47th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130305824 | VIBRATING ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME, GYRO SENSOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND MOVING OBJECT - A vibrating element includes a vibrating arm for detection. An electrode is provided on the vibrating arm for detection. A wiring line is connected to the electrode. The wiring line is arranged on a piezoelectric body of a base portion. At least a part of the wiring line is an electrode for adjustment. The electrode for adjustment generates an electrical signal with an opposite phase to an output signal of leak vibration of the vibrating arm for detection. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305825 | METHOD OF MONITORING THE POSITION OF A VALVE - A method of detecting a valve position includes imparting a vibration-inducing energy to a valve, detecting vibration of the valve and producing a sensor signal corresponding to the vibration of the valve, processing the sensor signal determining a measured response of the valve, and comparing the measured response to one or more predetermined characteristic frequencies for selected valve positions to determine the position of the valve. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305826 | Angle Beam Ultrasonic Probe for Internal Hex Socket Bolts - A tool for inspecting the integrity of fasteners in their environment of use and methods of performing such inspections are disclosed and claimed. The tool includes a probe that matches the internal socket by which the fastener is coupled to the workpiece. The probe contains ultrasonic transducers on flat portions corresponding to flat portions of the socket. The transducers induce angled ultrasonic beams into the fastener to detect flaws therein. The beams are angled so they can be directed to the areas of interest at the head to shank region of the fastener. The presence of a defect such as a crack is determined based on the reply/echoes of the imparted ultrasonic beams. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305827 | APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A ROTATING MACHINE PART - An apparatus for monitoring a machine element ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130305828 | VIBRATION TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - In operating a vibration testing system, a table is provided with a plurality of distinct regions, and each of the plurality of distinct regions is provided with at least one vibrator of the plurality of vibrators and at least one accelerometer of the plurality of accelerometers. Target vibration strengths are set for each region, and the vibrators are operated. Local vibration strength is measured at each distinct region with the corresponding accelerometer(s) of the plurality of accelerometers. A signal corresponding to each of the measured local vibration strengths is provided to a controller. An individual vibrator control signal is calculated for each distinct region based on the corresponding measured local vibration strength and the corresponding target vibration strength. The individual control signals are provided from the controller to control the vibrator(s) of each distinct region to achieve the target vibration strength at each of the distinct table regions. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305829 | METHOD FOR CONDITION MONITORING OF HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATORS - The invention relates to a method of condition-monitoring hydraulic accumulators. The gas content of the accumulators is monitored by the gas volume being calculated on the basis of the weight and working pressure of the accumulators. The working pressure of the accumulators and a relevant operational history are recorded with an electronic logging system which stores data for use in connection with condition-based maintenance of the accumulators. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305830 | PRESSURE SENSOR ELEMENT - [Problem] To provide a pressure sensor element which is not greatly decreased in the resistance due to temperature increase. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305831 | TEMPERATURE-INDEPENDENT TURGOR PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND A METHOD FOR TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION FOR SAID MEASUREMENT DEVICE - The invention relates to a clamp element for a temperature-independent turgor pressure measurement device for measuring the turgor pressure in a plant sample. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305832 | HIGH PRESSURE VISUAL INDICATOR - A fluid-pressure indicator is provided and may include a housing having a first region and a second region. A pressure-responsive member may be disposed in the first region and may be movable between an expanded state and a compressed state. An indicator disk may be viewable through the pressure-responsive member when the pressure-responsive member is in the compressed state and may be obscured from view through the pressure-responsive member when the pressure-responsive member is in the expanded state. A diaphragm may be movable from a relaxed state to a deflected state in response to pressure within the second region exceeding a threshold pressure and may prevent fluid communication between the first region and the second region. The diaphragm may additionally cause the pressure-responsive member to move from the expanded state to the compressed state when the pressure exceeds the threshold pressure. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305833 | Method for Measuring Fatigue - A method for measuring fatigue on a metal or metal alloy structural part, which includes mounting a fatigue gage on a surface of the part, the fatigue gage being the same material as the part, applying electrical power on the gage and measuring the resistance of the fatigue gage, inspecting the fatigue gage at various time intervals by applying electric power on the gage and measuring the resistance of the fatigue gage; and analyzing the change of resistance of the fatigue gage at the various time intervals to determine fatigue on the part. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305834 | DEVICE FOR CONVERTING A FORCE OR A PRESSURE INTO AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A DEVICE - The invention relates to a device ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130305835 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TESTING BATTERY PLATE PACKS - In order to test battery plate packs ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130305836 | HIGH-CAPACITY WIDE-RANGE VARIABLE ROTATIONAL RATE VANE TESTING DEVICE - An apparatus for measuring characteristics of a specimen. The apparatus can accurately measure, for example, but not limited to, peak, evolution, and residual values of the undrained shear strength, yield, and viscous and plastic flow (including hardening and softening) characteristics of cohesive sediments at various pre-set and variable values of the rotational velocity of the vane sensor. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305837 | VIBRATING FLOW METER AND METHOD FOR MEASURING TEMPERATURE - A vibrating flow meter ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130305838 | FASTENING SYSTEM FOR MAGNETIC FLOWMETER LINER - A magnetic flowmeter sensor includes two sensor faces, a conduit, a liner lining the conduit, and mechanical fasteners. The sensor faces are on each end of the sensor for connecting the sensor to the process fluid flow. The conduit connects the two sensor faces for conducting the process fluid flow through the sensor. The liner extends across at least a portion of each sensor face at each end of the flowmeter sensor to form a planar sealing surface on each end of the sensor. The liner includes holes through which the mechanical fasteners pass to mechanically attach the liner to the flowmeter sensor to prevent shifting of the liner. The mechanical fasteners do not extend beyond the planar sealing surfaces. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305839 | Device for the contactless flow measurement of fluids in flexible tubes - The invention relates to a device for the contactless flow measurement of fluids in flexible tubes. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305840 | Transducer acceleration compensation using a delay to match phase characteristics - A method and system for correcting for the inertial error of a transducer as a function of frequency by applying a delay to a leading signal of the transducer to provide phase compensation. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305841 | Universal force measurement apparatus and method - A universal force measurement apparatus has a top plate onto which a first test object is mounted. The top plate is connected to a middle plate via a sliding member, for example a linear ball slide having a one dimensional degree of freedom. A first load cell is connected to the top plate and the middle plate, hereby preventing them from moving relative to one another in the direction of the degree of freedom of the sliding member. The mid plate is then connected to a second load cell which registers forces in the vertical direction. The second load cell is also connected to a base plate which is placed on a rigid surface. Forces from another object or media acting on the first test object will now be registered by the first and second load cells in the horizontal and vertical directions. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305842 | TORQUE-MEASURING DEVICE OR JIG - A torque-measuring device with an acceleration transducer yields more informative measured results. The acceleration transmitter may be inseparably fastened to a carrier which in turn is inseparably joined to a torsion member. The torsion member and the carrier may be formed in one piece with one another. The torsion member may be a shaft and the carrier may be a flange. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305843 | Torque Angle Sensor - A torque angle sensor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a torque sensor unit and an angle sensor unit at a housing centrally arranged with a rotation shaft, the torque sensor unit including a stator installed inside the housing, a torque magnet rotatably installed at a center of the stator in conjunction with rotary operation of the rotation shaft, a collector installed at the housing to transmit a magnetic field of the torque magnet, a magnetic device module formed with an individually operating first magnetic device and a second magnetic device in one package to detect the magnetic field transmitted by the collector, and a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) mounted with the magnetic device module, wherein the PCB is arranged to a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the rotation shaft and installed at a distal end with the magnetic device module. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305844 | Mechanical Pipette - A mechanical pipette comprising: | 2013-11-21 |
20130305845 | Water sampling mechanism - A water sampling assembly which utilizes a clear container. The clear container is connected to a generally circular lip portion via a shoulder portion. The lip portion has an open distal edge and being threaded on an exterior surface. The diameter of the main body is than the diameter of the lip portion. Contained with the main body is a spherical stopper mechanism which rises as water enters the main body until such time that the spherical stopper seals the shoulder/lip portion so that further water is discouraged from entering the main body of the clear container. Ideally a cap mechanism is provided that is securable to the lip portion via threads so that the entire assembly, with the collected water sample, is easily transported and stored. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305846 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS SYSTEM - The automatic analysis system is equipped with a mechanism to transport a sample container having a stopper body, the system comprising: a sample dispensing mechanism that dispenses a predetermined amount of sample accommodated in the sample container; a stopper body removing/mounting mechanism that removes the stopper body from the sample container; a control unit that stores therein association between the sample container and the stopper body of the sample container; the stopper body removing/mounting mechanism that in accordance with the association stored into the control unit, mounts the stopper body back on the sample container containing the sample dispensed by the sample dispensing mechanism; and a stopper body transport mechanism that transports the sample that the stopper body removing/mounting mechanism has removed at a stopper removing position to a stopper mounting position. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305847 | System and Method for Inspection of Soft Goods - A system and method for inspection and quality control for goods determines whether the goods comply with desired configurations. In an embodiment, an inspection and quality control system for a good includes a template. The template includes a template body and a positive offset. The positive offset includes a maximum length of the good and a maximum width of the good. The positive offset is configured for the good to be disposed in the positive offset when the good is less than the maximum length and the maximum width. The system also includes a negative inset. The negative inset includes a minimum length for the good and a minimum width for the good. The negative inset is configured to be disposed in the positive offset over the good disposed in the positive offset. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305848 | SENSOR APPARATUS - The invention relates to a sensor apparatus for detecting an object comprising a sensor head having a plurality of receiving spaces for individual sensor devices and a driving mechanism for providing a relative movement of the object relative to the sensor head in an advance direction during a detecting operation. The receiving spaces are arranged in a plurality of rows and columns, such that an array of receiving spaces with a rectangular pattern of the receiving spaces is formed, and the array of receiving spaces is tilted with regard to the advance direction such that the rows extend in a transverse direction relative to the advance direction and the receiving spaces of a successive row of the rectangular pattern are offset with regard to the receiving spaces of a preceding row of the rectangular pattern in a direction perpendicular to the advance direction. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305849 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT INCORPORATE INTERCHANGEABLE PROBES - A non-destructive inspection (NDI) device is described that includes a robotic arm, a storage device proximate the robotic arm, and a plurality of NDI probe assemblies disposed within the storage device. Each NDI probe assembly includes at least one transducer operable for NDI of a part and a tool operable as a mechanical interface between the robotic arm and the corresponding NDI probe assembly. Each NDI probe assembly is configured for a specific NDI task, for NDI of a part, and the robotic arm is operable for selectively engaging the tools and movement of the probe assemblies for the NDI of at least a portion of a part. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305850 | CONTROL MOMENT GYROSCOPES INCLUDING ROTORS HAVING RADIALLY-COMPLIANT SPOKES AND METHODS FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Embodiments of control moment gyroscopes (CMGs) are provided, as are embodiments of a method for fabricating CMGs. In one embodiment, a CMG includes a stator housing, an inner gimbal assembly (IGA), and a torque motor coupled to the stator housing and configured to rotate the IGA housing about a gimbal axis to selectively generate a desired output torque during operation of the CMG. The IGA includes, in turn, an IGA housing rotatably coupled to the stator housing, a CMG rotor rotatably mounted within the IGA housing, and a spin motor coupled to the IGA housing and configured to rotate the CMG rotor about a spin axis. The CMG rotor includes a rotor shaft, a rotor rim circumscribing the rotor shaft, and a plurality of radially-compliant spokes extending between the rotor shaft and the rotor rim. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305851 | Power Take Off Coupling Etc - A power take off coupling for connecting an engine ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130305852 | ROLLER MAINTAINING CHAIN AND METHOD FOR MAKING ROLLER MAINTAINING CHAIN AND LINEAR MOVEMENT DEVICE - A roller maintaining chain includes an elongate strip having multiple holes separated by separation blocks. Each hole has a hole face perpendicular to the elongate strip. Each separation block has a top separation block and a bottom separation block. Each of the top and bottom separation blocks has an accommodating surface which has a flat surface and an inclined stop surface. A part of each accommodating surface is perpendicular to planes on the axial direction of the elongate strip. The flat surfaces of the top and bottom separation blocks are smoothly connected to each other. The inclined stop surfaces are inclined toward the top direction of the holes to maintain the rollers in the holes. The method for making the roller maintaining chain uses a left mold and a right mold, the two molds are split inclinedly and laterally to obtain the roller maintaining chain. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305853 | THREE-SHAFT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM WITH ALTERED MASS DISTRIBUTION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SHAFT GENERATOR - A three shaft adjustment mechanism including a drive part which can be connected to a drive shaft in a rotationally fixed manner, a driven part which can be connected to a driven shaft, and an actuator which can be connected to an adjustment shaft as a mechanism part. A mechanical stop for defining an adjustment angle between the drive shaft and driven shaft is provided between two of the three shafts. According to the invention, the mechanism part not involved in the stop has a mass distribution or form which is such that a quotient from its mass moment of inertia J and its partial radius r is smaller than 0.4 kg×mm. The invention also relates to a method for producing a shaft generator having this type of mechanism. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305854 | Swing leaf actuator and mounting thereof - A swing leaf actuator has an output shaft and a drive mechanism with at least one drive portion. The drive mechanism is operatively connected to the output shaft to be driven in at least one direction. The output shaft has a connecting portion that is connected to a swing leaf. The output shaft is translationally movable along its axis of rotation. A method for mounting the swing leaf actuator includes inserting the drive mechanism into a housing of the swing leaf actuator. Components disposed on the output shaft in a torque-proof manner are aligned such that the output shaft is pushed into the components. The output shaft is inserted into the components to be torque-proof with respect to each other. A mounting device includes elements configured to align the output shaft with regard to the components disposed on the output shaft in a torque-proof manner. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305855 | GEAR CHANGE ACTUATOR - A gear change actuator ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130305856 | ACTUATOR - An actuator comprising a housing for a motor assembly including a rotatable motor pinion and a stator, a gear assembly including rotatable first, second, and third gears, and a sensor assembly. The motor pinion and the second gear are both mounted to the same shaft in the housing. The first gear s coupled to both the motor pinion and the second gear and the third gear is coupled to the second gear and defines an aperture adapted to receive the rotatable shaft of a vehicle part. In one embodiment, the third gear is a sector gear and a pair of washers and a bushing mount the sector gear for rotation in the housing. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305857 | ACTUATOR FOR A VEHICLE SEAT, AND VEHICLE SEAT - An actuator for a vehicle seat has a housing, a motor with a motor shaft which has at least a first direction of rotation, a gear mechanism which is connected at the output end to the motor by the motor shaft, an actuator output drive which is connected at the output end to the gear mechanism, and a control unit. The actuator output drive has an output element which can be moved in the direction of an end position from a starting position by rotation of the motor shaft in the first direction of rotation. The direction of rotation of the motor shaft can be reversed from the first direction of rotation to an opposite second direction of rotation by the control unit, with the result that the output element can be moved in the direction of the starting position from the end position. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305858 | FAST ROTARY DRIVE FOR A HANDHELD MICROMETER - A micrometer drive configuration for a handheld micrometer comprises: a frame; a spindle; a linear displacement sensor that senses a displacement of the spindle; a threaded spindle drive having a relatively coarse thread pitch, wherein the threaded spindle drive is attached to a spindle drive gear; a planetary drive gear that mates to the spindle drive gear; a ring gear surrounding and mating to the planetary drive gear; and a thimble generally surrounding the spindle drive gear, the planetary drive gear, and the ring gear. The thimble is coupled to drive the spindle drive gear through the planetary drive gear, and the planetary drive gear is sized and mounted such that the spindle drive gear turns faster than the thimble. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305859 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A transmission system has a clutch module which has a single input and two outputs, where clutch devices are located between the outputs and the input. The transmission system further includes a transmission module which has two inputs and a single output, the transmission module comprising at least two sub-transmissions where at least a single speed transforming gear or a single transmission clutch is located between an input and an output of each sub-transmission. The two outputs of the clutch module are connected here to both inputs of the transmission module. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305860 | Electric Drill Forward And Reverse Rotation Automatic Switching Apparatus - An electric drill forward and reverse rotation automatic switching apparatus includes: a gearbox, a first-stage gear, a first-stage gear shaft, a second-stage gear, a second-stage gear shaft, a transition gear, a transition shaft, a third-stage gear, and an output shaft. The first-stage gear is fixed on the first-stage gear shaft. The second-stage gear is fixed on the second-stage gear shaft. The first-stage and second-stage gear shafts are disposed on the gearbox housing. The transition gear is disposed on the transition shaft which is fixed on the gearbox housing. The output shaft is disposed on the gearbox housing. The third-stage gear is sleeved on the output shaft and disposed on the gearbox housing. The first-stage gear shaft engages with the second-stage gear and the transition gear simultaneously. The transition gear engages with the third-stage gear. The second-stage gear shaft and the output shaft are on the same axis. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305861 | CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT AND TWO-SPEED GEARBOX - Clutch arrangement for a motor vehicle gearbox. The clutch arrangement has a housing and a clutch. The clutch is arranged in the housing and is arranged concentrically with a shaft, which extends in a longitudinal axis. The shaft is supported on the housing by means of a first shaft bearing adjacent to the clutch and by means of a second shaft bearing spaced at an axial distance from the clutch. The clutch arrangement has an actuator arrangement for actuating the clutch. The actuator arrangement is designed to exert an actuating force on the clutch in a first longitudinal direction. The actuator arrangement here being axially braced on the housing and a force flux being introduced into the shaft as a result of the actuating force. The first shaft bearing is arranged so that the force flux introduced into the shaft can be axially braced on the housing by way of the first shaft bearing. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305862 | Transmission with integrated PTO input gear damper - A power take-off unit (“PTO”) may include a damper to reduce noise while the PTO is operating at low torque or at low RPM. The damper may also be located in the transmission before the PTO driver gear. A method may be used to systematically measure the frequency and/or amplitude of the vibrations that cause noise and to adjust the damping constant of a damper to reduce the noise. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305863 | METHOD OF OPERATING A PARK LOCK MECHANISM - A method of operating a park lock mechanism in a vehicle includes determining a force acting on a vehicle park lock mechanism when the vehicle is in park, and providing an offsetting force to counteract the force on the park lock mechanism before the vehicle is shifted out of park. In doing so, harshness and noise that may be associated with shifting a vehicle out of park, especially when the vehicle is parked on an incline, can be reduced or eliminated. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305864 | HARMONIC DRIVE WITH STIFFNESS-OPTIMIZED WAVE GENERATOR - A shaft transmission including at least one annulus having an inner gearing, a flexible spur gear arranged within the annulus and having an outer gearing, and a shaft generator for deflecting the spur gear in radial direction arranged within the spur gear, a torque-transmitting connection being created between the annulus and the spur gear at two opposing points of the spur gear, the shaft generator having a ring with an elliptical outer periphery and an elliptically shaped rolling bearing applied to the outer periphery, the rolling bearing having an outer ring ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130305865 | SHIFT BY WIRE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL SYSTEM - At least one implementation of a gear shift control system includes an output mechanism coupled to a vehicle transmission, a first drive member coupled to the output mechanism to drive the output mechanism to shift between gears of the transmission and a drivetrain. The drivetrain may include a first input driven by the drive member during a first mode of operation of the gear shift control system and an output coupled to both the first input and the output mechanism to drive the output mechanism as commanded by the drive member. During a second mode of operation of the gear shift control system a second input is coupled to the output. A second drive member is coupled to the second input to drive the output mechanism through the second input and the output during the second mode of operation to cause a transmission gear shift. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305866 | Industrial Robot With A Ring-Shaped Trailing Stop - The invention relates to an industrial robot which comprises a robot arm having multiple connecting links that are connected by means of joints, in which at least two adjacent connecting links, respectively, are connected by means of a joint, which is designed as a swivel joint, can be adjusted by means of a motor and is defined in its maximum rotatable adjustment angle by means of a mechanical stop device, which connecting links comprise a stop projection which is connected to one of the two adjacent connecting links, an engaging piece which is connected to the other one of the two adjacent connecting links and a drag stop which can be adjusted by the engaging piece, which drag stop comprises a drag stop body and an annular body which is connected with the drag stop body which is pivoted in an annular groove in an inner wall of a housing component of one of the two adjacent connecting links. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305867 | Tension Stiffened and Tendon Actuated Manipulator and a Hinge for Use Therein - A tension stiffened and tendon actuated manipulator is provided performing robotic-like movements when acquiring a payload. The manipulator design can be adapted for use in-space, lunar or other planetary installations as it is readily configurable for acquiring and precisely manipulating a payload in both a zero-g environment and in an environment with a gravity field. The manipulator includes a plurality of link arms, a hinge connecting adjacent link arms together to allow the adjacent link arms to rotate relative to each other and a cable actuation and tensioning system provided between adjacent link arms. The cable actuation and tensioning system includes a spreader arm and a plurality of driven and non-driven elements attached to the link arms and the spreader arm. At least one cable is routed around the driven and non-driven elements for actuating the hinge. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305868 | Robot Arm With An Adjustment Device - The invention relates to a robot arm of an industrial robot. The robot arm includes a flange provided to secure an end effector and several sequentially-positioned members connected by means of links, of which one of the members is mounted immediately before the flange, and the flange is mounted to rotate with respect to an axis relative to this member. To adjust the flange with respect to the member mounted immediately before the flange, the robot arm comprises an adjustment device that includes a base carrier is detachably attachable to the flange particularly by means of screws, with an adjustment means disposed on the base carrier that interacts with a counter-adjustment means disposed on the member mounted immediately before the flange. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305869 | INDUSTRIAL ROBOT WITH ACTUATORS EXTENDING IN A PRIMARY HAND ENCLOSURE - An industrial robot has a robot arm with a linkage and an arm extension that is pivotable at the linkage. The arm extension has an arm enclosure that is pivotable at the linkage. The arm extension has a primary hand enclosure that can rotate, means of a first actuator that has a first drive shaft, at the arm enclosure around an arm axle extending in the longitudinal dimension of the arm extension. The arm extension has a first-hand element that is adjustable around a first-hand axle relative to the primary hand enclosure by means of a second actuator that has a second drive shaft, and a second-hand element that is adjustable around a second-hand axle relative to the first-hand element by means of a third actuator that has a third drive shaft. The first, second and third actuators are arranged in the primary hand enclosure with their respective drive shafts extending essentially parallel to and at a distance from the arm axle. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305870 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRAINING A PORTION OF A STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY TO TRANSLATE ALONG A PREFERRED PATH - A method for constraining an upper portion of a steering column assembly of a vehicle to translate along a preferred path comprises providing a telescoping steering column assembly with an upper column positioned for use by a vehicle operator and with a power assist module positioned remotely from the vehicle operator. A position lock bracket is disposed about the upper column, and the position lock bracket is conditionally fixed to the vehicle. A guide bracket is fixed to the vehicle and configured so as to constrain the upper column to translate along the preferred path. A steering column assembly comprises an upper column and a power assist module. A position lock bracket is disposed about the upper column and conditionally fixed to the vehicle. A guide bracket is fixed to the vehicle and configured so as to constrain the upper column to translate along a preferred path. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305871 | STEERING SYSTEM - A steering system includes a steering column which supports rotatably a steering shaft to which a steering wheel is connected and a pair of support mechanisms which support the steering column so as to tilt relative to a vehicle body. Each of the support mechanisms includes a support bracket having a column-side fastened portion and a body-side fastened portion, a fulcrum bolt, and a bush. A fastening hole through which a fastening bolt is inserted to fasten the support bracket to a fixed member is formed in the body-side fastened portion. Each of the support mechanisms includes an elastic member which can be compressed in an axial direction of the fulcrum bolt, and the support bracket is configured to oscillate relative to the steering column by the elastic member being compressed. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305872 | BICYCLE CONTROL DEVICE - A bicycle control device is provided with a mounting bracket, a first lever and an adjustment arrangement. The first lever is pivotally arranged relative to the mounting bracket about a first-axis and about a second axis being non-parallel to the first axis. The first lever is configured relative to the mounting bracket such that a free end of the first lever moves closer to the mounting bracket as the first lever pivots about the first axis from a rest position to an operated position. The adjustment arrangement adjusts the rest position of the first lever relative to the mounting bracket around the second operating axis. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305873 | PEDAL VALVE SENSOR ARRANGEMENT - A pedal value sensor arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a pedal movable between an idle position and an end position, a bearing for the pedal, and a spring configured to apply a restoring force to the pedal towards the idle position. In an intermediate position between the idle position and the end position, the spring is configured to apply a restoring force to the pedal toward the idle position that is greater than before and/or after the intermediate position, wherein the greater restoring force of the spring is brought about by a contact of a first section of the spring with a second section of the spring. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305874 | PEDAL ASSEMBLY WITH HEEL/LEG POINT CRASH SHOCK ABSORPTION - A pedal assembly having crash absorption features. The pedal assembly includes a pedal arm having a lower end. A slider bracket is provided connected to the rear surface of the pedal arm. A slider mounted within the slider bracket is connected to a housing of the pedal assembly. The slider bracket includes at least one shear tab breakable by the slider. A crush block is provided mounted within the housing of the pedal assembly. The crush block is further connected to the pedal arm. An absorption block is provided mounted adjacent to and forward of the crush block. In the event of a front end crash, a forward force is applied on the pedal pad. As this happens, the slider moves downwards within the slider bracket thereby breaking the shear tabs and allowing further rotation of the pedal arm. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305875 | SCISSORS-TYPE LINKAGE ASSEMBLY - A scissors-type linkage assembly for a key device includes: a first lever having a lever body and a pivot shaft, the pivot shaft having at least one arcuate portion and at least one non-arcuate portion; and a second lever formed with a pivot hole that receives the pivot shaft and that has a rounded hole portion and a non-rounded hole portion. The arcuate portion contacts slidably and rotatably a wall of the rounded hole portion. The non-rounded hole portion is wider than the non-arcuate portion. The non-arcuate portion is movable toward or away from a wall of the non-rounded hole portion and is capable of limiting an angle of rotation of the pivot shaft when contacting the wall of the non-rounded hole portion. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305876 | CENTRIFUGAL-FORCE PENDULUM DEVICE - A centrifugal-force pendulum device having a pendulum flange and at least two pendulum masses fastened on both sides of the pendulum flange by means of a spacer bolt received in a cut-out of the pendulum flange to form a pendulum mass pair, wherein the pendulum mass pair is guided and pivoted in a limited manner with respect to the pendulum flange by means of at least two rolling elements, and the rolling elements are received and roll in guide tracks in the pendulum masses and in complementarily shaped guide tracks in the pendulum flange, and wherein the spacer bolt is equipped, in its axial region which reaches through the cut-out in the pendulum flange, with damping means for damping contact of the spacer bolt against the cut-out, and compression of the damping means is limited by contact of a rolling element against the guide track which receives the rolling element. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305877 | ALIGNMENT SLEEVE AND SEAL - A transmission and power take-off unit assembly is provided including a transmission, a power take-off unit, and an alignment sleeve and seal assembly. The transmission and power take-off housing both include a bearing surface and locating surface that are machined by a tool having two coaxial cutting wheels. The alignment sleeve enables tighter tolerances for improved concentricity between the bearing surface and locating surface. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305878 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - A vehicle drive device configured with an input member coupled to an internal combustion engine, a rotary electric machine, an output member coupled to wheels, and a power transfer mechanism that drivably couples the input member, the rotary electric machine, and the output member. An oil collecting portion is configured to collect oil supplied by rotation of the power transfer mechanism, The collected oil falling passage is configured to cause the oil collected by the oil collecting portion to flow downward to be supplied to a portion of a facing wall surface located above a cylindrical member. A communication oil passage communicates between the gap and the inside housing space is formed at a portion of abutment between the subject support bearing and the support projecting portion. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305879 | Method and device for breaking up ore - The invention relates to methods and devices for breaking up ore. The methods and devices are characterised in particular in that ore mineral or ore minerals can be subsequently easily extracted. For this purpose coherent NIR radiation, non-coherent NIR radiation, at least one electric alternating field having a frequency greater than 300 GHz, at least one magnetic alternating field having a frequency greater than 300 GHz, at least one electromagnetic alternating field having a frequency greater than 300 GHz, or a combination thereof are respectively applied to the ore at least once by means of a device for generating the radiation, the at least one alternating field, or the radiation and the at least one alternating field, wherein ore mineral, ore minerals, absorbent components, or ore minerals and absorbent components of the ore absorb(s) energy from the radiation, the alternating field, or the radiation and the alternating field and said energy is not or is only slightly absorbed by the lode matter. Thus, advantageously, cracks are formed in the ore or the ore splits by means of the resulting stresses. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305880 | GRAIN REFINERS FOR STEEL-MANUFACTURING METHODS AND USE - The present invention concerns a new type of grain refiners for steel, in the form of a particulate composite material, containing a high volume fraction of tailor-made dispersed particles, with the purpose of acting as potent heterogeneous nucleation sites for iron crystals during solidification and subsequent thermo-mechanical treatment of the steel. The material comprises a position of particles of X | 2013-11-21 |
20130305881 | METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING SELF-ASSEMBLING NANOPARTICLES - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a method for synthesizing self-assembling nanoparticles with defined plasmon resonances. More particularly, certain embodiments disclosed herein relate to an improved method for synthesizing self-assembling gold/gold sulfide nanoparticles by dialyzing samples during the self-assembly process. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305882 | Titanium-containing molded body - The subject matter of the invention is a molded body containing titanium, a method for the production thereof, and the use thereof. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305883 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING DIRECT REDUCED IRON UTILIZING A SOURCE OF REDUCING GAS COMPRISING HYDROGEN AND CARBON MONOXIDE - The present invention concerns a method and an apparatus for producing DRI (Direct Reduced Iron) utilizing a high-oxidation reducing gas containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen, derived directly or indirectly from the gasification of hydrocarbons or coal, with a high content of oxidants (H | 2013-11-21 |
20130305884 | Well Drilling Assemblies and Methods - Break out wrench assemblies are provided that can include: a pair of opposing arms linked by an actuator; at least one wheel assembly having an axle substantially normal to a surface of at least one of the opposing arms; and a power source coupled to the wheel. Methods for separating linked longitudinal sections are provided, the methods can include: providing at least two linked longitudinal sections; securing one of the two linked longitudinal sections; contacting another of the two linked longitudinal sections with at least one wheel; and powering the wheel to rotate the other of the sections in relation to the secured section. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305885 | ADJUSTABLE TOOL HANDLE FOR HOLDING A TOOL DURING USE - An adjustable tool handle for holding a tool during use provides an improved handling of tools during use of tools that are difficult to use on their own, specifically L-shaped hexagonal and round wrenches. The adjustable tool handle includes a tool handle body with a handle and an adjustable opening for receiving a tool. In order to place a tool within the tool handle, a user opens the tool handle and places the tool within the handle. After the tool is placed within the handle the tool is held in place by a holding component. The tool handle is also usable with a removable ratcheting mechanism. When the ratcheting mechanism is attached to the tool handle, the ratcheting mechanism couples with a plurality of bits or sockets of different sizes and different types. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305886 | ADJUSTABLE TOOL HANDLE FOR HOLDING A TOOL DURING USE - An adjustable tool handle for holding a tool during use provides an improved handling of tools during use of tools that are difficult to use on their own, specifically L-shaped hexagonal wrenches. The adjustable tool handle includes a tool handle body with a handle and an adjustable opening for receiving a tool. In order to place a tool within the tool handle, a user opens the tool handle. When the tool handle is open, one leg of the tool handle is inserted into one of a plurality of openings on the back of the body and the other leg is placed within the adjustable opening. After the tool is placed within the tool handle, the tool is held in place by a securing mechanism. With the tool coupled to the tool handle, a user is able to tighten and loosen work pieces of different sizes and different types. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305887 | PIVOTING STRUCTURE OF A TOOL - A pivoting structure of a tool includes a handle, a head member and pivoting set. The head member is engaged with the handle via the pivoting set. Under this arrangement, when the pivoting set is axially moved, the head member is disengaged from the handle and is rotatable relative to the handle. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305888 | ARCUATE TORQUE WRENCH STAND - A torque wrench stand having an arcuate or curved surface for supporting the stand is described. The stand includes a generally semi-circular main body having a hub opening through which a torque wrench socket extension passes allowing the stand to be carried by the wrench from one wheel to the next. The hub is positioned off-set from the center of the stand along the straight upper edge of the stand. The stand supports the wrench via the extension held within the hub as the wheel lug nuts are removed. The stand pivots about the hub, thus allowing the arcuate surface of the stand to continuously adjust position as necessary so that the height of the hub from the ground matches the height of the selected lug nut from the ground and the stand easily adapts to the height of any lug nut. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305889 | ROBUST NOSE TORQUE-LIMITING DEVICE - A torque-limiting driver is disclosed, having a handle, a body, a torque-limiting assembly and a work-piece engaging tip. The torque-limiting assembly includes an upper and lower shank that have a plurality of teeth circumferentially spaced. The teeth have a vertical face, an inclined face, and a flat peak. There is a spring for applying pressure across the upper and lower shank with multiple washers interposed between the lower shaft and spring. In some instances, there is a round-square drive with arched catches having preselected radii to assure operation over certain cycles at selected torque and to reduce nose cone damage and breakage at a predetermined measurement of inch-pounds of torque. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305890 | NC LATHE AND ACCESSORY - It is intended to provide an NC lathe which can increase the number of tools to be exchanged. A turret | 2013-11-21 |
20130305891 | WEB MEMBER CUTTING APPARATUS FOR CUTTING WEB MEMBER THAT HAS A PLURALITY OF FIBERS INCLUDING TOWS AND WEB MEMBER CUTTING METHOD - A web-member cutting apparatus for cutting a web member at intervals in a transport direction includes: an intermittent transport mechanism for intermittently transporting the web member in the transport direction; a disc-like rotatable blade member for cutting the web member by moving along an intersecting direction while rotating about a rotation shaft during a suspension period of transport of the web member, and a downstream pressing member for regulating movement of the web member by pressing the web member against the intermittent transport mechanism at a position downstream from a target cut position in the transport direction throughout a period during which the rotatable blade member is cutting the web member. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305892 | WEB MEMBER CUTTING APPARATUS FOR CUTTING WEB MEMBER THAT HAS A PLURALITY OF FIBERS INCLUDING TOWS AND WEB MEMBER CUTTING METHOD - Disclosed is an apparatus for cutting a web member along an intersecting direction. The web member has a plurality of fibers including tows along a predetermined direction intersecting the intersecting direction. The apparatus includes a disc-like rotatable blade member for cutting the web member by relatively moving in the intersecting direction with respect to the web member while rotating about a rotation shaft, the rotation shaft extending along the predetermined direction, the rotatable blade member including a cutting edge on an outer circumferential edge portion thereof, a plurality of recess portions being formed on the cutting edge, the plurality of recess portions being arranged along a circumferential direction of the rotatable blade member, a mean value of lengths of the plurality of recess portions in the circumferential direction being smaller than a mean value of diameters of the tows contained in the web member. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305893 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL COOKING UTENSIL - An exemplary aspect comprises an apparatus comprising: (a) a first handle component comprising a first end and a second end; and (b) a second handle component comprising a third end and a fourth end, wherein the first end is connected to the third end via a spring clip, wherein the second end is connected to a first spatula component, wherein the fourth end is connected to a second spatula component, and wherein the first handle component is operable to be locked to the second handle component. In one or more exemplary embodiments: (1) the second spatula component and the second handle component comprise a retractable fork component; (2) the first spatula component comprises a serrated edge; and (3) the first handle component is operable to be locked to the second handle component via a sliding member. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305894 | WEB MEMBER CUTTING APPARATUS FOR CUTTING WEB MEMBER THAT HAS A PLURALITY OF FIBERS INCLUDING TOWS AND WEB MEMBER CUTTING METHOD - An apparatus for cutting a continuous web includes a disc-shaped rotatable blade member for cutting the continuous web by moving in an intersecting direction, while rotating about an axis of a rotating shaft, a regulating section for regulating a relative movement of the continuous web in the predetermined direction with respect to the rotatable blade member throughout a time during which the rotatable blade member is cutting the continuous web, and a reciprocating mechanism for moving both the rotatable blade member and the regulating section along a forward path and a return path. The forward path has an equal velocity region where both the rotatable blade member and the regulating section move at a velocity value equal to a transport velocity value of the continuous web. The rotatable blade member cuts the continuous web while moving in the equal velocity region. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305895 | Film Slitter for Film Wrapped Bundling of Articles - A slitting apparatus mountable to a web handling apparatus, for slitting a thin web of a first width into plural ribbons each of width less than the first width. The slitting apparatus may comprise at least one enclosed motorized rotatable blade mounted on a rotatable shaft and a stationary base which is screw mountable to the web handling apparatus. The blade is movable between a slitting position for slitting operations and a service position spaced away from the slitting position, for blade replacement. A step-down gearset reduces blade rotational speed from the motor speed. A manual shifting element comprising a manual lever and a cam effects change between the slitting and service positions. The blade may be entirely ceramic or ceramic coated. A roller shaft may be located proximate the blades to maintain tension on the web and to obstruct direct access to the blades for safety purposes. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305896 | CUTTER DIES - A cutter die has an upper body and a lower body having first and second cutting blades which encapsulate a rope. A first blade holder retains the upper body and a second blade holder retains the lower body. The first blade holder has an edge for supporting the wire rope and the second blade holder has an edge for supporting the wire rope. The first cutting blade and the second cutting blade can have cutting edges which are cantered and offset. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305897 | Adjustable Magnetic Guitar or Similar Stringed Instrument Support - An improved adjustable stringed instrument apparatus, hereafter known as ‘support’, ‘instrument support’ or ‘guitar support’, that supports the instrument in playing position while the user is in the sitting position. The support attaches to the instrument using magnets and rests on the user's leg. It utilizes a leg rest connected via an adjustable support with a magnet housing at each end of the leg rest. This instrument support has several unique benefits over suction cup-type supports such as secure and reliable attachment to the instrument, non-marring attachment components, and the ability to be attached to a variety of imperfect surfaces and shapes. In addition, magnets have the unique ability to allow location of the support repeatedly at the exact desired location when it is secured to the instrument. Three discrete mechanisms on the support allow for vertical, horizontal, and angular adjustments of the instrument. The support's design allows it to be easily attached, removed, adjusted, collapsed, and stored. Several additional embodiments of the invention are also described and illustrated. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305898 | System of removing overtones and rings in a drum set - A system of removing undesirable overtones and rings in an acoustic drum includes a drum, a tuning port, and an attachment mechanism. The tuning port is attached to the drum by the attachment mechanism, and three different attachment mechanisms are used within the system to attach the tuning port. A plurality of dimples is positioned on the inner surface of the tuning port, and the tuning port includes a first, second, and third alternative embodiments. The first alternative embodiment, which has a flared end and a cylindrical end, can be attached with a drum shell of the drum by the first and second attachment mechanisms. The second alternative embodiment, which has two flared ends, can be attached with the drum shell by the first and second attachment mechanisms. The third alternative embodiment, which has two flared ends, can be attached with the drum shell by the third attachment mechanism. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305899 | KEYBOARD MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - A keyboard musical instrument of the present invention includes a musical instrument case which is substantially in a box shape and whose front side is open upward, a keyboard section which is arranged in the musical instrument case and exposed to the upper front side of the musical instrument case, a keyboard lid which has a front lid and a rear lid that are foldable and coupled together and openably and closably covers the upper side of the keyboard section, a lid guide section which guides the keyboard lid to be folded and placed near the rear portion of the keyboard section when guiding the keyboard lid to expose the keyboard section upward, a loudspeaker which is arranged in the musical instrument case and positioned behind the keyboard section, and second sound emission holes provided in the upper portion of the musical instrument case. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305900 | KEYBOARD UNIT AND KEYBOARD MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - In the present invention, a keyboard unit includes a keyboard section placed in a unit case on a bottoms plate, a keyboard lid which has a front lid and a rear lid that are foldable and coupled together, and operably and closably covers the keyboard section, and a lid guide section which guides the keyboard lid so that it opens or closes. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305901 | KEYBOARD DEVICE - A keyboard device of the present invention includes a front guide shaft that is provided on the front portion of a front lid and projects toward sides of the front lid, a rear guide shaft that is provided on the front portion of a rear lid and projects toward sides of the rear lid, and a guide groove that guides the front guide shaft and the rear guide shaft in the front and back directions of a musical instrument case. The guide groove is provided with a guide recess where the rear guide shaft comes in so that the front lid and the rear lid are placed on the same plane when a keyboard lid is closed and covers a keyboard section. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305902 | ACCOMPANIMENT DATA GENERATING APPARATUS - An accompaniment data generating apparatus has a storing portion | 2013-11-21 |
20130305903 | SYNCHRONIZED MULTIPLE DEVICE AUDIO PLAYBACK AND INTERACTION - A musical playback amusement system is disclosed. A primary audio track defined by a plurality of time-sequence audio data elements and associated synchronization identifiers are loaded and played back on a first interactive device. A second interactive device is in communication with the first interactive device to receive playback synchronization commands that coordinates playback of a secondary track loaded on the second interactive device. The synchronization identifiers in the primary track are transmitted from the first to the second interactive device as the playback synchronization commands in coordination with the playback of the primary audio track. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305904 | Music Analysis Apparatus - A music analysis apparatus calculates a similarity index based on an edit distance between a designated sequence of notes designated by a user and a reference sequence of notes of a reference piece of music. The edit distance is calculated by setting a substitution cost between a first note in the designated sequence of notes and a second note in the reference sequence of notes to a first value when one of the first note and the second note corresponds to any of a plurality of notes contained in a tolerance interval containing the other of the first note and the second note, and by setting the substitution cost to a second value different from the first value when one of the first note and the second note does not correspond to any of the plurality of notes contained in the tolerance interval. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305905 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ENABLING FLEXIBLE SOUND COMPOSITION UTILITIES - A computer system for enabling generation/controlling/modification of sound elements is provided. A computer program defines a sound engine. The sound engine includes or is linked to one or more musical composition interfaces that enable one or more users to access a music generator/controller/modifier utility (“music generator”), so as to graphically map one or more musical notes by tracing one or more Bezier paths defined that are processable by the music generator so as to define the four fundamental note qualities: Tone, pitch, volume and duration. The music generator enables user manipulation of the Bezier paths, including touch input modification of the paths (e.g. dragging, forming etc.) that modify fundamental qualities of the corresponding note. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305906 | MIDI RE-MAPPING PROCESS FOR UTILIZING PROPER MUSIC THEORY WHEN PLAYING A KEYBOARD - A process and a system are disclosed for some embodiments of the invention that map MIDI signals in a manner which always puts the harmony and melody octaves of an electronic MIDI keyboard in perfect pitch for a user of the keyboard. The process of some embodiments includes (i) receiving a selection of a key signature, (ii) receiving a selection of a scale, (iii) organizing the left side octave(s) (“chord” side) into a chord generator that places all scale tones on white keys and applies a chord effect to each white key, relative to the scale tone position, and (iv) organizing the right side octave(s) (“melody” side) into a melody lock that provides multiple settings for mapping the seven scale tones onto white keys. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305907 | ACCOMPANIMENT DATA GENERATING APPARATUS - An accompaniment data generating apparatus has a storage device | 2013-11-21 |
20130305908 | MUSICAL PERFORMANCE-RELATED INFORMATION OUTPUT DEVICE, SYSTEM INCLUDING MUSICAL PERFORMANCE-RELATED INFORMATION OUTPUT DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - Provided are a musical performance-related information output device and a musical performance system capable of superimposing musical performance-related information on an audio signal without damaging the general versatility of the audio signal. The musical performance-related information output device includes a musical performance-related information acquiring section that is adapted to acquire musical performance-related information related to a musical performance of a performer, a superimposing section that is adapted to superimpose the musical performance-related information on an analog audio signal such that a modulated component of the musical performance-related information is included in a band higher than the frequency component of the analog audio signal generated in accordance with the musical performance manipulation of the performer, and an output section that outputs the analog audio signal on which the superimposing section superimposes the musical performance-related information. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305909 | RAW SOUND DATA ORGANIZER - A raw sound data organizer includes a processing unit configured to extract and convert an input into a digital format, and a display unit connected to the processing unit. The processing unit is configured to convert the input into a sequence of digital data and display the sequence of digital data in a form of a multi-dimensional color representation through the display unit. A raw sound data organizing method is also provided. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305910 | Auditory Board - A planar surfaced electrical musical instrument is provided which is configured to support both feet of a user standing upon it during use. Supported by the device, the standing user may generate sound, such as drums, through a contact of one or both feet with the planar upper surface which is in operative contact with electronic signal generating components which generate an electronic signal correlating to vibrations emanating from the contact point of the user's foot with the planar surface. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305911 | METHOD FOR BRAIDING REINFORCING FIBRES WITH VARIATION IN THE INCLINATION OF THE BRAIDED FIBRES - The invention relates to a method of braiding reinforcing fibers on a mandrel ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130305912 | LIGHTWEIGHT TRANSPARENT ARMOR WINDOW - The invention relates to a lightweight transparent armor laminate comprising layers of borosilicate glass, layers of transparent glass-ceramics and a polymer spall layer of polycarbonate and/or polymethyl methacrylate. The layers are bound by polyurethane and/or polyvinylbutyral interlayer films. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305913 | TEXTILE ARMOUR - Textile armour ( | 2013-11-21 |
20130305914 | Vehicle Protection Grating - A vehicle protection grating, system, and method protect a vehicle against projectiles. In one embodiment, the vehicle protection grating includes a stabilizer. The vehicle protection grating also includes a second stabilizer on an opposing side of the vehicle protection grating from the stabilizer. The stabilizer and the second stabilizer each have a plurality of stabilizer links. Each stabilizer link is connected to another stabilizer link by a bar. In addition, the bar extends from the stabilizer to the second stabilizer. The vehicle protection grating is sufficiently flexible to be rolled into an overlapping configuration. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305915 | GAS STRUT ASSEMBLY WITH AN INTERNAL DETENT MODULE - A gas strut assembly includes a housing defining an interior space. A rod is coupled to the housing, and is slideably moveable between an extended position and a retracted position. A flexible member is secured in position relative to the housing. A rigid member is coupled to and moveable with the rod. The flexible member includes at least one displaceable portion that moves radially away from the central axis in response to a first radial force component of an opening force when engaged by the rigid member moving from the refracted position into the extended position. The displaceable portion moves radially away from the central axis in response to a second radial force component of a closing force when engaged by the rigid member moving from the extended position into the retracted position. The second radial force component is greater than the first radial force component. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305916 | PNEUMATIC CYLINDER WITH PRESSURE MODERATOR - A fluid cylinder assembly including a cylinder, a rod assembly, and a valve assembly. The rod assembly includes a rod having a first end and a second end and a piston connected to the first end of the rod. The piston is slidingly positioned in the cylinder. The second end of the rod extending from the cylinder. The valve assembly is in fluid communication with the cylinder. The valve assembly is configured to moderate pressure within the cylinder when an external force is applied against the second end of the rod. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305917 | SECURED LOCKING CORSET FOR SHUTTER CONTROLLED BY ACTUATOR, IN PARTICULAR ACTUATOR CORSET FOR AIRCRAFT DOOR AND LOCKING METHOD - A secure corset is applied in particular to the immobilization in the maximum opening position of an aircraft landing gear cage hatch. The corset has two half-shells that are able to enclose the piston of the actuator having an axis coincident with the common longitudinal axis of the half-shells once they are closed around the piston. Locking pins are able to hold the half-shells around the actuator. The corset also has a casing secured to at least one of the half-shells and equipped with a hooking unit that is able to be coupled to a fixed point on the structure. A structure for varying the distance between the casing and the hooking unit are able to move the hooking unit away from or towards the corset along the common longitudinal axis of the half-shells. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305918 | COMBINED PISTON RING - A combined piston ring comprising a special gap effective for reducing blowby to have excellent gas sealability, comprising a piston ring body of a high-strength, heat-resistant resin comprising a step-shaped gap exposed on upper and lower side surfaces and an outer peripheral surface, and a spring disposed on the inner peripheral side of the piston ring body for pushing the piston ring body radially outward, at least a side surface of the piston ring body on the combustion chamber side having a heat-resistant coating, whereby the side surface of the piston ring on the combustion chamber side is not subject to local deformation and melting by a burned gas from the combustion chamber. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305919 | PRODUCTION OF MULTI-PART, JOINED VALVE COMPONENTS IN HYDRAULIC APPLICATIONS WITH JOINT SEALING PROFILES - The invention relates to a valve component, in particular for a piston or a valve, comprising at least one first disk-shaped joining part and at least one second disk-shaped joining part, wherein the first and second joining part each have at least one opening, and wherein once the joining parts have been joined, the opening in the joining parts interacts in such a way that a channel is formed and a fluid medium can flow through the channel. In first and second regions at the joining parts, an at least partially peripheral elevation and/or depression interact with one another in sealing fashion once joined. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305920 | Preparation of Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks (ZIFs) - Polybenzimidazole Mixed-Matrix Composite and Application for Gas and Vapor Separation - The present invention presents a mixed-matrix composite material comprising a continuous phase and zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) particles dispersed in the continuous phase, wherein the continuous phase is polybenzimidazole (PBI), methods for making the mixed-matrix composite material, and methods for separating gas or vapor from a mixture of gases or vapors using the mixed-matrix composite material. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305921 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON MOLECULAR SIEVE MEMBRANES IN CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERES - The invention concerns carbon molecular sieve membranes (“CMS membranes”), and more particularly the use of such membranes in gas separation. In particular, the present disclosure concerns an advantageous method for producing CMS membranes with desired selectivity and permeability properties. By controlling and selecting the oxygen concentration in the pyrolysis atmosphere used to produce CMS membranes, membrane selectivity and permeability can be adjusted. Additionally, oxygen concentration can be used in conjunction with pyrolysis temperature to further produce tuned or optimized CMS membranes. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305922 | GAS DEHUMIDIFICATION BY MICROPOROUS COORDINATION POLYMERS - A gas-dehumidification method can include passing a humid gas stream through a water-sorbing sorbent comprising a microporous coordination polymer or derivative thereof, wherein the sorbent sorbs water from the passing humid gas stream to produce a water-sorbed sorbent and a dehumidified gas stream. The method can further include passing a drying gas through the water-sorbed sorbent under conditions sufficient to desorb the water and to regenerate the water-sorbing sorbent. | 2013-11-21 |
20130305923 | GAS LIQUID CONTACTOR - A gas and liquid contacting vessel comprises a distributor apparatus. The distributor apparatus comprising at least one housing rotatable about an axis of the housing for receiving liquid. Each rotatable housing having a distributor region comprising at least one liquid outlet or arrangement of liquid outlets formed in the housing from which liquid is projected from the housing as at least one liquid sheet onto an inner wall of the vessel. A pressurised source of liquid such as via a pump for providing liquid through the liquid outlets in the distributor apparatus to project liquid from the housing at least initially, in a stream of liquid extending continuously along the length of the liquid outlet corresponding to the inner wall of the vessel, and a gas inlet communicating with the gas liquid contacting space, the gas inlet directing gas into contact with the liquid sheets projected from the outlets in the housing. | 2013-11-21 |