| 34th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
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| 20080196436 | Truck Electrified Engine-Off Air Conditioning System - An air conditioning system for cooling an environment in an over-the-road vehicle is provided. The air conditioning system includes an electrically driven, variable speed compressor, which enables operation of the system when the engine of the over-the-road vehicle is not running. The system is modular and is adapted to be installed in the side luggage compartment of the vehicle to enable existing vehicles to be retrofitted to provide no-idle air conditioning. The housing of the system defines two flow paths therethrough; one cold air path and one hot air path. The hot air path is configured to intersect the condenser at least two times, and draws and expels the air through the same wall of the housing. An air direction device is used to reduce the amount of air recirculation through the hot air path to increase the efficiency of the system. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196437 | Apparatus for Shell Freezing a Liquid Content in a Container - An apparatus for shell freezing a liquid content in a container, comprising an endless loop conveyor having a conveying length adapted to convey plural containers such as pharmaceutical vials, incorporating plural rollers to spin the containers as they are conveyed by the conveyor, and a return length, along at least part of the return length the rollers are immersed in a cooling liquid at a temperature below the freezing point of the liquid content of the containers, and along the conveying length the rollers are entirely above the surface of the cooling liquid. A preferred cooling liquid is liquid nitrogen, the evaporating vapour of which can be used to shield vials on the conveying length. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196438 | Freezing System - A freezer housing for a freezer for cooling and/or freezing of products lying on a conveyor belt, and which are conveyed through a freezing zone for the freezing, where upper ejector plates are provided above the conveyor belt and lower ejector plates are provided below the conveyor belt for inflow of air into the freezing zone while applying an impingement principle, where the ejector plates are provided with transverse air return ducts. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196439 | Refrigerator with auxiliary basket - A refrigerator includes a refrigerator main body having a storage space; a door installed at the refrigerator main body to open and close the storage space; and a receiving device including a storage basket which is accommodated in the storage space and has a storage chamber to store a product and an auxiliary basket which is installed to be spaced from a bottom of the storage basket and has an insertion groove to receive a thin product such that the thin product is stored in the storage chamber in a standing state. According to the refrigerator, since a product having a large width and a small thickness can be stored in a standing state, it is possible to conveniently store a product such as a pizza box and efficiently use a storage space. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196440 | Cool Air Supply Structure of Storage Receptacle for Refrigerator - The present invention relates to a cool air supply structure of a storage receptacle for a refrigerator. The present invention comprises one or more box casings detachably installed in a refrigerating chamber, each box casing having a mounting space and a channel through which cool air flows, the cool air being supplied from a cool air supply source through a cool air supply port formed in a side surface of the refrigerating chamber; and one or more storage receptacles, each storage receptacle being withdrawably installed in the mounting space, wherein food accommodated in an accommodation space provided in the storage receptacle is indirectly cooled by the cool air that flows through the channel. According to the present invention, there is an advantageous effect in that the food accommodated in a plurality of storage receptacles can be stored to be fresher by indirectly cooling the food and simultaneously the supply of cool air can be controlled depending on the use or not of the storage receptacles. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196441 | Air Blowing Arrangement For a Combined Refrigerator - An air blowing arrangement for a combined refrigerator of the forced ventilation type and that comprises: a cabinet formed by an outer case and by two inner cases spaced from each other by a thermal insulating filler and defining a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment; and an air diffusing element defining at least one air distributing duct, having an air inlet in communication with the interior of the inner case of the freezing compartment and a plurality of air outlets opened to the interior of the refrigerating compartment. The air diffusing element is disposed in the interior of the thermal insulating filler and seated against the rear wall of the inner case of the refrigerating compartment, said rear wall being provided with a plurality of windows aligned with respective air inlet openings of the air distributing duct. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196442 | AIRCRAFT GALLEY REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITH MULTI-CIRCUIT HEAT EXCHANGER - An aircraft galley refrigeration system is provided which, in one embodiment, includes: first and second galleys; a first chiller for providing a first heat transfer fluid to the first galley; a second chiller for providing a second heat transfer fluid to the second galley; and a heat exchanger including a first circuit and a second circuit, the first circuit connecting the first galley with the first chiller, and the second circuit connecting the second galley with the second chiller. In another embodiment, the system includes a first cooling subsystem with a first heat transfer fluid, a second cooling subsystem with a second heat transfer fluid, and a heat exchanger that thermally couples the first and second cooling subsystems for distributing heat between the first and second heat transfer fluids. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196443 | P.R.O. cooler or the perfectly re-engineered omni cooler - The manner in which you use this cooler is you first remove the lid, then remove the inner tray. You then add ice (as much or as little as desired), water (enough to cover ice), a hand full of rock salt and the desired beverage containers. If traveling reinsert inner tray and lid and that's it, But if you are where your going and you want a drink fast just simply mix water with your hand and set timer to Cold, Ice Cold, Arctic Cold, or Liquid Ice and when bell rings your drinks are ready. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196444 | Pumpless absorption refrigerator using a jet - An absorption refrigeration system using a two or more substance solution to achieve refrigeration that eliminates the need for a pump. The vapor pressure in a generator column is balanced by a pressure head of liquid solvent-solute solution. Re-dissolved solute is returned to the generator by causing some of the vapor to pass through a perforated tube or the like into the solvent where it is absorbed. At least some of the vapor is cooled to liquid solute and then expanded through an expansion valve into an evaporator to create a refrigerator. Hot vapor from the generator column can be passed through a jet to create a low pressure in the evaporator. No pump is necessary since the liquid is returned to the heating area of the generator by gravity. Closed loop control of the heating can optionally be achieved by using a pressure sensor in the rising generator column. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196445 | Variable Speed Compressor Motor Control for Low Speed Operation - A variable speed drive is provided for a compressor in a refrigerant system. When a low load situation has been determined by the refrigerant system controls, the variable speed drive moves the compressor to a lower speed mode of operation. In this case, if a speed is so low that it cannot ensure adequate oil lubrication of the compressor elements, then the motor speed is periodically increased to a level that will ensure proper lubrication. In this manner, a variable speed drive compressor can be operated at an extremely low speed to precisely match load demand on a refrigerant system. The invention can be extended beyond refrigerant system applications and to any oil-lubricated compressors whose lubrication is speed dependant. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196446 | Integrated unit for refrigerant cycle device - In an integrated unit for a refrigerant cycle device, at least one evaporator is integrated with an ejector having a nozzle portion for decompressing refrigerant and a refrigerant suction port from which refrigerant is drawn. In the integrated unit, an insertion hole is provided in a longitudinal end surface of a tank of the evaporator such that the ejector is inserted from the insertion hole into the tank, and a plug for sealing the insertion hole is provided. Furthermore, a spacer is configured to have a gap between the plug and the ejector, and a fixing member is disposed between the longitudinal end surface of the tank and an expansion valve, for fixing the expansion valve to the longitudinal end surface of the tank. In the integrated unit, at least one of the fixing member, the plug, and the spacer is made of a resin material. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196447 | Beer cooler - A device filled with ice and water provides for the quick cooling, and cool maintenance at ice temperature, of beer kegs and other beverage containers. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196448 | Sintering of fused silica to produce shaped bodies comprising crystalline SiO2 - For simple and rapid production of a shaped body comprising fused silica and a shaped body which leads to virtually no contamination of a melt in contact with the shaped body even at high temperatures, the invention provides a process comprising the steps:
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| 20080196449 | Refractory ceramic composite and method of making - A zircon composition having a multi-modal particle size distribution is disclosed. The multi-modal zircon composition comprises greater than about 40 parts by weight of a coarse zircon component having a median particle size of from greater than about 3 μm to about 25 μm, and less than about 60 parts by weight of a fine zircon component having a median particle size of 3 μm or less. Methods for manufacturing a green body and a fired refractory ceramic body comprising the multi-modal zircon composition are also disclosed. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196450 | COATED OPTICAL FIBER ENDFACE PREPARATION METHOD AND TOOL - As the endface preparation of the coated optical fiber, cutting using thermal stress is carried out, and a ceramic heater is used as a heat source, thereby making it possible to provide a coated optical fiber endface preparation method and tool capable of increasing the cutting success rate of the coated optical fiber. The coated optical fiber is removed of its coating to obtain the bare optical fiber. The bare optical fiber is heated by the heat source consisting of the ceramic heater, and is cut by further adding stress to part of the bare optical fiber which has been provided with the thermal stress. When heating the bare optical fiber, the product of a temperature and the heating time of the heat source is made 3000° C. sec or more. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196451 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN END OF AN OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLE AND IMPROVED OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLE MADE WITH SAME - A method and apparatus are described, which permit a simple, rapid manufacture of an end of an optical fiber bundle. According to the method a metallic sleeve is placed on an end section of the bundle, the end section with the sleeve on it is positioned in a shaping tool without pressing the sleeve and then pressure is exerted on the sleeve exclusively in a radial direction by press jaws of the shaping tool. In the optical fiber bundle made by the method the outer optical fibers ( | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196452 | Laundry Machine and Lint Filter Thereof - A lint filter of a laundry machine is provided. In the lint filter, a case is provided, a front filter is installed in the case and the front filler includes a hook formed at at least one side, and a rear filter is mounted on a back of the front filter. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196453 | LAUNDRY MACHINE - The present invention relates to a laundry machine, and the laundry machine includes main body forming an external appearance, and a drum which is rotatably installed in the main body to accommodate a laundry, wherein an opening is formed at one side of the main body to selectively connect an inside of the main body to an outside. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196454 | Universal lock Assembly - A universal lock assembly ( | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196455 | Lock with Rotor Fixing Element - A lock to be mounted on a door, including a rotor assembly and a stator assembly, where the rotor assembly is connected to a locking/unlocking actuator to allow locking and unlocking of the lock when an appropriate key is inserted into the lock, wherein the rotor assembly includes a means for retaining the rotor assembly, where the retaining means is fixed by clipping the retaining means onto the stator assembly, where the fixing part(s) of the retaining element are intended to be positioned between the stator and a handle of the door. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196456 | Anti-theft Device for a Vehicle - An anti-theft device includes a first steering column, a second steering column, a clutch and an actuating unit. The first steering column is connected to a steering wheel. The second steering column is connected to a universal joint connected to a steering mechanism. The actuating moves the clutch between a first position for connecting the first steering column to the second steering column and a second position for disconnecting the first steering column from the second steering column. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196457 | Combination lock with light indicators - An electromechanical combination lock is provided. It comprises a rotating handle assembly, a locking assembly, an electric actuator and a control mechanism. The locking assembly comprises an actuation device and has an unlocked state thereof in which said handled assembly is rotationally coupled to said actuation device for imparting an opening or closing operation through rotation of the handle and has also a locked state in which said handle assembly is rotationally uncoupled from said actuation device. The electric actuator is operatively associated with the locking assembly for switching the locking assembly between the locked and the unlocked states while in corresponding first and second operational modes of the electric actuator. The control mechanism serves for causing the electric actuator to switch between the two operational modes, and is associated with the rotating handle assembly. The control mechanism comprises one or more sensors for sensing rotational state of the handle assembly, an array of light sources disposed at different circumferential positions of the handle, and control circuitry that is adapted for causing one or more light sources to light at defined rotational states of the handle assembly. The switching into the unlocked state of the locking assembly is encoded in a sequence of the rotational states of the handle assembly, each of which states being indicated by a defined pattern of one or more lighted light source. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196458 | KEYHOLELESS LOCK DEVICE - The present invention discloses a keyholeless lock device, which comprises a lock casing, a motor, an induction antenna, a circuit board, a control chip, a lock handle and a latch bolt. When the user is inside door, he may rotate the lock handle to open the door. When the user is outside the door, he has to use an induction key to open the door. The induction key can send out encryption information to the induction antenna, and the control chip uses a decryption procedure to judge whether the induction key is authentic. If the induction key is authentic, the motor will retract the latch bolt into the lock casing. When there is a power failure, the induction key will be inserted into the lock casing and function as the power source of the induction antenna, the circuit board and the control chip. As the keyholeless lock device of the present invention abolishes the traditional keyhole and lock cylinder, thieves are unlikely to burglar with their lock-picking skill. Therefore, the keyholeless lock device of the present invention is a high-reliability security device. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196459 | Dual-locking device - A dual-locking device includes a housing, a shackle and a combination locking mechanism and a key-operated locking mechanism. The shackle is movably mounted on the housing. The shackle comprises a controlling portion, a hook portion, and a root portion. The controlling portion is located inside the housing. The hook portion extends outside the housing from one end of the controlling portion. The root portion extends inside the housing from the other end of the controlling portion. The combination locking mechanism is disposed in the housing and capable of controlling movement of the controlling portion by entering a code. The key-operated locking mechanism is disposed in the housing and capable of controlling movement of the root portion by a key. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196460 | INSERTABLE LOCK PLUG - A dial assembly for a master key controlled combination lock is disclosed herein, the dial assembly having: a dial having a front side, a back side and a gripping surface disposed therebetween, the front side having an opening therein; a key plug having a lock cylinder rotatably disposed therein, the lock cylinder having a key hole end and a lever end, the lock cylinder being configured to receive a master key having a particular key code sequence in the key hole end, the key plug being configured to be installed within the dial through the opening of the dial and the lever end is configured to actuate a combination lock; and a cover plate for securing the key plug in the dial, the cover plate having a face portion and an engagement portion, the face portion having an aperture extending therethrough, the aperture being configured to rotatably receive the keyhole end of the lock cylinder therein and the engagement portion is configured to secure the face portion in the opening of the dial when the cover plate is secured to the dial by inserting the engagement portion of the cover plate in the opening until the engagement portion engages the dial. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196461 | HIGH SECURITY KEY BLADE AND KEY - A high security key blade and key for use with a lock having a cylindrical shell, a key plug which is rotatably mounted in the shell, a longitudinal key slop in the key plug, and at least one locking tumbler assembly cooperating with the key being inserted into the lock. The locking tumbler assembly includes a pair of independently movable tumbler segments which are positionable in different elevational positions in a common cavity. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196462 | Key case with key select mechanism - A key case includes a housing within which there is a plurality of rotationally mounted key holders. Each key holder is connected to an individual key. A plurality of buttons is mounted on the housing. Pressing on a selected button enables a desired key to swing out of the housing and move into an outwardly projecting position wherein it can be used to unlock a lock. In an alternative embodiment of the invention a selector assembly which is slideably mounted on the housing supports an operating button which facilitates pressing the desired button to select a key. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196463 | Precursor coatings for sulfur coated controlled release fertilizers - A controlled release sulfur coated fertilizer with improved abrasion resistance is produced by applying a precursor coating that forms a cohesive film which adheres to the fertilizer substrate particles and to the sulfur that is subsequently applied in molten form. The improved fertilizer also optionally comprises a sealant coating applied after the molten sulfur. This invention is to the composition of the fertilizer and the method of production. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196464 | Enhanced abscisic acid and fertilizer performance - This invention relates to the use of nitrogen- or calcium-containing fertilizers to improve the performance of S-(+)-abscisic acid (S-ABA, ABA) or ABA salts on plants. This invention also relates to the use of ABA to reduce the phytotoxicity of foliar applied fertilizers. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196465 | Procedure for Deep Rolling Crankshafts - The invention relates to a method for deep rolling the passes or radii on the transitions between journal and cheeks or flanges of crankshafts by means of a deep rolling device ( | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196466 | System for leveling metal strip - An apparatus for leveling thin metal strip moving longitudinally generally in a plane in a travel direction has at least one upstream roll rotatable about an axis and engaging the strip, at least one downstream roll rotatable about an axis and engaging the strip downstream of the upstream roll, and a drive connected to at least one of the rolls for exerting tension on the strip between the rolls. In accordance with the invention pivoting one of the rolls is pivoted about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane or parallel to the direction so as to vary the tension in the strip across a width of the strip and thereby locally plastically deform the strip to level it. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196467 | Stretch-leveling metal strip - A metal strip is stretched as it is moved longitudinally generally continuously between an upstream traction-roll set and a downstream traction-roll set. The roll sets are differentially driven—with the downstream set moving at a slightly higher peripheral speed than the upstream set—so as to apply to the strip in a region between the sets a tension generally equal to a stretch limit of the strip. The strip is locally heated or cooled at an upstream location in the region between the roll sets so as to set in the strip in the region a temperature distribution that is nonhomogeneous transversely across the strip at least immediately downstream of the upstream location. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196468 | I/O endforming tool for forming tubes and method of manufacture thereof - An I/O endforming tool for forming an end of a tube, the tool having a cone ring expandable and contractable conical I/O jaw assembly, a barrel assembly, a plurality of I/O fingers and mandrel assembly, wherein the I/O jaw assembly has a plurality of conical jaw segments, one segment adjacent two neighbouring segments, each segment having a recess within each of its sides adjacent each neighbouring segment and biasing member retained within each recess to effect a biasing effect between adjacent jaw segments the improvement wherein each recess formed at a portion of the outer circumference of each segment as to define a radial trough when the jaw assembly is in its expanded position; and the biasing member is a solid, non-metallic deformable member retained within a circumferential recess defined by a pair of adjacent the troughs when the jaw assembly is in its contracted position. The process of manufacture provides improved saving in time, handling, efficiency, consistency and quality. The deformable member is preferably formed of and provides for greater force, higher grease and fluid resistance and tolerance and rust resistance over metal coil springs presently in commercial use. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196469 | MODULAR ROLLING MILL - A modular rolling mill comprises a plurality of rolling units having work rolls configured and arranged to progressively reduce the cross sectional area of a product received along a mill pass line. Gear units are mechanically coupled to each rolling unit, with each gear unit in turn being mechanically coupled to a driven line shaft by first bevel gear sets. The ratios of the first bevel gear sets progressively increase from the first to the last of the gear units to thereby accommodate a progressively increasing speed of the product being rolled. A second bevel gear set is associated with the last gear unit. The ratio of the second bevel gear set is the same as the ratio of the first level gear set of the penultimate gear unit. The line shaft is selectively coupled to the last gear unit via one or the other of its first and second bevel gear sets. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196470 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FORMED BODY USING A FORMING JIG - A method for producing a formed body including the steps of introducing a fluid material supplied from two or more material supply holes of a rectification plate into a drawing die, homogenizing the flow rate distribution of the fluid material in the drawing die using one or more wires stretched from the material supply holes to near the exit section of the drawing die, and extruding the fluid material from the exit section of the drawing die in which a prescribed forming pattern is formed by two or more wires. The wires form hollow holes through the formed body. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196471 | Method and Device for Cutting High-Tensile Sheet Metal, and Press - In a method of cutting high-tensile workpieces, in particular sheet metals of martensite steel, the workpiece is subjected to a bending stress prior and during a shearing process. The bending stress causes a substantial component of a tensile force transverse to a desired cutting contour. Tensile stresses are superimposed to the shearing stresses, which favor the beginning of the workpiece separation. The bending stress is preferably selected so that the resulting tensile stress exists at a side facing the cutting tool. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196472 | Apparatus and method for forming inside surface of tube stock - A method for forming a smooth cylindrical inside wall of a tube is described. The tube is heated and a shaped arbor is inserted into the tube. The tube is forced against the arbor to shape the interior of the tube in general conformity to the arbor and the arbor is removed. The tube may be cut into several sections shaped to be useful as tapered roller bearing cups. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196473 | Spanner Plate - Disclosed herein is an electrical connector tool spanner plate. The electrical connector tool spanner plate includes a first section and a second section. The first section includes an aperture and a first opening. The aperture extends along a majority of a length of the first section. The spanner plate is configured to surround an electrical connector tool cam mechanism at the aperture. The second section includes a second opening. The second section extends from the first section in a general cantilevered fashion. The second opening is proximate a free end of the second section. The aperture is between the first opening and the second opening. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196474 | Method and apparatus for aligning and/or leveling a test head - One embodiment of the present invention is an alignment apparatus useful to align a test head that includes: (a) two or more fluid chambers disposed in fixed relation to each other, the chambers having a movable wall and one or more apertures for admitting or releasing fluid; (b) fluid channels coupled to the one or more apertures that enable fluid to flow between at least two of the fluid chambers; and (c) one or more valves disposed to enable or to stop the flow of fluid through one or more of the one or more fluid channels. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196475 | POROSITY REFERENCE STANDARD UTILIZING ONE OR MORE HOLLOW, NON-CYLINDRICAL SHAFTS - The invention relates to pseudo porosity standards, and methods for their manufacture and use, which may substantially mimic the effect porosity has on ultrasonic sound as it passes through a composite laminate. An ultrasonic inspection reference standard for composite materials having porosity may include a member having at least one thickness. The member may be defined by at least one hollow, non-spherical shaft. The member may be manufactured from a fiber-free polymer resin using a stereo lithography process. The non-spherical shaft may scatter and attenuate ultrasonic energy. The reference standard may replace more costly, porous, fiber-reinforced, composite reference standards in the aircraft industry and in other non-aircraft applications. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196476 | Device for Measuring the Gas Content in a Molten Metal - A device is provided for measuring the gas content in a molten metal, the device including an immersion end having a gas-collecting body, a gas supply line opening on the immersion end, and a gas discharge line for the gases passing through the gas-collecting body. The gas-collecting body contains materials, which in contact with the molten metal do not form liquid reaction products. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196477 | Photo-Acoustic Spectrometer Apparatus - A photo acoustic detection cell ( | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196478 | Transition metals doped zeolites for saw based CO2 gas sensor applications - A surface acoustic wave based CO | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196479 | Fluid Detector - A device is disclosed for sensing a fluid, such as in a ventilation duct. In at least one embodiment, the device includes a sensing element, a housing accomodating the sensing element, and a supply duct and a discharge duct, which ducts at one end commucicate with the housing and which ducts at the other end communicate with an object that is to be sensed. In at least one embodiment, the housing is formed with a first passage portion for the fluid that is to be sensed; that the sensing element is positioned in the first passage portion; and that the supply duct opens into said first passage portion and that the discharge duct is connected to a discharge opening formed in the first passage portion and positioned at a considerable peripheral distance from the mouth of said supply duct in the first passage portion, so that the fluid that is to be sensed is actively made to pass the sensing element. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196480 | SENSOR CONTROL APPARATUS - A sensor control apparatus includes an applied voltage control circuit connected to the positive terminal of a sensor element. The applied voltage control circuit includes a reference power supply and a noninverting amplifier circuit connected to the reference power supply. An AC power supply circuit, a buffer and a current measurement resistance are connected in series to the negative terminal of the sensor element with the current measurement resistance disposed between the AC power supply circuit and the sensor element. One terminal of the current measurement resistance, which is on the side opposite to the sensor element, is held at a reference voltage (center voltage of an AC voltage generated from the AC power supply circuit). Voltage at an intermediate point between the current measurement resistance and the sensor element is inputted via a low-pass filter to the noninverting amplifier circuit of the applied voltage control circuit. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196481 | Deriving Information About Leaks in Pipes - A method and system for deriving fluid leak information are described. A plurality of sealing elements are introduced into the pipeline at a location upstream of the leak, and at least some of the sealing elements are drawn towards the leak to cause a sealing event which reduces fluid seepage. A pressure change caused by the sealing event is detected, and associated time data is used to derive information about the leak. In one embodiment, leak location information is derived. In an alternative embodiment, pressure transient information is used to derive leak size information. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196482 | Method and Apparatus For Detecting Tank Leaks - Method and apparatus for detecting tank leaks, in which a gas pressure acts on a fluid which is situated in a tank, and in which the gas pressure in the tank or tank system is changed, wherein a tank leak is detected by evaluation of a temporal profile of a sum pressure of the fluid which is situated in the tank. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196483 | Substrate Material For Analyzing Fluids - The invention relates to a substrate material for analyzing fluids which is elastic and allows radial lateral movement of sample within the substrate material upon application of pressure. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196484 | Portable Nanoparticle Size Classifier - A nanoparticle size classifier comprising a variable flow rate system with a single diffusion element | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196485 | Engine Misfire Detection Apparatus For Internal Combustion Engine and Engine Misfire Detection Method - In the case of non-execution of catalyst warm-up acceleration control, the engine misfire detection procedure compares a 30-degree rotation time computed as a time required for a 30-degree rotation of an engine crankshaft with preset reference values Tref | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196486 | SENSOR ADJUSTING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VARIABLE VALVE MECHANISM - The present application provides a sensor adjusting method and a sensor adjusting system for a variable valve mechanism. An actuator is controlled based on an adjustment request signal from an external device in such a manner that a mechanical load of a variable valve mechanism moves to a position where the movement is limited by a stopper. When it is judged that the mechanical load has moved to the position where the movement is limited by the stopper, the mounting position and the electrical characteristics of the sensor for detecting the mechanical load are adjusted so that the output of the sensor assumes a reference value. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196487 | Intake Air Amount Calculating System and Method of Internal Combustion Engine - When it is predicted that an engine is going to be started in the near future, a heater portion of an air flow meter is energized so as to be heated in advance. Prior to the pre-heating, an intake air temperature is sensed by a temperature sensing portion of the air flow meter. After completion of start-up of an intake air temperature sensor, a difference between the intake air temperature sensed by the intake air temperature sensor and the previously sensed intake air temperature is obtained. When the difference is above a predetermined value, it is judged that the intake air temperature sensor or the air flow meter is in an abnormal condition. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196488 | Method and Device for Determining the Ratio Between the Fuel Mass Burned in a Cylinder of an Internal Combustion Engine and the Fuel Mass Supplied to the Cylinder - The isentropic exponent (χ) and the constant (k) in the equation p·V | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196489 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND CONTROL APPARATUS FOR GAS SENSOR - A gas sensor diagnostic method (or apparatus) is arranged to periodically obtain sensor output values of a gas sensor such as an oxygen sensor for an internal combustion engine, and to determine local extreme values from the sensor output values obtained during a period of interruption of fuel supply to the engine. Moreover, the local extreme values are compared with a first predetermined threshold level. When the number of the local extreme values reaches a predetermined first number, a diagnosis is performed to determine whether the gas sensor is in an improper condition or not, in accordance with results of the comparison of the local extreme values with the first threshold level. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196490 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GAS SENSOR - A gas sensor diagnostic method includes the steps of counting the reversal number of times that a target air-fuel ratio for an air-fuel mixture to be supplied to an internal combustion engine reverses from a rich side to a lean side or from the lean side to the rich side through a specific air-fuel ratio defined as a boundary of the rich and lean sides; obtaining a detection signal of a gas sensor at constant time intervals during a diagnosis period between a timing when the count for the reversal number is started and a timing when the reversal number reaches a predetermined number; calculating a moderated signal by applying a moderation calculation using a predetermined moderation coefficient to the obtained detection signal; calculating a deviation between the obtained detection signal and the calculated moderated signal; and determining whether the gas sensor is in an abnormal state or not on the basis of the deviation. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196491 | INTEGRATED PRESSURE SENSOR WITH A HIGH FULL-SCALE VALUE - In an integrated pressure sensor with a high full-scale value, a monolithic body of semiconductor material has a first and a second main surface, opposite and separated by a substantially uniform distance. The monolithic body has a bulk region, having a sensitive portion next to the first main surface, upon which pressure acts. A first piezoresistive detection element is integrated in the sensitive portion and has a variable resistance as a function of the pressure. The bulk region is a solid and compact region and has a thickness substantially equal to the distance. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196492 | Method And System For Determination Of A Wheel Position Of Wheels On a Vehicle - Method and system for determination of wheel position of wheels on vehicles with which Coriolis forces (Chl, Chr, Cvl, Cvr) active for the wheels (Rhl, Rhr, Rvl, Rvr) of a vehicle are determined, the Coriolis forces (Chl, Chr, Cvl, Cvr) determined for the wheels (Rhl, Rhr, Rvl, Rvr) are compared with each other and the wheel positions of the wheels (Rhl, Rhr, Rvl, Rvr) of the vehicle are determined by means of the comparison. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196493 | Flowmeter and flow control device - A simply structured flowmeter in which an influence of a dilatational wave on a thermal flow rate sensor is suppressed, and measurement accuracy is enhanced. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196494 | Flow sensor - A flow sensor that is designed to overcome problems of conventional flow sensors and can readily obtain high sensitivity without errors due to tilting. A flow sensor includes: a flow channel having a pair of parallel portions; and temperature sensing resistors for heating a fluid to a preset temperature, the temperature sensing resistors being disposed on parts of the parallel portions of the flow channel, to detect a fluid flow rate based on a change in temperature distribution of a flow channel due to a change in flow rate of the fluid flowing through the flow channel, the flow sensor comprising: a first upstream temperature sensing resistor and a first downstream temperature sensing resistor that are disposed in a line on upstream and downstream sides of one of the parallel portions, respectively; and a second upstream temperature sensing resistor and a second downstream temperature sensing resistor that are disposed in a line on upstream and downstream sides of the other parallel portion, respectively. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196495 | DETECTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - An antifraud device for a vehicle has a tank with a filler provided with a removable cap. The device comprises a first sensor, for detecting a movement of the cap with respect to the filler, and second sensor, configured for detecting at least one of the level and a qualitative characteristic of the contents of the tank. A control unit generates first information being indicative of detections made by the first sensor, and second information being indicative of detections made by the second sensor, and stores said information in a correlated form. The device is further arranged for making explicit the first information and the second information in a correlated form, in order to identify one or more of the following conditions: removal of at least part of the contents of the tank; dilution or alteration of the contents of the tank; replacement of at least part of the contents of the tank; effective removal of the cap following upon a movement thereof in the filler. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196496 | Wheel Balancing Method and Apparatus - A method for balancing a wheel and tire assembly includes providing a wheel and tire assembly characterized by a rotational imbalance, and applying a fluid to the wheel and tire assembly thereby to correct the rotational imbalance. The use of a liquid to correct a rotational imbalance facilitates the automation of a balancing operation. Accordingly, another method is provided that includes determining a quantity of mass to be applied to a wheel and tire assembly to correct a rotational imbalance, and commanding an apparatus to dispense an amount of a fluid having the quantity of mass to be dispensed from a nozzle. A corresponding apparatus is also provided. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196497 | Inertial sensor - An inertial sensor includes a stopper having a first locking member extending from a flame onto a proof-mass, a first recess formed at the proof-mass, including a bottom surface, a second locking member extending from the proof-mass onto the edge of the flame, a second recess formed at the edge of the side member of the flame and a projection member projecting from the flame toward the proof-mass, wherein each of the first locking member and the projection member is disposed on the both sides of the second recess. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196498 | PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE, OSCILLATION TYPE GYRO SENSOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE - A piezoelectric device is disclosed. A substrate has an arm portion. A piezoelectric member is disposed on the substrate. A drive electrode oscillates the arm portion by a piezoelectric operation of the piezoelectric member. First and second detection electrodes detect a Coriolis force from the oscillating arm portion. A first lead electrode having a first area is disposed on the substrate and connected to the first detection electrode and connects the first detection electrode to the outside. A second lead electrode has a second area substantially the same as the first area. The second lead electrode is disposed on the substrate asymmetrical to the first lead electrode with respect to an axis in a longitudinal direction of the arm portion and connected to the second detection electrode. The second lead electrode connects the second detection electrode to the outside. A third lead electrode connects the drive electrode to the outside. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196499 | MULTIPLE AXIS TRANSDUCER WITH MULTIPLE SENSING RANGE CAPABILITY - A transducer package | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196500 | Accelerometer With Reducted Extraneous Vibrations Owing To Improved Electrode Shape - The invention relates to an accelerometer comprising a moving mass ( | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196501 | Semiconductor sensor and manufacturing method therefor - A semiconductor sensor is disclosed that includes a semiconductor substrate, a sensing portion provided on the semiconductor substrate, and a pad in electrical communication with the sensing portion and provided on the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor sensor also includes a bonding wire in electrical communication with the pad. Furthermore, the semiconductor sensor includes a cover member with a covering portion disposed over the semiconductor substrate for covering the sensing portion such that the covering portion is separated at a distance from the sensing portion. The cover member further includes a coupling portion provided on the semiconductor substrate at an area including the pad and for enabling electrical connection of the pad with the bonding wire therethrough. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196502 | INERTIAL SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A weight of an inertial sensor if formed from a plurality of divided weights, and the divided weights are connected to each other by elastically deformable beams. A movable range and a mass of each of the divided weights and a rigidity of each of the beams are adjusted and a plurality of deformation modes having different sensitivity ranges with respect to the acceleration are used in combination. By this means, it is possible to improve a detecting sensitivity of an acceleration and widen an acceleration response range. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196503 | Vibration Measuring System - The invention relates to a vibration measuring system for the frequency-selective measuring of especially low-frequency vibrations such as they are relevant in the area of automation and motive power engineering. The aim of the invention is to provide a system which allows an economical vibration analysis of frequencies in the range of from 0 to 1 kHz. For this purpose, a broad-band transmitting structure which is directly induced by the excitation signal to be determined is coupled to a receiving structure by means of an electrostatic or inductive force. This force coupling brings about an amplitude modulation of a carrier signal inducing the receiving structure. The spectrum of the amplitude-modulated carrier signal can then be used to extract the actual excitation signal, e.g. by suitably choosing the frequency of the carrier signal. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196504 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING CRACKS IN WELDS - A method of inspecting a portion of a weld between at least two materials includes mounting at least one ultrasonic phased array probe including at least one transducer having a plurality of elements within a housing containing a liquid therein, attaching the housing adjacent to an outer surface of the portion of the weld such that the liquid is adjacent to the outer surface of the portion of the weld, and scanning the weld with the at least one ultrasonic phased array probe. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196505 | BODY HEIGHT MEASURING APPARATUS - A body height measuring apparatus including a measuring bar and ground mainframe. An operational control module and ultrasonic body height measuring module are provided in the measuring bar and the ground mainframe. The operational control module, the synchronous signal transmitting unit and the ultrasonic signal transmitting unit are provided in the measuring bar, wherein the synchronous signal transmitting unit and the ultrasonic signal transmitting unit are connected to the operational control module. The synchronous signal receiving unit, the ultrasonic signal receiving unit and the operation processing unit are installed in the ground mainframe. Since the apparatus comprises a measuring bar together with a ground mainframe, and the measured value of the body height is obtained by computing the difference in time when the two signals are transmitted from one side to another, the measuring error is reduced and the measuring accuracy is improved with good effects. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196506 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, DATA MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND DATA MEASUREMENT PROGRAM - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus by which IMT examination can be efficiently performed by simple processing in a health check. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: a signal processing unit for performing at least envelope detection processing on reception signals outputted from an ultrasonic probe to generate envelope data; an image data generating unit for generating image data representing an ultrasonic image on an object to be inspected based on the envelope data; a pre-measurement processing part for performing structural image generating processing on the envelope data; and a measurement part for performing measurement based on the envelope data processed by the pre-measurement processing part. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196507 | Pressure sensor incorporating a compliant pin - A method of incorporating compliant pins in a pressure sensor that uses PCB (printed circuit board) and is press fitted into the compliant pins. The compliant pins are made in the leadframe and the leadframes are molded into the plastic housing. The PCB is press fitted to the leadframe/housing assembly. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196508 | Lift measurement - A method of determining the lift generated by a lift-generating member, the lift-generating member being coupled to a component within the lift load path with the lift load path component experiencing strain as a result of the lift generated by the lift-generating member; characterised in that the method comprises the steps of:
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| 20080196509 | Seepage meter for measuring submarine groundwater discharge - Automated seepage meters that can detect and quantify groundwater outflow and seawater infiltration. In addition to its capabilities in saltwater-influenced systems, the automated seepage meter can detect and quantify groundwater outflow and surface water infiltration in freshwater systems (e.g., aquatic, riverine, lacustrine environments). Based on a dye-dilution technique, this instrument provides high resolution time series data for submarine groundwater discharge to the coastal zone. The dye dilution method may employ two repeatable steps: the timed injection of a water-soluble dye into a dye mixing chamber mounted in series with a seepage or collection chamber and the subsequent timed measurements of the absorbance of the dyed solution. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196510 | Tubular Insert for a Magnetic Inductive Flow Meter - There is described a tubular insert for a magnetic inductive flowmeter, a production method for such a tubular insert and a flowmeter. The tubular insert essentially comprises an electrically-insulating material, in particular, rubber, reinforced with a metal mesh, at least in a measuring section. The tubular metal mesh comprises one or more mesh sections, pre-prepared from sheet mesh by stamping, bending and welding butt edges running essentially parallel to the tube axis such as to form an essentially tubular metal mesh. The tubular metal grid is embedded in the electrically-insulating material passing therethrough and the electrically-insulating material essentially covers the inner and out surfaces of the tubular material. A robust, tubular insert is thus achieved, with a corresponding cheap production cost. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196511 | ULTRASONIC FLOW METER - The invention relates to a flow cell for an ultrasonic flow meter comprising two transducers of ultrasonic waves wherein the two transducers are reversibly detachable from the flow cell. The flow cell with the transducers detached is sterilisable and is particularly suitable for use in disposable or single-use systems. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196512 | System And Method For Power Pump Performance Monitoring And Analysis - A power pump performance analysis system and methods includes a signal processor connected to certain sensors for sensing pressures and stresses in the cylinder chambers and the inlet and discharge piping of a single or multicylinder pump. Pump speed and pump piston position may be determined by a crankshaft position sensor. Performance analyses for pump work performed, pump cylinder chamber stress, pump fluid end useful cycles to failure, and crosshead loading and shock analysis are provided for estimating pump component life and determining times for component replacement before failure. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196513 | Device For Pressure Measurement - A device for measuring the pressure in a gas, wherein the device comprises: a framework, a channel extending through the framework, the channel comprising in the axial direction a introductory section including an opening for receiving the gas, a measuring section having a wall, and a final section, the end of which is closed during measuring, measuring units for measuring radial forces acting on the wall of the measuring section, the measuring unit comprising a measuring body standing in mechanical contact with a first portion of the wall of the measuring section, a cooling body for transporting heat from the walls of the measuring section to the framework, wherein the cooling body is standing in thermal contact with a second portion of the wall of the measuring section and with the framework. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196514 | Inhalable Sampler - A personal dust sampler for collecting airborne inhalable dust. A sampler body provides vertical elutriation by comprising an entry aperture at a distal end exposed to ambient air and having an inner diameter for air intake, and an air exit at a proximal end connected to a pump for drawing air through and along a longitudinal axis of the sampler body to filter media disposed therein for dust capture. A distance along the longitudinal axis between the filter media and the entry aperture defines an air intake length, where the length is greater than the inner diameter of the entry aperture. The air intake length could also be two, three or four or more times greater than the entry aperture inner diameter. The longitudinal axis could be arranged substantially vertically during use, so the entry aperture lies in a horizontal plane, simulating nose orientation and breathing through the nose. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196515 | CONTAMINATION ANALYSIS UNIT AND METHOD THEREOF, AND RETICLE CLEANING SYSTEM - A contamination analysis unit and method for inspecting pollutants remaining on a target side of an inspection object such as a reticle after cleaning the object is provided. After steeping the target side in a solution, a sampling liquid may be abstracted therefrom after a predetermined time and may be analyzed. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196516 | Liquid Sampling Apparatus - A sampling apparatus for taking a liquid sample includes an inlet, a sample housing defining a sampling chamber for the liquid sample, and a sampling tube through which, in use, a flow of liquid to be sampled flows from the inlet into the sampling chamber. The sampling tube extends a predetermined distance within the sampling chamber, and defines a fluid pathway between the inlet and the sampling chamber. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196517 | Controlled transfer biological sample collection devices and methods of using such devices - The field of the present invention pertains to a controlled transfer biological collection device using a dry solid storage and transfer medium and a method for the collection of biological material of interest (genetic or proteinaceous material) in a form suitable for storage and/or subsequent analysis. Specifically, the present invention provides for a sampling device that controls the transfer of the biological sample to the storage medium by holding the storage medium and a moveable sample collection member having an analyte collection surface. The invention further provides for a method not only for storing a biological analyte on this collection device but also for analyzing the stored biological analyte using methods that are suited for automated analyzing systems. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196518 | APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT RESOURCE SHARING - A method and an apparatus for efficient resource sharing are presented. The apparatus includes a central unit having a plurality of surfaces on the outside, the central unit holding a resource. Compartments are coupled to the central unit, each of the compartments being placed adjacent to one of the surfaces of the central unit. Each compartment has a platform to support an object, and has a sensor that reads an output signal indicating that the object in the compartment has finished accessing the resource from the central unit. A computation unit receives and processes the output signal from each of the compartments. The sensor in the apparatus may be located in the central unit instead of in the compartments. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196519 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A CONNECTION SENSING APPARATUS - An apparatus and method are provided for a plug connector sensing apparatus for determining whether a transmission line is present within a receptacle. A reprographic printing system including this apparatus is disclosed. The method of using this plug sensing apparatus comprises determining, with the plug connector sensor, whether the plug connector is present within the receptacle and determining, with a separate signal detector, whether a signal is being communicated through the transmission line. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196520 | Methods of Determining Dispersant-Containing Contamination of Pigment and Mineral Products - Disclosed herein are methods of determining the presence of contaminating dispersants, such as polymeric dispersants and inorganic dispersants, in a processed mineral, including mineral products such as pigments, by measuring the particle charge of the processed mineral using a particle charge detector. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196521 | Linear Feedback Device for an Actuator - A linear feedback device for an actuator comprises: a coiling belt, a return gear wheel, a driven member, and a sensing feedback device. The sensing linear feedback device serves to feedback the displacement data of the driven member that is moveable along a predetermined rail after engaging with the return gear wheel. The return gear wheel is coaxial with the coiling belt, and the coiling belt unwinds or retracts along with the actuator and drives the return gear wheel to rotate. The gear ratio between the return gear wheel and the driven teeth is used to adjust the back and forth moving distance of the probe. The linear feedback device can be installed in a small external hanging type body and offer an absolute position sensing function while preventing the error accumulation. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196522 | Device for Coupling a Vacuum Pump with a Camshaft Comprising Means Supplying Lubricating Fluid - The invention concerns a device for coupling a vacuum pump ( | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196523 | Dustproof Device for a Ball Screw - A dustproof device for a ball screw disposed on an end surface of a nut comprises: an absorber, an oil scraping piece and a wiping member. The absorber is made of liquid-absorbing material. The oil scraping piece has an oil scraping portion contacting the surface of the screw. The wiping member is formed with a threaded portion for meshing with the surface of the screw. And a plurality of protrusions is formed between the wiping member and the oil scraping piece for defining at least one radial through hole between the wiping member and the oil scraping piece. Therefore, the dustproof device can block and remove powder and liquid, and prevent lubricant leakage out of the nut and can absorb a tiny amount of cutting fluid passing through the oil scraping piece. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196524 | Transmission Drive Unit With A Receiving Module, In Particular For Adjusting A Movable Part In A Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to a transmission drive unit ( | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196525 | Stop Device For a Spindle Drive - A stop device is provided for a spindle drive which consists of a threaded spindle and a spindle nut with a stop. The stop device includes a limit stop and also a faceplate arranged between the stop of the spindle nut and the limit stop. The limit stop and the stop of the spindle nut are offset in relation to one another and are able to act upon the faceplate such that a bending moment can be applied to the faceplate when the threaded spindle and spindle nut of the spindle drive are in a limit stop position relative to one another. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196526 | Multi Speed Transmission Having A Countershaft Gearing Arrangement - A transmission is provided having a dual clutch, to achieve torque flow through a countershaft gearing arrangement. The countershaft gearing arrangement includes a plurality of co-planar gear sets having gears that are selectively connectable to a first and second countershaft. A transfer gear set transfers torque from the countershaft to an output shaft. The output shaft is connected to a final drive unit that has a final drive unit output shaft that is transverse to an input member connected at one end to a torque converter and at the other end to the dual clutch. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196527 | BEVEL GEAR MECHANISM, ESPECIALLY BEVEL SPUR-GEAR MECHANISM - A bevel gear mechanism, especially a bevel spur-gear mechanism having one or more gear mechanism stages, including a gear mechanism housing that surrounds the gear mechanism stages, and a motor cage, which is connected via a spacer flange to the gear mechanism housing, and is connected to an electric motor. The drive side shaft of the bevel gear mechanism stage is supported in a flanged bushing. Spacer flange and drive side end wall of the gear mechanism housing have a common bore. The common bore extends around the flanged bushing of the drive side shaft. The flanged bushing has a cylindrical outer surface that centers the gear mechanism housing, the spacer flange and the flanged bushing. Furthermore, the flanged bushing, the spacer flange and the drive side end wall are interconnected by screws. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196528 | Internal Circulation Ball Screw - An internal circulation ball screw comprises a nut, a screw, a plurality of return assemblies, and a plurality of balls. The nut is threaded on the screw through the balls. An arc-shaped curving surface is formed on the edge of a tip of an outer thread of the screw and is to be connected to a return path of the return assemblies. The radius of the arc-shaped curving surface of the screw is between 9%-17% of the diameter of a ball, and each of the outer threads of the screw has three different curvature sections formed at the positions where the balls climb over, which are climbing curvature section, fillet curvature section and tip curvature section. By such arrangements, the internal circulation ball screw can allow the balls to move more smoothly and stably, and keep the balls from falling off or deflecting. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196529 | Planetary Device for Conversion Between Rotary Motion and Linear Motion - An object of the present invention is to perform motion conversion between a rotary motion and a linear motion accurately, stably, and efficiently with a relatively simple structure through combination of aplanetary gear mechanism of helical gears and a planetary gear mechanism of screw gears. A sun shaft | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196530 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A power transmission device is provided with: a first gear having a plurality of teeth that share an identical tooth profile; an intermediate gear that is engaged with the first gear; and a second gear that is engaged with the intermediate gear, and has a plurality of teeth that share an identical tooth profile, wherein the first gear and the second gear have an identical number of teeth, an identical reference diameter, and an identical reference pitch; and the tooth profile of the first gear is different from that of the second gear | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196531 | TERMINAL CONNECTORS AND TERMINAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES - Novel terminal connectors or fittings and terminal connector assemblies using such novel terminal connectors are disclosed. The terminal connector assemblies have uses which include, for example, on load- or motion-transmitting cable assemblies, e.g., for aircraft, automotive, and marine vehicle applications. Certain exemplary embodiments of the terminal connectors and terminal connector assemblies have features that, either alone or in combination, provide desirable characteristics such as, e.g., reduced lash or vibration in such cable assemblies. Such features include, but are not limited to groove(s) disposed in an arm of the fitting, tab member(s) extending from an arm of the terminal connector, projection(s) positioned on an arm of the fitting, etc. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196532 | THUMB GRIP EXTENSION DEVICE FOR MOTORCYCLE THROTTLE SCREW - A throttle control assembly includes a throttle screw for retaining a hand grip throttle control in a desired position, and a thumb grip extension device removably attached to the head of the throttle screw to facilitate turning the screw. The thumb grip extension device includes a disc-shaped base, a plurality of detent structures extending above an upper surface of the base, and a handle protruding radially outwardly from one of the detent structures. The detent structures each have a convex outer surface with a curvature that generally corresponds to the outer periphery of the base, a convex inner surface, and a detention ridge protruding from and extending across the convex inner surface at a location spaced from the upper surface of the base. The detent structures are resiliently movable outwardly relative to each other to allow the device to be installed and retained on the head of the throttle screw. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196533 | Remotely Actuated Robotic Wrist - Remotely actuated robotic wrist for applications in the field of teleoperation, for example for mininvasive surgical operations, comprising a distal element ( | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196534 | Steering column assembly comprising a bushing assembly of elongated pins - A bushing assembly for a steering column assembly is provided. The steering column assembly includes an outer jacket defining a bore extending along a longitudinal axis. An inner jacket is disposed within the bore of the outer jacket. The bushing assembly is disposed between the outer jacket and the inner jacket to remove the lash between the outer jacket and the inner jacket. The bushing assembly includes a plurality of elongated split-pins partially disposed in a plurality of channels defined by the outer jacket. The elongated split-pins are transversely compressible relative to the longitudinal axis to bias against the inner jacket, thereby removing the lash. | 2008-08-21 |
| 20080196535 | Hollow Plastic Body Which is Used, In Particular, to Line Steering Wheel Columns in Motor Vehicles - A hollow body of plastics material for placing around a motor vehicle steering column, the body including two half-bodies ( | 2008-08-21 |
