15th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090092415 | DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER - In order to stabilize opening/closing operations of an apparatus shutter of a toner receiving apparatus utilizing rotation of a toner supply container, the toner supply container is provided, at a peripheral surface thereof, with a snap lock portion, which is engaged with the apparatus shutter to effect opening/closing operations of the apparatus shutter by rotation of the toner supply container. A release force F(N) required for releasing snap lock engagement of the snap lock portion with the apparatus shutter and an elastic repulsive force P(N) of the snap lock portion are set to satisfy the following relationship: | 2009-04-09 |
20090092416 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The present invention teaches and claims an image forming apparatus comprising a printing engine that secondarily supplies a sheet primarily supplied from a sheet storage unit, transfers and fixes image data to the sheet thereby printing an image on the sheet. The apparatus of the present invention comprises a print job input unit that inputs a print job having the image data and printing setting information, an image data storing unit that stores the image data continuously by dividing the image data into a band basis of a predetermined data amount, a job managing unit that outputs, a primary sheet supply band order of the image data indicating a primary sheet supply timing and a delivery band order indicating a delivery timing at which the image data can be delivered to the printing engine prior to the secondary sheet supply activated after the primary sheet supply, an image data output control unit that successively acquires the image data on the band basis from the image data storing unit, outputs primary sheet supply permission information when the acquired image data reaches the primary sheet supply band order, and outputs delivery permission information and the image data to the printing engine when the acquired image data reaches the delivery band order, and a printing engine control unit that outputs the primary sheet supply permission information and the delivery permission information to the printing engine, and controls the primary sheet supply in the printing engine and the delivery of the image data. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092417 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Light sources emit light beams onto deflecting surfaces of a deflecting unit through incident optical systems. The deflecting unit deflects the light beams in a uniform direction to form images onto different surfaces to be scanned through imaging optical systems. An optical path length, or a distance from a deflection point of the deflecting unit to a surface to be scanned, of an imaging optical system to form an image onto a surface to be scanned closest to the deflecting unit is different from that of an imaging optical system to form an image onto a surface to be scanned farthest from the deflecting unit. Also, the following condition is satisfied: | 2009-04-09 |
20090092418 | Developing Method, Image Forming Method and Image Forming Apparatus - A developing method includes a step of driving a developing roller to rotate and supplying liquid developer stored in a liquid developer container to the developing roller, a step of applying a bias to a toner charger to electrically charge the liquid developer supplied to the developing roller, a step of driving the developing roller to rotate so as to move the liquid developer electrically charged by the toner charger to a developing position and subsequently bringing the developing roller into contact with a latent image carrier electrically charged by a charger and a step of developing the latent image, holding the developing roller in contact with the latent image carrier. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092419 | MEMBER FOR AGITATING AND CONVEYING DEVELOPER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A member for agitating and conveying a developer, includes: a rotation shaft that rotates in a given direction; a spiral-shaped conveying member that is disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the rotation shaft; and conveys a developer in a shaft direction of the rotation shaft; a protruded agitation section that protrudes, with a gap from the rotation shaft, from the spiral-shaped conveying member toward an upstream side in a developer conveying direction; and agitates the developer; and a diameter directional conveying section that is disposed between adjacent spires of the spiral-shaped conveying member; is disposed in a downstream side in the developer conveying direction with respect to the protruded agitation section; and gives a diameter directional conveying force to the developer. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092420 | Toner Mass Control by Surface Roughness and Voids - The present disclosure relates to controlling a performance characteristic of an image forming device component having a surface which may include removal of a portion of the surface to expose a plurality of voids and a surface between the voids. The surface between the voids may have a surface roughness Ra in the range of 0.1 to 5.0 microns and the relationship SA | 2009-04-09 |
20090092421 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A development device includes a developer carrier supplying developer to an electrostatic latent image carrier being rotatable. The developer carrier includes a conductive metal core and a conductive elastic layer that is disposed outside circumference of the conductive metal core and includes a surface having roughness formed thereon. The surface of the conductive elastic layer satisfies a relationship 1.0≦Rz2/Rz1≦1.60, where Rz1 and Rz2 are ten-point mean roughness in a circumference direction and an axial direction of the developer carrier respectively, and satisfies a relationship 0.20≦Sm2/Sm1≦1.00, where Sm1 and Sm2 are mean width of profile elements of the surface of the conductive elastic layer in the circumference direction and the axial direction of the developer carrier respectively. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092422 | FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING SAME - A fixing apparatus includes a pair of fixing members composed of a fixing roller and a pressure roller that make pressure-contact with each other; an external heating belt for heating a surface of the fixing roller externally; and first and second external heating rollers having a heat source, for allowing the external heating belt to be suspended in a tensioned state. A sum of stiffnesses of the first and second external heating rollers is greater than or equal to a stiffness of the fixing roller. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092423 | FUSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A fusing device includes a rotatable pressing roller, a fusing belt to rotate by a rotational force transmitted from the rotatable pressing roller, a nip forming member to contact an inner surface of the fusing belt to form a nip on a contact area between the rotatable pressing roller and the fusing belt, a heating member formed in approximately an internal central portion of the fusing belt to heat the nip forming member and the fusing belt, an inner support member formed within the fusing belt to press a nip part of the nip forming member toward the rotatable pressing roller, and an outer support member formed outside the fusing belt, and both ends of the outer support member being engaged with the inner support member to thereby reinforce the strength of the inner support member and form a path for radiation heat to disperse. The support unit includes an inner support member placed within the belt unit, and an outer support member placed outside the belt unit, both ends of the outer support member being engaged with the inner support member to reinforce the strength of the inner support member and to form a path for a radiation heat to disperse. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092424 | FIXING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus capable of quickly heating a fixing belt with a simple configuration and stably maintaining the temperature of the fixing belt includes a fixing unit having a fixing belt, a fixing roller which supports a portion of the fixing belt and has a first heat source disposed therein, a heat transfer member which supports another portion of the fixing belt and transfers heat to the fixing belt, a pressing member which forms a fixing nip through which the fixing belt circulates, and a second heat source which is disposed outside the fixing roller and the heat transfer member and inside the fixing belt. The second heat source is disposed to heat at least two of the fixing belt, the fixing roller, and the heat transfer member. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092425 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MATERIAL CONVEYANCE APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus which fixes a toner image at a nip portion formed by a belt member and a rotating member controls a deviation of a belt by changing an inclination of a belt supporting member during a fixing operation. During a standby operation in which the belt member and the rotating member are separated from each other, the fixing apparatus stops changing the inclination of the belt supporting member and regulates the deviation of the belt by contacting a flange provided at the belt supporting member and a belt end portion. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092426 | FIXING APPARATUS, ROLLER FOR THE FIXING APPARATUS, FLEXIBLE SLEEVE FOR THE FIXING APPARATUS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE ROLLER FOR THE FIXING APPARATUS AND THE FLEXIBLE SLEEVE FOR THE FIXING APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus, a roller for a fixing apparatus, and a flexible sleeve for a fixing apparatus are a roller for the fixing apparatus ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090092427 | COOLING DEVICE AND COOLING METHOD FOR A PRINTING SUBSTRATE IN AN ELECTROGRAPHIC PRINTER OR COPIER - In a cooling device for a printing substrate after passage through a fixing station, a transport path is provided for the printing substrate. A first cooling unit is provided along one side of the transport path. The first cooling unit has a first perforated plate facing towards the printing substrate, a coolant being conducted through the perforated plate. A second cooling unit is provided along an opposite side of the transport path. This second cooling unit has a perforated plate on a surface facing towards the printing substrate. A coolant is conducted through the perforated plate onto the opposite side of the printing substrate. A nip unit for the printing substrate has a nip roll integrated into the second cooling unit such that the nip roll is cooled by the second cooling unit. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092428 | CLEANING UNIT, IMAGE CARRIER UNIT INCLUDING SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A cleaning unit, providable to an image carrier unit or an image forming apparatus, includes a cleaning member disposed in contact with a target member to electrically remove residual toner from the target member, an elastic blade disposed in contact with the target member upstream from the cleaning member, a blade supporting member, a blade power source, and a conductive member that is more conductive than the elastic blade, and electrically connects the blade supporting member and the elastic blade. The conductive member is disposed so that an edge part of the conductive member is closer to where the elastic blade contacts the target member than an edge part of the blade supporting member. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092429 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING COLLECTION BOX - An image forming apparatus is provided with a cassette configured to accommodate printing sheets, a casing of the image forming apparatus, a belt member which circularly moves inside the casing, a cleaning device configured to remove particles adhering on the belt member, and a collection box in which the particles removed by the cleaning unit is collected. The casing has a cassette accommodating section for accommodating the cassette, a box accommodating section defined inside the casing and communicating with the cassette accommodating section and an opening formed on the casing and communicating with the cassette accommodating section. The cassette is removably installable into the cassette accommodating section through the opening, and the collection box is detached from or inserted in the box accommodating section through the opening. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092430 | SHEET CARRYING UNIT AND SHEET COOLING DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet carrying unit, includes: a first belt stretched by a plurality of rollers, the first belt carrying a sheet while putting the sheet on a surface of the first belt; a first driving roller that drives the first belt; a second belt stretched by a plurality of rollers, the second belt carrying the sheet while holding the sheet together with the first belt; and a second driving roller that drives the second belt; wherein a frictional force generated between the second driving roller and the second belt is set smaller than a frictional force generated between the first belt and the first driving roller, a frictional force generated between the first belt and the sheet, and a frictional force generated between the second belt and the sheet, respectively. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092431 | Image forming system and image forming apparatus - Disclosed is an image forming system comprising: an instruction section to perform an instruction for an image formation; an image forming section to form the image for paper based on the instruction; a first post-processing apparatus to perform first post-processing for the image formed paper based on the instruction; a second post-processing apparatus to perform second post-processing for the paper based on the instruction; a first reverse apparatus including a reverse mechanism to convey the paper from the image forming section to the first post-processing apparatus and to perform a reverse of the conveyed paper; a second reverse apparatus including a reverse mechanism to convey the paper from the first post-processing apparatus to the second post-processing apparatus and to perform the reverse of the conveyed paper; and a control section to control the reverse of the paper in the first and the second reverse apparatus based on the instruction. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092432 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a housing; a sheet discharging tray; a discharge unit, provided within the housing, the discharge unit configured to discharge a sheet into the sheet discharging tray; a pressing member, provided at a position downstream of the discharge unit in a conveying direction of the sheet, the pressing member configured to apply a pressing force to a surface of the sheet at a pressing position; and a pressing force changing unit which is configured to change the pressing force of the pressing member against the surface of the sheet. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092433 | Shrunk keyboard for composite keys - A shrunk keyboard for composite keys includes at least a first key and a second key that have respectively a touch panel attached thereon. The first key and second key have respectively a sense control segment to control switching of character definition of a character cluster corresponding to another key. Thereby users can perform character input operation of a complete keyboard on the shrunk keyboard, and total character number can be increased. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092434 | PRINT MEDIA MOVING APPARATUS - A print media moving apparatus is disposed in a printer for controlling movement of a print media. The print media moving apparatus includes a motor, a first media moving module, a second media moving module, a controlling module, a first power transmission module and a second power transmission module. The first and second media moving module are both coupled to the motor. The controlling module is coupled to the first and second media moving modules, and is for turning on the first media moving module when the printer operates under a first mode, and turning on the second media moving module when the printer operates under a second mode. The first and second power transmission modules are respectively coupled between the motor and the first and second media moving modules, and are respectively for delivering power from the motor to the first and second media moving modules. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092435 | Liquid soap or lotion applicator - A liquid soap or lotion applicator for hard to reach areas of the body which includes in combination a substantially rigid elongated tubular handle with a low pressure squeeze bulb secured to one end of the tubular handle for forcing air under low pressure through the tube handle, and a hollow head connected to the opposite end of the tubular handle. The head is provided with a reservoir that communicates with the hollow interior of the tubular handle and is further provided with a removable access for pouring liquid soap or lotion into the reservoir. A porous applicator is removably secured to head with the interior surface of the applicator exposed to the reservoir whereby liquid in the reservoir will be forced through the porous applicator for application to the body when the bulb is squeezed. The tubular handle has a fixed arcuate shape which extends through a curvature of 90° to 180°, and the exterior face of the porous applicator faces anywhere in the range from in line with the tube end to a direction facing the squeeze bulb. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092436 | Anti-spill dauber wiper for a glue container - An anti-spill dauber wiper for removable insertion into a threaded upwardly open cylindrical access neck of a glue container having a lid threadably received on the neck and a dauber for glue application secured to a bottom distal end of a dauber stem which depends downwardly from the lid for insertion in the glue contained in the container. The wiper includes a flexible cylindrical sleeve dimensioned to be inserted into an snugly received in sealed engagement with the container cylindrical access neck and the wiper is further provided with a flexible circular disk shaped closure membrane that spans the cylindrical interior of the sleeve. The disk shaped closure membrane is provided with slits therethrough which extend radially from the center of the closure member for thereby providing flexible pie shaped segments for permitting ingress and egress of the dauber to and from the container through the closure membrane with wiper application of the flexible segments. The wiper is further provided with a flexible circular rim seal secured to the upper end of the flexible sleeve which is dimensioned to be received over an upwardly exposed circular rim of the neck whereby the lid may be threadably received on the neck to close the container with the wiper received in the neck. The flexible sleeve of the wiper is further provided with at least two spaced outwardly protruding flexible annular ribs for engaging internal threaded contours of the neck to insure the sealed engagement with the access neck. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092437 | WRITING IMPLEMENT - A writing implement includes a body portion, display objections disposed in the body portion. Each display object includes a data unit. At least one of the display objects is moveable from a respective first position to a respective second position where the plurality of data units are perceived as a promotional message. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092438 | APPLICATOR, USE OF THE APPLICATOR AND METHOD FOR TOPICALLY ADMINISTERING A LIQUID BY MEANS OF THE APPLICATOR - An applicator adapted for applying a liquid from a source of liquid to the skin of an individual subject. The applicator includes a housing delimiting a chamber, and a roller rotatably mounted in the housing with an adhesion side extending into the chamber and a transfer side extending out of the chamber. A cylinder is attached to the housing, at least one outlet and one through hole which are formed in the wall of the cylinder, is connecting the cylinder to the source of liquid and to the chamber, respectively, with the through holes axially and angularly displaced in relation to each other. A slider is arranged for sliding between first and second positions in the cylinder, a recess is formed in the slider, and the recess communicates with the source of liquid in the first position of the slider via the at least one first through hole and with the chamber in the second position of the slider via the at least one second through hole. The applicator is suitable for administering accurate and reproducible doses of easy-flowing cosmetic or medical formulations to the skin of a human being. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092439 | BRUSH APPLICATOR FOR A LIQUID CONTAINER - A brush applicator is adapted to be mounted to a liquid container and includes a brush unit, a hollow holding member, and a liquid discharging member. The brush unit includes a bristle-mounting seat and a plurality of bristles mounted on the bristle-mounting seat. The liquid discharging member is in the form of a single piece, and includes a base portion adapted to be received in the liquid container, and a tubular portion extending from the base portion through the bristle-mounting seat into the bristles. The liquid discharging member defines a fluid path extending through the base portion and the tubular portion. The hollow holding member is sleeved fittingly on the bristle-mounting seat and the base portion, and has a constricted open end for extension of the bristles therethrough. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092440 | Binder Unit - A binder unit, for binding a sheet stack having a mounting hole, includes an elongated binding body and two fastening arms. The binding body has a first binding portion biasing against a top side of the sheet stack at an edge portion thereof, a second binding portion biasing against a bottom side of the sheet stack, and a guiding slot aligning with the mounting hole. The fastening arms are extended from a first edge of the binding body to detachably engage with the second binding portion of the binding body at a position that the fastening arms are slidably coupled within the guiding slot through the mounting hole, wherein the fastening arms are bent for resting on the bottom side of the sheet stack to reinforce the edge portion of the sheet stack being securely sandwiched between the first and second binding portions of the binding body. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092441 | APPARATUS FOR MOVABLY SECURING A DEVICE TO A SUPPORT - An apparatus is provided that may be used to movably connect a device to a support. The apparatus may be a mechanical arm with multiple connections that allows the device to move into various positions and orientations. The connections may include a coupling attached to a connection assembly that movably secures the coupling to an elongated member. Each of the connection assemblies may provide a pivot point which allows rotation upon a sufficient force and provide a mechanism for removably securing a coupling at desired increments. The device may be an instrument or fixture for dental or medical use, such as an operating room light, a dental examination light, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a mirror, delivery head, etc. The support may be attached to a surface such as a ceiling or floor. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092442 | COMPLIANT JOINT - A compliant joint capable of achieving passive compliance for a robot in order to prevent an injury to a human by collision with the robot. The compliant joint includes a housing, a cam member rotatably mounted in the housing, a roller spring device mounted to the cam member to be compressed and extended, a guiding member formed in the housing to guide compression and extension of the roller spring device in accordance with rotation of the cam member, and a receiving recess formed at the guiding member to engage the housing and the cam member with each other by receiving the roller spring device and release the engagement by separating from the roller spring device. Accordingly, robustness of the robot can be maintained when an impact less than a predetermined magnitude is applied, while being suddenly decreased when an impact greater than the magnitude is applied. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092443 | Breach resistant composite barriers - This invention is a novel system for resisting barrier breach resulting from kinetic energy (i.e. ramming impacts). It consists of lightweight, sectional or continuous barriers made of a breach resistant fiber reinforced polymer resin matrix composite, which may be fabricated on site. The barriers are lightweight and thin enough that they may be used in many spaces where barriers made from conventional construction materials are impossible, impractical, or undesirable. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092444 | Double-bladed vibrating concrete screed - A concrete screed includes an engaging frame for readily engaging the mounting fixture of a skid loader or the like, with a pair of spaced parallel frame arms long enough to keep the skid loader off the concrete form, with a screed blade attached to the distal ends of the two frame arms. A pre-screed screeding blade having a V-shape is fixed to the screed blade for knocking down high spots in poured concrete. The side frame arms are free to pivot up and down at both ends. A pair of pulling arms, each pivotally connected to the screed blade at one end and to a side frame arm at the other, exert the actual pulling force that pulls the screed blade across the poured concrete. A pair of hydraulic vibrators fixed to the screed blade vibrates the screed blade to puddle and settle the concrete for leveling. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092445 | Apparatus for making drainage element with a periphery of different materials - The drainage element is made with a periphery formed of a filter material that allows the passage of water and prevents the passage of soil and a second peripheral section of net material that allows the passage of water while the preventing the passage of the lightweight aggregate therein. The filter material is preferably made of spun bonded polyester and may be made of a biodegradable material such as starch. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092446 | Fastening element - A fastening element has a drilling head ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090092447 | NON-ABRASIVE PAD FOR AN ARTICULATED SEABED MAT - A block and pad unit for use in forming a seabed mat includes a concrete block having an upper surface, a lower surface and at least four sides extending between the upper and lower surfaces. An opening extends from the upper surface to the lower surface of the block. An abrasive resistant pad is attached to one of the upper surface or the lower surface. The pad includes a base having a lower side adjacent the block and an upper side facing away from the block, an opening aligned with the opening of the block, and a plurality of dome-shaped mounds extending integrally upward from the upper side of the base and distributed about a periphery of the opening of the pad. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092448 | Rotating Lock Ring Bottom Tendon Connector - A tendon bottom connector assembly has a receptacle with a bore having an annular locking profile divided into segments by axially extending slots. The connector has a housing that inserts into and locks in the receptacle. The housing and receptacle have mating an anti-rotation elements. The lock ring has an outer surface with an annular locking profile divided into segments by axially extending slots. The lock ring is carried by the housing initially in the installation position with its segments aligned with the slots of the receptacle. This position allows the housing to be fully inserted into the receptacle. An ROV then rotates the ring from the installation position to a locked position, with the segments of the lock ring engaging the segments of the receptacle. Alternately, a split ring with one end fixed rotates the lock ring. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092449 | Anchoring arrangement for floating wind turbine installations - The anchoring device for a floating wind turbine installation, such wind turbine installation comprising a floating cell ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090092450 | Air Conveyor with a Device for Orienting Bottles Vertically - An air conveyor for transporting plastic bottles, in which bottles are driven by applying air in the area of the bottle openings. In a partial area of the air conveyor, means are provided to apply air to the bottle bodies. These means are arranged such that the bottles are essentially oriented vertically with the openings of the bottles facing upwards and the bottom of the bottles facing downwards. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092451 | Cutting tool holder and a cutting insert therefor - A cutting tool holder adapted for mounting thereon a cutting insert having a top face, a bottom face and formed with an insert bore having an inner surface extending between the top and the bottom face. The holder comprises a seat defined by a bottom surface and at least one side wall angled to the bottom surface, a seat bore with a bore axis having an open end at the bottom surface of the seat, and a securing mechanism for securing the cutting insert in the seat. The securing mechanism comprises a securing pin received within the seat bore and having a body with an outer surface extending between a proximal end and a distal end of the body and defining a pin axis therealong. The securing mechanism further comprises a displacement arrangement adapted for axially displacing the securing pin along the bore axis of the seat bore between at least a first, mounting position in which the distal end protrudes from within the seat bore through the bottom surface into the seat to a first extent so as to allow the cutting insert to be placed within the seat, having its bottom face aligned against the bottom surface, and a second, securing position in which the distal end protrudes from within the seat bore through the bottom surface into the seat to a second extent, greater than the first extent, so as to engage the inner surface of the insert bore, thereby securing the insert in place. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092452 | ROTARY CUTTING TOOL - To provide a highly practical rotary cutting tool with which chips can be satisfactorily removed even during longitudinal feeding, and the accumulation of chips can be minimized. A rotary cutting tool is provided, wherein a large number of helical chip-removing grooves ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090092453 | INSERTS FOR PARTING OR GROOVING AND METHOD OF MAKING - The present invention relates to a coated cutting tool insert with elongated shape with a rake face and an opposite bottom surface with improved strength properties obtained by providing the inserts with a blasted bottom surface. The inserts are preferably used for parting and grooving operations. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092454 | Drilling Auxiliary Device Having A Cooling Effect - An auxiliary device for a drill includes a base having a first side provided with a gathering portion, a fixing post mounted on a second side of the base and provided with a limit hole connected to the gathering portion, a water inlet port mounted on the second side of the base and provided with a water inlet hole connected to the gathering portion, and a water outlet port mounted on the second side of the base and provided with a water outlet hole connected to the gathering portion. Thus, the cooling water flows through the water inlet hole of the water inlet port into the gathering portion of the base to surround the drill bit so as to provide a cooling effect to the drill bit and the workpiece during the drilling process. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092455 | ADJUSTABLE INDEXABLE DRILL - An adjustable drill comprising a drill body having a longitudinal axis, comprising a face surface comprising an aperture extending into the drill body; a directional feature adjacent the aperture extending toward an edge of the drill body; a longitudinal gullet extending from the face surface along at least a portion of the drill body; a cartridge adjacent the face surface and selectively slidable along the directional feature comprising a slot along the directional feature; and a cutting face comprising an insert pocket positioned adjacent the edge of the drill body; a fastener through the slot into the aperture releasably affixing the cartridge to the drill body; and an insert releasably affixed in the insert pocket. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092456 | CUTTER SUPPORT AND CUTTER HEAD - The invention relates to a cutter support for fixing in a cutter head, comprising a shaft-like bar and a head with integrated cutters with minor cutters formed from a cutting surface and a free surface. According to the invention, a chamfer adjacent to the minor cutter is arranged on the free surface with a chamfer width decreasing outwardly to 0. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092457 | FASTENING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING - The present invention relates to fasteners and more specifically to a fastener adapted to visually indicate tension, and method of making thereof. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092458 | SELF-DRILLING ANCHOR - An embodiment of the invention includes a self-drilling anchor. The self-drilling anchor includes a drill rod with a first end and a second end and a drill bit attached to the first end of the drill rod. The self-drilling anchor also includes an expansion shell located over the drill rod near the first end and adjacent to the drill bit and a rod sleeve located over the drill rod and adjacent to the expansion shell. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092459 | EXPANSIBLE FIXING PLUG - The invention relates to an expansible fixing plug ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090092460 | FASTENER HAVING FLEXIBLY FIRM BRISTLES - A fastener having a plurality of flexibly firm bristles. The fastener includes a substantially linear primary attachment member, such as a bolt, for example, and a plurality of flexibly firm bristles connected to the substantially linear member. When the fastener is inserted into a hole, friction between the plurality of flexibly firm bristles and the inner circumference of the hole secures the fastener within the hole. Since the plurality of flexibly firm bristles are flexible, they are insertable into any one of a plurality of holes which collectively have a wide range of inner circumferences. The fastener is especially useful for securing heavy objects, such as a large sign, to a stationary support member, such as a side of a building. The fastener is also useful for securing objects to a stationary support member that does not allow, or does not easily allow, holes to be drill entirely therethrough, such as a brick wall, for example. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092461 | FASTENER WITH ZONED, VARYING WAVE-FORM THREAD - A threaded fastener includes a shank having a tip and a head configured for engagement by an associated driving tool. The fastener is configured for use with an associated threaded opening. The head is disposed on the shank opposite the tip. The shank has a helical thread formed thereon. The thread extends from about the tip to about the head and defines a plurality of zones. Each zone has a plurality of individual threads extending 360 degrees about the shank. A leading thread in each zone is formed with a wave-form profile having an amplitude that is greater than the amplitude of each prior leading thread. In one embodiment, threads other than the leading thread in each zone do not have an amplitude as great as their respective leading threads. A fastening assembly is also disclosed. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092462 | DUAL-ACTION DISPOSABLE CLAMP - Disclosed are several clamps and a method for installing the clamps through at least two work pieces from one side. The clamps include a shank, a spacer, a core bolt and an expander. The shank and expander are keyed to together with the expander engaged on the core bolt such that rotation of the core bolt can bulb the expander to form a clamp surface on the blind side of the work pieces. The shank and spacer are temporarily held apart until the expander is bulbed wherein the shank is allowed to enter the spacer to clamp the work pieces. Subsequent over torque of the core bolts fractures a weakened portion of the core bolt permitting removal of the clamps when desired. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092463 | Fastening element - A fastening element has a shaft ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090092464 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FEEDING ITEMS OF LAUNDRY TO A LAUNDRY TREATMENT DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR A MANGLE - Items of laundry have to be stretched out by a spreading device ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090092465 | MULTIPLE HOPPER CHARGING INSTALLATION FOR A SHAFT FURNACE - A multiple hopper charging installation for a shaft furnace includes a rotary distribution device for distributing bulk material in the shaft furnace by rotating a distribution member about a central axis of the shaft furnace and at least two hoppers arranged in parallel and offset from the central axis above the rotary distribution device. Each hopper has a lower funnel part ending in an outlet portion and each hopper has a material gate valve with a shutter member associated to its outlet portion. According to the invention, each funnel part is configured asymmetrically with its outlet portion being eccentric and arranged proximate to the central axis, each outlet portion is oriented vertically so as to produce a substantially vertical outflow of bulk material and each material gate valve has a one-piece shutter member and is configured with its respective shutter member opening in a direction pointing away from the central axis such that any partial valve opening area is located on the side of the associated outlet portion proximate to the central axis. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092466 | MULTI-LEVEL LOAD LOCK CHAMBER, TRANSFER CHAMBER, AND ROBOT SUITABLE FOR INTERFACING WITH SAME - A new apparatus for processing substrates is disclosed. A multi-level load lock chamber having four environmentally isolated chambers interfaces with a transfer chamber that has a robotic assembly. The robotic assembly has two arms that each can move horizontally as the robotic assembly rotates about its axis. The arms can reach into the isolated chambers of the load lock to receive substrates from the bottom isolated chambers, transport the substrates to process chambers, and then place the substrates in the upper chambers. The isolated chambers in the load lock chamber may have a pivotably attached lid that may be opened to access the inside of the isolated chambers. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092467 | Stage apparatus - To enable division for transportation and secure proper treatment on a substrate to be treated, the present invention provides a stage apparatus ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090092468 | Inlet port mechanism for introducing object and treatment system - An inlet port mechanism for an object to be treated is provided to quickly and smoothly replace an atmosphere in a storage container body with an inert gas without shifting of the position of the object to be treated. The inlet port mechanism has a partition wall, a stage, an opening/closing door mechanism, a lid opening/closing mechanism, a gas injection unit, and an exhaust unit. The partition wall partitions a space into a container transfer area and an object transfer area and has an opening gate. The storage container body storing the object is placed on the stage. The opening/closing door mechanism has an opening/closing door that serves to open and close the opening gate. The lid opening/closing mechanism is provided with the opening gate and serves to open and close an opening/closing lid of the storage container body. The gas injection unit extends along an inner periphery of the opening gate to inject an inert gas into the storage container body and has a porous gas injection tube made of a porous material and having a cylindrical shape. The exhaust unit has an exhaust port for exhausting an atmosphere that is present in the storage container body and purged by the inert gas. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092469 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING UNIT, SUBSTRATE TRANSFER METHOD, SUBSTRATE CLEANSING PROCESS UNIT, AND SUBSTRATE PLATING APPARATUS - To provide a substrate processing unit, a substrate transfer method, a substrate cleansing process unit, and a substrate plating apparatus that make it possible for a substrate carry-in mechanism such as a robot arm to quickly release hold on the substrate after carrying in the substrate so as to shorten the time for holding the substrate and improve throughput. The substrate processing unit | 2009-04-09 |
20090092470 | END EFFECTOR WITH SENSING CAPABILITIES - In one embodiment, an end effector having a first arm extending from an end effector support body, and a second arm extending from the end effector support body is provided. The first arm and the second arm have support extensions for supporting a peripheral region of a substrate, wherein the second arm and the first arm include sensors integrated thereon. The sensors are located at a distal end of the first and the second arms past the corresponding support extensions. The sensors are configured to indicate whether support arms for a container are within the travel path of the end effector in one embodiment. The end effector may be integrated into a system for transporting substrates. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092471 | Scalable freight loading system, especially for an aircraft - The invention relates to a scalable freight loading system, especially for an aircraft, said system comprising drive means (L | 2009-04-09 |
20090092472 | Apparatus and system for handling a glass sheet - A method of conveying a glass substrate utilizing an improved non-contact lifting device. The non-contact lifting device employs the Bernoulli effect to create a pressure differential across the glass substrate. The Bernoulli device of the present invention comprises an increased holding or lifting power, and reduces the opportunity for contact between the device and the glass substrate if the device is tilted with respect the plane of the glass substrate surface. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092473 | Method of stacking firewood - A method for stacking firewood which comprises the steps of supplying an elongated strap, securing a first end portion of the strap about a piece of firewood, laying a first portion of the strap along a substrate, placing a plurality of logs in a side by side relationship to form a first row on top of the first portion of the strap, wrapping the strap about an end of the first row and then extending the strap on top of the first row, stacking further objects in a second row on top of the strap and first row, and wrapping the strap about a second end of the second row and again extending the strap on top of the second row. The steps are repeated until the desired amount of firewood is stacked. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092474 | Tray stacking apparatus - System and apparatus for automatically stacking trays involve receiving trays on a receiving platform, detecting the arrival of the tray on the platform, and synchronously displacing the tray to a moveable tray cart located in a tray stacking area of a stacking tower. An automated tray sliding mechanism displaces the tray to the stacking area upon detection of the tray at the receiving platform. Trays displaced in the stacking area of a lower section of a stacking tower form a tray stack. A stack elevator of the tower engages and elevates the tray stack providing a space beneath the stack allowing the next incoming tray to be displaced into the stacking area and assume the provided space beneath the tray stack, the incoming tray thereby assuming the lowermost position in the tray stack. Trays are added to the lowermost position in the stack until the stack height reaches a predetermined height and is removed from the stacking area. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092475 | Tortilla destacking device - Disclosed herein is a destacking device for dispensing planar food products, such as tortillas, from a stack bottom. In some embodiments of the invention, the device includes a frame and a carriage assembly configured for linear reciprocation with respect to the frame. The carriage assembly has a drum that rotates in response to linear reciprocation of the carriage assembly, and a suction lip is positioned proximal a wall of the drum. A stack of tortillas can be disposed on the suction lip, and a negative pressure is applied to close the suction lip and “suck” a bottommost tortilla against the lip. A movable arm has a leading edge for cooperating with the suction lip to separate the bottommost tortilla from a next bottommost tortilla. The drum rotates the suction lip and tortilla, and the vacuum is released to allow the tortilla to fall downwardly onto an endless belt. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092476 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING DIFFERENT AUXILIARY MATERIALS TO BE PICKED UP BY A PALLETIZING ROBOT - A device is described for providing different auxiliary materials by a palleting robot for palleting objects at a palleting site. A palleting cell has storage sites, and the device is provided with a single supply site. A palleting cell is supplied with the auxiliary materials. The storage sites are arranged at a side of the supply site sequentially in a direction of transportation so that a gap of the auxiliary materials at one of the storage sites is closed by the auxiliary materials that are located at one of the storage sites and/or the supply site in the direction of transportation. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092477 | ECONOMIZER FOR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OR THE LIKE - Used in a thermal circulation system in which a fluid cooling agent is circulating in proper order through a compressor, a condenser, a capillary tube/expansion valve and a evaporator, an economizer is disclosed to include an enclosed vane wheel set in between the condenser and the evaporator and rotatable by the fluid cooling agent, two sealing structures mounted in the housing of the enclosed vane wheel to seal the gap between the housing and shaft of the enclosed vane wheel, and a cooling fan fixedly mounted on the shaft of the enclosed vane wheel outside the housing and rotatable with the shaft and the vanes at the shaft to cause currents of air toward the condenser for carrying heat away from the condenser. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092478 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING FLOW IN PUMPING SYSTEMS - A technique is provided for improving the efficiency of a centrifugal pump. The centrifugal pump comprises diffusers that optimize the area schedule through the diffuser to diffuse the total fluid velocity and recover dynamic head while minimizing flow separation. Each diffuser comprises an improved transition from the diffuser blade into the diffuser discharge duct to remove abrupt changes in area and to reduce fluid separation. The impellers also can be constructed with impeller transitions able to reduce fluid separation and improve the efficiency of the pump. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092479 | PUMP WITH CUTTING IMPELLER - A pump having an axial impeller ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090092480 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING CORE AUXILIARY DUCT PASSAGE - A gas turbine engine system includes a nacelle assembly, a core engine and a mixer disposed between the nacelle assembly and the core engine. The core engine includes a core passage and a core auxiliary duct passage. The core auxiliary duct passage includes an inlet for receiving a portion of a core airflow form the core engine and an outlet for discharging a portion of the core airflow received from the core engine. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092481 | ACTUATING ROD END CONNECTOR - An improved actuating rod end connector is connected with an actuating rod that extends from a turbocharger assembly actuator mechanism. The rod end connector has a body with an opening at one longitudinal end, and the actuator rod is disposed through the opening. An adjustment member is rotatably disposed within the body and has a threaded inside cavity in communication with the opening. The inside cavity is threadably engaged with a threaded outside surface of the actuator rod. The body includes an actuator rod opening disposed therethrough adjacent the adjustment member to receive a section of the actuator rod therein to facilitate contacting the actuator rod disposed within the body from outside of the rod end connector. An attachment opening is disposed through the body to facilitate attachment of the rod end connector with a linkage member, e.g., a linkage member connected with a movable member of the turbocharger. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092482 | Systems and Methods for Altering Inlet Airflow of Gas Turbine Engines - Systems and methods for altering airflow to gas turbine engines are provided. In this regard, a representative system includes a gas turbine engine inlet having a slat, the slat being movable between a retracted position and an extended position. In the extended position, the slat increases an effective diameter of the inlet compared to the diameter of the inlet when in the retracted position. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092483 | Turbocharger with variable nozzle mechanism - A turbocharger having a variable nozzle mechanism, which is accommodated in an accommodating chamber, is disclosed. The variable nozzle mechanism has a nozzle ring, a nozzle vane, a nozzle vane drive mechanism, and a support ring. The nozzle ring defines a gas passage through which exhaust gas is guided to a turbine wheel. The nozzle vane is supported by the nozzle ring and varies the flow area of the gas passage. The nozzle vane drive mechanism drives the nozzle vane. The support ring is connected to the nozzle ring. The nozzle vane drive mechanism is accommodated in the accommodating chamber as spaced from the nozzle ring through the support ring. The turbocharger has a drain passage that extends through a lower portion of the support ring and reaches the gas passage. The drain passage is located downward from the nozzle vane drive mechanism. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092484 | Vacuum pump - A vacuum pump includes a gas inlet, a quick-rotatable rotor connectable with a flange of a multi-chamber vacuum installation which flange has a plurality of suction openings separated by separation walls, and a gas path separating structure which is located in the gas inlet of the pump, dividing the gas inlet in suction regions, and which seals, together with the separation walls, chambers of the multi-chamber vacuum installation. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092485 | SEAL ASSEMBLY RETENTION FEATURE AND ASSEMBLY METHOD - A seal assembly includes a body having two circumferential sides, a leading end, and a trailing end. At least one of the circumferential sides includes a first channel sidewall, a second channel sidewall, and a channel bottom wall that together define a seal channel for receiving a seal. The seal channel includes a slot that cooperates with a tab on the seal to facilitate securing the seal within the seal channel. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092486 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSING APPARATUS - In a centrifugal compressing apparatus, a height of a blade of an impeller is made to decrease gradually from a front edge thereof to a rear edge thereof, and a rate of change of the height of the blade is relatively large near the rear edge. The height of the blade can be made large at the rear edge side under the design restriction that an exit width of the rear edge of the blade is set to a predetermined design value. The ratio of the width of the clearance and the height of the blade is thereby made relatively large. As a result, the ratio of a flow path area occupied by a clearance flow to a flow path area occupied by a main flow is reduced. Since the pressure loss is thus made small, a drop in the efficiency can be prevented. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092487 | Systems and Methods Involving Multiple Torque Paths for Gas Turbine Engines - Systems and methods involving multiple torque paths of gas turbine engines are provided. In this regard, a representative spool assembly for a gas turbine engine, which incorporates a compressor, a turbine and a gear assembly, includes: a shaft operative to be driven by the turbine; a first spool segment operative to couple the shaft to the compressor; and a second spool segment operative to couple the shaft to the gear assembly. The first spool segment and the second spool segment are not coupled to each other. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092488 | DROPPED CEILING FAN HOUSING - A modular ceiling fan housing unit designed to create a focused column or columns of downwardly moving air such that there is little deflection when the column or columns of downwardly moving air arrives at the ground level. The modular ceiling fan housing includes an elongated body element having a fluid impelling device to create the downwardly moving air. At least one plate disposed within the elongated body element directs the downwardly moving air into columns. The modular ceiling fan housing unit may be coupled to another modular ceiling fan housing unit to provide additional columns of downwardly moving air. The modular ceiling fan housing units may be coupled in various configurations, depending on the type of application. Furthermore, the modular ceiling fan housing unit or multiple modular fan housing units may be coupled to an elevated structure located either above or below the housing units. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092489 | Expansion turbine - An expansion turbine, exhibiting at least one turbine rotor that is mounted on an axial bearing, wherein an axial disk ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090092490 | Aperture and Flap Vertical Axis Wind Machine - A vertical axis wind machine having a mechanism of apertures and flaps to reduce return blade wind drag. The aperture and flap vertical axis wind machine has improved rotational speed and torque in relation to existing vertical axis wind machines. The aperture and flap vertical axis wind machine is also quieter, has fewer moving parts, requires no feathering controls to operate in high wind speeds, and can be operated independent of wind direction. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092491 | Apparatus and related method for sensing cracks in rotating engine blades - A method and apparatus for detecting structural anomalies in the body of rotating members of an engine involves establishing an electric circuit in the body of the rotating members by embedding a network of electrically conductive fibers. Upon rotation of the members in the presence of a magnetic field, an electric current flows in the electrically conductive fibers of the rotating members. Detection of a structural anomaly in any of the rotating members results from detecting a break of the electric circuit. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092492 | BALANCING GROUP FOR THE ROTOR OF A FLUID ROTARY MACHINE - A balancing group ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090092493 | VARIABLE PITCH ROTOR BLADE WITH DOUBLE FLEXIBLE RETENTION ELEMENTS - A propulsive thrust device for an engine includes a rotor blade and a hub assembly on which the rotor blade is mounted. The rotor blade comprises an airfoil and at least two support members. A propeller thrust device includes a rotor blade, a central hub at which the rotor blade centrifugal load is supported, and an outer hub supporting a control mechanism mechanically connected to the rotor blade and controllable to vary the pitch of the rotor blade on the central hub. A rotor blade for an aircraft engine or in a separate ducted fan housing driven by a powered shaft or gearbox output shaft includes an airfoil and first and second support members attached to the airfoil. An extended arm or portion of the structure at the root of the airfoil of each blade is attached to a controllable mechanism that can vary the pitch of all blades simultaneously. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092494 | DISK ROTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A disk rotor comprises a hub having a bore, and a plurality of spoke segments radially extending from the hub, each spoke segment including a base portion being attached to the hub and a rim portion, wherein the rim portion includes one or more airfoils integrally formed thereon, the plurality of spoke segments collectively forming a ring. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092495 | AXIAL FLOW HYDRAULIC TURBINE WITH FIXED BLADES BOLTED-ON - A hydraulic turbine has a runner blade bolted to a hollow runner hub. The runner blade has a flange that mates with a corresponding recess on the hub. Bolting connections pass through complementary array like patterns of apertures spread across and in the hub and blade flange to attach the blades to the hub. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092496 | AXIAL FLOW HYDRAULIC TURBINE WITH BLADE MOUNTING - A hydraulic turbine has a runner blade fixedly mounted to a runner hub. The runner blade has a mounting flange having a generally rectangular shape held in contact with a complementary generally rectangular shaped outside surface portion of the runner hub. The complementary rectangular shapes increases surface contact area between the blade mounting flange and the hub over that of circular shaped flanges and thereby reduces the stress levels between the blade flange and the hub. Further, the surface contact area between the blade mounting flange and the blade root is increased to thereby reduce the stress level in the blade root fillets. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092497 | Securing element for fastening moving blades - A securing element for securing the position of moving blades in slots, running at least mainly in the axial direction, of a rotor parent body of a turbomachine rotor is described, comprising a plate-shaped parent body, wherein the parent body has an approximately central recess which is formed between two end sections of the parent body and defines a center section, running between the two end sections, of the parent body, wherein the two end sections have bearing surfaces running parallel to one another. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092498 | Component to be Arranged in The Flow Channel of a Turbomachine and Spraying Method For Producing The Coating - The invention relates to a component for arrangement in the duct of a turbine engine. The component is provided with a coating, which has a surface structure with scales which overlap each other in the direction of flow of the turbine engine. The invention also relates to a spraying method for generating a coating on a component. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092499 | Air Inlet Cover - In a first aspect, the present invention provides an air inlet cover ( | 2009-04-09 |
20090092500 | HOLLOW TURBOMACHINE BLADE - A hollow turbomachine blade including an internal cooling passage, an open cavity situated at the free end of the blade and defined by an end wall and the side wall of at least one rim which extends between the leading edge and the trailing edge of the blade, and at least one cooling channel connecting said internal cooling passage to said open cavity, said cooling channel opening out at the base of the rim and the wall of the rim forming an angle relative to said end wall that is obtuse, being strictly greater than 90°. An indentation may be formed in the wall of the rim at the outlet from said cooling channel. Said blade advantageously does not include a pressure rim. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092501 | COMPRESSOR PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for protecting a variable speed compressor may include an inverter drive that modulates a frequency of electric power delivered to the compressor to modulate a speed of the compressor. The inverter drive may be cooled by refrigerant and include a temperature sensor that outputs an inverter temperature signal corresponding to an inverter temperature. A control module may receives the inverter temperature signal, compare the inverter temperature with a predetermined threshold, and reduce a compressor operating speed range when the inverter temperature is greater than the predetermined threshold. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092502 | COMPRESSOR HAVING A POWER FACTOR CORRECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A power factor correction (PFC) device may be connected with a power source and a compressor. A control module may receive a measured operating parameter of the compressor, compare the measured operating parameter with a predetermined threshold, and control a switch to selectively bypass the PFC device based on the measured operating parameter of the compressor. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092503 | VALUE STRUCTURE - A valve structure includes a valve opening diaphragm and a valve diaphragm. The valve opening diaphragm provides a central valve opening with a plurality of wave shaped projections at the circumference of the valve opening. The valve diaphragm stacks on the valve opening diaphragm and providing at least a pair of elongated circular grooves. The pair of circular grooves is symmetrically disposed with respect to the center of the valve diaphragm and an area enclosed by the pair of circular grooves covers the valve opening. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092504 | Hermetic compressor - A hermetic compressor includes a hermetic container, a compression element accommodated in the hermetic container, and a motor element driving the compression element. The hermetic container has an inner space therein arranged to store lubrication oil. The compression element includes a shaft unit rotating about a rotation axis. The shaft unit has an oil-feeding passage provided therein. The oil-feeding passage extends upward from a lower end of the shaft unit. The shaft unit has an oil-spattering hole provided therein. The oil-spattering hole extends substantially perpendicularly to the rotation axis. The oil-spattering hole has a first open end communicating with the oil-feeding passage and a second open end opening in the inner space of the hermetic container. The second open end has a cross-sectional area smaller than a cross-sectional area of the first open end. This hermetic compressor supplies lubrication oil to sliding component, such as a piston, of the compression element, thus operating reliably and efficiently. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092505 | DUAL DIAPHRAGM PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR A SANITATION SYSTEM - A pump assembly includes a housing defining a working chamber, a water pump chamber and a waste pump chamber. A first diaphragm separates the water pump chamber and the working chamber. A second diaphragm separates the waste pump chamber and the working chamber. A common driver member interconnects the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm. Movement of the driven member to a first position creates a positive pressure in the water pump chamber and a negative pressure in the waste pump chamber. Movement of the driven member to a second position creates a negative pressure in the water pump chamber and a positive pressure in the waste pump chamber. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092506 | ROTOR ATTACHMENT FOR COMPRESSOR - A compressor having drive assembly including a crankshaft and a motor having a stator and a rotor. The rotor is received on a crankshaft and secured to the crankshaft via a counterweight. In one exemplary embodiment, the counterweight is shrink-fit or press-fit in position on the crankshaft and the rotor is attached to the counterweight. In one exemplary embodiment, the rotor may be secured to the counterweight by fasteners, such as bolts. The interference between the counterweight and the crankshaft is sufficiently strong to transfer driving loads from the rotor and through the counterweight to drive the crankshaft. In one exemplary embodiment, the rotor includes a central opening having a diameter larger than the diameter of the crankshaft. This allows for the rotor to fit closely to the crankshaft without touching the same. As a result, the rotor may be easily assembled as a slip-fit on the crankshafts and then secured to the counterweights. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092507 | Fluid pump systems - A fluid pump system has a housing having a housing cover removably connected to a housing base. A plurality of fluid pump assemblies are inside of the housing. Each fluid pump assembly has an electric motor operatively connected to a fluid pump. Each fluid pump has a fluid inlet extending through a wall of the housing to an exterior of the housing and a fluid outlet extending through the wall of the housing to the exterior of the housing. An electrical component inside of the housing is electrically connected to each electric motor. The electrical component has an electrical connector extending through a wall of the housing to connect to a source of electrical power. The fluid pump system can dispense three different fluids, such as two detergents and a fabric softener in a laundry machine. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092508 | ELECTRIC THRUST PISTON PUMP DEVICE - A thrust piston pump apparatus PM | 2009-04-09 |
20090092509 | Apparatus and method for magnetic-based manipulation of microscopic particles - Apparatus and method for manipulating particles on a micro- or nano-scale. An embodiment of the present invention includes a magnetic micro-manipulation technique that utilizes micro-coils and soft magnetic microscopic wires for localized manipulation of particles. Another embodiment of the present invention uses magneto-static interaction between two magnetic microscopic wires to mechanically manipulate particles. Yet another embodiment of the present invention combines a magnetic particle with a magnetic manipulator or other device for generating magnetic fields to operate as a micro-fluidic micro-motor. Other embodiments of the present invention employ a magnetic separation system employing porous membranes partially filled with magnetic wires. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092510 | Quintuplex Mud Pump - A quintuplex mud pump has a crankshaft supported in the pump by external main bearings. The crankshaft has five eccentric sheaves, two internal main bearing sheaves, and two bull gears. Each of the main bearing sheaves supports the crankshaft by a main bearing. One main bearing sheave is disposed between second and third eccentric sheaves, while the other main bearing sheave disposed between third and fourth eccentric sheaves. One bull gear is disposed between the first and second eccentric sheaves, while the second bull gear is disposed between fourth and fifth eccentric sheaves. A pinion shaft has pinion gears interfacing with the crankshaft's bull gears. Connecting rods on the eccentric sheaves use roller bearings and transfer rotational movement of the crankshaft to pistons of the pump's fluid assembly. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092511 | HEART-SHAPED CAM CONSTANT FLOW PUMP - A constant flow pump and method of providing a constant fluid flow using such a pump, and more particularly a pump and method that maintain a constant flow by using a heart-shaped cam to directly reciprocate the pistons of the pump at a constant velocity are described. The pump operates by using heart-shaped cam to translate the rotational motion of a power source such as an engine or motor can into a constant speed linear motion. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092512 | Method, System and Apparatus for a Takeout Holder and Insert - The present invention provides an apparatus, system and method for handling glass containers that has a takeout jaw assembly with a base with a first side, a second side and a groove. The groove extends from the first side to the second side and is adapted to fit an insert. The groove also has a recess with one or more flexible retaining tabs positioned to secure the insert and a yoke extending substantially perpendicular from the base. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092513 | Ferritic Stainless Steel Sheet Superior in Heat Resistance - The present invention provides, as a material superior in heat resistance in a hot environment where the maximum temperature of the exhaust gas becomes 750 to 900° C., ferritic stainless steel sheet superior in heat resistance in a broad temperature region of 750 to 900° C. with long term stability by a smaller amount of addition of Mo than SUS444 containing about 2% of expensive Mo, that is, ferritic stainless steel sheet superior in heat resistance characterized by containing, by mass %, C: 0.01% or less, N: 0.02% or less, Si: 0.05 to 1%, Mn: 0.1 to 2%, Cr: 10 to 30%, Mo: 0.1 to 1%, Cu: 1 to 2%, Nb: 0.2 to 0.7%, Ti: 0.01 to 0.3%, and B: 0.0002 to 0.0050%, having a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, and having a 0.2% yield strength at 750° C. of 70 MPa or more. | 2009-04-09 |
20090092514 | Steel pipe for high strength line pipe superior in strain aging resistance and steel plate for high strength line pipe and methods of production of the same - The present invention provides steel plate for high strength line pipe suppressing the rise in yield strength in the longitudinal direction of expanded steel pipe due to the heating at the time of coating to prevent corrosion and superior in strain aging resistance and steel pipe for the material for the same, that is, high strength steel pipe for line pipe superior in strain aging resistance characterized in that a base material having a composition of chemical elements containing, by mass %, Mo: over 0% to less than 0.15% and Mn: 1.7 to 2.5%, satisfying Mo/Mn: over 0 to 0.08, containing C, Si, P, S, Al, Ti, N, and B, furthermore containing one or more of Ni, Cu, and Cr, having a balance of iron and unavoidable impurities, having a P value of 2.5 to 4.0 in range, and having a metallurgical structure comprised of bainite and martensite: | 2009-04-09 |