11th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110065275 | Methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices - Provided are methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices by which two different kinds of contact holes with different sizes are formed using one photolithography process. The methods include preparing a semiconductor substrate in which an active region is titled in a diagonal direction. A hard mask is formed on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate. A mask hole is patterned not to overlap a word line. A first oxide layer is deposited on the hard mask, and the hard mask is removed to form a piston-shaped sacrificial pattern. A first polysilicon (poly-Si) layer is deposited on the sacrificial pattern and patterned to form a cylindrical first sacrificial mask surrounding the piston-shaped sacrificial pattern. A second oxide layer is coated on the first sacrificial mask to such an extent as to form voids. A second poly-Si layer is deposited in the voids and patterned to form a pillar-shaped second sacrificial mask. The second oxide layer is removed to expose the active region. The sectional area of a buried contact (BC) storage contact pad may be increased, while the sectional area of a direct contact (DC) bit line contact pad may be reduced. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065276 | Apparatus and Methods for Cyclical Oxidation and Etching - Apparatus and methods for the manufacture of semiconductor devices suitable for narrow pitch applications and methods of fabrication thereof are described herein. Disclosed are various single chambers configured to form and/or shape a material layer by oxidizing a surface of a material layer to form an oxide layer; removing at least some of the oxide layer by an etching process; and cyclically repeating the oxidizing and removing processes until the material layer is formed to a desired shape. In some embodiments, the material layer may be a floating gate of a semiconductor device. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065277 | REFLOW METHOD, PATTERN GENERATING METHOD, AND FABRICATION METHOD FOR TFT FOR LCD - A to-be-processed object including an underlying layer and a resist film giving a pattern allowing formation of an exposure region in which the underlying layer is exposed at an upper layer to the underlying layer and a coverage region in which the underlying layer is covered is prepared. A reflow method is provided which softens the resist film to be in a flowing state, resulting in a part of or all of the exposure region covered by it. The resist film has different regions in thickness of at least a thick region and a thin region relatively thinner than the thick region. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065278 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING PELLICLE OF EUV MASK - A method for fabricating a pellicle of an EUV mask is provided. An insulation layer is formed over a silicon substrate, and a mesh is formed over the insulation layer. A frame exposing a rear surface of the insulation layer is formed by selectively removing a center portion of a rear surface of the silicon substrate. A membrane layer is deposited over the mesh and an exposed top surface of the insulation layer which is adjacent to the mesh. A rear surface of the membrane layer is exposed by selectively removing the portion of the insulation layer which is exposed by the frame. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065279 | METHOD OF PROCESSING A WORKPIECE IN A PLASMA REACTOR USING FEED FORWARD THERMAL CONTROL - A method of processing a workpiece in a plasma reactor having an electrostatic chuck for supporting the workpiece within a reactor chamber, the method including circulating a coolant through a refrigeration loop that includes an evaporator inside the electrostatic chuck, while pressurizing a workpiece-to-chuck interface with a thermally conductive gas, sensing conditions in the chamber including temperature near the workpiece and simulating heat flow through the electrostatic chuck in a thermal model of the chuck based upon the conditions. The method further includes obtaining the next scheduled change in RE heat load on the workpiece and using the model to estimate a change in thermal conditions of the coolant in the evaporator that would hold the temperature nearly constant by compensating for the next scheduled change in RF heat load, and making the change in thermal conditions of the coolant in the evaporator prior to the time of the next scheduled change by a head start related to the thermal propagation delay through the electrostatic chuck. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065280 | MASK PATTERN FORMING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - The method includes a film-forming process which forms a carbon film, to isotropically coat a surface of a silicon film pattern in which a first line portion formed of a silicon film that is formed on a target etching film on a substrate is arranged, an etchback process which etches back the carbon film such that the carbon film is removed from an upper portion of the first line portion and remains as a side wall portion of the first line portion, and a silicon film removing process which forms a mask pattern in which the side wall portion is arranged, by removing the first line portion. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065281 | METHOD OF RAPID THERMAL TREATMENT USING HIGH ENERGY ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF A SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE FOR FORMATION OF EPITAXIAL MATERIALS - A method for fabricating semiconductor devices includes providing a semiconductor substrate having a surface region containing one or more contaminants and having an overlying oxide layer. In an embodiment, the one or more contaminants are at least a carbon species. The method includes processing the surface region using at least a wet processing process to selectively remove the overlying oxide layer and expose the surface region including the one or more contaminants. The method includes subjecting the surface region to a high energy electromagnetic radiation having wavelengths ranging from about 300 to about 800 nanometers for a time period of less than 1 second to increase a temperature of the surface region to greater than 1000 degrees Celsius to remove the one or more contaminants. The method includes removing the high energy electromagnetic radiation to cause a reduction in temperature to about 300 to about 600 degrees Celsius in a time period of less than 1 second. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065282 | APPARATUS AND METHODS TO FORM A PATTERNED COATING ON AN OLED SUBSTRATE - An apparatus for applying a patterned coating to an OLED substrate in a continuous roll-to-roll vapor based deposition process is provided comprising a vapor deposition source, a processing drum, a drive roller, and a shadow mask wherein the shadow mask comprises a mask line feature that selectively prevents deposition of the coating onto the substrate. Also presented is a method for applying the coating. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065283 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided are a semiconductor device manufacturing method and a substrate processing apparatus. The method comprise: a first process of forming a film containing a predetermined element on a substrate by supplying a source gas containing the predetermined element to a substrate processing chamber in which the substrate is accommodated; a second process of removing the source gas remaining in the substrate processing chamber by supplying an inert gas to the substrate processing chamber; a third process of modifying the predetermined element-containing film formed in the first process by supplying a modification gas that reacts with the predetermined element to the substrate processing chamber; a fourth process of removing the modification gas remaining in the substrate processing chamber by supplying an inert gas to the substrate processing chamber; and a filling process of filling an inert gas in a gas tank connected to the substrate processing chamber. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065284 | Method and System for Isolated and Discretized Process Sequence Integration - A system for processing a semiconductor substrate is provided. The system includes a mainframe having a plurality of modules attached thereto. The modules include processing modules, storage modules, and transport mechanisms. The processing modules may include combinatorial processing modules and conventional processing modules, such as surface preparation, thermal treatment, etch and deposition modules. In one embodiment, at least one of the modules stores multiple masks. The multiple masks enable in-situ variation of spatial location and geometry across a sequence of processes and/or multiple layers of a substrate to be processed in another one of the modules. A method for processing a substrate is also provided. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065285 | DIELECTRIC LAYER STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method for fabricating a dielectric layer structure includes providing a substrate, blanketly forming a low-k dielectric layer of an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer, the low-k dielectric layer covering at least a first metal interconnect structure on the substrate, blanketly forming a single tensile film of the ILD layer having a thickness of 200-1500 angstroms on the low-k dielectric layer, and performing a moisture preventing treatment on the single tensile film. The single tensile layer possesses a stress comparative to a stress of the low-k dielectric layer and a hydrophobic characteristic that prevents itself from absorbing moisture. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065286 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - At a low temperature of 500° C. to 700° C., the concentration of atomic oxygen is controlled in a wafer stacked direction, and the thickness distribution of oxide films is kept uniform in the wafer stacked direction. A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes a process of oxidizing substrates by supplying oxygen-containing gas and hydrogen-containing gas through a mixing part from an end side of a substrate arrangement region where the substrates are arranged inside the process chamber so that the gases flow toward the other end side of the substrate arrangement region, and supplying hydrogen-containing gas from mid-flow locations corresponding to the substrate arrangement region. The oxygen-containing gas and the hydrogen-containing gas reacts with each other in the mixing part to produce an oxidation species containing atomic oxygen, and the oxidation species has a maximum concentration at an ejection hole through which the oxidation species is ejected from the mixing part into the process chamber. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065287 | PULSED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF METAL-SILICON-CONTAINING FILMS - A method is provided for forming a metal-silicon-containing film on a substrate by pulsed chemical vapor deposition. The method includes providing the substrate in a process chamber, maintaining the substrate at a temperature suited for chemical vapor deposition of a metal-silicon-containing film by thermal decomposition of a metal-containing gas and a silicon-containing gas on the substrate, exposing the substrate to a continuous flow of the metal-containing gas, and during the continuous flow, exposing the substrate to sequential pulses of the silicon-containing gas. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065288 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is a substrate processing method comprising: loading a substrate, on which polysilazane is applied, into a substrate process chamber; maintaining an inside of the substrate process chamber, into which the substrate is loaded, in water vapor atmosphere and depressurization atmosphere at a temperature of 400° C.; performing a first heat treatment process on the substrate in a state where the inside of the substrate process chamber is maintained in the water vapor atmosphere and the depressurization atmosphere at the temperature of 400° C.; next, increasing an inner temperature of the substrate process chamber from the temperature of 400° C. in the first heat treatment process to a temperature ranging from 900° C. to 1000° C.; and performing a second heat treatment process on the substrate in a state where the inside of the substrate process chamber is maintained in water vapor atmosphere and depressurization atmosphere at the temperature ranging from 900° C. to 1000° C. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065289 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - There are provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and a substrate processing apparatus by which the quality of a silicon nitride film can be improved. The method comprises: supplying a silicon-containing gas into a process chamber in which a substrate is accommodated in a heated state; and supplying a nitrogen-containing gas into the process chamber. The supplying of the silicon-containing gas and the supplying of the nitrogen-containing gas are alternately repeated to form a silicon nitride film on the substrate. The process chamber is switched at least once between an exhaust stop state and an exhaust operation state during the supplying of the nitrogen-containing gas so as to vary an inside pressure of the process chamber in a manner such that the maximum inside pressure of the process chamber is twenty or more times the minimum inside pressure of the process chamber. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065290 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Embodiments of electrical connectors and related methods of manufacture are described herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065291 | ACCESSORY PCB FIXTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - An accessory printed circuit board (PCB) fixture is used in an electronic device to fix an accessory PCB. One end of the accessory PCB electronically connects to an edge connector of a main PCB located in the electronic device. The other end of the accessory PCB defines at least two holes. The accessory PCB fixture includes at least one positioning foot fixed on the main PCB, at least two latch portions and a connecting portion rigidly connecting the positioning foot with the latch portions. The latch portions match the holes of the accessory PCB to fix the accessory PCB. Each latch portion includes a supporting portion, a positioning portion and a hook. One surface of the accessory PCB is supported on the supporting portions. The positioning portions are received in the holes of the accessory PCB. The hooks are latched on the other surface of the accessory PCB. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065292 | CONNECTOR AND ASSEMBLY HAVING SAME - An exemplary connector for connecting an electronic device to a main circuit board is provided. The electronic device includes a secondary circuit board. The connector includes an insulating housing shell, a first sidewall, a second sidewall facing the first sidewall, and a third sidewall interconnecting the first and second sidewalls. The first, second and third sidewalls cooperatively defines a housing space. There is an electrically conductive member mounted at the third sidewall for electrically connected to the main circuit board. The housing space is configured for housing the electronic device therein in a manner so as to enable the secondary circuit board of the electronic device to be electrically connected to the conductive member. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065293 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH NEW TYPE OF CONTACTS - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing; an upper row of contacts and a lower row of contacts parallel to each other. Each contact includes a retention portion, a mating portion and a pressing arm extending from two opposite ends of the retention portion. Each pressing arm includes a bending portion and a contact tail extending from an end of the contact tail. An imaginary central plane defined in the insulative housing about which the mating portions and the retention portions of contacts of the upper row and the lower row are symmetrical. Wherein each pressing arm includes a bending portion extending to the central plane and a pressing portion extending from the bending portion, the pressing portions are overlapped seen from a direction along which the contacts are arranged. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065294 | Electrical Connection Bar and Adapted Connection Device - An electrical coupling bar is described. The coupling bar includes an electrically insulating support with two parallel grooves and metallic strips engaged in the grooves. The metallic strips project out of the grooves with opposite interior faces delimiting a free engagement space. The coupling bar further includes metallic strip protection means covering the other faces of the metallic strips. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065295 | ADAPTER FOR ACCOMMODATING ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION DEVICES AND FOR FIXING TO A CONDUCTOR RAIL SYSTEM - The invention relates to an adapter for accommodating electrical installation devices and for fixing to a conductor rail system, comprising a housing which is made of plastics material and comprises an upper housing wall on which means for mounting an electrical installation device are provided, comprising feet for fixing to the conductor rail system by gripping, comprising a first contact member for connecting the electrical installation device, the first contact member extending at least substantially within the housing, and comprising a second contact member, electrically connected to the first contact member, for contacting a respective one of the conductor rails of a conductor rail system, characterised in that the housing comprises a guide recess, the second contact member being provided so as to be displaceable along said recess within the housing, in that the second contact member comprises a guide means and catch means, and in that catch recesses, with which the catch means of the second contact member can be brought into engagement, are provided in predetermined catch positions of the housing. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065296 | Block-Out Cover and Removal Tool - A block-out cover is installed in a jack module to prevent entry of undesirable objects. The block-out cover includes at least one window and at least one locking arm. The locking arm secures the cover to the jack module. The window receives a removal tool designed to remove the cover from the jack module. The removal tool includes a body, a lever secured to the body to engage the cover and a prong with a cam surface. The cam surface of the prong deflects the cover from locking engagement with the jack module allowing the removal tool to remove the block-out cover. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065297 | CARD EDGE CONNECTOR WITH AN IMPROVED RETAINER - A card edge connector for mating with an electronic card includes an elongated housing, a number of contacts and a retainer retained to the housing. The housing has a pair of side walls, a central slot between the side walls and a fitting section upwardly extending at one end thereof. The fitting section defines a first U-shaped cavity downwardly extending from a top end thereof and a mounting slot upwardly extending from a lower end thereof and located at outside of the first cavity. The first cavity communicates with the central slot along a length direction of the housing to receive the electronic card. The retainer is retained in the mounting slot and has a locking projection protruding into the first cavity to lock with the electronic card. The mounting slot does not extend through the fitting section to make the retainer hidden in the fitting section. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065298 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION DEVICE - The present invention relates to an electrical connection device that connects a rotating electrical machine and an inverter within a housing. The electrical connection device is configured with a first bus bar connected to a terminal of the rotating electrical machine such that the first bus bar that is insulated from the housing, and a second bus bar that is connected to a terminal of the inverter device such that the second bus bar is also insulated from the housing. An insulating connection member is configured to connect the first bus bar and the second bus bar. The first bus bar and second bus bar are housed within the housing such that they face each other to form a gap between them. The connection member is configured to pass through a wall of the housing so as to electrically connect the first and second bus bars. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065299 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH DRAINAGE CHANNELS - An electrical connector | 2011-03-17 |
20110065300 | FLOATING CONNECTOR - A floating connector | 2011-03-17 |
20110065301 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - A multiple contact connector interfaces between an implanted medical device and an implanted cable or lead. A connector connects between multiple implanted leads, each of which has multiple independent conductors. The connection system is a planar array of male connector pins on one portion, and a matching array of female connector receptacles on a second portion. Alignment via alignment features and pressing together the portions allows pins to engage with the receptacles providing a secure electrical connection. Sealing features on the connector apparatus seal out external fluids and isolate fluid present in the connector apparatus prior to mating, which electrically isolates each pin and its corresponding receptacle from other pin and receptacle pairs. Latching features retains the relative position of the pins, receptacle, and the positioning of the fluid seals, and is reversible for removal of the connector. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065302 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING AND REMOVING AN ELECTRICAL PLUG CONNECTION - A device for establishing an electrical plug connection between device parts which are guided relative to each other with restricted guidance. It finds application in particular in plug-in devices ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110065303 | VIDEO DISPLAY UNIT DOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR FIBER-TO-THE-SCREEN INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM - A Video Display Unit (VDU) docking system for a dedicated fiber optic in-flight-entertainment (IFE) system allows VDUs to be quickly replaced by personnel who do not need specialized training in fiber coupling without risk of damage to fiber optic components of the dedicated fiber optic IFE system. In some embodiments, a VDU docking station is configured to receive a VDU such that when a VDU is inserted therein, the VDU becomes automatically communicatively coupled with a fiber optic distribution network of the IFE system via a blind mate connection. In some arrangements, a blank LRU having no operative user interface elements but sufficient functionality to maintain communicative coupling is mounted in the VDU docking station in lieu of a VDU. In some configurations, the VDU docking station includes an embedded switch for maintaining communicative coupling across the VDU docking station in the absence of a VDU. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065304 | BATTERY CONNECTOR - A battery connector includes a receptacle connector and a plug connector coupled with the receptacle connector. The receptacle connector has an insulating housing defining a rectangular base and a rear wall extended upward from a rear end of the base to form a receiving room therebetween, and a plurality of terminals integrally molded in the insulating housing. The terminal has a contacting plate exposed in the receiving room. The plug connector has a base body and a plurality of mated terminals. The base body defines a plurality of terminal grooves at a bottom surface thereof, for receiving the mated terminals. The terminal groove has two receiving recess at two opposite lateral surfaces thereof and a resisting hole at a top surface thereof. The mated terminal includes a buckling tab buckled with the resisting hole and two stopping slices restraining against the rear sides of the receiving recess. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065305 | AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH A FLEXIBLE BLADE-SHAPED HOUSING WITH A HANDLE WITH AN OPENING - The flexible electrical connector is designed to facilitate electrical connections between a power receiving device, such as an at least partially electric vehicle, and a power supplying device, such as an electric vehicle charging station. The flexible electrical connector has a blade shaped housing attached to a power cord that extends to the power supplying device. The blade shaped housing has a substantially rigid end portion with an electrical interface configured to detachably mate with a corresponding electrical interface on the power receiving device. The blade shaped housing also has a handle portion made of a substantially flexible material such which is configured to flex about the rigid end portion along an arc in a single plane. As such, the flexible handle can absorb impacts it receives rather than transferring them to the rigid and breakable electrical interface components. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065306 | Electric wire connector - An electric wire connector is disclosed. The electric wire connector includes an insulative lower connector formed in a shape extending in a first direction, the lower connector being open at a top thereof, the lower connector being provided at sides thereof with a plurality of fixing protrusions and shaft openings, an insulative upper connector formed in a shape extending in the first direction, the upper connector being open at a bottom thereof, the upper connector being provided at sides thereof with fixing holes into which the fixing protrusions of the lower connector are inserted and a fixing shaft inserted through the shaft openings of the lower connector, and a conductive member disposed in the lower connector, the conductive member having a plurality of cutting blades for peeling off sheaths of electric wires, the cutting blades being electrically connected to cores of the electric wires. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065307 | SIDE-LOACING COMPACT CRIMP TERMINATION - An implantable medical lead comprising a conductor extending along the lead and a crimp connector secured to the conductor comprising a body with an outer surface, an inner surface, proximal and distal ends, and first and second lateral edges, the lateral edges having edge features extending there from, the edge features adapted to opposingly interleave with one another. Methods of assembling a crimp connector with a cable conductor including parallel and cross-wise assembly are also encompassed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065308 | HDMI CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY SYSTEM FOR FIELD TERMINATION AND FACTORY ASSEMBLY - The invention provides a system of components, methods for assembly, and a hand tool, for adding a male connector to a standard and modified ribbon high definition multimedia (HDMI) cable for field termination or factory installation. The invention also provides a locking plug which can mate with female HDMI connectors with great retaining force. Features of the connector system including the locking top shell, bottom shell, wire holders and the connector core make possible and efficient the addition of a solderless male connector. Features of the modified ribbon type HDMI cable facilitate threading of the wire holders significantly improving the time it takes to assemble a male connector on the cable. The hand tool disclosed is designed to accomplish all steps of assembly for field termination. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065309 | CONNECTOR HOUSING WITH INTEGRATED CABLE CLAMP - In a connector housing ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110065310 | Terminal Connector for a Regulator - A terminal connector for a regulator and a method for connecting an external terminal to the terminal connector are provided, whereby the regulator is configured to control an output of a generator provided to a motorcycle. The terminal connector is configured to connect the regulator and external terminals using bolts and nuts, and includes a plurality of terminal units. Each terminal unit is individually connected to an external terminal, and is configured in a width direction of the terminal connector. Each terminal unit is configured as a support base for screw-tightening, to which one of the external terminals is connected by screwing, and includes an identification mark. At least two of the terminal units have different widths. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065311 | SPLICE RESTRAINT AND MATING INDICATOR - The present invention relates to a splice restraint for use with sleeves that attach to joints. The splice restraint includes a first securing member constructed and arranged to be received in a groove of a first sleeve that is installable on a first leg of a joint, a second securing member constructed and arranged to be received in a groove of a second sleeve that is installable on a second leg of the joint, and a strap connecting the first securing member to the second securing member. The strap having a length determined by the distance between the groove on the first sleeve and the groove on the second sleeve when the first and second sleeves are properly installed on the joint. The splice restraint provides a visual indication that the sleeves are properly installed on the joint, as well ensures that sleeves will not be displaced after the lineman leaves the site. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065312 | METHOD FOR CODING FLEXIBLE CO-AXIAL CABLE CONNECTORS - A method for identifying flexible co-axial cable connectors by connection type has been developed. The method includes marking the co-axial connector with a colored indicator and marking the proper receptor with a matching colored indicator. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065313 | POWER CORD COLLECTOR FOR POWER SUPPLY - A power cord collector for power supply includes a cover body and collecting portion. The cover body has a rectangular space for receiving the case of the power supply. Cord outlets are formed to two opposite lateral walls of the cover body. The collecting portion has two flexible walls which are symmetrically extended from a top and bottom surface of the cover body. The two walls are bent towards each other, and a gap is formed where the walls touching. A circular space is formed within the two walls for collecting the power cords. Open holes are formed to the gap, and the positions of the open holes are corresponding to the cord outlets. The power cords of the power supply received by the cover body will pass through cord outlets formed to the cover body to be connected to a plug or an electric device. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065314 | Docking station for portable electronics with voids for connector pass-through and integral connector fastener - Disclosed is a docking station for an electronic device comprising a main body which holds an electronic device and voids in the main body to allow for the passage of external connectors directly into the docked device and the securing of the external connectors to the main body. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065315 | STACKED USB 3.0 CONNECTOR HAVING A LENGTH EQUAL TO THAT OF STACKED USB 2.0 CONNECTOR - A stacked electrical connector ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110065316 | END-PROCESSING METHOD OF COAXIAL CABLE AND END-PROCESSING STRUCTURE OF COAXIAL CABLE - To provide an end-processing structure of a coaxial cable, in which a catching engagement less liable to invite damage is achieved, a high tensile strength can be obtained, and also the reliability can be enhanced. A folded braid portion | 2011-03-17 |
20110065317 | Compression type coaxial cable F-connectors with traveling seal and barbless post - Axially compressible, self-sealing, high bandwidth F-connectors for conventional hand tools for interconnection with coaxial cable. An internal, dual segment sealing grommet activated by compression elongates and deforms to provide a travelling seal. Each connector has a rigid nut that is rotatably secured to a, tubular body. A rigid, conductive post has a barbless shank that coaxially extends through the connector and penetrates the coaxial cable within the connector. A tubular, metallic end cap is slidably fitted to a body shank, and is thereafter forcibly compressed lengthwise during installation. The end cap has a ring groove for seating the enhanced grommet. The end cap can irreversibly assume any position, being held by end cap teeth. The grommet travels and extrudes during compression to mate and intermingle with a portion of the cable braid that is looped back to form a prepared cable end. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065318 | COAXIAL PLUG-CONNECTOR PART WITH THERMAL DECOUPLING - The invention relates to a coaxial plug connector element comprising a metal union nut that is arranged in a rotatable manner on a metal outer conductor and can be screwed onto the external thread of the counter plug connector element. Means for the thermal decoupling of the plug connector element are provided on the inside of the device. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065319 | STRETCHABLE CONDUCTIVE CONNECTOR - A stretchable conductive connector. The conductive connector can include a viscoelastic support member having a variable length, and a conductor coupled to the support member. The conductor can include at least one bend to accommodate the variable length of the viscoelastic support member. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065320 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING AN ELECTRICAL COMPENSATION COMPONENT - A connector assembly includes a contact module comprising a lead frame having contacts defining separate conductive paths. The contact module also includes a compensation component coupled to selected contacts and affecting signals transmitted along the conductive paths of the selected contacts. The contact module also includes a body overmolded over the contacts and the compensation component. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065321 | PORTABLE MULTI-FUNCTIONAL DATA STORAGE TRANSMITTING AND CONNECTING DEVICE - A multi-functional data storage and transmitting and connecting device for an electronic device, includes a data transfer cable having a predetermined length, at least a first and a second connector provided at two ends of the data transfer cable respectively and a coupling element. The coupling element includes a plurality of connector sockets adapted for fittedly and detachably receiving the connectors so as to detachably couple the connectors into a handy structure, a control circuitry received in the coupling element, and a hanging device. The control circuitry includes an integrated circuit chipset, a rechargeable battery provided within the coupling element for recharging the electronic device, a call receiving circuitry electrically connected with the integrated circuit chipset, a speakerphone electrically connected with sad call receiving circuitry, an amplifier adapted for amplifying audio signal, and a wireless transceiver electrically connected with the integrated circuit chipset for wirelessly receiving and transmitting signal. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065322 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONNECTOR - A contact element and mechanism for use in a connector, the connector comprising a socket adapted for receiving a cable plug comprising a terminal contact. The contact element and mechanism comprise a flexible dielectric substrate and a first conductive strip on a first surface of the substrate. When the plug is inserted into the socket, the terminal contact comes into contact with the conductive strip. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065323 | JACK WITH MODULAR MOUNTING SLEEVE - A housing for a coaxial jack including an opening for receiving the jack, the opening including a guide for preventing rotation of the jack within the opening. The housing also includes a stop to limit sliding of the jack within the opening and a flange extending from an outer surface. An outer face opposite the flange includes a ridge and a groove. A housing for coaxial jacks includes a pair of openings for receiving jacks. Each opening includes a guide to prevent rotation and a stop to limit sliding of the jack within the opening. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065324 | DUAL SOCKET CONNECTOR - A dual socket connector has an insulative housing assembly, multiple first terminals, multiple second terminals, multiple third terminals and a shell. The insulative housing assembly has a top tongue, a bottom tongue and a partition formed between the top and bottom tongues. The first terminals are mounted on one of the top and bottom tongues for USB 2.0 signal transmission. The second and third terminals are mounted on the other tongue for USB 3.0 signal transmission. The shell covers the insulative housing assembly and defines upper and lower socket holes with the partition for engaging different plug connectors. The dual socket connector is compact and has high compatibility. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065325 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING ROBUST INTERENGAGEMENT ARRANGED BETWEEN CONTACTS AND HOUSING - An electrical connector includes a base portion defining a receiving cavity, a tongue plate portion retained in the receiving cavity and a first set of contacts retained in the tongue plate portion. The tongue plate portion defines a mating portion projecting out of the at least one receiving cavity for mating with a plug connector and receiving grooves thereon. The first set of contacts includes four first contacts each defining a retaining portion received in a corresponding receiving groove and retained in the receiving cavity, a contacting portion extending forwards from a front end of the retaining portion and a mounting portion. The retaining portion defines a pair of wings bending upwards from two side edges thereof and projecting out of the receiving groove, and the base portion defines corresponding pressing portions projecting to and pressing the wings. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065326 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A STABILIZER - A connector assembly includes a housing extending along a housing axis between a front and a rear and contact modules loaded into the housing along the housing axis through the rear. The contact modules have a body holding contacts arranged along contact planes. A stabilizer is coupled to the housing and is coupled to the contact modules to hold the contact modules such that the contact planes are parallel to the housing axis. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065327 | Electric fixture or connector - An electric fixture includes a housing having one or more orifices for engaging with conductor members each of which includes a ring member having an opening for engaging with a lead of an electrical wire, the lead of the electrical wire is easily and quickly engaged with the opening of the ring member and secured to the ring member by deforming the ring member for allowing the leads of the electrical wires to be easily and quickly and solidly connected or coupled or secured to the conductor member by the users themselves without special tools or the other mounting machines. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065328 | Cable assembly with new interface - A cable assembly ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110065329 | CONNECTOR - A connector ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110065330 | WIRE CONNECTION APPARATUS - A terminal wire block includes a spring clamp and a screw clamp to hold an electrical wire in a fixed position using one or both of the clamps. The spring clamp includes a cage and a spring to push the wire against one of the walls of the cage. The screw clamp includes an externally threaded fastener such as a screw to hold the wire in place when the fastener is tightened. One or both of the spring clamp and the screw clamp may be operated independently of the other one of the spring clamp and the screw clamp. When operated together, the spring clamp and screw clamp provide additional integrity and security to the contact. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065331 | CONNECTOR - A connector which makes it possible to accommodate positional displacement from a mating connector, and prevent the contact force and the amount of deformation of contacts from becoming too large. Fixed-side contacts are fixed to a fixed-side housings. A movable-side housing is assembled to the fixed-side housing slidably in a direction orthogonal to a fitting/removing direction in which the movable-side housing is fitted to and removed from the mating connector. Movable-side contacts each include first contact portions brought into contact with an associated one of the fixed-side contacts, and second contact portions brought into contact with an associated one of mating contacts of the mating connector. Contact-accommodating chambers for accommodating the movable-side contacts are formed in the movable-side housing such that each movable-side contact can be pivoted about a pivotal axis extending orthogonal to the fitting/removing direction. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065332 | Torsionally-Induced Contact-Force Conductors for Electrical Connector Systems - An electrical connector. An electrical connector comprising a connector body having a first channel and a first conductive element extending through the first channel in a first tip section. The first tip section having a first moment arm that, when forced in contact with a first conductive surface, twists the first conductive element to produce a torsion force. The torsion force holds the first tip section in contact with the first conductive surface. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065333 | Pedestal ground connector - An electrical ground connector including a first frame member, a second frame member and a spring. The first frame member has a section with a general hook shape. The general hook shaped section forms a first conductor receiving area adapted to receive a first conductor. The second frame member is slidably connected to the first frame member. The spring biases the second frame member towards the general hook shaped section of the first frame member. The first and/or second frame members form at least one second conductor receiving area adapted to receive a second conductor and locate the second conductor directly against the first conductor in the first conductor receiving area. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065334 | CONTACT FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A contact ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110065335 | CONTACT-MAKING ARRANGMENT, UNIT AND METHOD - The invention relates to a contact-making arrangement for establishing an electrical contact, having a nut which has an internally threaded section, and having a holding part for holding captive the nut and at least one connecting part such as a cable lug, with the nut having a collar section which projects radially beyond a base body of the nut, with the holding part having a holding section for the nut, into which the nut can be inserted in a first axial direction, and with the holding part having first latching means which are designed to engage behind the collar section of a nut which has been inserted into the nut holding section. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065336 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ELECTRODE MEMBER FOR THE SAME - An image forming apparatus includes: a first electrode including a spring portion extending in an axial direction and an annular contact portion extending from a first side in the axial direction; a first frame including a through hole, through which the annular contact portion protrudes; and a second frame, which is relatively movable to the first frame along an elongated direction of the annular contact portion at a further extension of the first side in the axial direction, and which includes a second electrode electrically connectable with the annular contact portion. A diameter of the annular contact portion is larger than that of the spring portion. The first frame includes a lock portion that locks the annular contact portion to place a center of the annular contact portion on a second side, which is opposite to the first side, in the axial direction from an end of the through hole. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065337 | Contact pin socket - A contact pin socket that is installed within a plug socket, and which is able to form an electrical connection with a contact pin set of a plug, wherein two sides of a bottom portion respectively form upwardly extending first folded plates, and top ends of the two sides are respectively inwardly bent and extend towards the inner sides of the first folded plates to form second folded plates. Accordingly, elasticity and deformation amount of the first folded plates and the second folded plates are used to disperse the applied force produced when contact pins are inserted, moreover, elastic softness of the contact pin socket is increased when subjected to an applied force, thereby effectively reducing elastic metal fatigue of the contact pin socket. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065338 | CONTACT CARRIER HAVING CONTACT TERMINALS ARRANGED ALTERNATIVELY ALONG SIDES - A contact sheet ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110065339 | Electrical terminal with hermaphiditic connection section - An electrical terminal including a first connection section adapted to connect to a first electrical conductor; and a second connection section connected to the first connection section. The second connection section is adapted to removably connect to a mating electrical terminal. The second connection section includes a first lateral side with a first bent section forming an inward facing slot. The second connection section includes an opposite second lateral side with a second bent section which is bent in a direction generally opposite a bend of the first bent section. An angle of the bend of the first bent section is greater than an angle of a bend of the second bent section. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065340 | Outboard motor steering structure - A steering system for an outboard motor uses bearing support structures to attach a steering mechanism to a trim/tilt bracket which is attachable to a transom of a marine vessel. The steering mechanism comprises upper and lower attachment brackets which are permanently attached to a tubular member extending therebetween. The tubular member is attached to the bracket through the use of two bearing support structures in combination with two pairs of split bearings. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065341 | Push Paddle - A push-paddle has a buoyant wedge-shaped push-block attached to the bottom end of a pole. When pressed into the water wedge-end first, the push-block provides high drag and buoyant force for the user to push against and propel a watercraft using a punting-like motion. At the end of the power stroke, the wedge slips easily and quickly up out of the water allowing the user to recoil the push-paddle through the air. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065342 | Lighted Dive Buoy - A diver's buoy is provided. The buoy includes a floatation device that carries a display panel. A power source and light source are provided to increase visibility of the buoy. Stabilization devices may be provided to reduce pitching of the buoy to also improve visibility. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065343 | DETACHABLE SWIM FIN - A detachable swim fin includes a foot pocket and a fin blade. The fin blade is movably connected to the foot pocket through a locking buckle mechanism. With the detachable design of the fin blade and the foot pocket, the present invention provides an amphibious function. When they are detached, the foot pocket is capable of protecting the foot when walking on land, like a beach shoe or a fishing shoe. When they are assembled, the present invention is used as a swim fin. When going out, the user could take apart the swim fin for carrying conveniently and flexibly. This provides a compact and light design. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065344 | Baby cot with life raft function - A baby cot ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110065345 | Impact Resistance Gypsum Wallboard and Method of Making the Same - An impact resistant gypsum wallboard and method of making the same are disclosed that utilizes a woven scrim to improve upon the warping of the wallboard and to allow for a stronger bond to form between the facing material and gypsum core of the wallboard. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065346 | ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITION FOR FINISHING TEXTILES - An antimicrobial composition comprising an organic antimicrobial component (K) and at least one metal salt component (M) and also, where appropriate, a solvent (L) and further auxiliary components, which comprises as organic component (K) at least one compound of the general formula (I) | 2011-03-17 |
20110065347 | Flame retardant, cotton/thermoset fabrics - A flame retardant fabric wherein a flame retardant composition is applied to the fabric while the fabric is being stretched. Preferably the fabric is a blend of cotton and a thermoset. Carbon fibers may be included to impart anti-static properties. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065348 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT - A method for manufacturing a light-emitting element includes removing a resin layer of a multilayer composite by thermal decomposition. The multilayer composite includes a luminescent layer containing a plurality of luminescent particles, the resin layer disposed on the luminescent layer, and a light reflection layer disposed on the resin layer. The resin layer contains a solid resin and a plurality of resin particles dispersed in the solid resin. A temperature at which the reduction in mass of the resin particles measured by thermogravimetric analysis reaches 70% is lower than a temperature at which the reduction in mass of the solid resin measured by thermogravimetric analysis reaches 70%. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065349 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING PROPERTIES OF DEGRADED LIQUID CRYSTAL - The primary cause of degradation of a liquid crystal is the presence of trapped water within the liquid crystal, and the properties of a degraded liquid crystal can be recovered by removing the water from the degraded liquid crystal. A method for recovering the properties of a liquid crystal is disclosed to include a step of removing the trapped water. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065350 | Method for Forming an Electrode for a Spark Plug - A method of forming an electrode for a spark plug is provided. The method includes machining locating holes within a blank material, inserting a rod of a different material into the locating holes and brazing the rod to the blank. An electrode receiving aperture is machined into the blank. The step of machining the aperture exposes a surface of the rod to form a contact portion of the electrode. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065351 | Transformable Toy Vehicle - A remote controlled transformable toy vehicle that is remotely transformable from a standing position to a flying position, where the toy performs like a helicopter and also to a driving position, where the toy performs like a wheeled vehicle. Transformations are carried out on-the-fly by remote control and the toy vehicle has the ability to maintain proper center of gravity for stable flight, takeoff and landing. Also provided is a remotely controlled toy vehicle that is driven by a rotating blade system so as to both drive over the ground and hover or fly in the air. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065352 | ENTERTAINMENT ATTACHMENT FOR BABY BOTTLES - A light and sound emitting apparatus for attachment to assorted conventional infant feeding bottles includes a base member having at least one side wall, an inner floor and a bottom panel, all forming a substantially hollow interior compartment, a solid-state memory device for storing a plurality of sounds, and at least one speaker disposed adjacent the bottom panel or side wall for emitting sounds. A sound-generating device is disposed within the interior compartment for transmitting a plurality of songs and sounds to speakers, and lights are disposed adjacent an exterior surface of the side wall for emitting flashes of light from at least two locations. Light and sound generation is powered by a battery disposed within the interior compartment, and an adjustable clamp rises vertically from the base for releasable attachment to a nursing bottle. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065353 | INFANT PLAY GYM - An infant play gym including a mat, a first arched structure extending over the mat, a second arched structure extending over the mat, and a motion module. The motion module includes a housing couplable to both the first arched structure and the second arched structure, a power source, and a motor positioned within the housing and powered by the power source, the motor operable to cause the first and second arched structures to move with respect to one another. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065354 | TACTILE INPUT INTERACTION - Interactive devices for detecting, characterizing, and acting upon tactile inputs are disclosed. An example embodiment may include a doll configured to produce audible outputs, visible outputs, and/or movement based at least in part upon its characterization of a tactile input. For example, the doll may characterize a tactile input as a slap, a tickle, a rub, a pinch, etc., and the doll may cry, smile, giggle, or move based upon its characterization of the tactile input. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065355 | Low powered activation arrangement and method thereof - A fabric product includes a body having a skin made by interweaving a plurality of textile fabrics and a low powered activation arrangement which includes an electronic unit and one or more conductive threads extended underneath the skin of the body. The electronic unit includes a power source, an activation circuit which is a low powered activation circuit, and an operator. Each of the conductive threads has a proximal end portion electrically coupled with the activation circuit and a distal end portion which is extended to an outer surface of the skin of the body at a predetermined location thereof and is arranged in such a manner that when the distal end portion of the conductive thread is being contacted, the activation circuit is activated to actuate the operator. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065356 | KEYSTONE GAME CALL - a keystone game call capable of producing various tones to reproduce the sounds of game such as fowl and more particularly wild turkeys. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065357 | TOY VEHICLE FOR PICKING UP AND RELAYING TRACK - A toy vehicle includes a main body assembly supported for movement on wheels and having opposing right and left lateral sides, opposing front and rear ends, and opposing top and bottom sides extending between the lateral sides and the ends. The combined opposing right and left lateral sides and opposing top and bottom sides of the main body assembly define a slot that extends through the toy vehicle. An arm is provided for lifting at least one track segment from a level below the main body assembly up and into the slot while one or more other propulsion elements are provided in or around the slot to engage and move the one track segment from the one end of the vehicle entirely through the main body assembly along the slot and out the opposing end of the vehicle. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065358 | BRASSIERE WITH INFLATION /DEFLATION ASSEMBLY - A brassiere comprising: breast cups for supporting a breast of a wearer; each said breast cups including at least one inflatable air envelope having at least one internal space which receives air from at least one air pump; connection means allowing communicating between a pump and the at least one inflatable envelope, such that when a pump is actuated, the at least one inflatable envelope is air inflated. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065359 | CONCEALED AND DISCREET SECURITY POCKET - This discrete, easily accessible, and selectively introduced and selectively removed pocket holds, e.g., keys, cash, credit cards, metro cards, cosmetics, valuables, or other accessories. The pocket is worn in the interior of a brassiere cup or bathing suit top to provide convenience and safety and is shaped and contoured appropriately to the interior of such garment. The pocket can be used with any brassiere and is held in place with a plurality of attaching members, including but not limited to magnets. The pocket is alternately and easily removed from an article of clothing, even in public, and worn as a sachet around the wrist. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065360 | NIPPLE SHIELD - A nipple shield includes a base portion having a cutout for allowing a nose of the baby to contact the mother's breast during breastfeeding and a nipple portion that extends outward from the base portion. The nipple portion includes a sidewall and a generally flat end wall that has a plurality of openings therein. The nipple portion is configured for receiving the nipple therein and to be placed in the baby's mouth during breastfeeding. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065361 | Device For Finish-Machining of Optically Effective Surfaces of, In Particular, Spectacle Lenses - A device for finish-machining of the optically effective surfaces of, in particular, spectacle lenses has a spindle shaft, which has a tool mount section and which is mounted in a spindle housing to be rotatable about a workpiece rotational axis (A). An electric rotary drive has a rotor and a stator by which the spindle shaft operatively connected with the rotor is drivable to rotate about the tool rotational axis. An adjusting device axially displaces the tool mount section with respect to the spindle housing in the direction of the tool rotational axis (linear movement Z). The rotor and the stator are arranged coaxially with the spindle shaft, wherein at least the rotor together with the spindle shaft is axially displaceable with respect to the spindle housing in the direction of the tool rotational axis by the adjusting device. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065362 | STRUCTURED ABRASIVE ARTICLE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A structured abrasive article includes a backing having a structured abrasive layer disposed on and secured thereto. The structured abrasive layer includes shaped abrasive composites that comprise abrasive particles and nonionic polyether surfactant dispersed in a crosslinked polymeric binder. The abrasive particles have a mean particle size of less than 10 micrometers. The nonionic polyether surfactant is not covalently bound to the crosslinked polymeric binder and is present in an amount of from 2.5 to 3.2 percent by weight based on a total weight of the shaped abrasive composites. The structured abrasive articles are useful for abrading a workpiece. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065363 | Scale Removing Method and Scale Removing Apparatus - A scale removing apparatus | 2011-03-17 |
20110065364 | METAL CATIONS FOR INITIATING POLISHING - The invention provides methods for planarizing or polishing a metal surface. The method comprises a composition comprising an abrasive, cesium ions, and a liquid carrier comprising water. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065365 | GRINDING METHOD AND GRINDING APPARATUS FOR POLISHING PAD FOR USE IN DOUBLE-SIDE POLISHING DEVICE - The present invention provides an apparatus capable of uniformly grinding an polishing pad. Further, the present invention provides a method of grinding an polishing pad by using the grinding apparatus. Specifically, the present invention provides a method of, in a double-side polishing device having a carrier for holding a work, a pair of upper and lower rotating surface plates disposed to face each other to sandwich the carrier therebetween, and the polishing pad provided on each of the facing surfaces of the rotating surface plates for polishing the work, grinding the polishing pad, the method comprising the steps of: separating the upper and the lower rotating surface plates away from each other when the polishing pads on the upper and the lower rotating surface plates are to be ground; inserting, between the separated upper and lower rotating surface plates, an arm having at a front end portion thereof a grinding plate of a diameter smaller than those of the rotating surface plates; and pressing the grinding plate against the polishing pad of each of the rotating surface plates and rotating the grinding plate, thereby grinding the polishing pad of each of the rotating surface plates. The present invention also provides an apparatus which enables the grinding method described above. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065366 | CLAMPING ASSEMBLY FOR A WATERJET - An air-actuated clamping assembly that is quickly actuated to secure a workpiece in place during machining operations, such as on a waterjet machine. The clamping operation is completed within seconds after a workpiece is placed (for example, when used in conjunction with a waterjet machine) onto the waterjet machine slats. The system greatly minimizes set-up time, allows for an adjustable clamping force, allows for one operator to set up workpieces, keeps the workpiece firmly in place and prevents movement during the machining process, is adaptable to various waterjet brands and models, and is air-actuated so that typical “house air” can be utilized. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065367 | ARC SURFACE GRINDING DEVICE - A grinding device includes a fixed barrel, a moving barrel, a grinding plate, and an actuator. The fixed barrel defines a chamber and includes a number of inner surfaces substantially parallel to a central axis, each of which defines a holding groove therein for holding a workpiece. The moving barrel is received in the chamber and includes a side surface substantially parallel to the central axis and defines an installation groove. The grinding plate is fixedly installed in the installation groove. The actuator is configured for driving the moving barrel to spin and move back and forth along the central axis, and driving the moving barrel to move towards a workpiece so that a surface of the workpiece is grinded into a desired arc surface by the grinding plate, and driving the moving barrel to move towards another workpiece after the desired arc surface of the workpiece is obtained. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065368 | RETAINING RING FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING - An improved retaining ring used for chemical mechanical polishing of substrates, such as semiconductor wafers, to hold a substrate in place during the polishing process. The retaining rings are configured with inserts through which fasteners are positioned to securely affix the retaining ring to the polishing head. The inserts assist in dissipating the force of the fasteners, thereby allowing a more uniform polishing surface. The opening through which the fastener is positioned may be configured with concave or convex side walls to assist in dissipating the force of the fasteners during installation of the retaining ring or the polishing process. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065369 | ROUGHING-GRINDING DISC - A roughing-grinding disc consists of a plurality of part discs, which are flat in design, are located closely against one another, unconnected and uncovered, in an outer working region, are rigidly connected to one another in an inner connecting region located within the working region and are provided with a hub passing through the grinding disc in a centre opening. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065370 | AIR COLLECTOR INTEGRATION WITH WORKSTATION - An air collector workstation assembly is provided comprising a plurality of workstation walls defining a work area. Each of the plurality of workstation walls comprises a plurality of wall panels mounted to a plurality of frame members. Each of the plurality of wall panels has a panel width and a panel height. At least one wall panel comprises an adjustable dimension wall panel having at least one removable panel portion to adjust the panel height. An air collector unit with a mounting profile having an air intake width and an air intake height is mounted to one of the workstation walls. The air intake width is approximately equal to the panel width. The removable panel portion can be removed and the mounting profile inserted to place the air collector in communication with the work area. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065371 | APPARATUS FOR COOLING AN EXERCISER HAVING MANUAL LOCAL CONTROL OF AIR OUTLETS BUILT INTO DISCRETE COOLING ASSEMBLIES - A cooling assembly is disclosed for cooling an exerciser while exercising. The cooling assembly includes a plurality of air outlets supported by at least one extended cooling structure, and includes at least one cooling air input. Each air outlet is in airflow communication with a cooling air input. The plurality of air outlets is arranged along the at least one extended cooling structure so as to at least partially surround the exerciser with cooling air. Each extended cooling structure is cooperative with at least one support mechanism for supporting the extended cooling structure. Each at least one cooling air input is connectable to a cooling air source for supplying a flow of cooling air. At least partially surrounding the exerciser with cooling air results in more comfortable exercise sessions, while also saving energy by more efficient cooling of each exerciser as compared with typical gym cooling systems. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065372 | Recreation Room and Method of Adjusting the Room Atmosphere - The invention concerns a method of adjusting a room air in a first room wherein the room air is supplemented continuously or at recurring intervals of time by nitrogen or a nitrogen-bearing, carbon dioxide-poor gas mixture in such a way that the proportion of oxygen in the room air is less than 20.9% by volume and the proportion of carbon dioxide in the room air is less than 1% by volume, wherein at the same time at least a slight overpressure in relation to an outside atmosphere surrounding the room is set in the room. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065373 | APPARATUS FOR SURROUNDING AN EXERCISER WITH COOLING AIR HAVING MANUAL LOCAL CONTROL OF AIR OUTLETS BUILT INTO A STATIONARY EXERCISE DEVICE - An apparatus is disclosed that cools an individual while using a stationary exercise device by supplying cooling air that mostly surrounds the individual, herein called the SurroundCool™ effect. A plurality of air outlets provides a flow of cooling air from a plurality of locations and/or directions to generate the SurroundCool™ effect. Each air outlet is independently adjustable in direction over a range of directions for accommodating various exerciser shapes and sizes. Each air outlet is also independently adjustable in flow rate over a range of flow rates, including fully open and fully closed, so as to help provide a desired level of cooling. Some embodiments allow control of at least one characteristic of the cooling air, including temperature, flow rate, and humidity. In some embodiments, the range of directions is bounded so as to ensure that each cooling air outlet can only be directed at the individual, thereby saving energy. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065374 | Grille Cover and Contaminant Level Indicator - A disposable cover for an air flow grille of the type permitting air flow through a plurality of air flow openings in a predefined array of said openings, each said air flow opening having a forward inlet aperture and a passage wall extending from said forward opening to a discharge aperture on a downstream side of said air flow grille, said disposable cover being made from a thin walled mouldable plastics material having passage means corresponding to the predefined array of said openings in said air grille and being engageable therein during use of the disposable cover, said disposable cover, in use, covering at least forward facing regions of said air flow grille and at least a portion of each of the passage walls extending towards the discharge aperture on the downstream side of said air flow grille. | 2011-03-17 |