| 29th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
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| 20110177831 | DETERMINING A LOCATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE USING A LOCATION DATABASE - Methods, program products, and systems for determining a location of a mobile device using a location database are described. The mobile device can host the location database, which can store locations associated with access points. The locations can be distributed in a group of cells of a geographic grid. When the mobile device moves and connects to an access point associated with a location that is outside the group of cells, the mobile device can request an update of the location database. The mobile device can calculate a current location of the mobile device using current access points that are within a communication range of the mobile device by performing a lookup in the location database using identifiers of the current access points. The mobile device can calculate the current location using the locations corresponding to the current access points in the location database. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177832 | Adaptive Location Determination - Methods, program products, and systems for adaptive location determination are described. A server computer can receive location information from location-aware mobile devices (e.g., GPS-enabled devices) located in a cell of a cellular communications network. The server computer can calculate an average geographic location using the received locations and distance between each location and the calculated average. The server computer can exclude locations that are sufficiently far away from the average. The server computer can repeat the calculation and exclusion until a level of precision is achieved for the average geographic location. The average geographic location and an error margin can be associated with the cell. The server computer can provide the average geographic location and the error margin to a mobile device (e.g., a non-GPS-enabled device) that is in the cell. The mobile device can display the information on a map display of the mobile device. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177833 | CCE + NUMBER ALLOCATION METHOD AND BASE STATION DEVICE - Disclosed is a CCE+ number allocation method which reduces the ACK/NACK (Acknowledgment/Negative Acknowledgment) collision probability in a mixed system containing an LTE (Long Term Evolution) system and an LTE+ (Long Term Evolution Advanced) system. A CCE (Control Channel Element)+ number is defined by selecting a number from CCE numbers of the CCE to contain PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) allocated in a resource element region constituting CCE+ where PDCCH+ is arranged. This can prevent overlapped selection of the CCE number and the CCE+ number even when the PDCCH and the PDCCH+ are simultaneously transmitted. Thus, it is possible to reduce the collision probability of ACK/NACK correlated to the CCE number and the CCE+ number. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177834 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND PRECODING METHOD BASED ON MULTIPLE CELLS AND MULTIPLE USERS - Provided are a communication apparatus that may generate a precoding matrix including precoding vectors to cancel or align interference existing in a plurality of terminal devices based on location of the terminal devices, and a terminal device that may estimate a channel formed between the terminal device and the communication apparatus to cancel or align interference signals. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177835 | MULTI-USER COMPRESSION SCHEMES - A method in a communication system, in which multiple transmitters transmit respective messages to a receiver over a communication channel, includes allocating respective resources of the communication channel to the messages so as to cause, for each message, a respective likelihood of interference between the message and at least one other message to depend on a respective impact of the interference on an overall performance measure defined for the communication system. The messages are transmitted from the transmitters over the communication channel using the allocated resources. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177836 | BASE STATION AND CONTROL METHOD OF BASE STATION - Provided is a scheme of a base station to avoid interference with a macrocell, wherein the base station prompts a terminal to perform handoff from the macrocell by using a pilot beacon. The base station (FAP) of a mobile communication system includes a transmission unit ( | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177837 | Apparatus and method for controlling transmission power in wireless communication system - An apparatus and method controls transmission power by a Base Station (BS) of a wireless communication system by considering a path loss between the BS and a terminal and interference affecting adjacent cells. A receiver receives information about interference from adjacent BSs and a terminal. A calculator calculates transmission power of the terminal using the information about interference received from the adjacent BSs and the terminal. The information about interference received from the adjacent BSs comprises Noise & Interference (NI) values, and the information about interference received from the terminal includes a path loss value. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177838 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SPACE-TIME POWER CONTROL FOR MIMO TRANSMISSIONS - A system for controlling transmit power at a station in a multiple in, multiple out (MIMO) system is disclosed. The system includes a signal to interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) generator configured to predict a post-processing SINR, based on at least one previous and current SINR estimate, for each spatial stream. A power control bit (PCB) generator is configured to generate at least one PCB based on the predicted SINR, which is transmitted to the station at which transmit power is controlled, by a transceiver module, where the stations is a base station or a mobile station. A power control step (PCS) generator is configured to determine a PCS size based on the PCB. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177839 | SPACE-FILLING MINIATURE ANTENNAS - A novel geometry, the geometry of Space-Filling Curves (SFC) is defined in the present invention and it is used to shape a part of an antenna. By means of this novel technique, the size of the antenna can be reduced with respect to prior art, or alternatively, given a fixed size the antenna can operate at a lower frequency with respect to a conventional antenna of the same size. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177840 | FOLDING HANDHELD DEVICE - The present invention discloses a folding handheld device, comprising a first casing, a second casing, a pivot device, and a screen driving device. Wherein, the first casing includes a first screen and a first driving device for driving the first screen, and the second casing includes a second screen and a second driving device for driving the second screen. The pivot device is pivotally coupled to lateral edges of the first casing and the second casing. The screen driving device integrates the first driving device and the second driving device to drive the first screen and the second screen to form a third screen upon the first casing and the second casing situated on the same plane. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177841 | VIDEO PROCESSING - A method of processing video comprising a succession of images of a scene to detect movement of an object in the scene, comprising storing a matrix of bytes each representing the difference in intensity of a respective pixel between temporally adjacent images, creating from those bytes a histogram of the frequency at each of a range of positive and negative values of the intensity difference, locating the limits of a central peak of the frequency distribution in the histogram so as to include in the central peak changes due to illumination change and repetitive motions in the background of the scene, determining the proportion of bytes in the remainder of the distribution that are in tails of the distribution on each side of the central peak, repeating the aforesaid process for each successive pair of temporally adjacent images, and providing an output indicative of a moving object and not indicative of illumination change or repetitive motions, in the event that that proportion meets a predetermined criterion. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177842 | Methods And Systems For Managing And/Or Tracking Use Of Subscriber Identity Module Components - Methods and systems for managing and/or tracking use of SIM smart cards with integrated or external SIM module systems that are utilized with information handling systems. A SIM module system may be locked with a generic locking code to lock a SIM module system of a given information handling system for use with a designated SIM smart card that is programmed with a matching generic locking code. The locked SIM module system of the information handling system may be further configured so that it may be unlocked using an unlocking code so as to allow use of the information handling system with SIM smart cards other than the designated SIM smart card. To allow tracking of the disposition of the designated SIM smart card, notification of the non-activation, de-activation and/or activation of the designated SIM smart card (e.g., to an activation tracking agent) may be required before obtaining the unlocking code, for example, from an activation tracking agent. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177843 | Apparatus and Method of Securing Private Content Stored in a Memory - Apparatus and a method of securing private content stored in a memory are presented. A terminal includes a memory configured to store a private content identifier associated with private content. The private content identifier includes a mobile station integrated services digital network number of a smart card associated with a user that is authorized to access the private content. A particular smart card includes a smart card identifier associated with the particular smart card. The terminal also includes a security function configured to perform a comparison of the private content identifier to the smart card identifier and to deny access to the private content when a result of the comparison is negative. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177844 | Cellular Mobile Radiotelephone Tower Wind Turbine - The Cellular Mobile Radiotelephone Tower Wind Turbine (CMRTTWT) specifically is an innovative method of harvesting available wind power around CMRT towers. The CMRTTWT addresses the base station power needs of the Cellular Mobile Radiotelephone (CMRT or Cell Phone) industry, providing clean on-site power generation for reduced environmental impact and for improved availability during disasters (natural or man-made). This invention extends the design of the CMRT tower to include a wind turbine and the associated structural and electrical modifications to accommodate that wind turbine. This wind turbine is designed to provide approximately the daily power demands for the CMRT tower system; thus the turbine would be small enough to be mounted on the tower without interfering with the operations of the antennas. By using the turbine as a constant power source, clean electricity is directly harvested from suitable velocity winds at the higher altitudes of the tower. Once the invention is installed, the electricity required from the power grid is reduced significantly. By designing the system to vary the number of network connections based upon the power available from the turbine, constant operation of at least some capacity is possible even without power from the electrical grid; this is a tremendous advantage for maintaining communication capability during and immediately following disasters (both natural and man-made). The invention creates a low-cost way to harness readily available wind power to generate much needed electrical power for the CMRT industry. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177845 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUSTOMIZING MAP PRESENTATIONS BASED ON MODE OF TRANSPORT - An approach is provided for customizing map presentations based on mode of transport. A map customizing platform determines a mode of transport with respect to a mapping service. The map customizing platform then selects one or more characteristics for rendering a map display of the mapping service based, at least in part, on the mode of transport and causes, at least in part, rendering of the map display based, at least in part, on the characteristics. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177846 | POWER MANAGEMENT SCHEME FOR PORTABLE DATA COLLECTION DEVICES UTILIZING LOCATION AND POSITION SENSORS - A data collection device (DCD) is placed in a first low power mode after the DCD has been in a first predetermined position, and placed in a second low power mode after a first predetermined period of time. In another embodiment the DCD includes a wireless telephone, and a proximity sensor which detects when the DCD is close to a user's face, wherein the telephone is automatically put in a handset mode when the DCD is close to a user's face, and automatically put in a speakerphone mode when the DCD is not close to a user's face. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177847 | Power-saving Method for Mobile Communication Device - A power-saving method for a mobile communication device includes periodically stopping the mobile communication device transmitting data by a first ratio for a first predetermined time, and periodically stopping the mobile communication device transmitting data by a second ratio after the first predetermined time; wherein the first and the second ratios represent a period of stopping data transmitting and a period of executing data transmitting, and the second ratio is higher than the first ratio. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177848 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is a portable electronic device that has a pedometer function wherein generation of counting errors has been suppressed. The portable electronic device is provided with a housing, an acceleration-detecting unit that is mounted in the housing, a counting unit that counts the number of steps based on temporal changes in acceleration detected by the acceleration-detecting unit, and a correcting unit that corrects the number of steps counted by the counting unit. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177849 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE ANTENNA ASSEMBLY WITH FLOATING DIRECTOR ELEMENTS ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, a circuit board carried by the portable housing and comprising a ground plane, and wireless communications circuitry carried by the circuit board. The device may also include an antenna assembly carried by the housing. The antenna assembly may include a flexible substrate, an electrically conductive antenna element on the flexible substrate and connected to the wireless communications circuitry and the ground plane, and at least one pair of floating, electrically conductive director elements on opposite sides of the flexible substrate for directing a beam pattern of the antenna element. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177850 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE HAVING OVERLAPPING FIRST AND SECOND BODY MEMBERS - A mobile communication device and linkage mechanism are provided to enable an opened position of the device which is less than the total length of the lid and base members. In the opened position, a portion of the lid member overlaps the base member. The linkage mechanism may actuate translational movement of the lid member as the device is moved between the closed and opened positions. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177851 | ROTATABLE CELL PHONE - A rotatable cell phone includes a display unit, a main unit, a connecting unit, and a signal transmitting unit. The display unit includes a top housing defining a top recess. The main unit includes a bottom housing defining a bottom recess. The connecting unit includes a top assembly module detachably mounted in the top recess, a bottom assembly module detachably mounted in the bottom recess, and a pivot shaft rotatably connecting the top assembly module to the bottom assembly module. The pivot shaft defines an axial hole. The signal transmitting unit is received in the axial hole of the pivot shaft, and is configured for transmitting signals from the main unit to the display unit. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177852 | EXECUTING TRANSACTIONS USING MOBILE-DEVICE COVERS - The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for updating mobile devices with additional elements. In some implementations, a cover for a mobile device includes side surfaces, a rear surface, a physical interface, and a circuit. The side surfaces and the rear surface are configured to be adjacent at least a portion one or more side surfaces of the mobile phone. The side surfaces and the rear surface form an opening that receives at least a portion of the mobile device. A first portion of at least one of the surfaces includes a connector for connecting to a port of the mobile phone. The physical interface includes in at least one of the surfaces that receives a memory device external to the mobile device. The circuit connects the physical interface to the connector. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177853 | SENSING BALL GAME MACHINE - A sensing baseball game apparatus ( | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177854 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PLAYING AN ELECTRONIC TABLE CARD GAME - Electronic table card game apparatus and methods enable the play of multiplayer video table games by one or more players. Preferably, a system of multiple gaming terminal devices and a common display are employed to facilitate the play of multiplayer electronic table card games using the common display to display game play and the outcome of the multiplayer games. Each of the bar top terminal devices can either be used as a standalone single player gaming terminal or as a player station in the multiplayer game. In addition, the terminals can be configured to play single player and multiple player games simultaneously. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177855 | Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance - The field of the invention relates generally to lotteries and gaming, and more particularly, to systems for conducting casino-based gaming. After a player subscribes to play multiple games on a video gaming machine, the player may choose to finish playing the games elsewhere. The video gaming machine may then determine the outcomes for the games yet to be played and then may issue a ticket to the player. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177856 | Method of conducting a National Professional Football League based lottery game - A method of conducting a National Professional Football League based lottery game is provided herein which refers to the National Professional Football League team matches played during football seasons. The game uses thirteen team matches that play during each football week. The participant would guess the winning teams or guess a tie outcome to a match that would happen at the end of the fourth quarter of a normal football game time. There is no overtime football game outcome considered in this lottery game. The method is using a table with thirteen team matches and includes columns for marking the guessing outcome of each match. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177857 | System, Method and Computer Program Product for Driving a Non-Bingo Game's Progress Based on a Bingo Call Outcome - A game controller utility implements a game play sequence for a non-bingo-type game driven by a bingo-type ball call outcome and displayed to a user on electronic gaming cards in an electronic gaming interface. The game controller utility generates a random pairing between one or more bingo-type game indicators and one or more die faces. As bingo-type game indicators are called in the bingo-type game being played in parallel with the non-bingo-type game, the game controller utility determines whether the currently drawn bingo-type ball call matches any one of the particular bingo-type game indicators currently paired with die faces. If a match is present, the game controller utility advances the player's token to its corresponding square on the non-bingo-type electronic gaming card in accordance with the rules of the non-bingo game and relative to the paired die face. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177858 | GAME DEVICE AND GAME DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - A matrix with n-rows and m-columns squares is displayed on a display unit. Patterns of the respective ones of the matrix with n-rows and m-columns squares displayed in the display unit are changed based on operations of the operation unit by a player, and then the changes of the patterns of the respective squares are stopped. It is judged whether or not the n-rows and m-columns squares in the matrix in stop are linked with the adjacent squares, based on patterns of the respective squares, and a win is judged based on a number of linked squares. A play value is paid out based on the number of the linked squares when the n-row and m-columns squares of the matrix in stop are judged as the win. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177859 | PERSISTENT ROTATION - A gaming system is disclosed. An award is made in respect to a winning outcome, and an additional award is made if the winning outcome corresponds to one of a set of active conditions displayed on a display area. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177860 | GAMING MACHINE WITH REELS - Certain embodiments of the present invention relate to gaming machines having mechanical reels. The machine is adapted so that the reels to some extent protrude from the front face of the machine to enhance the user's awareness that the reels are genuine and, optionally, the reels may have side walls having matching indicia to the symbols on the periphery of the reels. The reels may also be observed from front and rear sides of the machine or alternatively, rotated about an upright axis to enable a player to observe front and rear outcomes from one point. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177861 | GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine according to the present invention variably displays a plurality of symbols wherein a speed of the variable display of the plurality of symbols while executing a free game is different from a speed of variable display of the plurality of symbols while executing a basic game. In this manner, it is possible to impart a sense of expectation for free game to a player without separately preparing any effect video image such as a video image showing a process of adding WILD symbols. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177862 | ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS INVOLVING INTERPROGRAM OR INTERPROCESS COMMUNICATION REGARDING AMUSEMENT DEVICES AND GAMES - Some embodiments may include interaction among sports books. Various other systems and methods are described. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177863 | Player-Entry Assignment and Ordering - A method of assigning a player-entry to a table so that said player-entry can participate in a hand of a particular card game at said table, wherein there is a plurality of players each having one or more respective player-entries for participating in a respective hand of said card game, wherein a player-entry that is actively participating in a hand of said card game may fold out of turn from said hand so as to no longer be actively participating in said hand, the method comprising: for a first player-entry of a first player, identifying an assignable table for said first player-entry from a plurality of tables for said card game, wherein a table is an assignable table for a particular player-entry if the assignment of said particular player-entry to said table cannot itself provide any player with further information about a hand in which an already assigned player-entry of said player is actively participating in addition to information about said hand that is available to said player only by virtue of the participation of said already assigned player-entry in said hand; and assigning the first player-entry to the identified assignable table. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177864 | Hand-held interactive game - A game apparatus has a plurality of actuation devices in which at least two of the actuation devices require different mechanical actions for actuation. The apparatus further includes a speaker, a display screen, and a processor coupled to each of the actuation devices and to the display screen and the speaker. The processor outputs a first command signal to the speaker relating to a first actuation device, then outputs a second command signal to the speaker when the first actuation device is actuated, with the second command signal relating to a second actuation device. The processor outputs image signals to the display screen that are representative of the mechanical actions being taken. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177865 | Gaming apparatus having door mounted display - A gaming apparatus for presenting a wager-type game comprises a cabinet and a door connected to the cabinet, the door moveable between a first position and a second position. In its first position, the door cooperates with the cabinet to define a generally closed interior space. In its second position, the door permits access to the interior space. The door has an opening therein. A relatively thin video display is mounted to the door. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177866 | ONLINE GAME PROVISION SYSTEM USING STORAGE MEDIUM AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses an online game provision system using a storage medium and a method thereof. The online game provision system includes a database server, a storage medium, and a Personal Computer (PC). The database server stores patch files corresponding to a video and image file, a sound file and a game program executable file which are necessary to play the game, and information about the version of each of the patch files. The storage medium stores the video and image file, the sound file, the game program executable file, the latest patch executable file, and an account authority processing executable file which are necessary to play the game. The PC is connected to the database server, receives the input of the storage medium, and includes an Operating System (OS) for detecting the input of the storage medium and automatically executing the latest patch executable file. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177867 | COMPUTERIZED GAMING SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention in various embodiments provides a computerized wagering game method and apparatus that features an operating system kernel, a system handler application that loads and executes gaming program shared objects and features nonvolatile storage that facilitates sharing of information between gaming program objects The system handler of some embodiments further provides an API library of functions callable from the gaming program objects, and facilitates the use of callback functions on change of data stored in nonvolatile storage. The nonvolatile storage also provides a nonvolatile record of the state of the computerized wagering game, providing protection against loss of the game state due to power loss. The system handler application in various embodiments includes a plurality of device handlers, providing an interface to selected hardware and the ability to monitor hardware-related events. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177868 | REPOSITIONABLE HANDLE ASSEMBLIES FOR DROP-IN-BAR GAMING MACHINES - A “drop-in” style bar top gaming machine that includes a support frame having at least two opposed support walls, and a top panel assembly supporting a display device. The top panel assembly is further configured to cooperate with the support frame for movement between a closed position and an open position, enabling access to the support frame. An illumination assembly is provided for interior illumination of the gaming machine. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177869 | DAMPER MECHANISM - A damper mechanism for a clutch includes a first rotary body, a second rotary body, and an elastic member. The first rotary member includes a first member, a second member, and first and second connecting sections. The second rotary body is configured between the first and second members in an axial direction and rotatably configured relative to the first rotary body. The elastic member is rotatably configured between the first and second connecting sections to connect the first and second rotary bodies elastically. The second rotary body includes first and second protruding sections being arranged between the first and second connecting sections such that the first and second protruding sections contact the connecting sections. The first member includes a pair of first holes being configured with the rotational axis between the first holes for positioning pins being inserted in the first holes during an assembly. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177870 | LIGHTING FOR WHEELS | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177871 | Levitating disk - Described is a levitating disk for performing illusions of levitation. The disk includes a disk-shaped housing, with a circuit board, microprocessor, and batteries encased within the housing. A series of LEDs are connected with the housing and are activated via a centrifugal force switch. The circuit board and batteries are positioned within the housing such that they distribute the weight evenly from a central axis toward the periphery of the housing. A micro-thread is included for attaching with the disk. Thus, in operation, a user can hang the disk with the micro-thread and spin the disk about the central axis to cause the lights to illuminate and cause the disk to appear as if it is levitating. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177872 | WATER SLIDE - A slide feature is adapted to carry one or more riders and/or ride vehicles sliding thereon. The slide feature includes a sliding surface having an entry end and an exit end. The sliding surface comprising a wall defined by a portion of a side of a funnel shape, tilted sideways, the wall comprising a top and a bottom. The bottom of the wall comprising a lowermost surface of the sliding surface and is horizontal or descending from the entry end to the exit end. The top of the wall curves upward from the lowermost surface past an angle of 90 degrees to the horizontal. A radius of curvature of the sliding surface tapers from the entry end to the exit end. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177873 | Potential Energy Assisted Motion Simulator Mechanism and Method - This invention is a compact motion simulator incorporating a potential energy assisted drive mechanism and a direct memory motion method. The mechanism provides movement of heavy loads with reduced power compared to simulators of its type employing direct drive mechanisms. Potential energy devices are connected to rigid leverage members extending from the rotational axes. When moved about said axes, by means of powered actuators, displacement of the load away from center causes the potential energy devices to expand and store energy. This energy acts on opposition to the forces that created it producing a state at or near static equillibrium and thus greatly reduces power required to move the load back to center. The direct memory motion method uses a software component memory reader that gains access to the running process of a simulation program and derives motion data from memory addresses used by the programs graphical and physics engines. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177874 | GOLF GRIP TRAINING AID - The present invention provides a golf grip training aid that comprises a glove and a golf club handle grip or grip cover, the handle grip or grip cover having a plurality of discrete co-operating contact zones spaced apart therealong in locations to define a good grip position and adapted to co-operatively engage with corresponding discrete co-operating contact zones on the glove whereby the user may feel when their hand in the glove is in the required good grip position on the handle grip or grip cover by inter-engagement of the co-operating contact zones on the glove with the co-operating contact zones on the glove handle grip or grip cover. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177875 | Indoor and Outdoor Golf Swing Training Apparatus - A golf training apparatus that is capable of operation both indoors and outdoors is described. The apparatus includes a plurality of anchor points, through which there are placed a plurality of anchors, typically comprising golf tees, for anchoring the apparatus outdoors. The apparatus further includes a cleated surface configured to adhere to a carpeted surface for anchoring the apparatus indoors. The apparatus further comprises a guide line retractably coupled to a tensile mechanism, whereby a golf player may, after coupling a golf club or putter to the guide line of the apparatus, determine based upon the motion of the guide line, whether the player's stroke is accurate or requires correction. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177876 | INTERCHANGEABLE SHAFT SYSTEM - A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve is removably coupled to the club head. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features provide discreet orientations between the shaft and club head. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177877 | GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING A GROOVED FACE - The present invention is directed to a golf club head with an improved striking surface. The grooves are machined into the strike surface with tight tolerances and angled relative to a leading edge of the golf club head. The sole of the golf club head is contoured so that the effective bounce and leading edge height are controlled when the golf club head is rotated to an opened orientation. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177878 | Golf Clubs With Cavities, and Related Methods - Embodiments of golf clubs with one or more cavities described herein. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177879 | Golf Club Face Having Encapsulated Tuned Structure - A golf club head has a face portion and a body portion. The face portion has a support frame, a matrix structure attached to and contained within the support frame, and a face material surrounding the matrix structure. In some aspects, the matrix structure may be a racquet structure that is tensioned to influence performance characteristics. The face material may be a metal, polymer, ceramic, or a combination thereof, and may be encapsulated over the matrix structure by suitable techniques such as coating, dipping, or molding processes such as injection molding or metal injection molding (MIM). In some aspects, the face material is lighter than the body portion of the club head, to concentrate mass away from the striking face, e.g., as in cup face technology. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177880 | Golf Club Head and Method of Manufacture - Embodiments of golf clubs and methods of manufacture are described herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177881 | GOLF CLUB HEAD - A golf club head is provided with a crown, a sole, and a continuously extending rib (X). The rib (X) is provided on an inner surface of the head. Preferably, the rib (X) is substantially parallel to a toe-heel direction. When a maximum amplitude of vibration in a first-order mode in a state where the rib (X) is removed is defined as Ma1 and an amplitude ratio with respect to the maximum amplitude Ma1 is defined as Rh (%), disposal of the rib (X) satisfies the following items (a), (b), and (c):
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| 20110177882 | Golf Spin Detector - A golf ball includes an inner layer, an outer layer, and a cavity therebetween. A pigment is placed in the cavity. When the ball is struck, the pigment moves from a consolidated position to a dispersed position adjacent the outer layer. An observation of the dispersed pigment informs the golfer of the spin imparted to the ball. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177883 | Golf Ball Wear Indicator - A golf ball includes a cover that includes a plurality of layers over the core. A reacting layer changes when exposed to a particular atmospheric or environmental agent. A protecting layer protects the reacting layer from exposure to the agent. A top layer covers the other layers, though the top layer, the protecting layer, and the reacting layer may be intermingled with each other to varying degrees. Upon deterioration of the top layer and the protecting layer, the reacting layer becomes exposed to the agent and undergoes a change. This change alerts a golfer to the deterioration of the ball. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177884 | Golf Ball With Cover Having Varying Hardness - Generally disclosed is a golf ball having a core and a cover layer. The cover layer includes areas that are hard corresponding to the dimples, and areas that are soft corresponding to the land between the dimples. The cover layer may be selectively treated, such as by heating, to achieve a difference in hardness using a single cover layer material. Alternatively, the cover layer may be selectively coated with a coating material having a different hardness. As a result of the arrangement of the hard dimples and the soft land, the golf ball achieves reduced spin, and greater distances, when struck with a larger force (such as during a dive) while also achieving increased spin, and better control, when struck with a smaller force (such as during a chip). | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177885 | GOLF BALL HAVING INCREASED MOMENT OF INERTIA - Generally disclosed is a golf ball having a core and a cover layer. The cover layer includes a coating material thereon that increases the golf ball's moment of inertia. The coating material is coated on the cover layer in a pattern corresponding to one of the dimple pattern and the pattern of land areas separating the dimples. The golf ball's moment of inertia is increased while utilizing only a small amount of the coating material as a result of the pattern of coating material, which locates the coating material at an outermost radial distance from the golf ball's center of rotation (i.e., the golf ball's center of gravity). The increased moment of inertia causes the golf ball to have a lower rate of spin when hit by a golf club, thereby displaying different play characteristics. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177886 | Golf Ball With Reduced Flight Path Length - Golf balls with a reduced flight path are disclosed. In some cases, foam incorporated into a middle layer increases impact absorption and reduces a ball's flight path. In other cases, a dimple pattern may be selected to reduce a ball's flight path. In other instances, a parachute or other drag inducer may be deployed as a result of striking the ball to induce drag and minimize the ball's flight path. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177887 | Golf Ball With Cover Having Varying Hardness - Generally disclosed is a golf ball having a core and a cover layer. The cover layer includes areas that are hard corresponding to the dimples, and areas that are soft corresponding to the land between the dimples. The cover layer may be selectively treated, such as by heating, to achieve a difference in hardness using a single cover layer material. Alternatively, the cover layer may be selectively coated with a coating material having a different hardness. As a result of the arrangement of the hard dimples and the soft land, the golf ball achieves reduced spin, and greater distances, when struck with a larger force (such as during a dive) while also achieving increased spin, and better control, when struck with a smaller force (such as during a chip). | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177888 | GOLF BALL - The present invention provides a golf ball composed of a core and a cover having an outside surface on which are formed a plurality of dimples. Letting BV and CV be the initial velocity (m/s) of, respectively, the ball and the core as measured by a method using an initial velocity measuring apparatus of the same type as a USGA drum rotation-type initial velocity instrument and letting BE and CE be the deflection (mm) of, respectively, the ball and the core when compressed under a final load of 1,275 N (130 kgf) from an initial load of 98 N (10 kgf), the core initial velocity CV is from 70.0 to 78.0 m/s and the ball satisfies the formula −1.0≦(BV/BE)−(CV/CE)≦3.0. The golf ball of the invention has a flight distance that can be reduced compared with official golf balls currently in use, yet has the same good feel on impact and excellent controllability, scuff resistance and durability to repeated impact as a game ball. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177889 | Expert Greenreading Techniques - In order to reduce or eliminate bad green reads, the inventor has devised expert green reading techniques that allow a golfer to accurately and quickly read greens, thereby reducing scores and increasing enjoyment for the golfer. Rather than making a green read while being positioned behind the ball with respect to the cup as in conventional green reading techniques, in the disclosed expert green reading techniques a golfer takes a specific, precise, and consistent stance on or adjacent to a path between the ball and the cup. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177890 | Methods And Systems For Customizing A Golf Ball - A method for customizing a golf ball, and associated kits, are provided. The method includes steps of heating a golf ball that has a semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer material making up the cover layer, and then cooling the golf ball at a preselected rate so as to change the degree of crystallinity. The change in degree of crystallinity allows the golf ball to achieve different play characteristics. The change is reversible by repeating the method, and the method may be repeated many times using the same golf ball. Kits used to carry out the method may include a golf ball having a semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer material for the cover layer, a graphical representation of how the cooling relates to the desired play characteristics, a stand for holding the golf ball, a heater, and an additive that aids in heating or cooling the golf ball. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177891 | HIP THRUST SLED - A hip thrust sled may include a pair of spaced apart runners configured in generally parallel relation to each other. A first cross member extends between and is connected to the spaced apart runners proximate to a distal end of the hip thrust sled. A second cross member extends between and is connected to the spaced apart runners near a proximal end of the hip thrust sled to receive removable weights. A pendulum arm is rotatably attached at its distal end to the first cross member and is configured at a proximal end to move vertically relative to the spaced apart runners. The pendulum arm extends towards the proximal end of the hip thrust sled at an upward angle. An adjustable stop may limit the vertical movement of the pendulum arm. A handlebar may be attached to the proximal end of the pendulum arm. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177892 | STRAP DETACHABLE PORTABLE BASKETBALL SYSTEM - A strap detachable portable basketball system includes a backboard. A rim assembly is on a front surface of the backboard. A mechanism on a rear surface of the backboard is for retaining the backboard in a height adjustable stabilizing manner onto an upstanding host structure. The mechanism includes two pair of ratcheting straps and an offset mounting shoe coated with durable rubber padded material for anti-slippage, anti-bouncing, and anti-shaking. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177893 | TABLE TENNIS TABLE TOP - A removable top for a table tennis game has a first side made up of a first and second panel and a second side made up of a third and a fourth panel. Preferably, the first and second panels are hingedly connected to one another and the third and fourth panels are hingedly connected to one another to facilitate ease of assembly and disassembly. A connector beam is placed between the first and second sides for joining the sides together. The connector beam preferably has a length approximately equal to a width of the table top. A pad is affixed to the bottom surface of each panel to protect the table or other structure onto which the table top is set. A net is provided with net posts. A first and second net post may be clamped to ends of the connector beam to install the net. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177894 | Antennabilia - The present Specialized Invention provides embodiments of different shapes, sizes hollow or solid construction with logo's incorporated on the two sides of the inventions lit by any source of light not only limited to LEDs. Powered by solar, battery or a very large scale electricity. Without assistance from the personal these styles of the invention with the incorporate lit on a flashing logo requested at such time would create the invention. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177895 | INNER BLADDER STRUCTURE FOR BALL - A ball inner bladder structure, particularly suitable for a seamless ball, includes a bladder in the form of a spherical bag, a yarn layer enclosing the bladder, an emulsion layer applied over the yarn layer, and a ball cover layer bonded to the emulsion layer. The yarn layer is an integrally knitted web structure having a 3D spherical shape. Knitted yarns subjected to pressure can displace relative to one another to finely adjust a surface configuration of the web structure for the same to completely bear against the bladder. The emulsion layer fills up voids on the yarn layer to provide a smooth spherical surface. The specifically knitted yarn layer can effectively control an expansion degree of the bladder when the same is inflated. And, expansion or compression pressure applied to the bladder is uniformly distributed over interlocking points of knitted yarns, preventing the bladder from deformation and breaking. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177896 | REDUNDANT ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR FOR CONTROL SURFACES - A redundant electromechanical actuator is provided that includes first and second electric motors, a common output shaft, first and second drive cable drums, first and second driven cable drums, a first cable, and a second cable. The first and second electric motors are each adapted to be controllably energized to supply a drive torque. The common output shaft is coupled to receive the drive torque supplied from one or both of the motors. The first and second drive cable drums are coupled to the common output shaft to receive the drive torque from one or both of the motors. The first and second driven cable drums are each configured, upon being driven, to rotate. The first cable is coupled between the first drive cable drum and the first driven cable drum, and the second cable is coupled between the second drive cable drum and the second driven cable drum. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177897 | Tensioner - A tensioner comprising a base ( | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177898 | SPROCKET AND ROTOR COVERS - A sprocket and rotor cover is provided that includes a hollow annular structure having a substantially U-shaped cross-section along any portion of the structure and having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a pair of inner circumferential edges defining a centrally-disposed opening of the hollow annular structure. The sprocket and rotor cover further includes an annular receiving cavity that is defined between the inner surface of the hollow annular structure and that has a shape adapted to fit around a sprocket or a rotor. Methods of using the sprocket and rotor covers to change a sprocket or tire on a motorcycle are also provided. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177899 | HYBRID BUSHED-SILENT CHAIN - A chain is disclosed having pins, each having a first end and a second end, and first and second outer plates press-fitted around the first and second ends of each of the pins, respectively. Each of the first and second outer plates has two pin holes through which the first and second ends of respective ones of the pins extend, respectively. First and second inner link assemblies, each consisting of at least one toothed inner plate, are disposed between the first and second outer plates. The at least one toothed inner plate has two openings each having a respective bushing press-fitted therein and arranged around respective ones of the pins with a slip-fit. Toothed middle plates, each having two pin holes press-fitted around respective ones of the pins, are disposed between the first and second inner link assemblies. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177900 | HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM - A hybrid electric vehicle drive system and a control system for controlling a hybrid drive system are provided. The drive system includes a housing, an input shaft for inputting motive power from an internal combustion engine and an output shaft operatively linked to at least one drive wheel. The drive system also includes a first electric motor disposed within the housing and having a first rotor and a stator fixed to the housing and a second electric motor disposed within the housing and having a second rotor and a stator fixed to the housing. The drive system further includes gearing disposed within the housing and coupled to the second rotor to transmit revolutions of the second rotor to the output shaft. The drive system still further includes a planetary gear set disposed within the housing. The gear set includes a first rotary element coupled to the input shaft, a second rotary element coupled to the first rotor and a third rotary element coupled to the gearing. The gearing transmits revolutions of the third rotary element to the output shaft. The drive system also includes a controllable overrunning coupling assembly including a first coupling member fixed to the housing and a second coupling member coupled to the second rotary element and supported for rotation relative to the first coupling member in an overrun mode and coupled to the first coupling member in a locked mode. The second rotary element is locked to the housing in the locked mode of the coupling assembly. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177901 | EXTRUDER GEARING - For driving an extruder ( | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177902 | Lockable or releasable bicycle with bidirectional input and one-way output - The present invention relates to a lockable or releasable transmission with bidirectional input and one-way output, which is forward or reversely driven by human's foot for achieving the output at constant rotation direction to drive the load wheel group, and has the anti-locking function, through releasing the lockable or releasable mechanism, when reverse drive caused by back move occurs at output terminal. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177903 | Continuously Variable Planet Gear Transmission - A transmission system for a vehicle with an electric motor includes a continuously variable transmission having a drive pulley, a driven pulley connected to one wheel of the vehicle, and a belt operatively connected between the drive pulley and the driven pulley such that a pitch radius of the belt in contact with each pulley is variable. The transmission system further includes a planetary gear set having a sun gear connected to the output of the motor, a ring gear connected to the drive pulley, and a planet gear operatively connected between the sun gear and the ring gear. The planet gear is rotatable about a respective planet gear axis which is fixed in position relative to the sun gear axis such that the planetary gear set is arranged to be operable at a fixed gear reduction. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177904 | CONTROLLER FOR A SHIP'S PROPULSION - A ship propulsion ( | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177905 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - This invention relates to a transmission system for transmitting a driving force from a driving unit D to a driven unit F, a transmission adjustment system for adjusting the transmission system to obtain a continuous shift ratio, a guide cone system for maintaining a concentric circle of a rotation radius when a transmission element such as a chain is rotated, a guide cone/transmission adjustment system and a continuously variable transmission system which are made by combination of the above systems. The transmission system includes the transmission element with a tooth portion for transmitting the driving force from the driving unit D to the driven unit F. A transmission adjustment method in the transmission adjustment system is varied depending upon rotation or stop of a carrier. The guide cone system includes a guide cone having a portion of which comes in contact with the transmission element is formed in a shape of a cone having a constant slope. A coupling method of the above systems and an input/output method are selected in the continuously variable transmission system. With the above construction, this invention can be applied without being restricted to the output capacity of the engine, have a simple construction, and transmit a rotation force to an output shaft from an input shaft with high efficiency to reduce energy. Particularly, this invention is widely applied to an industrial machinery as well as a transportation machinery. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177906 | DAMPER DEVICE - A damper device includes a damper unit arranged on a motive power transmission path between a motive power source and a gear mechanism and configured for absorbing torque fluctuations that might be generated by elastic force between the motive power source and the gear mechanism. The damper device also includes a limiter unit that produces slip when the torque fluctuations have exceeded a preset value. The limiter unit is arranged on a motive power transmission path between the damper unit and the gear mechanism. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177907 | Lockable or releasable wheel system with bidirectional input and one-way output - The lockable or releasable gear train with bidirectional input and one-way output relates to a transmission structure, wherein the rotary direction of the input shaft of the gear train with bidirectional input and one-way output is changed to make the direction of the output of the output shaft to be constant, which is characterized by releasing the lockable or releasable mechanism, the output shaft is moved reversely when reversely driven. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177908 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION HAVING FOUR PLANETARY GEAR SETS FOR PRODUCING AT LEAST EIGHT GEAR SPEEDS - A transmission of the present invention has an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices may include clutches and brakes. The torque transmitting devices are selectively engageable in combinations of at least two to establish at least eight forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177909 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION HAVING FOUR PLANETARY GEAR SETS FOR PRODUCING AT LEAST EIGHT GEAR SPEEDS - A transmission of the present invention has an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices may include clutches and brakes. The torque transmitting devices are selectively engageable in combinations of at least two to establish at least eight forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177910 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION HAVING FOUR PLANETARY GEAR SETS FOR PRODUCING AT LEAST EIGHT GEAR SPEEDS - A transmission of the present invention has an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices may include clutches and brakes. The torque transmitting devices are selectively engageable in combinations of at least two to establish at least eight forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177911 | Planetary gear mechanism for a bicycle - A planetary gear mechanism for a bicycle, and more particularly to a planetary gear mechanism comprising a first planetary mechanism connected coaxially in series to a second planetary mechanism, which second planetary mechanism is connected coaxially in series to a third planetary mechanism, the second planetary mechanism output is a step up in speed from the first planetary mechanism output, the third planetary mechanism output is a step up in speed from the second planetary mechanism output. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177912 | Planetary gear mechanism for a bicycle - A planetary gear mechanism for a bicycle, and more particularly to a planetary gear mechanism comprising a first planetary mechanism connected coaxially in series to a second planetary mechanism, which second planetary mechanism is connected coaxially in series to a third planetary mechanism, the second planetary mechanism output is a step up in speed from the first planetary mechanism output, the third planetary mechanism output is a step up in speed from the second planetary mechanism output. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177913 | CLUTCH CONTROL FOR A TRANSMISSION - A system and method for controlling torque includes a first torque transmitting mechanism and a second torque transmitting mechanism. The first torque transmitting mechanism is engageable to achieve a first gear ratio of the transmission. The second torque transmitting mechanism has an apply chamber that is pressurized at a first pressure level to achieve a first engaged position and is pressurized at a second pressure level to achieve a second engaged position. The first pressure level is less than the second pressure level and the second engaged position achieves a second gear ratio of the transmission. A controller is in communication with the first and second torque transmitting mechanisms. The controller includes a control logic for pressurizing the apply chamber of the second torque transmitting mechanism to the first pressure level if the first operating condition has exceeded a threshold operating condition. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177914 | TREADMILL SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME - Provided is a treadmill-related technology. That is, the treadmill device and the operating method of the same is configured to detect a user who is taking exercise in real time, take pictures of the detected user's looks, and insert user image data as the results of data analysis, which are obtained from the taken pictures, into a virtual 3D object moving image which indicates the selected exercise course background, so as to project a 3D user image in which the user's behavior patterns are engaged with a virtual 3D object moving image. Therefore, since the treadmill device is used to allow a user to see his own looks taking exercise in real time, it is possible to prevent the user from feeling boring during exercise, and it is easy to continuously check the user's own physical status or conditions. Also, since a user may actively employ exercise course backgrounds which are freely changed during exercise by the user's choices, the best information on the physical rhythm and exercise conditions may be offered to the user, thereby improving the user's satisfaction and buying power, which leads to an expected increase in the sales. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177915 | INDEPENDENT ELECTRIC POWER TYPE SPEED RACE APPARATUS - An independent electric power type speed race apparatus is disclosed. The independent electric power type speed race apparatus comprises a first health cycle comprising a first pedal, a first cycle rotary body rotating by handling of the first pedal, and a first cycle load driving part working as a load checking the rotation of the first cycle rotary body; a first cycle speed sensor sensing a rotation speed of the first cycle rotary body; a second health cycle comprising a second pedal, a second cycle rotary body rotating by handling of the second pedal, and a second cycle load driving part working as a load checking the rotation of the second cycle rotary body; a second cycle speed sensor sensing a rotation speed of the second cycle rotary body; a display plate installed at the front of the first health cycle and the second health cycle; a plurality of first LEDs installed on the front side of the display plate and forming a first race track; a plurality of second LEDs installed on the front side of the display plate and forming a second race track in the face of the first race track; and a main processor controlling the race between the first race cycle and the second race cycle by turning on the plurality of first LEDs forming the first race track in sequence according to the rotation speed of the first cycle rotary body which is sensed by the first cycle speed sensor and turning on the plurality of second LEDs forming the second race track in sequence according to the rotation speed of the second cycle rotary body which is sensed by the second cycle speed sensor. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177916 | EXERCISE APPARATUS - The exercise apparatus of the present invention comprises a treadmill | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177917 | ASSISTED STAIR TRAINING MACHINE AND METHODS OF USING - A method of performing a stair-training exercise. The method includes the steps of placing a foot of an affected leg on a stationary platform having a planar upper surface positioned parallel to a reference plane and at a predetermined distance above the reference plane; placing a foot of the other leg on a movable platform having a planar upper surface and being configured to move from a first position, wherein the planar upper surface of the movable platform is substantially level with the reference plane, to a second position, wherein the planar upper surface of the movable platform is substantially level with the planar upper surface of the stationary platform; and moving the movable platform between the first position and the second position using a lifting mechanism. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177918 | TREADMILL WITH LATERAL SHIFT EFFECT - A treadmill with lateral shift effect includes a main frame, two swinging levers, with a pin joint set at the top and a swinging end formed at the bottom. The pin joint is pivoted onto the stands of the main frame. A movable rack is transversely set overhead the pedestal of the main frame and both ends of the movable rack are separately connected with the swinging end of two swinging levers. A treading mechanism is set on the movable rack and has a base frame, an upper swinging set, a lower swinging set and two pedals. The bottom of the base frame is assembled fixedly onto the movable rack, the upper/lower swinging sets are pivoted centrally on top of the base frame, and the bottom of two pedals is provided with an assembly seat for assembly and connection of two ends of upper/lower swinging sets. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177919 | A BICYCLE DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE POSITION SEATS - The subject matter discloses a bicycle device capable of functioning as an upright bicycle and a recumbent bicycle using one seat. The bicycle device according may comprise a seat, a body, a wheel operated by the user of the exercising device and a directing rod connecting the body and the seat. Such that movement of the directing rod allows positioning the seat in front position used for upright bicycle and rear position used for recumbent bicycle. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177920 | CYCLICAL SKATING MOTION EXERCISE MACHINE - A cyclical skating motion exercise machine has a base frame assembly. A first pedal arm mounted on a first pedal axle, wherein the first pedal axle is substantially vertical. A first link assembly mounted to the first pedal arm at a first pedal joint. The first pedal joint provides motion between the first link assembly and the first pedal arm. A first pedal mounted to the first pedal arm for supporting a user's foot. A second pedal arm is mounted on a second pedal axle, wherein the second pedal axle is substantially vertical. A crank assembly has a first link assembly is mounted to the crank assembly, and the crank assembly has rotational inertia is substantially orthogonally to the first pedal axle. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177921 | DOOR MOUNTED EXERCISE DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - Systems, assemblies, and devices for mounting an exercise apparatus to a door. More particularly, an exercise system is mounted to opposing corners of a door and directed diagonally across a door. A bracket engages the door corner and is oriented to directed tension members of the exercise system at a diagonal across a front surface of the door. The bracket includes a door mount for coupling the bracket to four surfaces of the door. The bracket includes an exercise device mount adapted to couple to tension members, pulleys, or other exercise devices. The exercise device mount defines a mounting axis that is non-parallel and non-perpendicular relative to a top edge surface of the door. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177922 | Exercise Barbell - An exercise barbell that includes a first cylindrical bar having an open end slidably engageable with a second cylindrical bar, a first hinged coupler and second hinged coupler, the first hinged coupler and the second hinged coupler having a back plate and a front plate, and wherein the back plate is attached to the first cylindrical bar and the second cylindrical bar. The front plate is operatively connected to the back plate by a lower hinge pin, which forms a free weight handle support that may be locked by a fastener. The exercise barbell also has a first rotational point and second rotational point, the first and the second rotational points being operatively connected to the exercise barbell. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177923 | Pull Cord Starter Dock - A gyroscopic exerciser starting dock has a starter dock housing and a starter dock axle mounted within the starter dock housing. A driving wheel is mounted to the starter dock axle. A retractable pull cord grip sleeve device is mounted to the starter dock axle and has a pull handle attached to a pull cord. The pull handle is for pulling the pull cord, and the pull cord is attached to the handle at a pull cord first end. A spool receives around it a pull cord and a pull cord is attached to the spool at a pull cord second end. The spool member receives and stores the pull cord in a coil around the spool. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177924 | ERGONOMIC TOOL LIFTING MACHINE AND METHOD - An ergonomic tool lifting machine and method particularly useful for manipulating a machine tool or another heavy object. In one embodiment of the invention, the machine tool is a large milling cutter. The ergonomic tool lifting machine generally includes an articulating arm attached at a fixed end to a vertical lift mechanism, and at a free end to a grasping device or tool holder adapted for gripping and retaining an object of interest. When the object is a milling cutter, the ergonomic tool lifting machine may be used to transfer the cutter between a stored position and an installed position in a milling machine. Consequently, the tool holder of this embodiment is preferably able to rotate between a pick-up/drop-off position and an installation/removal position associated with the cutter. In general, the ergonomic tool lift machine allows heavy loads to be accurately moved with very little effort required on the part of an operator. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177925 | TOOL CHANGER FOR MACHINE TOOLS - A tool changer for machine tools, especially for milling machines, with a tool double gripper, which is attached at the free end of an axially displaceable and rotatably mounted shaft and has two pliers-like tool holders. A drive motor is coupled kinematically with the shaft for the linear and rotary movements of the tool double gripper and with transmission means for converting the rotation of the motor shaft of the drive motor into the linear and rotary movements of the tool double gripper. The transmission means contains a worm gear driven by the drive motor, the worm gear drives a cam plate at the front end of which a lifting curve for the linear movement and a rotation curve are constructed. A driver of a rack and pinion drive coupled rotationally with the shaft engages the rotation curve, and a driver of a pivoting linkage translationally coupled with the shaft engages the lifting curve and is guided by it. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177926 | CHARGE-CONTROLLED POLYURETHANE FOAM AND TONER-CONVEYING ROLLER USING THE SAME - Provided are charge-controlled polyurethane foam by which the influence of electrification by friction between toner on the surface layer of a toner-conveying roller and a developing roller can be sufficiently prevented and by which a good image can be stably obtained with a low cost, and a toner-conveying roller using the same. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177927 | Apparatus For Erecting Ribbed Cardboard For Protecting Packed Products - The apparatus for erecting ribbed cardboard for protecting packed products comprises a collecting device provided with gripping means which are mobile between a gripping station of a single blank sheet of ribbed cardboard from a collecting store and a folding station of the sheet. A folding matrix is destined to receive a single sheet of ribbed cardboard supplied by the collecting device. The forming punch is destined to cooperate with the folding matrix in order to fold opposite lateral flaps of the sheet by contact with the folding means. The forming punch is destined to retain the sheet on completion of the folding stage. A transfer device hingedly bearing the forming punch and destined to move the forming punch between the folding station and a release station of the sheet, which sheet is retained in a folded configuration by the forming punch and a packing line of the products. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177928 | PACKAGE FLAP FOLDING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An apparatus for folding the flaps of a package is provided. The apparatus has a pair of folding conveyors positioned such that, as a package having open major flaps is urged towards the folding conveyors, the folding conveyors fold the major flaps of the case to a closed position. The apparatus has a front flap mechanism configured to close the front flap of the package, and a rear flap mechanism configured to close the rear flap of the package. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177929 | Flight Lug For Octagonal Cartons - A carton conveyer for a packaging machine has upper and lower flights to which sets of flight lugs are attached. Each set of flight lugs comprises leading flight lugs and trailing flight lugs and the leading flight lugs have recesses that face and oppose recesses on the trailing flight lugs. The recesses are formed to confine an open carton therebetween. Notches are formed in the flight lugs in such a way that movement of the leading and trailing flight lugs toward one another causes an un-erected carton between the lugs to be captured and erected. | 2011-07-21 |
| 20110177930 | DEVICE FOR CONVEYING AND FOLDING BLANKS - A device for folding blanks has a bottom conveyor ( | 2011-07-21 |
