20th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110113820 | HEAT TRANSFER TUBE FOR HEAT EXCHANGER, HEAT EXCHANGER, REFRIGERATING CYCLE APPARATUS, AND AIR CONDITIONER - To obtain a heat transfer tube for a heat exchanger or the like which can obtain predetermined heat transfer performance without increasing in-tube pressure loss. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113821 | Accumulator for air conditioning system - An air conditioning system of a vehicle includes a compressor and an evaporator, and an accumulator includes a canister having a chamber for receiving a refrigerant, an inlet tube coupled to the canister and the evaporator for receiving the refrigerant from the evaporator, a U-shaped pipe situated in the canister and having an inlet portion for receiving a gaseous component of the refrigerant, and having an outlet portion coupled to the compressor, and a filter device is attached to the inlet portion of the pipe for preventing debris from entering into the inlet portion of the pipe and for preventing the compressor from being damaged by the debris. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113822 | Refrigerating Circuit - The invention relates to a refrigerating circuit ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110113823 | REFRIGERANT EVAPORATOR AND AIR CONDITIONER USING THE SAME - A refrigerant evaporator ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110113824 | Evaporator - The present invention relates to an evaporator ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110113825 | DUAL NITROGEN EXPANSION PROCESS - A method of natural gas liquefaction comprising first and second nitrogen refrigerant streams, each stream under-going a cycle of compression, cooling, expansion and heating, during which the first nitrogen stream is expanded to a first, intermediate pressure and the second nitrogen stream is expanded to a second, lower pressure, and the heating occurs in one or more heat exchangers in which at least one of the expanded nitrogen streams is in heat exchanging relationship with natural gas, wherein, in at least one of said one or more heat exchangers, the first and second expanded nitrogen streams are in a heat exchanging relationship with the natural gas and both the first and second compressed nitrogen streams. The liquefaction can occur in three stages: in an initial stage the heated, expanded first nitrogen stream and the heated, expanded second nitrogen stream are used to cool the natural gas; in an intermediate stage the compressed first nitrogen stream is expanded to an intermediate pressure and used to cool the natural gas; and in a final stage the compressed, second nitrogen stream is expanded to a low pressure and used to cool the natural gas. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113826 | GEMSTONE SETTING - Jewelry apparatus, a setting for gemstones and a method of setting gemstones in jewelry. The setting includes a base that is formed by walls and a sunk surface between the top and bottom of the base walls. Within the base, the sunk surface is divided into cavities by braces that partially enclose each cavity. Each cavity is partially circumscribed by the braces for holding the gemstone within each cavity. Each cavity has a bottom opening formed in the sunk surface for the pavilion of the gemstone to pass through. Girdles of the gemstones lie above the braces and are close together through the openings between the braces of adjacent cavities. Light passes through the pavilion that protrudes through the bottom openings and between adjacent gemstones through openings between the cavities. The passage of light creates a carpet setting with improved appearance. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113827 | Methods and Apparatus for Thermally Conditioning Molten Glass - An oblong conduit ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110113828 | PROCESS FOR FUSING GLASS - When fusing glass members | 2011-05-19 |
20110113829 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A QUARTZ GLASS CYLINDER - In a known method for drawing a tubular quartz glass strand, SiO | 2011-05-19 |
20110113830 | METHOD FOR CUTTING A BRITTLE MATERIAL - A method of scoring and/or separating a brittle material is described comprising heating a surface of the brittle material along a predetermined path with a laser, then quenching the heated surface with a stream of cooling liquid, such as water, formed by a nozzle. The portion of the cooling stream impinging on the surface of the brittle material is a substantially columnar flow. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113831 | METHOD AND KNITTING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING A KNITTED PRODUCT FROM SUBSTANTIALLY UNTWISTED FIBRE MATERIAL - A method and a knitting machine for producing a knitted product composed of fibre material fed by a roller pair ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110113832 | FRICTION DAMPER DEVICE FOR A WASHING MACHINE - A washing machine contains a friction damper device for a washing unit comprising a tub, a washing drum which is rotationally mounted in the tub and a drive for the washing drum. The washing unit is supported in an elastic manner by at least one damper counter to a lower frame part of the housing. In order to prevent the vibratory behavior of the oscillating unit from being influenced above the rotational speed of the resonance, the friction in the damper above the rotational speed of the resonance can be reduced. As a result, at least one friction covering which interacts directly on a piston rod of the damper is pretensed by an energy store counter to the piston rod and can be displaced away from the piston rod by activating an actuator. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113833 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TUB SECTION FOR A WASHING MACHINE - A method of manufacturing a tub section for a washing machine, wherein the tub section has a bearing housing of a bearing. The method includes manufacturing a first pre-product having the bearing housing and a plastic cover covering a side surface of the bearing housing; manufacturing a plastic second pre-product; and joining the first pre-product and the second pre-product to form the tub section. The plastic cover of the first pre-product has a greater material strength than the second pre-product and the plastic cover of the first pre-product and the plastic second pre-product include the same base product. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113834 | LOCK - A lock adapted for being assembled to an electronic device having a transmitting element is provided. The lock includes a first locking stand, a second locking stand, and a driving element. The first locking stand has a key inserting opening and a first rotating element located opposite to each other. The second locking stand disposed at a housing of the electronic device has an accommodating space and a second rotating element located opposite to each other, where the first locking stand is disposed in the accommodating space detachably. The second rotating element is assembled to the driving element, and the driving element is connected to the transmitting element. The first rotating element is forced to rotate when the first locking stand is disposed in the accommodating space, such that the second rotating element drives the driving element to rotate. Consequently, the driving element drives the transmitting element to move. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113835 | Tamper Inhibiting Device For Use With A Lock - A tamper inhibiting device is provided for adapting to a lock for a door. The lock has a housing configured to attach to the door. The lock also has a locking component being receivable in the housing. The housing has a lip extending from an edge of the housing. The tamper inhibiting device includes a first portion being substantially planar and having a first edge and a second opposing edge between two distal ends. The first portion has an elongate opening between the first and second distal ends. The tamper inhibiting device also includes a second portion being substantially planar and extending substantially perpendicular to the first portion from the first edge of the first portion. The opening is adjacent the first edge of the first portion such that the lip of the housing juxtaposes the second portion when the tamper inhibiting device attaches to the lock. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113836 | SECURITY DEVICE FOR A PEDAL VEHICLE - A security device can be secured to a pedal vehicle to prevent the vehicle being pedalled. The security device includes a receiving means and a securing means. The receiving means may include a through-hole means for receiving part of a frame and a pedal crank arm of the vehicle and may have an open configuration in which the frame part and a part of the crank can be placed in the through-hole means, and a closed configuration in which a frame part and crank arm are held in the through-hole means against relative movement therebetween. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113837 | LOCKING DEVICE - The invention relates to a locking device ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110113838 | LOCKING ARRANGEMENT - A locking arrangement comprising: (a) a handle assembly; (b) a primary locking mechanism comprising: (i) a locking bar movable between an extended latching position and a retracted release position, whereby when the locking bar is in the retracted release position the handle assembly is movable between a locked condition and an unlocked condition; and (ii) an actuator means which acts upon the locking bar to move the locking bar between the extended latching position and the retracted release position; (c) a secondary locking mechanism which acts independently upon the locking bar to move the locking bar between the extended latching position and the retracted release position; and (d) at least one biased catch means to releasably retain the locking bar in either the extended latching position or the retracted release position. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113839 | Code lock - A code lock is revealed. The code lock includes a housing, a return base, a plurality of locking seats, a fixed seat, a moveable seat, a code seat, a plurality of code members and a housing base arranged sequentially from top to bottom. A press button corresponding to each locking seat is disposed on the housing and each locking seat has at least one tooth that locks with a hook of the return base when the press button is pressed to push the locking seat. A stopping block is arranged at the bottom of each locking seat while the code member is set with a code post correspondingly. Moreover, the moveable seat includes a code area and a non-code area for mounting the code member and the code seat has a plurality of C-shaped holes corresponding to the code members. Thereby a simple-structured and easy-operated code lock is formed. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113840 | METHOD FOR TREATING AND/OR PRETREATING LIQUID MANURE OR BIOGAS PLANT REJECT FOR THE ELIMINATION OF HARMFUL SUBSTANCES, PARTICULARLY NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS, AND ODOR MOLECULES - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for treating and/or pre-treating liquid manure or biogas plant reject for eliminating harmful substances, particularly nitrogen, phosphorus, and odor molecules. Process tanks ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110113841 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURE OF FERTILIZER PRODUCTS FROM MANURE AND SEWAGE - This invention discloses systems and methods for conversion of manure to novel fertilizer and/or soil builder products useful as input for organic farming operations. The equipment systems comprise a gas turbine generator unit (preferred heat source), a dryer vessel and a processing unit, wherein the connection between the gas turbine and the dryer vessel directs substantially all the gas turbine exhaust into the dryer vessel and substantially precludes the introduction of air into the dryer vessel. The dryer vessel receives the manure for contact with the turbine exhaust gases to convert the manure to a dry material, which is passed to the processing unit where it is formed into granules, pellets or other desired form for the final dry fertilizer product. The method comprises drying, heating and converting the manure to form novel self binding fertilizer and soil builder type products for organic farming and other uses. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113842 | COMPOSITION FOR INHIBITING UREASE AND NITRIFICATION - The subject matter of the present invention is a composition for inhibiting urease and nitrification, which may be in liquid or solid form and which comprises at least one compound for inhibiting urease, of phosphoramide type, combined with an essential oil of | 2011-05-19 |
20110113843 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN ORGANO-MINERAL FERTILIZER - The invention relates to a process for producing an organo-mineral fertilizer from vinasse, filter cake and generally boiler ashes, as byproducts of the sugar and/or alcohol manufacture and, optionally, complemented with fertilizer sources composed of macronutrients (primary and secondary) and micronutrients. The process comprises, in a preferred form of the invention, the steps of: concentrating the vinasse until about 65% of solids (p/p); mixing and dissolving the fertilizer elements in the concentrated vinasse; mixing and drying the filter cake and ashes in a hot gas stream obtained by burning bagasse or fine straw; impregnating this dry mixture with the concentrated vinasse mixture and the added fertilizer agents; and, finally, drying and granulating the final formulated mixture. The end product is a granular solid containing N, P, K, Ca, S, Mg and micronutrients, according to the previously programmed formulation. In the other form of the invention, the same process is effected, but without adding the fertilizer elements. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113844 | MOBILE ENERGY CARRIER AND ENERGY STORE - A mobile energy carrier with which energy in the form of materials from zones distributed widely throughout the world, for example with a large amount of solar energy, wind energy or other CO | 2011-05-19 |
20110113845 | MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL LUBRICANT FOR METAL FORMING PROCESSES - A forming method includes using at least one forming tool to form a material of a workpiece and using a lubricant between the material and the at least one forming tool. The lubricant has a viscosity that is modifiable by applying or varying a field. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113846 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A CIRCULARLY CYLINDRICAL BODY, WHICH CONSISTS OF PLASTICS MATERIAL, WITH INTERNALLY DISPOSED HELICAL RECESSES - The invention relates to a method for producing a circular cylindrical body ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110113847 | CLUSTER-TYPE MULTISTAGE ROLLING MILL - A cluster-type multistage rolling mill includes: a top inner housing housing a top roll group; a bottom inner housing housing a bottom roll group; an entry-side outer housing provided at entry sides of the inner housings and having an opening portion which a strip is allowed to pass through; a delivery-side outer housing provided at delivery sides of the inner housings and having an opening portion which the strip is allowed to pass through; sets of pass line adjusters provided in upper portions of the opening portions, and pressing an entry-side pressing portion and a delivery-side pressing portion of the top inner housing, respectively; and sets of roll gap controlling cylinders provided in lower portions of the opening portions, and pressing an entry-side pressing portion and a delivery-side pressing portion of the bottom inner housing, respectively. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113848 | METHODS FOR REDUCING RIDGE BUCKLES AND ANNEALING STICKERS IN COLD ROLLED STRIP AND RIDGE-FLATTENING SKIN PASS MILL - A method for flattening steel strip by cold rolling the strip by passing it through at least two cold rolling mill stands each having work rolls. A first of the mill stands has work rolls having local rigidity K significantly different from a second mill stand, wherein the local rigidity K is calculated in Kgf/mm/mm accordance with an equation. Also a six high mill for flattening steel strip has an entry side where the strip enters the mill and an exit side where the strip exits the mill. The mill comprises a pair of driven backup rolls disposed on the entry side of the mill, a pair of horizontal support rolls disposed on the exit side of the mill and a pair of small diameter work rolls, the work rolls having an entry side face and an exit side face. The work rolls are disposed between the pair of backup rolls and the pair of support rolls. The entry side face of the work rolls is in engagement with the backup rolls during operation and the exit side face of the work rolls is in engagement with the support rolls during operation. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113849 | METAL MANUFACTURING METHOD, APPARATUS OF THE SAME AND METAL OBJECT - When manufacturing a ring and a pendant from a single metal plate, the number of the twist is determined so that a predetermined feature pattern may occurs regardless size on the surface of a male ring and a female ring. The feature pattern depends on the method of the laminating of two or more metal plates, the kind of metal plate, thickness, etc. for example. The number of times of twist concerned is determined based on these information. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113850 | NEAR NET SHAPE FORGING PROCESS FOR COMPRESSOR AND TURBINE WHEELS AND TURBINE SPACER WHEELS - A forging method including extruding a billet to form a ring shaped hollow workpiece; reducing a cross section of the workpiece; and forging the workpiece in a closed die having a first split die including a plurality of first die segments and a second split die including a plurality of second die segments by sequentially advancing pairs of opposing die segments from the first split die and second split die towards each other. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113851 | PAIR OF PRESSING JAWS FOR HYDRAULIC OR ELECTRIC PRESSING TOOL - The invention relates to a pair of pressing jaws for hydraulic or electric pressing tools for pressing fittings onto pipes or for the press connection of electric cables, two pressing jaws connected to one another in an articulated manner forming a pair of pressing jaws, the pressing jaws being biased into their open position by a tension spring which spans a free space between the two pressing jaws, and in each case one end of the tension spring being accommodated in an accommodating opening which opens out into a narrow peripheral side of the pressing jaw, this narrow peripheral side being directed toward the free space, and, in order to secure the tension spring, a tension-spring end engaging around a pin-like securing part, which securing part is disposed at that end of the accommodating opening which is directed away from the free space. In order to secure the tension spring in a functionally advantageous manner, it is provided that the securing part is formed as an integral crosspiece of the pressing jaw. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113852 | OPTICAL FIBER SHAPE SENSOR CALIBRATION - Calibration methods and apparatuses for a shape sensing optical fiber are disclosed. Strain is sensed in an optical fiber that is associated with a kinematic chain, and information derived from the sensed strain is used to determine a calibration relationship between the fiber and the kinematic chain. The strain may be sensed at a plurality of angles between two links in the kinematic chain. The strain may be sensed in a segment of the optical fiber that is associated with a joint in the kinematic chain as the joint sweeps through an arc. The strain may be sensed for the optical fiber in a known, predefined bend shape. The calibration information is stored in memory for later use during operation of the kinematic chain, so that shape information from the optical fiber can be used to accurately indicate the shape or pose of the kinematic chain. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113853 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A ROTATIONAL ANGLE SENSOR - A method for calibrating a rotational angle sensor having a rotor ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110113854 | DEVICE FOR OPERATING A PARTICLE SENSOR - The invention relates to a device for operating a particle sensor in the exhaust gas duct of an internal combustion engine, the particle sensor comprising an interdigital electrode for determining the particles contained in the exhaust gas and a heater for regenerating said particle sensor and an engine management system being associated with the internal combustion engine. Provision is thereby made for a probe control unit to be connected to said particle sensor, for the probe control unit to be disposed in a separate assembly between said particle sensor and the engine management system and for said probe control unit to be connected to said engine management system via a digital bus or an analog interface. The invention relates further to a corresponding method. Device and method allow for the autonomous operation of a particle sensor without the engine management system having to be configured for the operation of said particle sensor. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113855 | Analyte Gas Sensors - Apparatuses and methods for determining the concentration of an analyte gas in a gas stream with a sensor are described. The analyte gas sensor may include a mass-sensitive resonator and a diffusion barrier. The mass-sensitive resonator may be coated with an absorptive material which is reactive with an analyte gas, such as NOx. The diffusion barrier may be positioned to limit a gas flow with the analyte gas towards the absorptive material, and a ratio of the diffusion time of the gas flow through the diffusion barrier to the reaction time of the analyte gas with the absorptive material may be from about 0.1 to about 100. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113856 | ALL-DIFFERENTIAL RESONANT NANOSENSOR APPARATUS AND METHOD - An all-differential resonant nanosensor apparatus for detecting multiple gasses and method of fabricating the same. The nanosensor apparatus generally includes a sensing loop, a reference loop, and a mixer. A sensing self assembled monolayer (SAM) or an ultrathin solid monolayer may be deposited on a sensing resonant beam associated with the sensing loop to detect the presence of the gas. A reference self assembled monolayer or an ultrathin solid film may be deposited on a reference resonant beam that possess similar visco-elastic properties (e.g., temperature, humidity and aging) as the sensing monolayer with no sensing properties. A differential reading electronic circuit may be interconnected with each resonant beam pair for signal processing. A drift-free frequency signal per each gas may be obtained by subtracting the frequency response from the sensing loop and the reference loop. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113857 | ONLINE ESTIMATION OF CATHODE INLET AND OUTLET RH FROM STACK AVERAGE HFR - A method for estimating cathode inlet and cathode outlet relative humidity (RH) of a fuel cell stack. The method uses a model to estimate the high frequency resistance (HFR) of the fuel cell stack based on water specie balance, and also measures stack HFR. The HFR values from the estimated HFR and the measured HFR are compared, and an error between the HFR values is determined. An online regression algorithm is then utilized to minimize the error and the solution of the regression is the RH profile in the stack including the cathode inlet and outlet relative humidities. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113858 | GAS CHARGE CONTAINER, ATOM PROBE APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING HYDROGEN POSITION IN MATERIAL - A gas charge container includes a sample holder which holds a needle-shaped material, a deutrium gas supply portion which charges a deutrium gas into the needle-shaped material held by the sample holder, and a heating portion which heats the needle-shaped material held by the sample holder. The needle-shaped material is cooled by blocking the heat generated by the heating portion after the needle-shaped material is heated by the heating portion. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113859 | LOW-VOLTAGE THIN-FILM FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS - A low-voltage thin-film field-effect transistor is formed by forming a gate, forming a dielectric layer on the surface of the gate, forming a source region and a drain region, and forming a semiconductor layer adjacent the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer is formed as a native oxide layer by oxidizing the surface of the gate. The semiconductor layer is deposited by spray pyrolysis. The dielectric layer may be functionalized with a self-assembling monolayer dielectric layer. The dielectric layer may be formed as a self-assembling monolayer, without first forming a native oxide (or other) dielectric layer. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113860 | GAS PROBE FOR SAMPLING GAS MOLECULES FROM A FLUID AND A SYSTEM COMPRISING THE GAS PROBE - A gas probe for sampling gas molecules from a fluid. A housing includes an orifice and is adapted to be arranged in gas communication with a test gas sensor. The probe includes a stack of layers, whereby gas sample molecules have to pass through all layers of the stack in order reach the sensor. The stack includes at least a first membrane layer, a first spacer layer, a first filter layer and a second spacer layer. The housing includes an inlet for introducing blocking gas molecules into the second spacer layer and an outlet for discharging blocking gas molecules out of the first spacer layer. The gas probe is connectable to a control unit for controlling the blocking gas flow into the second spacer layer. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113861 | LEAK DETECTOR AND METHOD OF DETECTING LEAK - A leak detector detects the presence or absence of a trace amount of leak from a test piece by using helium gas. The leak detector has a guide pipe and a mass spectrometer. The guide pipe is disposed by insertion into an evacuation pipe which is communicated from a vacuum chamber, in which the test piece is disposed, to a vacuum pump. The guide pipe includes an opening portion which opens in a line of flow inside the evacuation pipe. The mass spectrometer for detecting helium is connected to the guide pipe through a gate valve. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113862 | LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM - A leak detection system has: a test chamber connected to a vacuum pump; a filling device for filling a test piece with helium gas; a transfer device for transferring the test piece between a ready-for-detection position in which the test piece is ready to be carried into the test chamber and a filling-operation position in which the operation of filling helium gas by the filling device is performed; a carrying device for carrying the test piece from the ready-for-detection position to a detection position inside the test chamber; a sealing device for hermetically sealing the test chamber in a state in which the helium-gas-filled test piece is in the detection position; and a leak detector for detecting helium to be leaked out of the test piece when, after having sealed the test chamber by the sealing device, the test chamber is evacuated by the vacuum pump to a predetermined pressure. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113863 | MEANS AND METHODS DIAGNOSING GASTRIC BYPASS AND CONDITIONS RELATED THERETO - The present invention relates to the field of diagnostic measures. Specifically, it contemplates a method for assessing whether gastric bypass therapy was successful in a subject, a method of predicting whether gastric bypass therapy will be beneficial for a subject in need thereof, and a method of diagnosing whether a supportive therapy accompanying gastric bypass has beneficial effects on a subject in need thereof. Further provided are diagnostic methods for diabetes and body lean mass. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for identifying a treatment against diabetes and/or obesity. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113864 | IDENTIFICATION OF SUBJECTS BEING SUSCEPTIBLE TO ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS THERAPY - The present invention relates to a method for identifying a subject being susceptible to anti-angiogenesis therapy based in determining the amount of a cardiac troponin in a sample of the subject and comparing the amount to a suitable reference amount. Also encompassed by the present invention are kits and devices adapted to carry out the method of the present invention. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113865 | USING CARDIAC TROPONIN FOR MONITORING ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS THERAPY - The present invention relates to a method for monitoring subjects being on anti-angiogenesis therapy based on determining the amount of a cardiac troponin in a first and second sample of a subject and comparing the amount in the first sample with the second sample. Thereby, it can be assessed whether a subject is susceptible to a continuation of the therapy or not. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method for predicting the risk of a cardiovascular event as a consequence of anti-angiogenesis therapy. Also encompassed by the present invention are kits and devices adapted to carry out the method of the present invention. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113866 | Microengineered Supercritical Fluid Chromatography System - This invention describes a microengineered SFC system for rapidly and efficiently separating the constituents of a complex mixture. The SFC system includes a microchannel that is microfabricated from a suitable substrate so that it forms a chromatographic column for separation of chemicals. The surface area of the microchannel of the column is sufficiently small as to permit use of miniature and relatively inexpensive pumps, and the thermal mass of the microengineered column is sufficiently low as to permit rapid temperature cycling using a miniature, low power and inexpensive heating element. At least a portion of this microchannel is packed with suitable sorbent materials or includes surfaces which are suitably coated with sorbent, or both, so as to retain and elute analyte under certain conditions. As a result analyte passing within this microchannel undergoes chromatographic separation. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113867 | DEVICE FOR RECEIVING A SOLID IN A MEASURING CELL - A device for the accommodation of a solid in a measuring cell ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110113868 | PROCESS OF MONITORING THE CONTAMINATION OF BARRELS - This invention consists of a process for detecting contamination in a batch comprising at least one wooden container ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110113869 | ABNORMAL COMBUSTION DETECTION METHOD FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES FROM SEVERAL COMBUSTION INDICATORS - An abnormal combustion detection method is disclosed for spark-ignition internal-combustion engines, from combustion indicators. Combustion indicators, such as CA10 and MIP, are determined which are converted to new indicators having lower dispersions than those of indicators for normal combustions that are not converted. A parameter characterizing a distribution of N values of the new combustion indicators, acquired over N cycles preceding the cycle in progress, is then determined. The start of an abnormal combustion is thereafter detected by comparing this parameter with a threshold, and the course of the abnormal combustion detected in the combustion chamber is controlled. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113870 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITY OF ENGINE - This disclosure provides a method of detecting a cylinder-to-cylinder gap abnormality of an air fuel ratio with sufficient accuracy according to an individual specificity of an air fuel ratio detecting module. Particularly, the method may be used for an engine to detect the cylinder-to-cylinder gap abnormality of the air fuel ratio of supplied air fuel mixture abnormality based on an output value of a linear O | 2011-05-19 |
20110113871 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING OUTPUT CHARACTERISTIC OF AIR FUEL RATIO DETECTING MODULE - This disclosure provides a method for measuring an output characteristic of an air fuel ratio sensor based on an output value of the air fuel ratio sensor at the time of changing a fuel injection amount. Under a predetermined condition, an increase in the fuel injection amount is started from a particular cylinder and the increase in the fuel injection amount is continued for a given time period, or a decrease in the fuel injection amount is started from the particular cylinder and the decrease in the fuel injection amount is continued for the given time period. Therefore, the output characteristic of the air fuel ratio detecting module can be measured with sufficient accuracy, regardless of the contacting strength of emission gas for every cylinder against the air fuel ratio detecting module. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113872 | MULTI-ZONE FURNACE - The present invention relates to a multi-zone furnace for heating and tempering reactors and pipes in devices. The multi-zone furnace according to the invention is modularly constructed, wherein it is e.g. possible to efficiently heat or cool the furnace or also individual zones of the furnace. Furthermore, exchangeable cassettes provide the advantage that the reactors and the components, which are connected to the reactors, are particularly well accessible, wherein reconverting work is facilitated. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113873 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING SLIDING STATE OF PISTON - The present invention is an apparatus and a method for monitoring a sliding state of a piston ring. The present invention detects a cycle of rotation of a piston ring based on a temperature at a predetermined site of a cylinder liner, and determines a sign of burning of a piston based on a state of the rotation. As a result, it is possible to detect a sign of burning of a piston by an apparatus less expensive than apparatuses using a conventional technique of detecting a capacitance. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113874 | BRAKE PEDAL STROKE SENSOR - A brake pedal stroke sensor apparatus may include a frame, a hinge shaft fixed to the frame, a pedal arm pivotally coupled to the hinge shaft and rotating with respect to the hinge shaft, an angle sensor that is coaxially aligned to the hinge shaft and fixed to the frame, a sensor lever connected to a rotational shaft of the angle sensor and extending with a predetermined length, and a drive pin formed to the hinge shaft in a predetermined distance from a rotational axis of the hinge shaft and engaged to a distal end portion of the sensor lever so as to transmit change of a rotary angle of the pedal arm to the angle sensor in accordance with a rotation of the pedal arm. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113875 | MASTER TIRE AND METHOD OF INSPECTING TIRE UNIFORMITY TESTER USING THE MASTER TIRE - The present invention provides a master tire for inspecting the accuracy of a tire tester easily and securely. A master tire | 2011-05-19 |
20110113876 | TIRE MODULE HAVING A PIEZO-SENSITIVE SENSOR - A tire module for detecting tire condition variables, the module being mounted on an inside of a tire in an area deformed during tread shuffle and including at least one carrier, on which at least one electronic component is disposed, and at least one piezo-sensitive sensor, the piezo-sensitive sensor being disposed such that it is at least partially deformed during deformation of the tire during tread shuffle, and the deformation of the piezo-sensitive sensor being used to determine at least one shuffle variable, and the tire module including at least one battery for at least partially supplying energy to the at least one electronic component, and to use of the tire module. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113877 | HIGH CONTRAST CAPILLARY DEPTH GAUGE AND WATCH INCLUDING THE SAME - Capillary depth gauge ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110113878 | LIQUID-LEVEL SENSOR - In a liquid level sensor according to the present invention, a first detecting electrode being always in a liquid to be measured, a second detecting electrode which measures a level of the liquid to be measured, and a third detecting electrode being always out of the liquid to be measured are arranged, an operation of charging capacitor | 2011-05-19 |
20110113879 | Inertial Sensor, Inertial Sensor Device and Manufacturing Method of the Same - An inertial sensor, comprises a detection element detecting an amount of a physical quantity in a detection axis direction, a plurality of support members having flexibility and supporting nearly a center of the detection element, and a package substrate housing the detection element and the plurality of support members. In a case when an X-axis is defined as an extending direction of the plurality of support members, a Y-axis is perpendicular to the X-axis in a plane including the detection element, and a Z-axis is perpendicular to the X-axis and the Y-axis, one of load components in a direction of the Y-axis of the detection member applied to the plurality of support members is nearly equal to other among the plurality of support members, and one of load components in a direction of the Z-axis is nearly equal to the other among the plurality of support members. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113880 | MICROMECHANICAL ACCELERATION SENSOR - A micromechanical acceleration sensor includes at least a first seismic mass which is suspended in a deflectable manner, at least one readout device for detecting the deflection of the first seismic mass and at least one resetting device. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113881 | ACCELERATION SENSOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING ACCELERATION SENSOR - There is provided an acceleration sensor including: a weight portion; plural fixed portions formed above a bottom plate around a periphery of the weight portion; a beam portion coupling the fixed portions and the weight portion, and holding the weight portion at a position separated from the bottom plate; a detection portion provided at the beam portion and detecting deformation of the beam portion; a frame portion provided so as to project out from the bottom plate and surround the fixed portions at a position separated from the fixed portions; and a lid portion of plate shape that seals an opening of the frame portion. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113882 | Defective wheel bearing detection device - A front wheel drive bearing defect amplifier is attached to a wheel gauge mount. The amplifier includes a magnet which is positioned approximately at the center of the wheel assembly. A spacing block, including a hollow aluminum handle, is pivotally mounted onto the magnet. A shaft or pin interconnects the magnet and the aluminum block and allows rotation of the magnet, in fixed engagement with the wheel assembly. The shaft is loosely fitted through a hole in the block. Opposite ends of the shaft are rigidly secured with the magnet so as to rotate with the magnet. An aluminum tube defines a handle having one end of the handle force fitted into an opening in the aluminum block. An opposite end of the aluminum tube or handle is to be held by the hand of the operator. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113883 | ULTRASONIC INTERNAL ROTATING INSPECTION PROBE THAT SELF-ELIMINATES AIR BUBBLES - Disclosed is an improved ultrasonic probe for Internal Rotating Inspection System (called IRIS) for inspecting tube-like structures from the inside of the tubes. The improved design deploys a rotor with rotor blades and a slotted stator located close to the emitting face of the transducer, to direct the flow of water such that air bubbles are carried away from a zone immediately in front of the transducer emitting face. Inspection accuracy and efficiency is significantly improved when air bubbles are effectively removed. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113884 | INSPECTION METHOD - A method of monitoring the condition of a flexible pipeline comprising the step of scanning the pipeline with an ultrasonic scanner to produce and/or record a signal indicative or the level of flooding within the annulus of the pipeline and/or indicative of the integrity of the layers of the pipeline. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113885 | ULTRASONIC TESTING METHOD AND EQUIPMENT THEREFOR - An ultrasonic testing equipment includes a linear array ultrasonic probe in which a plurality of transducers are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the rolling direction of a test object and a signal processing unit. The signal processing unit executes following (1) to (6). (1) Generating an aperture synthetic image of testing signals of each section of the test object. (2) Generating a maximum value distribution of testing signals in the arrangement direction of transducers. (3) Calculating the width of a defect in each section based on the maximum value distribution. (4) Generating a maximum value distribution of the testing signals in the rolling direction based on the maximum value distribution of a plurality of sections of the test object. (5) Calculating the length of the defect based on the maximum value distribution of the testing signals in the rolling direction. (6) Calculating the area of the defect based on the calculated defect length and the calculated defect width of each section. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113886 | APPARATUS FOR COUPLING AN ULTRASOUND PROBE TO AN OBJECT - Improved coupling apparatus ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110113887 | METHOD FOR THE ELASTIC INSTALLATION OF DETECTION DEVICES ON PIPELINES AND SUITABLE DEVICE THEREFOR - With a certain pipeline, either buried or deposited on a sea/lake bottom, the formation of critical faults is determined and localized, which arise in the walls of the pipeline, or the development of an already localized fault is monitored, through sensors regularly distributed along the pipeline, and fixed to the same by means of a plate equipped with a pass-through hole in which the sensor is inserted. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113888 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE RELATIVE ALIGNMENT OF TWO ARTICLES, METHOD FOR DETERMINING A QUALITY CHARACTERISTIC AND VIBRATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - An alignment device with one or two optoelectronic transmitting and/or receiving units and an evaluation unit. At least one optoelectronic transmitting and/or receiving unit contains an inclinometer. Furthermore, the transmitting and/or receiving unit is connected to a vibration sensor which can be the inclinometer. Both the result of the alignment process and also the result of the vibration measurement are communicated to the user as an easily understandable characteristic on a display of the evaluation unit. For vibration measurement at a non-rotating part of a machine, an accelerometer/inclinometer sensor may be used for measuring acceleration forces resulting from machine vibrations to be measured and for measuring gravity and an electronic evaluation unit determining the orientation of the sensor with regard to gravity from a stationary component of the sensor output and determining sensor orientation from evaluation of non-stationary components of sensor output. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113889 | PRESSURE TRANSFER MEANS AND PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE WITH SUCH PRESSURE TRANSFER MEANS - A pressure transfer device comprises a pressure transfer device body and an isolating diaphragm, wherein, between the surface of the body of the pressure transmitting device and the isolating diaphragm, a pressure chamber is formed, whose volume is dependent on the position of the isolating diaphragm. The isolating diaphragm has a material thickness and a deflectable working region with an area A, wherein the isolating diaphragm has a reference position, in which the pressure chamber contains a reference volume V | 2011-05-19 |
20110113890 | TORQUE INSENSITIVE HEADER ASSEMBLY - There is disclosed a high pressure sensing header which is relatively insensitive to mounting torque. The header comprises an outer torque isolating shell which surround an inner “H” section header. The inner “H” section header has a thick diaphragm and is surrounded by the torque isolating shell which is secured to the “H” section header at a peripheral flange of the “H” section header. In this manner when the header is installed, the installation force is absorbed by the outer shell and there is no installation force or torque exhibited by the inner “H” section which will respond only to stress due to pressure. The torque isolating shell also contains a top surface which has a counterbore that accommodates a crush ring. When the unit is installed, the crush ring is crushed against an installation wall to enable the inner header to receive pressure without experiencing significant installation force. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113891 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING STRESS-INDUCED OFFSET COMPENSATION IN SENSOR DEVICES - Apparatus and methods for applying stress-induced offset compensation and/or scale factor correction in sensor devices are provided. One sensor device ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110113892 | Strain Sensor Mounted with light Curable Adhesive - A device includes a structure, a strain sensor and a light curable adhesive. The structure has a structure surface. The light curable adhesive bonds the strain sensor to the structure surface. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113893 | Component and Circuit with Moisture Barrier, Transmitter, and Protective Cover - A device for mounting on a structure surface includes a component, a circuit, a moisture barrier, and a protective cover. The moisture barrier is within the protective cover. The component and the circuit are within the moisture barrier. The component is for bonding to the structure surface with a bond susceptible to damage from moisture. The circuit includes a radio frequency transmitter. The circuit is for providing data derived from the component to the radio frequency transmitter for external transmission. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113894 | FLOW MONITOR - The invention relates to a flow monitor for monitoring the flow of flowing media, wherein a paddle projecting into the flow transfers the rotating movement of the paddle onto a display device by means of a magnetic gear comprising a plurality of individual magnets corresponding with each other. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113895 | MAGNETO-INDUCTIVE FLOW MEASURING DEVICE WITH AN ELECTRODE ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - A magneto-inductive flow measuring device having a measuring transducer, wherein the measuring transducer includes a measuring tube which can be flowed through by a measured substance, includes a magnet system for producing a magnetic field, and at has least one electrode inserted into the measuring tube for registering an electrical voltage. A securement device is provided, which serves for securing the electrode on the measuring tube, wherein the securement device is at least partially composed of plastic, and wherein the securement device is connected with the measuring tube by a plastics welding technology. As well as to a method for manufacture of a magneto-inductive flow measuring device, wherein the magneto-inductive flow measuring device has a measuring tube, wherein the measuring tube has at least one bore, wherein an electrode is inserted into the bore and wherein the electrode is secured to the measuring tube by means of a plastics welding technology. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113896 | Measuring system with a tube arrangement having two measuring tubes flowed through in parallel, as well as method for monitoring the arrangement - For monitoring the tube arrangement, the measuring system of the invention includes, connected to the transmitter electronics, a temperature measuring arrangement having a first temperature sensor for producing a temperature signal dependent on a temperature of a first of the measuring tubes of the tube arrangement and at least a second temperature sensor for producing a temperature signal dependent on a temperature of a second of the measuring tubes of the tube arrangement. In the method of the invention, it is provided that, in the case of medium flowing through the tube arrangement, a temperature difference existing between the at least two measuring tubes as a result plugging is ascertained and, in case the ascertained temperature difference deviates from a predetermined limit value for the temperature difference representing a non-plugged tube arrangement, a partial plugging of the tube arrangement, especially a plugging of exactly one of the measuring tubes, is signaled. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113897 | SHACKLE-BAR WITH LOAD-CELL - For use with cranes or hoists, the traditional shackle-bolt through-hole in the shackle-bar is elongated into a slot. A sub-unit comprising a cell-block, a load-cell, a load-block, and one of the shackle-bolts, is placed in the slot. The load-cell, of suitable size, is housed in a very robust manner, and yet the load capacity of the shackle-bar is unaffected by being so modified. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113898 | PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATION TYPE FORCE SENSOR - In a piezoelectric vibration type force sensor according to the present invention, vibration is restricted by a friction force between a piezoelectric body and a restricting member, and hence a range of sensing forces can be expanded compared with a case in which the vibration is restricted directly from a direction that is the same as an vibration direction. A conventional structure, in which a lead wire is soldered directly for electrically connecting the piezoelectric body to an external control circuit, causes a restriction of the vibration due to a solder attached to the piezoelectric body, resulting in narrowing the sensing range. Using the piezoelectric vibration type force sensor, the range of sensing forces can be expanded by making a state in which conducting portions of the piezoelectric body and the restricting member are not fixed but contact with each other for keeping electric conductivity. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113899 | APPARATUS TO MEASURE FLUIDS IN A CONDUIT - A transport device includes a first segment fixedly coupled to a wall. The transport device also includes at least one second segment coupled to the first segment. The at least one second segment includes at least one of a fluid-driven device, a rack and pinion drive device, and a carriage. The transport device further includes an automated position control system. The control system includes at least one axial positioning device coupled to the at least one second segment. The control system also includes at least one axial position feedback device coupled to at least one of the first segment and the at least one second segment. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113900 | SAMPLING PORTS AND RELATED CONTAINER SYSTEMS - A sampling port includes an elongated flexible support tube having an interior surface bounding a first passageway extending between a first end and an opposing second end, the first passageway being closed at the first end of the support tube and open at the second end of the support tube. An elongated flexible sampling tube has an interior surface bounding a second passageway extending between a first end and an opposing second end, the second passageway being open at the first end of the sampling tube, at least a portion of the sampling tube adjacently extending along the length of the support tube and being connected to the support tube. A flange encircles and radially outwardly projecting from the support tube and the sampling tube at a location spaced apart from the first end of the support tube and the first end of the sampling tube. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113901 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A FLUIDIC SAMPLE - The application discloses an apparatus and method for processing a sample of material. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a multi-layered structure including a plurality of deformable chambers and a flow passage or passages in fluid communication with at least one of the plurality of deformable chambers. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes a pressure device having a pressure pattern to compress or squeeze at least one deformable chamber of the apparatus. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113902 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LOAD AMOUNT IN A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE - A method for determining the amount of laundry in a laundry treating appliance comprises a drum defining a treating chamber for receiving the laundry and a motor for rotating the drum that may be operated to simulate a spring to oscillate the drum relative to a predetermined rotational position. The angular decay of the drum relative to the predetermined position may be determined and used to determine the amount of laundry. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113903 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF A LAMP UNIT RELATIVE TO AN AUTOMOBILE BODY - An apparatus is adapted for controlling a lamp unit mounted on an automobile body, and includes a housing for housing input and output rods, a deceleration unit and a transmission piece. The deceleration unit includes a planet gear connected to an eccentric engaging end portion of the input rod, meshing with a ring gear fixed in the housing, and connected to the transmission piece. The output rod has a coupling end portion extending out of the housing and coupled to the lamp unit, and a rack meshing with a center gear portion of the transmission piece. When an operating end portion of the input rod rotates, the transmission piece is driven to rotate in response to movement of the planet gear with the engaging end portion of the input rod such that the output rod is movable in response to rotation of the transmission piece, thereby driving movement of the lamp unit relative to the automobile body. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113904 | FOLDING-TOP DRIVE - A folding-top drive has a motor ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110113905 | LUBRICATING UNIT FOR A THREADED DRIVE UNIT - A lubricating unit ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110113906 | DEVICE WITH A TURNING FUNCTIONAL MODULE - A device comprising a body part ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110113907 | MOTOR-VEHICLE HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM INCLUDING A DOUBLE-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION WITH GEAR SHIFT DEVICE COMPRISING A ROTARY DRUM - The hybrid propulsion system for an internal combustion engine having a mechanical gearbox and an electric machine. A gear shift device includes a plurality of sliding engagement sleeves, each arranged to connect a driven gearwheel for rotation with the respective secondary shaft, a corresponding plurality of sliding shift forks, each arranged to cause a respective engagement sleeve to slide between a neutral position and at least one shift position, a rotary drum having on its outer cylindrical surface a corresponding plurality of guide grooves in each of which a respective stud slidably engages for translation with a respective shift fork in the sliding direction of this latter, and an actuation unit arranged to cause the drum to rotate stepwise among a plurality of angular positions each corresponding to predetermined positions of the engagement sleeves. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113908 | RPM MULTIPLIER AND/OR TORQUE INCREASER FOR TURBINES - RPM Multiplier consists of a succession of gears of two different toothed radii each, the smallest ones engage with the biggest and let the successive biggest gears turn in relation to the previous biggest as the smallest. Magnets and electromagnets are placed in the gear teeth and support rails with the purpose of reducing friction. Torque Increaser model B consists of at least a pair of gear rotors, which incorporate electromagnets or magnets; the electromagnetic or magnetic force is used to move the generator together with the main rotor of the turbine. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113909 | GEARBOX FOR A MOTOR-VEHICLE DOUBLE CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A gearbox includes two coaxial primary shafts, a secondary shaft and a lay shaft. The two primary shafts carry fixed gearwheels acting as driving gearwheels of the gear trains associated with the forward gears and with the reverse gear. The secondary shaft carries idle gearwheels acting as driven or intermediate gearwheels of the gear trains associated with the forward gears and with the reverse gear, and a final reduction pinion. The lay shaft carries a first idle gearwheel acting as driven gearwheel of a first gear train associated with the reverse gear, a second idle gearwheel acting as driven gearwheel of a second gear train associated with one of the forward gears, and a fixed gearwheel acting as parking gearwheel. The lay shaft is permanently kinematically connected to the secondary shaft via a third gear train having a first fixed gearwheel carried by the lay shaft, a second idle gearwheel coaxial with the two primary shafts and a third fixed gearwheel carried by the secondary shaft, the two fixed gearwheels of the third gear train meshing permanently both with the idle gearwheel of the third gear train. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113910 | PORTABLE ELECTRIC GENERATOR - A portable electric generator that can be applied to a portable electronic device is provided. The portable electric generator includes a case defining a receiving space, a wheel member rotatably coupled to the case, a driving gear coupled to the wheel member or a shaft of the wheel member, a first one-way rotational gear rotating by a torque transmitted from the driving gear, a second one-way rotational gear rotating by the torque transmitted from the driving gear, a direction change gear rotating by a torque from the second one-way rotational gear, a power transmission gear receiving a torque of the first one-way rotational gear and a torque of the direction change gear, and a generator unit for generating electricity by receiving a torque from the power transmission gear. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113911 | GEARING OF A GEARWHEEL - The invention relates to the gearing of a gearwheel having a plurality of teeth. The gearwheel has a useful area and a base area of the particular tooth flank form. Viewed in normal section, the tooth base area extends from a base circle up to a useful circle. The tooth flanks of adjacent teeth in normal section are each implemented as symmetrical to one another, the axis of symmetry intersecting the base circle in the base point. According to the invention, the tooth flanks are implemented in the tooth base area as a tangent function from a relevant diameter. The tangent function merges at the relevant diameter in a constant tangent into the tooth flank form of the useful area. The tangent function merges in the tooth base area in a constant tangent into an orbit, which is tangentially applied in the base point to the base circle. Significant increases of the tooth base strength may thus be achieved. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113912 | GEAR ACTUATOR - The invention relates to a gear actuator for shifting a gear, with an alley switch actuator ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110113913 | Gear Shifting Mechanism for the Vehicle Automatic Transmission - A gear shifting mechanism for vehicle automatic transmission, including a housing, a spline shaft installed in the housing, an axial position sensor and a radial rotary position sensor installed on the spline shaft, a shift finger connected with the spline shaft through a spline, a gear selecting device and a gear shifting device respectively selected and shifted a gear through the shift finger. The gear selecting device utilizes a gear selecting proportional electromagnet for moving the shift finger, and controls the automatic gear shift by adjusting the current. The gear selecting device utilizes restoring springs, and the restoring springs are multiple levels disposed. In different positions, different springs can produce different spring force, a corresponding relationship is thus established between the force and the position, and the amount of the gear selecting positions is increasing with the amount of the springs increased, thus the automatic gear shift can be achieved in a transmission having more than six gears. Featured by compact structure and easy installation and TCU control, the present invention can control automatic gear shifting by adjusting the current. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113914 | PARALLEL ROBOT - A parallel robot includes a base plate, two first actuators located on the base plate, a mobile platform, and two kinematic chains respectively interconnecting the base plate and the mobile platform. Each kinematic chain includes a driving bar assembly and a driven bar assembly. The driving bar assembly is connected to one of two first actuators. The driving bar includes two substantially parallel first transmission bars. Each of the first transmission bars includes a rotating portion rotatably connected to the base plate. The driven bar assembly interconnects the driving bar assembly and the mobile platform. Each of the two first actuators rotates two rotating portions of the two first transmission bars in the same direction simultaneously. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113915 | PARALLEL ROBOT - A parallel robot includes a fixed platform, a movable platform, a plurality of control arms, a rotation arm, a plurality of first actuators, and a second actuator. The control arms are rotatably connected to the fixed platform and the movable platform, respectively. Opposite ends of the rotation arm are universally rotatably connected to the fixed platform and the movable platform, respectively. The first actuators are to respectively move the control arms. The second actuator is to drive the rotation arm to rotate around the center axis of the rotation arm. Each control arm includes a first transmission unit including a transmission member. Each first actuator includes a transmission gear to engage the transmission member of the control arm. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113916 | ARM ASSEMBLY AND ROBOT USING THE SAME - An arm assembly for a robot includes a connecting member and a supporting member fixed on the connecting member. The connecting member defines a first cavity therethrough along an axis of the connecting member. The supporting member defines a second cavity communicating with the first cavity of the connecting member. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113917 | ROBOT ARM ASSEMBLY AND INDUSTRIAL ROBOT USING THE SAME - A robot arm assembly includes a middle joint, an upper arm rotatably connected to the middle joint, a driver rotating the upper arm mounted on the middle joint, and a transmission mechanism transferring the power of the driver to the upper arm. The driver includes an output shaft. The transmission mechanism includes a first gear coupled to the output shaft of the driver, a second gear mounted on the outer circumference of the arm, a third gear meshed with the first gear, and a fourth gear coinciding with the third gear and meshed with the second gear. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113918 | TRANSLATIONAL BRANCH JOINT AND PARALLEL ROBOT UTILIZING THE SAME - An exemplary translational branch joint for a parallel robot includes a swing arm connected to a four-bar linkage. The four-bar linkage includes two parallel connecting bars, a first link member, a second link member, and joint members. The first link member and the second link member connect the connecting bars. Each joint member comprises a first joint portion and a second joint portion extending from the first joint portion. The first joint portion has a first axis, and the second joint portion has a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis. The first joint portions of the joint members are rotatably connected to ends of the first link member and the second link member, and the second joint portions of the joint members are rotatably connected to ends of the connecting bars. | 2011-05-19 |
20110113919 | TABLE SYSTEM - A table system includes a moving table, first and second guide rails extending along a linear path, a first slider positioned between the moving table and the first guide rail including a first revolving assembly, a second slider positioned between the moving table and the second guide rail including a second revolving assembly and a sliding assembly slidably connected to the second revolving assembly, first and second linear actuators to move the first and second sliders. The moving table is rotatably connected to the first guide rail by the first revolving assembly; the sliding assembly is rotatably connected to the second guide rail by the second revolving assembly, and the sliding assembly is slidably connected to the moving table. The first and second linear actuators are selectively actuated to control the movement of the moving table along linear and curved paths. | 2011-05-19 |