34th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080199240 | Printing System With Printing Table Releasably Clamped To Printing Unit - A digital printer ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080199241 | PRINTING MEDIUM SUPPLY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus including an image forming apparatus body, a printing engine installed in the image forming apparatus body and used to print an image on a printing medium supplied to the printing engine, a printing medium supply device having a loading plate to load printing media thereon and a frame to support the loading plate, the printing medium supply device being coupled to the image forming apparatus body to supply the printing media to the printing engine, and a pickup device to pick up the printing media loaded in the printing medium supply device one by one and to convey each picked-up printing medium to the printing engine. The printing medium supply device includes a printing medium aligning unit to push a lateral portion of the printing media when the printing media is loaded on the loading plate, so as to align the loaded printing media. With this configuration, the printing media loaded on the loading plate is automatically aligned by the printing medium aligning unit. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199242 | Printer Protective Cover with Integrated Message Display - The invention is a protective cover for a point-of-sale receipt printer which protects the printer from damage caused by dropping coins into the printer as change is made for purchases. The cover has a base to make a snap-on attachment to a printer, a front arm to deflect coins away from a paper guide which directs the receipt away from the discharge point of the printer enclosure and a display portion to show promotional messages to the customers. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199243 | BALLPOINT PEN TIP - In order that pressure is always applied to a center part of a ball and ink flows smoothly, a ballpoint pen tip according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention includes: a ball that has a diameter of 0.7 mm or more; a tip main body that has a ball holder formed at a front end thereof so as to support the ball to be rotatable while a portion of the ball is exposed to the outside; an ink outflow gap provided within the center thereof so as to connect the ball holder and an ink storage area, which is assembled to an end portion of an end opposite to the front end; an elastic member that includes a center elastic portion that has a spiral shape, is formed in the ink outflow gap, and constantly applies force to the ball in a direction where the ball is exposed; a rear contact portion that is integrally formed with the center elastic portion at an end portion opposite to the front end of the tip main body and is supported by a support protrusion protruding toward the inside of the ink outflow gap so as not to be separated; a front contact portion that has one end portion integrally formed with the center elastic portion toward the front end of the tip main body and a linear pressing portion coming into contact with the ball at the other end portion; and a separation preventing protrusion that protrudes along an inner circumference of an end portion of the ink outflow gap toward the ball holder such that an end portion of the pressing portion of the elastic member is in contact with a center part of the ball. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199244 | Portable Conversion Washing Device - A portable conversion washing device includes a pole, a brush support having a soap container, a brush, and a soap dispensing device that has a soap plug that plugs a dispensing opening, an actuator that moves the soap plug away from the dispensing opening whereby soap is dispensed out of the soap container, and a return device that moves the soap plug back to the dispensing opening. The washing device also includes a running water supply device having a first pipe connected to a running water supply hose, a second pipe that is in fluid communication with the first pipe, an angle adjusting device that adjust the angle between the first pipe and the second pipe. The second pipe has a tapered water conduit, a water flow plug that is moved along the conduit, and a water flow shaft that moves the water flow plug within the conduit. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199245 | Window cleaning apparatus with deionization cartridge - The invention, an apparatus for cleaning surfaces such as windows, connects to a water source, and uses a portable cylindrical deionized water unit, a garden hose, a replaceable ion exchange resin cartridge, a brush pole system, and a second hose. The cylindrical deionized water unit has an inlet opening, an outlet opening, first and second separate interior chambers; and a valve with first and second positions. The valve at the first position directs water flow through the inlet opening into the first chamber and out through the outlet opening. The valve at the second position directs the water flow through the second chamber and out through the outlet opening. A garden hose connects the inlet opening to the water source. A replaceable ion exchange resin cartridge fits into the second chamber. The brush pole system uses: a hollow pole with an inlet portal, an outlet portal, and a brush. A second hose with a first end that connects to the outlet opening of the cylindrical deionized water unit; and the second hose with a second end connects to the inlet portal of the hollow pole. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199246 | Ring Binder Mechanism having Plastic Housing - A ring binder mechanism for retaining loose-leaf pages has a housing, hinge plates, and ring members mounted on the hinge plates for retaining pages on the mechanism. The housing includes a plastic upper housing element and a lower housing element underlying the upper housing element. The lower housing element may be a single piece or multiple pieces. An actuating lever may be pivotally mounted on the housing for engaging the hinge plates and pivoting them to selectively move the ring members between an open position and a closed position. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199247 | Ball and Socket Joint for a Motor Vehicle - A ball and socket joint for a motor vehicle is provided with a joint housing ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080199248 | Ball-and-socket joint connection - A ball and socket joint connection includes a retaining part having a fastening point and a journal slot; a ball-like component arranged in the retaining part; a rod part which is pivotable in a pivoting plane relative to the retaining part, the pivoting plane passing through the journal slot and the fastening point. A ball socket fixed to the rod part has a spherical recess in which the ball-like component is rotatably seated, a radially directed opening for receiving the ball-like component in the spherical recess, and a bearing shoulder between the spherical recess and the opening, the bearing shoulder retaining the ball-like component in the spherical recess. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199249 | METHOD FOR ANCHORING A JOINING ELEMENT IN AN OBJECT AND JOINING ELEMENT TO BE USED IN THE METHOD - A joining element to be anchored in an object ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080199250 | Coupler for Cable Trough - Elements, couplers, systems, and methods for joining two or more trough members. A locking element for a coupler of a cable trough system includes a member including a first member end configured to be coupled to the coupler, and a second member end. The locking element also includes a locking member including a first portion slidingly coupled to the second member end of the member, and a second portion extending to a point, and a handle member defining a bottom surface and being pivotally coupled to the second member end of the member, the handle member pivoting between locked and unlocked positions. As the handle member is pivoted from the unlocked to the locked position, the bottom surface moves the locking member along the member so that the point of the locking member extends into a spacing formed by the coupler. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199251 | Coupler for Cable Trough - Elements, couplers, systems, and methods for joining two or more trough members. A locking element for coupling a coupler to a trough member can include a main body, a clip member configured to couple the main body to the coupler, a first arm extending from the main body, the first arm being configured to flex relative to the main body, and a first barb coupled to the first arm, wherein the first barb extends to a first point configured to engage an exterior surface of a first trough member. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199252 | Coupling mechanism - The invention relates to coupling mechanism, in particular for medical instruments, having a coupler plug and a coupler socket for inserting the coupler plug, where the coupler socket and coupler plug can be secured to one another by at least one spring-loaded catch connection, where the catch connection can be actuated by a safety mechanism and can be released by the coupler plug inserted into the coupler socket. To create a coupling mechanism that is simple to operate and ensures secure catching connection of the components and that are to be connected with one another, it is proposed with the invention that the safety mechanism should be configured as a spring-loaded catch element positioned in the coupler socket. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199253 | Steering shaft joint structure - A steering shaft joint structure capable of absorbing a rotational phase difference between an input shaft of a power steering unit and an output shaft thereof includes an inner splined portion | 2008-08-21 |
20080199254 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A mounting assembly comprising mating inner and outer components ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080199255 | METHOD OF PLACING VISIBLE ADVERTISING - A preferred embodiment of the invention provides a method of placing visible advertising on the upper surface of a road ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080199256 | COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR USE IN ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION - What is disclosed are compositions, devices, and methods for use in environmental remediation. The compositions are for use in a variety of environmental remediation barriers including fiber rolls, mats or blankets, and berms. Applications for the use of the compositions, devices, and methods include remediation of aqueous run-off material from contaminated soil, landfill remediation, eutrification of waterways, and revetment of banks. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199257 | Vertical Installation of an Elongated Process Unit - This invention relates to a method for installation of an elongate process unit ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080199258 | RETRIEVABLE SURFACE INSTALLED CATHODIC PROTECTION FOR MARINE STRUCTURES - An anode column for protecting a marine structure from corrosion includes: (a) an elongated guide having upper and lower ends, and adapted to be physically supported in an upright position in a body of water which overlies a seabed, independent of the marine structure; (b) an elongated conductive anode carrier surrounding the upright guide; (c) at least one sacrificial anode carried by the anode carrier and; and (b) an electrical conductor extending from the column and adapted to be connected to the marine structure at a location accessible from a surface of the body of water, wherein the at least one anode is electrically connected to the conductor through the anode carrier. A method is provided for installing the anode column from the surface. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199259 | Marine pile driving and boring apparatus - A marine pile driving and boring apparatus is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the apparatus includes a barge having an elongated hammer slot, a boom track carried by the barge generally adjacent to said hammer slot, a boom platform carried by the boom track, a boom tower carried by the boom platform and a hammer assembly having a hammer carried by the boom tower. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199260 | Caisson tube finishing form - A caisson tube finishing form includes a contact surface adapted and constructed to be secured to a caisson tube. A form surface is adapted and constructed to extend inwardly from an inner surface of the caisson tube. The form surface is in contact with concrete poured into the caisson tube during use thereof, and produces an aesthetically pleasing outer surface for the structural element resulting from use of the caisson tube. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199261 | Wale and retaining wall system - The present invention relates generally to a wale for use in bracing a retaining wall. The wale is comprise of a back wall, a front wall having a channel formed therein, and a plurality of connecting walls connecting the back and front walls to form at least one chamber between the back and front walls. In one embodiment, the wale is of unitary construction and the plurality of connecting walls includes top and bottom walls which form a single chamber between the back and front walls. In an alternative embodiment, the wale is of a unitary construction and the plurality of connecting walls includes a top, upper reinforcing, lower reinforcing, and bottom walls, which form a plurality of chambers between the back and front walls. The wale may by made of a pultruded composite material such as a fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) resin impregnated composite. A seawall system using such a waler is also described. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199262 | Powder Injection Microchip - The present invention relates to a powder injection microchip, and a method of injecting powder using said powder injection microchip, wherein the microchip comprises a vibratable member associated with a powder inlet to a powder flow channel, wherein the vibration of the vibratable member allows the interparticle forces within cohesive powders to be overcome, resulting in the fluidisation of the powder. A powder inlet orifice with a dimension restricted relative to a powder flow channel dimension, and at least one gas flow channel in fluid connection with a powder flow channel downstream of a powder inlet orifice, are also disclosed. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199263 | Cutting Insert for Turning with Chip-Breaker Arrangement Providing Room for a Cooling Jet - A cutting insert includes a polygonal body of a hard, wear-resistant material, which has an upper surface and a lower surface, and a plurality of edge surfaces uniting said surfaces. At least one chip-breaker arrangement is provided in at least one of the lower and upper surfaces. At least one rounded cutting corner, provided with a nose-cutting edge, is formed at a nose portion at the area of the intersection area of two edge surfaces. The cutting corner defines a bisector. The chip-breaker arrangement includes two elongate chip-breaker segments having an opening provided therebetween intended to give room for a cooling jet directed toward the opening. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199264 | Clamping Assembly For A Cutting Insert - The clamping assembly includes a cutting insert with a lower passage housing a screw with a head for clamping the cutting insert against a bearing surface provided on a tool holder and comprising a screwing hole, wherein the screw head is shaped and arranged so as to press only on one side, with a flared opening, of the screw hole, the passage has a template incompatible with a template of the head in the clamping position, and, outside of the clamping, the cutting insert and the screw can change mutually relative positions so as to harmonize the two templates and thus release the cutting insert without having to entirely unscrew the screw. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199265 | End Mill - An end mill enable to suppress vibrations in cutting and improve chip discharging property, thereby achieving both high cutting efficiency and long tool life. The first clearance angle t | 2008-08-21 |
20080199266 | METHOD FOR MACHINING SLIDE CORE HOLE AND MEASUREMENT/CORRECTION SYSTEM FOR USE IN MACHINING OF SLIDE CORE HOLE - There are provided a method for machining a slide core hole and a measurement/correction system for use in machining of a slide core hole, which enable efficient machining of a slide core hole while utilizing the high-speed cutting performance of a five-axis machine tool. The method for machining an inclined slide core hole, comprised of a core pocket and a rod hole, in a mold as a workpiece by means of a five-axis machine tool having, in addition to X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis, an A-axis for pivoting of a spindle head and a C-axis for rotation of a table, includes the steps of: pivoting the spindle head to meet the inclination angle of the slide core hole to be machined in the mold, and fixing the A-axis angle; spot-facing a shallow flat-bottomed spot-faced hole in the surface of the mold by using an end mill as a tool; drilling a guide hole in the bottom surface of the spot-faced hole by using a drill or a reamer as a tool; drilling said rod hole by using a gun drill as a tool with the guide hole as a guide for the gun drill; carrying out, as pre-machining before machining of said core pocket, shaping machining to form an intermediate pocket hole while expanding the spot-faced hole by using an end mill as a tool; correcting a reference point for use as a reference in machining of the core pocket based on measurement of the shape of the intermediate pocket; and executing a corrected machining program with the corrected reference point to carry out precision shaping machining of the core pocket while expanding the intermediate pocket by using an end mill as a tool. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199267 | Dowelling Jig - A dowelling jig ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080199268 | DRILLING TOOL - A drilling tool. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199269 | Auxiliary Device For a Hand-Held Power Tool - The invention relates to an auxiliary device for a portable tool, comprising a receptacle ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080199270 | Attachment for machine tool - When a horizontal shaft and a piston are caused to travel to a first side with a gear coupling engaging, the revolution of the piston is designed to be restricted by meshing a spur gear with an internal gear fixed to a main body of a horizontal swivel part. On the other hand, when the horizontal shaft and the piston are caused to travel to a second side and the gear coupling thus disengages, the horizontal shaft and the piston are designed to be revolved in an integrated manner by meshing spur gears respectively with other spur gears. When the horizontal shaft and the piston travel from the first side to the second side, the spur gear is designed to be spaced away from the internal gear after the spur gear meshes with the spur gear. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199271 | MOTORCYCLE TRANSPORT DEVICE - A motorcycle transport device comprising a base, a pair of first upright members attached to the base, and a pair of second members telescopically connected to the first upright members. A lower jaw is attached to each of the first upright members and an upper jaw is attached to each of the second members. A lock assembly is operatively associated with the first upright member and the second member. The lock assembly is adapted to hold the lower jaw and the upper jaw in a closed position. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199272 | Fastener to Affix a Component to a Support With Aperture - A fastener to affix a component in a support fitted with an aperture, comprising an affixation casing of resilient plastic, further a hollow conical shell, and at one end a radial flange that cooperates in sealing manner with the support surface facing it when the affixation casing has been mounted in said aperture, the casing being fitted peripherally with radial bosses, ribs or the like that engage from below the aperture rim when the affixation casing, being temporarily deformed radially at its bosses, ribs or the like is being inserted into said aperture, further comprising a plastic core which is fitted with a head and which can be inserted from the affixation casing's flanged end into the core cavity and which radially expands the casing and prevents it from being removable from the aperture, characterized by at least one radially inwardly pointing boss on the wall of the casing cavity and by the core being fitted at its end with a preferably peripheral groove that is entered by said boss when the core is pressed into the conical shell of the affixation casing and by the core being fitted on the side of the clearance facing the of the core with a shoulder or a shoulder engaging under the boss when the core has been fully inserted into the conical shell. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199273 | Method to limit a creep of bolts and gaskets of bolted flanged connections - A method to limit or exclude operational creep of the bolts and gaskets of Bolted Flanged Connections (BFCs) is disclosed. The method consists in the use of bolts and gaskets manufactured from the same Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) having temperature intervals of reverse martensitic phase transformation close to operational temperatures of the BFCs. These bolts and gaskets of the BFCs are shape-memorized to the compression (bolts) and “swelling” (gaskets) during (1) the formation of stress-induced martensite under temperature of martensite state of the SMAs while bolt preload application, or (2) during the formation of stress-induced martensite while loading-unloading previously stretched bolts and previously compressed gaskets under temperature of martensite state resulting in residual bolt elongations and residual gasket contraction followed by bolt preload application. Constrained shape recovery of initial length of the bolts and initial thickness of the gaskets under operational temperatures of the BFCs is accompanying by appearance of reactive shape-recovering stresses having direction inverse to the direction of operational creep of the bolts and gaskets that limits or excludes their operational creep. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199274 | Functional Element, Assembling Component Consisting Of The Functional Element Combined With a Metal Sheet, Method for Producing The Assembly Component And Method For Producing The Functional Element - The invention relates to a functional element ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080199275 | ANCHORING FASTENER WITH MOVABLE BINDING MEMBER - A compact wall fastener ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080199276 | COVER APPLIER SYSTEM - A system for positioning a cover relative to a book block. The system comprises a drive unit to cause movement of at least one of the book block and the cover and a position sensor operable to detect at least one of a position of the book block and the cover. The position sensor is operable to generate a position signal indicative of the position. The system also comprises a controller in communication with the position sensor and the drive unit. The controller is operable to receive the position signal and to control the drive unit based on the position signal to adjust a relative position of the cover and the book block. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199277 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system - A sheet processing apparatus, including: a booklet making section for making a booklet by covering a sheet bundle comprised of a plurality of sheets with a cover in a U-shape; a folding section for forming a fold-line on a coversheet, which covers the booklet made by the book making section; cover sheet conveyance section for conveying the coversheet; a measurement section for measuring a thickness of the sheet bundle; and a control section for controlling operations of the cover sheet conveyance section and the folding section to determine a folding position on the coversheet and form a fold-line on the folding position; wherein the folding position has been determined based on size information of the coversheet, size information of a sheet of the sheet bundle and thickness information of the sheet bundle measured by the measurement section. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199278 | Apparatus for Continuously Performing Localized and/or Extended Deformation on Metallic Containers - Apparatus ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080199279 | Chain Piler Having Forwardly Curved Profile - A sugar cane chain piler includes a plurality of endless roller chains that are supported so as to define a forwardly curved profile. A head shaft supports a plurality of transversely spaced sprockets at top region of the piler which are aligned with a plurality of sprockets carried by a tail shaft located at a lower region of the piler. Each endless chain includes a plurality of conveyor tines that project outwardly from the chain. The head shaft is driven so that the tines engage cane stalks by rolling the stalks backwards into a pile being created as the loader vehicle carrying the piler is driven forward. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199280 | Sugar Cane Loader Equipped With C-Shaped Chain Piler And Multiple Rails For Guiding Grab During Loading - A sugar cane loader is provided with a C-shaped chain piler including a grab pocket flanked by a pair of guide rails and including a third guide rail located at a central lower region of the grab pocket. The shape of the chain piler is such as to increase the movement of the stalks for better cleaning during piling, while the guide rails cause the grab to be moved forward during loading such that the cane stalks are moved ahead of tines projecting from the piler chains so that the tines and/or chains are not damaged when the loaded grab is lifted. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199281 | Vacuum System For Wafer Handling - The present invention relates to a system for handling wafers (W) within a treatment apparatus ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080199282 | CLUSTER TOOL ARCHITECTURE FOR PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE - Embodiments generally provide an apparatus and method for processing substrates using a multi-chamber processing system (e.g., a cluster tool). In one embodiment, the cluster tool is adapted to perform a track lithography process in which a photosensitive material is applied to a substrate, patterned in a stepper/scanner, and then removed in a developing process completed in the cluster tool. In one embodiment of the cluster tool, substrates are grouped together in groups of two or more for transfer or processing to improve system throughput, reduce the number of moves a robot has to make to transfer a batch of substrates between the processing chambers, and thus increase system reliability. Embodiments also provide for a method and apparatus that are used to increase the reliability of the substrate transfer process to reduce system down time. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199283 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a processing block, a plurality of back surface cleaning units and a main robot are provided. The main robot is provided between the back surface cleaning units provided on one side of the processing block and the back surface cleaning units provided on the other side of the processing block. A reversing unit used to reverse a substrate and a substrate platform used to transfer and receive substrates between an indexer robot and the main robot are provided adjacent to each other in the vertical direction between the indexer robot and the processing block. The main robot transports substrates among the plurality of back surface cleaning units, the substrate platform, and the reversing unit. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199284 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing apparatus is composed of an indexer block, a first processing block and a second processing block that are provided in parallel with one another. The indexer block is provided with an indexer robot. The first processing block is provided with a plurality of back surface cleaning units and a first main robot. The second processing block is provided with a plurality of end surface cleaning units, a plurality of top surface cleaning units and a second main robot. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199285 | Gripping Food Products in Slicing Machines - An apparatus is described for gripping food products such as bacon, cheese or cooked meat in a slicing machine, together with methods of operation thereof. The gripper apparatus comprises hooks ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080199286 | PROOFER - An endless dough conveyor | 2008-08-21 |
20080199287 | STORAGE AND/OR TRANSPORT CONTAINER FOR BULK MATERIAL, ESPECIALLY PUSH-BOTTOM BUNKER - A storage and/or transport container for bulk material is provided with a bottom and a first discharge device ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080199288 | Transporter/sorter and transport box - A transporter/sorter and a transport box therefore are disclosed. The transporter/sorter | 2008-08-21 |
20080199289 | Method and Device For Emptying Containers - The invention relates to a method and a device for emptying transport containers that are transported by transport devices. At least one gripper device is arranged over a support surface having at least one opening. A control controls the gripper device and occasions the gripper to clamp the transport container at its side walls that are oriented in parallel to the direction of transport and to lift it off the support surface. The height of the lifting movement of the gripper device allows the container to swing to a vertical position. The gripper device is then lowered for placing the container upside down onto the support surface over the opening in an emptying position. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199290 | Refuse and Recycling Collection System - A refuse and recycling collection system for use with a vehicle that collects both refuse and recyclable materials configured with a grapple arm for grabbing, lifting and inverting a waste bin that has a hinged lid. The apparatus includes a movable retention member extending upwardly from the grapple arm for the selective retention of the hinged lid while the grapple arm holds the waste bin. The waste bin is configured with a first compartment for the containment of refuse, and a second compartment adjacent said at least one side wall for the containment of recyclable materials. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199291 | System For Separating Two Equipment Items Each Having a Chamber Tightly Linked to That of the Other One - The system according to the invention allows the separation of two equipment items of an installation in a confined environment, without interrupting the confinement inside this installation. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199292 | Automated guided vehicle with an improved mutiple-pallet lifting group - An automatic guided vehicle ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080199293 | Adapter faceplate - In combination a vehicle having an extension and an adaptor faceplate. The extension includes a first power-operated extension mount and a second mount. The adaptor faceplate comprising a rigid member securable to skid steer attachments with the rigid member having a front side and a back side with a frame extending from the back side of the rigid member for supporting a first connecting member and a second connecting member thereon with the first connecting member attachable to the first power-operated extension mount and the second connecting member attachable to the second extension mount. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199294 | AUTOMATED CONTROL OF BOOM AND ATTACHMENT FOR WORK VEHICLE - A method and system for automated operation of a work vehicle comprises a boom having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A first hydraulic cylinder is associated with the boom. A first sensor detects a boom angle of a boom with respect to a support near the first end. An attachment is coupled to the second end of the boom. A second sensor detects an attachment angle of attachment with respect to the boom. A second cylinder is associated with the attachment. A switch accepts a command to enter a ready position state from another position state. A controller controls the first hydraulic cylinder to attain a boom angle within the target boom angular range and for controlling the second cylinder to attain an attachment angle within a target attachment angular range associated with the ready position state in response to the command. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199295 | SINGLE CHAIN LINEAR ACTUATOR - A linear actuator comprises a chain having adjacent first and second links. A pivotal connection pivotally connects the first link to the second link. The first link is pivotable about a pivot axis which is non-perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the first link. A locking mechanism releasably locks the first link and the second link to prevent the first link from pivoting about the pivot axis. A releasing mechanism releases the locking mechanism to allow the first link to pivot about the pivot axis. A drive mechanism moves the chain between an extended position and a retracted position. At least a portion of the chain is helically wound when the chain is in the retracted position. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199296 | BUNDLING SYSTEM FOR LONG PRODUCTS - A system for bundling long ferrous products comprises a roller table for delivering the products longitudinally to a receiving station. A cradle is spaced laterally from the receiving station and is constructed and arranged to receive and accumulate the products in bundle form. A stacker is positioned between the receiving station and the cradle, and a pre-stacker is positioned between the stacker and the receiving station. A transport system laterally advances products from the receiving station to the pre-stacker, and the pre-stacker operates in concert with the transport system to pre-stack multiple layers of the products into sub-bundles and to transfer the sub-bundles to the stacker, which then operates to deposit the sub-bundles in the cradle. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199297 | Method and system for assembling pallets for stock orders - A method of assembling pallets | 2008-08-21 |
20080199298 | AUTOMATIC TRANSPORT LOADING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system for automatically loading and unloading a transport is disclosed. A guidance system follows a travel path to a position near the transport and then a sensor profiles a transport so that a transport path is determined for an AGV to follow into the transport to place a load and for exiting the transport upon placement of the load. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199299 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HANDS-FREE DISPOSAL OF MEDICAL WASTE PRODUCTS - A portable medical waste disposal assembly that offers convenience and safety during use, disposal and maintenance of the disposal assembly. The portable and sanitizable medical waste disposal assembly includes a waste receptacle mounted within a unitary frame providing increased strength and stability to the disposal assembly so as to facilitate transport and sanitization. A positive closure system mounts to the unitary frame and operably interconnects to a slidable lid on the waste receptacle such that the waste receptacle is maintained in a closed disposition unless specifically opened by a user. The positive closure system can be adapted so as to adjustably retain the waste receptacle within the unitary frame while allowing for quick release of the waste receptacle at a time of disposal of the receptacle's contents. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199300 | MEANS TO REDUCE SECONDARY FLOW IN A CENTRIFUGAL PUMP - A technique improves the pumping performance of a centrifugal pump in a cost-effective manner. The centrifugal pump comprises a pumping component having one or more vanes defining fluid flow paths. A passage is formed through at least one vane such that an end of the passage is exposed to a low energy flow, i.e. secondary flow, region. Each passage enables the flow of a small amount of fluid from the low energy region to an opposite side of the vane to reduce the secondary flow effects and improve pumping efficiency. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199301 | Fan Case Reinforcement in a Gas Turbine Jet Engine - Described is reinforcement of a fan case in a gas turbine jet engine. In one embodiment, a containment ring and a heat resistance ring are shrink interference fit on the inside diameter of the fan case, the containment ring where the large fan blades turn, and the heat resistance ring where heated air from backfiring heats up the fan case. In one example, the containment ring is made of a super alloy to provide added strength to the fan case should a fan blade break, containing the fan blade within the fan case. The heat resistance ring is made of titanium or other suitable material. Additionally, one or more stiffener rings may be shrink interference fit on the outside diameter of the fan case. The containment ring and stiffener rings can reduce the flight weight of the fan case and lower the material costs, while increasing the containment strength of the fan case. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199302 | Fuel pump for engine - A fuel pump includes a bearing element disposed in proximity to an impeller. The bearing element is configured to form a fuel seal with the impeller and to drain fuel leaked from the pump chamber back into the pump chamber. The bearing element minimizes leakage of fuel from the pump chamber into an engine coupled to the impeller. The fuel pump also includes redundant lip seals configured to provide redundant sealing relative to a shaft of the impeller within the fuel pump in order to minimize engine oil from entering the pump chamber and to minimize fuel from entering the engine. Integration of both the bearing element and the redundant lip seals as part of the fuel pump results in the fuel pump having a relatively compact size. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199303 | Gas Turbine Engine Cooling System and Method | 2008-08-21 |
20080199304 | Instruments Including Tools - A tool has a flange attached to an engine housing. A primary cam is rotated to advance segments into the housing and a second rotational cam causes the segments to turn relative to each other as they are being inserted into the housing. This causes the segments to follow a predetermined path as they extend into the housing to bring a sensor at the end of the segments into a sensing position. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199305 | Cooling fan with thermostatic air output - A cooling fan with thermostatic air output has a water cistern and a water reservoir respectively disposed on the top portion and the bottom portion of the fan body, wherein an electric fan and two pipes of recycling pipe and water outlet pipe for water circulation are disposed therein; Wherein a Thermoelectric Cooling Modules (TECM) is secured in said water cistern, and a water absorbing curtain is hung downwards between the wind inlet of said fan body and said electric fan such that the top end of said water absorbing curtain being immersed in the water cistern; Then, by means of the sucking function of said electric fan in front of said water absorbing curtain, the air of normal temperature from wind inlet is sucked and blown out of the wind outlet via said water absorbing curtain, where the inlet air mixing with moisture of lower temperature; Thus, the cooling effect in breeze of lower temperature by blowing action is achieved so as to let us enjoy such cooling breeze. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199306 | TURBOMACHINE CASING WITH TREATMENT, A COMPRESSOR, AND A TURBOMACHINE INCLUDING SUCH A CASING - The invention relates to a casing supporting series of stationary vanes between which there are disposed series of moving blades movable in rotation about a longitudinal axis, the radially outer ends of said moving blades being close to the inside face of the casing. In characteristic manner, the casing includes, at least over an annulus situated facing one of the series of moving blades, at least one casing treatment zone facing towards the blades and including at a surface relief disturbance in the form of a groove of closed outline. The invention is applicable to controlling rotating separation in a turbomachine compressor. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199307 | Flexible, high-temperature ceramic seal element - A ceramic seal element ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080199308 | AIR TAPPING CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT, A COMPRESSOR STAGE COMPRISING SAME, THE COMPRESSOR COMPRISING SAME AND A TURBOJET COMPRISING SAME - In a compressor stage ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080199309 | Removable bearing arrangement for a wind turbine generator - A wind generator having removable change-out bearings includes a rotor and a stator, locking bolts configured to lock the rotor and stator, a removable bearing sub-assembly having at least one shrunk-on bearing installed, and removable mounting bolts configured to engage the bearing sub-assembly and to allow the removable bearing sub-assembly to be removed when the removable mounting bolts are removed. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199310 | Axial flow turbine - An axial flow turbine provided with a stage composed of a turbine nozzle and a turbine rotor blade arranged in an axial flow direction. Both end portions of a nozzle blade of the turbine nozzle are supported by a diaphragm inner ring and a diaphragm outer ring, and a flow passage is formed to have its diameter expanded from an upstream stage to a downstream stage. In such axial flow turbine, trailing edges at ends of the nozzle blade supported by the diaphragm inner ring and the diaphragm outer ring are curved as a curvature to an outlet side, and an intermediate portion between the trailing edges is formed to be straight. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199311 | BLOWER SCROLL - A blower scroll comprising a base and a wall extending from an outer edge of the base. The base may include an outlet formed in the base a diverting device extending about at least a portion of the outlet. The diverting device may obstruct the flow of water droplets in the blower scroll into the outlet. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199312 | GUIDE VANE ARRANGEMENT OF A TURBOMACHINE - A guide vane arrangement of a turbomachine includes a casing, at least one guide vane carrier connected to the casing and having a first carrying portion and a second carrying portion spaced apart axially from the first carrying portion, a plurality of guide vanes connected to the guide vane carrier and arranged next to each other in a circumferential direction, and at least one securing element connected to the guide vane carrier and configured to provide an axial fixing of at least one of the guide vanes. Each guide vane has a platform including a first locking portion and a second locking portion spaced apart axially from the first locking portion, wherein each of the first and second locking portions and the respective first and second carrying portion are adapted to provide an axially pluggable and a radially positive fastening between the guide vane carrier and the respective guide vane. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199313 | Method of manufacturing rotor and exhaust turbo-supercharge incorporating the rotor - Provided are a method of manufacturing a brazed rotor composed of a wheel and a shaft joined to the former by brazing, having a durability and a reliability which can be enhanced without increasing the manufacturing man hours, and a turbine rotor for an exhaust turbo-supercharger. The wheel having a disc portion formed at its outer periphery with blades, and a rod-like shaft are arranged in a furnace, being opposed to each other at their surfaces to be joined with a brazing solder being interposed therebetween, and infrared radiation is irradiated onto a side part of the wheel so as to heat the surfaces to be joined up to a temperature in a range from 1,000 to 1,080 deg. C. in order to melt the brazing solder, thereby the wheel and the shaft are joined by brazing to each other at their surfaces to be joined. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199314 | Wind driven power system - A wind driven power system employing multiple arms adapted to rotate about a central structure, each arm having a series of panels pivotally connected thereto and adapted to open and close as the system rotates to perpetuate the rotational movement and to produce energy. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199315 | Wind Turbine, a Hub for a Wind Turbine and Use Hereof - The invention relates to a wind turbine including at least two blade units. Each blade unit has a pitch controlled wind turbine blade and at least one pitch bearing including at least one outer ring, at least one centre ring and at least one inner ring. The wind turbine further includes a hub comprising a mount area for each of the blade units (31). The mount area comprises at least two concentric load transferring surfaces for attaching the blade unit, via the at least one pitch bearing. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199316 | ROTOR BLADE STRUCTURE FOR A PNEUMATIC DEVICE - The rotor blade structure for the pneumatic devices includes a blade mounted into the preset chamber of a drive rotor of a pneumatic device. The blade with predefined edge and thickness has an assembly side, an external side and two windshield surfaces. At least one windshield surface is provided with a recessed portion. There may be a single recessed portion or a plurality of recessed portions. Hence, the recessed portion could increase the compression area of blade's windshield surface, thus improving the driving force of the blade and torsion of drive rotor with higher practicability. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199317 | Local indented trailing edge heat transfer devices - A turbine engine component has an airfoil portion having a pressure side and a suction side, a trailing edge discharge slot, and a suction side lip downstream of an exit of the trailing edge slot. The suction side lip is provided with negative features for increasing local heat transfer coefficient in the region of the suction side lip. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199318 | Adjustment Device For Adjusting Propeller Blades of a Propeller Pump and a Propeller Pump Including Such a Device - The present invention relates to an adjustment device for adjusting the pitch angle of the propeller blades ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080199319 | Water Pump Impeller - The invention refers to an impeller, consisting of plastic, which Is intended for a coolant pump of an internal combustion engine. The impeller, which has a multipart construction, comprises a back wall, which is connected in one piece to guide vanes and also to a hub, and also a separate molded disk which on the end face partially covers the guide vanes in the installed state. The components, the back wall and the molded disk are positionally fixed by means of a materially bonding connection. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199320 | Detachable leading edge for airfoils - A replaceable leading edge insert for an: integrally bladed rotor disk in which the insert includes an enlarged base portion that can be inserted into a dovetail shaped slot formed in the rotor disk to secure the insert to the rotor disk against centrifugal loads during the operation of the blade. The blade on the rotor disk is formed without a leading edge and the leading edge insert includes an aft edge of similar shape to the fore edge n the blade such that the insert can be bonded or fastened to the blade along the entire length of the insert from the blade root to the tip. The rotor disk and the insert include a an annular groove formed on the front side in which a retaining ring is inserted to lock the inserts to the rotor disk. The inserts can be made of a different material from the rotor disk and can be formed with a sweep to form a more :aerodynamic and efficient blade. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199321 | Parabolic radial flow impeller with tilted or offset blades - An impeller assembly, comprising a generally planar disc oriented in a first plane and having a circular outer edge; and a plurality of blades mounted to the disc and extending beyond the edge of the disc, with the blades in cross-section having a shape that is substantially symmetrical along a center line and having a first segment and a second segment disposed on opposite sides of the center line, with one segment being symmetrical with at least a portion of the other segment, and with the blades mounted so that the respective center line of each blade is at an angle relative to the first plane in which the disc lies. In another variation, the blades are mounted so the center line of each blade is offset from the plane in which the disc lies. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199322 | Method And Apparatus For Pumping Out The Liquid In A Container | 2008-08-21 |
20080199323 | Reciprocating Pump with Electronically Monitored Air Valve and Piston - An air operated pump | 2008-08-21 |
20080199324 | Portable Inflator For Tyre - A portable inflator for tyre includes: a top cover, a bottom cover attached to the top cover, a pressure gauge, a switch and an accessories cover, the pressure gauge, the switch and the accessories cover being placed into the corresponding hole and trough which are defined in the top of the top cover and the bottom cover, an electric motor being placed inside the top cover and the bottom cover, supports pads being defined symmetrically at the inner walls of the top cover and the bottom cover, the pressure gauge connects with a cylinder cover by its connection module, the cylinder cover connecting with the integrative support cylinder by a seal part, a motor gear installed at the output shaft of the electric motor is mated with a gearing mechanism, the end of the gearing mechanism connecting with a piston by a piston shaft. The present invention adopts new materials and new process without increase of power, and can simplify structure on the basis of improving work efficiency. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199325 | Compression system, multicylinder rotary compressor, and refrigeration apparatus using the same - An object is to avoid generation of a collision sound of a second vane of a compression system comprising a multicylinder rotary compressor being configured to be used by switching of a first operation mode in which both rotary compression elements perform a compression work and a the second operation mode in which the only first rotary compression element substantially performs the compression work. When the second operation mode is switched to the first operation mode, discharge-side pressures of both the rotary compression elements are applied as a back pressure of the second vane, and thereafter an intermediate pressure is applied which is between suction-side and discharge-side pressures of both the rotary compression elements. When the first operation mode is switched to the second operation mode, a valve device interrupts flowing of a refrigerant into a second cylinder, and thereafter suction-side pressures of both the rotary compression elements are applied as the back pressure of the second vane. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199326 | TWO-STAGE VAPOR CYCLE COMPRESSOR - A two-stage vapor cycle compressor includes a first stage impeller, a second stage impeller situated adjacent to the first stage impeller, an electric motor running on a pair of foil bearings, a thrust disk including two foil bearings and being positioned between the second stage impeller and the electric motor, and a compressor housing enclosing the first and second stage impeller and the electric motor. A refrigerant vapor compressed by the first stage and second stage impeller flows through an internal passageway formed by the compressor housing and cools the foil bearings and the electric motor. The compressor may be a gravity insensitive, small, and lightweight machine that may be easily assembled at low manufacturing costs. The two-stage vapor cycle compressor may be suitable for, but not limited to, applications in vapor compression refrigeration systems, such as air-conditioning systems, for example, in the aircraft and aerospace industries. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199327 | Apparatus and Method For Compressing a Gas - An apparatus and method for compressing a gas is disclosed. A compressor, in particular a piston compressor, has a low pressure stage for compressing the medium from an inlet pressure to an intermediate pressure, and has a high pressure stage for compressing the medium from the intermediate pressure to a high pressure. A compensating volume with an adjustable dead volume is connected upstream of the high pressure stage. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199328 | Suction throttle valve for variable displacement type compressor - A suction throttle valve of a variable displacement compressor having a compressor housing includes a suction chamber, a crank chamber, an inlet, a suction passage, a valve body, a valve housing, an urging member, a valve chamber, and a communication hole. The valve body is provided for adjusting an opening area of the suction passage and movably arranged in the suction passage. The urging member urges the valve body in the direction that decreases the opening area of the suction passage. The communication hole is provided for connecting the suction chamber to the valve housing. An opening area of the communication hole is variable in accordance with the movement of the valve body. Accordingly, the opening area of the communication hole becomes maximum during the maximum displacement operation of the compressor and becomes reduced during the intermediate displacement operation of the compressor. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199329 | Device for reducing pulsation in a variable displacement compressor - The present invention is directed to provide a device for reducing pulsation in a variable displacement compressor. The compressor is connected to an external refrigerant circuit. The device for reducing pulsation includes a flow passage and a control valve. The control valve includes a valve housing, a spool valve and a damper chamber. The spool valve has formed therethrough a flow hole. The damper chamber communicates with the flow passage adjacent to the external refrigerant circuit through the flow hole. Effective cross-sectional area and effective length of the flow hole are determined based on frequency of a specific pulsation of the refrigerant gas and volume of the damper chamber at the time of the development of the specific pulsation in such a manner that the specific pulsation is developed, resonance effect of a Helmholtz resonator takes place in the damper chamber. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199330 | ELECTRIC SHOWER-WASTE PUMP AND CONTROL UNIT - An electric shower-waste pump and control unit for pumping run-off shower water from a waste outlet to a drain, the unit comprising a housing having a first chamber and a separate second chamber which is water-tightly sealable, a removable housing cover for closing the housing, an electric pump provided in the first chamber, electronic control circuitry provided in the second chamber, and a removable second chamber cover for water-tightly sealing the second chamber against ingress of water leakage from the pump. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199331 | PIEZOELECTRIC PUMP - Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a piezoelectric pump having: a piezoelectric vibrator including a main shim that may be formed of a conductive thin metal plate and a piezoelectric element layer that may be formed on the main shim; and a pair of ring-shaped support members that may support front and rear sides of a circumferential portion of the piezoelectric vibrator such that a pump chamber and an air chamber formed on the front and rear sides of the piezoelectric vibrator may be fluid-tightly sealed. The ring-shaped support members may support both sides of a circumferential portion of the piezoelectric element layer of the piezoelectric vibrator, and the piezoelectric vibrator may be vibrated to perform a pumping operation. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199332 | PIEZOELECTRIC PUMP AND PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR - Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a piezoelectric pump having: a piezoelectric vibrator whose periphery may be fluid-tightly sealed; and a pump chamber and an air chamber that may be formed on front and rear sides of the piezoelectric vibrator. The piezoelectric vibrator may include: a main shim that may be formed of a conductive thin metal plate; a plurality of piezoelectric element layers that may be formed on the main shim; and an intermediate shim that may be formed between the plurality of piezoelectric element layers and may be made of an elastic metal material having mechanical recovery. The piezoelectric vibrator may be vibrated to perform a pumping operation. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199333 | Compressor Unit - A compressor unit has a motor and a reciprocating-piston compressor which is driven via a slider-crank drive. The slider-crank drive includes a crank wheel and a connecting rod, which is connected to the crank wheel and a piston. The piston stroke can be adjusted by a threaded connection that allows an exact spacing between the crank drive and the piston to be set. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199334 | Pump Assembly - A pump assembly with an electric drive motor is provided in which the rotor ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080199335 | VACUUM STORAGE CONTAINER WITH INTEGRATED PUMP - An application for a container with integrated vacuum pump including a non-porous sealable enclosure with walls and an aperture in a first of the walls. A vacuum pump is affixed to the first of the walls of the non-porous sealable enclosure. The vacuum pump has an inflow port that is interfaced to the aperture so that the vacuum pump is adapted to evacuate air from the non-porous sealable enclosure through the aperture. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199336 | Outdoor Equipment - A lightweight, collapsible foot pump made of a lightweight, collapsible material and filled with a foam like material which features large open cells to contain a large volume of air. The foam acting as a return spring for the pump. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199337 | ADMINISTRATION SET WITH TWO KEYS - A flow set for administration of liquid when using a liquid pump is disclosed. The flow set of the present invention permits identification of the flow set by a liquid pump that uses this flow set and prevention of pumping tube-segment over stretching. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199338 | Multistage compression type rotary compressor - An object is to provide a high inner pressure type multistage compression rotary compressor capable of avoiding beforehand generation of vane fly of a second rotary compression element and realizing a stabilized operation, the rotary compressor includes a communication path which connects an intermediate pressure region to a region having a low pressure as a suction pressure of a first rotary compression element; and a valve device which opens or closes this communication path, the rotary compressor applies a high pressure as a back pressure of an upper vane, and this valve device opens the communication path in a case where a pressure difference between the intermediate pressure and the low pressure increases a predetermined upper limit value before the intermediate pressure reaches the high pressure. | 2008-08-21 |
20080199339 | SAFE BACKSPIN DEVICE - A safe backspin device is provided to prevent uncontrolled backspin during operation of a progressive cavity pump. The safe backspin device has a bore and in one embodiment a ball that seats within the bore that act as a check valve. The check valve allows for unrestricted fluid flow in a normal flow direction. Fluid bypass ports allow for a restricted and controlled flow of fluid when the fluid direction of the progressive cavity pump is reversed from the normal flow direction. The bypass ports may be angled to clear sand buildup around an intake of the progressive cavity pump and in an annulus outside of a safe backspin device within a wellbore. In alternative embodiments a flapper valve may be used instead of a ball. | 2008-08-21 |