24th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110140314 | COMPONENT MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT - A method of connecting a component to a molded article may include disposing a component adjacent to a wall of the article being molded, overlapping a portion of the component with a portion of the wall of the article being molded while the wall is still at least partially molten, and permitting the wall of the article being molded to cool with said portion of the component still overlapped by the wall. Preferably, a portion of the component is overlapped on two sides by the wall of the article being molded to firmly retain the component relative to the article after the article is formed. The article may be a receptacle, or any other object, as desired. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140315 | BLOW MOULDING MACHINE HAVING A COOLING DEVICE - An apparatus ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110140316 | DYNAMIC BIOACTIVE BONE GRAFT MATERIAL AND METHODS FOR HANDLING - The present disclosure relates to a dynamic bioactive bone graft material and a method of handling the material to prepare an implant. In one embodiment, a method of preparing a dynamic bioactive bone graft implant is provided. The method includes the step of providing a porous, fibrous composition of bioactive glass fibers, wherein the fibers are characterized by fiber diameters ranging from about 5 nanometers to about 100 micrometers, and wherein the porosity of the matrix ranges from about 100 nanometers to about 1 millimeter. The porous, fibrous composition is introduced into a mold tray, and a shaped implant is created using the mold tray. The composition may be wetted with a fluid such as saline or a naturally occurring body fluid like blood prior to creating the shaped implant. In another embodiment, the porous, fibrous composition is provided with the mold tray as a kit. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140317 | SHIELDING ARRANGEMENT FOR THE SMELT SPOUT AREA OF A RECOVERY BOILER - A smelt spout area of a recovery boiler. A bank of smelt spouts is connected to a lower part of the boiler for directing smelt from the boiler to a dissolving tank. A working area is in front of the bank of smelt spouts. A shielding wall is located in front of the bank of smelt spouts and arranged movable in relation to the bank of smelt spouts to separate the bank of smelt spouts from the working area and persons working on the working area. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140318 | Molten metal containment structure having flow through ventilation - Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a molten metal containment structure including a refractory molten metal containment vessel having an external surface, and a metal casing for the vessel having an internal surface at least partially surrounding the external surface of the vessel at a distance therefrom forming a spacing between the vessel and the casing. The spacing includes an unobstructed upwardly extending gap that is vented to the exterior of the structure by upper and lower openings in the casing. A layer of insulating material is preferably positioned in the spacing between the internal surface of the casing and the external surface of the vessel, with the layer of insulating material being narrower than the spacing at least at upwardly extending sides of the casing, thereby forming the unobstructed gap. The vessel may be a metal conveying trough, a housing for a metal filter, a container for a metal degasser unit, a crucible, or the like. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140319 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEGASSING MOLTEN METAL - A system for adding gas to and transferring molten metal from a vessel and into one or more of a ladle, ingot mold, launder, feed die cast machine or other structure is disclosed. The system includes at least a vessel for containing molten metal, an overflow (or dividing) wall, a device or structure, such as a molten metal pump, for generating a stream of molten metal, and one or more gas-release devices. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140320 | ROTARY DEGASSER AND ROTOR THEREFOR - A device for dispersing gas into molten metal includes an impeller, a drive shaft having a gas-transfer passage therein, and a first end and a second end, and a drive source. The second end of the drive shaft is connected to the impeller and the first end is connected to the drive source. The impeller includes a first portion and a second portion with a plurality of cavities. The first portion covers the second portion to help prevent gas from escaping to the surface without entering the cavities and being mixed with molten metal as the impeller rotates. When gas is transferred through the gas-transfer passage, it exits through the gas-release opening(s) in the bottom of the impeller. At least some of the gas enters the cavities where it is mixed with the molten metal being displaced by the impeller. Also disclosed are impellers that can be used to practice the invention. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140321 | TUYER DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING GAS MEDIA UNDER A LIQUID METAL LEVEL - The invention relates to producing and processing liquid metal in metallurgy. The inventive tuyer device comprises a well block with a built-in shell, coaxial metal pipes arranged inside the shell, a central working channel and an annular channel encompassing the working channel on the side of a device introducible into the liquid metal, wherein the channels are separately connected to ducts for supplying gas media to the metal and the coaxial metal pipes consist of two interconnected sections of different diameters, the second section having the larger diameter, being connected to the ducts for separately supplying gas media to the working channels of the first section, being provided with an extra pipe and having the annular channels only, the gaps of which are in the form of capillaries for the liquid metal, the internal section of the central pipe being closed on both ends and filled with a refractory material. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140322 | Compressive rod assembly for molten metal containment structure - Exemplary embodiments of the invention relate to a compressive rod assembly for applying force to a refractory vessel positioned within an outer metal casing. The assembly includes a rigid elongated rod having first and second opposed ends, a threaded bolt adjacent to the first opposed end of the elongated rod, and a compressive structure positioned operationally between the elongated rod and the bolt. Compressive force applied by the bolt to the elongated rod passes through the compressive structure which allows limited longitudinal movements of the elongated rod to be accommodated by the compressive structure without requiring corresponding longitudinal movements of the bolt. Exemplary embodiments also relate to rod structure forming a component of the assembly, and to a metal containment structure having a vessel supported and compressed by at least one such assembly. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140323 | AIR SUSPENSION - Disclosed is an improved air suspension that prevents damage and/or failure of a component of an air spring, such as an air sleeve, by unwanted force or moment, such as rotational torque, applied to the air spring during vehicle traveling. The air suspension includes a damper including a cylinder and a piston rod, an air spring to which a canister and an air piston are hermetically connected via an air sleeve, an upper mount which secures the piston rod and the canister to a vehicle frame, a first bearing disposed at a connecting portion between the upper mount and the piston rod, and a second bearing disposed at a connecting portion between the air piston and the cylinder. Each of the first and second bearings is a thrust bearing. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140324 | Damping device having a spring device and a telescopic device - A damping device having a spring device and a telescopic device which is coupled to the spring device. The telescopic device has a plurality of telescopic elements which are coupled together in such a way that a predetermined damping force is generated when the telescopic elements are displaced relative to each other. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140325 | ENERGY TRANSMISSION CONTROL MOUNT - An energy transmission control mount comprises a carrier having a first major surface, an opposite second major surface and an aperture provided therein. Channels are provided adjacent opposite ends of the first surface. Vibration dampening material is provided on the carrier. The vibration dampening material substantially lines the channels and the aperture and extends over at least a portion of the second surface. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140326 | SUPPLEMENTARY SPRING - The invention relates to a hollow spring element of which the outer surface has at least one peripheral notch, which has at its base a notch geometry with a radius of curvature of less than 1 mm. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140327 | SPRING RETAINER AND SPRING SYSTEM - A spring retainer is made from an iron-based material to improve the strength and abrasion resistance of the spring retainer and reduce the thickness and weight thereof. The spring retainer includes a retainer body having a tapered support hole to be supported with a valve stem and a flange-like spring seat circumferentially formed on a periphery at a first side of the retainer body to receive and support a valve spring. The retainer body and spring seat are integrally formed from resilient steel with grain flows continuously formed from the retainer body to the spring seat. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140328 | Hydrostatically Actuated Workholding Apparatus with High Expansion and Recovery Sleeve - A workholding apparatus includes a body, and a workholding sleeve composed of metal and carried by the body. A fluid chamber receives a fluid between the body and the workholding sleeve. Under fluid pressure, the sleeve is radially displaceable and recoverable to a high degree. For example, when displaced under fluid pressure, the sleeve experiences substantially complete and repeatable strain recovery of at least about 2% of its overall cross-sectional area. Preferably, the sleeve is composed of Nitinol. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140329 | Modular Hydraulic Load Support Device - A hydraulic load support device comprises a pump unit that includes a reservoir chamber configured to contain hydraulic fluid and a reservoir passageway in fluid communication with the reservoir chamber. The pump unit further includes a connection interface having a delivery passageway in fluid communication with the reservoir passageway. The pump unit further includes a handle connected to the reservoir chamber that is movable to drive hydraulic fluid from the reservoir chamber. The hydraulic load support device further includes a pivoted jaw frame affixed to the connection interface. The pivoted jaw frame is movable from a closed position to an open position and vice versa. The pivoted jaw frame includes a head passageway in fluid communication with the delivery passageway and an actuator including a fluid chamber in fluid communication with the head passageway to receive hydraulic fluid and thereby move the pivoted jaw frame to the open position. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140330 | ROBOT SYSTEM - The present invention provides a robot system in which a robot and a positioner are combined with each other. In the robot system, footprint is reduced and a production line having a short tact time between steps is formed. The robot system includes a work object, robots that perform a work operation on the work object, and positioners that position the work object, wherein the robots are provided on frame members of the positioners. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140331 | Device to facilitate fast easy installation of electrical device boxes - Herein is described an electrical device box installation jig that comprises a rigid sliding scale, one or more fixtures, one or more clamp knobs and a device box holder. The fixture is attached to the device box and is affixed to the sliding scale such that the fixture can slide up and down the scale while holding the device box. The clamp knob holds the fixture in place at the desired height. The device box holder attaches to the device box and holds it in place until the box is secured to a stud. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140332 | TESTING APPARATUS - A testing apparatus is for testing products on an assembly line and includes a worktable, a positioning device, and a testing member. The worktable includes a number of wheels pivotably attached to a bottom thereof, and a number of retractable feet attached to the bottom thereof. The positioning device is attached to the worktable and includes a number of clamping members to position a product to be test. The testing member is attached to the worktable and operated by a control box to move a robot arm with a testing head to test the product. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140333 | Devices and methods for holding an intraocular lens during the processing and packaging of the intraocular lens - A holder for an intraocular lens during the processing and packaging of the intraocular lens. The holder having an upper member having a base portion extending from the upper member along a first longitudinal axis. Additionally, the holder has a lower member having a receiving member defining a cavity for receiving the intraocular lens and a coupling member for engaging the base portion. The receiving member extending from the lower member along a second longitudinal axis and having at least one channel extending substantially through the receiving member that is substantially transverse to the second longitudinal axis. The holder has a locked position such that the upper and lower members are locked with respect to each other and at least one channel provides unobstructed access into the cavity of the receiving member for obtaining dimensional and optical measurements of the intraocular lens when the holder is in the locked position. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140334 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE WORKPIECES - A system for simultaneously treating multiple workpieces is configured with sites, configured to hold respective workpieces, affixed on a rotatable base. Each site has a shelf accommodating an interior space and may be positioned by base rotation in alignment with a station of fixed location. Each station is equipped with an active component. The active components are movable simultaneously within respective stations into the respective interior spaces of respective aligned sites. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140335 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus comprises: a conveying portion which contacts a doubled up booklet and conveys the booklet; an end conveying portion which abuts against an open end of the booklet and pushes out the booklet, thereby conveying the booklet; a stopper which abuts against a back of the booklet to position the booklet; a holding portion which holds the booklet which abuts against the stopper; a processing portion which processes the booklet held by the holding portion; wherein the conveying portion can come into contact with and separate from the booklet, the conveying portion separates from the booklet, or a pressure for bringing the conveying portion into contact with the booklet is reduced before the back of the booklet abuts against the stopper, the back of the booklet is abutted against the stopper by the end conveying portion and then, the holding portion holds the booklet. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140336 | POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A post-processing apparatus includes: a sheet conveyance section; a side stitching section having a side stitching stacker which has a side stitching sheet stacking surface inclined with respect to a horizontal; and a saddle stitching section having a saddle stitching stacker which has a saddle stitching sheet stacking surface inclined with respect to the horizontal, wherein an inclination angle of the side stitching sheet stacking surface with respect to the horizontal and an inclination angle of the saddle stitching sheet stacking surface with respect to the horizontal are equal to each other, and the side stitching sheet stacking surface and the saddle stitching sheet stacking surface are parallel to each other. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140337 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A saddle stitching portion which can bind the center portion in the conveying direction of a sheet bundle by a stapler and fold it by a pair of folding rollers and a pushout member, includes an end stopper which receives the downstream end of a sheet conveyed by a first conveying roller in a first receiving position on the downstream of the first conveying roller by a length not buckling the sheet on the downstream of the stapler or the downstream end of the sheet conveyed by a second conveying roller in a second receiving position on the downstream of the second conveying roller by the length on the further downstream, wherein the receiving position of the downstream end stopper is selected according to the length in the conveying direction of the sheet. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140338 | Methods and apparatus for shingle stacking of tickets in a ticket printer - Methods and apparatus are provided for stacking paper tickets, receipts, vouchers and the like that exit a transaction-based printer. A stacking nip is provided which accepts a first ticket from a ticket cutter. The first ticket is fed into the stacking nip, and then advanced by the stacking nip for a fixed distance until a trailing edge of the first ticket is positioned before the stacking nip. A second ticket is then fed towards the stacking nip. The first ticket is held in the stacking nip with the trailing edge positioned before the stacking nip until a leading edge of the second ticket overlaps the trailing edge of the first ticket. The trailing edge of the first ticket and the leading edge of the second ticket are then simultaneously advanced through the stacking nip. The first ticket is ejected from the stacking nip into a ticket bin once the trailing edge is advanced through the stacking nip. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140339 | INSERTER AND A SINGLE-COPY GRIPPER WITH DEEP REACH - An inserter including a pocket for holding an unevenly folded printed product having a fold edge, a first section on a first side of the fold edge and a second section on a second side of the fold edge that is at least 20 percent shorter than the first section is provided. The pocket includes a lower support surface for supporting the fold edge, a first wall for supporting the first section and a second wall for supporting the second section. The first and second walls each have at least one cutout defined therein. The at least one cutout of the second wall includes a lower cutout edge that is less than a length of the second section away from the lower support surface. The inserter also includes a gripper for securely gripping unevenly folded printed product and removing the unevenly folded printed product from the pocket by passing through the at least one cutouts in the first and second walls. A method of inserting an insert into an unevenly folded printed product is also provided. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140340 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING PRINTED PRODUCTS MADE OF MULTIPLE PAPER SHEETS AS WELL AS A PERFORATING KNIFE - A method and device for processing printed products made of multiple paper sheets is disclosed. The paper sheets are moved in the direction of a leading open edge and the paper sheets are connected to each other in a detachable manner in the region of the edge. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140341 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet accommodating unit which is detachably attached to an apparatus main body and configured to accommodate sheets, a sheet stacking unit which is provided in the sheet accommodating unit and can move while supporting the sheet, a sheet feeding unit configured to feed the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking unit, and a lift unit configured to move the sheet stacking unit toward the sheet feeding unit, wherein, before feeding of the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking unit by the sheet feeding unit, the lift unit increases and then reduces press contact force between the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking unit and the sheet feeding unit. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140342 | AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER - An automatic document feeder includes an upper cover, an input tray for placing plural documents, a pick-up module and a stopper module. A guide plate is disposed on the upper cover. The guide plate has a confining aperture. The confining aperture includes a fixing region and a releasing region. The stopper module has a stopping slice inserted into the confining aperture. When the automatic document feeder is enabled and the pick-up module is swung to be close to the input tray, the stopper module is moved from the fixing region of the confining aperture in response to the swinging action of the pick-up module. As such, the stopper module is released and the document is allowed to be fed into the internal portion of the automatic document feeder. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140343 | MEDIUM CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A medium conveying device includes a first guide member, a second guide member, a conveying member, and a support member. The first guide member guides one face of a medium to be conveyed and opposed to the one face when the medium is conveyed. The second guide member guides the other face of the medium and is opposed to the other face when the medium is conveyed, the second guide member being movable between a close position and an open position. The conveying member is provided in a conveying passage formed by the first guide member and the second guide member being at the close position in order to convey the medium in the conveying passage. The support member keeps the second guide member at the open position and is provided at a position outer than the second guide member in a direction that the medium is conveyed. When the second guide member is at the open position, the medium in the conveying passage is removable from the conveying passage. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140344 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet feeding apparatus including: a sheet loading table; and an adsorption conveyance section having: multiple belts with through-holes; and an air suction section in an inside of the belts and absorbs air through the through-holes; wherein the conveyance section sucks air, allows the sheet to be adsorbed to the belt, and conveys it; the adsorption conveyance section further includes: a first roller provides driving force to the belts; a second roller rotated by the belts, and a third roller between the first roller and the second roller and rotated by the belts, and the belts are supported by those rollers; and an outer surface of the belts mostly protrudes towards the sheets on the table at a central part of the third roller in a cross section perpendicular to the conveyance direction containing a shaft of the third roller. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140345 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus is constituted from a sheet loading section having a raising and lowering plate, sheet side surface regulating members that regulate side surfaces of sheets, and an air blowing section that blows air towards the side surface of sheets in a top part, a sheet suction and conveying section, a reflection type sensor which detects the upper limit position of the sheets in the sheet loading section, a control section which, when an output of the reflection type sensor becomes an output indicating the state between the sheets that are put in the floating state due to the air flow blown out from an air blowing section and the sheets that are maintaining the stacked state, carries out control so as to raise the raising and lowering plate. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140346 | SHEET DETECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment of the present invention, a sheet detection apparatus that detects a sheet includes an actuator unit that is rotatable around a rotational axis so as to adopt any of a protruding position in which the actuator unit protrudes into a detection area for detecting the sheet and a retracted position in which the actuator unit is retracted from the detection area, and an operation unit that is capable of switching between a retracted state in which the actuator unit is set to the retracted position and a protruding state in which the actuator unit is set to the protruding position. An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the sheet detection apparatus, and the sheet detection apparatus is provided in a main body of the image forming apparatus. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140347 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding device that feeds sheets by a sheet feeding unit from a sheet feeding cassette storing the sheets, in which positions of rotation centers of a lifting plate and a lifting plate pressing member are varied from each other in such a manner that a rotation track of an edge of an opening of the lifting plate pressing member and a rotation track of a vertical surface of an engaging member provided on the lifting plate intersect with each other, so that the edge is engaged with the vertical surface at the intersection position of the rotation tracks to restrict rotation of the lifting plate when the lifting plate moves upward before a lifting operation of the lifting plate pressing member. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140348 | SHEET POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a discharge portion configured to discharge a sheet having a folding portion, a conveyance portion configured to abut on a lower surface of the sheet discharged by the discharge portion, to convey the sheet downstream in a sheet conveyance direction of the discharge portion, a pressing portion arranged at a position opposing the conveyance portion, configured to press an upper surface of the sheet discharged by the discharge portion, and a moving portion configured to move the pressing portion in the sheet conveyance direction of the conveyance portion, in which the moving portion moves the pressing portion upstream in the sheet conveyance direction of the conveyance portion, to move the pressing portion from a position where the sheet discharged by the discharge portion is not pressed to a position where the sheet discharged by the discharge portion is pressed. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140349 | INSERTER SYSTEM DIVERT GATE ACTUATED BY PRE-FOLD ACCUMULATOR DRIVE SHAFT - An inserter system includes a pre-fold accumulator subsystem in which plural sheets are collected before folding and insertion into an envelope. A divert gate is at the upstream side of the pre-fold accumulator to selectively downwardly divert sheets fed in a reverse direction from the pre-fold accumulator. Positioning of the divert gate is controlled by a mechanism that couples the divert gate and a drive shaft that drives a sheet drive belt component of the pre-fold accumulator. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140350 | CONVEYING DEVICE - A conveying device includes a switching gate, a handle, and a link mechanism. The switching gate switches the direction in which a sheet of paper is conveyed along a conveying path. Normally, the weight of the switching gate keeps a front end portion of the gate engaging with a recess. A user grips the handle when he/she opens the conveying device from an apparatus. The user's grip on the handle makes the link mechanism disengage the gate portion from the recess. The link mechanism includes a protrusion protruding toward the apparatus and having a slope, which tapers off. When the conveying device closes into the apparatus, compressive contact of the protrusion slope with a wall of the apparatus disengages the gate portion from the recess. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140351 | POSITION REGULATION MEMBER AND TRANSPORT APPARATUS - A position regulation member, provided in one of a base unit and a removable unit that is attached to the base unit in a removable state, that positions the removable unit relative to the base unit, the position regulation member including a position regulation arm provided so as to be mobile between a first position and a second position through the use of a cam mechanism, and a biasing spring attached to the position regulation arm. When the position regulation arm is moved from the first position to the second position or from the second position to the first position, the biasing spring biases the position regulation arm in the direction of the movement of the position regulation arm by first elastically deforming and then switch the direction of biasing by passing a inversion point. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140352 | SHEET MEMBER FEEDER DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet member feeder device includes: a sheet member housing section that houses a sheet member for feeding; a guide member, provided so as to be movable in approach-separation directions that approach towards, or separate away from, an edge of the sheet member housed in the sheet member housing section, the guide member guiding the edge of the sheet member; a restricting member that is provided to the guide member, the restricting member engaging with an engaged portion provided to the sheet member housing section and restricting movement of the guide member in the approach-separation directions; and a pressing member that, when the restricting member is engaged with the engaged portion, presses the guide member towards the sheet member by the pressing member inserting further into a gap between the restricting member and the guide member. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140353 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS - A printer has a separating unit, such as a depressing cam and a depressing slider, which presses a middle plate against the biasing force of a spring and separates a sheet on the middle plate from a sheet feeding roller by a predetermined distance, a separation driving unit, such as a DC motor, which moves the separating unit, a measuring unit which measures the driving load applied to the separation driving unit when the separation driving unit drives the separating unit, and a load imparting unit, such as a brake plate, which imparts load to the middle plate, the separating unit, or the like. The brake plate or the like imparts load when a sheet is separated from the sheet feeding roller by the separating unit, and the brake plate or the like changes the load to be imparted, according to the turning angle of the middle plate. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140354 | RECORDING MEDIUM SUPPLY DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording medium supply device includes a cassette attachable to and detachable from a main body and capable of stacking recording medium thereon, a feeding roller which feeds the uppermost recording medium to the main body from a leading end of the recording medium, a regulating member which is arranged forward in the direction in which the cassette is removed from the main body as seen from the feeding roller, and a projection preventing member attached adjacent to the tip portion of the cassette facing the leading end of the recording medium. The position of the lower end of the regulating member is higher than the cassette attached to the main body, and lower than the lower end of the feeding roller, and the position of the upper end of the projection preventing member is higher than the position of the lower end of the regulating member. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140355 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The detachment of a feed roller rotatably supported by a holding portion provided in the main body of an apparatus, and held detachably in the axial direction thereof is restricted by a locking device. The locking device is made movable to a lock position and a lock releasing position for permitting the detachment of the feed roller. Further, when the locking device is in the lock releasing position when a sheet stacking portion is mounted, the locking device is moved to the lock position by a position changeover device in operative association with the mounting operation of the sheet stacking portion. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140356 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A packing material for distribution is formed in such a shape that, when the packing material attached in a deck unit fails to be removed, a control unit determines that no sheet is present on a tray based on detection signals from a sheet surface detection sensor and a sheet presence detection sensor. When a user checks the deck unit when the absence of sheets is displayed, the user can notice a failure to remove the packing material, thus preventing damage to a sheet feeding apparatus caused by the failure to remove the packing material for distribution. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140357 | MEDIUM CORRECTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A medium correcting device includes: a first correction section that includes a first adjustment system to adjust mutually pressing forces between a first rod-like rotation body and a second rod-like rotation body, wherein a recording medium on which an image is formed passes between the first and second rod-like rotation bodies, and at least one of the first and second rod-like rotation bodies is driven to rotate at a driving speed according to the mutually pressing forces; and a second correction section that includes a second adjustment system to adjust mutually pressing forces between the circular surface of the first circularly-moving body and the outer circular surface of the belt member, wherein the recording medium passes between the first and second circularly-moving bodes, and at least one of the first and second circularly-moving bodes is driven to rotate at a driving speed according to the mutually pressing forces. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140358 | GAME METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A wagering game based upon one or more events. The wagering game can include a game board having any number of wagering areas disposed thereon. The wagering areas may further include one or more sets of wagering odds. Additionally, the game board can be correlated to an event which is displayed to any players of the game. Events may then be wagered on and, depending on the outcome of the events, winning wagers may be paid and losing wagers may be collected from the game board. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140359 | Five Star Black Jack - A method for maintaining an equally likely mode on a gaming table in a gaming system, the method comprising initiating acquisition of more game points than a game dealer without exceeding a predetermined total. Initiating accumulation of a winning game sequence without exceeding the predetermined total, whereby a player plays more than one position while a plurality of cards is displayed on the gaming table. On completion of the winning game sequence, the game dealer begins untangling the plurality of cards while ensuring that a game sequence of the game dealer and a game sequence of the player remains intact. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140360 | RELATIONSHIP GAMES - A series of games are disclosed which test the ability of players to ascertain and identify the existence of relationships between topics in a structured fashion. Players can play against each other or against pre-established standards. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140362 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PLAYING BACCARAT JACKPOT WITH AN OPTION FOR INSURANCE BETTING - Methods for carrying out any or all the steps of the disclosed gaming method for playing jackpot and live baccarat games with an option for insurance betting. After first two cards are dealt to a player's hand and a banker's hand, according to a set of baccarat rules, and one or more of the players are allowed to place a bet on live baccarat on either the banker's hand to win or the player's hand to win, an insurance bet becomes available for the player to be placed on the player's hand or the banker's hand and various rules are set forth for winning the insurance bet. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140363 | Moveable soccer goal safety system - In a soccer goal consisting of a framework supporting a net arranged to trap a soccer ball passing through the mouth of the frame upon scoring a goal, a safety device for preventing the shifting of the framework from a playing field position or from tipping over from misuse or player impact consisting of a weighted roller attachable or attached to the rear of the framework and resting on the playing field opposite the mouth which roller is either permanently weighted by construction of a heavy material or is constructed of a sealed shell fillable with a liquid such as water or a flowable particulate substance such as sand. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140364 | SEAL, ASSEMBLY AND METHOD, PARTICULARLY FOR DOWNHOLE ELECTRIC CABLE TERMINATIONS - A seal assembly ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110140365 | ROTARY SEAL WITH SUPPORTED INLET - A hydrodynamically lubricated sealing element for applications where the pressure of a contained fluid can be significantly greater than the pressure of the seal lubricant. The sealing element retains the pressure of the contained fluid and provides hydrodynamic lubricant pumping activity at the dynamic sealing interface to enhance service life. The invention is particularly suitable for oilfield drilling swivel washpipe assemblies, downhole drilling tools, and rotary mining equipment, and for applications such as artificial lift pump stuffing box assemblies and centrifugal pumps where a rotating shaft penetrates a pressurized reservoir that is filled with abrasive-laden liquids, mixtures, or slurries. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140366 | IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO SPRING ENERGISED PLASTIC SEALS - A seal assembly for providing a seal between a pair of components has a sealing ring made of flexible plastics material and a backup ring ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110140367 | NOVEL COATING HAVING REDUCED STRESS AND A METHOD OF DEPOSITING THE COATING ON A SUBSTRATE - A method of depositing a coating on a substrate, the method comprising the steps of: (a) depositing material on a substrate by performing a cathodic vacuum arc (CVA) deposition step; and (b) depositing material on a substrate by performing a physical vapor deposition (PVD) step that excludes CVA deposition wherein the thickness of the material deposited in step (a) is greater than the thickness of material deposited in step (b). | 2011-06-16 |
20110140368 | Seal and Seal Arrangement - A seal is disclosed, for sealing a seal surface ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110140369 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPRING-ENERGIZED DYNAMIC SEALING ASSEMBLY - A seal assembly is disclosed. The seal comprises a metal spring bonded to an elastomer body that is coupled to a polymer ring. The spring may comprise a cantilevered, overlapped metal strip. The elastomer and polymer mechanically interlock with radial members. The elastomer has contacting surfaces configured in outward extending radii to enhance forward edge loading and oil removal from the dynamic surface. In hydraulic service, the seal prevents the egress of hydraulic fluid and ingress of foreign particles. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140370 | Seal Member for Use in a Seal System Between a Transition Duct Exit Section and a Turbine Inlet in a Gas Turbine Engine - A seal member for use in a channel between a transition seal structure and a vane seal structure in a gas turbine engine. The seal member includes a spring member and a sheathing assembly. A first end of the spring member is affixed to either the transition seal structure or the vane seal structure. The second end is free to move within the channel. The sheathing assembly includes a main body and a plate portion. The main body surrounds the spring member and is affixed to the second end thereof. The plate portion extends from the main body and is adapted to extend toward the other of the transition seal structure and the vane seal structure. The spring member provides a bias on the sheathing assembly such that the plate portion engages the other of the transition seal structure and the vane seal structure to limit leakage through the channel. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140371 | Flange sealing system - A sealing element that provides a fluid tight seal between pipe end flanges of adjoining pipes in a flange sealing system is disclosed. The sealing system also uses a centering ring surrounding and locating the sealing element relative to the pipe end flanges which is discontinuous in a circumferential direction of the centering ring between two ends of the centering ring which are disconnected from one another in a mounted position between the pipe end flanges so that the centering ring can be flexed to replace the sealing element therein upon removal from the pipe end flanges. The centering ring has an inner circumference in the form of a concave wedge-shaped edge and the sealing element has a wedge-shaped cross-section in the form of a convex wedge-shaped edge arranged to be received in the concave wedge-shaped edge of the centering ring. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140372 | FLUE GAS DIVERTER DAMPER SEAL LAND - A diverter damper seal land for installation in a flue gas duct defined by a casing wall, the diverter damper seal land includes: a front seal land and a rear seal land, the front seal land is mountable in the duct by a connection between the base edge and the casing wall and the rear seal land is connected at its base edge to the inner edge of the front seal land and spaced back and radially inwardly from the front seal such that it protrudes radially inwardly behind the front seal land. Another diverter damper seal land assembly includes: a seal land including a front seal land and a rear seal land; a first gusset; and a second gusset spaced from the first gusset, the first and second gussets connected to the casing wall and positioned at the back side of the front seal land to support the seal land in an operative position in the duct. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140373 | FRIT SEALING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY (OLED) APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A frit sealing system and a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display (OLED) using the frit sealing system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the frit sealing system includes: a thermal expansion film formed on the second substrate to pressurize the second substrate when heat is applied to the frit and thermal expansion film, wherein the frit is interposed between the first and second substrates and a mask formed on the thermal expansion film. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140374 | HYGIENIC TUBE FITTING GASKET | 2011-06-16 |
20110140375 | SEAL STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - In order to enhance a shape retaining property of a gasket consisting only of a rubber, prevent damage to a casing for an electronic equipment due to high reactive force of the gasket, and make assembling of the casing easy, a seal structure comprises a gasket installed in a non-adhesion manner between a case and a lid to be interposed in a compressed state when the case and the lid are assembled, and a resin film integrated with the gasket to enhance the shape retaining property of the gasket, the gasket has a portion compressed between the case and the lid when they are assembled, and a portion not compressed between them when assembled and the resin film is integrated with the portion which is not compressed. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140376 | Dual Size Tool-Bit Holder - A tool-bit holder ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110140377 | WHEEL SYSTEM WITH LIFTER APPARATUS - A wheel system includes a frame, a wheel rotatably mounted to the frame, and a lifter. The lifter defines a first end and a second end. The first end of the lifter is pivotably mounted to the frame, and the second end of the lifter defines a contact surface. The contact surface of the lifter is adapted to establish initial contact with a vertically disposed obstacle, and thereafter the lifter is configured to pivot about the first end such that the wheel is lifted and translated over the vertical obstacle. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140378 | ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR, ESPECIALLY FOR AN ANTI-ROLL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - An electromechanical actuator, especially for an anti-roll bar of a motor vehicle, that has two actuator elements, which can be rotated relative to each other about a common rotational axis, for which purpose an electric motor and a gearbox coupled therewith are provided. The electric motor is arranged in an actuator element for transmitting a torque, and an output shaft of the gearbox is coupled to the other actuator element. A mechanical overload coupling is provided in the torque-transmitting load path from the electric motor to the gearbox output shaft. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140379 | POLE SHAFT COUPLING ASSEMBLY AND RELATED METHOD - A pole member for a stand, such as a medical stand, is defined by a first pole section and a second pole section. The first pole section includes a hollow end having a spline disposed therein for engaging a corresponding spline formed on a mating end of the second pole section. The splines are sized to interconnect wherein each spline includes tapering teeth and slots to create locking engagement therebetween and limit lateral play. A locking element engages the hollow end of the first pole section when inserted a predetermined distance therein. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140380 | Interactive Customer Shopping Cart - An interactive shopping system, apparatus and methods are provided for use at a brick-and-mortar merchant location. The interactive shopping system includes a basket for holding items selected by a shopper, and a unique identifier for the basket. An input device is associated with said basket to obtain information regarding specific items as they are placed in the basket. A point of sale system is associated with the input device to collect information obtained from the input device, associate that information with the unique identifier for the basket, and complete a purchase transaction for all items located in the basket at checkout. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140381 | Mobile Cart Base with Traction Wheel - A multi-wheeled base for a mobile cart includes one or more swiveling, optionally locking, caster wheels and one or more non-swiveling traction wheels to improve the maneuverability of the cart by making it easier to steer and stop. The traction wheels may be manually-engaged traction wheels, which may be operated by a cam and lever. The traction wheels may also be automatically-engaged traction wheels operated by a motor and a threaded shaft, and activated by a motion-sensitive sensor or by an on/off electrical switch or button. The traction wheels are preferably in contact with the floor when the mobile cart is moving, and raised above the surface of the floor when the cart is stationary. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140382 | DEER HITCHER - An carrier apparatus for hauling is load is provided. The carrier includes a platform having a first body segment pivotally attached to a second body segment at a pivot point, each of the first body segment defines a first generally planar support area and the second body segment defines a second generally planar support area. The platform is configured to be arranged in a hauling mode, a hitch mode and a storage mode, by reconfiguration the first body segment with respect to the second body segment. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140383 | VEHICLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITH A MECHANISM COMPENSATING FOR A VARYING WHEEL RADIUS - A non-circular wheel assembly for vehicles. The wheel assembly includes a wheel body having a first radius and a second radius, measured from a center of rotation of the wheel body. The wheel assembly includes a compensation mechanism compensating for changing height values of the center of rotation with respect to an external contact surface of the wheel during rotation. The compensation mechanism includes a linear support member with a first connector mounting a vehicle frame to the wheel body. A second connector adjustably connects the compensation mechanism to the wheel body and is positioned at the center of rotation but apart from the first connector. The compensation mechanism includes a linear position assembly adjusting positions of the second connector relative to the first connector during rotation, which allows a distance between the first connector and the outer contact surface to remain constant to provide a single ride height. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140384 | FOOT PROPELLED SCOOTER - A foot propelled scooter includes a board having arranged to receive the feet of a rider placed on the board with one foot in advance of the other along the board and a wider section at the center than at the ends. A pair of wheels is located underneath the board across the center for supporting the board in rolling movement over a surface. A hand grip member is fixed to the board and stands upwardly from the board at one end and at the other end is provided an additional wheel mounted for steering movement by a foot engaging member which projects longitudinally outwardly from one end of the board with a foot pad with upstanding side walls for receiving and locating the foot. In another version, there are three wheels arranged along the center with a middle one of the wheels lower than the others. The board can be separated into two wheeled sections each for a respective foot of the rider. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140385 | Spring-Based Skateboard Truck with Swingable Kingpin - A truck assembly comprises a baseplate including a pivot arm hole, a first kingpin hole and a spring holder. A wheel axle is couplable to a wheel on each end of the wheel axle. A pivot arm is inserted into the pivot arm hole of the baseplate. An axle housing has a first end, a second end and a second kingpin hole. The first end includes the wheel axle and the second kingpin hole, and the second end includes the pivot arm. A swingable kingpin includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion swings relative to the second portion. A spring member is provided substantially parallel to the kingpin and is coupled to the spring holder of the baseplate and the first end of the axle housing. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140386 | SKATEBOARD - A skateboard is provided which includes a front board and a rear board that are connected at a predetermined distance and casters fixed to the bottoms of the boards, in which a hollow cover body is fitted in assembly holes and of housings and formed beneath the bottoms of the front board and the rear board, a first propeller shaft fitted in the assembly hole at the front board and a second propeller shaft fitted in the assembly board at the rear board are inserted in the hollow cover body in contact with each other by cam-shaped joint portions, and the first and second propeller shafts horizontally and elastically expand/contract in rolling motion of the front board and the rear board. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140387 | Suspension System for Chain-Driven or Belt-Driven Vehicles - A suspension system wherein the pivots are aligned such that its anti-squat and anti-rise values are completely constant throughout suspension travel. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140388 | Dual Leaf Vehicle Suspension With J-Shaped Spring Element - A vehicle suspension arrangement for a vehicle of the type having a chassis rail and a longitudinal axle arranged substantially orthogonal to the chassis rail has a primary spring with a predetermined resilience characteristic coupled to the chassis of the vehicle and to the longitudinal axle. A primary leaf spring is pivotally coupled to the chassis of the vehicle at first and second ends, and an axle coupler portion is arranged intermediate of the first and second ends. A secondary leaf spring has a first end for pivotally coupling to the chassis of the vehicle, and a second end for coupling to the axle. A deflection limiting element is coupled to a selectable one of the primary and secondary leaf springs for controlling a distance therebetween. The deflection limiting element is configured as a J-shaped spring element. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140389 | Access System and Device for Vehicles, and Modes of Employment Thereof - A retractable access device ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110140390 | BICYCLE CRANK ASSEMBLY - A bicycle crank assembly is provided with a crank arm and an axial gap adjustment device. The crank arm has a crank axle mounting part, an extension part extending from the crank axle mounting part, a pedal attachment part provided on a radial outer end of the extension part and a sprocket attachment part. The axial gap adjustment device includes an adjustment adapter and an adjustment member. The adjustment adapter has a crank arm engagement structure that non-rotatably engages the crank arm, a first crank axle opening, and a first screw part. The adjustment member has a second crank axle opening, and a second screw part threadedly engaged with the first screw part to selectively position the adjustment member relative to the adjustment adapter. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140391 | BICYCLE FRONT FORK ASSEMBLY - A bicycle front end assembly is provided which is configured to reduce aerodynamic drag. In particular, an axis shaft of a fork may be mounted to a head tube of a bicycle frame. A fork head may be disposed in front of the head tube for providing a front end assembly which is aerodynamically configured while providing an increased moment of inertia compared with traditional designs to reduce drag of the bicycle and increase steering stiffness. Also, the handlebar may be attached to the fork head such that when the bicycle is steered to the left, the fork head is rotated toward the left and when the bicycle is steered to the right, the fork head is rotated toward the right. In this manner, the fork head is alignable to the travel direction of the bicycle. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140392 | MOVEMENT DAMPING APPARATUS - A movement damping apparatus has magnetorheological fluid that is pressed through a flow path forming a bottleneck in order to dampen a movement. The flow path is divided into at least two flow tracks by a partition that forms an additional friction surface. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140393 | Height adjustable articulated tow hitch - A height adjustable, articulating tow hitch assembly for connecting a towing vehicle to a towable vehicle, comprising in one embodiment an upper housing, a lower housing connected to the upper housing, the lower housing further comprising a hollow port formed therethrough adapted to receive and securely retain an elongated, variable height tongue member, the hollow port further being adapted to allow the tongue member to articulate or laterally move over a predetermined angular range as predetermined. A stop mechanism (such as a bolt mechanism) is formed on the tongue member's near end, the stop mechanism adapted to prevent the tongue member from being removed from the lower housing's hollow port while allowing longitudinal extension and retraction of the tongue member within the lower housing, and further, allowing angular movement of the tongue member when the tongue is in an extended position away from the upper housing. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140394 | MOBILE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - A mobile support assembly disposable between a stored orientation and an operative orientation including a frame having a front leg assembly including a pair of front legs, and a rear leg assembly including a pair of rear legs. At least one but preferably each of the front and rear leg assemblies include at least one cross member spanning the corresponding legs thereof. Each cross member is structured to have a variable length so as to effectively vary an overall width of the mobile support assembly and thereby facilitate a compact configuration of the frame when in the stored orientation. Further, at least one of the leg assemblies includes a lower portion wherein the wheels are included, the lower portion disposable into a non-operative storage position that at least partially defines a reduced longitudinal dimension of the frame when in the stored orientation. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140395 | Wheel chair facilitating getting on and off - A wheelchair includes a frame, a seat, a pair of wheels, and a locking mechanism. The seat is disposed on the frame. The pair of wheels is rotatably supported on the frame. At least one of the pair of wheels includes a removable section that is configured to form a part of an outer circumference of the wheel and to be removable when the wheel is at a predetermined angular position, and a remaining section that is configured to form the outer circumference of the wheel together with the removable section. The locking mechanism is configured to lock the wheel at the predetermined angular position. Under the condition where the wheel is locked, the removable section is separated from the remaining section to facilitate a person to get on and off the seat. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140396 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat is provided. A seat back of the vehicle seat includes: a cover member having a cleavage part; an airbag provided in the seat back; a bracket; and a reinforced cloth that is fixed to the frame member via the bracket, and that reinforces a part of the cover member different from the cleavage part. The airbag is caused to inflate from the cleavage part to protect an occupant's body in a range from an occupant's chest to waist. The reinforced cloth includes a first regulating part that covers a part of the airbag to be inflated toward the occupant's chest and a second regulating part that covers a part of the airbag to be inflated toward the occupant's waist. An attachment portion of the first regulating part and an attachment portion of the second regulating part are attached to the frame member at separate positions. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140397 | ADVANCED TAB LOCK ATTACHMENT FOR EMBLEM - A vehicle assembly including a cover, for example, an airbag cover, having an attached plate of the type adapted to support a manufacturer's emblem, wherein the plate penetrates with tongues distributed over its circumference into perforations arranged at the vehicle assembly cover. The tongues are bent into matching slots molded on the back of the vehicle assembly cover about a bending edge arranged between the perforations and the slots. At least one of the tongues is provided at its free end with a narrower neck region and a cross-sectional enlargement extending through the perforations in the vehicle assembly cover, and the slots having a shape matching the contour of one or more of the tongue. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140398 | MUSHROOM AIRBAG - A passenger airbag system includes an airbag cushion with an upper airbag chamber and a lower airbag chamber. The front face of the lower airbag chamber has an upper edge joined to the lower face of the upper airbag chamber at a connection region. An upper airbag chamber length is defined as a horizontal distance between the portion of the front face of the upper airbag chamber closest to the passenger and the portion of the mid portion of the instrument panel closest to the passenger. A lower airbag chamber front offset is defined as a horizontal distance between the portion of the front face of the upper airbag chamber closest to the passenger and the connection region. The lower airbag chamber front offset is at least 25% of the upper airbag chamber length. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140399 | VEHICLE CABIN WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM - A vehicle cabin having a vehicle seat is provided and the vehicle seat is aligned in a frontal direction. An instrument panel extends on the front side toward the vehicle seat and forms a foot well in the perpendicular projection onto a projection plane that is defined by a vehicle floor or sections thereof. A leg space extends between the foot well and the vehicle seat, and an airbag system is provided that is integrated at least in sections in the instrument panel and which has a prebag and an airbag. In the inflated state, the airbag is supported on the prebag. In the projection plane, the leg space in the frontal direction is at least twice as long, preferably at least three times as long as the foot well. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140400 | AIRBAG AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - An airbag, wherein gas is appropriately discharged from a vent hole by preventing a vent hole cover from being positionally displaced relative to the vent hole. An airbag ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110140401 | TEAR STITCHING FOR INFLATABLE VEHICLE OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICES - Tear stitching ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110140402 | Folding Parking Stand - A parking stand arrangement for a tractor-mounted front loader includes a parking stand mounted to each of a pair of arm sections which are inclined downwardly and forwardly to a carried implement resting on the ground. Each parking stand includes a support leg and a brace, the latter being about half the length of the former and having a rear end pivotally mounted to a location approximately halfway between opposite ends of the support leg and an forward end pivotally mounted to a lower region of an associated loader arm section. The support leg and brace may be stored on the loader arm section by folding them together with a catch carried by the brace becoming releasably engaged with the support leg. The folded support leg and brace are then pivoted against the loader arm section and secured to it by a releasable latch which secures the top of the support leg to the arm section to establish a stored position. Movement of the parking stand from the stored position to a parked position includes the steps of releasing the latch and then the catch from the support leg and then unfolding the support leg and brace sot hat a hook at the top of the support leg is engaged with a mounting pin fixed to the loader arm section and a foot carried by the leg is engaged with the ground at the location rearward of the loader center of gravity. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140403 | Driver restraint system for the operator of a straddle carrier - A driver restraint system for straddle carriers has a driver's seat firmly disposed in its infrastructure transverse to the direction of travel. The seat is connected with a seat shell which can be deformed by the forces that occur if the straddle carrier tips over, and which can be displaced in its position and braked with regard to the driver's cabin, in the direction of forces that occur. A belt roller is attached to the seat shell. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140404 | PASSIVE SAFETY DEVICE - There is provided a passive safety device which can prevent an occupant from moving when an acceleration that causes the occupant to move in a vehicle is working on the occupant, and which can improve the ride comfort. A passive safety device of the present invention comprises an acceleration detecting unit that detects an acceleration of a vehicle, a seat adjusting unit that expands a seat side of a seat in order to prevent an occupant sitting down the seat from moving, a safety belt adjusting unit that controls tension of a safety belt worn by the occupant, and a control unit that controls an expansion of the seat side and/or the tension of the safety belt through the seat adjusting unit and the safety belt adjusting unit, based on the detected acceleration of the vehicle. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140405 | DEVICES FOR ADJUSTING TENSION IN SEAT BELTS AND OTHER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WEBS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Devices that can be releasably attached to seat belts and other restraint system webs to adjust the operational tension in the webs are described herein. In one embodiment, a seat belt web passes through a clamping device that includes a button movably coupled to a housing. In this embodiment, manual operation of the button in a first direction causes the device to clamp onto the adjacent portion of the seat belt web, thereby preventing the portion of web from being pulled through a web guide by a retractor. Manual operation of the button in a second direction causes the device to release the web. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140406 | TRACE BINDING - A method for producing a printed publication may comprise selecting an object associated with a topic of the printed publication, refining the object, and incorporating the refined object as a physical part of the printed publication. By incorporating the object as a physical part of the printed publication, a reader of the printed publication may form a stronger connection to the topic or subject matter of the printed publication, thereby strengthening retention of and interest in the subject matter of the printed publication. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140407 | REAR LOADING MEDIA STORAGE DEVICE - A sheet secures at least one media or marketing material, such as a CD, onto the sheet for placement as a display or for sale. The sheet warns shoppers that a CD has been removed. The sheet has at least one flap extending through the center of the CD leaving the upper half visible. The flaps are formed with cut lines as a radial line, a band, a business card, or an artistic flap. Generally opposite the flap, one tab grips the CD. A baseline, also a cut line, extends about 1.5 times the thickness of the CD to each end of the cut line. A CD is inserted into the rear of the sheet below the tab and the flaps to secure it upon the panel. The cut line, flaps, and tab can be used singly or in multiples. The CD remains secured until a consumer breaks the flaps after purchase. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140408 | METHOD OF PRINTING A LOTTERY TICKET WITH A SCRATCH-OFF LAYER DEFINING A MULTI-COLOR PATTERN - A lottery ticket has game data printed on a substrate in a game data area either directly onto the substrate or onto a covering layer where the game data area is firstly covered by a scratch-off layer which contains a white pigment following which the scratch-off layer is covered by a plurality of layers of ink each of which contains pigment defining different colors for the different layers and which are different from the white pigment of the scratch-off layer so as to form a four color pattern. The scratch-off layer and the inks are sufficiently transparent to view the game data therethrough so that the removal of the scratch-off layer and the inks acts to mark the game data by showing it in a different color from the original view through the layers. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140409 | GLUELESS WHIRLPOOL FITTINGS - A fitting for a whirlpool joins a pair of pipes. The fitting includes a coupling from which one of the pipes extends, the coupling having a flexible member adapted to cause a seal to sealingly engage the pipes or the pipes to seal against themselves, and a first thread. A nut engages the coupling and has a second thread for engaging the first thread and a surface for engaging the flexible member and causing the seal to sealingly engage the pipes or the pipes to sealingly engage themselves while the second thread engages the first thread. The first thread and the second thread have an angle whereby the flexible member causes the seal to sealingly engage the first and second pipes or the pipes to sealingly engage themselves in a quarter turn of the nut. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140410 | WATER DISTRIBUTION FITTING AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A Y-shaped plumbing fitting comprises three generally radially extending tubes connected together for transmission of fluid therebetween. The radially outward end of each tube is terminated by a pipe connector. The axes of the three tubes extend radially in a common plane and intersect at a single point, subtending angles of 120° with each other. A further connector is provided extending substantially perpendicularly to the common plane of the three tubes to connect a fitting to the three tubes. An irrigation system, using the Y-shaped plumbing fitting comprises a network of pipes connected by the “Y” shaped fittings. Each pipe in the network is connected at each end to a leg of a respective Y-shaped fitting such that the pipes each form one side in a hexagonal shaped pipe network formation. Alternate “Y” shaped plumbing fittings are fitted with watering outlets. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140411 | INTERLOCKING ENGAGEMENT MECHANISM FOR AN ADJUSTABLE BENT HOUSING - An adjustable bent housing includes a tubular member with a first engagement means and an adjustment ring with a second engagement means. The first engagement means has a plurality of sockets in a first region of the annular end face of the tubular member, and a plurality of locking pins projecting from a second region of the end face. The second engagement means has a plurality of sockets in an annular end face of the adjustment ring, configured to receive the locking pins. The second engagement means further includes an indexing pin projecting from the adjustment ring end face, and receivable within any socket of the first engagement means when the locking pins are disposed within corresponding sockets of the second engagement means. The adjustment ring is longitudinally movable relative to the tubular member to permit relative rotational adjustment therebetween and configured to prevent over-rotation of the adjustment ring. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140412 | SUPPORT STAND FOR PRESSURE VESSEL - A stand for supporting a pressure vessel includes a body having an upper wall and a sidewall extending downwardly from the upper wall, an aperture defined in the upper wall configured to permit passage therethrough of a fluid conduit, the fluid conduit being in fluid communication with the pressure vessel, and a locking element provided in connection with the body configured to engage the fluid conduit when in a locked position to inhibit removal of the stand from the pressure vessel. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140413 | SKIVED MANIFOLD COUPLER - A coupling of a heat exchanger includes a saddle for engaging a cylindrical manifold. The saddle has an arcuate cross-section extending between a first edge and a second edge. The saddle defines an opening and a tubular member extends through the saddle and between a top edge and a bottom edge. A lip extends outward from the top edge and a skirt interconnects the lip to the opening in the saddle. The tubular member is oblong-shaped adjacent the opening of the saddle and the tubular member has an oblong-shaped portion extending from the bottom edge to adjacent the opening in the saddle and terminating at a transition zone. The tubular member has a circular-shaped portion extending from the transition zone to the top edge. The oblong-shaped portion has a shorter dimension in the direction between the first and second edges than the circular shaped portion. | 2011-06-16 |
20110140414 | PTC Fitting Cartridge - A Push To Connect (PTC) fitting cartridge for connecting to a pneumatic device, such as, an air brake or a height control valve, the PTC fitting cartridge including at least one protrusion positioned on an outer surface of the PTC fitting cartridge, which is provided to interact with an undercut positioned on an inner surface of a port. The undercut interacts with the protrusion to substantially eliminate stress on the surrounding material to reduce the chance of fraction thereof. | 2011-06-16 |