29th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090179354 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE DIMENSIONAL ELECTRODE ELEMENTS FOR MICRO-BATTERIES - A method for forming an array of three dimensional electrode elements for micro-batteries, including forming a plurality of first parallel channels in a substrate, filling the plurality of first channels with a sacrificial filler material, forming at least one plurality of second parallel channels, each of the pluralities of channels being oriented in a different direction, and removing the sacrificial filler material to leave a grid array of electrode elements. The method may further include a preliminary step of depositing a sacrificial coating onto the surface of the substrate and a final step of removing the sacrificial coating and any debris resulting from the channel forming steps deposited thereon. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179355 | METHODS FOR MULTI-MATERIAL STEREOLITHOGRAPHY - Methods and systems of stereolithography for building cost-efficient and time-saving multi-material, multi-functional and multi-colored prototypes, models and devices configured for intermediate washing and curing/drying is disclosed including: laser(s), liquid and/or platform level sensing system(s), controllable optical system(s), moveable platform(s), elevator platform(s), recoating system(s) and at least one polymer retaining receptacle. Multiple polymer retaining receptacles may be arranged in a moveable apparatus, wherein each receptacle is adapted to actively/passively maintain a uniform, desired level of polymer by including a recoating device and a material fill/remove system. The platform is movably accessible to the polymer retaining receptacle(s), elevator mechanism(s) and washing and curing/drying area(s) which may be housed in a shielded enclosure(s). The elevator mechanism is configured to vertically traverse and rotate the platform, thus providing angled building, washing and curing/drying capabilities. A horizontal traversing mechanism may be included to facilitate manufacturing between components of SL cabinet(s) and/or alternative manufacturing technologies. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179356 | Low Haze Thermoplastic Films, Methods and Manufacturing System For Forming the Same - The present invention related generally to thermoplastic films, and, more particularly, to low haze thermoplastic films with high thickness uniformity, methods for manufacturing low haze thermoplastic films with high thickness uniformity, and manufacturing systems for forming the same. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179357 | Method and Apparatus for Producing Porous Silica - There are provided a method for producing porous silica and a porous silica film having low specific dielectric constant and high mechanical strength, that are preferably applicable to optical functional materials, electronic functional materials or the like, and a method for producing an interlayer insulating film, a semiconductor material and a semiconductor apparatus and a producing apparatus, which use the porous silica film. A solution containing a hydrolysis-condensation product of alkoxysilanes and a surfactant is dried to form a composite to which are then applied in the following order an ultraviolet ray irradiation treatment and a hydrophobic treatment with the use of an organic silicon compound having an alkyl group. By forming the composite by drying the solution on a substrate, the porous silica film is obtained. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179358 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SATURATED NORBORNENE RESIN FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING STRETCHED SATURATED NORBORNENE RESIN FILM - An aspect of the present invention provides a method for producing a saturated norbornene resin film by melt film-forming method comprising discharging a molten resin molten in an extruder in a form of a sheet onto a traveling or rotating cooling support from a die so as to be solidified by cooling, wherein the molten resin discharged from the die is subjected to a close contact treatment which allows only the both end parts of the full width of the molten resin to closely contact to the cooling support. According to the aspect, a close contact treatment which allows only the both end parts of the full width of the molten resin discharged from the die to closely contact to the cooling support is conducted in the melt film-forming of a saturated norbornene resin film, a saturated norbornene resin film having an excellent surface quality without the surface quality defects such as step irregularities can be produced. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179359 | AIR SPRING ASSEMBLY WITH NON-THREADED CONNECTION - A connector fitting and air spring assembly includes a connector fitting supported on an end member of an air spring. The connector fitting is secured on the air spring by a retaining member engaging the end member of the air spring. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179360 | Hydraulic Ride Bushing Having Improved End of Bushing Travel Damping - An hydraulic ride bushing having improved damping at the end of its travel. In various aspects thereof to provide the improved damping at the end of bushing travel: the external snubbers are composed entirely of polyurethane; the abutment portions of the external snubbers are composed of polyurethane; the external snubbers are provided with a plurality of convolutes; the external snubbers are composed of a dual durometer composition; an internal snubber is added between an hydraulic damper and an outer cylindrical shell; an hydraulic lock is provided at the hydraulic damper; and an external hydraulic damper is provided which is disposed externally with respect to the outer cylindrical shell. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179361 | VIBRATION DAMPENING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - The present invention is directed to a material adapted to reduce vibration and, more specifically, to a material adapted to dissipate and evenly distribute transmitted vibrations. The material is particularly suited for impact and/or heavy load vibration resistance. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179362 | Bushing having limit stops - A bushing, having a core member, at least one enveloping body surrounding the same, and at least one elastic connecting layer, the elastic connecting layer joining together and spacing apart the enveloping body and the core member, and the core member and the enveloping body being movable relative to one another. In view of the object of designing and further refining a bushing of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that it exhibits an adjustable stiffness response that is dependent on the deflection of the core member relative to the enveloping body, following the cost-effective manufacturing thereof, the bushing has at least one limit stop, which is structurally separate or is produced separately from the connecting layer, is assigned to the core member and/or the enveloping body and limits the relative movement thereof. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179373 | POST-PROCESSING DEVICE - A post-processing device include a conveyed medium stacking portion, a medium bundle stapling member, a medium bundle stacking portion and a medium bundle stacking control unit. A plurality of recording mediums, on which images are recorded, are conveyed and stacked into the conveyed medium stacking portion. The medium bundle stapling member staples a medium bundle, which is a bundle of the plurality of recording mediums stacked on the conveyed medium stacking portion, with staples. The stapled medium bundle is conveyed and stacked into the medium bundle stacking portion. The medium bundle stacking control unit stacks a second medium bundle on a first medium bundle under the condition that a second stacking stapling position deviates from a first stacking stapling position in a width direction by a distance not less than a staple width. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179374 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus which enables the user to easily remove a sheet bundle left in the apparatus after a bookbinding-mode job is stopped in the middle of execution thereof. In a bookbinding mode of the apparatus, in a sheet stacking section, a plurality of sheets having images formed thereon are stacked as a sheet bundle; in a gluing section, glue is applied to an end face of the sheet bundle; and in a bonding section, a cover sheet is bonded to the sheet bundle to wrap the sheet bundle in the cover sheet. When a bookbinding-mode job is canceled during execution thereof, in the gluing section, glue is applied to the sheet bundle stacked in the stacking section before the job is stopped, and a discharge section discharges the glue-applied sheet bundle which is neither wrapped nor trimmed. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179375 | Sheet accumulation apparatus and image forming system having same - The invention is to provide a sheet accumulation apparatus enabling to uniformly load tabbed sheets into a train of sheets for load and store the sheets on a tray. The sheet accumulation apparatus has a sheet outlet for successively discharging the sheets, a tray means for loading to hold the sheets thereon, a sheet carrier means for discharging the sheets from the sheet outlet to the side of a downstream, a sheet front end regulating means for colliding the sheets sent by the sheet carrier means against the regulating means at the sheet front ends and regulating them, and a sheet rear regulating means disposed to the tray means for regulating the positions of the sheets from the sheet outlet at the sheet rear ends. The sheet front end regulating means comprises ( | 2009-07-16 |
20090179376 | SHEET CARRYING DEVICE, AND DOCUMENT CARRYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SHEET CARRYING DEVICE - A sheet carrying device has a mechanism that prevents a sheet from being fed backward into a carriage path after once discharged from the device, and the sheet carrying device includes a carriage surface that guides a sheet, a reverse roller attached to a rotation shaft of a sheet discharging portion, whose rotation direction is switchable between forward and backward, and a backward-feed prevention valve that prevents an edge of a discharged sheet from entering into a nip portion of the reverse roller, and the backward-feed prevention valve includes a resin sheet and an elastic member disposed at one end on the sheet discharging side of the resin sheet, and the elastic member has one surface supported by the rotation shaft of the reverse roller and the other surface pressing the resin sheet against the carriage surface. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179377 | Craps game improvement - A proposition bet for Craps referred to as a FIRE BET™. The method includes predetermining a schedule of a pay-out table, players placing FIRE BET wagers at respective player betting areas prior to a shooter's initial come out; accumulating points responsive to outcomes of the shooter's dice throws, wherein points are made when a number 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 is twice rolled before sevening out, and wherein repeating of any made number is ignored, and making a pay-out based upon the points accumulated and the schedule. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179378 | CARD GAME WITH COUNTING - Various embodiments include determining a value of a statistic describing cards that have been dealt from a deck, and modifying the rules of a game based on the statistic. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179379 | Magic, swords, and suns interactive card game - Allotted resource card game system includes a plurality of game components, at least some of which have a power value and/or ability. Each game component is in a state such as an “in play” state or an “out of play” state. Components of opponents are diminished by utilizing cards from the “out of play” state to the “in play” state along with their specific abilities. Preferably, the power values are spent to reduce the number of the opponent's cards as quickly and efficiently as possible. The player whom no longer has any cards is the loser. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179381 | KIT FOR FACILITATING CONVERSATIONS - A card game kit for use as a planning tool to help people have conversations about difficult decisions is disclosed. The kit includes a deck of cards and instructions for their use. The cards identify potential outcomes and the instructions teach how to prioritize these outcomes such that the person considering issues can engage in focused communication about what is important to that person. In preferred embodiments the planning is advance care planning, the person is a person considering the last portion of that person's life and the outcomes are final outcomes. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179382 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL TARGET SYSTEM - An omnidirectional target system includes a target movable between a retracted position and an extended position and an actuation mechanism for moving the target to the extended position, the target and the actuation mechanism being releaseable so that the target can be moved back into the retracted position despite movement of the actuation mechanism. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179393 | Wheelbarrow With Improved Stability - An improved wheelbarrow places the bucket at ground level when at rest. The wheelbarrow frame beneath the bucket rests on the ground while the wheelbarrow is at rest. The wheelbarrow wheel is lifted off of the ground at rest. The wheelbarrow provides greatly improved stability both at rest and while moving the wheelbarrow. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179394 | Interactive stroller for educating a child - An interactive stroller for educating a child comprises of a stroller, a tray attached to the stroller, a player housed within the tray, and a controller attached within the handle of the stroller. The player might be interactive or a passive player, e.g., a CD player. The controller might be attached by either radio frequency or a wired connection to the player. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179395 | GROUND HANDLING CART FOR SKID EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT - Ground carts to support skid equipped aircraft and to maneuver these craft safely on the ground during taxiing for take off, recovery, servicing, and transport to maintenance or storage. The ground carts provide the capability to minimize risks of damage to aircraft during towing by lifting the aircraft off the ground. Further, an embodiment of the ground cart of the invention includes the ability to rotate the aircraft on a cart platform up to 90° from the direction of forward motion of the cart to facilitate movement in and around the airport apron/hanger and to counter cross winds during take off. In addition, carts may be controlled from the aircraft, for example to provide for steering control until the aircraft is launched, cart braking, platform rotation, and other maneuvers. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179396 | SELF-STEERING AXLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAVING A ROTARY STABILIZER MOUNTED AT A PIVOT JOINT ASSOCIATED WITH A TIE ROD - A self-steering axle suspension system utilizing a rotary damper coaxially aligned with and acting directly about the king pin centerline on one side of the vehicle is disclosed. Alternatively, the rotary damper may be mounted at, and axially aligned with, a pivot joint joining a steering knuckle with the tie rod. When used as such, the rotary damper constitutes a rotary stabilizer. The rotary stabilizer is used to control the steerability of the self-steering axle suspension system and has a self-centering axle mechanism incorporated therein. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179397 | PASSIVE ANTIROLL DEVICE FOR THE SUSPENSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND A SUSPENSION INCORPORATING IT - An antiroll device for the suspension of a motor vehicle comprises a torsion bar and two lateral links articulated to this bar and to two lateral shock absorbers. At least one of the links ( | 2009-07-16 |
20090179398 | COMPOSITE SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A composite suspension system for a vehicle includes a mechanical suspension system supporting the body of the vehicle with respect to an axle and a pneumatic suspension system to selectively provide support for the body relative to the axle. Under heavy loads, the pneumatic suspension system may be inflated to support the body relative to the axle. When not under heavy loads the pneumatic suspension system may be deflated so as not to interfere with the support provided by the mechanical suspension system. A control system regulates a compressor connected to the pneumatic suspension system to inflate the same. The control system also regulates access of the pneumatic suspension system to a vacuum source to deflate the same. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179399 | Sitting Orthopedic Mobility Scooter - An orthopedic mobility scooter for persons with a compromised leg or foot comprising a frame for supporting the weight of an occupant in a sitting position and a leg rest for supporting the compromised leg. The healthy leg is used to propel the scooter with an unobstructed stride. Wheels are located at the front and rear of the frame. Handles attached to a steering column and connected to a front wheel control the direction of travel. A padded seat is positioned near the center of the frame. A horizontal rod extending perpendicular to the frame is used to connect a leg rest and a stabilizing front wheel. The front horizontal rod and rear axle can both be positioned to either side of the frame to accommodate either a left or right compromised leg or foot. The scooter has enough clearance and stability to surmount obstacles such as street curbs. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179400 | ROTATIONAL BREAKAWAY TRAILER JACK ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE - A rotational jack assembly is provided to support a portion of a trailer. The jack assembly has a pivot mount with a pivot axis, a mounting plate rotatable about the pivot axis and a pin receptor with a first and second portion. The mounting plate carries a support assembly and a locking pin. The locking pin is engagable with the pin receptor, and adapted to move between the first and second portions of the pin receptor upon application of rotational force. A force activated locking assembly and a breakaway support assembly are also provided for supporting a portion of a trailer. A method of use for the rotational breakaway trailer jack assembly is also disclosed. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179401 | AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE TOW HOOKS - An automotive vehicle is provided with a vehicle body and at least one tow hook. The vehicle body has a front end and a rear end. The at least one tow hook is pivotally connected to the front end of the vehicle body and may pivot between a stored position at least partially recessed within the vehicle body and a deployed position extending beyond the vehicle body to facilitate access to the at least one tow hook. The vehicle may further have an actuator to cooperate with the at least one tow hook to pivot the at least one tow hook relative to the vehicle body. The vehicle may further have a pair of tow hooks on the front end and a pair of exhaust members mounted within a pair of exhaust apertures formed in the rear end. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179402 | HORIZONTAL LAMINATED SKI CONSTRUCTION - The invention relates to a core assembly for a gliding board such as a ski or a snowboard. The core assembly includes a plurality of horizontal layers that are sized to various desired lengths, positioned to achieve a desired thickness profile, and laminated. The invention also relates to a method of making a core assembly for a gliding board. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179413 | Photo booklet kit and a method and a manufacturing device related thereto - The invention relates to a photo booklet kit. The kit includes at least one booklet cover and at least one bundle of papers. The papers are adapted for printing photos thereon and have a resolution of more than 100 DPI. The cover has a front sheet, a rear sheet and a spine therebetween that is separated from the front and rear sheets by a respective folding line. The spine has a meltable adhesive attached to its inside. The bundle of papers has papers of size that matches the booklet cover. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a bundle of papers adapted for use in the kit and to a knife adapted for cutting such a bundle. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179414 | Protective book cover for a paperback type book - A protective covering for a paperback book provides a generally rectangular, foldable, protective sheet divided into a plurality of linearly adjoining panels. These panels include a front flap panel, a front cover panel, a spine panel, a rear cover panel, and a rear flap panel. Preferably each one of the adjacent panels is separated by at least one scoring line, allowing the panels to be easily and selectively folded around the outside of a paperback book. Adhesive portions are engaged with each one of the flap panels as well as the spine panel, each adhesive portion preferably providing a low-tack, reusable adhesive that enabling the protective covering to be easily attached and removed without leaving marks or residue on the book. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179415 | SHOPPING CART NOTEPAD HOLDER - A shopping cart notepad holder. The allows a user of a shopping cart to have the option of using the holder as a holder of a shopping list while at the same time providing a child with a writing surface. The shopping cart notepad holder comprises a first notepad holder, the notepad holder has a first lateral attachment guide, a second notepad holder, the second notepad holder has a second lateral attachment guide, the second lateral attachment guide is mounted on the first attachment guide, and a retractable arm system for attaching the shopping cart notepad holder to a shopping cart, the retractable arm system is housed within and is attached to the first lateral attachment guide. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179416 | Spill stopper and message display - A method of advertising is provided in which a stopper having substantially parallel sides is inserted into a hole in a container, and a message is displayed on, a surface of the stopper towards a thicker end of the stopper and external to the container. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179417 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHILD AND PARENT IDENTIFICATION AND DISPLAYING MISSING CHILDREN - A set of identification cards are provided. The set of identification cards includes a first child identification card that itself includes personal information about a first child and a parent of the first child. The set of identification cards also includes a parent identification card that includes personal information about the parent and the first child. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179418 | OPTICALLY EFFECTIVE SURFACE RELIEF MICROSTRUCTURES AND METHOD OF MAKING THEM - The present invention relates to an element comprising a surface area with a specific, optically effective surface relief microstructure ( | 2009-07-16 |
20090179419 | Adjustable offset bushing type coupling - A nested bushing coupling for attaching a plumbing component to a conduit. The assembly includes at least one or more nested bushings having off-centered openings which may be situated at various orientations within a receiver. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179420 | Guide element for the passage of pipes, cables or the like through a wall - A guide element for passing one or more pipes, cables or the like through a wall includes an interposition element between the one or more pipes and the edge of the passage aperture, and an annular clamping flange on one or both sides of the wall. The flange is substantially concentric with the aperture and it is coupled to the wall along an annular perimetric strip surrounding the aperture. The interposition element is an elastic wedging and/or urging element between one or more pipes and the edge of the aperture, and the ring or flange clamps the interposition element in a wedged and/or urged condition. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179421 | APPARATUS FOR COUPLING COMPONENTS OF A FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM - An apparatus for coupling components in a fuel delivery system together is presented. The apparatus comprises a first member having a first end, a second end, and throughgoing passageway therebetween. The apparatus further comprises a second member having a throughgoing bore therein. The throughgoing bore is configured to receive the first end of the first member. The first and second members of the apparatus are configured to be affixed together to create a joint between the first end of the first member and the inner wall of the bore of the second member such that the passageway and the bore are in substantial alignment with each other. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179422 | Barb Clamp with Smooth Bore - A barb clamp is provided for fluid liquid or gaseous connection to a flexible tube, the flexible tube having an inner bore defined by a predetermined inner diameter for providing a fluid flow path. The barb clamp includes a barb connector having the same predetermined inner diameter as the flexible tube and a tapered end insertable into the tube. A sleeve and collet lock over the tubing and barb connector to prevent liquid material entering between the barb and tube. The tapered end of the barb connector terminates at a point so that there is no transition between the inner diameter of the tube and the inner diameter of the barb connector to provide no pressure differential in the tube between the outside and inside of the barb clamp. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179433 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION UTILIZING VEHICLE TRAFFIC ON ROADWAYS - A system and method for electrical power generation utilizing vehicle traffic on roadways is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a power generation system comprises one or more standard hydraulic cylinders, one or more electro-mechanical generators, and one or more hydraulic accumulators coupled to a hydraulic motor. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179434 | Gas power augmented wind generator - Compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled auxiliary power source in the 100-250 brake horsepower range, mounted (hung) on the rear of the wind generator main shaft, equipped with shaft speed sensors that have been calibrated to minimum/maximum desired main shaft (electrical generator) speed and that can engage and spin the main shaft attached to the electrical power generator on demand when there is insufficient wind to do so. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179435 | Computing device latching assembly - A computing device latching assembly comprises a latching member configured to releasably secure an accessory to a computing device, and a release mechanism actuatable to move the latching member from a locking position to an unlocked position and to cause the latching member to urge the accessory away from the computing device. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179436 | POSITIVE ACTION LOCK FOR SLIDING WINDOWS - A sliding window system can be equipped with a latch or lock mechanism. The lock mechanism can include a lock base mounted on a sliding sash of a window assembly opposite a keeper. The latch bolt of lock mechanism can be received in the keeper to latch the sashes together. A trigger is operably coupled with the latch bolt. To open the window, the lock mechanism is disengaged from the keeper by grasping a pull handle and pulling outwardly away from the window. As a result, the bolt moves to a retracted position within the lock base and a portion of the trigger extends out of the lock base, with the window capable of movement into an open position. When closing the window, the trigger contacts the keeper, releasing the bolt under the bias of a spring into the keeper, thus locking the window. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179437 | Bold-type seal lock having locking body pivotably connected to mounting component for attachment to shipping container door - The system described here is a bolt-type seal lock which includes a bolt, having a shaft with proximal and distal portions and a head that is wider than the distal portion of the shaft and located at the proximal portion of the shaft; a locking body configured to receive and retain the shaft in locking engagement after the shaft has been inserted a predetermined extent into an open end of a passageway of the locking body; and a component connected to the locking body such that the component and locking body are rotatable relative to each other, the component configured to be removably mounted to a door of a shipping container, whereby the locking body does not freely swing on the distal portion of the shaft of the bold during movement of the shipping container. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179438 | Rotary Pawl Latch - A latch assembly for releasably securing a first member in a closed position relative to a second member is disclosed. The latch assembly includes a frames a rotary pawl, a locking member, a handle, and a lock plug. The frame is adapted for attachment to the first member. The handle is pivotally attached to the frame and is movable between a closed position and an open position. The locking member retains the pawl in the latched position when the locking member is in an undeflected configuration. The handle causes the locking member to deflect and release the pawl from a latched position when the lacking member is in an unlocked position and the handle is moved to the open position. The lock barrel is supported by the frame and can selectively move the locking member to a locked position where the locking member cannot be actuated by the handle. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179439 | HANDLE WITH A CLOSURE INSERT - The invention relates to a handle (e.g., a fixed handle, rotary handle, or swivel lever handle) particularly with a lock insert or the like or escutcheon for mounting in a preferably thin wall (e.g., a sheet metal cabinet door leaf, sheet metal drawer front, or sheet metal box lid). Wherein the handle has a longitudinal extension at whose ends is arranged at least one fastening means (e.g., a screw, nut, hook fastening or clip-in fastening). The lock insert includes a housing with a collar in the vicinity of its front end, and a receiving space for the front end of the housing with the collar is provided at this end of the handle in the vicinity of the fastening means proceeding from the contact surface contacting the thin wall, this receiving space passing through the handle to the front side of the handle while changing in cross section. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179440 | CONTAINER FOR PICKING UP AND TRANSPORTING WASTE, IN PARTICULAR DOG EXCREMENT - The invention relates to a container for picking up and transporting waste such as dog excrement. The container comprises a bag extended by a flap suitable for closing and opening of the bag, the bag having a front wall and a rear wall, the flap extending the rear wall so as to be capable of occupying either an open position for picking up, in which it is folded against an outside face of the rear wall, or else a closed position for transport, in which it is folded against an outside face of the front wall. The invention relates to urban hygiene. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179441 | Animal Waste Removal Device - A device capable of procuring one or more objects from a surface, particularly the removal of waste. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179442 | FOOD SERVICE TONGS AND MOLD THEREFOR - Food service tongs and a mold and method for making them, the tongs having first and second arms connected to a fulcrum end, and first and second grasping ends on the arms disposed in a mutually opposing and spaced-apart relationship and moveable in a common plane to a closed position for grasping food there between, and a transverse bridge disposed proximate to the fulcrum end and extending from the first arm to the second arm, with a longitudinal rib extending from the transverse bridge to the fulcrum end, the flow path through the longitudinal rib section of the mold resulting in reduction or displacement of fault lines caused by abutting flow fronts during mold filling. Articles of the invention can be coated with a thin metallic layer to impart a metal-like appearance to these articles. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179453 | CLOSURE FOR A MOVABLE ROOF - A closure assembly for a vehicle includes a hook movable between locked and unlocked positions. An actuator is connected to the hook and is linearly movable to move the hook between the locked and unlocked positions. First and second rotatable gears are engaged with one another such that either gear rotates as the other gear rotates. First and second levers are respectively connected between the gears and the actuator. The levers move as the gears rotate in response to the first gear rotating in a first rotary direction and thereby cause the actuator to move linearly in a first direction to thereby move the hook to the locked position. The levers move as the gears rotate in response to the first gear rotating in a second rotary direction and thereby cause the actuator to move linearly in a second direction to thereby move the hook to the unlocked position. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179454 | DOOR TRIM - A door trim having rigidity as an armrest while is easily deformed in an event of side impact to a vehicle and thereby reduces impact to a person located in a compartment of the vehicle, can be provided with the present invention. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179455 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A VEHICLE CAMPER - This invention relates generally to mechanics, and more specifically, to systems and methods for providing a vehicle camper. In one embodiment, the invention includes a vehicle camper having a base, a first portion of the base configurable to being disposed within a cargo space of a vehicle, the first portion of the base configurable to resting upon a floor of the cargo space, a second portion of the base configurable to extending laterally and outwardly from the cargo space such that the second portion is exposed from the vehicle; at least one support, the at least one support being deployably coupled to the base and configurable to extend from the base to a ground surface to provide support for the base; and a tent, the tent coupled to at least a portion of the base configured to being exposed from the vehicle, the tent suspendable by a frame, the tent and the frame configurable to being automatically deployable upon release to define an interior space above the base, the tent configurable to extending around at least a portion of an outside of the vehicle to provide a seal against moisture, the tent having a door for providing access from an exterior of the vehicle, wherein the base, the at least one support, and the tent are deployably collapsible into a stowable and portable unit. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179456 | Air Drag Reduction Apparatus for Tractor-Trailers - An air drag reduction apparatus includes left and right panels and top and bottom panels for mounting to the rear doors of a tractor trailer along the top, bottom and side edges thereof. Hinges are interposed between the panels and the doors so that the panels can pivot about the hinges between an extended drag-reducing position and a collapsed position generally adjacent the rear doors. Stop devices releasably secure the panels in the extended position, and biasing devices such as tensioning springs are operative to bias the panels outwardly and rearwardly to the extended position and are further operative to permit the panels to pivot between the extended position towards and to the collapsed position upon impact and contact from an external object occurring and then return to the extended position substantially immediately upon contact ceasing thereby significantly reducing the impact damage. The apparatus also includes a ramp and wheel arrangement to facilitate opening and collapsing of the panels. The apparatus of the invention also includes an outwardly extending panel protection member projecting from the lower corner of the panel in a position for being contacted by external objects during movement of the vehicle to thereby prevent direct contact between an external object and the panel and cause the panel to move toward its collapsed position | 2009-07-16 |
20090179457 | CENTRAL PILLAR AND DUCTING FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - An automotive vehicle is provided having a vehicle body with a passenger compartment between a vehicle floor, a vehicle roof and side pillars. A pair of passenger seats are oriented within the passenger compartment with a center console mounted therebetween. A central structural pillar extends from the center console to the vehicle roof for supporting a central region of the vehicle roof. A ducting assembly is provided with a central duct extending upward from the center console adjacent to the pair of passenger seats and in fluid communication with a heating and cooling system. An outlet port is provided on the central duct for directing the air to the seating row. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179458 | AUTOMOTIVE PANEL ASSEMBLY - An automotive assembly having a rigid substructure with at least one opening. A panel having a substrate and a cushioned layer which is disposed over one side of the substrate. At least one clip extends outwardly from the other side of the substrate and the clip is complementary in shape and aligned with the opening in the substructure. An attachment mechanism secures only a portion of the outer periphery of the panel to the substructure upon insertion of the clip into its corresponding opening. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179459 | DEVICE FOR RETAINING A STRIP IN A CHANNEL - In a device for retaining, in particular, a roof strip ( | 2009-07-16 |
20090179460 | VEHICLE ENGINE COVER - A one-piece automobile engine cover for protecting vital engine components from external elements such as water and debris. The cover is positioned between the engine and the hood of an automobile and is pivotably attached to the automobile, preferably by the same hinges that attach the hood to the automobile, or by separate, but collinear, hinges. The cover can be latched to the hood to keep it raised for servicing. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179461 | DYNAMIC LOAD BEARING COMPOSITE FLOOR PAN FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A composite floor pan may be joined with other structural members of an automotive vehicle. External loads imparted to the structural members may be transferred to the floor pan. The floor pan may be configured to absorb and/or transfer these external loads without separating. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179462 | OPEN ROOF CONSTRUCTION FOR A VEHICLE - An open roof construction for a vehicle having a roof opening defined in a roof part of the vehicle includes a roof assembly having at least one panel that is movable between a closed position in which it closes the roof opening and an open position in which it opens the roof opening and is positioned at least partially above an adjoining roof part. A first device moves the rear edge of the panel towards a raised position relative to the closed position and above the adjoining roof part. A second device includes a lever for moving the front edge of the panel in a vertical direction. The lever has a lower pivoting axis, an upper pivotal connection to the panel and an intermediate guide connection, connecting the lever to a guiding slide. A guide mechanism is provided for guiding the panel towards the open position when the rear edge thereof is in the raised position. The lever of the second device is arranged such that the guide connection is closer to the upper pivotal connection than to the lower pivoting axis. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179473 | Tilt control mechanism for a chair - A tilt control mechanism for an office chair includes a spring assembly therein which controls the tilt tension on the back assembly. The tilt control mechanism includes a control plate mounted to the control shaft on which the uprights are mounted, wherein the control plate rotates in combination with the uprights. This control plate is located within the control body and cooperates with a front stop assembly and a back stop assembly to vary the limits of forward and rearward tilting of the seat and back assemblies. Also, the tilt control mechanism includes a pneumatic actuator assembly having fixed and rotatable cam blocks. The rotatable cam block rotates relative to the fixed block such that the rotatable cam block is driven downwardly to depress the control valve of the pneumatic cylinder and thereby vary the height of the seat assembly. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179474 | Headrest Adjustment and Lock Mechanism and Method - A headrest lock guide assembly for removably securing a headrest assembly to a vehicle seat can include a lock housing configured to house a headrest post extending through the lock housing, a lock slidably located within the lock housing, and a tool passageway extending through the housing. The lock can be slid against a spring force between a locked and unlocked position by inserting a tool through the tool passageway in the lock housing. A lock housing cover can be provided that is non-movably secured to the lock housing and can include a cover abutment surface adjacent to and blocking a lock body opening in the housing. The lock can include a lock abutment surface and a post engagement member configured and dimensioned to selectively engage a portion of the headrest assembly to lock the portion of the headrest assembly within the lock guide. The lock is movable within the lock cavity between a locked position in which the post engagement member extends over a portion of a through bore and the lock abutment surface contacts the cover abutment surface, and an unlocked position in which the post engagement member is located outside the perimeter of the through bore in the hollow post stem and the lock abutment surface is spaced from the cover abutment surface. A spring member can bias the lock into the locked position. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179475 | FOLDING HEADREST - A headrest assembly may include a first frame member operatively connected to a seat, a second frame member that is selectively movable with respect to the first frame member, and a locking mechanism for use in adjusting the first locking member between a first locked condition that prevents the second frame member from moving relative to the first frame member and a second adjustable condition that permits the second frame member to move relative to the first frame member. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179476 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH ADJUSTABLE AND RETRACTABLE HEAD RESTRAINT - A vehicle seat is provided with a guide within a seat back frame for movement between extended and retracted positions. A biasing member within the seat back frame biases the guide toward the retracted position. A cable extends the guide toward the extended position. A rotary actuator extends and retracts the cable. A release mechanism secures the guide in the extended position. A rod extends from the frame and has a plurality of notches for providing a series of height adjustment positions. A locking member within the guide retains the rod at one of the series of height adjustment positions. A head restraint is mounted on the rod. Actuation of the release mechanism and the rotary actuator releases the guide to retract the head restraint. Return actuation of the rotary actuator returns the guide and the rod to the extended position. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179477 | FRAME STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE SEAT - One aspect of the present invention can include a vehicle seat, a seat frame having a cushion frame, the cushion frame with a first and second side frame, a bead extending from an outer side of one of the first and second side frame, the bead including a first and second inclined surface connected at a ridge portion, and a notch portion defined in a lower portion of the at least one of the first and second side frame, wherein the notch portion is positioned proximate the bead. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179478 | SEAT CUSHION AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A seat cushion having a seat pad with a channel therein, the channel having a web with apertures for drainage of water away from the seat pad. The web provides a channel area on top of the web and a channel area below the web for egress of water. In one embodiment, the seat cushion is secured to a tree stand frame by straps and has a dual-section back portion that secures to a tree via a fastener at the top thereof. The dual-section back portion folds together to form a single planar construct and also folds to the seat pad portion, again to form a single planar package of collapsed ‘Z’ shape for transport or storage. In an alternate embodiment, the seat cushion, optionally with or without a back portion, is secured to a boat seat. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179480 | Vehicle Wheel for a Double-Track Vehicle or Cover Therefor - The invention relates to a vehicle wheel for a double-track vehicle or an external cover therefor, having passage openings, particularly for a cooling air flow for a wheel brake provided on the interior side of the wheel, in the lateral projection, the passage openings having a width in the radial direction which changes when viewed in the circumferential direction such that, viewed against the rotating direction of the wheel when the vehicle is driving forward, the above-mentioned width decreases, and in that the—viewed in the radial direction—centers of the virtual segments of the passage opening which follow one another against the rotating direction move quasi (virtually) in the direction of the wheel center. As a result, the force as well as the lever arm of the drag is reduced, so that a moment of resistance is obtained which is significantly decreased. The passage openings are preferably bounded by spokes extending essentially in the radial direction. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179481 | Overmask Element For Vehicle Wheels - A overmask element suitable for being mounted on vehicle wheels comprises an outer surface suitable for facing towards the outside of the overmask and of the vehicle and an inner surface suitable for facing towards the wheel of the vehicle. Central fastening means and peripheral fastening means extend from the inner surface towards the wheel of the vehicle. The central fastening means are arranged along a first circumference of the overmask element at bolts of the wheel and the peripheral fastening means are arranged along a second circumference having a greater diameter than the first circumference. Both the central fastening means and the peripheral fastening means are shaped so as to make an exclusively snap-type mounting of the overmask element on elements of the wheel. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179482 | Vehicle, in particular an industrial truck, having a fixing arrangement for a wheel - The present invention relates to a vehicle, in particular an industrial truck ( | 2009-07-16 |
20090179493 | Power selection system for heater - A power selection system is provided for a heater system, including a power selection device, an interface unit, and a heater. The power selection device includes a distribution selector and an uninterrupted power supply device. The distribution selector is arranged inside the uninterrupted power supply device. The distribution selector controls selection of power input of the power selection device among multiple power sources. The interface unit is connected to the power selection device. The heater includes a power system, which is connected to the interface unit. As such, the system, as a whole, can be arranged in accordance with the user's need to receive a power input or a combination of multiple power inputs selected from multiple power sources in different periods of time and is fit for heaters of different brands available in the market. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179494 | On-line uninterruptible power system - The present invention discloses an on-line uninterruptible UPS system, comprising an AC-DC conversion circuit, a DC-AC conversion circuit and a backup battery circuit, characterized in that the backup battery circuit comprises a battery group and two switch devices, the two switch devices are connected in series, and then connected in parallel with the battery group, the two switch devices are turned on complementarily to each other, the two ends of the battery group are connected to a positive voltage output end and a negative voltage output end respectively, and a neutral line end is connected in between the two switch devices. In the present invention, since two switch devices are connected in series and then in parallel to a battery group, by complementary turning on of the two switch devices, the one battery group can achieve the function of time-sharing operation of two battery groups, such that the number of the batteries in the UPS system can be reduced by half. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179495 | Solar power supplying device - A solar power supplying device includes a solar power collecting plate, a socket, an uninterruptible power supplying apparatus and an electric apparatus. The solar power collecting plate is used to absorb the solar power of sunlight and convert the solar power into a first power source. The socket is used to provide a second power source. The uninterruptible power supplying apparatus is provided with a built-in power source selector that is connected with the solar power collecting plate and the socket and is capable of selecting power inputs of the first power source and the second power source. An output end of the uninterruptible power supplying apparatus is combined with the electric appliance. The power source selector switches between the first power source and the second power source, thereby reducing the power source and cost. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179496 | Power saving uninterruptible power supply - The power saving uninterruptible power supply (UPS) has a transformer, an automatic voltage regulator (AVR), a charger-and-inverter, a normal mode determination unit and an electric switch. The transformer has a primary side and a secondary side. The primary side is coupled to an alternating current (AC) power source. An AC input terminal of the AVR is coupled to the secondary side of the transformer to acquire an inducted AC power source to regulate the inducted AC power source to output to a load. The charger-and-inverter is coupled to the secondary side of the transformer to acquire a recharged power source to convert to a recharged current. The normal mode determination unit is coupled to the AC power source and the battery to detect a power supply status of the AC power source and battery capacity, so as to further determine whether current operation is normal. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179497 | Uninterrupted Power Supply with IR Control Link - A Universal Power Supply (UPS) protects audio/visual (A/V) components from damage that may occur due to a sudden power loss by first, providing back up power via a battery, and then initiating the normal, that is powered, shut down of the protected component via an infrared control signal. The infrared control signal is learned from the A/V components remote control unit. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179498 | TRANSFER SWITCH CONTROLLER PROVIDING AN ALTERNATING CURRENT VOLTAGE TO A GENERATOR AND TRANSFER SWITCH INCLUDING THE SAME - A transfer switch controller is for a transfer switch. The transfer switch controller includes a first input having an alternating current voltage and structured to input power from a utility power source, second inputs structured to input remote or local signals, and an output structured to output an alternating current voltage to a standby generator. A normally closed switch, such as a relay, includes a number of normally closed contacts electrically connected between the first input and the output. The normally closed contacts are normally closed to cause the alternating current voltage of the first input to be normally output to the alternating current voltage of the output. A microprocessor cooperates with the second inputs and the normally closed switch. The microprocessor causes the normally closed switch to open responsive to one or more of the remote or local signals. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179499 | MULTIPLE BI-DIRECTIONAL INPUT/OUTPUT POWER CONTROL SYSTEM - A multiple bi-directional input/output power control system includes a network of functional blocks housed in a single enclosure, providing DC power to one or more DC loads, and providing control and internal pathways, sharing one or more AC and/or DC power inputs. The system feeds back AC power from the DC power source into an AC input connection, and the fed-back AC power is shared by other AC loads. The system operates at least one alternative source of DC in a dynamic manner, allowing maximization of power generating capability at respective specific operating conditions of the moment. Power isolation may be handled by an AC isolation block right at a power input. Therefore all other blocks within a multi-function power control unit (MFPCU) are isolated from AC ground. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179500 | MULTI-CELLULAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL SYSTEM WITH DC-DC CONVERSION REPLICATED FOR GROUPS OF CELLS IN SERIES OF EACH PANEL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL STRUCTURE - A photovoltaic energy conversion system includes a distributed control structure for groups of cells of each multi-cellular panel, the components of which are entirely physically integrated in the photovoltaic panel. Each multi-cellular photovoltaic panel has a DC bus, supplied in parallel by a plurality of DC-DC converters, each provided with a controller that controls the working point of the photovoltaic cells coupled to the input of the DC-DC converter for a maximum yield of electric power by implementing a relatively simple MPPT algorithm. The controller includes a logic circuit and A/D converters of analog signals representing the input voltage and the input current generated by the group of cells that is coupled to the input of the DC-DC converter and optionally also of the output voltage of the converter, and a relatively simple D/A converter of the drive control signal of the power switch of the DC-DC converter. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179501 | DEVICE COVER WITH EMBEDDED POWER RECEIVER - A charging system comprises circuitry adapted to devices to be charged, including a power receiver module embedded or molded into form-fit case, e.g., gel-skin, that attaches physically and electrically to the device to be charged and that effectively receives power either conductively or inductively from a power delivery surface of a recharging pad on which the devices are placed. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179502 | Wireless powering and charging station - A base with a portable device that relays energy to the portable device. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179503 | POWER TRANSFER APPARATUS AND FUNCTIONAL MODULE - A power transfer apparatus includes: a casing into which liquid is injected; two metal plates disposed so as to come into contact with the liquid within the casing; and a power source configured to emit a current into the liquid with each of the two metal plates as an electrode; with power being supplied from the power source to a functional module to be mounted within the casing through the liquid such that each of two electrodes comes into contact with the liquid; and with the functional module being mounted such that the liquid can flow from one of the two metal plates to the other. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179504 | Linearly Actuated Switch for Robot Crash Protector Device - A linearly actuated switch assembly is adjustably disposed in a housing stem bore of a robotic crash protector device. An actuation plate is disposed over the central bore of the contact surface. As the piston moves toward the housing base in response to a crash force or torque applied to the actuator, the actuation plate moves in an axial direction, and contacts and actuates the switch. The actuation plate is biased towards the contact surface by an actuation spring disposed between the actuation plate and a spring plate that is rigidly affixed to the housing stem. This arrangement allows the actuation plate to “float” with respect to the fixed spring plate. In particular, the actuation plate may assume the orientation of the piston, which may be canted from its default orientation—normal to the device central axis—by uneven application of force by the actuator. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179505 | POLYGONAL ELECTRICAL MACHINE - The invention relates to a polygonal electric linear motor. In said motor, a primary part that is provided with transversal flux windings ( | 2009-07-16 |
20090179506 | Encapsulated stator assembly and process for preparation thereof - An encapsulated stator assembly comprising a stator core of laminated electromagnetic steel sheets and containing wire wound coils; an insulator covering the stator core positioned between the stator core and the wire wound coils; wherein an encapsulating polymer composition substantially encapsulates the stator core and the wire wound coils and the insulator and an adhesive component is interfaced between the stator core and the encapsulating polymer composition and wherein the encapsulating polymer composition comprises a thermally conductive polymer composition having a thermal conductivity of at least about 0.6 W/mK. A method for making the encapsulated stator assembly is also part of the invention. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179507 | POWER TOOL - According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a power tool including: a commutator motor including a rotor and a stator having a substantially cylindrical stator core; a fan provided to face one axial end of the stator core so as to be rotatable coaxially with the rotor; and a stator coil bundle fixed to an inner peripheral surface of the stator core, the stator coil bundle having a coil end portion that protrudes more than the stator core in a rotational axis direction of the rotor, wherein a minimum internal diameter of the coil end portion is smaller than a maximum external diameter of the fan, and wherein the coil end portion has a fan facing portion that faces the fan along a direction perpendicular to the rotational axis direction. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179508 | SOUNDPROOF SHREDDER MOTOR - The present invention discloses a soundproof shredder motor. The motor includes a soundproof mask which surrounds the contact between the rotor and carbon brush. The soundproof mask includes an inner mask and an outer mask formed with holes arranged in an alternating fashion. The disclosed motor soundproof mask encloses the frictional interaction between the rotor and the carbon brush, thereby reducing the noise resulting from the contact. Additionally, since the mask is located near the noise source, it occupies a small space and is less expensive to manufacture. The mask also serves to contain sparks. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179509 | Method for influencing the temparture of an electromechanical component and device for carring out the method - A method and a device for influencing the temperature of at least one electromechanical component situated in a motor vehicle, in which a transmission situated in the motor vehicle is cooled by a transmission oil flowing in a transmission cooling circuit. A cooling circuit branch is provided for influencing the temperature of the electromechanical component. The transmission oil also flows in the cooling circuit branch as a heat carrier. The flow rate of the transmission oil in the cooling circuit branch is influenced for influencing the temperature of the electromechanical component as a function of the setpoint operating temperature and/or the actual operating temperature of the electromechanical component. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179510 | Rotating Electrical Machine - A rotating electrical machine main body | 2009-07-16 |
20090179511 | Stators having female connectors and methods for forming female connectors integral with the stator winding conductors - Stators having female connectors and methods for forming female connectors integral with the stator winding conductors, thereby avoiding the necessity of use of a separate female connector. A typical connector in accordance with the present invention has a first length of the wire adjacent an end of the wire striped of insulation, and a second length of the wire adjacent the end not greater than the first length of wire being bent in a substantially closed loop, the loop preferably being pressed flat so as to have a thickness less than the wire. Also preferably the wire bends in a first direction and then bends in a circular arc to form the loop, the center of the loop being substantially aligned with a center of the wire. Various embodiments are disclosed as are exemplary simple methods for forming the female connector. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179512 | MOTOR AND IT'S MANUFACTURING METHOD - A motor may include a stator formed with a rotor arrangement hole, a rotor disposed in the rotor arrangement hole, and a plate-like member disposed on at least one end side in an axial direction of the stator. The plate-like member is joined with an end face of the stator structured such that a peripheral edge part of the plate-like member is melted. In this case, it is preferable that the peripheral edge part of the plate-like member is joined with the end face of the stator structured such that an edge part on an opposite side to a face contacting with the end face of the stator is melted by irradiation of a laser beam. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179523 | SELF-ACTIVATED NANOSCALE PIEZOELECTRIC MOTION SENSOR - A strain sensor for measuring strain in a surface of an object includes an insulating flexible substrate, a first conductive contact, a second conductive contact and a piezoelectric nanowire. The insulating flexible substrate is coupled to the object. The first conductive contact and the second conductive contact are mounted on the insulating substrate. The piezoelectric nanowire is electrically coupled to the first conductive contact and the second conductive contact. The piezoelectric nanowire is subject to strain when the surface of the object is subject to strain, thereby creating a voltage differential therebetween. A trigger sensor includes a substrate, a piezoelectric nanowire and a conductive contact. The piezoelectric nanowire extends from the substrate. The conductive contact is disposed in relation to the piezoelectric nanowire so that a voltage differential between the substrate and the conductive contact when the substrate moves with the predetermined acceleration. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179524 | CRYSTAL DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Crystal devices are disclosed that include a crystal frame having a crystal vibrating piece and an outer frame. The crystal vibrating piece includes excitation electrodes, and the outer frame supports the crystal vibrating piece. Each device has a base including connection electrodes on a first surface thereof and respective external electrodes on a second surface thereof, wherein the connection electrodes are electrically connected via respective through-holes to respective excitation electrodes and to respective external electrodes. The first surface of the base is bonded to the under-surface of the outer frame, and an upper surface of the outer frame is bonded to a crystal lid. The through-holes have non-circular transverse profiles and are filled with a sealing material such as a metal. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179525 | PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTAL ELEMENTS OF SHEAR MODE AND PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF - Piezoelectric crystal elements are provided having preferred cut directions that optimize the shear mode piezoelectric properties. In the discovered cut directions, the crystal elements have super-high piezoelectric performance with d | 2009-07-16 |
20090179526 | Monolithic Bending Element - A method for producing a component as monolithic multilayer element or multilayer bending element, comprising at least two layer stacks each having 1-400 layers of piezoelectrically active material which are separated by at least one layer stack comprising 0-100 layers of piezoelectrically inactive material, wherein the inner electrodes of the active layer stacks contain at least the following materials: a) pure silver b) electrically non-conductive material having a proportion by weight of 0% to at most 30% and the material of the piezoelectrically active layers has a sufficient activity in a thermal process such that sintering below the melting point of the material of the inner electrodes is possible and performed. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179527 | CONTACTING MULTILAYER PIEZO ACTUATORS OR SENSORS - A device, especially a piezo stack ( | 2009-07-16 |
20090179528 | Drive Unit and Image Forming Apparatus Equipped with the Same - A drive unit includes a motor being a drive source, a velocity reduction gear for reducing the revolution of the motor, an output shaft for connecting the velocity reduction gear to the rotation shaft of a photosensitive drum, and a velocity detection mechanism including an encoder and sensor members and detecting the revolution of the output shaft. The velocity reduction gear and the velocity detection mechanism are placed in a unit housing including a housing body made of a resin with one end opened and a support plate made of metal closing the opening of the housing body, and the output shaft is rotatably supported by the housing body and the support plate. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179529 | RESOLVER, MOTOR, POWER STEERING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE RESOLVER - A resolver includes a stationary unit centered about a center axis, and a rotary unit disposed inside or outside the stationary unit to be rotatable around the center axis with respect to the stationary unit. The stationary unit includes teeth radially arranged around the center axis, and an insulator covering surfaces of the teeth. The stationary unit further includes output coils formed on the teeth by winding at least one of two output wires around each of the teeth via the insulator in a first number of turns and in multiple layers, and excitation coils formed on the teeth by winding an excitation wire around the output coils in multiple layers and in a second number of turns less than the first number of turns. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179530 | STATOR WINDING HAVING SAME RADIAL POSITIONS - Disclosed is an improved stator for a dynamoelectric machine including a stator core which has a plurality of core slots extending axially from a first end of the stator core to a second end of the stator core. The stator also includes a stator winding having a plurality of phases. Each phase of the stator winding includes at least a first filar. The first filar extends around the stator core and form a plurality of layers and has a plurality of slot segments disposed in the plurality of core slots. The slot segments are alternately connected at the first and second ends of the stator core by a plurality of end loop segments. The slot segments are configured such that at least two consecutive slot segments are disposed in substantially the same radial position relative to additional slot segments of the plurality of slot segments disposed in the respective core slots, and the at least two consecutive slot segments are disposed at differing radial distances from a central axis of the stator core. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179531 | WORK STATIONS FOR MANICURISTS - Work stations for nail technicians are provided. In this regard, a representative work station, among others, includes a center console module having front, rear, top, and bottom walls. The rear wall includes holes at the proximal end and distal end for storing a nail drill device. The rear wall further includes an opening for storing a control unit of a nail drill device. The opening is adjacent to the holes at one of the proximal end and distal end. The rear wall further includes a drawer positioned between the holes at the proximal end and distal end. The work station further includes two end modules that are coupled to the center console module, forming a “U” shape configuration. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179532 | Cabinet assembly - A cabinet assembly has at least one cabinet. Each cabinet is a frame and has multiple erect bars, a front board, a rear board, a bottom board, a left opening, a right opening, a wheel assembly and an inner chamber. The wheel assembly is mounted on a lower surface of the bottom board and has multiple wheels and a substrate. The wheels are mounted on the lower surface of the bottom board. The substrate is mounted below the bottom board and contacts to the wheels, allows the wheels to slide on the substrate and holds the cabinet. The inner chamber is formed between the front board, the rear board and the bottom board and communicates with the left opening and the right opening. Therefore, users put the objects from both the left opening and the right opening, so the cabinet assembly is very convenient for the users. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179543 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device comprises a substrate and a laminate structure formed on the substrate and comprising a plurality of layers including a display region. The laminate structure has a recessed/projected portions at least one of an outermost surface of display side and an interface between the layers. The projected portions of the recessed/projected portions have a mean circle-equivalent diameter ranging from 50 nm to 250 nm with the standard deviation of circle-equivalent diameter of the projected portions being within the range of 10 to 50% of the mean circle-equivalent diameter, and a mean height ranging from 100 nm to 500 nm with the standard deviation of height being within the range of 10 to 50% of the mean height. The projected portions have a circularity coefficient ranging from 0.6 to 1, and an area ratio ranging from 20 to 75%. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179544 | Spark Plug With Multi-Layer Firing Tip - A spark plug having a multilayer firing tip that minimizes the amount of precious metal used and a method of assembling a spark plug with a multilayer firing tip. The firing tip includes a discharge end and a weld end, with the weld end being connected to a center electrode, and more specifically to a base electrode on the center electrode. The weld end has a coefficient of thermal expansion, which is not between the values for the coefficients of thermal expansion for the discharge end and the base electrode. More specifically, the weld end has a coefficient of thermal expansion which is greater than the coefficients of thermal expansion for the discharge end and base electrode. The weld end is formed from Nickel and Chromium with a limited amount of additional elements. The spark plug is assembled by providing a first elongated material formed from the material used for the discharge end and a second elongated material formed from a material used for the weld end. The two materials are then joined to form a single joined material and are severed to create a firing tip. The firing tip is welded to the center electrode of the spark plug and more specifically, the base electrode. | 2009-07-16 |
20090179545 | CERAMIC PLASMA REACTOR AND REACTION APPARATUS - The ceramic plasma reactor includes: a plurality of unit electrodes each of which comprises a plate-shaped ceramic dielectric body | 2009-07-16 |