | FRONT BODY STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is a front body structure for a vehicle including a substantially rectangular grid portion composed of a bulkhead upper center frame, front parts of a pair of upper members and a frame suspended between the pair of upper members and extending substantially parallel to the bulkhead center frame, where an opening of the grid portion is covered by a panel member formed of a rigid member such as Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039681 | METHOD AND CONSTRUCTION KIT GROUP FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHASSIS OF INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS - The present invention relates to a method for producing a plurality of different chassis of industrial trucks, the following steps being provided in accordance with the invention:
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20090039682 | Sunroof apparatus for vehicle - A vehicular sunroof apparatus in which a sunroof panel for opening and closing an opening in a vehicle roof has a front panel and a rear panel. The sunroof apparatus also includes a rear panel drive mechanism for effecting rising/lowering and opening/closing movements of the rear panel relative to the opening. A restricting part provided in the rear panel drive mechanism restricts a front end part of the rear panel from rising when a rear end part of the fully closed rear panel is lowered. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039683 | OPEN ROOF CONSTRUCTION - An open roof construction and roof assembly for a vehicle comprises a stationary roof part, a roof opening provided therein and a panel which is slideable for opening and closing said roof opening. The panel and stationary roof part are provided with a pin and curve part assembly for guiding and locking the panel in its closing position. The curve part is provided with an extension part projecting from the curve part for engaging the arriving pin and leading it into curve formed in the curve part, said-extension part being movable between an extended position when the panel is in its opening position and a collapsed position when the panel is in its closing position. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039684 | Collapsible high chair - A collapsible high chair is provided. The collapsible high chair comprises a front frame including a pair of middle front tubes and a substantially U-shaped lower front tube, the pair of middle front tubes and the lower front tube being detachably engaged with each other by fastening devices; and a rear frame including a substantially U-shaped upper rear tube and a substantially U-shaped lower rear tube, the upper rear tube and the lower rear tube being detachably engaged with each other by fastening devices. The front frame and the rear frame are pivotally connected to each other so that the front frame and the rear frame pivot and approach with respect to each other, thereby allowing the high chair to be in a collapsed state. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039685 | Chair shelter - A collapsible user support coupled to a collapsible, walled shelter. Individual and multi-occupant chairs provide a sling chair having a number of pivoting frame pieces that are trained through grommets at a fabric seat and backrest. An independently collapsible shelter or cover framework includes frame pieces that pivot under tension about the collapsible chair. Washer-like members splay the frame pieces away from the chair. The shelter framework supports a surrounding, collapsible fabric cover that can include windows, panel voids and/or doors and/or vents. The chair, shelter framework and fabric cover are organized to collapse and deploy to conditions that partially and completely cover the chair. The fabric cover can be constructed of netting and/or solid and/or three-dimensional fabric panels containing sleeves and pockets to support resiliently bowed stays. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039686 | CHAIR SEAT WITH MUTUALLY MOVEABLE PARTS - The present invention concerns a chair seat ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090039687 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR SEAT BACK - A locking device for a seat back includes release preventing means for preventing the locking device from being unintendedly released by the fact that a second arm portion of a lift lever abuts on a side edge portion of a guide hole of a lock plate to cause the lift lever to rotate positively when a base plate rotates forward along a horizontal direction about a lock pin in a state where the lock pin engages with a lock hole of the lock plate and the second arm portion of the lift lever is located in the guide hole of the lock plate when the seat back is held at a rising position. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039688 | CUSHIONING MEDALLIONS, METHODS OF MAKING AND METHODS OF USING - The present disclosure relates to cushioning medallions, methods of making and methods of using, particularly cushioning medallions comprising a relatively low durometer viscoelastic polymer gel, for use on a bicycle seat. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039689 | DISPOSABLE HEADREST SHEET AND ATTACHMENT MEANS - The present invention relates to a disposable head rest sheet with an attachment means suitable for attachment and removal without leaving behind or necessitating having portions of the attachment means left on a transportation seat. It generally comprises a disposable sheet of material such as absorbent non woven cloth that incorporates an attachment means suitable for attaching either to the front side or back of the transportation seat. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039690 | Motor Vehicle Seat with Seat Depth Adjustment - An adjustable motor vehicle seat with an underframe ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090039691 | VEHICLE SEAT ROTATION APPARATUS - A rotatable seat mount apparatus is disclosed. A disclosed apparatus includes a seat mount having a locking arm pivotally mounted within the seat mount. A lever is rotatably coupled to the locking arm so that rotation of the lever causes the locking arm to pivot from a first position in which the seat mount is prevented from rotating and to a second position in which the seat mount is enabled to rotate. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039692 | High Chair with Swivel Feature and Height Adjustment - A high chair incorporates a swivel feature and a height adjustment feature that permits the seat member to be positioned to the convenience of the caregiver. The high chair includes an H-shaped base member having a vertical pedestal member that houses a gas cylinder that provides height adjustment for the seat member and that supports the seat member for rotational movement relative to the pedestal. The H-shaped base allows the high chair to be positioned close to the caregiver. A swivel lock includes an actuation lever that has handles positioned on opposing sides of the seat member for actuation from either side of the high chair. The pivoted actuation lever also includes a spring-loaded stop member that is engagable with a toothed gear plate affixed to the pedestal to secure the rotated position of the seat member by positioning the stop member between teeth on the gear plate. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039693 | SEATING ACCESSORY - A seating pad assembly is provided for use by travelers to increase the comfort for a seat on a public transportation vehicle or at a public transit terminal. The seating pad assembly includes a cushion formed from a viscoelastic foam and having dimensions substantially conforming to the dimensions of at least the hip/thigh support and the back support of the seat. Thus, the viscoelastic foam will bridge hard points and pinch points of the seat and will efficiently support the traveler across the gap. The seating pad assembly further includes a removable cover, straps for holding the pad in a coiled condition and a carrying bag for transporting the pad assembly. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039694 | DENTAL CHAIR HEADREST - During the treatment of teeth by a dentist or dental specialist the patient's head rests on a headrest. The position of the head towards the caretaker, as well as the comfort of the patient, are very important for a successful treatment. Such comfort is often prevented due to hairstyling that is not accommodated by the design of the headrest. Certain embodiments of the invention a U-shaped headrest that allows for comfortable resting of a patient's head on the headrest. The U-shape may be subject to a variety of mechanical changes, for example, making an opening bigger or smaller, or changes in the angle of the headrest itself so that it better fits the counter of a patient's head. Such changes may be made through manual, pneumatic, or electrical control, or combinations thereof. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039695 | GUIDE FRAME FOR GUIDING CONVEYOR SEGMENTS IN HIGH WALL MINING - The invention relates to a guide frame for use in high wall mining to be located between a launching apparatus and the entrance of a shaft ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090039696 | COMBINATION WHEEL AND VALVE ASSEMBLY - A combination wheel and valve assembly has a plurality of spokes each having at least one aperture through a rim-end thereof. A rim has an inner surface and a spoke mating element opposite the inner surface. A plurality of through-holes extend through the spoke mating element of the rim. A plurality of bolts are shaped to fit through the aperture of the rim-end of each of the spokes, and into one of the plurality of through-holes of the spoke mating element, to fasten each spoke to the rim. A conduit extends through the inner surface of the rim to one of the through-holes of the rim, such that a valve assembly can extend through the aperture of one of the spokes and engage the through-hole having the conduit, thereby enabling fluid flow through the valve assembly and the conduit to the inner surface of the rim. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039697 | Locking Ring in an Assembly for Mounting a Tire on a Vehicle Hub - A locking ring for a ring for mounting on a hub of a vehicle, the mounting ring being intended to receive a bead of a tire in an assembly for mounting the tire on the hub of a vehicle. The locking ring comprises a polymeric envelope and an incompressible reinforcing element, the two elements being separable. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039698 | Device for the detachable fitting of a traction aid to vehicle wheels comprising a rim and a tire with running surfaces - A device has a detachably fitting traction aid to be attached using at least two fixing devices, applied to the inner circumferential surface of a rim, in the vicinity of the rim edge, disposed opposing each other, substantially vertically on the plane of the rim and aligned with each other. A first fixing device, faces the wheel inner side, and has a first fixing element for the hooking and unhooking to a second fixing element, complementary to the first fixing element, mounted on one end of the traction aid. The second fixing device, faces the wheel outer side, and has a second fixing element being a coupling device, for coupling and tensioning a tension element, mounted on the other end of the traction aid, such that the traction aid may be tensioned transversely across the tire on the running surface, between both fixing devices. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039699 | Complex wheel rim assembly structure - A complex wheel rim assembly structure contains a hub, a front member, a rear member, a leak-proof O-ring, and plural assembly members. The hub includes plural radial plates and assembly holes. An inward folding edge is close to a central hole of the front member and has plural assembly holes, and an outward expanding edge is at an exterior side of the front member. An inward folding edge is close to a central hole of the rear member and has plural assembly holes, and an outward expanding edge is at an exterior side of the rear member. Grooves are at exterior sides of the inward folding edges of the front and rear members, the leak-proof O-ring is between the two inward folding edges of the front and rear members, and the wheel rim is assembled through the plural assembly members. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039700 | SOLID REAR AXLE FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A solid axle for the driving wheels of an automotive vehicle has axle tubes through which axle shafts extend. Each tube at its outboard end is fitted with a wheel end, including a housing that is secured firmly to the tube, a hub having a drive flange located beyond the housing and a spindle that projects into the housing, and an antifriction bearing located between the housing and the hub spindle. Each axle shaft at its outboard end has a drive spindle that emerges from shoulder. The drive spindle projects through the hub at the end of its axle shaft and beyond the hub is deformed outwardly over a surface of the hub in the provision of a formed end, so that the hub is captured between the shoulder and the formed end, thus unifying the axle shaft and wheel end. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039701 | Motorcycle Brake System - A hydraulic motorcycle brake system whose brake circuits are provided with a valve circuit which prevents the pressure which can be generated by the pump from reacting on the manually activated or foot-activated master brake cylinder. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039702 | BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS - A brake control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a master cylinder for raising a wheel cylinder pressure according to operation of a brake pedal; a booster for raising the wheel cylinder pressure by operating the master cylinder independently of operation of the brake pedal; a pressure regulator provided with a hydraulic pump for raising the wheel cylinder pressure independently of operation of the master cylinder; and a control section including: a first controller for controlling the booster; and a second controller for controlling the pressure regulator. The control section detects that at least one of the booster and the first controller is in a state of malfunction; selects one of backup modes according to the state of malfunction, wherein the backup modes restrict operation of at least one of the booster and the pressure regulator in different manners; and controls the wheel cylinder pressure in the selected backup mode. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039703 | Power Supply Device and Control Method of the Power Supply Device - A power storage device is in parallel to a battery, and is connected to a power supply line and a ground line. A service plug internally includes a resistance and is attached to the power storage device for connecting the resistance between contacts of a relay circuit. The service plug is a member independent of an ordinary service plug arranged at the power storage device. When residual charges in the power storage device are substantially zero, an operator appropriately attaches the service plug to the power storage device in place of the ordinary service plug. Accordingly, when the power storage device enters an overdischarged state due to a maintenance or the like of the power storage device, a vehicle system to which the service plug internally having a current limiting device is attached is started so that occurrence of a rush current can be prevented. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039704 | Simple circuit and method for improving current balance accuracy of a power converter system - A power converter system includes multiple converter modules connected to a share bus. Each of the converter modules mirrors the phase current of itself to provide a mirror current to the share bus, extracts an average current from the share bus, and compares the phase current of itself with the average current it extracts from the share bus to produce an output signal for modulation of the phase current of itself. Specifically, each of the converter modules is provided with a resistor connected to the share bus such that all the resistors are connected in parallel, and thus each of the resistors automatically receives an average current from the share bus. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039705 | DEPLOYABLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A self-contained conveyable power unit for producing 12V/24V, 110V AC, and 220V AC electricity at a desired location independent of external power sources integrates within one weather-resistant molded nonmetallic material based housing a power generating device of a selectable combination of a renewable energy type (e.g., solar), power management devices, power storage devices and management reporting devices. Additional optional power generating devices, renewable or of traditional fuel type, can be contained within or coupled to the housing. The system includes devices or an array of devices contained within the housing for the storage of electrical power. A device for power management is contained within the housing as is networking equipment of wireless or wired type for remote system observation and reporting. The system and housing are modular and configured to produce power using any combination of renewable and non-renewable energy resources. The conveyable power unit may provide easy access to different types of power outputs and inputs and be coupled with like appliances in a ‘daisy chain’ or network of power. Given its molded composite material construction and scaleable design, the appliance may be readily fabricated in a variety of sizes for varied applications. Further, the molded housing of composite material construction is designed for resistance to the elements, light weight and strength. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039706 | INPUT AND OUTPUT POWER MODULES CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE SELECTIVE POWER TO AN UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY - An uninterruptible power supply (“UPS”) includes an input module having a plurality of inputs, and at least one jumper element configured to selectively couple at least one input of the plurality of inputs to at least one other input of the plurality of inputs. The plurality of inputs and the at least one jumper element may be constructed and arranged to selectively achieve the following configurations: single power feed, single phase input and single phase output; dual power feed, single phase input and single phase output; single power feed, three phase input and single phase output; dual power feed, three phase input and single phase output; single power feed, three phase input and three phase output; and dual power feed, three phase input and three phase output. Other embodiments and methods of selectively achieving multiple power configurations are also disclosed. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039707 | CAPACITOR DEVICE AND VEHICULAR POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A capacitor device includes a normally open internal relay provided on an electric wire of a capacitor. The internal relay can be closed by supplying the power from a battery. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039708 | Backup For Circuits Having Volatile States - An electrical circuit contains volatile states that are lost without continued application of power to circuit elements to preserve their volatile states. A first power source in the circuit provides power to the volatile state circuit for holding and preserving their volatile states. A power selection circuit is coupled to the circuit elements and has a plurality of selectable modes. A first mode of operation of the power selection circuit is selected when the circuit elements are to be operated at a first power level via the first power source which constitutes a first mode of operation. A second mode of operation is selected when the volatile state circuit elements are to be operated under a condition where the first power source is inactivated, such as, for example, during a circuit backup or standby operation. During the second mode of operation, the circuit elements volatile states are preserved via a power selection circuit that provides power from a second power source at a second power level, different from the first power level, to the volatile state circuit elements in place of the first power source. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039709 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY SELECTING A POWER SOURCE - An exemplary electronic device capable of automatically selecting a power source includes two power ports configured to connect to external power sources and a battery compartment configured to receive a battery module. The voltage of the battery module is higher than at least one of the external power sources. The electronic device further includes a power selection module allocated between the battery module and the power port which selects the lower voltage. Three diodes are respectively located on the output path of the three power sources. A path switch that controls whether power to the device comes from the battery compartment or a power port is located between the anode of the battery compartment and the diode located on the output path of the battery module. Among the multiple power sources, the external power source providing a higher voltage is the first to be chosen to power the electronic device. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039710 | POTENTIAL CONTROL FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE DEVICES - The present embodiments related to a device having a device element to which a high voltage can be applied. The device is provided with at least one additional conducting element which is disposed, embodied and connected in such a way that the element is assigned a defined potential value and a change to the electric field generated by the high voltage in the sense of a more favorable field distribution is effected by means of position, shape and potential value. According to the invention, maximum loads on switching elements are avoided and undesirable phenomena such as voltage breakdowns or flow voltages are counteracted as a result of the more favorable field distribution. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039711 | Dual-Polarity Multi-Output DC/DC Converters and Voltage Regulators - A two-output dual polarity inductive boost converter includes an inductor, a first output node, a second output node, and a switching network, the switching network configured to provide the following modes of circuit operation: 1) a first mode where the positive electrode of the inductor is connected to an input voltage and the negative electrode of the inductor is connected to ground; 2) a second mode where the positive electrode of the inductor is connected to the first output node and the negative electrode of the inductor is connected to the second output node; and 3) a third mode where the positive electrode of the inductor is connected to the input voltage and the negative electrode of the inductor is connected to the second output node. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039712 | SAFE START-UP INTERFACE FOR A VEHICLE WITH AN ELECTRIC STARTER - The invention relates to method of safely starting a vehicle, comprising the following steps, consisting in: connecting either of the two input/output terminal pairs (ES | 2009-02-12 |
20090039713 | Rotary Linear Drive Having A Transmitter Device - The aim of the invention is to provide a linear/rotation drive with an improved transmitter device for detecting the linear and rotational movements. For this purpose, the transmitter device ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090039714 | Magnetostrictive FeGa Alloys - A low-cost, thermomechanical method for manufacturing [001] textured FeGa alloys is described. The method includes hot rolling a FeGa cast ingot to break down the cast structure, a two-stage warm rolling with an intermediate anneal, and then a final texture anneal that resulted in recrystallization and a recrystallization-induced texture. The FeGa ingot contains a grain growth agent that was used to restrain grain growth of the FeGa material in the undesired crystallographic direction. A protective steel sheath can be placed around the FeGa material during processing to avoid direct contact of the FeGa and the rolls during the hot and warm rolling process steps and also avoid oxidation of the alloy ingot. FeGa alloys with a very strong [001] texture and a large magnetostriction along [001] crystallographic direction were obtained using this method. FeGaBe alloys and new methods for making them are also described. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039715 | OSCILLATOR DEVICE, OPTICAL DEFLECTOR AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT USING THE SAME - An oscillator device includes an oscillator supported for oscillatory motion about an oscillation central axis, a magnetic member provided on the oscillator, and a magnetic-field generating member disposed opposed to the oscillator, wherein the magnetic member is provided at a side portion sandwiched between a top surface and a bottom surface of the oscillator. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039716 | OSCILLATOR DEVICE, OPTICAL DEFLECTOR AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT USING THE SAME - An oscillator device includes an oscillator, a resilient support member configured to support the oscillator for oscillatory motion about an oscillation central axis, a magnetic member provided on the oscillator, and a magnetic-field generating member disposed opposed to the oscillator, wherein the oscillator has a through-hole extending through the oscillator from its top surface to its bottom surface, and wherein the magnetic member is provided in the through-hole. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039717 | TOOTHED MODULE FOR PRIMARY PARTS OF PERMANENT-MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS - The invention relates to a module ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090039718 | Method for Accomodating an Electric Motor - The invention relates to a device ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090039719 | Automotive alternator with cooling fan having projections for preventing foreign particles - An alternator of the present invention is mounted on an automotive vehicle to supply electric power to an on-board battery and electric loads. The alternator is composed of a housing, a stator fixedly held in the housing, a rotor rotatably supported in an inner bore of the stator, and other associated components. Alternating current generated in the stator is rectified into direct current and supplied to the on-board battery and electric loads. A cooling fan is connected to an axial end surface of the rotor. The cooling fan includes an annular portion extending in the axial direction to overlap with a bearing holder formed in the housing. A small annular gap is made between the annular portion and the bearing holder. Plural projections extending from the annular portion in the outer radial direction are formed integrally with the annular portion. Foreign particles are prevented from entering into the bearing by the annular portion having the projected portions. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039720 | TERMINAL MODULE FOR ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE, AND ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - A terminal module for a rotating electric machine, allowing automatic assembling, is provided. The terminal module for a rotating electric machine includes a polygonal rail ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090039721 | BOARD MOUNTED STRUCTURE OF VIBRATION MOTOR - A board mounted structure of a vibration motor which self aligns along with melting of cream solder even if deviation occurs in positioning of the flat bottom surface of a metal holder frame and a fastening pattern at the time of automatic mounting, that is, a board mounted structure having a vibration motor having a metal holder frame into which a motor case is fit and a pair of external terminal pieces attached to a plastic end cap and a printed circuit board having a fastening pattern shaped left-right symmetric about a center line and superposed with a bottom surface of the metal holder frame and power feed patterns adjoining this fastening pattern, arranged left-right symmetrical with respect to a center line, and superposed with corresponding external terminal pieces, the metal holder frame having front projecting pieces and a back projecting piece at its flat bottom surface, the fastening pattern having front extending pattern surfaces superposed with corresponding front projecting pieces and a back extending pattern surface superposed with the back projecting piece at its main fastening pattern surface. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039722 | ESP Motor Design - A submersible pump motor having an electroless nickel-boron coating applied to the sleeve and/or bearing. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039723 | Motor-Pump Assembly for Household Appliances - A motor-pump assembly for household appliances ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090039724 | DIRECTED FLUX MOTOR - A directed flux motor described utilizes the directed magnetic flux of at least one magnet through ferrous material to drive different planetary gear sets to achieve capabilities in six actuated shafts that are grouped three to a side of the motor. The flux motor also utilizes an interwoven magnet configuration which reduces the overall size of the motor. The motor allows for simple changes to modify the torque to speed ratio of the gearing contained within the motor as well as simple configurations for any number of output shafts up to six. The changes allow for improved manufacturability and reliability within the design. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039725 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR AND SERVO UNIT UTILIZING THE SAME - A servo unit is arranged to operate an actuator, and a brushless motor is utilized in the servo unit. The brushless motor includes a rotational portion provided with a shaft and a rotor magnet rotating integrally with the shaft, a bearing portion rotatably supporting the shaft, a housing provided with a cylindrical portion retaining the bearing portion and a base portion bulging radially outwards from an axially lower portion of the cylindrical portion, a stator provided with a stator core having an inner peripheral surface to radially oppose an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion of the housing and coils formed by conductive wires wound around the stator core, and a motor circuit board disposed on an axially upper side of the base portion. The base portion of the housing is arranged on an outer peripheral surface with a substantially arcuate concave portion which is concave in a radially inward direction. The substantially arcuate concave portion contains a pin holder which is made of an electrically insulating material to hold a plurality of metal pins. The respective pins are electrically connected to the motor circuit board. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039726 | Electric motor - A winding for an n-phase electric motor is disclosed. The inventive winding comprises a number of consecutive winding groups of n individual windings, wherein at any point in time an individual winding of a first group exhibits one direction of current flow and wherein at the same point in time a corresponding individual winding of an adjacent group exhibits the opposite direction of current flow. There is also disclosed a method for preparing such winding. It is further disclosed a magnetic unit adapted for such winding, comprising permanent magnets being essentially triangular in cross-section. Further, there is disclosed electric motors using the inventive winding concept, as well as geodetic instruments taking advantage thereof. An electric motor according to the disclosed inventive concept is particularly well suited for direct drive. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039727 | MOTOR AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS | 2009-02-12 |
20090039728 | CONTACT ASSEMBLY - A contact assembly for making electrical connection between coaxial members generally includes a rotor having a plurality of spaced apart circumferential electrically conductive rings, and a stator surrounding a rotor with a plurality of spaced apart grooves aligned with the plurality of rings at a variable distance therefrom and enabling continuous, or sustained rotation of the rotor within the stator. A plurality of circular canted-coil springs is provided with each spring being disposed and a corresponding groove providing constant force against a corresponding ring independent of the variable distance between the compression ring and the groove. A plurality of electrical leads is provided with each lead being electrically connected to a corresponding ring. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039729 | DC Brushless Motor for Electrical Power Steering and the Production Method Thereof - The stator core of a motor comprises an annular back core, and a plurality of tees created separately from the back core and secured onto the inner periphery of the back core. A stator coil is wound on each of the tees by a distributed or concentrated winding method. The stator core and stator coil are formed by molding. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039730 | MOTOR STATOR - A motor stator includes a claw-pole assembly ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090039731 | Apparatus for Generating Energy and Method Therefor - The present invention provides an apparatus for generating energy, which includes: an operating fluid supplied for generating ionization and nuclear fusion reactions; an output pump designed such that the operating fluid is pressurized to a predetermined pressure; an operating fluid supply unit to supply and circulate the operating fluid through the output pump; a dielectric body provided with an inlet and an outlet, to conduct the operating fluid from the operating fluid supply unit, and a plurality of channels with different diameters to connect the inlet and outlet; at least one metallic insert provided with at least one through-hole passing the operating fluid by being inserted into the channels of the dielectric body to ionize the operating fluid; a dielectric insert provided with at least one through-hole passing the operating fluid by being inserted into the channels of the dielectric body to provide an environment promoting nuclear fusion reactions; and at least one pair of metal members to control the polarity of the ionized operating fluid or to collect electricity by being inserted into holes which intercept the channels of the dielectric body in a direction vertical to its axis. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039732 | Surface acoustic wave device - A surface acoustic wave device includes a SAW device chip mounted on a substrate, and a lid provided so as to cover the SAW device. A maximum thickness of a ceiling portion of the lid that does not face the SAW device chip is greater than that of another ceiling portion of the lid that faces the SAW device chip. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039733 | Piezoelectric Generator System that Includes an Energy Storage - A device for producing electric energy including a first element converting mechanical energy into electric energy. The level of the electric energy is variable according to the variations of the mechanical energy. A controller block is connected to the first element for providing measurement data on the basis of the electric energy produced by the first element. The controller block includes a detector block to examine the electric energy produced by the first element to form the measurement data. A first energy storage unit stores electric energy produced by the first element and provides the electric energy for the operation of the controller block. Also, a system, a tyre and a method. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039734 | PIEZOELECTRIC MOTOR AND CAMERA DEVICE - A piezoelectric motor includes: a driven member having a substantially spherical shape; a base; a support member provided on the base; a gimbal frame that is provided on a periphery of the driven member; a first bearing that couples the gimbal frame to the support member to be rotatable around a first rotation axis; a second bearing that couples the driven member to the gimbal frame to be rotatable around a second rotation axis that is orthogonal to the first rotation axis; a plurality of piezoelectric elements, each of which has one end fixed onto the base and the other end disposed to be in contact with an actuation portion that abuts the driven member; and an elastic portion that is formed on the gimbal frame, the elastic portion being displaceable in a direction orthogonal to the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039735 | ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ENERGY CONVERTER AND VIBRATION WAVE DRIVING - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an electro-mechanical energy converter and a vibration wave driving apparatus that can facilitate miniaturization, high power, low cost and low voltage drive, by using a polygonal piezoelectric element with a plurality of electrode films divided by a boundary of electrode film on the polygonal piezoelectric element. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039736 | ULTRASONIC ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC DEFORMATION PORTION USED IN THE SAME - Provided are an ultrasonic actuator and a method for manufacturing an piezoelectric deformation portion in which wiring a drive circuit can be easily processed, and in which productivity can be increased. The ultrasonic actuator comprises: a triangular vibrating member which has a piezoelectric deformation portion which is deformed by driving signals; a moving member that is pressure-contacted to at least one of the vertices of the vibrating member and generates a movement relative to the vibrating member; and a plurality of external electrodes integrally provided on one side surface of the vibrating member; wherein the piezoelectric deformation portion is formed by alternately laminating piezoelectric layers made of piezoelectric material and internal electrode layers including internal electrodes, and the plurality of external electrodes interconnect the internal electrodes in a prescribed combination. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039737 | METHOD OF FABRICATING CASE, PIEZOELECTRIC OSCILLATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE, AND RADIO CLOCK - A method of fabricating a case accommodating a piezoelectric vibrating piece therein in a piezoelectric oscillator including the piezoelectric vibrating piece, including the steps of: applying deep drawing to a conductive plate member to shape the plate member in a nearly cylindrical shape with a bottom; pressing an inner surface of a bottom part of the plate member by a punch for step drawing while an outer surface of the bottom part is being abutted against a surface including an opening of a hole of a die having an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the bottom part, whereby a projecting portion is formed on the outer surface of the bottom part; and cutting the plate member having the projecting portion at a predetermined position on the opening side thereof, whereby a case in a nearly cylindrical shape with a bottom having the projecting portion is obtained. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039738 | High frequency ultrasound transducers based on ceramic films - A design and a manufacturing method of ultrasound transducers based on films of ferro-electric ceramic material is presented, the transducers being particularly useful for operating at frequencies above 10 MHz. The manufacturing technique can involve tape-casting of the ceramic films, deposition of the ceramic films onto a substrate with thick film printing, sol-gel, or other deposition techniques, where manufacturing methods for load matching layers and composite ceramic layers are described. The designs also involve acoustic load matching layers that provide particularly wide bandwidth of the transducers, and also multi-band operation of the transducers. The basic designs can be used for elements in a transducer array, that provides the frequency characteristics of the single element transducers, for array steering of the focus and possibly also direction of a pulsed ultrasound beam at high frequencies and multi-band frequencies. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039739 | Angular velocity sensor and angular velocity sensing device - The present invention provides an angular velocity sensor in which higher sensitivity for sensors is available even with a smaller base portion. The angular velocity sensor includes a fixed portion fixed to the top surface of a sensor element supporting portion of a casing, an upper detection arm and a lower detection arm, each of them being connected to the fixed portion on sides opposite to each other and extending along a plane parallel to the top surface of the sensor element supporting portion, and a pair of upper vibration arms connected to the fixed portion in such a manner as to form a pair of arms with the upper detection arm in between and extending in a direction parallel to the extending direction of the upper detection arm. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039740 | Magnetic Bearing - Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a system, which can comprise a radial magnetic bearing static portion. The radial magnetic bearing static portion can comprise a plurality of electromagnets. The radial magnetic bearing static portion can comprise a plurality of pulse width modulated amplifiers, each of which can be adapted to provide electrical energy to a corresponding electromagnet of the plurality of electromagnets. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039741 | ELECTRIC MOTOR - The invention relates to an electric motor with a rotating hollow shaft ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090039742 | UNIVERSAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - A universal display apparatus comprising a housing, wherein the housing further comprises a substantially transparent front and a back with a plurality of apertures for receiving supporting members. Supporting members may selectively be placed in any of the plurality of apertures within the back of the housing, such that a user can create a universal display case which is capable of holding any size, shape and/or dimension object which fits within the housing of the universal display apparatus. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039743 | Movable Monitor And Keyboard Storage System For A Worksurface - A worksurface storage system includes a frame, a tray, an actuator, and a cover. The tray and actuator are connected to the frame such that operation of the actuator translates the actuator and the tray relative to the frame. The cover is pivotably connected to the frame such that translation of the tray rotates the cover between an open and a closed position relative to the worksurface. The storage system is constructed to engage the worksurface such that devices supported by the tray are selectively extended and retracted relative to the worksurface. An opening formed in the worksurface accommodates passage of the devices and the cover, which is rotationally connected to the frame and which covers the opening formed in the worksurface when the devices are not in use. The storage system provides for multi-functional use of the worksurface. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039744 | STORAGE SYSTEM, STORAGE PANEL, AND STORAGE WALL - A storage system is provided. The storage system includes a storage unit that stores items; and a panel-shaped display that displays an image of a storage state of the items stored in the storage unit. The storage unit is provided on the backside of the display. | 2009-02-12 |
20090039745 | Drawer Actuator and Latch System - A drawer manipulation system adapted to facilitate opening of a drawer supported within a cabinet. The system includes at least one biasing actuator adapted for mounting in supported relation at projecting edge elements within the cabinet housing the drawer. The actuator incorporates an arrangement of slotted engagement surfaces adapted to accept supporting edge structures. The actuator may be used in conjunction with a push-push latch assembly. | 2009-02-12 |