20th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100122791 | BINDER DEGRADATION OF SAND CORES - A sand core is prepared for use in defining a surface of a cast metal article. The core is formed of sand particles bonded with a polyurethane resin, preferably a polyol moiety-containing polyurethane resin. An alkali metal hydroxide, and optionally a glycol, is mixed with precursors of the polyurethane before they are mixed with sand particles for molding and curing the core. The hydroxide and glycol may be encapsulated to prevent interference with core molding. The hydroxide and glycol is distributed in the polyurethane binder resin and used to reduce the decomposition temperature of the core binder during casting. This practice is particularly useful in removing core sand from castings of light metal, lower casting temperature metal alloys. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122792 | Universal Blank for Air Flow Management - A system for managing air flow through a body of an information handling system is disclosed. The disclosure provides a blank including a blank base plate and a blank ridge extending from the blank base plate. The blank base plate may be configured to match an architecture of both a processor socket and a bank of memory chip sockets. The blank may be configured to provide an impedance to air flow substantially similar to a total impedance provided by a processor and associated heat sink disposed in the processor socket and a bank of memory chips disposed in the bank of memory chip sockets. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122793 | SECONDARY LOOP-INTEGRAL HEATER CORE AND COOLER - The assembly includes a pair of heat exchangers, each including an upper and lower manifold, parallel and spaced relative to one another. Tubes extend between each set of upper and lower manifolds with fins disposed between each of the tubes. A valve system controls fluid flow between the upper manifolds and the lower manifolds. The valve system is movable between a maximum cooling mode with fluid flow form the first upper manifold through both of the tubes and to said first lower manifold. A temperate mode allows fluid to flow from the first upper manifold to the first lower manifold and from the second upper manifold to the second lower manifold to prevent flash fogging. A maximum cooling mode allows fluid to flow from the second upper manifold through both of the first and second tubes to the lower manifolds. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122794 | METHOD FOR COUPLING TWO ADJACENT HEAT EXCHANGERS AND COUPLING UNIT FOR USE THEREIN - The invention relates to a system for coupling two adjacently placed heat exchangers, which is provided with a first coupling unit connected to the heat exchangers on a first side thereof, and a second coupling unit connected to the heat exchangers on a second side thereof. In each coupling unit an inlet duct is herein formed for one of the heat exchangers connected thereto and an outlet duct is formed for the other heat exchanger connected thereto. The inlet and outlet ducts can here intersect in each coupling unit. The coupling units can be identical and be arranged in the coupling system oriented in opposite directions. The coupling system can be further provided with a bypass duct extending from the first to the second side and running along the heat exchangers, which duct can run through the first and second coupling unit and between the heat exchangers connected thereby. The invention also relates to a coupling unit for application in a coupling system as described above. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122795 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink, a plurality of heat pipes extending in the heat sink, a heat-conducting plate attached to the heat pipes, and a mounting member located between the heat sink and the heat-conducting plate and firmly securing the heat pipes to the heat-conducting plate. The mounting member includes a mounting base and a mounting board mounting on the mounting base. The heat pipes extending through the mounting base are received in the heat-conducting plate. The mounting board spanning the mounting base and the heat pipes press the heat pipes towards the heat-conducting plate via fasteners extending through the mounting base and screwing in the mounting board, whereby the heat pipes have an intimate contact with the heat-conducting plate. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122796 | HEAT DISSIPATION APPARATUS - A heat dissipation apparatus includes a heat absorbing base, a heat conductive core, two fin assemblies and two heat pipes. The heat conductive core is attached to the heat absorbing base, and includes an elliptical, cylindrical body having an elliptical, cylindrical side surface. The two fin assemblies are located at two opposite sides of a major axis of the heat conductive core, respectively, and attached to the side surface of the heat conductive core. The two heat pipes connect the two fin assemblies with the heat absorbing base, respectively, transferring heat from the heat absorbing base to the fin assemblies. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122797 | ASSEMBLY TYPE OIL COOLER FOR INTENSIVELY COOLING HYDRAULIC MACHINERY - An assembly type oil cooler has developed for intensively cooling the various kinds of hydraulic machineries. The oil cooler comprises a main body assembled with a plurality of the body units having a plurality of bolt-holes for assembling and water passages disposed circumferentially for cooling, a plurality of annular-sealing having arched sectors, an oil inlet and an oil outlet are installed at the front and rear of the body units, a pair of front and rear flange plates installed at both end-sides of the body units, a plurality of heat exchange pipes and supporting rods inserted to supporting rod engaging holes through supporting rod holes, a front flange-cap having two compartments to connect a cooling water inlet and an outlet and the body cooling water inlets, and a rear flange-cap having the body cooling water inlets arranged around the body unit for connecting the water passages of the rear flange plate. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122798 | HEAT TRANSPORT DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND HEAT TRANSPORT DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a heat transport device including an evaporation portion, a flow path, a condenser portion, and a working fluid. The evaporation portion is made of nanomaterial, and has V-shaped grooves formed on a surface. The flow path communicates with the evaporation portion. The condenser portion communicates with the evaporation portion through the flow path. The working fluid evaporates from a liquid phase to a vapor phase in the evaporation portion and condenses from the vapor phase to the liquid phase in the condenser portion. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122799 | METHOD FOR COMBINING HEAT PIPES WITH A FIXING BASE AND STRUCTURE OF THE SAME - In a method for juxtaposing and combining a plurality of heat pipes with a fixing base, first, a fixing base having an accommodating trough is provided. The accommodating trough is provided therein with at least one recess. Further, a plurality of heat pipes is provided. Adhesive medium is coated on the contacting surface between the heat pipe and the accommodating trough. The plurality of heat pipes is pressed into the accommodating trough. Finally, the heat pipes juxtaposed in the accommodating trough are pressed coplanarly the surface of the fixing base while a portion of the adhesive medium is received in the recess. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122800 | FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL AND STEEL SHEET FOR HEAT PIPES, AND HEAT PIPE AND HIGH-TEMPERATURE EXHAUST HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM - Provided is a ferritic stainless steel for heat pipes of high-temperature exhaust heat recovery systems, which comprises, in terms of % by mass, from 16 to 32% of Cr, at most 0.03% of C, at most 0.03% of N, at most 3% of Si, at most 2% of Mn, at most 0.008% of S, from 0 to 0.3% of Al, and at least one of at most 0.7% of Nb, at most 0.3% of Ti, at most 0.5% of Zr and at most 1% of V, and optionally at least one of at most 3% of Mo, at most 3% of W, at most 3% of Cu, at most 0.1% of Y, at most 0.1% of REM (rare earth metal) and at most 0.01% of Ca, with a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and which satisfies at least the following formula (1), formula (2) and formula (5): | 2010-05-20 |
20100122801 | Single flow circuit heat exchange device for periodic positive and reverse directional pumping - The present invention discloses that the temperature distribution status between the fluid and the heat exchanger or the full heat exchanger is improved by periodically changing the flow directions of the positive or reverse directional pumping fluid, wherein the positive or reverse directional pumping fluid is passed through the heat exchanger inside fluid pump, or through the heat exchanger being interposed or coated with desiccant material, or the heat exchanger itself additionally having moisture absorbing function thereby constituting the full heat exchange functions of thermal energy recovery and dehumidification effect as well as reducing the disadvantages of impurity accumulations at fixed flow direction. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122802 | Single flow circuit heat absorbing/release device for periodic positive and reverse directional pumping - The present invention discloses the conventional cold heat absorbing and the heat dissipating warming energy discharge device being further made to the single flow circuit functional structure for periodic positive and reverse directional pumping, wherein it is through changing the flow direction of the positive or reverse directional pumping the fluid passing through the flow circuit to timely improve the temperature distribution status between the fluid and the heat absorbing/release device as well as to reduce the disadvantages of impurity accumulations at fixed flow direction. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122803 | TRAY FOR VACUUM DEPOSITION APPARATUS - A tray for a vacuum deposition apparatus includes a base having an upper surface, a number of cooling pipes fixed to the base each having a plurality of alternately arranged cooling portions and conduits, and a number of engaging members. The cooling portions protrude from the upper surface and each has a cooling channel therein. Two ends of the cooling channel communicate with two adjacent conduits. Each of the engaging members each has a hole surrounding a corresponding cooling portion therein. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122804 | Fluid heat transfer device having multiple counter flow circuits of temperature difference with periodic flow directional change - The present invention discloses that the fluids of temperature difference are transported in counter flow directions on the same end sides of the first transfer pipe and second transfer pipe being in parallel or quasi-parallel arrangement thus allowing the thermal conducting fluid to perform heat absorbing or heat dissipating functions onto the fluid heat transfer device ( | 2010-05-20 |
20100122805 | Double flow-circuit heat exchange device for periodic positive and reverse directional pumping - The present invention provides a double flow-circuit heat exchange device for periodic positive and reverse directional pumping, which is disposed with the bi-directional fluid pump capable of producing positive pressure or negative pressure at the fluid port on two sides of the bi-directional heat exchange device for periodically positive and reverse pumping the two fluid circuits in opposite flowing directions, thereby in the operation of periodically positive and reverse pumping to maintain the two fluid circuits in different flowing directions. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122806 | Compact and Efficient Heat Exchanger, Furnace, HVAC Unit, Building, and Method of Making - Compact and efficient apparatuses for transferring heat, heat exchangers, and furnaces, as well as HVAC units, HVAC systems, and buildings therewith, plus methods of making such devices. Furnace heat exchangers, for example, have an added stage, added in an unconventional way, that improves efficiency without unduly increasing size, while maintaining required radiuses of bends in tubing. Various embodiments orient bends at particular angles to allow stages to fit together more closely, provide improved structure for connecting stages using two collectors that seal against a common junction plate, provide for indoor air passing through the heat exchanger to pass through different passes of the heat exchanger in an unconventional order in order to provide greater compactness, or a combination thereof, as examples. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122807 | Cooler / Heater Arrangement - The present invention relates to a device for heating and cooling an object in a controlled manner permitting a good thermal contact between the thermal block, the element for heating and cooling and the heat sink without the need for using a thermal interface material, an instrument comprising such a device and a method for conducting a thermal profile using the device. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122808 | Temperature Management System for a 2CD Type Air Compressor - A temperature management system for an air compressor includes a plurality of cooling fans coupled to an intercooler of the air compressor; an electrical relay comprising a coil and contacts operated by the coil; and a temperature switch coupled to the coil of the electrical relay. The contacts are located between the cooling fans and an electrical power supply. The temperature switch opens at a temperature above a predetermined temperature at a high pressure inlet of a high pressure stage of the air compressor, thereby closing the contacts of the electrical relay which applies power to the cooling fans. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122809 | Rotating high-pressure pumping head - A pumping assembly is provided that is capable of conveying fluids (including solids-laden fluids) pumped into oil and/or gas wells at high pressure including, without limitation, fluids pumped during hydraulic fracturing and other stimulation operations. The pumping assembly can be rotated about its central longitudinal axis, thereby eliminating dangerous activities and wasted time when pipe is removed from a well. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122810 | WELL SCREENS AND METHOD OF MAKING WELL SCREENS - Screens and methods of making screens for use in a well for producing fluids from an underground reservoir are provided. In one example, the screen includes first and second sections of mesh tube that radially encircle a base pipe and that filter a flow of reservoir fluids into the base pipe. The first section has an end portion and the second section has an end portion. The end portions are connected together by a lap joint. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122811 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING ANNULAR PRESSURE BUILDUP IN AN OIL OR GAS WELL - The present invention is generally directed to systems and methods for mitigating temperature-related pressure buildup in the trapped annulus of an oil or gas well, wherein such systems and methods employ production and/or tieback casing having one or more pressure mitigating chambers., and wherein such chambers make use of pistons, valves, and burst disks to mitigate pressure increases within the annulus. Such systems and methods can provide advantages over the prior art, particularly with respect to offshore wells. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122812 | Single Packer Structure With Sensors - A technique involves collecting formation fluids through a single packer having at least one drain located within the single packer. The single packer is designed with an outer flexible skin and one or more drains coupled to the outer flexible skin. The single packer further comprises one or more sensors positioned to detect one or more specific parameters that may be related to well characteristics and/or single packer characteristics. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122813 | Method of Placing Ball Sealers For Fluid Diversion - A method for placing ball sealers within a well formed within a subterranean formation for sealing holes in a casing of the well is carried out by performing at least one of two operations. The first operation involves providing a tag with at least one ball sealer or a carrier fluid containing the at least one ball sealer to facilitate monitoring of the location of the ball sealer. A tag monitoring device is provided within the well for monitoring the location of the tag. The ball sealer and carrier fluid with the tag are introduced downhole into the well. Information from the monitor device regarding the location of the tag is communicated to a remote monitoring location to the thereby provide an indication of the location of the tag within the well to a surface location. In the second operation a container is provided within the well at a known location downhole within the well. The container contains at least one ball sealer. The ball sealer or sealers are released from the container within the well at the known location in response to an instruction initiated from a surface location. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122814 | Apparatus and Method for Depositing a Slurry in a Well - A wireline apparatus for depositing slurry in a well. The apparatus includes a container for holding slurry to be deposited in the well. The container is operatively associated with and disassociated from a packer. The apparatus also includes a displacement valve actuated by a predetermined pressure and a cross-over tool operatively associated with the displacement valve. Actuation of the displacement valve causes the slurry to enter and pass through the cross-over tool and into the well. A method of gravel packing a well with the wireline deployed apparatus is also disclosed. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122815 | FOAMED GEL SYSTEMS FOR FRACTURING SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS, AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME - An aqueous, foamable composition useful for formation fracturing is disclosed, which includes an ionically coupled gel system. These compositions are well suited in fracturing formation where there are insufficient or non-existent hydration units. Methods for making the compositions and methods using the foamable compositions to fracture formation with insufficient hydration units. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122816 | Density-Matched Suspensions and Associated Methods - Of the many compositions and methods provided herein, an example method includes a method of treating a subterranean formation that comprises combining components comprising water and a density-matched suspension to prepare a treatment fluid, wherein the density-matched suspension comprises a suspending liquid and a solid particle suspended in the suspending liquid, and introducing the treatment fluid into a well bore. An example composition includes a suspension that comprises a suspending liquid comprising a hydrophobic liquid, wherein the hydrophobic liquid hydrolyzes when placed in contact with an aqueous fluid to form hydrophilic products, and a solid particle suspended in the suspending liquid, wherein the suspension is a density-matched suspension. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122817 | Apparatus and method for servicing a wellbore - A wellbore servicing apparatus, comprising a housing comprising a plurality of housing ports, a sleeve being movable with respect to the housing, the sleeve comprising a plurality of sleeve ports to selectively provide a fluid flow path between the plurality of housing ports and the plurality of sleeve ports, and a sacrificial nozzle in fluid communication with at least one of the plurality of the housing ports and the plurality of sleeve ports. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising placing a stimulation assembly in the wellbore, the stimulation assembly comprising a housing comprising a plurality of housing ports, a selectively adjustable sleeve comprising a plurality of sleeve ports, and a sacrificial nozzle in fluid communication with one of the plurality of the housing ports and the plurality of sleeve ports, the sacrificial nozzle comprising an aperture, a fluid interface, and a housing interface. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122818 | Intake For Shrouded Electric Submersible Pump Assembly - An electric submersible pump (ESP) assembly comprises an integrated sub-assembly encased within a shroud. The integrated sub-assembly comprises a downhole monitoring gauge, a motor, a well fluid intake, a seal section, a mounting member, and an electrical conduit extending between the mounting member and the motor. The intake has a plurality of intake slots positioned a select distance from the mounting member in order to minimize the space for the accumulation of gas within the shroud. The electrical conduit sealingly extends through the mounting member to a receptacle located on an upper portion thereof. Conductors are encased within the conduit and are connected between the receptacle and the motor. The conduit prevents the conductors from being affected by reservoir fluid and pressures. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122819 | Inserts with Swellable Elastomer Seals for Side Pocket Mandrels - Improved inserts for use in side pocket mandrels which include one or more annular sealing elements that are formed of an elastomeric material that swell in response to heat or fluid saturation. When the insert is emplaced within a side pocket mandrel, the swellable elastomer can then be swelled, using either heat or fluid saturation, to cause the sealing element(s) to expand and seal against the seal bore of the side pocket mandrel. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122820 | Seal Arrangement for Expandable Tubulars - An expandable tubular includes a tubular body and a sealing arrangement disposed on an external surface of the tubular body. The sealing arrangement includes a plurality of seals having a corrugation. A method of manufacturing a sealing arrangement for an expandable tubular includes arranging a plurality of seals about the circumference of an expandable tubular and forming corrugations in the plurality of seals such that the effective length of the plurality of seals is at least 5 percent greater than the circumference of the expandable tubular. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122821 | Packer System With Reduced Friction During Actuation - A technique involves a packer formed as an expandable packer with an internal expandable bladder. A mechanical structure is deployed around the expandable bladder, and an anti-extrusion layer is located between the internal, expandable bladder and the mechanical structure. A separate protective layer is positioned between the internal, expandable bladder and the mechanical structure to reduce friction. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122822 | Single Packer Structure for use in a Wellbore - A technique involves collecting formation fluids through a single packer having at least one drain located within the single packer. The single packer is designed with an outer flexible skin and one or more drains coupled to the outer flexible skin. A mandrel is positioned within the outer flexible skin, and an expansion mechanism is provided to control expansion of the outer flexible skin to selectively create sealing engagement with a surrounding wall. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122823 | FOAM-GENERATING DEVICE OF A FIRE NOZZLE - A fire nozzle foam-generator homogeneously expands a water/foam-forming agent and air premix. A nozzle spout is coaxial with a divergent cone having splines that generate divergent, strong, and separate jets of the premix that are incident on an internal surface of the nozzle spout where the jets merge to cause sucking of air towards the inside of the nozzle spout. As a result, the contact surface area between the air and premix increases, there is powerful mixing between the air and the premix, and an increase in to the range of the foam jet by progressive acceleration of the premix. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122824 | Portable Fire Retardant Application Apparatus - A self-contained fire retardant application apparatus include a tank for liquid fire retardant, a rechargeable 12 volt battery and an electrically operated pump powered by the battery. The tank has wheels or is carried on a wheeled chassis. In operation, the tank is wheeled to a desired location, the pump is powered and liquid fire retardant is sprayed onto the desired location through a hose and spray nozzle plumbed to the pump outlet. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122825 | Power tool - It is an object of the invention to provide a fatigue reducing structure in a hand-held power tool. A representative screwdriver | 2010-05-20 |
20100122826 | Angled Slots for Installation of Outdoor Metallic Boxes - An outdoor metallic electrical outlet box that includes a back wall having a perimetrical edge and an interior portion; a side wall extending from the back wall to an open front to define a box interior; and one or more niches. Each niche has a base integrally formed in the back wall that extends inwardly from the perimetrical edge to the interior portion of the back wall to a recessed side wall and does not extend beyond the perimetrical edge of the back wall. The recessed side wall extends from the base to a point on the side wall of the box intermediate the base and the open front. The recessed side wall tapers towards the side wall of the box as it extends from the base and has a curved shape. Each base has a mounting screw aperture for attaching the electrical outlet box to a structure. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122827 | SEALANT-FILLED ENCLOSURES AND METHODS FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY PROTECTING A CONNECTION - A sealant-filled enclosure assembly for environmentally protecting a connection includes a housing, a mass of sealant and a sealant valve mechanism. The housing includes a main cavity to receive the connection. The mass of sealant is disposed in the main cavity. The sealant valve mechanism includes an overflow chamber and a gate member between the main cavity and the overflow chamber. The gate member is selectively positionable in each of a closed position, wherein the gate member substantially prevents displacement of the sealant from the main cavity to the overflow chamber, and an open position, wherein the gate member permits displacement of the sealant from the main cavity to the overflow chamber. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122828 | slide-on groove and flange faceplate- tieplate cover for an electrical outlet. - An assembly to hide the visual distraction of the electrical outlet consists of a faceplate box with an internal groove to the rear and an open bottom, allowing for sliding over a tieplate tied to a mounted electrical box. This tieplate bears a mating flange to the top and sides that is offset from rear of the tieplate to allow for sliding on of the faceplate. This faceplate can be manipulated whether or not flat-headed cords are plugged in. The faceplate is then free to bear a variety of finishes, including in-mould decorating, conventional plating, mirror finish, texture, and three-dimensional ornament. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122829 | SEALANT-FILLED ENCLOSURES AND METHODS FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY PROTECTING A CONNECTION - A sealant-filled enclosure assembly for environmentally protecting a connection between cables includes a housing and a mass of sealant. The housing is selectively configurable between an open position to receive the connection and a closed position wherein the housing defines an enclosure cavity to contain the connection. The housing includes at least one sealant cavity and a port control system. The port control system includes a gate member that is selectively deflectable from a closed position, wherein the gate member blocks a cable port, to an open position, wherein the cable port is open to permit a cable to extend into the enclosure cavity through the cable port. The gate member is rigid or semi-rigid. The mass of sealant is disposed in the at least one sealant cavity. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122830 | CABLE MANAGEMENT ACCESSORIES - A vertical cable manager includes a base, an interconnected double-spine assembly topped by a top frame, and a pair of doors. The double-spine assembly is supported by the base. Each door is removably coupled at each lower corner to the base and at each upper corner to the top frame, thus permitting each door to be opened or hinged along either of its lateral sides or removed entirely. The double-spine assembly may support selectively repositionable mounting members, which may in turn support a large cable spool, a selectively repositionable shelf-mounted handle spool assembly, and various other cable management accessories. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122831 | SHIELD CONDUCTOR - This invention provides a shield conductor having improved heat dissipation property. The present invention relates to a shield conductor comprising: a wire, a shielding layer for enwrapping the outer circumference of the wire, and a sleeve pipe for housing the wire and the shielding layer, wherein the outer circumference of the wire tightly adheres to the shielding layer, while the shielding layer tightly adheres to the inner circumference of the sleeve pipe. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122832 | SELF-HEALING ELECTRICAL COMMUNICATION PATHS - Self-healing electrical garments and self-healing electrical conductors and components for use in electrical garments are provided. A communication medium of various forms is integrated into a garment seam that is used to join two or more portions of a garment. The communication media can be used to provide electrical or other electromagnetic connection for coupling among a plurality of electrical devices associated with the garment. The self-healing electrical conductor may be used as part of a garment portion or may be used as a joining fiber in a variety of techniques to join garment portions together. The self-healing electrical conductor comprises an electrical conductor, a conductive polymer immediately surrounding or adjacent to the electrical conductor, an insulator enclosing the electrical conductor and the conductive polymer. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122833 | Multiphase Polymeric Composition Useful for Preparing Cable Insulation - Cable insulation layers having excellent mechanical and electrical properties are prepared from a composite free of plasticizer and comprising a heterogeneous, polymeric composition comprising (A) a polypropylene matrix, and (B) a propylene copolymer dispersed within the matrix and (i) comprising more than 80 weight percent (wt %) of units derived from propylene, and (ii) having a weight average particle size of less of than 1 micron (μm). The insulation layer is not only environmental friendly due to the lack of placticizer, but it also maintains its physical and operational integrity at temperatures of at least 90° C. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122834 | WIRE ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE - A wire organization structure has two hollow wire holding ducts forms a wire running space thereinside. The wire running space has two ends formed a wire inlet and a wire outlet. A wire is provided with two ends threading through the wire inlet and wire outlet and movable for a displacement against the wire holding ducts. The two ends of the wire can be extended from the wire inlets towards the wire outlets for the displacement against the wire organization structure in a first use condition, and also are movable from the wire outlets towards the wire inlets and retained at the wire outlets in a second use condition. By threading the wire through two wire holding ducts, and pulling the wire to change the displacement against the wire organization structure, the length can be adjusted and use conditions can be altered. Wire organization and collection can be done faster. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122835 | WIRE PROTECTIVE MEMBER - A wire protective member ( | 2010-05-20 |
20100122836 | Cable bus support block and system - A cable bus system is provided. The system may include a first cable bus support block mounted to a bus housing. The first block has a body with a front face, back face, and top face. The body of the first block defines a first cable receiving feature that extends from the front face to the back face of the body. First marking indicia is present on the front face of the first block. A second cable bus support block is adjacent the first block. The second block has a body with a front face, back face, and bottom face. The body of the second block defines a second cable receiving feature that extends from the front face to the back face of the body of the second block. Second marking indicia is present on the front face of the second block. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122837 | Circuit Board and Method of Producing a Circuit Board - A rigid circuit board is provided which contains at least one integral limb shaped to provide predetermined movement at a free end of the limb in at least two mutually perpendicular planes. The rigid circuit board provides a rewiring structure at a low cost and is adaptable for use in a wide range of applications. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122838 | MOUNT BOARD AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE - A mount board includes a laminated wiring section including a plurality of wiring layers formed on a surface of a substrate in a laminated manner, wherein a portion of an inner wiring layer is exposed to the outside, the inner wiring layer being any of the plurality of wiring layers excluding an uppermost wiring layer. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122839 | MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A multilayer printed wiring board including a first interlayer resin insulation layer, a pad formed on the first interlayer resin insulation layer, a solder resist layer formed on the first interlayer resin insulation layer and the pad, a protective film formed on a portion of the pad exposed by an opening of the solder resist layer, and a coating layer formed between the pad and the solder resist layer. The pad mounts an electronic component. The coating layer has a metal layer and a coating film. The metal layer is formed on the surface of the pad and the coating film is formed on the metal layer. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122840 | MULTI-LAYER PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A multi-layer printed circuit board including a core structure including resin layers and conductor circuits sandwiched by the resin layers, the core structure having a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side of the first surface, a first conductor layer including conductor circuits formed on the first surface of the core structure, and a second conductor layer including conductor circuits formed on the second surface of the core structure. The core structure includes a first via hole and a second via hole, the first via hole and the second via hole sandwich one or more conductor circuits in the core substrate and are positioned vertically to form a through hole electrically connecting respective ones of the conductor circuits of the first and the second conductor layers, and the first via hole and the second via hole are deviated from each other in a vertical direction. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122841 | Printed circuit board assembly of electronic appliance - Disclosed herein is a printed circuit board assembly of an electronic appliance including a plurality of boards on which electrical parts to perform functions necessary for the electronic appliance are separately arranged according to the specification of the electronic appliance. The printed circuit board assembly is divided into a plurality of boards, such that electrical parts having a common specification and electrical parts having different specifications are arranged on different boards, thereby optimizing the printed circuit board assembly and configuring the boards according to the specification of the electronic appliance without loss. Microprocessors are arranged on the boards, and the boards are connected to each other in a serial communication, thereby reducing the number of wiring harnesses (W/H) and thus configuring the printed circuit board assembly with high reliability. Furthermore, the boards are connected to each other in an insulation manner, thereby configuring the boards in an anti-resistance structure. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122842 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A printed circuit board and a method of manufacturing the printed circuit board are disclosed. The method of manufacturing a printed circuit board including a via, which is configured to electrically connect both sides of an insulator, and a pad part, which is formed in one side of the insulator to be directly in contact with the via, can include forming a seed layer part on one side of the insulator, a portion of the seed layer part being bulged, forming a via hole by processing the other side of the insulator, corresponding to the bulged portion of the seed layer part, forming the via inside the via hole, and forming a plating layer, corresponding to the pad part, on the seed layer part. With the present invention, it is possible to form a pattern having a finer pitch, maintaining a VOP structure and to prevent a lower side of a substrate from being penetrated through when a via hole is processed. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122843 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A circuit board has plated through holes which are laid out with a fine pitch and meets requirements relating to characteristics such as strength and thermal expansion coefficient. A method of manufacturing a circuit board includes: a step of forming a core portion by thermal compression bonding prepregs formed by disposing carbon fibers so as to produce openings at positions where plated through holes will pass through and impregnating the carbon fibers with resin; a step of forming through holes that pass inside the openings at positions of the openings in the core portion; and a step of forming a conductive layer on inner surfaces of the through holes to form plated through holes at positions that do not interfere with the carbon fibers and thereby produce a core substrate. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122844 | Electrical Cable With A Tube For An Optical Cable - An electrical cable with three insulated conductors, a tube for an optical cable, a strip of elastic material embedding the tube, and a jacket. When the cable is handled, e.g. suspended between poles or dredged into the ground, the tube can be deformed by external forces. This makes it impossible to blow or float the optical cable into the tube. The tube is protected by the strip, and especially by the strip having a flat interval in proximity to the tube. External forces will mainly deform the strip at the ends of the interval and less of the forces will hit the tube. The deformation sets up an interior pressure in the strip that acts in sideward direction on the tube and contributes to keep it round and non deformed. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122845 | POLY(ARYLENE ETHER) COMPOSITION AND A COVERED CONDUCTOR WITH FLEXIBLE COVERING WALL AND LARGE SIZE CONDUCTOR - Disclosed herein is covered conductors with a normal to large conductor cross-section area (AWG 5 to AWG 24). The thickness of the coating can be, for example, 0.25 to 8.0 millimeter (mm). Also disclosed are a thermoplastic composition comprising a poly(arylene ether) having an intrinsic viscosity greater than 0.25 dl/g as measured in chloroform at 25° C., a styrenic resin, a polyolefin resin, and optionally a flame retardant, a compatibilizer, or a combination of a flame retardant and a compatibilizer. The coating comprises the thermoplastic composition described above. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122846 | Boring green-hydro, cryo vertical drilling - A vertical water jet cutter method of boring holes in the ground and other solid substrate managing the difficulties of removing the center stone by freezing it until brittle, and cracking it from the base yet to be cut or fragmenting it and removing the material. This process is repeated until the desired or prescribed depth of the boring is reached. Means to handle unexpected dissembly of equipment in the boring is handled with tie-lines to each component placed to dangle the part in an orientation that will allow removal of the part without disturbing the walls of the boring. Means to handle invading ground water includes cryogenically freezing the region of the boring from where the water is flowing, melting the ice in the center of the boring, applying mortar to displace the melted ice and settle in the crevasses of the rock, curing it, and then water jet cutting the boring through the mortar and on into the rock below. With a deep area of ground water penetration, this process must be repeated. This type of water jet cutter boring has many applications from water well drilling, insitu fuel extraction, assaying minerals and more. Comparing this method with the standard drill methods, the equipment is low-profile, cost effective, and no waste. Water and grit are recycled, powdered stone, fragments, and whole center stones can be sold for use elsewhere. This method will not ruin the landscaping or forest floor beauty long term. The energy expended is directed at the cutting zone in the boring. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122847 | METHODS FOR VISUALIZING DISTANCES BETWEEN WELLBORE AND FORMATION BOUNDARIES - A method for displaying a formation model while drilling a wellbore in the formation includes operating a well logging instrument at a measurement point in the formation along a wellbore while the wellbore is being drilled. Measurement data regarding the formation are obtained from the well logging instrument. An actual orientation of a geological structure is determined from the measurement data. A trajectory of the wellbore is displayed in three dimensions as it is being drilled through the formation. While drilling the wellbore, the geological structure is displayed along the trajectory of the wellbore according to the determined actual orientation of the geological structure. The actual orientation reflects an azimuth angle of planes corresponding to the geological structure. The trajectory of the wellbore is changed in response to displaying the determined actual orientation of the geological structure relative to the trajectory. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122848 | HYBRID DRILL BIT - A method for optimizing drill bit design and several embodiments of an optimized drill bit for drilling a well in an earth formation. In one embodiment, the optimized drill bit comprises a diamond impregnated bit body with one or more cutting elements, the cutting element comprising a cutting table and a substrate. The substrate preferably comprises a material that will support the cutting table during normal drilling operations and wear when exposed to the earth formation, thereby limiting the effects of wear flat areas on drilling efficiency. Alternatively, or additionally, the cutting elements may be placed, or spaced, so as to limiting the effects of wear flat areas on drilling efficiency. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122849 | System and method for preventing slippage and rotation of component along a tubular shaft - Systems and methods for preventing slippage and rotation of components installed along a rotatable tubular shaft and/or in a tubular housing member during drilling operations are disclosed herein. The housing and/or rotatable shaft include a shoulder disposed proximate to one end. An adjustable member is secured proximate to the opposite end. One or more components are installed, covering a first portion of the surface between the adjustable member and shoulder. One or more spacing members are installed to cover substantially all of the remaining surface. The adjustable member is tightened such that the adjustable member and the shoulder apply a compressive axial load to the components and spacing members, causing frictional forces between adjacent objects greater than the torque acting on the housing and/or tubular shaft, causing each component to remain stationary with respect to the surface to which it is secured. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122850 | Systems and methods for protecting drill blades in high speed turbine drills - A drilling assembly in an elongated hole including a housing defining an interior with a plurality of motor stages in the interior. Each motor stage has at least one blade with supporting platform surfaces. A casing within the interior surrounds the plurality of motor stages and defines an annular flowpath with the housing. The casing also defines at least one offtake passage adjacent each motor stage. A shielding fluid passes through the annular flowpath and, in turn, the at least one offtake of each motor stage to coat and protect the at least one blade and supporting platform surfaces. A driving fluid passes through the casing for propelling the at least one blade of each motor stage. Preferably, the shielding fluid is at a relatively higher pressure than the driving fluid with a substantially constant ratio maintained between the between the shielding fluid and the driving fluid. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122851 | Ultra-hard drilling stabilizer - A drilling stabilizer having a body and a plurality of blades integrally cast from tungsten carbide particles bound together with a heated metal binder, for use in drilling oil and gas wells, has a first box end and a second pin end at the distal end of the stabilizer. A plurality of PDC cutters are mounted on the top end of the stabilizer to allow the stabilizer to be used as a reamer when pulling the stabilizer out of the borehole. A steel tube is formed within the interior of the stabilizer in the molding process and which allows the pin end to have steel threads and the box end to also have steel threads to facilitate the makeup of the stabilizer with either the steel threads of a drill bit or the steel threads of joints of drill pipe. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122852 | ULTRA-HARD CONSTRUCTIONS WITH ENHANCED SECOND PHASE - Ultra-hard constructions include an ultra-hard body having a first region including a polycrystalline matrix first phase and a second phase material interposed therein. The first region is substantially free of a catalyst material used to form the first phase. The body is formed by removing the catalyst material and then replacing it with the second phase material. A second region is disposed within the body and includes the polycrystalline matrix first phase and a catalyst material used to form the first phase. The second phase material has a thermal characteristic that is more closely matched to the matrix first phase than the catalyst material. The body may be joined to a substrate, and the ultra-hard body may consist entirely of the first region. The second phase material can include non-refractory metals, ceramics, silicon, silicon-containing compounds, diamond, cubic boron nitride, polycrystalline diamond, polycrystalline cubic boron nitride, and mixtures thereof. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122853 | ENCAPSULATED DIAMOND PARTICLES, MATERIALS AND IMPREGNATED DIAMOND EARTH-BORING BITS INCLUDING SUCH PARTICLES, AND METHODS OF FORMING SUCH PARTICLES, MATERIALS, AND BITS - Earth-boring tools and components thereof include a particle-matrix composite material having encapsulated diamond particles embedded within a matrix material. Diamonds in the particles comprise less than about 25% by volume of the composite material, the matrix material comprises less than about 50% by volume of the composite material, and encapsulant material surrounding the diamonds at least substantially comprises a remainder of the volume of the composite material. Methods of forming at least a portion of an earth-boring tool include embedding encapsulated diamond particles in a volume of matrix material to form a particle-matrix composite material. The composite material is formed in such a manner as to cause diamonds to comprise less than about 25% of the composite material, the matrix material to comprise less than about 50% of the composite material, and encapsulant material surrounding the diamonds to at least substantially comprise a remainder of the composite material. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122854 | LOAD DETECTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A load detection device for a vehicle seat mounted between a floor side mounting mechanism and a seat side mounting mechanism and measuring a load applied by an occupant seated on the vehicle seat, includes a shaft member adapted to be fixed to one of the floor side mounting mechanism and the seat side mounting mechanism, a strain generating member fixed to the shaft member and including a hole into which the shaft member is press-fitted, a strain gauge attached to the strain generating member, the shaft member of which surface hardness is specified to be lower than a surface hardness of the hole and including a scraping projecting portion scraped off by means of the hole in a case where the shaft member is press-fitted to the hole, and an inter space formed between the strain generating member and the shaft member and positioned next to the scraping projecting portion. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122855 | Motor Vehicles - A wind-powered pneumatic engine including one or more impeller chambers and one or more impellers disposed in the impeller chambers is provided. One or more air inlets for receiving external wind resistance airflow are disposed on the impeller chambers, and the external wind resistance airflow entering the air inlets drives the impellers to operate to generate power output. The wind-powered pneumatic engine further includes an air-jet system for jetting HPCA into the impeller chambers, and the internal high-pressure compressed air jetted by the air-jet system in conjunction with the external wind resistance airflow entering the air inlets drives the impellers to operate to generate power output. In the present invention, the external resistance airflow around a motor vehicle moving at a speed is converted into power for use, which greatly reduces energy consumption and improves the moving speed of a motor vehicle. A motor vehicle equipped with wind-powered pneumatic engine is also provided. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122856 | Motor Vehicles - A wind-powered pneumatic engine including one or more impeller chambers and one or more impellers disposed in the impeller chambers is provided. One or more air inlets for receiving external wind resistance airflow are disposed on the impeller chambers, and the external wind resistance airflow entering the air inlets drives the impellers to operate to generate power output. The wind-powered pneumatic engine further includes an air-jet system for jetting HPCA into the impeller chambers, and the internal high-pressure compressed air jetted by the air-jet system in conjunction with the external wind resistance airflow entering the air inlets drives the impellers to operate to generate power output. In the present invention, the external resistance airflow around a motor vehicle moving at a speed is converted into power for use, which greatly reduces energy consumption and improves the moving speed of a motor vehicle. A motor vehicle equipped with wind-powered pneumatic engine is also provided. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122857 | Motor Vehicles - A wind-powered pneumatic engine including one or more impeller chambers and one or more impellers disposed in the impeller chambers is provided. One or more air inlets for receiving external wind resistance airflow are disposed on the impeller chambers, and the external wind resistance airflow entering the air inlets drives the impellers to operate to generate power output. The wind-powered pneumatic engine further includes an air-jet system for jetting HPCA into the impeller chambers, and the internal high-pressure compressed air jetted by the air-jet system in conjunction with the external wind resistance airflow entering the air inlets drives the impellers to operate to generate power output. In the present invention, the external resistance airflow around a motor vehicle moving at a speed is converted into power for use, which greatly reduces energy consumption and improves the moving speed of a motor vehicle. A motor vehicle equipped with wind-powered pneumatic engine is also provided. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122858 | Motor Vehicles - A wind-powered pneumatic engine including one or more impeller chambers and one or more impellers disposed in the impeller chambers is provided. One or more air inlets for receiving external wind resistance airflow are disposed on the impeller chambers, and the external wind resistance airflow entering the air inlets drives the impellers to operate to generate power output. The wind-powered pneumatic engine further includes an air-jet system for jetting HPCA into the impeller chambers, and the internal high-pressure compressed air jetted by the air-jet system in conjunction with the external wind resistance airflow entering the air inlets drives the impellers to operate to generate power output. In the present invention, the external resistance airflow around a motor vehicle moving at a speed is converted into power for use, which greatly reduces energy consumption and improves the moving speed of a motor vehicle. A motor vehicle equipped with wind-powered pneumatic engine is also provided. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122859 | ANGULAR MOMENTUM TORQUE ENHANCEMENT FOR SPHERICAL VEHICLES - An apparatus and method are described for utilizing internally generated angular momentum for supplementing the propulsion of a mobile spherical vehicle capable of motion by rolling over terrain, thereby enabling such vehicles to climb steeper inclines and overcome larger obstacles. Torque generated by counter-rotating gyroscopes was used to supplement gravity generated torque produced by a pendulum drive propulsion system. Precession torque may be generated along a desired axis by changing the angular momentum of the gyroscopes while leaving its magnitude unaffected. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122860 | Electric off-road vehicle drive - The electric off-road vehicle drive has an electric DC motor for replacing an internal combustion engine in an off-road vehicle. A plurality of batteries are connected to the electric DC motor for providing power and for providing counterweight in the off-road vehicle. To charge the batteries, a high frequency battery charger is connected to the batteries. The charger charges one of the batteries while the other battery provides power to the DC motor. At least one electric DC motor speed controller is connected to the motor for controlling the speed of the motor. The electric off-road vehicle drive then connects to hydraulic parts of the off-road vehicle, provides power, and moves the off-road vehicle. The electric off-road vehicle drive can replace the engines in bulldozers, excavators, loaders, skidders, soil compactors, tractors, handlers, or any other type of earth moving or clearing equipment. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122861 | OIL CONTROL VALVE DEGRADATION DETECTION AND CLEANING STRATEGY - A method for operating an oil control valve coupled to a cam phaser configured to adjust a position of at least one cam between hard stops, the oil control valve included in an internal combustion engine having an intake valve and/or an exhaust valve controlled via the cam phaser. The method including operating the oil control valve responsive to cam position feedback information, the oil control valve adjusted in a first relationship based on the feedback information and operating the oil control valve in a cleaning mode during select combustion conditions by abruptly switching the oil control valve between two states responsive to the cam position feedback information. The oil control valve adjusted in a second relationship based on the feedback information, the second relationship including more abrupt adjustment than the first relationship. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122862 | Bonnet Sealing Structure for Work Machine - A bonnet sealing structure for a swiveling work machine includes: a bonnet configured to cover an engine provided on a swivel stage including: a fixed cover, and an open-close cover which is swingably supported about a vertical shaft and is openable and closable relative to the fixed cover; a sealing member through which an upper end portion of the open-close cover is brought into contact with an upper end portion of the fixed cover when the open-close cover is closed; and a cover piece protruding from one of an upper wall of the open-close cover and an upper wall of the fixed cover, wherein when the open-close cover is closed, the cover piece is located above the sealing member and reaches a point above the other of the upper wall of the fixed cover and the upper wall of the open-close cover. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122863 | Hood Structure of Work Vehicle - A hood structure of a work vehicle comprise, a hood supported to open and close relative to a vehicle body, the hood having a rear end portion bent toward an interior space of the hood to form a bent edge portion, an open-position retainer bracket attached to the rear end portion of the hood, and an open-position retainer member attached to the open-position retainer bracket to maintain the hood in an open position. The open-position retainer bracket extends cantileverwise forwardly of the hood from an attaching portion of the open-position retainer bracket that is attached to the rear end portion of the hood with a gap being defined between the open-position retainer bracket and a top surface of the hood. The open-position retainer member is attached to an extending end of the open-position retainer bracket. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122864 | Hybrid hydraulic drive system for all terrestrial vehicles, with the hydraulic accumulator as the vehicle chassis - A new hybrid hydraulic drive system for all types of terrestrial vehicles, including vehicles running on rails, using as prime mover any of the ICE (internal combustion engine) available or turbine, battery propulsion, electric motors, fuel cells, etc. One special variable hydraulic pump connected to the prime mover acts as a “power integrator”, receiving hydraulic power from the accumulator and mechanical power from the prime mover, to supply the desired flow and pressure to the hydraulic motors during operation. A second variable pump, reloads the accumulator with the remnant power available, if any, during the whole cycle. The accumulator is quite large and it is also used as the chassis for all terrestrial vehicles. The braking energy is returned to the accumulator. The whole vehicle is controlled by electronics, and in one embodiment, using only one joystick or pedal to control speed, direction, acceleration, braking and in some cases including steering. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122865 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A gate-shaped muffler mount including front and rear leg portions and a muffler attaching portion is attached to a mounting bracket for supporting an engine with bolts so as to straddle a hydraulic pump. One of mounting holes has a diameter larger than the diameter of the bolt, and the muffler mount is therefore rotatable around the other bolt along the axial direction of a bellows. By this rotation, the bellows can be positionally adjusted in the axial direction relative to an engine exhaust pipe so that assembly errors can be absorbed. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122866 | Method to personalize a stethoscope - A method for personalizing a stethoscope, wherein the personalization permanently identifies the owner of the stethoscope and also decorates the stethoscope. The personalization does not deter from the normal operation of the stethoscope, and allows for full sterilization of the stethoscope. The diaphragm of the stethoscope, includes an exterior side that is adapted to come into contact with the patient and, an interior side that is not exposed to the outside. A design selected by the owner is applied, in reverse, to the interior surface of the diaphragm. The design is preferably painted on the diaphragm in stages, or layers. Using the present reverse application technique, images painted on the right-half of the interior surface, appear on the left-half, when viewed from the exterior of the stethoscope. Further, in the present application technique, the foreground is painted on, or applied, first, and the background of the personalization is applied last. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122867 | Prefabricated Speaker Enclosure Assembly - A method of assembling a prefabricated speaker enclosure and an assembly including left and right side panels, top, front, bottom, and rear panels each having an inner surface with a left channel configured to receive the left side panel and a right channel configured to receive the right, side panel, and a continuous material extending along an outer surface of the top, front, bottom, and rear panels to form a living hinge at each point where two of the top, front, bottom, and rear panels meet. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122868 | ACOUSTIC BARREL FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE NACELLE INCLUDING CRACK AND DELAMINATION STOPPERS - An acoustic inner barrel for an aircraft engine nacelle inlet is constructed from a composite material and is formed as a single, 360-degree annular segment. The barrel includes an inner skin, an outer skin, a cellular core disposed between the inner skin and the outer skin, and at least one crack and delamination stopper extending radially from the inner skin to the outer skin. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122869 | METHOD FOR REDUCING THE NOISE GENERATED BY A HOLE UNDER A HIGH ENERGY GAS FLOW - According to the invention, at least part of the edge of the hole is loosely surrounded with a mesh structure so as to create a space between the latter and said edge part. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122870 | ENGINE WITH OIL PUMP MUFFLER AND NOISE DAMPER - A wrap-around cover or noise muffler of oil and temperature resistant noise absorbing resilient elastomer covers the front and sides of a front mounted engine oil pump forming a pump and muffler assembly. The muffler absorbs vibrations and reduces the transfer of noise frequencies from the oil pump to an engine front cover that covers the pump. Additionally, the front of the muffler is shaped to fill the gap and engage the front cover in compression between the oil pump and the rear surface of the front cover, thereby damping vibrations of the front cover adjacent to the oil pump and to an accessory drive pulley that rotates ahead of the front cover for driving accessories. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122871 | Tractor Tire-Mountable Folding Step Ladder - A portable, foldable step ladder in a deployed configuration straddles a tire of a truck, tractor or other heavy vehicle, allowing an operator and mechanic to easily climb toward the engine compartment. A top step rests on the uppermost portion of the tire tread. A middle step and a bottom step are suspended from the top step and, together with their suspensory structure, are foldable into proximity with the bottom surface of the top step. On each side of the top step, a hand rail has a lower portion rotatably connected to the side of the top step near the front thereof. Each hand rail has a transverse portion extending toward the rear of the top step and, attached to the transverse portion, a rear portion extending downward and connected to the sides of the top step near the rear thereof. The hand rail assembly engages the side walls of the tire in hook-like fashion, stabilizing the top step, while the top step supports the hand rail assembly at four points. The hand rail rear portion is removable from the top step, whereupon the top step swings down between the hand rail front portions. The hand rail transverse portions are then rotatable relative to the lower portions, swinging the rear portions into front and rear abutment with the compactly folded step assembly, securing the step assembly. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122872 | SCAFFOLD ELEVATOR - An elevator for use by masons with a scaffold structure. A group of lifts are arranged in horizontally spaced relation. Each lift includes a rail secured to the scaffold structure, a shuttle movable along the rail, a winch mounted to the shuttle, and a cable running from the scaffold top to the winch. Decks are supported by the shuttles to provide intermediate working platforms. Benches are supported by the shuttles for storing materials. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122873 | Multifunctional belay device for a rope - A belay device for a rope, comprising a plate having at least one slot for a loop of the rope to pass through, a retaining element integral to the plate, and a carabiner connected to the retaining element by means of a securing part rendering it captive with respect to the plate. The carabiner is fitted with bidirectional sliding in the securing part to come up against the stop formed by the plate when blocking the rope or to move away from the latter when releasing is performed. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122874 | PERSONAL EMERGENCY DESCENDER SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE - A self-rescue system and a method for providing self-rescue to fall-victims suspended in fall-arresting safety harnesses following an accidental fall enables such suspended fall victims to descend to the ground or other place of safety at a controlled, safe velocity, without assistance from anyone else. In addition, the invention can also address applications in many types of elevated locations where a controlled descent is needed in order to escape emergency conditions. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122875 | Braking system for front caster wheels of a self-propelled vehicle - A ride-on, self-propelled vehicle having front caster wheels, such as a zero-turn mower, includes a front brake system. The actuating power for the front brake pass through a spindle supporting the front caster wheel. In a preferred embodiment, a center shaft of each spindle or a concentric outer ring of a sleeve of each spindle passes a force from a brake actuator to a brake for the respective caster wheel. Actuation of the brake actuator moves a member into frictional contact with a portion of the front wheel or an object attached to the front wheel to applying a braking force. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122876 | DISK BRAKE WITH AN IMPROVED STRUCTURE - A disk brake comprising: a brake disk, a moving disk, a fixed disk, a mounting base, a guide rod, a fixed rod, first and second levers, a fixed plate, and first and second spring clamps. Here, one end of the fixed rod is fixed to a plane of the moving disk, the other end of the fixed rod passes through the fixed disk and is fixed to one end of the first/second lever, and the other end of the first/second lever is fixed to the circumferential surface of the fixed disk on the center line of the fixed disk; the fixed plate is fixed to either the guide rod or the mounting base; one end of the first/second spring clamp is connected to the fixed plate, and the other end of the first/second spring clamp is clamped at the middle position between the first and second levers. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122877 | ELECTRIC DISC BRAKE - An electric disc brake including friction pads to press a disc, a carrier to support the friction pads, a caliper housing supported by the carrier to be movable back and forth so as to press the friction pads, and a pressing device to press the friction pads. The pressing device includes a pressing member mounted to the caliper housing and moved back and forth to thereby press and release any one of the friction pads, a screw axis connected to the pressing member, a drive shaft constituted by a worm wheel connected to the screw axis and a worm engaged with the worm wheel and mounted across the screw axis, and a motor rotating the drive shaft forward and backward. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122878 | Self-Setting Automatic Slack Adjuster With Increased Durability - An improved self-adjusting automatic slack adjuster for reducing slack in the brake of a vehicle, in which a one-way clutch assembly is arranged in the housing of the automatic slack adjuster housing such that a thin-wall region of the housing associated with the gear drive of the one-way clutch assembly is located outside of a load path through which brake applications forces are conveyed from a brake actuator to a brake cam shaft upon which the automatic slack adjuster is located. The new positioning of the one-way clutch assembly drive results in unexpectedly lower stress levels in the automatic slack adjuster, resulting a more durable slack adjuster and permitting surprisingly large increases in slack adjuster capacity rating. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122879 | Automatic Slack Adjuster With Clutch Release Cam - An improved self-adjusting automatic slack adjuster for reducing slack in the brake of a vehicle is provided, in which an easily accessible external operating feature permits the automatic slack adjuster's one-way clutch assembly to be readily disengaged to allow smooth release and retraction of the brake shoes of a vehicle brake without damage to the one-way teeth of the clutch assembly. When the external feature is operated in a brake release direction, the motion of the feature is translated into a motion which axially displaces an output part of the one-way clutch away from an input part of the clutch a distance sufficient to disengage the parts' one-way teeth, thereby disengaging the one-way clutch to permit brake shoe retraction without resistance from the one-way clutch. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122880 | SURFACE CONFIGURATIONS FOR DAMPING INSERTS - One embodiment of a product includes an insert for disposition in or on a component. The insert may have at least one contact surface that can experience relative frictional movement against an adjacent interior surface of the component. The at least one contact surface of the insert may comprise a nominal plane and surface features arranged in a nonstochastic pattern. The insert may also be constructed and arranged for disposition in or on the component to dampen sound when the component is vibrated. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122881 | SYSTEM COMPRISING MAGNETICALLY ACTUATED MOTION CONTROL DEVICE - A system that includes a magnetically actuated motion control device comprising a housing defining a cavity and including a slot therethrough. A movable member is located within the cavity and is movable relative to the housing. A magnetic field generator located on either the housing or the movable member causes the housing to press against the movable member to develop a friction force. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122882 | DRIVEN ACCESSORY WITH LOW-POWER CLUTCH FOR ACTIVATING OR DE-ACTIVATING SAME - A driven accessory having a clutch that permits selective operation of an accessory portion. The clutch employs rotational inertia to control driving engagement of a wrap spring to an interior clutch surface on a drive member and/or driving disengagement of the wrap spring from the interior clutch surface. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122883 | SELECTABLE ONE-WAY CLUTCH WITH RADIAL INTEGRATED FORWARD/REVERSE ROCKERS - A selectable one-way clutch assembly (SOWC) includes a first race, a second race, a plurality of rockers, and a selector ring. The first race and the second race each surround the first axis. Each of the rockers selectively hold torque in a rotational direction to establish a clutch operating mode. The selector ring defines a plurality of windows and is configured to rotates about the first axis to align at least one of the windows to establish one of the plurality of different clutch operating modes. The SOWC is engaged by rotating the selector ring about the first axis to align at least one of windows in a predetermined manner. Alignment allows at least one of the rockers to engage the second race in a radial direction to hold torque in at least one rotational direction. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122884 | SPIRAL CAM CLUTCH ACTUATION SYSTEM - A power transmission device for a motor vehicle includes a clutch for transferring torque between first and second shafts. A clutch actuation system includes a drive member and a cam member in cooperation with one another. The drive member is driven by an electric motor and includes first and second rollers rotatably mounted thereon. The cam member includes first and second circumferentially extending channels, each having a continually reducing radius. The first and second channels are separate from and overlap one another. The first roller is positioned within the first channel to engage the drive member and the cam member. The second roller is positioned within the second channel to engage the drive member and the cam member such that relative rotation between the drive member and the cam member translates the cam member along an axis of relative rotation to vary the force applied to the clutch. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122885 | OD WIPER - A viscous fan drive having improved pumping efficiency from removing fluid from a fluid operating chamber to a fluid reservoir chamber is achieved by providing a wiper element that is located within the radial clearance between the clutch and the housing that effectively seals leakage paths leading (upstream) and trailing the wiper. The wiper element includes a radial tang that is positioned within a corresponding slot of the cover wall. The wiper element also has a pair of spaced apart arms extending from the radial tang portion each having a radial outer surface that has a similar radius as the cover wall and a radial inner surface has a similar radius as the clutch. The wiper element also preferably includes details designed to seal the radial inner surface to the outer periphery of the clutch during fan drive operation and a locating detail to aid in assembly. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122886 | Bicycle Hub That Will Not Drive the Pedal and Will Not Produce Noise When The Hub is Rotated in the Backward Direction - A hub for a bicycle includes a shaft, a hub body, a ratchet wheel, a damper, a drive seat, a plurality of pawl members, and a plurality of elastic plates. The ratchet wheel has a plurality of oneway ratchet teeth. The drive seat has a support base which has a plurality of receiving slots. Each of the pawl members has a locking detent. Thus, when the pedal is driven backward (and the drive seat is rotated backward), each of the pawl members is fully hidden in the respective receiving slot, and the locking detent of each of the pawl members is detached from the oneway ratchet teeth constantly, so that each of the pawl members will not touch the ratchet wheel when the pedal is driven backward to prevent from incurring a noise. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122887 | HYDRAULIC CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVELINE - In at least one embodiment, a hydraulic clutch assembly for a motor vehicle driveline is provided. The clutch assembly comprises an input member, and output member and a friction clutch pack operably disposed therebetween for controlling torque transfer. A first fluid circuit contains hydraulic based fluid at a first pressure and is in fluid communication with the friction clutch pack for lubrication thereof. A second fluid circuit is in fluid communication with the first fluid circuit for replenishing the second fluid circuit with the hydraulic based fluid at a second pressure that is less than the first pressure. The clutch assembly further comprises a motor and a gear train. The gear train has an input force driven by the motor and an output force. A first piston is in fluid communication with the second fluid circuit for delivering the hydraulic based fluid thereto and is operatively driven by the output force to displace the hydraulic based fluid. A second piston is translated by the hydraulic based fluid displaced by the first piston to actuate the friction clutch pack. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122888 | HYDRAULIC ONE-WAY DISC CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - A hydraulic one-way clutch assembly (HOWC) is configured for use in a vehicle transmission. The HOWC assembly includes a non-rotatable disc and a rotatable disc. The non-rotatable disc extends about an axis and defines at least one exhaust port extending therethrough. The rotatable disc extends about the axis and is disposed axially adjacent the non-rotatable disc. The rotatable disc is configured to rotate relative to the non-rotatable disc, about the axis, between a closed position and an open position. The rotatable disc covers the exhaust passage when the rotatable disc is in the closed position to prevent fluid from flowing out through the at least one exhaust port. The rotatable disc uncovers the exhaust port when the rotatable disc is in the closed position to allow fluid to flow out through the at least one exhaust port. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122889 | Escalator or Moving Walkway - An escalator or moving walkway having a frame, to which rails for chain rollers and rails for idling rollers are fixedly mounted, in particular with the aid of side panels, the escalator or moving walkway further comprising a turn-around area for the chains thereof that comprises a tensioning station for the chains. The tensioning station is guided and mounted on a side part that is fixedly mounted to the frame independently of the support structure. | 2010-05-20 |
20100122890 | Information Display System for Passenger Conveying Device - An information display system for a conveying device, the information display system comprising a driving mechanism, a flexible display loop driven by the driving mechanism to travel in a closed loop, and an image forming module configured to provide media to at least a section of the flexible display loop. | 2010-05-20 |