21st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100127028 | ARTICLE HOLDER MOUNTABLE TO CONTAINER OF WHEELBARROW - An article holder for a wheelbarrow includes at least one holding member and at least one strap member. Each of the at least one holding member includes a body member, an attaching member, a plurality of hollow compartments and a support member. The body member may be removably attached to a sidewall of the container of the wheelbarrow via the attaching member. The plurality of hollow compartments is disposed on the body member for receiving articles therein. The support member is disposed on the body member for supporting to the body member on the container. Further, each of the at least one strap member includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is capable of being attached to a holding member of the at least one holding member. The second end portion is capable of securing the holding member to the wheelbarrow. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127029 | Structure of a removable carrier of a two-wheeled vehicle with stealth-proof function - A removable carrier of a two-wheeled vehicle includes a supporting member, and a lock; the supporting member has several hooked hanging parts on each of two lateral sides of its upper end, and two lateral stopping parts; each of the hooked hanging parts has a tubular holding part joined on its outward end; the supporting member has a propping component on an upper portion, which is under the hooked hanging parts, and which has front and rear hanging parts protruding therefrom; the lock includes a lock body, and an U-shaped locking rod; in use, a bag is hung on the hooked hanging parts at its carry handles, and propped against the lateral supporting parts, and the lock is joined on the supporting member with the U-shaped locking rod being passed through the tubular holding parts and fixedly joined to the lock body, thus protecting the bag against theft. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127030 | Coupling device for attaching an accessory or a luggage holding unit in the front region of a bicycle - The invention relates to a coupling device for attaching an accessory, such as a cycling computer, navigation device, light, radio, music player, map holder or a luggage holding unit in the front region of a bicycle, to a holding section ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100127031 | COORDINATED ADJUSTABLE TRUNK RACK FOR CARRYING BICYCLES - A carrier for a bicycle includes first and second frame elements configured for coupling to a vehicle. The elements are configured such that one can slide past the other to allow adjustment for various vehicle sizes and shapes. A slide restriction mechanism allows reversible fixation of a relative positioning of the first and second frame elements. In some embodiments, the first and second frame elements are arcuate in shape, such that the overall bicycle carrier is roughly semicircular in profile view when configured for attachment to a vehicle. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127032 | REMOVABLE IN-FLOOR STORAGE DEVICE - A removable in-floor storage device for a vehicle floorpan well, including a lid assembly have a frame mounted on a floorpan surface about the periphery of the floorpan well so as to define a frame opening, and a lid pivotally mounted on the frame to move from a closed position to an open position allowing access to the frame opening. The storage device further includes a removable storage bin adapted to be received within the frame opening and supported within the frame opening by the frame, to thereby define a storage chamber within the vehicle generally beneath the floorpan surface. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127033 | BACKPACK AND METHOD FOR SECURING A BACKPACK IN A CLOSED POSITION - A backpack includes a body having a closure portion which defines an opening through which an interior region of the body can be accessed selectively. In the opened position, end portions of the closure portion are extended away from one another, permitting access to the interior region. In the closed position, end portions are moved toward one another, inhibiting access to the interior region. A cord coupled to the strap assembly and to the end portions of the closure portion has a first configuration which permits movement of the closure portion to the open position, and a second configuration which inhibits extension of the end portions of the closure portion away from one another. A method for securing a backpack in a closed position includes positioning the cord in the second configuration, which permits drawing of the closure portion to a closed position. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127034 | Optical Fiber Cleave Tool - An apparatus and method for cleaving an optical fiber. The method includes supporting a connector in a fixed axial position along an axis of an optical fiber extending from an end of the connector, and placing an axial tension along the axis of the optical fiber. A fiber engaging member is moved along an arcuate path such that a sharpened blade tip of the fiber engaging member cuts across a cut location of the optical fiber. The axial tension induces crack propagation through the thickness of the optical fiber at the cut location. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127035 | Braking Mechanism for Nail Guns - In a braking mechanism for a nail gun, the nail gun includes a nail driving track, a magazine and an inner trigger for controlling a shooting action of the nail gun. The braking mechanism includes a safety rod, a sliding member, a swing stem, and a guide plate. The sliding member is slidably received in the magazine. The sliding member is configured for pushing nails received in the magazine into the nail driving track. The swing stem is resiliently and pivotally mounted on the sliding member. The swing stem includes a braking portion. A straight path is defined between the safety rod and the barking portion. A protrusion is formed on the braking portion. The guide plate is disposed at an end of the straight path. The guide plate is configured for guiding the protrusion such that the braking portion moves away from the straight path. The swing stem is capable of sliding off the guide plate as the sliding member moves to the nail driving track such that the braking portion moves back to the straight path to block the safety rod thereby braking shooting action of the nail gun. The braking mechanism has improved stability of braking of shooting action. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127036 | SPRING LOADED SET TOOL FOR HARDWOOD PLANK STAPLES - A tool for driving a floor staple including an outer tubular body and a rod insertable into the tubular body. The tubular body has an end tip having angled surfaces and an inner bore. The rod is biased with the inner bore. The inner bore has a staple slot allowing an exposed end a staple to fit within the outer tubular body. The rod has a hammering head, which when struck, drives staple into a flooring plank. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127037 | PLANK TOP SET TOOL FOR HARDWOOD PLANK STAPLES - A plank top set tool for driving hardwood staples including a body having an underside base surface which contacts a base top and an angled stop surface fitting over the vertical surface leading to the tongue base. Extending at a 45 degree angle through the block is a staple slot bore having a staple slot width. A rod is insertable into the bore and has a first end acting as a hammering head to receive an impact force and a second end configured to receive a staple head and transfer the force. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127038 | Gas can mounting structure for gas-operated nail gun - A gas can mounting structure includes a holder frame formed of a part of a gas-operated nail gun and defining an accommodation chamber for accommodating a gas can, a cover pivoted to the holder frame and turnable relative to the holder frame to close/open the accommodation chamber, and a control switch mounted in the holder frame and movable between a first position where a stop block of the button of the control switch is stopped at a stop block at the cover to lock the cover in the close position and a second position where the stop block of the button is released from the stop block of the cover for allowing the cover to be biased from the close position to the open position for easy loading/unloading of a gas can | 2010-05-27 |
20100127039 | Pouch Used To Deliver Medication When Ruptured - An anvil assembly for a circular stapling device includes an anvil head configured to support an anvil plate thereon, a shaft extending from the anvil head and configured to selectively engage a rod member of the circular stapling device, an anvil plate operatively connected to the anvil head, wherein the anvil plate includes an inner diametral edge, and wherein the anvil plate defines a plurality of staple forming pockets therein at a location radially outward of the inner diametral edge, a recess formed in the anvil head, wherein the recess is defined by the inner diametral edge of the anvil plate and a rear surface of the anvil head, and a wound treatment material disposed substantially within the recess. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127040 | Method for Surgical Stapling and Cutting Device with Dual Actuating Control Knob - A method for operating a surgical end effector, including providing a control shaft having a longitudinal axis with a distal end effector assembly at least partially actuated by a displacement of an actuating part along the longitudinal axis and providing the control shaft with a proximal handle connector having a rotating link operable to connect the control shaft to a control handle rotatably about the longitudinal axis. An end effector two-function control device is fixed rotationally to at least part of the control shaft to couple rotation of the two-function control device, the control shaft, and the end effector assembly about the longitudinal axis and is fixed longitudinally to the actuating part to couple longitudinal movement of the two-function control device and the actuating part with respect to the control shaft. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127041 | Surgical Stapling Instruments Structured for Delivery of Medical Agents - A medical agent dispensing system can be provided that may be structured for use with a surgical severing/stapling instrument that is designed for severing and stapling tissue. The dispensing system may include at least one storage reservoir structured for storing at least a component of a medical agent; a gear pump casing in communication with the storage reservoir; a screw pump auger positioned within the gear pump casing capable of rotational manipulation to move the medical agent through the gear pump casing; and, at least one agent tube in communication with the gear pump casing. The agent tube may be structured for communication with a least one agent port formed in a staple cartridge of the surgical instrument for dispensing the medical agent therethrough. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127042 | Staple Cartridges for Forming Staples Having Differing Formed Staple Heights. - A staple cartridge for use with a stapling device that has an actuator that is selectively actuatable in an axial direction and an anvil portion that is selectively movable between open and closed positions is disclosed. Various embodiments of the present invention include a cartridge body that movably supports first and second staple drivers. The staple drivers each support a staple thereon and serve to drive the staples into forming contact with the anvil upon actuation by the actuator. The various embodiments of the present invention enable the final formed heights of the staples to be varied without the need to use different sizes of staples. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127043 | STAPLE DRIVE ASSEMBLY - A staple drive assembly includes an actuation sled and at least one staple pusher. The staple drive assembly is adapted to fit within a staple cartridge having a plurality of staples and a corresponding number of retention slots. The at least one staple pusher includes at least one pusher plate for releasably engaging a backspan of a staple. The staple pusher may include a plurality of pusher plates that may be laterally and longitudinally spaced apart. An actuation member has at least one angled camming surface for engaging a complimentary angled surface of the at least one staple pusher. Camming engagement between the actuation member and the at least one staple pusher causes vertical movement of the at least one staple pusher. Lateral and longitudinal offset of the actuation member camming surfaces and the corresponding staple pusher following surfaces improves stability and control of the staple pusher during firing. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127044 | SOLDER BALL - An object of the present invention is to improve a yield of electronic devices in a ball mounting process by preventing a micro-bonding and change in color of the solder balls, and to improve a bonding reliability of the solder balls by reducing an oxide film on a surface of the solder ball. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127045 | BOND HEAD FOR HEAVY WIRE BONDER - A bonding apparatus for bonding a length of wire comprises a first module which is drivable along a linear axis towards and away from a bonding point and a second module slidably mounted to the first module. A wire cutter is mounted to the first module and a bonding tool is mounted to the second module. A coupling mechanism is operative to lock the second module in fixed relative position to the first module, and to unlock the second module from its fixed relative position to the first module so that the second module is slidable relative to the first module in directions parallel to the linear axis. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127046 | HIGH TEMPERATURE, STABLE SIC DEVICE INTERCONNECTS AND PACKAGES HAVING LOW THERMAL RESISTANCE - A method of forming packages containing SiC or other semiconductor devices bonded to other components or conductive surfaces utilizing transient liquid phase (TLP) bonding to create high temperature melting point bonds using in situ formed ternary or quaternary mixtures of conductive metals and the devices created using TLP bonds of ternary or quaternary materials. The compositions meet the conflicting requirements of an interconnect or joint that can be exposed to high temperature, and is thermally and electrically conductive, void and creep resistant, corrosion resistant, and reliable upon temperature and power cycling. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127047 | METHOD OF INHIBITING A FORMATION OF PALLADIUM-NICKEL-TIN INTERMETALLIC IN SOLDER JOINTS - A method of inhibiting a formation of palladium-nickel-tin (Pd—Ni—Sn) intermetallic in solder joints is described as follows. Firstly, a solder alloy is provided. Then, at least one of a trace of copper and a trace of zinc is doped into the solder alloy. Afterward, the solder alloy is disposed on the Pd-bearing surface finish, such as a Pd/Ni bi-layer or a Au/Pd/Ni tri-layer. Next, the solder alloy is soldered with the surface finish as solder joints. During the soldering, the Cu and Zn will incorporate into the soldering reaction, forming copper-palladium-nickel-tin intermetallic and zinc-palladium-nickel-tin intermetallic, replacing the Pd—Ni—Sn respectively. Consequently, the addition of Cu and/or Zn into solders will inhibit the undesirable Pd—Ni—Sn intermetallic to form in the solder joints. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127048 | CONDUCTIVE BALL MOUNTING APPARATUS - A conductive ball mounting apparatus for mounting conductive balls by providing an array mask having through holes, into which conductive balls are to enter, above a mounting target placed on a stage, by arranging a ball reservoir having an opening for reserving a plurality of conductive balls, in the bottom, by moving the ball reservoir along the array mask, by dropping the conductive balls into the individual through holes of the array mask, adopts the following means. Firstly, the conductive ball mounting apparatus comprises moving means for moving the array mask and the stage relative to each other in horizontal directions. Secondly, the positions of the conductive balls in the through holes are arranged by finely moving at least one of the array mask and the stage relative to each other in the horizontal directions after the balls were dropped. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127049 | SOLDER BALL MOUNTING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The periphery of a mask ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100127050 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENTLY GENERATING PROFILES FOR CIRCUIT BOARD WORK/REWORK - Methods and articles for receiving times and temperatures for stages of a profile including solder heating stages to rework a populated printed circuit board (PCB), the rework including removing a first integrated circuit (IC) from the PCB, focusing heat on the first integrated circuit using an oven element during rework of the PCB, collecting actual temperature information from a plurality of temperature sensing elements to detect actual temperature information associated with the first integrated circuit, and generating a suggested modification for an operator to modify the time and/or the temperature of at least one of the stages in the profile in response to a fail status indicating that the collected actual temperature information did not meet temperatures for a variable. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127051 | PACKAGING FOR A CHOCOLATE BAR FOR MAILING - The invention relates to packaging ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100127052 | REUSABLE GIFT WRAP WITH INTEGRATED BOW - A reusable flexible sheet for wrapping an object is presented. The flexible sheet includes a center portion having a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side, the first side being parallel to the third side and the second side being parallel to the fourth side. Flaps are connected to the first side and the third side, and bow portions are connected to the second side and the fourth side. The bow portions tie together to form a decorative bow. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127053 | Portable Gift Wrapping Combination - The present invention is directed to a gift wrapping combination comprising a sleeve of flexible material having a closed end and an open end, the sleeve having a size and dimensions that substantially conform to those of a gift box. The present invention is also directed to methods of wrapping a gift. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127054 | Container for food - A container for receiving a food product is formed from a shaped blank of paper, paperboard, cardboard or a similar material. A hinge arrangement comprising at least two and preferably three parts is provided between one of the side walls and one of the end walls to allow the partially formed container to be moved easily between a flat configuration suitable for transportation or storage and an erect configuration for receiving a food product. In the erect configuration one part of the hinge arrangement is sandwiched between another part of hinge arrangement and the end wail. In the flat configuration these two parts of the hinge arrangement lie in substantially the same plane. An integral lid may be provided. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127055 | PRECONFIGURED GIFT WRAP AND PACKAGING ASSEMBLY - A gift wrap package and packaging assembly is configured to receive and enclose a gift in a decorative enclosure and which has the appearance of a conventionally wrapped box gift package. The gift package is made of a folded sheet material that is decorated on one side, and which has sufficient material strength to serve as both a box and a decorative package which has a comparable appearance to a box wrapped with decorative paper. The gift package is preformed and packaged in a folded box configuration with a protective retail display header for hanging display. One end of the gift package is configured to be opened to receive gift contents and additional packaging such as tissue, and then securely closed to complete the gift package. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127056 | FOLDABLE CONTAINERS IN A CATERING TROLLEY - A set of foldable containers fitting into compartments of a catering trolley. Each foldable container comprises a casing; a foldable closure; and a bottom insert. The foldable closure is arranged to have a closed state and an open state, and may be funnel shaped. The bottom insert may serve to collect and hold fluids. In operation, food rests and tableware are deposited into the foldable container via the foldable closure in its open state. The containers may be sealed by wrapping with a covering sheet. Several containers may be packed together in a spread configuration such as to be applicable to all trolleys in an aircraft, train, bus, or ship. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127057 | CARTON FOR FLOWABLE MATERIAL - A carton for dispensing flowable material. The carton has a plurality of panels and end flaps for closing respective ends of the carton. An access opening in one of the panels is for providing access to the interior of the carton. The carton further can include a flexible bag that is positioned in the interior of the carton, and a spigot that is operatively connected to the bag for selectively dispensing the flowable material from the interior of the bag by way of the spigot. The carton is shaped to enhance flow of the flowable material through the spigot. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127058 | ARTICLE CARRIER - An article carrier comprises a primary panel and a first side panel connected together along a first fold line. The primary panel has at least one article receiving aperture for receiving a tapered article. The at least one receiving aperture is in a tangential contacting relationship with the first fold line. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127059 | PACKAGING SYSTEMS FOR THE CONTROL OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS WITH SIMULTANEOUS REGULATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND OXYGEN - A water permeable sealed container for preservation of produce such as fruit, vegetables and flowers made out of three layer laminate corrugated to form, further three to five layer construct. The layers also include a layer of Kraft paper fluting and layer of polymer which is enclosed between two layers of Kraft paper. The container has a lid, which absorbs water vapor and transmits water vapor from the interior of the container to the exterior through micro perforations. The container can also regulate relative humidity within a range of 75% to 85% for some foods by removing moisture from the food generated from respiration and suppressing product decay due to microorganisms. The laminate may be die cut to be formed into a range of box designs for vertical profiles that provide ventilation spaces between containers in a vertical stack and to provide airflow channels within a stack. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127060 | FOLDING BOX MADE OF SYNTHETIC RESIN - A folding box made of synthetic resin which a worker can surely grip and stably carry without a slip by gripping whichever edge parts of a hexahedron of a box with both hands is provided. The folding box includes a rectangular-tube shaped side wall configuration member | 2010-05-27 |
20100127061 | CARTON WITH TOP GUSSET - A carton for holding a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a gable top comprising two top panels at a top of the carton. The gable top comprises at least one gusset foldably connected to a side flap and one of the top panels. The first and second top flaps angle inwardly from a respective front panel and back panel of the carton. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127062 | Use of a strip of an adhesive tape to reinforce cardboard packaging particularly in the region of die-cuts, and simultaneously as a tear strip for such packaging - The invention relates to the use of a strip of an adhesive tape for reinforcing cardboard packaging particularly in the region of die-cuts and simultaneously as a tear strip for said cardboard packaging, characterized in that a polyolefin film oriented monoaxially in the lengthwise direction of the strip is used as carrier material for the adhesive tape, the film comprising a mixture of an olefinic and a polar non-olefinic polymer. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127063 | Theft-Resistant Mailbox For Parcels And Method Of Construction Thereof - A theft-resistant mailbox for parcels and method of construction thereof are presented. An inner door is pivotably affixed to a top inner surface of a housing and is rotatably moveable on a top edge around a sphere of rotation. An outer door is pivotably affixed to a front surface of the housing and is rotatably moveable on a bottom edge. At least one connecting member is rotatably attached on one end to a side edge of the inner door and on the other end to a common side edge of the outer door. An inner panel is fixedly attached to the bottom edge of the outer door and is rotatably moveable on a proximal edge in the same direction as the outer and inner door. The inner panel is comprised of a distal edge defining a sphere rotatably distinct from the sphere of rotation for the inner door. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127064 | SECURE VOTING VIA MULTIMEDIA PROCESSING RESOURCES - A voting server receives votes from a multimedia processing resource (MPR) and executes instructions for determining whether a user location is an approved voting location and determining whether an MPR communication path is an approved path. If the user location is an approved voting location and the MPR communication path is an approved path, ballot data is accessed, a ballot based on the ballot data is presented to a user, and user input is accepted to select an element from the ballot. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127065 | Authenticating a document with a magnetic stripe - Methods, systems, and apparatus for efficiently authenticating a document (e.g. a credit card) having a magnetic stripe are provided. The magnetic field at different points of the magnetic stripe are measured, e.g., by a checkout scanner to create a magnetic signature. Digital samples of the measurements may be transformed into coefficients of continuous basis functions, e.g., a Fourier transform. These coefficients are then compared to reference values (e.g. corresponding coefficients) to produce a measure of the authenticity of the document. The number of coefficients used can advantageously be smaller than the number of digital samples without compromising accuracy, thus using less bandwidth between a scanner and an authentication entity. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127066 | COOKING INFORMATION BOOK, COOKING SYSTEM, COOKING METHOD, AND USING METHOD FOR THE COOKING SYSTEM - A cooking system is provided. The cooking system includes: a radio frequency tag; a cooking appliance provided with a radio frequency reader to receive food related data from the radio frequency tag, the cooking appliance comprising at least a heating element; and a server receiving at least the food related data from the cooking appliance, the server transmitting food cooking data for cooking a food suitable for the cooking appliance using the food related data, wherein the cooking appliance operates using the food cooking data. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127067 | PRINT DEVICE FOR SPECIMEN TRACKING AND MANAGEMENT - Techniques are described for using radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to track patient specimens throughout the collection and analysis of patient specimens. A series of RFID tags may be used to track the specimens starting with the collection of a patient's tissue specimen at a surgery or examination room, through the process of preparing the specimens at a laboratory, to a specialist's office where the specimens are analyzed, and eventually into storage where the left-over specimen materials may be archived. A database may be used to capture unique identifiers for the RFID tags and other information throughout the process. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127068 | IMAGE-FORMING SYSTEM - An image-forming system includes: a data-reading unit, an image-forming unit, and a restricting unit. The data-reading unit reads first additional data from a first storing member of a sheet member. The image-forming unit fowls a first image based on the read first additional data by the data-reading unit. The restricting unit gives a restriction to the first additional data stored in the first storing member after the first additional data is read, in order to restrict the first image from being formed based on the first additional data stored in the first storing member subsequently. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127069 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PERFORMING FINANCIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS - An apparatus and method of performing financial business transactions is disclosed. The apparatus includes a Point-of-Service (POS) terminal for providing Automated Teller Machine (ATM) functions; a motorized card terminal for providing KIOSK functions; and at least one biometric device for authenticating the KIOSK functions. The apparatus can further include a LCD touch screen for providing both digital advertising for vendors and instructional information for the ATM functions. The LDC screen also allows a user to complete the KIOSK functions. The at least one biometric device is a palm vein scanner and a fingerprint scanner. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127070 | Currency Recycler Reconcilement Activity - A currency handling system, for example, a currency recycler or depository machine, may be configured to process currency transactions, including receiving one or more currency deposits. The currency recycler may attempt to accept and validate the currency received in the deposits, organizing and storing some validated currency while designating one or more other units of currency as temporarily unreconcilable. The currency recycler may also generate and transmit reconcilement reports summarizing a set of currency transactions, including data corresponding to the validated currency and temporarily unreconcilable currency. Reconcilement reports may be output to users or transmitted to corporate offices for business purposes, or may be transmitted to financial institutions for crediting bank accounts, and currency that could not be validated may be stored securely to allow a business to receive provisional credit. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127071 | VERIFYING CARDHOLDER IDENTITY USING SIGNATURE OF THE CARD - Methods, systems, and apparatus for verifying the identity of a cardholder are provided. A digital representation of a magnetic characteristic of a magnetic stripe of the card is stored on a portable electronic device of the cardholder. During a transaction, the digital signature is then transmitted so that it can be compared with a reference signature. The identity may be verified, and a response sent to a party requesting the verification, e.g., during a transaction between the requesting party and the verified party. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127072 | AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS HAVING MAGNETIC STRIPE - Methods, systems, and apparatus for efficiently authenticating a document (e.g. a credit card) having a magnetic stripe are provided. The magnetic field at different points of the magnetic stripe are measured, e.g., by a checkout scanner to create a magnetic signature. Digital samples of the measurements may be transformed into coefficients of continuous basis functions, e.g., a Fourier transform. These coefficients are then compared to reference values (e.g. corresponding coefficients) to produce a measure of the authenticity of the document. The number of coefficients used can advantageously be smaller than the number of digital samples without compromising accuracy, thus using less bandwidth between a scanner and an authentication entity. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127073 | Method For Attaching An Information Card To An Item Packaged In A Blister, An Information Card And A System Using The Information Card - An information card for attaching to a blister holding an item such as a pharmaceutical dose comprises a rim area around an opening in the information card for attaching the information card to the blister, the opening allowing the information card to be positioned around the item. This allows additional information to be added to the blister while leaving the protective blister intact. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127074 | Method and equipment configured for verifying presence of a medical implant within a patient - A system comprises means for authenticating an identity of a medical implant patient using at least a portion of information provided on an identification card and means for displaying an image showing a medical implant as actually implanted within the medical implant patient and an image showing an implant operation scar of the medical implant patient resulting from actual implantation of the medical implant therein thereby allowing the displayed image of the medical implant to be visually compared against a corresponding image provided on the identification card and allowing verification that the medical implant patient has a scar thereon appearing the same as the image showing the implant operation scar of the medical implant patient resulting from actual implantation of the medical implant. Displaying the images is performed in response to successfully authenticating the identity of the medical implant verification patient. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127075 | Medical implant verification card - A medical implant verification card (MIVC) having information provided on one or both sides thereof. Information for enabling access to a Medical Implant Verification Account (MIVA) of a patient is one the card. An image showing a medical implant as implanted within a body of the patient (e.g., reproduction of an x-ray image) is on the card. An image of an actual implant operation scar of the patient is on the card. The implant operation scar image shows a scar on the body of the patient resulting from implantation of the medical implant within the body of the patient. Implant identification information designating a type of the medical implant is on the card. Information designating a name of a surgeon having performed the operation for implanting the medical implant and/or information for contacting the surgeon is on the card. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127076 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a power supply unit supplying power to a plurality of components, the power supply unit including a first power mode and a second power mode, the second power mode supplying less power than the first power mode, a control unit controlling which power mode the power supply unit uses, an authentication unit performing a user authentication when power is supplied from the power supply unit in the second power mode and an authentication request received in the second power mode, and a sending unit sending a request signal requesting the control unit to shift the power supply unit to the first power mode when the authentication unit succeeds in the user authentication, wherein the control unit controls the power supply unit to shift from the second power mode to the first power mode upon receipt of the request signal. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127077 | COMMODITY SALES DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A commodity sales data processing apparatus including a display unit configured to display various kinds of information includes an angle-of-field setting unit configured to set an angle of field of a display screen of the display unit to a first angle of field or a second angle of field narrower than the first angle of field. When checkout processing is started, an angle-of-field control section of the commodity sales data processing apparatus causes the angle-of-field setting unit to operate and set the angle of field of the display screen of the display unit to the second angle of field. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127078 | Integrated image quality test for imaging system - An imaging system with in-field image quality testing and reporting features, includes a housing, and a solid-state imager having an array of image sensors supported by the housing for capturing return light from a target located in a range of working distances from the housing in an image capture mode of operation, and for capturing return light from a test pattern positioned at a predetermined position in the range of working distances in a test mode of operation different from the image capture mode. An electrical signal indicative of the captured return light is generated in each mode. A memory is supported by the housing for storing a test program for testing image quality. A controller is supported by the housing for processing the electrical signal in the image capture mode, and for accessing the memory to enable the controller to execute the test program in the test mode to test the image quality of the test pattern imaged by the imaging system, and for reporting test results of the image quality of the test pattern. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127079 | UPDATING OF REFERENCE MAGNETIC SIGNATURE FOR AUTHENTICATING A DOCUMENT WITH A MAGNETIC STRIPE - Methods, systems, and apparatus for accurately authenticating a document (e.g. a credit card) having a magnetic stripe are provided. The magnetic field at different points of the magnetic stripe are measured, e.g., by a checkout scanner to create a magnetic signature. Digital samples of the measurements may be used to create a representation of the magnetic signature. The representation can then be compared to reference values to produce a measure of the authenticity of the document. The reference values are updated over time to reflect changes in the magnetic stripe of the authentic document, as may occur due to physical deterioration. For example, reference values may be optimized based on recent measurements of the authenticated document to provide a more accurate determination of authenticity for future measurements. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127080 | SCANNING DEVICE HAVING ADJUSTABLE LIGHT PATH - The scanning device contains a seat, an image sensor at a back side of the seat, and a light generation assembly inside the seat. The light generation assembly contains at least a light generation element, at least a light bar, a lens, and a stop separated from the lens. The lens is positioned in front of the image sensor and the stop is positioned in front of the lens. The light bar at a side of the stop is positioned in front of the light generation element which in turn is at a side of the lens. The light generation element is moveably positioned so that it could be adjusted to overlap its light projected range with the range received by the lens. The image sensor therefore captures the strongest optical signal and allows for a faster scanning speed. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127081 | TARGETING SCHEME FOR DATAFORM READERS - In a handheld dataform reader, the usability of the reader is greatly enhanced by monitoring the distance between the dataform reader and the surface bearing a symbol to be read and then changing the dataform reader's targeting image's visual characteristics from one state to another state when the distance between the dataform reader and the surface bearing the symbol is within a predefined optimal focus range of the reader, thus, alerting the user that the dataform reader can be triggered to read the symbol. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127082 | Imaging reader with plug-in imaging modules for electro-optically reading indicia - A plurality of imaging modules, each including a solid-state imager mounted on an individual printed circuit board (PCB), is mounted in a reader, such as a bi-optical, dual window, point-of-transaction workstation, for capturing images along different fields of view of diverse targets useful for customer identification, customer payment validation, operator surveillance, and coded indicia. The imaging modules are individually mounted on a motherboard for individual installation at, and individual removal from, the reader. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127083 | Auto-sequencing financial payment display card - A payment card comprises a store of issuer-defined pre-generated cryptograms that are loaded only once into the Card by a perso-bureau or issuer. An on-board and autonomous electronic display of the personal account number (PAN), card verification value (CVV), or expiration date (EXP) is auto-sequenced through the stored cryptograms. Each value displayed to the user is unique, and useful in a financial transaction only once. The Card thus requires no changes in behavior on the part of the User, because the existing merchant infrastructure is already equipped to collect PAN+CVV+EXP data for user verification and transaction authorization. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127084 | Printed Antennas, Methods of Printing an Antenna, and Devices Including the Printed Antenna - Wireless devices such as sensors, interactive displays and electronic article surveillance (EAS) and/or radio frequency identification (RFID) tags including integrated circuitry and an antenna and/or inductor printed thereon, and methods for making and using the same, are disclosed. The device generally includes an integrated circuit on a substrate and an antenna, directly on the substrate and/or the integrated circuit, in electrical communication with the integrated circuit. The method of making a wireless device generally includes forming an integrated circuit on the substrate and printing at least part of an antenna or antenna precursor layer on the integrated circuit and/or substrate. The present invention advantageously provides a low cost wireless device capable of operating at MHz frequencies that can be manufactured in a shorter time period than conventional devices. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127085 | WIRELESS FREQUENCY TAG AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIRELESS FREQUENCY TAG - A wireless frequency tag includes a loop-shaped antenna pattern that is electrically connected to a chip connecting section, and a conducting member that electrically couples a part of the antenna pattern. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127086 | Fish Measurement Culling Device - The present invention is intended to provide the fisherman with a current score on a predetermined number of largest fish caught by culling the smaller fish and keeping the larger fish. The invention provides a device body that floats in water as well as a series of fish measurement recording devices that are not affected by inclement weather. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127087 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DIGITAL SHOWER SYSTEM - A method for controlling a digital shower system includes the steps of: actuating the digital shower system for operation; detecting whether the system is in order or not, and if not, generating an error message; otherwise, performing the next step; entering a ready mode, for discharging in advance a water flow in an outlet pipe that does not reach a preset outlet water temperature; entering a shower mode, in which a desired message is input through a digital user interface, a water outlet is controlled by a control unit to continuously output water maintained at the same temperature as the preset outlet water temperature; and providing several preset power-off conditions for automatically turning off the digital shower system. The method may not only achieve the function of discharging water in advance, but also automatically shut off the water output in a certain time period, so as to save water. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127088 | ELECTRONIC THERMOSTAT WITH MAIN PARAMETERS THAT ARE RAPIDLY SETTABLE EVEN DURING OPERATION OF THE PLANT UNDER CONTROL - An electronic thermostat is disclosed comprising a connector ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100127089 | HUMIDITY CONTROL APPARATUS, ENVIRONMENT TEST APPARATUS, AND TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CONTROL APPARATUS - A humidity control apparatus has a humidity control apparatus having a humidifying part for humidifying air and a dehumidifying part for dehumidifying to control humidity of a humidity control space. The dehumidifying part has: a main body part that is configured to encapsulate a working fluid therein and to cause a heat-pipe phenomenon. A heat-insulating part fits externally to the main body part and a heat absorption part absorbs heat from a base side part located on one side of the main body part in relation to the heat-insulating part and thereby condenses the working fluid that evaporated into gas in a front side part located on the other side of the main body part in relation to the heat-insulating part. The dehumidifying part dehumidifies the air by means of the front side part of the main body part where the working fluid in liquid form evaporates. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127090 | ENERGY RECYCLING - In a waste collection system where deposited waste is transported by partial vacuum in transport pipes ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100127091 | Rail joint bar with transferred load - The present invention is a joint bar wherein the load is transferred from the wheel thread and top of rail onto the wheel flange by means of a ramp built into the inside joint bar. The increasing ramp height ensures that the wheel does not impact the receiving rail. When the wheel has crossed the joint the decreasing ramp action transfers the load back to the wheel thread and onto the top of the rail. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127092 | Device for positionally securing and guiding rails for railway tracks - A device for positional securing and guiding of rails for railway tracks for trains, in particular high-speed trains, includes guide plates. In general, rails are laid directly or indirectly by intermediate assembly of intermediate plates to fixed concrete track beds and guide plates, against which the rail base and possibly intermediate plates lie laterally. Guide plates are embedded on or in the concrete track beds, wherein the guide plates are fabricated of high-strength, form-stable material, preferably reinforced plastic, such as for example glass-fiber reinforced plastic, in particular polyamide. The device according to the invention allows to create guide plates which are overall more wear resistant. Wear resistance is achieved in that the guide plate within the surface area, on which the rail base rests, has an insert or areas provided with inserts, the insert being fabricated of slippable, low-abrasion or friction-resistant, low-wear or wear-resistant and flexibly resilient material. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127093 | SHEATH FOR RAILWAY TRACK FIXINGS, PROCEDURE FOR REPLACING THE SHEATH IN A SLEEPER AND TOOLS FOR EXECUTING THE PROCEDURE - A sheath for railway track fixings, and a procedure and tools for replacing the sheath in a sleeper, the sheath being free of projections that prevent the rotation thereof and comprises a helical rabetting on an outer surface configured to house a helical projection of the sleeper and thread with respect to the helical projection, the sheath comprising an inner thread configured to house a male thread of a coach screw, wherein the helical rabetting comprises an upper part having a concave curved configuration and a lower part having a straight configuration, the sheath further comprising removable anti-rotation means to prevent a rotation movement of the sheath when it is housed in the sleeper. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127094 | Simple automatic sprinkler assistant - The simple automatic sprinkler assistant is an apparatus to help the regular sprinkler timer to become a simple, fully automatic and zero maintenance sprinkler control system. The simple automatic sprinkler assistant combines with the regular sprinkler timer will automatically stop the sprinklers from watering when the air Relative Humidity (RH) is above certain target RH such as 70% RH. The simple automatic sprinkler assistant is connected in series and between the regular sprinkler timer and the valves. If it rains, when the Relative Humidity is above the target RH such as 70% RH, the simple automatic sprinkler assistant stops the sprinkler valves from watering the lawn. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127095 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A FLOW OF WATER, SPRINKLER PISTOL AND SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a device for controlling the water flow rate, notably when using a garden hose. The invention more particularly relates to a device ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100127096 | LOW-SPEED PULSATING SHOWERHEAD - A showerhead may include a housing, a turbine, and a shutter. The housing may include a fluid inlet, at least one fluid outlet, and a chamber in fluid communication with the inlet and one or more outlets. The turbine and shutter may be placed in the cavity. The shutter may include at least one opening. The shutter may selectively cover and uncover fluid outlets, thus selectively fluidly connecting the fluid outlets with the chamber. Water flowing through the housing causes the turbine to spin. As the turbine spins, the shutter rotates at a slower speed than the turbine to produce a periodic interruption of water flow through the outlets by covering and uncovering the outlets as the shutter rotates within the housing. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127097 | CONCEALED ELEVATED IRRIGATION SYSTEM - A raised sprinkler head upon the top of a fence post delivers water in an aesthetically pleasing manner from a height above the ground for additional range. The sprinkler head blends with the decor of the fence post while the fence post provides a concealed water supply line that extends vertically. The water supply line of the fence post then connects to a buried irrigation supply line, or alternatively a hose. The present invention can be utilized inside of two fence posts and include a compatible fence section to make a pleasing arrangement to the eye. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127098 | IMPINGEMENT SPRINKLER WITH ADJUSTABLE OUTFLOW ANGLE - The present invention provides an impingement sprinkler with adjustable outflow angle. The invention includes a main body, at a lower side of which there is an inflow tube coupling end, and at upper side of which there is an upper frame. An outlet coupling portion is arranged at the lower flange close to the upper frame. A rotating member is arranged onto the upper frame of the main body; and an adjustable outflow head is assembled onto the outlet coupling portion of the main body, allowing the outflow angle to be freely adjusted. It is possible to adjust freely the sprinkling angle with the adjustable outflow head. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127099 | Sprinkler head protective cover - An apparatus for retaining an in-ground pop-up sprinkler head in position, and protecting same, comprising a top member adapted to be placed substantially coplanar with the top of a conventional pop-up sprinkler head, a cylindrical sidewall depending generally vertically from an underside of the plate, the cylindrical sidewall defining internal threads thereon adapted to co-act with corresponding external threads on a cylindrical collar. In use, the collar and plate are placed in sandwiching engagement about a sprinkler head top, and the collar is threaded onto the sidewall to lock the sprinkler head in position relative to the apparatus. The sprinkler head can then be attached to a water supply conduit in any one of a number of interconnection arrangements. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127100 | LINE MARKING APPARATUS - An apparatus for applying paint and reflective glass beads to a surface that comprises an airless paint sprayer system, a bead dispensing system, a chassis, a power source, and a user-activated control switch. The airless paint sprayer system comprises a paint reservoir, one or more airless spray heads for spraying paint onto the surface, and a pump for pumping paint from the reservoir to the spray heads. The bead dispensing system comprises a bead reservoir, one or more bead dispensing nozzles for dispensing beads onto the paint sprayed onto the surface by the spray heads, an air reservoir for holding pressurized air, one or more pneumatic cylinders configured for opening and closing a corresponding dispensing nozzle, and one or more flow control regulators for controlling air into and out of a corresponding pneumatic cylinder. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127101 | JET REGULATOR - A jet regulator ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100127102 | NOZZLE FOR APPLICATION OF FLOWABLE BUILDING MATERIAL - A nozzle for applying flowable building materials is provided. The nozzle ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100127103 | Flotation drive assembly for mechanized irrigation systems - A flotation drive assembly for mechanized irrigation systems such as a corner pivot irrigation machine, a center pivot irrigation machine or a linear move irrigation machine wherein the flotation drive assembly improves upon the field traction of the mechanized agricultural irrigational systems and which improves the resistance to wheel track rutting that may occur during the normal operation of the systems. The flotation drive assembly of this invention is designed so that the gearbox which drives the wheel/tire assemblies at the opposite ends of the main frame of the drive unit or tower is mounted so as not to support the weight of the tower or the water contained therein. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127104 | Medication disposal system - Medication is disposed of by rending the medication, including medicaments stored in blister packs and transdermal patches, and aggregating the riven medication with a disposal medium that is suitable for burial or incineration. Burial or incineration of the aggregated disposal medium and the riven medication reduces the likelihood of water contamination. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127105 | Pulverizer And Operating Method Therefor - A pulverizer includes a cutting rotor with a multiplicity of cutting blades, a cutting stator surrounding the cutting rotor with a plurality of stator blades, a milling stock inlet for the milling stock feed and a discharge screen in direction of rotation of the cutting rotor located after the milling stock inlet, wherein all stator blades in direction of rotation of the cutting rotor are arranged between the milling stock inlet and the discharge screen. Furthermore, an operating method for a pulverizer as described above is also contemplated. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127106 | MIXING MACHINE FOR HOMOGENISING A LIQUID MIXTURE CONTAINING BITUMEN WITH SOLID GRANULES - A mixing machine adapted to mix a liquid mixture containing bitumen with solid granules so as to obtain a homogenised bituminous mix. The machine comprising a cylindrical container arranged coaxially to a vertical axis and capable of containing the liquid mixture containing bitumen and the solid granules, a heating circuit for heating the inner side surface of the cylindrical container, a mixing assembly mounted axially rotatable within the container to rotate about the vertical axis, and a driving unit adapted to rotate the mixing assembly about the vertical axis. The mixing assembly comprises a helicoidal blade which extends coaxial to the axis within the container and has its outer peripheral edge in contact with the inner surface of the container so as to scrape the material adhering on the inner surface during its rotation. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127107 | WOOD CHIPPER - A wood chipper includes a housing having an inlet opening and a discharge outlet with a chipper disk rotatably mounted in the housing and having a chipper knife mounted on a front face thereof adjacent a chipper slot extending through the disk. A plurality of fins are mounted on the back face of the chipper disk. An inlet hopper is connected to the inlet opening and a blow back shield is mounted in the upper end portion of the hopper with the shield including an outer layer of clear synthetic material extending across the hopper and an inner layer of synthetic material extending part way underneath the length of the layer of clear synthetic material. The inner layer may be provided with a safety warning thereon which is visible through the outer layer of clear synthetic material. A discharge chute is connected to the discharge outlet which has inwardly angled plates around part thereof. Vent holes are provided in a wall of the housing which add air flow to the wood chipper when it is being operated. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127108 | Agitating Ball Mill - An agitating ball mill includes a comminution vessel surrounding an agitating shaft which is provided with a product inlet and a product outlet, wherein the comminution media located within the comminution vessel is activated through the rotation of the agitating shaft and held back in the comminution chamber by a separating and/or pre-classifying device. For optimum energy and space utilisation a pre-crushing device is arranged upstream of the comminution chamber. The pre-crushing device includes either a static or dynamic gap guard. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127109 | WEAR LINING ELEMENT AND AN ARRANGEMENT FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF SUCH - The invention concerns an arrangement for the joining and attachment of a wear lining element ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100127110 | ROLLER PRESS, PARTICULARLY FOR INTERPARTICLE COMMINUTION - In order to create a roller press, particularly for comminuting a bed of material, the roller press having two rollers separated from each other by a roller nip and using hydraulic cylinders to press the one roller against the oppositely situated roller over the material situated in the roller nip, the stress on the surface of the rollers to be reduced and their service life to be increased, it is proposed according to the invention that both rollers are designed as loose rollers that are displaceable transversely relative to the roller nip, the bearing housings of the rollers being supported on side parts of the machine frame by hydraulic cylinders that apply the roller compaction pressure. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127111 | Wire depositing apparatus - The invention concerns an apparatus ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100127112 | Apparatus And Method For Dispensing A Deformable Web - An apparatus is described for dispensing a deformable web, comprising a transport element rotatable under the influence of a drive, and a web guide disposed opposite thereto. The transport element and the web guide are arranged to cooperate, for the purpose of transport and deformation of the web. Moreover, the drive is fully integrated into the transport element. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127113 | Multimode Seeker System With RF Transparent Stray Light Baffles - There is disclosed a multimode seeker including an imaging infrared seeker and a radio frequency seeker. The imaging infrared seeker and the radio frequency seeker may share an optical system adapted to form an infrared image of an outside scene on a focal plane array image detector and to collimate radio frequency radiation transmitted from a radio frequency transceiver and focus millimeter ware radiation received from the outside scene onto the radio frequency transceiver. The shared optical system may include a plurality of baffles to block sunlight from reaching the focal plane array image detector, each baffle comprising a material that is opaque to infrared radiation and transparent to radio frequency radiation. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127114 | HELICOPTER - A helicopter capable of preventing an increase in size of an airframe and achieving high-speed flight is provided. Provided is an airframe for supporting a main rotor so as to be rotatable, a propeller having a plane of rotation intersecting a plane of rotation of the main rotor, a propeller supporting portion that supports the propeller so as to be movable between positions behind and at the side of the airframe, and a tail disposed on the airframe, having a surface intersecting the plane of rotation of the main rotor. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127115 | "POWER JET CONTROLLER" BALL TAYPE - It illustrated in FIG. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127116 | NACELLE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A method of assembling a nacelle for a gas turbine engine that includes an inlet end, an exhaust end, and an axis that extends through the engine from the inlet end through the exhaust end is provided. The method includes providing a cowl sized to cover at least a portion of the engine and coupling the cowl to the engine such that the cowl is slideable along the axis toward at least one of the inlet end and the exhaust end. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127117 | ATTACHMENT PYLON FOR AIRCRAFT HAVING A REAR ENGINE ATTACHMENT BEAM OFFSET FROM THE CAISSON - An engine attachment pylon for an aircraft including an intermediate piece interposed between a crossbar support and a rigid caisson, a first shear slug passing through a first interface fixing plane between the piece and the caisson, and a second shear slug passing through a second interface fixing plane between the piece and the support. Also, in side elevation, the intersection point between an axis of the pin and the plane, as well as the intersection point between an axis of the pin and the plane, are located on the common axis of two lateral thrust force collection connecting rods articulated on the crossbar. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127118 | DEVICE FOR ATTACHING AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUCH DEVICE - An attachment device for an aircraft engine that includes a rigid structure and an attachment mechanism of the engine to the rigid structure. The attachment mechanism includes a device reacting to thrust forces generated by the engine, the reacting device including two link rods mechanically connected to a balance beam at a rear end by a first mechanical connection, a main fitting fixed to the rigid structure to which the balance beam is mechanically connected, and two additional fittings fixed to the rigid structure to which the link rods are mechanically connected with play. The mechanical connections between the balance beam and the main fitting and between the link rods and the additional fittings each include a pin orthogonal to a mid-plane of transmission of the forces. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127119 | ROTORCRAFT ENGINE AND ROTOR SPEED SYNCHRONIZATION - Systems and methods are provided in which an electrical control system independently effects acceleration of both driven and driving elements of a clutch to engage each other. In preferred embodiments the clutch is not a friction clutch, but a dog clutch, and forms part of a drive drain of a rotorcraft. A second clutch can be used, along with a mechanical interlock to prevent simultaneous engagement of the clutches. Speeds of the driven and driving elements can be sensed, and altered using at least one of a rotor, a brake, a generator, an electric motor, and a combustion motor. In rotorcraft embodiments, the gearbox can have a neutral condition in which no power is transmitted from the engine to the rotor | 2010-05-27 |
20100127120 | Aircraft Structure - An aircraft control surface mounting structure comprising a cantilever rib ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100127121 | ROTARY ACTUATOR INCORPORATING A FORCE RELATIONSHIP, AND A METHOD OF REDUCING ANGULAR SLACK IN SUCH A ROTARY ACTUATOR - A rotary actuator incorporating a three relationship includes a twistably-deformable structure having a first and a second end plate and a helical spring with a first and a second terminal end secured on the first and the second end plate, respectively, and wherein the first and the second end plate have a first and a second notch, respectively, and wherein the first and the second notch have a first and a second contact zone, respectively. The rotary actuator further includes an outlet shaft and a motor assembly having an outlet gear configured to drive the twistably-deformable structure so as to drive the outlet shaft in rotation, wherein, the motor assembly, the twistably-deformable structure and the outlet shaft are disposed in succession. The rotary actuator has a first finger constrained to rotate with the outlet gear and a second finger constrained to rotate with the outlet shaft. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127122 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURE COMPRISING A STRINGER WITH A PAD EMBEDDED IN THE RECESS OF A PANEL AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING FORCES - A composite structure which may form, for example, the skin of an aircraft wing or fuselage comprises a panel ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100127123 | Double-Walled Floor Segment for a Means of Locomotion for Accommodating System Components - This application describes a floor segment ( | 2010-05-27 |
20100127124 | DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING APPARATUS FOR AIRCRAFT - A door opening and closing mechanism for opening and closing the door from the inside of a fuselage. A door pivotally supported at an opening portion of the fuselage includes first and second position restricting links each having one end pivotally supported on the fuselage with a door driving link having one end pivotally supported on the door. The other end of the second position restricting link is pivotally supported on a middle portion of the door driving link. The door opening/closing operation lever is provided at one end with a grip with the other end pivotally supported on the other end of the door driving link. The middle portion of the door opening/closing operation lever is pivotally supported on the other end of the first position restricting link. By pulling the grip toward the inside of the fuselage and thereafter pushing downward, the door can be closed. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127125 | METAL SHEETS AND PLATES HAVING FRICTION-REDUCING TEXTURED SURFACES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Metal sheets and plates having friction-reducing textured surfaces and methods of manufacturing these metal sheets and plates are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, there is provided a transportation vessel that includes at least one metal product having at least one surface that is substantially grooved, wherein the substantially grooved surface forms a riblet topography, the riblet topography including a multiplicity of adjacent permanently rolled longitudinal riblets running along at least a part of the surface, and wherein the riblet topography is coated with at least one coating sufficiently designed and applied to preserve the riblet topography. In an embodiment, the multiplicity of adjacent permanently rolled longitudinal riblets results in a friction-reducing textured surface. In an embodiment, metal product is used in fabricating at least a portion of an aircraft. In an embodiment, metal product is used in fabricating at least a portion of a rotor blade. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127126 | WATER-RESIST MEANS FOR AIRCRAFT WINDOWS - The subject matter of the disclosed embodiments is a device for mounting a window glass including a seal covering a peripheral edge of the window glass and provided with a strip bearing against a peripheral flat of a frame of the window. The seal includes a flange engaging in the recess of the window and is provided with a squeegee lip bearing against the edge of the frame. | 2010-05-27 |
20100127127 | ASSEMBLY BETWEEN A FRONT FITTING AND THE TRACTION COUPLING OF THE TWO LATERAL BOXES OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF AN AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to an assembly between a front fitting and the traction coupling of the two lateral boxes of the horizontal stabilizer of an aircraft comprising a front fitting ( | 2010-05-27 |