27th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100172624 | VIDEO CAPTURE, PLAYBACK AND ANALYSIS TOOL - An integrated system provides almost immediate feedback to a person performing an action of the performed action. In some embodiments, the system includes a camera or other image capturing device, a user interface such as a touch screen, a sunlight-readable display, triggers, and software. Systems and methods described herein may used by athletes and/or instructors who desire feedback without delay when working to improve athletic motions. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172625 | Client-side Ad Insertion During Trick Mode Playback - A device plays back programming content in a trick mode while an advertising segment record is monitored. When an advertising segment beginning identified by the advertising segment record is encountered, playback of the programming content temporarily ceases. One or more advertisements are played back during the advertising segment, and then playback of the programming content in the trick mode resumes after an ending of the advertising segment is encountered. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172626 | Trick Mode Based Advertisement Portion Selection - Programming content is played back in a trick mode. One or more portions of an advertisement to be played back are identified based at least in part on the trick mode. These one or more portions are less than the entire advertisement, and are played back during an advertising segment. Playback of the programming content in the trick mode resumes after the advertising segment ends. A table or other record associated with the advertisement can be stored to maintain identifications of the one or more portions for each of multiple trick modes. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172627 | CONTENT PLAYBACK METHOD AND CONTENT PLAYBACK APPARATUS - In the content playback method of the present invention, when a skip operation is carried out and then another skip operation is carried out next, it is determined whether or not a direction of a first skip operation and a direction of a skip operation carried out next are opposite directions. If the direction of the skip operation carried out next is the opposite to the direction up to that point in time and there is a change point between scenes in a skip segment of the skip operation carried out next, skip processing is carried out such that the playback position is placed to the change point of this scene. Thereby, for example, when the content is played back after jumping past a CM, the boundary between the CM and program can be easily found, and the replay can be started. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172628 | REMOTE DVR MANAGER - A system and method for programming a digital video recorder (DVR) over a scheduling network. Program schedule information is provided to a user of a DVR via the scheduling network. A program selection is received from the scheduling client associated with a subscriber via the scheduling network. State information indicative of a state of a program provisioning system is used to determine whether the program selection is deliverable to the DVR via the program provisioning system. If the program selection is deliverable to the DVR via the program provisioning system, then the program is scheduled for recording by the DVR. The subscriber is notified if the program selection is deliverable or undeliverable. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172629 | REPRODUCTION SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE - A reproduction signal processing device employing a fully digital timing recovery scheme, which obtains asynchronous digital data with the sampling clock of the A/D converter being asynchronous with the channel clock, wherein an A/D converter | 2010-07-08 |
20100172630 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING SECURE PLAYBACK OF MEDIA CONTENT - Systems and methods for performing secure playback of media content are described. One embodiment, among others, is a method for performing secure playback of video in a hardware protection module. The method comprises receiving media content from a media player comprising video data, audio data, and navigation data. The method further comprises receiving digital rights management (DRM) information relating to the media content, removing a portion of the video data from the media content, forwarding the audio data, navigation data, and a remaining portion of the video data to the media player for decoding, and decoding, in the hardware protection module, the portion of the video data. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172631 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Image data group dividing means is provided for comparing a writing capacity of a writing medium to a data volume of a read image data group that is an aggregation of image data that is read by a user image reading device (image data reading means), and for dividing the read image data group into a plurality of written image data groups that will fit within the writing capacity in case that the data volume is greater, a printer device (image forming means) forms an index of images for each of the written image data groups that are divided by the image data group dividing means, and an image data writing device (image data writing means) writes to the writing medium each of the written image data groups that are divided by the image data group dividing means. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172632 | PLAYBACK APPARATUS, PLAYBACK METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Audio data are played back by a personal computer a relationship with a playback process recognized easily. Displays showing the contents of play lists are arranged and displayed so that the contents become continuous in sequence in a playback sequence from content that is currently being played back from a display of an operation element that causes an image of a playback process to appear or from a display showing the content which is currently being played back. When the playback of one piece of content of one play list from among a plurality of play lists is terminated and one piece of content of an other play list is played back, at least the content that is currently being played back and content to be subsequently played back are displayed so that the contents can be distinguished. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172633 | SOUND SIGNAL CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD - A sound signal control device includes a change determining unit to determine a change of a reproduction speed of input data containing a moving picture signal and a sound signal; a changeover detecting unit to detect, as a changeover timing, a period in which a degree of coincidence of a moving picture is equal to or larger than a predetermined value when the change determining unit determines the change to a different reproduction speed during the reproduction; a reproducing unit to reproduce a sound and the moving picture based on the input data and, when the change determining unit determines the change of the reproduction speed, changing over the reproduction speed at the changeover timing; and a sound control unit to mute a sound output based on the sound signal at the changeover timing. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172634 | Content Distribution Systems and Methods - A content distribution system and method receives content from a content source and encodes the received content to generate encoded content. The encoded content is modulated to generate modulated content. A frequency is selected for distributing the modulated content. A determination is made regarding whether the selected frequency is available for distributing the modulated content. If the selected frequency is not available, alternate frequencies are selected until an available frequency is identified. If the selected frequency is available, the modulated content is then distributed using the selected frequency. Existing display devices equipped with appropriate tuners do not need any additional hardware or software to receive such content. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172635 | Frame correlating content determination - Identifying and determining content in media, correlating among frames to find that content in other frames, and making a list of that content; and also describes a player which can play the media to include or exclude the content. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172636 | Three-Dimensional Flame Simulating Electric Fireplace - The present invention relates to an electric fireplace having a 3D flame simulating assembly, which comprises housing, an imaging light source, a light processing unit and a simulated charcoal disposed in front of the inner cavity of said housing. A translucent imaging screen is positioned against the back of the simulated charcoal and a second translucent imaging screen is positioned just in front of and parallel to the translucent imaging screen. The light emitted from the imaging light source is projected onto the imaging screen to form a primary simulated flame image after passing through the light processing unit, and portion of which is further projected onto the second imaging screen to form a secondary simulated flame image after passing through the image screen. If the distance between the imaging screen and the second imaging screen is kept to be enough, a visual effect of rising and leaping simulated flames with spatial depth is generated due to the different front to back positions of the flame images imaged on both screens. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172637 | OVEN - The present invention relates to an oven which could heat food with light waves. In the oven of the present invention, the chamber is disposed in the housing, and both the chamber and the housing have an opening in the same direction; a first heat unit is disposed between the chamber and the housing; a gate is disposed on the openings of the housing and the chamber; the chamber has an arc surface; an interior pot with an arc surface is disposed in the chamber; the light waves, and the light waves generated and radiated by the first heat unit are reflected many times between the chamber and the interior pot, so the light waves could be absorbed by the interior pot so as to heat the food stuff by the heat which is conducted by the interior pot and the light waves which is radiated by the interior pot more efficient. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172638 | SHAKE CORRECTION DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A shake correction device includes: a first driving means for driving an imaging component, which is related with either an imaging optical system or an imaging device, in a first direction; a second driving means for driving the imaging component in a second direction which is different from the first direction; and a control means for correcting shake of the imaging apparatus by driving the imaging component on the basis of a detection result of the shake of the imaging apparatus, which is obtained by a shake detection means, using the first and second driving means, wherein the control means sequentially executes first return processing in the first direction using the first driving means and second return processing in the second direction using the second driving means when returning the imaging component to a reference position at a predetermined timing. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172639 | Camera system and camera body - This camera system includes: a vibration compensation unit including a vibration compensation optical system and an image-capturing unit; a drive unit that drives the vibration compensation unit; a detection unit that detects vibration; a position detection unit that detects the position of the vibration compensation unit; a target position determination unit that determines a target position for the vibration compensation unit according to the vibration of the camera; a calculation unit that calculates a drive amount for the drive unit; a range of movement limitation unit that limits the position of the vibration compensation unit within a range; a range setting unit that sets a movement permitted range that is within the range in which the vibration compensation unit can be positioned; and a centering unit that controls the drive unit so that the vibration compensation unit is centered in the center of the movement permitted range. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172640 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CAMERA PROVIDING FLASH COMPENSATION OF IMAGES, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An improved handheld electronic device and camera apparatus upon which can be executed an improved method enable a modular camera to be used in conjunction with a flash. In one implementation, compensation parameters that are intended for use in a non-flash situation are overwritten with compensation parameters that are configured to compensate for the combined effects of the camera and the flash and are used by an embedded compensation routine executed on the camera. In another implementation, an image signal is processed by the embedded compensation routine using the original compensation parameters, but if it is determined that the image signal is a flash image signal, the image signal is further processed by the embedded compensation routine employing an additional set of parameters which compensate the image signal for the effect of the flash. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172641 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREIN - A photographing apparatus, including: a photographing section for generating photographed image data by performing a continuous shooting, and a controller for causing the photographing section to perform the continuous shooting with a continuous shooting speed thereof being slowed down in stages to correspond to a plurality of different continuous shooting speeds. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172642 | STABILIZED EQUIPMENT SUPPORT AND METHOD OF BALANCING SAME - A stabilized support for supporting motion-sensitive, ultra-lightweight, camera equipment includes a hollow platform on which the camera equipment is mounted, and a structure on which the platform is detachably mounted. The structure has a handle, a counterweight mounted below the platform, and an arm for connecting the handle with the counterweight. The platform has a plurality of interior compartments preferably arranged in generally parallel rows at opposite sides of the platform, each row extending past a center of gravity. A plurality of ballast weights is held and confined in the interior compartments within the platform to balance the support when held by the handle, or supported by optional support legs. The placement of the ballast weights is based on a balancing procedure in which the camera equipment is balanced relative to a stationary horizontal support surface. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172643 | ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT HEAD FOR OPTICAL OR VIDEO/PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT - An adjustable support head ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100172644 | Optical Transmission Equipment And Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer - An optical transmission equipment includes an optical amplifier that is coupled to an optical transmission path and amplifies a first optical signal which is received from the optical transmission path, a first controller that controls the optical amplifier depending on a first optical power of output light from the optical amplifier and a second optical power of reflecting light to the optical amplifier, an optical coupler that branches a second optical signal from the optical amplifier into a first output and a second output, an optical demultiplexer that demultiplexes the first output of the optical coupler, an optical switch or attenuator that receives the second output of the optical coupler, and a second controller that controls the optical switch or attenuator depending on a third optical power of output light from the optical switch or attenuator and a fourth optical power of reflecting light to the optical switch or attenuator. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172645 | BANDWIDTH-ON-DEMAND SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing bandwidth-on-demand telecommunications services over next-generation optical transport networks (NG-OTN). One embodiment of a system providing bandwidth-on-demand services includes a next-generation optical transport network (NG-OTN) having an intelligent control plane (ICP) and new-generation synchronous optical network (NG-SONET) capabilities. A next-generation operation support subsystem (NG-OSS) is communicatively coupled to the NG-OTN. The NG-OTN and the NG-OSS are configured to provide the bandwidth-on-demand services. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172646 | M X N WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE OPTICAL SWITCH - A M×N wavelength selective optical switch (WSS) for switching K wavelength channels is disclosed. The WSS has two MEMS micromirror arrays, a M×K array and a 1×N array, for switching any wavelength channel from any input port to any output port, provided that any output port receives optical signals from only one input port. The WSS can be used to build fully reconfigurable, colorless and directionless node of an agile optical network. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172647 | Field Framing With Built-In Information - An apparatus comprising a frame alignment processor coupled to a receiver, wherein the frame alignment processor is configured to align a first frame and a second frame in the receiver by matching a first synchronization (sync) pattern predicted using a first sync field in the first frame with a second sync pattern obtained from a second sync field in the second frame. Included is an apparatus comprising at least one component configured to implement a method comprising receiving a first frame, subsequently receiving a second frame that was transmitted after the first frame, predicting a first sync pattern from a first sync field in the first frame, obtaining a second sync pattern from a second sync field in the second frame, and determining that the first frame and the second frame are aligned when the first sync pattern matches the second sync pattern. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172648 | Installation for Conveying a First Plurality of Electrical Signals Carried by a First Triaxial Cable to a Second Triaxial Cable - The present invention relates to an installation for conveying electrical signals carried by a first triaxial cable ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100172649 | Free-Space Optical Transceiver Using Multimode Fiber to Couple Single Mode Input Optical Signal - An optical circulator couples optical fibers of dissimilar modes. In one embodiment, an optical circulator couples a single mode first fiber to a multimode second fiber, which is used as an optical input to a telescope. The multimode fiber does not significantly degrade the mode structure of the light form the single mode fiber. In the reverse direction, light received by the telescope is coupled into the multimode second fiber, which the circulator couples to a multimode third fiber. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172650 | DIRECTLY MODULATED LASER WITH INTEGRATED OPTICAL FILTER - An integrated optical source includes a Directly Modulated Laser (DML) and a filter which is positioned with the DML on a common substrate. The filter is configured to receive an input signal in the form of a modulated chirped optical signal. The filter is further configured to provide an output optical signal in the form of an amplitude and/or phase modulated optical signal, optimized for long-distance transmission in optical fiber. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172651 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT RECEIVING DEVICE, DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD USING THE SAME - A light emitting device, a light receiving device and a data transmission system and a data transmission method using the same are provided. The data transmission system includes the light emitting device and the light receiving device. The light emitting device includes a light emitting unit and a control circuit, and the light receiving device includes an image capture unit, a recognition unit and a decoding unit. The control circuit controls the light emitting unit to sequentially display a plurality of pattern images in a plurality of frame times to form a spatiotemporal pattern image according to setting data corresponding to a temporal domain and a spatial domain. The image capture unit captures the spatiotemporal pattern image. The recognition unit recognizes the spatiotemporal pattern image to output recognized data. The decoding unit decodes the recognized data to output decoded data. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172652 | FIBER OPTIC TRANSCEIVER (FOT) MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN FOT MODULE - A fiber optic transceiver (FOT) module is provided that has a circuit board attached to the FOT leadframe. The circuit board, which is typically a printed circuit board (PCB), provides several advantages over typical FOT module designs in that it provides additional surface area for mounting additional components, enables components to be moved from the motherboard into the module, allows the I/O pin count of the FOT module to be increased without increasing the width or footprint associated with the module, allows bond wires to be shortened, provides improved performance over changes in temperature, allows manufacturing yield to be improved, and enables improvements in signal integrity to be realized. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172653 | Optical Transmission System, Optical Transmitter for Optical Transmission System, and Optical Receiver for Optical Transmission System - An optical transmission system is provided in which the optimum operating point of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer, matched to the optical frequency of the light source on the transmitting side, can be set. The optical receiver ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100172654 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT CIRCUIT, LIGHT TRANSMITTING SYSTEM, LIGHT TRANSMITTING MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A light emitting element circuit has a light emitting element, a drive circuit that supplies a current to the light emitting element, and a signal circuit that autonomously supplies a signal according to an ambient temperature. The signal adjusts the current such that the current corresponds to a temperature characteristic of the light emitting element. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172655 | NON-FEEDBACK PRE-ENCODER FOR OPTICAL DQPSK MODULATION - A non-feedback pre-encoder for optical DQPSK modulation includes four differential encoders, two power splitters, two delay lines, one exclusive OR gate and a cross switch. Each of two data streams input to the pre-encoder is divided into two identical streams by one of the power splitter, called an upper stream and a lower stream, respectively. Every upper stream is differentially encoded by one of the differential encoders, and outputs of the differential encoders are fed into the XOR gate. An output of the XOR gate drives the cross switch as a control signal. Two lower input data stream are delayed in the delay lines, and fed into the cross switch. The outputs of the cross switch are differentially encoded, separately, where outputs of the pre-encoder are provided. The invention eliminates the speed limitation due to the electrical propagation by constructing an all-forward control signal. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172656 | OPTICAL RECEIVER CIRCUIT AND OPTICAL COUPLING DEVICE - An optical receiver circuit and an optical coupling device, which includes: a light-receiving element; TIA operable to output a first voltage signal in response to input of the current signal; a voltage source operable to supply a second voltage signal serving as a reference voltage for determining pulse switching; a voltage source operable to supply a third voltage signal serving as a reference voltage for generating a shift control signal; a level shift circuit operable to output a voltage signal generated by subtracting a level shift voltage from the first voltage signal; a comparator operable to convert the first voltage signal to a pulse, and a controller operable to output the shift control signal outputting the first voltage signal shifted to a low-level side when the first voltage signal exceeds the third voltage signal, and outputting the first voltage signal without shifting after the output of the level shift circuit is lowered below the second voltage signal, are provided. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172657 | OPTICAL RECEIVER WITH TRANS-IMPEDANCE RESPONDING IN BIT-BY-BIT TO INPUT SIGNAL - An optical receiver implemented with a pre-amplifier with an additional trans-impedance able to respond to the input signal in bit-by-bit is disclosed. The optical receiver provides a photodiode to convert an optical signal into a photocurrent, a trans-impedance amplifier to convert the photocurrent to a voltage signal, and an additional trans-impedance circuit able to respond instantaneously to the voltage signal. The additional trans-impedance includes a FET whose gate is fully fixedly biased and the source thereof receives the voltage signal. The FET may bypass the current flowing in the intrinsic trans-impedance instantaneously. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172658 | OPTICAL RECEIVER CIRCUIT - In the case in which an input voltage to a comparator COMP reaches (1/2)×Vcc from initial Vcc in accordance with lowering of the electric potential at a nodal point N | 2010-07-08 |
20100172659 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are an image forming apparatus and a control method thereof. The control method of an image forming apparatus includes mounting a cartridge including a status indicating element, determining whether the mounted cartridge is a new one based on identification information of the mounted cartridge and status information of the status indicating element, and performing initial settings with respect to the new cartridge if it is determined that the mounted cartridge is a new one. With this, it is possible to induce a user to use an authenticated cartridge and prevent an image from being deteriorated and a component from being worn due to use of a fraudulent cartridge. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172660 | Image Forming Method with Renewal of Toner Residual Amount - When copying control (copying/printing job) is finished, the main CPU checks whether the scanner control is being executed in the scanner portion. If the scanner control is not being executed, the main CPU checks whether there is any scanner control executing request. If there is no scanner control executing request, the main CPU locks a scanner control resource, reads out a count value of a toner residual amount stored in a non-volatile RAM, renews the control information of EEPROM of the toner cartridge through an interface, releases the lock of the scanner control resource and finishes the copying operation. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172661 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus and a controlling method thereof. The image forming apparatus includes a fixing member having a heating source to heat a developer of a recording medium, a power supply unit to the heating source, first and second temperature sensors for respective first and second positions on the fixing member, a width sensor for the recording medium, and a control unit, when a difference between the first temperature and the second temperature is greater than a predetermined reference value, determining whether the first temperature is abnormal based on the width of the recording medium and, when the first temperature is abnormal, interrupting the power supply to the heating source. An error in the temperature sensor is determined when a temperature difference between the first and second position of the fixing member is greater than a predetermined degree and the recording medium passes through both temperature sensors. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172662 | HIGH ACCURACY MULTI-COLOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING POSITIONING COLOR IMAGE PATTERNS - In a multi-color image forming apparatus including a plurality of color image forming units adapted to form a plurality of different color images, a transfer belt to which positioning color image patterns are transferred by the color image forming units, and an optical sensor adapted to detect the positioning color image patterns, a positioning color image pattern trailing edge detecting circuit is provided to detect trailing edges of the positioning color image patterns by determining that an output signal of the optical sensor has reached a threshold value. The threshold value is a predetermined ratio of a peak value of the output signal of the optical sensor. A control circuit is provided to compensate for registration of the color image forming units in accordance with the detected trailing edges of the positioning color image patterns. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172663 | Image forming device and method of the same - An image forming device includes a first medium container for a first printing medium; a second medium container for a second printing medium; a medium feeder for feeding one of the first and second media from one of the first and second medium containers; a special process unit that performs a special process on the first printing medium fed by the medium feeder when image data, including instruction information instructing the special process, is received; a detector that detects a characteristic of the first printing medium; a special process capability determination unit for determining whether or not the special process can be performed based on the characteristic; and a control unit that ejects the printing medium and that causes the second medium to be fed from the second medium container when the special process capability determination unit determines that the special process cannot be performed. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172664 | ADJUSTING ELECTROSTATIC CHARGES USED IN A LASER PRINTER - Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for adjusting electrostatic charges used in a laser printer. A charge is applied to a surface of a photoconductor drum to create a dark voltage. An image area of the photoconductor drum is exposed with a printhead using a defined energy level to discharge the charge from the image area. An exposure voltage of the photoconductor drum is measured after the image area has been exposed by the printhead. A first optimization is performed to determine an adjusted dark voltage and an adjusted energy level based on the measured exposure voltage and the dark voltage and the energy levels applied to the photoconductor drum. An applicator voltage is applied to an applicator that applies toner to the exposed image area of the photoconductor drum. Toner density of the toner applied to the photoconductor drum is measured and a second optimization is performed to adjust the applicator voltage to produce a target toner density. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172665 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus comprising: a latent image carrying member that carries a latent image; a drive unit that drives to rotate the latent image carrying member; an exposure head that includes a first imaging optical system, a first light-emitting element that emits light imaged on the latent image carrying member by the first imaging optical system, a second imaging optical system that is disposed at a different position from that of the first imaging optical system in a rotation direction of the latent image carrying member, and a second light-emitting element that emits light imaged on the latent image carrying member by the second imaging optical system; a storage unit that stores light-emitting timing adjustment information used for adjusting a timing at which the second light-emitting element emits light; and a control unit that determines a first light-emitting timing at which the first light-emitting element emits light and a second light-emitting timing on the basis of the light-emitting timing adjustment information, and allows the second light-emitting element to emit light at the second light-emitting timing. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172666 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein is an image forming apparatus and a control method thereof. According to the control method of the image forming apparatus, entry and exit of a recording medium can be sensed without a register sensor by sensing current change of a press roller used to apply a constant pressure to the recording medium and a transfer belt so as to allow the recording medium and transfer belt to come into close contact with each other. In the case of a model provided with a register sensor, the presence of malfunction of the register sensor can be recognized. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172667 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, FIXING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A fixing device irradiates an unfixed toner image formed on the recording paper that is conveyed by an endless belt for conveying recording paper, with laser light so as to fuse the toner and fix the toner image. The fixing device includes a controller which makes such control as to convey the recording paper so as to pass through the position of the focal point of the laser light and bring the surface of the endless belt away from the position of the focal point of the laser light when conveyance of the recording paper is stopped. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172668 | ENERGIZATION CONTROL DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A heating unit heated upon receiving power supplied from an AC power supply, a temperature detecting unit detecting the temperature of the heating unit, a memory storing power energization pattern in which power energization and non-power energization are performed for each percentage of AC power, and a power control unit that determines the percentage of AC power applied to the heating unit based on the temperature and that determines the power energization pattern by referring to the memory are provided. When the power energization percentage is changed, the power control unit changes the power energization pattern after the power energization percentage is changed in accordance with the changed power energization percentage based on the power energization pattern before the power energization percentage is changed and the power energization pattern after the power energization percentage is changed. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172669 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A fixing device which can prevent deterioration and breakage of each member, and an image forming apparatus having the fixing device are provided. A separation/contact mechanism carries out separation/contact operation of an external heating section with respect to a fixing roller by turning the whole external heating section using a central axis of a rotation supporting roller out of a pair of rotation supporting rollers, as a rotation axis. This constitution can decrease impact force generated at the time of pressure-contact, and can prevent deterioration and breakage of the external heating belt and the fixing roller. Furthermore, when a heater lamp is provided in only the rotation supporting roller, positional deviation and damage of the heater lamp can be prevented. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172670 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE THEREFOR USING THE ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR - An electrophotographic photoreceptor, including an electroconductive substrate; a photosensitive layer, located overlying the electroconductive substrate; and an outermost layer comprising a convexity, wherein each of the outermost layer and the convexity includes a crosslinked body including a structural unit having a same charge transportable structure, and wherein the number of convexity having a height not less than ½×RzJIS is from 30 to 300 in a measurement length of 12 mm, wherein RzJIS is an average of ten-point mean roughness specified in JIS B0601 of 2001 and measured at least 4 random positions in an area the outermost layer is formed on, and wherein the height of the convexity is a distance from the deepest valley to a top of the convexity in the measurement length of 12 mm. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172671 | FIXING UNIT, ROLLER REPLACEMENT AUXILIARY TOOL OF FIXING UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a fixing unit that includes a heating roller; a pressure roller capable of being brought into press-contact with the heating roller, one of the heating roller and the pressure roller being capable of being extracted along a shaft direction of the roller; and an assist-unit linkage part to which an assist unit for assisting an extraction of the roller is detachably linked and which is provided at a tip end part in an extracting direction of the roller. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172672 | High voltage power supply apparatus - A high voltage power supply apparatus comprising a first circuit disposed on a prepared substrate, and for receiving a first voltage and generating a second voltage that is previously set according to the first voltage, and a second circuit for amplifying and rectifying the second voltage to generate a plurality of high voltage signals, wherein the first circuit and the second circuit are embodied as a single module, wherein at least a portion of the single module is surrounded by an insulator. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172673 | POWDER STORAGE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A powder storage device that stores powder to be supplied or recovered powder, includes: a storage container that is extractably mounted on a container receiver, and in which powder to be supplied or recovered powder is stored; an opening/closing door that opens and closes the container receiver; and an opening/closing restricting mechanism that restricts a closing operation of the opening/closing door, and the opening/closing restricting mechanism includes: a restricting member as defined herein; and a restricted member as defined herein. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172674 | POWDER CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An aspect of the invention is a powder conveying device including a conveying passage where powder is conveyed from a first powder accommodating chamber toward a second powder accommodating chamber, in the conveying passage, a conveying member including a rotating shaft rotatable, and a blade member spirally provided around the rotating shaft and enable to convey the powder by rotation of the rotating shaft, an intake region including an intake port through which the powder is taken in from the first powder accommodating chamber, a first conveying region arranged on a downstream side of the intake region in a conveying direction of the powder, and a second conveying region arranged on a downstream side of the first conveying region in the conveying direction, a conveyable volume of the powder per one revolution of the conveying member at the second conveying region being lower than that at the first conveying region. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172675 | CONDUCTIVE ROLLER - The present invention provides a conductive roller whose outermost layer is made of a vulcanized rubber composition. The vulcanized rubber composition contains epichlorohydrin rubber and chloroprene rubber as a rubber component thereof and 0.2 to 5 parts by mass of each of a thiourea-based vulcanizing agent and a vulcanization retarder consisting of N-(cyclohexylthio)phthalimide for 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172676 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum to which an electrostatic image is formed and a developing sleeve carrying a developer including toner carrier. An alternating voltage is applied to the sleeve to form an alternating electric field between the sleeve and the drum to develop the electrostatic image with the developer. A relation |K | 2010-07-08 |
20100172677 | FIXING APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus for heat-fixing a toner image formed on a sheet, includes a roller; an endless belt contacted to the roller; a pressing member contacted to an inner surface of the endless belt and cooperating with the roller to nip the endless belt, wherein the sheet on which the unfixed toner image is formed is heated while being nipped and fed by a nip between the roller and the endless belt, wherein such a surface of the pressing member as is opposed to the inner surface of the endless belt is curved substantially in the same direction as a curved surface of the roller, wherein the nip includes a first nip region in which the belt is not pressed by the pressing member and the endless belt is contacted to the roller by an elastic force of the endless belt which is in a slack state, and a second nip region in which the endless belt is contacted to the roller by pressing of the pressing member, wherein the nip starts with the first nip region with respect to a feeding direction of the sheet, wherein the second nip region is continuous with the first nip region. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172678 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is an image forming apparatus that can include a main body, a paper cassette detachably mounted on the main body and a manual paper feed tray provided separately from the paper cassette. Both the cassette and the manual tray can receive a printing medium to be picked up by a pick up roller for forming an image. The tray can be received into and pulled out from so as to allow the placement of the printing medium on the tray and the positioning of the printing medium for pick up by the pick up roller. One or more guides can further be provided to align the printing medium placed on the tray into suitable pick up orientation. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172679 | PRINT-MEDIUM STORING UNIT, PRINT-MEDIUM STORING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - A print-medium storing unit, a print-medium storing apparatus including the same, and an image forming apparatus including the same which are provided in a power transmission mechanism, print-medium storing apparatus which is installed on a discharge path of a print-medium in an image forming apparatus, includes a plurality of storing units which is arranged with multi-layers, and a controller which controls to drive a feeding unit of another storing unit arranged between the storing unit through which the print-medium is to be discharged and the image forming apparatus, by a driving source of the storing unit through which the print-medium is to be discharged. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172680 | PRINTER CONTROL METHOD - A method for controlling a printer to carry out a printing operation. The method comprises, at a controller device, receiving first input data comprising data for identifying said printer and establishing a connection between said controller device and said printer in response to said first input data. Data for use in said printing operation is assembled and said assembled data is provided to said printer via said established connection. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172681 | IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE AND SUPPORT BODY - An image formation device is provided with an image formation section, an image acquisition section, a paper supply cassette and a support body. The image formation section forms images at a recording medium and is supported at a base surface. The image acquisition section is disposed at an upper side of the image formation section. The paper supply cassette is disposed at a lower side of the image formation section and can be drawn out to a near side. The support body supports the image acquisition section at the base surface and forms a cassette cavity which is capable of accommodating a far side of the paper supply cassette. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172682 | TAPE DRIVE - A printing apparatus configured to carryout a plurality of printing operations. The apparatus comprises a tape drive comprising two motors, two tape spool supports on which spools of tape may be mounted, each spool being drivable by a respective one of said motors, and a controller for controlling the energisation of the motors such that the tape may be transported in at least one direction between spools mounted on the of a characteristic of said tape, the characteristic being affected by operation of the tape drive, determine whether said value satisfies a predetermined criterion, and if said value does not satisfy said predetermined criterion, to provide a predetermined control signal, said predetermined control signal being configured to affect said characteristic of said tape. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172683 | Trip Recorder - A trip recorder having an open or openable housing, in which a printing device comprising a thermoprinting strip and a receptacle for a roll, rotatable about an axis of rotation, of a ribbon-like print material printable by the printing device are disposed. The thermoprinting strip is parallel to and opposite a transport roller rotatably drivable about a roller axis, by which the print material fed past the thermoprinting strip can be applied against the thermoprinting strip. The region of the receptacle of the printable print material is accessible from the outside. The housing has an opening facing an operator side. The thermoprinting strip is disposed in a stationary manner in the housing and the transport roller can be lifted away from the thermoprinting strip. The axis of rotation of the roll of printable print material and the transport roller are directed toward the operator side. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172684 | PAPER FEEDING DEVICE AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A paper feeding device for feeding a sheet of printing paper to a printing position of a printing apparatus in order to print the paper is disclosed. The paper feeding device includes a paper tray that stores plural sheets of the paper, a transport unit that transports the paper from the paper tray to the printing position, a guide unit that is provided to adjust a guide width in accordance with the width of the paper which is substantially perpendicular to a feeding direction of the paper transported by the transport unit, and to guide the paper which is transported from the paper tray by the transport unit. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172685 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus and printing media cassette thereof. The loading position of a loading plate of the printing media cassette can be varied based on the printing medium size by a capacity adjustment unit. The capacity adjustment unit may operate in association with the size adjustment guide so as to define the loading position based on the size of the printing media. The image forming apparatus can include the printing media cassette detachably received in the body thereof. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172686 | Flat Panel Display - A monitor having a flat panel display, a printer and a sheet feeder disposed within a housing is disclosed. The flat panel display displays a video signal provided from an external computer through a video input socket of the monitor. The printer is disposed behind the flat panel display as viewed by the user. The printer includes a pagewidth printhead which prints onto print media print data provided from the external computer through a serial data connection of the monitor. The sheet feeder feeds a sheet of print media from a stack of print media past the pagewidth printhead. The stack of print media is located behind the flat panel display such that, immediately prior to commencement of printing, at least an edge of the print media is visible above an upper edge of the flat panel display. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172687 | ERASER AND MARKER HOLDER FOR WHITE BOARDS - The present invention refers to a device or article that can be used to carry or move one eraser and many markers, with the necessary means to support this article on a flat surface, such as a wall, a blackboard, a table or a similar surface, in such a way that both the eraser and the markers can be perfectly located by the user during a working session. In the embodiment illustrated, the article has the capacity to hold one eraser and up to three conventional markers. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172688 | MAKEUP APPLICATOR - A makeup applicator is provided. The applicator includes a main body, a holding portion, a cushion sleeve, a shaft, a covering ring, an applying element and a rotating rod. The main body includes a vibration motor assembly and a case, the holding portion covers the vibration motor assembly, and the cushion sleeve is sandwiched between the main body and the holding portion. Therefore, the applying element can be driven to vibrate and rotate steadily by the vibration motor assembly no matter where the user holds the holding portion, which facilitates the users makeup. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172689 | WRITING IMPLEMENT - A refill of a low viscosity water-based ink ballpoint pen is provided with a housing, a pen tip attached to a front end of the housing, an ink tank ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100172690 | ADJUSTABLE CONNECTOR FOR TUBULAR FRAMES - An adjustable connector for elongated members is provided having a mount attached to a first elongated member, such as a chair support, and a tubular arm assembly pivotally connected to the mount and attached to a second elongated member, such as an umbrella or flag. The arm assembly is selectively positioned in relation to the mount by adjusting pegs that extend from the arm assembly and engage receivers in the mount. A tubular cam within the arm assembly is connected to a tubular sleeve on the exterior of the arm assembly. The sleeve is slid toward the mount causing the cam to disengage the pegs from the mount receivers permitting repositioning of the arm assembly from a position adjacent to the mount, through perpendicular to a position parallel to the mount. The connector may be collapsed and remain connected to the elongated members when not in use. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172691 | MOLDED POLYMERIC SPACING DEVICES - Substrates such as sheet metal components may be kept spaced apart from each other using a molded polymeric spacing device. The spacing device has a main body with a thickness corresponding to the desired minimum spacing between the substrates and, extending from the main body or a base connected to said main body, an attachment member capable of being inserted into an opening in one of the substrates, but resistant to being easily withdrawn from such opening. Noise and vibration that might otherwise be generated or propagated by closely proximate substrates are reduced through the use of such molded polymeric spacing devices, which may be integrally fashioned from a rubber. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172692 | BOLLARD HAVING AN IMPACT ABSORPTION MECHANISM - A plate-mounted bollard which includes an internal impact absorption mechanism that enables the bollard to absorb impact forces greater than conventional plate-mounted bollards. The bollard makes use of a force transfer process that shifts impact forces to areas better able to resiliently absorb the impact without causing damage to the bollard, the impact absorption mechanism, or the ground in which the bollard is installed. The impact absorption mechanism consists of an internal resilient core rod mounted at its proximal end to a base plate which is fixed to the ground. Impact forces are then transferred through an outer shell to the distal or upper end of the internal resilient core. With energy from the impact force being distributed along the maximum length of the resilient core rod, the rod flexes and the full length of the rod is utilized to absorb the impact energy. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172693 | DELINEATOR MOUNTING SYSTEM - A delineator mounting system has a coupler for mating a delineator having a cylindrical tubular lower end in a curb-like mount having a cavity with square cross-sections. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172694 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A SOFT GROUND - The inventive support structure for a soft ground consists of at least two elements which comprise a plate [ | 2010-07-08 |
20100172695 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE CONROL OF A CONCRETE SCREED HEAD ASSEMBLY - A soft landing control system for a screeding device is operable to automatically lower a vibrating member relative to a grade setting device after the grade setting device is lowered to the desired grade. The control may be operable to delay lowering the vibrating member relative to the grade setting device at least until the control receives an input indicative of at least a portion of the screed head assembly being moved to a position generally over a newly placed concrete area. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172696 | Method and apparatus for compaction of roadway materials - A method of compacting a roadway section includes entering initial input parameters into a compaction analyzer. A plurality of passes is made with a roller over a portion of the roadway section and vibratory energy is applied thereto. Responsive vibration signals are gathered and the compaction analyzer generates estimated density signals. Actual density measurements are taken and the estimated densities are compared thereto. Selected ones of the initial input parameters are adjusted so that an adjusted density output signal which represents the actual density of a roadway section is generated. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172697 | Self-Standing Riser and Buoyancy Device Deployment and Positioning System - A water-borne vessel for deploying a self-standing riser system is provided, wherein the vessel hull is configured to receive, transfer and deploy components of a self-standing riser system. The vessel hull includes at least a landing platform, a component transfer means, and a deployment platform suitable for deploying the riser components into associated surrounding waters. Various means of assisting the process whereby self-standing riser components are loaded onto the vessel and stored; transferred from receiving to deployment platforms; and deployed from the vessel into surrounding waters are also considered. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172698 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF A HYDROELECTRIC TURBINE - The present invention is concerned with a system and method for the deployment of a hydroelectric turbine, and comprises a base and vessel beneath which the base can be secured, and to which base, from above deck, a hydroelectric turbine can be secured to the base and subsequently released with the base from the vessel. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172699 | Hybrid Riser Tower and Methods of Installing Same - Disclosed is a riser comprising a plurality of pipelines. In one example there are three such pipelines, extending from the seabed toward the surface and having an upper end supported at a depth below the sea surface, wherein, in one embodiment a first of said pipelines acts as a central structural core, the other pipelines being arranged around said first pipeline. In another embodiment three pipelines are arranged around a structural core. In each case, the first of said pipelines may be a fluid injection line, said other pipelines being production lines. Also disclosed is a riser having buoyancy along at least a part of its length, said buoyancy resulting in said riser having a generally circular cross-section, the circumference of which being non-contiguous. Methods of installing such risers are also are also described. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172700 | Method and Composition for Stabilizing Earth and Sand to Prevent Soil Erosion - Method for stabilizing sand and earth by precipitation of struvite, comprising applying an aqueous solution of salts comprising: a) Mg | 2010-07-08 |
20100172701 | BARRIER FORTIFICATION ENHANCEMENT AND BUILDING STRUCTURAL UNITS - A barrier fortification structure includes a sidewall having an interior surface and an exterior surface opposite the interior surface, the interior surface surrounding an interior volume, a filling material within the interior volume, thereby forming a barrier, and a foam disposed on at least a portion of the exterior surface of the sidewall. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172702 | AIR GUIDE - An air guide includes a slide member and a guide track. The guide track defines a guide hole slidably receiving the slide member. The guide track defines an air intake in an outer surface, a plurality of air outlets in an inner surface opposite to the sliding member, and a plurality of guide holes therein. The guide holes communicates the air intake with the air outlets. The guide track further defines a plurality of guide grooves in the inner surface, communicating with the air outlets. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172703 | SPHERICAL MILLING CUTTER - The present invention concerns a spherical milling cutter having a shaft and a cutting part which has at least one cutting edge disposed on a spherical surface. To provide a spherical milling cutter having the features set forth in the opening part of the specification which are more efficient in terms of metal removal rate and roughness depth than conventional spherical milling cutters of the same nominal diameter, and which are nonetheless in a position to produce finer concave contours than a conventional spherical milling cutter of the same nominal radius, it is proposed in accordance with the invention that the cutting part has at least two cutting edges which are respectively on at least two different spherical surfaces, the radius of which is at least equal to the nominal radius. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172704 | CUTTING INSERT WITH COOLANT DELIVERY AND METHOD OF MAKING THE CUTTING INSERT - An assembly of components for forming upon consolidation of the components a cutting insert for use in chipforming and material removal from a workpiece wherein the cutting insert receives coolant from a coolant source. The assembly comprises a cavity member that presents opposite first and second rake surfaces and a flank surface. The cavity member further presents a first cutting edge at the juncture of the first rake surface and the flank surface. The cavity member further has a first depression in the first rake surface that is generally adjacent to the first cutting edge. The cavity member has a first cavity channel in communication with the first depression. The assembly also has a first core member that has a first core channel and a first flange wherein when the components are assembled, the first core channel is adjacent to the first cavity channel and the first flange is adjacent to the first depression. The assembly also has a second core member which has a second flange containing a fifth notch and the second core member further containing a fifth notch channel opening into the fifth notch. When the components are assembled, the fifth notch is adjacent to the second rake surface and the fifth notch channel is adjacent to the first cavity channel. Upon consolidation of the components, the cavity member, the first core member and the second core member join together so that the first depression and the first flange define a first fluid spray chamber, and the first cavity channel and the first core channel and the fifth notch channel join together to form a fifth internal fluid passageway, which provides fluid communication from the fifth notch adjacent to the second rake surface to the first fluid spray chamber adjacent to the first rake surface. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172705 | METHOD FOR MECHANICAL MACHINING, IN PARTICULAR FOR DRILLING AND TURNING LIGHT ALLOY WHEELS, AND A MECHANICAL MACHINING INSTALLATION OPERATING ACCORDING TO THIS METHOD - A method for mechanical machining, in particular for drilling and turning wheels of light alloy, comprising a step of centring and locking the wheel to be machined prior to the steps of drilling and turning the wheel. In the centring step provision is made for the further steps of arranging a seating device for the wheel comprising a plurality of elements having the form of a circular sector in plan view, coplanar with each other and spaced apart from each other angularly, each of the sectors being movable along a predefined radial direction, the directions intersecting at a common central axis running perpendicularly to the radial directions, each of the sectors having a respective seating surface for a corresponding part of the outer front portion of the wheel arranged in a position facing the sectors, and of moving the plurality of seating sectors along the respective radial directions to suit the outside diameter of the wheel undergoing the step of centring, so that the seating of wheels having different diameters varying within a preselected range of values is obtained on the device. An installation operating according to the above-mentioned method is also described. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172706 | Countersink assembly - A countersink assembly including a countersink sleeve body with a distal cutting edge, a longitudinal bore to receive and secured to a drill bit, and a flute extending from the distal cutting edge. A depth stop collar having a longitudinal bore is disposed on and secured to the countersink sleeve body. In an example embodiment, the longitudinal bore of the depth stop collar includes at least one passage for chip egress. In addition or in the alternative, the flute includes a flat surface and a part cylindrical surface extending from the distal cutting edge along the length of the flute at an angle to the longitudinal bore of the countersink sleeve body so as to present a slight down-cut spiral. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172707 | VIBRATION-REDUCTION MECHANISM FOR GEAR CUTTING MACHINE - This aims to provide a vibration-suppressing mechanism for a gear-shaping machine, which is enabled to suppress mechanical vibrations at the time of shaping a helical gear by selecting an optimum balance weight. The vibration-suppressing machine is provided for the gear-shaping machine which performs the gear shaping on a work (W) with a cutter (T) mounted on a main spindle ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100172708 | Workpiece Vibration Reduction - Techniques and apparatuses to provide vibration reduction of a workpiece when performing machining operations are disclosed. In various embodiments, a machine tool includes a shank having at least one end configured for engagement with a machine operable to rotate the shank. A cutting portion has a diameter defined by features used to remove material from a workpiece. The cutting portion is coupled to the shank. A vibration reduction dampener may be located between the shank and the workpiece. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172709 | CAR SUPPORT FRAME WITH TYRE PROTECTION BARRIER - A vehicle support deck frame ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100172710 | Method, apparatus, and system for securing freight - A harness assembly for restraining freight having a relatively high center of gravity comprises first and second junction rings, and four tensile members. Two of the four members form a bifurcated harness when connected to the junction rings. The third and fourth tensile members each have a ring end and an anchor end. The ring ends are connected to the junction rings. The bifurcated harness, having a top-contacting member and a side-contacting member, respectively contacts a top end and a side portion of positioned freight. The anchor ends anchor the third and fourth tensile members to a support structure such as a railcar floor. The third and fourth tensile members thereby diagonally direct tension into the bifurcated harness relative to the support structure so as to force the top end of the freight toward the support structure and the side portion of the freight toward the anchor ends. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172711 | BRACE SECURABLE TO A SURFACE OF A SHIPPING VEHICLE - A method of making a deck for storing cargo in a shipping vehicle comprising: securing two pairs of braces to opposed surfaces associated with the shipping vehicle by engaging opposed ends of first elongated supports with the pair of braces such that each first elongated support interconnects one of the pairs of braces and extends substantially parallel to a base associated with the shipping vehicle; engaging second elongated supports with each of the braces, each second elongated support interconnecting a respective brace and the base; and positioning a decking on the first elongated supports for supporting the cargo. A brace for making the cargo deck engageable with a horizontally-extending support and a vertically-extending support. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172712 | ULTRASOUND ANCHOR AND SETTING METHOD - The invention relates to a bolt-like ultrasound anchor ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100172713 | SELF LOCKING FLOATING FASTENER - The present invention discloses a self locking floating fastener. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172714 | ANCHOR - A pin having a head and a plurality of legs extending from that head, and a bushing having a flange and a shank extending from that flange, are comprised. In the flange, holes for accepting a plurality of legs are provided in a plurality corresponding to the number of legs, and in the shank, corresponding spaces for accepting each of the legs which have passed through the holes are provided in a plurality corresponding to the number of legs. The cross-section of the shank is polygonal, spaces are disposed on the surfaces of the shank capable of forming that polygon, and elastic latching pieces extending outward in lateral directions are provided at positions adjacent to the flange in a plurality corresponding to the spaces. By inserting the legs into the spaces, the elastic latching pieces are prevented from being displaced in directions whereby they would approach the spaces. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172715 | Floating Tapping Plate and Pocket - A floating fastener base and pocket are disclosed. The base and pocket permit the adjustable positioning of a stud, such as a striker bolt, prior to final assembly and tightening. A floating fastener base has one or more flanges which fit within a pocket created by one or more respective flange receptacles formed on a substrate. The floating fastener base is inserted into the floating fastener base pocket. This provides a fastening base for a stud wherein the fastening base and the stud are positionally adjustable prior to final retention of the stud, typically accomplished by tightening of the stud. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172716 | Fastener For Attachment By Friction Stir Processing - A fastener is provided for attachment to a workpiece by a friction stir process. The fastener includes a base having an underside adapted to seat upon the workpiece and a fastener portion attached to the top side of the base. An anchor portion projects from the underside of the base and is adapted to be rotated and advanced at high speed and inserted into the workpiece by friction stirring of the workpiece. The anchor portion is embedded in the workpiece upon cooling of the workpiece. The anchor portion has an indent in the surface thereof enabling the softened stirred material to flow into the indent and thereby mechanically capture the anchor portion within the solidified workpiece. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172717 | ADVANCED NUT AND BOLT - A vibration resistant fastening system including a high fatigue strength bolt made from a first material and a nut made from a second material that is softer than the first material of the bolt. The bolt includes bolt threads and the nut includes pre-tapped nut threads that match with the bolt threads. The fastening system utilizes a combination of unique geometry of the nut and bolt threads and a hardness differential between the nut and bolt to provide vibration resistance. When tightened, crests of the bolt threads embed into the soft bearing flanks of the nut threads. Simultaneously with the bolt crest embedment, the softer nut thread crests flow radially inward into the root radius of the bolt threads. This complete contact between the nut and the bolt restricts the nut from moving in a transverse direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the bolt. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172718 | Fastener with Shaving Inhibitor - A fastener with shaving inhibitor for fastening a material such as a metal sheeting panel to a substrate such as metal or wood. The fastener has a notch angled leftwardly with respect to an axis of the fastener, the notch having a first end and a second end, a leading face and a trailing face, each face having outer edges and a common edge at their intersection. At least one of the leading and trailing faces may be substantially planar but may have other shapes, such as concave. Leftwardly angled notch with faces having outer edges may attract and then cut shavings formed from material being installed, thereby reducing the quantity and/or length of shavings, prolonging the life of the material or the structure to which the material is fastened. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172719 | ASYMMETRICAL ENGINEERING FLOORING NAIL - An asymmetrical engineering flooring nail for driving through an exposed surface of this flooring and fully thereinto. The nail defines an elongated shank having a transverse head at one end and a tapered tip at the opposite end; an intermediate portion of the shank includes a plurality of pairs of opposite teeth: Each transversely registering pair of opposite teeth are lengthwisely offset relative to one another by a small acute angle relative thereto; the number of first teeth on one side of shank is greater than the number of second teeth on the opposite side thereof, so that a smooth toothless upper side portion of said shank portion corresponds to the shank side of said second teeth is longer than that of the first teeth. Each of the opposite teeth forms an edge tooth, extending transversely outwardly beyond the longitudinal plane of the corresponding edge of the shank, and a trough, extending transversely inwardly through the longitudinal plane of the corresponding edge of shank, wherein the pitch and depth of each tooth will vary from one another of the teeth, in such a way as to optimize the features of the nail according to the hardwood flooring material. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172720 | POSITIONAL DEVIATION DETECTION APPARATUS AND PROCESS SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAME - In a positional deviation detection apparatus provided with a transfer mechanism where plural arm portions are connected pivotably and in series with each other, the transfer mechanism being adapted to hold and transfer an object to be processed with a distal end arm portion, there are provided an edge detection unit that detects at least an edge of the object to be detected held by the distal end arm portion, the edge detection unit being provided in an arm portion among the plural arm portions, except for the distal end arm portion; and a positional deviation detection portion that obtains positional deviation of the object to be processed, in accordance with a detected value of the edge detection unit. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172721 | SUBSTRATE LOADING AND UNLOADING STATION WITH BUFFER - A substrate processing apparatus having a station for loading and unloading substrates from the apparatus, includes an aperture closure for sealing a loading and unloading aperture of the station, a fluidic magazine door drive for removing a door of a substrate magazine and thus opening the substrate magazine and for operating the aperture closure to open the aperture, and sensor for mapping vertical locations of substrates mounted to the magazine door of the drive. The fluidic magazine door drive may include an encoder different from the sensor, the encoder being configured for determining the vertical location of the sensor. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172722 | Bulk Feeding Disk Drives to Disk Drive Testing Systems - A method of supplying disk drives to a disk drive testing system includes placing a disk drive tote, carrying multiple disk drives, in a presentation position accessible to an automated transporter of the disk drive testing system. The method includes actuating the automated transporter to retrieve one of the disk drives from the disk drive tote, and actuating the automated transporter to deliver the retrieved disk drive to a test slot of the disk drive testing system and insert the disk drive in the test slot. | 2010-07-08 |
20100172723 | Method and Apparatus for Making Absorbent Articles Having Side Seams - The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for manufacturing absorbent articles, and more particularly, apparatuses and methods utilizing multiple processing stations for processing absorbent articles and being configurable to move along various predetermined travel paths defined by radii that may be constant or variable. Particular embodiments of apparatuses and methods of manufacture include a processing wheel having a plurality of processing stations which orbit around a rotation axis. The processing stations may be configured to perform various types of operations associated with the manufacture of absorbent articles while the processing stations orbit around the rotation axis. The processing wheel can be configured to adjust the path along which the processing stations orbit as the processing wheel rotates around the rotation axis. As such, the orbit path can be adjusted to accommodate the manufacture of different sized blanks without the need to physically move or relocate and realign other process apparatuses, such as for example, sealing stations. | 2010-07-08 |