16th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110091249 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND FIXING METHOD - A fixing device including: a heated fixing member; a pressure member to form a nip portion between the pressure member and the fixing member; first blowing unit and second blowing unit both located close to an outlet of the nip portion and separate the recording medium from the fixing member by blowing air to the recording medium, wherein a velocity of the air discharged from the first unit is higher than that of the air discharged from the second unit, whereas a volume of the air discharged from the first unit is smaller than that of the air discharged from the second unit; and the first unit starts discharging air before a leading edge of the recording medium reaches the outlet of the nip portion, whereas the second unit starts discharging air after the leading edge of the recording medium has passed through the outlet of the nip portion. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091250 | FIXING APPARATUS OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus of an embodiment of the invention includes an auxiliary pressure member to press a belt to a heat roller side. A belt mechanism to integrally support the belt and the auxiliary pressure member is rotated so that the belt is spaced from the heat roller except for a necessary time. The temperature gradient characteristic of the surface temperature of the heat roller is compared with a reference temperature gradient characteristic, and a correction value of power supplied to a coil is estimated. The correction value is added to the supply power obtained from the detection result of a sensor, and control power for controlling an inverter drive circuit is obtained. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091251 | HEATING ROLLER HAVING RESISTIVE HEATING ELEMENT AND FUSING DEVICE INCLUDING HEATING ROLLER - A heating roller including a resistive heating layer and a fusing device including the heating roller. By separately disposing a plurality of electrodes in an axis direction of the heating roller, and by independently controlling each electrode, the heating roller may correspond to various papers having different sizes. Accordingly, the temperature of the heating roller may be stably controlled. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091252 | PRESSING MEMBER AND IMAGE HEATING MEMBER USING THE PRESSING MEMBER - A pressing member for creating a nip in which the pressing member contacts a heating member and a recording material is heated while being nip-conveyed, includes an elastic layer and a high thermal conductive elastic layer which is provided on the elastic layer and has a thermal conductivity which is higher than that of the elastic layer. In the high thermal conductive elastic layer, a needle-like thermal conductivity-anisotropic filler and carbon nanofibers are dispersed in a heat-resistant elastic material. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091253 | Image forming apparatus and fixing device - An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier to carry a toner image and a fixing device to fix the toner image transferred from the image carrier onto a recording medium by applying at least heat to at least one of the toner image and the recording medium. Such a fixing device includes: a magnetic flux generator to generate a magnetic flux; and a heat generating member disposed at least partially in the magnetic flux. The heat generating member includes a heat generating layer to generate heat via eddy currents therein induced by the magnetic flux, magnitudes of the eddy currents varying according to positions thereof in a width direction of the heat generating layer. Included within the heat generating layer is a magnetic layer having a Curie point in a range, e.g., from about 100 degrees centigrade to about 300 degrees centigrade. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091254 | 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. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091255 | METAL BLADE CLEANING OF AN AMORPHOUS SILICON RECEPTOR - This is a shim cleaning blade for use in a novel cleaning station of an electrophotographic marking system having an a-Si photoconductive surface. The cleaning blade is preferably made from stainless steel but other metals can be used if suitable. The blade has a thickness of about 0.05-0.2 mm, but best results are obtained when using a thickness of about 005-0.1 mm. The cleaning blade contacts the photoconductive surface it is cleaning at an angle of from about 2 to about 40 degrees. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091256 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus includes a first rotator by which one surface of a paper is subjected to image transferring, image fixing, or other processings, a second rotator which presses the paper against the first rotator from the other surface of the paper, a space changing unit which changes a space between axial cores of the first rotator and the second rotator, a feeding unit which feeds the paper between the first rotator and the second rotator, and a control unit which adjusts a driving timing of the space changing unit in accordance with the driving of the feeding unit, wherein when the paper is thinner than a set value, the control unit makes the paper enter between both the rotators in a state where the second rotator is pressed against the first rotator, and when the paper is equal to or thicker than the set value, the control unit controls to press the second rotator against the first rotator at a timing where a distal end of the paper passes through between both the rotators. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091257 | SHEET SUPERPOSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet superposing device to superpose sheets supplied from an image forming device, and eject the superposed sheets to a finishing device following the sheet superposing device, the sheet superposing device including: a control section to obtain sheet structure information indicating a structure of sheets of a set, the set on which finishing is performed; judge whether or not a number of the sheets of the set is two or more based on the obtained sheet structure information; and superpose two sheets or more of the sheets of the set when the number of the sheets of the set is two or more. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091258 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet, a fixing unit configured to fix the image formed by the image forming unit on the sheet, a cooling unit configured to cool the sheet having the image fixed thereon by the fixing unit, a curl amount changing unit configured to change an amount of curl of the sheet by bending the sheet having the image fixed thereon, and a path configured to guide the sheet having the image fixed thereon to the image forming unit, after the sheet is conveyed through the curl amount changing unit and the curl amount changing unit. The curl amount changing unit changes an amount of bending the sheet according to whether the sheet is stopped at the cooling unit or not. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091259 | Bookbinding system, bookbinding method, and bookbinding control program - A bookbinding system that includes: a center folding unit configured to perform center folding on an integrated sheet bundle; an additionally folding unit configured to additionally perform folding of a folded portion of the center-folded sheet bundle; a back surface forming unit configured to form a back surface on the sheet bundle by pressing a front end of the folded portion of the center-folded sheet bundle and both surfaces of the sheet bundle; and a control unit configured to change the content of additionally folding according to whether to perform the back surface forming or not. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091260 | Paper processing apparatus and image forming apparatus - A paper processing apparatus includes: a discharging unit that discharges the paper onto a staple tray; a paper returning unit that reverses the paper discharged by the discharging unit and performs alignment in a conveying direction by abutting the paper against a rear end reference fence; a supporting unit that supports the discharging unit in a state capable of coming in contact with or separating from the paper; a contact and separation unit by which the discharging unit comes in contact with or separates from the paper; and a pressurizing unit that is moved by the contact and separation unit, does not load the discharging unit in a standby state where the discharging unit is held apart from the paper, and applies contact pressure in a state where the discharging unit is in contact with the paper. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091261 | TRANSPORTED MATERIAL TRANSPORTING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A transported material transporting device including: a power transmission switching mechanism configured to switch the transmission of the power between the intermediate gear and the cam drive gear between a transmitted state and a blocked state; a detection lever provided in the reversing path and configured to detect the presence or absence of the material to be transported which enters the reversing path; and a blocked-state locking mechanism configured to lock the blocked state of the power transmission switching mechanism when the discharging roller is in the released state, wherein the locked state of the blocked-state locking mechanism is released and the power transmission switching mechanism is switched from the blocked state to the transmitted state upon detection of the position of the trailing end of the material to be transported entering the reversing path by the detection lever. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091262 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus feeding paper and forming an image on the paper includes: a cutting unit configured to cut the paper located on a feeding path to feed a sheet of paper subjected to the image formation; and a brushing unit arranged on the upstream side in the paper feeding direction with respect to the cutting unit and after the cutting unit cuts the paper, brushing down, from the feeding path, a piece of waste paper left near the cutting unit on the upstream side in the paper feeding direction with respect to the cutting unit on the feeding path. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091263 | NAIL POLISH APPLICATOR HAVING ILLUMINATION MEANS - A nail polish applicator having illumination means. A main body of the nail polish applicator supports a brush holder and brush. The main body houses a power source, one or more light devices arranged on a printed circuit board housed by said main body to direct light to the brush and activation means configured to illuminate the light devices. The light devices may be conventional or focused light emitting diodes. Three light emitting diodes may be evenly spaced about the printed circuit board housed in the main body and activated by an automatic or manual switch. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091264 | COSMETIC DISPENSER WITH VIBRATION DEVICE - A cosmetic dispenser includes a cap; a dispensing assembly in the cap and comprising a spring-biased plunger having a channel therethrough, and a dispensing seat releasably secured to the plunger; a case with the dispensing assembly disposed therein and comprising a peripheral communicating hole; a preparation container threadedly secured to the cap; a battery barrel; a push button switch in the battery barrel; a battery in the battery barrel between the switch and a motor; and a motor receptacle threadedly secured to the battery barrel and secured to the container. In an on operation, pressing a push button of the switch one time will electrically connect the battery and the motor together and activate the motor to cause vibration. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091265 | STRUCTURE FOR MAKE-UP PEN WITH FUNCTION OF VIBRATION MASSAGE - An improved structure for a make-up pen with a function of vibration massage comprises an accommodating tube body, a discharging set, a cover, a shelter, a battery cover, an elastic element, a battery, a vibration motor, a tumbler switch, and a switch piece. The accommodating tube body comprises an outlet end, which has a discharging hole. The discharging set is disposed at the outlet end of the accommodating tube body; the cover is female-connected to the outlet end of the accommodating tube body one end of the switch piece is disposed at the tumbler switch and the other end is electrically connected to the battery, the switch piece is electrically connected to the vibration motor through the tumbler switch in order to turn on/off the vibration motor for massage and discharging make-up liquid. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091266 | Notebook Divider - A notebook divider configured to insert into notebook bound pages has a generally rectangular planar inner panel having an inner panel front side and an inner panel back side and a generally rectangular planar outer panel having an outer panel front side and an outer panel back side. A hinge rotatably connects the outer panel to the inner panel so that the outer panel can be moved between a folded position generally overlapping the inner panel and an unfolded position generally juxtaposed with the inner panel. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091267 | COUPLER - A coupler for an excavator or other apparatus, the coupler comprising a body for receiving an excavator attachment; a first latch member movable into and out of a latching state in which it is capable of retaining the attachment on said body; said first latch member being movable into and out of said latching state by means of a hydraulic or pneumatic actuator, wherein a gravity operated valve, for example a non-return valve, is associated with the actuator, said valve having a first state, wherein fluid can flow through the valve as the latch member is moved out of its latching state, and a second state, wherein fluid is prevented from flowing through the valve thus preventing operation of the actuator to move the latch member out of its latching state, said valve being adapted to adopt said first state when the coupler is in a non-working orientation and said second state when the coupling is in a working orientation. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091268 | Driving Assembly with Locking Function - A driving assembly includes a body having first and second sides and an outer periphery extending between the first and second sides. A through-hole extends through the outer periphery of the body and receives a rod. A receiving groove is formed in the outer periphery and has an opening in the first side. A control groove is formed in a bottom face of the receiving groove. A driving portion extends from the first side of the body and includes a limiting groove receiving a limiting member and a positioning hole receiving a positioning member. A control member is received in the control groove and includes a control end received in the receiving groove. The control member is operable by a user to move the positioning member through transmission by the limiting member, allowing engagement with or disengaging from a workpiece. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091269 | JOINERY CONNECTION ASSEMBLY - A joinery connection assembly for joining frame members together at a joint includes spigot mounting, spigot with cam surfaces and cam lock having cam surfaces thereon. The spigot is slidably inter fitted with the spigot mounting to provide a spigot portion protruding there from. The cam surfaces slidably inter lock with each other, such that one frame member is pulled to another frame member to form the joint assembly. A method of assembly is also included. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091270 | CONE ROLLER LOCK DEVICE - A roller lock device has a shaft and a housing configured over the shaft for selective relative movement thereto. A plurality of rollers is configured between the housing and the shaft, at least some of which are substantially conically shaped. A cage is configured between the housing and the shaft and adjacent the rollers such that the rollers are at least partially constrained from movement by the cage. A control is configured to move the rollers axially thereby engaging and disengaging the roller lock. The housing has ramps configured to receive the rollers, the ramps having a curved contour. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091271 | ALUMINUM CORNER CASTING IN TARPING SYSTEMS - A bracket is provided for a bow. The bracket connects a header and a jamb. The bracket has a pair of end faces disposed generally orthogonal to one another with one end face abutting the header and the other abutting the jamb; and a pair of tongues extending from said end faces for engagement with end sockets formed in the ends of the header and jamb. The bracket is formed in two pieces arranged face to face along a medial plane extending between the end faces and held together by a fastener extending through a radial web that connects the end faces. Each said tongue is provided with at least one aperture therethrough alignable with similar apertures formed through the end sockets of the headers and jambs whereby a fastener can pass through the aligned apertures in a socket having a tongue inserted therein and fastened, to secure the components to one another. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091272 | WEIGHT SELECTING POP-PIN - A pop-pin and a method for using the pop-pin with a weight-training machine to perform mixed-weight sets of exercise are disclosed. A pop-pin having a spring loaded into an unstable equilibrium position can be inserted into a weight stack to select a weight and vertical guide bar while another conventional pin is inserted into the same weight stack and the vertical guide bar at a position above the pop-pin. A user can then operate the weight-training machine, at which point the spring on the pop-pin is dislodged from the unstable equilibrium position and presses on the weight plate into which it is inserted. When the weight stack is lowered, thus reducing the load of weight on the pop-pin, the force of the spring pressing against the weight plate ejects the pop-pin from the weight plate. At this point, the user can continue the exercise with the smaller stack. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091273 | Rebound Control Material - An impact attenuator system including a hyperelastic member that comprises an energy absorbing material with a tan δ of not less than about 0.05 to assist rebound control. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091274 | CURB SYSTEM APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - Disclosed herein is a system and method for a seamless curb system suitable for a sanitary environment. The structural material has a substantially uniform cross section. The structure is preferably formed of concrete as is used in traditional curb systems. An outer shell is provided which provides a permanent form for containing the structural material. In the preferred embodiment, the outer shell is formed of stainless steel. The elements are sealed to each other in an end to end relationship and along the floor a sanitary environment. At least one anchor is disposed in a slot in the floor of the sanitary environment to locate the curb system. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091275 | SOIL STABILIZATION SYSTEM - A construction article including a compacted mixture that includes soil and a crop plant biomass microorganism-expressed enzyme composition. A method of stabilizing soil including: (i) mixing together soil, water and a crop plant biomass microorganism-expressed enzyme composition to form a mixture; (ii) causing the mixture to be shaped into a selected structure; and (iii) causing the structure to be compacted. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091276 | Heated Liquid Nozzles Incorporated into a Moldboard - A motorized vehicle comprises a vehicle frame with a forward and rearward end. A rotary degradation drum is connected to an underside of the frame. A moldboard is disposed rearward to the rotary degradation drum and forms part of a milling chamber. The moldboard comprises an end disposed opposite the underside. A plurality of nozzles are disposed proximate the end of the moldboard and are configured to direct a fluid into the milling chamber. A heating mechanism is configured to heat the fluid. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091277 | Concrete screed apparatus - A concrete screed apparatus is provided which may be used by a pair of workers, each of whom has the screed apparatus mounted to one of their legs or feet. The screed apparatus enables concrete to be easily screeded and properly finished without the workers doing the same on their knees or bending from the waist. The screed apparatus is adapted to move a screed board back and forth across the concrete to be finished which is also vibrated as it is being screeded. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091278 | SCREED FOR ROAD FINISHING MACHINE - In a screed with a basic screed and at least one extendable screed movable relative to the basic screed with a hydraulic cylinder and an electro-hydraulic control comprising a magnet-actuated directional control valve for at least controlling the direction of the hydraulic cylinder, the directional control valve for changing the rate of motion of the hydraulic cylinder is guided by an operator or automatically and is a proportional directional control valve (W) with proportional-electric direct actuation or proportional-electric-hydraulic pilot control. The proportional directional control valve for the hydraulic cylinder is connected on the actuation side with an electro-hydraulic control of a hydraulic system of the road finishing machine. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091279 | Soil Compaction Machine with Internal Combustion Engine and Improved Air Supply - A hand-guided soil compacting machine, such as a vibration tamper, is provided. The compacting machine includes an internal combustion engine for driving a compacting plate and at least one guide bar for holding and/or guiding the soil compacting machine. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091280 | Lightweight protection element and filter of the mattress type - A lightweight protection element and filter of the mattress type comprises an external containment structure ( | 2011-04-21 |
20110091281 | DRAINAGE SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD - Embodiments of the invention provide a drainage system for draining surface liquids from a first surface adjacent to one side of a drainage channel and for providing a transition from the first surface on one side of the drainage channel to a synthetic turf surface or other thick surface material on the other side of the drainage channel. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091282 | Drainage element and method and machine for making same - A strip of membrane material is laminated to a wider strip of netting and then the longitudinal edges of the strip of netting are seamed together into a sleeve for receiving aggregate to form an elongated tubular drainage element. The laminated peripheral portion of the resultant sleeve is used as the top of the drainage element to preclude fine material from entering the drainage element. Where a membrane is used to form the sleeve, holes or slits are placed in the peripheral portion of the sleeve that is to form the bottom of the drainage element. The seaming of the overlapped longitudinal edges of the membrane is effected using glue and a nozzle that blows air under pressure onto the seam to force the edges and glue to bond together. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091283 | OXIDATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS WITH MIXED VALENT MANGANESE OXIDES - Methods and compositions for reduction of contaminants using manganese-based octahedral molecular sieves. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091284 | Rigid Hull Gas-Can Buoys Variable Buoyancy - The present invention is an apparatus and method directed to a variable buoyancy gas-can buoyancy module or buoy having a flexible barrier between a variable volume gas chamber in the gas-can hull and water in the hull. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a variable buoyancy module for a Self Supporting Riser (SSR) wherein the tension in the SSR may be increased/decreased by increasing/decreasing the variable volume of a chamber formed by a flexible liner that provides a barrier between the variable volume gas chamber in the gas-can hull and water. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091285 | APPARATUS FOR PLACING FOUNDATION DEVICES, AND/OR PIPES, AND/OR AUGERS INTO THE GROUND, AS AN ATTACHMENT FOR THE BOOM OF A CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE - An apparatus for placing foundation devices and/or pipes and/or augers in the ground, as an attachment to be attached to the boom of a construction vehicle, including a mounting hinged to a coupling point of the boom, and a drive head, which is rigidly connected to the mounting and configured as a rotational driving and/or drilling and/or impact drilling and/or pile-driving drive and to which the foundation device/pipe/auger for placement in the ground can be coupled. The coupling point can be displaced with respect to the drive head in at least one first direction which is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the foundation device/pipe/auger, and optionally in a second direction, which is transverse to the first direction. The mounting can be a universal joint in which a first joint axis extends so that a first and a second joint part can be displaced thereon, relative to each other, in the first direction, so as to displace the coupling point. A second joint axis may extend so that the second and a third joint part can be displaced thereon, relative to each other, in the second direction. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091286 | SCUBA DIVING TRIM AND POSITION CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - A trim and position control device and method comprising a generally ring-shaped, continuous and unbroken weight formed with a central elongated opening therethrough. The opening is preferably shaped like an elliptical diamond and enables placement of the weight over a pillar valve and pillar valve rotatable pressure control handle onto the top surface of a diving tank. The bottom surface of the weight is preferably concave to promote proper nesting upon the top surface of the diving tank. The weight is secured in place by the connection of a primary stage regulator to the pillar valve of the diving tank, wherein the primary stage regulator is connected to a buoyancy compensator device and second stage regulator. This prevents the weight from being inadvertently detached. The weight enables a diver to maintain desired trim and position in conjunction with the inflation of the buoyancy compensator device. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091287 | SUPPORTING ELEMENT FOR AN OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SAME - The invention relates to a supporting element ( | 2011-04-21 |
20110091288 | PILE WITH INTEGRAL GEOTHERMAL CONDUIT LOOP RETAINING MEANS - A pile adapted to be driven into the ground and having retaining formations to retain one or more geothermal conduit loops. Each conduit loop is formed by opposed longitudinal conduit sections interconnected at a lower end by an interconnecting section. The conduit loops are adapted for flow of a heat exchange fluid therein. The retaining formations retain the one or more conduit loops in close proximity to the pile through the attachment means as the pile is driven into the ground. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091289 | Implement for Processing, Particularly Sealing, Ground Surfaces Under Water, Particularly Bottoms and Embankments of Waterways, Particularly Canals, a Method for Setting Up the Same, a Method for Moving the Same, a Method for Sealing Ground Surfaces Using the Same, and the Like - A working apparatus for processing, especially sealing, underwater bed areas, especially banks and bottoms of waterways, especially canals, a process for setting up said apparatus, a process for moving said apparatus and uses of said apparatus are described. The working apparatus comprises a plurality of polygonal hollow pipes arranged in parallel side by side and at least substantially without gaps, the upper ends of which form a horizontal, at least substantially flat working platform, wherein each hollow pipe has on its outer wall at least one projection extending substantially horizontally with a flange disposed on its outer end and extending vertically and at least one corresponding flange insertion aperture with a slot immediately above it which runs vertically and extends as far as the upper end of the hollow pipe, the flange insertion aperture being disposed further away from the upper end of the hollow pipe than the projection with the flange and being of greater horizontal dimensions than the slot, and wherein neighbouring hollow pipes are in engagement with one another via a respective projection on one of the hollow pipes with a corresponding slot in the other of the hollow pipes, such that the hollow pipes cannot be moved relative to one another in the horizontal direction and only at the outer edge of the working platform can at least one hollow pipe be pulled out individually in the vertically upward direction. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091290 | Combined strut and connector retaining wall system and method therefor - A retaining wall system formed from a wire facing unit having an upstanding face section and a rearwardly extending floor section the rear end of which is provided with aligned, transversely extending, openings defined by upstanding U-shaped protuberances. The apertures in the forward portion of a geogrid, preferably an integral, uniaxially-stretched, polymer geogrid, can be seated over the protuberances and a connector strut interconnects the face section and floor section for providing support therebetween and for securing the geogrid to the floor section. The connector strut is formed from an elongated rigid rod having a curved first end that extends to a substantially right-angled bend, and a connector rod portion extends from the bend to a free second end. The connector rod portion is threaded through the aligned openings of adjacent protuberances to secure the geogrid to the floor section and the curved first end of the connector strut is hooked to a transverse cross-wire element of the face section. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091291 | Method for Ground Improvement With Hardened Inclusions - A method for ground improvement with hardened inclusions includes providing a device having a plurality of tines extending downwardly from a top plate in a manner to achieve displacement of ground material downward and radially outward. The device is mechanically driven into the ground to achieve predetermined depths of penetration by the tines and to create cavities at the location the tines are advanced. The device is at least partially retracted and hardening cementitious material backfill is added into the cavities for forming a plurality of hardened inclusions within the cavities. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091292 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR FRUIT AND LIKE OBJECTS - A device for transporting articles is disclosed. In the illustrated and described embodiment of the invention, the articles are fruit such as apples, and the articles can be transported from a picking location on a fruit tree to a collection bin or other site. The device includes a tube member adapted to receive and transport the articles, and a plurality of deformable baffles at spaced-apart locations within the tube. Each baffle defines an aperture which permits the article to engage and deform the baffle and aperture so as to create at least a partial momentary seal to encourage article movement through the aperture and down the tube. The article is urged through the tube by a pressure differential created across the article. In the described and illustrated embodiment of the invention, this pressure differential is a pneumatic pressure differential. The tube and the baffle apertures can have non-circular cross-sectional shapes. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091293 | THROWAWAY ROTARY CUTTING TOOL - In a rough cutting cutter, square tips and rectangular tips are disposed in a staggered pattern in an axial direction in second to fourth step portions, so a cutting edge is formed by a pair of one of the square tips and one of the rectangular tips. It is therefore possible to effectively reduce a frequency of contact with a blade root. Furthermore, in the second to a fifth step portions, ARs (rake angles in the axial direction) and RRs (rake angles in a radial direction) of the square tips and the rectangular tips gradually increase in order from a tip end to a back end of a tool body. It is therefore possible to suppress chatter vibration during machining and is possible to reduce roughness of a cut surface of a work material. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091294 | FAMILY OF CUTTING INSERTS, MILLING CUTTING TOOL, AND CUTTING INSERT - A family of cutting inserts includes a plurality of different inserts, each having a different geometry. Each insert of the plurality of different inserts is adapted to be mounted in a common insert-receiving pocket on a toolholder of a milling cutting tool so that an outer diameter generated by the milling cutting tool is the same, regardless which insert of the plurality of inserts is mounted in the pocket. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091295 | PORTABLE POWER DRILL WITH DRILLING IMPLEMENT ROTATING AND FEEDING MEANS - A portable power drill comprises a housing, a drilling implement carrying drive spindle, and two individually powered and controlled motors for rotating and axially feeding the drive spindle. The drive spindle is rotative and axially displaceable relative to the housing and connected to the drive and feed motors via angle gears including two bevel gears supported on the drive spindle. The feed via an axially locked but rotative nut piece and an external thread on the drive spindle, whereas the drive motor is drivingly connected to the drive spindle via longitudinal keyways on the drive spindle and mating splines in one of the bevel gears. The drive motor and the feed motor are electric motors controlled and monitored by a programmable control unit. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091296 | Throwaway Tip for Deep-Hole Drilling and Drill Head for Deep-Hole Drilling - A three-way indexable throwaway tip for deep-hole drilling can be used as a center cutting blade body for a drill head in either whole cutting type or uncut core break-off type applications. The throwaway tip for deep-hole drilling is of a thick plate body having a three-fold symmetry with three cutting sections that are rotationally spaced apart at a central angle of 120 degrees. When mounted on a drill head, one cutting section of the throwaway tip faces a drilling direction. The forward facing blade edge of that cutting section includes an inner blade edge shorter in blade length and an outer blade edge longer in blade length forming an apex. The outer blade edge is composed of two consecutive blade edge portions of a peak-side outer blade edge portion having a smaller outer blade edge angle and a corner-side outer blade edge portion having a larger outer blade edge angle. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091297 | THROWAWAY ROTARY CUTTING TOOL - In a semi-finishing cutter, rectangular tips and square tips are disposed in a staggered pattern in an axial direction in second to fourth step portions, so a single cutting edge is formed by a pair of one of the rectangular tips tips and one of the square tips. It is therefore possible to effectively reduce a frequency of contact with a blade root. A cutting speed of the semi-finishing cutter may be increased and a cutting feed may be made faster, so work in a semi-finishing process may be performed efficiently. The rectangular tips and the square tips have simple shapes, so known commercially available throwaway tips may be used. Accordingly, it is possible to provide the semi-finishing cutter in an easy-to-use form without increasing the cost. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091298 | FASTENER FOR SECURING TOGETHER TWO PANELS - A fastener comprises an adjustable insert that disposed in a receptacle having a first end facing a grommet and the insert is connected to the receptacle for movement relative to the receptacle. The insert has a central opening and diametrically opposed cam and locking surfaces open to said central opening. A bore in the insert is radially disposed relative to a longitudinal axis of the insert. An engagement member disposed within the bore is moveable therein laterally relative to the longitudinal axis of the insert toward and against the receptacle to fix the insert against movement relative to the receptacle. The engagement member is moveable laterally relative to and toward the central opening of the insert to allow movement of the insert relative to the receptacle. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091299 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FASTENING ASSEMBLY AT CASE - This invention provides a fastening assembly and a method for manufacturing the fastening assembly. The method for manufacturing the fastening assembly is used for an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a first case. The method at least includes the following steps. A boss is embedded into a seat by hot melting to allow the boss and the seat to form a first fastening element, and the boss has a screwed hole. Then, the first fastening element is disposed at the first case by hot melting. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091300 | TOP CAP OF BICYCLE HANDLEBAR STE TUBE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A top cap is provided for a bicycle handlebar stem. The top cap includes a cap body, which has a lower portion forming a fitting cylinder of a reduced diameter and a radially expanding circumferential shoulder atop the fitting cylinder. A barrel extends from a bottom of the fitting cylinder. The barrel forms a downward-facing hollow blind hole. The cap body forms a bolt head hole extending therethrough and coaxial with and communicating the blind hole. The barrel forms slits, which define a tightening section. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091301 | SCREW GROMMET - A plastic screw grommet includes a head portion provided with a screwing hole for a tapping screw, and a leg portion expanded or prevented from deflecting by screwing the tapping screw. A hole diameter of the screwing hole is made smaller than an outer diameter of the above-mentioned tapping screw and larger than a root diameter of the tapping screw. Also, a projecting portion for filling a screw groove of the tapping screw to be screwed is formed in an inner face of the screwing hole. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091302 | Reactive Fasteners - Reactive fasteners are described herein. The reactive fasteners are utilized in place of jam nuts and Belleville washers providing for the storage of a pre-load and effectively providing a locking function to prevent unintended loosening of an associated bolt. The reactive fasteners resiliently deform under load to store pre-load or live load energy. Further, the reactive fasteners provide a means for interfacing with a self-reacting tightening power tool which can eliminate or minimize the need for reaction arms. The resilient deformation of the biasing fasteners permits the live load to be stored therein and accordingly lessens the risk of loosening of the bolted joint due to exteriorly applied forces such as, but not limited, to vibration and thermal expansion and contraction. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091303 | SHEET MATERIAL LIFTS - sheet material lifts including an elongate body extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end, a foot extending transverse the longitudinal axis from the second end of the elongate body, a support element disposed on the foot distal the elongate body, a base defining a fulcrum coupled to the foot, and an arm extending transverse the longitudinal axis from the elongate body at a position intermediate the first end and the second end. In some examples, the arm includes a sleeve, and a shaft slidingly mounted within the sleeve, the shaft being configured to slide along a path between a retracted position proximate the elongate body and an extended position distal the elongate body. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091304 | Cartridge tubular handling system - A cartridge of tubulars may be removably positioned with a carriage, and the carriage may move the cartridge transversely, vertically, and/or rotationally to roll tubulars on an adjacent tubular receiving member using only gravity from a selected tier of tubulars without human contact. A single trolley disposed with the tubular receiving member both pushes and pulls tubulars toward or away from the drilling deck. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091305 | DEVICE, ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR PICKING UP AND PUTTING DOWN OBJECTS CAPABLE OF BEING PICKED UP - The present invention relates to a device for picking up and setting down objects capable of being picked up, such as plant pots, from or onto a surface for the objects. The device comprises a movable frame such as a forklift truck, a guide on the frame, a fork and a drive with at least one spacer which during use defines a minimal space between the fork and the surface. The invention also relates to an assembly. This comprises a fork which is at least connectable to a guide on a movable frame and which is adapted to carry at least one of the objects, and at least one spacer which during use defines a space between the fork and the surface. The invention also relates to a method for picking up objects from a surface with a fork on a movable frame. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091306 | FREE LIFT MAST FOR TRUCK MOUNTED FORKLIFT - A multi-lift mast for a forklift has hydraulic circuitry that provides free lift and negative lift capabilities for the forklift. The mast comprises a stationary member, at least one extensible member slideable on the stationary member and a carriage slideable on an extensible member. The extensible mast members are raised and lowered by double acting hydraulic actuators extending between the stationary member and an extensible member. The carriage is raised and lowered by a positively connected double acting carriage hydraulic actuator extending between an extensible mast and the carriage. The circuitry employs identical pairs of counterbalance valves controlling the supply and exit of hydraulic fluid for the bore and rod ends of the actuators, set to cause the carriage to fully extend before the extensible mast members extend, providing free lift, and set to cause the extensible mast members to fully lower before the carriage lowers. The hydraulic circuitry prevents the extensible masts from rising when forks of an elevated carriage are inserted in receivers on a hauling vehicle and the circuitry is operated as if to lower the carriage, causing the carriage to pull up the extensible mast and so lift the forklift off the ground (negative lift) for piggybacking on the hauling vehicle. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091307 | Loader Work Machine - A loader work machine is disclosed in which a base portion of each of right/left arms ( | 2011-04-21 |
20110091308 | LOADER AND LOADER CONTROL SYSTEM - A loader and a control system for a loader provide for monitoring the position of a part of the implement carried by the loader. The loader has a body with left and right upright tower portions, and a loader drive system including ground engaging drive elements. Left and right interconnected lift arm assemblies each have an implement lift arm pivotally connected with a corresponding tower portion of the body at a lift arm pivot point. A lift actuator is connected between the body and the lift arm. The implement is pivotally connected with the lift arm assemblies about an implement pivot axis. The lift arm pivot point and the implement pivot axis in side elevation define a straight reference line. At least one implement tilt actuator is connected between at least one of the lift arm assemblies and the implement. A position sensor is mounted on the body at the level of, or above, the lift arm pivot points. An inclinometer is movable with the left and right interconnected lift arm assemblies to provide an indication of the inclination of the lift arm assemblies along the straight reference line. An angle sensor provides an indication of the orientation of said implement with respect to said left and right interconnected lift arm assemblies. The control is responsive to the position sensor, the inclinometer, and the angle sensor. The control determines the position of the position sensor and the position of a part of the implement with respect to the position sensor. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091309 | 180 Degree inverting mechanism - A mechanism for inverting containers or other objects. The mechanism inverts the container or object a full 180 degrees while providing motion control without the use of hydraulic actuators; thereby eliminating the costs, maintenance, environmental issues, and contamination concerns associated with hydraulic systems. The primary application for the inverting mechanism is inverting containers for the purpose of emptying the contents. The mechanism may also be employed to rotate a variety of other objects in other applications. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091310 | THERMOMECHANICAL PART CONSTITUTING A BODY OF REVOLUTION ABOUT A LONGITUDINAL AXIS AND INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE ABRADABLE RING FOR A SEALING LABYRINTH - The invention relates to a turbomachine thermomechanical part forming a body of revolution about a longitudinal axis, and including at least one abradable ring for a labyrinth seal. In characteristic manner, the abradable ring is made up of angular sectors that present different stiffnesses between adjacent pairs of sectors. The invention is applicable to a compressor, a turbine, or to a rotor and stator assembly. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091311 | HIGH EFFICIENCY TURBINE SYSTEM - The present invention is a high efficiency turbine system which can increase a pressure differential between an upstream location and a downstream location. The turbine system includes a propeller attached to a shaft, which can both be located in a shroud. The shroud includes a projection, such as a brim, which protrudes inward and/or outward from the shroud. The projection includes brim units arranged asymmetrically and/or in repeating patterns to generate various vortex and swirl patterns. The brim units can have a different size, shape, width, and/or height than an adjacent brim unit. The brim units can be arranged in a non-parallel manner and can be rotatable. Furthermore, the brim units can form brim groups which can be arranged asymmetrically and/or in repeating patterns to generate various swirl patterns. The turbine system can also be used in a renewable energy system, which can be used to power electronic devices. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091312 | MAINTENANCE SYSTEM OF HELICAL TURBINE - Disclosed is an assembled helical turbine system, which can prevent its assembly/disassembly from being hindered by a rotational force generated during the assembly/disassembly process. The assembled helical turbine system includes a helical turbine formed with a plurality of blades in such a manner as to continuously generate a rotational force under unidirectional or multidirectional fluid flow; a housing assembly for rotatably supporting the helical turbine while surrounding the helical turbine; stoppers formed on a peripheral surface of the housing assembly in such a manner as to protrude to a predetermined height from the peripheral surface; and a housing supporter for supporting the housing assembly in such a manner that the housing assembly can be inserted into and withdrawn from the housing supporter, the housing supporter having catch grooves that are recessed in a shape corresponding to the stoppers so as to fix the stoppers. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091313 | FAN ASSEMBLY WITH VIBRATION ABSORBING MEMBER - A fan assembly includes a chassis and a fan bracket secured in the chassis. The chassis has a bottom wall. The fan bracket includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall perpendicular to the bottom wall, and it is configured for securing the fans. A securing flange extends from an edge of the first sidewall, and is secured to the bottom wall of the chassis. A plurality of securing slots is defined in the securing flange. A plurality of first members engages in the securing slots and isolates the bottom wall of the chassis from the securing flange. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091314 | FAN STRUCTURE - A fan structure includes a base having a receiving section; a sleeve defining a receiving space therein, and having a shaft hole communicating with the receiving space and an engaging end for engaging with the receiving section of the base; a bearing having an axial bore and received in the sleeve; and an insulating rack externally fitted around the sleeve and having a holding section for holding at least one silicon steel plate set therein, which is spaced from the sleeve by at least one first space. With these arrangements, heat produced by the silicon steel plate set during fan operation is isolated by the first space from directly damaging the bearing. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091315 | FAN WITH PRESSURIZING STRUCTURE - A fan with pressurizing structure includes a rotor having a main body, blades spaced on the main body, a magnetic body annularly mounted in the main body, and a shaft axially connected to an inner side of the main body; a frame having a sleeve and at least one bearing rotatably received in the sleeve, and an opposing end of the shaft being inserted into the bearing; a stator assembly fitted around the sleeve and including silicon steel plates and a base plate; and a plurality of first pressurizing sections selectively provided on one of the base plate and an end face of the magnetic body. With the first pressurizing sections, deposition of moisture and salt fog in the sleeve and the rotor can be prevented to avoid corroded and damaged bearing and rotor shaft, and the service life of the whole fan is increased. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091316 | FAN ASSEMBLY WITH SNAP-ON COVER - An exemplary fan assembly includes a fan and a snap-on cover. The fan includes a bracket and an impeller disposed in the bracket. The cover includes a base body, a number of first clasps extending outwardly from a first side of the base body, a number of retaining clasps extending outwardly from an opposite second side of the base body, and an operation portion connecting the retaining clasps. The base body is disposed on the bracket, the first clasps clasp a first side of the bracket, the retaining portions clasp an opposite second side of the bracket, and the operation portion presses the bracket. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091317 | FAIRING DEVICE FOR NACELLE OF AN AIRCRAFT PROPULSION POWER UNIT - A nacelle, a part of which is the fairing device, surrounds a gas turbine engine ( | 2011-04-21 |
20110091318 | Turbine housing for an exhaust gas turbocharger of an internal combustion engine - In a turbine housing for an exhaust gas turbocharger of an internal combustion engine with at least one spiral channel, which can be coupled into an exhaust gas flow of an exhaust tract of the internal combustion engine, and a receiving space for a turbine wheel which is disposed downstream of the at least one spiral channel and can be acted upon by the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine passing through the at least one spiral channel of the turbine housing, there is at least one partial housing including the at least one spiral channel, and a housing module which is fastened to the partial housing and has a vane structure disposed upstream of the receiving space which also includes an attachment surface for a bearing section of the exhaust gas turbocharger. The invention also resides in an exhaust gas turbocharger with such a turbine housing as well as to a method for producing such a turbine housing. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091319 | CENTRIFUGAL WATER PUMP - A centrifugal water pump for use in a diesel engine cooling system provides an improved water pump construction including multiple features which combine to provide increased operating life for the supporting and wearing components of the pump. The improvements include one or more of: a water seal system is provided having a stationary seal and a rotating seal made of silicon carbide with at least one of the seals having embedded lubricant; an o-ring added to the stationary seal ensures that pressurized water does not get past the stationary seal; metallic bearing seals and covers to prevent leeching of the lubricant from the bearing; optimized spring force on the rotating seal; tapered shaft impeller interface to minimize torsional stresses on these components from the keyway design of the prior art; and the housing engine oil inlet is removed to prevent the direct flow of hot, dirty, and contaminated oil from damaging the water pump bearings. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091320 | CIRCULATING PUMP - In order to provide a circulating pump, comprising a stator, a rotor, a bearing device with a convex bearing member and at least one concave bearing shell, via which the rotor is mounted for rotation, and an impeller which is connected non-rotatably to the rotor, which has improved lubrication possibilities and/or with which any axial lifting of the impeller can be prevented in an effective manner, it is provided for a shaft element to be connected non-rotatably to the rotor and non-rotatably to the impeller and for the shaft element to be guided through the bearing member and to be rotatable relative to the bearing member. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091321 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING WIND TURBINE OPERATION - Systems and methods for monitoring wind turbine operation are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment includes processing sensor data received from at least one strain gauge located on a wind turbine shaft, with a processor located on the wind turbine shaft. In particular embodiments, the method can further include providing power for the at least one strain gauge and the processor via a non-contact link between a first component located on the wind turbine shaft and second component off the wind turbine shaft. In further particular embodiments, the method can still further include receiving data from the processor corresponding to bending moments at the wind turbine shaft, and automatically identifying load remediation solutions for the wind turbine, based at least in part on the data received from the processor. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091322 | OPPOSED TILTING BLADE, VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE POWER GENERATOR - Improvements in A wind generator, that may also be called and relates to, windmill, turbine or aero generator, on a vertical axis. The vertical axis gives the windmill the ability to be turned by air, or liquid if inverted, from any direction parallel to the earth's surface. Multiple blades rotate through a horizontal axis into the wind to lessen air resistance on one side while turning vertically on the other side to gain energy from the wind. The system is counter-weighted as needed, to reduce energy loss, by different methods including but not limited to gears, levers, pneumatics, cables, hydraulics or added counter-weight. The electrical generating machinery is below the blades or at the bottom of the vertical drive shaft. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091323 | COMPRESSOR HOUSING FOR TURBOCHARGER - A compressor impeller | 2011-04-21 |
20110091324 | ROTOR SHAFT OF A TURBOMACHINE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A ROTOR OF A TURBOMACHINE - The invention relates to a rotor ( | 2011-04-21 |
20110091325 | Tool and Method for Rapid Design and Reduction of Rotor Mass - Wind turbine rotors are designed by means of computationally intensive algorithms, simulation tools and various models. These art methods, however, have not been successful in relating the blade mass directly to the aerodynamic, rotational dynamics and material parameters. Consequently, modelers are often grappling with discrepancies and ambiguities. Prior art generally constructs the empirical relation M | 2011-04-21 |
20110091326 | Sectional Blade - The invention provides a sectional blade for a wind turbine. The blade comprises at least a first blade portion and a second blade portion extending in opposite directions from a joint. Further each blade portion comprises a spar section forming a structural member of the blade and running lengthways. The first blade portion and the second blade portion are structurally connected by at least one spar bridge extending into both blade portions to facilitate joining of said blade portions and the spar bridge joins the spar sections. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091327 | Turbines And Turbine Blade Winglets - A turbine blade includes a body having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a pressure side, a suction side, and a tip region, and a winglet arranged on the pressure side of the body in the tip region extending from a point in the tip region down stream of the leading edge to the trailing edge. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091328 | Marine propeller with reverse thrust cup - A marine propeller with reverse thrust cup includes a propeller hub, propeller blades each having a leading blade face and a trailing blade face provided on the propeller hub and a reverse thrust cup provided in the trailing blade face of each of the propeller blades. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091329 | Pumping System with Two Way Communication - A pumping system for moving water of a swimming pool includes a water pump, a variable speed motor, and an arrangement for controlling the variable speed motor. The pumping system further includes an auxiliary device operably connected to the arrangement for controlling, and an arrangement for providing two-way communication between the arrangement for controlling and the auxiliary device. The arrangement for controlling is capable of receiving a parameter from the auxiliary device through the arrangement for providing two-way communication. In one example, the arrangement for controlling is capable of independently controlling the variable speed motor without receipt of a parameter from the auxiliary device. In addition or alternatively, the arrangement for controlling is operable to selectively alter operation of the motor based upon the parameter. In addition or alternatively, the arrangement for controlling is configured to optimize a power consumption of the variable speed motor over time based upon the parameters received. A method for controlling the pumping system is also provided. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091330 | Condensate Removal Pump Controller Using Acoustic Liquid Level Sensor - A pump controller is provided for removing liquid condensate from a reservoir in a condensate pump removal system which collects condensate from an air conditioning/refrigeration system. The pump controller comprises a liquid level sensor in the form of an acoustic transmitter and acoustic receiver which are used to measure the time of flight of the acoustic signal, to thereby indicate the level of the liquid and determine whether the pump should be switched on and off. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091331 | HIGH PRESSURE PUMPING CARTRIDGES FOR MEDICAL AND SURGICAL PUMPING AND INFUSION APPLICATIONS - Pumping cartridges useful for medical and surgical pumping and infusion procedures are disclosed. Methods for manufacturing and utilizing such pumping cartridges and methods for pumping or infusing liquids for delivery to the body of a patient or a surgical or medical instrument for performing a medical treatment are also described. The invention includes, in one aspect, a series of pumping cartridges comprising cylinders and pistons constructed and arranged for sliding or reciprocating motion within the cylinders. The pistons and/or cylinders can comprise a sealing component including a circumferential, flared sealing flange and can be configured to enable the pumping cartridge to generate high liquid pumping pressures, for example above 1,000 psig. Many of the pumping cartridges disclosed can be relatively easily manufactured at a low cost per unit and can be configured to be detachable from a pump drive unit and disposable after a single use. Various compact flow path configurations are provided in the several pumping cartridge embodiments described, including a Y-shaped configuration, a T-shaped configuration, and an axial configuration. Some pumping cartridges disclosed include pistons including or at least partially forming a valve and/or pistons that are relatively movable with respect to a piston rod to which they are connected. Valve including a valve seat and a movable sealing element able to create a seal capable of withstanding differences in fluid pressures thereacross of at least about 1,000 psi, and in some cases up to in excess of 10,000 psi, without substantial fluid leakage therethrough are disclosed. In some of the disclosed valves, the movable sealing element is concave in shape, and can be curved, to create a mechanical advantage for improved sealing performance. Methods for manufacturing axially-configured pumping cartridges from thin-walled tubing are also disclosed, as well as a series of methods for pumping or infusing a liquid for delivery to the body of a patient or a surgical or medical instrument for performing a medical treatment using the above-mentioned pumping cartridges and devices. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091332 | CALCULATION OF DOWNHOLE PUMP FILLAGE AND CONTROL OF PUMP BASED ON SAID FILLAGE - Methods and apparatus are provided for determining pump fillage, using data arrays of pump plunger position with respect to time and/or pump plunger load with respect to time. In this manner, well operators may be able to accurately monitor the pump fillage and control the pump accordingly. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091333 | PNEUMATIC EVACUATION PUMP - A pneumatic evacuation pump including: an inlet assembly ( | 2011-04-21 |
20110091334 | Variable Displacement Compressor - A variable displacement compressor having a swash plate capable of being changed with inclination angle for converting the rotation of a drive shaft into the reciprocating motion of pistons comprises a plurality of urging means each having one end brought into contact with the swash plate and urging the swash plate in the direction of increasing an inclination angle of the swash plate, wherein the plurality of urging means are constructed so that the number of urgings is increased as the inclination angle of the swash plate is decreased. The freedom of adjustment of the urging force due to the urging means for increasing the inclination angle of the swash plate can be enlarged by a simple structure, and the urging force can be finely adjusted in accordance with the inclination angle of the swash plate. Consequently, the adjustment of the urging force due to the urging means for urging the swash plate in the inclination angle increasing direction can be optimized, and the swash plate can be allowed to perform a desirable operation near the minimum inclination angle. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091335 | CALCULATION OF DOWNHOLE PUMP FILLAGE AND CONTROL OF PUMP BASED ON SAID FILLAGE - Methods and apparatus are provided for determining pump fillage, using data arrays of pump plunger position with respect to time and/or pump plunger load with respect to time. In this manner, well operators may be able to accurately monitor the pump fillage and control the pump accordingly. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091336 | Compression Heater - The present invention, referred to as a Compression Heater, is used as a source of heat, and/or as a means of cooling. As the name of the invention implies, a means to compress an appropriately chosen and operatively contained liquid or gas is utilized such as to cause a working fluid to become heated to some applicable temperature. This rise in temperature is caused by molecular friction due to compression. The thusly heated working fluid can then be incorporated in many novel applications as will become apparent below and in the Preferred Embodiments. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091337 | INTEGRATED-INVERTER ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR - It is an object to provide an integrated-inverter electric compressor in which variations in sealing performance hardly occur, thus reliably enhancing the waterproofing performance of an inverter accommodating section. An integrated-inverter electric compressor in which an inverter accommodating section ( | 2011-04-21 |
20110091338 | Heat Dissipating Fan - A heat dissipating fan includes a housing having an air inlet and air outlet between which an air passageway is formed. A fixed seat is provided in the air passageway and includes first positioning holes. A magnetically conductive first casing includes a first outer wall, a first annular lip extending radially outward from an end of the first outer wall and having second positioning holes aligned with the first positioning holes, and a first support on the other end of the first outer wall. A second casing includes a second outer wall, a second annular lip extending radially outward from an end of the second outer wall and having third positioning holes aligned with the first positioning holes, and a second support on the other end of the second outer wall. Fasteners extend through the first, second and third positioning holes. A motor is mounted in the first and second casings. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091339 | BICYCLE TIRE PUMP - A bicycle tire pump includes a movable connection member connected to the bottle end of the cylinder and the connection member has an insertion rod which is inserted into a tubular member on the base and fixed to the base. The tubular member includes positioning slots for guiding the connection member and the cylinder to be assembled to the tubular member. The pump can be quickly assembled with strong structure and manufactured with lower cost. The connection member and the base are two parts which can be made of different material for different needs. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091340 | RECIPROCATING PUMP AND CHECK VALVE - A reciprocating pump introduces a liquid into a pump chamber through a suction valve and discharges the liquid from the pump chamber through a discharge valve by reciprocating movement of a reciprocating member facing the pump chamber. The suction valve and the discharge valve include: a body portion having therein a flow path for a liquid; a valve seat portion provided at an entrance side of the flow path of the body portion and having therein a hole through which the liquid flows; a valving element provided in the body portion and able to open and close the hole of the valve seat portion; and a spring provided in the body portion for pressing the valving element into the hole of the valve seat portion. The spring has projections which are formed on an outer circumferential portion of its surface to project toward the inner wall of the body portion. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091341 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING CLEARANCES IN SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A scroll compressor is provided having appropriate clearance for movement of the orbiting scroll member. Clearance is provided without requiring contact between the crankcase, which supports the orbiting scroll, and the non-orbiting scroll member. Clearance is established during the assembly process using installation tooling that establishes locations of components using a reference point. Clearance is also established using spacers. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091342 | THERMALLY COMPENSATED SCROLL MACHINE - A compressor may include first and second scroll members and a compensation member. The first scroll member may include a first end plate and a first spiral wrap extending therefrom. The second scroll member may include a second end plate and a second spiral wrap. The second end plate may be positioned proximate to a distal end of the first spiral wrap. The first end plate may be positioned proximate to a distal end of the second spiral wrap. The compensation member may engage the first scroll member and having a first reaction to a temperature change causing the first scroll member to maintain a sealed relationship between the first end plate and the distal end of the second spiral wrap. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091343 | DRILL MOTOR ASSEBLY - A stator for use with a drill rotor, the stator formed at least in part by a ceramic and/or cermet reinforced alloy material. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091344 | IRON-BASED SINTERED POWDER METAL FOR WEAR RESISTANT APPLICATIONS - A powder metal material comprises pre-alloyed iron-based powder including carbon present in an amount of 0.25 to 1.50% by weight of the pre-alloyed iron-based powder. Graphite is admixed in an amount of 0.25 to 1.50% by weight of the powder metal material. The admixed graphite includes particles finer than 200 mesh in an amount greater than 90.0% by weight of the admixed graphite. Molybdenum disulfide is admixed in an amount of 0.1 to 4.0% by weight of the powder metal material, copper is admixed in an amount of 1.0 to 5.0% by weight of the powder metal material, and the material is free of phosphorous. The powder metal material is then compacted and sintered at a temperature of 1030 to 1150° C. At least 50% of the admixed graphite of the starting powder metal material remains as free graphite after sintering. | 2011-04-21 |
20110091345 | Method for fabrication of tubes using rolling and extrusion - A method for producing a high strength aluminum alloy tubing containing L1 | 2011-04-21 |
20110091346 | Forging deformation of L12 aluminum alloys - A method for producing a high strength aluminum alloy parts containing L1 | 2011-04-21 |
20110091347 | STEEL PRODUCT FOR WELDING - A steel product for welding includes the following component: by mass %, C: 0.3% or less, Si: 0.5% or less, Mn: 0.3˜2%, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.03% or less, Al: 0.3˜5%, O: 0.003˜0.01%, and N: 0.006% or less; wherein the balance is composed of Fe and inevitable impurities; wherein Al-containing oxides having a size of 0.005 to 0.05 μm are dispersed in steel at a ratio of 1×10 | 2011-04-21 |
20110091348 | STEEL FOR HEAT TREATMENT - A steel for heat treatment, which exhibits high strength and high toughness even when the heat treatment (such as quenching and tempering) of the steel is conducted under conventional conditions in an after stage. The steel for heat treatment contains C: 0.10 to 0.70 mass %, Mn: 0.1 to 3.0 mass %, Al: 0.005 to 2.0 mass %, P: 0.050 mass % or less, S: 0.50 mass % or less, O: 0.0030 mass or less, N: 0.0200 mass % or less, and one or more selected from the group consisting of Ti: 0.30 mass % or less and Nb: 0.30 mass or less with the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and has a TH value of 1.0 or above as calculated according to the formula: ({Ti}/48+{Nb}/93) 10 | 2011-04-21 |