35th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130219980 | EXPLOSION FORMING SYSTEM - An explosion forming apparatus ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130219981 | METHOD FOR SHAPING AN ESSENTIALLY FLAT-SURFACED BLANK TO FORM A SHELL BODY AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a method for shaping an essentially flat-surfaced blank ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130219982 | ROLLING TOOL DEVICE - The present invention describes a rolling tool device for compression rolling of, in particular, blade elements of a rotor area of a jet engine provided with a tool carrier. The tool carrier is connectable to a carrier spindle. Furthermore, two pliers-type bodies are rotatably connected to the tool carrier. The pliers-type bodies are each provided with a rolling area, with a distance between the rolling areas being variable in dependence of the rotary movement of the pliers-type bodies. In accordance with the present invention, an axis of the carrier spindle in the state connected to the tool carrier passes between the rolling areas through a contact point present at a distance between the rolling areas equal to zero. | 2013-08-29 |
20130219983 | RHEOMETER STANDARDISATION - A rheometer is standardized to a prescribed rheological measurement reference standard by: a so-called ‘Cluster Die’, with one or more die orifices matched to a standard Melt Flow Index Die; an orifice matched to a standard Melt Flow Index Die to produce both a ‘multiplier’ pressure drop and equivalent overall rheological effect; individual or combined regional adjustments; a slow matching taper to conjoin two flow regions with minimal interference of flow pattern or pressure drop; thermometer placement in the body surrounds of a heated die; calibration of a thermometer for die melt temperature by a combination of temporary and permanent placements of other thermometers; a temperature stabilization device for melt pressure transducers of rigid or flexible stem construction; a polymer plant gear pump polymer melt drive adapted for rheometry using internal flow restriction as a rheometer die. | 2013-08-29 |
20130219984 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT CONNECTION OF AN EXHAUST GAS SENSOR - A method diagnoses an electrical contact connection of an exhaust gas sensor, in which two current sources are used to impress currents into a pump cell and a reference cell of the exhaust gas sensor. If a line is faulty, the relevant current cannot flow and a voltage on the relevant current source assumes a high value. If a second line is faulty, measurement of the voltage on the second connection, which is connected to the connecting point between the two cells, provides a low value when the relevant second connection is isolated from the reference-ground potential by a second switch, since the cell capacitances have not been able to charge to the reference-ground potential. | 2013-08-29 |
20130219985 | HIGH PRECISION BELT WEIGHING DEVICE AND METHOD - Various embodiments provide a high precision belt weighing device and a high precision belt weighing method. An exemplary high precision belt weighing device includes a set of buffer carrier rollers provided between a first and second belt weighing scale frames. A volume scale hopper is provided above the set of buffer carrier rollers. A transfer conveyor is provided above the volume scale hopper. The first and second belt weighing scale frames, the volume scale hopper, an initial point detector, and a speedometer are connected with a weighing control instrument by cables. Cumulative weights of bulk materials handled by each of the first and second belt weighing scale frames, the corrected weight of bulk materials in the volume scale hopper, and a zero point in the length of a conveying belt detected by the initial point detector are displayed on the weighing control instrument. | 2013-08-29 |
20130219986 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING A FLOW METER - In the method for calibrating a flow meter, at least two acoustic sensors are arranged at a distance to each other on a straight measuring portion, and a tracer is fed into the fluid flowing in the process pipe at a set mixing distance from the first measuring point. The momentary reference value of the flow velocity of the flowing fluid is measured by determining the travel time of the acoustic tracer between at least two sensors on the same straight measuring portion, by using the acoustic sensors to detect the relative content response of the tracer. This measured value can be compared with the value displayed by the flow meter. The mixing distance of the tracer is arranged to be at least long enough for the tracer to have effectively mixed at the first measuring point over the entire cross-section of the flow path of the fluid. | 2013-08-29 |
20130219987 | Novel Glucose Tolerance Test and Composition for Use - The present invention relates to a liquid nutritional composition, to a liquid nutritional composition for use in a diagnostic method for screening of a glucose-intolerant condition, to a kit for screening of a glucose-intolerant condition, and to a diagnostic method for screening a mammal for a glucose-intolerant condition. Furthermore, it refers to a liquid nutritional composition for use as a standard reference nutrition, such as for classification of postprandial glucose responses of different nutritional compositions. The liquid nutritional composition comprises protein, fat, digestible carbohydrate and dietary fibre, wherein the digestible carbohydrate comprises at least 90 weight % of glucose units, based on total digestible carbohydrate mass and preferably is substantially free of fructose. | 2013-08-29 |
20130219988 | NO SENSOR AND SENSOR SYSTEMS - Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to a sensor design that exploits the different majority carriers (holes/electrons) in WO | 2013-08-29 |
20130219989 | FUEL PROPERTY DETECTING DEVICE - A fuel property detecting device includes an electrode part; a voltage conversion part; a standard voltage application part; an amplifying part; a temperature detection unit; a storage unit; a first calculation unit; a second calculation unit for calculating alcohol concentration in fuel based on capacitance calculated by the first unit, present fuel temperature, and a map indicating a first relationship between capacitance and fuel temperature; a third calculation unit; a conductivity determination unit for determining whether present conductivity calculated by the third unit is a predetermined conductivity or larger; a fourth calculation unit for calculating a second relationship between conductivity and fuel temperature based on past conductivity, past fuel temperature, present conductivity calculated by the third unit, and present fuel temperature; and an abnormality determination unit for determining whether the electrode part is abnormal based on the second relationship, and a coefficient of temperature properties indicating the second relationship. | 2013-08-29 |
20130219990 | AGGLOMERATION AND CHARGE LOSS SENSOR FOR MEASURING PARTICULATE MATTER - A sensor includes a housing, a central sensor electrode assembly, an insulating member, and a trace. The central sensor electrode assembly is coupled to a supply side of a voltage source. The insulating member is coupled between the housing and the central sensor electrode assembly. The insulating member circumscribes a section of the central sensor electrode assembly. The trace is coupled to the insulating member and circumscribes the section of the central sensor electrode assembly. The trace directs at least a portion of leakage current away from a voltage ground offset on an opposite side of the central sensor electrode assembly. | 2013-08-29 |
20130219991 | GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY RECOMPOSITION-OLFACTOMETRY FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF AROMA MIXTURES - A method for the in-instrument recombination of volatiles using a gas chromatograph with mass spectrometry and olfactometry detection is described. Compounds that are introduced into the modified GC are separated conventionally on an analytical capillary GC column. The elution profile of volatiles can be segmented, analyzed and arbitrarily combined. In-line with the GC column, a pneumatic flow switch and splitter are connected to a detector and olfactometer. A cold trap allows the user to build a mixture of separated volatiles that is held until the cryotrap is rapidly heated, releasing the mixture for a subject to smell at the olfactory port and to evaluate. The instrument allows for characterization of the aroma quality of specific fractions of aroma volatiles obtained from foods, flowers or beverages without the need for pure chemical standards or the calculation of individual compound concentrations or sensory thresholds. | 2013-08-29 |
20130219992 | GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY DEVICE - A gas chromatography device adapted for detecting leakage of hydrogen gas without using an air pump and long piping is provided. The gas chromatography device includes: a column oven having a housing, a column disposed in the housing, and a heater heating air in the housing; a sample vaporization chamber supplying a sample to an inlet end of the column; a carrier gas supply section supplying a carrier gas to the sample vaporization chamber; a detector connected to an outlet end of the column; a controller controlling the heater and the carrier gas supply section; and a hydrogen gas detecting sensor. The carrier gas is hydrogen gas. A through hole is formed in the housing and a material that allows hydrogen to pass through but does not transmit heat is disposed in the through hole. The hydrogen gas detecting sensor is disposed near the through hole outside the housing. | 2013-08-29 |
20130219993 | HIGH-THROUGHPUT MODULAR HYDROGEN STORAGE ENGINEERING PROPERTIES ANALYZER - A cover, sample tray and base may form a hydrogen storage engineering properties analyzer. In at least one embodiment, the sample tray includes a plurality of cooling fins, each of which includes a sample well therein. A variety of hydrogen storage materials may be loaded into and unloaded from each sample well by way of a respective sample well opening. The combined cover and sample tray define at least one plenum which may be in fluid communication between a source of pressurized hydrogen gas and each sample well. The cooling fins may be received by a cooling chamber defined within the base and configured to receive a through-flow of heat-exchange fluid. Certain embodiments may include one or more pressure transducers in fluid communication between the plenum and hydrogen source, and thermal transducers connected to portions of the cooling fins. | 2013-08-29 |
20130219994 | COMBINED ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER SENSOR - A combination sensor and corresponding method of measuring a plurality of environmental parameters uses a pressure sensor disposed on an integrated circuit die; a humidity sensor disposed on the integrated circuit die; and a circuit coupled to and shared by the pressure sensor and the humidity sensor to facilitate pressure and humidity sensing | 2013-08-29 |
20130219995 | OBTAINING SELECTIVITY IN GAS SENSORS VIA A SENSOR ARRAY SYSTEM COMPOSED OF P AND N TYPE MATERIAL - Systems and methods for discriminating among volatile compounds is provided using a semiconductor junction structure or sensor device. Sensor devices of the present disclosure employ a combination of hole carriers (p-type) and electron carriers (n-type) metal oxides deposited, for example, on a gold microspring array designed so that it has several leads that are at different distances from each other. | 2013-08-29 |
20130219996 | METHOD OF REJECTING A DEFECTIVE UNIT DOSE POUCH FROM A MANUFACTURING LINE - An in-line method of rejecting composition-filled pouches having a defect such as a leak comprises inspecting a first composition-filled pouch. If a leak is detected, that pouch is rejected from the manufacturing process. The pouch adjacent to the leak is also rejected. | 2013-08-29 |
20130219997 | Systems and Methods of Determining Fluid Properties - Systems and methods of determining fluid properties are disclosed. An example apparatus to determine a saturation pressure of a fluid includes a housing having a detection chamber and a heater assembly partially positioned within the detection chamber to heat a fluid. The example apparatus also includes a sensor assembly to detect a property of the fluid and a processor to identify a saturation pressure of the fluid using the property of the fluid. | 2013-08-29 |
20130219998 | ROTATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING ENGINE LUBRICANTS - Systems and methods for testing an engine lubricant are provided. The system includes a test assembly rotatably supportable on a platform. The test assembly includes a pair of spaced apart blocks and at least one test cylinder. The blocks include a support block and a test block. The support block has at least one cavity therein. The test block has a heat source applying heat to a test surface thereof. The test cylinder has the engine lubricant therein, and a closed end and an open end opposite thereto. The closed end is positionable in the cavity of the support block. The open end is positionable adjacent the test surface of the test block. The test cylinder is rotatable between a contact position and a non-contact position by the rotating frame such that the engine lubricant is selectively contactable with the test surface whereby deposits form on the test surface. | 2013-08-29 |
20130219999 | MINIATURE HPLC DEVICE - A liquid chromatography device comprises one or more liquid reservoirs ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130220000 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEPARATION OF PROTEINS AND OTHER BIOMOLECULES - The present invention relates to a device and method for separation of proteins and other biomolecules. A preferred use is for sample preparation of crude as well as pre-fractionated samples. In a preferred embodiment, the device of the present invention is a pipette tip having dual channels, one for inlet of sample and one for outlet. The outlet, but not the inlet, channel is provided with sample separation media for separation of a desired biomolecule from a sample. The flow through the sample separation media is unidirectional. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220001 | CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING THEM - Certain embodiments described herein are directed to chromatography systems that include a microfluidic device. The microfluidic device can be fluidically coupled to a switching valve to provide for selective control of fluid flow in the chromatography system. In some examples, the microfluidic device may include a charging chamber, a bypass restrictor or other features that can provide for added control of the fluid flow in the system. Methods of using the devices and methods of calculating lengths and diameters to provide a desired flow rate are also described. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220002 | MEMBRANE SEPARATION APPARATUS, MEMBRANE SEPARATION APPARATUS OPERATION METHOD, AND EVALUATION METHOD USING THE MEMBRANE SEPARATION APPARATUS - A submodule is used to know exactly fouling of a membrane surface in a separation membrane module. The membrane separation apparatus of the present invention includes: a separation membrane module ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130220003 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING DEPOSITION OF PARTICULATE CONTAMINANTS IN PULP AND PAPER SLURRIES - A method and an apparatus for measuring the depositability of particulate contaminants present in a pulp or paper mill fluid stream and evaluating interactions of such particulate contaminants with other contaminants collects the particulate contaminants on a suitable substrate, such as a plastic film coated with an adhesive or coated with organic contaminate, placed in contact with the pulp or paper mill fluid stream for at least five minutes up to several hours. The amount of contaminants collected on the substrate is quantified and evaluated by taking one or more scanned images of the substrate with a resolution of at least 2,000 dots per inch (DPI) and analyzing the scanned images with image analysis technique. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220004 | DEBRIS DETECTION IN TURBOMACHINERY AND GAS TURBINE ENGINES - An exemplary debris detection method according to one example embodiment of the present disclosure includes, among other things, monitoring turbomachine performance, and initiating a debris warning when an actual rate of change in turbomachine performance varies from a predicted rate of change in the performance. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220005 | WIND TURBINE BLADE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIND TURBINE BLADE, AND WIND POWER GENERATOR AND WIND TURBINE BLADE MONITORING SYSTEM INCLUDING WIND TURBINE BLADE - A wind turbine blade used in a wind power generator that receives wind and rotates a rotating shaft of a generator includes at least two layers on a surface of a blade body, one of the layers being colored with a coating material different in color from the blade body and the rest of the layers. The layers are provided at least on a tip, particularly at a front edge of the wind turbine blade. A wind turbine blade monitoring system that monitors the wind turbine blade includes: an imaging unit that images the wind turbine blade in a predetermined position over a predetermined period at timing when the wind turbine blade passes through the predetermined position; and an indication unit that chronologically indicates imaging results of the wind turbine blade imaged by the imaging means. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220006 | CETANE NUMBER ESTIMATION APPARATUS - A cetane number estimation apparatus injects fuel from a fuel injection valve in a diesel engine based on a target fuel injection amount, calculates an indicator of output torque of the diesel engine produced through fuel injection, and estimates the cetane number of the fuel using the calculated indicator. The cetane number estimation apparatus includes a pressure sensor for detecting fuel pressure varied by variation in actual fuel pressure in the fuel injection valve at the time of the fuel injection. The cetane number estimation apparatus also has a pressure correcting section that is adapted to calculate actual operating characteristics of the fuel injection valve based on a variation waveform of the detected fuel pressure and corrects the target fuel injection amount based on the difference between the calculated actual operating characteristics and prescribed reference operating characteristics. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220007 | COATING DETECTION ON TRANSPARENT SHEET MATERIAL - A method and device are provided for detecting and determining a type of a coating on either surface of a transparent sheet, measuring a thickness of the transparent sheet and measuring a spacing between at least two transparent sheets. The method and device include at least three discrete light sources, a 2D image generating device, a lens, and a processor. A reflected image area from the surfaces of the transparent sheet from each of the at least three discrete light sources produces a sparse spectrometer profile used to detect the coating and to determine the type of coating on either surface of the transparent sheet. A distance between the reflected image position from the at least three discrete light sources from both surfaces of the transparent sheet is used to calculate the thickness of the transparent sheet and the spacing between at least two transparent sheets. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220008 | METHOD FOR TRANSIENT TESTING OF OIL WELLS COMPLETED WITH INFLOW CONTROL DEVICES - Disclosed is a method for transient testing of an oil well to determine the individual, distinct skin factor components of an apparent skin factor, which includes opening the well to a first predefined choke setting to allow the reservoir fluid to flow through the well for a first predefined period of time, and measuring a production rate of the reservoir fluid through the well, when the first predefined period of time expires. The method further includes performing a shut-in of the well for a first predefined build-up period, and repeating, when the first predefined build-up period expires, the steps of the flowing, the measuring, and the performing for at least two additional choke settings. The distinct skin factor components of the apparent skin factor are determined using a graphical relationship between the determined apparent skin factors and the measured production rates. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220009 | FLUID BODY FLOW VISUALIZATION DEVICE AND VISUALIZATION METHOD - When a flow of a liquid body around a measuring object is visualized, a first liquid body as a tracer is supplied from a nozzle hole into a flow field of a second liquid body, and a laser beam having a wavelength optically absorbed by the first liquid body is irradiated in a manner such that the laser beam traverse across the flow field. At this point, the irradiation position of the laser beam is controlled in such a manner that the flow field is scanned with the laser beam. On the other hand, the laser beam that has passed through the flow field is received and a position where the first liquid body traverses the laser beam is obtained using the scan intensity signal of the received laser beam so that the flow of the second liquid body is visualized. The position where the first liquid body traverses the laser beam can be obtained based on a position on a time axis where a value of the scan intensity signal is less than a set threshold. According to the above described visualization, the flow field can reliably be visualized even for the high-speed fluid body. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220010 | Smart-phone bracket for car and truck navigation - Inertial navigation systems for wheeled vehicles with constrained motion degrees of freedom are described. Various parts of the navigation systems may be implemented in a smart-phone. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220011 | DIELECTRIC ANTENNA AND FILL LEVEL SENSOR USING THE RADAR PRINCIPLE - A dielectric antenna ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130220012 | ULTRASONIC LEVEL SENSOR FOR AERATED FLUIDS - An ultrasonic sensor for detecting the presence or absence of an aerated fluid includes a probe having a first solid portion and a second hollow portion. The probe has a closed end at the hollow portion. The solid portion and the hollow portion define an interface therebetween. A transducer element is mounted to the probe at about the solid portion. The transducer element is configured to transmit an ultrasonic signal through the solid portion into the hollow portion and to receive reflections of the ultrasonic signal to determine the presence or absence of a fluid and/or an aerated fluid. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220013 | SENSORS - A system and method of sensing in a system, the system comprising: a plurality of sensors ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130220014 | SPECTROSCOPIC INSTRUMENT - A spectroscopic instrument comprising a compartment ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130220015 | INERTIAL SENSOR - Disclosed herein is an inertial sensor including: a membrane; first and second driving units provided in a first axis direction (an X axis direction) so as to be symmetrical to each other based on a predetermined point of the membrane to thereby vibrate while being expanded and contracted in the first axis direction; and third and fourth driving units provided in a second axis direction (a Y axis direction) perpendicular to the first axis direction so as to be symmetrical to each other based on a predetermined point of the membrane to thereby vibrate while being expanded and contracted in the second axis direction, wherein the first and second driving units have different vibration frequencies so that they vibrate while being expanded and contracted in the opposite manner and then vibrate while being expanded and contracted in the same manner. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220016 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SENSOR WITH OUT-OF-PLANE SENSING AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SENSOR - A microelectromechanical sensor that in one embodiment includes a supporting structure, having a substrate and electrode structures anchored to the substrate; and a sensing mass, movable with respect to the supporting structure so that a distance between the sensing mass and the substrate is variable. The sensing mass is provided with movable electrodes capacitively coupled to the electrode structures. Each electrode structure comprises a first fixed electrode and a second fixed electrode mutually insulated by a dielectric region and arranged in succession in a direction substantially perpendicular to a face of the substrate. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220017 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION APPARATUS FOR DETECTING INTERNAL DEFECT OF CONCRETE STRUCTURE USING ULTRASONIC WAVES - A non-destructive inspection apparatus for detecting an internal defect in a concrete structure using ultrasonic waves is provided, in which a transmission probe and a reception probe are injected into tubes within a concrete pile, a pulley is connected to the transmission and reception probes by a cable, a drum is connected to the pulley, includes a drum controller, receives data from the transmission and reception probes and the pulley, and conducts wireless communication, and a main body receives a signal from the drum controller of the drum and conducts wireless communication by ZigBee. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220018 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING A LAMINATED STRUCTURE - Systems and methods for inspecting a hole in a laminated structure. An exemplary system includes a transducer assembly configured to direct sound waves substantially parallel to a surface of the hole. The system further includes a controller that collects A-scan data for multiple rotational positions of the transducer assembly as the transducer assembly is rotated within the hole. The controller processes the A-scan data for the multiple rotational positions of the transducer assembly to generate B-scan data, and displays the B-scan data. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220019 | System and Method for Non-Destructive Testing of Railroad Rails Using Ultrasonic Apparatuses Mounted Within Fluid-Filled Tires Maintained at Constant Temperatures - A rolling search unit including an ultrasonic device and a heat exchanger mounted within a fluid-filled tire may be utilized to perform ultrasonic testing on an underlying railroad rail. The ultrasonic device may transmit or receive ultrasonic beams into or from the railroad rail, and the heat exchanger may be utilized to maintain the temperature of the fluid within the tire at a preferred level or within a preferred range. In such a manner, the results of testing obtained using the rolling search unit may be standardized regardless of the ambient temperature in the environment where the testing is being performed, and regardless of any heat gained or lost by the rolling search unit during operation. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220020 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DEFECTS - An apparatus for detecting defects in a railway rail mounted on a test vehicle. The apparatus includes a transducer assembly with one or more arrays of ultrasonic transducers directed toward the running surface of the rail. Beams transmitted by the one or more arrays of ultrasonic transducers may be dynamically adjusted to compensate for the varying profile of the rail head and running surface. A laser profiler mounted on the test vehicle in combination with a linear encoder provide profile data, which is communicated to a system controller to dynamically adjust the focal laws for the one or more arrays of transducers to steer the transmitted beams to produce the ideal inspection beam sets while the test vehicle is in motion. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220021 | Modified Fluorescent Protein - Provided is a modified fluorescent protein which enables the detection of a power applied to a liquid where the fluorescent protein exists. A modified fluorescent protein, wherein a peptide linker is inserted into a position homologous to the position between the 144th and 145th amino acids in the amino acid sequence of a wild type fluorescent protein from jellyfish or a fluorescent protein derived from said wild type fluorescent protein, characterized in that the fluorescence properties of said modified fluorescent protein change depending on a change in a pressure that is applied to a liquid where said modified fluorescent protein exists. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220022 | ENCAPSULATED ELECTRONIC PRESSURE SENSOR - A protective casing for a household appliance includes an encapsulation and a support fitted therein. The support has an upper recess for the sensor, also housing a cushion with a central hole, and an electrical connector; and the encapsulation with a horizontal structural portion, from which a mechanical engagement, a bed and a connection project. The bed is generally cylindrical, with a flat top with a central hole and an octagonal side surface with alternate round and flat walls, the internal surface delimited by the walls has a similar and/or cooperative geometry with the side surface of the support. Particularly, a bottom surface, the cushion and top of the bed define an open chamber, housing the sensor. The chamber being in fluid communication with the source of the pressure to be measured through the lumen of the connector and the central hole as included on the top of the bed. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220023 | TESTING DEVICE AND TESTING SYSTEM FOR TESTING RELIABILITY OF INTERFACE EMPLOYED BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An exemplary testing device includes a shell, a motor, a wheel rotating eccentrically, a testing plug, and a sliding assembly. The sliding assembly is configured to move back and forth along a first direction in a first accommodating space of the shell. A periphery of the wheel abuts against two opposite sides of the sliding assembly. An eccentricity e defined between a eccentric hole of the wheel and the center of the wheel causes the sliding assembly to move back and forth along the first direction when the wheel rotates eccentrically. The testing plug connects to the sliding assembly and moves back and forth in unison with the sliding assembly, such that the testing plug can be inserted into the interface of the electronic device more than once. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220024 | TEST APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AXIAL STRESSES IN A STRUCTURE - The invention provides a test apparatus for providing axial stresses in a structure, comprising a first set of formations for abutting a first surface of the structure at a first plurality of locations, a second set of formations for abutting a second surface of the structure at a second plurality of locations, and a force actuator, and wherein each set of formations comprises at least three formations and wherein at least two formations in each set of formations are aligned with a notional alignment line along the structure and at least one formation in each set of formations is out of alignment along the structure with said notional alignment line, such that when the force actuator applies a force, loads are applied at different locations, causing the structure to bend biaxially and thereby providing biaxial stresses in the structure. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220025 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A NON-COMPRESSIBLE FLUID - Device for measuring out a non-compressible fluid, characterized in that it comprises a first fluid inlet and a second fluid inlet, the two first and second liquid inlets being in liquid contact with one another, downstream of the respective inlets; a first outlet of the device and a second outlet of the device, the two first and second outlets being in fluid contact with one another upstream and downstream of the respective outlets, the first outlet having a first outlet valve giving access to the first outlet, the second outlet having a second outlet valve giving access to the second outlet, the second outlet having a flowmeter between said second outlet valve and the connection between outlets downstream thereof. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220026 | FLOW MEASUREMENT UNIT - A flow measurement unit for measuring a rate of airflow for a ventilation system. The flow measurement unit includes a flow measurement device installed in a housing. A first and a second pressure gauge are provided anteriorly and posteriorly, respectively, to the flow measurement device. The first and the second pressure gauge are configured to provide a first pressure reading, corresponding to the first pressure, and a second pressure reading, corresponding to the second pressure of airflow. Further, the flow measurement unit includes a fan to adjust airflow, such that the second pressure approaches the first pressure of airflow. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220027 | Real Time Measurements of Fluid Volume and Flow Rate Using Two Pressure Transducers - To provide accurate determinations of volumetric flow rate and thus of total liquid volume transported over a given time period, two pressure transducers are disposed a predetermined distance apart along a conduit. Precise pressure measurement readings are generated from which volumetric flow rate can be derived with accuracy. Integration of the volumetric flow rate over time yields an improved measure of the total liquid volume that has flowed through the conduit during the respective temporal interval. The two pressure transducers are disposed along the conduit a predetermined distance apart with no obstruction or restriction in the conduit between the transducers. A controller can be used to determine the volumetric flow rate using the Hagen-Poiseuille Equation. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220028 | FLUID FLOW RATE MEASURING DEVICE AND WATER METER - There is offered a water meter that requires no coil so that its cost is reduced. The water meter is formed to include an impeller, a rotation reduction unit, a first circular plate, a second circular plate, a rotation detection unit and an arithmetic unit. The rotation detection unit forms first, second and third combination capacitors with a switching circuit. The rotation detection unit detects changes in capacitances of the first, second and third combination capacitors associated with a rotation of the first circular plate. The arithmetic unit is configured so as to electrically detect the rotation angle θ of the first circular plate based on the changes in the capacitances. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220029 | BUILDING BLOCK TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY - A transducer assembly configured to accommodate a plurality of individually tunable sensing elements of various geometries and configurations by using a cap and an accompanying capillary tube. The configuration of the various embodiments described herein eliminate the header to flat plate welds of the prior art, and therefore better accommodates a plurality of sensing elements and corresponding header assemblies within one transducer assembly. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220030 | TORQUE DETECTION DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TORQUE DETECTION DEVICE, AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM INCLUDING TORQUE DETECTION DEVICE - A torque detection device includes: a magnetic flux collecting unit that includes an annular holder formed by resin molding and having a through-hole that passes through the holder in a radial direction, a first magnetic flux collecting ring and a second magnetic flux collecting ring that are fitted to an inner periphery of the holder so as not to cover the through-hole, and a magnetic shield that is fitted to an outer periphery of the holder so as to cover the through-hole; and a sensor housing that is made of resin supplied onto an outer periphery of the magnetic flux collecting unit, and that is formed so as to be integrated with the magnetic flux collecting unit. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220031 | VEHICLE IMPACT SENSING SYSTEM - An impact sensor system for a vehicle that includes a frame member having a cavity and a chamber arranged within the cavity. The chamber includes two ends with different cross-sectional areas. The impact sensor system further includes a sensor coupled to the chamber that generates a signal indicative of a pressure change within the chamber caused by an impact to the frame member. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220032 | System For Sensing a Mechanical Property of a Sample - A sensing element for sensing a mechanical property of a sample defining a sample surface using a contact force exerted the sample surface. The sensing element includes: a deformable element defining a contact surface and a deformable section in register with the contact surface, the deformable section being deformable between an undeformed configuration and a deformed configuration; a deformation sensor operatively coupled to the deformable section for sensing and quantifying a deformation of the deformable section between the deformed and undeformed configurations, the deformation sensor being an optical deformation sensor; and a force sensor operatively coupled to the deformable element for sensing the contact force exerted on the contact surface. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220033 | CONTACT DETECTOR WITH PIEZOELECTRIC SENSOR - Disclosed is an apparatus and methodology for detecting contact within a monitored area. A piezoelectric sensor is attached to one end of a detector which is positioned for contact by passing items or individuals. The detector may correspond to a plurality of parallel, rubber calendared cables or a strip of polycarbonate resin. Body deformations induced into the detector upon contact travel to the piezoelectric sensor and are detected as strain coupled to the piezoelectric sensor. The apparatus and methodology may be employed to detect vehicular traffic along travel paths, human contact with walls or floors, manufactured product contact with delivery systems or any other physical contact by animate or inanimate objects or individuals. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220034 | PERSONAL NANOPARTICLE RESPIRATORY DEPOSITIONS SAMPLER AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A personally portable nanoparticle respiratory deposition (NRD) sampler configured to collect nanoparticles based upon a sampling criterion. In an aspect, the NRD sampler has an impactor stage, and a diffusion stage. In another aspect, the NRD sampler includes a particle size separator in addition to an impactor stage and a diffusion stage. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220035 | SMOKE DUST SAMPLING GUN WITH A SMOKE DEWATERING DEVICE - Disclosed is a smoke dust sampling gun with a smoke dewatering device, with one end of a connecting sleeve ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130220036 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TAKING SAMPLES - The invention relates to a device ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130220037 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOADING SAMPLES - Certain embodiments described herein are directed to devices and system that can be used to fill a sample cell. In some examples, the system can be configured with a pressure device configured to provide a negative pressure to accelerate filling of the cell with the sample. In some embodiments, the negative pressure can be used to fill a flow cell at a selected fill rate. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220038 | Device and Method to Measure Bulk Unconfined Properties of Powders - A method testing physical properties of bulk powder materials uses acceleration forces induce a change in physical configuration of a powder sample. Various different properties may be determined by relationships between the applied acceleration and the associated detected change in configuration event. In various embodiments powder strength, friction angle, or other properties may be determined. Novel methods and devices are provided. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220039 | Continuously variable transmission - A continuously variable transmission includes: an input movement, a control system, a continuously variable reciprocating movement, a first holder, a second holder, an output gear. The holders having the reciprocating movement. Each of the holders having a linearly movable teeth. The movable teeth are perpendicularly oscillated to the reciprocating movement. Each of the movable teeth having an internal end and an exposed end. The exposed end having a first slope and a second slope. The first slope having a greater slope than the second slope. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220040 | VIBRATION-FREE OPPOSED PISTON ENGINE - An engine has a cylinder, in which two pistons are mounted which are driven in opposite directions. Each piston drives, via a crankshaft, a toothed disk which is attached on the crankshaft. The two toothed disks are coupled to one another with regard to their rotational movement, or the toothed disks that are attached to the two crankshafts are in meshing engagement with one another. The crankshafts are driven by the pistons to produce a rotational movement in opposite directions. The toothed disks have the same diameter and are in direct engagement with one another by way of teeth which are arranged or formed along their circumference. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220041 | VARIABLY OPERATED VALVE SYSTEM AND TIGHTENING STRUCTURE BETWEEN CONTROL SHAFT AND ACTUATOR OF VARIABLY OPERATED VALVE SYSTEM - A variably operated valve system includes: a planar section cut out an outer peripheral surface of a control shaft in order for a linkage member to be grasped from an axial direction of the control shaft; a bolt hole drilled along a diameter direction of the control shaft via an oil passage from the planar section and having a female screw formed at a position of the control shaft which is an opposite side to the planar section; and a limitation section having a convexity section disposed on either one of the linkage member and the planar section and a recess section disposed on the other of the linkage member and the planar section to be fitted into the convexity section, a fixture bolt being screwed and tightened to the bolt hole via a bolt inserting hole of the linkage member to fix the linkage member to the control shaft. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220042 | SLIDER APPARATUS - A slider apparatus of the invention includes a ball screw, first and second support members which respectively support the two end portions of the ball screw, a slider which includes a driving means for rotating a ball nut threadably engaging with the ball screw while rotatably holding the ball nut, and is disposed to be movable in the axial direction of the ball screw, first and second intermediate support members which are disposed to sandwich the slider, and each of which includes a support hole through which the ball screw passes and is movable in the axial direction of the ball screw, and a connecting member which engages with the first and second intermediate support members, and allows free movement of the first and second intermediate support members within the range of the full length of the connecting member. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220043 | JACKING DEVICE - A jacking device is provided to push an object for rotation and upward or downward movement. The jacking device includes a combination of a slave arm and a link arm. The slave arm includes a first end capable of producing rotation and linear movement and a second end pivoted to the link arm, The link arm includes a fixation end disposed on a base and a free end. When the first end of the slave arm is received with an action force, the second end of the slave arm is forced to push the link arm for rotation, and the free end of the link arm is forced to motion between a first position and a second position so as to push m object for rotation and upward or downward movement. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220044 | SLAT CONTROLLER OF WINDOW BLIND - A slat controller for a window blind has a gear, a worm member, and a connector. The gear connects to slats through cords, and the worm member having spiral teeth meshed with the gear. The connector has flexible arms, and the flexible arms have teeth. The worm member has teeth normally engaging the teeth of the connector, and the teeth of the worm member disengage the teeth of the connector to protect the meshed gear and the worm member when the user keeps turning the tilting rod beyond the allowable turning range. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220045 | BEVEL GEAR FOR GEARBOX - A gear set is provided for use in a gearbox. The gear set includes a first bevel gear having a first rotational axis and a second bevel gear having a second rotational axis. The second gear is driven by the first gear. The first gear has an outside diameter of about 3.1956 inches, an outer cone distance of about 2.1044 inches, a face width of about 0.62 inches, and a ratio of the outside diameter to a length parallel to the axis of rotation between the crown and the pitch apex of about 1.83. The second gear has an outside diameter of about 2.8337 inches, an outer cone distance of about 2.1044 inches, a face width of about 0.62 inches, and a ratio of the outside diameter to a length parallel to the axis of rotation between the crown and the pitch apex of about 2.33. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220046 | DEFLECTING DEVICE FOR BALL SCREW DEVICE - A ball screw device includes a screw engaged into a nut member for forming two or more endless ball guiding passages and for receiving a number of ball bearing members, the nut member includes two or more conduits and recesses communicative with the helical grooves of the nut member, two deflecting devices are attached to end portions of the nut member and each include an inner member attached to the nut member and having two or more pathways aligned with the recesses of the nut member, and an outer member attached to the inner member and coupled to the inner member with one or more radially extended protrusions for suitably guiding ball bearing members. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220047 | Ball Screw - A ball screw having a groove-shaped ball return passage has improved durability, ball circulation performance, and working performance. The ball screw is provided with: a threaded shaft having a spiral groove at its outer circumferential surface; a nut having a spiral groove which faces the spiral groove at its inner circumferential surface; a plurality of balls rotatably loaded in a spiral raceway constituted by the two spiral grooves; and a ball circulation groove which returns and circulates the balls from an end point to a start point of the raceway. Further, the edge portions constituted by the two side surfaces of the ball circulation groove and the surfaces which continue from the side surfaces and extend in the axial direction are formed to be rounded. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220048 | RESIN GEAR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - In a resin gear, which has a height h | 2013-08-29 |
20130220049 | Method for Producing High-Strength Components by Means of Adiabatic Blanking - The present invention relates to a method for producing a component of an adjustment device for vehicle seats, wherein, in a first step, a work piece is machined such that the work piece is harder in a first region than in a second region, and/or in that the work piece is of a larger geometrical size in a third region than in a fourth region, wherein, in a second step, the work piece is deformed in such a way that a tool is moved onto the work piece at a speed greater than 1 m/s. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220050 | GEAR FOR USE IN FISHING REEL - One object is to provide a gear to be included in a fishing reel to produce excellent rotation feeling while reducing the weight relative to the strength. In accordance with one aspect, a drive gear included in a fishing reel is formed of a circumferential part having tooth surfaces and a body part radially inside the circumferential part which are made of different materials and integrated together. These materials satisfy the following conditions: S | 2013-08-29 |
20130220051 | Adjustable Shifter Mechanism - A gear shifter includes a frame and a pivot frame pivotally mounted to the frame. A gear shift lever is pivotally interfaced to the pivot frame by a pivot pin passing through a bore in the gear shift lever. The gear shift lever extends upwardly beyond the frame and a lower section of the gear shift lever extends downwardly into the frame. A fastener passes at least partially though the gear shift lever and interfaces with the pivot pin such that, one position of the fastener locks the pivot pin within the gear shift lever and within the pivot frame and, a second position of the fastener frees the pivot pin from both, therefore facilitating removal of the gear shift lever. The lower section of the gear shift lever is interfaced to a first transmission linkage and the pivot frame is interfaced to a second transmission linkage. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220052 | RANGE SWITCHING DEVICE - A range switching device for performing switching the range of a transmission includes first control valve, a second control valve having a characteristic opposite to the first control, and first, second, third and fourth switching valves for controlling the transmission of oil pressures. The first and second switching valves cooperatively control the transmission of the oil pressure from the first control valve to a forward or reverse driving element (R). The third and fourth switching valve cooperatively control the transmission of the oil pressure from the second control valve to the forward or reverse driving element (R). The third and fourth switching valves each perform a substantially same oil pressure transmission when the state of the second and third actuators is reversed with respect to the first switching and second switching valves, respectively. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220053 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN OPERATING CONDITION OF A POSITIVELY ENGAGING SHIFTING ELEMENT OF A TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A method of determining an operating state of a form-locking shift element of a transmission apparatus that, at least for changing one operating state between a disengaged operating state and an engaged operating state, is pressurized with an actuating pressure by a pressure-conducting region of the transmission apparatus. The pressure of the pressure-conducting region is monitored. Depending on the progression of the pressure of the pressure-conducting region, while pressurizing the form-locking shift element with the actuating pressure for changing the operating state, checking whether the form-locking shift element has the requested operating state. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220054 | SHIFT ERROR SAFEGUARD FOR A TRANSMISSION IN A MOTOR-VEHICLE - A shift safety device for a manual transmission having a gear shift shaft that rotates to select shift gates and moves to shift gears. The device has a blocking element which, during selector motion towards a shift gate, is driven by the gear shift shaft, against a spring, from a starting position into a blocked position, in which the device blocks further selector motion of the gearshift shaft, and which, during subsequent shifting motion of the gearshift shaft, is released and returned back to the starting position, by the spring, thereby permitting further selector motion. A driver arm, disposed on the gear shift shaft, moves the blocking element tangential to the arc traversed during selector motion by the driver arm between the starting and blocking positions. The blocking element moves in the linear track traversed during shifting of the driver arm and is pretensioned toward the starting and center positions. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220055 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL INTEGRATED SHIFTER - An integrated multifunctional motor vehicle shifter is disclosed which comprises a selector connected to a surface in the interior of a motor vehicle. The selector is configured to rotate about an axis to select from a first group of driving characteristics, and the selector is also configured to move in at least one direction substantially perpendicular to the axis to select from a second group of driving characteristics. In one embodiment the selector can chose between both driving modes and transmission settings. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220056 | BICYCLE OPERATING DEVICE - A bicycle operating device includes a housing, a control member, a linearly moving member, a transmission, a user operating member and an intermediate element. The control member rotates on the housing for controlling a control cable. The linearly moving member moves on the housing for linear displacement between first and second positions. The transmission operatively couples the linearly moving member to the control member. The transmission converts the linear displacement of the linearly moving member from the first position to the second position into a rotation of the control member toward a first rotational direction. The user operating member is movably mounted to the housing. The intermediate element moves relative to the linearly moving member and the user operating member to transmit a movement of the user operating member to the linearly moving member for moving the linearly moving member from the first position to the second position. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220057 | BICYCLE OPERATING DEVICE - A bicycle operating device includes a control member, first and second user operating members, a pivoting member and a transmission. The control member is rotated by actuation of the user operating members to control a control cable. The first user operating member rotates the control member in a first direction as the first user operating member rotates along a first motion plane. The second user operating member rotates the control member in a second direction as the second user operating member rotates along a second motion plane. The first and second motion planes form an angle in a range of twenty degrees to seventy degrees. The pivoting member pivots about a pivot axis that is offset from the operating axes of the user operating members to control movement of the control member by the transmission in response to the first user operating member being operated. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220058 | BICYCLE OPERATING DEVICE - A bicycle operating device includes a control member, two user operating members, a pivoting member and a transmission. The control member is rotated by actuation of the user operating members to control a control cable. The pivoting member pivots when one of the user operating members is actuated. The transmission includes a ratchet, a positioning tooth and a maintaining tooth. The ratchet includes first teeth engaged by the positioning tooth while the pivoting member is disposed at a first position, second teeth engaged by the maintaining tooth while the pivoting member is disposed at a second position, and third teeth engaged by a pawl when the other user operating member is operated. At least one of the teeth is arranged on a periphery of the ratchet and at least one of the teeth is arranged radially inside of the periphery of the ratchet. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220059 | CABLE GLAND AND GASKET RING ASSEMBLY - A cable gland and gasket ring assembly includes a gasket ring and a cable gland formed of a shell, a collar, a packing ring and a connection ring for securing a cable, or, a cable and a flexible conduit, to a junction box. The gasket ring is an annular member, having a first end face, a second end face opposing the first end face, a plurality of annular ribs concentrically arranged on the first end face and an annular convex portion located on the second end face. The connection ring has a recessed portion on a stop flange segment for receiving the annular convex portion and a tapered inner surface located on the inside of the stop flange segment for stopping against a tapered outside surface of the packing ring. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220060 | OPERATION SENSATION IMPARTING INPUT DEVICE - A first rotating body, which is rotated integrally with an operating knob, holds driving bodies and compression coil springs in recesses, and makes the driving bodies come into elastic contact with cam surfaces formed on the inner peripheral surface of a second rotating body. When current is not applied to an electromagnetic brake, the first and second rotating bodies are rotated integrally. When a user further rotates the operating knob against a sensation of resistance while the electromagnetic brake magnetically attracts a friction plate and a braking force is applied, the first rotating body is rotated relative to the second rotating body while the driving bodies slide on the cam surfaces. This relative rotation is allowed until stopper portions provided near the recesses come into contact with restricting wall portions provided near the cam surfaces. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220061 | PEDAL WITH ACTIVE RELEASE - An active release system for a pedal assembly which permits the pedal to be operated after releasing. A pivot pin supporting the pedal arm is mounted in a plurality of slots. The pin is held in position in the slots by a release lever assembly. The release lever assembly is held in position by two shear pins. The force of the discharge during a crash breaks the shear pins to rotate a release lever away from the pivot pin. The pedal pivot pin is then free to travel in the slots in the mounting bracket towards the occupant thereby pivoting the pedal arm from the passenger compartment allowing the pedal to be operated after releasing. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220062 | ACTUATION DEVICE OF A BAR-END BICYCLE GEARSHIFT - An actuation device for bar-end bicycle gearshift comprises a mount adapted to be mounted to the end of handlebars facing forwards in the direction of travel. An actuation part is mounted on the mount in a neutral position with respect to the mount when no gearshifting is commanded. An adjuster is provided for adjusting the neutral position of the actuation part with respect to the mount. A cyclist can adjust the neutral position based on personal physical characteristics and preferences. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220063 | SWITCH DEVICE - A switch device has a container that contains a contact therein, a rectangular frame-like cylinder disposed at an upper portion of the container, an operating knob that closes an opening formed at an upper end of the cylinder, is pivotally supported by the cylinder via a shaft, and is pivotally operated to open or close the contact, and plungers disposed on both side walls of the cylinder, vertical to a pivotal surface of the operating knob, across the lateral width of the side walls. Each of the plungers projects from one out of the side wall of the cylinder and the side wall of the operating knob, corresponding to the side wall of the cylinder, so as to be linearly brought into elastic contact with the other side wall across the lateral width irrespective of a pivotal state of the operating knob. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220064 | Actuator Mounting - An actuator mounting, in particular, a clutch or brake mounting for a vehicle, includes a mounting housing ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130220065 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING RETURN FORCES FOR STICKS SUCH AS AIRCRAFT CONTROL STICKS | 2013-08-29 |
20130220066 | BIKE AUXILIARY HANDLE CONNECTION DEVICE - A bike auxiliary handle connection device includes a main body and an adjustment unit. The main body has a guide trough and adjustment holes. The adjustment unit includes two receiving seats and two adjustment bolts. The two receiving seats have guide blocks at inner sides thereof. The guide blocks are inserted in the guide trough the main body. The guide blocks have threaded holes thereon. The two adjustment bolts are inserted through the main body and screwed to the threaded holes of the guide blocks. The two receiving seats of the adjustment unit are fitted on the front ends of the two parallel auxiliary handles. The connection device can be adjusted along with the adjustment of the distance of the two auxiliary handles. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220067 | HANDLEBAR COUPLING AND ADJUSTMENT UNIT - A handlebar coupling and adjustment unit comprises a housing, a pivot pin, a manual grip and a retaining pin. The housing receives an end portion of a handlebar. The pivot pin joins the housing to the handlebar and pivotally supports the handle relative to the handle bracket. The retaining pin is connected to the manual grip and is linearly translatable in a first direction from an extended positioned projecting beyond the housing to a withdrawn position within the housing. The manual grip is rotatable while the retaining pin is in the withdrawn position between a locked position in which the housing holds the manual grip with the retaining pin in the withdrawn position and an unlocked positioned in which the manual grip is linearly translatable in a second direction to return the retaining pin to the extended position. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220068 | Method for Producing a Functional Shaft - A method for producing a functional shaft is provided in which a functional element which is provided with a pocket is inserted into a retaining element, a shaft is inserted into the pocket, and a force applied to the functional element while the shaft is being inserted into the pocket is measured. A device for producing a functional shaft and to a functional shaft produced in accordance with the method is also provided. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220069 | ADJUSTABLE CAMSHAFT - An adjustable camshaft may include an inner shaft and an outer shaft coaxially surrounding the inner shaft. A cam may have a cam body and a ring collar axially projecting from the cam body. The ring collar may be slidingly arranged with a radial gap on the outer shaft and have a receptacle for pinning together the cam and the inner shaft with a pin. A seal may be arranged in a region of the ring collar for sealing the gap. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220070 | MASS-BALANCING TRANSMISSION AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING SAME - A mass-balancing transmission of an internal combustion engine ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130220071 | CONNECTING ROD BOLT HAVING LOCATING FEATURES - A connecting rod bolt is provided for use with a connecting rod assembly. The connecting rod bolt may have a body portion having a first end, a threaded second end opposite the first end, and an outer surface extending in a length direction from the first end to the second end. The connecting rod bolt may further have a plurality of locating features having a radius aligned with the outer surface and a plurality of clearance features disposed on the outer surface between adjacent locating features, wherein a distance from a center of the body portion to an outer surface of each clearance feature is less than the radius of the plurality of locating features. The connecting rod bolt may also have a head portion connected to the first end of the body portion. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220072 | BEARING LOCKING MECHANISM - A bearing locking mechanism capable of surely preventing dropping of a bearing, without increasing size of a transmission, is provided. In a bearing locking mechanism in which a bearing G | 2013-08-29 |
20130220073 | MOTOR APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A seal member is attached to a cover which occludes a gear case as a housing unit. The seal member is formed of elastomer and integrally formed with: a plate-shaped portion formed into a disc shape which covers the inner surface of the cover; an inner seal portion which is positioned on the inner peripheral edge of a through-hole, and comes into sliding contact with the outer peripheral surface of an output member; an outer seal portion which is positioned on the periphery of the cover, and comes into contact with the opening end of the housing unit; and anchor portions which latch onto the front surface of the cover via mounting holes provided to the cover. The boundary between the seal member and the cover extends only to the outside of the gear case, and does not extend to the inside of the gear case. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220074 | UNDULATORY STRUCTURES - An undulatory structure and methods for the fabrication and use thereof. The undulatory structure includes a buckled sheet and one or more work input elements for deforming the buckled sheet in an undulating manner wherein each point in a series of points on a sinuously-shaped profile of the buckled sheet travels at least partially along a figure eight-shaped path. The undulatory structure can be adapted for use as a solid-state transducer wherein the buckled sheet provides mechanical advantage without appreciable opposition from elastic restoring forces, thereby achieving improved force, displacement and efficiency characteristics. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220075 | Method, Arrangement and Pelletising Plant - This invention concerns a method for the oxidation and sintering of pellets | 2013-08-29 |
20130220076 | METHOD, ARRANGEMENT, AND PELLETISING PLANT - This invention concerns a method for the heating of a medium in a compartment | 2013-08-29 |
20130220077 | Method and apparatus for high temperature production of metals - Carbothermic reduction of magnesium oxide at approximately 2200 degrees Kelvin yields a high temperature mixture of magnesium vapors and carbon monoxide gas. Previous processes have sought to cool or alter the mixture to cause the yield of pure magnesium, which is then used in subsequent processes for its reducing properties. The present invention takes advantage of the stability and inertness of carbon monoxide at elevated temperatures enabling the magnesium vapor/carbon monoxide gas mixture from the carbothermic process to be used directly for the production of other metals at high temperatures. Chromium oxide, manganese oxide, zinc oxide and sulfide, and several other metal compounds can be reduced by the magnesium vapor/carbon monoxide gas mixture at temperatures high enough to prevent the gas mixture from back-reacting to magnesium oxide and carbon. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220078 | METHOD FOR LEACHING OF COPPER AND MOLYBDENUM - A method for leaching copper and molybdenum from an ore, residue and/or concentrate containing such, in which more than 1% of the total molybdenum is present as a sulfide and in which more than 1% of the total copper is present as an oxide, the method comprising the steps of: Exposing the ore, residue and/or concentrate to an aqueous solution of chlorine (I)-based oxidising species of a p H of at least 3.0; Allowing and/or facilitating the oxidation of the molybdenum by the chlorine-based oxidising species thereby providing a treated ore, residue and/or concentrate and a reduced aqueous solution of chlorine-based oxidising species; and Leaching the treated ore, residue and/or concentrate by exposing the treated ore, residue and/or concentrate to an aqueous ammoniacal ammonium carbonate solution to form a pregnant leach solution containing both copper and molybdenum; Passing the pregnant leach solution containing both copper and molybdenum to a means for metal recovery. | 2013-08-29 |
20130220079 | PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF GOLD FROM AN ORE IN CHLORIDE MEDIUM WITH A NITROGEN SPECIES - A process and system for recovery of gold from an ore having the steps of i) providing the ore containing the gold to be recovered, ii) leaching the ore in an oxidative chloride medium, including a nitrogen species to produce a solution comprising gold; and iii) recovering the gold from the solution. The gold in a preferred embodiment is recovered from refractory and carbonaceous ores. | 2013-08-29 |