36th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120224890 | TONER CARTRIDGES FOR AN IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - The present application is directed to toner cartridges for use with image forming devices. The cartridge may include an interior to contain toner that is transferred to the image forming device and used during image formation. The cartridge may include one or more engagement features that interact with the image forming device during insertion. The engagement features may include one or more alignment features that align the cartridge during insertion into the image forming device. The engagement features may also include one or more functional features that allow the cartridge to effectively transfer the toner to the image forming device. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224891 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COLOR REGISTRATION CORRECTION - A color registration method includes determining whether color registration is needed or not, if color registration is needed, setting an optimal amount of light of the registration sensor in a feedback manner, forming a predetermined mark for color registration correction on an image forming medium, and performing color registration correction with respect to the formed mark using the set optimal amount of light. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224892 | BELT UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A belt unit includes a belt whose surface has critical surface tension in a range from 15 N/m to 36 N/m, and a plurality of rollers around which the belt is stretched. With such a configuration, high image quality can be obtained. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224893 | MEDIA STRIPPER MECHANISM, FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A media stripper mechanism includes a shaft, one or more first stripping members, and one or more second stripping members. The shaft extends in an axial direction thereof parallel to a rotational axis of the rotary member. Each of the one or more first stripping members is a pneumatic nozzle that has a proximal end thereof supported on the shaft, and a distal, free end opposite the proximal end thereof pointing toward the rotary member to direct compressed gas toward the nip along the rotary member for stripping the recording medium from the rotary member. Each of the one or more second stripping members is a non-contact finger that has a proximal end thereof supported on the shaft, and a distal, free end opposite the proximal end thereof pointing toward the rotary member to assist in stripping the recording medium from the rotary member without contacting the rotary member. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224894 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a fixing rotary body rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation; a pressing rotary body, rotatable in a direction counter to the direction of rotation of the fixing rotary body, pressed against the fixing rotary body to form a fixing nip therebetween through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed; a joint connected to a shaft of one of the fixing rotary body and the pressing rotary body and rotatable to rotate the one of the fixing rotary body and the pressing rotary body; and a fixing knob detachably attached to the joint and rotated manually by a user. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224895 | FIXING DEVICE, HEATING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing member that has a conductive layer capable of being heated by electromagnetic induction and fixes an image to the recording material; a magnetic-field generator that generates an alternating magnetic field intersecting with the conductive layer of the fixing member; a heating member that is at least partly separated from the fixing member and is heated; and a deformable member that is deformed when receiving heat and moves the heating member toward the fixing member. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224896 | Fixing Device And Image Forming Apparatus Incorporating Same - A fixing device includes a fixing belt rotatable in a predetermined direction of rotation; a pressing belt to frictionally contact the fixing belt and rotatable in a direction counter to the direction of rotation of the fixing belt; a stationary fixing pad disposed inside a loop formed by the fixing belt; a stationary pressing pad disposed inside a loop formed by the pressing belt; and a fixing belt heater disposed inside the loop formed by the fixing belt to heat the fixing belt. The fixing pad presses against the pressing pad to form a fixing nip therebetween with the fixing belt and the pressing belt interposed between the fixing pad and the pressing pad. A recording medium bearing an unfixed toner image is conveyed through the fixing nip in a state in which the unfixed toner image contacts the fixing belt. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224897 | FUSER TOPCOAT COMPRISING ELECTROSPUN NON-WOVEN POLYMER NANOFABRICS - Exemplary embodiments provide materials and methods for a non-woven fabric, a fuser member, and a fusing apparatus used in electrophotographic printing devices, wherein the non-woven fabric can be at least part of the topcoat layer of the fuser member and can include a plurality of non-woven electrospun fibers bonded with a fluoropolymer. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224898 | Gloss Applier And Image Forming Apparatus Incorporating Same - A gloss applier includes a heating roller disposed inside a loop formed by an endless belt to heat the endless belt; a pressing rotary body pressed against the heating roller via the endless belt; a cooler disposed inside the loop formed by the endless belt and downstream from the heating roller in a direction of rotation of the endless belt, the cooler to cool the endless belt as a recording medium in contact with the endless belt is conveyed by the endless belt; a separation roller disposed inside the loop formed by the endless belt and downstream from the cooler in the direction of rotation of the endless belt, the separation roller to separate the recording medium from the endless belt; and a cooler shifter contacting the cooler to move the cooler bidirectionally to cause the cooler to contact and separate from the endless belt. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224899 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTER AND CLEANING SYSTEM - Cleaning systems for an electrostatic imaging member and printers having cleaning systems are provided. In one aspect, a cleaning system has a wiper, a mounting holding the wiper so that an extension length of the wiper extends from the mounting and a frame positioning the mounting relative to the electrostatic imaging member so that the wiper extends along a holding angle toward the electrostatic imaging member and so that the mounting is separated from the electrostatic imaging member by an extension distance along the holding angle that is less than the extension length with the wiper resiliently bending to fit within the extension distance to define a working angle. The extension distance is within a range of extension distances that cause the working angle to be within a range of working angles that are greater than a range of working angles associated with a greater range of extension distances. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224900 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier; a developing section which develops the latent image on the image carrier with a toner to form an unfixed toner image; a transfer section which transfers the unfixed toner image to a transfer material; and a resilient roller member provided on a position downstream of the developing section and upstream of the transfer section in a rotational direction of the image carrier, which applies pressure to the image carrier and rotates in the same direction as the image carrier, wherein when a contact portion of the resilient roller member with the image carrier becomes a non-contact state as the rotation advances, the resilient roller member maintains a deformed state caused by the pressure, and the resilient roller member restores from the deformed state before the contact portion again comes into contact with the image carrier. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224901 | MEDIUM TRANSPORTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT EMPLOYS THE MEDIUM TRANSPORTING APPARATUS - A medium transporting apparatus is incorporated in an apparatus, and includes a first transport path and a second transport path. The first transport path is defined in the body of the apparatus. The second transport path is disposed on a medium cassette. The medium cassette is movable in a direction in which the medium cassette is pulled out of the apparatus and in a direction in which the medium cassette is inserted into the apparatus, so that the second transport path is detachably coupled to the first transport path. When the medium cassette has been inserted completely into the apparatus, a guide member extends to cover a joint portion between the first transport path and the second transport path, thereby facilitating advancement of the medium from the second transport path to the first transport path. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224902 | PAPER SHEET SEASONING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A paper sheet seasoning apparatus comprising a mount on which a plurality of sheet-like recording media are loaded and whose central portion is curved in a convex shape when seen in a first direction; a blowing member that blows air in the first direction onto end portions of the recording media loaded on the mount; a pair of side panels that support both end portions in a direction that intersects the first direction of the recording media on the mount; and a top panel disposed in such a way that a gap exists in a vertical direction between the top panel and the uppermost recording medium on the mount, wherein on at least one of the pair of side panels, there is disposed an approaching surface that approaches the opposing side panel as the approaching surface heads upward in the vertical direction. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224903 | MEDIUM TRANSPORT APPARATUS, SCANNER APPARATUS, AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A medium transport apparatus includes a medium guide member that forms part of the curved transport path and guides a medium to a downstream side, and that is provided so as to be capable of pivoting at an outward side from the curved transport path, and that changes the size of a space of part of the curved transport path by pivoting. The medium guide member has a pivot axis that is in an upstream side direction of a guide surface that guides the medium. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224904 | PAPER ROLL RESIDUAL AMOUNT DETECTING DEVICE AND PRINTER - A detecting device includes a paper roll receiving unit including two recesses formed in a rest portion, to receive the paper roll that drops by its weight if the paper roll has a predetermined winding diameter. Further, an attachment frame is provided near the paper roll receiving unit. An arm supported on the attachment frame is provided with first and second projections making contact with an end surface of the paper roll. When the residual amount of the paper roll becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined amount, the first projection is moved into a cylindrical core of the paper roll or the second projection moves out of contact with the end surface of the paper roll. A detecting unit detects, based on the operation of the arm, whether the residual amount of the paper roll is equal to or smaller than the predetermined amount. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224905 | DETECTING DEVICE AND PRINTER THAT DETECTS A REMAINING AMOUNT OF PAPER IN A PAPER ROLL - A paper roll remaining amount detecting device includes a paper roll receiving unit including first and second recesses to receive a paper roll with a cylindrical core dropping by its weight, depending on a printer mounting posture, when the paper roll is consumed to have a predetermined diameter. An attachment frame is pivotably supported on a sidewall of the paper roll receiving unit having an arc-shaped hole portion extending along a pivot movement trajectory of a pivoting end portion of the attachment frame. An arm is pivotably supported on the attachment frame, with a projection formed in a pivoting end portion thereof and inserted into the arc-shaped hole portion. When the paper roll becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined size, the projection of the arm is moved toward the cylindrical core of the paper roll. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224906 | PRINTER - Embodiments described herein are to a printer which includes a printer body, a roll receiving unit, a printing unit, and a holding unit. The roll receiving unit is located within the printer body to receive a paper roll. The printing unit includes a platen and a print head facing the platen. The printing unit transfers the print paper being withdrawn from the paper roll receiving unit by the rotation of the platen, and performs a printing operation by the print head. The holding unit holds the paper roll at a predetermined position when the paper roll becomes lighter than a predetermined weight. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224907 | PRINTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, a printer includes a cutter configured to cut the transferred paper. A mark sensor is provided in the printer to detect marks attached at a certain interval on the paper. The printer further includes a control unit to determine a driving timing of the cutter depending on a driving amount of a motor determined after a first mark on the paper is detected by the mark sensor after the printing by the head is terminated. An adjustment unit is further provided to determine a driving amount of the motor until the mark sensor detects a second mark after the first mark is detected, and adjust the driving amount of the motor for determining a driving timing of the cutter based on the difference between the detected driving amount and a predetermined standard driving amount. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224908 | VIBRATABLE FLUID CONTAINER - A vibratable fluid container includes a container body containing a cosmetic fluid and having a bottleneck located on the top end thereof and a fluid applicator fastened to the bottleneck for applying the contained cosmetic fluid to the skin of a person, a cap connected to the container body, a vibrator mounted in between the container body and said cap and having a control switch operable to switch on/off the vibrator, a battery mounted in between the container body and the cap and electrically connected with the vibrator through the control switch, and a cover fastenable to the bottleneck of the container body to protect the fluid applicator and to keep the fluid applicator from sight. When the user switches on the control switch, the vibrator creates vibrations to mix the contained cosmetic fluid, avoiding sediment formation. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224909 | MECHANISM FOR EFICIENTLY SUPPLYING PAINT TO A ROLLER OR BRUSH - The invention relates to a mechanism for efficiently supplying paint to a roller or brush, formed by a suction/discharge pump including a deep cavity ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224910 | Enveloped Column Core Cosmetic Applicator - A cosmetic applicator with a column core applicator tip for retaining and applying a volume of cosmetic material. The column core applicator tip can have a column shape with a substantially continuous, cylindrical outer surface, and cosmetic applicator material, which can comprise flocked bristles, is applied to envelop the column core applicator tip. A cosmetic product reception indentation, which could comprise a supplemental product tube with a body portion within the applicator tip or a distal end cup, is disposed in an end face of the column core applicator tip, and that end face can be disposed at a miter angle. The supplemental product tube can have a length of at least one-half of the length of the body portion of the column core applicator tip. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224911 | HINGE STRIPS FOR PRINTER PAPER - The present invention provides a page for binding in an album. The page includes a blank, printer paper sheet and a hinge strip mounted along an edge of the printer paper sheet, the hinge strip including a flexible line for allowing the hinge strip to bend along the flexible line and a portion for binding to an album. The paper sheet and the hinge strip are adapted to go through a printer together to provide a ready-to-bind printed page. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224912 | LOOSENING PROTECTION MEANS AND PLUG CONNECTOR HAVING SUCH A LOOSENING PROTECTION MEANS - The subject matter of the invention is a loosening protection means ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224913 | PUSH/PULL ROD - The invention relates to a push/pull rod ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224914 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF BUFFER MEMBER FOR FUEL TANK - A mounting structure wherein a buffer member has a body portion, and a leg portion which is extended from the body portion and engaged with a recess, wherein the body portion has a plurality of first convex portions which are arranged around a center axis of the body portion at regular intervals and abut against a vehicle body, a plurality of first concave portions each of which is formed between the adjacent first convex portions, a plurality of second convex portions which are arranged around the center axis of the body portion | 2012-09-06 |
20120224915 | SECURING DEVICE FOR CONNECTING REFLECTOR TO ADJUSTMENT UNIT OF VEHICLE HEADLIGHT - A securing device for connecting a reflector to an adjustment unit includes a connector connected to the reflector and a holding member is connected to the connector. The holding member includes a space and a slot defined axially through a wall of the holding member. Two notches are defined in two ends of the slot respectively. A securing member includes a frame which includes two upright portions and two transverse portions connected between the two upright portions. The two upright portions are engaged with the notches and one of the two transverse portions has a gap which is expanded when the neck of the adjustment rod of the adjustment unit passes therethrough. The sphere on the adjustment rod is located in the space and the securing member clamps the two ends of the slot to prevent the sphere from disengaged form the space. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224916 | METAL PROFILE, FASTENING DEVICE AND COVER COMPRISING A FASTENING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE METAL PROFILE AND THE FASTENING DEVICE - Metal profile ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224917 | HALVING JOINT STRUCTURE - A halving joint structure comprising: a first member ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224918 | HALVING JOINT STRUCTURE - A halving joint structure including: a first member and a second member couplable to one another in a nonparallel arrangement by a halving joint, wherein each of the first and second members has a joint slot for receiving a portion of the other of the first and second members to form the halving joint; wherein the first and second members have cooperating locking slots, the locking slot of the first member intersecting the joint slot of the first member, and the locking slot of the second member being formed in the portion of the second member which is received by the joint slot of the first member; the structure further including: a locking member which is receivable within the locking slots of the first and second members. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224919 | Watercraft Lift System - A watercraft lifting system includes a bunk rail assembly, an intermediate frame assembly, a base assembly and a ground support assembly. The bunk rail assembly includes a bunk rail coupled to a load distribution member. The load distribution member is received by the bunk rail such that the bunk rail may rotate by at least a limited amount relative to the load distribution member. The bunk rail may slideably receive a bunk cushion and form a channel therewith for sandwiching a rigid structural member (e.g., a board). The watercraft lifting system may also include contoured clamps that cooperate to distribute and transfer load between frame members. In one embodiment, the contoured clamps include parabolically-shaped inner surfaces. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224920 | COFFERDAM MODULES - A cofferdam module can include first and second side panels, outer support members that are each coupled to the outer side of one of the side panels, and two different types of inner support members that are each coupled to the inner side of each of the side panels. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224921 | WAVE ABSORBING DEVICE - Provided is a wave absorbing device comprising one or more wave absorbing bodies having an inflow side face formed by removing part of a cylindrical body along the longitudinal direction and a C-shaped cross section, to be installed underwater in a relatively shallow shore with the inflow side face being oriented against the wave progress direction and inclined with respect to the wave progress direction. A longer wave absorbing and a number of shorter wave absorbing bodies are disposed in a straight line, the adjacent opening ends being opposed in proximity to each other with a gap being held therebetween. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224922 | Hull Band to Prevent Contamination Transfer - A Hull Band to prevent contamination transfer. The device can protect a ship hull from contamination from a floating oil spill or to protect the environment from contamination transfer from inside a vessel such as contamination leaking from a garbage truck. Band pleats fit the hull band to an individual hull shape; vertical strips of material to add stiffness to the hull band; weighted hems add tension to the hull band to keep it in place; horizontal securing devices hold the hull band in place; grommets or shackles secure the hull band panels to attach lines for belaying the hull band to cleats or rails. Options include waterproof band panels, and securing of the hull panel with magnet strips and/or double sided tape. The Hull Band can be disposable or designed for repetitive cleaning and use. The Hull Band may also protect complimentary tools such as oil containment booms. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224923 | DEVICE FOR COVERING AND PROTECTING BURIED PIPES OR CABLES - The invention relates to a device for covering and protecting buried pipes or cables, including a substantially planar plate ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224924 | METHOD FOR LAYING A PIPELINE ON THE SEABED AND A PIPELINE INSTALLATION DEVICE - The present invention regards a method for laying pipelines on the seabed comprising the steps of attaching an end ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224925 | CANTILEVER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A cantilever system for a rig comprising a hull, a beam coupled to the hull, an extension member coupled to the beam, and a hold-down member spaced from a support member and coupled to the extension member. A first end of the beam is extendable over an edge of the hull while a second end of the beam is positioned on the hull. The extension member increases the longitudinal length of the beam. The support member is disposed adjacent the edge of the hull. The hold-down member is configured to apply a force to the extension member in a direction toward the hull when the first end of the beam is extended over the edge of the hull. A method of increasing the capacity of the cantilever system comprises increasing the spacing between the support member and the hold-down member. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224926 | MECHANICALLY STABILIZED EARTH SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of constructing a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) structure is provided. A wire facing is composed of horizontal and vertical elements, where a soil reinforcing element is coupled to the wire facing at one or more crimps formed in either of the horizontal or vertical elements. A connection device may be inserted through an opening defined between the soil reinforcing element and the one or more crimps such that the soil reinforcing element may be coupled to the wire facing. A strut may be coupled to the top-most cross wire of the vertical element and the terminal wire of the horizontal element to maintain the vertical element at a predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal element as backfill is added to the wire facing. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224927 | MECHANICALLY STABILIZED EARTH WELDED WIRE FACING CONNECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of constructing a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) structure. A wire facing is composed of horizontal and vertical elements. The system includes a soil reinforcing element having a plurality of transverse wires coupled to at least two longitudinal wires. The soil reinforcing element is coupled to a facing anchor configured such that at least a portion of the facing anchor is inserted through the wire facing and coupled thereto. Multiple systems can be characterized as lifts and erected one atop the other to a desired MSE structure height. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224928 | MILLING CUTTER - A milling cutter includes a cutting portion including a depression portion and a sidewall surrounding the depression portion, wherein an exterior surface of the sidewall is a cylindrical surface, each of two parts of an internal surface of the sidewall is a slanted surface, so as to form two teeth. The cutting portion is a cylinder with a free end cut off by two virtual surface whose sectional view is V-shaped to form two teeth symmetrical with each other, and the depression portion is defined in the free end. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224929 | CYLINDRICAL CUTTER - A cylindrical cutter comprises a base, a generally cylindrical wall, and at least one cutting tooth formed at least partially in the cylindrical wall. The cylindrical wall includes a rim. The cutting tooth has a tapered portion extending beyond the rim. The tapered portion includes a root and a free end. The root of the tapered portion is joined to the cylindrical wall at the rim and has a thickness equal to the cylindrical wall thickness. The tapered portion has an overall taper angle from the free end to the root of at least 3°. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224930 | MACHINING METHOD, PROGRAM, MACHINING-PROGRAM GENERATING PROGRAM AND MACHINING APPARATUS OF PRESS DIE - A machining method of a press die having a pierce cutter and a secondary relief-clearance area recessed inward relative to a profile of the pierce cutter. A plunge cutting tool has an edge portion protruding from an outer circumference of a tool body and can carve while rotating and moving in an axial direction of the tool body. While rotating the plunge cutting tool with an axis of the tool body being approximately parallel to a surface of the pierce cutter, the plunge cutting tool is relatively moved along the profile of the pierce cutter. The plunge cutting tool is also relatively moved in the axial direction of the tool body along the shape of the pierce cutter and the secondary relief-clearance area in a piercing direction each time the plunge cutting tool is relatively moved by a predetermined pitch. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224931 | HIGH RIGIDITY MOVING COLUMN HORIZONTAL MACHINE TOOL - A rigid design for a machine tool having perpendicular X, Y, and Z axes includes fixed X-axis frame members at the back of the machine, fixed Z-axis vertical frame members at the front of the machine, and fixed upper and lower Z-axis frame members rigidly attached to the fixed X-axis frame members and the fixed Z-axis vertical frame members. The frame members form a fixed, rigid, closed force loop design. A movable Y-axis column is bifurcated and a headstock is mounted in the center opening of the column. The headstock is advanced and retracted relative to the workpiece by moving the Y-axis column and the headstock relative to the workpiece. Because the headstock is fixed relative to the Y-axis column, the unsupported portion of the headstock relative to the Y-axis column does not change as the Z-axis position of the headstock changes relative to the workpiece. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224932 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a support ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224933 | COMPRESSION SEAL ASSEMBLY - A compression seal assembly that can be installed on a wall without requiring access to both sides of the wall. The compression seal comprises a core member, a split washer, a gasket, and a first nut. The core member includes a cylindrical body and a flange rigidly attached to the cylindrical body. The cylindrical body includes a smooth cylindrical portion separating the flange from a first set of threads. The split washer is helical shaped and has a first end and a second end. The split washer is ramped through the hole until the split washer is entirely on the first side of the wall. A gasket is then inserted onto the smooth cylindrical portion adjacent the second side of the wall, and the first nut is threaded onto the first set of threads. As the first nut is tightened, the split washer, the wall and the gasket are compressed between the flange and first nut. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224934 | FASTENER - A fastener for securing a wheel rim to an automobile axle unit includes a shank segment, a hollow head segment and a securing pin. The shank segment has first and second threaded end portions and a smooth stop portion interconnecting the first and second threaded end portions. The head segment is formed with an internal thread engaged with the first threaded end portion, and has an abutting portion adapted to abut against the wheel rim and having a cross-section converging toward an open end thereof. The securing pin extends through the head segment into the shank segment for securing the head segment to the shank segment. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224935 | FLOATING FASTENER - A floating fastener includes a mounting socket bonded to a first plate member and having a beveled top mounting flange, a cap member axially slidably coupled to the mounting socket, an expandable stop ring mounted in a locating groove in the bottom side of the cap member to facilitate coupling of the cap member to the mounting socket and to prohibit the cap member from moving upwardly over the top mounting flange of the mounting socket, a locking member affixed to the cap member for fastening to a second plate member to lock the first and second plate members together, and a spring member sleeved onto the locking member and stopped between the head of the locking member and a shoulder in the mounting socket. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224936 | Nail anchor - A nail anchor for use with a wall nail for nailing to a hole in a wall of an object is disclosed to include a tubular body having a tapered end portion and a longitudinal split, a plurality of teeth obliquely upwardly and outwardly extended from the periphery of the tubular body for engaging into the periphery of the hole in the wall of the object to prohibit the tubular body from a backward displacement relative to the wall of the object and a plurality of barbed portions obliquely downwardly and inwardly extended from the periphery of the tubular body for engaging into a spiral groove around the periphery of the wall nail to prohibit the wall nail from a backward displacement relative to the tubular body of the nail anchor. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224937 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ON DEMAND PRINTING, BINDING, AND TRIMMING A PERFECT BOUND BOOK - A printing and binding apparatus ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224938 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROTATING A CONTAINER, REBAR STRUCTURE OR THE LIKE AND APPARATUSES FOR SUCH ROTATION - The present invention discloses a method of rotating a metallic structure for construction in an X axis. The method of present invention allows rotating structures such as rebar or metallic structures like containers to create habitable structures such that each of the walls of the container or the rebar structure, are all at some point facing the floor. That is, each of the walls have a downwardly facing direction at some point of the rotation. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224939 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE CONTROLLED EMPTYING OF A TRANSPORT CONTAINER HOLDING PIECE GOODS - A method and a device for the automated emptying of packets and packages or similar piece goods from a collection or transport container holding the piece goods. The container is pivotable to this end by way of a tipping device at least temporarily holding the container, according to a defined motion schema, into an emptying position. In order to provide an effective, automated solution for gently emptying packets and packages or similar piece goods from collection or transport containers, allowing for simultaneous minimizing of the damage occurring at low cycle times, the collection or transport container is tipped out, wherein the motion schema and thus the tipping procedure of the collection or transport container can be accelerated or decelerated as a function of the current emptying procedure and/or considering the speed and/or amount of the tipped-out piece goods. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224940 | Automobile Wheel Changing Tool - An automobile wheel-changing assistant tool, comprising a base member, a plurality of roller rails with rollers mounted thereto. The roller rails are secured to upstanding walls of the base member and have rollers mounted thereon. The rollers rotate freely about the roller rails and may slide therealong. A tunnel cutout is centrally disposed along the bottom surface of the base member such that a lever arm may be inserted under the device. Once inserted, the upper portion of the lever arm may be pushed downward to lift the device and a tire to be installed. A slider plate comprising a low-friction surface allows the assembly to slide freely when it is placed thereon, allowing easy handling of the device and associated wheel. In use, a tire is placed onto the rollers, slid into position near a vehicle wheel well, pressed forward along the rollers and rotated into position for securement. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224941 | SEAT MODULE FOR A MINING VEHICLE - A mining shuttle car that trams on underground roadways includes a conveyor system and an operator's compartment adjacent to the conveyor system. The operator's compartment includes a rotatable seat and a control station. The operator's seat module is coupled to one or more joysticks that control the car, and the operator's seat module and the control station are mounted on a rotatable platform so as to be rotatable as a unit between a plurality of secured positions for operating the mining shuttle car. Forward movement of the joystick control relative to the seat steers the shuttle car about a point in front of the seat, and rearward movement of the joystick control relative to the seat steers the shuttle car about a point behind the seat. Forward and rearward movement of one of the joysticks steers the mining shuttle car in the same manner regardless of the rotational position of the rotational position of the seat. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224942 | ELECTRICAL CABINET - An electric drive work vehicle is provided having a chassis, at least one power distribution system, and a cabinet that houses the at least one power distribution system. The cabinet may be mounted atop the chassis to shield the cabinet and its contents from ground water and debris. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224943 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE HAVING PLATFORM FOR MAINTENANCE WORK - A construction machine including: a lower propelling body; an upper slewing body having a rear region with an engine room; a slewing device for slewing the upper slewing body; and a platform cover. The slewing device includes a slewing electric motor having an electric-motor output shaft, and a speed reducer having a speed-reducer output shaft rotated more slowly than the electric-motor output shaft, the speed reducer installed forward of the engine room such that the speed-reducer output shaft points downward, the slewing electric motor disposed just above the speed reducer. The platform cover is provided on a top of the slewing electric motor, having an upper surface serving as a platform for maintenance of equipment in the engine room. The platform cover is lower than the engine cover and adjacent to a front side of the engine room. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224944 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE MODULE HANDLING ASSEMBLY - An aircraft engine module handling assembly including a carriage, a pivoting portion at a top of the carriage, a module support tooling, and an additional mechanism for assembly of the tooling on the pivoting portion, such that the module can be rotated from an original vertical position, observed when it reaches an assembly shop in a crate, to a horizontal position suitable for its assembly with another module of an engine. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224945 | SUBSTRATE HOLDER POSITIONING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A substrate holder positioning method, capable of positioning a substrate holder without using any positioning jig, includes: measuring a first position of a substrate held on a substrate holder included in a substrate carrying mechanism; carrying the substrate held on the substrate holder to a substrate rotating unit for holding and rotating the substrate; turning the substrate held by the substrate rotating unit through a predetermined angle by the substrate rotating unit; transferring the substrate turned by the substrate rotating unit from the substrate rotating unit to the substrate holder; measuring a second position of the substrate transferred from the substrate rotating unit to the substrate holder; determining the position of the center of rotation of the substrate rotating unit on the basis of the first and the second position; and positioning the substrate holder on the basis of the position of the center of rotation. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224946 | Container Cargo Transfer System - A platform container transfer terminal ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224947 | TRASH COLLECTING DEVICE - The present invention is directed to a trash collecting device that includes a substantially circular piece having a sidewall surrounding an interior region, a surface extending from the sidewall towards the interior region, a handle and a first opening within the surface. The trash collecting device also includes a retaining ring dimensioned for nested engagement within the interior region of the substantially circular piece. The handle of the substantially circular piece may include a substantially cylindrical portion attached to the surface, and the handle may be positioned between the first opening and the sidewall. The trash collecting device is configured to securely hold a bag between the retaining ring and the substantially circular piece when at least a portion of the retaining ring is held within the interior region of the substantially circular piece. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224948 | Rail system and method for securing a heavy load to a flat bed truck - The invention provides a detachable railing system for assisting in securing a load to a flat bed truck. The railing systems of the invention include a plurality of detachable stakes have one end dimensioned for telescopic mating with a pocket formed along the periphery of the flat bed truck. Each of the plurality of stakes has a saddle portion extending outwardly therefrom and which is dimensioned for receipt of one end of an arm. A plurality of arms is dimensioned to be inserted into at least one of the saddles of the plurality of stakes and is further dimensioned to span the length between adjacent stakes when the stakes are mounted a predetermined distance apart near the periphery of the flat bed truck. The plurality of arms is further adapted to detachably mounted into at least one of the saddle portions of at least one of the plurality of stakes. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224949 | TURBOMACHINE CASING ASSEMBLY - A turbomachine casing assembly including a first casing element locatable radially outward of one or more rotating aerofoil elements of a turbomachine, a second casing element located radially distal to the first casing element is provided. A void is provided between a radially proximal face of the first casing element and a radially proximal face of the second casing element, at the first end of the first casing element. The first end of the first casing element is located against a corresponding first end of the second casing element by an energy absorbing element, with the first casing element; including a cantilever. The cantilever is arranged in a region extending along the first casing element from the first end; and having a pivot axis at a mid portion thereof. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224950 | MOUNTING AN AGB ON AN INTERMEDIATE CASING FOR A TURBOJET FAN COMPARTMENT - An intermediate casing for a turbojet fan compartment, including: a shroud centered along a longitudinal axis of the turbine engine; an annular cheek plate centered along the longitudinal axis of the turbine engine and mounted against a downstream face of the shroud; a suspension beam fastened to the cheek plate and extending downstream parallel to the longitudinal axis of the turbine engine; and an AGB suspended from the beam and including an upstream side face spaced apart axially from the cheek plate, a downstream side face opposite the upstream side face, and a plurality of accessories mounted against its downstream side face and distributed about the longitudinal axis of the turbine engine. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224951 | COMPACT FAN ASSEMBLY WITH THRUST BEARING - A fan assembly for a computing device is disclosed. The device can include an impeller having a number of blades and a motor for turning the blades. The motor can turn the blades via a magnetic interaction between the impeller and the motor. A thrust bearing can be used to control a position of the impeller relative to the motor. In particular, the impeller can be configured to rotate around an axis and the thrust bearing can be used to control movement of the impeller in a direction aligned with the axis. In one embodiment, the impeller can be configured to generate aerodynamic forces, such as lift, and the parameters associated with the thrust bearing can be selected to counteract the aerodynamic forces so that the impeller remains within a desired positional range relative to the motor. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224952 | SYSTEM AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING A SUPERSONIC COMPRESSOR ROTOR INCLUDING A RADIAL FLOW CHANNEL - A supersonic compressor rotor that includes a rotor disk that includes a substantially cylindrical endwall, a radially inner surface, and a radially outer surface. The endwall extends between the radially inner surface and the radially outer surface. A plurality of vanes are coupled to the endwall. The vanes extend outwardly from the endwall. Adjacent vanes form a pair and are spaced a circumferential distance apart such that a flow channel is defined between each pair of circumferentially-adjacent vanes. The flow channel extends generally radially between an inlet opening and an outlet opening. A first supersonic compression ramp is coupled to the endwall. The first supersonic compression ramp is positioned within the flow channel to facilitate forming at least one compression wave within the flow channel. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224953 | External Segmented Shell Capable of Correcting For Rotor Misalignment in Relation to the Stator - The invention relates to a housing for covering the ends of a row of rotor blades of an axial turbomachine compressor, the housing being provided with a sealing device between the blade tips and the housing. It comprises a shell segmented along its circumference, each segment being fixed to the housing by a series of elastomeric elements in a recess in the shape of a channel cut into the inner surface of the housing. In this way, in the event of misalignment of the rotor relative to the stator, the rotor blades coming into contact with sections of the shell will be able to move to compensate for this misalignment while reducing the frictional forces generated by contact between the blades and the shell. In the event of alignment being re-established the segments of the shell will be able to resume their initial position because of the elastic behaviour of the elements. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224954 | AIRFOIL CORE SHAPE FOR A TURBOMACHINE COMPONENT - A turbomachine component includes a compressor stator vane having an airfoil core shape. The airfoil core shape includes a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z set forth in TABLE 1, and wherein X and Y are distances in inches which, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z in inches. The profile sections at the Z distances are joined smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil core shape. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224955 | DIFFUSER - A diffuser having a flow path including generally annular regions arranged to direct a flow of fluid with both tangential and axial velocity components. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224956 | PUMP APPARATUS - A pump apparatus includes a drive shaft supported rotatably in a pump body; a power transmission member attached to the drive shaft, and configured to transmit power to the drive shaft; a pump element configured to pressurize and discharge working fluid; a discharge passage formed in the pump body, and configured to introduce the pressurized working fluid discharged from the pump element to an external of the pump body; a control valve configured to control an amount of working fluid to be discharged through the discharge passage to the external, by controlling a movement of a valving element of the control valve on the basis of the pressurized working fluid; and an electromagnetic valve provided between the power transmission member and the control valve, and configured to control the control valve or a fluid pressure acting on the valving element of the control valve based on the pressurized working fluid. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224957 | Pump and Flow-Guiding Device - A flow-guiding device for an impeller radial pump is arranged radially outside the impeller and extends in a ring-shaped manner with a circumferential carrier ring on which several guide blades are arranged. These latter are formed so as to be resilient in such a manner that when there is a small fluid flow a blade angle points more in the radial direction at an angle of approximately 70° with respect to the longitudinal center axis of the pump. When there is strong fluid flow, the angle becomes smaller and the guide blades bend in a resilient manner at least in regions such that they stand at a smaller angle of between 30° and 40° with respect to the longitudinal center axis of the pump. The fluid is conveyed better in the pump chamber in this way. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224958 | TURBOMACHINE CASING ASSEMBLY - A turbomachine casing assembly including: a first casing element arrangeable adjacent to one or more rotating aerofoil structures of a turbomachine; a second casing element provided at a radially outer position with respect to the first casing element; and an infill member disposed between the first and second casing elements, wherein an end of the infill member is set back from an end of the first casing element such that a void is provided between the first and second casing elements. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224959 | Latching Device for a Pump Housing and Pump - A latching device for a pump housing for production of a releasable latched connection between two housing parts has, on a first housing part, an elongate latching hook comprising a latching protrusion on the upper side and introduction chamfers on the upper side and on the underside. A latching opening is provided in the second housing part and comprises a latching tongue defining the latching opening outwardly, the latching protrusion abutting this latching tongue. An introduction web is arranged on the underside of the latching opening and comprises an introduction chamfer for the latching hook. Two securing tongues engage laterally in the latching opening and protrude via a free tongue end into the path of the latching hook when said latching hook is inserted into the latching opening. They prevent an undesired automatic release of the latched connection caused by movement of the latching hook in a downwards direction. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224960 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE CASE - One embodiment of the present invention is a unique gas turbine engine case. Another embodiment is a unique method of manufacturing a gas turbine engine case. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for gas turbine engine cases. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224961 | Pump - A pump for a dishwasher has an impeller for conveying fluid, wherein it is formed as a centrifugal pump with the fluid to be conveyed being sucked-in in a central axial manner and flowing out in a radial manner. The impeller extends on a bottom surface above a pump base, wherein several fixed flow directing blades are arranged radially outside the impeller, said flow directing blades extending in a helicoidal manner with the pitch extending in the rotational direction of the impeller away from the pump base. At least one flow directing blade extends as far as up to the bottom surface of the impeller for picking up a circulating funnel or tube produced of fluid with air bubbles therein. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224962 | SEAL STRUCTURE OF FLUID DEVICE - A seal structure includes: first and second members defining a hollow internal area of a fluid device; and a seal member fixed to the first member for sealing a gap between the first and second members. The seal member includes a sliding contact member being in sliding contact with a surface of the second member and formed of a resin. The second member includes a resin layer and a resin layer holding structure. The resin layer is formed by sliding the second member on the sliding contact member to transfer the resin forming the sliding contact member onto a sliding contact portion of the surface of the second member at which the second member comes into contact with the sliding contact member. The resin layer holding structure is a porous film formed by electric discharge surface treatment and holds the resin layer in the sliding contact portion. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224963 | GREASE COLLECTOR, WIND TURBINE NACELLE AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING EXCESS GREASE - A grease collector is described, which is connectable to a wind turbine nacelle. The grease collector includes a channel with a flexible side portion for providing a sealing between the nacelle and a wind turbine tower. Moreover, a wind turbine nacelle and a wind turbine with a grease collector and a method for collecting excess grease which is emitted from a yaw system of a wind turbine are provided. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224964 | COMPOUND MOTION STRUCTURE - A compound motion structure ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224965 | CONTROL OF WIND TURBINE BLADE LIFT REGULATING MEANS - The invention involves a wind turbine comprising at least one blade ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224966 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE CONDITION OF ROTOR BLADES AT WIND TURBINES - Some examples relate to a system for monitoring the condition of rotor blades at wind turbines. A plurality of sensor nodes can be coupled to a rotor blade. A respective at least one sensor can be present at the individual sensor nodes for the spatially resolved detection of vibrations and/or acoustic waves of the rotor blade and the sensor nodes can be connected via optical fibers to a central supply and reception unit. A light source can be present at the central supply and reception unit and electromagnetic radiation can be conducted from it via an optical fiber to a photovoltaic converter with which the received electromagnetic radiation can be converted into electric energy. The electric energy can be utilized. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224967 | Elastic and Dust-Clinging Fan Blade Cover and Scent Pocket - Disclosed is an elastic, removable dust cover and air freshener for securement over a ceiling fan blade. The cover is formed of a stretchable, dust-clinging material that is adapted to conform over any sized fan blade and provide secure, snug fitment thereover. The covers comprise an elongated, tubular element having an open end and a closed end, and elastic sidewalls forming an open interior section. The open end of the cover includes an elastic band to secure itself to the cross section of the blade base or along its length. The portion of the cover sidewall includes a vented pocket adapted to secure an air freshener pouch, such that the flow over the blade allows the freshener material to disseminate into the room for improved aroma. Use of the cover prevents dust from accumulating on the blade, while its outer appearance can be tailored to an individual's decor. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224968 | Lift-Type Vertical Axis Turbine - A vertical axis turbine includes a modified darrieus type rotor having at least three circumferentially spaced apart blades, each having an airfoil shape in cross section such that the blades generate a torque in a direction of rotation of the turbine about the vertical axis responsive to a generally horizontal wind across the blades. Support members, for example flexible cables, are connected under tension between adjacent ones of the blades to extend in a generally circumferential direction about the turbine at an inclination from horizontal in a criss-crossing pattern with other support members. A tensioning mechanism also urges opposing top and bottom ends of the rotor towards one another such that the blades are supported under compression in a pre-stressed condition by the support members and the tensioning mechanism to maintain the blades in a substantially rigid and fixed orientation throughout the operation of the turbine rotor. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224969 | COUPLING ELEMENT FOR MECHANICALLY COUPLING BLADES AND A ROTOR - A coupling element | 2012-09-06 |
20120224970 | FLUID PUMP HAVING AT LEAST ONE IMPELLER BLADE AND A SUPPORT DEVICE - The invention relates to a fluid pump comprising at least one impeller blade ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224971 | TURBINE BLADE FASTENING FOR A TURBO ENGINE - A turbine blade fastening is provided. The turbine blade fastening include a blade root implemented in a fir tree design, which includes anchoring teeth implemented toward the blade casting tip such that the height of the anchoring teeth is reduced toward the blade casting tip. The anchoring teeth are designed for fitting into corresponding recesses in a rotor. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224972 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING AN INTEGRALLY BLADED ROTOR AND ROTOR PRODUCED BY MEANS OF THE METHOD - A method for producing an integrally bladed rotor, in particular a gas turbine rotor, by means of joining, comprises the following steps:—Providing a blade ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224973 | BLADE FOR A WIND TURBINE - The present disclosure provides a wind turbine. The wind turbine has an axis about which in use the blade rotates. The blade is arranged for orientation along the axis and has a longitudinal twist. The blade comprises an inner blade portion and an outer blade portion. The inner blade portion is in use closer to the axis than the outer blade portion. The outer blade portion has an angular orientation that varies relative to the inner blade portion in a direction along the axis. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224974 | TURBINE ROTOR BLADE AND TURBO MACHINE - A rotor blade includes a blade main body having a proximal end connected to the blade root, and a tip shroud connected to a tip end of the blade main body so as to constitute a part of an annular shroud, a tip end side of a leading edge of the blade main body is made continuous to an outside surface of the tip shroud via a curved portion curved toward a trailing edge, fillets are provided between the tip end of the blade main body and an inside surface of the tip shroud, and the curved portion is located closer to the leading edge than the fillets, whereby the turbine rotor blade and the turbo machine can realize weight reduction and suppress performance degradation. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224975 | PROCESS FOR THE VAPOR PHASE ALUMINIZATION OF A TURBOMACHINE METAL PART AND DONOR LINER AND TURBOMACHINE VANE COMPRISING SUCH A LINER - An aluminization process by vapor phase deposition for high-temperature oxidation protection of a metal turbomachine part. The part including a cavity into which a metal component is introduced and assembled from an opening in the part. A halide is formed by reaction between a halogen and a metal donor containing aluminum, then the halide is transported by a carrier gas in order to come into contact with the metal part, wherein the metal component has first, before the implementation of the process, been surface-enriched with aluminum in order to serve as an aluminum donor. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224976 | AIR VOLUME CONTROL DEVICE AND AIR VOLUME CONTROL METHOD - An air volume control device determines whether or not a cooling capacity of an electronic device fulfills a predetermined cooling capacity. Then, if it is determined that the cooling capacity of the electronic device is failing to fulfill the predetermined cooling capacity, the air volume control device decreases the number of revolutions of a fan for cooling the electronic device. For example, the air volume control device compares a temperature of a heating element provided in the electronic device before a change in the number of revolutions of the fan with that after the change in the number of revolutions of the fan. If the temperature of the heating element is increased when the number of revolutions of the fan is increased, the air volume control device determines that the cooling capacity of the electronic device is failing to fulfill the predetermined cooling capacity. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224977 | Method and Apparatus for Fluid Pumping - A fluid balanced hydraulic pump has a support tower that can be mounted over a well. At least one cylinder assembly is pivotally mounted within the support tower. A prime mover provides hydraulic fluid to the at least one cylinder assembly through a wedge spool control valve that provides precise speed control with minimal maintenance requirements. Stroke speed can be easily and quickly adjusted without the need for expensive, troublesome or complicated electronic equipment. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224978 | Apparatus and methods for adjustment of the pressure in a vehicle tire - An apparatus for adjusting the pressure in a tire of a vehicle comprises a compressed gas source, a coupling which can be fastened on a valve of the tire, and control means for selective action upon the coupling with compressed gas from the compressed gas source, said control means comprising an interface for communication with a TPM system. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224979 | VOLUMETRIC FLUIDICS PUMP - A pump for moving a fluid through a fluidics system includes a surface and channel disposed along at least a portion of the surface. The pump also includes a driving mechanism having a rotatable shaft and a plurality of haptics operably coupled to the shaft. A closed portion is formed in the channel as the channel is compressed between the surface and at least one of the haptics, the closed portion having a thickness between the surface and the haptic. The pump additionally has a circular path and a shaft path. The surface has a radius of curvature in the vicinity of the closed portion that is greater than the sum of a radius of the circular path and the thickness of the closed portion. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224980 | CENTRIFUGAL WET GAS COMPRESSION OR EXPANSION WITH A SLUG SUPPRESSOR AND/OR ATOMIZER - This disclosure is to an apparatus and method for increasing the ability of centrifugal compressors or expanders to handle multiphase fluids with increased liquid content by passing the fluid through a slug suppressor and/or an atomizing device prior to compression or expansion. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224981 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AT LEAST ONE DEFORMABLE MEMBRANE MICROPUMP AND DEFORMABLE MEMBRANE MICROPUMP - A method for producing at least one deformable membrane micropump including a first substrate and a second substrate assembled together, the first substrate including at least one cavity and the second substrate including at least one deformable membrane arranged facing the cavity. In the method: the cavity is produced in the first substrate; then the first and second substrates are assembled together; then the deformable membrane is produced in the second substrate. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224982 | Pump for Immersion Within a Fluid Reservoir - A pump for immersion in a fluid reservoir, such as a pit or lagoon containing liquid manure, from a position at an edge of the reservoir. The pump may be adapted for connection to a farm vehicle, such as a tractor, positioned at the edge of the reservoir. The pump comprises an extensible body, fluid conduit and drive means in order that a length of the pump may be varied in order to accommodate a variety of reservoir fluid heights. In addition, the pump may be pivotable relative to at least a portion of a frame in order that the entrance angle may be adjusted. The pump comprises a bottom housing with a bottom inlet and at least two tangential fluid outlets that are upwardly angled towards the conduit. A combiner is provided to merge the outlets with the fluid conduit. An impeller within the housing is shaped to transfer fluid tangentially and upwardly within the housing to co-operate with the upward angle of the outlets. These features reduce fluid pressure loss and thereby increase fluid flow rate through the pump for a given input power. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224983 | MULTI-WAY VALVE, HYDRAULIC DEVICE AND CONCRETE PUMP VEHICLE - A multi-way valve includes a plurality of parallel combination valves for controlling corresponding actuators ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120224984 | DIAPHRAGM PUMP AND PUMPING SYSTEMS - A process fluid pump can include a pump chamber, an inlet valve, and an outlet valve. Diaphragm regions can define at least a portion of each of the pump chamber, the inlet valve, and the outlet valve. The diaphragm regions can each have an actuation region with a surface that is convexly shaped when the formed actuation region is in a natural unstressed first state, and each formed actuation region can be actuated by a motive fluid to transition to a second state in which the surface is non-convexly shaped. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224985 | ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP FLOATING RING BEARING AND METHOD TO ASSEMBLE SAME - A floating ring bearing for an electric submersible pump (ESP) assembly disposable within a cased wellbore and a method to assemble the same are disclosed. The ESP assembly includes a motor, a pump, and a shaft coupling the pump to the pump motor. One or more floating ring bearings are disposed within the motor and the pump, each floating ring bearing circumscribing the shaft to radially support the shaft. A floating ring is disposed within each floating ring bearing. The floating ring circumscribes the shaft so that the floating ring rotates about the shaft in response to rotation of the shaft. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224986 | ROTARY VANE COMPRESSOR - A rotary vane compressor includes a cylinder chamber having an ellipsoidal inner wall shape, a rotor rotatably provided in the cylinder chamber, a vane held in the rotor so as to contact with an inner wall surface of the cylinder chamber along with a rotation of the rotor, a vane slot provided on the rotor and offset on a reverse rotational side of the rotor from a radial line passing over a rotational center of the rotor, and a controller for controlling a rotation of the rotor. The controller reversely rotates the rotor for a predetermined time upon activating the compressor. According to the compressor, chattering can be prevented by surely protruding the vane from the vane slot without providing extra parts. In addition, the vane can be produced with easy working processes at low cost. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224987 | PRECISION FLUID TRANSPORT AND METERING SYSTEM WITH MODULAR AND DISPOSABLE ELEMENTS - An integrated fluid management system is provided with capability to deliver precise flow rate and fluid dosing capability over a wide range of operator set parameters. A magnetically coupled pump head is low cost, affords simple installation, and is disposable. Multiple pump heads may be docked to a single drive module or control module to provide concurrent metering of multiple fluids and to maintain precise volume ratio of the multiple fluids to one another. The magnetic pump head may be integrated with radio frequency Identification devices (RFID) and Hall Effect Sensors to provide customized control and fail safe operation. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224988 | AXIAL FAN - An axial fan with an electric motor, on the rotor of which a an wheel is mounted, the rotor having a portion with a cylindrically pot-shaped configuration, onto which the wheel is pushed with a completely or partially cylindrical part so as to fit, and the fan wheel lying completely behind the plane predetermined by the bottom surface of the rotor. | 2012-09-06 |
20120224989 | Pivoting, Hinged Arc Vane Rotary Compressor Or Expander - A rotary compressor or expander include a cylindrical housing chamber, a rotatable cylindrical rotor mounted eccentrically with respect to housing chamber centre, a cylindrical rotor liner free to move around the rotor, and a pivoting generally circular arc vane hinged to the rotor liner. Cavity or buckets engraved to the outer surface of the rotor liner together with corresponding inlet nozzle flow provide additional momentum impulse transfer from working fluid to expander eccentric rotor. The inlet of the rotary expander is equipped with a rotating valve synchronous to the eccentric rotor, regulating the admission time and duration of the entering working fluid. The exhaust of the rotary compressor is equipped with either a check valve or a rotating valve synchronising the fluid discharge time and duration. | 2012-09-06 |