| 07th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
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| 20130036823 | DIGITAL SAMPLING AND ZERO CROSSING OF ACOUSTIC SIGNALS OF ANIMALS - A method and apparatus for measuring frequency and amplitude of an input signal representative of an echolocation call. In one example, a system includes a combination of a digital sampling channel and a zero crossing measurement channel that are configured to simultaneously measure the echolocation call and produce a combined, time-synchronous data set representative of the echolocation call. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036824 | PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor has a housing, a movable member and a vision sensor. The housing has an aperture configured to receive a fluid. The movable member is disposed in the housing and configured to move in response to a pressure of the fluid. The vision sensor is configured to detect the movement of the movable member. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036825 | HIGH TEMPERATURE GAGE PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor for measuring gage pressure in relatively high temperature environments is provided. The sensor includes a housing that is configured to couple to a source of pressurized fluid and has an inner surface that defines a inner volume. A pressure sensitive device is coupled to the sensor housing and is configured define a reference chamber in at least a portion of the inner volume. The reference chamber is fluidly isolated from the source of pressurized fluid. An atmospheric reference port is formed in the sensor housing and is in fluid communication with the reference chamber for maintaining the reference chamber at ambient atmospheric pressure. A porous metallic plug is disposed within the atmospheric reference pressure port. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036826 | MULTIPLE HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT PRESSURE SENSOR - A hydraulic solenoid assembly for complex vehicle-borne control systems, such as automatic transmissions, includes a solenoid body or unitary housing operatively enclosing two or more solenoid valves. Each valve has a pressure port extending to an outer surface of the housing, emerging in a spaced-apart matrix. A metal (stainless steel or aluminum) sensor plate is mounted to the outer surface of the housing so as to sealingly overlay the pressure ports. A diaphragm is formed in the sensor plate for each solenoid valve and registers with its associated pressure port. Electrical components, such as thick file resistors arranged in a Wheatstone bridge network are printed or mounted to an outer surface of each diaphragm. The bridge networks are electrically connected to a control circuit and function to output signals as a function of hydraulic pressure induced displacement of the associated diaphragm. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036827 | MULTILAYERED NONON MEMBRANE IN A MEMS SENSOR - Various embodiments relate to a MEMS pressure sensor including: a lower electrode; a first insulating layer over the lower electrode; a second insulating layer over the first insulating layer that forms a cavity between the first and second insulating layers; an upper electrode over the second insulating layer, wherein a portion of the cavity is between the upper and lower electrodes; and a NONON pressure membrane over the upper electrode. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036828 | FIXING JIG FATIGUE TESTING TEST PIECE, AND FATIGUE TESTING DEVICE - Provided is a fixing jig including: a base configured to be mounted to a load axis of a fatigue testing device and including an accommodating recess portion for accommodating a portion to be held of a test piece; a pressing member disposed so as to be supported in the accommodating recess portion and configured to come into surface contact with an end surface of the test piece; and an insert nut configured to be threadedly engaged with a male screw portion of the portion to be held of the test piece. The fixing jig further includes a fastening flange including a hole portion for loosely inserting the test piece therethrough and a flange portion configured to come into contact with the insert nut, for holding the test piece in the accommodating recess portion via the insert nut so that the end surface of the test piece is pressed against the pressing member supported by the base. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036829 | OPTICAL SHEAR SENSOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SUCH AN OPTICAL SHEAR SENSOR - An optical shear sensor that includes a first and second outer surface at opposing sides and a sensing element is disclosed. In one aspect, the sensing element has an optoelectronic source for emitting light of a predetermined wavelength and having a source front surface where light exits the optoelectronic source, and a photodetector for detecting light of the predetermined wavelength and having a detector front surface where light of the optoelectronic source is received. The optoelectronic source is positioned along the first outer surface and emits light towards the second outer surface. A flexible sensing layer transparent to the predetermined wavelength covers the front surface of the optoelectronic source and the front surface of the photodetector. Upon application of a shear stress, the sensing layer deforms elastically and the outer surfaces are displaced along directions parallel to each other and the source front surface so the intensity of light detected by the photodetector changes. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036830 | TENSOMETRIC TRANSDUCER - The tensometric transducer comprises a load element which is fixed to an object to be monitored, and a piezo-optical transducer which converts the magnitude of the stresses on a photoelastic element into an electrical signal, wherein the load element is in the form of a plate having a thinned portion at the fixing point for the photoelastic element, which is fixed in the plate in a preloaded state is such a way that the action of the initial load force is realized in two mutually perpendicular to directions, and a conical opening is formed in the center of the plate, the axis of he opening lying in a plane perpendicular to the load axis, wherein the photoelastic element is in the form of a truncated cone, wherein the angels of the taper of the opening and of the taper of the photoelastic element coincide with one another and are equal to a Morse taper. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036831 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING THE DRY MASS FLOW RATE OF A BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL - A method and an apparatus for measuring dry mass flow rate for a biological material.—The method steps include conveying the biological material through a measuring station, scanning the biological material with electromagnetic radiation of at least two different energy levels, determining the amount of radiation transmitted through the biological material at said two energy levels, and summing, for each of sad two energy levels, the radiation transmission values over a time frame to summed radiation transmission values. Further, a wet dry mass flow rate is estimated based on the summed radiation transmission values for said two energy level. The moisture content of the biological material is estimated based on the amounts of radiation transmitted through the biological material. The estimated wet dry mass flow rate is scaled in accordance with the estimated moisture content of the biological material, thereby providing an estimate of the dry mass flow rate. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036832 | ULTRASONIC FLOW RATE MEASUREMENT UNIT - The ultrasonic flaw-rate measurement unit of the invention includes a flow measurement path inside which fluid to be measured flows through and to which a case accommodating a pair of ultrasonic transducers is installed, a pair of ultrasonic transducers disposed in the flow measurement path, a measuring circuit substrate incorporating a propagation time measuring part measuring a propagation time between the ultrasonic transducer transmitter and receiver and a flow-rate calculating part calculating a flow rate of the fluid to be measured based on the propagation time measured by the propagation time measuring part, and a damping material filling an interior space of the case and covering the pair of ultrasonic transducers. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036833 | GAS FLOW-RATE VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND GAS FLOW-RATE VERIFICATION UNIT - A gas flow-rate verification system includes: process gas lines each being arranged to supply gas from a process gas supply source to a process chamber through a first line cutoff valve, a second line a cutoff valve, and flow control device; and a shared gas line connected in a branch form to the process gas lines to discharge gas from a shared gas supply source through the second line cutoff valve and the flow control device. The shared gas line includes a shared cutoff valve, a measuring tank, a first pressure sensor, and a pressure regulating valve. When the first line cutoff valve and the shared cutoff valve are closed, the first pressure sensor measures a pressure drop of gas in the tank to verify a flow rate of the flow control device. The pressure regulating valve feedback-controls secondary side pressure of the pressure regulating valve. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036834 | Utility Meter Adapter - An adapter assembly that works with a standard utility meter to wirelessly transmit data about consumption. The adapter assembly generates information about consumption by cooperating with a pointer or shaft of an index (or index bracket) of a utility meter. In some versions, the adapter assembly includes an upper portion and a lower portion that interface together. The upper portion and the lower portion are configured to maintain alignment with the pointer/shaft and not create stress on the index. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036835 | VARIABLE TORQUE-RATE TEST JOINT - The invention provides a variable torque-rate test joint for the performance testing of rotary tools for threaded fasteners. In a typical test routine a nut is repeatedly tightened by the tool and after each tightening the nut must be released and run back to its start position. The invention provides a means for rapidly releasing the pressure on the tightened nut so that it can be run back quickly and easily. The variable joint is supported by a reaction surface that is the operative face of a piston and cylinder assembly seated on a shoulder fast to a shank of the threaded fastener. A hydraulic control is provided for the piston and cylinder assembly including means for hydraulically extending the piston from the cylinder to a fixed maximum extension which defines a test position of the reaction surface, and means for hydraulically retracting the piston back into the cylinder to remove the pressure from the nut at the end of the test. During tightening the piston is extended and preferably hydraulically locked. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036836 | Sampling Device For Substance Detection Instrument - A sampling device for a substance detection instrument includes
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| 20130036837 | MULTI-FILTER PM 10-PM 2.5 SAMPLER - A multi-filter PM 10-PM 2.5 sampler which enable the simultaneous collection of four PM 10 and four PM 2.5 samples is disclosed. The sampler is provided with a PM 10 impactor to remove coarse particles and operates at 33.4 L/min. After the PM 10 impactor, the aerosol flow is divided by half by a branch pipe. Half of the flow is directed into four PM 10 cassettes, while the other half is directed into four PM 2.5 cassettes after the aerosols are further classified by a PM 2.5 impactor. To ensure the aerosol flow uniformly passes through each of the four PM 10 or four PM 2.5 cassettes, an orifice plate is assembled behind each of the filter cassettes to increase the pressure drop, such that the flow rates of eight sampling lines are nearly equal. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036838 | Sampling Adapter - A sampling adapter having a tubular body with a first open end and a second open end encloses an adapter volume that is accessible by a sensor probe through a septum in cap covering the first open end. The second open end is configured to be reversibly attachable to an opening in a storage container. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036839 | FLAME ATMOSPHERE ANALYSER - A flame atmosphere analyzer is described, for operation with combustible gases, including a tube in which an intake and air and gas mixing chamber is formed, a first gas supply nozzle and means for supplying primary combustion air opening into said intake chamber, and a flame burner in fluid communication with the intake and mixing chamber for supplying an air and gas mixture, formed in the chamber, to the burner. The analyzer includes a second gas supply nozzle, which is slidably guided in the tube, and an actuator provided on the tube and operable from outside the tube, for moving the second nozzle between an inoperative first position, in which the gas is supplied through the first nozzle, and an operational second position, in which the gas is supplied through the second nozzle, the first nozzle having no effect on the supply of the gas in the second position. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036840 | QUANTITATIVE SAMPLE TRANSFER DEVICE - A quantitative sample transfer device for receiving and holding a sample while it is weighed and for transferring the weighed sample material into a flask without losing any sample, the quantitative sample transfer device having a hollow central body segment with a flat bottom surface, a first neck at one end of the central body, a second neck at the opposite end of the central body, an opening in the central body for introducing a sample into the body, a lid permanently attachable to the body segment over the opening that remains permanently closed once closed and a set of lateral ridges on at least one neck that allow for the release of air when a solvent is introduced into the transfer device to flush any remaining sample into the container. The lid may be hinged to the body segment. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036841 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING TELEMATICS AND VEHICLES TO REDUCE DRIVER OVERLOAD AND DISTRACTION - In accordance with the present invention there is provided a comestible holder or retention device or retainer for sensing, controlling and monitoring driver access to food or drink while operating a vehicle. Preferably, the retainer comprises either a cup holder or a tray which retains comestible containers or the comestible, itself, in a reasonably stable position. The present invention further includes means for indicating the status of the comestible retainer as well as the comestible, itself, to the driver or other personnel and/or device to minimize preoccupation and distraction from driving while trying to determine the status of the foodstuff. Thus, the present device is utilized in conjunction with vehicular disposed telematics and is in communication therewith. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036842 | MONITORING METHOD FOR TESTING APPARATUS - A monitoring method includes following steps: placing a tested product in each of a plurality of testing locations of a testing apparatus; turning on the testing apparatus, collecting location information of the plurality of testing locations by a testing information collection module of the testing apparatus; transmitting the location information to a displaying control module; displaying a plurality of indicating blocks on a displaying apparatus by the displaying control module according to the location information; collecting testing state information of the testing product by the testing information collection module, and transmitting the testing state information to the displaying control module; and controlling a corresponding one of the plurality of indicating blocks to indicate a corresponding testing state by the displaying control module. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036843 | Retractable Assembly - A retractable assembly, comprising: a housing; a media connection with complementary connecting means; an immersion tube; and a probe provided in the immersion tube. The probe has a probe head on its end facing the medium, wherein, in the service position, the probe head is arranged within a treatment chamber formed in the housing, wherein the immersion tube is divided into three regions, and, indeed, a upper region facing away from the containment, a middle region, on which a sealing system is provided, and a lower region facing the containment, wherein the sealing system is so embodied that in no position of the immersion tube does an exchange of medium or impurities from the drive to the treatment chamber, or vice versa, occur. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036844 | Universal Sensor Fitting for Process Applications - A universal fitting for in-line fluid measurement in a process application. The fitting including an inlet and outlet port. The fitting also having a body with a fluid flow passage providing fluid communication between the ports. A sensor housing is provided that extends outwardly away from a wall of the body, wherein the housing is sized to receive a sensor assembly, which assembly measures at least one characteristic of the fluid. A base of each housing integrally formed with the wall and including a sensor seat for receiving a portion of the sensor assembly. A probe aperture receives a probe portion of the sensor assembly, each housing having the probe aperture disposed in the wall and extending from the fluid passage through its respective sensor seat. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036845 | RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR UNIT - A rack and pinion steering gear unit is achieved that is capable of preventing an increase in operating force of the steering wheel and auxiliary operating force from a motor, and improving the response performance to minute operation when traveling straight. A pressing roller | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036846 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING MEMBER ROTATABLE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS - According to some embodiments, a mobile electronic device is provided with a linkage mechanism that couples first and second members of the device such that the device may be moved between a first position and a second position. The linkage mechanism includes a linkage intermediate the first and second members, the linkage having a fixed length. The linkage mechanism further includes a motion constraint mechanism that constrains movement of the first member with respect to the second member to a controlled motion. The linkage mechanism described herein may further provide that the top member rotates without increasing the length or width of the device. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036847 | GATE-TYPE SLIDE MECHANISM - A gate-type slide mechanism includes a first slide seat, a second slide seat having rack sections on two sides and slidably connected to the first slide seat, and a base seat slidable relative to the first slide seat. Two pivot pins are arranged on the first slide seat near two sides of the second slide seat. Two elastic extensible/compressible assemblies are pivotally disposed between two ends of the base seat and the pivot pins. The elastic extensible/compressible assemblies are pivotally rotatable around the pivot pins and elastically extensible/compressible with the sliding of the base seat to apply a resistance or aid force to the base seat. Two toothed members are disposed at the ends of the elastic extensible/compressible assemblies proximal to the second slide seat for engaging with the rack sections thereof and driving the second slide seat to slide in a direction reverse to that of the base seat. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036848 | Vehicle Transmissions - There is provided a vehicle transmission including a transmission input, a transmission output, and a main shaft and a countershaft, which together form a plurality of transmission ratios for providing different gears, wherein the countershaft can be shifted by means of at least one or at least two parallel gear ratios that are optionally shiftable in drive connection with the transmission input. The vehicle transmission further includes a range change transmission, comprising at least two range-change unit transmissions that are different from one another, by means of which the main shaft can be shifted optionally into a drive connection with the transmission output, wherein a performance interface for connecting an electric motor is provided in direction of the propulsion power flow from the transmission input to the transmission output downstream of the countershaft and upstream of the range change transmission. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036849 | OPERATING SHIFT APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION - An operating shift apparatus for a transmission may improve shift feeling using variable rotational inertia according to rotation. The operating shift apparatus for a transmission may include a control shaft is disposed on a transmission case, a select lever which is connected to the control shaft and selects a shift gear, a shift lever which is connected to the control shaft and engages the selected shift gear and a weight disposed to the shift lever for enhancing rotational inertia of the shift lever, wherein the shift lever and the weight are independently formed. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036850 | SHIFTER APPARATUS WITH ADJUSTABLE SHIFT STICK LENGTH AND TENSION SELECTION FEATURES - A remote shifter apparatus for use in a manual transmission equipped vehicle includes a base, a length adjustable shift stick, a transmission shift lever engaging fastener and a linkage directly coupling the stick to the fastener to translate shift stick movement to the transmission lever. The shift stick is free to rotate laterally and longitudinally relative to the vehicle drive axis and about a ball joint to cause the transmission lever to be moved through its full range of motion for each gear. A mechanism is provided for enabling adjustment of the length of the shift stick to accommodate selective variations in throw length. The ball joint frictional relationship between shift stick and base is also selectively adjustable to provide a customizable shift feel to improve feedback to the driver. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036851 | INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - An industrial robot may include a main body section, a first arm, a second arm, a third arm, a first speed reducer which connects the main body section and the first arm a second speed reducer which connects the first arm and the second arm, and a connecting mechanism which connects the input shaft of the first speed reducer and the input shaft of the second speed reducer, and a second drive motor which drives the third arm. The speed reduction ratio of the first and second speed reducer are set such that the movement loci of a third articulation section which connects the second and third arm are rectilinear. The connecting mechanism connects the input shafts predetermined speed ratio. The second drive motor is mounted on the second arm closer to the tip than where a third articulation section is located. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036852 | OPERATION UNIT - An operation unit includes a case and an operation member molded integrally through injection molding. The operation member includes an outer surface and a slide portion supported by the case. The slide portion is slidable and movable relative to the case. The operation member further includes a knob operated by an operator, a parting line formed continuously from the slide portion to the knob along the outer surface, and a ridge line formed on the outer surface. At least part of the parting line is formed along the ridge line. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036853 | FAUCET CONTROL HANDLE STRUCTURE - A faucet control handle structure, which can be used in different water control bases with different sizes, including a control handle and a adjustable device, wherein the control handle has a receiving space that has two positioning ribs cross each other to engage with the adjustable device. The adjustable device has an adjustable base, a clamping piece and an adjustable unit, wherein the adjustable base has a sleeve hole, one end of which has a plurality of wedging edges formed at the opening end thereof. A clamping piece that can be adjusted to move back and forth is then formed in an opposing direction of the wedging edge. According to the above structure, since the adjustable device is located at the receiving space of the control handle, it can be used for water control sticks with different sizes of the water control base to enhance the practicability of the faucet handle and increase the convenience during the assembly process. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036854 | WALL-MOUNTED FAUCET CONTROL COMPONENTS - A wall-mounted faucet control component includes a control handle, a conversion block and a restricting device, wherein two spaced protruding ribs are located at the periphery of the opening of a receiving space of the control handle, and a connecting pole is protrudingly formed at the center of the opening surface of the receiving space. The conversion block is located at the receiving space of the control handle, wherein two recessed slots are spacedly and recessedly formed at the periphery of the conversion block, and the recessed slots are engaged with the protruding ribs of the control handle. According to the abovementioned structure, since the detachable conversion block is formed at the receiving space of the control handle, it can be used for water control bases of different sizes to increase the practicability of the faucet handle and increase the convenience in assembly process. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036855 | WALL-MOUNTED FAUCET CONTROL MODULE - A wall-mounted faucet control module that can be applied to different water control valves with different sizes, includes two control handles, two transforming heads, a restricting device and a panel set, wherein detachable transforming heads and conversion block are located at the receiving space of two control handles, and the panel set has detachable adjusting sheets and positioning sleeves, The conversion block is located at the receiving space of the control handle, so that the wall-mounted faucet control module can be used for water control bases of different sizes to increase the practicability of the faucet handle and panel set, and increase the convenience in assembly process. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036856 | WALL-MOUNTED FAUCET CONTROL HANDLE - A wall-mounted faucet control device includes a control handle and two transforming heads, wherein the control handle has two wedging ribs cross each other at the periphery of an opening of the control handle, and two transforming heads have an inserting slot on one side and a connecting surface on the other side. Two connecting slots cross with each other are recessedly formed at the connecting surface, and the connecting slots are engaged with the wedging ribs of the control handle. According to the disclosed structure, since the control handle's receiving space has detachable transforming heads, the faucet handle in the present invention can be used in different water control bases with different sizes to increase the practicability of the faucet handle, and further increase the convenience during the assembly process. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036857 | FAUCET HANDLE AND CONTROL MODULE - A faucet handle and control module includes: a control handle and three joints. Each joints is respectively disposed between the protruding portion of the control handle and the engaging member, each joint has an insertion aperture. each insertion aperture having a different cross-sectional shape, two insertion apertures of the two joints having an assembly aperture at one end, the assembly aperture engaging with the screwing member of the control handle, these two joints having a securing aperture connected to the insertion aperture, and the securing aperture engaging with a securing member. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036858 | BICYCLE HANDLEBAR GRIP - A bicycle handlebar grip includes a grip member, an elastic member, a bolt, and a nut. The grip member has a hole at an end and a bore at an opposite end. The elastic member has a hole, which is open at opposite ends thereof, whereby the elastic member expands in a radial direction when the elastic member is compressed in an axial direction. A bolt is inserted into the bore of the grip member and the hole of the elastic member. The nut engages the bolt whereby the bolt and the nut compress the elastic member when the bolt is tightened. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036859 | CONTROL MODULE MOUNTED ON HANDLEBAR OF BICYCLE - A control module, which is mounted on a handlebar of a bicycle, includes a base, a grip, a control bar, and a bolt. The base has a hole, and the hole has a first section and a second section, wherein the second section is bigger than the first section. The base is fitted to the handlebar whereby a sidewall of the first section touches the handlebar. The grip is fitted to the handlebar, and has a portion received in the second section of the hole of the base. The control bar is provided on the base to control a brake module or a derailleur module. The bolt is provided on the base, wherein both the base and the grip are fixed to the handlebar at the same time by tightening the bolt. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036860 | VARIABLE CAM, PARTICULARLY FOR MACHINES FOR APPLYING CLOSURES - A variable cam comprises a cylindrical skirt with a track followed by a roller movable along a guide comprised within a rotating structure, which is coaxial to the skirt. The track is interrupted at a portion in the region of maximum elevation of the roller. The cam comprises two arc-like elements proximate to the track portions proximate, on opposite sides, to the interruption. Each arc-like element is guided along a path in which, in each position a portion of a first portion of a side of the element is adjacent to the corresponding portion proximate lo the interruption. A second portion of the side. Joined with the first portion, is contained within a plane perpendicular to the skin axis. The presence is determined of a track portion within a plane perpendicular to the skirt axis between the ends of the arc-like elements and is adjacent, in every position occupied by the arc-like elements, to a portion of the second portion. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036861 | INERTIA AUGMENTED SUPER BOOST ACCELERATION IN HIGH PERFORMANCE CRANK SHAFTS - This invention is a Method and apparatus for converting centrifugal energy stored during normal rotation of a crank shaft or fly wheel, to a sudden angular acceleration, which is useful to attain sudden boost in speed, especially in high performance racing automotives. This phenomenon is achieved by converting centrifdgal energy stored in certain controlled floating weights inside tubular cavities machined into the arms of crank shaft or in the flywheels in such a manner that certain fluid pressure activated through controlled valves exerts pressure which moves the weights towards the center of the axis of rotation, thereby creating sudden angular acceleration of the crank shaft. This conversion of centrifugal energy, which is stored in certain elements during normal rotation of crank shaft or flywheel is harnessed when it is absolutely needed, such as during the end of a victory lap of a racing automotive. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036862 | DRIVELINE PRODUCT FOR SELECTIVE COUPLING OF MULTIPLE INPUTS AND MULTIPLE OUTPUTS - A driveline product including first and second inputs having input rotational axes, first and second outputs having output rotational axes, a transfer coupling between at least one of the input rotational axes and at least one of the output rotational axes, and at least two selective couplings operatively coupled between the inputs and the outputs for operation selective between at least two drives powered by at least one of two prime movers. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036863 | HYBRID DRIVETRAIN - A hybrid drivetrain for a motor vehicle has an internal combustion engine, an electric machine, and a transmission arrangement for setting at least two different gears. The internal combustion engine and the electric machine are coupled to an input element of the transmission arrangement. A differential is coupled to an output of the transmission arrangement and is adapted to distribute motive power to two drive shafts. The electric machine and the internal combustion engine are coupled to a transmission input shaft of the transmission arrangement by way of a spur gear train. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036864 | METHOD OF OPERATING A PIVOT DRIVE - The present invention relates to a method for operating a pivot drive, in particular a rotary indexing unit ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036865 | COPPER ALLOY FOR SLIDING MATERIALS - A copper alloy having excellent sliding performance is produced without relying on lead or molybdenum. The copper alloy contains a sintered Cu | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036866 | Cermet and Coated Cermet - A cermet has a first hard phase of a complex carbonitride solid solution, a second hard phase of WC, and a binder phase mainly comprising Co and Ni as main component(s). The first hard phase has a core/rim structure. The core is represented by (Ti | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036867 | MELTING METHOD AND RECYCLING METHOD FOR COLLECTED PRINTING PLATES - Since oxidation loss can be reduced even if collected printing plates are directly melted together with fresh ingots, a high melting yield approximately equal to a melting yield in the case of melting recycled ingots can be obtained. The present invention is a melting method for melting collected printing plates | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036868 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PIG IRON OR LIQUID PRIMARY STEEL PRODUCTS - A process for producing pig iron or liquid primary steel products is provided. Charge materials containing iron ore and, if appropriate, additions are reduced in at least one reduction unit by means of a reducing gas, and at least parts thereof are smelted in a smelting unit, with coal being added and with formation of the reducing gas. Reducing gas from the smelting unit and/or top gas from the reduction unit are/is subjected to cleaning. The process water obtained during the wet cleaning is degassed and in the process volatile organic compounds are removed from the process water. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036869 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALUMINUM BY MEANS OF METALLOTHERMIC RECOVERY OF ALUMINUM TRICHLORIDE WITH MAGNESIUM AND A DEVICE FOR ITS REALIZATION - Here, a method has been offered of aluminum reception by means of metallothermal magnesium recovery of aluminum trichloride in the flow of inactive gas at the temperature of 900-1150° C. and the total pressure of 0.01-5 atm., the mass correlation of aluminii chloride and magnesium in the parent mix being 3.69:1.00. The process is realized in a cylinder-shaped reactor with thin-walled attachments (6) made of ceramics and located inside the reactor. The latter is supplied with a cone-like bottom part. A cauldron-evaporator of magnesium into the flow of inactive gas is mounted in front of the reactor, while behind it there is a unit for separating liquid magnesium from the residual mix of magnesium and aluminii chloride, all the components of the device having been lined inside with fireproof materials. The technical result is growth of efficiency at the expense of guaranteed uninterrupted process of recovery and the best of ecological specifications. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036870 | METHOD FOR COLLECTING Co FROM URBAN ORE - Urban ore is a mixture of a lot of metallic elements, and these metallic elements need to be separately collected therefrom. However, because the content of each metallic element is very small, it has been extremely difficult to selectively collect the required metallic element. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036871 | METHOD OF PRODUCING HIGH-CONCENTRATED TECHNETIUM-99m SOLUTION IN LARGE QUANTITIES - A method of producing high concentrated | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036872 | Modular Fixed Cutter Earth-Boring Bits, Modular Fixed Cutter Earth-Boring Bit Bodies, and Related Methods - A modular fixed cutter earth-boring bit body includes a blade support piece and at least one blade piece fastened to the blade support piece. A modular fixed cutter earth-boring bit and methods of making modular fixed cutter earth-boring bit bodies and bits also are disclosed. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036873 | NAIL PLACEMENT DEVICE - The present invention is a nail placement device that includes an enter rod that allows the device to extend into a confined area wherein the enter rod's diameter forms an indentation on the distal end of the enter rod and a magnetic tip disposed on the distal end of the enter rod that secures a nail to be sunk into a desired surface within the relatively confined area. The device also includes an inner rod that receives the proximal end portion of the enter rod that is weighted that enhances any force utilized to set the nail with the device and an ergonomically designed handle to accommodate the user's fingers and a raised distal end to prevent the user's fingers and grasping hand from sliding off of the handle while utilizing the device. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036874 | Open-End Ratchet Wrench - An open-end ratchet wrench includes a gripping handle, an actuating arm, a head base, a ratchet wheel, two ratchet pawls, and a damping member. The head base has an actuating hole, the actuating arm has an offset latch, and the actuating hole has an enough margin. The ratchet wheel includes an outer tooth portion, a holding hole, and an opening shaped and sized to match with the gap. Each of the two ratchet pawls comprises a coupling tooth portion for coupling with the outer tooth portion of the ratchet wheel, an escaping area for escaping from the outer tooth portion of the ratchet wheel, and a resilient member to retain a firmly engagement between the coupling tooth portion and the outer tooth portion, so that the actuating arm drives the ratchet wheel to apply a single direction rotating force. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036875 | ADJUSTABLE WRENTCH WITH RATCHET FUNCTION - An adjustable wrench includes a fixed jaw, a movable jaw slidably disposed in the fixed jaw, a movable member disposed in the fixed jaw for driving the movable jaw to move, a handle pivoted on the fixed jaw for being pivoted back and forth relative to the fixed jaw, a stop pin and a switch post. The stop pin and the switch post are disposed on the handle, which allows the stop pin to move to a first position where the stop pin keeps the movable member from moving along an axial direction and a second position where the stop pin allows the movable member to move along the axial direction. The switch post is provided to control the movement of the handle. The adjustable wrench has a very small maximum clamping opening angle for turning the handle away from the fixed jaw when reversely operating the adjustable wrench. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036876 | SCREWSTRIP ADVANCE MECHANISM AND FEEDER FOR A POWER SCREWDRIVER - A power screwdriver is disclosed including a screw advance mechanism for advancing a screwstrip, and a hinged feed track for feeding the screwstrip to the screw advance mechanism. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036877 | COUPLING FOR HANDLE AND TOOL HEAD - A coupling for an elongated handle and a tool head is provided. The coupling may be positioned at the handle upper end after the handle upper end has passed through the tool head eye. The coupling is a frustoconical shape which engages the tool head in a manner of a slip eye coupling. However, because the lower end of the handle does not pass through the tool head eye, the lower end of the handle, i.e., the grip, may have any shape. Thus, the present invention allows for use of a slip eye coupling while also allowing the handle grip to be of any shape. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036878 | Hand Tool and Portable Electronic Device - A portable electronic device includes a device body and a hand tool. The hand tool includes a handle unit, a coupling unit, and a tool body. The coupling unit includes a coupling element attachable removably to the device body. The tool body is connected between the handle unit and the coupling unit, and includes a working head projecting from the coupling element. When not in use, the hand tool is attached to the device body, and can be easily carried together with the device body. When removed from the device body, the hand tool can be used. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036879 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LATHE TOOL ALIGNMENT - A method and apparatus for orienting and rigidly clamping a cutting tool in alignment with a lathe's spindle axis in a manner to minimize the setup time required. The method and apparatus uses the lathe's spindle chuck for establishing and clamping the angular orientation and radial position of a cutting tool retainer in order to align the cutting tool with the lathe's spindle axis. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036880 | Multiple tool holding device for a lathe - A tool-holding device for a lathe is provided including a lathe-attachment portion, with a base sized and shaped for placement on a lathe and attaching means for attaching the base to the lathe. The lathe-attachment portion also has a circular-perimeter, angled mounting apparatus integral with the base and having equal-sized wedge-shaped, double sloped clamping portions and a partly threaded central locking base-bore. Attached to the lathe-attachment portion is a frusto-conical multiple-tool tool-holder having a lower surface with an equal number of equal-sized wedge-shaped, double sloped clamping surfaces to mate with the clamping portions of the base. The upper surface of the tool-holder has insert pockets for attachment of tools. A central bore extends through the tool-holder for locking the tool-holding device to a lathe or other machine. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036881 | UNIVERSAL CUTOFF SYSTEM FOR CONTAINER CARRIER APPLICATING MACHINE - An applicating machine for applying a flexible carrier to a plurality of containers provided from an infeed includes a jaw drum for applying a flexible carrier to a plurality of containers provided and a cutoff device for cutting the carrier into a desired size. The cutoff device includes an adjustable beam positionable into multiple angular positions relative to a flow of the plurality of containers depending on the desired size of the multipack. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036882 | SYSTEM DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING A PROPORTIONAL CUTTING DEVICE TO CUT EQUAL SIZE SLICES OF PIZZA - A system and method of utilizing a food cutting guide that has a base having a circular first and circular second planar surface. The guide has a plurality of grooves formed in at least one of the planar surfaces and at least one centering guide formed on the at least one of the planar surfaces to facilitate cutting equal size slices and/or sections of food. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036883 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A MATERIAL WEB - A method and an apparatus for processing a web of a flexible material, in particular paper, moved along a direction of motion of the material, in which individual sections are produced from the material web by a first double-carriage linear motor and a second double-carriage linear motor, which are arranged parallel to the direction of motion of the material and each have a first carriage and a second carriage in the direction of motion of the material. Each of the carriages has a driving element. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036884 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PUNCHING OR PERFORATING MOVING MATERIAL WEBS - In order to make holes with different spacings between them, a punching tool is provided with punching dies on its circumference and interacts with an impression cylinder. Between two punching operations, either of the punching dies and the impression cylinder is driven, at times, at a circumferential speed that is greater or smaller than the movement speed of the material web that is to be punched or is stopped briefly and, until the next punching operation, brought once again to a circumferential speed that corresponds to the movement speed of the material web that is to be punched. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036885 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING A SPIRAL SHAPED OPENING IN A STENT - An apparatus includes a drive and a blade. The drive is configured to be operatively coupled to a tubular member. The drive is configured to move the tubular member from a first location with respect to the blade to a second location with respect to the blade. The blade is configured to rotate about an outer surface of the tubular member and to cut the tubular member as the drive moves the tubular member from the first location to the second location. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036886 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT DETECTS DISPLACEMENT IN SHEET WIDTH DIRECTION AND SKEW OF SHEET, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD - A sheet processing apparatus capable of high-speed and accurate detection of a lateral displacement and a skew of a sheet. A motor laterally shifts the sensors during sheet conveyance by a conveying motor, to determine first and second positions of the sheet lateral edge detected respectively by first and second sensors. A finisher controller determines a third position of the lateral edge of the sheet closer to a sheet trailing edge, based on the first and second positions and an amount of conveyance of the sheet from when the first position is detected to when the second position is detected. A lateral displacement of the sheet is corrected by laterally shifting the sheet according to the third position of the sheet lateral edge. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036887 | FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION COLLATING SYSTEM - In a system, at least two picker support elements are positioned adjacent a transport surface that is moving workpieces, and at least two picking elements are connected to each of the picker support elements. The picking elements have physical picking features that remove the workpieces from the transport surface and move the workpieces to another location. A controller is operatively connected to the picker support elements and the picking elements, and the controller independently controls the picker support elements and the picking elements to dynamically position the picking elements in coordination with a dynamic size, spacing, and transport speed of the workpieces being moved by the transport surface. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036888 | STRIPPING DEVICE - In the case of a stripping device ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036889 | ROTARY CUTTING DEVICE - A rotary cutting is provided which includes a machine frame, a cutting roll rotatably mounted on the machine frame, and a counter roll mounted on the machine frame. The cutting roll and/or the counter roll are formed from an inner core and an outer sleeve disposed around the inner core. The outer sleeve is spaced apart from the inner core. At least one counter bearing is disposed on the inner core, on which the outer sleeve is supported. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036890 | GAUGE SYSTEM - Gauge system, including methods and apparatus, for positioning workpieces to be processed. In some embodiments, the gauge system may have a plurality of stops for positioning the end of a workpiece at distinct distances from a processing station. In some embodiments, the plurality of stops may be arrayed along a rail assembly having an adjustable length. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036891 | ORCHESTRAL PEG TURNING DEVICE - A peg turner for a stringed instrument comprises an elongate body portion extending along an axis. The body portion defines first and second opposing ends. A recess is formed in the first end of the body portion, and a tapered peg turner slot is formed in the recess. The tapered peg turner slot comprises an opening at the first end of the body portion, sized to accept a tuning peg of a string instrument. Tapered sides extend from the opening along the rotational axis toward the second end of the body portion, tapering inward to form a compressive coupling for turning the selected peg about the axis with the body portion of the peg turner. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036892 | SET OF ORGAN PIPES - The present invention relates to a set of organ pipes including at least 54 pipes, characterized in that said set has a variation in the richness of the harmonics generated by said pipes during use, and in that the ratio of the intensity of the first harmonic to the intensity of the fundamental is at a maximum at a frequency between 150 and 500 Hz, preferably between 200 and 300 Hz, wherein said maximum is different by at least 20 dB with respect to the ratio of the intensity of the first harmonic to the fundamental of the pipe producing the lowest frequency note. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036893 | Harmonica Adapted for Chordal Jamming and Method and Use of Same for Improving Pulmonary Function - A harmonica is provided comprising a blow reed plate having a plurality of blow reeds, a draw reed plate having a plurality of draw reeds, and a comb having a plurality of air channels therein, wherein each blow reed and each draw reed corresponds to one of a plurality of musical tones, wherein the plurality of air channels are grouped into a first group of air channels and a second group of air channels, wherein blowing air through a first subset of the first group of air channels produces the musical tones of a first musical chord and drawing air from the first subset of the first group of air channels produces the musical tones of a second musical chord, and wherein blowing air through a first subset of the second group of air channels produces the musical tones of a third musical chord and drawing air from the first subset of the second group of air channels produces the musical tones of a fourth musical chord. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036894 | IMPROVEMENT FOR A HARMONICA - The harmonica according to the invention includes a comb or windchest supporting at least one reed plate on which are mounted sound reeds and a peripheral shell allowing to hold the harmonica, said shell including at least one cover plate. Each of its reed plates is sandwiched between the pressing face concerned of the comb and the corresponding cover plate by pressing means for bringing said cover plate closer to the comb between the mouthpiece face of the instrument and the pressing tabs on the side of the bell of the instrument. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036895 | MUTE FOR BRASS INSTRUMENT - A mute detachably attached to a brass instrument includes a fixed part and a plurality of branch pipes, each including a main pipe and an auxiliary pipe. The branch pipes are unified together and inserted into a bell pipe of a brass instrument. The fixed part is attached to the tapered portion of a bell pipe and interposed between the interior of the bell pipe and the exterior of the main pipe. The branch pipe is designed such that the auxiliary pipe is connected to the main pipe at an interconnect part, at which an air flow propagating through the main pipe is partly branched into the auxiliary pipe. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036896 | TAMBOURINE AND METHOD FOR PLAYING A TAMBOURINE - Tambourines and methods for playing tambourines are disclosed, which may overcome drawbacks inherent to the designs and playing techniques of conventional tambourines and tambourine-like percussion instruments. A tambourine includes a peripheral frame, a plurality of sound producing elements coupled to the frame, a rigid first rod coupled to the frame and extending substantially diametrically across the frame, and one or more rigid additional rods coupled to the first rod. A method for playing a tambourine having a peripheral frame and a plurality of sound producing elements coupled to the frame includes holding the tambourine by gripping a rigid first rod coupled to the frame and extending substantially diametrically across the frame, and by one or more rigid additional rods coupled to the first rod. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036897 | INSTRUMENT GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD - A game system and method that uses an instrument as an input encourages a user to play along with the game's soundtrack on an instrument (e.g. guitar, bass, etc.). The game cues the player to play notes and/or chords on the instrument at an appropriate time and then data is collected from the instrument via a connection between the instrument and the apparatus running the game. The game then scores the user based on note/chord and timing information it receives. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036898 | METHOD FOR MAKING A RUST RESISTANT WELL PERFORATING GUN WITH GRIPPING SURFACES - A method for perforating a well using a rust resistant well perforating gun can include disposing coatings over the rust resistant well perforating gun to prevent rust, loading a charge into a charge hole, engaging a detonation cord with the charge and an actuator, engaging the charge loading tube into the gun carrier, lowering the rust resistant well perforating gun into the well, actuating the actuator, and exploding the charge to: form a high pressure in the gap, allow jets to pierce the recesses to produce high energy pulses, and fractionate the formation using the high energy pulses. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036899 | BLAST MITIGATION SYSTEM FOR MILITARY VEHICLES - Disclosed is a system and method to both reduce a degree of explosive shock waves and to absorb a degree of explosive blast energy from the undercarriage of a vehicle which comprises the use of one or more layers of rigid closed-cell spray polyurethane foam, applied to the armored undercarriage of the vehicle. This invention combines two key aspects: 1) blast suppression or mitigation materials that absorb energy and 2) traditional military hardened armor solutions. The effectiveness of spray applied rigid foam has been proven to both dramatically reduce shock waves and absorb energy from explosive blasts (e.g., IEDs). | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036900 | Recoil Apparatus for Firearm - A recoil mechanism for an auto-loading firearm, having a gas-operated action bar assembly. One or more compression springs are used, mounted on associated retaining rods contained in a stationary orientation on the firearm. The springs are linked to the firearm's gas system at one end, and bear against stops affixed to ends of the spring retaining rods. The entire mechanism is contained within a forward grip mounted on the firearm, the grip optionally being provided with mounting rails. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036901 | WEAPONS SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION AND MODIFICATION INCLUDING IMPROVED GAS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - This invention is directed to a rifle barrel having a gas port for a gas operated weapon system comprising: an inner barrel; a gas redirection tube operably associated to the inner barrel so that expelled gas from a cartridge travels out of the gas port and into the gas redirection tube; a sleeve arranged around the inner rifle barrel defining a void between the rifle barrel and the sleeve surrounding the rifle barrel; and, filler material carried in the void defined between the inner barrel and the sleeve wherein the gas redirection tube is disposed within the filler material between the sleeve and the inner barrel. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036902 | WEAPONS SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION AND MODIFICATION INCLUDING IMPROVED GAS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - This invention is directed to a rifle barrel sleeve system for a gas operated weapon system comprising: a rear sleeve surrounding a rear portion of the rifle barrel; a front sleeve surrounding a front portion of the rifle barrel; a gas elbow support surrounding the rifle barrel disposed between the rear sleeve and the front sleeve having a gas chamber allowing gas to escape from a barrel gas port into the gas elbow; and, a void defined between the rear sleeve, front sleeve, gas elbow and barrel having filler material. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036903 | Vortex turbulence inducing piston - A piston which has alternating high and low regions on the compression face for the purpose of inducing turbulent mixing of the fluid being compressed is described. This piston design is intended for, but not limited to, use in internal combustion engines, where the turbulence induced better mixes the fuel/air charge during compression before ignition. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036904 | PROCESS FOR SEPARATING GASES AND ADSORBENT COMPOSITIONS USED THEREIN - The present invention relates generally to a composite adsorbent comprising at least a zeolite-containing CO | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036905 | SORBENT FIBER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TEMPERATURE SWING ADSORPTION - The various embodiments of the present invention relate to compositions, apparatus, and methods comprising sorbent fibers. More particularly, various embodiments of the present invention are directed towards sorbent fiber compositions for temperature swing adsorption processes. Various embodiments of the present invention comprise sorbent fiber compositions, apparatus comprising a plurality of sorbent fibers, and methods of using the same for the capture of at least one component from a medium, for example CO | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036906 | Vane Electrostatic Precipitator - A vane electrostatic precipitator (VEP) controls the air flow so that the entrained air particles are continuously subjected to a stress in the form of drag as they flow in front and behind vanes electrodes in the precipitator. It is not based on achieving laminar air flow over the collecting plates. Instead, efficient collection is achieved by operating with a narrow air stream and using vane electrodes in various configurations with porous back plates that gradually reduce the flow rate of the entrained air thereby allowing the particles to precipitate and collect on the vanes. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036907 | NON-WOVEN FABRIC FOR FILTER, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention provides a multi-functional nonwoven fabric for filter that has excellent properties to adsorb various toxic/harmful substances such as odorous substances, VOCs, allergens, and pathogenic viruses, has antibacterial/antimold properties, and suppresses pressure loss to a minimal level, and the present invention also provides a method that can produce such a nonwoven fabric in a simple manner. Due to the simple steps of immersing the nonwoven fabric in an aqueous polypeptide solution and further treating it with a metal salt, it is possible to obtain a nonwoven fabric for filter having excellent adsorption properties in which the fiber surface of the nonwoven fabric is coated with insolubilized polypeptide that has been crosslinked with a metal. Also, a method that can produce such a filter in a simple manner was found. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036908 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL AND ELIMINATION OF UNDESIRABLE SUBSTANCES - Apparatus and methods for reducing or eliminating undesirable air-borne substances, such as odors, bacteria, viruses, fungi, and toxins, are provided. A filter containing nanocrystalline metal oxide or metal hydroxide particles may be installed within an air handling apparatus such as an existing HVAC unit located within a building, and particularly within a home, or a portable air processor or purifier. The air handling apparatus comprises a blower which pulls air containing various undesirable substances from within the enclosed environment and directs it through a filtering device containing the nanocrystalline particles. The undesirable substances are sorbed by the nanocrystalline particles thereby creating a deodorized stream of air that may then be directed back into various portions of the enclosed environment or vented to the atmosphere. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036909 | BREATHING AND DESICCANT REGENERATING CYCLE FOR REDUCING CONDENSATION IN CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES - A concentrator photovoltaic apparatus for controlling internal condensation includes a light receiving module including one or more photovoltaic cells in a waterproof enclosure, at least one primary lens sealed to the waterproof enclosure for concentrating sunlight, a waterproof breather membrane regulating the pressure of the air located inside the enclosure, and a regenerative desiccant in a thermally decoupled dryer tube or thermally coupled to an internal surface of the enclosure. Smaller breather membrane vents and/or positive time delays between the temperature of the desiccant and the temperature of the enclosure may prolong an adsorption phase of the desiccant, which may substantially contribute to efficiency, reliability, and autonomous control of condensation. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036910 | APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING OXYGEN FROM AMBIENT AIR - An apparatus for separation of gases from ambient air that has at least one separation column with an inlet at a first end and an outlet at a second end, a buffer column having a single inlet at a first end, a vacuum pump, and a valve system that connects the vacuum pump to the outlet at the first end of the separation column, and that connects the outlet at the second end of separation column to the single inlet at the first end of the buffer column. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036911 | METHODS AND CONFIGURATIONS FOR H2S CONCENTRATION IN ACID GAS REMOVAL - A syngas treatment plant is configured to remove sulfurous compounds from syngas in a configuration having two flash stages for a physical solvent to so enrich the acid gas to at least 40 mol % H2S or higher as required by the Claus unit and to flash and recycle CO2 back to the syngas feed. Contemplated methods and configurations advantageously remove sulfur to less than 10 ppmv while increasing H2S selectivity at high pressure operation to thereby allow production of an H2S stream that is suitable as feed gas to a Claus plant. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036912 | AIR DRYER CARTRIDGE - An air dryer cartridge | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036913 | DESICCANT AIR CONDITIONER - Provided is an air conditioning system capable of high efficiency operation and a compact structure. The air conditioning system is provided with a desiccant and a heat pump. The desiccant absorbs air moisture and the heat pump employs the treating air as a low-temperature heat source while employing the reproducing air as a high-temperature heat source to supply reproducing air with heat for reproducing the desiccant. Heat exchange occurs between the reproducing air before being heated by the heat pump. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036914 | MACHINE FOR THE PREPARATION OF BEVERAGES, IN PARTICULAR COFFEE - The machine ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036915 | METHOD OF USING A COOKING APPLIANCE - A method is provided of using a cooking appliance having a first heating assembly having a first cooking surface, a second heating assembly having a second cooking surface, and a guide post. The method includes causing the guide post to be placed into a receiving aperture. The method further includes translating the first heating assembly from a first operative position to a second operative position, wherein the placement of the guide post into the receiving aperture causes the first heating assembly to translate in a substantially linear manner and to be maintained substantially parallel to the second heating assembly during translation of the first heating assembly from the first operative position to the second operative position. The method also includes removing the guide post from the receiving aperture and causing the guide post to be placed in a resting aperture. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036916 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SINGLE-SENSOR OIL QUALITY MEASUREMENT - A cooking medium filter system determines a quality of a cooking medium. The cooking medium filter system includes a filter container, a filter medium, a pump, a sample chamber, and a controller. The filter container receives the cooking medium from a cooking vessel. The filter medium is disposed in the filter container and removes contaminants from the cooking medium. The pump conveys the cooking medium along a filter path from the filter container to the cooking vessel. The sample chamber is disposed in the filter path downstream from the filter medium. The sample chamber includes an electrode disposed therein. The sample chamber receives therein a quantity of the cooking medium that is sufficient to immerse the electrode therein. The controller controls operations of the filter pump and controls the electrode to measure a property of the cooking medium that is associated with the quality of the cooking medium. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036917 | STIR LID WITH OVERFLOW SENSOR - A motor-driven automatic cooking vessel stirring device having boil-over sensing and a boil over alarm that sounds when boil-over becomes imminent. The motor-driven automatic cooking vessel stirring device beneficially also provides for temperature sensing and can include electronic controls that control stirring rates and a clock-timer. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036918 | HEAT COOKING DEVICE - Tableware (F) put inside a heating chamber ( | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036919 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BULK DENSITY OF FRIED SNACK PIECES - A method and apparatus to impart a random curvature to frying pre-formed snack pieces in a multi-layer fryer through the use of a contoured submerger. The shape of the contours of a contoured submerger imparts a random final curvature to each snack piece as snack pieces pass through a glass transition during frying. The contours are chosen so as to achieve a desired bulk density for the packaged fried snack products. Such method and apparatus are also useful in controlling the amount of change in bulk density or amount of settling of a packaged product during shipping or handling. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036920 | ASSEMBLY FOR COOKING ELONGATED FOOD PRODUCTS - An assembly for cooking food products in a substantially upright orientation comprising a mold housing including one or more food mold chambers, each structured to configure the food product being cooked to correspond to the interior dimensions and configuration of a mold chamber in which it was cooked. Each mold chamber is further structured to retain an uncooked, substantially liquid food composition therein during the cooking procedure. A heat source is disposed either externally or internally of the mold housing and generates sufficient heat to cook a food composition disposed within the mold chamber. A frame assembly is utilized to operatively support one or more mold housing in the substantially upright orientation, such that a heat source may be incorporated into the frame assembly to provide adequate cooking temperatures to the corresponding mold chamber(s) of one or more supported mold housings. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036921 | Agricultural Round Baler - An agricultural round baler has a press chamber with inlet and rear outlet for ejecting a bale. A pressing device in the press chamber causes the harvested crop to rotate. A pickup device and a conveying and cutting device are provided upstream of a storage chamber that extends to the inlet of the press chamber and receives harvested crop in a storage phase of the baler. An element that interrupts or releases flow of harvested crop from the storage chamber to the press chamber is provided and acted on by a control and governing device. The storage chamber is a flat shaping and pressing channel for the harvested crop conveyed in the storage phase of the baler operation. The channel has a height-adjustable end and a cross-section that at least temporarily in the storage phase tapers in flow direction of harvested crop to the press chamber. | 2013-02-14 |
| 20130036922 | Method and Device for Transporting, Placing and Compacting Composite Stiffeners - A device for compacting a contoured elongate composite layup includes flexible first and second fiber reinforced resin flexible sections flexible along their lengths. The first section is flexible within a first plane and the second section is flexible within the first plane as well as within a second plane. | 2013-02-14 |
