32nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100199800 | SPRING DAMPER AND ACCELERATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A spring damper for absorbing vibration of a double coil spring is made of elastic material and composed of a cylindrical body, outer-wall convex portions, and inner-wall convex portions. The spring damper is arranged in an annular space formed between an outer coil spring and an inner coil spring of the double coil spring, so that the outer-wall convex portions push the outer coil spring in a radial outward direction and the inner-wall convex portions push the inner coil spring in a radial inward direction. Longitudinal ends of the cylindrical body are prevented from being hooked by spring wires of the outer or inner coil spring, when the double coil spring is expanded and compressed. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199801 | AERODYNAMICALLY CONFIGURED HANDLEBAR ASSEMBLY FOR A BICYCLE - An aerodynamically configured handlebar assembly for use in a bicycle includes a mounting head which has a rear clamping body for clamping an upper end of a steering stem of a bicycle front fork so as to cantilever a front aerodynamic body of the mounting head, a handlebar body which extends laterally from opposite sides of the front aerodynamic body and which has handgrips at leftmost and rightmost ends thereof, and an aerodynamic bracket member which is disposed beneath the front aerodynamic body and which has a rear crosspiece. The crosspiece is secured to a crotch segment of the bicycle front fork by a fastening unit so as to enable the bracket member to better support weight of the cantilevered front aerodynamic body. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199802 | Steering Wheel Enhancement Apparatus - An enhancement apparatus for a steering wheel includes a front arcuate shell having first and second opposed ends and an interior area. The apparatus includes a rear arcuate shell having first and second opposed ends and an interior area, the rear arcuate shell having a configuration complementary to a configuration of the front arcuate shell for attachment thereto. The apparatus includes compressible foam in the front arcuate shell and compressible foam in the rear arcuate shell configured to jointly sandwich an exposed structural core of the steering wheel. At least one fastener couples the front arcuate shell to the rear arcuate shell while the compressible foam in the front and rear arcuate shells sandwich the exposed structural core of the steering wheel. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199803 | Energy Storage Device - An energy storage device having a variable momentum of inertia uses centrifugal forces acting on movable masses to self adjust its moment of inertia. The adjustment of the moment of inertia occurs without any additional energy input. Energy is stored as rotational kinetic energy and potential elastic and/or gravitational energy. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199804 | ROTARY INDEX DEVICE IN MACHINE TOOL - A rotary index device in a machine tool includes a rotating shaft; and a clamp device. The clamp device includes a piston member provided displaceably in a direction along a rotational axis of the rotating shaft and having a tapered surface formed on a side surface thereof on a clamp position side, pressing force conversion means, for receiving a pressing force from the piston member when the piston member is displaced, converting the pressing force into a force in the radial direction of the rotating shaft, and causing the converted force to act on the rotational body, and urging means for urging the piston member in a direction in which the pressing force conversion means generates the pressing force in the radial direction of the rotating shaft. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199805 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - This invention provides continuously variable transmissions and associated powertrains and automotive transmission systems. Included among the transmission systems provided are efficient transmissions for employing regenerative braking. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199806 | METHOD OF PRODUCING REDUCED IRON CAST, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PIG IRON - In a method of producing a reduced iron cast, a cast of a powder which includes total iron of 40% or more and an atomic molar amount of fixed carbon of 0.7 to 1.5 times the atomic molar amount of oxygen compounded with metal oxide reduced in a carbon monoxide atmosphere at 1200° C. is reduced in a rotary hearth furnace. The method includes: producing, in an atmosphere at a maximum temperature of 1200° C. to 1420° C. at a ratio of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide of 0.3 to 1.2 in the reduced material, a reduced iron-containing material in which a ratio of metal iron is 50 mass % or more and a ratio of carbon is 5 mass % or less; and compression-molding the reduced iron-containing material at a temperature of 500° C. to 800° C. by a roller-type mold. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199807 | RECOVERING METALS FROM COMPLEX METAL SULFIDES - Methods for recovering base metals, including, among other metals, molybdenum and nickel, from metal sulfides containing a Group VIB metal and a Group VIII metal. Generally, the methods comprise: contacting metal sulfides with a leaching solution containing ammonia and air to dissolve the metals into the leaching solution, forming a slurry containing soluble complexes of the metals, ammonium sulphate and solid residue containing ammonium metavanadate and any carbonaceous materials. The solid residue containing ammonium metavanadate and carbonaceous materials is then separated from the slurry and metal complexes are precipitated from the slurry by adjusting the pH. A second slurry may be formed comprising a second solid residue and a primary filtrate comprising ammonium sulfate solution that is substantially free of metals. The second solid residue is separated from the primary filtrate comprising ammonium sulfate by any means suitable for separation of solids from liquids and is then dissolved, at a second pre-selected pH, to form a Group VIB metal precipitate and a Group VIII metal containing solution. Group VIB and Group VIII metals can be easily recovered from the precipitate and solution, respectively. In some embodiments Group VB metals are recovered as well. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199808 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING METAL VALUES FROM REFRACTORY SULFIDE ORE - A method for recovering metal values from refractory sulfide ores is provided. The method includes the steps of separating clays and fines from crushed refractory sulfide ore, forming a heap from the refractory sulfide ore, producing a concentrate of refractory sulfide minerals from the separated fines and adding the concentrate to the heap, bioleaching the heap to thereby oxidize iron sulfides contained therein, and hydrometallurgically treating the bioleached ore to recover metal values contained therein. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199809 | LARGE STRIKE FACE HAMMER - A hammer includes a handle and a head. The head is disposed on an upper portion of the handle. The hammer includes an overall length dimension. A ratio of the overall length dimension to the surface area of the striking surface of the head is less than 11.0. The head also includes a striking surface at one end thereof and a head weight. The head may be integrally formed with the upper portion of the handle, wherein a ratio of the head weight to the surface area of the striking surface of the head is less than 16.25. The head may alternatively be mounted on the upper portion of the handle, wherein a ratio of the head weight to the surface area of the striking surface of the head is less than 14.0. The head can have a ratio of radial measurements that is less than 1.0. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199810 | FASTENING TOOL - When bolts are fastened to tack a door to a car body by means of a conventional impact wrench, the shavings stick to the surface of the door or car body, thereby to cause the poor coating quality such as a seeding when the inter-coating or finish-coating is performed in the coating procedure. An impact wrench provided is a fastening tool for fastening a bolt gripped by a socket, in a nut. The impact wrench includes a suction cover for covering the surroundings of the socket, and a suction port capable of sucking the atmosphere in the portion covered with the suction cover, and is constituted such that the atmosphere in the suction cover is sucked through the suction port to recover the shavings left at the time of fastening the bolt. This constitution makes it possible to prevent the shavings from being scattered to the surroundings. When the door is temporarily attached at the coating step to a car body, the poor coating quality such as the seeding, as might otherwise be caused by the shavings stuck to the surface of the car body or door, can be prevented and improved. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199811 | Screwing Tool - The invention relates to a screwing tool that comprises a drive arranged in a housing and an output shaft connected to said drive, a screwdriver point being arranged at the front face of the output shaft. The aim of the invention is to provide a screwing tool with which different connecting elements, in particular actuating and clamping elements consisting of a screwable sleeve and an inner screw can be screwed with only a single screwing tool. In order to achieve this aim, the screwing tool comprises a receiving part ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199812 | Power tong - A power tong continuously rotates tubulars for spinning and torquing threaded connections. Continuous rotation is achieved through a rotating jaw having grippers that grip the tubular and continuously rotate with it. Hydraulic and electrical power necessary for actuating the grippers is generated on board. A serpentine belt system turns the motors of the on-board hydraulic power unit and electric generators to supply the grippers with hydraulic and electrical power. The serpentine belt system is driven by a secondary drive mounted on a fixed frame. The rotating jaw is rotatably mounted to the fixed frame and driven during continuous three hundred and sixty degrees of rotation by a primary drive, mounted on the fixed frame. A fixed jaw is also mounted to the frame. Tubular grippers on the fixed jaw grip a first side of a tubular joint. The grippers on the rotating jaw grip the opposite second side of the tubular joint. High torque low-rotational speed applied to the rotating jaw torques the joint. Low torque high-rotational speed applied to the rotating jaw spins the joint. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199813 | Torque Wrenches for Coaxial Patch Cords and Related Assemblies and Methods - Torque wrenches for coaxial cable patch cords are provided that include a body having an outer surface, a first end, a second end and an internal bore extending from the first end to the second end. The internal bore has a first hexagonal cross-section at the first end and a second hexagonal cross-section at the second end. The first hexagonal cross-section is offset from the second hexagonal cross-section. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199814 | ERGONOMIC WRENCH - An ergonomic wrench is provided that has an adjustable wrench head and an elongated handle extending from the wrench head. The handle includes a distal portion oriented transverse to the wrench head that defines a plurality of wrench apertures of different sizes. Each wrench aperture defining an axis of rotation for operable use oriented substantially transverse to the first axis of rotation. The wrench head can further include grip texture on an outer surface thereof to facilitate use of the wrench apertures defined by the wrench handle. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199815 | RATCHET CONNECTOR - A ratchet connector includes a driving element, a control ring, and a working element. A tooth block is disposed in an open groove of the driving element. Both sides of the tooth block have several teeth. The control ring is mounted on the driving element to control the tooth block to move along the bottom of the open groove. The working element is mounted on the driving element. The teeth of the tooth block engage with the ratchet teeth on an inner surface of the working element. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199816 | BOLT OR NUT TIGHTENING DEVICE - A bolt or nut tightening device has an outer shaft and an inner shaft rotatable in directions opposite to each other, the outer shaft having a reaction receiver projecting therefrom sideways, the inner shaft being provided with an engaging portion engageable with a bolt or nut to be tightened, the bolt or nut tightening device being provided on the outer shaft with a tightening torque measuring unit, which comprises a strain sensor, a circuit board, an indicator, a battery, and a case for accommodating the circuit board, the indicator and the battery, the case being attached to the outer shaft, projecting toward the same direction as the reaction receiver, and being so sized as to be hidden by a contour of the reaction receiver and so positioned as to be hidden behind the reaction receiver when seen from the forward end side of the engaging portion. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199817 | METHOD OF MACHINING A CARRIER ASSEMBLY - A method for machining a surface on a workpiece having a member extending perpendicularly to the surface includes determining a position of a tool, determining a position of the workpiece, positioning at least one of the workpiece and the tool to a predefined position, rotating the workpiece, and rotating the tool to a predefined rotational speed. The predefined rotational speed synchronizes the rotation of the tool with the rotation of the workpiece in order to avoid unwanted contact between the tool and the member. The method includes the steps of translating at least one of the tool and the workpiece in a direction parallel to an axis defined by the workpiece, removing material from a first portion of the workpiece, translating at least one of the tool and the workpiece in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the workpiece, and removing material from a second portion of the workpiece. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199818 | CUTTING APPARATUS - A cutting apparatus for separating two plate devices is provided, wherein the two plate devices are connected to each other by an adhesive layer. The cutting apparatus includes a base, a carrier movably disposed on the base to hold the plate devices, a wire, and a reel mechanism disposed on the base for moving the wire. The wire cuts through the adhesive layer while the carrier moves with respect to the base, so that the plate devices are separated from each other. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199819 | SLUG FLOAT-UP PREVENTING METHOD AND PUNCH TOOL - Provided are a slug float-up preventing method and a punch tool in performing a punching process on a plate-shaped workpiece (W) by cooperation between a punch tool ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199820 | METHOD OF PROCESSING TUBES - When a tube is to be cut into a plurality of sections, the tube and the mandrel are moved into a telescopic relationship. The tube is cut to form a plurality of product sections and at least one scrap section while the tube and mandrel rotate about a central axis of the mandrel. The scrap section is gripped while the scrap section and mandrel are in a telescopic relationship. The mandrel and scrap section are moved out of the telescopic relationship while continuing to grip the scrap section. The product sections are received at a receiving location. Scrap sections may be formed at opposite end portions of the tube and gripped by first and second grippers. Backup rollers may be pressed against the tube during cutting of the tube. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199821 | TUBE CUTTING APPARATUS AND TUBE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A tube cutting apparatus includes an inner blade ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199822 | Perforating Equipment for Continuous Forms in Movement - A perforating equipment ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199823 | Pusher for feeding items through an opening such as in a food processing device - Disclosed is a pusher for feeding items through an opening such as in a food processing device in which the opening has an annular top surface and communicates with a port space adjacent a second surface, and in which the opening, annular top surface, and port space can be moved together with respect to the second surface. The pusher comprises a lip that is substantially inflexible and shaped to rotatably mate with the annular top surface on a low-friction surface, and it comprises a flexible mitten connected to the lip and having a finger space that terminates in a fingers-tip and a thumb space that terminates in a thumb-tip. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199824 | CUTDOWN MACHINE FOR COVERINGS TO FIT ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A cutdown machine for cutting various types of window blinds includes a band saw, and may be incorporated with cutters of other types to provide a cutdown center that is easy to use. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199825 | CLAMP WITH PENETRATING ELEMENT | 2010-08-12 |
20100199826 | CUTTING MACHINE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a cutting machine capable of sharpening in such a manner that an angle of a cutting edge can be kept constant. A support block | 2010-08-12 |
20100199827 | Cutting Table Cutting Tool Assembly - A cutting tool assembly that includes a holder that supports a blade for use with cutting tables. At least one roller is attached to the holder and extends beyond a perimeter of the holder in a direction that is normal to an axis of rotation of the roller. The blade extends from the holder in a common direction with the roller and includes a cutting edge that is oriented in a direction that is generally normal to the axis of rotation of the roller. During a cutting process, the roller maintains the position of the material with respect to the sharpened edge of the blade. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199828 | SEPARATION DEVICE FOR SHEARING OFF WORK PIECES LINED UP IN ROWS ON A SUPPLY TAPE - The present invention provides a separation device for shearing off work pieces lined up on a supply tape, especially crimp contacts. The device is of a simple design, inexpensive to manufacture, and is especially suited for use at the site where the crimp connections are produced. In the process, it is possible to use ordinary crimping tools as the driving elements for the separating device. In one embodiment, the device includes upper and lower crimping jaws that are placed opposite each other and which form a crimping bit. As with all other pliers, the two crimping jaws can be moved between an open and a closed position, whereby it is not to be understood by the closed position that the crimping jaws of necessity must touch. On the lower jaw, a supporting beam is attached, which has a resting surface to place the work piece and/or supply tape on during the separation process, and a first shearing edge. When the work piece is placed on, the first shearing edge is aligned with an imaginary separation line, along which the work piece is to be sheared off the supply tape. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199829 | STRING INTRUMENT - A string instrument includes a body portion having a first longitudinal axis, an elongate neck portion having a second longitudinal axis and first and second opposing ends located along the second longitudinal axis, and a fastener that secures one of the first or second ends to the body portion, wherein the first and second axes are misaligned from each other in a same plane. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199830 | MARKED PRECOATED STRINGS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A coated string for a stringed device which includes a coating applied to the surface of the string. The coating includes a base layer bonded to the surface of the string and an at least partially transparent low-friction top coat applied to the base layer. The base layer includes heat activated pigments that change color when heated above a color shifting temperature. In one embodiment, the color of the pigment in one area contrasts with the color of the pigment in an adjacent area without otherwise affecting the low-friction surface of the coating. The areas of different color created in locations along the length of the low-friction coated string. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199831 | ACOUSTIC TIMBER FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - An acoustic timber for use in an acoustic musical instrument is constituted of a plurality of woody members, such as woody fibers, woody veneers, blasted bamboo fibers, and defibrated bamboo fibers, whose fiber length is 50 mm or more. An epoxy resin is impregnated into the woody members with an impregnation factor of 5 weight-percent through 50 weight-percent. The woody members impregnated with the epoxy resin are joined together by way of heating and compressive molding so that the fibers thereof are uniformly aligned in the desired fiber-aligning direction. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199832 | WAVEFORM GENERATING APPARATUS, SOUND EFFECT IMPARTING APPARATUS AND MUSICAL SOUND GENERATING APPARATUS - A synthesizer | 2010-08-12 |
20100199833 | Method and System for Creating Customized Sound Recordings Using Interchangeable Elements - A method and system that automatically generates customized recorded music by intelligently selecting and assembling component audio elements from a set of interchangeable elements that are known to be musically compatible. It utilizes explicit and inferred audience preferences data in selecting, and even modifying in real-time, the delivered audio over a computer network. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199834 | SYSTEMS FOR ATTACHING A NOISE SUPPRESSOR TO A FIREARM - Apparatus and methods for easily, quickly and reliably longitudinally securing and rotationally locking a noise suppressor or other auxiliary device to the muzzle end of a firearm barrel, and to a fixture such as a flash suppressor affixed to the muzzle end of the firearm, and for easily, quickly and reliably removing the noise suppressor or other auxiliary device therefrom. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199835 | Vehicle gun stabilization platform device - A weapon stabilization platform assembly employing the action of the devices' telescoping tubular horizontal width adjustment attaching to the vertical roll over posts of a recreational off road 4×4, off road UTV, or other utility vehicle or frame vehicle by the nut and bolt compression of two bracket couplings or other attaching appliances fixed at the opposing end of each of the telescoping tubes. In a preferred embodiment, the device comprises a plurality of telescoping tubes being an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve that is sized to permit it to move horizontally in telescopic relationship to the outer sleeve, both sleeves being harbored within an anti-vibration foam cushion, being then sheathed within a protective fabric sleeve. Each tube end connecting by nut and bolt compression to axial end bracket couplings, and the bracket couplings becoming then fixed to the vertical roll over posts of a UTV or other frame by nut and bolt horizontal end compression or other locking attachment device, allowing the military, civilian, or handicapped user a vibration eliminating or reducing horizontal weapon aiming and shooting, camera or other device rest. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199836 | Gas piston assembly and bolt carrier for gas-operated firearms - A kit for modifying a bolt carrier group actuating apparatus of a firearm manufacturer-configured with a gas-driven bolt carrier comprises a gas expansion assembly, an operating rod driven bolt carrier and an operating rod. The gas expansion assembly is configured for receiving combustion gases from an as-manufactured OEM gas block of the firearm and for facilitating expansion of said gases for generating a bolt carrier driving force. The operating rod driven bolt carrier includes an operating rod engaging lug. The operating rod driven bolt carrier is configured for being operably engaged within an as-manufactured OEM receiver body of the firearm with the operating rod engaging lug located in a gas tube lug receiving portion of the as-manufactured OEM receiver body. The operating rod is engagable between the gas expansion assembly and the operating rod engaging lug. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199837 | VARIABLE LENGTH BENT-AXIS PUMP/MOTOR - In a bent axis hydraulic machine, a back plate and cylinder barrel vary in distance from a drive plate as a stroke angle of the cylinder barrel changes, thereby minimizing unswept fluid volume in the cylinders of the barrel at any stroke angle. Distance is controlled by one or more rollers, engaging respective tracks that define a profile of contact that determines the distance as a function of the stroke angle. Telescoping fluid supply channels are employed to maintain a fluid supply to the cylinder barrel as the distance changes. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199838 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE HYDROSTATIC MACHINE - A hydraulic system with an adjustable hydrostatic machine is provided that includes an adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism interacts with an actuating device which has at least one actuating piston delimiting an actuating pressure space. The system has a regulating valve with which, for the displacement of the actuating piston and therefore for the actuation of the adjustment device, the supply and removal of pressure medium into and from the actuating pressure chamber can be controlled, wherein the regulating valve has a valve piston which is subjected to a force of a feedback spring, which force is dependent on the position of the adjustment mechanism. The valve piston is additionally subjected to a counterforce acting counter to the force of the feedback spring, and an actuating component is provided, with which the valve piston can be subjected to a control force acting in the same direction as the counterforce or to a control force acting counter to the counterforce. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199839 | PARTICULATE MATTER RETAINING AND PURGING SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for operating a particulate matter retaining system, comprising at least a first and a second filter, coupled to an engine intake. One example method comprises, during a first condition, operating in a first mode with the first filter storing particulate matter and the second filter releasing stored particulate matter, with exhaust gas flowing in a first direction through the filters. The method further comprises, operating in a second mode with the first filter releasing stored particulate matter and the second filter storing particulate matter, the exhaust gas flowing in a second, opposite, direction through the filters. The method further comprises, during a second condition, operating in a third mode with both the first and the second filter storing particulate matter. During all modes, at least some tailpipe gas is drawn from between the first and second filter for expulsion to the atmosphere. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199840 | HOLLOW-FIBER ELEMENT FOR ORGANIC-VAPOR SEPARATION - A hollow fiber element constituting a separation membrane module for separating an organic vapor is disclosed. At least one end part of a fiber bundle consisting of multiple hollow fiber membranes having a selective permeability is fixed and bound with a tube sheet formed by a cured material of an epoxy resin composition. Herein, a resin component of the epoxy resin composition contains an epoxy compound (A) represented by the following formula (1), an epoxy compound (B) represented by the following formula (2) and an aromatic amine compound (C), and wherein the epoxy compound (A) and the epoxy compound (B) are blended at a proportion in a range from 90:10 to 60:40 by weight; | 2010-08-12 |
20100199841 | Composite Comprising An Inorganic Substrate With A Coating Comprising Activated Carbon And A Metal Sulfide - A composite comprising an inorganic substrate with a coating comprising activated carbon and a metal sulfide. The composite may be used, for example, for the removal of a contaminant, such as mercury, from a fluid stream. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199842 | Apparatus and Method for Separating Solids from Gas Streams - Disclosed herein is a cyclone for separating fine particles from a gas. The cyclone includes a cyclone body having an upper end with an inlet and a lower end with a particulate outlet, gas outlet tube with an upper end that extends upwardly into the lower end of the cyclone body, and a vortex breaker. The upper end of the gas outlet tube is connected to the lower end of the cyclone body by a slip joint. The configuration of the cyclone provides for efficient removal of fine particles as compared to conventional techniques. A vessel containing cyclones, and methods of separation using the cyclones and vessel, also are disclosed. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199843 | IMPACT DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER - An emission reduction device which may be removably affixed to a diesel engine's exhaust system. The device comprises an outer casing which may be divided into a lower portion and an upper portion, the lower portion of which is removably attachable to the exhaust system of a diesel engine; a carcass for holding a bobbin wherein the carcass is attached to the lower portion of the outer casing at the point where the exhaust enters the outer casing and the carcass has a beveled opening in a diagonal line in its proximal part and a bobbin positioned in its distal part; one or more fibrous blanket cylinders; and a guide for arranging and securing the one or more fibrous blanket cylinders within the outer casing. The fibrous blanket cylinders may be wrapped in a wire mesh. In an alternative embodiment, a second fibrous blanket formed into a cone with the larger diameter of the cone positioned proximally may be removably inserted in the carcass. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199844 | Compressed-Air Supply Device and Valve Housing - A compressed air-supply device for a utility vehicle includes a valve housing and an exchangeable air-drying cartridge. The air-drying cartridge has a filter device which cleans the air flowing from the valve housing into the air-drying cartridge. The filter device separates the pre-filter area facing the valve housing from the post-filter area that faces the air-drying cartridge and in which foreign particles captured by the filter device are collected. A non-return valve is provided parallel to the filter device, which prevents air flowing from the pre-filter area to the post-filter area but allows the air flow from the post-filter area to the pre-filter area. The non-return valve is arranged in the valve housing. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199845 | APPLIANCE FOR DISPENSING A BEVERAGE - An appliance for dispensing a beverage includes a housing, an outlet for dispensing a prepared beverage disposed on one side of the housing, a first support arranged below the outlet onto which a container can be placed for filling, and at least one second support securable on the housing above the first support. The second support is mounted so that it is displaceable along a horizontal plane into an opening on the one side of the housing. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199846 | APPLIANCE FOR DISPENSING BEVERAGES - An appliance for dispensing a beverage includes a brewing unit through which hot water can flow through an extraction substance to produce a brewed beverage. A collecting container is arranged to receive the brewed beverage from the brewing unit. A beverage dispenser is arranged to receive a prepared beverage from the collecting unit and to fill a container with the prepared beverage. A device is arranged to supply ice to the collecting container. The brewed beverage is permitted to flow through the collecting container with the ice therein as the prepared beverage to the beverage dispenser. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199847 | Coffee Machine - The present invention discloses a coffee machine, comprising a grinder, a stewing vessel and a water supply mechanism, the stewing vessel is connected to the water supply mechanism, and is positioned below a discharging outlet of the grinder; a filter mesh is provided in the stewing vessel which is fixed on the casing body of the coffee machine; a bean chamber is provided in the grinder, and under the bean chamber is provided a grinding unit, the grinding unit comprises a bean grinding chamber in which a rotating grinding plate and a stationary grinding plate are provided, the shaft of grinding motor is connected to the rotating grinding plate, and a removable shaft coupling is provided between the shaft of grinding motor and rotating grinding plate. Since the stewing vessel is fixed on the casing body of the coffee machine through a removable structure, the stewing vessel may be taken off to spill out coffee grounds after the coffee is stewed. The coffee grounds are spilt out manually so that the structure of the coffee machine can be much simplified and the manufacture cost is low. The stewing vessel is fixed on the coffee machine through a removable structure, it can be washed when being released from the coffee machine, so flavor tainting can be avoided when different kinds of coffee beans are changed for the coffee machine, and it is more healthy. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199848 | Automatic Beverage Maker - An automatic beverage maker is provided. The automatic beverage maker is configured for storing raw materials of various hot drinks in vacuum, grinding the raw material of a hot drink to be made into powder with a grinding module, displacing an inlet cover at an upper end of a steeping chamber with a translational transport module so as to introduce the powder of the raw material of the hot drink to be made into the steeping chamber, and guiding hot boiled water in an internal water tank to drip into the steeping chamber, thus forming a convenient hot drink making mechanism. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199849 | COFFEE MAKER - A coffee maker is disclosed. The coffee maker includes a grinding device, a brewing device and a driving device, wherein the grinding device is used to grind coffee beans into ground coffee. The brewing device is used to receive the ground coffee transmitted from the outlet of the grinding device. The driving device is used to move the outlet of the grinding device, thereby letting an opening of the outlet selectively locate on a brewing chamber of the brewing device. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199850 | Holder assembly for a powdered ingredient for preparing an instant drink - The invention relates to a holder assembly ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199851 | DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTATION OF MILK - A device for transporting milk includes a nozzle coupled via a line to a milk container. A steam generating unit produces hot milk foam at the nozzle. A milk outlet is coupled to the nozzle. A pump to pump cold milk is arranged between the milk container and the milk outlet. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199852 | Dripless brew basket - A dripless brew basket including a brew basket, having an opening provided through its bottom wall, a vacuum breaker sleeve fixedly mounted thereto, the upper part of the vacuum breaker sleeve having apertures or ports provided therethrough, to allow the brewed beverage to flow into the sleeve and be dispensed from the brew basket, during application. A vacuum breaker cap mounts on to the upper end of the sleeve, to act as a fluid levelers for the brewed beverage provided within the basket, during a brewing operation, and once the brewed beverage has been dispensed through the breaker sleeve, it reaches the bottom level of the sleeve ports, thereby preventing an further discharge of fluid from the brew basket, including the elimination of any drippage, in providing for the dripless brew basket of this invention. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199853 | BOILER FOR A MACHINE FOR MAKING HOT BEVERAGES - The present device concerns a boiler for use in a machine for making hot beverages including a diffuser ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199854 | Method For Adjusting An Operating Program By Means Of Visualized Parameters Relating To The Product To Be Cooked, And A Cooking Appliance Therefor - A method relates to adjusting a parameter of a process to be executed in a cooking appliance. The parameter has a range of values. The method includes displaying a set of pictorial depictions on a display. Each pictorial depiction represents one of the values in the range. A manual selection from among the pictorial depictions is input. The process is executed in accordance with the value represented by the manually selected pictorial depiction. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199855 | Vertical rotisserie broiler - A generally vertically disposed rotisserie broiler. The broiler includes a metal housing with side walls, a floor, and an open end. One or more burners are disposed on opposite side walls of the housing. A generally vertically disposed spit is normally contained within the confines of the metal housing, but is movable towards the open end of the housing. The spit is rotated by a motor. The rotisserie broiler also includes an upper generally horizontal arm, and a lower generally horizontal arm, positioned adjacent an upper end and a lower end of the spit, respectively, for moving the spit transversely within the housing. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199856 | Disposable Roasting Dish - The invention relates to a disposable roasting dish comprising a lower shell and an upper shell which are essentially made of salt. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199857 | MULTI-ZONE COMPOSITE COOKING GRIDDLE WITH UNITARY THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE PLATE - A composite cooking structure adapted for use as a griddle top, presenting a plurality of thermally autonomous cooking zones when engaged by at least one heat source, and having a multi-layered configuration, including an uppermost hard planar member for presenting a cooking surface, a unitary thermally conductive planar member defining at least one thermal break for improving heat distribution within a zone and reducing thermal bleeding among adjacent zones, and preferably a lowermost hard planar member for improving the structural capacity of the structure, wherein the members are preferably metallurgically bonded and the thermal breaks cooperatively define the zones. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199858 | MUFFIN BAKER - A muffin maker comprises a support device, a main body and a collecting plate. A pedestal of the support device includes a first inserted portion. Two support arms of the support device include a rotary device. The main body is used for baking muffin and is connected to the rotary device. The collecting plate is mounted on the pedestal of the support device and includes a second inserted portion. The second inserted portion is connected with the first inserted portion and the normal line of the collecting plate is perpendicular to the normal line of the pedestal. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199859 | ROASTING OVEN STRUCTURE AND HEIGHTENED STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENT OF ITS OVEN WALL - A roasting oven includes an oven body, an oven lid and a heightened oven wall shown as a ring shape and placed on the oven body, while the oven lid covers the heightened oven wall. The heightened oven wall is assembled by plural sections of wall parts with a capability of being dismantled. The heightened oven wall capable of being disassembled is assembled by connecting each section of wall part together, making the heightened oven wall disassembled when not used to reduce the occupied space by disassembling the plural sections of wall parts, thereby, facilitating the accommodation, the package and the transportation of the product. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199860 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECTING STEAM DISTRIBUTION IN A STEAM COOKER - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for directing steam distribution in a steam cooker. In one exemplary embodiment, steam is directed through a steam cooker by a plenum that is in fluid communication with a steam chamber. As steam is generated within the steam chamber, the steam fills the chamber where it is directed to the plenum. In one exemplary embodiment, the plenum is formed to extend vertically along an interior wall of the steam cooker. In one exemplary embodiment, the plenum is defined between an interior wall of the steam cooker and a steam distributor that has a plurality of openings formed therein. The openings in the steam distributor allow for steam rising within the plenum to exit into the cooking chamber by passing through the openings. A pressure switch may be utilized to turn off the steam generator in the steam cooker. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199861 | Treating Apparatus - A treating apparatus includes a container having an interior set at a predetermined temperature, a support means for supporting an object to be treated in the container such that insulation is maintained between the container and the object to be treated, and an alternating-current power applying means for applying an alternating-current voltage which is not smaller than 10V and not larger than 5 kV, through the support means, to the object to be treated such that a current which is not smaller than 1 μA and not larger than 1,000 mA flows therein, wherein oxidation of the object to be treated is suppressed by providing the above current to the object to be treated. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199862 | Apparatus for Filling and/or Treatment of Paste-Like Masses, In Particular Sausage Meat - The invention concerns an apparatus for processing and filling a pasty material such as sausage meat, in particular for coupling to an apparatus for filling pasty material, comprising a housing having an inlet for introduction of the material and an outlet for discharge of the material, and an insert which can be inserted into the housing and which is adapted to process and/or influence material flowing through the housing. It is in accordance with the invention that provided in the housing between the inlet and the outlet is an opening through which the insert can be inserted into and removed from the housing and the opening is closable by means of a closure. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199863 | CHERRY PITTER - A cherry pitter includes a container having a removable cherry holder with a plurality of cavities for holding cherries. A mating plurality of cutters is secured to the lid of the container, which is pivotally secured to the container. By rotating the lid downward the cutters are pushed into and through the cherries, pushing the pits into the container. A spring-loaded push-off plate holds the cherries down against the holder as the lid rotates upward again, separating the cherries from the cutters. These and other examples of the invention will be described in further detail below. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199864 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A BALE HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES - An apparatus and method are described for forming a bale having substantially flat upper and lower surfaces. Also described is a bale having substantially flat upper and lower surfaces, which can be safely stacked vertically for transportation and storage purposes. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199865 | CAP PRINTING DEVICE - A screen cap printing device has a saddle secured to a frame for mounting a cap for printing. The saddle has a flat platen which supports the front panel of the cap so that the peak of the cap lays flat on the platen. The saddle also includes side forming members used to position the cap with a registration plate that engages the bill of the cap. The saddle and the registration plate triangulate the positioning of the cap prior to printing and maintain the cap in position during printing. The registration plate is secured to the frame in a spaced-apart perpendicular relationship to the platen and defines a channel between the platen and the side forming members for receiving the sweatband of the cap. Adhesive may be provided on the platen to hold the cap in place and hold the front panel of the cap in position while printing. Also connected to the frame is a screen in a screen frame which is adapted to move between an advanced position wherein the screen contacts the front panel of the cap which is mounted upon the saddle and a retracted position wherein the screen is withdrawn for changing caps. The screen printing device may be used to print on caps of the fused buckram type and may be used to prints such as three dimensional images and four color process images. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199866 | Filtration for Printing Presses - A dampening solution circuit for a printing machine, includes a dampening unit, a dampening solution main reservoir, a dampening solution supply for feeding the dampening solution to the dampening unit from the dampening solution main reservoir and a dampening solution return for returning the dampening solution from the dampening unit into the dampening solution supply and a cleaning branch with a dampening solution cleaning apparatus is provided in the region of the dampening solution return, which cleaning branch is configured in such a way that during the operation of the dampening solution circuit a first dampening solution partial flow from the dampening solution main flow can be passed through the dampening solution cleaning apparatus, and the cleaning branch is connected in such a manner that the dampening solution cleaned in the dampening solution cleaning apparatus can be returned into the dampening solution supply. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199867 | DISCHARGING OF PRINTING INK - A sheet-fed printing press having an inking unit with ink applicator rolls for supplying ink to a plate cylinder and a damping unit having a damping solution applicator roll for supplying damping solution to the plate cylinder. The ink applicator rolls and damping solution rolls each are movable between thrown on and off positions relative to the plate cylinder. A control device is provided for predetermining a number of de-inking sheets that can be imprinted with an ink image while the ink applicator rolls and damping solution applicator rolls are in a thrown off position without ink being supplied from the inking unit. The control device is carried out as a function of prepress data or inline measured data. The printing press may also include a lacquering unit which is operable in thrown on or off positions during passage of said predetermined number of de-inking sheets. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199868 | PRINTING CYLINDER OR PRINTING SLEEVE, CUP AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRINTING CYLINDER OR PRINTING SLEEVE - A printing cylinder for a printing machine or printing sleeve for forming a printing cylinder that includes a plurality of cups for forming a supporting inner structure of the printing cylinder or printing sleeve. Each cup includes a central disc, a radially outer edge, and a first conical surface part. The first conical surface part of one cup at least partially bears against an adjacent cup in order to form a connection between the one cup and the adjacent cup. The radially outer edges of the plurality of cups together define a substantially cylindrical surface. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199869 | COATING FOR A PRINTING MACHINE BLANKET CYLINDER, CYLINDER WITH SUCH COATING BUILT IN, MACHINE WITH SUCH CYLINDER BUILT IN, AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A BLANKET CYLINDER IN A PRINTING MACHINE - The coating for a printing machine blanket cylinder, comprises a multilayer structure comprising a printing blanket layer of the type suitable for the type of printing machine and an underlying elastomer layer having such physical/chemical characteristics that the body of the elastomer layer has self-levelling capacities and such thickness that combined with the thickness of the printing blanket layer it allows to maintain the desired overall thickness for the multilayer structure, a first face of the elastomer layer being integrally joined with the printing blanket layer, and a second face of the elastomer layer having a direct adhesion capacity and without requiring the interposition of additional adhesive products with the cylinder capable of adhering both in static and dynamic conditions at least sufficient to guarantee the maintenance of a perfect adhesion against the cylinder on one side and an easy removal from the same on the other. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199870 | Method And A System For Reducing Torque Disturbances - A printing device for printing on a printable media. The printing device comprises a rotating component ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199871 | Means for Attaching a Printing Plate to a Printing Cylinder - A means for removably attaching a printing plate to a printing cylinder using an intermediate sheet of photopolymer. The tack of the photopolymer is used to attach itself to the printing cylinder and to attach the printing plate to it. Microspheres are incorporated into the photopolymer sheet to provide a cushioning effect when in use on the printing press. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199872 | 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. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199873 | Methods and Devices For Enabling Safe/Arm Functionality Within Small Weapons - A method for enabling safe/arm functionality in weapons. The method including: attaching the weapon to an airframe; providing an elastic element in the weapon; releasing the weapon from the airframe to release a stored energy in the elastic element; converting the stored energy to an electrical energy; and providing the electrical energy to one or more components in the weapon. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199874 | IRRITATION BODY WITH ADDITIONAL EFFECT - An irritation body ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199875 | PROJECTILE OR WARHEAD - The aim of the invention is to obtain great final ballistic effectiveness of fragmentation bullets and warheads regardless of the impact speed while using as little explosive material as possible. Said aim is achieved by combining explosive shell ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199876 | GUIDEWAY SWITCH APPARATUS FOR MAGNETICALLY LEVITATED VEHICLES - A switch is used, at the divergent zone, to cause the vehicle bogie to follow one path or the other in the guideway. This is accomplished by substituting an attracting magnetic array on the side that the vehicle bogie is desired to follow. The switch may operate without moving parts, so there is no inertial penalty to limit operational frequency. The switch is designed to fail gracefully in the absence of activation power or control signals. Further, the switch is designed to ensure that there would be no derailment or dropping of a vehicle. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199877 | Freight Transportation System and Method - According to one embodiment of the invention, a freight transportation system includes a track comprising a pair of rails and a linear motor reaction plate disposed between the rails and a transport vehicle having a universal intermodal container bay configured to accommodate a plurality of containers. The transport vehicle includes one or more suspension systems each having a plurality of steel wheels engaged with the rails. The freight transportation system further includes a linear induction propulsion system coupled to the transport vehicle and operable to work in conjunction with the linear motor reaction plate to move the transport vehicle, and a control system coupled to the linear induction propulsion system and operable to control the movement of the transport vehicle. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199878 | Body support with variable rotation restriction - A rail vehicle with a car body and a bogie including a bogie frame for holding wheels or wheel sets and a carrier connected to the bogie frame for supporting the car body is provided. A braking means is fastened between the carrier and the car body in order to provide running stabilization so as to dissipate a rotary movement between the car body and bogie by opposing the rotary movement with a counterforce. A preload means imparts an adjustable preload or pressure force to the braking means, wherein the preload is controlled during operation of the rail vehicle by a controller. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199879 | BIMODAL CONTAINER CHASSIS - The disclosure provides a bimodal container chassis of differing lengths in a gooseneck type as well as a flat beam type for supporting ISO and domestic containers and other cargo during highway as well as railway transit. The bimodal container chassis has a front end equipped with a king-pin for connecting to a tractor and a rear end equipped with braking and suspension components, axles, wheels and tires, which make the bimodal container chassis suitable for road transport. The bimodal container chassis has front and rear ends for connecting, and thereby suspending, the bimodal container chassis including but not limited to its payload between two rail bogies, which make the bimodal container chassis suitable for rail transit. The bimodal container chassis is constructed of sufficient strength and stiffness to withstand in-train forces of 400,000 pounds tension and compression, yet the bimodal container chassis is constructed of reasonable weight for being competitive and complying with bridge laws as well as other highway regulations. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199880 | LOW PROFILE SHEAR PAD AND ADAPTER - A low profile mounting assembly for use between a rail car side frame pedestal and the rail car roller bearing includes a shear pad and a bearing adapter. In one embodiment, the shear pad has relatively thin plates joined by an elastomeric layer. In another embodiment, the shear pad includes a projection extending downwardly from a plate to be received and retained by a recess defined in a top surface of the adapter. In another embodiment, a central cavity formed in a lower plate of the shear pad cooperates with the adapter top surface to distribute forces on the roller bearing. In another embodiment, an elastomeric projection of a shear pad plate bears against ridges on the adapter top surface to prevent disengagement. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199881 | Rail Car Collision System - A rail car collision system is disclosed that includes a front face and an underframe having a first anticlimber. The first anticlimber protrudes from and extends across at least a portion of the front face at a first position. At least one second anticlimber extends along at least a portion of the front face at a second position that is vertically different than the first position. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199882 | Electroless Pure Palladium Plating Solution - An electroless pure palladium plating solution capable of forming pure palladium plating films having less plating film variations is provided. The electroless pure palladium plating solution comprises an aqueous solution containing (a) 0.001 to 0.5 mol/liter of a water-soluble palladium compound, (b) 0.005 to 10 mol/liter of at least two members selected from the group consisting of aliphatic carboxylic acids and water-soluble salts thereof, (c) 0.005 to 10 mol/liter of phosphoric acid and/or a phosphate, and (d) 0.005 to 10 mol/liter of sulfuric acid and/or a sulfate. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199883 | Printing System, Printing Method, and Medium Storing Control Program for the Printing System - Heretofore there has been a case where a monochromatic image having a sufficient power of expression cannot be printed because of a narrow selection range of saturation. According to the present invention, in a predetermined print head, there is adopted a construction wherein the gradation characteristic of a color region capable of being color-reproduced is enhanced while narrowing the color region with use of a cyan color ink of a low saturation, a magenta color ink of a low saturation, a yellow color ink of a high saturation, and a black color ink, and color reproduction is performed. The color tone of the printed monochromatic image can be adjusted minutely with respect to the color components of cyan and magenta. On the other hand, the color region capable of being color-reproduced is wide substantially in the direction of yellow. Therefore, it is possible to ensure a sufficient selection range of saturation and print a monochromatic image of a high image quality having a sufficient power of expression. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199884 | Composition for Producing Starch Foam Resistant to Moisture and Freeze-Thaw Cycles - Plastic materials for packaging have increased dramatically in the last two decades, replacing more traditional materials such as paper, glass and metals. Most plastics are made almost entirely from chemicals derived from crude oil that may require hundreds of years to degrade and can kill wildlife if ingested. Disposal of used packaging products has been an ecological problem due to their non-degrability. Agricultural-based materials are beginning to emerge as promising substitutes for petroleum-based plastics. These so-called bio-based materials, such as starch and cellulose, have the advantage of being derived from a renewable source and be biodegradable into a useful compost. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199885 | ADHESION AND COHESION MODIFIERS FOR ASPHALT - The present invention relates to a bitumen or asphalt formulation for the pavement of road surfaces, said formulation comprising a mixture of bitumen and aggregates, and an additive package evenly distributed therein, said additive package comprising from about i) 10 to 60% by weight of an amine or modified amine surfactant, ii) from about 20 to 90% of an asphalt rheology modifying component. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199886 | Asphalt mix workable at ambient temperatures with only biodegradable solvents and method of manufacturing the same - An asphalt mix comprising a pine extract, the asphalt mix having low viscosity at ambient temperatures, and workable at ambient temperatures. The asphalt mix comprises asphalt cement, biodiesel, pine extract and an anti-stripping agent. The asphalt mix is an environmentally safe and “green” product. It comprises recycled asphalt product. The asphalt mix eliminates petroleum solvents beyond trace amounts used to denature biodiesel. The asphalt mix is used for patching at ambient temperatures. Safety precautions for heat and toxicity are not necessary for use. The asphalt mix comprises only solvents that are biodegradable. The biodegradable solvents are pine extract and biodiesel. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199887 | HYDROPHILIZING AGENT, METHOD OF PRODUCING A HYDROPHILIZING AGENT AND HYDROPHILIC PRODUCT - The hydrophilizing agent of the present invention includes titanium oxide particles, tungsten oxide particles, phosphoric acid (salt) and dispersion medium, and the molar ratio of the phosphoric acid (salt) to the titanium oxide is from 0.001 to 0.2. In a producing method of such a hydrophilizing agent, titanium oxide particles are dispersed in dispersion medium containing phosphoric acid (salt) dissolved, and the obtained titanium oxide particle dispersion is mixed with the tungsten oxide particles. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199888 | ACTIVATED METHYLENE REAGENTS AND CURABLE COMPOSITIONS PREPARED THEREFROM - This invention relates to novel compounds with ester linkage(s) capped with either electron deficient olefinic linkage(s) or group(s) or reactive functional groups (termed herein as “active methylene reagents”), and curable compositions prepared therefrom. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199889 | Pallet Constructed Substantially From Corrugated Cardboard and Paperboard - A pallet constructed substantially entirely of recycled corrugated cardboard and/or paperboard materials, having a top deck comprising a planar laminate of corrugated cardboard and/or paperboard materials, and a plurality of spacers affixed to the top deck and projecting downwardly from the bottom surface thereof. The spacers comprise part-cylindrical portions of wound multilayer paperboard tubes, i.e., wound multilayer paperboard tubes that have been cut along a plane passing through or parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the tube. The part-tubes are affixed to the top deck such that the outer cylindrical surfaces of the part-tubes engage the floor or ground on which the pallet is supported. The pallet has the part-tubes arranged in three straight rows parallel to a first direction lying in the plane of the top deck and spaced apart along a second direction lying in the plane of the top deck and perpendicular to the first direction. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199890 | Motorcycle support - A portable, lightweight collapsible motorcycle stand and method of use is presented. The motorcycle stand comprises a platform, two support members rotatably affixed to opposite outer edges of the platform, and a shelf for storing tools and the like. The shelf reversible affixes to cross bars located on the two support members. The shelf is removable, thereby enabling collapsing of the motorcycle stand. The shelf is secure to the collapsed stand via shelf hooks and the entire apparatus is lock into a collapsed position through use of a cross bar hook. Alternate embodiments and their method of use are provided as well. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199891 | BEVELED BLOCK PALLET - A beveled block pallet is disclosed, the pallet being stringers supporting blocks, the blocks supporting stringers. The blocks are tapered to form a trapezoid shape to permit more strength with less weight. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199892 | PROJECTILE-RESISTANT WALL STRUCTURE WITH INTERNAL BAG - A wall structure and a method for constructing the wall of a building provide protection for inhabitants of the building against ballistic projectiles impacting the wall. The wall structure includes an outer panel and an inner panel. The inner panel is a composite structure that includes a metal sheet having a first face attached to a wallboard panel. Preferably, a sheet of self-healing material is attached to a second face of the metal sheet. A cavity formed between the outer and inner panels is filled with sand or another granular material. A flexible sheet suspended in the cavity provides additional protection. Preferably, a sheet of woven para-aramid fiber such as Kevlar® brand fiber is loosely attached to the flexible sheet to provide further protection. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199893 | DEVICE FOR RESTRICTING HOT, DUST-LADEN GAS FLOWS - In a device for restricting hot, dust-laden gas flows and, in particular, dust-laden hot cooling air from clinker coolers ( | 2010-08-12 |
20100199894 | Burner for Waste Plastic - The present invention provides a burner which uses solid fuels, especially waste plastic fuels. Burner size is minimized by having multiple combustion chambers concentrically located around a rotating screw conveyor. Heat efficiency is improved by having air passages disposed around the combustion chambers, thus preheating air for the combustion prior to its delivery to the combustion chambers, while simultaneously thermally insulating the combustion chambers against the environment. Waste plastic is transported from a fuel hopper to the combustion chambers by a rotating screw conveyor having the spiraling auger blades. Speed of screw conveyor rotation controls the consumption of waste plastic and, thus, the amount of thermal energy generated in the burner. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199895 | BATCH WASTE GASIFICATION PROCESS - The present invention relates to a regulated two stage thermal oxidation of waste and applications to use such a process for energy generation. A system and a method are provided comprising a set up of one or more gasification chambers, which are connected via ductwork to a combustion chamber to burn the waste material. The waste is loaded into the gasification chamber(s) and ignited there and the gas, which is generated by the sub-stoichiometric combustion in the gasification chamber is fully combusted in the secondary combustion chamber at a very high temperature. The time used for the burn down period is decreased and controlled by several air and gas flow factors of the system of the present invention. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199896 | METHOD FOR INCREASING COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY - The present invention discloses a method for increasing combustion efficiency, which comprises steps of: providing a combustible material with the components thereof having an identical ignition point, and placing the combustible material in a combustion space; measuring an ambient temperature of the combustion space, and predetermining a first temperature higher than the ambient temperature; heating the combustible material to the first temperature in a non-combustion way; supplying to the combustion space a combustion-supporting gas having a second temperature higher than the first temperature, and the combustion-supporting gas is air; and igniting the combustible material to be burned in the combustion space. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199897 | PROCESS AND PLANT FOR INCINERATING WASTE WITH PREHEATING OF THE LATTER - The invention relates to a process for incinerating domestic or industrial waste, in a reactor. The combustion is carried out under pressure and with a supply of pure oxygen in the reactor. In the absence of nitrogen, the vapors resulting from the steam expansion turbine are withdrawn in order to preheat the waste before entry thereof into the reactor, then the remaining gases are condensed with a view to the recovery thereof. A plant carrying out the process mainly includes an incineration line, a vapor circuit, a fuel supply line, a nitrogen circuit and an oxygen circuit. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199898 | FARM IMPLEMENT WITH COUPLING DEVICE - A farm implement includes a chassis, a wheeled section, a tool section, and a fifth wheel coupling device for receiving and coupling with a complimentary coupling pin on a semi-trailer. A fifth wheel coupling system includes a fifth wheel coupling plate having a slot designed to receive a coupling pin of a semi-trailer, a latching mechanism designed to latch onto the coupling pin of the semi-trailer, and a coupling device interface designed to connect the fifth wheel coupling plate and latching device to a farm implement. A method of connecting a semi-trailer to a farm implement having a fifth wheel coupling device includes aligning and connecting a coupling pin of the semi-trailer with a coupling device of a farm implement. A farm implement includes a coupling device designed to connect with a complimentary coupling device of a trailer having a storage tank with a capacity greater than 1,000 gallons. | 2010-08-12 |
20100199899 | METHOD AND SEWING MACHINE FOR FORMING SINGLE-THREAD LOCKED HANDSTITCHES - A thread can be captured surely by the thread capturing open eye of a needle and a stitch can be formed in the space within a machine bed. A handstitch on the front surface of a fabric workpiece and a locked stitch on the back surface are formed as a skip-stitch set by cooperation of a open eye needle ( | 2010-08-12 |