41st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090250227 | A System And Method For Plugging A Side Pocket Mandrel Using A Swelling Plug - Plugging a side pocket mandrel using a swelling plug. A system for plugging a port in a side pocket of a mandrel in a subterranean well includes a plugging device installed in the side pocket of the mandrel, the plugging device including a swellable seal material, whereby the seal material swells at least after installation of the plugging device in the side pocket to thereby prevent fluid transfer through the port. A method of plugging a port in a side pocket of a mandrel in a subterranean well includes the steps of: providing the plugging device with a swellable seal material; installing the plugging device in the side pocket; and the seal material swelling in the side pocket, thereby preventing fluid transfer through the port. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250228 | WELL PACKERS AND CONTROL LINE MANAGEMENT - An example of a wellbore tool assembly includes a mandrel having an outer surface and a longitudinal bore; a tubular, swellable seal member having opposing ends and an inner surface defining a bore between the opposing ends, the seal member encircling a portion of the mandrel; an operable downhole element carried with the mandrel; and a control line connected to the operable downhole element, the control line extending from the downhole element between the outer surface of the mandrel and the inner surface of the seal member to the other side of the seal member from the downhole element. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250229 | FIRE RETARDATION MISSILE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fire retarding missile and method of use having a unitary construction and containing a propulsion system as well as fire treatment materials. Dispersal of the materials can be initiated both actively and passively, with passive dispersal allowing for a fail safe mode of operation. The fire treatment materials are of the oxygen reduction type, and the method of the invention is to target the hot spot of a fire in order to reduce the spread and intensity thereof. An active guidance system may be of the heat seeking type, or may alternatively be remote controlled video. Stabilizer and guidance fins are controlled in response to signals from the guidance system in order to precisely position the device. The device can be modified for use in fires of specific heat ranges by using nose cones designed to melt in a respective heat range. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250230 | Fire protection - The present invention concerns a local and active fire protection means at a system for cable entries, pipe penetrations etc. Said system may comprise a frame ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090250231 | Equipment for use in rescue service for making holes in roof etc by cutting - In one embodiment of the present invention, equipment for making holes by cutting in walls etc. is disclosed in case of fire in spaces in buildings etc. for fire fighting. The equipment includes a vehicle-mounted pressure source for pressurised extinguishing liquid, a lance carried by the operator with his hands and provided with an extinguishing nozzle, and a tubing between the pressure source and the extinguishing nozzle for supplying the extinguishing liquid. The extinguishing liquid flows as a jet out of the extinguishing nozzle and towards the wall etc. to cut the wall for making the hole and, when cutting through, be injected into the space on fire and extinguish the fire. The equipment also includes a vessel carried by the operator on his back and containing an additive, the vessel being connected to the extinguishing nozzle for regulated supply of the additive to the extinguishing liquid for improving the cutting and/or extinguishing effect. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250232 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTINGUISHING FIRES IN A MULTI-FLOORED BUILDING - An improved apparatus for treating a fire in a multi-floored building where the fire is located on an upper floor vertically displaced from a lower floor from which the fire is treated, and where the upper and lower floors each have a selectively openable environmental access along an external wall of the multi-floored building. The improved apparatus includes a tubular structure having an inlet, an intermediate portion, and an outlet and a bracing system. The bracing system has a frame, a first pivot point, and a second pivot point. The frame provides support against a sturdy surface. The tubular structure is supported on the first pivot point and rotates thereon to elevate or hoist the outlet towards the upper floor environmental access. The tubular structure is further supported on a second pivot point and further rotates thereon to elevate the outlet. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250233 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING WHEN A THREADED FASTENER HAS BEEN TIGHTENED TO A PREDETERMINED TIGHTNESS - Apparatus ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090250234 | Percussion Equipment Driven by a Pressurized Incompressible Fluid - The equipment comprises a body ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090250235 | Shielded electric cable assembly - An electric cable assembly may include an electric cable and a conductive contact. The electric cable has a conductive core, an inner insulation jacket surrounding the conductive core, a conductive layer surrounding the inner insulation jacket, and an outer insulation jacket surrounding the conductive layer. The conductive contact is injection molded around the conductive layer at a prepared section of the electric cable so that the conductive contact can conduct electric current from the conductive layer. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250236 | FLEXIBLE MECHANICAL PACKAGING FORM FACTOR FOR RACK MOUNTED COMPUTING DEVICES - The present invention comprises a dual-use form factor for rack mounting equipment. In particular, the form-factor is configured so that it can be both rack-mounted directly or installed within a chassis. In addition, the form-factor may comprise one or more blind-mate connector systems that are suitable for blunt-type connectors, such as PCIe connectors. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250237 | Bus bar mounting assembly - The present invention is intended to provide a novel assembly for properly or accurately mounting the terminal portion of the bus bar on the terminal-accommodating portion of a body for an electric junction box without doing any harm to an electrical conduit(s) which is disposed within the electric junction box. An assembly for mounting a bus bar ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090250238 | METAL SHEATHED CABLE ASSEMBLY - A Metal-Clad cable that includes at least two conductor assemblies within a metal armored sheath. Each conductor assembly has an electrical conductor, an insulation layer extending around and along the length of each of the electrical conductors, a jacket layer disposed around the insulating layer and a polymeric protective layer disposed around the jacket layer along the length of each of the electrical conductors. A grounding/bonding strip is disposed within the cable and is in intimate contact with an interior surface of the metal sheath. If a grounding conductor is used, it is either in cabled relationship with the two conductor assemblies or is disposed along the length of the electrical conductors and the metal sheath is disposed over the at least two conductor assemblies and the grounding conductor. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250239 | METAL SHEATHED CABLE ASSEMBLY - An AC cable that includes at a plurality of conductor assemblies within a metal armored sheath. Each conductor assembly has an electrical conductor, an insulation layer extending around and along the length of each of the electrical conductors, a jacket layer disposed around the insulating layer and a polymeric protective layer disposed around the jacket layer along the length of each of the electrical conductors. A bonding strip is disposed within the metal sheath and is in contact with the interior surface of the metal sheath to provide an electrical low-impedance fault return path for the AC cable. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250240 | EASILY STRIPPABLE ELECTRIC CABLE - The present invention relates to an electric cable comprising one or more insulated electrical conductors forming a set of insulating conductors extending longitudinally inside a protective sheath, the inside surface of said protective sheath having at least two longitudinal grooves for the purpose of enabling the protective sheath to be stripped, wherein the outside surface of the protective sheath does not include longitudinal grooves for constituting tear starters of the protective sheath, and wherein the longitudinal grooves in the inside surface of the protective sheath are disposed at substantially equal distances from each other or from one another. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250241 | Cable and process for manufacturing the same - A cable for applications which entails heavy mechanical stresses and/or harsh environmental conditions includes at least one core having at least one transmissive element and an outer sheath disposed in radially external position with respect to the core. The outer sheath includes a reinforcing layer including a fibril reinforced polymeric matrix. A process for manufacturing such a cable includes the steps of providing a core having at least a transmissive element; providing a first compound of fibrils and a matrix; and applying the first compound around the core to form the reinforcing layer including the fibril reinforced polymeric matrix. The invention also deals with the use of fibrils for the manufacturing of a coating layer for a cable. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250242 | TINSEL WIRE - A tinsel wire is provided, which has a high mechanical strength as an electric power supplying conductor wire, hardly breaks with respect to a vibration of the diaphragm, has small dynamic resistance even in a vibrating atmosphere, has excellent flexing characteristics, thereby improving quality and reliability as a product, enables a thin designing of a product, and increases the freedom of the designing. The tinsel wire includes an assembled wire which includes a plurality of element wires each including core threads and a metal foil wound up around the core threads, the plurality of the element wires twisted, bundled or woven together constituting the assembled wire, wherein a cross section of the tinsel wire has a shape of a polygon selected from the group consisting of a quadrilateral, pentagon, hexagon and octagon. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250243 | Arc resistant and smooth wire - A wire is constructed having a conductor, a primary insulation layer and a secondary insulation layer. A third insulation layer is applied over the second insulation layer, where the third insulation layer includes the only marking additives used in the three insulation layers of the wire. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250244 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A transparent conductive film having a multilayer film of two or more layers (a pixel electrode, a gate terminal pad, and a source terminal pad) includes a first transparent conductive film having an amorphous structure, and a second transparent conductive film, formed over the first transparent conductive film, and having a crystalline structure. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250245 | Cable Holding and Positioning Device - A cable holding and positioning device is enclosed that comprises a tubular member having a first end and second end disposed opposite the first end and a cover disposed over the second end of the tubular member that includes a slit with an aperture. The cover secures one or more of a cable, a cord, and a connector that has entered the first end of the tubular member and passed through the second end, thereby preventing one or more of the cable, the cord, and the connector from passing back through the tubular member toward the first end. The tubular member and cover may comprise a heat resistant and fire retardant material. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250246 | SOLDER BY NUMBERS, A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POPULATING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS - An electronic circuit assembly comprises a printed circuit board including a plurality of electrically-conductive traces disposed on at least one face of the printed circuit board and a circuit schematic layout. The plurality of electrically-conductive traces is configured to mount and electrically couple a plurality of types of electronic devices. The circuit schematic layout includes a map arranged similarly to the layout of the plurality of electrically-conductive traces disposed on the at least one face of the printed circuit board. A plurality of layout column markers and a plurality of layout row markers and a plurality of color-coded regions are marked directly onto the map. Each color of the plurality of color-coded regions is indicative of a particular one of the plurality of types of electronic devices. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250247 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A circuit board including a first dielectric layer having a first surface and a second surface, a first circuit layer, a second dielectric layer, and a second circuit layer is provided. At least one trench is formed on the first surface, and the first circuit layer is formed on an inside wall of the trench. In addition, the second dielectric layer is disposed in the trench, and covers the first circuit layer. The second circuit layer is disposed in the trench, and the second dielectric layer is located between the first circuit layer and the second circuit layer. A manufacturing method of the circuit board is further provided. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250248 | Support substrate structure for supporting electronic component thereon and method for fabricating the same - A support substrate structure for supporting an electronic component thereon comprises a thermal conductive substrate, a first ceramic layer, an insulating thermal conductive layer and a conductive pattern. The thermal conductive substrate has an upper surface and a lower surface; the first ceramic layer is disposed on the upper surface of the thermal conductive substrate; the insulating thermal conductive layer is disposed on the first ceramic layer; and the conductive pattern is formed on a surface of the insulating thermal conductive layer. The present invention also discloses a method for fabricating the aforementioned support substrate structure. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250249 | INTERPOSERS, ELECTRONIC MODULES, AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - Electronic modules and interposers are formed by encapsulating microelectronic dies and/or posts within cavities in a substrate. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250250 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device includes an electro-optical panel, a first wiring board and a second wiring board. The first wiring board having a one-side first connection terminal electrically connected to the panel-side connection terminal at one end of a first wiring forming surface and having an other-side first connection terminal at the other end of the first wiring forming surface. The second wiring board having one-side second connection terminal electrically connected to the other-side first connection terminal at one end of a second wiring forming surface and having the other-side second connection terminal at the other end of the second wiring forming surface. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250251 | Circuit Device and Method for Manufacturing the Circuit Device - In a circuit device where a wiring layer, an insulating resin and a circuit element are stacked together in such a manner as to embed a bump structure into the insulating resin, the connection reliability between the bump structure and the circuit element is enhanced. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250252 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A first insulating layer is formed on a suspension body and a wiring trace is formed on the first insulating layer. In addition, a ground trace is formed on the first insulating layer so as to extend along the wiring trace on one side of the wiring trace with a spacing therebetween. A second insulating layer is formed on the first insulating layer to cover the wiring trace and the ground trace. On the second insulating layer, a wiring trace is formed at a position above the wiring trace. A third insulating layer is formed on the second insulating layer to cover the wiring trace. The width of the wiring trace is set larger than the width of the wiring trace. At least a partial region of the ground trace and at least a partial region of the wiring trace are opposite to each other with part of the second insulating layer sandwiched therebetween. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250253 | Printed circuit board and manufacturing method thereof - Disclosed are a printed circuit board and a manufacturing method thereof. The method of manufacturing a printed circuit board in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: providing a first resin layer having a first pattern on one surface thereof; forming a conductive bump, which is electrically connected to the first pattern, on one surface of the first resin layer; compressing an insulation layer and the first resin layer such that the conductive bump passes through the insulation layer; laminating a second resin layer, which has a second pattern on a surface thereof facing the insulation layer, on the insulation layer; and forming an opening by etching a part of at least one of the first resin layer and the second resin layer. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250254 | METHODS FOR CONFIGURABLE MANUFACTURING AND APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing industrial controls includes partially assembling a pre-product at a first stage in manufacturing, including at least partially populating a printed circuit board with generic components and/or laser trimmable components, storing the pre-product for later manufacturing stages. The method further includes populating the printed circuit board with unique components and/or using a laser to establish unique values of the laser trimmable components at a second stage of manufacturing to form a unique model. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250255 | Connections for electronic devices on double-sided circuit board - In the present electronic structure, a substrate is provided in the form of a circuit board. First and second electronic devices are positioned on opposite sides of the circuit board, each having a plurality of contacts connected to the circuit board. Each of the contacts of the first device is connected to a contact of the second device by a connector though the circuit board. At least one of the contacts of the first device is connected to the contact of the second device which is most adjacent to that contact of the first device across the circuit board. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250256 | SOCKET CONTACT TERMINAL AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A socket contact terminal for electrical connection between a connection portion formed of a metal conductor on a printed circuit board and a connection terminal of an IC package. The contact terminal comprises a metal terminal composed of a main columnar portion and arm portions on both sides and having an angular U shape and an elastomeric member attached to the metal terminal. A metal surface is exposed from the outer surface of each arm portion. The elastomeric member is firmly held between the arm portions of the metal terminal and exhibits a repulsive force when the arm portions are pressed in the direction that the arm portions approach each other. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250257 | Electronic parts packaging structure and method of manufacturing the same - An electronic parts packaging structure of the present invention includes a core substrate having such a structure that a recess portion is provided by forming a prepreg insulating layer having an opening portion therein on a resin layer, and an electronic parts mounted on a bottom portion of the recess portion of the core substrate such that a connection pad of the electronic parts is directed upward, and also, such a structure may be employed that the electronic parts is embedded in a resin layer of a core substrate having a structure that the resin layer is formed on the prepreg insulating layer. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250258 | Wiring Substrate, Semiconductor Package, Electronic Instrument, And Wiring Substrate Manufacturing Method - One embodiment of the invention is a wiring substrate including an insulating base material layer, a metal layer on the insulating base material layer, and a solder resist laminated to the most superficial surface of the wiring substrate above the insulating base material layer, wherein the metal layer has a loop shaped pattern formed along the edge of the insulating base material layer, and the solder resist is formed in such a way that one portion of the pattern is exposed from, and one portion covered with, an extremity of the solder resist on the edge side, along the pattern. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250259 | Multilayered printed circuit board and method of manufacturing the same - Disclosed herein is a multilayered printed circuit board, including: a build-up layer including a plurality of insulating layers and a plurality of circuit layers; an insulating resin layer, including bumps, formed on the outermost circuit layer of one side of the build-up layer; and a solder resist layer formed on the outermost layer of the other side of the build-up layer. The multilayered printed circuit board is manufactured by sequentially placing a build-up layer and a solder resist layer on one side of an insulating resin layer, the other side of which is provided with bumps. The present invention is advantageous in that the thickness of the multilayered printed circuit board is decreased, the production processes thereof is simplified, and the production efficiency is increased. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250260 | High density circuit board and manufacturing method thereof - The present invention relates to a high density circuit board for increasing the density of a circuit by impregnating fine circuit patterns inside a top part of a substrate, and a method for manufacturing the same. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250261 | SEAL STRUCTURE - To provide a seal structure which has a seal member integrally formed on a flexible wiring board without peeling off an insulating layer (top coat) of the flexible wiring board, has excellent sealing performance and can be manufactured at a low cost, the seal structure is composed of a housing, to which the flexible wiring board is inserted, and the seal member, which is integrally formed with the flexible wiring board and seals a gap between the housing and the flexible wiring board, the flexible wiring board is composed of a base FPC composed of an elastic material, a patterned copper foil and an adhesive layer, conductive electromagnetic shielding layers formed on surfaces of the base FPC, and insulating layers covering surfaces of the electromagnetic shielding layers, and the seal member is integrally formed directly on the insulating layers by using a self-adhesive liquid rubber. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250262 | INDUCTOR WITH PATTERNED GROUND PLANE - An inductor with patterned ground plane is described. In one design, the inductor includes a conductor formed on a first layer and a patterned ground plane formed on a second layer under the conductor. The patterned ground plane has an open center area and a shape matching the shape of the conductor. The patterned ground plane includes multiple shields, e.g., eight shields for eight sides of an octagonal shape conductor. Each shield has multiple slots formed perpendicular to the conductor. Partitioning the patterned ground plane into separate shields and forming slots on each shield help prevent the flow of eddy current on the patterned ground plane, which may improve the Q of the inductor. Multiple interconnects couple the multiple shields to circuit ground, which may be located at the center of the conductor. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250263 | Adaptive user interface for rock drilling rig - The invention relates to a control apparatus for controlling a multi-phase rock drilling event carried out with a rock drilling rig. In a display of the rock drilling rig or a control unit thereof, a first section is settable for substantially invariable information sources and a second section for information sources to be changed according to the rock drilling situation, and a definition is set rock drilling situation-specifically in the control apparatus about at least one information source, information relating to which is to be displayed in said rock drilling situation. The working phase of the rock drilling event is checked, and an information source suitable for said phase is selected on the basis of said definition. Information relating to the at least one selected information source is displayed in said display part during execution of the rock drilling phase. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250264 | Method of Drilling and Production Hydrocarbons from Subsurface Formations - A method associated with the production of hydrocarbons. In one embodiment, a method for drilling a well is described. The method includes identifying a field having hydrocarbons. Then, one or more wells are drilled to a subsurface location in the field to provide fluid flow paths for hydrocarbons to a production facility. The drilling is performed by (i) estimating a drill rate for one of the wells; (ii) determining a difference between the estimated drill rate and an actual drill rate; (iii) obtaining mechanical specific energy (MSE) data and other measured data during the drilling of the one of the wells; (iv) using the obtained MSE data and other measured data to determine one of a plurality of limiters that limit the drill rate; (v) adjusting drilling operations to mitigate one of the plurality of limiters; (vi) and iteratively repeating steps (i)-(v) until the subsurface formation has been reached by the drilling operations. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250265 | Impact powered transmitter for directional drilling - A pneumatic earth boring tool includes a cylindrical body, a transmitter mounted in the body, the transmitter generating a signal usable for operating the earth boring tool, a linear generator mounted in the body for generating an electrical current to power the transmitter and a rectifier for converting the electrical current produced by the linear generator to direct current. Electrical power generated by the linear generator is used to power the transmitter to generate a signal useful for locating the tool. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250266 | SECTIONAL BACK REAMER FOR HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING - An improved back reamer for horizontal directional drilling is provided with multiple components which can be quickly and easily assembled and disassembled before and after the back reaming process. The reamer includes a main shaft connectable to the drill string, a reamer head removably mounted on the main shaft, and a pull tab removably attached to the main shaft. The components are much lighter than prior art one-piece reamers, and thus improves safety to the installer and operator during the horizontal drilling operation. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250267 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MULTI-POINT HAPTIC FEEDBACK TEXTURE SYSTEMS - A method and apparatus for generating haptic surface texture with a deformable surface layer are disclosed. The haptic device includes a flexible surface layer, a haptic substrate, and a deforming mechanism. The flexible surface layer is made of elastic materials and is capable of reconfiguring its surface characteristics. The haptic substrate, in one embodiment, provides a first pattern in response to a first activating signal. Alternatively, the haptic substrate is capable of providing a second pattern in accordance with a second activating signal. The deforming mechanism is configured to change the flexible surface from a first surface characteristic to a second surface characteristic in accordance with the first pattern. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250268 | METHOD FOR RAPIDLY TESTING CAPACITANCE SENSING ARRAY FAULT CONDITIONS - The testing of a multi-touch sensor panel for opens and shorts on its drive and sense lines is disclosed by placing a substantially ungrounded conductor diagonally over the touch sensor panel so that at least a portion of every drive line and every sense line is covered by the substantially ungrounded conductor. Pixels under the substantially ungrounded conductor can have strongly positive pixels, while pixels outside the substantially ungrounded conductor can have negative pixels. With the substantially ungrounded conductor in place, a backdrop of negative pixels is formed, and an image of touch can be obtained. By analyzing the image of touch, any opens and shorts on the drive and sense lines, any shorts between a drive and a sense line, or any open drive and sense lines can be quickly identified against the backdrop of negative pixels. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250269 | Capacitive touch system and data transmission method in a capacitive touch system - A capacitive touch system uses at least two first integrated circuits to simultaneously scan a touch panel, each of the first integrated circuits only for scanning a portion of the touch panel to retrieve the sensed data from its responsible traces. Therefore, the capacitive touch system can maintain a good frame rate, even the touch panel is a large scale touch panel. A data transmission method transmits only the non-zero sensed values to a second integrated circuit where a calculation with the non-zero sensed values is executed, and thereby reduces the data transmission time. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250270 | Steering and Driving Systems and Related Vehicles - A ZTR vehicle includes true or proper ZTR steering in the forward and reverse directions. The vehicle has independently driven locomotive drives that drive the wheels to provide mobility and steering to the vehicle. A steering wheel is included that pivots one of two steering input members that rotate to independently shift the drive units. A speed and direction pedal is also included, which is communicated to provide direction and magnitude input to the drive units. The steering input and speed and direction inputs coordinate propelling the vehicle such the vehicle turns in the same direction when traveling forward as well as in reverse. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250271 | VEHICLE DRIVING APPARATUS - A driving gear of a vehicle comprising a motor generator (MG | 2009-10-08 |
20090250272 | VEHICLE DRIVE MECHANISM - A vehicle drive mechanism includes a power transmission mechanism which has a rotary electric motor and a gear mechanism for transmitting mechanical power from the rotary electric motor to a drive shaft disposed coaxially with an output shaft of the rotary electric motor, and a control unit formed of a plurality of elements and controlling an operation of the rotary electric motor. At least one of the elements which constitute the control unit is disposed on a periphery of at least one of the rotary electric motor, the drive shaft, and the gear mechanism. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250273 | MOTOR SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES - An automotive drive system includes a transmission comprising a plurality of gears, an electric motor having a rotor and being coupled to the transmission such that operation of the electric motor causes actuation of the gears, and a sensor assembly coupled to and located on the exterior of at least one of the transmission and the electric motor, the sensor assembly being configured to detect movement of at least one of the rotor and the plurality of gears and generate a signal representative thereof. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250274 | MOTOR ASSEMBLY FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES - An automotive drive assembly includes a housing configured to be installed in an automobile, a first electric motor component coupled to the housing, a second electric motor component rotatably coupled to the first electric motor component, the first and second electric motor components jointly including at least one magnet and at least one conductive coil configured such that when current flows through the at least one conductive coil, the second electric motor component rotates relative to the first electric motor component, and a transmission assembly including at least one gear coupled to the second electric motor component such that the rotation of the second electric motor component causes movement of the at least one gear. The second electric motor component and the transmission assembly are coupled to the housing such that the transmission assembly substantially supports the second electric motor component when the housing is installed in the automobile. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250275 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A casing for integrally accommodating a motor generator and an inverter includes an accommodating portion forming an inverter accommodating space, and an accommodating portion forming a motor accommodating space. The casing has a structure wherein the accommodating portions are integrally formed. Thereby, a drive device for a hybrid vehicle having the inverter and the motor generator accommodated in an integrated fashion prevents external leakage of electromagnetic noises of the inverter from the drive device. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250276 | HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION - Hybrid-electric vehicle are described herein and comprises: an electric motor, at least one battery pack, at least one capacitor bank, at least one generator, at least one engine, and a controller, wherein the controller is coupled to the at least one battery pack, the at least one capacitor bank and the at least one engine. Power systems are also disclosed, wherein the power systems include: at least one battery pack, at least one capacitor bank, at least one generator, and a controller, wherein the controller is coupled to the at least one battery pack, the at least one capacitor bank and the at least one generator. In addition, modified gear boxes are disclosed that include: an epicyclic roller arrangement and a control mechanism coupled to an output shaft. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250277 | Battery Equalization Using a Plug-In Charger in a Hybrid Electric Vehicle - In a hybrid electric motor vehicle , a power supply system for storing and supplying electrical power includes a motor-generator located onboard the vehicle, driveably connected to the vehicle wheels and producing AC electric power, an energy storage device for alternately storing and discharging electric power, an inverter coupled to the motor-generator and the energy storage device for converting alternating current produced by the motor-generator to direct current transmitted to the energy storage device, and for converting direct current stored in the energy storage device to alternating current transmitted to the motor-generator, an off board source of AC electric power located external to the vehicle, and a charger coupled to said electric power source and the energy storage device for supplying DC electric power to the energy storage device from said AC electric power source. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250278 | Power output apparatus and vehicle - The hybrid vehicle includes the engine capable of outputting power to the drive gear; the motors MG | 2009-10-08 |
20090250279 | POWER SYSTEMS FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE (HEV) - A hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) power system is provided that includes a vehicle electrical system (VES), an inverter-controller unit (ICU) and an AC electric motor/generator unit (MGU). The VES includes a first DC voltage source and a second DC voltage source coupled in series with the first DC voltage source. The VES also includes a first electrical load coupled across the first DC voltage source, and a second electrical load coupled across the second DC voltage source. The ICU is coupled across the first DC voltage source and the second DC voltage source and is designed to convert DC power from the first DC voltage source and the second DC voltage source to generate AC power for the AC electric MGU. Together the DC voltage sources can replace a conventional high-voltage DC voltage source. In some implementations, techniques are provided for “charge balancing” the first DC voltage source and the second DC voltage source without expensive devices. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250280 | HYBRID VEHICLE - To provide a hybrid vehicle which is capable of improving durability and efficiency of an electric motor when the electric motor is mechanically connected to an engine, thereby making it possible to improve marketability thereof. In a hybrid vehicle | 2009-10-08 |
20090250281 | Snowmobile with a supercharged engine - An air charging system for use with a vehicle includes a heat exchanger for cooling an air charge by melting a mass of snow/ice that is external to and in thermal communication with the heat exchanger. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250282 | Two Person RUV with Ergonomic Seating and Feet Placement - A two or more person RUV (recreational utility vehicle) is provided with a multi-place multi-planar saddle seat assembly, multi-place multi-planar foot board assemblies, and grip handles. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250283 | MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A SWITCHABLE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE - A motor vehicle is provided that has an engine, front and rear wheels and a clutch system for selectively distributing engine torque to the front and rear wheels. A controller judges in real time the state of motion of the vehicle and controls the torque distribution by the clutch system according to the judged state. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250284 | SMALL-SIZED VEHICLE WITH IMPROVED DRIVETRAIN - There is provided a small-sized vehicle (SSV) capable of inhibiting a differential unit from becoming large in a vertical direction. The small-sized vehicle comprises an engine, a rear output shaft portion arranged to extend rearwardly of the engine and serving to transmit a driving force of the engine rearward, an intermediate shaft portion rotated by the rear output shaft portion and extended in a vehicle width direction, a rear-wheel differential unit rotated by the intermediate shaft portion and serving for differential movements of a pair of rear-wheel axle shafts connected to a pair of rear wheels. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250285 | BREAK-AWAY PEDAL ASSEMBLY - A vehicle includes a first structure, a pedal pivotably connected to the first structure for pivoting between rest and fully-applied positions, a control attachment connecting the pedal to a vehicle system to be controlled, a second structure located rearward of the pedal, and an engagement bracket connected to the pedal to engage the second structure upon rearward movement of the pedal during a vehicle frontal collision. The control attachment is connected to the engagement bracket and disengages from the pedal so that the pedal pivots independent of the control system when the engagement bracket strikes the second structure with a predetermined force. There is a constant distance between the engagement bracket and the second structure as the pedal pivots so that the position of the pedal does not affect the disengagement of the control attachment during the frontal collision. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250286 | WORM-BELT TRANSMISSION OF A POWER-STEERING DRIVE - A power-steering drive for a steering system in a motor vehicle includes a motor driving a motor shaft and a transmission situated between the motor shaft and an output shaft. The transmission takes the form of a combined worm-belt transmission. Furthermore, in a method for adjusting the transmission of a power-steering drive, the adjustment is performed by solely adjusting the intermediate shaft relative to the motor shaft and/or the output shaft. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250287 | ELECTRIC MOTOR APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - An electric motor and a control unit are integrally formed and are placed coaxially with a shaft of a gear box for reducing a speed of rotation of the electric motor and also the control unit is placed between the gear box and the electric motor, and a power feeding part of the electric motor is bonded to a bonding part of the control unit inside a housing or a case through an opening part disposed in the housing and/or the case | 2009-10-08 |
20090250288 | Steering apparatus - An electric power steering apparatus | 2009-10-08 |
20090250289 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE - Provided are an electric power steering device which is capable of determining a failure without using a motor current, and an electric power steering device which removes any motor current detecting unit for detecting the motor current such as a shunt resistor, and suppresses the heat generation and the power loss in the device, thereby making it possible to realize the downsized device, a reduction in the costs, and the higher efficiency. An electric power steering device according to the present invention includes: a motor coupled with a steering system; a drive control unit for controlling a drive of the motor; a motor impression voltage detecting unit for detecting an applied voltage of the motor; and an abnormality determining unit for determining abnormality based on a comparison result of the detected motor impression voltage and an output voltage of the drive control unit. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250290 | Device for Noise Transmisson in a Motor Vehicle - A device for noise transmission of an intake system of an internal combustion engine to the interior of a motor vehicle has a transmission line having an inlet at a first end and an exit provided with a mouth at a second end. A diaphragm is arranged at the second end to close off the mouth and to enable noise transmission. The inlet of the transmission line communicates with the intake system of the internal combustion engine. A protective device is arranged at the second end to protect the diaphragm. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250291 | TRANSPARENT ACOUSTICAL LAMINATE WALL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - A transparent acoustical sound-absorbing, fire-retardant wall finishing system ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090250292 | Automotive sound-absorbing material - A thin and light-weight automotive sound-absorbing material with a superior sound-absorbing property, which can be used, for example, for automotive insulator to keep the interior of an automobile quiet. This automotive sound-absorbing material has a laminate structure comprising a sound-absorbing layer, an intermediate layer, and a sound-absorbing layer. The intermediate layer comprises a film made of thermoplastic resin with a thickness of 10 to 100μ, on which small pores are uniformly opened in such a manner that the aperture ratio would be 0.05 to 5%. The sound-absorbing layers comprise an aggregate of fibers such as felt, glass wool, etc. or porous synthetic resin layer, such as urethane foam, etc. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250293 | ACOUSTICALLY OPTIMIZED CABIN WALL ELEMENT - A wall element for the sound-insulating interior lining of a transport device, comprising at least one sandwich element, at least one insulation package and at least one absorber plane element. The sandwich element comprises at least one core layer, a first cover layer and a second cover layer, wherein the first cover layer and the second cover layer are each arranged on one side of the core layer. At least the first or the second cover layer is a microperforated layer; the sandwich element possesses a shear rigidity that is adjusted in such a way that the sandwich element comprises one or several coincidence boundary frequencies that are determined by the shear rigidity, which coincidence boundary frequencies are outside the frequency range that dominates the noise in the interior of the cabin; and the shear rigidity of the sandwich element at the same time is sufficient for said sandwich element to be used as an interior lining. Sound-insulating interior lining according to the aspects according to the invention provides adequate sound insulation also in the lower frequency range of below 500 Hz, without increasing the weight of the interior lining when compared to the weight of conventional interior linings. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250294 | Mount and Attachment System - A system for mounting one of various demountable attachments on a ladder may comprise a mount having at least one post for receiving an attachment and a plurality of attachments, each having a receiver for the post of the mount. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250295 | Portable Elevated Platform - A portable elevated platform includes a plurality of decks positionable adjacent one another in a flat configuration. Each deck includes an upper flat surface, and a plurality of contiguous sides extending around a perimeter of each deck. Each side includes an insert extending outward from the side and adjacent a corner of the side, and a receptacle extending inward into the side and adjacent an opposite corner from the insert. Each side of each deck is positioned adjacent any side of any other of the plurality of decks with at least one contiguous corner of each deck aligned such that the inserts and receptacles of the adjacently positioned sides mate together. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250296 | Lubrication and scavenge system - A lubrication and scavenge system for a gas turbine, capable continued operation in nose-down or nose-up orientations, has a number of oil drainage passages to return oil to one or more collection chambers adjacent a rolling element bearing. A rotary impellor in the chamber forces the oil into a scavenge off-take passageway in the chamber wall leading to a scavenge pump. However, in some orientations windage effects in the chamber can return the oil to the drainage passage rather than permitting the impellor to centrifuge it into the off-take passageway. As a result oil starvation may occur. To avoid this and improve scavenging a shield is located between the drainage path and the off-take passageway adjacent to a face of the impellor. The shield may comprise an additional member, but preferably is formed integrally with a bearing race so as to ease assembly. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250297 | Vehicle lifting and/or stabilising device, relative system and process - The invention provides for a lifting and/or stabilising device ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090250298 | Elevator group and method for controlling an elevator group - A set of elevators, e.g. an elevator group, is connected to a common power supply. The elevators are controlled by a common control system so that an elevator car having stopped is prevented from being dispatched in the up direction if, of the elevator cars of the elevators connected to the common power supply, more cars are moving upwards than are moving downwards. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250299 | Brake pad holder with arrangement for fine adjustment of a distance between brake pad and wheel rim - A bicycle brake pad holder includes a hollow fastening rod comprising a head, a concave surface on the head, and an annular flange on the concave surface; a brake pad mount including a slotted channel, a convex receptor opposite the channel, a hole through the convex receptor, and a nut disposed in the hole, the nut having a projection projecting out of the hole; a brake pad removably mounted on the channel; and a bolt driven into the fastening rod to secure to the nut with the receptor urged against the concave surface and the flange put on the projection. Loosening the bolt will disengage the receptor from the concave surface to allow the receptor to move vertically and transversely relative to the flange. Hence, a fine adjustment of a distance between the brake pad and a wheel rim is effected. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250300 | Method of securing a shim to a backing plate and subassembly formed thereby - A subassembly for use in a brake assembly, the subassembly comprising a shim, a backing plate and a friction pad formed of a friction pad material, wherein the friction pad material extends into at least one pass-through hole in the backing plate; and wherein one or more flanges perimetering at least one opening in the shim are encased in the friction material; whereby the shim is resisted from movement at least in part by the one or more flanges being encased in the friction pad material. A preferred methodology of forming the braking subassembly comprises the steps of forming the friction pad on the backing plate and at least partially filling the at least one pass-through hole with said friction pad material such that the one or more flanges perimetering the at least one opening in the shim is encased in the friction pad material. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250301 | CLUTCH UNIT - The invention relates to a clutch unit, which has two subunits. One subunit is connected to the output shaft of an engine, and the other subunit is pre-mounted on the side of the transmission. Both subunits are coupled to one another via an axial plug-type connection, which includes meshing first profiles and second profiles. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250302 | Fast turn-off and fast turn-on in inductive load and usage in vehicle application - A fast turn-off and fast turn-on circuit ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090250303 | CLUTCH - A clutch includes: an inner gear; a rack which is configured to mesh with the inner gear; a holder which is formed in an annular shape so as to have therein the inner gear and the rack and holds the rack so as to be slidable, the holder being configured to rotate together with the inner gear and the rack upon receiving a rotation torque of the inner gear via the rack; and an outer gear which is formed in an annular shape so as to have therein the holder and is rotatable relative to the inner gear, the rack, and the holder. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250304 | FRICTION CLUTCH - A friction clutch has a clutch housing including a friction plate, a clutch boss including a clutch plate, and a pressure plate causing the friction plate and the clutch plate to contact each other by moving in a predetermined direction. A clutch spring applies a biasing force in a direction of causing the pressure plate to press the friction and clutch plates into contact with each other. An annular retainer receives a reaction force to the biasing force of the clutch spring by supporting one end of the clutch spring opposite to the pressure plate. A circlip of a notched ring shape is fitted into an inner peripheral side of the clutch housing. The circlip locks the retainer to the clutch housing by abutting on an opposite side of the retainer. The retainer is configured to suppress radially inward deformation of the circlip when a vehicle engine is driven. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250305 | STARTING CLUTCH - A starting clutch is disposed between a transmission and an engine and including a wet type multi-plate clutch adapted to transmit a power. The wet type multi-plate clutch comprises a plurality of friction engaging elements housed for an axial sliding movement, a clutch drum for accommodating the friction engaging elements, a clutch hub disposed at an inner diameter side of the clutch drum to support the friction engaging elements for the axial sliding movement, and a piston for applying a pressing force to the friction engaging elements to tighten the wet type multi-plate clutch. The starting clutch includes a housing adapted to accommodate the wet type multi-plate clutch and driven by the engine, and in a condition that oil is filled within the starting clutch, the oil supplied to the housing is flown along an outer periphery of the clutch drum and is discharged from the housing. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250306 | Centrifugal Clutch - In a pendulum centrifugal clutch, a shoe is provided in a manner rotatable about a boss, and a fitting hole that rotatably fits with the boss is provided to the shoe. The fitting hole is bored on a thin portion formed by reducing a thickness of a shoe body from first and second sides of the shoe body. The thin portion is interposed between a brim provided to a first axial end of the boss and a plate brought adjacent to a second axial end of the boss. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250307 | DUAL APPLY CLUTCH APPARATUS FOR COMPACT ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION - An actuator assembly for selectively actuating a clutch includes a first actuator ring that is moveable between a first axial position and a second axial position along a rotational axis of the clutch, and a second actuator ring that is slidably received within the first actuator ring, and that is moveable between a third axial position and a fourth axial position by the first actuator ring. The first actuator ring receives a first actuation force, and when in the second axial position, transfers the first actuation force to the second actuator ring. The second actuator ring selectively receives the first actuation force and a second actuation force, and when in the fourth axial position, transfers one of the first and second actuation forces to the clutch. The actuator assembly is included with a transmission and actuates a clutch that provides an input to a planetary gear set of the transmission. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250308 | Torque Limiter with Brake - A torque limiter device comprises a drive input, an output rotatable upon rotation of the drive input, and a roller-jammer device operable in the event that the torque transmitted between the drive input and the output exceeds a predetermined level to apply a braking load to the drive input and/or the output, and a brake device operable to apply a braking load to the roller-jammer device to cause activation thereof. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250309 | Hydraulic Shift System for Power Transfer Devices - A power transfer device includes a shift collar moveable between a first position and a second position, a rotatable member, a rotary to linear movement conversion mechanism interconnecting the rotatable member and the shift collar, and a hydraulic actuator operable to drive the rotatable member. The actuator includes a vane rotatably moveable within a cavity formed in a housing and a pump selectively providing pressurized fluid acting on the vane. The vane is fixed for rotation with the rotatable member such that rotation of the vane causes the shift collar to axially translate. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250310 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE POSITIVE SHIFTING ELEMENT HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED BY WAY OF A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - A transmission apparatus ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090250311 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CREATING A FLOW OF FLAT PRODUCTS IN A PREDEFINED SEQUENCE - The invention relates to a method and to a device for creating a product flow according to a predefined sequence (S). The products (A, B, C) are fed from different feed flows of a grouping path (G) and there, according to the sequence (S), are deposited onto a conveyor ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090250312 | Method and apparatus for combining and aligning packing unit groups - A method for combining and aligning packing unit groups, having the steps of supplying, on an allocating conveyor, individual packing units and/or packing unit groups in an abutting relationship, operating a transportation conveyor downstream of the allocating conveyor with a first transportation speed, forming batches of packing units and/or packing unit groups, wherein predefined gaps are created between the batches by controlling the speed of the allocating conveyor in a corresponding manner, and transferring the batches with the gap predefined between them onto a row or layer forming conveyor, wherein the row or layer forming conveyor is operated at a second speed. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250313 | Component mounting apparatus, mounting-component producing method, and conveyor apparatus - A component mounting apparatus includes: a load area to load a substrate; an unload area to unload the substrate; a main area interposed between the load and unload areas, including a first area including a first mounting area, a second area including a second mounting area, and a third area interposed therebetween; two mounting units to mount, on the substrate, first and second components in the first and second mounting areas, respectively; a conveyor group to convey the substrate, including first to fourth conveyors, the second and fourth conveyors being capable of receiving the substrate from the first and third conveyors in the first and second areas, respectively; and a driving mechanism capable of moving at least one of the first and second conveyors between the first and third areas and moving at least one of the third and fourth conveyors between the second and third areas. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250314 | Rotary Conveyor - A rotary conveyor ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090250315 | CONVEYANCE APPARATUS FOR AN ASSEMBLY LINE - A conveyance apparatus for part-assembly work has a conveyance carriage for conveying a vehicle body, vehicle-body support means, a synchronous traveling carriage capable of traveling in synchronization with the conveyance carriage from a start point position to an end point position, a lifter provided with an elevating base that ascends via an aperture arranged on a floor surface of the conveyance carriage is loaded on the synchronous traveling carriage, and an elevating table for supporting an engine of an engine carrying-in carriage that is ridden on the carriage floor surface and stops at a fixed stop position is lifted up to a predetermined height by the elevating base of the lifter on the synchronous traveling carriage side. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250316 | Versatile Enhanced Production Line For Preparing And Packaging Food Products - A method and device for manufacturing a viscous or semisolid product. The device includes a versatile product holding tray for manufacturing or forming the product. This tray is a polygonal member that includes a top surface for receiving the liquid or semisolid product, and a plurality of sides wherein at least one side includes a registration recess that is configured and dimensioned to receive at least a portion of a retaining bar of an endless conveyor to facilitate positioning of the tray upon the conveyor so that the retaining bar advances the tray during manufacture of the product. The device also includes an endless conveyor that includes a plurality of spaced tray retainer bars thereon for holding and advancing the tray to one or more product forming stations for forming the product on the trays. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250317 | AUGER WITH TAPERED FLIGHTING - A crop conveying apparatus for laterally urging crop from outboard ends of a cutting header on an agricultural harvester toward an interior discharge zone for formation of a windrow or for feed to a subsequent crop processing apparatus. Helical flighting extending radially from a transversely disposed, rotatable central core defines a first profile for the auger apparatus adjacent each outboard end of the header and extending inwardly to a position near, but not co-extensive with the width of a crop discharge zone in the header. Auger flighting in the central portion of the header co-extensive with the width of the discharge zone opening features a variable profile that tapers from the first profile to a minimum profile centrally located between the side edges of the discharge zone opening to provide optimal movement of severed crop material into the discharge opening, resist entanglement and clogging of the crop material, and minimize the loss of seed from the crop stem. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250318 | CHAIN AND FLIGHT CONVEYOR - A chain driven by two sprockets spaced a short distance apart along their common axial centerline. The chain includes elongated pins that extend beyond the outer surfaces of the chain link plates, on both sides, by a distance about equal to the width of the spaced apart sprockets. The chain is aligned midway between the sprockets, and the sprocket teeth drive on the extended portion of the chain pins. Where a flight is attached to the chain links, the pins are extended still further, to fit into the indentations or holes in the flights. This provides an exposed length of each pin in alignment with the sprocket on each side for driving purposes. The chain has a piece extending between the plates to reduce the likelihood of a pin extending further outside of one side plate or the other. A shoulder on the pin further reduces the likelihood of this happening. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250319 | LUG CHAIN APPARATUS, A LUG FOR USE THEREIN AND A METHOD OF SECURING LUGS AT DESIRED LOCATIONS ALONG A MOVING ENDLESS CHAIN - A lug chain apparatus having lugs ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090250320 | Chain link module for accumulating chain - Modular belt module of the type having a width, and a length, where the width and length defines a plane, and a thickness orthogonal to said plane, such that the basic module is limited by two longitudinal sides, and a front and rear side, where the module along front and rear sides is provided with eye parts, spaced by openings, such that an eye part on one edge fits inside an opening between two eye parts on an adjacent module, whereby apertures provided in the eye parts parallel to the front and rear sides overlap and may accommodate a hinge pin, characterised in that adjacent and parallel to the two longitudinal sides, upstanding flanges are provided, where each flange is provided with means for accommodating an axle, arranged parallel to the front and rear sides. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250321 | Conveyor Belt With Intermodular Supported Spheres - A series of rows of belt modules wherein a first one of the rows may have a plurality of hinge elements along an end of the first row. A second one of the rows may have a plurality of hinge elements along an end of the second row. The plurality of hinge elements of the first row may be interleaved with the plurality of hinge elements of the second row. A pivot rod may extend through the plurality of hinge elements of both the first row and the second row so as to pivotally join the first row to the second row. A sphere may be supported from a first module of the first row and supported from a second module of the first row, so that the sphere resides between the first module and the second module and so that the sphere extends above the modules in order to allow an object, which is to be conveyed by the conveyor belt, to be supported on the sphere. The modules may be moved in a belt travel direction in order to convey the object from a first location to a second location. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250322 | Belt conveyor - A belt conveyor which includes first and second vertically disposed side frame members. The side frame members are provided with a plurality of notches formed therein which are adapted to selectively receive portions of conveyor components. The conveyor components are quickly and easily installed into the conveyor and are quickly and easily removed therefrom for repair or replacement. The conveyor components may comprise idler rollers, belt shoes, belt lifters or spray bars. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250323 | Skirtboard Apparatus, System and Method - A skirtboard system for a conveyor belt or line comprising at least two skirtboards mutually opposed to one another. Each one of the skirtboards is positioned near the perimeter of the conveyor. Each one of the skirtboards comprises a support plate, a plurality of elements, each one of the elements mutually coupled with the support plate, a liner formed in interstices between the plurality of elements, a beveled nose formed along an edge of the skirtboard panel, the beveled nose complementary to the angle of the conveyor. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250324 | CONVEYOR MAT MODULE, CONVEYOR MAT AND CONVEYOR - A module for a modular conveyor mat, comprising a sheet metal body part ( | 2009-10-08 |
20090250325 | CONVEYOR LINK CHAIN WITH UNIVERSAL COUPLING JPOINT - A conveyor chain with a universal coupling joint connecting consecutive chain links. The joint includes a joint member unitarily molded with a first link body engaged by a separately formed joint element insertable into a second adjacent link body to link the two link bodies at the joint. The insertable joint element may be made of a different material from the link body. The joint member has a convex or concave spherical bearing surface that engages a complementary concave or convex bearing surface on the joint element for universal pivoting. | 2009-10-08 |
20090250326 | CONVEYOR CHAIN - A conveyor chain has outer and inner first link plates which run on the same side of the conveyor chain and second outer and inner link plates which run on a second side of the conveyor chain, the second side being opposite the first side, wherein the outer first link plates have a larger area than the inner first link plates. | 2009-10-08 |