37th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100230872 | METHOD OF INTEGRATING A BLAST FURNACE WITH AN AIR GAS SEPARATION UNIT - The invention relates to a method of integrating a plurality of blast furnaces with a plurality of air gas separation units, in which the replacement blower available on the blast furnace site is used to feed compressed air into an air gas separation unit making it possible to enrich the blast-furnace blast with oxygen, this unit being stopped when one of the blowers of the blast furnaces has to be replaced with the blower used by the air gas separation unit. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230873 | Apparatus for Continuously Manufacturing Stoichiometric Mg2Ni Hydrogen Storage Compound - The present invention provides an apparatus for manufacturing stoichiometric Mg | 2010-09-16 |
20100230874 | HEARTH ROLL IN A CONTINUOUS ANNEALING FURNACE AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD - A hearth roll for a continuous annealing furnace able to suppress the occurrence of buildup on the hearth roll surface and able to be stably used for a long period under the high temperature environment in a continuous annealing furnace and a method of production of the same are provided. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230875 | DELAY RETURN GAS SPRING - A delay return gas spring including a piston at least partially received in a cylinder for reciprocation between extended and compressed positions over a cycle including a compression stroke and a return stroke. A seal disposed between the cylinder and the piston separates a primary chamber on one side of the seal from a secondary chamber on another side of the seal during a portion of the cycle. A passage communicates with the secondary chamber and with the primary chamber. The seal is relatively movable between an open position permitting free flow of gas through the passage to a closed position at least partially restricting gas flow through the passage so as to permit gas in the secondary chamber to be compressed in response to movement of the piston toward its extended position, thereby reducing a net return force on the piston and decreasing a velocity of the piston. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230876 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A vehicle suspension system including: (a) a suspension spring interconnecting a vehicle body and a wheel; (b) an actuator having an electric motor, such that the actuator is capable of generating, based on a force of the electric motor, an actuator force forcing the body and the wheel toward and away from each other, and causing the generated actuator force to act as a damping force against displacement of the body and the wheel; and (c) a control device for controlling the actuator force generated by the actuator, by controlling operation of the electric motor. The control device is capable of establishing a constant-force generating state in which the actuator force is constantly generated as a constant actuator force by the actuator with supply of an electric power thereto from a battery as an electric power source of the electric motor such that the generated constant actuator force acts in a rebound direction or a bound direction. The control device controls the constant-force generating state, based on a charge state of the battery. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230877 | VEHICULAR IMPACT BUMPER ASSEMBLY - An impact bumper assembly for a vehicle is provided. The assembly comprises a first member, and a second member coupled to the first member and configured for relative motion therewith. The assembly also comprises a resilient bumper coupled to the first member and interposed between the first and second members, wherein the resilient bumper has an annular wall having a plurality of openings therethrough, and wherein the resilient bumper is configured to deform axially without substantial radial deformation when compressed between the first and second members. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230878 | Suspension Strut With Screw Pot - A suspension strut with an elastomer block is provided for a wheel of a vehicle, in particular for a wheel of a motorcycle. The hardness of the elastomer block, which interacts with an additional spring element, can be modified. The spring constant of the elastomer block can be modified by adjusting a screw pot. The screw pot engages externally with the elastomer block. The spring base of the elastomer block may be adjustable. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230879 | Process for producing polyurethane elastomer foams - Polyurethane elastomer foams can be prepared by mixing an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer obtained by reaction of a polyol with 3,3′-dimethylbiphenyl-4,4′-diisocyanate, with a foaming agent comprising a mixture of water, a low-molecular weight glycol having a molecular weight of 48-200, and a high-molecular weight glycol having a number average molecular weight Mn of 1000-3000 under stirring to conduct foaming reaction. The polyurethane elastomer foams so produced can have a high durability, particularly under a high load, even though a low-cost, easy-to-handle diisocyanate compound is used. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230880 | ALIGNMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING SLEEVES TO ARROW SHAFTS - An apparatus and method for holding a plurality of arrow shafts in alignment for applying a heat-shrinkable sleeve thereto. The apparatus includes a support and an arrow holding assembly for holding more than one arrow shaft relative to the support. An adjuster ring is moveable along the support to hold the sleeves in the desired positions on the shafts. The apparatus and method of this invention allows for consistent positioning of shrinkable sleeves around multiple arrow shafts and simultaneous shrinking of sleeves onto the multiple arrow shafts. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230881 | PORTABLE VISE - A portable vise, particularly for use in supporting elongated member, provides a convenient design for safely cutting, drilling, welding, and painting. An elongated member is inserted through an aperture of a vise body. The vise rests upon the ground or other work surface such that one end of the elongated member is supported over the work surface while the other end of the elongated member rests upon the work surface. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230882 | CLAMP APPARATUS - A clamp apparatus to hold an object to a worktable includes a guiding pole mounted to the worktable, a pressing member connected to the guiding pole, a supporting pin extending from the pressing member towards the worktable, and a resilient member connected between the guiding pole and the worktable. the pressing member is rotatable related to the worktable between a first position and a second position. The pressing member forces the object against the worktable and the supporting pin passes through the worktable in response to restoring of the resilient member when the pressing member is moved to the first position. The supporting pin abuts against the worktable to keep a disengagement of the pressing member from the object overcoming restoring of the resilient member when the pressing member is moved to the second position. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230883 | Workpiece clamping device - A workpiece clamping device for clamping a workpiece during machining is provided. The workpiece may be a turbine blade in the region of the blade airfoil. The workpiece clamping device includes a basic body with a workpiece seat, wherein provision is made for at least one clamping strap for clamping the workpiece. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230884 | Work-piece piercing claw jaws for vise - An exemplary embodiment providing one or more improvements includes removable faces for jaws in machine vise which are able to grip a work-piece with great stability, accuracy, and reproducibility. Embodiments include multiple gripping features so the gripping surface easily can be renewed by demounting and reversing a worn face to a new face. Embodiments include the ability to of the claw jaws to be mounted on any fixed or movable vise station to use the entire clamping range of the machine vise. Embodiments are disclosed which are used with round or curved as well as flat work-pieces. Embodiments also include flat surfaced claw jaws which may be used to grip a work-piece for secondary machining to remove indentations from the work-piece. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230885 | Method and Apparatus for Holding Microelectronic Devices - One embodiment is a carrier for releasably holding devices in a contact plane that includes: a body having one or more sites each having an aperture with a portion in which a device may be held (holding portion); and at least one of the one or more sites having a first resilient prong and a second resilient prong; wherein: (i) the first resilient prong has: (a) a proximal end affixed to the body, (b) a first contactor edge disposed in the contact plane, and (c) a movable distal end extending beyond the holding portion; (ii) the second resilient prong has: (a) a proximal end affixed to the body, (b) a second contactor edge disposed in the contact plane, and (c) a movable distal end extending beyond the holding portion; (iii) a contactor edge of a first portion of a perimeter of the aperture (third contactor edge) and a contactor edge of a second portion of the perimeter are disposed in the contact plane (fourth contactor edge); (iv) an actuating edge of the movable distal end of the first prong (first actuating edge) is juxtaposed to an actuating edge of the movable distal end of the second prong (second actuating edge); (v) the first contactor edge is disposed to enable it to resiliently hold the device against the third contactor edge and the second contactor edge is disposed to enable it to resiliently hold the device against the fourth contactor edge; and (vi) urging apart the first actuating edge from the second actuating edge enables the device to be placed into or released from the carrier. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230886 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A folded spine of a booklet held by a pair of opposing holding members is deformed by entering a pressing member into a gap between the pair of holding members and bringing the pressing member into pressure contact with the folded spine. In consequence, the folded spine is prevented from receiving an excessive pressing force, and a smooth surface with a width substantially equal to the thickness of the booklet is thus formed on the folded spine, whereby a booklet with a good appearance can be made. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230887 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TAKING OVER FLEXIBLE, FLAT OBJECTS - A device and a method for taking over flexible, two-dimensional objects ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100230888 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR TAKING OVER AND FURTHER PROCESSING OF FLEXIBLE, FLAT OBJECTS - Receiver units ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100230889 | PRINTING APPARATUS - There is provided a printing apparatus in which a first printing medium which is inserted through an inserting port is fed toward a predetermined printing location by a first feeding path unit, and the first printing medium is discharged through the inserting port in a direction opposite to the feeding direction. The first printing medium which is fed to the printing location is printed by a first printing unit. A page turning mechanism having a page turning function for the first printing medium is arranged inside of the first printing unit when seen from the inserting port. A second printing unit having a different printing type from the first printing unit is arranged further inside than the page turning mechanism when seen from the inserting port. A second printing medium which is printed in the second printing unit is reversely fed by the first feeding path unit through a merging portion from the second feeding path unit and then is discharged through the inserting port. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230890 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium, including: a recording head; a conveyor belt to convey the medium in a conveyance direction; an attraction device including a first electrode having first extending portions and a second electrode having second extending portions and configured to permit the belt to generate an attractive force to attract the medium to the belt by giving mutually different potentials to the first and second electrodes; and, a pressing device including a contact member having electrical conductivity and disposed at a position where the contact member is opposed to respective upstream sections of the first and second extending portions, which upstream sections are located on an upstream side of the head in the conveyance direction, the contact member being configured to contact the medium placed on the belt, the pressing device being configured to press the medium onto the belt by the contact member. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230891 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus, including a sheet loading portion on which a plurality of sheets are loaded, a sheet take-in portion to take in the sheet loaded on the sheet loading portion, a first mechanism to displace between a first sheet and a second sheet in the sheets which are taken in from the sheet take-in portion and are overlapping up and down, and a second mechanism to sandwich and convey the first sheet displaced by the first mechanism to a following process. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230892 | TRANSPORTING PATH CONFIGURATION AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A transporting path configuration includes: a separating mechanism that separates from one of transporting members the other transporting member; an opening/closing transporting path member that is rotatably attached above the transporting members and has one surface that configures a first transporting path of the recording medium discharged from the transporting members; a transporting path member that forms a second transporting path between the transporting path member and the other surface of the opening/closing transporting path member in a state of covering the opening/closing transporting path member; a handle that is attached to the opening/closing transporting path member so as to be extended above the second transporting path and is further extended above a cover that covers a discharge member; and a moving mechanism that moves the handle in the direction away from the cover when the other transporting member is separated from the one transporting member by the separating mechanism. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230893 | SHEET GUIDE APPARATUS - A sheet guide apparatus includes an impression cylinder having a gripper device for holding a thin sheet or a thick sheet and adapted to transport the thin sheet or the thick sheet, and an air blowing device comprising an air discharge duct and discharge nozzles for blowing air on the thin sheet or thick sheet being transported by the impression cylinder. The sheet guide apparatus comprises: a displacement gauge for detecting the distance to the thin sheet or thick sheet being transported by the impression cylinder; and a control device for controlling the air blowing device, based on the detection results of the displacement gauge, to adjust the flow rate of discharged air so that the distance between the thin sheet or thick sheet and the displacement gauge becomes a distance which prevents the unstable motion of the thin sheet or thick sheet. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230894 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus is provided with a storage unit that is configured by a curved carrying route including first and second arc carrying routes which are sequentially connected to a carry-out side of a main carrying path along a sheet carrying direction, and the first and second arc carrying routes are arranged on upper and lower sides of a line component extending along a sheet carrying surface in a printing device. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230895 | Token-Operated Game Machine - The present invention provides a token-operated game machine capable of increasing players who continuously play without stopping playing the game even when the foreign shape object falls into the token dropping groove. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230896 | Game balls bearing multiple game indicia and games played therewith - A game ball has two different game indicia associated therewith. One or more of such game balls may be part of a set of game balls, such as a set of balls used to play a bingo, keno or lottery game where the game indicia may comprise numbers used to play lottery or keno, or combinations of letters and numbers for play of a bingo game. Compared to game balls bearing a single game indicia, selection of a game ball bearing multiple game indicia presents a player with an increased or bonus matching opportunity. The game balls may be physical elements or be electronic representations, such as displayed images, thereof. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230897 | COMBINATORIAL TWISTING CUBE PUZZLES - The present invention relates to n×n×n combinatorial twisting cube puzzles of the kind known as Rubik's Cube, wherein a total of 611×(n−2)+8 cube-like blocks have 6n | 2010-09-16 |
20100230898 | Toroidal manipulative puzzle - A toroidal manipulative puzzle. At least three sets of puzzle pieces are provided, a base set comprising at least five fixed puzzle pieces, an upper set of puzzle pieces corresponding one-to-one with said base set, and a migratory set of puzzle pieces. The base set of puzzle pieces define a base layer of the puzzle and the upper set defines an upper layer of the puzzle. An upper track member associated with the upper layer defines a ring-like horizontally disposed travel path around an open center of the puzzle. The travel path provides, under a condition in which the migratory puzzle pieces are in horizontal states of alignment with the base and upper layers, for relative rotations of the layers. Under a condition in which the puzzle pieces of the base and upper sets are in vertical states of alignment with each other, the migratory puzzle pieces are permitted to circulate about the travel path and thereby move between the layers. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230899 | MEGA SLAM - A game board comprising a board, wherein said game board simulates a baseball field. The board is divided in two principal sections, wherein one of the sections is denoted as the infield and the other as the outfield. The infield comprises two tracks connecting each base and the outfield is sub-divided in at least 9 sections representing a particular outfield position. The game also comprises cards with printed instruction, figures representing the players, and dices with particular indicia. A player can win the game by scoring the most runs at the end of the nine 9 innings or by hitting 7 runs with the Mega Slam at any point of the game. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230900 | Rock and roll craps - Rock and Roll Craps is a new game of chance similar to the game of Craps but with variations and improvements as to the manner in which outcome of wagers is obtained, the type of wagers available, and the dollar amount that can be wagered. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230901 | Magnetic fluid rotary feedthrough with sensing and communication capability - A magnetic fluid rotary feedthrough has a multi-stage magnetic fluid rotary seal adapted to provide a magnetic fluid seal about a shaft for extending between a first environment and a second environment, one or more sensors integrally mounted within the magnetic fluid rotary feedthrough to sense one or more physical parameters of the multi-stage magnetic fluid rotary seal, signal processing electronics mounted to or incorporated in the magnetic fluid rotary feedthrough to receive one or more sensor output signals from the one or more sensors, to process the one or more sensor output signals and to output one or more electronic processing signals, and one or more output devices operatively connected to receive the one or more electronic processing signals from the signal processing electronics to indicate the condition of the multi-stage magnetic fluid rotary seal. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230902 | DOWNHOLE SEALING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING - Disclosed herein is a downhole sealing device. The device includes, a swellable member, and a passageway having a perimetrically continuous wall. The swellable member is configured to cause sealing between a downhole structure and a plurality of tubulars when in a swelled condition, the plurality of tubulars are routed through a plurality of voids extending longitudinally through the swellable member, each of the plurality of voids has perimetrically continuous walls surrounding each of the plurality of tubulars. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230903 | SEALING APPARATUS - The objective of the present invention is to provide a sealing apparatus having a simple structure and good sliding lifetime, and suitable to transfer a motion from an outside into the closed space such as a clean room or a chamber or so. The present invention is a sealing apparatus comprising a shaft transferring the mechanical motion, a housing through which the shaft penetrates, a magnetic force generating means generating a magnetic force, a pair of inner protruded edge forming a sealing groove by projecting toward the shaft from the housing, a magnetism transferring member transferring the magnetic force generated from the magnetic force generating means by provided adjacent to the magnetic force generating means, a sealing member sliding against the outer face of the shaft, and a magnetic fluid held between the shaft and the magnetism transferring member due to the magnetic force generated by the magnetic force generating means; wherein a fluid holding projection portion projecting out towards the shaft and the sealing member is formed at an end portion near by the shaft of a first inner protruded edge among said pair of the inner protruded edge adjacent to the magnetic force generating means. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230904 | Sealing Arrangement - In a U-cup based seal of a rod, the basic body of the U-cup | 2010-09-16 |
20100230905 | Shaft Sealing Device for a Fluid Machine - A shaft sealing device ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100230906 | ADJUSTABLE SEAL - The invention relates to external sealing of pipe joints. The invention provides a wide seal strip useful in combination with a coupling for pipes, the length, and hence the diameter of the seal strip being adjustable also on site. The invention provides a pipe clamp flexible seal strip adaptable to be easily shortened by the user to a required length. The seal strip being configured for use inside a pipe coupling, and having at least one narrow dividing cut which extends across the width of the seal to almost completely divide a major portion of the strip length from a minor portion thereof. The minor portion remaining connected to the major portion by at least one bridge member which can easily be severed on site for removal and disposal of the minor portion. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230907 | ACTUATOR - An actuator equipped with a boot for preventing an intruder from intruding into the actuator by way of an output axis's surface includes a plate formed in a cylindrical shape, having an end in which a flange to which an end portion of the above-mentioned boot is locked is formed and being fitted to the above-mentioned output axis, and a projection formed on an outer surface of the above-mentioned output axis in such away as to lock the above-mentioned plate. A breathing hole for communicating the interior of the above-mentioned boot with the exterior of the above-mentioned boot is disposed between the above-mentioned output axis and the above-mentioned plate. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230908 | HANDLER - A handler includes a table which supports an electronic device, a socket which is arranged to face the table, and a transport mechanism which transports the electronic device. The transport mechanism includes a contact head having a lead press with a recess for storing the electronic device, and a chuck sleeve which extends through the lead press, is arranged relatively movable from the lead press in a direction in which the chuck sleeve extends, and chucks the electronic device, an elevating mechanism which moves the contact head between the table and the socket, a pivot mechanism which pivots the contact head within the vertical plane, and a control unit which controls chucking and release of the electronic device by the chuck sleeve, and vertical movement and pivot of the contact head. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230909 | Adapter for self-drilling, chemically anchorable fastening element - An adapter ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100230910 | PNEUMATIC FITTINGS FOR ACTIVE AIR SUSPENSION - A fitting for an active air suspension includes a housing with a central bore and a rigid tube having a first tube end inserted into the central bore with a second tube end extending outwardly of the housing. The first tube end includes a plastically deformed portion that prevents the rigid tube from being removed from the housing. A retention collar is used to secure a hose end to the second tube end. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230911 | SPEED DEPENDENT CONTROL FOR DUAL AIR SPRING CONFIGURATION - An air suspension system is configured to maintain a desired vehicle comfort ride level as a function of vehicle speed. The air suspension system includes a plurality of air spring assemblies that each include a piston airbag and a primary airbag mounted around the piston airbag. A first set of the air spring assemblies is tuned to a first ride rate and a second set of the air spring assemblies is tuned to a second ride rate. Pressure is continuously varied within the first and second sets of air springs to maintain a first predetermined ride rate difference between the first ride rate and the second ride rate under a low vehicle speed condition and to maintain a second predetermined ride rate difference between the first ride rate and the second ride rate under a high vehicle speed condition. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230912 | CROSS-LINKED VARIABLE PISTON AIR SUSPENSION - An air suspension includes first and second air spring assemblies that each include a piston airbag and a primary airbag. A first fluid connection connects one of a first piston airbag and a first primary airbag of the first air spring assembly to one of a second piston airbag and a second primary airbag of the second air spring assembly. A second fluid connection connects the other of the first piston airbag and the first primary airbag to the other of the second piston airbag and the second primary airbag. Air flow through the first and second fluid connections is passively controlled solely in response to road load inputs to reduce roll stiffness and improve articulation. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230913 | CONTINUOUS FORCE CONTROL FOR DUAL AIR SPRING CONFIGURATION - An active air suspension system includes an air spring assembly that has a piston airbag and a primary airbag mounted around the piston airbag to provide a variable force and rate dual air spring configuration. The air suspension system is configured to accurately control pressure within the system in a closed-loop manner. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230914 | Skate With Adjustment Unit - A skate comprises a soleplate member including a heel support and a toe support overlapping and adapted to slide with respect to the heel support in a longitudinal axis and fixed in a desired position as to achieve a desired length of the soleplate member; wherein the toe support includes first and second teeth spaced from each other; and an adjustment unit including teeth adapted to selectively wedge with the first teeth and a wedging end adapted to selectively wedge with the second teeth. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230915 | Tilting vehicle - A tilting vehicle for the transport of at least one passenger on snow, ice, grass, sand or water is disclosed. It comprises a frame, one steering ski, two tilting skis, two tilting arms, a tilting control device, and connecting elements. The steering ski is used to change the direction of travel. The tilting control device, which is pivot-mounted on the frame, is connected to the tilting arms using connecting elements. Each tilting ski is mounted at one first end of each tilting arm. The tilting arms with their respective second ends are pivot-mounted on the frame around an upper pivot. By pivoting the tilting control device, the two tilting skis can be vertically adjusted to the frame in opposite directions, such as to allow a vertical adjustment of the tilting skis with respect to the frame, resulting in tilting the vehicle frame with respect to the ridden slope, procuring thereby a very stable movement. This tilting vehicle can be used to roll on the ground by having wheels instead of the skis. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230916 | STACKABLE SHOPPING BASKET - The invention relates to a shopping basket in self service stores and/or supermarkets, of the type of those which can be stacked and incorporate rolling means ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100230917 | TRANSPORTABLE DISPLAY CART - A transportable display cart includes a chassis with ground engaging wheels and an upper body removably supported by the chassis. The upper body has a first side portion and a second side portion hingedly connected in a clamshell arrangement such that the first and second side portions pivot between a closed position and an open position. Each of the first side portion and second side portion have a flat side panel such that in the open position, the first and second side portions form a flat surface. There is a transport connector on the chassis for supporting the upper body in the closed position for transport or storage. There is a display connector on the chassis for supporting the upper body in the open position or in a position intermediate the closed position and the open position. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230918 | Hand Truck Loading Accessories - Accessories to provide extra lifting leverage to two wheel hand truck used to move heavy objects. One accessory is a pair of extension rails are removable attached to the frame structure. Another accessory is a secondary foot assembly removable attached to the lower end of the frame structure. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230919 | MOBILE UNIT - A mobile unit that moves with a passenger seated thereon includes: an arm rest on which an arm of the passenger is to be placed; and a forward detection sensor that is installed at a distal end portion of the arm rest. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230920 | WHEELED CONTAINER PLATFORM FOR A SINGLE BUCKET - The invention is a wheeled platform adapted to accommodate at least one five gallon bucket surrounded by a plurality of storage compartments for use by a tradesman such as a drywall installer, tile installer, auto detailer, and the like. The wheeled platform includes a rigid base, having a lower and an upper surface structurally interconnected by a plurality of structural ribs and flanges. The flanges extend upward from the upper surface of the base to define a plurality of compartments which are intended to be used to store materials and tools used by the tradesman in the performance of their work. The platform base and flange arrangement define at least one cylindrical compartment for receiving a five gallon bucket. Four caster wheels are appropriately attached to the lower surface of the base so that the platform can be wheeled from a service vehicle to a specific job site having stored therein, the tradesman's tools, as well as necessary material supplies to perform daily job functions. A retainer arrangement is provided on either side of the bucket to create a biasing force to secure the bucket within the compartment of the wheeled platform. The retainer arrangement permits the bucket to be lifted by its handle so that the bucket and platform base secured thereto can be conveniently lifted over uneven terrain or up and down steps. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230921 | PARALLELOGRAM-STYLE STEERING MECHANISM HAVING A RELAY ROD BUSHING - A steering mechanism includes a relay rod and an idler arm operatively attached to a first end thereof. A pitman arm includes a stud and is operatively attached to a second end of the relay rod. A bushing is configured to allow displacement of the pitman arm relative to the relay rod. The bushing includes an outer can, an inner metal member, and a bushing disposed therebetween. The inner metal member has a tapered receptacle configured to mate with a tapered portion of the stud. The resilient member may include voids, which may be oriented generally perpendicular to a turning direction and may be tapered from the base to the opening. The inner metal member may have a generally-cylindrical portion and substantially-opposing outer flats interrupting the same. The outer flats are spaced by a distance smaller than the cylinder diameter and may be substantially parallel to the turning direction. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230922 | Suspension-related systems and methods - In some embodiments, the present systems include, consist of, or consist essentially of a roadarm having a first end, a second end, and an opening near the first end; where the second end is configured for attachment to a passive spring (e.g., an air spring, a coil spring, a compressible fluid spring, or a leaf spring), and the opening is configured for interchangeable use with any of: (a) a passive suspension system damping element, (b) a semi-active suspension system damping element, and (c) an active suspension system actuator. Other systems are included, such as those with common control systems for the active and semi-active suspension systems. Methods relating to such systems. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230923 | SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY - A vehicle suspension system includes a pair of suspension assemblies mounted on a pair of spaced vehicle frame members for supporting a vehicle body on the vehicle wheels. A torsion axle extends between the pair of suspension assemblies and terminates in a pair of stub shafts. The axle is mounted on a pair of spaced frame brackets attached to the vehicle frame. An air spring extends between the vehicle frame and an outer end of a support arm pivotally mounted on each end of the torsion axle. The stub shafts are supported within an outer tube of the torsion axle by a plurality of elastomeric members. One end of each stub shaft is connected to a spindle arm which has a spindle extending from an opposite end of the arm. The length of the air spring support arm and the distances between the pivot axis of the support arm and the axii of the spindle and torsion axle are chosen so that the surface of the air spring is always out of contact with the mounting bracket and has a portion inboard between the axis of the spindle and axis of the torsion axle. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230924 | Mobile Elliptically Driven Device and Steering Mechanism - A steering mechanism is provided that steers by imparting a variable amount of toe or camber to a wheel, and is capable of imparting both toe and camber using a single mechanism. Some versions of the steering mechanism can provide extremely high stability during turns controlled by the simple leaning of the operator. Vehicles using the mechanism are provided, including lean-steered vehicles, and including a three-wheeled mobile elliptically driven device. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230925 | Four Wheel Human Powered Striding Cycle - A four wheeled, human-powered, striding cycle that uses the stepping and striding motion of the human legs to propel a rider forward. Two separate and dependent foot pedals are moved fore and aft along a concaved arc segment. The motion simulates the natural stepping and striding motion of a running human. A standing human steps on a pedal, then moves it down and aft in a striding motion. As one pedal is moved aft, the other pedal moves forward in a reciprocating fashion. A cable and pulley system connects each pedal with its respective rear wheel. Pedal motion aft applies torque to its respective drive shaft which in turn rotates its respective drive wheel. Pedal motion forward also provides torque to the opposing drive shaft creating additional torque for the opposite wheel. Forward motion begins when force is exerted down and aft on each pedal by the stepping and striding motion of the human leg. The downward and repetitive stepping and striding motion provides the rider with forward motion and an intense aerobic exercise. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230926 | UNITARY CROWN FORK ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - A bicycle is provided having a unitary steering tube-crown member and a unitary crank arm-spindle member. A multistage aluminum 3D forging process is used to form the unitary members. This may allow the fabrication of components with substantially hollow interior areas to reduce weight, reduce part count while maintaining high strength and ductility. The multistage 3D forging process provided also allows the combination of multiple components into a single unitary part. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230927 | FOLDING BICYCLE - A folding bicycle includes a frame, a steering unit, a shaft tube coupled to a first end of the frame and to the steering unit, a front fork linked with the steering unit through the shaft tube, a front wheel mounted onto the front fork, a rear fork coupled to a second end of the frame, a rear wheel mounted onto the rear fork, and a seat unit installed onto the frame. A folding unit is installed at a central position of the frame, and the first and second ends of the frame include a first pivot and a second pivot respectively, such that if the frame is folded by means of the folding unit, the first and second pivots are stacked with each other to achieve the effect of reducing the folding volume of the bicycle. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230928 | HEAD TUBE ASSEMBLY FOR A BICYCLE - A head tube assembly for a bicycle has a frame, a lower tube, an upper tube and a cover. The lower tube is mounted in the front end of the frame and has a top, a bottom and a lower bearing mounted in the bottom of the lower tube. The upper tube has a top, a bottom detachably connected to the top of the lower tube and an upper bearing mounted in the top of the upper tube. The cover is detachably mounted on the top at the front end of the frame and has a through hole mounted around the top of the upper tube. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230929 | Pivot-Steered Vehicle - A pivot-steered vehicle, in particular a pivot-steered construction vehicle or machine, is provided. The vehicle includes a front frame and a rear frame which are connected to each other via a pivot steering gear and a steering drive. The pivot steering gear has a first and a second vertical pivot axis which are arranged opposing each other with respect to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle in a neutral position, the pivot steering gear being embodied in a first steering range for relative swiveling of the front frame and the rear frame about the first pivot axis and in a second steering range for relative swiveling of the front frame and the rear frame about the second pivot axis, the first and the second steering ranges being separated from each other via the neutral position. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230930 | DRAWN AGRICULTURAL MACHINE - A drawn agricultural machine comprising a carrier frame for carrying processing members, the carrier frame supportable on the ground, at least during transport, by means of a wheel set comprising at least a wheel, a coupling frame for coupling the agricultural machine | 2010-09-16 |
20100230931 | METHOD FOR FOLDING IN OR FOLDING OUT AN ELECTRICALLY OPERATED TRAILER COUPLING, AND ELECTRICALLY OPERATED TRAILER COUPLING - In a method for folding in or folding out an electrically operated trailer coupling for vehicles which can be moved electrically between a folded-out use position and a folded-in rest position with excess force limitation, an actuating device is provided for activating the trailer coupling. A brief actuation of the actuating device results in an automatic adjusting movement of the trailer coupling in the folding-in or folding-out direction. In the method, in the event of a continuous actuation of the actuating device, the excess force limitation threshold is increased during the automatic adjusting process of the trailer coupling, and after the actuating device is released, the automatic adjusting process is continued with the original excess force limitation threshold until the trailer coupling has reached its use or rest position. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230932 | Safety Sentry - A trailer hitch guide for restraining a trailer hitch may include an upper member to restrain the movement of the trailer hitch and a lower member to connect to the upper member and to connect to a vehicle. The upper member may be rotatably connected to the lower member. The upper member may be substantially U-shaped. The lower member may be substantially U-shaped. The upper member may include a upper side section. The upper side section may include a upper arm section. The lower member may include a lower side section. The lower side section may include a lower arm section. The upper arm section may be connected to a upper connecting plate. The lower arm section may be connected to a lower arm connecting plate which may cooperate with the upper connecting plate to restrain the upper member from rotating with respect to the lower member. The upper connecting plate may be connected to the lower connecting plate with a fastening device. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230933 | Stroller Adapter for an Infant Car Seat - A juvenile product includes a frame, a hub assembly mounted on the frame and including first and second hubs, and first and second seat supports coupled to the first and second hubs, respectively, for pivotal movement between an in-use orientation and a folded orientation. The first hub includes a cam to release the first and second seat supports for the pivotable movement toward the folded orientation in response to rotation of the first seat support. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230934 | Cart - A cart includes: a chassis connected to a plurality of wheels; a basket mounted on the chassis and adapted to store one or more items therein; and a bridge element adapted to fit onto an edge of a vehicular trunk, wherein the bridge element is connected at a point located between said basket and said wheels. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230935 | VEHICLE AIRBAG MODULE - An airbag module protects a rider in a vehicle from impacting the interior of the occupant enclosure of the vehicle. A rigid support collar is attached to the occupant enclosure proximate an airbag deployment window. An inflatable cushion has a neck portion that accommodates pressurized gas for driving the cushion through the deployment window into an inflated condition in the occupant enclosure. The cushion is attached by the neck portion directly to the support collar, while that substantial balance of the cushion is housed in a compact condition within the support collar. An attachment tab is secured to the exterior of the neck portion of the cushion with a restraining aperture formed therethrough. A cushion hook on the exterior of the support collar extends through the restraining aperture and prevents displacement of the neck portion of the cushion out of the support collar, when pressurized gas inflates the cushion. The cushion includes a flexible packaging cover having opposed first and second edges. The first edge is secured to the neck portion of the cushion, and the second edge is attached directly to support collar, while the packaging cover therebetween extends across the support collar retaining therein the cushion in the compact condition thereof. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230936 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FASTENING AN AIRBAG IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method for securing an airbag ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100230937 | Extendable Stabilizer for Airbag - Apparatus for stabilizing the deployment of an airbag includes an airbag housing in which a folded up airbag is housed. The housing has an open side through which the airbag is deployed and a door is pivoted to the housing and is pivoted open by the deploying airbag. An extension panel is mounted on the door by a track mechanism so that the extension panel is movable between a normal retracted position along side the door and an extended position in which the extension panel extends beyond the door. An extension mechanism for causes the extension panel to be moved to the extended position when the airbag is deploying so that the door and the extension panel direct and stabilize the deploying airbag. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230938 | Interlocking One Piece Molded Passenger Air Bag Chute - An integrated air bag chute structure that provides means for providing automatic interlocking attachment of the chute to the substrate of an instrument panel. By inserting the air bag chute into a substrate aperture and utilizing slots, depressions and notches formed in the chute structure beneath a surrounding flange, the aperture edges are captured and retained to thereby lock the chute in place. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230939 | Air Bag Chute Seal - An integrated air bag chute structure that provides sealing of an air bag aperture in an instrument panel substrate during a foam-in-place process. The structure provides an extended flange with flexible tapered edges that surround the aperture. The tapered edges are compressed against the upper surface of the substrate to seal and surround the substrate aperture when the chute structure is inserted into and retained in the substrate aperture. The air bag chute structure further defines a door support panel with pre-weakened molded edges and a hinge which are all integrally connected to the structure and flange without gaps that would allow for leakage during the foam-in-place process. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230940 | AIRBAG - In an airbag arrangement for a front seat passenger in a motor vehicle, an airbag | 2010-09-16 |
20100230941 | Restraining System - A restraining system includes a restraining volume that is bounded by a cladding, and is deployable by expansion of the restraining volume, to restrain or protect an object or person. Deployment of the restraining volume by expanding it into a restraining position is performed by a mechanical enlarging unit, rather than by a pyrotechnic gas generator, so that the restraining system may be restored to a storage position following a deployment. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230942 | Solid propellant/liquid type hybrid gas generator - A gas generator comprising a housing having a mixing chamber and a pyrotechnic charge in the housing. A container having a liquid therein is disposed in the housing and has an open end and a closed end, with an end cap closing the open end and having a piston portion removably connected thereto and being movable within the liquid container to pressurize the liquid therein when the piston portion is separated from the end cap. The piston portion is positioned to be exposed to combustion gas from the pyrotechnic charge when it is ignited and is separable from the end cap when the combustion gas exceeds a predetermined pressure. In another embodiment, the liquid container may be a collapsible tube. The closed end of the liquid container has a weakened portion constructed to be opened when the pressure of the liquid in the container exceeds a predetermined pressure. The pyrotechnic charge and the weakened portion of the liquid container are in fluid communication with the mixing chamber so that combustion gases from the ignition of the pyrotechnic charge mix with and vaporize the liquid in the mixing chamber to generate a non-toxic, low temperature, low particulate inflation gas. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230943 | Inflator device for an airbag module - An inflator device for an airbag module of a motor vehicle is provided. The inflator device comprising a combustion chamber for accommodating a gas charge from which as gas for inflating a gas bag can be generated, and a combustion chamber housing which surrounds an interior space of the combustion chamber, in which space the gas charge is housed. The combustion chamber housing is enclosed by a housing receptacle such that the combustion chamber housing can be supported on the housing receptacle in order to prevent a deformation or a break-up of the combustion chamber housing upon generation of gas according to its intended purposes in the combustion chamber. The housing receptacle is part of a module housing for receiving at least one gas bag of the airbag module. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230944 | Hood Airbag Device For Use In A Vehicle - In a hood airbag device for use in a vehicle, left and right bag-expansion openings are formed at the rear end portion of the outer hood panel in a hood width direction, and the deployment positions of corresponding left and right airbags are controlled or restrained by the bag-expansion openings, respectively. Further, the hood-center side ends ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100230945 | MONOLITHIC GAS GENERANT GRAINS - A gas generant for an inflatable restraint device (for example, an airbag system for a vehicle) is a monolithic compressed solid that has a linear burn rate of greater than or equal to about 1.6 inches per second at a pressure of about 3,000 pounds per square inch. The gas generant can be in the form of an annular disk having a plurality of apertures. The gas generant may be substantially free of binder and may have a low initial surface area which progressively increases during burning. The gas generant provides a gas generation profile that improves restraint of vehicle occupants, including those occupants that are out-of-position. Additionally, the shaped gas generant decreases occupant exposure to toxic effluent combustion products and solid respirable particulates. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230946 | Printed matter providing optically readable information - [Problem] To provide a printed matter that provides optically readable information, has excellent durability against wind, rain, and light, and that can be produced more simply and at low cost. In addition, to provide a printed matter set that contains a plurality of the aforementioned printed matters, and a method for producing this printed matter set. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230947 | SOIL AND/OR MOISTURE RESISTANT SECURE DOCUMENT - A soil and/or moisture resistant secure document and a method for producing such a secure document, are provided. The inventive method preferably employs a size press or other similar device to force a soil and/or moisture resistant formulation into the pores of the substrate and to remove excess formulation from opposing surfaces thereof. Soil and/or moisture resistant formulations when applied this way instead of by way of standard coating techniques do not obscure optically variable effects generated by non-porous OVDs that may be employed on or within these secure documents. In addition, thin layers of fibers (e.g., papermaking fibers) overlying and thus embedding portions of security devices in windowed secure documents that have been rendered soil and/or moisture resistant in accordance with this invention demonstrate increased durability. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230948 | COUPLINGS FOR WATER FED POLES - A coupling for joining a first pole section and a second pole section is provided. The coupling includes a male portion secured to the first pole section and a female portion secured to the second pole section. The male portion has a first male guide, a second male guide, and a first threaded section between the first and second male guides. The female portion has a first female guide, a second female guide, and a second threaded section between the first and second female guides. The guides are spaced from one another and from the first and second threaded sections so that the first male and female guides are engaged with one another and the second male and female guides are engaged with one another before the threaded sections engage with one another. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230949 | Pipe Coupler - A coupler for use with a sealing member for releasably securing together adjacent ends of grooved end pipe and forming a fluid-tight seal therebetween. The coupler includes a pair of arcuate segments, each segment having a generally inverted U-shaped cross-section so as to define a pair of depending leg portions and an outer spanning wall extending therebetween, each of the coupling segments further defining first and second end portions. The first end portions of each arcuate segment are joined together in a pivotal connection. A closure including a bail pivotally mounted on a release/locking lever, an attachment hook and a pair of abutment surfaces is provided at the second end portions of the arcuate segments for releasably joining and securing together the second end portions of the segments about the sealing gasket and adjacent pipe ends with the leg portions of the segments projecting into the grooves therein. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230950 | Aseptic Coupling Devices - Formation of a sterile connection includes inserting a first aseptic coupling device into a second aseptic coupling device, removing a first membrane from the first aseptic coupling device and a second membrane from the second aseptic coupling device, and rotating a locking clip on the first aseptic coupling device to compress a first seal member of the first aseptic coupling device with a second seal member of the second aseptic coupling device to form a sterile fluid passageway. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230951 | SEAL FOR COUPLING DEVICE - A coupling device ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100230952 | Hose End Fitting - An end fitting | 2010-09-16 |
20100230953 | Coaxial Pipe Element and a Method of Fabrication - The present invention relates to a method of fabricating a coaxial pipe element ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100230954 | HIGH-PRESSURE TUBING - A method for making conduits includes inserting an inner tube into an outer tube and melting a portion of the inner tube to form a bond with the outer tube. The inner tube includes a polymeric material and the outer tube includes a material having a greater yield strength than the polymeric material. A conduit includes one or more inner tubes at least one of which is melt-bonded to one or more outer tubes. An analytical instrument includes a separation column, a solvent reservoir and pump, a sample injector, a detector to observe an eluent of the separation column, and tubing to transport fluid between components of the instrument. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230955 | Fastening Flange - A flange for fastening a line to a pump casing, includes: a pump casing passage; and a plurality of stop members protruding in the passage and angularly distributed around the passage, the position of the flange being angularly adjustable by the stop members. A pump may include the fastening flange. A method for adjusting the position of the flange in relation to the pump is also disclosed. This method makes it possible to avoid the position of the pump casing being imposed by the orientation of the fastening flange of the pump casing. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230956 | SEAL INCLUDING A MULTILAYERED SLIDING MEMBER AND RELATED MANUFACTURING METHOD - A seal designed, in particular, to connect together two ducts for carrying fluid or gas, including: a female endpiece having a first end, a male endpiece having a second end, the male endpiece being received in the female endpiece. Said seal includes a sliding element situated between the first end of the female endpiece and the second end of the male endpiece, said sliding element including a stack of at least two layers of an intermetallic material, making it possible to prevent the propagation of a crack from one layer to the next layer. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230957 | PIPE JOINT - A pipe joint wherein before insertion of the pipe, the cap nut and joint body are held in a state where the fastening ring is not pushed against the tapered inner surface and compressed and wherein, at the time of pipe insertion, the fastening ring is prevented from obstructing insertion of the pipe and from scratching the inserted pipe whereby leakage of fluid is prevented. This pipe joint is provided with a joint body having a male thread formed at one end and a shoulder continuing from the same, a cap nut having a female thread to be screwed over the male thread, and a C-shaped retainer ring arranged so that its outer surface abuts against a tapered inner surface formed in a through hole of the joint body or the cap nut, wherein a detachable spacer is arranged in a state held between the shoulder of the joint body and the cap nut. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230958 | Method and Apparatus for coupling Expandable Tubular Members - A method and apparatus for coupling expandable tubular members. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230959 | LOW COST, HIGH PERFORMANCE PIPE CONNECTION - A low cost threaded pipe connection for virtually any service is provided, that has selectively, unique sealing threads for general use that can be supplemented with a pin nose seal when specified by the user. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230960 | GENDERLESS FLANGE FOR HIGH VACUUM WAVEGUIDES - A system of genderless flanges suitable for high vacuum waveguides is provided, comprising a metallic gasket between a pair of identical flanges where the configuration of the gasket conforms to within 100 microns to the cross-section of the inner surface of the waveguides. The invention also provides a method for manufacturing a mechanical junction for identical electromagnetic radiation waveguides, the method comprising: supplying a pair of identical flanges, each of said flanges defining an axially extending an inwardly facing axial surface defining a first aperture opening adapted to receive a waveguide, each of the flanges having an outwardly facing axial surface defining a second aperture opening with a perimeter equal to within 100 microns to the inner perimeter of the waveguides; inserting a first end of a first wave guide into the first aperture opening of a first of said flanges and inserting a first end of a second wave guide into the first aperture opening of a second of said flanges and permanently bonding the wave guides to their respective flanges; positioning each of said flanges such that the outwardly facing axial surfaces of the flanges oppose each other; positioning a gasket between the opposing surfaces, wherein the inner perimeter of the gasket is within 100 microns of the inner perimeter of the wave guide; and applying axial pressure to the outwardly facing axial surfaces of the flanges to provide a hermetic seal between the flanges. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230961 | One piece connection assembly - Provided is a means for efficiently completing a high pressure seal and a connector assembly comprising two sealing members, each comprising an annular groove, and two elastomeric gasket members, each disposed into and fittingly received by the annular grooves of one of said sealing members, each gasket additionally comprising a sealing face not received into the annular grooves, wherein the sealing faces are in mutual aligned pressurized contact. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230962 | SELF-ALIGNING FLANGED JOINT AND ALIGNMENT RIM THEREFOR - The invention discloses a gasket assembly and a flanged joint system comprising a sealing member, a retaining ring having an outer periphery and an inner periphery wherein said inside periphery being coupled to said sealing member, and an alignment rim that is disposed outwardly from the outer periphery of said retaining ring, but only extends continuously along a portion of said outer periphery, the remainder of the periphery being open to facilitate placement between piping flanges. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230963 | RETAINING RING FOR PRESSURE VESSEL CONNECTION - The present invention is directed toward a split retaining ring for a connection assembly adapted for connecting an instrument or other device to a vessel, such as a pressure vessel. The connection assembly includes a base, an instrument or device, and a split retaining ring wherein the split retaining ring includes overlapping end portions in order to substantially duplicate the strength and load resistance of a continuous retaining ring. The split retaining ring also includes an annular rib adapted for engaging a ferrule of the instrument or device in order to substantially sealing engage the instrument or device to the base. The retaining ring of the present invention can provide the required strength characteristics while be maintaining a thinner profile thereby making the split retaining ring compatible with a wider variety of instrumentation and devices. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230964 | Adaptive Nacelle Support Systems, and Methods, for Wave Energy Conversion - A system and method for supporting a wave-energy generation device that features an adaptive floating platform, which under computer control, can autonomously adjust at least one of its design elements in order to increase or decrease the responsiveness of the floating wave-energy support system to varying wave-energy conditions. By, thereby, being able to tune the wave-energy support platform for varying wave conditions, a greater amount of power can be produced from a wave energy conversion generator selected to be compatible with the adaptive floating platform. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230965 | System and method for generating electricity using grid of wind and water energy capture devices - A system for maintaining buoyant, energy-capture devices in general relative position in water in the presence of surface waves allows heeling of the energy capture devices while preventing collision. The system includes a grid of structural members that resists compression while permitting limited relative surface displacement between the first and second energy-capture devices. The structural members may be partially compressible and provide a restoring force, and they may allow heeling. Electricity from wave energy capture devices is combined in a way that smoothes variations inherent in wave action. Electricity from wind energy capture devices is combined with energy from wave energy capture devices for transmission to shore. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230966 | VARIABLE SPEED WIND TURBINE HAVING A CONSTANT SPEED GENERATOR - A variable speed wind turbine including a variable speed rotor, a large constant speed generator, and a small variable speed generator is characterized by a three-shaft variable ratio gearbox connecting the shaft of the rotor with the two generator shafts. The variable ratio gearbox is an epicyclic gearbox which enables the combination of the high performance of a variable speed rotor with the low cost of a large constant speed generator. The torque of the small variable speed generator controls the rotor speed. Variable frequency power conditioning cost is less than that of a prior art variable speed wind turbine, reduced by the ratio of the rated capacity of the small generator to total rated capacity. Also, the small generator enables efficient low wind velocity energy capture. The low rotational inertia of the small variable speed generator further reduces drive train dynamic stress. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230967 | WIND POWER GENERATOR - A wind power generator in which a rotating force of front and rear blades, which rotate in opposite directions to each other against the wind, enables a permanent magnet and a coil body to rotate in opposite directions so as to provide high efficiency of power generation, wherein at a low wind speed, according to the wind direction, the wind power generator freely rotates towards the wind so as to face the wind, at a middle wind speed the wind power generator is forced to rotate toward the wind so as to face the wind using power of a driving motor, and at a high wind speed the wind power generator is forced to rotate perpendicular to the wind using power of the driving motor so as to prevent the front and rear blades from breaking in a strong wind. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230968 | TETHERED GLIDER SYSTEM FOR POWER GENERATION - A complete fully-automated airborne wind energy generation system with three major components; a ground-based energy trailer anchored to the ground containing a reel, motor/generator, motor controller with regenerative braking, a low-friction capstan, and a microcontroller; an ‘aerie’ elevated launch and landing platform free to weathervane in the wind, with a tether flag deployment and collection device; a statically and dynamically stable rotor-glider with variable pitch rotor blades enabling jump-launch, on-board weather and load sensors, microcontroller, and cell or satellite phone data connections to a centralized database; and a high-strength low-weight tether connecting all the components together. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230969 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSFORMING ENERGY OF LIQUID FLOWING IN A LIQUID SUPPLY PIPELINE - An apparatus for use with a liquid supply pipeline, for transforming energy of liquid passing therethrough into electrical energy, comprising: a housing configured to be received within the pipeline and having a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet defining a flow direction therebetween, at least one current generator including a rotor supported by the housing and having a shaft and a plurality of vanes attached thereto, the shaft extending in the housing along the flow direction allowing rotation of the vanes by liquid passing through the generator, and a stator associated with the rotor for producing electrical signals corresponding to the rotation of the rotor, and a power storage mean to which the at least one current generator is electrically connected, for receiving the electrical signals. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230970 | Green Energy - A tanker with underneath revolving wheels, loaded with water and generators installed on its top, while it rolls on rails on a sloping runway, creates kinetic energy. Cross shafts, connected to the centers of turning wheels, interlock lower differential gears, which through vertical connective shafts, engage upper differential gears and cause upper cross shafts turn and activate generators. Generated electricity will be transmitted by generators' connective devices to receiving circuits. After power production, water in the tanker must be emptied before the tanker be pushed to the pond to sail towards ascending rails. By raising the level of water in this section of the canal by using a divider, a towing truck can pull out the raised empty tanker onto the ground through ascending rails, place it in the loading area to be loaded with water, then pushed onto descending rails to resume electricity production. | 2010-09-16 |
20100230971 | Mooring System for Tidal Stream and Ocean Current Turbines - A tidal stream or ocean current turbine is connected to a submerged buoy that is tethered to the seabed to create a virtual seabed level that is higher than the actual seabed. The buoy is constrained by tensioned tethers or catenary mooring lines such that it is approximately geofixed at a prescribed depth of immersion and orientation. The turbine device is attached to the submerged buoy by a connector strut that allows the device to swivel about the geofixed location. The strut to buoy connection incorporates a bearing system that allows the strut freedom of rotation in the horizontal and vertical planes about the geofixed buoy. The reserve of buoyancy in the submerged buoy acts to resist the vertical component of the mooring force such that the drag force on the turbine device cannot lead the device to submerge excessively or cause the downstream tension tether mooring lines to go slack. | 2010-09-16 |