13th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100077828 | HYDROGEN SENSOR WITH AIR ACCESS - The invention is directed at a method of sensing hydrogen gas in a liquid comprising: providing a measuring device comprising a hydrogen sensing chamber and a palladium hydrogen sensor mounted in contact with said chamber, positioning a hydrogen permeable membrane between the liquid and the hydrogen sensor and creating a headspace, selectively providing air to the sensor headspace, thereby bringing air into contact with said palladium sensor to refresh the palladium, after the palladium sensor is refreshed shutting off air flow to the sensor headspace, bringing liquid into said chamber, allowing hydrogen to pass through the membrane and reach equilibrium, and reading the hydrogen concentration. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077829 | LOW DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR ROOMS - A pressure monitoring apparatus ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100077830 | ELECTRONIC SELF-CALIBRATION FOR SENSOR CLEARANCE - Self-calibration of a multiple channel clearance sensor system, which in one embodiment includes at least one sensor for measuring at least one clearance parameter signal between a stationary object and a rotating object of a rotating machine. The sensor output is processed as a clearance parameter by an offset correction section configured to determine an offset error in the clearance parameter signal which is used by a level shifter. The level shifter is also switchably coupled to the clearance parameter signal wherein the output of the level shifter, which may be amplified and digitally converted, is processed by a signal level analyzer to determine a channel gain signal. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077831 | MEASURING INTENSITY OF SHOT PEENING IN AREAS WITH DIFFICULT ACCESSIBILITY - Determining shot peening intensity by affixing a Almen test strip to a shot peening surface, removing the peened strip from the shot peening surface, measuring an arc height of the shot peened strip, and determining peening intensity on the surface from the measured arc height. The strip may be affixed with an adhesive such as rubber cement and may be a sub-size strip cut from a full size Almen strip. The arc heights of the sub-size strip may be correlated to arc heights of the standard strips. A sub-size strip may be affixed to and a full size standard strip may be mounted on a peening surface of a block and be simultaneously shot peened. Arc heights may be measured on a gage having support means for holding both strips. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077832 | Artificial bird projectiles for simulating bird strike events - An artificial bird projectile is provided for simulating bird strike events. The projectile has a solid foam phase and a gel or liquid phase. The gel or liquid phase is supported by the foam phase. The projectile may be suitable for simulating bird strike events on aero gas turbine engines. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077833 | EXHAUST GAS SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CONCENTRATIONS OF EXHAUST GAS CONSTITUENTS - An exhaust gas sensor and a method for determining concentrations of exhaust gas constituents are provided. The exhaust gas sensor includes a NO | 2010-04-01 |
20100077834 | VIRTUAL FLEX FUEL SENSOR FOR SPARK IGNITION ENGINES USING IONIZATION SIGNAL - Alcohol concentration level of flex fuel is estimated based upon in-cylinder ionization signals. The in-cylinder ionization signals are integrated and the rotational completion point of a chosen percentage of the integration total is identified as the integration location for the operating conditions under observation. The calculated integration location correlates with alcohol concentration level of flex fuel, and the integration calculations provide a basis for a virtual flex fuel sensor that provides calculated estimates of alcohol concentration rather than direct sensing using an expensive physical flex fuel sensor. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077835 | PARTICULATE MATTER SENSOR - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate monitoring particulate matter within an exhaust gas stream. In one exemplary embodiment, a particulate matter sensor for an exhaust system of an engine is provided. The sensor includes a housing having a first end and a second end. The housing includes a sealing feature located at the first end of the housing. The housing further includes an attachment feature located between the first end and the second end of the housing. The sensor further includes a sensing rod extending from the first end of the housing. The sensing rod is configured to generate a signals based upon particulate matter flowing within the exhaust system of the engine. The sensor also includes an electrical connector extending from the second end of the housing. The electric connector is in communication with the sensing rod to transmit signals generated by the sensing rod. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077836 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN EXHAUST GAS SENSOR AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - A method for operating an exhaust gas sensor, which has at least two electrodes, between which a pump current flows and between which a pump voltage occurs, said sensor being operated with a nominal operating temperature and a low temperature operation being intermittently provided at said sensor, wherein the temperature of the exhaust gas sensor is less with respect to the nominal operating temperature, and a device for carrying out the method are proposed. Provision is made according to the invention for the pump voltage to be acquired and for the low temperature operation to be influenced by the pump voltage. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077837 | Porous Thin Film and Process for Analyte Preconcentration and Determination - A porous thin film and a method are disclosed. The film has a generally uniform thickness and includes fused silica particles that provide multiple types of pores in the film. Particles are generally uniformly distributed on a surface and have a generally open structure that provides the film with an open interface readily accessible to fluids. The film provides for preconcentration of, e.g., heavy metals in fluid and gas samples that provides for direct determination of the analytes. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077838 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LOW CYLINDER PRESSURE CONDITION FOR A GAS CHROMATOGRAPH - A method for determining a low cylinder pressure condition of a gas chromatograph includes providing gas from the cylinder to an inlet of the gas chromatograph. In particular, the gas is provided at a predetermined inlet pressure that is higher than an inlet pressure that is required for a predetermined gas chromatographic analysis routine. The inlet pressure of the gas being supplied to the inlet is increased, in order to attempt to achieve a predetermined check value. It is then determined if the inlet pressure actually increases to at least the predetermined check value. If it is determined that the inlet pressure of the gas does not increase to at least the predetermined check value, then an indication of a low cylinder pressure condition is provided. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077839 | IN SITU MONITORING OF METAL CONTAMINATION DURING MICROSTRUCTURE PROCESSING - By providing a tool internal sensor device in a process tool in a semiconductor facility, metal contamination may be monitored in situ, thereby avoiding or at least significantly reducing the requirement for sophisticated sample preparation techniques, such as vapor phase decomposition tests in combination with subsequent analysis procedures. Thus, a full time inspection of process tools may be accomplished. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077840 | Light induced gas sensing at room temprature - A light-assisted sensor and method of light-assisted sensing of gaseous species involves contacting a gaseous medium with a material selected to adsorb on its surface one or more gaseous species of interest and illuminating the surface of the material from a source to induce a change of an electrical property, such as conductivity, of the material in the presence of the one or more gaseous species. The change in the electrical property of the material is measured and can be used to identify and quantify the gaseous species of interest in the gaseous medium. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077841 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR CHECKING THE CONDITION OF CONTAINERS - A method for checking the condition of containers ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100077842 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING A PROPERTY OF A BASE OIL - A method for predicting a property of a base oil, and a blend chart, are provided. The method for predicting a property of a base oil includes selecting two base stocks, and preparing a chart having the viscometric property under low temperature and the volatility of both base stocks and curves between them that is used to predict whether blends of two base stocks will meet requirements for a finished lubricant. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077843 | SUBSTANCE IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USING - A substance identification system comprises interrelated components. A fluidics cartridge is configured to permit suspension of a sample of a substance of interest in a liquid medium, and to permit transfer of the suspended sample into a container via syringe/needle action or other suitable actuation means. The container is configured to be fixedly or removably coupled with the fluidics cartridge. An interface cartridge is configured to position the container for analysis by a portable substance identification device. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077844 | PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor has a Si device having a first main surface that has a bonded area, a second main surface parallel to the first main surface, a pressure-sensitive resistor formed on the first main surface, and a joining assist pattern formed on the first main surface, and a pressing member bonded to the bonded area on the first main surface and compressing the Si device in a thickness direction. The pressure-sensitive resistor has a first bonded section which is placed within the bonded area of the first main surface and is bonded to the pressing member. The joining assist pattern has a second bonded section which is made of the same material as the first bonded section of the pressure-sensitive resistor and is placed within the bonded area of the first main surface and is bonded to the pressing member. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077845 | DETECTING IONIZATION SIGNAL FOR HCCI ENGINES USING A DUAL GAIN AND DUAL BIAS VOLTAGE CIRCUIT - Disclosed is a way to detect ionization within a cylinder of an internal combustion engine where the engine selectively operates in either a spark ignition mode or a HCCI mode. A single ionization detector circuit adapts in response to a control input to alter its bias voltage and its gain to selectively enable effective detection of ionization for each of two different operational modes of an internal combustion engine. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077846 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING ROAD LOAD DURABILITY OF TRUCK REAR BED - A method for testing road load durability of a truck rear bed includes calculating road pseudo fatigue damage on the rear bed based on road load data indicative of loads imparted on the rear bed while the truck is traveling on a proving road, determining a cyclic input applied to a rear bed assembly mounted on a bench test stand with the rear bed assembly being separated from at least a cab of the truck so that bench test pseudo fatigue damage on the rear bed that is substantially equivalent to the road pseudo fatigue damage is achieved by the cyclic input, and performing a durability bench test of the rear bed by applying the cyclic input to the rear bed assembly mounted on the bench test stand with the rear bed assembly being separated from at least the cab. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077847 | TIRE STATE ESTIMATOR AND TIRE STATE ESTIMATION METHOD - A tire state estimator includes a lateral force upper limit estimating section, a lateral force estimating section, and a tire slip angle estimating section. The lateral force upper limit estimating section calculates an estimated tire lateral force upper limit, on a basis of an estimated tire slip angle and a measured tire self aligning torque. The lateral force estimating section calculates an estimated tire lateral force, on a basis of the estimated tire lateral force upper limit calculated by the lateral force upper limit estimating section and the estimated tire slip angle. The tire slip angle estimating section calculates the estimated tire slip angle, on a basis of the estimated tire lateral force calculated by the lateral force estimating section and a measured vehicle state. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077848 | TIRE AND METHOD OF SELECTIVELY ALTERING OR CONTROLLING PROPERTIES OR CHARACTERISTICS THEREOF UNDER VARYING CONDITIONS - One exemplary embodiment includes a method comprising providing a tire having a component constructed and arranged to cause at least one portion of the tire to have a first stiffness or resistance to force exerted thereon under a first condition and a second stiffness or resistance to force exerted thereon under a second condition and selectively causing the first or second condition to occur. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077849 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING LAYER THICKNESSES - The present invention concerns a device for measuring of layer thicknesses, especially for measuring of layer thicknesses of a structural part ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100077850 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF FOR JUDGING LIGHTNING ENERGY LEVEL - A wind turbine generator system that can quantitatively determine the energy of a lightning strike on a wind turbine blade is provided. In the wind turbine generator system generating electricity by driving an electrical generation mechanism through rotation of a rotor head to which wind turbine blades are attached, an electrically conductive shield tape for judging the charge quantity (C) of a lightning strike is bonded to surfaces of the wind turbine blades. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077851 | Air Flow Meter - In a structure in which peripheral part of a diaphragm section of an electrical insulating film is covered with a protective film made of an organic material, the resistor wire on the diaphragm section crosses the peripheral part of the diaphragm section. At a place where a narrow wire of a resistance temperature detector and the like crosses the peripheral part of the diaphragm section, the protective film is thinner than the other part, and the dust impact resistance is reduced. At a place where a heating resistor wire connected to a heating resistor body or resistance temperature detector wires connected to resistance temperature detector bodies cross a periphery of the diaphragm section, a film component protruding from an electrical insulating film is arranged side by side with the heating resistor wire or the resistance temperature detector wires. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077852 | GAS METERING DIAPHRAGM - A diaphragm for use in a gas meter that includes an expansion section having a series of convolutions. During repeated use of the diaphragm, the expansion section flexes to allow the center section of the diaphragm and the attached diaphragm disk to move between a retracted position and extended position. The convolutions formed in the expansion section include a series of curved peaks and curved troughs joined by web sections. The multiple convolutions in the expansion section allows for more consistent and repeatable movement and volume displacement of the diaphragm between the extended and retracted positions. The action of the convolutions also contributes to extended life by eliminating wrinkling of the diaphragm material. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077853 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING CONTACT OF A PIPETTING NEEDLE WITH A LIQUID IN A VESSEL - A method and level sensor apparatus for detecting contact of a pipetting needle with at least a liquid contained in a vessel are disclosed. The apparatus provides a pipetting needle made of a material suitable for transmitting ultrasonic waves, a needle holder for holding the needle, a electromechanical transducer for generating ultrasonic pulses to be transmitted towards the needle, for receiving echo pulses reflected at the tip of the needle, and for generating an electrical output signal representative of the echo pulses, and electronic circuit means for generating and applying a driving signal to the transducer, which generates corresponding pulses which are transmitted to the needle towards the tip thereof, and for monitoring and evaluating the output signal to detect the position of the needle at which the tip of the needle contacts the liquid and for providing a resulting signal representative of the result of said evaluation. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077854 | Circuit Design to Prevent False Level Sense Readings - A circuit for conveying signals between one or more ink level sensors and a circuit includes a substrate having a circuit end, a sensor end, and an elongated body extending therebetween. The sensor end includes a bottom layer in which the first signal trace is routed and a top layer in which the second and third signal traces are routed. The sensor end includes a first, a second, and a third connector each extending through the top and the bottom layers that are electrically connected to a first signal trace, a second signal trace, and a third signal trace, respectively, in the substrate. The first connector, the second connector, and the third connector are configured for electrical connection to a first probe, a second probe, and a third probe, respectively, of the level sensor. A first ground trace is positioned in the sensor end that includes a first continuous guard ring in the top layer completely surrounding and spaced from the first connector, and a first segmented guard ring in the bottom layer including a plurality of segments that are each electrically connected to the first continuous guard ring and being spaced from the other segments in the first segmented guard ring. The first signal trace is routed in the bottom layer to the first connector via a space between the segments of the first segmented guard ring. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077855 | INK LEVEL SENSOR - A probe assembly for use with an ink reservoir level sensing apparatus comprises an insulating support frame formed of an electrically insulating material. The insulating support frame includes a lower portion to be positioned in a lower portion of an ink reservoir and an upper portion configured to be positioned in an upper portion of the ink reservoir. The insulating support frame has a lower probe and an upper probe each partially encapsulated by the electrically insulating material of the insulating support frame such that the lower and upper probes are physically and electrically isolated from each other, and positioned with respect to each other such that at least a portion of the lower probe is positioned in the lower portion of the frame, and the upper probe is positioned above the lower probe in the support frame extending to the upper portion of the frame. An outer probe is attached to the insulating support frame using attachment features that are formed integrally with the insulating support frame. The outer probe is positioned on the insulating support frame extending from the lower portion of the frame to the upper portion of the insulating support frame. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077856 | START TIME OF GYRO ASSEMBLY - An inertial measurement unit (IMU) includes an assembly including a plurality of gyroscopes. Each gyroscope has an associated motor bias control loop gain setting. The IMU further includes an electronic device in signal communication with the gyroscopes. The device is configured to set the loop gain setting of a first gyroscope of the plurality to a first value to commence a startup time period of operation of the first gyroscope. The device is further configured to set the loop gain setting of the first gyroscope to a second value to commence a normal time period of operation of the first gyroscope. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077857 | Inertia sensing module - An inertia sensing module is connected to a portable electronic device. The inertia sensing module includes an accelerometer unit for generating at least one of acceleration sensing signals a | 2010-04-01 |
20100077858 | INERTIA SENSOR - A multi-axis accelerometer or a multi-axis angular rate sensor which can be made by an easy process and the size of which can be greatly reduced is provided. An inertia sensor has a substrate, a flat proofmass formed on the substrate and a stacked structure including at least a lower electrode, a piezoelectric film, and an upper electrode, an anchor unit formed in a cutout inside of the proofmass and fixed on the substrate, and a plurality of flat piezoelectric beams each having one end connected to the proofmass, the other end connected to the anchor unit, and a stacked structure formed in a cutout inside of the proofmass and including at least a lower electrode, a piezoelectric film, and an upper electrode, wherein the inertia sensor enables to detect an acceleration applied on the proofmass based on charges generated to the electrodes of the piezoelectric beams. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077859 | MECHANICAL QUANTITY SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A mechanical quantity sensor includes a first structure having a fixed portion with an opening, a displaceable portion arranged in the opening and displaceable relative to the fixed portion, and a connection portion connecting the fixed portion and the displaceable portion, a second structure having a weight portion joined to the displaceable portion and a pedestal arranged surrounding the weight portion and joined to the fixed portion, the second structure being arranged and stacked on the first structure, a first base connected to the fixed portion and arranged and stacked on the first structure, and a second base connected to the pedestal and arranged and stacked on the second structure. The weight portion is adjusted in thickness after the first structure is made and before the second base and the second structure are joined. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077860 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATED ISOLATOR AND TRANSDUCER COMPONENTS IN AN INERTIAL SENSOR - The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for determining precision vehicle orientation information. The system includes an inertial measurement unit having a chassis with a first interior surface, an inertial sensor assembly disposed within the chassis and having a first exterior surface, and integrated suspension elements mounted to the first interior surface and the first exterior surface. The integrated suspension elements include a first sensor that senses a displacement measurement of the inertial sensor assembly with respect to the chassis. The displacement measurement is used to determine an angular deflection. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077861 | Capacitive Accelerometer - Substantially hemispherical concave first and second surfaces of substantially equal radius and surface area face each other about a proof mass supported for movement between the surfaces. The surfaces and proof mass have electrically conductive portions allowing assessment of differential capacitance for measurement of acceleration. Electrically conductive portions are connected to a conditioning circuit in an embodiment. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077862 | Workpiece Composite and Use of the Workpiece Composite - A workpiece composite includes a preform part and a gel accommodated in a recess in the preform, the recess being enclosed by at least one edge which serves as a creep barrier to prevent the gel from spreading. The at least one edge of the recess defines a termination point of at least one surface which is provided with a coating made of an oleophobic material in an area adjacent to the at least one edge. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077863 | DIAPHRAGM STRUCTURE AND MEMS DEVICE - A diaphragm structure for a MEMS device includes a through-hole formed so as to penetrate from an upper surface to a bottom surface of a substrate; and a vibrating electrode film formed on the upper surface of the substrate so as to cover the through-hole. An opening shape of the through-hole in the upper surface of the substrate is substantially hexagonal. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077864 | LOCKING MECHANISM WITH ACOUSTIC BARRIER FOR MOUNTING A SENSOR ON A PIPE - This invention relates to a device for mounting in a fixed mounted frame ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100077865 | FLOWMETER, IN PARTICULAR INDUCTIVE FLOWMETER - A flowmeter, such as an inductive flowmeter, is disclosed which includes a measuring tube made of plastic or haivng at least one plastic lining. Exemplary embodiments can assess a measurement in a highly accurate and reliable manner, and measure further physical variables using a relatively simple design, wherein measuring devices can be directly connected to a flow measurement location. For example, at least one pressure and/or temperature and/or field sensor can be introduced into plastic material of the plastic measuring tube or the plastic lining. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077866 | TILT SENSOR FOR USE WITH PROXIMAL FLOW SENSING DEVICE - A tilt sensor is provided that is generally adapted to detect tilted and non-tilted stated of an object associated therewith, which in some cases is a ventilation circuit component. The tilt sensor may correspond to a pneumatically operated tilt sensor that can be used in conjunction with a ventilator to help prevent compromised measurements from certain elements which can be used in a ventilator patient circuit. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077867 | PHALANGE TACTILE LOAD CELL - A tactile load cell that has particular application for measuring the load on a phalange in a dexterous robot system. The load cell includes a flexible strain element having first and second end portions that can be used to mount the load cell to the phalange and a center portion that can be used to mount a suitable contact surface to the load cell. The strain element also includes a first S-shaped member including at least three sections connected to the first end portion and the center portion and a second S-shaped member including at least three sections coupled to the second end portion and the center portion. The load cell also includes eight strain gauge pairs where each strain gauge pair is mounted to opposing surfaces of one of the sections of the S-shaped members where the strain gauge pairs provide strain measurements in six-degrees of freedom. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077868 | Tactile sensor - A tactile sensor includes a substrate, electrodes arranged on the substrate, a conductive resistor membrane spaced apart from the electrodes by a predetermined distance, and an elastic member spaced apart from the resistor membrane by a predetermined distance. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077869 | Sensor System Including a Magnetized Shaft - A sensor includes a shaft and a magnetic sensor. The shaft may have at least one magnetized active region. The magnetic sensor may be configured to sense a magnetic field about the shaft, and may provide an output representative of torque applied to the shaft, shaft rotational speed and/or shaft rotational position. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077870 | Torque Sensor - The present invention aims at detecting torque with a high degree of precision, by suppressing influences such as disturbance and rotation dependency. An output side cylinder is provided with a reference slit, and an input side cylinder is provided with a first detection slit and a second detection slit, which overlap the reference slit, the overlap amount between the first detection slit and the reference slit changing inversely with the overlap amount between the second detection slit and the reference slit, magnetic flux is applied from the inner side of the input side cylinder by a first drive coil and a second drive coil, a measuring circuit detects a phase difference between a phase of a detection signal for detecting the magnetic flux by a first detection coil provided on a position facing to the first detection slit on the outer side of the output side cylinder, and a phase of a detection signal for detecting the magnetic flux by a second detection coil provided on a position facing to the second detection slit on the outer side of the output side cylinder, and based on the phase difference, a torsion amount of the torsion bar is calculated. The directions of the magnetic flux generated by the first drive coil and second drive coil are opposite to each other. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077871 | Test apparatus - One embodiment of a testing device is disclosed having an expansible element that expands radially outwardly upon the application of an axial force. In one form the testing device includes two bellows forming a deflection surface that expands radially outward upon the application of axial force to the testing device. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077872 | Fixing Element That Detects Deformations - A fixing element that can detect deformations is disclosed. It includes: a body, which has an action end, an fixing end, and an accommodating hole through the axial direction therein; a stress gauge disposed on the wall of the accommodating hole in the body for detecting the deformation on the fixing end; an computing module disposed in the accommodating hole of the body and connected with the stress gauge to compute the deformations detected by the stress gauge. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077873 | MONITORING DEVICE OF GAS INTRODUCING DEVICE FOR ANALYZER - Gas is supplied from positive pressure (10 | 2010-04-01 |
20100077874 | Sample Collection Container, Sample Collection Apparatus, And Sample Collection Method In Supercritical Fluid System - There is provided a sample collection container, a sample collection apparatus, and a sample collection method used in a supercritical fluid system capable of collecting a multi-constituent sample contained in a supercritical fluid at low cost and high collection efficiency. The pressure of a supercritical fluid containing a sample is reduced to a pressure close to the atmospheric pressure, and the depressurized supercritical fluid is forced to undergo adiabatic expansion to form gas-phase CO | 2010-04-01 |
20100077875 | MICROFLUIDIC ELASTIC MICRO-ALIQUOTTER - Disclosed is a microfluidic device comprising at least one micro-aliquotter for dispensing fixed or variable volumes. The micro-aliquotter includes an rigid, dimensionally stable foundational layer having a fluid port therein that is in fluid communication with a channel within the microfluidic device, and an elastic film positioned on the foundational layer where the film covers the fluid port. The elastic film is sealed to the foundational layer so fluids entering through the fluid port can be captured between the elastic film and the foundational layer. The elastic film being expandable from a rest position on the foundational layer to a dispensing, or aliquotting, position in which an aliquot volume of a fluid is contained between the film and the foundational layer. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077876 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING DECOKING TOOLS - A device for testing decoking tools comprises means | 2010-04-01 |
20100077877 | ROTARY MICRO-ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR A SYNCHRONOUS DOUBLE-DRIVE POSITIONING PLATFORM - A rotary micro-adjustment mechanism for a synchronous double-drive positioning platform (such as a gantry) is disposed between a beam and support pillars of the synchronous double-drive positioning platform and comprises a positioning pillar and elastic members. The positioning pillar is provided to pivot the beam relative to the respective support pillars to compensate displacement error of the beam and the support pillars. The elastic members are provided to resist the pivotal rotation between the beam and the support pillar by their restoring force, so as to improve the rigidity of the overall mechanism. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077878 | DRIVE MECHANISM FOR ARTICLE DEHYDRATION - A drive mechanism for dehydrating a mop. The drive mechanism includes a base ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100077879 | Actuator - An actuator is described which comprises a rotatable actuator member ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100077880 | DRIVE TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A drive transmission device includes a motor pinion gear provided at an output shaft of the driving motor and a-transmission gear engaging the motor pinion gear. In the drive transmission device, a sliding washer and a compression spring are disposed between the transmission-gear and the motor mounting plate. The sliding washer is pressed against a web of the transmission gear by the compression spring. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077881 | GEAR MOUNTING - This invention relates to a gear mounting having a spindle ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100077882 | COAXIAL GEAR SET - A coaxial gear set, in particular a hollow shaft gear set for industrial drive technology, having high power density, comprising a drive element ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100077883 | Impact Reducing Device for Shift Lever - An impact reducing device for a shift lever is provided that enables more safely protecting a driver while effectively reducing impact applied to the driver by a shift lever, by moving the entire shift lever assembly downward while breaking a portion of a bushing by which the shift lever is mounted in a base bracket when impact is applied to the shift lever, a hinge shaft of the shift lever assembly is rotatably fitted and supported in the bushing, which is detachably mounted in the base bracket. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077884 | VEHICLE REVERSING APPARATUS - A vehicle reversing apparatus is configured to reverse a vehicle by a driving force of a starter motor, which starts an internal combustion engine, or by a driving force of the internal combustion engine. The vehicle reversing apparatus can include a reverse drive gear, a reverse gear, a shifter gear, a shifter gear slide mechanism, and lost motion mechanism. The reverse drive gear is configured to rotate by the starter motor or the internal combustion engine and the reverse gear is configured to reverse the vehicle. The shifter gear is configured to be mounted circumferentially rotatably relative to a reverse shaft and to transmit rotation of the reverse drive gear to the reverse gear. The shifter gear slide mechanism is configured to slide the shifter gear through rotation of a shifter motor to enable the shifter gear to engage the reverse drive gear and the reverse gear. The lost motion mechanism is configured to coaxially connect a rotation shaft of the shifter motor and the reverse shaft to each other. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077885 | Arrangemmmment In Control Device of Work Machine - A method for removing impurities from a control device of a work machine and a control device. The control device ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100077886 | Accelerator Pedal for a Vehicle - A vehicle pedal assembly includes a pedal housing defining at least a sensor cavity and a resistance mechanism cavity accessible through an opening defined in a base of the housing. A pedal arm is coupled to the housing and includes both a sensor finger extending into the sensor cavity and a contact lever extending into the resistance mechanism cavity. A sensor is mounted in the sensor cavity and is responsive to movement of the sensor finger. A resistance mechanism is inserted and mounted in the resistance mechanism cavity through the opening in the base of the housing. The contact lever is moveable in the resistance mechanism cavity in response to movement of the pedal arm into contact with the resistance mechanism. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077887 | METAL FORMULATIONS - The invention is directed to a formulation containing at least one hard material powder and at least 2 binder metal powders. The formulation is characterized in that the cobalt is completely contained in the first binder metal powder and is prealloyed with one or more elements of groups 3 to 8 of the Periodic Table of the Elements which are elements of the fourth period and at least one further binder metal powder from the group consisting of powders of the elements Fe, Ni, Al, Mn, Cr and alloys of these elements with one another is present and the further binder metal powders do not contain any cobalt in unprealloyed form. The invention further relates to the use of the inventive formulation in a cemented hard material, a porous sintered agglomerate and a thermal spray powder. The invention also relates to a method of controlling the toxic effect of cobalt-containing metal formulation by utilizing the inventive formulation. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077888 | PRODUCTION OF AN IRON POWDER COMMODITY - The present invention is directed to an iron powder commodity and to a process for producing such iron powder commodity comprising dehydrating and de-oiling hot strip mill (HSM) sludge within an inert gas atmosphere contained in a reaction chamber; venting and processing reaction chamber off-gas into a hydrocarbon product; discharging from the reaction chamber a dry de-oiled iron powder commodity that contains nanoparticle and ultrafine particle iron-bearing solids, and beneficiating the discharged iron powder commodity into particles of similar properties. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077889 | METHOD TO ENHANCE CLARIFICATION IN A MIXING REACTOR AND SAID MIXING REACTOR - The invention relates to a mixing reactor for mixing a liquid and pulverous solid, clarification the solution that is formed and discharging the clarified solution from the mixing reactor, in the lower section of which a fluidized bed is formed. The invention also relates to a method for mixing a liquid and pulverous solid into each other in a fluidized bed, for clarification the solution that is formed and for discharging the clarified solution from the mixing reactor. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077890 | MULTIPURPOSE OPENER - A multi-purpose opener including a head portion having a top side, a bottom side and a tip, the head portion being connected to a handle at a first angle. The head portion includes a curved member protruding from the top side of the head portion and an elongate hook-like member protruding from the bottom side. A pronged element is provided protruding from the tip of the head portion. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077891 | DISENGAGEMENT AND REMOVAL TOOL FOR SWOLLEN GLOW PLUG - Disengagement and removal tool consists of five metal parts, which can easily remove swollen glow plug without exposure to break and despite the narrow area between the engine and the body of the vehicle. This is done within approximately 60 minutes per vehicle, while the currently used tool takes from one day to one week to do this | 2010-04-01 |
20100077892 | FORCING TOOL - A forcing tool is provided in which a lobe aperture incorporates opposed lobe pairs having driving flanks. Distal ends of the driving flanks define a spacing consistent with the width of a dowel or tang to be utilized in a twisted-dowel joint. The aperture incorporates location recesses to allow the dowel or tang to pass through the aperture and then through twisting create a lock condition. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077893 | PUNCHING APPARATUS - A punching apparatus comprises a punch for punching holes in a sheet, a cam member for reciprocally moving the punch in a punching direction, a motor for moving the cam member, a pulse generator for generating pulses that are synchronized with the driving of the motor, and a control unit for applying a brake to the motor to stop the cam member upon counting the pulses of a predetermined number from the pulse generator after the cam member moved by the driving of the motor passes through a reference position, in which the control unit, in case of performing an adjust mode that adjusts a timing of the braking of the motor, performs first driving processing for stopping the driving of the motor upon counting the pulses of the predetermined number after the moved cam member passes through the reference position, performs second driving processing for driving the motor by normal rotation or reverse rotation and counting the pulses until the cam member reaches a predetermined position, and determines the predetermined number based on the pulses counted in the second driving processing. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077894 | CUTTING DEVICE - Cutting device for cutting a rubber component ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100077895 | DEBURRING TOOL - The invention relates to a deburring tool for deburring abutting edges at orthogonally and obliquely extending transversal boreholes having a diameter of less than 10 mm in a component, such as an engine block, an injection system for combustion engines, a valve block and a camshaft or transmission shaft. The deburring tool is moved in a rotational and/or translatory manner and comprises a tool shaft ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100077896 | DRUM FOR WIPE MATERIAL DISPENSING MACHINE - A drum comprises a longitudinal central core corresponding to a length of the drum and extending from its ends, end discs, a plurality of intermediary discs provided with notches defining a housing zone of a cutting device and one or several sleeves made of an elastomeric material and braced around the discs. The sleeves at the initial state have a diameter substantially greater than a diameter of the drum and a certain degree of elasticity to deformation. A brace pushes and maintains the sleeves at the bottom of the notches causing an elastic deformation of the sleeves which grip the upper edges of the intermediary discs and an end disc producing pleats between consecutive intermediary discs. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077897 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SEEDS FOR POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON MANUFACTURE - An apparatus for manufacturing seeds for polycrystalline silicon manufacture by cutting a silicon rod in an axial direction into at least one plate-like member, and cutting at least one of the silicon plate-like member lengthwise into seeds that are square in cross section, that includes a table which mounts the silicon rod or at least one of the plate-like member, a pair of end-face supporting members which support the silicon rod or at least one of the plate-like member by pressing both end faces thereof in the axial direction, and a cutting blade which cuts the silicon rod or at least one of the plate-like member in the axial direction, in addition the end-face supporting members includes comb-like grooves that allow the cutting blade to pass through. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077898 | ADJUSTABLE POMMEL HANDLE FOR POWER TOOL - An adjustable handle for a power tool is disclosed. The adjustable handle may be rotated about the longitudinal axis of the handle to a position desired by the user and locked into the desired position by a locking member. The adjustable handle may be positioned into one of a plurality of predetermined handle positions. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077899 | CORE WIRE CONTACT DETECTION DEVICE - Provided is a core wire contact detection device which detects contact between a strip blade and a core wire when a sheath of an electric wire is stripped by the strip blade. The core wire contact detection device includes a vibration detection unit capable of detecting a vibration in a frequency range including a vibration frequency generated due to the contact between the core wire and the strip blade, and a contact state determination processing unit which determines that the strip blade and the core wire are in contact with each other when an amplitude of the detected vibration exceeds a predetermined threshold value. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077900 | Musical instrument stabilizing restraint - A holder is provided for maintaining a device such as a musical instrument in a steady position on the floor upon which the device has been placed. The holder is attached to the floor but can be easily removed. The holder is provided with a recess adapted to receive the device. The recess is located on the top of the holder. The holder separates the device from the floor and comprises a substrate which has a pressure sensitive adhesive affixed to its bottom surface. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077901 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR A MULTIPLE FRET VARIABLE STRING CAPOTASTO - The present invention provides a multiple fret variable string capotasto implementing a trigger per string/fret location paradigm as well as triggers that adjust for the variable thickness and distance of the strings from the neck and/or device of the present invention. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077902 | STRAP FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING LENGTH OF STRAP BELT - A guitar strap | 2010-04-01 |
20100077903 | SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS - A support system for an acoustic instrument has connecting elements of flexible material extending between and attaching the instrument and a support frame to support and/or balance the weight of the instrument and isolate acoustic frequencies, thereby eliminating deleterious acoustical effects. Embodied exemplarily herein as a support system for a drum, flexible elements extend between and attach the drum head hoop to a circular frame or support that fully or partially encircles the drum. The flexible elements may be made integral with the drum head and/or its head skin. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077904 | CONVERTIBLE PERCUSSION CART-PLATFORM SYSTEM - A convertible percussion cart-platform system includes first and second instrument platforms that are shiftable between a transportation position and a performance position for moving and positioning musical instruments and a player platform that is shiftable between folded and unfolded positions for allowing a user to perform on instruments supported by first and second instrument platforms in the performance position. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077905 | INSTRUCTIONAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PIANO OR OTHER MUSICAL KEYBOARD - An instructional device and associated method for illustrating the positions of keys and their associated notes on a keyboard are provided. The instructional device includes key markers that are adjustably mounted on a support structure in a configuration corresponding to the keys of a keyboard. The key markers correspond in size to the keys of the keyboard and are adjustable between the ends of the group of markers. Indicators are provided on the markers to indicate a chordal relationship between a respective one of the markers and the other markers. Thus, the device can be used, e.g., to indicate the position of the keys on a piano keyboard and, further, to indicate the relationship of the keys and associated notes to one another, such as by identifying various chordal relationships. In addition, the device can be adjusted to thereby illustrate such key positions and note relationships in connection with an inversion of one or more of the key markers relative to the others. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077906 | Method and Use of Warm-Up Instructional Video for Wind Instrument - An instructional system and method for students of wind instrument that include audio/video depictions for viewing by users of the system and method an instructor performing steps on a wind instrument, an animated breathing bar presented at least during a time period over which a user is to attempt to replicate the steps demonstrated by the instructor, such breathing bar to visually command a user to alternatively inhale or exhale (while producing tones on his or her wind instrument), and visual indicia instructing in textual form the step or steps to be carried out by a user. A system can include one or many steps being demonstrated and prompted for recreation by a user, as well as additional presentations, such as metronomes, interactive tuners, and the like. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077907 | ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - When the on-on time between Note | 2010-04-01 |
20100077908 | ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | 2010-04-01 |
20100077909 | METHOD FOR SIGNAL PROCESSING AND AN APPARATUS THEREFORE - An apparatus for signal processing, wherein a disc is placed on a turntable and is provided with a groove which can be followed by the pick-up element, and employing a time-code signal wherein during use of the disc the said time-code signal controls the digital audio source. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077910 | FILTER DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT USING THE FILTER DEVICE - In a filter device, a filter coefficient calculation circuit has a parameter table. The parameter table stores a plurality of sets of filter coefficients associated with a first parameter based on a frequency and a second parameter based on respective plurality of levels representing a degree of attenuation or enhancement of a gain of a filter in filter characteristics. The filter coefficient calculation circuit extracts a set of filter coefficients from a parameter table with the use of the first parameter and the second parameter determined according to a frequency and a strength of a musical sound signal, and outputs the extracted set of filter coefficients to the filter. The filter circuit performs filter processing for the musical sound signal, based on the filter characteristics determined by the set of filter coefficients. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077911 | Ballistic plate and method of fabrication thereof - A composite material plate comprising a plurality of hard ceramic stubs with silicon rich metal inclusions in a metal-ceramic, heterogeneous poly-phase matrix and a method of fabrication thereof comprising the steps of fabricating green ceramic stubs; densifying; optionally wrapping carbon fibers therearound and arranging the green ceramic stubs into a closely packed array with organic binder, pyrrolizing and | 2010-04-01 |
20100077912 | Fighting Shield - A portable shield for use by a peace officer can be carried on an officer's arm and has a curved outer surface and a relatively small overall shape, to provide better enforcement abilities. The shield supports a canister of sprayable protection material, such as pepper spray. The shield has a baton port for supporting an officer's baton during use of the baton. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077913 | MODULAR BODY FOR USE ON AN ARMORED VEHICLE - A modular armored cab kit is provided for use on an armored vehicle that includes a cab body having a frame, an armored roof, an armored floor and a plurality of attachment elements, with the roof, floor and attachment elements being permanently attached to the frame. The cab kit further includes at least one non-armored panel, at least one non-armored door, at least one armored panel and at least one armored door, each for attachment to the cab body. The attachment elements facilitate field installation and removal of the panels and doors, wherein the non-armored panel and door are removably attached to the frame in a relatively low threat environment and are removed from the frame and replaced with the armored panel and door in a heightened threat environment. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077914 | OVER RIDING CHAMBER IMPULSE AVERAGE WEAPON - A recoil-operated, impulse averaging, air-cooled, magazine-fed, automatic weapon. An operating group of the weapon includes a chamber, a bolt, a barrel extension and one or more toggles. The recoil action of the weapon from firing a first round drives the toggles in a motion constrained by a cam way. The toggles then drive the chamber in a linear reciprocating motion ejecting a first round and over-riding the next round. An impulse averaging system controls the speed of the recoil. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077915 | APPARATUS WITH ADJUSTABLE FREEDOM FROM BACKLASH FOR A CONTROL DEVICE - An apparatus is provided for exerting on a regulating piston of a control device a regulating force that is a function of the position of an actuating lever. The apparatus comprises a bearing arrangement for supporting the actuating lever, a first arm and a second arm, each of which is rotatably mounted on the bearing arrangement independently of the others. The apparatus additionally includes a carrier element that is connected to the actuating lever, and an elastic element connecting the first arm and the second arm to one another. The apparatus is especially distinguished by the fact that the position of the carrier element relative to the first arm and to the second arm is adjustable to establish freedom from backlash. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077916 | HYDRAULIC CYLINDER WITH CUSHION - A cushioned hydraulic cylinder assembly including a hydraulic cylinder having a reciprocating piston movable between an extended position and a retracted position and a hydraulic fluid port proximate an end thereof for ingress and egress of hydraulic fluid. A cushion member is carried by the piston, wherein the cushion member obstructs hydraulic fluid flow out of the port in the retracted position and is spaced from the port in the extended position. A continuous spiral groove is formed in an outer surface of the cushion member and has a beginning at a first end of the cushion member away from the piston and terminates proximate a second end adjacent the piston. The beginning of the spiral groove has a cross-sectional volume, the cross-sectional volume decreasing toward the second end of the cushion member. The spiral groove gradually reduces hydraulic fluid flow out of the port as the piston moves toward the retracted position. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077917 | SEALING DEVICE - The invention relates to a sealing device for a swivel motor comprising an outer part and an inner part as well as at least one working chamber located between them, which seals the working chamber and comprises at least two rectangular sealing element housed in a groove enclosed in the outer and/or inner part running essentially parallel to the swivel axis of the swivel motor, each of which comprises at least one rectangular sealing plant and at least one gasket. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077918 | CYLINDER FOR HIGH-PRESSURE HYDRAULICS - A cylinder for high-pressure hydraulics is disclosed, with a cylinder sleeve extending between a cylinder base and a cylinder head composed of an inner tube and an outer sleeve made from fiber-reinforced plastic placed on the inner tube. According to the invention, a weight reduction without loss of rigidity may be achieved, whereby the inner tube of the cylinder sleeve screwed to the cylinder base and joined to the outer sleeve in a thrust-resistant or shear-resistant manner engages with the cylinder head in a tensile-resistant manner. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077919 | GAS SEPARATION USING ULTRASOUND AND LIGHT ABSORPTION - An apparatus and method for separating a chosen gas from a mixture of gases having no moving parts and utilizing no chemical processing is described. The separation of particulates from fluid carriers thereof has been observed using ultrasound. In a similar manner, molecular species may be separated from carrier species. It is also known that light-induced drift may separate light-absorbing species from carrier species. Therefore, the combination of temporally pulsed absorption of light with ultrasonic concentration is expected to significantly increase the efficiency of separation by ultrasonic concentration alone. Additionally, breaking the spatial symmetry of a cylindrical acoustic concentrator decreases the spatial distribution of the concentrated particles, and increases the concentration efficiency. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077920 | MULTI-PORT INDEXING DRUM VALVE FOR VPSA - The present invention relates to a dual feed and dual vacuum four bed VPSA process for selectively adsorbing a component from a feed stream, e.g., nitrogen from air, to produce an oxygen-enriched gas stream using a multi-port indexing drum valve, a system comprising a multi-port indexing drum valve and method for operating such a system. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077921 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN INERT GAS TO A LARGE VOLUME ATMOSPHERE - A system and method is presented for reducing a concentration of ambient air used in a feed stream to form an inerting gas in a pressure swing adsorption system. The method includes introducing ambient air into a pressure swing adsorption system to form an inerting gas, introducing the inerting gas to a large volume of atmosphere, thereby inerting at least a portion of the large volume of atmosphere to form an inerted atmosphere, and removing a portion of the inerted atmosphere and introducing the portion of inerted atmosphere to the pressure swing adsorption system to form the inerting gas, thereby reducing an amount of ambient air utilized to form the inerting gas in the pressure swing adsorption system. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077922 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USING SUBSTANCES CONTAINING CARBON - Methods of characterizing and producing compositions with negative δ | 2010-04-01 |
20100077923 | Filter apparatus and method - An air filter system for installation within the air inlet duct for an air conditioning system has a pair of mandrels that establish sufficient friction force when a web of fresh filter fabric is drawn from a supply roll to eliminate most undesirable wrinkles and slackness in the web. The “pop-off” feature of the fresh filter fabric supply and contaminated filter fabric storage magazines with a removable side enable a fresh roll of filter fabric to be installed in the system with minimal disagreeable effort. A peripheral step that protrudes from the base of the system enables the system to be adaptable to many existing air conditioner ducting structures. A back-up secondary filter, preferably treated with the activated carbon, permits less-than-particulate contamination, e.g. odors and noxious gases to be removed from the incoming air stream. Electrical circuits that control the sequential cycles for replacing the filter fabric webs, signals each progressive cycle and provide system condition cues are also described. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077924 | AIR PURIFIER - The present invention relates to air purification techniques and provides an air purifier. The air purifier comprises a shell with an air inlet and an air outlet. An electric field filter, an air passage and a blower are disposed inside the shell. The electric field filter comprises a filter frame disposed at the air outlet and a grid base disposed under the filter frame. A filter is provided inside the filter frame. One end of the air passage connects with the grid base and the other end connects with the blower. The blower is disposed at the air inlet. The filter frame and the grid base are integrated as a hermetic whole. Due to the integrated configuration of the filter frame and the grid base, when removing out the electric field filter, the power is cut automatically. This effectively prevents an occurrence of the electroshock, and improves safety performance of the purifier. Furthermore, air leakage can be greatly reduced, for there is no gap between the filter frame and the grid base. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077925 | WET FLUE-GAS DESULFURIZATION EQUIPMENT - In an absorbing tower including an absorption unit of relatively small diameter capable of absorption and removal by an absorbent slurry for exhaust gas purification and a tank unit of relatively large diameter for temporarily storing the absorbent slurry flowing down from the absorption unit, the tank unit and the absorption unit are joined together by a conical member. By disposing an entrance flue at the conical member, a distance from an upper portion of the conical member to a spray header is shortened, and a height of the absorbing tower can be reduced accordingly. By extending a front end of the entrance flue to the absorption unit into which droplets of the absorbent slurry fall, a high-temperature exhaust gas from a boiler, etc., that has passed through the entrance flue, is made to pass through a circumference of the conical member so that an inexpensive material can be used in the conical member. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077926 | DUST CAPTURE DEVICE AND PROJECTION TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present invention includes: a rolled filter stretched between first and second winding shafts and, unused part of the filter being wound around the second winding shaft; a brush provided between the first and the second winding shafts so as to come into contact with a surface of the filter; a feeding mechanism for driving the first and the second winding shafts to take up or rewind the filter; and a feeding control unit for controlling the feeding mechanism. When activating a renewing operation for feeding unused part of the filter from the second winding shaft, the feeding control unit controls the feeding mechanism such that once the filter is taken up by the first winding shaft by an take-up amount La, the filter is rewound by the second winding shaft by a rewind amount Lb, and La and Lb satisfy a relationship La≧Lb. Without increasing the amount of the filter or the size of the device itself, the present invention can deliver adequate performance even in a dusty environment by a small number of filter renewing operations. | 2010-04-01 |
20100077927 | BREWING APPARATUS WITH A DRAINAGE VALVE - The invention relates to a brewing apparatus, in particular for coffee, comprising a drainage valve, which is located on the one hand in a brewing liquid path between a brewing liquid container and a brewing unit of the brewing apparatus and on the other hand, in a drainage liquid path between the brewing unit and an outlet of the brewing apparatus. In a brewing position of the drainage valve, the brewing liquid path is released and the drainage liquid path is blocked. The brewing apparatus is characterised by a drainage position of the drainage valve in which both the drainage liquid path and also the brewing liquid path are released and a decalcification position of the drainage valve in which the brewing liquid path is blocked and a decalcification liquid path is produced between the brewing liquid container and the outlet via the drainage valve. | 2010-04-01 |