32nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130199322 | POWER GENERATION FOR VALVE ACTUATORS - The present invention utilizes operation of a valve actuator to generate electrical power. A portion of the mechanical energy generated by operation of a valve actuator is converted to electrical energy. The mechanical energy may be converted to electrical energy at the same time as the valve actuator is operating or the mechanical energy may be stored for later conversion. A valve actuator may be operated manually, electrically, pneumatically, or hydraulically. Generated electrical energy may also be stored. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199323 | ZERO BACKLASH GEAR STRUCTURE - A zero backlash gear structure, comprising: an engaging element, a compound gear set, an elastic element, and a fixing element. Wherein, the engaging element is provided with a plurality of engaging slots. The compound gear set includes a compound gear, a gear shaft, and a spline; wherein, the compound gear is provided with at least two gears, said plurality of gears can be engaged to a plurality of engaging slots. Said fixing element is sleeved onto said gear shaft, to press against said plurality of gears and said elastic element. When backlash occurs, said elastic element is used to make said plurality of gears on said compound gear set to get close to each other automatically, so that said fixing element and said compound gear set can move in synchronism, thus achieving zero backlash in both forward and reverse rotations. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199324 | BALL SCREW ASSEMBLY - A ball screw assembly having a bearing ball recirculation arrangement. The ball screw assembly includes a ball screw, a nut, and at least one set of two return plugs and at least one cap. The nut body is in threaded engagement with the ball screw, wherein one of the ball screw and the nut body is rotationally fixed relative the other. Each plug may be seated into a cavity on an outer surface of the nut body. The cap may have a recessed channel at least partially defining a return path for bearing balls from one end of a load bearing path to another end of a load bearing path. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199325 | WORM WHEEL - Each tooth of a worm wheel has a first tooth flank in which a helical surface portion is arranged on one side in a rotational axis direction of the worm wheel and a concavely curved surface portion is arranged on the other side in the rotational axis direction, and a second tooth flank in which a concavely curved surface portion is arranged on the one side in the rotational axis direction and the helical surface portion is arranged on the other side in the rotational axis direction. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199326 | SHIFT-BY-WIRE SHIFTING DEVICE HAVING MECHANICAL PARKING LOCK ACTUATION - An actuation device for selecting gear settings of a shift-by-wire gear shifting transmission comprises an actuation element, a mechanical transference for actuating the parking brake, and a coupling device disposed between the actuation element and the mechanical transference. An actuation of the transference occurs selectively by the actuation element only when the parking brake setting is selected or de-selected at the shift lever. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199327 | LINK UNIT, ARM MODULE, AND SURGICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A surgical apparatus having sufficient rigidity in a fixed mode and being freely operable in a steering mode includes one or more arm modules having at least one degree of freedom, each arm module including at least one steering cable to steer the arm module and a plurality of link units to form the at least one arm module, each link unit including a head disposed at an upper portion thereof and having a hemispherical shape, a seat formed at a lower portion thereof, and a sliding ball arranged at the seat, wherein the link units are arranged such that the head of one of the link units is seated on the seat of the other of the link units, and the head of one of the link units and the seat of the other of the link units are slid with respect to each other by the sliding ball. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199328 | STEERING APPARATUS FOR AN AUTOMOBILE - Construction is achieved wherein the front-end section of an outer column | 2013-08-08 |
20130199329 | LOCKABLE BRAKING DEVICE - A lockable braking device comprises a controlling set having a cover fixed to a frame, a braking grip pivoted to the cover and partially protruded out of the cover, a connecting member pivoted to the cover and one end thereof being propelled by the braking grip, and a crank pivoted to the cover and being motivated by the braking grip. Whereby, the braking grip adjustably controls a braking state of a braking unit to attain a common stopping performance and a constant stopping effect. Accordingly, the structure of the braking device is simplified and the operation thereof is more easy and handy. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199330 | ACTUATOR DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING A SLIDING CAM SYSTEM - An actuator device of a sliding cam system having at least one sliding cam and at least one engaging pin ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199331 | MACHINE ELEMENT - A machine element that has a surface with an isotropic structure that is formed by a coating, and is subjected to rolling or sliding stress. The coating on the surface is by a PVD process, and the surface brushed with a tool while supplying a cooling lubricant during the brushing such that no chemical reaction takes place between the tool and the machine element. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199332 | FLEXIBLE JOINT - One example embodiment includes a flexible joint for attachment to a suspension link. The flexible joint includes a housing. The housing includes an external surface and an internal surface. The flexible joint also includes a flexible joint insert. The flexible joint insert includes an inner sleeve. The inner sleeve includes a channel, where the channel is configured to receive at least a portion of an external device, and an external surface. The flexible joint insert also includes an elastomer. The elastomer is fused to at least a portion of the external surface of the inner sleeve. A portion of the elastomer is in contact with the internal surface of the housing. The elastomer is not permanently attached to the housing. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199333 | COVER STRUCTURE FOR MACHINE TOOL - A cover structure of a machine tool, including a fixed cover for isolating the inside portion of the machine tool from the outside, the inside portion serving as a machining space, and a one-side opening type slide door for opening and closing an opening portion formed in the fixed cover, includes a stop structure portion for, when the slide door is closed, stopping the slide door at a predetermined distance away from the end surface of the opening portion of the fixed cover. The stop structure portion is provided on a portion of the slide door other than the closing-direction-side end surface of the slide door, or at a portion of the fixed cover other than the slide-door-closing-side end surface of the opening portion of the fixed cover. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199334 | Twin Electronic Torque Management Device - An axle module may comprise an outer housing and a ring gear assembly rotatably supported within the outer housing on a hub. The axle module may further include first and second shafts arranged within the ring gear assembly, and first and second inner hubs rotatably fixed to the first and second shafts, respectively. Additionally, the axle module may include first and second clutch packs, each having a first plurality of friction plates fixed for rotation to the first and second inner hubs, and a second plurality of friction plates fixed for rotation to the hub. Exemplary axle modules may have a reduced packaging width. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199335 | METHOD FOR STARTING AN ENGINE - A method for improving starting of an engine that may be repeatedly stopped and started is presented. In one embodiment, the method adjusts a transmission actuator in response to engine combustion during an engine start. The method may improve vehicle launch for stop/start vehicles. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199336 | INDEXING GEAR TRAIN FOR ON-LOAD TAP CHANGERS OF STEP TRANSFORMERS - The invention relates to an indexing gear train ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199337 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MG(2)Si(1-x)SN(x) POLYCRYSTAL - Provided are an apparatus and a method for producing an inexpensive Mg | 2013-08-08 |
20130199338 | METAL RECOVERY FROM CONTAMINATED METAL SCRAP - A metal reclaiming system and method for reclaiming metal from scrap material is provided. The system has a furnace ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199339 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL-SCALE PRODUCTION OF METAL MATRIX NANOCOMPOSITES - Apparatus and methods for industrial-scale production of metal matrix nanocomposites (MMNCs) are provided. The apparatus and methods can be used for the batch production of an MMNC in a volume of molten metal housed within the cavity of a production chamber. Within the volume of molten metal, a flow is created which continuously carries agglomerates of nanoparticles, which have been introduced into the molten metal, through a cavitation zone formed in a cavitation cell housed within the production chamber. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199340 | LIQUID INJECTION PROCESS FOR IN-SITU LEACHING AND EXTRACTING ION-ADSORPTION TYPE RARE EARTH ELEMENTS - A liquid injection process for in-situ leaching and extracting an ion-adsorption type rare earth including: setting up a liquid injection network having liquid injection shallow wells and liquid injection deep wells, inputting a leaching agent into the injection shallow wells, then inputting the leaching agent into the deep wells, and finally inputting a pushing water into all of the wells. This process is characterized by a high rare earth mineral-leaching rate, a high mother liquid concentration, a small residue of the mother liquid of the ore earth, a small unit consumption of the leaching agent, simple operation, wide application, and outstanding environmental protection effect. Additionally, the process also can cancel any blind area in mineral leaching, increase stability of side slope in the liquid injection process, and control a flow direction, a flow rate of the leaching agent, and a liquid injection intensity. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199341 | BOLT TENSIONER - A bolt tensioner is provided with: a housing; a puller bar; an oil pump unit; a puller bar socket; a locking ring; a nut socket; and a nut rotation device. The housing is structured with a first housing that houses the puller bar and a second housing that houses the nut socket, and the first and second housings are integrally connected so that regardless of the shape of the member to be fastened, nuts can be appropriately fastened to/loosened from stud bolts. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199342 | ADJUSTABLE GRIPPING TOOL - A hand operated gripping tool includes a first jaw unit having a first work piece engaging portion, a support member extending generally transversely with respect to the first jaw unit, a first handle at the second end of the support member, a second jaw unit having a second work piece engaging portion, and a second handle having an end portion pivotally attached at the second jaw unit. A guiding device is disposed at the end portion of the second handle. The guiding device has an engaging element and a biasing element, and the engaging element is biased or urged toward and into engagement with the second reaction surface by the biasing element. The engaging element engages the second reaction surface as the second jaw unit moves along the support member to adjust the size of the work piece receiving space. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199343 | Multi-Bit Tool - A multi-bit tool ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199344 | ELECTRIC WRENCH - An electric wrench which includes a main body, a control unit, a torque sensor, a vibrating module and a phonetic module is provided. The main body includes a handle extend to form a holding portion. The vibrating module which includes a shell body and a vibration motor is mounted to the holding portion. The shell body includes a first end adjacent to one of the handle, and a second end. The first end defines a motor receiving space, and the vibration motor is disposed in the motor receiving space and electrically connected to the control unit. Whereby, the wrench is light-weight and friendly and comfortable for holding, and the vibration can be sensed by hand, and may produce, for example, human sound. Furthermore, the vibration and the human sound may be produced at the same time. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199345 | ULTRA HIGH TORQUE DEVICE - A torque-limiting device may include a shaft extending axially through upper and lower shanks and a spring to connect to a nut. The upper and lower shanks may be under a force from the spring and further configured to selectively engage within a predetermined torque limit and disengage at above the predetermined torque limit. Accordingly, the shaft may receive torque up to the predetermined limit as provided by a user operating a handle of the torque-limiting device. The torque-limiting device may be disposable, reusable, economical, and have high torque capabilities. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199346 | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR A SHAVING CARTRIDGE, A SHAVING ASSEMBLY, A RAZOR, A METHOD OF SHAVING WITH SUCH A RAZOR AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE COVER - A protective cover for a shaving cartridge, a shaving assembly including a cartridge and a protective cover, a razor having a razor handle and such a shaving assembly, a method of shaving with such a razor and a method of manufacturing such a protective cover. The protective cover includes a housing extending longitudinally along a longitudinal axis (A) and is provided with a comb and a trimming blade, the trimming blade having an elongated cutting edge and the comb having several teeth projecting obliquely to the longitudinal axis (A) and protruding forwardly with regard to the trimming blade. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199347 | METHOD FOR CUTTING BLOCK MATERIALS AND CUTTING MACHINE FOR CUTTING BLOCK MATERIALS - A method for the cutting of block materials, particularly foamed or expanded materials, wherein a knife element having first and second ends is driven in a translatory manner in longitudinal direction so as to perform a reciprocating movement. The driving force is exerted on the first and second end of the knife element, the driving of the first end of the knife element being performed by conversion of a first rotary movement into a first translatory movement, and the driving of the second end of the knife element being performed by conversion of a second rotary movement into a second translatory movement in a sense opposed to that of the first translatory movement. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199348 | PILOMOTOR EFFECT STIMULATING DEVICE AND METHOD - A pilomotor effect stimulating device is designed to electrically stimulate the arrector pili muscles of the skin to cause a pilomotor reaction in which goosebumps are formed in the affected area and the hairs are raised away from the skin. The device has a handle and a head at one end of the handle carrying electrodes for skin application. An electronic control unit in the handle is connected to the handles and includes a pulse generator configured to produce a pulsed electrical signal at the electrodes which is designed to stimulate the arrector pili muscles in the vicinity when the electrodes are applied to the skin. The device may be used as a shaving aid to raise the hairs in an area to be shaved, making it easier to cut the hairs closer to the skin when shaving. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199349 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE PLY ANGLE PRIOR CUTTING - Cutting device ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199350 | PORTABLE APPARATUS FOR CUTTING TILES OR THE LIKE - The invention relates to a portable apparatus for cutting tiles ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199351 | SURFACE-COATED SINTERED BODY - A surface-coated sintered body includes a sintered body of cubic boron nitride (cBN) and a surface coating layer formed on a surface thereof, the sintered body of cBN containing 20 to 99.5% by volume of cBN and a binder, the surface coating layer including an adhesion layer and at least one hard coating layer, the adhesion layer being a metal layer containing at least W and being formed to cover a portion of the surface of the sintered body of cBN, the hard coating layer being formed to cover the sintered body of cBN and the adhesion layer, a ratio of cBN particles in contact with the adhesion layer to a total number of cBN particles in contact with the adhesion layer or the hard coating layer in the surface of the sintered body of cBN being 0.01 to 20%. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199352 | Punch Assembly With Steel Punch Point Insert Removably Secured Therein - A punch assembly for a turret-type punch press comprises an outer guide sleeve having an inner bore in which a punch shank fits for reciprocating but not rotating movement. The punch shank has a concentric, downward opening formed in a lower end in which is received a head portion of an insert that has a punch point formed on it. Built into the shank is a latching mechanism for releasably wedging and thereby securing the insert to the lower end of the shank. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199353 | SAW TOOTH FOR CIRCULAR SAW - A tooth is provided for a circular disc felling saw. When installed on a saw blade, the tooth has both leading and trailing cutting tips that cut the tree. The cutting discharge of the trailing cutting tips may tend to wear the rearward flank of the leading cutting tips. Either one or both of the primary and secondary cutting tips may include a wear insert, such as a ceramic wear insert. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199354 | HIGHLY FLEXIBLE PICK FOR STRINGED INSTRUMENTS - A highly flexible pick is used for playing stringed instruments. The pick will essentially be made of low-density polyethylene plastic to yield a pick that may reduce string breakage, be secure in a player's fingers, even during fast strumming, and may provide excellent tone from the stringed instrument. Because the pick is highly flexible, the pick may bend it is sounds the string, without the pick moving in the player's grip. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199355 | Drum Pedal Cover - A drum pedal cover for attachment to a drum pedal surface is hereby disclosed. Single or multiple layers of padded foam material are employed, which are attached to the drum pedal surface. The padded material is used to reduce shock and provide comfort to the user during drumming. The drum pedal cover is attached to the drum pedal surface by employing the use of several strap assemblies, which are woven through apertures in the drum pedal cover. The strap assembly winds underneath the drum pedal's surface and is attached from the underside of the drum pedal. The strap assembly enables the user to rapidly employ and deploy the invention. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199356 | KEYBOARD APPARATUS - A keyboard apparatus wherein a hammer body having movable and stationary engagement portions is configured such that, in its pivotal movement in a forward direction, a click feeling in a key depression touch is generated when the movable engagement portion comes into contact with and gets over the stationary engagement portion, wherein a distance from a hammer pivot shaft to the movable engagement portion at a certain key stroke position in a key depression stroke becomes smaller with an increase in a pressing drive force, and wherein the movable engagement portion comes into contact with the stationary engagement portion in the pivotal movement in the forward direction where a magnitude of the pressing drive force is less than a prescribed value, and the movable engagement portion does not come into contact with the same where the magnitude of the force is equal to or larger than the prescribed value. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199357 | MUSIC PLAYING MOVEMENT DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, MUSIC PLAYING MOVEMENT CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A music playing movement display control device | 2013-08-08 |
20130199358 | ATTACHMENT/RELEASE DEVICE AND ASSEMBLIES AND SYSTEMS USING SAME - An impact initiated attachment device for attachment to a target, comprises a housing having a front face which abuts against the target in use, one or more fasteners, a drive mechanism for driving the fasteners(s) from a first position within the housing to a second position protruding from the front face of the housing, and a trigger mechanism for triggering activation of the drive mechanism comprising a trigger extending from the front face of the housing. The device is particularly useful in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and demolition for attaching one or more disrupters to a target for disposal. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199359 | ATTACHMENT DEVICE WITH PYROTECHNIC BOLT - According to the invention, the device ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199360 | TRANSPARENT GLASS/POLYMER COMPOSITE - A transparent device for protection from an action of shock, projectiles, fragments or shock waves is provided. The device is a laminate having brittle-fracture, transparent materials that are joined together by way of transparent intermediate layers of organic polymers. The laminate is closed on the protective side facing away from the side of action by a fragment-protective layer that is formed as a transparent polymer layer in a thickness of 0.5 mm to 12 mm. The laminate has facing the side of action a chemically prestressed, brittle-fracture panel that is at a distance of 3 mm to 20 mm from the side of action. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199361 | MONOLITHIC CERAMIC BODY WITH MIXED-OXIDE MARGINAL REGION AND METALLIC SURFACE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME AND USE OF SAME - Monolithic ceramic bodies that have a mixed-oxide marginal region and a metallic surface, where the ceramic body includes an oxide of a first metal (I), while the mixed-oxide marginal region includes the oxide of the first metal (I) and the oxide of a further metal (II) having a high affinity for oxygen, and the metallic surface includes the further metal (II). The mixed oxide marginal region includes a continuous concentration gradient of the first metal (I), from 100% in the core to 0% in the transitional region to the metallic surface of the ceramic body, and a continuous concentration gradient of the further metal (II), starting from 0% in the core to 100% in the transitional region to the metallic surface of the ceramic body, where the oxygen concentration in the mixed-oxide marginal region remains constant, and the monolithic structure of the ceramic body has no phase boundaries. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199362 | BENT AXIS VARIABLE DELIVERY INLINE DRIVE AXIAL PISTON PUMP AND/OR MOTOR - A bent axis, variable displacement inline drive device may comprise: a port plate having fluid passages; a cylinder block rotatably mounted adjacent the port plate and having axial cylinders having openings in alternating fluid communication with the fluid passages; a rotatable shaft coupled through the port plate to the cylinder block, pistons in the cylinders and having a connecting rod extending from the cylinder block; a rotatable spindle having receptacles for receiving the connecting rods; a pivotable yoke having the spindle rotatably mounted thereon, whereby the rotating group comprising the spindle, pistons and cylinder block are connected by the connecting rods for rotating together, the yoke being pivotable for angling the spindle relative to the cylinder block. The device may be employed as a pump, or as a motor, or as both a pump and a motor, and the yoke may be pivoted over center. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199363 | AXIAL PISTON MACHINE - An axial piston machine includes a housing having a casting which is optimized with respect to casting. An insert ring which is optimized with respect to a pressure load is formed in the bottom of the housing. The insert ring is configured to be used with such an axial piston machine. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199364 | COUPLING DEVICE FOR CONNECTING A BRAKE INPUT ELEMENT TO A MAIN BRAKE CYLINDER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A COUPLING DEVICE - A coupling apparatus has an input piston disposable on a braking input element and an output piston disposable on a brake master cylinder, to which a driver braking force is transferable via the input piston. In a first operating mode, the input piston displaced out of its initial position over a brake application distance less than a first minimum brake application distance, is spaced apart from the output piston. In a second operating mode, the input piston displaced out of its initial position over a brake application distance less than a second minimum brake application distance, is spaced apart from the output piston, and the driver braking force is transferable via the input piston to the output piston. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199365 | Annular Seal Element - An annular seal element is configured to seal off a pressurized region filled with a fluid. The annular seal element has one end face which is pressed onto a contact surface of a piston. The end face is formed with a sealing contour in such a way that the sealing contour is elastically deformable on the contact surface by the pressure exerted. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199366 | CYLINDER DEVICE WITH FORCE MULTIPLIER - An output rod ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199367 | Hydraulic Oil Cylinder and Related Equipments, Hydraulic Buffer System, Excavator and Concrete Pump Truck - A hydraulic oil cylinder has a buffer sleeve ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199368 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY PRETREATING A RAW MULTI-PHASE STREAM CAPTURED BY A LANDFILL GAS COLLECTOR - The system is provided for continuously separating landfill gas in a raw multi-phase stream coming from a landfill gas collector. The system includes an atmospheric tank and an elongated separator vessel mounted substantially upright above the tank bottom. The elongated separator vessel includes a mid-level inlet that is configured and disposed to be in fluid communication with the landfill gas collector pipe, an upper gas outlet located vertically above the mid-level inlet, and a bottom-opened discharge end that is located vertically below the mid-level inlet. A method of pretreating a raw multi-phase stream captured from a landfill site is also disclosed. The proposed concept provides a relatively simple arrangement that can be made sufficiently rugged to perform a pretreatment of the raw multi-phase stream in a continuous manner and with a very minimal intervention from landfill operators under almost any weather and operating conditions. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199369 | CYCLIC ADSORPTION PROCESS USING CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS - A cyclic adsorption process is provided, the process containing one or more adsorber vessels undergoing the steps of at least pressurization and depressurization and driven by one or more variable speed centrifugal machines operating under acceleration and deceleration conditions and adjusted to the steps, vessel size, and process conditions employed, wherein the process cycle time is greater than the ratio of the change in inertia, defined the maximum energy that can be lost during a cycle due to inertia changes, to 0.3 times the total power of the one of more centrifugal machines that would be consumed in the absence of inertial effects. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199370 | Steam Permselective Membrane, and Method Using Same for Separating Steam from Mixed Gas - A steam permselective membrane containing a crosslinked hydrophilic polymer is provided. The steam permselective membrane may further contain at least one alkali metal compound selected from the group consisting of a cesium compound, a potassium compound and a rubidium compound. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199371 | REDUCTION OF FOULING IN AFTER TREATMENT COMPONENTS - A device and method for influencing exhaust gas flow downstream of a turbocharger turbine and upstream of after treatment components prevents doser tip fouling by using a passive exhaust flow control surface comprising ridges protruding into the exhaust gas flow conduit. The ridges are disposed parallel to each other, and perpendicular to the direction of gas flow. In one embodiment, a funnel is disposed in the conduit, downstream of the ridges, to further direct the exhaust gas flow more precisely towards a HC doser tip. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199372 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A nozzle for a fan assembly includes an air inlet, a plurality of air outlets, and an annular casing having an annular inner wall defining a bore through which air from outside the nozzle is drawn by air emitted from the air outlets and an outer wall extending about the inner wall. The annular casing includes an air passage for conveying air to the air outlets. The air passage has an inlet section located between the inner wall and the outer wall and extending about the bore of the nozzle, and a plurality of outlet sections each extending across the bore for conveying air to a respective air outlet. To achieve an even air pressure at each end of each of the outlet sections, the inlet section of the air passage is arranged to convey air to each end of each of the outlet sections. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199373 | ADSORBENT FOR CARBON DIOXIDE, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND CAPTURE MODULE FOR CARBON DIOXIDE - An adsorbent for carbon dioxide may include a composite metal oxide including a divalent first metal (M | 2013-08-08 |
20130199374 | COMPACT ADSORPTION DRYER - An adsorption dryer ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199375 | AIR FILTER WITH AIR FRESHENER - The present invention is an air filter that includes a first filter layer that catches a plurality of dust particles, bacteria and allergens while filtering air that is passed through the air filter, a second filter layer that releases a disinfectant and a fragrance through the air filter into an area where the air passing through the air filter is being directed and a frame that secures the first filter layer and the second filter layer together forming the air filter. The first filter layer, the second filter layer and frame can be made of a variety of materials and fibers that include paper, plastic, metal, natural and synthetic made materials and fibers. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199376 | Apparatuses and Systems of Fermentation - A fermentation method and system which includes providing juice to be fermented into a container. The juice having a cap that is a collection of solid components of grapes. The cap has a permeable consistency and floats in the juice. The method includes moving a portion of the juice from below the cap upward into contact with the cap. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199377 | SEMI-AUTOMATIC TEA MAKER - Tea maker ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199378 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE OR FOOD LIQUID AND SYSTEM USING BREWING CENTRIFUGAL FORCE - A capsule, device, system and method for preparing a liquid food or beverage. The capsule comprises an enclosure containing one or more extractable or infusible ingredients and configured and dimensioned to have a perimeter and be radially symmetrical about a central axis to facilitate rotation; and an opening arrangement that allows liquid food to leave the capsule after passing through the ingredient(s), wherein the opening arrangement is configured and positioned near or upon the perimeter of the enclosure to allow the liquid food to leave the capsule radially due to the application of the centrifugal forces. The method and device introduce liquid into the capsule to form the liquid food while applying centrifugal forces to the capsule to urge the liquid to pass through the ingredient(s). | 2013-08-08 |
20130199379 | POD ADAPTER FOR USE WITH K-CUP.TM. BEVERAGE BREWER - This invention provides a K-cup™ pod adapter which an end-user can fill with substances of the user's own choosing as a filtered pod for brewing, such as specific coffee blends, specialty or other teas, or other brewable material, and then can insert and use the pod adapter instead of a pre-manufactured K-cup™, in a K-cup™ based beverage brewer such as those made by Keurig™. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199380 | EMBOSSED PAPER-BASED BAKEABLE TRAY - An embossed paper-based bakeable tray having a bottom surface and sidewalls and an embossed pattern formed in the bottom surface providing a series of closely spaced projections substantially entirely over the bottom surface. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199381 | Food Dispensing Apparatus - A food dispensing apparatus for preparing a sandwich. The apparatus includes a housing including a bun pocket forming mechanism, a bun transfer member, and a pair of opposing driven rollers. The pocket forming mechanism includes a motor-driven articulating cutting disc which forms a food receiving slit into a bun as the bun transfer mechanism moves the bun into cutting engagement with the cutting disc. The rollers are adapted in size and spacing to receive and squeeze food from an elongated food package opened at a distal end thereof into the food receiving slot of the bun. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199382 | Band Tensioning Tool - A band tensioning tool is provided that includes an easily replaceable blade and knife. More specifically, a banding apparatus is provided that does not require that a maintenance cover be removed to gain access to a knife, a front gripper, and a blade. This feature reduces tool head height, and the blade is interconnected to the tool head as opposed to being contained within the tool head and supported in a cantilevered manner. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199383 | HIGH COMPRESSION SHAFT CONFIGURATION AND RELATED METHOD FOR SCREW PRESS SYSTEMS USED IN RENDERING APPLICATIONS - A rendering method involves heating the animal protein and thereafter feeding the heated animal protein through a rendering screw press machine having an internal shaft assembly that includes a working portion with an overall compression ratio of greater than about 7 to 1, a first scroll flight section configured for decreasing cake thickness, followed by a first high compression cone section, followed by a stepped decompression section, followed by a second scroll flight section configured for decreasing cake thickness, followed by a second high compression cone section, followed by a straight collar section. Rotating the shaft assembly moves the heated animal protein through the machine such that liquid fat passes out through a barrel cage and substantially dried animal protein cake is output from the choke opening, and the heated animal protein only undergoes one stepped decompression during such movement. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199384 | Device for Forming a Pattern in a Sheet Material - A device for forming a pattern in a sheet of material is provided. The device includes a base having a detent portion and a locating portion that provides a first position, a platform moveably coupled to the base, and a punch supported by the platform and configured to move between a reset position and a depressed position. The platform includes a detent element configured to engage the detent portion when the platform is proximate the first position and a locating element configured to provide fine location of the platform in the first position relative to the base by engaging the locating portion. The punch forms a pattern in a sheet of material when the punch moves from the reset position to the depressed position and a sheet of material is present proximate the depressed position. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199385 | AUTOMATED HEAT TRANSFER PRESS - Exemplary presses, e.g., for applying indicia to garments by application of heat, are disclosed. For example, a press may include an upper platen, and a lower platen disposed below and generally aligned with the upper platen. The press may further include a support head adapted to move the upper platen between an open position, wherein the upper and lower platens are spaced away from one another, and a closed position, wherein the upper platen is pressed against the lower platen. In some exemplary approaches, the support head may extend from an axial support of the press. The support head may be configured to rotate about the axial support while maintaining the platens in a parallel alignment with one another as the support head rotates about the axial support. In some examples, the operation of the press is generally automated. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199386 | PRINT HEAD FOR STENCIL PRINTER - A stencil printer for printing viscous material on an electronic substrate includes a stencil having apertures formed therein, and a print head positioned over the stencil and configured to deposit viscous material within the apertures of the stencil. The print head includes a housing defining an elongate chamber, a source port defining a passage having an inlet positioned to allow viscous material to flow into the elongate chamber, a pair of blades defining a slot that provides an outlet from which viscous material can flow out of the elongate chamber, an elongate plunger movable in the elongate chamber to reduce a volume of viscous material within the elongate chamber, and at least one sensor to detect pressure of the viscous material within the elongate chamber. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199387 | Dampening Fluid Recovery in a Variable Data Lithography System - In a variable data lithography system that employs a patterned dampening fluid layer for image formation, dampening fluid may be removed prior to image transfer to a substrate. Removed dampening fluid may be recovered and recycled to reduce operating expenses and environmental waste. A replacement fluid may be applied after inking and after removal of the dampening fluid. The replacement fluid preferentially occupies the regions previously occupied by dampening fluid, and may lubricate the transfer nip. Any replacement fluid and ink not transferred to the substrate upon printing may then be cleaned from the print image carrier prior to forming a new dampening fluid layer and subsequent pattern formation. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199388 | MARK, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLOR QUALITY PARAMETERS MEASUREMENT - A mark, a method and a system for colour quality parameters measurement of a printing press. The mark comprises a plurality of spots, wherein each spot comprises encoded dot level information, the distribution of spots defines a signature pattern for each process colour, a plurality of said spots is associated to each ink key of the printing press along an area of interest and the mark is invisible to the naked eye. The colour quality parameters measurement system comprises image capturing means synchronizable with the printing press and capable of accessing the entire width of an area of interest of the printing press, processing means, user control interface for communication between the processing means and the press user and a mark according to the invention. The method for colour quality parameters measurement comprises the steps of printing a mark according to the invention on an area of interest of a printing job, capturing an image of the printed mark, identifying process colour in the mark and determining at least one colour quality parameter. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199389 | DETECTING AN UNSECURED STATE OF A MANDREL - A mandrel position analyzer ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199390 | DETECTING AN UNSECURED STATE OF A MANDREL - A method for analyzing a mandrel ( | 2013-08-08 |
20130199391 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTROL AREA FOR OFFSET PRINTING, CONTROL AREA AND PRINTING FORM HAVING A CONTROL AREA - A method for producing a control area to prevent scumming of a printing form that can be used for offset printing with dampening solutions, includes producing the control area separately from the printing form and joining the control area to the printing form thereafter. A cut-out is introduced into the printing form and the control area is inserted into the cut-out. A control area and a printing form having a control area are also provided. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199392 | SHAPED FEED-THROUGH ELEMENT WITH CONTACT ROD SOLDERED IN - A feed-through element of an ignition device for igniters of airbags or seatbelt tighteners is provided. The feed-through element has a metal support body, at least one first access opening in which a metal rod is arranged in an electrically insulating fixing material, and at least one second access opening in which a further metal rod is electrically conductively fixed to the support body by a soldered connection in this access opening. The support body and the access openings are configured as a shaped part. The feed-through element further includes a solder gap between the metal rod and the wall of the second access opening, where the solder gap has a small width. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199393 | Rock Breaking Product - A rock breaking product which includes a sealed, elongate, flexible tube, a cartridge, with an energetic material, inside the tube and a valve arrangement for allowing the tube to be filled and expanded with water whereby the cartridge is placed in a mode in which the energetic material can be ignited. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199394 | Segmented missile approach - This invention is a segmented missile that uses multiple circular linear shaped charge warheads deployed in tandem. Each warhead is capable of full-caliber holes and 5 to 15 charge diameters of penetration for each warhead, depending on the target material. The full-caliber hole capability allows for the warheads to travel down the hole made by the previous warhead. Each warhead is sequenced in its time of arrival at the bottom of the hole, allowing for a cumulative effect. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199395 | STAND-OFF DOOR BREACHING DEVICE - A stand-off breaching device, for breaching a target, that includes a nose at a front end which is a rounded cone-shape and configured to cause the stand-off breaching device to rebound from a target after the nose impacts the target, and a body connected to the nose and extending to a back end of the stand-off breaching device. The body includes a main explosive fill that is detonated and explodes to provide an explosive breaching force, and a delay detonator that detonates the main explosive fill and that is triggered when the nose impacts a target. The delay-detonator is configured to delay detonation of the main explosive fill until the stand-off breaching device has rebounded to a determined stand-off distance chosen to cause effective breaching of the target. The nose, body, and their components are fabricated from material that will be substantially consumed by the explosion, minimizing any fragments. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199396 | NON-DUD SIGNATURE TRAINING CARTRIDGE AND PROJECTILE - A training cartridge projectile for use in either a plastic cartridge case or a conventional metal cartridge case is disclosed that contains no explosive material. The projectile has an insert having a body portion and a front end, a container overmolded onto the body portion of the insert, a frangible ogive fastened to the front end of the tubular insert; and a payload module within the ogive in front of the container carrying a nonexplosive signature material for providing a visual indication of projectile impact to an observer upon projectile impact with an object. The module includes a hollow frangible ampoule containing the signature material, and a generally disc shaped base member engaging the insert and closing the ampoule. The base member preferably has a set of axially extending vanes engaging the signature material during spin-up as the projectile is accelerated through the bore of the weapon firing the projectile. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199397 | MULTI COMPONENT REACTIVE METAL PENETRATORS, AND THEIR METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A penetrator comprising a layered composite of at least one high density metal and at least one reactive material such as a reactive metal. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199398 | GAS GENERATOR - A gas generator includes,
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20130199399 | HYDROGEN ENHANCED REACTIVE GAS INFLATOR - An inflator device for a passive restraint device, such as an airbag, and methods of inflating an airbag. In certain aspects, an initiator device is provided in a housing. The initiator device includes at least one chemical hydride compound. Upon initiator actuation, an enhanced shock wave generated by the initiator device opens a temporary closure between the inflator housing and the downstream airbag to permit gases to flow into the airbag. Released hydrogen reacts with oxygen from a stored pressurized gas, and combustion products of the initiator device flow into the airbag for rapid inflation. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199400 | GAS GENERATOR, GAS GENERATOR HOLDER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GAS GENERATOR HOLDER - A gas generator includes a holder made of metal having assembled thereto a cup filled with a gas generating agent and an igniter for burning the gas generating agent. The holder includes a body part, and an igniter fixing engagement part and a cup fixing engagement part projecting from the body part. These engagement parts are bent, so that the igniter and the cup are fixed by crimping to the holder. The engagement parts are both finish shaped by forging processing. A metal flow appearing in superficial layers of the engagement parts extends continuously from the body part through the engagement parts to return to the body part, without being divided in surfaces of the engagement parts. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199401 | Chair-lift station having a high flow and small dimensions - Disengageable chair-lift station having a transfer way made up of a first longitudinal part extending in alignment with the line of the carrying-hauling cable, and of a second transversal part extending perpendicular to the first part. The driving or return pulley is placed between the sections of the first part, and the disembarkation and embarkation platforms are shifted from one another in the second part, so that the disembarkation and embarkation of the skiers are performed on the same side of the station, in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the line. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199402 | INFLIGHT CATERING APPARATUS - The present invention discloses a tray cart for serving refreshments in an airplane. The tray cart having: a load bearing railing coupled with a fuselage portion of the airplane, the railing stretching from a first end of the airplane to a second end over an aisle portion of the airplane; and a trolley for carrying the refreshments, the trolley being suspended from the railing by means of one or more suspension wires, the trolley being slidable over the railing by means of one or more geared wheels. The trolley is suspended to a predetermined length above a floor of the aisle portion of the airplane, the suspension length permitting removal of the refreshments placed in the trolley by an attendant without having to bend down. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199403 | Friction Drive Conveyor Assembly - An overhead mounted friction drive conveyor assembly including a biasing section for biasing objects such as car doors. The conveyor assembly includes a conveying rail and a biasing rail extending in spaced and parallel relationship with the conveying rail. The conveyor assembly also includes at least three trolleys and at least two tow bars extending between and interconnecting the trolleys. A biasing mechanism allows at least two of the trolleys to remain on the conveying rail and guides at least one trolley onto the biasing rail so that one of the tow bars extends between the biasing rails. The object is disposed on the tow bar extending between the biasing rails. A plurality of friction drivers are disposed on the conveying rail for only driving the tow bar extending between the trolleys on the conveying rail. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199404 | Pivot Switch System and Method - A switch system for a guided automatic transit vehicle (GATV) is adapted for maintaining a first path of travel or for redirecting the first path of travel of the GATV. The switch includes a continuous guide having a first end and a pivotable second end opposite the first end. The continuous guide has a first edge with a first edge profile and a first continuous sidewall and a second edge with a second edge profile and a second continuous sidewall. A pivot point having a pivot axis is provided at the pivotable second end. The switch system pivots about the pivot point from a first position and a second position. In the first position, the switch system maintains the GATV along the first path of travel via the first continuous sidewall. In the second position, the GATV travels along a second path via the second continuous sidewall. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199405 | CIRCULAR TRACK ACTUATOR SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention relate to an apparatus and a method for transferring substrate processing equipment. One embodiment of the present invention includes a track assembly having a continuous guide rail formed from a unitary body. The track assembly also includes vertically arranged stator strips for driving motor coils of a plurality of carriages. The motor coils in the carriages may be modular including coil segments of various lengths. The coil segments and the carriages may be driven individually and jointly. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199406 | HYBRID LOCOMOTIVE - A power conversion unit is unitized by accommodating an inverter, converter, and control equipment etc in a box-shaped enclosure having six faces. A storage battery unit is unitized by accommodating a storage battery and storage battery control equipment etc in a box-shaped enclosure having six faces. The driving control equipment of a driver's cab is accommodated in a box-shaped enclosure having six faces. A power generation unit is unitized by accommodating an engine, main generator and radiator etc in a box-shaped enclosure having six faces. The power conversion unit, storage battery unit, driver's cab and power generation unit are mounted on a car body under-frame. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199407 | HIGH FRICTION RAILROAD CAR COMPONENTS WITH FRICTION MODIFYING INSERTS - High friction railroad car components with component friction modifying inserts which are configured to coat an engagement surface on a corresponding component on the railroad car to modify or control the friction between an engagement surface of the high friction railroad car component and the engagement surface of the corresponding component while allowing such components to engage each other. The initial movement of the high friction component with the friction modifying inserts causes transfer material of the friction modifying inserts to be spread over or coat a portion of the engagement surface of the corresponding component. This forms a lubrication layer which modifies or controls the friction between these components while these components are in engagement. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199408 | Homogeneous Biodegradable Mixture for Shaped-Bodies: Method for Preparing - The method for preparing a homogeneous biodegradable mixture is described for production of shape-bodies. Reinforce fillers are fibers from various natural sources especially those wastes from varieties of manufacturing. Long thin fibers are obtained by longitudinal abrasion of bamboo waste. Boiling the fibers in water for 20 minutes at pH 8 where supernatant is decanted helps getting rid of chlorophyll. Fibers are further ground to preferable length of 2-4 mm. The treated fibers were mixed with all other ingredients in a rotor, spinning at a speed 1,800-2,000 rpm at ambient temperature for 510 minutes. Starch particles and other ingredients penetrate and mix thoroughly with the fibrous materials. Water is gradually added while kneading to form a perfect dough ready for manufacturing of the desired shape bodies. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199409 | Novel Cellulose-Based Composite Materials - New cellulose-based composites and production methods thereof, comprising partial peracetylation of cellulose fibers having a degree of crystallinity less than 80%. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199410 | Methods and Compositions for Recycled Asphalt Shingles Material - Certain aspects of the present invention are drawn recycled asphalt shingles-modified asphalt binder blends, mixes, and pavements, especially those comprising a mineral acid. Recycled asphalt shingles material may come from manufacturer asphalt shingle waste or from consumer asphalt shingle waste. It has been discovered that addition of a mineral acid significantly improves various rheological properties. Methods of making such asphalt binders, mixes, and pavements and their use are also disclosed. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199411 | CEMENTED CARBIDE - The present invention relates to a cemented carbide for oil and gas applications comprising a hard phase comprising WC and a binder phase wherein the cemented carbide composition comprises WC and, in wt-%, 3-11 Ni, 0.5-7 Cr, 0.3-1.5 Mo, 0-1 Nb, and 0-0.2 Co, and a method of making thereof. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199412 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MOLDED PART FROM A CARBON MATERIAL USING RECYCLED CARBON FIBERS AND MOLDED PART - A method produces a molded part from carbon containing carbon fibers in an amount of less than 20% by weight. The method includes comminuting waste parts or scrap parts formed from a carbon fiber-reinforced synthetic material, a carbon fiber reinforced carbon or a carbon fiber reinforced concrete. A mixture is produced from the comminuted product, a binder such as pitch, a carbon material such as coke and optionally one or more additives, wherein the mixture contains less than 20% by weight of fibers. The mixture is molded into a molded part and the molded part is carbonized. Optionally, the molded carbonized part is impregnated with an impregnating agent. Finally and optionally, the molded carbonized part or the molded part impregnated part is graphitized. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199413 | MONTAN WAX SUBSTITUTE FOR GYPSUM PRODUCTS - A method of manufacturing a water-resistant gypsum product including forming an aqueous mixture of gypsum, water and a wax mixture, wherein the wax mixture includes a hydrocarbon wax, and a substitute material selected from the group consisting of (a) an asphaltite, (b) a polyolefin homopolymer, (c) a polyolefin copolymer, and (d) combinations thereof; and forming the mixture into a structure, and drying the structure while permitting hydration of the gypsum to form a gypsum product. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199414 | Light-Weight Composition and Mix for Masonry, Mortar and Stucco - An application for a pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition includes a approximately 75% sand and 25% of a light-weight cement mix comprising slag cement, ground granulated blast furnace slag, sodium tall oil, sodium stearate, sodium C14-16 Alpha Olefin, linear alkyl benzene; and silicon dioxide. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199415 | CEMENT MIXES CONTAINING ADDITIVES FOR ALTERING THE HARDENING RATE OF CHEMICALLY BONDED SILICO-PHOSPHATE CEMENTS AND METHODS THEREFOR - A cement mix for preparation of a magnesium silico-phosphate cement (MSPC) with an altered hardening rate is provided. The cement mix comprises on the order of 1% of an [MF | 2013-08-08 |
20130199416 | CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITION AND ADMIXTURE - A cementitious composition including at least one cementitious and/or pozzolanic material and at least one desugared molasses. A method of preparing a cementitious composition including forming a mixture of water, at least one cementitious and/or pozzolanic material and at least one desugared molasses. An admixture for cementitious compositions including: (i) at least one desugared molasses; and (ii) at least one alkanolamine and/or at least one polyhydroxyalkylamine. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199417 | Concrete Reinforced With Hybrid Nanomaterials - Concrete reinforced with nanostructures and reinforcing concrete methods are provided having cement and dispersion including water, a surfactant, carbon nanotubes having on the external surfaces thereof carbon atoms substituted by atoms of another element or other elements, and carbon nanotubes possessing chemical groups on the surface thereof. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199418 | DRIED GYPSUM COMPOSITION AND GYPSUM-BASED COATING - Disclosed is a dry gypsum composition containing hemihydrate gypsum, at least one pigment and a crystal habit modifier. The crystal habit modifier is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of sulfate salts, carboxylate salts, carbonate salts and inorganic chlorides, and a content of the at least one compound is in a range of 0.1 to 5 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the hemihydrate gypsum, whereby upon hydration of the hemihydrate gypsum into dihydrate gypsum, the dihydrate gypsum is controlled to become plate crystals having an aspect ratio of 1 to 9. A gypsum-based coating formulation making use of the dry gypsum composition is also disclosed. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199419 | HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE PIECE OF FURNITURE WITH ZERO STAND-BY POWER CONSUMPTION - The present invention relates to a height adjustable piece of furniture comprising at least one extendable column, an electric motor adapted for driving the extendable column, at least one switch for operation control of the electric motor, and a power control unit adapted to control the power distribution to the height adjustable piece of furniture, and wherein the power control unit is connected to a power source. The connection between the power source and the height adjustable piece of furniture is provided via the switch, and the switch is in an activated state adapted to connect the power source to the height adjustable piece of furniture, and in a deactivated state adapted to disconnect the power source from the height adjustable piece of furniture. The present invention further relates to a power control unit for control of power distribution to a height adjustable piece of furniture. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199420 | WORKPLACE WITH INTEGRATED INTERFACE FOR IDENTIFICATION OF A USER - A workplace comprising a piece of furniture comprising a control unit for controlling functions at said workplace, wherein said piece of furniture further comprises an integrated interface for a communicative connection to a mobile device, said integrated interface being connected to said control unit, said integrated interface further being adapted to communicate a user specific identification from said mobile device to said control unit, and said control unit is configured to control said functions at said workplace based on said user specific identification. | 2013-08-08 |
20130199421 | POWER DISTRIBUTION CONTROL OF A FURNITURE ARRANGEMENT - The present invention relates to a furniture arrangement comprising a piece of furniture and a control unit adapted to control the power supply to at least one power consuming device. The piece of furniture comprises an interface for connection to a mobile device, wherein the control unit is adapted to disconnect the power supply to the at least one power consuming device when a mobile device is not connected to the furniture arrangement via the interface. | 2013-08-08 |