11th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 48 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090069093 | GAMING SYSTEM WITH TOURNAMENT COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS AND METHODS - Various methods for managing a tournament game in a gaming system are disclosed herein. According to one method, a player is identified at a gaming device. After the player is identified, the player interface unit receives player-related and tournament-related data from the tournament server, in which the player interface unit and the tournament server communicate via a web service protocol. The player unit interface increments a tournament counter in response to play of the base game, and play of the tournament game is initiated when the tournament counter reaches a predetermined value. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069094 | Open architecture communications in a gaming network - Open architecture communication systems and methods are provided that allow flexible data transmission between gaming machines and other devices and nodes within a gaming machine network. The gaming machine and other devices employ a communication interface that sends and receives data via a common communication protocol and via common communication hardware. The communication interface and common communication protocol allow data transfer between gaming machines and other network nodes such as gaming service servers, despite the presence of different proprietary gaming machine functions and proprietary communication protocols and despite the presence of various proprietary hardware and proprietary communication protocols relied on by the servers. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069095 | GAME PROGRAM, GAME APPARATUS, AND GAME CONTROL METHOD - In this program, a regulation command for controlling the movement of a first character is recognized by a control unit. After the regulation command for the first character is recognized by the control unit, a movement command for operating a second character is recognized by the control unit. Then, the state that the second character is moving based on the movement command is displayed on an image displaying unit using image data. The first character with movement controlled based on the regulation command is displayed on the image displaying unit using image data. And, if the receiving of commands related to movements for the first character and the second character is terminated by the control unit, a process for changing the ability data of the first character is executed by the control unit. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069096 | PROGRAM, INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM, GAME SYSTEM, AND INPUT INSTRUCTION DEVICE - A game system performs a process that generates and displays an instruction image that instructs a given movement of a controller including an acceleration sensor, and a process that acquires a signal from the acceleration sensor included in the controller to detect the movement of the controller, and determines the degree of conformity of the detected movement of the controller with the instructed movement instructed by the instruction image. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069097 | Cam phaser having pre-loaded spring for biasing the rotor through only a portion of its range of authority - During assembly of an improved phaser, a rotor bias spring is captured by a spring retainer that is fitted or formed into the cover, allowing the spring to be installed in a pre-load position and forming a sub-assembly that is then attached to the remaining components. Grounded and active spring tangs are captured in separate slots in the spring retainer. A pocket within the rotor receives the active tang of the bias spring. The pocket has a tapered bottom ramp that lifts the active tang from the slot wall in the retainer and positions the active tang within the pocket in a retarding direction. Lifting the active tang of the bias spring prevents friction between the spring and the retainer slot wall as would occur as the rotor moves in a retarded direction. In advancing, spring rotation stops when the active tang contacts the end of the retainer slot. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069098 | DAMPER MECHANISM - A damper mechanism ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090069099 | Shaft coupling - An object is to provide a shaft coupling of the type in which power is transmitted between two parallel shafts through rolling elements each disposed at the intersecting portion of two guide grooves that intersect each other at a right angle which always operates stably. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069100 | Joint Assembly, A Wheel Bearing Apparatus, And The Assemblies Included In An Axle Module - A joint assembly has a pair of constant velocity universal joints and a connecting drive shaft. A cover unit protects the constant velocity universal joints and prevents hanging down of the joints under their own weight. The unit cover is arranged to cover the outer circumferential surfaces of the pair of constant velocity universal joints and boots. The unit cover is formed from elastomer material by injection molding. The cover unit inner circumferential surface has a configuration corresponding to the outline configurations of the pair of constant velocity universal joints and the boots. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069101 | Cross Groove Constant Velocity Universal Joint - A cross groove constant velocity universal joint for a drive shaft or a propeller shaft of an automotive vehicle includes an inner ring ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090069102 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLATING NAILS - An apparatus and method for collating nails wherein round head nails are fed by gravity along an inclined rail to a periphery of a rotating indexing and feed wheel. The nails are deposited into circumferentially spaced grooves formed in the periphery of the feed wheel in a vertical orientation. The feed wheel is inclined at an angle of approximately 45° and upon 180° rotation of the feed wheel the nails assume a horizontal orientation. A conveyor has a plurality of spaced segments attached to a pair of moving belts. Each segment is formed with spaced notches for receiving the nails in a horizontal spaced relationship from the feed wheel and then transporting the horizontally spaced nails to a collator for forming into a continuous strip. Rotation of the feed wheel is synchronized with movement of the conveyor by a motor, a gear train and drive shafts extending between the feed wheel and conveyor. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069103 | PUNCH AND RELATED RECESSED SCREW - The present invention pertains to a punch for forming recessed screw comprising a punch body and a punch head. Particularly, the punch head includes two square portions having different heights and square sides and intersecting at an included angle, thereby punching the corresponding tiers of recesses in the socket of the screw head. In this manner, the screw can be facilely driven by a screwdriver presenting a square configuration or a uniform shape as the punch, which facilitates to reduce the problem of unfitted driving tool and increase the convenience while in operation. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069104 | RETRACTABLE CHALLENGE COURSE - A retractable challenge course having a support beam ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090069105 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING GOLF SKILLS - Systems and methods for improving golf skills and related features are provided. A user may be identified and may hit a golf ball at the kiosk. The distance the golf ball travels may be determined at the kiosk. The kiosk may be a standalone kiosk, or a network-enabled kiosk that may communicate with one or more other kiosks at the same location and/or other locations, one or more local servers (e.g., an administrative server) and/or one or more remote servers (e.g., a web server). The determined distance may be used to simulate various games such as darts, poker, or other games. The determined distance may be also used to assess a skill rating of the user. The assessed skill rating may be stored. The stored skill rating may be retrieved via a website, at the standalone kiosk, or at the one or more other kiosks. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069106 | GRIP ARRANGEMENT FOR GOLF CLUB - An improved grip arrangement for a golf club. The grip arrangement comprises a grip extension that extends substantially orthogonally from the shaft of the club and oriented to be substantially parallel to the club face. The grip extension allows a golfer to hold the golf club with the wrist of the dominant hand locked. The grip arrangement further comprises a shaft grip that can be used by the subordinate hand to grip the shaft of the club. The locked wrist of the dominant hand provides the golfer with more consistent and accurate shots. The improved grip arrangement is particularly well suited to use with a putter. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069107 | PUTTERHEAD WITH DUAL MILLED FACE PATTERN - A putter-head ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090069108 | Golf Club Handle Cover - The invention provides a cover structure for the handle of golf clubs, which has a body of highly hygroscopic substance disposed in its top part for the purpose of soaking in liquids of nice aroma as perfume, essence, green oil and the like. A covering devised on top of the body possesses an opening and a plurality of apertures around the opening where the liquids are to be poured in order to furnish the body with aroma. As a golf player swings the club, the aroma is exhaled from the body to greet the player's nose that offers the player a boost of vitality. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069109 | Golf club shaft | 2009-03-12 |
20090069110 | Golf putter - A golf putter providing a center mount of the hosel to the club head and a shaft engagement to the hosel at the heel end of the club head. The center mount provides the sole engagement of the hosel to the head as a gap is formed by a pathway formed through the body of the head which is larger than the circumference of the hosel in its communication therethrough. The centered engagement provides better touch to the user and feedback on striking a ball while concurrently removing the shaft from the user's line of sight to the ball and club face and reduces the twist or torque at impact with a golf ball, thereby increasing the moment of inertia. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069111 | Golf club - A golf club ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090069112 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH VARIABLE FACE THICKNESS - A face or face insert ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090069113 | Golf club head - A golf club head having a hollow structure comprising a head main body provided with a top opening and a crown plate fitted in the top opening is disclosed. The head main body is provided with a support for the crown plate extending along the edge of the top opening and protruding into the top opening with a variable width from the edge of the top opening. the average Wa of the width of the crown plate support existing in the foreside one-quarter zone of the top opening, the average Wc of the width of the crown plate support existing in the backside one-quarter zone of the top opening, and the average Wb of the width of the crown plate support existing in the mid two-quarter zone of the top opening satisfy (1) Wa>Wb, and (2) Wc>Wb. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069114 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH TUNGSTEN ALLOY SOLE COMPONENT - A hybrid wood-type golf club head ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090069115 | MULTIPLE MATERIAL GOLF CLUB HEAD - A wood-type golf club head ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090069116 | GOLF HEAD - Present invention is relative to a golf head. The golf head includes a main part. The main part that is made of metal includes a body portion and a neck portion. A hitting part, which is made of metal that is harder than the main part, has a face portion and a bottom portion. The bottom portion that extrudes from the bottom of the face portion is modeled with the face portion integral whole. The hitting part connects with the body portion of the main part by the rim. The back of the face portion and the top of the bottom portion, which closes to the face portion, suspend in midair. The connective position of the body portion and the rear of the bottom portion crosses the central line of the bottom of the golf head and is partial to rear. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069117 | REACTION INJECTION MATERIAL FOR A GOLF BALL - A golf ball having a layer composed of a polyurethane/polyurea material formed from reaction injection molding a polyol component and an isocyanate component. The polyol component preferably comprises a polytetramethylene ether glycol having a molecular weight of approximately 1000 and a 3,5-diethyl-2,4 toluenediamine. The layer is preferably a cover layer having a thickness ranging from 0.010 inch to 0.025 inch. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069118 | GOLF BALL - In a golf ball comprising a core and a cover, at least one layer of the cover is formed of a cover stock composition in which fullerene and/or carbon nanotubes are uniformly dispersed in a thermoplastic resin. The golf ball is prepared by uniformly dispersing fullerene and/or carbon nanotubes in a thermoplastic resin to provide a cover stock composition and forming at least one layer of the cover from the cover stock composition. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069119 | LOW VOLUME COVER FOR A GOLF BALL - A golf ball ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090069120 | Golf round pace regulator - Embodiments of a Golf Round Pace Regulator timing device is shown and described. The timer, with a custom course specific face decal, illustrates the time allocated to each hole on the golf course to help golfers maintain a steady pace of play to complete the course in the time allotted by the golf course management. The golfer(s) are responsible for maintaining the same pace on the course as the pace of the timer's moving clock hand across the easy to read face decal. The timer solves the problem of slow play and decreased course revenue due to slow play. The timer solves the expensive customization manufacturing problem since it may be mass produced, and after manufacturing the customized course decal may be created and applied. The Timer is easy to implement and use on any golf course. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069121 | Leg straps with horizontal handles - A leg strap with preferably horizontal handles attached at each end of each handle, is used to aid in lifting a jumping player, especially for lineouts in Rugby Union. The handles are preferably made of elastic bands with contract to provide a tight fit on the leg of the jumper and when jumping allow for secure grasp by lifters. The simple, reusable, easy to use leg straps provide a level of effectiveness, comfort, convenience, and safety not provided by conventional methods. To use, leg straps are applied to one or more legs of a jumper. When the jumper jumps, one or more lifters grip the leg device. The lifters lift the jumper higher, support the jumper in the jump while the jumper attempts to intercept a ball, and safely lower the jumper. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069122 | GAME BALL - A method of making a game ball having a carcass comprising a foamed intermediate layer and a plurality of raised seams made from an outer layer is disclosed. The foamed intermediate layer may be formed from two sheets of foamed material. The sheets are shaped to have leaves that can be folded into the shape of a hemisphere with no gaps between adjacent leaves. The sheets are placed around a bladder, an outer layer is placed around the sheets, and the combination is heat molded. The seams are not made from strips of seam material placed on the outer layer of the carcass. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069123 | Sports apparatus - Sports practising apparatus | 2009-03-12 |
20090069124 | BACKSTOP RETRIEVING DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF - A back stop device suitable for coupling to a backboard assembly in a sporting activity is disclosed. The device includes a central member. The central member couples to one or more clamps which couple to the backboard assembly. The central member may be coupled to a portion of one or more pivot members. One or more arm members may be coupled to a portion of each of the pivot members. The arm members may be selectively repositionable when used in conjunction with the pivot members. One or more netting members may be coupled to a portion of at least one of the central member and one or more of the arm members or a portion of the backboard assembly. The netting members may be configured to deflect a ball in a direction determined by the position of the members with weights coupled to a bottom portion of the netting members. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069125 | Rebound Sports Training Apparatus - A portable rebound (or deflecting) sports training device having at least a first rebound panel or surface adapted to rebound a ball away from the device, and a support structure adapted to hold the panel in a first, operational condition in which the panel is held generally upright; the panel and the support structure having a second, transport or storage, configuration relative to each other such that the panel and support structure lie flatter (or generally flat) relative to each other in the direction transverse to the rebound panel such that the device occupies less space. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069126 | Weight whack | 2009-03-12 |
20090069127 | BAT CONDITIONING DEVICE AND METHOD - A bat conditioning device for breaking in or seasoning softball or baseball bats. A preferred conditioning device includes a handle having a first end and a second end, a grip attached to the first end of the handle, and a head attached to the second end of the handle having an impact response that mimics that of a regulation softball. In the preferred form, the head is a regulation softball. The bat conditioning device is of a length that allows softball bats to be broken-in by striking a bat held in one hand of a user, with the conditioning device being held in the other hand. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069128 | Tennis training aid - A tennis training aid can be used to teach proper wrist and racket position for swings such as a forehand ground stroke, two-handed backhand stroke, or volley. A training aid includes a forearm attachment member that can be quickly and easily attached to a player's forearm. A wrist positioning member can be attached between the forearm attachment member and the player's racket to maintain proper wrist angle and racket position. A first wrist positioning member can be used for a forehand ground stroke or two-handed backhand stroke, while a second wrist positioning member can be used for volleys. The forearm attachment member can include a rotatable member, and the wrist positioning member can be slightly elastic, in order to allow the racket to move slightly with respect to the wrist, and to allow for slight wrist movement, in order to provide a natural feel for the player. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069129 | Water disk sports game and target - A water disk sports game that includes a pair of floating goals located at predetermined distances from each other in a designated boundary area. Each goal includes a vertical scoring pole that extends upward from a large floating base. In a first embodiment, the floating base is a hollow circular floating disk with an upper, diagonally aligned skirt surface that leads to a circular recessed cavity coaxially aligned with the scoring pole. Attached to the scoring pole is an elevated lid which creates a narrow gap between the lid and the top rim of the floating base. In another embodiment, the floating base is a partially submerged rim with radially aligned spokes and a center hub designed to receive the scoring pole. During use, a specially designed aquatic disk is given to one team whose objective is to throw the aquatic disk at the opposing team's scoring pole. If the aquatic disk contacts the scoring pole or is retained in the recessed cavity, a point is awarded to the offensive team or against the defensive team. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069130 | HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR A BASKETBALL SYSTEM - A basketball system may include a basketball goal with a backboard and a rim. The basketball system may also include a support structure that is sized and configured to support the basketball goal above a playing surface. In addition, the basketball system may include a height adjustment mechanism that allows the height of the basketball goal to be adjusted. The height adjustment mechanism may include a locked position in which the height of the basketball goal may be set in a fixed position and an unlocked position in which the height of the basketball goal may be adjustable. The upward movement of a handle may unlock the height adjustment mechanism and adjust the height of the basketball system, and the downwardly movement of the handle may also unlock the height adjustment mechanism and adjust the height of the basketball system. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069131 | OIL PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS - In one embodiment, an oil pressure control apparatus includes a belt-driven continuously variable transmission, a lockup clutch provided in a torque converter, a primary regulator valve that regulates a line oil pressure that becomes a source pressure of oil pressure of various parts, and a clamping oil pressure control valve that supplies a clamping oil pressure to a driven-side pulley of the belt-driven continuously variable transmission. Control of the primary regulator valve is performed with a control oil pressure of a linear solenoid valve that controls the clamping oil pressure control valve, and a control oil pressure of a linear solenoid valve that controls engagement/release of the lockup clutch. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069132 | Adjuster systems for continuous variable transmissions - Rotational position adjuster systems that can increase the performance of CVTs that suffer from either or both transition flexing and a limited duration at which the transmission ratio can be changed by providing proper rotational adjustment. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069133 | SELF-ENERGIZING BRAKE FOR A TENSIONER - A tensioner that includes a blade shoe ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090069134 | Dual idler structure for an elliptical trainer - A dual idler structure of an elliptical trainer can tighten a transmission belt, without easily causing the belt to be slipped upon rotating clockwise or counterclockwise. By operating an upper and a lower stopping bolt to abut an upper and a lower idler set, resilience to the idler sets by the transmission belt upon rotating clockwise or counterclockwise is prevented, such that the belt is prohibited from being easily slipped. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069135 | SPROCKET OF BICYCLE WITH SPECIAL DESIGNED TOOTH - A sprocket wheel of a bicycle comprises a large sprocket having a plurality of teeth; a small sprocket having a plurality of teeth; and a chain. For each tooth of the large sprocket and small sprocket, a first lateral side of the tooth has a first edge line at a top end thereof; the first lateral side is cut inwards from to form as a notch; the notch is a cambered surface and a lower side of the notch is confined by a second edge line. In assembly, the first lateral side of the large sprocket is placed to be adjacent to a small sprocket so as to reduce interferences and noises in driving. The topside of the tooth has the first edge line and a third edge line; and the topside of the tooth is an inclined to a wheel surfaces. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069136 | Drive chain and tool device for assembling or disassembling the same - A drive chain includes two end chain components and a connecting plate. Each of the end chain components has a pin hole and a connecting pin. The connecting pin includes a main segment inserted into the pin hole and having a diameter, an anchoring end segment axially spaced apart from the main segment and having a diameter, and a constricted neck extending between the main segment and the anchoring end segment. The connecting plate has two spaced anchoring holes each having a diameter that is originally smaller than the diameter of the main segment and larger than the diameter of the anchoring end segment. The main segment of the connecting pin is force-fitted in a corresponding one of the anchoring holes so that the end chain components are joined to each other. A tool device to assemble or disassemble the drive chain is also disclosed. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069137 | Transmission chain - Transmission chain with links coupled by rocker assemblies with each two longitudinal pins which roll over each other and of which one cooperates in a force transmitting way with the opposite pulleys of a pair of cone-shaped pulley sheaves, and these pins have a first dimension (b) in the longitudinal direction, a second dimension (h) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and to the running direction of the chain and a third dimension (d) cross-wise to the longitudinal direction and in the running direction, in which for each value of the first dimension (b) both other dimensions (h) and (d), respectively, are such that the ratio between this dimension (b) and each of the other dimensions, is, taking into account the expected loading of the chain, as small as possible. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069138 | HEAT-RESISTANT RESIN BELT, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A heat-resistant endless resin belt including a heat-resistant resin sheet, which can be employed in a thermal fixing apparatus, wherein the sheet includes two cutting work parts in an inclined shape. The two parts are overlapped with each other and bonded with an adhesive to form a bonding part. An external shape displacement f (x), measured via a flatness measuring apparatus, which scans the belt in a width direction thereof, satisfies a following formula | 2009-03-12 |
20090069139 | LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL WITH END TEETH - The invention relates to a limited slip differential, more particularly for being used in the driveline of a motor vehicle. The limited slip differential | 2009-03-12 |
20090069140 | ARRANGEMENT OF A PLANETARY GEARSET IN A TRANSMISSION - An arrangement is proposed for a planetary gearset ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090069141 | ARRANGEMENT OF A PLANETARY GEARSET WITH AN AXIALLY ADJACENT SHIFT ELEMENT IN A TRANSMISSION - An arrangement of a planetary gearset ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090069142 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING POWER INVERTERS IN ELECTRIC DRIVES OF VEHICLES WITH TWO-MODE TRANSMISSIONS - Methods and systems for driving an automobile are provided. The system includes a prime mover power source and a two-mode, compound-split, electromechanical transmission, including first and second motors, coupled to the prime mover power source, a power inverter coupled to the first and second motors, and a processor coupled to the first and second motors and the power inverter. The processor is configured to modify a signal controlling the power inverter utilizing a first voltage distortion compensation method if a modulation index of the signal is less than a first modulation index value and modify the signal utilizing a second voltage distortion compensation method if the modulation index is at least equal to the first modulation index value. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069143 | 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR VEHICLE - An eight-speed automatic transmission for a vehicle may include a single pinion planetary gear set, a double pinion planetary gear set, a compound planetary gear set, a first clutch, a second clutch, a third clutch, a fourth clutch, a first brake, a second brake, and a one-way clutch. The first and third clutches are disposed in series or in parallel between the compound planetary gear set and the output shaft. A first clutch piston chamber for operating the first clutch is disposed between the third clutch internal diameter and the input shaft. A third clutch piston chamber for operating the third clutch is disposed between the first clutch piston chamber and the output shaft. The second and fourth clutches are disposed between the compound planetary gear set and the double pinion planetary gear set. Thus, the overall volume of the automatic transmission may be reduced. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069144 | Automatic transmission arrangement for a motorcycle - A powertrain for a motorcycle includes a torque converter having an input and an output with a fluid coupling between the input and output, a gear train between the torque converter output and the rear wheel of the motorcycle, and an intermediate gear assembly that reverses the rotational direction of the motorcycle engine output shaft to the torque converter input. The intermediate gear assembly allows the motorcycle engine output shaft to be arranged in parallel with the torque converter input shaft wherein the motorcycle engine output shaft and the torque converter input shaft are on the same side of the motorcycle. The intermediate gear assembly includes a ring gear in meshing engagement with a plurality of planet gears, and a sun gear in meshing engagement with the planet gears. The ring gear is fixed for rotation with the intermediate input and the sun gear is fixed for rotation with the intermediate output. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069145 | Planet gear speed reducer - A planet gear speed reducer includes a casing having a receiving space defined therein for receiving an output shaft and an input shaft. The output shaft and the input shaft are longitudinally connected to each other. The output shaft includes a planet gear arm and a drive axle concentrically and longitudinally extending the planet gear arm. A third bearing is mounted in a bottom of the planet gear arm. The input shaft has a sun gear axle concentrically extends therefrom and engaged to the multiple planet gears on the planet gear arm. A fourth bearing is securely sleeved on a heel of the sun gear axle and an outer periphery of the fourth bearing is securely received within annular protrusion. A stub concentrically and longitudinally extends from a free end of the sun gear axle and securely received in the third bearing. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069146 | OIL PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS - An oil pressure control apparatus includes a belt-driven continuously variable transmission, a primary regulator valve that regulates a line oil pressure that becomes a source pressure of oil pressure of various parts, and a gear oil pressure control valve that supplies gear oil pressure to a driving-side pulley of the belt-driven continuously variable transmission. A failsafe valve is provided between the gear oil pressure control valve and the driving-side pulley. When the gear oil pressure control valve or a linear solenoid valve that controls the gear oil pressure control valve fails, the failsafe valve is switched so as to supply the line oil pressure to the driving-side pulley, and other than during such the gear oil pressure control valve's failure or the electromagnetic valve's failure, the failsafe valve is switched so as to supply the gear oil pressure to the driving-side pulley. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069147 | Vehicular drive control apparatus and method for controlling a vehicular drive apparatus - When shifts are performed at the same time in first and second transmitting portions and the gear ratios of those transmitting portions change in opposite directions, a simultaneous shift control unit controls the shift in the first transmitting portion using a first electric motor and controls the shift in the second transmitting portion using a second electric motor such that the shift in one transmitting portion, from among the first and second transmitting portions, ends while the shift in the other transmitting portion is being performed. The shifts in the two transmitting portions will not end at the same time so the amount of shift shock felt by an occupant can be reduced. Also, the shifts in the two transmitting portions are controlled by the first and second electric motors so the progress of the shifts in those transmitting portions can be actively adjusted. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069148 | CONTROL ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD FOR ONE-DIMENSIONAL OPTIMIZATION OF INPUT TORQUE AND MOTOR TORQUE IN FIXED GEAR FOR A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - There is provided a control system for a powertrain system including an electro-mechanical transmission operative in a plurality of fixed gear modes and continuously variable modes. The control system is adapted to identify preferred operating conditions for operating the powertrain in a fixed gear operating range state. The method comprises determining a range of permissible input torques. States for input torque are iteratively selected, and a motor torque output from the first electrical machine is optimized based upon the selected state for the input torque. A motor torque output from the second electrical machine is determined based upon the optimized motor torque output from the first electrical machine. A cost for each of the iteratively selected states for the input torque and the motor torques from the first and second electrical machines is calculated. A preferred operating range is identified based upon the plurality of costs. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069149 | BRAKE FORCE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD - A braking force control device includes: a brake control device that controls a mechanical brake braking torque by operating electric actuators so as to achieve a requested brake braking torque; a motor control device that controls a motor torque by operating motors so as to achieve the requested motor torque; a requested braking torque calculation device that calculates the requested braking torques of wheels; a battery requested electric power calculation device that finds a battery requested electric power based on target amounts of electricity charged in batteries; and an individual braking torque calculation device that finds the requested motor torque and the requested brake braking torque that cause the requested braking torque to be generated based on the battery requested electric power and the requested braking torque. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069150 | DUAL-CYLINDER GASOLINE ENGINE WITH A CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCH - A dual-cylinder gasoline engine comprising a gasoline engine box, a cylinder I, a cylinder II, a centrifugal clutch and a gear box, wherein the cylinder I and the cylinder II are mounted with the gear box; the centrifugal clutch is installed on one side of the gear box the cylinders are located; the gear box is mounted at the rear of the gear box; and the output shaft of the centrifugal clutch is connected with gears in gear box. When in operation, the crankshaft drives the driving wheel of the clutch to rotate. Thus, the belt is driven and it drives the driven wheel of the clutch to rotate, whereby transferring power to vehicle wheels via the gearbox. The clutch is oil-free. The advantages of the invention include reliable use, convenient maintenance, and smooth operation. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069151 | VALVE CONTROL SYSTEM - A solenoid control system for implementation with an electronic range selection (ETRS) system that shifts a transmission range between a park position and an out-of-park position. A first solenoid assembly is operable to control a fluid valve to supply pressurized fluid to urge a valve spool toward a first position. A second solenoid assembly is operable to control a fluid valve to supply pressurized fluid to urge said valve spool toward a second position. A control module selectively energizes one of the first and second solenoids based on a transmission fluid temperature. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069152 | Ignition and transmission shift lever interlock system - The interlock system includes a shaft that defines a longitudinal axis which the shaft rotates about during transmission shift operations. A transmission shift lever is coupled to the shaft, and an inhibitor pin is coupled to the ignition switch by a cable. The inhibitor pin engages the transmission shift lever to prevent shift operations when the ignition switch is in the off position. The inhibitor pin disengages the transmission shift lever when the ignition switch is positioned in the accessory position or a start/run position. The shaft includes a recess into which the inhibitor pin extends when the shaft is in the neutral or drive position to permit disconnection of the accessory circuit by moving the ignition switch to a mid position (between the off position and the accessory position) without placing the shaft in the park position. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069153 | METHODS FOR SHIFTING A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION - A continuously variable transmission mechanically coupled with an automated mechanical transmission is adjusted during a shifting process. At the completion of the shifting process, an engine mechanically coupled with the automated mechanical transmission is provided a fueling pulse. Additionally, the speed of an output shaft of the automated mechanical transmission is filtered by a second order variable time constant low pass filter. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069154 | Apparatus and Method of Engine Torque Control During Power Take-Off Operation in a Motor Vehicle - An apparatus and method is provided for controlling torque in a powertrain having an engine and a transmission capable of operating a power take-off unit. The apparatus includes: a controller selectively operable to send a power take-off unit activation request to a transmission control module within the powertrain; a transmission control module capable of receiving the power take-off unit activation request; and wherein the apparatus is configured to prevent the torque of the engine from exceeding a maximum defined torque value when the power take-off unit is in operation. The apparatus includes an engine control module capable of receiving commands from the transmission control module through a data link connecting them. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069155 | AUTOMOTIVE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH ADAPTIVE POSITION KICK-DOWN DETENT - An adaptive position kick-down detent mechanism for providing a force feedback to an operator of a vehicle through a drive-by-wire accelerator prior to the transmission performing a kick-down. The kick-down detent mechanism includes a plunger portion, a plunger driving device, and an elastic portion. The plunger portion is slidable within the plunger driving device and is biased by the elastic portion. An electronic control unit communicates a kick-down pedal position to the plunger driving device, which moves the plunger portion to the kick-down pedal position so that the force feedback is provided to the driver before the kick-down even as the kick-down pedal position changes during vehicle operation. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069156 | Method and System for Controlling Training - The invention relates to method and system for controlling a training plan for a user having a chosen aim for training, where
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20090069157 | TRAINING DEVICE - The invention relates to a training device for stimulating and training the locomotor system of a person. Said training device comprises a pivotable seesaw ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090069158 | ELLIPTICAL EXERCISING DEVICE - An elliptical exercising device includes a rotating unit mounted on a support frame, and two link rods connected to the rotating unit such that intermediate segments of the link rods are moved reciprocatively in an elliptical path. A foot support is tiltably mounted on the intermediate segment. A suspending rail is moved with the foot support to be subjected to a gradually varying urging force resulting from movement of the intermediate segment and to be continuously urged to angularly move. A rail engaging rider slidably contacts the suspending rail to be urged by the urging force to angularly move upwards or downwards. An urging force counteracting mechanism is mounted pivotally on the support frame, and is coupled with the rail engaging rider so as to impart a force to counteract an x-axis force component of the urging force to thereby keep the suspending rail in a horizontal position. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069159 | Folding mechanism of a treadmill - A folding mechanism of a treadmill having a slide pusher at the bottom of a platform frame thereof. By use of a pneumatic cylinder, the platform frame may push the rear support in an opposing direction to keep a ground-touching slide action when the platform frame is moved upward and downward. In this way, an effective, strong, and auxiliary support force is created until the platform frame is moved in a vertical storage position or in a horizontal operation position. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069160 | ISOMETRIC EXERCISE DEVICE - The invention provides for a hand-held isometric exercise device comprising a handle portion and at least one load cell arranged to receive a load when the device is gripped by the handle portion and urged against the surface, the device having at least one contact portion on the underside thereof for contact with the said surface to transmit the load to the said at least one load cell. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069161 | Exercise Frame - A floor plate is suitably sized to receive a wheelchair and also supports a base frame along rear and side edges. Prepositioned brackets on the floor plate secure the base frame using quick-connect fasteners. Opposite side portions of the base frame carry elevated, horizontal, tubular, side housings that telescope over elongated exercise bars. A fastener secures each exercise bar in a housing at a variably selected degree of insertion. An upright tube at the rear of the base frame has an open top forming a socket. An upright standard engages the socket and carries an overhead bar supporting a transverse crossbar over the center of the floor plate. The ends of the crossbar, the front ends of exercise bars, the front end of the floor plate, and various other locations on the base frame carry C-shaped attachments for clip-on resistance members. The attachments are sized to serve as handgrips. Casters on the rear edge of the floor plate are moved into ground-engaged positions with the upward tilting of the front of the floor plate, which is aided by the use of handgrip attachments on the front of the floor plate. Fasteners securing the base frame to all other components are quickly released for rapid disassembly of the exercise frame, enabling it to be transported by hand or by vehicle to a next site. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069162 | GLASS COMPOSITION - There is provided a glass composition having a devitrification temperature of 1000° C. or below, a glass transformation temperature (Tg) of 535° C. or below and a specific gravity within a range from 3 to 4. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069163 | TOUGH CORDIERITE GLASS-CERAMICS - An internally nucleated, toughened cordierite glass-ceramic is disclosed. The cordierite glass-ceramic has good oxidation resistance and fracture toughness and coefficient of thermal expansion rivaling that of silicon nitride. The glass-ceramic may be cast as a liquid. Annealing produces a material of high crystallinity combining high hardness, high Young's modulus, good thermal stability, high strength, low density and good dielectric properties. The glass-ceramic comprises interlocking crystalline phases dominated by cordierite and a second phase having an elongated or acicular structure. A third phase may comprise a crystalline ceramic that promotes acicularity of the second phase. The third phase is preferably capable of twinning. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069164 | Glass Package That Is Hermetically Sealed With a Frit and Method of Fabrication - A hermetically sealed glass package preform is provided comprising a glass substrate; a frit comprising 65-100 wt. % of a base glass and about 0-35 wt. % of a filler; wherein the base glass comprises: about 0-5 mole % K | 2009-03-12 |
20090069165 | Optical glass containing bismuth oxide - Optical glass having a refractive index (n | 2009-03-12 |
20090069166 | Optical glass containing Bismuth Oxide - Optical glass having a refractive index (n | 2009-03-12 |
20090069167 | METHOD OF OBTAINING POROUS CERAMICS - A method of manufacturing a porous ceramic part, comprising the following steps in succession:
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20090069168 | Method of Converting PCA to Sapphire and Converted Article - Polycrystalline alumina (PCA) that has been doped with magnesium oxide is converted to sapphire by additionally doping the PCA with boron oxide and sintering to induce abnormal grain growth. The boron oxide may be added to an already formed green PCA ceramic shape by applying an aqueous boric acid solution to the green ceramic and heating the green ceramic in air to convert the boric acid to boron oxide. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069169 | Method of making Carbon/Ceramic matrix composites - A method of making high performance friction materials with tailored levels of a ceramic hard phase to achieve optimum thermal conductivity, friction coefficient and wear performance of composite brake materials. In accordance with one method of the invention specific end-use application friction requirements are satisfied by tailoring the level of carbon in a selected carbon/carbon preform, heat treating the carbon/carbon composite preform, thereby affecting thermal conductivity so as to optimize overall braking performance prior to ceramic processing and by selecting an optimum level of ceramic hard phase to achieve satisfactory friction disc wear life and friction characteristics of the braking material. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069170 | Hot Melt Desiccant Matrix Composition Based on Plasticized Polyolefin Binder - A hot melt desiccant matrix composition has an organic binder and an absorbent material as components thereof. The organic binder includes about 10% to 80% by weight of a propylene based poly-α-olefin polymer having a melting point or a glass transition temperature less than 180° C., a density in the range of 0.85 to 0.95 g/cc or a blend of poly-α-olefin polymers; about 5% to 70% by weight of a plasticizer having a flash point equal to or greater than 180° C.; about 0% to 50% by weight a compatible tackifier; and a stabilizer in the amount of about 0% to 5% by weight. The absorbent component may be a water/moisture absorbing material, or a VOC absorbing material, or a blend of water/moisture absorbing and VOC absorbing materials. The absorbent material is selected from absorbing materials including, but not limited to, silica gels, activated carbons, silica alumina, calcium sulfate, calcium oxide, natural zeolites and molecular sieves and the mixtures thereof. The ratios of organic binder component to absorbent component range from about 30% by weight to about 80% by weight. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069171 | Catalysts for olefin polymerization, process for production of the catalysts, and method for preservation thereof - Olefin polymerization catalysts for producing polyolefin resins which can dispense with a melt-kneading step necessitating great energy or a substitute addition step therefor and to which small amounts of antioxidants have been effectively added; and a process for the production of the catalysts. Specifically, a catalyst for olefin polymerization characterized by being prepared by conducting prepolymerization in the presence of [I] a solid catalyst for olefin polymerization having a mean particle diameter of 10 to 200 μm, [II] an antioxidant for resins, and [III] an olefin; and a catalyst for olefin polymerization characterized by containing [IV] an organoaluminum compound in addition to the components [I] to [III]. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069172 | Novel Platinum-Ruthenium Based Catalysts for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to ternary and/or quaternary catalyst alloys for a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC). The catalyst has the composition (Pt | 2009-03-12 |
20090069173 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEPOSITING PARTICLES - A supporting method for supporting a metal particle including at least two elements on a surface of a plurality of granular supports in a decompression device, the supporting method supporting the metal particle whose particle diameter being smaller than a grain size of the granular support comprises holding the plurality of granular supports in a container and rotating a stirring device and/or the container, a stirring period in which the relative position among the plurality of granular supports are changed and a non-stirring period in which the relative position among the plurality of granular supports are not changed being altered by the rotating, wherein the decompression device comprises, an evaporation source for evaporating elements to form an alloy particle, the container for holding the plurality of granular supports in the decompression device so that a relative position among granular supports is able to be changed, a rotating device for rotating the container and the stirring device disposed in the container. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069174 | CATALYST FOR PURIFICATION OF EXHAUST GAS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A catalyst for purification of exhaust gases, produced by use of a catalyst component A, a catalyst component B, and a binder, the catalyst component A being produced by supporting Rh on a catalyst support for Rh, having a CO | 2009-03-12 |
20090069175 | Nanostructured anode PT-RU electrocatalysts for direct methanol fuel cells - An aerosol-assisted method for synthesis of nanostructured metallic electrocatalysts and the electrocatalysts formed thereby. The electrocatalyst may be formed from metals such as, but not limited to, platinum, platinum group metals, and binary and tertiary compositions thereof such as, for example, platinum-ruthenium and platinum-tin. The resulting unsupported electrocatalyst is homogenous and highly disperse. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069176 | Removing metals from solution using metal binding compounds and sorbents therefor - Removing metals from metal containing acidic solutions, such as contaminated waters and industrial wastewaters, is described. An amphipathic, heterocyclic, metal-coordinating compound (an extraordinary ligand) and a sorbent are added to a solution, such that the addition, at a specific acidic pH of the solution, causes at least some of the metal-coordinating compound to bind with some of the metal cations and at least some of the metal-coordinating compound sorbs to the sorbent, along with any metal cations bound therewith. The compound and the sorbent may be added to the solution, either together or independently, so that the compound may bind the metal. The metal binding compound may be a benzotriazole, a benzothiazole, or another compound to bind a metal. The sorbent is selected to interact with the metal-coordinating compound in sequestering the metal from solution as part of a complexation. Thereafter, the ligand-metal complex may be removed from the solution. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069177 | LASER DESORPTION SUBSTRATE - Articles and methods for the high-energy desorption/ionization of various compositions are disclosed. Methods of the invention utilize porous substrates, optionally in combination with one or more surface coatings and fillers, to provide enhanced desorption of analytes. Such enhanced desorption is particularly useful in fields of analysis such as mass spectrometry. This enhanced desorption has various utilities. For example, use of the porous substrate may allow desorption to be performed without the use of chemical matrices. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069178 | Fungicidal Active Ingredient Combination - An active-compound combination of | 2009-03-12 |
20090069179 | Pyridin-4-ylmethylamides - The present invention relates to pyridin-4-ylmethylamides of the general formula (I), where R | 2009-03-12 |
20090069180 | 2-SUBSTITUTED PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES - The present invention relates to the use of 2-substituted pyrimidines of the formula I | 2009-03-12 |
20090069181 | Product and Process for Treating Water Bodies, Sediments and Soils - A solid form of an inorganic peroxide product and associated process for the treatment, remediation, etc. of natural, man-made, industrial, municipal, etc., water bodies such as ponds, streams, lakes, canals, paddies, tanks, lagoons, pools, pipelines, etc, especially those that are contaminated, as well as in situ and ex situ treatment of sediment and soil. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069182 | NOVEL GLYPHOSATE-N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE (GAT) GENES - Novel proteins are provided herein, including proteins capable of catalyzing the acetylation of glyphosate and other structurally related proteins. Also provided are novel polynucleotides capable of encoding these proteins, compositions that include one or more of these novel proteins and/or polynucleotides, recombinant cells and transgenic plants comprising these novel compounds, diversification methods involving the novel compounds, and methods of using the compounds. Some of the novel methods and compounds provided herein can be used to render an organism, such as a plant, resistant to glyphosate. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069183 | AGRICULTURAL COMPOSITIONS FOR THROUGH BARK APPLICATION TO WOODY PLANTS - A method for applying a fungicide to a tree, the method comprising applying an aqueous insecticide or plant growth regulator composition to the bark periderm of woody plants without mechanically penetrating or piercing the bark of the plant, the insecticide or a plant growth regulator composition including (a) an insecticide or a plant growth regulator; (b) an organosiloxane surfactant; and (c) water. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069184 | 4-(4-trifluoromethyl-3-thiobenzoyl)pyrazoles and their use as herbicides - What is described are 4-(4-trifluoromethyl-3-thiobenzoyl)pyrazoles of the general formula (I) and their use as herbicides. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069185 | SUPERABSORBENT POLYMERS IN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS - Superabsorbent polymer (SAP) products for use in agricultural applications, and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. Certain of the SAPs include a monomer or a mixture of monomers, other than acrylonitrile, that is graft polymerized onto a starch in the presence of an initiator to form a starch graft copolymer that is cross-linked and the SAP product is isolated. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069186 | FORMULATIONS - A dispersion comprising a discontinuous phase of solid particles or liquid droplets in a liquid continuous phase; a polymeric dispersant having a segment soluble in the continuous phase and a segment insoluble in the continuous phase; and a network around the solid particles or liquid droplets of the discontinuous phase formed by cross-linking of the polymeric dispersant; where the cross-linking is between segments that are soluble in the continuous phase. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069187 | Rare Earth-Containing Tape-Shaped Oxide Superconductor - On a first intermediate layer provided on a substrate and having an excellent surface smoothness, are formed a second intermediate layer and an YBCO superconductor layer having excellent properties. An YBCO superconductor ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090069188 | Superconductive electrical cable - A superconductive electrical cable is provided, which comprises a conductor consisting of superconductive wires. The conductor (L) is designed as a stranded conductor in which the wires ( | 2009-03-12 |
20090069189 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING PROTEINS IN HUMAN SERUM INDICATIVE OF PATHOLOGIES OF HUMAN LUNG TISSUES - A method of identifying proteins present in human serum which are differentially expressed between normal individuals and patients known to have non-small cell lung cancers and asthma, as diagnosed by a physician. Human serum specimens from each population are digested with trypsin or any other suitable endoproteinase and analyzed using a liquid chromatography electrospray ionization mass spectrometer. Mass spectral data from each population is compared to determine proteins with expression intensities which are significantly differentially expressed between the normal, asthma, and lung cancer populations. Eleven proteins are found to have expression intensities which are significantly differentially expressed between the populations. Finally, the identities of the eleven proteins are obtained by comparing the mass spectral data with known databases having libraries of mass spectral data of known proteins. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069190 | METHODS FOR HLA TYPING - The present invention relates to methods for reducing the ambiguity in human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele identification. In particular, the methods comprise using target specific oligonucleotide (TSO) techniques to determine a first set of possible HLA alleles. The methods further comprise using sequence-based typing (SBT) to obtain a second set of possible HLA alleles. The two sets of the possible HLA alleles are then combined to determine at least one common allele identified in the both the TSO and SBT assays, thus reducing the ambiguity associated with current HLA typing procedures. | 2009-03-12 |
20090069191 | Rapid Comparative Genome Hybridization - Disclosed is a method for performing nucleic acid hybridization assays, such as assays used for detecting and mapping chromosomal or genetic abnormalities associated with various diseases or associated with predisposition to various diseases. In a particular aspect, the present method relates to the use of rapid nucleic acid hybridization methods for comparing nucleic acid segments of one genome to corresponding nucleic acid segments in another genome(s). | 2009-03-12 |
20090069192 | Microarray device for DNA recognition, apparatus using the microarray device, and corresponding method of operation - There is described a microarray device ( | 2009-03-12 |