38th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140260855 | APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An apparatus includes a cartridge configured to receive a pen or a cutter, a receiving mechanism configured to receive an object, a first moving mechanism configured to move the cartridge in a first movement direction, a second moving mechanism configured to move the object in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a third moving mechanism configured to move the cartridge in a direction such that the cartridge comes close to the receiving mechanism, and a processor configured to instruct the apparatus to set an orientation of a pattern to be formed on the object, to arrange the pattern while conforming the pattern orientation to an object orientation, to drive the first and second moving mechanisms according to the pattern orientation, and to drive the third moving mechanism to cause the cartridge to move in a direction such that the cartridge comes close to the receiving mechanism. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260856 | AUTOMATED BOOK PUNCH - An automated book punch includes a base, a positioning mechanism, a punching mechanism, a conveying mechanism, a transfer mechanism and a paper straightening/collection mechanism: the base has a paper tray; the positioning mechanism at a fixed position (an open position) locates a book held in the paper tray (allows the book to pass); the punching mechanism is used to punch a book held in the paper tray; the conveying mechanism conveys a book in the paper tray; the transfer mechanism is able to shift a punched book from the conveying mechanism to a predetermined position; the paper straightening/collection mechanism collects and straightens a book from the transfer mechanism. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260857 | Rotary Strip Cutter - The present invention relates to apparatus, systems and methods for manufacturing food, more specifically strip products out of meats such as chicken, of variable thickness and texture, in various shapes and sizes. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260858 | Composite Material Lay-up Equipment - There is disclosed composite material lay-up equipment | 2014-09-18 |
20140260859 | Blade Drop Power Tool with Dust Management - A power equipment in one embodiment includes a swing arm assembly movable along a swing arm path between a first swing arm position adjacent a latch hold mechanism and a second swing arm position spaced apart from the latch hold mechanism, a shroud portion mounted on the swing arm assembly and configured to partially enclose a shaping device when the shaping device is mounted on the swing arm assembly, and a hose system configured such that when a hose system inlet plenum is aligned with a shroud portion outlet plenum, dust from the shroud portion outlet plenum is passed to the hose system inlet plenum and the hose system inlet plenum does not interfere with movement of the swing arm assembly along the swing arm path. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260860 | Miter Saw Rear Guard - A safety component is provided for a power saw that includes a rear guard pivotably mounted to the saw assembly. The rear guard is generally U-shaped to straddle the cutting blade in a deployed position. The rear guard includes arms that contact the workpiece during the cutting operation so that as the saw blade moves downward to perform the cut the rear guard pivots upward while maintaining protection of the rear portion of the saw blade. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260861 | Blade Drop for Power Device and Method of Manufacturing Thereof - A table saw in one embodiment a swing arm movable along a swing arm path between a first swing arm position adjacent a latch hold mechanism and a second swing arm position spaced apart from the latch hold mechanism, a blade supported by the swing arm, a charge coupling plate mounted in close proximity to the blade so as to form a capacitor, an actuating device configured to transfer a force to the swing arm when the swing arm is maintained at the first swing arm position resulting in a bias on the latch hold mechanism, and a control system configured to control the actuating device to transfer the force to the swing arm in response to a sensed change in capacitance of the capacitor. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260862 | CONSTANT ACCELERATION HYDROCUTTING SYSTEM - An improvement to hydrocutting systems includes a curved shape for the acceleration and deceleration sections of the system. In the acceleration and deceleration tubes, the curvature of the sidewall is non-linear along its length, and the water flowing therein accelerates, positively or negatively, at a substantially constant rate. In an embodiment, there is a second curvature, which may be offset from the first curvature by about 90 degrees, that accelerates the water at a second, different substantially constant rate, in order to align the food product both lengthwise and rotationally to a desired orientation. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260863 | CONVEYING DEVICE - A conveying device for conveying a rubber member extruded in a curved state from an extrusion device, the device including a support and a plurality of rollers which are spirally arranged around the support to constitute a spiral conveying path and which rotate while supporting a lower surface of the rubber member, wherein an outer diameter of each of the rollers increases from one end to the other end in an axial direction, the one end being rotatably fixed to the support, and the plurality of rollers include drive rollers which rotate and drive. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260864 | PUSH BLOCK FOR A WOODWORKING APPARATUS - A push block for a woodworking tool comprises at least heel member at an end of the push block and the heel member is passively actuatable to an extended position to engage a trailing end surface of a work piece to advance the work piece by a working element. The push block also includes a wall member along a first side of the push block to serve as a barrier between a cutting element and an operator's hand. In addition, the push block includes a handle that is disposed obliquely relative to first and second sides and a longitudinal axis of the push block. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260865 | PUSH BLOCK FOR A WOODWORKING APPARATUS - A push block for a woodworking tool comprises at least heel member at an end of the push block and the heel member is passively actuatable to an extended position to engage a trailing end surface of a work piece to advance the work piece by a working element. The push block also includes a wall member along a first side of the push block to serve as a barrier between a cutting element and an operator's hand. In addition, the push block includes a handle that is disposed obliquely relative to first and second sides and a longitudinal axis of the push block. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260866 | PUSH BLOCK FOR A WOODWORKING APPARATUS - A push block for a woodworking tool comprises at least heel member at an end of the push block and the heel member is passively actuatable to an extended position to engage a trailing end surface of a work piece to advance the work piece by a working element. The push block also includes a wall member along a first side of the push block to serve as a barrier between a cutting element and an operator's hand. In addition, the push block includes a handle that is disposed obliquely relative to first and second sides and a longitudinal axis of the push block. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260867 | Device for Machining Revolving Flats - The invention relates to a device and a method for machining running surfaces on head end pieces of revolving flats. The device has a base frame with a longitudinal axis and is provided with clamping means for fixing the revolving flat at at least two points distributed on the longitudinal axis. The device comprises two chip-removal machining means which are arranged outside the clamping means viewed in the direction of the longitudinal axis. A sliding guide is provided for accommodating the clamping means in the device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260868 | Slitting Machine - A slitting machine having at least two knife holders, with a respective knife rotatably mounted on each knife holder. Individually activatable electromagnetic sensors are disposed on the knife holders, and a single magnetostrictive rod extends through a portion of all of the electromagnetic sensors. A unit processes interrogations by the rod of activated ones of the electromagnetic sensors for indicating the position of at least one of the knife holders relative to the rod. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260869 | HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR POWER TOOL - A power tool includes a support arrangement and a work surface that is supported by the support arrangement and that includes a top surface having an opening configured to receive a rotatable blade. The power tool also includes a cutting assembly that is supported by the support arrangement and that includes a motor, a drive shaft driven by the motor, and the rotatable blade rotated by the drive shaft. The power tool also includes a height adjustment mechanism coupled to the support arrangement and to the cutting assembly. The height adjustment mechanism is configured to move the cutting assembly upwardly and downwardly relative to the top surface. The height adjustment mechanism includes a threaded shaft, at least one nut threadably coupled to the threaded shaft, and at least one connection member rotatably coupled to the at least one nut and to the cutting assembly. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260870 | VIEWING WINDOW FOR BAND SAW MACHINE - A viewing window for a band saw machine includes a cover plate and a transparent plate mounted between two locating portions of the cover plate and facing a window opening penetrating through external and internal sides of the cover plate, such that the transparent plate is located between the locating portions of the cover plate. Thus, the transparent plate can be quickly and conveniently assembled on the internal side of the cover plate. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260871 | Fish Chunking Apparatus - A fish chunking apparatus comprises a base assembly, a handle assembly, a plurality of blades, and a pressing assembly. The base assembly defines a discharge opening. The handle assembly is pivotally mounted to the base, while the blades are disposed across the base and define interstitial spaces. The pressing assembly has a first end connected to the handle assembly and a second end pivotally mounted to the base. A fish received on the blades is chunked into a plurality of sections upon pivotally manipulating the handle assembly such that the pressing assembly forces the fish against the blades until the pressing assembly is received in the interstitial spaces. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260872 | CUTTER CARTRIDGE DEVICE, ADJUSTING JIG AND CUTTING APPARATUS - A cutter cartridge device includes a cartridge having a cutter including a blade portion, the blade portion being configured so that an amount of projection thereof projecting from the cartridge is changeable, an adjusting jig including an attachment portion configured so that the cartridge is detachably attachable and a holder portion configured to hold a sheet-shaped cut object from both thicknesswise ends with respect to the cut object, the holder portion having a spacing which is changed in conjunction with a change in the projection amount of the blade portion of the cartridge attached to the attachment portion. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260873 | SAW BLADE TENSION ADJUSTING APPARATUS FOR BAND SAW MACHINE - A saw blade tension adjusting apparatus of a band saw machine includes a retaining base, a movable base movably connected with the retaining base through two opposite sliding shafts, and a control unit having a handle and a cam connected with the handle so as to be driven to rotate between a tightening position and a loosening position. When the cam is located at the tightening position, the movable base is lifted by a large diameter portion of the cam to tighten the tension of a saw blade, and when the cam is located at the loosening position, the movable base is moved downwards to lean on a small diameter portion of the cam for loosening the tension of the saw blade. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260874 | PIVOTING WATER BLOCK GUIDE ASSEMBLY FOR CIRCULAR GANG SAWS - A two-part pivotable block component for mounting onto a sawguide post of a sawguide assembly for a circular gang saw. The two-part pivotable block component comprises an upper first part that is integrally engagible with the sawguide post and a lower second part having an orifice for receiving therethrough the sawguide post. The first part of the pivotable block component has an inclined surface in a first plane for pivotably engaging an inclined surface provided therefore on the second part of the pivotable block component. The inclined surface of the second part of the pivotable block component is in a second plane. The first part of the pivotable block component may be integrally incorporated into a sawguide post. The first part of the pivotable block component may have one or more channels for flowing a coolant therethrough. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260875 | FORMED WIRE TIE STRAP WITH INTEGRATED RIVET FOR A SAW CHAIN - Embodiments herein provide formed wire tie strap for a saw chain. Embodiments also provide a saw chain including one or more formed wire tie straps. The formed wire tie strap may include a body with one or more integrated rivets extending from the body. In some embodiments, the body may be substantially flat. The rivet may include a rivet head configured to engage a rivet hole of an opposing tie strap and a shoulder configured to engage a rivet hole of a connecting link, such as a drive link. Some embodiments of the formed wire tie strap may include a pair of integrated rivets extending from the body. Some embodiments may include a rivet hole disposed in the body of the formed wire tie strap. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260876 | TOOTH FOR CIRCULAR SAW OR MOWER DRUM - A saw tooth for mounting onto a holder of a circular saw or of a mower drum is provided. The tooth has a mounting end for mounting against a component of the holder, a cutting end, opposite to the mounting end, the cutting end being provided with at least one cutting edge; and a plurality of sides extending from the mounting end to the cutting end. The plurality of sides include at least one holder side operatively mountable against the holder and at least one outer side opposite to the holder side the outer side being non-linear, diverging from the mounting end to the cutting end and having a contour slope which increases from the mounting end to the cutting end. The tooth thereby provides a greater clearance at its mounting end, and a greater kerf at its cutting end. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260877 | CIRCULAR SAW BLADE WITH MULTIPLE MOUNTING HOLE PATTERNS - A circular saw blade comprises a generally circular body defining cutting teeth at a periphery thereof. First apertures in the body define a first mounting hole pattern for receiving mounting pins of a first circular saw machine defining a first mounting pin pattern thereof for mounting the circular saw blade thereto. Second apertures in the body define a second mounting hole pattern different than the first mounting hole pattern for receiving mounting pins of a second circular saw machine defining a second mounting pin pattern thereof different than the first mounting pin pattern for mounting the circular saw blade thereto. At least one of the first apertures and at least one of the second apertures are (i) at least one of (a) radially and (b) circumferentially displaced from each other; and (ii) at least one of (a) overlap and (b) are connected to each other. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260878 | Circular Saw Plate with Thickness Discontinuity - A circular saw includes a circular disk-shaped body with an outer periphery having saw teeth separated by gullets and saw tooth tips at the saw teeth. The saw tooth tips have a saw kerf. At least one of the gullets has a radially innermost margin at a first radius. The body has a thickness discontinuity at a second radius, the second radius being at least equal to the first radius. The body has a first thickness adjacent to and radially outside of the thickness discontinuity and a second thickness adjacent to and radially inside of the thickness discontinuity. The second thickness is greater than the first thickness. The ratio of the difference between the second thickness and the first thickness, and the difference between the kerf and the first thickness is equal to or greater than 0.25. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260879 | Hacksaw Blade for a Power Tool - A hacksaw blade has a blade body that includes a cutting edge. One cutting-edge section is embodied in a concavely curved manner and at least one further cutting-edge section is embodied in a non-concave manner. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260880 | RECIPROCATING SAW BLADE WITH CURVED CUTTING EDGE - A reciprocating saw blade that includes an elongated blade body defining an inner end and a distal end, a cutting edge located on one side of the blade body and extending between the inner and distal ends thereof and a tang located at the inner end of the blade body. The tang projects from the blade body at an acute angle of at least about 3° relative to a line tangent to an inner end of the cutting edge. The cutting edge includes a portion defining a substantially curved contour and optionally can include at least one further portion defining a non-curved contour. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260881 | SAW BLADE AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SAW BLADE - A method of manufacturing a saw blade includes providing a coil stock, setting a first portion of the coil stock in a first direction, setting a second portion of the coil stock in a second direction opposite the first direction, and forming a plurality of cutting teeth in the first portion and the second portion of the coil stock after the first and second portions are set. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260882 | SAW BLADE WITH FEED LIMITER - A saw blade comprising cutting teeth, having at least one of chip-limiters protruding from the teeth or secondary teeth in the gullets of the cutting teeth configured to mitigate the blade from over-feeding. The chip limiters and/or secondary teeth provide that only a limited portion of an object that the saw blade encounters during cutting falls below the cutting tips of the cutting teeth. The chip limiters and/or secondary teeth also assist the cutting teeth in cutting. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260883 | Tubing Shaping Tool and Method of Use - A shaping tool is disclosed comprising a cap, a blade portion and a body. Said blade portion comprises a one or more pairs of blades. Said body having a slot being substantially vertical which said blade portion freely slides vertically through. Said cap comprises a first cylindrical portion with an open mouth at a lower portion and a cap at an upper portion. Said body comprises a first cylindrical portion with an open mouth at a lower portion and a cap at an upper portion. Said open mouth of said cap comprising an internal diameter being greater than an external diameter of said body. Said shaping tool comprising an assembled configuration comprising said blade portion held between said cap and said body and partially within said slot, and said one or more pairs of blades exposed within said body. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260884 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A substrate processing method includes following steps. Multiple sawing blades are applied to a substrate for forming multiple side-by-side grooves. Each groove includes a short edge, and opposite a first long edge and a second long edge. A milling blade is used for milling one of the grooves. During the milling process the milling blade starts at a feed point and moves along a first feed path head toward the short edge, away from the groove, and intersects with the first long edge of the groove. The milling blade then proceeds to a second feed path, followed by moving to the third feed path, and eventually stops at an end point. The third feed path leads the milling blade toward the groove, away from the short edge of the groove, and then intersects with a second long edge of the groove before it eventually stops at the end point. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260885 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING PIPE SYSTEMS - A groove-making tool consisting of a hardened grooving-wheel that can be substituted for the cutting-wheel on any hand-held pipe-cutting tool and can make at least ore circumferential groove in a pipe. A method of coupling the pipe to a variety of standard off-the-shelf components by placing at least one O-ring on the grooved pipe, which has thus become a universal fitting, and applying a visually identifiable adhesive and/or crimping with a crimp tool. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260886 | SHEET GROOVE CUTTER CAPABLE OF OPERATION WITHOUT USE OF RULER - A groove cutter for floor sheets capable of being operated without using a ruler and can cut a seam, which is created when sheets are laid sequentially on the surface of floor base with an adhesive agent, so that a groove formed along the seam can bridge over both adjacent sheets, comprising a front part, a middle part, a rear part, wherein the front part has a thin guide plate, which is to be inserted into the seam and guides the tool along the seam when pushing the tool forward, at the front end, and at least one blade to cut a concave groove at the seam part of the sheet, which is provided behind the guide plate so as to be detachable, and a stabilizing member provided at the rear part, which is to be inserted into the concave groove, to stabilize a direction of movement along the seam. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260887 | STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT WITH SURFACE MOUNTED NECK INSERT - A stringed musical instrument with a base portion and neck portion with an inlaid fretboard snugly secured within a recess between an upper wall and a lower wall on the neck portion is disclosed. The geometry of the upper and lower walls maybe optimized and includes walls that are substantially perpendicular to the face of the instrument, walls that are angled with respect to each other to define a wedge-shaped slot for slidably receiving and securing the mating fretboard therein, and walls that are angled to define inwardly extending protrusions that allow the fretboard to be “snapped” in place on the neck portion of the instrument. The fretboard may be rigidly secured to the neck portion with glue or the like or it may be detachably secured within the slot thereby allowing fretboards to be changed as desired for aesthetic or performance purposes. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260888 | WRIST ALIGNMENT DEVICE FOR STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - A wrist alignment device for attachment to a stringed musical instrument, the instrument comprising a neck portion comprising a fingerboard on one side of the neck portion and a nose portion contiguous with the neck portion, the device comprising a three-dimensional oblong body comprising a flat planar end and curved sides, the body removably attachable to a side of the neck portion that is opposite the side comprising the fingerboard and at an area where the neck and the nose portion meet, the device sized to come into contact with a ball portion of the hand of a player of the instrument, placing the wrist in a perpendicular position relative to the neck without inhibiting rotation of the wrist as is necessary for proper placement of the fingers on the finger board. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260889 | RETRACTABLE STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - The present invention is directed a retractable stringed musical instrument, and more particularly, to a stringed musical instrument having a tailpiece, a body coupled to the tailpiece, a neck coupled to the body and a fingerboard coupled to the neck. The fingerboard and the neck adjustably extendable and retractable relative to the tailpiece. The retractable stringed instrument further comprises a bridge coupled to the body where the bridge vertically movable upon retraction of the fingerboard and the neck to enable the fingerboard to move over the bridge. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260890 | TUNE STABILIZING DEVICE FOR A STRINGED INSTRUMENT - Some embodiments may generally relate to a wire tension stabilizing device. Such a device may comprise a floating base plate and at least one clamping block which can be fastened to the base plate using a clamping screw. One or more tensioned wires may be clamped between the base plate and the clamping block. An embodiment may also include a set of fine-tuner screws adapted to engage the tensioned wires side-on to effect slight adjustments in tension. Embodiments may optionally include elements which bias the clamping block(s) away from the base plate so that the two separate when the clamping screw is loosened. Embodiments may be adapted for installation on musical instruments, such as guitars, or may be adapted for use in any application where precise wire tensioning must be maintained despite large transient fluctuations in tension. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260891 | CLAMP FOR A SAXOPHONE OR CLARINET MOUTHPIECE - A clamp includes a flexible, interior conical component in contact with a barrel and a rigid, exterior conical component in contact with the interior component. The interior component has a longitudinal cut over its entire length and has, at the part that contacts the barrel, two central recesses. The exterior component acts on the interior component, and has the same conicity as the interior component. The exterior component prevents unwanted opening of the interior component by exerting a pressure on the interior component. Both components have a central recess, which form, as a whole, a mouthpiece resonating box that provides greater sound volume and different timbres, depending on the size of the recess and on the material from which it is produced. The flexibility of the interior component prevents breaking of the barrel even though three interior rings thereof are placed in different planes. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260892 | STABILIZED MUSICAL HORN INSTRUMENT - A stabilized musical horn instrument is revealed, comprising a traditional wind instrument of the type employing a horn outlet, a stabilizer mechanism comprising an axially rotated friction mechanism for locking an assembly of a pair of telescoping tubes in a deployed position and a linearly operated magnetic mechanism to retain the tubes in a retracted position; and further comprising a surface engagement assembly coupled to the distal tube of the telescoping tube assembly. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260893 | DRUMHEAD WITH EXTENDED COLLAR - A drumhead comprising a circular membrane having a flat central play region, a collar extending outwardly and downwardly from the play region, and an outer edge region extending from the collar. A hoop defines a circular channel in which the outer edge region of the membrane is retained. The collar has a convexly curved region having upper and lower ends spanning an included angle, with the upper end transitioning tangentially into the play region and a frustoconical skirt region flaring outwardly from the lower end of the curved region and transitioning into the outer edge area. The included angle of the convexly curved region is about 90 deg., and the skirt and outer edge region of the membrane frustoconically extend from the lower end of the curved region to the channel of the hoop, at a substantially uniform angle in the range of about 10 to 30 deg. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260894 | RADIATION CURABLE DRUMHEAD MEMBRANE - A drumhead and a method for coating a drumhead membrane comprising applying a coating having cross linkable polymeric material to the membrane and applying energy to cross link the polymeric material and thereby permanently adhere the material to the membrane as a play surface. The cross-linking not only hardens the coating to improve durability, but also improves the adhesion of the coating to the base film. Actinically cured coatings can completely harden in a matter of 3 to 5 seconds, with UV cured inks being especially desirable. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260895 | Mutable High-Hat Tambourine - Systems, methods, and apparatuses that allow for a high-hat mounted tambourine musical instrument to be muted are disclosed. In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a mutable tambourine jingle assembly that can be permanently engaged with the press of a button or otherwise. As such, the need for a user to physically hold the tambourine or an attached lever (e.g., a foot pedal) to mute the jingle assembly is obviated. In another aspect of the present disclosure, apparatuses are provided that facilitate a user simultaneously muting all of the jingles of a hi-hat mounted tambourine. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260896 | CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FOR HIGH-HAT DRUM CYMBAL - A clutch assembly for a high-hat drum cymbal. A coiled spring is compressed between an upper bearing surface on an enclosure assembly and a lower bearing surface on a bearing assembly. An upper cymbal assembly is separable from the bearing assembly, and includes a first catch for cooperation with a first lever. In one embodiment, the coiled spring forces the bearing assembly and upper cymbal assembly tightly against the lower cymbal to create a distinct sound when struck by a drumstick. In another embodiment, the bearing assembly includes a second catch for cooperation with a second lever. The first lever enables the upper cymbal to fall on the lower cymbal for another type of sound. The second lever enables the spring to bias the upper cymbal tightly against the lower cymbal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260897 | SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC PAD OF PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT - A supporting structure for an electronic pad of a percussion instrument includes a pad member, a pair of a first engaging part and a second engaging part, and a connecting part which connects a first object (e.g. a leg fixed to a stand) and a second object (e.g. the second engaging part) in a rotatable manner about the rotation center. The connecting part includes a rotation-regulating unit which regulates the rotational displacement of the second object within the regulation range irrespective of a rotational torque less than a predetermined value which is applied to the second object disposed at the initial position relative to the first object. Due to a rotational torque above the predetermined value, the rotation-regulating unit shifts the regulation range so as to shift the initial position, and therefore the second object will be restored to the new initial position. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260898 | Musical Note Learning System - A musical note learning system is disclosed. Color coded musical notation sheets include note colors corresponding to similar colors applied or displayed on a musical instrument. The color coded musical notation sheets may include directional indicator symbols corresponding to sharp or flat notes to be played on the instrument. The musical notation sheets may also include chord indicator symbols corresponding to chords to be played on the instrument. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260899 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESCRIBING AND RESTORING JUNGGANBO - Provided is a method and apparatus for describing and restoring a jungganbo, the method of describing a jungganbo including analyzing a structure of the jungganbo based on gaks, daegangs, and junggans constituting the jungganbo, and generating jungganbo structure data describing the structure of the jungganbo, based on a result of the analyzing. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260900 | Persistent Instrument - Disclosed is a musical instrument including a persistent memory, persistent clock, a device connection interface and one or more processors configured to send a practice session alert message to remind a user that a practice session is scheduled. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260901 | Learning System and Method - A system of learning through practice of rhythmic activities includes detectors that receive sounds from a musical instrument and convert the sounds to a response signal, a sensory device that is activated in response to a cuing signal that cues a student to play the musical instrument, a processor to control the cuing signal of the sensory device, receive the response signal, and analyze the response signal to determine a score based on a skill level of the student, and a storage device to store the response signal and the score of the student. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260902 | MUSIC INSTRUCTION APPARATUS - A music instruction apparatus includes a string adapted to be wound into a tuning peg of a string instrument, a tension indicator disposed on the string proximate to an end of the string, the tension indicator representing a predetermined level of tension in the string when the end of the string is wound into the tuning peg up to the position of the tension indicator, and a note indicator disposed on the string, the note indicator representing a musical note. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260903 | SYSTEM, PLATFORM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL MUSIC TUTORING - A system, platform, method and application are herein provided for digital music tutoring. In some embodiments the platform includes a digital device equipped with a microphone; a library of music lessons available for presentation on the digital device; a graphical user interface adapted to allow a user to select a lesson from the library and present the selected lesson on the digital device; and an analytic module adapted to analyze a signal from the microphone produced by performance of the selected lesson and provide feedback to the user concerning the performance on the digital device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260904 | MUSICAL SCORE DISPLAY CONVERSION SYSTEM - Methods, systems and computer readable media for musical score presentation conversion are described. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260905 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEACHING AND PLAYING A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - A tool for teaching the playing of a musical instrument includes a control and a signaling unit that instruct a student as to the proper time to strike an instrument. The control is configured to provide a series of signals, through the signaling unit, that denote a tempo for music or a beat, a warning that the time to strike the instrument is approaching, and a signal when it is time to strike the instrument in accordance with the beat or music. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260906 | Musical Instrument Pickup Signal Processor - A system and method is disclosed that facilitates the processing of a sound signal. In embodiments, an input sound signal can be processed according to a computational model using predetermined parameters. A sound signal originating from a musical instrument can be processed according to coefficients that are generated using a learning model. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260907 | MUSICAL PERFORMANCE DEVICE, MUSICAL PERFORMANCE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In the present invention, a CPU obtains in advance a loop period LP corresponding to the beat (minimum note length) of a musical piece from musical performance data. In a case where key pressing is not performed even when the key-press timing of a guided key is reached, the CPU sets a loop start point in musical-piece waveform data in accordance with the obtained loop period LP, and instructs a sound source to perform the loop replay of the musical-piece waveform data from the set loop start point to an end address. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260908 | PROVIDING INPUT/OUPUT MODULES - Embodiments generally relate to processing music. In one embodiment, a system includes a base and one or more structures coupled to the base, where the one or more structures form one or more respective bays in the base. The system also includes one or more input/output (I/O) modules configured to be removably received into the one or more bays, where the one or more I/O modules are operable to provide control information. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260909 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYSIS AND CREATION OF MUSIC - A method and system for analyzing patterns in the relationships of notes of an input piece of music. The method comprises generating a set of the most frequently occurring note pitches in ascending pitch order that matches an interval pattern, and detecting out-of-key pitches that lie outside of this interval pattern. One or more potential key sequence bifurcations are identified which represent a list of possible key sequences according to forwards and backwards analysis. By finding patterns of repetition in the chordal sequences that may be generated according to these key sequence bifurcations, a key sequence that allows the most frequently recurring chord sequences may be chosen. Chord sequences may be analyzed by using ghost chords, temporary harmonic structures that are created, updated and finalized over time according to a combination of essential and inessential note fragments. The method further comprises identifying non-harmony pitches according to the analyzed chord sequence. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260910 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYSIS AND CREATION OF MUSIC - A method and system for analyzing patterns in the relationships of notes of an input piece of music. The method comprises generating a set of the most frequently occurring note pitches in ascending pitch order that matches an interval pattern, and detecting out-of-key pitches that lie outside of this interval pattern. One or more potential key sequence bifurcations are identified which represent a list of possible key sequences according to forwards and backwards analysis. By finding patterns of repetition in the chordal sequences that may be generated according to these key sequence bifurcations, a key sequence that allows the most frequently recurring chord sequences may be chosen. Chord sequences may be analyzed by using ghost chords, temporary harmonic structures that are created, updated and finalized over time according to a combination of essential and inessential note fragments. The method further comprises identifying non-harmony pitches according to the analyzed chord sequence. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260911 | SOUND SIGNAL ANALYSIS APPARATUS, SOUND SIGNAL ANALYSIS METHOD AND SOUND SIGNAL ANALYSIS PROGRAM - A sound signal analysis apparatus | 2014-09-18 |
20140260912 | SOUND SIGNAL ANALYSIS APPARATUS, SOUND SIGNAL ANALYSIS METHOD AND SOUND SIGNAL ANALYSIS PROGRAM - A sound signal analysis apparatus | 2014-09-18 |
20140260913 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYSIS AND CREATION OF MUSIC - A method and system for analyzing patterns in the relationships of notes of an input piece of music. The method comprises generating a set of the most frequently occurring note pitches in ascending pitch order that matches an interval pattern, and detecting out-of-key pitches that lie outside of this interval pattern. One or more potential key sequence bifurcations are identified which represent a list of possible key sequences according to forwards and backwards analysis. By finding patterns of repetition in the chordal sequences that may be generated according to these key sequence bifurcations, a key sequence that allows the most frequently recurring chord sequences may be chosen. Chord sequences may be analyzed by using ghost chords, temporary harmonic structures that are created, updated and finalized over time according to a combination of essential and inessential note fragments. The method further comprises identifying non-harmony pitches according to the analyzed chord sequence. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260914 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYSIS AND CREATION OF MUSIC - A method and system for analyzing patterns in the relationships of notes of an input piece of music. The method comprises generating a set of the most frequently occurring note pitches in ascending pitch order that matches an interval pattern, and detecting out-of-key pitches that lie outside of this interval pattern. One or more potential key sequence bifurcations are identified which represent a list of possible key sequences according to forwards and backwards analysis. By finding patterns of repetition in the chordal sequences that may be generated according to these key sequence bifurcations, a key sequence that allows the most frequently recurring chord sequences may be chosen. Chord sequences may be analyzed by using ghost chords, temporary harmonic structures that are created, updated and finalized over time according to a combination of essential and inessential note fragments. The method further comprises identifying non-harmony pitches according to the analyzed chord sequence. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260915 | AUTOMATIC ACCOMPANIMENT APPARATUS, A METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY PLAYING ACCOMPANIMENT, AND A COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WITH AN AUTOMATIC ACCOMPANIMENT PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - An automatic accompaniment apparatus is provided. The apparatus is provided with a music database having music data of plural musical pieces recorded therein, the music data including melody information and chords corresponding to the melody information, a performance recording unit for recording performance information for giving an instruction of generating a musical tone in response to performed operation, a music searching unit for searching for music data including melody information corresponding to the performance information in the performance recording unit through the music database, a chord judging unit for judging chords from the performance information in the performance recording unit, a chord selecting unit for selecting one of the chords included in the music data found by the music searching unit and the chords judged by the chord judging unit, and an automatic accompaniment unit for giving an instruction of generating accompaniment in accordance with the selected chords. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260916 | ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION DEVICE FOR DETERMINING SEPARATE RIGHT AND LEFT HAND ACTIONS - A percussion electronic device allows a percussionist to learn, through electronic feedback, the correct playing of the right or left hand. The percussion device could be struck by the percussion player on the right or left side of the pad. Alternatively, the percussion device can connect to a visual detector to detect motions of the user's left and right hands. Computer software may display written music or instructions of what hand to play at what time and the percussion device would input the performance of the percussionist into the computer, designating which inputs were from the right hand/side and which inputs were from the left hand/side. Optionally, foot sensors can be used to detect movement of the left and right feet to assist in teaching of instruments such as a drum set where the feet may control operation of instruments such as a bass drum and hi-hat. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260917 | ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT - An electronic percussion instrument includes a head, a frame, and an impact sensor, and an air ventilation mechanism which includes a pair of cutouts which are distanced from each other and formed in the periphery of the head. The head is attached to the frame such that the periphery of the frame is externally enclosed with the periphery of the head precluding a pair of cutouts. Additionally, a pair of connecting parts with reduced thickness is linearly elongated across the back of the head in parallel. When the head is struck with a beater, a vibration is caused to occur in the head and detected by the impact sensor to produce an electric signal which is used to generate an electronic musical sound, wherein the air ventilation mechanism releases air from the back of the head so as to reliably secure noiselessness while reducing noise. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260918 | ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT - An electronic percussion instrument includes a head, a frame, and an impact sensor, and a plate serving as a vibration-damping member. The back of the head is divided into a main area (e.g. a main strike area) and an auxiliary area. The plate is ring-shaped sheet, made of a harder material (e.g. a metal) than the head, with an elongated hole and attached to the head to encompass or sandwich the main strike area of the head, thus demonstrating a vibration-damping effect. When the main strike area of the head is being struck with a beater, a vibration is caused to occur in the head and detected by the impact sensor to produce an electric signal which is used to generate an electronic musical sound while the vibration-damping member suppresses vibration being transmitted through the head due to an impact of the beater on the head. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260919 | ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT - An electronic percussion instrument includes a stand, a support member (e.g. a stay), a pad member with a head, and an impact sensor. The support member has an L-shape including a stand-attaching portion and a pad-attaching portion. The stand-attaching portion is fixed to the stand while the pad-attaching portion is extended vertically from the front end of the stand-attaching portion at an inflection point. Owing to the elasticity of the support member, the pad-attaching portion is deflected about the inflection point in the rearward direction in comparison with the stand-attaching portion due to a striking force applied to the head being struck with a beater. Upon detecting an impact applied to the head, the impact sensor generates an electric signal so as to generate a musical sound. Thus, it is possible to suppress floor reverberation by absorbing an impact between the head and the beater via the support member. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260920 | ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT - An electronic percussion instrument includes a head, a frame, and an impact sensor. The back of the head is divided into a main area (e.g. a main strike area) and an auxiliary area. At least one connecting part is arranged above or below the main area in the back of the head and reduced in thickness compared to the auxiliary area, thus reducing vibration from being transmitted through the head. The impact sensor is attached to the back of the main strike area of the head via a cushion member. When the main strike area of the head is being struck with a beater, a vibration is caused to occur in the head and detected by the impact sensor to produce an electric signal which is used to generate an electronic musical sound while suppressing mechanical noise due to an impact between the beater and the head. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260921 | ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT - An electronic percussion instrument includes a stand, a pad member with a head, and an impact sensor, a cover member, and a support member (e.g. a stay). The support member has an L-shape including a stand-attaching portion and a pad-attaching portion which are perpendicularly unified together at an inflection point. The stand-attaching portion is attached to the stand while the pad-attaching portion is attached to the pad member. The cover member is attached to the support member such that the cover member will not brought into contact with the pad member via a clearance which is maintained irrespective of an impact applied to the head with a beater. The pad-attaching portion is backwardly deflected about the inflection point relative to the stand-attaching portion due to an impact on the head. Thus, it is possible to reduce sound-box reverberations and to secure noiselessness. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260922 | MATRIX TRANSDUCTION SYSTEM - An ultrasonic oscillation frequency power amplification circuit is disclosed herein having improved power and frequency receiver characteristics. The power circuit is characterized by having atmospheric capacitance of device, octave controlled electronic amplify resonator antenna vessel. As the resonator is far more sensitive to audio feedback than any semi-acoustic guitar, the design of these soundboard is extremely critical, specialized and may incorporate feedback by piezoelectric doping. Organic music is accomplished by incorporating external or environmental energy in the performance by means of ultrasonic transducers. The plugged in sensation is accomplished by sensors. Audience handheld Headstock amplifier absorbs feedback while providing energy through an interactive interface device for concert participants. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260923 | HANDHELD MUSICAL PRACTICE DEVICE - A micro-practicing device emulates a portion of a full size instrument. The micro-practicing device includes a fingerboard with fret wires dividing the fingerboard into frets. In order to emulate the portion of the full size instrument, a length of each fret substantially matches lengths of frets of full size instruments. At the same time, the fingerboard is sized to enable increased portability. The device includes capacitive sensors adapted to detect the longitudinal and transverse positions of the user's fingers on the frets, and to communicate that positional information to a body portion. The body portion transmits the positional information to an external musical module, which converts the positional information into musical tones. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260924 | SYSTEMS FOR COMBINING INPUTS FROM ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND DEVICES - An apparatus for combining input signals produced by a plurality of electric musical devices includes a plurality of audio buses and a plurality of segments. Each segment includes input circuitry configured to receive at least one input signal from at least one electric musical device and to deliver the at least one input signal to one of the plurality of audio buses; a plurality of variable adjustment devices each associated with a corresponding one of the audio buses and each configured to change at least one property of an input signal received by another of the plurality of segments and carried on the corresponding one of the audio buses independent from input signals carried on other of the plurality of audio buses; and a mixer configured to combine the input signals carried on each of the plurality of audio buses into an output signal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260925 | INTEGRATED POLYMER AND METAL CASE AMMUNITION MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fully automated, integrated, end-to-end synchronized and compact manufacturing system produces polymer or metal case ammunition. Manufacturing stations support case assembly, sealing (gluing/welding), final product inspection, cartridge packaging or binning, and loading. Station modularity facilitates rapid changeover to accommodate ammunition of differing calibers. Sensors and apparatus may be provided to place a manufacturing cell in a wait state until all components or materials are received in a preferred orientation for proper assembly. The system may join and use multipart cases, each including a lower portion with a head end attached thereto and at least one upper portion having a necked-down transition to the open top end. Elevator feeders, vibratory bowl feeders, and robotic pick-and-place feeders may be used to deliver components for assembly. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260926 | RELOADING KIT WITH LEAD FREE BULLET COMPOSITION - The present disclosure is directed to reloading kits containing a packaged high-density metal-filled polymer composition that is moldable and used in producing lead-free or “green” bullets for individual firearms. Such kits and compositions may be used by individuals in their reloading process. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260927 | TWELVE-STRAND ROPE EMPLOYING JACKETED SUB-ROPES - A rope structure is formed by forming a sub-rope structure comprising a core and a jacket, twisting the sub-rope structure to form a twisted sub-rope structure, and forming the rope structure by braiding together a plurality of lengths of the twisted sub-rope structure. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260928 | METHODS OF USING NON-CYLINDRICAL MANDRELS - Methods of forming a structure for treating a vessel include providing a mandrel and braiding a plurality of filaments around the mandrel. The mandrel may include a strand having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of balls coupled to the strand along the longitudinal axis. Pairs of the plurality of balls may be spaced along the longitudinal axis. Braiding the plurality of filaments around the mandrel may include, during braiding, forming a plurality of bulbs around the plurality of balls and forming necks between pairs of the plurality of balls. The methods may include, after braiding the plurality of filaments, heat treating (e.g., shape setting) the plurality of filaments on the mandrel. Portions of the braided plurality of filaments may be secured to the mandrel, for example using bangles, wire, and/or adhesive. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260929 | DOOR LOCK ACCESS CONTROL COMPONENT MOUNTING - An apparatus and method for releasably mounting access control components for a door lock to a door. A base element is adapted to be mounted to the door. A first wire connector element is mounted to the base element. A mounting element with combustible material attached is provided. A second wire connector element is mounted to the mounting element, and the second wire connector element is releasably connected to the first wire connector element to mount the mounting element to the base element. A spring is provided, and a retainer holds the spring in a loaded state, but in a fire event the retainer may melt, allowing the spring to apply force to the mounting element. Alternatively, an expanding material may apply the force. The force causes the wire connector elements to disconnect and allow the mounting element to separate from the base element. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260930 | RAM ACCELERATOR SYSTEM - One or more ram accelerator devices may be used to form one or more holes in geologic or other material. These holes may be used for drilling, tunnel boring, excavation, and so forth. The ram accelerator devices propel projectiles which are accelerated by combustion of one or more combustible gasses in a ram effect to reach velocities exceeding 500 meters per second. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260931 | AMMUNITION FEED GUIDE ASSEMBLY - An ammunition feed guide assembly for a connected band of ammunition cartridges includes a bracket with upstanding side plates each defining an ammunition discharge channel. The channel has a bottom wall, a pair of side walls spaced apart a distance greater than the length of a cartridge and may include at least one tension tab to resist movement of the ammunition band. An ammunition chute is connected to a discharge chute and comprises a plurality of hollow feed links connected for limited pivotal movement to guide the band of ammunition cartridges to the feed mechanism of an associated weapon. In one form, the chute includes a link at its free end to connect to a discharge chute of another feed guide assembly. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260932 | Transparent Impact Resistant System - A transparent impact resistant system, that includes a sheet of aluminum oxynitride, a sheet of single-crystal aluminum oxide and an interlayer attached between the aluminum oxynitride and the single-crystal aluminum oxide. Additional sheets of each material can be added depending on the threat level. The interlayer may include an energy absorption layer and a reinforcement layer. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260933 | VACUUM PANELS USED TO DAMPEN SHOCK WAVES IN BODY ARMOR - Ballistic resistant composite articles having improved resistance to backface deformation. The composite articles incorporate one or more vacuum panels that mitigate or eliminate shock wave energy resulting from a projectile impact to minimize transient compression of materials behind the armor. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260934 | WINDOW GUARD AND DEFENSIVE BARRIER DEVICE - A window guard and defensive barrier device for protecting and/or shielding personnel within the interior of a building structure against firing of projectiles through a window opening includes a movable upper panel member pivotally connected by a hinge device to a fixed lower panel member and being rotatable for covering the window opening. Gas spring mechanisms are used for facilitating the rotation of the upper panel member between a stowed position and a deployed position. A locking device is used for maintaining the upper panel member in the deployed position. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260935 | Dynamic Fluid Vehicle System - A Dynamic Fluid Vehicle System that provides a multiple functions based on the beneficial properties of the transfer of volumes of fluids through fluid compartments arranged at various locations throughout a vehicle. Volumes of liquid fluids are employed in place of hard plate armor to protect against certain High Velocity Threats and are transferred from fluid compartments enabling lower vehicle weight. Vehicle stability is increased by transferring volumes of fluids to compensate for undesirable locations of the center of gravity of vehicle. Vehicle heat signatures are reduced by cooling fluids and cycling the cooler fluids into external fluid compartments. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260936 | MUTILAYERED MATERIAL SHEET AND PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION - The invention relates to a multilayered material sheet comprising a consolidated stack of unidirection monolayers of drawn ultra high molecular weight polyolefine. The draw direction of two subsequent monolayers in the stack differs. Moreover the thickness of at least one monolayer does not exceed 50 μm, and the strength of at least one monolayer is comprised between 1.2 GPa and 3 GPa. The invention also relates to a ballistic resistant article comprising the multilayered material sheet and to a process for the preparation of the ballistic resistant article. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260937 | BALLISTIC SHIELD - A flexible and malleable ballistic panel comprising a laminate of a plurality of resistant layers comprising ballistic material, each the ballistic-resistant layer having a first inner surface and second outer surface, and a plurality of bonding layers comprising butyl rubber, each bonding layer having a first inner surface and second outer surface, at least one of the bonding layer being an inner-most layer of the laminate, and each ballistic-resistant layer having a bonding layer therebetween. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260939 | EXPLOSIVE ORDINANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) UNITIZED BOMB DISPOSAL SUIT - Attacks from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are one of the major causes of soldiers being killed in action (KIA) and wounded in action (WIA). Such improvised explosive devices can cause considerable damage, disability and death from a device as small as a cellular telephone, to several thousand pounds of explosive material, and linked military artillery munitions, capable of cutting armored vehicles in half, to completely destroying the vehicle and killing all occupants within. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260940 | DRIVER'S HATCH - The present invention is a driver's hatch for an armored vehicle. The hatch includes a dome hatch for normal operations and a pop-up section. The pop-up section, when in the lowered position allows the cab to freely rotate above it. When in the raised position, the pop-up section allows the driver to look out of the vehicle through transparent armor windows and thus remain under armor protection. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260941 | Mountable Fixture for Absorbing Recoil - A fixture is provided for supporting load from weapons recoil, being mountable on a flat bed of a road vehicle disposed on ground. The flat bed can receive a weapons mount. The vehicle has longitudinal, lateral and vertical orientations. The fixture includes a box brace, a recoil platform, first and second brackets, first and second beams, first and second posts and a deck. The box brace extends in the lateral direction. The recoil platform is parallel to the brace. The first and second brackets extend from the platform in the longitudinal direction. The beams are disposable parallel to the brace. The beams are translatable in the lateral direction. The first and second posts extend in the vertical direction downward from respective the first and second beams. The deck can receive the weapons mount, and is disposable on the platform and the brackets. The posts are retractable for stowage and extendible for raising the flat bed above the ground. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260942 | FIREARM TRIGGER MECHANISM, FIREARM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A RATE OF THE FIREARM - A trigger mechanism for a firearm, the trigger mechanism having: a trigger for actuating a hammer of the trigger mechanism, wherein actuation of the trigger causes the hammer to advance to a firing position; and a release configured for movement between a first position and a second position, the release must be first actuated from the first position to the second position and thereafter from the second position to the first position in order to allow for the hammer to advance to the firing position. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260943 | SUBMACHINE GUN - The invention that is the subject matter of this application is about a submachine gun that uses 9×19 mm parabellum rounds and that can be used as an assault weapon. The invention is a submachine gun that consists of an upper body ( | 2014-09-18 |
20140260944 | LOCK INTERFACE INSERT FOR MACHINE GUN BOLT ASSEMBLY - A bolt assembly for a machine gun according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a lock interface insert configured to be insertable into a bolt. The lock interface insert includes a main body defining a first engagement surface and a second engagement surface. At least one of the first and second engagement surfaces is configured to selectively engage a portion of a breech lock. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260945 | GROOVED FIREARM CHAMBER - In various embodiments, a firearm assembly devices, systems and methods are provided. The firearm assembly can comprise a barrel and a chamber comprising a channel. The chamber may have a first length. The chamber may comprise an internal wall defining an internal cavity. The chamber can also couple to the barrel. The channel can be defined in the internal wall of the chamber. The channel may have a second length that is shorter than the first length. In various embodiments, the firearm assembly may be a component of a rotating bolt firearm. In various embodiments, internal cavity of the firearm assembly has a profile configured to receive a cartridge. The devices systems and methods described herein reduce common rotating bolt firearm failure modes by encouraging case ejection, compression, and/or contraction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260946 | FIREARM BUFFER SYSTEM AND BUTTSTOCK ASSEMBLY - A buttstock assembly configured to work in conjunction with a compact buffer assembly consisting of a buffer tube, spring and bolt carrier with an integral buffer is provided. The buttstock assembly, buffer tube and bolt carrier are configured to work with AR15/M16 type firearms and their derivatives. By incorporating the buffer onto the bolt carrier, which is used in conjunction with a buffer tube of reduced length, the overall length of the host firearm is reduced by approximately 3.2 inches. No permanent modification need be made to the host firearm in order to utilize the compact buffer assembly and buttstock assembly disclosed herein. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260947 | ADJUSTABLE GAS BLOCK FOR AN INDIRECT GAS OPERATED FIREARM - A firearm including a barrel, receiver, indirect gas system and an adjustable gas block designed to interface with the indirect gas system is provided. Four indexable positions of adjustment are provided for on the adjustable gas block. Positions of adjustment are selected based on the use of a silencer, use of under-powered ammunition, the presence of un-burnt powder and debris in the host firearms operating system, or if the weapon is being fired under “ideal” circumstances. The provided gas block is designed to function with an indirect gas operating system. Excess gas from the operating system is not vented from the gas block thereby generating excess flash and sound. No tool is required to manipulate the adjustment mechanism of the gas. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260948 | HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR FOR A COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A hydraulic actuator adapted to be coupled to one or more pistons of a compressed air energy storage (CAES) system includes a housing forming a plurality of aligned bores, with a shaft disposed therein for reciprocating movement. For a three bore configuration, the shaft has three pistons subdividing the three bores into six pressure chambers. Four valves fluidically connected to the six chambers selectively provide pressurized hydraulic fluid, permitting three levels of hydraulic shaft force for each direction of shaft motion. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260949 | DOUBLE SERVICE CHAMBER PNEUMATIC ACTUATOR - A pneumatic actuator has a first service chamber assembly featuring a first housing defining a first chamber and a second service chamber assembly featuring a second housing defining a second chamber. A first diaphragm divides the first chamber into a first pressurized air side and a first spring side while a second diaphragm divides the second chamber into a second pressurized air side and a second spring side. An actuator rod extends out of the second housing. A connecting actuator rod is connected to the actuator rod and the first diaphragm. Pressurized air inlet ports are in communication with the first and second pressurized air sides of the first and second chambers respectively. The first and second diaphragms cooperating to further extend the distal end of the actuator rod away from the second housing into an extended position when pressurized air is introduced into the first and second pressurized air sides of the first and second chambers. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260950 | ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR A JOINT - An actuation system for a joint includes an actuator having a piston, an articulating element coupled to the actuator that is driven by the piston to match a gait cycle of an appendage, an energy source engaged with the piston that energizes working fluid within the actuator to drive the piston and generate exhaust gas, a plurality of valves coupled to the actuator, and an exhaust gas holding element coupled to the actuator that is sized to hold a volume of the exhaust gas contained within the actuator. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260951 | MECHANISM FOR MAINTAINING A CLEARANCE GAP - An element is provided to maintain a clearance gap between a piston and a cylinder wall. In some embodiments, an element is included that is capable of spatial change. In some embodiments, the element is a component such as a clearance ring, a surface bearing, or a segment of a clearance ring or surface bearing. A clearance gap may be maintained by inward and outward motion of the component with respect to a piston assembly and a cylinder wall, where the motion is determined by a balance of forces acting on the component. In some embodiments, an inward force generated by an external gas pressure source is balanced by an outward preload force generated by, for example, a pneumatic piston. In some embodiments, a clearance gap is maintained based on in part on the ratio of inner to outer surface areas of a clearance ring. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260952 | ROTARY VANE ACTUATOR SEAL - A sealing system for use in a rotary vane actuator having a stator and a rotor coupled to the stator. The rotor or the stator has a vane. The rotor or the stator has a groove within which the seal is positioned. The stator, the rotor and the seal coact to define a chamber. The vane being movable thereby altering a volume of the chamber, with the seal being continuous. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260953 | SPRING RETURN ACTUATOR - Aspects of embodiments of the invention relate to a spring-return actuator comprising a first piston movable between a first and a second position by pressurized fluid to move a load; a safety system comprising a second piston movable by the pressurized fluid to arm the safety system and which returns the first piston from the second position to the first position when de-energizing the 3/2 pilot valve or when the pressure of the pressurized fluid drops below a safety pressure threshold; and a differential fluid channel for providing the pressurized fluid and configured so that the first piston while working to move the load remains substantially disengaged from the safety system being armed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260954 | FLUID END WITH PROTECTED FLOW PASSAGES AND KIT FOR SAME - This application describes systems for protecting steel fluid end body flow passages from direct impingement by high pressure fracking fluid. These fluid end body flow passages are protected by components in the form of cartridges and sleeves, This disclosure also describes kits and methods which utilize these systems to provide enhanced erosion and corrosion resistance as well as improved fatigue properties and extended service life to these fluid ends. | 2014-09-18 |
20140260955 | CYLINDER LINERS WITH ADHESIVE METALLIC LAYERS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE CYLINDER LINERS - A coated cylinder liner | 2014-09-18 |