14th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100084114 | BASEBOARD RADIATOR - An improved baseboard radiator comprising a substantially tubular conduit formed of cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) tubing for containing and conveying hot water; a plurality of fins disposed onto and along the conduit for radiating heat energy transferred from hot water contained within the conduit; and a housing to contain the conduit/fin assembly. Alternate embodiments include the use of an integrated return water line formed of PEX tubing. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084115 | Air Conditioning System for Vehicles - An air conditioning system for vehicles is provided to include an evaporator, a heating unit, and a case having a passage to fluidly-communicate between inside and outside the vehicle and including the evaporator and the heating unit in series therein, wherein the heating unit is pivotally coupled to the case and configured to control flow direction of air flowing from the evaporator through the passage. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084116 | Structure of heat sink - An improved structure of a heat sink is disclosed. The heat sink is composed of a ring body, fins and a bottom plate. The fins are radially arranged on the ring body. The bottom plate is fixed in the ring body for being placed a heat source. The heat sink can effectively dissipate the heat from the heat source. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084117 | PLATEN COOLING MECHANISM FOR CRYOGENIC ION IMPLANTING - A system and method for altering and maintaining the temperature of a workpiece, especially at cryogenic temperatures, is disclosed. The platen on which the workpiece is located contains at least one inner conduit through which fluid can flow. An apparatus, in communication with a fluid source, is brought into contact with the platen. For example, an inlet and outlet on the platen and the ports of the apparatus may mate. Once the platen and the apparatus are successfully mated, fluid is passed through the apparatus and into the platen. Once the platen (and therefore the attached workpiece) has reached the desired temperature, the apparatus stops the flow of fluid through the platen. The apparatus and the platen then disengage. The platen is then free to move and rotated as required by the ion implantation process. When the platen temperature deviates from the desired temperature, the above process is repeated. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084118 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT ELECTRIC OR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - In a cooling system for the electrical or electronic equipment on board an aircraft, a heat transfer medium circulates through a main closed cooling circuit. A liquid coolant circulates through a secondary closed cooling circuit. A first heat exchanger makes it possible to transfer the heat from the heat transfer medium circulating through the main closed cooling circuit to the liquid coolant circulating through the secondary closed cooling circuit, by evaporation of the liquid coolant circulating through the secondary closed cooling circuit. A second heat exchanger makes possible the condensation of the liquid coolant circulating through the secondary closed cooling circuit. The second heat exchanger cools the liquid coolant by thermal coupling to the outside ambient air. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084119 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL ASSEMBLY RECEIVABLE IN A CONTAINER LID - A transit container, such as a rack-mount style container, includes a temperature control system for maintaining a desired temperature within the container such that any cargo within the container remains operational at selected times and possibly in selected locations. The temperature control system includes support or mounting brackets, a temperature control assembly, shock isolation devices for shock attenuation of the temperature control assembly, exhaust assemblies that include exhaust fans and exhaust/intake louvers, and a mounting plate attachable to a lid of the transit container. The temperature control assembly and the aforementioned components may be arranged to have a low-height profile or envelope, which in turn permits the temperature control system to be located in a cavity or chamber of the lid. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084120 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An evaporative heat exchanger including a plurality of parallel flow passages extending through the heat exchanger and together defining a first fluid flow path, and a plurality of substantially parallel stacked plates interleaved with the parallel flow passages. Each plate can have first, second, and third sets of flow channels, a first collection manifold adjacent to an end of the plate and connecting the first and second passes, and a second collection manifold. The second collection manifold can intersect the second set of flow channels and at least some of the third set of flow channels. The plate separates the first set of flow channels from the second collection manifold. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084121 | PLATE - The present invention relates to a plate of a plate heat exchanger, said plate comprising a material which constitutes a part of said plate with a surface made of this material positioned to be in direct contact with a chloride-containing cooling liquid, such as sea water, in which the material is a duplex stainless steel alloy containing in weight-%: C max 0.06%, Si max 1.5%, Mn 0-3.0%, Cr 23.0-32.0%, Ni 4.9-10.0%, Mo 3.0-8.0%, N 0.15-0.5%, B 0.-0.010%, S max 0.030%, Co 0-3.5%, W 0-3.0%, Cu 0-2.0%, Ru 0-0.3%, Al 0-0.2%, Ca 0-0.010% balance Fe and normal occurring impurities, wherein the ferrite content is 35-70 volume-%. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084122 | RADIATOR APPARATUS - A radiator apparatus for concentrating or dispersing energy. In one embodiment, the radiator includes a thermal conductive layer, a radiation layer, and a thermal insulation layer. The radiation layer is powered by an energy source and includes at least one radiation element embedded in at least a portion of the thermal conductive layer. The thermal insulation layer faces the thermal conductive layer. In another embodiment, the radiator includes a generally helical dome-shaped radiation member powered by an energy source and a generally dome-shaped reflection member including a reflective surface facing the radiation member. In yet another embodiment, the radiator includes a radiation member powered by an energy source and a reflection member having an at least partially ring-shaped concave reflective surface facing the radiation member for distributing energy to an at least partially hat-shaped or ring-shaped area or zone. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084123 | COOLING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND BLOWER APPARATUS - Disclosed is a cooling apparatus including a heat sink, a blower mechanism, an opening member, and a movement mechanism. The blower mechanism has a blower opening that has a predetermined area and is opposed to the heat sink. The opening member has a first opening that has an area smaller than the area of the blower opening. The movement mechanism moves the opening member so that switching between a first state and a second state is performed. The first state is a state in which the first opening is disposed between the blower opening and the heat sink, and the second state is a state in which the first opening is removed from between the blower opening and the heat sink. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084124 | Ripening/Storage Room for Fruit and Vegetables with Reversible Air Flow and "Stop & Go" Modulation of Air Flow - The invention relates to a control system of a ripening (store) room for fruit and/or vegetables, and more particularly for bananas, and a device(s) for carrying out that method. The invention relates to the construction of said room to provide the most symmetrical distribution of heat across the load stacked in room space during ripening/store periods, due to periodically switching ON and OFF of heating, cooling and process air fans, as well as due to a suitable process control method. The new process control system is designed for the most efficient operation and energy consumption of said system during ripening (storage) time. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084125 | MICROCLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM - A heating/cooling garment is provided that comprises a microclimate system, as well as methods of manufacturing and using same. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084126 | Non-Metallic Mandrel and Element System - A non-metallic element system is provided as part of a downhole tool that can effectively seal or pack-off an annulus under elevated temperatures. The element system can also resist high differential pressures without sacrificing performance or suffering mechanical degradation, and is considerably faster to drill-up than a conventional element system. In one aspect, the composite material comprises an epoxy blend reinforced with glass fibers stacked layer upon layer at about 30 to about 70 degrees. In another aspect, a mandrel is formed of a non-metallic polymeric composite material. A downhole tool, such as a bridge plug, frac-plug, or packer, is also provided. The tool comprises a support ring having one or more wedges, an expansion ring, and a sealing member positioned with the expansion ring. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084127 | Non-Metallic Mandrel and Element System - A non-metallic element system is provided as part of a downhole tool that can effectively seal or pack-off an annulus under elevated temperatures. The element system can also resist high differential pressures without sacrificing performance or suffering mechanical degradation, and is considerably faster to drill-up than a conventional element system. In one aspect, the composite material comprises an epoxy blend reinforced with glass fibers stacked layer upon layer at about 30 to about 70 degrees. In another aspect, a mandrel is formed of a non-metallic polymeric composite material. A downhole tool, such as a bridge plug, frac-plug, or packer, is also provided. The tool comprises a support ring having one or more wedges, an expansion ring, and a sealing member positioned with the expansion ring. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084128 | Non-Metallic Mandrel and Element System - A non-metallic element system is provided as part of a downhole tool that can effectively seal or pack-off an annulus under elevated temperatures. The element system can also resist high differential pressures without sacrificing performance or suffering mechanical degradation, and is considerably faster to drill-up than a conventional element system. In one aspect, the composite material comprises an epoxy blend reinforced with glass fibers stacked layer upon layer at about 30 to about 70 degrees. In another aspect, a mandrel is formed of a non-metallic polymeric composite material. A downhole tool, such as a bridge plug, frac-plug, or packer, is also provided. The tool comprises a support ring having one or more wedges, an expansion ring, and a sealing member positioned with the expansion ring. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084129 | Non-Metallic Mandrel and Element System - A non-metallic element system is provided as part of a downhole tool that can effectively seal or pack-off an annulus under elevated temperatures. The element system can also resist high differential pressures without sacrificing performance or suffering mechanical degradation, and is considerably faster to drill-up than a conventional element system. In one aspect, the composite material comprises an epoxy blend reinforced with glass fibers stacked layer upon layer at about 30 to about 70 degrees. In another aspect, a mandrel is formed of a non-metallic polymeric composite material. A downhole tool, such as a bridge plug, frac-plug, or packer, is also provided. The tool comprises a support ring having one or more wedges, an expansion ring, and a sealing member positioned with the expansion ring. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084130 | VALVE DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF SELECTIVELY COMMUNICATING BETWEEN AN INTERIOR AND AN EXTERIOR OF A TUBULAR STRING - A valve device and associated methods of selectively communicating between an interior and an exterior of a tubular string. A valve device includes an openable and closable flowpath for selectively permitting and preventing flow between an interior and exterior of the valve device, and a lock assembly which prevents the flowpath from being opened greater than a predetermined number of times. A method of testing at least one annular seal in an annulus formed between a tubular string and a wellbore wall includes the steps of: sealingly engaging the annular seal to thereby prevent flow through the annulus across the annular seal; and applying a pressure differential across the annular seal to thereby test the annular seal, the pressure differential being applied via a valve device interconnected in the tubular string | 2010-04-08 |
20100084131 | RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT LINKING - A method of reservoir management linking. The method includes receiving a reservoir volume from a submitter, the reservoir volume modeling hydrocarbons in a reservoir, and determining that the submitter is authorized to submit the reservoir volume and sending notification of the reservoir volume to a first approver. The method further includes storing the reservoir volume on a storage device, receiving approval of the reservoir volume from the first approver, determining that the first approver is authorized to approve the reservoir volume, generating a standardized report associated with the reservoir volume, and displaying the standardized report. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084132 | Optical Coiled Tubing Log Assembly - A fiber optic based logging assembly deliverable via coiled tubing. The downhole portion of the assembly is directed to develop a logging profile of a well by way of the fiber optic line. Thus, a downhole battery may be provided with the tool. Further, opto-electric interfaces may be provided with the assembly to convert between electrical and optical communication signals. Additionally, with the reduced profile of an optical communication line through the coiled tubing portion of the assembly, an operator may elect to perform treatment applications in real-time. That is, in certain circumstances, the operator may direct a treatment application utilizing the downhole assembly in response to the developing well profile (i.e. without first requiring that the assembly be withdrawn and replaced with a solely dedicated treatment assembly). | 2010-04-08 |
20100084133 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ALLOWING FLUID FLOW INSIDE AT LEAST ONE SCREEN AND OUTSIDE A PIPE DISPOSED IN A WELL BORE - In some embodiments, apparatus for allowing fluid flow inside at least one screen and outside a span of pipe disposed in a well bore includes at least one flow path for fluid entering at least one screen. The flow path extends from the screen(s) along the outside of the pipe to at least one desired entry inlet into the pipe without at least substantial entry at any point therebetween. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084134 | FRACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS UTILIZING GELLED ISOLATION FLUID - A method and apparatus for fracturing a formation containing a wellbore comprising the steps of (a) injecting a gel into the wellbore; (b) permitting the gel to increase in viscosity and (c) fracturing the formation in the vicinity of the gel. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084135 | OIL WELL STAGE-CEMENTING METAL PLATE - A method and apparatus for use in stage-cementing an oil well in the region of a loss-circulation zone that is proximate an annular space defined by the lower end of an outer casing surrounding an inner casing include a load-bearing annular steel plate of substantial thickness that is positioned on, and maintained stationary relative to the inner casing by supporting and retaining means secured to the inner casing, the outer diameter of the plate being less than the inside diameter of the outer casing so that the plate can be lowered with the inner casing string to the desired location inside of the outer casing and, with a layer of gravel, to provide a seal and support the cement poured into the annulus between the inner and outer casings. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084136 | Power Slip Assembly for Wellhead Casing and Wellbore Tubing - A power slip extends a joint from tubing disposed in casing at a well so that a casing head can install on the casing and the tubing can be packed-off from the casing. The joint attaches to an inner sleeve having collet members that fit onto the inner tubing so that the joint extends thereabove. An outer sleeve and interlocking collet assemble together and install onto the inner sleeve. The collet threads onto the inner sleeve and forces the outer sleeve downward onto the inner sleeve. Being forced, the outer sleeve causes the collet members to engage around the inner tubing. The casing head then installs on the casing with the joint extending up through the head's bowl. An H-plate installs in the open bowl around the extended joint, and another pack-off installs on the joint to pack it off from a spool attaching to the casing head. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084137 | Methods and Equipment to Improve Reliability of Pinpoint Stimulation Operations - Apparatuses and methods for improving the reliability of pinpoint stimulation operations are disclosed. The pinpoint stimulation improvement apparatus includes an elastomeric element and a spring positioned on an inner surface of the elastomeric element. A flow limiter is coupled to the elastomeric element. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084138 | Downhole Ball Mechanism With Enhanced Drift Clearance - A downhole tool including a ball valve having a pivotal ball and providing full drift clearance through a fluid pathway of the valve over a portion of a pivotal range of the ball is described. An internal bore of the ball includes a first opening larger than a second opening, and the internal bore transitions between the first and second openings. The first opening overlays or encompasses an opening formed by a first bore portion over a range of pivot of the ball, and the second opening may be fully encompassed by an opening formed by a second bore portion over a pivotal range when the internal bore is not centrally aligned with the first or second bore portions. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084139 | Downhole Waterflood Regulator - A downhole waterflood regulator installs in a side pocket mandrel to regulate fluid flow in a waterflood completion. The regulator has an internal piston and can have a check dart. The piston and check dart regulate fluid flow within the regulator's housing. Packings on the regulator's housing packoff the mandrel's ports that communicate with a surrounding annulus. When initially installed in the mandrel, a blanking plug on the regulator's latch prevents fluid flow through the regulator so that the regulator acts as a dummy valve and allows operators to set and test packers or perform other operations. To begin the waterflood operation, operators use a slickline to remove the blanking plug disposed in the latch. With the plug removed, fluid communicated from the tubing string can pass through the ported latch and into the regulator where the piston and check dart regulate the fluid flow out to the annulus. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084140 | DOWNHOLE SEAL AND ANCHOR RELEASING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A downhole seal and anchor releasing device includes, a seal defeatable via a first pull, an anchor releasable via a second pull, and an energy dissipation device configured to dissipate enough energy from the first pull subsequent defeat of the seal to prevent release of the anchor in response to the first pull | 2010-04-08 |
20100084141 | Disconnect Apparatus and Method - A disconnect apparatus and method for use in a well bore. The apparatus comprises a top sub having a collet, and wherein the top sub has an external seal surface. The apparatus further comprises a bottom sub having a bore, and wherein the external seal surface and the bore cooperate. The apparatus further includes a support piston disposed within the collet, wherein the support piston has a plurality of fins formed on an outer portion of the support piston, and shear device, operatively attached to the top sub and the support piston, for attaching and detaching the top sub from the support piston. In one preferred embodiment, the collet member comprises a plurality of fingers having a gap between each individual finger. Also, the plurality of fingers may have an external thread formed thereon that engage an internal thread formed on the bottom sub. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084142 | EQUIPMENT FOR INTERCEPTING AND DIVERTING A LIQUID CIRCULATION FLOW - Equipment for intercepting and diverting a liquid circulation flow, consisting of three flow chambers and a series of valves, said chambers, equipped with connection means with arrival or supply lines, communicating with each other, of which only one (I) communicates with both of the other two (II) (III), the communication between said chambers each being obtained by means of at least two valves of which one is a flow-rate valve (Q) and at least one equalizer (E), each equalizer valve (E) being coupled, upstream or downstream thereof, with fixed or adjustable flow-blocking devices (D), the two non-communicating chambers having a valve (V) or a three-way valve in common, or one each, a one-way valve in counterposition, one being open when the other is closed and vice versa, said valve (V) being coupled with a discharge valve (S). | 2010-04-08 |
20100084143 | TUBING HANGER SEAL - A wellhead assembly including a wellhead housing. The wellhead housing comprises a throughbore having a recessed sealing area and a tubing hanger positioned in the throughbore. A seal is positioned between the wellhead housing and the tubing hanger, the seal being positioned so as to form a gap between the seal and the wellhead housing. The wellhead assembly can further include a seal energizer capable of moving relative to the seal in a manner that forces the seal against the wellhead housing to bridge the gap. A method of installing a tubing hanger into a throughbore of a wellhead housing is also disclosed. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084144 | INSTRUMENT CENTRALIZER CONFIGURABLE FOR USE WITH CEMENT EVALUATION WELL LOGGING INSTRUMENTS - A centralizer for a well logging instrument includes a mandrel, a plurality of bow springs arranged circumferentially about the exterior surface of the mandrel and a biasing device in contact with one longitudinal end of each bow spring. The biasing device is configured to apply longitudinal biasing force to the longitudinal end of the respective bow spring. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084145 | Multiple Activation-Device Launcher For A Cementing Head - The invention relates to a multiple activation-device launching system for a cementing head, comprising a launcher body comprising at least one launching chamber and a device chamber, the launching chamber sized to receive one or more activation devices therein, the launching chamber in fluid communication with a power source for launching the activation device into the device chamber. Then the invention relates to various methods involving such system. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084146 | BALL SEAT SUB - A downhole tool for providing a pressure differential between sub-assemblies, the downhole tool including an elongated body, a tubular assembly disposed within the elongated body, the tubular assembly including a central flowbore with an inner diameter and a central longitudinal axis, a camming device, an actuator member located below the tubular assembly, having a dual-bore configuration, the actuator member including a first bore, a second bore, and a concave seating surface formed within the second bore for receiving a obstructing device, wherein the first bore and the second bore are oriented 90 degrees to one another so that fluid may flow through the actuator while it is in either a first or a second position, and a stationary sleeve concentrically disposed between the actuator member and the elongated body is disclosed. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084147 | Automatic Control of Passive, Towed Implements - An automatic control system for passive, towed implements is described. The system provides a strategy for optimal control of a towed implement using a nudge input to an autopilot-controlled tractor. Implement path-tracking error, as measured by a GNSS receiver, is consistently corrected to zero. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084148 | TANDEM DISK WITH FINISHING REEL - Embodiments of the present invention provide a novel configuration for agricultural tandem disk systems that feature soil finishing systems. This configuration of the finishing system features finishing reels that provide a robust assembly that will require less frequent repair and maintenance. The finishing system also features support arms that allow the user to adjust the position of finishing reels and the downward force applied to the reels. In an exemplary embodiment, the soil finishing reels are located behind two rows of ground breaking disk blades. After the soil is opened by the disks, the finishing reel may be used to break up or split large soil clods created by the disks. The soil finishing system allows the user to have the soil in an optimized state for germination after one pass of the agricultural system, reducing the number of passes needed to prepare the field. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084149 | PIVOTING GAUGE WHEEL - Embodiments of the invention provide an innovative arrangement to control the height of ground engaging tools located on agricultural implements via gauge wheel assemblies, particularly for supporting and adjusting the height of winged extensions of the implement frame. The gauge wheel assemblies may provide an adjustment assembly in the form of a screw jack, which can be coupled to a support bracket that is attached to the implement frame and also coupled to a support tube that is coupled to a gauge wheel via pivot assembly and a bracket. The bracket and support tube may be coupled at discrete positions according to the height adjustment of the screw jack via pins and holes in the bracket and tube. When coupled, the pins and holes of the support bracket and tube may reduce the load of the winged extensions on the screw jack mechanism. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084150 | Electric power tool, tool body, and battery pack - An electric power tool includes a tool body and a battery pack. A terminal voltage setting unit of the tool body sets a voltage of a body side terminal to a first voltage when a command to drive a drive portion of the tool body is issued by a switch of the tool body. A voltage changing unit of the battery pack changes a voltage of a battery side terminal from the first voltage to a second voltage when supply of electric power from the battery pack to the drive portion is permitted. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084151 | ELECTRICAL DEVICE WITH LOCKED-ON ROTATABLE OPERATING ELEMENT - The invention relates to an electric device, and in particular to an electric hand-held machine tool, having a housing, a rotatable actuating element arranged outside the housing and a functional switch element, arranged inside the housing and connected to the actuating element in a rotationally fixed manner. According top the invention, it is provided that the actuating element and the functional switch element are locked together through an opening in the housing. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084152 | PERCUSSION DEVICE ACTUATED BY A PRESSURIZED NON-COMPRESSIBLE FLUID - According to the invention, the body of the apparatus includes a flow rate adjustment device including a calibrated opening provided on a high-pressure fluid supply circuit, a bore formed in the body and in which is mounted a slider having a first face located in a first chamber connected to a high-pressure fluid supply circuit upstream from the calibrated opening and a second face located in a second chamber connected to the high-pressure fluid supply circuit downstream from the calibrated opening, the bore receiving the slide including an annular groove connected to a low pressure feedback circuit. The slider is adapted for connecting the annular groove to the first chamber when the pressure difference on either side of the calibrated opening increases beyond a predetermined value in order to divert a portion of the fluid flow supplied by the high-pressure fluid supply circuit to the feedback circuit. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084153 | ELECTRICAL FEEDTHROUGH STRUCTURE FOR SUPERCONDUCTOR ELEMENT - An electrical bushing structure includes a central conductor ( | 2010-04-08 |
20100084154 | Hinge System and Method - Embodiments of the invention provide a hinge system and method for use with an electrical enclosure. The hinge system can include a first mounting plate having a bushing and a second mounting plate having an aperture. The hinge system can include a pin having a first portion received by the bushing and a second portion selectively received by the aperture. The hinge system can include a cam lever, which can extend from the first mounting plate at an angle. The cam lever can be moveable between a first position to retract the pin from the aperture and a second position to lock the pin in the aperture. The cam lever can be operable in a substantially single plane of motion. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084155 | ADJUSTABLE VARIABLE RING FOR ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOXES - An adjustable variable ring for electrical junction boxes including a base frame having a guide tab; a sliding insert having a box shaped frame, the sliding insert being configured to slide in and out of the base frame. A ratchet mechanism having a ratchet plate on the base frame including a plurality of steps, and a ratchet spring installed on an inner wall of the box shaped frame including an angled end tab and an angled mid tab protruding from the box shaped frame for engaging one or more of the plurality of steps. The sliding insert is configured to slide in and out of the base frame by disengaging the mid tab from the one or more of the steps by pressing on the end tab, and locks in the base frame by engaging the mid tab with the one or more of the steps. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084156 | PTFE POROUS BODY, PTFE MIXTURE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PTFE POROUS BODY, AND ELECTRIC WIRE/CABLE USING PTFE POROUS BODY - A polytetrafluoroethylene porous body which is produced by molding a polytetrafluoroethylene mixture, including a polytetrafluoroethylene powder and a pore-forming agent, into a predetermined shape, and subsequently removing the pore-forming agent. The pore-forming agent includes (a) one or more powders selected from a group consisting of dicarboxylic acid powders and benzoic acid powders, and (b) an organic solvent. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084157 | DIGITAL AUDIO VIDEO CABLE - A low-capacitance, interference-free, stretch-prevention and high tensile strength digital audio video cable practical for a long-distance application is disclosed to include an electrical strand formed of multiple high-frequency transmission lines and low-frequency transmission wires and a filler, a tin foil layer surrounding the electrical strand, a braided layer surrounding the tin foil layer, and an outer plastic sheath surrounding the braided layer. Each high-frequency transmission line includes multiple high-frequency transmission wires that are equal in length and arranged in parallel, an insulation layer surrounding the high-frequency transmission wires, two shielding layers surrounding the insulation layer, and a grounding wire set in between the two shielding layers in a middle position relative to the high-frequency transmission wires. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084158 | Flexible, High Temperature Rated LLDPE Jacket Composition - Polymer compositions composed of a polyethylene resin (e.g., LLDPE), carbon black and an olefin block interpolymer are provided, which are useful for, among other things, the production of wire and cable jacketing that possess an increased high temperature rating, flexibility and comparable ease of removal of the jacket from the cable core. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084159 | Sealed cable and terminal crimp - A cable includes a plurality of cable strands, an insulator disposed on a portion of the plurality of strands such that the plurality of strands are at least partially exposed, and a sealant disposed between gaps of the plurality of strands and at least partially under the insulator. Moreover, a method includes stripping an insulator from an end of the cable to expose a plurality of cable strands, and applying a sealant to the cable strands such that the sealant is drawn under the insulator and fills in gaps between the cable strands by capillary action. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084160 | SPLIT FLEX CABLE - A cable assembly for interconnecting a plurality of circuit boards together by using a connector assembly connected to each of the circuit boards. The cable assembly includes a first cable having a first end part and a second cable having a second end part. A first periphery of the first end part has a plurality of first half vias that collectively form a column along a width direction of the connector assembly. A second periphery of the second end part has a plurality of second half vias that collectively form a column along the width direction of the connector assembly. The first and second end parts are coupled together to form a connecting unit, such that the first half vias and the second half vias are joined together to form full vias. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084161 | CONDUCTIVE FILM AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - A conductive polyolefin film characterized by acceptable physicals, no pinholes, and a resistance through its thickness of less than about 100 ohms, preferably less than about 10 ohms, and a method for making the same. The film includes a structural polymeric material such as a polyolefin blended with conductive additives such as carbon filler to produce desired characteristics. The film may be surface treated to enhance its ability to bond to other materials. The process includes combining and blending a plurality of resins with different conductive carbon loaded polymers, drying the conductive resin mix to a selected moisture content, converting the conductive film resin into a fluidized solid, and forming a film. The film and method of the present invention provide films suitable for use in a range of applications, including as conductive media for electrodes in batteries and capacitors or in desalination/deionization systems. The film has an inherent property of Positive Temperature Coefficient Resistance that may be selected by selecting the ratio of structural material and conductive material, wherein the film increases in resistance at selectable voltages and limits current at a particular point, protecting batteries from short circuit, for example. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084162 | ELECTRONIC PACKAGE DEVICE - An electronic package device has an accommodation space being substantially sealed. The electronic package device includes a fluid, an electronic element and a space buffer mechanism. The fluid is located in the accommodation space. The electronic element is also disposed in the accommodation space, and at least a part thereof contacts with the fluid. The space buffer mechanism at least partially contacts with the fluid and provides the displacement or deformation to buffer the volume variation of the fluid. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084163 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A wiring board includes an electrode pad having a first surface and a second surface located on an opposite side from the first surface, a conductor pattern connected to the first surface of the electrode pad, and an insulator layer embedded with the electrode pad and the conductor pattern. The insulator layer covers an outer peripheral portion of the second surface of the electrode pad. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084164 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING METHOD - A mounting method for mounting an electronic component on a printed circuit board, the mounting method includes fixing a lower surface of a magnet panel to a magnetic body included in the electronic component by a magnetic force, seizing the electronic component by attracting a part of an upper surface of the magnet panel to an attaching unit, determining a position of the attracting unit to place the electronic component at a predetermined position with respect to the printed circuit board and releasing the attracting unit from the upper surface of the magnet panel. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084165 | CERAMIC COMPACT, CERAMIC PART, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CERAMIC COMPACT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CERAMIC PART - A ceramic compact having a patterned conductor is obtained by coating the patterned conductor with a slurry and then by hardening the slurry. The slurry is prepared by mixing a thermosetting resin precursor, a ceramic powder, and a medium. In the ceramic compact, an isocyanate- or isothiocyanate-containing gelling agent and a hydroxyl-containing polymer are reacted and hardened to produce a thermosetting resin. The hydroxyl-containing polymer is preferably a butyral resin, an ethylcellulose-based resin, a polyethyleneglycol-based resin, or a polyether-based resin. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084166 | METHOD FOR FITTING AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT TO A CONTACTING ELEMENT AND CONTACTING ELEMENT WITH AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT - The invention relates to a method for equipping a contacting element ( | 2010-04-08 |
20100084167 | SUBSTRATE APPLICABLE IN CHIP LED PACKAGE - The present invention provides a substrate applicable in a chip LED package, the substrate having a conductive layer, an insulation layer and a heat-dissipation plate in this order, wherein the insulation layer comprises a liquid crystal polyester soluble in a solvent and a sheet comprising inorganic fibers and/or organic fibers. The substrate has a small linear expansion coefficient of the insulation layer in the surface direction and is extremely useful for production of a chip LED package while having a practical heat resistance. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084168 | Manufacturing method of a flexible printed circuit board and a structure thereof - In a manufacturing method of a flexible printed circuit board and its structure, the manufacturing method includes the steps of: providing a substrate; performs a preheating and drying process to the substrate; forming a circuit pattern including a ground circuit, an X-axis circuit, a Y-axis circuit and an external circuit on a surface of the substrate by a screen printing method, forming a ground circuit layer on the substrate and corresponding to the ground circuit, forming on a Y-axis circuit layer on a surface of the substrate and corresponding to the Y-axis circuit, forming an X-axis circuit layer on a surface of the substrate and corresponding to the X-axis circuit, and forming a carbon paste enhancement layer according to the external circuit. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084169 | FLEXIBLE MULTILAYER WIRING BOARD - It is an object of the present invention to provide a flexible multilayer wiring board that can be easily reduced in thickness and that also has sufficient durability against repeated bending or heat shock. A preferred mode of the flexible multilayer wiring board comprises a flexible inner layer board obtained by forming an inner layer wiring on both sides of an insulating layer, an outer layer wiring situated on at least one side of the inner layer board, and insulating adhesive sheets lying between the inner layer board and outer layer wiring. One of the insulating adhesive sheets are composed of an imide group-containing polymer. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084170 | COMPOSITE-FORMING METHOD, COMPOSITES FORMED THEREBY, AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS INCORPORATING THEM - A composite-forming process includes impregnating a reinforcing structure with a curable composition at a temperature of about 10 to about 40° C. The curable composition includes specific amounts of an epoxy resin, a poly(arylene ether), a solvent, and a curing promoter. The poly(arylene ether) includes, on average, about 1.6 to about 2.4 phenolic hydroxy groups per molecule, and it has a polydispersity index less than or equal to 2.2 and an intrinsic viscosity of about 0.03 to about 0.2 deciliter per gram. These characteristics substantially improve the solubility of the poly(arylene ether) in the curable composition and allow the curable composition to be formed and used at or near room temperature. Composites formed by the process and circuit boards including the composites are also described. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084171 | NOVEL POLYIMIDE PRECURSOR COMPOSITION, USE THEREOF AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - An object of the present invention is to provide a polyimide precursor composition that can be cured at low temperatures (250° C. or lower), while having a low viscosity even at a high concentration, and a method of producing the same. Another object of the present invention is to provide a polyimide coating film obtained from the polyimide precursor composition and having good physical properties, and a method of producing the same. Furthermore, another object of the present invention is to provide a photosensitive resin composition containing the polyimide precursor composition, and a method of producing the same. These objects can be achieved by the polyimide precursor composition containing an imidized tetracarboxylic acid having a specific structure and a diamine having a specific structure. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084172 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, DRY FILM, AND PROCESSED PRODUCT MADE USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a photosensitive resin composition which does not contain any halogenated compound or any antimony compound that has a high risk of putting a load on the environment, which exerts good flame retardancy after being cured, and which particularly meets the recent exacting requirements with respect to bending resistance and insulation reliability. Specifically disclosed is a photosensitive resin composition comprising: (A) a (meth)acrylate compound represented by the general formula (1); (B) a polyimide precursor; and (C) a photopolymerization initiator [in the formula, R | 2010-04-08 |
20100084173 | CERAMIC POWDER FOR A GREEN SHEET AND MULTILAYER CERAMIC SUBSTRATE - Provided is a ceramic powder for a green sheet that gives a low-temperature fired ceramic substrate that can be fired at a temperature of 900° C. or lower and has excellent dielectric properties in the higher frequency bands such as microwave and millimeter-wave bands, has a low hygroscopicity, and has minor warping and creasing even in the case of co-firing with a silver-based conductor paste, the ceramic powder for a green sheet including a glass powder and an alumina powder, in which the glass powder contains 35 to 39% by weight of SiO | 2010-04-08 |
20100084174 | SEALING MATERIAL AND MOUNTING METHOD USING THE SEALING MATERIAL - A sealing material is provided which has sealing characteristics with low stress and high reliability upon mounting electronic parts on a board, and good repairablity after the sealing. The sealing material contains a heat-curable resin component and is characterized by ΔE/ΔT in a range of from 0.5 MPa/° C. to 30 MPa/° C. wherein ΔE/ΔT represents a ratio of change (ΔE) in storage elastic modulus (E) relative to a temperature change (ΔT) when the storage elastic modulus (E) is determined as the temperature is raised within a temperature range including a glass transition point (Tg) of the cured sealing material. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084175 | COMPONENT BUILT-IN WIRING SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A component built-in wiring substrate ( | 2010-04-08 |
20100084176 | PRESERVING STOPBAND CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC BANDGAP STRUCTURES IN CIRCUIT BOARDS - The stopband characteristics of an electromagnetic bandgap structure in a printed circuit board may be preserved by selectively forming slots in an additional conductive layer of the printed circuit board. For example, an electromagnetic bandgap structure may include a layer with a continuous conductive region and another layer with a periodically patterned region having a plurality of spaced-apart patches interconnected by branches. Additional conductive layers may be included within the printed circuit board without neutralizing the bandgap by forming slots in the conductive layers in general alignment with spaces between the patches. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084177 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DEVICE - Provided is an electronic circuit device in which the bonding state of electrodes can be detected easily with high precision. The electronic circuit device has a stack structure in which a plurality of electronic circuit boards ( | 2010-04-08 |
20100084178 | BOND STRENGTH AND INTERCONNECTION IN A VIA - A via is provided on a printed circuit board with at least one additional depression encompassing the via, such that the via passes through a portion of the depression. Solder can pool in the depression, allowing for a stronger mechanical bond and eliminating many issues with respect to a lack of coplanarity between a lead and the printed circuit board. The depression can be provided with plugged and unplugged vias, and improves the mountings associated with both. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084179 | PROTECTIVE SLEEVE FABRICATED WITH HYBRID YARD, HYBRID YARN, AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A hybrid yarn filament and sleeve constructed therefrom for protecting elongate members against at least one of EMI, RFI or ESD is provided, along with methods of constructing the hybrid yarn filament and sleeves. The hybrid yarn filament has a nonconductive filament and at least one conductive wire filament overlying an outer surface of the nonconductive filament. The hybrid yarn filament is arranged in electrical communication with itself or other hybrid yarn filaments during construction of the sleeve to provide uniform shielding against EMI, RFI, and and/or ESD. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084180 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A SHIELDING MEMBER - An electronic device includes a circuit board and a shielding member. The circuit board includes a pair of frames and a plurality of mounting holes disposed between the frames. The pair of frames surround at least one electronic component positioned within an area defined within the pair of frames. The shielding member is configured for shielding the electronic component from electromagnetic interference (EMI), and includes a top wall, a plurality of sidewalls, and a plurality of mounting portion extending from end portions of the sidewalls. The top wall and the sidewalls cooperatively bound a receiving space to receive the at least one electronic component. The mounting portions are received in the corresponding mounting holes to attach the shielding member to the circuit board. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084181 | RADIATION-PROOF SHEATH MATERIAL AND RADIATION-PROOF CABLE - A radiation-proof sheath material includes a polymer material containing molecular chains of ethylene units as a main component in which side chain groups are randomly distributed and cross-linked, an antioxidant, a processing aid, and a flame retardant. The polymer material includes chlorinated polyethylene containing chloro groups in the side chain groups. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084182 | OUTLET ASSEMBLY - An outlet assembly installed over an existing device box and wiring to provide an integrated appearance for a new low voltage installation alongside the existing device box, without requiring disturbance of the existing device box or wiring. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084183 | TWIN-CHIP-MOUNTING TYPE DIODE - The present invention provides a diode that does not deteriorate its function even if it is used in an environment where the temperature change is considerable, such as in a terminal box for solar cell panel that is placed outdoors. A diode of twin-chip-mounting type in which each chip has a lead foot for being joined to a common terminal plate, wherein said lead feet are electrically connected with each other in a region of each lead foot from each chip to a portion wherein each lead foot is joined. The electrical connection of the lead feet is preferably formed by integral molding with each lead foot. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084184 | Open Back Junction Box and Method for Pre-fab Wiring - A bracket and open back junction box assembly allows simplified wiring at a construction site. An open back junction box including a detachable and reattachable rear cover plate is pre-assembled with a plaster ring, electrical device, and leads, at a prefab facility. A Metal Clad (MC) cable may be attached to the open back junction box and wires carried in the MC Cable may be connected to the leads. A mounting bracket is generally sandwiched between the open back junction box and the plaster ring for mounting to framing members at the construction site. Following assembly at the prefab facility, the prefab open back junction box is shipped to the construction site where the bracket and open back junction box assembly is mounted to framing members. Connections to wires carried by MC Cables are then facilitated by removing the rear cover plate to access the open back junction box interior. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084185 | MEANS FOR CONNECTING A LIGHT FIXTURE TO A WALL - In one aspect, the present invention is directed to means for connecting a light fixture to a wall, ceiling, and the like. The connecting means comprising: a junction box, having an opening; an connection box in which the form thereof corresponds to the form of the box opening, dimension(s) of the connection box being smaller than the corresponding dimension(s) of the opening, thereby generating a gap therebetween enabling free movement of the connection box with reference to the junction box; and fitting means, for fitting the position of the connection box with regard to the position of the junction box. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084186 | Fixture box enclosure - A fixture box for a light fixture or the like is disclosed. The fixture box has a housing with an interior and an exterior. An input port accessible from the exterior of the housing is provided to receive and terminate an incoming electrical power source cable. An output port accessible from the exterior of the housing is also provided to provide electrical power to another fixture. A light fixture port accessible from the interior of the housing provides an electrical connection between the incoming power and the light fixture. Enclosed hot, neutral and ground buss portions are provided to make electrical connections and provide electrical power between the input port to the output port and to the fixture port. The fixture box provides greater safety to the end user or homeowner because the bussing of the fixture box is completely enclosed. The fixture box also lowers labor costs due to the quick termination of the Q-CEB to the snap in connection at the ports. The fixture box can be mounted and wired after the finished ceiling is installed making it a labor saving device for all of the installers, including the finishers and the painters. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084187 | COUPLER - A coupler that aids in the detection of partial discharge events in a vessel. The coupler comprises a housing for a detector which extends through a wall of the vessel. The housing is sealably connectable to a vessel and is at least partially transparent to electromagnetic radiation. The coupler may be used to allow monitoring of partial discharge events in such vessels as gas and oil insulated subsystems, gas and oil insulated transformers, and gas and oil insulated cables and cable terminations. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084188 | Method For Knock Out Feature In Brittle Material - The present invention relates generally to electrical insulation barriers. More particularly, the invention encompasses an electrical insulation barrier having knock-out features for an electronic apparatus. The electrical insulation barrier is preferably made from a brittle material, such as, for example, a thermoset insulating material, a glass reinforced polyester laminate material (such as, for example, GPO-1, GPO-2, GPO-3), and the like. The electrical insulation barrier is preferably used to insulate and/or isolate electrical conductors. With this invention a single master or universal type part can be made and used in many configurations and locations dependent on the design of the electronic apparatus. The invention allows for the creation of one or more opening in the electrical insulation barrier by knocking-out or removing one or more pre-defined shapes to allow clearance for intersecting electrical parts. With this invention one can consolidate many single use electrical insulation barriers into a few master parts that the user can customize to fit the application by removing the knock-outs as desired. The present invention also relates to electrical insulation barrier for switchgear, panel boards, and circuit breakers, along with electrical insulation barrier for low voltage switchgear and switchboard assemblies. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084189 | CONDUCTOR RACEWAY SEPARATOR - A divider for keeping current-carrying conductors separated transversely in raceways, such as walker ducts and cable trays, in which multiple conductors extend, in order that air can flow around the conductors and cool the conductors. The divider is mounted in the raceway to form passages through which some of the conductors can extend spaced from other conductors. Two separators are mounted together and preferably mounted to the raceway sidewall, forming at least a base passage between the separator and the sidewall of the raceway, and an elevated passage between the walls of the separators. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084190 | RIG STORAGE SYSTEM - A system for storing cuttings including a drilling rig having a deck and at least two support structures, and at least one cuttings storage vessel disposed in at least one of the at least two support structures is disclosed. A method of storing cuttings on a drilling rig including transferring materials from a deck of the drilling rig to a pressurized vessel dispose din a support structure of the drilling rig is also disclosed. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084191 | COMBINING BELIEF NETWORKS TO GENERATE EXPECTED OUTCOMES - A method is described for determining an oilfield parameter for a drilling operation in an oilfield, the oilfield having a well site with a drilling tool advanced into a subterranean formation with geological structures and reservoirs therein. A first set of decision factors and a second set of decision factors about the drilling operation are identified. Each of the first set of decision factors is contained within a first set of nodes, and each of the second set of decision factors is contained within a second set of nodes. Both the first set of nodes and the second set of nodes contain a set of common nodes, which are common to both the first and second sets. The first set of nodes is associated to create a first belief network and the second set of nodes is associated to create a second belief network. Then, the set of common nodes of the first belief network is associated with the set of common nodes of the second belief network to form a multinet belief network. Oilfield parameter can be generated from the multinet belief network. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084192 | METHOD OF DOWNLINKING TO A DOWNHOLE TOOL - A method of downlinking to a downhole tool located in a borehole is provided. The downhole tool detects transitions in the flow velocity of fluid circulating in the borehole at the downhole tool. To provide for the detection of the transitions fluid is pumped into the drillstring so that it circulates in the borehole at the downhole tool and the pumping rate of fluid into the drillstring is either increased to a rate which overshoots a steady state pumping rate needed to produce a transition or is decreased to a rate which undershoots a steady state pumping rate needed to produce a transition. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084193 | AIR HAMMER CORING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A coring method and apparatus is provided for extracting a core sample from a subterranean formation and/or drilling a hydrocarbon well, the coring apparatus having: a pneumatic reciprocating hammer having a first end for operatively connecting the pneumatic reciprocating hammer to a drill string, a second end having a hammer bit and a reciprocating piston for reciprocating the hammer bit; and a coring member operatively connected to the pneumatic reciprocation hammer, the coring member comprising an impact anvil and a hollow coring barrel forming an internal longitudinal chamber for accommodating the core sample, the coring barrel positioned below the impact anvil; whereby when the hammer bit strikes the impact anvil, the coring barrel is driven into the formation and the core sample is extracted into the internal longitudinal chamber of the coring barrel. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084194 | Thermally Stable Ultra-Hard Polycrystalline Materials and Compacts - Thermally stable ultra-hard polycrystalline materials and compacts comprise an ultra-hard polycrystalline body that wholly or partially comprises one or more thermally stable ultra-hard polycrystalline region. A substrate can be attached to the body. The thermally stable ultra-hard polycrystalline region can be positioned along all or a portion of an outside surface of the body, or can be positioned beneath a body surface. The thermally stable ultra-hard polycrystalline region can be provided in the form of a single element or in the form of a number of elements. The thermally stable ultra-hard polycrystalline region can be formed from precursor material, such as diamond and/or cubic boron nitride, with an alkali metal catalyst material. The mixture can be sintered by high pressure/high temperature process. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084195 | DISTANCE HOLDER WITH JET DEFLECTOR - A distance holder for connection to, and rotation with, a drill string in an earth formation drilling device arranged to supply a jet of abrasive fluid for the purpose of providing a borehole by removing earth formation material through abrasion, comprises a chamber that is essentially rotational symmetric and which faces the earth formation material, and a jet nozzle arranged for discharging a jet of the abrasive fluid in the chamber. The chamber comprises a deflector positioned in the path of the fluid jet discharged from the jet nozzle. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084196 | POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND, POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPACT, METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME, AND VARIOUS APPLICATIONS - Embodiments of the invention relate to polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) exhibiting enhanced diamond-to-diamond bonding. In an embodiment, PCD includes a plurality of diamond grains defining a plurality of interstitial regions. A metal-solvent catalyst occupies at least a portion of the plurality of interstitial regions. The plurality of diamond grains and the metal-solvent catalyst collectively exhibit a coercivity of about 115 Oersteads (“Oe”) or more and a specific magnetic saturation of about 15 Gauss·cm | 2010-04-08 |
20100084197 | DIAMOND BONDED CONSTRUCTION WITH THERMALLY STABLE REGION - Diamond bonded constructions comprise a polycrystalline diamond body having a matrix phase of bonded-together diamond grains and a plurality of interstitial regions between the diamond grains including a catalyst material used to form the diamond body disposed within the interstitial regions. A sintered thermally stable diamond element is disposed within and bonded to the diamond body, and is configured and positioned to form part of a working surface. The thermally stable diamond element is bonded to the polycrystalline diamond body, and a substrate is bonded to the polycrystalline diamond body. The thermally stable diamond element comprises a plurality of bonded-together diamond grains and interstitial regions, wherein the interstitial regions are substantially free of a catalyst material used to make or sinter the thermally stable diamond element. A barrier material may be disposed over or infiltrated into one or more surfaces of the thermally stable diamond element. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084198 | CUTTERS FOR FIXED CUTTER BITS - A PDC cutter including a body formed from a substrate material, an ultrahard layer disposed on the body, and a concave cutting face perpendicular to an axis of the body is disclosed. A PDC cutter including a body formed from a substrate material, an ultrahard layer disposed on the body, and a non-planar cutting face perpendicular to an axis of the body, the cutting face including a circumferential concave portion, and an inner protrusion portion is also disclosed. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084199 | MULTIPLE FORCE-MEASURING DEVICE, FORCE-MEASURING MODULE, AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A CONDITION OF THE MULTIPLE FORCE-MEASURING DEVICE - A multiple force-measuring device, especially a multiple weighing device has at least two force-measuring modules. Each force-measuring module includes a force-measuring cell and a power delivery means. The power delivery means of at least one of the force-measuring modules in this arrangement is connected, directly or through a junction element, to a control cable that is connected to a power supply unit. The force-measuring modules are connected directly to each other through a module-connection cable that transfers electrical power therebetween. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084200 | FOOD PRODUCT PRICING SCALE WITH AUTOMATED MULTI-LANGUAGE INTERFACE - A scale, such as a food product scale in a perishables department of a store, identifies an operator via an RF detection system, or other operator identification system, and displays information on the scale user interface in a preferred language for the identified operator. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084201 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING CENTERS OF MASS FOR LARGE STRUCTURES - The spatial center of mass and a mass of an object can be determined by orientating the suspended object in at least two different spatial positions and measuring the orientation of the object in each of the different spatial positions the forces acting on the suspension devices because of the suspended object, the forces acting on the suspension devices being resolved into three independent force components. A center of area of the object and the associated force effect lines are determined for each of the at least two spatial positions, the center of area of the respective spatial position being determined with an inclined tension compensation of the suspension devices. The spatial center of mass is determined by superimposing at least two force effect lines. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084202 | ERGONOMIC STYLUS PEN AND RESERVOIR THEREFOR - The present invention provides a stylus member and a corresponding portable communication device. The stylus member comprises at least one electro-active polymer (EAP) unit that is adapted to change in size so as to enable the portable communication device to receive the stylus member in a housing provided therefor. Means for locking the stylus member in the housing as well as means for releasing the stylus member are also provided in the portable communication device. By providing at least one EAP unit in the stylus member, it may adopt an ergonomic shape facilitating the usage of the stylus pen, for instance when activating a pressure-sensitive screen or display of a portable communication device. This invention may provide an ergonomic stylus pen that can be ejected from a portable communication device upon detecting user input, such as detecting pressing of a button. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084203 | ELECTRIC PEN - An electronic pen is provided. The electronic pen can capture the pressure, speed and motion of its tip, thereby reflecting the strength and muscularity of the handwriting. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084204 | CRAWLER DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC ATTITUDE CONTROL OF THE SAME - Theme To provide a small-sized crawler device that can stably ride over bumps or steps or stairs. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084205 | High-Voltage Terminal Assembly with Integral High-Voltage Interlock - A vehicle includes a high-voltage (HV) energy storage system (ESS), an HV device having HVIL source and return (SR) pins and an HV receptacle, an HV cable, and an HV terminal assembly. The assembly includes a tray portion and retainer for aligning the HV cables with the HV receptacle. An HVIL jumper device is connected to the tray portion and electrically connectable to the HVIL SR pins. The assembly includes a cover portion removably mountable to the tray portion to provide a suitable EMF shield and weather seal. The cover portion includes an HVIL shorting plug. HV electrical energy is supplied from said ESS to the HV device only when all three of the HVIL components, i.e., the HVIL SR pins, the HVIL jumper device, and the HVIL shorting plug, are electrically interconnected to form a closed HVIL circuit, while at the same time the HV cable is properly connected. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084206 | VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM - A vehicle drive system includes a battery, motor generators driving the vehicle using electric power from the battery or driven by the vehicle, a PCU integrated with the motor generators, having inverters and controlling the motor generator, cooling water cooling inverters, and oil cooling motor generators. The PCU includes a smoothing capacitor and a filter capacitor provided electrically closer to the battery than the smoothing capacitor. Here, the smoothing capacitor is cooled by the cooing water, while the filter capacitor is cooled by the oil. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084207 | CONTROLLERLESS ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM - Embodiments described herein are directed to a controllerless electric drive system, a controllerless hybrid drive system and a method for controlling drive system characteristics based on received drive system inputs. In one instance, a controllerless electric drive system is configured to power one or more powered wheels. The controllerless electric drive system includes a battery, a substantially constant-speed electric motor, a torque converter/clutch, a continuously variable transmission and one or more powered wheels. The battery is coupled to the substantially constant-speed electric motor, and the motor is coupled to the continuously variable transmission via the torque converter. As such, the battery provides power for the electric motor to drive the continuously variable transmission which turns the one or more powered wheels, without implementing a controller to vary the current or voltage between the battery and the motor. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084208 | POWER GENERATION SYSTEM FOR USE WITH VEHICLE - Provided is a power generation system characterized by integration of a photovoltaic power generation device and a fuel cell, including: (a) a photovoltaic power generation device including a movable platform, a platform moving mechanism, and a solar tracking module; (b) a power management device including a storage battery and a power management unit; and (c) a fuel cell device including an electrolysis tank for producing hydrogen and oxygen by water electrolysis, a fuel storage unit, and a fuel cell connected to the fuel storage unit so as to receive hydrogen fuel therefrom and generate electric power to be supplied to the vehicle as a power source thereof. The platform moving mechanism is configured to move the movable platform. The solar tracking module determines the incident angle of light falling on a solar panel. The power generation system is applicable to ordinary vehicles and functions as a mobile solar power supply system. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084209 | WHEELCHAIR SUSPENSION - A suspension for a vehicle is provided. The suspension includes, for example, a frame, at least one drive assembly and at least one caster pivot arm. The at least one drive assembly and the at least one caster pivot arm are coupled to enhance the vehicle's ability to traverse obstacles. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084210 | REAR DRIVE MODULE WHEEL DISCONNECT - A wheel disconnect system is provided including a rear drive module and a constant velocity joint housing. The rear drive module includes a housing, at least one actuator, and at least one dog clutch. The dog clutch includes a first portion configured to move when the actuator is moved and a second portion configured for engagement with the first portion. The constant velocity joint housing is formed integrally with the second portion of the dog clutch. A wheel may be disconnected from the rear drive module unless engagement of the first and second portions of the dog clutch allows torque to be transferred to the wheel. In one embodiment, a hydraulically activated piston may be used to activate the first portion of the dog clutch. In another embodiment, a ball ramp may be used to activate the first portion of the dog clutch. A vehicle driveline including a wheel disconnect system is also provided. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084211 | Hybrid-powered slow-speed vehicle, vehicle travel-range extension method, and method of hybrid-vehicle manufacture - One aspect of the invention, an embodiment of hybrid-powered slow-speed vehicle ( | 2010-04-08 |
20100084212 | ATV HAVING ARRANGEMENT FOR A PASSENGER - An ATV is disclosed which includes a pedestal assembly incorporated into the foot-wells, which cooperate with a removable passenger seat. Furthermore, passenger seat is selectively added or removed from ATV by way of a latch assembly. Hand grips flank the removable seat and are attached to a rear accessory panel. The rear accessory panel also includes an integrated cup holder, and rack tie-downs are formed in a front or rear accessory panel. | 2010-04-08 |
20100084213 | VEHICLE TRANSMISSION - A vehicle transmission comprising a multi-ratio gearbox having a gearbox input shaft and a gearbox output shaft, the gearbox being operable to provide a driving connection between the gearbox input shaft and the gearbox output shaft at a selected one of a plurality of gear ratios, a torque converter having a torque converter input for connection to an engine, and a torque converter output driveably connected to the torque converter input by fluid coupling within the torque converter, a first driving connection between the torque converter output and the gearbox input shaft, a second driving connection between the torque converter input and the gearbox input shaft, and a selection means to select one of the first driving connection and the second driving connection. | 2010-04-08 |