14th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090087229 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A developing device including a flexible agitating blade attached to an agitating member is described. The developing device may receive developer from a developer cartridge via a replenishing port. The replenishing port may be configured to prevent the flexible agitating blade from flinging toner outside of the developing device. In one example, an upstream opening of the replenishing port may be located such that, when a free end of the flexible agitating blade rotates to the opening, the surface of the agitating member has rotated to vertical or inclined downward. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087230 | DEVELOPING APPARATUS - A developing apparatus for developing a latent image formed on an image bearing member with a developer includes a first developer carrying member for carrying and feeding the developer by rotation thereof about a rotation axis which is at a fixed position; a second developer carrying member for carrying and feeding the developer by rotation thereof, the second developer carrying member having a rotation axis which is swingable relative to the first developer carrying member; a supporting member for supporting the second developer carrying member swingably about the first developer carrying member; a driving device for applying a driving force to the first developer carrying member; and a driving belt for transmitting the driving force applied to the first developer carrying member to the second developer carrying member. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087231 | Endless Member Drive Apparatus and Image Forming Apparatus - An endless member drive apparatus includes: an endless member that has plane surfaces and rotates by receiving a drive force; a drive support member that supports and drives the endless member; a rotatable support member that includes a rotation shaft, and that supports the endless member; a bearing member that includes: a bearing portion that supports the rotatable support member rotatably, and that supports the rotatable support member in such a manner that the rotatable support member can be moved in an intersecting direction to intersect a tensile direction where a tensile force is generated in the endless member; a positioning portion that positions the rotatable support member, wherein the rotatable support member is moved and positioned by using a force that, in a case where the endless member is rotated, is applied to the rotatable support member, and that goes in the intersecting direction. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087232 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND BELT TRANSPORTING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus is provided with: an image carrier that holds an image; an endless transfer belt that is rotated while sandwiching a recording medium therebetween, and transfers the image on the image carrier to the recording medium; a first roll member that holds the transfer belt and brings that into contact with the image carrier; a second and third roll members that hold the transfer belt together with the first roll member; and a moving member that makes the second roll member movable so as to make a center distance between the first and second roll members on one end side of the transfer belt larger than one on the other end side, and makes the third roll member movable so as to make a center distance between the first and third roll members on the one end side smaller than one on the other end side. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087233 | Belt unit and image forming apparatus using the same - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a belt unit including: a belt that is formed in an endless shape; a first roller that supports the belt from an inner side of the belt; a second roller that supports the belt from the inner side of the belt; regulation walls that are disposed on both sides of the second roller and that each includes a boss protruding outwardly, the boss having a tapered portion; and plate frames that are disposed on both sides of the belt and that each includes: a first groove portion that supports the first roller; and a second groove portion that supports the second roller, the second groove portion having a rounded edge formed to be run on by the boss through the tapered portion. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087234 | ENHANCED FUSER STRIPPING SYSTEM - An improved fuser includes a fuser member, a pressure member that forms a nip with the fuser member through which copy sheets pass to have images fused thereon and an air knife to assist in peeling copy sheets from the fuser member. The air knife has a device connected to it that blocks entrained airflow between the fuser and air knife to reduce fuser cooling and power loss. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087235 | Fixing Unit and Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus, such as a laser printer, may use high levels of heat to form images, and some elements may expand and contract with changing temperatures. An apparatus may include a heat roller disposed against a pressure roller, with an endless belt member enclosing the pressure roller. The belt member may also have different frictional characteristics on an inside and outside of the roller, such that when peripheral speeds change due to expansion of the pressure roller, the belt member may be configured to slip against the pressure roller, and maintain a frictional relationship with the heat roller (or a printing medium, such as paper, that is pinched between the rollers). Additionally, the rotational speed of an axis of the pressure roller may be adjusted to compensate for the thermal expansion. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087236 | PAPER ROUTE SWITCHING APPARATUS - A disk having one or more indentations is configured at one end of a driving shaft and has interaction with an extension arm configured at a corresponding end of a switch shaft for switching the medium conveying route in an image system. When the driving shaft drives the disk to rotate along different directions, the indentation on the disk provides the extension arm room for the disk to guide the extension arm to switch its position between a first position and a second position. A plurality of switch gates on the switch shaft also switch to different positions corresponding to the extension arm such that the conveying route of a medium can be switched between a first route and a second route. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087237 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus is provided and includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording sheet at an image forming position; a regulating roller that conveys the recording sheet; a supply path from the regulating roller to the image forming position; an inversion path that is configured to merge with a position on the supply path between the regulating roller and the image forming position and bends and inverts the sheet; a return path that is configured on an opposite side of the regulating roller from the supply path to return the recording sheet to the supply path; and a control unit which rotates the regulating roller in a return rotational direction to convey the inverted recording sheet into the return path, and in a feed rotational direction to convey the recording sheet to the image forming position. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087238 | Medium conveying device and image forming apparatus - A medium conveying device includes a conveyance path that is used for conveying medium; a medium guide that is furnished on the conveyance path and has at least one swing supporting portion; and a supporting section that supports the swing supporting portion to swing along a separation direction separating from the conveyance path so as to make the swing supporting portion support the medium guide to swing. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087239 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus which records images on front and back surfaces of a sheet, including: a head which ejects ink onto the sheet for recording; a sheet-supply roller which contacts the sheet to transfer the sheet for supplying to the head; sheet-transfer rollers which are disposed on a downstream side of the head so as to be rotatable forwardly and reversely, and which transfer the sheet passed through the head while nipping the sheet, toward an outside of the image recording apparatus when forwardly rotated or toward the sheet-supply roller when reversely rotated such that the sheet is permitted to be again supplied to the head by the sheet-supply roller; a sheet-return path which is branched from a connecting path that connects the sheet-transfer rollers and the head so as to extend toward the sheet-supply roller, and through which the sheet is transferred toward the sheet-supply roller by the reverse rotations; and a roller-driving control section which drives the sheet-transfer rollers and the sheet-supply roller such that the sheet is transferred through the sheet-return path in a state in which the sheet is warped. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087240 | PAPER DISCHARGE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A paper discharge device includes a discharge member, a paper carry portion, a first moving section, a pair of paper side end register sections, a second moving section, and a discharge paper control section. The paper carry portion carries thereon paper discharged by the discharge member. The first moving section moves the discharge member in a paper width direction to shift the position of paper. The pair of paper side end register sections holds the paper from both sides in the paper width direction. The second moving section moves the pair of paper side end register sections in the paper width direction. The discharge paper control section, when the shifting direction of the paper by the first moving section is switched from one direction to the other direction, controls the second moving section to move the pair of paper side end register section in the other direction. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087241 | Paper discharge device and image forming apparatus having the same - A paper discharge device and an image forming apparatus having the same are provided. In the paper discharge device, the paper discharge roller has a non-uniform diameter extending in a longitudinal direction and the idle roller contacts with the paper discharge roller in the longitudinal direction of the paper discharge roller so that the print paper unfolds and discharges utilizing a velocity differential at a nip between the paper discharge roller and the idle roller. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087242 | PRINTING SYSTEM, JOB PROCESSING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - In response to a predetermined user's instruction, predetermined post-processing is separated from a job adapted to cause a predetermined post-processor to perform the predetermined post-processing together with performance of print-processing. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087243 | WRITING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, LABEL CREATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREOF - A writing apparatus includes a reading unit that reads, from a paper sheet having plural labels embedded with wireless IC elements, each including a wireless communication unit and a storage unit storing data that is transmitted and received via the wireless communication unit, identification information to identify a set of pieces of information to be written respectively into the plural wireless IC elements; an acquisition unit that acquires a set of pieces of information to be written respectively into the plural wireless IC elements, based on the identification information read by the reading unit; and plural writing components that are provided corresponding to the plural wireless IC elements and write plural pieces of information to be written acquired by the acquisition unit into the plural wireless IC elements, respectively. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087244 | CASSETTE FOR A PRINTER - An integrated ink-and-paper cassette ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090087245 | PRINTING SYSTEM HAVING COUPLED MEDIA CARTRIDGE AND DRIVE MECHANISM - A printing system is provided having a support structure, a print media drive mechanism mounted to the support structure and a media cartridge removably received by the support structure. The media cartridge has a casing housing a roll of print media and a print media delivery arrangement. The casing has a door which is arranged to be opened to enable the print media delivery arrangement to couple with the print media drive mechanism for feeding the print media from the roll. The print media drive mechanism has a pivotal carrier, a first drive motor arranged to impart pivotal drive to the carrier, a primary drive roller mounted to the carrier to engage the roll of print media when the door in the cartridge is open, a second drive motor arranged to impart rotary drive to the primary drive roller, and a third drive motor which engages a drive roller of the print media delivery arrangement. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087246 | MEDIA CARTRIDGE HAVING MEDIA DRIVE COUPLING TO PRINTER - A media cartridge is provided which is arranged to be removably mounted in juxtaposition to a printer and has a casing, a roll of print media rotatably housed in the casing, and a print media delivery arrangement housed in the casing and having a roller. The casing has a door which is arranged to be opened to enable the roll of print media to be contacted by a driven roller mounted to a pivotal carrier of the printer and the roller of the print media delivery arrangement to couple with a drive motor of the printer. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087247 | Low voltage battery operated handheld waxing depilatory device - This invention relates to a low voltage battery operated handheld waxing depilatory device used to remove unwanted body hair quickly, safely and with ease by allowing a depilatory wax stick to enter an opening in the battery door ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090087248 | Apparatus and Method for Separating Flanges - A method and apparatus for separating or spreading flanges of pipes is disclosed and includes two bolt hole engaging devices and a force transmission system. The force transmission system selectively couples with a bolt hole engaging device and is capable of exerting a force thereon for selective movement of the flanges relative to one another. The bolt hole engaging device comprises an expandable member that is arranged to be at least partially accommodated within the bolt hole before expansion, and an expander means arranged to expand the expandable member such that at least a portion of an outer surface of the expandable member is expanded to contact the bolt hole. The expander means may include at least one wedge shaped member and an actuator means for causing relative movement between the wedge shaped member and the expandable member. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087249 | ADAPTER ASSEMBLY - An adapater is disclosed. An adapter for securing a surgical device to a positioning stage is disclosed. The adapter includes a body member defined by a distal end and a proximal end. The body member includes at least one connector element for selectively securing the adapter to a positioning stage. One of the distal and proximal ends of the body member further includes a mounting member for securing a portion of the surgical device to the body member. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087250 | Cross Groove Constant Velocity Universal Joint - The object is to reduce the weight of the outer race of cross groove constant velocity universal joints. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087251 | TELESCOPIC DEVICE - A telescopic device includes an outer tube, an inner tube, a sustaining rod, an elastic body, and a locking device. The outer tube receives the inner tube for axial traveling. A positioning portion is formed opposite to the locking device on the inner tube, the inner tube is free to axially travel inside the outer tube and only stopped by the engagement of the locking device and the positioning portion. The sustaining rod is arranged inside the outer tube, an end thereof is fixed to a retaining seat of the outer tube and another end serves to sustain the elastic body. The elastic body is arranged inside the inner tube, the two ends thereof are fixed to the opposite sides of an end of the inner tube. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087252 | Device for limiting the angle of rotation of an object mounted in rotatable manner and optical observation apparatus - First, a device ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090087253 | BALL AND SOCKET JOINT WITH SENSOR DEVICE, PROCESS FOR LOAD MEASUREMENT AND PROCESS FOR WEAR MEASUREMENT - A ball and socket joint, a processes for load measurement and for wear measurement is provided, for example, for an axle system of a motor vehicle. The ball and socket joint has a housing ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090087254 | Shaft assembly with lash free bipot joint connection - A shaft assembly having a first shaft and a second shaft interconnected by a bipot joint is disclosed. The first shaft and the second shaft are disposed in overlapping spaced relationship. The bipot joint includes a pivot block sandwiched between the first shaft and the second shaft. The pivot defines a mounting surface abutting one of the first and second shafts, and a semi-annular surface opposing the mounting surface and abutting the other of the first shaft and the second shaft. A fastener extends through a bore defined by the first shaft, the pivot block and the second shaft to interconnect the first shaft, the pivot block and the second shaft. The fastener includes a spring to bias the first shaft, the pivot block and the second shaft together, thereby de-lashing the bipot joint. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087255 | CONNECTOR - A connector ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090087256 | Coupling Apparatus for Structural Members - The coupling apparatus for structural members includes a paired couplers for coupling structural members with each other, and each coupler includes a cylindrical main body, engaging projections spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction at an end of the body and projecting along the center line of the body, and engaging hooks projecting in one circumferential direction at the projecting end portions of the projections. At least one coupler further includes a coupling direction changing mechanism which couples the at least one coupler with a predetermined position of a structural member corresponding thereto so that the center line of the body of the at least one coupler can be orientated in a desired direction. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087257 | SEAL HUB FOR PROTECTION OF SEAL AND BEARING FROM METAL FRAGMENTS DUE TO SHEARING OF A SHOCK DEVICE - A seal device for preventing entry of debris into a rotary cutter drive housing when a shock protection device having frangible drive features is removed after having fractured the drive features following a driveline overload condition. The housing includes an upwardly facing opening through which a drive shaft for the cutter extends. The drive shaft rotationally engages the shock protection device for driving the rotary cutter. The seal device is disposed in the upwardly facing opening beneath the protection device and includes drive means for rotation in unison with the drive shaft. The seal device further includes a seal interface for sealing interface with a contact seal disposed on the inner circumference of the opening thereby preventing the entry of debris into the housing. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087258 | LOCKING DRIVE HUB AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A locking drive hub and method of use comprising a drive hub inner element having a slit and a drive hub inner element diameter; and a drive hub outer element; wherein the drive hub outer element is capable of decreasing the drive hub inner element diameter. The drive hub inner element may comprise a plurality of tap holes and/or may have a slope, preferably an inclined slope. The drive hub outer element may comprise a plurality of clearance holes and/or my have a slope, preferably a decline slope. The locking drive hub may also comprise a plurality of hardware, such as screws or bolts, and/or a plurality jack screw holes. It is envisioned that this device may preferably engage and disengage a shaft such as a shaft of a generator or motor. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087259 | Robust Hybrid Structural Joints - A hybrid joint of dissimilar materials capable of bearing structural loads without long term creep due to a fiber stack in direct bearing of shear pins, studs, or legs on the lateral surfaces of multitudes of high-modulus fibers. The shear pins, studs, or legs may be welded onto a metal member and precisely incorporated into the composite during textile assembly prior to resin infusion and cure. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087260 | Method and Apparatus for Preventing the Drive Wheels of an Irrigation Machine from Becoming Stuck in the Mud - To prevent the rut-like wheel tracks of an irrigation machine from becoming so deep that the wheels of an irrigation tower can become stuck in mud and water accumulating in the track, a foundation member is inserted into select, potentially troublesome portions of the wheel track to provide support for the wheels during subsequent passes of the machine. In one embodiment the foundation member comprises a generally rectangular pad constructed from synthetic resinous material and designed to be hooked together with other such pads in a chain-like series to provide the length of foundation required. In another embodiment, the foundation member comprises a thinner web or ribbon of preferably synthetic resinous material that may be wound into a coil for storage and cut to length as required. A third embodiment comprises a series of end-to-end pads hingedly interconnected by thinner lines of weakness that may be severed to provide a desired length of foundation member. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087261 | REINFORCED GROUND COVER MATS - The invention is directed to reinforced ground cover mats which can be used to facilitate the passage of heavy equipment and vehicles on wet or disturbed ground. The ground cover mats are comprised of boards contained within a metal frame. A structural support in the form of an I-beam encases the boards and frame on one side, and a tubular member such as a pipe on the other side, thereby increasing the strength at the middle of the mat ends. Further, the tubular member can be modified at its ends to facilitate insertion of a sling and stacking of adjacent mats. The mat also comprises means for lifting, including passages through which chains or cable may be threaded, lifting shackle assemblies or pear link assemblies. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087262 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPAIRING POTHOLES IN ROADS - A system and method for repairing potholes in a road surface by securing a securing device within a pothole, affixing a reinforcing material to the securing device in the pothole, and adding a polyurethane and/or polyisocyanurate foam material to encapsulate the securing device and reinforcing material. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087263 | Reflective Material Dispenser - A reflective material dispenser comprising an indicator laying machine coupler, a hopper, and a dispenser shield. The hopper may comprise a lid, cover, front, at least one wall, and a dispenser assembly adapted to face an indicator material ejection device such as a paint sprayer. The dispenser shield may be adapted to substantially prohibit indicator material splashback onto the dispenser assembly. One dispenser shield may extend outwardly from the hopper and have a first end located proximal the indicator material ejection device. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087264 | Cement Heating and Finishing Machine - The cement finishing machine ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090087265 | REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINANTS FROM IN-SITU AND EX-SITU MEDIA - Described herein is technology for, among other things, a composition for emulsifying a contaminant ground media, where the ground media includes an iron compound. The composition includes a peroxide, a water-soluble aminopolycarboxylate chelating agent, and an amount of a buffering agent sufficient to adjust a pH of a mass of the contaminant to between 7.0 and 9.0 when the buffering agent mixes with the contaminant. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087266 | Conversion kit for adjusting pipelayer frame width - A conversion kit for converting a pipelayer frame of a first width to a different width is disclosed. The conversion kit has a spacer, removably attachable to a first side of the pipelayer frame, and a first plurality of replacement brackets for removably attaching the first side to a first track frame. The first plurality of replacement brackets have a different length than a first plurality of existing brackets that the first plurality of replacement brackets replace. The kit also has a second plurality of replacement brackets for removably attaching a second side of the pipelayer frame to a second track frame. The second plurality of replacement brackets have a different length than a second plurality of existing brackets that the second plurality of replacement brackets replace. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087267 | Pipeline-Laying Vessel - The present invention relates to a pipeline-laying vessel ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090087268 | Tool Holder System - In a tool holder system having a base support plate ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090087269 | CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool for cutting a lead-free copper-based bearing alloy containing 75 to 95% by mass Copper(Cu):, 1 to 15% by mass Bismuth(Bi), and 1 to 10% by mass hard particles comprising metal phosphide, boride, or carbide. The Cutting tool includes a rake surface, a clearance surface, and a cutting edge formed on a line of intersection between the rake surface and the clearance surface. A tip end site including the cutting edge comprises a diamond tip, and the diamond tip comprises a sintered body formed by sintering diamond particles having an average particle diameter (D | 2009-04-02 |
20090087270 | AUTOMATIC SWIVELING TURRET APPARATUS FOR MACHINE TOOL - It is an object of the present invention to provide a hydraulic-free automatic swiveling turret apparatus which can easily ensure a swiveling function that is smooth and superior in terms of durability using a simple construction without any need to install a hydraulic pressure reducing mechanism requiring complicated design and control. The present invention provides an automatic swiveling turret apparatus for a machine tool comprising a wedge mechanism ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090087271 | Device for the High-Speed Drilling of Boards for Printed Circuits - A device for the high-speed drilling of boards for printed circuits and the like. The device has a support, a drill head with an associated mandrel and a workpiece-pressing device mounted on the support, which can be displaced relative thereto towards and away from the board to be drilled. At least one actuator is interposed between the support, the drill head and/or the workpiece-pressing device in order to move the drill head and the workpiece-pressing device with respect to the support. The workpiece-pressing device may be displaced on the support independently from the drill head. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087272 | CARPENTER DRILL PLATE - The carpenter drill plate is a 6″×11″ aluminum plate with a U-shaped handle provided on one end of the aluminum plate and secured by mounting nuts and bolts. A five-inch pipe mounted in the middle of the aluminum plate for an anchor bolt and a two-inch pipe is mounted on a second end of said aluminum plate for supporting a drill bit. A tension spring is provided between the two-inch pipe and a collar adjacent the end of the drill bit for returning the drill bit back into the two-inch pipe. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087273 | CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool including a body, a blade, a feed shaft, and a locking member. The body defines an axis and is adapted to be received by a spindle of a power tool. The blade is removably supportable on the body and rotatable about the axis for cutting a workpiece. A feed shaft is removably supportable in the body and rotatable about the axis for engaging a workpiece, the feed shaft being mountable in the cutting tool to engage and at least partially restrain the blade. The feed shaft further includes an opening transverse to the axis. The locking member is engageable with the body and with the opening in the feed shaft. Advancement of the locking member into the opening tightens both the blade and the feed shaft to the body. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087274 | Milling head for removing heat dissipating elements from a tube - A milling head for a milling device, particularly a rotary milling device, wherein the milling head is capable of imparting a desired finish on a tube, preferably of a heat exchanger tube. The milling head includes one or more milling elements capable of cutting and/or removing heat dissipating elements connected to an outer surface of the tube. The heat dissipating elements are removed from the tube in a longitudinal direction along the tube length. In one embodiment, the milling head also includes a bevel milling element. Methods for milling a tube having heat dissipating elements are also described. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087275 | TWIST DRILL - A metal-working twist drill is provided with inner cutting edges that form a point ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090087276 | Apparatus and Method for Fabricating a Customized Patient-Specific Orthopaedic Instrument - A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are also disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087277 | DUAL-CONTACT TOOL HOLDER FOR LATHE/MILLER - A dual-contact tool holder is provided for a lathe/miller, including a tool seat having an inner circumferential surface in which a circumferential groove is defined and an operation barrel having a circumferential surface in which holes are defined for receiving therein steel balls. The operation barrel forms a central bore in which a connection bar is movably received. A lid is mounted to an upper end of the operation barrel. The connection bar is coupled to a draw bar of a ram, whereby the draw bar of the ram, when caused to move upward, drives the operation barrel upward via the connection bar, causing the steel balls to move upward and tightly engage the inner circumferential surface of the tool seat to generate a dual constraint force for enhancing the fixing of a tool rest. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087278 | Barrier With Integrated Wheelchair Restraints - The embodiment described and claimed herein are improved barrier-type wheelchair securement systems. In particular, one embodiment of a barrier includes an integral shoulder belt assembly, two integral wheelchair restraint assemblies, and two integral lap belt assemblies. The wheelchair restraint and lap belt assemblies comprise retractors which can be mounted external or internal to the barrier. The integral shoulder belt assembly could be connected to a vertical telescoping member which is movable from a first position, wherein the telescoping member is housed inside of the barrier, to a second position, wherein the shoulder belt assembly is disposed at a proper height for a wheelchair passenger. Alternatively, the shoulder belt assembly could be rigidly mounted to the barrier in a fixed position, or could be adjustable to accommodate passengers of varying size. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087279 | Quick Connection Device - A quick connection device including a body and a first resilient finger is provided. The first resilient finger extends from the body at a first pivot end and includes a first bolt engagement portion for engaging a threaded bolt. The first resilient finger applies a lateral force in a first direction traverse to an axis of rotation of the threaded bolt by pivoting as the threaded bolt is rotated. In another embodiment, the quick connection device includes a second resilient finger and forms an opening configured such that the threaded bolt may be pushed therethrough. The first and second resilient fingers clamp the threaded bolt when the threaded bolt is rotated. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087280 | REUSEABLE LOCK NUT DEVICE - A reusable lock nut device is provided. The reusable lock nut device includes a nut with an axial bore and at least one setscrew bore extending radially through a sidewall and opening into the axial bore. The setscrew bore accepts a setscrew for interfacing with and selectively locking against a threaded fastener, used with the reusable lock nut device. The threads of the threaded fastener define a thread angle between respective pairs of converging lateral thread walls. An end portion of the setscrew is tapered, with a taper angle that corresponds to such thread angle. This configuration enables the end portion of the setscrew to nest wholly within a thread valley defined between walls segments of the respective pairs of converging lateral thread walls. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087281 | Connectors for Timber - A U-shaped connector ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090087282 | SECURING ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a securing assembly for securing an object to a profiled element with flanges which delimit a longitudinal slot between them. The securing assembly comprises a metal bearing element which is designed to bear against the outside of the profiled element, an elongate metal anchoring part which is situated on the bottom side of the bearing face of the bearing element, and a support for the anchoring part, which support is provided with one or more spring members and is optionally removably connected to the bearing element and which support supports the anchoring part resiliently in such a manner that the anchoring part can be moved up and down with respect to the bearing element. The securing assembly and its anchoring part can be aligned with the longitudinal slot and the anchoring part can be introduced into the profiled element through the longitudinal slot in such a manner that after rotation of the securing assembly the anchoring part extends at an angle, preferably substantially at right angles, with respect to the longitudinal slot, and the anchoring part grips behind the flanges of the profiled element. The securing assembly furthermore comprises a wedge mechanism which is effective between the bearing element and anchoring part. When the wedge mechanism is operated, the anchoring part is pushed down with respect to the bearing element in such a manner that the flanges of the profiled element can be accommodated in accommodation spaces between the bearing element and anchoring part when the securing element is rotated. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087283 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MAKING LAY-FLAT PHOTO BOOKS - A machine and method are provided for making a lay-flat book or album with multiple pages. The machine includes a base with first and second supports. Paper forming the book pages is creased and placed front face down upon the supports and held in position by a vacuum. An adhesive is applied to the back of one page, and then the supports pressed together to adhere the pages together. Hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders move the supports, as controlled by electrical or electronic circuitry in a control panel. Thus, a semi-automatic process is provided for gluing the book pages together. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087284 | THREE HOPPER CHARGING INSTALLATION FOR A SHAFT FURNACE - A three hopper charging installation for a shaft furnace includes a rotary distribution device for distributing bulk material in the furnace by rotating a distribution member about the furnace central axis and a first, a second and a third hopper arranged in parallel above the rotary distribution device and offset from the central axis. A sealing valve housing is arranged between the hoppers and the distribution device. It has a top part with a first, a second and a third inlet respectively communicating with the first, the second and the third hopper. A first, a second and a third sealing valve are provided in the top part. Each sealing valve includes a flap which is pivotable between a closed sealing position and an open parking position. The sealing valve housing also has a funnel shaped bottom part with an outlet communicating with the distribution device. According to the invention, the top part of the sealing valve housing has a tripartite stellate configuration in horizontal section with a central portion, in which the inlets are arranged adjacently in triangular relationship about the central axis, and with a first, a second and a third extension portion, each sealing valve being adapted such that its flap opens outwardly with respect to the central axis by pivoting into a parking position located in the first, second or third extension portion respectively. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087285 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An FOUP transport robot transports an FOUP, which stores a plurality of substrates, between a loading port and an FOUP placement stage. An indexer robot transfers substrates (unprocessed substrates) stored in the FOUP placed on the FOUP placement stage, to a cleaning part through a substrate transfer part; or receives and stores substrates (processed substrates) subjected to scrub cleaning in the cleaning part, into the FOUP through the substrate transfer part. A plurality of FOUP placement stages are provided around the indexer robot, so that the indexer robot does not have to move in a horizontal direction at the time of transport. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087286 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS - Linear semiconductor handling systems provide more balanced processing capacity using various techniques to provide increased processing capacity to relatively slow processes. This may include use of hexagonal vacuum chambers to provide additional facets for slow process modules, use of circulating process modules to provide more processing capacity at a single facet of a vacuum chamber, or the use of wide process modules having multiple processing sites. This approach may be used, for example, to balance processing capacity in a typical process that includes plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition steps and bevel etch steps. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087287 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER TRANSFER - An apparatus for semiconductor wafer transfer comprises a first region for placement of a pod, a second region for placement of a cassette, an unloading mechanism, and a transferring mechanism for transferring wafers in the unloaded pod to the cassette horizontally. In an embodiment, the pod is unloaded by lifting the housing of the pod, and preferably the apparatus for movement of semiconductor wafers further comprises a carrying mechanism for moving the cassette toward the pod, so that the cassette can be closer to the pod for smoothing wafer transfer. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087288 | SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT APPARATUS WITH MULTIPLE MOVABLE ARMS UTILIZING A MECHANICAL SWITCH MECHANISM - A substrate transport apparatus including a frame, a drive section connected to the frame and including at least one independently controllable motor, at least two substrate transport arms connected to the frame and comprising arm links arranged for supporting and transporting substrates, and a mechanical motion switch coupled to the at least one independently controllable motor and the at least two substrate transport arms for effecting the extension and retraction of one of the at least two substrate transport arms while the other one of the at least two substrate transport arms remains in a substantially retracted configuration. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087289 | Structure for storing a substrate and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus - The present invention provides a structure for storing a substrate that can be downsized compared to conventional techniques and is capable of suppressing an increase in footprint. The structure for storing a substrate pertaining to the present invention includes a holding section for holding a substrate horizontally, an inner component positioned around the holding section, which has a loading and unloading section for loading and unloading the substrate from the holding section in a horizontal direction, and an outer component positioned around the inner component, which has an opening corresponding to the loading and unloading section, wherein the inner component and the outer component are able to rotate independently of each other and a rotation axis of the inner component and a rotation axis of the outer component are orthogonal to a face of the substrate. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087290 | Quadruple vehicle parking system - A quadruple parking system configured to store at least four vehicles is provided. The vehicle parking system includes a rigid frame including four vertically upstanding posts, the frame generally defining a rectangular volume; at least three platforms movably disposed in the frame, each platform being configured to support at least one vehicle; the at least three platforms being coupled to each other by a telescopic coupling, wherein in a first position the at least three platforms are nested upon each other and, upon being elevated, each platform raises the platform below each other; and a hoist unit coupled to the telescopic coupling and configured to raise and lower the at least three platforms, wherein upon being fully raised the at least three platforms define four parking positions. The hoist unit employs an electric drive unit for ensuring consistent and smooth operation in various temperature conditions. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087291 | Front Latch System For A Front End Loader - A work machine includes a frame and a front latch system carried by the frame at a front end of the work machine. The latch system includes a pair of laterally spaced, generally horizontally oriented slots, with each slot defined by an upper edge and a lower edge. The upper edge is longer than the lower edge and extends forward of the lower edge. A loader includes a pair of laterally spaced braces, with each brace having a distal end configured for contacting the ground when the loader is detached from the frame. A cross member coupled between the braces is received within the slots of the front latch system. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087292 | CAM-LOCK MECHANISM FOR ATTACHMENT OF IMPLEMENTS TO PRIME MOVERS - A cam lock device for replacing the conventional pins connecting a loader mechanism to a prime mover, the device in conjunction with a modified loader mounting bracket, provides an adjustable, easily installable and removable apparatus that allows secure and convenient attachment/detachment of a loader mechanism to a prime mover. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087293 | Apparatus and a system for lifting and storing an article and a method for using the same - A frame, a system and a method elevates an article are from a floor to a wall. The frame may have an “A” frame for supporting the article. The article may be placed on the frame and secured to the frame. A drive system attached to the frame is used to pull the frame and the article towards the wall. A drive system elevates the front end of the frame and pulls the back end of the frame toward the wall such that the frame and the article are elevated in a vertical position. The frame and the article may be lowered from the vertical position by the drive system. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087294 | Unit for Packaging Article Containing Infusion Product | 2009-04-02 |
20090087295 | GRABBER FOR AUTOMATICALLY GRABBING PACKING UNITS - A grabber for automatically grabbing and placing packing units of different dimensions and configurations includes a frame with a support, a hold-down device and a stripper attached to the frame. The support supports a bottom portion of a respective packing unit, and is generally horizontally movable with respect to the frame. The hold-down device is downwardly movable toward the support to clamp the respective packing unit between the support and the hold-down device. The stripper is disposed above the support and is generally horizontally movable. The respective packing unit is substantially immobilized by the hold-down device and the stripper as the support is retracted. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087296 | Carton Feeder Having Friction Reducing Support Shaft - A carton feeder assembly is disclosed for selecting or picking carton blanks from the end of a stack of blanks in a magazine. The assembly includes a magazine and conveyor for moving stacks of carton blanks toward a carton feeder assembly. A support shaft assembly is disposed at the downstream end of the magazine and includes a support shaft against which the forwardmost carton blank in the stack leans and rests to support the stack of carton blanks. The support shaft is eccentrically rotatably mounted and driven by a motor so that the support shaft oscillates rapidly as it is rotated. This motion of the support shaft keeps the forwardmost blank of the stack spaced slightly from and out of contact with the support shaft for a significant majority of the time, thus reducing substantially the average friction between the forwardmost blank and the support shaft. Thus, the forwardmost blank can gripped with suction cups of the feeder assembly, which can then be moved to slide the forwardmost blank from beneath the support shaft and off of the stack of blanks with very little frictional resistance. The suction cups thus stay attached to the blank and do not tend to slide off due to shear forces developed in overcoming frictional resistance. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087297 | STACK TRANSFER DEVICE - A transfer device is disclosed for transferring a plurality of stacks of disk-like objects such as frozen hamburger patties, from a plurality of first trays having bottom walls angled with respect to horizontal to a horizontal support platform spaced from the trays. The transfer device includes a support frame having wheels that is movable between first and second ends of a guide track and a pivotal frame pivotally attached to the support frame which pivotal frame supports upper and lower grippers for engaging the upper and lower sides of a plurality of stacks of objects and securely holding the stacks of objects as they are moved between first and second positions. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087298 | COMPRESSOR AND HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A centrifugal turbocompressor including an open-type impeller and a casing compresses a gaseous body that condenses into a liquid. The compressor suppresses erosion due to accumulation of a liquid on a casing surface in the compressor. Such accumulation is possible during the starting time of the compressor, if the gaseous body that has come into contact with the casing condenses on the surface of the casing and changes into liquid droplets, centrifugal force may cause the droplets to accumulate on the surface of the casing positioned outside an impeller, and thus to grow into coarser and larger droplets or a liquid film. If the blade tips of the impeller rotating at high speed scrape the droplets or the film upward, erosion of the blade tips is liable to result. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087299 | FOIL GAS BEARING SUPPORTED HIGH TEMPERATURE CENTRIFUGAL BLOWER AND METHOD FOR COOLING THEREOF - This invention provides a blower design capable of high temperature operation due to use of a self-sustaining cooling scheme through a sealed motor housing in which a cooling circuit can be created, and the use of a thermal barrier across which a temperature gradient may be formed. The thermal barrier may be formed by a thermal choke plate assembly positioned between a hot side and a cold side of the blower to dissipate heat conducted from the hot side. Alternatively, the thermal barrier may be formed by an internal fan ring provided with the blower's rotating assembly to dissipate heat conducted from the blower's impeller. The thermal choke plate assembly and the fan ring may further be used in combination to block heat transfer by all modes between a hot side and a cold side of the blower. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087300 | Vertical axis dual vortex downwind inward flow impulse wind turbine - A wind-powered turbine has a housing with an inlet and an outlet. Located in the housing is a cylindrical stator array having a plurality of spaced-apart stators located in it. An annular cylindrical rotor array having a plurality of cups rotates about a central axis, fits inside of the stator array. The stators are positioned to cause air which flows around the outer periphery of the stator array to impinge on the rotors and an air handling system causes air entering the housing to be distributed substantially around the periphery of the stator array. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087301 | Machine for increased hydro power generation - A multidirectional hydrokinetic power generating turbine has an impeller housing with one or more impellers disposed within the impeller housing, one or more adjustable ducts pivotally connected to the impeller housing, and a plurality of duct leafs disposed about the one or more ducts. The plurality of duct leafs articulate and cause the one or more adjustable ducts to converge and diverge to selectively disposing a fluid about the one or more impellers. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087302 | TURBOCHARGER - The invention relates to a turbocharger ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090087303 | EMBEDDED FIBER OPTIC SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD - A device operating in an environment includes a fiber optic sensing system having one or more fiber optic sensors disposed in the device and configured to detect one or more parameters related to the device. The parameters may include temperature, strain, pressure, vibration, or combinations thereof. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087304 | STAGE OF VARIABLE-PITCH VANES FOR A TURBOMACHINE - A stage of variable-pitch vanes for a turbomachine, these vanes ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090087305 | Exit stay apparatus with intermediate flange - The invention is an Exit Stay Apparatus with Intermediate Flange for Francis and propeller hydraulic turbines. The purpose of the invention is to improve the effectiveness of known Exit Stay Apparatus (U.S. Pat. No. 6,918,744, July 2005, for Hydraulic Turbine and Exit Stay Apparatus therefor) in eliminating the axial central vortex and, therefore, in increasing the efficiency and decreasing the flow pressure pulsations in draft tube cone at off optimum operating regimes. The new Exit Stay Apparatus has an intermediate flange between exit stay crown and periphery and two sets of exit stay vanes: crown exit stay vanes secured to the exit stay crown and the intermediate flange and peripheral exit stay vanes secured to the intermediate flange and following to the periphery. When installed in the turbine the peripheral exit stay vanes are secured at the periphery. There are more crown exit stay vanes than the peripheral exit stay vanes and their profiles are longer than the profiles of the peripheral exit stay vanes. The Exit Stay Apparatus with Intermediate Flange is expected to have the same peak efficiency as known Exit Stay Apparatus. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087306 | BLADE OUTER AIR SEALS, CORES, AND MANUFACTURE METHODS - A blade outer air seal (BOAS) casting core has first and second end portions and a plurality of legs. Of these legs, first legs each have: a proximal end joining the first end portion; a main body portion; and a free distal portion. Second legs each have: a proximal end joining the second end portion; a main body portion; and a free distal portion. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087307 | REDUCED PRESSURE LOAD FINGER SEAL ASSEMBLY - A sealing assembly for achieving a fluid seal between a rotatable shaft and a housing circumscribing the rotatable shaft to inhibit fluid leakage therebetween a high pressure fluid region and a relatively lower pressure fluid region. The sealing assembly includes at least one primary seal, comprising an axial stack of a plurality of diaphragm members, including an upstream diaphragm and a downstream diaphragm. A plurality of finger seal plates are positioned between the upstream diaphragm and the downstream diaphragm. The plurality of diaphragm members define a passageway in fluid communication with the high pressure fluid region and a low pressure fluid region. The sealing assembly includes at least one secondary seal positioned within the passageway and configured to convert fluid from a high pressure axial pressure balance to a low pressure axial pressure balance thereby reducing a radially inward pressure load. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087308 | WIND TURBINE WITH MIXERS AND EJECTORS - A Mixer/Ejector Wind Turbine (“MEWT”) system is disclosed which routinely exceeds the efficiencies of prior wind turbines. In the preferred embodiment, Applicants' MEWT incorporates advanced flow mixing technology, single and multi-stage ejector technology, aircraft and propulsion aerodynamics and noise abatement technologies in a unique manner to fluid-dynamically improve the operational effectiveness and efficiency of wind turbines, so that its operating efficiency routinely exceeds the Betz limit. Applicants' preferred MEWT embodiment comprises: an aerodynamically contoured turbine shroud with an inlet; a ring of stator vanes; a ring of rotating blades (i.e., an impeller) in line with the stator vanes; and a mixer/ejector pump to increase the flow volume through the turbine while rapidly mixing the low energy turbine exit flow with high energy bypass wind flow. The MEWT can produce three or more time the power of its un-shrouded counterparts for the same frontal area, and can increase the productivity of wind farms by a factor of two or more. The same MEWT is safer and quieter providing improved wind turbine options for populated areas. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087309 | Protective ring for the fan casing of a gas-turbine engine - A protective ring ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090087310 | Device for Transducing of Power - The present invention relates to a device for transducing and/or converting of wind power into another power, for example electric power, comprising a rotor which is rotary in a tunnel tube which is mounted on the upper end of a tower the rotor having an outer ring, an inner ring and a number of blades or vanes, which extend between the rings, the outer ring having a depression extending between the edges for a belt or the like which extends to a shaft on the underside of the tunnel tube for rotation thereof on rotation of the rotor. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087311 | Vertically Adjustable Horizontal Axis Type Wind Turbine And Method Of Construction Thereof - The invention relates to methods of constructing and operating a wind turbine, said methods comprising the steps of lifting a wind turbine nacelle and tower sections with the use of an external lifting system, and using a lifting system to propel said nacelle vertically up and down said tower sections. The external lifting mechanism comprises a guide rail and guide car onto which tower sections are loaded for horizontal movement, a foundation structure joined to a tower section hoist mechanism containing clamps, and a nacelle holding mechanism. A nacelle includes a tower penetrating hole through which said tower vertically penetrates. Tower sections are provided with a plethora of guide rails positioned around said tower extending from the lower end to the upper end of said tower sections, said guide rails contain removable toothed racks meshing with said lifting system to propel said nacelle vertically up and down said tower sections. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087312 | Turbine Airfoil Concave Cooling Passage Using Dual-Swirl Flow Mechanism and Method - A turbine airfoil includes a leading edge having a concave cooling flow passage. An apex of the concave cooling flow passage divides the flow passage into adjacent regions. The turbine airfoil includes a first plurality of turbulators disposed in one of the adjacent regions, and a second plurality of turbulators disposed in the other of the adjacent regions. The first and second pluralities of turbulators are positioned relative to one another to divert cooling flow in opposing swirl streams that recombine along the apex and to effect a desired heat transfer and pressure loss. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087313 | AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINE FAN COMPRISING A BALANCING FLANGE CONCEALED BY THE INLET CONE - The present invention relates to an aircraft turbomachine fan ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090087314 | Wind Turbine Blade And A Pitch Controlled Wind Turbine - The invention relates to a wind turbine blade comprising one or more turbulence generating strips, where the strips are placed on a surface of the blade. The blade is characterized in that at least one joint area of the turbulence generating strips and the surface of the blade are completely or partially covered by sealing means. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087315 | BLADE STRUCTURE OF TORQUE CONVERTER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING BLADE STRUCTURE OF TORQUE CONVERTER - A blade structure of a torque converter, having a plurality of blades, is produced according to processes. The processes has (a) stamping a plane plate into a first shape, the first shape has (i) the plurality of circumferentially arranged blades, (ii) ring-shaped first connecting portions, each of which integrally couples the adjacent blades together at an outer circumference side of the blade structure, and (iii) ring-shaped second connecting portions, each of which integrally couples the adjacent blades together at an inner circumference side of the blade structure, (b) curving a surface of the stamped blade, (c) inclining the blade at a predetermined angle with respect to the first and second connecting portions while inclining the first and second connecting portions, and (d) adjusting a distance between the adjacent blades and shrinking the first shape in a radial direction by the inclination of the first and second connecting portions. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087316 | ROTOR BLADE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A ROTOR BLADE, AND COMPRESSOR WITH A ROTOR BLADE - A rotor blade for fastening on the rotor of a turbomachine, especially of a compressor of a gas turbine, has a blade airfoil and a blade root ( | 2009-04-02 |
20090087317 | Blade Set for Masserating Effluent Water in a Sewage Pump - A blade set for masserating effluent solids in a sewage pump is composed of a cutter ring and a wheel blade adapted to attach to an effluent water inlet at the lower base. Particularly, the cutter ring has an inner wall and multiple recesses defined on the inner wall to accept enhancing blocks made of tungsten carbide. Correspondingly, the wheel blade has multiple blade strips and each blade strip has a cutout defined at edge to combine with an enhancing corner also made of tungsten carbide. By having the structure made of tungsten carbide, the cutter ring and the wheel blade has excellent wearing resistance and less abrasion loss to keep the operational efficiency to masserate the effluent solids and to extend the lifespan of the sewage pump. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087318 | WIND TURBINE SPARS WITH JOINTED SHEAR WEBS - A spar for a wind turbine blade includes at least one shear web extending between pressure and suction sides of the blade; and a joint, arranged substantially midway between ends of the shear web, for sizing the shear web. The joint may include a resilient and/or expandable spacer. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087319 | PUMP SYSTEM INCLUDING A VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE CONTROLLER - A pump system generally comprising an electrical connector operable to couple with an electric circuit to receive electricity, an electric motor operable to actuate a pump to pump a fluid, and a variable frequency drive (VFD) controller. The VFD controller is operable to control the rotational speed of the electric motor by providing a variable frequency signal to the electric motor to prevent the current utilized by the electric motor from exceeding a maximum current level associated with the electric circuit. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087320 | OIL-COOLED AIR COMPRESSOR - In an oil-cooled air compressor for controlling a temperature of a lubricant by changing a flow rate of a cooling medium supplied to a heat exchanger for the lubricant, for obtaining an energy saving effect by variable control of the flow rate of the cooling medium and preventing securely a condensed water from occurring in a compressor unit even when an exhaust duct is arranged inappropriately, a lubricant flow rate adjustor is arranged to measure a temperature of the lubricant and decreasing a flow rate of the lubricant supplied to the heat exchanger so that the lubricant temperature becomes T | 2009-04-02 |
20090087321 | TWO-STAGE COMPRESSION ROTARY COMPRESSOR - A two-stage compression rotary compressor is provided that includes a low-stage compressing section and a high-stage compressing section housed within a cylindrical sealed housing oriented vertically, a low-stage suction pipe that is connected to a suction side of the low-stage compressing section and sucks in a low-pressure refrigerant, a low-stage discharge pipe the is connected to a discharge side of the low-stage compressing section and discharges the refrigerant from the low-stage to outside of the sealed housing, a high-stage suction pipe that is connected to a suction side of the high-stage compressing section and sucks in the refrigerant discharged from the low-stage, a low-pressure connecting pipe that connects the low-stage suction pipe and an accumulator, and guides the refrigerant inside the accumulator to a suction side of a low-stage compressing section, and an intermediate connecting pipe that connects the low-stage discharge pipe and the high-stage suction pipe, wherein an inner diameter of the lower-stage connecting pipe is larger than an inner diameter of the intermediate connecting pipe. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087322 | ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR - The present invention has an object to provide an integrated electric compressor further downsized. An inverter control apparatus comprises: a power board | 2009-04-02 |
20090087323 | Pump - A fluid pump comprising one or more actuators, two end walls, a side wall; a cavity which, in use, contains fluid, the cavity having a substantially cylindrical shape bounded by the end walls and the side walls, at least two apertures through the cavity walls, at least one of which is a valved aperture, wherein the cavity radius, a, and height, h, satisfy the following inequalities: a/h is greater than 1.2; and h | 2009-04-02 |
20090087324 | FUEL PUMP END CAP WITH ISOLATED SHUNT WIRES - An end cap assembly for an in-tank fuel pump is configured to close an open end of a pump housing and includes an end cap body and a companion clip. On the bottom side of the end cap body facing the pump housing is a pair of motor brush wells for holding a pair of DC motor brushes. A pair of blind bores are provided to receive corresponding RFI suppression circuits. A pair of pockets are located in between the wells and the bores to allow flexible shunt wires to connect the RFI suppression circuits with the brushes. The clip is adapted for insertion into the bottom of the end cap body wherein a pair of axially-extending legs are guided into and seal the pockets. The captured shunt wires are electrically isolated in the closed pockets and contact with fuel is minimized. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087325 | PERISTALTIC PUMP ASSEMBLY AND REGULATOR THEREFOR - A peristaltic pump assembly includes a pump body and a cassette removably attached thereto, wherein the cassette includes a race configured to provide a compression surface for a tube supported by the cassette. A roller assembly is operatively connected to the pump body, wherein the roller assembly includes a plurality of rollers configured to apply a predetermined force to the tube, thereby compressing the tube against the race. The peristaltic pump assembly further includes a regulator disposed in the pump body and operatively connected to the cassette, where the regulator is configured to regulate the predetermined force applied to the tube. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087326 | PERISTALTIC PUMP ASSEMBLY - A peristaltic pump assembly includes a pump body including a mounting pin coupled thereto. A removable cassette is slidably received on the mounting pin and is secured to the pump body via a retaining feature. The mounting pin is also configured to allow the removable cassette to rotate into and/or out of an installed position, or to position(s) therebetween. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087327 | PERISTALTIC PUMP AND REMOVABLE CASSETTE THEREFOR - A removable cassette for a peristaltic pump includes a cassette body and an occluder disposed at least partially in the cassette body and configured to be movable between an occluding position and a non-occluding position. The occluder includes an occluder body and an anti-ejection member integrally formed on the occluder body. The anti-ejection member is configured to substantially prevent the removal of the cassette from the peristaltic pump when the occluder is in the non-occluding position. | 2009-04-02 |
20090087328 | PULSE GENERATING DEVICE - A pulse generator has a rigid body with a resilient flow conduit passing therethrough. Pressure is periodically selectively applied to the interior of the body which compresses the flow conduit and induces a pressure pulse in the fluid contained therein. The pulse generator may be used as a stand alone pump or in concert with a continuous flow pump to provide a pulsatile output flow having customized waveform characteristics. The pulse generator may be used with medical equipment such as a heart-lung bypass machine or a dialysis machine. | 2009-04-02 |