24th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120145442 | INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE - A microelectronic assembly includes a first surface and a first thin conductive element exposed at the first surface and having a face comprising first and second regions. A first conductive projection having a base connected to and covering the first region of the face extends to an end remote from the base. A first dielectric material layer covers the second region of the first thin element and contacts at least the base of the first conductive projection. The assembly further includes a second substrate having a second face and a second conductive projection extending away from the second face. A first fusible metal mass connects the first projection to the second projection and extends along an edge of the first projection towards the first dielectric material layer. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145443 | CIRCUIT BOARD WITH DOUBLE-SIDED UNIVERSAL CIRCUIT LAYOUT AND LAYOUT METHOD THEREOF - A circuit board with double-sided universal circuit layout for laying out electronic components has a first side with a first circuit layout thereon and an opposing second side with a second circuit layout thereon; hence, the first circuit layout and the second circuit layout are disposed on the opposing sides of the circuit board, respectively. The first circuit layout and the second circuit layout feature electronic circuits having the same function, thereby allowing users to selectively install the electronic components at one of the first circuit layout and the second circuit layout as needed and still have access to the electronic circuits having the same function. A layout method for use with the circuit board with double-sided universal circuit layout is further introduced. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145444 | ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An electronic assembly is provided, which includes a circuit board, in which a solder pad is disposed at a position close to an end edge on at least one surface of the circuit board, and a depression is disposed between the solder pad and the end edge; and, an electronic element, including an insulating body and a plurality of terminals fixed to the insulating body, in which each of the terminals has a protruding portion and a soldering portion respectively corresponding to the depression and the solder pad. A method for manufacturing the electronic assembly is also provided. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145445 | RESIN MULTILAYER SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE RESIN MULTILAYER SUBSTRATE - A resin multilayer substrate includes a component-containing layer and a thin resin layer stacked on a surface of the component-containing layer. The resin multilayer substrate further includes a surface electrode located on a surface opposite to the surface of the thin resin layer stacked on the component-containing layer, a first via conductor provided in the component-containing layer, which includes an end reaching one surface of the component-containing layer, and a second via conductor provided in the thin resin layer, which includes a first end electrically connected to the surface electrode and a second end electrically connected to the via conductor. A portion of the thin resin layer in contact with the second via conductor defines a projection projecting into the first via conductor. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145446 | BRACE FOR LONG WIRE BOND - An electrical connection includes a first wire bonded to adjacent bond pads proximate to an edge of a die and a second wire having one end bonded to a die bond pad distal to the die edge and a second end bonded to a lead finger of a lead frame or a connection pad of a substrate. The second wire crosses and is supported by the first wire. The first wire acts as a brace that prevents the second wire from touching the edge of the die. The first wire also prevents the second wire from excessive lateral movement during encapsulation. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145447 | Via structure, method for forming the via structure, and circuit board with the via structure and method for manufacturing the circuit board - Disclosed herein is a via structure with a conductive via. There is provided a via structure, including: a substrate laminate having a multilayer structure and a via hole penetrating through the multilayer structure; a first circuit pattern formed on one surface of the substrate laminate; a second circuit pattern formed on the other surface of the substrate laminate; and a conductive via formed in the via hole and having one end connected to the first circuit pattern and the other end connected to the second circuit pattern, wherein the multilayer structure includes resin layers having different etching rates using an alkaline solution. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145448 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WITH COMPOUND VIA - A printed circuit board (PCB) with compound via includes a substrate and a pair of through holes passing through the substrate. The substrate includes a signal layer which is the top layer of the substrate, a first reference layer adjacent to the signal layer, and a second reference layer not adjacent to the signal layer. A first and a second pair of pads are mounted on the signal layer. Each of the through holes extends through the first pair of pads such that the through hole and the first pair of pads jointly form a compound via. A first reserved opening is formed on the first reference layer and corresponds to the first and the second pair of pads and the compound via. A second reserved opening is formed on the second reference layer and surrounds the through hole thereon. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145449 | SHIELDING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A shielding assembly includes a frame including a main body, the main body defining at least one retaining hole; and a cover including a main board, the main panel including retaining elements and rims. The number of the retaining elements is the same as the number of the retaining holes, each rim protruding outwardly from a distal end of one of retaining elements. Each retaining element passes through one of the retaining holes, and each rim is latched with the portions of the frame surrounding the retaining holes. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145450 | SHIELDING DEVICE - A shielding device includes a frame body and a connector. The frame body is composed of multiple sideboards. One of the sideboards is formed with a receiving hole and at least three arcuate slots. The connector has a main body section, a connection end section and at least three arcuate protrusions. The three arcuate protrusions are formed on an end face of the main body section at a front end of the connector corresponding to the arcuate slots. The arcuate protrusions are fixedly installed in the arcuate slots of the frame body to securely connect the connector with the frame body. Accordingly, the shielding device meets the requirement for high torque specification. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145451 | SHELTER FOR PORTABLE ELECTRICAL INLETS/OUTLETS - A shelter for protecting a portable electrical inlet/outlet (PEIO) includes a base and a cover. In some examples, the base includes a platform to support a body of the PEIO, and the platform is configured to segregate the PEIO body from water that may accumulate. In some examples, the cover configured to mate with the base to substantially enclose the platform. Upon being inserted into the shelter, the PEIO may be protected from unwanted elements, such as rain, snow, unintended contact by humans or animals, or the like. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145452 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING JUXTAPOSED CONNECTORS - An electrical connector assembly includes several casings juxtaposed to and connected to one another along an assembling direction, and a positioning bottom plate disposed at a level below the casings. Each casing includes a top plate, a side wall extending downwardly from a lateral side along a mounting direction transverse to the assembling direction, and one fixing pin projecting downward from a bottom end of the side wall. The positioning bottom plate is formed with several rows of fixing channel. Each row of the fixing channels is aligned with the fixing pins of a respective casing. When the juxtaposed casings are brought to fix securely on a printed circuit board supporting the positioning bottom plate, the fixing pins of the casings respectively extend through the fixing channels in the positioning bottom plate such that the positioning bottom plate absorbs an accumulated tolerance caused due to a juxtaposed connection among the casings along the assembling direction. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145453 | POWER CABLE WITH MICRODUCT - The present invention provides a power cable that comprises a cable core that has at least one power conductor. The cable core defines a longitudinal axis of the cable. A jacket surrounds the cable core and the jacket has an outer surface. A longitudinal duct is coupled to the outer surface of the jacket and extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cable core. The longitudinal duct is hollow to receive at least one optical fiber. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145454 | PUSH-ON CATV PORT TERMINATOR - A novel, reliable, easy-to-install terminator device assembly for cable ports is provided. Such a terminator device includes the necessary sufficiently high resistance element to prevent reflectance of signals through a cable system as well as means to permit push-on (axial) installation on a threaded cable port. Additionally, the novel terminator device includes a metal contact basket with internal extensions that allow for such axial installation but are aligned in such a manner as to contact with the port threads to prevent removal through axial movement. Such internal extensions are also aligned uniformly around the subject port such that the ends of each internal extension exhibit flanges that will follow the helical edge of the threaded port when turned. In this manner, terminators may be provided that are easy to install and can withstand vibrational forces and other detrimental actions that could permit movement and/or removal of the terminator assembly from the subject port. A method of providing a suitable port termination for improved cable system signal strength is also encompassed within this invention. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145455 | ANTI-STALL TOOL FOR DOWNHOLE DRILLING ASSEMBLIES - An anti-stall tool in an oil well drilling assembly that controls reciprocation of the drill bit by a controller that alters weight-on-bit (WOB) depending upon measured downhole pressure or torque at the downhole motor. The controller receives preset high and low working pressure limits for the downhole motor and keeps the drill bit rotating by maintaining WOB during normal drilling operations, increasing WOB if sensed working pressure indicates that drill bit loading or torque is undesirably low, and reversing WOB by retracting the drill bit if excessive working pressure or torque is sensed. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145456 | Consistent Drilling Fluids Engineering and Management - Processes and apparatus that continuously change the physical state and characteristics of drilling fluids at planned periodic intervals to consistently and correctly compensate for differing geological formation properties, wellbore characteristics, rate of penetration, solids removal efficiency, and other essential factors involved in the drilling process. An embodiment of a process of the current invention comprises: initiating a system correction of a Minimum Base Required (“MBR”); and administering a dilutant to a drilling fluid according to the MBR. The system corrections may be performed recursively, adjusting the system's base dilutant and chemical product additions according to MBR. The drilling fluid consistency produced is based upon several drilling-rig specific parameters. Drilling fluid consistency is provided onsite through the use of mathematical software, base fluid, rig software that targets the programmed parameters, and scheduled treatments that are structured for stability according to the minimum amount of base dilutant and required quantity of chemical product to produce consistent drilling fluid properties. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145457 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING CORING OPERATIONS | 2012-06-14 |
20120145458 | ROTARY STEERABLE DRILLING SYSTEM - A rotary steerable drilling system comprises a rotatable housing having a plurality of steering actuators mounted thereon and movable, individually, between retracted and extended positions, the actuators being electrically controlled, and a battery arranged to supply electrical power to the actuators. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145459 | Seismic tool assembly for use in anchor insertion - A seismic tool assembly for effecting a drill hole and enlarging a lowermost end thereof whereby an anchor can be set more securely therein. A drill bit is inserted through an opening in a cap portion, which is mounted on a stabilizer mounted within at least a portion of the drill hole. The bit is then inserted through each of the cap portion and the stabilizer to attain a drilling position. The bit possesses extra cutting tips on an upper end thereof, with a view to widening the upper end of a drill hole so that a wider flange can be inserted therein, so as to further stabilize and support the stabilizer when limited tilting movement of the bit within the stabilizer is performed during the drilling process. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145460 | Vertical drilling system for controlling deviation - Systems and methods for controlling deviations during drilling operations include securing a plurality of stabilizers to a lower portion of a drill string. The stabilizers can have a substantially triangular cross-sectional area oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the drill string, and a plurality of blades secured to the stabilizer at points associated with corners of the triangular cross-sectional area. The resulting system can exhibit improved stability and stiffness, an improved flow area, a reduced annular velocity, an increased penetration rate, and a longer usable life. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145461 | CORING APPARATUS WITH SENSORS - A coring apparatus including an outer core barrel associated with a drill bit; an inner core barrel adapted to accept a core sample; and at least one strain sensor adapted to measure strain experienced by the inner core barrel selected from the group consisting of tension and compression, wherein an output of the at least one strain sensor is indicative of entry of the core sample into the inner core barrel. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145462 | System and Method for Directional Drilling - A system and method facilitate directional drilling. The technique employs an orienting tool which may be connected into a coiled tubing drilling system to selectively orient a drilling assembly. The orienting tool is able to cause relative rotation of an outer housing to orientate a tool face. The relative rotation is facilitated by utilizing floating members, such as a floating piston and a floating nut, in the internal orientation assembly. The floating member or members are decoupled in a radial direction to better facilitate the relative rotation of the housing with respect to components of the internal orientation assembly. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145463 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DRILLING, COMPLETING AND CONFIGURING U-TUBE BOREHOLES - A borehole network including first and second end surface locations and at least one intermediate surface location interconnected by a subterranean path, and a method for connecting a subterranean path between a first borehole including a directional section and a second borehole including a directional section. A directional drilling component is drilled in at least one of the directional sections to obtain a required proximity between the first and second boreholes. An intersecting component is drilled, utilizing magnetic ranging techniques, from one directional section to provide a borehole intersection between the first and second boreholes, thereby connecting the subterranean path. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145464 | BIT ASSEMBLY FOR A DOWN-THE-HOLE HAMMER DRILL - The invention provides for a down-the-hole drill bit assembly comprising a drill bit having a screw-thread at its anvil end, external splines on the drill shank and co-operating splines within a drill casing as well as a co-operating screw thread carried by a component within the casing. The assembly is arranged to have engagement of the splines with the screw threads disengaged for driving the drill and to have the screw threads engaged and splines disengaged to permit removal of the bit from the assembly. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145465 | DRILL BIT - The proposed device relates to roller drill bits with air drilling capability and can be used for drilling of rocks of high hardness. The drill bit includes a body and rock-destroying elements with cutting equipment mounted on the body one inside the other by means of bearing supports, wherein the inner element is located at an angle relatively to the axis of the drill bit, and the outer element is located in the opposite direction of the axis. The device provides for an increase of the service life, high efficiency, and interchangeability due to a special design, which envisages the cutting equipment formed as replaceable jet nozzles made of hardwearing material and provided with arm insertions, preferably made of wolframite-cobalt based alloy, wherein the bearing support of each rock-destroying element is furnished with a unit adjusting the axial play value of the rock-destroying elements. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145466 | Combination Weighing Apparatus - A plurality of hoppers are disposed in a circle around a vertical axis, and articles ejected from the plurality of the hoppers are collected in a bottom outlet via a collecting chute and ejected to a packaging machine. The collecting chute is made of at least vertically overlapping stacked chutes, of which the upper chutes are shaped so that the articles ejected from the plurality of the hoppers do not cross articles ejected from adjacent hoppers. The upper chutes have the same angle of inclination, and the upper chutes are disposed in a radial formation around a vertical axis. The lower chute is formed into a funnel shape having no partitions on the inside wall. The center of the inlet and the center of the outlet are displaceable relative to one another. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145467 | MOTOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A front cross frame portion ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145468 | FREESTANDING, HEAT RESISTANT MICROPOROUS FILM FOR USE IN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES - Preferred embodiments of a freestanding, heat resistant microporous polymer film ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145469 | WHEELED DEVICE WITH LEVER PEDAL MECHANISM - A pedal mechanism for a wheeled device includes a frame, at least one wheel having a geared hub, and the at least one wheel rotatably supported by the frame. At least one pedal lever is pivotably mounted to the frame at a mounted end and each lever has a drive end opposite the mounted end. A rotatable drive gear is carried by the frame and includes an axle extending from at least one side. A crank is coupled between the pedal lever device end and the axle. An endless chain is coupled between the geared hub and the rotatable drive gear so that movement of the at least one pedal lever causes rotation of the wheel. The wheeled device may also include a system controller and a motor, wherein a user controller panel allows for combined use of the pedal mechanism and the motor. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145470 | TWO-WHEELED MOTOR VEHICLE - An air cleaner case whereby a seat height can be reduced and the air cleaner case can be disposed in proximity to an engine. In a two-wheeled motor vehicle having a vehicle body frame, a fuel tank disposed at a front upper side of the vehicle body frame, a seat disposed behind the fuel tank and above the vehicle body frame, an engine suspended between the lower side of the fuel tank and the lower side of the vehicle body frame, an air cleaner case, a plate-like element disposed in the air cleaner case, and a maintenance lid used when the plate-like element is mounted/dismounted, the air cleaner case is disposed below the fuel tank, the plate-like element is disposed to be tilted rearward and upward in side view of the vehicle, and the maintenance lid is provided below the seat so as to face the seat. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145471 | Pyramid Structure for Non Engine End Frame (NEEF) of a Wheel Loader - A frame assembly and method for manufacturing such a frame assembly for a vehicle are disclosed. The frame assembly may comprise spaced apart tower walls separated by a middle portion and a foot joined to the tower wall. The foot and the tower wall may define a cavity. The foot may comprise a slanted front member, a rear member disposed opposite to the front member, and a side member. The side member may be disposed between the front and rear members and may be oriented to form an angle α with the first tower wall. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145472 | Electric Power Steering Device - An an electric power steering device which, when an abnormality occurs in one phase of a three-phase brushless motor, permits continuous driving of the motor using the remaining two phases without deteriorating the steering feeling. When a power distribution abnormality of a drive system of one phase of respective phase coils has been detected by an abnormality detection section, an abnormal-time phase current instruction value for using the remaining two phase coils is calculated based on a steering assist electric current instruction value, and an electric motor is driven based on that abnormal-time phase current instruction value. At that time, when an electrical angle falls within an acceleration region, the abnormal-time phase current instruction value is increased or decreased for correction in order to accelerate rotation of the three-phase brushless motor in a steering direction. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145473 | MOTOR DRIVE APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A booster circuit of a motor drive apparatus has at least two sub-booster circuits connected in series. Each sub-booster circuit includes a booster coil, a boosting switching element, a reducing switching element and an output capacitor, and outputs, by boosting an input voltage, a boosted output voltage. The booster circuit | 2012-06-14 |
20120145474 | Seismic gun assembly for shooting into a bore hole - A seismic gun system for surveying underground geological topology, the seismic gun system comprising a projectile, a seismic gun body, a barrel, and a guide tube. The projectile includes an outer tubular jacket and a frangible material in its interior. A exterior surface of the tubular jacket is textured to regulate tubular jacket disruption. The barrel includes a breach end and a muzzle end. The breach end is connectable to the seismic gun body for receiving the projectile into said barrel and said muzzle end directing the projectile towards the bottom of a bore hole. The guide tube has an upper end and a terminal end. The upper end of the guide tube is connectable to the muzzle end of the barrel. The guide tube has walls to direct the projectile towards the bottom of the bore hole when aimed therein. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145475 | Apparatus and method for generating and propagating polarized acousto-elastic waves - The invention is a polarized seismic wave generator used within a cavity for propagating polarized acousto-elastic shockwaves into surrounding cavity strata. The invention comprises segments with orient-able acousto-elastic shockwave sources, the segment also having shockwave mitigation material. Each shockwave source is configured to generate acousto-elastic shockwaves into surrounding cavity strata, whereby the shockwave mitigation material decouples the generated wave fields. Each segment is constructed to fix the relative azimuthal orientation and vertical inclination of the acousto-elastic shockwave sources. The invention also comprises a frame with a major axis oriented in a vertical relationship with respect to the cavity, the frame holding each segment in a fixed position relative to other segments within the cavity. The invention includes a frame loading segment for loading and fixing the frame within the cavity in a desired azimuthal orientation, and an ignition element for controlling the initiation, sequence and timing of detonation of acousto-elastic shockwave sources. Each segment is aligned in The frame by a frame alignment element. The seismic wave generator may include a stabilizing element for stabilizing the frame in the cavity, and may further include a coupling element for coupling the frame to the cavity; | 2012-06-14 |
20120145476 | SEISMIC SOURCE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A seismic source of the present disclosure includes a first rotation member and a second rotation member having a common axis of rotation and rotated at a same rotational rate in mutually opposite directions. In addition, the seismic source may include a first mass that is eccentrically coupled to the first rotation member and rotates along with the first rotation member. A second mass may be eccentrically coupled to the second rotation member and configured to rotate along with that member. The second mass may be configured such that the center of gravity of the second mass is located radially external to the center of gravity of the first mass relative to the common axis of rotation. The center of gravities of the first and second mass may be located at the same location along a length of the common axis of rotation. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145477 | COLLAPSIBLE MEGAPHONE DEVICE - A collapsible megaphone device having a body portion capable of lying flat in a first state and capable of assuming the shape of a megaphone in a second state where in the first state, the collapsible megaphone device is substantially two dimensional and planar having a first edge, second edge and boundary edges joining the first and second edges. The collapsible megaphone device is convertible from the first state to the second state by exerting pressure against its boundary edges and is returnable to the first state by removing pressure from its boundary edges. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145478 | Blackout silencer - A silencer for a firearm which incorporates a cylindrical housing, front end cap, mean of attachment to the muzzle of a firearm, spacers and an improved cone baffle design. The proposed device incorporates a novel cone baffle design which uses concave flutes to increase surface area and thereby sound reduction. The geometry of this new cone baffle minimizes the weight of a silencer, maximizes internal volume, and effectively reduces sound and flash which are the result of a discharging firearm. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145479 | SOUND ABSORBING BODY - A sound-absorbing body having sound-absorbing characteristics suitable for in-home and car audio systems, wherein the indoor echo of sound wave output from a speaker or echo in a speaker enclosure should be reduced. Namely, showing flat sound-absorbing properties while maintaining a high sound-absorbing ratio in the medium tone range, having a simple structure, is easily installed, water-resistant and is decorative. Specifically, a sound-absorbing body having a plurality of porous members provided with air holes therein and a structure composed by three or more layers formed by bonding the individual porous members via an adhesive layer having a preset thickness, wherein one side of said structure is located in the side of a sound source and the other side of said structure has a peak-and-valley pattern that is formed by alternately positioning said porous members and air layers to thereby flatten and improve the sound-absorbing ratio in the medium tone range. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145480 | Ladder Deployment System - A ladder deployment system for raising and lowering a ladder ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145481 | Fall Arrest System Safety Device - A safety device, such as a safety block, for use in a fall arrest system, has an exit arrangement for the safety line exiting the device; the exit arrangement being arranged to permit the safety line to exit the device over a range of different exit positions. The exit arrangement may be in the form of an elongate slot. When the safety line rewinds into the line drum, the position at which the line exits the slot may move along the slot. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145482 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC LUBRICATION - A system for automatically delivering lubricant to at least one bearing ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145483 | LUBRICATING OIL COLLECTING AND GUIDING DEVICE - An oil path ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145484 | LUBRICATION STATION - A lubrication station for lubricating a bearing with a lubricant. The lubrication station has a pump for pumping the lubricant, a receptacle for receiving the lubricant as a lubricant stock for the pump, a receiving device for receiving the pump and the receptacle in a transportable and operable state, and a mechanical interface for lifting or lowering and/or carrying the lubrication station. The lubrication station is a mobile standing device. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145485 | Energy Storage on an Elevated Platform and Transfer Method - A lift truck includes a secondary rechargeable energy storage device on a vertically movable platform that is separate from a primary rechargeable energy storage device on the lift truck's main tractor unit. Wires or hoses for transfer of power or controls between the main tractor unit and the platform are reduced or eliminated. The quantity of energy stored in the secondary rechargeable energy storage device is sufficient to power platform electrical loads for a predetermined amount of time until the platform is lowered. When the platform is lowered, the secondary rechargeable energy storage device is recharged by the primary energy storage device. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145486 | HYDRAULIC APPARATUS - The invention relates to a hydraulic apparatus comprising a hydraulic pump ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145487 | Elevator Using Variable Communication Protocol and Its Control Method - Disclosed are an elevator using variable communication protocol and its control method which makes it possible to operate elevators which uses different communication protocols between an operation control part controlling an operation of an elevator and an elevator hall and between an operation control part and an up and down passage operation part. The elevator using a variable communication protocol comprises an up and down passage operation part which detects and outputs an elevator call and a floor selection signal from a passenger of an elevator and displays an operation state of the elevator based on the call and the floor selection; an elevator operation control part which outputs an operation control signal allowing the elevator to work in accordance with a call and floor selection signal of the elevator from the up and down passage operation part and an operation display signal for a display of the operation state and the arrival state of the elevator; and a protocol conversion part which converts a communication protocol of the up and down passage operation part or the elevator operation control part for a data communication between the up and down passage operation part and the elevator operation control part hen different communication protocols are used in terms of the signals between the up and down passage operation part and the elevator operation control part. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145488 | ELEVATOR OPERATING APPARATUS - An elevator operating apparatus including a destination floor reservation device. The destination floor reservation device is placed distant from an elevator hall so that the user can register personal information and destination floor from the destination floor reservation device before getting on an elevator car. An input device for the user to input the personal information is installed at the elevator hall. When the destination floor is registered from the destination floor reservation device, the elevator car is arranged at the boarding floor. After the elevator car has been arranged at the boarding floor, during the time when a person having not inputted the personal information from the input device is present among the users having registered the personal information from the destination floor reservation device, the elevator car is caused to wait at the boarding floor while the door thereof is open. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145489 | MACHINE-ROOM-LESS ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - The present general inventive concept provides an elevator system and method that provides minimal vibration during use thereof, simplified installation and maintenance, and a machine to power the system supported by a machine-support structure mounted between counterweight guide rails. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145490 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INDICATION OF BRAKING FOR ELECTRIC BRAKES - A system for electrical braking of a vehicle comprises a power bus coupled to a first driver associated with a first electromechanical actuator (EMA). The power bus is also coupled to a second driver associated with a second EMA, and the first EMA and the second EMA are associated with a wheel of the vehicle. The power bus provides braking power to the first EMA via the first driver and to the second EMA via the second driver. A normal braking command interface provides a first braking signal to the first driver and a second braking signal to the second driver. An emergency/park brake interface bypasses the normal braking command interface and sends a first emergency/park braking signal to the first driver and a second emergency/park braking signal to the second driver. A sensor measures a current at a single location of the power bus that is proportional to a braking force exerted on the wheel. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145491 | ELECTROMOTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM - An electromotive brake system may include a caliper housing, a first and second friction pads, a brake disk disposed in between, a pressurizing member connected to the second friction pad, a push rod with a push rod groove, an operating disk inserted in the push rod groove, first and second springs, a rotating ramp adapted to convert the rotational movement of a motor into a linear movement of a non-rotating ramp by means of a ball disposed between the rotating ramp and the non-rotating ramp. The electromotive brake system may further include first and second catching portions, a plurality of teeth and corresponding engaging protrusion of the teeth. The plurality of teeth and the protrusion may have slanted or curved surfaces. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145492 | CALIPER BODY - A caliper body ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145493 | BRAKE DEVICE FOR MOTORCYCLE - A brake device for a vehicle includes a brake pedal rotatably supported on a support shaft and extending in a front ward direction from the support shaft in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A master cylinder is located on the rear side of the support shaft in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle for generating a braking hydraulic pressure according to the rotational operation of the brake pedal. An operational amount detector is mechanically connected to the brake pedal for detecting the rotational amount of the brake pedal. The master cylinder includes an axis that is arranged vertically and is located above the support shaft with the operational amount detector being located on the rear side of the support shaft in the longitudinal direction of the motorcycle. Thus, the master cylinder and the operational amount detector can be densely arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145494 | VEHICLE BRAKE DEVICE - A VSA device ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145495 | COLLOIDAL DAMPER - A colloidal damper includes: a cylinder; a piston guided and supported by the cylinder and defining a closed space in association with the cylinder; a porous body having a multiplicity of first pores and being housed in the closed space; a liquid contained in the closed space together with the porous body, the liquid flowing into the first pores of the porous body when pressurized, and flowing out from the first pores of the porous body when the pressure is relieved. The damper may include a partition wall which has a multiplicity of second pores and which isolates the porous body from a frictional area, each of the second pores having a diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the porous body. The porous body may have an outer diameter larger than the size of the gap formed between the cylinder and the piston. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145496 | MOTOR VEHICLE SHOCK ABSORBER - The invention relates to a shock absorber for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle, comprising a) a damper tube ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145497 | Hydraulic brake controller - A hydraulic brake controller does not only dispose a first oil-return hole, which is connected to an oil storing space, at a stroke place of allowing a piston to reciprocate in a main oil cylinder, but also disposes a regulating screw, which stretches the first oil-return hole, on a controller main body. The speed of returning hydraulic oil to the oil storing space can be controlled by simply changing the degree of the regulating screw stretching the oil-return hole so that time of allowing the piston passing through the oil-return hole to completely impose the braking force on the brake pad can be extended or reduced, thereby achieving a goal of conveniently regulating the braking sensitivity. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145498 | BRAKING SYSTEM FOR A ZIP LINE - Improvements in a braking system for a zip line are presented. Braking occurs when a zip line rider makes contact with a braking carriage that slides along the zip line. The braking carriage pulls on a rope. The rope pulls on a length of chain in a chain reservoir to slide and lift the claim through the chain reservoir. The chain reservoir is an elongated tube that is mounted at an angle. As the zip liner moves further into the landing platform they lift a continuing greater amount of chain from the chain reservoir. The angle of the chain reservoir, coefficient of friction between the chain and the chain reservoir affects the pull-back. After the zip liner comes to a complete stop they remove the carriage from the zip line and gravity returns the brake mechanism. Minimum pull-back makes removal of the cable trolley easier. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145499 | Carrying case for portable electronic devices with suspended inner compartment - A carrying case for a portable electronic device includes an outer case having a front wall, a rear wall, and a side wall extending between and peripherally around the front and rear walls; and an inner compartment located within the outer case. The inner compartment is suspended in a cantilever-type fashion from one of the walls of the outer case and includes a front panel and a side panel extending peripherally around the front panel to define a hollow interior into which the portable electronic device can be received. The side panel is spaced from the side wall to define a deceleration zone into which a portion of the inner compartment can travel when the carrying case is subjected to deceleration forces, such as may be caused by bumping or dropping the carrying case. The hollow interior also includes resilient protrusions that compress when the portable electronic device is subjected to deceleration forces to thereby define another deceleration zone to thereby protect the portable electronic device from full impact of the deceleration forces. A pivotal flap extends across a width of the front panel to thereby close the hollow interior of the inner compartment. The pivotal flap is formed as an upper part of the front panel through a living hinge that extends across the width of the front panel. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145500 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING POWER TO A MOVING ELEMENT - A system and method for providing power to a plurality of moving elements in a transport system that include: tracking a position of each of the plurality of moving elements in the transport system; and selectively operating a power system provided to the transport system based on the position of each of the plurality of the moving element such that power is independently transferred to each of the plurality of moving elements. In another embodiment, the system and method include: adapting the plurality of moving elements to receive power from a drive component used to drive the plurality of moving elements along the transport system; and controlling the drive component to provide power to the plurality of moving elements, and, in particular, while the moving elements are moving. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145501 | TRANSMISSION BETWEEN AN ENGINE INPUT SHAFT AND AN OUTPUT SHAFT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A transmission between a driving primary shaft and an outlet shaft of a self-propelled machine, includes a housing within which there are housed, at least in part: a stepdown mechanism; two clutch mechanisms, one being progressive and the other being non-progressive with a movable dog; and a clutch control device including first and second clutch control elements. The second clutch control elements include at least one spring blade extending along the outlet shaft, the spring blade being mounted to move axially on the outlet shaft during axial movement of the dog from the unclutched extreme position towards a clutched position as a result of the movable dog bearing thereagainst, the spring blade being drivable axially on the shaft and being elastically deformable between an active position in which the dog comes into abutment against the spring blade, and an inactive position in which the dog slides along the spring blade. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145502 | ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A hydraulic control system for a dual clutch transmission includes a plurality of pressure and flow control devices and logic valve assemblies in fluid communication with a plurality of clutch actuators and with a plurality of synchronizer actuators. The clutch actuators are operable to actuate a plurality of torque transmitting devices and the synchronizer actuators are operable to actuate a plurality of synchronizer assemblies. Selective activation of combinations of the pressure control solenoids and the flow control solenoids allows for a pressurized fluid to activate at least one of the clutch actuators and synchronizer actuators in order to shift the transmission into a desired gear ratio. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145503 | ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A hydraulic control system and method for controlling a dual clutch transmission includes a plurality of pressure and flow control devices and logic valve assemblies in fluid communication with a plurality of clutch actuators and with a plurality of synchronizer actuators. The clutch actuators are operable to actuate a plurality of torque transmitting devices and the synchronizer actuators are operable to actuate a plurality of synchronizer assemblies. Selective activation of combinations of the pressure control solenoids and the flow control solenoids allows for a pressurized fluid to activate at least one of the clutch actuators and synchronizer actuators in order to shift the transmission into a desired gear ratio. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145504 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A hydraulic control system and method for controlling a dual clutch transmission includes a plurality of pressure and flow control devices and logic valve assemblies in fluid communication with a plurality of clutch actuators and with a plurality of synchronizer actuators. The clutch actuators are operable to actuate a plurality of torque transmitting devices and the synchronizer actuators are operable to actuate a plurality of synchronizer assemblies. Selective activation of combinations of the pressure control solenoids and the flow control solenoids allows for a pressurized fluid to activate at least one of the clutch actuators and synchronizer actuators in order to shift the transmission into a desired gear ratio. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145505 | STRUT FOR A CONTROLLABLE ONE-WAY CLUTCH - A strut for a controllable one-way clutch wherein a projecting leg portion on the strut provides an attachment location for a free end of a rod which reciprocates. The strut includes a member-engaging first end surface. The strut further includes a member-engaging second end surface diametrically opposite the first end surface. The strut still further includes a main body portion between the end surfaces. The projecting leg portion extends from the main body portion. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145506 | THREE MODE SELECTION MECHANISM FOR A SELECTABLE ONE WAY CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - A mode selector mechanism for a selectable one way clutch assembly includes a lever moveable between a first position, a second position and a third position. A lever biasing device biases the lever in a first direction. A piston acts in opposition against the lever biasing device to move the lever in a second direction opposite the first direction. The piston is actuated by a variable hydraulic signal. The lever is disposed in the second position when the variable hydraulic signal includes a fluid pressure between a first fluid pressure and a second fluid pressure. The lever is disposed in the third position when the variable hydraulic signal includes a fluid pressure greater than the second fluid pressure. The lever is disposed in the first position when the variable hydraulic signal includes a fluid pressure less than the first fluid pressure. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145507 | SYNCHRONIZER ASSEMBLY - A synchronizer assembly includes a synchronizer sleeve that engages a first gearwheel of the transmission. The synchronizer sleeve and the first gearwheel are rotatable about a shaft, and the synchronizer sleeve is axially moveable along the shaft. The synchronizer assembly further includes a synchronizer ring that contacts a second gearwheel of the transmission to selectively engage the synchronizer sleeve. The synchronizer ring includes a synchronizer spring that selectively abuts the second gearwheel to push the synchronizer ring against the synchronizer sleeve, and a plurality of lugs that engage the second gearwheel. The synchronizer spring is retained on the plurality of lugs. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145508 | CORE PLATE WITH AN EXTRUDED SPLINE - A annular core plate for a multiplate clutch assembly includes a spline with a plurality of teeth. At least one of the plurality of teeth is either partially or fully extruded to a thickness greater than the thickness of a base material for the core plate. The spline may be disposed around the inner surface of the annular core plate or may be disposed around the outer surface of the core plate. The core plate can be a core plate associated with a friction plate or can be a core plate associated with a separator plate. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145509 | ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATING ASSEMBLY - An electromechanical actuating assembly for at least an actuator element of a vehicle transmission with at least a drive device which is coupled with to an actuator device to activate an actuator element. The actuator device comprises of a toggle lever mechanism which is actuated by a ramped contour. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145510 | ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATING ASSEMBLY - An electromechanical actuating assembly for at least an actuator element of a vehicle transmission with at least a drive device which activates a spindle drive ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145511 | CENTRIFUGALLY BALANCED HYDRAULIC CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - A centrifugally balanced hydraulic clutch assembly includes a hydraulic chamber configured to rotate about an axis of rotation and a clutch piston that is partially situated within the hydraulic chamber and defines both an apply volume and a release volume. The clutch piston includes an inner surface and an outer surface, where a portion of the outer surface faces the apply volume and defines an apply area, and a portion of the inner surface faces the release volume and defines a release area. Additionally each portion of the apply area is provided at a respective distance from the axis of rotation, and, for each portion of the apply area, there is a corresponding portion of the release area provided at the same radial distance. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145512 | PARKING SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A parking system for a hybrid vehicle includes a transmission housing, a first motor section provided in the transmission housing, and mounted on an input shaft, a second motor section provided at the rear of the first motor section, and mounted on the input shaft, and a parking mechanism provided between the first motor section and the second motor section for selectively restraining a drive gear spline-coupled to the second motor section. The parking system for a hybrid vehicle can be reduced in overall size by improving the layout of the parking mechanism within the transmission with two motors and forming the parking gear integrally with the drive gear. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145513 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING HEAVY POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC COMPOUNDS FROM A HYDROPROCESSED STREAM - The present invention is an improved apparatus for stripping HPNA's from hydroprocessed streams in a fractionation column having a split shell configuration. Only one vapor stripping feed is required to the split shell of the fractionation column. The resulting reduction in steam requirement provides a superior fractionation in the column. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145514 | SYSTEM FOR FRAMING MOTOR-VEHICLE BODIES OR SUB-ASSEMBLIES THEREOF - In a framing system for framing motor-vehicle bodies or sub-assemblies thereof, the body to be framed is located and clamped in position during the assembling operations by side locating and clamping structures ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145515 | Workpiece Support Systems and Related Machines - In some aspects, a workpiece processing installation includes an operating area, an operating pallet able to be moved along a transport direction between a position within the operating area and a position outside the operating area, the operating pallet being configured to support a workpiece, and a pallet support that is configured to be transferred from a first position, in which the pallet support defines a storage area for the storage of the operating pallet outside the operating area, to a second position in which the pallet support protrudes away from the operating area in the transport direction to a lesser extent than it does in the first position. Transferring the pallet support from the first position to the second position includes moving at least a portion of the pallet support towards the operating area which results in the storage area defined by the pallet support becoming smaller. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145516 | Article Transfer Apparatus - An article transfer apparatus transfers articles downward into packaging. The article transfer apparatus includes a cylindrical chute that extends in a vertical direction. Slits are formed in a side wall surface of the chute. A clogging prevention member is rotatably supported adjacent to the chute. The clogging prevention member is configured and arranged to periodically enter the chute through the slit from an exterior of the chute while the clogging prevention member is rotating. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145517 | Conveyor Assembly - A conveyor assembly includes a main conveyor and a swing auger assembly pivotally coupled to an inlet end of the main conveyor for loading particulate material into the main conveyor. The swing auger assembly includes two first and second augers which are slidable relative to one another to vary a length of the swing auger assembly between a loading hopper at an inlet end of the swing auger assembly and the main conveyor connected at an outlet end of the swing auger. The swing auger assembly is suspended from an overhead support member extending upwardly from the inlet end of the main conveyor such that the swing auger assembly is pivotal through an intermediate position overtop of the main conveyor between first and second laterally offset positions on opposing sides of the main conveyor. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145518 | Adaptable Reciprocating Slat Conveyor - A multi-operating-mode reciprocating slat conveyor having a plurality of operating modes (each operating mode having a predetermined number of steps) and means for switching between operating modes responsive to at least one operating mode changing event. A method implemented using the multi-operating-mode reciprocating slat conveyor. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145519 | Sloped Carousel Baggage Conveyor - A luggage conveyor system includes a frame, a plurality of pallets movably supported by the frame each having a load carrying surface configured to convey luggage thereon, and a drive assembly. The drive assembly includes a chain formed by a plurality of chain links connected to each other. At least one chain link of the plurality of chain links is coupled to one of the plurality of pallets. The drive assembly further includes a motor-driven drive wheel, and a plurality of driven wheels coupled to and driven by the drive wheel. The plurality of driven wheels are arranged such that at least two of the driven wheels simultaneously contact the same one of the plurality of chain links to frictionally drive the chain. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145520 | Switchgear Device Having Several Single-Pole Switching Units and Comprising a Single Actuating Mechanism of Said Units - A switchgear device comprising a main unit supporting an operating mechanism and at least a first auxiliary unit. The units respectively comprise a rotary bar coupled with a mobile contact bridge guided in rotation around an axis of rotation. Two stationary contacts collaborate with said mobile contact bridge. The operating mechanism commands at least one drive rod, angular movement of which results in that of the mobile contact bridges between an open position and a closed position. Compensation means comprise a stop against which the drive rod presses in the closed position so as to limit movement of said rod at the level of the first unit, and to apply a rotational torque to said rod to keep it parallel to the axis. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145521 | FLUORINATED KETONES AS HIGH-VOLTAGE INSULATING MEDIUM - A switching device for medium, high, or extremely high voltage, wherein at least one voltaged component of the switching device is enclosed in an enclosure and the enclosure is filled with a filling medium. The filling medium includes at least one compound from the group of fluorinated ketones, or consists of the same. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145522 | ILLUMINATING KEY CAP STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A illuminating key cap structure includes a case filling layer including a filling material, a back color layer covering the top surface of the case filling layer, a symbol layer covering the back color layer, an illuminating layer including an illuminating material, covering the back color layer and in direct contact with the symbol layer and a translucent passivation layer covering the top surface of the case filling layer. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145523 | DISPLAY AND/OR CONTROL ELEMENT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a cap ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145524 | SLIDABLE BUTTON AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An exemplary electronic device includes a casing with a slot defined in an outer face of the casing, a through holed defined in the slot, and a switch module. The switch module includes a switch received in the casing, and a slidable button embedded in the slot. The slidable button includes an operating portion received in the slot and abutting an outer face of the casing, a holding portion extending outwardly from the operating portion and through the through hole, and two elastic arms respectively extending outwardly from two lateral sides of the holding portion. Each elastic arm includes a connecting section extending outwardly from the holding portion and a locking section protruding outwardly from the connecting section towards the operating portion. The locking sections of the elastic arms abut an inner face of the casing, whereby the slidable button is fixed to the casing. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145525 | SWITCH UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SWITCH UNIT - A printed wiring board has a first switch contact pattern, a second switch contact pattern, and a cutting portion that cuts a plating bar formed thereon. A metal dome is arranged to be in contact with the first switch contact pattern and allows the first switch contact pattern and the second switch contact pattern to be conductive by being deformed. A first sheet attached to the printed wiring board via an adhesive has a first opening portion formed in a region where the metal dome is arranged and a second opening portion formed in the region where a cutting portion is formed. A second sheet is attached to the first sheet via the adhesive to cover the first opening portion and the second opening portion. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145526 | MOVABLE CONTACT FOR SWITCHING - The invention prevents a dome-shaped movable contact for switching from being deformed beyond necessity, and also prevents a contactor from being poorly recovered in advance. The movable contact for switching comprises a reversely recoverable contactor formed by curving an electrically conductive leaf material into a dome-like shape while forming a bulge at the center of a convex surface of the contactor, the bulge protruding toward a dome-shaped convex side, a plurality of contact points formed by forming small projections concentrically positioned around the bulge, on a concave surface of the contactor, the small projections protruding toward a dome-shaped concave side, and a recess for use in prevention of deformation, on a convex side face of the bulge, formed by depressing a part of the circumference of the bulge, on a straight line connecting the center of the bulge with each of the contact points, toward the center. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145527 | CONTINUOUS DECHLORINATION PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT - A continuous dechlorination process, including: heating and extrusion transport of materials, followed by a loose handling and exhausting gases. Then, the solid material is discharged through the discharge port. A continuous dechlorination equipment, including: a cylinder unit with inlet and discharge port is equipped with a heating body. The cylinder unit is designed with the extruding and conveying mechanism ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120145528 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON STREAM - One exemplary embodiment can be an apparatus for treating a hydrocarbon stream having one or more compounds with a boiling point of about 140° to about 450° C. The apparatus can include an extraction zone and a regeneration zone. The extraction zone can include at least one settler. Each settler can have a height and a length. Typically the length is greater than the height. Also, the settler can form a boot, which can be adapted to receive a feed at one end. The regeneration zone may include a regenerator for an ionic liquid. The regenerator can include a column adapted to provide a regenerated ionic liquid to the extraction zone. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145529 | APPARATUS, PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING FLUID TO A DISTILLATION COLUMN OR REACTOR - A fluid delivery apparatus is provided for supplying a fluid mixture to a distillation column or reactor. The apparatus can be used to enhance the heat duty, the flow and/or the flow stability of an existing thermosiphon reboiler which supplies a heated fluid to the column or reactor. The apparatus includes an integrated eductor which receives and increases the fluid velocity of a supplemental fluid into which the heated fluid is aspirated to form a fluid mixture then delivered to the column or reactor. A process and a system utilizing the apparatus are also disclosed, as well as a method of retrofitting an existing system with the apparatus. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145530 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PURIFICATION OF TRICHLOROSILANE - There is provided a method for a purification of trichlorosilane, the method including: performing a pretreatment for separating a chlorosilane mixture from reaction products of a trichlorosilane production reaction; performing a first purification for separating the chlorosilane mixture into a first top stream and a first bottom stream; performing a second purification for separating the first top stream into a second top stream and a second bottom stream; and performing a third purification for separating the second bottom stream into a third top stream and a third bottom stream, wherein the performing of the third purification is carried out under pressure conditions higher than those of the performing of the second purification, and a heat exchange is generated between the second bottom stream and the third top stream. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145531 | Apparatus of extracting aromatic compounds from plants using a solvent in sub-zero temperature and process thereof - An extracting process including adding powder into a first flask in a first cooling bath maintained at a temperature; adding solvent into the first flask and sealing the first flask so that the solvent dissolves the predetermined powder to form a homogeneous solution; removing the first flask; and connecting the first flask to a first one of second flasks, interconnecting the second flasks, and connecting a third flask to the last second flask wherein a quantity of aromatic compounds absorbent fluid is contained in each second flask which is placed in a second cooling bath maintained at the temperature, the third flask is placed in a third cooling bath maintained at another temperature, the solution evaporates to flow vaporized aromatic compounds to the second flasks for absorption by the aromatic compounds absorbent fluid, and the vaporized solvent reaches the third flask to be condensed and collected. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145532 | Efficient hydrogen production by photocatalytic water splitting using surface plasmons in hybrid nanoparticles - Photocatalytic water splitting is employed as a method to directly obtain clean hydrogen from solar radiation by using hybrid nanoparticles with metallic cores and semiconductor photocatalytic shells. Efficient unassisted overall photocatalytic splitting of water is based on resonant absorption from surface plasmon in metal core/semiconductor shell hybrid nanoparticles, which can extend the absorption spectra further towards the visible-near infrared range, thus dramatically increasing the solar energy conversion efficiency. When used in combination with scintillator nanoparticles, the hybrid photocatalytic nanoparticles can be used for conversion of nuclear energy into hydrogen. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145533 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SILICON FROM SILYL HALIDES - The present invention relates to a method for the production of silicon from silyl halides. In a first step, the silyl halide is converted, with the generation of a plasma discharge, to a halogenated polysilane, which is subsequently decomposed to silicon, in a second step, with heating. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145534 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SUBSTRATE WITH FUNCTIONAL FILM FOR THE MASK BLANK - To provide a process for producing an EUV mask blank, capable of reducing foreign matter attributable to a sputtering target, and a process for producing a substrate with a functional film for such a mask blank. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145535 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE USING ION BEAM - A method of processing a substrate in an apparatus including a substrate holder which holds the substrate, an ion source which emits an ion beam, a neutralizer which emits electrons, and a shutter which is arranged between a space in which the ion source and the neutralizer are arranged and a space in which the substrate holder is arranged, and configured to shield the ion beam traveling toward the substrate, includes adjusting an amount of electrons which are emitted by the neutralizer and reach the substrate holder during movement of the shutter. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145536 | Blood Measuring Apparatus - A blood measuring apparatus includes: first and second chambers which communicate with each other through an aperture; first and second electrodes which are disposed respectively in the first chamber and the second chamber; and a controller: which performs blood measurement by causing a current to flow between the first and second electrodes in a state where diluted blood is contained in the first chamber and diluting solution is contained in the second chamber; and which performs electrolysis by applying a voltage between the first and second electrodes in a state where diluting solution is contained in the first and second chambers, thereby producing washing solution, and which performs washing on at least the aperture, and the first and second chambers by using the produced washing solution. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145537 | COMPACT CLOSED-LOOP ELECTROLYZING PROCESS AND APPARATUS - This is an electrolytic apparatus and process for the production of Hypochlorous Acid (HClO) and Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) in a closed-loop arrangement. A brine solution in an electrolyzer cell is subjected to an electric current, causing HClO and/or NaOH to be produced in water circulated through the cell. The produced solution is recirculated through the cell as its chemical properties are monitored by a sensor, connected by a controller which controls a recirculating pump and the electric current, until the sensor indicates that the concentration of the solution has reached a desired value, and the controller stops the process. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145538 | METHOD OF INSTALLING OXYGEN-CONSUMING ELECTRODES IN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - A method for the installation of oxygen-consuming electrodes in electrochemical cells includes sealing one or more oxygen-consuming electrodes in an electrochemical half cell having damaged regions and/or overlap regions and applying a sealing paste. The sealing paste includes silver oxide, a hydrophobic polymer component, and a perfluorinated or partially fluorinated solvent. The method may be used, in particular, for chloralkali electrolysis. An electrochemical cell, having one or more adjoining oxygen-consuming electrodes with damaged and/or overlap regions sealed with a sealing paste having silver oxide, a hydrophobic polymer component, and a fluorinated solvent, is also disclosed. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145539 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - Devices and methods are provided for determining the concentration of a reduced form of a redox species. For example, a device can include a working electrode and a counter electrode spaced by a predetermined distance so that reaction produces from the counter electrode arrive at the working electrode. An electric potential difference can be applied between the electrodes, and the potential of the working electrode can be selected such that the rate of electro-oxidation of the reduced form of the species is diffusion controlled. Current as a function of time can be determined, the magnitude of the steady state current can be estimated, and a value indicative of the diffusion coefficient and/or of the concentration of the reduced form of the species can be obtained from the change in current with time and the magnitude of the steady state current. Other embodiments of apparatuses, devices, and methods are also provided. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145540 | Electrolytic Cell for Heating Electrolyte by a Glow Plasma Field in the Electrolyte - An electrolytic cell for the generation of a plasma field in an electrolyte that heats the electrolyte forms part of a closed-loop heat transfer device, the electrolytic cell fluidly connected to a heat exchanger. A plasma electrode and a second electrode are mounted on a tubular insulating member that forms part of the flow path of electrolyte from the tank to the heat exchanger. The electrolyte must flow through the electrodes when flowing from the tank to the heat exchanger. | 2012-06-14 |
20120145541 | DISEASE DIAGNOSING BIOSENSOR CAPABLE OF PROMPTLY SEPARATING BLOOD CELLS - The present invention relates to a disease diagnosing biosensor capable of promptly separating blood cells, in which a disease can be analyzed further accurately by adding a blood cell separating pad on a front or rear side of a capillary tube and separating the blood cells and plasma within 1 or 2 seconds owing to distribution of hydrophilic and hydrophobic segments. The entire configuration of the biosensor according to the present invention includes a base film; electrodes arranged on a top surface of the base film; a space film covering a top surface of the electrodes; a blood cell separating pad connected to a rear side of the space film; a capillary tube added on a rear top surface of the space film; and a cover film covered on a top surface of the capillary tube and the blood cell separating pad. | 2012-06-14 |